High-Speed Filling and Plugging with Dual-Row Rubber Plug Alignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing filling and plugging systems face inefficiencies due to plugging time being shorter than filling time, requiring the filling device to wait for plugging, and positioning deviations leading to unstable operation.
Innovation Solution
A high-speed filling and plugging system with a conveying device, plug delivering device, filling device, first and second plugging devices, and a rubber plug transport device, utilizing eccentric shaft assemblies and parallelogram link mechanisms to synchronize and accurately position rubber plugs for simultaneous plugging of two rows of containers, eliminating the need for the filling and plugging devices to move along the conveying device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single filling device and a single plugging device are used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the productivity decreases due to waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The single plugging device is segmented into two independent plugging devices (first plugging device and second plugging device) that operate simultaneously on different rows of containers. This segmentation allows parallel processing of plugging operations, eliminating the waiting time that occurred with a single plugging device and thereby increasing overall productivity without requiring complex coordination mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The first plugging device and second plugging device are merged into a coordinated system that processes multiple rows of containers simultaneously. By combining multiple plugging operations into one integrated system working in parallel, the overall plugging capacity is doubled while maintaining manageable device complexity through standardized modular design.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the filling device and plugging device move along the conveying device, then the adaptability to different container positions is improved, but the manufacturing precision decreases due to positioning deviations
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of moving the filling and plugging devices along the conveying direction to adapt to different container positions, the invention inverts the approach by keeping these devices stationary and allowing the containers to be positioned under them through the conveying device. This inversion eliminates positioning deviations caused by movement while maintaining adaptability through controlled container positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
The conveying device acts as an intermediary that precisely positions containers under the stationary filling and plugging devices. By introducing this intermediate positioning mechanism, the system achieves both adaptability (containers can be positioned at different locations) and manufacturing precision (positioning is controlled by the conveying device rather than by moving the filling/plugging devices).
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
The system enhances production efficiency by allowing simultaneous plugging of two rows of containers, ensuring accurate alignment and stable operation through synchronized plug delivery and reduced device movement.
Implementation Method 1
an eccentric shaft assembly used for driving the first plugging plate and the second plugging plate to rotate to adjust a distance between the first rubber plug positioning channel and the second rubber plug positioning channel
Implementation Method 2
the first connecting rods and the two second connecting rods form a parallelogram link mechanism
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AI summary
A system for high-speed filling and plugging, comprising a conveying device (1), a plug conveying device (2), a filling device (3), a first plugging device (4), a second plugging device (5) and a rubber plug transferring device (6) which is used for transferring a rubber plug (9) to the first plugging device (4) and the second plugging device (5). The filling device (3), the first plugging device (4), the second plugging device (5), the rubber plug transferring device (6) and the plug conveying device (2) are sequentially arranged along the conveying device (1). The rubber plug transferring device (6) comprises a first plugging plate (61) provided with a first rubber plug positioning channel (63), a second plugging plate (62) provided with a second rubber plug positioning channel (66), and an eccentric shaft assembly used for driving the first plugging plate (61) and second plugging plate (62) to rotate so as to adjust the distance between the first rubber plug positioning channel (63) and the second rubber plug positioning channel (66); and a plug ejecting component (7) is disposed below the plug conveying device (2). The method comprises the following steps: a conveying device (1) conveys containers (8); a filling device (3) fills the containers (8); and after more than two rows of containers (8) are filled, a first plugging device (4) and a second plugging device (5) plug the front and rear rows of containers (8). The present invention has high production efficiency and good operation stability.