Pickled vegetable filling machine

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of filling equipment, and provides a pickled vegetable filling machine which comprises a rack, a feeding mechanism and a filling mechanism, the feeding mechanism comprises a hopper arranged at the top of the rack, a stirring box communicated with the bottom of the hopper and a feeding screw rotationally arranged in the stirring box, a stirring shaft is rotationally arranged in the stirring box, and the output end of the feeding screw is sleeved with a discharging pipe; the filling mechanism comprises a measuring cup, a material pushing piston, a filling nozzle, a measuring cup driving piece and a material pushing power piece, the measuring cup is movably connected with the rack, a through quantitative cavity is formed in the measuring cup, the material pushing piston and the filling nozzle are oppositely arranged at the two ends of the quantitative cavity, the output end of the discharging pipe and the material pushing piston are arranged at the two ends of the measuring cup, and the measuring cup driving piece drives the measuring cup to slide; the material pushing power piece is used for driving the material pushing piston to push materials in the quantitative cavity to the filling nozzle. The filling machine has the advantages of being capable of improving filling efficiency, reducing labor intensity of workers and being low in equipment cost investment.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of filling equipment, in particular to a pickle filling machine. Background Art

[0002] At present, pickle production enterprises produce bottled pickles of various specifications. When filling such small batches and multi-specifications of pickles, manual weighing and manual filling are generally adopted. Enterprises need a large number of skilled workers, and the labor intensity of workers is high. Not only is the labor efficiency low, but the weighing is also inaccurate, resulting in high labor costs for pickle enterprises. Although there are many fully automatic filling equipment and even production lines on the market, such equipment has extremely high production efficiency, but such fully automatic filling equipment and filling production lines have complex structures, occupy a large space and are expensive, and are suitable for large-scale continuous production. For manufacturers of pickles with small batches of multiple specifications, the equipment cost investment is too high and difficult to bear.

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this application is: how to solve the problem of complex structure and high cost of existing filling machines. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a pickle filling machine, which can improve the filling efficiency, reduce the labor intensity of workers, and has the characteristics of low equipment cost investment.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model is: a pickle filling machine, comprising a frame, a feeding mechanism and a filling mechanism respectively installed on the frame;

[0006] The feeding mechanism includes a hopper arranged on the top of the frame, a mixing box connected to the bottom of the hopper, and a feeding screw rotatably arranged in the mixing box. A mixing shaft is rotatably arranged in the mixing box, and a discharge pipe is sleeved on the output end of the feeding screw.

[0007] The filling mechanism includes a measuring cup, a pushing piston, a filling nozzle, a measuring cup driving part and a pushing power part. The measuring cup is movably connected to the frame. A penetrating quantitative cavity is provided inside the measuring cup. The pushing piston and the filling nozzle are relatively arranged at the two ends of the quantitative cavity. The output end of the discharge pipe and the pushing piston are respectively arranged at the two ends of the measuring cup. The measuring cup driving part drives the measuring cup to slide, so that the quantitative cavity is switched to be connected with the discharge pipe or the filling nozzle. The pushing power part is used to drive the pushing piston to push the material in the quantitative cavity toward the filling nozzle.

[0008] The pickle filling machine of the present application puts the raw materials of pickles into a hopper, and the raw materials in the hopper are fully mixed in a mixing box to avoid uneven ingredients of the pickles filled in the container. The fully mixed pickles are pushed into the discharge pipe by a feeding screw, and the measuring cup driving part drives the measuring cup to connect the quantitative chamber with the discharge pipe. The pickles enter the quantitative chamber to realize quantitative material extraction, and then the measuring cup driving part drives the measuring cup to connect the quantitative chamber with the filling nozzle. The pushing power part is used to push the pushing piston into the quantitative chamber, and the pickles in the quantitative chamber are poured into the filling container placed in advance directly below the filling nozzle through the filling nozzle. The placement and removal of the filling container can be performed by a robot or manually according to needs, thereby realizing semi-automatic or fully automatic filling of pickles.

[0009] In some embodiments, a container lifting mechanism is further included, which includes a positioning member and a lifting power member. The positioning member is arranged directly below the filling nozzle, and a positioning groove matching the filling container is provided on the positioning member. The lifting power member is used to drive the positioning member to move closer to or away from the filling nozzle.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, during filling, the filling container is placed in the positioning groove on the positioning member, and the positioning member is driven to rise by the lifting power member so that the filling container is docked with the filling nozzle, which can avoid splashing of pickles during filling and affecting the filling accuracy. After the filling is completed, the positioning member is driven to descend by the lifting power member to facilitate the removal of the container after the filling is completed.

[0011] In some embodiments, the container lifting mechanism further includes a sensing element, which is disposed on one side of the positioning groove and is used to detect whether a filling container is placed in the positioning groove.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, when the sensing element detects that there is a filling container in the positioning groove, the feeding mechanism and the filling mechanism perform the pickle filling operation, and the operation is more convenient.

[0013] In some embodiments, the filling mechanism also includes a filling rack installed on the top of the frame, the filling rack includes a first support column, a lower support plate, an upper support plate and a second support column, one end of the first support column is connected to the top of the frame, the upper support plate is arranged on the side of the lower support plate away from the frame, the two ends of the second support column are respectively connected to the lower support plate and the upper support plate, the measuring cup is arranged between the lower support plate and the upper support plate, the filling nozzle is installed on the lower support plate, and the measuring cup driving component and the material pushing power component are installed on the upper support plate.

[0014] In some embodiments, a feeding hole and a pushing hole are provided on the upper support plate, the feeding hole is connected to the discharge pipe, and the pushing hole is used for a pushing piston to pass through.

[0015] In some embodiments, a slide groove that cooperates with the measuring cup to limit the position is provided on the lower support plate, and a material blocking plate is provided around the slide groove.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the slide groove can limit the movement trajectory of the measuring cup, making the movement of the measuring cup more precise.

[0017] In some embodiments, a liquid receiving box is disposed at the bottom of the lower supporting plate, and a liquid receiving pipe communicating with the liquid receiving box is disposed at the bottom of the chute.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the liquid receiving box can receive the pickle juice overflowing from the chute, thereby preventing the pickle juice from contaminating the equipment and keeping the filling machine clean and hygienic during operation.

[0019] In some embodiments, a leakage connection mechanism is also included, which includes a leakage connection power member and a leakage connection box. The leakage connection power member is installed on the lower support plate, and the leakage connection box is transmission-connected with the leakage connection power member. The leakage connection power member is used to drive the leakage connection box to move to or out from directly below the filling nozzle.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the leakage collecting mechanism is used to collect the pickles remaining on the pouring spout, thereby playing a role in preventing dripping.

[0021] In some embodiments, the feeding mechanism further includes a feeding rack, which is mounted on the top of the frame, and the mixing box is mounted on the feeding rack, and a stirring power component for driving the stirring shaft and a feeding power component for driving the feeding screw are mounted on the feeding rack.

[0022] In some embodiments, a control valve is provided on the discharge pipe.

[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the control valve can control the on and off of the discharge pipe. When cleaning the hopper mixing box, the discharge pipe can be closed, which can save cleaning water. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a pickle filling machine of a preferred embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the pickle filling machine from another perspective is shown;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism of the pickle filling machine shown;

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 1 The structural schematic diagram of the filling mechanism, leakage-collecting mechanism and container lifting mechanism in the pickle filling machine shown;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the structure of the lower support plate and the measuring cup in the filling mechanism is shown.

[0029] In the figure: 100, pickle filling machine; 10, frame; 20, feeding mechanism; 21, feeding rack; 22, hopper; 23, mixing box; 24, mixing shaft; 25, feeding screw; 26, mixing power part; 27, feeding power part; 28, discharge pipe; 29, control valve; 30, filling mechanism; 31, filling rack; 311, first support column; 312, lower support plate; 313, upper support plate; 314, second support Support column; 315, slide groove; 316, material blocking plate; 32, measuring cup; 321, quantitative chamber; 33, pushing piston; 34, filling nozzle; 35, measuring cup driving part; 36, pushing power part; 37, pushing sleeve; 38, liquid receiving box; 40, container lifting mechanism; 41, positioning part; 42, lifting power part; 43, sensing part; 50, leakage receiving mechanism; 51, leakage receiving power part; 52, leakage receiving box; 60, controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0031] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may also be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. When the number of an element is referred to as "plurality", it may be any number of two or more. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0032] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

[0033] See also Figures 1 to 5, which is a pickle filling machine 100 of a preferred embodiment of the utility model, comprises a frame 10, a feeding mechanism 20 and a filling mechanism 30 respectively mounted on the frame 10; the feeding mechanism 20 comprises a hopper 22 arranged on the top of the frame 10, a mixing box 23 connected to the bottom of the hopper 22, and a feeding screw 25 rotatably arranged in the mixing box 23, a mixing shaft 24 is rotatably arranged in the mixing box 23, and a discharge pipe 28 is sleeved on the output end of the feeding screw 25; the filling mechanism 30 comprises a measuring cup 32, a pushing piston 33, a filling nozzle 34, The measuring cup driving member 35 and the pushing power member 36, the measuring cup 32 is movably connected to the frame 10, a penetrating quantitative chamber 321 is provided inside the measuring cup 32, the pushing piston 33 and the filling nozzle 34 are relatively arranged at the two ends of the quantitative chamber 321, the output end of the discharge pipe 28 and the pushing piston 33 are respectively arranged at the two ends of the measuring cup 32, the measuring cup driving member 35 drives the measuring cup 32 to slide, so that the quantitative chamber 321 is switched to be connected with the discharge pipe 28 or the filling nozzle 34, and the pushing power member 36 is used to drive the pushing piston 33 to push the material in the quantitative chamber 321 toward the filling nozzle 34.

[0034] The pickle filling machine 100 of the present application puts the raw materials of pickles into the hopper 22, and the raw materials in the hopper 22 are fully mixed in the mixing box 23 to avoid uneven ingredients of the pickles filled in the container. The fully mixed pickles are pushed into the discharge pipe 28 by the feeding screw 25, and the measuring cup driving member 35 drives the measuring cup 32 to connect the quantitative chamber 321 with the discharge pipe 28, and the pickles enter the quantitative chamber 321 to realize quantitative material extraction, and then the measuring cup driving member 35 drives the measuring cup 32 to connect the quantitative chamber 321 with the filling nozzle 34, and the pushing piston 33 is pushed into the quantitative chamber 321 by the pushing power member 36, and the pickles in the quantitative chamber 321 are poured into the filling container placed in advance directly below the filling nozzle 34 through the filling nozzle 34. The placement and removal of the filling container can be performed by a robot or manually as needed, thereby realizing semi-automatic or fully automatic filling of pickles.

[0035] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, in this embodiment, the feeding mechanism 20 further includes a feeding rack 21, which is mounted on the top of the frame 10, and the mixing box 23 is mounted on the feeding rack 21. The feeding rack 21 is equipped with a stirring power member 26 for driving the stirring shaft 24 and a feeding power member 27 for driving the feeding screw 25. Preferably, the stirring power member 26 and the feeding power member 27 are both servo motors.

[0036] Preferably, in order to make the materials in the mixing box 23 more fully mixed, the mixing shaft 24 and the feeding screw 25 are perpendicular to each other. In this embodiment, the mixing shaft 24 and the feeding screw 25 are both arranged horizontally.

[0037] In one embodiment, a control valve 29 is provided on the discharge pipe 28. The control valve 29 can control the on-off of the discharge pipe 28, and the discharge pipe 28 can be closed when cleaning the hopper 22 and the mixing box 23, so as to save cleaning water.

[0038] Please also read Figure 1 and Figure 4 The filling mechanism 30 also includes a filling frame 31 installed on the top of the frame 10, and the filling frame 31 includes a first support column 311, a lower support plate 312, an upper support plate 313 and a second support column 314. One end of the first support column 311 is connected to the top of the frame 10, and the upper support plate 313 is arranged on the side of the lower support plate 312 away from the frame 10. The two ends of the second support column 314 are respectively connected to the lower support plate 312 and the upper support plate 313. The measuring cup 32 is arranged between the lower support plate 312 and the upper support plate 313, the filling nozzle 34 is installed on the lower support plate 312, and the measuring cup driving member 35 and the pushing power member 36 are installed on the upper support plate 313.

[0039] Optionally, the pusher power member 36 and the measuring cup driving member 35 are cylinders. In this embodiment, a cylinder mounting frame for mounting the pusher power member 36 is provided on the upper support plate 313, and in order to prevent the pickle juice from splashing from the upper support plate 313 when the pusher piston 33 pushes the material, a pusher sleeve 37 is provided inside the cylinder mounting frame, and the pusher sleeve 37 is sleeved with the pusher piston 33.

[0040] Furthermore, a feeding hole and a pushing hole are provided on the upper supporting plate 313 . The feeding hole is communicated with the discharge pipe 28 , and the pushing hole is used for the pushing piston 33 to pass through.

[0041] Furthermore, the lower support plate 312 is provided with a slide groove 315 that cooperates with the measuring cup 32, and a material blocking plate 316 is provided around the slide groove 315. The slide groove 315 can limit the movement trajectory of the measuring cup 32, making the movement of the measuring cup 32 more accurate.

[0042] Furthermore, a liquid receiving box 38 is provided at the bottom of the lower support plate 312, and a liquid receiving pipe connected to the liquid receiving box 38 is provided at the bottom of the chute 315. The liquid receiving box 38 can receive the pickle juice overflowing from the chute 315, so as to avoid the pickle juice from contaminating the equipment and keep the filling machine clean and sanitary during operation.

[0043] Optionally, the pickle filling machine 100 further includes a container lifting mechanism 40, which includes a positioning member 41 and a lifting power member 42. The positioning member 41 is arranged directly below the filling nozzle 34, and a positioning groove matching the filling container is provided on the positioning member 41. The lifting power member 42 is used to drive the positioning member 41 to move closer to or away from the filling nozzle 34. During filling, the filling container is placed in the positioning groove on the positioning member 41, and the positioning member 41 is driven by the lifting power member 42 to rise, so that the filling container and the filling nozzle 34 are docked, which can avoid splashing of pickles during filling and affect the filling accuracy. After the filling is completed, the positioning member 41 is driven by the lifting power member 42 to descend, so as to facilitate the removal of the container after the filling is completed. Preferably, the lifting power member 42 is a cylinder.

[0044] Furthermore, the container lifting mechanism 40 further includes a sensor 43, which is disposed on one side of the positioning groove and is used to detect whether a filling container is placed in the positioning groove. When the sensor 43 detects that there is a filling container in the positioning groove, the feeding mechanism 20 and the filling mechanism 30 perform the pickle filling operation, and the operation is more convenient. Optionally, the sensor 43 is a photoelectric sensor or a micro-motion sensor.

[0045] In order to prevent the residual material on the filling nozzle 34 from dripping and causing contamination of the filling machine, the pickle filling machine 100 also includes a leakage collection mechanism 50, which includes a leakage collection power member 51 and a leakage collection box 52. The leakage collection power member 51 is installed on the lower support plate 312, and the leakage collection box 52 is connected to the leakage collection power member 51 by transmission. The leakage collection power member 51 is used to drive the leakage collection box 52 to move to the bottom of the filling nozzle 34 or move out from the bottom of the filling nozzle 34. The leakage collection mechanism 50 is used to receive the pickles remaining on the filling nozzle 34 to prevent dripping. In this embodiment, the leakage collection power member 51 is a cylinder.

[0046] The pickle filling machine 100 is also provided with a controller 60, which is mounted on the frame 10. The controller 60 is used to control the coordinated operation of various mechanisms to complete the pickle filling operation.

[0047] During filling, the machine is first turned on and the power is turned on. The container is placed into the positioning groove of the positioning member 41 on the table of the frame 10 by a robot or manually. The container touches the metal sheet of the sensing member 43, and a signal is sent to the controller 60. The controller 60 issues an instruction to start the feeding power member 27 to drive the feeding screw 25, and the pickles are filled into the quantitative cavity 321 of the measuring cup 32 through the discharge pipe 28. At the same time, the leakage receiving power member 51 drives the leakage receiving box 52 to retract to the original position, and then the lifting power member 42 lifts the container, so that the filling nozzle 34 extends into the mouth of the container. After the quantitative cavity 321 of the measuring cup 32 is filled with pickles, the feeding power member 27 stops rotating, and the measuring cup driving member 35 pushes the measuring cup 32 toward the filling nozzle 34, so that the quantitative cavity 321 is connected with the filling nozzle 34, and then the pushing power member 36 pushes the pushing piston 33 to push the pickles in the quantitative cavity 321 into the container, and then the pushing power member 36 drives the pushing piston 33 to reset, and then the measuring cup driving member 35 drives the measuring cup 32 to reset, so that the quantitative cavity 321 is connected with the discharge pipe 28, and at the same time, the lifting power member 42 drives the positioning member 41 to reset with the container, and the leakage receiving power member 51 drives the leakage receiving box 52 to extend to the bottom of the filling nozzle 34. Finally, the container is taken out by a robot or manually, and the pickle filling is completed.

[0048] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred example of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pickle filling machine (100), comprising a frame (10), a feeding mechanism (20) and a filling mechanism (30) respectively mounted on the frame (10), characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (20) comprises a hopper (22) arranged on the top of the frame (10), a mixing box (23) connected to the bottom of the hopper (22), and a feeding screw (25) rotatably arranged in the mixing box (23), a mixing shaft (24) rotatably arranged in the mixing box (23), and a discharge pipe (28) is sleeved on the output end of the feeding screw (25); The filling mechanism (30) comprises a measuring cup (32), a pushing piston (33), a filling nozzle (34), a measuring cup driving member (35) and a pushing power member (36). The measuring cup (32) is movably connected to the frame (10). A penetrating quantitative cavity (321) is provided inside the measuring cup (32). The pushing piston (33) and the filling nozzle (34) are arranged at two ends of the quantitative cavity (321) opposite to each other. The output end of the discharge pipe (28) and the pushing piston (33) are arranged at two ends of the measuring cup (32) respectively. The measuring cup driving member (35) drives the measuring cup (32) to slide so that the quantitative cavity (321) switches to communicate with the discharge pipe (28) or the filling nozzle (34). The pushing power member (36) is used to drive the pushing piston (33) to push the material in the quantitative cavity (321) toward the filling nozzle (34).

2. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The container lifting mechanism (40) further comprises a container lifting mechanism (40), the container lifting mechanism (40) comprising a positioning member (41) and a lifting power member (42), the positioning member (41) being arranged directly below the filling spout (34), the positioning member (41) being provided with a positioning groove matching the filling container, and the lifting power member (42) being used to drive the positioning member (41) to move closer to or away from the filling spout (34).

3. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 2, characterized in that: The container lifting mechanism (40) further comprises a sensing element (43), wherein the sensing element (43) is arranged on one side of the positioning groove and is used to detect whether a filling container is placed in the positioning groove.

4. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling mechanism (30) further comprises a filling frame (31) mounted on the top of the frame (10), the filling frame (31) comprising a first support column (311), a lower support plate (312), an upper support plate (313) and a second support column (314), one end of the first support column (311) being connected to the top of the frame (10), the upper support plate (313) being arranged on a side of the lower support plate (312) away from the frame (10), the two ends of the second support column (314) being respectively connected to the lower support plate (312) and the upper support plate (313), the measuring cup (32) being arranged between the lower support plate (312) and the upper support plate (313), the filling nozzle (34) being mounted on the lower support plate (312), and the measuring cup driving member (35) and the material pushing power member (36) being mounted on the upper support plate (313).

5. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: The upper support plate (313) is provided with a feeding hole and a pushing hole, the feeding hole is communicated with the discharge pipe (28), and the pushing hole is used for a pushing piston (33) to pass through.

6. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower support plate (312) is provided with a slide groove (315) which cooperates with the measuring cup (32) in limiting position, and a material blocking plate (316) is provided around the slide groove (315).

7. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 6, characterized in that: A liquid receiving box (38) is provided at the bottom of the lower support plate (312), and a liquid receiving pipe communicating with the liquid receiving box (38) is provided at the bottom of the chute (315).

8. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 4, characterized in that: The invention also comprises a leakage connection mechanism (50), wherein the leakage connection mechanism (50) comprises a leakage connection power member (51) and a leakage connection box (52), wherein the leakage connection power member (51) is mounted on the lower support plate (312), and the leakage connection box (52) is transmission-connected with the leakage connection power member (51), and the leakage connection power member (51) is used to drive the leakage connection box (52) to move to or from directly below the filling nozzle (34).

9. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (20) further comprises a feeding rack (21), wherein the feeding rack (21) is mounted on the top of the frame (10), the stirring box (23) is mounted on the feeding rack (21), and a stirring power member (26) for driving a stirring shaft (24) and a feeding power member (27) for driving a feeding screw (25) are mounted on the feeding rack (21).

10. The pickle filling machine (100) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge pipe (28) is provided with a control valve (29).

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