Folding Box Glueing Machine Layout Detection and Packing Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing packing devices for flat-folded folding boxes in transport containers require manual re-sorting or production interruption when handling boxes with different layouts, leading to reduced machine performance.
Innovation Solution
A method and device that uses a conveyor system with independent belt drives and sensors to automatically adjust and monitor the layout of folding boxes, allowing seamless packing of boxes with the same format but different layouts without manual intervention, utilizing a conveyor system with adjustable rollers and ultrasonic sensors for precise positioning and layout verification.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If manual re-sorting is used to separate folding boxes with different layouts, then packing accuracy is improved, but productivity is reduced due to production interruption
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical sorting operations with an automated optical detection and control system. Sensors detect the layout of folding boxes, and a control unit automatically adjusts conveyor belt positions and lowering rail settings to accommodate different layouts without manual intervention, thus maintaining both accuracy and productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts conveyor belt positions and lowering rail depths based on real-time detection of folding box layouts. The control unit modifies operational parameters on-the-fly to match different layout requirements, enabling continuous production without manual re-sorting or production interruptions
2Adaptability or versatility
If production is interrupted to reconfigure for different layouts, then adaptability is improved, but productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from static fixed configuration to dynamic adjustable configuration. The control unit receives layout information from sensors and automatically adjusts conveyor belt positions and lowering rail depths in real-time, enabling the machine to adapt to different folding box layouts without production interruption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal packing system that can handle multiple folding box layouts using the same equipment. The adjustable conveyor belts and lowering rails, controlled by the control unit, enable a single machine to perform multiple packing configurations without requiring manual reconfiguration or production stops
3Productivity
If automated detection and adjustment systems are implemented, then productivity is maintained during layout changes, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex manual sorting and reconfiguration operations with an automated sensor-based detection and control system. The control unit processes layout information and automatically adjusts mechanical parameters, simplifying the overall operational complexity while maintaining continuous productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-adjustment based on automatic layout detection. The sensors detect the folding box layout, the control unit processes this information, and the system automatically adjusts its own operational parameters without external intervention, reducing the need for complex manual control procedures
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables continuous production of folding boxes with different layouts without manual re-sorting, maintaining machine performance by ensuring accurate placement and detection of layout changes, allowing for efficient and uninterrupted packing operations.
Implementation Method 1
a sensor, in particular an ultrasonic sensor, is provided which serves to determine the distance between the end of the lowering rail and the bottom of the transport container
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AI summary
The invention relates to a folding box adhesion device provided with a packing device and a control method thereof. The method comprises: a) producing folding boxes in the folding box adhesion device; b)continuously conveying the folding boxes through a packing device in a folding box flow; c) monitoring pattern design printed on the folding boxes,that is, monitoring printed pattern on each folding box conveyed to the packing device via a detection device; d) automatically packing the folding box in a container, if detecting the pattern design changes in the step c), then separating the convey flow of the folding box in the step d), then preparing a new container for the folding boxes with changed pattern design. The device is composed of the folding box adhesion device and the packing device, wherein the packing device includes a conveying device I, a conveying device II, a container conveying device and the detection device. The device can continuously produce and pack the folding boxes with the same specification and different pattern designs with no need of alignment for mannual classification or reducing machine efficiency.