CN115649554A - Device and method for stacking and caching strip boxes - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a device and a method for stacking and caching a barrel, which comprise a barrel stacker, a caching cabin and a caching propulsion mechanism. The carton stacker comprises a base, two lifting assemblies in a swastika shape and a transmission assembly, wherein the two lifting assemblies rotate simultaneously to lift a carton accommodated in the carton upwards in a row and sequentially stack the carton; the buffer propulsion mechanism comprises a slide rail and a propulsion plate capable of moving along the slide rail, and a barrel detection device is arranged at the upper part of the propulsion plate to detect the barrels which are stacked upwards in a row at the lifting assembly; when the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the buffer bin, and the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker. According to the automatic carton stacking machine, the automation of carton stacking is realized, the labor cost is saved, the working efficiency is improved, the workshop production environment is maintained, and the supply of the next packaging machine carton is ensured.

Description

Device and method for stacking and caching strip boxes

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of cigarette equipment, in particular to a device and a method for stacking and caching cartons.

Background

At present, cigarette production companies need to manually code special-shaped cartons for supplying materials for a packaging machine, and because the efficiency of manually coding the special-shaped cartons is low, the labor cost is high, and the field environment is disordered. Therefore, a device or a method for stacking the cartons is continuously designed, wherein the cartons on the conveying belt pass through the stacking device, a plurality of cartons are stacked into a pile, the stacked cartons are placed in a carton buffering bin, and the cartons in the buffering bin are quickly fed to the packaging machine through the conveying belt.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present application provides a device and a method for stacking and buffering cartons, so as to realize automatic stacking of cartons, and push the stacked row-shaped cartons to a buffer storage bin for temporary storage.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows:

the application provides an apparatus for barrel stacking and caching, comprising

The carton stacker comprises a base, two swastika-shaped lifting assemblies and a transmission assembly, wherein the two lifting assemblies are arranged at the left end and the right end of the base in a mirror image mode and are in transmission connection with an output shaft of the transmission assembly respectively;

the buffer storage bin is used for storing the stacked barrel boxes for feeding in the next process;

the buffer pushing mechanism comprises a slide rail positioned above the buffer bin and a pushing plate capable of moving along the slide rail, and a barrel detection device is arranged at the upper part of the pushing plate so as to detect a row of upward stacked barrels at the lifting assembly; when the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the buffer bin, and the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker.

As an improvement of the scheme, the transmission assembly comprises a motor, a worm wheel in transmission connection with an output shaft of the motor and a worm meshed with the worm wheel, and the output shaft of the worm is in transmission connection with the lifting assembly.

As an improvement of the scheme, the device for stacking and caching the barrel further comprises a rack, and the barrel stacker, the caching cabin and the caching advancing mechanism are all arranged on the rack.

As an improvement to the above, the two lifting assemblies are simultaneously rotated to the outside by the same angle, and the upward stacking of one can is completed every 90 degrees of rotation.

As an improvement of the scheme, the front end of the groove body is smoothly connected with a guide plate to convey the barrel into the groove body.

As an improvement of the scheme, the device for stacking and caching the strip boxes further comprises a belt conveyor, and the output end of the belt conveyor is connected with the guide plate in a smooth mode.

As a modification of the above, the number of the cartridges per column is 10.

As an improvement of the scheme, the strip box detection device is a photoelectric sensor.

The present application also provides a method for stacking and buffering cartons, applied in any one of the above-mentioned devices for stacking and buffering cartons, comprising the steps of:

s1: carton Stack

The left lifting assembly and the right lifting assembly are respectively in swastika and swastika initial states, a barrel enters two inward grooves at the upper parts of the lifting assemblies through guide plates, a motor is started, the two lifting assemblies rotate 90 degrees at the same angular speed under the transmission of a worm gear, upward stacking of one barrel is completed, the next barrel enters the grooves, the lifting assemblies rotate 90 degrees again, and the lifting assemblies stop stacking operation after the rotation is repeated until barrel detection devices detect barrel information;

s2: carton advancing and caching

When the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the cache bin, and then the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker;

s3: and (3) circulating the steps S1 and S2 until all the strip boxes are stacked and pushed into the cache bin.

The invention has the following beneficial effects:

the application designs a device and a method for stacking and caching barrel boxes, wherein the barrel boxes accommodated in a groove with an inward opening are lifted upwards in a row and stacked in sequence by simultaneously rotating two lifting assemblies outwards, and the barrel boxes are stacked upwards every time the barrel boxes rotate 90 degrees, so that the effect of stably stacking the barrel boxes is realized;

when the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the lifting assembly stops working, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the buffer bin, and the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker. The buffer storage bin and the buffer storage pushing mechanism are matched for use, so that the labor intensity of operators is relieved, and the feeding of the next process is guaranteed;

according to the packaging machine barrel stacking device, the automation of barrel stacking is realized, the labor cost is saved, the working efficiency is improved, the workshop production environment is maintained, and the packaging machine barrel supply of the next procedure is guaranteed.

Drawings

The invention is further described with reference to the following figures and specific embodiments,

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the apparatus for carton stacking and buffering of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a first schematic structural view of a barrel stacker of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the structure of the lift assembly in the initial state of the application;

FIG. 4 is a second schematic structural view of the barrel stacker of the present application (not including the drive assembly);

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram three of the construction of the barrel stacker of the present application (not including the drive assembly).

In the figure: 1. a belt conveyor; 2. a cartridge stacker; 21. a base; 22. a lift assembly; 221. a trough body; 23. a transmission assembly; 24. a guide plate; 3. a cache bin; 4. a cache advance mechanism; 41. a slide rail; 42. a pusher plate.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper side", "lower side", "upper end", "both ends", "width", "height", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed in a particular orientation, and be operated, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "communicating" are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed and removable connections; may be a mechanical connection; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.

Examples

With reference to fig. 1-5, the present application provides an apparatus for stacking and buffering cartons, comprising a frame, and a belt conveyor 1, a carton stacker 2, a buffering chamber 3 and a buffering advancing mechanism 4 arranged on the frame.

The carton stacker 2 comprises a base 21, two swastika-shaped lifting assemblies 22 and a transmission assembly 23, wherein the lifting assemblies 22 are arranged at the left end and the right end of the base 21 in a mirror image mode and are in transmission connection with two output shafts of the transmission assembly 23 respectively.

The lifting assembly 22 comprises four equiangularly distributed slots 221 for receiving and locating the cartridges. Two lifting subassemblies 22 about are in swastika and initial state of swastika respectively, both ends hold respectively in two cell-bodies 2211 of opening orientation inboard on lifting subassembly 22 upper portion about the barrel, two lifting subassemblies 22 are rotatory to outside (overlooking) simultaneously with the same angular velocity, lifting subassembly 22 anticlockwise rotation on the left side (from the past back), lifting subassembly 22 clockwise rotation on the right side (from the past back), be a row with the barrel of holding in cell-body 2211 and upwards lift and pile up in proper order, every 90 degrees of rotations then accomplish upwards piling up of a barrel. The stacked cans are placed over the upper end face of the inwardly open channel 2211.

The transmission assembly 23 realizes transmission through a worm and gear structure, and comprises a motor, a worm gear in transmission connection with an output shaft of the motor and a worm meshed with the worm gear, wherein the output shaft of the worm is in transmission connection with the lifting assemblies 22, so that the two lifting assemblies 22 rotate at the same angular speed.

The buffer bin 3 is used for storing the stacked row-shaped strip boxes to supply the feeding of the next procedure, and comprises a buffer bin bottom plate and two side plates which are fixedly connected to the rack, the ground clearance of the buffer bin bottom plate is equal to the ground clearance of the upper end surface of the groove body 2211 with the inward opening in the initial state, the buffer bin bottom plate is smoothly connected with the upper end surface of the lifting assembly 22, and the stacked row-shaped strip boxes above the lifting assembly 22 are conveyed into the buffer bin 3 smoothly. The two side plates are used for limiting the column-shaped barrel to prevent the barrel from toppling.

The buffer pushing mechanism 4 comprises a sliding rail 41 positioned above the buffer bin 3 and a pushing plate 42 capable of moving along the sliding rail 41, and a barrel detection device is arranged at the upper part of the pushing plate 42 to detect the barrels stacked upwards in a row at the lifting assembly 22; in a preferred embodiment of this embodiment, the cartridge detection device is a photosensor. When the photosensor detects the information of the cartridges, the pusher plate 42 pushes the stacked column of cartridges from the front of the cartridge stacker 2 to move backward until the pusher plate comes into contact with the other columns of cartridges in the buffer magazine 3, and the pusher plate 42 returns to the front of the cartridge stacker 2.

The deflector 24 is smoothly connected between the output end of the belt conveyor 1 and the lifting assembly 22, and when the lifting assembly 22 is in an initial state, three planes, namely the upper end surface of the belt conveyor 1, the upper end surface of the deflector 24 and the bottom surface of the groove body 2211 with the inward opening, are on the same horizontal line, so that the strip boxes on the belt conveyor can be smoothly conveyed into the groove body 2211.

This embodiment provides a method for strip case stacking and buffering, which is applied to the apparatus for strip case stacking and buffering of embodiment 1, and the method includes the following steps:

s1: carton Stack

The left lifting assembly 22 and the right lifting assembly 22 are respectively in swastika initial states and swastika initial states, the cartridges enter the groove 2211 with the inward opening in the upper portion of each lifting assembly 22 through the guide plate 24, the motor is started, the two lifting assemblies 22 simultaneously rotate outwards for 90 degrees at the same angular speed under the transmission of the worm and gear to complete upward stacking of one cartridge, the next cartridge enters the groove 221, the lifting assemblies 22 rotate outwards for 90 degrees again, the operation is repeated until 10 cartridges are stacked in a row, and at the moment, when the photoelectric sensor detects cartridge information, the lifting assemblies 22 and the belt conveyor 1 stop working simultaneously;

s2: carton advancing and caching

When the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate 42 pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker 2 to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the cache bin 3, and the pushing plate 42 returns to the front of the barrel stacker 2;

s3: and (3) circulating the steps S1 and S2 until all the strip boxes are stacked and pushed into the cache bin 3. .

It should be noted that: although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the embodiments or portions thereof without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (9)

1. An apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering, comprising: comprises that

The carton stacker comprises a base, two swastika-shaped lifting assemblies and a transmission assembly, wherein the two lifting assemblies are arranged at the left end and the right end of the base in a mirror image mode and are in transmission connection with an output shaft of the transmission assembly respectively;

the buffer storage bin is used for storing the stacked barrel boxes for feeding in the next process;

the buffer pushing mechanism comprises a slide rail positioned above the buffer bin and a pushing plate capable of moving along the slide rail, and a barrel detection device is arranged at the upper part of the pushing plate so as to detect a row of upward stacked barrels at the lifting assembly; when the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the buffer bin, and the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker.

2. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 1, wherein:

the transmission assembly comprises a motor, a worm wheel in transmission connection with an output shaft of the motor and a worm meshed with the worm wheel, and the output shaft of the worm is in transmission connection with the lifting assembly.

3. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 1, wherein:

the device for stacking and caching the barrel further comprises a rack, and the barrel stacker, the caching bin and the caching advancing mechanism are all arranged on the rack.

4. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 1, wherein:

the two lifting assemblies rotate outwards at the same time by the same angle, and the upward stacking of one barrel is completed every 90 degrees of rotation.

5. The apparatus for carton stacking and buffering according to claim 1, wherein:

the front end of the groove body is smoothly connected with a guide plate to convey the barrel into the groove body.

6. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 5, wherein:

the device for stacking and caching the strip boxes further comprises a belt conveyor, and the output end of the belt conveyor is connected with the guide plate in a smooth mode.

7. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 1, wherein:

the number of the barrels in each column is 10.

8. The apparatus for barrel stacking and buffering of claim 1, wherein:

the barrel detection device is a photoelectric sensor.

9. Method for barrel stacking and buffering, applied in a device for barrel stacking and buffering according to any of claims 1-8, characterized in that: the method comprises the following steps:

s1: carton Stack

The left lifting assembly and the right lifting assembly are respectively in swastika and swastika initial states, a barrel enters two inward grooves at the upper parts of the lifting assemblies through guide plates, a motor is started, the two lifting assemblies rotate 90 degrees at the same angular speed under the transmission of a worm gear, upward stacking of one barrel is completed, the next barrel enters the grooves, the lifting assemblies rotate 90 degrees again, and the lifting assemblies stop stacking operation after the rotation is repeated until barrel detection devices detect barrel information;

s2: carton advancing and caching

When the barrel detection device detects barrel information, the pushing plate pushes a row of stacked barrels from the front of the barrel stacker to move backwards until the pushing plate is attached to other rows of barrels in the buffer bin, and the pushing plate returns to the front of the barrel stacker;

s3: and (3) circulating the steps S1 and S2 until all the strip boxes are stacked and pushed into the cache bin.

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