CN220682845U - Automatic bagging mechanism of full-automatic packaging machine - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses an automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine, and relates to the technical field of full-automatic packaging machines. The bottom of the second fixing frame is provided with a flaring plate with a downward opening, the top of the second fixing frame is provided with a containing groove, a spreading mechanism connected with the side wall surface of the flaring plate is arranged in the containing groove, two first connecting plates are arranged on the left side and the right side of the second fixing frame, the bottoms of the first connecting plates on the same side are connected with the same second connecting plate, and one side, far away from the first connecting plate and the second connecting plates on one side of the side mounting plate, of the second connecting plates are connected with a heat sealing machine through electric expansion plates. According to the utility model, the movable end of the one-piece type packaging bag conveyed on the conveying belt can be opened through the flaring plate, when the camera shoots that the discharging mechanism is provided with the discharging material, the electric expansion plate is driven to move, the heat sealing machine can be driven to mutually approach to heat-seal the edge of the one-piece type packaging bag, and compared with the opening type packaging bag opening operation, the opening accuracy is effectively ensured.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of full-automatic packaging machines, in particular to an automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine.
Background
The bag feeding structure of the full-automatic packaging machine mainly comprises a bag sucking and conveying device, a rotary bag taking device and a storage bin, wherein the bag sucking and conveying device is used for sucking a packaging bag in the bag storage device and then placing the packaging bag at a position where the rotary bag taking device can take the bag, then a bag clamp of the rotary bag taking device clamps the packaging bag conveyed by the bag sucking and conveying device, and the packaging bag is conveyed to a discharge hole of the storage bin for filling.
The existing full-automatic packaging machine is used for carrying out bagging operation on only one left open packaging bag, the packaging bag needs to be transferred to a discharging hole for filling when the full-automatic packaging machine is used, the open packaging bag needs to be opened when discharging, the full-automatic packaging machine is complicated, and redundant packaging bags are easy to absorb when taking and placing the open packaging bag, so that the opening accuracy of the subsequent packaging bag to be discharged is affected, and the overall processing efficiency is affected.
Therefore, an automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine is provided.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims at: in order to solve the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides an automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine.
The utility model adopts the following technical scheme for realizing the purposes:
the utility model provides a full-automatic packagine machine automatic bagging machine mechanism, includes workstation and four support columns, the top mirror image of workstation is provided with two side mounting panels, be provided with the conveyer belt between two side mounting panels, one side of side mounting panel is provided with two mount second of "" font, install same unloading mechanism between two mount second, the bottom of mount second is provided with the flaring board of opening down, the holding tank has been seted up at mount second top, the holding tank inside sets up the mechanism that struts that is connected with flaring board lateral wall, two connecting plates first are all installed to mount second left and right sides, the bottom of two connecting plates first of same side is connected with same connecting plate second, one side of connecting plate first and two connecting plates second of keeping away from side mounting panel one side all is connected with the heat sealing machine through electric expansion plate.
Further, one side of the two flaring plates, which are far away from each other, is of an arc-shaped structure.
Further, the bottom of each support column is provided with a universal wheel with brake for driving the support column to move.
Further, the blanking mechanism comprises a first fixing frame, two adjacent sides of the second fixing frame are connected with the same annular first fixing frame, a storage box is arranged in the first fixing frame, a circular ring with the size being five times that of the first fixing frame is arranged at the top of the storage box, a blanking pipe communicated with the storage box is arranged at the top of the circular ring, and a control valve is arranged on the outer wall surface of the storage box.
Further, the opening mechanism comprises a hydraulic cylinder, the top of the accommodating groove is provided with the hydraulic cylinder, the output end of the hydraulic cylinder is connected with a positioning plate, one side of the positioning plate is connected with the outer wall surface of the flaring plate, sliding grooves are formed in two sides of the accommodating groove, and two sides of the positioning plate are connected with moving blocks which are slidably connected to the inner cavities of the sliding grooves.
Further, the mounting groove has been seted up to one side that the side mounting panel is close to the conveyer belt, one side of mounting groove is provided with the spacing horizontal piece of opening towards the conveyer belt, a plurality of detachable electronic telescopic strut is installed to one side that the spacing horizontal piece is close to the mounting groove, the other end of electronic telescopic strut is connected with the internal face of mounting groove through the joint piece, all be connected with a plurality of damping spring on two internal faces about the spacing horizontal piece, be connected with the grip block on damping spring's the other end, the upper surface of spacing horizontal piece is connected with side mounting panel lateral wall face through multiunit stabilizing mean.
Further, the stabilizing mechanism comprises a first lug, the side wall surface of the side mounting plate is connected with the first lug through a welding process, a second lug corresponding to the first lug is arranged on the upper surface of the limiting transverse block, and the first lug and the second lug are connected with the same telescopic rod through a hinge.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. according to the utility model, the two sides of the movable end of the one-piece type packaging bag conveyed on the conveying belt can be subjected to opening operation through the flaring plate, and when the camera shoots that the discharging mechanism is provided with discharging materials, the electric expansion plate is driven to move, so that the heat sealing machine can be driven to be mutually close to heat-seal the edge of the one-piece type packaging bag, compared with the opening type packaging bag opening operation, the opening accuracy is effectively ensured, the opening mechanism can be adjusted according to the size of the one-piece type packaging bag, the size of the packaging bag filled with articles after discharging materials and heat sealing is consistent, and the practicability is higher;
2. according to the utility model, the positioning plate can be driven to horizontally move by driving the hydraulic cylinder, so that the distance between the two flaring plates can be conveniently adjusted according to the size of the packaging bag, and the practicability is effectively enhanced; the stability of the positioning plate in the horizontal movement process can be improved by the aid of the sliding grooves and the moving blocks, and the problem that the flaring plate shakes during movement to affect the opening operation of the packaging bag is avoided;
3. according to the utility model, the distance between the two limiting transverse blocks can be adjusted according to the size of the one-piece type packaging bag by driving the electric telescopic support rod, so that the clamping plates can clamp and fix the edges of the two sides of the one-piece type packaging bag, the phenomenon that the position deviation of the one-piece type packaging bag affects the subsequent discharging and heat sealing effects is avoided, in addition, the clamping limiting of packaging bags with different thicknesses is facilitated under the telescopic action of the damping spring, and the practicability is improved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic side perspective view of an overall structure in accordance with a first embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the heat sealer of the utility model;
FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the structure of the opening mechanism and the blanking mechanism of the present utility model;
FIG. 4 is a schematic side perspective view of the overall structure of a second embodiment of the present utility model;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure of the stabilizing mechanism of the present utility model;
reference numerals: 1. a support column; 2. a work table; 3. a side mounting plate; 4. a conveyor belt; 5. a blanking mechanism; 501. a first fixing frame; 502. discharging pipes; 503. a storage bin; 6. a second fixing frame; 7. a spreading mechanism; 701. a hydraulic cylinder; 702. a positioning plate; 703. a chute; 704. a moving block; 8. a flaring plate; 9. a first connecting plate; 10. a second connecting plate; 11. a heat sealer; 12. universal wheels with brakes; 13. a mounting groove; 14. a joint block; 15. an electric telescopic strut; 16. a limit transverse block; 17. a stabilizing mechanism; 1701. a first bump; 1702. a second bump; 1703. a telescopic rod; 18. damping spring.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present utility model more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model.
Embodiment one: as shown in fig. 1 to 2, an automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine comprises a workbench 2 and four support columns 1, wherein two side mounting plates 3 are arranged on the top mirror image of the workbench 2, a conveyor belt 4 is arranged between the two side mounting plates 3, two -shaped fixing frames II 6 are arranged on one side of the side mounting plates 3, a same blanking mechanism 5 is arranged between the two fixing frames II 6, a flaring plate 8 with a downward opening is arranged at the bottom of the fixing frame II 6, an accommodating groove is formed in the top of the fixing frame II 6, a supporting mechanism 7 connected with the side wall surface of the flaring plate 8 is arranged in the accommodating groove, two first connecting plates 9 are arranged on the left side and the right side of the fixing frame II, the bottom of the two first connecting plates 9 on the same side is connected with a same second connecting plate 10, a first connecting plate 9 far away from one side of the side mounting plates 3 and one side of the two second connecting plates 10 are connected with a heat sealing machine 11 through an electric expansion plate, a camera is arranged on the first connecting plate 9, and the output end of the camera is connected with the input end of the electric expansion plate; one side of the two flaring plates 8, which are far away from each other, is of an arc-shaped structure;
the bottom of each support column 1 is provided with a universal wheel 12 with brake for driving the support column 1 to move, and the provided universal wheel 12 with brake is convenient for moving and carrying the mechanism to a place needing to be used;
specifically, the operation of strutting is carried out through the both sides that the flaring board 8 that sets up can carry on the conveyer belt 4 a slice formula wrapping bag expansion end, drive electric expansion plate when the unloading is offered to unloading mechanism 5 department to the camera is shot to can drive heat sealing machine 11 and be close to each other so as to carry out heat-seal treatment to the edge of a slice formula wrapping bag, compare with the operation of strutting of open-type wrapping bag, the accuracy of strutting has effectively been guaranteed, the mechanism 7 of strutting of setting can be adjusted according to the size of a slice formula wrapping bag, and then can guarantee that the blowing heat-seal is accomplished the wrapping bag size of being equipped with article unanimously, the practicality is stronger.
When the automatic heat sealing machine is used, a worker can select a flaring plate 8 with a proper size to install at the opening mechanism 7, then a piece of packaging bag (the piece of packaging bag refers to a whole piece of plastic or other materials which are not sealed at the periphery and are used for containing goods) is placed on the conveying belt 4, two sides of the movable end of the piece of packaging bag are respectively placed at the opening of the flaring plate 8 (the upper surface of the connecting plate II 10 is lower than the lowest end of the flaring plate 8 by three to five centimeters in actual use), the conveying belt 4 is started to convey the piece of packaging bag, and meanwhile, the discharging mechanism 5 is started to perform discharging operation (a control valve for controlling discharging is arranged on the discharging mechanism 5), and when the camera shoots the position of the discharging mechanism 5, information is conveyed to the position of the electric telescopic plate, so that the electric telescopic plate is controlled to stretch and heat sealing machine 11 performs heat sealing treatment on the edge of the piece of packaging bag.
As shown in fig. 3, the blanking mechanism 5 includes a first fixing frame 501, two adjacent sides of the second fixing frame 6 are connected with a first annular fixing frame 501, a storage box 503 is arranged in the first fixing frame 501, a ring with a size five times that of the first fixing frame 501 is arranged at the top of the storage box 503, a blanking pipe 502 communicated with the storage box 503 is arranged at the top of the ring, and a control valve is arranged on the outer wall surface of the storage box 503;
specifically, the material in the blanking pipe 502 can be delivered to the inside of the packaging bag through the provided material storage box 503 under the action of the control valve.
As shown in fig. 3, the opening mechanism 7 includes a hydraulic cylinder 701, the top of the accommodating groove is provided with the hydraulic cylinder 701, the output end of the hydraulic cylinder 701 is connected with a positioning plate 702, one side of the positioning plate 702 is connected with the outer wall surface of the flaring plate 8, both sides of the accommodating groove are provided with sliding grooves 703, and both sides of the positioning plate 702 are connected with moving blocks 704 which can be slidably connected with the inner cavity of the sliding grooves 703;
specifically, the hydraulic cylinder 701 is driven to drive the positioning plate 702 to horizontally move, so that the distance between the two flaring plates 8 can be conveniently adjusted according to the size of the packaging bag, and the practicability is effectively enhanced; the spout 703 and the movable block 704 that set up in addition can improve the steadiness of locating plate 702 horizontal migration in-process, and flaring board 8 takes place to rock when avoiding moving and influences the operation of strutting to the wrapping bag.
Embodiment two: on the basis of the first embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, a mounting groove 13 is formed on one side, close to the conveyor belt 4, of the side mounting plate 3, a limiting transverse block 16 with an opening facing the conveyor belt 4 is arranged on one side of the mounting groove 13, a plurality of detachable electric telescopic supporting rods 15 are mounted on one side, close to the mounting groove 13, of the limiting transverse block 16, the other ends of the electric telescopic supporting rods 15 are connected with the inner wall surfaces of the mounting groove 13 through connecting blocks 14, a plurality of damping springs 18 are connected to the upper inner wall surface and the lower inner wall surface of the limiting transverse block 16, clamping plates are connected to the other ends of the damping springs 18, and the upper surfaces of the limiting transverse blocks 16 are connected with the side wall surfaces of the side mounting plate 3 through a plurality of groups of stabilizing mechanisms 17;
specifically, can adjust the distance between two spacing transverse blocks 16 according to the size of a slice formula wrapping bag through driving electric telescopic strut 15 to the grip block can carry out the centre gripping to the both sides edge of a slice formula wrapping bag and fix, avoids a slice formula wrapping bag to appear the position offset in the in-process of carrying and influence subsequent blowing and heat-seal effect, is convenient for carry out the centre gripping spacing to the wrapping bag of different thickness under damping spring 18's flexible effect in addition, has improved the practicality.
As shown in fig. 5, the stabilizing mechanism 17 includes a first bump 1701, the side wall surface of the side mounting plate 3 is connected with the first bump 1701 through a welding process, a second bump 1702 corresponding to the first bump 1701 is mounted on the upper surface of the limiting transverse block 16, and the first bump 1701 and the second bump 1702 are connected with the same telescopic rod 1703 through a hinge;
specifically, by means of the telescopic rod 1703, the stability of the limiting transverse block 16 during use can be effectively improved by utilizing the principle of triangle stability.
To sum up: the two sides of the movable end of the one-piece type packaging bag conveyed on the conveying belt 4 can be subjected to opening operation through the arranged flaring plates 8, when the camera shoots that the discharging mechanism 5 is provided with discharging, the electric expansion plates are driven to move, so that the heat sealing machines 11 can be driven to be mutually close to heat-seal the edges of the one-piece type packaging bag, compared with the opening type packaging bag opening operation, the opening accuracy is effectively ensured, the arranged opening mechanism 7 can be adjusted according to the size of the one-piece type packaging bag, the fact that the size of the packaging bag filled with articles is consistent after discharging heat sealing can be ensured, and the practicability is higher;
the positioning plate 702 can be driven to horizontally move by driving the hydraulic cylinder 701, so that the distance between the two flaring plates 8 can be conveniently adjusted according to the size of a packaging bag, and the practicability is effectively enhanced; the additionally arranged sliding groove 703 and the moving block 704 can improve the stability of the positioning plate 702 in the horizontal moving process, and avoid the shaking of the flaring plate 8 during the moving to influence the opening operation of the packaging bag;
the distance between two spacing transverse blocks 16 can be adjusted according to the size of a slice type packaging bag through driving the electric telescopic supporting rod 15, so that the clamping plates can clamp and fix the two side edges of the slice type packaging bag, the problem that the position deviation of the slice type packaging bag in the conveying process affects the subsequent discharging and heat sealing effects is avoided, in addition, the clamping and limiting are convenient to be carried out on packaging bags with different thicknesses under the telescopic action of the damping spring 18, and the practicability is improved.
The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, principal features and advantages of the utility model. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present utility model is not limited to the embodiments described above, and that the above embodiments and descriptions are merely illustrative of the principles of the present utility model, and various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, which is defined by the appended claims. The scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
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1. The utility model provides a full-automatic packagine machine goes up bag mechanism automatically, its characterized in that, including workstation (2) and four support column (1), the top mirror image of workstation (2) is provided with two side mounting boards (3), be provided with conveyer belt (4) between two side mounting boards (3), one side of side mounting board (3) is provided with two mount second (6) of "" font, install same unloading mechanism (5) between two mount second (6), the bottom of mount second (6) is provided with flaring board (8) of opening down, the holding tank has been seted up at mount second (6) top, the holding tank inside sets up struts mechanism (7) that are connected with flaring board (8) lateral wall face, two connecting plates first (9) are all installed to mount second (6) left and right sides, the bottom of two connecting plates first (9) of same side is connected with same connecting plate second (10), the connecting plate first (9) of keeping away from side mounting board (3) one side and one side of two connecting plates second (10) all are connected with heat sealing machine (11) through electric expansion plate.
2. An automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the sides of the two flaring plates (8) which are far away from each other are arc-shaped structures.
3. An automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of each supporting column (1) is provided with a universal wheel (12) with brake for driving the supporting column (1) to move.
4. The automatic bag feeding mechanism of the full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the discharging mechanism (5) comprises a first fixing frame (501), two adjacent sides of the second fixing frame (6) are connected with the same annular first fixing frame (501), a storage box (503) is arranged in the first fixing frame (501), a circular ring with the size being one point five times that of the first fixing frame (501) is arranged at the top of the storage box (503), a discharging pipe (502) communicated with the storage box (503) is arranged at the top of the circular ring, and a control valve is arranged on the outer wall surface of the storage box (503).
5. The automatic bag feeding mechanism of the full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein the opening mechanism (7) comprises a hydraulic cylinder (701), the top of the accommodating groove is provided with the hydraulic cylinder (701), the output end of the hydraulic cylinder (701) is connected with a positioning plate (702), one side of the positioning plate (702) is connected with the outer wall surface of the flaring plate (8), sliding grooves (703) are formed in two sides of the accommodating groove, and two sides of the positioning plate (702) are connected with moving blocks (704) which can be slidably connected with the inner cavities of the sliding grooves (703).
6. The automatic bag feeding mechanism of the full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 1, wherein a mounting groove (13) is formed in one side, close to a conveyor belt (4), of the side mounting plate (3), a limiting transverse block (16) with an opening facing the conveyor belt (4) is arranged on one side of the mounting groove (13), a plurality of detachable electric telescopic supporting rods (15) are arranged on one side, close to the mounting groove (13), of the limiting transverse block (16), the other end of each electric telescopic supporting rod (15) is connected with the inner wall surface of the mounting groove (13) through a connecting block (14), a plurality of damping springs (18) are connected to the upper inner wall surface and the lower inner wall surface of each limiting transverse block (16), clamping plates are connected to the other end of each damping spring (18), and the upper surface of each limiting transverse block (16) is connected with the side wall surface of the side mounting plate (3) through a plurality of groups of stabilizing mechanisms (17).
7. The automatic bag feeding mechanism of a full-automatic packaging machine according to claim 6, wherein the stabilizing mechanism (17) comprises a first bump (1701), the first bump (1701) is connected to the side wall surface of the side mounting plate (3) through a welding process, a second bump (1702) corresponding to the first bump (1701) is mounted on the upper surface of the limiting transverse block (16), and the first bump (1701) and the second bump (1702) are connected with the same telescopic rod (1703) through a hinge.
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