CN215554519U - Grouping device and labeling equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a grouping device and label sleeving equipment. The grouping device is used for grouping containers conveyed continuously in a specified number, and comprises a support frame, belt components arranged on two sides of the support frame, the belt components comprise belts and belt wheels, the containers to be grouped are clamped between the belts on the two sides for conveying, the belt components on the two sides can be synchronously driven by a motor, and the grouping device is characterized by further comprising a control device for driving the motor and a sensor, the sensor is in signal connection with the control device, the control device is set to enable the motor to be suspended after receiving the signal of the sensor, and the control device enables the motor to be operated again after the specified time. The grouping device can improve the efficiency of grouping the containers.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of packaging, in particular to a grouping device and label sleeving equipment.
Background
In real life, bundled sales such as buy one to send one and buy two to send one are often seen, and in this case, a specified number (two, three or more) of container bottles are combined to be sold in a set. For these situations, it is necessary to perform corresponding combination labeling of individual beverage bottles.
In the related art, grouping of beverage bottles is manually completed, and after grouping of the beverage bottles is manually completed, labeling is performed and labels are attached, so that the efficiency of the whole production process is low.
In addition, some prior arts realize bottle separation by a screw mechanism, but can only realize single bottle separation for cylindrical bottles.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The present invention is directed to solving at least one of the problems of the prior art. Therefore, the utility model provides a grouping device which can automatically group single containers which are continuously conveyed, and improves the grouping efficiency.
The utility model also provides label sleeving equipment with the grouping device.
The grouping device according to the embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention is used for grouping containers which are continuously conveyed in a specified number, and comprises a support frame, a belt assembly which is arranged on two sides of the support frame and comprises a belt and a belt wheel, containers which are to be grouped are clamped between the belts on the two sides for conveying, wherein the belt assemblies on the two sides can be synchronously driven by a motor, the grouping device further comprises a control device for driving the motor and a sensor, the sensor is in signal connection with the control device, the control device is set to enable the motor to be in a pause operation after receiving the signal of the sensor, and the control device enables the motor to be in a second operation after a specified time. The container can be, for example, a bottle, a can or a bucket for receiving liquid products, such as beverage bottles, beer cans, water buckets, etc. With respect to containers, it is theorized that the present application applies to any container suitable for labeling, and is herein by way of illustration only and not limitation.
The grouping device according to the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: the belt assemblies are arranged on the two sides of the supporting frame, containers to be grouped are clamped between the belts on the two sides for conveying, the belt assemblies on the two sides can be synchronously driven by the motor, so that the belt assemblies on the two sides can drive the containers to move forwards, the control device is arranged to pause the motor after receiving signals of the sensor, so that the containers of a specified number can be grouped after passing through the sensor, and after a specified time, the motor is started to operate after the containers of the specified number are combined with the belt assemblies, so that the containers of the specified number can be continuously grouped, and the grouping efficiency is high.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the sensor is a photosensor for counting containers transported past the photosensor, the photosensor sending a signal to the control device after the count value reaches a prescribed number.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the sensor is a motor rotation angle sensor that detects the angle of rotation of the motor output shaft and sends a message to the control device after a prescribed angle is reached, or the sensor is a distance sensor for detecting the distance traveled by the belt on the belt assembly and sending a signal to the control device after detecting the belt movement over a prescribed distance.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, at least one adjusting mechanism is further provided on the support frame for adjusting the spacing between the two belt assemblies and/or the height of the belt assemblies, the adjusting mechanism having a rotatable handle and a conversion mechanism which can convert a rotational movement of the handle into a linear movement of the belt assemblies, the conversion mechanism being designed as one of a worm gear, a spindle nut or a gear rack assembly.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the belt assemblies on both sides are driven by the same motor, and an output shaft of the motor is coupled to input shafts of the belt assemblies on both sides, respectively, through a transmission gear mechanism.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the belt assemblies on both sides are each driven by a motor which, under the control of the control device, runs at the same rotational speed and in opposite rotational directions.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the specified number is two or more. Of course, grouping one by one, i.e. separating the containers conveyed in succession one by one, can also be achieved by the grouping device of the present application.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, a support is also provided on the support frame for supporting the container clamped between the belts at the bottom of the container.
The label sleeving apparatus according to the second aspect of the embodiment of the utility model comprises a feeding mechanism, a label sleeving mechanism and a heat-shrinking furnace, and is characterized by comprising the grouping device, wherein the grouping device is arranged between the feeding mechanism and the label sleeving mechanism, and the heat-shrinking furnace is arranged at the downstream of the label sleeving mechanism.
Additional aspects and advantages of the utility model will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the utility model.
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The utility model is further described with reference to the following figures and examples, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front view of a grouping apparatus of an embodiment of the present invention;
fig. 2 is a side view of the grouping apparatus of fig. 1.
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a grouping device 100;
a support frame 110, a support member 111;
a belt assembly 120, a belt 121, a pulley 122;
a motor 130;
a sensor 140;
an adjusting mechanism 150, a handle 151, a switching mechanism 152;
a container 200.
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Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar function throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the orientation or positional relationship referred to in the description of the orientation, such as the upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, etc., is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for convenience of description and simplification of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, the meaning of a plurality is one or more, the meaning of a plurality is two or more, and the above, below, exceeding, etc. are understood as excluding the present numbers, and the above, below, within, etc. are understood as including the present numbers. If the first and second are described for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, they are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated or implicitly indicating the precedence of the technical features indicated.
In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise explicitly limited, terms such as arrangement, installation, connection and the like should be understood in a broad sense, and those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention in combination with the specific contents of the technical solutions.
In the description of the present invention, reference to the description of the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a grouping apparatus 100 for grouping a predetermined number of containers 200 in a continuous feed according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. The grouping device 100 includes a support frame 110, a belt assembly 120, a motor 130, a sensor 140, and a control device (not shown). The control device may be a PLC device or a microprocessor CPU. The control device can be integrated on the motor or the sensor, can be independently arranged, and can also be realized by utilizing the control device of the whole label sleeving equipment.
The belt assembly 120 is disposed at both sides of the supporting frame 110, and includes a belt 121 and a pulley 122 and a driving roller, and the containers 200 to be grouped are conveyed while being clamped between the belts 121 at both sides, wherein the belt assemblies 120 at both sides can be synchronously driven by the motor 130, the control means is configured to drive the motor 130 based on a signal of the sensor 140, the sensor 140 is in signal connection with the control means, and the control means is configured to suspend the motor 130 from operating after receiving the signal of the sensor 140, and to operate the motor 130 again after a prescribed time has elapsed. The predetermined time may be set to 0.1 second, 0.5 second, 1 second, or the like, for example, depending on the downstream belt running speed and the labeling speed of the labeling station. During this defined time, the conveyor belt connected downstream of the grouping device conveys the grouped containers a distance so as to be separated from the next group of containers.
In the grouping device 100, the belt assemblies 120 are arranged on the two sides of the support frame 110 to clamp the containers 200 to be grouped between the belts 121 on the two sides for conveying, and the belt assemblies 120 on the two sides can be synchronously driven by the motor 130, so that the belt assemblies 120 on the two sides can drive the containers 200 to move forwards. The control means is arranged to halt operation of the motor 130 after receiving the signal from the sensor 140 so that a defined number of containers 200 can be grouped after passing the sensor 140. After the combination of the containers of the specified number leaves the belt assembly 120 and is suspended for the specified time, the motor 130 is started to operate again, and the reciprocating operation is carried out, so that the combination of the containers of the specified number can be obtained continuously, the containers 200 conveyed continuously can be grouped, and the grouping efficiency is high.
Referring to fig. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, the sensor 140 is a photosensor for counting the containers transported past the photosensor, which sends a signal to the control device after the count reaches a specified number. As shown in fig. 1, the photoelectric sensor is fixed on both sides of the support frame 110 by a bracket, for example, a transmitter and a receiver thereof are respectively provided on one side of the support frame, and the container is conveyed to pass between the transmitter and the receiver of the photoelectric sensor, thereby achieving detection and counting. Preferably, the photoelectric sensor is disposed at the same height as the container lid portion. Since the container lid portions typically have a reduced diameter, the spacing between the container lids of two adjacent containers is greater relative to the spacing between the container bodies, thereby enabling higher accuracy in detection and counting.
The aforementioned specified number is one, two or more, thereby enabling the containers to be nested for later sale by the merchant in bundles. In one particular embodiment of the utility model, the prescribed number is two, and in other embodiments, other numbers may be provided as desired.
In other embodiments, the sensor 140 may be a motor rotation angle sensor that detects the angle the output shaft of the motor 130 rotates, and sends a message to the control device after reaching a prescribed angle, or the sensor 140 may be a distance sensor that detects the distance the belt 121 on the belt assembly 120 moves, and sends a signal to the control device after detecting that the belt 121 moves through a prescribed distance.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, in one embodiment of the present invention, in order to enable the entire grouping device 100 to accommodate containers of different widths and heights, at least one adjusting mechanism 150 is further provided on the support frame 110 for adjusting the spacing between the two belt assemblies 120 and/or the height of the belt assemblies 120, the adjusting mechanism 150 having a rotatable handle 151 and a converting mechanism 152 capable of converting the rotational movement of the handle 151 into a linear movement of the belt assembly 150, the converting mechanism 152 being designed as one of a worm gear, a lead screw nut, or a rack and pinion assembly.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the grouping device 100 comprises two adjustment mechanisms 150, each adjustment mechanism 150 is connected to one belt assembly 120, the two adjustment mechanisms 150 are used for adjusting the distance between the two belt assemblies 120, and the single adjustment mechanism 150 can also adjust the height of the belt assemblies 120, thereby enabling the grouping device 100 to accommodate containers of different widths and containers of different heights.
In the present exemplary embodiment, the conversion means 152 is designed in the form of a spindle nut. In other embodiments, other conversion mechanisms 152 may be designed as desired. It is sufficient if the rotational movement of the handle can be converted into a linear movement in which the height or width is upward.
Referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present invention, the belt assemblies 120 on both sides are driven by the same motor 130, and an output shaft of the motor 130 is coupled to input shafts of the belt assemblies 120 on both sides through a transmission gear mechanism, so that the same motor drives the two belt assemblies 120 to move, thereby facilitating the control of the movement of the two belt assemblies 120.
In a particular embodiment of the utility model, the motor 130 is designed as a servomotor.
In other embodiments, the belt assemblies 120 on both sides may also be driven by one motor 130, and the motors 130 are driven by the control device to run at the same rotation speed and in opposite rotation directions, so as to drive the two belts 121 to move the container 200 in the same direction.
Referring to fig. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, a supporting member 111 is further disposed on the supporting frame 110, and the supporting member 111 is used for supporting the container 200 clamped between the belts 121 at the bottom of the container 200 to act as a bottom support, so that the container 200 can be conveniently driven by the two belts 121. So that even heavier containers can be grouped by the grouping means.
The grouping device 100 is provided with the adjusting mechanism 150 on the supporting frame 110 to adjust the distance between the two belt assemblies 120 and/or the height of the belt assemblies 120, so that the grouping device 100 can adapt to containers with different widths and containers with different heights; a support 111 is further provided on the support frame 110, and the support 111 is used for supporting the container 200 clamped between the belts 121 at the bottom of the container 200, so that the container 200 can be conveniently driven by the two belts 121.
The utility model also provides label sleeving equipment which comprises a feeding mechanism, a label sleeving mechanism and a heat shrinkage furnace, and further comprises the grouping device 100, wherein the grouping device 100 is arranged between the feeding mechanism and the label sleeving mechanism, and the heat shrinkage furnace is arranged at the downstream of the label sleeving mechanism. The feeding device continuously feeds the containers to a grouping device, which groups the containers in a predetermined number and then feeds the grouped containers to a labeling device for labeling by means of a conveyor belt connected downstream. After the labeling is finished, the container group is conveyed to a heat shrinkage furnace for heat shrinkage, so that the heat shrinkage film sleeved outside the container group is shrunk and fixed. Here, the label should not be construed as a narrow label set, but may be a heat shrinkable film printed with a poster, a preferential logo, and the like.
The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention. Furthermore, the embodiments of the present invention and the features of the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict.
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1. Grouping device for grouping containers to be conveyed in succession in a defined number, comprising a support frame, belt assemblies arranged on both sides of the support frame, which belt assemblies comprise belts and pulleys, between which belts the containers to be grouped are conveyed, wherein the belt assemblies on both sides can be driven synchronously by a motor, characterized in that the grouping device further comprises a control device for controlling the motor and a sensor, which sensor is in signal connection with the control device and which control device is arranged to halt the motor after receiving the signal of the sensor and to operate the motor again after a defined time has elapsed.
2. A grouping device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor is a photoelectric sensor for counting the containers transported past the photoelectric sensor, which photoelectric sensor sends a signal to the control device after the count has reached a defined number.
3. A grouping arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensor is a motor rotation angle sensor which detects the angle through which the motor output shaft is turned, which motor rotation angle sensor sends a message to the control device after a defined angle has been reached, or a distance sensor which detects the distance through which the belt on the belt assembly is moved and sends a signal to the control device after a defined distance through which the belt movement has been detected.
4. A grouping device according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that at least one adjusting mechanism is provided on the support frame for adjusting the spacing between the two belt assemblies and/or the height of the belt assemblies, which adjusting mechanism has a rotatable handle and a conversion mechanism which can convert a rotational movement of the handle into a linear movement of the belt assemblies, which conversion mechanism is designed as one of a worm gear, a spindle nut or a gear rack assembly.
5. A grouping unit according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the belt assemblies on both sides are driven by one and the same motor, the output shaft of which is coupled to the input shaft of the belt assemblies on both sides, respectively, by means of a transmission gear mechanism.
6. A grouping arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the motor is designed as a servomotor.
7. A grouping arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the belt assemblies on both sides are each driven by a motor which, under the control of the control means, runs at the same rotational speed and in opposite rotational directions.
8. The grouping device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the prescribed number is two or more.
9. A grouping arrangement according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that a support is provided on the support frame for supporting the containers clamped between the belts at the bottom of the containers.
10. A label sleeving apparatus comprising a feeding mechanism, a label sleeving mechanism and a heat-shrinking oven, characterized in that the label sleeving apparatus comprises a grouping device according to one of claims 1 to 9, which is arranged between the feeding mechanism and the label sleeving mechanism, and the heat-shrinking oven is arranged downstream of the label sleeving mechanism.
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