CN220200545U - Medicine bottle conveying equipment and production line - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a medicine bottle conveying device and a production line, wherein the medicine bottle conveying device comprises: a conveying device; a position detection device for directly or indirectly detecting the position of the medicine bottle; the pushing device comprises a pushing driving element and a pushing piece, and the pushing driving element can drive the pushing piece to move and push the vertical medicine bottle down according to the detection signal of the position detection device; the bearing piece is located the medicine bottle and emptys to the middle part of the pouring path of transverse state from vertical state, and the medicine bottle of in-process can be emptyd in the bearing of bearing to the bearing piece. According to the utility model, the position of the medicine bottle is detected by the position detection device, and the medicine bottle is pushed down by the pushing-down piece, so that the probability that the medicine bottle can be pushed down can be greatly improved, and the medicine bottle is caught by the receiving piece in mid-air, so that the falling distance of the medicine bottle is shortened, the impact force born by the medicine bottle is reduced, the possibility of damage to the bottle body is reduced, the product qualification rate is improved, and no personnel need to be arranged at the position for checking.

Description

Medicine bottle conveying equipment and production line

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of medicine production, in particular to medicine bottle conveying equipment and a production line.

Background

In the existing production line, after the procedures of inputting the liquid medicine into glass medicine bottles, sealing covers and the like, the medicine bottles are finally sent out to the packaging procedure. The medicine bottle is sent out through conveyor, can set up the inclined rod of a slope in conveyor's top at present, in the transportation in-process of medicine bottle with the inclined rod contact, after the direction effect of inclined rod, can empty into horizontal state to the medicine bottle from vertical state, carry backward again.

However, when the medicine bottle is tilted to the transverse state from the vertical state, the impact force to which the medicine bottle is subjected is large due to the large tilting and falling distance, so that the bottle body is easy to damage, more bad products are generated, the medicine bottle is not necessarily tilted by the inclined rod, personnel are required to be arranged at the position for checking, and the labor cost is high.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model mainly aims to provide medicine bottle conveying equipment and a production line, and aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, medicine bottles are large in distance and impact force when being toppled, so that the bottle bodies are easy to damage, the medicine bottles can not be toppled, and personnel are required to be arranged for inspection.

To achieve the above object, the present utility model proposes a medicine bottle conveying apparatus comprising:

a conveying device for conveying the medicine bottles downstream;

a position detection device for directly or indirectly detecting the position of the medicine bottle;

the pushing device is arranged above the conveying device and comprises a pushing driving element and a pushing piece in transmission connection with the pushing driving element, the pushing driving element is electrically connected with the position detection device, and the pushing driving element can drive the pushing piece to move and push a vertical medicine bottle according to a detection signal of the position detection device;

the carrying piece is positioned above the conveying device, the carrying piece is positioned in the middle of a pouring path from a vertical state to a transverse state, and the carrying piece can support the medicine bottles in the pouring process.

The medicine bottle vertically enters into the conveying device and is conveyed to the downstream, in the conveying process, the position detection device can directly or indirectly detect the position of the medicine bottle, when the medicine bottle reaches the position of the pushing-down part, the pushing-down driving element drives the pushing-down part to move to push down the medicine bottle, in the process that the medicine bottle is toppled over, the medicine bottle is received in the midair by the receiving part, so that the medicine bottle is in an inclined state and is conveyed to the downstream continuously, and the moving distance of the medicine bottle when being pushed down can be limited by the receiving part.

According to the utility model, the position of the medicine bottle is detected by the position detection device, and the medicine bottle is pushed down by the pushing-down piece, so that the probability that the medicine bottle can be pushed down can be greatly improved, and the medicine bottle is caught by the receiving piece in mid-air, so that the falling distance of the medicine bottle is shortened, the impact force born by the medicine bottle is reduced, the possibility of damage to the bottle body is reduced, the product qualification rate is improved, and no personnel need to be arranged at the position for checking.

Preferably, the medicine bottle conveying device further comprises a first adjusting member and a second adjusting member, the first adjusting member can adjust positions in the up-down direction, the second adjusting member is arranged on the first adjusting member, the second adjusting member can adjust positions in the width direction of the conveying device relative to the first adjusting member, and the receiving member is arranged on the second adjusting member.

The height of the bearing piece can be adjusted by the first adjusting piece, the position of the bearing piece in the width direction on the conveying device can be adjusted by the second adjusting piece, and the height and the diameter of the medicine bottles can be flexibly adjusted to adapt to medicine bottles with different heights and diameters.

Preferably, the receiving element is a receiving strip, which extends in the conveying direction of the conveying device.

Preferably, a first protection block for touching the medicine bottle is arranged on the upper side of the receiving piece. The medicine bottle falls on first protection piece when empting, and first protection piece can play the effect of protection medicine bottle.

Preferably, the pushing-down driving element is a rotary cylinder, the pushing-down part is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft of the rotary cylinder, the rotating shaft of the rotary cylinder is parallel to the conveying direction of the conveying device, and the rotary cylinder can drive the pushing-down part to rotate and push the upper part of the medicine bottle, so that the medicine bottle is tilted to the receiving part.

The rotary air cylinder can drive the tipping piece to rotate up and down, and when the tipping action is not needed, the tipping piece rotates to a position close to the upper side; when the pushing action is carried out, the rotary air cylinder drives the pushing piece to rotate downwards and to one side of the bearing piece, and the pushing piece pushes the upper part of the medicine bottle to enable the medicine bottle to topple to one side of the bearing piece. The rotary cylinder is used for driving the pushing-down piece to rotate up and down, so that the lower conveying space can be not occupied when the pushing-down piece is not pushed down, and the structure is simpler.

Preferably, the pushing-down piece is provided with a second protection block for touching the medicine bottle. The pushing-down piece is contacted with the medicine bottle through the second protection block when the medicine bottle is pushed down, and the second protection block plays a role in buffering and can protect the medicine bottle.

Preferably, the pushing device further comprises a fixing piece and a mounting piece, the fixing piece is fixedly arranged, a mounting long hole extending in the up-down direction is formed in the mounting piece, the mounting piece is locked on the fixing piece through a screw penetrating through the mounting long hole, and the pushing driving element is fixedly connected to the mounting piece.

The mounting piece can be adjusted to be up and down in height by mounting the long hole and the screw, so that the up and down position of the pushing device can be adjusted, and the height of different medicine bottles can be flexibly adjusted.

Preferably, the position detection device is a proximity switch or a photoelectric sensor.

In another aspect, the utility model also provides a production line with the medicine bottle conveying equipment. By adopting the medicine bottle conveying equipment, the possibility of damage to the bottle body can be reduced, and the product percent of pass is improved.

Preferably, the production line further comprises a conveying rotating disc arranged at the upstream of the conveying device and a guiding-out strip, wherein the guiding-out strip is fixedly arranged, the guiding-out strip can guide medicine bottles on the conveying rotating disc to the conveying device, and the tipping device and the bearing piece are sequentially far away from the conveying rotating disc.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the solutions of the prior art, the drawings which are necessary for the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described, it being obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model and that other drawings can be obtained from the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present utility model;

fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a medicine bottle vertically and obliquely placed on a conveying device in the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the medicine bottle in the vertical state just before being sent to the conveying device in the direction A in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the structure of the present utility model with the tipping member moved to a position ready to tip the vial;

fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of the present utility model when the carrier supports the inclined medicine bottle after the medicine bottle is pushed down by the pushing-down member.

In the accompanying drawings: 1-conveying device, 11-limit groove, 2-device, 21-drive element that falls, 22-piece that falls, 23-second protection piece, 24-mounting, 25-mounting, 251-mounting slot, 3-receiver, 31-first protection piece, 32-first regulating piece, 33-second regulating piece, 4-position detection device, 5-transport rotating disk, 51-tooth piece, 6-leading-out strip, 7-medicine bottle.

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to fall within the scope of the utility model.

In addition, if a directional instruction such as up, down, left, right, front, rear, etc. is referred to in the embodiment of the present utility model, the directional instruction is merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement condition, etc. between the components in a specific posture, and if the specific posture is changed, the directional instruction is changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base the implementation on the basis of those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that the combination of the technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed by the present utility model.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, a medicine bottle conveying apparatus includes a conveying device 1, a position detecting device 4, a pushing-down device 2, and a receiving member 3.

The conveying device 1 is used for conveying the medicine bottles 7 downstream. Specifically, the conveying device 1 is provided with a plurality of limiting grooves 11 for limiting the positions of the medicine bottles 7, the medicine bottles 7 are conveyed through a transmission structure such as a chain and move along with the conveying device 1 in the limiting grooves 11, in the prior art, the medicine bottles 7 are in a vertical state when just entering the conveying device 1, and then can directly strike the bottoms of the limiting grooves 11 when transversely toppling over.

The position detecting means 4 is for directly or indirectly detecting the position of the medicine bottle 7, and the position detecting means 4 may generate a signal change when detecting that the medicine bottle 7 reaches the push-down position. The position detecting means 4 may directly detect the position of the vial 7 or indirectly use a location indicating the position of the vial 7, such as the limit slot 11 of the delivery device 1, or an upstream device. The position detection device 4 may employ a proximity switch, a photoelectric sensor, or the like capable of detecting a position.

The pushing device 2 is arranged above the conveying device 1, the pushing device 2 comprises a pushing driving element 21 and a pushing piece 22 in transmission connection with the pushing driving element 21, the pushing driving element 21 is electrically connected with the position detecting device 4, and the pushing driving element 21 can drive the pushing piece 22 to move and push the vertical medicine bottle 7 according to a detection signal of the position detecting device 4. Preferably, the position where the pusher 22 contacts the vial 7 may be set to a position where it touches the cap so as not to hit the glass body.

The receiver 3 is located the top of conveyor 1, and receiver 3 is located the medicine bottle 7 and emptys to the middle part of the empty route of transverse state from vertical state, and receiver 3 can support the medicine bottle 7 of empting the in-process.

The vials 7 enter the delivery device 1 vertically and are delivered downstream, see fig. 3; in the conveying process, the position detecting device 4 can directly or indirectly detect the position of the medicine bottle 7, when the medicine bottle 7 reaches the position of the tipping piece 22, referring to fig. 4, the tipping driving element 21 drives the tipping piece 22 to move to tip the medicine bottle 7, in the tipping process of the medicine bottle 7, the receiving piece 3 receives the medicine bottle 7 in mid-air, the medicine bottle 7 leans against the receiving piece 3, so that the medicine bottle 7 is in a leaning state to continue to be conveyed to the downstream, and referring to fig. 2 and 5, the receiving piece 3 can also limit the moving distance when the medicine bottle 7 is tipped, so that the position of the medicine bottle 7 is basically the same when moving to the subsequent process, for example, the packing box is smoothly packed without damaging the packing box in the packing process. When the medicine bottle 7 moves over the length of the receiving member 3, the medicine bottle 7 continues to be tilted to a lateral state and continues to be conveyed rearward, and at this time, the distance by which the medicine bottle 7 falls down is also short, and damage is not easy.

According to the utility model, the position of the medicine bottle 7 is detected by the position detection device 4, and the medicine bottle 7 is pushed down by the pushing-down piece 22, so that the probability that the medicine bottle 7 can be pushed down can be greatly improved, and the medicine bottle 7 is caught by the receiving piece 3 in mid-air, so that the falling distance of the medicine bottle 7 is shortened, the impact force born by the medicine bottle 7 is reduced, the possibility of damage to the bottle body is reduced, the product qualification rate is improved, and no personnel need to check at the position.

In some embodiments, the vial conveying apparatus further comprises a first adjusting member 32 and a second adjusting member 33, the first adjusting member 32 being capable of adjusting position in the up-down direction, the second adjusting member 33 being provided on the first adjusting member 32, the second adjusting member 33 being capable of adjusting position in the width direction of the conveying device 1 with respect to the first adjusting member 32, and the receiving member 3 being provided on the second adjusting member 33.

The first adjusting piece 32 can adjust the height of the carrying piece 3, the second adjusting piece 33 can adjust the position of the carrying piece 3 in the width direction on the conveying device 1, and the height and the diameter of the medicine bottles 7 can be flexibly adjusted. Specifically, the first adjusting member 32 may move up and down along a fixed vertical rod, and be locked and positioned by a screw, the second adjusting member 33 may be a rod extending along the width direction of the conveying device 1, the first adjusting member 32 is provided with an adjusting hole, and the second adjusting member 33 passes through the adjusting hole and is movable, and is locked and positioned by the screw, so that the up-down position of the receiving member 3 and the position in the width direction on the conveying device 1 can be adjusted.

In some embodiments, the receiving element 3 is a receiving strip, which extends in the conveying direction of the conveying device 1.

Further, the upper side of the socket 3 is provided with a first protection block 31 for touching the medicine bottle 7. The medicine bottle 7 falls on the first protection block 31 when being poured, and the first protection block 31 can play a role in protecting the medicine bottle 7. The first protective block 31 may be made of teflon or the like, and reduces friction with the medicine bottle 7 when the medicine bottle 7 is brought into contact with the holder and moved.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3 to 5, the knock-down driving element 21 is a rotary cylinder, the knock-down member 22 is fixedly connected to a rotation shaft of the rotary cylinder, the rotation shaft of the rotary cylinder is parallel to the conveying direction of the conveying device 1, and the rotary cylinder can drive the knock-down member 22 to rotate and push the upper portion of the medicine bottle 7, so that the medicine bottle 7 is tipped onto the receiving member 3.

The rotary cylinder can drive the tipping piece 22 to rotate up and down, and when the tipping action is not needed, the tipping piece 22 rotates to a position close to the upper side, referring to fig. 3; when the pushing-down operation is performed, the rotary cylinder drives the pushing-down piece 22 to rotate downward toward the side of the receiving piece 3, and the pushing-down piece 22 pushes the upper portion of the medicine bottle 7 to tilt the medicine bottle 7 toward the side of the receiving piece 3, see fig. 4 and 5. The rotary cylinder is used for driving the pushing-down piece 22 to rotate up and down, so that the lower conveying space can be not occupied when pushing-down is not performed, and the structure is simpler. In other embodiments, the knock-down drive member 21 may be a motor, or a direct-acting cylinder, with the direct-acting cylinder and knock-down member 22 being required to be positioned at a substantially level above the vial 7, with the knock-down member 22 laterally pushing down the vial 7.

Further, the pushing-down piece 22 is provided with a second protection block 23 for touching the medicine bottle 7. The pushing-down piece 22 is contacted with the medicine bottle 7 through the second protection block 23 when pushing down the medicine bottle 7, the second protection block 23 can be made of rubber materials, and the second protection block 23 plays a role of buffering and can protect the medicine bottle 7.

In some embodiments, the pushing-down device 2 further includes a fixing member 24 and a mounting member 25, where the fixing member 24 is fixedly disposed, the mounting member 25 is provided with a mounting slot 251 extending in an up-down direction, the mounting member 25 is locked on the fixing member 24 through the mounting slot 251 by a screw, and the pushing-down driving element 21 is fixedly connected to the mounting member 25.

The mounting piece 25 can be adjusted in vertical height by mounting the long hole 251 and the screw, so that the vertical position of the pushing device 2 can be adjusted, and the height of the bottle 7 can be flexibly adjusted.

In another aspect, a production line having the above vial conveying apparatus. By adopting the medicine bottle conveying equipment, the possibility of damage to the bottle body can be reduced, and the product percent of pass is improved.

In some embodiments, the production line further comprises a conveying rotating disc 5 and a guiding strip 6, wherein the conveying rotating disc 5 and the guiding strip 6 are arranged at the upstream of the conveying device 1, the guiding strip 6 can guide the medicine bottles 7 on the conveying rotating disc 5 onto the conveying device 1, and the pushing device 2 and the bearing piece 3 are sequentially far away from the conveying rotating disc 5. The outer circumference of the conveying rotating disc 5 is uniformly provided with a plurality of tooth blocks 51, the medicine bottles 7 are rotated between two adjacent tooth blocks 51, the guide-out strips 6 extend outwards in an inclined manner, and the medicine bottles 7 are guided outwards onto the conveying device 1 by the guide-out strips 6 in the rotating process.

Further, the position detecting device 4 may be disposed above the conveying rotating disc 5, the position detecting device 4 detects the tooth block 51, the position detecting device 4 is disposed at the rear side of the position of the medicine bottle 7 sent out from the conveying rotating disc 5, the position of the tooth block 51 is related to the position of the medicine bottle 7, when the tooth block 51 passes below the position detecting device 4, the medicine bottle 7 is conveyed to the conveying device 1, and the pushing device 2 can be controlled to push the medicine bottle 7.

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A vial delivery device comprising:

a conveying device (1) for conveying the medicine bottle (7) downstream;

a position detection device (4) for directly or indirectly detecting the position of the medicine bottle (7);

the pushing device (2) is arranged above the conveying device (1), the pushing device (2) comprises a pushing driving element (21) and a pushing piece (22) in transmission connection with the pushing driving element (21), the pushing driving element (21) is electrically connected with the position detection device (4), and the pushing driving element (21) can drive the pushing piece (22) to move and push a vertical medicine bottle (7) according to a detection signal of the position detection device (4);

the carrying piece (3) is located above the conveying device (1), the carrying piece (3) is located in the middle of a pouring path from a vertical state to a transverse state of the medicine bottle (7), and the carrying piece (3) can support the medicine bottle (7) in the pouring process.

2. The medicine bottle conveying apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first regulating member (32) and a second regulating member (33), wherein the first regulating member (32) is capable of regulating a position in an up-down direction, the second regulating member (33) is provided on the first regulating member (32), the second regulating member (33) is capable of regulating a position in a width direction of the conveying device (1) with respect to the first regulating member (32), and the receiving member (3) is provided on the second regulating member (33).

3. A vial conveying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier (3) is a carrier strip extending in the conveying direction of the conveying device (1).

4. The vial conveying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper side of the carrier (3) is provided with a first protection block (31) for touching the vial (7).

5. The vial conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the knock-down drive element (21) is a rotary cylinder, the knock-down member (22) being fixedly connected to a rotation axis of the rotary cylinder, the rotation axis of the rotary cylinder being parallel to the conveying direction of the conveying device (1), the rotary cylinder being capable of driving the knock-down member (22) to rotate and push an upper portion of the vial (7) so that the vial (7) is tipped onto the receiving member (3).

6. The vial conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that the tipping member (22) is provided with a second protection block (23) for touching the vial (7).

7. The medicine bottle conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the pushing-down device (2) further comprises a fixing piece (24) and a mounting piece (25), the fixing piece (24) is fixedly arranged, a mounting long hole (251) extending in the up-down direction is formed in the mounting piece (25), the mounting piece (25) is locked on the fixing piece (24) through the mounting long hole (251) through a screw, and the pushing-down driving element (21) is fixedly connected to the mounting piece (25).

8. The vial conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the position detection device (4) is a proximity switch or a photoelectric sensor.

9. A production line comprising a vial-conveying apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. The production line according to claim 9, further comprising a conveying rotating disc (5) and a guiding strip (6) arranged upstream of the conveying device (1), wherein the guiding strip (6) is fixedly arranged, the guiding strip (6) can guide medicine bottles (7) on the conveying rotating disc (5) onto the conveying device (1), and the tipping device (2) and the receiving piece (3) are sequentially far away from the conveying rotating disc (5).