Automatic stacking device

Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic stacking device, and belongs to the technical field of packaging and processing equipment. In actual use, through the stacking plate conveying mechanism and the carton conveying mechanism, stacking plates are fed to the stacking conveying mechanism, meanwhile, cartons to be stacked are fed to the position below the stacking mechanism, at the moment, the stacking mechanism works, the stacking grabbing mechanism is driven by the horizontal driving air cylinder to move to the position above the cartons to be stacked, then a vertical air cylinder presses downwards, and the cartons to be stacked are conveyed to the stacking conveying mechanism through the stacking plate conveying mechanism and the carton conveying mechanism. The adjustable grabbing installation plate and the clamping vertical plate installed on the side edge of the adjustable grabbing installation plate are driven to descend to the carton to be stacked, then after the clamping air cylinder drives the clamping vertical plate to retract inwards to clamp the carton, the fine adjustment air cylinder continues to drive the fine adjustment clamping plate and the fine adjustment clamping suction cup on the surface of the fine adjustment clamping plate to conduct fine adjustment clamping, and then lifting is conducted under driving of the vertical air cylinder; and the horizontal driving air cylinder moves to a proper position to be stacked on the surface of the conveying stacking plate, and the operation is repeated till stacking is completed. The whole device is high in automation degree, can be suitable for cartons of different sizes and is wide in application prospect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to an automated palletizing device, belonging to the technical field of packaging and processing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, palletizers automatically stack cartons already packed in containers onto pallets or stacks (wooden or plastic) in a specific arrangement. They can stack multiple layers and then push them out for easy transport to the warehouse by forklift.

[0003] Currently, there are two main types of board palletizing equipment on the market: one is a beam frame structure, where the mechanical gripper moves back and forth and up and down on a fixed beam to achieve the purpose of palletizing; the second is a cantilever telescopic structure, where the robotic arm is installed on a telescopic cantilever, which enables the robotic arm to move back and forth, while the cantilever can move up and down on the column at the same time, thus enabling the robotic arm to move up and down. The main problem is that the robotic arm has a limited gripping size, making it difficult to meet the palletizing needs of different sized cartons.

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, the designer actively researched and innovated in order to create an automated palletizing device that would have greater industrial value. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an automated palletizing device.

[0006] This utility model discloses an automated palletizing device, including a palletizing mechanism. A palletizing conveyor mechanism is horizontally arranged below the palletizing mechanism for transporting pallets to the palletizing station and transporting the stacked cartons to the next station. A pallet conveyor mechanism is horizontally arranged perpendicular to the front end of the palletizing conveyor mechanism for feeding pallets onto the palletizing conveyor mechanism. A carton conveyor mechanism is horizontally arranged perpendicular to the palletizing conveyor mechanism on one side of the palletizing mechanism for feeding cartons to be palletized below the palletizing mechanism for easy grasping and palletizing. A pallet transfer vehicle is provided at the rear end of the palletizing conveyor mechanism for transferring and packaging the stacked pallets.

[0007] Furthermore, the palletizing mechanism includes a gantry support spanning above the palletizing conveyor mechanism. The top of the gantry support is assumed to have two horizontal slide rails perpendicular to the palletizing conveyor mechanism. A palletizing gripping mechanism is slidably sleeved on the surface of the horizontal slide rails. One side of the palletizing gripping mechanism is connected to the output end of a horizontal drive cylinder fixed to the side of the horizontal slide rails.

[0008] Furthermore, the palletizing gripping mechanism includes a vertical cylinder mounting plate, on the top surface of which a vertical cylinder is fixedly mounted. The bottom output end of the vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to an adjustable gripping mounting plate. The adjustable gripping mounting plate and the vertical cylinder mounting plate are arranged parallel to each other. Four vertically arranged guide columns are provided on the top surface of the adjustable gripping mounting plate. The vertical guide columns pass through the vertical cylinder mounting plate. Limit blocks are also provided at the top of the vertical guide columns. The stability and descent height of the adjustable gripping mounting plate are controlled by the vertical guide columns and the limit blocks, respectively.

[0009] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the adjustable gripping mounting plate is provided with two clamping tracks parallel to the palletizing conveying mechanism. Four vertical mounting blocks are slidably connected to the surface of the clamping tracks via clamping sliders. The vertical mounting blocks are connected to the output end of the clamping cylinder installed on the side of the adjustable gripping mounting plate.

[0010] Furthermore, a clamping vertical plate is fixed at the bottom of the vertical plate mounting block along the vertical direction, a fine-tuning cylinder is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the clamping vertical plate, the output end of the fine-tuning cylinder passes through the clamping vertical plate and is fixedly connected to a fine-tuning clamping plate, two fine-tuning guide posts are fixedly connected to the rear surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate, and two fine-tuning clamping suction cups are fixedly installed at the upper and lower ends of the front surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate.

[0011] By means of the above-described solution, the present invention has at least the following advantages:

[0012] In practical use, pallets are fed onto the palletizing conveyor via a pallet conveyor and a carton conveyor, respectively. Simultaneously, cartons to be palletized are fed below the palletizing mechanism. The palletizing mechanism then operates, using a horizontal drive cylinder to move the palletizing gripper above the cartons. A vertical cylinder then presses down, lowering the adjustable gripping mounting plate and its side-mounted clamping vertical plates to the cartons. The clamping cylinder then drives the clamping vertical plates to retract and clamp the cartons. A fine-tuning cylinder continues to drive the fine-tuning clamping plate and its surface fine-tuning suction cups to fine-tighten the clamps. The cartons are then lifted again by the vertical cylinder and moved to the appropriate position by the horizontal drive cylinder to be placed on the pallet surface. This cycle repeats until palletizing is complete. The entire device is highly automated, suitable for cartons of different sizes, and has broad application prospects.

[0013] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this utility model. In order to better understand the technical means of this utility model and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, the preferred embodiments of this invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show a certain embodiment of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the automated palletizing device of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the palletizing mechanism in the automated palletizing device of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the palletizing mechanism in the automated palletizing device of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the palletizing gripping mechanism in the automated palletizing device of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the palletizing gripping mechanism in the automated palletizing device of this utility model.

[0020] In the figure;

[0021] 1. Palletizing mechanism; 2. Palletizing conveyor mechanism; 3. Pallet conveyor mechanism; 4. Carton conveyor mechanism; 5. Material transfer vehicle; 6. Pallet;

[0022] 11. Gantry support; 12. Horizontal slide rail; 13. Palletizing and gripping mechanism; 14. Horizontal drive cylinder;

[0023] 131. Vertical cylinder mounting plate; 132. Vertical cylinder; 133. Adjustable gripping mounting plate; 134. Vertical guide post; 135. Clamping cylinder; 136. Clamping vertical plate; 137. Fine-tuning cylinder; 138. Fine-tuning guide post; 139. Fine-tuning clamping plate;

[0024] 1331. Clamping rail; 1332. Clamping slider; 1333. Vertical plate mounting block;

[0025] 1341. Limit block;

[0026] 1391. Fine-tuning the clamping suction cup. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate this utility model, but are not intended to limit its scope.

[0028] See Figure 1 An automated palletizing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a palletizing mechanism 1. A palletizing conveying mechanism 2 is arranged horizontally below the palletizing mechanism 1 for transporting pallets 6 to the palletizing station and transporting the stacked cartons to the next station. A pallet conveying mechanism 3 is arranged horizontally perpendicular to the front end of the palletizing conveying mechanism 2 for loading pallets 6 onto the palletizing conveying mechanism 2. A carton conveying mechanism 4 is arranged horizontally perpendicular to the palletizing conveying mechanism 2 on one side of the palletizing mechanism 1 for loading cartons to be palletized below the palletizing mechanism 1 for easy palletizing. A pallet transfer vehicle 5 is arranged at the rear end of the palletizing conveying mechanism 2 for transferring and packaging the stacked pallets.

[0029] See Figure 2-3 The palletizing mechanism 1 includes a gantry support 11 spanning above the palletizing conveying mechanism 2. The top of the gantry support 11 is assumed to have two horizontal slide rails 12 perpendicular to the palletizing conveying mechanism 2. A palletizing gripping mechanism 13 is slidably sleeved on the surface of the horizontal slide rails 12. One side of the palletizing gripping mechanism 13 is connected to the output end of a horizontal drive cylinder 14 fixed on the side of the horizontal slide rails 12.

[0030] See Figure 4-5 The palletizing gripping mechanism 13 includes a vertical cylinder mounting plate 131, on which a vertical cylinder 132 is fixedly mounted. The bottom output end of the vertical cylinder 132 is fixedly connected to an adjustable gripping mounting plate 133. The adjustable gripping mounting plate 133 and the vertical cylinder mounting plate 131 are arranged parallel to each other. Four vertically arranged vertical guide posts 134 are arranged on the top surface of the adjustable gripping mounting plate 133. The vertical guide posts 134 pass through the vertical cylinder mounting plate 131. A limit block 1341 is also arranged at the top of the vertical guide posts 134. The stability and descent height of the adjustable gripping mounting plate 133 are controlled by the vertical guide posts 134 and the limit block 1341, respectively.

[0031] The bottom surface of the adjustable gripping mounting plate 133 is provided with two clamping tracks 1331 parallel to the palletizing conveying mechanism 2. Four vertical plate mounting blocks 1333 are slidably connected to the surface of the clamping tracks 1331 through the clamping sliders 1332. The vertical plate mounting blocks 1333 are connected to the output end of the clamping cylinders 135 installed on the side of the adjustable gripping mounting plate 133.

[0032] The bottom of the vertical plate mounting block 1333 is fixed with a clamping vertical plate 136 along the vertical direction. A fine-tuning cylinder 137 is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the clamping vertical plate 136. The output end of the fine-tuning cylinder 137 passes through the clamping vertical plate 136 and is fixedly connected to a fine-tuning clamping plate 139. Two fine-tuning guide posts 138 are fixedly connected to the rear surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate 139. Two fine-tuning clamping suction cups 1391 are fixedly arranged at the upper and lower ends of the front surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate 139.

[0033] The working principle of this utility model is as follows:

[0034] In actual use, the pallet 6 is fed onto the pallet conveying mechanism 2 via the pallet conveying mechanism 3 and the carton conveying mechanism 4, while the carton to be palletized is fed under the palletizing mechanism 1. At this time, the palletizing mechanism 1 works, and the horizontal drive cylinder 14 drives the palletizing gripping mechanism 13 to move above the carton to be palletized. Then, the vertical cylinder 132 presses down, driving the adjustable gripping mounting plate 133 and the clamping vertical plate 136 installed on its side to descend to the carton to be palletized. Then, the clamping cylinder 135 drives the clamping vertical plate 136 to retract and clamp the carton. After that, the fine-tuning cylinder 137 continues to drive the fine-tuning clamping plate 139 and the fine-tuning clamping suction cup 1391 on its surface to fine-tighten and clamp. Then, driven by the vertical cylinder 132, it is lifted and moved by the horizontal drive cylinder 14 to a suitable position to be placed on the surface of the pallet 6. This cycle is repeated until the palletizing is completed.

[0035] Finally, the following points should be noted: First, in the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "linkage" should be interpreted broadly, and can be mechanical or electrical connections, or internal connections between two components, or direct connections. "Up", "down", "left", "right", etc. are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may change.

[0036] Secondly: The accompanying drawings of the embodiments disclosed in this utility model only involve the structures involved in the embodiments disclosed in this utility model. Other structures can refer to the general design. In the absence of conflict, the same embodiment and different embodiments of this utility model can be combined with each other.

[0037] Finally: The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automated palletizing device, characterized in that: The device includes a palletizing mechanism, with a palletizing conveyor mechanism horizontally positioned directly below it for transporting pallets to the palletizing station and moving stacked cartons to the next station. A pallet conveyor mechanism is horizontally positioned perpendicular to the front end of the palletizing conveyor mechanism for loading pallets onto it. A carton conveyor mechanism is horizontally positioned perpendicular to the palletizing conveyor mechanism on one side of the palletizing mechanism for loading cartons to be palletized below it for easy gripping and stacking. A pallet transfer vehicle is located at the rear end of the palletizing conveyor mechanism for transferring and packaging the stacked cartons.

2. The automated palletizing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The palletizing mechanism includes a gantry support spanning above the palletizing conveyor mechanism. The top of the gantry support is perpendicular to the palletizing conveyor mechanism and has two horizontal slide rails. A palletizing gripping mechanism is slidably sleeved on the surface of the horizontal slide rails. One side of the palletizing gripping mechanism is connected to the output end of a horizontal drive cylinder fixed to the side of the horizontal slide rail.

3. An automated palletizing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The palletizing gripping mechanism includes a vertical cylinder mounting plate. A vertical cylinder is fixedly mounted on the top surface of the vertical cylinder mounting plate. The bottom output end of the vertical cylinder is fixedly connected to an adjustable gripping mounting plate. The adjustable gripping mounting plate and the vertical cylinder mounting plate are arranged parallel to each other. Four vertically arranged vertical guide columns are arranged on the top surface of the adjustable gripping mounting plate. The vertical guide columns pass through the vertical cylinder mounting plate. A limit block is also arranged at the top of the vertical guide columns. The stability and descent height of the adjustable gripping mounting plate are controlled by the vertical guide columns and the limit block, respectively.

4. An automated palletizing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The adjustable gripping mounting plate has two clamping tracks parallel to the palletizing conveyor mechanism on its bottom surface. Four vertical mounting blocks are slidably connected to the surface of the clamping tracks via clamping sliders. The vertical mounting blocks are connected to the output end of the clamping cylinder installed on the side of the adjustable gripping mounting plate.

5. An automated palletizing device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A clamping vertical plate is fixed at the bottom of the vertical plate mounting block along the vertical direction. A fine-tuning cylinder is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the clamping vertical plate. The output end of the fine-tuning cylinder passes through the clamping vertical plate and is fixedly connected to a fine-tuning clamping plate. Two fine-tuning guide posts are fixedly connected to the rear surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate. Two fine-tuning clamping suction cups are fixedly installed at the upper and lower ends of the front surface of the fine-tuning clamping plate.

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