A knife, fork and spoon feeding machine
By designing an automated knife, fork, and spoon feeder, using the cutting device, material pickup mechanism, feeding device and material pushing device, the sanitary pollution and inefficiency caused by manual sorting and counting in the prior art are solved, and efficient and sanitary tableware transmission is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202110951383.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-08-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-08-18
AI Technical Summary
When conveying knife, fork, spoon and other tableware, existing feeders need to be manually sorted and counted, resulting in sanitary pollution and inefficient efficiency.
A knife, fork and spoon feeder is designed, and a combination of a cutting device, a material pickup mechanism, a feeding device and a material pushing device are used to realize automated transmission and quantitative pushing to avoid manual contact and contamination.
Through automated transmission and quantitative push, work efficiency is improved, tableware is avoided from being contaminated during feeding, and hygiene quality is improved.
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Abstract
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Technical Field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of feeders, in particular to a knife, fork and spoon feeder. Background Art
[0002] The rapid development of today's takeout industry has led to a shortage of corresponding tableware. Therefore, many manufacturers believe that how to improve production efficiency and reduce employee labor intensity is a problem that needs to be solved. At present, when the feeder in the prior art conveys tableware such as knives, forks, and spoons to the packaging station for packaging, it is generally sorted and counted manually. The manual sorting operation may cause sanitary pollution to the tableware, affecting the sanitary quality of the tableware, and the manual counting efficiency is low. Summary of the invention
[0003] Based on the above problems, the present invention provides a knife, fork and spoon feeder which can solve the hygiene quality problems existing in the manual sorting and counting processes and improve the work efficiency.
[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a knife, fork and spoon feeder, comprising a frame, a feeding device is arranged on the frame, a feeding device is arranged on one side of the feeding device, a picking mechanism for picking up and placing materials from the position of the feeding device to the position of the feeding device is arranged on the feeding device, a discharging plate is arranged on the other side of the feeding device relative to the discharging device, a pushing device is arranged on the discharging plate, the pushing device comprises a pushing plate, and a sensing device for sensing the number of materials falling onto the discharging plate from the feeding device and controlling the pushing device to push a certain amount of materials out of the discharging plate and place them into the next workstation is arranged between the pushing plate and the feeding device.
[0005] By adopting the above technical scheme, when a certain amount of tableware such as knives, forks and spoons needs to be pushed to the packaging station for packaging, the tableware is transmitted to the position of the picking mechanism through the unloading device, and the tableware at the position of the unloading device is moved to the feeding device through the picking mechanism. When the tableware on the feeding device moves to the position of the discharge plate, the number of tableware placed on the discharge plate position is sensed by the sensing device. When the number of tableware on the discharge plate reaches the set value, the tableware transmitted to the position of the discharge plate is pushed out of the discharge plate position by the pushing device, so that it is placed in the next station, and the tableware is automatically transmitted to avoid contamination of the tableware during the feeding process, which may cause quality problems and improve work efficiency.
[0006] The present invention further provides: the material picking mechanism includes a material picking component, a material feeding component, and also includes a first driving component for driving the material picking component to reciprocate in a vertical direction and a second driving component for driving the material feeding component to reciprocate in a horizontal direction, the first driving component includes a cam driven to rotate by a motor and a transmission member arranged on one side of the cam and driven to rotate by the cam, the second driving component includes an eccentric wheel driven to rotate by a motor, the cam and the eccentric wheel are both installed on the driving shaft of the same motor, the material picking component includes a mounting block, a slideway is provided on one side of the mounting block corresponding to the unloading device, a slider is embedded on the slideway, a suction nozzle is provided at the bottom of the slider and corresponds to the outlet position of the unloading device, and a swing rod is provided on the transmission member. The transmission rod is hinged on the eccentric wheel, and the other end of the transmission rod is hinged on the moving plate, and the suction nozzle drives the moving plate to move toward or away from the feeding device through the eccentric wheel driving the transmission rod.
[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, when the tableware is placed in the position of the material picking mechanism, the cam is driven by the motor to rotate the transmission member on one side of the cam, and the swing rod on the transmission member is movably connected to the frame through the pin shaft, so that when the swing rod rotates through the transmission member, the cable can be pulled up and down. When the cable moves upward, the suction nozzle moves downward through the slider and absorbs the tableware. As the cam rotates, the transmission member passively moves upward, the swing rod moves downward, and the slider drives the suction nozzle to move upward. At the same time, the eccentric wheel drives the transmission rod, so that the transmission rod drives the moving plate to drive the suction nozzle to move along the direction of the feeding device. When it moves to the position above the feeding device, the suction nozzle moves downward along the direction of the feeding device and releases the tableware through the suction nozzle, so that the tableware is placed in the feeding device position, completing the material picking and conveying of the tableware. The eccentric wheel and the cam are driven by the same motor, which simplifies the structure of the device, reduces usage failures, and improves the smoothness of the operation of the device.
[0008] The present invention is further provided that: the feeding device includes a conveyor belt and a conveyor wheel, and there are four conveyor wheels. The four conveyor wheels are connected to each other through the conveyor belt and are arranged in pairs up and down. A feed end is arranged at the upper end of the conveyor belt corresponding to the position of the unloading device, and a discharge end is arranged at the lower end of the conveyor belt corresponding to the position of the discharge plate. The feed end and the discharge end are arranged diagonally. A plurality of partitions are arranged on the conveyor belt, and a material cavity for accommodating materials is formed between each partition. A pushing component for pushing the material on the conveyor belt out and placing it into the discharge plate position is arranged between the discharge plate and the conveyor wheel corresponding to its position.
[0009] By adopting the above technical scheme, when the tableware is placed into the material cavity from the feed end position, the conveyor belt is driven by the transmission wheel to drive the tableware to move, and when the tableware moves from the feed end position to the discharge end position, the setting of the pushing component allows the tableware placed into the material cavity position to be pushed out and placed into the discharge plate position by the pushing component, which facilitates feeding. The feeding end is arranged at one end above the conveyor belt, and the discharge end is arranged at one end below the conveyor belt, and the feeding end and the discharge end are arranged diagonally, so that when the pushing component pushes the tableware, it is more convenient to push the tableware out of the material cavity and place it into the discharge plate position, thereby improving the feeding and discharging stability of the device.
[0010] The present invention further provides that: the pushing assembly includes a pushing wheel, the pushing wheel is arranged on one side of the conveying wheel at a position corresponding to the discharge plate and is linked to the transmission wheel, and a plurality of pushing blocks are arranged on the periphery of the pushing wheel and corresponding to the conveyor belt position.
[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the pushing block on the pushing wheel is arranged so that when the tableware is conveyed to the discharge plate position through the conveyor belt, the pushing plate rotates to drive the pushing block to move along the discharge plate direction, causing the tableware placed in the material cavity position to be disengaged along the opening position of the material cavity and placed in the discharge plate. The pushing wheel is arranged on the side of the conveying wheel corresponding to the discharge plate and is linked thereto, with a simple structure and high synchronization.
[0012] The present invention further provides that: a guide plate is arranged at a position of the discharge plate corresponding to the conveyor belt, the guide plates are arranged at both sides of the conveyor belt respectively, and an inclined surface is arranged at one side of the guide plate corresponding to the discharge plate.
[0013] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the guide plate enables that when the tableware is pushed out of the material cavity position by the pushing block on the pushing wheel, the tableware can be moved along the inclined direction of the inclined surface of the guide plate and placed into the discharge plate position, thereby guiding the discharge.
[0014] The present invention further provides: an adjusting brush for adjusting the position of the material in the material chamber is arranged on the frame, the adjusting brush is arranged on one side above the conveyor belt and corresponds to the feed end position, and a first adjusting component for adjusting the position of the adjusting brush is arranged between the frame and the adjusting brush.
[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the adjusting brush allows the tableware position to be adjusted by adjusting the friction of the brush when the tableware is placed into the material cavity from the feeding end position and then placed into the adjusting brush position from the material cavity position. The setting of the first adjusting component allows the distance between the adjusting brush and the material cavity to be adjusted by the first adjusting component so that it is more in line with the height of conveying tableware, making it more convenient to adjust the position of the tableware.
[0016] The present invention is further provided that: the first adjustment component includes an adjustment plate, one end of the adjustment plate is connected to the frame, the adjustment brush is arranged at the other end of the adjustment plate relative to the frame, a first mounting hole is arranged on the frame corresponding to the position of the adjustment plate, and a first adjustment long hole adapted to the mounting hole is arranged at the position of the adjustment plate corresponding to the mounting hole.
[0017] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the first mounting hole and the first adjusting long hole makes it possible to adjust the height position of the adjusting brush by moving the first adjusting long hole and changing the mounting positions of the first mounting hole and the first adjusting long hole to adjust the spacing distance between the adjusting brush and the material chamber, which facilitates adjustment.
[0018] The present invention is further configured as follows: a connecting rod is provided on the frame in the direction corresponding to the discharge plate; a fixing piece is provided on the connecting rod in the direction corresponding to the conveyor belt for fixing the material so that the material will not leave the material cavity position when it moves downward to the discharge plate position; a second adjustment component is provided between the connecting rod and the frame for adjusting the spacing position between the fixing piece and the conveyor belt.
[0019] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the fixing part can fix the tableware when the conveyor belt drives the tableware to move along the discharge plate on the side below the conveyor belt, so as to prevent the tableware from leaving the material cavity along the outlet direction of the material cavity when the tableware is conveyed downward. The setting of the second adjusting component can adjust the spacing distance between the material cavity and the fixing part through the second adjusting component to make it more suitable for the height of the conveyed tableware.
[0020] The present invention further provides that: the second adjustment component includes a connecting block, one end of the connecting rod is connected to the connecting block, the frame is provided with a second mounting hole at a position corresponding to the connecting block, and the connecting block is provided with a second adjustment long hole adapted to the second mounting hole at a position corresponding to the second mounting hole.
[0021] By adopting the above technical solution, the second mounting hole and the second adjusting long hole are set so that when adjusting the position of the fixing piece, the spacing distance between the fixing piece and the material cavity can be adjusted by moving the second adjusting long hole and changing the installation positions of the second mounting hole and the second adjusting long hole, which facilitates adjustment.
[0022] The present invention is further provided that: a mounting piece is provided above the feeding direction of the discharging plate corresponding to the frame, a fixing plate is provided on the mounting piece, the fixing plate includes a mounting portion and a limiting portion, the mounting portion is provided on the fixing plate, one end of the limiting portion is connected to the mounting portion, the other end of the limiting portion extends along the discharging direction of the discharging plate and is parallel to the discharging plate, a third mounting hole is provided on the mounting piece, and a third adjustment long hole matched with the third mounting hole is provided at the position of the mounting portion corresponding to the third mounting hole.
[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the fixed plate, when the tableware is pushed into the discharge plate position by the pushing assembly, the width of the tableware placed in the discharge plate position is fixed, so that each tableware placed in the discharge plate position can be arranged neatly, which is convenient for subsequent discharge. The setting of the third mounting hole and the third adjusting long hole makes it possible to adjust the spacing distance between the limiting part and the discharge plate through the third mounting hole to make it consistent with the tableware being conveyed. When adjusting, the spacing between the limiting part and the discharge plate is adjusted by adjusting the installation position of the third adjusting long hole and the third mounting hole, and the adjustment is convenient.
[0024] The present invention is further provided that: the pushing device also includes a movable plate, a through slot is arranged on the discharge plate, a placement portion for placing materials is formed between the movable plate and the feeding direction of the discharge plate, a third driving component is arranged on the discharge plate for driving the movable plate to be placed in or out of the discharge plate along the through slot position, a fourth driving component is arranged on one side of the third driving component for driving the movable plate to move toward or away from the placement portion, the pushing plate is arranged on a side of the movable plate corresponding to the placement portion, a fifth driving component is arranged on the discharge plate for driving the pushing plate to be placed in or out of the discharge plate along the through slot position, and a sixth driving component is arranged on one side of the fifth driving component for driving the pushing plate to move toward or away from the discharge direction of the discharge plate.
[0025] By adopting the above technical solution, when a certain amount of tableware is placed in the position of the discharge plate, the setting of the placing part allows the tableware to be placed in the position of the discharge plate along the placing part. The setting of the movable plate on the side of the placing part facing the discharge direction allows the movable plate to be driven by the third driving component to be placed in the position of the discharge plate along the through groove when the tableware is placed in the position of the placing part, so as to block the tableware from falling over and making it inconvenient for subsequent pushing and packaging. When each tableware is placed, a thrust is formed between the tableware, prompting the movable plate to move along the discharge direction of the discharge plate to widen the placing part. When the number of tableware reaches the set value When the third driving assembly drives the movable plate to push out the discharge plate position, the fifth driving assembly drives the pushing plate at the placement position to be placed in the discharge plate position, and the quantitative tableware is pushed out of the discharge plate and placed in the next station through the sixth driving assembly. After the pushing is completed, the movable plate and the pushing plate are driven to reset in the horizontal direction through the fourth driving assembly and the sixth driving assembly respectively, as well as the upper and lower positions of the third driving assembly and the fifth driving assembly are reset, which is convenient for the next pushing and the operation is convenient. The third driving assembly, the fourth driving assembly, the fifth driving assembly and the sixth driving assembly are preferably cylinders.
[0026] The present invention is further configured as follows: a mounting plate is provided at the bottom of the discharge plate, a slide rail is provided on the mounting plate, a first mounting seat is provided on the side of the third drive component corresponding to the slide rail, a first slide groove adapted to the slide rail is provided on the side of the first mounting seat corresponding to the slide rail, the fourth drive component is provided on one side of the first mounting seat, a second mounting seat is provided on the side of the fifth drive component corresponding to the slide rail, a second slide groove adapted to the slide rail is provided on the side of the second mounting seat corresponding to the slide rail, and the sixth drive component is provided on one side of the second mounting seat.
[0027] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the slide rail enables the fourth driving component to drive the first mounting seat to adjust the position of the movable plate and the sixth driving component to drive the second mounting seat to adjust the horizontal position of the push plate, which can move along the direction of the slide rail to play a guiding movement role. The slide rail can be provided with one or more, and the present invention is preferably one, which simplifies the structure of the device and saves space.
[0028] The present invention further provides that: the slide rail is arranged in the middle of the mounting plate and corresponds to the position of the through slot, and the fourth drive assembly and the sixth drive assembly are respectively arranged on both sides of the slide rail.
[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, the slide rail is arranged in the middle of the mounting plate, so that pushing the material is more stable and convenient, and the fourth drive assembly and the sixth drive assembly are respectively arranged on both sides of the slide rail, and the spatial distribution is more reasonable.
[0030] The present invention is further provided that: the movable plate includes a connecting part and a material stopping part, an adjusting block is provided on the third driving assembly, the connecting part is provided on the adjusting block, one end of the material stopping part is connected to the connecting part, and the other end of the material stopping part extends toward the through groove direction, a first connecting hole is provided on the adjusting block, and a fourth adjusting long hole matched with the first connecting hole is provided at the position of the connecting part corresponding to the first connecting hole.
[0031] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the first connecting hole and the fourth adjusting long hole makes it possible to adjust the initial width between the material blocking portion and the placement portion by moving the installation position of the fourth adjusting long hole and the first connecting hole, so that it meets the width of the required tableware to be conveyed, thereby facilitating the subsequent tableware conveying and placing in the placement portion, improving the stability and neatness of the arrangement of the tableware after placement, and facilitating subsequent pushing of the material.
[0032] The present invention is further provided with: a first baffle plate and a second baffle plate are respectively provided on both sides of the discharge plate, the first baffle plate and the second baffle plate respectively include an adjustment part and a positioning part, the adjustment part is provided on the discharge plate, one end of the positioning part is connected with the adjustment part and is arranged perpendicularly to the adjustment part, a second connecting hole is provided on the discharge plate, and a fifth adjusting long hole matched with the second connecting hole is provided at the position of the adjusting part corresponding to the second connecting hole.
[0033] By adopting the above technical solution, through the arrangement of the first baffle and the second baffle, when the quantitative tableware is placed in the position of the discharge plate, the length position of the tableware is positioned, so that when pushing the material, the tableware can be moved along the inner wall direction of the first baffle and the second baffle and pushed out of the discharge plate to avoid the tableware from tipping over, which is convenient for subsequent processing and transportation. The arrangement of the second connecting hole and the fifth adjusting long hole makes it possible to adjust the installation position of the fifth adjusting long hole in the second connecting hole by moving the positioning part, and adjust the spacing distance between the first baffle and the second baffle according to the length of the transported tableware, which is convenient for discharging and adjustment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0034] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention;
[0035] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of the structure of part A;
[0036] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of a material taking mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0037] Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of a feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0038] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of the structure of part B;
[0039] Figure 6 The local structure of the feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;
[0040] Figure 7 for Figure 6 A magnified view of the C-section structure;
[0041] Figure 8 The local structure of the feeding device according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;
[0042] Fig. 9 The local structure of the pusher device according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 1 ;
[0043] Fig.10 The local structure of the pusher device according to the embodiment of the present invention Figure 2 ;
[0044] Fig.11 The pusher device structure of the embodiment of the present invention is Figure 1 ;
[0045] Fig.12 The pusher device structure of the embodiment of the present invention is Figure 2 ;
[0046] Meaning of the numbers in the figure: 1-frame, 2-unloading device, 4-feeding device, 401-conveyor belt, 402-conveyor wheel, 5-feeding mechanism, 501-feeding assembly, 5012-mounting block, 502-feeding assembly, 5021-mounting frame, 503-first driving assembly, 5031-cam, 5032-transmission member, 504-second driving assembly, 5041-eccentric wheel, 6-discharging plate, 7-pushing device, 701-movable plate, 7011 -connecting part, 7012-blocking part, 702-push plate, 8-sensing device, 9-slideway, 10-slider, 11-suction nozzle, 12-swing rod, 13-pin shaft, 14-pull cable, 15-limiting block, 16-moving plate, 17-transmission rod, 18-feeding end, 19-discharging end, 20-partition plate, 21-material cavity, 22-push assembly, 2201-push wheel, 23-push block, 24-guide plate, 25-inclined surface, 26-adjusting brush, 27-first adjustment component, 2701-adjustment plate, 28-first mounting hole, 29-first adjustment long hole, 30-connecting rod, 31-fixing piece, 32-second adjustment component, 3201-connecting block, 33-second mounting hole, 34-second adjustment long hole, 35-mounting piece, 36-fixing plate, 3601-mounting part, 3602-limiting part, 37-third mounting hole, 38-third adjustment long hole, 39-through slot, 40-placing part, 41-third Three driving components, 42-fourth driving component, 43-fifth driving component, 44-sixth driving component, 45-mounting plate, 46-slide rail, 47-first mounting seat, 48-first slide groove, 49-second mounting seat, 50-second slide groove, 51-adjusting block, 52-first connecting hole, 53-fourth adjusting long hole, 54-first baffle, 55-second baffle, 56-adjusting part, 57-positioning part, 58-second connecting hole, 59-fifth adjusting long hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0047] This specific embodiment is merely an explanation of the present invention and is not a limitation of the present invention. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art may make non-creative modifications to the present embodiment as needed. However, as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention, they are protected by the patent law.
[0048] See attached Figure 1-12The present invention discloses a knife, fork and spoon feeder, comprising a frame 1, a feeding device 2 is arranged on the frame 1, a feeding device 4 is arranged on one side of the feeding device 2, a material taking mechanism 5 for taking and placing materials from the position of the feeding device 2 to the position of the feeding device 4 is arranged on the feeding device 2, a discharging plate 6 is arranged on the other side of the feeding device 4 relative to the feeding device 2, a pushing device 7 is arranged on the discharging plate 6, the pushing device 7 comprises a pushing plate 702, and a sensing device 8 for sensing the number of materials falling from the feeding device 4 onto the discharging plate 6 and controlling the pushing device 7 to push a certain amount of materials out of the discharging plate 6 and place them into the next workstation is arranged between the pushing plate 702 and the feeding device 4. When a certain amount of tableware such as knives, forks, spoons, etc. needs to be pushed to the packaging station for packaging, the tableware is transmitted to the position of the picking mechanism 5 through the unloading device 2, and the tableware at the position of the unloading device 2 is moved to the feeding device 4 through the picking mechanism 5. When the tableware on the feeding device 4 moves to the position of the discharge plate 6, the number of tableware placed on the discharge plate 6 is sensed by the sensing device 8. When the number of tableware on the discharge plate 6 reaches the set value, the tableware transmitted to the position of the discharge plate 6 is pushed out of the discharge plate 6 by the pushing device 7, so that it is placed in the next station, and the tableware is automatically transmitted to avoid contamination of the tableware during the feeding process, causing quality problems and improving work efficiency.
[0049] The present embodiment is further configured as follows: the material picking mechanism 5 includes a material picking component 501, a material feeding component 502, and also includes a first driving component 503 for driving the material picking component 501 to reciprocate in the vertical direction and a second driving component 504 for driving the material feeding component 502 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, the first driving component 503 includes a cam 5031 driven to rotate by a motor and a transmission member 5032 arranged on one side of the cam 5031 and driven to rotate by the cam 5031, the second driving component 504 includes an eccentric wheel 5041 driven to rotate by a motor, the cam 5031 and the eccentric wheel 5041 are both installed on the driving shaft of the same motor, the material picking component 501 includes a mounting block 5012, the mounting block 5012 is provided with a slideway 9 corresponding to one side of the unloading device 2, a slider 10 is embedded in the slideway 9, a suction nozzle 11 is provided at the bottom of the slider 10 and corresponding to the outlet position of the unloading device 2, a swing rod 12 is provided on the transmission member 5032, and the The swing lever 12 is movably connected to the frame 1 through a pin 13. A cable 14 is fixedly arranged at the other end of the swing lever 12 relative to the transmission member 5032. The other end of the cable 14 relative to the transmission rod 17 is connected to the slider 10. A stop block 15 is arranged at the frame 1 corresponding to the position of the cable 14 to limit the left and right movement of the cable 14. The suction nozzle 11 drives the transmission member 5032 through the cam 5031 to drive the cable 14 to achieve reciprocating up and down movement. The feeding assembly 502 includes a mounting frame 5 021, a movable plate 16 is arranged on the mounting frame 5021, the mounting block 5012 is arranged on the side of the movable plate 16 corresponding to the unloading device 2, a transmission rod 17 is arranged on the eccentric wheel 5041, one end of the transmission rod 17 is hinged to the eccentric wheel 5041, and the other end of the transmission rod 17 is hinged to the movable plate 16, and the suction nozzle 11 drives the transmission rod 17 through the eccentric wheel 5041 to drive the movable plate 16 to move toward or away from the feeding device 4 along the outlet position of the unloading device 2. When the tableware is placed in the position of the material taking mechanism 5, the cam 5031 is driven by the motor to rotate the transmission member 5032 on one side of the cam 5031. The swing rod 12 on the transmission member 5032 is movably connected to the frame 1 through the pin 13, so that when the swing rod 12 rotates through the transmission member 5032, the cable 14 can be pulled up and down. When the cable 14 moves upward, the suction nozzle 11 moves downward through the slider 10 and sucks the tableware. As the cam 5031 rotates, the transmission member 50 32 passively moves upward, the swing rod 12 moves downward, the slider 10 drives the suction nozzle 11 to move upward, and at the same time the eccentric wheel 5041 drives the transmission rod 17, so that the transmission rod 17 drives the movable plate 16 to drive the suction nozzle 11 to move along the direction of the feeding device 4. When it moves to above the position of the feeding device 4, the suction nozzle 11 moves downward along the direction of the feeding device 4, and releases the tableware through the suction nozzle 11, so that the tableware is placed in the position of the feeding device 4, completing the material collection and transportation of the tableware.The eccentric wheel 5041 and the cam 5031 are driven by the same motor, which simplifies the structure of the device, reduces usage failures, and improves the smoothness of the operation of the device.
[0050] The present embodiment further provides: the feeding device 4 includes a conveyor belt 401 and a conveyor wheel 402, four conveyor wheels 402 are provided, the four conveyor wheels 402 are connected to each other through the conveyor belt 401 and are arranged in pairs up and down, a feed end 18 is provided at the upper end of the conveyor belt 401 and corresponds to the position of the unloading device 2, a discharge end 19 is provided at the lower end of the conveyor belt 401 and corresponds to the position of the discharge plate 6, the feed end 18 and the discharge end 19 are arranged diagonally, a plurality of partitions 20 are provided on the conveyor belt 401, and a material cavity 21 for accommodating materials is formed between each partition 20, and a pushing component 22 for pushing the material on the conveyor belt 401 out and placing it into the position of the discharge plate 6 is provided between the discharge plate 6 and the conveyor wheel 402 corresponding to its position. When tableware is placed into the material cavity 21 from the feed end 18, the transmission wheel drives the conveyor belt 401 and drives the tableware to move. When the tableware moves from the feed end 18 to the discharge end 19, the setting of the pushing component 22 allows the tableware placed into the material cavity 21 to be pushed out and placed into the discharge plate 6 by the pushing component 22, which facilitates feeding. The feed end is arranged at the upper end of the conveyor belt 401, and the discharge end 19 is arranged at the lower end of the conveyor belt 401, and the feed end 18 and the discharge end 19 are arranged diagonally, so that when the pushing component 22 pushes the tableware, it is more convenient to push the tableware out of the material cavity 21 and place it into the discharge plate 6, thereby improving the feeding and discharging stability of the device.
[0051] This embodiment further provides: the pusher assembly 22 includes a pusher wheel 2201, the pusher wheel 2201 is arranged on one side of the transmission wheel 402 at a position corresponding to the discharge plate 6 and is linked to the transmission wheel, and a plurality of pusher blocks 23 are arranged on the periphery of the pusher wheel 2201 and at a position corresponding to the conveyor belt 401. The arrangement of the pusher blocks 23 on the pusher wheel 2201 enables, when the tableware is conveyed to the discharge plate 6 position through the conveyor belt 401, the pusher plate 702 rotates and drives the pusher blocks 23 to move along the discharge plate 6 direction, so that the tableware placed in the material cavity 21 position is separated from the discharge plate 6 along the opening position of the material cavity 21, and is placed in the discharge plate 6. The pusher wheel 2201 is arranged on one side of the transmission wheel 402 at a position corresponding to the discharge plate 6 and is linked to it, and has a simple structure and high synchronization.
[0052] This embodiment is further configured as follows: the discharge plate 6 is provided with a guide plate 24 at a position corresponding to the conveyor belt 401, the guide plates 24 are respectively provided at both sides of the conveyor belt 401, and the guide plate 24 is provided with an inclined surface 25 at one side corresponding to the discharge plate 6. The configuration of the guide plate 24 enables the tableware to be moved along the inclined direction of the inclined surface 25 of the guide plate 24 and placed at the discharge plate 6 position when the tableware is pushed out of the material cavity 21 position by the pushing block 23 on the pushing wheel 2201, so as to guide the discharge of the tableware.
[0053] This embodiment is further configured as follows: the frame 1 is provided with an adjusting brush 26 for adjusting the position of the material in the material cavity 21, the adjusting brush 26 is arranged on one side above the conveyor belt 401 and corresponds to the position of the feed end 18, and a first adjusting component 27 for adjusting the position of the adjusting brush 26 is arranged between the frame 1 and the adjusting brush 26. The setting of the adjusting brush 26 allows the tableware position to be adjusted by adjusting the friction of the brush 26 when the tableware is placed into the material cavity 21 from the feed end 18 and into the position of the adjusting brush 26 from the material cavity 21. The setting of the first adjusting component 27 allows the spacing between the adjusting brush 26 and the material cavity 21 to be adjusted by the first adjusting component 27 so that it is more in line with the height of the conveyed tableware, and it is more convenient to adjust the position of the tableware.
[0054] This embodiment further provides: the first adjustment component 27 includes an adjustment plate 2701, one end of the adjustment plate 2701 is connected to the frame 1, the adjustment brush 26 is arranged at the other end of the adjustment plate 2701 relative to the frame 1, the frame 1 is provided with a first mounting hole 28 at a position corresponding to the adjustment plate 2701, and the adjustment plate 2701 is provided with a first adjustment slot 29 adapted to the mounting hole at a position corresponding to the mounting hole. The arrangement of the first mounting hole 28 and the first adjustment slot 29 allows the adjustment of the height position of the adjustment brush 26 by moving the first adjustment slot 29 and changing the mounting positions of the first mounting hole 28 and the first adjustment slot 29, so that the spacing distance between the adjustment brush 26 and the material chamber 21 can be adjusted, and the adjustment is convenient.
[0055] This embodiment is further configured as follows: the frame 1 is provided with a connecting rod 30 in the direction corresponding to the discharge plate 6, and the connecting rod 30 is provided with a fixing member 31 in the direction corresponding to the conveyor belt 401 for fixing the material so that the material will not be separated from the position of the material chamber 21 when it moves downward to the position of the discharge plate 6, and a second adjustment component 32 for adjusting the spacing position between the fixing member 31 and the conveyor belt 401 is provided between the connecting rod 30 and the frame 1. The setting of the fixing member 31 allows the tableware to be fixed when the conveyor belt 401 drives the tableware to move in the direction of the discharge plate 6 on the side below the conveyor belt 401, so as to prevent the tableware from being separated from the material chamber 21 along the outlet direction of the material chamber 21 when the tableware is conveyed downward, and the setting of the second adjustment component 32 allows the spacing distance between the material chamber 21 and the fixing member 31 to be adjusted by the second adjustment component 32, so that it is more in line with the height of the conveyed tableware.
[0056] This embodiment further provides that: the second adjustment component 32 includes a connecting block 3201, one end of the connecting rod 30 is connected to the connecting block 3201, the frame 1 is provided with a second mounting hole 33 at a position corresponding to the connecting block 3201, and the connecting block 3201 is provided with a second adjustment slot 34 that matches the second mounting hole 33 at a position corresponding to the second mounting hole 33. The second mounting hole 33 and the second adjustment slot 34 are provided so that when adjusting the position of the fixing member 31, the spacing distance between the fixing member 31 and the material chamber 21 can be adjusted by moving the second adjustment slot 34 and changing the installation positions of the second mounting hole 33 and the second adjustment slot 34, so that the adjustment is convenient.
[0057] This embodiment is further configured as follows: a mounting member 35 is provided above the frame 1 in the feeding direction corresponding to the discharge plate 6, a fixing plate 36 is provided on the mounting member 35, the fixing plate 36 includes a mounting portion 3601 and a limiting portion 3602, the mounting portion 3601 is provided on the fixing plate 36, one end of the limiting portion 3602 is connected to the mounting portion 3601, and the other end of the limiting portion 3602 extends along the discharge direction of the discharge plate 6 and is parallel to the discharge plate 6, a third mounting hole 37 is provided on the mounting member 35, and a third adjusting long hole 38 adapted to the third mounting hole 37 is provided at the position of the mounting portion 3601 corresponding to the third mounting hole 37. The setting of the fixed plate 36, when the tableware is pushed into the position of the discharge plate 6 by the pushing assembly 22, the width of the tableware placed in the position of the discharge plate 6 is fixed, so that each tableware placed in the position of the discharge plate 6 can be arranged neatly, which is convenient for subsequent discharge. The setting of the third mounting hole 37 and the third adjusting long hole 38 makes it possible to adjust the spacing distance between the limiting portion 3602 and the discharge plate 6 through the third mounting hole 37 to make it consistent with the tableware being conveyed. When adjusting, the spacing between the limiting portion 3602 and the discharge plate 6 is adjusted by adjusting the installation position of the third adjusting long hole 38 and the third mounting hole 37, and the adjustment is convenient.
[0058] The present embodiment is further configured as follows: the pushing device 7 also includes a movable plate 701, a through slot 39 is provided on the discharge plate 6, a placement portion 40 for placing materials is formed between the movable plate 701 and the discharge plate 6 in the feeding direction, a third driving component 41 is provided on the discharge plate 6 for driving the movable plate 701 to be placed in or out of the discharge plate 6 along the through slot 39, a fourth driving component 42 is provided on one side of the third driving component 41 for driving the movable plate 701 to move toward or away from the placement portion 40, the pushing plate 702 is provided on the side of the movable plate 701 corresponding to the placement portion 40, a fifth driving component 43 is provided on the discharge plate 6 for driving the pushing plate 702 to be placed in or out of the discharge plate 6 along the through slot 39, and a sixth driving component 44 is provided on one side of the fifth driving component 43 for driving the pushing plate 702 to move toward or away from the discharge direction of the discharge plate 6. When a certain amount of tableware is placed in the position of the discharge plate 6, the arrangement of the placement portion 40 allows the tableware to be placed in the position of the discharge plate 6 along the placement portion 40. The arrangement of the movable plate 701 on the side of the placement portion 40 facing the discharge direction allows the movable plate 701 to be driven by the third driving component 41 to be placed in the position of the discharge plate 6 along the direction of the through groove 39 when the tableware is placed in the placement portion 40, so as to block the tableware from falling over and making it inconvenient for subsequent pushing and packaging. When each tableware is placed, a thrust is formed between the tableware, prompting the movable plate 701 to move in the discharge direction of the discharge plate 6 to widen the placement portion 40. When the number of tableware reaches a set value, the third driving component 4 While driving the movable plate 16 to push out the discharge plate 6, the fifth driving assembly 43 drives the push plate 702 at the position of the placement part 40 to be placed in the discharge plate 6 position, and the quantitative tableware is pushed out of the discharge plate 6 and placed in the next station through the sixth driving assembly 44. After the pushing is completed, the movable plate 701 and the push plate 702 are driven to reset in the horizontal direction through the fourth driving assembly 42 and the sixth driving assembly 44, and the third driving assembly 41 and the fifth driving assembly 43 are reset in the upper and lower positions, so as to facilitate the next pushing and easy operation. The third driving assembly 41, the fourth driving assembly 42, the fifth driving assembly 43 and the sixth driving assembly 44 are preferably cylinders.
[0059] The present embodiment is further provided with: a mounting plate 45 is provided at the bottom of the discharge plate 6, a slide rail 46 is provided on the mounting plate 45, a first mounting seat 47 is provided on the side of the third drive assembly 41 corresponding to the slide rail 46, a first slide groove 48 adapted to the slide rail 46 is provided on the side of the first mounting seat 47 corresponding to the slide rail 46, the fourth drive assembly 42 is provided on the side of the first mounting seat 47, a second mounting seat 49 is provided on the side of the fifth drive assembly 43 corresponding to the slide rail 46, a second slide groove 50 adapted to the slide rail 46 is provided on the side of the second mounting seat 49 corresponding to the slide rail 46, and the sixth drive assembly 44 is provided on the side of the second mounting seat 49. The provision of the slide rail 46 enables the fourth drive assembly 42 to drive the first mounting seat 47 to adjust the position of the movable plate 701 and the sixth drive assembly 44 to drive the second mounting seat 49 to adjust the horizontal position of the push plate 702, so as to move along the direction of the slide rail 46, and play a role in guiding movement. The slide rail 46 may be provided with one or more, and the present embodiment is preferably one, which simplifies the structure of the device and saves space.
[0060] This embodiment further configures: the slide rail 46 is arranged in the middle of the mounting plate 45 and corresponds to the position of the through slot 39, and the fourth drive assembly 42 and the sixth drive assembly 44 are respectively arranged on both sides of the slide rail 46. The slide rail 46 is arranged in the middle of the mounting plate 45, so that the material pushing is more stable and convenient, and the fourth drive assembly 42 and the sixth drive assembly 44 are respectively arranged on both sides of the slide rail 46, and the spatial distribution is more reasonable.
[0061] The present embodiment further provides that: the movable plate 701 includes a connecting portion 7011 and a material stopper 7012, the third driving assembly 41 is provided with an adjustment block 51, the connecting portion 7011 is provided on the adjustment block 51, one end of the material stopper 7012 is connected to the connecting portion 7011, and the other end of the material stopper 7012 extends toward the through slot 39, the adjustment block 51 is provided with a first connecting hole 52, and the connecting portion 7011 is provided with a fourth adjusting slot 53 adapted to the first connecting hole 52 at a position corresponding to the first connecting hole 52. The provision of the first connecting hole 52 and the fourth adjusting slot 53 enables the initial width between the material stopper 7012 and the placement portion 40 to be adjusted to meet the required width of the tableware to be transferred by moving the installation position of the fourth adjusting slot 53 and the first connecting hole 52, so as to facilitate the subsequent tableware transfer and placement in the placement portion 40, improve the stability and neatness of the arrangement of the tableware after placement, and facilitate the subsequent pushing of the material.
[0062] The present embodiment is further configured as follows: a first baffle plate 54 and a second baffle plate 55 are respectively provided on both sides of the discharge plate 6, the first baffle plate 54 and the second baffle plate 55 respectively include an adjusting portion 56 and a positioning portion 57, the adjusting portion 56 is provided on the discharge plate 6, one end of the positioning portion 57 is connected with the adjusting portion 56 and is arranged perpendicular to the adjusting portion 56, a second connecting hole 58 is provided on the discharge plate 6, and a fifth adjusting long hole 59 adapted to the second connecting hole 58 is provided at the position of the adjusting portion 56 corresponding to the second connecting hole 58. By setting the first baffle 54 and the second baffle 55, when the quantitative tableware is placed in the position of the discharge plate 6, the length position of the tableware is positioned, so that when pushing the tableware, the tableware can be moved along the inner wall direction of the first baffle 54 and the second baffle 55 and pushed out of the discharge plate 6 to avoid the tableware from tipping over, which is convenient for subsequent processing and transportation. The second connecting hole 58 and the fifth adjusting long hole 59 are set, so that the installation position of the fifth adjusting long hole 59 in the second connecting hole 58 can be adjusted by moving the positioning part 57. According to the length of the transported tableware, the spacing distance between the first baffle 54 and the second baffle 55 is adjusted to facilitate discharge and adjustment.
[0063] The above is only a preferred implementation of this embodiment. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of this embodiment. These improvements and modifications of the above assumptions should also be regarded as the protection scope of this embodiment.
Claims
1. A knife, fork and spoon feeder, characterized in that: The present invention comprises a frame, a feeding device is arranged on the frame, a feeding device is arranged on one side of the feeding device, a material taking mechanism for taking and placing materials from the position of the feeding device to the position of the feeding device is arranged on the feeding device, a discharging plate is arranged on the other side of the feeding device relative to the discharging device, a pushing device is arranged on the discharging plate, the pushing device comprises a pushing plate, a sensing device for sensing the number of materials falling onto the discharging plate from the feeding device and controlling the pushing device to push a certain amount of materials out of the discharging plate and place them into the next workstation is arranged between the pushing plate and the feeding device, the material taking mechanism comprises a material taking component, a feeding device The assembly also includes a first driving assembly for driving the material taking assembly to reciprocate in the vertical direction and a second driving assembly for driving the material feeding assembly to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, the first driving assembly includes a cam driven to rotate by a motor and a transmission member arranged on one side of the cam and driven to rotate by the cam, the second driving assembly includes an eccentric wheel driven to rotate by a motor, the cam and the eccentric wheel are both installed on the driving shaft of the same motor, the material taking assembly includes a mounting block, the mounting block is provided with a slideway on one side corresponding to the material discharge device, a slider is embedded in the slideway, and the bottom of the slider corresponds to the material discharge device A suction nozzle is arranged at the outlet position, a swing rod is arranged on the transmission member, the swing rod is movably connected to the frame through a pin shaft, a cable is fixedly arranged on the other end of the swing rod relative to the transmission member, the cable is connected to the slider relative to the other end of the transmission rod, a limit block is arranged on the frame corresponding to the cable position to limit the left and right movement of the cable, the suction nozzle drives the cable to drive the transmission member to move back and forth up and down through a cam, the feeding assembly includes a mounting frame, a moving plate is arranged on the mounting frame, the mounting block is arranged on a side of the moving plate corresponding to the unloading device, a transmission rod is arranged on the eccentric wheel, and the transmission rod One end is hinged to the eccentric wheel, and the other end of the transmission rod is hinged to the movable plate. The suction nozzle drives the transmission rod through the eccentric wheel to drive the movable plate to move toward or away from the feeding device along the outlet position of the unloading device. The first baffle plate and the second baffle plate are respectively provided on both sides of the discharge plate. The first baffle plate and the second baffle plate respectively include an adjusting part and a positioning part. The adjusting part is arranged on the discharge plate, and one end of the positioning part is connected with the adjusting part and is arranged perpendicular to the adjusting part. A second connecting hole is arranged on the discharge plate, and a fifth adjusting long hole matched with the second connecting hole is provided at the position of the adjusting part corresponding to the second connecting hole.
2. A knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding device includes a conveyor belt and conveyor wheels. There are four conveyor wheels, which are connected to each other through the conveyor belt and are arranged in pairs up and down. A feed end is arranged at the upper end of the conveyor belt corresponding to the position of the unloading device, and a discharge end is arranged at the lower end of the conveyor belt corresponding to the position of the discharge plate. The feed end and the discharge end are arranged diagonally. A plurality of partitions are arranged on the conveyor belt, and a material cavity for accommodating materials is formed between each partition. A pushing component for pushing the material on the conveyor belt into the discharge plate position is arranged between the discharge plate and the conveyor wheel corresponding to its position.
3. A knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The discharge plate is provided with a guide plate at a position corresponding to the conveyor belt, and the guide plates are respectively provided at both sides of the conveyor belt. An inclined surface is provided at one side of the guide plate corresponding to the discharge plate.
4. A knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame is provided with an adjusting brush for adjusting the position of the material in the material cavity. The adjusting brush is arranged on one side above the conveyor belt and corresponds to the position of the feed end. A first adjusting component for adjusting the position of the adjusting brush is arranged between the frame and the adjusting brush.
5. The knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame is provided with a connecting rod in the direction corresponding to the discharge plate, and the connecting rod is provided with a fixing piece in the direction corresponding to the conveyor belt for fixing the material so that it will not leave the material cavity position when it moves downward to the discharge plate position, and a second adjustment component for adjusting the spacing position between the fixing piece and the conveyor belt is provided between the connecting rod and the frame.
6. The knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing device also includes a movable plate, a through slot is provided on the discharge plate, a placement portion for placing materials is formed between the movable plate and the feeding direction of the discharge plate, a third driving component is provided on the discharge plate for driving the movable plate to be placed in or out of the discharge plate along the through slot position, a fourth driving component is provided on one side of the third driving component for driving the movable plate to move toward or away from the placement portion, the pushing plate is provided on the side of the movable plate corresponding to the placement portion, a fifth driving component is provided on the discharge plate for driving the pushing plate to be placed in or out of the discharge plate along the through slot position, and a sixth driving component is provided on one side of the fifth driving component for driving the pushing plate to move toward or away from the discharge direction of the discharge plate.
7. A knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: A mounting plate is provided at the bottom of the discharge plate, a slide rail is provided on the mounting plate, a first mounting seat is provided on the side of the slide rail corresponding to the third drive component, a first slide groove adapted to the slide rail is provided on the side of the first mounting seat corresponding to the slide rail, the fourth drive component is provided on the side of the first mounting seat, a second mounting seat is provided on the side of the slide rail corresponding to the fifth drive component, a second slide groove adapted to the slide rail is provided on the side of the second mounting seat corresponding to the slide rail, and the sixth drive component is provided on the side of the second mounting seat.
8. The knife, fork and spoon feeder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The movable plate includes a connecting part and a material stopping part. An adjusting block is arranged on the third driving assembly. The connecting part is arranged on the adjusting block. One end of the material stopping part is connected to the connecting part. The other end of the material stopping part extends toward the through groove. A first connecting hole is arranged on the adjusting block. A fourth adjusting long hole matched with the first connecting hole is arranged at the position of the connecting part corresponding to the first connecting hole.
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