Cage basket cover opening and closing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a cage basket cover opening and closing device which comprises at least one installation frame, and at least one cover screwing mechanism is installed on each installation frame in a matched mode. The working end of the mechanical arm is connected with the grabbing mechanism; the mechanical arm carries the cage basket to the position below a cover screwing mechanism through the grabbing mechanism, the cover screwing mechanism drives the basket cover to rotate, and therefore the basket cover is detached from the basket barrel or the basket cover is installed on the basket barrel. By arranging the cover screwing mechanism and the mechanical arm, the basket cover and the basket barrel can be disassembled and assembled, so that automatic cover opening and closing are performed, the disassembling and assembling efficiency of the basket cover and the basket barrel is effectively improved, the production time is shortened, the production efficiency is improved, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automated processing equipment technology, and in particular to a cage opening and closing device. Background Technology

[0002] Ultra-high pressure (HPP) sterilization equipment applies a pressure of 400-600 MPa 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, fruit juice bottles are typically first filled into baskets, which are then placed inside the HPP sterilization equipment for batch sterilization.

[0003] In existing technology, the cage structure includes a cylindrical cage and a cage lid screwed onto the cage. Each time sterilization is performed, the cage lid and cage must be manually disassembled and reassembled multiple times to place or remove the juice bottles from the cage. This production method is inefficient, labor-intensive, and has high labor costs. Utility Model Content

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a cage opening and closing device to address the problems of low production efficiency, high labor intensity, and high labor costs associated with the manual disassembly and assembly of cage lids and cylinders in existing technologies.

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

[0006] A cage lid opening and closing device, comprising:

[0007] At least one mounting bracket, and at least one screw-on mechanism is mounted on a single mounting bracket;

[0008] A robotic arm, the working end of which is connected to a gripping mechanism;

[0009] The robotic arm uses a gripping mechanism to move the cage to a position below a screw-on mechanism. The screw-on mechanism rotates the cage lid, thereby removing the lid from the cage or installing the lid onto the cage.

[0010] As a further improvement to the above technical solution:

[0011] The structure of a single cap screwing mechanism is as follows: it includes a cap screwing motor fixed on a corresponding mounting bracket, the output end of the cap screwing motor is connected to a mounting plate, several cap screwing cylinders are fixed on the bottom end face of the mounting plate, and the output end of a single cap screwing cylinder is connected to a positioning pin through a moving plate;

[0012] The screw-on cylinder drives the corresponding positioning pin to make linear motion, thereby adjusting the arrangement position of the positioning pin, so that the arrangement position of the positioning pin corresponds to the distribution position of the screw-on holes opened on the basket cover.

[0013] The positioning pin is inserted into the corresponding screw-on hole, and the screw-on motor drives the mounting plate to rotate, thereby driving the basket cover to rotate through the positioning pin.

[0014] Several cap-tightening cylinders are evenly spaced along the circumference.

[0015] A slide rail assembly is installed between the individual movable plate and the mounting plate.

[0016] The gripping mechanism has the following structure: it includes a connecting seat connected to the working end of the robotic arm, and a series of fixed gripper assemblies are fixed at intervals on the connecting seat. Each set of gripper assemblies includes two symmetrically arranged fixed grippers. The end of a single fixed gripper is installed in cooperation with a movable gripper through a connecting shaft. A single connecting shaft is connected to the output end of a drive motor.

[0017] The drive motor drives the corresponding connecting shaft to rotate, thereby causing the corresponding movable gripper to rotate relative to the fixed gripper arm, thus gripping or releasing the cage.

[0018] A pad is fitted to the end of each movable gripper.

[0019] Each fixed clamping arm is arc-shaped.

[0020] At least one temporary storage seat is fitted on the top of the single mounting bracket, the temporary storage seat being used to support the cage.

[0021] The structure of a single temporary storage base is as follows: it includes two side plates that are spaced apart from each other, and the two side plates are connected by several connecting plates. The top of the two side plates is provided with relatively inclined protrusions, and roller sets are installed on both protrusions. The two sets of roller sets jointly support the cage.

[0022] The top of each connecting plate has a concave arc surface.

[0023] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0024] This utility model has a compact and reasonable structure and is easy to operate. By setting up a screw-on mechanism and a robotic arm, it can realize the disassembly and assembly of the basket lid and the basket tube, thereby automating the opening and closing of the lid, effectively improving the disassembly and assembly efficiency of the basket lid and the basket tube, shortening production time, increasing production efficiency, reducing manual labor intensity, and reducing production costs. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The main view.

[0027] Figure 3 This is a partial structural diagram of the cap-screwing mechanism in this utility model.

[0028] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the temporary storage base in this utility model.

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cage in this utility model.

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the present invention in its working state.

[0031] The components include: 1. mounting frame; 2. capping mechanism; 3. temporary storage seat; 4. base; 5. robotic arm; 6. gripping mechanism; 7. limiting plate; 8. basket; 9. basket cover; 10. capping hole.

[0032] 201. Cap tightening motor; 202. Mounting plate; 203. Cap tightening cylinder; 204. Slide rail assembly; 205. Moving plate; 206. Positioning pin;

[0033] 301. Side plate; 302. Raised edge; 303. Connecting plate; 304. Concave arc surface; 305. Roller assembly;

[0034] 601. Connecting seat; 602. Fixed clamping arm; 603. Movable clamping jaw; 604. Connecting shaft; 605. Pad plate. Detailed Implementation

[0035] The specific embodiments of this utility model are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] The structure and function of this utility model are as follows:

[0037] like Figures 1-6 As shown, a cage opening and closing device includes: at least one mounting frame 1, on which at least one screwing mechanism 2 is mounted; a robotic arm 5, the working end of which is connected to a gripping mechanism 6; the robotic arm 5 uses the gripping mechanism 6 to move the cage to below the screwing mechanism 2, and the screwing mechanism 2 drives the cage cover 9 to rotate, thereby removing the cage cover 9 from the cage tube 8, or installing the cage cover 9 onto the cage tube 8. By setting the screwing mechanism 2 and the robotic arm 5, the disassembly and assembly of the cage cover 9 and the cage tube 8 can be realized, thereby automating the opening and closing of the cage, effectively improving the efficiency of disassembly and assembly between the cage cover 9 and the cage tube 8, shortening production time, increasing production efficiency, reducing manual labor intensity, and reducing production costs.

[0038] To improve the efficiency of ultra-high pressure sterilization equipment, packaging bottles are filled into cages and transported in batches for sterilization, which can greatly improve production efficiency; for example... Figure 5 As shown, the structure of a single cage is as follows: it includes a cylindrical cage tube 8, with a detachable cage cover 9 installed at the opening of the cage tube 8. The cage cover 9 is threaded onto the cage tube 8. A packaging bottle is placed inside the cage tube 8, and the cage cover 9 prevents the packaging bottle from falling out of the cage tube 8. Both the cage tube 8 and the cage cover 9 have perforations to facilitate the application of high pressure to the packaging bottle in the cage by the ultra-high pressure sterilization equipment. The cage cover 9 has a screw-on hole 10 for engaging with the positioning pin 206 in the screw-on mechanism 2. The cage referred to in this utility model includes a cage tube 8 with or without a cage cover 9.

[0039] like Figure 1 As shown, in this utility model, a mounting frame 1 can be arranged, on which two capping mechanisms 2 are mounted. A robotic arm 5 is used to move the cage, thereby facilitating the capping mechanisms 2 to open and close the cage; or, as Figure 6 As shown, two or more mounting frames 1 can be arranged, and the robotic arm 5 can be placed between two adjacent mounting frames 1 to facilitate the robotic arm 5 to move the cage closer to or away from the capping mechanism 2.

[0040] The structure of a single cap-tightening mechanism 2 is as follows: it includes a cap-tightening motor 201 fixed on the corresponding mounting bracket 1. The output end of the cap-tightening motor 201 is connected to the mounting plate 202. Several cap-tightening cylinders 203 are fixed on the bottom end face of the mounting plate 202. The output end of a single cap-tightening cylinder 203 is connected to a positioning pin 206 through a moving plate 205. The cap-tightening cylinder 203 drives the corresponding positioning pin 206 to make linear movement, thereby adjusting the arrangement position of the positioning pin 206, so that the arrangement position of the positioning pin 206 corresponds to the distribution position of the cap-tightening holes 10 opened on the basket cover 9. The positioning pin 206 is inserted into the corresponding cap-tightening hole 10. The cap-tightening motor 201 drives the mounting plate 202 to rotate, thereby driving the basket cover 9 to rotate through the positioning pin 206. By driving the basket cover 9 to rotate through the positioning pin 206, the basket cover 9 can be unscrewed from the basket 8, or the basket cover 9 can be installed onto the basket 8.

[0041] Several cap-tightening cylinders 203 are evenly spaced along the circumference. In this utility model, as... Figure 5 As shown, four screw-on holes 10 are arranged in a 2×2 square array on the basket cover 9. To facilitate their correspondence, four screw-on cylinders 203 are provided, and the adjacent screw-on cylinders 203 are distributed at a 90° interval.

[0042] In addition, the capping cylinder 203 and the capping motor 201 are arranged perpendicular to each other.

[0043] A slide rail assembly 204 is installed between the individual movable plate 205 and the mounting plate 202 to improve the movement stability of the positioning pin 206.

[0044] The gripping mechanism 6 has the following structure: it includes a connecting seat 601 connected to the working end of the robotic arm 5. A series of gripping arm assemblies are fixedly mounted on the connecting seat 601 at intervals. Each set of gripping arm assemblies includes two symmetrically arranged fixed gripping arms 602. The end of each fixed gripping arm 602 is connected to a movable gripper 603 via a connecting shaft 604. Each connecting shaft 604 is connected to the output end of a drive motor. The drive motor drives the corresponding connecting shaft 604 to rotate, thereby causing the corresponding movable gripper 603 to rotate relative to the fixed gripping arm 602, thus gripping or releasing the cage. Each movable gripper 603 is connected to the output end of the corresponding drive motor via a connecting shaft 604, and the connecting shaft 604 is rotatably mounted to the corresponding fixed gripping arm 602. The drive motor (not shown in the attached diagram) is fixed to the corresponding fixed gripping arm 602, and the output end of the drive motor is connected to the corresponding movable gripper 603 via a connecting shaft 604, thereby driving its rotation and achieving the gripping and releasing of the cage.

[0045] A pad 605 is installed at the end of each movable gripper 603. The pad 605 is used to increase the friction between the gripper and the cage, improve the gripping stability, and prevent the movable gripper 603 from colliding with the cage and causing damage.

[0046] Each fixed clamping arm 602 is arc-shaped. It can conform to the shape of the outer wall of the cage, improving the stability of gripping the cage.

[0047] When gripping the cage, the drive motor in the gripping mechanism 6 starts simultaneously, driving the two movable grippers 603 in the gripping arm assembly to move apart, thereby opening the gripping mechanism 6. The robotic arm 5 then drives the gripping mechanism 6 to approach the cage to be gripped. Subsequently, the drive motors in the gripping mechanism 6 reverse, driving the two movable grippers 603 in the gripping arm assembly to move closer together, thereby making the pad 605 fit against the outer wall of the cage to be gripped, thus allowing the gripping mechanism 6 to grip the cage tightly.

[0048] At least one temporary storage seat 3 is installed on the top of a single mounting frame 1. The temporary storage seat 3 is used to support the cage basket, thereby facilitating the placement of the cage basket to be processed.

[0049] like Figure 4 As shown, the structure of a single temporary storage base 3 includes two relatively spaced side plates 301 connected by several connecting plates 303. The tops of the two side plates 301 are respectively provided with relatively inclined protruding edges 302, and roller sets 305 are fitted onto both protruding edges 302. The two sets of roller sets 305 together support the cage. By setting the protruding edges 302 and the roller sets 305, the structure can be compacted, the volume of the temporary storage base 3 can be reduced, and the storage efficiency can be improved.

[0050] The top of a single connecting plate 303 is provided with a concave arc surface 304. The concave arc surface 304 conforms to the shape of the outer wall of the cage, thereby improving the support stability of the cage.

[0051] The working process of this utility model is as follows:

[0052] When it is necessary to open the lid, firstly, the corresponding positioning pin 206 is driven to make forward or backward linear motion by the lid-tightening cylinder 203, so that each positioning pin 206 in the lid-tightening mechanism 2 corresponds one-to-one with each lid-tightening hole 10 on the cage to be opened.

[0053] Subsequently, the robotic arm 5 grabs the cage to be opened through the gripping mechanism 6, moves the cage to the bottom of a screwing mechanism 2, and aligns the screwing hole 10 of the cage with the positioning pin 206. The robotic arm 5 moves the cage so that the positioning pin 206 is inserted into the corresponding screwing hole 10.

[0054] Next, the capping cylinder 203 drives the corresponding positioning pin 206 to make a slight displacement, so that the outer wall of each positioning pin 206 is in close contact with the inner wall of the corresponding capping hole 10, thereby fixing the basket cover 9.

[0055] Finally, the robotic arm 5 stops moving, the screw-on motor 201 starts, and drives the mounting plate 202 to rotate, thereby rotating the basket cover 9 of the cage to be opened through the positioning pin 206, and screwing the basket cover 9 off the basket cylinder 8 to open the cover. At this time, the basket cover 9 is fixed on the screw-on mechanism 2 under the action of the positioning pin 206.

[0056] When it is necessary to close the lid, the robotic arm 5 grabs the cage (i.e., the basket 8) to be closed through the gripping mechanism 6, moves the basket 8 to the bottom of the screwing mechanism 2 for opening the lid, and makes the basket 8 face the corresponding lid 9. The robotic arm 5 moves the basket 8 so that the basket 8 is pressed against the lid 9.

[0057] Next, the robotic arm 5 continues to move, the lid-tightening motor 201 starts, driving the mounting plate 202 to rotate in the opposite direction, thereby driving the corresponding basket lid 9 to rotate in the opposite direction through the positioning pin 206, installing the basket lid 9 on the basket 8, and realizing the closing of the lid.

[0058] 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 lid opening and closing device, characterized in that: include: At least one mounting bracket (1), and at least one screw-on mechanism (2) is fitted on a single mounting bracket (1); A robotic arm (5), the working end of which is connected to a gripping mechanism (6); The robotic arm (5) moves the cage to the bottom of a screw-on mechanism (2) through the gripping mechanism (6). The screw-on mechanism (2) drives the cage cover (9) to rotate, thereby removing the cage cover (9) from the cage tube (8) or installing the cage cover (9) onto the cage tube (8).

2. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The structure of a single cap screwing mechanism (2) is as follows: it includes a cap screwing motor (201) fixed on the corresponding mounting bracket (1), the output end of the cap screwing motor (201) is connected to the mounting plate (202), and several cap screwing cylinders (203) are fixed on the bottom end face of the mounting plate (202). The output end of a single cap screwing cylinder (203) is connected to a positioning pin (206) through a moving plate (205). The screw-on cylinder (203) drives the corresponding positioning pin (206) to make linear motion, thereby adjusting the arrangement position of the positioning pin (206) so that the arrangement position of the positioning pin (206) corresponds to the distribution position of the screw-on hole (10) opened on the basket cover (9). The positioning pin (206) is inserted into the corresponding screw-on hole (10), and the screw-on motor (201) drives the mounting plate (202) to rotate, thereby driving the basket cover (9) to rotate through the positioning pin (206).

3. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Several cap-tightening cylinders (203) are evenly spaced along the circumference.

4. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: A slide rail assembly (204) is installed between a single movable plate (205) and a mounting plate (202).

5. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The gripping mechanism (6) has the following structure: it includes a connecting seat (601) connected to the working end of the robotic arm (5), and a series of clamping arm assemblies are fixed at intervals on the connecting seat (601). Each set of clamping arm assemblies includes two symmetrically arranged fixed clamping arms (602). The end of a single fixed clamping arm (602) is installed in cooperation with a movable gripper (603) through a connecting shaft (604). A single connecting shaft (604) is connected to the output end of a drive motor. The drive motor drives the corresponding connecting shaft (604) to rotate, thereby causing the corresponding movable gripper (603) to rotate relative to the fixed gripper (602), thus gripping or releasing the cage.

6. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 5, characterized in that: A pad (605) is fitted to the end of each individual movable gripper (603).

7. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The single fixed clamping arm (602) is arc-shaped.

8. The cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: At least one temporary storage seat (3) is fitted on the top of the single mounting bracket (1), the temporary storage seat (3) being used to support the cage.

9. A cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The structure of a single temporary storage seat (3) is as follows: it includes two side plates (301) arranged at intervals, the two side plates (301) are connected by several connecting plates (303), the top of the two side plates (301) are respectively provided with relatively inclined protrusions (302), and roller sets (305) are installed on the two protrusions (302), and the two sets of roller sets (305) jointly support the cage.

10. A cage lid opening and closing device as described in claim 9, characterized in that: The top of a single connecting plate (303) is provided with a concave arc surface (304).

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