CN108422743B - Carton-printing machine material feeding unit - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a feeding device of a carton printing machine, which comprises a chassis, a steering wheel and a carton tray, wherein the chassis is connected with the steering wheel through a movable connecting mechanism, and the chassis is connected with the carton tray through a height adjusting mechanism; the chassis comprises a bottom plate, a first concave connecting block and a second concave connecting block, wherein the first concave connecting block and the second concave connecting block are fixed on the surface of the bottom plate; the steering wheel comprises an annular plate and a third concave connecting block fixed on the bottom surface of the annular plate; the movable connecting mechanism comprises a connecting rod, a first connecting frame and a first shaft lever; the carton tray comprises a tray, a movable shaft and a fourth concave connecting block, wherein the movable shaft and the fourth concave connecting block are fixed on the bottom surface of the tray; the height adjusting mechanism comprises a cylindrical base and a supporting rod. The feeding device can quickly and conveniently adjust the moving direction and the conveying height of the carton tray, can always keep the carton tray to horizontally move in the adjusting process, is stable in conveying process, and can save manpower and effectively improve the printing efficiency of the carton by being driven by the motor and the actuator.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the technical field of carton manufacturing, and particularly relates to a feeding device of a carton printing machine.
Background
During operation, the carton printing machine makes the text and image to be printed into printing plate, and the printing plate is set on the printing machine, and the printing machine is operated by person to apply ink homogeneously onto the text and image on the printing plate and then to transfer printed matter to corrugated paper board or carton directly or indirectly to reproduce the same printed matter as the printing plate.
When the carton transports the feed end of carton printing machine, need utilize loading attachment to carry the printing position usually, current loading attachment need through the height of artifical adjustment direction and support case, and manual operation is the extravagant manpower not only, has the inconvenient condition of operation when the box is great moreover, influences carton printing efficiency.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on the background technology, the invention provides the feeding device of the carton printing machine, which is driven by the motor and the actuator, can quickly and conveniently adjust the moving direction and the transportation height of the carton tray, saves manpower and improves the printing efficiency of the carton.
The purpose of the invention can be realized by the following technical scheme:
a feeding device of a carton printing machine comprises a chassis, a steering wheel and a carton tray, wherein the chassis is connected with the steering wheel through a movable connecting mechanism, and the chassis is connected with the carton tray through a height adjusting mechanism;
the chassis comprises a bottom plate, a first concave connecting block and a second concave connecting block, wherein the first concave connecting block and the second concave connecting block are fixed on the surface of the bottom plate;
the steering wheel comprises an annular plate and a third concave connecting block fixed on the bottom surface of the annular plate, and a positioning cylinder penetrates through and is fixed on the surface of the annular plate;
the movable connecting mechanism comprises a connecting rod, a first connecting frame and a first shaft rod, the connecting rod is movably arranged in the first connecting frame through the first shaft rod, the first shaft rod penetrates through and is fixed on two opposite surfaces of the first connecting frame, and the other two opposite surfaces of the first connecting frame are arranged on the surface of the concave connecting block;
the carton tray comprises a tray, a movable shaft and a fourth concave connecting block, wherein the movable shaft and the fourth concave connecting block are fixed on the bottom surface of the tray;
height adjusting mechanism includes cylinder base and bracing piece, open the bottom of cylinder base has the circular through-hole of second, the circular through-hole department movable mounting of second has the second axostylus axostyle, the second axostylus axostyle is fixed in the surface of second connecting frame, second connecting frame movable mounting is on the surface of second spill connecting block, open the top surface of cylinder base has spacing hole, spacing hole department movable sleeve is equipped with the bracing piece, it has third circular through-hole to open the top of bracing piece, third circular through-hole department movable mounting has the third axostylus axostyle, the third axostylus axostyle is fixed in the surface of third connecting frame, third connecting frame movable mounting is in the surface of fourth spill connecting block.
Furthermore, the distance between the first concave connecting blocks and the edge of the surface of the bottom plate is 8-12cm, and the three first concave connecting blocks are uniformly distributed on the surface of the bottom plate along the circumferential direction.
Further, the second concave connecting block is positioned at the center of the bottom plate surface.
Further, the third female connection block is disposed opposite the first female connection block.
Further, three positioning cylinders are uniformly distributed on the surface of the annular plate along the circumferential direction.
Furthermore, two ends of the connecting rod are provided with first circular through holes, and the first circular through holes are matched with the first shaft rod.
Further, one end of the movable connecting mechanism is connected to the surface of the first concave connecting block, and the other end of the movable connecting mechanism is connected to the surface of the third concave connecting block.
Furthermore, the movable shaft is arranged opposite to the positioning cylinder, and the movable shaft is matched with the positioning cylinder.
Further, the fourth concave connecting block is positioned at the center of the bottom surface of the tray.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the feeding device can quickly and conveniently adjust the moving direction and the conveying height of the carton tray, can always keep the carton tray to horizontally move in the adjusting process, is stable in conveying process, is driven by the motor and the actuator, does not need manual adjustment, can save manpower, and effectively improves the printing efficiency of the carton; the feeding device has simple structure and easy operation, and can be popularized and produced in a large scale.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device of a carton printing machine according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the chassis of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the steering wheel of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the articulating mechanism of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the structure of the carton tray of FIG. 1;
fig. 6 is a schematic structural view of the height adjusting mechanism of fig. 1.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the following embodiments, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
A feeding device of a carton printing machine is shown in figure 1 and comprises a chassis 1, a steering wheel 2 and a carton tray 3, wherein the chassis 1 is connected with the steering wheel 2 through a movable connecting mechanism 4, and the chassis 1 is connected with the carton tray 3 through a height adjusting mechanism 5;
as shown in fig. 2, the chassis 1 includes a bottom plate 11, and a first concave connecting block 12 and a second concave connecting block 13 fixed on the surface of the bottom plate 11, preferably, the distance between the first concave connecting block 12 and the edge of the surface of the bottom plate 11 is 8-12cm, three first concave connecting blocks 12 are uniformly distributed on the surface of the bottom plate 11 along the circumferential direction, and the second concave connecting block 13 is located at the center of the surface of the bottom plate 11;
as shown in fig. 3, the steering wheel 2 includes an annular plate 21 and a third female link block 22 fixed to the bottom surface of the annular plate 21, preferably, the third female link block 22 is disposed opposite to the first female link block 12; the surface of the annular plate 21 is fixedly penetrated with positioning cylinders 23, and the three positioning cylinders 23 are uniformly distributed on the surface of the annular plate 21 along the circumferential direction;
as shown in fig. 4, the movable connection mechanism 4 includes a connection rod 41, a first connection frame 42, and a first shaft rod 43, wherein two ends of the connection rod 41 are provided with a first circular through hole, the first circular through hole is matched with the first shaft rod 43, the connection rod 41 is movably mounted in the first connection frame 42 through the first shaft rod 43, the first shaft rod 43 is fixed to two opposite surfaces of the first connection frame 42 in a penetrating manner, the other two opposite surfaces of the first connection frame 42 are mounted on the surface of the concave connection block, one end of the first connection frame is connected to the surface of the first concave connection block 12, and the other end of the first connection frame is connected to the surface of the third concave connection; a motor is arranged at the end side of the first shaft lever 43 and drives the first shaft lever 43 to move;
as shown in fig. 5, the carton tray 3 includes a tray 31, and a movable shaft 32 and a fourth concave connecting block 33 fixed on the bottom surface of the tray 31, the tray 31 is used for bearing the printing paper board, the movable shaft 32 is arranged opposite to the positioning cylinder 23, the movable shaft 32 is matched with the positioning cylinder 23, and the fourth concave connecting block 33 is located at the center of the bottom surface of the tray 31;
as shown in fig. 6, the height adjusting mechanism 5 includes a cylindrical base 51 and a supporting rod 52, a second circular through hole is formed at the bottom end of the cylindrical base 51, a second shaft rod 53 is movably installed at the second circular through hole, the second shaft rod 53 is fixed on the surface of a second connecting frame 54, and the second connecting frame 54 is movably installed on the surface of the second concave connecting block 13; a limiting hole is formed in the top surface of the cylindrical base 51, a supporting rod 52 is movably sleeved at the limiting hole, the supporting rod 52 can move up and down along the limiting hole and the cylindrical base 51, a third circular through hole is formed in the top end of the supporting rod 52, a third shaft rod 55 is movably installed at the third circular through hole, the third shaft rod 55 is fixed on the surface of a third connecting frame 56, and the third connecting frame 56 is movably installed on the surface of a fourth concave connecting block 33; an actuator is arranged in the height adjusting mechanism 5, and the expansion and contraction of the support rod 52 are controlled by the actuator;
the working principle and the mode of the invention are as follows: the first shaft rod 43 is connected with a motor, the motor drives the motor to move, the steering wheel 2 can move towards different directions along the horizontal plane under the driving of the movable connecting mechanism 4, the carton tray 3 can move towards different directions under the driving of the steering wheel 2 and keeps horizontal in the moving process, the effect of randomly and quickly adjusting the conveying direction is achieved, meanwhile, a height adjusting mechanism 5 is connected between the carton tray 3 and the chassis 1, an actuator is arranged in the height adjusting mechanism 5, and the extension and contraction of the supporting rod 52 are controlled through the actuator to achieve the effect of adjusting the height of the carton tray 3; the feeding device can quickly and conveniently adjust the moving direction and the conveying height of the carton tray, can always keep the carton tray to horizontally move in the adjusting process, is stable in the conveying process, is driven by the motor and the actuator, does not need manual adjustment, can save manpower, and effectively improves the printing efficiency of the carton; the feeding device has simple structure and easy operation, and can be produced in large scale.
The preferred embodiments of the invention disclosed above are intended to be illustrative only. The preferred embodiments are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise embodiments disclosed. Obviously, many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and the practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention. The invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.
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1. The feeding device of the carton printing machine is characterized by comprising a chassis (1), a steering wheel (2) and a carton tray (3), wherein the chassis (1) is connected with the steering wheel (2) through a movable connecting mechanism (4), and the chassis (1) is connected with the carton tray (3) through a height adjusting mechanism (5);
the chassis (1) comprises a bottom plate (11) and a first concave connecting block (12) and a second concave connecting block (13) which are fixed on the surface of the bottom plate (11);
the steering wheel (2) comprises an annular plate (21) and a third concave connecting block (22) fixed on the bottom surface of the annular plate (21), and a positioning cylinder (23) penetrates through and is fixed on the surface of the annular plate (21);
the movable connecting mechanism (4) comprises a connecting rod (41), a first connecting frame (42) and a first shaft lever (43), the connecting rod (41) is movably mounted in the first connecting frame (42) through the first shaft lever (43), the first shaft lever (43) penetrates through and is fixed to two opposite surfaces of the first connecting frame (42), and the other two opposite surfaces of the first connecting frame (42) are mounted on the surface of the concave connecting block;
the carton tray (3) comprises a tray (31), a movable shaft (32) and a fourth concave connecting block (33), wherein the movable shaft (32) and the fourth concave connecting block are fixed on the bottom surface of the tray (31);
the height adjusting mechanism (5) comprises a cylindrical base (51) and a supporting rod (52), a second circular through hole is formed in the bottom end of the cylindrical base (51), a second shaft rod (53) is movably mounted at the position of the second circular through hole, the second shaft rod (53) is fixed on the surface of a second connecting frame (54), the second connecting frame (54) is movably mounted on the surface of a second concave connecting block (13), a limiting hole is formed in the top surface of the cylindrical base (51), the supporting rod (52) is movably sleeved at the position of the limiting hole, a third circular through hole is formed in the top end of the supporting rod (52), a third shaft rod (55) is movably mounted at the position of the third circular through hole, the third shaft rod (55) is fixed on the surface of the third connecting frame (56), and the third connecting frame (56) is movably mounted on the surface of a fourth concave connecting block (33);
first axostylus axostyle (43) is connected with the motor, its motion of motor drive, but steering wheel (2) move to different directions along the horizontal plane under the drive of swing joint mechanism (4), carton tray (3) can realize moving to different directions and keeping the level at the removal in-process under the drive of steering wheel (2), reach random, swiftly adjust the effect of direction of transportation, and simultaneously, be connected with height adjusting mechanism (5) between carton tray (3) and chassis (1), install the actuator in height adjusting mechanism (5), flexible through actuator control bracing piece (52), reach the height of adjusting carton tray (3).
2. The feeding device of the carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the distance between the first concave connecting blocks (12) and the edge of the surface of the bottom plate (11) is 8-12cm, and three first concave connecting blocks (12) are uniformly distributed on the surface of the bottom plate (11) along the circumferential direction.
3. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the second female connecting block (13) is located at the centre of the surface of the bottom panel (11).
4. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the third female connecting block (22) is arranged opposite to the first female connecting block (12).
5. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that three positioning cylinders (23) are uniformly distributed on the surface of the annular plate (21) in the circumferential direction.
6. The feeding device of carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting rod (41) has first circular through holes at its two ends, said first circular through holes cooperating with the first shaft (43).
7. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that one end of the movable connecting mechanism (4) is connected to the surface of the first concave connecting block (12), and the other end of the movable connecting mechanism (4) is connected to the surface of the third concave connecting block (22).
8. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the movable shaft (32) is arranged opposite to the positioning cylinder (23), and the movable shaft (32) is matched with the positioning cylinder (23).
9. The feeding device of a carton printing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the fourth female connecting block (33) is located at the center of the bottom surface of the tray (31).
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