Integrated packaging box storage device

By using the angle setting between the guide rod and the circulation line in the one-piece packaging box storage device, the friction and thrust force are used to achieve automatic stacking of the cover and box body, which solves the problem of stacking one-piece packaging boxes and improves production efficiency.

WO2025218718A1PCT designated stage Publication Date: 2025-10-23SUZHOU CAI MACHINE GROUP CO LTD
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Application Number
PCT/CN2025/089379
Authority / Receiving Office
WO · WO
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2024-04-17
Filing Date
2025-04-16
Publication Date
2025-10-23

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Technical Problem

During the transfer process, the box body and lid of the one-piece packaging box are difficult to stack automatically, resulting in low production efficiency and requiring an additional extrusion step to achieve stacking.

Method used

A one-piece packaging box storage device is designed, which includes a turning unit, a guide rod unit and a drive unit. By setting the angle between the guide rod and the circulation line, the packaging boxes can be automatically stacked during the circulation process, and the friction and thrust force are used to achieve the separation and stacking of the lid and box body.

Benefits of technology

It improves production efficiency, reduces the stacking process, realizes the automatic storage of one-piece packaging boxes, avoids additional squeezing force on the packaging boxes, and increases the storage speed.

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Abstract

The present application relates to an integrated packaging box storage device. The device comprises: a material receiving assembly, which comprises a material flipping unit, a guide rod unit, and a driving unit, wherein the material flipping unit is provided with a circulating line, bottom supporting plates are arranged at intervals on the circulating line, and an integrated packaging box is placed between every two adjacent bottom supporting plates; and a conveying assembly, which comprises a material plate unit; the material receiving assembly is arranged on one side of the upstream portion of the material plate unit; the integrated packaging boxes are stacked upstream of the material plate unit; the driving unit is used for driving the circulating line, so that the integrated packaging boxes between the bottom supporting plates move towards the conveying assembly one by one; the guide rod unit comprises flow guide rods; a clearance groove used for containing the corresponding flow guide rod is formed in each bottom supporting plate; the flow guide rod extends towards the conveying assembly; and an included angle is formed between the extending direction of the flow guide rod and the feeding direction of the circulating line. The integrated packaging boxes are guided by the flow guide rods and gradually separated from the bottom supporting plates, and the integrated packaging boxes continuously moving towards the conveying assembly can be stacked one by one.
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Description

Conjoined packaging box storage device

[0001] Related applications

[0002] The present application claims priority to the Chinese patent application No. 202410463649.0, filed on April 17, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to the field of automation, in particular to a conjoined packaging box storage device. BACKGROUND

[0004] In the dry adhesive transfer printing process, due to the limitations of the transfer printing technology, the products after transfer printing are single outflow. In order to ensure the convenience of product collection and packaging, the existing automatic assembly line increases the cover structure according to the situation to collect the products after transfer printing.

[0005] With the development of the transfer printing industry, the types of packaging boxes for transfer printing are gradually increasing. Especially when the conjoined packaging box is transferred, the conjoined packaging box has a cover body, a folding edge and a box body. Before feeding, the conjoined packaging box is stored by stacking. The stacking method of the conjoined packaging box is that a plurality of cover bodies and a plurality of box bodies are stacked together.

[0006] Among them, due to the fact that the depth of the box body is much larger than the depth of the cover body, it is difficult to stack the box body with large depth by inertia or gravity. In order to stack the box bodies together, the box body needs to be embedded into the box body of the adjacent conjoined packaging box by external force, which increases the step of mutual extrusion and stacking during storage, increases the storage time of the conjoined packaging box, and is limited by the storage speed, which makes it difficult to improve the production efficiency. SUMMARY

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] The conjoined packaging box storage device provided by the present application comprises:

[0009] The material collecting assembly comprises a material turning unit, a guide rod unit and a driving unit. The material turning unit has a circulating line body, and a bottom supporting plate is arranged on the circulating line body at intervals. The conjoined packaging box is placed between two adjacent bottom supporting plates.

[0010] The transmission assembly comprises a material plate unit. The material collecting assembly is arranged on one side of the upstream end of the material plate unit, and the conjoined packaging box is stacked at the upstream end of the material plate unit.

[0011] The driving unit drives the circulating line body to make the conjoined packaging boxes between the bottom supporting plates transmit one by one towards the transmission assembly.

[0012] The guide rod unit comprises a guide rod, the bottom support plate is provided with a avoiding slot for receiving the guide rod, the guide rod extends towards the conveying assembly, and the extension direction of the guide rod is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction of the circulating line body.

[0013] In one embodiment, the circulating line body comprises a driving rotary wheel, a driven rotary wheel and a transmission chain.

[0014] The driving rotary wheel is in driving connection with the driving unit, the driving rotary wheel and the driven rotary wheel are in driving connection through the transmission chain, and the bottom support plate is installed on the transmission chain.

[0015] Under the driving of the driving unit, part of the bottom support plate of the transmission chain moves along the feeding direction.

[0016] In one embodiment, the guide rod comprises an initial segment, an arc segment and a guide-out segment, and the initial segment, the arc segment and the guide-out segment are connected in sequence.

[0017] The arc segment is arranged in parallel with the transmission chain.

[0018] The extension direction of the guide-out segment is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction.

[0019] In one embodiment, the extension direction of the initial segment is arranged perpendicularly with the extension direction of the guide-out segment.

[0020] In one embodiment, a transition segment is further arranged between the arc segment and the guide-out segment, and the transition segment extends in an arc shape.

[0021] In one embodiment, a stacking station and a pushing-out station are arranged above the material plate unit, and the stacking station is arranged close to the upstream end of the material plate unit.

[0022] The conveying assembly further comprises a counting unit and a material distributing unit, the counting unit is arranged on the stacking station, and the material distributing unit is arranged between the stacking station and the pushing-out station.

[0023] In one embodiment, the counting unit comprises a fixed plate, an encoder, a rotating shaft and a gear, the encoder is installed on the fixed plate, one end of the rotating shaft is connected with the encoder, and the gear is connected to the other end of the rotating shaft.

[0024] The tooth part of the gear is embedded between the skirt edges of the two stacked connected packaging boxes, the stacked connected packaging boxes move towards the pushing-out station and drive the gear to rotate.

[0025] In one embodiment, the material distributing unit comprises a lead screw and a cylinder, the lead screw drives the cylinder to move along the extension direction of the guide rod, and the power output end of the cylinder can extend into the space between the two stacked connected packaging boxes.

[0026] The counting unit is electrically connected with the material distributing unit, the counting unit controls the working of the material distributing unit, the material distributing unit separates the two stacks of the connected packaging boxes, and drives the separated connected packaging boxes to be transferred to the pushing station.

[0027] In one of the embodiments, a pushing assembly is further included, and the pushing assembly is arranged at one side of the pushing station.

[0028] The pushing direction of the pushing assembly is arranged perpendicularly to the extending direction of the flow guide rod.

[0029] In one of the embodiments, the included angle between the extending direction of the flow guide rod and the feeding direction of the circulating line body is an acute angle.

[0030] The present application has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0031] In the present application, the extending direction of the flow guide rod and the feeding direction of the circulating line body are arranged at an included angle, so that the interval between the flow guide rod and the circulating line body gradually increases, and finally the connected packaging boxes between the adjacent two bottom supporting plates are supported by the flow guide rod and then separated from the adjacent two bottom supporting plates; at the same time, the connected packaging boxes at the upstream are still limited by the bottom supporting plates when they are not separated from the bottom supporting plates, so that the connected packaging boxes are continuously pushed forward along the extending direction of the flow guide rod, the connected packaging boxes at the upstream push the connected packaging boxes separated from the bottom supporting plates, and the frictional resistance generated when the connected packaging boxes separated from the bottom supporting plates are pushed forward is utilized, so that the interval between the adjacent two connected packaging boxes separated from the bottom supporting plates is reduced, thereby realizing the stacking of the cover body and the box body respectively. Compared with the existing need for the stacking equipment to apply extrusion force to the connected packaging boxes to stack the two connected packaging boxes together, the present application automatically realizes the stacking in the circulation process, reduces the stacking process, and thus improves the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0032] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional structure of a connected packaging box storage device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0033] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a connected packaging box storage device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a partial enlarged view of A in FIG. 2.

[0035] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a partial structure of the connected packaging box storage device in FIG. 2 in one side direction.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of a material receiving assembly according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0037] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a partial enlarged view of B in FIG. 5.

[0038] Fig. 7 is a schematic view of a turnover unit and a guide rod unit according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0039] Reference signs: 1, a receiving assembly; 11, a turnover unit; 12, a guide rod unit; 13, a guide unit; 14, a driving unit; 15, a side plate; 111, a circulating line body; 112, a bottom supporting plate; 1111, a driving pulley; 1112, a driven pulley; 1113, a transmission chain; 1121, an avoiding groove; 1122, a bottom; 1123, a top; 121, a guide rod; 122, a mounting seat; 1211, an initial segment; 1212, an arc segment; 1213, a transition segment; 1214, a guide-out segment; 2, a conveying assembly; 21, a counting unit; 22, a distributing unit; 23, a material plate unit; 211, a fixed plate; 212, an encoder; 213, a rotating shaft; 214, a gear; 231, a stacking station; 232, a pushing-out station; 3, a pushing assembly; 41, a connected packaging box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more apparent, specific embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be practiced in a variety of ways beyond the specific embodiments described herein without departing from the scope of the present application, and it is understood that similar modifications can be made by those skilled in the art in the light of the teachings of the present application, so the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0041] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if there are terms such as "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "vertical", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., these terms indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application.

[0042] In addition, if there are terms such as "first", "second", "third", these terms are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited by "first", "second", "third" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, if the term "multiple" appears, the meaning of "multiple" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0043] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, if there are terms such as "mount", "connect", "connect", "fix", etc., these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0044] In the present application, unless specifically defined and limited otherwise, if there are terms such as "mount", "connect", "connect", "fix", etc., these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0045] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "provided with" or "provided with" another element, it can be directly on another element or there can be a middle element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to another element or there can be a middle element. If present, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the present application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation.

[0046] The embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0047] Referring to FIGS. 1-3, in some embodiments of the present application, the present application provides a connected packaging box storage device, comprising: a material receiving assembly 1, a transmission assembly 2 and a pushing assembly 3, the material receiving assembly 1 and the pushing assembly 3 are arranged at both ends of the transmission assembly 2, wherein the material receiving assembly 1 is used to transmit the connected packaging boxes 41 to the transmission assembly 2 one by one, and a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41 are sent to the vicinity of the pushing assembly 3. The pushing assembly 3 pushes a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41 to a fixed position for storage. In order to facilitate storage, a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41 need to be stacked to form a packaging box group. The stacking method is to stack the cover and the box body of the connected packaging box 41 respectively.

[0048] In the present scheme, the receiving assembly 1 can also realize stacking of the adjacent connected packaging boxes 41 during the process of conveying the connected packaging boxes 41 one by one. The conveying assembly 2 comprises a pallet unit 23, and the receiving assembly 1 is arranged at one side of the upstream end of the pallet unit 23, and the connected packaging boxes 41 are stacked close to the upstream end of the pallet unit 23.

[0049] Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the receiving assembly 1 comprises a turnover unit 11, a guide rod unit 12, and a driving unit 14. The turnover unit 11 has a circulating line body 111, and the circulating line body 111 is provided with bottom supporting plates 112 at intervals. The connected packaging boxes 41 are contained between two adjacent bottom supporting plates 112. The driving unit 14 is used to drive the circulating line body 111, so that the connected packaging boxes 41 between the bottom supporting plates 112 are conveyed one by one towards the conveying assembly 2. For example, the bottom supporting plates 112 move along a first straight line direction towards the conveying assembly 2.

[0050] The guide rod unit 12 comprises a guide rod 121. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the bottom supporting plate 112 has an avoiding groove 1121 for receiving the guide rod 121. The bottom supporting plate 112 has a bottom portion 1122 and a top portion 1123 as opposite ends. The bottom portion 1122 is installed on the circulating line body 111, and the top portion 1123 is arranged away from the circulating line body 111. The avoiding groove 1121 penetrates through the bottom supporting plate 112 and extends to the top portion 1123. The guide rod 121 is located in the avoiding groove 1121.

[0051] The guide rod 121 extends towards the conveying assembly 2. The extension direction of the guide rod 121 is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction of the circulating line body 111 (i.e. the first straight line direction). Along the extension direction of the guide rod 121, the distance between the guide rod 121 and the circulating line body 111 gradually increases. At least the guide rod 121 close to one side of the pallet unit 23 is flush with the top portion 1123 of the bottom supporting plate 112. The connected packaging boxes 41 between two bottom supporting plates 112 move along with the circulating line body 111, and are also limited by the guide rod 121. Therefore, the connected packaging boxes 41 move along the extension direction of the guide rod 121, and the position of the connected packaging boxes 41 relative to the bottom supporting plate 112 carrying itself changes.

[0052] In the present scheme, the driving unit 14 drives the circulating line body 111, so that the bottom supporting plate 112 moves relative to the guide rod 121, and along the extension direction of the guide rod 121, the distance between the guide rod 121 and the circulating line body 111 gradually increases. During the operation of the circulating line body 111, the closer the bottom supporting plate 112 is to the pallet unit 23, the closer the guide rod 121 is to the top portion 1123 of the bottom supporting plate 112. That is, the position of the avoiding groove 1121 on each bottom supporting plate 112 is different. In order to avoid interference between the guide rod 121 and the moving bottom supporting plate 112, the avoiding groove 1121 is designed to penetrate through the bottom supporting plate 112 and extend to the top portion 1123.

[0053] Based on the above-mentioned one-piece packaging box storage device, during the circulation of the one-piece packaging box 41 in the circulation line body 111, the one-piece packaging box 41 is always located above the flow guide rod 121. During the process of the one-piece packaging box 41 gradually approaching the transmission assembly 2, the one-piece packaging box 41 gradually increases from the top 1123 of the bottom support plate 112, and finally realizes the complete separation of the one-piece packaging box 41 from the bottom support plate 112. The one-piece packaging box 41 located upstream is still limited by the bottom support plate 112 when it is not separated from the bottom support plate 112, and the one-piece packaging box 41 is continuously pushed forward along the extension direction of the flow guide rod 121 by the bottom support plate 112. On the other hand, the one-piece packaging box 41 completely separated from the bottom support plate 112 is not subjected to the thrust force of the bottom support plate 112, which makes it difficult to continue to move forward without external force. Because the one-piece packaging box 41 that has not been separated from the bottom support plate 112 continuously advances, and the one-piece packaging box 41 that has been completely separated from the bottom support plate 112 is stationary, the one-piece packaging box 41 upstream pushes the one-piece packaging box 41 separated from the bottom support plate 112 to move forward, and at the same time of advancing the one-piece packaging box 41 as a whole, the frictional resistance generated when the one-piece packaging box 41 separated from the bottom support plate 112 advances, will cause the interval between the two one-piece packaging boxes 41 separated from the bottom support plate 112 to be reduced, thereby realizing the stacking of the cover body and the box body respectively. Compared with the existing scheme of applying extrusion force to the one-piece packaging box to stack two one-piece packaging boxes 41 together, the automatic stacking in the circulation process is realized in the present application, the process of extruding and stacking by external force is reduced, and the automatic extrusion and stacking of the one-piece packaging box 41 is realized by the interaction of the thrust force and the frictional force during the advancement of the one-piece packaging box 41, thereby improving the production efficiency.

[0054] In the above-mentioned scheme, the one-piece packaging box 41 located upstream is the one-piece packaging box 41 close to the end of the circulation line body 111 away from the transmission assembly 2, and the one-piece packaging box 41 located upstream is located between the two bottom support plates 112 and continuously advances under the action of the bottom support plate 112. The advancement is the transmission direction of the one-piece packaging box 41, specifically the direction of the circulation line body 111 towards the transmission assembly 2.

[0055] Further, the circulation line body 111 includes a driving pulley 1111, a driven pulley 1112 and a transmission chain 1113. In the present scheme, the driving pulley 1111 is in transmission connection with the driving unit 14, the driving pulley 1111 and the driven pulley 1112 are in transmission connection through the transmission chain 1113, and the bottom support plate 112 is installed on the transmission chain 1113.

[0056] Specifically, the driving wheel 1111 and the driven wheel 1112 are connected by the transmission chain 1113, the transmission chain 1113 is supported by the driving wheel 1111 and the driven wheel 1112, so that a part of the transmission chain 1113 is arranged in a straight line, and the downstream end of the straight line of the transmission chain 1113 is arranged close to the transmission assembly 2 along the movement direction of the transmission chain 1113. Specifically, the transmission chain 1113 is a silent chain, and the transmission chain 1113 is engaged with the driving wheel 1111 and the driven wheel 1112 to drive, and the transmission chain 1113 is a silent chain to reduce the noise generated by the driving wheel 1111, the driven wheel 1112 and the transmission chain 1113 during operation. The bottom supporting plates 112 are uniformly arranged on the surface opposite to the tooth part of the transmission chain 1113. The bottom 1122 of the bottom supporting plate 112 is fixedly connected to the transmission chain 1113, so that the bottom supporting plate 112 is arranged vertically at an angle of 90° or approximately 90° with the transmission chain 1113.

[0057] The interval between the adjacent two bottom supporting plates 112 is greater than the depth of the box body of the connected packaging box 41 and is not greater than the sum of the depths of the box body and the cover body of the connected packaging box 41, so that the box body and the cover body of the connected packaging box 41 are limited by the adjacent two bottom supporting plates 112, and the effect of stacking is affected.

[0058] In the present scheme, the extension direction of the guide rod 121 is arranged at an angle with the straight line on the transmission chain 1113, and the guide rod 121 is located above the straight line. Under the driving of the driving unit 14, the bottom supporting plates 112 on the part (i.e. the straight line) of the transmission chain 1113 move in the feeding direction (i.e. the first straight line direction).

[0059] Further, the guide rod 121 comprises an initial segment 1211, an arc segment 1212 and a guide-out segment 1214, which are connected in sequence. The arc segment 1212 is arranged in parallel with the transmission chain 1113; and the extension direction of the guide-out segment 1214 is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction.

[0060] Specifically, the arc segment 1212 is arranged in parallel with the transmission chain 1113 corresponding to the driven wheel 1112, and the arc segment 1212 is arranged concentrically with the driven wheel 1112; and the interval distance between the arc segment 1212 and the transmission chain 1113 corresponding to the driven wheel 1112 is consistent. The connected packaging box 41 is fed into the corresponding two bottom supporting plates 112 from the side of the circulation line body 111 close to the driven wheel 1112. The guide rod 121 covers the transmission chain 1113 through which the connected packaging box 41 enters and flows out of the circulation line body 111.

[0061] The extension direction of the initial section 1211 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the leading-out section 1214. The guide rod unit 12 further comprises a mounting seat 122, the initial section 1211 is arranged through the mounting seat 122, and the mounting seat 122 is mounted on the support of the circulating line body 111, so as to fix the position of the guide rod 121.

[0062] More specifically, the transition section 1213 is arranged between the arc section 1212 and the leading-out section 1214, and the transition section 1213 extends in an arc shape. In order to stably transfer the connected packaging box 41 from the arc section 1212 to the leading-out section 1214. The transition section 1213 is arranged between the arc section 1212 and the leading-out section 1214, so that the arc section 1212 and the leading-out section 1214 are smoothly transitioned through the transition section 1213. For example, the two ends of the transition section 1213 are tangentially arranged with the arc section 1212 and the leading-out section 1214.

[0063] In some embodiments of the present application, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the material receiving assembly 11 further comprises a guide unit 13 and a side plate 15, wherein the guide unit 13 is at least located above the bottom supporting plate 112 corresponding to the straight section, and the guide unit 13 is arranged in parallel with the extension direction of the leading-out section 1214, so as to limit the position of the connected packaging box 41 in the vertical direction, and the side plate 15 is arranged on both sides of the circulating line body 111, so that the side plate 15 is located on both sides of the bottom supporting plate 112 to limit the position of the connected packaging box 41 in the horizontal direction.

[0064] Preferably, the guide unit 13 is located above the circulating line body 111, and the guide unit 13 comprises an arc-shaped guide section and a straight guide section, the arc-shaped guide section corresponds to the position of the transmission chain 1113 where the driven roller 1112 is located, and the straight guide section corresponds to the position of the transmission chain 1113 where the straight section is located, so that after the connected packaging box 41 is fed into the circulating line body 111, the guide unit 13 limits the position of the connected packaging box 41 in the vertical direction, and prevents the connected packaging box 41 from deviating in the vertical direction.

[0065] At the same time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the upper side of the material plate unit 23 is provided with a stacking station 231 and a pushing-out station 232, and the stacking station 231 is arranged close to the upstream end of the material plate unit 23. The transmission assembly 2 further comprises a counting unit 21 and a material distributing unit 22, the counting unit 21 is arranged on the stacking station 231, and the material distributing unit 22 is located between the stacking station 231 and the pushing-out station 232. The side plate 15 extends into the stacking station 231, and the counting unit 21 is mounted on the side plate 15. The material distributing unit 22 can also be mounted on the side plate 15. It can be understood that the guide unit 13 also extends to the stacking station 231, and the counting unit 21 and / or the material distributing unit 22 are mounted on the guide unit 13.

[0066] In the scheme, the counting unit 21 is electrically connected with the separating unit 22. During the movement of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the material plate unit 23, the connected packaging boxes 41 pass through the counting unit 21 one by one, and the counting unit 21 counts the number of the connected packaging boxes 41. When the counting unit 21 counts a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41, the separating unit 22 separates the connected packaging boxes 41 in the stack, and sends the separated certain number of connected packaging boxes 41 to the push-out station 232 for storage. The counting unit 21 can be an electronic counter or a mechanical counter. The electronic counter can be an infrared counter. When the connected packaging boxes 41 pass through the infrared rays, the connected packaging boxes 41 are counted once for each time of blocking the infrared rays.

[0067] Further, the counting unit 21 can also be a mechanical counter. Specifically, the counting unit 21 includes a fixed plate 211, an encoder 212, a rotating shaft 213, and a gear 214. The encoder 212 is mounted on the fixed plate 211. In the scheme, the fixed plate 211 is fixedly connected to the side plate 15, and the fixed plate 211 extends from the side plate 15. The encoder 212 is mounted on the part of the fixed plate 211 extending from the side plate 15. One end of the rotating shaft 213 is connected to the encoder 212, and the gear 214 is connected to the other end of the rotating shaft 213. The teeth of the gear 214 are embedded between the skirts of two connected packaging boxes 41 in the stack. When the connected packaging boxes 41 in the stack move towards the push-out station 232, the connected packaging boxes 41 drive the gear 214 to rotate, and the gear 214 drives the rotating shaft 213 to rotate through a certain angle, which is counted as one connected packaging box 41.

[0068] In the above embodiment, while the skirts of the connected packaging boxes 41 drive the gear 214 to rotate to realize counting, the connected packaging boxes 41 are subjected to the rotating resistance generated by the rotation of the rotating shaft 213 relative to the encoder 212, and the friction generated by the movement of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the material plate unit 23 and the resistance generated by the rotation of the counting unit 21. The two acting forces are arranged opposite to the pushing force of the bottom support plate 112 on the connected packaging boxes 41, and the connected packaging boxes 41 in the stack on the stacking station 231 are extruded to realize stacking of the connected packaging boxes 41, so as to improve the stacking effect between the connected packaging boxes 41.

[0069] Further, the material separating unit 22 comprises a screw rod and a cylinder, the screw rod drives the cylinder to move along the extension direction of the guide rod 121, and the power output end of the cylinder can extend into the space between the two stacks of the connected packaging boxes 41. The counting unit 21 controls the material separating unit 22 to work, and when the counting unit 21 counts a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41, the material separating unit 22 separates the two stacks of the connected packaging boxes 41 and drives the separated connected packaging boxes 41 to move to the pushing station 232. Specifically, the power output end of the cylinder can extend into the space between the two stacks of the connected packaging boxes 41, the screw rod drives the cylinder to move towards the pushing station 232, and the power output end of the cylinder drives a certain number of connected packaging boxes 41 to move to the pushing station 232. The moving direction of the cylinder driven by the screw rod is consistent with the moving direction of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the stacking station 231, and the moving speed of the cylinder driven by the screw rod is greater than the moving speed of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the stacking station 231, so that the cylinder can separate part of the connected packaging boxes 41 from the connected packaging box group that has completed stacking. It can be understood that the power output end of the cylinder can also be provided with a separating device for assisting the separation of the connected packaging boxes 41, such as a device for assisting the separation of the connected packaging boxes 41 by blowing air between the two connected packaging boxes 41, so as to improve the separation efficiency of the connected packaging boxes 41.

[0070] Further, the pushing assembly 3 is arranged on one side of the pushing station 232, and the pushing assembly 3 is located on one side of the moving direction of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the material plate unit 23. The pushing direction of the pushing assembly 3 is perpendicular to the extension direction of the guide rod 121 and / or the moving direction of the connected packaging boxes 41 on the material plate unit 23.

[0071] In some embodiments of the present application, the included angle between the extension direction of the guide rod 121 and the feeding direction of the circulating line body 111 is an acute angle. More specifically, the guide rod 121 extends in the horizontal plane, the feeding direction of the circulating line body 111 is inclined relative to the horizontal plane, the included angle α between the extension direction of the guide rod 121 and the feeding direction of the circulating line body 111 ranges from 15° to 40°, the slope of the feeding of the circulating line body 111 is reduced, the number of the connected packaging boxes 41 limited by the bottom supporting plate 112 is increased, the position of the connected packaging boxes 41 is adjusted by the bottom supporting plate 112, the guide unit 13 and the side plate 15, and the connected packaging boxes 41 can be aligned for stacking after being separated from the bottom supporting plate 112.

[0072] The above embodiments are used to further illustrate the present application, but do not limit the present application to these specific embodiments. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be understood as within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A set of packaging boxes storage device, wherein, The application relates to a receiving assembly (1) and a conveying assembly (2) for a continuous feeding and conveying system. The receiving assembly (1) comprises a turnover unit (11), a guide rod unit (12) and a driving unit (14), the turnover unit (11) is provided with a circulating line body (111) with bottom supporting plates (112) arranged at intervals, and a connected packaging box (41) is placed between two adjacent bottom supporting plates (112); The conveying assembly (2) comprises a material plate unit (23), the receiving assembly (1) is arranged on one side of the upstream end of the material plate unit (23), and the connected packaging box (41) is stacked on the upstream end of the material plate unit (23); The driving unit (14) drives the circulating line body (111) so that the connected packaging boxes (41) between the bottom supporting plates (112) are transmitted one by one towards the conveying assembly (2); The guide rod unit (12) comprises a guide rod (121), the bottom supporting plate (112) is provided with an avoiding groove (1121) for receiving the guide rod (121), the bottom supporting plate (112) has a bottom (1122) and a top (1123) as opposite ends, the bottom (1122) is installed on the circulating line body (111), the top (1123) is arranged away from the circulating line body (111), the avoiding groove (1121) penetrates through the bottom supporting plate (112) and extends to the top (1123), the guide rod (121) is located in the avoiding groove (1121), the guide rod (121) extends towards the conveying assembly (2), the extension direction of the guide rod (121) is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction of the circulating line body (111), the interval between the guide rod (121) and the circulating line body (111) gradually increases along the extension direction of the guide rod (121), at least the guide rod (121) near one side of the material plate unit (23) is flush with the top (1123) of the bottom supporting plate (112), and finally the connected packaging box (41) located between two adjacent bottom supporting plates (112) is supported by the guide rod (121) and then separated from the two adjacent bottom supporting plates (112).

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The circulating line body (111) comprises a driving rotary wheel (1111), a driven rotary wheel (1112) and a transmission chain (1113); The driving rotary wheel (1111) is in transmission connection with the driving unit (14), the driving rotary wheel (1111) and the driven rotary wheel (1112) are in transmission connection through the transmission chain (1113), and the bottom supporting plate (112) is installed on the transmission chain (1113); Under the driving of the driving unit (14), part of the bottom supporting plates (112) of the transmission chain (1113) move along the feeding direction.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein The guide rod (121) comprises an initial section (1211), an arc section (1212) and a guide-out section (1214), and the initial section (1211), the arc section (1212) and the guide-out section (1214) are sequentially connected. The arc segment (1212) is arranged in parallel with the conveying chain (1113); The extension direction of the lead-out segment (1214) is arranged at an angle with the feeding direction.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein The extension direction of the initial segment (1211) is arranged perpendicularly with the extension direction of the lead-out segment (1214).

5. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein A transition segment (1213) is further arranged between the arc segment (1212) and the lead-out segment (1214), and the transition segment (1213) extends in an arc shape.

6. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein A stacking station (231) and a pushing-out station (232) are arranged above the material plate unit (23), and the stacking station (231) is arranged close to the upstream end of the material plate unit (23); The conveying assembly (2) further comprises a counting unit (21) and a material separating unit (22), wherein the counting unit (21) is arranged on the stacking station (231), and the material separating unit (22) is arranged between the stacking station (231) and the pushing-out station (232).

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein The counting unit (21) comprises a fixed plate (211), an encoder (212), a rotating shaft (213) and a gear (214), wherein the encoder (212) is mounted on the fixed plate (211), one end of the rotating shaft (213) is connected to the encoder (212), and the gear (214) is connected to the other end of the rotating shaft (213). The gear (214) is embedded between the skirt edges of two stacked connected packaging boxes (41), and the stacked connected packaging boxes (41) move towards the pushing-out station (232) and drive the gear (214) to rotate.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein The material separating unit (22) comprises a lead screw and a cylinder, the lead screw drives the cylinder to move along the extension direction of the flow guide rod (121), and the power output end of the cylinder can extend into the space between two stacked connected packaging boxes (41). The counting unit (21) is electrically connected to the material separating unit (22), the counting unit (21) controls the operation of the material separating unit (22), the material separating unit (22) separates two stacked connected packaging boxes (41), and drives the separated connected packaging boxes (41) to be transferred to the pushing-out station (232).

9. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein A pushing assembly (3) is further arranged on one side of the pushing-out station (232). The pushing direction of the pushing assembly (3) is arranged perpendicularly with the extension direction of the flow guide rod (121).

10. The apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The included angle between the extension direction of the flow guide rod (121) and the feeding direction of the circulating line body (111) is an acute angle.

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