Bottle cap feeding mechanism
By designing a bottle cap feeding mechanism that uses an installation plate and an air blowing device to distinguish and straighten the front and back of the bottle caps, the problem of automatic differentiation in existing technologies is solved, achieving efficient bottle cap feeding and automatic straightening, and reducing production costs and labor.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520020492.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-06
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-23
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-06
AI Technical Summary
The existing bottle cap feeding mechanism cannot effectively distinguish between the front and back of the bottle cap, which leads to the need for manual sorting and realigning in subsequent production and processing, increasing production costs and labor.
A bottle cap feeding mechanism was designed, which includes a feeding device and an air blowing device. By cooperating with components such as a mounting plate, a limiting ring, an air tank, an air blowing pipe, a rotary motor, a texture sensor, and a controller, the mechanism achieves the distinction between the front and back of the bottle cap and automatic return to the correct position through air blowing and track design.
It improves the accuracy and efficiency of bottle cap feeding, reduces manual intervention, and simplifies subsequent production and processing procedures.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to feeding equipment technical field, concretely is a bottle cap feeding mechanism. BACKGROUND
[0002] The bottle cap feeding mechanism is a key component in automatic production equipment, mainly used for accurately conveying the bottle cap from the storage or feeding position to the specified position on the production line, so as to carry out the subsequent packaging operation, and its main function is to realize the automatic feeding of the bottle cap, improve the production efficiency, reduce the manual intervention, and ensure the continuity and stability of the production line.
[0003] At present, some bottle cap feeding mechanisms on the market cannot effectively distinguish the front and back of the bottle cap during use, and can only simply convey the bottle cap to the next process, and cannot determine whether the bottle cap is front or back, which leads to the need for manual secondary screening and righting of the bottle cap in the subsequent production and processing, greatly increasing the production cost and manual labor, and therefore a bottle cap feeding mechanism is proposed to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0004] (I) Technical problem solved
[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a bottle cap feeding mechanism, which has the advantages of distinguishing the front and back of the bottle cap and righting, and solves the problem that the bottle cap feeding mechanism cannot effectively distinguish the front and back of the bottle cap during use.
[0006] (II) Technical scheme
[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose of distinguishing the front and back of the bottle cap and righting, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
[0008] A bottle cap feeding mechanism, comprising a feeding device and a blowing device, the blowing device is arranged on the feeding mechanism;
[0009] The feeding device comprises a mounting plate, a mounting disc is rotatably connected to the top middle of the mounting plate, a limiting ring is arranged around the outer edge of the mounting disc, the limiting ring is fixedly installed on the mounting plate, and discharge ports are formed at the left and right ends of the limiting ring;
[0010] The blowing device comprises gas storage tanks arranged at the left and right ends of the top of the mounting plate, and a blowing pipe is connected to the top of each gas storage tank, and the openings of the two blowing pipes are above the left and right discharge ports.
[0011] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a fixed cylinder is arranged below the mounting plate, a rotary motor is fixedly installed in the middle of the inside of the fixed cylinder, and the top output shaft of the rotary motor is connected to the bottom of the mounting disc.
[0012] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a circle of material holes is formed on the surface of the mounting disc, and conveying tracks and annular back-to-normal tracks are arranged at the left and right ends of the discharge outlets.
[0013] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a mounting rack is fixedly installed at the right side of the top of the mounting plate, the mounting rack is arranged at the front end of the right side gas storage tank, and a controller is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mounting rack.
[0014] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a texture sensor is fixedly connected to the top of the annular back-to-normal track, the texture sensor is arranged above the right side discharge outlet and the right side air blowing pipe, the texture sensor is connected to the controller through a control line, and the controller is also connected to the right side gas storage tank through a control line.
[0015] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, Y-shaped conveying tracks are arranged at the front ends of the conveying tracks and the annular back-to-normal tracks, and the left and right ends of the Y-shaped conveying tracks are connected to the conveying tracks and the annular back-to-normal tracks.
[0016] (Three) beneficial effects
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a bottle cap feeding mechanism, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0018] The bottle cap feeding mechanism can realize the normal and reverse differentiation and automatic back-to-normal of the bottle cap through the cooperation of the installation disc, the limiting ring, the discharge outlet, the gas storage tank, the air blowing pipe, the rotating motor, the material hole, the conveying track, the annular back-to-normal track, the texture sensor and the controller. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0019] Fig. 1 It is a structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0020] Fig. 2 It is a structure back surface schematic view of the utility model;
[0021] Fig. 3 It is a top view of the mounting plate in the utility model.
[0022] In the figure: 1, mounting plate; 2, mounting disc; 3, limit ring; 4, discharge port; 5, gas storage tank; 6, blowing pipe; 7, fixed cylinder; 8, rotary motor; 9, material hole; 10, conveying track; 11, annular back track; 12, mounting frame; 13, controller; 14, texture sensor; 15, Y-shaped conveying track. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.
[0024] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0025] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connecting", "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the communication between two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0026] Please refer to Figs. 1-3 A bottle cap feeding mechanism, comprising a feeding device and a blowing device, the blowing device is arranged on the feeding mechanism.
[0027] In the present embodiment, the feeding device comprises a mounting plate 1, a mounting disc 2 is rotatably connected to the top of the mounting plate 1, a limit ring 3 is arranged around the outer edge of the mounting disc 2, the limit ring 3 is fixedly installed on the mounting plate 1, and the limit ring 3 is provided with a discharge port 4 at both ends.
[0028] It should be noted that the mounting plate 1 is the base support component of the whole mechanism, which fixes and supports all other components, ensures the structural stability and working reliability of the whole mechanism, the mounting disc 2 is used for carrying and conveying the bottle caps, through rotation, the mounting disc 2 can convey the bottle caps from the initial position to the discharge port 4, the limiting ring 3 surrounds the outer edge of the mounting disc 2, prevents the bottle caps from sliding or falling on the mounting disc 2, ensures that the bottle caps can be accurately conveyed to the discharge port, and the discharge port 4 is the passage through which the bottle caps leave the mounting disc 2 and enter the conveying track 10 or the annular back-to-normal track 11.
[0029] In the embodiment, the air blowing device includes gas storage tanks 5 arranged at the left and right ends of the top of the mounting plate 1, and the top of each gas storage tank 5 is connected with an air blowing pipe 6, and the openings of the two air blowing pipes 6 are above the left and right discharge ports 4.
[0030] It should be noted that the gas storage tank 5 is used for storing compressed air, which provides air source for the air blowing pipe 6, and helps the bottle caps to slide from the discharge port 4 to the conveying track 10 or the annular back-to-normal track 11 below through air blowing, and the opening of the air blowing pipe 6 is above the discharge port 4, when the bottle cap reaches the discharge port 4, the air blowing pipe 6 will release gas to generate blowing force to help the bottle cap to slide.
[0031] In the embodiment, a fixed cylinder 7 is arranged below the mounting plate 1, a rotating motor 8 is fixedly installed in the middle of the inside of the fixed cylinder 7, and the top output shaft of the rotating motor 8 is connected with the bottom of the mounting disc 2.
[0032] It should be noted that the fixed cylinder 7 is used for fixing and supporting the rotating motor 8, ensuring that the rotating motor 8 can work stably and drive the mounting disc 2 to rotate, and the rotating motor 8 drives the mounting disc 2 to rotate, realizing the conveying function of the bottle caps.
[0033] In the embodiment, a circle of material holes 9 are opened on the surface of the mounting disc 2, and conveying tracks 10 and annular back-to-normal tracks 11 are arranged at the left and right discharge ports 4 respectively.
[0034] It should be noted that the material hole 9 is used for placing the bottle cap, the conveying track 10 is used for receiving the bottle cap with the front face upward and conveying it to the next process, and the annular back-to-normal track 11 is used for receiving the bottle cap with the back face upward and turning it back to the front face through the design of the track, and the turned bottle cap will be conveyed to the next process together with the bottle cap with the front face upward through the Y-shaped conveying track 15.
[0035] In the embodiment, a mounting rack 12 is fixedly installed at the top right front end of the mounting plate 1, the mounting rack 12 is arranged at the front end of the right gas storage tank 5, and a controller 13 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mounting rack 12.
[0036] It should be noted that the mounting rack 12 is used for supporting and fixing the controller 13, the controller 13 is used for receiving the signal of the texture sensor 14 and controlling the air blowing operation of the right gas storage tank 5 according to the signal.
[0037] In the embodiment, the top of the annular back-to-normal track 11 is fixedly connected with a thread sensor 14, the thread sensor 14 is above the right discharge port 4 and the right air blowing pipe 6, the top of the thread sensor 14 is connected with the controller 13 through a control line, and the controller 13 is also connected with the right gas storage tank 5 through a control line.
[0038] It should be noted that the thread sensor 14 can detect the thread on the top of the bottle cap, so as to determine whether the bottle cap is a normal side or a reverse side, when the reverse side bottle cap is detected, the thread sensor 14 sends a signal to the controller 13 to trigger the air blowing operation.
[0039] In the embodiment, the front end of the conveying track 10 and the annular back-to-normal track 11 is provided with a Y-shaped conveying track 15, the left and right ends of the Y-shaped conveying track 15 are respectively connected with the conveying track 10 and the annular back-to-normal track 11.
[0040] It should be noted that the Y-shaped conveying track 15 can make the reverse side bottle cap be conveyed to the next process together with the normal side bottle cap, so that the centralized conveying and processing of the bottle cap are realized.
[0041] Working principle: the bottle cap is placed in the material hole 9 on the surface of the mounting disc 2, the material hole 9 ensures that the bottle cap is stable when the mounting disc rotates, the rotating motor 8 is started, and the mounting disc 2 is driven to rotate through the top output shaft thereof, with the rotation of the mounting disc 2, the bottle cap is conveyed to the position of the discharge port 4, when the bottle cap reaches the right discharge port 4, the thread sensor 14 detects the thread on the top of the bottle cap.
[0042] If the reverse side bottle cap is detected, the thread sensor sends a signal to the controller 13, after the controller 13 receives the signal, the right gas storage tank 5 is controlled to release gas, and the bottle cap is applied with blowing force through the air blowing pipe 6, so as to help the bottle cap slide from the discharge port to the annular back-to-normal track 11, on the annular back-to-normal track 11, the bottle cap is turned to the normal side through the design of the track, and the turned bottle cap continues to move along the track and is finally conveyed to the next process together with the normal side bottle cap through the Y-shaped conveying track 15.
[0043] If the bottle cap is a normal side bottle cap when reaching the discharge port 4, the bottle cap is directly conveyed to the next process through the conveying track 10, and does not need to pass through the annular back-to-normal track.
[0044] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A bottle cap feeding mechanism, comprising a feeding device and an air blowing device, wherein the air blowing device is disposed on the feeding mechanism; Its features are: The feeding device includes a mounting plate, a mounting disk is rotatably connected to the top center of the mounting plate, a limiting ring is provided around the outer edge of the mounting disk, the limiting ring is fixedly installed on the mounting plate, and discharge ports are provided at both the left and right ends of the limiting ring; The air blowing device includes air storage tanks located at the top left and right ends of the mounting plate. Each air storage tank is connected to an air blowing pipe at its top, and the openings of the two air blowing pipes are located above the left and right discharge ports.
2. The bottle cap feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fixing cylinder is provided below the mounting plate, and a rotary motor is fixedly installed in the middle of the fixing cylinder. The top output shaft of the rotary motor is connected to the bottom of the mounting plate.
3. The bottle cap feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting plate has a ring of material holes on its surface, and a conveying track and a circular return track are respectively provided at the material outlets on the left and right ends.
4. The bottle cap feeding mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: A mounting bracket is fixedly installed on the top right front end of the mounting plate. The mounting bracket is located at the front end of the right gas storage tank, and a controller is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mounting bracket.
5. The bottle cap feeding mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: A texture sensor is fixedly attached to the top of the annular return track. The texture sensor is located above the right-side discharge port and the right-side air blowing pipe. The top of the texture sensor is connected to the controller via a control line. The controller is also connected to the right-side air storage tank via a control line.
6. The bottle cap feeding mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front end of the conveying track and the annular return track is provided with a Y-shaped conveying track, and the left and right ends of the Y-shaped conveying track are respectively connected to the conveying track and the annular return track.