A fast-paced essential oil patch assembly line

Abstract

This utility model relates to a fast-paced essential oil packaging line, comprising two bag feeding lines, two sorting components, two bag pushing conveyor lines, one partitioned box feeding line, and a packaging component. The outlets of the two bag pushing conveyor lines are located on both sides of the inlet of the partitioned box feeding line. The bag pushing conveyor lines have multiple first compartments along the conveying direction for positioning and placing packaging bags, and the partitioned box feeding line has multiple second compartments along the conveying direction for positioning and placing cartons. Each bag pushing conveyor line outlet has a bag pushing mechanism on the opposite side of the partitioned box feeding line. The bag pushing mechanism pushes all packaging bags in the same first compartment into the cartons located in the second compartment. This utility model avoids unnecessary stops in the partitioned box feeding line, ensures a smooth working rhythm, improves the stability of the packaging process, and increases work efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of packaging equipment technology, and in particular to a fast-paced essential oil packaging line. Background Technology

[0002] With the rapid development of packaging machinery technology, cartoning machines have been widely used in the automated packaging of small products such as essential oil stickers. However, existing cartoning equipment still has some shortcomings when handling fast-paced, high-precision essential oil sticker cartoning tasks, affecting production efficiency and packaging quality.

[0003] Chinese patent CN113619866B discloses a large-box cartoning machine. This patent solves the problem of deformation or damage to large cardboard box blanks during the picking and opening process by coordinating a material handling and opening component with a compartment conveying component. However, this technical solution is mainly designed for large cardboard box blanks. When applied to small essential oil packaging boxes, its suction control and opening mechanism become overly complex, increasing equipment costs and maintenance difficulty. Furthermore, the equipment has weak support for fast-paced continuous operation, potentially leading to a production cycle that cannot meet the demands of high-efficiency production.

[0004] Chinese patent CN114933072B discloses a boxing device that combines a lid-opening structure with a target adsorption device to automate the boxing process of target items, thereby improving boxing efficiency. However, when processing small and lightweight essential oil patches, the adsorption stability of the target adsorption device may be insufficient, easily leading to product detachment or positional shift during transport. Furthermore, the device has a relatively complex structure, resulting in high debugging and maintenance costs, making it difficult to adapt to the demands of fast-paced production lines.

[0005] The above problems indicate that existing cartoning equipment still has certain shortcomings in terms of adsorption stability, production cycle optimization, equipment simplification, and cost control when handling cartoning tasks for fast-paced, miniaturized, and lightweight products.

[0006] Therefore, the present invention provides a fast-paced essential oil packaging line, which aims to improve the stability and efficiency of the packaging process, thereby meeting the demand for efficient and accurate essential oil packaging. Utility Model Content

[0007] The main purpose of this invention is to provide a fast-paced essential oil packaging line that ensures work rhythm, improves the stability of the packaging process, and increases work efficiency.

[0008] This utility model achieves the above objectives through the following technical solution: a fast-paced essential oil packaging line, comprising two bag feeding lines, two sets of sorting components, two bag pushing conveyor lines, one partitioned box feeding line, and one packaging component;

[0009] The bag feeding line corresponds one-to-one with the bag pushing conveyor line. The rear section of the bag pushing conveyor line is arranged side by side with the front section of its corresponding bag pushing conveyor line and the conveying direction is the same. The sorting component is located above the area where the bag pushing conveyor line and the bag pushing conveyor line are side by side.

[0010] The outlets of the two bag pushing conveyor lines are located on both sides of the inlet of the partition box feeding line. The bag pushing conveyor line is provided with a number of first compartments for positioning and placing packaging bags along the conveying direction. The partition box feeding line is provided with a number of second compartments for positioning and placing cardboard boxes along the conveying direction. Each bag pushing conveyor line outlet is provided with a bag pushing mechanism on the opposite side of the partition box feeding line. The bag pushing mechanism is used to push all the packaging bags in the same first compartment into the cardboard box located in the second compartment.

[0011] The boxing assembly is located on the box feeding line with partitions.

[0012] Specifically, it also includes multiple automatic bagging machines, which are evenly arranged on the sides of two bag-pushing conveyor lines, with the outlet of each automatic bagging machine perpendicularly connected to the front section of its corresponding bag-pushing conveyor line.

[0013] Specifically, the push bag conveyor line includes a conveyor line body and a collection box located at the end of the conveyor line body.

[0014] Furthermore, the sorting component includes a vision inspection mechanism and several pick-and-place mechanisms. The vision inspection mechanism is used to detect the posture of the packaging bags on the conveyor line, and the pick-and-place mechanisms take the packaging bags with disordered postures from the conveyor line and place them in the first compartment with an ordered posture.

[0015] Furthermore, the pick-and-place mechanism uses two spider robotic arms.

[0016] Furthermore, the two sorting components are staggered along the conveying direction.

[0017] Specifically, the carton assembly includes a carton feeding mechanism, a turntable carton picking mechanism, and a folding mechanism. The carton feeding mechanism and the turntable carton picking mechanism are located above the partition carton feeding line. The turntable carton picking mechanism transfers the flattened carton from the outlet of the carton feeding mechanism to an empty second compartment. The folding mechanism is located on both sides of the partition carton feeding line.

[0018] Furthermore, the carton assembly also includes a sealing mechanism and a hot melt glue machine. The hot melt glue machine is located on one side of the partition box feeding line and provides glue to the sealing mechanism. The sealing mechanism is located at the rear end of the partition box feeding line and seals the carton with glue.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this utility model's technical solution are:

[0020] This invention utilizes the fact that both sides of the cardboard box can be opened, so packaging bags can be fed into both sides. Therefore, as long as the bag pushing conveyor on either side delivers the packaging bag into place, the boxing operation can begin. This avoids unnecessary stops caused by blocking the box feeding line, ensures the work rhythm, improves the stability of the boxing process, and increases work efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is an overall top view of the fast-paced essential oil packaging line in the embodiment.

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of position A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A magnified view of the area at position B in the middle.

[0024] The numbers in the image represent:

[0025] 1-Automatic bagging machine;

[0026] 2-Bag feeding line, 21-Conveyor line body, 22-Collection box;

[0027] 3-Sorting component, 31-Vision inspection mechanism, 32-Pick-and-place mechanism;

[0028] 4-Push bag conveyor line, 41-First compartment, 42-Push bag mechanism;

[0029] 5-Separated box feeding line, 51-Second compartment;

[0030] 6-Cartoning assembly, 61-Carton feeding mechanism, 62-Turntable box picking mechanism, 63-Folding mechanism, 64-Sealing mechanism, 65-Hot melt glue machine. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0032] Example:

[0033] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, this utility model discloses a fast-paced essential oil packaging line, which includes multiple automatic bagging machines 1, two bag feeding lines 2, two sets of sorting components 3, two bag pushing conveyor lines 4, one partitioned box feeding line 5, and a boxing component 6.

[0034] Automatic bagging machine 1 is used to pack essential oil patches into packaging bags, with multiple patches in each bag. Because the automatic bagging machine 1 delivers the packaging bags to the bag feeding line 2 in a random manner, the bag feeding line 2 needs to deliver the bags containing the essential oil patches to the sorting component 3. The sorting component 3 then places the packaging bags in a defined position onto the bag pushing conveyor line 4 for further transport. The partition box feeding line 5 unfolds the cardboard box, allowing the packaging bags to be pushed into it. Then, the boxing component 6 folds and seals the cardboard box, finally sending it out of the production line.

[0035] like Figure 1 As shown, multiple automatic bagging machines 1 are evenly arranged on the sides of two bag feeding lines 2, and the outlet of each automatic bagging machine 1 is perpendicularly connected to the front section of its corresponding bag feeding line 2.

[0036] This setup is designed to balance the difference in pace between bagging and boxing. In this embodiment, each carton contains four packaging bags, so one boxing assembly 6 requires a total of four automatic bagging machines 1. Therefore, each bag-pushing conveyor line 4 corresponds to two automatic bagging machines 1. This shortens the total length of the essential oil boxing line while maintaining the conveying rhythm.

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the bag feeding line 2 and the bag pushing conveyor line 4 correspond one-to-one. The rear section of the bag feeding line 2 is arranged side by side with the front section of its corresponding bag pushing conveyor line 4 and the conveying direction is the same. The sorting component 3 is located above the area where the bag feeding line 2 and the bag pushing conveyor line 4 are arranged side by side. The bag feeding line 2 includes a conveyor body 21 and a collection box 22 located at the end of the conveyor body 21. The sorting component 3 includes a vision inspection mechanism 31 and several pick-and-place mechanisms 32. The vision inspection mechanism 31 is used to detect the posture of the packaging bags on the conveyor body 21. The pick-and-place mechanisms 32 pick up the packaging bags with disordered postures from the conveyor body 21 and place them in the first compartment 41 with an orderly posture. In order to improve the operating speed, the pick-and-place mechanism 32 in this embodiment is a spider robot and there are two of them. The pick-and-place speed can reach 0.3s / pcs.

[0038] In this embodiment, the vision inspection mechanism 31 takes a picture of the packaging bag delivered by the conveyor line 21 from above. The control system of the cartoning line automatically calculates the position adjustment amount according to the posture of the packaging bag, and then sends a signal to the pick-and-place mechanism 32. The pick-and-place mechanism 32 then picks up the packaging bag, adjusts its posture, and places it into an empty first compartment 41. When the carton needs to package multiple packaging bags, multiple packaging bags need to be stacked in the first compartment 41. Because the packaging bags generally need to pass through the vision inspection mechanism 31 before they can be sorted by the two pick-and-place mechanisms 32, the packaging bags need to move at a constant speed on the bag pushing conveyor line 4. Therefore, the conveyor line 21 is a continuous conveyor. The bag pushing mechanism 42 needs to stop in the first compartment 41 to transfer the packaging bag into the carton. Therefore, the bag pushing conveyor line 4 is a step conveyor. If there is a packaging bag in an incorrect state, or if the packaging bag cannot be picked up by the pick-and-place mechanism 32 in time, the packaging bag will fall into the collection box 22 and wait for manual processing.

[0039] like Figure 2 As shown, the outlets of the two bag pushing conveyor lines 4 are located on both sides of the inlet of the partition box feeding line 5. The bag pushing conveyor line 4 is provided with multiple first compartments 41 for positioning and placing packaging bags along the conveying direction. The partition box feeding line 5 is provided with multiple second compartments 51 for positioning and placing cardboard boxes along the conveying direction. Each bag pushing conveyor line 4 outlet is provided with a bag pushing mechanism 42 on the opposite side of the partition box feeding line 5. The bag pushing mechanism 42 is used to push all the packaging bags in the same first compartment 41 together into the cardboard box located in the second compartment 51.

[0040] The reason why the two bag-pushing conveyor lines 4 are not combined into one is to prevent the uneven speed of the packaged bags from causing unnecessary stops in the partition box-feeding line 5. Since the cardboard box can be opened on both sides, packaged bags can be fed in from both sides. Therefore, as long as the bag-pushing conveyor line 4 on either side delivers the packaged bag into place, the boxing operation can begin, avoiding unnecessary stops in the partition box-feeding line 5, ensuring the work rhythm, improving the stability of the boxing process, and increasing work efficiency. Because the interval between the two bag-pushing conveyor lines 4 is only slightly larger than the width of the partition box-feeding line 5, if the pick-and-place mechanism 32 uses a spider robot, then the width occupied by the sorting component 3 will be greater than this interval. Therefore, the two sorting components 3 cannot be set side-by-side, but need to be staggered along the conveying direction (the conveying directions of the conveyor body 21, bag-pushing conveyor line 4, and partition box-feeding line 5 are in the same direction).

[0041] like Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the carton assembly 6 is located on the partitioned carton feeding line 5. The carton assembly 6 includes a carton feeding mechanism 61, a turntable carton picking mechanism 62, a folding mechanism 63, a sealing mechanism 64, and a hot melt glue machine 65. The carton feeding mechanism 61 and the turntable carton picking mechanism 62 are located above the partitioned carton feeding line 5. The turntable carton picking mechanism 62 transfers the flattened carton from the outlet of the carton feeding mechanism 61 to the empty second compartment 51. The folding mechanism 63 is located on both sides of the partitioned carton feeding line 5 and is used to support, open, fold, and seal the carton. The hot melt glue machine 65 is located on one side of the partitioned carton feeding line 5 and provides glue to the sealing mechanism 64. The sealing mechanism 64 is located at the rear of the partitioned carton feeding line 5 and seals the carton with glue.

[0042] The cardboard boxes are flattened and stacked in the cardboard box feeding mechanism 61, with the boxes tilted downwards. The turntable box-picking mechanism 62 is existing technology, including many suction rods that rotate on their own axis and revolve around a central axis. The suction rods can quickly pick up the cardboard boxes one by one from the outlet of the cardboard box feeding mechanism 61 and place them into the second compartment 51. The folding mechanism 63 first stands the cardboard box upright and opens the openings on both sides so that the bag-pushing mechanism 42 can push the packaging bag into the cardboard box. Here, the two bag-pushing conveyor lines 4 independently deliver the packaging bag to the left or right side of the cardboard box. The packaging bag in either of the first compartments 41 can be fed into the cardboard box by the corresponding bag-pushing mechanism 42. Then the folding mechanism 63 continues to fold and close the cardboard box's dust flaps, inserts, tongues, and other components. If the cardboard box is a hot melt adhesive packaging, the sealing mechanism 64 also needs to use the glue provided by the hot melt glue machine 65 to seal the cardboard box's lid.

[0043] The workflow of this essential oil packaging line is as follows:

[0044] 1. Automatic bagging machine 1 packs essential oil patches into packaging bags according to a set quantity, and then sends them out to conveyor line 21 in an unordered manner; conveyor line 21 makes the packaging bags pass through the detection area of ​​vision inspection mechanism 31 at a uniform speed and performs posture detection. Pick-up and placement mechanism 32 places the packaging bags into the stepping first compartment 41 at a fast pace according to the detection results, and makes each first compartment 41 stack with the expected number of packaging bags. The bag pushing conveyor lines 4 on both sides independently transport the determined number of packaging bags to the left or right side of the inlet of the partition box feeding line 5.

[0045] 2. The turntable box-picking mechanism 62 delivers the flattened cardboard boxes one by one from the outlet of the cardboard box feeding mechanism 61 to the empty second compartment 51. The folding mechanism 63 first makes the cardboard boxes stand up and open the openings on both sides. With the first compartment 41 and the second compartment 51 aligned, if the packaging bags on the left bag-pushing conveyor line 4 are in place first, the left bag-pushing mechanism 42 pushes the expected number of packaging bags into the left opening of the cardboard box from left to right. If the packaging bags on the right bag-pushing conveyor line 4 are in place first, the right bag-pushing mechanism 42 pushes the expected number of packaging bags into the right opening of the cardboard box from right to left. If the packaging bags on both sides are in place in advance, the packaging bags are fed into the cardboard box alternately in the order of left, right, left, right.

[0046] 3. The partition box feeding line 5 moves the upright cardboard box step by step. If the cardboard box uses a tongue-and-groove packaging method, the folding mechanism 63 only needs to complete the folding and tongue insertion during the movement of the cardboard box. If the cardboard box uses an adhesive packaging method, the hot melt glue machine 65 will be used to stick the cover when the box passes through the sealing mechanism 64, thus completing the sealing.

[0047] After completing the above steps, the packaging box is sent out.

[0048] The above descriptions are merely some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the inventive concept of this utility model, and all such modifications and improvements fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A fast-paced essential oil packaging line, characterized in that: It includes two bag feeding lines, two sorting components, two bag pushing conveyor lines, one partitioned box feeding line, and one boxing component; The bag feeding line corresponds one-to-one with the bag pushing conveyor line. The rear section of the bag pushing conveyor line is arranged side by side with the front section of its corresponding bag pushing conveyor line and the conveying direction is the same. The sorting component is located above the area where the bag pushing conveyor line and the bag pushing conveyor line are side by side. The outlets of the two bag pushing conveyor lines are located on both sides of the inlet of the partition box feeding line. The bag pushing conveyor line is provided with a number of first compartments for positioning and placing packaging bags along the conveying direction. The partition box feeding line is provided with a number of second compartments for positioning and placing cardboard boxes along the conveying direction. Each bag pushing conveyor line outlet is provided with a bag pushing mechanism on the opposite side of the partition box feeding line. The bag pushing mechanism is used to push all the packaging bags in the same first compartment into the cardboard box located in the second compartment. The boxing assembly is located on the box feeding line with partitions.

2. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes multiple automatic bagging machines, which are evenly arranged on the sides of the two bag pushing conveyor lines. The outlet of each automatic bagging machine is perpendicularly connected to the front section of its corresponding bag pushing conveyor line.

3. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The push bag conveyor line includes a conveyor line body and a collection box located at the end of the conveyor line body.

4. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sorting assembly includes a vision inspection mechanism and several pick-and-place mechanisms. The vision inspection mechanism is used to detect the posture of the packaging bags on the conveyor line. The pick-and-place mechanisms take the packaging bags with disordered postures from the conveyor line and place them in the first compartment with an ordered posture.

5. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pick-and-place mechanism uses two spider robotic arms.

6. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 5, characterized in that: The two sorting components are staggered one after the other along the conveying direction.

7. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cartoning assembly includes a carton feeding mechanism, a turntable carton picking mechanism, and a folding mechanism. The carton feeding mechanism and the turntable carton picking mechanism are located above the partition carton feeding line. The turntable carton picking mechanism transfers the flattened carton from the outlet of the carton feeding mechanism to an empty second compartment. The folding mechanism is located on both sides of the partition carton feeding line.

8. The fast-paced essential oil packaging line according to claim 7, characterized in that: The boxing assembly also includes a sealing mechanism and a hot melt glue machine. The hot melt glue machine is located on one side of the partition box feeding line and provides glue to the sealing mechanism. The sealing mechanism is located at the rear end of the partition box feeding line and seals the box with glue.

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