WO2022143873A1 - Rubber stopper transfer apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A rubber stopper transfer apparatus, comprising a first stopper plate (61) provided with a first rubber stopper positioning channel (63), a second stopper plate (62) provided with a second rubber stopper positioning channel (66), and an eccentric shaft assembly used for driving the first stopper plate (61) and the second stopper plate (62) to rotate in order to regulate the distance between the first rubber stopper positioning channel (63) and the second rubber stopper positioning channel (66). The present rubber stopper transfer apparatus has the advantages of high production efficiency and good operating stability.

Description

A rubber stopper transfer device

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is based on the Chinese patent application with the filing date of "2020-12-31", the application number of "202011639662.5" and the name of the invention-creation "a rubber stopper transfer device", and the priority of the Chinese patent application is claimed. is hereby incorporated by reference into this application in its entirety as a part of this application.

technical field

The invention relates to food and medicine packaging equipment, in particular to a rubber stopper transfer device.

Background technique

In an existing filling and stoppering system, the filling device and the stoppering device are fixed on one side of the container conveying device. The filling device first fills the container, and then the stoppering device fills the filled container. Since the time required for the stoppering process is shorter than the filling process, after the filling device completes the filling of the first row of containers, when switching to the second row of containers for filling, it needs to wait for the stoppering device to complete the stoppering of the first row of containers. , thus affecting the system production efficiency. In addition, in some filling and stoppering systems, both the filling device and the stoppering device need to move in the direction of container transport, and the containers waiting to be filled and stoppered are also conveyed rhythmically during this process. The movement mechanism is required to cooperate in the filling and stoppering process, and the filling and stoppering operations require the precise positioning and coordination of the filling device, the stoppering device and the container, so that positioning is easy to occur during the filling and stoppering of the container. deviation, the operation stability is difficult to guarantee.

technical problem

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a rubber stopper transfer device with simple structure, high efficiency and good accuracy.

technical solutions

The present invention further provides a system for high-speed filling and stoppering of the above rubber stopper transfer device.

The present invention further provides a filling and stoppering method for the above system.

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

A rubber stopper transfer device, comprising a first stopper plate with a first rubber stopper positioning channel, a second stopper plate with a second rubber stopper positioning channel, and a second stopper plate for driving the first stopper plate and the second stopper plate to rotate An eccentric shaft assembly for adjusting the distance between the first rubber stopper positioning channel and the second rubber stopper positioning channel.

As a further improvement of the above technical solution:

The eccentric shaft assembly includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft eccentrically arranged, the first rotating shaft is connected with the first plugging plate, and the second rotating shaft is connected with the second plugging plate, so The first rotating shaft is a hollow shaft, and the second rotating shaft is disposed in the first rotating shaft; or the second rotating shaft is a hollow shaft, and the first rotating shaft is disposed in the second rotating shaft Inside.

The rubber stopper transfer device further includes a drive shaft, a first connecting rod is provided on both the drive shaft and the second rotating shaft, and a second connecting rod is hinged at both ends of the first connecting rod on the driving shaft. The end of the second connecting rod, the end of the first connecting rod on the second rotating shaft and the first rotating shaft are hinged, and the two first connecting rods and the two second connecting rods constitute a parallelogram link mechanism ; Or, both the drive shaft and the first rotating shaft are provided with a first connecting rod, the two ends of the first connecting rod on the driving shaft are hinged with a second connecting rod, the end of the second connecting rod, the first connecting rod The end of the first connecting rod on a rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are hinged, and the two first connecting rods and the two second connecting rods form a parallelogram link mechanism.

A connecting pin is provided between the first plugging plate and the second plugging plate, an elastic member is sleeved on the connecting pin, and the two ends of the elastic member are respectively connected with the first plugging plate and the second plugging plate. The stopper plate abuts.

The eccentric shaft assembly includes a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft eccentrically arranged, the first rotating shaft is connected with the first plugging plate, and the second rotating shaft is connected with the second plugging plate, so The first rotating shaft and/or the second rotating shaft are arranged on a sliding mechanism.

A system for high-speed filling and stoppering, comprising a conveying device, a stopper feeding device, a filling device, a first stoppering device, a second stoppering device, and for transferring rubber stoppers to the first stoppering device and the second stoppering device The above-mentioned rubber stopper transfer device, the filling device, the first stopper device, the second stopper device, the rubber stopper transfer device and the stopper feeding device are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveying device, and a top plug is provided below the plugging device part.

As a further improvement of the above technical solution:

The top plug component includes a first top plug component corresponding to the first rubber plug positioning channel, and a second top plug component corresponding to the second rubber plug positioning channel.

The filling device includes a filling needle seat that can move back and forth along the conveying device, and a filling needle arranged on the filling needle seat.

A method for filling and plugging the above-mentioned system for high-speed filling and plugging, comprising the following steps:

S1. The conveying device conveys the container;

S2, the filling device fills the container;

S3. After the filling device completes the filling of more than two rows of containers, the second plugging device plugs the containers in the previous row, while the first plugging device plugs the containers in the latter row.

As a further improvement of the above technical solution:

In step S2, the filling device moves along the conveying device to fill each row of containers respectively.

The specific steps of step S3 include:

S3.1. The first rotation shaft drives the first stopper plate to rotate, so that the first rubber stopper positioning channel moves to the top of the first stopper member, and the second rotation axis drives the second stopper plate to rotate, so that the second rubber stopper positioning channel moves to the first stopper member. Above the two top plug components, at this time, the first rubber plug positioning channel and the second rubber plug positioning channel are close to each other;

S3.2, the first plug component pushes a rubber plug into the first rubber plug positioning channel, and the second plug component pushes another rubber plug into the second rubber plug positioning channel;

S3.3. The first rotation shaft drives the first stopper plate to rotate, so that the first rubber stopper positioning channel moves to the bottom of the first stopper device, and the second rotation axis drives the second stopper plate to rotate so that the second rubber stopper positioning channel moves to the second stopper Below the stopper device, at this time, the first rubber stopper positioning channel and the second rubber stopper positioning channel are separated;

S3.4, the first stopper device and the second stopper device respectively press the lower rubber stopper into the container.

beneficial effect

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the advantages that: in the rubber stopper transfer device disclosed in the present invention, the eccentric shaft assembly drives the first stopper plate and the second stopper plate to rotate. The distance between the two rubber stopper positioning channels will periodically become larger and smaller. When the first rubber stopper positioning channel and the second rubber stopper positioning channel are close to each other, it is convenient to put on the plug. The top plug part only needs to move up and down without reciprocating movement. When a rubber stopper positioning channel is separated from the second rubber stopper positioning channel, it can be plugged by the first stopper device and the second stopper device, so that the two rows of rubber stoppers can be quickly and accurately transferred from the stopper feeding device to the first stopper at the same time. Under the device and the second plugging device, quick plugging is completed.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of the rubber stopper transfer device of the present invention after it is plugged.

2 is a schematic diagram of a joint when the rubber stopper transfer device of the present invention transports the rubber stopper.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the first embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device of the present invention after being plugged.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the first embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device of the present invention waiting to be plugged.

5 is a schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device in the present invention after the transmission structure is plugged.

6 is a schematic diagram of the transmission structure of the first embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device according to the present invention waiting for stoppering.

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device of the present invention after being plugged.

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the second embodiment of the rubber stopper transfer device waiting for stoppering in the present invention.

3. Filling device; 34. Filling needle seat; 35. Filling needle; 4. First plugging device; 5. Second plugging device; 6. rubber stopper transfer device; 60, drive shaft; 61, first stopper plate; 611, connecting pin; 612, elastic member; 62, second stopper plate; 63, first rubber stopper positioning channel; 64, first rotation axis; 65, the second rotating shaft; 66, the second rubber plug positioning channel; 67, the sliding mechanism; 68, the first connecting rod; 69, the second connecting rod; 7, the plug part; 71, the first plug part; 72 , the second top plug part; 8, the container; 9, the rubber stopper.

Embodiments of the present invention

The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Example 1

Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the system for high-speed filling and stoppering according to the present invention. The system for high-speed filling and stoppering in this embodiment includes a conveying device 1, a plug feeding device 2, and a filling device 3. The first stopper 4, the second stopper 5, and the stopper transfer device 6 for transferring the rubber stopper 9 to the first stopper 4 and the second stopper 5, the filling device 3, the first stopper 4. The second plugging device 5, the rubber plug transfer device 6 and the plug feeding device 2 are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveying device 1. The rubber plug transfer device 6 includes a first plugging plate 61 provided with a first rubber plug positioning channel 63, The second stopper plate 62 is provided with the second rubber stopper positioning channel 66, and is used to drive the first stopper plate 61 and the second stopper plate 62 to rotate to adjust the distance between the first rubber stopper positioning channel 63 and the second rubber stopper positioning channel 66. The distance between the eccentric shaft components, the first rubber stopper positioning channel 63 corresponds to the first stopper device 4, the second rubber stopper positioning channel 66 corresponds to the second stopper device 5, and the stopper member 7 is provided below the stopper feeding device 2.

The filling and plugging system is provided with a first plugging device 4 and a second plugging device 5. It is possible to plug two rows of containers 8 at the same time to improve the plugging efficiency, thereby improving the production efficiency of the system. The rubber stopper transfer device 6 can simultaneously The glue removal plug 9 is quickly and accurately transferred from the plug feeding device 2 to the bottom of the first plugging device and the second plugging device 5. The filling device 3, the first plugging device 4 and the second plugging device 5 in the system can be When the conveying device 1 moves, only the conveying device 1 drives the container 8 to convey intermittently or rhythmically, which is beneficial to the accurate alignment of the filling device 3 and each stoppering device with the container 8 and ensures the stable operation of the system.

Further, in this embodiment, the eccentric shaft assembly includes a first rotating shaft 64 and a second rotating shaft 65 arranged eccentrically, the first rotating shaft 64 is connected with the first plugging plate 61, and the second rotating shaft 65 is connected with the second plugging plate 62 are connected to each other, the first rotating shaft 64 is a hollow shaft, and the second rotating shaft 65 is arranged in the first rotating shaft 64 . The first rotating shaft 64 drives the first plugging plate 61 to rotate, and the second rotating shaft 65 drives the second plugging plate 62 to rotate. Since the two rotating shafts are eccentrically arranged, the first rubber plug positioning channel 63 and the second rubber plug positioning channel 66 are connected. The distance between them will increase and decrease periodically. When the first rubber stopper positioning channel 63 and the second rubber stopper positioning channel 66 are close to each other, it is convenient for plugging. . The eccentric shaft assembly has a compact overall structure and occupies less space. Of course, in other embodiments, the second rotating shaft 65 can also be used as a hollow shaft, and the first rotating shaft 64 is arranged in the second rotating shaft 65, which can also achieve the purpose of the invention.

Further, in this embodiment, the rubber stopper transfer device 6 further includes a drive shaft 60 , the drive shaft 60 and the second rotating shaft 65 are both provided with a first connecting rod 68 , and both ends of the first connecting rod 68 on the drive shaft 60 A second connecting rod 69 is hinged, the end of the second connecting rod 69, the end of the first connecting rod 68 on the second rotating shaft 65 and the first rotating shaft 64 are hinged, and the two first connecting rods 68 and the two second connecting rods are hinged. The rod 69 constitutes a parallelogram linkage. The eccentrically arranged first rotating shaft 64 and the second rotating shaft 65 can rotate synchronously through one drive shaft 60 and a parallelogram linkage mechanism, which is beneficial to reduce the number of drive components, simplify the structure and reduce costs. Of course, in other embodiments, if the second rotating shaft 65 is a hollow shaft, the first rotating shaft 64 is disposed in the second rotating shaft 65 , and correspondingly, the driving shaft 60 and the first rotating shaft 64 are both provided with the first rotating shaft 64 . Connecting rod 68, the two ends of the first connecting rod 68 on the drive shaft 60 are hinged with a second connecting rod 69, the end of the second connecting rod 69, the end of the first connecting rod 68 on the first rotating shaft 64, and the second connecting rod 69. The rotating shaft 65 is hinged, and the two first links 68 and the two second links 69 form a parallelogram link mechanism, which can also achieve the purpose of the invention.

Further, in this embodiment, a connecting pin 611 is provided between the first plugging plate 61 and the second plugging plate 62 , an elastic member 612 is sleeved on the connecting pin 611 , and both ends of the elastic member 612 are respectively connected with the first plugging plate 612 . The stopper plate 61 and the second stopper plate 62 abut. Since only one set of rotary drive components is provided, the connection pin 611 is provided to facilitate the transmission of rotational driving force between the first plugging plate 61 and the second plugging plate 62, and the elastic member 612 is sleeved on the connecting pin 611 to realize the first plugging plate 61 and the second plugging plate 62. The flexible connection between the two stopper plates 62 ensures the stable and smooth rotational movement, and the structure is simple and reliable.

Further, in this embodiment, the top plug member 7 includes a first plug member 71 corresponding to the first rubber plug positioning channel 63 and a second plug member 72 corresponding to the second rubber plug positioning channel 66 . The first plugging part 71 and the second plugging part 72 are plugged at the same time, which is beneficial to speed up the plugging process and further improve the efficiency.

As a preferred technical solution, in this embodiment, since the rubber stopper transfer device 6 can accurately transport the rubber stopper 9 to the bottom of the first stopper device 4 and the second stopper device 5, the first stopper device 4 and the second stopper device 5 only moves up and down without moving along the conveying device 1 , which is beneficial to ensure that the first plugging device 4 and the second plugging device 5 and the container 8 achieve precise positioning and cooperation.

As a preferred technical solution, in this embodiment, the filling device 3 includes a filling needle base 34 that can move back and forth along the conveying device 1 and a filling needle 35 arranged on the filling needle base 34 , that is, can be driven by the filling needle base 34 The filling needle 35 reciprocates along the conveying device 1. When the plugging device plugs the container 8, the filling device 3 can fill other subsequent row containers 8, which is beneficial to further improve the production efficiency of the system. Of course, in other embodiments, the filling device 3 can also only move up and down the filling needle 35, and the filling needle seat 34 does not move, which is beneficial to ensure that the filling device 3 and the container 8 achieve precise positioning and cooperation.

Embodiment 2

Figures 7 to 8 show another embodiment of the system for high-speed filling and stoppering of the present invention. This embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment, except that in this embodiment, the first rotating shaft 64 is set on a sliding mechanism 67, that is, the eccentric distance between the first rotating shaft 64 and the second rotating shaft 65 can be adjusted through the sliding mechanism 67 to adapt to the filling and plugging of containers of different specifications. The volume increases and the area occupied by the workshop increases. Of course, in other embodiments, the second rotating shaft 65 can also be disposed on a sliding mechanism 67 , or the first rotating shaft 64 and the second rotating shaft 65 can be disposed on a sliding mechanism 67 respectively.

The filling and stoppering method of the filling and stoppering system of the present embodiment includes the following steps:

S1, the conveying device 1 conveys the container 8;

S2, the filling device 3 fills the container 8;

S3. After the filling device 3 completes the filling of more than two rows of containers 8, the second plugging device 5 plugs the containers 8 in the previous row, while the first plugging device 4 plugs the containers 8 in the latter row.

In this filling and plugging method, after the filling device 3 completes the filling of more than two rows of containers 8, the second plugging device 5 plugs the containers 8 in the previous row, while the first plugging device 4 plugs the containers 8 in the latter row. It is beneficial to improve the production efficiency of the system.

Further, in this embodiment, in step S2, the filling needle seat 34 drives the filling needle 35 to reciprocate along the conveying device 1 to fill other subsequent row containers 8, which is beneficial to further improve the production efficiency of the system.

Further, in this embodiment, the specific steps of step S3 include:

S3.1. The first rotation shaft 64 drives the first stopper plate 61 to rotate, so that the first rubber stopper positioning channel 63 moves to the top of the first stopper member 71 , and the second rotation axis 65 drives the second stopper plate 62 to rotate to make the second rubber stopper 62 rotate. The plug positioning channel 66 moves to the top of the second plug member 72, and at this time the first rubber plug positioning channel 63 and the second rubber plug positioning channel 66 are close to each other;

S3.2, the first plug-in component 71 pushes a rubber plug 9 into the first rubber-plug positioning channel 63, and the second plug-in component 72 pushes another rubber plug 9 into the second rubber-plug positioning channel 66;

S3.3. The first rotating shaft 64 drives the first plugging plate 61 to rotate, so that the first rubber plug positioning channel 63 moves to the bottom of the first plugging device 4 , and the second rotating shaft 65 drives the second plugging plate 62 to rotate to make the second rubber plug The positioning channel 66 moves to the bottom of the second stopper 5, and the first rubber stopper positioning channel 63 and the second rubber stopper positioning channel 66 are separated at this time;

S3.4, the first stopper device 4 and the second stopper device 5 press the rubber stopper 9 below into the container 8 respectively. This step is highly automated, and the two rows of rubber plugs 9 can be quickly and accurately transferred to the bottom of the first plugging device 4 and the second plugging device 5 at the same time, and the first plugging part 71 and the second plugging part 72 only need to be The lifting movement does not need to move along the conveying device 1, which is beneficial to improve the efficiency of the rubber stopper 9 entering the rubber stopper positioning channel.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, can make many possible changes and modifications to the technical solution of the present invention by using the technical content disclosed above, or modify it into an equivalent implementation of equivalent changes. example. Therefore, any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solutions of the present invention should fall within the protection scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims (5)

A rubber stopper transfer device, characterized in that it comprises a first stopper plate (61) provided with a first rubber stopper positioning channel (63), and a second stopper plate (62) provided with a second rubber stopper positioning channel (66). ), and an eccentric shaft assembly for driving the first stopper plate (61) and the second stopper plate (62) to rotate to adjust the distance between the first rubber stopper positioning channel (63) and the second rubber stopper positioning channel (66) . The rubber stopper transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the eccentric shaft assembly comprises a first rotating shaft (64) and a second rotating shaft (65) arranged eccentrically, and the first rotating shaft (64) Connected with the first plugging plate (61), the second rotating shaft (65) is connected with the second plugging plate (62), the first rotating shaft (64) is a hollow shaft, the second The rotation shaft (65) is arranged in the first rotation shaft (64); or the second rotation shaft (65) is a hollow shaft, and the first rotation shaft (64) is arranged in the second rotation shaft ( 65) within. The rubber stopper transfer device according to claim 2, characterized in that: the rubber stopper transfer device further comprises a drive shaft (60), and both the drive shaft (60) and the second rotation shaft (65) are provided with There is a first connecting rod (68), the two ends of the first connecting rod (68) on the drive shaft (60) are hinged with a second connecting rod (69), the end of the second connecting rod (69), the second rotating The end of the first connecting rod (68) on the shaft (65) and the first rotating shaft (64) are hinged, and the two first connecting rods (68) and the two second connecting rods (69) are formed a parallelogram linkage mechanism; or, the drive shaft (60) and the first rotation shaft (64) are both provided with a first link (68), and the first link (68) on the drive shaft (60) ) are hinged with a second connecting rod (69) at both ends, the end of the second connecting rod (69), the end of the first connecting rod (68) on the first rotating shaft (64) and the second rotating The shaft (65) is hinged, and the two first connecting rods (68) and the two second connecting rods (69) form a parallelogram link mechanism. The rubber stopper transfer device according to claim 3, wherein a connecting pin (611) is provided between the first stopper plate (61) and the second stopper plate (62), and the connection pin ( 611) is sleeved with an elastic member (612), and both ends of the elastic member (612) are respectively abutted against the first plugging plate (61) and the second plugging plate (62). The rubber stopper transfer device according to claim 1, wherein the eccentric shaft assembly comprises a first rotating shaft (64) and a second rotating shaft (65) arranged eccentrically, and the first rotating shaft (64) Connected with the first plugging plate (61), the second rotating shaft (65) is connected with the second plugging plate (62), the first rotating shaft (64) and/or the second rotating shaft (64) The shaft (65) is arranged on a sliding mechanism (67).