Automatic arranging and stacking mechanism

By designing an automated sorting and stacking mechanism, using conveyor belts, photoelectric detection and cylinder-driven grabbing, lifting and rotating mechanisms, and equipping with vacuum suction devices, the problems of high labor intensity and low efficiency in manual operation of plastic medicine bottle packaging bags have been solved, and efficient automated production has been achieved.

CN223371401UActive Publication Date: 2025-09-23SUZHOU SHENGBAIWEI PACKAGE EQUIP
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Application Number
CN202422923432.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-28
Publication Date
2025-09-23
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-28

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, the sorting and stacking of plastic medicine bottle packaging bags requires manual operation, resulting in high labor intensity and low production efficiency, which cannot meet the large-scale production capacity needs of enterprises.

Method used

An automated stacking mechanism was designed, which used a conveyor belt, photoelectric detection, and a cylinder-driven grasping, lifting, and rotating mechanism, equipped with a vacuum gripper, to achieve 2x2 combination stacking of plastic medicine bottle packaging bags.

Benefits of technology

It realizes unmanned and fully automatic grabbing, lifting, rotating and stacking functions, improves production efficiency, reduces workers' labor intensity, and meets the company's large-scale production capacity needs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic tidying and stacking mechanism which comprises a conveying frame and an upper frame, the conveying frame is provided with a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt, and the conveying frame is provided with a middle striker plate located between the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt. The conveying frame is provided with a photoelectric detector at the middle baffle plate; a downward beating shaping air cylinder is installed at one end of the upper frame, and the downward beating shaping air cylinder drives a shaping beating plate. The top of the upper frame is provided with two parallel horizontal linear guide rails, the horizontal linear guide rails are connected with a horizontal sliding block connecting plate through horizontal linear sliding blocks, and the upper frame is provided with a horizontal driving air cylinder which drives the horizontal sliding block connecting plate to move in a reciprocating mode. According to the full-automatic grabbing, lifting, rotating and stacking device, unmanned full-automatic grabbing, lifting, rotating and stacking functions are achieved, and the production efficiency of enterprises is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field related to packaging machines, in particular to an automatic sorting and stacking mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Currently, the sorting and stacking of plastic medicine bottle packaging bags on the market are all done manually to form the required stacking shape, such as a 2x2 combination. Single-package plastic medicine bottle packaging bags delivered from the front production line are manually removed, sorted and stacked in a 2x2 combination, and wrapped with PE film before subsequent boxing. This manual work requires at least two people to cooperate, and the labor intensity is high, the production efficiency is low, and it cannot meet the large-scale production capacity needs of enterprises. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic sorting and stacking mechanism to solve the problems in the prior art of high labor intensity for workers, low production efficiency and inability to meet the large-scale production capacity needs of enterprises.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an automated sorting and stacking mechanism, comprising a conveying frame and an upper frame, the conveying frame being equipped with a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt, the conveying frame being equipped with an intermediate baffle plate between the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt, and the conveying frame being equipped with a detection photoelectric device at the intermediate baffle plate;

[0005] A lower shaping cylinder is installed at one end of the upper frame, and the lower shaping cylinder drives a shaping slapping plate;

[0006] Two parallel horizontal linear guide rails are installed on the top of the upper frame, and the horizontal linear guide rails are connected by a horizontal linear slider and a horizontal slider connecting plate. The upper frame is equipped with a horizontal driving cylinder that drives the horizontal slider connecting plate to move back and forth;

[0007] The horizontal slider connecting plate is installed with a vertical driving cylinder, and the vertical driving cylinder drives the vertical cylinder pushing plate to move up and down. The bottom end of the vertical cylinder pushing plate is installed with a rotating cylinder, and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder is installed with a rotating cylinder mounting plate, and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder mounting plate is installed with a vacuum suction device.

[0008] Preferably, the conveying frame is provided with feed guide plates which are adjustably mounted on both sides of the first conveying belt.

[0009] Preferably, the conveying frame is provided with detection photoelectric devices on both sides of the first conveying belt, and the conveying frame is provided with detection photoelectric devices on both sides of the second conveying belt.

[0010] Preferably, the horizontal slider connecting plate is installed with a horizontal cylinder ejection seat, and the driving end of the horizontal driving cylinder is connected to the horizontal cylinder ejection seat.

[0011] Preferably, the horizontal slider connecting plate is installed with a vertical linear bearing, and the vertical cylinder pushing plate is installed with a vertical linear guide rail that cooperates with the vertical linear bearing.

[0012] Compared with the existing technology, the beneficial effects of the utility model are: a grabbing, lifting and rotating mechanism is set above the conveyor line, equipped with a vacuum suction device to realize a 2x2 combination sorting and stacking mechanism for plastic medicine bottle packaging bags, which can be connected to the company's front-end production line to realize unmanned and fully automatic grabbing, lifting, rotating and stacking functions, thereby improving the company's production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the lower part of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the upper part of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model when the packaging bag is placed;

[0018] Figure 5 This utility model Figure 4 The main view;

[0019] Figure 6 This utility model Figure 4 Side view of

[0020] Figure 7 This utility model Figure 4 Top view of .

[0021] In the figure: 1. Conveyor frame; 2. First conveyor belt; 3. Second conveyor belt; 4. Lower shaping cylinder; 5. Shaping plate; 6. Feed guide plate; 7. Middle baffle plate; 8. Photoelectric detection; 9. Upper frame; 10. Horizontal drive cylinder; 11. Horizontal linear guide rail; 12. Horizontal linear slider; 13. Horizontal cylinder ejector seat; 14. Horizontal slider connecting plate; 15. Vertical drive cylinder; 16. Vertical linear guide rail; 17. Vertical linear bearing; 18. Vertical cylinder ejector plate; 19. Rotary cylinder; 20. Rotary cylinder mounting plate; 21. Vacuum suction device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model for which protection is claimed, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention.

[0023] See also Figure 1-7 In the embodiment of the present utility model, an automatic sorting and stacking mechanism includes a conveying frame 1 and an upper frame 9, the conveying frame 1 is equipped with a first conveying belt 2 and a second conveying belt 3, the conveying frame 1 is provided with feed guide plates 6 which are adjustable on both sides of the first conveying belt 2, the conveying frame 1 is provided with an intermediate baffle plate 7 between the first conveying belt 2 and the second conveying belt 3, and the conveying frame 1 is provided with a detection photoelectric device 8 at the intermediate baffle plate 7; the conveying frame 1 is provided with a detection photoelectric device 8 on both sides of the first conveying belt 2, and the conveying frame 1 is provided with a detection photoelectric device 8 on both sides of the second conveying belt 3; one end of the upper frame 9 is provided with a There is a downward shaping cylinder 4, which drives a shaping slapping plate 5; the tail of the first conveyor belt 2 is designed with a downward shaping cylinder 4, which beats downward at a fixed frequency, and the shaping slapping plate 5 beats the plastic medicine bottle packaging bags transported here by the front production line into a flat state, and then transported forward by the first conveyor belt 2. An intermediate baffle plate 7 is arranged between the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3. Feed guide plates 6 are designed on both sides of the first conveyor belt 2, and a pair of detection photoelectric plates 8 are designed near the position of the intermediate baffle plate 7. When the packaging bags of the plastic medicine bottles are transported to the intermediate baffle plate 7 by the first conveyor belt 2, the detection photoelectric plates 8 confirm that the products are in place.

[0024] Two parallel horizontal linear guide rails 11 are installed on the top of the upper frame 9, and the horizontal linear guide rails 11 are connected by a horizontal linear slider 12 and a horizontal slider connecting plate 14. The upper frame 9 is installed with a horizontal driving cylinder 10 that drives the horizontal slider connecting plate 14 to connect the reciprocating movement; the horizontal slider connecting plate 14 is installed with a vertical driving cylinder 15, and the vertical driving cylinder 15 drives the vertical cylinder pushing plate 18 to move up and down, and the bottom end of the vertical cylinder pushing plate 18 is installed with a rotating cylinder 19, and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder 19 is installed with a rotating cylinder mounting plate 20, and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder mounting plate 20 is installed with a vacuum suction device 21; the detection photoelectric 8 confirms that the product is in place, and the vertical driving cylinder 15 located above the first conveyor belt 2 extends downward, driving the rotating cylinder 19 and the vacuum suction device 21 installed on the rotating cylinder 19 to move downward. When the gripper 21 moves downward and contacts the packaging bag, the vacuum gripper 21 turns on the vacuum to grab the packaging bag, and then the vertical driving cylinder 15 moves upward. At the same time, the rotary cylinder 19 moves at the same time to turn the product 90 degrees for sorting, and then the horizontal driving cylinder 10 extends, and the vertical driving cylinder 15, the rotary cylinder 19, the vacuum gripper 21 and the plastic medicine bottle packaging bag are pushed forward as a whole to the top of the second conveyor belt 3, and then the vertical driving cylinder 15 extends, and the rotary cylinder 19 and the vacuum gripper 21 and the packaging bag are sent downward to the second conveyor belt 3, and then the vertical driving cylinder 15 is retracted, and the second conveyor belt 3 is started to convey the product package forward the distance of one product, and the vacuum gripper assembly above the belt retracts as the horizontal driving cylinder 10, and the gripper assembly returns to the top of the first conveyor belt 2 to wait for the next package of products. This cycle is repeated 4 times to complete the 2x2 combination sorting and stacking.

[0025] The horizontal slider connecting plate 14 is installed with a horizontal cylinder push-out seat 13, and the driving end of the horizontal driving cylinder 10 is connected to the horizontal cylinder push-out seat 13; the horizontal slider connecting plate 14 is installed with a vertical linear bearing 17, and the vertical cylinder push-out plate 18 is installed with a vertical linear guide rail 16 that cooperates with the vertical linear bearing 17.

[0026] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: the tail of the first conveyor belt 2 is designed with a downward shaping cylinder 4, and the downward shaping cylinder 4 beats downward at a fixed frequency, and the shaping beater 5 beats the plastic medicine bottle packaging bags transported here by the front production line into a flat state, and then transports them forward by the first conveyor belt 2. An intermediate baffle 7 is provided between the first conveyor belt 2 and the second conveyor belt 3. Feed guide plates 6 are designed on both sides of the first conveyor belt 2, and a pair of detection photoelectric plates 8 are designed near the position of the intermediate baffle plate 7. When the packaging bags of plastic medicine bottles are transported to the intermediate baffle plate 7 by the first conveyor belt 2, the detection photoelectric plates 8 confirm that the products are in place. At this time, the vertical drive cylinder 15 located above the first conveyor belt 2 extends downward, driving the rotary cylinder 19 and the vacuum suction device 21 installed on the rotary cylinder 19 to move downward. When the vacuum suction device 21 moves downward and contacts When packaging bags, the vacuum suction cup 21 turns on the vacuum to grab the packaging bag, and then the vertical driving cylinder 15 moves upward. At the same time, the rotary cylinder 19 moves at the same time to turn the product 90 degrees. Then the horizontal driving cylinder 10 extends, and the vertical driving cylinder 15, the rotary cylinder 19, the vacuum suction cup 21 and the plastic medicine bottle packaging bag are pushed forward as a whole to the top of the second conveyor belt 3. Then the vertical driving cylinder 15 extends, and the rotary cylinder 19, the vacuum suction cup 21 and the packaging bag are sent downward to the second conveyor belt 3. Then the vertical driving cylinder 15 is retracted, and the second conveyor belt 3 is started to convey the product package forward the distance of one product. The vacuum suction cup assembly above the belt retracts as the horizontal driving cylinder 10, and the suction cup assembly returns to the top of the first conveyor belt 2 to wait for the next package of products. This cycle is repeated 4 times to complete the 2x2 combination stacking.

[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art will be able to modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated stacking mechanism comprising a conveying frame (1) and an upper frame (9), characterized in that: The conveying frame (1) is installed with a first conveying belt (2) and a second conveying belt (3); the conveying frame (1) is installed with an intermediate baffle (7) between the first conveying belt (2) and the second conveying belt (3); the conveying frame (1) is installed with a detection photoelectric (8) at the intermediate baffle (7); A lower shaping cylinder (4) is installed at one end of the upper frame (9), and the lower shaping cylinder (4) drives a shaping shaving plate (5); Two parallel horizontal linear guide rails (11) are installed on the top of the upper frame (9), and the horizontal linear guide rails (11) are connected through a horizontal linear slider (12) and a horizontal slider connecting plate (14). The upper frame (9) is equipped with a horizontal driving cylinder (10) that drives the horizontal slider connecting plate (14) to connect and reciprocate. The horizontal slider connecting plate (14) is equipped with a vertical driving cylinder (15), and the vertical driving cylinder (15) drives the vertical cylinder pushing plate (18) to move up and down. The bottom end of the vertical cylinder pushing plate (18) is equipped with a rotating cylinder (19), and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder (19) is equipped with a rotating cylinder mounting plate (20), and the bottom end of the rotating cylinder mounting plate (20) is equipped with a vacuum suction device (21).

2. The automatic stacking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying frame (1) is located on both sides of the first conveying belt (2) and is adjustable with feed guide plates (6).

3. The automatic stacking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying frame (1) is provided with detection photoelectric devices (8) on both sides of the first conveying belt (2), and the conveying frame (1) is provided with detection photoelectric devices (8) on both sides of the second conveying belt (3).

4. The automatic stacking mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal slider connecting plate (14) is provided with a horizontal cylinder ejection seat (13), and the driving end of the horizontal driving cylinder (10) is connected to the horizontal cylinder ejection seat (13).

5. The automatic arranging and stacking mechanism according to claim 1 or 4, characterized in that: The horizontal slider connecting plate (14) is installed with a vertical linear bearing (17), and the vertical cylinder pushing plate (18) is installed with a vertical linear guide rail (16) matched with the vertical linear bearing (17).