Fixture and manipulator for cleaning beer bottles
By designing beer bottle clamps with multi-sized layered reinforcing ring clamping parts and sealing ring clamping parts, the problems of narrow applicability and easy wear of existing clamps have been solved, achieving stable clamping and efficient production for different bottle types.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520032498.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing beer bottle clamps have limited applicability, are prone to wear and tear, have a short service life, and poor clamping stability, especially for larger bottles, resulting in low production efficiency and frequent replacements.
A clamp for cleaning beer bottles is designed, which adopts a layered arrangement of reinforcing ring clamping parts and sealing ring clamping parts. The clamping parts have various sizes to adapt to different bottle shapes, and are driven by a robot to form a stable clamping groove space.
It improves the stability and applicability of beer bottle clamping, reduces the frequency of clamp replacement, increases production efficiency, and extends the service life of the clamps.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to filling mechanical equipment field especially relates to a clamp and manipulator for beer bottle cleaning. BACKGROUND
[0002] Beer filling production needs to flush the beer bottle, usually through the bottle mouth of beer bottle is clamped by the flush clamp block, and the bottle mouth is turned down, liquid is sprayed into the bottle from below to flush the bottle, and the bottle is put back on the assembly line after flushing to enter the following beer filling.
[0003] Different brands or types of beer will use different designs of bottle body and different thickness of glass material, in order to ensure that the bottle body can withstand internal pressure without breaking, the size of the reinforcing ring at the bottle mouth is often adjusted according to the overall design of the bottle body, and the reinforcing ring of the thicker or heavier bottle body is generally larger. The size design of the reinforcing ring is also affected by the pressure and impact in the filling and transportation process; for example, the bottle for long-distance transportation or loading a large amount of beer may need a larger reinforcing ring to provide additional protection. At the same time, beer manufacturers may have their own bottle body design standards and brand identification features, and some beer bottle designs may follow historical traditions, using reinforcing rings of different sizes and styles.
[0004] The clamp in the prior art has a single application range and can only clamp reinforcing rings of one size or one type, and the thickness is relatively thin, which is easy to wear and tear, has a short service life, and has poor stability when clamping large bottles. If the size of the sealing ring reinforcing ring of the bottle changes, the clamp often needs to be replaced, which greatly reduces the production efficiency of the production line.
[0005] The existing bottle flushing machine clamp block has poor applicability to beer bottles, has a single application range, and often needs to be replaced simultaneously when the production line is replaced, which seriously occupies the time of workers, reduces production efficiency, and has poor clamping stability for large bottles, which has the risk of bottle falling. INVENTION CONTENTS
[0006] In view of the above technical problems, the utility model provides a clamp and manipulator for beer bottle cleaning, which improves the stability of clamping the beer bottle.
[0007] The utility model provides a clamp for beer bottle cleaning, including two clamp blocks which are same in structure and symmetrically set, the two clamp blocks form clamping groove space when clamping each other, the clamping groove space is used for clamping beer bottle, the clamp block includes reinforcing ring clamping part and sealing ring clamping part, and the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part are layer setting, wherein the clamping size of the reinforcing ring clamping part is different from the clamping size of the sealing ring clamping part, and the reinforcing ring clamping part has at least two different clamping sizes.
[0008] In an alternative embodiment, the reinforcing ring clamping portion comprises a reinforcing ring lower clamping portion and a reinforcing ring upper clamping portion, and the clamping size of the reinforcing ring upper clamping portion is smaller than the clamping size of the reinforcing ring lower clamping portion.
[0009] In an alternative embodiment, a bottle neck holding portion is arranged below the reinforcing ring lower clamping portion, and the bottle neck holding portion is used for fixing the bottle neck of the beer bottle.
[0010] In an alternative embodiment, the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion are integrated structures, or the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion are separate structures.
[0011] In an alternative embodiment, the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion are convex structures or groove structures arranged on the inner side of the clamping block, and the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion are half-ring-shaped.
[0012] In an alternative embodiment, the outer side of the clamping block is provided with a mounting hole, and the mounting hole can be fixed on a mechanical hand through a set screw, and the mechanical hand is used for clamping the beer bottle.
[0013] In an alternative embodiment, the outer side of the clamping block is further provided with a mounting groove, and the mounting groove is fixedly connected with a guide fork of the mechanical hand.
[0014] In an alternative embodiment, the mounting groove is further provided with a positioning hole for mounting and positioning.
[0015] In an alternative embodiment, the sealing ring clamping portion is arranged above the reinforcing ring clamping portion, and the cross section of the sealing ring clamping portion and the reinforcing ring clamping portion in contact with the beer bottle is arc-shaped.
[0016] The utility model also provides a mechanical hand for beer bottle cleaning, which comprises a guide fork and the beer bottle cleaning clamp described above, and the beer bottle cleaning clamp is fixedly installed on the guide fork.
[0017] The reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion arranged in layers can improve the stability of clamping the beer bottle, the clamping groove space formed by folding can realize clamping and fixing of the beer bottle, the clamping applicability of the beer bottle can be improved, the clamping block need not be replaced when the production line is replaced, the worker's time is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a working schematic view of a mechanical hand for beer bottle cleaning in an embodiment of the utility model.
[0019] Figure 2This is a partial cross-sectional view of a robotic arm used for cleaning beer bottles in one embodiment of the present invention.
[0020] Figure 3 This is a partial sectional view of the beer bottle cleaning clamp in the front view direction of one embodiment of the present invention.
[0021] Figure 4 This is a top view of a beer bottle cleaning clamp according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0022] Figure label:
[0023] Clamping block 1; Fixing frame 2; Bottle flipping body 3; Support 4; Guide fork 5; Spring 6; Support block 7; Roller 8; Set screw 9; Positioning hole 10; Lower clamping part of reinforcing ring 11; Upper clamping part of reinforcing ring 12; Sealing ring clamping part 13; Mounting groove 14; Clamping groove space 15. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0025] It should be noted that the following embodiments can be combined where there is no conflict.
[0026] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, this utility model provides a robotic arm for cleaning beer bottles, typically used in beer production equipment, specifically in bottle rinsing machines. It comprises a beer bottle cleaning clamp and fixing frame 2, a bottle-flipping body 3, a support 4, a guide fork 5, a spring 6, a support block 7, and rollers 8. The robotic arm drives the beer bottle cleaning clamp to pick up beer bottles. The guide fork 5 is connected to the beer bottle cleaning clamp, which is fixedly mounted on the guide fork 5. The guide fork 5 drives the beer bottle cleaning clamp to open and close. In this utility model, the beer bottle cleaning clamp includes two identical and symmetrically arranged clamping blocks 1. When the two clamping blocks 1 clamp towards each other, they form a clamping groove space 15 (enclosed by the two clamping blocks 1). The robotic arm uses the clamping groove space 15 to accommodate and hold the beer bottle.
[0027] In some embodiments, the clamping block 1 generates a bottle-clamping force under the action of the spring 6. The clamping block 1 opens by moving outwards under the action of the cam on the roller 8. The fixing frame 2, the bracket 4, and the support block 7 provide fixed support. The bottle-flipping body 3 can drive the guide fork 5 to flip the beer bottle, facilitating the rinsing of water into the bottle. The connection relationships of the various components of the robotic arm are prior art and will not be described in detail; the following will focus on describing the beer bottle cleaning clamp.
[0028] Please see Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional view of a beer bottle cleaning clamp in one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 This is a top view of a beer bottle cleaning clamp according to one embodiment of the present invention.
[0029] exist Figure 3 , Figure 4 In one embodiment, the clamping block 1 includes a reinforcing ring clamping portion 13 and a sealing ring clamping portion 13. The clamping dimensions of the reinforcing ring clamping portion 13 are different from the clamping dimensions of the sealing ring clamping portion 13.
[0030] The sealing ring clamping part 13 is used to clamp the sealing ring part of the beer bottle. The sealing ring part is used to seal the beer bottle and is located at the bottle mouth. Generally, the sealing rings of beer bottles are the same size. Therefore, the size of the sealing ring clamping part 13 only needs to be adapted to the sealing of the beer bottle, that is, the size of the sealing ring clamping part 13 is fixed.
[0031] The reinforcing ring clamping part is used to clamp the reinforcing ring portion below the sealing ring of the beer bottle. Since different beer bottle shapes have different reinforcing ring sizes, the reinforcing rings vary in length. A fixed-size reinforcing ring clamping part cannot fit different bottle shapes. Therefore, in this invention, the reinforcing ring clamping part has at least two different clamping sizes.
[0032] In one embodiment, the reinforcing ring clamping portion includes two different clamping sizes. For example, the reinforcing ring clamping portion includes a lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11 and an upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12, wherein the clamping size of the upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12 is smaller than the clamping size of the lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11, to accommodate different reinforcing ring sizes. The lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11 is located below the upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12.
[0033] In another embodiment, the reinforcing ring clamping portion includes three different clamping sizes. For example, the reinforcing ring clamping portion includes a lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11, an upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12, and a bottle neck grip portion. The clamping size of the upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12 is smaller than that of the lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11 to accommodate different reinforcing ring sizes. The lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11 is located below the upper reinforcing ring clamping portion 12, and a bottle neck grip portion (not shown) is provided below the lower reinforcing ring clamping portion 11. This bottle neck grip portion can be a downward extension of the reinforcing ring clamping portion or an independent semi-circular structure used to secure the bottle neck.
[0034] In this utility model, the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part 13 are arranged in an upper and lower layer; therefore, the sealing ring clamping part 13 is located at the top, and below it are the upper reinforcing ring clamping part 12, the lower reinforcing ring clamping part 11, or a bottleneck gripping part is also provided below.
[0035] The clamping block 1 provided by this utility model sets the clamping area of the reinforcing ring into upper and lower parts. The upper clamping part 12 of the reinforcing ring is suitable for bottles with shorter reinforcing rings. At the same time, the upper clamping part 12 of the reinforcing ring does not affect the use of space by the lower clamping part 11 of the reinforcing ring. The lower clamping part 11 of the reinforcing ring and the upper clamping part 12 of the reinforcing ring work together to be suitable for bottles with longer reinforcing rings.
[0036] The existing clamping block 1 has a generally thin thickness, making it prone to wear during production and use. This wear affects the service life of the clamping block 1, and the relatively low thickness results in a shorter area enclosed at the bottle neck, leading to poor stability when clamping large bottles and a risk of bottle drop. The clamping block 1 provided by this invention is designed with upper and lower parts, increasing its thickness and thus its resistance to wear, thereby extending its service life. The clamping block 1 also offers a stronger grip, significantly improving the stability of bottle clamping, especially for large bottles, with remarkable results.
[0037] The reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part 13 can be made of a material such as silicone, which makes it less likely to damage the bottle when clamping it. Accordingly, the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part 13 can be configured as an integral structure for easy installation and use. Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, the clamping block 1 serves as the main body, and on its inner side are the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion 13 arranged in a layered manner. In other embodiments, the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion 13 are separate structures. That is, the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion 13 are two independent parts, which are assembled to form the clamping block 1. This method allows for adjustment of the distance between the two parts, thereby better adapting to different bottle shapes of beer bottles, and also allows for replacement of clamping block 1 that has become less effective due to wear.
[0038] Furthermore, the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part 13 are protruding structures or groove structures located inside the clamping block 1. It should be understood that the protruding structure and the groove structure are complementary structures; where there is a protrusion, there is a groove. Therefore, it can be designed to use a protruding structure to clamp the bottle body, or it can be designed to use a groove structure to cover the bottle body.
[0039] exist Figure 3 , Figure 4 In the illustrated embodiment, both the reinforcing ring clamping portion and the sealing ring clamping portion 13 are semi-circular. It should be understood that the semi-circular shape is not necessarily half of a complete ring, but rather approximately semi-circular; it can, of course, be semi-circular. The two clamping blocks 1, when facing each other and enclosing each other, roughly form a ring.
[0040] In this invention, the sealing ring clamping part 13 is located above the reinforcing ring clamping part, and the combination of the two can clamp large-sized bottles. Since beer bottles are mostly curved, the cross-sections of the sealing ring clamping part 13 and the reinforcing ring clamping part that contact the beer bottle are curved.
[0041] Furthermore, combining Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, the outer side of the clamping block 1 is provided with a mounting hole, which can be fixed to the robot arm by a set screw 9. The outer side of the clamping block 1 is also provided with a mounting groove 14, and the mounting groove 14 is also provided with a positioning hole 10 for installation and positioning.
[0042] The use of set screw 9 makes the replacement of clamping block 1 more convenient; during replacement, simply pull clamping block 1 outward along the mounting groove 14. The mounting groove 14 is fixedly connected to the guide fork 5 of the robotic arm, see... Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the set screw 9 is connected and fixed from the outside of the guide fork 5 to the mounting hole of the clamping block 1. The positioning hole 10 shown can be used to determine whether it is installed in place.
[0043] like Figure 1 As shown, after clamping block 1 closes, a complete clamping groove space 15 is formed, and the sealing ring clamping part 13 clamps the bottle neck sealing ring of the beer bottle. Different production lines produce different bottle types, and the size of the reinforcing ring on the bottles also varies. If the reinforcing ring of the clamped bottle type is short, the bottle reinforcing ring is fixed by the upper clamping part 12 of the reinforcing ring; if the reinforcing ring of the clamped bottle type is long, the bottle reinforcing ring is fixed by the lower clamping part 11 of the reinforcing ring. The combination of the lower clamping part 11 and the upper clamping part 12 of the reinforcing ring is suitable for clamping bottle types such as short reinforcing rings, long reinforcing rings, and aluminum bottles. When unloading the bottle, if... Figure 1 Clamp 1 (the part with the dotted line in the middle) is open.
[0044] In summary, this utility model improves the stability of beer bottle clamping by using the layered reinforcing ring clamping part and sealing ring clamping part 13, and clamps and fixes the beer bottle by using the clamping groove space 15 formed by closing. This can improve the applicability of clamping beer bottles, and there is no need to replace the clamping block 1 when changing production lines, which reduces worker time and improves production efficiency.
[0045] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.
Claims
1. A clamp for cleaning beer bottles, characterized in that, The device includes two clamping blocks with identical structures and symmetrical arrangement. When the two clamping blocks clamp each other, they form a clamping groove space for clamping beer bottles. Each clamping block includes a reinforcing ring clamping part and a sealing ring clamping part, and the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part are arranged in a layered manner. The clamping size of the reinforcing ring clamping part is different from that of the sealing ring clamping part, and the reinforcing ring clamping part has at least two different clamping sizes.
2. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reinforcing ring clamping part includes a lower reinforcing ring clamping part and an upper reinforcing ring clamping part, and the clamping size of the upper reinforcing ring clamping part is smaller than the clamping size of the lower reinforcing ring clamping part.
3. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 2, characterized in that, Below the reinforcing ring clamping part is a bottleneck gripping part, which is used to fix the bottleneck of the beer bottle.
4. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part are an integral structure, or the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part are separate structures.
5. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that, The reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part are protruding structures or groove structures located inside the clamping block, and the reinforcing ring clamping part and the sealing ring clamping part form a semi-circular shape.
6. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 5, characterized in that, The clamping block has mounting holes on its outer side, which can be fixed to the robotic arm by set screws. The robotic arm is used to drive the beer bottle cleaning clamp to pick up the beer bottle.
7. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 6, characterized in that, The outer side of the clamping block is also provided with a mounting groove, which is fixedly connected to the guide fork of the robot arm.
8. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 7, characterized in that, The mounting slot is also provided with positioning holes for installation and positioning.
9. The beer bottle cleaning clamp according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sealing ring clamping part is located above the reinforcing ring clamping part, and the cross-section of the sealing ring clamping part and the reinforcing ring clamping part that contacts the beer bottle is arc-shaped.
10. A robotic arm for cleaning beer bottles, characterized in that, It includes a guide fork and a beer bottle cleaning clamp as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the beer bottle cleaning clamp is fixedly mounted on the guide fork.