CN111422422B

CN111422422B - Automatic canning system

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Publication number: CN111422422B
Application number: CN202010240237.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李自林
Original assignee: Taizhou Hongyu Aquatic Products Co ltd
Current assignee: Taizhou Hongyu aquatic products Co.,Ltd.
Priority date: 2020-03-31
Filing date: 2020-03-31
Publication date: 2021-06-25
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-31
Also published as: CN111422422A

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic canning system, which comprises: the container supply mechanism comprises a conveying component, a pushing component arranged on one side of the conveying component, an arrangement component arranged on the other side of the conveying component and opposite to the conveying component, and a distribution component arranged at the tail end of the arrangement component; the storage containers from the conveying assembly can be sequentially pushed into the arrangement assembly by the pushing assembly and are distributed into two branches by the distribution assembly; the canning mechanism comprises a running platform, a station moving assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the running platform is arranged right below the distribution assembly and can receive the canned containers from the distribution assembly, the station moving assembly can push the canned containers to switch stations on the running platform, and the driving assembly can drive the station moving assembly to move. The invention has high integration level and small occupied space, and is not restricted by the field; the field monitoring can be realized only by one person or one monitoring device, and the controllability and the safety system are high.

Description

Automatic canning system

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent manufacturing, in particular to an automatic canning system.

Background

The canning process of the existing canned goods (such as canned food and canned small goods) depends on a longer production line, the production line is different in size, and generally comprises a longitudinal conveying mechanism, a timing mechanism (used for characteristic identification, accurate positioning and comprehensive external quality evaluation) arranged on the side edge or the upper part of a conveying mechanism, a canning mechanism (used for adding food or goods to be canned into an empty can) and a finished product output mechanism. However, the existing canning production line is too long to realize mass production, extremely occupies a field, and due to the long scale, field personnel are difficult to simultaneously monitor in the whole process, so that the field operation is required to be carried out by a plurality of people on the premise of not configuring an intelligent monitoring facility, and the manpower resource is occupied.

Disclosure of Invention

This section is for the purpose of summarizing some aspects of embodiments of the invention and to briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. In this section, as well as in the abstract and the title of the invention of this application, simplifications or omissions may be made to avoid obscuring the purpose of the section, the abstract and the title, and such simplifications or omissions are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems occurring in the prior art.

Therefore, the invention aims to provide an automatic canning system, which can solve the problems that the existing canning production line occupies a field and is difficult to monitor on site.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention provides the following technical scheme: an automated canning system, comprising: the container supply mechanism comprises a conveying component, a pushing component arranged on one side of the conveying component, an arrangement component arranged on the other side of the conveying component and opposite to the conveying component, and a distribution component arranged at the tail end of the arrangement component; the storage containers from the conveying assembly can be sequentially pushed into the arrangement assembly by the pushing assembly and are distributed into two branches by the distribution assembly; the canning mechanism comprises a running platform, a station moving assembly and a driving assembly, wherein the running platform is arranged right below the distribution assembly and can receive the canned containers from the distribution assembly, the station moving assembly can push the canned containers to switch stations on the running platform, and the driving assembly can drive the station moving assembly to move.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the can storage containers are arranged on the top surface of the conveying assembly along the length direction of the conveying assembly and can be conveyed in a straight line under the driving of the conveying assembly; the distribution assembly comprises a receiving area and a pair of branch distribution tanks communicated with the receiving area; one end of each of the two can distribution branches is connected with the bearing area to form a flow distribution angle right opposite to the center of the bearing area, the other end of each of the two can distribution branches is provided with a leak hole matched with the outer diameter of the can storage container, and a corresponding container supply pipeline is fixedly connected to the position right below the leak hole; the lower end of the container supply pipeline extends to the upper part of the operation platform; the input end of the arrangement component is positioned at the lower part of the top surface of the conveying component, and the output end of the arrangement component extends to the upper part of the bearing area; the transverse width of the array assembly is d, the outer diameter of the can storage container is r,

r＞0，d＞0；

the caging containers pushed into the array assembly by the pusher assembly are arranged in the array assembly in a periodic wave shape along the length direction thereof.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the width of the can distribution branch corresponds to the outer diameter of the can storage container; when any of the plurality of the stackup containers is in contact with the diversion angle, the subsequent one of the plurality of stackup containers remains inside the array assembly.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the propulsion assembly comprises a first telescopic piece and a second telescopic piece which are symmetrically arranged along the transverse direction of the conveying assembly, the intersection point of the axes of the first telescopic piece and the second telescopic piece is located on the vertical plane where the longitudinal symmetric axis of the conveying assembly is located, and an identifier is arranged right above the intersection point of the axes of the first telescopic piece and the second telescopic piece.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the operation platform comprises a circular tray and a pair of slideways which are connected and communicated with the outer edge of the tray, and the tray comprises a circular bottom plate and a limiting side plate arranged on the periphery of the bottom plate; six stations are uniformly distributed on the periphery of the tray to form two canning flow lines which are centrosymmetric with each other; each canning flow line respectively comprises a container supply station, a canning station and a container output station which are sequentially arranged along the clockwise direction; the lower end of the container supply pipeline extends to the position right above the container supply station, and an observation groove (4a) is arranged on the container supply pipeline; an output groove which is smoothly connected with the upper end of the slide way and forms communication is arranged at the position, corresponding to the container output station, on the bottom plate; the station moving assembly comprises a main shaft penetrating through the bottom plate and a driving disc fixed at the upper end of the main shaft and positioned in the tray; the outer diameter of the driving disc is smaller than the inner diameter of the tray, the axes of the driving disc and the tray are collinear, and six accommodating ports with openings facing the limiting side plate are uniformly distributed at the outer edge of the driving disc; the driving assembly is arranged below the tray, is in transmission connection with the main shaft and can drive the station moving assembly to rotate circumferentially integrally.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the driving component comprises a transmission part and a fixing ring arranged on the periphery of the transmission part; the transmission part comprises a continuous transmission disc positioned at the inner ring of the fixing ring and a sleeve connected to the center of the continuous transmission disc and sleeved on the periphery of the main shaft; the outer edge of the continuous transmission disc is provided with a sliding groove with a through outer end, the sliding groove is connected with a stroke control piece capable of being extruded on the inner side wall of the fixing ring, and the stroke control piece is connected with the inner end of the sliding groove through an elastic piece; the stroke control piece comprises a sliding block arranged in the sliding groove in a sliding mode, a connecting block extending out of the sliding groove from the lateral direction and a limiting block fixed at one end, extending outwards, of the connecting block; three arc-shaped convex strips are uniformly distributed on the inner side wall of the fixing ring, an outward extending guide slope is arranged at one end of each arc-shaped convex strip in the anticlockwise direction, and a sinking section is arranged at one end of each arc-shaped convex strip in the clockwise direction; an intermittent drive disc is fixed on the periphery of the main shaft, a circle of outer edge ring is arranged on the periphery of the intermittent drive disc, and six slots are uniformly distributed in the inner side wall of the outer edge ring; when the outer end of the sliding block is extruded on a non-arc convex strip area on the inner side wall of the fixing ring, the limiting block can be at least partially inserted into one slot of the outer edge ring; when the outer end extrusion of slider is in when the arc sand grip region on the solid fixed ring inside wall, the stopper can break away from the slot.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the width of the slot is matched with the width of the limiting block, and two sides of the outer port of the slot are provided with round corners.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: a correcting component is arranged between the tray and the station moving component; the correcting assembly comprises six guide strips which are uniformly distributed and fixed on the tray along the circumferential direction and extend along the radial direction of the tray, elastic reset pieces which are symmetrically fixed on two sides of the outer end of each guide strip, linking ring segments which are linked between adjacent guide strips, extrusion blocks which are inserted on each guide strip and can be contacted with the corresponding elastic reset pieces, and correcting discs which are fixed on the station moving assembly and can be contacted and extruded with each extrusion block.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the outer end of the extrusion block is provided with a radial groove matched with the guide strip and an interlayer space matched with the joining ring segment, and the inner end of the extrusion block is a convex semi-cylindrical surface; six outward-protruding arc-shaped surfaces are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction on the outer edge of the straightening disc, and an arc-shaped groove matched with the inner end of the extrusion block is formed between every two adjacent outward-protruding arc-shaped surfaces; when the inner end of each extrusion block is respectively embedded into the corresponding arc-shaped groove, the limiting block can be inserted into one slot of the outer edge ring.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the intermittent transmission disc is positioned right below the tray, and the bottom surface of the outer edge ring is connected with the upper surface of the fixing ring through a thrust bearing; the guide strip is fixed on the lower surface of the tray, and the correcting disc is fixed on the upper surface of the intermittent transmission disc.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the canning mechanism further comprises a base support; the base support comprises a supporting platform positioned at the bottom of the integral structure, a supporting column connected between the supporting platform and the fixing ring, and a bearing platform supported at the bottom of the continuous transmission disc; the bottom of the continuous transmission disc is connected with the bearing platform through a thrust bearing.

As a preferable aspect of the automatic canning system of the present invention, wherein: the driving assembly further comprises a power output part, a circle of outer gear ring is arranged on the outer side wall of the sleeve, the power output part is in transmission connection with the outer gear ring through meshing transmission and can drive the sleeve to rotate.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the operation flow related to the canning operation is only limited in the circular tray, so that the integration level is high, the occupied space is small, and the canning operation is not restricted by the field; because the operation space is smaller, the field monitoring can be realized only by one person or one monitoring device, and the controllability and the safety system are higher; in addition, the continuous canning process can also ensure the production efficiency.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without inventive exercise. Wherein:

fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an automatic canning system.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of an automated canning system.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an alignment assembly and a dispensing assembly.

Fig. 4 is an overall configuration diagram of the canning mechanism.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of a periodically undulating array of containment vessels on an array assembly.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of an unstable state without forming a misalignment between adjacent storage containers.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the change in travel of the inventory container by the dispensing assembly.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the pushing of the container by the pusher assembly.

Fig. 9 is an exploded upper view of the filling mechanism.

Fig. 10 is an exploded lower perspective view of the filling mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a detailed view of the structure at a in fig. 10.

FIG. 12 is a graph showing the profile of the arcuate ribs on the retaining ring.

Detailed Description

In order to make the aforementioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described and will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Furthermore, reference herein to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one implementation of the invention. The appearances of the phrase "in one embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1 to 8, an embodiment of the present invention provides an automatic canning system, which is highly integrated, does not occupy a field on the premise of ensuring production efficiency, and is convenient for on-site monitoring.

The automatic canning system includes a container supply mechanism for arranging and supplying the canned containers R, and a canning mechanism for performing one-to-one canning output of the canned containers R from the container supply mechanism.

The container supply mechanism comprises a conveying assembly 100, a pushing assembly 200 arranged at one side of the conveying assembly 100, an arrangement assembly 300 arranged at the other side of the conveying assembly 100 and opposite to the conveying assembly 100, and a distribution assembly 400 arranged at the tail end of the arrangement assembly 300; the containers R from the conveying assembly 100 can be sequentially pushed into the aligning assembly 300 by the pushing assembly 200 and divided into two branches by the dividing assembly 400.

The canning mechanism includes a running platform 500 disposed right below the dispensing assembly 400 and capable of receiving the canned container R from the dispensing assembly 400, a station moving assembly 600 capable of pushing the canned container R to switch stations on the running platform 500, and a driving assembly 700 capable of driving the station moving assembly 600 to move.

The conveyor assembly 100 includes a conveyor belt 101 and a drive motor 102 that drives the conveyor belt 101 into motion. The containers R are arranged on the top surface of the conveyor belt 101 along the length of the conveyor assembly 100 and can be transported in a straight line by the conveyor belt 101.

Propulsion assembly 200 may employ a linear drive mechanism (e.g., a pneumatic cylinder); the arrangement assembly 300 is a groove structure extending linearly and has baffles on both sides. For each of the containers R transported by the conveyor 101, the containers R can be sequentially pushed into the aligning assembly 300 by the side pushing assembly 200 when they are moved to the pushing assembly 200, and the containers R in the aligning assembly 300 can be aligned and sequentially pushed into the dispensing assembly 400, and finally dispensed to the running platform 500 by the dispensing assembly 400 for the filling process.

The distribution assembly 400 comprises a receiving area 401 and a pair of branch distribution tanks 402 communicated with the receiving area 401, the branch distribution tanks 402 are symmetrically distributed about the receiving area 401 and form a herringbone slide way together, and the outer edge of the herringbone slide way (except the butt end of the receiving area 401) is provided with a baffle plate, so that the storage container R can be prevented from falling off, and a guiding effect can be provided for the advancing of the storage container R. One end of each of the two branch tanks 402 is connected with the receiving area 401 to form a diversion angle 403 right opposite to the center of the receiving area 401, the other end of each branch tank is provided with a leakage hole 402a matched with the outer diameter of the container R, and a corresponding container supply pipeline 404 is respectively connected and fixed right below the leakage hole 402 a. The diversion angle 403 is a pointed structure pointing to the center of the receiving area 401; the inner diameter of the container supply pipe 404 is fitted to the outer diameter of the storage container R, and is vertically extended, vertically through, and opposed to the leak hole 402a, so that a plurality of storage containers R can be stacked therein.

The lower end of the container supply line 404 extends to the upper portion of the operation platform 500 with a space having a height not greater than that of the individual storage containers R from the upper surface of the operation platform 500.

The array module 300 has an input terminal for receiving the container R and an output terminal for outputting the container R. The input end of the aligning member 300 is located at the lower part of the top surface of the conveyor belt 101, and the output end of the aligning member 300 extends to the upper part of the receiving area 401; preferably, the output end of the array assembly 300 rests on and communicates with the abutting end of the bay 401.

The invention sets the following steps: the transverse width of the array 300 is d, and the outer diameter of the container R is R, then:

r＞0，d＞0；

based on the above quantity relationship, the containers R pushed into the array 300 by the pushing assembly 200 are required to be periodically arranged in a wave shape along the length direction of the array 300.

Further, the width of the can dividing branch 402 corresponds to the outer diameter of the can storage container R; when any of the storage containers R comes into contact with the diversion angle 403, the latter storage container R of the storage container R remains inside the array assembly 300. Therefore, the respective storage containers R arranged in a wave shape can maintain the optimal stable state of the structure in the arrangement assembly 300, and can be automatically divided into two paths one by one at intervals after encountering the diversion angle 403, and the two paths enter the two tank branch paths 402 at two sides respectively, and the principle is as follows:

as shown in fig. 5, since

There exists a relationship that 2 side-by-side containers R cannot be accommodated simultaneously at any one lateral position point in the array 300, and adjacent containers R can only be misaligned to be filled in the array 300, forming a periodic wave-like array. That is, the state is: assuming that a vertical plane of the axis of symmetry of the array assembly 300 along the length direction thereof is an interface M-1, the axes Z of the containers R are periodically distributed on one side and the other side of the interface M-1.

As shown in fig. 6, even if no misalignment is formed between adjacent containers R (even if they are aligned with each other) due to a flow error, the alignment state is unstable, and the alignment state can be disturbed by shaking the alignment assembly 300 by a small amount, and finally, the stable state of the misalignment can be formed. If the method is implemented, an image collector may be disposed above the arrangement assembly 300, a vibrator may be fixed on a bottom plate of the arrangement assembly 300, and when the collected image shows an unstable arrangement, the vibrator may be started to interfere and disturb the arrangement assembly 300, so that the arrangement assembly 300 forms a stable state of a wave-shaped arrangement.

As shown in fig. 7, when the forwardmost one of the storage containers R in the array 300 contacts the diversion angle 403, the axis Z of the storage container R is offset from the orientation of the diversion angle 403, so that the storage container R can be pushed into the branch tank 402 on the side to which the axis Z is offset by the guidance of the diversion angle 403, and can finally fall into the container supply pipe 404 from the leak hole 402a at the end of the branch tank 402 by the pressing and pushing of the subsequent storage container R to form a stack. Since the storage containers R in the array 300 are stably arranged alternately, the storage containers R in the array 300 can be equally divided into two container replenishment pipes 404 in sequence.

Further, in order to ensure that the storage containers R entering the array assembly 300 form a periodic wave-shaped array from the beginning without the intervention of the later disturbance of the vibrator, the present invention sets: as shown in fig. 8, the propelling assembly 200 includes a first telescopic member 201 and a second telescopic member 202 (both of which may employ a conventional linear driving mechanism, such as an air cylinder) symmetrically disposed along the transverse direction of the conveyor belt 101, the telescopic ends of both of which are inclined and extended outwards, and the inclination directions of both of which are opposite, and the intersection point J of the axes of both of which is located on the vertical plane M-2 where the longitudinal symmetry axis of the conveyor belt 101 is located, and an identifier is disposed right above the intersection point J of the axes of both of which.

And the invention sets: the length direction of the conveyor belt 101 is perpendicular to the length direction of the aligning assembly 300. When it is recognized by the recognizer that "the forwardmost one of the stowage containers R on the conveyor belt 101 is carried to the intersection J by the conveyor belt 101", the corresponding first expansion member 201 (or second expansion member 202) can be extended and the current stowage container R is pushed into the array assembly 300 in the direction of the inclination of the first expansion member 201 (or second expansion member 202); since the first telescopic member 201 and the second telescopic member 202 operate alternately, the containers R transferred from the conveyor belt 101 can be periodically pushed back into the array 300 to form a stable wave-shaped array. The recognizer of the invention adopts equipment with image acquisition function and characteristic recognition function.

In conclusion, the container supply mechanism of the present invention can distribute the storage containers R evenly and stably into the two container supply lines 404 through only one transfer passage in order to realize a stable supply process of the storage containers R.

Further, as shown in fig. 9 to 12, the canning mechanism includes a running platform 500 for supporting and inputting/outputting the canned container, a station moving assembly 600 capable of pushing the canned container to switch stations on the running platform 500, and a driving assembly 700 capable of driving the station moving assembly 600 to move.

The operation platform 500 includes a circular tray 501 and a pair of slideways 502 connected to the outer edge of the tray 501, and the tray 501 includes a circular bottom plate 501a and a position-limiting side plate 501b disposed on the periphery of the bottom plate 501 a. The chute 502 is an obliquely arranged discharging channel, the upper end of the chute is smoothly connected with the edge of the bottom plate 501a, and the connecting part is not provided with a limiting side plate 501b, so that communication is formed.

The present invention can set: six stations G are uniformly distributed on the periphery of the tray 501 (namely, the central angle corresponding to each adjacent station G is 60 degrees), so that two canning flow lines L which are centrosymmetric with each other are formed; each canning flow line L respectively comprises a container supply station G-1, a canning station G-2 and a container output station G-3 which are sequentially arranged clockwise, so that a circle of the tray 501 in the clockwise direction is: a container replenishing station G-1, a canning station G-2, a container output station G-3, a container replenishing station G-1, a canning station G-2 and a container output station G-3. The two container supply pipelines 404 are respectively arranged opposite to the two container supply stations G-1, and the lower ends of the two container supply pipelines 404 are respectively extended to be right above the corresponding container supply stations G-1; the container supply pipeline 404 is provided with an observation groove 404a extending along the length direction thereof so as to check whether the container R inside is stacked neatly in real time; the distance from the lower end of the container supply pipe 404 to the upper surface of the bottom plate 501a is not less than the height of a single storage container.

The direct upper part of the filling station G-2 is provided with a filling mechanism for filling the canned goods, and the existing various filling mechanisms can be directly adopted (for example, if the liquid is filled, the filling mechanism can be a liquid grouting nozzle, and if the goods are filled, the filling mechanism can be a blanking mechanism such as a mechanical arm or a funnel).

The output station G-3 is used for outputting the canned containers which are filled with the cans and entering the next working procedure. The bottom plate 501a is provided with an output slot 501a-1 which is smoothly connected with the upper end of the slide 502 and is communicated with the upper end of the slide way at the position corresponding to the container output station G-3. Preferably, the bottom surface of the output slot 501a-1 and the bottom surface of the slideway 502 have the same gradient and are integrally formed with the same slope surface.

Station moving assembly 600 includes a main shaft 601 passing vertically through the center of bottom plate 501a and a drive disk 602 fixed to the upper end of main shaft 601 and located within tray 501. The driving plate 602 is a disc structure, and is positioned on the upper layer of the bottom plate 501a, and an interval is formed, the lower end of the container supply pipeline 404 is higher than the upper surface of the driving plate 602, and the height difference between the two is not more than the height of a single container; the outer diameter of the driving disk 602 is smaller than the inner diameter of the tray 501, the axes of the driving disk and the tray are collinear, and six accommodating ports 602a with openings facing the limiting side plate 501b are uniformly distributed on the outer edge of the driving disk 602; the accommodating port 602a is preferably matched with a semicircular notch of the container, the accommodating port 602a can restrict the container embedded in the accommodating port 602a together with the peripheral limiting side plate 501b, and the rotating driving disk 602 drives each container to synchronously shift, so as to realize station switching.

The driving assembly 700 is disposed below the tray 501, and is in transmission connection with the main shaft 601 and can drive the station moving assembly 600 to rotate circumferentially integrally. Preferably, the driving assembly 700 can drive the station moving assembly 600 to intermittently rotate, and the driving disc 602 intermittently rotates for six times in one circle, and the continuous rotation angle of each time is 60 °, so that the lower end of the container supply pipeline 404 can be ensured to be opposite to any accommodating port 602a on the driving disc 602.

In summary, the operation process of the automatic canning system of the invention is as follows:

first, in an initial state, the two container supply lines 404 are both aligned with one receiving opening 602a, and the supply containers R are equally distributed into the two container supply lines 404 in sequence by the container supply mechanism, and stacked in the container supply lines 404, so that the lowermost container R can drop and be inserted into the corresponding receiving opening 602 a.

Secondly, the driving assembly 700 is started, and the main shaft 601 and the driving disc 602 are driven to rotate clockwise together, so that the driving disc 602 can drive the container R embedded therein to rotate clockwise through the accommodating port 602 a; meanwhile, the lower ends of the accommodating port 602a and the container supply pipe 404 are gradually dislocated, and since the lower end of the container supply pipe 404 is higher than the upper surface of the driving plate 602 and the height difference between the lower end and the upper surface is not greater than the height of a single container, the lowermost container R (the second container R) in the container supply pipe 404 at this time can temporarily fall on the driving plate 602, so that a temporary bottom pocket is realized, and the container can not continuously fall until the next accommodating port 602a rotates.

In addition, each time the lowermost storage container R in the container replenishment pipe 404 is moved and displaced and the next storage container R drops into the next accommodation port 602a, the stack of storage containers R in the container replenishment pipe 404 is lowered by the height of one storage container R; the present invention can supplement one container R into each container supply pipeline 404 by alternately propelling the first telescopic member 201 and the second telescopic member 202 once, so as to realize high filling.

And thirdly, by the intermittent driving of the driving assembly 700, the canned container from the container replenishing station G-1 can be continuously carried to the canning station G-2 by the accommodating port 602a of the driving disc 602 clockwise, and canning operation is carried out at the canning station G-2.

After the canning operation is completed in the interval period of intermittent rotation of the driving disc 602, the canned container from the canning station G-2 can be continuously carried to the container output station G-3 clockwise by the accommodating port 602a of the driving disc 602; because the output slot 501a-1 at the container output station G-3 is a sloping surface connected with the top of the slide 502, the container carried to the container output station G-3 can just fall on the sloping surface of the output slot 501a-1, and slide down into the slide 502 to be sent to the next process.

And fifthly, repeating the first to fourth cycles according to the process, and continuously storing the containers for the containers from the upper end of the container supply pipeline 404 through the container supply mechanism, so that the continuous process of 'container supply, filling and outputting' can be realized. The operation flow of canning is only limited in the circular tray 501, so that the integration level is high, the occupied space is small, and the canning is not restricted by the field; because the operation space is smaller, the field monitoring can be realized only by one person or one monitoring device, and the controllability and the safety system are higher; in addition, the continuous canning process can also ensure the production efficiency.

Further, the driving assembly 700 of the present invention includes a transmission member 701 and a fixing ring 702 disposed at the periphery of the transmission member 701.

Specifically, the transmission member 701 includes a continuous transmission disk 701a located at an inner ring of the fixed ring 702 and a sleeve 701b connected to a center of the continuous transmission disk 701a and sleeved on an outer periphery of the main shaft 601. The outer edge of the continuous transmission disc 701a is provided with a sliding groove 701a-1 with a through outer end and a lateral opening, the sliding groove 701a-1 is connected with a stroke control part 703 capable of being extruded on the inner side wall of the fixed ring 702, and the stroke control part 703 is connected with the inner end of the sliding groove 701a-1 through an elastic part 704. The stroke control member 703 includes a slider 703a slidably disposed in the sliding slot 701a-1, an engaging block 703b laterally protruding out of the sliding slot 701a-1, and a stopper 703c fixed to an outward end of the engaging block 703 b. The elastic member 704 is located in the sliding groove 701a-1, preferably compresses a spring, and the outer end thereof is fixedly connected with the sliding block 703 a; the outer end of the slider 703a can be pressed against the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702 under the pressing of the elastic member 704.

Three arc-shaped convex strips 702a are uniformly distributed on the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702, and the arc-shaped convex strips 702a are strip-shaped convex structures which are attached and fixed on the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702. One end of the arc-shaped protruding strip 702a in the counterclockwise direction is provided with an outward extending guiding slope 702a-1, and one end of the arc-shaped protruding strip 702a in the clockwise direction is a sunken section 702a-2 (a height difference can be formed from the end edge of the arc-shaped protruding strip 702a to the non-arc-shaped protruding strip 702a area on the fixing ring 702, and the section corresponding to the height difference is the sunken section 702 a-2).

An intermittent drive disc 603 is fixed on the periphery of the main shaft 601, and the intermittent drive disc 603 is a disc-shaped structure located below the drive disc 602. A circle of outer edge ring 603a with an annular structure is arranged on the periphery of the intermittent drive disc 603, and six slots 603a-1 are uniformly distributed on the inner side wall of the outer edge ring 603 a; when the outer end of the slider 703a is pressed against the area of the non-arcuate rib 702a on the inner sidewall of the retaining ring 702, the stopper 703c can be at least partially inserted into one of the slots 603a-1 of the peripheral ring 603 a; when the outer end of the slider 703a presses on the area of the arc-shaped rib 702a on the inner sidewall of the fixing ring 702, the stopper 703c can be disengaged from the slot 603 a-1. Preferably, the width of the slot 603a-1 is matched with the width of the stopper 703c, and two sides of the outer port of the slot 603a-1 are provided with rounded corners 603a-2, so as to facilitate the insertion of the stopper 703 c. Therefore, the arrangement mode of the structure can ensure the whole intermittent rotation of the station moving assembly 600, and the process is as follows:

the transmission member 701 of the present invention can continuously rotate clockwise, that is, the continuous transmission disc 701a can drive the stroke control member 703 to continuously rotate on the inner ring of the fixing ring 702, and in the rotating process, the outer end of the slider 703a can be always pressed on the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702. Because the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702 is uniformly distributed with three arc-shaped convex strips 702a, the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702 forms a regular concave-convex undulating structure, the area corresponding to the arc-shaped convex strips 702a is a high position, and the area corresponding to the non-arc-shaped convex strips 702a is a low position.

When the outer end of the slider 703a presses the arc-shaped convex strip 702a area on the inner side wall of the fixing ring 702, the slider 703a is limited by the high position and is pressed back to the sliding groove 701a-1, and the engaging block 703b can also be synchronously retracted along the radial direction and cannot press the inner side wall of the outer edge ring 603 a; therefore, the stroke control member 703 does not have a driving effect on the outer edge ring 603a (i.e. the stroke control member 703 does not have a driving effect on the entire station moving assembly 600), so that even if the transmission member 701 continues to rotate, the driving disc 602 cannot rotate, thereby forming the "interval" of the intermittent rotation motion.

When the outer end of the slider 703a slides clockwise along the track of the arc-shaped convex strip 702a over the sunken section 702a-2, it can be adapted to protrude outward and press in the area of the non-arc-shaped convex strip 702a, and the engagement block 703b can also extend outward radially and synchronously and just insert into the corresponding slot 603 a-1; therefore, the stroke control element 703 has a driving effect on the outer edge ring 603a (i.e. the stroke control element 703 has a driving effect on the entire station moving assembly 600), so that the rotating transmission element 701 can drive the driving disc 602 to rotate together, when the outer end of the slider 703a slides clockwise to the next guiding slope 702a-1, the slider 703a is gradually lifted by the slope and retracts into the sliding slot 701a-1, until the slider 703a completely slides on the arc-shaped protruding strip 702a, the engaging block 703b completely disengages from the sliding slot 701a-1, so that the engaging block 703b cannot extrude the inner side wall of the outer edge ring 603a again, and enters the "interval" period of the driving disc 602 again.

Based on the above-mentioned process cycle is reciprocal, can realize that drive assembly 700 removes the holistic intermittent type nature drive function of subassembly 600 to the station, can make drive plate 602 intermittent type nature rotatory promptly to guarantee that the canning container can constantly switch over the station. Therefore, the transmission member 701 of the present invention only needs to rotate continuously, and the intermittent rotation motion can be output through the cooperation transmission among the transmission member 701, the fixed ring 702, the stroke control member 703 and the intermittent transmission disc 603.

Further, the driving assembly 700 further comprises a power output part 705, a circle of outer gear ring 701b-1 is arranged on the outer side wall of the sleeve 701b, and the power output part 705 is in transmission connection with the outer gear ring 701b-1 through meshing transmission and can drive the sleeve 701b to rotate. For example: the power output part 705 can adopt a motor, a worm is fixed at the outer end of a rotating shaft of the motor, and the worm is in meshing transmission with the outer gear ring 701 b-1.

Further, a correction assembly 800 is disposed between the tray 501 and the station moving assembly 600, and is used for radially and accurately positioning the position of the driving disc 602, which rotates once intermittently, so as to ensure that each accommodating port 602a can be located at each corresponding station G after any intermittent rotation.

The correcting assembly 800 comprises six guide strips 801 uniformly distributed and fixed on the tray 501 along the circumferential direction and extending along the radial direction of the tray 501, elastic resetting pieces 802 symmetrically fixed on two sides of the outer end of each guide strip 801, each engaging ring segment 803 engaged between the adjacent guide strips 801, a pressing block 804 inserted on each guide strip 801 and capable of contacting with the corresponding elastic resetting piece 802, and a correcting disc 805 fixed on the station moving assembly 600 and capable of contacting and pressing with each pressing block 804. The guide bars 801 are strip-shaped structures extending in the radial direction. The elastic restoring member 802 may be a metal spring. The engagement ring segments 803 are arc-shaped rods, which have a thickness smaller than the guide bars 801, and have upper surfaces lower than the upper surfaces of the guide bars 801 and lower surfaces higher than the lower surfaces of the guide bars 801. The outer end of the extrusion block 804 has a radial groove 804a matched with the guide bar 801 and an interlayer space 804b matched with the engagement ring segment 803, and the inner end of the extrusion block 804 is a convex semi-cylindrical surface.

When the extrusion blocks 804 are inserted into the corresponding guide bars 801, the guide bars 801 can be inserted into the radial grooves 804a to ensure that the extrusion blocks 804 can only move radially, and meanwhile, the engagement ring segments 803 can be embedded into the interlayer space 804b to prevent the extrusion blocks 804 from falling. Therefore, the extrusion blocks 804 of the present invention can be directly field-mounted on the corresponding guide bars 801.

Six outer convex arc-shaped surfaces 805a uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction are arranged on the outer edge of the correcting disc 805, and an arc-shaped groove 805b matched with the inner end of the extrusion block 804 is formed between every two adjacent outer convex arc-shaped surfaces 805 a; when the inner end of each pressing block 804 is inserted into the corresponding arc-shaped groove 805b, the limiting block 703c can be inserted into one of the slots 603a-1 of the outer edge ring 603a, and the elastic restoring member 802 can press the inner end of each pressing block 804 into the corresponding arc-shaped groove 805 b. Therefore, when the receiving opening 602a is difficult to align with the stations G accurately due to the manufacturing error of the workpiece or the rotational inertia, each extrusion block 804 can position the stopping position of the driving disc 602 after each 60 ° rotation by complementary engagement with the correcting disc 805 accurately to ensure the alignment of each station G.

Preferably, the convex arc surfaces 805a and the arc grooves 805b of the correction disc 805 are arranged at intervals and smoothly transition in sequence to form wave crests and wave troughs of a circle of wave lines, and the wave crests and the wave troughs have quincunx shapes.

Further, the intermittent drive disk 603 is located right below the tray 501, and the bottom surface of the outer edge ring 603a is connected with the upper surface of the fixing ring 702 through a thrust bearing, so as to ensure that the two can rotate relatively, and the fixing ring 702 has a supporting function for the intermittent drive disk 603. The guide strips 801 are fixed to the lower surface of the tray 501 and the leveling plates 805 are fixed to the upper surface of the intermittent drive plate 603.

Further, the canning mechanism of the present invention further includes a base bracket 900 for supporting the upper structure. The base support 900 comprises a support platform 901 positioned at the bottom of the integral structure, a support column 902 connected between the support platform 901 and the fixed ring 702, and a holding platform 903 supported at the bottom of the continuous transmission disc 701 a; the bottom of the continuous transmission disc 701a is connected with the bearing platform 903 through a thrust bearing, so that the two can rotate relatively, and the bearing platform 903 has a supporting effect on the continuous transmission disc 701 a. Preferably, a push bearing is also arranged between the intermittent drive disk 603 and the tray 501; the lower end of the main shaft 601 is inserted into the center of the supporting platform 901, and the bottom of the main shaft is provided with a thrust bearing.

It is important to note that the construction and arrangement of the present application as shown in the various exemplary embodiments is illustrative only. Although only a few embodiments have been described in detail in this disclosure, those skilled in the art who review this disclosure will readily appreciate that many modifications are possible (e.g., variations in sizes, dimensions, structures, shapes and proportions of the various elements, values of parameters (e.g., temperatures, pressures, etc.), mounting arrangements, use of materials, colors, orientations, etc.) without materially departing from the novel teachings and advantages of the subject matter recited in this application. For example, elements shown as integrally formed may be constructed of multiple parts or elements, the position of elements may be reversed or otherwise varied, and the nature or number of discrete elements or positions may be altered or varied. Accordingly, all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this invention. The order or sequence of any process or method steps may be varied or re-sequenced according to alternative embodiments. In the claims, any means-plus-function clause is intended to cover the structures described herein as performing the recited function and not only structural equivalents but also equivalent structures. Other substitutions, modifications, changes and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the present inventions. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to a particular embodiment, but extends to various modifications that nevertheless fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Moreover, in an effort to provide a concise description of the exemplary embodiments, all features of an actual implementation may not be described (i.e., those unrelated to the presently contemplated best mode of carrying out the invention, or those unrelated to enabling the invention).

It should be appreciated that in the development of any such actual implementation, as in any engineering or design project, numerous implementation-specific decisions may be made. Such a development effort might be complex and time consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking of design, fabrication, and manufacture for those of ordinary skill having the benefit of this disclosure, without undue experimentation.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solutions of the present invention and not for limiting, and although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that modifications or equivalent substitutions may be made on the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic canning system, which is characterized in that: comprises the steps of (a) preparing a mixture of a plurality of raw materials,

the container supply mechanism comprises a conveying assembly (100), a pushing assembly (200) arranged on one side of the conveying assembly (100), an arrangement assembly (300) arranged on the other side of the conveying assembly (100) and opposite to the conveying assembly (100), and a distribution assembly (400) arranged at the tail end of the arrangement assembly (300); the caged containers (R) from the delivery assembly (100) can be sequentially pushed into the alignment assembly (300) by the pusher assembly (200) and distributed into two branches by the distribution assembly (400);

the canning mechanism comprises a running platform (500) which is arranged right below the distribution assembly (400) and can receive the canned container (R) from the distribution assembly (400), a station moving assembly (600) which can push the canned container (R) to switch stations on the running platform (500), and a driving assembly (700) which can drive the station moving assembly (600) to move;

the can storage containers (R) are arranged on the top surface of the conveying assembly (100) along the length direction of the conveying assembly (100) and can be transported in a straight line under the driving of the conveying assembly (100);

said dispensing assembly (400) comprising a receiving area (401) and a pair of dispensing tank legs (402) in communication with said receiving area (401); one end of each of the two branch tank branches (402) is connected with the bearing area (401) and forms a diversion angle (403) right opposite to the center of the bearing area (401), the other end of each branch tank branch is provided with a leakage hole (402 a) matched with the outer diameter of the storage container (R), and a corresponding container supply pipeline (404) is respectively connected and fixed right below the leakage hole (402 a); the lower end of the vessel supply pipe (404) extends to the upper part of the operation platform (500);

the input end of the arrangement component (300) is positioned at the lower part of the top surface of the conveying component (100), and the output end of the arrangement component (300) extends to the upper part of the bearing area (401);

the array assembly (300) has a lateral width d, the outer diameter of the storage container (R) is R,

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the can containers (R) pushed into the arrangement assembly (300) by the pushing assembly (200) are periodically arranged in a wave shape in the arrangement assembly (300) along the length direction of the arrangement assembly;

the propelling assembly (200) comprises a first telescopic piece (201) and a second telescopic piece (202) which are symmetrically arranged along the transverse direction of the conveying assembly (100), the intersection point of the axes of the first telescopic piece and the second telescopic piece is positioned on the vertical plane where the longitudinal symmetric axis of the conveying assembly (100) is positioned, and an identifier is arranged right above the intersection point of the axes of the first telescopic piece and the second telescopic piece;

the operation platform (500) comprises a circular tray (501) and a pair of slideways (502) which are connected and communicated with the outer edge of the tray (501), and the tray (501) comprises a circular bottom plate (501 a) and a limiting side plate (501 b) arranged on the periphery of the bottom plate (501 a); six stations (G) are uniformly distributed on the periphery of the tray (501) to form two canning flow lines (L) which are centrosymmetric with each other; each canning flow line (L) respectively comprises a container supply station (G-1), a canning station (G-2) and a container output station (G-3) which are sequentially arranged along the clockwise direction; the lower end of the container supply pipeline (404) extends to the position right above the container supply station (G-1), and an observation groove (404 a) is arranged on the container supply pipeline (404); an output groove (501 a-1) which is smoothly connected with the upper end of the slide way (502) and is communicated with the upper end of the slide way (502) is arranged at the position, corresponding to the container output station (G-3), on the bottom plate (501 a);

the station moving assembly (600) comprises a main shaft (601) penetrating through the bottom plate (501 a) and a driving disc (602) fixed at the upper end of the main shaft (601) and positioned in the tray (501); the outer diameter of the driving disc (602) is smaller than the inner diameter of the tray (501), the axes of the driving disc and the tray are collinear, and six accommodating openings (602 a) with openings facing the limiting side plate (501 b) are uniformly distributed on the outer edge of the driving disc (602);

the driving assembly (700) is arranged below the tray (501), is in transmission connection with the main shaft (601), and can drive the station moving assembly (600) to integrally rotate in the circumferential direction;

the driving component (700) comprises a transmission piece (701) and a fixing ring (702) arranged on the periphery of the transmission piece (701);

the transmission piece (701) comprises a continuous transmission disc (701 a) positioned at the inner ring of the fixed ring (702) and a sleeve (701 b) connected at the center of the continuous transmission disc (701 a) and sleeved on the periphery of the main shaft (601); the outer edge of the continuous transmission disc (701 a) is provided with a sliding groove (701 a-1) with a through outer end, the sliding groove (701 a-1) is connected with a stroke control piece (703) capable of being extruded on the inner side wall of the fixing ring (702), and the stroke control piece (703) is connected with the inner end of the sliding groove (701 a-1) through an elastic piece (704); the stroke control piece (703) comprises a sliding block (703 a) arranged in the sliding groove (701 a-1) in a sliding mode, a connecting block (703 b) extending out of the sliding groove (701 a-1) from the side direction and a limiting block (703 c) fixed at one end, extending outwards, of the connecting block (703 b);

three arc-shaped convex strips (702 a) are uniformly distributed on the inner side wall of the fixing ring (702), an outward extending guide slope surface (702 a-1) is arranged at one end of each arc-shaped convex strip (702 a) in the anticlockwise direction, and a sinking section (702 a-2) is arranged at one end of each arc-shaped convex strip (702 a) in the clockwise direction;

an intermittent drive disc (603) is fixed on the periphery of the main shaft (601), a circle of outer edge ring (603 a) is arranged on the periphery of the intermittent drive disc (603), and six slots (603 a-1) are uniformly distributed in the inner side wall of the outer edge ring (603 a); when the outer end of the sliding block (703 a) is pressed on the area of the non-arc-shaped convex strip (702 a) on the inner side wall of the fixing ring (702), the limiting block (703 c) can be at least partially inserted into one slot (603 a-1) of the outer edge ring (603 a); when the outer end of the sliding block (703 a) is extruded on the area of the arc-shaped convex strip (702 a) on the inner side wall of the fixing ring (702), the limiting block (703 c) can be separated from the slot (603 a-1);

the width of the slot (603 a-1) is matched with the width of the limiting block (703 c), and two sides of the outer port of the slot (603 a-1) are provided with round corners (603 a-2);

a correcting component (800) is arranged between the tray (501) and the station moving component (600);

the correcting assembly (800) comprises six guide strips (801) which are uniformly distributed and fixed on the tray (501) along the circumferential direction and radially extend along the tray (501), elastic resetting pieces (802) which are symmetrically fixed on two sides of the outer end of each guide strip (801), linking ring segments (803) which are linked between adjacent guide strips (801), extrusion blocks (804) which are inserted into each guide strip (801) and can be contacted with the corresponding elastic resetting pieces (802), and correcting discs (805) which are fixed on the station moving assembly (600) and can be contacted and extruded with each extrusion block (804).

2. The automated canning system according to claim 1, wherein: the width of the can dividing branch (402) corresponds to the outer diameter of the can storage container (R);

when any of the storage containers (R) is in contact with the diversion angle (403), the subsequent storage container (R) of the storage container (R) is still located inside the arrangement assembly (300).

3. The automated canning system according to claim 1, wherein: the outer end of the extrusion block (804) is provided with a radial groove (804 a) matched with the guide strip (801) and an interlayer space (804 b) matched with the engagement ring segment (803), and the inner end of the extrusion block (804) is a convex semi-cylindrical surface;

six outer convex arc-shaped surfaces (805 a) are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction on the outer edge of the correcting disc (805), and an arc-shaped groove (805 b) matched with the inner end of the extrusion block (804) is formed between the adjacent outer convex arc-shaped surfaces (805 a); when the inner end of each extrusion block (804) is embedded into the corresponding arc-shaped groove (805 b), the limiting block (703 c) can be inserted into one slot (603 a-1) of the outer edge ring (603 a).

4. The automated canning system according to claim 3, wherein: the intermittent drive disc (603) is positioned right below the tray (501), and the bottom surface of the outer edge ring (603 a) is connected with the upper surface of the fixed ring (702) through a thrust bearing;

the guide strips (801) are fixed on the lower surface of the tray (501), and the correcting disc (805) is fixed on the upper surface of the intermittent transmission disc (603).