CN109421963B

CN109421963B - Automatic piece feeding and checking mechanism of horizontal boxing machine

Info

Publication number: CN109421963B
Application number: CN201710718913.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄世昌; 庄万裕; 黄振瑞
Original assignee: Pegavision Corp
Current assignee: Pegavision Corp
Priority date: 2017-08-21
Filing date: 2017-08-21
Publication date: 2020-11-03
Anticipated expiration: 2037-08-21
Also published as: CN109421963A

Abstract

An automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of a horizontal boxing machine comprises a conveyor belt device, a plurality of bearing jigs, a push rod device, a carrier conveyor belt and an inspecting device. Each carrying jig can be used for placing a plurality of PP cups, and the carrying jigs are placed on the conveying belt device. The push rod device is provided with a plurality of push rods, the carrier conveying belt is arranged on one side of the push rod device, when the push rod device moves towards the bearing jig, the push rod device can push a preset number of PP cups in the bearing jig onto the carrier conveying belt, a plurality of partition plates are arranged on the carrier conveying belt at intervals, and a plurality of bearing spaces are formed among the partition plates and used for placing the PP cups. The film testing device is provided with a plurality of testing units which can test the PP cups on the carrier conveying belt.

Description

Automatic piece feeding and checking mechanism of horizontal boxing machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to an automatic lens-feeding and inspecting mechanism, in particular to an automatic lens-feeding and inspecting mechanism of a horizontal boxing machine, which is suitable for contact lenses.

Background

The prior contact lenses are required to be packed in a PP cup together with liquid medicine after being manufactured, then the operations of testing the lenses and packing the lenses in the boxes are carried out, and the various operations are carried out separately, and part of the operations are carried out manually, which is difficult to meet the requirement of automation, so the yield is low, and the yield can only reach 25 boxes per minute.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention provides an automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism for a horizontal box packing machine, which can meet the requirement of automation and greatly increase the yield.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides an automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism for a horizontal boxing machine, comprising: a conveyor belt device; the plurality of bearing jigs are provided with a plurality of partition plates, a plurality of accommodating spaces are formed among the partition plates, each accommodating space can be used for accommodating a plurality of PP cups, the plurality of bearing jigs are arranged on the conveyer belt device, and the conveyer belt device can move the bearing jig provided with the PP cups from a loading area to a splitting area and return the empty bearing jig from the splitting area to the loading area; the push rod device is arranged in the slicing area and is provided with a plurality of push rods, and the push rods correspond to the accommodating spaces of the bearing jig; the carrier conveying belt is arranged on one side of the push rod device, when the push rod device moves towards the bearing jig, the push rod device can push a preset number of PP cups in the bearing jig onto the carrier conveying belt, a plurality of partition plates are arranged on the carrier conveying belt at intervals, and a plurality of bearing spaces are formed among the partition plates and used for placing a plurality of PP cups; and the film testing device is provided with a plurality of testing units which can test the PP cups on the carrier conveying belt.

Preferably, the conveying belt device comprises a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt, the second conveying belt is arranged above the first conveying belt, one end of the first conveying belt and one end of the second conveying belt are provided with a lifting mechanism, and the other end of the first conveying belt and the other end of the second conveying belt are provided with a jacking mechanism.

Preferably, the loading area is disposed at a position close to the lifting mechanism on one side of the first conveyor belt, the PP cups placed in the loading area can be pushed into the accommodating spaces of the corresponding loading jigs by a pre-arranged jig, and the moving direction of the pre-arranged jig is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt.

Preferably, the push rod device is located above the jacking mechanism, and the moving direction of the push rod device is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveying belt.

Preferably, the push rod device can push out the PP cups located at the upper layer in the carrying fixture, and the jacking mechanism gradually pushes the carrying fixture to lift the carrying fixture, so that the push rod device can continuously push out the PP cups located at the upper layer in the carrying fixture.

Preferably, the plurality of checking units are arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the carrier conveying belt, the distance between the plurality of checking units and the central line of the carrier conveying belt is unequal, and when the PP cups which are stacked on each other in multiple layers are pushed into a staggered shape, the plurality of checking units can respectively correspond to the PP cups in different layers.

Preferably, a pushing portion is installed at a front end of each pusher for pushing out the corresponding PP cups, the pushing portion of each pusher is provided with a plurality of pushing surfaces, the plurality of pushing surfaces are located at different horizontal heights, and the distances between the plurality of pushing surfaces and the center line of the carrier conveyor belt are different, when the pusher device moves towards the carrier conveyor belt, the pushing surfaces of the plurality of pushing portions can push a predetermined number of PP cups in the carrying fixture onto the carrier conveyor belt, and push the plurality of PP cups to be in a staggered expansion shape.

Preferably, a plurality of stopping surfaces are arranged at one end of each bearing space of the carrier conveying belt far away from the push rod device, the stopping members are provided with a plurality of stopping surfaces, the plurality of stopping surfaces are located at different horizontal heights, the distance between the plurality of stopping surfaces and the center line of the carrier conveying belt is unequal, and when the push rod device pushes the plurality of PP cups to the carrier conveying belt, the plurality of PP cups can be stopped and positioned by the plurality of stopping surfaces.

Preferably, the pusher device is horizontally movable, the moving direction of the pusher device being perpendicular to the conveying direction of the carrier belt.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

the invention relates to an automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of a horizontal boxing machine, which comprises a conveyor belt device, a plurality of bearing jigs, a push rod device, a carrier conveyor belt and an inspecting device. Each bearing jig can be used for placing a plurality of PP cups, the bearing jigs are placed on the conveying belt device, the push rod device is provided with a plurality of push rods, the carrier conveying belt is arranged on one side of the push rod device, when the push rod device moves towards the bearing jigs, the push rod device can push the PP cups with the preset number in the bearing jigs to the carrier conveying belt, a plurality of partition plates are arranged on the carrier conveying belt at intervals, a plurality of bearing spaces are formed among the partition plates and used for placing the PP cups, and the sheet testing device is provided with a plurality of testing units and can test the PP cups on the carrier conveying belt. Therefore, the packaging method can meet the packaging requirements of different products such as 10PK, 20PK or 30PK and the like, can meet the requirement of automation, greatly improves the yield, and can meet the yield of more than 40 boxes per minute.

For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and the accompanying drawings, which are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of the horizontal box packing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of the horizontal boxing machine.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the automatic slide-feeding and slide-checking mechanism of the horizontal boxing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the automatic slide-feeding and slide-checking mechanism of the horizontal box packing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another angle of the automatic slide-feeding and slide-checking mechanism of the horizontal boxing machine of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the pusher assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the putter device of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the present invention provides an automatic lens-feeding and lens-inspecting mechanism of a horizontal box packing machine, which is suitable for the operation of inspecting and packing contact lenses, and comprises a conveyor device 1, a plurality of carrying jigs 2, a pusher device 3, a carrier conveyor 4 and a lens-inspecting device 5.

The conveyor belt device 1 can move the carrying tools 2 provided with a plurality of PP cups 10 from a loading area 15 to a splitting area 17, and can return the empty carrying tools 2 from the splitting area 17 to the loading area 15. The structure of the conveyor belt device 1 is not limited and can be various existing conveyor belt mechanisms, in this embodiment, the conveyor belt device 1 includes a first conveyor belt 11 and a second conveyor belt 12, both the first conveyor belt 11 and the second conveyor belt 12 are horizontal conveyor mechanisms, and can be existing belt or roller type conveyor belts, the type of which is not limited, and the second conveyor belt 12 can be disposed above the first conveyor belt 11. One end of the first conveyor belt 11 and the second conveyor belt 12 is provided with a lifting mechanism 13, the lifting mechanism 13 has a first power source 131, the first power source 131 can be a servo shaft, etc., the first power source 131 is connected to a first platform 132, and the first power source 131 can be used to drive the first platform 132 to lift, so as to drive the loading fixture 2 to lift. The other end of the first conveyor belt 11 and the second conveyor belt 12 is provided with a jacking mechanism 14, the jacking mechanism 14 has a second power source 141, the second power source 141 can be a servo shaft, etc., the second power source 141 is connected to a second platform 142, and the second power source 141 can be used for driving the second platform 142 to go up and down, so as to drive the bearing fixture 2 to go up and down.

A loading area 15 is provided on one side of the first conveyor belt 11 near the lifting mechanism 13, and the PP cups 10 can be pushed into the carrier jig 2 by using a pre-arrangement jig 16. The PP cup 10 is a container made of PP material, and the inside of the PP cup 10 contains contact lenses and liquid medicine. The pre-row jig 16 may also be connected to a suitable power source (not shown), which may be a servo shaft or the like, for pushing the pre-row jig 16 to move horizontally, wherein the moving direction of the pre-row jig 16 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor 11.

The bearing jigs 2 are respectively provided with a plurality of partition plates 21, the partition plates 21 are vertically arranged at intervals, a plurality of accommodating spaces 22 are formed between the partition plates 21, each accommodating space 22 can be used for accommodating a plurality of PP cups 10, so that the bearing jigs 2 can be used for accommodating a plurality of PP cups 10, for example, each bearing jig 2 can be provided with ten accommodating spaces 22, but the number of the bearing jigs is not limited, and the bearing jigs can be increased or decreased as required. Each accommodation space 22 can accommodate a plurality of PP cups 10, the PP cups 10 can be connected into a row (five-connection sealing) by five, and the PP cups 10 in multiple rows are stacked up and down, so that each accommodation space 22 can accommodate tens of PP cups 10, the number of the PP cups is not limited, and the PP cups can be increased or decreased according to the needs. The carrying tools 2 can be placed on the conveyor belt device 1 so as to be moved forward and back by the conveyor belt device 1.

The PP cups 10 placed in the loading area 15 can be pushed into the corresponding accommodating spaces 22 of the loading jigs 2 by the pre-arranged jigs 16, and then the PP cups are conveyed to the other end by the first conveying belt 11, that is, conveyed to the push rod device 3, so as to push out the PP cups 10, then the empty loading jigs 2 can be lifted by the lifting mechanism 14, and then the empty loading jigs 2 are conveyed to the lifting mechanism 13 by the second conveying belt 12, so that the empty loading jigs 2 are driven to descend by the lifting mechanism 13, and the empty loading jigs 2 can be conveyed to the loading area 15 by the first conveying belt 11, so that the loading jigs 2 can be returned for recycling.

The pusher device 3 is disposed in a slicing section 17, and the slicing section 17 is disposed at the other end of the first conveyor belt 11. The pushing rod device 3 is located above the jacking mechanism 14, the pushing rod device 3 is connected to a suitable power source (not shown), the power source can be a servo shaft or the like, and can be used for pushing the pushing rod device 3 to move horizontally, and the moving direction of the pushing rod device 3 is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveying belt 11.

The pushing rod device 3 has a plurality of pushing rods 31 (as shown in fig. 7), the pushing rods 31 are disposed at intervals, and the pushing rods 31 correspond to the accommodating spaces 22 of the carrying fixture 2. When the pusher 3 moves towards the carrying fixture 2, a predetermined number of PP cups 10 in the carrying fixture 2 can be pushed out (as shown in fig. 6), for example, ten, twenty or thirty PP cups 10 can be pushed out by each pusher 31 of the pusher 3 at a time according to the packaging requirements of different products such as 10PK, 20PK or 30PK, so as to meet different boxing requirements. The front end of each push rod 31 can be provided with an ejecting part 32, which can be changed to different heights according to the requirement, so that the push rods 31 can push out the corresponding PP cups 10, and the height of the push piece can be automatically set.

The push rod device 3 can push out the PP cups 10 located on the upper layer in the bearing jig 2, and gradually push the bearing jig 2 to ascend by using the jacking mechanism 14, so that the push rod device 3 can continuously push out the PP cups 10 located on the upper layer in the bearing jig 2 until all the PP cups 10 in the bearing jig 2 are pushed out, and then the empty bearing jig 2 is automatically returned to the loading area 15 by using the conveyor belt device 1.

In the embodiment, the pusher device 3 adopts a staggered pushing design, and the pushing portion 32 of each pusher 31 is stepped, that is, each pushing portion 32 may have a plurality of pushing

surfaces

321, 322, 323, and the pushing

surfaces

321, 322, 323 are located at different levels, and the distances between the pushing

surfaces

321, 322, 323 and the center line 43 of the carrier belt 4 are different. When the pusher 3 moves toward the carrier belt 4, the pushing

surfaces

321, 322, 323 of the pushing portions 32 can push a predetermined number of PP cups 10 in the carrier fixture 2 to the carrier belt 4, and push the PP cups 10 to be in a staggered configuration, so that the inspection units 51 can correspond to the individual PP cups 10 of different layers respectively for performing the inspection operation.

The carrier conveyer belt 4 is located at one side of the pusher 3, and the pusher 3 can push the PP cups 10 in the carrier 2 to the carrier conveyer belt 4. The carrier conveyer belt 4 is provided with a plurality of partition plates 41 at intervals, a plurality of bearing spaces 42 are formed between the partition plates 41 so as to place a plurality of paths of PP cups 10, the push rod device 3 can push the PP cups 10 in the bearing jig 2 to the bearing spaces 42 of the carrier conveyer belt 4, so that the PP cups 10 are pushed to be in a staggered and unfolded shape and are conveyed forwards in sequence, and the film testing device 5 arranged near the carrier conveyer belt 4 is used for testing the film.

In the present embodiment, a stop member 44 is disposed at one end of each of the carrying spaces 42 of the carrier belt 4 away from the pusher 3, and the stop member 44 is in a step shape corresponding to the pushing portion 32, that is, the stop member 44 may have a plurality of

stop surfaces

441, 442, 443, the

stop surfaces

441, 442, 443 are located at different horizontal heights, and the distance between the

stop surfaces

441, 442, 443 and the center line 43 of the carrier belt 4 is different. When the pusher 3 moves toward the carrier transport belt 4, the pushing

surfaces

321, 322, 323 of the pushing portions 32 push a predetermined number of PP cups 10 in the carrier fixture 2 onto the carrier transport belt 4, and the PP cups 10 are pushed to be spread out alternately and are stopped and positioned by the

stopping surfaces

441, 442, 443.

The lens inspection device 5 is close to the carrier belt 4, and the lens inspection device 5 may be a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), etc. for capturing image data of the contact lens in the PP cup 10 for analysis and inspection. After the film checking operation is finished, the PP cups 10 can be conveyed to a film integrating area so as to be arranged by a film integrating mechanism (not shown), the content of the finished film checking is correctly and directly pushed into a conveying belt 6 of a boxing machine to be boxed directly, and the content of the finished film checking is incorrect and is directly poured into an NG temporary storage area 7.

In the present embodiment, the film inspecting device 5 is provided with a plurality of inspecting units 51, the inspecting units 51 are Charge Coupled Devices (CCDs), and the inspecting units 51 can be disposed on the outer side or the inner side of the carrier belt 4 so as to perform the film inspecting operation on the PP cups 10 on the carrier belt 4. The inspection units 51 are staggered, that is, the inspection units 51 are arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the carrier conveying belt 4, and the intervals between the inspection units 51 and the center line 43 of the carrier conveying belt 4 are different, when the PP cups 10 stacked on top of each other in multiple layers are pushed into a staggered (stepped) shape, the inspection units 51 can respectively correspond to the PP cups 10 in different layers, so as to select a single (e.g. first) PP cup 10 in the layer as the inspection piece representative, and the inspection piece is not required to be performed on all the PP cups 10 in the layer.

The invention relates to an automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of a horizontal boxing machine, which comprises a conveyor belt device, a plurality of bearing jigs, a push rod device, a carrier conveyor belt and an inspecting device. Each bearing jig can be used for placing a plurality of PP cups, and the bearing jigs are placed on the conveying belt device. The push rod device is provided with a plurality of push rods, the carrier conveying belt is arranged on one side of the push rod device, when the push rod device moves towards the bearing jig, the push rod device can push the PP cups with the preset number in the bearing jig to the carrier conveying belt, a plurality of partition plates are arranged on the carrier conveying belt at intervals, a plurality of bearing spaces are formed among the partition plates, and the PP cups can be placed in the bearing spaces. The film testing device is provided with a plurality of testing units and can test the PP cups on the carrier conveying belt. Therefore, the invention can adapt to the packaging requirements of different products such as 10PK, 20PK or 30PK and the like, can meet the requirement of automation, greatly improves the yield and can meet the yield of more than 40 boxes per minute.

However, the above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that all equivalent changes made by using the contents of the present specification and the drawings are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an automatic piece of throwing of horizontal cartoning machine is tested piece and is constructed, its characterized in that, the automatic piece of throwing of horizontal cartoning machine is tested piece and is constructed and include:

a conveyor belt device;

the bearing jigs are provided with a plurality of partition plates, a plurality of accommodating spaces are formed among the partition plates, each accommodating space can be used for accommodating a plurality of PP cups, the bearing jigs are arranged on the conveying belt device, and the conveying belt device can move the bearing jig provided with the PP cups from a loading area to a splitting area and return the empty bearing jig from the splitting area to the loading area;

the push rod device is arranged in the slicing area and is provided with a plurality of push rods, and the push rods correspond to the accommodating spaces of the bearing jig;

the carrier conveying belt is arranged on one side of the push rod device, when the push rod device moves towards the bearing jig, the push rod device can push the PP cups with the preset number in the bearing jig to the carrier conveying belt, a plurality of partition plates are arranged on the carrier conveying belt at intervals, and a plurality of bearing spaces are formed among the partition plates and used for placing the PP cups; and

a film testing device, wherein the film testing device is provided with a plurality of testing units which can test the PP cups on the carrier conveying belt,

wherein the plurality of inspection units are arranged at intervals along the conveying direction of the carrier conveying belt, and the distances between the plurality of inspection units and the central line of the carrier conveying belt are unequal, when the PP cups stacked in multiple layers are pushed into a staggered shape, the plurality of inspection units can respectively correspond to the PP cups in different layers, a pushing part is arranged at the front end of each push rod for pushing out the corresponding PP cups, the pushing part of each push rod is provided with a plurality of pushing surfaces, the pushing surfaces are positioned at different horizontal heights, the distances between the pushing surfaces and the central line of the carrier conveying belt are unequal, when the push rod device moves towards the carrier conveying belt, the pushing surfaces of the pushing parts can push the PP cups in the predetermined number in the bearing jig onto the carrier conveying belt, and pushing the plurality of PP cups to be alternately developed.

2. The automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of claim 1, wherein the conveyor belt device comprises a first conveyor belt and a second conveyor belt, the second conveyor belt is disposed above the first conveyor belt, a lifting mechanism is disposed at one end of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt, and a lifting mechanism is disposed at the other end of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt.

3. The automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the loading area is disposed at a position near the lifting mechanism on one side of the first conveyor belt, the PP cups placed in the loading area can be pushed into the accommodating spaces of the corresponding loading jigs by a pre-arrangement jig, and the moving direction of the pre-arrangement jig is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt.

4. The automatic tablet feeding and inspecting mechanism of horizontal type box packing machine according to claim 2, wherein the push rod device is located above the jacking mechanism, and the moving direction of the push rod device is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveying belt.

5. The automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of claim 2, wherein the pusher device is capable of pushing out the PP cups located at the upper layer in the carrying fixture, and the jacking mechanism gradually pushes the carrying fixture to lift the carrying fixture, so that the pusher device can continuously push out the PP cups located at the upper layer in the carrying fixture.

6. The automatic sheet feeding and inspecting mechanism of claim 1, wherein a plurality of stop surfaces are disposed at an end of each of the carrying spaces of the carrier belt away from the pusher, and the stop surfaces are at different levels and are spaced from a center line of the carrier belt at different intervals, so that a plurality of PP cups can be stopped and positioned by the plurality of stop surfaces when the pusher pushes the plurality of PP cups onto the carrier belt.

7. The automatic tab feeding and inspecting mechanism of horizontal boxing machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pushing rod device can move horizontally, and the moving direction of the pushing rod device is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the carrier conveying belt.