Lunch box clamping and separating structure and working method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of food mechanical automation. The food mechanical automation device comprises a first clamping jaw, a second clamping jaw, a guide rail mounting plate and a supporting plate; the clamping jaws comprise a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw; the guide rail mounting plate is of an H-shaped structure and is vertically placed, the first clamping jaw extends towards the front side of the guide rail mounting plate and is slidably connected with the guide rail mounting plate, and the first clamping jaw can relatively move in the length direction of the guide rail mounting plate; the supporting plate is horizontally arranged, the guide rail mounting plate is arranged above the supporting plate, the second clamping jaw is arranged below the supporting plate, the second clamping jaw also extends towards the front side of the guide rail mounting plate, and the second clamping jaw can relatively move in the horizontal direction along the supporting plate. And by arranging the two clamping jaws, one clamping jaw completes lifting and placing, and the other clamping jaw completes grabbing, the working time is saved, and the working efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food machinery automation, and in particular to a lunch box clamping and separation structure and a working method. Background Art

[0002] The gripping mechanism of the automatic food machine is a very critical part of the automation equipment, which is responsible for grabbing and placing food.

[0003] In traditional designs, when executing food transactions, the complex process of "grab once - place - grab twice - place again" is often followed. This multi-step operation not only increases the complexity of the motion trajectory of the robot arm or gripper, but also significantly prolongs the transaction time, causing users to become impatient while waiting, which in turn affects customer satisfaction and the frequency of use of the automatic food machine. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of this, the present application proposes a lunch box clamping and separation structure and a working method, which solves the problem of item exchange directly without placing the item.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present application, a lunch box clamping and separation structure is provided, comprising:

[0006] A first clamping claw, a second clamping claw, a guide rail mounting plate and a support plate;

[0007] The guide rail mounting plate is in an H-shaped structure and is placed vertically, the first clamping claw extends toward the front side of the guide rail mounting plate and is slidably connected to the guide rail mounting plate, and the first clamping claw can move relatively along the length direction of the guide rail mounting plate;

[0008] The support plate is arranged horizontally, the guide rail mounting plate is arranged above the support plate, the second clamping claw is arranged below the support plate, and the second clamping claw also extends to the front side of the guide rail mounting plate, and

[0009] The second claw can relatively move along the support plate in a horizontal direction.

[0010] In a possible implementation, it also includes: a cylinder support, an electric push rod and an electric push rod support;

[0011] The guide rail mounting plate and the support plate are fixedly connected via the cylinder support member;

[0012] The electric push rod is mounted on the support plate and passes through the cylinder support;

[0013] The electric push rod support is fixed on the support plate and installed on the end of the fixed end of the electric push rod, and the electric push rod support is used to fix the electric push rod.

[0014] In a possible implementation, it further includes: a first guide rail, a second guide rail, a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a first cylinder connecting member;

[0015] A first guide rail and a second guide rail are respectively installed on both sides of the guide rail installation plate;

[0016] A first cylinder and a second cylinder are respectively arranged on both sides of the guide rail mounting plate, and a fixed end of the first cylinder is fixedly mounted on the guide rail mounting plate;

[0017] The movable end of the second cylinder is installed on the second guide rail via the first slider, the fixed end of the second cylinder is fixed on the cylinder support, the fixed end of the first cylinder and the movable end of the second cylinder are connected via the first cylinder connecting member, the first cylinder can drive the first claw to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate, and the second cylinder can drive the first cylinder to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate.

[0018] In a possible implementation, the method further includes: further including: a third guide rail and a fourth guide rail;

[0019] The third guide rail is installed on the support plate, the cylinder support member is fixed on the third guide rail, the movable end of the electric push rod is connected to the movable end of the first cylinder, and the electric push rod is used to drive the first cylinder and the second cylinder to move in the direction of the support plate;

[0020] A fourth guide rail is installed on the other side of the support plate, the third cylinder is fixed on the fourth guide rail through a second slider, the third cylinder is connected to the second claw, and the third cylinder can drive the second claw to move in the direction of the fourth guide rail.

[0021] In a possible implementation, it also includes: a cylinder-piston connecting sleeve;

[0022] The movable end of the first cylinder is sleeved with the cylinder-piston connecting sleeve, and the cylinder-piston connecting sleeve is sleeved on the outer side of the movable end of the electric push rod.

[0023] In a possible implementation, it further includes: a U-shaped support member;

[0024] The U-shaped support member is symmetrically fixedly mounted on the bottom of the support plate, and the separation structure is mounted on the rotating assembly through the U-shaped support member.

[0025] In a possible implementation, it further includes: a cylinder fixing member and a second cylinder connecting member;

[0026] The cylinder fixing member is fixed on the first guide rail through a third slider, the cylinder fixing member and the slider connecting member are connected through the second cylinder connecting member, and the cylinder fixing member and the second cylinder connecting member are used to fix and support the first claw.

[0027] In a possible implementation, the fixed end of the third cylinder is connected to the second slider, the movable end of the third cylinder is connected to the second claw, and the second claw can move along the compression direction of the third cylinder.

[0028] According to another aspect of the present application, a working method including a clamping and separating structure is provided, based on any one of the lunch box clamping and separating structures, comprising: when lifting the lunch box: the electric push rod pushes the first cylinder, the movement of the first cylinder drives the first clamping claw to the position of the lunch box that needs to be moved, the first cylinder extends, the first clamping claw clamps the lunch box, and the first cylinder compresses to lift the lunch box;

[0029] When taking out the lunch box: the third cylinder slides on the fourth guide rail, takes out the lunch box from the steamer / storage cabinet, rotates the lunch box clamping and separation structure, and places the lunch box at the target position by sliding the third cylinder on the fourth guide rail;

[0030] When placing the lunch box: the second cylinder extends to drive the first cylinder to move to the empty position, the first cylinder retracts to adjust the lunch box to the empty position, the electric push rod drives the first cylinder and the second cylinder to move, and the first cylinder retreats.

[0031] In a possible implementation, when the lunch box is lifted, when the height of the first cylinder is lower than the height of the lunch box, the second cylinder can compress or extend to adjust the first cylinder.

[0032] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: by providing two claws, one claw is used to complete lifting and the other claw is used to complete grasping, thus saving working time and improving working efficiency.

[0033] Other features and aspects of the present application will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments, features, and aspects of the present application and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present application.

[0035] Figure 1 A front view showing the lunch box clamping and separation structure of an embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 2 A side view showing a lunch box clamping and separation structure according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 3A top view of the lunch box clamping and separation structure according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0038] Among them: 1. claw; 11. first claw; 12. second claw; 13. first cylinder connecting piece; 14. slider connecting piece; 15. cylinder fixing piece; 2. guide rail mounting plate; 21. first guide rail; 22. second guide rail; 23. first cylinder; 231. cylinder piston connecting sleeve; 24. second cylinder; 3. support plate; 31. third guide rail; 32. fourth guide rail; 33. third cylinder; 34. electric push rod support; 35. fourth guide rail; 4. cylinder support; 5. electric push rod; 6. second cylinder connecting piece; 7. U-shaped support. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] Various exemplary embodiments, features and aspects of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in the accompanying drawings represent elements with the same or similar functions. Although various aspects of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale unless otherwise specified.

[0040] Among them, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application or simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0041] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0042] The word “exemplary” is used exclusively herein to mean “serving as an example, example, or illustration.” Any embodiment described herein as “exemplary” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments.

[0043] In addition, in order to better illustrate the present application, numerous specific details are given in the following specific embodiments. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application can also be implemented without certain specific details. In some examples, methods, means, components and circuits well known to those skilled in the art are not described in detail in order to highlight the subject matter of the present application.

[0044] Example 1

[0045] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the lunch box clamping and separation structure includes: a claw 1, a first cylinder connecting member 13, a slider connecting member 14, a cylinder fixing member 15, a guide rail mounting plate 2, a first guide rail 21, a second guide rail 22, a first cylinder 23, a cylinder piston connecting sleeve 231, a second cylinder 24, a support plate 3, a third guide rail 31, a fourth guide rail 32, a third cylinder 33, an electric push rod support 34, a fourth guide rail 35, a cylinder support member 4, an electric push rod 5, a second cylinder connecting member 6 and a U-shaped support member 7.

[0046] The claw 1 includes a first claw 11 and a second claw 12. The guide rail mounting plate 2 is H-shaped and placed vertically. The first claw 11 is installed on one side of the guide rail mounting plate 2, and the first claw 11 can move relatively along the length direction of the guide rail mounting plate 2; the support plate is perpendicular to the guide rail mounting plate 2, one side of the support plate 3 is fixed to the other side of the guide rail mounting plate 2, and the other side of the support plate 3 is installed with a second claw 21; the second claw 21 can move relatively along the length direction of the support plate 3.

[0047] The guide rail mounting plate 2 and the support plate 1 are fixedly connected via the cylinder support 4; the electric push rod 5 is mounted on the support plate 1 and passes through the cylinder support 4; the electric push rod support 34 is fixed to the support plate 1 via screws and is installed at the end of the fixed end of the electric push rod 5, and the electric push rod support 34 is used to fix the electric push rod 5.

[0048] The first guide rail 21 and the second guide rail 22 are fixedly installed on both sides of the guide rail mounting plate 2 by screws; the first cylinder 23 and the second cylinder 24 are respectively arranged on both sides of the guide rail mounting plate 2, and the fixed end of the first cylinder 21 is fixedly installed on the guide rail mounting plate 2 by screws; the movable end of the second cylinder 24 is installed on the second guide rail 24 through the first slider, and the fixed end of the second cylinder 21 is fixed on the cylinder support 4 by screws, the fixed end of the first cylinder 23 and the movable end of the second cylinder 24 are connected by the first cylinder connecting member 13, the first cylinder 23 can drive the first claw 11 to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate 2, and the second cylinder 24 can drive the first cylinder 23 to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate 2.

[0049] The support plate 3 is provided with the third guide rail 31, the cylinder support member 4 is fixed to the third guide rail 31 by screws, the movable end of the electric push rod 5 is connected to the movable end of the first cylinder 23, and the electric push rod 5 is used to drive the first cylinder 23 and the second cylinder 24 to move in the direction of the support plate 5; the support plate 3 is provided with a fourth guide rail 35 on the other side, the third cylinder 33 is fixed to the fourth guide rail 35 by a second slider, the third cylinder 33 is connected to the second claw 12, and the third cylinder 33 can drive the second claw 12 to move in the direction of the fourth guide rail 35; the movable end of the first cylinder 23 is sleeved with the cylinder piston connecting sleeve 231, and the cylinder piston connecting sleeve 231 is connected to the movable end of the electric push rod 5; the cylinder fixing member 15 is fixed to the first guide rail 21 by a third slider, the cylinder fixing member 15 and the slider connecting member 14 are connected by the second cylinder connecting member 6, and the cylinder fixing member 15 and the second cylinder connecting member 6 are used to fix and support the first claw 11.

[0050] The fixed end of the third cylinder 33 is connected to the second slider, and the movable end of the third cylinder 33 is connected to the second claw 12 . The second claw 12 can move along the compression direction of the third cylinder 33 .

[0051] Furthermore, the screw is a hexagon socket head screw.

[0052] The U-shaped support member 7 is symmetrically fixedly installed at the bottom of the support plate 3, and the lunch box clamping and separating structure is installed on a rotating component through the U-shaped support member 7. The rotating component is used to drive the lunch box clamping and separating structure to rotate.

[0053] Example 3

[0054] During operation, when lifting the lunch box: the electric push rod pushes the first cylinder and the second cylinder, the movement of the first cylinder drives the first claw to the position of the lunch box that needs to be moved. When the error is large, the second cylinder is compressed to adjust the position of the first claw and then the first cylinder is extended and retracted to grab; when the error is small, the first cylinder extends, the first claw clamps the lunch box, and the first cylinder is compressed to lift the lunch box; when taking the lunch box: the third cylinder slides on the fourth guide rail, takes the lunch box out of the steamer / storage cabinet, rotates the lunch box clamping and separation structure, and places the lunch box to the target position by sliding the third cylinder on the fourth guide rail; when placing the lunch box: the second cylinder extends to drive the first cylinder to move to an empty position, the first cylinder extends and retracts to adjust the lunch box to the empty position, the electric push rod drives the first cylinder and the second cylinder to move, and the first cylinder retreats.

[0055] It should be noted that although the present application is used as an example to introduce a lunch box clamping and separation structure including a mechanical structure of the clamping and separation structure, those skilled in the art will understand that the present application should not be limited thereto. In fact, the user can flexibly set various parameters according to personal preferences and / or actual application scenarios, as long as the design is reasonable.

[0056] The embodiments of the present application have been described above, and the above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The selection of terms used herein is intended to best explain the principles of the embodiments, practical applications, or improvements to the technology in the market, or to enable other persons of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A lunch box clamping and separation structure, characterized in that: include: A first clamping claw, a second clamping claw, a guide rail mounting plate and a support plate; The clamping jaws include a first clamping jaw and a second clamping jaw; The guide rail mounting plate is in an H-shaped structure and is placed vertically, the first claw extends toward the front side of the guide rail mounting plate and is slidably connected to the guide rail mounting plate, and the first claw can move relatively along the length direction of the guide rail mounting plate; The support plate is arranged horizontally, the guide rail mounting plate is arranged above the support plate, the second clamping claw is arranged below the support plate, and the second clamping claw also extends to the front side of the guide rail mounting plate, and The second claw can relatively move along the support plate in a horizontal direction.

2. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: a cylinder support, an electric push rod and an electric push rod support; The guide rail mounting plate and the support plate are fixedly connected via the cylinder support member; The electric push rod is mounted on the support plate and passes through the cylinder support; The electric push rod support is fixed on the support plate and installed on the end of the fixed end of the electric push rod, and the electric push rod support is used to fix the electric push rod.

3. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 2 is characterized in that: Also includes: A first guide rail, a second guide rail, a first cylinder, a second cylinder, and a first cylinder connecting member; A first guide rail and a second guide rail are respectively installed on both sides of the guide rail installation plate; A first cylinder and a second cylinder are respectively arranged on both sides of the guide rail mounting plate, and a fixed end of the first cylinder is fixedly mounted on the guide rail mounting plate; The movable end of the second cylinder is installed on the second guide rail via the first slider, the fixed end of the second cylinder is fixed on the cylinder support, the fixed end of the first cylinder and the movable end of the second cylinder are connected via the first cylinder connecting member, the first cylinder can drive the first claw to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate, and the second cylinder can drive the first cylinder to move along the direction of the guide rail mounting plate.

4. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: Also includes: The third and fourth rails; The third guide rail is installed on the support plate, the cylinder support member is fixed on the third guide rail, the movable end of the electric push rod is connected to the movable end of the first cylinder, and the electric push rod is used to drive the first cylinder and the second cylinder to move in the direction of the support plate; A fourth guide rail is installed on the other side of the support plate, the third cylinder is fixed on the fourth guide rail through a second slider, the third cylinder is connected to the second claw, and the third cylinder can drive the second claw to move in the direction of the fourth guide rail.

5. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes: Cylinder piston connecting sleeve; The movable end of the first cylinder is sleeved with the cylinder-piston connecting sleeve, and the cylinder-piston connecting sleeve is sleeved on the outer side of the movable end of the electric push rod.

6. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: Also includes: U-shaped support member; The U-shaped support member is symmetrically fixedly mounted on the bottom of the support plate, and the separation structure is mounted on the rotating assembly through the U-shaped support member.

7. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: A cylinder fixing member, a slider connecting member, and a second cylinder connecting member; The cylinder fixing member is fixed on the first guide rail through a third slider, the cylinder fixing member and the slider connecting member are connected through the second cylinder connecting member, and the cylinder fixing member and the second cylinder connecting member are used to fix and support the first claw.

8. The lunch box clamping and separation structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The fixed end of the third cylinder is connected to the second sliding block, and the movable end of the third cylinder is connected to the second claw, and the second claw can move along the compression direction of the third cylinder.

9. A working method of a lunch box clamping and separating structure, based on the lunch box clamping and separating structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: include: When lifting the lunch box: the electric push rod pushes the first cylinder, the movement of the first cylinder drives the first clamping claw to the position of the lunch box that needs to be moved, the first cylinder extends, the first clamping claw clamps the lunch box, and the first cylinder compresses to lift the lunch box; When taking out the lunch box: the third cylinder slides on the fourth guide rail, takes out the lunch box from the steamer / storage cabinet, rotates the lunch box clamping and separation structure, and places the lunch box at the target position by sliding the third cylinder on the fourth guide rail; When placing the lunch box: the second cylinder extends to drive the first cylinder to move to the empty position, the first cylinder retracts to adjust the lunch box to the empty position, the electric push rod drives the first cylinder and the second cylinder to move, and the first cylinder retreats.

10. The working method of the lunch box clamping and separating structure according to claim 9, characterized in that: When the lunch box is lifted, when the height of the first cylinder is lower than the height of the lunch box, the second cylinder can compress or extend the first cylinder to adjust the height.

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