Automatic chopstick throwing machine

Abstract

An automatic chopstick throwing machine, characterized in that: it comprises a chopstick throwing device, a frame, and a maintenance frame; the chopstick throwing device is installed on the frame and is placed above a barrel noodle conveyor line; the maintenance frame is installed on the frame and is located in front of the chopstick throwing device; a control box is installed on the side of the frame, and a control touch screen is installed above the frame; the chopstick throwing device is composed of a plurality of chopstick throwing machine units; the automatic chopstick throwing machine of the present invention realizes the automatic chopstick throwing operation of barreled instant noodles, reduces the labor intensity of workers, greatly improves production efficiency, and brings huge economic benefits to the enterprise.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of machinery, and in particular to an automatic chopstick throwing machine. Background Art

[0002] At present, the chopsticks in the barrels of instant noodles are mostly sorted and put manually. The manual chopstick putting is cumbersome and has low labor productivity. Enterprises need to hire a large number of workers to operate. In the current domestic labor shortage and rising labor costs, the manual method is increasingly unsuitable for large-scale mass production, which seriously restricts the development of enterprises. In order to improve efficiency and increase the market competitiveness of enterprises, it is urgent to develop an automatic chopstick putting machine that can realize automatic chopstick putting. Summary of the invention

[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a chopstick throwing machine which can automatically realize the chopstick throwing operation of barreled instant noodles.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is: an automatic chopstick throwing machine, characterized in that: it includes a chopstick throwing device, a frame, and a maintenance frame; the chopstick throwing device is installed on the frame and placed above the barrel surface conveyor line; the maintenance frame is installed on the frame and located in front of the chopstick throwing device; a control box is installed on the side of the frame, and a control touch screen is installed above the frame; the chopstick throwing device is composed of a plurality of chopstick throwing machine units.

[0005] Furthermore, the chopstick throwing machine unit includes a hopper, a feeding channel, a material shifting mechanism, a material shaking mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a hierarchical feeding mechanism I, a hierarchical feeding mechanism II, a hierarchical feeding mechanism III, a hierarchical feeding mechanism IV, and a bracket; the hopper is installed at the top of the bracket; the hopper has openings at the upper end and the lower side; the material shaking mechanism is installed at the opening at the lower side of the hopper, and cooperates with the hopper to form a discharge port, and the discharge port is connected to the feeding channel; a material detection sensor is provided on the feeding channel; a plurality of long grooves are provided on the feeding channel; the material shifting mechanism is installed on the bracket, located above the feeding channel, and includes a material shifting turntable, a rotating shaft, and a driving motor; the rotating shaft is installed in the The bracket is driven to rotate by a driving motor through a pulley and a conveyor belt; the material-discharging turntable is installed on the rotating shaft, is located above the material-discharging channel, and rotates with the rotating shaft; the material-discharging mechanism is installed at the discharge port of the material-discharging channel, and includes a driving cylinder V, a support foot, a driving cylinder VI, and an ejector; the driving cylinder V is installed on the bracket to drive the support foot to reciprocate; the front end of the support foot is slotted I for caching chopsticks; the driving cylinder VI is installed on the bracket to drive the ejector to reciprocate; the hierarchical material-discharging mechanism I, the hierarchical material-discharging mechanism II, the hierarchical material-discharging mechanism III, and the hierarchical material-discharging mechanism IV are installed on the bracket in sequence from top to bottom to cache and release chopsticks for feeding at each level.

[0006] Furthermore, the material shaking mechanism includes a rotating cam, an L-shaped swinging plate, and a support shaft; the support shaft is fixed on the bracket; a bearing is installed on the L-shaped swinging plate, which is installed on the support shaft and can swing around the support shaft; the rotating cam is installed on the rotating shaft, rotates with the rotating shaft and drives the L-shaped swinging plate to swing; a long protrusion is arranged on the bottom surface of the L-shaped swinging plate; the rotating cam corresponds to the long protrusion.

[0007] Furthermore, two ejector pins are provided.

[0008] Furthermore, the chopstick throwing machine unit is also provided with a lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is installed on the bracket and is located below the feeding channel; the lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder, a connecting plate, and a plurality of lifting paddles; the connecting plate is connected to the lifting cylinder and is driven by the lifting cylinder; the lifting paddle is installed on the connecting plate; the lifting paddle matches the long slot; part of the lifting paddle is located in the long slot and reciprocates along the long slot under the action of the lifting cylinder.

[0009] Furthermore, the hierarchical discharge mechanism I includes a mounting plate I, a discharge cylinder I, a material detection sensor I, and a U-shaped gate I; the mounting plate I is mounted on the bracket; the discharge cylinder I is mounted on the mounting plate I and connected to the U-shaped gate I, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate I; the material detection sensor I is mounted on the mounting plate I using a mounting frame I, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate I, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove I is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate I, and the inclined groove I and the bracket form a buffer material holding area.

[0010] Furthermore, the hierarchical discharge mechanism II includes a mounting plate II, a discharge cylinder II, a material detection sensor II, and a U-shaped gate II; the mounting plate II is mounted on the bracket; the discharge cylinder II is mounted on the mounting plate II and connected to the U-shaped gate II, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate II; the material detection sensor II is mounted on the bracket using a mounting frame II, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate II, and is used to detect materials; an inclined slot II is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate II, and the inclined slot II and the bracket form a buffer material holding area.

[0011] Furthermore, the hierarchical discharging mechanism III includes a mounting plate III, a discharging cylinder III, a material detecting sensor III, and a U-shaped gate III; the mounting plate III is mounted on the bracket; the discharging cylinder III is mounted on the mounting plate III and connected to the U-shaped gate III, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate III; the material detecting sensor III is mounted on the mounting plate III using a mounting frame III, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate III, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove III is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate III, and the inclined groove III and the bracket form a buffer material holding area; the hierarchical discharging mechanism IV has the same structure as the hierarchical discharging mechanism III.

[0012] Furthermore, a material pressing and guiding plate is installed above the material discharge channel.

[0013] Beneficial effects of the present invention: The automatic chopstick throwing machine of the present invention realizes the automatic chopstick throwing operation of barreled instant noodles, reduces the labor intensity of workers, greatly improves production efficiency, and brings huge economic benefits to the enterprise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a stereogram of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional diagram of a single body of the chopstick throwing machine of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional diagram of the chopstick throwing machine of the present invention with part of the cover removed; Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of a single body of the chopstick throwing machine of the present invention; Figure 5 for Figure 4 Partial enlarged image A; Figure 6 This is a diagram showing the internal structure of the chopstick throwing machine of the present invention; Figure 7 It is a plane view of the chopstick throwing machine of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] As shown in the figure: an automatic chopstick throwing machine includes a chopstick throwing device 1, a frame 2, and a maintenance frame 3; the chopstick throwing device 1 is installed on the frame 2 and is placed above the barrel surface conveyor line 4; the maintenance frame 3 is installed on the frame 2 and is located in front of the chopstick throwing device 1; a control box 5 is installed on the side of the frame 2, and a control touch screen 6 is installed above the frame 2; the chopstick throwing device 1 is composed of a plurality of chopstick throwing machine units 7.

[0016] The chopstick throwing machine unit 7 includes a hopper 8, a feeding channel 9, a material shifting mechanism 10, a material shaking mechanism 11, a feeding mechanism 12, a hierarchical feeding mechanism I 13, a hierarchical feeding mechanism II 14, a hierarchical feeding mechanism III 15, a hierarchical feeding mechanism IV 16, and a bracket 17; the hopper 8 is installed at the top of the bracket 17; the hopper 8 has an opening at the upper end and the lower side; the material shaking mechanism 11 is installed at the opening at the lower side of the hopper 8, and cooperates with the hopper 8 to form a discharge port 19, and the discharge port 19 is connected to the feeding channel 9; a material detection sensor (not shown in the figure) is arranged on the feeding channel 9; a plurality of long grooves 91 are provided on the feeding channel 9; the material shifting mechanism 10 is installed on the bracket 17, and is located above the feeding channel 9, and includes a material shifting turntable 101, a rotating shaft 102, and a driving motor 103; the rotating shaft 102 is installed on the bracket 17 The material discharging mechanism 101 is installed on the rotating shaft 102, and is located above the material discharging channel 9 and rotates with the rotating shaft 102; the material discharging mechanism 12 is installed at the discharge port of the material discharging channel 9, and includes a driving cylinder V121, a support foot 122, a driving cylinder VI123, and an ejector pin 124; the driving cylinder V121 is installed on the bracket 17, and is used to drive the support foot 122 to reciprocate; the front end of the support foot 122 is slotted I1221 for caching chopsticks; the driving cylinder VI123 is installed on the bracket 17, and is used to drive the ejector pin 124 to reciprocate; the hierarchical discharging mechanism I13, the hierarchical discharging mechanism II14, the hierarchical discharging mechanism III15, and the hierarchical discharging mechanism IV16 are installed on the bracket 17 from top to bottom in sequence, and are used to cache and release chopsticks for feeding at each level.

[0017] The material shaking mechanism 11 includes a rotating cam 111, an L-shaped swinging plate 112, and a support shaft 113; the support shaft 113 is fixedly installed on the bracket 17; a bearing is installed on the L-shaped swinging plate 112, which is installed on the support shaft 113 and can swing around the support shaft 113; the rotating cam 111 is installed on the rotating shaft 102, rotates with the rotating shaft 102 and drives the L-shaped swinging plate 112 to swing; a long protrusion 1121 is set on the bottom surface of the L-shaped swinging plate 112; the rotating cam 111 corresponds to the long protrusion 1121.

[0018] There are two ejector pins 124 .

[0019] The chopstick throwing machine unit 7 is also provided with a lifting mechanism 18; the lifting mechanism 18 is installed on the bracket 17 and is located below the feeding channel 9; the lifting mechanism 18 includes a lifting cylinder 181, a connecting plate 182, and a plurality of lifting paddles 183; the connecting plate 182 is connected to the lifting cylinder 181 and is driven by the lifting cylinder 181; the lifting paddle 183 is installed on the connecting plate 182; the lifting paddle 183 matches the long groove 91; a part of the lifting paddle 183 is located in the long groove 91, and reciprocates along the long groove 91 under the action of the lifting cylinder 181.

[0020] The hierarchical discharge mechanism Ⅰ13 includes a mounting plate Ⅰ131, a discharge cylinder Ⅰ132, a material detection sensor Ⅰ133, and a U-shaped gate Ⅰ134; the mounting plate Ⅰ131 is mounted on the bracket 17; the discharge cylinder Ⅰ132 is mounted on the mounting plate Ⅰ131 and connected to the U-shaped gate Ⅰ134, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate Ⅰ134; the material detection sensor Ⅰ133 is mounted on the mounting plate Ⅰ131 using a mounting frame Ⅰ135, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate Ⅰ134, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove Ⅰ1341 is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate Ⅰ134, and the inclined groove Ⅰ1341 and the bracket 17 form a buffer material holding area.

[0021] The hierarchical discharge mechanism II14 includes a mounting plate II141, a discharge cylinder II142, a material detection sensor II143, and a U-shaped gate II144; the mounting plate II141 is mounted on the bracket 17; the discharge cylinder II142 is mounted on the mounting plate II141 and connected to the U-shaped gate II144, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate II144; the material detection sensor II143 is mounted on the bracket 17 using a mounting frame II145, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate II144, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove II1441 is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate II144, and the inclined groove II1441 and the bracket 17 form a buffer material holding area.

[0022] The hierarchical discharge mechanism III15 includes a mounting plate III151, a discharge cylinder III152, a material detection sensor III153, and a U-shaped gate III154; the mounting plate III151 is mounted on the bracket 17; the discharge cylinder III152 is mounted on the mounting plate III151 and connected to the U-shaped gate III154, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate III153; the material detection sensor III153 is mounted on the mounting plate III151 using a mounting frame III155, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate III154, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove III1541 is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate III154, and the inclined groove III1541 and the bracket 17 form a buffer material holding area; the hierarchical discharge mechanism IV16 has the same structure as the hierarchical discharge mechanism III15.

[0023] A material pressing and guiding plate 20 is also installed above the material discharge channel 9 .

[0024] The action of the present invention is as follows: chopsticks are put into a material bin of a single body of the chopstick throwing machine, and the chopsticks in the material bin fall into the feeding channel from the discharging port horizontally under the action of the material shaking mechanism, and the chopsticks in the feeding channel move forward along the feeding channel under the action of the material shifting turntable of the material shifting mechanism, and the chopsticks are arranged in an orderly manner to reach the outlet of the feeding channel through the material pressing and guiding plates on the feeding channel, and the driving cylinder VI of the feeding mechanism drives the ejector pin to press the frontmost chopsticks at the outlet of the feeding channel, and when feeding is required, the driving cylinder VI drives the ejector pin to move back, and the frontmost chopsticks fall into the groove Ⅰ of the foot of the feeding mechanism, and at the same time, the driving cylinder VI drives the ejector pin to move downward to press the chopsticks at the frontmost end of the feeding channel, and the feeding is discharged. The driving cylinder III of the mechanism drives the support foot to move back, and the chopsticks in the groove I at the front end of the support foot fall down, and the rear driving cylinder III drives the support foot to move forward and return to the receiving position to carry out the next unloading operation. The unloading mechanism thus circulates and transports the chopsticks on the unloading channel one by one, and the chopsticks fall into the buffer material storage area of ​​the hierarchical unloading mechanism I, hierarchical unloading mechanism II, hierarchical unloading mechanism III, and hierarchical unloading mechanism IV in turn, and finally fall into the noodle barrel of the barrel noodle conveyor line; each hierarchical unloading mechanism is provided with a material detection sensor, and when there are no chopsticks in the hierarchical unloading mechanism of the next level, the hierarchical unloading mechanism of the previous level acts to feed the hierarchical unloading mechanism of the next level. It should be noted here that the present invention also provides a lifting mechanism, and when the chopsticks on the unloading channel are blocked, the lifting mechanism acts, and the lifting cylinder drives the lifting scraper to move back and forth along the long groove of the unloading channel to comb out the blocked chopsticks, so as to solve the problem of chopstick blockage.

[0025] The embodiments described above are merely descriptions of preferred implementation modes of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Without departing from the design spirit of the present invention, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solutions of the present invention by ordinary technicians in this field should all fall within the protection scope determined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic chopstick throwing machine, characterized in that: It includes a chopstick throwing device, a frame, and a maintenance frame; the chopstick throwing device is installed on the frame and placed above the barrel surface conveyor line; the maintenance frame is installed on the frame and located in front of the chopstick throwing device; a control box is installed on the side of the frame, and a control touch screen is installed on the top of the frame; the chopstick throwing device is composed of a number of chopstick throwing machine units; the chopstick throwing machine units include a hopper, a feeding channel, a material shifting mechanism, a material shaking mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a hierarchical feeding mechanism I, a hierarchical feeding mechanism II, a hierarchical feeding mechanism III, a hierarchical feeding mechanism IV, and a bracket; the hopper is installed at the top of the bracket; the hopper is opened at the upper end and the lower side; the material shaking mechanism is installed at the opening at the lower side of the hopper, and cooperates with the hopper to form a discharge port, and the discharge port is connected to the feeding channel; A material detection sensor is arranged on the material discharge channel; a plurality of long grooves are provided on the material discharge channel; the material dispensing mechanism is installed on the bracket, located above the material discharge channel, and comprises a material dispensing turntable, a rotating shaft, and a driving motor; the rotating shaft is installed on the bracket, and is driven to rotate by the driving motor through a pulley and a conveyor belt; the material dispensing turntable is installed on the rotating shaft, located above the material discharge channel, and rotates with the rotating shaft; the material discharge mechanism is installed at the discharge port of the material discharge channel, and comprises a driving cylinder V, a support foot, a driving cylinder VI, and an ejector; the driving cylinder V is installed on the bracket, and is used to drive the support foot to reciprocate; the front end of the support foot is slotted I, and is used to cache chopsticks; the driving cylinder VI is installed on the bracket, and is used to drive the ejector to reciprocate; The hierarchical material discharge mechanism I, hierarchical material discharge mechanism II, hierarchical material discharge mechanism III and hierarchical material discharge mechanism IV are sequentially installed on the bracket from top to bottom for caching and releasing chopsticks for feeding at each level; the material shaking mechanism comprises a rotating cam, an L-shaped swing plate and a support shaft; the support shaft is fixed on the bracket; a bearing is installed on the L-shaped swing plate and is installed on the support shaft so as to swing around the support shaft; the rotating cam is installed on the rotating shaft and rotates with the rotating shaft to drive the L-shaped swing plate to swing; a support is provided on the bottom surface of the L-shaped swing plate a long protrusion; the rotating cam corresponds to the long protrusion; the chopstick throwing machine unit is also provided with a lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is installed on the bracket and is located below the feeding channel; the lifting mechanism includes a lifting cylinder, a connecting plate, and a plurality of lifting paddles; the connecting plate is connected to the lifting cylinder and is driven by the lifting cylinder; the lifting paddle is installed on the connecting plate; the lifting paddle matches the long groove; part of the lifting paddle is located in the long groove, and reciprocates along the long groove under the action of the lifting cylinder.

2. The automatic chopstick throwing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ejector pins are provided with two.

3. The automatic chopstick throwing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hierarchical discharge mechanism I includes a mounting plate I, a discharge cylinder I, a material detection sensor I, and a U-shaped gate I; the mounting plate I is mounted on the bracket; the discharge cylinder I is mounted on the mounting plate I and connected to the U-shaped gate I, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate I; the material detection sensor I is mounted on the mounting plate I using a mounting frame I, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate I, and is used to detect materials; an inclined slot I is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate I, and the inclined slot I and the bracket form a buffer material holding area.

4. The automatic chopstick throwing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hierarchical discharge mechanism II includes a mounting plate II, a discharge cylinder II, a material detection sensor II, and a U-shaped gate II; the mounting plate II is mounted on the bracket; the discharge cylinder II is mounted on the mounting plate II and connected to the U-shaped gate II, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate II; the material detection sensor II is mounted on the bracket using a mounting frame II, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate II, and is used to detect materials; an inclined slot II is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate II, and the inclined slot II and the bracket form a buffer material holding area.

5. The automatic chopstick throwing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hierarchical discharging mechanism III includes a mounting plate III, a discharging cylinder III, a material detection sensor III, and a U-shaped gate III; the mounting plate III is mounted on the bracket; the discharging cylinder III is mounted on the mounting plate III and connected to the U-shaped gate III, and is used to drive the U-shaped gate III; the material detection sensor III is mounted on the mounting plate III using a mounting frame III, and is placed in the groove of the U-shaped gate III, and is used to detect materials; an inclined groove III is provided at the front end of the U-shaped gate III, and the inclined groove III and the bracket form a buffer material holding area; the hierarchical discharging mechanism IV has the same structure as the hierarchical discharging mechanism III.

6. The automatic chopstick throwing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material pressing and guiding plate is also installed above the material discharge channel.

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