Automated loading machine

Abstract

This automatic loading machine relates to the field of automatic box packing technology. It includes a support base on which a bidirectional sorting machine body is horizontally rotatable. Belt conveyors are mounted longitudinally at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor is independently slidable longitudinally. A robotic arm body is horizontally slidably mounted longitudinally between the two belt conveyors on the support base. A pneumatic lifting gripper is connected to the output end of the robotic arm body. This invention solves the problems of traditional technologies where, after the robotic arm picks up a group of boxes and places them on the receiving platform, it must wait for the loading machine to move the next group of boxes to the receiving platform, causing the robotic arm to wait for work during this period; and the limitations imposed by the box placement position when the robotic arm picks up boxes, making it difficult to quickly pick up boxes, thus reducing packing efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automatic packing technology, specifically to an automatic loading machine. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, with the improvement of people's living standards, many products, such as liquor and bottled condiments, are packaged in gift boxes to meet people's high-quality demands. Case packing machines are devices that pack products into boxes. These automated machines replace workers in the traditional task of packaging products, greatly improving production efficiency.

[0003] A prior art patent with publication number CN207482311U discloses a solution including a feeding belt conveyor, a carton roller conveyor, a robot gripper, and a positioning and packing mechanism. The carton roller conveyor is located beside the feeding belt conveyor. The robot gripper is mounted above the feeding belt conveyor and the carton roller conveyor where they contact each other via a bracket. The positioning and packing mechanism is mounted on the carton roller conveyor and positioned directly below the robot gripper. The positioning and packing mechanism includes a frame, a drawer plate mounted on the frame, a drawer plate cylinder, and a material drop guide assembly. The drawer plate is positioned directly below the material drop guide assembly and is slidably mounted on the frame. The drawer plate is connected to the output shaft of the drawer plate cylinder, which is parallel to the carton roller conveyor. This invention improves the packing efficiency and quality of products.

[0004] As existing devices are used, the shortcomings of this technology have gradually become apparent, mainly in the following aspects:

[0005] First, after the existing robotic arm picks up the entire set of boxes and places them on the receiving platform, it needs to wait for the loading machine to move the next set of boxes to the receiving platform. This causes the robotic arm to wait for work during this period, reducing the efficiency of box packing.

[0006] Secondly, during the process of the existing robotic arm grabbing and transporting the entire set of boxes, the boxes are prone to falling off, affecting the stability of the transport process.

[0007] Third, existing robotic arms are limited by the placement of boxes, making it difficult to quickly grasp them and thus reducing packing efficiency.

[0008] As can be seen from the above, the existing technology obviously has inconveniences and defects in practical use, so it is necessary to improve it. Utility Model Content

[0009] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an automatic loading machine to solve the problems of the traditional technology where, after the robotic arm grabs the entire set of boxes onto the receiving platform, it needs to wait for the loading machine to move the next set of boxes onto the receiving platform, causing the robotic arm to wait for work during this period; and the robotic arm is limited by the placement of the boxes when grabbing them, making it inconvenient to quickly grab the boxes, thus reducing the packing efficiency.

[0010] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution.

[0011] An automatic loading machine includes a support base on which a bidirectional sorting machine body is horizontally rotatable. Belt conveyors are mounted longitudinally at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor is also independently slidable longitudinally.

[0012] The support base is located in the area between the two belt conveyors, and the main body of the robotic arm is slidably mounted longitudinally. The output end of the main body of the robotic arm is connected to a pneumatic lifting gripper.

[0013] As an optimized solution, the pneumatic lifting gripper includes a mounting plate, on the front of which are evenly distributed a plurality of pneumatic suction cups, and below which is a support plate that slides along the back of the pneumatic suction cups to the bottom.

[0014] As an optimized solution, the support base is provided with a feeding component at the middle position on one side of the main body of the bidirectional sorting machine.

[0015] As an optimized solution, the feeding assembly includes several material support rollers that rotate in parallel along the longitudinal direction, and the upper surface of the material support rollers is flush with the upper surface of the bidirectional sorting machine body.

[0016] As an optimized solution, two side plates are fixedly connected side by side to the support base, and several material support rollers are rotatably installed on the opposite inner walls of the two side plates.

[0017] As an optimized solution, the support base has two slide rails fixedly connected in parallel to each of the belt conveyors, and the lower end of the belt conveyor has a slide block slidably mounted on the slide rails.

[0018] As an optimized solution, the support base is equipped with a lead screw mounted in parallel and rotatably in the area between two slide rails, and a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the lead screw is fixed to the lower end of the belt conveyor.

[0019] As an optimized solution, two seats are fixedly connected side by side on the support base, and the two ends of the lead screw are rotatably mounted on the two seats.

[0020] As an optimized solution, a servo motor for driving the lead screw to rotate is fixedly connected to one of the bases.

[0021] As an optimized solution, two movable track bodies are rotatably mounted side-by-side at the lower end of the support base.

[0022] As an optimized solution, baffles are vertically fixed to the upper end of the support base near the side wall.

[0023] As an optimized solution, several cylinders are horizontally and parallelly fixed to the back of the mounting plate, and the telescopic ends of the cylinders are connected to the support plate.

[0024] As an optimized solution, a connecting plate is vertically fixed to the back of the pallet, and the telescopic end of the cylinder is fixedly connected to the connecting plate.

[0025] As an optimized solution, several reinforcing ribs are also fixedly connected in parallel between the upper surface of the connecting plate and the support plate.

[0026] As an optimized solution, several of the pneumatic suction cups are evenly distributed in a matrix on the mounting plate.

[0027] As an optimized solution, a connecting frame is fixedly connected to the back of the mounting plate, and the output end of the robotic arm body is fixedly connected to the connecting frame.

[0028] As an optimized solution, a clearance gap is provided between the upper surface of the tray and the lower surface of the mounting plate.

[0029] As an optimized solution, two guide rails are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base, and guide slides that are slidably mounted on the guide rails are fixedly connected in parallel on the lower end of the robotic arm body.

[0030] As an optimized solution, the support base is rotatably mounted with a longitudinal lead screw in the area between two guide rails, and a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the longitudinal lead screw is fixed to the lower end of the robotic arm body.

[0031] As an optimized solution, two end seats are fixedly connected side by side on the support base, and the two ends of the longitudinal lead screw are rotatably mounted on the two end seats.

[0032] As an optimized solution, a servo motor for driving the longitudinal lead screw to rotate is fixed to one of the end seats.

[0033] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0034] By setting belt conveyors on both sides of the bidirectional sorting machine body, the bidirectional sorting machine body can alternately face the two belt conveyors. For example, if the robotic arm body grabs 5 boxes at a time, the bidirectional sorting machine body will transport the 5 boxes to the belt conveyor and then transport them to the other belt conveyor. This allows the robotic arm body to alternately grab and feed boxes from the two belt conveyors, which is convenient and fast, realizes bidirectional feeding, and the robotic arm body does not need to stop and wait, thus improving the packing efficiency.

[0035] Each belt conveyor can be independently slidable, allowing it to avoid the position of the robotic arm, making it easier for the robotic arm to grasp cartons and improve packing efficiency;

[0036] By having several pneumatic suction cups evenly distributed in a matrix on the mounting plate, the stability of clamping several boxes can be improved; by having a sliding support plate at the bottom of the mounting plate, the bottom of the box assembly can be supported by the support plate during the transportation of the clamped boxes, realizing bidirectional support for the box assembly, preventing the boxes from falling during transportation, and improving the stability during transportation.

[0037] The main body of the robotic arm is slidably mounted on the support base, which allows the main body of the robotic arm to be moved according to the placement position of the box assembly, facilitating the clamping of the box assembly and the box assembly placement operation, thus improving convenience;

[0038] The device can be configured by rotating two movable track bodies side by side at the lower end of the support base. Attached Figure Description

[0039] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0040] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0041] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model;

[0042] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pneumatic lifting gripper of this utility model.

[0043] In the diagram: 1-Support base; 2-Bian-way sorter body; 3-Belt conveyor; 4-Material roller; 5-Side plate; 6-Baffle; 7-Mobile track body; 8-Mechanical arm body; 9-Slide rail; 10-Screw; 11-Seat; 12-Servo motor; 13-Pneumatic lifting gripper; 14-Pneumatic suction cup; 15-Pattern; 16-Cylinder; 17-Connecting plate; 18-Reinforcing rib; 19-Connecting frame; 20-Guide slide rail; 21-Longitudinal screw; 22-Mounting plate; 23-Box. Detailed Implementation

[0044] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0045] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the automatic loading machine includes a support base 1. A bidirectional sorting machine body 2 is horizontally rotatably mounted on the support base 1. Belt conveyors 3 are mounted longitudinally at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor 3 is also independently slidable longitudinally.

[0046] The support base 1 is located in the area between the two belt conveyors 3 and the mechanical arm body 8 is horizontally slidably installed in the longitudinal direction. The output end of the mechanical arm body 8 is connected to a pneumatic lifting gripper 13.

[0047] The pneumatic lifting gripper 13 includes a mounting plate 22. Several pneumatic suction cups 14 are evenly distributed on the front of the mounting plate 22. A support plate 15 is provided below the mounting plate 22, which slides along the back of the pneumatic suction cups 14 to the bottom.

[0048] The support base 1 is located in the middle of one side of the main body 2 of the bidirectional sorting machine and is equipped with a feeding component.

[0049] The feeding assembly includes several material support rollers 4 that rotate in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The upper surface of the material support rollers 4 is level with the upper surface of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2.

[0050] Two side plates 5 are fixedly connected side by side to the support base 1, and several material support rollers 4 are rotatably installed on the opposite inner walls of the two side plates 5.

[0051] Two slide rails 9 are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base 1 for each belt conveyor 3, and slide seats that are slidably installed on the slide rails 9 are fixedly connected in parallel on the lower end seat 11 of the belt conveyor 3.

[0052] The support base 1 is located in the area between the two slide rails 9 and the lead screw 10 is rotatably mounted in parallel. The lower end seat 11 of the belt conveyor 3 is fixedly connected to the drive seat that is threadedly connected to the lead screw 10.

[0053] Two seats 11 are fixedly connected side by side on the support base 1, and the two ends of the lead screw 10 are rotatably mounted on the two seats 11.

[0054] One of the bases 11 is fixed with a servo motor 12 that drives the lead screw 10 to rotate.

[0055] Two movable track bodies 7 are rotatably mounted side by side at the lower end of the support base 1.

[0056] Each of the support base 1 has a baffle 6 vertically fixed to its upper end near the side wall.

[0057] Several cylinders 16 are horizontally and parallelly fixed on the back of the mounting plate 22, and the telescopic ends of the cylinders 16 are connected to the support plate 15.

[0058] A connecting plate 17 is vertically fixed to the back of the support plate 15, and the telescopic end of the cylinder 16 is fixed to the connecting plate 17.

[0059] Several reinforcing ribs 18 are also fixedly connected side by side between the upper surfaces of the connecting plate 17 and the support plate 15.

[0060] Several pneumatic suction cups 14 are evenly distributed in a matrix on the mounting plate 22.

[0061] Mounting plate 22 has mounting holes for each pneumatic suction cup 14, and the back of the pneumatic suction cup 14 is connected to the air passage structure.

[0062] A connecting frame 19 is fixedly connected to the back of the mounting plate 22, and the output end of the robotic arm body 8 is fixedly connected to the connecting frame 19.

[0063] A clearance gap is provided between the upper surface of the support plate 15 and the lower surface of the mounting plate 22.

[0064] Two guide rails 20 are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base 1, and a guide slide block that is slidably installed on the guide rails 20 is fixedly connected in parallel on the lower end seat 11 of the robotic arm body 8.

[0065] The support base 1 is located in the area between two guide rails 20 and is rotatably mounted with a longitudinal lead screw 21. The lower end seat 11 of the robotic arm body 8 is fixedly connected with a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the longitudinal lead screw 21.

[0066] Two end seats are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base 1, and the two ends of the longitudinal lead screw 21 are rotatably mounted on the two end seats.

[0067] One of the end seats is fixed with a servo motor 12 that drives the longitudinal lead screw 21 to rotate.

[0068] The main body 2 of the bidirectional sorting machine is equipped with ball bearings, which can be used to transport the box 23 to the belt conveyor 3.

[0069] By rotating, the belt conveyor 3 can gradually move the incoming box 23 forward, thus avoiding the position of subsequent incoming boxes 23.

[0070] The structures of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2, belt conveyor 3, robotic arm body 8, and mobile track body 7 are common knowledge to those skilled in the art, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0071] The working principle of this device is as follows:

[0072] By setting belt conveyors 3 on both sides of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2, the bidirectional sorting machine body 2 can alternately face the cartons toward the two belt conveyors 3. For example, if the robotic arm body 8 grabs 5 cartons at a time, the bidirectional sorting machine body 2 will transport the 5 cartons to the belt conveyor 3 and then transport them to the other belt conveyor 3. This allows the robotic arm body 8 to alternately grab and feed the cartons 23 on the two belt conveyors 3, which is convenient and fast, realizes bidirectional feeding, and the robotic arm body 8 does not need to stop and wait, thus improving the packing efficiency.

[0073] Each belt conveyor 3 can be independently slidable, which can avoid the position of the robot arm, making it easier for the robot arm to grab the carton and improve the packing efficiency;

[0074] By having several pneumatic suction cups 14 evenly distributed in a matrix on the mounting plate 22, the stability of clamping several boxes 23 can be improved; by having a support plate 15 slidably set at the bottom of the mounting plate 22, the support plate 15 can support the bottom of the box 23 group during the transfer process, realizing bidirectional support for the box 23 group, preventing the box 23 from falling off during the transfer process, and improving the stability during the transfer process;

[0075] The main body 8 of the robotic arm is slidably mounted on the support base 1, which can move the main body 8 of the robotic arm according to the placement position of the box 23, making it easier to clamp the box 23 and pack and place the box 23, thus improving convenience.

[0076] The device can be configured by rotating two movable track bodies 7 in parallel at the lower end of the support base 1.

[0077] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and not to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic loading machine, characterized in that: Includes a support base (1), on which a bidirectional sorting machine body (2) is mounted in a horizontally rotatable manner. Belt conveyors (3) are mounted in a longitudinally rotatable manner at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor (3) is also independently slidable in a longitudinal direction. The support base (1) is located in the area between the two belt conveyors (3) and the mechanical arm body (8) is horizontally slidably mounted in the longitudinal direction. The output end of the mechanical arm body (8) is connected to a pneumatic lifting gripper (13).

2. The automatic loading machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pneumatic lifting gripper (13) includes a mounting plate (22), on the front of which are a plurality of pneumatic suction cups (14) are evenly distributed, and a support plate (15) is provided below the mounting plate (22) and is slidably disposed along the back of the pneumatic suction cups (14) to the bottom.

3. The automatic car loader of claim 1, wherein: The support base (1) is located in the middle of one side of the main body (2) of the bidirectional sorting machine and is equipped with a feeding component.

4. The automatic car loader according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding assembly includes several material support rollers (4) that rotate in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The upper surface of the material support rollers (4) is level with the upper surface of the bidirectional sorting machine body (2).

5. The automatic car loader of claim 1, wherein: The support base (1) has two slide rails (9) fixedly connected in parallel to each of the belt conveyors (3), and the lower end seat (11) of the belt conveyor (3) has a slide seat that is slidably installed on the slide rail (9).

6. The automatic car loader of claim 5, wherein: The support base (1) is located in the area between two slide rails (9) and a lead screw (10) is rotatably mounted in parallel. The lower end seat (11) of the belt conveyor (3) is fixedly connected to a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the lead screw (10).

7. The automatic car loader of claim 2, wherein: Several cylinders (16) are horizontally and parallelly fixed on the back of the mounting plate (22), and the telescopic ends of the cylinders (16) are connected to the support plate (15).

8. The automatic car loader of claim 2, wherein: Several pneumatic suction cups (14) are evenly distributed in a matrix on the mounting plate (22).

9. The automatic car loader of claim 1, wherein: Two guide rails (20) are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base (1), and a guide slide block that is slidably installed on the guide rails (20) is fixedly connected in parallel on the lower end seat (11) of the robotic arm body (8).

10. The automatic car loader of claim 9, wherein: The support base (1) is located in the area between two guide rails (20) and a longitudinal screw (21) is rotatably mounted side by side. The lower end seat (11) of the robotic arm body (8) is fixedly connected to a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the longitudinal screw (21).

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