A direction feeder

By using the graphic recognition and automatic feeding components of the directional feeder, the problem of poor penetration of silicone oil droplets on the reverse side in condom packaging machines has been solved, ensuring that all condoms are oiled on the front side, thus improving the lubrication effect.

CN224929322UActive Publication Date: 2026-11-03QINGDAO JINGWEIKE ELECTRICAL ENG AUTOMATION CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202521806236.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-08-25
Publication Date
2026-11-03
Estimated Expiration
2035-08-25

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Technical Problem

In the current condom packaging machine, the cylinder robotic arm cannot distinguish the front and back of the condom during the oil injection process, resulting in silicone oil dripping onto the back side, poor penetration, and affecting the lubrication effect.

Method used

A directional feeding machine is used, which identifies the front and back of the condom through a graphic recognition component, and uses an automatic feeding component to flip the back condom to the front, ensuring that the condoms picked up by the robotic arm are all front-side for lubrication.

Benefits of technology

This ensures that the condom is always facing forward during lubrication, improving the penetration of silicone oil and enhancing lubrication.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to packing machine equipment technical field, concretely relates to a direction feeding machine, including the mounting base, the top surface left side of mounting base corresponds to be provided with two first channel steel in front and back two sides, and the power distribution cabinet is installed on two first channel steels, the power distribution cabinet top surface installs square frame, and the bottom frame of this square frame corresponds to install four vertical boards on the front bottom plate and rear bottom plate, forms the inner support frame, the conveying way subassembly of conveying safety cover is installed in the upper portion in the inner support frame, the figure identification component for identifying the safety cover front and back is installed on the square frame rear end upper portion, the top of two vertical boards of inner support frame left side installs longitudinal mounting plate, and the automatic material shifting subassembly that will turn the back safety cover on conveying way subassembly into the front safety cover is installed on longitudinal mounting plate, it can realize the process of packing safety cover through the direction feeding machine, all are the front oil injection, make the penetration of silicone oil to safety cover faster, and the lubrication effect is better.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of packaging machine equipment technology, specifically to a directional feeding machine. Background Technology

[0002] Most existing condom packaging machines use vibratory feeders for feeding. A pneumatic robotic arm picks up the condoms and places them into the holes of a chain plate. The chain drives the chain plate to transport the condoms to the oiling station for oiling. After oiling, the condoms are heat-sealed with upper and lower plastic films. Problems exist in their use: Most existing condom packaging machines use vibratory feeders for feeding. A cylinder-driven robotic arm picks up the condoms and places them into the holes of a chain plate. The chain drives the chain plate to transport the condoms to the oiling station for oiling. After oiling, the condoms are heat-sealed with upper and lower plastic films.

[0003] When the cylinder-operated robotic arm grasps the condom, it does not distinguish between the front and back sides, resulting in silicone oil dripping onto the back side of the condom during the lubrication process. The silicone oil dripping onto the back side of the condom does not penetrate well, resulting in poor lubrication of the entire product and affecting the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a directional feeding machine that addresses the shortcomings and deficiencies of existing technologies.

[0005] The present invention provides a directional feeding machine, including a mounting base. Two first channel steels are arranged on the front and rear sides of the left side of the top surface of the mounting base, and a power distribution cabinet is installed on the two first channel steels. A square frame is installed on the top surface of the power distribution cabinet, and four vertical plates are installed on the front and rear bottom plates of the bottom frame of the square frame to form an inner support frame. The upper part of the inner support frame is equipped with a conveyor assembly for conveying condoms; the upper rear end of the square frame is equipped with a graphic recognition assembly for identifying the front and back of the condom; the top of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame is equipped with a longitudinal mounting plate, and the longitudinal mounting plate is equipped with an automatic feeding assembly that reverses the reversed condoms on the conveyor assembly to the front of the condom.

[0006] Furthermore, a conveying channel is installed on the upper part of the inner front end of the inner support frame, and a vibrating plate is installed at the rear end of the conveying channel to form a conveying channel assembly. Furthermore, a longitudinal mounting plate is installed at the top of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame. A slide rail is installed on the front outer side of the longitudinal mounting plate, and an inverted L-shaped sliding plate that cooperates with it is installed on the slide rail. A material feeding cylinder is installed on the inverted L-shaped sliding plate. A material feeding start-up sensor and a material feeding end-point sensor are respectively installed on the front and rear parts of the slide rail. A second channel steel and a third channel steel are respectively installed on the upper and lower outer sides of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame. A fiber optic sensor and a five-position solenoid valve island are respectively installed on the outer front end of the second channel steel and the outer rear end of the third channel steel. A linear coil is installed on the inner side of the second channel steel and the third channel steel. A lower frame-type mounting frame is installed on the rear top surface of the longitudinal mounting plate. Air nozzles are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the lower frame-type mounting frame, forming an automatic material feeding assembly that reverses the condom into a front condom.

[0007] Furthermore, an inverted T-shaped support plate is installed at the upper rear end of the square frame, a fourth channel steel is installed on the upper inner side of the vertical plate of the inverted T-shaped support plate, an image recognition sensor is installed on the fourth channel steel, and an image recognition display screen is installed on the image recognition sensor; a top mounting plate is installed at the middle of the top of the square frame, a T-shaped bracket is installed on the top mounting plate, and an image recognition controller and a human-machine interface touch screen are respectively installed on both sides of the horizontal plate of the T-shaped bracket, forming an image recognition component.

[0008] Furthermore, a main air source is installed on the rear bottom plate of the square frame.

[0009] Furthermore, the mounting base is square in shape, and support feet are installed around the bottom surface of the mounting base.

[0010] Furthermore, a vibratory plate controller for controlling the operation of the vibratory plate is installed on the upper left front end of the square frame.

[0011] Furthermore, a material feeding speed regulating motor is installed on the upper part of one of the front ends of the square frame.

[0012] Furthermore, the front end of the conveying channel is provided with a conveying inlet, and the rear end of the conveying channel is provided with a deflection port, which is connected to a vibrating plate to form a supply system.

[0013] Furthermore, the cylinder shaft end of the feeding cylinder is provided with a horizontal linkage plate, and a lever is installed on the horizontal linkage plate. The bottom end of the lever passes through the through hole corresponding to the horizontal plate of the inverted L-shaped slide to the top of the conveyor assembly.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model after adopting the above structure are as follows: The directional feeding machine of this utility model adopts a power distribution cabinet installed on a mounting base, a square frame installed on the power distribution cabinet, and a conveyor assembly, a graphic recognition assembly, and an automatic feeding assembly installed on the square frame. The graphic recognition assembly is used to identify the condoms on the conveyor assembly, and the automatic feeding assembly is used to reverse the condoms from the reverse side to the correct side. The directional feeding machine can ensure that the condoms are injected with oil from the correct side during the packaging process, so that the silicone oil penetrates the condoms faster and the lubrication effect is better. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of this application, do not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention. In the drawings: Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention; Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the feeding cylinder in the middle; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the left-side structure of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the right-side structure of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a front view structural diagram of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a side view of the conveyor assembly of this utility model. Figure 7 This is a top view of the conveyor assembly of this utility model. Figure 8 This is a topological schematic diagram of the graphic recognition component in this utility model.

[0016] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures: Mounting base 1; power distribution cabinet 2; five-position solenoid valve island 3; vibrating plate 4; graphic recognition sensor 5; linear coil 6; fiber optic sensor 7; inverted L-shaped slide plate 8; material feeding cylinder 9; material feeding speed control motor 10; vibrating plate controller 11; image recognition controller 12; human-machine interface touch screen 13; square frame 14; main air source 15; material feeding start point sensor 16; material feeding end point sensor 17; slide rail 18; air nozzle 19; vertical plate 20; conveying channel 22; second channel steel 23; third channel steel 24; fourth channel steel 25; T-shaped bracket 26; graphic recognition display screen 27. Detailed Implementation

[0017] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0018] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0019] like Figures 1-8 As shown in the figure, the directional feeding machine described in this specific embodiment includes a mounting base 1. Two first channel steels are arranged on the front and rear sides of the left side of the top surface of the mounting base 1, and a power distribution cabinet 2 is installed on the two first channel steels. A square frame 14 is installed on the top surface of the power distribution cabinet 2. Four vertical plates 20 are installed on the front bottom plate 141 and the rear bottom plate 142 of the bottom frame of the square frame 14 to form an inner support frame. A conveying channel 22 is installed on the upper part of the inner front end of the inner support frame, and a vibrating plate 4 is installed on the rear end of the conveying channel 22 to form a conveying channel assembly. A longitudinal mounting plate 201 is installed at the top of the two vertical plates 20 on the left side of the inner support frame. A slide rail 18 is installed on the front outer side of the longitudinal mounting plate 201. An inverted L-shaped slide plate 8 is installed on the slide rail 18 and a material feeding cylinder 9 is installed on the inverted L-shaped slide plate 8. A material feeding start sensor 16 and a material feeding end sensor 17 are respectively installed on the front and rear parts of the slide rail 18. A second channel steel 23 and a third channel steel 24 are respectively installed on the upper and lower outer sides of the two vertical plates 20 on the left side of the inner support frame. An optical fiber sensor 7 and a five-position solenoid valve island 3 are respectively installed on the outer front end of the second channel steel 23 and the outer rear end of the third channel steel 24. A linear coil 6 is installed on the inner side of the second channel steel 23 and the third channel steel 24. A lower frame type mounting frame is installed on the rear top surface of the longitudinal mounting plate 201. Air nozzles 19 are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the lower frame type mounting frame, forming an automatic material feeding assembly that reverses the reverse condom into a front condom. An inverted T-shaped support plate 144 is installed at the upper rear end of the square frame 14. A fourth channel steel 25 is installed on the upper inner side of the vertical plate of the inverted T-shaped support plate 144. An image recognition sensor 5 is installed on the fourth channel steel 25, and an image recognition display screen 27 is installed on the image recognition sensor 5. A top mounting plate 143 is installed at the middle of the top of the square frame 14. A T-shaped bracket 16 is installed on the top mounting plate 143. An image recognition controller 12 and a human-machine interface touch screen 13 are respectively installed on both sides of the horizontal plate of the T-shaped bracket 16, forming an image recognition component, such as... Figure 8 As shown.

[0020] In this design, the image recognition sensor 5 is connected to the image recognition controller 12 via a data cable. The image recognition sensor 5 is equipped with an image recognition display screen 27, which is a touch panel used as the operating interface for the visual sensor. The human-machine interface touch screen 13 is connected to the image recognition controller 12 via a data cable to realize human-machine interaction.

[0021] Furthermore, a main air source 15 is installed on the rear bottom plate 142 of the square frame 14.

[0022] Furthermore, the mounting base 1 is square in shape, and support feet are installed around the bottom surface of the mounting base 1.

[0023] Furthermore, a vibratory plate controller 11 for controlling the operation of the vibratory plate 4 is installed on the upper left front end of the square frame 14.

[0024] Furthermore, a material feeding speed control motor 10 is installed on the upper part of one front side of the square frame 14. The material feeding speed control motor 10 controls the material feeding cylinder.

[0025] Furthermore, the front end of the conveying channel 22 is provided with a conveying inlet 222, and the rear end of the conveying channel 22 is provided with a deflection port 221. The deflection port 221 is connected to the vibrating plate 4 to form a supply system.

[0026] Furthermore, the cylinder shaft end of the feeding cylinder 9 is provided with a horizontal linkage plate 91, and a lever 92 is installed on the horizontal linkage plate 91. The bottom end of the lever 92 passes through the through hole 81 corresponding to the horizontal plate of the inverted L-shaped slide plate 8 to the top of the conveyor assembly.

[0027] In this design, the distribution cabinet 2 is square in shape, and a cabinet door is installed on the outer side of the distribution cabinet 2 to facilitate later opening of the cabinet for maintenance of the electrical components inside. The control circuit involved in this design is existing technology.

[0028] In this design, the image recognition controller 12 is a camera used to photograph condoms; the human-machine interface touch screen 13 is a touch screen. The camera photographs the condoms, and the image data is transmitted to a PLC controller installed in the power distribution cabinet. The PLC controller connects to the touch screen via wires, enabling human-machine interaction. The aforementioned program control is existing technology.

[0029] For specific examples, the image recognition controller 12, human-machine interface touch screen 13, image recognition sensor 5, and image recognition display screen 27 in this design can use the following existing devices: (1) The human-machine interface touch screen 13 adopts a 4.3-inch compact industrial human-machine interface color touch screen of model ET050. Its purpose is: as an industrial human-machine interface, it is mainly used to realize the interaction between people and industrial equipment. It can display the operating status of the equipment, parameter settings and other information. Users can operate and control the equipment through the touch screen. It is widely used in various industrial automation scenarios.

[0030] (2) The image recognition sensor 5 adopts a wide-field-of-view, built-in AI vision sensor, model IV2-G300CA, from Keyence. Its purpose is to be used in the visual inspection process of industrial automation production. It uses the built-in AI to perform presence / absence detection and difference detection, which can solve the problems of traditional vision sensors and smart cameras in terms of ambient light, individual product differences, and component position changes. It can complete the automatic setup from image creation to tool configuration within 1 minute. By connecting to the communication unit, it can support global communication standards and can be connected to devices such as PLCs and host PCs to realize parameter reading and writing.

[0031] (3) The image recognition controller 12 adopts a Keyence IV2-G30F sensor controller, which is used to control and configure the detection function of vision sensors in industrial automation systems. It has learning mode and standard mode. It supports advanced vision sensor integration, is compatible with PLC systems, and realizes functions such as presence and difference detection of products through built-in AI algorithms and various detection tools. It can store multiple programs and images and is suitable for scenarios that require high-precision visual inspection and real-time data monitoring.

[0032] (4) The image recognition display uses a Keyence IV2-CP50 touch panel as the operating interface for the Keyence IV2 series vision sensors. It is equipped with a 5.7-inch TFT color LCD display and supports multiple languages. It can be used to set and monitor the parameters and operating status of the vision sensors. Data can be stored and backed up via USB flash drive. It is suitable for industrial environments that require intuitive operation and on-site monitoring of vision inspection systems.

[0033] In this design, the front end of the conveying channel 22 is provided with two conveying inlets 222. Therefore, two corresponding material-shifting cylinders 9 are also installed on the inverted L-shaped slide plate 8. Two through holes are also opened on the horizontal plate of the inverted L-shaped slide plate 8, so that the material-shifting cylinder 9 can be used to realize the error correction action of the condom through the lever 92.

[0034] The working principle of this utility model is specifically described as follows: First, the vibrating plate of the feeding device feeds the safety condoms to the feed inlet of the directional feeder through vibration; then, when the fiber optic sensor detects that there are safety condoms in the feed inlet, the feeding cylinder presses down to feed the condoms; the feeding motor drives the feeding cylinder to run through the linear slide rail, and when the feeding end point sensor is triggered, the feeding cylinder lifts up.

[0035] In this design, a direct-vibration coil connected to a vibrating plate uses high-frequency vibration to propel the condom forward rapidly. The program triggers an image recognition sensor to take a picture via a timer delay. When the image recognition sensor determines the front or back of the condom, it outputs a signal to the controller. If the image recognition sensor determines the condom is backed up, an air-blowing detection fiber optic sensor detects the condom and blows air into the bottom layer of the vibrating plate, turning the backed-up condom into a fronted condom. Subsequent condoms gripped by the robotic arm on the chain plate are all fronted up. Finally, all condoms used for lubrication are also fronted up, thus solving the two major problems existing in the background technology.

[0036] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this 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 of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A directional feeder, characterized in that: The device includes a mounting base, on which two first channel steels are respectively set on the front and rear sides of the top left side of the mounting base, and a power distribution cabinet is installed on the two first channel steels; a square frame is installed on the top surface of the power distribution cabinet, and four vertical plates are respectively installed on the front and rear bottom plates of the bottom frame of the square frame to form an internal support frame. The upper part of the inner support frame is equipped with a conveyor assembly for conveying condoms; the upper rear end of the square frame is equipped with a graphic recognition assembly for identifying the front and back of the condom; the top of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame is equipped with a longitudinal mounting plate, and the longitudinal mounting plate is equipped with an automatic feeding assembly that reverses the reversed condoms on the conveyor assembly to the front of the condom.

2. The directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveying channel is installed on the upper part of the inner front end of the inner support frame, and a vibrating plate is installed at the rear end of the conveying channel to form a conveying channel assembly.

3. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A longitudinal mounting plate is installed at the top of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame. A slide rail is installed on the front outer side of the longitudinal mounting plate, and an inverted L-shaped sliding plate that cooperates with it is installed on the slide rail. A material feeding cylinder is installed on the inverted L-shaped sliding plate. A material feeding start-point sensor and a material feeding end-point sensor are respectively installed on the front and rear parts of the slide rail. A second channel steel and a third channel steel are respectively installed on the upper and lower outer sides of the two vertical plates on the left side of the inner support frame. A fiber optic sensor and a five-position solenoid valve island are respectively installed on the outer front end of the second channel steel and the outer rear end of the third channel steel. A linear coil is installed on the inner side of the second channel steel and the third channel steel. A lower frame-type mounting frame is installed on the rear top surface of the longitudinal mounting plate. Air nozzles are respectively installed on the left and right sides of the lower frame-type mounting frame, forming an automatic material feeding assembly that reverses the condom into a front condom.

4. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inverted T-shaped support plate is installed at the upper rear end of the square frame. A fourth channel steel is installed on the upper inner side of the vertical plate of the inverted T-shaped support plate. An image recognition sensor is installed on the fourth channel steel, and an image recognition display screen is installed on the image recognition sensor. A top mounting plate is installed at the middle of the top of the square frame. A T-shaped bracket is installed on the top mounting plate. An image recognition controller and a human-machine interface touch screen are respectively installed on both sides of the horizontal plate of the T-shaped bracket, forming an image recognition component.

5. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main air source is installed on the rear bottom plate of the square frame.

6. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting base is square in shape, and support feet are installed around the bottom of the mounting base.

7. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vibratory plate controller for controlling the operation of the vibratory plate is installed on the upper left front side of the square frame.

8. A directional feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material feeding speed regulating motor is installed on the upper part of one side of the front end of the square frame.

9. A directional feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front end of the conveying channel is provided with a conveying inlet, and the rear end of the conveying channel is provided with a deflection port. The deflection port is connected to the vibrating plate to form a supply system.

10. A directional feeder according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cylinder shaft end of the feeding cylinder is provided with a horizontal linkage plate, and a lever is installed on the horizontal linkage plate. The bottom end of the lever passes through the through hole at the corresponding position of the horizontal plate of the inverted L-shaped slide to the top of the conveyor assembly.