CN215972208U - Automatic weighing and bagging equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an automatic weighing and bagging device, which comprises: the device comprises a climbing conveyor, wherein a weighing component and a first hopper are arranged at the feed end of the climbing conveyor; the bag opening device comprises an air suction conveyor and a bag opening assembly, wherein the air suction conveyor is used for fixing and conveying bags, and the bag opening assembly is matched with the air suction conveyor to open the bag openings of the bags; and the bag feeding device is in butt joint with the climbing conveyor. Pour into the first funnel with the nut, then the subassembly of weighing weighs the nut of pouring into first funnel, reach and set for after the weight, the subassembly of weighing opens first discharge gate, make the nut enter into in the sack, the conveyer that induced drafts sends the sack conveyer that induced drafts and opens the cooperation of bag subassembly, strut the sack of sack, then go into the bagging apparatus and stretch into the sack from the sack, and send the nut to the sack, then open the bag subassembly and go into the bagging apparatus and reset, the bag is gone into to the automatic weighing of realization nut, labor intensity is reduced, and efficiency is improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to bagging equipment, in particular to automatic weighing bagging equipment.
Background
The bag-in package of nuts firstly weighs nuts with a certain weight manually, and then manually bags the weighed nuts, but the manual bagging mode has high labor intensity and low efficiency.
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 automatic weighing and bagging equipment which can automatically load nuts into bags, reduce labor intensity and improve production efficiency.
An automatic weighing and bagging apparatus according to an embodiment of a first aspect of the present invention comprises: the device comprises a climbing conveyor, wherein a weighing component and a first funnel are arranged at the feed end of the climbing conveyor, the first funnel is provided with a first discharge hole, and the weighing component controls the first discharge hole to be opened and closed; the bag opening device comprises an air suction conveyor and a bag opening assembly, wherein the bag opening assembly is arranged above a conveying surface of the air suction conveyor, the air suction conveyor is used for fixing and conveying bags, and the bag opening assembly is matched with the air suction conveyor to open the bags; go into the bagging apparatus, with the butt joint of climbing conveyer, go into the discharge end of bagging apparatus with the butt joint of climbing conveyer, it is used for stretching into to go into the bagging apparatus to send the nut to the sack.
The automatic weighing and bagging equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model has at least the following beneficial effects: pour into the first funnel with the nut, then the subassembly of weighing weighs the nut of pouring into first funnel, reach and set for after the weight, the subassembly of weighing opens first discharge gate, make the nut enter into in the sack, the conveyer that induced drafts sends the sack conveyer that induced drafts and opens the cooperation of bag subassembly, strut the sack of sack, then go into the bagging apparatus and stretch into the sack from the sack, and send the nut to the sack, then open the bag subassembly and go into the bagging apparatus and reset, the bag is gone into to the automatic weighing of realization nut, labor intensity is reduced, and efficiency is improved.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the weighing assembly includes a first driving part, a bearing plate, a transmission assembly and a tension sensor, the bearing plate is horizontally disposed in the first discharge port, the bearing plate can move in the first discharge port along a vertical direction, the bearing plate is used for shielding the first discharge port, the bearing plate is connected with the tension sensor through the transmission assembly, and the first driving part drives the bearing plate to rotate so as to open the first discharge port.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the transmission assembly includes a first sliding block, a first sliding rail, and a spring, the first sliding rail is vertically installed on the first funnel, the first sliding block is slidably connected to the first sliding rail, the first driving member is installed on the first sliding block, the bearing plate is hinged to the first sliding block, one end of the spring is connected to the bearing plate, and the other end of the spring is connected to the tension sensor.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the first driving part comprises a first motor, a first gear and a second gear, the first motor is mounted on the first sliding block, the first gear is mounted on an output shaft of the first motor, the second gear is mounted on the bearing plate, and the first gear is meshed with the second gear.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bag opening assembly comprises a second driving part and a suction cup, the second driving part drives the suction cup to move in a vertical direction, the suction cup is used for sucking the bag, and the suction cup is matched with the suction conveyor to open the bag.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the second driving part includes a second motor, a first screw, a second slider, and a second slide rail, the second slide rail and the first screw are both vertically disposed, the second slider is slidably connected to the second slide rail, the second motor drives the first screw to rotate, the first screw is in threaded connection with the second slider, the second motor drives the first screw to rotate, and the suction cup is mounted on the second slider.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the bag feeding device comprises a second hopper, a feeding assembly and a third driving part, the second hopper is provided with a second feeding hole and a second discharging hole, the second feeding hole is in butt joint with the climbing conveyor, the second discharging hole is in butt joint with the feeding assembly, and the third driving part drives the feeding assembly to extend into the bag.
According to some embodiments of the present invention, the third driving part includes a third slide rail, a third slide block, a second screw, and a third motor, the third slide rail and the second screw are both horizontally disposed, the third slide block is slidably connected to the third slide rail, the second screw is in threaded connection with the third slide block, the third motor drives the second screw to rotate, the second hopper is mounted on the third slide block, and the second hopper and the feeding assembly move synchronously.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the feeding assembly comprises a first pipe, a second pipe and a conveying part, the first pipe is arranged vertically, the second pipe is arranged horizontally, one end of the first pipe is in butt joint with the second hopper, the other end of the first pipe is in butt joint with the second pipe, the conveying part is arranged in the second pipe, the second pipe is used for extending into the bag from the bag opening, and the conveying part is used for conveying the nuts in the second pipe into the bag.
According to some embodiments of the utility model, the conveying member comprises a third screw and a fourth motor, the third screw is horizontally arranged, and the fourth motor drives the third screw to rotate.
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 above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic bagging and weighing apparatus according to an embodiment of the utility model;
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a first hopper of an automated bag-loading weighing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a feeding assembly in the automatic bagging and weighing device according to the embodiment of the utility model.
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the device comprises a climbing conveyor 100, a first hopper 110, a first discharge hole 111, a first feed hole 112, a bearing plate 121, a first slider 122, a first slide rail 123, a first motor 124, a first gear 125, a second gear 126, a spring 127 and a tension sensor 128;
a second motor 211, a second slide rail 212, a first screw 213, a second slide block 214, a suction cup 215, and a suction conveyor 220;
the hopper comprises a second hopper 310, a first pipeline 321, a second pipeline 322, a fourth motor 323, a third screw 324, a second screw 331, a third slide rail 332, a third slide block 333 and a third motor 334.
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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 of means is one or more, the meaning of a plurality of means is two or more, and larger, smaller, larger, etc. are understood as excluding the number, and larger, smaller, inner, etc. are understood as including the number. 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.
Referring to fig. 1, an automatic weighing and bagging apparatus in an embodiment of a first aspect of the utility model comprises: the device comprises a climbing conveyor 100, wherein a weighing component and a first hopper 110 are arranged at a feeding end of the climbing conveyor 100, the first hopper 110 is provided with a first discharging hole 111, and the weighing component controls the first discharging hole 111 to be opened and closed; the bag opening device comprises an air suction conveyor 220 and a bag opening assembly, the bag opening assembly is arranged above the conveying surface of the air suction conveyor 220, the air suction conveyor 220 is used for fixing and conveying bags, and the bag opening assembly is matched with the air suction conveyor 220 to open the bag openings of the bags; go into the bagging apparatus, with climbing conveyer 100 butt joint, go into the discharge end of bagging apparatus and with climbing conveyer 100 butt joint, go into the bagging apparatus and be arranged in stretching into the sack of sack to send the nut to the sack.
Pour into first funnel 110 with the nut, then the weighing component weighs the nut of pouring into first funnel 110, reach and set for after the weight, first discharge gate 111 is opened to the weighing component, make the nut enter into in the sack, induced draft conveyer 220 send the sack induced draft conveyer 220 and open the cooperation of bag subassembly, prop open the sack of sack, then go into the sack and stretch into the sack from the sack, and send the nut to the sack, then open the bag subassembly and go into the bagging apparatus and reset, the automatic weighing of realizing the nut goes into the bag, and the labor intensity is reduced, and the efficiency is improved. It should be noted that the aperture of the air suction hole on the conveying surface of the air suction conveyor is smaller than that of the nuts, so that the nuts are prevented from being sucked into the air suction hole.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the weighing assembly includes a first driving part, a bearing plate 121, a transmission assembly and a tension sensor 128, the bearing plate 121 is horizontally disposed in the first discharge port 111, the bearing plate 121 can move in the first discharge port 111 along a vertical direction, the bearing plate 121 is used for shielding the first discharge port 111, the bearing plate 121 is connected with the tension sensor 128 through the transmission assembly, and the first driving part drives the bearing plate 121 to rotate to open the first discharge port 111. The nut falls on bearing plate 121, bearing plate 121 moves down under the effect of nut gravity, simultaneously through the pulling force of transmission assembly with the gravity conversion to tension sensing, conveniently measure the weight that bearing plate 121 bore, thereby obtain the weight of nut in first funnel 110, when the weight of nut reaches the setting value, first driver part drive bearing plate 121 rotates, make first discharge gate 111 open, the nut falls into in the income bag in, the open time of first discharge gate 111 remains stable, make the weight of the nut of following first discharge gate 111 outflow at every turn remain stable, when the weight of nut does not reach the setting value, then continue to add the nut, know and reach the setting value. It should be noted that, a gap between the periphery of the bearing plate 121 and the inner wall of the first discharge hole 111 is smaller than the diameter of the nuts, so as to prevent the nuts from falling out of the gap between the bearing plate 121 and the first discharge hole 111.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the transmission assembly includes a first sliding block 122, a first sliding rail 123 and a spring 127, the first sliding rail 123 is vertically installed on the first funnel 110, the first sliding block 122 is slidably connected to the first sliding rail 123, the first driving member is installed on the first sliding block 122, the bearing plate 121 is hinged to the first sliding block 122, one end of the spring 127 is connected to the bearing plate 121, and the other end of the spring 127 is connected to the tension sensor 128. Through first slider 122 and the cooperation of first slide rail 123, improve the straightness accuracy of bearing plate 121 motion, improve the measurement accuracy of nut weight, simultaneously through spring 127, make bearing plate 121's gravity turn into the pulling force to tension sensor 128, simple and practical, convenient maintenance.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 2, the first driving part includes a first motor 124, a first gear 125 and a second gear 126, the first motor 124 is mounted on the first slider 122, the first gear 125 is mounted on an output shaft of the first motor 124, the second gear 126 is mounted on the bearing plate 121, and the first gear 125 is engaged with the second gear 126. Through cooperation between first gear 125 and the second gear 126, make first motor 124 can drive bearing plate 121 and rotate, avoid first motor 124 to bear the gravity of nut simultaneously, reduce the injury to first motor 124, improve the life of first motor 124.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the bag opening assembly includes a second driving unit and a suction cup 215, the second driving unit drives the suction cup 215 to move in a vertical direction, the suction cup 215 is used for sucking the bag, and the suction cup 215 cooperates with the suction conveyor 220 to open the bag opening. Adsorb the sack on the transport surface through the conveyer 220 that induced drafts, when making second drive component drive sucking disc 215 inhale the sack, one side of sack can be pulled open by sucking disc 215, and the opposite side is adsorbed on the conveyer 220 that induced drafts to make the sack open when the sucking disc rises, conveniently go into bagging apparatus and stretch into in the sack.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the second driving part includes a second motor 211, a first screw 213, a second slider 214 and a second slide rail 212, the second slide rail 212 and the first screw 213 are both vertically disposed, the second slider 214 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 212, the second motor 211 drives the first screw 213 to rotate, the first screw 213 is threadedly connected to the second slider 214, the second motor 211 drives the first screw 213 to rotate, and the suction cup 215 is mounted on the second slider 214. Through the cooperation of first screw 213 and second slide rail 212, make the rotary motion of second motor 211 convert into the linear motion of second slider 214, high efficiency improves second slider 214 motion stability simultaneously.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the bag feeding device includes a second hopper 310, a feeding assembly, and a third driving component, the second hopper 310 is provided with a second feeding port and a second discharging port, the second feeding port is connected to the climbing conveyor 100, the second discharging port is connected to the feeding assembly, and the third driving component drives the feeding assembly to extend into the bag from the bag opening. Through the motion of third drive disk assembly drive pay-off subassembly along the horizontal direction, make things convenient for the pay-off subassembly directly to stretch into the sack, improve the stability that the nut was carried.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the third driving unit includes a third slide rail 332, a third slide block 333, a second screw 331 and a third motor 334, the third slide rail 332 and the second screw 331 are both horizontally disposed, the third slide block 333 is slidably connected to the third slide rail 332, the second screw 331 is threadedly connected to the third slide block 333, the third motor 334 drives the second screw 331 to rotate, the second funnel 310 is mounted on the third slide block 333, and the second funnel 310 and the feeding assembly synchronously move. The feeding assembly is arranged below the second hopper 310 and drives the second hopper 310 to move through the third driving part, so that the feeding assembly moves along with the second hopper 310, the direct driving of the feeding assembly is avoided, the second hopper 310 is caused to swing, and the structural stability is improved. In addition, through the cooperation between the second screw 331 and the third slide rail 332, the rotary motion of the third motor 334 is converted into the linear motion of the third slide block 333, so that the operation is fast and efficient, the moving speed of the feeding component is increased, and the efficiency is increased.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 1, the feeding assembly comprises a first pipe 321, a second pipe 322, and a conveying component, wherein the first pipe 321 is vertically arranged, the second pipe 322 is horizontally arranged, one end of the first pipe 321 is connected with the second hopper 310, the other end of the first pipe 321 is connected with the second pipe 322, the conveying component is arranged in the second pipe 322, the second pipe 322 is used for extending into the bag from the bag opening, and the conveying component is used for conveying nuts in the second pipe 322 into the bag. First pipeline 321 through vertical setting, make second pipeline 322 obtain extending, conveniently reduce the height of conveyer 220 that induced drafts, when the sack is opened, third driver part starts, stretch into the sack with second pipeline 322, make in the nut can directly feed into the sack, the nut falls into second pipeline 322 through first pipeline 321, then through the conveyor part in second pipeline 322, send the nut to the sack, then second pipeline 322 resets, take out the sack, the sack that conveyer 220 will be equipped with the nut of induced drafting is seen off.
In some embodiments, referring to fig. 4, the conveying component part comprises a third screw 324 and a fourth motor 323, the third screw 324 is horizontally arranged, and the fourth motor 323 drives the third screw 324 to rotate. The third screw 324 is driven to rotate by the fourth motor 323, so that nuts are continuously conveyed into the bag from the second pipeline 322, convenience and rapidness are realized, manual bagging is replaced, the labor intensity is reduced, and the efficiency is improved.
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.
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1. Automatic weighing bagging apparatus, characterized by, includes:
the device comprises a climbing conveyor, wherein a weighing component and a first funnel are arranged at the feeding end of the climbing conveyor, the first funnel is provided with a first discharge hole, and the weighing component controls the first discharge hole to be opened and closed;
the bag opening device comprises an air suction conveyor and a bag opening assembly, wherein the bag opening assembly is arranged above a conveying surface of the air suction conveyor, the air suction conveyor is used for fixing and conveying bags, and the bag opening assembly is matched with the air suction conveyor to open the bags;
go into the bagging apparatus, with the butt joint of climbing conveyer, go into the discharge end of bagging apparatus with the butt joint of climbing conveyer, it is used for stretching into to go into the bagging apparatus to send the nut to the sack.
2. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 1, wherein the weighing assembly comprises a first driving part, a bearing plate, a transmission assembly and a tension sensor, the bearing plate is horizontally arranged in the first discharge port, the bearing plate can move in the first discharge port along a vertical direction, the bearing plate is used for shielding the first discharge port, the bearing plate is connected with the tension sensor through the transmission assembly, and the first driving part drives the bearing plate to rotate so as to open the first discharge port.
3. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 2, wherein the transmission assembly comprises a first slide block, a first slide rail and a spring, the first slide rail is vertically arranged on the first hopper, the first slide block is slidably connected with the first slide rail, the first driving part is arranged on the first slide block, the bearing plate is hinged with the first slide block, one end of the spring is connected with the bearing plate, and the other end of the spring is connected with the tension sensor.
4. The automatic weighing and bagging apparatus of claim 3, wherein the first drive member comprises a first motor, a first gear and a second gear, the first motor is mounted on the first slider, the first gear is mounted on an output shaft of the first motor, the second gear is mounted on the load bearing plate, and the first gear is engaged with the second gear.
5. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 1, wherein the bag opening assembly comprises a second driving part and a suction cup, the second driving part drives the suction cup to move in the vertical direction, the suction cup is used for sucking the bag, and the suction cup is matched with the suction conveyor to open the bag.
6. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 5, wherein the second driving part comprises a second motor, a first screw rod, a second sliding block and a second sliding rail, the second sliding rail and the first screw rod are vertically arranged, the second sliding block is slidably connected with the second sliding rail, the second motor drives the first screw rod to rotate, the first screw rod is in threaded connection with the second sliding block, the second motor drives the first screw rod to rotate, and the suction cup is mounted on the second sliding block.
7. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 1, wherein the bagging device comprises a second hopper, a feeding assembly and a third driving part, the second hopper is provided with a second feeding hole and a second discharging hole, the second feeding hole is in butt joint with the climbing conveyor, the second discharging hole is in butt joint with the feeding assembly, and the third driving part drives the feeding assembly to extend into the bag.
8. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 7, wherein the third driving part comprises a third slide rail, a third slide block, a second screw rod and a third motor, the third slide rail and the second screw rod are both horizontally arranged, the third slide block is slidably connected with the third slide rail, the second screw rod is in threaded connection with the third slide block, the third motor drives the second screw rod to rotate, the second hopper is mounted on the third slide block, and the second hopper and the feeding assembly synchronously move.
9. The automatic weighing and bagging device of claim 7, wherein the feeding assembly comprises a first pipeline, a second pipeline and a conveying component, the first pipeline is vertically arranged, the second pipeline is horizontally arranged, one end of the first pipeline is in butt joint with the second hopper, the other end of the first pipeline is in butt joint with the second pipeline, the conveying component is arranged in the second pipeline, the second pipeline is used for extending into the bag from a bag opening, and the conveying component is used for conveying the nuts in the second pipeline into the bag.
10. The automatic weighing and bagging apparatus of claim 9, wherein the conveying means comprises a third screw and a fourth motor, the third screw is horizontally disposed, and the fourth motor drives the third screw to rotate.
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