CN114313506B

CN114313506B - Packaging equipment

Info

Publication number: CN114313506B
Application number: CN202210037948.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黎杨轩
Original assignee: Shenzhen Weihua Machinery Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Weihua Machinery Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-01-13
Filing date: 2022-01-13
Publication date: 2024-05-07
Anticipated expiration: 2042-01-13
Also published as: CN114313506A

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to a packaging apparatus including: a transport device configured to transport the carriers to the box supply station, the product supply station, and the at least one accessory supply station, respectively; a box feeding device configured to feed the upper cover and the lower cover of the packing box to a carrier located at a box feeding station; a product supply device configured to supply a product to be packaged to a carrier located at a product supply station; and at least one fitment supply configured to supply at least one fitment of a product to be packaged to the lower cap in a carrier at the at least one fitment supply station. Product packaging can thereby be achieved at least partially automatically.

Description

Packaging equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic packaging of 3C products, in particular to packaging equipment.

Background

3C products, such as cell phones and smart watches, often need to be packaged after production. Typically, the 3C products are first individually packaged in color boxes, and then multiple color boxes are packaged in cartons for shipping and sale.

However, there is currently a need for manual packaging of 3C products and their accessories in color boxes, which results in extremely high labor costs and inefficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a packaging line which enables partly automated, in particular fully automated, packaging of products in packages, whereby the manpower costs can be greatly reduced and the product packaging efficiency can be greatly improved.

In order to achieve the above object of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention provides a packaging apparatus including: a transport device configured to transport the carriers along a first direction to the box supply station, the product supply station, and the at least one accessory supply station, respectively; a box feeding device configured to feed an upper cover and a lower cover of a packing box to a carrier located at the box feeding station; a product supply configured to provide a product to be packaged to a carrier located at the product supply station; and at least one fitment supply configured to supply a fitment of a product to be packaged to a lower lid in a carrier at the cartoning station.

In the embodiment of the invention, the upper and lower covers constituting the packing box and the product to be packed are automatically placed into the carrier to be transported, and then the accessories of the product to be packed are automatically loaded onto the lower cover already placed into the carrier. Therefore, at least part of procedures of product packaging can be automatically realized, and the product packaging efficiency is improved.

Drawings

The invention will be more clearly elucidated in connection with the examples and the accompanying drawings. The above-described and other advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the detailed description of embodiments of the invention. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

The same or similar reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same parts. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is an oblique view of a first embodiment of a packaging device according to the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the packaging apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an oblique view of a first embodiment of a transport device according to the invention;

FIG. 4 is an oblique view of a second embodiment of a transport device according to the invention;

FIG. 5 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a transfer mechanism of a transport device according to the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a carrier according to the present invention;

FIGS. 7-9 are oblique views of one embodiment of a positioning mechanism and a displacement mechanism according to the present invention at different viewing angles;

FIGS. 10-11 are oblique views at different viewing angles of an embodiment of a cartridge supply according to the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a box feeding mechanism according to the present invention;

FIGS. 13-15 are oblique views of various embodiments of a box opening mechanism according to the present invention;

FIGS. 16-17 are oblique views of various embodiments of a cartridge extracting mechanism according to the present invention;

FIGS. 18-19 are perspective views of various embodiments of a first storage bin according to the present invention;

fig. 20 is an oblique view of a second embodiment of a packaging device according to the invention;

FIG. 21 is a top view of the packaging apparatus of FIG. 20;

FIGS. 22-23 are oblique views of different embodiments of the first fitment supply according to the invention;

FIG. 24 is a top view of the first fitment supply of FIG. 23;

FIG. 25 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a second accessory supply apparatus in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 26 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a third accessory supply apparatus in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 27 is an oblique view of another embodiment of a fitment supply in accordance with the invention;

FIG. 28 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a second storage bin according to the invention;

FIG. 29 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a take out assembly according to the present invention;

FIG. 30 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a labeling apparatus according to the present invention;

FIG. 31 is an oblique view of another embodiment of a labeling apparatus according to the invention;

FIG. 32 is a partial oblique view of the packaging apparatus of FIG. 20;

FIG. 33 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a product transfer device according to the present invention;

FIG. 34 is an oblique view of one embodiment of a closure device according to the present invention; and

Fig. 35-42 are top views of different embodiments of a packaging device according to the invention.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is shown, however, in which some, but not all embodiments of the invention are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

It should be noted that, the term "first\second\third" related to the embodiment of the present invention is merely to distinguish similar objects, and does not represent a specific order for the objects, it is to be understood that "first\second\third" may interchange a specific order or sequence where allowed.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs unless defined otherwise.

Aiming at the defects of more product packaging procedures, impurities, small space and dependence on manual operation in the 3C industry, the embodiment of the invention provides at least partially automatic packaging equipment, and at least the functions of automatically providing an upper cover and a lower cover of a packaging box and automatically providing a product to be packaged and accessories thereof are integrated in the packaging equipment.

Within the scope of the present invention, 3C products include, but are not limited to, computers, tablets, cell phones, smart watches, or digital audio players. The invention is especially suitable for packaging mobile phones and intelligent watches.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, a packaging apparatus 10 provided in an embodiment of the present invention includes a transporting device 1, a box supplying device 2, a product supplying device 3, and at least one accessory supplying device 4.

The transport device 1 is configured for transporting carriers 5 (not shown in fig. 1 and 2) to a cassette supply station S1, a product supply station S2 and at least one accessory supply station S3, respectively.

The box-feeding device 2 is configured to feed the upper cover 20 and the lower cover 30 of the package to the carrier 5 located at the box-feeding station S1. It will be appreciated that the package is assembled from an upper cover and a lower cover, i.e. the package is obtained by fitting the upper cover to the lower cover. The lower cover has a receiving space for receiving the product and its fittings.

The product supply device 3 is configured for supplying a product 40 to be packaged, such as a mobile phone or a watch, to a carrier 5 located at a product supply station S2.

The at least one fitment supply 4 is configured for supplying at least one fitment of a product to be packaged to a lower lid in a carrier at the at least one fitment supply station S3. It is understood that the at least one accessory may include at least one of a charger, a data line, and a file.

In the embodiment of the invention, the upper and lower covers constituting the packing box and the product to be packed are automatically placed into the carrier to be transported, and then the accessories of the product to be packed are automatically loaded onto the lower cover already placed into the carrier. Therefore, an operator at least does not need to manually separate the packaging box so as to manually load the accessories and the mobile phone into the lower cover in sequence, and the packaging efficiency of the mobile phone is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the transport device 1 comprises a first transport rail 11, a second transport rail 12, and at least one transfer mechanism 13. The first transport rail 11 is configured for transporting carriers at least in a first direction X1, the second transport rail 12 is configured for transporting carriers at least in a second direction X2 opposite to the first direction X1, and the transfer mechanism 13 is configured for transferring carriers between the first transport rail 11 and the second transport rail 12. By providing a double track, a more compact packaging device in the length direction can be achieved. Further, by the transfer mechanism provided between the double rails for transferring the carriers, it is possible to circulate and transport a plurality of carriers in the transport device 1.

Here, the first direction X1 is preferably a horizontal direction.

In some preferred embodiments, the cassette supply station S1 and the product supply station S2 are configured as one and the same station, and the cassette supply device 2 and the product supply device 3 are arranged opposite to each other, for example on both sides of the transport device 1, respectively.

It is further preferred that the at least one fitment supply station is arranged downstream of the box supply station in the first direction and that the at least one fitment supply device is arranged downstream of the box supply device in the first direction.

In particular, the cassette supply station S1 and the product supply station S2 are configured as one and the same station on the first conveyor rail 11. At this time, the cassette supply station S1, the product supply station S2, and the accessory supply station S3 are sequentially disposed on the first transportation rail 11 in the first direction X1, that is, the first transportation rail 11 sequentially transports the carriers to the cassette supply station S1 (or the product supply station S2) and the accessory supply station S3 in the first direction X1. When the carrier is transported to the box-supplying station S1, the box-supplying device 2 and the product-supplying device 3 supply the upper and lower covers of the package box and the product to be packaged to the carrier, respectively; then, the first transporting rail 11 transports the carriers carrying the upper and lower lids of the package and the product to be packaged further to the fitment supplying station S3 in the first direction X1, so that the supplying device 4 supplies the fitment to the lower lid in the carrier located at the fitment supplying station S3. After the supply of the parts is completed, the transfer mechanism 13 transfers the carriers from the first transport rail 11 to the second transport rail 12. At this time, the operator may manually perform a subsequent packaging process, for example, an upper cover to lower cover assembling process, on one side of the second transportation rail 12. The subsequent packaging steps are preferably carried out automatically by means of labelling devices, product transfer devices, closing devices, unloading devices, etc., which are described further below.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 2, the first transport rail 11 and the second transport rail 12 are arranged parallel to each other and side by side with each other. For example, the plane of the first transport rail 11 for supporting the carrier and the plane of the second transport rail 12 for supporting the carrier are at the same level.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 3, the first transport rail 11 and the second transport rail 12 are parallel to each other, and the second transport rail 12 is arranged above, in particular directly above, the first transport rail 11.

In some preferred embodiments, the at least one transfer mechanism 13 may include a first transfer mechanism 131 and a second transfer mechanism 132 opposite each other. The first transfer mechanism 131 is configured to transfer the carriers 5 on the first transport rail 11 onto the second transport rail 12, and the second transfer mechanism 132 is configured to transfer the carriers 5 on the second transport rail 12 onto the first transport rail 11.

For example, the first transport rail 11 includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, and the second transport rail 12 includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end of the first transport rail corresponds to the first end of the second transport rail, and the second end of the first transport rail corresponds to the second end of the second transport rail. The first transfer mechanism 131 is arranged at a first end of the first and second transport rails, and the second transfer mechanism 132 is arranged at a second end of the first and second transport rails.

In some embodiments, the first and second transportation rails 11 and 12 may each include a plurality of rail segments connected to each other, each rail segment including two support portions for supporting the carriers, the two support portions being opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other by a distance. Here, the cassette supply station S1 and the fitting supply station S3 are each arranged on a different track section of the first transport track 11. By providing track sections of multiple mutually independent transport vehicles, flexible transport of different vehicles, e.g. transport of a first vehicle to the cassette supply station S1 and transport of a second vehicle to the accessory supply station S3, independently of each other, can be achieved without interfering with each other.

Preferably, in some embodiments, the support may be configured as a power belt or a power chain for supporting and transporting the vehicle. Alternatively, the support can also be configured as a rail, on which the carrier is movably supported by means of a slide and driven by means of a drive.

Further, at least one buffer track section is provided between each track section provided with stations in order to further improve packaging efficiency. For example, at least one buffer track section is provided between the track section provided with the cassette supply station S1 and the track section provided with the accessory supply station S3.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first and second transport rails 11, 12 may have only one rail section comprising at least one support for supporting and transporting the carriers, such as a power belt or a power chain.

Fig. 4 shows an enlarged view of a partial view V of the packaging device of fig. 1, in which an arrangement of the transfer mechanism 13 is shown. Fig. 5 shows an embodiment of the transfer mechanism 13 in fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 4 and 5, each transfer mechanism 13 may be disposed below the first and second transport rails 11 and 12. Each transfer mechanism 13 includes a first support frame 133, a first pallet 134, a first drive assembly 135, and a second drive assembly 136. The first pallet 134 and the first driving assembly 135 are mounted on the first support frame 133. The first driving assembly 135 is configured to drive the first pallet 134 to move in a vertical direction on the first support frame 133 so that the first pallet 134 can vertically lift up the carriers 5 placed on the first or second transportation rail 11 or 12. In particular, the first pallet 134 is configured to pass between two supports, such as power belts, of a respective track segment under the drive of the first drive assembly 135 to lift a vehicle located on the respective track segment vertically upward. The second driving assembly 136 is configured to drive the first support frame 133 in a horizontal direction along with the first pallet 134 and the first driving assembly 135 mounted on the first support frame 133 so that the first pallet 134 can transfer the supported carriers 5 from the first transporting rail 11 onto the second transporting rail 12 or from the second transporting rail 12 onto the first transporting rail 11.

An exemplary workflow of the transfer mechanism 13 is as follows: the second transporting rail 12 transports the carriers 5 in the horizontal second direction X2 to just above the transfer mechanism 13 as shown in fig. 4; next, the first driving assembly 135 drives the first pallet 134 to vertically move upward in the vertical direction Z1 so as to lift the carriers 5 from the second transportation rail 12; then, the second driving assembly 136 drives the first support frame 133 along with the first pallet 134 and the first driving assembly 135 to move in the horizontal direction Y1 so that the first pallet 134 transfers the supported carriers 5 from above the second transporting rail 12 to above the first transporting rail 11; next, the first driving assembly 135 drives the first pallet 134 vertically downward in a direction opposite to the vertical direction Z1 so as to place the lifted carriers 5 on the first transportation rail 11; finally, the second drive assembly 136 drives the first support frame 133, together with the first pallet 134 and the first drive assembly 135, horizontally back in a direction opposite to the horizontal direction Y1 so that the first pallet 134 returns below the second conveyor track 12 in preparation for transferring the next carrier.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, a first positioning mechanism 137, e.g. a positioning pin, may be provided on the first pallet 134, which is configured for positioning the respective carriers 5 to be transferred on the first pallet. In addition, the first positioning mechanism may also serve as a guide mechanism for guiding the vertical movement of the first pallet 134.

For example, the carrier 5 may be provided with corresponding positioning holes for cooperation with the positioning pins. When the first or second transportation rail 11 or 12 conveys the carriers 5 directly above the transfer mechanism 13, the positioning holes of the carriers 5 and the positioning pins of the first pallet 134 are aligned with each other so that when the first pallet 134 is driven to move vertically upward, the positioning pins of the first pallet can pass through the positioning holes of the carriers to position the carriers on the first pallet.

In some embodiments, the first drive assembly 135 may be configured as a drive cylinder with a movable end fixedly coupled to the first pallet 134. In other embodiments, the first drive assembly 135 may also include a motor and rack and pinion arrangement or include a motor and belt drive arrangement.

Similarly, the second driving assembly 136 may be configured as a driving cylinder, the movable end of which is fixedly coupled with the first support frame 133. Or the second drive assembly 136 may also include a motor and rack and pinion arrangement or include a motor and belt drive arrangement.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the product supply device 3 may include a third transportation rail 31 and a first conveyance mechanism 32. The third transporting rail 31 is configured to transport the product 40 to be packaged, and the first transporting mechanism 32 is configured to transport the product 40 to be packaged transported on the third transporting rail onto the carrier 5 at the product supply station S2. It is preferred here that the cassette supply 3 and the third transport rail 31 are arranged on different sides, in particular on opposite sides, of the transport device 1.

In some embodiments, the first, second and third transport rails 11, 12 and 31 may be arranged side by side with each other. In other embodiments, the first, second and third transportation rails 11, 12 and 31 may be disposed on top of each other to be spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the first transport mechanism 32 may include a first gripping assembly 321 and a third drive assembly 322. The first gripping assembly 321 is configured to grip the product 40 to be packaged from the third transport rail 31, and the third driving assembly 322 is configured to drive the first gripping assembly 321 to move so that the first gripping assembly 321 conveys the gripped product to be packaged onto the carrier 5 at the product supply station S2.

In some embodiments, the first gripping assembly 321 may comprise, for example, two opposing jaws configured to be movable toward and away from each other so as to be able to grip or release a product to be packaged. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the first clamping assembly 321 may be configured as a chuck assembly, particularly a vacuum chuck.

In some embodiments, the third drive assembly 322 is configured to drive the first gripping assembly 321 to move horizontally and vertically, and optionally the third drive assembly 322 is also configured to drive the first gripping assembly 321 to rotate. For example, the third driving assembly 322 may include a driving part for driving the first gripping assembly 321 to horizontally move, a driving part for driving the first gripping assembly 321 to vertically move, and a driving part for driving the first gripping assembly 321 to rotate.

Further, the third driving assembly 322 is configured to have a cylinder driving structure, or to have a motor driving structure, for example.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the carrier 5 is used for carrying the package box and the mobile phone. The transport device 1 transports the packages and the cell phone on a packaging line through the carrier 5. As shown in fig. 6, in one embodiment, the carrier 5 includes a first receiving portion 51, a second receiving portion 52, and a third receiving portion 53. The first receiving portion 51 is configured to receive the upper cover 20 of the package provided by the box feeding device 2, the second receiving portion 52 is configured to receive the lower cover 30 of the package provided by the box feeding device 2, and the third receiving portion 53 is configured to receive the product 40 to be packaged provided by the product supplying device 3.

Preferably, the first receiving portion 51, the second receiving portion 52 and the third receiving portion 53 are each configured to be capable of clamping a material placed therein.

As shown in fig. 6, the first, second and third receiving parts 51, 52 and 53 may include two first and second limiting walls opposite to each other, respectively, which are perpendicular to each other and form an accommodating space, at least one of the first limiting walls being configured to be movable, and at least one of the second limiting walls being configured to be movable, thereby being adaptable to different sizes of materials. Here, the first receiving part 51 includes two first limiting walls 511, 512 opposite to each other and two second limiting walls 513, 514 opposite to each other, the first limiting walls 511, 512 and the second limiting walls 513, 514 being perpendicular to each other and forming an accommodating space, the first limiting walls 512 and the second limiting walls 513 being configured to be movable; the second receiving portion 52 includes two first limiting walls 521, 522 opposite to each other and two second limiting walls 523, 524 opposite to each other, the first limiting walls 521, 522 and the second limiting walls 523, 524 being perpendicular to each other and forming an accommodating space, the first limiting walls 522 and the second limiting walls 523 being configured to be movable; the third receiving portion 53 includes two first and second stopper walls 531, 532 and 533, 534 opposite to each other, the first and second stopper walls 531, 532, 533 being perpendicular to each other and forming an accommodating space, the first and second stopper walls 532, 533 being configured to be movable.

Of course, in other embodiments, all of the retaining walls of each receptacle may also be configured to be movable.

It is particularly advantageous here if the movable limiting walls 512, 513 of the first receptacle 51 are each fixedly connected to a spring 515, 516, so that a pressing force can be applied to the upper cover 20 accommodated in the first receptacle 51. Similarly, the movable limiting walls 522, 523 of the second receiving portion 52 are fixedly connected with the springs, respectively, so that a pressing force can be applied to the lower cover 30 received in the second receiving portion 52; and movable stopper walls 532, 533 of the third receiving portion 53 are fixedly connected with springs, respectively, so that pressing force can be applied to the product to be packaged received in the third receiving portion 53.

In order to be able to place the material into the receptacle in a smooth manner, it is preferable if in the transport device 1, a second positioning means 14 can be provided at the cassette station S1, which second positioning means 14 are designed to position the carrier 5 at the cassette station and to lift the carrier 5 vertically upwards.

As shown in fig. 7 to 9, the second positioning mechanism 14 includes a positioning pin 141, a jacking plate 142, and a driving cylinder 143. The positioning pins 141 are fixed on the jacking plate 142, and positioning holes 54 are provided in the carrier 5, and the positioning pins 141 can pass through the positioning holes 54 so as to position the carrier 5 in cooperation with the positioning holes 54. The lift plate 142 is used to support the carrier 5. The driving cylinder 142 is used to drive the jacking plate 142 to move in a vertical direction so that the positioning pins 141 can pass through the positioning holes 54 upward and the jacking plate 142 can jack up the carriers 5 vertically upward by a certain height.

Alternatively or additionally, the receiving space formed by the limiting wall is preferably enlarged before the material is placed into the receptacle. For this purpose, a first displacement mechanism 15 can also be provided at the cassette station, which is designed to move a movable first and a second stop arm of the carrier located at the cassette station in order to enlarge the receiving space for the smooth insertion of the material into the receptacle.

Preferably, the driving cylinder 143 of the second positioning mechanism 14 also drives the first displacement mechanism 15 to move in the vertical direction when driving the jacking plate 142 to move in the vertical direction.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 7 to 9, the first displacement mechanism 15 may include a first push rod 151, a first driving cylinder 152, a second push rod 153, and a second driving cylinder 154. A first push rod 1511, a second push rod 1512, and a third push rod 1513 are fixed to the first push rod 151, and extend into the first receiving portion 51, the second receiving portion 52, and the third receiving portion 53, respectively, when the driving cylinder 143 of the second positioning mechanism 14 vertically moves upward in the vertical direction to drive the jacking plate 142 and the first displacement mechanism 15. The first driving cylinder 152 is used to drive the first push rod 151 to move horizontally so that the first, second and third push claws press the second limiting wall 513 of the first receiving portion 51, the second limiting wall 523 of the second receiving portion 52 and the second limiting wall 533 of the third receiving portion 53 toward the corresponding springs, respectively, thereby increasing the receiving space of the receiving portion in the moving direction of the first push rod 151. A fourth push claw 1531, a fifth push claw 1532, and a sixth push claw 1533 are fixed to the second push rod 153, and extend into the first receiving portion 51, the second receiving portion 52, and the third receiving portion 53, respectively, when the driving cylinder 143 of the second positioning mechanism 14 vertically moves upward in the vertical direction to drive the jacking plate 142 and the first displacement mechanism 15. The second driving cylinder 154 is used to drive the second push rod 153 to move horizontally so that the fourth, fifth and sixth pawls press the first limiting wall 512 of the first receiving portion 51, the first limiting wall 522 of the second receiving portion 52 and the first limiting wall 532 of the third receiving portion 53 toward the corresponding springs, respectively, thereby increasing the receiving space of the receiving portion in the moving direction of the second push rod 153.

Further, when the first and second transportation rails 11 and 12 respectively include a plurality of rail segments connected to each other and each rail segment includes two supporting portions, such as power belts, for supporting and transporting the carriers opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other by a distance, the second positioning mechanism 14 and the first displacement mechanism 15 are arranged in a gap between the two supporting portions.

In other alternative embodiments, the carrier 5 may also comprise only two receptacles having the above-described structure, one for receiving the upper cover 20 provided by the cartridge supply device 2 and the other for receiving the lower cover 30 provided by the cartridge supply device 2. At this time, the product supply device 3 directly supplies the product to be packaged to the lower cover in the carrier at the product supply station S2.

Some embodiments of the cartridge supply device 2 are described below in connection with fig. 10 to 19.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10 and 11, the box feeding device 2 may include a first storage bin 21, a box taking mechanism 22, a box opening mechanism 23, and a box loading mechanism 24. The first storage bin 21 is configured to store the packing boxes, i.e., the packing boxes where the upper cover 20 and the lower cover 30 are not separated. The box taking mechanism 22 is configured to pick up a package from the first storage bin 21 and convey the package to the box opening mechanism 23. The box opening mechanism 23 is configured to separate the upper cover and the lower cover of the package. The upper cassette mechanism 24 is configured to convey the upper cover 20 and the lower cover 30 separated by the cassette opening mechanism 23 into the first receiving portion 51 and the second receiving portion 52 of the carrier at the cassette supply station S1.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12, the upper cartridge mechanism 24 may include a second gripping assembly 241, a third gripping assembly 242, and a fourth drive assembly 243. The second gripping assembly 241 is configured to grip the upper cover 20 of the pack, the third gripping assembly 242 is configured to grip the lower cover 30 of the pack, and the fourth driving assembly 243 is configured to simultaneously drive the second and third gripping assemblies 241 and 242 to move so that the second and third gripping assemblies 241 and 242 simultaneously convey the upper and lower covers 20 and 30 separated by the box opening mechanism 23 into the first and second receiving portions 51 and 52 of the carrier 5 at the box supplying station S1.

For example, the second clamping assembly 241 may include two opposing clamping plates configured to be moved toward or away from each other to enable clamping or releasing of the upper cover 20. Likewise, the second clamping assembly 242 may include two opposing clamping plates configured to be moved toward or away from each other to enable clamping or releasing of the lower cover 30.

For example, the fourth driving assembly 243 is configured to simultaneously drive the second and third gripping assemblies 241 and 242 to move horizontally as well as vertically. Further, the fourth driving assembly 243 is configured to have a cylinder driving structure, or to have a motor driving structure, for example.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the box feeding device 2 may include a first box feeding rail 25 and a second box feeding rail 26 extending parallel to each other, where the first box feeding rail 25 is provided with a box opening station and a lower cover supply station S11, and the second box feeding rail 26 is provided with an upper cover supply station S12.

As shown in fig. 13 and 14, the box opening mechanism 23 may include a first suction cup set 231 (e.g., a vacuum cup set) fixedly disposed at the box opening station and include a rotating assembly 232, a second suction cup set 233 (e.g., a vacuum cup set), and a fifth driving assembly 234. The first suction cup set 231 is configured to secure the package at the open box station by holding the lower cover 30 of the package. The pick-up mechanism 22 is further configured to transport the picked-up cartons in a vertically oriented position to a rotating assembly 232, which rotating assembly 232 is configured to rotate the vertically oriented cartons into a horizontal orientation and transport the horizontally oriented cartons to the unpacking station so that the first suction cup set 231 can secure the horizontally oriented cartons on the first box supply track 25. The second suction cup set 233 is configured to hold the upper cover 20 of the pack at the open position so as to be able to separate the upper cover 20 from the lower cover 30 of the pack in cooperation with the first suction cup set 231. The fifth driving assembly 234 is configured to drive the second suction cup group 233 to move so as to convey the upper cover 20 held by the second suction cup group 233 to the second supply rail 26, while the lower cover 30 of the pack can be held on the first supply rail 25 by means of the first suction cup group 231. The first magazine rail 25 is configured to transport the lower lids of the packages to the lower lid supply station S11 and the second magazine rail 26 is configured to transport the upper lids of the packages to the upper lid supply station S12. The upper cassette mechanism 24 is further configured to simultaneously grip the upper lid at the upper lid supply station S12 and the lower lid at the lower lid supply station S11 and to simultaneously transport them into the first and second receptacles of the carriers at the cassette supply station.

In some embodiments, not shown, the rotation assembly 232 may include two jaws movable relative to each other for gripping a vertically oriented pack picked up by the pack picking mechanism 22 and a rotation drive for driving the jaws to rotate 90 degrees to convert the vertically oriented pack into a horizontally oriented pack. Further, the rotating assembly 232 may further include a sensor for detecting whether a packing box is transferred between the two jaws, and when it is detected that a packing box is transferred between the two jaws, the two jaws are moved close to each other to clamp the packing box, and then the rotation driving part drives the jaws to rotate by 90 degrees.

In some embodiments, not shown, a first sensor may also be provided at the box-opening station, configured to detect whether the rotation mechanism 232 is carrying a pack to the box-opening station. Preferably, the rotation mechanism 232 is further configured to release a pack when the first sensor detects that the pack is being transported to the pack-opening station, and the first suction cup set 231 is further configured to hold the pack on the first pack-supplying rail when the rotation mechanism releases the pack.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, 11 and 13-14, the cartridge supply device 2 may further comprise a second sensor (e.g. a camera, in particular a CCD camera), not shown, and a first exclusion zone 27. The second sensor is configured to check whether the appearance of a pack located at the unpacking station is acceptable, the first reject zone 27 is configured to buffer a pack with an unacceptable appearance, and the unpacking mechanism 23 is further configured to convey a pack located at the unpacking station to the first reject zone 27 when the appearance is unacceptable.

In some implementations, as shown in fig. 15, the box opening mechanism 23 may further include a second support frame 235 and a clamping plate set 236, the second suction plate set 233 and the clamping plate set 236 being mounted on the second support frame 235, the clamping plate set 236 being configured to clamp the entirety of the package in the box opening station, the fifth drive assembly 234 being further configured to drive the second support frame 235 in motion to transport the upper cover held by the second suction plate set 233 to the second box supply track or transport the package held by the clamping plate set 236 to the first reject zone 27.

Of course, in other embodiments, a conveying mechanism completely independent of the box opening mechanism 23 may be provided for conveying the package box located at the box opening station to the first removing area 27 when the appearance is disqualified, which is not particularly limited by the present invention.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 16, the box feeding device 2 may further include a buffer area 28 and a second conveying mechanism 29, where the second conveying mechanism 29 is configured to pick up a plurality of packages from the first storage bin 21 at a time and convey the plurality of packages to the buffer area 28 for buffering. The pick mechanism 22 is further configured to pick up a packet from the buffer 28 and transport the packet to the unpacking mechanism 23. When the packing boxes in the first storage bin 21 are completely taken out, the box taking mechanism 22 picks up the packing boxes from the buffer area 28, whereby the first storage bin 21 can be replaced without interrupting the packing operation.

Preferably, as shown in fig. 16 and 17, the cassette taking mechanism 22 may include a third support frame 221, a third suction cup set 222 (e.g., a vacuum cup set), and a sixth drive assembly 223, and the second transport mechanism 29 includes a fourth suction cup set 291 (e.g., a vacuum cup set), the third support frame 222, and the sixth drive assembly 223. The third suction cup group 222 and the fourth suction cup group 291 are mounted on the third support frame 221 in such a manner as to be movable independently of each other in the vertical direction, the third suction cup group 222 is configured to hold one pack at a time from the first storage bin 21, the fourth suction cup group 291 is configured to hold a plurality of packs at a time from the first storage bin 21, and the sixth driving assembly 223 is configured to drive the third support frame 221 to horizontally move so as to drive the third suction cup group 222 and the fourth suction cup group 291 to horizontally move at the same time. That is, the cassette taking mechanism 22 and the second conveying mechanism 29 share a horizontal drive assembly. Of course, in other embodiments, the cassette taking mechanism 22 and the second conveying mechanism 29 may have respective horizontal drive assemblies.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 18, the first storage bin 21 may include a first frame 211 and a second pallet 212, the second pallet 212 being movably mounted on the first frame 211 in a vertical direction and for supporting a plurality of layers of vertically stacked packages. The box feeding device 2 further comprises a first lifting mechanism 201, the first lifting mechanism 201 comprises a first supporting frame 2011 and a first lifting driving assembly 2012, the first supporting frame 2011 is configured to support the second supporting plate 212, and the first lifting driving assembly 2012 is configured to drive the first supporting frame 2011 to move in the vertical direction, so as to drive the second supporting plate 212 to move in the vertical direction, so that the box taking mechanism 22 picks up the package box.

In some embodiments, the first lift drive assembly 2012 may include a motor (e.g., a stepper motor) and a lead screw guide.

Further, as shown in fig. 18, the cassette supply device 2 may further include an automatic guided vehicle AGV configured to automatically guide the first frame 211 to move in the horizontal direction so as to guide the first frame 211 toward or away from the first elevating mechanism 201. Preferably, the first frame 211 comprises a fixedly arranged first support plate 213 arranged below the second pallet 212, at the bottom of which first support plate 213 a first identification part, not shown, such as a bar code or a two-dimensional code, is provided, and the automatic guided vehicle AGV comprises a sensor configured for identifying the first identification part of the first support plate so that the automatic guided vehicle can be positioned relative to the first frame.

In one example, a liftable top plate may be provided in the automatic guided vehicle AGV. After the packing boxes in the first storage bin 21 are all taken out, a replacement signal is sent to the automatic guided vehicle AGV, and the automatic guided vehicle AGV searches for a new first storage bin 21 after receiving the replacement signal. After the first identification portion of the new first storage bin 21 is identified, the top plate of the automated guided vehicle AGV is raised to jack up the new first storage bin 21 by the first support plate 213, then the new first storage bin 21 is transported to the vicinity of the first elevating mechanism 201, and then the top plate of the automated guided vehicle AGV is lowered and moved away from the new first storage bin 21. The automated guided vehicle AGV carries out the first magazine 21, which has already taken out the package, in a similar manner, and feeds in a new first magazine 21.

Further, as shown in fig. 18, the cassette supply device 2 may further include a third positioning mechanism configured to fixedly position the first storage bin 21 below the cassette taking mechanism 22. The third positioning mechanism includes a lateral clamping portion 202 and a front-rear clamping portion 203. The lateral clamping portion 202 includes a clamping plate 2021 and a third driving cylinder 2022, the third driving cylinder 2022 being for driving the clamping plate 2021 to move toward the first storage bin 21 so as to clamp the first storage bin 21 from the side by pressing the first frame 211, for example, the first support plate 213. The front and rear clamping portion 203 includes a hook portion 2031 and a fourth driving cylinder 2032, the hook portion 2031 being configured to be capable of being fitted into a hollowed portion 2131 provided in the first frame 211, for example, the first support plate 213, and the fourth driving cylinder 2032 being configured to drive the hook portion 203 to move the first support plate 213 toward the first elevating mechanism 201.

In an embodiment not shown, the box feeding device may further comprise a third sensor (e.g. a correlation sensor) configured to detect whether the uppermost pack on the second pallet 212 is completely taken out. The first lifting drive assembly 2012 is further configured to drive the first support frame 2011 to move the second pallet 212 vertically upward when the third sensor detects that the uppermost package on the second pallet 212 is completely removed.

In the embodiment of fig. 18, a first scroll wheel 204 may also be provided at the bottom of the first frame.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 19, the first frame 211 may further include a plurality of guide rods 214 extending vertically through the second pallet 212, the guide rods being configured to guide the second pallet 212 to move in a vertical direction.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 19, the first frame 211 may be configured as a square column and provided at four circumferential sides thereof with a plurality of vertically extending first stopper rods 215, respectively, and the first stopper rods 215 and the second pallet 212 together form a square column-shaped receiving space in which the multi-layered vertically stacked packing boxes are confined. Preferably, the first stop bar 215 extends vertically through the second pallet 212.

It is particularly preferable that the first stopper rod 215 disposed at least one of the four peripheral sides of the first frame 211 is detachable so that the packing boxes can be stacked in the accommodating space from the at least one peripheral side. For example, all the first stopper rods 215 of the at least one peripheral side are fixed to the cross bar 216, so that the first stopper rods 215 can be detached by the cross bar 216. In particular, a handle is provided on the crossbar 216 to facilitate removal of the first stop bar 215.

Some embodiments of the accessory supply apparatus 4 according to the present invention are described below in connection with fig. 1 to 2 and fig. 20 to 29.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 and 2 and fig. 20 and 21, the magazine apparatus 2 and the accessory supply apparatus 4 are arranged on the same side of the transport apparatus 1, preferably on the same side of the first transport rail 11, more preferably the magazine apparatus 2 and the accessory supply apparatus 4 are arranged in sequence along the first direction X1 on the side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 1 and 2, the at least one accessory supply station S3 comprises a first accessory supply station S31 and a second accessory supply station S32, and the at least one accessory supply 4 comprises a first accessory supply 41 and a second accessory supply 42. The first fitment supply 41 is configured for supplying a first fitment of a product to be packaged, such as a charger, to the lower cover in the carrier at the first fitment supply station S31, and the second fitment supply 42 is configured for supplying a second fitment of a product to be packaged, such as a data line, to the lower cover in the carrier at the second fitment supply station S32. It is preferred here that the cassette supply station S1, the first fitting supply station S31 and the second fitting supply station S32 are arranged in sequence on the first transport rail 11 in the first direction X1, and that the cassette supply device 2, the first fitting supply device 41 and the second fitting supply device 42 are arranged in sequence on the same side of the first transport rail 11, in particular on the side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12 in the first direction X1.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first and second accessory supplies 41, 42 may also be arranged on both sides of the transport device 1, for example the first accessory supply 41 being arranged on the side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12, while the second accessory supply 42 is arranged on the side of the second transport rail 12 remote from the first transport rail 11. At this time, the first parts supply station S31 may be disposed on the first transportation rail 11, and the second parts supply station S32 may be disposed on the second transportation rail 12.

Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 20 and 21, the at least one accessory supply station S3 may further comprise a third accessory supply station S33, the at least one accessory supply 4 further comprising a third accessory supply 43, the third accessory supply 43 being configured for providing a third accessory of the product, such as a document, to a lower cover in a carrier located at the third accessory supply station S33. It is preferred here that the cassette supply station S1, the first fitting supply station S31, the second fitting supply station S32 and the third fitting supply station S33 are arranged in sequence on the first transport rail 11 along the first direction X1, and that the cassette supply device 2, the first fitting supply device 41, the second fitting supply device 42 and the third fitting supply device 43 are arranged in sequence on the same side of the first transport rail 11, in particular on the side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12 along the first direction X1.

Of course, in other embodiments, the first, second and third parts supply devices 41, 42 and 43 may also be arranged on both sides of the transportation device 1, for example the first and second parts supply devices 41 and 42 are arranged on the side of the first transportation rail 11 remote from the second transportation rail 12, while the third parts supply device 43 is arranged on the side of the second transportation rail 12 remote from the first transportation rail 11. At this time, the first and second parts supply stations S31 and S32 may be disposed on the first transportation rail 11, and the third parts supply station S33 may be disposed on the second transportation rail 12.

It is also possible that the first fitting supply device 41 and/or the second fitting supply device and/or the third fitting supply device 43 are arranged above the transport device 1.

In some embodiments, each accessory supply 4 includes: a second storage bin configured to store accessories of the product to be packaged; and a third conveyance mechanism configured to pick up the parts from the second storage bin and convey the picked parts to carriers located at the respective parts supply stations.

Fig. 22-24 illustrate some embodiments of a first fitment supply 41 according to the invention, the first fitment supply 41 being configured for providing a charger for a product to be packaged to a lower lid 30 in a carrier at a first fitment supply station S31. The first accessory supply 41 comprises a second storage bin 411 for storing chargers and comprises a third transport mechanism 412, the third transport mechanism 412 being for picking up chargers from the second storage bin 411 and placing the picked chargers into the lower cover 30 in the carrier of the first accessory supply station S31.

Fig. 25 shows a second fitment supply 42 according to the invention, which second fitment supply 42 is configured for supplying data lines of a product to be packaged to the lower cap 30 in a carrier at a second fitment supply station S32. The second accessory supply 42 comprises a second storage bin 421 for storing data lines and a third transport mechanism 422, the third transport mechanism 422 being for picking up data lines from the second storage bin 421 and placing the picked up data lines into the lower cover 30 in the carrier at the second accessory supply station S32.

Fig. 26 shows a third fitment supply 43 according to the invention, which second fitment supply 43 is configured for providing a file of a product to be packaged to the lower cap 30 in a carrier at a third fitment supply station S33. The third accessory supply 43 comprises a second storage bin 431 for storing documents and a third transport mechanism 432, the third transport mechanism 432 being for picking up documents from the second storage bin 431 and placing the picked-up documents into the lower cover 30 in the carrier of the third accessory supply station S33.

Fig. 27 shows an embodiment of the accessory supply 4 according to the invention. Fig. 28 shows an embodiment of a second storage silo according to the invention. As shown in fig. 27 and 28, the second storage bin includes a second frame 401, the second frame 401 including a second support plate 4011 configured to support a plurality of vertically stacked trays 50 with a plurality of fittings disposed in each tray 50. Each accessory supply 4 further comprises a second lifting mechanism 402, the second lifting mechanism 402 comprising a second support frame 4021 and a second lifting drive assembly 4022, the second support frame 4021 being configured to support the tray 50, the second lifting drive assembly 4022 being configured to drive the second support frame 4021 to move in a vertical direction, thereby driving the tray to move in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, the second lifting mechanism 402 may include a motor (e.g., a stepper motor) and a lead screw guide.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 25 and 26, each accessory supply may also include an automatic guided vehicle AGV configured to automatically guide the movement of the second frame 401 in a horizontal direction to guide the second frame 401 toward or away from the second elevator mechanism 402. A second identification, not shown, is preferably provided at the bottom of the second support plate 4011, the automatic guided vehicle comprising a sensor configured to identify the second identification of the second support plate so that the automatic guided vehicle can be positioned relative to the second frame. The workflow of the automatic guided vehicle AGV may be referred to herein above with respect to the description of the automatic guided vehicle AGV of the cartridge supply apparatus.

Similar to the first storage silo, a second rolling wheel 4013 may also be provided at the bottom of the second frame 401, as shown in fig. 27.

As shown in fig. 28, the second frame may further include a plurality of vertically extending second stop bars 4014, the second stop bars 4014 being configured to stop the tray 50 on the second support plate. Furthermore, the fitment supply 4 may further comprise a positioning mechanism 44 configured for fixedly positioning the second storage bin below the third transport mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes a lateral clamping portion 44. The lateral clamping portion 44 includes a clamping plate 441 and a driving cylinder 442, the driving cylinder 442 for driving the clamping plate 441 to move toward the second storage bin so as to clamp the second storage bin from the side by pressing the second support plate 4011. Further, each accessory supply 4 may also include a stop mechanism 45 for ensuring that the automated guided vehicle AGV guides the second storage bin into a defined area.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 22, 23 and 27, the third transport mechanism may include a take-off tray assembly 403 and a take-off assembly 404. The pan assembly 403 is configured to pick up a pan 50 from the second support plate 4011 and the take out assembly 404 is configured to pick up a fitment from the picked up pan 50 and transport the picked fitment to a carrier at a corresponding fitment supply station.

Further, as shown in fig. 27, each accessory supply apparatus may further include a tray feeding mechanism 405 and a tray discharging mechanism 406, the tray feeding assembly 405 including a third pallet 4051 and a moving mechanism 4052. The movement mechanism 4052 is configured to move the third pallet 4051 between a pallet receiving position and a pallet unloading position, the third pallet 4051 being positioned below the pallet removal assembly 403 in the pallet receiving position to receive the picked material pallet 50 and positioned below the pallet unloading mechanism 406 in the pallet unloading position. The destacking mechanism 406 is configured to destack the trays 51 in a third pallet at a destacking position. The second frame 401 further includes a third support plate 4012, the third support plate 4012 being configured to receive and support the material tray 51 unloaded by the tray unloading mechanism.

An exemplary workflow of the accessory supply is as follows: automatically guiding the trolley AGVs to send the second storage bins filled with the materials to the second lifting mechanism 402, lifting all vertically stacked material trays 50 upwards by the second lifting mechanism 402, and automatically guiding the trolley AGVs to be separated from the second storage bins; the pan assembly 403 picks up one pan 50 from the stacked pans 50, the movement mechanism 4052 moves the third pallet 4051 to below the pan assembly 403 to receive the picked pan 50, and the pick assembly 404 picks up a fitment from the pan 50 on the third pallet 4051 and transports the picked fitment to a carrier at a corresponding fitment supply station; after the fittings of the trays 50 on the third pallet 4051 are all taken away, the moving mechanism 4052 moves the third pallet 4051 to below the tray discharging mechanism 406, the trays 51 in the third pallet are discharged onto the third support plate 4012 by the tray discharging mechanism 406, while the second elevating mechanism 402 lifts all of the remaining trays 50 upward and the tray pickup assembly 403 picks up a new tray 50 from the remaining trays 50; subsequently, the movement mechanism 4052 again moves the third pallet 4051 to receive a new tray 50 below the tray-taking assembly 403.

In some embodiments, the take-off tray assembly 403 may include a fifth set of suction cups 4031 (e.g., a set of vacuum suction cups) configured to hold a tray of material from its edge and a drive portion, not shown, configured to drive the fifth set of suction cups to move in a vertical direction.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 29, the take out assembly 404 may include a fourth support frame 4041, a sixth set of suction cups (e.g., a set of vacuum cups) 4042, a fourth sensor (e.g., a barcode scanner or CCD camera) 4043, a first vertical drive 4044, and a first horizontal drive 4045. The sixth suction cup set 4042, the fourth sensor 4043 and the first vertical drive 4044 are mounted on the fourth support frame 4041. The sixth suction cup set 4042 is configured to hold the accessory, the fourth sensor 4043 is configured to acquire positional information of the accessory to be gripped or to detect a label of the accessory held by the sixth suction cup set 4042, the first vertical driving section 4044 is configured to drive the sixth suction cup set 4042 to move vertically on the fourth support frame 4041, and the first horizontal driving section 4045 is configured to drive the fourth support frame 4041 to move horizontally so as to drive the sixth suction cup set, the fourth sensor, and the first vertical driving section on the fourth support frame.

Preferably, the first horizontal driving part 4045 may drive the fourth support frame 4041 according to the position information of the fitting to be gripped acquired by the fourth sensor 4043. In addition, the fourth sensor can also determine whether the accessory is acceptable by detecting the label of the accessory held by the sixth suction cup set 4042.

Further, the take out assembly 404 may also include a first rotational drive, not shown, configured to drive the sixth suction cup set in rotation to ensure that the fourth sensor 4043 is able to detect the label of the fitment held by the sixth suction cup set 4042 as accurately as possible.

Additionally or alternatively, the accessory supply apparatus may further comprise a fifth sensor, not shown, such as a barcode scanner or a CCD camera, the first horizontal drive section being further configured to drive the fourth support frame horizontally towards the fifth sensor so that the fifth sensor can detect the label of the accessory held by the sixth suction cup set, thereby determining whether the accessory is acceptable.

In some embodiments, the packaging apparatus may further include a second reject zone 61, 62, 63 disposed corresponding to each fitment supply 41, 42, 43, the second reject zone disposed above the transport and configured to buffer rejected fitments. For example, when the fourth sensor or the fifth sensor does not detect the label of the gripped accessory, the accessory is considered to be failed. Here, the take out assembly 404 is further configured to transport rejected parts to the second reject zone.

Further, as shown in fig. 23, 25 and 26, a fourth positioning mechanism 16 may be provided at the accessory supply station S3, the fourth positioning mechanism 16 being configured to position the carrier at the accessory supply station and jack the carrier vertically upward. The specific embodiment of the fourth positioning mechanism 16 may refer to the above description of the second positioning mechanism 14, and will not be repeated herein.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 20 and 26, the transport device 1 may be further configured to transport the carriers to the labeling station S4. The packaging apparatus may further comprise at least one labelling device 7, the labelling device 7 being configured for labelling the upper or lower lids 20, 30 in a carrier located at a labelling station. Here, the cassette supply station S1 and the accessory supply station S3 are disposed on the first transport rail 11 and the cassette supply device 2 and the accessory supply device 3 are disposed on a side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12, while the labeling station S4 is disposed on the second transport rail 12 and the labeling device 7 is disposed on a side of the second transport rail 12 remote from the first transport rail 11. Thereby, the degree of automation of product packaging can be further improved.

An exemplary workflow of the packaging assembly 10 according to the present invention is as follows: the first transport track 11 conveys the carriers in a first direction X1 to a box-feeding station S1, the box-feeding device 2 places the upper and lower covers of the packages into the first and second receiving portions of the carriers located at the box-feeding station, while the product supply device 3 places the products to be packaged into the third receiving portion of the carriers located at the box-feeding station; next, the first transport rail 11 conveys the carriers in the first direction X1 from the magazine station to the accessory supply station S3, the respective accessory supply 4 placing the respective accessory into the lower magazine in the carrier of the accessory supply station; after all the parts are supplied, the first transporting rail 11 transports the carrier in the first direction X1 above the transferring mechanism 13, the transferring mechanism 13 transfers the carrier to the second transporting rail 12, and the second transporting rail 12 transports the carrier in the second direction X2 to the labeling station S4 so that the labeling device 7 attaches the label to the upper cover of the carrier at the labeling station; the second transport track 12 then conveys the carriers in a second direction X2 from the labelling station S4 to the next station.

The labelling device 7 may be arranged opposite the third fitment supply 43.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 30, the labeling device 7 may include a printer 71, a label feeding mechanism 72, and a labeling mechanism 73. The printer 71 is configured to print labels, the label feeding mechanism 72 is configured to convey the printed labels to the labeling mechanism 73, and the labeling mechanism 73 is configured to paste the labels onto the upper cover 20 or the lower cover 30 in the carrier of the labeling station S4. Preferably, the labeling mechanism 73 is configured for affixing labels to the upper cover 20 in a carrier at the labeling station S4.

Further, the labeling mechanism 73 may include a fifth support frame 731, a labeling chuck 732, a sixth sensor (e.g., a CCD camera) 733, a second vertical driving portion 734, and a second horizontal driving portion 735. The labeling suction cup 732 and the sixth sensor 733 are mounted on the fifth support frame 731. The label feed mechanism 72 is further configured to transport the printed labels under the labeling suction cups 732. The labeling suction cup 732 is configured to hold the labels transported by the label feed mechanism 72. The sixth sensor 733 is configured to detect a position of the label in the label feeding mechanism 72 so that the label can be correctly sucked. The second vertical driving part 734 is configured to drive the labeling suction cup to move in the vertical direction, and the second horizontal driving part 735 is configured to move the fifth support frame in the horizontal direction so as to drive the labeling suction cup, the sixth sensor, and the second vertical driving part to move in the horizontal direction. Here, the second vertical driving part 734 and the second horizontal driving part 735 drive the labeling suction cup 732 according to the label position detected by the sixth sensor 733 so that the labeling suction cup 732 correctly suctions the label.

Further, the labeling mechanism 73 may further include a second rotary drive portion, not shown, configured to drive the labeling chuck in rotation so that the labeling chuck can adhere the held label to the side of the upper or lower cover in the carrier of the labeling station. In addition, the sixth sensor is further configured to identify an attachment position on the upper cover or the lower cover to which the label is to be attached.

Further, a seventh sensor, not shown, may be provided at the labelling station of the second transport track, which is configured for acquiring label information of the products located in the carriers of the labelling station. Accordingly, the printer is further configured to print a label for attachment to the upper cover or the lower cover based on the label information.

In some embodiments, a fifth positioning mechanism, not shown, may be provided at the labeling station, configured to position the carrier at the labeling station and jack the carrier vertically upward. The fifth positioning mechanism may be described with reference to the second positioning mechanism 14, and will not be described herein.

Further, as shown in fig. 31, a lifting mechanism 17 configured to lift up the upper cover 20 or the lower cover 30 in the carrier positioned at the labeling station S4 so that the labeling device can paste the label onto the lifted up upper cover or lower cover may be further provided at the labeling station. Further, a pressing plate 18 may be further disposed above the labeling station, and cooperates with the jacking mechanism 17 to press the jacked upper cover 20 or lower cover 30.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 20, 21 and 32, the second transport track 12 is further configured to transport the carriers located at the labeling station S4 to the compliance check station S5 in the second direction X2. Downstream of the at least one labelling device 7 in the second direction X2, an eighth sensor (for example a barcode scanner or a CCD camera) 8 is provided, which is configured to acquire label information of the upper or lower cover (information of the label to be applied at the labelling station) in the carrier of the consistency check station. Furthermore, a ninth sensor (for example, a barcode scanner or a CCD camera), which is not shown, is provided at the consistency check station S5 of the second conveyor track 12, and is configured to acquire label information of the products located in the carriers of the consistency check station. By comparing the information detected by the eighth sensor 8 with the information detected by the ninth sensor, it is thereby possible to determine whether or not the label attached at the labeling station is acceptable.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 20, 21 and 32, the second conveyor track 12 is further configured to sequentially transport carriers located at the compliance check station S5 to the product transfer station S6 and the capping station S7 in the second direction X2. The packaging apparatus 10 further comprises a product transfer device 9, which product transfer device 9 is arranged downstream of the at least one labelling device 7 in the second direction, the product transfer device 9 being configured for transferring products located in a carrier of the product transfer station S6 into a lower cover in the carrier. The packaging apparatus 10 further comprises a closing device 110, which closing device 110 is arranged downstream of the product transfer device 9 in the second direction, the closing device 110 being configured for closing an upper lid in a carrier of the closing station S7 onto a lower lid in the carrier in order to complete the packaging of the product to be packaged. Thereby, the degree of automation of product packaging can be further improved.

In this case, the labeling device, the product transfer device and the closing device are preferably arranged on the same side of the second conveyor track.

Fig. 33 shows an embodiment of a product transferring device 9 according to the invention. The product transferring device 9 includes a transferring gripper 91 for gripping the product 40 on the carrier 5 at the product transferring station S6, and a driving mechanism 92 for driving the transferring gripper 91 to move so as to put the gripped product 40 into the lower cover 30 in the carrier 5. The driving mechanism 92 may be configured to drive the transfer splint 91 to move horizontally and vertically, and optionally to drive the transfer splint 91 to rotate, for example.

In some embodiments, the transfer splint 91 may be configured to clamp the product 40 from opposite sides of the product. Preferably, the transfer nip 91 may be configured to pinch the product 40 around the sides thereof for more reliable pinching and transfer of the product 40.

Further, the product transfer device 9 may also comprise a group of suction cups, not shown, in particular a group of vacuum suction cups, for sucking up the product 40 on the carrier 5 of the product transfer station S6. Here, the suction cup set is configured to suck the product 40 from the upper side of the product. Thus, by providing both the transfer nip 91 and the suction cup set, the product 40 on the carrier 5 of the product transfer station S6 can be grasped more reliably.

In some embodiments, a sixth positioning mechanism, not shown, may be provided at the product transfer station, configured to position the carrier at the product transfer station and jack the carrier vertically upward. The sixth positioning mechanism may also be described with reference to the second positioning mechanism 14, and will not be described herein.

Alternatively or additionally, a second displacement mechanism, not shown, may be provided at the product transfer station, which is configured to move the movable first and second stop arms of the carrier at the product transfer station in order to increase the accommodation space. The second displacement mechanism may be described with reference to the first displacement mechanism 15, and will not be described herein.

In some embodiments, a seventh positioning mechanism, not shown, may also be provided at the capping station, configured to position the carrier at the capping station and jack the carrier vertically upward. The seventh positioning mechanism may also be described with reference to the second positioning mechanism 14, and will not be described herein.

Alternatively or additionally, a third displacement mechanism may be provided at the capping station, which is configured to move the movable first and second stop arms of the carrier at the capping station in order to increase the accommodation space. The specific embodiment of the third displacement mechanism may refer to the above description of the first displacement mechanism 15, and will not be repeated here.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 34, the cover closing device 110 includes a cover clamping plate 101, a driving mechanism 102, and a sensor (e.g., a CCD camera) 103, the sensor 103 being configured to detect the position of the upper cover and/or the lower cover on a carrier at a cover closing station, such that the driving mechanism 102 drives the cover clamping plate 101 to clamp the upper cover on the carrier and to properly fit the upper cover to the lower cover. The drive mechanism 102 may be configured to drive both horizontal and vertical movement of the closure clip 101, and optionally to drive rotation of the closure clip 101, for example.

Further, as shown in fig. 20, 21, 32 and 34, the second transport rail 12 is further configured to transport the carriers located at the capping station S7 to the unloading station S8 in the second direction X2. The packaging apparatus 10 may further comprise an unloading device 120 arranged downstream of the cover closing device 110 in the second direction. The unloading device is configured for unloading the packaged product in a carrier located at the unloading station S8. Thereby, the degree of automation of product packaging can be further improved.

Preferably, the labelling device 7, the product transfer device 9, the cover closing device 110 and the unloading device 120 are arranged on the same side of the second transport track.

In some embodiments, the unloading device 120 may include a gripper assembly for gripping a packaged product and a drive assembly for driving the gripper assembly along with the product gripped thereby.

Fig. 35 to 42 are top views of different embodiments of a packaging device according to the invention.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 35, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 21, the cassette feeding device 2, the first parts supply device 41 are arranged in sequence in the first direction X1 on the same side of the first transport rail 11, in particular on the side of the first transport rail 11 remote from the second transport rail 12, while the second parts supply device 42 and the third parts supply device 43 are arranged in sequence in the second direction X2 on the same side of the second transport rail 12, in particular on the side of the second transport rail 12 remote from the first transport rail 11. Other features of the packaging device shown in fig. 35 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 36, similarly to the embodiment shown in fig. 21, the cartridge supply device 2, the first accessory supply device 41, the second accessory supply device 42, and the third accessory supply device 43 are sequentially arranged in the first direction X1 on the same side of the first transportation rail 11 away from the second transportation rail 12, with the difference that: the third pallet 4051 of the first, second and third parts supply devices 41, 42, 43 can also be moved over the first conveyor track 11 so that the take out assembly 404 picks up a part from the third pallet 4051 located over the first conveyor track 11 and delivers the part to a carrier located at the corresponding parts supply station. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 36 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 37, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 21, the second transportation rail 12 is not arranged side by side with the first transportation rail 11, but the second transportation rail 12 is arranged directly above the first transportation rail 11 (not visible in the drawings). Here, the magazine device 2, the first fitting supply device 41, the second fitting supply device 42 and the third fitting supply device 43 are likewise arranged in sequence on the same side of the first transport rail 11 or the second transport rail 12 in the first direction X1. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 37 may be referred to the above-described embodiments, and will not be described here again.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 38, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 37, the first, second and third pallets 4051 of the third accessory supply 41, 42 and 43 are also capable of moving above the second conveyor track 12 so that the take out assembly 404 picks up an accessory from the third pallet 4051 above the second conveyor track 12 and delivers the accessory to a carrier at the corresponding accessory supply station. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 38 may be referred to the above-described embodiments, and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 39, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 37, the cassette feeding device 2, the first parts supply device 41 are arranged in order along the first direction X1 on the first side of the first transporting rail 11 or the second transporting rail 12, and the second parts supply device 42 and the third parts supply device 43 are arranged in order along the second direction X2 on the second side of the first transporting rail 11 or the second transporting rail 12, wherein the first side and the second side are opposite. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 39 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 40, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 21, the transporting device 1 has only the first transporting rail 11 transporting the carriers in the first direction X1, and the cartridge supply device 2, the first parts supply device 41, the second parts supply device 42, and the third parts supply device 43 are sequentially arranged in the first direction X1 on the same side of the first transporting rail 11. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 40 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 41, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 40, the first, second and third pallets 4051 of the third accessory supply 41, 42 and 43 are also capable of moving above the first conveyor track 11 so that the take out assembly 404 picks up an accessory from the third pallet 4051 above the first conveyor track 11 and delivers the accessory to a carrier at the corresponding accessory supply station. Other features of the packaging device shown in fig. 41 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 42, unlike the embodiment shown in fig. 40, the cassette feeding device 2 and the first parts supply device 41 are arranged on both sides of the first transportation rail 11, the second parts supply device 42 and the third parts supply device 43 are arranged on both sides of the first transportation rail 11, the cassette feeding device 2 and the third parts supply device 43 are arranged on the same side of the first transportation rail 11, and the first parts supply device 41 and the second parts supply device 42 are arranged on the same side of the first transportation rail 11. Other features of the packaging apparatus shown in fig. 42 are referred to the above embodiments and will not be described here.

The features or combinations of features mentioned above in the description, in the drawings and in the claims may be used in any combination with one another or individually, as long as they are significant and do not contradict one another within the scope of the invention.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent modifications made by the present invention and the accompanying drawings, or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A packaging apparatus, the packaging apparatus comprising:

a transport device configured to transport the carriers to the box supply station, the product supply station, and the at least one accessory supply station, respectively;

A box feeding device configured to feed an upper cover and a lower cover of a packing box to a carrier located at the box feeding station;

a product supply configured to provide a product to be packaged to a carrier at the product supply station; and

At least one fitment supply configured to supply at least one fitment of a product to be packaged to a lower cap in a carrier at the at least one fitment supply station;

wherein the box feeding station and the product supply station are configured as the same station, and the box feeding device and the product supply device are arranged opposite to each other.

2. The packaging apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transport device comprises a first transport track configured to transport the carrier in at least a first direction, a second transport track configured to transport the carrier in at least a second direction opposite the first direction, and at least one transfer mechanism configured to transfer the carrier between the first transport track and the second transport track.

3. The packaging apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first and second transport rails are parallel to each other and are arranged side-by-side to each other; or alternatively

The first and second transport rails are parallel to each other, and the second transport rail is arranged above the first transport rail.

4. A packaging apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein each transfer mechanism is arranged below the first and second transport rails, each transfer mechanism comprising a first support frame, a first pallet, a first drive assembly and a second drive assembly;

the first pallet and the first driving assembly are mounted on the first support frame, and the first driving assembly is configured to drive the first pallet to move on the first support frame in a vertical direction so that the first pallet can vertically lift up a carrier placed on the first transportation rail or the second transportation rail; and

The second drive assembly is configured to drive the first support frame along with a first pallet and a first drive assembly mounted on the first support frame to move in a horizontal direction so that the first pallet can transfer the supported carrier from the first transport rail to the second transport rail or from the second transport rail to the first transport rail;

wherein a first positioning mechanism is provided on the first pallet, the first positioning mechanism being configured for positioning a respective carrier to be transferred on the first pallet.

5. The packaging apparatus of claim 4, wherein the first and second transportation rails each comprise a plurality of rail segments connected to each other, each rail segment comprising two supports for supporting the carrier, the two supports being opposite each other and spaced apart from each other; and

The first pallet is configured to pass between the two supports of a respective track segment under the drive of the first drive assembly to lift a vehicle located on the respective track segment vertically upward.

6. The packaging apparatus of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the at least one transfer mechanism comprises a first transfer mechanism and a second transfer mechanism opposite each other, the first transfer mechanism configured to transfer carriers on the first transport rail onto the second transport rail, and the second transfer mechanism configured to transfer carriers on the second transport rail onto the first transport rail.

7. The packaging apparatus of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the box-feeding station and the product-supplying station are configured as the same station on the first transport rail; and/or

The at least one fitment supply station is arranged downstream of the box supply station along the first direction, and the at least one fitment supply device is arranged downstream of the box supply device along the first direction.

8. The packaging apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the product supply device comprises a third transport rail configured to transport products to be packaged and a first transport mechanism configured to transport products to be packaged transported on the third transport rail onto a carrier located at the product supply station.

9. The packaging apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first transport mechanism includes a first gripper assembly configured to grip a product to be packaged from the third transport rail and a third drive assembly configured to drive the first gripper assembly to move such that the first gripper assembly transports the gripped product to be packaged onto a carrier at the product supply station.

10. The packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the carrier comprises a first receiving portion configured to receive an upper cover of a package provided by the box-feeding device, a second receiving portion configured to receive a lower cover of a package provided by the box-feeding device, and a third receiving portion configured to receive a product to be packaged provided by the product supply device.

11. The packaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first, second, and third receptacles each comprise two first and second opposing limit walls that are perpendicular to each other and form an accommodation space, at least one of the first limit walls being configured to be movable, at least one of the second limit walls being configured to be movable; and

A second positioning mechanism and/or a first displacement mechanism are arranged at the box supplying station, the second positioning mechanism is configured to position the carrier at the box supplying station and jack up the carrier vertically upwards, and the first displacement mechanism is configured to move a movable first limit arm and a movable second limit arm of the carrier at the box supplying station so as to enlarge the accommodating space.

12. The packaging apparatus of claim 10, wherein the box-feeding device comprises a first storage bin configured to store a package, a box-taking mechanism configured to pick up a package from the first storage bin and transport the package to the box-opening mechanism, a box-opening mechanism configured to separate an upper cover and a lower cover of the package, and a box-loading mechanism configured to transport the upper cover and the lower cover separated by the box-opening mechanism into a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion of a carrier at the box-feeding station.

13. The packaging apparatus of claim 12, wherein the upper box mechanism includes a second gripping assembly configured to grip an upper lid of a package, a third gripping assembly configured to grip a lower lid of a package, and a fourth drive assembly configured to simultaneously drive movement of the second and third gripping assemblies such that the second and third gripping assemblies simultaneously transport the upper and lower lids separated by the box opening mechanism into first and second receptacles of a carrier at the box supply station.

14. Packaging apparatus according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the box-feeding device comprises a first box-feeding track and a second box-feeding track extending parallel to each other, on which first box-feeding track an open box station is provided;

The box opening mechanism comprises a first sucker group fixedly arranged at the box opening station, and comprises a rotating assembly, a second sucker group and a fifth driving assembly; wherein the first suction cup set is configured to secure a package at the open box station by holding a lower cover of the package; the pick-up mechanism is further configured to transport the picked-up cartons in a vertically oriented posture to the rotating assembly, which is configured to rotate the vertically oriented cartons into a horizontal orientation and transport the horizontally oriented cartons to the unpacking station so that the first suction cup group can secure the horizontally oriented cartons on the first box supply track; the second sucking disc group is used for sucking the upper cover of the packing box at the box opening station so as to be matched with the first sucking disc group to separate the upper cover from the lower cover of the packing box; the fifth driving assembly is configured to drive the second suction cup group to move so as to convey the upper cover held by the second suction cup group to the second box supply rail, while the lower cover of the packing box can be held on the first box supply rail by means of the first suction cup group;

The first supply track is configured to transport a lower lid of a package to a lower lid supply station, and the second supply track is configured to transport an upper lid of a package to an upper lid supply station; and

The upper cassette mechanism is further configured to simultaneously grip an upper lid at the upper lid supply station and a lower lid at the lower lid supply station and to simultaneously transport them into a first receptacle and a second receptacle of a carrier at the cassette supply station.

15. The packaging apparatus of claim 14, wherein the packaging apparatus comprises,

A first sensor is also provided at the box opening station and is configured to detect whether the rotating assembly is carrying a pack to the box opening station; the rotating assembly is further configured to release a package when the first sensor detects that the package is being transported to the unpacking station, the first suction cup set is further configured to hold the package on the first supply rail when the rotating assembly releases the package; and/or

The box feeding device further comprises a second sensor and a first removing area, wherein the second sensor is used for checking whether the appearance of the packing box positioned on the box opening station is qualified, the first removing area is used for caching the packing box with disqualified appearance, and the box opening mechanism is further used for conveying the packing box positioned on the box opening station to the first removing area when the appearance of the packing box positioned on the box opening station is disqualified.

16. The packaging apparatus of claim 15, wherein the packaging apparatus comprises,

The box opening mechanism further comprises a second supporting frame and a clamping plate group, wherein the second sucking disc group and the clamping plate group are installed on the second supporting frame, the clamping plate group is used for clamping the whole packing box located on the box opening station, and the fifth driving assembly is further used for driving the second supporting frame to move so as to convey an upper cover held by the second sucking disc group to the second box supplying track or convey the packing box clamped by the clamping plate group to the first removing area.

17. The packaging apparatus of claim 12 or 13, wherein the box feeding device further comprises a buffer zone and a second transport mechanism configured to pick up a plurality of packages from the first storage bin at a time and transport the plurality of packages to the buffer zone for buffering, and wherein the box pick mechanism is further configured to pick up a package from the buffer zone and transport the package to the box opening mechanism.

18. The packaging apparatus of claim 17, wherein the take-up mechanism includes a third support frame, a third suction cup set configured to hold one package at a time from the first storage bin, and a sixth drive assembly configured to drive the third support frame to move horizontally so as to drive the third suction cup set and fourth suction cup set to move horizontally simultaneously, and the second transport mechanism includes a fourth suction cup set, the third suction cup set and the sixth drive assembly being mounted on the third support frame so as to be movable independently of each other in a vertical direction.

19. Packaging apparatus according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the first storage bin comprises a first frame and a second pallet mounted in a vertically movable manner on the first frame and adapted to hold a plurality of vertically stacked packages; and

The box feeding device further comprises a first lifting mechanism, the first lifting mechanism comprises a first supporting frame and a first lifting driving assembly, the first supporting frame is used for supporting the second supporting plate, and the first lifting driving assembly is used for driving the first supporting frame to move along the vertical direction so as to drive the second supporting plate to move along the vertical direction.

20. The packaging apparatus of claim 19, wherein the packaging apparatus comprises,

The cassette feeding device further includes an automatic guiding cart configured to automatically guide the first frame to move in a horizontal direction so as to guide the first frame toward or away from the first elevating mechanism; and/or

The first frame further includes a plurality of guide rods extending vertically through the second pallet, the guide rods configured to guide the second pallet to move in a vertical direction; and/or

The first frame is configured to be square-cylindrical and is respectively provided with a plurality of vertically extending first limit rods at four peripheral sides thereof, the first limit rods and the second support plates jointly form a square-cylindrical accommodating space, and a plurality of layers of vertically stacked packaging boxes are limited in the accommodating space; and/or

A first stopper rod disposed at least one of four peripheral sides of the first frame is detachable so that the packing boxes can be placed in a stacked manner into the accommodating space from the at least one peripheral side; and/or

The box feeding device further comprises a third positioning mechanism, wherein the third positioning mechanism is used for fixedly positioning the first storage bin below the box taking mechanism; and/or

The box feeding device further comprises a third sensor, the third sensor is configured to detect whether the uppermost packing box on the second supporting plate is completely taken out, and the first lifting driving assembly is further configured to drive the first supporting frame to drive the second supporting plate to vertically move upwards when the third sensor detects that the uppermost packing box on the second supporting plate is completely taken out.

21. Packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the box feeding means and the fitment supply means are arranged on the same side of the transportation means.

22. Packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the box feeding means and the fitment supply means are arranged on the same side of the first transportation track.

23. Packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the box feeding means and the fitment supply means are arranged in sequence along the first direction on a side of the first transport rail remote from the second transport rail.

24. The packaging apparatus of claim 22, wherein the at least one fitment supply station comprises a first fitment supply station and a second fitment supply station, the at least one fitment supply comprising a first fitment supply configured to provide a first fitment of a product to be packaged to a lower lid in a carrier at the first fitment supply station and a second fitment supply configured to provide a second fitment of a product to be packaged to a lower lid in a carrier at the second fitment supply station.

25. The packaging apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one fitment supply station further comprises a third fitment supply station, the at least one fitment supply further comprising a third fitment supply configured to provide a third fitment of product to a lower lid in a carrier at the third fitment supply station.

26. The packaging apparatus of claim 24, wherein the box supply station, the first fitment supply station, and the second fitment supply station are sequentially arranged in the first direction on the first transport rail; and

The box feeding device, the first accessory supply device and the second accessory supply device are sequentially arranged along the first direction on the same side of the first transportation track.

27. The packaging apparatus of claim 25, wherein the box supply station, the first fitment supply station, the second fitment supply station, and the third fitment supply station are sequentially arranged in the first direction on the first transport rail; and

The box feeding device, the first accessory supply device, the second accessory supply device and the third accessory supply device are sequentially arranged along the first direction on the same side of the first transportation rail.

28. The packaging apparatus of claim 21, wherein each fitment supply comprises:

A second storage bin configured to store accessories of the product to be packaged; and

And a third conveyance mechanism configured to pick up the parts from the second storage bin and convey the picked-up parts to carriers located at respective parts supply stations.

29. The packaging apparatus of claim 28, wherein the second storage bin comprises a second frame comprising a second support plate configured to support multiple layers of vertically stacked trays with a plurality of accessories disposed in each tray; and

Each accessory supply apparatus further includes a second lifting mechanism including a second support frame configured to support the tray and a second lifting drive assembly configured to drive the second support frame to move in a vertical direction to drive the tray to move in a vertical direction.

30. The packaging apparatus of claim 29, wherein the third transport mechanism comprises a pan assembly configured to pick up a pan of material from the second support plate and a pick-up assembly configured to pick up a fitment from the picked up pan of material and transport the picked-up fitment to a carrier at a corresponding fitment supply station;

Each accessory supply further includes a tray feed mechanism including a third pallet and a movement mechanism configured to move the third pallet between a tray receiving position below the tray pick up assembly to receive a picked up tray and a tray discharge position below the tray discharge mechanism, the tray discharge mechanism configured to discharge a tray in the third pallet in the tray discharge position; and

The second frame also includes a third support plate configured to receive and support a tray of material unloaded by the tray unloading mechanism.

31. The packaging apparatus of claim 30, wherein each fitment supply further comprises an automatic guiding trolley configured to automatically guide the second frame to move in a horizontal direction so as to guide the second frame toward or away from the second lifting mechanism; and/or

The second frame comprises a plurality of second limiting rods which extend vertically and are used for limiting a material disc on the second supporting plate; and/or

The tray taking assembly comprises a fifth sucker group and a driving part, wherein the fifth sucker group is used for sucking the material tray from the edge of the material tray, and the driving part is used for driving the fifth sucker group to move along the vertical direction; and/or

The material taking assembly comprises a fourth supporting frame, a sixth sucker set, a fourth sensor, a first vertical driving part and a first horizontal driving part, wherein the sixth sucker set, the fourth sensor and the first vertical driving part are installed on the fourth supporting frame, the sixth sucker set is used for holding accessories, the fourth sensor is used for acquiring position information of the accessories to be held or detecting labels of the accessories held by the sixth sucker set, the first vertical driving part is used for driving the sixth sucker set to vertically move on the fourth supporting frame, and the first horizontal driving part is used for driving the fourth supporting frame to horizontally move so as to drive the sixth sucker set, the fourth sensor and the first vertical driving part on the fourth supporting frame to horizontally move; and/or

The take-off assembly further includes a first rotational drive configured to drive the sixth suction cup set in rotation; and/or

Each accessory supply further includes a fifth sensor, the first horizontal drive being further configured to drive the fourth support frame horizontally toward the fifth sensor so that the fifth sensor can detect a label of an accessory held by the sixth suction cup set.

32. The packaging apparatus of claim 21, further comprising a second reject zone disposed corresponding to each fitment supply, the second reject zone disposed above the transport and configured to buffer failed fitments; and/or

A fourth positioning mechanism is provided at the accessory supply station and is configured to position a carrier at the accessory supply station and jack the carrier vertically upward.

33. The packaging apparatus of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the transport device is further configured to transport a carrier to a labeling station, the packaging apparatus further comprising at least one labeling device configured to perform a labeling operation on an upper or lower lid in a carrier located at the labeling station; and

The box feeding station and the accessory supply station are disposed on the first transport rail and the box feeding device and the accessory supply device are disposed on a side of the first transport rail away from the second transport rail, while the labeling station is disposed on the second transport rail and the labeling device is disposed on a side of the second transport rail away from the first transport rail.

34. The packaging apparatus of claim 33, wherein the labeling device comprises a printer configured to print labels, a label feed mechanism configured to transport the printed labels to the labeling mechanism, and a labeling mechanism configured to apply the labels to either the upper or lower lids in a carrier at a labeling station.

35. The packaging apparatus of claim 34, wherein the labeling mechanism comprises a fifth support frame, a labeling chuck, a sixth sensor, a second vertical drive, and a second horizontal drive;

The labeling sucker and the sixth sensor are arranged on the fifth supporting frame;

the label feed mechanism is further configured to transport the printed label under the labeling suction cup;

the labeling sucker is configured to hold a label conveyed by the label conveying mechanism;

the sixth sensor is configured to detect a position of a label in the label feeding mechanism;

The second vertical driving part is configured to drive the labeling sucker to move along the vertical direction; and

The second horizontal driving part is configured to move the fifth support frame in a horizontal direction so as to drive the labeling suction cup, the sixth sensor and the second vertical driving part to move in the horizontal direction.

36. The packaging apparatus of claim 35, wherein the labeling mechanism further comprises a second rotary drive configured to drive the labeling suction cup in rotation so that the labeling suction cup can adhere the held label to a side of the upper or lower cover in the carrier of the labeling station; and/or

The sixth sensor is further configured to identify an attachment position on the upper cover or the lower cover to which the label is to be attached.

37. Packaging apparatus according to any one of claims 34 to 36 wherein a seventh sensor is provided at the labelling station of the second conveyor track, the seventh sensor being configured to obtain label information for a product located in a carrier of the labelling station, the printer being further configured to print a label for affixing to an upper or lower lid in dependence on the label information; and/or

A fifth positioning mechanism is arranged at the labeling station and is configured to position the carrier at the labeling station and jack the carrier vertically upwards, and a jacking mechanism is also arranged at the labeling station and is configured to jack up an upper cover or a lower cover in the carrier positioned at the labeling station upwards so that the labeling device can paste labels on the jacked upper cover or lower cover.

38. The packaging apparatus of any one of claims 34 to 36, wherein the second transport track is further configured to transport carriers located at the labeling station to a consistency check station along the second direction;

an eighth sensor is arranged downstream of the at least one labeling device along the second direction, and the eighth sensor is configured to acquire label information of an upper cover or a lower cover in a carrier of the consistency check station; and

A ninth sensor is provided at the consistency check station of the second conveyor track, the ninth sensor being configured to obtain label information for products located in the carrier of the consistency check station.

39. The packaging apparatus of claim 38, wherein the second transport track is further configured to transport carriers located at the compliance check station to a product transfer station and a capping station sequentially along the second direction;

The packaging apparatus further comprises a product transfer device arranged downstream of the at least one labelling device in the second direction, the product transfer device being configured to transfer a product located in a carrier of the product transfer station into a lower cover in the carrier; and

The packaging apparatus further comprises a closing device arranged downstream of the product transfer device in the second direction, the closing device being configured for closing an upper lid in a carrier of the closing station onto a lower lid in the carrier in order to complete the packaging of the product to be packaged.

40. The packaging apparatus of claim 39 wherein the labeling device, the product transfer device, and the closure device are disposed on the same side of the second conveyor track.

41. The packaging apparatus of claim 39, further comprising an unloading device disposed downstream of the lid closure device in the second direction, the unloading device configured to unload a packaged product;

the labeling device, the product transferring device and the cover closing device are arranged on the same side of the second conveying track.

42. A packaging apparatus, the packaging apparatus comprising:

Wherein the transport device comprises a first transport rail configured to transport the carrier in at least a first direction, a second transport rail configured to transport the carrier in at least a second direction opposite to the first direction, and at least one transfer mechanism configured to transfer the carrier between the first transport rail and the second transport rail, the at least one transfer mechanism comprising a first transfer mechanism and a second transfer mechanism opposite to each other, the first transfer mechanism configured to transfer the carrier on the first transport rail onto the second transport rail, and the second transfer mechanism configured to transfer the carrier on the second transport rail onto the first transport rail.

43. A packaging apparatus, the packaging apparatus comprising:

Wherein the carrier comprises a first receiving portion configured to receive an upper cover of a package provided by the box-feeding device, a second receiving portion configured to receive a lower cover of a package provided by the box-feeding device, and a third receiving portion configured to receive a product to be packaged provided by the product supply device.

44. A packaging apparatus, the packaging apparatus comprising:

Wherein the transport device comprises a first transport track configured to transport the carrier in at least a first direction, a second transport track configured to transport the carrier in at least a second direction opposite to the first direction, and at least one transfer mechanism configured to transfer the carrier between the first transport track and the second transport track;

The transport device is further configured to transport a carrier to a labeling station, the packaging apparatus further comprising at least one labeling device configured to perform a labeling operation on an upper or lower lid in the carrier at the labeling station; and