Automatic bullet dispensing device

Abstract

The application provides a bullet automatic distribution device, which comprises a supporting platform, a rotating tray, a flow guide component, a flow distribution component and a fence; the supporting platform is fixedly connected with the flow guide component and the fence respectively; the rotating tray and the flow distribution component are connected with an output shaft of a driving component; the flow guide component is provided with a flow guide channel for guiding the bullets in the edge area of the rotating tray; the fence and the flow guide component form an annular area; the annular area is connected with an outlet end of the flow guide channel; and the flow distribution component is located in the annular area. The bullet automatic distribution device can automatically distribute the bullets in the rotating tray, shorten the distribution time and effectively improve the distribution efficiency. Meanwhile, the bullet automatic distribution device has the advantages of simple structure, small size, low manufacturing cost, convenient carrying and transferring, good practicability and flexibility.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of automatic equipment, in particular to a bullet automatic distribution device. BACKGROUND

[0002] When a shooting athlete or a shooting student is training, he needs to go to the training room to get the practice bullets or the shooting projectiles for shooting training, and then go to the designated target range for shooting training. Since the bullets are strictly controlled, strict records and statistics are required when distributing the bullets. In order to improve the control effect of the bullets, a bullet distribution device can be used to automatically distribute or distribute the bullets, so as to ensure the distribution efficiency of the bullets and reduce the labor burden of the staff.

[0003] In the related art, the existing device for distributing bullets has a complex structure and a large size, so the production cost is high and the flexibility is poor, and therefore the practicality is not strong. SUMMARY

[0004] Therefore, the present application aims to provide a bullet automatic distribution device to solve the above technical problems.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a bullet automatic distribution device, which comprises a support platform, a rotating tray, a flow guide component, a flow distribution component and a fence.

[0006] The support platform is fixedly connected with the flow guide component and the fence, the rotating tray and the flow distribution component are connected with the output shaft of the driving component, the flow guide component is provided with a flow guide channel for guiding the bullets in the edge area of the rotating tray, the fence and the flow guide component form an annular area, the annular area is connected with the outlet end of the flow guide channel, and the flow distribution component is located in the annular area.

[0007] Further, the flow guide component comprises a connecting portion, a fence portion and a flow guide portion.

[0008] The connecting portion is fixedly connected with the support platform, the fence portion is fixedly connected with the flow guide portion and the connecting portion, the fence portion is arranged around part of the edge area of the rotating tray, the flow guide portion is located above the rotating tray, the flow guide portion has a projection on the fence portion, and the flow guide portion and the fence portion form the flow guide channel.

[0009] Further, the inlet end of the flow guide channel is arranged towards the rotating direction of the rotating tray.

[0010] Further, the flow distribution component comprises a rotating seat and at least two partition plates.

[0011] The rotating seats are connected with the partition plates and the driving components respectively, the partition plates are located in the annular area, and the accommodating cavities for accommodating bullets are formed between two adjacent partition plates.

[0012] Further, the thickness of the rotating tray is gradually reduced from the central area to the edge area.

[0013] Further, the surface of the rotating tray is arranged with the convex parts for separating bullets.

[0014] Further, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a collecting bin and a conveying channel which are connected with each other.

[0015] The collecting bin is arranged on the side wall of the enclosing plate, the collecting bin and the annular area are connected through a release opening, and the inlet end of the conveying channel is connected with the outlet end of the collecting bin.

[0016] Further, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a counting unit.

[0017] The counting unit is arranged opposite to an opening of the conveying channel, so that the counting unit identifies the bullets passing through the conveying channel through the opening.

[0018] Further, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a transmission component.

[0019] The transmission component is connected with the output shaft of the driving component and the rotating seat respectively.

[0020] Further, the transmission component comprises a first gear, a second gear and a gear ring.

[0021] The first gear is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the driving component, the first gear is meshingly connected with the second gear, the second gear is rotatably arranged on the supporting platform, the gear ring is fixedly connected with the rotating seat, and the gear ring is meshingly connected with the second gear.

[0022] As can be seen from the above, the automatic bullet dispensing device can automatically dispense bullets, shorten the dispensing time, and improve the efficiency of bullet dispensing. In addition, the overall structure of the automatic bullet dispensing device is small in size, the precision requirement of the constituent parts is not high, the manufacturing cost is low, the use is flexible, and the device has good practicability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the application or the related art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the related art description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bullet automatic dispensing device in the embodiment of the application.

[0025] Figure 2 It is a top view of the bullet automatic dispensing device in the embodiment of the application.

[0026] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the guide component in the embodiment of the application.

[0027] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the shunt component in the embodiment of the application.

[0028] Figure 5 It is a sectional view of the rotating tray in the embodiment of the application.

[0029] Figure 6 It is a structural diagram of a protruding part in the rotating tray in the embodiment of the application.

[0030] Figure 7 It is a structural diagram of another protruding part in the rotating tray in the embodiment of the application.

[0031] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bullet transmission component in the embodiment of the application.

[0032] The figure mark explanation: 1, support platform; 2, rotating tray; 2a, protruding part; 3, guide component; 3a, guide channel; 31, connecting part; 32, enclosing part; 33, guide part; 4, shunt component; 41, rotating seat; 42, partition; 5, enclosing plate; 6, driving component; 7, collection bin; 8, conveying channel; 8a, opening; 9, counting unit; 10, transmission component; 101, first gear; 102, second gear; 103, gear ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the application more clear, the application will be further described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the drawings.

[0034] It should be noted that the technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present application should be understood as the general meaning understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments of the present application belong, unless otherwise defined. The terms "first", "second", and similar terms used in the embodiments of the present application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. The terms "include" or "contain" and similar terms mean that the elements or objects before the terms cover the elements or objects listed after the terms and their equivalents, and do not exclude other elements or objects. The terms "connected" or "connected" and similar terms are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and the like are only used to represent relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0035] In the related art, a bullet dispensing device is usually used to automatically dispense or distribute the to-be-dispensed bullets or projectiles, so as to ensure the distribution efficiency of the bullets and reduce the labor burden of the workers. However, for the existing bullet automatic distribution device, the parts constituting the device are more, the structure is more complex, and the precision requirement of the parts is also higher, so that the volume of the device is larger, and therefore the production cost of the bullet automatic distribution device is higher, and the device is not easy to transfer and carry, so the flexibility is poor.

[0036] In view of this, the present application provides a bullet automatic distribution device, which comprises a support platform 1, a rotating tray 2, a flow guide component 3, a flow distribution component 4 and a surrounding plate 5. The support platform 1 is fixedly connected with the flow guide component 3 and the surrounding plate 5, respectively. The rotating tray 2 and the flow distribution component 4 are connected with the output shaft of a driving component 6. The flow guide component 3 is provided with a flow guide channel 3a for guiding the bullets at the edge region of the rotating tray 2. The surrounding plate 5 and the flow guide component 3 form an annular region therebetween, which is in communication with the outlet end of the flow guide channel 3a. The flow distribution component 4 is located in the annular region.

[0037] Specifically, please refer to Figures 1-8, the bullet automatic distribution device can realize automatic distribution of bullets, so as to improve the distribution efficiency of bullets and facilitate the statistics of the actual demand of the students for bullets; wherein, the support platform 1 is used to provide installation positions for the flow guide component 3, the fence 5 and the driving component 6, etc., the rotating tray 2 can be rotated under the driving of the driving component 6, and the bullets supported thereby can be subjected to the action of centrifugal force, wherein, when the centrifugal force acting on the bullets is sufficient to overcome the friction between the rotating tray 2 and the bullets, the bullets will gradually move towards the edge region of the rotating tray 2 under the action of the centrifugal force, so as to guide and distribute the bullets at the edge region through the flow guide component 3; with the continuous rotation of the rotating tray 2, the bullets at the edge region of the rotating tray 2 will enter the flow guide channel 3a of the flow guide component 3 with the rotation of the rotating tray 2, and with the continuous increase of the bullets in the flow guide channel 3a, the bullets in the flow guide channel 3a can be squeezed into the flow distribution component 4, since the flow distribution component 4 is located in the annular region formed between the fence 5 and the flow distribution component 4, and the flow distribution component 4 can continuously rotate under the driving of the driving component 6, the flow distribution component 4 can distribute the bullets entering the inside thereof; at the same time, the fence 5 can be provided with a release opening for releasing the distributed bullets, when the distributed bullets in the flow distribution component 4 pass through the release opening, the flow distribution component 4 can continuously release the distributed bullets, so as to achieve the purpose of distributing the bullets; it should be noted that the aforementioned driving component 6 can adopt a motor, and the specific model and specification thereof can be selected according to the actual situation, which will not be described herein.

[0038] By applying the bullet automatic distribution device provided in the present application, the bullets can be automatically distributed, the distribution time is shortened, and the efficiency of bullet distribution is improved; in addition, the overall structure of the bullet automatic distribution device is small in size, the precision requirement for the constituent parts is not high, the manufacturing cost is low, the use is flexible, and good practicability is achieved.

[0039] In some embodiments, the flow guide component 3 comprises: a connecting portion 31, a surrounding portion 32 and a flow guide portion 33; the connecting portion 31 is fixedly connected with the support platform 1, the height of the connecting portion 31 is less than the height of the rotating tray 2, so that the bullets can enter the flow distribution component 4 from the flow guide channel 3a, the surrounding portion 32 is fixedly connected with the flow guide portion 33 and the connecting portion 31 respectively, the surrounding portion 32 is arranged around part of the edge region of the rotating tray 2, the flow guide portion 33 is located above the rotating tray 2, the flow guide portion 33 has a projection on the surrounding portion 32, so that the flow guide channel 3a is formed between the flow guide portion 33 and the surrounding portion 32.

[0040] Specifically, please refer to Figures 1-3, the bullet on the edge area of the rotating tray 2 can be guided by the guide component 3, and the bullet entering the guide channel 3a continuously enters the distribution component 4 for distribution; wherein the connecting part 31 is fixedly connected with the support platform 1, and is used to support the surrounding part 32 and the guide part 33, the surrounding part 32 can be connected at the top of the connecting part 31, and is arranged around part of the edge of the rotating tray 2, preventing the bullet from separating from the rotating tray 2 when the rotating tray 2 drives the bullet to rotate, so as to block the bullet on the edge area of the rotating tray 2, the guide part 33 is connected with the surrounding part 32, and the guide part 33 is adaptively arranged above the rotating tray 2 and has a projection on the surrounding part 32, so that a guide channel 3a is formed between the guide part 33 and the surrounding part 32; when the driving component 6 drives the rotating tray 2 to rotate, the bullet moves to the edge area of the rotating tray 2 under the action of centrifugal force, at this time, the bullet located in the edge area can enter the guide channel 3a along with the rotation of the rotating tray 2, and as the number of bullets in the guide channel 3a increases, the bullet in the guide channel 3a is squeezed into the distribution component 4 for distribution.

[0041] It should be noted that the connecting part 31 in the foregoing can be provided in a cylindrical structure, which can be adaptively arranged around the rotating tray 2, in addition to supporting the surrounding part 32 and the guide part 33, it can also prevent the bullet from falling from the gap between the connecting part 31 and the rotating tray 2; in order to improve the service life of the guide component 3, the connecting part 31, the surrounding part 32 and the guide part 33 can be made of a high-strength metal alloy material, so as to avoid deformation of the guide part 33 caused by impact of the bullet when entering the guide channel 3a; in addition, the top of the guide part 33 and the surrounding part 32 can be fixedly connected by a connecting rod, further improving the firmness of the guide part 33.

[0042] In some embodiments, the inlet end of the guide channel 3a is arranged towards the rotation direction of the rotating tray 2, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 ; wherein the guide channel 3a is surrounded by the surrounding part 32 and the guide part 33, in order to enable the bullet on the edge area of the rotating tray 2 to smoothly enter the guide channel 3a, the tangent direction of the rotating tray 2 at the guide channel 3a should be opposite to the direction of the inlet end of the guide channel 3a, that is, the inlet end of the guide channel 3a is arranged towards the rotation direction of the rotating tray 2, so that the bullet located in the edge area can continuously enter the guide channel 3a along with the rotation of the rotating tray 2, as the number of bullets in the guide channel 3a increases, the bullet at the outlet end of the guide channel 3a can enter the distribution component 4, so as to distribute the bullet in the guide channel 3a; for example, in order to ensure that the bullet can smoothly enter the guide channel 3a, the inlet end of the guide channel 3a can be arranged directly opposite to the rotation direction of the rotating tray 2.

[0043] In some embodiments, the shunting component 4 comprises a rotating seat 41 and at least two partitions 42; the rotating seat 41 is connected with the partitions 42 and the driving component 6 respectively, and the partitions 42 are located in the annular area, and the containing cavities for containing the bullets are formed between the adjacent two partitions 42.

[0044] Specifically, referring to Figure 1 and Figure 4 , the bullets guided by the guide channel 3a can be distributed by the automatic bullet distribution device; wherein the rotating seat 41 can be connected with the driving component 6, so as to drive the rotating seat 41 to rotate by the driving component 6; since the partitions 42 are located in the annular area, the rotating seat 41 can be provided in a ring shape; in addition, the rotating seat 41 is connected with the partitions 42 and is uniformly distributed, so that the containing cavities are formed between the adjacent two partitions 42, for containing the bullets entering the containing cavities through the outlet end of the guide channel 3a; it should be noted that the width of the containing cavity should be set to be smaller than the length of the bullet, so as to avoid the bullet entering the containing cavity in a transverse state, and prevent the bullet from being jammed in the containing cavity and unable to be discharged; in addition, the containing cavity can also be provided with an inclined surface facing the enclosing plate 5, so that the bullet in the containing cavity can slide out of the release port along the inclined surface and smoothly enter the collection bin 7.

[0045] In some embodiments, the thickness of the rotating tray 2 is gradually thinned from the central area to the edge area, please refer to Figure 5 ; wherein by gradually thinning the thickness of the rotating tray 2 from the central area to the edge area, the upper surface of the rotating tray 2 can form an inclined surface; when the rotating tray 2 rotates, the bullets on the rotating tray 2 are more likely to move to the edge area under the action of centrifugal force, thereby improving the distribution effect of the bullets.

[0046] In some embodiments, the surface of the rotating tray 2 is arranged with protrusions 2a for separating the bullets, please refer to Figures 4-7 ; wherein by uniformly arranging multiple protrusions 2a on the surface of the rotating tray 2, the bullets moving towards the edge area of the rotating tray 2 can be spread and separated, and the disordered state of the bullets in the rotating tray 2 can be adjusted, so that each bullet has high independence, and the posture of the bullets entering the guide channel 3a can be adjusted.

[0047] It should be noted that in the present application, the protrusions 2a can be provided as multiple point protrusions uniformly arranged on the surface of the rotating tray 2, as shown in Figure 6 , or as multiple strip protrusions extending from the central area to the edge area of the rotating tray 2, and the profile line of the multiple strip protrusions is an involute track extending from the circular rotating tray as a base circle, as shown in Figure 7As shown, for example, when the bullets are placed on the rotating tray 2, as the rotating tray 2 keeps rotating, the bullets are distributed and separated under the action of the protrusions 2a and move to the edge of the rotating tray in a dispersed state under the action of centrifugal force, thereby achieving adjustment of the posture of the bullets.

[0048] In some embodiments, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a collection bin 7 and a conveying channel 8 in communication with each other; the collection bin 7 is arranged on the side wall of the enclosing plate 5, the collection bin 7 and the annular area are in communication through a release opening, and the inlet end of the conveying channel 8 is in communication with the outlet end of the collection bin 7, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 ; wherein the release opening is arranged on the side wall of the enclosing plate 5, so that the annular area and the collection bin 7 are in communication with each other, and in the shunt component 4, the adjacent baffles 42 form a containing cavity, which can accommodate the bullets entering the containing cavity from the flow guide channel 3a, and the bullets in the containing cavity are transported, when the containing cavity passes through the release opening arranged on the enclosing plate 5, the bullets fall into the collection bin 7 from the release opening, and the bullets inside the collection bin 7 can be conveyed out through the conveying channel 8 in communication therewith.

[0049] In some embodiments, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a counting unit 9; the conveying channel 8 is provided with an opening 8a, and the counting unit 9 is arranged opposite to the opening 8a, so that the counting device can identify the bullets passing through the conveying channel 8 through the opening 8a, please refer to Figure 1 ; wherein the opening 8a is arranged on the side wall of the conveying channel 8, so that the bullets passing through the conveying channel 8 can be observed, and the automatic bullet dispensing device provided by the present application comprises a counting unit 9, which can count and record the bullets passing through the conveying channel 8, so as to obtain the number information of the distributed bullets; it should be noted that, in order to ensure the accuracy of the counting of the number of bullets by the counting device, only one bullet is allowed to pass through the conveying channel 8, that is, the width of the conveying channel 8 can be slightly larger than the width of the bullet.

[0050] In some embodiments, the automatic bullet dispensing device further comprises a controller, which is electrically connected with the driving component 6 and the counting unit 9; when the bullets are dispensed, the controller can control the driving component 6 to drive the rotating tray 2 and the shunt component 4 to move, so as to dispense the bullets entering the flow guide channel 3a, the dispensed bullets pass through the collection bin 7 and the conveying channel 8 in turn, the controller can count the bullets passing through the conveying channel 8 through the counting unit 9, so that the counting unit 9 obtains the number information of the bullets passing through the conveying channel 8, and the number information of the bullets is fed back to the controller, when the number information of the bullets meets the preset bullet number threshold of the controller, such as 20 bullets, the controller will control the driving component 6 to stop working, thereby realizing accurate dispensing of the bullets.

[0051] In some embodiments, the bullet automatic dispensing device further comprises a transmission component 10; the transmission component 10 is connected with the output shaft of the driving component 6 and the rotating seat 41 respectively; the transmission component 10 comprises a first gear 101, a second gear 102 and a gear ring 103; the first gear 101 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the driving component 6, the first gear 101 is in meshing connection with the second gear 102, the second gear 102 is rotatably arranged on the support platform 1, the gear ring 103 is fixedly connected with the rotating seat 41, and the gear ring 103 is in meshing connection with the second gear 102.

[0052] Specifically, referring to Figure 8 , by applying the transmission component 10 in the bullet automatic dispensing device, the rotating tray 2 can be driven to rotate by the driving component 6, and the shunt component 4 can also be driven to rotate; when the driving component 6 operates, the rotating tray 2 connected with the output shaft of the driving component 6 can be driven to rotate synchronously, and the output shaft of the driving component 6 is connected with the first gear 101, the first gear 101 is in meshing connection with the second gear 102, the second gear 102 is in meshing connection with the gear ring 103, so that the rotating first gear 101 can drive the gear ring 103 to rotate through the second gear 102, thereby driving the rotating seat 41 fixedly connected with the gear ring 103 to rotate, so as to drive the baffle 42 to shunt the bullets through the rotating seat 41; in order to ensure that the gear ring 103 can drive the rotating seat 41 to rotate stably, the support platform 1 can be provided with a circular recess concentrically arranged with the rotating tray 2, and the rotating seat 41 is rotatably arranged in the circular recess; in addition, since the second gear 102 and the gear ring 103 are in meshing connection, a gap can be formed in the side wall of the connecting portion 31 in the guide component 3, so as to avoid affecting the transmission effect between the second gear 102 and the first gear 101 and the gear ring 103.

[0053] It should be noted that the above describes some embodiments of the present application. Other embodiments are within the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recited in the claims can be performed in a different order than described above and still achieve desirable results. Additionally, the processes depicted in the figures do not necessarily require the particular order shown, or sequential order, to achieve the desired results. In certain implementations, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous.

[0054] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely exemplary and is not intended to limit the scope of the application (including the claims) in any way. Indeed, those skilled in the art will recognize that any of the above embodiments can be modified, combined, sub-combined, rearranged, omitted, replaced, substituted, changed, etc., in any number of ways, and that other embodiments can be configured in accordance with the teachings of the present application. Accordingly, the following claims are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications, equivalents, improvements, etc. as are included within the scope of the present application.

[0055] In addition, for simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing figures embody the application relate to the preferred embodiments of the application and illustrate the principles of the application. In some instances, well-known features of exemplary devices are omitted in order to not obscure the related descriptions of the present application with details that are well known to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the description of the example embodiments is intended to be illustrative, and not to limit the scope of the application, as defined by the appended claims.

[0056] Although the present application has been described in conjunction with the specific embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description.

[0057] The present application is intended to cover all such alternatives, modifications and variations as can come within the scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative in nature, and not restrictive.

Claims

1. A bullet dispensing apparatus, comprising: The application relates to a bullet rotating device. The bullet rotating device comprises a supporting platform, a rotating tray, a flow guiding component, a flow distributing component and a fence. The supporting platform is fixedly connected with the flow guiding component and the fence respectively, the rotating tray and the flow distributing component are connected with the output shaft of a driving component, the flow guiding component is provided with a flow guiding channel for guiding bullets in the edge region of the rotating tray, the fence and the flow guiding component form an annular region, the annular region is connected with the outlet end of the flow guiding channel, and the flow distributing component is located in the annular region. The flow guiding component comprises a connecting part, a fence part and a flow guiding part. The connecting part is fixedly connected with the supporting platform, the fence part is fixedly connected with the flow guiding part and the connecting part respectively, the fence part is arranged around part of the edge region of the rotating tray, the flow guiding part is located above the rotating tray, the flow guiding part has a projection on the fence part, and the flow guiding part and the fence part form the flow guiding channel. The flow distributing component comprises a rotating seat and at least two partitions.

2. The bullet automatic dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating seat is connected with the partitions and the driving component respectively, the partitions are located in the annular region, and the accommodating cavities for accommodating bullets are formed between two adjacent partitions.

3. The bullet automatic dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein The inlet end of the flow guiding channel is arranged in the rotating direction of the rotating tray. The application further relates to a bullet rotating device. The bullet rotating device comprises a collecting bin and a conveying channel which are connected with each other.

4. The bullet automatic dispensing device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The collecting bin is arranged on the side wall of the fence, the collecting bin and the annular region are connected through a release opening, and the inlet end of the conveying channel is connected with the outlet end of the collecting bin. The application further relates to a bullet rotating device. The bullet rotating device comprises a counting unit.

5. The bullet auto-dispensing device of claim 1, wherein, The counting unit is arranged opposite to the opening of the conveying channel, and the counting unit can identify the bullets passing through the conveying channel through the opening. The application further relates to a bullet rotating device. The bullet rotating device comprises a transmission component.

6. The bullet automatic dispensing device according to claim 5, wherein, The transmission component is connected with the output shaft of the driving component and the rotating seat respectively. The transmission component comprises a first gear, a second gear and a gear ring. The first gear is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the driving component, the first gear is meshed with the second gear, the second gear is arranged to rotate on the supporting platform, the gear ring is fixedly connected with the rotating seat, and the gear ring is meshed with the second gear.

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