Vibration feeding component for automatic mussel seedling wrapping machine

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of automatic mussel breeding, and particularly relates to a vibration feeding component for an automatic mussel seedling wrapping machine. According to the vibration feeding component for the automatic mussel seedling wrapping machine, the frame body unit, the telescopic motor and the lifting plate are arranged on the fixed cylinder body unit, so that in the vibration feeding operation, only the lifting plate is arranged at the direct vibration part, and the mussel seedling discharging mode is more energy-saving and safer.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of mussel automated breeding, and in particular relates to a vibrating feeding component for an automatic mussel seedling packaging machine. Background Art

[0002] The automatic mussel seedling wrapping machine refers to a special mussel farming equipment that can automatically make aquaculture ropes. The structure of the aquaculture rope is generally composed of: seedling cloth on the outside, the wrapped mussel seedlings, and the seedling rope exposed at both ends inside, which is generally in the shape of a thick strip. The aquaculture rope is tied and fixed to the floating rope through one of the exposed ends of the seedling rope, and the subsequent mussel farming operations can be carried out, mainly including: cloth removal, protection management, and harvesting.

[0003] Therefore, the structure of the automatic mussel seedling packaging machine generally includes: a seedling cloth conveying mechanism, a seedling rope introduction mechanism, a mussel seedling lowering mechanism, and a seedling cloth sewing mechanism. The above-mentioned vibration feeding component belongs to the mussel seedling lowering mechanism.

[0004] Accordingly, the vibrating feeding component needs to vibrate and release sufficient and appropriate amount of mussel seedlings after the seedling cloth and seedling rope combination structure is prepared. The common vibrating feeding component mentioned above mainly includes: a material box, a vibration motor, and a discharge port, thereby achieving the basic batch, continuous, and quantitative feeding purposes.

[0005] For example, the Chinese utility model patent with authorization announcement number CN217024540U and authorization announcement date 2022.07.22 discloses a vibrating feeder for producing recycled asphalt concrete using construction waste. Its structural components include: a material box, a top plate, a first spring, a connecting seat, a feeding port, a first vibration motor, a discharge port, an electric push rod, a baffle, a clamping plate, a feeding pipe, a fixed plate, a hose, a fixed seat, a second vibration motor, a slider, a slide rod, a lower plate, a second spring, a square hole, and a discharge port.

[0006] The general structural principle and advantages of the vibrating feeder in this utility model patent are as follows: the material enters the feeding pipe through the discharge port, and through the sliding connection between the connecting seat and the top plate and the setting of the first spring, when the first vibration motor is working, it can drive the material box to vibrate, so that the material in the material box can be discharged smoothly through the discharge port to avoid blockage.

[0007] However, in actual use, the vibrating feeder still has at least the following disadvantages, which are also the technical problems to be solved by the present invention, namely: Its vibration unloading operation requires the entire material box to vibrate together, which will greatly increase the energy consumption of the vibration motor and significantly shorten the service life of the material box and even the entire feeder.

[0008] Therefore, in summary, there is an urgent need for a new type of vibrating feeding component with strong pertinence in vibration operation, which is in principle only used for vibrating mussel seedlings, so as to be used in various types of automatic mussel seed packaging machines. Summary of the invention

[0009] The invention provides a vibrating feeding component for an automatic mussel seed encapsulating machine, which can be configured by arranging a frame unit, a telescopic motor and a lifting plate on a fixed cylinder unit, so that: in a vibrating feeding operation, only the lifting plate is directly vibrated, thereby making the mussel seed feeding method more energy-saving and safer.

[0010] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problem is: a vibrating feeding component for an automatic mussel seedling packaging machine, the structure of which includes a telescopic motor, a fixed cylinder unit, a frame unit arranged in the fixed cylinder unit and used to install the telescopic motor, and a lifting plate arranged in the fixed cylinder unit, connected to the telescopic motor and used to place mussel seedlings.

[0011] A further preferred technical solution is that the fixed cylinder unit includes an inner ring surface for mounting a lower cylinder of the frame unit, a flared ring which is arranged on the upper end surface of the lower cylinder and is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom and is used to support the lifting plate, and an upper material cylinder which is arranged on the upper end surface of the flared ring and is used to block the mussel seedlings.

[0012] A further preferred technical solution is that the fixed barrel unit also includes a material cutting notch arranged on the upper end surface of the upper material barrel, and a material cutting slotted plate arranged on the outer annular surface of the upper material barrel and having a U-shaped vertical cross-section and used to dock with the material cutting notch.

[0013] A further preferred technical solution is that the frame unit includes a radial plate arranged on the inner annular surface of the lower cylinder, and a vertical tube arranged on the radial plate, the lower end surface of which is connected to the telescopic motor and is used to plug in the motor shaft.

[0014] A further preferred technical solution is that the frame unit also includes a limiting rod arranged on the motor shaft, connected to the lifting plate, and used to engage the inner ring surface of the vertical tube, and a motor shaft limiting ring arranged on the inner ring surface of the vertical tube and used to connect the telescopic motor.

[0015] A further preferred technical solution is that the frame unit also includes a protection spring which is arranged on the upper surface of the motor shaft limiting ring, is sleeved with the motor shaft, and is used to support the limiting rod.

[0016] A further preferred technical solution is that: a central protruding block is further provided on the upper surface of the lifting plate, and a mounting groove for inserting the limiting rod is further provided on the lower surface of the lifting plate.

[0017] A further preferred technical solution is that the fixed cylinder unit also includes an outer cylinder sleeved on the lower cylinder, a connecting inclined plate arranged on the outer annular surface of the lower cylinder and the inner annular surface of the outer cylinder, and a bottom opening arranged on the connecting inclined plate and pushed out from the upper edge of the upper material cylinder by the lifting plate and then falling down to recover the retained mussel seedlings.

[0018] A further preferred technical solution is that the fixed cylinder unit also includes an inclined plate arranged on the upper surface of the slotted plate for unloading and used to drop the retained mussel seedlings that have been pushed upward onto the connecting inclined plate.

[0019] A further preferred technical solution is that the shape of the central protruding block is a truncated cone, and the mounting groove is provided on the central protruding block. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the telescopic motor in the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the fixed cylinder unit in the present invention.

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the frame unit in the present invention.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the position of the protective spring in the present invention.

[0025] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the position and shape of the limiting rod in the present invention.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the position and shape of the central protruding block and the installation groove in the present invention.

[0027] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the positions of the outer cylinder and the inclined plate in the present invention from a top view.

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the position and shape of the inclined plate in the present invention.

[0029] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the position and shape of the outer cylinder and the connecting inclined plate in the present invention.

[0030] In the figure, the meanings of the symbols are as follows: Telescopic motor 11; Fixed cylinder unit 1, frame unit 2, lifting plate 3, center protruding block 4, mounting groove 5; Lower cylinder 101, expansion ring 102, upper material cylinder 103, material cutting notch 104, material cutting slot plate 105, outer cylinder 106, connecting inclined plate 107, bottom opening 108, inclined plate 109; Radial plate 201 , vertical tube 202 , limiting rod 203 , motor shaft limiting ring 204 , and protective spring 205 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0032] As attached Figure 1-10 As shown, a vibrating feeding component for an automatic mussel seedling packaging machine includes a telescopic motor 11, a fixed cylinder unit 1, a frame unit 2 arranged in the fixed cylinder unit 1 and used to install the telescopic motor 11, and a lifting plate 3 arranged in the fixed cylinder unit 1, connected to the telescopic motor 11, and used to place mussel seedlings.

[0033] In this embodiment, the telescopic motor 11 is a commercially available device, the motor body of which is screwed or welded to the frame unit 2, and the motor shaft of which is plugged or screwed to the lifting plate 3. The fixed cylinder unit 1 and the frame unit 2 are integrally formed, and the former is fixedly connected to the mounting frame of the automatic mussel seed packaging machine.

[0034] At this point, the telescopic motor 11 repeatedly lifts the lifting plate 3, and the mussel seedlings are piled on the latter, so that the mussel seedlings can cross the unloading position on the fixed cylinder unit 1 multiple times and in small quantities, thereby achieving the purpose of placing a certain amount of mussel seedlings on the seedling cloth as needed.

[0035] The fixed cylinder unit 1 and the frame unit 2 are both fixed, and the telescopic motor 11 only lifts the lifting plate 3 and the mussel seedlings thereon. Therefore, the advantages of the vibrating feeding component are high efficiency and energy saving in the telescopic motor 11, and stable structure and long effective service life in the fixed cylinder unit 1 and the frame unit 2.

[0036] The fixed cylinder unit 1 includes a lower cylinder 101 whose inner ring surface is used to install the frame unit 2, an expansion ring 102 which is arranged on the upper end surface of the lower cylinder 101 and is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom and is used to support the lifting plate 3, and an upper material cylinder 103 which is arranged on the upper end surface of the expansion ring 102 and is used to block the mussel seedlings.

[0037] In this embodiment, the main body material of the fixed cylinder unit 1 and the frame unit 2 is stainless steel, and the diameter of the lower cylinder 101 is smaller than that of the upper material cylinder 103. The main function of the flaring ring 102 is to make the lowest point of the lifting plate 3 press on the flaring ring 102, so that even if the telescopic motor 11 fails, breaks, or even falls off, the lifting plate 3 will not fall into the fixed cylinder unit 1 as mussel seedlings.

[0038] Correspondingly, it is precisely because the expansion ring 102 can support the lifting plate 3 that the telescopic motor 11 can be repeatedly switched to the disconnected state when the mussel seedlings are initially stacked or during the vibration feeding, thereby further saving energy.

[0039] Otherwise, the telescopic motor 11 can only realize the vibration unloading by repeatedly and alternately lifting the lifting plate 3 greatly and slightly, that is, it is always in the passage working state, which is very power-consuming. The supporting effect of the expansion ring 102 on the lifting plate 3 also ensures that when the telescopic motor 11 is accidentally powered off, the weight of the lifting plate 3 and the mussel seedlings thereon will not crush the telescopic motor 11.

[0040] The fixed cylinder unit 1 further includes a material cutting notch 104 disposed on the upper end surface of the upper material cylinder 103 , and a material cutting slotted plate 105 disposed on the outer annular surface of the upper material cylinder 103 and having a U-shaped vertical cross-section and used to butt against the material cutting notch 104 .

[0041] In this embodiment, if the material discharge cutout 104 is not provided, the height of the effective vibration discharge of the lifting plate 3 is to make the height of some mussel seedlings higher than the upper edge of the upper material barrel 103. At this time, the mussel seedlings fall area is a whole circle outside the upper material barrel 103, and this vibration discharge method is relatively troublesome.

[0042] After the blanking cutout 104 is provided, the effective blanking height of the lifting plate 3 can be appropriately lowered, and the blanking position can only be at the blanking cutout 104, which is very convenient.

[0043] However, it should be noted that due to the provision of the feed cutout 104, the edge height of the mussel seedlings cannot exceed the feed cutout 104 when they are initially stacked, that is, the single stacking amount cannot be too large, otherwise the telescopic motor 11 has not yet been turned on and the mussel seedlings will fall out of the material uncontrollably.

[0044] In addition, the slotted plate 105 for feeding is used as an extension position for the vibrating feeding operation of mussel seedlings, and its main functions are: First, the falling position of the mussel seedlings on the seedling cloth is flexible and adjustable, that is, the overall shape of the slotted plate 105 for material discharge is not fixed, and the position of the discharge port is flexible and optional; Second, the mussel seedlings fall in a more concentrated manner, reducing the risk of them falling on the seedling cloth.

[0045] The frame unit 2 includes a radial plate 201 disposed on the inner annular surface of the lower cylinder 101, and a vertical tube 202 disposed on the radial plate 201 and having a lower end surface connected to the telescopic motor 11 and used for plugging the motor shaft.

[0046] In this embodiment, the number of the radial plates 201 is four, and the inner diameter of the vertical tube 202 is larger than the diameter of the motor shaft and smaller than the size of the motor body.

[0047] The frame unit 2 also includes a limiting rod 203 arranged on the motor shaft and connected to the lifting plate 3 and used to engage the inner annular surface of the vertical tube 202, and a motor shaft limiting ring 204 arranged on the inner annular surface of the vertical tube 202 and used to connect to the telescopic motor 11.

[0048] In this embodiment, the upper end of the limit rod 203 is screwed or plugged with the lifting plate 3, and its main body is plugged with the vertical tube 202, with a gap of ≤2mm between the two, which ultimately makes the lifting action of the lifting plate 3 more precise, and is not easy to hit the upper material barrel 103 significantly, nor is it easy to cause the motor shaft to deform too quickly.

[0049] In addition, the motor shaft limiting ring 204 has at least the following two functions: First, the inner ring surface and the motor shaft are also plugged in as tightly as possible, further improving the accuracy of the lifting plate 3 going straight up and down; Secondly, its lower surface together with the lower end surface of the vertical tube 202 serves as the installation position of the telescopic motor 11, so that the telescopic motor 11 has sufficient screw connection or welding position.

[0050] The frame unit 2 further includes a protection spring 205 which is arranged on the upper surface of the motor shaft limiting ring 204 , is sleeved with the motor shaft, and is used to support the limiting rod 203 .

[0051] In this embodiment, the function of the protection spring 205 is: when the lifting plate 3 is at the lowest point, it replaces the expansion ring 102 to support the lifting plate 3, so as to prevent the lifting plate 3 from hitting the expansion ring 102 every time it returns to the lowest point.

[0052] Accordingly, the protection spring 205 supports the lifting plate 3 indirectly, and the former directly supports the limit rod 203. Accordingly, the diameter of the limit rod 203 is greater than the diameter of the motor shaft, which also makes the limit rod 203 have a second function.

[0053] Therefore, generally, the phenomenon that the expansion ring 102 supports the lifting plate 3 only occurs when the mussel seedlings are initially stacked. Accordingly, this can also be used as a sufficient amount detection standard when the mussel seedlings are stacked.

[0054] A central protruding block 4 is also provided on the upper surface of the lifting plate 3 , and a mounting groove 5 for inserting the limiting rod 203 is also provided on the lower surface of the lifting plate 3 .

[0055] In this embodiment, the function of the central protruding block 4 is to allow the mussel seedlings to spread radially outward more conveniently and quickly, so that the discharge action of the mussel seedlings at the discharge incision 104 is more convenient.

[0056] There is no need for interference fit between the mounting groove 5 and the limiting rod 203 , and the two can be properly plugged in to ensure that the lifting plate 3 will not swing significantly laterally on the latter.

[0057] Of course, even if the installation groove 5 is provided, the limiting rod 203 and the lifting plate 3 can be completely fixedly connected, for example, the installation groove 5 and the limiting rod 203 are fully screwed.

[0058] The fixed cylinder unit 1 also includes an outer cylinder 106 sleeved on the lower cylinder 101, a connecting inclined plate 107 arranged on the outer annular surface of the lower cylinder 101 and the inner annular surface of the outer cylinder 106, and a bottom opening 108 arranged on the connecting inclined plate 107 and pushed out from the upper edge of the upper material cylinder 103 by the lifting plate 3 and then falling down for recovering the retained mussel seedlings.

[0059] In the prior art, it is particularly noted that: generally, at room temperature, if mussel seedlings are taken out of water for 4 hours and then put back into water, it will take more than 2 days for them to recover, and they will become paralyzed after being out of water for 8 hours and die directly after being out of water for 28 hours.

[0060] Correspondingly, when the operator uses the automatic mussel seedling packaging machine, in order to improve the seedling packaging efficiency, when there are only a few or a dozen mussel seedlings left on the lifting plate 3, he will directly add a sufficient amount of new mussel seedlings to carry out the next round of mussel seedling feeding operation.

[0061] Therefore, in principle, there may be a number of mussel seedlings that remain on the lifting plate 3 and cannot fall down for discharge. Therefore, the vibrating feeding component is provided with a structure and a process for recovering the retained mussel seedlings. The former includes the outer cylinder 106, the connecting inclined plate 107 and the bottom opening 108, and the triggering interval of the latter is set to about 4 hours.

[0062] Specifically, when the automatic mussel seedling packaging machine runs continuously for 4 hours, the telescopic motor 11 pushes up the lifting plate 3 until the latter is higher than the upper edge of the upper material barrel 103, and performs appropriate small vibrations. At this time, the retained mussel seedlings can pass through the upper material barrel 103, fall into the outer cylinder 106, and finally complete the recovery operation at the bottom opening 108. After that, this part of the mussel seedlings needs to be immediately put into the water for recovery, and then can be used for seedling packaging operation again.

[0063] Among them, the diameter of the outer cylinder 106 is at least 1.5 times the diameter of the upper material cylinder 103, and its shape is a cylinder. The material of the connecting inclined plate 107 is medium elastic rubber to ensure that the mussel seedlings are not easily damaged thereon. At this time, its shape is elliptical, and the bottom opening 108 is set on the major axis of the above-mentioned ellipse and as close to the outer cylinder 106 as possible to ensure that the mussel seedlings dropped at any position on the upper edge of the upper material cylinder 103 can generally be recovered at the bottom opening 108.

[0064] In addition, it is important that the above-mentioned retained mussel seed recovery structure is also fixed, which is also an indirect advantage brought about by the single vibration of the lifting plate 3 in the vibrating feeding component.

[0065] The fixed cylinder unit 1 further includes an inclined plate 109 disposed on the upper surface of the slotted plate 105 for unloading and used to drop the retained mussel seedlings that have been pushed upward onto the connecting inclined plate 107 .

[0066] In this embodiment, the role of the inclined plate 109 is to deal with an accidental phenomenon in the above-mentioned operation of recovering the retained mussel seedlings, that is, after the retained mussel seedlings pass over the upper edge of the upper material barrel 103, they fall on the slotted plate 105 for unloading.

[0067] At this time, the mussel seedlings lacking vitality need to be temporarily stored for 1-2 hours after the culture rope is made and before entering the water, so they are easy to be inactivated and die, which needs to be avoided. Therefore, the inclined plate 109 is provided, and its inclined direction is perpendicular to the length direction of the slotted plate 105 for feeding, so that the retained mussel seedlings that would originally fall on the slotted plate 105 for feeding fall into the outer cylinder 106 again, and then are correctly recovered and immediately enter the water for recovery.

[0068] The central protruding block 4 is in a truncated cone shape, and the mounting groove 5 is provided on the central protruding block 4 .

[0069] In this embodiment, the lifting plate 3 is circular in shape, and its annular edge is tilted downward, so that the mussel seedlings can be fed away more smoothly at the feeding cutout 104 .

[0070] The central protruding block 4 and the mounting groove 5 are both located at the center of the lifting plate 3, with the former being on top and the latter being on the bottom, and the latter being partially opened on the former, so that the lifting plate 3 can provide a deeper slot structure, making the plug-in relationship between it and the limiting rod 203 more stable.

[0071] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various modifications can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention. These are all non-creative modifications and are protected by patent law as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vibrating feeding component for an automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine, comprising a telescopic motor (11), characterized in that: It also comprises a fixed cylinder unit (1), a frame unit (2) arranged in the fixed cylinder unit (1) and used for mounting the telescopic motor (11), and a lifting plate (3) arranged in the fixed cylinder unit (1), connected to the telescopic motor (11) and used for placing mussel seedlings.

2. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixed cylinder unit (1) comprises a lower cylinder (101) whose inner ring surface is used to mount the frame unit (2), a flared ring (102) which is arranged on the upper end surface of the lower cylinder (101) and is larger at the top and smaller at the bottom and is used to support the lifting plate (3), and an upper material cylinder (103) which is arranged on the upper end surface of the flared ring (102) and is used to block mussel seedlings.

3. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixed barrel unit (1) further comprises a material cutting notch (104) arranged on the upper end surface of the upper material barrel (103), and a material cutting slotted plate (105) arranged on the outer annular surface of the upper material barrel (103) and having a U-shaped vertical cross-section and used to butt against the material cutting notch (104).

4. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame unit (2) comprises a radial plate (201) arranged on the inner annular surface of the lower cylinder (101), and a vertical tube (202) arranged on the radial plate (201) and having a lower end surface connected to the telescopic motor (11) and used for plugging the motor shaft.

5. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The frame unit (2) further comprises a limiting rod (203) arranged on the motor shaft and connected to the lifting plate (3) and used to engage with the inner annular surface of the vertical tube (202), and a motor shaft limiting ring (204) arranged on the inner annular surface of the vertical tube (202) and used to connect to the telescopic motor (11).

6. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The frame unit (2) also includes a protection spring (205) which is arranged on the upper surface of the motor shaft limiting ring (204), is sleeved with the motor shaft, and is used to support the limiting rod (203).

7. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A central protruding block (4) is also provided on the upper surface of the lifting plate (3), and a mounting groove (5) for inserting the limiting rod (203) is also provided on the lower surface of the lifting plate (3).

8. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixed cylinder unit (1) further comprises an outer cylinder (106) sleeved on the lower cylinder (101), a connecting inclined plate (107) arranged on the outer annular surface of the lower cylinder (101) and the inner annular surface of the outer cylinder (106), and a bottom opening (108) arranged on the connecting inclined plate (107) and ejected from the upper edge of the upper material cylinder (103) by the lifting plate (3) and then falling down to recover the retained mussel seedlings.

9. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The fixed cylinder unit (1) further comprises an inclined plate (109) which is arranged on the upper surface of the slotted plate (105) for unloading and is used to drop the retained mussel seedlings that have been pushed upward onto the connecting inclined plate (107).

10. The vibrating feeding component for the automatic mussel seed encapsulation machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The central protruding block (4) is in the shape of a truncated cone, and the mounting groove (5) is provided on the central protruding block (4).

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