CN220501222U - Bottle arranging machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses a bottle arranging machine, which relates to the technical field of packaging equipment and comprises a rack which is obliquely arranged, wherein a bottle collecting bin, a bottle arranging disc and a bottle outlet channel are arranged on the rack, the bottle arranging disc is in butt joint with the bottle outlet channel, a bottle body overturning mechanism, a static electricity eliminating mechanism and a impurity removing mechanism are arranged in the bottle outlet channel, the bottle body overturning mechanism comprises a first track for overturning a bottle body, a second track for enabling the bottle mouth to be downward when the bottle body is conveyed, a third track for overturning the bottle body, and the static electricity eliminating mechanism and the impurity removing mechanism are arranged at the second track. The bottle unscrambler has the advantages of compact structure and convenient adjustment.
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Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of packaging equipment, and particularly relates to a bottle unscrambler.
Background
The bottle unscrambler can greatly improve the labor efficiency by automatically unscrambling, automatically arranging and automatically discharging the plastic bottles, lighten the labor intensity of workers and simultaneously avoid the artificial pollution caused by manual unscrambling and bottle arrangement in the past. The existing bottle unscrambler is generally provided with a static electricity eliminating mechanism on a conveying mechanism of the butt joint bottle unscrambler, so that the structure is complex, the length of the conveying mechanism is longer, and the requirement on the size of a factory building space is high; and the reason bottle dish of reason bottle machine is inconvenient for dismouting change, when adapting to different bottle specifications, is difficult to adjust in place fast.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to solve the technical problem of overcoming the defects of the prior art and providing the bottle arranging machine which is simple and compact in structure and convenient to adjust.
In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
the utility model provides a reason bottle machine, including the frame 1 that the slope set up, be equipped with album bottle storehouse 2 on the frame 1, reason bottle dish 3 and go out bottle passageway 4, reason bottle dish 3 dock out bottle passageway 4, be equipped with bottle tilting mechanism 5 in the play bottle passageway 4, static elimination mechanism 6 and edulcoration mechanism 7, bottle tilting mechanism 5 is including the first track 30 that is used for making the bottle upset, a second track 31 down for bottleneck when making the bottle carry, a third track 32 for making the bottle upset, static elimination mechanism 6 and edulcoration mechanism 7 set up in second track 31 department, through set up collection bottle storehouse 2 on frame 1 integration, reason bottle dish 3 and go out bottle passageway 4, integrated in going out bottle passageway sets up bottle tilting mechanism 5, static elimination mechanism 6 and edulcoration mechanism 7, make static elimination and edulcoration procedure can accomplish before the bottle output reason bottle machine, and is compact in overall structure, complete machine simple structure, convenient subsequent station of docking.
As a further improvement of the above technical scheme:
the bottle arranging disc 3 is connected with the rotary driving mechanism 8, a frame 1 is arranged between the bottle arranging disc 3 and the rotary driving mechanism 8, and a height adjusting mechanism 9 is arranged between the bottle arranging disc 3 and the frame 1, so that the bottle arranging disc can adapt to bottle bodies with different height specifications through height adjustment.
The rotary driving mechanism 8 comprises a driving motor 10, a transmission shaft 11 and a transmission sleeve 12, wherein the transmission sleeve 12 is sleeved on the transmission shaft 11 and fixedly connected with the bottle arranging disc 3, the transmission sleeve 12 is connected with the transmission shaft 11 through a spline, the driving motor 10 is fixed on the frame 1, the transmission shaft 11 is connected with the frame 1 through a bearing seat 13, the height adjusting mechanism 9 comprises a first screw rod 14 and a thread sleeve 15, the thread sleeve 15 is sleeved on the first screw rod 14, the thread sleeve 15 is fixedly connected with the transmission sleeve 12, a locking piece 16 is arranged between the first screw rod 14 and the thread sleeve 15, the height can be adjusted through rotating the first screw rod 14, and the operation is convenient.
The bottle arranging disc 3 comprises a first disc body 17 and a plurality of second disc bodies 18, wherein the first disc body 17 is circular, the second disc bodies 18 are fan-shaped, bottle guiding grooves 33 are formed in the second disc bodies 18, the first disc bodies 17 and the second disc bodies 18 are detachably connected, and the second disc bodies 18 can be replaced to adapt to bottle bodies with different diameter specifications, so that the bottle arranging device is convenient to install and debug.
The bottle discharging channel 4 is a hollow housing, the first track 30, the second track 31 and the third track 32 are spiral tracks, the spiral tracks are arranged on the hollow inner wall of the housing, bottle overturning is realized through a plurality of butt joint tracks, and static electricity elimination and impurity removal are realized by utilizing the bottle discharging space.
The static eliminating mechanism 6 is a plasma blowing nozzle, and the impurity removing mechanism 7 is a dust collection pipe.
The bottle discharging channel 4 is provided with a first mounting seat 19 below, the first mounting seat 19 is fixedly provided with a static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and a impurity removing mechanism 7, the second track is provided with a hollowed-out portion 20, the hollowed-out portion 20 is in butt joint with the static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and the impurity removing mechanism 7, and the hollowed-out portion 20 enables a dust suction pipe and a blowing nozzle to be in butt joint with a bottle mouth.
Be equipped with second mount pad 21 on the frame 1, be equipped with second lead screw 22 and guide bar 23 between second mount pad 21 and the first mount pad 19, be equipped with on the first mount pad 19 with second lead screw 22 threaded connection's screw hole 24, the one end of second mount pad 21 is equipped with twist grip 25, the one end of second lead screw 22 is connected to twist grip 25, through the position of the first mount pad 19 of rotatory second lead screw 22 adjustment, be convenient for go out bottle passageway pair and manage the bottle dish, adapt to the bottle of different specifications.
The first disc body 17 is provided with a locking sleeve 27, the second disc body 18 is provided with a fixing pin 26, and the fixing pin 26 is detachably connected with the locking sleeve 27, so that quick disassembly is realized.
The bottle collecting bin 2 is connected with the bottle feeding device 28 in a butt joint mode, the bottle feeding device 28 and the frame 1 are arranged in a split mode, space requirements can be met conveniently, and the position of the bottle feeding mechanism 28 is changed.
Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:
the bottle arranging machine comprises a rack 1 which is obliquely arranged, wherein a bottle collecting bin 2, a bottle arranging disc 3 and a bottle outlet channel 4 are arranged on the rack 1, the bottle arranging disc 3 is connected with the bottle outlet channel 4 in a butt joint mode, a bottle body overturning mechanism 5, a static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and a impurity removing mechanism 7 are arranged in the bottle outlet channel 4, the bottle body overturning mechanism 5 comprises a first track 30 for overturning a bottle body, a second track 31 for enabling a bottle mouth to be downward when the bottle body is conveyed, a third track 32 for overturning the bottle body, the static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and the impurity removing mechanism 7 are arranged at the second track 31, and the bottle body overturning mechanism 5, the static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and the impurity removing mechanism 7 are integrally arranged in the bottle outlet channel through the integral arrangement of the bottle collecting bin 2, the bottle arranging disc 3 and the bottle outlet channel.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a bottle unscrambler according to the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of a frame of the bottle unscrambler;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the bottle outlet channel of the bottle unscrambler;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of a bottle unscrambling plate of the bottle unscrambling machine;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the height adjusting mechanism of the bottle unscrambler after lifting the height of the bottle unscrambler;
fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bottle outlet channel of the bottle unscrambler.
The drawings in which reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views: 1. a frame; 2. a bottle collecting bin; 3. a bottle arranging disc; 4. a bottle outlet channel; 5. a bottle body overturning mechanism; 6. a static electricity eliminating mechanism; 7. a impurity removing mechanism; 8. a rotary driving mechanism; 9. a height adjusting mechanism; 10. a driving motor; 11. a transmission shaft; 12. a transmission sleeve; 13. a bearing seat; 14. a first screw rod; 15. a thread sleeve; 16. a locking member; 17. a first tray; 18. a second tray body; 19. a first mount; 20. a hollowed-out part; 21. a second mounting base; 22. a second screw rod; 23. a guide rod; 24. a threaded hole; 25. rotating the handle; 26. a fixing pin; 27. a locking sleeve; 28. a bottle feeding device; 29. a platen; 30. a first track; 31. a second track; 32. a third track; 33. and a bottle guiding groove.
Detailed Description
The utility model is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and specific examples of the specification.
As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a bottle arranging machine comprises a rack 1 which is obliquely arranged, wherein a bottle collecting bin 2, a bottle arranging disc 3 and a bottle outlet channel 4 are arranged on the rack 1, the bottle arranging disc 3 is butted with the bottle outlet channel 4, a bottle body overturning mechanism 5, an electrostatic eliminating mechanism 6 and a impurity removing mechanism 7 are arranged in the bottle outlet channel 4, the bottle body overturning mechanism 5 comprises a first track 30 for overturning a bottle body, a second track 31 for enabling a bottle mouth to be downward when the bottle body is conveyed, a third track 32 for overturning the bottle body, the electrostatic eliminating mechanism 6 and the impurity removing mechanism 7 are arranged at the second track 31, and the bottle collecting bin 2, the bottle arranging disc 3 and the bottle outlet channel 4 are integrally arranged in the rack 1, so that the electrostatic eliminating and impurity removing process can be completed before the bottle body is output from the bottle arranging machine, the whole structure is compact, the whole machine is simple in structure and convenient for butting the subsequent stations.
The bottle arranging disc 3 is connected with the rotary driving mechanism 8, a frame 1 is arranged between the bottle arranging disc 3 and the rotary driving mechanism 8, a height adjusting mechanism 9 is arranged between the bottle arranging disc 3 and the frame 1, the rotary driving mechanism 8 comprises a driving motor 10, a transmission shaft 11 and a transmission sleeve 12, the transmission sleeve 12 is sleeved on the transmission shaft 11 and fixedly connected with the bottle arranging disc 3, the transmission sleeve 12 is connected with the transmission shaft 11 through a spline, the driving motor 10 is fixed on the frame 1, the transmission shaft 11 is connected with the frame 1 through a bearing seat 13, the height adjusting mechanism 9 comprises a first screw rod 14 and a thread sleeve 15, the thread sleeve 15 is sleeved on the first screw rod 14, the thread sleeve 15 is fixedly connected with the transmission sleeve 12, and a locking piece 16 is arranged between the first screw rod 14 and the thread sleeve 15.
When bottle tidying needs to be carried out to the bottle of co-altitude, the bottle bottom is located frame 1, and the bottle card is established in reason bottle dish 3, for guaranteeing reason bottle effect, need adjust the height between frame 1 and the reason bottle dish 3, unscrew retaining member 16, rotatory first lead screw 14, first lead screw 14 drives thread bush 15 and reciprocates, thread bush 15 drives drive bush 12 and reciprocates, because pass through spline connection between drive bush 12 and the transmission shaft 11, consequently drive bush 12 can follow transmission shaft 11 and remove, accomplish the interval adjustment between frame 1 and the reason bottle dish 3, can be suitable for the bottle reason bottle of the different high specifications.
The bottle arranging disc 3 comprises a first disc body 17 and a plurality of second disc bodies 18, wherein the first disc body 17 is circular, the second disc bodies 18 are fan-shaped, bottle guiding grooves 33 are formed in the second disc bodies 18, the first disc bodies 17 and the second disc bodies 18 are detachably connected, namely, bottle guiding grooves 33 with different sizes are formed in different second disc bodies 18, the bottle guiding grooves 33 are semicircular grooves, the second disc bodies 18 can be replaced to adapt to bottle bodies with different diameter specifications, locking sleeves 27 are arranged on the first disc bodies 17, fixing pins 26 are arranged on the second disc bodies 18, the fixing pins 26 are detachably connected with the locking sleeves 27, and the plurality of second disc bodies 18 can be rapidly detached from the first disc bodies 17 through pulling out the fixing pins 26 from the locking sleeves 27, so that the bottle arranging disc is convenient to install and debug.
The bottle outlet channel 4 is a hollow housing, the first track 30, the second track 31 and the third track 32 are spiral tracks, the spiral tracks are arranged on the hollow inner wall of the housing, bottle overturning is achieved through a plurality of butt joint tracks, the spiral tracks enable the bottle to overturn 340 degrees, the frame is inclined by 20 degrees, the bottle of the butt joint follow-up conveying channel output by the bottle outlet channel 4 is in a vertical state, static electricity elimination and impurity removal are achieved through the bottle outlet space, the static electricity elimination mechanism 6 is a plasma blowing nozzle, and the impurity removal mechanism 7 is a dust collection pipe.
The bottle discharging channel 4 is provided with a first mounting seat 19 below, the first mounting seat 19 is fixedly provided with a static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and a impurity removing mechanism 7, a hollow part 20 is arranged at the second track, the hollow part 20 is in butt joint with the static electricity eliminating mechanism 6 and the impurity removing mechanism 7, the hollow part 20 enables a dust suction pipe and a blowing nozzle to be in butt joint with a bottle mouth, and in order to avoid the bottle body from falling from the hollow part 20, the width of the hollow part is smaller than the diameter of the bottle body.
Be equipped with second mount pad 21 on the frame 1, be equipped with second lead screw 22 and guide bar 23 between second mount pad 21 and the first mount pad 19, be equipped with on the first mount pad 19 with second lead screw 22 threaded connection's screw hole 24, the one end of second mount pad 21 is equipped with twist grip 25, the one end of second lead screw 22 is connected to twist grip 25, adjust the position of first mount pad 19 through rotatory second lead screw 22, be convenient for go out bottle passageway 4 and to pair of reason bottle dish, adapt to the bottle of different specifications, when the bottle specification change is great, through dismantling out bottle passageway 4 from first mount pad 19 and change.
The bottle collecting bin 2 is connected with the bottle feeding device 28 in a butt joint mode, the bottle feeding device 28 and the frame 1 are arranged in a split mode, space requirements can be met conveniently, and the position of the bottle feeding mechanism 28 is changed.
And (3) bottle tidying process: the bottle body is lifted into the bottle collecting bin 2 through the bottle feeding mechanism 28, the driving motor 10 drives the bottle body in the bottle collecting bin 2 to rotate, the bottle body gradually slides from a high position to a low position on the inclined frame 1 along the side wall of the bottle collecting bin 2 and the surface of the bottle arranging disc 2, an arc-shaped movement track is displayed and finally falls into the bottle guiding groove 33, a guide strip (not shown in the figure) for enabling the bottle head to overturn is arranged between the bottle collecting bin 2 and the bottle guiding groove 33, the bottle body with the bottle opening downwards is enabled to overturn into the bottle opening upwards through the guide strip, the bottle body is output to the bottle outlet channel 4, and in the bottle outlet channel 4, the bottle body is firstly overturned to the bottle opening downwards to remove static electricity and impurities and then overturned to the bottle opening upwards to be output.
While the utility model has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, it is not intended to be limiting. Many possible variations and modifications of the disclosed technology can be made by anyone skilled in the art, or equivalent embodiments with equivalent variations can be made, without departing from the scope of the utility model. Therefore, any simple modification, equivalent variation and modification of the above embodiments according to the technical substance of the present utility model shall fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.
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1. The utility model provides a reason bottle machine, its characterized in that, frame (1) including the slope setting, be equipped with collection bottle storehouse (2), reason bottle dish (3) and play bottle passageway (4) on frame (1), reason bottle dish (3) butt joint goes out bottle passageway (4), be equipped with bottle tilting mechanism (5), static elimination mechanism (6) and edulcoration mechanism (7) in going out bottle passageway (4), bottle tilting mechanism (5) are including first track (30) that are used for making the bottle upset for bottleneck second track (31) down when making the bottle carry for make the third track (32) of bottle upset, static elimination mechanism (6) and edulcoration mechanism (7) set up in second track (31) department.
2. The bottle unscrambler according to claim 1, wherein the bottle unscrambling disc (3) is connected with a rotary driving mechanism (8), a frame (1) is arranged between the bottle unscrambling disc (3) and the rotary driving mechanism (8), and a height adjusting mechanism (9) is arranged between the bottle unscrambling disc (3) and the frame (1).
3. The bottle unscrambler according to claim 2, wherein the rotary driving mechanism (8) comprises a driving motor (10), a transmission shaft (11) and a transmission sleeve (12), the transmission sleeve (12) is sleeved on the transmission shaft (11) and is fixedly connected with the bottle unscrambling disc (3), the transmission sleeve (12) is connected with the transmission shaft (11) through a spline, the driving motor (10) is fixed on the frame (1), the transmission shaft (11) is connected with the frame (1) through a bearing seat (13), the height adjusting mechanism (9) comprises a first screw rod (14) and a thread sleeve (15), the thread sleeve (15) is sleeved on the first screw rod (14), the thread sleeve (15) is fixedly connected with the transmission sleeve (12), and a locking piece (16) is arranged between the first screw rod (14) and the thread sleeve (15).
4. The bottle unscrambler according to claim 1, wherein the bottle unscrambling tray (3) comprises a first tray body (17) and a plurality of second tray bodies (18), the first tray body (17) is circular, the second tray bodies (18) are fan-shaped, bottle guiding grooves (33) are formed in the second tray bodies (18), and the first tray bodies (17) and the second tray bodies (18) are detachably connected.
5. Bottle unscrambler according to claim 1, wherein the bottle outlet channel (4) is a hollow casing, the first track (30), the second track (31) and the third track (32) being spiral tracks provided on the hollow inner wall of the casing.
6. Bottle unscrambler according to claim 1, characterized in that the static electricity eliminating mechanism (6) is a plasma blowing nozzle, and the impurity removing mechanism (7) is a dust suction pipe.
7. The bottle unscrambler according to claim 6, wherein a first mounting seat (19) is arranged below the bottle outlet channel (4), a static electricity eliminating mechanism (6) and a impurity removing mechanism (7) are fixed on the first mounting seat (19), a hollowed-out portion (20) is arranged at the second track, and the hollowed-out portion (20) is abutted against the static electricity eliminating mechanism (6) and the impurity removing mechanism (7).
8. The bottle unscrambler according to claim 7, wherein a second mounting seat (21) is arranged on the frame (1), a second screw rod (22) and a guide rod (23) are arranged between the second mounting seat (21) and the first mounting seat (19), a threaded hole (24) in threaded connection with the second screw rod (22) is formed in the first mounting seat (19), a rotary handle (25) is arranged at one end of the second mounting seat (21), and the rotary handle (25) is connected with one end of the second screw rod (22).
9. Bottle unscrambler according to claim 4, characterized in that the first tray (17) is provided with a locking sleeve (27), the second tray (18) is provided with a fixing pin (26), and the fixing pin (26) is detachably connected with the locking sleeve (27).
10. Bottle unscrambler according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the bottle magazine (2) is docked to the bottle loading device (28).
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