A glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device

Abstract

This utility model discloses a glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device, including a base; an empty tray frame disposed at one end of the base; a full tray frame disposed at the other end of the base; a shifting plate slidably connected to the upper end of the base; and a bottle-moving section for placing glass bottles onto the trays; two parallel support rails horizontally disposed directly above the base; two lifting platforms slidably connected longitudinally to the upper end of the shifting plate; and two symmetrically arranged alignment plates slidably connected to the base at the middle of the support rails. Multiple stacked trays are separated and horizontally conveyed sequentially, and finally stacked on the trays. During conveying, the bottle-moving section moves single rows or individual glass bottles sequentially into the trays. The structure is simple, compact, and centralized. The process of placing glass bottles onto the trays on the support rails does not interfere with the placement of empty trays or the removal of full trays, thus improving work efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of conveying equipment technology, and in particular relates to a glass bottle unloading, handling and stacking device. Background Technology

[0002] Automated glass bottle unloading and palletizing significantly improves production efficiency through the use of robots and automated equipment. Traditional manual unloading and palletizing methods are not only time-consuming but also prone to errors. Automated systems can operate 24 / 7, greatly shortening production cycles and increasing output. During glass bottle production, automated unloading and palletizing systems prevent workers from directly handling glass bottles, reducing workplace injuries caused by human error. For hazardous materials, automated systems can handle them more safely. Automated unloading and palletizing systems reduce reliance on manual labor, thereby lowering labor costs. Furthermore, the high precision and stability of automated equipment reduce material loss and malfunctions during production, further reducing production costs.

[0003] Chinese patent document CN117775746B discloses a fully automatic glass bottle palletizing device. It includes a mounting base, on which a first rocker arm is mounted. A bottle-stacking mechanism is mounted on the first rocker arm, which drives the mechanism to move up and down and rotate. The bottle-stacking mechanism includes two third mounting plates, with a second mounting frame fixedly mounted between them. The second mounting frame is fixedly connected to a drive mechanism. A second hydraulic cylinder and a third hydraulic cylinder are fixedly mounted on the second mounting frame. The second hydraulic cylinder drives a second push plate, which is connected to a bottle-picking frame. The bottle-picking frame is slidably connected to the third mounting plate. The third hydraulic cylinder drives a first push plate, which is fixedly connected to a placement plate. The placement plate is slidably connected to the third mounting plate and is located at the bottom of the bottle-picking frame. The device achieves palletizing through the cooperation of the placement plate and the bottle-picking frame, thus solving the problems of low efficiency and high maintenance costs of components in existing technologies.

[0004] The aforementioned patented solution utilizes a placement plate to simultaneously pick up multiple regularly arranged glass bottles from a conveyor belt for unloading and palletizing. However, in practical applications, many production lines do not transport multiple glass bottles simultaneously, but rather transport bottles in a single row. Therefore, when using the aforementioned patented solution for unloading and palletizing, an additional glass bottle sorting or placement structure is required, which undoubtedly increases the complexity of the entire patented solution and limits its application scope. Furthermore, in the aforementioned patented solution, after the tray is full, the full tray needs to be removed, and the empty tray moved to the loading position, which interrupts the bottle loading process and reduces work efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] To overcome the technical problems of existing glass bottle conveying lines where glass bottles are mostly transported in a single row, and the need for simultaneous collection and stacking of multiple bottles requires additional positioning structures, resulting in complex technical solutions, and the movement of empty and full trays interrupts the bottle handling process, leading to low work efficiency, this invention aims to provide a glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device. This device features a bottle-carrying section and a horizontally sliding shifting plate on a base for moving trays. The bottle-carrying section clamps and moves a single row or individual glass bottle onto the tray on the shifting plate, eliminating the need for other structures. This design is simple, widely compatible, and the sliding shifting plate ensures continuous operation of the bottle-carrying section, improving work efficiency.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model employs the following technical solution: a glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device, comprising a base; an empty tray frame disposed at one end of the base for placing empty trays; a full tray frame disposed at the other end of the base for placing trays filled with glass bottles; a shifting plate horizontally slidably connected to the upper end of the base for conveying trays from the empty tray frame to the full tray frame; and a bottle-moving section disposed on the base for placing glass bottles onto the trays on the shifting plate. Two parallel support rails are horizontally arranged above the base, the distance between the two rails being less than the width of the trays. Two lifting platforms are longitudinally slidably connected to the upper end of the shifting plate. The lifting platforms can selectively move above or below the support rails. Two symmetrically arranged alignment plates are slidably connected to the base at the middle of the support rails, and the alignment plates can selectively clamp the trays on the support rails.

[0007] The lifting platform moves upward, lifting the tray from the support rail. The shifting plate then moves the tray towards the full tray frame. The lifting platform moves downward, placing the tray onto the support rail. The alignment plate clamps the corresponding tray, fine-tuning its position to ensure accurate placement of the glass bottles and stabilizing it to prevent movement. Two lifting platforms are used: one for moving empty or full trays, and the other for loading glass bottles into the tray, ensuring continuous bottle handling and improving work efficiency.

[0008] Furthermore, a full-disc transport plate is horizontally slidably connected to the full-disc frame; a structural plate is vertically slidably connected to the full-disc transport plate; two symmetrically arranged full-disc clamping plates are slidably connected to the structural plate; and a detection pressure plate is vertically slidably connected below the structural plate between the two full-disc clamping plates.

[0009] Specifically, a guide plate is longitudinally arranged at the upper end of the structural plate; a guide groove is longitudinally arranged on the guide plate; a calibration post is slidably connected to the guide groove at the upper end of the detection pressure plate; and a sensor for detecting the position of the calibration post is arranged on the structural plate.

[0010] Specifically, hook plates are provided at both ends of the full-plate clamp; hooks for moving the material tray are provided at the lower end of the hook plates.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottle moving part includes a gantry frame disposed on the upper end of the base, a horizontal bottle moving module slidably connected to the upper end of the gantry frame, a vertical bottle moving module slidably connected to the moving end of the horizontal bottle moving module, and two double-outlet clamping cylinders symmetrically disposed on the moving end of the vertical bottle moving module; a bottle clamping plate is respectively disposed on the two moving ends of the two double-outlet clamping cylinders on the same side.

[0012] Specifically, the two moving ends of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder are respectively provided with clamping blocks; the clamping blocks are provided with adjustment grooves, the length direction of which is set along the sliding direction of the clamping blocks; the bottle clamping plate is detachably connected to the adjustment grooves.

[0013] When clamping glass bottles of different sizes, compatibility is achieved by adjusting the distance between the two bottle clamps.

[0014] Specifically, a flexible strip is horizontally arranged at the lower part of the bottle clamp; the two flexible strips are located close to each other.

[0015] Specifically, the upper part of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder is provided with a U-shaped frame with an opening facing downwards; the two clamping blocks on the dual-outlet clamping cylinder are located inside the opening of the U-shaped frame.

[0016] Furthermore, the empty tray frame is provided with two feeding sections located on both sides of the two support rails; the feeding section includes a secondary lifting plate that is longitudinally slidably connected to the bottom of the empty tray frame and a horizontal push plate that is horizontally slidably connected to the secondary lifting plate; the empty tray frame is slidably connected with two symmetrically arranged limiting blocks, which can selectively restrict the tray from sliding down.

[0017] Specifically, the empty tray frame includes four vertically arranged columns; the feeding part is arranged between two adjacent columns; the limiting block is slidably connected to the columns; baffles are respectively arranged on the two columns near the support rail; the distance between the two baffles is less than the width of the tray.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0019] 1. This utility model can separate multiple stacked trays one by one and transport them horizontally in sequence, and finally stack them on the tray. During the transport, the bottle handling unit moves a single row or a single glass bottle into the tray in sequence without the need for an additional glass bottle placement mechanism. The structure is simple, compact and centralized, and has a wide range of compatibility.

[0020] 2. This utility model has two lifting platforms on the shift plate for moving the material trays. During the process of placing glass bottles onto the material trays on the guide rail, there will be no interference with the placement of empty material trays and the removal of full material trays, thereby ensuring the continuous working state of the bottle handling unit and helping to improve work efficiency.

[0021] 3. When the full-plate clamp of this utility model holds the transport tray, the detection pressure plate presses down on the glass bottle under the action of gravity to prevent the glass bottle from shaking, that is, to prevent adjacent glass bottles from colliding. At the same time, it can also determine whether there is a glass bottle in the full-plate clamp by the height of the calibration column. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the components of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the empty disk frame of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the bottle-carrying part of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the full-pan transport plate of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the guide rail and the shifting plate of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the material tray of this utility model.

[0029] In the diagram: 11. Empty tray frame; 12. First-stage lifting plate; 121. First-stage lifting cylinder; 13. Second-stage lifting plate; 131. Second-stage lifting cylinder; 14. Horizontal push plate; 141. Horizontal push cylinder; 15. Limit block; 151. Limit cylinder; 16. Baffle; 21. Base; 22. Support rail; 23. Shift plate; 231. Shift linear module; 24. Lifting platform; 241. Lifting cylinder; 242. Pad block; 25. Alignment plate; 251. Alignment cylinder; 31. Gantry frame; 32. Horizontal bottle moving module; 33. 34. Longitudinal bottle handling module; 34. Double-outlet clamping cylinder; 341. Clamping block; 3411. Adjustment groove; 35. Bottle clamping plate; 351. Flexible strip; 36. U-shaped frame; 41. Full tray frame; 42. Full tray transport plate; 421. Full tray transport module; 43. First-level longitudinal movement module; 44. Second-level longitudinal movement module; 45. Structural plate; 46. Detection pressure plate; 461. Calibration column; 47. Guide plate; 471. Guide groove; 48. Full tray clamping plate; 481. Single-outlet clamping cylinder; 482. Hook plate; 5. Material tray; 51. Eaves. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.

[0031] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the directional terms such as "center", "lateral", "longitudinal", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", and "counterclockwise" are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model 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. They should not be construed as limiting the specific protection scope of this utility model.

[0032] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features. Thus, the use of "first" and "second" to define a feature may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In this description of the utility model, "a number" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0033] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, terms such as "set" and "install" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can also refer to a mechanical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or a connection through an intermediate medium; or they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] See Figures 1-7 A glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device includes a base 21, two parallel horizontal rails 22 directly above the base 21, an empty tray frame 11 for placing empty trays 5 at one end of the rails 22, and a full tray frame 41 for placing full trays 5 at the other end of the rails 22; a tray for placing full trays 5 is provided inside the full tray frame 41; the distance between the two rails 22 is less than the width of the trays 5.

[0035] The upper end of the base 21 is located below the rail 22 and is slidably connected to a shift plate 23 along the length of the rail 22. The base 21 is provided with a shift linear module 231 for driving the shift plate 23 to slide. The upper end of the shift plate 23 is longitudinally slidably connected to two lifting platforms 24, which are linearly arranged along the length of the rail 22. The shift plate 23 is provided with two lifting cylinders 241 for driving the two lifting platforms 24 to slide longitudinally. The lifting platform 24 is rectangular, and the four corners of the upper end of the lifting platform 24 are respectively provided with pads 242. The lifting platform 24 can be selectively slid above or below the rail 22.

[0036] The base 21 has two symmetrically arranged alignment plates 25 slidably connected at the middle of the two support rails 22; the base 21 is provided with an alignment cylinder 251 for driving the alignment plates 25 to slide; the alignment plates 25 are located above the support rails 22.

[0037] The upper end of the base 21 is provided with a bottle-moving part; the bottle-moving part includes a gantry frame 31 disposed on the upper end of the base 21, a horizontal bottle-moving module 32 slidably connected to the upper end of the gantry frame 31, a vertical bottle-moving module 33 slidably connected to the moving end of the horizontal bottle-moving module 32, and two double-outlet clamping cylinders 34 symmetrically disposed on the moving end of the vertical bottle-moving module 33; the two support rails 22 are located directly below the gantry frame 31; the sliding direction of the horizontal bottle-moving module 32 is perpendicular to the sliding direction of the displacement linear module 231.

[0038] The dual-outlet clamping cylinder 34 has two sliding ends that slide synchronously in opposite directions. Each sliding end of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder 34 is provided with a clamping block 341. Each clamping block 341 is provided with an adjustment groove 3411. Each of the two clamping blocks 341 located on the same side is provided with a bottle clamping plate 35. A flexible strip 351 is provided on the lower part of the bottle clamping plate 35 facing the other bottle clamping plate 35. The length direction of the adjustment groove 3411 is arranged along the sliding direction of the clamping block 341. The bottle clamping plate 35 is detachably connected to the adjustment groove 3411.

[0039] The upper part of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder 34 is provided with a U-shaped frame 36 with an opening facing downwards; the two clamping blocks 341 on the dual-outlet clamping cylinder 34 are located inside the opening of the U-shaped frame 36.

[0040] A full-disc transport plate 42 is horizontally slidably connected to the full-disc frame 41; a full-disc transport module 421 for driving the full-disc transport plate 42 to slide is provided on the full-disc frame 41; a primary longitudinal movement module 43 is longitudinally arranged on the full-disc transport plate 42; a secondary longitudinal movement module 44 is longitudinally arranged on the moving end of the primary longitudinal movement module 43; a structural plate 45 is provided on the moving end of the secondary longitudinal movement module 44; two symmetrically arranged full-disc clamping plates 48 are slidably connected to the structural plate 45; and two single-outlet clamping cylinders 481 are provided on the structural plate 45 for driving the corresponding full-disc clamping plates 48 to slide.

[0041] The upper part of the outer wall of the material tray 5 is provided with a protruding eave 51; the two ends of the full tray clamp 48 are respectively provided with hook plates 482; the lower end of the hook plate 482 is provided with a hook for moving the protruding eave 51.

[0042] A detection pressure plate 46 is longitudinally slidably connected between the two full-plate clamping plates 48 below the structural plate 45; a guide plate 47 is longitudinally arranged at the upper end of the structural plate 45; a guide groove 471 is longitudinally arranged on the guide plate 47; a calibration post 461 is slidably connected to the guide groove 471 at the upper end of the detection pressure plate 46; and a sensor for detecting the position of the calibration post 461 is provided on the structural plate 45.

[0043] The empty tray frame 11 includes four vertically arranged columns; a feeding section is provided between two of the columns located on both sides of the support rail 22; the feeding section includes a primary lifting plate 12 longitudinally slidably connected to the bottom of the empty tray frame 11, a primary lifting cylinder 121 disposed at the bottom of the empty tray frame 11 for driving the primary lifting plate 12 to slide, a secondary lifting plate 13 longitudinally slidably connected to the primary lifting plate 12, a secondary lifting cylinder 131 disposed on the primary lifting plate 12 for driving the secondary lifting plate 13 to slide, a horizontal push plate 14 horizontally slidably connected to the secondary lifting plate 13, and a horizontal push cylinder 141 disposed on the secondary lifting plate 13 for driving the horizontal push plate 14 to slide.

[0044] The four columns are arranged in a rectangular pattern; two columns located diagonally are horizontally connected to limit blocks 15; the corresponding columns are provided with limit cylinders 151 for driving the limit blocks 15 to slide; the limit blocks 15 can selectively restrict the material tray 5 from sliding down.

[0045] Two baffles 16 are respectively provided on the two columns near the rail 22; the distance between the two baffles 16 is less than the width of the tray 5.

[0046] Workflow: The operator simultaneously adds multiple stacked trays 5 into the empty tray frame 11. Under the action of the primary lifting cylinder 121, the secondary lifting cylinder 131, and the horizontal pushing cylinder 141, the horizontal pushing plate 14 abuts against the lower end of the protrusion 51 of the bottommost tray 5, causing the entire stack of trays 5 to slide downwards. During this process, the limiting block 15 extends and abuts against the tray 5 adjacent to the top of the bottommost tray 5, preventing the top tray 5 from sliding down, thus separating the bottommost tray 5 from the other trays 5, and allowing the bottommost tray to fall onto the support rail 22.

[0047] The lifting platform 24 moves upward under the action of the lifting cylinder 241, lifting the material tray 5 on the support rail 22. Then, the shifting plate 23 slides, causing the material tray 5 to slide towards the full tray frame 41. The lifting platform 24 then descends, and the material tray 5 falls back onto the support rail 22. The alignment plate 25, driven by the alignment cylinder 251, clamps the material tray 5 on the support rail 22, fine-tuning and stabilizing the tray's position. As the shifting plate 23 moves the material tray 5, the alignment plate 25 releases it, repeating this process intermittently, causing the material tray to move towards the full tray frame 41.

[0048] Driven by the lifting platform 24, the material tray 5 passes under the gantry 31, and the bottle handling unit picks up single / single-row glass bottles from the production line and places them into the material tray 5 until the material tray 5 is full.

[0049] Then the lifting platform 24 moves to the limit position near the empty tray frame 11, causing the empty tray to move again towards the gantry 31. The full tray clamp 48 moves to above the full tray 5 and moves the full tray 5 away. During this process, at least one tray 5 is below the gantry 31, and the bottle moving part continues to place glass bottles on the tray below the gantry 31.

[0050] The above description is only a specific embodiment of the present utility model, but the technical features of the present utility model are not limited thereto. Any changes or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present utility model are covered by the patent scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A glass bottle unloading, handling, and stacking device, characterized in that: Includes a base; An empty tray frame is provided at one end of the base and is used to hold an empty tray; a full tray frame is provided at the other end of the base and is used to hold a tray filled with glass bottles. A shifting plate is horizontally slidably connected to the upper end of the base, and the shifting plate is used to convey a material tray from the empty tray frame to the full tray frame; A bottle-moving section is disposed on the base and is used to place glass bottles onto the tray on the shifting plate; The base has two parallel support rails horizontally positioned above it, with the distance between the two rails being less than the width of the tray. The upper end of the shifting plate is longitudinally slidably connected to two lifting platforms. The lifting platforms can be selectively moved above or below the support rails. The base has two symmetrically arranged alignment plates slidably connected at the middle of the support rails, and the alignment plates can be selectively clamped onto the trays on the support rails.

2. The palletizing device of claim 1, wherein: A full-disc transport plate is horizontally slidably connected to the full-disc frame; a structural plate is vertically slidably connected to the full-disc transport plate; two symmetrically arranged full-disc clamping plates are slidably connected to the structural plate; and a detection pressure plate is vertically slidably connected below the structural plate between the two full-disc clamping plates.

3. The palletizing device of claim 2, wherein: A guide plate is longitudinally arranged at the upper end of the structural plate; a guide groove is longitudinally arranged on the guide plate; a calibration post is slidably connected to the guide groove at the upper end of the detection pressure plate; and a sensor for detecting the position of the calibration post is arranged on the structural plate.

4. The palletizing device of claim 2, wherein: The full-plate clamp is provided with hook plates at both ends; the lower end of the hook plates is provided with hooks for moving the material tray.

5. The palletizing device according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that: The bottle moving unit includes a gantry frame mounted on the upper end of the base, a horizontal bottle moving module slidably connected to the upper end of the gantry frame, a vertical bottle moving module slidably connected to the moving end of the horizontal bottle moving module, and two double-outlet clamping cylinders symmetrically arranged on the moving end of the vertical bottle moving module; a bottle clamping plate is respectively provided on the two moving ends of the two double-outlet clamping cylinders on the same side.

6. The palletizing device of claim 5, wherein: The two moving ends of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder are respectively provided with clamping blocks; the clamping blocks are provided with adjustment grooves, the length direction of the adjustment grooves is set along the sliding direction of the clamping blocks; the bottle clamping plate is detachably connected to the adjustment grooves.

7. The palletizing device of claim 5, wherein: A flexible strip is horizontally arranged at the lower part of the bottle clamp; two flexible strips are located close to each other.

8. The palletizing device of claim 6, wherein: The upper part of the dual-outlet clamping cylinder is provided with a U-shaped frame with an opening facing downwards; the two clamping blocks on the dual-outlet clamping cylinder are located inside the opening of the U-shaped frame.

9. The palletizing device according to any of claims 1-4, characterized in that: The empty tray frame is provided with two feeding sections located on both sides of the two support rails; the feeding section includes a secondary lifting plate that is longitudinally slidably connected to the bottom of the empty tray frame and a horizontal push plate that is horizontally slidably connected to the secondary lifting plate; the empty tray frame is slidably connected with two symmetrically arranged limiting blocks, which can selectively restrict the material tray from sliding down.

10. The palletizing device as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The empty tray frame comprises four vertical columns; the feeding part is arranged between two adjacent columns; the limiting block is slidingly connected to the column; two columns near the supporting rail are respectively provided with a baffle; the distance between the two baffles is less than the width of the tray.

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