Cage loading equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to a caging device which comprises a feeding mechanism used for feeding fruit juice packaging bottles, the feeding mechanism is provided with at least one discharging opening, a turnover mechanism is installed beside each discharging opening in a matched mode, each turnover mechanism is used for supporting a cage basket, and an opening of each cage basket right faces the corresponding discharging opening. Juice packaging bottles on the feeding mechanism fall into the corresponding cage baskets through the different discharging openings, and in the discharging process of the juice packaging bottles, the corresponding cage baskets are driven by the overturning mechanism to overturn, so that the inclination angles of the cage baskets are changed. By arranging the feeding mechanism and the overturning mechanism, the fruit juice packaging bottles can be automatically filled in the basket, automatic production is achieved, the filling efficiency is high, the production takt is compact, the labor intensity of workers is effectively reduced, and the cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of fruit juice processing equipment, and in particular to a cage loading device. Background Technology

[0002] Ultra-high pressure (HPP) sterilization equipment applies a pressure of 400MPa-600MPa within a sealed container, using water as the medium. This effectively kills bacteria and mold in beverages and foods, preserving vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants in fruit juice without the addition of preservatives, thus ensuring the juice's flavor and nutritional value. To improve the efficiency of HPP sterilization equipment and its transport, multiple fruit juice bottles are typically packed into a basket and then transported and sterilized uniformly in this basket configuration.

[0003] In the existing technology, manual filling is used, which is inefficient, resulting in long production cycles and increased production costs; at the same time, it is labor-intensive and has high labor costs. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a cage-filling device to address the problems of low filling efficiency, long production cycle, high production cost, high labor intensity and high labor cost of existing manual filling methods.

[0005] The technical solution adopted in this utility model is as follows:

[0006] A cage-loading device includes a feeding mechanism for feeding juice bottles. The feeding mechanism is provided with at least one discharge port. A flipping mechanism is installed next to each discharge port. The flipping mechanism is used to support the cage. The opening of each cage is directly opposite the corresponding discharge port. Juice bottles on the feeding mechanism fall into the corresponding cages through different discharge ports. During the dropping process of the juice bottles, the flipping mechanism drives the corresponding cages to flip, thereby changing the tilt angle of the cages.

[0007] As a further improvement to the above technical solution:

[0008] The structure of the feeding mechanism is as follows: it includes a main conveying track, and branch conveying tracks are respectively installed on both sides of the main conveying track. Guide belt assemblies are also installed on the top conveying end faces of the main conveying track and the two branch conveying tracks.

[0009] It also includes a first mounting bracket, on which a rotary motor is fixed. The output end of the rotary motor is connected to a guide partition via a first rotating shaft. The guide partition is arranged upright at the bifurcation of the guide belt assembly.

[0010] The rotary motor drives the guide partition to rotate, thereby adjusting the conveying direction of the juice bottles on the main conveying track, so that the juice bottles enter different branch conveying tracks.

[0011] The guide belt assembly is Y-shaped.

[0012] The discharge end of a single branch conveyor track corresponds to the discharge port of the feeding mechanism.

[0013] Both branch conveyor tracks are fitted with support bases at their bottoms.

[0014] The structure of a single flipping mechanism is as follows: it includes a second mounting frame, on which a flipping seat is rotatably mounted, and a limiting plate for limiting the axial displacement of the cage is fitted at one end of the flipping seat;

[0015] The front of the flipping seat is fixed with an arc-shaped gripper mounting seat. Grippers are symmetrically mounted at both ends of the gripper mounting seat. Each gripper is connected to the output end of the clamping motor. Under the drive of the clamping motor, the corresponding gripper rotates relative to the gripper mounting seat, thereby clamping or releasing the cage on the flipping seat.

[0016] The back of the flipping seat is fixedly connected to the flipping cylinder, which is hinged to the flipping cylinder. The flipping cylinder is fixed on the second mounting frame. The flipping cylinder extends or retracts, thereby driving the flipping seat to rotate relative to the second mounting frame, which in turn drives the cage on the flipping seat to rotate.

[0017] A single second mounting bracket is rotatably mounted to its corresponding flipping seat via a second pivot.

[0018] Each connecting seat is hinged to the output end of the corresponding tilting cylinder via a third rotating shaft.

[0019] Each gripper is connected to the output end of the corresponding clamping motor via a fourth rotating shaft, and the fourth rotating shaft is rotatably mounted to the corresponding gripper mounting base.

[0020] The front of each individual flip seat has a concave arc surface.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0022] This utility model has a compact and reasonable structure and is easy to operate. By setting up a feeding mechanism and a turning mechanism, it can automatically fill juice packaging bottles into cages, realize automated production, and achieve high filling efficiency and compact production cycle, effectively reducing the labor intensity of personnel and reducing costs. At the same time, during the filling process, the turning mechanism can drive the cages to turn, so that a single cage can hold as many juice packaging bottles as possible, thereby effectively improving the filling rate of the cages. Attached Figure Description

[0023] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Top view.

[0025] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the flipping mechanism in this utility model.

[0027] Figure 5 This is a side view of the flipping mechanism in this utility model.

[0028] Among them: 1. Feeding mechanism; 2. Tilting mechanism; 3. Cage;

[0029] 101. First mounting bracket; 102. Main conveyor rail; 103. Branch conveyor rail; 104. Guide belt assembly; 105. First rotating shaft; 106. Guide partition; 107. Support base;

[0030] 201. Second mounting bracket; 202. Second rotating shaft; 203. Tilting seat; 204. Concave arc surface; 205. Limiting plate; 206. Tilting cylinder; 207. Connecting seat; 208. Third rotating shaft; 209. Gripper mounting seat; 210. Gripper; 211. Fourth rotating shaft. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] The structure and function of this utility model are as follows:

[0033] like Figure 1-Figure 5 As shown, a cage-filling device includes a feeding mechanism 1 for feeding juice bottles. The feeding mechanism 1 has at least one discharge port, and a tilting mechanism 2 is installed next to each discharge port. The tilting mechanism 2 supports a cage 3, and the opening of the cage 3 is directly opposite the corresponding discharge port. Juice bottles on the feeding mechanism 1 fall into the corresponding cage 3 through different discharge ports. During the dropping process, the tilting mechanism 2 drives the corresponding cage 3 to tilt, thereby changing the tilt angle of the cage 3. By setting the feeding mechanism 1 and the tilting mechanism 2, multiple independent juice bottles can be uniformly filled into one cage 3, which facilitates the subsequent batch sterilization and disinfection of the juice bottles in the cage 3 by the ultra-high pressure sterilization equipment, thereby improving the utilization rate of the equipment.

[0034] like Figure 1-Figure 3As shown, the structure of the feeding mechanism 1 is as follows: it includes a main conveying track 102, with branch conveying tracks 103 respectively installed on both sides of the main conveying track 102, and guide belt assemblies 104 are installed on the top conveying end faces of the main conveying track 102 and the two branch conveying tracks 103; it also includes a first mounting frame 101, on which a rotary motor is fixed, and the output end of the rotary motor is connected to a guide partition 106 through a first rotating shaft 105. The guide partition 106 is arranged upright at the bifurcation of the guide belt assembly 104; the rotary motor drives the guide partition 106 to rotate, thereby adjusting the conveying direction of the juice packaging bottles on the main conveying track 102, so that the juice packaging bottles enter different branch conveying tracks 103. In this invention, a main conveying track 102 connects to two branch conveying tracks 103. The starting ends of the two branch conveying tracks 103 are distributed on both sides of the main conveying track 102, and their conveying end faces are flush. The tail ends of the two branch conveying tracks 103 extend backward and correspond to the cages 3 on the two flipping mechanisms 2. The conveying direction of the juice packaging bottles is guided by the guide belt assembly 104 installed on the conveying end face, so that the juice packaging bottles on the main conveying track 102 can enter different branch conveying tracks 103 according to the work requirements, and thus fall into different cages 3.

[0035] In addition, one or more branch conveyor tracks 103 can be set up, and can be reasonably configured according to the production site and production requirements.

[0036] like Figure 2-Figure 3 As shown, the guide belt assembly 104 is Y-shaped, and the shape of the guide belt assembly 104 corresponds to the conveying trajectory of the juice packaging bottle.

[0037] The discharge end of a single branch conveyor track 103 corresponds to the discharge port of the feeding mechanism 1. The branch conveyor track 103 is arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the cages 3 on the tilting mechanism 2.

[0038] Each of the two branch conveyor tracks 103 has a support base 107 installed at its bottom. The support base 107 is used to support the corresponding branch conveyor track 103.

[0039] like Figure 1 , Figures 4-5As shown, the structure of a single flipping mechanism 2 is as follows: it includes a second mounting frame 201, on which a flipping seat 203 is rotatably mounted. A limiting plate 205 for limiting the axial displacement of the cage 3 is fitted at one end of the flipping seat 203. An arc-shaped gripper mounting seat 209 is fixed to the front of the flipping seat 203. Grippers 210 are symmetrically mounted at both ends of the gripper mounting seat 209. Each gripper 210 is connected to the output end of a clamping motor. Under the drive of the clamping motor, the corresponding gripper 210 rotates relative to the gripper mounting seat 209, thereby clamping or releasing the cage 3 on the flipping seat 203. A connecting seat 207 is fixed to the back of the flipping seat 203. The connecting seat 207 is hinged to a flipping cylinder 206. The flipping cylinder 206 is fixed to the second mounting frame 201. The flipping cylinder 206 extends or retracts, thereby driving the flipping seat 203 to rotate relative to the second mounting frame 201, and thus driving the cage 3 on the flipping seat 203 to rotate. The flipping mechanism 2 can change the tilt angle of the cage 3, thereby changing the tilt angle of the inlet of the cage 3 relative to the discharge port of the corresponding branch conveying track 103. As the juice bottles enter the cage 3, the cage 3 can continuously adjust its tilt angle to facilitate the feeding of juice bottles, increase the filling rate of juice bottles in a single cage 3, and improve the working efficiency of the subsequent ultra-high pressure sterilization equipment.

[0040] Each second mounting bracket 201 is rotatably mounted to its corresponding flip base 203 via a second rotating shaft 202. Specifically, the second rotating shaft 202 is rotatably mounted on the individual second mounting bracket 201, and the flip base 203 is fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the second rotating shaft 202.

[0041] Each connecting seat 207 is hinged to the output end of the corresponding tilting cylinder 206 via a third rotating shaft 208. By setting the third rotating shaft 208, the connecting seat 207 is hinged to the output end of the tilting cylinder 206. In conjunction with the second rotating shaft 202, the linear motion of the piston rod of the tilting cylinder 206 can be converted into the rotational motion of the tilting seat 203.

[0042] Each gripper 210 is connected to the output end of the corresponding clamping motor via a fourth rotating shaft 211, and the fourth rotating shaft 211 is rotatably mounted to the corresponding gripper mounting base 209. The clamping motor is fixed on the gripper mounting base 209 (not shown in the attached figure), and the output end of the clamping motor is connected to the corresponding gripper 210 via the fourth rotating shaft 211, thereby driving its rotation; by setting the gripper 210, the stability of the filling tilting seat 203 driving the corresponding cage 3 to rotate can be ensured.

[0043] The front of the single flipping seat 203 is provided with a concave arc surface 204, which can improve the support stability of the cage 3.

[0044] The working process of this utility model is as follows:

[0045] First, an industrial robot places the two cages 3 onto the two flipping seats 203 respectively;

[0046] Initially, both tilting cylinders 206 are fully extended, minimizing the tilt angle of the corresponding tilting seat 203 so that the juice bottle can fall smoothly into the cage 3.

[0047] The cage loading equipment of this utility model includes a continuous feeding mode and an intermittent feeding mode;

[0048] In continuous feeding mode, the main conveyor track 102 and one of the branch conveyor tracks 103 are started simultaneously. The rotary motor drives the guide partition 106 to rotate, so that the guide partition 106 blocks the connection between the main conveyor track 102 and the other unstarted branch conveyor track 103, and opens the connection between the main conveyor track 102 and the started branch conveyor track 103, so that the juice packaging bottles pass through the main conveyor track 102 and the started branch conveyor track 103 in sequence and fall into the corresponding cage 3.

[0049] In the intermittent feeding mode, the main conveyor track 102 and the two branch conveyor tracks 103 start simultaneously. The rotary motor drives the guide partition 106 to rotate alternately in the forward or reverse direction. When the guide partition 106 rotates in the forward direction, it blocks the connection between the main conveyor track 102 and one branch conveyor track 103. When the guide partition 106 rotates in the reverse direction, it blocks the connection between the main conveyor track 102 and the other branch conveyor track 103. This allows the juice bottles on the main conveyor track 102 to alternately enter the two branch conveyor tracks 103 and fall into the corresponding cages 3.

[0050] As the juice bottles fall into the cage 3, the corresponding tilting cylinder 206 gradually retracts, thereby gradually increasing the tilt angle of the corresponding tilting seat 203, thus preventing the juice bottles from accumulating at the inlet of the cage 3 and improving the filling rate of the cage 3.

[0051] The above description is an explanation of the present utility model and not a limitation thereof. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the claims. Within the protection scope of the present utility model, any form of modification may be made.

Claims

1. A cage-loading device, characterized in that: The system includes a feeding mechanism (1) for feeding juice bottles. The feeding mechanism (1) is provided with at least one discharge port. A flipping mechanism (2) is installed on one side of each discharge port. The flipping mechanism (2) is used to support a cage (3). The opening of the cage (3) is directly opposite the corresponding discharge port. Juice bottles on the feeding mechanism (1) fall into the corresponding cage (3) through different discharge ports. During the process of feeding the juice bottles, the flipping mechanism (2) drives the corresponding cage (3) to flip, thereby changing the tilt angle of the cage (3).

2. The cage-loading device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The structure of the feeding mechanism (1) is as follows: it includes a main conveying track (102), and branch conveying tracks (103) are respectively installed on both sides of the main conveying track (102). Guide belt assemblies (104) are simultaneously installed on the top conveying end faces of the main conveying track (102) and the two branch conveying tracks (103). It also includes a first mounting bracket (101), on which a rotary motor is fixed. The output end of the rotary motor is connected to a guide partition (106) via a first rotating shaft (105). The guide partition (106) is arranged upright at the bifurcation of the guide belt assembly (104). The rotary motor drives the guide partition (106) to rotate, thereby adjusting the conveying direction of the juice bottles on the main conveying track (102), so that the juice bottles enter different branch conveying tracks (103).

3. The cage-loading device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The guide belt assembly (104) is Y-shaped.

4. The cage-loading device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The discharge end of a single branch conveyor track (103) corresponds to the discharge port of the feeding mechanism (1).

5. The cage-loading device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Both branch conveyor rails (103) are fitted with support bases (107) at their bottoms.

6. The cage-loading device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The structure of a single flipping mechanism (2) is as follows: it includes a second mounting frame (201), on which a flipping seat (203) is rotatably mounted, and a limiting plate (205) for limiting the axial displacement of the cage (3) is fitted at one end of the flipping seat (203); The front of the flipping seat (203) is fixed with an arc-shaped gripper mounting seat (209). The two ends of the gripper mounting seat (209) are symmetrically equipped with grippers (210). Each gripper (210) is connected to the output end of the clamping motor. Under the drive of the clamping motor, the corresponding gripper (210) rotates relative to the gripper mounting seat (209), thereby clamping or releasing the cage (3) on the flipping seat (203). The back of the flipping seat (203) is fixed with a connecting seat (207), which is hinged to the flipping cylinder (206). The flipping cylinder (206) is fixed on the second mounting bracket (201). The flipping cylinder (206) extends or retracts, thereby driving the flipping seat (203) to rotate relative to the second mounting bracket (201), which in turn drives the cage (3) on the flipping seat (203) to rotate.

7. The cage-loading device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: A single second mounting bracket (201) is rotatably mounted to a corresponding flip seat (203) via a second pivot (202).

8. A cage-loading device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: A single connecting seat (207) is hinged to the output end of the corresponding tilting cylinder (206) via a third rotating shaft (208).

9. A cage-loading device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: Each gripper (210) is connected to the output end of the corresponding clamping motor via a fourth rotating shaft (211), and the fourth rotating shaft (211) is rotatably mounted to the corresponding gripper mounting base (209).

10. A cage-loading device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: The front of a single flip seat (203) is provided with a concave arc surface (204).

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