Metal barrel cap screwing device

By using visual inspection and pneumatic grippers in conjunction with hydraulic positioning plates, the problem of misalignment between the mouth and body of large-diameter metal drums was solved, enabling a highly efficient lid tightening process and improving production efficiency.

CN223762619UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-06SHENGBAO (SHANDONG) PACKAGING TECH CO LTD

Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520115369.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-17
Publication Date
2026-01-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-17

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the axis of the mouth of a large-diameter metal drum does not coincide with the axis of the body, making it impossible to directly clamp and position it, which leads to difficulties in tightening the lid and low efficiency.

Method used

The system uses a vision detection component to identify the position of the bucket opening, combined with pneumatic grippers and a hydraulic positioning plate. The PLC control system precisely positions and screws the bucket lid in, and the motor and cylinder work together to ensure the lid is screwed in accurately.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise positioning of the mouth and body of large-diameter metal drums and efficient cap tightening, reducing labor intensity and improving production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of metal drum production equipment, and particularly relates to a metal drum cap screwing device which comprises a screwing mechanism, the screwing mechanism comprises a base, an installation frame is connected to the base in a sliding mode, the installation frame comprises a beam, an installation plate is connected to the beam in a sliding mode, and an installation base is connected to the installation plate in a sliding mode. A first motor and a first rotating shaft are vertically and fixedly connected to the mounting base, a driving gear is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the first motor, a driven gear is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, the driving gear is meshed and matched with the driven gear, and a pneumatic clamping jaw is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first rotating shaft; and a visual detection assembly is fixedly mounted on the mounting seat. By arranging the visual detection assembly, the position of a barrel opening can be accurately recognized and positioned, by arranging the first motor and the first air cylinder, after the pneumatic clamping jaw clamps a barrel cover, the position is gradually lowered while the pneumatic clamping jaw rotates, and then the barrel cover can be screwed into the barrel opening.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to metal drum production equipment technical field, concretely relates to a metal drum capping device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Metal drum as a kind of storage container, it has extremely extensive application in industrial production.The production process of metal drum mainly includes raw material cutting, welding forming, spraying printing and lid assembly process etc..Among them, lid assembly process refers to the lid is screwed into the barrel mouth of metal drum.If the process is manually operated, it is labor-intensive, and inefficient.The prior art discloses a variety of technical solutions for assembling lid, to replace manual operation, for example, the utility model for grant announcement No.CN222138633U provides a capping device, including respectively installed on the clamping positioning mechanism, lifting mechanism, and installing on the lifting mechanism capping mechanism, the clamping positioning mechanism work clamps barrel or bottle body and makes it fixed position keeps unmoved, the lifting mechanism work drives capping mechanism to descend to set position, the capping mechanism work tightens the lid or bottle cap of barrel or bottle body mouth.

[0003] The utility model adopts clamping positioning mechanism to clamp barrel or bottle body, lifting mechanism drives capping mechanism to descend and tighten lid or bottle cap, the utility model simple structure, high efficiency, small space occupation, low cost.But most of the barrel mouth axis of large-diameter metal drum does not coincide with barrel axis, and it cannot be positioned by directly clamping barrel mouth, obviously the utility model cannot meet the use requirement of the lid of this kind of metal drum. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of metal drum capping device to solve the problems raised in the above background.

[0005] To achieve the above technical purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A kind of metal drum capping device, including feeding mechanism, conveying mechanism and screwing mechanism, screwing mechanism includes base, base is slidably connected with mounting bracket, mounting bracket includes two vertical interval setting vertical arm, the top of two vertical arm is vertically fixedly connected with crossbeam, crossbeam is slidably connected with mounting plate, mounting plate is fixedly provided with the first slide rail of vertical setting, first slide rail is vertically slidably provided with first slider, first cylinder is fixedly connected on mounting plate, first cylinder is connected first solenoid valve, the output end of first cylinder is fixedly connected with first slider, first slider is fixedly installed with mounting seat;

[0007] The mounting seat is provided with a first motor and a first rotating shaft, the first rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the mounting seat, a driving gear is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the first motor, a driven gear is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, the driving gear is in meshing engagement with the driven gear, a pneumatic clamp jaw is fixedly connected to a bottom of the first rotating shaft, and the pneumatic clamp jaw is connected with a clamp jaw electromagnetic valve.

[0008] The base is provided with an electric control box, the electric control box is provided with a PLC control system, the mounting seat is fixedly provided with a visual detection assembly, and the PLC control system is connected with the first electromagnetic valve, the clamp jaw electromagnetic valve, the visual detection assembly, the conveying mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the screwing mechanism.

[0009] As a further improvement, a second sliding rail is horizontally and fixedly arranged on the base, a second sliding block is slidingly arranged on the second sliding rail, a first rack is fixedly arranged on the base and arranged in parallel with the second sliding rail, a second motor is fixedly connected to the second sliding block, a first gear is fixedly connected to an output end of the second motor, the first gear is in meshing engagement with the first rack, and the second motor is connected with the PLC control system.

[0010] As a further improvement, a third sliding rail and a second rack are fixedly arranged on the cross beam in parallel, a third sliding block is slidingly connected to the third sliding rail, the third sliding block is fixedly connected with a mounting plate, a third motor is fixedly connected to the mounting plate, a second gear is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the third motor, the second gear is in meshing engagement with the second rack, and the third motor is connected with the PLC control system.

[0011] As a further improvement, the feeding mechanism comprises a feeding barrel, the feeding barrel is open at both ends, the feeding barrel is internally provided with a cavity for accommodating a barrel cover, the bottom of the feeding barrel is provided with a feeding plate, the middle portion of the feeding plate is recessed downward to form a feeding groove, the width of the feeding groove matches the outer diameter of the barrel cover, the depth of the feeding groove matches the thickness of the barrel cover, a second pneumatic cylinder is arranged in the feeding groove, a pushing plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the second pneumatic cylinder, the second pneumatic cylinder is connected with a second electromagnetic valve, and the second electromagnetic valve is connected with the PLC control system.

[0012] As a further improvement, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt for conveying the metal barrel below the feeding plate, positioning tools for clamping the metal barrel are arranged at intervals on the conveying belt, hydraulic cylinders are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the base, the hydraulic cylinders are connected with third electromagnetic valves, the third electromagnetic valves are connected with the PLC control system, positioning plates are fixedly connected to the output ends of the two hydraulic cylinders, and the positioning plates are provided with semicircular positioning openings at the ends away from the hydraulic cylinders, the positioning openings are matched with the outer side walls of the metal barrels.

[0013] The base is provided with a position sensor for detecting the position of the metal barrel, and the position sensor is connected with the PLC control system.

[0014] Thanks to the above technical scheme, the present application has the following advantages:

[0015] The metal barrel cap screwing device provided by the utility model can accurately recognize and position the position of the barrel mouth, the first motor and the first cylinder are arranged, the pneumatic clamping jaw clamps the barrel cap, the position gradually drops while rotating, and then the barrel cap can be screwed into the barrel mouth, and the technical problem that the barrel mouth axis and the barrel body axis do not coincide in the prior art and the barrel mouth cannot be positioned is solved.

[0016] The feeding mechanism, the second cylinder and the pushing plate can push the barrel caps out to the set positions in sequence, so that the pneumatic clamping jaw can accurately clamp the barrel caps.

[0017] The hydraulic cylinder and the positioning plate are arranged, after the conveying belt drives the metal barrel to the set position, the positioning plates located at the opposite positions of the metal barrel abut against the outer side wall of the metal barrel, the barrel body of the metal barrel can be prevented from shaking in the process of screwing the cap, and the phenomenon that the barrel cap cannot be screwed in is caused. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is the overall structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is the structural schematic view of the screwing mechanism of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is the assembly schematic view of the pneumatic clamping jaw of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is the assembly schematic view of the second gear and the second rack of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 is the structural schematic view of the feeding mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 is the structural schematic view of the conveying mechanism of the utility model.

[0024] Wherein: 1 - feeding mechanism, 101 - feeding barrel, 102 - feeding plate, 103 - feeding groove, 104 - second air cylinder, 105 - pushing plate, 2 - conveying mechanism, 201 - conveying belt, 202 - positioning tooling, 203 - hydraulic cylinder, 204 - positioning plate, 3 - screwing mechanism, 301 - base, 302 - mounting frame, 3021 - vertical arm, 3022 - cross beam, 303 - mounting plate, 304 - first sliding rail, 305 - first sliding block, 306 - first air cylinder, 307 - mounting seat, 308 - first motor, 309 - first rotating shaft, 310 - driving gear, 311 - driven gear, 312 - pneumatic clamping jaw, 313 - visual detection assembly, 314 - second sliding rail, 315 - second sliding block, 316 - first rack, 317 - second motor, 318 - first gear, 319 - third sliding rail, 320 - third sliding block, 321 - third motor, 322 - second rack, 323 - second gear, 4 - metal barrel, 5 - barrel cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical scheme of the present application will be described clearly and completely in combination with the specific embodiments below, but those skilled in the art will understand that the following described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments, and are only used to illustrate the present application, and should not be regarded as limiting the scope of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application. The specific conditions are not specified in the embodiments, and are carried out according to the conventional conditions or the conditions recommended by the manufacturer. The reagents or instruments used are not specified by the manufacturer, and are all conventional products that can be purchased on the market.

[0026] In the present embodiment, for the convenience and clarity of expression, the direction of conveying the metal barrel by the conveying mechanism is forward, and the left side of the conveying belt is left. For example, Figure 1 In the present embodiment, for the convenience and clarity of expression, the direction of conveying the metal barrel by the conveying mechanism is forward, and the left side of the conveying belt is left. For example, Figures 1-6As shown, a metal barrel capping device, including feeding mechanism 1, conveying mechanism 2 and screwing mechanism 3, screwing mechanism 3 includes base 301, base 301 is connected with mounting frame 302 slidingly, mounting frame 302 includes two vertical spaced apart vertical arms 3021, the top of the two vertical arms 3021 is vertically fixedly connected with crossbeam 3022, crossbeam 3022 is connected with mounting plate 303 slidingly, the sliding direction of mounting frame 302 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of mounting plate 303. The first slide rail 304 is vertically fixedly arranged on the mounting plate 303, the first slide block 305 is slidingly arranged on the first slide rail 304, the first cylinder 306 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 303, the first cylinder 306 is connected with the first electromagnetic valve, the output end of the first cylinder 306 is fixedly connected with the first slide block 305, the mounting seat 307 is fixedly installed on the first slide block 305, the first cylinder 306 is telescopic, drives the first slide block 305 and the mounting seat 307 to move along the first slide rail 304.

[0027] The first motor 308 is connected to the mounting seat 307, and a driving gear 310 is fixedly connected to an output shaft of the first motor 308. A driven gear 311 is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 309. The driving gear 310 is in meshing cooperation with the driven gear 311. The bottom of the first rotating shaft 309 is fixedly connected with a pneumatic clamp jaw 312. The pneumatic clamp jaw 312 is connected with a clamp electromagnetic valve. The first motor 308 drives the first rotating shaft 309 to rotate through the driving gear 310 and the driven gear 311, and in turn drives the pneumatic clamp jaw 312 to rotate. The pneumatic clamp jaw 312 is used for clamping the bucket cover 5. Specifically, the inner side wall of the pneumatic clamp jaw 312 cooperates with the outer side wall of the bucket cover 5. The base 301 is provided with an electric control box. The electric control box is provided with a PLC control system. The mounting seat 307 is fixedly provided with a visual detection assembly 313. The PLC control system is connected with the first electromagnetic valve, the clamp electromagnetic valve, the visual detection assembly 313, the conveying mechanism 2, the feeding mechanism 1 and the screwing mechanism 3. Specifically, the visual detection assembly 313 includes a CCD camera, a visual processor and a PLC control system. The CCD camera is used for capturing image information of the bucket opening. The visual processor is responsible for in-depth analysis and processing of the collected images. After the visual processor completes the identification and position positioning of the bucket opening image through a preset algorithm and model, the position information of the bucket opening is fed back to the PLC control system. After the pneumatic clamp jaw 312 of the screwing mechanism 3 clamps one bucket cover 5, the PLC control system continuously adjusts the position of the screwing mechanism 3 according to the bucket opening position information fed back by the visual processor, and finally aligns the bucket cover 5 with the bucket opening position. The first motor 308 drives the first rotating shaft 309 to rotate through the driving gear 310 and the driven gear 311, and in turn drives the pneumatic clamp jaw 312 and the bucket cover 5 to rotate. The first cylinder 306 is elongated, so that the position of the pneumatic clamp jaw 312 and the bucket cover 5 gradually decreases while rotating. The elongation speed of the first cylinder 306 matches the screwing speed of the bucket cover 5. At this time, the bucket cover can be smoothly screwed into the bucket opening.

[0028] In the embodiment, a second sliding rail 314 is horizontally and fixedly arranged on the base 301. A second sliding block 315 is slidably arranged on the second sliding rail 314. A first rack 316 is fixedly arranged on the base 301 and arranged in parallel with the second sliding rail 314. A second motor 317 is fixedly connected to the second sliding block 315. A first gear 318 is fixedly connected to an output end of the second motor 317. The first gear 318 is in meshing cooperation with the first rack 316. The second motor 317 is connected with the PLC control system. The second motor 317 drives the first gear 318 to rotate and moves the second sliding block 315 along the second sliding rail 314.

[0029] In this embodiment, the third slide rail 319 is fixed on the cross beam 3022, the third slide block 320 is slidably connected on the third slide rail 319, the third slide block 320 is fixedly connected with the mounting plate 303, the third motor 321 is fixedly connected on the mounting plate 303, the output shaft of the third motor 321 is fixedly connected with the second gear 323, the second gear 323 is engaged with the second rack 322, the third motor 321 is connected with the PLC control system, the third motor 321 drives the second gear 323 to rotate, and the third slide block 320 moves along the third slide rail 319.

[0030] In this embodiment, the feeding mechanism 1 comprises a feeding barrel 101, both ends of the feeding barrel 101 are open, and the inside is provided with a cavity for accommodating the barrel cover 5. The bottom of the feeding barrel 101 is provided with a feeding plate 102, and the top opening of the feeding barrel 101 can be connected with a vibrating feeder. It can continuously feed the barrel cover 5, and can effectively reduce the labor cost. The middle part of the feeding plate 102 is recessed downward along the extension direction of the feeding plate 102 to form a feeding groove 103. The width of the feeding groove 103 matches the outer diameter of the barrel cover 5, and the depth of the feeding groove 103 matches the thickness of the barrel cover 5. Only one barrel cover 5 can pass through the feeding groove 103 at a time. The feeding groove 103 is provided with a second cylinder 104, the output end of the second cylinder 104 is fixedly connected with a pushing plate 105, the second cylinder 104 is connected with a second electromagnetic valve, the second electromagnetic valve is connected with the PLC control system. When the second cylinder 104 is stretched, the pushing plate 105 pushes the bottom layer of the barrel cover 5 outwards so that the pneumatic gripper 312 can clamp it. After the second cylinder 104 is retracted, the barrel cover 5 originally at the second layer of the bottom falls into the feeding groove 103 under the action of gravity. By repeating the above steps, the barrel cover 5 in the feeding barrel 101 can be pushed out one by one.

[0031] In this embodiment, the conveying mechanism 2 comprises a conveying belt 201 below the feeding plate 102 for conveying the metal barrel 4. The conveying belt 201 is provided with a positioning tool 202 at intervals for clamping the metal barrel 4. The base 301 is provided with a hydraulic cylinder 203 on both sides. The hydraulic cylinder 203 is connected with a third electromagnetic valve, and the third electromagnetic valve is connected with the PLC control system. The output end of the two hydraulic cylinders 203 is fixedly connected with a positioning plate 204. The end of the positioning plate 204 away from the hydraulic cylinder 203 is provided with a semicircular positioning port. The positioning port cooperates with the outer side wall of the metal barrel 4. The base 301 is provided with a position sensor for detecting the position of the metal barrel 4. The position sensor is connected with the PLC control system.

[0032] The hydraulic cylinder 203 is stretched to drive the positioning plate 204 to abut against the outer side wall of the metal barrel 4, thereby fixing and positioning the metal barrel 4, preventing the barrel body from shaking during the process of screwing the barrel cover 5, and causing the barrel cover 5 to be unable to be accurately screwed in.

[0033] In use, the metal barrel 4 is on the conveying belt 201 and is positioned on the positioning tool 202, the conveying belt 201 is driven to move the metal barrel 4 on it to the base 301 position, a position sensor sends a signal to the PLC control system after detecting that the metal barrel 4 arrives, the PLC control system sends an instruction to the conveying mechanism 2 to stop running, the second air cylinder 104 is elongated and pushes the barrel cover 5 at the bottom layer outward, the pneumatic gripper 312 clamps the barrel cover 5, after the visual detection assembly 313 identifies and positions the barrel opening, the mounting frame 302 and the mounting plate 303 drive the first rotating shaft 309 to be positioned above the barrel opening, the first motor 308 drives the first rotating shaft 309 to rotate, thereby driving the pneumatic gripper 312 and the barrel cover 5 to rotate, the first air cylinder 306 is elongated to gradually move the position of the mounting seat 307 downward, and drive the pneumatic gripper 312 and the barrel cover 5 to gradually move downward, thereby the barrel cover 5 can be screwed in, the conveying belt 201 continues to run, and the above steps are repeated, so that continuous production can be realized.

[0034] The specific implementation manner of the utility model described above does not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the utility model. Any various other corresponding changes and modifications made according to the technical concept of the utility model should be included in the protection scope of the utility model claim.

Claims

1. A metal can capping device comprising a feeding mechanism, a conveying mechanism and a screwing mechanism, characterized in that, The screwing mechanism comprises a base, a mounting frame is slidably connected to the base, the mounting frame comprises two vertically spaced upright arms, the top ends of the two upright arms are fixedly connected to a cross beam, the cross beam is slidably connected to a mounting plate, the mounting plate is fixedly provided with a first slide rail vertically arranged, the first slide rail is slidably provided with a first slide block vertically, the mounting plate is fixedly connected to a first air cylinder, the first air cylinder is connected to a first electromagnetic valve, the output end of the first air cylinder is fixedly connected to the first slide block, and a mounting seat is fixedly installed on the first slide block; A first motor and a first rotating shaft are installed on the mounting seat, the first rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the mounting seat, a driving gear is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the first motor, a driven gear is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear, a pneumatic clamp jaw is fixedly connected to the bottom of the first rotating shaft, and the pneumatic clamp jaw is connected to a clamp jaw electromagnetic valve. An electric control box is arranged on the base, a PLC control system is arranged in the electric control box, a visual detection assembly is fixedly installed on the mounting seat, and the PLC control system is connected to the first electromagnetic valve, the clamp jaw electromagnetic valve, the visual detection assembly, the conveying mechanism, the feeding mechanism and the screwing mechanism.

2. A metal can capping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein A second slide rail is horizontally fixedly arranged on the base, a second slide block is slidably arranged on the second slide rail, a first rack is fixedly arranged on the base, the first rack is arranged in parallel with the second slide rail, a second motor is fixedly connected to the second slide block, a first gear is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor, the first gear is engaged with the first rack, and the second motor is connected to the PLC control system.

3. A metal can capping apparatus according to claim 2, wherein A third slide rail and a second rack are fixedly arranged on the cross beam in parallel, a third slide block is slidably connected to the third slide rail, the third slide block is fixedly connected to the mounting plate, a third motor is fixedly connected to the mounting plate, a second gear is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the third motor, the second gear is engaged with the second rack, and the third motor is connected to the PLC control system.

4. A metal can capping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The feeding mechanism comprises a feeding barrel, the feeding barrel is open at both ends, the feeding barrel is internally provided with a cavity for accommodating a barrel cover, the bottom of the feeding barrel is provided with a feeding plate, the middle part of the feeding plate is recessed downward to form a feeding groove, the width of the feeding groove matches the outer diameter of the barrel cover, the depth of the feeding groove matches the thickness of the barrel cover, a second air cylinder is arranged in the feeding groove, the output end of the second air cylinder is fixedly connected to a pushing plate, the second air cylinder is connected to a second electromagnetic valve, and the second electromagnetic valve is connected to the PLC control system.

5. A metal can capping apparatus as claimed in claim 4 wherein, The conveying mechanism comprises a conveying belt below the feeding plate for conveying the metal barrels, positioning tools for clamping the metal barrels are arranged on the conveying belt at intervals, hydraulic cylinders are fixedly arranged on both sides of the base, the hydraulic cylinders are connected with third electromagnetic valves, the third electromagnetic valves are connected with the PLC control system, positioning plates are fixedly connected to the output ends of the hydraulic cylinders, semicircular positioning openings are arranged on the ends of the positioning plates away from the hydraulic cylinders, and the positioning openings are matched with the outer side walls of the metal barrels. Position sensors for detecting the positions of the metal barrels are arranged on the base, and the position sensors are connected with the PLC control system.

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