A rugby visual points packaging device
By combining visual counting and replenishment mechanisms with bag loading, suction bag, support bag, and sealing mechanisms, the problems of inaccurate counting and low automation in toy rugby ball packaging have been solved, achieving a highly efficient and accurate automated packaging process, reducing labor intensity and human error.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- WANXING FOGANG TOY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
In the current packaging process for toy rugby balls, it is difficult to accurately count the number of parts in each bag and automate the bagging process, which easily leads to missed or insufficient packing. In addition, the degree of automation is low and the labor intensity is high.
The system employs a visual counting mechanism and a replenishment mechanism in conjunction with bag loading, suction, support, and sealing mechanisms. It uses a visual counting camera and supplementary lighting system for precise counting, and utilizes servo motors, cylinders, and suction cups to achieve automated operation, ensuring accurate quantity of workpieces in each bag. The sealing mechanism ensures a tight bag opening.
It achieves high-precision workpiece counting and automated packaging, reduces manual intervention, improves production efficiency, ensures consistent workpiece quantity in each bag, and reduces labor intensity and human error.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to a visual dot packaging device for rugby balls. Background Technology
[0002] A toy rugby ball is a small toy that mimics the shape of a rugby ball, usually made of lightweight materials such as rubber, plastic, or foam. It resembles a real rugby ball in appearance but is smaller in size, making it more suitable for children or for recreational use.
[0003] With the research and development and improvement of automated equipment, existing toy rugby ball packaging mostly adopts automated packaging lines to replace manual packaging. The toy rugby balls are placed on the assembly line, and under the transmission of the assembly line, the materials go through counting, bagging and sealing operations in sequence. During the packaging process, while maximizing packaging efficiency and reducing enterprise production costs, the number of toy rugby balls in each bag must be ensured to be consistent to avoid omissions or shortages. Therefore, a more optimized design is needed for accurate counting in bagging. Summary of the Invention
[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a rugby visual point counting packaging device.
[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is:
[0006] A visual counting and packaging device for rugby balls includes a counting and packaging workbench, a feeding conveyor placed on one side of the counting and packaging workbench for conveying workpieces to the workbench, a workpiece loading hopper mounted on the feeding conveyor, a replenishing mechanism mounted on the counting and packaging workbench, and a discharging conveyor placed on the other side of the counting and packaging workbench for outputting bagged workpieces from the workbench. The counting and packaging workbench includes a workbench frame, a visual counting mechanism mounted at the center of the upper part of the workbench frame, a bag storage trough mounted on one side of the bottom of the workbench frame, a bag feeding mechanism mounted below the workbench frame and close to the bag storage trough, a bag suction mechanism mounted below the workbench frame and at the same horizontal level as the bag feeding mechanism, a bag holding mechanism mounted at the bottom of the workbench frame that can telescopically move between the bag feeding mechanism and the bag suction mechanism, and a bag sealing mechanism located above the bag feeding mechanism and the bag suction mechanism and fixedly mounted to the workbench frame.
[0007] Preferably, the visual counting mechanism includes a housing, a material discharge port located in the upper center of the housing, a measuring hopper fixedly installed inside the housing and aligned with the material discharge port, a visual counting camera fixedly installed on one side of the upper part of the measuring hopper, a supplementary light fixedly installed on the other side of the upper part of the measuring hopper, a material cutting cylinder fixedly installed below the housing, a material cutting plate fixedly installed on the output end of the material cutting cylinder and extending to the lower part of the measuring hopper, and a packaging bag opening support assembly located below the measuring hopper and fixedly installed with the workbench.
[0008] Furthermore, the lower end of the measuring hopper is bent inward and has a guide groove.
[0009] Furthermore, the packaging bag opening assembly includes a guide frame that docks with the metering hopper, support cylinders set on both sides of the guide frame, bag opening opening plates hinged to both sides below the guide frame, a C-shaped connecting frame welded above the bag opening opening plates and having strip grooves at both ends, and a double-headed bag opening opening cylinder fixedly installed with the guide frame and whose output end is assembled with the C-shaped connecting frame.
[0010] Preferably, the bag-loading mechanism includes a rotating shaft mounted to the workbench via a fixing block, a servo motor fixedly mounted to the workbench and whose output end is connected to the rotating shaft via a coupling, a first lifting cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the rotating shaft, an L-shaped support plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the first lifting cylinder, a second lifting cylinder fixedly mounted to the L-shaped support plate, a horizontal plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the second lifting cylinder, and bag-picking suction cups equidistantly mounted on the horizontal plate.
[0011] Preferably, the suction bag mechanism includes a lead screw mounted to the workbench via a fixed block, a lead screw motor fixedly mounted to the workbench and whose output end is connected to the lead screw via a coupling, a movable seat mounted on the lead screw and whose tail end abuts against the side plate of the workbench, a bag-pulling cylinder fixedly mounted on the movable seat, and a bag-pulling suction cup mounted on the output end of the bag-pulling cylinder.
[0012] Preferably, the bag-supporting mechanism includes a bag-supporting cylinder mounted on the workbench and a bag-supporting plate fixedly mounted on the output end of the bag-supporting cylinder.
[0013] Preferably, the sealing mechanism includes a mounting plate fixed to the workbench, a pull-back cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate, a first pull-back plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the pull-back cylinder, guide posts 174 fixedly mounted on both sides of the first pull-back plate, a second pull-back plate fixedly mounted to the guide posts, a front push cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate and located above the pull-back cylinder, a front push pressure plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the front push cylinder and assembled with the guide posts, and an electric heating sealing strip mounted on the front push pressure plate.
[0014] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes a support platform, a vibrating feeding plate mounted on the support platform, and a feeding trough extending from the vibrating feeding plate.
[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0016] 1. High-precision counting and automated operation: Utilizing a vision counting camera and supplementary lighting system, the workpieces are accurately counted, avoiding errors from manual counting and ensuring the precise quantity of workpieces in each bag. Through a replenishment mechanism, when the count is insufficient, workpieces are automatically replenished, maintaining a smooth packaging process, reducing manual intervention, and improving production efficiency.
[0017] 2. Efficient Packaging Process: The efficient coordination of the bag feeding mechanism, the bag suction mechanism, and the bag holding mechanism makes the bag picking, bag feeding, and bag opening operations faster and more stable. The bag sealing mechanism is controlled by the electric heating sealing strip and the pull-back and push-forward cylinders to ensure that the packaging bag is tightly sealed and to prevent the bag opening from coming loose.
[0018] 3. Improve production efficiency and automation level: Through automated conveying systems such as feeding conveyors and discharging conveyors, the conveying, bagging and output of workpieces are fully automated, reducing manual operation time and greatly improving production efficiency. Precise control is achieved through feedback instructions from the central control computer, reducing human interference and ensuring efficient equipment operation.
[0019] 4. Reduced manual intervention and labor demand: The high degree of automation means that the entire process, from workpiece counting, bag opening, bagging, sealing to discharge, requires almost no manual intervention, thereby reducing labor intensity and the occurrence of human error. Attached Figure Description
[0020] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a visual counting packaging device for rugby balls according to this utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Exploded view;
[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Exploded view of the inventory and packaging workbench;
[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Side view of the inventory and packaging workbench;
[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Exploded view of the visual inventory management system;
[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Exploded view of the mouth support component of the packaging bag;
[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 3 Structural diagram of the upper and middle bag mechanism;
[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 3 Structural diagram of the suction bag mechanism;
[0028] Figure 9 for Figure 3 Structural diagram of the middle support bag mechanism;
[0029] Figure 10 for Figure 3 Structural diagram of the sealing bag mechanism. Detailed Implementation
[0030] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, so that those skilled in the art can better understand the present invention and implement it. However, the embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0031] Example
[0032] like Figure 1-10 As shown, a rugby ball visual counting packaging device includes a counting and packaging workbench 1, a feeding conveyor 2 placed on one side of the counting and packaging workbench 1 for conveying workpieces to the counting and packaging workbench 1, a workpiece loading hopper 3 installed on the feeding conveyor 2, a replenishing mechanism 4 installed on the counting and packaging workbench 1, and a discharging conveyor 5 placed on the other side of the counting and packaging workbench 1 for outputting bagged workpieces from the counting and packaging workbench 1.
[0033] The inventory and packaging workbench 1 includes a workbench frame 11, a visual inventory mechanism 12 installed at the center of the upper part of the workbench frame 11, a bag storage trough 13 installed on one side of the bottom of the workbench frame 11, a bag feeding mechanism 14 installed below the workbench frame 11 and close to the bag storage trough 13, a bag suction mechanism 15 installed below the workbench frame 11 and at the same horizontal level as the bag feeding mechanism 14, a bag holding mechanism 16 installed at the bottom of the workbench frame 11 that can telescopically move between the bag feeding mechanism 14 and the bag suction mechanism 15, and a bag sealing mechanism 17 located above the bag feeding mechanism 14 and the bag suction mechanism 15 and fixedly installed with the workbench frame 11.
[0034] The visual counting mechanism 12 includes a housing 121, a material discharge port 122 located in the upper middle part of the housing 121, a measuring hopper 123 fixedly installed inside the housing 121 and aligned with the material discharge port 122, a visual counting camera 124 fixedly installed on one side of the upper part of the measuring hopper 123, a supplementary light 125 fixedly installed on the other side of the upper part of the measuring hopper 123, a material cutting cylinder 126 fixedly installed below the housing 121, a material cutting plate 127 fixedly installed on the output end of the material cutting cylinder 126 and extending to the lower part of the measuring hopper 123, and a packaging bag opening assembly 128 located below the measuring hopper 123 and fixedly installed with the workbench 11.
[0035] It should be further explained that before feeding, the cutting cylinder 126 controls the cutting plate 127 to seal the metering hopper 123. When the feeding conveyor 2 conveys the workpiece upward from the workpiece loading hopper 3, it falls into the metering hopper 123 after passing through the drop port 122. The visual counting camera 124 calculates the number of falling workpieces. After reaching the set value, the visual counting camera 124 feeds back information to the central control computer, causing it to control the feeding conveyor 2 to stop running. At the same time, it controls the bag feeding mechanism 14, the bag suction mechanism 15, the bag holding mechanism 16, and the packaging bag opening assembly 128 to complete the bag feeding and bag opening opening work, preparing for bagging.
[0036] The lower end of the metering hopper 123 is bent inward and has a guide groove 1231. Specifically, the cutting plate 127 cooperates with the guide groove 1231 to improve the stability of the movement of the cutting plate 127.
[0037] The packaging bag opening assembly 128 includes a guide frame 1281 that docks with the metering hopper 123, support cylinders 1282 arranged on both sides of the guide frame 1281, bag opening opening plates 1283 hinged to both sides below the guide frame 1281, a C-shaped connecting frame 1284 welded above the bag opening opening plate 1283 and having strip grooves at both ends, and a double-headed bag opening opening cylinder 1285 fixedly installed with the guide frame 1281 and whose output end is assembled with the C-shaped connecting frame 1284. Specifically, the cylinder body of the support cylinder 1282 is fixedly installed with the workbench frame 11, while the output end of the support cylinder 1282 is fixedly installed with the guide frame 1281. The support cylinder 1282 can not only support the entire packaging bag opening assembly 128, but also lower the guide frame 1281 to facilitate the insertion of the two bag opening opening plates 1283 into the opened packaging bag. In addition, the double-headed bag opening opening cylinder 1285 can open and close the two bag opening opening plates 1283 by pushing and pulling the C-shaped connecting frame 1284, so that the packaging bag is opened by the bag opening opening plates 1283, which facilitates the loading of the measured workpiece.
[0038] The bag-loading mechanism 14 includes a rotating shaft 141 mounted to the workbench 11 via a fixing block, a servo motor 142 fixedly mounted to the workbench 11 and whose output end is connected to the rotating shaft 141 via a coupling, a first lifting cylinder 143 fixedly mounted in the middle of the rotating shaft 141, an L-shaped support plate 144 fixedly mounted to the output end of the first lifting cylinder 143, a second lifting cylinder 145 fixedly mounted on the L-shaped support plate 144, a horizontal plate 146 fixedly mounted to the output end of the second lifting cylinder 145, and bag-picking suction cups 146 equidistantly mounted on the horizontal plate 146. Specifically, the first lifting cylinder 143 works in conjunction with the second lifting cylinder 145 to pick up the flat packaging bag through the bag-picking suction cup 146. Then, the servo motor 142 drives the rotating shaft 141 to rotate 90°, so that the packaging bag picked up by the bag-picking suction cup 146 is placed vertically. Then, the first lifting cylinder 143 and the second lifting cylinder 145 extend to move the packaging bag picked up by the bag-picking suction cup 146 to the bag suction mechanism 15. The bag suction mechanism 15 opens the bag opening, so that the support cylinder 1282 can lower the guide frame 1281, so that the two bag opening opening plates 1283 can be inserted into the opened packaging bag to open the bag opening.
[0039] The bag suction mechanism 15 includes a lead screw 151 mounted to the workbench 11 via a fixing block, a lead screw motor 152 fixedly mounted to the workbench 11 and whose output end is connected to the lead screw 151 via a coupling, a movable seat 153 mounted on the lead screw 151 and whose tail end abuts against the side plate of the workbench 11, a bag-pulling cylinder 154 fixedly mounted on the movable seat 153, and a bag-pulling suction cup 155 mounted on the output end of the bag-pulling cylinder 154. Specifically, the lead screw motor 152 drives the lead screw 151 to move the moving seat 153 to the correct bag-pulling position, which facilitates the bag-pulling cylinder 154 to work with the bag-pulling suction cup 155. When the first lifting cylinder 143 extends in conjunction with the second lifting cylinder 145 to move the packaging bag picked up by the bag-picking suction cup 146 to the bag-pulling mechanism 15, the bag-pulling cylinder 154 extends to drive the bag-pulling suction cup 155 to pick up the packaging bag. Then, the bag-pulling cylinder 154 retracts to drive the bag-pulling suction cup 155 to open the bag opening, which facilitates the support cylinder 1282 to lower the guide frame 1281, so that the two bag opening opening plates 1283 can be inserted into the opened packaging bag to open the bag opening.
[0040] The bag-supporting mechanism 16 includes a bag-supporting cylinder 161 mounted on the workbench 11 and a bag-supporting plate 162 fixedly mounted on the output end of the bag-supporting cylinder 161. Specifically, while the two bag opening opening plates 1283 are inserted into the opened packaging bag to open the bag opening, the bag-supporting cylinder 161 extends to move the bag-supporting plate 162 under the packaging bag, thereby supporting the packaging bag containing the workpiece and preventing it from falling off.
[0041] The bag sealing mechanism 17 includes a mounting plate 171 fixed to the workbench 11, a pull-back cylinder 172 fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate 171, a first pull-back plate 173 fixedly mounted to the output end of the pull-back cylinder 172, guide posts 174 fixedly mounted on both sides of the first pull-back plate 173, a second pull-back plate 175 fixedly mounted to the guide posts 174, a front push cylinder 176 fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate 171 and located above the pull-back cylinder 172, a front push pressure plate 177 fixedly mounted to the output end of the front push cylinder 176 and assembled with the guide posts 174, and an electric heating sealing strip 178 mounted on the front push pressure plate 177. Specifically, the first pull-back plate 173, the two guide posts 174, and the second pull-back plate 175 form a rectangular frame to facilitate the smooth movement of the front push plate 177. At the same time, when sealing the bag opening, the pull-back cylinder 172 pulls back, causing the second pull-back plate 175 to move towards the front push plate 177. Simultaneously, the front push cylinder 176 pushes forward, causing the front push plate 177 to move towards the second pull-back plate 175 until the electric heating sealing strip 178 contacts the bag opening and works with the second pull-back plate 175 to press and seal the bag.
[0042] It should be further explained that during the sealing process of the packaging bag, since the opening of the packaging bag is squeezed and heat-sealed, the bag support mechanism 16 is no longer needed to support the packaging bag. Therefore, the bag support cylinder 161 retracts to retract the bag support plate 162. After the sealing mechanism 17 completes the sealing, the packaging bag loaded with the workpiece falls directly onto the discharge conveyor 5 and is then sent out through the discharge conveyor 5.
[0043] The replenishment mechanism 4 includes a support platform 41, a vibrating replenishment plate 42 mounted on the support platform 41, and a feeding trough 43 extending from the vibrating replenishment plate 42. Specifically, the support platform 41 is fixedly mounted on the workbench frame 11, and the feeding trough 43 is connected to the visual counting mechanism 12. When the number of missing workpieces conveyed by the loading conveyor 2 is small, the corresponding number of workpieces can be fed into the visual counting mechanism 12 through the feeding trough 43 by the vibration of the vibrating replenishment plate 42 to complete the replenishment process.
[0044] The above embodiments of this utility model are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. The implementation of this utility model is not limited thereto. All other modifications, substitutions or alterations made to the above structure of this utility model based on the above content of this utility model and in accordance with the common technical knowledge and conventional means in the field, without departing from the basic technical idea of this utility model, shall fall within the scope of protection of this utility model.
Claims
1. A visual counting and packaging device for rugby balls, comprising a counting and packaging workbench, a feeding conveyor frame placed on one side of the counting and packaging workbench for conveying workpieces to the workbench, a workpiece loading hopper mounted on the feeding conveyor frame, a replenishing mechanism mounted on the counting and packaging workbench, and a discharging conveyor frame placed on the other side of the counting and packaging workbench for outputting bagged workpieces from the workbench, characterized in that, The inventory and packaging workbench includes a workbench frame, a visual inventory mechanism installed at the center of the upper part of the workbench frame, a bag storage trough installed on one side of the bottom of the workbench frame, a bag feeding mechanism installed below the workbench frame and near the bag storage trough, a bag suction mechanism installed below the workbench frame and at the same horizontal level as the bag feeding mechanism, a bag holding mechanism installed at the bottom of the workbench frame that can telescopically move between the bag feeding mechanism and the bag suction mechanism, and a bag sealing mechanism located above the bag feeding mechanism and the bag suction mechanism and fixedly installed on the workbench frame.
2. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The visual counting mechanism includes a housing, a material inlet located in the upper center of the housing, a measuring hopper fixedly installed inside the housing and aligned with the material inlet, a visual counting camera fixedly installed on one side of the upper part of the measuring hopper, a supplementary light fixedly installed on the other side of the upper part of the measuring hopper, a material-cutting cylinder fixedly installed below the housing, a material-cutting plate fixedly installed on the output end of the material-cutting cylinder and extending to the lower part of the measuring hopper, and a packaging bag opening assembly located below the measuring hopper and fixedly installed with the workbench.
3. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower end of the measuring hopper is bent inward and has a guide groove.
4. The rugby visual dot packaging device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The packaging bag opening assembly includes a guide frame that connects to the metering hopper, support cylinders on both sides of the guide frame, bag opening opening plates hinged to both sides below the guide frame, a C-shaped connecting frame welded above the bag opening opening plates and having strip grooves at both ends, and a double-headed bag opening opening cylinder fixedly installed with the guide frame and whose output end is assembled with the C-shaped connecting frame.
5. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bag-loading mechanism includes a rotating shaft mounted to the workbench via a fixed block, a servo motor fixedly mounted to the workbench and whose output end is connected to the rotating shaft via a coupling, a first lifting cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the rotating shaft, an L-shaped support plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the first lifting cylinder, a second lifting cylinder fixedly mounted to the L-shaped support plate, a horizontal plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the second lifting cylinder, and bag-picking suction cups equidistantly mounted on the horizontal plate.
6. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bag suction mechanism includes a lead screw mounted on the workbench via a fixed block, a lead screw motor fixedly mounted on the workbench and whose output end is connected to the lead screw via a coupling, a movable seat mounted on the lead screw and whose tail end abuts against the side plate of the workbench, a bag-pulling cylinder fixedly mounted on the movable seat, and a bag-pulling suction cup mounted on the output end of the bag-pulling cylinder.
7. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bag-supporting mechanism includes a bag-supporting cylinder mounted on the workbench and a bag-supporting plate fixedly mounted on the output end of the bag-supporting cylinder.
8. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bag sealing mechanism includes a mounting plate fixed to the workbench, a pull-back cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate, a first pull-back plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the pull-back cylinder, guide posts fixedly mounted on both sides of the first pull-back plate, a second pull-back plate fixedly mounted to the guide posts, a front push cylinder fixedly mounted in the middle of the mounting plate and located above the pull-back cylinder, a front push pressure plate fixedly mounted to the output end of the front push cylinder and assembled with the guide posts, and an electric heating sealing strip mounted on the front push pressure plate.
9. The rugby ball visual dot packaging device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding mechanism includes a support platform, a vibrating feeding plate mounted on the support platform, and a feeding trough extending from the vibrating feeding plate.