Powder capsule making machine

Abstract

The present invention provides a powder capsule making machine, which at least includes a powder pressing device, a powder loading device and a mounting support for carrying capsules, wherein the powder pressing device is separated from the powder loading device; a slide rail is provided between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device, and the mounting support is provided on a slider assembly, and the slider assembly drives the mounting support to slide along the slide rail between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device; and a driving device is also provided to drive the powder pressing device and the slider assembly to slide. The entire driving device has a compact structure and can complete operations such as sliding and pressing the mounting support, making the capsule making process very simple. The overall device has a compact and simple structure and a low manufacturing cost, and can be applied to the making of various powder capsules such as coffee and tea powder.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for making powder into capsules. Background Art

[0002] In order to meet the needs of modern people for some instant beverages, such as coffee, milk tea, etc., the inventor once designed an automatic grinding coffee capsule manufacturing machine (application publication number CN108357700A). People can use this machine to conveniently make coffee powder into capsules according to their own tastes, and then put the prepared capsules into the capsule coffee machine for brewing, which is very convenient to use. The manufacturing machine has relatively complete functions, including grinding, pressing, capping and other devices, but the overall structure is relatively complex, so the manufacturing cost is relatively high. At present, there are already ground coffee powder or other instant powders on the market. It only needs to load the mixed powder into the capsule and press it, but there is no corresponding equipment on the market. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a powder capsule making machine, which can realize the loading and compacting of instant powders through simple operations, and realize the production of instant powder capsules, has a compact and simple overall structure, and has a low manufacturing cost.

[0004] A powder capsule making machine at least comprises a powder pressing device, a powder loading device and a mounting support for carrying capsules, wherein the powder pressing device is separated from the powder loading device; a slide rail is provided between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device, and the mounting support is provided on a slider assembly, and the slider assembly drives the mounting support to slide along the slide rail between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device; in addition, a driving device is also provided for driving the powder pressing device and the slider assembly to slide.

[0005] The driving device comprises an active rotating shaft, on which are respectively mounted a first transmission device for driving the slider assembly to slide and a second transmission device for driving the powder pressing device.

[0006] Among them, the first transmission device includes a gear I and a rack I, the gear I is fixed to the active rotating shaft, the rack I is installed on the slider assembly, the gear I is meshed with the rack I, the active rotating shaft rotates through the gear to drive the rack to make the slider assembly slide along the slide rail between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device.

[0007] Among them, the second transmission device includes gear II, a conversion gear and a rack II, and the powder pressing device includes a powder pressing rod; gear II is fixed to the active rotating shaft, the conversion gear is meshed with gear II, the rack II is meshed with the conversion gear, and the powder pressing rod is fixed to the rack II.

[0008] The conversion gear is provided with two sets of gear teeth with different diameters, one set of gear teeth is meshed with gear II, and the other set of gear teeth is meshed with rack II.

[0009] Wherein, the powder loading device comprises a storage bin, in which a paddle sliding forward and backward is provided, the paddle being fixed on a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is meshed with a gear II through a rack III.

[0010] Among them, the slider assembly includes an isolation plate and a movable frame, the isolation plate is installed in the movable frame, the mounting support is fixed under the isolation plate, and the isolation plate is provided with a through hole at the corresponding position of the mounting support; the rack I is fixedly installed with the movable frame.

[0011] The isolation plate is slidably installed in the moving frame, and a return spring is arranged between the isolation plate and the moving frame along the sliding direction.

[0012] Wherein, an elastic support bracket is installed in the mounting support, and the elastic support bracket is connected to a sliding locking mechanism for locking the slider assembly. When the capsule is installed in the mounting support, the bottom of the capsule presses against the elastic support bracket and unlocks the sliding locking mechanism.

[0013] Wherein, an adaptor cover body is provided at the bottom of the storage bin and is fitted with the top surface of the capsule, and the adaptor cover body is movably installed at the bottom of the storage bin through a spring.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: by operating the driving device, the slider assembly can be driven to slide along the slide rail, so that when the mounting support slides to the powder loading device, the powder stored in the storage bin of the powder loading device falls into the capsule; then the driving device is operated in reverse, so that the mounting support slides back to the powder pressing device, and at the same time, the powder pressing rod of the powder pressing device falls into the capsule under the drive of the driving device and presses the powder in the capsule. It can be seen that the entire driving device has a compact structure and can complete operations such as sliding and pressing the mounting support. The design of the entire device is more efficient, making the capsule production process very simple and can be completed within a few seconds. Compared with the automatic grinding coffee capsule manufacturing machine, it is faster to use, and the structure is compact and simple, and the manufacturing cost is low. It can be applied to the production of various powder capsules such as coffee and tea powder. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings:

[0016] Figure 1 is a stereogram of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 It is an internal structure diagram of the powder pressing device, the powder loading device, the slider assembly and the driving device of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a split diagram of the mounting bracket;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a split diagram of the slider component.

[0021] In the figure, 1. mounting support, 2. driving shaft, 3. gear I, 4. rack I, 5. gear II, 6. conversion gear, 7. rack II, 8. powder pressing rod, 9. storage bin, 10. paddle, 11. sliding rod, 12. rack III, 13. isolation plate, 14. moving frame, 15. through hole, 16. sliding locking mechanism, 17. adapter cover, 18. operating handle, 19. elastic support bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] Reference Figure 1 As shown, the powder capsule making machine is composed of a powder pressing device, a powder loading device, and a mounting support 1 for carrying capsules. The powder pressing device and the powder loading device are designed to be separated to simplify each working step so that it can be completed smoothly and the structure is simpler. Therefore, the mounting support 1 needs to be able to slide between the two to complete the loading and pressing operations. A slide rail is provided between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device, and then the mounting support 1 is driven to slide through the slider assembly.

[0023] Reference Figure 2 As shown, the driving device is the power source for realizing all operations of the powder capsule making machine, which includes an active shaft 2, on which a first transmission device for driving the slider assembly to slide and a second transmission device for driving the powder pressing device are respectively installed. The active shaft 2 can provide power for the rotation of the active shaft 2 by installing an operating handle 18. The first rotating device is used to drive the sliding of the slider assembly, which includes a gear I3 and a rack I4, the gear I3 is fixed to the active shaft 2, the rack I4 is installed on the slider assembly, the gear I3 is meshed with the rack I4, and the active shaft 2 and the gear I3 are driven to rotate by rotating the operating handle 18 counterclockwise. At this time, the rack I4 pushes the slider assembly to drive the mounting support 1 to move to the position of the powder loading device, and the upper opening of the capsule is aligned with the discharge port of the storage bin 9 of the powder loading device. The powder in the storage bin 9 falls into the capsule under the action of gravity until the capsule is fully loaded. Then the operating handle 18 rotates counterclockwise, and the gear I3 pushes the rack I4 again, so that the slider assembly drives the mounting support 1 to slide back to the powder pressing device. The second transmission device is composed of a gear II5, a conversion gear 6 and a rack II7, wherein the gear II5 is mounted on the active rotating shaft 2, and the gear II5, the conversion gear 6 and the rack II7 are meshed in sequence, wherein the conversion gear 6 is used to change the rotation direction of the gear II5 so that when the operating handle 18 is rotated clockwise, the rack II7 can drive the powder pressing rod 8 to move downward to compact the powder in the capsule.

[0024] In addition, considering that powders are more likely to stick together, especially powders with a heavy oil content, such as coffee powder, etc., which will affect the powders in the storage bin 9 from falling into the storage bin, refer to Figure 3 To this end, a paddle 10 that slides back and forth is also provided in the storage bin 9. The paddle 10 is fixed on the sliding rod 11. The sliding rod 11 is engaged with the gear II5 through the rack III12. That is, the active shaft 2 and the gear II5 are driven to rotate by the operating handle 18, and the paddle 10 is also driven to slide back and forth in the storage bin 9 to dredge the bonded powder and make it easier to fall into the capsule.

[0025] Reference Figure 3 Considering that gear II5 needs to drive conversion gear 6 and rack III12 at the same time, and ensure that conversion gear 6 and rack II7 have sufficient meshing stroke to achieve sufficient compaction of capsule powder, the conversion gear 6 is provided with two sets of gear teeth with different diameters, one set of gear teeth meshes with gear II5, and the other set of gear teeth meshes with rack II7.

[0026] Reference Figure 5 The slider assembly, in addition to being able to drive the mounting support 1 and the capsule to slide between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device, also needs to achieve that when the capsule moves away from the powder loading device, it can block the discharge port at the bottom of the storage bin 9 to prevent the powder from continuing to fall. For this purpose, the sliding assembly is composed of an isolation plate 13 and a mobile frame 14, wherein the isolation plate 13 is used to block the discharge port of the storage bin 9, and the corresponding isolation plate 13 is provided with a through hole 15 at the corresponding position of the mounting support 1, so that when the capsule is at the bottom of the storage bin 9, the powder can pass through the through hole 15 and fall into the capsule. The isolation plate 13 is installed in the mobile frame 14, and then the rack 14 is fixedly installed with the mobile frame 14.

[0027] It is also considered that if the user feels that the powder in the capsule is not fully compacted, the operating handle 18 can be pressed clockwise again, so that the rack II7 drives the steering gear to make the powder pressing rod 8 move downward again to compact the powder in the capsule. In order to facilitate the above operation, the powder pressing rod 8 can be retracted so that the capsule can be easily taken out, that is, the operating handle 18 can be automatically reset, the isolation plate 13 is slidably installed in the mobile frame 14, and a reset spring is arranged between the isolation plate 13 and the mobile frame 14 along the sliding direction. Since the through hole 15 of the isolation plate 13 cooperates with the top surface of the capsule, the operating handle 18 rotates clockwise. When the powder pressing rod 8 compacts the powder, the isolation plate 13 is relatively motionless, but the mobile frame 14 moves and compresses the reset spring under the drive of the gear I3 and the rack I4, but when the operating handle 18 is released, the reset spring recovers, so that the operating handle 18 is automatically reset. The user can add powder to the capsule and compact it multiple times by operating the handle 18 multiple times according to his own needs to increase the weight, pressure and density of the powder in the capsule.

[0028] Reference Figure 4 In order to prevent the operating handle 18 from being operated accidentally when no capsule is installed, so that the mounting support 1 is moved to the powder loading device, the powder in the storage bin 9 will fall into the powder loading device without capsules. The inventor added an elastic support bracket 19 to the mounting support 1. The elastic support bracket 19 is connected to a sliding locking mechanism 16 for locking the slider assembly. Only when the capsule is installed in the mounting support 1, the bottom of the capsule presses against the elastic support bracket 19 to unlock the sliding locking mechanism 16. At this time, the entire sliding assembly can slide to the powder loading device under the drive of the operating handle 18 to prevent the above-mentioned misoperation.

[0029] When the capsule is located in the powder loading device, in order to prevent powder leakage due to a gap between the upper opening of the capsule and the discharge port of the storage bin 9, an adapter cover 17 that fits with the top surface of the capsule is provided at the bottom of the storage bin 9. The adapter cover 17 is movably installed at the bottom of the storage bin 9 by a spring, that is, the adapter cover 17 will be tightly attached to the upper opening of the capsule to prevent powder leakage.

[0030] In addition, the storage bin 9 is of a detachable structure so that the user can remove it for cleaning. When the powder clumps, the storage bin 9 can be shaken to loosen the powder so that it can fall easily.

Claims

1. Powder capsule making machine, characterized by: The invention at least comprises a powder pressing device, a powder loading device and a mounting support (1) for carrying capsules, wherein the powder pressing device is separated from the powder loading device; a slide rail is provided between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device, and the mounting support (1) is arranged on a slider assembly, and the slider assembly drives the mounting support (1) to slide along the slide rail between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device; in addition, a driving device for driving the powder pressing device and the slider assembly to slide is also provided; the driving device comprises an active rotating shaft (2), and a first transmission device for driving the slider assembly to slide and a second transmission device for driving the powder pressing device are respectively installed on the active rotating shaft (2); the first transmission device comprises a gear I (3) and a rack I (4), the gear I (3) is fixed to the active rotating shaft (2), the rack I (4) is installed on the slider assembly, and the gear I (3) is fixed to the active rotating shaft (2), the rack I (4) is installed on the slider assembly, and the gear I (3) is fixed to the active rotating shaft (2). (3) meshes with the rack I (4), the active rotating shaft (2) rotates through the gear I (3) to drive the rack I (4) so ​​that the slider assembly slides along the slide rail between the powder pressing device and the powder loading device; the second transmission device comprises a gear II (5), a conversion gear (6) and a rack II (7), and the powder pressing device comprises a powder pressing rod (8); the gear II (5) is fixed to the active rotating shaft (2), the conversion gear (6) meshes with the gear II (5), the rack II (7) meshes with the conversion gear (6), and the powder pressing rod (8) is fixed to the rack II (7); the powder loading device comprises a storage bin (9), a paddle (10) that slides forward and backward is provided in the storage bin (9), the paddle (10) is fixed to the sliding rod (11), and the sliding rod (11) meshes with the gear II (5) through the rack III (12).

2. The powder capsule making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conversion gear (6) is provided with two sets of gear teeth with different diameters, one set of gear teeth meshes with the gear II (5), and the other set of gear teeth meshes with the rack II (7).

3. The powder capsule making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slider assembly comprises an isolation plate (13) and a movable frame (14); the isolation plate (13) is installed in the movable frame (14); a mounting support (1) is fixed under the isolation plate (13); and the isolation plate (13) is provided with a through hole (15) at a corresponding position of the mounting support (1); and the rack I (3) is fixedly mounted on the movable frame (14).

4. The powder capsule making machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The isolation plate (13) is slidably mounted in the moving frame (14), and a return spring is provided between the isolation plate (13) and the moving frame (14) along the sliding direction.

5. The powder capsule making machine according to claim 1 or 3, characterized in that: An elastic support bracket (19) is installed in the mounting support (1), and the elastic support bracket (19) is connected to a sliding locking mechanism (16) for locking the slider assembly. When the capsule is installed in the mounting support (1), the bottom of the capsule presses against the elastic support bracket (19) and unlocks the sliding locking mechanism (16).

6. The powder capsule making machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the storage bin (9) is provided with an adaptable cover body (17) that fits the top surface of the capsule, and the adaptable cover body (17) is movably mounted on the bottom of the storage bin (9) via a spring.

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