TWM589167U - Automatic packaging machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic packaging machine is used for vacuum packaging operation of a bag filled with materials. It includes a turntable and four workstations fixedly located outside the periphery of the turntable. The turntable is controlled to rotate and drives at least at least one of the turntables. A work box corresponds to the fixed movement of four workstations. Because some workstations have multiple functions, they can simplify the workstation and reduce the specific volume of the packaging machine.

Description

Automatic packaging machine

This creation is related to material packaging equipment; in particular, it refers to an automated packaging machine that integrates multiple functions.

For materials such as tea, wheat, white rice and beans, they must be stored in a cool, dry prescription to keep them fresh and avoid spoilage. In order to effectively store materials for a long time and facilitate transportation, the aforementioned materials must go through good and reliable packaging. Because the packaging process requires caution and attention to hygiene, the packaging equipment known by the public is at least six workstations to complete the packaging operation, including the use of packaging bags, inflation packaging bags, material delivery, material shaking, packaging bag extraction Workstations such as vacuum and sealing of bag mouths, etc., therefore, the problem arises that the overall packaging equipment is bulky and takes up space. The design of too many workstations increases the complexity of the equipment and the inconvenience of maintenance. Therefore, the known packaging equipment still has What needs to be improved is not perfect.

In view of this, the purpose of this creation is to provide an automated packaging machine that simplifies the workstation and reduces the specific volume of the packaging machine.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides an automatic packaging machine for vacuum-packaging a bag filled with materials, which includes a turntable and a first to fourth workstations fixedly arranged outside the periphery of the turntable The turntable is controlled to rotate and drives at least one work box combined with the turntable to move at a fixed point corresponding to the four workstations. Among them, the first work station includes a stocking table and a picker, the stocking table stores empty bags, the picker is used to put the empty bag into the working box; the second work station includes a feeding mechanism and a shaking mechanism , Where the feeding mechanism is used to deliver materials into the bag in the working box, and the shaking mechanism is used to generate vibration to the bag; the third workstation includes a vacuum pump and a sealing mechanism, wherein the vacuum pump is used to The air in the bag body is drawn out, and the sealing mechanism is used to seal the bag body; the fourth workstation includes a clamping mechanism for taking out and releasing the bag body in the work box to an area outside the work box.

The effect of this creation is that some workstations have multiple functions to achieve the purpose of simplifying the workstation and reducing the specific volume of the packaging machine.

In order to explain this creation more clearly, a preferred embodiment is given in detail below with reference to the drawings. Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 for the creation of an automatic packaging machine 100 according to a preferred embodiment, which is used for vacuum packaging of a bag filled with materials, including but not limited to rice, beans or It is tea leaves, etc. The bag body is a plastic bag.

The automatic packaging machine 100 includes a turntable 10 and four workstations fixedly arranged outside the periphery of the turntable 10, wherein the four workstations are defined as a first workstation S1, a second workstation S2, a third workstation S3, and a fourth workstation S4, respectively. The turntable 10 is controlled to rotate, and the turntable 10 is provided with at least one working box at the periphery that can change its position along with the rotation of the turntable 10. In this embodiment, there are four working boxes that are combined at intervals on the turntable 10 The periphery of this definition includes the first work box 11, the second work box 12, the third work box 13, and the fourth work box 14, and each work box corresponds to a workstation, and the turntable 10 rotates in an indexing manner So that the work box after each rotation can still correspond to the next workstation. Please refer to FIG. 4 again. Each working box includes a rectangular box and a movable plate. The first working box 11 is taken as an example, the bottom of the box 111 has an opening 111a, and the movable plate 112 can be moved up and down. Placed in the box 111 and shielding the opening 111a, the bag can be placed above the movable plate 112.

The following is about each workstation. Among them, the first workstation S1 includes a stocking table 20 and a picker 22 for storing a plurality of stacked empty bag bodies B1 that are not filled with material, and the picker 22 is used to put the empty bag body B1 into In the first working box 11, the pickup 22 of this embodiment includes a rotating arm 221 and a suction cup group 222 composed of a plurality of suction cups. The rotating arm 221 can be in the first position in the vertical state shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 The way of pivoting between the second positions in the horizontal state is elevated, and the suction cup group 222 is provided at one end of the rotating arm 221. When the rotating arm 221 is in the first position, the suction cup group 222 can suck the empty bag B1 placed on the preparation table 20 with its suction cup; when the rotating arm 221 pivots to the second position, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 As shown, the picker 22 is driven down by the telescopic cylinder 23 of another group, and then, the suction bag group 222 releases the empty bag body B1 so that the empty bag body B1 naturally falls into the first working box 11. In other application examples, the rotating arm may be a telescopic function, so as to improve the flexibility of taking the bag body.

After the empty bag B1 is placed in the first work box 11, the turntable 10 is controlled to rotate and drive the first work box 11 to the second workstation S2 (refer to FIGS. 8 and 9 ). The second workstation S2 includes an air blower 30, a feeding mechanism 32 and a shaking mechanism 34, wherein the air blower 30 includes an air pipe 301 that can extend into the empty bag body B1 (refer to FIG. 10), which is cast in the feeding mechanism 32 Before feeding the material, the empty bag B1 is inflated by means of gas supply and delivery; the feeding mechanism 32 is used to deliver the material into the empty bag B1 in the first working box 11, the feeding mechanism 32 includes a bucket 321 and the gate 322, the material stored in the bucket 321 (refer to FIG. 1), the gate 322 is composed of two symmetrical half claws 322a, please refer to FIG. 11, the air pipe 301 moves upward, the two halves of the feeding mechanism 32 The claw 322a is changed from the original clamped state to the split state, so that the material naturally falls into the empty bag body B1 due to gravity. On the contrary, when the two half claws 322a return to the clamped state, the material cannot fall to the bag In the process of the material falling into the empty bag body B1, the shaking mechanism 34 generates vibration to the bag body, so that the materials can be more concentrated accumulation, please cooperate with FIG. 12, the shaking mechanism 34 of this embodiment is a pressure The cylinder includes a telescopically movable jack 341, which is controlled to pass through the opening 111a of the first working box 11 from below and pushes the movable plate 112, and the jack 341 can repeatedly jack in a short stroke Push the movable plate 112 to achieve the effect of shaking the bag.

After the material filling and shaking operations are completed, the turntable 10 is controlled to rotate and drive the first working box 11 to the third workstation S3 (refer to FIG. 13), which is defined as being located in the first working box 11 and filled at this moment The bag body of the material is a solid bag body B2. As shown in FIG. 14, the third workstation S3 includes a vacuum pump 40, a compacting mechanism, and a sealing mechanism. The vacuum pump 40 includes a flat gas needle 401 that can extend into the upper half of the solid bag B2. The compacting mechanism is located at the seal Below the mechanism, in other embodiments, the compression mechanism may be located above the sealing mechanism. The compacting mechanism includes two counter-pressure dies 42, and the sealing mechanism includes two hot-pressing parts 44, as shown in FIG. 15, the two pairs of dies 42 pinch the upper half of the solid bag body B2 from the left and right sides, flat The outlet end of the gas needle 401 is located below the two pairs of die 42. When the vacuum pump 40 is activated to draw the air inside the solid bag B2 to the vacuum state inside the bag, the needle 401 is withdrawn, and then it has been preheated The two hot pressing members 44 squeeze the upper half of the bag body from the left and right sides, and after a moment, the bag opening of the solid bag body B2 is hot pressed and sealed. Afterwards, the counter die 42 of the compacting mechanism and the hot pressing member 44 of the sealing mechanism are further released to release the solid bag body B2. In the foregoing work flow, in order to ensure the smoothness of the sealing operation, the third workstation S3 may optionally include a jacking unit 46 with a jack 461 from below to top against the movable plate 112 to hold the solid bag body B2 is pushed up until the upper half of the solid bag body B2 is exposed outside the box 111, which facilitates the operation of the pressing mechanism and the sealing mechanism without interference. The aforementioned jacking unit 46 differs from the above-mentioned shaking mechanism 34 in that the former jack 461 stops and fixes a fixed point after being pushed out, and the latter jack 341 is repeatedly telescopic.

After that, the turntable 10 is controlled to rotate and drives the first work box 11 to the fourth workstation S4 (refer to FIG. 16). At this moment, the bag in the first work box 11 is filled with materials and has passed. The bag body in the vacuuming and hot press sealing operation, here defines the bag body in the aforementioned state as the finished bag body B3. The fourth workstation S4 includes a gripping mechanism 50 and a lead-out rail 60. The gripping mechanism 50 is used to take out the finished bag B3 in the first working box 11 and release it to the lead-out rail 60 to remove the finished bag B3 Take it to the area outside the first work box 11. 17 to FIG. 20, the gripping mechanism 50 of this embodiment includes a telescopic unit 52, a clamping jaw 54 and a pressing cylinder 56, wherein the telescopic unit 52 has a pivoting end 521 provided at a certain point. Pivoting between the third position shown in 18 and the fourth position shown in FIG. 20, the telescopic unit 52 has a telescopic rod 522 that is telescopically displaceable, and one end of the telescopic rod 522 is connected to the clamping claw 54. As shown in FIG. 18, when the turntable 10 brings the finished bag B3 to the fourth workstation S4, the telescopic unit 52 is in the third position and its telescopic rod 522 extends downward and the clamping claw 54 opens. The claw 54 clamps the upper part of the finished bag body B3, and then the telescopic rod 522 is retracted upward to take the finished bag body B3 away from the first working box 11, and then the pressing cylinder 56 is activated to push out a movable rod 561 of it, because One end of the movable rod 561 is pivotally connected to the telescopic unit 52, so when the movable rod 561 extends outward, the telescopic unit 52 can be pushed to pivot from the third position to the fourth position. When the clamping claw 54 is controlled to open again, the finished bag body B3 will naturally fall to the lead-out rail 60 due to gravity and slide out for centralized management. At this point, the automated packaging machine 100 completes the vacuum packaging operation of the bag body filled with materials.

The above-mentioned automatic packaging machine 100 is equipped with some workstations to perform multiple functions, which can simplify the workstation and reduce the specific volume of the packaging machine. It is worth mentioning that the way of setting four working boxes on the periphery of the turntable 10 in this embodiment can satisfy that when the first working box 11 moves to the corresponding second workstation S2, the second working box 12 is corresponding to the first workstation S1 ; When the second workstation S2 performs filling and shaking operations on the empty bag B1, the first workstation S1 simultaneously puts another empty bag B1 on the preparation table 20 into the second working box 12, according to the operating principle, you can Improve work efficiency.

The above is only the preferred and feasible embodiment of the creation, and any equivalent changes in the application of the specification and the scope of patent application should be included in the scope of the patent of the creation.

[This creation] 100‧‧‧Automatic packaging machine 10‧‧‧Turntable 11‧‧‧First working box 111‧‧‧Box 111a‧‧‧ opening 112‧‧‧Activity board 12‧‧‧The second working box 13‧‧‧The third working box 14‧‧‧Fourth working box S1‧‧‧ First Workstation 20‧‧‧ Material preparation table 22‧‧‧ Picker 221‧‧‧rotating arm 222‧‧‧Sucker set 23‧‧‧telescopic pressure cylinder S2‧‧‧Second Workstation 30‧‧‧Blower 301‧‧‧Trachea 32‧‧‧Feeding agency 321‧‧‧Fight 322‧‧‧gate 322a‧‧‧half claw 34‧‧‧ Shaking mechanism 341‧‧‧Pole S3‧‧‧ Third Workstation 40‧‧‧Vacuum pump 401‧‧‧Gas needle 42‧‧‧ Pair of die 44‧‧‧Hot pressing parts 46‧‧‧Lifting unit 461‧‧‧Pole S4‧‧‧ Fourth Workstation 50‧‧‧ gripping mechanism 52‧‧‧Telescopic unit 521‧‧‧Pivot end 522‧‧‧Telescopic pole 54‧‧‧jaw 56‧‧‧Press cylinder 561‧‧‧movable rod 60‧‧‧Lead B1‧‧‧Empty bag B2‧‧‧Solid bag B3‧‧‧Finished bag

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an automatic packaging machine of a preferred embodiment; 2 is a perspective view of the internal structure of the automatic packaging machine of the above preferred embodiment; Figure 3 is a simplified top view of the turntable and four workstations of the above automatic packaging machine; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the working box of the above-mentioned automatic packaging machine; FIG. 5 is a simplified perspective view of the structure of the above-mentioned automatic packaging machine, mainly revealing the composition of the first workstation; Figures 6 and 7 are front views of Figure 5, revealing that the empty bag is placed in the first working box; Figure 8 is similar to Figure 3, revealing that the turntable rotates and drives the first working box to move to the second workstation; Figure 9 is a simplified schematic structural diagram of an automated packaging machine, mainly revealing the composition of the second workstation; Figure 10 is similar to Figure 9, revealing that the trachea of the blower of the second workstation extends into the empty bag; Figure 11 is similar to Figure 9, revealing that the two half claws of the feeding mechanism of the second workstation are open; 12 is an enlarged view of FIG. 11, revealing the shaking mechanism of the second workstation; Figure 13 is similar to Figure 3, revealing that the turntable rotates and drives the first work box to move to the third workstation; 14 is a simplified schematic structural diagram of an automated packaging machine, mainly revealing the composition of a third workstation; 15 is a partial view of FIG. 14, revealing the compacting mechanism and sealing mechanism of the third workstation; Figure 16 is similar to Figure 3, revealing that the turntable rotates and drives the first work box to move to the fourth workstation; 17 is a simplified schematic structural diagram of an automated packaging machine, mainly revealing the composition of the fourth workstation; 18 is a front view of FIG. 17, revealing that the telescopic unit of the fourth workstation is in the third position and its telescopic rod extends downward and the jaws open; 19 is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 18, revealing that the jaws of the fourth workstation take out the bag in the first working box; and Figure 20 is similar to Figure 18, revealing that the telescopic unit of the fourth workstation is located in the fourth position.

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Claims (10)

An automatic packaging machine is used for vacuum packaging of a bag filled with materials. It includes a turntable and a first to fourth workstations fixedly arranged outside the periphery of the turntable. The turntable is controlled to rotate and drive to combine At least one work box on the turntable moves at a fixed point corresponding to four workstations, among which: The first work station includes a material preparation table and a picker. The material preparation table stores and empty the bag body, and the picker is used to put the empty bag body into the working box; The second work station includes a feeding mechanism and a shaking mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism is used to deliver materials into the bag in the working box, and the shaking mechanism is used to generate vibration to the bag; The third workstation includes a vacuum pump and a sealing mechanism, wherein the vacuum pump is used to evacuate the air inside the bag, and the sealing mechanism is used to seal the bag; and The fourth workstation includes a clamping mechanism for taking out and releasing the bag inside the work box to an area outside the work box. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the working box includes a box body and a movable plate, the bottom of the box body has an opening, the movable plate is movably placed in the box body up and down and shields the opening, the Place the bag above the movable board. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 2, wherein the number of the at least one work box is four and are combined at intervals on the periphery of the turntable. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the picker of the first workstation includes a rotating arm and a suction cup group, the rotating arm can pivot between a first position and a second position, the suction cup group It is provided at one end of the rotating arm, wherein when the rotating arm is in the first position, the suction cup group sucks the bag body placed on the preparation table, and when the rotating arm is in the second position, the suction cup group releases the bag body In order to make the bag fall into the working box. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the second work station includes an air blower for injecting air into the bag body to inflate the bag body before the feeding mechanism feeds the material. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the shaking mechanism of the second work station includes a retractable movable jack, the jack passes through the opening of the work box from bottom to top and repeatedly pushes the movable plate. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the feeding mechanism includes a bucket and a gate, the bucket stores materials, the gate has two claws, and the two claws are controlled to separate or It is a clip. When the two claws are split, the material falls into the bag body. When the two claws are split, the material cannot fall to the bag body. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the sealing mechanism of the third work station includes two hot-pressing parts, and the two hot-pressing parts are combined and hot-pressed after the vacuum pump draws the air in the bag body. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 3, wherein the gripping mechanism of the fourth work station includes a telescopic unit and a gripper, and the telescopic unit is pivotally connected at one end to be pivotable between a third position and a fourth position The telescopic unit has a telescopic rod with telescopic displacement, and the clip is provided at one end of the telescopic rod, wherein when the telescopic unit is in the third position and the telescopic rod extends, the clamping jaw grips the work box In the inner bag body, when the telescopic unit is in the third position and the telescopic rod is retracted, the gripper pulls the bag away from the work box, and when the telescopic unit is in the fourth position, the gripper releases the Bag body. The automatic packaging machine according to claim 9, wherein the gripping mechanism of the fourth work station includes a pressing cylinder, the pressing cylinder has a reciprocating movable rod, one end of the movable rod is pivotally connected to the telescopic unit, and During the reciprocating movement, the telescopic unit is driven to pivot between the third position and the fourth position.

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