A preform strip box unpacking and feeding equipment

Abstract

This utility model relates to a pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding device, belonging to the field of tobacco machinery technology. The pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding device includes a destacking mechanism, a box unpacking mechanism, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism. The box unpacking mechanism is located behind the destacking mechanism, and the carton conveying and storage mechanism is located behind the box unpacking mechanism. The destacking mechanism includes a six-axis robot and a cigarette box platform. The six-axis robot is positioned between the cigarette box stack and the cigarette box platform. A detection component for detecting whether cigarette boxes are damaged is installed on the cigarette box platform. A roller conveyor is also installed on the cigarette box platform, and a damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt is installed on the roller conveyor. A damaged cigarette box collection box is located at the end of the conveying end of the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt. The end of the roller conveyor is connected to the box unpacking mechanism. This utility model solves the problem of low efficiency caused by the current method of manually unpacking and feeding pre-formed cartons, improves the level of automation, reduces management costs, and increases production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of tobacco machinery technology, specifically, it relates to a pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] The existing prefabricated boxes still rely on manual unpacking and manual loading, which is quite chaotic on site, requires a lot of manpower, has high management costs, and low production efficiency due to low level of automation.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a preformed carton unpacking and loading device to solve the problem of low efficiency in the current method of relying entirely on manual unpacking and loading of preformed cartons. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the problems existing in the background technology, this utility model provides a pre-formed strip box unpacking and feeding device, which improves the level of automation, reduces management costs, and improves production efficiency.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution:

[0006] This utility model provides a pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding device, including a destacking mechanism, a carton unpacking mechanism, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism. The carton unpacking mechanism is located at the rear of the destacking mechanism, and the carton conveying and storage mechanism is located at the rear of the carton unpacking mechanism.

[0007] The destacking mechanism includes a six-axis robot and a cigarette box platform. The six-axis robot is positioned between the cigarette box stack and the cigarette box platform. The cigarette box platform is equipped with a detection component for detecting whether the cigarette boxes are damaged. A roller conveyor is also installed on the cigarette box platform. A damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt is installed on the roller conveyor belt. A damaged cigarette box collection box is installed at the end of the conveying end of the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt. The end of the conveying roller conveyor is connected to the destacking mechanism.

[0008] Preferably, the unpacking mechanism includes a conveyor belt, an unpacking device, a long-side opening assembly, a guide plate, a short-side opening assembly, and a smoke-pushing electric cylinder. The conveyor belt is connected to a roller conveyor and is installed on the conveyor belt in sequence. The unpacking device, the long-side opening assembly, the guide plate, and the short-side opening assembly are suction cup unpacking assemblies. A smoke-pushing electric cylinder is installed on one side of the conveyor belt where the short-side opening assembly is installed, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism is installed on the other side.

[0009] Preferably, the unpacking device includes an unpacking bracket, a vertical support rod, and a side-cutting blade assembly. The unpacking bracket is mounted on a conveyor belt, and a drive motor is mounted on its top. A gear is mounted on the output shaft of the drive motor. The vertical support rod is vertically slidably mounted on the unpacking bracket, and a rack that meshes with the gear is mounted on it. A vertical moving plate is mounted on the bottom of the vertical support rod. Opening and closing cylinders and opening and closing slide rails are provided at both the front and rear ends of the top of the vertical moving plate. The telescopic end of the opening and closing cylinder is connected to the side-cutting blade assembly, and the side-cutting blade assembly is slidably mounted on the opening and closing slide rails. Vertical linear guide rails are vertically mounted on the left and right sides of the inner side of the unpacking bracket. Horizontal linear guide rails are mounted on the sliders of the vertical linear guide rails, and horizontal cutting blade assemblies are mounted on the sliders of the horizontal linear guide rails.

[0010] Preferably, the side-cutting blade assembly includes a side-cutting bracket, a guide rod, a cutter seat, a compression spring, a side-cutting blade, a side-cutting roller, a roller bracket, and a limiting roller. The side-cutting bracket is an "L"-shaped plate, with one end horizontally slidably mounted on an opening and closing slide rail, and the other end mounted with a guide rod. The two ends of the guide rod are symmetrically mounted with cutter seats. A compression spring is provided on the outer guide rod of the cutter seat. The cutter seat is equipped with a side-cutting blade and a side-cutting roller arranged in the front-back direction. The cutter seat is also equipped with a roller bracket, and the roller bracket is equipped with a limiting roller arranged in the left-right direction.

[0011] Preferably, the carton conveying and storage mechanism includes a carton removal robot, a carton and cardboard transfer robot, a carton buffer rack, a stacking pallet, a carton stack support plate, a carton stack pushing device, a protective cardboard slide rack, a protective cardboard conveyor belt, and a protective cardboard buffer rack. The carton stack support plate is installed on one side of the conveyor belt and is installed opposite to the smoke-pushing cylinder. Protective cardboard slide racks are provided on the lower part of the left and right sides of the carton stack support plate. Protective cardboard conveyor belts are correspondingly provided on the lower part of the protective cardboard slide racks. Protective cardboard buffer racks are provided at the conveying end of the protective cardboard conveyor belt. A carton stack pushing device for pushing the cartons to the next process is installed on one side of the carton stack support plate. A carton buffer rack and a stacking pallet are installed on one side of the conveyor belt. A carton removal robot for folding the cartons and moving them to the carton buffer rack, and a carton and cardboard transfer robot for moving the carton stack and cardboard stack to the stacking pallet are also provided.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0013] This invention addresses the shortcomings of conventional technologies by providing a pre-formed carton unpacking and loading device, including a destacking mechanism, a carton unpacking mechanism, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism. This solves the problem of low efficiency caused by the current method of manually unpacking and loading pre-formed cartons, improves the level of automation, reduces management costs, and increases production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the preformed strip box unpacking and feeding equipment of this utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is another structural schematic diagram of the preformed strip box unpacking and feeding equipment of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the unpacking mechanism of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the side-cutting blade assembly of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the carton conveying and storage mechanism of this utility model.

[0019] In the diagram, 1-Depalletizing mechanism, 2-Unpacking mechanism, 3-Carton conveying and storage mechanism, 4-Cigarette box stack, 5-Six-axis robot, 6-Cigarette box platform, 7-Cigarette box, 8-Damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt, 9-Roller conveyor, 10-Detection component, 11-Conveyor belt, 12-Unpacking device, 13-Long side opening component, 14-Guide plate, 15-Short side opening component, 16-Pushing cigarette cylinder, 17-Box skin removal robot, 18-Box skin and cardboard transfer robot, 19-Box skin buffer rack, 20-Stacking pallet, 21-Carton stack support plate, 22-Carton stack pushing device, 23-Protective cardboard slide rack, 24-Protective cardboard conveyor belt, 25-Protective cardboard buffer rack;

[0020] 121-Unpacking bracket, 122-Drive motor, 123-Vertical support rod, 124-Gear, 125-Rack, 126-Vertical moving plate, 127-Opening and closing cylinder, 128-Opening and closing slide rail, 129-Side cutting blade assembly, 1210-Vertical linear guide rail, 1211-Horizontal linear guide rail, 1212-Horizontal cutting blade assembly;

[0021] 1291-Side cutting bracket, 1292-Guide rod, 1293-Cutter holder, 1294-Compression spring, 1295-Side cutting blade, 1296-Side cutting roller, 1297-Roller bracket, 1298-Limiting roller. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and beneficial effects of this utility model clearer, the preferred embodiments of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so as to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art.

[0023] like Figure 1-2 As shown, the pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding equipment includes a destacking mechanism 1, a carton unpacking mechanism 2, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism 3. The carton unpacking mechanism 2 is located on the rear side of the destacking mechanism 1, and the carton conveying and storage mechanism 3 is located on the rear side of the carton unpacking mechanism 2.

[0024] The destacking mechanism 1 includes a six-axis robot 5 and a cigarette box platform 6. The six-axis robot 5 is positioned between the cigarette box stack 4 and the cigarette box platform 6. The cigarette box platform 6 is equipped with a detection component 10 for detecting whether the cigarette boxes 7 are damaged. A roller conveyor 9 is also provided on the cigarette box platform 6. A damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt 8 is installed on the roller conveyor 9. A damaged cigarette box collection box is provided at the end of the conveying of the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt 8. The end of the conveying of the roller conveyor 9 is connected to the destacking mechanism 2.

[0025] During operation, the six-axis robot 5 picks up the cigarette boxes 7 from the cigarette box stack 4 and places them on the roller conveyor 9. Its two ends are on the two discharge conveyor belts of the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt 8. The detection component 10 detects whether the cigarette box 7 is damaged. If the cigarette box 7 is damaged, the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt 8 is started, which drives the cigarette box 7 to fall into the damaged cigarette box collection box for individual unpacking. If the cigarette box 7 is not damaged, the roller conveyor 9 is started, which drives the cigarette box 7 into the unpacking mechanism 2 for unpacking.

[0026] In some embodiments, the unpacking mechanism 2 includes a conveyor belt 11, an unpacking device 12, a long-side opening assembly 13, a guide plate 14, a short-side opening assembly 15, and a smoke-pushing electric cylinder 16. The conveyor belt 11 is connected to a roller conveyor 9. The unpacking device 12, the long-side opening assembly 13, the guide plate 14, and the short-side opening assembly 15 are installed sequentially on the conveyor belt 11. The long-side opening assembly 13 and the short-side opening assembly 15 are suction cup unpacking assemblies. A smoke-pushing electric cylinder 16 is installed on one side of the conveyor belt 11 where the short-side opening assembly 15 is installed, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism 3 is installed on the other side.

[0027] During operation, the conveyor belt 11 is equipped with partitions, which drive the cigarette box 7 to move. The tape on the cigarette box 7 is cut by the unpacking device 12, and then the long cover of the cigarette box 7 is opened by the long side opening assembly 13 and is kept in the open state by the guide plate 14. Then the short cover of the cigarette box 7 is opened by the short side opening assembly 15, and the cigarette pusher cylinder 16 pushes the carton inside the cigarette box 7 to the carton conveying and storage mechanism 3.

[0028] like Figure 3As shown, in some embodiments, the unpacking device 12 includes an opening bracket 121, a vertical support rod 123, and a side-cutting blade assembly 129. The opening bracket 121 is mounted on the conveyor belt 11, and a drive motor 122 is mounted on its top. A gear 124 is mounted on the output shaft of the drive motor 122. The vertical support rod 123 is vertically slidably mounted on the opening bracket 121, and a rack 125 that meshes with the gear 124 is mounted on it. A vertical moving plate 126 is mounted on the bottom of the vertical support rod 123. The top of the vertical moving plate 126 is equipped with an opening and closing cylinder 127 and an opening and closing slide rail 128 at both the front and rear ends. The telescopic end of the opening and closing cylinder 127 is connected to the side cutting blade assembly 129. The side cutting blade assembly 129 is slidably mounted on the opening and closing slide rail 128. The inner left and right sides of the box opening bracket 121 are vertically mounted with vertical linear guide rails 1210. The slider of the vertical linear guide rail 1210 is mounted with a horizontal linear guide rail 1211. The slider of the horizontal linear guide rail 1211 is mounted with a horizontal cutting blade assembly 1212.

[0029] During operation, the drive motor 122 drives the vertical support rod 123 to slide vertically through the gear 124 and rack 125, thereby driving the vertical moving plate 126 to move up and down. The opening and closing cylinder 127 drives the side cutting blade assembly 129 to slide on the opening and closing slide rail 128. The two side cutting blade assemblies 129 are driven by the opening and closing cylinder 127 to be located at the front and rear ends of the cigarette box 7. The drive motor 122 drives the side cutting blade assembly 129 to move up and down to make it vertically cut the tape on the cigarette box 7. The vertical linear guide rail 1210 drives the horizontal cutting blade assembly 1212 to move vertically, find the position of the tape, and then drive the horizontal cutting blade assembly 1212 to make horizontal cuts through the horizontal linear guide rail 1211.

[0030] like Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, the side-cutting blade assembly 129 includes a side-cutting bracket 1291, a guide rod 1292, a cutter seat 1293, a compression spring 1294, a side-cutting blade 1295, a side-cutting roller 1296, a roller bracket 1297, and a limiting roller 1298. The side-cutting bracket 1291 is an "L"-shaped plate, with one end horizontally slidably mounted on the opening and closing slide rail 128, and the other end mounted with the guide rod 1292. The cutter seats 1293 are symmetrically mounted on both ends of the guide rod 1292. A compression spring 1294 is provided on the outer guide rod 1292 of the cutter seat 1293. The side-cutting blade 1295 and the side-cutting roller 1296, which are arranged in the front-back direction, are mounted on the cutter seat 1293. The roller bracket 1297 is also provided on the cutter seat 1293, and the limiting roller 1298, which is arranged in the left-right direction, is mounted on the roller bracket 1297.

[0031] During operation, the side-cutting roller 1296 is positioned at the front and rear ends of the cigarette box 7. The limiting roller 1298 presses the left and right ends of the cigarette box 7 under the pressure of the compression spring 1294. Then, the side-cutting blade 1295 is moved up and down by the drive motor 122 to cut the tape.

[0032] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the carton conveying and storage mechanism 3 includes a carton removal robot 17, a carton and cardboard transfer robot 18, a carton buffer rack 19, a stacking pallet 20, a carton stack support plate 21, a carton stack pushing device 22, a protective cardboard sliding rack 23, a protective cardboard conveyor belt 24, and a protective cardboard buffer rack 25. The carton stack support plate 21 is installed on one side of the conveyor belt 11, opposite to the smoke-pushing cylinder 16. Protective cardboard sliding racks 23 are provided on the lower parts of the left and right sides of the carton stack support plate 21, protecting the cardboard under... A protective cardboard conveyor belt 24 is provided at the lower part of the carriage 23. A protective cardboard buffer rack 25 is provided at the conveying end of the protective cardboard conveyor belt 24. A carton stacking support plate 21 is installed on one side for pushing the carton to the next process. A carton skin buffer rack 19 and a stacking pallet 20 are installed on one side of the conveyor belt 11. A carton skin removal robot 17 is also provided for folding the carton skin and moving it to the carton skin buffer rack 19, and a carton skin and cardboard transfer robot 18 is provided for moving the carton skin stack and cardboard stack to the stacking pallet 20.

[0033] During operation, the electric cylinder 16 pushes the carton stack onto the carton stack support plate 21. Then, the protective cardboard on both sides of the carton stack will fall naturally and slide down the protective cardboard slide rack 23 onto the protective cardboard conveyor belt 24. Then, the protective cardboard conveyor belt 24 transports it to the protective cardboard buffer rack 25. The carton removal robot 17 presses and folds the cartons after the carton stack is pushed away and moves them to the carton buffer rack 19 for stacking. After stacking 80 cartons, the carton and cardboard transfer robot 18 moves the carton stack to the stacking pallet 20. One stacking pallet 20 can stack 160 cartons. The protective cardboard stacked on the protective cardboard buffer rack 25 is also transferred to the stacking pallet 20 by the carton and cardboard transfer robot 18. The protective cardboard stack or carton stack on the stacking pallet 20 is then transferred by forklift or other tools.

[0034] Finally, it should be noted that the above preferred embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and not to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail through the above preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes can be made to it in form and detail without departing from the scope defined by the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A pre-formed strip box unpacking and feeding device, characterized in that: The pre-formed carton unpacking and feeding equipment includes a destacking mechanism (1), a carton unpacking mechanism (2), and a carton conveying and storage mechanism (3). The destacking mechanism (1) is provided with the carton unpacking mechanism (2) at the rear side, and the carton conveying and storage mechanism (3) is provided with the carton unpacking mechanism (2) at the rear side. The destacking mechanism (1) includes a six-axis robot (5) and a cigarette box platform (6). The six-axis robot (5) is positioned between the cigarette box stack (4) and the cigarette box platform (6). The cigarette box platform (6) is equipped with a detection component (10) for detecting whether the cigarette box (7) is damaged. A roller conveyor (9) is also provided on the cigarette box platform (6). A damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt (8) is installed on the roller conveyor (9). A damaged cigarette box collection box is provided at the end of the conveying of the damaged cigarette box discharge conveyor belt (8). The end of the conveying of the roller conveyor (9) is connected to the destacking mechanism (2).

2. The preform magazine unboxing and feeding apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The unpacking mechanism (2) includes a conveyor belt (11), an unpacking device (12), a long side opening assembly (13), a guide plate (14), a short side opening assembly (15), and a smoke-pushing electric cylinder (16). The conveyor belt (11) is connected to the roller conveyor (9). The unpacking device (12), the long side opening assembly (13), the guide plate (14), and the short side opening assembly (15) are installed on the conveyor belt (11) in sequence. The long side opening assembly (13) and the short side opening assembly (15) are suction cup unpacking assemblies. A smoke-pushing electric cylinder (16) is installed on one side of the conveyor belt (11) where the short side opening assembly (15) is installed, and a carton conveying and storage mechanism (3) is installed on the other side.

3. The preform magazine unboxing and feeding apparatus of claim 2, wherein: The unpacking device (12) includes an unpacking bracket (121), a vertical support rod (123), and a side-cutting blade assembly (129). The unpacking bracket (121) is mounted on the conveyor belt (11), and a drive motor (122) is mounted on its top. A gear (124) is mounted on the output shaft of the drive motor (122). The vertical support rod (123) is vertically slidably mounted on the unpacking bracket (121), and a rack (125) that meshes with the gear (124) is mounted on it. A vertical moving plate (126) is mounted on the bottom of the vertical support rod (123). The front and rear ends of the top of the moving plate (126) are provided with opening and closing cylinders (127) and opening and closing slide rails (128). The telescopic end of the opening and closing cylinder (127) is connected to the side cutting blade assembly (129). The side cutting blade assembly (129) is slidably installed on the opening and closing slide rail (128). The left and right sides of the inner side of the box opening bracket (121) are vertically installed with vertical linear guide rails (1210). The slider of the vertical linear guide rail (1210) is equipped with a horizontal linear guide rail (1211). The slider of the horizontal linear guide rail (1211) is equipped with a horizontal cutter assembly (1212).

4. The preform magazine unboxing and feeding apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The side-cutting blade assembly (129) includes a side-cutting bracket (1291), a guide rod (1292), a cutter holder (1293), a compression spring (1294), a side-cutting blade (1295), a side-cutting roller (1296), a roller bracket (1297), and a limiting roller (1298). The side-cutting bracket (1291) is an "L"-shaped plate, with one end horizontally slidably mounted on the opening and closing slide rail (128), and the other end mounted with a guide rod (1292). (1292) has a cutter seat (1293) symmetrically installed at both ends. A compression spring (1294) is provided on the outer guide rod (1292) of the cutter seat (1293). A side cutter (1295) and a side cutting roller (1296) arranged in the front-back direction are installed on the cutter seat (1293). A roller bracket (1297) is also provided on the cutter seat (1293). A limiting roller (1298) arranged in the left-right direction is installed on the roller bracket (1297).

5. A preform strip box unpacking and feeding apparatus according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, characterized in that: The carton conveying and storage mechanism (3) includes a carton removal robot (17), a carton and cardboard transfer robot (18), a carton buffer rack (19), a stacking pallet (20), a carton stack support plate (21), a carton stack pushing device (22), a protective cardboard slide rack (23), a protective cardboard conveyor belt (24), and a protective cardboard buffer rack (25). The carton stack support plate (21) is installed on one side of the conveyor belt (11) and is installed opposite to the smoke-pushing electric cylinder (16). The lower part of the left and right sides of the carton stack support plate (21) is provided with a protective cardboard slide rack (23). 3) is provided with a protective cardboard conveyor belt (24) at the bottom. A protective cardboard buffer rack (25) is provided at the end of the conveyor belt (24). A carton stacking support plate (21) is provided with a carton stacking pusher (22) for pushing the carton to the next process. A carton skin buffer rack (19) and a stacking pallet (20) are provided on one side of the conveyor belt (11). A carton skin removal robot (17) for folding the carton skin and moving it to the carton skin buffer rack (19) and a carton skin and cardboard transfer robot (18) for moving the carton skin stack and cardboard stack to the stacking pallet (20) are also provided.

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