bidirectional alternating feeding device

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of automatic box packing technology. It includes a support base on which a bidirectional sorting machine body is horizontally rotatable. Belt conveyors are mounted longitudinally at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor is also independently slidable longitudinally. This invention solves the problem in traditional technology where, after a robotic arm picks up a group of boxes and places them on a receiving platform, it must wait for the feeder to move the next group of boxes to the platform, resulting in the robotic arm waiting for work and reducing packing efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automatic packing technology, specifically to a bidirectional alternating feeding device. Background Technology

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

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

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

[0005] The existing robotic arm picks up the entire set of boxes and places them on the receiving platform. However, it needs to wait for the loading machine to move the next set of boxes to the receiving platform. This results in the robotic arm waiting to work during this period, which reduces the efficiency of box packing.

[0006] As can be seen from the above, the existing technology obviously has inconveniences and defects in practical use, so it is necessary to improve it. Utility Model Content

[0007] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a bidirectional alternating feeding device to solve the problem that in traditional technologies, after the robotic arm grabs the entire set of boxes onto the receiving platform, it needs to wait for the feeding machine to move the next set of boxes onto the receiving platform, causing the robotic arm to wait for work during this period, thus reducing the efficiency of box packing.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution.

[0009] A bidirectional alternating feeding device includes a support base on which a bidirectional sorting machine body is mounted in a horizontally rotatable manner. Belt conveyors are mounted in a longitudinal direction at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, and each belt conveyor is also independently slidable in a longitudinal direction.

[0010] As an optimized solution, the support base is provided with a feeding component at the middle position on one side of the main body of the bidirectional sorting machine.

[0011] As an optimized solution, the feeding assembly includes several material support rollers that rotate in parallel along the longitudinal direction, and the upper surface of the material support rollers is flush with the upper surface of the bidirectional sorting machine body.

[0012] As an optimized solution, two side plates are fixedly connected side by side to the support base, and several material support rollers are rotatably installed on the opposite inner walls of the two side plates.

[0013] As an optimized solution, the support base has two slide rails fixedly connected in parallel to each of the belt conveyors, and the lower end of the belt conveyor has a slide block slidably mounted on the slide rails.

[0014] As an optimized solution, the support base is equipped with a lead screw mounted in parallel and rotatably in the area between two slide rails, and a drive seat that is threadedly connected to the lead screw is fixed to the lower end of the belt conveyor.

[0015] As an optimized solution, two seats are fixedly connected side by side on the support base, and the two ends of the lead screw are rotatably mounted on the two seats.

[0016] As an optimized solution, a servo motor for driving the lead screw to rotate is fixedly connected to one of the bases.

[0017] As an optimized solution, two movable track bodies are rotatably mounted side-by-side at the lower end of the support base.

[0018] As an optimized solution, baffles are vertically fixed to the upper end of the support base near the side wall.

[0019] As an optimized solution, the support base is equipped with a robotic arm body located between the two belt conveyors.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0021] By setting belt conveyors on both sides of the bidirectional sorting machine body, the bidirectional sorting machine body can alternately face the two belt conveyors. For example, if the robotic arm body grabs 5 boxes at a time, the bidirectional sorting machine body will transport the 5 boxes to the belt conveyor and then transport them to the other belt conveyor. This allows the robotic arm body to alternately grab and feed boxes from the two belt conveyors, which is convenient and fast, realizes bidirectional feeding, and the robotic arm body does not need to stop and wait, thus improving the packing efficiency.

[0022] Each belt conveyor can be independently slidable, allowing it to avoid the position of the robotic arm, making it easier for the robotic arm to grab cartons and improving packing efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of this utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. In the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model.

[0026] In the diagram: 1-Support base; 2-Bian-way sorter body; 3-Belt conveyor; 4-Material roller; 5-Side plate; 6-Baffle; 7-Mobile track body; 8-Robot body; 9-Slide rail; 10-Screw screw; 11-Seat; 12-Servo motor; 13-Carton. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are merely illustrative of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the bidirectional alternating feeding device includes a support base 1, on which a bidirectional sorting machine body 2 is mounted in a horizontally rotating manner. At the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body, the support base 1 is equipped with belt conveyors 3 that rotate in a longitudinal direction. Each belt conveyor 3 is also independently slidable in a longitudinal direction.

[0029] The support base 1 is located in the middle of one side of the main body 2 of the bidirectional sorting machine and is equipped with a feeding component.

[0030] The feeding assembly includes several material support rollers 4 that rotate in parallel along the longitudinal direction. The upper surface of the material support rollers 4 is level with the upper surface of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2.

[0031] Two side plates 5 are fixedly connected side by side to the support base 1, and several material support rollers 4 are rotatably installed on the opposite inner walls of the two side plates 5.

[0032] Two slide rails 9 are fixedly connected in parallel on the support base 1 for each belt conveyor 3, and slide seats that are slidably installed on the slide rails 9 are fixedly connected in parallel on the lower end seat 11 of the belt conveyor 3.

[0033] The support base 1 is located in the area between the two slide rails 9 and the lead screw 10 is rotatably mounted in parallel. The lower end seat 11 of the belt conveyor 3 is fixedly connected to the drive seat that is threadedly connected to the lead screw 10.

[0034] Two seats 11 are fixedly connected side by side on the support base 1, and the two ends of the lead screw 10 are rotatably mounted on the two seats 11.

[0035] One of the bases 11 is fixed with a servo motor 12 that drives the lead screw 10 to rotate.

[0036] Two movable track bodies 7 are rotatably mounted side by side at the lower end of the support base 1.

[0037] Each of the support base 1 has a baffle 6 vertically fixed to its upper end near the side wall.

[0038] The support base 1 is located between the two belt conveyors 3 and is equipped with the main body of the robot arm 8.

[0039] The main body 2 of the bidirectional sorting machine is equipped with ball bearings, which can be used to transport the boxes to the belt conveyor 3.

[0040] By rotating, the belt conveyor 3 can gradually move the incoming box forward, thus avoiding the position of subsequent incoming boxes.

[0041] The structures of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2, belt conveyor 3, robotic arm body 8, and mobile track body 7 are common knowledge to those skilled in the art, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0042] The working principle of this device is as follows:

[0043] By setting belt conveyors 3 on both sides of the bidirectional sorting machine body 2, the bidirectional sorting machine body 2 can alternately direct the cartons 13 toward the two belt conveyors 3. For example, if the robotic arm body 8 grabs 5 cartons at a time, the bidirectional sorting machine body 2 will transport the 5 cartons to the belt conveyor 3 and then transport them to the other belt conveyor 3. This allows the robotic arm body to alternately grab and feed the cartons on the two belt conveyors 3, which is convenient and fast, realizes bidirectional feeding, and the robotic arm body does not need to stop and wait, thus improving the packing efficiency.

[0044] Each belt conveyor 3 can be independently slidable, allowing it to avoid the position of the robotic arm, making it easier for the robotic arm to grasp the carton 13 and improve packing efficiency.

[0045] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and not to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of this utility model.

Claims

1. A bidirectional alternating feeding device, characterized in that: Includes a support base (1), on which a bidirectional sorting machine body (2) is mounted in a horizontal direction. The support base (1) is located at the two discharge ends of the bidirectional sorting machine body and is equipped with belt conveyors (3) in a longitudinal direction. Each belt conveyor (3) is also independently slidable in a longitudinal direction.

2. The bidirectional alternating material loading device of claim 1, wherein: The support base (1) is located in the middle of one side of the bidirectional sorting machine body (2) and is equipped with a feeding component.

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

4. The bi-directional, alternating feed device of claim 3, wherein: Two side plates (5) are fixedly connected side by side on the support base (1), and several material support rollers (4) are rotatably installed on the opposite inner walls of the two side plates (5).

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

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

7. The bi-directional, alternating feed device of claim 6, wherein: Two seats (11) are fixedly connected side by side on the support base (1), and the two ends of the lead screw (10) are rotatably mounted on the two seats (11).

8. The bi-directional, alternating feed device of claim 7, wherein: One of the bases (11) is fixedly connected to a servo motor (12) that drives the lead screw (10) to rotate.

9. The bi-directional, alternating feed device of claim 1, wherein: Two movable track bodies (7) are rotatably mounted side by side at the lower end of the support base (1).

10. The bi-directional, alternating feed device of claim 1, wherein: The support base (1) is located between the two belt conveyors (3) and has a robot body (8).

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