CN117775721A - Cover unloading production line and cover unloading method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cap unloading, and discloses a cap unloading production line and a cap unloading method, wherein the cap unloading production line comprises a first conveying structure, a bracket, a second conveying structure, a third conveying structure, a pushing structure and a cap unloading machine; the first conveying structure is used for conveying the box body provided with the bottle caps; the support is arranged above the first conveying structure; the second conveying structure is used for conveying the bottle caps; the third conveying structure is used for conveying the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; the pushing structure is arranged on one side of the first conveying structure, which is away from the third conveying structure, and is used for pushing the empty box body to the third conveying structure; the cover unloading machine is provided with a movable grip; the invention improves the cover unloading efficiency by the first action of grabbing the cover plate from the box body and placing the cover plate on the bracket, the second action of grabbing the bottle cover from the box body and placing the bottle cover on the second conveying structure, the third action of grabbing the partition plate from the box body and placing the partition plate in the empty box body and the fourth action of grabbing the cover plate from the bracket and placing the cover plate on the box body with the partition plate.

Description

Cover unloading production line and cover unloading method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of cap unloading, in particular to a cap unloading production line and a cap unloading method.

Background

In the process of producing the drink, the drink is required to be filled into a bottle, and then the bottle mouth is sealed by a bottle cap. In the initial stage, the whole transported bottle cap needs to be disassembled so as to facilitate subsequent cleaning, packaging and the like. When the existing factory is used for producing, the bottle caps facing the whole box are generally detached manually, and the bottle caps are sequentially placed on a conveying line and conveyed to enter subsequent procedures through the conveying line. The manual cover removing is adopted, so that the workload is high, and the cover removing efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the invention provides a cap unloading production line and a cap unloading method, which are used for solving the problems of large workload and low cap unloading efficiency of manual cap unloading.

In a first aspect, the invention provides a cap unloading production line, wherein a plurality of layers of bottle caps are sequentially stacked in a box body along the vertical direction, a partition plate is arranged between two adjacent layers of bottle caps, and a cover plate is arranged at the top of the box body; the cover unloading production line comprises a first conveying structure, a bracket, a second conveying structure, a third conveying structure, a pushing structure and a cover unloading machine; the first conveying structure is used for conveying the box body provided with the bottle caps; the support is arranged above the first conveying structure; the second conveying structure is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure and is used for conveying the bottle caps; the third conveying structure is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure and is used for conveying the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; the pushing structure is arranged on one side, away from the third conveying structure, of the first conveying structure and is used for pushing the empty box body to the third conveying structure; the cover unloading machine is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure and is provided with a movable handle; the gripper has a first action of gripping the cover plate from the inside of the case and placing it on the support, a second action of gripping the bottle cap from the inside of the case and placing it on the second conveying structure, a third action of gripping the partition plate from the inside of the case and placing it in the empty case, and a fourth action of gripping the cover plate from the support and placing it on the case equipped with the partition plate.

The beneficial effects are that: through the first action, the second action, the third action and the fourth action of the movable grab on the pushing structure and the cover unloading machine, grabbing of the upper cover plate, the bottle cover and the partition plate of the first conveying structure and pushing of the box body are realized, conveying of the cover plate, the bottle cover, the partition plate and the box body is realized through the second conveying structure and the third conveying structure, automatic production requirements are realized, labor cost is saved, and cover unloading efficiency is improved.

In an optional embodiment, the gripper includes a substrate and a plurality of suction cups disposed on the substrate, the substrate is further provided with a detection sensor, the cover unloader determines a working area of the plurality of suction cups according to the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate detected by the detection sensor, and the cover unloader determines a corresponding plurality of suction cups to work according to the working area.

The beneficial effects are that: the gripping actions of the gripper on the cover plate, the bottle cap and the partition plate are realized through the arrangement of the sucker; through setting up detection sensor, realized the certainty to the work area of sucking disc, improved the positioning accuracy to apron, bottle lid or baffle, ensured that a plurality of sucking discs snatch the accuracy of apron, bottle lid or baffle, reduced error and extravagant, can improve production quality and efficiency, better satisfied automated production's requirement.

In an alternative embodiment, the conveying directions of the first conveying structure, the second conveying structure and the third conveying structure are parallel; the third conveying structure is arranged adjacent to the cover unloader, and two sides of the first conveying structure are respectively arranged adjacent to the second conveying structure and the third conveying structure.

The beneficial effects are that: through the direction parallel arrangement that carries first conveying structure, second conveying structure and third conveying structure, unload lid machine, first conveying structure and second conveying structure adjacent setting, the structure is compacter, has reduced to unload the occupation of lid production line to the floor space to when pushing away the structure with the box of empty from first conveying structure to third conveying structure on, can prevent that the box of empty from dropping in the gap in the middle of first conveying structure and the third conveying structure.

In an alternative embodiment, one ends of the first conveying structure and the third conveying structure are protruded from one end of the second conveying structure, and the support is arranged above the protruded ends of the first conveying structure and the third conveying structure.

The beneficial effects are that: through the top with the protruding end of support setting at first conveying structure and third conveying structure, both can avoid the support to occupy extra space in the place, can make first conveying structure and second conveying structure closely adjacent again, structural layout is more reasonable.

In an alternative embodiment, the second conveying structure is provided with a separating structure for separating a plurality of bottle caps into a row arrangement; the separation structure comprises a baffle and a separation plate; the baffle plate is arranged on one side of the second conveying structure; the separation plate is arranged on the other side of the second conveying structure, the distance between the baffle plate and the separation plate is gradually reduced to form an output port, and the output port is suitable for enabling a single bottle cap to pass through.

The beneficial effects are that: by arranging the baffle plate and the separating plate, the bottle caps can be prevented from falling off the second conveying structure; because the distance between the baffle and the separating plate is gradually reduced, a plurality of bottle caps are gradually closed in the process of conveying the second conveying structure to the output port, and are separated into a row of arrangement under the limiting effect of the baffle and the separating plate, so that the bottle caps are ensured to sequentially and singly pass through the output port.

In an alternative embodiment, the second conveying structure includes a plurality of speed increasing belts sequentially arranged, the conveying speeds of the plurality of speed increasing belts sequentially increase in a direction approaching the baffle, and the output port is located on the speed increasing belt approaching the baffle.

The beneficial effects are that: through setting up a plurality of acceleration rate area, and a plurality of the conveying speed of acceleration rate area increases gradually to the direction that is close to the baffle for be close to the baffle more, the conveying speed of bottle lid is the faster, and because the delivery outlet is located be close to on the acceleration rate area of baffle, make the conveying speed of the bottle lid of delivery outlet department fastest, guaranteed that the bottle lid changes the operation of conveyer belt when single row in multirow and is unobstructed, avoided piling up of a plurality of bottle lids in delivery outlet department.

In an alternative embodiment, the second conveying structure includes a first conveyor belt, a second conveyor belt, and a guide plate: the first conveying belt is arranged adjacent to the first conveying structure, one end, far away from the bracket, of the first conveying belt protrudes out of the first conveying structure, and the grippers grasp bottle caps and place the bottle caps on the first conveying belt; the second conveying belt is arranged adjacent to the protruding end of the first conveying belt and is positioned on the same side as the first conveying structure, the second conveying belt is formed by sequentially arranging a plurality of speed increasing belts, and the baffle plate is arranged on the second conveying belt; the deflector is arranged on the first conveyor belt, one end of the deflector extends towards the direction of the second conveyor belt, which is close to the baffle, and the separator is provided with a guide section parallel to the deflector.

The beneficial effects are that: through setting up the buffer that first conveyer belt can place as a plurality of bottle caps, under the cushioning effect of first conveyer belt for a plurality of bottle caps on the second conveying structure can be carried to the second conveyer belt gradually under the direction effect of deflector and direction section, again by the second conveyer belt with a plurality of bottle caps separation into one row of range to export single bottle cap by the delivery outlet, avoided piling up of a large amount of bottle caps on the second conveyer belt.

In an alternative embodiment, the first conveying structure is operated by a servo motor control.

The beneficial effects are that: the servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; by adopting digital control, intelligent management and monitoring can be realized, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure can be monitored in real time, and adjustment and maintenance can be performed in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

In an alternative embodiment, the second conveying structure is operated by a servo motor control.

The beneficial effects are that: the servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; by adopting digital control, intelligent management and monitoring can be realized, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure can be monitored in real time, and adjustment and maintenance can be performed in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

In an alternative embodiment, the third conveying structure is operated by a servo motor control.

The beneficial effects are that: the servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; the intelligent management and monitoring can be realized by adopting digital control, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure can be monitored in real time, and the adjustment and maintenance can be carried out in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

In a second aspect, the present invention further provides a cap unloading method, which is used in the cap unloading production line, and includes the following steps: pre-placing the empty box body on the third conveying structure; the first conveying structure conveys the box body provided with the bottle cap to the position where the gripper is located; the grippers grasp the cover plate from the box body provided with the bottle cap and place the cover plate on the bracket; the grippers grasp the bottle caps from the box body provided with the bottle caps and place the bottle caps on the second conveying structure, and the second conveying structure operates and conveys the bottle caps; the grippers grasp the partition board from the box body provided with the bottle cap and place the partition board in the empty box body; the bottle cap and the partition plate in the box body are completely grabbed; the grippers grasp the cover plate from the bracket and place the cover plate on the box body provided with the partition plate; the third conveying structure operates and conveys the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; the pushing structure pushes the empty box body to the third conveying structure, and the storage of the partition plate and the cover plate is continued.

The beneficial effects are that: the cover plate is grabbed from the box body through the grippers and placed on the support, so that the cover plate is automatically grabbed and stored; the bottle cap is grabbed from the box body through the grippers and placed on the second conveying structure, and the second conveying structure operates and conveys the bottle cap, so that automatic grabbing and conveying of the bottle cap are realized; the separator is grabbed from the box body by the grippers and placed in the empty box body, so that the separator is automatically grabbed and stored; after the bottle caps and the partition plates in the box body are completely grabbed, the cover plates are grabbed from the bracket through the grippers and placed on the box body provided with the partition plates, so that the cover plates are automatically grabbed and stored; the empty box body is pushed to the third conveying structure through the pushing structure, and the storage of the partition plate and the cover plate is continued, so that continuous circulation work of the cover unloading production line is realized, the requirement of automatic production is met, the labor cost is saved, and the cover unloading efficiency is improved.

In an alternative embodiment, the method of removing the cover further comprises: identifying the profile of the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate; determining working areas of a plurality of suckers according to the outline; and determining a plurality of corresponding suckers to work according to the working area.

The beneficial effects are that: the working areas of the suckers are determined through the outlines of the identified cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate, so that the positioning accuracy of the cover plate, the bottle cap and the partition plate is improved, the accurate grabbing of the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate by the suckers is realized, errors and waste are reduced, the production quality and the efficiency can be improved, and the requirement of automatic production is better met.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are needed in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cover removing line according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a cover removal line according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a cover removing line according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a cover removal line according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a second conveying structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a flowchart of a method for removing a cap according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals illustrate:

1. a first conveying structure; 2. a bracket; 3. a second conveying structure; 31. a separation structure; 311. a baffle; 312. a separation plate; 3121. a guide section; 313. an output port; 32. a first conveyor belt; 33. a second conveyor belt; 34. a guide plate; 4. a third conveying structure; 5. a pushing structure; 6. a cover removing machine; 61. a grip.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to fig. 1 to 6.

According to the embodiment of the invention, on one hand, a cover unloading production line is provided, a plurality of layers of bottle caps are sequentially stacked in the box body along the vertical direction, a partition plate is arranged between two adjacent layers of bottle caps, and a cover plate is arranged at the top of the box body; the cap unloading production line comprises a first conveying structure 1, a bracket 2, a second conveying structure 3, a third conveying structure 4, a pushing structure 5 and a cap unloading machine 6; the first conveying structure 1 is used for conveying the box body provided with the bottle caps; the bracket 2 is arranged above the first conveying structure 1; the second conveying structure 3 is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure 1 and is used for conveying the bottle caps; a third conveying structure 4 is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure 1 and is used for conveying the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; a pushing structure 5 is arranged on one side of the first conveying structure 1, which faces away from the third conveying structure 4, and is used for pushing the empty box body onto the third conveying structure 4; the cover unloader 6 is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure 1 and is provided with a movable grip 61; the gripper 61 has a first action of gripping the cover plate from the inside of the case and placing it on the support 2, a second action of gripping the bottle cap from the inside of the case and placing it on the second conveying structure 3, a third action of gripping the partition plate from the inside of the case and placing it in the empty case, and a fourth action of gripping the cover plate from the support 2 and placing it on the case with the partition plate.

The first action, the second action, the third action and the fourth action of the movable handles 61 on the pushing structure 5 and the cover unloading machine 6 are set, so that the grabbing of the upper cover plate, the bottle cap and the partition plate of the first conveying structure 1 and the pushing of the box body are realized, the conveying of the cover plate, the bottle cap, the partition plate and the box body is realized through the second conveying structure 3 and the third conveying structure 4, the automatic production requirement is realized, the labor cost is saved, and the cover unloading efficiency is improved.

In one embodiment, the gripper 61 includes a substrate and a plurality of suction cups disposed on the substrate, the substrate is further provided with a detection sensor, the cover unloader 6 determines a working area of the plurality of suction cups according to the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate detected by the detection sensor, and the cover unloader 6 determines a corresponding plurality of suction cups to work according to the working area.

The gripping action of the gripper 61 on the cover plate, the bottle cap and the partition plate is realized through the arrangement of the suction disc; through setting up detection sensor, realized the certainty to the work area of sucking disc, improved the positioning accuracy to apron, bottle lid or baffle, ensured that a plurality of sucking discs snatch the accuracy of apron, bottle lid or baffle, reduced error and extravagant, can improve production quality and efficiency, better satisfied automated production's requirement.

Specifically, the detection sensor may be a contour sensor or a three-dimensional vision sensor.

Specifically, a plurality of grooves are formed in the partition board, the grooves are uniformly arranged on the surface of the partition board, and a plurality of bottle caps are respectively arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the grooves and are placed in the grooves; the grooves are arranged, so that the bottle caps can be orderly arranged on the partition plates; because the bottle lid is placed in the recess, a plurality of sucking discs and the setting of detecting sensor, the mistake that avoids tongs 61 to bottle lid or baffle is snatched better.

The cover unloading machine 6 is provided with a plurality of air pipes which are communicated with a plurality of suckers one by one, and is also provided with a main valve which is communicated with the air pipes, and the cover unloading machine 6 controls the corresponding air pipes and suckers to work through the main valve.

In one embodiment, the conveying directions of the first conveying structure 1, the second conveying structure 3 and the third conveying structure 4 are parallel; the third conveying structure 4 is arranged adjacent to the cover unloader 6, and two sides of the first conveying structure 1 are respectively arranged adjacent to the second conveying structure 3 and the third conveying structure 4.

Through the parallel arrangement of the conveying directions of the first conveying structure 1, the second conveying structure 3 and the third conveying structure 4, the cover unloading machine 6, the first conveying structure 1 and the second conveying structure 3 are adjacently arranged, the structure is more compact, occupation of a cover unloading production line to a floor space is reduced, and when the empty box body is pushed onto the third conveying structure 4 from the first conveying structure 1 by the pushing structure 5, the empty box body can be prevented from falling from a gap between the first conveying structure 1 and the third conveying structure 4.

In one embodiment, one ends of the first conveying structure 1 and the third conveying structure 4 are protruded from one end of the second conveying structure 3, and the bracket 2 is disposed above the protruded ends of the first conveying structure 1 and the third conveying structure 4.

Through setting up support 2 in the top of the protruding end of first conveying structure 1 and third conveying structure 4, both can avoid support 2 to occupy extra space in the place, can make first conveying structure 1 and second conveying structure 3 closely adjacent again, structural layout is more reasonable.

In a specific embodiment, the distance between the top of the support 2 and the tops of the first conveying structure 1 and the third conveying structure 4 is greater than the height of the box, facilitating the conveying of the box on the first conveying structure 1 or the third conveying structure 4.

In a specific embodiment, the position on the third conveying structure 4 where the gripper 61 grips the separator is located away from the side where the rack 2 is located.

In one embodiment, the second conveying structure 3 is provided with a separating structure 31 for separating a plurality of bottle caps into a row arrangement; the separation structure 31 includes a baffle 311 and a separation plate 312; the baffle 311 is arranged at one side of the second conveying structure 3; a separating plate 312 is provided on the other side of the second conveying structure 3, the distance between the baffle 311 and the separating plate 312 gradually decreasing to form an outlet 313, the outlet 313 being adapted to allow individual caps to pass.

By providing the baffle 311 and the separation plate 312, the bottle caps can be prevented from falling off the second conveying structure 3; since the distance between the baffle 311 and the separation plate 312 is gradually reduced, the plurality of bottle caps are gradually closed in the process of being conveyed to the output port 313 by the second conveying structure 3, and are separated into a row arrangement under the limit action of the baffle 311 and the separation plate 312, so that the bottle caps are ensured to sequentially pass through the output port 313 singly.

Preferably, the box body with the bottle cap is conveyed on the first conveying structure 1 from one end far from the output port 313 to one end near the output port 313; the box with the partition and cover is transported on the third transport structure 4 from the end near the output port 313 to the end far from the output port 313.

In one embodiment, the second conveying structure 3 includes a plurality of speed increasing belts sequentially arranged, the conveying speeds of the plurality of speed increasing belts sequentially increase toward the baffle 311, and the output port 313 is located on the speed increasing belt near the baffle 311.

By arranging a plurality of speed increasing belts, the conveying speeds of the speed increasing belts are sequentially increased in the direction close to the baffle 311, so that the conveying speed of the bottle caps is faster when the bottle caps are closer to the baffle 311, and the conveying speed of the bottle caps at the outlet 313 is fastest when the outlet 313 is positioned on the speed increasing belts close to the baffle 311, so that the smooth running of the conveying belts when the bottle caps are changed into single rows in multiple rows is ensured, and the accumulation of the bottle caps at the outlet 313 is avoided.

In one embodiment, the second conveying structure 3 includes a first conveying belt 32, a second conveying belt 33, and a guide plate 34: the first conveying belt 32 is arranged adjacent to the first conveying structure 1, one end of the first conveying belt 32 far away from the bracket 2 protrudes from the first conveying structure 1, and the grippers 61 grasp bottle caps and place the bottle caps on the first conveying belt 32; the second conveyor belt 33 is disposed adjacent to the protruding end of the first conveyor belt 32, and is located on the same side as the first conveyor structure 1, and is formed by sequentially arranging a plurality of speed increasing belts, and the baffle 311 is disposed on the second conveyor belt 33; the guide plate 34 is disposed on the first conveyor 32, and one end of the guide plate extends toward the second conveyor 33 in a direction approaching the baffle 311, and the separation plate 312 is provided with a guide section 3121 parallel to the guide plate 34.

By arranging the buffer area where the first conveying belt 32 can be used as a plurality of bottle caps, under the buffer action of the first conveying belt 32, the plurality of bottle caps on the second conveying structure 3 can be gradually conveyed to the second conveying belt 33 under the guiding action of the guide plate 34 and the guide section 3121, then the plurality of bottle caps are separated into a row by the second conveying belt 33 and arranged, and a single bottle cap is output by the output port 313, so that the accumulation of a large number of bottle caps on the second conveying belt 33 is avoided.

In one embodiment, the first conveying structure 1 is operated by a servo motor control.

The servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure 1 through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure 1 in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; by adopting digital control, intelligent management and monitoring can be realized, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure 1 can be monitored in real time, and adjustment and maintenance can be performed in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the first conveying structure 1, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

In one embodiment, the second conveying structure 3 is operated by a servo motor control.

The servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure 3 through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure 3 in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; by adopting digital control, intelligent management and monitoring can be realized, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure 3 can be monitored in real time, and adjustment and maintenance can be performed in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the second conveying structure 3, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

In a specific embodiment, at least one servo motor is correspondingly arranged on each speed increasing belt.

In one embodiment, the third conveying structure 4 is operated by a servo motor control.

The servo motor can control parameters such as speed, position, acceleration and the like of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure 4 through a high-precision servo control technology, so that more precise operation control is realized; the encoder is adopted to feed back the actual position information of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure 4 in real time, so that more accurate position control and adjustment are realized; by adopting digital control, intelligent management and monitoring can be realized, the running state and quality of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure 4 can be monitored in real time, and adjustment and maintenance can be performed in time; the device has good dynamic response performance, and can realize rapid and accurate adjustment and control of the conveyor belt of the third conveying structure 4, thereby improving the operation efficiency and stability.

As shown in fig. 6, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is further provided a cap removing method for the above cap removing production line, including the steps of: pre-positioning the empty box on the third conveying structure 4; the first conveying structure 1 conveys the box body provided with the bottle cap to the position where the grip 61 is located; the gripper 61 grips the cover plate from the box body provided with the bottle cap and is placed on the bracket 2; the gripper 61 grips the bottle cap from the box body with the bottle cap and is placed on the second conveying structure 3, and the second conveying structure 3 operates and conveys the bottle cap; the gripper 61 grips the partition plate from the box body provided with the bottle cap and is placed in the empty box body; the bottle cap and the partition plate in the box body are completely grabbed; the gripper 61 grips the cover plate from the bracket 2 and places the cover plate on the box body provided with the partition plate; the third conveying structure 4 operates and conveys the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; the pushing structure 5 pushes the empty box body to the third conveying structure 4, and the storage of the partition plate and the cover plate is continued.

The cover plate is grabbed from the box body through the grabber 61 and placed on the bracket 2, so that automatic grabbing and storage of the cover plate are realized; the bottle caps are grabbed from the box body through the grippers 61 and placed on the second conveying structure 3, and the second conveying structure 3 operates and conveys the bottle caps, so that automatic grabbing and conveying of the bottle caps are realized; the separator is grabbed from the box body by the grabber 61 and placed in the empty box body, so that automatic grabbing, storage and conveying of the separator are realized; after the bottle caps and the partition plates in the box body are completely grabbed, the cover plates are grabbed from the bracket 2 through the grippers 61 and placed on the box body provided with the partition plates, so that the cover plates are automatically grabbed and stored; the empty box body is pushed to the third conveying structure 4 through the pushing structure 5, and the storage of the partition plate and the cover plate is continued, so that continuous circulation work of the cover unloading production line is realized, the requirement of automatic production is met, the labor cost is saved, and the cover unloading efficiency is improved.

In one embodiment, the method of removing the cover further comprises: identifying the profile of the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate; determining working areas of a plurality of suckers according to the outline; and determining a plurality of corresponding suckers to work according to the working area.

The working areas of the suckers are determined through the outlines of the identified cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate, so that the positioning accuracy of the cover plate, the bottle cap and the partition plate is improved, the accurate grabbing of the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate by the suckers is realized, errors and waste are reduced, the production quality and the efficiency can be improved, and the requirement of automatic production is better met.

In a specific embodiment, the method for removing the cover comprises the following specific steps: when the cap unloading production line starts to run, an empty box body is placed on the third conveying structure 4 in advance, so that the first box body which enters the cap unloading production line and is provided with the bottle caps can be conveniently stored. Placing a box body with a bottle cap on a first conveying structure 1, conveying the box body with the bottle cap to a position where a gripper 61 is located by the first conveying structure 1, detecting the outline of a cover plate by a detection sensor on the gripper 61 after the box body with the bottle cap is conveyed to a first preset position, determining the working areas of a plurality of suckers, grabbing the cover plate by the plurality of suckers in the working areas, and placing the grabbed cover plate on a bracket 2; then the detection sensor on the gripper 61 detects the outline of the first layer of bottle caps, the working areas of the plurality of suckers are determined, the plurality of suckers in the working areas grab the first layer of bottle caps, the grabbed cover plate is placed on the second conveying structure 3, and the second conveying structure 3 conveys the bottle caps to the output port 313; then the detection sensor on the gripper 61 detects the outline of the first layer of partition board, the working areas of the suckers are determined, the suckers in the working areas grab the first layer of partition board, and the grabbed partition board is placed in an empty box body; then the gripper 61 sequentially grips the second layer of bottle caps and the second layer of partition boards until the bottle caps and the partition boards in the box body are completely gripped; the gripper 61 grips the cover plate from the bracket 2 and is placed on the box body provided with the partition plate; then the third conveying structure 4 starts to forward convey the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate; finally, the empty box body is pushed by the pushing structure 5 to be placed on the third conveying structure 4, the third conveying structure 4 reversely operates to convey the empty box body to a second preset position, and the partition board and the cover board in the next box body with the bottle cap can be stored.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described in connection with the accompanying drawings, various modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. In the cover unloading production line, a plurality of layers of bottle caps are sequentially stacked in the box body along the vertical direction, a partition plate is arranged between every two adjacent layers of bottle caps, and a cover plate is arranged at the top of the box body; characterized by comprising the following steps:

a first conveying structure (1) for conveying the box body with the bottle caps;

a support (2) arranged above the first conveying structure (1);

the second conveying structure (3) is arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure (1) and is used for conveying the bottle caps;

a third conveying structure (4) arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure (1) and used for conveying the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate;

the pushing structure (5) is arranged on one side of the first conveying structure (1) away from the third conveying structure (4) and is used for pushing the empty box body onto the third conveying structure (4);

a cover unloader (6) arranged at the side part of the first conveying structure (1) and provided with a movable handle (61); the gripper (61) has a first action of gripping the cover plate from the inside of the case and placing it on the support (2), a second action of gripping the cap from the inside of the case and placing it on the second conveying structure (3), a third action of gripping the partition plate from the inside of the case and placing it in the empty case, and a fourth action of gripping the cover plate from the support (2) and placing it on the case with the partition plate.

2. Cover-unloading production line according to claim 1, characterized in that the gripper (61) comprises a base plate and a plurality of suction cups arranged on the base plate, the base plate is further provided with a detection sensor, the cover-unloading machine (6) determines the working area of a plurality of suction cups according to the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate detected by the detection sensor, and the cover-unloading machine (6) determines the corresponding plurality of suction cups to work according to the working area.

3. Cover removal production line according to claim 2, characterized in that the transport directions of the first transport structure (1), the second transport structure (3) and the third transport structure (4) are parallel;

the third conveying structure (4) is arranged adjacent to the cover unloader (6), and two sides of the first conveying structure (1) are respectively arranged adjacent to the second conveying structure (3) and the third conveying structure (4).

4. A cap removal production line according to claim 3, wherein one end of the first conveying structure (1) and one end of the third conveying structure (4) are both protruded from one end of the second conveying structure (3), and the bracket (2) is arranged above the protruded ends of the first conveying structure (1) and the third conveying structure (4).

5. A cap removal line according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein said second conveying structure (3) is provided with a separating structure (31) for separating a plurality of said caps into an array; the separation structure (31) comprises:

a baffle plate (311) arranged at one side of the second conveying structure (3);

-a separation plate (312) arranged on the other side of the second conveying structure (3), the distance between the baffle (311) and the separation plate (312) gradually decreasing to form an outlet (313), the outlet (313) being adapted to allow the passage of a single bottle cap.

6. A cap removal line according to claim 5, wherein the second conveying structure (3) comprises a plurality of speed increasing belts arranged in sequence, the conveying speeds of the plurality of speed increasing belts sequentially increasing in a direction approaching the baffle plate (311), and the output port (313) is located on the speed increasing belt approaching the baffle plate (311).

7. A cap removal line according to claim 6, wherein the second conveying structure (3) comprises:

the first conveying belt (32) is arranged adjacent to the first conveying structure (1), one end, far away from the bracket (2), of the first conveying belt (32) protrudes out of the first conveying structure (1), and the grippers (61) grasp bottle caps and place the bottle caps on the first conveying belt (32);

the second conveying belt (33) is arranged adjacent to the protruding end of the first conveying belt (32), is positioned on the same side with the first conveying structure (1), is formed by sequentially arranging a plurality of speed increasing belts, and the baffle plate (311) is arranged on the second conveying belt (33);

the guide plate (34) is arranged on the first conveying belt (32), one end of the guide plate extends towards the direction that the second conveying belt (33) is close to the baffle plate (311), and the guide section (3121) parallel to the guide plate (34) is arranged on the separation plate (312).

8. A cap removal line according to any one of claims 2 to 4 or 6 or 7, characterized in that the first conveying structure (1) is operated by a servo motor control;

and/or the second conveying structure (3) is controlled to run by a servo motor;

and/or the third conveying structure (4) is controlled to run by a servo motor.

9. A method of removing a cover, for use in a cover removing line as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 8, comprising the steps of:

pre-positioning the empty box on the third conveying structure (4);

the first conveying structure (1) conveys the box body provided with the bottle cap to the position where the grip (61) is located;

the gripper (61) grips the cover plate from the box body provided with the bottle cap and is placed on the bracket (2);

the gripper (61) grips the bottle cap from the box body provided with the bottle cap and is placed on the second conveying structure (3), and the second conveying structure (3) operates and conveys the bottle cap;

the gripper (61) grips the partition board from the box body provided with the bottle cap and is placed in the empty box body;

the bottle cap and the partition plate in the box body are completely grabbed;

the grippers (61) grab the cover plate from the bracket (2) and place the cover plate on the box body provided with the partition plate;

the third conveying structure (4) operates and conveys the box body provided with the partition plate and the cover plate;

the pushing structure (5) pushes the empty box body to the third conveying structure (4) to continue to store the partition plate and the cover plate.

10. A method of de-capping as claimed in claim 9 wherein the method further comprises:

identifying the profile of the cover plate, the bottle cap or the partition plate;

determining working areas of a plurality of suckers according to the outline;

and determining a plurality of corresponding suckers to work according to the working area.