CN209618863U - The double servo bulking systems of twin-tub - Google Patents

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CN209618863U
CN209618863U CN201920354380.7U CN201920354380U CN209618863U CN 209618863 U CN209618863 U CN 209618863U CN 201920354380 U CN201920354380 U CN 201920354380U CN 209618863 U CN209618863 U CN 209618863U
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The utility model belongs to bulking system technical field, discloses a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub, solves the problems, such as that existing filling structure is difficult to ensure every bottle of filling weight come out in a critical field.The utility model includes shell and filling head, single charging, double discharging devices are provided in shell, it is matched with control device and realizes the double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub of suction and tank material, and the PLC controller of the single charging of control, double discharging devices and the double servo filling apparatus work of twin-tub;Single charging, double discharging devices include a feed inlet and two filling discharge ports, and feed inlet and filling discharge outlet are provided with check valve;The double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub include two one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder, feed inlet is connected to or is closed by import check valve with two one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder respectively, and two filling discharge ports are closed or are connected to by Outlet check valves with an one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder respectively.The utility model is used for material-filling.

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The double servo bulking systems of twin-tub
Technical field
The utility model belongs to bulking system technical field, is used for material-filling, and in particular to a kind of double servos fillings of twin-tub Dress system.
Background technique
Existing filling structure is that single servo motor drives one piece of lifter plate to drive piston lifting to realize suction and tank material, this Kind traditional mode is using servo motor band two or more piston cylinders, this maximum shortcoming of canning means It is exactly it is difficult to ensure that every bottle of filling weight come out is in critical field.
The factor for influencing filling amount is as follows:
The first, the inner hole precision of piston cylinder has a deviation, the more big filling weight come out of deviation more is difficult to unified fiducial mark;
The second, material fluidity is poorer, i.e., using this suction mode in high speed suction once in a while will sucked vacuum, lack Few material.
Filling structure in the prior art is not strong using the versatility of in-line arrangement multi-cylinder structure:
The first, when replacing different size doleiform, need to adjust the position of filling head, head number to be more difficult to adjust;
The second, replacement supplies cleaner is cumbersome, to reach cleaning standard, requires disassembly cylinder bucket, the equipment of multi-cylinder is all Second level storage tank is installed additional on cylinder bucket, the cylinder bucket under dismantling will also take alcohol foam washing to reach raw in addition to being rinsed with clear water The disinfection standard of production, second level storage tank also need to clean, and the scavenging period of this multi-cylinder lacks then half a day, more then times Replace material.So the most suitable single variety batch of the production of this multi-cylinder is canned, it is canned to be not suitable for multi items.
Third, the row side formula of this multi-cylinder may be only available for round vase, square vase, the big mouth bottle in bottom, the big bottom in upper end it is small or Special-shaped bottle small in ends broad in the middle cannot achieve filling.Principle explanation: this multiple casing is filling when first bottle gear is first A can leans against on previous bottle (i.e. abutting two-by-two) in the following, subsequent bottle is fed forward one by one, since bottom is small, leans against Bottle together slightly tilts, and the bottle of the overwhelming majority will be made to topple over.
In addition to it is above-mentioned it is mentioned it is insufficient other than, it is the problem of there is also production capacity and costs, specific as follows:
The filling principle of multi-cylinder seem can because cylinder is more and efficiency can improve, in fact this effect less, such as 8 bottles of front filling After the completion of dress, gear bottle bar is opened, and it is filling again in place that bottle is fed forward to 8 empty bottles next on the conveyor line, this 8 bottles Traveling time if not production capacity cannot be improved well quickly, if mobile quickly, behind put the work of bottle cap Position just needs once plus two to three people are covered to put to guarantee to produce continuous productive process, and cost of labor once added, and per capita output value reduces.
Utility model content
In order to solve the above problems existing in the present technology, the utility model aim is to provide a kind of double servos fillings of twin-tub Dress system solves filling structure in the prior art in suction, is easy sucked vacuum, it is difficult to guarantee every bottle of filling weight come out Measure the problem in a critical field.
The technology employed by the present utility model is
A kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub, including shell and filling head, are provided with single charging, double dischargings dress in shell It sets, is matched with control device and realize the double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub of suction and tank material, and the single charging of control, double dischargings dress Set the PLC controller with the double servo filling apparatus work of twin-tub;
Single charging, double discharging devices include a feed inlet and two filling discharge ports, feed inlet and filling discharging It is respectively arranged with import check valve at mouthful and outlet is unidirectional;
The double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub include two one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder, feed inlet respectively with two cylinders One servo filling apparatus is connected to or is closed by import check valve, and two filling discharge ports are filling with one servo of a cylinder respectively Device is closed or is connected to by Outlet check valves, is connected separately with a filling head on two filling discharge ports.
Further, the one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder include piston cylinder, the mounting base for installing piston cylinder, setting exist Piston in piston cylinder, across the piston mandril that mounting base is connected with piston, be arranged under mounting base and match with piston mandril The ball screw of conjunction and bearing block for installing ball screw, and control piston mandril move up and down on ball screw Servo motor.
Further, the feed inlet is charging three-port structure, and charging three-port structure is herringbone, T font or enters in font One kind.
Further, two discharge ends of the charging three-port structure are each provided with an import check valve.
Further, stainless steel sanitation-grade fast-assembling is used between the piston cylinder and mounting base, piston cylinder and import check valve Clip mounting means.
Further, it is characterised in that: the piston is connect with piston mandril using T-slot formula.
Further, be additionally provided in the shell and shell be divided into bilevel partition, the mounting base setting every On plate, piston cylinder is placed in the intracorporal upper layer of shell by setting in mounting base, and bearing block is arranged in the intracorporal lower layer of shell, ball wire Bar one end is arranged on bearing block, and the other end passes through partition, and piston mandril one end is after partition and mounting base and in piston cylinder Piston be connected, the other end is placed in shell lower layer and matches with ball screw.
It further, further include a copper sheathing, copper sheathing one end is mounted on partition, and the other end is mounted in mounting base, on copper sheathing It is provided with a pilot hole and piston mandril cooperates, the ball screw across partition one end is placed in pilot hole.
Further, the ball screw is the ball screw of toothed belt transmission SFU.
Further, the import check valve and Outlet check valves are Pneumatic check valve.
The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
One, the utility model carries out suction and filling using single charging, double discharging devices and the double servo filling apparatus of twin-tub, Suction will not sucked vacuum, can be improved every bottle it is filling come out weight in a critical field;
It two, between piston cylinder and mounting base, piston cylinder and check valve is fixedly connected using ready-package in the utility model, Piston is connect with piston mandril using T-slot formula, facilitates the fast assembling-disassembling of the high request of different material to clean, in the material of replacement There is certain general character, when not needing the comprehensive cleaning of high standard, directly feed pipe can be connected in scuttlebutt, filled Dress formula takes out material work energy, the material pot of the inside is come out, to realize high velocity sweep;
It three, between piston cylinder and mounting base, piston cylinder and check valve is fixedly connected using ready-package in the utility model, It is conveniently replaceable the piston cylinder of not co-content, selects the cylinder bucket of suitable filling amount that can improve production capacity and greatly improve filling accuracy of measurement Accuracy efficiently changes cylinder, can accomplish to change the powerful work energy that cylinder is not changed planes, save the investment that machine is bought by factory;
Four, the utility model is fed using single hole, can exempt the outfit of secondary storage tank, can be connect straight in batch can within 3 meters Adapter tube uses, and can it is super it is remote to connect pressurization storage tank (up to 10M or more) realization high speed precision suction filling, to change material product Kind provides more direct mode;
Five, the double servos of the twin-tub that the utility model uses are fixedly connected using ready-package, the difference of adjustable two cylinders Filling capacity can be by by piston cylinder and work to avoid the inaccurate situation of filling capacity caused by piston cylinder inner hole precision difference Plug reduces No.1 to realize precision problem (inner hole precision for reducing piston cylinder has deviation);
Six, the twin-tub discharging of the utility model is in addition to standard square bottle, cylindrical bottle etc. can also filling special-shaped bottle, head outsole is small Bottle, the big both ends bottle of waist, applicable performance is powerful, not only increases production capacity, also reduces cost, that is, will when encountering doleiform problem The spacing of filling head is transferred to 1.5 times more than or equal to bottle maximum width, when first bottle in place when bottleneck and bottom of bottle simultaneously Clamp, when second bottle is clamped, the assembly line for conveying bottle stops, and subsequent bottle would not convey further along, bottle it Between would not touch it is crowded.It solves in filling roll adjustment in the prior art, because the arrangement of bottle is such row's example one by one The problem of mode can not be filling to such doleiform, meeting bottle inversion.
Detailed description of the invention
In order to illustrate the embodiment of the utility model or the technical proposal in the existing technology more clearly, below will be to embodiment Or attached drawing needed to be used in the description of the prior art is briefly described, it should be apparent that, the accompanying drawings in the following description is this Some embodiments of utility model, for those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, also Other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without any creative labor.
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of No way out check valve and filling head in the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram for having Outlet check valves and filling head in the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the structural schematic diagram of a cylinder one servo filling apparatus of the piston at the top of piston cylinder in the utility model;
Fig. 4 is structural schematic diagram of the piston in the one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder of piston cylinder bottom in the utility model.
In figure: 1- servo motor;2- bearing block;3- ball screw;4- piston mandril;5- copper sheathing;6- mounting base;7- piston Cylinder;8- piston;9- import check valve;10- feeds three-port structure;11- steel wire tube;12- filling head.
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The embodiments of the present invention are described below in detail, examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein from beginning Same or similar element or element with the same or similar functions are indicated to same or similar label eventually.Below by ginseng The embodiment for examining attached drawing description is exemplary, it is intended to for explaining the utility model, and should not be understood as to the utility model Limitation.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " first ", " second " are used for description purposes only, and It cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicate the quantity of indicated technical characteristic.It defines as a result, The feature of " first ", " second " can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.In the utility model In description, the meaning of " plurality " is two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.
In the present invention unless specifically defined or limited otherwise, term " installation ", " connected ", " connection ", " Gu It is fixed " etc. terms shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or be integrally connected;It can To be mechanical connection, it is also possible to be electrically connected;It can be directly connected, can also can be indirectly connected through an intermediary Connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, above-mentioned term can be understood as the case may be Concrete meaning in the present invention.
In the description of the utility model, what some structures or device were not described specifically, it is interpreted as having energy in the prior art The structure or device of realization.
Embodiment 1
In order to solve filling structure in the prior art in suction, be easy sucked vacuum, it is difficult to guarantee every bottle it is filling go out Problem of the weight come in a critical field, provides following technical solution:
As shown in Figure 1, providing a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub, shell and filling head 12, it is provided in shell Single charging, double discharging devices match with control device and realize the double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub of suction and tank material, and control The PLC controller that single charging, double discharging devices and the double servo filling apparatus of twin-tub work;PLC controller uses existing west gate Son, Mitsubishi realize the PLC of said function in the brands such as Europe dragoness.
Single charging, double discharging devices include a feed inlet and two filling discharge ports, feed inlet and filling discharging It is respectively arranged with import check valve 9 at mouthful and outlet is unidirectional;
The double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub include two one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder, feed inlet respectively with two cylinders One servo filling apparatus is connected to or is closed by import check valve 9, and two filling discharge ports are filled with one servo of a cylinder respectively Assembling device is closed or is connected to by Outlet check valves, is connected separately with a filling head 12, a cylinder on two filling discharge ports It is attached between one servo filling apparatus and Outlet check valves, between Outlet check valves and filling head 12 by steel wire tube 11.
One cylinder, the one servo filling apparatus includes piston cylinder 7, the mounting base 6 for installing piston cylinder 7, is arranged in piston Piston 8 in cylinder 7, across the piston mandril 4 that mounting base 6 is connected with piston 8, be arranged under mounting base 6 and 4 phase of piston mandril The ball screw 3 of cooperation and bearing block 2 for installing ball screw 3, and control piston mandril 4 on ball screw 3 on The servo motor 1 of lower movement.
The feed inlet is charging three-port structure 10;The charging three-port structure 10 is herringbone, T font or enters font etc. One of, when for three-port structure, the set-up mode of an import check valve 9 or two import check valves 9 can be used, Using an import check valve 9, feed end of the set position in charging three-port structure 10;Using two import check valves 9 When, set position is in two discharge ends of charging three-port structure 10, and preferably a kind of mode is unidirectional using two imports The set-up mode of valve 9 prevents because this setup can more accurately control the amount of material using an import check valve In the case where 9, the pipeline of two discharge ends is too long, occurs feeding one, feed less the case where, that is, sub-material unevenness more The case where.
Wherein, import check valve 9 and Outlet check valves are Pneumatic check valve.
Specific implementation are as follows: in charging, the Outlet check valves of two filling discharge outlets are closed by PLC controller Afterwards, the import check valve 9 of charging side is opened, while opening the import check valve 9 of charging side, passes through PLC controller control two A servo motor 1 controls piston mandril 4 and moves down on rolling lead screw 3, when piston mandril 4 moves down, band piston 8 Move down so that material enters piston cylinder 7, when amount required for charging reaches, PLC controller close charging side into After mouth check valve 9, the Outlet check valves of two filling discharge outlets are opened, passes through PLC controller and controls two controls of servo motors 1 Piston mandril 4 processed moves up on rolling lead screw 3, and when piston mandril 4 moves up, band piston 8 is up moved, thus So that the material in piston cylinder 7 is filled in bottle by filling head 12.
Embodiment 2
In order to solve the problems, such as filling structure replacement material in the prior art and clean cumbersome and piston cylinder inner hole Precision has a deviation, the more big filling weight come out of deviation more the problem of be difficult to unified fiducial mark, provides following technical solution:
On the basis of embodiment 1, using not between the piston cylinder 7 and mounting base 6, piston cylinder 7 and import check valve 9 Become rusty steel sanitation-grade Quick hoop mounting means, because to realize that ready-package is fixedly connected between piston cylinder 7 and import check valve 9, institute With import check valve 9 for two;The piston 8 is connect with piston mandril 4 using T-slot formula, and T-slot is provided on piston 8 Realize installation.
Specific implementation are as follows: when tearing piston cylinder open, the Quick hoop between piston cylinder 7 and import check valve 9 is first taken down, Import check valve is removed, then takes down the Quick hoop between piston cylinder 7 and mounting base 6, is embraced piston cylinder 7 and is pipetted down upwards, plug The T-slot being connected between mandril 4 and piston 8 is exposed, and removes T-slot position and removes.When filling piston cylinder 7, first piston 8 is packed into and is lived In plug cylinder 7, the T-slot of piston 8 is exposed, and takes piston cylinder 7 in one's arms and piston T slot is caught on piston mandril 4, then piston cylinder 7 is pushed It is attached on piston cylinder 7 on mounting base 6, then by import check valve 9, it is solid that stainless steel sanitation-grade Quick hoop is loaded at both ends It is fixed.Tear piston cylinder open also can draw piston 8 and arrive piston cylinder bottom, take down Quick hoop as shown in Figure 4, pull out T-slot, that is, removable together Under.
Embodiment 3
In order to solve suction and it is filling when, the problem of the double servo filling apparatus shakinesses of shell intracorporal twin-tub;It provides as follows Technical solution:
On the basis of embodiment 1 or 2, it is additionally provided in the shell and shell is divided into bilevel partition, it is described Mounting base 6 is arranged on partition, and piston cylinder 7 is placed in the intracorporal upper layer of shell by setting in mounting base 6, and the setting of bearing block 2 exists The intracorporal lower layer of shell, 3 one end of ball screw be arranged on bearing block 2, the other end pass through partition, 4 one end of piston mandril pass through every It is connected after plate and mounting base 6 with the piston 8 in piston cylinder 7, the other end is placed in shell lower layer and matches with ball screw 3.
By way of above-mentioned setting partition, effectively the double servo filling apparatus of twin-tub can laterally fix, prevented out The case where existing horizontal-shift.
Embodiment 4
It further include a copper sheathing 5,5 one end of copper sheathing is mounted on partition, and the other end is mounted in mounting base 6, is arranged on copper sheathing 5 There are a pilot hole and piston mandril 4 to cooperate, the ball screw 3 across partition one end is placed in pilot hole.Copper sheathing is installed here, mesh Be to for playing the guiding role, that is, be used as sliding bearing.
Preferably, the ball screw 3 is the ball screw of toothed belt transmission SFU, in order to make ball screw Running precision is high, passes speed fastly, sound is small, long service life, can greatly improve production capacity and filling weight accuracy.
The utility model is not limited to above-mentioned optional embodiment, anyone can obtain under the enlightenment of the utility model Other various forms of products, however, making any variation in its shape or structure, all the utility model rights that falls into are wanted The technical solution in confining spectrum is sought, is all fallen within the protection scope of the utility model.

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1. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub, including shell and filling head (12), it is characterised in that: be provided with list in shell Charging, double discharging devices match with control device and realize the double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub of suction and tank material, and control is single The PLC controller of the double servo filling apparatus work of charging, double discharging devices and twin-tub;
Single charging, double discharging devices include a feed inlet and two filling discharge ports, feed inlet and filling discharge outlet It is respectively arranged with import check valve (9) and outlet is unidirectional;
The double servo filling apparatus of the twin-tub include two one servo filling apparatus of a cylinder, and feed inlet is watched with two cylinders one respectively It takes filling apparatus to be connected to or close by import check valve (9), two filling discharge ports are filling with one servo of a cylinder respectively Device is closed or is connected to by Outlet check valves, is connected separately with a filling head (12) on two filling discharge ports.
2. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: one servo of a cylinder is filling Device includes piston cylinder (7), the mounting base (6) for installing piston cylinder (7), the piston (8) being arranged in piston cylinder (7), wears Piston mandril (4), setting that mounting base (6) is connected with piston (8) is crossed to match under mounting base (6) with piston mandril (4) Ball screw (3) and bearing block (2) for installing ball screw (3), and control piston mandril (4) is in ball screw (3) servo motor (1) moved up and down on.
3. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 2, it is characterised in that: the feed inlet is charging three Logical structure (10), charging three-port structure (10) are herringbone, T font or one of enter font.
4. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: the charging three-port structure (10) two discharge ends are each provided with an import check valve (9).
5. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 4, it is characterised in that: the piston cylinder (7) and peace Stainless steel sanitation-grade Quick hoop mounting means is used between dress seat (6), piston cylinder (7) and import check valve (9).
6. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 2 or 5, it is characterised in that: the piston (8) and work Mandril (4) are filled in connect using T-slot formula.
7. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: be additionally provided in the shell Shell is divided into bilevel partition, the mounting base (6) is arranged on partition, and piston cylinder (7) is by being arranged in mounting base (6) the intracorporal upper layer of shell is placed on, bearing block (2) setting is arranged in the intracorporal lower layer of shell, ball screw (3) one end in bearing block (2) on, the other end passes through partition, piston mandril (4) one end pass through partition and mounting base (6) afterwards with the piston in piston cylinder (7) (8) it is connected, the other end is placed in shell lower layer and matches with ball screw (3).
8. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: further include a copper sheathing (5), copper Set (5) one end is mounted on partition, and the other end is mounted on mounting base (6), and copper sheathing is provided with a pilot hole and piston top on (5) Bar (4) cooperation, the ball screw (3) across partition one end are placed in pilot hole.
9. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 8, it is characterised in that: the ball screw (3) is The ball screw of toothed belt transmission SFU.
10. a kind of double servo bulking systems of twin-tub according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the import check valve (9) It is Pneumatic check valve with Outlet check valves.
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