Stacked cup-shaped object separation equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of automatic beverage vending machines, in particular to stacked cup-shaped object separating equipment which comprises a shell, cup falling hollows, a cup separating device, a cup pushing device and a cup pushing device. The inner gear is rotatably mounted in the shell, and an enclosed area in the inner gear corresponds to a vertical line of the cup falling hollowed-out part; the separation guide wheels are arranged in the shell in an annular array mode and can horizontally rotate, the upper portions of the separation guide wheels are spiral bodies, the lower portions of the separation guide wheels are transmission gears, and the transmission gears are meshed with the inner gear; the rotating inner gear can be matched with the transmission gear through the inner gear so that the spiral bodies can synchronously rotate, and the lowest cup-shaped object in the stacked cup-shaped objects can be integrally separated from the stacked cup-shaped objects. The equipment can separate the stacked cup-shaped objects which are tightly stacked, the action is reliable, and one cup-shaped object can be discharged through one action.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automatic beverage vending machines, in particular to a stacked cup separation device. Background Art

[0002] Automatic beverage vending machines are widely used because they can achieve fully automatic vending. Among them, some vending machines for vending brewed beverages need to be equipped with a cup drop device, which is driven by a motor to rotate the separator, and then the cups stacked in the cup storage tube are separated from bottom to top in sequence, so that the separated cups fall naturally. The above problem also applies to filter paper cups, water cup holders and other multiple stacked cups.

[0003] Since the stacked cups are closely placed and the spacing gaps are small, a device is needed to separate the stacked cups. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes a stacked cup-shaped object separation device, which can separate tightly stacked stacked cup-shaped objects, has reliable operation and can separate one cup-shaped object at a time.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is:

[0006] A stacked cup separation device, comprising:

[0007] The shell has a top and a bottom with vertically opposite drop-cup hollows;

[0008] An internal gear is rotatably mounted in the housing, and an inner enclosed area of ​​the internal gear corresponds to a vertical line of the cup hollowing;

[0009] A plurality of separation guide wheels are arranged in a ring array in the housing, and the separation guide wheels can rotate horizontally. The upper part of the separation guide wheel is a spiral body, and the lower part is a transmission gear, and the transmission gear is meshed with the internal gear;

[0010] The rotating internal gear can cooperate with the internal gear and the transmission gear to make the plurality of spiral bodies rotate synchronously, so as to separate the bottom cup among the stacked cups from the stacked cups as a whole.

[0011] Preferably, the spiral body comprises an upper section and a lower section, and the thickness of the upper section gradually increases from the beginning to the end.

[0012] Preferably, the number of turns of the spiral is 1.

[0013] Preferably, the starting point of the upper section is a blade-shaped cutting head.

[0014] Preferably, the blade head has a smooth chamfered structure.

[0015] Preferably, the housing has a side window, and the internal gear has a shift block at a position corresponding to the side window, and the shift block is disposed outside the housing through the side window.

[0016] Preferably, a spring connecting column is provided inside the shell, a spring connecting structure is provided at the shift block, the spring connecting column and the spring connecting structure are connected by a spring, and the spring is used to drive the shift block to rebound to the starting position in a natural state.

[0017] The beneficial effects of using the present invention are:

[0018] The stacked cup separation device drives the internal gear transmission, and the internal gear drives multiple separation guide wheels to rotate synchronously. The bottom cup among the stacked cups can be separated from the stacked cups as a whole through the spiral body of the separation guide wheel. The structure is reliable, and it can be manually driven and automatically rebound. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is an overall schematic diagram of the stacked cup separation device of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the interior of the separator.

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the separation guide wheel.

[0022] Reference numerals include:

[0023] 10-separator, 11-housing, 12-spring connecting column, 13-side window, 14-internal gear, 15-shift block, 16-cup, 17-spring connecting structure, 18-separation guide wheel, 181-spiral body, 182-blade head, 183-lower curved surface, 184-upper curved surface, 185-transmission gear, 186-positioning shaft, 20-support rod, 30-cup storage bin, 40-cup holder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the technical solution more clear, the technical solution is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific implementation methods. It should be understood that these descriptions are only exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the technical solution.

[0025] In order to solve the problem in the prior art that the stacked cups 16 are closely placed and the spacing gap is small, it is difficult to separate the cups. Figure 1As shown, this embodiment proposes a stacked cup separation device, the main structure of which is a separator 10, wherein the separator 10 is elevated at a certain distance from below by a support rod 20, a base is connected to the lower end of the support rod 20, a cup holder 40 is arranged on the base, a single cup 16 separated by the separator 10 can stably fall into the cup holder 40, a cup storage bin 30 is arranged on the upper part of the separator 10, and the cup storage bin 30 is used to store the stacked cups 16, and the storage space occupied by multiple cups 16 can be reduced by stacking.

[0026] like Figure 2 As shown, the outside of the separator 10 is a shell 11. The top and bottom of the shell 11 have vertically opposite cup hollows. The cup hollows are circular hollows, and their inner diameters are larger than the maximum outer diameter of the cup 16. The inside of the shell 11 has an annular groove for accommodating the internal gear 14. The annular groove, the internal gear 14 and the cup hollow are coaxial. The inner gear ring of the internal gear 14 forms a certain interval with the cup hollow. Six separation guide wheels 18 are arranged at the annular interval. The six separation guide wheels 18 are distributed in an annular manner at equal intervals. A side window 13 is provided on the side of the shell 11. The internal gear 14 is connected to a shift block 15. The connection between the shift block 15 and the internal gear 14 passes through the side window 13. Since the side window 13 has a certain circumferential extension length, the shift block 15 can be manually operated to drive the internal gear 14 to rotate. Figure 2 As shown, an example of the matching position of a cup 16 and a separation guide wheel 18 is shown. In addition, a spring connection column 12 is provided inside the housing 11, and a spring connection structure 17 is provided at the shift block 15. The spring connection column 12 and the spring connection structure 17 are connected by a spring (not shown in the figure), and the spring is used to drive the shift block 15 to rebound to the starting position in a natural state.

[0027] like Figure 3 As shown, the upper part of the separation guide wheel 18 has a column-mounted structure, and the lower part is a transmission gear 185. A positioning shaft 186 is provided at the upper end surface of the column-mounted structure and the lower end surface of the transmission gear 185. The positioning shaft 186 is connected to the housing 11 and is used to provide rotation support for the separation guide wheel 18. A spiral body 181 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the column-mounted structure. In this embodiment, since the shift block 15 is located at the left end of the side window 13 at the starting position, Figure 2 The position after the operating block 15 is turned is shown, so the active action of the internal gear 14 is counterclockwise, and the rotation of the internal gear 14 can be achieved through the cooperation between the internal gear 14 and the transmission gear 185. Therefore, when the internal gear 14 rotates counterclockwise, the separation guide wheel 18 also rotates counterclockwise. In this embodiment, the spiral body 181 extends clockwise from the starting end on the upper side to the lower side.

[0028] The spiral body 181 includes an upper section and a lower section. The thickness of the upper section gradually increases from the beginning to the end, and the thickness of the lower section remains basically the same. The number of turns of the spiral body 181 is 1 turn. The beginning is a blade-shaped blade head 182, which is basically horizontal. The blade head 182 has a smooth chamfer structure to avoid cutting the cup 16.

[0029] In this embodiment, the spiral body 181 has a lower curved surface 183, which is opened from the blade head 182 and extends to the tail of the spiral body 181, and the upper curved surface 184 of the spiral body 181 is opened at a half-turn. Therefore, the spiral body 181 forms an upper section and a lower section, and the starting point of the lower section is the starting point of the upper curved surface 184.

[0030] When the inner gear 14 rotates, the spiral 181 rotates. As the spiral 181 rotates, the blade 182 of the spiral 181 is inserted between the lowest cup 16 and the upper cup 16 adjacent thereto in the stacked cups 16, and the upper section of the spiral 181 enters the vertical space corresponding to the cup-dropping hollow. At the same time, due to the gradual increase in thickness from the blade 182 to the rear, the lowest cup 16 and the upper cup 16 adjacent thereto in the stacked cups 16 are separated, and at the same time, the lower section of the spiral 181 moves away from the cup-dropping hollow, and the cup 16 falls into the cup holder 40. After release, due to the action of the spring, the inner gear 14 reverses, the separation guide wheel 18 reverses, and the lower section of the spiral 181 re-enters the cup-dropping hollow. The stacked cup separation device is driven by the internal gear 14, and the internal gear 14 drives multiple separation guide wheels 18 to rotate synchronously. The bottom cup 16 among the stacked cups 16 can be separated from the stacked cups 16 as a whole through the spiral body 181 of the separation guide wheel 18. The structure is reliable, can be manually driven and automatically rebound, and the structure is very simple, so it can be used for a long time without maintenance.

[0031] The above contents are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, many changes can be made in the specific implementation methods and application scopes based on the ideas of the technical content. As long as these changes do not deviate from the concept of the present invention, they all fall within the scope of protection of this patent.

Claims

1. A stacked cup separation device, characterized in that: include: The shell has a top and a bottom with vertically opposite cup-shaped hollows; An internal gear is rotatably mounted in the housing, and an inner enclosed area of ​​the internal gear corresponds to a vertical line of the cup hollowing; A plurality of separation guide wheels are arranged in a ring array in the housing, and the separation guide wheels can rotate horizontally. The upper part of the separation guide wheel is a spiral body, and the lower part is a transmission gear, and the transmission gear is meshed with the internal gear; The rotating internal gear can cooperate with the internal gear and the transmission gear to make the plurality of spiral bodies rotate synchronously, so as to separate the bottom cup among the stacked cups from the stacked cups as a whole.

2. The stacked cup separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The spiral body comprises an upper section and a lower section, and the thickness of the upper section gradually increases from the beginning to the end.

3. The stacked cup separation device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of turns of the spiral is 1.

4. The stacked cup separation device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The beginning of the upper section is a blade-shaped cutting head.

5. The stacked cup separation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The blade head has a smooth chamfered structure.

6. The stacked cup separation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The housing is provided with a side window, and the internal gear is provided with a shift block at a position corresponding to the side window. The shift block is disposed outside the housing through the side window.

7. The stacked cup separation device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A spring connecting column is arranged inside the shell, a spring connecting structure is arranged at the shift block, the spring connecting column and the spring connecting structure are connected by a spring, and the spring is used to drive the shift block to rebound to the starting position in a natural state.

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