CN217673572U - Article conveying apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides an article conveying equipment belongs to article conveying technical field. The article conveying equipment comprises a plurality of grabbing mechanisms and conveying mechanisms, wherein the grabbing mechanisms are used for grabbing articles; the conveying mechanism comprises a non-closed track line and a plurality of sliding pieces, the sliding pieces are all connected to the track line in a sliding mode and used for moving in a reciprocating mode along the track line in a circulating mode, and the grabbing mechanisms are connected with the sliding pieces in a one-to-one corresponding mode. Article conveying equipment has realized the circulation conveying through same track promptly the track line, need not set up the circulation track, and its track occupation space is little, and transfer path is short, and a plurality of snatchs the mechanism and is connected with a plurality of sliders one-to-one, can convey article simultaneously, can greatly improve the conveying efficiency of article.

Description

Article conveying apparatus

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of the article conveying, in particular to article conveying equipment.

Background

With the development of modern industry, the application of conveying equipment in production and life is more and more extensive. In order to realize the circular transfer of the articles, the existing transfer apparatus generally sets the transfer track as a closed track. For example, chinese patent application CN102431763B discloses a conveying mechanism, which is provided with two parallel conveying rails for the purpose of circular conveying, and the two conveying rails are connected by two connecting structures to form a circular conveying rail. However, the above-described rail arrangement form occupies a large space, and the reciprocating movement of the die holder on the transfer rail needs to pass through the connecting rail, which results in a long transfer path and a low transfer efficiency.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The to-be-solved technical problem of the utility model is to overcome the defect that the circulation track occupation space of the article transfer apparatus that has the circulation transfer function among the prior art is big, transfer path is long and transfer efficiency is low, provide an article transfer apparatus.

The utility model discloses a following technical scheme solves above-mentioned technical problem:

an article transfer apparatus comprising:

the grabbing mechanisms are used for grabbing articles;

transport mechanism, transport mechanism includes non-closed track line and a plurality of slider, and is a plurality of the equal sliding connection of slider in the track line, the slider is used for following track line circulation reciprocating motion, and is a plurality of snatch the mechanism and a plurality of the slider one-to-one is connected.

In this scheme, article transfer apparatus has realized the circulation conveying through same track promptly the track line, need not set up the circulation track, and its track occupation space is little, and transfer path is short, and a plurality of snatchs the mechanism and is connected with a plurality of sliders one-to-one, can convey article simultaneously, can greatly improve the conveying efficiency of article.

Preferably, the track line is a stator structure, and the sliding member is a mover structure, and the sliding member is configured to move along the track line by a magnetic power.

In the scheme, the sliding part moves along the track line through the magnetic power, the starting speed is high, the moving stability is high, and the positioning precision is high.

Preferably, the grasping mechanism includes a connecting member connected to the sliding member and a vacuum nozzle connected to the connecting member, the vacuum nozzle being used for sucking the article.

In this scheme, connect vacuum nozzle on the slider through the connecting piece for vacuum nozzle can remove along with the slider, compares in other mechanical handling modes, adopts vacuum nozzle to adsorb article, can avoid article to receive the damage in the transportation process, guarantees the integrality of article.

Preferably, the article transfer apparatus further comprises a frame including a cross member and a plurality of columns, the track line being mounted on the cross member.

In the scheme, the frame is arranged, so that the conveying mechanism has a firm installation foundation, and the moving stability of the sliding part along the track line is ensured; the rail line is arranged on the cross beam, so that the sliding piece connected with the cross beam and the grabbing mechanism connected with the sliding piece have certain heights, an article conveying space is reserved below the grabbing mechanism, and articles can be conveniently conveyed to the lower part of the grabbing mechanism and can be grabbed.

Preferably, the article conveying equipment further comprises a conveyor belt, an output end of the conveyor belt is located below the cross beam and between the upright posts, and the conveyor belt is used for conveying the articles to the position below the grabbing mechanism.

In this scheme, the output of conveyer belt is located the below of crossbeam and is located between the stand, makes things convenient for article to convey to the below of snatching the mechanism and snatched by snatching the mechanism via the conveyer belt, improves article conveying efficiency.

Preferably, the article conveying equipment further comprises a positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism is located below the grabbing mechanism, the output end of the conveying belt is connected with the positioning mechanism, and the positioning mechanism is used for stopping the movement of the article along the conveying direction and positioning the article below the grabbing mechanism.

In this scheme, positioning mechanism connects with the output of conveyer belt, and article convey to positioning mechanism on via the conveyer belt, are fixed a position article by positioning mechanism again, and positioning mechanism is located the below of snatching the mechanism, and article after convenient the location are snatched by snatching the mechanism and snatch, have improved the precision of snatching the mechanism and snatch efficiency.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism comprises a support frame and a positioning assembly, the positioning assembly is located on the support frame, the positioning assembly is provided with a positioning groove matched with the shape of the article, and the opening of the positioning groove faces the conveyor belt so that the article on the conveyor belt enters the positioning groove.

In the scheme, the support frame provides support for the positioning assembly, so that the stability of the positioning assembly is improved, the positioning assembly and the conveyor belt can be positioned at the same height, articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the positioning assembly by the conveyor belt, and the positioning efficiency of the articles is improved; the opening of the positioning groove faces the conveyor belt, so that the articles are conveyed into the positioning groove by the conveyor belt to be positioned.

Preferably, the positioning assembly comprises a lateral positioning block and an end positioning block, and the positioning groove is formed between the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block.

In the scheme, the articles are conveyed to the positioning assembly by the conveyor belt, and the lateral positioning blocks are positioned on two sides of the articles along the conveying direction so as to limit the side edges of the articles and avoid deviation; the end positioning block is positioned in the conveying direction of the articles and is opposite to the articles to prevent the articles from further moving along the conveying direction; and a positioning groove is formed between the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block, so that the positioning of the articles is more accurate.

Preferably, the positioning assembly further comprises a plurality of adjusting screws, and the plurality of adjusting screws are respectively connected with the lateral positioning blocks and the end positioning blocks in a one-to-one correspondence manner and can drive the lateral positioning blocks and the end positioning blocks to move so as to change the size of the positioning groove.

In this scheme, through removing or rotatory adjusting screw, can drive side direction locating piece and tip locating piece and remove, and then adjust the size of constant head tank to adapt to article of different shapes and size, improve equipment's range of application.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism further comprises a guide assembly, the guide assembly is located on the support frame, the guide assembly is provided with a guide groove arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying belt, and the guide groove is communicated with the positioning groove.

In this scheme, article convey to the guide way of direction subassembly via the conveyer belt in, remove to the constant head tank via the guide way again in, the guide way is injectd the moving direction of article, avoids the skew, and article in the in-process that the guide way removed simultaneously, the guide way provides the buffering route for article, can slow down the moving speed of article, avoids article moving speed too fast, takes place rigid collision with the location subassembly.

Preferably, the guide assembly comprises a connection platform and guide blocks, the connection platform is connected with the output end of the conveyor belt, the guide blocks are arranged on two sides of the connection platform, and the guide grooves are formed between the guide blocks.

In the scheme, one end of the connecting platform is connected with the output end of the conveyor belt, and the other end of the connecting platform is connected with the positioning assembly, so that articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the connecting platform by the conveyor belt and further moved onto the positioning assembly; the two sides of the conveying direction of the articles are respectively provided with the guide blocks, so that the articles do not deviate when moving in the guide grooves, and can be accurately moved to the positioning assembly.

Preferably, the positioning mechanism further comprises a lifting assembly, the supporting frame is provided with an accommodating cavity, the lifting assembly is located in the accommodating cavity, and the lifting assembly is used for jacking the articles in the positioning grooves.

In this scheme, lifting unit is located positioning assembly's below, and lifting unit can the jacking article in the constant head tank, and then makes things convenient for article to be snatched by snatching the mechanism and snatch, has improved and has snatched efficiency.

Preferably, the article conveying equipment comprises a plurality of groups of the conveyor belts, the positioning mechanisms, the grabbing mechanisms and the sliding parts which are arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

In the scheme, each group of correspondingly arranged conveying belts, positioning mechanisms, grabbing mechanisms and sliding parts can simultaneously convey articles with the same or different types, so that the conveying efficiency of the articles is improved; a plurality of sliders are all connected to the same track line in a sliding mode, equipment cost can be reduced, and occupied space of equipment is reduced.

The utility model discloses an actively advance the effect and lie in:

article conveying equipment has realized the circulation conveying through same track promptly the track line, need not set up the circulation track, and its track occupation space is little, and transfer path is short, and a plurality of snatchs the mechanism and is connected with a plurality of sliders one-to-one, can convey article simultaneously, can greatly improve the conveying efficiency of article.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is the whole structure diagram of the article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the structure diagram of the first conveying mechanism and the first grabbing component of the apparatus for boxing articles in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is the structure diagram of the first grabbing component of the article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a structural diagram of a main body conveying device of an article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a structural diagram of an article box carrier of the article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a structural diagram of a rotating mechanism of the article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a structural diagram of a second grabbing mechanism and a third conveying mechanism of the article boxing apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a structural diagram of a positioning mechanism of an article boxing apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of an article loading method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of an article boxing method in the embodiment of the present invention.

Description of reference numerals:

loading and unloading device 1 for article box

First transfer mechanism 11

First track line 111

First slider 112

First gripper mechanism 12

First grasping assembly 121

Horizontal pushing member 1211

Clamping jaw 1212

First moving assembly 122

Vertical lifter 1221

First conveyor belt 13

Input unit 131

Exchange part 132

Output unit 133

Main body conveying device 2

Second transfer mechanism 21

Second track line 211

Second slider 212

Article box carrier 22

Regulating groove 221

Center end 2211

Slot end 2212

Positioning block 222

First adjusting screw 223

Set nut 224

Spacing groove 225

Screw seat 226

Rotating mechanism 23

Power assembly 231

Rotating assembly 232

Rotating disk 2321

Locating piece 23211

Article loading device 3

Second gripper mechanism 31

Connecting piece 311

Vacuum suction nozzle 312

Third transfer mechanism 32

Third track line 321

Third slider 322

Frame 33

Cross beam 331

Upright column 332

Second conveyor belt 34

Positioning mechanism 35

Support frame 351

Accommodation chamber 3511

Positioning assembly 352

Positioning groove 3521

Lateral positioning block 3522

End positioning block 3523

Second adjusting screw 3524

Guide assembly 353

Guide groove 3531

Docking platform 3532

Guide block 3533

Lift assembly 354

Power element 3541

Jacking piece 3542

First rail 41

Second rail 42

Detailed Description

The present invention will be more clearly and completely described below by way of examples and with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the scope of the examples.

In this embodiment, article conveying equipment is applied to article boxing equipment to better illustrate the specific application and beneficial effects of the utility model. Wherein, the article feeding device 3 in this embodiment corresponds to the article conveying apparatus of the present invention; the second gripping mechanism 31 in this embodiment corresponds to the gripping mechanism of the present invention; the third conveyance mechanism 32 in the present embodiment corresponds to the conveyance mechanism of the present invention; the third track line 321 in this embodiment corresponds to the track line of the present invention; the third slider 322 in the present embodiment corresponds to the slider of the present invention; the second conveyor belt 34 in the present embodiment corresponds to a conveyor belt of the present invention; the second adjusting screw 3524 in this embodiment corresponds to the adjusting screw of the present invention; the article feeding method in this embodiment corresponds to the article conveying method of the present invention. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the present embodiments does not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but rather the terms are used to distinguish one element from another.

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the present embodiment provides an article boxing apparatus, including an article box loading and unloading device 1, a main body conveying device 2, and an article loading and unloading device 3, where the article box loading and unloading device 1 includes a first conveying mechanism 11 and a first grabbing mechanism 12, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11, and the first conveying mechanism 11 can move the first grabbing mechanism 12 along a predetermined direction; the main body conveying device 2 comprises a second conveying mechanism 21, the second conveying mechanism 21 is used for conveying article boxes, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 can place empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21 and take out article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21; the article loading device 3 includes a second gripping mechanism 31, and the second gripping mechanism 31 is used for gripping articles and loading the articles into empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21.

The main process of boxing the articles is as follows: the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs empty article boxes and conveys the empty article boxes to the main body conveying device 2 through the first conveying mechanism 11, the first grabbing mechanism 12 places the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the article feeding device 3 through the second conveying mechanism 21, the second grabbing mechanism 31 grabs articles and feeds the articles into the article boxes according to a set arrangement rule, the article boxes filled with the articles are conveyed to the article box feeding and discharging device 1 through the second conveying mechanism 21, and the article boxes are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and output finished products. In the process, the automatic feeding of the article box and the automatic discharging of the article box filled with articles are realized through the article box feeding and discharging device 1; the automatic conveying of the article boxes is realized through the main body conveying device 2; the automatic feeding of the articles and the automatic boxing of the articles are realized through the article feeding device 3. The whole article boxing process is automatic, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

In this embodiment, the first conveying mechanism 11 further includes a first track line 111 and a first sliding member 112, the first sliding member 112 is disposed on the first track line 111, the first sliding member 112 is capable of moving along the first track line 111, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 is disposed on the first sliding member 112; the second conveying mechanism 21 includes a second track line 211 and a second slider 212, the second slider 212 is disposed on the second track line 211, the second slider 212 is capable of moving along the second track line 211, and the article box carrier 22 is disposed on the second slider 212. The first sliding part 112 slides along the first track line 111 to drive the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first sliding part 112 to move, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is used for taking and placing the article box, after the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs the article box, the article box moves along with the first grabbing mechanism 12, so that the automatic conveying of the article box is realized, and the conveying efficiency is high; the second sliding member 212 slides along the second track line 211 to drive the article box carrier 22 on the second sliding member 212 to move, and the article box carrier 22 is used for carrying the article box, so that the article box is automatically conveyed on the main body conveying device 2, and the conveying efficiency is high. In other embodiments, the first conveying mechanism 11 and the second conveying mechanism 21 may be provided in other conveying structures, such as a belt conveying.

In this embodiment, each of the first track line 111 and the second track line 211 includes two first tracks 41 and two second tracks 42, the two first tracks 41 are disposed in parallel, and the two second tracks 42 are respectively connected to two adjacent ends of the two first tracks 41. First track 41 parallel arrangement for the track is arranged compactly, is favorable to sparingly arranging the space that occupies, two second tracks 42 are connected respectively in two first track 41's both ends that are close, has realized the intercommunication between the first track 41 through second track 42 promptly, two first track 41 and two second track 42 have constituteed a first track line 111 that circumference communicates and a second track line 211 that circumference communicates jointly, further save the space that the track was arranged, make first slider 112 or second slider 212 can be on first track line 111 cyclic movement, transfer efficiency has been improved. In other embodiments, the first track 41 line 111 and the second track line 211 may be provided in other forms, and are not limited to the track arrangement manner of the embodiment.

In this embodiment, the two first tracks 41 are linear tracks, and the two second tracks 42 are arc tracks. The first rail 41 is a linear rail, so that the moving angle of the first sliding part 112 or the second sliding part 212 does not need to be adjusted in the moving process on the first rail 41, and the moving efficiency is improved; the two second rails 42, which are the connecting rails between the two first rails 41, are provided as arc-shaped rails so that the movement of the first slider 112 or the second slider 212 at the connecting position of the first rails 41 and the second rails 42 is more smooth.

In this embodiment, the first track line 111 is a stator structure, the first sliding member 112 is a mover structure, and the first sliding member 112 can move along the first track line 111 by a magnetic force; the second track line 211 has a stator structure, the second slider 212 has a mover structure, and the second slider 212 is movable along the second track line 211 by a magnetic force. The first track line 111 and the second track line 211 adopt stator structures, correspondingly, the first sliding part 112 and the second sliding part 212 adopt rotor structures, and transmission is carried out through magnetic power, so that the starting speed of the first transmission mechanism 11 and the second transmission mechanism 21 is high, the operation is stable, and the positioning accuracy is high.

As shown in fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the first gripping mechanism 12 includes a first moving assembly 122 and a first gripping assembly 121; the first moving assembly 122 is disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11, and the first conveying mechanism 11 can move the first moving assembly 122; the first grabbing component 121 is connected to the first moving component 122, and the first grabbing component 121 can be moved by the first moving component 122. The first grabbing component 121 is moved through the first moving component 122, so that the first grabbing component 121 is conveniently aligned with the article box, the article box is grabbed through the first grabbing component 121, then conveyed along with the first grabbing component 121 after being grabbed by the first grabbing component 121, and after the article box reaches a designated position, the first grabbing component 121 places the article box on the second conveying mechanism 21, and then automatic feeding of the article box is achieved.

In this embodiment, the first grasping assembly 121 includes two horizontal pushers 1211 and two clamping jaws 1212, the two horizontal pushers 1211 are configured to move toward each other or away from each other, the two clamping jaws 1212 are respectively connected to the two horizontal pushers 1211, and the two clamping jaws 1212 are configured to grasp the article box. The two clamping jaws 1212 are connected to the two horizontal pushing members 1211, respectively, when the article box is grabbed, the two horizontal pushing members 1211 move back to back, the distance between the two clamping jaws 1212 increases gradually until there is an accommodating space for conveniently grabbing the article box, the first article box is located in the accommodating space, then the two horizontal pushing members 1211 move towards each other, and the distance between the two clamping jaws 1212 decreases gradually until the article box is grabbed. The process is convenient to locate and high in grabbing efficiency. In other embodiments, the first grasping element 121 may take the form of other grasping mechanisms known in the art.

In this embodiment, the first moving assembly 122 includes a vertical lifting member 1221, one end of the vertical lifting member 1221 is connected to the first conveying mechanism 11, two horizontal pushing members 1211 are respectively connected to two sides of the vertical lifting member 1221, and the vertical lifting member 1221 is used to lift the horizontal pushing members 1211. The vertical lifting piece 1221 can lift the horizontal pushing piece 1211 in the vertical direction, when the article box and the clamping jaw 1212 have a height difference in the vertical direction and are not convenient to grab, the vertical lifting piece 1221 can lift the horizontal pushing piece 1211, so that the height of the clamping jaw 1212 is adjusted, the article box can be lifted to a height convenient to grab, and the positioning accuracy and the grabbing success rate of the first grabbing assembly 121 are improved.

In this embodiment, the vertical lifting member 1221 and the horizontal pushing member 1211 are any one of a pneumatic member, an electric member, and a hydraulic member, and have a simple structure and are convenient to mount.

In this embodiment, the magazine loader/unloader 1 further includes a first conveyor belt 13, the first conveyor belt 13 is disposed adjacent to the first track line 111, and the first conveyor belt 13 is used for conveying empty magazines and magazines containing articles. The first conveyor belt 13 is arranged adjacent to the first track line 111, the empty article boxes are conveyed to the position adjacent to the first track line 111 through the first conveyor belt 13, the empty article boxes are grabbed and placed on the second conveyor mechanism 21 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, meanwhile, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveyor mechanism 21 are grabbed and placed on the first conveyor belt 13 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, and the finished products are output by the first conveyor belt 13. In the process, the first conveyor belt 13 simultaneously carries out input of the empty article box and output of the article box filled with the articles, and the first grabbing mechanism 12 simultaneously carries out grabbing of the empty article box and grabbing of the article box filled with the articles, so that the production efficiency of the whole article box filling is improved.

In this embodiment, the first conveyor belt 13 includes an input portion 131, an exchange portion 132, and an output portion 133 connected in this order; the input section 131 is used to transfer empty article cassettes to the exchanging section 132; the exchange portion 132 is adjacent to the first track line 111, the first grasping mechanism 12 can grasp empty article boxes on the exchange portion 132 and place the empty article boxes on the second conveying mechanism 21, and the first grasping mechanism 12 can grasp article boxes with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21 and place the article boxes on the exchange portion 132; the output unit 133 is used for conveying the article box in which the article is loaded on the exchanging unit 132. The empty article boxes are conveyed to the exchanging part 132 through the input part 131, the exchanging part 132 is arranged adjacent to the first track line 111, and the exchange of the article boxes is facilitated between the first grabbing mechanism 12 and the exchanging part 132, namely, the empty article boxes are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and placed on the second conveying mechanism 21, the article boxes filled with articles on the second conveying mechanism 21 are grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 and placed on the exchanging part 132, and then the finished products are output through the output part 133.

In this embodiment, the first track line 111 includes a first linear track, and the exchanging part 132 includes a second linear track, and the first linear track and the second linear track are parallel and adjacent to each other. The first linear rail and the second linear rail are arranged in parallel and adjacently, and the distance between the first linear rail and the second linear rail is not changed, so that the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first conveying mechanism 11 and the exchanging part 132 can exchange the article boxes conveniently.

As shown in fig. 5, in the present embodiment, the main body transporting device 2 further includes an article box carrier 22, the article box carrier 22 is disposed on the second transporting mechanism 21, and the second transporting mechanism 21 can move the article box carrier 22. The article box carrier 22 is arranged to facilitate carrying and positioning of the article box, and to prevent the article box from falling or shifting during the conveying process by the second conveying mechanism 21.

In this embodiment, the article box carrier 22 has a plurality of adjusting slots 221 and a plurality of positioning blocks 222, the positioning blocks 222 are correspondingly disposed in the adjusting slots 221, a positioning space for positioning the article box is provided between the positioning blocks 222, and the positioning blocks 222 can move along the adjusting slots 221 to adjust the size of the positioning space. The positioning blocks 222 are used for positioning different sides of the article boxes, positioning spaces are formed among the positioning blocks 222, and the size of the positioning spaces is changed by the movement of the positioning blocks 222 along the adjusting grooves 221 so as to adapt to the article boxes with different sizes and shapes, thereby improving the stability of the article boxes in the conveying process.

In this embodiment, the adjustment slot 221 extends from the center of the article box carrier 22 to the periphery of the article box carrier 22, the adjustment slot 221 has a center end 2211 and a slot end 2212, the center end 2211 is located at the center of the article box carrier 22, and the slot end 2212 is located at the periphery of the article box carrier 22; the article box carrier 22 further comprises a first adjusting screw 223 and a positioning nut 224, the first adjusting screw 223 is disposed in the adjusting groove 221, one end of the first adjusting screw 223 is connected to the central end 2211 through the positioning nut 224, and the other end of the first adjusting screw 223 is located at the notch end 2212; the positioning block 222 is disposed on the first adjustment screw 223, and the positioning block 222 can move along the adjustment groove 221 with the rotation of the screw. The adjusting groove 221 extends from the center of the article box carrier 22 to the periphery of the article box carrier 22, and the positioning block 222 can move along the axial direction of the adjusting groove 221, so that the size of the positioning space can be conveniently adjusted, and the article box can be quickly positioned; the two ends of the first adjusting screw 223 are respectively located at the center end 2211 and the notch end 2212 of the adjusting groove 221, so that the moving path of the positioning block 222 is longer, the adjusting range of the positioning space is larger, and the adjusting device is suitable for more types of article boxes. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the article box carrier 22 further includes a screw seat 226, the screw seat 226 is fixed to the slot end 2212, and the screw seat 226 and the positioning nut 224 are respectively used for positioning two ends of the first adjusting screw 223.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, the article box carrier 22 has four sets of adjusting grooves 221, first adjusting screws 223 and positioning blocks 222, which are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, the four adjusting grooves 221 are connected to form a cross-shaped groove, and the four positioning blocks 222 are respectively disposed on the four first adjusting screws 223 for positioning four sides of the article box. The four adjusting grooves 221 are communicated to form a cross-shaped groove, so that the processing is convenient, and the four positioning blocks 222 can position the four sides of the article box from four directions, so that the positioning of the article box is more reliable, and the stability of the article box in the conveying process is improved.

As shown in fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the main body conveying device 2 further includes a rotating mechanism 23, and the rotating mechanism 23 includes a power assembly 231 and a rotating assembly 232; the power assembly 231 is used for driving the rotating assembly 232 to rotate; the rotating assembly 232 is used for carrying the article box carrier 22 and driving the article box carrier 22 to rotate. Rotate the article box through power component 231 and rotating assembly 232, make things convenient for article at the dress box in-process, carry out angular adjustment between article box and the article, be favorable to the alignment, and when article need pack into the article box according to certain arrangement rule, can keep the second to snatch the position that mechanism 31 was changeed, position and second that wait to assemble in making the article box through rotatory article box carrier 22 snatch mechanism 31 and align, and then make things convenient for the second to snatch mechanism 31 and pack into the settlement position in the article box with article, article dress box efficiency has been improved.

In this embodiment, the rotating assembly 232 includes a rotating disk 2321, the rotating disk 2321 is used for carrying the article cassette carrier 22; the article box carrier 22 is provided with a limiting groove 225, the rotating disc 2321 is provided with a positioning piece 23211, and the positioning piece 23211 is used for being matched with the limiting groove 225 to position the article box carrier 22. The article box carrier 22 is carried by the rotating disc 2321, and the article box carrier 22 is limited on the rotating disc 2321 by the matching of the limiting groove 225 and the positioning piece 23211, so that the reliability of the limitation of the article box carrier 22 on the article box is improved, and the stability of the article box in the conveying and rotating processes is further improved.

In this embodiment, the article feeding device 3 further includes a third conveying mechanism 32, the second grabbing mechanisms 31 are slidably connected to the third conveying mechanism 32, and the third conveying mechanism 32 is configured to move the second grabbing mechanisms 31. The second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to move through the arrangement of the third conveying mechanism 32, and when an article needs to be grabbed, the second grabbing mechanism 31 can be moved to the article position, so that the article is convenient to grab; when the article needs to be loaded into the empty article box on the second conveying mechanism 21, the second grabbing mechanism 31 can be moved to the upper part of the article box, so that the article is conveniently loaded into the box.

In this embodiment, the third conveying mechanism 32 includes a non-closed third track line 321 and a plurality of third sliding members 322, the plurality of third sliding members 322 are all slidably connected to the third track line 321, the third sliding members 322 can reciprocate along the third track line 321, and the plurality of second grabbing mechanisms 31 are connected to the plurality of third sliding members 322 in a one-to-one correspondence manner. The second grabbing mechanism 31 is moved through the third track line 321 and the third sliding piece 322, the second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to align to the article and grab, meanwhile, the second grabbing mechanism 31 is convenient to align to the article box and pack the article into the article box, automation of article feeding and article boxing is achieved, and then efficiency of article boxing is improved. Specifically, in the present embodiment, the third track line 321 is a straight track.

In this embodiment, the third track wire 321 has a stator structure, the third slider 322 has a mover structure, and the third slider 322 moves along the third track wire 321 by a magnetic motive force. The third slider 322 moves by magnetic power, and has a high start speed, high movement stability, and high positioning accuracy.

In this embodiment, the second gripping mechanism 31 includes a connecting member 311 and a vacuum suction nozzle 312, the connecting member 311 is connected to the third slider 322, the vacuum suction nozzle 312 is connected to the connecting member 311, and the vacuum suction nozzle 312 is used for sucking the article. Connect vacuum suction nozzle 312 on third slider 322 through connecting piece 311 for vacuum suction nozzle 312 can remove along with third slider 322, compares in other mechanical handling modes, adopts vacuum suction nozzle 312 to absorb article, can avoid article to receive the damage in the transportation, has guaranteed the integrality of article.

In this embodiment, the article feeding device 3 further includes a frame 33, the frame 33 includes a cross beam 331 and a plurality of columns 332, and the third track line 321 is installed on the cross beam 331. The frame 33 is arranged to make the third transmission mechanism 32 have a firm installation base, so as to ensure the smoothness of the movement of the third sliding member 322 along the third track line 321; the third track line 321 is installed on the cross beam 331, so that the third sliding member 322 connected with the cross beam and the second grabbing mechanism 31 connected with the third sliding member 322 have a certain height, and an article conveying space is reserved below the second grabbing mechanism 31, so that articles can be conveniently conveyed below the second grabbing mechanism 31 and grabbed.

In this embodiment, the article loading device 3 further includes a second conveyor belt 34, an output end of the second conveyor belt is located below the cross beam 331 and between the columns 332, and the second conveyor belt 34 is used for conveying the article below the second grabbing mechanism 31. The output end of the second conveyor belt 34 is located below the cross beam 331 and between the upright columns 332, so that the articles can be conveniently conveyed to the lower part of the second grabbing mechanism 31 through the first conveyor belt 13 and grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, the automation of article feeding is realized, and the article feeding efficiency is improved.

Specifically, in the present embodiment, a part of the third trajectory line 321 crosses directly above the second conveyor 21, and another part of the third trajectory line 321 is positioned directly above the output end of the second conveyor belt 34. After the second grabbing mechanism 31 grabs the article, the third sliding part 322 drives the second grabbing mechanism 31 to slide from the position right above the output end of the second conveyor belt 34 to the position right above the second conveyor mechanism 21, and then the second grabbing mechanism 31 loads the article into the article box on the second conveyor mechanism 21.

As shown in fig. 8, in this embodiment, the article loading device 3 further includes a positioning mechanism 35, the positioning mechanism 35 is located below the second grasping mechanism 31, the output end of the second conveyor belt 34 is connected to the positioning mechanism 35, and the positioning mechanism 35 is configured to terminate the movement of the article in the conveying direction and position the article below the second grasping mechanism 31. The positioning mechanism 35 is connected with the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, the articles are conveyed to the positioning mechanism 35 through the second conveyor belt 34, then the articles are positioned by the positioning mechanism 35, the positioning mechanism 35 is located below the second grabbing mechanism 31, the articles after being positioned are conveniently grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, and grabbing precision and grabbing efficiency of the second grabbing mechanism 31 are improved.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 includes a support frame 351 and a positioning assembly 352, the positioning assembly 352 is located on the support frame 351, the positioning assembly 352 has a positioning slot 3521 matching with the shape of the article, and the opening of the positioning slot 3521 faces the second conveyor 34 so that the article on the second conveyor 34 enters the positioning slot 3521. The support frame 351 provides support for the positioning assembly 352, so that the stability of the positioning assembly 352 is improved, the positioning assembly 352 and the second conveyor belt 34 can be positioned at the same height, articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the positioning assembly 352 by the second conveyor belt 34, and the positioning efficiency of the articles is improved; the openings of the positioning slots 3521 face the second conveyor 34 so that the articles are conveyed by the conveyor into the positioning slots 3521 for positioning.

In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 352 includes a lateral positioning block 3522 and an end positioning block 3523, and a positioning slot 3521 is formed between the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523. The articles are conveyed to the positioning assembly 352 by the second conveyor belt 34, and the lateral positioning blocks 3522 are positioned at two sides of the articles along the conveying direction so as to limit the lateral sides of the articles and avoid deviation; the end positioning block 3523 is positioned in the conveying direction of the articles and opposite to the articles, and prevents the articles from further moving along the conveying direction; a positioning groove 3521 is formed between the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523, so that the positioning of the articles is more accurate.

In this embodiment, the positioning assembly 352 further includes a plurality of second adjusting screws 3524, and the plurality of second adjusting screws 3524 are respectively connected with the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 in a one-to-one correspondence manner, and can drive the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 to move so as to change the size of the positioning slot 3521. By moving or rotating the second adjusting screw 3524, the lateral positioning block 3522 and the end positioning block 3523 can be driven to move, so that the size of the positioning groove 3521 can be adjusted to adapt to articles with different shapes and sizes, and the application range of the device is widened.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 further includes a guide assembly 353, the guide assembly 353 is located on the support frame 351, the guide assembly 353 has a guide groove 3531 arranged along the conveying direction of the second conveyor belt 34, and the guide groove 3531 is communicated with the positioning groove 3521. The articles are conveyed into the guide groove 3531 of the guide assembly 353 through the second conveyor belt 34 and then move into the positioning groove 3521 through the guide groove 3531, the guide groove 3531 further limits the moving direction of the articles to avoid deviation, and meanwhile, in the process that the articles move in the guide groove 3531, the guide groove 3531 provides a buffer path for the articles, so that the moving speed of the articles can be reduced, and the articles are prevented from being moved too fast and being in hard collision with the positioning assembly 352.

In this embodiment, the guiding assembly 353 includes a docking platform 3532 and guiding blocks 3533, the docking platform 3532 is connected to the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, the guiding blocks 3533 are disposed on both sides of the docking platform 3532, and a guiding groove 3531 is formed between the guiding blocks 3533. One end of the docking platform 3532 is connected to the output end of the second conveyor belt 34, and the other end is connected to the positioning assembly 352, so that the articles can be conveniently conveyed onto the docking platform 3532 by the second conveyor belt 34 and then moved onto the positioning assembly 352; guide blocks 3533 are respectively arranged on both sides of the article in the conveying direction, so that the article does not deviate when moving in the guide groove 3531 and can be accurately moved to the positioning assembly 352. Specifically, the guide assembly 353 in this embodiment is also provided with a second adjusting screw 3524 for moving the position of the guide block 3533, thereby adjusting the size of the guide groove 3531.

In this embodiment, the positioning mechanism 35 further includes a lifting assembly 354, the supporting frame 351 has an accommodating cavity 3511, the lifting assembly 354 is located in the accommodating cavity 3511, and the lifting assembly 354 is used for lifting the articles in the positioning slot 3521. The lifting component 354 is located below the positioning component 352, the lifting component 354 can lift the articles in the positioning groove 3521, and then the articles are conveniently grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, and grabbing efficiency is improved. Specifically, in this embodiment, the lifting assembly 354 includes a power element 3541 and a jacking element 3542, the jacking element 3542 penetrates through the positioning slot 3521, and the power element 3541 is used for jacking the jacking element 3542 so as to jack up the article in the positioning slot 3521.

In this embodiment, the article feeding device 3 includes a plurality of sets of second conveyor belts 34, a positioning mechanism 35, a second grabbing mechanism 31, and third sliding members 322, which are disposed in one-to-one correspondence, and the plurality of third sliding members 322 are all slidably connected to the third track line 321. Each group of the correspondingly arranged second conveyor belt 34, the positioning mechanism 35, the second grabbing mechanism 31 and the third sliding piece 322 can simultaneously convey articles with the same or different types, so that the feeding efficiency of the articles is improved; the third sliding parts 322 are all connected to the same third track line 321 in a sliding manner, so that the equipment cost can be reduced, and the occupied space of the equipment can be reduced.

As shown in fig. 9, the present embodiment further provides an article loading method, including the following steps:

s0: the second conveyor 34 transports articles from the input end of the second conveyor 34 to the positioning mechanism 35;

s10, the second grabbing mechanism 31 grabs the article;

s20, the third sliding member 322 slides along the third track line 321, and conveys the article to a designated position.

The article is conveyed to the positioning mechanism 35 through the second conveyor belt 34, the article is positioned by the positioning mechanism 35, the positioning mechanism 35 is located below the second grabbing mechanism 31, the article after being positioned is conveniently grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31, and grabbing precision and grabbing efficiency of the second grabbing mechanism 31 are improved.

In this embodiment, the article boxing apparatus includes a plurality of article loading devices 3, and the plurality of article loading devices 3 are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the second conveying mechanism 21. A plurality of article loading attachment 3 set gradually along the direction of transfer of second transport mechanism 21, can realize that article are at a plurality of positions material loading simultaneously, have further improved article material loading efficiency, and then improve the production efficiency of whole production line.

In this embodiment, there are a plurality of first gripping mechanisms 12, and the plurality of first gripping mechanisms 12 are sequentially disposed on the first conveying mechanism 11 along the conveying direction. First snatch mechanism 12 and be equipped with a plurality ofly, follow 11 endless movement of first conveying mechanism, can improve the material loading efficiency of article box, and then improve the production efficiency of whole production line.

As shown in fig. 10, the present embodiment further provides an article boxing method, which is applied to the article boxing apparatus, and includes the following steps:

s1, grabbing empty article boxes through a first grabbing mechanism 12, conveying the empty article boxes to a main body conveying device 2 through a first conveying mechanism 11, and placing the empty article boxes on a second conveying mechanism 21 through the first grabbing mechanism 12;

s2, conveying the empty article boxes to the article feeding device 3 through the second conveying mechanism 21;

s3, grabbing the articles through the second grabbing mechanism 31 and filling the articles into empty article boxes according to a set arrangement rule;

and S4, conveying the article box filled with the articles to the first grabbing mechanism 12 again through the second conveying mechanism 21, grabbing the articles through the first grabbing mechanism 12, and outputting the finished products through the first conveying mechanism 11.

According to the article boxing method, automatic feeding and automatic conveying of the article boxes, automatic feeding and automatic boxing of the articles and automatic blanking of the article boxes filled with the articles are realized, wherein the first grabbing mechanism 12 and the first conveying mechanism 11 are repeatedly utilized in the feeding and blanking processes, the occupied space of equipment is saved, the production efficiency is improved, the automation of the whole article boxing process is realized, the boxing precision is high, and the boxing efficiency is high.

The following specifically describes the application of the method by taking the production process of the pressed powder packing box as an example:

s1, a feeding process of the pressed powder box.

The empty powder cake box is conveyed to the exchanging part 132 from the input part 131 of the first conveyor belt 13, at this time, the powder cake box is grabbed by the first grabbing mechanism 12 on the first conveying mechanism 11 adjacent to the exchanging part 132, the first grabbing mechanism 12 is conveyed to a position adjacent to the second conveying mechanism 21 along the first track line 111 by the first sliding part 112, and the powder cake box is placed on the powder cake box carrier on the second conveying mechanism 21 by the first grabbing mechanism 12, so that the feeding process of the powder cake box is completed.

And S2, conveying the pressed powder box.

The second slider 212 on the second track line 211 conveys the compact case carrier and the empty compact case to the lower side of the third track line 321 of the article feeding device 3.

And S3, feeding the pressed powder and boxing.

The pressed powder is transferred to the positioning mechanism 35 by the second conveyer belt 34, and is then grabbed by the second grabbing mechanism 31. Specifically, in the present embodiment, three article loading devices 3 are provided, and each article loading device 3 is provided with four second conveyor belts 34, and each second conveyor belt 34 is used for conveying different-color pressed powders. Correspondingly, four third sliding parts 322 are arranged on the third track line 321 of the third conveying mechanism 32, each third sliding part 322 is connected with a vacuum suction nozzle 312, and the four vacuum suction nozzles 312 respectively suck the cakes with different colors transmitted by the corresponding four second conveying belts 34. Three article loading attachment 3 carries out work simultaneously, has greatly improved muffin material loading efficiency. The third slider 322 moves from directly above the positioning mechanism 35 along the third track line 321 to directly above the compact case, and the vacuum suction nozzle 312 loads the compact into the compact case.

And S4, outputting a finished product.

After the compact case is filled with the compact, the second sliding member 212 drives the compact case to move continuously along the second track line 211 to a position adjacent to the first conveying mechanism 11, and at this time, the first grabbing mechanism 12 grabs the compact case filled with the compact. The first sliding member 112 drives the first grabbing mechanism 12 to move to a position adjacent to the exchanging portion 132 along the first track line 111, at this time, the first grabbing mechanism 12 places the pressed powder box filled with pressed powder on the exchanging portion 132, the pressed powder box filled with pressed powder is conveyed to the output portion 133 by the exchanging portion 132, and then the output portion 133 outputs the finished product.

The application of the pressed powder packing box is only one application scene of the method, and the method can be also applied to the production process of packing other articles, and is not limited to the production process.

Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that this is by way of example only and that the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims. Various changes and modifications to these embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and the principles of the present invention, and these changes and modifications are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (13)

1. An article conveying apparatus, characterized in that the article conveying apparatus comprises:

the grabbing mechanisms are used for grabbing articles;

the conveying mechanism comprises a non-closed track line and a plurality of sliding pieces, the sliding pieces are all in sliding connection with the track line, the sliding pieces are used for circularly and reciprocally moving along the track line, and the grabbing mechanisms are connected with the sliding pieces in a one-to-one correspondence mode.

2. The article transport apparatus of claim 1, wherein the track line is of a stator construction and the traveler is of a mover construction, the traveler being adapted to move along the track line by a magnetic motive force.

3. The article transfer apparatus of claim 1, wherein the gripper mechanism comprises a link connected to the slide and a vacuum nozzle connected to the link for gripping an article.

4. The article transfer apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a frame including a beam and a plurality of posts, the track line being mounted on the beam.

5. The article transfer apparatus of claim 4, further comprising a conveyor belt having an output end positioned below the cross-beam and between the posts, the conveyor belt being configured to transfer articles below the gripping mechanism.

6. The article transfer apparatus of claim 5, further comprising a positioning mechanism located below the gripping mechanism, the output end of the conveyor belt being coupled to the positioning mechanism, the positioning mechanism being configured to terminate movement of the article in the conveying direction and position the article below the gripping mechanism.

7. The article transfer device of claim 6, wherein the positioning mechanism includes a support frame and a positioning assembly positioned on the support frame, the positioning assembly having a positioning slot shaped to match the shape of the article, the positioning slot opening toward the conveyor belt for the article on the conveyor belt to enter the positioning slot.

8. The article transfer apparatus of claim 7, wherein the positioning assembly comprises a lateral positioning block and an end positioning block, the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block defining the positioning slot therebetween.

9. The article conveying apparatus of claim 8, wherein the positioning assembly further comprises a plurality of adjustment screws, and the plurality of adjustment screws are connected with the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block in a one-to-one correspondence and can drive the lateral positioning block and the end positioning block to move to change the size of the positioning slot.

10. The article transport apparatus of claim 7, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a guide assembly on the support frame, the guide assembly having a guide slot disposed along the transport direction of the conveyor belt, the guide slot communicating with the positioning slot.

11. The article transfer apparatus of claim 10, wherein the guide assembly includes a docking platform and guide blocks, the docking platform being connected to the output end of the conveyor belt, the guide blocks being disposed on both sides of the docking platform, the guide blocks defining the guide slots therebetween.

12. The article transport apparatus of claim 7, wherein the positioning mechanism further comprises a lift assembly, the support frame having a receiving cavity, the lift assembly being located within the receiving cavity, the lift assembly being configured to lift the articles in the positioning slot.

13. The article conveying apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the article conveying apparatus includes a plurality of sets of the conveyor belts, the positioning mechanisms, the gripping mechanisms, and the sliders arranged in one-to-one correspondence.

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