Cartridge cap automatic dispensing structure
By designing an automatic cartridge cap distribution structure, and utilizing components such as a vibrating feeder and a pusher cylinder, the automatic distribution of the cap is achieved, solving the problem of excessive human intervention in existing technologies and improving the efficiency of explosive packaging.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521926819.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-08
AI Technical Summary
The lack of automated equipment in the current technology for the handling and encapsulation of explosives with pointed tips results in a large amount of manual labor and low encapsulation efficiency.
An automatic dispensing structure for medicine cartridge caps was designed, including a vibrating feeder, a feed channel, a support frame, a linear drive mechanism, a limit slide rail, and a pusher cylinder. Through the cooperation of vibrating feeding, positioning, and the pusher cylinder, the automatic dispensing and sorting of the caps is realized.
It has achieved automated feeding and sorting of caps for secondary packaging of industrial explosives, reducing manual labor and improving packaging efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model mainly relates to the field of material handling in industrial explosive cartridge caps, specifically an automatic dispensing structure for explosive cartridge caps. Background Technology
[0002] To facilitate blasting operations in special environments, our company has developed an industrial explosive that utilizes a plastic shell for secondary encapsulation. Specifically, the explosive, already encapsulated in rubber, is placed inside the plastic shell, and then a cap is placed inside the plastic shell to complete the encapsulation. Due to safety requirements in the explosive production process, the entire encapsulation procedure also has a personnel limit, making automated encapsulation necessary. However, because this encapsulation process belongs to a specialized industry, there are no prior precedents, and therefore, there is currently no automated encapsulation equipment for explosives with pointed caps. Based on this, we have developed this automatic cap dispensing structure for secondary encapsulation of industrial explosives. Utility Model Content
[0003] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an automatic cartridge cap distribution structure, which enables automated feeding and sorting of caps for secondary packaging of industrial explosives, improving the efficiency of industrial explosive packaging and reducing human intervention.
[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model employs the following technical solution: An automatic dispensing structure for cartridge caps includes a vibrating feeder, a feed channel, and a support frame. The support frame is equipped with a linear drive mechanism and a limiting slide rail. A dispensing seat is slidably mounted on the limiting slide rail. The dispensing seat has a plurality of dispensing slots arranged linearly and evenly. The linear drive mechanism is used to drive the dispensing seat to reciprocate under the constraint of the limiting slide rail. The front end of the feed channel is connected to the vibrating feeder, and the end of the feed channel is adapted to the dispensing seat. A positioning mechanism is provided at the end of the feed channel, and a pushing cylinder is provided on the side of the end of the feed channel away from the dispensing seat for pushing the cap into the dispensing slot.
[0005] Preferably, the bottom of the cartridge cap has a pointed tip for puncture, and the guide channel and feed channel of the vibrating feeder both have slots adapted to the pointed tip.
[0006] Preferably, the feed channel includes a connecting section connected to the vibrating feeder, a buffer section adapted to the distribution seat, and an inclined section connecting the connecting section and the buffer section, wherein the positioning mechanism is located at the very end of the buffer section.
[0007] Preferably, the positioning mechanism includes a positioning platform with a mating groove connected to the slot, the positioning platform having an opening on the side facing the distribution seat, and a positioning baffle provided at the end of the positioning platform so that when the cover is blocked by the positioning baffle, the tip of the cover is just at the opening.
[0008] Preferably, a positioning sensor is disposed above the positioning platform.
[0009] Preferably, a detection device is provided below the buffer section. The detection device has a detection groove corresponding to the tip of the cover. The length of the detection groove is adapted to the number of allocated slots. A detection sensor is provided in the detection groove.
[0010] Preferably, the pushing cylinder is a double-rod cylinder, and a pushing head is provided at the front end of the piston rod of the pushing cylinder. The pushing head is used to push the cover to move into the distribution slot.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: This invention achieves automated vibration feeding and material handling of the covers by connecting a vibratory feeder and a material channel. The positioning device and pusher cylinder enable automated pushing of the covers. Through automated control of the distribution seat, it can cooperate with the positioning mechanism to achieve automated distribution of the covers, transforming them from a messy and unwanted state into a neat, ready-to-grab state. This realizes automated material handling of covers for secondary packaging of industrial explosives, eliminating manual intervention and improving the level of automation. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Appendix Figure 1 This is a first-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Appendix Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second stereoscopic view of the present invention; Appendix Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure from the main viewpoint of this utility model; Appendix Figure 4 This is a top-view structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Appendix Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of part of the positioning mechanism of this utility model; The following are the labels in the attached diagram: 1. Vibrating feeder; 2. Feed channel; 3. Support frame; 4. Linear drive mechanism; 5. Distribution seat; 6. Pushing cylinder; 7. Detection device; 21. Positioning mechanism; 22. Slot; 23. Connecting section; 24. Inclined section; 25. Buffer section; 31. Limiting slide rail; 51. Distribution slot; 61. Pushing head; 211. Positioning platform; 212. Mating slot; 213. Opening; 214. Positioning baffle. Detailed Implementation
[0013] The present invention will be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, it should be understood that after reading the teachings of this invention, those skilled in the art can make various alterations or modifications to the present invention, and these equivalent forms also fall within the scope defined in this application.
[0014] like Figure 1-5 As shown, the automatic dispensing structure for medicine cartridge caps of this utility model includes a vibrating feeder 1, a material channel 2, and a support frame 3. The vibrating feeder 1 serves as the feeding mechanism, achieving vibratory feeding of the caps through vibration. The starting end of the material channel 2 is connected to the vibrating feeder 1. Both the guide channel on the vibrating feeder 1 and the material channel 2 have slots 22 adapted to the tip. During the vibratory feeding process, only caps with their tips pointing downwards will be guided into the material channel 2 for conveying by the restriction of the slots 22. In this utility model, the tip of the conveyed cap is eccentrically set, and the restriction of the tip by the slots 22 can also directly position the posture of the cap, providing a posture basis for subsequent pushing and transferring of materials.
[0015] A linear drive mechanism 4 and a limiting slide rail 31 are provided on the support frame 3. In this embodiment, the linear drive mechanism 4 is a synchronous belt drive mechanism, and the arrangement direction of the synchronous belt drive mechanism is parallel to the limiting slide rail 31. A distribution seat 5 is slidably arranged on the limiting slide rail 31. The distribution seat 5 is fixed to a point on the synchronous belt by a fixing member, and then the synchronous belt drive mechanism drives the distribution seat 5 to slide stably under the restriction of the limiting slide rail 31. Several distribution slots 51 are linearly and evenly arranged on the distribution seat 5. The distribution slots 51 are used to receive the cover. Specifically, the distribution slots 51 are countersunk grooves on the distribution seat 5. The countersunk grooves have an opening on the side facing the material channel 2, and the center of the countersunk groove has a through groove corresponding to the tip. When the distribution slots 51 support the cover, the bottom of the cover is received by the countersunk groove, and the tip of the cover extends downward in the through groove.
[0016] The front end of the material channel 2 is connected to the vibrating feeder 1, and the end of the material channel 2 is parallel to the distribution seat 5. A positioning mechanism 21 is set at the end of the material channel 2. The positioning mechanism 21 is used to position the cover that slides down to the front end. After positioning, the cover can be pushed into the corresponding distribution slot 51 by the pusher cylinder 6. The pusher cylinder 6 is installed on the side of the end of the material channel 2 away from the distribution seat 5. The pushing direction of the piston rod of the pusher cylinder 6 is perpendicular to the limiting slide rail 31.
[0017] The material channel 2 includes a connecting section 23 connected to the vibrating feeder 1, a buffer section 25 adapted to the distribution seat 5, and an inclined section 24 connecting the connecting section 23 and the buffer section 25. The positioning mechanism 21 is located at the very end of the buffer section 25. After being conveyed by the vibration of the vibrating feeder 1, the cover is conveyed by the connecting section 23 and the inclined section 24 and falls into the buffer section 25 for buffering. The installation height of the buffer section 25 is the same as that of the distribution seat 5. The positioning mechanism 21 at the end of the buffer section 25 positions the cover at the front end. Multiple distribution slots 51 on the distribution seat 5 are successively docked with the positioning mechanism 21. The pusher cylinder 6 pushes the cover at the positioning mechanism 21 into each docked distribution slot 51 for temporary storage.
[0018] Specifically, the positioning mechanism 21 includes a positioning platform 211, which is connected to the end of the buffer section 25. The positioning platform 211 has a mating groove 212 that is connected to the slot 22. The positioning platform 211 has an opening 213 on the side facing the distribution seat 5. A positioning baffle 214 is provided at the end of the positioning platform 211. When the cover is blocked by the positioning baffle 214, the tip of the cover is just at the opening 213. When the cover on the positioning platform 211 is pushed into the distribution slot 51 by the pushing cylinder 6, the tip can pass through the opening 213 without interference.
[0019] More specifically, a positioning sensor is installed above the positioning platform 211. The positioning sensor can detect whether the cover is in place, thereby ensuring that the pusher cylinder 6 can accurately push the cover into the distribution slot 51.
[0020] The pusher cylinder 6 is a double-rod cylinder. More specifically, the double-rod cylinder also has a guide rod in the middle. This type of cylinder has better stability and can achieve stable pushing of the cover. The piston rod of the pusher cylinder 6 is equipped with a pusher head 61 at the front end. The pusher head 61 adopts an L-shaped structure. Through the extension of the pusher head 61, the pushing action of the piston rod of the cylinder can be extended to the cover, pushing the cover into the distribution slot 51.
[0021] Furthermore, a detection device 7 is installed below the buffer section 25. The detection device 7 has a detection groove corresponding to the tip of the cover. The length of the detection groove is greater than or equal to the diameter of the cover by a multiple of the number of distribution slots 51, thereby ensuring that the distribution seat 5 can be fully loaded with covers in one reciprocating stroke. A detection sensor is installed in the detection groove to detect the number of covers inside, thereby ensuring the subsequent transfer of covers.
[0022] In operation, the device first uses a vibrating feeder 1 to vibrate and feed the cover. The cover is then conveyed to the support frame 3 via the feed channel 2. The distribution seat 5, driven by a linear drive mechanism, moves to the side of the buffer section 25, aligning the distribution slots 51 on the distribution seat 5 with the positioning mechanism 21. Subsequently, the pushing cylinder 6 pushes the cover on the positioning mechanism 21, inserting it into the distribution slot 51. As the cover is pushed in, the next distribution slot 51 moves sequentially to its docking position with the positioning mechanism 21. After all distribution slots 51 have supported the cover, the distribution seat moves to the positioning gripping position at the far end of the support frame 3, awaiting gripping by the subsequent gripping component.
Claims
1. An automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap, comprising a vibrating feeder (1), a feed channel (2), and a support frame (3), characterized in that: The support frame (3) is provided with a linear drive mechanism (4) and a limiting slide rail (31). A distribution seat (5) is slidably provided on the limiting slide rail (31). A number of distribution slots (51) are linearly and uniformly arranged on the distribution seat (5). The linear drive mechanism (4) is used to drive the distribution seat (5) to slide back and forth under the restriction of the limiting slide rail (31). The front end of the material channel (2) is connected to a vibrating feeder (1). The end of the material channel (2) is adapted to the distribution seat (5). A positioning mechanism (21) is provided at the end of the material channel (2). A pusher cylinder (6) is provided on the side of the end of the material channel (2) away from the distribution seat (5) to push the cover into the distribution slot (51).
2. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the cartridge cap has a pointed tip for puncture, and the guide channel and the feed channel (2) of the vibrating feeder (1) have slots (22) adapted to the pointed tip.
3. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed channel (2) includes a connecting section (23) connected to the vibrating feeder (1), a buffer section (25) adapted to the distribution seat (5), and an inclined section (24) connected between the connecting section (23) and the buffer section (25). The positioning mechanism (21) is located at the end of the buffer section (25).
4. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The positioning mechanism (21) includes a positioning platform (211), which has a mating groove (212) connected to the slot (22). The positioning platform (211) has an opening (213) on the side facing the distribution seat (5). A positioning baffle (214) is provided at the end of the positioning platform (211). When the cover is blocked by the positioning baffle (214), the tip of the cover is just at the opening (213).
5. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 4, characterized in that: A positioning sensor is installed above the positioning platform (211).
6. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 3, characterized in that: A detection device (7) is provided below the buffer section (25). The detection device (7) has a detection groove corresponding to the tip of the cover. The length of the detection groove is adapted to the number of allocation slots (51). A detection sensor is provided in the detection groove.
7. The automatic dispensing structure for a medicine cartridge cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pusher cylinder (6) is a double-rod cylinder. The piston rod of the pusher cylinder (6) is provided with a pusher head (61) at the front end. The pusher head (61) is used to push the cover to move into the distribution slot (51).