Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide an automatic box folding method of an automatic box folding machine, which can replace manual box folding, realize automatic box folding and reduce the labor cost.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the solution of the invention is:
an automatic box folding method of an automatic box folding machine comprises a frame, a feeding mechanism arranged at the front end of the frame, a shifting mechanism, a folding mechanism, a long edge guide mechanism and an ear pressing mechanism; the frame is provided with two workbenches which are arranged at intervals, the lower part of the frame between the two workbenches is provided with the shifting mechanism, the edge folding mechanism is arranged between the two workbenches and comprises four symmetrically arranged lifting cylinders, the top surface of each lifting cylinder is respectively fixed with a metal plate, and each metal plate is respectively provided with two vertical clamping plates which are arranged from the center of the metal plate to the direction of the adjacent metal plate; the long edge guide mechanism is arranged above the edge folding mechanism and is provided with an inverted V-shaped guide rod; the lug pressing mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on two sides above the edge folding mechanism, each lug pressing mechanism is provided with a longitudinal cylinder, a transverse cylinder and a transverse pressing plate, the longitudinal cylinder drives the transverse pressing plate to move up and down, and the transverse cylinder drives the transverse pressing plate to move left and right; the folding method of the automatic box folding machine comprises the following steps:
step 1: flatly paving the paper boards to be folded on the feeding mechanism according to a certain direction, and conveying the paper boards to be folded between two working tables of the corresponding shifting mechanism;
step 2: the shifting mechanism absorbs the paper board and transmits the paper board to the four lifting cylinders of the edge folding mechanism;
and step 3: four lifting cylinders of the edge folding mechanism drive the metal plate to rise simultaneously, the side creases of the paper plate are ejected upwards to deform, and the four lifting cylinders lift
When the cylinder finishes rising, the four sides of the paper board are folded;
and 4, step 4: the guide rod of the long-edge guide mechanism is pressed downwards, the lug pressing mechanism ascends or descends to correspond to the unfolded lug edge of the paper box, the left transverse pressing plate and the right transverse pressing plate of the lug pressing mechanism move towards the center respectively, the unfolded lug edge is pressed into the paper box, the guide rod continues to press downwards to press the top surface of the paper box downwards to the opening of the covered paper box, and the box folding is completed.
Further, the method also comprises the step 5: after the box is folded, the shifting mechanism, the edge folding mechanism, the long edge guide mechanism and the lug pressing mechanism reset, the paper box falls into the discharging mechanism, and the conveying belt conveys the paper box to the next production line.
Preferably, the discharging mechanism is provided with a guide mechanism, the guide mechanism is arranged behind the edge folding mechanism, the guide mechanism comprises a conveyor belt arranged between the two working tables and two guide plates oppositely arranged on the two working tables, the extension direction of each guide plate is parallel to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, and a guide channel is formed between the two guide plates; after the box folding is finished, the paper box falls into a conveying belt of the guide mechanism, and the conveying belt conveys the paper box to the next production along the guide channel.
Preferably, the feeding mechanism comprises a gantry module and an absorbing mechanism, the gantry module comprises a support frame and a lifting module, and the lifting module is provided with a material discharging plate facing the support frame; the suction mechanism is provided with a suction plate and a sliding seat, the suction plate is matched on the longitudinal sliding rail, the suction plate is connected with the sliding seat, the sliding seat is arranged on a synchronous belt in a sliding way, and the sliding seat can slide back and forth on the synchronous belt; in the step 1, the paper board is placed on a material placing plate of the gantry module and is conveyed upwards through the lifting module, the suction mechanism slides to the position corresponding to the paper board along the synchronous belt, the paper board is sucked through a suction plate of the suction mechanism, the suction mechanism sucks the paper board and then slides to the upper side of the workbench along the synchronous belt, and the suction plate is loosened, so that the paper board is placed on the two workbenches.
Preferably, the gantry module further comprises an adjusting mechanism, the support frame is arranged on the adjusting mechanism and comprises a cross rod and a longitudinal rod, the paperboard is placed behind the material placing plate, and the position of the cross rod is automatically adjusted by the support frame through the adjusting mechanism.
Preferably, the two work tables are arranged on the adjusting mechanism, the four lifting cylinders of the edge folding mechanism are symmetrically fixed at opposite ends of the two work tables, and the adjusting mechanism adjusts the distance between the two work tables to enable the four lifting cylinders to fold edges corresponding to paper boards of different sizes.
Preferably, the feeding mechanism, the shifting mechanism, the edge folding mechanism, the long edge guiding mechanism and the lug pressing mechanism are respectively provided with a sensor.
After the method is adopted, the full-automatic box folding of the paperboard is completed through the matching of the shifting mechanism, the edge folding mechanism, the long-edge guide mechanism and the lug pressing mechanism of the automatic box folding machine, so that manual box folding is replaced, and the problem that the automatic box folding of the existing long-corner box is difficult is solved. The invention can improve the box folding efficiency, save the cost, facilitate the subsequent packaging to provide the folded box more quickly and better and reduce the box folding steps. The invention is provided with the adjusting mechanism, and the distance between the structures can be adjusted according to the sizes of different paper boxes, so that the paper box can be more quickly and better adapted to the replacement of products, and the universality is strong.
Detailed Description
In order to further explain the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is explained in detail by the following specific examples.
In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are used only for convenience in describing the present invention and for simplicity in description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified.
As shown in fig. 1 to 15, the present invention discloses an automatic box folding machine, which comprises a frame 10, a gantry module 20, a suction mechanism 30, a shifting mechanism 40, a folding mechanism 50, a long edge guide mechanism 60, a lug pressing mechanism 70, a guide mechanism 80, an adjusting mechanism 90 and an alarm device, wherein the gantry module 20 and the suction mechanism 30 form a feeding mechanism of the automatic box folding machine, and the guide mechanism 80 is a discharging mechanism of the automatic box folding machine.
As shown in fig. 1, the left and right sides of the frame 10 are provided with protective covers 11, which is convenient for operators to observe and operate and maintain equipment. The front conveyor belts of the rack 10 are vertically connected, the gantry module 20 is arranged in the rack 10 and located at the front end of the rack 10, the rack 10 is further provided with an electric control cabinet 12, the electric control cabinet 12 can be provided with a touch screen, the running condition of the automatic box folding machine is displayed on the touch screen, better interpersonal interaction is provided, and production management is facilitated. The alarm device is externally connected with the electric control cabinet 12 and can comprise alarm three-color lamps (such as a red lamp, a green lamp and a yellow lamp), when the equipment fails, the red lamp is turned on to prompt a worker to process related abnormal work; when the equipment is in an idle state, the yellow light is on; when the equipment normally works, the green light is on.
As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the adjusting mechanism 90 includes a cylinder module 91 and a sliding module 92, the cylinder module 91 includes a cylinder base 911, a cylinder 912 disposed on the cylinder base 911, and two sliding blocks 913 slidably disposed on the cylinder 912. The sliding module 92 includes a sliding rail 921 and two sliding blocks 922 slidably disposed on the sliding rail 921.
As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the gantry module 20 includes the adjusting mechanism 90, a supporting frame 21 and a lifting module 22, a cylinder base 911 and a slide rail 921 of the adjusting mechanism 90 are fixed on the frame 10 at intervals, two sliders 913 of the cylinder module and two sliders 922 of the sliding module 92 are correspondingly disposed, the supporting frame 21 includes two cross bars 211 connecting the corresponding sliders 913 of the cylinder module 91 and the sliders 922 of the sliding module 92, and two longitudinal bars 212 disposed on each cross bar 211, and each longitudinal bar 212 of the supporting frame 21 can serve as a paper box guide. The frame 10 is equipped with the lifting module 22 admittedly in the rear end of support frame 21, and the lifting module 22 includes a blowing board 221 towards support frame 21, a fixed plate 222, a carton limiting plate 223 and a sliding block 224, be equipped with a motor shaft 225 on the fixed plate 222, sliding block 224 slidable cooperation is on motor shaft 225, carton limiting plate 223 is fixed on sliding block 224, and blowing board 221 is fixed on the top of carton limiting plate 223, the vertical fixed setting of fixed plate 222 is on frame 110, and motor shaft 225 on the fixed plate 222 is towards support frame 21, and blowing board 221 is located between two sets of vertical poles 212 of support frame 21.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the frame 10 is provided with two work tables 13 at the rear end of the gantry module 20, the frame 10 is provided with at least one set of sliding module 92 and a cylinder module 91 at intervals, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, this embodiment is provided with two sets of sliding modules 92, the sliding rails 921 of each sliding module 92 are fixedly arranged at the left and right ends of the frame 10, each sliding rail 921 is connected to the left and right ends of the frame 10, the two work tables 13 are arranged at intervals, each work table 13 is fixedly arranged on the corresponding sliding block 922 of the two sliding rails 921, each work table 13 is respectively and fixedly matched with the sliding block 912 of the cylinder module 91, the cylinder base 911 of the cylinder module 91 is fixed on the frame, and the two work tables 13 slide relative to the sliding rails 921 through the sliding blocks 922 of the sliding module 92, so as to adjust the distance between the two work.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the frame 10 is provided with the suction mechanism 30 on the upper portions of the two work tables 13, the suction mechanism 30 corresponds to the central axis between the two work tables 13, as shown in fig. 10, the suction mechanism 30 includes a suction plate 32, a slide rail 33, a slide plate 34 and a slide seat 35, the suction plate 32 is connected to a cylinder 31, the cylinder 31 is fixedly disposed on one side of the slide plate 34, the other side of the slide plate 34 is slidably fitted on the slide rail 33, the suction plate 32 is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the cylinder 31, the slide seat 35 is fixed on one side of the slide plate 34, the slide seat 35 is slidably disposed on a timing belt 36, the timing belt 36 is disposed on the frame 10, and the slide seat 35 can slide back and forth on the.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6 and fig. 11, the frame 10 is provided with the shifting mechanism 40 at the lower portion of the two working tables 13, and the shifting mechanism 40 corresponds to the central axis between the two working tables 13. The displacement mechanism 40 comprises an air cylinder 41 capable of extending back and forth, and a suction plate 42 fixedly arranged at the front end of the air cylinder 41, wherein a suction nozzle 421 of the suction plate 42 faces the top surface, and two ends of the air cylinder 41 are fixed on the frame 10.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the folding mechanism 50 is disposed between the two work tables 13 and located behind the rearmost end stroke of the suction plate 42 of the displacement mechanism 40, as shown in fig. 12, the folding mechanism 50 includes four lifting cylinders 51 disposed in two-by-two symmetry, a metal plate 52 is fixed on the top surface of each lifting cylinder 51, a vertical clamping plate 53 facing the adjacent metal plate 52 from the center of the metal plate 52 is disposed on each metal plate 52, two clamping plates 53 are disposed on each metal plate 52, and a guide plate 54 disposed in an outward inclined manner is connected to the top end of each clamping plate 53.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, the long-side guide mechanism 60 is disposed above the hemming mechanism 50, the long-side guide mechanism 60 includes a guide rod 61 and a down cylinder 62 for driving the guide rod 61 to move up and down, the guide rod 61 is in an inverted V shape, an extension line of the guide rod 61 intersects with the hemming mechanism 50, and the down cylinder 62 is fixed on the frame 10.
As shown in fig. 1 to fig. 6 in conjunction with fig. 14, the lug pressing mechanism 70 is disposed above the edge folding mechanism 50, the frame 10 is provided with a support plate 14 for fixing the lug pressing mechanism 70, the support plate 14 is disposed along the left and right ends of the frame 10, the support plate 14 is fixedly provided with a guide rail 15, the guide rail 15 is provided with two sliders 16 capable of sliding left and right along the guide rail 15, each slider 16 is provided with one lug pressing mechanism 70, the two lug pressing mechanisms 70 are symmetrically disposed, each lug pressing mechanism 70 includes a longitudinal fixing plate 71, a longitudinal cylinder 72, a transverse fixing plate 73, a transverse cylinder 74 and a transverse pressing plate 75, the longitudinal fixing plate 71 is fixed on the slider 16 of the guide rail 15, the longitudinal cylinder 72 is fixed on the longitudinal fixing plate 71, the transverse fixing plate 73 is fixed on the bottom surface of the longitudinal cylinder 72, the transverse cylinder 74 is fixed on the bottom surface of the transverse fixing plate 73, one of the horizontal pressing plates 75 is arranged on the left side of the left horizontal air cylinder 74, the other horizontal pressing plate is arranged on the right side of the right horizontal air cylinder 74, the vertical air cylinder 72 can drive the horizontal pressing plate 75 to move up and down, and the horizontal air cylinder 74 can drive the horizontal pressing plate 75 to move left and right.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6 in combination with fig. 15, the guide mechanism 80 is disposed behind the edge folding mechanism 50, the guide mechanism 80 includes a belt 81 disposed between the two work tables 13 and two guide plates 82 disposed on the two work tables 13, an extending direction of each guide plate 82 is parallel to a conveying direction of the belt 81, a guide channel 83 for a product to pass through is formed between the two guide plates 82, and stable conveying of the product to be tested can be better achieved.
As shown in fig. 16, the automatic box folding method of the automatic box folding machine includes the following steps:
step 1: flatly paving the paper boards to be folded on a material placing plate of a gantry module of a feeding mechanism in a certain direction, conveying the paper boards upwards through a lifting module, enabling a suction mechanism to slide to a position corresponding to the paper boards along a synchronous belt, sucking the paper boards through a suction plate of the suction mechanism, enabling the suction mechanism to slide to the upper side of a workbench along the synchronous belt after sucking the paper boards, and loosening the suction plate to enable the paper boards to be placed on the two workbenches;
step 2: the shifting mechanism absorbs the paper board and transmits the paper board to the four lifting cylinders of the edge folding mechanism;
and step 3: four lifting cylinders of the edge folding mechanism drive the metal plate to ascend simultaneously, the crease positions of the side edges of the paper plate are ejected upwards to deform, and when the four lifting cylinders finish ascending, the four side edges of the paper plate are folded;
and 4, step 4: the guide rod of the long-edge guide mechanism is pressed downwards, the lug pressing mechanisms ascend or descend to correspond to the unfolded lug edges of the paper boxes, the transverse pressing plate of the lug pressing mechanism on the left side and the transverse pressing plate of the lug pressing mechanism on the right side move towards the center respectively, the unfolded lug edges are pressed into the paper boxes, the guide rod continues to press downwards to press the top surfaces of the paper boxes downwards to the openings of the covered paper boxes, and the box folding is completed.
And 5: after the box is folded, the shifting mechanism, the edge folding mechanism, the long edge guide mechanism and the lug pressing mechanism reset, the paper box falls into the conveyor belt of the guide mechanism of the discharging mechanism, and the paper box is conveyed to the next production along the guide channel by the conveyor belt.
In order to improve the box folding efficiency and avoid the dislocation of the paper boxes, the shifting mechanism 40, the edge folding mechanism 50, the long edge guide mechanism 60 and the ear pressing mechanism can be respectively provided with sensors for intelligently sensing the positions of the paper boxes.
The automatic box folding machine can replace manual box folding, realizes automatic box folding, solves the problem that the existing long-corner box is difficult to automatically fold, improves box folding efficiency, saves cost, is convenient for providing folded boxes with quicker and better subsequent packaging, and reduces box folding steps. The invention is provided with the adjusting mechanism, and the distance between the structures can be adjusted according to the sizes of different paper boxes, so that the paper box can be more quickly and better adapted to the replacement of products, and the universality is strong.
The above embodiments and drawings are not intended to limit the form and style of the present invention, and any suitable changes or modifications thereof by those skilled in the art should be considered as not departing from the scope of the present invention.