Rapid specification-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism

By designing a flexible star wheel mechanism with rapidly adjustable specifications, and utilizing components such as fixed cantilever, adjustment components, and cam rollers, it is possible to quickly adjust and accurately adapt to bottles of different specifications. This solves the problem of cumbersome replacement in existing technologies, improves production efficiency, and reduces the risk of bottle scratches.

CN223822626UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-23SHANGHAI TOFFLON SCI & TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520416259.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-11
Publication Date
2026-01-23
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-11

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing star wheel conveyor mechanism cannot quickly adapt to changes in bottle sizes, resulting in a cumbersome replacement process and inconvenient management and maintenance.

Method used

A quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism was designed. By combining a fixed cantilever, adjustment components, cam rollers, and adjustment handle, it enables rapid adjustment of bottles of different sizes. The numerical display and rollers reduce friction and lower the risk of bottle scratches.

Benefits of technology

It enables rapid adaptation and accurate adjustment of bottles of different sizes, reduces the cumbersome process of changing bottles, improves production efficiency, and reduces the risk of bottle scratches.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of container conveying equipment, and discloses a rapid specification-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism, which comprises a lower chassis and a plurality of groups of fixed cantilevers for moving bottle bodies, an upper cover plate is mounted on the lower chassis, an adjusting handle is mounted in a center hole of the upper cover plate, and a plurality of fixed cantilevers are mounted on the adjusting handle. One end of the adjusting handle extends to the position below the upper cover plate and is connected with a cam disc, and a plurality of guide grooves are formed in the surface of the cam disc and evenly distributed in the circumferential direction of the cam disc. According to the rapid specification-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism, the fixed cantilever, the adjusting assembly, the cam roller, the cam disc and the adjusting handle are arranged, the adjusting handle is rotated to drive the cam disc to rotate, the cam disc pushes the cam roller, then the adjusting assembly is driven to move, the adjusting assembly adjusts the fixed cantilever, and the distance between the two cantilever rods is changed; and a plurality of star wheels do not need to be designed according to bottle types with different diameters, and disassembly is not needed when specifications are replaced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to container conveying equipment technical field, concretely is fast adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism. BACKGROUND

[0002] Star wheel conveying mechanism is a kind of mechanical device for conveying and positioning container, commonly applied in filling machine, labeling machine and other equipment, and the core component of star wheel conveying mechanism is star wheel main body, by designing bottle clamping groove on star wheel main body, so that bottle clamping groove can hold bottle and move conveying.

[0003] In the existing penicillin bottle or similar container product production line, one star wheel can only be applied to one specification of bottle, when the diameter of the produced bottle changes, the star wheels of the whole line must be disassembled, and then the corresponding specification star wheel is replaced, this operation is not only cumbersome, time-consuming and laborious, and moreover, too many specification pieces are inconvenient to save, manage and maintain. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides fast adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, solves the problems mentioned in the above background.

[0005] The utility model provides the following technical scheme: fast adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, comprising: lower chassis and multiple groups of fixed cantilever for moving bottle body, the lower chassis is installed on the upper cover plate, the center hole of the upper cover plate is installed with adjusting handle, one end of the adjusting handle extends to the lower of the upper cover plate and is connected with cam disc, the surface of the cam disc is equipped with multiple guide grooves, multiple guide grooves are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of cam disc, and the inner wall of guide groove is connected with cam roller, the bottom of the cam roller is connected with adjusting assembly, and the fixed cantilever is installed at one end of adjusting assembly, the top of the lower chassis is evenly distributed with guide block, the inner wall of the guide block is connected with the surface of adjusting assembly, the top of the upper cover plate is provided with locking assembly, and the locking assembly is connected on the surface of adjusting handle.

[0006] Preferably, the top of the lower chassis is provided with multiple support columns, and the upper cover plate is connected to the top end of the support column.

[0007] Preferably, each group of the fixed cantilever comprises two cantilever rods, the lower chassis is provided with a connecting shaft corresponding to the position of the cantilever rod, the cantilever rod is installed on the connecting shaft, one end of each cantilever rod is connected with a hinge pin, and the cantilever rod is hinged with the adjusting assembly through the hinge pin.

[0008] Preferably, one end of each of the cantilever rods away from the hinge pin is connected with a roller.

[0009] Preferably, the adjusting assembly comprises an adjusting rod, the surface of the adjusting rod is in sliding connection with the inner wall of the guide block, two driving connecting rods are hinged on the adjusting rod, one end of the driving connecting rod is connected with one end of the hinge pin, and the driving connecting rod is hinged with the cantilever rod through the hinge pin.

[0010] Preferably, the locking assembly comprises a locking disc and a locking handle, the locking handle is connected to the side of the locking disc, the locking disc is connected to the upper cover plate, and the inner wall of the locking disc is connected with the surface of the adjusting handle.

[0011] Preferably, the top of the locking disc is connected with a numerical indicator, and the inner wall of the numerical indicator is connected with the surface of the adjusting handle.

[0012] Preferably, one side of the lower chassis is provided with a bottle bottom rail, the top of the bottle bottom rail is connected with the bottom of the bottle body, one side of the bottle bottom rail is provided with a guardrail, and the inner wall of the guardrail is in contact with the surface of the bottle body.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. The quick adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, through the setting fixed cantilever, adjusting assembly, cam roller, cam disc and adjustment handle, rotates adjustment handle and drives cam disc rotation, cam disc promotes cam roller, and then drives adjusting assembly to move, and adjusting assembly adjusts fixed cantilever, and the distance between two cantilever rods changes, and different size bottle bodies do not need to be designed multiple star wheels according to different diameter bottle types, and do not need to be disassembled when changing specification.

[0015] 2. The quick adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, through the setting numerical display, the numerical value of numerical display changes along with the angle change of adjustment handle rotation, different specifications correspond to different numerical values, and the purpose of different specification conversion is quickly achieved, and it is more convenient to master accuracy when adjusting, and it provides guarantee for efficient production.

[0016] 3. The quick adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, through the setting roller, the friction with the bottle body is reduced in the transfer process through the contact of the roller with the bottle body, and the risk of scratching the bottle body is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Fig. 1 It is the internal structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0018] Fig. 2 It is the side cut structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0019] Fig. 3 It is the overhead structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0020] In the figure: 1, lower chassis; 2, fixed cantilever; 201, cantilever rod; 202, connecting shaft; 3, hinge pin; 4, drive link; 5, adjusting rod; 6, guide block; 7, cam roller; 8, cam disc; 9, roller; 10, upper cover plate; 11, adjusting handle; 12, numerical indicator; 13, locking disc; 14, locking handle; 15, external guardrail; 16, bottle bottom rail; 17, bottle body; 18, guide groove; 19, support column. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

[0022] Please refer to Figs. 1-3 , the quick adjustable specification type flexible star wheel mechanism, including: lower chassis 1 and multiple groups of fixed cantilevers 2 for moving bottle body 17, the lower chassis 1 is installed with upper cover plate 10, the top of lower chassis 1 is provided with multiple support columns 19, the upper cover plate 10 is connected at the top of support column 19, the central hole of upper cover plate 10 is installed with adjusting handle, one end of adjusting handle extends to the lower of upper cover plate 10 and is connected with cam disc 8, multiple guide grooves 18 are set on the surface of cam disc 8, multiple guide grooves 18 are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of cam disc 8, and the inner wall of guide groove 18 is connected with cam roller 7, the bottom end of cam roller 7 is connected with adjusting assembly, the fixed cantilever 2 is installed at one end of adjusting assembly, the top of lower chassis 1 is evenly distributed with guide block 6, the inner wall of guide block 6 is connected with the surface of adjusting assembly, the top of upper cover plate 10 is provided with locking assembly, and the locking assembly is connected on the surface of adjusting handle.

[0023] Each group of fixed cantilevers 2 includes two cantilever rods 201, the lower chassis 1 is provided with connecting shaft 202 corresponding to the position of cantilever rod 201, the cantilever rod 201 is installed on connecting shaft 202, one end of each cantilever rod 201 is connected with hinge pin 3, the cantilever rod 201 is hinged with adjusting assembly through hinge pin 3, one end of each cantilever rod 201 away from hinge pin 3 is connected with roller 9, and the roller 9 is in contact with bottle body 17, so that the friction with bottle body in the process of transfer is reduced, and the risk of scratching bottle body is reduced, the adjusting assembly includes adjusting rod 5, the surface of adjusting rod 5 is slidingly connected with the inner wall of guide block 6, two drive links 4 are hinged on adjusting rod 5, one end of drive link 4 is connected with one end of hinge pin 3, and drive link 4 is hinged with cantilever rod 201 through hinge pin 3.

[0024] In one specific embodiment, the locking assembly includes a locking disc 13 and a locking handle 14. The locking handle 14 is connected to the side of the locking disc 13, which is connected to the upper cover plate 10. The inner wall of the locking disc 13 is connected to the surface of the adjusting handle. After rotating the adjusting handle 11, the position of the adjusting handle 11 is fixed by the locking handle 14 and the locking disc 13, preventing the adjusting handle 11 from moving.

[0025] A numerical indicator 12 is connected to the top of the locking disc 13, and the inner wall of the numerical indicator 12 is connected to the surface of the adjustment handle. The value displayed on the numerical display will change as the angle of rotation of the adjustment handle 11 changes. Different specifications correspond to different values, which can quickly achieve the purpose of converting between different specifications, making it easier to grasp the accuracy during adjustment and providing a guarantee for efficient production.

[0026] In one specific embodiment, a bottle bottom track 16 is provided on one side of the lower chassis 1. The top of the bottle bottom track 16 is connected to the bottom of the bottle body 17. A guardrail is provided on one side of the bottle bottom track 16. The inner wall of the guardrail is in contact with the surface of the bottle body 17. The guardrail 15 and the star wheel form a specific channel. The bottle bottom track 16 supports the bottom of the bottle body 17 to maintain a horizontal height during movement and prevent it from falling. The inner side of the bottle body 17 is in multi-point contact with the roller 9, constraining the bottle body 17 to rotate along a specified trajectory.

[0027] Rotating the adjusting handle 11 causes the cam disk 8 to rotate, changing the position of the guide groove 18 on the cam disk 8. The inner wall of the guide groove 18 presses against the cam roller 7, causing the cam roller 7 to move. The cam roller 7 drives the adjusting rod 5 to move, and the adjusting rod 5 slides in the guide block 6. The adjusting rod 5 also drives the drive connecting rod to move, which in turn drives one end of the cantilever rod 201 to move, changing the distance between the two cantilever rods 201. This adapts to bottles 17 of different sizes without requiring multiple star wheels to be designed for different diameter bottles, and without disassembly when changing specifications.

[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism, characterized in that, include: The lower base (1) and multiple sets of fixed cantilever arms (2) for moving the bottle (17) are provided. An upper cover plate (10) is installed on the lower base plate (1). An adjustment handle is installed in the center hole of the upper cover plate (10). One end of the adjustment handle extends to the lower part of the upper cover plate (10) and is connected to a cam plate (8). Multiple guide grooves (18) are opened on the surface of the cam plate (8). The multiple guide grooves (18) are evenly distributed along the circumference of the cam plate (8). A cam roller (7) is connected to the inner wall of the guide groove (18). An adjustment component is connected to the bottom end of the cam roller (7). The fixed cantilever arm (2) is installed at one end of the adjustment component. Guide blocks (6) are evenly distributed on the top of the lower base plate (1). The inner wall of the guide block (6) is connected to the surface of the adjustment component. A locking component is provided on the top of the upper cover plate (10). The locking component is connected to the surface of the adjustment handle.

2. The rapidly adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom chassis (1) is provided with a plurality of support columns (19) on its top, and the top cover plate (10) is connected to the top of the support columns (19).

3. The rapidly adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each set of fixed cantilever (2) includes two cantilever rods (201). The lower chassis (1) is provided with a connecting shaft (202) corresponding to the position of the cantilever rod (201). The cantilever rod (201) is mounted on the connecting shaft (202). One end of each cantilever rod (201) is connected to a hinge pin (3). The cantilever rod (201) is hinged to the adjustment assembly through the hinge pin (3).

4. The quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each of the cantilever rods (201) is connected to a roller (9) at the end away from the hinge pin (3).

5. The quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that, The adjustment assembly includes an adjustment rod (5), the surface of which is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide block (6), and two drive rods (4) are hinged on the adjustment rod (5). One end of the drive rod (4) is connected to one end of the hinge pin (3), and the drive rod (4) is hinged to the cantilever rod (201) through the hinge pin (3).

6. The quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking assembly includes a locking disc (13) and a locking handle (14). The locking handle (14) is connected to the side of the locking disc (13). The locking disc (13) is connected to the upper cover plate (10), and the inner wall of the locking disc (13) is connected to the surface of the adjusting handle.

7. The quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that, The top of the locking disc (13) is connected to a numerical indicator (12), and the inner wall of the numerical indicator (12) is connected to the surface of the adjusting handle.

8. The quick-adjustable flexible star wheel mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that, A bottle bottom track (16) is provided on one side of the lower chassis (1), the top of the bottle bottom track (16) is connected to the bottom of the bottle body (17), and a guardrail is provided on one side of the bottle bottom track (16), the inner wall of the guardrail is in contact with the surface of the bottle body (17).