Parcel box disassembling and recycling device

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of express paper box disassembly recycling devices, belong to paper box disassembly recycling technical field.A kind of express paper box disassembly recycling device, including box, the side of box is equipped with feed inlet, box bottom has material holding cavity, fixedly installed with container block in box, slidingly installed with U-shaped rod in container block, the both ends of U-shaped rod opening are fixedly installed with clamping block and cover plate respectively, first motor is fixedly installed on container block, first motor output end is fixedly installed with first gear, still include the clamping lever of symmetrical installation in the both ends of container block, rotatably installed with crushing roller on clamping lever, the position of clamping block is adjusted by the sliding of U-shaped rod driven by first motor, and cooperate with crushing roller, realize the material clamping and crushing of express paper box, compared with traditional manual disassembly mode, this device realizes high automation, reduces labor cost.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of carton disassembly and recycling, and particularly relates to a disassembly and recycling device for express cartons. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of e-commerce and the continuous expansion of the logistics industry, the use of express cartons has shown explosive growth, and most people usually only take away the goods, generating a lot of waste packaging every day. Although the carton has good environmental characteristics as a recyclable material, the actual recycling rate is greatly discounted due to the complexity of the disassembly process, high cost, and lack of effective automated processing equipment.

[0003] Currently, the disassembly of express cartons mainly relies on manual operation, which is not only inefficient but also increases labor costs. In order to enable express cartons to be quickly disassembled at relay stations and to be centrally recycled for secondary use to promote green and sustainable development, it has become an urgent need in the industry to develop an efficient, environmentally friendly, and economical disassembly and recycling device for express cartons. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to solve the problem of low efficiency of manual disassembly of express cartons in the prior art and provides a disassembly and recycling device for express cartons.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] A disassembly and recycling device for express cartons includes a box, a feed inlet is formed on one side of the box, the bottom of the box has a material holding cavity, a container block is fixedly installed in the box, a U-shaped rod is slidably installed in the container block, a clamping block and a cover plate are fixedly installed at the two ends of the opening of the U-shaped rod, the cover plate is used to block the material holding cavity, a first motor is fixedly installed on the container block, a first gear is fixedly installed on the output end of the first motor, a first tooth groove is formed on the U-shaped rod and is meshed and connected with the first gear, and the device further includes clamping rods symmetrically installed at the two ends of the container block and located above the material holding cavity, a crushing roller is rotatably installed on the clamping rod, and a driving member for driving the symmetric crushing rollers to rotate is installed on the top wall in the box.

[0007] In order to avoid collision between the clamping block and the clamping rod, preferably, a bidirectional screw rod is rotatably installed in the container block, the clamping rods are threadedly installed at the two ends of the bidirectional screw rod, a second gear is fixedly installed on the bidirectional screw rod, a second tooth groove is formed on the U-shaped rod and is meshed and connected with the second gear, wherein the two sides of the container block have grooves, the clamping rods are adapted to the grooves and slide in the grooves.

[0008] In order to be more flexible to adapt to the different size of carton processing needs, further, the clamping rod has a bending part, the sliding groove is arranged in the bending part, and the crushing roller is slidingly installed in the bending part through the elastic element.

[0009] In order to ensure that the crushing roller can be stably powered regardless of the position adjustment of the clamping rod, further, the driving element comprises a horizontal shaft fixedly installed on the inner top wall of the box, a second motor for driving the horizontal shaft to rotate is installed on the box, the first bevel gear is symmetrically installed on the horizontal shaft in a sliding manner, the transmission shaft of the crushing roller penetrates out of the sliding groove and is installed with a second bevel gear, the first bevel gear is in meshing connection with the second bevel gear, wherein the L-shaped gear seat is slidingly installed on the horizontal shaft, and the first bevel gear and the second bevel gear are installed on the L-shaped gear seat.

[0010] In order to better adapt to the paper boxes of different thicknesses and provide a certain clamping force to prevent the paper boxes from sliding during processing, preferably, the clamping block is an elastic sheet with a triangular cross section, and the two sides of the opening end of the clamping block are curved outward for guiding.

[0011] In order to make the paper box fragments clamped in the clamping block fall off and facilitate secondary clamping, further, the wedge-shaped rods are rotatably installed on the two sides of the outer wall of the clamping block, the receiving box is fixedly installed on the collecting block, and the inner wall of the receiving box is inclined and abuts against the wedge-shaped rods.

[0012] In order to effectively fix the collecting block, further, the receiving boxes are symmetrically installed on the two sides of the collecting block, and the extension direction of the receiving boxes is perpendicular to the moving direction of the U-shaped rod.

[0013] In order to ensure the stability of the paper box during processing, further, the U-shaped rod is provided with a strip-shaped groove, the strip-shaped groove and the cover plate are located on the same plane, and one side of the receiving box is located in the strip-shaped groove.

[0014] In order to enable the cover plate to smoothly move when it is needed to block the material cavity and be locked by the limiting block when reaching the predetermined position, preventing excessive movement or misoperation, preferably, the cover plate is fixedly installed with a roller on the side close to the material cavity, and the box is fixedly installed with a limiting block abutting against the roller.

[0015] In order to apply additional pressure to the paper scraps or perform flattening treatment, further, the cover plate is fixedly installed with a cylinder, the cylinder output end penetrates out of the cover plate and is fixedly installed with a pressing plate, wherein the cover plate is provided with a receiving groove on the side close to the material cavity, and the pressing plate is received in the receiving groove.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the express paper box disassembling and recycling device has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The express paper box disassembling and recycling device can quickly and automatically process a large number of express paper boxes, the position of the clamping block is adjusted by sliding the U-shaped rod driven by the first motor, and the clamping block is cooperated with the crushing roller to realize the clamping and crushing of the express paper box. Compared with the traditional manual disassembling mode, the device realizes high automation, reduces labor cost, and accurately controls and optimizes the operation process to enable the automatic equipment to maintain high-efficiency operation in a continuous working state and reduce invalid energy loss.

[0018] 2. The express paper box disassembling and recycling device controls the opening and closing of the cover plate on the material holding cavity according to the movement of the U-shaped rod, so that the cover plate can open the material holding cavity when the crushing roller is working or not working, for receiving the paper scraps crushed from above, ensuring the continuity and smoothness of the crushing process. When the crushing roller is not working, the U-shaped rod resets to enable the cover plate to completely block the material holding cavity, which not only prevents foreign matters from entering the material holding cavity to pollute the recycled materials, but also keeps the inside of the device clean when paper scraps are not needed to be collected. The pressing plate is driven by the air cylinder to extend from the containing groove to extrude the paper scraps in the material holding cavity, reducing the occupied space and facilitating subsequent transportation and storage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 The overall structure schematic diagram of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0020] Figure 2 The internal structure schematic diagram of the box body of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0021] Figure 3 The internal plane structure schematic diagram of the box body of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0022] Figure 4 The internal structure schematic diagram of the container block of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0023] Figure 5 The storage box and clamping block structure schematic diagram of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0024] Figure 6 The cover plate structure schematic diagram of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0025] Figure 7 The Figure 2 The enlarged schematic diagram of the A structure of the express paper box disassembling and recycling device is provided.

[0026] Figure 8 The application provides a disassembling and recycling device for express paper boxes Figure 4 An enlarged schematic view of the B structure.

[0027] In the figure: 1, box body; 101, material inlet; 102, material containing cavity; 103, inclined cavity; 2, container block; 201, groove; 3, U-shaped rod; 301, first tooth groove; 302, second tooth groove; 303, strip-shaped groove; 4, clamping block; 401, wedge-shaped rod; 5, cover plate; 501, accommodating groove; 6, first motor; 7, first gear; 8, clamping rod; 801, bending part; 802, sliding groove; 803, spring; 9, crushing roller; 10, driving piece; 1001, horizontal shaft; 1002, second motor; 1003, first bevel gear; 1004, second bevel gear; 1005, L-shaped gear seat; 11, bidirectional screw rod; 12, second gear; 13, storage box; 14, roller; 15, limiting block; 16, air cylinder; 17, pressing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the application, not all the embodiments of the application.

[0029] In the description of the application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the application.

[0030] Embodiment:

[0031] Reference Figures 1-8The utility model provides a kind of express paper box disassembly recycling device, including box 1, the side of box 1 is equipped with feed inlet 101, box 1 bottom has material holding cavity 102, for receiving the paper box fragment handled, fixedly installed in box 1 is container block 2, slidingly installed in container block 2 is U-shaped rod 3, the both ends of the opening of U-shaped rod 3 are fixedly installed with clamp block 4 and cover plate 5 respectively, cover plate 5 is used to block material holding cavity 102, first motor 6 is fixedly installed on container block 2, first motor 6 output end is fixedly installed with first gear 7, first gear groove 301 that is engaged with first gear 7 is opened in U-shaped rod 3, realize the linear motion of U-shaped rod, to drive clamp block 4 to clamp or release paper box, and control cover plate 5 to block or open material holding cavity 102, it further includes the clamping rod 8 of symmetrical installation in the both ends of container block 2, is located above material holding cavity 102, the rotatably mounted broken roll 9 of clamping rod 8 is responsible for actual paper box broken work, the driving member 10 for driving symmetrical broken roll 9 rotation is installed on the top wall in box 1, for synchronously driving the broken roll 9 on both sides to rotate in opposite directions, to realize efficient broken.

[0032] The express paper box disassembly recycling device is used, first, the express paper box to be disassembled enters the device inside through the feed inlet 101 on the side of the box 1, the clamp block 4 on the U-shaped rod 3 is used to preliminarily clamp the entering paper box, and is fixed in proper position to facilitate further processing, the cover plate 5 blocks the material holding cavity 102 in this process, to prevent the untreated material from falling in advance, after the first motor 6 is started, the first gear 7 is rotated, since the first gear 7 is engaged with the first gear groove 301 on the U-shaped rod 3, so it can drive the U-shaped rod 3 to slide along the container block 2, adjust the position of the clamp block 4, until the express paper box contacts the broken roll 9, the symmetrical clamping rod 8 installed above the material holding cavity 102 is provided with the broken roll 9, when the paper box is correctly clamped and positioned, the driving member 10 is started, so that the broken roll 9 rotates, these broken rolls 9 preliminarily crush the paper box by rotating, especially for effectively processing the tape or hard part on the paper box, the paper box fragments and other materials after crushing are fallen into the material holding cavity 102, to facilitate subsequent recycling.

[0033] In the express paper box recycling process, in order to avoid the collision between the clamp block 4 and the clamping rod 8, the bidirectional screw rod 11 is rotatably installed in the container block 2, the clamping rod 8 is threadedly installed at both ends of the bidirectional screw rod 11, the second gear 12 is fixedly installed on the bidirectional screw rod 11, the second gear groove 302 engaged with the second gear 12 is opened on the U-shaped rod 3, wherein, the both sides of the container block 2 have the groove 201, the clamping rod 8 is matched with the groove 201 and slides in the groove 201.

[0034] When the second gear 12 is driven to rotate by the U-shaped rod 3, the second gear 12 is engaged with the second tooth groove 302 on the U-shaped rod 3, thereby driving the bidirectional screw rod 11 to rotate. The rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 11 drives the two clamping rods 8 to move inward or outward along the screw rod. When the clamping block 4 moves towards the collecting block 2, the rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 11 drives the two clamping rods 8 to move inward along the screw rod until the clamping block 4 passes through the crushing cavity formed between the two clamping rods 8. At this time, the two clamping rods 8 are located at the end of the stroke and have the smallest spacing. The driving member 10 is started to drive the crushing roller 9 to rotate and cut or tear the carton. When the clamping block 4 moves towards the feeding port 101, the rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 11 drives the two clamping rods 8 to move outward along the screw rod until the clamping block 4 passes through the crushing cavity formed between the two clamping rods 8. At this time, the two clamping rods 8 are located at the other end of the stroke and have the largest spacing, so that the cooperation between the various moving parts is more compact.

[0035] It should be noted that the length of the second tooth groove 302 is smaller than the length of the first tooth groove 301, so that the number of rotations of the second gear 12 is limited, thereby controlling the movement distance of the two clamping rods 8 to be not too long.

[0036] Due to the different sizes of cartons, the clamping rod 8 has a bent portion 801, a sliding groove 802 is formed in the bent portion 801, and the crushing roller 9 is slidably installed in the bent portion 801 by an elastic member. Preferably, the elastic member is a spring 803, which allows the crushing roller 9 to have a certain buffer space when encountering hard or irregular objects, thereby avoiding damage to the equipment and ensuring effective cutting and tearing of the carton. Moreover, the presence of the spring 803 allows the crushing roller 9 to adaptively adjust the pressure, exerting greater force on thicker or harder parts and reducing the pressure on thinner or softer parts, thereby improving processing efficiency and quality.

[0037] Preferably, the driving member 10 includes a horizontal shaft 1001 fixedly installed on the top wall of the box body 1, a second motor 1002 installed on the box body 1 for driving the horizontal shaft 1001 to rotate, and first bevel gears 1003 symmetrically installed on the horizontal shaft 1001. The transmission shaft of the crushing roller 9 penetrates the sliding groove 802 and is provided with second bevel gears 1004. The first bevel gears 1003 are engaged with the second bevel gears 1004, so that the rotation of the horizontal shaft 1001 can be transmitted to the crushing roller 9 through the bevel gear system to drive the crushing roller 9 to rotate. The L-shaped gear seat 1005 is slidably installed on the horizontal shaft 1001, and the first bevel gears 1003 and the second bevel gears 1004 are installed on the L-shaped gear seat 1005. In this way, the first bevel gears 1003 and the second bevel gears 1004 move synchronously with the position change of the clamping rod 8, ensuring that the crushing roller 9 can receive stable power transmission regardless of the position adjustment of the clamping rod 8, and being suitable for cartons of different sizes and shapes.

[0038] Through the above-mentioned structural setting, the second motor 1002 is started, driving the horizontal shaft 1001 to rotate, thereby driving the first bevel gear 1003 to rotate. The first bevel gear 1003 is engaged with the second bevel gear 1004, so that the crushing roller 9 starts to rotate, and the clamped carton is efficiently crushed.

[0039] Preferably, the clamping block 4 is an elastic sheet with a triangular cross-section, which can better adapt to cartons of different thicknesses and provide a certain clamping force to prevent the cartons from sliding during processing. The two sides of the open end of the clamping block 4 are bent outward for guidance, helping the cartons to enter and position smoothly and reduce jamming. Wedge rods 401 are rotatably installed on both sides of the outer wall of the clamping block 4, and a storage box 13 is fixedly installed on the container block 2. The inner wall of the storage box 13 is an inclined surface and abuts against the wedge rod 401. When the U-shaped rod 3 moves, the wedge rod 401 will slide along the inclined surface of the storage box 13, forcing the clamping block 4 to open, so that the carton fragments clamped inside the clamping block 4 fall off.

[0040] It should be noted that an inclined cavity 103 is provided in the box body 1. The opening at one end of the inclined cavity 103 is located below the assembly block 2, and the opening at the other end is connected to the material holding cavity 102. In this way, fallen fragments slide through the inclined cavity 103 into the material holding cavity 102 for collection.

[0041] In order to effectively fix the container block 2, the storage boxes 13 are symmetrically installed on both sides of the container block 2. The extension direction of the storage boxes 13 is perpendicular to the moving direction of the U-shaped rod 3. At the same time, a strip groove 303 is provided on the U-shaped rod 3. The strip groove 303 and the cover plate 5 are located on the same plane. One side of the storage box 13 is located in the strip groove 303, so that the storage box 13 can remain stable when the U-shaped rod 3 moves without affecting the normal operation of the U-shaped rod 3, while ensuring the stability of the carton during processing.

[0042] The cover 5 is fixedly mounted with a roller 14 on one side close to the material holding chamber 102, and a limit block 15 is fixedly mounted in the box body 1 to abut against the roller 14, so that the cover 5 can move smoothly when it needs to block the material holding chamber 102, and is locked by the limit block 15 when it reaches the predetermined position to prevent excessive movement or misoperation. A cylinder 16 is fixedly mounted on the cover 5, and the output end of the cylinder 16 passes through the cover 5 and is fixedly mounted with a pressure plate 17. A accommodating groove 501 is provided on one side of the cover 5 close to the material holding chamber 102, and the pressure plate 17 is accommodated in the accommodating groove 501. The design of the accommodating groove 501 ensures that the pressure plate 17 can be safely accommodated when not in use without affecting the operation of other components. When it is necessary to apply additional pressure to the paper scraps or to perform flattening, the cylinder 16 drives the pressure plate 17 to extend out of the accommodating groove 501 to press the paper scraps to ensure that the paper scraps are correctly handled and ready to enter the next step.

[0043] One of the application scenarios of the express paper box disassembly and recycling device is as follows:

[0044] 1. Feeding and preliminary positioning:

[0045] The express paper box to be processed enters the device through the feeding port 101 on one side of the box body 1;

[0046] The clamping block 4 on the U-shaped rod 3 is an elastic piece with a triangular cross-section, and the two sides of the open end are curved outward for guidance, helping the paper box to smoothly enter and position;

[0047] 2. Bidirectional adjustment and clamping rod 8:

[0048] The bidirectional screw rod 11 is rotatably installed in the assembly block 2, and the clamping rod 8 is threadedly installed at both ends of the bidirectional screw rod 11. When the second gear 12 is driven to rotate, it can drive the bidirectional screw rod 11 to rotate due to the meshing connection with the second tooth groove 302 on the U-shaped rod 3;

[0049] The rotation of the bidirectional screw rod 11 causes the clamping rod 8 at both ends to move inward or outward along the screw rod to avoid collision with the clamping block 4. The clamping rod 8 is adapted to the grooves 201 on both sides of the assembly block 2 and slides therein, ensuring stability and accuracy during movement;

[0050] 3. Crushing treatment:

[0051] The clamping rod 8 has a bent portion 801, and a sliding groove 802 is formed in the bent portion 801. The crushing roller 9 is slidably installed in the bent portion 801 through an elastic member. This design allows the crushing roller 9 to have a certain buffer space when encountering hard or irregular objects, preventing damage to the equipment while ensuring effective cutting and tearing of the paper box;

[0052] 4. Cover plate 5 and its auxiliary components:

[0053] The cover plate 5 is fixedly installed with a roller 14 on the side close to the material holding cavity 102, and the box body 1 is fixedly installed with a limiting block 15 abutting against the roller 14. This design allows the cover plate 5 to move smoothly when it needs to block the material holding cavity 102, and to be locked by the limiting block 15 when it reaches the predetermined position, preventing excessive movement or misoperation;

[0054] The cover plate 5 is fixedly installed with a cylinder 16, and the output end of the cylinder 16 penetrates the cover plate 5 and is fixedly installed with a pressing plate 17. The cover plate 5 is provided with a receiving groove 501 on the side close to the material holding cavity 102, and the pressing plate 17 is received in the receiving groove 501. When additional pressure needs to be applied to the paper box or the paper box needs to be flattened, the cylinder 16 drives the pressing plate 17 to extend out of the receiving groove 501 to press the paper box, ensuring that the paper box is correctly processed and ready for the next step;

[0055] 5. A new mechanism to drive the crushing roller 9:

[0056] The design of the horizontal shaft 1001, the first bevel gear 1003, the second bevel gear 1004 and the L-shaped gear base 1005 ensures that the crushing roller 9 can be stably powered regardless of the position adjustment of the clamping rod 8, and effectively crushes the carton.

[0057] The above merely provides the preferred embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art, according to the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present application, can make equivalent replacements or changes within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A parcel box disassembling and recycling device, comprising a box body (1), one side of the box body (1) is provided with a feeding port (101), and the bottom of the box body (1) is provided with a material containing cavity (102), characterized in that, A box (1) is internally fixedly provided with a container block (2), the container block (2) is slidably provided with a U-shaped rod (3), the two ends of the opening of the U-shaped rod (3) are fixedly provided with a clamping block (4) and a cover plate (5) respectively, the cover plate (5) is used for plugging the material containing cavity (102), the container block (2) is fixedly provided with a first motor (6), the output end of the first motor (6) is fixedly provided with a first gear (7), the U-shaped rod (3) is provided with a first gear slot (301) which is engaged with the first gear (7), further comprising a clamping rod (8) symmetrically installed on both ends of the container block (2), located above the material containing cavity (102), the clamping rod (8) is rotatably provided with a crushing roller (9), the box (1) is internally provided with a driving member (10) for driving the symmetric crushing roller (9) to rotate on the top wall; The container block (2) is rotatably provided with a bidirectional screw rod (11), the clamping rod (8) is threadedly installed on both ends of the bidirectional screw rod (11), the bidirectional screw rod (11) is fixedly provided with a second gear (12), the U-shaped rod (3) is provided with a second gear slot (302) which is engaged with the second gear (12), wherein the two sides of the container block (2) are provided with grooves (201), the clamping rod (8) is matched with the grooves (201) and slides in the grooves (201); The clamping rod (8) has a bending part (801), the bending part (801) is provided with a sliding groove (802), and the crushing roller (9) is slidably installed in the bending part (801) through an elastic member; The driving member (10) comprises a horizontal shaft (1001) fixedly installed on the top wall of the box (1), the box (1) is provided with a second motor (1002) for driving the horizontal shaft (1001) to rotate, the horizontal shaft (1001) is slidably provided with symmetrically arranged first bevel gears (1003), the transmission shaft of the crushing roller (9) penetrates out of the sliding groove (802) and is provided with a second bevel gear (1004), the first bevel gear (1003) is engaged with the second bevel gear (1004), wherein the horizontal shaft (1001) is slidably provided with an L-shaped gear seat (1005), and the first bevel gear (1003) and the second bevel gear (1004) are installed on the L-shaped gear seat (1005).

2. The parcel box disassembly recycling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, The clamping block (4) is an elastic sheet with a triangular cross section, and the two sides of the opening end of the clamping block (4) are curved outward for guiding.

3. The parcel box disassembly and recycling apparatus of claim 2, wherein, The two sides of the outer wall of the clamping block (4) are rotatably provided with wedge-shaped rods (401), the container block (2) is fixedly provided with a storage box (13), the inner wall of the storage box (13) is inclined and abuts against the wedge-shaped rods (401).

4. The parcel box disassembly and recycling apparatus of claim 3, wherein, The storage box (13) is symmetrically installed on both sides of the container block (2), and the extension direction of the storage box (13) is perpendicular to the moving direction of the U-shaped rod (3).

5. The parcel box disassembly recycling apparatus of claim 4, wherein, A strip-shaped groove (303) is formed on the U-shaped rod (3), the strip-shaped groove (303) is located on the same plane as the cover plate (5), and one side of the storage box (13) is located in the strip-shaped groove (303).

6. The parcel box disassembly recycling apparatus of claim 1, wherein, A roller (14) is fixedly installed on one side of the cover plate (5) close to the material containing cavity (102), and a limiting block (15) abutting against the roller (14) is fixedly installed in the box body (1).

7. The parcel box disassembly recycling apparatus of claim 6, wherein, A pneumatic cylinder (16) is fixedly installed on the cover plate (5), the output end of the pneumatic cylinder (16) penetrates out of the cover plate (5) and is fixedly installed with a pressing plate (17), Wherein, one side of the cover plate (5) close to the material containing cavity (102) is provided with a containing groove (501), and the pressing plate (17) is contained in the containing groove (501).

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