Automatic carton sorting and stacking device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of carton stacking, and discloses an automatic carton sorting and stacking device which comprises a main conveying line, a first distributing line and a second distributing line are arranged on the inner side of the main conveying line, and a feeding centering mechanism is arranged on the main conveying line. The main conveying line is provided with a first pushing mechanism at the feeding end of the first shunting line, the main conveying line is provided with a second pushing mechanism at the feeding end of the second shunting line, and the first shunting line and the second shunting line are each sequentially provided with a rotary clamping jacking mechanism, a blocking mechanism and a turnover mechanism; a code scanning gun is arranged on the side of the rotary clamping and jacking mechanism, a material frame set is arranged at the discharging end of the first flow dividing line and the discharging end of the second flow dividing line, a stacking mechanical arm is arranged between the overturning mechanism and the material frame set, and the output end of the stacking mechanical arm is connected with a suction cup material stacking assembly.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of carton palletizing, in particular to an automatic carton sorting and palletizing device. Background Art

[0002] During the workshop warehousing process, the finished cartons need to be sorted by sorting robots according to the size of the cartons before being palletized, and then enter the palletizer to complete the warehousing.

[0003] Existing cartons have two sets of barcodes. When palletizing, the barcodes of the cartons need to be consistent and facing outward. Existing sorting robots mostly use manual sorting to perform precise sorting during the sorting process. The sorting process is slow and cannot meet the palletizing needs of the palletizing line. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide an automatic carton sorting and stacking device, thereby realizing the automatic stacking of cartons.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model is: an automated carton sorting and palletizing device, comprising a main conveyor line, a first branch line and a second branch line are arranged on the inner side of the main conveyor line, a feed centering mechanism is arranged on the main conveyor line, a first pushing mechanism is arranged at the feed end of the first branch line of the main conveyor line, a second pushing mechanism is arranged at the feed end of the second branch line of the main conveyor line, a rotary clamping and lifting mechanism, a blocking mechanism and a flipping mechanism are arranged on the first branch line and the second branch line in sequence, a barcode scanning gun is arranged on the side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism, a material rack group is arranged at the discharge end of the first branch line and the second branch line, a palletizing robot is arranged between the flipping mechanism and the material rack group, and the output end of the palletizing robot is connected to a suction cup stacking assembly.

[0006] It can be seen from the above scheme that the first diversion line and the second diversion line are used to separate the cartons on the main conveyor line, the feed centering mechanism is used to detect the size and other information of the cartons, the first pushing mechanism and the second pushing mechanism are respectively used to push the cartons on the main conveyor line to the first diversion line and the second diversion line for diversion and palletizing, the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism is used to lift and rotate the carton after clamping, so as to adjust the position of the carton and identify the barcode on the carton, the flipping mechanism is used to flip the carton to facilitate the palletizing robot to pick up the material and place it on the material rack group for palletizing, and the palletizing robot absorbs the carton through the suction cup stacking component and pushes the carton to the material rack group for stacking.

[0007] The feed centering mechanism includes a feed rack, a first centering clamping assembly arranged on the feed rack, a feed baffle cylinder, and a feed baffle connected to the output end of the feed baffle cylinder. Barcode scanners are arranged on both sides of the feed rack through barcode scanning stands. The rotary clamping and lifting mechanism includes a mounting frame, a synchronous lifting assembly mounted on the mounting frame, a rotary motor, a rotary seat, and a second centering clamping assembly. The rotary motor is connected to the output end of the synchronous lifting assembly, the rotary seat is connected to the output end of the rotary motor, and a barcode scanning gun is arranged on the outside of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism. It can be seen that the feed centering device is used to realize the centering of the incoming materials from the main conveyor line, the synchronous lifting assembly is used to drive the lifting and lowering movement, and the rotary motor is used to drive the centering clamping assembly to rotate, thereby realizing the steering of the carton.

[0008] The first centering clamping assembly and the second centering clamping assembly each include a clamping cylinder, a gear, a first rack, a second rack, a first clamp, and a second clamp. The clamping cylinder is horizontally disposed on the rotating base. The first rack is connected to the output end of the clamping cylinder. The first rack and the second rack are respectively meshed on either side of the gear. The first clamp and the second clamp are respectively connected to the first rack and the second rack. The first clamp and the second clamp are slidably disposed on the rotating base via a slide rail. The first clamp and the second clamp are disposed relative to each other. Thus, the clamping cylinder drives the first rack to move horizontally, the first rack meshes with the gear, thereby driving the gear to rotate, and the gear and the second rack mesh and transmit, thereby driving the first clamp and the second clamp to simultaneously open outward or clamp inward.

[0009] The flipping mechanism includes a flipping frame, a flipping cylinder, a clamping cylinder, and a clamping plate. One side of the flipping frame is hinged to the diverter frame body through a hinged support. The flipping cylinder and the clamping cylinder are respectively arranged on both sides of the flipping frame. The output end of the clamping cylinder extends into the flipping frame and is provided with a first clamping plate. The inner side of the flipping frame is provided with a second clamping plate opposite to the first clamping plate. The fixed end of the flipping cylinder is connected to the diverter frame body, and the output end of the flipping cylinder is connected to the flipping frame through a connecting seat. It can be seen that the flipping cylinder is used to drive the flipping frame to flip around the diverter frame body, and the clamping cylinder is used to drive the first clamping plate to move toward the second clamping plate, clamping the carton between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate to achieve the clamping of the carton.

[0010] The blocking mechanism is arranged at the rear side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism, and comprises a blocking frame, a blocking cylinder connected to the blocking frame, and a blocking plate arranged at the output end of the blocking cylinder. Thus, the blocking mechanism is used to separate the cartons by driving the blocking plate through the blocking cylinder.

[0011] The first and second pushing mechanisms each include a connecting frame, a pushing cylinder, a pushing plate, and a material-coding suction cup assembly. The pushing cylinder is fixedly connected to a mounting plate on the connecting frame, the pushing plate is connected to the output end of the pushing cylinder, the material-coding suction cup assembly includes a plurality of material-coding suction cups disposed on the inner side wall of the pushing plate, and a material-blocking assembly is disposed on the connecting frame. The material-blocking assembly includes a material-blocking cylinder and a material-blocking plate connected to the output end of the material-blocking cylinder, and the material-blocking plate is disposed to the side of the pushing plate. It can be seen that the pushing cylinder is used to drive the pushing plate to push materials, the material-coding suction cup is used to absorb the carton when pushing it, and prevent the carton from flipping when subjected to thrust, and the material-blocking plate is used to block materials to the side of the pushing plate.

[0012] The suction cup coding assembly includes a coding base, driving cylinders disposed on both sides of the coding base, a coding rack disposed on the output end of the driving cylinder, suction cups disposed on the coding rack, pushing cylinders disposed on both sides of the coding base, and a folding rod. The output end of the pushing cylinder is connected to the folding rod via a hinged base, and a CCD camera is disposed on the outside of the coding base. It can be seen that the driving cylinder is used to move the carton adsorbed by the coding plate to the rack assembly, the coding suction cup is used to adsorb the carton, and the CCD camera is used to scan the barcode on the carton.

[0013] The palletizing robot is arranged on the ground rail, and the rack group includes a plurality of racks arranged around the outside of the ground rail. It can be seen that the ground rail is used to drive the palletizing robot to move, and the rack is used to place cartons.

[0014] A buffer belt line is provided between the first shunt line and the main conveyor line. The buffer belt line is arranged at an angle. The first pushing mechanism is provided at one end of the buffer belt line, and a transfer pushing mechanism is provided at the other end of the buffer belt line. It can be seen that the transfer pushing mechanism is used to transfer and push cartons on the buffer belt line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a top view of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 It is a partial structural diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 32 is a schematic structural diagram of the second pushing mechanism;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the feed centering mechanism;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism;

[0020] Figure 6 It is another structural diagram of the feed centering mechanism;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of the flip mechanism;

[0022] Figure 8 It is a structural diagram of the robot;

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the mechanism of the suction cup stacking component;

[0024] Figure 10 It is another partial structural schematic diagram of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 10 As shown, the utility model is an automated carton sorting and palletizing device. A first branch line 12 and a second branch line 13 are provided on the inner side of the main conveyor line 1. A feed centering mechanism 2 is provided on the main conveyor line 1. A first pushing mechanism 3 is provided at the feed end of the first branch line 12 of the main conveyor line 1. A second pushing mechanism 4 is provided at the feed end of the second branch line 13 of the main conveyor line 1. A rotary clamping and lifting mechanism 5, a blocking mechanism 6 and a flipping mechanism 7 are provided on the first branch line 12 and the second branch line 13 in sequence. A barcode scanning gun 11 is provided on the side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism 5. A material rack group is provided at the discharge end of the first branch line 12 and the second branch line 13. A palletizing robot 8 is provided between the flipping mechanism 7 and the material rack group. The output end of the palletizing robot 8 is connected to a suction cup palletizing assembly. In this embodiment, the second branch line is arranged at an angle.

[0027] The feed centering mechanism 2 includes a feed rack 21, a first centering clamping assembly arranged on the feed rack 21, a feed baffle cylinder 22 and a feed baffle 23 connected to the output end of the feed baffle cylinder 22. The feed rack 21 is provided with a code scanner 24 on both sides through a code scanning stand 25. The rotary clamping and lifting mechanism 5 includes a mounting frame 50, a synchronous lifting assembly 51 mounted on the mounting frame 50, a rotating motor 52, a rotating seat 53 and a second centering clamping assembly. The rotating motor 52 is connected to the output end of the synchronous lifting assembly 51, and the rotating seat 53 is connected to the output end of the rotating motor 52. A code scanning gun is provided on the outside of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism 5.

[0028] The first centering clamping assembly and the second centering clamping assembly both include a clamping cylinder 541, a gear 542, a first rack 543, a second rack 544, a first clamp 545 and a second clamp 546. The clamping cylinder 541 is horizontally arranged on the rotating seat 53, the first rack 543 is connected to the output end of the clamping cylinder 541, the first rack 543 and the second rack 544 are respectively engaged on both sides of the gear 542, the first clamp 545 and the second clamp 546 are respectively connected to the first rack 543 and the second rack 544, the first clamp 545 and the second clamp 546 are slidably arranged on the rotating seat 53 through a slide rail, and the first clamp 545 and the second clamp 546 are relatively arranged.

[0029] The flipping mechanism 7 includes a flipping frame 71, a flipping cylinder 72, a clamping cylinder 73 and a clamping plate. One side of the flipping frame 71 is hinged to the diverter frame body 121 through a hinged support 76. The flipping cylinder 72 and the clamping cylinder 73 are respectively arranged on both sides of the flipping frame 71. The output end of the clamping cylinder 73 extends into the flipping frame 71 and is provided with a first clamping plate 74. The inner side of the flipping frame 71 is provided with a second clamping plate 75 opposite to the first clamping plate 74. The fixed end of the flipping cylinder 72 is connected to the diverter frame body 121, and the output end of the flipping cylinder 72 is connected to the flipping frame 71 through a connecting seat 77.

[0030] The blocking mechanism 6 is arranged at the rear side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism 5 , and the blocking mechanism 6 includes a blocking frame 61 , a blocking cylinder 62 connected to the blocking frame 61 , and a blocking plate 63 arranged on the output end of the blocking cylinder 62 .

[0031] The first pushing mechanism 3 and the second pushing mechanism 4 both include a connecting frame 41, a pushing cylinder 42, a pushing plate 43 and a coding suction cup group. The pushing cylinder 42 is fixedly connected to the mounting plate 411 on the connecting frame 41, and the pushing plate 43 is connected to the output end of the pushing cylinder 42. The coding suction cup group includes a plurality of coding suction cups 44 arranged on the inner side wall of the pushing plate 43. A material blocking assembly is provided on the connecting frame 41, and the material blocking assembly includes a material blocking cylinder 45 and a material blocking plate 46 connected to the output end of the material blocking cylinder 45. The material blocking plate 46 is arranged on the side of the pushing plate 43.

[0032] The suction cup coding assembly includes a coding seat 81, a driving cylinder 82 arranged on both sides of the coding seat 81, a coding rack 83 arranged on the output end of the driving cylinder 82, a suction cup 84 arranged on the coding rack 83, a pushing cylinder 85 and a folding rod 86 arranged on both sides of the coding seat 81. The output end of the pushing cylinder 85 is connected to the folding rod 86 through a hinged seat, and a CCD camera 87 is arranged on the outside of the coding seat 81.

[0033] The palletizing robot 8 is mounted on the floor rail 9, and the rack assembly includes a plurality of racks 10 surrounding the outside of the floor rail 9. In this embodiment, the racks 10 are arranged in multiple layers and surround the outside of the floor rail 9 on three sides. Guardrails are provided on the outside of the racks for safety protection, guide squares are provided on the outside of the racks 10, and universal wheels are provided at the bottom of the racks 10.

[0034] A cache belt line 14 is provided between the first diversion line 12 and the main conveying line 1 . The cache belt line 14 is inclined. The first pushing mechanism 3 is provided at one end of the cache belt line 14 . A transfer pushing mechanism 15 is provided at the other end of the cache belt line 14 .

[0035] The first diversion line 12 is provided with guide plates 91 on both sides of the feed end of the blocking mechanism 6. The two sets of guide plates 91 are arranged in an "eight" shape by mounting rods 92. The guide plates 91 are inclined inward along the conveying direction. The guide plates 91 are used to guide the feeding of the cartons to the center.

[0036] The working process of the present invention is as follows: the main conveying line 1 drives the carton to be transported, the feed baffle cylinder 22 drives the feed baffle 23 to block the carton, and then the barcode scanner 24 is used to scan the carton. The qualified carton products are stacked through the second diversion line 13, and the blocked carton is cached and stacked after passing through the first diversion line 12. The unqualified carton products continue to be transported forward. When the qualified products are transported, the first centering clamping assembly drives the first rack 5 through the clamping cylinder 541. 43 moves horizontally, and the gear 542 meshing with the first rack 543 is synchronously meshed with the transmission, thereby driving the second rack 544 meshing with it to move horizontally, and the first clamp 545 and the second clamp 546 move inward and tighten respectively to realize the centering of the qualified cartons on the main conveyor line 1, and the second pushing mechanism 4 pushes the carton onto the second diversion line 13. After the blocking mechanism 6 drives the blocking plate 63 to block the material in turn through the blocking cylinder 62, the second centering clamping assembly drives the carton to be centered. After the middle clamping, the rotary clamping jacking mechanism 5 drives the carton to move up through the synchronous jacking assembly, the rotary motor 52 drives the carton to rotate 90 degrees, the barcode scanner scans the QR code on the carton to read the information, identifies the carton number, and the rotary motor 52 turns the carton back to its original position. The carton continues to be transported forward. When the carton reaches the end of the second diversion line 13, the tightening cylinder 73 drives the first tightening plate 74 to push the carton to the second tightening plate 75 and then tightens and limits it. The flipping cylinder 72 drives the carton to flip Finally, the palletizing robot 8 sucks the carton through the suction cup 84 on the suction cup stacking assembly, and the palletizing robot 8 moves along the ground rail 9 to the outside of the material rack 10. The driving cylinder 82 drives the suction cup 84 to move forward, and places the carton in the appropriate position on the material rack 10, ensuring that the barcode on the carton is set to the outside, and the CCD camera 87 scans the code for archiving. When a row on the material rack 10 is full, the pushing cylinders 85 on both sides respectively drive the folding rods 86 to unfold, so that the entire layer of cartons on the material rack 10 is pushed in.

[0037] The utility model has two working modes. When the main conveyor line 1 is not blocked, palletizing is performed through the second diversion line 13. When the front conveyor line is blocked, the first pushing mechanism 3 pushes the carton onto the buffer belt line 14, and then enters the first diversion line 12 for subsequent palletizing.

[0038] Finally, it should be emphasized that the above description is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated carton sorting and palletizing device, comprising a main conveyor line, characterized in that: A first branch line (12) and a second branch line (13) are provided on the inner side of the main conveying line (1), a feeding centering mechanism (2) is provided on the main conveying line (1), a first pushing mechanism (3) is provided on the feeding end of the first branch line (12), and a second pushing mechanism (4) is provided on the feeding end of the second branch line (13). The first branch line (12) and the second branch line (13) are provided with a rotary clamping and lifting mechanism (5), a blocking mechanism (6) and a flipping mechanism (7) in sequence, a barcode scanning gun (11) is provided on the side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism (5), a material rack group is provided at the discharge end of the first branch line (12) and the second branch line (13), a stacking robot (8) is provided between the flipping mechanism (7) and the material rack group, and a suction cup stacking assembly is connected to the output end of the stacking robot (8).

2. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed centering mechanism (2) includes a feed frame (21), a first centering clamping assembly arranged on the feed frame (21), a feed baffle cylinder (22), and a feed baffle (23) connected to the output end of the feed baffle cylinder (22); a code scanner (24) is provided on both sides of the feed frame (21) through a code scanning stand (25); the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism (5) includes a mounting frame (50), a synchronous lifting assembly (51) mounted on the mounting frame (50), a rotary motor (52), a rotary seat (53), and a second centering clamping assembly; the rotary motor (52) is connected to the output end of the synchronous lifting assembly (51); the rotary seat (53) is connected to the output end of the rotary motor (52); and a code scanning gun is provided on the outer side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism (5).

3. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first centering clamping assembly and the second centering clamping assembly both include a clamping cylinder (541), a gear (542), a first rack (543), a second rack (544), a first clamp (545) and a second clamp (546); the clamping cylinder (541) is horizontally arranged on the rotating seat (53); the first rack (543) is connected to the output end of the clamping cylinder (541); the first rack (543) and the second rack (544) are respectively engaged on both sides of the gear (542); the first clamp (545) and the second clamp (546) are respectively connected to the first rack (543) and the second rack (544); the first clamp (545) and the second clamp (546) are slidably arranged on the rotating seat (53) through a slide rail; the first clamp (545) and the second clamp (546) are relatively arranged.

4. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The turning mechanism (7) comprises a turning frame (71), a turning cylinder (72), a pressing cylinder (73) and a pressing plate. One side of the turning frame (71) is hinged to the diverter frame body (121) via a hinged support (76). The turning cylinder (72) and the pressing cylinder (73) are respectively arranged on both sides of the turning frame (71). The output end of the pressing cylinder (73) extends into the turning frame (71) and is provided with a first pressing plate (74). The inner side of the turning frame (71) is provided with a second pressing plate (75) opposite to the first pressing plate (74). The fixed end of the turning cylinder (72) is connected to the diverter frame body (121), and the output end of the turning cylinder (72) is connected to the turning frame (71) via a connecting seat (77).

5. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blocking mechanism (6) is arranged at the rear side of the rotary clamping and lifting mechanism (5), and comprises a blocking frame (61), a blocking cylinder (62) connected to the blocking frame (61), and a blocking plate (63) arranged at the output end of the blocking cylinder (62).

6. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first pushing mechanism (3) and the second pushing mechanism (4) both comprise a connecting frame (41), a pushing cylinder (42), a pushing plate (43) and a material-encoding suction cup group. The pushing cylinder (42) is fixedly connected to a mounting plate (411) on the connecting frame (41). The pushing plate (43) is connected to the output end of the pushing cylinder (42). The material-encoding suction cup group comprises a plurality of material-encoding suction cups (44) arranged on the inner side wall of the pushing plate (43). A material-blocking assembly is provided on the connecting frame (41). The material-blocking assembly comprises a material-blocking cylinder (45) and a material-blocking plate (46) connected to the output end of the material-blocking cylinder (45). The material-blocking plate (46) is arranged on the side of the pushing plate (43).

7. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction cup coding assembly comprises a coding seat (81), a driving cylinder (82) arranged on both sides of the coding seat (81), a coding rack (83) arranged on the output end of the driving cylinder (82), a suction cup (84) arranged on the coding rack (83), a pushing cylinder (85) arranged on both sides of the coding seat (81), and a folding rod (86), wherein the output end of the pushing cylinder (85) is connected to the folding rod (86) via a hinge seat, and a CCD camera (87) is arranged on the outside of the coding seat (81).

8. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stacking robot (8) is arranged on a ground rail (9), and the material rack group includes a plurality of material racks (10) arranged around the outside of the ground rail (9).

9. The automated carton sorting and palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A buffer belt line (14) is provided between the first diversion line (12) and the main conveying line (1), the buffer belt line (14) being arranged at an inclination, the first pushing mechanism (3) being arranged at one end of the buffer belt line (14), and a transfer pushing mechanism (15) being provided at the other end of the buffer belt line (14).

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