Flip equipment of beer production line
By using the cap-flipping equipment in the beer production line, the orientation of the bottle caps is automatically adjusted through screening and conveying components and linkage drive components, which solves the problem of inconsistent bottle cap positions and improves assembly efficiency and reliability.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
In the existing beer production line, the bottle caps are not in the correct position during the automatic feeding process, resulting in low assembly efficiency and the possibility of missed or incorrect loading, requiring manual adjustment.
Design a bottle cap flipping device for a beer production line, including a conveyor support frame, a screening and conveying component, a linkage drive assembly, a bottle cap bin, and a bottle cap guide. The linkage drive assembly provides power to screen and adjust the orientation of the bottle caps, ensuring that the cap opening faces downwards, and guides and conveys them through the guide.
It enables automated screening and orientation adjustment of bottle caps, ensuring that the cap opening faces downwards, improving assembly efficiency, and avoiding the waste of manual adjustment and the occurrence of missed or incorrect flipping.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of beer production technology, and more specifically, to a beer production line flip-top device. Background Technology
[0002] Beer production refers to the production of fermented alcoholic beverages containing carbon dioxide, foam, and low alcohol content (2.5%–7.5%), made primarily from malt, hops, and yeast through fermentation. It also includes the production of malt, a special raw material for beer. Specialty beers involve significant changes in raw materials or production processes, altering the flavor of the original beers and creating unique styles, such as dry beer, low-alcohol beer, wheat beer, cloudy beer, and ice beer.
[0003] Beer was originally bottled in glass bottles, and the bottle caps used in beer bottles are metal caps. The bottle caps are automatically fed by a feeding mechanism during the assembly process. However, the automatic feeding mechanism cannot keep the bottle caps in the same position. Workers need to manually flip the bottle caps to the required position. However, manual flipping requires a lot of manpower and often results in missed or incorrect flipping, which affects the assembly efficiency of the bottle caps.
[0004] No effective solutions have yet been proposed to address the problems in the relevant technologies. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to propose a beer cap flipping device for a beer production line.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a cap-flipping device for a beer production line, comprising a conveying support frame, four sets of support legs at the bottom of the conveying support frame, a screening and conveying component within the conveying support frame, a linkage drive assembly connected to the screening and conveying component mounted on one end of the outer wall of the conveying support frame, the linkage drive assembly being fixed to the outer wall of the conveying support frame via a mounting bracket, a bottle cap hopper integrally connected to one end of the conveying support frame, a drive assembly cooperating with the linkage drive assembly at one end of the bottle cap hopper, and a bottle cap guide component mounted on the end of the conveying support frame away from the bottle cap hopper.
[0007] Preferably, the screening and conveying component includes a driving roller and a driven roller, a conveyor belt is provided between the driving roller and the driven roller, a plurality of through holes are uniformly provided on the conveyor belt, and a positioning post is provided on the driven roller through the through holes.
[0008] Preferably, the linkage drive assembly includes a drive shaft one fixed to the end of the drive roller and a drive shaft two fixed to the end of the driven roller. A pulley one is provided on the drive shaft one, and a pulley two is provided on the drive shaft two. A transmission belt is provided between the pulley one and the pulley two, and a meshing tooth is provided on the pulley two. A motor is installed at one end of the pulley one, and the motor is mounted on the conveying support frame through a mounting bracket.
[0009] Preferably, the drive assembly includes a rotating disk rotatably mounted on the outer wall of the bottle cap hopper, the rotating disk being provided with a second meshing tooth that meshes with the first meshing tooth, one end of the rotating disk being connected to a drive shaft extending into the bottle cap hopper, the other end of the drive shaft being connected to the inner wall of the bottle cap hopper via a bearing, and a plurality of actuating blades being mounted on the drive shaft.
[0010] Preferably, the bottle cap hopper is provided with an inclined guide plate, the bottle cap hopper is provided with a front support baffle, and the driven roller extends into the bottle cap hopper and has a gap between it and the agitator blade.
[0011] Preferably, the bottle cap guide includes an outer shell, and an inclined cap-picking plate is installed at one end of the outer shell connected to the conveying support frame, and the inclined cap-picking plate has an arc-shaped surface that fits against the drive roller.
[0012] Preferably, the outer shell is bolted to the inner wall of the conveying support frame, the bottom of the outer shell is integrally set as an inclined sliding plate, and the top of the outer shell is equipped with a transparent observation window.
[0013] This utility model provides a cap-flipping device for a beer production line, with the following advantages:
[0014] By incorporating a screening and conveying component within a conveyor support frame and powering it with a linkage drive assembly, the screening and conveying component can screen bottle caps, prioritizing caps with downward-facing openings. This ensures that each cap is placed with its opening facing downwards. A cap hopper is used to store the caps. The linkage drive assembly, in conjunction with the drive assembly, ensures that the caps from the hopper are fed onto the screening and conveying component. It can also change the orientation of the caps to prevent situations where caps cannot be loaded into the hopper. A cap guide component guides the screened caps during transport. This invention features a simple structure and is easy to use, effectively and conveniently sorting and screening bottle caps, ensuring that caps with downward-facing openings are conveyed for easy subsequent use. Furthermore, it keeps the caps in the hopper in constant motion, preventing situations where caps cannot be loaded. Attached Figure Description
[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0016] Figure 1 This is a front view of a beer production line flip-top device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the linkage structure of the screening and conveying components and the linkage drive assembly in a beer production line flip-top device according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the drive component in a beer production line flip-top device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of a bottle cap guide in a bottle cap flipping device of a beer production line according to an embodiment of the present utility model.
[0020] In the picture:
[0021] 1. Conveyor support frame; 2. Screening and conveying components; 3. Linkage drive assembly; 4. Mounting frame; 5. Bottle cap hopper; 6. Drive assembly; 7. Bottle cap guide; 8. Drive roller; 9. Driven roller; 10. Positioning column; 11. Through hole; 12. Drive shaft one; 13. Pulley one; 14. Drive shaft two; 15. Pulley two; 16. Transmission belt; 17. Motor; 18. Support leg; 19. Support baffle; 20. Rotary disk; 21. Meshing gear two; 22. Transmission shaft; 23. Bearing; 24. Actuating blade; 25. Outer shell; 26. Inclined cap-picking ramp; 27. Arc-shaped surface; 28. Inclined sliding plate; 29. Transparent observation window; 30. Inclined guide plate; 31. Meshing gear one; 32. Conveyor belt. Detailed Implementation
[0022] 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 of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0023] Please see Figure 1-4This utility model provides a bottle cap flipping device for a beer production line, including a conveyor support frame 1. The bottom of the conveyor support frame 1 is provided with four sets of support legs. A screening and conveying component 2 is installed in the conveyor support frame 1. A linkage drive assembly 3 connected to the screening and conveying component 2 is installed at one end of the outer wall of the conveyor support frame 1. The linkage drive assembly 3 is fixed to the outer wall of the conveyor support frame 1 by a mounting bracket 4. By providing the screening and conveying component 2 in the conveyor support frame 1 and using the linkage drive assembly 3 to provide power to the screening and conveying component 2, the screening and conveying component 2 can screen bottle caps, especially those with the cap opening facing down, ensuring that each bottle cap is screened and conveyed correctly. All bottle caps are placed with their openings facing downwards. One end of the conveying support frame 1 is integrally connected to a bottle cap hopper 5. One end of the bottle cap hopper 5 is equipped with a drive component 6 that cooperates with the linkage drive component 3. A bottle cap guide 7 is installed on the end of the conveying support frame 1 away from the bottle cap hopper 5. The bottle cap hopper 5 is used to store bottle caps. At the same time, the linkage drive component 3 can also cooperate with the drive component 6 to ensure that the bottle caps in the bottle cap hopper 5 are sent onto the screening conveying component 2. The orientation of the bottle caps can be changed to prevent the bottle cap hopper 5 from being unable to receive the caps. The bottle cap guide 7 can guide and convey the screened bottle caps.
[0024] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 2 As shown, the screening and conveying component 2 includes a drive roller 8 and a driven roller 9. A conveyor belt 32 is provided between the drive roller 8 and the driven roller 9. A plurality of through holes 11 are evenly provided on the conveyor belt 32, and a positioning post 10 is provided on the driven roller 9 through the through holes 11. The linkage drive component 3 includes a drive shaft 12 fixed to the end of the drive roller 8 and a drive shaft 14 fixed to the end of the driven roller 9. A pulley 13 is provided on the drive shaft 12, and a pulley 15 is provided on the drive shaft 14. A transmission belt 16 is provided between the pulley 13 and the pulley 15, and a meshing tooth 31 is provided on the pulley 15. A motor 17 is installed at one end of the pulley 13, and the motor 17 is installed on the conveying support frame 1 through a mounting bracket 4. The motor 17 drives the pulley 13 to rotate, which in turn drives the pulley 15 to rotate via the transmission belt 16, thus realizing the rotation of the driving roller 8 and the driven roller 9. Since the driven roller 9 is equipped with a positioning post 10, which passes through the through hole 11 on the conveyor belt 32, when the driven roller 9 rotates, the positioning post 10 lifts the bottle cap with the opening facing down and moves it onto the conveyor belt 32. When the conveyor belt 32 separates from the highest point of the driven roller 9, the bottle cap continues to be conveyed forward.
[0025] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 3As shown, the drive assembly 6 includes a rotating disk 20 rotatably mounted on the outer wall of the bottle cap hopper 5. The rotating disk 20 has a second meshing tooth 21 that meshes with the first meshing tooth 31. One end of the rotating disk 20 is connected to a drive shaft 22 extending into the bottle cap hopper 5. The other end of the drive shaft 22 is connected to the inner wall of the bottle cap hopper 5 via a bearing 23. Several actuating blades 24 are mounted on the drive shaft 22. By engaging the first meshing tooth 31 with the second meshing tooth 21, the rotating disk 20 rotates, causing the drive shaft 22 to rotate, which in turn drives the actuating blades 24 to rotate, thus pushing the bottle caps in the bottle cap hopper 5 forward and ensuring effective feeding.
[0026] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 3 As shown, an inclined guide plate 30 is provided inside the bottle cap hopper 5, and a front support baffle 19 is provided on the bottle cap hopper 5. The driven roller 9 extends into the bottle cap hopper 5 and has a gap between it and the agitator blade 24. The inclined guide plate 30 allows the bottle caps in the bottle cap hopper 5 to slide forward, preventing bottom accumulation and ensuring stability. At the same time, the gap between the driven roller 9 extending into the bottle cap hopper 5 and the agitator blade 24 ensures that the bottle caps can be fed out of the driven roller 9 and screened.
[0027] In one embodiment, please refer to the appendix to the specification. Figure 4 As shown, the bottle cap guide 7 includes an outer shell 25. An inclined cap-picking plate 26 is installed at one end of the outer shell 25 connected to the conveyor support frame 1. The inclined cap-picking plate 26 has an arc-shaped surface 27 that conforms to the drive roller 8. The outer shell 25 is bolted to the inner wall of the conveyor support frame 1. The bottom of the outer shell 25 is integrally formed with an inclined sliding plate 28, and the top of the outer shell 25 is equipped with a transparent observation window 29. The inclined cap-picking plate 26 allows bottle caps on the conveyor belt 32 to be stably fed into the outer shell 25. The inclined sliding plate 28 facilitates the downward sliding of the bottle caps. The arc-shaped surface 27 ensures contact with the surface of the drive roller 8 without obstructing its rotation. The transparent observation window 29 allows the movement of the bottle caps to be observed and can be disassembled for manual cleaning of blocked bottle caps.
[0028] In practical applications, a screening and conveying component 2 is installed in the conveying support frame 1, and the linkage drive component 3 provides power to the screening and conveying component 2, enabling the screening and conveying component 2 to screen bottle caps, especially those with the cap opening facing downwards, ensuring that each bottle cap is placed with its opening facing downwards. The bottle cap bin 5 is used to store the bottle caps. At the same time, the linkage drive component 3 can also cooperate with the drive component 6 to ensure that the bottle caps in the bottle cap bin 5 are fed onto the screening and conveying component 2, and can change the orientation of the bottle caps to prevent the bottle cap bin 5 from being unable to receive bottle caps. The bottle cap guide component 7 can guide and convey the screened bottle caps. This utility model has a simple structure and is easy to use. It can effectively and conveniently sort and screen bottle caps, ensuring that bottle caps with the cap opening facing downwards are conveyed for convenient subsequent use. At the same time, it keeps the bottle caps in the bottle cap bin 5 in a constant state of motion, avoiding the situation where the bottle cap bin 5 cannot receive bottle caps.
[0029] Although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.
Claims
1. A flip-top device for a beer production line, characterized in that The utility model provides a bottle cap screening and conveying device, including conveying support frame (1), the bottom end of conveying support frame (1) is provided with four groups of support leg (18), be provided with screening conveying component (2) in conveying support frame (1), the outer wall one end of conveying support frame (1) is installed with the linkage drive assembly (3) connected with screening conveying component (2), linkage drive assembly (3) is fixed on the outer wall of conveying support frame (1) through mounting bracket (4), one end of conveying support frame (1) is integrally connected with bottle cap material box (5), one end of bottle cap material box (5) is provided with the drive assembly (6) with linkage drive assembly (3) cooperation, the end away from bottle cap material box (5) of conveying support frame (1) is installed with bottle cap guide (7), screening conveying component (2) includes driving roller (8) and driven roller (9), be provided with conveying belt (32) between driving roller (8) and driven roller (9), the conveying belt (32) is uniformly provided with a plurality of through -hole (11), and be provided with the positioning column (10) of through hole (11) on driven roller (9), bottle cap guide (7) includes the outer shell (25), the outer shell (25) is installed with the inclined cover taking inclined plate (26) of one end with conveying support frame (1) is connected, and the inclined cover taking inclined plate (26) is opened with the arc surface (27) of sticking with driving roller (8) on, the outer shell (25) is connected between the inner wall of conveying support frame (1), the bottom of outer shell (25) is integrally arranged as inclined sliding plate (28), and the top of outer shell (25) is installed with transparent observation window (29).
2. A flip-top device for a beer production line according to claim 1, characterized in that The linkage drive assembly (3) includes a drive shaft one (12) fixed to the end of the driving roller (8) and a drive shaft two (14) fixed to the end of the driven roller (9), the drive shaft one (12) is provided with a belt pulley one (13), the drive shaft two (14) is provided with a belt pulley two (15), the belt pulley one (13) and the belt pulley two (15) are provided with a transmission belt (16), and the belt pulley two (15) is provided with a meshing tooth one (31), one end of the belt pulley one (13) is installed with a motor (17), and the motor (17) is installed on the conveying support frame (1) through the mounting bracket (4).
3. A flip-top device for a beer production line according to claim 2, characterised in that, The drive assembly (6) includes a rotating disc (20) rotatably installed on the outer wall of the bottle cap material box (5), the rotating disc (20) is provided with a meshing tooth two (21) engaged with the meshing tooth one (31), one end of the rotating disc (20) is connected with a transmission shaft (22) extending into the bottle cap material box (5), the other end of the transmission shaft (22) is connected with the inner wall of the bottle cap material box (5) through a bearing (23), and a plurality of toggle blades (24) are installed on the transmission shaft (22).
4. A flip-top device for a beer production line according to claim 3, characterised in that, The bottle cap material box (5) is provided with an inclined guide plate (30), the bottle cap material box (5) is provided with a front support baffle (19), the driven roller (9) extends to the bottle cap material box (5) and there is a gap between the driven roller (9) and the stirring vane (24).