An automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of cotton-swab-like packaging and feeding technology, specifically an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton-swab-like packaging, including a hopper, a feeding component, a transmission component and a fixed frame, wherein an intelligent controller is installed on the front side of the hopper, a partition is provided on the inner side of the hopper, a cotton-swab-like packaging body is placed inside the hopper, a flexible pressing plate is provided at the inner rear side of the hopper, a sensor mounting plate is provided at the inner side of the hopper adjacent to the flexible pressing plate, an infrared distance sensor is installed on the lower side of the sensor mounting plate, and an indicator light is provided at the front side of the hopper corresponding to the position of the infrared distance sensor. The present invention pushes the cotton-swab-like packaging body inside the hopper to feed the material through a push plate, limits the cotton-swab packaging through the partition and the flexible pressing plate, detects the distance between the cotton-swab packaging and the flexible pressing plate through the infrared distance sensor, and guides the operator to extract the position of the cotton-swab packaging through the indicator light, thereby preventing the cotton-swab packaging from squeezing out of the hopper and actively feeding the material.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of cotton swab-like packaging and feeding, in particular to an automatic cotton swab-like packaging and feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Cotton swabs, also known as wiping sticks, are small wooden or plastic sticks slightly larger than a matchstick and wrapped with a little sterilized cotton. They are mainly used in medical treatment to apply medicine, absorb pus and blood, etc. During the processing, a feeding mechanism is required to package and feed the cotton swabs to facilitate subsequent processing operations by personnel.

[0003] However, the cotton swab packaging currently on the market uses a traditional vibrating disc feeding method, which is inefficient. The cotton swab packaging is characterized by consistent length and width, but uneven thickness distribution, which makes it difficult to stack stably. The cotton swab packaging is also low in overall mass, has a large surface area, and the products are mostly flexible. This causes the feeding mechanism to initially stack the products in a disorderly manner, making it impossible to actively load the products, requiring manual operation and inconvenient feeding operations. Therefore, those skilled in the art have provided an automatic feeding mechanism similar to that of cotton swab packaging to address the problems raised in the above background technology. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab-like packaging to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton-swab packaging, comprising a hopper, a loading component, a transmission component and a fixed frame, the loading component being located at the lower side of the hopper, the transmission component being located at the lower side of the loading component, the fixed frame being located at the rear side of the hopper, an intelligent controller being installed on the front side of the hopper, a partition being provided on the inner side of the hopper, a cotton-swab packaging body being placed inside the hopper, a flexible pressing sheet being provided at the inner rear side of the hopper, a sensor mounting plate being provided at a position adjacent to the flexible pressing sheet on the inner side of the hopper, an infrared distance sensor being installed on the lower side of the sensor mounting plate, an indicator light being provided at the position corresponding to the infrared distance sensor on the front side of the hopper, the loading component comprising a supporting plate, a notch being provided on the upper side of the supporting plate, a push plate being provided on the inner side of the notch, and a partition adapting groove being provided on the upper side of the push plate.

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[0007] As a further solution of the present invention: the silo is fixed to the upper side of the supporting plate through a fixing frame, the partition adapter groove corresponds to the position of the partition, the partition adapter groove is located at the outer side of the partition, the push plate slides to the outer side of the partition through the partition adapter groove, and the push plate slides to the inner side of the groove.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention: there are five partitions, and the five partitions are all installed at the internal position of the silo; there are six groups of indicator lights, flexible pressing sheets, sensor mounting plates and infrared distance sensors, and the six groups of flexible pressing sheets, sensor mounting plates and infrared distance sensors are all installed at the internal position of the silo near the partitions.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention: the output end of the intelligent controller is electrically connected to the input ends of the infrared distance sensor and the indicator light respectively, and the output end of the intelligent controller is electrically connected to the input end of the transmission component.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention: the upper end of the upper limit sensor is fixed at the lower side of the support plate, the transmission rod guide plate is fixed at the lower side of the support plate through the upper limit sensor, and the upper end of the upper limit rod is squeezed at the lower side of the push plate.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention: the upper end of the screw rotates to the inner position of the threaded sleeve, the upper side of the screw rotates to the lower position of the push plate, and the transmission rod guide plate slides to the outer position of the screw through the threaded sleeve.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention: the upper end of the sliding rod slides at an inner position of the sliding sleeve, and the upper side of the sliding rod is fixed at a lower side position of the push plate.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention: the other end of the transmission belt is located at the outer side of the first transmission wheel, the second transmission wheel and the first transmission wheel are driven by the transmission belt, the second transmission wheel is rotated at the lower side of the motor mounting plate by the motor, and the screw rod is rotated at the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate through the first transmission wheel.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The present invention discloses an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab-like packaging. A push plate pushes the cotton swab-like packaging body inside the hopper to feed the material. The feeding stability is high. A partition and a flexible pressing sheet limit the cotton swab packaging to prevent it from tipping over, ensuring smooth feeding.

[0016] 2. The infrared distance sensor detects the distance between the cotton swab package and the flexible pressing sheet, and the indicator light guides the operator to the position where the cotton swab package is to be extracted, thereby preventing the cotton swab package from squeezing out of the hopper. The intelligent controller automatically controls the transmission component to push the cotton swab package upward. The feeding mechanism is highly intelligent, which improves feeding efficiency, actively loads materials, and does not require manual operation. The feeding operation is very convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging;

[0018] Figure 2 A side view of an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a front view of an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a silo in an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of a feeding component in an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the transmission components in an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging.

[0023] In the figure: 1. Material silo; 2. Feeding component; 3. Cotton swab packaging body; 4. Transmission component; 5. Fixed frame; 6. Intelligent controller; 7. Partition; 8. Indicator light; 9. Flexible pressing piece; 10. Sensor mounting plate; 11. Infrared distance sensor; 12. Loading plate; 13. Notch; 14. Push plate; 15. Partition adapter groove; 16. Protective frame; 17. Upper limit rod; 18. Transmission rod guide plate; 19. Threaded sleeve; 20. Lower limit rod; 21. Sliding sleeve; 22. Transmission rod mounting plate; 23. Motor mounting plate; 24. First transmission wheel; 25. Motor; 26. Second transmission wheel; 27. Transmission belt; 28. Screw rod; 29. Sliding rod; 30. Upper limit sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] See also Figures 1 to 6In an embodiment of the present invention, an automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging is provided, comprising a silo 1, a feeding component 2, a transmission component 4 and a fixing frame 5. The feeding component 2 is located at the lower side of the silo 1, the transmission component 4 is located at the lower side of the feeding component 2, the fixing frame 5 is located at the rear side of the silo 1, an intelligent controller 6 is installed on the front side of the silo 1, a partition 7 is provided on the inner side of the silo 1, a cotton swab packaging body 3 is placed inside the silo 1, a flexible pressing sheet 9 is provided at the rear side of the silo 1, a sensor mounting plate 10 is provided on the inner side of the silo 1 adjacent to the flexible pressing sheet 9, an infrared distance sensor 11 is installed on the lower side of the sensor mounting plate 10, and the front side of the silo 1 corresponds to the infrared distance sensor 11. An indicator light 8 is provided at the position of the distance sensor 11. The feeding component 2 includes a carrying plate 12. A notch 13 is provided on the upper side of the carrying plate 12. A push plate 14 is provided on the inner side of the notch 13. A partition adapter groove 15 is provided on the upper side of the push plate 14. The silo 1 is fixed to the upper side of the carrying plate 12 by the fixing frame 5. The partition adapter groove 15 corresponds to the position of the partition 7. The partition adapter groove 15 is located at the outer side of the partition 7. The push plate 14 slides at the outer side of the partition 7 through the partition adapter groove 15. The push plate 14 slides at the inner side of the notch 13. There are five partitions 7, and the five partitions 7 are all installed at the internal position of the silo 1. The indicator light 8, the flexible pressing piece 9, and the sensor There are six groups of mounting plates 10 and infrared distance sensors 11. The six groups of flexible pressing sheets 9, sensor mounting plates 10 and infrared distance sensors 11 are all installed inside the silo 1 near the partition 7. The output end of the intelligent controller 6 is electrically connected to the input end of the infrared distance sensor 11 and the indicator light 8 respectively. The output end of the intelligent controller 6 is electrically connected to the input end of the transmission component 4. First, the automatic feeding mechanism of the cotton swab packaging is fixed to the use position through the fixing frame 5, and the cotton swab packaging body 3 is loaded into the interior of the silo 1. The cotton swab packaging body 3 is separated into six parts by the partition 7. Then, when it starts to be used, the intelligent controller 6 controls the operation of the infrared distance sensor 11, and the infrared distance sensor The sensor 11 detects the distance between the flexible pressing sheet 9 and the cotton swab-like packaging body 3. If the distance is within five centimeters, the intelligent controller 6 controls the corresponding indicator light 8 to light up green. As the material is taken, the distance between the flexible pressing sheet 9 and the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 is greater than five centimeters. The intelligent controller 6 controls the corresponding indicator light 8 to light up red. When all the indicator lights 8 are red, the intelligent controller 6 controls the transmission component 4 to operate, pushing the push plate 14 to slide out of the slot 13. The push plate 14 slides on the outside of the partition 7 through the partition adapter slot 15, pushing the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 to move up. When the infrared distance sensor 11 detects that the distance between the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 and the flexible pressing sheet 9 is close, the transmission component 4 stops running and stops the push plate 14 from pushing the material.

[0026] exist Figure 5 、 6Middle: A protective frame 16 is provided at both ends of the lower side of the carrying plate 12, an upper limit rod 17 is provided at the lower side of the push plate 14, a transmission rod guide plate 18 is provided at the lower side of the upper limit rod 17, a sliding sleeve 21 is provided at both ends of the transmission rod guide plate 18, a lower limit rod 20 is provided at the lower side of the transmission rod guide plate 18 adjacent to the sliding sleeve 21, a threaded sleeve 19 is installed on the lower side of the transmission rod guide plate 18, the transmission component 4 includes a transmission rod mounting plate 22, a screw rod 28 is provided on the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22, and sliding rods 29 are provided at both ends of the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22. The lower end of the screw rod 28 is located at the lower side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22 and is provided with a first transmission wheel 24. The rear side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22 A motor mounting plate 23 is provided, a motor 25 is installed on the upper side of the motor mounting plate 23, a second transmission wheel 26 is installed on the lower side of the motor mounting plate 23, a transmission belt 27 is provided on the outer side of the second transmission wheel 26, an upper limit sensor 30 is provided on the upper side of the transmission rod guide plate 18, the upper end of the upper limit sensor 30 is fixed to the lower side position of the load-bearing plate 12, the transmission rod guide plate 18 is fixed to the lower side position of the load-bearing plate 12 through the upper limit sensor 30, the upper end of the upper limit rod 17 is squeezed at the lower side position of the push plate 14, the upper end of the screw rod 28 rotates to the inner position of the threaded sleeve 19, the upper side of the screw rod 28 rotates to the lower side position of the push plate 14, and the transmission rod guide plate 18 slides to the outer position of the screw rod 28 through the threaded sleeve 19 The upper end of the slide rod 29 slides in the internal position of the slide sleeve 21, and the upper side of the slide rod 29 is fixed to the lower position of the push plate 14. The other end of the transmission belt 27 is located at the outer position of the first transmission wheel 24. The second transmission wheel 26 and the first transmission wheel 24 are driven by the transmission belt 27. The second transmission wheel 26 is rotated at the lower position of the motor mounting plate 23 through the motor 25, and the screw rod 28 is rotated to the upper position of the transmission rod mounting plate 22 through the first transmission wheel 24. As the material is taken, the distance between the flexible pressing sheet 9 and the cotton swab packaging body 3 is greater than five centimeters. The intelligent controller 6 controls the corresponding indicator light 8 to light up red. When the indicator lights 8 are all red, the intelligent controller 6 controls the motor 25 to run, and the motor 25 drives the second transmission wheel 26 to rotate The second transmission wheel 26 drives the first transmission wheel 24 to rotate through the transmission belt 27, and the first transmission wheel 24 drives the screw rod 28 to rotate on the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22. The upper end of the screw rod 28 rotates inside the threaded sleeve 19, and the upper side of the screw rod 28 rotates on the lower side of the push plate 14. The transmission rod guide plate 18 slides on the outside of the screw rod 28 through the threaded sleeve 19, and the sliding sleeve 21 slides on the outside of the sliding rod 29. The screw rod 28 and the sliding rod 29 push the push plate 14 to slide out of the slot 13, and the push plate 14 slides on the outside of the partition 7 through the partition adapter groove 15, pushing the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 to move up. When the infrared distance sensor 11 detects that the distance between the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 and the flexible pressing sheet 9 is close, the motor 25 stops running and stops pushing the material of the push plate 14.

[0027] The working principle of the present invention is: first, the automatic feeding mechanism of the cotton swab packaging is fixed to the use position through the fixing frame 5, the cotton swab packaging body 3 is loaded into the interior of the hopper 1, and the cotton swab packaging body 3 is separated into six parts by the partition 7. Then, when it starts to be used, the intelligent controller 6 controls the infrared distance sensor 11 to operate, and the infrared distance sensor 11 detects the distance between the flexible pressing sheet 9 and the cotton swab packaging body 3. When the distance is within five centimeters, the intelligent controller 6 controls the corresponding indicator light 8 to light up green. As the material is taken, the distance between the flexible pressing sheet 9 and the cotton swab packaging body 3 is greater than five centimeters. The intelligent controller 6 controls the corresponding indicator light 8 to light up red. When the indicator lights 8 are all red, the intelligent controller 6 controls the motor 25 to operate, and the motor 25 drives the second transmission The wheel 26 rotates, and the second transmission wheel 26 drives the first transmission wheel 24 to rotate through the transmission belt 27. The first transmission wheel 24 drives the screw rod 28 to rotate on the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate 22. The upper end of the screw rod 28 rotates inside the threaded sleeve 19, and the upper side of the screw rod 28 rotates on the lower side of the push plate 14. The transmission rod guide plate 18 slides on the outside of the screw rod 28 through the threaded sleeve 19, and the sliding sleeve 21 slides on the outside of the slide rod 29. The screw rod 28 and the slide rod 29 push the push plate 14 to slide out of the slot 13, and the push plate 14 slides on the outside of the partition 7 through the partition adapter groove 15, pushing the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 to move up. When the infrared distance sensor 11 detects that the distance between the cotton swab-like packaging body 3 and the flexible pressing sheet 9 is close, the motor 25 stops running and stops pushing the material of the push plate 14.

[0028] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above and that the invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as illustrative and non-restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims, not the foregoing description, and all variations within the meaning and range of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim to which it relates.

[0029] In addition, it should be understood that although this specification is described in terms of implementation methods, not every implementation method contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative method of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other implementation methods that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging, comprising a hopper (1), a feeding member (2), a transmission member (4) and a fixing frame (5), wherein the feeding member (2) is located at the lower side of the hopper (1), the transmission member (4) is located at the lower side of the feeding member (2), and the fixing frame (5) is located at the rear side of the hopper (1), characterized in that: An intelligent controller (6) is installed on the front side of the silo (1), a partition (7) is provided on the inner side of the silo (1), a cotton swab-like packaging body (3) is placed inside the silo (1), a flexible pressing sheet (9) is provided at the inner rear side of the silo (1), a sensor mounting plate (10) is provided at a position adjacent to the flexible pressing sheet (9) on the inner side of the silo (1), an infrared distance sensor (11) is installed on the lower side of the sensor mounting plate (10), an indicator light (8) is provided at a position corresponding to the infrared distance sensor (11) on the front side of the silo (1), the feeding component (2) includes a supporting plate (12), a notch (13) is provided on the upper side of the supporting plate (12), a push plate (14) is provided on the inner side of the notch (13), and a partition adapter groove (15) is provided on the upper side of the push plate (14); There are five partitions (7), and the five partitions (7) are all installed at positions inside the silo (1); there are six groups of indicator lights (8), flexible pressing sheets (9), sensor mounting plates (10) and infrared distance sensors (11), and the six groups of flexible pressing sheets (9), sensor mounting plates (10) and infrared distance sensors (11) are all installed at positions inside the silo (1) near the partitions (7); When the device starts to be used, the intelligent controller (6) controls the infrared distance sensor (11) to operate, and the infrared distance sensor (11) detects the distance between the flexible pressing sheet (9) and the cotton swab packaging body (3). When the distance is within five centimeters, the intelligent controller (6) controls the corresponding indicator light (8) to light up green. As the material is taken, the distance between the flexible pressing sheet (9) and the cotton swab packaging body (3) is greater than five centimeters, and the intelligent controller (6) controls the corresponding indicator light (8) to light up red. When all the indicator lights (8) light up red, the intelligent controller (6) controls the transmission component (4) to operate, and push the push plate (14) to slide out of the notch (13). The push plate (14) slides on the outside of the partition (7) through the partition adapter groove (15), and pushes the cotton swab packaging body (3) to move upward. When the infrared distance sensor (11) detects that the distance between the cotton swab packaging body (3) and the flexible pressing sheet (9) is close, the transmission component (4) stops operating, and stops the push plate (14) from pushing the material.

2. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower ends of the supporting plate (12) are provided with protective frames (16), the lower side of the push plate (14) is provided with an upper limit rod (17), the lower side of the upper limit rod (17) is provided with a transmission rod guide plate (18), the upper ends of the transmission rod guide plate (18) are provided with sliding sleeves (21), the lower side of the transmission rod guide plate (18) is provided with a lower limit rod (20) adjacent to the sliding sleeve (21), the lower side of the transmission rod guide plate (18) is provided with a threaded sleeve (19), the transmission component (4) includes a transmission rod mounting plate (22), the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate (22) is provided with a A screw rod (28) is provided, and sliding rods (29) are provided at both ends of the upper side of the transmission rod mounting plate (22). The lower end of the screw rod (28) is located at the lower side of the transmission rod mounting plate (22) and a first transmission wheel (24) is provided. A motor mounting plate (23) is provided on the rear side of the transmission rod mounting plate (22), a motor (25) is installed on the upper side of the motor mounting plate (23), and a second transmission wheel (26) is installed on the lower side of the motor mounting plate (23). A transmission belt (27) is provided on the outer side of the second transmission wheel (26), and an upper limit sensor (30) is provided on the upper side of the transmission rod guide plate (18).

3. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that: The silo (1) is fixed to the upper side of the carrier plate (12) through a fixing frame (5); the partition adapter groove (15) corresponds to the position of the partition (7); the partition adapter groove (15) is located at the outer side of the partition (7); the push plate (14) slides to the outer side of the partition (7) through the partition adapter groove (15); and the push plate (14) slides to the inner side of the notch (13).

4. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output end of the intelligent controller (6) is electrically connected to the input ends of the infrared distance sensor (11) and the indicator light (8), respectively, and the output end of the intelligent controller (6) is electrically connected to the input end of the transmission component (4).

5. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper end of the upper limit sensor (30) is fixed to the lower side of the carrier plate (12), the transmission rod guide plate (18) is fixed to the lower side of the carrier plate (12) through the upper limit sensor (30), and the upper end of the upper limit rod (17) is pressed to the lower side of the push plate (14).

6. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper end of the screw rod (28) rotates at the inner position of the threaded sleeve (19), the upper side of the screw rod (28) rotates at the lower position of the push plate (14), and the transmission rod guide plate (18) slides at the outer position of the screw rod (28) through the threaded sleeve (19).

7. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper end of the slide rod (29) slides at an inner position of the slide sleeve (21), and the upper side of the slide rod (29) is fixed at a lower side position of the push plate (14).

8. The automatic feeding mechanism for cotton swab packaging according to claim 2, characterized in that: The other end of the transmission belt (27) is located at an outer position of the first transmission wheel (24), and the second transmission wheel (26) and the first transmission wheel (24) are driven by the transmission belt (27). The second transmission wheel (26) is rotated at a lower position of the motor mounting plate (23) through the motor (25), and the screw rod (28) is rotated at an upper position of the transmission rod mounting plate (22) through the first transmission wheel (24).

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