WO2020088040A1

WO2020088040A1 - Continuous filling and rapid canning system for powder materials

Info

Publication number: WO2020088040A1
Application number: PCT/CN2019/101321
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈立; 顾杨凯; 蒋晓平
Original assignee: 常州久煜自动化设备有限公司
Priority date: 2018-10-31
Filing date: 2019-08-19
Publication date: 2020-05-07
Also published as: AU2019370264A1; AU2019370264B2; CN109159929A; EP3835219A1; EP3835219A4; RU2766141C1; NZ774084A

Abstract

A continuous filling and rapid canning system for powder materials, comprising a feed unit (100), a rotary filling unit (200), a can body input unit (300) and a can body output unit (400), wherein the feed unit (100) comprises an annular feed groove (110) and a feed pipe (120); at least two feed ports (111) are formed in the annular feed groove (110), and one end of the feed pipe (120) extends into the annular feed groove (110); the rotary filling unit (200) comprises a drive element (210), a rotary base (220), a rotary disc (230) and a filling assembly (240); the rotary base (220) and the rotary disc (230) are all mounted on the drive element (210); at least two filling stations are formed on the rotary base (220); the feed pipe (120) is mounted on an outer ring of the rotary disc (230), and paired filling stations are connected to the feed ports (111) by means of the filling assembly (240); and the can body input unit (300) is used for conveying can bodies (001) onto the filling stations, and the can body output unit (400) is used for moving the filled can bodies (001) away from the filling stations. Materials are added in a movement process, and the can bodies do not need to be stopped at set positions, thereby greatly increasing the filling efficiency.

Description

Fast filling system for continuous filling of powder materials

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of canned product processing, in particular, to a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials.

Background technique

The existing can product filling device usually includes a disc-shaped rotating seat located between the inlet conveyor line and the outlet conveyor line, and a plurality of can-positioning tanks arranged along the circumference are arranged on the rotating seat, at a specific position above the rotating seat A fixed discharge filling mechanism (for example, a spiral discharge mechanism) is provided. During its work, the empty tank sent from the inlet conveyor line is transferred to the rotating base by the moving mechanism, and then moves to the bottom of the filling mechanism with the rotation of the rotating base for filling, and after filling, it moves to the rotation of the rotating base to One side of the exit conveyor line is transferred to the exit conveyor line by the removal mechanism and output.

The inventor found in research that the traditional continuous filling device for canned products has at least the following disadvantages:

First, because the filling mechanism is fixed at a specific station, the rotating seat must stop for a period of time when each empty can reaches the filling station, waiting for the end of filling, so the entire filling cycle is longer, which affects the improvement of packaging efficiency;

Second, in the traditional filling structure, after the filling is completed, the filling volume is usually checked by the weighing device before entering the exit conveyor line. If the filling volume is found to be insufficient, it cannot be replenished, and only the unqualified products can be rejected, resulting in Waste of production capacity;

Third, manual weight adjustment is used to increase the chance of product contamination, and it takes time and effort to increase costs.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, in order to improve the problems of long filling cycle and inaccurate filling amount of traditional canned products.

The embodiments of the present invention are implemented as follows:

Based on the above first object, the present invention provides a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, which includes a feed unit, a rotary filling unit, a tank input unit, and a tank output unit. The feed unit includes an annular feed A tank and a feed tube, at least two feed ports are provided in the annular feed tank, one end of the feed tube extends into the annular feed tank; the rotary filling unit includes a driving member and a rotary base , A rotating disk and a filling assembly, the rotating base and the rotating disk are both installed on the driving member, the rotating base and the rotating disk are spaced apart, the rotating disk is away from the driving member, the rotating At least two filling stations are provided on the base, the feeding tube is installed on the outer ring of the rotating disk, the filling stations correspond one-to-one with the feeding ports, and the pair of filling stations The filling unit is connected between the position and the inlet; the tank input unit is used to transport the tank to the filling station, and the tank output unit is used to leave the filled tank The filling Bit.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the at least two feed ports are evenly spaced around the rotation axis of the driving member.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the feed port is a bar-shaped port, and the length direction of the feed port extends along the circumferential direction of the annular feed groove.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a material guide structure is provided between adjacent feed ports, and the material guide structure makes the material have a tendency to flow toward the end of the feed port close to the filling assembly .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material guiding structure is a material guiding cone.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the feed inlet includes a first edge near the notch of the annular feed trough and a second edge away from the notch of the annular feed trough, the feed The aperture of the port gradually decreases from the first edge to the second edge along the direction of the central axis, and the first edge adjacent to the feed port is connected.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the filling assembly includes a housing, a motor and a spiral feed rod, the motor is mounted on the rotating disk, the motor is located inside the annular feed slot, the housing Installed on the rotating disk, the screw feed rod is installed on the output shaft of the motor, the screw feed rod is located in the housing, and a port of the housing communicates with the feed port, the housing The other port of is located above the filling station to allow the material to fall into the tank located on the filling station.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials further includes a weighing unit, and each weighing station is equipped with one weighing unit.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the tank input unit includes a screw conveyor assembly, and the tank output unit includes a screw conveyor assembly.

Based on the above object, the present invention also provides a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, which includes a feed unit, a rotary filling unit, a tank input unit, and a tank output unit. The feed unit includes an annular feed tank And a feed tube, at least two feed ports are provided in the annular feed tank, one end of the feed tube extends into the annular feed tank; the rotary filling unit includes a driving member, a rotating A base, a rotating disk and a filling assembly, the rotating base and the rotating disk are all mounted on the driving member, the rotating base and the rotating disk are spaced apart, the rotating disk is away from the driving member, the At least two filling stations are provided on the rotating base, the feeding tube is installed on the outer ring of the rotating disk, the filling stations correspond one-to-one with the feeding ports, and the pair of filling stations The filling station is connected between the station and the feed port; the tank input unit is used to transport the tank to the filling station, and the tank output unit is used to fill the filled tank Leave the charge Fill the station.

The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are:

In summary, the embodiments of the present invention provide a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, which has a simple and reasonable structure, is easy to manufacture and process, and is easy to install and use. At the same time, during the filling process, the filling component and the can body are one by one Correspondingly, the filling assembly and the tank move together. During the rotation process, the filling assembly completes the addition of materials to the tank. The addition of materials is a moving process, and there is no need to stop the tank at the set position, which greatly improves the filling efficiency . details as follows:

The powder material continuous filling fast filling system provided in this embodiment, during the filling process, the material enters the annular feed tank from the feed pipe, and the material in the annular feed tank is conveyed through the filling component. Before filling, the empty The tank is transported by the tank input unit to the rotating base. During the rotation of the rotating base, the filling station on the rotating base has empty tanks in turn. When the empty tank enters the filling station and rotates with the rotating base , The material filling component is transported to the empty tank on the rotating base, the filling component and the empty tank have a one-to-one correspondence, and the filling component is located on the rotating plate, which rotates synchronously with the rotating base, that is, the filling component rotates together with the empty tank The filling of the material is completed during the rotation process. The tank after the material is filled is output by the tank output unit, and the filling station is reserved for the new empty tank to be refilled, so the cycle can be repeated. And during the filling process, the material continuously enters into the annular feed tank from the feed pipe to realize the supplement of the material. Since the ring-shaped feed groove is provided on the outer ring of the rotating disk, the feed pipe is located on the outside of the rotating disk, which is easy to clean, does not interfere with other components, and is also convenient for maintenance and installation. And the material is conveyed through a feed tube, which reduces the number of gold detectors and saves costs.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In order to more clearly explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore do not It should be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without paying any creative work, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic top view of a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an annular feed tank and a rotating disk of a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an annular feed tank of a continuous filling fast filling system for powder materials according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Icons: 001-tank; 002-frame; 003-guide chuck; 004-input rotary clamp; 005-first toggle card slot; 006-output toggle card; 007-second toggle card slot; 100-feeding unit; 110-ring feed tank; 111-feeding port; 120-feeding tube; 200-rotating filling unit; 210-driving part; 220-rotating base; 230-rotating disc; 240-filling assembly ; 241-shell; 242-motor; 243-screw feed rod; 300-tank input unit; 400-tank output unit; 500-weighing unit.

detailed description

In the current filling mechanism, since the filling mechanism is fixed at a specific station, the rotating seat must stop for a period of time when each empty can reaches the filling station, and the filling period is longer, which affects the improvement of packaging efficiency. After the filling is completed, the filling amount is usually checked by the weighing device before entering the exit conveyor line. If the filling amount is found to be insufficient, it cannot be replenished, and only the unqualified products can be rejected, resulting in a waste of production capacity. The use of manual weight adjustment increases the chance of product contamination, and it takes time and effort to increase costs.

In view of this, the inventor has designed a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials. During the filling process, the filling assembly corresponds to the tank body one by one, and the filling assembly and the tank body move together. During the rotation process, the filling assembly completes the canning. The material is added to the body, and the material is added as a moving process. There is no need to stop the tank at the set position, which greatly improves the efficiency of filling.

To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments It is a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the invention generally described and illustrated in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in a variety of different configurations.

Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters indicate similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, there is no need to further define and explain it in subsequent drawings.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or The orientation or positional relationship of the conventional placement of the invention products is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore It cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms “first” and “second” are only used to distinguish descriptions, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms “setup”, “installation”, and “connection” should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection or a connection Disassembly connection, or integral connection; it can be mechanical connection or electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the connection between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific situations.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Examples

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, this embodiment provides a rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, which can be suitable for filling milk powder in iron tin cans.

The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials provided in this embodiment includes a frame 002, a feeding unit 100, a rotary filling unit 200, a tank input unit 300, and a tank output unit 400. The feed unit 100 includes an annular feed tank 110 And a feed tube 120, at least two feed ports 111 are provided in the annular feed tank 110, one end of the feed tube 120 extends into the annular feed tank 110; the rotary filling unit 200 includes a driving member 210, a rotating base 220, The rotating disk 230 and the filling assembly 240, the driving member 210 is installed on the frame 002, the rotating base 220 and the rotating disk 230 are both installed on the driving member 210, the rotating base 220 and the rotating disk 230 are spaced apart, the rotating disk 230 is away from the driving member 210 At least two filling stations are provided on the rotating base 220, the feeding tube 120 is installed on the outer ring of the rotating disc 230, the filling stations correspond to the feeding ports 111 one by one, and the pair of filling stations and feeding materials The ports 111 are connected by a filling assembly 240; the tank input unit 300 and the tank output unit 400 are both installed on the rack 002, the tank input unit 300 is used to transport the tank 001 to the filling station, the tank Output unit 400 It is used to leave the filled tank 001 from the filling station.

The powder material continuous filling rapid filling system provided in this embodiment, during the filling process, the material enters the annular feed tank 110 from the feed pipe 120, and the material in the annular feed tank 110 is transported by the filling assembly 240, in Before filling, the empty cans are transported by the tank input unit 300 to the rotating base 220. During the rotation of the rotating base 220, the filling stations on the rotating base 220 are sequentially filled with empty cans. After the empty cans enter the filling station and follow During the process of rotating together with the rotating base 220, the material filling assembly 240 is transported to the empty tank on the rotating base 220, and the positions of the filling assembly 240 and the empty tank correspond to each other, and the filling assembly 240 is located on the rotating plate 230, and The rotating base 220 rotates synchronously, that is, the filling assembly 240 rotates together with the empty tank, and the filling of the material is completed during the rotation. The tank 001 after the material filling is completed is output by the tank output unit 400, and the filling station is reserved for The new empty cans are replenished, so the cycle can be repeated. And during the filling process, the material continuously enters the annular feed tank 110 from the feed pipe 120. In this process, the feed pipe 120 is stationary, and the annular feed tank 110 rotates to replenish the material, and the material can be quickly and uniformly Is filled in the annular feed tank 110. Since the ring-shaped feed slot 110 is provided on the outer ring of the rotating disk 230, the feed pipe 120 is located outside the rotating disk 230, which is convenient for cleaning, not easy to interfere with other components, and also convenient for maintenance and installation. In addition, a material feeder 120 is used for material transportation, and only one gold detector needs to be installed on the feed pipe 120, which reduces the number of gold detectors and saves costs.

It should be noted that the number of the feeding ports 111 can be set as needed. For example, the number of the feeding ports 111 can be set to 12. Optionally, one feed pipe 120 is provided.

It should be noted that the driving member 210 may be an electric motor, and the rotating base 220 and the rotating disk 230 are coaxially arranged.

Optionally, at least two feed ports 111 are evenly spaced around the rotation axis of the driving member 210. Each feed port 111 is generally a strip-shaped port, and the length direction of the feed port 111 extends along the length direction of the annular feed tank 110. With such a structural design, the feed port 111 has a larger area, which is convenient for materials from the feed port 111 enters the filling assembly 240 to fill.

Further, a material guiding structure is provided between adjacent feeding ports 111. By setting the material guide structure, when the feed pipe 120 is used to transport the material into the annular feed tank 110, the material does not accumulate on the bottom of the annular feed tank 110, to avoid material agglomeration caused by material accumulation, etc., The waste of materials is reduced, and the cleaning of the annular feed tank 110 is also facilitated.

Optionally, the material guide structure is a material guide cone, for example, the material guide structure is a cone.

It should be understood that in order to reduce the accumulation of materials in the annular feed tank 110, other structures may also be used. For example, in other embodiments, the feed port 111 includes a first edge near the slot of the annular feed tank 110 and away from The second edge of the notch of the annular feed slot 110, the diameter of the feed port 111 gradually decreases from the first edge to the second edge in the direction of the central axis, and the first edges of the adjacent feed ports 111 are connected.

In this embodiment, the filling assembly 240 includes a housing 241, a motor 242, and a spiral feed rod 243. The motor 242 is installed on the rotating disk 230. The motor 242 is located inside the annular feed slot 110. The housing 241 is installed on the rotating disk 230. The feeding rod 243 is installed on the output shaft of the motor 242. The spiral feeding rod 243 is located in the housing 241. One port of the housing 241 communicates with the feeding port 111, and the other port of the housing 241 is located above the filling station, so that the material falls Go to the tank 001 located on the filling station. The material that enters the casing 241 from the feed port 111 falls under the rotating and squeezing action of the screw feed rod 243, falls from the bottom port of the casing 241, and enters the empty tank. The housing 241 may be a cylindrical cylinder.

It should be noted that the number of feed ports is equal to the number of screw feed rods filled with materials.

In this embodiment, a weighing unit 500 is also installed in each filling station, and the weighing unit 500 may be an electronic scale. The empty tank is located above the weighing unit 500, and the weighing unit 500 can detect the weight of the tank body 001 in real time, which is convenient for controlling the amount of the filling component 240 to fill the empty tank with the filling material, and the control is more accurate.

In this embodiment, the tank input unit 300 includes a screw conveyor assembly, and the tank output unit 400 includes a screw conveyor assembly. A guide chuck 003 is installed between the entrance and the exit of the rotary base 220, and an input rotary clamp 004 is installed at the entrance of the rotary base 220, and a first toggle slot 005 is provided on the input rotary clamp 004. An output rotation clamp 006 is installed at the exit of the rotation base 220, and a second toggle slot 007 is provided on the output rotation clamp 006. During operation, the tank 001 input by the tank 001 conveying unit enters the first toggle slot 005 of the input rotary clamp 004, and then the input rotary clamp 004 rotates to slide the empty tank along the guide chuck 003 into On the filling station of the rotating base 220. After the filling is completed, under the rotation of the output rotary clamp 006, the tank 001 enters the second toggle slot 007, the tank 001 is pushed into the guide chuck 003, and slides into the guide chuck 003 To the tank output unit 400, output by it.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

A rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, characterized in that it includes a feed unit, a rotary filling unit, a tank input unit and a tank output unit, the feed unit includes an annular feed tank and a feed tube, At least two feed ports are provided in the annular feed tank, and one end of the feed pipe extends into the annular feed tank; the rotary filling unit includes a driving member, a rotating base, a rotating disk, and a filling assembly , The rotating base and the rotating disk are both installed on the driving member, the rotating base and the rotating disk are spaced apart, the rotating disk is away from the driving member, the rotating base is provided with at least two Filling station, the feed pipe is installed on the outer ring of the rotating disc, the filling station corresponds to the feed port one-to-one, and the pair of the filling station and the feed port The tank is connected through one of the filling components; the tank input unit is used to transport the tank to the filling station, and the tank output unit is used to remove the filled tank from the filling station.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 1, wherein the at least two feed ports are arranged at even intervals around the rotation axis of the driving member.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 1, wherein the feed port is a bar-shaped port, and the length direction of the feed port extends along the circumferential direction of the annular feed tank.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 1, characterized in that a material guide structure is provided between the adjacent material inlets, and the material guide structure enables the material to approach the material inlet The tendency of the end of the filling assembly to flow.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 4, characterized in that the material guiding structure is a material guiding cone.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 1, characterized in that the feed port includes a first edge close to the notch of the annular feed trough and a trough away from the annular feed trough For the second edge of the port, the diameter of the feed port gradually decreases from the first edge to the second edge in the direction of the central axis, and the first edge adjacent to the feed port is connected.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to claim 1, characterized in that the filling assembly includes a housing, a motor, and a spiral feed rod, the motor is mounted on the rotating disk, and the motor is located on the Inside the annular feed slot, the housing is mounted on the rotating disk, the screw feed rod is mounted on the output shaft of the motor, the screw feed rod is located in the housing, a port of the housing Communicating with the feed inlet, another port of the housing is located above the filling station, so that the material falls into the tank located on the filling station.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials further comprises a weighing unit, and each of the filling stations One said weighing unit is installed.
The rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the can body input unit includes a screw conveying assembly, and the can body output unit includes a screw conveying assembly.
A rapid filling system for continuous filling of powder materials, characterized in that it includes a feed unit, a rotary filling unit, a tank input unit and a tank output unit, the feed unit includes an annular feed tank and a feed At least two feed ports are provided in the annular feed tank, and one end of the feed pipe extends into the annular feed tank; the rotary filling unit includes a driving member, a rotating base, a rotating disk and A filling assembly, the rotating base and the rotating disk are all installed on the driving member, the rotating base and the rotating disk are arranged at intervals, the rotating disk is away from the driving member, the rotating base is provided with At least two filling stations, the feed tube is installed on the outer ring of the rotating disk, the filling station corresponds to the feed port one by one, and the pair of the filling station and the feed The ports are connected by a filling assembly; the tank input unit is used to transport the tank to the filling station, and the tank output unit is used to leave the filled tank out of the filling station Bit.