A fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment

Abstract

The application belongs to the technical field of full-automatic plant fiber molding equipment, and particularly discloses a full-automatic plant fiber molding equipment, which comprises a forming cylinder, a forming device is arranged in the forming cylinder, the forming device is matched with a drying device arranged in the forming cylinder, the forming device comprises a slurry cavity sleeved in the forming cylinder, and a slurry mixing mechanism is arranged in the slurry cavity; and a forming mechanism matched with the slurry cavity is arranged in the forming cylinder. The forming device and the drying device are arranged in the forming cylinder, so that integrated forming and drying treatment of plant limiting molding can be realized, full-automatic forming and drying treatment of plant fiber molding is realized, the preparation precision and efficiency of plant fiber molding are effectively improved, the degree of manual participation in the forming and drying process of plant fiber molding is reduced, and the production efficiency of plant fiber molding is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment, specifically relating to a fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Plant fiber molded products are made from fully recyclable plant fiber pulp as the base material. The plant fiber pulp is adsorbed into a special mold using a vacuum to form a wet blank. The finished product is formed through processes such as drying and trimming. They are widely used in food (pharmacy) containers, electrical appliance packaging, planting and seedling cultivation, medical utensils, handicraft blanks and fragile item padding packaging, etc., and are pollution-free, technologically advanced, green and environmentally friendly products.

[0003] In current plant fiber molding processes, the slurry is quickly poured into the mold by submerging it in a slurry tank. The molding process is then achieved through negative pressure extraction. During this extraction, the slurry is discharged through the negative pressure holes in the mold. As a result, the slurry in the mold tends to accumulate at the bottom, leading to a greater thickness at the bottom than at the top of the molded plant fiber. This uneven thickness affects the quality of the molded plant fiber and makes it difficult to meet customers' demands for high-precision plant fiber molding.

[0004] In addition, existing plant fiber molding equipment requires manual intervention during the molding process. The rapid opening and closing of the upper and lower molds during the molding process often results in workers being pinched or injured. This can lead to serious injuries and other problems for workers. Manual intervention also affects the production efficiency of plant fiber molding equipment.

[0005] Chinese patent application CN114717881A discloses a pulp molding production line, including a molding machine, a hot press, and a robot. The robot includes a rotary table with a robotic arm mounted on it. The robotic arm has a rotating device and a transfer mold mounted on the rotating device. The transfer mold has a material handling and transfer surface on one side and a product handling surface on the other side. The material handling and transfer surface is used to transfer the wet blank after molding, and the product handling surface is used to remove the product after hot pressing. The material handling and transfer surface is equipped with a material handling mold with a material handling suction hole. The product handling surface is equipped with a part-removing suction cup. This system can automatically send the wet blank pressed by the molding machine to the hot press and automatically send the product pressed by the hot press away, realizing the automation and intelligence of pulp molding production. It can be flexibly matched with various pulp molding production lines and can be configured with different models and quantities of molding machines and hot presses as needed. This pulp molding production line uses a traditional pulp production process, in which the molding die is sunk into the pulp tank to achieve pulp molding. This not only causes pulp splashing, but also results in uneven thickness of the molded pulp, affecting the quality of the pulp molding. Summary of the Invention

[0006] To address the aforementioned issues, a fully automated plant fiber molding equipment is provided to improve the quality and automation level of plant fiber molding.

[0007] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0008] A fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment includes a molding cylinder, a molding device inside the molding cylinder, and a drying device disposed inside the molding cylinder. The molding device includes a slurry chamber fitted inside the molding cylinder, and a slurry mixing mechanism disposed inside the slurry chamber. The molding cylinder is provided with a molding mechanism that cooperates with the slurry chamber. The slurry mixing mechanism includes an upper mixing ring disposed at the top of the slurry chamber and a lower mixing ring disposed at the bottom of the slurry chamber.

[0009] Preferably, the lower mixing ring is provided with lower mixing rods with clearance fit, the bottom surface of the lower mixing ring is provided with a lower annular groove, the lower annular groove is matched with mixing rollers evenly distributed on the bottom surface of the slurry cavity, and the mixing rollers are fitted with mixing cams that match the lower annular groove.

[0010] Preferably, a lower mixing motor is provided on the bottom surface of the molding cylinder. The movable end of the lower mixing motor is engaged with the lower mixing wheel teeth evenly distributed on the outer circumference of the lower mixing ring. The lower mixing wheel teeth mesh with the lower mixing gear provided on the movable end of the lower mixing motor. An upper mixing rod is evenly distributed on the upper mixing ring, which is in clearance fit with the lower mixing rod. An upper annular groove is provided on the top surface of the upper mixing ring. A mixing concave wheel is provided in the upper annular groove, which is in clearance fit with the top surface of the upper mixing ring. The mixing concave wheel meshes with a mixing rack provided on one side of the upper annular groove through the upper mixing wheel teeth.

[0011] Preferably, the mixing concave wheel is connected to the upper mixing motor on the forming cylinder via a mixing shaft mounted on its axis. The forming cylinder has a mixing hole that mates with the mixing shaft, and a mixing bearing that seals with the mixing shaft is installed inside the mixing hole. Both the lower and upper mixing rods are equipped with mixing impellers that are clearance-fitted, and the mixing impellers are rotatably connected to the lower and upper mixing rods respectively via mixing bearings. The outer side of the upper mixing ring is equipped with a clearance-fitted limiting ring, which is connected to the upper mixing ring via a limiting shaft. The limiting ring mates with limiting ring grooves on both sides of the slurry chamber.

[0012] Preferably, the molding mechanism includes a molding support disposed inside the molding cylinder, the molding support cooperating with a liquid collecting cylinder disposed at the bottom end of the molding cylinder, the molding support having a lower molding structure disposed on the molding support, the lower molding structure cooperating with an upper molding structure disposed on the molding cylinder, the lower molding structure including a lower molding mold disposed on the molding support, and a negative pressure molding shell cooperating with the lower molding mold being sleeved on the lower molding mold.

[0013] Preferably, the negative pressure forming shell is connected to the liquid collection cylinder through a negative pressure pipe set in the forming support, and a negative pressure fan is installed in the negative pressure pipe; a lower forming push rod that cooperates with the negative pressure pipe is provided on the bottom surface of the lower forming mold, and a retractable protective sleeve is fitted on the lower forming push rod; lower guide strips are provided on both sides of the lower forming mold, and the lower guide strips cooperate with the negative pressure guide grooves set in the negative pressure forming shell.

[0014] Preferably, the lower forming mold is fitted with a sealing gasket that mates with the negative pressure forming shell, and the lower forming mold is evenly distributed with negative pressure forming holes that mate with the negative pressure forming shell; the forming support is provided with a lower forming groove that mates with the negative pressure forming shell and the negative pressure pipe; the upper forming structure includes an upper forming push rod disposed at the top of the forming cylinder, and the movable end of the upper forming push rod is provided with an upper forming mold that mates with the lower forming mold.

[0015] Preferably, the upper forming mold is fitted with a grouting shell that mates with the slurry cavity. The grouting shell mates with a grouting port located on the outer periphery of the upper forming mold and a grouting guide groove located on the outer periphery of the lower forming mold. A sealing ring is provided on the outer periphery of the grouting port that mates with the grouting guide groove. Both sides of the upper forming mold are provided with upper forming guide rods that are connected to the forming cylinder. The upper forming guide rods are provided with upper forming guide grooves that mate with upper forming concave wheels located on the side of the upper forming mold. A return spring connected to the upper forming mold is provided in the upper forming guide groove.

[0016] Preferably, a molding transfer structure that cooperates with the lower molding mold is provided on one side of the molding support. The molding transfer structure includes a molding bracket provided on the molding support, which is connected to the molding support through a molding bearing. A molding transfer plate is provided on the molding bracket, and the molding bracket cooperates with a molding motor provided on the molding support. A transfer adjustment hole that cooperates with the molding transfer plate is provided on the molding transfer plate, and a transfer suction cup that cooperates with the lower molding mold is provided on the molding transfer plate. The transfer suction cup is connected to an adjustment shaft provided on the molding transfer plate through a transfer connecting rod, and a transfer shaft that is connected to the transfer suction cup is provided at the bottom end of the transfer connecting rod.

[0017] Preferably, the adjusting shaft is connected to the forming transfer plate via an adjusting bearing. One end of the adjusting shaft is equipped with an adjusting gear, which cooperates with an adjusting motor mounted on the forming transfer plate. The forming transfer plate is equipped with a positioning component that cooperates with the adjusting shaft. The positioning component includes a positioning shaft, which is connected to a positioning bearing mounted on the forming transfer plate. The positioning shaft is equipped with multiple positioning plates with clearance fit, and the positioning plates cooperate with positioning grooves mounted on the adjusting shaft. The forming transfer plate is equipped with a positioning motor that cooperates with the positioning shaft. The forming support is equipped with a displacement motor, which cooperates with a displacement rack mounted on the forming transfer plate. The forming transfer plate cooperates with a transfer sleeve mounted in the transfer adjusting hole. The transfer suction cup cooperates with a forming slide on the forming cylinder.

[0018] Preferably, the drying device includes a pair of drying tracks spaced apart within the forming cylinder, connected by multiple gap-fitted drying shafts. Each drying shaft has a forming dryer that engages with a transfer suction cup. The forming dryer includes a drying shell mounted on the drying shaft and engaging with a lower forming mold. A drying heating mesh is installed inside the drying shell, and drying holes are evenly distributed on the shell. The drying tracks engage with forming slides on the forming cylinder via forming openings on the forming cylinder. The forming slides are provided with negative pressure that engages with the drying shell. The collector, a negative pressure collector, includes a negative pressure adsorption turntable mounted on a forming slide and cooperating with the drying shell. A negative pressure flexible disc, cooperating with the drying shell, is symmetrically arranged on the negative pressure adsorption turntable. The negative pressure flexible disc is connected via a negative pressure channel to a negative pressure hollow rotating shaft located at the center of the negative pressure suction turntable. A collection bearing, cooperating with the forming slide, is mounted on the negative pressure hollow rotating shaft. The negative pressure hollow rotating shaft is also connected to a collection motor mounted on the forming slide. The forming slide has multiple guide rollers that cooperate with the negative pressure flexible discs, and the guide rollers are evenly distributed with particle protrusions.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0020] (1) By designing a molding device and a drying device inside the molding cylinder, the present invention can realize the integrated molding and drying process of plant limiting molding, thereby realizing the fully automatic molding and drying process of plant fiber molding, effectively improving the preparation accuracy and efficiency of plant fiber molding, reducing the degree of manual intervention in the molding and drying process of plant fiber molding, and thus improving the production efficiency of plant fiber molding; the molding device continuously provides plant fiber slurry to the molding mechanism by setting a slurry chamber inside the molding cylinder, and the slurry mixing mechanism in the slurry chamber prevents the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber from settling. The mixing degree of the slurry is maintained by the continuous operation of the slurry mixing mechanism, thereby improving the molding effect of plant fiber molded products.

[0021] (2) The mixing mechanism drives the upper mixing rod and the lower mixing rod to move synchronously, asynchronously or in opposite directions through the upper mixing ring and the lower mixing ring, respectively, to continuously stir the plant fiber slurry in the slurry cavity, effectively preventing the plant fiber slurry from settling, and at the same time keeping the plant fiber slurry in a stable mixing state, which can improve the uniformity of the plant fiber molded products, prevent the plant fiber molding from settling and causing uneven product thickness, and thus ensure the molding quality of plant fiber molding; the lower mixing motor meshes with the lower mixing wheel teeth on the outer periphery of the lower mixing ring, driving the lower mixing ring to move along the mixing roller through the lower annular groove, thus facilitating continuous mixing of the plant fiber slurry in the slurry cavity; the upper mixing ring meshes with the upper mixing wheel teeth of the mixing concave wheel through the mixing toothed rack on one side of the upper annular groove, and the rotation of the mixing concave wheel drives the upper mixing ring to rotate continuously in the slurry cavity, thereby achieving the purpose of continuous mixing of plant fiber slurry.

[0022] (3) The upper mixing motor drives the mixing concave wheel through the mixing shaft to achieve the purpose of driving the upper mixing ring to mix and stir in the slurry cavity; the lower mixing rod and the upper mixing rod rotate synchronously, asynchronously or in opposite directions in the slurry cavity, while the plant fiber slurry impacts the mixing impeller, causing the mixing impeller to rotate along the mixing bearing in the slurry cavity, which can cooperate with the lower mixing rod and the upper mixing rod to continuously mix the plant fiber slurry in the slurry cavity, thereby effectively improving the mixing degree and uniformity of the plant fiber slurry, and effectively preventing the plant fiber slurry from settling and causing a decline in the quality of plant fiber molding; the limiting ring on the outside of the upper mixing ring moves along the limiting ring groove in the slurry cavity with the upper mixing ring to prevent the upper mixing ring from tilting or shifting when rotating in the slurry cavity, affecting the mixing effect of the plant fiber slurry, and also reducing the probability of failure of the mixing mechanism.

[0023] (4) The molding mechanism is connected to the molding support and the liquid collection cylinder in the molding cylinder to facilitate the discharge of waste liquid generated during the molding process, prevent the waste liquid from overflowing and affecting the molding environment of plant fiber molding in the molding cylinder, prevent the waste liquid from affecting the molding quality of plant fiber molding, and facilitate the collection and reuse of waste liquid after molding; the lower molding structure on the molding support is connected to the upper molding structure in the molding cylinder to perform the molding action of plant fiber molding in the molding cylinder; the lower molding structure is connected to the lower molding mold and the negative pressure molding shell to quickly extract the waste liquid generated during the molding process of plant fiber molding, so as to facilitate the efficient production of plant fiber molded products.

[0024] (5) The negative pressure fan draws negative pressure into the negative pressure molding shell during the molding process through the negative pressure pipe, thereby quickly discharging the waste liquid generated during the molding process of the lower molding mold, which facilitates the rapid production of plant fiber molded products; the lower molding mold can be adjusted up and down under the action of the lower molding push rod, which facilitates the molding transfer structure to transfer the molded plant fiber mold to the drying device for drying treatment; the retractable protective sleeve can prevent the waste liquid from affecting the lower molding push rod, thereby causing the lower molding push rod to malfunction; the lower guide strip, together with the negative pressure guide groove, guides the lifting and lowering of the lower molding mold, preventing the lower molding mold from shifting after lifting and lowering, which would cause it to fail to seal with the negative pressure molding shell and affect the negative pressure suction capacity of the negative pressure molding shell for waste liquid.

[0025] (6) The sealing gasket prevents the sealing effect between the lower molding mold and the negative pressure molding shell from failing after the lower molding mold is raised and lowered, and improves the sustainability of the negative pressure when the negative pressure molding shell extracts waste liquid; the negative pressure molding hole facilitates the discharge of waste liquid through the negative pressure molding shell; the lower molding groove not only facilitates the concealment of the negative pressure molding shell and the lower molding mold inside, but also collects the waste liquid splashed by the lower molding mold during the plant fiber molding process, thereby preventing the waste liquid from affecting the plant fiber molded products.

[0026] (7) The molding transfer structure can automatically and accurately transfer the molded plant fiber mold to the drying device for drying, which facilitates the molding of plant fiber mold again, reduces the degree of manual intervention, prevents injury to personnel during the molding process, and achieves the purpose of fully automatic molding and drying of plant fiber mold; the molding transfer structure drives the molding bracket to rotate along the molding bearing on the molding support through the molding motor, so that it can accurately adjust its position according to the different sizes of the lower molding mold and the upper molding mold, which facilitates the accurate negative pressure suction of the molded plant fiber mold and the accurate transfer of plant fiber molds of different sizes; by adsorbing the molded plant fiber mold through the transfer suction cup, the damage to the plant fiber mold during the transfer process can be reduced, thereby ensuring the quality of the plant fiber mold.

[0027] (8) The adjusting motor drives the adjusting shaft to rotate along the adjusting bearing on the forming transfer plate by meshing with the adjusting gear, thereby driving the transfer suction cup to adjust the angle through the transfer linkage. The transfer suction cup rotates along the transfer shaft at the bottom of the transfer linkage under the action of gravity, so that the transfer suction cup is always vertically downward, which makes it convenient for the transfer suction cup to always grasp the plant fiber molding. The displacement motor on the forming bracket can drive the forming transfer plate to move left and right along the forming bracket by meshing with the displacement rack, thereby adjusting the position of the transfer suction cup, which makes it convenient for the transfer suction cup to transfer the plant fiber molding to the drying device.

[0028] (9) The upper molding structure pushes the upper molding mold and the molding concave wheel up and down along the upper molding guide groove in the upper molding guide rod on both sides through the upper molding push rod, and cooperates with the lower molding mold to perform the mold opening and closing action, thereby realizing the molding production of plant fiber molding; the reset spring can cooperate with the upper molding push rod to drive the upper molding mold to quickly reset, thereby facilitating the plant fiber molding operation again; the setting of the slurry injection shell facilitates the uniform injection of the slurry in the slurry cavity into the lower molding mold through the slurry injection shell, and the slurry injection port cooperates with the slurry guide groove to facilitate the efficient and uniform injection of slurry into the lower molding mold, thereby improving the molding accuracy and efficiency of plant fiber molding; the sealing ring prevents the slurry from flowing out when the upper and lower molding molds are closed.

[0029] (10) The drying device drives multiple drying shafts to rotate inside the molding cylinder through a pair of drying tracks, which in turn drives the molding dryers on the drying shafts to move inside the molding cylinder. This allows the molding dryers to combine with the molding transfer structure in sequence, making it convenient to transfer the molded plant fiber mold to the molding dryer. The molding dryer then dries the plant fiber mold. The molding dryer dries the molded plant fiber mold through a drying heating grid and quickly discharges the moisture from the plant fiber mold during drying through the drying holes. The dried plant fiber mold slides out of the molding cylinder through the molding slide on the molding port, achieving the purpose of fully automatic molding and drying of plant fiber mold.

[0030] In summary, this invention installs a molding device and a drying device inside the molding cylinder. By performing integrated plant fiber molding and drying within the molding cylinder, it achieves fully automated molding and drying of plant fiber molding, effectively improving the preparation accuracy and efficiency of plant fiber molding, reducing manual intervention in the molding and drying process, and thus increasing the production efficiency of plant fiber molding. The dried plant fiber mold slides out of the molding cylinder through the molding slide on the molding port, achieving the purpose of fully automated molding and drying of plant fiber molding, thereby effectively improving the quality of plant fiber molding and increasing the degree of automation in plant fiber molding. Attached Figure Description

[0031] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention in Embodiment 1;

[0032] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the mixing mechanism in Example 1;

[0033] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the mixing impeller in Example 1;

[0034] Figure 4 This is a top view of the upper mixing ring in Example 1;

[0035] Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the mixing concave wheel in Example 1;

[0036] Figure 6 This is a bottom view of the lower mixing ring in Example 1;

[0037] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the mixing cam in Example 1;

[0038] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the limiting ring structure in Example 1;

[0039] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the molding and transfer structure in Example 1;

[0040] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the molded bracket in Example 1;

[0041] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the transfer suction cup in Example 1.

[0042] In the diagram, 1 is the molding cylinder, 2 is the molding transfer structure, 3 is the slurry chamber, 4 is the mixing mechanism, 5 is the lower molding structure, 6 is the liquid collection cylinder, 7 is the molding support, 8 is the lower molding groove, 9 is the molding slide, 10 is the upper molding structure, 11 is the upper mixing motor, 12 is the lower mixing motor, 201 is the molding bracket, 202 is the molding transfer plate, 203 is the displacement rack, 204 is the transfer suction cup, 205 is the molding motor, 206 is the molding bearing, 207 is the displacement motor, 208 is the displacement gear, 209 is the transfer sleeve, 210 is the transfer adjustment hole, 211 is the transfer connecting rod, and 212 is the adjustment bearing. Rotating shaft 213, adjusting gear 214, transfer shaft 215, upper mixing ring 401, upper annular groove 402, mixing shaft 403, upper mixing rod 404, mixing bearing 405, lower mixing ring 406, lower mixing rod 407, mixing roller 408, limiting ring 409, mixing impeller 410, mixing rack 411, mixing concave wheel 412, upper mixing wheel tooth 413, lower annular groove 414, lower mixing wheel tooth 415, mixing cam 416, limiting shaft 417, lower forming mold 501, negative pressure forming shell 502, 503. Detailed Implementation

[0043] The present invention will be further illustrated by specific embodiments below, but this does not limit the scope of the invention.

[0044] A fully automated plant fiber molding equipment, the structure of which is as follows: Figures 1-11As shown, the device includes a molding cylinder 1, within which a molding device is installed. The molding device includes a slurry chamber 3 fitted inside the molding cylinder 1, and a mixing mechanism 4 installed inside the slurry chamber 3. The molding cylinder 1 is equipped with a molding mechanism that cooperates with the slurry chamber 3. The mixing mechanism 4 includes an upper mixing ring 401 installed at the top of the slurry chamber 3 and a lower mixing ring 406 installed at the bottom of the slurry chamber 3. Lower mixing rods 407 with clearance fit are evenly distributed on the lower mixing ring 406. A lower annular groove 414 is provided on the bottom surface of the lower mixing ring 406. The lower annular groove 414 cooperates with mixing rollers 408 evenly distributed on the bottom surface of the slurry chamber 3. A mixing cam 416 that cooperates with the lower annular groove 414 is fitted on the mixing rollers 408.

[0045] A lower mixing motor 12 is provided on the bottom surface of the molding cylinder 1. The movable end of the lower mixing motor 12 is engaged with the lower mixing wheel teeth 415 evenly distributed on the outer periphery of the lower mixing ring 406. An upper mixing rod 404 is evenly distributed on the upper mixing ring 401 and is in clearance engagement with the lower mixing rod 407. An upper annular groove 402 is provided on the top surface of the upper mixing ring 401. A mixing concave wheel 412 is provided in the upper annular groove 402 and is in clearance engagement with the top surface of the upper mixing ring 401. The mixing concave wheel 412 is engaged with the mixing rack 411 provided on one side of the upper annular groove 402 through the upper mixing wheel teeth 413.

[0046] The mixing concave wheel 412 is connected to the upper mixing motor 11 on the forming cylinder 1 via the mixing shaft 403 mounted on its axis; both the lower mixing rod 407 and the upper mixing rod 404 are equipped with mixing impellers 410 with clearance fit, and the mixing impellers 410 are rotatably connected to the lower mixing rod 407 and the upper mixing rod 404 respectively via mixing bearings 405; the outer side of the upper mixing ring 401 is equipped with a limiting ring 409 with clearance fit, and the limiting ring 409 is connected to the upper mixing ring 401 via a limiting shaft 417, and the limiting ring 409 is connected to the limiting ring grooves on both sides of the slurry chamber 3 respectively.

[0047] The molding mechanism includes a molding support 7 disposed inside the molding cylinder 1. The molding support 7 cooperates with a liquid collection cylinder 6 disposed at the bottom end of the molding cylinder 1. A lower molding structure 5 is provided on the molding support 7. The lower molding structure 5 cooperates with an upper molding structure 10 disposed on the molding cylinder 1. The lower molding structure 5 includes a lower molding mold 501 disposed on the molding support 7. A negative pressure molding shell 502 that cooperates with the lower molding mold 501 is sleeved on the lower molding mold 501.

[0048] The negative pressure forming shell 502 is connected to the liquid collection cylinder 6 through a negative pressure pipe set in the forming support 7, and a negative pressure fan is installed in the negative pressure pipe; a lower forming push rod that cooperates with the negative pressure pipe is provided on the bottom surface of the lower forming mold 501, and a retractable protective sleeve is fitted on the lower forming push rod; both sides of the lower forming mold 501 are provided with lower guide strips, which cooperate with the negative pressure guide grooves set in the negative pressure forming shell 502 respectively.

[0049] A sealing gasket that mates with the negative pressure forming shell 502 is fitted onto the lower forming mold 501. Negative pressure forming holes that mate with the negative pressure forming shell 502 are evenly distributed on the lower forming mold 501. A lower forming groove 8 that mates with the negative pressure forming shell 502 and the negative pressure pipe is provided on the forming support 7. The upper forming structure 10 includes an upper forming push rod located at the top of the forming cylinder 1. The movable end of the upper forming push rod is provided with an upper forming mold that mates with the lower forming mold 501. A grouting shell that mates with the slurry chamber 3 is fitted onto the upper forming mold. The grouting shell mates with a grouting guide groove located on the outer periphery of the lower forming mold 501 via a grouting port located on the outer periphery of the upper forming mold. A sealing ring that mates with the grouting guide groove is provided on the outer periphery of the grouting port.

[0050] A molding transfer structure 2 that cooperates with the lower molding mold 501 is provided on one side of the molding support 7. The molding transfer structure 2 includes a molding bracket 201 provided on the molding support 7. The molding bracket 201 is connected to the molding support 7 through a molding bearing 206. A molding transfer plate 202 is provided on the molding bracket 201. The molding bracket 201 cooperates with a molding motor 205 provided on the molding support 7. A transfer adjustment hole 210 that cooperates with the molding transfer plate 202 is provided on the molding transfer plate 202. A transfer suction cup 204 that cooperates with the lower molding mold 501 is provided on the molding transfer plate 202. The transfer suction cup 204 is connected to an adjustment shaft 213 provided on the molding transfer plate 202 through a transfer connecting rod 211. A transfer shaft 215 that is connected to the transfer suction cup 204 is provided at the bottom end of the transfer connecting rod 211.

[0051] The adjusting shaft 213 is connected to the forming transfer plate 202 via the adjusting bearing 212. One end of the adjusting shaft 213 is provided with an adjusting gear 214, which cooperates with the adjusting motor provided on the forming transfer plate 202. The forming bracket 201 is provided with a displacement motor 207, which cooperates with the displacement rack 203 provided on the forming transfer plate 202. The forming transfer plate 202 cooperates with the transfer sleeve 209 provided in the transfer adjusting hole 210. The transfer suction cup 204 cooperates with the forming slide 9 provided on the forming cylinder 1.

[0052] A method for a fully automated plant fiber molding equipment includes the following steps;

[0053] Step 1: Maintain the mixing degree of the slurry;

[0054] During the plant fiber molding process, the mixing mechanism 4 continuously stirs the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3 to maintain a uniform mixing degree. Specifically, the upper mixing motor 11 of the mixing mechanism 4 drives the mixing concave wheel 412 through the mixing shaft 403. The mixing concave wheel 412 meshes with the mixing rack 411 on one side of the upper annular groove 402 through the upper mixing wheel teeth 413, driving the upper mixing ring 401 to rotate around the slurry chamber 3. The limiting ring 409 moves in the limiting ring groove through the limiting shaft 417 to guide the upper mixing ring 401. The upper mixing ring 401 drives the mixing impeller 410 to move in the slurry chamber 3 through the upper mixing rod 404. At the same time, the lower mixing motor 12 drives the lower mixing ring 401 through the lower mixing wheel teeth 415. 6. The lower annular groove 414 rotates along the mixing cam 416 on the mixing roller 408, and the lower mixing rod 407 moves with the lower mixing ring 406. Through the synchronous, asynchronous or reverse movement of the upper mixing ring 401 and the lower mixing ring 406, the mixing impellers 410 on the upper mixing rod 404 and the lower mixing rod 407 are driven to move respectively, so that the entire mixing mechanism 4 continuously stirs the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3. The plant fiber slurry impacts the mixing impeller 410, causing the mixing impeller 410 to rotate along the mixing bearing 405 in the slurry chamber 3. It can cooperate with the mixing rod to continuously mix the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3, thereby effectively improving the mixing degree and uniformity of the plant fiber slurry and effectively preventing the plant fiber slurry from settling and causing a decline in the quality of plant fiber molding.

[0055] Step two, molding of plant fibers;

[0056] During the plant fiber molding process, the upper molding push rod of the upper molding structure 10 extends, pushing the upper molding mold and molding concave wheel to move up and down along the upper molding guide grooves in the upper molding guide rods on both sides, and closing with the lower molding mold 501 of the lower molding structure 5 in the lower molding groove 8. After the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501 are closed, the extracted plant fiber slurry flows into the slurry injection shell, and flows into the slurry guide groove on the outer periphery of the lower molding mold 501 through the slurry injection port at the bottom of the slurry injection shell. The sealing ring prevents the slurry from overflowing, and the slurry quickly fills the gap between the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. The negative pressure fan draws negative pressure into the negative pressure pipe, making... The negative pressure molding shell is in a negative pressure state. After the plant fiber slurry flows through the negative pressure molding hole to the negative pressure pipe, it is temporarily stored in the collection cylinder 6 for recycling. The plant fibers in the plant fiber slurry are attached to the gap between the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. As the plant fiber slurry continues to flow in, a plant fiber mold with uniform thickness is obtained under the action of the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. The injection of plant fiber slurry stops, and then the upper molding mold rises under the action of the upper molding push rod and then falls again to close the mold, extruding the negative pressure molded plant fiber. The molding quality and quality of the plant fiber mold are improved through secondary molding.

[0057] After molding is completed, the lower molding push rod, which is fixed in the negative pressure molding shell 502 by the fixing rod, extends and pushes the guide strip of the lower molding mold 501 to move upward along the negative pressure guide groove in the negative pressure molding shell 502. The lower molding mold 501 separates from the negative pressure molding shell 502, which makes it easy to lift the molded plant fiber to a suitable height and facilitate the transfer and drying of the plant fiber mold.

[0058] Step 3, Transfer of plant fiber molding;

[0059] After the plant fiber is molded, the molded plant fiber is transferred to the drying device using the molding transfer structure 2. The specific steps are as follows: after the plant fiber is molded, while the upper molding mold retracts, the molding motor 205 drives the molding bracket 201 to rotate along the molding bearing 206 on the molding support 7 by a specified angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 195, 210, 225, 240, 255, 270, 285 degrees), so that the molding transfer plate 202 is directly facing the lower molding mold 501. At this time, the transfer suction cup 204 is directly above the molded plant fiber and is located at the center of gravity of the plant fiber. Under the action of negative pressure, the transfer suction cup 204 sucks the plant fiber mold away from the lower molding mold 501.

[0060] Then, the displacement motor 207 starts, and the displacement gear 208 at the movable end of the displacement motor 207 meshes with the displacement rack 203, driving the molding transfer plate 202 to move along the transfer sleeve 209 in the transfer adjustment hole 210 on the molding bracket 201 towards the drying track side, driving the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 to approach the drying shell. The adjustment motor starts, and the movable end of the adjustment motor meshes with the adjustment gear 214, driving the adjustment shaft 213 to rotate along the adjustment bearing 212 on the molding transfer plate 202, so that the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 corresponds to the drying shell. Under the action of gravity, the transfer suction cup 204 rotates along the transfer shaft 215 at the end of the transfer connecting rod 211, so that the transfer suction cup 204 is always in a vertical state, which makes it convenient to place the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 onto the drying shell for drying treatment.

[0061] Step four: Drying and collecting the plant fiber moldings;

[0062] After the molding transfer structure 2 transfers the molded plant fiber mold to the drying shell of the molding dryer, the molded plant fiber mold gradually dries under the action of the drying heating mesh. The water vapor generated during drying is discharged along the drying hole and then discharged through the exhaust hole set on the molding cylinder 1. During the drying process of the plant fiber mold, the drying shaft moves along the rotating drying track to the molding port, and then detaches from the drying shell under the action of gravity and slides along the molding slide 9 into the collection box, which facilitates the reprocessing of the dried plant fiber mold.

[0063] Example 2

[0064] A method for a fully automated plant fiber molding equipment includes the following steps;

[0065] Step 1: Maintain the mixing degree of the slurry;

[0066] During the plant fiber molding process, the mixing mechanism 4 continuously stirs the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3 to maintain a uniform mixing degree. Specifically, the upper mixing motor 11 of the mixing mechanism 4 drives the mixing concave wheel 412 through the mixing shaft 403. The mixing concave wheel 412 meshes with the mixing rack 411 on one side of the upper annular groove 402 through the upper mixing wheel teeth 413, driving the upper mixing ring 401 to rotate around the slurry chamber 3. The limiting ring 409 moves in the limiting ring groove through the limiting shaft 417 to guide the upper mixing ring 401. The upper mixing ring 401 drives the mixing impeller 410 to move in the slurry chamber 3 through the upper mixing rod 404. At the same time, the lower mixing motor 12 drives the lower mixing ring 401 through the lower mixing wheel teeth 415. 6. The lower annular groove 414 rotates along the mixing cam 416 on the mixing roller 408, and the lower mixing rod 407 moves with the lower mixing ring 406. Through the synchronous, asynchronous or reverse movement of the upper mixing ring 401 and the lower mixing ring 406, the mixing impellers 410 on the upper mixing rod 404 and the lower mixing rod 407 are driven to move respectively, so that the entire mixing mechanism 4 continuously stirs the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3. The plant fiber slurry impacts the mixing impeller 410, causing the mixing impeller 410 to rotate along the mixing bearing 405 in the slurry chamber 3. It can cooperate with the mixing rod to continuously mix the plant fiber slurry in the slurry chamber 3, thereby effectively improving the mixing degree and uniformity of the plant fiber slurry and effectively preventing the plant fiber slurry from settling and causing a decline in the quality of plant fiber molding.

[0067] Step two, molding of plant fibers;

[0068] During the plant fiber molding process, the upper molding push rod of the upper molding structure 10 extends, pushing the upper molding mold and molding concave wheel to move up and down along the upper molding guide grooves in the upper molding guide rods on both sides, and closing with the lower molding mold 501 of the lower molding structure 5 in the lower molding groove 8. After the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501 are closed, the extracted plant fiber slurry flows into the slurry injection shell, and flows into the slurry guide groove on the outer periphery of the lower molding mold 501 through the slurry injection port at the bottom of the slurry injection shell. The sealing ring prevents the slurry from overflowing, and the slurry quickly fills the gap between the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. The negative pressure fan draws negative pressure into the negative pressure pipe, making... The negative pressure molding shell is in a negative pressure state. After the plant fiber slurry flows through the negative pressure molding hole to the negative pressure pipe, it is temporarily stored in the collection cylinder 6 for recycling. The plant fibers in the plant fiber slurry are attached to the gap between the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. As the plant fiber slurry continues to flow in, a plant fiber mold with uniform thickness is obtained under the action of the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold 501. The injection of plant fiber slurry stops, and then the upper molding mold rises under the action of the upper molding push rod and then falls again to close the mold, extruding the negative pressure molded plant fiber. The molding quality and quality of the plant fiber mold are improved through secondary molding.

[0069] After molding is completed, the lower molding push rod, which is fixed in the negative pressure molding shell 502 by the fixing rod, extends and pushes the guide strip of the lower molding mold 501 to move upward along the negative pressure guide groove in the negative pressure molding shell 502. The lower molding mold 501 separates from the negative pressure molding shell 502, which makes it easy to lift the molded plant fiber to a suitable height and facilitate the transfer and drying of the plant fiber mold.

[0070] Step 3, Transfer of plant fiber molding;

[0071] After the plant fiber is molded, the molded plant fiber is transferred to the drying device using the molding transfer structure 2. The specific steps are as follows: after the plant fiber is molded, while the upper molding mold retracts, the molding motor 205 drives the molding bracket 201 to rotate along the molding bearing 206 on the molding support 7 by a specified angle (15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 105, 120, 135, 150, 165, 180, 195, 210, 225, 240, 255, 270, 285 degrees), so that the molding transfer plate 202 is directly facing the lower molding mold 501. At this time, the transfer suction cup 204 is directly above the molded plant fiber and is located at the center of gravity of the plant fiber. Under the action of negative pressure, the transfer suction cup 204 sucks the plant fiber mold away from the lower molding mold 501.

[0072] Then, the displacement motor 207 starts, and the displacement gear 208 at the movable end of the displacement motor 207 meshes with the displacement rack 203, driving the molding transfer plate 202 to move along the transfer sleeve 209 in the transfer adjustment hole 210 on the molding bracket 201 towards the drying track side, driving the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 to approach the drying shell. The adjustment motor starts, and the movable end of the adjustment motor meshes with the adjustment gear 214, driving the adjustment shaft 213 to rotate along the adjustment bearing 212 on the molding transfer plate 202, so that the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 corresponds to the drying shell. Under the action of gravity, the transfer suction cup 204 rotates along the transfer shaft 215 at the end of the transfer connecting rod 211, so that the transfer suction cup 204 is always in a vertical state, which makes it convenient to place the plant fiber mold on the transfer suction cup 204 onto the drying shell for drying treatment.

[0073] Step four: Drying and collecting the plant fiber moldings;

[0074] After the molding transfer structure 2 transfers the molded plant fiber mold to the drying shell of the molding dryer, the molded plant fiber mold gradually dries under the action of the drying heating mesh. The water vapor generated during drying is discharged along the drying hole and then discharged through the exhaust hole set on the molding cylinder 1. During the drying process of the plant fiber mold, the drying shaft moves along the rotating drying track to the molding port, and then detaches from the drying shell under the action of gravity and slides along the molding slide 9 into the collection box, which facilitates the reprocessing of the dried plant fiber mold.

[0075] Example 3

[0076] A fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment differs from Embodiment 1 in that: the molding transfer plate 202 is provided with a positioning component that cooperates with the adjusting shaft 213. The positioning component includes a positioning shaft, which is connected to a positioning bearing provided on the molding transfer plate 202. The positioning shaft is provided with a plurality of positioning plates with clearance fit, and the positioning plates cooperate with positioning grooves provided on the adjusting shaft. The molding transfer plate 202 is provided with a positioning motor that cooperates with the positioning shaft.

[0077] Example 4

[0078] A fully automatic plant fiber molding equipment differs from Embodiment 1 in that: a negative pressure collector is provided on the molding slide 9 to cooperate with the drying shell. The negative pressure collector includes a negative pressure adsorption turntable disposed on the molding slide 9 to cooperate with the drying shell. A negative pressure flexible disc is centrally and symmetrically disposed on the negative pressure adsorption turntable to cooperate with the drying shell. The negative pressure flexible disc is connected to a negative pressure hollow rotating shaft disposed at the center of the negative pressure suction turntable through a negative pressure channel. A collection bearing is disposed on the negative pressure hollow rotating shaft to cooperate with the molding slide 9. The negative pressure hollow rotating shaft cooperates with a collection motor disposed on the molding slide 9. The molding slide 9 is provided with multiple guide rollers to cooperate with the negative pressure flexible discs. The guide rollers are evenly distributed with particle protrusions.

[0079] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited to the above examples. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automated plant fiber molding equipment, comprising a molding cylinder, characterized in that, The molding cylinder is equipped with a molding device, which includes a slurry chamber fitted inside the molding cylinder and a slurry mixing mechanism inside the slurry chamber; the molding cylinder is equipped with a molding mechanism that cooperates with the slurry chamber; the slurry mixing mechanism includes an upper mixing ring disposed at the top of the slurry chamber and a lower mixing ring disposed at the bottom of the slurry chamber. The lower mixing ring is evenly distributed with clearance-fitted lower mixing rods, and the bottom surface of the lower mixing ring is provided with a lower annular groove. The lower annular groove cooperates with the mixing rollers evenly distributed on the bottom surface of the slurry chamber. The mixing rollers are fitted with mixing cams that cooperate with the lower annular groove. The bottom surface of the forming cylinder is provided with a lower mixing motor, and the movable end of the lower mixing motor is engaged with the lower mixing wheel teeth evenly distributed on the outer circumference of the lower mixing ring; the upper mixing ring is evenly distributed with upper mixing rods that are in clearance fit with the lower mixing rods, and the top surface of the upper mixing ring is provided with an upper annular groove, and a mixing concave wheel that is in clearance fit with the top surface of the upper mixing ring is provided in the upper annular groove. The mixing concave wheel meshes with a mixing rack provided on one side of the upper annular groove through the upper mixing wheel teeth; The mixing concave wheel is connected to the upper mixing motor on the forming cylinder via a mixing shaft mounted on its axis; both the lower and upper mixing rods are equipped with mixing impellers with clearance fit, and the mixing impellers are rotatably connected to the lower and upper mixing rods respectively via mixing bearings; the outer side of the upper mixing ring is equipped with a limiting ring with clearance fit, and the limiting ring is connected to the upper mixing ring via a limiting shaft, and the limiting ring is connected to the limiting ring grooves on both sides of the slurry cavity respectively.

2. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that, The molding mechanism includes a molding support disposed inside the molding cylinder, which cooperates with a liquid collection cylinder disposed at the bottom of the molding cylinder. The molding support is provided with a lower molding structure, which cooperates with an upper molding structure disposed on the molding cylinder. The lower molding structure includes a lower molding mold disposed on the molding support, and a negative pressure molding shell that cooperates with the lower molding mold is sleeved on the lower molding mold.

3. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that, The negative pressure molding shell is connected to the liquid collection cylinder through a negative pressure pipe set in the molding support, and a negative pressure fan is installed in the negative pressure pipe; a lower molding push rod that cooperates with the negative pressure pipe is provided on the bottom surface of the lower molding mold, and a retractable protective sleeve is fitted on the lower molding push rod; both sides of the lower molding mold are provided with lower guide strips, which cooperate with the negative pressure guide grooves set in the negative pressure molding shell.

4. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The lower forming mold is fitted with a sealing gasket that mates with the negative pressure forming shell, and the lower forming mold is evenly distributed with negative pressure forming holes that mate with the negative pressure forming shell; the forming support is provided with a lower forming groove that mates with the negative pressure forming shell and the negative pressure pipe; the upper forming structure includes an upper forming push rod located at the top of the forming cylinder, and the movable end of the upper forming push rod is provided with an upper forming mold that mates with the lower forming mold.

5. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that, The upper forming mold is fitted with a grouting shell that matches the grout cavity. The grouting shell matches the grouting guide groove on the outer periphery of the lower forming mold through a grouting port on the outer periphery of the upper forming mold. A sealing ring matching the grouting guide groove is provided on the outer periphery of the grouting port.

6. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that, The molding support has a molding transfer structure on one side that cooperates with the lower molding mold. The molding transfer structure includes a molding bracket mounted on the molding support, which is connected to the molding support via a molding bearing. The molding bracket has a molding transfer plate and cooperates with a molding motor mounted on the molding support. The molding bracket has a transfer adjustment hole that cooperates with the molding transfer plate. The molding transfer plate has a transfer suction cup that cooperates with the lower molding mold. The transfer suction cup is connected to an adjustment shaft mounted on the molding transfer plate via a transfer connecting rod. The bottom end of the transfer connecting rod has a transfer shaft that is connected to the transfer suction cup.

7. The fully automated plant fiber molding equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that, The adjusting shaft is connected to the forming transfer plate via an adjusting bearing. One end of the adjusting shaft is equipped with an adjusting gear, which cooperates with an adjusting motor mounted on the forming transfer plate. The forming bracket is equipped with a displacement motor, which cooperates with a displacement rack mounted on the forming transfer plate. The forming transfer plate cooperates with a transfer sleeve mounted in the transfer adjusting hole. The transfer suction cup cooperates with a forming slide on the forming cylinder.

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