CN111824757A - Automatic unloading equipment in proper order of pot-type product - Google Patents

Automatic unloading equipment in proper order of pot-type product Download PDF

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CN111824757A
CN111824757A CN202010678956.2A CN202010678956A CN111824757A CN 111824757 A CN111824757 A CN 111824757A CN 202010678956 A CN202010678956 A CN 202010678956A CN 111824757 A CN111824757 A CN 111824757A
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The invention relates to blanking equipment, in particular to automatic sequential blanking equipment for can-type products. The technical problem is as follows: the utility model provides a can-type product automatic unloading equipment in proper order that unloading in proper order, and accessible adjusting equipment carry out unloading in proper order to the can-type product that the width differs is provided. Automatic sequential blanking equipment for can-type products comprises a supporting plate, supporting legs, a pulling mechanism, a first fixing block, a second fixing block and the like; the backup pad bottom evenly is equipped with six supporting legss, and backup pad top right side is equipped with pulling mechanism, and backup pad top left side is equipped with first fixed block, and backup pad top left side is equipped with the second fixed block, and the second fixed block is located the right side of first fixed block. The invention achieves the effects of sequentially blanking the tank type products and sequentially blanking the tank type products with different widths through the adjusting equipment.

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Automatic unloading equipment in proper order of pot-type product
Technical Field
The invention relates to blanking equipment, in particular to automatic sequential blanking equipment for can-type products.
Background
The blanking machine is an indispensable device in some light industry industries, and when some products are processed, the corresponding blanking machine is usually required to carry out auxiliary blanking, and some products with irregular shapes or more smooth shapes need to be manually blanked.
Partial pot-type product is adding man-hour, because pot-type product shape is slick and sly, all manual blowing one by one adds man-hour, and manual placing may cause the hand to be injured in the course of working, and the security is lower, and in the face of the different pot-type product of width, partial producer adds man-hour to the pot-type product, can make some gadgets and assist the blowing of pot-type product, nevertheless uses the fixed size that the supplementary unloading of gadget can be limited to the pot-type product.
Based on the problem that exists when above-mentioned processing tank type product blowing, consequently need design one kind to tank type product unloading in proper order, and accessible adjusting equipment carries out the automatic unloading equipment in proper order of tank type product that the unloading in proper order to the tank type product that the width differs, overcome above processing tank type product manual in proper order when blowing the security lower, can be by the shortcoming of the width size restriction of tank type product.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the manual shortcoming that blowing security in proper order is lower, can be by the width size restriction of pot-type product, the technical problem is: the utility model provides a can-type product automatic unloading equipment in proper order that unloading in proper order, and accessible adjusting equipment carry out unloading in proper order to the can-type product that the width differs is provided.
The technical scheme is as follows: an automatic and sequential blanking device for can-type products comprises a supporting plate, supporting legs, a pulling mechanism and a first fixed block, the second fixed block, the unloading passageway, the third fixed block, spring part and unloading mechanism, the backup pad bottom evenly is equipped with six supporting legss, backup pad top right side is equipped with pulling mechanism, backup pad top left side is equipped with first fixed block, backup pad top left side is equipped with the second fixed block, the second fixed block is located the right side of first fixed block, the last rotation type of second fixed block is equipped with the unloading passageway, unloading passageway bottom left side and first fixed block contact, backup pad top right side is equipped with the third fixed block, the third fixed block is located unloading passageway right side below, be connected with the spring part between third fixed block and the unloading passageway, backup pad top right side is equipped with unloading mechanism, unloading mechanism is located the rear side of unloading passageway, unloading mechanism is connected with pulling.
Further, pulling mechanism is including servo motor, the winding pole, belt spare and winding axle, backup pad top right side is equipped with servo motor, servo motor is located pulling mechanism's right side, be equipped with the carousel on servo motor's the output shaft, backup pad top right side is equipped with the winding pole, the winding pole is located servo motor's left side, the rear side right part of unloading passageway is equipped with the winding axle, the winding axle is put around there being belt spare with the carousel off-center, belt spare is walked around the winding pole.
Further, unloading mechanism is equipped with down the work or material rest including unloading frame, fixed plate, card material pole and adjusting nut on the right side of backup pad top, and unloading frame is located unloading passageway rear side, and unloading passageway top right side is equipped with the fixed plate, and adjusting nut is installed to the fixed plate rear side, installs the card material pole among the adjusting nut.
Further, still including dead lever and fixture block, backup pad top left side is equipped with the dead lever, and the dead lever is located the left side of unloading frame, and dead lever front side upper portion is equipped with the fixture block, and the fixture block is located unloading passageway left side top.
Furthermore, the position of the top of the blanking frame for placing the tank-type product is in an inclined shape.
The beneficial effects are that: 1. the invention achieves the effects of sequentially blanking the tank type products and sequentially blanking the tank type products with different widths through the adjusting equipment.
2. This material pole can block following pot-type product along with unloading passageway reciprocating motion, so during only the most forward pot-type product just can the landing to the unloading passageway in the unloading frame when the unloading passageway is the horizontality to realize automatic blowing in proper order, need not manually place the pot-type product.
3. The material clamping rod is installed in the adjusting nut and has adjustability, and can be used for sequentially blanking the tank-type products with different widths by adjusting the material clamping rod.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the pulling mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the blanking mechanism of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the blanking frame of the present invention.
Part names and serial numbers in the figure: the automatic feeding device comprises a supporting plate 1, supporting legs 2, a pulling mechanism 3, a servo motor 30, a belt winding rod 31, a belt piece 32, a belt winding shaft 33, a rotary table 34, a first fixing block 4, a second fixing block 5, a discharging channel 6, a third fixing block 7, a spring piece 8, a discharging mechanism 9, a discharging frame 90, a fixing plate 91, a material clamping rod 92, an adjusting nut 93, a fixing rod 10 and a clamping block 11.
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The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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An automatic and sequential blanking device for can-type products is disclosed, as shown in figures 1-4, and comprises a support plate 1, support legs 2, a pulling mechanism 3, a first fixed block 4, a second fixed block 5, a blanking passage 6, a third fixed block 7, spring elements 8 and a blanking mechanism 9, wherein six support legs 2 are uniformly arranged at the bottom of the support plate 1 in a fixed connection mode, the pulling mechanism 3 is arranged at the right side of the top of the support plate 1, the first fixed block 4 is arranged at the left side of the top of the support plate 1, the second fixed block 5 is positioned at the right side of the first fixed block 4, the blanking passage 6 is rotatably arranged on the second fixed block 5, the left side of the bottom of the blanking passage 6 is contacted with the first fixed block 4, the third fixed block 7 is arranged at the right side of the top of, the right side of the top of the supporting plate 1 is provided with a discharging mechanism 9, the discharging mechanism 9 is positioned at the rear side of the discharging channel 6, and the discharging mechanism 9 is connected with the pulling mechanism 3.
When needing the unloading of pot-type product in proper order, at first place the pot-type product in unloading mechanism 9, open pulling mechanism 3, pulling mechanism 3 operates 6 right sides downstream of pulling unloading passageway, spring part 8 is compressed, 6 left sides upstream of unloading passageway, unloading passageway 6 removes to the horizontality, the pot-type product that is located the foremost side in the unloading mechanism 9 then can the landing in unloading passageway 6, pulling mechanism 3 continues to operate and resets and no longer implements downstream's pressure to unloading passageway 6, spring part 8 resets and drives unloading passageway 6 and resets, unloading passageway 6 resets and is the tilt state, 6 pot-type products of unloading passageway then are to the landing in left side, with this reciprocal alright realization pot-type product unloading in proper order, it can to use up to close servo motor 30.
Pulling mechanism 3 is including servo motor 30, around taking pole 31, belt spare 32 and around taking axle 33, 1 top right side of backup pad is equipped with servo motor 30, servo motor 30 is located pulling mechanism 3's right side, be equipped with carousel 34 on servo motor 30's the output shaft, 1 top right side of backup pad is equipped with around taking pole 31 through bolted connection's mode, around taking pole 31 to be located servo motor 30's left side, the rear side right part of unloading passageway 6 is equipped with around taking axle 33, around taking axle 33 and carousel 34 off-center position around having belt spare 32, belt spare 32 is walked around taking pole 31.
If the can-type products are sequentially blanked by driving the blanking channel 6 to move by the pulling mechanism 3, the servo motor 30 is started, the output shaft of the servo motor 30 rotates to drive the rotary disc 34 to rotate, when the connecting point of the rotary disc 34 and the belt 32 rotates downwards, the right side of the blanking channel 6 is pulled to move downwards by the belt piece 32, the left side of the blanking channel 6 moves upwards, the spring piece 8 is compressed, the blanking channel 6 moves to the horizontal state, the tank-type product can slide into the blanking channel 6, when the connecting point of the turntable 34 and the belt piece 32 rotates upwards, the blanking channel 6 is not pulled downwards any more, the spring part 8 resets to drive the blanking channel 6 to reset, the blanking channel 6 resets to be in an inclined state, the tank-type products falling in the blanking channel 6 slide leftwards and fall, thereby reach the effect of pot-type product unloading in proper order, use and close servo motor 30 can.
Unloading mechanism 9 is equipped with unloading frame 90 including unloading frame 90, fixed plate 91, card material pole 92 and adjusting nut 93 down, and 1 top right side in backup pad is equipped with unloading frame 90, and unloading frame 90 is located unloading 6 rear sides, and 6 top right sides in unloading passageway are equipped with fixed plate 91, and adjusting nut 93 is installed to fixed plate 91 rear side, installs card material pole 92 in the adjusting nut 93, and card material pole 92 can remove in adjusting nut 93.
When pulling mechanism 3 drives unloading passageway 6 right side downstream, card material pole 92 also downstream thereupon to block following pot-type product, so unloading passageway 6 is during only the most anterior pot-type product just can the landing in unloading frame 90 when horizontal state, and can carry out the unloading in proper order to the pot-type product of different widths through adjustment card material pole 92.
Still including dead lever 10 and fixture block 11, 1 top left side in backup pad is equipped with dead lever 10, and dead lever 10 is located the left side of unloading frame 90, and dead lever 10 front side upper portion is equipped with fixture block 11, and fixture block 11 is located 6 left side tops of unloading passageway.
In the process of blanking the tank type products in sequence, the right side of the blanking channel 6 moves downwards, the left side moves upwards, and the left side of the blanking channel 6 can be in contact with the fixture block 11, so that the tank type products which do not slide down in the blanking channel 6 are prevented from moving backwards to the right.
The position of the top of the blanking frame 90 for placing the can-type product is in an inclined shape.
The top of the discharging frame 90 is inclined, so that the can-type product located at the foremost side automatically slides down when the discharging pipe rotates to be in a horizontal state.
It should be understood that the above description is for exemplary purposes only and is not meant to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that variations of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the claims herein.

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1. An automatic and sequential blanking device for can-type products is characterized by comprising a supporting plate (1), supporting legs (2), a pulling mechanism (3), a first fixed block (4), a second fixed block (5), a blanking channel (6), a third fixed block (7), spring parts (8) and a blanking mechanism (9), wherein six supporting legs (2) are uniformly arranged at the bottom of the supporting plate (1), the pulling mechanism (3) is arranged on the right side of the top of the supporting plate (1), the first fixed block (4) is arranged on the left side of the top of the supporting plate (1), the second fixed block (5) is positioned on the right side of the first fixed block (4), the blanking channel (6) is rotatably arranged on the second fixed block (5), the left side of the bottom of the blanking channel (6) is in contact with the first fixed block (4), the third fixed block (7) is located below the right side of the discharging channel (6), a spring piece (8) is connected between the third fixed block (7) and the discharging channel (6), the discharging mechanism (9) is arranged on the right side of the top of the supporting plate (1), the discharging mechanism (9) is located on the rear side of the discharging channel (6), and the discharging mechanism (9) is connected with the pulling mechanism (3).
2. The automatic sequential blanking device for can-type products according to claim 1, wherein the pulling mechanism (3) comprises a servo motor (30), a belt winding rod (31), a belt member (32) and a belt winding shaft (33), the servo motor (30) is arranged on the right side of the top of the support plate (1), the servo motor (30) is arranged on the right side of the pulling mechanism (3), a turntable (34) is arranged on an output shaft of the servo motor (30), the belt winding rod (31) is arranged on the right side of the top of the support plate (1), the belt winding rod (31) is arranged on the left side of the servo motor (30), the belt winding shaft (33) is arranged on the right portion of the rear side of the blanking channel (6), the belt member (32) is wound on the eccentric position of the belt winding shaft (33) and the turntable (34), and the belt member (32) bypasses the belt winding rod (31).
3. The automatic and sequential blanking equipment for can-type products according to claim 2, wherein the blanking mechanism (9) comprises a blanking frame (90), a fixing plate (91), a material clamping rod (92) and an adjusting nut (93), the blanking frame (90) is arranged on the right side of the top of the support plate (1), the blanking frame (90) is located on the rear side of the blanking channel (6), the fixing plate (91) is arranged on the right side of the top of the blanking channel (6), the adjusting nut (93) is installed on the rear side of the fixing plate (91), and the material clamping rod (92) is installed in the adjusting nut (93).
4. The automatic and sequential blanking device for can-type products as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a fixing rod (10) and a clamping block (11), wherein the fixing rod (10) is arranged on the left side of the top of the supporting plate (1), the fixing rod (10) is located on the left side of the blanking frame (90), the clamping block (11) is arranged on the upper portion of the front side of the fixing rod (10), and the clamping block (11) is located above the left side of the blanking channel (6).
5. Automatic and sequential blanking equipment for can-type products according to claim 4, characterized in that the position of the top of the blanking frame (90) where the can-type products are placed is inclined.
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