Automatic feeding and discharging equipment

Abstract

This application provides an automatic feeding and discharging device, applicable to the field of industrial equipment technology. It includes a housing assembly comprising a support frame and a load-bearing plate; the support frame and load-bearing plate are L-shaped, with the load-bearing plate located at the bottom of the support frame; and a feeding and discharging assembly comprising a first cylinder, a connecting rod, a support groove, and a locking plate, as well as positioning components symmetrically arranged in pairs, a second cylinder, and a hook plate; the support groove is located in the middle of the support frame, the first cylinder is located on the support groove, and the connecting rod is located at the center of the support frame, with one end of the connecting rod inserted into the first cylinder and extending to the locking plate. This device effectively solves the technical problems of current production processes where manual processing is still required, or where jamming occurs during the feeding and discharging of dental floss sticks, or where bagging is chaotic, causing dental floss sticks in a bag to intertwine and preventing the insertion of more floss sticks, or even causing bag breakage and requiring repackaging, resulting in low efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of industrial equipment technology, and in particular to an automatic feeding and discharging device. Background Technology

[0002] Dental floss picks, also known as dental floss picks, are products used in conjunction with a toothbrush in daily oral care. Before dental floss picks, people used dental floss to achieve the same effect. Compared with dental floss, dental floss picks have advantages such as being more convenient, efficient, safe, and hygienic.

[0003] Toothbrushes can only reach 70% of the surface of teeth, while dental floss makes up for the shortcomings of toothbrushes and is a commonly used household dental care product in Europe and America today. This product can be used as both a toothpick and dental floss. The smooth, curved floss head design and 2 kg tensile strength floss protect the gums and remove plaque, soft deposits, and food debris. The toothpick has anti-slip ridges or various anti-slip textures in the middle, and the flat, knife-like head makes it easier to insert into the gaps between teeth. It can be bent at a 45-degree angle, which is helpful for removing debris from areas that ordinary toothpicks cannot reach.

[0004] Currently, the production and processing of dental floss picks still requires some manual processing. There may be jamming during the process of picking up and putting out the floss, or the bagging may be messy, causing the floss picks in a bag to be intertwined and unable to fit more floss picks, or even causing the bag to break and requiring repackaging, which is inefficient. Summary of the Invention

[0005] This application aims to solve the technical problems of low efficiency caused by the need for manual processing during production, jamming during the feeding and dispensing of dental floss sticks, chaotic bagging leading to interlocking of dental floss sticks in a bag, and even bag breakage requiring repackaging. The application provides an automatic feeding and dispensing device.

[0006] This application employs the following technical means to solve the technical problem: an automatic feeding and discharging device.

[0007] An automatic feeding and discharging device, the device comprising:

[0008] The housing assembly includes a support frame and a load-bearing plate;

[0009] The bracket and the load-bearing plate are arranged in an L-shape, and the load-bearing plate is located at the bottom of the bracket;

[0010] The material gripping and unloading assembly includes a first cylinder, a connecting rod, a bracket groove and a locking plate, as well as positioning components arranged symmetrically in pairs, a second cylinder and a hook plate;

[0011] The bracket slot is located in the middle of the bracket, the first cylinder is located on the bracket slot, the connecting rod is located in the center of the bracket, one end of the connecting rod is inserted into the first cylinder and extends to the locking plate, the locking plate is located below the bracket slot, and the second cylinder, positioning component and hook plate are mirror images of the connecting rod.

[0012] The second cylinder is mounted on the bracket, the positioning member is located below the bracket, the two sides of the locking plate respectively contact the positioning member, the hook plate is located at the lower end of the positioning member, and the second cylinder drives the hook plate to move vertically or vertically.

[0013] A symmetrical adjustment component is symmetrically mounted on a bracket on the same side as the material gripping and discharging component via a first cylinder.

[0014] The symmetrical adjustment assembly includes motors, transmission belts, and rotating shafts arranged symmetrically in pairs.

[0015] The motor is mounted on the load-bearing plate. The output end of the motor is connected to the transmission belt, and the other end of the transmission belt is connected to the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to the positioning component. The motor drives the transmission belt to rotate the rotating shaft and the positioning component.

[0016] Furthermore, the positioning element includes a snap-fit ​​block, a back plate, a waist bar, and a toothed post;

[0017] One side of the snap-fit ​​block is connected to the rotating shaft, and the other side of the snap-fit ​​block is connected to one end of the back plate, waist bar, and toothed post. The back plate, waist bar, and toothed post are parallel to each other, and the locking plate abuts against the toothed post.

[0018] Furthermore, the material gripping and unloading assembly also includes a connecting shaft and a stop rod;

[0019] The toothed column has a space inside, and the connecting shaft is located inside the toothed column. One end of the connecting shaft is connected to the second cylinder, and the other end of the connecting column contacts the abutment rod on the side of the hook plate located inside the toothed column.

[0020] Furthermore, the initial state of the positioning member is triangular, with the back plate located at the upper left, the tooth post at the upper right, and the waist bar at the middle, forming a triangle to fix the back, middle, and tooth opening of the dental floss stick respectively.

[0021] Furthermore, the motor drives the transmission belt to rotate half a turn so that the dental floss rods fixed on both sides of the positioning member are arranged opposite each other.

[0022] Furthermore, the locking plate has a semi-circular gripping structure that abuts against the positioning member.

[0023] This application provides an automatic feeding and discharging device, which has the following advantages: A housing assembly, comprising a support frame and a load-bearing plate; the support frame and load-bearing plate are L-shaped, with the load-bearing plate located at the bottom of the support frame; a material gripping and discharging assembly, comprising a first cylinder, a connecting rod, a support groove, and a locking plate, as well as positioning elements symmetrically arranged in pairs, a second cylinder, and a hook plate; the support groove is located in the middle of the support frame, the first cylinder is located in the support groove, the connecting rod is located at the center of the support frame, one end of the connecting rod is inserted into the first cylinder and extends to the locking plate, and the locking plate is located below the support groove. The second cylinder, positioning component, and hook plate are mirror images of the connecting rod. The second cylinder is mounted on the bracket, the positioning component is positioned below the bracket, the two sides of the locking plate contact the positioning component, and the hook plate is positioned at the lower end of the positioning component. The second cylinder drives the hook plate to move vertically or vertically. This design solves the current technical problems in production and processing, such as the need for manual processing, jamming during the floss pick feeding process, chaotic bagging leading to interlocking floss picks in a bag, preventing the insertion of more floss picks, and even causing bag breakage and repackaging, resulting in low efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the automatic feeding and unloading equipment of this application;

[0025] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the overall back structure of an embodiment of the automatic feeding and unloading equipment of this application;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the positioning component structure of an embodiment of the automatic feeding and unloading equipment of this application;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the toothed column structure of one embodiment of the automatic feeding and unloading equipment of this application.

[0028] The purpose, features, and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. Detailed Implementation

[0029] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0030] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0031] It should be noted that the terms "comprising," "including," and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of this application, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not limited to the listed steps or units, but may optionally include steps or units not listed, or may optionally include other steps or units inherent to these processes, methods, products, or apparatuses. Terms such as "first" and "second" in the claims, specification, and accompanying drawings of this application, as well as relational terms, are used merely to distinguish one entity / operation / object from another entity / operation / object, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities / operations / objects.

[0032] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a mutually exclusive, independent, or alternative embodiment. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0033] Reference Appendix Figure 1-4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic feeding and discharging equipment in one embodiment of this application;

[0034] Example 1

[0035] An automatic feeding and discharging device, the device comprising:

[0036] The housing assembly includes a bracket 1 and a load-bearing plate 12;

[0037] The bracket 1 and the load-bearing plate 12 are arranged in an L-shape, and the load-bearing plate 12 is located at the bottom of the bracket 1;

[0038] The material gripping and unloading assembly includes a first cylinder 6, a connecting rod 2, a bracket groove 5 and a locking plate 10, as well as positioning components arranged symmetrically in pairs, a second cylinder 3 and a hook plate 16;

[0039] The bracket groove 5 is located in the middle of the bracket 1, the first cylinder 6 is located on the bracket groove 5, the connecting rod 2 is located in the center of the bracket 1, one end of the connecting rod 2 is inserted into the first cylinder 6 and extends to the locking plate 10, the locking plate 10 is located below the bracket groove 5, and the second cylinder 3, the positioning component and the hook plate 16 are mirror images of the connecting rod 2.

[0040] The second cylinder 3 is mounted on the bracket 1, the positioning member is located below the bracket 1, the two sides of the locking plate 10 respectively contact the positioning member, the hook plate 16 is located at the lower end of the positioning member, and the second cylinder 3 drives the hook plate 16 to move vertically or vertically.

[0041] A symmetrical adjustment assembly is provided, which is symmetrically mounted on a bracket 1 on the same side as the material gripping and discharging assembly via a first cylinder 6.

[0042] The symmetrical adjustment assembly includes two symmetrically arranged motors 4, transmission belts 7, and rotating shafts 8;

[0043] The motor 4 is mounted on the load-bearing plate 12. The output end of the motor 4 is connected to the transmission belt 7. The other end of the transmission belt 7 is connected to the rotating shaft 8. The rotating shaft 8 is connected to the positioning component. The motor 4 drives the transmission belt 7 to rotate the rotating shaft 8 and the positioning component.

[0044] In this embodiment, the positioning component includes a snap-fit ​​block 9, a back plate 13, a waist bar 14, and a toothed post 15;

[0045] One side of the snap-fit ​​block 9 is connected to the rotating shaft 8, and the other side of the snap-fit ​​block 9 is connected to one end of the back plate 13, the waist bar 14 and the toothed post 15. The back plate 13, the waist bar 14 and the toothed post 15 are parallel to each other, and the locking plate 10 abuts against the toothed post 15.

[0046] In this embodiment, the material gripping and unloading assembly further includes a connecting shaft 17 and a stop rod 18;

[0047] The toothed column 15 has a space inside, and the connecting shaft 17 is located inside the toothed column 15. One end of the connecting shaft 17 is connected to the second cylinder 3, and the other end of the connecting column contacts the abutment rod 18 on the side of the hook plate 16 located inside the toothed column 15.

[0048] In this embodiment, the initial state of the positioning member is triangular, with the back plate 13 located at the upper left, the dental floss post 15 located at the upper right, and the waist bar 14 located in the middle, forming a triangle to fix the back, middle, and floss opening of the dental floss stick 11 respectively.

[0049] In this embodiment, the motor 4 drives the transmission belt 7 to rotate half a turn so that the dental floss sticks 11 fixed on both sides of the positioning member are arranged opposite each other.

[0050] In this embodiment, the locking plate 10 has a semi-arc-shaped gripping structure that abuts against the positioning member.

[0051] Specifically, firstly, multiple floss picks 11 are inserted into the positioning component. The floss picks 11 are inserted directly into the positioning component in one go, with the back plate 13 positioned at the upper left, the dental post 15 at the upper right, and the waist bar 14 in the middle, forming a triangle to secure the back, middle, and floss opening of the floss picks 11, thus stabilizing them. If the bottom of the positioning component is not sealed, several floss picks 11 may fall out during transport. To prevent this, after multiple floss picks 11 are inserted into the positioning component, the second cylinder 3 moves downwards, driving... When the connecting shaft 17 moves downward, it exerts a downward force on the abutment 18, which is fixed to the hook plate 16. In the original state, the hook plate 16 is parallel to the connecting shaft 17 because the abutment 18 is connected to and perpendicular to the hook plate 16. When the connecting shaft 17 presses down on the abutment 18, since the abutment 18 is fixed to the hook plate 16 and has a pivot in the middle, which is a normal connecting rod structure, and the abutment 18 is parallel to the connecting shaft 17, the hook plate 16 is perpendicular to the connecting shaft 17. This means that the hook plate 16 is perpendicular to the dental post 15. At this time, the hook plate 16 achieves the function of sealing, preventing the dental floss stick 11 from slipping off the dental post 15, and achieving the function of storing the dental floss stick 11.

[0052] Next, when the moving mechanism moves the equipment to the discharge point, the second cylinder 3 moves upward, so that the connecting shaft 17 does not work on the connecting shaft 17. Then, the push rod 18 rebounds elastically to be perpendicular to the connecting shaft 17, so that the hook plate 16 is lowered and parallel to the tooth column 15, so that the dental floss rod 11 in the tooth column 15 slides out into the storage bag along with the tooth column 15. At this time, the feeding and discharging work is completed.

[0053] Then, in order to prevent the floss pick 11 from getting stuck on the dental post 15, the connecting rod 2 is driven to move downward by the first cylinder 6. The locking plate 10 at the bottom of the connecting rod 2 moves with the downward movement of the first cylinder 6, and the locking plate 10 gradually pushes the floss pick 11 out of the dental post 15.

[0054] When filling the bag, because the space inside the storage bag is limited, if the bagging process is haphazard, the internal space may not be able to hold the required number of floss picks 11, and the storage bag may be easily punctured or become too large for storage and movement. To solve this problem, when filling the floss picks 11, the back, middle, and floss inlet of the floss picks 11 are fixed in the positioning component using three positioning methods, so that multiple floss picks 11 are fixed in the same orientation within the positioning component. When filling the bag, because the shape of the floss picks 11 is round at the floss inlet and stringy at the floss end, resembling the numbers "6" and "9", if the shape of the floss picks 11 in the bag is "6" and "6" or "9", it may cause problems. If the floss is placed in a "9" shape, one side will be larger than the other, and it will easily fall apart with a slight shake. The internal floss sticks 11 will also get stuck, making it difficult for the user to remove the floss. If the floss is placed in a "6" or "9" shape, it will fit into the bag in the optimal position, save internal space, fit perfectly into the bag, and achieve a fixed effect without puncturing the storage bag. To solve this problem, the initial state of the positioning component is "9" and "9". The motor 4 drives the transmission belt 7 to drive the rotating shaft 8. The rotation of the rotating shaft 8 causes the positioning component below to rotate. A half-turn rotation causes the positioning component to rotate 180 degrees, achieving a "6" and "9" shape, which allows it to fit into the bag. When it is time to refill, it returns to the initial state.

[0055] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of the present invention can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present invention can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0056] This invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0057] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0058] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable equipment for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0059] Although embodiments of this application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of this application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding and discharging device, characterized in that, The device includes: The housing assembly includes a support frame and a load-bearing plate; The bracket and the load-bearing plate are arranged in an L-shape, and the load-bearing plate is located at the bottom of the bracket; The material gripping and unloading assembly includes a first cylinder, a connecting rod, a bracket groove and a locking plate, as well as positioning components arranged symmetrically in pairs, a second cylinder and a hook plate; The bracket slot is located in the middle of the bracket, the first cylinder is located on the bracket slot, the connecting rod is located in the center of the bracket, one end of the connecting rod is inserted into the first cylinder and extends to the locking plate, the locking plate is located below the bracket slot, and the second cylinder, positioning component and hook plate are mirror images of the connecting rod. The second cylinder is mounted on the bracket, the positioning member is located below the bracket, the two sides of the locking plate respectively contact the positioning member, the hook plate is located at the lower end of the positioning member, and the second cylinder drives the hook plate to move vertically or vertically. A symmetrical adjustment component is symmetrically mounted on a bracket on the same side as the material gripping and discharging component via a first cylinder. The symmetrical adjustment assembly includes motors, transmission belts, and rotating shafts arranged symmetrically in pairs. The motor is mounted on the load-bearing plate. The output end of the motor is connected to the transmission belt, and the other end of the transmission belt is connected to the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is connected to the positioning component. The motor drives the transmission belt to rotate the rotating shaft and the positioning component.

2. The automatic feeding and discharging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The positioning component includes a snap-fit ​​block, a back plate, a waist bar, and a toothed post; One side of the snap-fit ​​block is connected to the rotating shaft, and the other side of the snap-fit ​​block is connected to one end of the back plate, waist bar, and toothed post. The back plate, waist bar, and toothed post are parallel to each other, and the locking plate abuts against the toothed post.

3. The automatic feeding and discharging equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The material gripping and unloading assembly also includes a connecting shaft and a stop rod; The toothed column has a space inside, and the connecting shaft is located inside the toothed column. One end of the connecting shaft is connected to the second cylinder, and the other end of the connecting shaft contacts the abutment rod on the side of the hook plate located inside the toothed column.

4. The automatic feeding and discharging equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The initial state of the positioning component is triangular, with the back plate located at the upper left, the floss post at the upper right, and the waist bar in the middle, forming a triangle that fixes the back, middle, and floss opening of the dental floss stick respectively.

5. The automatic feeding and discharging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The motor drives the transmission belt to rotate half a turn, so that the dental floss sticks fixed on both sides of the positioning member are positioned opposite each other.

6. The automatic feeding and discharging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The locking plate has a semi-circular gripping structure that abuts against the positioning member.

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