Soft capsule picker

Abstract

A soft capsule picker comprises a support and a conveying system arranged on the support, the conveying system comprises a conveying belt capable of horizontally conveying soft capsules, a material stirring system is arranged above the conveying belt, the material stirring system comprises a supporting rod transversely arranged above the conveying belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying belt and a material stirring plate with one side hinged to the supporting rod, when the conveying belt drives the soft capsules to pass through the material shifting plate, the upper sides of the soft capsules make contact with the material shifting plate, and the soft capsules turn over towards the side deviating from the conveying direction of the conveying belt in cooperation with the continuous conveying effect of the conveying belt. According to the soft capsule sorting device, sorting personnel only need to observe the appearance state of the soft capsules in real time, direct contact with the soft capsules is avoided, the soft capsules are turned over along with conveying work, full turning of the soft capsules is guaranteed, and then it is guaranteed that sorting work can be conducted more fully.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of soft capsule picking devices, in particular to a soft capsule picking machine. Background Art

[0002] After the production of soft capsules is completed, they usually need to be manually sorted to remove empty soft capsules, soft capsules with deflated capsules or other appearance defects. The current picking method is to transport the soft capsules in a straight line through a conveyor line, and set up picking personnel along the conveyor line to pick out unqualified soft capsules. However, this picking method requires manual flipping of the soft capsules on the production line to ensure the adequacy of the soft capsule appearance inspection. Even if sterile protective gloves are required, there is still a risk of soft capsule contamination. Moreover, this method of manually flipping the soft capsules is relatively random and still cannot guarantee the adequacy of soft capsule picking. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to solve the technical problems existing in the above background technology, the utility model provides a soft capsule sorting machine.

[0004] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows:

[0005] A soft capsule sorting machine includes a support and a conveying system arranged thereon. The conveying system includes a conveyor belt capable of horizontally conveying soft capsules. A material diverting system is provided above the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is used in conjunction with the material diverting system to effectively turn the soft capsules over, thereby cooperating with a picker to complete the picking of unqualified soft capsules.

[0006] As the core technical concept of the present invention, the material-diverting system includes a support rod horizontally arranged above the conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and a material-diverting plate hinged to the support rod on one side. The side of the material-diverting plate away from the support rod is inclined downward toward the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. The material-diverting plate is made of silicone rubber. When the conveyor belt drives the soft capsule through the material-diverting plate, the upper side of the soft capsule contacts the material-diverting plate. With the continued conveying action of the conveyor belt, the soft capsule will be flipped toward the side away from the transport direction of the conveyor belt. The picking personnel only need to observe the appearance of the soft capsule in real time, avoiding direct contact with the soft capsule. Moreover, the flipping of the soft capsule is carried out along with the conveying work, which ensures the adequacy of the flipping of the soft capsule, thereby ensuring that the picking work can be carried out more fully.

[0007] The soft capsule sorting machine as described above is a preferred embodiment. In order to further ensure that the soft capsules are fully turned over under the action of the material diverting system and avoid the phenomenon of being unable to turn over due to the transportation posture problem of the soft capsules, the material diverting system is provided with multiple groups of gaps along the transportation direction of the conveyor belt.

[0008] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the soft capsules can be turned over smoothly under the action of the diverter plate and to enable the diverter system to be applicable to the turning of soft capsules of different specifications, the vertical height of the support rod is adjustable.

[0009] The soft capsule sorting machine as described above is a preferred embodiment. In order to ensure that the stripping plate can better press the soft capsules and rub the soft capsules to turn them over when the conveyor belt drives the soft capsules, a counterweight block is also provided on the upper side of the stripping plate.

[0010] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to adjust the number of counterweights and thus adjust the pressing force of the material stripping plate on the soft capsule, a plug post is provided on the upper side of the material stripping plate, and the counterweights are sleeved on the plug post.

[0011] The soft capsule sorting machine as described above, in order to prevent the soft capsules from being transported in a stacked state along the conveyor belt and further ensure that the soft capsules can be smoothly turned over under the action of the diverter plate, the sorting machine also includes a spreading system located on the side of the diverter system away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt and capable of flattening the soft capsules on the conveyor belt.

[0012] As for the structure of the paving system, it includes a paving shaft that is horizontally arranged on the lower side of the upper conveyor belt and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. One end of the paving shaft is transmission-connected to a second motor. The upper side of the paving shaft is in contact with the conveyor belt, and the cross-section is elliptical. The rotation of the second motor can drive the paving shaft to rotate. Under the action of the paving shaft, the conveyor belt is driven to shake, thereby realizing the paving of the soft capsules.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the rotation of the spreading shaft can smoothly drive the conveyor belt to vibrate, thereby achieving the spreading of the soft capsules, and at the same time prevent the conveyor belt from vibrating excessively and damaging the structure of the soft capsules, the major axis of the elliptical cross-section of the spreading shaft is 1.2-1.3 times the length of the minor axis.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention is a soft capsule sorting machine, which can realize horizontal transportation of soft capsules through a conveyor belt; when the conveyor belt drives the soft capsules to pass through a material stripping plate, the upper side of the soft capsules contacts the material stripping plate, and with the continued transportation of the conveyor belt, the soft capsules will be turned toward the side away from the transportation direction of the conveyor belt; the picking personnel only need to observe the appearance of the soft capsules in real time, avoiding direct contact with the soft capsules; and the turning work of the soft capsules is carried out along with the transportation work, thereby ensuring the adequacy of the turning of the soft capsules, thereby ensuring that the picking work can be carried out more fully. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] By reading the detailed description of the preferred embodiment below, the solutions and advantages of the present application will become clear to those skilled in the art. The accompanying drawings are only used to illustrate the preferred embodiment and are not to be considered as limiting the present invention.

[0016] In the attached figure:

[0017] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting machine in the embodiment;

[0018] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the material digging system in the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the coordination structure between the material diverting system and the conveyor belt in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the coordination structure of the paving system and the conveyor belt in the embodiment;

[0021] The components represented by the reference numerals in the figure are:

[0022] 1. Bracket; 11. Support frame; 12. Leg; 13. Material baffle; 2. Conveying system; 21. First motor; 22. Rotating shaft; 23. Conveyor belt; 3. Spreading system; 31. Second motor; 32. Spreading shaft; 4. Material shifting system; 41. Support rod; 42. Adjusting nut; 43. Material shifting plate; 431. Connecting part; 432. Material shifting part; 44. Insert column; 45. Counterweight. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Example: This example provides a soft capsule sorting machine, see Figure 1 , including a bracket 1 and a conveying system 2 arranged thereon, the conveying system 2 includes a conveyor belt 23 capable of horizontally conveying soft capsules, and a material diverting system 4 is provided above the conveyor belt 23. Through the transportation of the conveyor belt 23 and the work of the material diverting system 4, the soft capsules can be effectively turned over, and then the picking personnel can be cooperated to complete the picking of unqualified soft capsules. The structure of the picking machine (the above-mentioned soft capsule picking machine) is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] In this embodiment, let's first talk about the structure and installation method of the conveying system 2. The bracket 1 includes a frame leg 12 and a rectangular support frame 11 horizontally arranged on its upper side. Two rotating shafts 22 are horizontally arranged at both ends of the inner part of the support frame 11. The conveyor belt 23 is wound around the two rotating shafts 22. The end of one of the rotating shafts 22 is transmission-connected to the first motor 21. The rotation of the first motor 21 can drive the rotating shaft 22 to rotate, and then drive the conveyor belt 23 to rotate.

[0026] As a preferred embodiment, in order to prevent the soft capsules from rolling off during transportation with the conveyor belt 23, baffle plates 13 are vertically provided on the upper parts of both sides of the support frame 11 and the upper part of one end of the support frame 11 away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 23.

[0027] In this embodiment, combined with Figure 3 and Figure 4 The stripping plate 43 is hinged to the support rod 41 on one side, and tilted downward toward the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 23 on the side away from the support rod 41. The stripping plate 43 is made of silicone rubber. When the conveyor belt 23 drives the soft capsule to pass through the stripping plate 43, the upper side of the soft capsule contacts the stripping plate 43. With the continued conveying action of the conveyor belt 23, the soft capsule will be flipped toward the side away from the transport direction of the conveyor belt 23. The picking personnel only need to observe the appearance of the soft capsule in real time, avoiding direct contact with the soft capsule. Moreover, the flipping of the soft capsule is carried out along with the conveying work, which ensures the sufficient flipping of the soft capsule, thereby ensuring that the picking work can be carried out more fully.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, in order to further ensure that the soft capsules are fully turned over under the action of the material diverting system 4 and avoid the inability to turn over due to the transportation posture problem of the soft capsules, the material diverting system 4 is provided with multiple groups of gaps along the transportation direction of the conveyor belt 23.

[0029] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the soft capsules can be turned over smoothly under the action of the diverting plate 43 and to enable the diverting system 4 to be suitable for turning over soft capsules of different specifications, the vertical height of the support rod 41 is adjustable.

[0030] Specifically, vertically arranged strip slides are relatively opened on the baffles on both sides, and the two ends of the support rod 41 pass through the slides and are screwed with adjusting nuts 42. By tightening the adjusting nuts 42, the support rod 41 can be fixed in the slides, and by loosening the adjusting nuts 42, the height of the support rod 41 can be adjusted.

[0031] More preferably, in order to further ensure that the soft capsule can be turned over smoothly under the action of the material-discharging plate 43, the material-discharging plate 43 includes a plate-shaped connecting portion 431 and a material-discharging portion 432 set at an obtuse angle, wherein the connecting portion 431 is hinged to the support rod 41 on the side away from the material-discharging portion 432, and the obtuse angle formed by the connecting portion 431 and the material-discharging portion 432 is obliquely upward in the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 23.

[0032] In this embodiment, as a preferred implementation, in order to ensure that when the conveyor belt 23 drives the soft capsules, the material stripping plate 43 can better press the soft capsules and rub the soft capsules to turn them over, a counterweight block 45 is further provided on the upper side of the material stripping plate 43.

[0033] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to adjust the number of counterweights 45 and thereby adjust the pressing force of the material stripping plate 43 on the soft capsule, a plug 44 perpendicular to the material stripping portion 432 is provided on the upper side of the material stripping portion 432 of the material stripping plate 43, and the counterweight 45 is sleeved on the plug 44.

[0034] In this embodiment, combined with Figure 4 In order to prevent the soft capsules from being transported in a stacked state along the conveyor belt 23 and to further ensure that the soft capsules can be smoothly turned over under the action of the diverter plate 43, the picking machine also includes a spreading system 3 located on the side of the diverter system 4 away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 23 and capable of flattening the soft capsules on the conveyor belt 23.

[0035] Specifically speaking, the structure of the paving system 3 includes a paving shaft 32 which is laterally arranged on the lower side of the upper conveyor belt 23 and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 23. The upper conveyor belt 23 mentioned here refers to the conveying section for conveying soft capsules, that is, the part of the conveyor belt 23 located above the horizontal plane where the axes of the two rotating shafts 22 are located. One end of the paving shaft 32 is transmission-connected to a second motor 31. The upper side of the paving shaft 32 is in contact with the conveyor belt 23, and its cross-section is elliptical. The rotation of the second motor 31 can drive the paving shaft 32 to rotate. Under the action of the paving shaft 32, the conveyor belt 23 is driven to shake, thereby realizing the paving of the soft capsules.

[0036] As a preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the rotation of the spreading shaft 32 can smoothly drive the conveyor belt 23 to shake, thereby achieving the spreading of the soft capsules, and at the same time prevent the conveyor belt 23 from shaking excessively and damaging the structure of the soft capsules, the major axis of the elliptical cross-section of the spreading shaft 32 is 1.2-1.3 times the length of the minor axis.

Claims

1. A soft capsule sorting machine, characterized in that: It comprises a support (1) and a conveying system (2) arranged thereon, wherein the conveying system (2) comprises a conveying belt (23) capable of horizontally conveying soft capsules, and a material dispensing system (4) is arranged above the conveying belt (23); The material diverting system (4) comprises a support rod (41) arranged transversely above the conveyor belt (23) and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (23), and a material diverting plate (43) hinged to the support rod (41) on one side, wherein the side of the material diverting plate (43) away from the support rod (41) is inclined downward toward the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (23).

2. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material-dispensing system (4) is provided with multiple groups at intervals along the transport direction of the conveyor belt (23).

3. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical height of the support rod (41) is adjustable.

4. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A counterweight (45) is provided on the upper side of the material-diverting plate (43).

5. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: An inserting post (44) is provided on the upper side of the material-diverting plate (43), and the counterweight (45) is sleeved on the inserting post (44).

6. A soft capsule sorting machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: It also includes a spreading system (3) located on the side of the material diverting system (4) away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (23) and capable of spreading the soft capsules on the conveyor belt (23).

7. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The paving system (3) includes a paving shaft (32) arranged transversely on the lower side of the upper conveyor belt (23) and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (23), and one end of the paving shaft (32) is transmission-connected to a second motor (31); The upper side of the paving shaft (32) contacts the conveyor belt (23) and has an elliptical cross-section.

8. A soft capsule sorting machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The major axis of the elliptical cross-section of the paving shaft (32) is 1.2-1.3 times the length of the minor axis.

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