CN1974328A - Packing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for packing packaging units in packaging boxes, having for both substantially rectangular boundaries and a rectangle-shaped supporting surface, comprising a package feeding track for feeding the packaging units, a box feeding track for feeding the empty packaging boxes, a box discharge track for discharging the filled packaging boxes, a gripper head for engaging the packaging units and placing these from a pick-up portion of the package feeding track into the packaging boxes at a filling location of the box discharge track, and a control unit for executing successive packing cycles,wherein all movements of the moving components mentioned are performed in a single vertical plane. The movement for placing the packaging units in the packaging boxes proceeds exclusively vertically. The system can obtain a shorter processing time and higher automation.

Description

Packaging system

Technical field

The present invention relates to be used for packaging unit is packaged in and have the border that is substantially rectangle and the system of the surface-supported packing box of rectangle, this system comprises with lower member:

-packing is supplied with track, is used to supply packaging unit;

-box is supplied with track, is used to supply empty packing box;

-box unloads puts track, is used to unload the packing box of having filled;

-clamper head is used to engage packaging unit, and will put into the packing box that box unloads the filling position of putting track from these packaging units of packing the pick-up portion of supplying with track; And

-control unit is used to carry out continuous packing circulation;

Wherein, all motions of above-mentioned movable parts are all carried out in the mono-vertical surface.

Background technology

This type systematic is normally known, for example by the www.diamondsystem.com of diamond Automation Co., Ltd with Multicaser ^TMThe system that title is put on market, this system are used for the egg box is packaged in so-called outer box or packing box, wherein also can consider connecting box and crate.In this type systematic, each packing box all is placed on by hand to be supplied with in the guide rail, simultaneously with the clamper head along roughly bow-shaped route with egg box or consumer package from pack the supply track be placed into the direction of transfer downstream and be positioned at box outside above-mentioned below it.These consumer packages are by the sorting machine supply, and the eggs a large amount of at the segregator place are classified, and these system layout are located in the end of wrapping machine track or packing supply track, and the consumer package loading and unloading are put into the top of track.This total system has nearly all found the position in the egg package website or in the packer's bay of macrocell.The size of these total systems is sizable.In this field, carried out unremitting trial to further saving space and more automation aspect.

Above-mentioned system has associated several shortcomings.For example, for total system, need sizable processing capacity, purpose is to strengthen automation simultaneously.Not only the clamper head needs the appreciiable time, and the supply of external packing is also required great effort very much.In addition, it is cooresponding big to make that this total system takes up an area of.

Summary of the invention

System according to the present invention provides a kind of solution at above-mentioned shortcoming, and the invention is characterized in of having that effect, the motion that is used for packaging unit is put into packing box is exclusively vertically carried out.

The advantage that system according to the invention has is that the clamper head needs only to move along a direction, thereby is used for the traveling time of the displacement of this head and motion and has been shortened by certain degree ground by the performed operation of head.

In addition, exemplary embodiments has following feature:

-at least in the position of packaging unit and clamper engagement, the pick-up portion that packing is supplied with track comprises removable independent sector, after removing independent sector, can obtain opening, move downward by this opening clamper and the packaging unit that engages, packaging unit is placed on the packing box that is arranged in the filling position, and move to the position that in next circulation, engages once more backward with next packaging unit from pick-up portion, and after this, the independent sector return;

-independent sector is designed to unimpededly swing (swing clear);

-swing part comprises that at least one single-piece supports transfer station;

-independent sector comprises at least one rolling shutter;

It is removable that-rolling shutter follows the ring conveyer;

-independent sector further comprises interlude (intermediate section);

-packing is supplied with at least a portion that track comprises circulating transmission device, and it is the horizontal roller that rotates freely that this circulating transmission device has with respect to direction of transfer T;

The swing part that-packing is supplied with track comprises with respect to direction of transfer T and is the horizontal stayed surface that roller forms that rotates freely;

-for the part before the pick-up portion, rotate freely roller and be directed to the plate guiding, guide plate makes roller with the speed rotation consistent with the gait of march of packing supply track, thereby obtains midfeather between sequential cells, and this midfeather is used for product orientation at pick-up portion;

-box is supplied with at least a portion of track and is vertically extended; And/or

The vertical component that-box is supplied with track comprises the card hopper (magazine) that is used for outer box.

Description of drawings

Hereinafter with reference to the further embodiment of accompanying drawing more detailed description and characteristic, feature and advantage, in the accompanying drawing,

Fig. 1 has schematically shown the direction according to the exemplary embodiments of different motion of the present invention;

Fig. 2 has schematically shown the lateral plan according to the situation of Fig. 1, wherein illustrate in greater detail different parts, and Fig. 2 A shows the magnification region of Fig. 2;

Fig. 3 shows the details according to support transfer station of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows the part of second exemplary embodiments; And

Fig. 5 shows the operational circumstances according to second exemplary embodiments of Fig. 4.

In different accompanying drawings, identical reference number is used for same part.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1,2 and Fig. 2 A will be discussed with connecting each other, and Fig. 1 shows the parts that are passed among Fig. 2 and the 2A and the motion of part.

Fig. 1 has schematically shown the sense of motion according to the different parts of system of the present invention, that is, and and the direction in single vertical plane surface.Specifically, in Fig. 1, packaging unit 100 is along supplying with track 10 supplies by packing on the packing direction of the supply 1.In this exemplary embodiments, this packing track 10 is circulating transmission devices, and is arranged on laterally by the stayed surface that free motion roller 11 forms, and for example is arranged between two parallel circulation link chains.Packaging unit 100 can be the egg box that for example uses 2 * 5,2 * 6 or 2 * 2 * 3 sizes usually, perhaps also can be the plate of 5 * 6 sizes for example.

Treat the unit 100 that picks up by clamper 40 for these, they are divided in groups at pick-up portion, be appointed as 2 one group.Specifically, clamper 40 comprises the clamper head 41 on the clamper suspension rod 42.The example of this type of clamper head for example can be known from EP666149.In this exemplary embodiments, clamper 40 will only be in vertical motion along the sense of motion among Fig. 13.The major advantage that this design has is that not only the texture ratio that proposes like this uses many other structure certain degree ground of more resultant movements to simplify, and the time that is to be used to shift head greatly shortened thus, so this design-calculated processing capacity is considerably improved.

The grouping work of indication is finished by unit 100 is supplied to pick-up portion one by one, thereby in case finish grouping (for example in Fig. 2 three unit one group), next unit 100 need be stopped.Finished one by one supply in the embodiment according to Fig. 2 A, wherein expressed roller 11 and how to have passed through fixed guide plate 12 tops, thereby they have obtained speed v 2 forward, this speed v 2 is twices that the packing of advancing is supplied with the speed v 1 of track 10.This has following effect, and packaging unit 100 is separated when they lean on each other, is perhaps further separated when they separate.Also do not march to the stopping of the process of advancing of the product of ten inspection portions, can control and implement by common known mode, for example use controlled detainer (not shown), make the unit of the correct number be used to form one group or individual unit to be picked up through after, detainer transverse to direction of transfer be placed on the path of unit, thereby obtained buffer action.

Pick-up portion comprises at least a portion that supports transfer station 13, and constitutes and supply with the part that track 10 separates.According to the exemplary embodiments that is provided, this support transfer station 13 is designed to unimpededly swing, thus clamper head 41 grasped with formed group of clamping after, clamper 40 can vertically move downward as a whole.

Specifically, according to Fig. 3, transfer station 13 is suitable for comprising by hinge shaft 132 bonded assemblys two and half 131a of, 131b.At 132a place, its end, these half ones are furnished with actuating device (for example motor) or aerophor (pneumatic operation), install half 131a of, 131b to lower swing by this, and and then in circulation return once more.Half one of this transfer station 13 also comprises again and rotates freely roller 110, rotates freely width that roller 110 has this moment and is half of the width of the roller 11 of supplying with track 10.The material of making these rollers 110 makes, in case roller 110 is engaged by clamper head 41, when for the purpose in the box further being deposited in outside, roller 110 also can be rotated, and for example 1/4 encloses.

After engaging and grasping, and then after half 131a of, 131b unimpededly swing, clamper 40 can move downward and pass the opening that obtains therefrom, thereby unit 100 is sent in packing box or the outer box 200, perhaps sends in the crate or shell that is arranged on herein.

Packing box or outer box 200, perhaps also can be shell or crate, supplied with track 20 supplies along the box direction of the supply 4 by box, in this embodiment, Fig. 2 shows the long edge view of this type of box 200 with rectangle plane figure vertically downward, thereby the width of the system that is provided equals the width of this type of outer box 200 substantially.During supplying, box 100 is supplied to below box is supplied with track 10 box of operation from continuous queue position one by one and unloads and put track 30, box unloads that to put track 30 are levels in this example, and track 10 and 30 forms two-layer, and vertical supply section is as card hopper (magazine).

The box that is provided unloads to be put track 30 and comprises having and unload the driven roller track of putting track roller 31, unloads to put track roller and initially box is transferred to and loads position 5, and then unloads along box and to put direction 6 and shift, and puts track rotating band 32 and takes away thereby box 200 is recycled to unload.

Demonstrate in Fig. 2, in this example, each outer box 200 is longitudinally loaded with the form of two heaps (stack), thereby box 200 must be removed gradually along the direction 5 of loading the position.For box 200 with lid, on direction of transfer or vertical with it direction, provide and cover retainer, be used for keeping lid to open wide.For example above-mentioned bench board half one can be as covering retainer.In addition, obviously, as long as clamper 40 does not also return the clip position that it is positioned at the pick-up portion place, half one of transfer station 13 is just opening wide.When box 200 has been filled, and if necessary, when lid had been closed, box 200 is just further unloaded along transporting direction 6 to be put, and Fig. 2 shows the possible situation in downstream, puts thereby the end forwarder 50 that box 200 is used to transport the end unloads.In addition, baffle plate platform (flap table) can be arranged on the leftmost side of end, upstream, removes corresponding box so that permission is manual when loading failure, and prepares on-cycle and further normally proceed.

Fig. 4 shows second exemplary embodiments according to system of the present invention, and wherein independent parts shows rolling shutter 70 and for example described insert 71.It is removable that rolling shutter follows ring conveyer 60.For a person skilled in the art, obviously, the size of several outer boxes can be used and use to the combination of insert 71 and rolling shutter 70.For this exemplary embodiments, advantageously, used to rotate freely or move freely roller 11.

For a person skilled in the art, obviously, be used for control unit (using for example computer program), can carry out above-mentioned circulation or its modification as the control of a single-piece system.

In another embodiment, supply with under the situation of track at adjacent packing track or packing, this system can use as dual system in single framework.

Be appreciated that further modification covered in the scope of claims.

Claims (12)

1. system that is used for packaging unit is packaged in packing box, described packing box has the border that is substantially rectangle and the stayed surface of rectangle, and described system comprises with lower member:

-packing is supplied with track, is used to supply described packaging unit;

-box is supplied with track, is used to supply empty packing box;

-box unloads puts track, is used to unload the packing box of having filled;

-clamper head is used to engage described packaging unit, and will put into the described packing box that described box unloads the filling position of putting track from these packaging units that described packing is supplied with the pick-up portion of track; And

-control unit is used to carry out continuous packing circulation;

Wherein, all motions of above-mentioned movable parts are all carried out in single vertical surface, it is characterized in that,

The motion that is used for described packaging unit is put into described packing box is vertically carried out exclusively.

2. system according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, at least in position that described packaging unit engages with described clamper head, the described pick-up portion that described packing is supplied with track comprises movably independent sector, after removing described independent sector, can obtain opening, move downward by described clamper of described opening and the packaging unit that engages, described packaging unit is held in place in such packing box of loading the position, and move to the position that in next circulation, engages once more with next packaging unit from described pick-up portion, after this, described independent sector return.

3. system according to claim 2 is characterized in that described independent sector is designed to unimpededly swing.

4. system according to claim 3 is characterized in that, described swing part comprises that at least one single-piece supports transfer station.

5. system according to claim 3 is characterized in that described independent sector comprises at least one rolling shutter.

6. system according to claim 5 is characterized in that, it is removable that described rolling shutter follows the ring conveyer.

7. system according to claim 3 is characterized in that described independent sector further comprises interlude.

8. according to each described system in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that described packing is supplied with at least a portion that track comprises circulating transmission device, it is the horizontal roller that rotates freely that described circulating transmission device has with respect to direction of transfer T.

9. according to each described system in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that the described independent sector that described packing is supplied with track comprises with respect to described direction of transfer T and is the horizontal stayed surface that roller forms that rotates freely.

10. according to each described system in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, for the part before the described pick-up portion, the described roller that rotates freely is directed to the plate guiding, described guide plate makes described roller with the speed rotation consistent with the gait of march of described packing supply track, is used for the midfeather of product orientation on described pick-up portion in acquisition between the sequential cells.

11., it is characterized in that described box is supplied with at least a portion of track and vertically extended according to each described system in the aforementioned claim.

12. system according to claim 11 is characterized in that, the vertical component that described box is supplied with track comprises the card hopper that is used for outer box.

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