CN223792425U - A moving mechanism for trays - Google Patents

A moving mechanism for trays

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CN223792425U
CN223792425U CN202520415961.2U CN202520415961U CN223792425U CN 223792425 U CN223792425 U CN 223792425U CN 202520415961 U CN202520415961 U CN 202520415961U CN 223792425 U CN223792425 U CN 223792425U
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陈朝晖
季正杰
安散于
陈正如
蔡瀚洋
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本申请涉及包装的技术领域,公开一种用于托盒的移动机构,包括基座和传输带,所述传输带设置于基座上,所述传输带上设有限位结构,所述限位结构用于限制物料在传输带移动,本申请通过限位结构对物料进行限制,让物料能够暂时位于传输带上,使得后续物料能够抵接上一批物料,让不同的物料能够相互抵接,使得相邻两个物料能够抵接,让后续分装机构能够稳定的对物料进行定位,以便于后续分装机构对物料进行分装,让相邻两个物料在传输带之间的间距能够控制。

This application relates to the technical field of packaging and discloses a moving mechanism for trays, including a base and a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is disposed on the base and has a limiting structure. The limiting structure is used to restrict the movement of materials on the conveyor belt. This application restricts the materials by limiting the materials, allowing the materials to be temporarily positioned on the conveyor belt, so that subsequent materials can abut against the previous batch of materials, different materials can abut against each other, and adjacent materials can abut against each other. This allows the subsequent dispensing mechanism to stably position the materials, so that the subsequent dispensing mechanism can dispense the materials, and the spacing between adjacent materials on the conveyor belt can be controlled.

Description

A moving mechanism for holding in palm box
Technical Field
The application relates to the technical field of packaging, in particular to a moving mechanism for a tray.
Background
In the packaging industry, the supporting box is used as a packaging box, after food or other materials are filled in the supporting box, the supporting box is packaged and sealed, the supporting box which is packaged by the materials is combed and then transported to a subsequent split charging mechanism for stacking, the moving mechanism drives the supporting box to move, and the supporting box is subsequently moved from the moving mechanism to the subsequent split charging mechanism for stacking through the pushing mechanism.
The moving mechanism in the related art comprises a base and a conveying belt, wherein the conveying belt is arranged on the base and is used for moving the supporting box.
The staff needs to manually place the support box on the transmission band, and the interval between the adjacent support box is uncontrollable for there is the difference in the interval of two adjacent support boxes in the transmission band, thereby lets different support boxes be difficult to by follow-up pushing mechanism location, is unfavorable for follow-up partial shipment mechanism to the partial shipment of support box, can produce even and hold in the palm the condition that the box was destroyed by pushing mechanism.
Disclosure of utility model
In order to solve the problem that the spacing between two adjacent pallets is different, the application provides a moving mechanism for pallets.
The application provides a moving mechanism for a support box, which adopts the following technical scheme:
A moving mechanism for supporting a box comprises a base and a conveying belt, wherein the conveying belt is arranged on the base, a limiting structure is arranged on the conveying belt and used for limiting movement of materials on the conveying belt.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, restrict the material through limit structure, let the material can be located the transmission band temporarily for a batch of material on the follow-up material can the butt, let different materials can mutual butt, let follow-up partial shipment mechanism can be stable fix a position the material, so that follow-up partial shipment mechanism carries out partial shipment to the material, let the interval of two adjacent materials between the transmission band can be controlled.
Optionally, the limiting structure comprises a rotating roller and a rotating driving piece, wherein the rotating driving piece is arranged on the conveying belt and used for driving the rotating roller to rotate, the rotating roller is abutted against the material, when the rotating roller rotates along the conveying direction of the conveying belt, the material can move, and when the rotating roller stops rotating or reversely rotates, the material stops moving.
Through the technical scheme, the material is not easy to drive by the rotating roller to move by abutting the material, so that the material stops on the conveying belt, or the rotating roller rotates in the opposite direction of conveying by the conveying belt, so that the material stops moving on the conveying belt to realize the abutting of the subsequent material, the rotating roller is driven by the rotating driving piece to rotate along the conveying belt conveying direction, and the rotating roller can drive the material to move along the conveying belt conveying direction, so that the material can stably move in the conveying belt.
Optionally, a flexible layer is arranged on the rotating roller, and the flexible layer is used for extruding materials.
Through the technical scheme, the flexible layer is arranged on the rotating roller to enable the flexible layer to extrude materials, meanwhile, the flexible layer is softer and can adapt to materials with different heights in a small range, so that the flexible layer can be stably abutted against the materials with different heights, the condition of replacing the rotating roller when different materials are transported is reduced, and the adaptability of the rotating roller to the materials with different heights is improved.
Optionally, the base is provided with a fixing frame, the fixing frame comprises a first fixing strip and two second fixing strips, the two second fixing strips are located on different two sides of the material, and the first fixing strip is located on one side of the material away from the conveying belt.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, be located one side that the transmission band was kept away from to the material through first fixed strip, and two second fixed strips are located the different both sides of material for the mount can be spacing to the material, avoids the material to break away from the transmission band because of rocking, makes the material transport on the transmission band that can be stable.
Optionally, one end of the second fixing strip is inclined towards a direction away from the other second fixing strip, the inclined openings formed by the two second fixing strips are used for allowing materials to enter, and the second fixing strips are used for abutting the materials.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, through second fixed strip butt material, and the one end of second fixed strip is inclined towards the direction of keeping away from another second fixed strip for in the slope opening between two second fixed strips of entering that the material can be easier, thereby reduce the material misalignment space between two second fixed strips and lead to the condition that the material blocked.
Optionally, limit structure includes movable belt and removes the driving piece, it is used for driving the movable belt and rotates to remove the driving piece, the surface butt material of movable belt orientation conveyer belt.
By adopting the technical scheme, the movable belt is driven to rotate through the movable driving piece and is abutted against the material, so that the movable belt can stably drive the material to move on the conveying belt, when the movable belt stops, the movable belt is abutted against the material, so that the material is difficult to move on the conveying belt, the subsequent material is conveyed by the conveying belt to continue to be abutted against the stopped material, and gaps are not generated between two adjacent materials.
Optionally, the base is provided with a moving component, and the moving component is used for driving the moving belt to move towards the direction of the approaching or separating conveying belt.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, drive the direction removal of movable belt towards being close to or keeping away from the conveyer belt through the movable assembly for the movable belt can adapt to the material of different co-altitude, thereby increases the adaptability of movable belt.
Optionally, the limiting structure comprises a limiting strip and a limiting driving piece, wherein the limiting driving piece is arranged on the base, the limiting strip is arranged on the limiting driving piece and used for driving the limiting strip to move, when the limiting strip is positioned on a moving path of a material, the limiting strip can prevent the material from moving along the conveying direction of the conveying belt, and when the limiting strip is not positioned on the moving path of the material, the material moves in the conveying belt.
By adopting the technical scheme, the limiting driving piece drives the limiting strip to move, the limiting strip is positioned on the moving path of the material, the limiting strip can obstruct the movement of the material on the moving belt, so that the subsequent material can be abutted against the material which stops moving, the limiting driving piece drives the limiting strip to move, the limiting strip is not positioned on the moving path of the material, the material can continue to move on the moving belt, and the material can be moved into the subsequent split charging mechanism.
Optionally, rotate on the drive shaft of spacing driving piece and be connected with the mounting panel, fixedly connected with installation pole on the mounting panel, the second removes the hole has been seted up on the spacing, be equipped with the movable block that is used for inserting the second and removes the hole on the installation pole, works as the movable block inserts in the second removes the hole, spacing is fixed in on the installation pole.
Through the technical scheme, the driving shaft is arranged on the driving shaft of the limiting driving piece through the mounting plate, the driving shaft can drive the mounting plate to rotate, the moving block is additionally arranged in the second moving hole, the moving block can drive the limiting strip to rotate, the limiting strip is located on the moving path of materials, the limiting strip is replaced, the moving block is arranged at different positions of the second moving hole, the positions of the rotating shafts of the limiting strip are different, the positions of the limiting strip inserted into the conveying belt are different, the limiting strip can be adjusted according to materials with different widths, the limiting strip can be in more stable abutting connection with the materials, and the limiting strip can limit the materials to move on the conveying belt.
In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:
1. Limiting structure limits the material, lets the material be located the transmission band temporarily for follow-up material can the butt last batch of material, lets different materials can mutual butt, lets follow-up partial shipment mechanism can be stable fix a position the material, so that follow-up partial shipment mechanism carries out partial shipment to the material, lets adjacent two materials interval between the transmission band can be controlled.
2. The rotating roller is abutted against the material, so that the conveying belt is not easy to drive the material to move, the material stops on the conveying belt, or the rotating roller rotates in the opposite direction of conveying of the conveying belt, and the material stops moving on the conveying belt, so that the abutting of the subsequent material is realized; the rotating roller is driven to rotate along the conveying belt conveying direction by the rotating driving piece, and the rotating roller can drive the material to move along the conveying belt conveying direction, so that the material can stably move in the conveying belt.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of embodiment 1;
fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a turret in embodiment 1;
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of embodiment 2;
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of embodiment 3;
FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the salient point retainer of example 3.
The device comprises the following components of 1, a base, 11, a rotating frame, 111, a rotating placing plate, 112, a threaded hole, 113, a strip-shaped hole, 114, a first mounting bolt, 12, a fixed frame, 121, a first fixing strip, 122, a second fixing strip, 13, a limiting frame, 131, a limiting mounting hole, 132, a limiting mounting plate, 133, a limiting mounting groove, 134, a limiting mounting bolt, 135, a mounting hole, 2, a transmission belt, 3, a limiting structure, 31, a rotating roller, 311, a flexible layer, 312, a second mounting bolt, 32, a rotating driving piece, 33, a moving belt, 331, a moving strip, 332, a moving rod, 333, a moving frame, 334, a moving assembly, 34, a moving driving piece, 35, a limiting strip, 351, a second moving hole, 36, a limiting driving piece, 361, a mounting plate, 362, a first moving hole, 363, a mounting rod, 364 and a moving block.
Detailed Description
The application is described in further detail below with reference to fig. 1-5.
Example 1
The embodiment discloses a moving mechanism for a tray. Referring to fig. 1, a moving mechanism for supporting boxes comprises a base 1 and a conveying belt 2, wherein the conveying belt 2 is fixedly connected to the base 1, a limiting structure 3 is arranged on the base 1, and the limiting structure 3 is used for limiting materials to move on the conveying belt 2 so that subsequent supporting boxes can be mutually abutted.
Referring to fig. 1, the limit structure 3 includes a rotating roller 31 and a rotation driving member 32, and the rotation driving member 32 includes a first motor, and a driving shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected to the rotating roller 31.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, a rotating frame 11 is fixedly connected to the base 1, a rotating roller 31 is rotatably connected to the rotating frame 11, and a first motor is fixedly connected to the rotating frame 11. The base 1 is fixedly connected with a rotary placing plate 111, a plurality of threaded holes 112 are formed in the rotary placing plate 111, a strip-shaped hole 113 is formed in the rotary frame 11, and the strip-shaped hole 113 extends along the vertical direction. The rotating frame 11 is provided with a first mounting bolt 114, and the first mounting bolt 114 passes through the strip-shaped hole 113 to be connected in the threaded hole 112 in a threaded manner, so that the rotating frame 11 is fixed on the base 1. When the first mounting bolts 114 are screwed into different screw holes 112, the distance between the rotating roller 31 and the base 1 is different.
Referring to fig. 1, a flexible layer 311 is sleeved on the outer surface of the rotating roller 31, the flexible layer 311 is made of rubber, and the flexible layer 311 can abut against the supporting box. The rotating roller 31 is provided with a plurality of second mounting bolts 312, and the second mounting bolts 312 penetrate through the flexible layer 311 to be connected to the rotating roller 31 in a threaded manner, so that the flexible layer 311 and the rotating roller 31 are mutually fixed.
Referring to fig. 1, when the first motor is started, the first motor drives the rotating roller 31 to rotate, and the flexible layer 311 drives the supporting box to move along the transporting direction of the conveyor belt 2, so that the supporting box can smoothly rotate the roller 31 and the conveyor belt 2.
Referring to fig. 1, when the first motor is not started, the flexible layer 311 abuts against the cartridge, and at this time, there is a friction force between the flexible layer 311 and the cartridge, so that it is difficult for the cartridge to pass through the flexible layer 311, so that the cartridge is fixed between the conveyor belt 2 and the rotating roller 31.
Referring to fig. 1, a fixing frame 12 is provided on a base 1, the fixing frame 12 includes two first fixing strips 121 and two second fixing strips 122, the two first fixing strips 121 are located at one side of a conveyor belt 2 away from the base 1, the two second fixing strips 122 are located at different sides of a tray respectively, and the two second fixing strips 122 are all abutted against the side surfaces of the tray. The first fixing bar 121 is inclined toward the end of the entrance of the conveyor belt 2 in a direction away from the conveyor belt 2, and the second fixing bar 122 is inclined toward the end of the entrance of the conveyor belt 2 in a direction away from the other limit bar 35, so that the tray is positioned in the fixing frame 12.
The embodiment 1 is implemented by the principle that the first motor drives the rotating roller 31 to rotate to realize the movement of the tray on the conveyor belt 2, and the first motor stops starting, the rotating roller 31 does not rotate, and the rotating roller 31 limits the movement of the tray on the conveyor belt 2.
Example 2
Referring to fig. 3, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the limit structure 3 includes a moving belt 33 and a moving driving member 34, and the moving driving member 34 includes a second motor fixedly connected to the base 1. The moving belt 33 is rotatably connected to the base 1, and a driving shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected to the moving belt 33, and the moving belt 33 extends along the length direction of the conveying belt 2.
Referring to fig. 3, the moving belt 33 includes a moving bar 331 and two moving bars 332, a moving frame 333 is provided on the base 1, the two moving bars 332 are both rotatably connected to the moving frame 333, and the moving bar 331 is rotatably connected to the moving bars 332, and the moving bar 331 is made of a sponge.
Referring to fig. 3, when the second motor is started, the second motor drives the moving belt 33 to rotate, so that the moving belt 33 rotates in the direction of transporting the conveyor belt 2, and at this time, the moving belt 33 abuts against the tray box, so that the tray box can move along the conveyor belt 2. When the second motor is not started, the moving belt 33 is not rotated, and at the moment, the moving belt 33 abuts against the supporting box to limit the supporting box to move continuously, so that the following supporting box can abut against the supporting box which stops moving.
Referring to fig. 3, a moving assembly 334 is fixedly connected to the base 1, and a moving frame 333 is fixedly connected to the moving assembly 334. The moving assembly 334 is used for driving the moving frame 333 to move up and down so as to enable the moving bar 331 to abut against the supporting box. In the present embodiment, the moving component 334 may be a cylinder or the like
The embodiment 2 is implemented by using the second motor to drive the moving belt 33 to rotate so as to control the movement of the tray on the conveyor belt 2.
Example 3
Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the present embodiment is different from embodiment 1 in that the limit structure 3 includes a limit bar 35 and a limit driving member 36, and the limit driving member 36 includes a third motor. The base 1 is fixedly connected with a limiting frame 13, and the third motor is fixedly connected to the limiting frame 13. A plurality of limit mounting holes 131 are formed in the surface of the limit frame 13, and the limit mounting holes 131 extend along the length direction of the base 1. The base 1 is fixedly connected with a limit mounting plate 132, and a limit mounting groove 133 is formed in the limit mounting plate 132. The base 1 is provided with a limit mounting bolt 134, and the limit mounting bolt 134 passes through the limit mounting hole 131 to be connected in the limit mounting groove 133 in a threaded manner, so that the limit frame 13 and the base 1 are mutually fixed.
Referring to fig. 5, a mounting plate 361 is rotatably connected to a driving shaft of the third motor, and a first moving hole 362 is formed in the mounting plate 361. The mounting plate 361 is provided with a mounting rod 363, and both ends of the mounting rod 363 are fixedly connected with a moving block 364. The moving block 364 can pass through the first moving hole 362, and the moving block 364 is fixed on the mounting plate 361 by fastening bolts. The end surface of the limit bar 35 is provided with a second moving hole 351 into which the moving block 364 is inserted, and when the moving block 364 is inserted into the second moving hole 351, the limit bar 35 and the mounting rod 363 are fixed to each other. The surface of the limiting frame 13 is provided with a mounting hole 135 for the mounting rod 363 to rotate, and the mounting rod 363 passes through the mounting hole 135 and is arranged on the limiting bar 35.
Referring to fig. 5, when the third motor is started, the third motor driving limit bar 35 is located on the moving path of the cartridge, or the third motor driving limit bar 35 is separated from the moving path of the cartridge.
The implementation principle of the embodiment 3 is that the third motor drives the limit bar 35 to move through the mounting plate 361 and the mounting rod 363, so that the limit bar 35 can be located on the moving path of the tray.
Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein should be given the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terms "first," "second," "third," and the like in the description and in the claims, are not used for any order, quantity, or importance, but are used for distinguishing between different elements. The terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, is intended to mean that elements or items that are present in front of "comprising" or "comprising" are included in the word "comprising" or "comprising", and equivalents thereof, without excluding other elements or items. "upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are used merely to denote relative positional relationships, which may also change accordingly when the absolute position of the object to be described changes.
The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and are not intended to limit the present application, and any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. within the design concept of the present application should be included in the scope of the present application.

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1. The moving mechanism for the box comprises a base (1) and a conveying belt (2), wherein the conveying belt (2) is arranged on the base (1), and is characterized in that a limiting structure (3) is arranged on the conveying belt (2), and the limiting structure (3) is used for limiting the movement of materials on the conveying belt (2);
The limiting structure (3) comprises a rotating roller (31) and a rotating driving piece (32), the rotating driving piece (32) is arranged on the conveying belt (2), the rotating driving piece (32) is used for driving the rotating roller (31) to rotate, the rotating roller (31) is abutted against a material, when the rotating roller (31) rotates along the conveying direction of the conveying belt (2), the material can move, and when the rotating roller (31) stops rotating or reversely rotates, the material stops moving.
2. A moving mechanism for a pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rotating roller (31) is provided with a flexible layer (311), the flexible layer (311) being for extruding a material.
3. A moving mechanism for a pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base (1) is provided with a fixing frame (12), the fixing frame (12) comprises a first fixing strip (121) and two second fixing strips (122), the two second fixing strips (122) are located on different sides of a material, and the first fixing strip (121) is located on one side of the material away from the conveying belt (2).
4. A moving mechanism for a pallet according to claim 3, wherein one end of the second fixing strip (122) is inclined away from the other second fixing strip (122), and the inclined openings formed by the two second fixing strips (122) are used for allowing materials to enter, and the second fixing strips (122) are used for abutting the materials.
5. A moving mechanism for a pallet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the limit structure (3) comprises a moving belt (33) and a moving driving member (34), the moving driving member (34) is used for driving the moving belt (33) to rotate, and the moving belt (33) is abutted against the material towards the surface of the conveying belt (2).
6. A moving mechanism for a pallet according to claim 5, wherein the base (1) is provided with a moving member (334), and the moving member (334) is configured to drive the moving belt (33) to move in a direction approaching or moving away from the conveying belt (2).
7. The moving mechanism for the tray according to claim 1, wherein the limiting structure (3) comprises a limiting strip (35) and a limiting driving piece (36), the limiting driving piece (36) is arranged on the base (1), the limiting strip (35) is arranged on the limiting driving piece (36), the limiting driving piece (36) is used for driving the limiting strip (35) to move, when the limiting strip (35) is located on a moving path of a material, the limiting strip (35) can prevent the material from moving along the conveying direction of the conveying belt (2), and when the limiting strip (35) is not located on the moving path of the material, the material moves in the conveying belt (2).
8. The moving mechanism for the tray according to claim 7, wherein the driving shaft of the limit driving member (36) is rotatably connected with a mounting plate (361), a mounting rod (363) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (361), a second moving hole (351) is formed in the limit bar (35), a moving block (364) for being inserted into the second moving hole (351) is arranged on the mounting rod (363), and when the moving block (364) is inserted into the second moving hole (351), the limit bar (35) is fixed to the mounting rod (363).
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