An automatic inlay capping device

By integrating a robotic arm, a capping mechanism, and an automatic capping device with multiple cap sizes, continuous automated operation of bottle positioning, cap picking, and cap pressing is achieved. This solves the problems of low efficiency and difficulty in changing cap sizes in traditional capping systems, and improves production efficiency and the flexibility of the equipment.

CN224513150UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-17BASF BATTERY MATERIALS SUZHOU
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
BASF BATTERY MATERIALS SUZHOU
Filing Date
2025-07-25
Publication Date
2026-07-17

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Technical Problem

Traditional inner cover application methods are inefficient and labor-intensive, and existing semi-automatic equipment is cumbersome to adjust during model changes, making it difficult to meet the needs of modern large-scale production.

Method used

The automatic inner cap device integrates a robotic arm, a capping mechanism, and a multi-specification inner cap placement area to achieve continuous automated operation of bottle positioning, inner cap picking, and pressing. Through the coordinated operation of the robotic arm's dual grippers and the precise control of the vertical movement module, combined with the sensor detection of the inner cap position, the capping quality and the flexibility of the equipment are ensured.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and quality consistency of inner cover application, ensures the continuity and production flexibility of the fully automated production line, and significantly shortens the changeover and adjustment time.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to automatic flow line capping machine technical field, concretely is a kind of automatic cover inner cover device, including mechanical arm, inner cover placement area and capping mechanism, inner cover placement area is located between mechanical arm and capping mechanism, and several inner cover racks are placed in inner cover placement area;The free end of mechanical arm is connected with first jaw and second jaw;Capping mechanism includes positioning groove clamp and capping jig, and capping jig is set in the upper of positioning groove clamp and moves up and down;Mechanical arm is placed in positioning groove clamp by first jaw and takes bottle body, and mechanical arm is placed in the opening of bottle body by second jaw and takes inner cover, and capping jig moves down and tightly presses inner cover on bottle body.This application realizes the continuous automatic operation of bottle positioning, inner cover pickup and pressing process by the cooperative operation of integrated mechanical arm, capping mechanism and multi-specification inner cover placement area, has the advantages of improving assembly efficiency and ensuring consistent capping quality.
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Claims

1. An automatic inner lid closing device, characterized in that, It includes a fixed base, a robotic arm arranged on the fixed base, an inner cap placement area, and a capping mechanism, where: The inner cap placement area is located between the robotic arm and the capping mechanism. A number of inner cap placement racks are placed in the inner cap placement area, and grooves for placing inner caps are provided on the inner cap placement racks; The free end of the robotic arm is connected with a first jaw and a second jaw; The capping mechanism includes a positioning groove fixture and a capping jig. The capping jig is arranged above the positioning groove fixture and moves up and down. The robotic arm picks up a bottle body with the first jaw and places it in the positioning groove fixture. The robotic arm picks up an inner cap with the second jaw and places it at the opening of the bottle body. The capping jig moves downward to press the inner cap tightly on the bottle body.

2. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The capping mechanism further includes a mounting seat, a bracket, and a vertical movement module. The mounting seat is installed on the fixed base. The bracket is fixed on one side of the edge of the mounting seat. The vertical movement module is vertically arranged on the bracket. The capping jig is arranged on the sliding end of the vertical movement module.

3. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 2, wherein, The capping mechanism further includes a moving cylinder arranged on the mounting seat. A horizontal slide is connected to the cylinder shaft of the moving cylinder. The positioning groove fixture is arranged on the horizontal slide; The moving cylinder drives the horizontal slide and the positioning groove fixture to move between a first position and a second position. The first position is directly below the capping jig, and the second position is away from the capping jig.

4. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, wherein, The positioning groove fixture is a stepped groove, and the diameter of the stepped groove increases sequentially from the bottom upwards.

5. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, wherein, The capping jig is a "mouth"-shaped press.

6. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 5, wherein, An inductor for sensing whether the inner cap is properly placed at the bottle mouth is installed in the "mouth"-shaped space of the capping jig.

7. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 3, wherein, It further includes a control system, and the control system is communicatively connected with the robotic arm, the vertical movement module, and the moving cylinder.

8. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, wherein, The robotic arm is arranged on the fixed base through a horizontal movement module.

9. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, wherein, Multiple groups of inner cap placement racks are placed side by side in the inner cap placement area. The groove sizes on each group of inner cap placement racks are different, and each group of inner cap placement racks includes multiple inner cap placement racks arranged in an upper and lower stacked manner. An inductive switch is arranged between the adjacent two layers of the inner cap placement racks.

10. The automatic in-line capping device according to claim 1, wherein, The robotic arm is a six-axis robot.