Automatic folding and arranging machine for medical non-water abdominal pads
The automated folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads, which utilizes automated vision sensors and robotic arm components, solves the problems of low efficiency and inconsistent quality associated with traditional manual folding, achieving efficient and stable abdominal pad folding and aseptic environment control.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202522057910.X
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-25
AI Technical Summary
The traditional production of non-washable medical abdominal pads involves manual folding, which is inefficient, costly, and prone to inconsistent folding quality, affecting the sterile environment and product quality.
Design an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads. It uses a vision sensor and a robotic arm to automatically identify and correct the angle of the abdominal pads. Automatic folding is achieved through a primary folding component and a secondary folding component. It is also equipped with a container and compression mechanism for stacking and bundling.
It improves production efficiency, reduces labor costs, ensures consistent folding quality, controls a sterile environment, and simplifies operating procedures.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of medical supplies manufacturing technology, and in particular relates to an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads. Background Technology
[0002] Non-washable medical abdominal pads (also known as disposable medical abdominal pads or sterile medical abdominal protective pads) are a type of disposable medical consumable widely used in medical and nursing scenarios. They are mainly used for covering, protecting, and absorbing exudate from abdominal surgical incisions and wounds. Their core feature is that they are used only once after sterile treatment and are disposed of according to medical waste regulations after use. They do not require cleaning or disinfection and combine safety and convenience.
[0003] In the production process of medical non-washable abdominal pads, the sterilized products need to be folded and sorted into a standardized shape before being sealed and stored in sterile packaging bags. In traditional production, manual folding is used, with operators wearing sterile work clothes, gloves and masks manually folding and sorting in a clean room. This method has low work efficiency and high labor costs. Furthermore, manual operation can easily lead to fatigue, resulting in poor consistency of folding quality. In more serious cases, it can damage the sterile environment, reduce the sterility qualification rate of the product, and bring infection risks to clinical use. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the aforementioned technical problems by providing an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads, which reduces manual intervention, increases folding and sorting efficiency, and facilitates easy control of folding quality consistency and a sterile environment.
[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for a medical non-washable abdominal pad, including an abdominal pad, and the abdominal pad is provided with cotton strips, characterized in that it includes: The frame is equipped with a first conveyor belt, and one end of the first conveyor belt forms a feeding station; The gripping and releasing mechanism is installed above the first conveyor belt and is used for gripping and adjusting the cotton belt; The folding mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt away from the loading station, and includes a primary folding component and a secondary folding component; The calibration mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt away from the loading station and above the folding mechanism. It is used for gripping and adjusting the angle of the abdominal pad, as well as for loading the folding mechanism. The container mechanism is installed on the side of the folding mechanism away from the first conveyor belt and is used for stacking multiple folded belly pads and bundling them after stacking. The pressing mechanism is installed on the side of the container mechanism away from the folding mechanism and is used to press the bundled abdominal pads.
[0006] In the above technical solution, the further included gripping and releasing mechanism is: A first vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt and is used to identify the abdominal pad and cotton strip and provide feedback. The first robotic arm assembly is mounted on the side of the first conveyor belt and is used to grasp the cotton strip and overlap the cotton strip with the abdominal pad.
[0007] In the above technical solution, the calibration mechanism further includes: The second vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt on the side away from the loading station and is used to identify the angle of the abdominal pad and provide feedback. The second robotic arm assembly is mounted above the folding mechanism and is used to grasp the abdominal pad and correct the angle of the abdominal pad. The second robotic arm assembly includes at least two output grippers, and multiple output grippers are arranged in a straight line to grip both ends of the abdominal pad on the same side. The abdominal pad is deflected by the differential displacement of the output grippers at both ends of the abdominal pad on the same side, so as to achieve angle adjustment.
[0008] In the above technical solution, the single-folding component further includes: The folding plate includes a first folding plate and a second folding plate, and the first folding plate and the second folding plate can move closer or further apart under a drive, and both can move up and down. The clamping assembly includes two first clamping members and two second clamping members arranged symmetrically to each other, and is provided with a first H-shaped slide for slidingly connecting the first clamping members and the second clamping members to the frame.
[0009] In the above technical solution, the secondary folding component further includes: The first bracket is installed on the rack; There are two third clamping components, and a second H-shaped slide is provided for the two third clamping components to slide on the first bracket and to move up and down. The fourth clamping component is provided in two parts, and a third H-shaped slide is provided for the two fourth clamping components to slide on the frame and to move up and down. The output end of the third clamping member faces the direction close to the first folding assembly, the output end of the fourth clamping member faces the direction away from the first folding assembly, and when the abdominal pad is folded twice, the output ends of the two fourth clamping members are located between the output ends of the two third clamping members.
[0010] In the above technical solution, further: The first clamping member, the second clamping member, the third clamping member, and the fourth clamping member each include a second bracket, a first cylinder and a second cylinder mounted on the second bracket, and a first clamping bar mounted on the output end of the first cylinder and a second clamping bar mounted on the output end of the second cylinder, respectively.
[0011] In the above technical solution, the container mechanism further includes: The third bracket is installed on the frame and has a support plate that can be raised and lowered. The release plate is mounted on the third bracket and is located on the side of the third bracket closest to the folding mechanism; A strapping machine, mounted on a frame, is used to strap the stacked belly pads; The strapping tape rack is mounted on the machine frame and is used to supply material to the strapping machine; The material handling assembly is installed between the third support and the strapping machine, and is used to move the stacked abdominal pads from the support plate to the strapping machine for strapping.
[0012] In the above technical solution, the material handling component further includes: The fourth bracket is installed on the frame; The hollow rotary table is slidably connected to the fourth support via a cross slide. The U-shaped clamping component is slidably connected to the hollow rotating table by a cross drive device, and includes two U-shaped clamping plates for clamping, and the support plate is provided with an insertion slot that matches the U-shaped clamping plates. The cross drive device includes two cylinders arranged perpendicularly to each other.
[0013] In the above technical solution, the pressing mechanism further includes: The second conveyor belt is installed on the frame; The material feeding assembly includes a material feeding block and a driving member, wherein the driving member is used to move the material feeding block selectively or simultaneously in the horizontal and vertical directions, and the material feeding block can slide into the U-shaped clamp 754. The third conveyor belt is installed on the frame and is connected to the second conveyor belt at both ends; The pressure plate is installed above the third conveyor belt via a lifting device; The pressing support frame is installed inside the third conveyor belt and is used to support the pressing plate when it is pressed down.
[0014] This utility model provides a method for producing an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads, including the following steps: S1: Place a single abdominal pad onto the first conveyor belt at the loading station; S2: The position of the cotton strip is identified by the first vision sensor. When the cotton strip and the abdominal pad are not completely overlapped, the end of the cotton strip is picked up by the first robotic arm assembly and the cotton strip is overlapped with the abdominal pad. S3: The position and angle of the abdominal pad are identified by the second vision sensor. When the angle of the abdominal pad deviates, the abdominal pad is deflected and corrected by the differential displacement of the two output grippers on the second robotic arm assembly. S4: The abdominal pad is moved to the first folding assembly by the second robotic arm assembly, and then folded and sorted by the first folding assembly and the second folding assembly; S5: Stack the folded abdominal pads using a container mechanism, and then bundle them after stacking to a preset quantity; S6: The bundled abdominal pads are compressed and packaged into the warehouse using a compression mechanism; S7: Repeat S1-S7.
[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: 1. The first conveyor belt with a feeding station facilitates automatic feeding of the abdominal pads. Then, the gripping and correcting mechanism ensures the consistency of the abdominal pads before and after folding. Subsequently, the abdominal pads are folded by the primary folding component and the secondary folding component. Compared with manual folding, this effectively improves production efficiency and eliminates the need for labor costs. It also makes it easy to control the sterile environment. The containerizing and pressing mechanism facilitates the stacking, bundling and pressing of the folded abdominal pads, thereby facilitating subsequent installation.
[0016] 2. By using the first and second vision sensors, in conjunction with the first and second robotic arm components, the cotton strips on the abdominal pad are adjusted to prevent the cotton strips from being placed on the outside of the abdominal pad, which could lead to subsequent jamming. At the same time, it facilitates the precision of the angle adjustment of the abdominal pad, effectively ensuring the consistency of the product folding quality.
[0017] 3. The design of the first and second folding plates facilitates the improvement of the stability of the abdominal pad during folding, ensuring a larger contact area and preventing the abdominal pad from deforming during folding, thus ensuring the consistency of product quality. At the same time, the control of the first, second, third, and fourth clamping components facilitates the proper gripping of the abdominal pad, improving the stability of the abdominal pad during folding and movement. Attached Figure Description
[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a utility model Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle; Figure 3This is a structural schematic diagram of the one-time folding component of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a utility model Figure 3 Enlarged view of point B in the middle; Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the secondary folding component of this utility model; Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the container mechanism of this utility model; Figure 7 This is a structural schematic diagram of the material handling component of this utility model; Figure 8 This is a structural schematic diagram of the pressing mechanism of this utility model; The markings in the diagram represent: 1. Frame; 2. First conveyor belt; 30. First robotic arm assembly; 4. First folding assembly; 40. First folding plate; 41. Second folding plate; 42. First gripper; 43. Second gripper; 44. First H-shaped slide; 5. Second folding assembly; 50. First support; 51. Third gripper; 52. Second H-shaped slide; 53. Fourth gripper; 54. Third H-shaped slide; 60. Second robotic arm assembly; 61. Output gripper; 7. Container mechanism; 70. Third support; 71. Support plate; 710 72. Insertion slot; 73. Separating plate; 74. Strapping machine; 75. Strapping tape rack; 76. Material picking assembly; 777. Fourth support; 78. Hollow rotary table; 79. Cross slide table; 70. Cross drive device; 71. U-shaped clamp; 82. Pressing mechanism; 83. Second conveyor belt; 84. Material pushing block; 85. Drive component; 86. Third conveyor belt; 87. Pressing plate; 88. Lifting device; 89. Pressing support frame; 90. Second support; 91. First cylinder; 92. Second cylinder; 93. First clamping strip; 94. Second clamping strip. Detailed Implementation
[0019] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0020] Example 1: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for a non-washable medical abdominal pad, including an abdominal pad with cotton strips on it, comprising: The frame 1 is equipped with a first conveyor belt 2, and one end of the first conveyor belt 2 forms a feeding station; The gripping and releasing mechanism is installed above the first conveyor belt 2 and is used for gripping and adjusting the cotton belt; The folding mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt 2 away from the loading station, and includes a primary folding component 4 and a secondary folding component 5. The correction mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt 2 away from the loading station and above the folding mechanism. It is used for gripping and adjusting the angle of the abdominal pad, as well as loading the folding mechanism. The container mechanism 7 is installed on the side of the folding mechanism away from the first conveyor belt 2, and is used for stacking multiple folded belly pads and bundling them after stacking. The pressing mechanism 8 is installed on the side of the container mechanism 7 away from the folding mechanism and is used to press the abdominal pad after it is bundled. The first conveyor belt 2 also includes rotating rollers and drive motors, and the cotton strips on the abdominal pad are all existing conventional settings and mature technologies, which will not be described in detail here.
[0021] As can be seen from this embodiment, the first conveyor belt 2 with a feeding station facilitates the automatic feeding of the abdominal pads. Then, the gripping and correcting mechanism ensures the consistency of the abdominal pads before and after folding. Subsequently, the abdominal pads are folded by the primary folding component 4 and the secondary folding component 5 respectively. Compared with manual folding, this effectively improves production efficiency and eliminates the need for labor costs. It also makes it easy to control the sterile environment. The containerization mechanism 7 and the pressing mechanism 8 facilitate the stacking, bundling and pressing of the folded abdominal pads, thereby facilitating the convenience of subsequent installation.
[0022] Example 2: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads. In addition to the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the gripping and releasing mechanism includes: A first vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt 2 and is used to identify the abdominal pad and cotton strip and provide feedback. The first robotic arm assembly 30 is mounted on the side of the first conveyor belt 2 and is used to grasp the cotton strip and make the cotton strip overlap with the abdominal pad. The specific structures of the first vision sensor and the first robotic arm assembly 30 are both existing mature technologies, and also include some auxiliary devices, such as motion modules, control systems, and data transmission devices. These are all routine operations to achieve the identification of the abdominal pad and cotton strip, as well as to grasp the cotton strip and make the cotton strip overlap with the abdominal pad, which will not be described in detail here.
[0023] As can be seen from this embodiment, the position of the cotton strip is adjusted by the first vision sensor and the first robotic arm assembly 30 so that the cotton strip overlaps with the abdominal pad before folding, avoiding the cotton strip being placed on the outside of the folded abdominal pad, reducing the possible jamming during the movement of the abdominal pad due to the exposure of the cotton strip, and ensuring the stability of the movement of the abdominal pad.
[0024] Example 3: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads. In addition to the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the correction mechanism includes: The second vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt 2 on the side away from the loading station and is used to identify the angle of the abdominal pad and provide feedback. The second robotic arm assembly 60 is mounted above the folding mechanism and is used to grasp the abdominal pad and correct the angle of the abdominal pad. The second robotic arm assembly 60 includes at least two output grippers 61, and the multiple output grippers 61 are arranged in a straight line to grip both ends of the same side of the abdominal pad. The abdominal pad is deflected by the differential displacement of the output grippers 61 at both ends of the same side of the abdominal pad to achieve angle adjustment. Meanwhile, the specific structures of the second vision sensor and the second robotic arm assembly 60 are all existing mature technologies, and also include some auxiliary devices, such as motion modules, control systems, and data transmission devices. These are all routine operations for correcting the deviation of the abdominal pad angle, and will not be elaborated here. It should be noted that a mounting rod is provided at the output end of the second robotic arm assembly 60, and the output gripper 61 is aligned with the mounting rod. The output gripper 61 includes a pneumatic gripper, and a spring is provided between the pneumatic gripper and the mounting rod for elastic connection. This ensures that the output gripper 61 contacts the abdominal pad after the output end of the second robotic arm assembly 60 moves, thereby performing gripping. The differential displacement is specifically achieved by obtaining the angle deflection information of the abdominal pad from a vision sensor, adjusting the angle of the mounting rod according to the feedback information, and then resetting the angle of the mounting rod after gripping by the output gripper 61.
[0025] As can be seen from this embodiment, the second vision sensor and the second robotic arm assembly 60 are used to correct the angle deviation that may occur in the abdominal pad due to feeding or cotton belt adjustment, so as to ensure the neatness and consistency of the angle when the abdominal pad is folded, thereby ensuring the consistency of the folded product. By setting at least two output grippers 61 and driving the output grippers 61 at both ends on the same side of the abdominal pad differently, the abdominal pad can be deflected, thus ensuring the correction of the angle.
[0026] Example 4: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and organizing machine for a non-washable medical abdominal pad. In addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the one-time folding component 4 includes: The folding plate includes a first folding plate 40 and a second folding plate 41, and the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41 can move closer or further apart under a drive, and both can move up and down. The clamping assembly includes two first clamping members 42 and two second clamping members 43 arranged symmetrically to each other, and is provided with a first H-shaped slide 44 for slidingly connecting the first clamping members 42 and the second clamping members 43 to the frame 1. The folding plates can be moved closer or further apart by two sets of drive motors and lead screw transmission components, while the lifting and moving can be driven by a cylinder. Meanwhile, the first H-shaped slide 44 is arranged in an "I" shape along the conveying direction of the abdominal pad, and the specific structure is existing mature technology, which can be known by those skilled in the art from the traditional H-shaped slide HH, and will not be described in detail here.
[0027] As can be seen from this embodiment, the arrangement of the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41 facilitates the improvement of the stability of the abdominal pad folding, ensures a larger contact surface, thereby avoiding non-folding deformation of the abdominal pad during folding and ensuring the consistency of product quality. At the same time, by using the first H-shaped slide 44 to control the movement of the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 43, it is convenient for the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 43 to move closer or further away from each other and to move closer or further away from the abdominal pad simultaneously, which facilitates reasonable gripping of the abdominal pad and improves the stability of the abdominal pad folding and movement during folding. Two clamping members 42 and two clamping members 43 are provided, which can facilitate clamping and controlling the two ends of the abdominal pad and ensure the stability of the abdominal pad when it moves. Specifically, the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41 are brought close to each other while maintaining a distance. The second robotic arm assembly 60 pulls the abdominal pad to lay it flat on the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41. The two sets of first clamping members 42 and second clamping members 43 move between the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41 and clamp the abdominal pad. After the second folding plate 41 is lifted, it moves toward the first folding plate 40 to perform the first step of folding. Then the second folding plate 41 is removed. After the first folding plate 40 is lifted, the second folding plate 41 moves first to perform the second step of folding. This distributed folding effectively ensures the neatness of the folding and the consistency of product quality. Then the second folding plate 41 descends and moves again toward the first folding plate 40, so that the abdominal pad is located between the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41, and the first folding plate 40 and the second folding plate 41 clamp and reinforce the abdominal pad to ensure that the abdominal pad is reinforced after folding, so as to prevent the abdominal pad from spreading out during subsequent movement. Subsequently, the two first clamping parts 42 and the two second clamping parts 43 release their clamping on the abdominal pad and move away from each other by a preset distance before clamping the abdominal pad again. By increasing the distance between the two first clamping parts 42 and the two second clamping parts 43, space is provided for subsequent secondary folding. At the same time, during the first folding, the folding stability of the abdominal pad is improved, ensuring the neatness of the first fold and the second fold and the consistency of product quality. Finally, the first folding plate 40 is raised, the second folding plate 41 is lowered, and the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 43 clamp the abdominal pad and move it towards the secondary folding assembly 5, thereby completing one fold.
[0028] Example 5: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and organizing machine for a non-washable medical abdominal pad. In addition to the technical solutions described in the above embodiment, it also has the following technical features: the secondary folding component 5 includes: The first bracket 50 is installed on the rack 1; There are two third clamping members 51, and a second H-shaped slide 52 is provided for the two third clamping members 51 to slide on the first bracket 50 and to move up and down. The fourth clamping member 53 is provided in two, and a third H-shaped slide 54 is provided for the two fourth clamping members 53 to slide on the frame 1 and to move up and down. Among them, the output end of the third clamp 51 faces the direction close to the first folding assembly 4, the output end of the fourth clamp 53 faces the direction away from the first folding assembly 4, and when the abdominal pad is folded twice, the output ends of the two fourth clamps 53 are located between the output ends of the two third clamps 51. Meanwhile, the second H-shaped slide 52 and the third H-shaped slide 54 are arranged in an "H" shape along the conveying direction of the abdominal pad, and the second H-shaped slide 52 is located above the third H-shaped slide 54. Their specific structures are all existing mature technologies, which can be known by those skilled in the art from the traditional H-shaped slide HH, and will not be described in detail here.
[0029] As can be seen from this embodiment, two of the third clamping member 51 and the fourth clamping member 53 are provided, and they are driven by the second H-shaped slide 52 and the third H-shaped slide 54 respectively, so that the abdominal pad can be folded twice in a coordinated manner, while ensuring the stability of the abdominal pad during transportation. Specifically, the third clamping member 51 clamps the abdominal pad that has been folded once from the first folding assembly 4. Then, the third clamping member 51 and the fourth clamping member 53 move closer to each other and stagger. The third clamping member 51 moves down and the fourth clamping member 53 moves up. After they are at the same level, they move closer to each other, and the output ends of the two fourth clamping members 53 are located between the output ends of the two third clamping members 51 and closer to the output end of one of the third clamping members 51. The output end of the third clamping member 51 that is closer to the output end of the fourth clamping member 53 releases its grip on the abdominal pad. Then, the other third clamping member 51 lifts one end of the abdominal pad and moves it toward the fourth clamping member 53 to complete the folding of the abdominal pad. Then, the output end of the other third clamping member 51 also releases its grip on the abdominal pad and removes the third clamping member 51. The fourth clamping member 53 then clamps the abdominal pad and moves it to the container mechanism 7.
[0030] Example 6: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: The first clamping member 42, the second clamping member 43, the third clamping member 51 and the fourth clamping member 53 each include a second bracket 90, a first cylinder 91 and a second cylinder 92 mounted on the second bracket 90, and a first clamping bar 93 and a second clamping bar 94 respectively mounted on the output end of the first cylinder 91 and the output end of the second cylinder 92. The specific structures of the first cylinder 91 and the second cylinder 92 are both existing mature technologies.
[0031] As can be seen from this embodiment, by adopting the above-described structure for the first clamping member 42, the second clamping member 43, the third clamping member 51, and the fourth clamping member 53, and driving the first clamping strip 93 and the second clamping strip 94 by two cylinders respectively, on the one hand, the control effect of the first clamping strip 93 and the second clamping strip 94 is improved, that is, one can be controlled or controlled simultaneously, thus improving the flexibility of control. On the other hand, since there are two of each of the first clamping member 42, the second clamping member 43, the third clamping member 51, and the fourth clamping member 53, and the narrow-side structure of the clamping strips, it is easy to control the clamping position of the abdominal pad. For example, by controlling the distance between the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 43, or between the two third clamping members 51, or between the two fourth clamping members 53, the distance between the two clamping strips can be controlled, which makes it easy to adapt to abdominal pads of different sizes and to clamp them equally (such as controlling the folding size of one fold by controlling the distance between the clamping strips of the first clamping member 42 and the second clamping member 43), thus improving the applicability to folding different abdominal pads.
[0032] Example 7: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads. In addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the container mechanism 7 includes: The third bracket 70 is installed on the frame 1 and is equipped with a support plate 71 that can be lifted and lowered. The release plate 72 is mounted on the third bracket 70 and is located on the side of the third bracket 70 closest to the folding mechanism; Strapping machine 73 is mounted on frame 1 and is used to strap the stacked abdominal pads; The strapping tape rack 74 is mounted on the frame 1 and is used to supply material to the strapping machine 73; The material handling assembly 75 is installed between the third support 70 and the strapping machine 73, and is used to move the stacked abdominal pads from the support plate 71 to the strapping machine 73 for strapping. The specific structures of the strapping machine 73 and the strapping tape rack 74 are existing mature technologies, which are known to those skilled in the art from traditional strapping machines 73 and strapping tape racks 74, and will not be described in detail here. Meanwhile, the lifting mechanism of the support plate 71 can be driven by a cylinder.
[0033] As can be seen from this embodiment, the third bracket 70 and the support plate 71 facilitate the stacking of the abdominal pads, while the lifting and lowering of the support plate 71 facilitates the material retrieval component 75 to retrieve the stacked abdominal pads. Meanwhile, the setting of the release plate 72 makes it convenient for the abdominal pad to be blocked by the release plate 72 during horizontal movement after the fourth clamp 53 releases the clamp on the abdominal pad, thereby releasing it from the fourth clamp 53 and completing the transfer from the fourth clamp 53 to the support plate 71. The strapping machine 73 facilitates the strapping of the stacked abdominal pads, while the strapping tape rack 74 facilitates the supply of strapping tape to the strapping machine 73.
[0034] Example 8: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads. In addition to the technical solutions described in the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the material handling component 75 includes: The fourth bracket 750 is installed on rack 1; The hollow rotary table 751 is slidably connected to the fourth bracket 750 via a cross slide table 752; The U-shaped clamping component is slidably connected to the hollow rotary table 751 by a cross drive device 753, and includes two U-shaped clamping plates 754 for clamping, and the support plate 71 is provided with an insertion slot 710 that is adapted to the U-shaped clamping plates 754. The cross drive device 753 includes two cylinders arranged perpendicularly to each other, and the U-shaped clamp 754 is driven by a vertically arranged cylinder. Meanwhile, the specific structures of the hollow rotary table 751, the cross slide table 752, and the cylinder are all existing mature technologies, which are known to those skilled in the art from the traditional hollow rotary table 751, cross slide table 752, and cylinder, and will not be described in detail here.
[0035] As can be seen from this embodiment, the cross slide 752 facilitates the large-distance movement of the U-shaped clamp 754, while the cross drive device 753 facilitates the small-distance movement of the U-shaped clamp 754, ensuring high efficiency and accuracy of movement. Furthermore, the support plate 71 has an insertion slot 710 to facilitate the insertion of the U-shaped clamp 754, so that the U-shaped clamp 754, located at a lower position, is positioned below the stacked abdominal pad, which facilitates the clamping of the stacked abdominal pad. The hollow rotary table 751 facilitates the angular rotation of the U-shaped clamping member, further improving the flexibility of the movement of the U-shaped clamping member.
[0036] Example 9: This embodiment provides an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads. In addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, it also has the following technical features: the pressing mechanism 8 includes: The second conveyor belt 80 is installed on the frame 1; The material feeding assembly includes a material feeding block 81 and a driving member 82, and the driving member 82 is used to move the material feeding block 81 in one or both directions in the horizontal and vertical directions, while the material feeding block 81 can slide into the U-shaped clamp 754. The third conveyor belt 83 is installed on the frame 1 and is connected end to end to the second conveyor belt 80; The pressure plate 84 is installed above the third conveyor belt 83 via a lifting device 85; The pressing support frame 86 is installed inside the third conveyor belt 83 and is used to support the pressing plate 84 when it is pressed down. The second conveyor belt 80 and the third conveyor belt 83 also include rotating rollers and drive motors, which are existing mature technologies and will not be described in detail here. Meanwhile, the drive unit 82 can use a motor and a lead screw transmission assembly for horizontal drive combined with a cylinder for vertical drive, while the lifting device 85 can use a hydraulic cylinder. Furthermore, compression refers to a routine procedure in the medical field used to apply pressure to the abdominal pad to compact it, thereby facilitating subsequent packaging and other functions, which will not be elaborated upon here.
[0037] As can be seen from this embodiment, the arrangement of the second conveyor belt 80 and the third conveyor belt 83 facilitates the pressing of the abdominal pads after a preset number of pads have been bundled on the third conveyor belt 83, thus avoiding frequent starts of the lifting device 85; while the pressing support frame 86 can provide support during pressing, and at the same time, the third conveyor belt 83 is in a stopped state during pressing, thus preventing the pressing plate 84 from damaging the third conveyor belt 83. Furthermore, after the U-shaped clamping member releases its grip on the bundled abdominal pad, the material feeding component can extend into the U-shaped clamping plate 754 via the material feeding block 81. Driven by the driving member 82, the bundled abdominal pad is fed onto the second conveyor belt 80 for transport. The structure is simple, the operation is convenient, and the feeding efficiency is effectively guaranteed.
[0038] Example 10: This embodiment provides a method for producing an automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads, including the following steps: S1: Place a single abdominal pad on the first conveyor belt 2 at the loading station; S2: The position of the cotton strip is identified by the first vision sensor. When the cotton strip is not completely overlapped with the abdominal pad, the end of the cotton strip is picked up by the first robotic arm assembly 30 and the cotton strip is made to overlap with the abdominal pad. S3: The position and angle of the abdominal pad are identified by the second vision sensor. When the angle of the abdominal pad deviates, the abdominal pad is deflected and corrected by the differential displacement of the two output grippers 61 on the second robotic arm assembly 60. S4: The abdominal pad is moved to the first folding assembly 4 by the second robotic arm assembly 60, and then folded and arranged by the first folding assembly 4 and the second folding assembly 5; S5: Stack the folded abdominal pads using the container mechanism 7, and then bundle them after stacking to the preset quantity; S6: The abdominal pads after being bundled are pressed and packaged into the warehouse using the pressing mechanism 8; S7: Repeat S1-S7.
[0039] As can be seen from this embodiment, the above production method can automatically and consistently fold and arrange medical non-washable abdominal pads. Compared with manual folding, it can effectively improve production efficiency, reduce labor input costs, and effectively ensure the neatness of the folding of the abdominal pads and the consistency of product quality.
[0040] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. This application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. An automatic folding and sorting machine for a non-washable medical abdominal pad, comprising an abdominal pad, wherein the abdominal pad is provided with cotton strips, characterized in that, include: The frame (1) is equipped with a first conveyor belt (2), and one end of the first conveyor belt (2) forms a feeding station; The gripping and releasing mechanism is installed above the first conveyor belt (2) and is used for gripping and adjusting the cotton belt; The folding mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt (2) away from the loading station and includes a primary folding component (4) and a secondary folding component (5). The correction mechanism is installed on the side of the first conveyor belt (2) away from the loading station and above the folding mechanism, and is used for gripping and adjusting the angle of the abdominal pad, as well as loading the folding mechanism. The container mechanism (7) is installed on the side of the folding mechanism away from the first conveyor belt (2) and is used for stacking multiple folded belly pads and bundling them after stacking. The pressing mechanism (8) is installed on the side of the container mechanism (7) away from the folding mechanism and is used to press the abdominal pad after it is tied.
2. The automatic folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads according to claim 1, characterized in that, The gripping and releasing mechanism includes: A first vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt (2) and is used to identify the abdominal pad and cotton strip and provide feedback; The first robotic arm assembly (30) is mounted on the side of the first conveyor belt (2) and is used to grasp the cotton strip and overlap the cotton strip with the abdominal pad.
3. The automatic folding and sorting machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads according to claim 1, characterized in that, The calibration mechanism includes: The second vision sensor is installed above the first conveyor belt (2) on the side away from the loading station and is used to identify the angle of the abdominal pad and provide feedback. The second robotic arm assembly (60) is mounted above the folding mechanism and is used to grasp the abdominal pad and correct the angle of the abdominal pad. The second robotic arm assembly (60) includes at least two output grippers (61), and multiple output grippers (61) are arranged in a straight line to grip the two ends of the same side of the abdominal pad. The abdominal pad is deflected by the differential displacement of the output grippers (61) at the two ends of the same side of the abdominal pad to achieve angle adjustment.
4. The automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first folding assembly (4) includes: The folding plate includes a first folding plate (40) and a second folding plate (41), and the first folding plate (40) and the second folding plate (41) can move closer or further apart under a drive, and both can move up and down. The clamping assembly includes two first clamping members (42) and two second clamping members (43) arranged symmetrically to each other, and is provided with a first H-shaped slide (44) for the first clamping members (42) and the second clamping members (43) to slide on the frame (1).
5. The automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads according to claim 4, characterized in that, The secondary folding assembly (5) includes: The first bracket (50) is mounted on the frame (1); Two third clamping members (51) are provided, and a second H-shaped slide (52) is provided for the two third clamping members (51) to slide on the first bracket (50) and to be able to move up and down; There are two fourth clamping members (53), and a third H-shaped slide (54) is provided for the two fourth clamping members (53) to slide on the frame (1) and to move up and down; The output end of the third clamp (51) faces toward the direction close to the first folding assembly (4), and the output end of the fourth clamp (53) faces away from the first folding assembly (4). When the abdominal pad is folded twice, the output ends of the two fourth clamps (53) are located between the output ends of the two third clamps (51).
6. The automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads according to claim 5, characterized in that: The first clamping member (42), the second clamping member (43), the third clamping member (51) and the fourth clamping member (53) each include a second bracket (90), a first cylinder (91) and a second cylinder (92) mounted on the second bracket (90), and a first clamping bar (93) mounted on the output end of the first cylinder (91) and a second clamping bar (94) mounted on the output end of the second cylinder (92).
7. The automatic folding and organizing machine for non-washable medical abdominal pads according to claim 1, characterized in that, The container mechanism (7) includes: The third bracket (70) is installed on the frame (1) and is equipped with a support plate (71) that can be lifted and lowered. The release plate (72) is mounted on the third bracket (70) and is located on the side of the third bracket (70) near the folding mechanism; A strapping machine (73) is mounted on a frame (1) and is used to strap the stacked abdominal pads; The strapping tape holder (74) is mounted on the frame (1) and is used to supply material to the strapping machine (73); The material handling assembly (75) is installed between the third support (70) and the strapping machine (73) and is used to move the stacked abdominal pads from the support plate (71) to the strapping machine (73) for strapping.
8. The automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads according to claim 7, characterized in that, The material handling assembly (75) includes: The fourth bracket (750) is mounted on the frame (1); The hollow rotary table (751) is slidably connected to the fourth support (750) via a cross slide (752); The U-shaped clamping component is slidably connected to the hollow rotary table (751) by a cross drive device (753), and includes two U-shaped clamping plates (754) for clamping, and the support plate (71) is provided with an insertion slot (710) that is adapted to the U-shaped clamping plates (754). The cross drive device (753) includes two cylinders arranged perpendicularly to each other.
9. The automatic folding and sorting machine for medical non-washable abdominal pads according to claim 8, characterized in that, The pressing mechanism (8) includes: The second conveyor belt (80) is installed on the frame (1); The material feeding assembly includes a material feeding block (81) and a drive member (82), and the drive member (82) is used to move the material feeding block (81) in either the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, while the material feeding block (81) can slide into the U-shaped clamp. The third conveyor belt (83) is installed on the frame (1) and is connected end to end to the second conveyor belt (80); The pressure plate (84) is installed above the third conveyor belt (83) by means of a lifting device (85); The pressing support frame (86) is installed inside the third conveyor belt (83) and is used to support the pressing plate (84) when it is pressed down.