Automatic counting device for bottle cap production
By combining the guide conveyor components with infrared sensors, the problem of counting errors in the bottle cap production process has been solved, achieving stable conveying and accurate counting of bottle caps, and improving production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520429003.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-02
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-12
AI Technical Summary
In the existing bottle cap production process, the conveyor belt system has errors and inconveniences in the counting process. Bottle caps may overlap, tip over or deviate from the conveyor route, making it difficult for photoelectric sensors to accurately identify them, and manual handling is inefficient.
An automatic counting device for bottle cap production was designed, including a guide conveying assembly, a conveying pipe, a counting assembly, and a carrier box. It utilizes an infrared sensor and an electric slider to achieve stable conveying, accurate counting, and automatic collection of bottle caps.
By using a guiding conveyor assembly and a dual counting verification mechanism, counting errors are reduced, ensuring the stability of the bottle cap conveying process and the accuracy of counting, thus improving transfer efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of bottle cap production, and specifically relates to an automatic counting device for bottle cap production. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the bottle cap production process, the number of bottle caps is an important link of quality control and production management. In order to ensure the production efficiency and accuracy of bottle caps, accurate conveying and counting are needed. By using the conveying belt to convey the bottle caps from the production line to the designated area and counting in real time during the conveying process, not only the production quantity can be efficiently counted, but also reliable data support can be provided for subsequent packaging, storage and logistics management.
[0003] The conveying belt system at the present stage still has certain errors and inconvenience in the bottle cap counting process. Due to the high-speed movement of the bottle caps on the conveying belt, the bottle caps may overlap, fall or deviate from the conveying route, which makes it difficult for the photoelectric sensor or counting component to accurately identify the passing of each bottle cap. In addition, manual handling of the collected bottle caps is low in efficiency. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0004] The utility model aims to provide an automatic counting device for bottle cap production to solve at least one aspect of the problems and defects in the above background technology.
[0005] An automatic counting device for bottle cap production is provided, which comprises a conveying belt, a guide conveying assembly is arranged above the conveying belt, a conveying pipeline is arranged below the guide conveying assembly, a first counting component is arranged at the end of the conveying pipeline, and a plurality of bearing boxes are arranged below the conveying pipeline. The bearing boxes are fixedly connected to electric slides, the electric slides are slidingly connected to conveying slides, and a second counting component is arranged on the bearing boxes.
[0006] Further, the guide conveying assembly comprises two electric push rods, the two electric push rods are symmetrically arranged above the conveying belt, the telescopic ends of the two electric push rods are fixedly connected with baffle plates, a conveying channel is formed between the two baffle plates, the width of the conveying channel formed between the two baffle plates is slightly greater than the diameter of the bottle cap, the smooth passing of the bottle cap is ensured, and the shaking caused by the large gap is avoided. Through the cooperation of the electric push rod and the baffle plate, the direction of the bottle cap is unified and stable, the counting error is reduced, and the design of the guide channel effectively avoids the inclination and jamming of the bottle cap during the conveying process.
[0007] Further, a rubber layer is arranged above each baffle plate. In order to reduce the collision damage between the bottle cap and the baffle plate, enhance the friction, avoid sliding and rebound, and further ensure the stability of the bottle cap conveying and the counting accuracy.
[0008] Further, the first counting component comprises a first infrared emitter and a first infrared receiver, the first infrared emitter and the first infrared receiver are symmetrically provided with a circular arc elbow end, the circular arc elbow end is provided with a plurality of bearing boxes, the first infrared emitter is responsible for continuously emitting an infrared light beam, the light beam passes through the detection area of the circular arc elbow end, the first infrared receiver is symmetrically arranged opposite to the light beam and is responsible for the infrared light signal of the first infrared emitter, when the bottle cap passes through the area, the infrared light beam is blocked, the first infrared receiver cannot receive the light signal, and the signal state of the first infrared receiver changes.
[0009] Further, the conveying pipeline comprises a vertical pipeline and a circular arc elbow, the vertical pipeline is arranged at the end of the conveying belt, the circular arc elbow is arranged below the vertical pipeline, the circular arc elbow end is provided with the first counting component, the circular arc elbow is arranged below the vertical pipeline, the arc design of the circular arc elbow can effectively alleviate the falling speed of the bottle cap, avoid the impact and rebound caused by the vertical landing, the inner wall of the circular arc elbow is generally smooth, the bottle cap can slide along the arc, and the bottle cap can pass stably through the action of gravity and centrifugal force, when the bottle cap passes through the first counting component, the light beam of the sensor of the first counting component is blocked or an induction signal is triggered, so that accurate counting is realized.
[0010] Further, the vertical pipeline and the circular arc elbow are connected and provided with a rubber pad, and the outlet end of the circular arc elbow is provided with a rubber pad, when the bottle cap slides to the bearing box through the outlet end of the circular arc elbow, the rubber pad arranged at the outlet end can slow down the sliding speed of the bottle cap and avoid the impact on the bottom of the bearing box or the rebound of the bottle cap by increasing the friction and providing elastic buffering.
[0011] Further, the second counting component comprises a second infrared emitter and a second infrared receiver, the second infrared emitter and the second infrared receiver are arranged opposite to each other above the bearing box, the second infrared receiver detects the interruption of the light beam, immediately generates an electric signal or a digital signal, and transmits the electric signal or the digital signal to the counting system for accumulated counting and state feedback, the second counting component can work cooperatively with the first counting component arranged at the end of the circular arc elbow to realize a double counting verification mechanism, after the first counting component detects that the bottle cap passes through, the second counting component further confirms the falling into the box, effectively reduces the counting error, and ensures the accuracy of the counting result.
[0012] Further, baffles are arranged on both sides above the bearing box, the baffles can effectively block the rebound of the bottle cap due to inertia and avoid the jumping of the bottle cap out of the bearing box.
[0013] Further, the bottom of the bearing box is detachably connected with a silica gel coating film plate, and the surface of the silica gel coating film plate has slight stickiness, which can adsorb the instantaneous rebound force of the bottle cap.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:
[0015] The conveying belt is responsible for continuously and stably conveying the bottle caps on the production line to the designated position, the guide conveying assembly is located above the conveying belt, and mainly adjusts and standardizes the direction and position of the bottle caps, so that the bottle caps can smoothly enter the next link, and after the bottle caps pass through the guide conveying assembly, the bottle caps fall into the conveying pipeline. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] In order to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art, the utility model will be further described below in combination with the drawings.
[0017] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic diagram of a bottle cap production automatic counting device.
[0018] Figure 2 It is a whole structure schematic diagram of a bottle cap production automatic counting device.
[0019] Figure 3 It is a conveying pipeline cross-section structure schematic diagram provided by the utility model.
[0020] Figure 4 It is another perspective view of the conveying pipeline cross-section structure schematic diagram provided by the utility model.
[0021] In the figure: 1, conveying belt; 2, guide conveying assembly; 21, electric push rod; 22, material blocking plate; 23, rubber layer; 3, conveying pipeline; 31, vertical pipeline; 32, circular arc elbow; 4, first counting assembly; 41, first infrared emitter; 42, first infrared receiver; 5, bearing box body; 51, baffle; 52, silica gel coating film plate; 6, electric sliding block; 7, conveying slide rail; 8, second counting assembly; 81, second infrared emitter; 82, second infrared receiver; 9, rubber pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0022] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the present application more clear, the present application is described and explained below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the present application and not to limit the present application. Based on the examples provided in the present application, all other examples obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the scope of the present application.
[0023] It is obvious that the drawings described below are only some examples or embodiments of the present application, and those of ordinary skill in the art can also apply the present application to other similar scenarios without making creative efforts based on these drawings. In addition, it can be understood that although the efforts made in this development process can be complex and lengthy, some design, manufacture or production changes based on the technical content disclosed in the present application are only routine technical means for those of ordinary skill in the art related to the content disclosed in the present application, and should not be understood as insufficient disclosure of the present application.
[0024] However, there will be cases of omitting unnecessary detailed description. For example, there are cases of omitting detailed description of well-known matters, repeated description of practically identical structures. This is to avoid the following description from becoming unnecessarily lengthy, facilitating understanding by those skilled in the art. In addition, the drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present application, and are not intended to limit the subject matter recited in the claims.
[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-4 As shown in the figure, the utility model discloses a bottle cap production automatic counting device, including conveying belt 1, the conveying belt 1 top is provided with guide conveying assembly 2, guide conveying assembly 2 below is provided with conveying pipeline 3, and the conveying pipeline 3 end is provided with first counting assembly 4, and the conveying pipeline 3 below is provided with a plurality of bearing box body 5, bearing box body 5 all are fixedly connected on electric sliding block 6, and electric sliding block 6 slidingly connects on conveying slide rail 7, and bearing box body 5 is provided with second counting assembly 8;
[0026] The conveying belt 1 is responsible for continuously and stably conveying the bottle caps on the production line to the designated position. The guide conveying assembly 2 is located above the conveying belt 1 and mainly adjusts and regulates the direction and position of the bottle caps to ensure that the bottle caps can smoothly enter the next link. After the bottle caps pass through the guide conveying assembly 2, they will enter the conveying pipeline 3. The first counting assembly 4 installed at the end of the conveying pipeline 3 is responsible for detecting the number of passing bottle caps and recording in real time. Through the end of the conveying pipeline 3, the bottle caps fall one by one into a certain carrying box body 5 arranged below it. The carrying box body 5 is equipped with a second counting assembly 8 for secondary counting and verification of the bottle caps loaded into the box body, to ensure the accuracy and consistency of counting. When the electric sliding block 6 moves and replaces the carrying box body 5, the conveying belt 1 pauses to convey the bottle caps. The carrying box body 5 slides along the conveying slide rail 7 by the electric sliding block 6 to transport the box body filled with bottle caps to the next process, facilitating the storage and conveying of bottle caps, and achieving automatic conveying, accurate counting and collection and storage of bottle caps, avoiding counting errors during bottle cap conveying and improving bottle cap transfer efficiency.
[0027] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the guide conveying assembly 2 includes two electric push rods 21 symmetrically arranged above the conveying belt 1. The telescopic ends of the two electric push rods 21 are fixedly connected with the material blocking plates 22. A conveying passage is formed between the two material blocking plates 22. The material blocking plates 22 are divided into vertical inclined plates and inclined plates. The electric push rods 21 push the material blocking plates 22 to move. The width of the conveying passage formed between the two material blocking plates 22 is slightly larger than the diameter of the bottle cap, ensuring that the bottle cap can pass smoothly while avoiding shaking caused by excessive gaps. Through the cooperation of the electric push rod 21 and the material blocking plate 22, the direction of the bottle cap is unified and stable, reducing the counting error. The design of the guide passage effectively avoids the tilting and jamming of the bottle cap during conveying.
[0028] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a rubber layer 23 is arranged above each material blocking plate 22. In order to reduce the collision damage between the bottle cap and the material blocking plate 22, enhance the friction force, avoid sliding and rebound, and further ensure the stability of the bottle cap conveying and the accuracy of the counting.
[0029] In one embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the conveying pipeline 3 includes a vertical pipeline 31 and a circular arc elbow pipe 32, the vertical pipeline 31 is arranged at the end of the conveying belt 1, the circular arc elbow pipe 32 is arranged below the vertical pipeline 31, the first counting component 4 is arranged at the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, and a plurality of bearing box bodies 5 are arranged below the circular arc elbow pipe 32, the vertical pipeline 31 is arranged at the end of the conveying belt 1, when the bottle cap reaches the end through the conveying belt 1, it can directly enter the vertical pipeline 31, avoiding side deviation or falling due to inertia, the channel width of the vertical pipeline 31 matches the size of the bottle cap, ensuring that the bottle cap can smoothly fall without tilting or being stuck, the circular arc elbow pipe 32 is arranged below the vertical pipeline 31, and the arc design can effectively relieve the falling speed of the bottle cap, avoiding impact and rebound caused by vertical landing, the inner wall of the circular arc elbow pipe 32 is usually smooth, facilitating the bottle cap to slide along the arc, and the bottle cap smoothly passes through under the action of gravity and centrifugal force, when the bottle cap passes through the first counting component 4, it will block the light beam of the sensor or trigger the sensing signal, thereby realizing accurate counting.
[0030] In one embodiment, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the first counting component 4 includes a first infrared emitter 41 and a first infrared receiver 42, the first infrared emitter 41 and the first infrared receiver 42 are symmetrically arranged at the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, a plurality of bearing box bodies 5 are arranged at the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, the first infrared emitter 41 is responsible for continuously emitting an infrared light beam, the light beam passes through the detection area at the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, the first infrared receiver 42 is symmetrically arranged opposite the light beam and is responsible for the infrared light signal of the first infrared emitter 41, when the bottle cap passes through the area, it will block the infrared light beam, so that the receiver cannot receive the light signal, and the signal state of the receiver changes, after the bottle cap passes through the infrared counting, it can directly slide into the corresponding bearing box body 5, avoiding overflow or rebound.
[0031] In one embodiment, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, rubber pads 9 are arranged at the connection between the vertical pipeline 31 and the circular arc elbow pipe 32, and at the outlet of the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, the rubber pads 9 at the connection between the vertical pipeline 31 and the circular arc elbow pipe 32 are used when the bottle cap slides from the vertical pipeline 31 into the circular arc elbow pipe 32, due to the effect of gravitational acceleration, the bottle cap will generate a certain impact force and sliding speed, the rubber pads 9 have soft and elastic characteristics, can provide a buffering effect when the bottle cap passes through, and absorb part of the impact force and kinetic energy, when the bottle cap slides to the bearing box body 5 through the outlet at the end of the circular arc elbow pipe 32, it usually has a certain sliding speed and impact force due to inertia, the rubber pads 9 arranged at the outlet can slow down the sliding speed of the bottle cap by increasing the friction and providing elastic buffering, avoiding direct impact on the bottom of the bearing box body 5 or rebound.
[0032] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the second counting component 8 includes a second infrared emitter 81 and a second infrared receiver 82, the second infrared emitter 81 and the second infrared receiver 82 are arranged on the opposite side of the carrying box body 5, the second infrared emitter 81 is responsible for continuously emitting an infrared beam to the second infrared receiver 82 on the opposite side. Normally, the beam can pass through without obstacles. When the bottle cap falls into the carrying box body 5, it will temporarily block the infrared beam, causing the receiver to fail to receive the signal. The second infrared receiver 82 detects the interruption of the beam and immediately generates an electrical or digital signal and transmits it to the counting system for cumulative counting and status feedback. The second counting component 8 can work with the first counting component 4 arranged at the end of the circular arc bend pipe 32 to realize a double counting verification mechanism. After the first counting component 4 detects that the bottle cap passes through, the second counting component 8 performs a second confirmation of the falling into the box. This effectively reduces counting errors and ensures the accuracy of the counting results.
[0033] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the carrying box body 5 is provided with a plurality of baffles 51. When the bottle cap falls into the carrying box body 5, the baffles 51 can effectively block the rebound of the bottle cap due to inertia, preventing it from jumping out of the carrying box body 5.
[0034] In one embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , the bottom of the carrying box body 5 is detachably connected with a silica gel coated film plate 52. The surface of the silica gel coated film plate 52 has a slight stickiness, which can absorb the instantaneous rebound force of the bottle cap when it falls.
[0035] The above content is only an example and description of the structure of the present application. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or supplements or use similar methods to replace the described specific embodiments, as long as they do not deviate from the structure of the present application or exceed the scope defined by the present application. The scope of protection of the present application.
Claims
1. An automatic counting device for bottle caps production, comprising a conveyor belt (1), characterized in that, The conveying belt (1) is provided with a guide conveying assembly (2) above, the guide conveying assembly (2) is provided with a conveying pipeline (3) below, the conveying pipeline (3) is provided with a first counting assembly (4) at the end, the conveying pipeline (3) is provided with a plurality of bearing boxes (5) below, the bearing boxes (5) are all fixedly connected on the electric sliding block (6), the electric sliding block (6) is slidably connected on the conveying slide rail (7), and the bearing boxes (5) are provided with a second counting assembly (8).
2. The automatic counting device for bottle cap production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guide conveying assembly (2) comprises two electric push rods (21), the two electric push rods (21) are symmetrically arranged above the conveying belt (1), and the telescopic ends of the two electric push rods (21) are fixedly connected with the material blocking plates (22), and the conveying channel is formed between the two material blocking plates (22).
3. A bottle cap production automatic counting device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The material blocking plates (22) are provided with rubber layers (23) above.
4. The automatic counting device for bottle cap production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying pipeline (3) comprises a vertical pipeline (31) and an arc elbow (32), the vertical pipeline (31) is arranged at the end of the conveying belt (1), the vertical pipeline (31) is provided with the arc elbow (32) below, the arc elbow (32) is provided with the first counting assembly (4) at the end, and the arc elbow (32) is provided with a plurality of bearing boxes (5) below.
5. An automatic counting device for bottle caps according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first counting assembly (4) comprises a first infrared emitter (41) and a first infrared receiver (42), and the first infrared emitter (41) and the first infrared receiver (42) are symmetrically arranged at the end of the arc elbow (32).
6. An automatic counting device for bottle caps according to claim 4, characterized in that, The vertical pipeline (31) and the arc elbow (32) are provided with rubber pads (9) at the connecting positions, and the outlet of the arc elbow (32) is provided with rubber pads (9).
7. The automatic counting device for bottle cap production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second counting assembly (8) comprises a second infrared emitter (81) and a second infrared receiver (82), and the bearing boxes (5) are provided with the second infrared emitter (81) and the second infrared receiver (82) above.
8. The automatic counting device for bottle cap production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bearing boxes (5) are provided with a plurality of baffles (51).
9. An automatic counting device for bottle caps according to claim 8, characterized in that, The bearing boxes (5) are all detachably connected with silica gel coating film plates (52) at the bottom.