Feeding mechanism of powder packaging machine

By designing a cleaning mechanism and a buffer mechanism in the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine, the problems of inconvenient cleaning of the discharge pipe and easy damage to the feed pipe are solved, and more efficient cleaning and more stable sealing effect are achieved.

CN222572560UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-07TIANJIN CP ZHENWUTANG FOOD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420770910.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-15
Publication Date
2025-03-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-15

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Technical Problem

The discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the existing powder packaging machine needs to be cleaned regularly. The existing cleaning method consumes manpower and is inconvenient. The feed pipe is prone to deformation or damage when impacted externally, affecting the sealing effect.

Method used

A powder packaging machine feeding mechanism is designed, including a cleaning mechanism and a buffer mechanism. The cleaning mechanism consists of a mounting cover, flow hole, rotary rod, cleaning rod, bristles, conical gears and motors. The rotary cleaning rod is driven by the motor to drive the bristles to clean the inner wall of the discharge pipe. The buffer mechanism is composed of a cavity, a buffer pad and a buffer block. The buffer pad and buffer block are made of soft silicone and an elastic sponge, which are used to absorb the impact force of the feed pipe.

Benefits of technology

Through the design of the cleaning mechanism, the labor consumption during the cleaning of the discharge pipe is reduced and the cleaning convenience is improved. Through the design of the buffer mechanism, the feed pipe is prevented from being damaged when impacted outside, maintaining the sealing effect.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of pastry production, and particularly relates to a powder packaging machine feeding mechanism which comprises a mounting frame, a feeding hopper arranged on the inner side of the mounting frame, a conveying pipe arranged on the mounting frame, a discharging pipe arranged on one side of the conveying pipe, a cleaning mechanism arranged on the discharging pipe, and a buffering mechanism arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall of the conveying pipe. One end of the rotating rod sequentially penetrates through the mounting block, penetrates through and is fixed to the inner ring of the bearing and then stretches into the discharging pipe. By arranging the cleaning mechanism and the buffering mechanism, manpower consumption during cleaning of the discharging pipe can be reduced, cleaning of the discharging pipe can be facilitated, cleaning convenience of the discharging pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine can be further improved, impact force generated when the conveying pipe is accidentally impacted by the outside can be buffered, and the discharging pipe is prevented from being damaged. The phenomenon that the sealing effect of the material conveying pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine is affected due to the fact that the material conveying pipe is damaged when being accidentally impacted by the outside can be avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cake production, in particular to a feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine. Background Art

[0002] Powder is an indispensable ingredient in pastry production. Powder is a dry agent obtained by mixing and crushing the original drug, a large amount of filler (carrier) and an appropriate stabilizer. After the powder is prepared, it needs to be independently packaged in a packaging bag to obtain a powder packaged product with a fixed weight. Therefore, it needs to be packaged by a packaging machine. The powder packaging machine is mainly composed of four parts: a feeding mechanism, a metering mechanism, a sealing mechanism and a control system. The feeding mechanism has a great influence on the packaging efficiency and packaging quality of the packaging machine.

[0003] The prior art has the following problems:

[0004] 1. The discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the prior art powder packaging machine is prone to powder residues adhering to the inner wall after long-term use, so the inner wall of the discharge pipe needs to be cleaned regularly. The discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the prior art powder packaging machine is usually cleaned manually with a cleaning brush, which is labor-intensive and troublesome. The convenience of cleaning the discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine can be further improved;

[0005] 2. When the feed pipe of the feed mechanism of the powder packaging machine in the prior art is accidentally subjected to external impact, the impact force generated by the external impact will directly act on the outside of the feed pipe. The feed pipe is easily deformed by the external impact force, and in severe cases, the feed pipe may be damaged, thereby affecting the sealing effect of the feed pipe of the feed mechanism of the powder packaging machine. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine, which solves the problem that the discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine is usually cleaned manually by holding a cleaning brush, which is labor-intensive and troublesome. The convenience of cleaning the discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine can be further improved, and the feeding pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine is easily deformed due to the external impact force when it is accidentally impacted by the outside, and in severe cases, the feeding pipe may be damaged, thereby affecting the sealing effect of the feeding pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine.

[0007] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine, comprising a mounting frame, a feeding hopper is arranged inside the mounting frame, a feeding pipe is arranged on the mounting frame, a discharge pipe is arranged on one side of the feeding pipe, a cleaning mechanism is arranged on the discharge pipe, and a buffer mechanism is arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall of the feeding pipe;

[0008] The cleaning mechanism is specifically composed of a mounting cover, a circulation hole, a mounting block, a mounting rod, a bearing, a rotating rod, a cleaning rod, bristles, a first bevel gear, a second bevel gear and a motor. The discharging pipe is provided with a mounting cover, a circulation hole is opened on the mounting cover, a mounting block and a mounting rod are arranged in the circulation hole, a bearing and a rotating rod are arranged on the mounting block, a cleaning rod is arranged on one side of the rotating rod, bristles are arranged on the cleaning rod, a first bevel gear is arranged at one end of the rotating rod, a second bevel gear is arranged on one side of the first bevel gear, and a motor is arranged on one side of the mounting cover;

[0009] The buffer mechanism is specifically composed of a cavity, a first buffer pad, a first buffer block, a second buffer pad and a second buffer block. A cavity is opened between the inner wall and the outer wall of the conveying pipe. A first buffer pad is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the cavity, and a first buffer block is arranged on the first buffer pad. A second buffer pad is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity, and a second buffer block is arranged on the second buffer pad.

[0010] As an optimal technical solution of the utility model, the outer side of the discharge end of the discharge pipe is provided with several groups of threads, one end of the mounting cover is provided with a threaded hole matched with the outer side threads of the discharge end of the discharge pipe, and the mounting cover is threadedly connected to the discharge end of the discharge pipe.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the mounting block is fixedly mounted in the flow hole through two sets of mounting rods, and the bearing is embedded in a side of the mounting block corresponding to the discharge end of the discharge pipe.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, one end of the rotating rod passes through the mounting block, passes through and is fixed on the inner ring of the bearing, and then extends into the discharge pipe. Several groups of cleaning rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the extended end of the rotating rod, and several groups of bristles are fixedly installed on one end of several groups of cleaning rods, and several groups of bristles are tightly attached to the inner wall of the discharge pipe.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the first bevel gear is fixedly mounted on the protruding end of the rotating rod, the motor is fixedly mounted on the mounting cover through a bracket, the second bevel gear is fixedly mounted on the output end of the motor, the second bevel gear is vertically meshed with the first bevel gear, and the motor is connected to an external power supply.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, one side of the first buffer pad is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the cavity, and one side of the second buffer pad is fixedly installed on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity. The specific materials of the first buffer pad and the second buffer pad are both soft silicone.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, several groups of first buffer blocks are fixedly installed on the other side of the first buffer pad, and several groups of second buffer blocks are fixedly installed on the other side of the second buffer pad. The first buffer blocks and the second buffer blocks are both semicircular as a whole and their specific materials are elastic sponge. The number of the first buffer blocks and the second buffer blocks is the same and their positions correspond. The protruding ends of each group of the first buffer blocks are in contact with the protruding ends of the corresponding second buffer blocks.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides a feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. A feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine is provided with a cleaning mechanism. When the discharge pipe needs to be cleaned, the cleaning mechanism is installed on the discharge pipe, and the motor is started by a related control switch. The rotation of the output end of the motor can drive the rotation of the second bevel gear, and the rotation of the second bevel gear can drive the rotation of the first bevel gear. The rotation of the first bevel gear can drive the rotation of the rotating rod. Several groups of cleaning rods on both sides of the rotating rod rotate with the rotation of the rotating rod, and then can drive the corresponding bristles to clean the inner wall of the discharge pipe. The flow hole can facilitate the discharge of powder residues after the bristles are cleaned. The cleaning mechanism can reduce the manpower consumption when cleaning the discharge pipe and facilitate the cleaning of the discharge pipe, which can further improve the convenience of cleaning the discharge pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine.

[0018] 2. The feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine is provided with a buffer mechanism. When the feeding pipe is accidentally subjected to an external impact, the impact force generated by the external impact will first act on the outer wall of the feeding pipe, and the outer wall of the feeding pipe will transfer the impact force to the buffer mechanism. Since the first buffer pad and the second buffer pad themselves have a certain buffering effect, the force transmitted by the outer wall of the feeding pipe can be initially buffered. Since the first buffer block and the second buffer block themselves have good elasticity, and the protruding ends of each group of first buffer blocks are in contact with the protruding ends of the corresponding second buffer blocks, the first buffer blocks and the second buffer blocks can offset each other and buffer each other, and finally the force on the inner wall of the feeding pipe can be greatly buffered. The buffer mechanism can buffer the impact force generated by the feeding pipe when it is accidentally subjected to an external impact, and can prevent the feeding pipe from being damaged when it is accidentally subjected to an external impact, thereby affecting the sealing effect of the feeding pipe of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the appearance of the cleaning rod of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the direct view structure of the flow hole of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the material delivery pipe of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the buffer mechanism of the utility model.

[0025] In the figure: 1. mounting frame; 2. feed hopper; 3. feed pipe; 4. discharge pipe; 5. cleaning mechanism; 501. mounting cover; 502. flow hole; 503. mounting block; 504. mounting rod; 505. bearing; 506. rotating rod; 507. cleaning rod; 508. bristles; 509. first bevel gear; 510. second bevel gear; 511. motor; 6. buffer mechanism; 601. cavity; 602. first buffer pad; 603. first buffer block; 604. second buffer pad; 605. second buffer block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] 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.

[0027] See also Figure 1-6 In this embodiment: a feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine comprises a mounting frame 1, the mounting frame 1 can facilitate the installation of a feed hopper 2 and a delivery pipe 3, a feed hopper 2 is arranged on the inner side of the mounting frame 1, the feed hopper 2 can facilitate feeding, a delivery pipe 3 is arranged on the mounting frame 1, the delivery pipe 3 can transport powder, a discharge pipe 4 is arranged on one side of the delivery pipe 3, the discharge pipe 4 can facilitate discharging, a cleaning mechanism 5 is arranged on the discharge pipe 4, the cleaning mechanism 5 can clean the discharge pipe 4, a buffer mechanism 6 is arranged between the inner wall and the outer wall of the delivery pipe 3, the buffer mechanism 6 can have a buffering effect on the delivery pipe 3;

[0028] The cleaning mechanism 5 is specifically composed of a mounting cover 501, a circulation hole 502, a mounting block 503, a mounting rod 504, a bearing 505, a rotating rod 506, a cleaning rod 507, bristles 508, a first bevel gear 509, a second bevel gear 510 and a motor 511. The discharging pipe 4 is provided with a mounting cover 501, and a circulation hole 502 is opened on the mounting cover 501. The circulation hole 502 can facilitate the discharge of powder residues after cleaning by the bristles 508. The circulation hole 502 is provided with a mounting block 503 and a mounting rod 504. The mounting rod 504 can facilitate the installation of the mounting block 503. The mounting block 503 is provided with a bearing 505 and a rotating rod 506. A cleaning rod 507 is provided on one side of the rotating rod 506. The cleaning rod 507 can facilitate the installation of bristles 508. The cleaning rod 507 is provided with bristles 508. A first bevel gear 509 is provided at one end of the rotating rod 506. A second bevel gear 510 is provided on one side of the first bevel gear 509. The rotation of the second bevel gear 510 can drive the rotation of the first bevel gear 509. A motor 511 is provided on one side of the mounting cover 501. The specific model of the motor 511 is FF-180PH.

[0029] The buffer mechanism 6 is specifically composed of a cavity 601, a first buffer pad 602, a first buffer block 603, a second buffer pad 604 and a second buffer block 605. A cavity 601 is opened between the inner wall and the outer wall of the feed pipe 3. A first buffer pad 602 is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the cavity 601, and a first buffer block 603 is arranged on the first buffer pad 602. The first buffer block 603 itself has good elasticity. A second buffer pad 604 is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity 601, and a second buffer block 605 is arranged on the second buffer pad 604. The second buffer block 605 itself has good elasticity.

[0030] In this embodiment, the outer side of the discharge end of the discharge pipe 4 is provided with a plurality of groups of threads, and one end of the mounting cover 501 is provided with a threaded hole adapted to the outer side thread of the discharge end of the discharge pipe 4, and the mounting cover 501 is threadedly connected to the discharge end of the discharge pipe 4, and the mounting cover 501 can facilitate the installation of the rotating rod 506; the mounting block 503 is fixedly installed in the flow hole 502 through two groups of mounting rods 504, and the bearing 505 is embedded in the side of the mounting block 503 corresponding to the discharge end of the discharge pipe 4, and the bearing 505 can facilitate the rotational connection between the rotating rod 506 and the mounting block 503; the rotating rod 50 One end of the rotating rod 506 passes through the mounting block 503 in sequence, passes through and is fixed on the inner ring of the bearing 505, and then extends into the discharge pipe 4. Several groups of cleaning rods 507 are fixedly installed on both sides of the extending end of the rotating rod 506. Several groups of brushes 508 are fixedly installed on one end of the several groups of cleaning rods 507. Several groups of brushes 508 are closely attached to the inner wall of the discharge pipe 4. The brushes 508 can clean the inner wall of the discharge pipe 4; the first bevel gear 509 is fixedly installed on the extending end of the rotating rod 506, the motor 511 is fixedly installed on the mounting cover 501 through a bracket, and the second bevel gear 509 is fixedly installed on the extending end of the rotating rod 506. 10 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the motor 511, the second bevel gear 510 is vertically meshed with the first bevel gear 509, the motor 511 is connected to an external power source, and the rotation of the output end of the motor 511 can drive the rotation of the second bevel gear 510; one side of the first buffer pad 602 is fixedly mounted on one side of the inner wall of the cavity 601, and one side of the second buffer pad 604 is fixedly mounted on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity 601. The specific materials of the first buffer pad 602 and the second buffer pad 604 are both soft silicone, and the first buffer pad 602 can facilitate the first buffer block 603 Installation: Several groups of first buffer blocks 603 are fixedly installed on the other side of the first buffer pad 602, and several groups of second buffer blocks 605 are fixedly installed on the other side of the second buffer pad 604. The first buffer blocks 603 and the second buffer blocks 605 are both semicircular as a whole and their specific materials are elastic sponge. The number of first buffer blocks 603 and second buffer blocks 605 is the same and their positions correspond. The protruding ends of each group of first buffer blocks 603 are in contact with the protruding ends of the corresponding second buffer blocks 605, and the second buffer pad 604 can facilitate the installation of the second buffer blocks 605.

[0031] The working principle and use process of the utility model are as follows: the operator first checks whether the relevant parts are installed in the correct position, moves the feeding mechanism to the appropriate position, rotates the installation cover 501 to make the installation cover 501 separate from the discharge pipe 4 to complete the disassembly of the cleaning mechanism 5, and then the feeding mechanism can be used normally to feed the powder. Since the feeding mechanism is a mature equipment, its use principle and related components are well known or can be found by professionals in the relevant technical field of this utility model, so they are not described here. When it is necessary to clean the discharge pipe 4, the cleaning mechanism 5 is installed on the discharge pipe 4, and the motor 511 is started through the relevant control switch. The output end of the motor 511 rotates The movement can drive the second bevel gear 510 to rotate. Since the second bevel gear 510 is vertically meshed with the first bevel gear 509, the rotation of the second bevel gear 510 can drive the rotation of the first bevel gear 509. The rotation of the first bevel gear 509 can drive the rotation of the rotating rod 506. The groups of cleaning rods 507 on both sides of the rotating rod 506 rotate with the rotation of the rotating rod 506, and then drive the corresponding bristles 508 to clean the inner wall of the discharge pipe 4. The flow hole 502 can facilitate the discharge of powder residues cleaned by the bristles 508. The bearing 505 can facilitate the rotation connection between the rotating rod 506 and the mounting block 503. The cleaning of the discharge pipe 4 can be carried out, and the manpower consumption during the cleaning of the discharge pipe 4 can be reduced. When the feed pipe 3 is accidentally impacted by the outside, the impact force generated by the external impact will first act on the outer wall of the feed pipe 3, and the outer wall of the feed pipe 3 will transfer the impact force received to the buffer mechanism 6. Since the specific materials of the first buffer pad 602 and the second buffer pad 604 are both soft silicone, both of them have a certain buffering effect, and can initially buffer the force transmitted by the outer wall of the feed pipe 3. Since the specific materials of the first buffer block 603 and the second buffer block 605 are both elastic sponges, both of them have good elasticity, and the protruding ends of each group of the first buffer blocks 603 are aligned with the corresponding second buffer blocks 604. The protruding ends of the two buffer blocks 605 are attached to each other, and the first buffer block 603 and the second buffer block 605 can offset each other and buffer each other, so that the force on the inner wall of the feed pipe 3 can be greatly buffered in the end. This structure can reduce the manpower consumption when cleaning the discharge pipe 4 through the cleaning mechanism 5 and can facilitate the cleaning of the discharge pipe 4, which can further improve the convenience of cleaning the discharge pipe 4 of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine. The buffer mechanism 6 can buffer the impact force generated by the feed pipe 3 when it is accidentally hit by the outside, so as to prevent the feed pipe 3 from being damaged when it is accidentally hit by the outside, thereby affecting the sealing effect of the feed pipe 3 of the feeding mechanism of the powder packaging machine.

[0032] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded 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 utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine, comprising a mounting frame (1), a feeding hopper (2) is arranged inside the mounting frame (1), a feeding pipe (3) is arranged on the mounting frame (1), and a discharge pipe (4) is arranged on one side of the feeding pipe (3), characterized in that: The discharge pipe (4) is provided with a cleaning mechanism (5), and a buffer mechanism (6) is provided between the inner wall and the outer wall of the conveying pipe (3); The cleaning mechanism (5) is specifically composed of a mounting cover (501), a circulation hole (502), a mounting block (503), a mounting rod (504), a bearing (505), a rotating rod (506), a cleaning rod (507), bristles (508), a first bevel gear (509), a second bevel gear (510) and a motor (511). The discharge pipe (4) is provided with a mounting cover (501), a circulation hole (502) is provided on the mounting cover (501), and a mounting block (503) is provided in the circulation hole (502). A mounting block (503) and a mounting rod (504), wherein the mounting block (503) is provided with a bearing (505) and a rotating rod (506), a cleaning rod (507) is provided on one side of the rotating rod (506), and bristles (508) are provided on the cleaning rod (507), a first bevel gear (509) is provided at one end of the rotating rod (506), a second bevel gear (510) is provided on one side of the first bevel gear (509), and a motor (511) is provided on one side of the mounting cover (501); The buffer mechanism (6) is specifically composed of a cavity (601), a first buffer pad (602), a first buffer block (603), a second buffer pad (604) and a second buffer block (605); a cavity (601) is opened between the inner wall and the outer wall of the conveying pipe (3); a first buffer pad (602) is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the cavity (601); a first buffer block (603) is arranged on the first buffer pad (602); a second buffer pad (604) is arranged on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity (601); and a second buffer block (605) is arranged on the second buffer pad (604).

2. A feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the discharge end of the discharge pipe (4) is provided with a plurality of groups of threads, one end of the installation cover (501) is provided with a threaded hole matched with the outer side threads of the discharge end of the discharge pipe (4), and the installation cover (501) is threadedly connected to the discharge end of the discharge pipe (4).

3. A feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting block (503) is fixedly mounted in the circulation hole (502) via two sets of mounting rods (504), and the bearing (505) is embedded in a side of the mounting block (503) corresponding to the discharge end of the discharge pipe (4).

4. A feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the rotating rod (506) passes through the mounting block (503) in sequence, passes through and is fixed on the inner ring of the bearing (505), and then extends into the discharge pipe (4). A plurality of cleaning rods (507) are fixedly installed on both sides of the extending end of the rotating rod (506), and a plurality of brushes (508) are fixedly installed at one end of the plurality of cleaning rods (507), and the plurality of brushes (508) are tightly attached to the inner wall of the discharge pipe (4).

5. The feeding mechanism of a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first bevel gear (509) is fixedly mounted on the protruding end of the rotating rod (506), the motor (511) is fixedly mounted on the mounting cover (501) via a bracket, the second bevel gear (510) is fixedly mounted on the output end of the motor (511), the second bevel gear (510) is vertically meshed with the first bevel gear (509), and the motor (511) is connected to an external power source.

6. A feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the first buffer pad (602) is fixedly mounted on one side of the inner wall of the cavity (601), and one side of the second buffer pad (604) is fixedly mounted on the other side of the inner wall of the cavity (601). The specific material of the first buffer pad (602) and the second buffer pad (604) is soft silicone.

7. A feeding mechanism for a powder packaging machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of first buffer blocks (603) are fixedly installed on the other side of the first buffer pad (602), and a plurality of second buffer blocks (605) are fixedly installed on the other side of the second buffer pad (604). The first buffer blocks (603) and the second buffer blocks (605) are both semicircular in shape as a whole and are made of elastic sponge. The number of the first buffer blocks (603) and the second buffer blocks (605) are the same and their positions correspond. The protruding ends of each group of the first buffer blocks (603) are in contact with the protruding ends of the corresponding second buffer blocks (605).