CN218858912U

CN218858912U - Transfer device and feeding equipment

Info

Publication number: CN218858912U
Application number: CN202320074882.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐凯; 陈岩松; 徐亚威; 代兴超
Original assignee: Suzhou Jinchen Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Jinchen Intelligent Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-01-09
Filing date: 2023-01-09
Publication date: 2023-04-14
Anticipated expiration: 2033-01-09

Abstract

The utility model relates to a tobacco packaging technology field specifically discloses a transfer device and charging equipment. The upper transfer device comprises a base and a transfer mechanism, wherein a workpiece temporary storage position is arranged on the base, and the workpiece temporary storage position can bear a workpiece; the transfer mechanism is arranged on the base and can adsorb and transfer the workpieces on the temporary workpiece storage positions, and the temporary workpiece storage positions are arranged on the base, so that the workpieces on the bearing device can be transferred to the temporary workpiece storage positions firstly when the processing device works, a tray on the bearing device is in an empty tray state, and the tray feeding device can feed and discharge the tray when the processing device does not need the workpieces; in the process of loading and unloading operation at the tray, if the processing device needs the workpiece, the transfer mechanism can transfer the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage position to the processing device, so that the time for stopping the processing device for waiting for the material is saved, and the transfer efficiency of the workpiece and the processing efficiency of the processing device are improved.

Description

Transfer device and feeding equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a tobacco packaging technical field especially relates to a transfer device and charging equipment.

Background

The package of tobacco comprises trademark paper and carton paper, and in general, a plurality of trademark paper (or carton paper) are stacked into a pile and then are wrapped around the outer side of the trademark paper (or carton paper) in the pile through kraft paper to be bound into a whole. The cigarette packaging production line generally comprises a feeding device and a packaging device, wherein the feeding device generally comprises a mechanical arm, a carton paper cutting device and a label paper cutting device, label paper (or carton paper) bundled with kraft paper is loaded on a corresponding loading station, the mechanical arm respectively transfers the label paper and the carton paper loaded on the loading station to the corresponding cutting device, the cutting device cuts and cuts the kraft paper coated outside, and then transfers the stack of label paper (or carton paper) to the packaging device so as to package cigarettes.

In the prior art, a plurality of stacks of label paper (or carton paper) are loaded on corresponding trays, a loading station loads the stacks of label paper (or carton paper) through the trays, after the stacks of label paper (or carton paper) in the trays are completely transferred, a tray loading device takes away the tray above the loading station, and then the tray filled with the label paper (or carton paper) is placed on the loading station. However, the label paper is consumed at a high speed, and the condition that the label paper cutting device is stopped to wait for the material can often occur by adopting the tray feeding mode, so that the feeding efficiency of the label paper and the packaging efficiency of cigarettes are seriously influenced.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide a transferring device and a loading apparatus to solve the above problems.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a transfer device and charging equipment can improve the material loading efficiency of label paper to guarantee the packing efficiency of cigarette.

As the conception, the utility model adopts the technical proposal that:

the utility model provides a transfer device, include:

the workpiece temporary storage position is arranged on the base and can bear a workpiece;

the transfer mechanism is arranged on the base and can adsorb the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage position and transfer the workpiece.

As a preferable scheme of the transfer device, the number of the workpiece temporary storage positions is plural, and the plural workpiece temporary storage positions are arranged on the base in an array.

As a preferable scheme of the transfer device, the number N of the temporary storage positions of the workpieces is less than or equal to 10.

As a preferable mode of the transfer device, the transfer mechanism includes:

the manipulator body is arranged on the base;

the adsorption component is connected to the execution end of the manipulator body and can adsorb the workpiece, and the manipulator body can drive the adsorption component to move.

As a preferable scheme of the transfer device, the suction assembly comprises a mounting part and a plurality of suction nozzles distributed on the mounting part in an array.

As a preferable mode of the transfer device, the transfer device further includes a transfer lifting drive mechanism capable of driving the transfer mechanism to move in the vertical direction.

As a preferable mode of the transfer device, the transfer device further includes a transfer rotation driving mechanism disposed between the transfer lifting driving mechanism and the transfer mechanism, and the transfer rotation driving mechanism can drive the transfer mechanism to rotate in a horizontal plane.

As a preferable scheme of the transfer device, the base is of a box structure, and the transfer lifting drive mechanism and the transfer rotation drive mechanism are both located inside the base.

The utility model also provides a charging equipment, include:

a carrying device for carrying the workpiece by the tray;

a processing apparatus and a transfer apparatus according to any one of the above aspects, the transfer apparatus being configured to selectively transfer the workpiece on the carrier to the processing apparatus or the workpiece staging position, the transfer apparatus being further configured to transfer the workpiece on the workpiece staging position to the processing apparatus.

As a preferable scheme of the feeding device, the transfer device further includes a visual detection mechanism, the visual detection mechanism is disposed on the transfer mechanism, and the visual detection mechanism can acquire the position information of the workpiece on the bearing device.

The utility model has the advantages that:

the utility model provides a transfer device, which comprises a base and a transfer mechanism, wherein the base is provided with a temporary work piece storage position, and the temporary work piece storage position can bear a work piece; the transfer mechanism is arranged on the base and can adsorb and transfer the workpieces on the temporary workpiece storage positions, and the temporary workpiece storage positions are arranged on the base, so that the workpieces on the bearing device can be transferred to the temporary workpiece storage positions firstly when the processing device works, a tray on the bearing device is in an empty tray state, and the tray feeding device can feed and discharge the tray when the processing device does not need the workpieces; in the process of loading and unloading operation on the tray, if the machining device needs a workpiece, the transfer mechanism can transfer the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage position to the machining device, so that the time for stopping the machining device for waiting for the workpiece is saved, and the transfer efficiency of the workpiece and the machining efficiency of the machining device are improved.

The utility model also provides a charging equipment, through using above-mentioned transfer device, can improve charging equipment's material loading efficiency.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a feeding device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a transfer device provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic top view of a transfer device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a grabbing assembly and a visual inspection component provided by the embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure:

1-a carrier device; 11-a first material taking position; 12-a second material taking position;

2-a processing device; 21-a first processing mechanism; 22-a second processing mechanism;

3-a transfer device; 31-a transfer mechanism; 311-a manipulator body; 312 — a suction component; 3121-a mount; 3122-a mouthpiece; 32-a visual detection mechanism; 33-a base; 331-workpiece temporary storage bit.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be further noted that, for the convenience of description, only some of the structures associated with the present invention are shown in the drawings, not all of them.

In the description of the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning permanently connected, detachably connected, or integral to one another; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

In the present disclosure, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may comprise direct contact between the first and second features, or may comprise contact between the first and second features not directly. Also, the first feature "on," "above" and "over" the second feature may include the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply meaning that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present embodiment, the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like are used based on the orientations and positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of operation, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used only for descriptive purposes and are not intended to have a special meaning.

Fig. 1 shows the structural schematic diagram of the feeding device provided by the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the feeding apparatus provided in this embodiment includes a carrying device 1, a processing device 2, and a transferring device 3, where the carrying device 1 carries a workpiece through a tray; the transfer device 3 is configured to transfer the workpiece on the carrier device 1 to the processing device 2 to process the workpiece.

The feeding system is mainly applied to the field of cigarette packaging, carton paper and label paper are usually used when cigarettes are packaged, a plurality of pieces of carton paper are stacked into a pile for convenience of transportation and use, and then a piece of kraft paper is wrapped around the outer side of the stacked carton paper to be bound into a whole; a plurality of trademark paper pile up and pile up, then encircle the cladding and use the ligature as a whole in the trademark paper outside that is pile up through a kraft paper. In this embodiment, the workpiece specifically refers to a stack of carton paper or label paper bundled with kraft paper, each workpiece includes a workpiece body and a bundling piece bundled outside the workpiece body, where the workpiece body specifically refers to a plurality of stacked carton paper or label paper in a stack, and the bundling piece specifically refers to kraft paper.

Further, a first material taking position 11 and a second material taking position 12 are arranged on the bearing device 1, and the first material taking position 11 and the second material taking position 12 are respectively used for bearing a tray filled with workpieces of corresponding types; the processing device 2 includes a first processing mechanism 21 and a second processing mechanism 22, the first processing mechanism 21 is configured to cut the bundled piece of the workpiece at the first pick level 11, and the second processing mechanism 22 is configured to cut the bundled piece of the workpiece at the second pick level 12. Specifically, the workpiece carried on the first material taking position 11 is a stack of label paper with kraft paper bundled on the periphery, and the first processing mechanism 21 is specifically a label paper cutting mechanism, and is used for cutting the kraft paper outside the stack of label paper for subsequent cigarette packaging; the workpiece carried on the second material taking position 12 is a bundle of carton paper with kraft paper bundled on the periphery, and the second processing mechanism 22 is specifically a carton paper cutting mechanism for cutting the kraft paper outside the bundle of carton paper for subsequent cigarette packaging.

Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the material taking positions may also be three, four, six or more, the number of the processing mechanisms may also be adjusted according to the number of the material taking positions, the operations performed on the workpiece by the processing mechanisms may be the same or different, the processing mechanisms are not limited to the cutting mechanism, and may also be a welding mechanism, an injection molding mechanism or other operation mechanisms, which are not limited in this embodiment.

In the prior art, after all the workpieces in the tray on the first material taking position 11 are transferred, the tray feeding device will take away the tray above the first material taking position 11, and then place the tray filled with the corresponding workpieces on the first material taking position 11. However, in the cigarette packaging production, the label paper is consumed at a high speed, and by adopting the tray feeding mode, the situation that the first processing mechanism 21 stops to wait for feeding often occurs, so that the feeding efficiency of the label paper and the cigarette packaging efficiency are seriously influenced.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a transfer device 3 provided by an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 3 shows a schematic top view of a transfer device 3 provided by an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the grabbing component and the visual inspection component provided by the embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 2-4 in combination with fig. 1, the present embodiment further provides a transfer device 3, where the transfer device 3 includes a base 33 and a transfer mechanism 31, a workpiece temporary storage location 331 is disposed on the base 33, and the workpiece temporary storage location 331 can carry a workpiece; the transfer mechanism 31 is provided on the base 33, and the transfer mechanism 31 can suck the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage location 331 and transfer the workpiece.

The transfer mechanism 31 may transfer the workpiece on the carrier 1 to the processing apparatus 2, may transfer the workpiece on the carrier 1 to the workpiece temporary storage location 331, or may transfer the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage location 331 to the processing apparatus 2.

In the transfer device 3 provided in this embodiment, by providing the workpiece temporary storage location 331 on the base 33, when the processing device 2 works, the workpiece on the carrying device 1 can be transferred to the workpiece temporary storage location 331 first, so that the tray on the carrying device 1 is in an empty state, and the tray loading device can load and unload the tray when the processing device 2 does not need the workpiece; in the process of loading and unloading operation of the tray, if the processing device 2 needs a workpiece, the transfer mechanism 31 can transfer the workpiece on the temporary workpiece storage location 331 to the processing device 2, so that the time for stopping the processing device 2 for material waiting is saved, and the transfer efficiency of the workpiece and the processing efficiency of the processing device 2 are improved.

Optionally, tray loading attachment is the AGV dolly, shifts efficiently, and shifts the precision height.

Further, the number of the temporary workpiece storage locations 331 is plural, and the plurality of temporary workpiece storage locations 331 are arranged on the base 33 in an array. Optionally, the number N of the workpiece temporary storage bits 331 is less than or equal to 10. It is understood that the number of the workpiece temporary storage locations 331 is too small to satisfy the tact of the first processing mechanism 21; when the number of the temporary workpiece storage locations 331 is too large, and the temporary workpiece storage locations 331 are fully loaded with workpieces, the weight borne by the base 33 is too large, which results in a high requirement for the quality of the base 33, and thus the manufacturing cost of the transfer device 3 is increased to some extent.

In the present embodiment, the number N =6 of the workpiece temporary storage bits 331. When the remaining number of workpieces in the tray at the first pick position 11 is 6, the transfer means 31 can transfer all the workpieces remaining in the tray at the first pick position 11 to the temporary storage position 331 while the processing apparatus 2 does not need any workpieces. Of course, in other embodiments, the number of the workpiece temporary storage bits 331 may also be: n =3, N =4, or N =8.

Further, the transfer mechanism 31 includes a robot body 311 and an adsorption component 312, the robot body 311 is disposed on the base 33; the adsorption component 312 is connected to the execution end of the manipulator body 311, the adsorption component 312 can adsorb a workpiece, and the manipulator body 311 can drive the adsorption component 312 to move. In this embodiment, the manipulator body 311 may adopt a four-axis manipulator or a six-axis manipulator, both the four-axis manipulator and the six-axis manipulator are in the prior art, and the specific structures of the four-axis manipulator and the six-axis manipulator are not described in detail in this embodiment.

Further, the suction assembly 312 includes a mounting member 3121 and a plurality of suction nozzles 3122 distributed in an array on the mounting member 3121. By adopting the arrangement mode, the contact area between the adsorption component 312 and the workpiece can be increased, the adsorption effect of the adsorption component 312 on the workpiece is improved, and the workpiece is prevented from falling in the transferring process.

Further, the transfer device 3 further includes a transfer elevation driving mechanism (not shown in the drawings) configured to drive the transfer mechanism 31 to move in the vertical direction. Through setting up the transfer lifting drive mechanism, can realize shifting the quick adjustment of the ascending position of transfer mechanism 31 in vertical direction, make it can get the height that highly quick adjustment adsorption component 312 snatchs in vertical direction of the work piece that the material level bore according to the difference to improve transfer device 3's the material efficiency of getting.

Alternatively, the transfer elevating driving mechanism may be a motor and screw nut assembly, a linear motor, or an elevating cylinder, and any transfer elevating driving mechanism that can drive the transfer mechanism 31 to move in the vertical direction may be employed.

Further, the transfer device 3 further includes a transfer rotation driving mechanism (not shown in the drawings) configured to drive the transfer mechanism 31 to rotate in the horizontal plane. Through setting up the transfer rotary driving mechanism, can realize shifting the rotation of transfer mechanism 31 in the horizontal plane, make it can get the distribution position of material level according to the difference and adjust the angle that snatchs of absorption component 312 fast to improve transfer device 3's the material efficiency of getting. Optionally, the transfer rotation drive mechanism is a rotary motor; the transfer rotation driving mechanism is provided between the transfer elevation driving mechanism and the transfer mechanism 31.

In this embodiment, the transferring lifting driving mechanism and the transferring rotation driving mechanism are both disposed in the base 33, the transferring mechanism 31 is disposed on the upper surface of the base 33, and the output end of the transferring rotation driving mechanism passes through the base 33 and is connected to the bottom of the robot body 311. This kind of arrangement, the inner space of make full use of base 33 improves equipment utilization and rates, guarantees the clean and tidy nature of transfer device 3 outward appearance.

Further, the transfer device 3 further includes a visual detection mechanism 32, the visual detection mechanism 32 is disposed on the transfer mechanism 31, and the visual detection mechanism 32 can acquire the position information of the workpiece on the carrying device 1. Before the transfer mechanism 31 grabs the workpiece from the bearing device 1, the visual detection mechanism 32 can acquire the specific position of the workpiece on the bearing device 1, so that the transfer mechanism 31 can move along the optimal path, thereby realizing accurate and quick grabbing of the workpiece, avoiding the phenomenon of empty grabbing, and ensuring the processing efficiency.

The above embodiments have been described only the basic principles and features of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited by the above embodiments, and is not departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A transfer device, comprising:

the device comprises a base (33), a workpiece temporary storage position (331) is arranged on the base, and the workpiece temporary storage position (331) can bear a workpiece;

and a transfer mechanism (31) provided on the base (33), wherein the transfer mechanism (31) can attract the workpiece on the workpiece temporary storage position (331) and transfer the workpiece.

2. The transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the number of the workpiece temporary storage locations (331) is plural, and the plural workpiece temporary storage locations (331) are arranged in an array on the base (33).

3. The transfer device according to claim 2, wherein the number N of workpiece temporary storage bits (331) is ≦ 10.

4. The transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that said transfer means (31) comprise:

a manipulator body (311) provided on the base (33);

the adsorption component (312) is connected to the execution end of the manipulator body (311), the adsorption component (312) can adsorb the workpiece, and the manipulator body (311) can drive the adsorption component (312) to move.

5. Transfer device according to claim 4, wherein the suction assembly (312) comprises a mounting (3121) and a plurality of suction nozzles (3122) distributed in an array on the mounting (3121).

6. The transfer device according to claim 1, further comprising a transfer lift drive mechanism capable of driving the transfer mechanism (31) to move in a vertical direction.

7. Transfer device according to claim 6, characterized in that it further comprises a transfer rotation drive mechanism arranged between the transfer lifting drive mechanism and the transfer mechanism (31), said transfer rotation drive mechanism being able to drive the transfer mechanism (31) in rotation in a horizontal plane.

8. Transfer device according to claim 7, characterized in that the base (33) is a box structure, the transfer lifting drive and the transfer rotation drive being located inside the base (33).

9. A charging apparatus, comprising:

a carrying device (1) for carrying the workpiece by the tray;

a processing apparatus (2) and a transfer apparatus according to any of claims 1-8, the transfer apparatus being configured to selectively transfer the work pieces on the carrier (1) to the processing apparatus (2) or to the work piece staging location (331), the transfer apparatus being further configured to transfer the work pieces on the work piece staging location (331) to the processing apparatus (2).

10. A loading apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said transferring device further comprises a visual detection mechanism (32), said visual detection mechanism (32) is disposed on said transferring mechanism (31), said visual detection mechanism (32) is capable of acquiring position information of said workpiece on said carrying device (1).