阅读说明：本技术 分体式餐盒的自动打包系统 (Automatic packaging system of split type cutlery box ) 是由 罗湘桂 刘明 刘二震 段芳梅 杨宇 莫振侃 倪一函 杨威 郑小桓 田龙强 张琴 于 2019-09-23 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明提供了分体式餐盒的自动打包系统,包括：转盘装置,转盘装置包括转盘本体和用于驱动转盘本体的转盘驱动,转盘本体上间隔设置有多个定位结构,定位结构中定位有单个下盒或者定位有已扣合有上盒的下盒；压合装置,压合装置包括压模和第一直线驱动机构,压模位于转盘本体的上方,压模包括模腔和形成在模腔的开口边缘的压缘,第一直线驱动机构的动子端连接模腔以带动压模竖直向下移动,使压缘将已扣合的上盒和下盒之间的连接缘向内侧压合变形以封闭上盒和下盒。能够实现分体式餐盒的自动扣合和自动封盒,效率高,品质更容易保证。进一步以巧妙的结构组合实现了上盒、下盒在不同工位之间的转运,结构可靠,且可避免餐盒转运过程中变形。(The invention provides an automatic packing system of split meal boxes, which comprises: the turntable device comprises a turntable body and a turntable drive for driving the turntable body, wherein a plurality of positioning structures are arranged on the turntable body at intervals, and a single lower box or a lower box buckled with an upper box is positioned in each positioning structure; the pressing device comprises a pressing die and a first linear driving mechanism, the pressing die is located above the turntable body and comprises a die cavity and a pressing edge formed on the edge of an opening of the die cavity, and a rotor end of the first linear driving mechanism is connected with the die cavity to drive the pressing die to vertically move downwards, so that the pressing edge deforms the connection edge between the buckled upper box and the buckled lower box to seal the upper box and the lower box in a pressing mode towards the inner side. Can realize the automatic lock of split type cutlery box and seal the box automatically, it is efficient, the quality is guaranteed more easily. The box has the advantages that the transfer of the upper box and the lower box between different stations is further realized through ingenious structural combination, the structure is reliable, and deformation of the lunch box in the transfer process can be avoided.)

1. An automatic packaging system of split type cutlery box, comprising:

the rotary table device comprises a rotary table body and a rotary table drive for driving the rotary table body, wherein a plurality of positioning structures are arranged on the rotary table body at intervals, and a single lower box or a lower box buckled with an upper box is positioned in each positioning structure;

pressing device, pressing device includes moulding-die and first linear drive mechanism, the moulding-die is located the top of carousel body, the moulding-die includes the die cavity and forms the pressure edge at the opening edge of die cavity, the die cavity is used for holding the box, the pressure edge for the die cavity leans out, first linear drive mechanism's active cell end is connected the die cavity is in order to drive the vertical downstream of moulding-die makes the pressure edge will have buckled last box and the inboard pressfitting deformation of connection edge between the box down in order to seal box and lower box.

2. The automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes according to claim 1, further comprising a material frame and an upper box grabbing and placing moving mechanism, wherein the material frame is configured to stack a plurality of upper boxes, the upper box grabbing and placing moving mechanism comprises a first sucker component and an upper box moving platform, the first sucker component is mounted on the upper box moving platform, the first sucker component is configured to adsorb the back of the bottom of the upper box, and the upper box moving platform is configured to drive the upper box to move above the upper box and the lower box of the turntable body and then release the upper box, so that the upper box and the lower box are buckled.

3. The automatic packaging system of split meal boxes of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of frame bases, a plurality of frame translation mechanisms and a frame jacking mechanism, wherein the frame translation mechanisms are configured to contact each frame and drive the frame to translate; the material frame jacking mechanism is configured to jack the material frame after the material frame moves to the position matched with the material frame jacking mechanism, so that the material frame is separated from the contact with the material frame translation mechanism, and other material frames can continue to translate; the upper box moving platform is also configured to drive the first sucking disc component to move to the top of the lifted material frame so as to grab the upper box from the lifted material frame.

4. The automatic packing system of divided lunch boxes of claim 3, wherein the upper box moving platform comprises a lifting platform and a lateral moving platform, the lifting platform is mounted on the lateral moving platform, and the first sucker assembly is mounted on a mover end of the lifting platform;

preferably, the lifting platform comprises a first-stage lifting platform, a connecting arm and a second-stage lifting platform, a stator end of the first-stage lifting platform is mounted on a rotor end of the transverse moving platform, one end of the connecting arm is fixedly connected with a rotor end of the first-stage lifting platform, the other end of the connecting arm is fixedly connected with a stator end of the second-stage lifting platform, and the substrate is fixedly connected with a rotor end of the first-stage lifting platform;

further preferably, the first sucker component comprises a sucker fixing plate and a plurality of suckers, the sucker fixing plate is installed on the rotor end of the second-stage lifting platform, and the suckers are distributed on the sucker fixing plate.

5. The automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes according to claim 1, further comprising a lower box feeding mechanism comprising a conveyor line configured to place a plurality of lower boxes and convey them forward, a lifting translation mechanism, and a lifting transfer mechanism; the jacking translation mechanism comprises a translation platform, a jacking platform and a bracket assembly, the jacking platform is installed on the translation platform, the bracket assembly is installed on the jacking platform, when the jacking platform is configured to jack upwards, the bracket assembly jacks up a lower box from the conveying line, and the translation platform is configured to drive the lower box to translate forwards, so that the lower box can move away from the conveying line and translate to the position above the positioning structure; the lift adapter mechanism is configured to receive a lower cassette from the carriage assembly when raised and to move the lower cassette into the positioning structure when lowered.

6. The automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes according to claim 5, wherein the bracket assembly comprises a first bracket and a second bracket, the bottom of the first bracket and the bottom of the second bracket are respectively and fixedly connected with the jacking platform, a gap between the top of the first bracket and the top of the second bracket is used for the conveyor line to drive the lower box to convey forwards, and when the jacking platform is lifted, the top of the first bracket abuts against the first side wall of the lower box, and the top of the second bracket abuts against the second side wall of the lunch box.

7. The automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes according to claim 5, wherein the turntable body is provided with at least one through hole, and the positioning structure comprises a ring-shaped frame, the ring-shaped frame is installed in the through hole, and the ring-shaped frame is shaped to match with the lower box so as to support the outer wall of the lower box.

8. The automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes of claim 7, wherein the lifting adaptor comprises a lifting mechanism and a first supporting plate, the lifting mechanism is located below the turntable body, the first supporting plate is mounted on the lifting mechanism, the position of the first supporting plate matches with the through hole, so that when the first supporting plate is aligned with the through hole, the first supporting plate passes through the through hole upwards under the driving of the lifting mechanism to receive the lower box on the first supporting plate assembly.

9. The automatic packing system of divided lunch boxes according to claim 1, further comprising a lower box receiving device, wherein the lower box receiving device comprises a second support plate and a second linear driving mechanism, the second support plate is located below the turntable body to drag the bottom of the lower box, the second linear driving mechanism is vertically arranged, the second support plate is connected with the moving terminal of the second linear driving mechanism, and the second support plate is vertically aligned with the pressing die.

10. The automatic packing system of split-type cutlery boxes of claim 1, further comprising an automatic blanking mechanism, wherein the automatic blanking mechanism comprises a second suction cup assembly and a blanking manipulator, the second suction cup assembly is mounted on the blanking manipulator, the second suction cup assembly is configured to absorb the back of the bottom of the upper box, and the blanking manipulator is configured to move the upper box and the lower box which have been sealed out of the positioning structure.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of food packaging and assembling, in particular to an automatic packaging system of a split type lunch box.

Background

In order to meet the requirement that users in offices, shopping malls and other occasions can eat clean and fresh dishes quickly, I constantly develops a new generation of automatic cooking device from several years ago, and realizes the characteristics of miniaturization, quickness, no need of washing a pot, cleanness, sanitation and the like. Specifically, the food that will not cure is packed in disposable pan in advance, and the user only need take out disposable pan from the freezer and place and heat in automatic cooking device when having a meal.

However, there still exists a need for improvement in the prior art, such as the need to place the lower box and the upper box containing food in a specific mold on a workbench for snap-fit packaging during the production process. Because the cutlery box is mostly the aluminium foil box equal thickness thinner material and makes, easy deformation, the automatic transmission line who uses in the mill among the prior art can't be applicable to the automatic feeding of aluminium foil class cutlery box, especially can't be applicable to the automatic transmission workstation of the lower box that has held food. Although the robot among the prior art is high in flexibility ratio, the top of the lower cutlery box that holds food is mostly the opening, and its solid part is the turn-ups that warp relatively easily, and conventional manipulator is difficult to the centre gripping, if for the complicated manipulator of robot configuration, can control complicacy, with high costs, the operation is unstable. More troublesome is that the robot has a slow feeding speed and cannot meet the requirement of continuous high-speed feeding. Therefore among the prior art cutlery box material loading packing platform's process be artifical material loading, and half manual work seals the box, and is inefficient, and still exists because the cutlery box size is thin easy deformation in the material loading process leads to unable box of sealing.

Disclosure of Invention

To overcome the disadvantages of the prior art, the present invention provides an automatic packing system of split-type lunch boxes, which can solve at least one of the aforementioned technical problems.

Specifically, the technical scheme is as follows:

an automatic packing system of split cutlery boxes comprising:

the rotary table device comprises a rotary table body and a rotary table drive for driving the rotary table body, wherein a plurality of positioning structures are arranged on the rotary table body at intervals, and a single lower box or a lower box buckled with an upper box is positioned in each positioning structure;

pressing device, pressing device includes moulding-die and first linear drive mechanism, the moulding-die is located the top of carousel body, the moulding-die includes the die cavity and forms the pressure edge at the opening edge of die cavity, the die cavity is used for holding the box, the pressure edge for the die cavity leans out, first linear drive mechanism's active cell end is connected the die cavity is in order to drive the vertical downstream of moulding-die makes the pressure edge will have buckled last box and the inboard pressfitting deformation of connection edge between the box down in order to seal box and lower box.

In a specific embodiment, the material frame is configured to stack a plurality of upper boxes, the upper box grabbing and releasing moving mechanism comprises a first chuck component and an upper box moving platform, the first chuck component is mounted on the upper box moving platform, the first chuck component is configured to adsorb the back of the bottom of the upper box, and the upper box moving platform is configured to drive the upper box to move above the upper box and the lower box of the turntable body and then release the upper box, so that the upper box and the lower box are buckled.

In a specific embodiment, the material frame device further comprises a plurality of material frame bases, a plurality of material frame translation mechanisms and a material frame jacking mechanism, wherein the material frame translation mechanisms are arranged on the material frame bases and are configured to contact the material frames and drive the material frames to translate; the material frame jacking mechanism is configured to jack the material frame after the material frame moves to the position matched with the material frame jacking mechanism, so that the material frame is separated from the contact with the material frame translation mechanism, and other material frames can continue to translate; the upper box moving platform is also configured to drive the first sucking disc component to move to the top of the lifted material frame so as to grab the upper box from the lifted material frame.

In a specific embodiment, the upper box moving platform comprises a lifting platform and a transverse moving platform, the lifting platform is mounted on the transverse moving platform, and the first sucker assembly is mounted on a rotor end of the lifting platform;

preferably, the lifting platform comprises a first-stage lifting platform, a connecting arm and a second-stage lifting platform, a stator end of the first-stage lifting platform is mounted on a rotor end of the transverse moving platform, one end of the connecting arm is fixedly connected with a rotor end of the first-stage lifting platform, the other end of the connecting arm is fixedly connected with a stator end of the second-stage lifting platform, and the substrate is fixedly connected with a rotor end of the first-stage lifting platform;

further preferably, the first sucker component comprises a sucker fixing plate and a plurality of suckers, the sucker fixing plate is installed on the rotor end of the second-stage lifting platform, and the suckers are distributed on the sucker fixing plate.

In a specific embodiment, the automatic box feeding device further comprises a lower box feeding mechanism, wherein the lower box feeding mechanism comprises a conveying line, a jacking translation mechanism and a lifting switching mechanism, and the conveying line is configured to place a plurality of lower boxes and convey the lower boxes forwards; the jacking translation mechanism comprises a translation platform, a jacking platform and a bracket assembly, the jacking platform is installed on the translation platform, the bracket assembly is installed on the jacking platform, when the jacking platform is configured to jack upwards, the bracket assembly jacks up a lower box from the conveying line, and the translation platform is configured to drive the lower box to translate forwards, so that the lower box can move away from the conveying line and translate to the position above the positioning structure; the lift adapter mechanism is configured to receive a lower cassette from the carriage assembly when raised and to move the lower cassette into the positioning structure when lowered.

In a specific embodiment, the bracket assembly comprises a first bracket and a second bracket, the bottoms of the first bracket and the second bracket are respectively and fixedly connected with the jacking platform, a gap between the top of the first bracket and the top of the second bracket is used for the conveying line to drive the lower box to convey forwards, and when the jacking platform is lifted, the top of the first bracket abuts against a first side wall of the lower box, and the top of the second bracket abuts against a second side wall of the lunch box.

In a specific embodiment, the turntable body is provided with at least one through hole, the positioning structure comprises an annular frame, the annular frame is installed in the through hole, and the annular frame is matched with the lower box in shape to support the outer wall of the lower box.

In a specific embodiment, the lifting switching mechanism comprises a lifting mechanism and a first supporting plate, the lifting mechanism is located below the turntable body, the first supporting plate is mounted on the lifting mechanism, the position of the first supporting plate is matched with the through hole, and when the first supporting plate is aligned with the through hole, the first supporting plate penetrates upwards through the through hole under the driving of the lifting mechanism to receive a lower box on the first supporting plate assembly.

In a specific embodiment, the lower box bearing device further comprises a second supporting plate and a second linear driving mechanism, the second supporting plate is located below the turntable body and used for dragging the bottom of the lower box, the second linear driving mechanism is vertically arranged, the second supporting plate is connected with a rotor end of the second linear driving mechanism, and the second supporting plate is aligned with the pressing die in the vertical direction.

In a specific embodiment, the automatic blanking device further comprises an automatic blanking mechanism, the automatic blanking mechanism comprises a second sucker assembly and a blanking manipulator, the second sucker assembly is mounted on the blanking manipulator, the second sucker assembly is configured to absorb the back of the box bottom of the upper box, and the blanking manipulator is configured to drive the upper box and the lower box which are sealed to move out of the positioning structure.

The invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

according to the invention, a plurality of combined bodies of the buckled upper box and the buckled lower box can be sequentially moved to the position aligned with the pressing device by utilizing the turntable device, and the first linear driving mechanism in the pressing device is started to drive the pressing die to vertically move downwards so that the pressing edge presses and deforms the connecting edge between the buckled upper box and the buckled lower box inwards to close the upper box and the lower box. Therefore, the automatic box sealing operation of the split type lunch box can be realized. The efficiency is higher, seals the box quality and guarantees more easily.

Furthermore, the automatic feeding of the lower box is realized by ingenious structural combination. Specifically, the lower box containing food is conveyed to the position of the bracket component by the conveying line, the jacking platform jacks up the lunch box through the bracket component with a simpler structure, then the lunch box is conveyed forwards to the upper part of the workbench by the translation platform, and then the lunch box is received from the vertical direction by the lifting switching mechanism and is moved to the positioning structure. The whole structure can realize automatic operation, the transfer of the lower box containing food is realized by ingenious structural combination, a robot structure with complex design is not needed, and the system reliability is higher. The action that needs to carry out is jacking and translation, and the control degree of difficulty of equipment is lower, the execution speed is faster, is convenient for improve the transport speed of lower box, improves production efficiency. Moreover, the box body deformation condition caused by clamping the lower box by the manipulator in the prior art can be avoided through the structure.

And, the automatic feeding of the upper box is realized by ingenious structural combination. Specifically, go up box moving platform and can drive first sucking disc subassembly automatically and remove to the top of the material frame of stacking the box, but the height that descends automatically makes first sucking disc subassembly suck the back of box in order to realize snatching of last box, and the height that box moving platform can promote the box automatically after snatching the box, and the box moving platform drives the top that the box removed the lower box on the carousel body on continuing to start, then releases the box and makes the box lock close the top at the lower box. The deformation which may be produced in the process of transferring and feeding the aluminum foil box bodies can be prevented or reduced, a complex robot structure does not need to be designed, and the system reliability is higher. Moreover, the upper box is grabbed by the sucker to realize position transfer, and the soft characteristic of the sucker and the air pressure difference adsorption positioning can better avoid deformation of the upper box in the process of moving to be buckled with the lower box.

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, it should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate some embodiments of the present invention, and therefore should not be considered as limiting the scope, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other related drawings can be obtained from the drawings without inventive effort.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an automatic packing system for split-type lunch boxes according to embodiment 1;

FIG. 2 is a first angle perspective view of the combination of the upper box gripping and releasing moving mechanism, the material frame translation mechanism and the material frame jacking mechanism in embodiment 1;

FIG. 3 is a second perspective view of the combination of the upper box gripping and releasing moving mechanism, the material frame translation mechanism and the material frame jacking mechanism in embodiment 1;

FIG. 4 is a third perspective view of the combination of the upper box gripping and releasing moving mechanism, the material frame translation mechanism and the material frame jacking mechanism in embodiment 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial view of the area A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a linear module in example 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a stopper positioning mechanism in embodiment 1

FIG. 8 is a first perspective view of a combination of a lower case loading mechanism and a turntable device in accordance with embodiment 1;

FIG. 9 is a second perspective view of the combination of the lower box loading mechanism and the turntable device in embodiment 1;

FIG. 10 is a third perspective view of the combination of the lower case loading mechanism and the turntable device in embodiment 1;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the conveyor line, the jacking translation mechanism and the lifting adapter mechanism combination in the embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a first perspective view of the conveyor line and jacking translation mechanism assembly in the embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a second perspective view of the conveyor line and jacking translation mechanism assembly in the embodiment;

FIG. 14 is a partial schematic view of an automatic packing system for split-type lunch boxes in example 1

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the upper cartridge pick-and-place moving mechanism and the prefolding mechanism in embodiment 1;

fig. 16 is a perspective view of the first stage elevating platform, the second stage elevating platform and the pre-folding device in embodiment 1;

FIG. 17 is a first perspective view of the prefolding apparatus in accordance with embodiment 1;

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a second perspective view of the prefolding apparatus in accordance with embodiment 1;

FIG. 19 is a perspective view of a substrate in example 1;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of the tray device and the caulking device in accordance with embodiment 1;

FIG. 21 is a sectional view of the pressing means and the lower cartridge accommodating means in embodiment 1;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of the first stage elevating platform, the second stage elevating platform and the pre-folding device in embodiment 2;

fig. 23 is a sectional view of the pre-molded and divided lunch box of embodiment 2.

Description of the main element symbols:

1-a turntable body; 2, a box loading, grabbing and placing moving mechanism; 201-transversely moving the platform; 202-a first level lift platform; 203-a linker arm; 204-a second-stage lifting platform; 205-a suction cup fixing plate; 206-a sucker; 207-a substrate; 208-roller frame; 209-roller body; 210-a positioning block; 211-relief holes; 212-a top plate; 213-long hole; 214-an axle; 215-mounting grooves; 216-a sensor; 217-screw hole; 5-a workbench; 6, putting the box; 7-placing the box; 8-a base frame; 9. 80-driving the turntable; 10-pressing mould; 11-a second pallet; 12-second linear drive; 13-first linear drive; 14-a connecting flange; 15-pressing edge; 16-an annular frame; 17-prepressing the die; 601-a linear module; 602-jacking a supporting plate; 701-synchronous belt; 702-a guide wheel; 703-a driven wheel; 704-a backing plate; 705-driving the motor; 080-blocking positioning mechanism; 801-cylinder jacket; 802-a piston rod; 803-a connecting seat; 804-a rotating shaft; 805-a turning block; 806-a roller; 090-a caster; 010-a support seat; 011-cylinders; 012-lifting plate; 013-top column; 030-a base; 040-material frame; 041-openings; 20-a conveyor belt; 40-a translation stage; 50-a first bracket; 510-a first vertical shelf; 520-a first cross frame; 70-a lifting transfer mechanism; 710-a lifting mechanism; 720-a first pallet; 100-a scaffold; 110-jacking platform; 120-a drive assembly; 130-a second bracket; 131-a second vertical frame; 132-a second cross-frame; 140-a through hole; 150-transmission structure.

Detailed Description

Various embodiments of the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter. The invention is capable of various embodiments and of modifications and variations therein. However, it should be understood that: there is no intention to limit various embodiments of the invention to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the invention.

It should be noted that the term "edge" in the structures "connecting edge", "press edge" and the like in the present invention should be understood in the general meaning of "component edge" in the mechanical field, i.e. the connecting edge is an edge for connection, and the press edge is an edge of a press die for contacting and pressing the connecting edge of the lower case into shape.

It should be noted that, when the outer side and the inner side are understood by those skilled in the art, the packing state or the user using state should be understood, that is, the outer side of each structure of the lunch box facing the user or operator is the outer side, and the side of the structure opposite to the outer side is the inner side.

It should be noted that, in the present invention, the stator end and the mover end of the elevating platform, the horizontal moving platform, the linear driving mechanism, and other structures are all defined, and the fixed portion is the stator end, for example, the housing of the motor, the cylinder of the cylinder, and the like, and is called the stator end because it is fixed. The part of the output power is the rotor end, such as the piston rod of the cylinder, the rotating shaft of the motor, the output shaft of the linear motor, and the like, and is called as the rotor end because the part is movable.