Material tidying relay device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a material arrangement relay device. The device comprises at least one closed loop path; the at least one receiving station and the discharging station are sequentially arranged on the closed-loop path; the number of the carriers is two, the carriers circularly run along the closed-loop path in a variable speed mode and sequentially pass through the discharging station and the material receiving station, and a plurality of material containing bins are formed in each carrier. And when the material containing bins of one group of carriers finish material receiving, accelerate to leave the material receiving station and arrive at the material discharging station for discharging, the material containing bins of the other corresponding carrier are located at the material receiving station for material receiving.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of packaging machinery technology, specifically a material handling relay device. Background Technology

[0002] In packaging production lines consisting of packaging machines and cartoning machines, a relay conveyor is required between the two. Currently, to organize the target materials supplied in single-piece flow from the front-end packaging machine into a predetermined stack for cartoning, two methods are typically used: one is manual operation, which is labor-intensive and inefficient; the other uses a robotic arm to individually grasp the materials from the front end, arrange them into a predetermined quantity, and then transport them to the cartoning machine station via a conveyor belt. This latter method requires a vision sensing system, a multi-degree-of-freedom robotic arm, and complex control programs to achieve neat stacking, resulting in high costs and maintenance requirements. Therefore, further improvements are necessary. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a material handling relay device to solve the problems in the prior art.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solution: a material handling relay device, comprising:

[0005] At least one closed-loop path;

[0006] At least one receiving station 100 and one discharging station 200 are sequentially arranged on the closed-loop path;

[0007] The carrier is provided in two sets, which can run in a variable speed cycle along the closed-loop path and pass through the discharge station 200 and the receiving station 100 in sequence. Each set of the carrier has multiple material storage bins 340. When the material storage bins 340 of one set of carriers finish receiving material, accelerate away from the receiving station 100 and arrive at the discharge station 200 to discharge material, the corresponding material storage bins 340 of the other set of carriers are located at the receiving station 100 to receive material.

[0008] The material receiving platform 202 is located at the material discharge station 200;

[0009] The pusher 201, located at the discharge station 200 and driven by the linear drive 206, is used to push the target material in the hopper 340 onto the receiving platform 202.

[0010] Clamping plates 204, which can be placed close to or far apart on both sides of the material receiving platform 202 along the discharge path, are used to eliminate gaps between target materials arriving on the material receiving platform 202.

[0011] Furthermore, this material relay device also includes wall panels 500, two of which are arranged in parallel at intervals;

[0012] The first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 are installed on the wall panel 500 at a set distance in parallel.

[0013] The two sets of carriers include a first carrier 300 consisting of a plurality of first partitions 301 spaced on a first chain 302 and a second carrier 400 consisting of a plurality of second partitions 401 spaced on a second chain 402, wherein any two adjacent first partitions 301 or any adjacent second partitions 401 form the hopper 340.

[0014] The receiving station 100 and the discharging station 200 are located between the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403. The first chain 302 is driven by the first drive shaft 303, and the second chain 402 is driven by the second drive shaft 403.

[0015] Furthermore, this material relay device also includes:

[0016] The first drive sprocket 304 is fixedly mounted on the first drive shaft 303;

[0017] The second drive sprocket 404 is fixedly mounted on the second drive shaft 403;

[0018] The first driven sprocket 305 is rotatably mounted on the second drive shaft 403;

[0019] The second driven sprocket 405 is rotatably mounted on the first drive shaft 303;

[0020] The first chain 302 is wound around the first driving sprocket 304 and the first driven sprocket 305; the second chain 402 is wound around the second driving sprocket 404 and the second driven sprocket 405, and the first chain 302 and the second chain 402 are used to make the first vehicle 300 and the second vehicle 400 run along the closed-loop path.

[0021] Furthermore, the material handling relay device also includes a baffle 203, which is set at a predetermined position at the outer end of the material receiving platform 202, and is used to align and position the front end of the target material when the pusher 201 pushes the target material in the material storage bin 340 onto the material receiving platform 202.

[0022] Furthermore, the material relay device also includes a servo motor 600, two of which are respectively provided for the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403, for driving the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 respectively.

[0023] Furthermore, this material handling relay device also includes a guide plate 700, which is disposed between the receiving station 100 and the pusher 201 and is located on the opposite side of the material storage bin 340 relative to the receiving direction.

[0024] Furthermore, the material relay device also includes a guide rail 800, which is disposed between the wall panels 500 and is used to slide and guide the first chain 302 and the second chain 402.

[0025] Furthermore, the material relay device also includes a support plate 900, which is disposed between the wall panels 500 and located inside the running path of the first chain 302 and the second chain 402, for fixing the wall panels 500.

[0026] Furthermore, a notch 205 is formed on the clamping plate 204.

[0027] The working principle and beneficial effects of this application: The material handling relay device provided in this application uses two sets of carriers that run in a variable-speed cycle along a closed-loop path, sequentially passing through the discharge station and the receiving station. When the material hopper of one set of carriers finishes receiving material and accelerates away from the receiving station to the discharge station for discharge, the corresponding material hopper of the other set of carriers is located at the receiving station for receiving material. Therefore, discharge and receiving do not affect each other, thereby improving production efficiency. That is, when the carrier at the discharge station pauses and discharges material by the pusher, the carrier at the receiving station can still continuously align the material hoppers with the output port of the front-end packaging machine for receiving material at a set cycle speed; After the material is discharged from the unloading station, the carrier moves quickly and connects to the tail of a group of carriers still at the receiving station. The carriers move forward at the same pace as the receiving carriers, which then become the receiving carriers. When all the hoppers of the receiving carrier are filled with the target material and the carrier accelerates away, the receiving carrier becomes the receiving carrier. The target material is pushed from the hopper to the receiving plate by the pusher. After the gap is eliminated by the clamping plate, the material is stacked, thus completing the material sorting and aligning work. Since the first drive shaft and the second drive shaft also serve as the support shafts for the corresponding second driven sprocket and the first driven sprocket, the structure is also compact, which is far superior to the existing technology. Attached Figure Description

[0028] Figure 1 Perspective view of the material handling relay device of this application;

[0029] Figure 2Another perspective view of the material relay device of this application;

[0030] Figure 3 A front view of the material handling relay device of this application;

[0031] Figure 4 for Figure 3 CC section view;

[0032] Figure 5 for Figure 3 DD section view;

[0033] In the diagram: 100, receiving station; 200, discharging station; 201, pusher head; 202, receiving platform; 203, baffle; 204, clamping plate; 205, notch; 206, linear drive component; 300, first carrier; 301, first partition; 302, first chain; 303, first drive shaft; 304, first drive sprocket; 305, first driven sprocket; 400, second carrier; 401, second partition; 402, second chain; 403, second drive shaft; 404, second drive sprocket; 405, second driven sprocket; 340, hopper; 500, wall panel; 600, servo motor; 700, guide plate; 800, guide rail; 900, support plate. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] Please see Figure 1-5 A material handling relay device includes at least one closed-loop path, a carrier, a material receiving platform 202, a pusher 201, and a clamping plate 204; wherein:

[0036] At least one receiving station 100 and one discharging station 200 are sequentially set on the closed loop path;

[0037] The carrier is provided in two sets, which can run in a closed loop at variable speed and pass through the discharge station 200 and the receiving station 100 in sequence. Each set of carriers has multiple material storage bins 340. When the material storage bins 340 of one set of carriers finish receiving materials, accelerate away from the receiving station 100 and arrive at the discharge station 200 to discharge materials, the corresponding material storage bins 340 of the other set of carriers are located at the receiving station 100 to receive materials.

[0038] The receiving platform 202 is located at the discharge station 200; the pusher 201 is located at the discharge station 200 and is driven by the linear drive 206 to push the target material in the container 340 onto the receiving platform 202. It can be understood that the number of working ends of the pusher 201 that push the target material is the same as the number of containers 340. One action can push out all the target materials in the containers 340. The linear drive 206 can adopt the structure of existing technology such as cylinders and linear drive modules.

[0039] The clamping plates 204 can be arranged close to or far apart on the receiving platform 202 and located on both sides of the discharge path to eliminate the gap between the target materials reaching the receiving platform 202. In this embodiment, the clamping plates 204 can also be driven by a cylinder-type direct line drive.

[0040] According to the structure provided in this embodiment, this material handling relay device uses two sets of carriers that operate in a variable-speed loop along a closed-loop path, sequentially passing through the discharge station 200 and the receiving station 100. When the material hopper 340 of one carrier finishes receiving material and accelerates away from the receiving station 100 to the discharge station 200 for discharge, the corresponding material hopper 340 of the other carrier is located at the receiving station 100 for receiving material. Therefore, discharge and receiving do not affect each other, thereby improving production efficiency. That is, when the carrier at the discharge station 200 stops running and discharges material by the pusher 201, the carrier at the receiving station 100 can still continue to operate. According to the set rhythm speed, the material bins 340 are aligned with the output port of the front packaging machine to receive materials. After the material is discharged at the discharge station 200, the carrier runs quickly and connects to the tail of a group of carriers still at the receiving station 100 and moves forward at the same rhythm speed as the carrier to prepare for receiving materials. When all the material bins 340 on the current receiving carrier are filled with the target material and accelerate away, the carrier to prepare for receiving materials becomes the current receiving carrier. The target material is pushed out from the material bins 340 by the pusher 201 onto the receiving plate 202. After the gap is eliminated by the clamping plate 204, the material is stacked, thus completing the sorting and arrangement of the target material.

[0041] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material relay device also includes a wall panel 500, a first drive shaft 303, and a second drive shaft 403, wherein:

[0042] Two wall panels 500 are arranged parallel to each other; the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 are installed parallel to each other at a set distance on the wall panels 500. It can be understood that the axes of the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the wall panels 500. The wall panels 500 serve as supports for the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403. Bearings are installed between the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 and the wall panels 500, which helps improve the stability of the entire device. The two sets of carriers include those spaced apart. A first carrier 300 consisting of a plurality of first partitions 301 mounted on a first chain 302 and a second carrier 400 consisting of a plurality of second partitions 401 mounted at intervals on a second chain 402, wherein any two adjacent first partitions 301 or any adjacent second partitions 401 form a material storage bin 340; the receiving station 100 and the discharging station 200 are located between the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403, the first chain 302 is driven by the first drive shaft 303, and the second chain 402 is driven by the second drive shaft 403.

[0043] According to the structure provided in this embodiment, the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 are driven by the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 respectively through corresponding servo motors 600 (see below). Therefore, the running speeds of the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 can be controlled respectively, allowing the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 to run on a closed-loop path in a train-chasing manner. At this time, the receiving station 100 and the discharging station 200 are equivalent to corresponding stations of the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 during operation. In this way, the rhythm between discharging and receiving will not affect each other. For example, when the first carrier 300 stops running at the discharging station 200 due to the pushing action of the pusher 201, the second carrier 400 located at the receiving station can still run at a speed adapted to the output rhythm of the front-end packaging machine via the second chain 402. The first drive shaft 303 drives the first chain 302 forward rapidly until the first carrier 300 completes discharging, and the pusher 201 exits the storage area of ​​the first carrier 300 and resets. Then, the first drive shaft 303 drives the first chain 302 forward rapidly until the first carrier 300's foremost first partition 301 approaches the last second partition 401 of the second carrier 400. The first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 then move forward synchronously. After all the storage bins 340 on the second carrier 400 are filled with the target material, the second carrier 400 quickly leaves the receiving station. At this time, the first storage bin 340 on the first carrier 300 aligns with the output of the front packaging machine to receive material. This cycle repeats, completing a highly efficient material sorting operation.

[0044] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material handling relay device also includes a first drive sprocket 304, a second drive sprocket 404, a first driven sprocket 305, and a second driven sprocket 405, wherein: the first drive sprocket 304 is fixedly mounted on the first drive shaft 303; the second drive sprocket 404 is fixedly mounted on the second drive shaft 403; the first driven sprocket 305 is rotatably mounted on the second drive shaft 403; and the second driven sprocket 405 is rotatably mounted on the first drive shaft 303. It can be understood that bearings are installed between the second driven sprocket 405 and the first drive shaft 303, and between the first driven sprocket 305 and the second drive shaft 403, for rotatable connection.

[0045] The first chain 302 is wound around the first driving sprocket 304 and the first driven sprocket 305; the second chain 402 is wound around the second driving sprocket 404 and the second driven sprocket 405. The first chain 302 and the second chain 402 are used to make the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400 run along a closed-loop path. In this embodiment, the first chain 302 is set as two parallel chains, and the first driving sprocket 304 and the first driven sprocket 305 adopt a double sprocket structure. The second chain 402 is also set as two parallel chains located on both sides of the first chain 302, and the corresponding second driving sprocket 404 and the second driven sprocket 405 adopt a single sprocket structure.

[0046] According to the structure provided in this embodiment, both the first partition 301 and the second partition 401 can be supported by two chains, resulting in good force stability and high load-bearing capacity. This is beneficial for improving the reliability and stability of the material handling relay device and extending its service life. At the same time, the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 also serve as support shafts for the corresponding second driven sprocket 405 and the first driven sprocket 305, which also has the technical effect of compact structure. In addition, it also has the advantages of simple structure and good force uniformity of the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403.

[0047] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material handling relay device also includes a baffle 203, which is located at a predetermined position on the outer end of the receiving platform 202. This baffle 203 is used to align and position the front end of the target material when the pusher 201 pushes the target material from the material container 340 onto the receiving platform 202. According to the structure provided in this embodiment, the pusher 201, the receiving platform 202, and the baffle 203 work together to align and position the target material, facilitating the subsequent robotic arm of the cartoning mechanism to grasp it as a whole, thus improving the reliability and efficiency of the cartoning process.

[0048] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5The material handling relay device also includes servo motors 600. Two servo motors 600 are respectively provided for the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403, for driving the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403 respectively. This allows for independent driving of the first drive shaft 303 and the second drive shaft 403, thereby enabling separate control of the operating speed and precise positioning of the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400. It is understood that the operation of the servo motors 600 can be controlled using existing control programs, thereby controlling the start / stop actions and operating speed of the first carrier 300 and the second carrier 400.

[0049] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material handling relay device also includes a guide plate 700, which is located between the receiving station 100 and the pusher 201 and on the opposite side of the material holding bin 340 relative to the receiving direction. In this way, the target material entering the material holding bin 340 from the output port of the front packaging machine is stably blocked in the material holding bin 340, preventing the target material from slipping out and ensuring the reliability of the material handling relay device.

[0050] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material handling relay device also includes a guide rail 800, which is disposed between the wall panels 500 and is used to slide and guide the first chain 302 and the second chain 402. In this embodiment, guide rails 800 are provided on both the upper and lower halves of the first chain 302 and the second chain 402. According to the structure provided in this embodiment, the first chain 302 and the second chain 402 can maintain a horizontal state and move forward stably when running in the horizontal section, thereby ensuring that the material in the storage bin 340 moves forward steadily, and further improving the reliability and carrying efficiency of the material handling relay device.

[0051] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5 The material handling relay device also includes a support plate 900, which is disposed between the wall panels 500 and located inside the running path of the first chain 302 and the second chain 402. It is used to fix the wall panels 500 together, so that the two wall panels 500 become a stable whole structure, which is beneficial to improving the structural stability of the material handling relay device. It is understood that the support plate 900 can also be set in the form of multiple support columns.

[0052] In another embodiment of this application, please refer to [the relevant document / reference]. Figures 1 to 5A notch 205 is formed on the clamping plate 204. When the clamping plate 204 clamps the target material, the gripper of the rear cartoning machine can grab the target material through the notch 205. The working principle is as follows: First, the two clamping plates 204 move closer to each other to clamp the target material on the receiving platform 202 towards the middle to eliminate the gap between them. Then, the gripper of the grabbing machine grabs the target material through the notch 205. Simultaneously, the two clamping plates 204 move away from each other and release. Finally, the gripper of the grabbing machine removes the target material stack, thereby ensuring the reliability of the target material grabbing and the neatness during the transfer process.

[0053] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0054] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "inner side", "opposite side", "both sides", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.

[0055] Furthermore, any content not described in detail in this specification is existing technology known to those skilled in the art.

[0056] Although embodiments of this application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of this application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A material handling relay device, characterized in that, include: At least one closed-loop path; At least one receiving station (100) and one discharging station (200) are sequentially arranged on the closed-loop path; The carrier is provided in two sets, which can run in a variable speed cycle along the closed-loop path and pass through the discharge station (200) and the receiving station (100) in sequence. Each set of the carrier has multiple material storage bins (340). When the material storage bin (340) of one set of carriers finishes receiving material, accelerates away from the receiving station (100) and arrives at the discharge station (200) to discharge material, the corresponding material storage bin (340) of the other set of carriers is located at the receiving station (100) to receive material. A receiving platform (202) is located at the discharge station (200). The pusher (201), located at the discharge station (200) and driven by a linear drive (206), is used to push the target material in the hopper (340) onto the receiving platform (202); Clamping plates (204) can be close together or far apart, and are located on both sides of the discharge path on the receiving platform (202) to eliminate gaps between target materials arriving on the receiving platform (202).

2. The material handling relay device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The wall panel (500) is arranged in two parallel intervals; The first drive shaft (303) and the second drive shaft (403) are installed on the wall panel (500) at a set distance in parallel; The two sets of carriers include a first carrier (300) consisting of a plurality of first partitions (301) spaced on a first chain (302) and a second carrier (400) consisting of a plurality of second partitions (401) spaced on a second chain (402), wherein any two adjacent first partitions (301) or any adjacent second partitions (401) form the hopper (340); The receiving station (100) and the discharging station (200) are located between the first drive shaft (303) and the second drive shaft (403). The first chain (302) is driven by the first drive shaft (303), and the second chain (402) is driven by the second drive shaft (403).

3. The material handling relay device according to claim 2, characterized in that, Also includes: The first drive sprocket (304) is fixedly mounted on the first drive shaft (303); The second drive sprocket (404) is fixedly mounted on the second drive shaft (403); The first driven sprocket (305) is rotatably mounted on the second drive shaft (403); The second driven sprocket (405) is rotatably mounted on the first drive shaft (303); The first chain (302) is wound around the first driving sprocket (304) and the first driven sprocket (305); the second chain (402) is wound around the second driving sprocket (404) and the second driven sprocket (405), and the first chain (302) and the second chain (402) are used to make the first vehicle (300) and the second vehicle (400) run along the closed-loop path.

4. The material handling relay device according to claim 3, characterized in that, Also includes: A baffle (203) is provided at a set position at the outer end of the receiving platform (202) to align and position the front end of the target material when the pusher (201) pushes the target material in the hopper (340) onto the receiving platform (202).

5. The material handling relay device according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes servo motors (600), two of which are provided for the first drive shaft (303) and the second drive shaft (403) respectively, for driving the first drive shaft (303) and the second drive shaft (403) respectively.

6. The material handling relay device according to claim 4, characterized in that, Also includes: A guide plate (700) is disposed between the receiving station (100) and the pusher (201) and is located on the opposite side of the material storage bin (340) relative to the receiving direction.

7. The material handling relay device according to claim 4, characterized in that, Also includes: A guide rail (800) is provided between the wall panels (500) for sliding and guiding the first chain (302) and the second chain (402).

8. The material handling relay device according to claim 4, characterized in that, Also includes: A support plate (900) is disposed between the wall panels (500) and located inside the running path of the first chain (302) and the second chain (402), for fixing the wall panels (500).

9. The material handling relay device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: A notch (205) is formed on the clamping plate (204).

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