CN108974871B - Oblique feeding and cutting device for pop can cover body - Google Patents

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CN108974871B
CN108974871B CN201810933164.8A CN201810933164A CN108974871B CN 108974871 B CN108974871 B CN 108974871B CN 201810933164 A CN201810933164 A CN 201810933164A CN 108974871 B CN108974871 B CN 108974871B
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The invention discloses a top pop can cover body inclined feeding and cutting device, which comprises: the automatic pop can comprises an inclined support, guide rails and sliding seats, wherein the guide rails are arranged on the inclined support in parallel, a slideway corresponding to the pop can cover body is formed between the adjacent guide rails, the sliding seats are located below the slideway, a swinging push rod is arranged on the sliding seats, a support frame crossing the guide rails is arranged at the tail end of the inclined support, fixing seats located at two sides of the slideway are arranged on the guide rails, and overturning push plates are respectively hinged to the fixing seats. Through the mode, the inclined feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover body disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the pop can cover body is tightly arranged on the inclined slideway in the whole process due to dead weight and extrusion, the pop can cover body cannot be loosened, and the stability in the conveying process is improved.

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Oblique feeding and cutting device for pop can cover body
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of electromechanical equipment, in particular to an inclined feeding and cutting device for a pop can cover body.
Background
The can cover of the pop can is a stamping part, the structure is simple, continuous production is carried out on the stamping machine, the speed is very high, the process of mounting the can cover on the top of the pop can is relatively complex, the speed is low, and therefore, the stamping machine and can cover mounting equipment cannot be synchronous, and temporary storage of redundant can covers is usually carried out.
To improve productivity, a single punch may be used to provide the lids for a plurality of lid mounting apparatuses, which requires a device for intermediate conveyance adjustment of the lids. Because the can lids are continuously output from the stamping machine, interception is needed in the transfer process, and meanwhile, the can lids are generally vertically arranged on a horizontal rail to be easy to topple, so that the production stability is poor and improvement is needed.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly solves the technical problem of providing the inclined feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover body, which can avoid the problems of toppling and loosening and improve the production stability.
In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts a technical scheme that: the utility model provides a zip-top can lid slope send and cut device, include: the automatic pop can comprises an inclined support, guide rails and sliding seats, wherein the guide rails are arranged on the inclined support in parallel, a slideway corresponding to a pop can cover body is formed between adjacent guide rails, the sliding seats are located below the slideway, a swinging push rod is arranged on the sliding seats, a support frame which spans the guide rails is arranged at the tail end of the inclined support, a first cylinder and a second cylinder which are axially distributed along the slideway are arranged on the support frame at intervals, a telescopic rod of the first cylinder points to the second cylinder, a third cylinder which points to the slideway is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the first cylinder, a fourth cylinder which points to the slideway is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the second cylinder, cutting plates which point to the slideway are respectively arranged at the tail ends of the telescopic rods of the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder, fixing seats which are located at two sides of the slideway are respectively hinged with a turnover push plate.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the sides of the guide rail are provided with sloping surfaces.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a pin shaft penetrating through the swing push rod is disposed on the sliding seat, and a balancing weight is disposed at the bottom of the swing push rod, so that the top of the swing push rod is turned upwards and extends into the slideway.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a plastic pushing disc is disposed on top of the swing pushing rod.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tilting bracket is provided with a rodless cylinder, and the sliding seat is provided on a sliding block of the rodless cylinder.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing base is provided with a torsion spring, so that the front end of the turnover pushing plate inclines towards the inner side of the slideway and points to the upper end of the slideway.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the guide rail is provided with a fixing rod extending from the fixing seat to the bottom end, and the fixing rod is provided with adhesive tapes extending into the slideway at intervals.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the inclined bracket is provided with a fixing frame positioned below the upper part of the guide rail, and the fixing frame is provided with a first proximity switch pointing to the slideway.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the inclined bracket is provided with a first portal frame and a second portal frame above the guide rail, the first portal frame is located obliquely below the fixed seat, the second portal frame is located obliquely below the first portal frame, the first portal frame is provided with a second proximity switch pointing downwards to the slideway, the second portal frame is provided with a third proximity switch and a fourth proximity switch of the downwards slideway, and the fourth proximity switch is located obliquely below the third proximity switch.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention further includes a controller, the second proximity switch, the third proximity switch and the fourth proximity switch are respectively and linearly connected to the controller, the first cylinder, the second cylinder, the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder are respectively controlled by electromagnetic valves, and the electromagnetic valves are respectively and linearly connected to the controller.
The beneficial effects of the invention are as follows: according to the inclined feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover body, the pop can cover body is fed into the bottom of the slideway after being discharged from the punching machine, the bottom of the slideway is gradually pushed upwards through the arrangement of the pop can cover body, when the pop can cover body reaches the fourth approach switch, the bottom feeding of the slideway is stopped, the third air cylinder descends and cuts into the arranged pop can cover body through the cutting plate, then the first air cylinder stretches and stops stretching when the first air cylinder stretches to reach the third approach switch, the fourth air cylinder descends and cuts into the arranged pop can cover body through the cutting plate, the second air cylinder stops shrinking when the second air cylinder reaches the second approach switch, the swing push rod moves to the lower part of the fourth air cylinder under the action of the rodless air cylinder, the top of the swing push rod loses the compression of the pop can cover body and upwards overturns under the action of the gravity center of gravity to enter the slideway, the swing push rod is driven to move up along the slideway to push the pop can cover body to a high position, after the push plate upwards moves, the push plate is overturned, the push plate is reset to abut against the bottom of the pop can cover body to limit, the pop can cover body is convenient to grasp the mechanical arm and the pop can cover body, the self weight of the pop can is kept in a tight and the whole course due to the inclined and the self-weight is not kept in the whole arrangement process.
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For a clearer description of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, it being obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present invention, and that other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a preferred embodiment of a slant feeding and cutting device for can lids according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1;
fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 2.
Detailed Description
The following description of the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clear and complete, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.
Referring to fig. 1 to 3, an embodiment of the present invention includes:
an oblique feeding and cutting device for a pop can cover body, comprising: the inclined support 1, the guide rails 12 and the sliding seats 11,5 guide rails 12 are arranged on the inclined support 1 in parallel, a slide corresponding to the pop can cover 14 is formed between the adjacent guide rails 12, 4 slide ways are formed, slope surfaces 15 are arranged on the side surfaces of the guide rails 12, two sides of the bottom of the pop can cover 14 in the slide ways are supported, and the stability is high.
The sliding seat 11 is located below the slideway, a swinging push rod 10 is arranged on the sliding seat 11, a pin shaft penetrating through the swinging push rod 10 is arranged on the sliding seat 11, a balancing weight is arranged at the bottom of the swinging push rod 10, so that the top of the swinging push rod 10 is upwards turned and extends into the slideway, and meanwhile, the bottom of the swinging push rod 10 is contacted with the end face of the sliding seat 11 to limit the turning angle. The top of the swing push rod 10 is provided with a plastic push disc, so that the surface of the pop can cover 14 is prevented from being damaged when the plastic push disc contacts with the surface of the pop can cover 14.
The tilting bracket 1 is provided with a rodless cylinder 2, and the sliding seat 11 is arranged on a sliding block of the rodless cylinder 2 to realize up-and-down movement of the swinging push rod 10. In the process that the swing push rod 10 descends along with the sliding seat 11, the top is pressed by the pop can cover body 14 to swing downwards, and then the swing push rod moves into a rear neutral position of the pop can cover body 14 and then automatically swings upwards to reset, so that the push of the pop can cover body 14 during ascending is realized.
The tail end of the inclined support 1 is provided with a support frame 9 crossing a guide rail 12, a first cylinder 8 and a second cylinder 4 which are axially distributed along a slide rail are arranged on the support frame 9 at intervals, a telescopic rod of the first cylinder 8 points to the second cylinder 4, a third cylinder 7 pointing to the slide rail is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the first cylinder 4, a fourth cylinder 6 pointing to the slide rail is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the second cylinder 4, cutting plates 5 pointing to the slide rail are respectively arranged at the tail ends of the telescopic rods of the third cylinder 7 and the fourth cylinder 6, and the second cutting and pushing of a pop can cover 14 are realized, so that the work of a swing push rod 10 is facilitated.
The guide rail 12 is provided with a fixed seat 17 positioned at two sides of the slide way, the fixed seats 17 are respectively hinged with a turnover push plate 16, the fixed seat 17 is provided with a torsion spring 18, so that the front end of the turnover push plate 16 inclines towards the inner side of the slide way and points to the upper end of the slide way, when the can cover 14 is pulled upwards from between the two turnover push plates 16, the turnover push plates 16 are pushed away, and when the can cover 14 is pulled upwards and the bottom end passes over the turnover push plates 16, the turnover push plates 16 are reset to limit the bottom end of the can cover 14, so that the downward sliding is avoided.
The guide rail 12 is provided with a fixed rod 19 extending from the fixed seat 17 to the bottom end, the fixed rod 19 is provided with adhesive tapes 20 extending into the slide way at intervals, the adhesive tapes 20 are used for increasing the extrusion on two sides of the pop-top can cover 14, the pop-top can cover 14 is prevented from moving to two sides, and the conveying stability is improved.
The inclined bracket 1 is provided with a fixing frame positioned below the upper part of the guide rail 12, the fixing frame is provided with a first proximity switch 13 pointing to the slideway, and the system determines the position of the pop-top can cover 14 according to the signal of the first proximity switch 13, so that the pop-top can cover 14 is conveniently clamped by a mechanical arm and a clamp.
The automatic pop can machine is characterized in that a first portal frame and a second portal frame which are arranged above the guide rail 12 are arranged on the inclined support 1, the first portal frame is arranged below the fixed seat 17 in an inclined mode, the second portal frame is arranged below the first portal frame, a second proximity switch 3 which points downwards to the slide rail is arranged on the first portal frame, a third proximity switch 21 and a fourth proximity switch 22 which are downwards arranged on the second portal frame, the fourth proximity switch 22 is arranged below the third proximity switch 21 in an inclined mode, the second proximity switch 3, the third proximity switch 21 and the fourth proximity switch 22 are respectively and linearly connected with a controller of the system, the ascending pop can positions of the pop can cover bodies 14 on each slide rail are monitored, the first air cylinder 8, the second air cylinder 4, the third air cylinder 7 and the fourth air cylinder 6 are respectively controlled by electromagnetic valves, the electromagnetic valves are respectively and linearly connected with the controller, and automatic cutting-off and pushing of the pop can cover bodies 14 are realized, and the work efficiency is high.
In summary, the inclined feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover body provided by the invention receives the continuously fed pop can cover body, cuts off and feeds the pop can cover body in a segmented manner, avoids the problems of toppling and loosening of the pop can cover body, and improves the working stability.
The foregoing description is only illustrative of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structures or equivalent processes or direct or indirect application in other related arts are included in the scope of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a device is cut to easy open can lid slope for the propelling movement of easy open can lid, its characterized in that includes: the slide way corresponding to the pop can cover body is formed between the adjacent guide rails, the slide seat is positioned below the slide way, a swinging push rod is arranged on the slide seat, a support frame crossing the guide rail is arranged at the tail end of the inclined support frame, a first cylinder and a second cylinder axially distributed along the slide way are arranged on the support frame at intervals, a telescopic rod of the first cylinder points to the second cylinder, a third cylinder pointing to the slide way is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the first cylinder, a fourth cylinder pointing to the slide way is arranged at the tail end of the telescopic rod of the second cylinder, cutting plates pointing to the slide way are respectively arranged at the tail ends of the telescopic rods of the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder, fixing seats positioned at two sides of the slide way are arranged on the guide rails, overturning push plates are respectively hinged on the fixing seats, the sliding seat is provided with a pin shaft penetrating through the swinging push rod, the bottom of the swinging push rod is provided with a balancing weight, so that the top of the swinging push rod is upwards turned and extends into the slideway, the inclined bracket is provided with a first portal frame and a second portal frame which are positioned above the guide rail, the first portal frame is positioned obliquely below the fixed seat, the second portal frame is positioned obliquely below the first portal frame, the first portal frame is provided with a second proximity switch pointing downwards to the slideway, the second portal frame is provided with a third proximity switch and a fourth proximity switch of the downward slideway, the fourth proximity switch is positioned obliquely below the third proximity switch, the second proximity switch, the third proximity switch and the fourth proximity switch are respectively and linearly connected with the controller, the first cylinder, the second cylinder, the third cylinder and the fourth cylinder are respectively controlled by electromagnetic valves, the electromagnetic valves are respectively connected with the controller in a linear mode.
2. The oblique feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide rail is provided with a slope on a side surface thereof.
3. The oblique feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the top of the swing push rod is provided with a plastic push plate.
4. The oblique feeding and cutting device of the pop can cover body according to claim 1, wherein the oblique bracket is provided with a rodless cylinder, and the sliding seat is arranged on a sliding block of the rodless cylinder.
5. The oblique feeding and cutting device of the pop can cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fixing base is provided with a torsion spring so that the front end of the overturning pushing plate is inclined to the inner side of the slideway and directed to the upper end of the slideway.
6. The oblique feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide rail is provided with a fixing rod extending from the fixing seat to the bottom end, and the fixing rod is provided with adhesive tapes extending into the slide way at intervals.
7. The oblique feeding and cutting device for the pop can cover body according to claim 1, wherein a fixing frame positioned below the upper part of the guide rail is arranged on the oblique support, and a first proximity switch pointing to the slide rail is arranged on the fixing frame.
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