CN220392855U

CN220392855U - Book aligning device and book stacking system

Info

Publication number: CN220392855U
Application number: CN202321803852.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 傅亮; 罗邦拥; 廖焕明
Original assignee: Dangnali Guangdong Printing Co ltd
Current assignee: Dangnali Guangdong Printing Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-07-10
Filing date: 2023-07-10
Publication date: 2024-01-26
Anticipated expiration: 2033-07-10

Abstract

The utility model provides a book aligning device and a book stacking system. The book aligning device comprises a workbench, wherein the workbench is provided with a feeding end and a positioning end in a first direction; ji Shuban, disposed at said feed end; the baffle is arranged at the positioning end and is approximately parallel to the book aligning plate; the pushing plate is arranged between the feeding end and the positioning end; the first driving mechanism is connected with the book trimming plate and is configured to drive the book trimming plate to move along a first direction and drive the book trimming plate to move along a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are approximately vertical; and the second driving mechanism is connected with the push plate and is configured to drive the push plate to move along a second direction. The book trimming device can be used for trimming books and sending the books into the mechanical claw, and the mechanical claw and the mechanical arm are matched to enable the books trimmed by the book trimming device to be stacked on the clamping plate, so that the work efficiency is high, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the labor cost of enterprises is saved.

Description

Book aligning device and book stacking system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of book production, in particular to a book aligning device and a book stacking system.

Background

At present, after book binding is completed, workers need to arrange manual book alignment at a book outlet of equipment (such as a precision binding machine, a glue binding machine and the like) and put books on clamping plates, and due to the fact that the production speed of the equipment needs to be matched, the movable range of workers is limited, a book placing station can only generally put one clamping plate, after the clamping plate is full of books, the clamping plate needs to be pulled away, and then a new clamping plate is replaced for book placement. The labor intensity of manual book trimming and board arranging is high, the working efficiency is low, 2 people are usually required to trim books and board arranging when producing thin books, 3-4 people are usually required to trim books and board arranging when producing thick books, and the labor cost is high.

The matters in the background section are only those known to the inventors and do not, of course, represent prior art in the field.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of one or more of the drawbacks of the prior art, the present utility model provides a book trimming device, comprising:

the workbench is provided with a feeding end and a positioning end in a first direction;

ji Shuban, disposed at said feed end;

the baffle is arranged at the positioning end and is approximately parallel to the book aligning plate;

the pushing plate is arranged between the feeding end and the positioning end;

the first driving mechanism is connected with the book trimming plate and is configured to drive the book trimming plate to move along a first direction and drive the book trimming plate to move along a second direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are approximately vertical;

and the second driving mechanism is connected with the push plate and is configured to drive the push plate to move along a second direction.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the table comprises:

a plurality of first rollers arranged in a first roller array, the first rollers having axles substantially parallel to the first direction;

the second roller arrays are arranged, the wheel shafts of the second rollers are approximately parallel to the second direction, and the second rollers and the first rollers are arranged in a staggered manner;

and the lifting mechanism is configured to drive the synchronous lifting motion of the first rollers and/or the synchronous lifting motion of the second rollers.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the first driving mechanism comprises a first driving module and a second driving module, wherein the second driving module is connected to the output end of the first driving module, the book aligning plate is connected to the output end of the second driving module, the first driving module is configured to drive the second driving module to move along a first direction, and the second driving module is configured to drive the book aligning plate to move along a second direction.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the first driving module is a linear module.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the second driving module is a linear module, a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the second driving mechanism is a linear module, a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric push rod.

The utility model also provides a book stacking system, comprising:

book trimming means as described above; and

a mechanical claw configured to clamp a book aligned by the book aligning device; and

and the mechanical arm is configured to drive the mechanical claw to switch between a book taking position and a book placing position.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the gripper comprises:

a fixing plate;

the supporting plate is arranged at one end of the fixed plate and is approximately perpendicular to the fixed plate;

a clamping plate approximately parallel to the supporting plate, wherein a placing space is formed between the clamping plate and the supporting plate;

and the third driving mechanism is respectively connected with the clamping plate and the fixing plate and is configured to drive the clamping plate to be close to or far away from the supporting plate.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the gripper further comprises a plurality of vacuum chucks, the support plate and the vacuum chucks being located on both sides of the fixed plate, respectively.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the book palletizing system further comprises a book stacker, wherein the discharging end of the book stacker is connected with the feeding end of the workbench.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the book palletizing system further comprises a conveyor connected between the discharge end of the book stacker and the feed end of the table.

According to one aspect of the utility model, the book palletizing system further comprises a plurality of rails, the rails and the table defining a working area, the robotic arm being disposed within the working area.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides the book trimming device, which can trim books neatly, has high working efficiency, is beneficial to reducing the labor intensity of workers and saves the labor cost of enterprises. The book aligning plate is driven to move along the first direction through the first driving mechanism, so that books on the workbench can be pushed to the baffle plate by the book aligning plate, and the book aligning plate is matched with the baffle plate to align the books in the first direction. The first driving mechanism drives the book aligning plate to move along the second direction, so that the book aligning plate can be switched between the avoiding position and the book aligning position, and the book aligning plate is prevented from blocking the vertical plate to enter the workbench. The push plate is driven to move along the second direction by the second driving mechanism, so that the push plate can align books on the workbench in the second direction and push the books out of the workbench. The utility model also provides a book stacking system, which can stack the books tidily arranged by the book aligning device on the clamping plate through the cooperation of the mechanical claw and the mechanical arm, has high working efficiency, is beneficial to reducing the labor intensity of staff and saves the labor cost of enterprises.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the utility model and together with the embodiments of the utility model, serve to explain the utility model. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a top view of a book trimming device according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 2 illustrates a side view of an book trimming device according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of a table according to one embodiment of the utility model;

FIG. 4 shows a partial view of the cross-sectional view in the direction a-a of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of a book palletizing system according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 illustrates a front view of a gripper according to one embodiment of the present utility model;

FIG. 7 illustrates a side view of a gripper according to one embodiment of the present utility model.

In the figure: 100. book aligning device; 110. a work table; 111. a first roller; 112. a second roller; 113. a lifting mechanism; 114. a first bracket; 115. a second bracket; 120. book trimming plates; 130. a baffle; 140. a push plate; 150. a first driving mechanism; 151. a first driving module; 152. a second driving module; 153. a guide rail; 160. a second driving mechanism; 200. book stacking system; 210. a mechanical arm; 220. a mechanical claw; 221. a fixing plate; 222. a support plate; 223. a clamping plate; 224. a third driving mechanism; 225. a vacuum chuck; 226. a through hole; 230. book stacking machine; 240. a conveyor; 250. a surrounding baffle; 260. a paper separating table; 270. and a clamping plate position.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As will be recognized by those of skill in the pertinent art, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present utility model. Accordingly, the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the described features. In the description of the present utility model, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, and may be mechanically connected, electrically connected, or may communicate with each other, for example; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In the present utility model, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is less level than the second feature.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments, or examples, for implementing different features of the utility model. In order to simplify the present disclosure, components and arrangements of specific examples are described below. They are, of course, merely examples and are not intended to limit the utility model. Furthermore, the present utility model may repeat reference numerals and/or letters in the various examples, which are for the purpose of brevity and clarity, and which do not themselves indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and/or arrangements discussed. In addition, the present utility model provides examples of various specific processes and materials, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize the application of other processes and/or the use of other materials.

The preferred embodiments of the present utility model will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, it being understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are for illustration and explanation of the present utility model only, and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

Fig. 1 shows a top view of an book end apparatus 100 according to one embodiment of the utility model, fig. 2 shows a side view of the book end apparatus 100 according to one embodiment of the utility model, and is described in detail below in connection with fig. 1 and 2.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the book binding apparatus 100 includes a table 110, a book binding plate 120, a baffle 130, a push plate 140, a first drive mechanism 150, and a second drive mechanism 160. The workbench 110 has a feeding end (the left end of the workbench 110 in fig. 1) and a positioning end (the right end of the workbench 110 in fig. 1) in the first direction, and the workbench 110 is a supporting platform, so that a book can be supported, and the book can also slide smoothly on the workbench 110. The book trimming plate 120 is generally positioned at the feeding end of the workbench 110, the baffle 130 is fixedly arranged at the positioning end of the workbench 110, the pushing plate 140 is arranged between the feeding end and the positioning end of the workbench 110, the book trimming plate 120 is approximately parallel to the baffle 130, and the book trimming plate 120 is approximately perpendicular to the pushing plate 140. The first driving mechanism 150 is connected with the book trimming plate 120 and is configured to drive the book trimming plate 120 to move along a first direction and drive the book trimming plate 120 to move along a second direction; the second driving mechanism 160 is connected to the pushing plate 140 and configured to drive the pushing plate 140 to move along the second direction; wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

The book trimming plate 120 has an avoiding position and a book trimming position at the feeding end of the workbench 110, and the first driving mechanism 150 drives the book trimming plate 120 to move along the second direction, so that the book trimming plate 120 can be switched between the avoiding position and the book trimming position. When the book alignment plate 120 is in the avoidance position, the book alignment plate 120 is staggered from the positioning plate in the first direction, and books can enter the workbench 110 from the input end of the workbench 110. When the book alignment plate 120 is at the book alignment position, the book alignment plate 120 is aligned with the baffle 130 in a first direction, the vertical plate is driven to move along the first direction by the first driving mechanism 150, so that the book alignment plate 120 is matched with the baffle 130 to align books in the first direction, the pushing plate 140 is driven to move along a second direction by the second driving mechanism 160, so that the pushing plate 140 aligns the books on the workbench 110 in the second direction, and the books are pushed out of the workbench 110.

Fig. 3 illustrates a top view of the table 110 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and fig. 4 illustrates a partial view of a cross-sectional view in the a-a direction of fig. 3, and as illustrated in fig. 3 and 4, the table 110 includes a plurality of first rollers 111, a plurality of second rollers 112, and a lifting mechanism 113, wherein the plurality of first rollers 111 are arranged in an array, an axle of the first rollers 111 is substantially parallel to the first direction, the plurality of second rollers 112 are arranged in an array, an axle of the second rollers 112 is substantially parallel to the second direction, and the plurality of first rollers 111 and the plurality of second rollers 112 are staggered. The lifting mechanism 113 is disposed below the first roller 111 and the second roller 112, and is configured to drive the plurality of first rollers 111 to move up and down synchronously and/or to drive the plurality of second rollers 112 to move up and down synchronously, so that the plurality of first rollers 111 and the plurality of second rollers 112 alternately support the book on the table 110 (the book is supported by the first roller 111 when the book moves on the table 110 in the first direction, and the book is supported by the second roller 112 when the book moves on the table 110 in the second direction), so as to prevent the book from being scratched by the table 110. Specifically, in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the plurality of first rollers 111 are rotatably mounted on the first support 114, the plurality of second rollers 112 are rotatably mounted on the second support 115, and the lifting mechanism 113 (e.g. an air cylinder) is fixedly connected to the first support 114, and the lifting mechanism 113 drives the plurality of first rollers 111 to perform lifting motion by driving the first support 114 to rise and fall. In other embodiments, the lifting mechanism 113 may also be fixedly connected to the second bracket 115.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the first driving mechanism 150 includes a first driving module 151 and a second driving module 152, wherein the first driving module 151 may be a linear module (e.g., a synchronous belt type linear module, a screw type linear module, or a linear motor type linear module), and the second driving module 152 may be an air cylinder (in other embodiments, it may be a linear module, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod, etc.). The book trimming plate 120 is connected to the output end of the second driving module 152, and the second driving module 152 is configured to drive the book trimming plate 120 to move along the second direction; the second driving module 152 is mounted at an output end of the first driving module 151, and the first driving module 151 is configured to drive the second driving module 152 and the book alignment board 120 to move in a first direction. Preferably, as shown in fig. 2, a guide rail 153 is further connected to the output end of the first driving module 151, the guide rail 153 is arranged along the second direction, and the book alignment board 120 is located below the guide rail 153 and slidingly connected with the guide rail 153. The guide rail 153 guides the book plate 120, so that the book plate 120 moves more stably along the second direction, and the book plate 120 is prevented from tilting when being matched with the baffle 130 to position books.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in FIG. 1, the second drive mechanism 160 is a cylinder. In other embodiments, the second linear module may also be a linear module, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod.

Fig. 5 shows a schematic view of a book palletizing system 200 according to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the book palletizing system 200 includes a gripper 220, a robot arm 210, and the book aligning device 100 as described above. The mechanical claw 220 is connected with the mechanical arm 210, the mechanical arm 210 may be disposed beside the book aligning device 100, the mechanical arm 210 is configured to drive the mechanical claw 220 to switch between a book taking position and a book placing position, the mechanical claw 220 is configured to clamp a book stacked by the book aligning device 100 at the book taking position, and stack the book on the chuck at the book placing position.

Fig. 6 shows a front view of the gripper 220 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, and fig. 7 shows a side view of the gripper 220 according to an embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the gripper 220 includes a fixing plate 221, a support plate 222, a clamping plate 223, and a third driving mechanism 224. Wherein the fixing plate 221 is vertically disposed; the support plate 222 is fixedly coupled to the lower end of the fixing plate 221 and is substantially perpendicular to the fixing plate 221; the clamping plate 223 is disposed above the support plate 222 and is substantially parallel to the support plate 222, and a placement space for accommodating a book is formed between the clamping plate 223 and the support plate 222. The third driving mechanism 224 is respectively connected to the clamping plate 223 and the fixing plate 221, and the third driving mechanism 224 is configured to drive the clamping plate 223 to approach or separate from the supporting plate 222, so that when the clamping plate 223 and the fixing plate 221 clamp or unclamp a book, as shown in fig. 7, the clamping plate 223 and the fixing plate 221 generally clamp only a part (for example, one third) of the book when the mechanical claw 220 clamps the book, so that when the clamping plate 223 and the fixing plate 221 unclamp the book, the book can drop from the mechanical claw 220 under the action of gravity, and the mechanical claw 220 is convenient for placing the book on the chuck. Specifically, the third driving mechanism 224 and the clamping plate 223 are respectively disposed at both sides of the fixing plate 221, the third driving mechanism 224 and the clamping plate 223 are connected by a connection member, and correspondingly, a through hole 226 through which the connection member passes is disposed on the fixing plate 221.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 7, the gripper 220 further includes a plurality of vacuum chucks 225, and the vacuum chucks 225 and the support plates 222 are respectively disposed at both sides of the fixing plate 221 (e.g., the support plates 222 are positioned at the front surface of the fixing plate 221, and the vacuum chucks 225 are positioned at the rear surface of the fixing plate 221). Specifically, a third bracket is provided at the rear surface of the fixing plate 221, and the plurality of vacuum chucks 225 are installed at the bottom of the third bracket. Preferably, the vacuum chuck 225 has a height that is approximately the same as the height of the support plate 222. By disposing the vacuum chuck 225 in the gripper 220, the gripper 220 can suck the separator. In the book stacking process, the mechanical claw 220 can be used for placing the paper on the books so as to improve the book stacking stability.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the book palletizing system 200 further includes a book stacker 230, wherein the discharge end of the book stacker 230 is connected with the feed end of the table 110. Preferably, a conveyor 240 is disposed between the discharge end of the stacker 230 and the feed end of the table 110, and the conveyor 240 may be a turning conveyor 240 or a linear conveyor 240.

According to one embodiment of the present utility model, as shown in fig. 5, the book palletizing system 200 further includes a plurality of rails 250, the plurality of rails 250 and the table 110 defining a working area within which the grippers 220 and the robotic arms 210 are disposed. Also provided in the work area are a separator station 260 and two card stations 270, wherein the separator station 260 is for holding a separator and the card stations 270 are for holding cards.

Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the utility model provides the book aligning device 100 and the book stacking system 200, wherein books can be quickly tidied and fed into the mechanical claw 220 through the book aligning device 100, the tidied books of the book aligning device 100 can be stacked on the clamping plate through the cooperation of the mechanical claw 220 and the mechanical arm 210, the working efficiency is high, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the labor cost of enterprises is saved.

Finally, it should be noted that: the foregoing description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, and the present utility model is not limited thereto, but it is to be understood that modifications and equivalents of some of the technical features described in the foregoing embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art, although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An book aligning device, characterized in that: comprising the following steps:

ji Shuban, disposed at said feed end;

the pushing plate is arranged between the feeding end and the positioning end;

2. The book aligning device of claim 1 wherein the work table comprises:

3. The book aligning device of claim 1 wherein the first drive mechanism comprises a first drive module and a second drive module, wherein the second drive module is coupled to an output of the first drive module, the book aligning plate is coupled to an output of the second drive module, the first drive module is configured to drive the second drive module to move in a first direction, and the second drive module is configured to drive the book aligning plate to move in a second direction.

4. The book aligning device of claim 3 wherein the first drive module is a linear module.

5. The book aligning device of claim 3 wherein the second drive module is a linear module, a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod.

6. The book aligning device of claim 1 wherein the second drive mechanism is a linear die set, a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or an electric push rod.

7. A book palletizing system, comprising:

the book-aligning device of any one of claims 1 to 6;

8. Book palletizing system according to claim 7, characterized in that the gripper comprises:

a fixing plate;

9. Book palletizing system according to claim 8, characterized in that the gripper further comprises a plurality of vacuum cups, the support plate and the vacuum cups being located on both sides of the fixed plate, respectively.

10. Book palletizing system according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a book stacker, the discharge end of which is connected with the feed end of the table.

11. Book palletizing system according to claim 10, characterized in that it further comprises a conveyor connected between the discharge end of the book stacker and the feed end of the table.

12. Book palletizing system according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises a plurality of enclosures, the enclosures and the work table defining a work area, the robotic arm being disposed within the work area.