CN115057049A

CN115057049A - Article boxing apparatus and article boxing method

Info

Publication number: CN115057049A
Application number: CN202210761955.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 池峰
Original assignee: Shanghai Golytec Automation Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Golytec Automation Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-29
Filing date: 2022-06-29
Publication date: 2022-09-16

Abstract

The invention provides article boxing equipment and an article boxing method, and belongs to the technical field of article packaging. The article boxing equipment comprises an article box feeding and discharging device, a main body conveying device and an article feeding device, wherein the article box feeding and discharging device comprises a first conveying mechanism and a first grabbing mechanism, the first grabbing mechanism is arranged on the first conveying mechanism, and the first conveying mechanism can enable the first grabbing mechanism to move along a preset direction; the main body conveying device comprises a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism is used for conveying the article boxes, and the first grabbing mechanism can place the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism and take out the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism; the article feeding device comprises a second grabbing mechanism, and the second grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing articles and loading the articles into empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism. Article dress box equipment has realized the automatic feeding and the automatic dress box of article, and whole article dress box process has realized the automation promptly, and its dress box precision is high and dress box is efficient.

Description

Article boxing apparatus and article boxing method

Technical Field

The invention belongs to the technical field of article packaging, and particularly relates to article boxing equipment and an article boxing method.

Background

In an article packaging line, articles are usually packaged in article boxes in a certain order after the articles are produced, and then the article boxes filled with the articles are transported to the next processing equipment for further processing. For example, chinese patent CN207466999U discloses a compact preparation apparatus and a compact preparation system, in which a material is conveyed to a powder box through a conveying channel, the powder box filled with the material is driven by a conveying apparatus to move to a position right below a processing apparatus, and the processing apparatus presses and covers the powder box filled with the material, so as to realize automatic production of a compact box; for another example, chinese patent CN214241468U discloses an automatic production line for loading snails into rice noodle drums, wherein a drum separating mechanism and a drum cover assembling machine are respectively disposed at two ends of the production line, and a cake feeding mechanism is disposed between the two parts, so as to realize the automatic production of loading snails into rice noodle drums.

However, the powder cake preparation device and the powder cake preparation system mainly adopt the conveying equipment to align the powder cakes and the powder boxes, so that the boxing precision is low, the boxing efficiency is low, and the powder cake preparation device and the powder cake preparation system are not suitable for large-scale production; the barrel distributing mechanism and the barrel cover assembling machine of the automatic spiral shell powder barreling production line are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying line, so that the conveying path is longer, and the production efficiency is reduced to a certain extent.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to overcome the defects of low article boxing precision and low boxing efficiency in the prior art, and provides article boxing equipment and an article boxing method.

The invention solves the technical problems through the following technical scheme:

an article boxing apparatus comprising:

the article box loading and unloading device comprises a first conveying mechanism and a first grabbing mechanism, wherein the first grabbing mechanism is arranged on the first conveying mechanism and can move along a preset direction;

the main body conveying device comprises a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism is used for conveying the article boxes, and the first grabbing mechanism can place the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism and take out the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism;

and the article feeding device comprises a second grabbing mechanism, and the second grabbing mechanism is used for grabbing articles and loading the articles into the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism.

In this scheme, the main process of article dress box is as follows: the first grabbing mechanism grabs the empty article box and conveys the empty article box to the main body conveying device through the first conveying mechanism, the first grabbing mechanism places the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism, the empty article box conveys the empty article box to the article feeding device through the second conveying mechanism, the second grabbing mechanism grabs the articles and puts the articles into the article box according to the set arrangement rule, the article box filled with the articles is conveyed to the article box feeding and discharging device through the second conveying mechanism, and the first grabbing mechanism grabs and outputs the finished products. In the process, the automatic feeding of the article box and the automatic discharging of the article box filled with articles are realized through the article box feeding and discharging device; the automatic conveying of the article box is realized through the main body conveying device; the automatic feeding of the articles and the automatic boxing of the articles are realized through the article feeding device. The whole article boxing process realizes automation, and the boxing precision is high and the boxing efficiency is high.

Preferably, the first conveying mechanism comprises a first track line and a first sliding part, the first sliding part is arranged on the first track line, the first sliding part can move along the first track line, and the first grabbing mechanism is arranged on the first sliding part; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the second conveying mechanism comprises a second track line and a second sliding piece, the second sliding piece is arranged on the second track line and can move along the second track line, and an article box carrier is arranged on the second sliding piece.

In the scheme, the first sliding part slides along the first track line to drive the first grabbing mechanism on the first sliding part to move, the first grabbing mechanism is used for taking and placing the article box, and after the first grabbing mechanism grabs the article box, the article box moves along with the first grabbing mechanism, so that the automatic conveying of the article box is realized, and the conveying efficiency is high; the second sliding piece slides along the second track line to drive the article box carrier on the second sliding piece to move, the article box carrier is used for bearing the article box, and therefore the article box is automatically conveyed on the main body conveying device, and conveying efficiency is high.

Preferably, the first track line and/or the second track line include two first tracks and two second tracks, the two first tracks are arranged in parallel, and the two second tracks are respectively connected to two adjacent ends of the two first tracks.

In this scheme, first track parallel arrangement for the track is arranged compactly, is favorable to sparingly the track and arranges the space that occupies, and two second tracks are connected respectively in two first orbital close both ends, has realized the intercommunication between the first track promptly through the second track, and two first tracks and two second tracks have constituteed the first track line of a circumference intercommunication jointly, further save the space that the track was arranged and is occupied, make first slider or second slider can be at first track on-line cyclic movement, have improved conveying efficiency.

Preferably, the two first tracks are linear tracks, and the two second tracks are arc tracks.

In the scheme, the first track is a linear track, so that the moving angle does not need to be adjusted in the moving process of the first sliding part or the second sliding part on the first track, and the moving efficiency is improved; the two second rails are provided as arc-shaped rails as connecting rails between the two first rails, so that the movement of the first slider or the second slider at the connecting position of the first rails and the second rails is more stable.

Preferably, the first track line is of a stator structure, the first sliding part is of a mover structure, and the first sliding part can move along the first track line by magnetic power; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the second track line is of a stator structure, the second sliding part is of a rotor structure, and the second sliding part can move along the second track line through magnetic power.

In this scheme, first track line and second track line adopt stator structure, and what correspond, first slider and second slider adopt the active cell structure, convey through magnetic power for first transport mechanism and second transport mechanism's start-up speed is fast, and the operation is stable, and positioning accuracy is high.

Preferably, the first gripping mechanism comprises a first moving assembly and a first gripping assembly;

the first moving assembly is arranged on the first conveying mechanism, and the first conveying mechanism can move the first moving assembly;

the first grabbing component is connected to the first moving component and can move under the driving of the first moving component.

In this scheme, realized the first removal that snatchs the subassembly through first removal subassembly to make things convenient for the first subassembly that snatchs to aim at article box, the rethread first subassembly that snatchs article box, article box is snatched the back by the first subassembly that snatchs and is conveyed along with the first subassembly that snatchs, and after reacing assigned position, the first subassembly that snatchs is placed article box on second transport mechanism, and then realizes the automatic feeding of article box.

Preferably, the first grabbing assembly comprises two horizontal pushing parts and two clamping jaws, the two horizontal pushing parts are used for moving in opposite directions or in opposite directions, the two clamping jaws are respectively connected to the two horizontal pushing parts, and the two clamping jaws are used for grabbing the article box.

In this scheme, two clamping jaws correspond and connect on two horizontal pushing parts, and when snatching article box, two horizontal pushing parts back to back of the body motion earlier, distance between two clamping jaws grow gradually, until having the accommodation space that conveniently snatchs article box to make first article box be located accommodation space, later two horizontal pushing parts move in opposite directions again, distance between two clamping jaws reduces gradually, until snatching article box. The process is convenient to locate and high in grabbing efficiency.

Preferably, the first moving assembly includes a vertical lifting member, one end of the vertical lifting member is connected to the first conveying mechanism, the two horizontal pushing members are respectively connected to two sides of the vertical lifting member, and the vertical lifting member is used for lifting the horizontal pushing members.

In this scheme, vertical lift piece can carry out the ascending and descending of vertical side to horizontal impeller, has the difference in height when article box and clamping jaw have in vertical side and is not convenient for snatch, can go up and down to horizontal impeller through vertical lift piece, and then the height of adjustment clamping jaw makes it go up and down to the height that conveniently snatchs article box, has improved the first positioning accuracy who snatchs the subassembly and has snatched the success rate.

Preferably, the vertical lifting member and the horizontal pushing member are one of a pneumatic member, an electric member or a hydraulic member.

In this scheme, vertical lift piece and horizontal impeller adopt pneumatic component, electric component or hydraulic pressure piece, simple structure, simple to operate.

Preferably, the article box loading and unloading device further comprises a first conveyor belt, the first conveyor belt is adjacent to the first track line, and the first conveyor belt is used for conveying empty article boxes and article boxes filled with articles.

In the scheme, the first conveyor belt is arranged adjacent to the first track line, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the position adjacent to the first track line through the first conveyor belt, the empty article boxes are grabbed and placed on the second conveyor mechanism by the first grabbing mechanism, meanwhile, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveyor mechanism are grabbed and placed on the first conveyor belt by the first grabbing mechanism, and the first conveyor belt outputs finished products. In the process, the first conveyor belt simultaneously carries out input of the empty article box and output of the article box filled with articles, and the first grabbing mechanism simultaneously carries out grabbing of the empty article box and grabbing of the article box filled with articles, so that the production efficiency of the whole article boxing is improved.

Preferably, the first conveyor belt comprises an input part, an exchange part and an output part which are connected in sequence;

the input part is used for conveying empty article boxes to the exchange part;

the exchange part is adjacent to the first track line, the first grabbing mechanism can grab and place empty article boxes on the exchange part on the second conveying mechanism, and the first grabbing mechanism can grab and place article boxes with articles on the second conveying mechanism on the exchange part;

the output part is used for conveying the article box filled with articles on the exchange part.

In the scheme, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the exchange part through the input part, the exchange part is arranged adjacent to the first track line, the first grabbing mechanism and the exchange part can conveniently exchange the article boxes, namely, the empty article boxes are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism and placed on the second conveying mechanism, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism and placed on the exchange part, and then finished products are output through the output part.

Preferably, the first track line includes a first linear track, and the exchanging part includes a second linear track, and the first linear track and the second linear track are parallel and adjacent to each other.

In this scheme, first straight line track and second straight line track are parallel and adjacent setting, and the distance between the two is unchangeable, has further made things convenient for first on the first transport mechanism to snatch the mechanism and exchange portion and carry out the exchange of article box.

Preferably, the main body conveying device further comprises an article box carrier, the article box carrier is arranged on the second conveying mechanism, and the second conveying mechanism can move the article box carrier.

In this scheme, the setting up of article box carrier is convenient to bear and fix a position the article box, avoids the article box to drop or the offset at the in-process that is being conveyed by second transport mechanism.

Preferably, the article box carrier is provided with a plurality of adjusting grooves and a plurality of positioning blocks, the positioning blocks are correspondingly arranged in the adjusting grooves one by one, positioning spaces for positioning the article box are arranged among the positioning blocks, and the positioning blocks can move along the adjusting grooves to adjust the size of the positioning spaces.

In this scheme, a plurality of locating pieces are used for fixing a position the different sides of article box, have formed the location space between a plurality of locating pieces, change the size in location space through the removal of locating piece along the adjustment tank to adapt to the article box of equidimension and shape not, improved the stability of article box in data send process.

Preferably, the adjustment slot extends from the center of the article box carrier to the periphery of the article box carrier, the adjustment slot having a center end located at the center of the article box carrier and a notch end located at the periphery of the article box carrier;

the article box carrier further comprises a first adjusting screw and a positioning nut, the first adjusting screw is arranged in the adjusting groove, one end of the first adjusting screw is connected to the central end through the positioning nut, and the other end of the first adjusting screw is located at the groove opening end;

the positioning block is arranged on the first adjusting screw rod and can move along the adjusting groove along with the rotation of the screw rod.

In the scheme, the adjusting groove extends from the center of the article box carrier to the periphery of the article box carrier, and the positioning block can move along the axis direction of the adjusting groove, so that the size of a positioning space can be conveniently adjusted, and the article box can be quickly positioned; the two ends of the first adjusting screw rod are respectively located at the center end and the notch end of the adjusting groove, so that the moving path of the positioning block is longer, the adjusting range of the positioning space is larger, and the adjusting mechanism can be suitable for more types of article boxes.

Preferably, the article box carrier is provided with four groups of adjusting grooves, first adjusting screws and positioning blocks which are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner, the four adjusting grooves are connected to form a cross-shaped groove, and the four positioning blocks are respectively arranged on the four first adjusting screws and used for positioning four sides of the article box.

In this scheme, four adjustment tank communicate mutually, form a cross type groove, convenient processing, and four locating pieces can be followed four directions and fix a position four sides of article box for the location of article box is more reliable, has improved the stability of article box in data send process.

Preferably, the main body conveying device further comprises a rotating mechanism, wherein the rotating mechanism comprises a power assembly and a rotating assembly;

the power assembly is used for driving the rotating assembly to rotate;

the rotating assembly is used for bearing the article box carrier and driving the article box carrier to rotate.

In this scheme, it is rotatory to article box through power component and rotating assembly, make things convenient for article at the dress box in-process, carry out angular adjustment between article box and the article, be favorable to the alignment, and when article need pack into article box according to certain arrangement rule, can keep the second to snatch the position that the mechanism was changeless, it snatchs the mechanism alignment with the second to wait the position of assembly in making article box through rotatory article box carrier, and then make things convenient for the second to snatch the mechanism and pack into article box the settlement position in the article box, article dress box efficiency has been improved.

Preferably, the rotating assembly comprises a rotating disc for carrying the article cassette carrier;

the article box carrier is provided with a limiting groove, the rotating disc is provided with a positioning piece, and the positioning piece is matched with the limiting groove to position the article box carrier.

In this scheme, bear the weight of the goods box carrier through the rotary disk, spacing the goods box carrier on the rotary disk through the cooperation of spacing groove and setting element simultaneously, improved the spacing reliability of goods box carrier to the goods box, further improved the stability of goods box in conveying and rotation process.

Preferably, the article loading device further comprises a third conveying mechanism, and the third conveying mechanism is used for moving the second grabbing mechanism.

In the scheme, the second grabbing mechanism is convenient to move through the arrangement of the third conveying mechanism, and when an article needs to be grabbed, the second grabbing mechanism can be moved to the article, so that the article is convenient to grab; when articles need to be loaded into the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism, the second grabbing mechanism can be moved to the position above the article boxes, and the articles are conveniently loaded into the boxes.

Preferably, the third transfer mechanism includes a third rail line and a third slider capable of reciprocating along the third rail line, and the second gripper mechanism is connected to the third slider.

In this scheme, realize the second through third track line and third slider and snatch the removal of mechanism, make things convenient for the second to snatch the mechanism and aim at article and snatch, make things convenient for the second to snatch the mechanism simultaneously and aim at article box and pack article into article box, realized article material loading and article cartoning's automation, and then improved article cartoning's efficiency.

Preferably, the third track line is of a stator structure, the third sliding member is of a mover structure, and the third sliding member moves along the third track line by magnetic power.

In this scheme, the third slider removes through magnetic power, and the start-up speed is fast, and the mobility stability is high, and positioning accuracy is high.

Preferably, the second grabbing mechanism comprises a connecting piece and a vacuum suction nozzle, the connecting piece is connected to the third sliding piece, the vacuum suction nozzle is connected to the connecting piece, and the vacuum suction nozzle is used for sucking the article.

In this scheme, connect vacuum suction nozzle on the third slider through the connecting piece for vacuum suction nozzle can remove along with the third slider, compares in other mechanical handling modes, adopts vacuum suction nozzle to adsorb article, can avoid article to receive the damage in the transportation process, has guaranteed the integrality of article.

Preferably, the article feeding device further comprises a frame, the frame comprises a cross beam and a plurality of upright posts, and the third track line is installed on the cross beam.

In the scheme, the frame is arranged, so that the third conveying mechanism has a firm installation foundation, and the moving stability of the third sliding part along the third track line is ensured; the third track line is arranged on the cross beam, so that the third sliding part connected with the cross beam and the second grabbing mechanism connected with the third sliding part have certain height, an article conveying space is reserved below the second grabbing mechanism, and articles can be conveniently conveyed below the second grabbing mechanism and grabbed.

Preferably, the article feeding device further comprises a second conveyor belt, an output end of the second conveyor belt is located below the cross beam and between the upright posts, and the second conveyor belt is used for conveying the article to a position below the second grabbing mechanism.

In this scheme, the output of second conveyer belt is located the below of crossbeam and is located between the stand, makes things convenient for article to snatch the below that the mechanism was snatched to the second via first conveyer belt conveying to the second and snatchs the mechanism by the second and snatch the automation of mechanism, realizes the article material loading, improves article material loading efficiency.

Preferably, the article loading device further comprises a positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism is located below the second grabbing mechanism, the output end of the second conveyor belt is connected with the positioning mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is used for stopping the movement of the article along the conveying direction and positioning the article below the second grabbing mechanism.

In this scheme, positioning mechanism connects with the output of second conveyer belt, and article convey to positioning mechanism on via the second conveyer belt, are fixed a position article by positioning mechanism again, and positioning mechanism is located the second and snatchs the below of mechanism, and article after convenient the location are snatched the mechanism by the second and are snatched the mechanism, have improved the second and have snatched the precision and snatch efficiency of mechanism.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism comprises a support frame and a positioning assembly, the positioning assembly is located on the support frame, the positioning assembly is provided with a positioning groove matched with the shape of the article, and the opening of the positioning groove faces the second conveyor belt so that the article on the second conveyor belt enters the positioning groove.

In the scheme, the support frame provides support for the positioning assembly, so that the stability of the positioning assembly is improved, the positioning assembly and the second conveyor belt can be positioned at the same height, articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the positioning assembly by the second conveyor belt, and the positioning efficiency of the articles is improved; the opening of the positioning groove faces the second conveyor belt, so that the articles are conveyed into the positioning groove by the conveyor belt to be positioned.

Preferably, the positioning assembly comprises a lateral positioning block and an end positioning block, and the positioning groove is formed between the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block.

In the scheme, the articles are conveyed to the positioning assembly by the second conveyor belt, and the lateral positioning blocks are positioned on two sides of the articles along the conveying direction so as to limit the side edges of the articles and avoid deviation; the end positioning block is positioned in the conveying direction of the articles and is opposite to the articles to prevent the articles from further moving along the conveying direction; and a positioning groove is formed between the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block, so that the positioning of the article is more accurate.

Preferably, the positioning assembly further comprises a plurality of second adjusting screws, and the plurality of second adjusting screws are respectively connected with the lateral positioning blocks and the end positioning blocks in a one-to-one correspondence manner and can drive the lateral positioning blocks and the end positioning blocks to move so as to change the size of the positioning groove.

In this scheme, through removing or rotatory second adjusting screw, can drive side direction locating piece and tip locating piece and remove, and then adjust the size of constant head tank to adapt to the article of different shapes and size, improve equipment's range of application.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly is located on the support frame, the guide assembly is provided with a guide groove arranged along the conveying direction of the second conveying belt, and the guide groove is communicated with the positioning groove.

In this scheme, article convey to the guide way of direction subassembly via the second conveyer belt in, move to the constant head tank via the guide way again, and the guide way further prescribes a limit to the moving direction of article, avoids the skew, and article in-process that removes in the guide way simultaneously, the guide way provides the buffering route for article, can slow down the moving speed of article, avoids article moving speed too fast, takes place rigid collision with the location subassembly.

Preferably, the guide assembly comprises a connection platform and guide blocks, the connection platform is connected with the output end of the second conveyor belt, the guide blocks are arranged on two sides of the connection platform, and the guide grooves are formed between the guide blocks.

In the scheme, one end of the connecting platform is connected with the output end of the second conveyor belt, and the other end of the connecting platform is connected with the positioning assembly, so that articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the connecting platform by the second conveyor belt and further moved onto the positioning assembly; the two sides along the conveying direction of the articles are respectively provided with the guide blocks, so that the articles do not deviate when moving in the guide grooves, and can be accurately moved to the positioning assembly.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism further comprises a lifting assembly, the supporting frame is provided with an accommodating cavity, the lifting assembly is located in the accommodating cavity, and the lifting assembly is used for jacking the articles in the positioning grooves.

In this scheme, lifting unit is located positioning assembly's below, and lifting unit can the jacking article in the constant head tank, and then makes things convenient for article to snatch the mechanism by the second and snatchs, has improved and has snatched efficiency.

Preferably, the article feeding device comprises a plurality of groups of second conveyor belts, positioning mechanisms, second grabbing mechanisms and third sliding parts which are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, and the third sliding parts are all connected to the third track line in a sliding manner.

In the scheme, each group of the second conveyor belt, the positioning mechanism, the second grabbing mechanism and the third sliding part which are correspondingly arranged can simultaneously convey articles with the same or different types, so that the feeding efficiency of the articles is improved; and the third sliding parts are all connected to the same third track line in a sliding manner, so that the equipment cost can be reduced, and the occupied space of the equipment is reduced.

Preferably, the article boxing apparatus comprises a plurality of the article loading devices, and the plurality of the article loading devices are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the second conveying mechanism.

In this scheme, a plurality of article loading attachment set gradually along second transport mechanism's direction of transfer, can realize that article are at a plurality of positions material loading simultaneously, have further improved article material loading efficiency, and then improve the production efficiency of whole production line.

Preferably, there are a plurality of the first grabbing mechanisms, and the plurality of the first grabbing mechanisms are sequentially arranged on the first conveying mechanism along the conveying direction.

In this scheme, first snatch the mechanism and be equipped with a plurality ofly, can improve the material loading efficiency of article box, and then improve the production efficiency of whole production line.

An article boxing method, which is suitable for the article boxing apparatus, comprises the following steps:

s1, grabbing the empty article box through the first grabbing mechanism, and conveying the empty article box to the main body conveying device through the first conveying mechanism, wherein the first grabbing mechanism places the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism;

s2, conveying the empty article box to the article feeding device through the second conveying mechanism;

s3, grabbing the articles through the second grabbing mechanism and filling the articles into empty article boxes according to the set arrangement rule;

and S4, conveying the article box filled with the articles to the first grabbing mechanism again through the second conveying mechanism, grabbing by the first grabbing mechanism, and outputting the finished products through the first conveying mechanism.

In the scheme, the article boxing method achieves automatic feeding and automatic conveying of the article boxes, automatic feeding and automatic boxing of articles and automatic blanking of the article boxes filled with the articles, wherein the first grabbing mechanism and the first conveying mechanism achieve recycling in the feeding and blanking processes, the occupied space of equipment is saved, the production efficiency is improved, automation is achieved in the whole article boxing process, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

The positive progress effects of the invention are as follows:

according to the article boxing equipment, the automation of article boxing is realized through the structural arrangement. The main process of boxing the articles is as follows: the first grabbing mechanism grabs the empty article box and conveys the empty article box to the main body conveying device through the first conveying mechanism, the first grabbing mechanism places the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism, the empty article box conveys the empty article box to the article feeding device through the second conveying mechanism, the second grabbing mechanism grabs the articles and puts the articles into the article box according to the set arrangement rule, the article box filled with the articles is conveyed to the article box feeding and discharging device through the second conveying mechanism, and the first grabbing mechanism grabs and outputs the finished products. In the process, the automatic feeding of the article box and the automatic discharging of the article box filled with articles are realized through the article box feeding and discharging device; the automatic conveying of the article box is realized through the main body conveying device; realize the automatic feeding and the automatic dress box of article through article loading attachment. The whole article boxing process is automatic, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of the article boxing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram of a first transfer mechanism and a first gripper assembly of the article boxing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram of a first gripper assembly of the article boxing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural view of a main body transport device of the article loading apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a structural view of an article box carrier of the article boxing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a structural view of a rotating mechanism of the article loading apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a structural view of a second gripping mechanism and a third conveying mechanism of the article boxing apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a structural view of a positioning mechanism of the article loading apparatus of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a flow chart of the article boxing method of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

loading and unloading device 1 for article box

First transfer mechanism 11

First track line 111

First slider 112

First gripper mechanism 12

First grasping assembly 121

Horizontal pushing member 1211

Clamping jaw 1212

First moving assembly 122

Vertical lifter 1221

First conveyor belt 13

Input unit 131

Exchange part 132

Output unit 133

Main body conveying device 2

Second transfer mechanism 21

Second track line 211

Second slider 212

Article box carrier 22

Regulating groove 221

Center end 2211

Slot end 2212

Positioning block 222

First adjusting screw 223

Set nut 224

Spacing groove 225

Screw seat 226

Rotating mechanism 23

Power assembly 231

Rotating assembly 232

Rotating disk 2321

Locating piece 23211

Article loading device 3

Second gripper mechanism 31

Connecting piece 311

Vacuum suction nozzle 312

Third transfer mechanism 32

Third track line 321

Third slider 322

Frame 33

Cross beam 331

Upright column 332

Second conveyor belt 34

Positioning mechanism 35

Support frame 351

Accommodation chamber 3511

Positioning assembly 352

Positioning groove 3521

Lateral positioning block 3522

End positioning block 3523

Second adjusting screw 3524

Guide assembly 353

Guide groove 3531

Docking platform 3532

Guide block 3533

Lifting assembly 354

Power element 3541

Jacking piece 3542

First rail 41

Second rail 42

Detailed Description

The invention will be more clearly and completely described below by way of examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings, without thereby limiting the invention to the described examples.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the present embodiment provides an article boxing apparatus, including an article box loading and unloading device 1, a main body conveying device 2, and an article loading and unloading device 3, where the article box loading and unloading device 1 includes a first conveying mechanism 11 and a first grabbing mechanism 12, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11, and the first conveying mechanism 11 can move the first grabbing mechanism 12 along a predetermined direction; the main body conveying device 2 comprises a second conveying mechanism 21, the second conveying mechanism 21 is used for conveying article boxes, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 can place empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21 and take out article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21; the article loading device 3 includes a second gripping mechanism 31, and the second gripping mechanism 31 is used for gripping the article and loading the article into the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism 21.

The main process of boxing the articles is as follows: the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs empty article boxes and conveys the empty article boxes to the main body conveying device 2 through the first conveying mechanism 11, the first grabbing mechanism 12 places the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the article feeding device 3 through the second conveying mechanism 21, the second grabbing mechanism 31 grabs articles and feeds the articles into the article boxes according to a set arrangement rule, the article boxes filled with the articles are conveyed to the article box feeding and discharging device 1 through the second conveying mechanism 21, and the article boxes are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and output finished products. In the process, the automatic feeding of the article boxes and the automatic discharging of the article boxes filled with articles are realized through the article box feeding and discharging device 1; the automatic conveying of the article box is realized through the main body conveying device 2; the automatic feeding of the articles and the automatic boxing of the articles are realized through the article feeding device 3. The whole article boxing process is automatic, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

In this embodiment, the first conveying mechanism 11 further includes a first track line 111 and a first sliding member 112, the first sliding member 112 is disposed on the first track line 111, the first sliding member 112 is capable of moving along the first track line 111, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 is disposed on the first sliding member 112; the second conveying mechanism 21 includes a second track line 211 and a second slider 212, the second slider 212 is disposed on the second track line 211, the second slider 212 is capable of moving along the second track line 211, and the article box carrier 22 is disposed on the second slider 212. The first sliding part 112 slides along the first track line 111 to drive the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first sliding part 112 to move, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is used for taking and placing the article box, after the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs the article box, the article box moves along with the first grabbing mechanism 12, so that the automatic conveying of the article box is realized, and the conveying efficiency is high; the second sliding member 212 slides along the second track line 211 to drive the article box carrier 22 on the second sliding member 212 to move, and the article box carrier 22 is used for carrying the article box, so that the article box is automatically conveyed on the main body conveying device 2, and the conveying efficiency is high. In other embodiments, the first conveying mechanism 11 and the second conveying mechanism 21 may be provided in other conveying structures, such as a belt conveying.

In this embodiment, the first track line 111 and the second track line 211 both include two first tracks 41 and two second tracks 42, the two first tracks 41 are disposed in parallel, and the two second tracks 42 are respectively connected to two adjacent ends of the two first tracks 41. First track 41 parallel arrangement for the track is arranged compactly, is favorable to sparingly arranging the space that occupies, two second tracks 42 are connected respectively in two first track 41's both ends that are close, has realized the intercommunication between the first track 41 through second track 42 promptly, two first track 41 and two second track 42 have constituteed a first track line 111 that circumference communicates and a second track line 211 that circumference communicates jointly, further save the space that the track was arranged, make first slider 112 or second slider 212 can be on first track line 111 cyclic movement, transfer efficiency has been improved. In other embodiments, the first track 41 line 111 and the second track line 211 may be provided in other forms, and are not limited to the track arrangement manner of the present embodiment.

In this embodiment, the two first rails 41 are linear rails, and the two second rails 42 are arc rails. The first rail 41 is a linear rail, so that the moving angle of the first sliding part 112 or the second sliding part 212 does not need to be adjusted in the moving process on the first rail 41, and the moving efficiency is improved; the two second rails 42, which are the connecting rails between the two first rails 41, are provided as arc-shaped rails so that the movement of the first slider 112 or the second slider 212 at the connecting position of the first rails 41 and the second rails 42 is more smooth.

In this embodiment, the first track line 111 is a stator structure, the first sliding member 112 is a mover structure, and the first sliding member 112 can move along the first track line 111 by a magnetic force; the second track line 211 has a stator structure, the second slider 212 has a mover structure, and the second slider 212 is movable along the second track line 211 by a magnetic force. The first track line 111 and the second track line 211 adopt stator structures, correspondingly, the first sliding part 112 and the second sliding part 212 adopt rotor structures, and transmission is carried out through magnetic power, so that the starting speed of the first transmission mechanism 11 and the second transmission mechanism 21 is high, the operation is stable, and the positioning accuracy is high.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the first gripping mechanism 12 includes a first moving assembly 122 and a first gripping assembly 121; the first moving assembly 122 is disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11, and the first conveying mechanism 11 can move the first moving assembly 122; the first grabbing component 121 is connected to the first moving component 122, and the first grabbing component 121 can be moved by the first moving component 122. The first grabbing component 121 is moved through the first moving component 122, so that the first grabbing component 121 is conveniently aligned with the article box, the article box is grabbed through the first grabbing component 121, then conveyed along with the first grabbing component 121 after being grabbed by the first grabbing component 121, and after the article box reaches a designated position, the first grabbing component 121 places the article box on the second conveying mechanism 21, and then automatic feeding of the article box is achieved.

In this embodiment, the first grasping assembly 121 includes two horizontal pushers 1211 and two clamping jaws 1212, the two horizontal pushers 1211 are configured to move toward each other or away from each other, the two clamping jaws 1212 are respectively connected to the two horizontal pushers 1211, and the two clamping jaws 1212 are configured to grasp the article box. The two clamping jaws 1212 are connected to the two horizontal pushing members 1211, respectively, when the article box is grabbed, the two horizontal pushing members 1211 move back to back, the distance between the two clamping jaws 1212 increases gradually until there is an accommodating space for conveniently grabbing the article box, the first article box is located in the accommodating space, then the two horizontal pushing members 1211 move towards each other, and the distance between the two clamping jaws 1212 decreases gradually until the article box is grabbed. The process is convenient to locate and high in grabbing efficiency. In other embodiments, the first grasping element 121 may take the form of other grasping mechanisms known in the art.

In this embodiment, the first moving assembly 122 includes a vertical lifting member 1221, one end of the vertical lifting member 1221 is connected to the first conveying mechanism 11, two horizontal pushing members 1211 are respectively connected to two sides of the vertical lifting member 1221, and the vertical lifting member 1221 is used for lifting the horizontal pushing members 1211. The vertical lifting piece 1221 can lift the horizontal pushing piece 1211 in the vertical direction, when the article box and the clamping jaw 1212 have a height difference in the vertical direction and are not convenient to grab, the vertical lifting piece 1221 can lift the horizontal pushing piece 1211, so that the height of the clamping jaw 1212 is adjusted, the article box can be lifted to a height convenient to grab, and the positioning accuracy and the grabbing success rate of the first grabbing assembly 121 are improved.

In this embodiment, the vertical lifting member 1221 and the horizontal pushing member 1211 are any one of a pneumatic member, an electric member, and a hydraulic member, and have a simple structure and are convenient to mount.

In this embodiment, the magazine loader/unloader 1 further includes a first conveyor belt 13, the first conveyor belt 13 is disposed adjacent to the first track line 111, and the first conveyor belt 13 is used for conveying empty magazines and magazines containing articles. The first conveyor belt 13 is arranged adjacent to the first track line 111, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the position adjacent to the first track line 111 through the first conveyor belt 13, the empty article boxes are grabbed and placed on the second conveyor mechanism 21 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, meanwhile, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveyor mechanism 21 are grabbed and placed on the first conveyor belt 13 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, and the finished products are output by the first conveyor belt 13. In the process, the first conveyor belt 13 simultaneously carries out input of the empty article box and output of the article box filled with the articles, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 simultaneously carries out grabbing of the empty article box and grabbing of the article box filled with the articles, so that the production efficiency of the whole article box filling is improved.

In this embodiment, the first conveyor belt 13 includes an input portion 131, an exchange portion 132, and an output portion 133 connected in this order; the input section 131 is used to transfer empty article cassettes to the exchanging section 132; the exchange portion 132 is adjacent to the first track line 111, the first grasping mechanism 12 can grasp empty article boxes on the exchange portion 132 and place the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21, and the first grasping mechanism 12 can grasp article boxes with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21 and place the article boxes on the exchange portion 132; the output unit 133 is used for conveying the article box in which the article is loaded on the exchanging unit 132. The empty article boxes are conveyed to the exchanging part 132 through the input part 131, the exchanging part 132 is arranged adjacent to the first track line 111, and the exchange of the article boxes is facilitated between the first grabbing mechanism 12 and the exchanging part 132, namely, the empty article boxes are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and placed on the second conveying mechanism 21, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21 are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and placed on the exchanging part 132, and then the finished products are output through the output part 133.

In this embodiment, the first track line 111 includes a first linear track, and the exchanging part 132 includes a second linear track, and the first linear track and the second linear track are parallel and adjacent to each other. The first linear rail and the second linear rail are arranged in parallel and adjacently, and the distance between the first linear rail and the second linear rail is not changed, so that the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first conveying mechanism 11 and the exchanging part 132 can exchange the article boxes conveniently.

As shown in fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the main body transporting device 2 further includes an article box carrier 22, the article box carrier 22 is disposed on the second transporting mechanism 21, and the second transporting mechanism 21 can move the article box carrier 22. The article box carrier 22 is arranged to facilitate carrying and positioning of the article box, and to prevent the article box from falling or shifting during the conveying process by the second conveying mechanism 21.

In this embodiment, the article box carrier 22 has a plurality of adjusting slots 221 and a plurality of positioning blocks 222, the positioning blocks 222 are correspondingly disposed in the adjusting slots 221, a positioning space for positioning the article box is provided between the positioning blocks 222, and the positioning blocks 222 can move along the adjusting slots 221 to adjust the size of the positioning space. The positioning blocks 222 are used for positioning different sides of the article box, positioning spaces are formed among the positioning blocks 222, and the size of the positioning spaces is changed by the movement of the positioning blocks 222 along the adjusting grooves 221 so as to adapt to the article boxes with different sizes and shapes, and the stability of the article boxes in the conveying process is improved.

In this embodiment, the adjustment slot 221 extends from the center of the article box carrier 22 to the periphery of the article box carrier 22, the adjustment slot 221 has a center end 2211 and a slot end 2212, the center end 2211 is located at the center of the article box carrier 22, and the slot end 2212 is located at the periphery of the article box carrier 22; the article box carrier 22 further comprises a first adjusting screw 223 and a positioning nut 224, the first adjusting screw 223 is disposed in the adjusting groove 221, one end of the first adjusting screw 223 is connected to the central end 2211 through the positioning nut 224, and the other end of the first adjusting screw 223 is located at the notch end 2212; the positioning block 222 is disposed on the first adjustment screw 223, and the positioning block 222 can move along the adjustment groove 221 with the rotation of the screw. The adjusting groove 221 extends from the center of the article box carrier 22 to the periphery of the article box carrier 22, and the positioning block 222 can move along the axial direction of the adjusting groove 221, so that the size of the positioning space can be conveniently adjusted, and the article box can be quickly positioned; the two ends of the first adjusting screw 223 are respectively located at the center end 2211 and the notch end 2212 of the adjusting groove 221, so that the moving path of the positioning block 222 is longer, the adjusting range of the positioning space is larger, and the adjusting device is suitable for more types of article boxes. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the article box carrier 22 further includes a screw seat 226, the screw seat 226 is fixed to the slot end 2212, and the screw seat 226 and the positioning nut 224 are respectively used for positioning two ends of the first adjusting screw 223.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the article box carrier 22 has four sets of adjusting grooves 221, first adjusting screws 223 and positioning blocks 222, which are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, the four adjusting grooves 221 are connected to form a cross-shaped groove, and the four positioning blocks 222 are respectively disposed on the four first adjusting screws 223 for positioning four sides of the article box. The four adjusting grooves 221 are communicated to form a cross-shaped groove, so that the processing is convenient, and the four positioning blocks 222 can position the four sides of the article box from four directions, so that the positioning of the article box is more reliable, and the stability of the article box in the conveying process is improved.

As shown in fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the main body transporting device 2 further includes a rotating mechanism 23, and the rotating mechanism 23 includes a power assembly 231 and a rotating assembly 232; the power assembly 231 is used for driving the rotating assembly 232 to rotate; the rotating assembly 232 is used for carrying the article box carrier 22 and driving the article box carrier 22 to rotate. Rotate the article box through power component 231 and rotating assembly 232, make things convenient for article at the dress box in-process, carry out angular adjustment between article box and the article, be favorable to the alignment, and when article need pack into the article box according to certain arrangement rule, can keep the second to snatch the position that mechanism 31 was changeed, position and second that wait to assemble in making the article box through rotatory article box carrier 22 snatch mechanism 31 and align, and then make things convenient for the second to snatch mechanism 31 and pack into the settlement position in the article box with article, article dress box efficiency has been improved.

In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 232 includes a rotating disk 2321, the rotating disk 2321 is used for carrying the article cassette carrier 22; the article box carrier 22 is provided with a limiting groove 225, the rotating disc 2321 is provided with a positioning piece 23211, and the positioning piece 23211 is used for being matched with the limiting groove 225 to position the article box carrier 22. The article box carrier 22 is carried by the rotating disc 2321, and the article box carrier 22 is limited on the rotating disc 2321 by the matching of the limiting groove 225 and the positioning piece 23211, so that the reliability of the limitation of the article box carrier 22 on the article box is improved, and the stability of the article box in the conveying and rotating processes is further improved.

In this embodiment, the article loading device 3 further includes a third conveying mechanism 32, and the third conveying mechanism 32 is configured to move the second gripping mechanism 31. The second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to move through the arrangement of the third conveying mechanism 32, and when an article needs to be grabbed, the second grabbing mechanism 31 can be moved to the article, so that the article is convenient to grab; when the article needs to be loaded into the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism 21, the second grabbing mechanism 31 can be moved to the upper part of the article box, so that the article is conveniently loaded into the box.

In this embodiment, the third transfer mechanism 32 includes a third track line 321 and a third slider 322, the third slider 322 can reciprocate along the third track line 321, and the second capture mechanism 31 is connected to the third slider 322. The second grabbing mechanism 31 is moved through the third track line 321 and the third sliding piece 322, the second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to align to the article and grab, meanwhile, the second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to align to the article box and pack the article into the article box, automation of article feeding and article boxing is achieved, and then efficiency of article boxing is improved. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the third track line 321 is a straight track.

In this embodiment, the third track line 321 is a stator structure, the third slider 322 is a mover structure, and the third slider 322 moves along the third track line 321 by a magnetic motive force. The third slider 322 moves by magnetic power, and has a high starting speed, high movement stability, and high positioning accuracy.

In this embodiment, the second gripping mechanism 31 includes a connecting member 311 and a vacuum suction nozzle 312, the connecting member 311 is connected to the third slider 322, the vacuum suction nozzle 312 is connected to the connecting member 311, and the vacuum suction nozzle 312 is used for sucking the article. Connect vacuum suction nozzle 312 on third slider 322 through connecting piece 311 for vacuum suction nozzle 312 can remove along with third slider 322, compares in other mechanical handling modes, adopts vacuum suction nozzle 312 to adsorb article, can avoid article to receive the damage in the transportation, has guaranteed the integrality of article.

In this embodiment, the article feeding device 3 further includes a frame 33, the frame 33 includes a cross beam 331 and a plurality of columns 332, and the third track line 321 is installed on the cross beam 331. The frame 33 is arranged to enable the third transmission mechanism 32 to have a firm installation foundation, so that the third sliding part 322 is ensured to move stably along the third track line 321; the third track line 321 is installed on the cross beam 331, so that the third sliding member 322 connected thereto and the second grabbing mechanism 31 connected to the third sliding member 322 have a certain height, and an article conveying space is left below the second grabbing mechanism 31, so that articles can be conveyed below the second grabbing mechanism 31 and grabbed.

In this embodiment, the article loading device 3 further includes a second conveyor belt 34, an output end of the second conveyor belt 34 is located below the cross beam 331 and between the columns 332, and the second conveyor belt 34 is used for conveying the article below the second grabbing mechanism 31. The output end of the second conveyor belt 34 is located below the cross beam 331 and between the upright columns 332, so that the articles can be conveniently conveyed to the lower part of the second grabbing mechanism 31 through the first conveyor belt 13 and grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, the automation of article feeding is realized, and the article feeding efficiency is improved.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, a part of the third trajectory line 321 crosses over the second conveyor 21, and another part of the third trajectory line 321 is positioned directly above the output end of the second conveyor belt 34. After the second grabbing mechanism 31 grabs the article, the third sliding part 322 drives the second grabbing mechanism 31 to slide from the position right above the output end of the second conveyor belt 34 to the position right above the second conveyor mechanism 21, and then the second grabbing mechanism 31 loads the article into the article box on the second conveyor mechanism 21.

As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, the article loading device 3 further includes a positioning mechanism 35, the positioning mechanism 35 is located below the second gripping mechanism 31, the output end of the second conveyor belt 34 is connected to the positioning mechanism 35, and the positioning mechanism 35 is configured to terminate the movement of the article in the conveying direction and position the article below the second gripping mechanism 31. The positioning mechanism 35 is connected with the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, the articles are conveyed to the positioning mechanism 35 through the second conveyor belt 34, then the articles are positioned by the positioning mechanism 35, the positioning mechanism 35 is located below the second grabbing mechanism 31, the articles after positioning are conveniently grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, and grabbing precision and grabbing efficiency of the second grabbing mechanism 31 are improved.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 includes a support frame 351 and a positioning assembly 352, the positioning assembly 352 is located on the support frame 351, the positioning assembly 352 has a positioning slot 3521 matching with the shape of the article, and the opening of the positioning slot 3521 faces the second conveyor 34 so that the article on the second conveyor 34 enters the positioning slot 3521. The support frame 351 provides support for the positioning assembly 352, so that the stability of the positioning assembly 352 is improved, the positioning assembly 352 and the second conveyor belt 34 can be positioned at the same height, articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the positioning assembly 352 by the second conveyor belt 34, and the positioning efficiency of the articles is improved; the opening of the positioning slot 3521 faces the second conveyor belt 34 so that the articles are conveyed by the conveyor belt into the positioning slot 3521 for positioning.

In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 352 includes a lateral positioning block 3522 and an end positioning block 3523, and a positioning slot 3521 is formed between the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523. The articles are conveyed to the positioning assembly 352 by the second conveyor belt 34, and the lateral positioning blocks 3522 are positioned at two sides of the articles along the conveying direction so as to limit the lateral sides of the articles and avoid deviation; the end positioning block 3523 is positioned in the conveying direction of the article and opposite to the article, and prevents the article from further moving along the conveying direction; a positioning groove 3521 is formed between the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523, so that the positioning of the articles is more accurate.

In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 352 further includes a plurality of second adjusting screws 3524, and the plurality of second adjusting screws 3524 are respectively connected with the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and can drive the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 to move so as to change the size of the positioning slot 3521. By moving or rotating the second adjusting screw 3524, the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 can be driven to move, so that the size of the positioning groove 3521 can be adjusted to adapt to articles with different shapes and sizes, and the application range of the device is widened.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 further includes a guide assembly 353, the guide assembly 353 is located on the support frame 351, the guide assembly 353 has a guide groove 3531 arranged along the conveying direction of the second conveyor belt 34, and the guide groove 3531 is communicated with the positioning groove 3521. The articles are conveyed into the guide groove 3531 of the guide assembly 353 through the second conveyor belt 34 and then move into the positioning groove 3521 through the guide groove 3531, the guide groove 3531 further limits the moving direction of the articles to avoid deviation, and meanwhile, in the process that the articles move in the guide groove 3531, the guide groove 3531 provides a buffer path for the articles, so that the moving speed of the articles can be reduced, and the articles are prevented from being moved too fast and being in hard collision with the positioning assembly 352.

In this embodiment, the guiding assembly 353 includes a docking platform 3532 and guiding blocks 3533, the docking platform 3532 is connected to the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, the guiding blocks 3533 are disposed on both sides of the docking platform 3532, and a guiding groove 3531 is formed between the guiding blocks 3533. One end of the docking platform 3532 is connected to the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, and the other end is connected to the positioning assembly 352, so that the articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the docking platform 3532 by the second conveyor belt 34 and then moved onto the positioning assembly 352; guide blocks 3533 are respectively arranged on both sides of the article in the conveying direction, so that the article does not deviate when moving in the guide groove 3531 and can be accurately moved to the positioning assembly 352. Specifically, the guide assembly 353 in this embodiment is also provided with a second adjusting screw 3524 for moving the position of the guide block 3533, thereby adjusting the size of the guide groove 3531.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 further includes a lifting assembly 354, the supporting frame 351 has an accommodating cavity 3511, the lifting assembly 354 is located in the accommodating cavity 3511, and the lifting assembly 354 is used for lifting the articles in the positioning slot 3521. The lifting component 354 is located below the positioning component 352, the lifting component 354 can lift the articles in the positioning groove 3521, and then the articles are conveniently grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, and grabbing efficiency is improved. Specifically, in this embodiment, the lifting assembly 354 includes a power member 3541 and a jacking member 3542, the jacking member 3542 is inserted into the positioning slot 3521, and the power member 3541 is used for jacking the jacking member 3542 and then jacking the articles in the positioning slot 3521.

In this embodiment, the article feeding device 3 includes a plurality of sets of second conveyor belts 34, a positioning mechanism 35, a second grabbing mechanism 31, and third sliding members 322, which are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, and the plurality of third sliding members 322 are all slidably connected to the third track line 321. Each group of the correspondingly arranged second conveyor belt 34, the positioning mechanism 35, the second grabbing mechanism 31 and the third sliding piece 322 can simultaneously convey articles with the same or different types, so that the feeding efficiency of the articles is improved; the plurality of third sliding members 322 are all slidably connected to the same third track line 321, so that the equipment cost can be reduced, and the occupied space of the equipment can be reduced.

In this embodiment, the article boxing apparatus includes a plurality of article loading devices 3, and the plurality of article loading devices 3 are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the second conveying mechanism 21. A plurality of article loading attachment 3 set gradually along the direction of transfer of second transport mechanism 21, can realize that article are at a plurality of positions material loading simultaneously, have further improved article material loading efficiency, and then improve the production efficiency of whole production line.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of first gripping mechanisms 12, and the plurality of first gripping mechanisms 12 are sequentially disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11 along the conveying direction. First mechanism 12 of snatching is equipped with a plurality ofly, along 11 circulations of first conveying mechanism, can improve the material loading efficiency of article box, and then improves the production efficiency of whole production line.

As shown in fig. 9, the present embodiment further provides an article boxing method, which is applied to the article boxing apparatus, and includes the following steps:

s1, the empty article box is grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and conveyed to the main body conveying device 2 by the first conveying mechanism 11, and the empty article box is placed on the second conveying mechanism 21 by the first grabbing mechanism 12;

s2, conveying the empty article box to the article feeding device 3 through the second conveying mechanism 21;

s3, grabbing the articles through the second grabbing mechanism 31 and putting the articles into empty article boxes according to the set arrangement rule;

s4, the article box with the articles is conveyed to the first grabbing mechanism 12 again by the second conveying mechanism 21, and the finished articles are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and output by the first conveying mechanism 11.

According to the article boxing method, automatic feeding and automatic conveying of the article boxes, automatic feeding and automatic boxing of the articles and automatic blanking of the article boxes filled with the articles are realized, wherein the first grabbing mechanism 12 and the first conveying mechanism 11 are repeatedly utilized in the feeding and blanking processes, the occupied space of equipment is saved, the production efficiency is improved, the automation of the whole article boxing process is realized, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

The following specifically describes the application of the method by taking the production process of the pressed powder packing box as an example:

and S1, a cake box feeding process.

The empty powder cake box is conveyed to the exchanging part 132 from the input part 131 of the first conveyor belt 13, at this time, the powder cake box is grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first conveying mechanism 11 adjacent to the exchanging part 132, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is conveyed to a position adjacent to the second conveying mechanism 21 along the first track line 111 by the first sliding part 112, and the powder cake box is placed on the powder cake box carrier on the second conveying mechanism 21 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, so that the feeding process of the powder cake box is completed.

And S2, a compact case conveying process.

The second slider 212 on the second track line 211 conveys the compact case carrier and the empty compact case to below the third track line 321 of the article feeding device 3.

S3, feeding the pressed powder and boxing.

The pressed powder is transferred to the positioning mechanism 35 by the second conveyer belt 34, and is then grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31. Specifically, in the present embodiment, three article loading devices 3 are provided, and each article loading device 3 is provided with four second conveyor belts 34, and each second conveyor belt 34 is used for conveying different-color pressed powders. Correspondingly, four third sliding parts 322 are arranged on the third track line 321 of the third conveying mechanism 32, each third sliding part 322 is connected with a vacuum suction nozzle 312, and the four vacuum suction nozzles 312 respectively suck the cakes with different colors transmitted by the corresponding four second conveying belts 34. Three article loading attachment 3 work simultaneously, have greatly improved muffin loading efficiency. The third slider 322 moves from right above the positioning mechanism 35 along the third track line 321 to right above the compact case, and the vacuum suction nozzle 312 loads the compact into the compact case.

And S4, outputting a finished product.

After the compact case is filled with the compact, the second sliding member 212 drives the compact case to move continuously along the second track line 211 to a position adjacent to the first conveying mechanism 11, and at this time, the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs the compact case filled with the compact. The first sliding member 112 drives the first grabbing mechanism 12 to move to a position adjacent to the exchanging portion 132 along the first track line 111, at this time, the first grabbing mechanism 12 places the pressed powder box filled with pressed powder on the exchanging portion 132, the pressed powder box filled with pressed powder is conveyed to the output portion 133 by the exchanging portion 132, and then the output portion 133 outputs the finished product.

The application of the pressed powder packing box is only one application scene of the method, and the method can be also applied to the production process of packing other articles, and is not limited to the production process.

While specific embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only, and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and these changes and modifications are within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. An article boxing apparatus, comprising:

the main body conveying device comprises a second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism is used for conveying article boxes, and the first grabbing mechanism can place empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism and take out article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism;

2. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first transfer mechanism further comprises a first rail line and a first slide member, the first slide member being disposed on the first rail line, the first slide member being movable along the first rail line, the first catch mechanism being disposed on the first slide member; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

3. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein the first rail line and/or the second rail line comprises two first rails and two second rails, the two first rails being disposed in parallel, and the two second rails being connected to adjacent ends of the two first rails, respectively.

4. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 3, wherein the two first rails are linear rails and the two second rails are arcuate rails.

5. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein the first track line is of a stator construction and the first slide is of a mover construction, the first slide being movable along the first track line by a magnetomotive force; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

6. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the first gripper mechanism includes a first moving assembly and a first gripper assembly;

7. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein said first gripping assembly includes two horizontal pushers for moving toward and away from each other and two jaws respectively connected to the two horizontal pushers for gripping the article boxes.

8. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein the first moving assembly includes a vertical lift member having one end connected to the first transfer mechanism, two of the horizontal pushing members being connected to both sides of the vertical lift member, respectively, the vertical lift member being for lifting and lowering the horizontal pushing members.

9. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein the vertical lift member and the horizontal pushing member are one of pneumatic, electric, or hydraulic.

10. The article boxing apparatus of claim 2, wherein the article box loading and unloading device further comprises a first conveyor belt disposed adjacent to the first track line, the first conveyor belt being for conveying empty article boxes and article boxes filled with articles.

11. The article boxing apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first conveyor includes an input section, an exchange section and an output section which are connected in sequence;

the input part is used for conveying empty article boxes to the exchange part;

12. The article boxing apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first track line comprises a first linear track and the exchange portion comprises a second linear track, the first linear track being disposed parallel to and adjacent to the second linear track.

13. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the main body conveying device further comprises an article box carrier provided on the second conveying mechanism, the second conveying mechanism being capable of moving the article box carrier.

14. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 13, wherein the article box carrier has a plurality of adjustment grooves and a plurality of positioning blocks, the plurality of positioning blocks are disposed in the adjustment grooves in a one-to-one correspondence, a positioning space for positioning the article box is provided between the plurality of positioning blocks, and the positioning blocks can move along the adjustment grooves to adjust the size of the positioning space.

15. The article boxing apparatus of claim 14,

the adjusting groove extends from the center of the article box carrier to the periphery of the article box carrier, and is provided with a center end and a notch end, the center end is positioned at the center of the article box carrier, and the notch end is positioned at the periphery of the article box carrier;

16. The article boxing apparatus in claim 15, wherein the article box carrier has four sets of the adjustment slots, the first adjustment screws and the positioning blocks, the four adjustment slots being arranged in one-to-one correspondence, the four adjustment slots being connected to form a cross-shaped slot, and the four positioning blocks being respectively arranged on the four first adjustment screws for positioning four sides of the article box.

17. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 13, wherein the main body conveying means further comprises a rotation mechanism including a power assembly and a rotation assembly;

the power assembly is used for driving the rotating assembly to rotate;

18. The article cartoning apparatus of claim 17, wherein the rotation assembly includes a rotating disk for carrying the article cassette carrier;

19. The article loading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said article loading device further comprises a third transport mechanism for moving said second gripping mechanism.

20. The article loading apparatus according to claim 19, wherein said third transport mechanism includes a third track line and a third slide, said third slide being reciprocally movable along said third track line, said second gripper mechanism being connected to said third slide.

21. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 20, wherein said third track line is of a stator construction and said third slide is of a mover construction, said third slide being moved along said third track line by magnetomotive force.

22. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 20, wherein the second gripper mechanism includes a connecting member connected to the third slide and a vacuum nozzle connected to the connecting member, the vacuum nozzle being for sucking the article.

23. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 20, wherein the article feeding means further comprises a frame including a cross member and a plurality of columns, the third rail line being mounted to the cross member.

24. The article loading apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said article loading device further comprises a second conveyor having an output end located below said cross member and between said posts, said second conveyor being adapted to convey articles below said second gripper mechanism.

25. The article loading apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said article loading device further comprises a positioning mechanism located below said second gripper mechanism, said output end of said second conveyor belt being coupled to said positioning mechanism, said positioning mechanism being adapted to terminate movement of the article in the conveying direction and position the article below the second gripper mechanism.

26. The article loading apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said positioning mechanism includes a support frame and a positioning assembly, said positioning assembly being located on said support frame, said positioning assembly having a positioning slot matching the shape of the article, said positioning slot opening toward said second conveyor for the article on said second conveyor to enter said positioning slot.

27. The article boxing apparatus of claim 26, wherein said positioning assembly includes a lateral positioning block and an end positioning block, said lateral positioning block and said end positioning block defining said positioning slot therebetween.

28. The article boxing apparatus of claim 27, wherein the positioning assembly further comprises a plurality of second adjustment screws, the plurality of second adjustment screws being respectively connected to the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block in a one-to-one correspondence and being capable of moving the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block to change the size of the positioning slot.

29. The article loading apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said positioning mechanism further comprises a guide assembly, said guide assembly being located on said support frame, said guide assembly having a guide groove provided along a conveying direction of said second conveyor, said guide groove communicating with said positioning groove.

30. The article boxing apparatus of claim 29, wherein said guide assembly includes a docking platform connected to the output end of said second conveyor and guide blocks disposed on either side of said docking platform, said guide blocks defining said guide slots therebetween.

31. The article loading apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said positioning mechanism further comprises a lift assembly, said support frame having a receiving cavity, said lift assembly being located within said receiving cavity, said lift assembly being adapted to lift the articles in said positioning slot.

32. The article boxing apparatus in accordance with claim 25, wherein the article loading means comprises a plurality of sets of the second conveyor belts, the positioning mechanisms, the second gripping mechanisms, and the third slides arranged in one-to-one correspondence, and each of the plurality of third slides is slidably connected to the third rail line.

33. The article boxing apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 32, wherein said article loading apparatus includes a plurality of said article loading means, said plurality of said article loading means being arranged in series in a conveying direction of said second conveying mechanism.

34. The article loading apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 32, wherein said first gripping mechanism is plural, and plural of said first gripping mechanisms are provided in sequence on said first conveying mechanism in the conveying direction.

35. An article boxing method, wherein the article boxing method is applied to the article boxing apparatus as recited in any one of claims 1 to 34, and the article boxing method comprises the steps of:

s3, grabbing the articles through the second grabbing mechanism and filling the articles into empty article boxes according to a set arrangement rule;