CN220032328U - Equipment capable of automatically folding box - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses equipment capable of automatically folding boxes, which comprises a workbench, a controller, a conveying mechanism and at least one packaging component, wherein the conveying mechanism also comprises a third driving piece, the third driving piece comprises a conveying part and at least one box clamping part, the box clamping part is formed by extending the conveying part along the vertical direction, a box clamping space is formed between the two box clamping parts, the packaging component comprises a first folding component, a pressing plate and a third folding piece, the first folding component, the pressing plate and the third folding piece are arranged on the workbench, the first folding component comprises a third driving piece and a swing arm, the swing arm is drivably connected with the third driving piece, the third driving piece drives the swing arm to swing around the vertical direction, the third driving piece is controllably connected with the controller, the third folding piece is arranged at the position of the movement track of the top wall of the box body conveyed along with the third driving piece, the third folding piece is provided with an arc wall and a relatively horizontal plane, and the third folding piece is arranged in the direction of the transmission of the third driving piece.

Description

Equipment capable of automatically folding box

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of medicine bottle packaging, in particular to equipment capable of automatically folding boxes.

Background

After the food and medicine are produced, they are usually packed in bags or bottles, and the bottles containing the medicine or food are then packed in boxes. However, most of the prior bottles for containing food or medicines are packaged by adopting a manual boxing mode. This tends to reduce the efficiency of the package.

Along with the rapid development of packaging industry, the packaging effect in promoting national economy construction and improving mass culture life of people is increasingly revealed, and along with the progress and development of science and technology, the packaging industry is gradually replaced by automation.

In an automated packaging process, the product is typically transported and packaged. The product is transported to a specific position by the conveying device and then packaged, so that the continuity of packaging is realized, and the packaging efficiency is improved. In the process of packaging, the types of products to be packaged are more, the existing conveying device is simpler to set, and only has a simple conveying function, so that the position of the products before packaging cannot be adjusted, and the packaging of subsequent bottle bodies is difficult.

For example, when a cylindrical product, such as a bottle having a circular cross section, is to be transported, if it is to be transported during transportation, it is transported only by means of a common conveyor belt. On the one hand, if the bottle is the state of vertical placing and is carried, when subsequently transferring to the position of waiting to pack, the bottle still is in the state of vertical placing, and the in-process of the vertical encapsulation of bottle, when subsequently promoting the bottle encapsulation, the bottle is easy because the unstable emergence of center of the in-process of highly higher transfer falls over, and undoubtedly, can influence the encapsulation efficiency of bottle.

On the other hand, the packaging box is usually provided with a packaging opening at the end, so that the packaging box is usually required to package the bottle body from top to bottom, and the subsequent sealing is troublesome. In addition, if the bottle body is directly laid down for conveying, two adjacent bottle bodies can be mutually extruded, the bottle bodies can roll on the conveyor belt, and the position of the bottle body is difficult to control. And the packaging of the subsequent bottle bodies is also influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The automatic box folding device has the advantages that the automatic box folding device can switch the bottles which are vertically placed and conveyed into the transverse placement in the conveying process, and in the conveying process of the bottles, two adjacent bottles are separated and conveyed, so that the bottles are prevented from being mutually extruded and rolling in the conveying process, the stability in the conveying process is improved, and meanwhile, the damage caused by the extrusion of the bottles is avoided.

The utility model has the advantages that the equipment capable of automatically folding the box is provided, the packaging of the packaging box can be automatically completed in the conveying process of the equipment capable of automatically folding the box, and the packaging efficiency of the packaging box is improved.

The utility model has the advantages that the automatic box folding equipment is provided, the continuous box providing can be realized in the process of conveying and packaging, the manual placement is not needed, and the working efficiency is further improved.

To achieve at least one of the above advantages, the present utility model provides an apparatus for automatically folding a box, characterized in that the apparatus for automatically folding a box includes:

a working table;

a controller;

the conveying mechanism further comprises a third transmission part, the third transmission part comprises a conveying part and at least one clamping box part, the clamping box part is formed by extending the conveying part along the vertical direction, a clamping box space is formed between the two clamping box parts and is used for accommodating a packaging box, and the size of the clamping box space is adapted to clamp the packaging box;

the packaging assembly comprises a first folding component, a pressing plate and a third folding piece, wherein the first folding component, the pressing plate and the third folding piece are installed on the workbench, the first folding component comprises a third driving piece and a swinging arm, the swinging arm is drivably connected with the third driving piece, the third driving piece drives the swinging arm to swing around the vertical direction, the third driving piece is controllably connected with the controller, the pressing plate is supported at a preset height from the workbench and is kept at a preset height higher than the conveying part, the third folding piece is arranged at the position of the top wall of the box body conveyed along with the third conveying piece, the third folding piece is provided with an arc wall and a horizontal plane, the third folding piece is installed at a position adjacent to the first folding component, and the third folding piece is arranged in the direction of the transmission of the third conveying piece.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the package assembly includes a fourth folding member, the fourth folding member is mounted on the table, the fourth folding member includes two fourth driving members, a mounting member, a bending member and two rotating members, the rotating members are rotatably mounted on top of the fourth driving members around a vertical direction, the two fourth driving members are respectively mounted on the table, the mounting member is pivotally connected to the rotating members, the bending member and the package member are mounted on the mounting member, the bending member is mounted on a side of the mounting member adjacent to the third driving member, and the bending member has a bending groove.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the apparatus for automatically folding a box includes a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism includes a second driving member, the second driving member includes a driving portion and at least two limiting portions disposed on the workbench, the limiting portions are disposed on the driving portion, the two limiting portions are spaced apart and form a bottle limiting space therebetween for accommodating a bottle body placed upside down, wherein the driving portion extends in a horizontal direction, the limiting portions are formed by extending the driving portion in a vertical direction, two ends of the driving portion respectively form a second inlet end and a second outlet end, the bottle body located in the bottle limiting space on the driving portion is capable of moving along the second inlet end toward the second outlet end, and the second driving member is controllably connected to the controller.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the transfer mechanism comprises a first transfer member and a limiting member, the first transfer member is mounted on the table, the first transfer member defines an inlet end and an outlet end, the first transfer member is configured to transfer the bottle from the inlet end to the outlet end, the first transfer member is controllably connected to the controller, the limiting member is mounted at a predetermined height from the first transfer member and forms a transfer passage, and a first inlet and a first outlet are formed at both ends of the transfer passage, respectively, the first inlet is formed near the inlet end of the first transfer member, the first outlet is formed near the outlet end of the first transfer member, and the transfer passage, the first inlet and the first outlet are configured to allow the bottle to pass therethrough, wherein the first outlet is spatially aligned with the first outlet.

According to one embodiment of the utility model, the automatic folding apparatus comprises a tilting device and a position sensing assembly, wherein the position sensing assembly is in communication connection with the controller, the tilting device comprises a first driving member and a stop plate, the stop plate is in driving connection with the first driving member, the first driving member is configured to drive the stop plate to reciprocate towards the direction of blocking the first outlet and the direction of avoiding the first outlet, the first driving member is controllably connected with the controller, and the position sensing assembly comprises a first position sensor, and the first position sensor is configured to monitor the position of the bottle body close to the first outlet.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the position sensor assembly comprises a second position sensor arranged to detect whether the bottle body placed on the first transmission member is transferred from the first outlet to the bottle-limiting space, the second position sensor being controllably connected to the controller.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the automatically folding apparatus further comprises a magazine assembly including a pair of dividing members and a storage member disposed and held at a predetermined height above the third transmission member. The storage part is provided with a placing space and a discharging hole, the discharging hole is formed below the placing space, a pair of separation parts are arranged in the placing space at intervals, and the separation parts divide the placing space into a discharging area and a storing area. When the material is required to be discharged, the separating pieces close to the conveying part of the third transmission piece move out of the placing space, so that the packing boxes which are positioned in the material storage area and between the two separating pieces fall downwards under the action of gravity, and finally fall into the cartridge space from the material outlet.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the partition is implemented to include a cylinder and a baffle, the cylinder being controllably connected to the controller.

According to an embodiment of the utility model, the first position sensor and the second position sensor are implemented as laser sensors.

According to an embodiment of the present utility model, the swing arm end is configured to be turned over to form an arc.

Drawings

Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural view of the automatic folding box equipment according to the present utility model.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural view showing the structure of a part of the apparatus for automatically folding a box according to the present utility model.

Fig. 3 shows an enlarged schematic view of the device of the utility model for automatically folding a box at a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic view of still another structure of the automatic folding apparatus according to the present utility model.

Fig. 5 shows an enlarged schematic view of the device for automatically folding boxes according to the utility model at B in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural view showing a part of the structure of the automatic folding apparatus of the present utility model.

Detailed Description

The following description is presented to enable one of ordinary skill in the art to make and use the utility model. The preferred embodiments in the following description are by way of example only and other obvious variations will occur to those skilled in the art. The basic principles of the utility model defined in the following description may be applied to other embodiments, variations, modifications, equivalents, and other technical solutions without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that in the present disclosure, the terms "longitudinal," "transverse," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," etc. refer to an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, which is merely for convenience of description and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the apparatus or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore the above terms should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.

It will be understood that the terms "a" and "an" should be interpreted as referring to "at least one" or "one or more," i.e., in one embodiment, the number of elements may be one, while in another embodiment, the number of elements may be plural, and the term "a" should not be interpreted as limiting the number.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, an automatic folding apparatus for transporting and packing a bottle 900, particularly for containing medicines or foods, according to a preferred embodiment of the present utility model will be described in detail.

The automatic box folding equipment comprises a workbench 10, a conveying mechanism 20 and a controller 50. The transfer mechanism 20 and the setting-down device 40 are both mounted on the table 10.

Preferably, the conveying mechanism 20 includes a first transmission member 21, and the first transmission member 21 is mounted on the table 10. The first transmission member 21 defines an inlet end 211 and an outlet end 212, and the first transmission member 21 is configured to transfer the bottle 900 from the inlet end 211 to the outlet end 212. The first transmission member 21 is controllably connected to the controller 50.

Preferably, the automatic folding apparatus includes a stopper 30, wherein the stopper 30 is installed at a predetermined height from the first driving part 21, forms a transfer passage 3001, and forms a first inlet 3002 and a first outlet 3003 at both ends of the transfer passage 3001, respectively. The first inlet 3002 is formed in the limiting member 30 near the inlet end 211 of the first transmission member 21, and the first outlet 3003 is formed in the limiting member 30 near the outlet end 212 of the first transmission member 21. The transfer passage 3001, the first inlet 3002, and the first outlet 3003 are all configured to allow the bottle 900 to pass therethrough.

The bottle 900 is placed at the inlet end 211 of the first transmission member 21 from the first inlet 3002, the first transmission member 21 transmits the bottle 900 along the inlet end 211 to the outlet end 212, and the direction of the bottle 900 is limited by the limiting member 30, so as to transmit the bottle 900 to a preset position at the first outlet 3003.

Preferably, the first transmission member 21 is implemented to include a conveyor belt and a motor for driving the conveyor belt.

In one embodiment, the limiting member 30 is mounted on the table 10 and is formed of a straight portion and a curved portion.

Further, the apparatus for automatically folding the box includes a laying device 40 and a position sensing assembly 60.

Further, the setting device 40 includes a first driving member 41 and a stop plate 42, where the stop plate 42 is drivably connected to the first driving member 41, and the first driving member 41 is configured to drive the stop plate 42 to reciprocate toward a direction of blocking the first outlet 3003 and a direction of avoiding the first outlet 3003. The first driving member 41 is controllably connected to the controller 50. The position sensing assembly 60 includes a first position sensor 61, the first position sensor 61 being configured to monitor the position of the bottle 900 proximate the first outlet 3003.

In an embodiment, the first driving member 41 is implemented as an air charging and discharging device including an air cylinder, and the stop plate 42 is implemented as a moving end of the air cylinder, so that the stop plate 42 is pushed to move back and forth by charging and discharging the air cylinder.

It should be noted that the setting-down device 40 is mounted near one end of the first outlet 3003. When the bottle 900 is transferred to the first outlet 3003, the bottom of the bottle 900 is in a suspended state, and the tipping device 40 abuts against the sidewall of the bottle 900, so as to define a predetermined position. When one of the position sensor assemblies 60 detects that the bottle 900 is transferred to the preset position, the first position sensor 61 transmits information to the controller 50.

Specifically, the setting device 40 allows the bottle 900 to have a set state and a non-set state. When the bottle 900 is in the non-toppling state, the stop plate 42 of the toppling device 40 extends to block the toppling of the bottle 900, when the bottle 900 is in the toppling state, the stop plate 42 of the toppling device 40 contracts, and does not block the toppling of the bottle 900, and the bottle 900 topples down under the action of gravity, so that the bottle 900 placed vertically is switched to be placed horizontally.

In one embodiment, the transfer mechanism 20 further includes a second transmission 22. Preferably, the second transmission 22 is controllably connected to the controller 50. The second transmission member 22 is located at a station adjacent to the first transmission member 21, and the second transmission member 22 has a height lower than that of the first transmission member 21, so that there is a height difference between the first transmission member 21 and the second transmission member 22. The second transmission member 22 is disposed near the first outlet 3003.

Thus, when the bottle 900 is transferred from the first transmission member 21 to the second transmission member 22, the bottle 900 is in a semi-suspended state. Thus, the bottle 900 may be tipped onto the second transmission member 22 when tipped.

Preferably, the second transmission member 22 is implemented to include a conveyor belt and a motor for driving the movement of the conveyor belt.

Please refer to fig. 1 and 3. Further, the second transmission member 22 includes a transmission portion 221 and at least two limiting portions 222, wherein the limiting portions 222 are disposed on the transmission portion 221, the transmission portion 221 extends along a horizontal direction, and the limiting portions 222 are formed by extending the transmission portion 221 along a vertical direction.

The two limiting parts 222 are spaced apart from each other to form a bottle limiting space 22201, the bottle limiting space 22201 is communicated with the outside, and the size of the bottle limiting space 22201 is not smaller than the size of the bottle body 900, wherein when the bottle body 900 is poured, the bottle body 900 can be directly poured into the bottle limiting space 22201, so that after the bottle body 900 is poured, the bottle body can be continuously conveyed by the second transmission member 22. The two ends of the transmission part 221 respectively form a second inlet end 22101 and a second outlet end 22102.

Subsequently, when the second transmission member 22 is conveyed, the bottle 900 is always located in the bottle limiting space 22201, and two adjacent bottle 900 may be separated by the limiting portion 222, so that the bottle 900 placed in a toppling manner is prevented from being extruded or collided with each other during conveying, and further the bottle 900 is prevented from being damaged easily during conveying.

Specifically, when the first position sensor 61 detects that the first transmission member 21 transfers the bottle 900 to a preset position, the first position sensor 61 transmits a signal to the controller 50. After the controller 50 receives the signal, the controller 50 controls the first driving member 41 to drive the stop plate 42 to retract, at this time, the stop plate 42 is far away from the bottle body 900, and after the bottle body 900 loses support, the bottle body 900 may incline under the action of gravity, so as to topple over to the bottle limiting space 22201 formed by the limiting portion 222. In this way, the continuous conveying of the bottle 900 may be achieved, and the conveyed bottle 900 may be ensured to be in a state of transverse transportation, so as to facilitate the subsequent steps of packaging the bottle 900.

Further, the position sensor assembly 60 further includes a second position sensor 62, where the second position sensor 62 is configured to detect whether the bottle 900 disposed on the first transmission member 21 is transferred from the first outlet 3003 to the bottle-limiting space 22201. The second position sensor 62 is controllably connected to the controller 50.

More specifically, when the second position sensor 62 detects that the bottle body 900 is transferred to the bottle limiting space 22201 formed by the limiting portion 222, the second position sensor 62 transmits a signal to the controller 50, and after the controller 50 receives the signal, the controller 50 controls the transmission portion 221 of the second transmission member 22 to continue transmission, so that the bottle body 900 placed in the bottle limiting space 22201 is transmitted toward the second outlet end 22102.

Preferably, the second position sensor 62 is mounted to the table 10.

Further, the automatic box folding device comprises a bottling component 70, and the bottling component 70 is mounted on the workbench 10. The bottling assembly 70 comprises a second driving member 71 and a push arm 72, the push arm 72 being drivably connected to the second driving member 71, the second driving member 71 being controllably connected to the controller 50. The pushing arm 72 may be driven to move in a horizontal direction by the second driving member 71, and may extend into the bottle-limiting space 22201 from a side surface thereof to push the bottle body 900 located in the bottle-limiting space 22201 away.

The position sensor assembly 60 further includes a third position sensor 63, the third position sensor 63 being configured to detect whether the vial 900, which is driven via the second driving member 22, reaches a position aligned with the push arm 72. The third position sensor 63 is communicatively coupled to the controller 50.

When the third position sensor 63 detects that the bottle 900 is transferred to the predetermined position of the tail end, the third position sensor 63 transmits a signal to the controller 50, the controller 50 controls the second driving member 71 to drive the pushing arm 72 to move, and the pushing arm 72 is configured to push the bottle 900 located in the bottle-limiting space 22201 out of the bottle-limiting space 22201.

It should be noted that, the controller 50 controls the second transmission member 22 to stop transmitting, and then controls the second driving member 71 to drive the pushing arm 72 to move, so as to determine that the second transmission member 22 stops transmitting when the pushing arm 72 pushes the bottle body 900 out of the bottle limiting space 22201, so as to avoid affecting the moving efficiency of the pushing arm 72.

In this way, the bottles 900 conveyed through the second transmission member 22 can be pushed away into the package aligned with the bottles 900.

Please refer to fig. 2 to fig. 4. Further, the automatic box folding apparatus further includes at least one packaging assembly 80, and the conveying mechanism 20 further includes a third driving member 23, where the third driving member 23 is disposed at a station adjacent to the second driving member 22. The third transmission member 23 includes a transmission portion 231 and at least one cartridge portion 232, where the transmission portion 232 is formed by extending the transmission portion 231 along a vertical direction, and a cartridge space 23201 is formed between the two cartridge portions 232, and the size of the cartridge space 23201 is adapted to clamp the package box 800. The direction of conveyance of the conveying part 231 is parallel to the direction of conveyance of the transmission part 221, and when the second transmission member 22 conveys the bottle body 900 to be aligned with the pushing arm 72 of the bottle assembly 70, the cartridge space 23201 is simultaneously aligned with the bottle restricting space 22201 in the horizontal direction, so that the bottle body can be pushed into the cartridge body 800 of the cartridge space 23201 when the pushing arm 72 pushes the bottle body 900 in the bottle restricting space 22201.

Preferably, two packaging assemblies 80 are provided, the two packaging assemblies 80 are respectively mounted on two sides of the third transmission member 23, and the two packaging assemblies 80 are symmetrically distributed with respect to the central axis of the transmission portion 231. In this way, both ends of the packing box 800 can be simultaneously packed by the packing assembly 80.

The packaging assembly 80 is used for packaging at least one package opening 8001 of the package 800, and the package 800 has at least one first side wall 801, at least one second side wall 802, and a top wall 803. The first side wall 801, the second side wall 802, and the top wall 803 are provided so as to be capable of sealing the package opening 8001. When the packing box 800 is engaged with the cartridge space 23201, the top surface of the top wall 803 is attached to the conveying portion 231.

That is, initially, the packing box 800 is placed on the third driving member 23, and is transferred through the third driving member 23 until the third driving member 23 transfers the packing box 800 to the moving track of the bottle filling assembly 70. In this way, the bottle 900 is pushed into the packing box 800 from the packing port 8001 by the bottle filling assembly 70 to be packed, and the packing box 800 is then packed by the packing assembly 80.

The package assembly 80 includes a first folding member 81, and the first folding member 81 is mounted on the table 10. The first folding member 81 includes a third driving piece 811 and a swing arm 812, the swing arm 812 is drivably connected to the third driving piece 811, and the third driving piece 811 drives the swing arm 812 to swing around the vertical direction, thereby pushing the first side wall 801 to fold.

Preferably, the third driving member 811 is controllably connected to the controller 50.

In an embodiment, the third driving member 811 is configured to drive the swing arm 812 to rotate around a vertical direction, and the first side wall 801 is pushed to complete folding by the rotation of the swing arm 812. Preferably, the end of the swing arm 812 is configured to be flipped over to form an arc.

Further, the package assembly 80 includes a pressing plate 82, further, the pressing plate 82 is mounted on the table 10 and is supported at a predetermined height from the table and is kept higher than the conveying portion 231 by a predetermined height, so that when the third driving member 23 conveys the package box 800 disposed on the conveying portion 231 and is folded by the first folding member 81, the inner wall of the pressing plate 82 abuts against the second side wall 802 and is blocked by the pressing plate 82, and the first side wall 801 is also pressed by the outer side surface of the pressing plate 82 facing the third driving member 23, and the pressing plate 82 folds the first side wall 801 and the second side wall 802 along with the driving of the conveying portion 231.

In one embodiment, the packaging assembly 80 includes a third folder 83, the third folder 83 is mounted on the table 10, and the third folder 83 is disposed at a movement trace of the top wall 803 of the box 800 along with the third transmission member 23. The third folding member 83 has an arcuate wall 831 and a straight wall 832 that is horizontal with respect to a horizontal plane. The third folder 83 is installed at a station adjacent to the first folder 81, and the third folder 83 is disposed in a direction in which the third driving part 23 drives. In this way, when the package 800 is conveyed, the top wall 803 moves synchronously, and when the top wall 803 moves along the arc wall 831, the top wall 803 is blocked to be folded upward.

That is, when the top wall 803 is driven by the third driving member 23, the top wall 803 is first contacted with the arc wall 831 to continue to move the package 800, the top wall 803 is folded upwards under the extrusion of the arc wall 831 to continue to move the package 800, and the top wall 803 is moved along the straight wall 832.

Further, the package assembly 80 includes a fourth folding member 84, the fourth folding member 84 is mounted on the table 10 at a station next to the third folding member 83, the fourth folding member 84 includes two fourth driving members 841, a mounting member 842, a bending member 843, and two rotating members 844, the rotating members 844 are rotatably mounted on top of the fourth driving members 841 around the vertical direction, and the two fourth driving members 841 are respectively mounted on the table 10. The mounting member 842 is pivotally coupled to the rotational member 844. The bending member 843 and the sealing member 844 are mounted to the mounting member 842.

The bending member 843 is mounted on a side of the mounting member 842 near the third transmission member 23, the bending member 843 has a bending groove 84301, and when the bending member 843 moves, the bending member 843 abuts against the folded top wall 803.

Specifically, when the fourth driving member 841 drives the rotating member 844 to rotate, the mounting member 842 moves toward or away from the package box 800 folded by the first folding member 81 and the second folding member 82, and when the mounting member 842 moves, the folding member 843 mounted on the mounting member 842 and the packaging member 844 are driven to move synchronously, the folding member 843 abuts against the top wall 803, and the top wall 803 is folded by the folding groove 84301, and the top wall 803 is wrapped on the pressing plate 82 due to the pre-folding of the end portion of the top wall.

After the top wall 803 is folded, the third transmission member 23 drives the package box 800 to continue moving, and since the pressing plate 82 is disposed between the folded first side wall 801, second side wall 802 and top wall 803, the package box 800 will be separated from the pressing plate 82 when continuing moving, thereby completing the package of the package box 800.

Further, the automatic folding apparatus further includes a feeding unit 90. The magazine assembly 90 includes a pair of spacers 91 and a storage member 92, the storage member 92 being disposed and held at a predetermined height above the third transmission member 23. The storage member 92 has a placement space 9201 and a discharge port 9202, the discharge port 9202 is formed below the placement space 9201, a pair of the partition members 91 are disposed at intervals in the placement space 9201, and the partition members 91 partition the placement space 9201 into a discharge area and a storage area. When unloading is required, the partition member 91 adjacent to the conveying portion 231 of the third transmission member 23 moves out of the placement space 9201, so that the package box 800 located in the storage area and between the two partition members 91 falls down under the action of gravity, and finally falls from the discharge port 9202 to the cartridge space 23201, and is conveyed by the third transmission member 23. Subsequently, the partition 91 adjacent to the conveying part 231 of the third transmission member 23 is moved into the placement space 9201, and the other partition 91 is moved out of the placement space 9201, so that the subsequent packing box 900 falls between the two partitions 91. The partition 91 is controllably connected to the controller 50.

In one embodiment, the partition 91 is implemented to include a cylinder and a baffle, preferably the cylinder is controllably connected to the controller 50.

As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the first position sensor 61, the second position sensor 62 and the third position sensor 63 may be implemented as laser sensors.

It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art that the embodiments of the utility model described above and shown in the drawings are by way of example only and are not limiting. The advantages of the present utility model have been fully and effectively realized. The functional and structural principles of the present utility model have been shown and described in the examples and embodiments of the utility model may be modified or practiced without departing from the principles described.

Claims (10)

1. An apparatus for automatically folding a box, the apparatus comprising:

a working table;

a controller;

the conveying mechanism further comprises a third transmission part, the third transmission part comprises a conveying part and at least one clamping box part, the clamping box part is formed by extending the conveying part along the vertical direction, a clamping box space is formed between the two clamping box parts and is used for accommodating a packaging box, and the size of the clamping box space is adapted to clamp the packaging box;

the packaging assembly comprises a first folding component, a pressing plate and a third folding piece, wherein the first folding component, the pressing plate and the third folding piece are installed on the workbench, the first folding component comprises a third driving piece and a swinging arm, the swinging arm is drivably connected with the third driving piece, the third driving piece drives the swinging arm to swing around the vertical direction, the third driving piece is controllably connected with the controller, the pressing plate is supported at a preset height away from the workbench and is kept at a preset height higher than the conveying part, the third folding piece is arranged at the position of a movement track of the top wall of the box body conveyed along with the third conveying piece, the third folding piece is provided with an arc wall and a horizontal plane, and the third folding piece is arranged in the direction of the transmission of the third conveying piece.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the packing assembly includes a fourth folding member mounted to the table, the fourth folding member including two fourth driving members, a mounting member, and a bending member and two rotating members, the rotating members being rotatably mounted to a top of the fourth driving members about a vertical direction, the two fourth driving members being respectively mounted to the table, the mounting member being pivotably connected to the rotating members, the bending member and the packing member being mounted to the mounting member, the bending member being mounted to a side of the mounting member adjacent to the third driving member, the bending member having a bending groove.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism comprising a second driving member, the second driving member comprising a driving portion and at least two limiting portions disposed on the table, the limiting portions being disposed on the driving portion, the two limiting portions being spaced apart from each other to form a bottle-limiting space for accommodating the inverted bottle, wherein the driving portion extends in a horizontal direction, wherein the limiting portions are formed by the driving portion extending in a vertical direction, and two ends of the driving portion respectively form a second inlet end and a second outlet end, wherein the bottle positioned in the bottle-limiting space on the driving portion is movable toward the second outlet end along the second inlet end, and the second driving member is controllably connected to the controller.

4. An apparatus for automatically folding a box according to claim 3 wherein said transfer mechanism includes a first drive member mounted to said table, said first drive member defining an inlet end and an outlet end, said first drive member being configured to transfer said bottle from said inlet end to said outlet end, said first drive member being controllably connected to said controller, said stop member being mounted at a predetermined height from said first drive member and defining a transfer channel and defining a first inlet and a first outlet at each end of said transfer channel, said first inlet being formed in said stop member adjacent said inlet end of said first drive member, said first outlet being formed in said stop member adjacent said outlet end of said first drive member, said transfer channel, said first inlet and said first outlet being configured to permit passage of said bottle, wherein said first outlet is aligned with said space.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the apparatus comprises a tipping device and a position sensing assembly, the position sensing assembly being communicatively coupled to the controller, the tipping device comprising a first drive member and a stop plate, the stop plate being drivingly coupled to the first drive member, the first drive member being configured to drive the stop plate to reciprocate in a direction to block the first outlet and in a direction to avoid the first outlet, the first drive member being controllably coupled to the controller, the position sensing assembly comprising a first position sensor configured to monitor the position of the bottle proximate the first outlet.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the position sensor assembly comprises a second position sensor configured to detect whether the bottle disposed on the first transmission member is transferred from the first outlet to the bottle-restraining space, the second position sensor being controllably connected to the controller.

7. The automatic folding apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a box feeding assembly including a pair of dividing members and a storage member, the storage member being disposed and held at a predetermined height above the third transmission member, the storage member having a placement space and a discharge port, the discharge port being formed below the placement space, a pair of dividing members being disposed at intervals in the placement space, and dividing the placement space into a discharge area and a storage area, the dividing members adjacent to the conveying portion of the third transmission member being moved out of the placement space when discharging is required, so that the packing box located in the storage area and interposed between the two dividing members falls downward by gravity to finally fall from the discharge port into the cartridge space.

8. The automatic folding apparatus of claim 7, wherein the divider is implemented to include a cylinder and a baffle, the cylinder being controllably connected to the controller.

9. The automatic folding apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the first position sensor and the second position sensor are implemented as laser sensors.

10. The apparatus for automatically folding a box according to claim 1, wherein the swing arm end is configured to be flipped to form an arc.