Huoxiang zhengqi water bottle code detection machine

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water production equipment, and more particularly to a Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottle coding and inspection machine that significantly reduces the impact of defective products on the production volume of medicine bottles during the production process. The machine includes: a conveying mechanism comprising a conveyor belt on which medicine bottles containing Huoxiang Zhengqi Water are placed; a coding machine with its printing head positioned above the conveyor belt; an inspection machine with its inspection head positioned downstream of the printing head along the conveyor belt's conveying direction; and a rejection mechanism positioned downstream of the inspection head along the conveyor belt's conveying direction, electrically connected to the inspection machine, for rejecting defective medicine bottles from the conveyor belt. This utility model is particularly suitable for high-speed coding production processes of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water production equipment, and in particular to a Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottle coding inspection machine. Background Technology

[0002] Huoxiang Zhengqi Water is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine with the effects of relieving exterior syndromes and dampness, regulating qi and harmonizing the middle jiao. It is mainly used for colds caused by external wind-cold, internal dampness stagnation, or summer heat and dampness. The main symptoms of colds include headache, dizziness, chest tightness, abdominal distension and pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. Currently, the production process of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water generally involves filling it into corresponding plastic bottles using a Huoxiang Zhengqi Water filling machine, thus achieving mass production of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water.

[0003] Currently, Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles are generally made of plastic. For each bottle's corresponding production batch number, the existing method involves machining the batch number onto a mold, then using an injection blow molding machine to produce bottles with the batch number already printed on them. This means the batch number is already present on the bottle before it's filled with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water. Since the number of production batches is fixed, the production plan must be extremely precise to match the existing batch numbers. However, in subsequent production stages, defective products may appear, and the number of defective products is uncertain. These defective products must be discarded, inevitably making it difficult for the planned production quantity to match the final number of qualified products. This existing problem results in either too many or too few bottles being produced. Excess bottles must be destroyed, causing waste; too few bottles require secondary production scheduling, leading to low production efficiency. Furthermore, changing the production batch number requires re-machining the batch number block on the mold, which is difficult, expensive, and reduces the mold's lifespan. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a coding inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles that significantly reduces the impact of defective products on the production volume of medicine bottles during the production process.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottle inkjet printing inspection machine, comprising: The conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt on which medicine bottles containing Huoxiang Zhengqi Water are placed. The inkjet printer has its inkjet nozzle positioned above the conveyor belt. The testing machine has its testing head positioned downstream of the spray nozzle along the conveyor belt's conveying direction. The rejection mechanism is located downstream of the inspection head along the conveyor belt. The rejection mechanism is electrically connected to the inspection mechanism and is used to remove unqualified medicine bottles from the conveyor belt.

[0006] Furthermore, the system includes a bottle unscrambler, with the inlet of the conveying mechanism connected to the outlet of the bottle unscrambler. The bottle unscrambler is used to arrange the medicine bottles containing Huoxiang Zhengqi Water into a state where they are placed in the same orientation.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottle unscrambler includes a hopper, and the inlet of the unscrambler is connected to the hopper.

[0008] Furthermore, the conveying mechanism includes a bottle gripper, which is located between the bottle unscrambler outlet and the conveyor belt. The bottle gripper is used to move the bottles from the bottle unscrambler outlet onto the conveyor belt.

[0009] Furthermore, the conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, the outlet of the first conveyor belt and the inlet of the second conveyor belt are connected, and the conveying directions of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt are the same; the medicine bottle gripper is set between the bottle unscrambler outlet and the first conveyor belt, and medicine bottle partitions are evenly arranged on the second conveyor belt.

[0010] Furthermore, it includes a PLC control system, which is electrically connected to the bottle unscrambler, conveyor, inkjet printer, inspection machine, and rejection mechanism.

[0011] Furthermore, the rejection mechanism includes a rejection bar, which is disposed on the side of the conveyor belt.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: I. This solution places the inkjet printing process for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles at the final stage of production, after the water has been filled into the bottles and the bottle necks are sealed. At this point, any defective products from earlier stages of production, once removed from their respective stages, will not affect the batch number printing. The batch number obtained from the final inkjet printing process will then match the actual number of qualified products. This eliminates the problem of having too many or too few bottles, and removes the need to reprocess the batch number blocks on the mold, saving production resources and improving production efficiency.

[0013] Second, by setting up a bottle unscrambler, the bottles of Huoxiang Zhengqi Water that have entered the conveyor are placed in the same direction, which facilitates subsequent conveying and accurate coding, further improving coding efficiency and reducing the probability of producing defective products in the coding process.

[0014] Third, by coordinating the first and second conveyor belts, the medicine bottles can be evenly placed within the small intervals formed by the medicine bottle partitions on the second conveyor belt, ensuring the stability of the medicine bottles during transport on the second conveyor belt, thereby ensuring the accuracy of the coding.

[0015] This invention is particularly applicable to the production process of high-speed inkjet printing for Huoxiang Zhengqi water bottles. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] The following are marked in the diagram: hopper 1, bottle unscrambler 2, bottle unscrambler outlet 21, medicine bottle gripper 3, first conveyor belt 4, second conveyor belt 5, medicine bottle partition 51, inkjet printer 6, inkjet nozzle 61, inspection machine 7, inspection head 71, rejection mechanism 8, control cabinet 9, frame 10. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] like Figure 1 This diagram illustrates an embodiment of a Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottle coding inspection machine. Following the conveying sequence of the Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles, the machine includes a hopper 1, a bottle unscrambler 2, a bottle gripper 3, a first conveyor belt 4, and a second conveyor belt 5. The hopper 1 contains bottles that have already been filled and sealed with Huoxiang Zhengqi Water, requiring only the final coding step. A conveyor belt is installed at the inlet of the bottle unscrambler 2, through which the bottles from the hopper 1 are conveyed into the unscrambler 2. The bottle unscrambler 2 is a mature, existing technology used to batch-adjust the orientation of the bottles to a uniform direction for easier subsequent processing. The specific type of bottle unscrambler 2 can be a center-of-gravity unscrambler or a photoelectric detection unscrambler. After being processed by the bottle unscrambler 2, the bottles are uniformly adjusted to a horizontal, inverted position with the bottle opening facing the hopper 1. The processed bottles are then conveyed through the unscrambler outlet 21 to the bottle gripper 3.

[0020] The bottle gripper 3 can be a mechanical gripper that picks up the bottles from the bottle unscrambler outlet 21 and places them onto the first conveyor belt 4; alternatively, the bottle gripper 3 can be a negative pressure suction gripper that uses negative pressure to suction the bottles from the bottle unscrambler outlet 21 and place them onto the first conveyor belt 4. The orientation of the bottles on the first conveyor belt 4 is the same as that on the bottle unscrambler outlet 21, and the bottle openings always face the hopper 1.

[0021] The first conveyor belt 4 transports medicine bottles to the right, that is, towards the second conveyor belt 5. The transport direction of the second conveyor belt 5 is the same as that of the first conveyor belt 4. When the first conveyor belt 4 transports the medicine bottles to the right and approaches the entrance of the second conveyor belt 5, since the second conveyor belt 5 is evenly provided with upwardly protruding medicine bottle partitions 51, and the extension direction of the medicine bottle partitions 51 is perpendicular to the transport direction of the second conveyor belt 5, each medicine bottle can be placed exactly in the space formed by two adjacent medicine bottle partitions 51, so that the medicine bottles can continue to be transported to the right on the second conveyor belt 5.

[0022] like Figure 1As shown, as the medicine bottle continues to be conveyed to the right along the conveying direction of the second conveyor belt 5, the bottle first passes the inkjet nozzle 61 of the inkjet printer 6. The inkjet printer 6 is located on the ground below the second conveyor belt 5, and the inkjet nozzle 61 extends upward from the inkjet printer 6 to above the second conveyor belt 5. The inkjet nozzle 61 prints codes on the passing medicine bottle. After printing, the medicine bottle continues to be conveyed to the right along the conveying direction of the second conveyor belt 5 to the inspection head 71 of the inspection machine 7. Similarly, the inspection machine 7 is located on the ground below the second conveyor belt 5, and the inspection head 71 extends upward from the inspection machine 7 to above the second conveyor belt 5. The inspection head 71 is located downstream of the aforementioned inkjet nozzle 61 in the rightward conveying direction of the second conveyor belt 5. The inspection head 71 checks the previous printing process. If a medicine bottle with unqualified printing is found, the rejection mechanism 8 is driven by the PLC control system to remove the unqualified medicine bottle from the second conveyor belt 5. The rejection mechanism 8 is located downstream of the detection head 71 in the rightward conveying direction along the second conveyor belt 5. The rejection mechanism 8 includes a rejection bar for pushing unqualified medicine bottles off the second conveyor belt 5. The rejection bar extends and retracts along the direction of the medicine bottle partition 51. The rejection bar is set along the direction of the medicine bottle partition 51 to remove unqualified medicine bottles from the second conveyor belt 5.

Claims

1. A coding inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles, characterized in that, include: The conveying mechanism includes a conveyor belt on which medicine bottles containing Huoxiang Zhengqi Water are placed. The inkjet printer (6) has its inkjet nozzle (61) positioned above the conveyor belt. The testing machine (7) has a testing head (71) located downstream of the spraying dock (61) along the conveyor belt conveying direction. The rejection mechanism (8) is located downstream of the inspection head (71) along the conveyor belt conveying direction. The rejection mechanism (8) is electrically connected to the inspection machine (7). The rejection mechanism (8) is used to remove unqualified medicine bottles from the conveyor belt.

2. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in claim 1, characterized in that: Includes a bottle unscrambler (2), the inlet of the conveying mechanism is connected to the bottle unscrambler outlet (21) of the bottle unscrambler (2), the bottle unscrambler (2) is used to arrange the medicine bottles containing Huoxiang Zhengqi Water into a state where the placement direction is consistent.

3. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in claim 2, characterized in that: Includes a hopper (1), and the inlet of the bottle unscrambler (2) is connected to the hopper (1).

4. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism includes a bottle gripper (3), which is located between the bottle unscrambler outlet (21) and the conveyor belt. The bottle gripper (3) is used to move the bottles from the bottle unscrambler outlet (21) onto the conveyor belt.

5. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The conveyor belt includes a first conveyor belt (4) and a second conveyor belt (5). The outlet of the first conveyor belt (4) and the inlet of the second conveyor belt (5) are connected. The conveying directions of the first conveyor belt (4) and the second conveyor belt (5) are the same. The medicine bottle gripper (3) is set between the bottle unscrambler outlet (21) and the first conveyor belt (4). Medicine bottle partitions (51) are evenly arranged on the second conveyor belt (5).

6. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in any one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that: It includes a PLC control system, which is electrically connected to the bottle unscrambler (2), the conveying mechanism, the inkjet printer (6), the inspection machine (7), and the rejection mechanism (8).

7. The inkjet printing inspection machine for Huoxiang Zhengqi Water bottles as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The rejection mechanism (8) includes a rejection bar, which is located on the side of the conveyor belt.

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