Automatic rod-shaped capsule feeding mechanism

Abstract

The automatic rod-shaped capsule feeding mechanism comprises a feeding box, an inlet is formed in the left side of the lower end of the feeding box, and an outlet is formed in the left side of the feeding box; a material plate enters from an inlet in the left side and exits from an outlet in the right side, a capsule groove is formed in the material plate, the material plate discharges materials through a material discharging roller on the left side and receives the materials through a material receiving roller on the right side, synchronous stepping type driving mechanisms are arranged on the material discharging roller and the material receiving roller, and the material plate is in a stepping type moving mode. According to the full-automatic capsule feeding device, the full-automatic feeding process of capsules is achieved through cooperation of the discharging pipe and the capsule grooves in the material plate, and the receding notch is ingeniously formed in the lower end of the discharging pipe, so that the capsules in the discharging pipe can be smoothly discharged without hindrance, the capsules cannot be damaged, the feeding process of the capsules can be fully automatically completed, and the production efficiency is improved. And moreover, the situation of capsule feeding blockage is avoided, the situation of material leakage is correspondingly reduced, the feeding efficiency and quality are effectively improved, and the structural design is ingenious and reasonable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of capsule production and manufacturing, in particular to an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules. Background Art

[0002] The capsule feeding mechanism in the prior art is shown in the "A capsule feeding mechanism" disclosed in the technical solution of the authorization announcement No. CN205972838 U. The capsule feeding is mainly achieved through the driving method of air pressure and the mode of the conveying pipe. The feeding technical means cannot specifically realize the fully automatic feeding process, and the capsule in the conveying pipe is often blocked and leaked during the recovery of the feeding.

[0003] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, it is necessary to develop a capsule feeding mechanism with a reasonable structure that can realize automatic feeding. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems existing in the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules.

[0005] Technical solution: In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] An automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, comprising a feeding box, an inlet is arranged on the left side of the lower end of the feeding box, and an outlet is arranged on the left side; a material plate enters from the inlet on the left side and exits from the outlet on the right side, a capsule slot is arranged on the material plate, and the material plate is discharged by a discharge roller on the left side and collected by a collection roller on the right side, and a synchronous step-by-step driving mechanism is arranged on the discharge roller and the collection roller, and the material plate is moved in a step-by-step manner;

[0007] The upper end of the loading box is provided with a hopper, in which capsules are placed; the bottom of the hopper is provided with a discharge pipe, which extends downward to the top of the material plate, the number of the discharge pipes is consistent with the number of columns of capsule slots on the material plate, and the size of the discharge pipe is larger than the size of the capsule, and the capsule in the hopper can enter the discharge pipe and fall downward from the discharge pipe;

[0008] The stepping drive mechanism is correspondingly set to drive the moving distance of the material plate and the position of the upper feeding tube. When the material plate stops, the feeding tube is located at the upper right end of the capsule slot, and the capsule falls vertically downward in the feeding tube and falls on the right end of the capsule slot. At this time, the bottom of the capsule is located in the capsule slot, and the upper end is located in the feeding tube.

[0009] An L-shaped clearance groove is also provided on the right side of the lower end of the discharge pipe, and the clearance groove extends upward from the middle of the discharge pipe, and the groove body height of the clearance groove is set accordingly. When the bottom of the capsule falls on the right side of the capsule groove, the upper end of the capsule is located above the clearance groove, and the capsule is still vertically located in the discharge pipe. When the material plate moves to the right, the bottom of the capsule follows and moves to the right, and the capsule enters the clearance groove accordingly and tilts accordingly, and finally the capsule falls into the capsule groove.

[0010] Furthermore, a yielding baffle is correspondingly installed on the right side of the upper end of the yielding slot through a hinge assembly, and the hinge assembly has a locking function. The yielding baffle can adjust the tilt angle accordingly through the hinge assembly. When the capsule is placed into the capsule slot, the yielding baffle blocks the capsule so that it will not tip to the right.

[0011] Furthermore, the material plate is configured as a PVC plate, and a total of six rows of capsule slots are provided on the material plate, and a total of six corresponding feed pipes are provided.

[0012] Furthermore, the hinge assembly is configured as a hinge shaft, which is correspondingly installed on the front and rear side walls of the loading box, and the hinge shaft passes through the upper right side of the clearance grooves of the six discharge pipes, and six clearance baffles are installed on the hinge shaft corresponding to the clearance grooves on the six discharge pipes.

[0013] Furthermore, a vibration motor is installed on the hopper, and the capsule is dropped into the capsule slot by the vibration motor.

[0014] Furthermore, a blower mechanism is provided at the left side of the lower end of each feed tube, and a blower pipe is provided on the blower mechanism, and the blower pipe is obliquely aligned with the right side end of the capsule slot.

[0015] Furthermore, a visual detection mechanism is also provided at the discharge port on the right side of the loading box, and the visual detection mechanism is used to detect whether the capsule slot is loaded accordingly.

[0016] Beneficial effects: The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1) The present invention realizes the fully automatic loading process of capsules through the cooperation between the feeding tube and the capsule groove on the material plate, and the lower end of the feeding tube is also cleverly provided with a recessed groove, so that the capsules in the feeding tube can be unimpeded and smoothly discharged, and the capsules will not be damaged in any way. The loading process of capsules can be fully automatically completed, and there will be no blockage in the loading of capsules, and the leakage of materials will be reduced accordingly, which effectively improves the loading efficiency and quality, and the structural design is clever and reasonable;

[0018] 2) In the present invention, a stop plate is also provided at the lower end of the feeding tube, and the cooperation between the stop plate and the stop groove can prevent the capsule from tilting to the right, thereby realizing a smooth full-automatic feeding process, and the structural design is reasonable and ingenious;

[0019] 3) The present invention also provides a blower mechanism at the left side, and an oblique blower pipe is provided on the blower mechanism, and the blower pipe can blow air accordingly, and the blowing position is obliquely aimed at the bottom of the capsule from left to right, so that the capsule is tilted by the wind force, further increasing the safety, stability and success rate;

[0020] 4) The position angle of the yield baffle in the present invention is adjustable, and the structure is reasonable; and a hopper and a vibration motor are provided in the loading box to achieve smooth material discharge. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Middle A-direction view;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a diagram of the capsule unloading process in the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the gap in the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Middle B view;

[0026] Figure 6 A top view of the hopper in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 It is a top view of the material plate in the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments are implemented based on the technical solution of the present invention. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules comprises a feeding box 1, an inlet 2 is arranged on the left side of the lower end of the feeding box 1, and an outlet 3 is arranged on the left side; a material plate 4 enters from the inlet 2 on the left side and exits from the outlet 3 on the right side, a capsule slot 5 is arranged on the material plate 4, and the material plate 4 discharges the material through a discharge roller 6 on the left side and collects the material through a collection roller 7 on the right side, and the discharge roller 6 and the collection roller 7 are both provided with a synchronous stepping drive mechanism, and the material plate 4 is a stepping movement mode;

[0030] A hopper 8 is provided at the upper end of the upper material box 1, and capsules 9 are placed in the hopper 8; a discharge pipe 10 is provided at the bottom of the hopper 8, and the discharge pipe 10 extends downward to the top of the material plate 4. The number of the discharge pipes 10 is consistent with the number of columns of the capsule slots 5 on the material plate 4, and the size of the discharge pipe 10 is larger than the size of the capsule 9. The capsules 9 in the hopper 8 can enter the discharge pipe 10 and fall downward from the discharge pipe 10;

[0031] like Figure 2 As shown, a step-by-step driving mechanism is correspondingly arranged to drive the moving distance of the material plate 4 and the position of the upper feeding tube 10. When the material plate 4 stops, the feeding tube 10 is located at the upper right end of the capsule slot 5, and the capsule 9 falls vertically downward in the feeding tube 10 and falls on the right end of the capsule slot 5. At this time, the bottom of the capsule 9 is located in the capsule slot 5, and the upper end is located in the feeding tube 10.

[0032] like Figure 3 As shown, an L-shaped clearance groove 11 is further provided on the right side of the lower end of the feed tube 10, and the clearance groove 11 extends upward from the middle of the feed tube 10, and the groove height of the clearance groove 11 is set accordingly. When the bottom of the capsule 9 falls on the right side of the capsule groove 5, the upper end of the capsule 9 is located above the clearance groove 11, and the capsule 9 is still vertically located in the feed tube 10. When the material plate 4 moves to the right, the bottom of the capsule 9 follows and moves to the right, and the capsule 9 enters the clearance groove 11 accordingly and tilts accordingly, and finally the capsule 9 falls into the capsule groove 5.

[0033] like Figure 4 As shown, a yield baffle 13 is correspondingly installed on the upper right side of the yield slot 11 through a hinge assembly 12. The hinge assembly 12 has a locking function. The yield baffle 13 can adjust the tilt angle accordingly through the hinge assembly 12. When the capsule 9 is placed into the capsule slot 5, the yield baffle 13 blocks the capsule 9 so that it will not tip to the right.

[0034] like Figure 7 As shown, the material plate 4 is configured as a PVC plate body, and a total of six rows of capsule slots 5 are provided on the material plate 4, and a total of six corresponding feed pipes 10 are provided.

[0035] like Figure 5 As shown, the hinge assembly 12 is configured as a hinge shaft, which is correspondingly installed on the front and rear side walls of the loading box 1, and the hinge shaft passes through the upper right side of the six clearance grooves 11 of the discharge tubes 10, and six clearance baffles 13 are installed on the hinge shaft, which respectively correspond to the clearance grooves 11 on the six discharge tubes 10.

[0036] like Figure 6 As shown, a vibration motor 14 is also installed on the hopper 8, and the capsule 9 is dropped into the capsule slot 5 by the vibration motor 14.

[0037] A blower mechanism 15 is also provided at the left side of the lower end of each feed pipe 10 , and a blower pipe 16 is provided on the blower mechanism 15 . The blower pipe 16 is obliquely aligned with the right end of the capsule slot 5 .

[0038] A visual inspection mechanism 17 is also provided at the discharge port on the right side of the loading box 1 , and the visual inspection mechanism 17 is used to detect whether the capsule slot 5 is loaded with corresponding materials.

[0039] The overall working principle of the present invention is as follows: capsules are placed in a hopper, and under the action of a vibration motor installed on the hopper, the capsules enter each discharge tube, and capsules are stacked in each discharge tube.

[0040] like Figure 7 As shown, the material plate itself is a PVC plate. Before entering the loading box, the capsule slots are pressed on the plate body by a slot pressing mechanism, and then enter the loading box from the inlet on the left. The number of the discharge pipes is consistent with the number of capsule slots on the material plate. Figure 7 There are six rows of capsule slots in total, so there are also six feeding pipes.

[0041] The driving mode of the material plate in the present invention is step-by-step movement, and the moving distance of the material plate is set accordingly. When a certain column of capsule slots is located below the feeding tube, it stops, and the capsules in the feeding tube will fall into the capsule slots under the action of the vibration motor and its own gravity. The present invention further sets the position of the material plate so that the capsule falls on the right side of the capsule slot after falling. At this time, the lower end of the capsule falls in the capsule slot, and the upper part is upright in the feeding tube. If the feeding tube is a normal tube structure, then when the material plate moves to the right, the capsule will be damaged because the upper end of the capsule is still in the feeding tube.

[0042] The present invention provides a clearance groove at the right side of the lower end of the discharge tube, and the clearance groove occupies half of the area of ​​the lower end of the discharge tube. After the clearance groove is provided, when the material plate moves to the right, the capsule also moves to the right. Since the clearance groove is provided on the right side, there is no obstacle when the capsule moves to the right, so it can smoothly fall into the capsule slot to realize loading.

[0043] However, in the above process, since the capsule lacks restriction on the right side, when the capsule falls, it is possible that the capsule will tip over to the right side. Therefore, the height of the clearance groove is set accordingly in the present invention so that it cannot be higher than the upper end of the capsule. In order to further increase the restriction, a clearance baffle is set at the position of the clearance groove on the right side through a hinge shaft. The clearance baffle is set at an angle, and the inclination angle can be adjusted accordingly through the hinge shaft.

[0044] like Figure 3As shown, due to the restriction of the inclined yield baffle on the right side, the capsule will not be cleaned to the right after falling, and after the material plate moves to the right, the capsule will also follow and move to the left. Since the yield baffle is set at an angle, it will not prevent the capsule from tipping to the left. Finally, the capsule is placed flat in the capsule slot to achieve capsule loading.

[0045] And in the above process, when the material plate moves to the right, the bottom of the capsule also needs to move to the right. Although there is no restriction on the right side and it will basically move to the right, in order to further increase the stability and success rate, the present invention also provides a blower mechanism at the left side, and an oblique blow pipe is provided on the blower mechanism. The blow pipe can blow air accordingly, and the blowing position is obliquely aligned with the bottom of the capsule from left to right. The capsule is tipped over by the assistance of wind force, which further increases the safety, stability and success rate.

[0046] In the present invention, the size of the capsule slot is larger than that of the capsule, and the size of the discharge pipe is also larger than that of the capsule, so the corresponding positions of the capsule slot and the discharge pipe can be adjusted accordingly. For example, the discharge pipe can also be directly located above the middle of the capsule slot, as long as the loading can be completed; and the angle of the yield baffle can also be adjusted, it only needs to block the capsule from being washed to the right side, and will not hinder the discharge of the material, which can be adjusted according to the actual situation.

[0047] After the capsule is loaded, the capsule stacked above it moves down and falls into the capsule slot at the rear to realize the loading of the next capsule. Therefore, the automatic loading process can be completed, and the unloading is smooth without blockage. When there is no blockage, the leakage will be reduced accordingly.

[0048] The right side exit is equipped with a visual inspection mechanism, which can be used to detect material leakage. After that, the material sheet that has been loaded goes out from the exit, and then passes through the aluminum-plastic hot molding mechanism and the cutting mechanism to complete the subsequent work. Then the waste material is rolled up by the receiving roller and collected.

[0049] The above specific implementation is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention and the scope of the claims. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the content of the patent protection scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, Features: The invention comprises a loading box (1), wherein an inlet (2) is arranged on the left side of the lower end of the loading box (1), and an outlet (3) is arranged on the left side; a material plate (4) enters from the inlet (2) on the left side and exits from the outlet (3) on the right side; a capsule slot (5) is arranged on the material plate (4), and the material plate (4) discharges material through a discharge roller (6) on the left side and collects material through a collection roller (7) on the right side; and a synchronous step-by-step driving mechanism is arranged on the discharge roller (6) and the collection roller (7), and the material plate (4) is moved in a step-by-step manner; The upper end of the loading box (1) is provided with a hopper (8), in which capsules (9) are placed; the bottom of the hopper (8) is provided with a discharge pipe (10), which extends downward to the top of the material plate (4); the number of the discharge pipes (10) is consistent with the number of rows of capsule slots (5) on the material plate (4), and the size of the discharge pipe (10) is larger than the size of the capsule (9); the capsule (9) in the hopper (8) can enter the discharge pipe (10) and fall downward from the discharge pipe (10); A step-by-step driving mechanism is correspondingly arranged to drive the moving distance of the material plate (4) and the position of the upper feeding tube (10). When the material plate (4) stops, the feeding tube (10) is located at the upper right end of the capsule groove (5). The capsule (9) falls vertically downward in the feeding tube (10) and falls at the right end of the capsule groove (5). At this time, the bottom of the capsule (9) is located in the capsule groove (5), and the upper end is located in the feeding tube (10). An L-shaped clearance groove (11) is also provided on the right side of the lower end of the feed tube (10). The clearance groove (11) extends upward from the middle of the feed tube (10), and the groove body height of the clearance groove (11) is set accordingly. When the bottom of the capsule (9) falls to the right side of the capsule groove (5), the upper end of the capsule (9) is located above the clearance groove (11), and the capsule (9) is still vertically located in the feed tube (10). When the material plate (4) moves to the right, the bottom of the capsule (9) moves to the right accordingly, and the capsule (9) enters the clearance groove (11) and tilts accordingly, and finally the capsule (9) falls into the capsule groove (5).

2. According to claim 1, an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, Features: A yielding baffle (13) is correspondingly installed on the right side of the upper end of the yielding slot (11) through a hinge assembly (12); the hinge assembly (12) has a locking function; the yielding baffle (13) can adjust the tilt angle accordingly through the hinge assembly (12); the yielding baffle (13) blocks the capsule (9) when the capsule (9) is placed in the capsule slot (5) so that the capsule (9) does not fall to the right.

3. According to claim 2, an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, Features: The material plate (4) is configured as a PVC plate, and a total of six rows of capsule slots (5) are provided on the material plate (4), and a total of six corresponding feed pipes (10) are provided.

4. According to claim 3, an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, Features: The hinge assembly (12) is configured as a hinge shaft, which is correspondingly mounted on the front and rear side walls of the loading box (1), and the hinge shaft passes through the upper right side of the clearance grooves (11) of the six discharge tubes (10), and six clearance baffles (13) are mounted on the hinge shaft, respectively corresponding to the clearance grooves (11) on the six discharge tubes (10).

5. According to claim 1, an automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules, Features: The hopper (8) is also equipped with a vibration motor (14), and the capsule (9) is made to fall into the capsule slot (5) by means of the vibration motor (14).

6. The automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules according to claim 1, Features: A blower mechanism (15) is also provided at the left side of the lower end of each feed pipe (10), and a blower pipe (16) is provided on the blower mechanism (15), and the blower pipe (16) is obliquely aligned with the right end of the capsule slot (5).

7. The automatic feeding mechanism for stick-shaped capsules according to claim 1, Features: A visual detection mechanism (17) is also provided at the discharge port on the right side of the loading box (1), and the visual detection mechanism (17) is used to detect whether the capsule slot (5) is loaded accordingly.

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