CN211391888U - Automatic carton folding equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a carton folding automation device, which comprises a frame, a bearing disc, an adsorption mechanism, a first folding mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a second folding mechanism and a control unit; the inner cavity of the frame is arranged; the bearing plate can be horizontally arranged above the cavity in the rack in a sliding manner, and a plurality of box blanks can be placed on the bearing plate; the first folding mechanism is arranged in the overhead cavity of the machine, is positioned below the bearing disc and is used for folding the front page and the side pages of the box blank; the adsorption mechanism can be vertically movably arranged in the machine frame cavity; the second folding mechanism is arranged in the machine overhead cavity, is horizontally arranged with the first folding mechanism and is used for folding the side page of the box blank; the transmission mechanism can be horizontally arranged in the rack cavity in a sliding manner and is positioned below the first folding mechanism and the second folding mechanism, and the transmission mechanism can move back and forth between the first folding mechanism and the second folding mechanism along the horizontal direction of the rack; the control unit is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism, the first folding mechanism, the transmission mechanism and the second folding mechanism respectively and controls the operation of each mechanism.

Description

Automatic carton folding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of packaging technology, specifically a carton is converted into automation equipment.

Background

The paper box is the most widely used packaging product, and comprises a corrugated paper box, a single-layer carton and the like according to different materials; the carton forming mainly refers to forming a carton blank by slotting and pressing a paperboard and then folding and forming the carton blank, wherein slotting and pressing of a common paperboard are completed by a paperboard manufacturer through a machine, and folding and forming of the carton blank are usually performed by a manufacturer purchasing the carton blank, but the problems of low efficiency, high labor intensity, manpower resource waste and the like exist in a manual mode. In order to solve the problems, the existing carton forming machine can fold and form the box blanks, but the existing carton forming machine still has the problems of complex operation procedure, small quantity of box blanks to be stored, high box feeding frequency, low forming efficiency and the like due to the limitation of the structure.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Technical problem to be solved

For solving the above problem, the utility model provides an automation equipment is converted into to carton, the case base is deposited in large quantity, and the carton shaping is efficient.

(II) technical scheme

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a carton folding automation device folds and forms a carton blank into the carton, the carton blank comprises a bottom plate, four inner leaf tongues, two side leaves, a front leaf and a rear cover, the four inner leaf tongues, the two side leaves, the front leaf and the rear cover are integrally formed with the bottom plate, and the carton folding automation device comprises a rack, a bearing plate, an adsorption mechanism, a first folding mechanism, a transmission mechanism, a second folding mechanism and a control unit; the inner cavity of the frame is arranged; the bearing disc can be horizontally arranged above the cavity in the rack in a sliding mode and has a first state of being stored in the cavity of the rack and a second state of being pulled out of the cavity of the rack, and a plurality of box blanks can be placed on the bearing disc; the first folding mechanism is arranged in the overhead cavity of the machine and positioned below the bearing disc and is used for folding the front page of the box blank and folding the side pages of the box blank for the first time; the adsorption mechanism can be vertically movably arranged in the machine frame cavity and is provided with a first position for upwards moving and adsorbing box blanks in the bearing plate and a second position for downwards moving and conveying the box blanks to the first folding mechanism; the second folding mechanism is arranged in the overhead cavity of the machine, is horizontally arranged with the first folding mechanism and is used for second folding of the side page of the box blank; the transmission mechanism can be horizontally arranged in the rack cavity in a sliding manner and is positioned below the first folding mechanism and the second folding mechanism, and the transmission mechanism can move back and forth between the first folding mechanism and the second folding mechanism along the horizontal direction of the rack; the control unit is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism, the first folding mechanism, the transmission mechanism and the second folding mechanism respectively and controls the operation of each mechanism.

Preferably, the box blank further comprises a plurality of right-angle positioning plates, the middle part of the bearing plate is designed in a hollow manner and forms a folding opening, the right-angle positioning plates are fixedly arranged on the bearing plate, one end of each right-angle positioning plate extends into the folding opening, and four inner leaf tongues of the box blank are respectively lapped on the corresponding right-angle positioning plates; when the adsorption mechanism for adsorbing the box blank moves from the first position to the second position, the four inner hinge tongues are folded into a state vertical to the bottom plate by the right-angle positioning plate.

Preferably, the first folding mechanism comprises a plurality of first folding plates and two groups of rotating assemblies, two fixing frames are symmetrically arranged in the machine frame cavity, an operation cavity is formed between the two fixing frames, the first folding plates are fixedly arranged on the fixing frames and extend into the operation cavity to form a first folding part with the two groups of rotating assemblies, and the length and width of the first folding part are the same as those of the bottom plate so as to realize the folding of the front page and the first folding of the side pages; the two groups of rotating assemblies are symmetrically arranged on the two fixing frames and can rotate around the fixing frames, and the rotating assemblies rotate to the operating cavity to form a close state of a first folding part with the plurality of first folding plates and rotate to the outside of the operating cavity to be convenient for conveying the box blanks to the second folding mechanism.

Preferably, the rotating assembly comprises a first base, a first rotating rod, a stop lever, a baffle and a first cylinder, wherein the first base and the first cylinder are fixedly mounted on the fixing frame, the first rotating rod is rotatably mounted on the first base, the stop lever and the baffle are fixed on the first rotating rod side by side, the first air lever is in driving connection with the first rotating rod, and the stop lever and the baffle can be driven to extend into the operating cavity to resist and fold the rear cover of the box blank.

Preferably, the second folding mechanism is equipped with two sets ofly and the symmetry is installed on two mounts, the second folding mechanism includes second base, second dwang and second cylinder, second base fixed mounting is on the mount, the rotatable installation of second dwang is on the second base, the first end of second folding board and second dwang fixed connection, second cylinder fixed mounting is on the second base and with second dwang drive connection to make the second folding board second end can stretch into the operation intracavity and carry out the second time of side page or leaf to the case base and fold.

Preferably, the adsorption component comprises a third base, a movable frame, suckers and a driving chain frame, the third base is fixed on the rack, the movable frame is connected with the third base in a sliding mode, the suckers are provided with a plurality of parts and mounted on the upper end face of the movable frame and used for adsorbing box blanks, one end of the driving chain frame is fixed on the rack, and the other end of the driving chain frame is in driving connection with the movable frame and used for driving the movable frame to move back and forth at the first position and the second position.

Preferably, drive mechanism includes driving seat, U type folded plate and actuating lever, the actuating lever is located the operation intracavity and with mount parallel arrangement, the driving seat is connected and can be followed actuating lever length direction and remove with the actuating lever drive, U type folded plate is equipped with two to the symmetry sets up at the driving seat both ends.

Preferably, an induction window is further arranged on the rack, the induction window is connected with the operation cavity, and the induction window is electrically connected with the control unit.

Preferably, still including connecing the hopper, connect the hopper to set up in the frame to receive by the second folding mechanism folding into the carton of shaping, drive mechanism still includes the third cylinder, the third cylinder is fixed in the transmission seat bottom, third cylinder output shaft runs through transmission seat and U type folded plate fixed connection, removes along transmission seat direction of height to order about U type folded plate, so that fashioned carton conveying on the U type folded plate with connect the hopper to equate highly.

Preferably, the control unit comprises a main controller and a touch screen, the touch screen is electrically connected with the main controller, and the main controller is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism, the first folding mechanism, the transmission mechanism and the second folding mechanism respectively.

(III) advantageous effects

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are that: this automation equipment is converted into to carton is through setting up the bearing dish that can hold a plurality of case base and the powerful adsorption apparatus of adsorption affinity, solves the problem that traditional carton make-up machine goes up the case frequency height to through adsorption apparatus and drive mechanism's cross operation, form the incessant shaping of converting into to each case base of whole equipment, with the carton shaping efficiency of improve equipment. Generally speaking, this automation equipment is converted into to carton, and the case base is deposited a large amount, and the carton shaping is efficient.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description, do not constitute a limitation of the invention, in which:

fig. 1 shows a schematic overall structure diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 shows the overall structure diagram of the embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged view of section C of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of section D of FIG. 4;

FIG. 8 shows an enlarged view of portion F of FIG. 5;

fig. 9 shows a schematic structural view of an adsorption mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 shows a schematic structural view of a rotating assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 11 shows a schematic structural diagram illustrating a second folding mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 12 shows a schematic structural view of a transmission mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 13 shows a schematic structural view of a box blank according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 14 shows a schematic diagram of a variation of folding the box blank into a molded carton according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: the automatic feeding device comprises a box blank A, a base plate A1, a leaf tongue A2, a side leaf A3, a front leaf A4, a rear cover A5, a carton B, a frame 1, a sensing window 10, a fixed frame 11, an operation cavity 110, a bearing disc 2, a folding opening 20, a right-angle positioning plate 21, A3 adsorption mechanism, a third base 30, a moving frame 31, a suction disc 32, a driving chain frame 33, a first folding mechanism 4, a first folding part 4a, a rotating assembly 40, a first base 400, a first rotating rod 401, a catch lever 402, a 403 baffle plate, a first air cylinder 404, a first folding plate 41, a transmission mechanism 5, a transmission seat 50, a folding plate 51U, a driving rod 52, a third air cylinder 53, a second folding mechanism 6, a second base 60, a second base 61, a second rotating plate 62, a second air cylinder 63, a control unit 7, a main controller 70, a touch screen 71, a door 8 glass door and a receiving hopper 9.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Referring to fig. 1-14, an embodiment of the present invention relates to an automatic carton folding device, which folds and forms a carton blank a into a carton B, the carton blank a includes a bottom plate a1, and four inner flaps a2 integrated with the bottom plate a1, two side flaps A3, a front flap a4 and a rear cover a5, specifically, after the carton is produced by a manufacturer, the carton can be grooved and pressed according to the packaging requirements of the product to form an unfolded carton blank a, the automatic carton folding device includes a frame 1, a carrying tray 2, an adsorption mechanism 3, a first folding mechanism 4, a transmission mechanism 5, a second folding mechanism 6 and a control unit 7; the inner cavity of the frame 1 is arranged, the periphery of the upper half part of the frame 1 is hollowed out and provided with a plurality of glass opening and closing doors 8, so that a user can operate and observe the operation of each mechanism in the frame 1 conveniently; the bearing plate 2 can be horizontally arranged above the cavity in the rack 1 in a sliding manner and has a first state of being accommodated in the cavity of the rack 1 and a second state of being pulled out of the cavity of the rack 1, and a plurality of box blanks A can be placed on the bearing plate 2; the first folding mechanism 4 is arranged in the cavity of the frame 1 and positioned below the bearing plate 2, and is used for folding the front page A4 of the box blank A and folding the side pages A3 for the first time; the adsorption mechanism 3 can be vertically movably arranged in the cavity of the frame 1 and is provided with a first position for upwards moving an adsorption bearing plate 2 to adsorb the box blank A and a second position for downwards moving the box blank A to be conveyed to the first folding mechanism 4; the second folding mechanism 6 is arranged in the cavity of the frame 1, is horizontally arranged with the first folding mechanism 4 and is used for second folding of the side leaf A3 of the box blank A; the transmission mechanism 5 can be horizontally arranged in the cavity of the rack 1 in a sliding manner and is positioned below the first folding mechanism 4 and the second folding mechanism 6, and the transmission mechanism 5 can reciprocate between the first folding mechanism 4 and the second folding mechanism 6 along the horizontal direction of the rack 1; the control unit 7 is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism 3, the first folding mechanism 4, the transmission mechanism 5 and the second folding mechanism 6 respectively, and controls the operation of each mechanism.

Based on the scheme, a user firstly puts the bearing plate 2 in the second state, superposes a plurality of unfolded box blanks A in the bearing plate, pushes the bearing plate to the first state, then starts the adsorption mechanism 3 through the control unit 7 to move to the first position so as to adsorb the bottom plate A1 of the lowest box blank A in the bearing plate, the box blank A moves to the second position after being adsorbed by the adsorption mechanism 3, at the moment, four inner flaps A2 of the box blank A are folded and deformed under the abutting action of the bearing plate, after the box blank A is separated from the bearing plate, the four inner flaps A2 are folded to be in a state vertical to the bottom plate A1, in the process that the adsorption mechanism 3 conveys the box blank A to the second position, the first folding mechanism 4 folds the front flap A4 and the rear flap A5 of the box blank A and folds the side flaps A3 on two sides of the box blank A for the first time so that the front flap A4, the rear flap A5 and the side flaps A3 are all vertical to the bottom plate A1, when the adsorption mechanism 3 is completely positioned at the second position, the transmission mechanism 5 positioned below the first folding mechanism 4 receives the box blank A, so that the box blank A is folded for the first time; then, the control unit 7 starts the transmission mechanism 5 to convey the box blank a which is folded for the first time to the second folding mechanism 6, the second folding mechanism 6 is started to fold the side leaf a3 of the box blank a for the second time, and after the second folding mechanism 6 finishes folding the box blank a for the second time, the formed carton is conveyed outside the rack 1 under the action of the transmission mechanism 5, so that the folding and forming of the box blank a are finished; in addition, during the process that the transmission mechanism 5 conveys the box blank a which is completely folded for the first time to the second folding mechanism 6, the adsorption mechanism 3 moves from the second position to the first position and adsorbs the next box blank a to perform the folding operation of the next box blank a, so that an uninterrupted folding process is formed, and the folding forming efficiency of the carton by the device is improved.

Concretely, can hold the bearing plate 2 of many box base A and the powerful adsorption device 3 of adsorption affinity through the setting, solve the problem that traditional carton make-up machine goes up the case frequency height to through the cross operation of adsorption device 3 and drive mechanism 5, form the incessant shaping of converting into to each box base A of whole equipment, with improve equipment's carton shaping efficiency. Generally speaking, the automatic carton folding equipment has the advantages that the storage quantity of the carton blanks A is large, and the carton forming efficiency is high.

Referring to fig. 5 and 8, the automatic carton folding equipment further includes a plurality of right angle positioning plates 21, the middle of the tray 2 is hollow and designed to form a folding opening 20, the right angle positioning plates 21 are fixedly mounted on the tray 2, one end of each right angle positioning plate 21 extends into the folding opening 20, four inner flaps a2 of the carton blank a are respectively lapped on the corresponding right angle positioning plates 21, specifically, six right angle positioning plates 21 are provided in the embodiment, two of the right angle positioning plates 21 are fixedly mounted at the front end of the tray 2 and used for receiving a rear cover a5 of the carton blank a, and the remaining four right angle positioning plates 21 are symmetrically mounted around the opening 20 of the tray 2 and arranged corresponding to the four inner flaps a2 of the carton blank a to respectively receive the four inner flaps a2 and are matched with the adsorption mechanism 3 to fold the inner flaps a 2; when the suction mechanism 3 for sucking the box blank a moves from the first position to the second position, the four inner flaps a2 are folded by the right-angle positioning plate 21 into a state perpendicular to the bottom plate a 1.

Further, the first folding mechanism 4 includes a plurality of first folding plates 41 and two sets of rotating assemblies 40, two fixing frames 11 are symmetrically disposed in the cavity of the rack 1, an operation cavity 110 is formed between the two fixing frames 11, the plurality of first folding plates 41 are designed corresponding to the front leaf a4 and the side leaf A3 of the box blank a, and are fixedly mounted at each position of the fixing frames 11, and extend into the operation cavity 110 to form a first folding portion 4a with the two sets of rotating assemblies 40, the length and width of the first folding portion 4a are the same as the length and width of the bottom plate a1, so as to realize the folding of the front leaf a4 and the first folding of the side leaf A3, specifically, the six first folding plates 41 are provided, the six first folding plates 41 are disposed in the operation cavity 110 and mutually enclose the rotating assemblies 40 to form a first folding portion 4a, in this embodiment, the lower ends of the first folding plates 41 are fixedly mounted on the fixing frames 11, and the upper ends are designed to be folded towards the outside of the operation cavity 110, so as to facilitate the folding and forming of the front page A4, the back cover A5 and the side page A3; the two sets of rotating assemblies 40 are symmetrically arranged on the two fixing frames 11 and can rotate around the fixing frames 11, and the rotating assemblies 40 are in a closing state that the rotating assemblies rotate into the operating cavity 110 to form a first folding part 4a together with the plurality of first folding plates 41 and in a spreading state that the rotating assemblies rotate out of the operating cavity 110 to facilitate the box blank a to be conveyed to the second folding mechanism 6.

Specifically, the rotating assembly 40 includes a first base 400, a first rotating rod 401, a stop lever 402, a baffle 403 and a first air cylinder 404, the first base 400 and the first air cylinder 404 are both fixedly mounted on the fixed frame 11, the first rotating rod 401 is rotatably mounted on the first base 400, the stop lever 402 and the baffle 403 are fixed on the first rotating rod 401 side by side, the first air lever is drivingly connected with the first rotating rod 401, the blocking rods 402 and the blocking plates 403 can be driven to extend into the operating chamber 110 to block and fold the rear cover a5 of the box blank a. in particular, the blocking rods 402 are arranged close to the second folding mechanism 6, and are higher than the blocking plates 403, for resisting one end of the box blank a rear cover a5 far away from the bottom plate a1 to avoid the box blank a from being folded asymmetrically in the folding process, the baffle 403 is arranged far away from the second folding mechanism 6, and forms a first hinge 4a with the six first folding plates 41, and the upper end of the baffle 403 has the same folding angle design as the upper end of the first folding plate 41.

According to the above scheme, when the adsorption mechanism 3 adsorbs the box blank a to the position above the first folding portion 4a, the upper end folded angles of the six first folding plates 41 and the upper end folded angles of the baffle plates 403 abut against the front leaf a4, the rear cover a5 and the side leaves A3, and during the continuous movement of the adsorption mechanism 3 to the second position, the six first folding plates 41 and the baffle plates 403 continuously apply acting force to the box blank a until the box blank a is completely placed in the first folding portion 4a, and at this time, because the length and width of the first folding portion 4a are the same as the length and width of the bottom plate a1 of the box blank a, the front leaf a4, the rear cover a5 and the side leaves A3 of the box blank a are folded to be in a state perpendicular to the bottom plate a1, so as to complete the first folding of the box blank a.

Referring to fig. 7 and 11, the second folding mechanism 6 is provided with two sets and symmetrically installed on two fixing frames 11, the second folding mechanism 6 includes a second base 60, a second rotating rod 61, a second folding plate 62 and a second cylinder 63, the second base 60 is fixedly installed on the fixing frames 11, the second rotating rod 61 is rotatably installed on the second base 60, a first end of the second folding plate 62 is fixedly connected with the second rotating rod 61, and the second cylinder 63 is fixedly installed on the second base 60 and is in driving connection with the second rotating rod 61, so that a second end of the second folding plate 62 can extend into the operating cavity 110 to perform second folding of the side leaf A3 on the box blank a, specifically, the second folding plate 62 is integrally arranged in a right angle, and the length of the second end is the same as that of the side leaf A3, so that the second folding plate 62 can be uniformly folded on the side leaf A3 under stress.

After the box blank a is folded for the first time, the first air cylinder 404 is started to enable the rotating assemblies 40 on the two sides of the operating cavity 110 to be in a mutually-dispersed state, that is, the baffles 403 and the baffle rods 402 on the two sides are far away from each other to the outside of the operating cavity 110, so that the box blank a is conveyed from the first folding mechanism 4 to the second folding mechanism 6 by the transmission mechanism 5, and after the box blank a is conveyed to the second folding mechanism 6 by the transmission mechanism 5, the baffles 403 and the baffle rods 402 on the two sides can be extended into the operating cavity 110 again by the first air cylinder 404 to form a first folding part 4a with the first folding plate 41, so that the next box blank a can be folded for the first time; at the same time, the second cylinder 63 is actuated to extend the second folding plate 62 into the operating cavity 110, and the side flaps a3 are folded for the second time, i.e. the last folding of the box blank a, so that the box blank a is folded into the carton B, and finally conveyed to the outside of the frame 1 under the action of the transmission mechanism 5.

Referring to fig. 9, the adsorption mechanism 3 includes a third base 30, a moving frame 31, a plurality of suckers 32 and a driving chain frame 33, the third base 30 is fixed on the frame 1, the moving frame 31 is slidably connected to the third base 30, the suckers 32 are provided with a plurality of suckers and are installed on the upper end surface of the moving frame 31 for adsorbing the box blank a, one end of the driving chain frame 33 is fixed on the frame 1, the other end of the driving chain frame is drivingly connected to the moving frame 31 for driving the moving frame 31 to reciprocate between the first position and the second position, specifically, the suckers 32 are provided with four suckers, and are all strong suckers, the four suckers 32 are uniformly arranged on the upper end surface of the moving frame 31, so as to be capable of uniformly absorbing the box blank a bottom plate a1 under stress, and ensure.

Referring to fig. 12, the transmission mechanism 5 includes a transmission seat 50, two U-shaped folding plates 51 and two driving rods 52, the driving rods 52 are disposed in the operation cavity 110 and are parallel to the fixing frame 11, the transmission seat 50 is in driving connection with the driving rods 52 and can move along the length direction of the driving rods 52, specifically, two driving rods 52 are disposed, and are parallel to the fixing frame 11 and installed inside the operation cavity 110, the two driving rods 52 drive the transmission seat 50 synchronously to ensure that the transmission seat 50 moves stably in the operation cavity 110, in addition, two U-shaped folding plates 51 are disposed and are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the transmission seat 50, specifically, the width of the U-shaped folding plates 51 is the same as that of the bottom plate a1 of the box blank a, so that when the transmission mechanism 5 is below the first folding mechanism 4, the first folding portion 4a is assisted to complete first folding of the box blank a.

Further, the machine frame 1 is further provided with an induction window 10, the induction window 10 is connected with the design of the operation cavity (110), the induction window 10 is electrically connected with the control unit 7, specifically, inductors electrically connected with the control unit 7 are arranged on two sides of the induction window 10, the inductors can identify and judge the hands or other parts of human beings at the induction window 10 and transmit the information to the control unit 7, and the control unit 7 can immediately interrupt the operation of each mechanism in the machine frame 1 after receiving the information to avoid the injury of the hands or other parts, so that the overall safety of the carton folding automation equipment is enhanced; the automatic carton folding equipment further comprises a receiving hopper 9, the receiving hopper 9 is provided with a sensing window 10 at the bottom side for receiving a carton B folded and formed by a second folding mechanism 6, the transmission mechanism 5 further comprises a third air cylinder 53, the third air cylinder 53 is fixed at the bottom of a transmission seat 50, an output shaft of the third air cylinder 53 penetrates through the transmission seat 50 and is fixedly connected with a U-shaped folding plate 51 so as to drive the U-shaped folding plate 51 to move along the height direction of the transmission seat 50, so that the carton B formed on the U-shaped folding plate 51 is transmitted to the position equal to the height of the receiving hopper 9, the third air cylinder 53 is started to enable the U-shaped folding plate 51 to move in the height direction, the folded and formed carton B is conveniently transmitted to the receiving hopper 9 at the sensing window 10, specifically, in the second folding process of the carton blank A, the height of the U-shaped folding plate 51 is lower than the bottom side of the sensing window 10, so as to, the box blank A is pushed out to the outside of the frame 1 by the transmission mechanism 5, after the second folding of the box blank A is completed, the third air cylinder 53 drives the U-shaped folding plate 51 to move upwards to the height equal to the bottom side of the induction window 10, then the U-shaped folding plate 51 moves to the outside of the frame 1 under the driving of the driving rod 52, and finally the formed carton B is conveyed to the receiving hopper 9.

Further, the control unit 7 includes a main controller 70 and a touch screen 71, the touch screen 71 is electrically connected to the main controller 70, the main controller 70 is electrically connected to the adsorption mechanism 3, the first folding mechanism 4, the transmission mechanism 5 and the second folding mechanism 6, respectively, and a user can operate each mechanism of the apparatus by controlling the touch screen 71 through the main controller 70.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments according to the present application. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, and it should be understood that when the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" are used in this specification, they specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

The relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions, and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise. Meanwhile, it should be understood that the sizes of the respective portions shown in the drawings are not drawn in an actual proportional relationship for the convenience of description. Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate. In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the directional terms such as "front, rear, upper, lower, left, right", "lateral, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom", etc., are generally based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are used for convenience of description and simplicity of description only, and in the case of not making a reverse description, these directional terms do not indicate and imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be considered as limiting the scope of the present application; the terms "inner and outer" refer to the inner and outer relative to the profile of the respective component itself.

Spatially relative terms, such as "above … …," "above … …," "above … …," "above," and the like, may be used herein for ease of description to describe one device or feature's spatial relationship to another device or feature as illustrated in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if a device in the figures is turned over, devices described as "above" or "on" other devices or configurations would then be oriented "below" or "under" the other devices or configurations. Thus, the exemplary term "above … …" can include both an orientation of "above … …" and "below … …". The device may be otherwise variously oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.

It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like are used to define the components, and are only used for convenience of distinguishing the corresponding components, and the terms have no special meanings unless otherwise stated, and therefore, the scope of protection of the present application is not to be construed as being limited.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims (10)

1. An automatic carton folding device is used for folding a carton blank (A) into a carton (B), wherein the carton blank (A) comprises a bottom plate (A1), four inner leaf tongues (A2) integrally formed with the bottom plate (A1), two side leaves (A3), a front leaf (A4) and a rear cover (A5), and is characterized by comprising a rack (1), a bearing plate (2), an adsorption mechanism (3), a first folding mechanism (4), a folding transmission mechanism (5), a second folding mechanism (6) and a control unit (7);

the inner cavity of the frame (1) is arranged;

the bearing plate (2) can be horizontally arranged above the cavity in the rack (1) in a sliding mode and has a first state of being contained in the cavity of the rack (1) and a second state of being pulled out of the cavity of the rack (1), and a plurality of box blanks (A) can be placed on the bearing plate (2);

the first folding mechanism (4) is arranged in the cavity of the frame (1), is positioned below the bearing disc (2) and is used for folding the front page (A4) of the box blank (A) and folding the side pages (A3) of the box blank (A) for the first time;

the adsorption mechanism (3) can be vertically movably arranged in a cavity of the rack (1) and is provided with a first position for upwards moving and adsorbing box blanks (A) in the bearing plate (2) and a second position for downwards moving and conveying the box blanks (A) to the first folding mechanism (4);

the second folding mechanism (6) is arranged in the cavity of the frame (1), is horizontally arranged with the first folding mechanism (4), and is used for second folding of the side page (A3) of the box blank (A);

the transmission mechanism (5) can be horizontally arranged in a cavity of the rack (1) in a sliding manner and is positioned below the first folding mechanism (4) and the second folding mechanism (6), and the transmission mechanism (5) can move back and forth between the first folding mechanism (4) and the second folding mechanism (6) along the horizontal direction of the rack (1);

the control unit (7) is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism (3), the first folding mechanism (4), the transmission mechanism (5) and the second folding mechanism (6) respectively and controls the operation of each mechanism.

2. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of right-angle positioning plates (21), wherein the central portion of the carrier plate (2) is hollow and designed to form a folding opening (20), the right-angle positioning plates (21) are fixedly mounted on the carrier plate (2), one end of each right-angle positioning plate extends into the folding opening (20) and is provided with the folding opening, and four inner flaps (a2) of the carton blank (a) are respectively overlapped on the corresponding right-angle positioning plates (21); when the adsorption mechanism (3) for adsorbing the box blank (A) moves from the first position to the second position, the four inner flaps (A2) are folded by the right-angle positioning plate (21) to be in a state of being vertical to the bottom plate (A1).

3. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that the first folding mechanism (4) comprises a plurality of first folding plates (41) and two sets of rotating assemblies (40), two fixing frames (11) are symmetrically arranged in the cavity of the frame (1), an operating cavity (110) is formed between the two fixing frames (11), the plurality of first folding plates (41) are fixedly mounted on the fixing frames (11) and extend into the operating cavity (110) to form a first folding part (4a) with the two sets of rotating assemblies (40), the length and width of the first folding part (4a) are the same as those of the bottom plate (a1) so as to realize the folding of the front leaf (a4) and the first folding of the side leaves (A3); the two groups of rotating assemblies (40) are symmetrically arranged on the two fixing frames (11) and can rotate around the fixing frames (11), and the rotating assemblies (40) rotate to the operating cavity (110) to form a closing state of a first folding part (4a) with the plurality of first folding plates (41) and rotate to the outside of the operating cavity (110) to be convenient for conveying the box blank (A) to the second folding mechanism (6) in a scattering state.

4. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that the rotating assembly (40) comprises a first base (400), a first rotating rod (401), a blocking rod (402), a blocking plate (403) and a first air cylinder (404), wherein the first base (400) and the first air cylinder (404) are both fixedly mounted on the fixed frame (11), the first rotating rod (401) is rotatably mounted on the first base (400), the blocking rod (402) and the blocking plate (403) are fixed on the first rotating rod (401) side by side, the first air cylinder is in driving connection with the first rotating rod (401), and the blocking rod (402) and the blocking plate (403) can be driven to extend into the operating cavity (110) to block and fold the rear cover (A5) of the carton blank (A).

5. An automatic carton folding apparatus as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said second folding means (6) are provided in two groups and are symmetrically mounted on two fixed frames (11), the second folding mechanism (6) comprises a second base (60), a second rotating rod (61), a second folding plate (62) and a second air cylinder (63), the second base (60) is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame (11), the second rotating rod (61) is rotatably arranged on the second base (60), the first end of the second folding plate (62) is fixedly connected with the second rotating rod (61), the second air cylinder (63) is fixedly arranged on the second base (60) and is in driving connection with the second rotating rod (61), so that the second end of the second folding plate (62) can extend into the operation cavity (110) to carry out the second folding of the side page (A3) of the box blank (A).

6. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that the suction mechanism (3) comprises a third base (30), a moving frame (31), a plurality of suction cups (32) and a driving chain frame (33), the third base (30) is fixed on the machine frame (1), the moving frame (31) is slidably connected with the third base (30), the suction cups (32) are provided and installed on the upper end surface of the moving frame (31) for sucking the carton blanks (a), one end of the driving chain frame (33) is fixed on the machine frame (1), and the other end is drivingly connected with the moving frame (31) for driving the moving frame (31) to move back and forth between the first position and the second position.

7. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism (5) comprises a transmission seat (50), a U-shaped folding plate (51) and a driving rod (52), the driving rod (52) is arranged in the operation cavity (110) and is parallel to the fixed frame (11), the transmission seat (50) is in driving connection with the driving rod (52) and can move along the length direction of the driving rod (52), and two U-shaped folding plates (51) are arranged and are symmetrically arranged at two ends of the transmission seat (50).

8. The carton folding automation device according to claim 7, characterized in that the rack (1) is further provided with a sensing window (10), the sensing window (10) is designed to be connected with the operation cavity (110), and the sensing window (10) is electrically connected with the control unit (7).

9. Carton folding automation device according to claim 8, characterised in that it further comprises a receiving hopper (9), said receiving hopper (9) being provided with a bottom side of the sensing window (10) to receive the carton (B) folded by the second folding mechanism (6); drive mechanism (5) still include third cylinder (53), third cylinder (53) are fixed in transmission seat (50) bottom, third cylinder (53) output shaft runs through transmission seat (50) and U type folded plate (51) fixed connection to order about U type folded plate (51) and move along transmission seat (50) direction of height, so that fashioned carton (B) conveying is to and connect hopper (9) to equate highly on U type folded plate (51).

10. The automatic carton folding equipment according to claim 1, wherein the control unit (7) comprises a main controller (70) and a touch screen (71), the touch screen (71) is electrically connected with the main controller (70), and the main controller (70) is electrically connected with the adsorption mechanism (3), the first folding mechanism (4), the transmission mechanism (5) and the second folding mechanism (6), respectively.

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