CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims the benefit of the filing date under 35 U.S.C. ยง 119(a)-(d) of Chinese Patent Application No. 201911266373.2, filed on Dec. 11, 2019.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present disclosure relates to a packaging system and, more particularly, to an electronic product packaging system.
BACKGROUND
After a connector is manufactured, it is usually placed directly in a plastic bag, and then workers manually pack it into a carton. This existing packaging method is not only inefficient, but also easily damages the connector or the carton during the packaging process.
SUMMARY
An electronic product packaging system includes a robot on which a vacuum suction device adapted to pick up a packaging box and a gripper adapted to grab an electronic product are disposed, a packaging box loading platform adapted to load a pile of a plurality of the packaging boxes stacked together, a product loading device having a loading groove adapted to load a row of a plurality of the electronic products, and a packaging platform carrying the electronic products and the packaging boxes. The robot is configured to pick up the packaging box from the packaging box loading platform and place the packaging box on the packaging platform with the vacuum suction device. The robot is configured to grab the electronic product from the product loading device and place and pack the electronic product into the packaging box on the packaging platform with the gripper.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying Figures, of which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic product packaging system according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a side view of a robot of the electronic product packaging system;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a product loading device of the electronic product packaging system;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a packaging box according to an embodiment; and
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an electronic product according to an embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
The technical scheme of the disclosure is further described in detail by the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the specification, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar components. The following description of the embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings is intended to explain the general inventive concept of the disclosure and should not be construed as a limitation of the present disclosure.
In addition, in the following detailed description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the disclosure. However, it may be evident, that one or more embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in schematic form in order to simplify the drawing.
An electronic product packaging system according to an embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, comprises a robot 100, a packaging box loading platform 10, a product loading device 200 and a packaging platform 30. A vacuum suction device 110 adapted to pick up a packaging box (for example, a carton) 1 and a gripper 120 adapted to grab an electronic product (for example, a connector) 2 are installed on the robot 100. The packaging box loading platform 10 is adapted to load one or more piles of the packaging boxes 1 stacked together. The product loading device 200 has a loading groove 212 adapted to load a row of the electronic products 2. The packaging platform 30 is used to carry the packaged electronic products 2 and the packaging boxes 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, first, the robot 100 is configured to pick up the packaging box 1 from the packaging box loading platform 10 and place the picked packaging box 1 on the packaging platform 30 with the vacuum suction device 110. Then, the robot 100 is configured to grab the electronic product 2 from the product loading device 200 and place and pack the grabbed electronic product 2 into the packaging box 1 on the packaging platform 30 with the gripper 120.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product 2 is a connector, and the packaging box 1 is a carton.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the loading groove 212 on the product loading device 200 is adapted to keep the electronic products 2 loaded therein in a predetermined posture (for example, an upright posture or a lying posture), and the predetermined posture is the posture where the electronic products 2 are placed and packaged into the packaging boxes 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the product loading device 200 comprises a loading track 210 in which the loading groove 212 is formed, and the electronic products 2 loaded in the loading groove 212 are adapted to slide forward along the loading groove 212.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the product loading device 200 further comprises a pushing mechanism 220, which is adapted to push the electronic products 2 in the loading groove 212 to a predetermined grab location one by one.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system comprises two packaging box loading platforms 10 arranged side by side, and the two packaging box loading platforms 10 may simultaneously or alternately load the packaging boxes 1.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the packaging box loading platform 10 comprises a loading area 11 and a picking area 12, the packaging box 1 is first loaded in the loading area 11 and then moved to the picking area 12. The vacuum suction device 110 of the robot 100 is configured to pick up the packaging box 1 from the picking area 12 of the packaging box loading platform 10.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system further comprises a propelling device 13. The propelling device 13 is adapted to push the packaging box 1 from the loading area 11 to the picking area 12.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system further comprises a safety door 400 that may be opened and closed, and the safety door 400 is located between the loading area 11 and the picking area 12 of the packaging box loading platform 10. When the safety door 400 is closed, the loading area 11 and the picking area 12 of the packaging box loading platform 10 are separated to protect the workers loading the packaging boxes 1 to the loading area 11.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system further comprises an unloading platform 40 and a pushing device (not shown), and the pushing device is adapted to push the packaging box 1 on the packaging platform 30 that has been filled with the electronic products 2 fully from the packaging platform 30 to the unloading platform 40.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system comprises two unloading platforms 40 arranged side by side, and the two unloading platforms 40 may simultaneously or alternately carry the packaging boxes 1 filled with the electronic products 2 fully.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the vacuum suction device 110 comprises a plurality of vacuum suction nozzles 111, and the plurality of vacuum suction nozzles 111 are adapted to be simultaneously adsorbed on the same surface of the packaging box 1. In an embodiment, the vacuum suction nozzles 111 of the vacuum suction device 110 are formed with a plurality of vacuum suction holes distributed in an array to ensure uniform suction force.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, in the illustrated embodiment, the electronic product packaging system further comprises a product supply device 300. The product supply device 300 is used to supply the electronic products 2 into the loading groove 212 of the product loading device 200. In an embodiment, the product supply device 300 may be a belt conveyor, and the product supply device 300 transports the electronic products 2 to the loading groove 212 of the product loading device 200 one by one through a conveyor belt.
The electronic product packaging system according to the embodiments described above automatically packs electronic products 2 into packaging boxes 1, which improves the packaging efficiency of electronic products 2 without damaging the electronic products 2 and packaging boxes 1.
Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above-described embodiments are illustrative and can be modified by those skilled in the art, and that the structures described in the various embodiments can be freely combined without conflict in structure or principle. Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments disclosed in the drawings are intended to be illustrative explanations of the embodiments of the disclosure, and should not be construed as limiting the disclosure. Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present general inventive concept, and the scope of the present disclosure is defined by the claims and their equivalents.
Patent Grant
11299308
