AU2020415850A1

AU2020415850A1 - Automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine

Info

Publication number: AU2020415850A1
Application number: AU2020415850A
Authority: AU
Inventors: Kelong LUO; Yongxiang XUE
Original assignee: Jiangsu Tom Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Jiangsu Tom Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-12-31
Filing date: 2020-06-03
Publication date: 2021-11-11
Anticipated expiration: 2040-06-03
Also published as: AU2020415850B2; WO2021135070A1; CN110979878A

Abstract

An automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine, comprising a frame (1), and a bottle pushing mechanism (2), a film cutting mechanism (3), and a film suction mechanism (4) which are provided on the frame (1). One side of the frame (1) is provided with a transport mechanism (5); the exit of the transport mechanism (5) is provided with a bottle delivery mechanism (6); the film cutting mechanism (3) is used for cutting an outer packaging film of an entire group of bottles; the film suction mechanism (4) is used for suctioning away the off-cut packaging film; the bottle pushing mechanism (2) is used for pushing the bottles with the packaging film removed to the transport mechanism (5). According to the automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine, the packaging film on bottles are cut by means of the film cutting mechanism (3), then the bottles with the packaging film removed are pushed to the transport mechanism (5) by means of the bottle pushing mechanism (2), and then the bottles are transported to the bottle delivery mechanism (6) by means of the transport mechanism (5), and finally delivered by the bottle delivery mechanism (6), thereby achieving a high degree of automation; moreover, the film suction mechanism (4) is also provided and can suction away the off-cut packaging film, thereby saving labor; thus, the production efficiency and economic benefits are improved.

Description

AUTOMATIC FILM CUTTING AND BOTTLE FEEDING MACHINE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to the field of filling technologies, and more

particularly, to an automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine.

2. Description of the Related Art

In the lubricating oil industry, empty bottles are needed for filling

during the filling procedure. However, the empty bottles are packaged

with films before leaving factories. Of note, when packaging the empty

bottles, workers need to manually put the bottles on a platform to tear

apart the film, then to place the bottles on a conveyor one by one. Such

method is quite labor intensive, and the product efficiency is low, thus,

mass production cannot be realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the invention is to provide an automatic film cutting

and bottle feeding machine for overcoming the shortcomings in the prior

art.

For achieving the object of the invention, the following technical solution is adopted.

An automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine, comprising

a frame, and a bottle pushing mechanism, a film cutting mechanism, and

a film suction mechanism which are provided on the frame; one side of

the frame is provided with a transport mechanism; an exit of the transport

mechanism is provided with a bottle delivery mechanism; the film cutting

mechanism is used for cutting an outer packaging film of an entire group

of bottles; the film suction mechanism is used for sucking out the off-cut

packaging film; the bottle pushing mechanism is used for pushing the

bottles with the packaging films removed to the transport mechanism ;

the transport mechanism is used for transporting the bottles to the bottle

delivery mechanism; and the bottle delivery mechanism is used for

delivering the bottles.

The bottle pushing mechanism comprises a bottle pushing plate

movably arranged on the frame and a bottle pushing plate driving

mechanism for driving the bottle pushing plate to reciprocate linearly.

The film cutting mechanism comprises a cutter and a cutter lifting

device for driving the cutter to move up and down.

The film suction mechanism comprises a suction disk assembly

movably arranged on the frame and a suction disk driving mechanism for

driving the suction disk assembly to move close to or away from the

entire group of bottles.

Each of two sides of the transport mechanism is provided with a

guide mechanism, the spacing between the two guide mechanism can be

adjusted.

The bottle delivery mechanism comprises a bottle delivery frame,

a bottle delivery plate and a bottle delivery plate driving device; the exit

of the transport mechanism is provided with a bottle receiving table in a

direction perpendicular to its transporting direction; the bottle delivery

plate is movably arranged on the bottle delivery frame; the bottle delivery

plate is above the bottle receiving table; the bottle delivery plate driving

device is used for driving the bottle delivery plate to make a reciprocating

linear movement along the length of the bottle receiving table.

A positioning mechanism is further provided on the frame for

positioning the entire group of bottles.

The positioning mechanism comprises a first guardrail assembly

provided on the frame; front and rear positions of the first guardrail

assembly can be adjusted.

A second guardrail assembly relative to the first guardrail

assembly is provided on the frame, front and rear positions of the second

guardrail assembly can be adjusted.

A baffle plate mechanism is further provided on the frame; the

baffle plate mechanism comprises a baffle plate movably provided on the

frame and a baffle plate driving mechanism for driving the baffle plate to move up and down; the baffle plate is perpendicular to the first guardrail assembly and the second guardrail assembly.

By adopting the above-mentioned technical solutions, the present

invention has the following beneficial effects: (1) the machine is provided

with a bottle pushing mechanism, a film cutting mechanism, a film

suction mechanism, a transport mechanism and a bottle delivery

mechanism. The packaging film wrapped around bottles are cut by means

of the film cutting mechanism, then the bottles with the packaging film

removed are pushed to the transport mechanism by means of the bottle

pushing mechanism, and then the bottles are transported to the bottle

delivery mechanism by means of the transport mechanism, and finally the

bottles are delivered by the bottle delivery mechanism, thereby achieving

a high degree of automation; moreover, the film suction mechanism is

also provided and can suck out the off-cut packaging film, thereby saving

labor, thus, the production efficiency and economic benefits are

improved.

(2) In this invention, bottles are pushed by the bottle pushing plate.

It has a simple structure, and can push a whole row of bottles at a time.

As a result, it is efficient in pushing the bottles.

(3) A movable cutter is used for cutting the film. It has an

excellent structure and performs well in terms of film cutting.

(4) The film is sucked out by the suction disk assembly, so that the film sucked out can be transported and removed, and film removal can be easily done.

(5) Each of two sides of the transport mechanism is provided with

a guide mechanism, so that deviation or falling of the bottles can be

avoided during transportation, and stable transportation can be ensured.

(6) A bottle receiving table is provided, and a bottle delivery plate

is also provided above the bottle receiving table. It has a simple structure

and performs well in delivering the bottles.

(7) A positioning mechanism is provided for helping workers to

better position the bottles. In this way, it is not necessary for them to align

the positions of the bottles again and again. As a result, labor is saved,

and production efficiency is improved.

(8) The positioning mechanism provided in the present invention

comprises a first guardrail assembly, whose front and rear positions can

be adjusted. As a result, it is suitable for exchanging bottles having

different packaging forms.

(9) A second guardrail assembly is provided for facilitating the

positioning of the bottles.

(10) The present invention is provided with a movable baffle plate

mechanism, and the baffle plate of the baffle plate mechanism is

perpendicular to the first guardrail assembly and the second guardrail

assembly. In this way, bottles can be positioned at right angles, and an accurate positioning can be achieved. In the meantime, the movable baffle plate can retract back to an area below the frame without affecting pushing the subsequent bottles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, together with the specification,

illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and, together

with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present

invention.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present

invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a bottle

pushing mechanism according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of a film cutting mechanism

according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a film suction

mechanism according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a bottle

delivery mechanism according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a positioning mechanism

according to the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a baffle plate mechanism according to the present invention.

Reference numerals in the accompanying drawings:

Frame 1, workbench 1-1, installation cabinet 1-2, linear guide rail

1-3, cross beam 1-4, fixed plate 1-5;

bottle pushing mechanism 2, bottle pushing plate 2-1, bottle

pushing plate driving device 2-2, bracket 2-3, connecting plate 2-4;

film cutting mechanism 3, cutter 3-1, cutter lifting device 3-2,

mounting plate 3-3, guide rod 3-4;

film suction mechanism 4, suction disc assembly 4-1, suction disc

holder 4-1-1, fixing seat 4-2;

transport mechanism 5, transport frame 5-1;

bottle delivery mechanism 6, bottle delivery frame 6-1, bottle

delivery plate 6-2, bottle delivery plate driving device 6-3, ring-shaped

guide rail 6-4;

guide mechanism 7, guide plate 7-1, guide rod 7-2, support frame

7-3, connecting rod 7-4, adjusting plate 7-5, adjusting rod 7-6, first

adjusting handwheel 7- 7, locking screws 7-8;

positioning mechanism 8, first guardrail assembly 8-1, guardrail

mounting frame 8-1-1, guardrail rod 8-1-2, guardrail adjusting rod 8-1-3,

second adjusting handwheel 8-1- 4, second guardrail assembly 8-2, baffle

plate mechanism 9, baffle plate 9-1, and baffle plate driving device 9-2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example 1

With reference to Figure 1, an automatic film cutting and bottle

feeding machine in the example comprises a frame 1, and a bottle

pushing mechanism 2, a film cutting mechanism 3, and a film suction

mechanism 4 which are provided on the frame 1. One side of the frame 1

is provided with a transport mechanism 5. An exit of the transport

mechanism 5 is provided with a bottle delivery mechanism 6. The film

cutting mechanism is used for cutting an outer packaging film of an entire

group of bottles. The film suction mechanism 4 is used for sucking out

the off-cut packaging film. The bottle pushing mechanism 2 is used for

pushing the bottles with the packaging films removed to the transport

mechanism 5. The transport mechanism 5 is used for transporting the

bottles to the bottle delivery mechanism 6. The bottle delivery

mechanism 6 is used for delivering the bottles.

As shown in Figure 2, the frame 1 comprises a workbench 1-1 and

an installation cabinet 1-2 arranged behind the workbench 1-1. The bottle

pushing mechanism 2 comprises a bottle pushing plate 2-1 movably

arranged on the workbench 1-1 and a bottle pushing plate driving device

2-2 for driving the bottle pushing plate 2-1 to reciprocate linearly. Two

parallel linear guide rails 1-3 are provided beneath the workbench 1-1,

and two ends of the bottle pushing plate 2-1 are slidably connected to the two linear guide rails 1-3 by the brackets 2-3 respectively. The workbench 1- 1 is provided with a gap for the movement of two brackets

2-3 along the length direction. The bottle pushing plate driving device 2-2

comprises a pulley arranged between the two linear guide rails 1-3, and

the bottom of the two brackets 2-3 are connected by a connecting plate

2-4, and the connecting plate 2-4 is fixed on the belt of the pulley.

As shown in Figure 3, the film cutting mechanism 3 comprises a

cutter 3-1 and a cutter lifting device 3-2 for driving the cutter 3-1 to move

up and down. The cutter 3-1 is set perpendicular to the workbench 1-1.

The cutter lifting device 3-2 adopts a cylinder, which is fixed at the top of

the installation cabinet 1-2 through the mounting plate 3-3. The top of the

cutter 3-1 is fixedly connected with a piston rod of the cylinder, and the

top of the cutter 3-1 is symmetrically provided with two guide rods 3-4,

both the two guide rods 3-4 are slidingly connected with the mounting

plate 3-3.

As shown in Figure 4, a cross beam 1-4 is provided in the middle

of the installation cabinet 1-2, and a fixing plate 1-5 is fixed on the cross

beam 1-4. A fixing seat 4-2 is fixed beneath the fixing plate 1-5, and a

screw rod is rotatably installed above the fixing plate 1-5. The suction

disc assembly 4-1 comprises a suction disc holder 4-1-1 and a plurality of

pneumatic suction discs 4-1-2 uniformly distributed on the suction disc

holder 4-1-1, the suction disc holder 4-1-1 is slidably connected to the fixing seat 4-2, and the screw rod is threaded with the suction disc holder

4-1-1; the suction disc driving device 4-2 adopts a geared motor. A

transmission gear is fixed on an output shaft of the geared motor, and a

driven gear meshing with the transmission gear is fixed on the screw rod.

As shown in Figure 5, the transport mechanism 5 comprises a

transport frame 5-1 and a second belt conveyor (not shown) provided on

the transport frame. A guide mechanism 7 is provided on each of both

sides of the transport mechanism 5, and the spacing between the two

guide mechanisms 7 can be adjusted. The guide mechanism 7 comprises a

guide plate 7-1 and a guide rod 7-2 arranged above the guide plate 7-1,

wherein the guide rod 7-2 is parallel to the guide plate 7-1. An inner side

of the guide rod 7-2 is a curved surface, and the guide plate 7-1 is

installed on the transport frame 5-1 by the support frame 7-3. Both ends

of the support frame 7-3 are rotatably connected with connecting rods 7-4,

the ends of the two connecting rods 7-4 are rotatably connected with

adjusting plates 7-5. Each of two ends of the adjusting plate 7-5 are

rotatably installed with an adjusting rod 7-6, the other end of the

adjusting rod 7-6 is rotatably connected with the two ends of the guide

plate 7-1, and both the two adjusting rods 7-6 are threadedly connected

with the support frame 7-3. The end of one connecting rod 7-4 extends

out of the adjusting plate 7-5. In addition, a first adjusting handwheel 7-7

is provided on the extending end, and two ends of the support frame 7-3 are respectively provided with locking screws 7-8 for restricting the rotation of the two adjusting rods 7-6. The two connecting rods 7-4 are connected by a chain drive. The bottle delivery mechanism 6 comprises a bottle delivery frame 6-1, a bottle delivery plate 6-2, and a bottle delivery plate driving device 6-3. The bottle delivery frame 6-1 is fixed on the transport frame 5-1. An exit of a second conveyor is provided with a bottle receiving table (not shown ) in a direction perpendicular to its transporting direction. The bottle delivery plate 6-2 is movably arranged on the bottle delivery frame 6-1, and is perpendicular to the bottle receiving table. The bottle delivery plate 6-2 is located above the bottle receiving table. The bottle delivery plate driving device 6-3 is a ring-shaped chain conveyor. The inner top and the inner bottom of the bottle delivery frame 6-1 are symmetrically provided with ring-shaped guide rails 6-4 surrounding the ring-shaped conveyor chain, a plurality of bottle delivery plates 6-2 are uniformly distributed along the ring-shaped guide rail 6-4, and each of the bottle delivery plates 6-2 is fixed on the conveyor belt of the chain conveyor.

As shown in Figure 6, a positioning mechanism 8 for positioning

the entire group of bottles is also provided on the workbench 1-1. The

positioning mechanism 8 comprises a first guardrail assembly 8-1

arranged on the frame 1. Front and rear positions of the first guardrail

assembly 8-1 can be adjusted. The first guardrail assembly 8-1 comprises a guardrail mounting frame 8-1-1, two guardrail rods 8-1-2 slidably connected to the guardrail mounting frame 8-1-1 at both ends and can be locked up and down, and two guardrail adjusting rods 8-1-3. One end of each of the two guardrail adjusting rods 8-1-3 is rotatably connected to the frame 1, and the other end thereof is threaded connected with the guardrail mounting frame 8-1-1. One end of one of the guardrail adjusting rods 8-1-3 is provided with a second adjusting handwheel 8-1-4, the two guardrail adjusting rods 8-1-3 are connected via chains. The workbench

1-1 is provided with a gap for the movement of the guardrail mounting

frame 8-1-1. Both ends of the guardrail mounting frame 8-1-1 are

provided with slide rails, and both ends of the guardrail adjusting rod

8-1-3 are respectively slidably connected to the slide rails by sliding

blocks, and locking screws are screwed on the sliding blocks. The frame

1, relative to the first guardrail assembly 8-1, is provided with a second

guardrail assembly 8-2 whose front and rear positions are adjustable. The

structure of the second guardrail assembly 8-2 is consistent with the

structure of the first guardrail assembly 8-1.

As shown in Figure 7, a baffle plate mechanism 9 is also provided

on the frame 1. The baffle plate mechanism 9 comprises a baffle plate 9-1

movably arranged on the frame 1 and a baffle plate driving device 9-2 for

driving the baffle plate 9-1 to move up and down. The baffle plate 9-1 is

perpendicular to the first guardrail assembly 8-1 and the second guardrail assembly 8-2. The baffle plate driving device 9-2 adopts a cylinder, the baffle plate driving device 9-2 is fixed beneath the workbench 1-1, and the baffle plate 9-1 is fixed on the end of the piston rod of the baffle plate driving device 9-2, the workbench 1-1 is provided with a gap for the movement of the baffle plate 9-1. Both the baffle plate 9-1 and the bottle pushing plate 2-1 are provided with notches for the movement of the cutter 3-1.

The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: first, an

worker places the bottle with the packaging film on the workbench 1-1,

and then adjusts the position of the first guardrail assembly 8-1, and

extends the baffle plate 9-1 to make the cutter 3-1 aligned with the gap

between two bottles, and then the second guardrail assembly 8-2 is

adjusted to be close to the bottle to determine the position of the upper

bottle, and the cutter 3-1 works. The suction disc assembly 4-1 sucks out

the packaging film half of which has been cut out, and the other half is

pulled out by the worker. After film cutting is completed, the bottle is

pushed by the bottle pushing plate 2-1, and the bottle is slowly pushed

onto the transport mechanism 5. The transport mechanism 5 delivers the

bottles into the bottle delivery mechanism 6 row by row. Finally, the

bottles are dilivered out row by row by the bottle delivery mechanism 6.

The above descriptions are only the preferred embodiments of the

invention, not thus limiting the embodiments and scope of the invention.

Those skilled in the art should be able to realize that the schemes

obtained from the content of specification and drawings of the invention

are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine,

comprising a frame (1), and a bottle pushing mechanism (2), a film

cutting mechanism (3), and a film suction mechanism (4) which are

provided on the frame (1); one side of the frame (1) is provided with a

transport mechanism (5); an exit of the transport mechanism is provided

with a bottle delivery mechanism (6); the film cutting mechanism (3) is

used for cutting an outer packaging film of an entire group of bottles; the

film suction mechanism (4) is used for sucking out the off-cut packaging

film; the bottle pushing mechanism (2) is used for pushing the bottles

with the packaging films removed to the transport mechanism (5); the

transport mechanism (5) is used for transporting the bottles to the bottle

delivery mechanism(6); and the bottle delivery mechanism (6) is used for

delivering the bottles.

2. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein the bottle pushing mechanism (2) comprises a bottle pushing

plate (2-1) movably arranged on the frame (1) and a bottle pushing plate

driving mechanism (2-2) for driving the bottle pushing plate (2-1) to

reciprocate linearly.

3. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein the film cutting mechanism (3) comprises a cutter (3-1) and a

cutter lifting device (3-2) for driving the cutter (3-1) to move up and

down.

4. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein the film suction mechanism (4) comprises a suction disk

assembly (4-1) movably arranged on the frame (1) and a suction disk

driving mechanism (4-2) for driving the suction disk assembly (4-1) to

move close to or away from the entire group of bottles.

5. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein each of two sides of the transport mechanism (5) is provided

with a guide mechanism (7), the spacing between the two guide

mechanisms (7) can be adjusted.

6. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein the bottle delivery mechanism (6) comprises a bottle delivery

frame (6-1), a bottle delivery plate (6-2) and a bottle delivery plate

driving device (6-3) ; the exit of the transport mechanism (5) is provided

with a bottle receiving table in a direction perpendicular to its

transporting direction; the bottle delivery plate (6-2) is movably arranged

on the bottle delivery frame (6-1); the bottle delivery plate (6-2) is above the bottle receiving table; the bottle delivery plate driving device (6-3) is used for driving the bottle delivery plate (6-2) to make a reciprocating linear movement along the length of the bottle receiving table.

7. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

1, wherein a positioning mechanism (8) is further provided on the frame

(1) for positioning the entire group of bottles.

8. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

7, wherein the positioning mechanism (8) comprises a first guardrail

assembly (8-1) provided on the frame (1); front and rear positions of the

first guardrail assembly (8-1) can be adjusted.

9. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of claim

8, wherein a second guardrail assembly (8-2) relative to the first guardrail

assembly (8-1) is provided on the frame (1), front and rear positions of

the second guardrail assembly (8-1) can be adjusted.

10. The automatic film cutting and bottle feeding machine of

claim 9, wherein a baffle plate mechanism (9) is further provided on the

frame (1); the baffle plate mechanism (9) comprises a baffle plate (9-1)

movably provided on the frame (1) and a baffle plate driving mechanism

(9-2) for driving the baffle plate (9-1) to move up and down; the baffle

plate (9-1) is perpendicular to the first guardrail assembly (8-1) and the

second guardrail assembly (8-2).