Compact disk packing machine

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6557320
  • Patent Number
    6,557,320
  • Date Filed
    Friday, August 31, 2001
    23 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, May 6, 2003
    21 years ago
Abstract
A the compact disk packing machine includes a base having a box providing device for move empty boxes to a box opening device which opens the empty boxes one by one. A transferring device transfers the opened boxes to a disk providing device and a disk positioning device to put a compact disk in each of the opening boxes. A sheet putting device puts a sheet of commercial in the open boxes and a closing device closes the boxes. The boxes having a compact disk and a sheet of commercial are transferred to a collection device and piled up.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a compact disk packing machine that automatically puts a compact disk and a sheet of commercial in a box.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




Compact disks are used in a variety of fields such as video games, software, and audio and video films. All of these are stored in a compact disk and sold by receiving the compact disk in a box. A commercial sheet is put in the box so that the customers know the detail information in the compact disk to be bought. There are involved many processes to pack the compact disk and the commercial sheet in the box which generally includes a base and a cover.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a buckle device for luggage and comprising.




The primary object of the present invention is to provide a machine that is able to open the box, put the compact disk and the commercial sheet in the box and close the box by several continuous processes.




The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view to show the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view to show a box providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 3

is a perspective view to show a box opening device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 4

is a perspective view to show a set of opening means of the box opening device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 5

is a perspective view to show a compact disk providing device the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 6

is a perspective view to show a commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention;





FIG. 7

is a perspective view to show a sliding frame in the commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention, and





FIG. 8

is a perspective view to show a transfer device in the commercial sheet providing device of the compact disk packing machine of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




Referring to

FIGS. 1

to


8


, the compact disk packing machine of the present invention comprises a base


10


, a box providing device


20


, a box opening device


30


, a transferring device


40


, a disk providing device


50


, a disk positioning device


60


, a sheet putting device


70


, a closing device


80


, and a collection device


90


.




The base


10


has parts such as the motor


11


, belts, wheels


12


and links to be installed therein. The box providing device


20


is located beside the base


10


and has a stack portion


21


for collecting the empty boxes and a providing portion


22


is used to provide the empty box one by one. The stack portion


21


includes a large area for the empty boxes to be arranged in the area and a transferring surface


211


is mounted on the stack portion


21


so as to send the boxes transverse to the longitudinal axis of the stack portion


21


. Therefore, when the boxes are arranged in the stack portion


21


, they can be moved in the transverse direction by the transferring surface


211


. The providing portion


22


is located beside the stack portion


21


and a transferring belt


221


is connected to the providing device


22


so that the boxes can be moved in a longitudinal direction after the boxes in the stack portion


21


are sent to the providing portion


22


. A driving member


221


is connected to the providing device


22


so as to individually dispense the empty boxes. A separation bar


23


is located between the stack portion


21


and the providing portion


22


so as to properly separate the stack portion


21


and the providing portion


22


. A V-shaped rack


24


as shown in

FIG. 2

is connected to a side of the providing portion


22


so as to position the empty boxes dispensed from the providing portion


22


.




As shown in

FIGS. 3 and 4

, the box opening device


30


is located beside the box providing device


20


and is used to open the empty boxes provided by the box providing device


20


. As shown in

FIGS. 3 and 4

, the box opening device


30


includes a base frame


31


, opening arms


32


, activation rods


33


and a rotary set


34


. The base frame


31


has two arms


311


, and a base portion


312


and a connection portion


313


are respectively connected to two ends of the arms


311


. Each of the base portion


312


and the connection portion


313


has a hole


314


. The connection portion


313


is connected to the base frame


10


. The opening arms


32


has an action portion


321


and a sleeve portion


322


through which a driving hole


323


is defined. The action portion


321


has sucking members


324


. A shaft


33


extends through the holes


314


in the base portion


312


and the connection portion


313


and the sleeve


322


. A slide member


331


is connected to the shaft


33


and located corresponding to the driving hole


323


of the opening arms


32


. When the shaft


33


moves reciprocatingly, the slide member


331


moves in the driving hole


323


and drives the opening arms


32


to move toward with each other and away from each other. A plurality of the box. opening devices


30


are connected to the rotary set


34


so as to open the boxes continuously. A cam


341


on the rotary set


34


drives the shaft


33


so as to activate the chosen box opening device


30


.




The transferring device


40


is located followed by the box opening device


30


so as to deliver the opened boxes.




As shown in

FIG. 5

, the disk providing device


50


is located on a side of the base frame


10


and has a plurality of rods


52


on rails


51


and the rods


52


are movable on the rails


51


. The compact disks are piled on the rods


52


. Two exchange rails


53


and two exchange arms


54


are located beside the rails


51


. The exchange arms


54


clamp and exchange the rods


52


with compact disks mounted thereon and the rods


52


without compact disks mounted thereon.




The disk positioning device


60


is located between the transferring device


40


and the disk providing device


50


. Four picking members


61


,


62


,


63


and


64


are connected to the disk positioning device


60


and each of which has a sucking member to pick up the compact disks. The disk positioning device


60


can be operated at 90 degrees and moves forward and backward. Two


61


,


62


of the picking members


61


-


64


pick disks in the forward stroke from the disk providing device


50


, and put the picked disks on the stand-by positions


65


in the backward stroke. The other two picking members


63


,


64


pick the disks from the stand-by positions


65


in the forward stroke and put the disks in the boxes in the backward stroke.




As shown in

FIGS. 6 and 7

, the sheet putting device


70


includes a base frame


71


, a slide frame


72


, a sheet picking wheel


73


, a transfer member


74


and a sheet putting means


75


. The base frame


71


has a setting portion


711


so that the sheets are piled in the setting portion


711


and an opening


712


is defined in a lower end of the setting portion


711


so that the sheets can be dispensed from the opening. A rack


713


is located beside the base frame


71


. The slide frame


72


is located corresponding to the opening


712


and is connected to the base frame


71


by the slide rods


721


so that the slide frame


72


can be slid on the slide rods


721


. The sheet picking wheel


73


is pivotally connected to the end of the slide frame


72


. A gear


731


is connected to the base frame


71


and is engaged with the rack


712


. Two sucking members


732


are connected to the sheet picking wheel


73


so as to suck a sheet from the opening


712


. The transfer member


74


is moved upward or downward, and has a transfer surface


741


in which sucking apertures


741


are defined so as to suck sheets on the sheet picking wheel


73


via the transfer surface


741


. The sheet putting means


75


has two inward surfaces


751


on which sucking members


752


are connected. The sheet picking wheel


73


is rotated by the slide frame


72


and the sheets are sucked and transferred to the sheet putting means


75


. The sheets are sucked by the sucking members


752


on the sheet putting means


75


and transferred by the slide frame


72


so as to be put in the boxes.




The closing device


80


is composed of swiping arms and gear sets so that when the gear sets activate the swiping arms to close the boxes.




The collection device


90


collects the boxes having a compact disk and the sheet received therein. Two sensors are used to check the sheets or the compact disks in the boxes, and the boxes are then pushed by a pushing rod


91


to be piled up and transferred to a collection surface


94


. The boxes that are checked to be lack of the compact disk or the sheet are collected by the pushing rods


91


to a pre-decided position.




The machine of the present invention automatically opens the boxes and put the disk and the sheet in each of the boxes, the packed boxes are then collected. All the processes are automatically operated which meets the requirements of the industry.




While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.



Claims
  • 1. A compact disk-packing machine comprising:a base (10) having a box providing device (20) located beside the base (10), the base (10) having a stack portion (21) which is adapted to collect empty boxes, and a providing portion (22) which is used to provide the empty box one by one; a plurality of box opening devices (30) connected to a periphery of a rotary set (34) and each including a base frame (31), opening arms (32) and activation rods (33), the base frame (31) having two arms (311), a base portion (312) and a connection portion (313) respectively connected to two ends of the arms (311), the connection portion (313) connected to the base frame (10), the opening arms (32) having an action portion (321) and a sleeve portion (322), a driving hole (323) defined a wall of the sleeve portion (322), the action portion (321) having sucking members (324), a shaft (33) extending through holes (314) defined in the base portion (312) and the connection portion (313) and the sleeve (322), a slide member (331) connected to the shaft (33) and located corresponding to the driving hole (323) of the opening arms (32), when the shaft (33) moves reciprocatingly, the slide member (331) moves in the driving hole (323) and drives the opening arms (32) to move toward with each other and away from each other; a disk providing device (50) located on a side of the base frame (10) and having a plurality of rods (52) movably installed on rails (51), two exchange rails (53) and two exchange arms (54) located beside the rails (51); a disk positioning device (60) having four picking members (61, 62, 63 and 64) and each of the picking members having a sucking member; a sheet putting device (70) including a base frame (71), a slide frame (72), a sheet picking wheel (73), a transfer member (74) and a sheet putting means (75), the base frame (71) having a setting portion (711) for sheets piled in the setting portion (711), an opening (712) defined in a lower end of the setting portion (711) for dispensing the sheets, a rack (713) located beside the base frame (71), the slide frame (72) located corresponding to the opening (712) and connected to the base frame (71) by the slide rods (721) so that the slide frame (72) can be slid on the slide rods (721), the sheet picking wheel (73) pivotally connected to the end of the slide frame (72), a gear (731) connected to the base frame (71) and engaged with the rack (712), two sucking members (732) connected to the sheet picking wheel (73), the transfer member (74) having a transfer surface (741) in which sucking apertures (741) are defined, a sheet putting means (75) having two inward surfaces (751) on which sucking members (752) are connected; a closing device (80) having swiping arms and gear sets so that when the gear sets activate the swiping arms, the swiping arms being adapted to close the boxes, and a collection device (90) having two sensors and adapted to push the boxes by a pushing rod.
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