CN106429358B - A kind of object keeps to the side conveying device and method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a kind of object and keeps to the side conveying device and method, is related to material flows automation transmission technique field.Described device includes: sequentially connected first transmission device, keep to the side unit and third transmission device composition；The unit that keeps to the side is including the second transmission device and by edge equipment.The method: starting object keeps to the side conveying device, any one after the first transmission device is sent to the second transmission device, by leaning on edge equipment during transmitting on the second transmission device, is transferred into third transmission device by conveying objects.The entire transmission process of the present invention is concise, and apparatus structure is simple, easy to operate, not will cause rotation of the conveying objects on transmission device.
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Technical field
It keeps to the side conveying device and method the present invention relates to material flows automation transmission technique field more particularly to a kind of object.
Background technique
Currently, being often used cross roll column machine during object transport in material flows automation transmission field and existing to change object
Orientation on transmission device.But this mode poor universality, it is only applicable to the biggish object of volume, when the object transmitted is
When small-size object such as carton cigarette, stucking phenomena easily occurs using cross roll column machine.
Summary of the invention
It keeps to the side conveying device and method the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of object, to solve to exist in the prior art
Foregoing problems.
To achieve the goals above, object of the present invention keeps to the side conveying device, and described device includes: sequentially connected
One transmission device, keep to the side unit and third transmission device composition；The unit that keeps to the side is including the second transmission device and leans on edge equipment,
The upper surface that second transmission device is set by edge equipment；By second transmission device, first transmission
Equipment is connect with the third transmission device；It is described to lean on edge equipment for belt transport equipment, and close to first transmission device
Setting.
Preferably, the main structure by edge equipment is set square side belt transport structure, the set square side
Than third side closer to first transmission device, second side is set with second transmission for belt transport structure first side
Standby transmission direction is parallel, and second side is with the second transmission device close to by edge equipment and at the one side parallel with transmission direction
In same plane.
Preferably, the transmission direction of the first side feed belt in the belt transport structure of edge equipment set square side is stated
Angle with the transmission direction of second transmission device is less than 15 °.
Preferably, the first transmission device is close leans on edge equipment and the side A and second transmission device parallel with transmission direction
Close to by edge equipment and the side C parallel with transmission direction is in same plane,
Third transmission device is far from by edge equipment and the side F parallel with transmission direction and the second transmission device are separate keeps to the side
The equipment and side D parallel with transmission direction is in same plane.
Preferably, the thickness of the thickness of the first transmission device, the second transmission device is identical with the thickness of third transmission device；
The width of first transmission device is of same size with third transmission device, and is greater than by conveying objects maximum length；Described second
The width of transmission device is not less than by twice of conveying objects maximum length, the side by edge equipment and the second transmission device
Minimum perpendicular distance between D is greater than by the maximum width of conveying objects, and the side D, which is that the second transmission device is separate, to keep to the side to set
The standby and side parallel with transmission direction.
Preferably, the upper surface of second transmission device be divided into according to transmission direction do not adjust area, adjustment area and
Complete adjustment area；
The area that do not adjust is connect with first transmission device, and edge equipment, the completion are leaned in setting in the adjustment area
Adjustment area is connect with the third transmission device.
Preferably, described by first side feed belt in the belt transport structure of edge equipment set square side and by transmission object
The side speed of body contact is to keep to the side to close speed, it is described keep to the side to close speed include be mutually right-angle relationship keep to the side to transmit component velocity and
It keeps to the side to push component velocity；It is described keep to the side to transmit component velocity it is identical as the velocity vector of the transmission speed of the second transmission device.
Of the present invention to be kept to the side the delivery method of keeping to the side of conveying device based on the object, the method: starting object leans on
Side conveying device, any one after the first transmission device is sent to the second transmission device, is transmitted by conveying objects second
By leaning on edge equipment during transmitting in equipment, it is transferred into third transmission device；
It is all by conveying objects by after the edge equipment, it is all to be contacted by conveying objects by edge equipment and and transmission direction
Identical side is in same straight line.
It is preferably, described to pass through during being transmitted on the second transmission device by edge equipment, specifically: adjusting keeps to the side to set
The forward speed of standby feed belt, the velocity vector phase for making it keep to the side to transmit component velocity with the transmission speed of the second transmission device
Together；Any one on second transmission device by conveying objects with being in contact by the feed belt of edge equipment when, feed belt
Keeping to the side to transmit component velocity drives the part that is in contact by conveying objects with feed belt to move along the second transmission device transmission direction, leans on
The component velocity of keeping to the side to push of edge equipment will be pushed by conveying objects towards the direction for keeping to the side to push component velocity；In transmission point of keeping to the side
Speed by conveying objects under the premise of not changing transmission posture, is realized vertical under effect while keeping to the side to push component velocity
It is mobile in the position in the second transmission device transmission direction.
Preferably, it will not be rotated during entire transmission by conveying objects；By conveying objects by keeping to the side to set
After standby, by conveying objects close to by edge equipment and a side identical with transmission direction is in same straight line.
The present invention realizes that the principle of the purpose is as follows:
In the present invention with the speed for the feed belt that institute's conveying objects are in contact on the second transmission device is by edge equipment
It keeps to the side to close speed, according to speed synthesising theorem, keeping to the side to close speed includes to be mutually keeping to the side to transmit component velocity and keeping to the side for right-angle relationship
Push component velocity.
It is adjusted the speed to by edge equipment, makes to keep to the side to transmit component velocity equal with the second transmission device transmission speed.Second passes
When transfer device institute's conveying objects by edge equipment belt with being in contact, the transmission component velocity band animal body by edge equipment belt is in contact
Part is moved along the second transmission device transmission direction, and it is equal with the second transmission device transmission speed to keep to the side to transmit component velocity, object
It will not rotate during transmission；Keep to the side to push component velocity for object towards the side for keeping to the side to push component velocity by edge equipment
To being pushed；Under acting on while keeping to the side to transmit component velocity and keep to the side to push component velocity, object is not changing transmission posture
Under the premise of, it can be achieved that mobile perpendicular to the position in the second transmission device transmission direction.
The beneficial effects of the present invention are:
The side of the same direction of different size object is transmitted after described device through the invention each along straight line, this
Invention is particularly suitable for commercial Tobacco special-shaped cigarette sorting stamp field.
Device of the present invention can complete different size and be kept to the side to convey by conveying objects, and entire transmission process is succinctly bright
, and apparatus structure is simple, and it is easy to operate, it not will cause rotation of the conveying objects on transmission device.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is that object keeps to the side the perspective view of conveying device；
Fig. 2 is the top view of Fig. 1；
The first transmission device of 1-, 2- keep to the side unit, the second transmission device of 21-, and 22- leans on edge equipment, 3- third transmission device,
4- is by conveying objects, and 5- keeps to the side to close speed, and 51- keeps to the side to transmit component velocity, and 52- keeps to the side to push component velocity, the second transmission device of 6-
Transmission speed.
Specific embodiment
In order to make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with attached drawing, to the present invention into
Row is further described.It should be appreciated that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, it is not used to
Limit the present invention.
Embodiment 1
Referring to Figures 1 and 2, object described in the present embodiment keeps to the side conveying device, and described device includes: sequentially connected first
Transmission device 1, keep to the side unit 2 and the composition of third transmission device 3；The unit 2 that keeps to the side includes the second transmission device 21 and keeps to the side
Equipment 22, the upper surface that second transmission device 21 is set by edge equipment 22；By second transmission device 21,
First transmission device 1 is connect with the third transmission device 3；It is described to lean on edge equipment 22 for belt transport equipment and close
First transmission device 1 is arranged.
Explanation is explained in more detail:
(1) main structure by edge equipment 22 is set square side belt transport structure, set square side skin
Than third side closer to first transmission device 1, second side is set with second transmission for band transmission structure first side
Standby 21 transmission direction is parallel, and second side and the second transmission device 21 are close to leaning on edge equipment 22 and parallel with transmission direction one
Side is in same plane.The biography of the first side feed belt in 22 set square side belt transport structure of edge equipment
The angle of the transmission direction of defeated direction and second transmission device 21 is less than 15 °.
(2) first transmission devices 1 are close to by edge equipment 22 and the side A and second transmission device parallel with transmission direction
21 close to by edge equipment 22 and the side C parallel with transmission direction is in same plane,
Third transmission device 3 far from by edge equipment 22 and the side F parallel with transmission direction with the second transmission device 21 far
From by edge equipment 22 and the side D parallel with transmission direction is in same plane.
In first transmission device 1, side A parallel with transmission direction and side B are parallel to each other, the side A
It is vertical with the face where transmission object of first transmission device 1；It is parallel with transmission direction in second transmission device 21
Side C and side D it is parallel to each other, the face where transmission object of the side C and second transmission device 21 is vertical；It is described
In third transmission device 3, side E parallel with transmission direction and side F are parallel to each other, and the side E and the third pass
The face where transmission object of transfer device 3 is vertical；Side A and side C is in same plane, and side B and side E are in same flat
Face, side D and side F are in same plane.
The thickness phase of the thickness of (three) first transmission devices 1, the thickness of the second transmission device 21 and third transmission device 3
Together；The width of first transmission device 1 is of same size with third transmission device 3, and is greater than conveying objects maximum length；Described
The width of two transmission devices 21 is not less than by twice of conveying objects maximum length, described by between edge equipment 22 and side D
Minimum perpendicular distance is greater than by the maximum width of conveying objects, and the side D is the second transmission device 21 far from by edge equipment 22
And side identical with transmission direction.
(4), the upper surface of second transmission device 21 be divided into according to transmission direction do not adjust area, adjustment area and
Complete adjustment area；The area that do not adjust is connect with first transmission device 1, and edge equipment 22, institute are leaned in setting in the adjustment area
Completion adjustment area is stated to connect with the third transmission device 3.
(5) the side speed that the transmission belt by edge equipment 22 is contacted with by conveying objects is to keep to the side to close speed 5,
It is described to keep to the side to close speed to include being mutually keeping to the side to transmit component velocity 51 and keeping to the side to push component velocity 52 for right-angle relationship；It is described to keep to the side to pass
Defeated component velocity 51 is identical as the velocity vector of transmission speed 6 of the second transmission device 21.
Embodiment 2
The present embodiment is the delivery method of keeping to the side of conveying device of being kept to the side based on object as described in Example 1, the method:
Starting object keeps to the side conveying device, any one is sent to the second biography by the first transmission device 1 by conveying objects 4
After transfer device 21, by leaning on edge equipment 22 during transmitting on the second transmission device 21, it is transferred into third transmission device
3；It is all by conveying objects 4 by after the edge equipment 22, it is all to be contacted by conveying objects 4 by edge equipment 22 and and transmission direction
Identical side is in same straight line.
It is wherein, described to pass through during being transmitted on the second transmission device 21 by edge equipment 22, specifically: adjusting is kept to the side
The speed of the transmission speed 6 for keeping to the side to transmit component velocity 51 and the second transmission device 21 of the forward speed of feed belt in equipment 22
Vector is identical；
Any one on second transmission device 21 by conveying objects 4 with being in contact by the feed belt of edge equipment 22 when,
The drive of component velocity 51 of keeping to the side to transmit of feed belt is in contact part along the second transmission device 21 with feed belt by conveying objects 4
Transmission direction movement, by edge equipment 22 keep to the side to push component velocity 52 by by conveying objects 4 towards the side for keeping to the side to push component velocity 52
To being pushed；While keeping to the side to transmit component velocity 51 and keep to the side to push component velocity 52 under effect, do not changed by conveying objects 4
Under the premise of becoming transmission posture, realize mobile perpendicular to the position in 21 transmission direction of the second transmission device.
It will not be rotated during entire transmission by conveying objects 4.By conveying objects 4 by leaning on edge equipment 22
Afterwards, by conveying objects 4 close to by edge equipment 22 and a side identical with transmission direction is in same straight line.
By using above-mentioned technical proposal disclosed by the invention, following beneficial effect has been obtained:
The side of the same direction of different size object is transmitted after described device through the invention each along straight line, this
Invention is particularly suitable for commercial Tobacco special-shaped cigarette sorting stamp field.
Device of the present invention can complete different size and be kept to the side to convey by conveying objects, and entire transmission process is succinctly bright
, and apparatus structure is simple, and it is easy to operate, it not will cause rotation of the conveying objects on transmission device.
The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is noted that for the ordinary skill people of the art
For member, various improvements and modifications may be made without departing from the principle of the present invention, these improvements and modifications are also answered
Depending on protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (6)
- The conveying device 1. a kind of object keeps to the side, which is characterized in that described device include: sequentially connected first transmission device (1), Keep to the side unit (2) and third transmission device (3)；The unit that keeps to the side (2) includes the second transmission device (21) and leans on edge equipment (22), described to exist by edge equipment (22) setting The upper surface of second transmission device (21)；By second transmission device (21), first transmission device (1) connect with the third transmission device (3)；It is described to lean on edge equipment (22) for belt transport equipment, and be arranged close to first transmission device (1)；The main structure by edge equipment (22) is set square side belt transport structure, set square side belt transport Structure first side than third side closer to first transmission device (1), second side and second transmission device (21) transmission direction is parallel, and second side is with the second transmission device (21) close to by edge equipment (22) and parallel with transmission direction One side be in same plane；It is described to be contacted by first side feed belt in the belt transport structure of edge equipment (22) set square side with by conveying objects Side speed be to keep to the side to close speed (5), it is described keep to the side to close speed (5) include be mutually right-angle relationship keep to the side transmit component velocity (51) it and keeps to the side to push component velocity (52)；It is described keep to the side to transmit component velocity (51) it is identical as the velocity vector of transmission speed (6) of the second transmission device (21)；The transmission direction of the first side feed belt in the belt transport structure of edge equipment (22) set square side and institute The angle of the transmission direction of the second transmission device (21) is stated less than 15 °；Thickness, the thickness of the second transmission device (21) of first transmission device (1) are identical with the thickness of third transmission device (3)；The width of first transmission device (1) is of same size with third transmission device (3), and is greater than and is most greatly enhanced by conveying objects Degree；The width of second transmission device (21) is not less than by twice of conveying objects maximum length, described to lean on edge equipment (22) Minimum perpendicular distance between the side D of the second transmission device (21) is greater than by the maximum width of conveying objects, the side D It is the second transmission device (21) far from by edge equipment (22) and the side parallel with transmission direction.
- 2. object keeps to the side conveying device according to claim 1, which is characterized in thatFirst transmission device (1) is close to lean on edge equipment (22) and the side A and second transmission device (21) parallel with transmission direction Close to by edge equipment (22) and the side C parallel with transmission direction is in same plane,Third transmission device (3) is separate to lean on edge equipment (22) and the side F and second transmission device (21) parallel with transmission direction Far from by edge equipment (22) and the side D parallel with transmission direction is in same plane.
- 3. object keeps to the side conveying device according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the upper table of second transmission device (21) Face is divided into according to transmission direction not to be adjusted area, adjustment area and completes to adjust area；The area that do not adjust is connect with first transmission device (1), and edge equipment (22) are leaned in setting in the adjustment area, described complete It is connect at adjustment area with the third transmission device (3).
- 4. a kind of kept to the side the delivery method of keeping to the side of conveying device based on object as described in claim 1, which is characterized in that the side Method:Starting object keeps to the side conveying device, any one is sent to the second biography by the first transmission device (1) by conveying objects (4) After transfer device (21), by leaning on edge equipment (22) during transmitting on the second transmission device (21), it is transferred into third biography Transfer device (3)；It is all by conveying objects (4) by after edge equipment (22), it is all contacted by edge equipment (22) by conveying objects (4) and Side identical with transmission direction is in same straight line.
- 5. method according to claim 4, which is characterized in that described to be passed through during being transmitted on the second transmission device (21) It crosses by edge equipment (22), specifically:The forward speed for adjusting the feed belt by edge equipment (22) makes it keep to the side to transmit component velocity (51) and transmit with second and sets The velocity vector of the transmission speed (6) of standby (21) is identical；Any one on second transmission device (21) is in contact by conveying objects (4) with the feed belt by edge equipment (22) When, keep to the side to transmit component velocity (51) of feed belt drive the part that is in contact by conveying objects (4) with feed belt to pass along second The movement of transfer device (21) transmission direction, the component velocity (52) of keeping to the side to push by edge equipment (22) will be by conveying objects (4) towards keeping to the side The direction of push component velocity (52) is pushed；Make while keeping to the side to transmit component velocity (51) and keeping to the side and push component velocity (52) Under, by conveying objects (4) under the premise of not changing transmission posture, realize perpendicular to the second transmission device (21) transmission direction On position it is mobile.
- 6. method according to claim 4, which is characterized in that will not be sent out during entire transmission by conveying objects (4) Raw rotation；By conveying objects (4) after leaning on edge equipment (22), by conveying objects (4) close to by edge equipment (22) and and transmission direction Identical a side is in same straight line.
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