Packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills

Abstract

The utility model discloses a packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills. The packaging and feeding mechanism comprises a shell feeding part used for feeding shells, a pill feeding part used for placing pills into the shells and a conveying part used for bearing and driving the shells. The conveying part comprises a conveying turntable, a driving unit for driving the conveying turntable to rotate, and feeding seats arranged on the conveying turntable at intervals; the shell feeding part comprises a shell feeder, a shell conveying channel used for conveying shells, a material control assembly connected with the shell conveying channel, and a grabbing assembly used for transferring the shells to the feeding base. The material control assembly comprises a feeding plate connected with the output end of the shell conveying channel, a blocking piece arranged on the feeding plate in a sliding mode and a sliding unit driving the blocking piece to slide, a sliding groove allowing the shell to slide is formed in the feeding plate, the tail end of the sliding groove forms a feeding opening allowing the shell to be disengaged, the blocking piece slides on the feeding plate, and the sliding unit drives the blocking piece to slide. Therefore, the feeding port is shielded or exposed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pill packaging, in particular to a packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills. Background Art

[0002] Under normal circumstances, drugs are easily oxidized and contaminated by bacteria when exposed to air. Some drugs will decompose and change color when exposed to light; water and moisture will cause the dosage form to be damaged and deteriorate; heat will cause them to evaporate and soften; intense vibrations can cause the preparations to deform and break, etc. Changes in the physical or chemical properties of drugs will cause the drugs to become ineffective.

[0003] Therefore, some medicines will choose to use shells to package and protect pills. The shell can isolate the outside world, prevent the active ingredients of the medicine from volatilizing, escaping and leaking, and prevent light, moisture, foreign matter, and microorganisms from entering and contacting the medicine.

[0004] However, in the existing spherical pill packaging process, the spherical pills are generally placed manually into the pill shells, and then the pill shells are placed into a pressing jig to cover the pill shells, thereby requiring manual feeding of the pill shells and pills, resulting in low production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the background technology, the utility model proposes a packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is as follows:

[0007] A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills, comprising a shell feeding part for feeding the shell, a pill feeding part for putting pills into the shell, and a conveying part for receiving and driving the shell;

[0008] The conveying part includes a conveying turntable, a driving unit for driving the conveying turntable to rotate, and a loading seat arranged on the conveying turntable at intervals;

[0009] The shell material feeding part includes a shell material feeder, a shell material conveying channel for conveying the shell material, a material control component connected to the shell material conveying channel, and a grabbing component for transferring the shell material to the material feeding seat;

[0010] The material control component includes a loading plate connected to the output end of the shell conveying channel, a blocking piece slidably arranged on the loading plate, and a sliding unit driving the blocking piece to slide, and a sliding groove for the shell to slide is formed on the loading plate, and the end of the sliding groove is formed to allow the shell to detach from the loading port, and the blocking piece slides on the loading plate to cover or expose the loading port.

[0011] The pill feeding section includes a pill feeder and a pill conveying channel for conveying pills. The pill conveying channel includes a horizontally arranged first conveying section and a vertically arranged second conveying section, and the second conveying section is arranged opposite to the feeding seat.

[0012] Preferably, a weighing component for detecting the weight of pills is further arranged between the first conveying section and the second conveying section. The weighing component includes a weighing frame for receiving pills and connecting the first conveying section and the second conveying section, and a weighing unit arranged at the bottom of the weighing frame. Through the above improvement, as the pill feeder conveys pills, the pills first enter the first conveying section. As the pills move, the pills will move onto the weighing frame, and the weighing unit at the bottom of the weighing frame can weigh the pills. The pills with qualified weight will continue to flow to the second conveying section for pill feeding, and the pills with unqualified weight will be discharged, thus ensuring the quality of the pills and further improving the quality of the product.

[0013] Preferably, a push rod is movably arranged on one side of the weighing frame, and a discharge port is formed on the other side of the weighing frame. A discharge plate is rotatably arranged on the discharge port. The push rod pushes the pills towards the discharge plate and forces the discharge plate to rotate, so that the pills are discharged from the discharge port. Through the above improvement, the driving unit is used to drive the push rod to push the pills with unqualified weight towards the discharge port, and the pills squeeze the discharge plate to rotate, so that the unqualified pills can be separated from the discharge port, thus ensuring the quality of the pills.

[0014] Preferably, an elastic element is arranged on the weighing frame. One end of the elastic element abuts against the weighing frame, and the other end abuts against the discharge plate, so that the discharge plate has an initial state of blocking the discharge port. Through the above improvement, the elastic element acts on the discharge plate, so that the discharge plate can block the discharge port in the initial state, avoiding the pills from detaching during the conveying process of the pills.

[0015] Preferably, a blanking counter is arranged on the side of the second conveying section. Through the above improvement, the blanking counter can calculate the number of pills, so as to better calculate the production speed and production capacity.

[0016] Preferably, the grasping component includes a grasping plate, a suction cup arranged on the grasping plate, a transverse movement module for driving the grasping plate to move horizontally, and a lifting module for driving the grasping plate to move vertically. Through the above improvement, the transverse movement module and the lifting module are coordinated to drive the grasping plate to move, so that the suction cup moves the shell to the feeding seat for feeding and conveying.

[0017] Preferably, the housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing arranged in a hemispherical shape, and connecting ribs connecting the upper housing and the lower housing, and a feeding slideway for the upper housing and the lower housing to slide is formed in the housing conveying channel. Through the above improvement, the feeding slideway fits the upper housing and the lower housing, thereby ensuring the stability during the conveying process of the housing.

[0018] Preferably, a retaining edge is provided on the housing conveying channel, and the retaining edge at least shields the upper housing or the lower housing. Through the above improvement, the housing is restricted by the retaining edge to prevent the housing from jumping out of the conveying channel during the conveying process, ensuring the stability during the conveying process of the housing.

[0019] Preferably, the loading seat includes a loading groove for the upper housing or the lower housing to be placed in, and a positioning groove for the connecting rib to be placed in, and a contour groove that fits the outer contour of the upper housing or the lower housing is formed on the side of the loading seat, and the loading groove is communicated with the contour groove through the positioning groove. Through the above improvement, the lower housing is fixed by the loading groove, and the connecting rib is placed in the positioning groove, and then the upper housing is fixed by the contour groove, thereby ensuring the stability during the conveying process of the housing.

[0020] Preferably, a position sensor is inserted on the side of the sliding groove, and the position sensor is arranged opposite to the loading port. Through the above improvement, when the housing is conveyed to the designated position, the position sensor can sense the housing and send a loading signal to the grasping component, so that the grasping component transfers the housing to the loading seat, ensuring the accuracy of housing loading.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0022] The housing is automatically loaded through the housing loading part, the pills are automatically loaded through the pill loading part, and the housing is rotated through the conveying part. During the entire packaging and loading process, first, the housing feeder conveys the housing to the material control component through the housing conveying channel, and the grasping component transfers the housing to the loading seat of the conveying turntable. As the driving unit drives the loading seat to rotate, the loading seat carrying the housing moves below the pill loading part, and the pill feeder places the pills into the housing, thereby realizing the automatic loading of the housing and the pills. Compared with the traditional manual assembly of the housing and the pills, the packaging efficiency is greatly improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the whole of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the loading seat of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 3Schematic diagram of the structure of the housing of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the housing loading part of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure of the housing conveying channel of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the structure of the material control component of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of the pill loading part of the present utility model;

[0030] Figure 8 For the present utility model Figure 7 Partial enlarged view of the A position in;

[0031] In the figure: 1. Housing loading part; 2. Pill loading part; 3. Conveying part; 101. Conveying turntable; 102. Driving unit; 103. Loading seat; 201. Housing feeder; 202. Housing conveying channel; 203. Material control component; 204. Gripping component; 211. Loading plate; 212. Blocking piece; 213. Sliding unit; 214. Sliding groove; 215. Loading port; 216. Gripping plate; 217. Suction cup; 218. Transverse movement module; 219. Lifting module; 221. Feeding chute; 222. Edge stop; 223. Position sensor; 301. Pill feeder; 302. Pill conveying channel; 303. First conveying section; 304. Second conveying section; 311. Weighing component; 312. Weighing frame; 313. Weighing unit; 314. Push rod; 315. Discharge port; 316. Discharge plate; 317. Elastic element; 318. Blank counter; 401. Upper housing; 402. Lower housing; 403. Connecting rib; 404. Loading groove; 405. Positioning groove; 406. Contour groove; Detailed implementation manners

[0032] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0033] It should be understood that although the terms upper, middle, lower, top, one end, etc. appear in this text to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the elements from each other for the convenience of understanding, rather than for defining any directional or sequential limitations.

[0034] As shown Figures 1-8 in Figure 1, a feeding mechanism for packaging spherical pills includes a housing feeding part 1 for feeding the housing, a pill feeding part 2 for putting pills into the housing, and a conveying part 3 for receiving and driving the housing;

[0035] Specifically, the conveying part 3 includes a conveying turntable 101, a driving unit 102 for driving the conveying turntable 101 to rotate, and a feeding seat 103 arranged at intervals on the conveying turntable 101.

[0036] The housing feeding part 1 includes a housing feeder 201, a housing conveying channel 202 for conveying the housing, a material control component 203 connecting the housing conveying channel 202, and a grasping component 204 for transferring the housing onto the feeding seat 103.

[0037] The material control component 203 includes a feeding plate 211 connecting the output end of the housing conveying channel 202, a blocking piece 212 slidably arranged on the feeding plate 211, and a sliding unit 213 for driving the blocking piece 212 to slide. A sliding groove 214 for the housing to slide is formed on the feeding plate 211, and the end of the sliding groove 214 constitutes a feeding port 215 for the housing to break away. The blocking piece 212 slides on the feeding plate 211 to cover or expose the feeding port 215.

[0038] The pill feeding part 2 includes a pill feeder 301 and a pill conveying channel 302 for conveying pills. The pill conveying channel 302 includes a horizontally arranged first conveying section 303 and a vertically arranged second conveying section 304, and the second conveying section 304 is arranged opposite to the feeding seat 103.

[0039] During the operation of the entire packaging feeding mechanism, first, the pill feeding part 2 is used for automatic pill feeding, and the housing is rotated by the conveying part 3. During the entire packaging feeding process, first, the housing feeder 201 conveys the housing into the material control component 203 through the housing conveying channel 202, and the grasping component 204 transfers the housing onto the feeding seat 103 of the conveying turntable 101. As the driving unit 102 drives the feeding seat 103 to rotate, the feeding seat 103 carrying the housing moves below the pill feeding part 2. The pill feeder 301 places the pills into the housing through the pill conveying channel 302, and then moves the housing filled with pills to the subsequent workstations, thus realizing the automatic feeding of the housing and pills. Compared with the traditional manual assembly of the housing and pills, the packaging efficiency is greatly improved.

[0040] As shown Figures 1 to 3As shown in the figure, for further explanation of the implementation mode of the conveying part 3 in this embodiment, wherein the driving unit 102 is a divider, and the loading seats 103 are arranged at equal intervals on the conveying turntable 101. The driving unit 102 drives the conveying turntable 101 to rotate, thereby realizing the transfer of the shell and the pills.

[0041] Wherein, the shell includes an upper shell 401 and a lower shell 402 which are arranged in a hemispherical shape, and a connecting rib 403 connecting the upper shell 401 and the lower shell 402. The loading seat 103 includes a loading groove 404 for placing the upper shell 401 or the lower shell 402, and a positioning groove 405 for placing the connecting rib 403. And a contour groove 406 that fits the outer contour of the upper shell 401 or the lower shell 402 is formed on the side of the loading seat 103. The loading groove 404 is communicated with the contour groove 406 through the positioning groove 405. Through the above improvements, the lower shell 402 is fixed by the loading groove 404, the connecting rib 403 is placed into the positioning groove 405, and then the upper shell 401 is fixed by the contour groove 406, thereby ensuring the stability of the shell during the conveying process.

[0042] As Figure 1 、 Figure 4 、 Figure 5 、 Figure 6 As shown in the figure, for further explanation of the implementation mode of the shell loading part 1 in this embodiment, wherein the shell feeder 201 is a circular vibrator, and a linear vibrator is arranged at the bottom of the shell conveying channel 202. The circular vibrator and the linear vibrator cooperate to enable the shell to enter the material control component 203, and the shell is transferred to the loading seat 103 of the conveying turntable 101 through the grasping component 204.

[0043] Furthermore, the grasping component 204 includes a grasping plate 216, a suction cup 217 arranged on the grasping plate 216, a transverse movement module 218 for driving the grasping plate 216 to move horizontally, and a lifting module 219 for driving the grasping plate 216 to move vertically.

[0044] During the transfer of the shell, the transverse movement module 218 and the lifting module 219 cooperate to drive the grasping plate 216 to move, so that the suction cup 217 moves the shell to the loading seat 103 for loading and conveying.

[0045] In addition, a feeding slideway 221 for the upper shell 401 and the lower shell 402 to slide is formed in the shell conveying channel 202, and the feeding slideway 221 fits the upper shell 401 and the lower shell 402, thereby ensuring the stability of the shell during the conveying process.

[0046] Preferably, a retaining edge 222 is provided on the housing conveying channel 202, and the retaining edge 222 at least blocks the upper housing 401 or the lower housing 402. The housing is restricted by the retaining edge 222 to prevent the housing from jumping out of the conveying channel during transportation, ensuring the stability of the housing during transportation.

[0047] Furthermore, a position sensor 223 is inserted into the side of the sliding groove 214, and the position sensor 223 is disposed opposite to the loading port 215. When the housing is conveyed to the designated position, the position sensor 223 can sense the housing and send a loading signal to the grasping assembly 204, enabling the grasping assembly 204 to transfer the housing to the loading seat 103, ensuring the accuracy of housing loading.

[0048] During the transfer of the housing, when the position sensor 223 can sense the housing, the blocking piece 212 will move away from the loading port 215, exposing the housing in the loading port 215. The suction cup 217 on the grasping assembly 204 will adsorb the housing and transfer it to the loading seat 103, realizing automatic loading of the housing.

[0049] As Figure 1 、 Figure 7 、 Figure 8 As shown in

[0050] Regarding the further explanation of the implementation manner of the pill loading part 2 in this embodiment, a weighing assembly 311 for detecting the weight of the pills is further provided between the first conveying section 303 and the second conveying section 304. The weighing assembly 311 includes a weighing frame 312 for receiving the pills and connecting the first conveying section 303 and the second conveying section 304, and a weighing unit 313 disposed at the bottom of the weighing frame 312.

[0051] Specifically, a push rod 314 is movably provided on one side of the weighing frame 312, and a discharge port 315 is formed on the other side of the weighing frame 312. A discharge plate 316 is rotatably provided on the discharge port 315. The push rod 314 pushes the pills towards the discharge plate 316 and forces the discharge plate 316 to rotate, so that the pills are discharged from the discharge port 315.

[0052] The driving unit 102 is used to drive the push rod 314 to push the pills with unqualified weight towards the discharge port 315. The pills squeeze the discharge plate 316 to rotate, enabling the unqualified pills to break away from the discharge port 315, thereby ensuring the quality of the pills.

[0053] Further, an elastic element 317 is provided on the weighing frame 312. One end of the elastic element 317 abuts against the weighing frame 312, and the other end abuts against the discharge plate 316, so that the discharge plate 316 has an initial state of blocking the discharge port 315.

[0054] The elastic element 317 acts on the discharge plate 316, so that the discharge plate 316 can block the discharge port 315 in the initial state, avoiding the pills from detaching during the conveying process.

[0055] Preferably, a blanking counter 318 is provided on the side of the second conveying section 304. The blanking counter 318 can be used to count the number of pills, so as to better calculate the production speed and production capacity.

[0056] This specific embodiment is only an explanation of the present invention, and it is not a limitation of the present invention. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art can make modifications to this embodiment without creative contributions as needed, but as long as it is within the scope of the claims of the present invention, it is protected by the patent law.

Claims

1. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills, characterized in that: It comprises a shell loading part (1) for loading the shell, a pill loading part (2) for placing pills into the shell, and a conveying part (3) for receiving and driving the shell; The conveying part (3) comprises a conveying turntable (101), a driving unit (102) for driving the conveying turntable (101) to rotate, and a loading seat (103) arranged at intervals on the conveying turntable (101); The shell material feeding part (1) comprises a shell material feeder (201), a shell material conveying channel (202) for conveying the shell material, a material control component (203) connected to the shell material conveying channel (202), and a grabbing component (204) for transferring the shell material to the material feeding seat (103); The material control component (203) comprises a loading plate (211) connected to the output end of the shell conveying channel (202), a blocking sheet (212) slidably arranged on the loading plate (211), and a sliding unit (213) driving the blocking sheet (212) to slide, and a sliding groove (214) for the shell to slide is formed on the loading plate (211), and the end of the sliding groove (214) constitutes a loading port (215) for the shell to detach, and the blocking sheet (212) slides on the loading plate (211) to cover or expose the loading port (215); The pill feeding section (2) comprises a pill feeder (301) and a pill conveying channel (302) for conveying pills, wherein the pill conveying channel (302) comprises a first conveying section (303) arranged horizontally and a second conveying section (304) arranged vertically, and the second conveying section (304) is arranged opposite to the feeding seat (103).

2. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 1, characterized in that: A weighing assembly (311) for detecting the weight of pills is also provided between the first conveying section (303) and the second conveying section (304), and the weighing assembly (311) comprises a weighing frame (312) for receiving pills and connecting the first conveying section (303) and the second conveying section (304), and a weighing unit (313) provided at the bottom of the weighing frame (312).

3. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 2, characterized in that: A push rod (314) is movably provided on one side of the weighing frame (312), and a discharge port (315) is formed on the other side of the weighing frame (312). A discharge plate (316) is rotatably provided on the discharge port (315). The push rod (314) pushes the pills to move toward the discharge plate (316) and forces the discharge plate (316) to rotate so that the pills are discharged from the discharge port (315).

4. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 3, characterized in that: An elastic element (317) is provided on the weighing frame (312), one end of the elastic element (317) abuts against the weighing frame (312), and the other end abuts against the discharge plate (316), so that the discharge plate (316) has an initial state of covering the discharge port (315).

5. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material drop counter (318) is provided on the side of the second conveying section (304).

6. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 1, characterized in that: The grabbing assembly (204) comprises a grabbing plate (216), a suction cup (217) arranged on the grabbing plate (216), a transverse movement module (218) for driving the grabbing plate (216) to move horizontally, and a lifting module (219) for driving the grabbing plate (216) to move up and down.

7. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell comprises an upper shell (401) and a lower shell (402) arranged in a hemispherical shape, and a connecting rib (403) connecting the upper shell (401) and the lower shell (402), and a feeding slideway (221) for the upper shell (401) and the lower shell (402) to slide is formed in the shell conveying channel (202).

8. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 7, characterized in that: The shell conveying channel (202) is provided with a retaining edge (222), and the retaining edge (222) at least blocks the upper shell (401) or the lower shell (402).

9. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 7, characterized in that: The loading seat (103) includes a loading groove (404) for the upper shell (401) or the lower shell (402) to be placed, and a positioning groove (405) for the connecting rib (403) to be placed, and a contour groove (406) is formed on the side of the loading seat (103) to fit the outer contour of the upper shell (401) or the lower shell (402), and the loading groove (404) is connected to the contour groove (406) through the positioning groove (405).

10. A packaging and feeding mechanism for spherical pills according to claim 1, characterized in that: A position sensor (223) is inserted into the side of the sliding groove (214), and the position sensor (223) is arranged opposite to the loading port (215).

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