Novel stacker crane hopper

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of tobacco packaging machinery, in particular to a novel stacker hopper, which solves the problem of insufficient stability in the tobacco stacking process, and comprises a rack, and a conveying device used for conveying tobacco bales and a cage trolley used for being in butt joint with the conveying device to output the tobacco bales are arranged on the rack; the lower end of the output end of the conveying device is provided with a telescopic plate used for supporting the output cigarette packets. When the tobacco bales are output, the telescopic plate stretches out and extends into the cage trolley to support the tobacco bales; when the output tobacco bales are located in the cage trolley, the telescopic plate retracts to enable the tobacco bales to fall into the cage trolley.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of tobacco packaging machinery, and particularly relates to a new type of palletizing machine hopper. Background Art

[0002] The applicant has a prior application CN 116443592A with a publication date of July 18, 2023, which details the working principle of the current palletizing machine, aiming to solve the technical problems that the existing palletizing mechanism can only grasp and palletize single cartons of cigarette bars at a time, the palletizing time is long, and after palletizing, the cartons of cigarette bars need to be manually moved by a forklift to move the pallet board for overall centralized stacking. The equipment includes a conveyor for inputting cigarette bars, a storage device for temporarily storing multiple cigarette bars, a first conveyor for collecting multiple cigarette bars, a flipping and transferring device for flipping and transporting the cigarette bars output from the conveyor to the first conveyor, an output station for stacking cigarette bars, a transfer device for transferring and stacking the cigarette bars on the first conveyor to the output station, and a first pushing device for moving the cigarette bars on the first conveyor out to the transfer device; the transfer device includes a transfer rack, a collecting plate for docking the cigarette bars output by the first pushing device, a shaft moving platform for moving the collecting plate towards the output station, a double-axis moving platform for moving the cigarette bars on the collecting plate to the output station, and a second pushing device for moving the cigarette bars on the collecting plate out to the output station.

[0003] On this basis, the applicant designed this solution for the output station and the transfer device to improve the efficiency and stability of cigarette bar stacking. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] Therefore, the utility model provides a new type of palletizing machine hopper, which solves the problem of insufficient stability in the process of cigarette bar palletizing.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0006] A new type of palletizing machine hopper includes a frame, and a conveying device for conveying cigarette packets and a cage truck for docking the cigarette packets output by the conveying device are arranged on the frame;

[0007] A telescopic plate for supporting the output cigarette packets is arranged at the lower end of the output end of the conveying device; when the cigarette packets are output, the telescopic plate extends and extends into the cage truck to support the cigarette packets; when the output cigarette packets are in the cage truck, the telescopic plate retracts to enable the cigarette packets to fall into the cage truck.

[0008] Further, define the conveying direction of the conveying device as the X direction, the vertical direction as the Z direction, and the direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Z direction as the Y direction; a double-axis moving platform for the two-way movement of the conveying device in the Y direction and the Z direction is arranged on the frame.

[0009] Further, the conveying device is a plurality of conveying rollers and their transmission components that are synchronously driven.

[0010] Further, the conveying device is a conveyor belt assembly and its transmission components.

[0011] Further, a support member for supporting the telescopic plate is provided inside the cage car.

[0012] By adopting the foregoing technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows:

[0013] Based on the traditional tobacco packet conveying hopper, this technical solution adds a telescopic plate for transition between the output tobacco packets and the receiving cage car. The tobacco packets are conveyed by the conveying device, and then the telescopic plate extends into the cage car. After reaching the extended position, it receives the tobacco packets, and then retracts to make the tobacco packets originally on the telescopic plate vertically fall into the cage car. This process avoids the occurrence of tobacco packet breakage and deformation caused by factors such as mutual extrusion between tobacco packets and the inertia of tobacco packet conveying and transfer during the traditional stacking and palletizing process, ensures the stability of the tobacco packet transfer process, improves the integrity of the tobacco packets after palletizing, reduces the probability of rework due to tobacco packet breakage during the palletizing process, and has strong practicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the equipment of the present utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the palletizing process of the tobacco packets of the present utility model.

[0016] Reference numerals: 1, conveying device; 11, conveying roller; 2, cage car; 3, telescopic plate; 4, dual-axis moving platform. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0017] The following will specifically describe the embodiments of the present utility model in detail, so as to fully understand how the present utility model uses technical means to solve technical problems and achieve the implementation process of technical effects and implement accordingly.

[0018] Refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a new type of palletizing machine hopper, including a frame, on which a conveying device 1 for conveying tobacco packets and a cage car 2 for docking the tobacco packets output by the conveying device 1 are provided;

[0019] At the lower end of the output end of the conveying device 1, a telescopic plate 3 is provided for supporting the output cigarette packs. When the cigarette packs are output, the telescopic plate 3 extends and reaches into the cage car 2 to support the cigarette packs. When the output cigarette packs are in the cage car 2, the telescopic plate 3 retracts to enable the cigarette packs to fall into the cage car 2. Among them, the telescopic plate 3 is connected to a driving member for driving its reciprocating telescoping, which can be a linear motion mechanism such as an oil cylinder or a cylinder. The surface of the telescopic plate 3 is a smooth surface to minimize the friction between the cigarette packs and it as much as possible, ensure the smoothness of the relative movement between the telescopic plate 3 and the cigarette packs, and also reduce the wear on the contact surface of the cigarette packs.

[0020] Based on the traditional cigarette pack conveying hopper, this equipment is additionally provided with a telescopic plate 3 for transition between the output cigarette packs and the receiving cage car 2. The cigarette packs are conveyed by the conveying device 1, and then the telescopic plate 3 extends into the cage car 2. After reaching the position, it receives the cigarette packs, and then retracts to make the cigarette packs originally on the telescopic plate 3 fall vertically into the cage car 2. This process avoids the occurrence of cigarette pack breakage and deformation caused by factors such as mutual extrusion between cigarette packs and the inertia of cigarette pack conveying and transfer during the traditional stacking process, ensures the stability of the cigarette pack transfer process, improves the integrity of the cigarette packs after stacking, reduces the probability of rework due to cigarette pack breakage during the stacking process, and has strong practicability.

[0021] The above is the basic operation process of the hopper of this technical solution.

[0022] On this basis, the description of the cigarette pack stacking process in the cage car 2 is as follows:

[0023] Define the conveying direction of the conveying device 1 as the X direction, the vertical direction as the Z direction, and the direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Z direction as the Y direction.

[0024] Correspondingly, a two-axis moving platform 4 for the conveying device 1 to move in the Y direction and the Z direction is provided on the frame. Among them, the two-axis moving platform 4 can refer to the applicant's prior application CN 116443592A and will not be described in detail here.

[0025] In this structure, the conveying device 1 can stack in the cage car 2 along the Z axis under the action of the two-axis moving platform 4. It can also arrange multiple cage cars 2 in the Y-axis direction to enable a single conveying device 1 to convey and stack the cigarette packs of multiple cage cars 2.

[0026] It should be noted that during the stacking process, the displacement of the Z axis needs to refer to the height of the cigarette packs, so that after the telescopic plate 3 extends, the distance between its bottom and the cigarette packs is appropriate (that is, avoiding mutual collision and not being too high), so that the falling height of the cigarette packs above is small and it is not easy to deviate or tilt.

[0027] In this technical solution, the conveying device 1 is composed of a number of synchronously driven conveying rollers 11 and their transmission components; the transmission components are the roller synchronization structures well-known to those skilled in the art, such as arranging synchronous belts and matching synchronous wheels on the conveying rollers 11, etc., which are not limited here; similarly, the conveying device 1 can also be a traditional conveyor belt assembly and its transmission components.

[0028] Based on the above structure, a support member for supporting the telescopic plate 3 can be provided inside the cage car 2. The support member can be arranged at both ends inside the cage car 2 or on the cage car 2 at the end where the support plate extends. After the support plate extends, the support member can support the support plate, which can increase the original service life of the telescopic plate 3, form a structural support for the extended support plate, and avoid the deformation of the support plate or the situation of improper output after long-term use.

[0029] Although the present invention has been specifically shown and described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made to the present invention in terms of form and details without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention defined by the appended claims, and all of them are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A new type of palletizer hopper, characterized by: It comprises a frame, on which a conveying device (1) for conveying cigarette packets and a cage vehicle (2) for docking with the conveying device (1) to output cigarette packets are provided; A telescopic plate (3) for supporting the output cigarette pack is provided at the lower end of the output end of the conveying device (1); when the cigarette pack is output, the telescopic plate (3) stretches out and extends into the cage vehicle (2) to support the cigarette pack; when the output cigarette pack is in the cage vehicle (2), the telescopic plate (3) retracts to allow the cigarette pack to fall into the cage vehicle (2).

2. A novel palletizer hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying direction of the conveying device (1) is defined as the X direction, the vertical direction is defined as the Z direction, and the direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Z direction is defined as the Y direction; the frame is provided with a dual-axis movable platform (4) for the conveying device (1) to move in both directions along the Y direction and the Z direction.

3. A novel palletizer hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying device (1) comprises a plurality of synchronously driven conveying rollers (11) and a transmission assembly thereof.

4. A novel palletizer hopper according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying device (1) is a conveyor belt assembly and a transmission assembly thereof.

5. A novel palletizer hopper according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: A support member for supporting the telescopic plate (3) is provided inside the cage vehicle (2).

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