Automatic cup conveying and feeding device

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the field of cup making machines, and provides an automatic cup conveying and feeding device which comprises a support, a stock bin, a conveying belt, a transfer assembly and a guide groove. Wherein the stock bin is arranged at the bottom of the bracket; the conveying belt extends into the stock bin and inclines relative to the height direction of the support, and a plurality of horizontal conveying grooves used for lifting the paper cups are formed in the conveying direction of the conveying belt. The transferring assembly comprises a support installed on the support and an overturning base rotationally connected to the support through a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is horizontally arranged and perpendicular to the conveying groove, the transferring assembly further comprises a cup collecting groove connected to the overturning base and an erecting air cylinder used for driving the overturning base to rotate around the rotating shaft, and the cup collecting groove extends in the plane parallel to the conveying groove; the guide groove is connected between the high-position discharging side of the conveying belt and the cup collecting groove rotating to the horizontal state.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of cup making machines, and more specifically, to an automatic cup conveying device. Background Art

[0002] The cup making machine is an indispensable and important equipment in the modern production line. It can realize the efficient and precise manufacturing of cups and meet the market's large demand for various types of cups.

[0003] During the cup making process, after the plastic inner cup is made, a paper outer cup needs to be put on the outside of the inner cup. This process requires the inner cup to be transferred to an automatic production device that puts the outer cup on the inner cup. In traditional operations, the process of transporting the inner cup to the outer cup making equipment often relies on manual operation, which is not only inefficient, but also because the silo used to temporarily store the inner cup on the equipment for putting the outer cup has a certain height, the operator needs to climb up to place the inner cup in the silo, which is labor-intensive and has certain safety hazards. Therefore, it is necessary to solve the above technical problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the embodiments of the present application is to provide an automatic cup-feeding device to solve the technical problem of low efficiency in the cup-feeding process of inner cups in the prior art.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present application is to provide an automatic cup conveying device, comprising:

[0006] Bracket;

[0007] A silo, arranged at the bottom of the support;

[0008] A conveyor belt extends into the silo and is inclined relative to the height direction of the bracket, wherein the conveyor belt forms a plurality of horizontal conveying grooves for lifting paper cups along the conveying direction;

[0009] A transfer assembly, comprising a support mounted on the bracket and a flip seat rotatably connected to the support via a rotating shaft, wherein the rotating shaft is horizontally arranged and perpendicular to the conveying trough, the transfer assembly further comprises a cup collecting trough connected to the flip seat and a vertical cylinder for driving the flip seat to rotate around the rotating shaft, wherein the cup collecting trough extends in a plane parallel to the conveying trough;

[0010] The guide groove is connected between the high-position discharge side of the conveyor belt and the cup collecting groove rotated to a horizontal state. The end of the guide groove close to the conveyor belt is higher than the end of the guide groove close to the cup collecting groove in the height direction of the bracket.

[0011] Optionally, at least one end of the cup receiving groove along its own extension direction is an open port, and the transfer assembly further comprises a cup blocking cylinder mounted on the flip seat and a cup blocking rod connected to the cup blocking cylinder and driven to translate by the cup blocking cylinder;

[0012] The cup-stopping rod is close to an open end of the cup-collecting groove and can be driven by the cup-stopping cylinder to move to an extension path of the cup-collecting groove or to be separated from the extension path of the cup-collecting groove.

[0013] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a stopper cup cylinder seat and a slider slidably connected to the stopper cup cylinder seat;

[0014] The cup stopper cylinder is mounted on the cup stopper cylinder seat and is connected to the cup stopper rod through the slider.

[0015] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a guide seat mounted on the flip seat, and the cup stopper rod passes through the guide seat and is movably connected to the guide seat.

[0016] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a baffle extending from one end of the cup receiving groove away from the cup blocking rod toward the middle of the cup receiving groove and a baffle cylinder transmission-connected to the baffle, wherein the baffle cylinder is used to drive one end of the baffle away from the end of the cup receiving groove to approach or move away from the bottom wall of the cup receiving groove.

[0017] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a first support rod connected to the flip seat and arranged parallel to and spaced from the cup receiving groove, and a baffle cylinder seat connected to the first support rod;

[0018] The baffle cylinder is installed on the baffle cylinder seat.

[0019] Optionally, the transfer assembly further includes a second support rod parallel to and spaced apart from the first support rod, wherein the second support rod is connected to the flip seat and to the first support rod.

[0020] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a support plate connected to the bracket;

[0021] The support plate is arranged on the rotation path of the first support rod and is used to support the first support rod rotated to a horizontal state.

[0022] Optionally, the transfer component further comprises an elastic pad made of elastic material;

[0023] The elastic pad is connected to one side of the support plate for abutting against the first support rod.

[0024] Optionally, the transfer assembly further comprises a support plate connected to the bracket and arranged horizontally, the support is mounted on the support plate, a through notch is arranged on the support plate, the notch corresponds to the conveying trough in a vertical state and allows paper cups in the conveying trough to pass through.

[0025] The beneficial effect of the automatic cup-feeding device provided by the present application is that compared with the prior art, in the automatic cup-feeding device provided by the present application, the conveyor belt can lift the inner cup in the silo to the top of the bracket through the horizontally arranged conveyor trough, and the inner cup can drop into the guide trough after passing the highest point of the conveyor belt and continue to drop from the guide trough to the cup-collecting trough in a horizontal state. In the process that the flip seat is driven by the vertical cylinder and rotates around the rotating shaft, the cup-collecting trough can also rotate to a vertical state with the flip seat and allow the inner cup in the cup-collecting trough to quickly complete the cup-feeding link. Since the above-mentioned cup-feeding link can be realized by the automatic operation of the conveyor belt and the vertical cylinder, the production efficiency of paper cups is greatly improved, while ensuring the stability of product quality, which is far superior to the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic cup feeding device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the partial structure of the automatic cup feeding device provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 1 ;

[0029] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the partial structure of the automatic cup feeding device provided in the embodiment of the present application Figure 2 (Remove the guide groove bottom plate).

[0030] Among them, the figure marks in the figure are: 101, bracket; 102, silo; 103, conveyor belt; 104, conveying trough; 105, support; 106, rotating shaft; 107, turning seat; 108, cup collecting trough; 109, erecting cylinder; 110, guide groove; 111, cup blocking cylinder; 112, cup blocking rod; 113, cup blocking cylinder seat; 114, slider; 115, guide seat; 116, baffle; 117, baffle cylinder; 118, first support rod; 119, baffle cylinder seat; 120, second support rod; 121, support plate; 122, elastic pad; 123, support plate; 124, notch; 200, inner cup. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0032] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0033] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0034] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0035] Please also read Figures 1 to 3 Now, an automatic cup conveying device provided in an embodiment of the present application is described. The automatic cup conveying device comprises a bracket 101, a silo 102, a conveyor belt 103, a transfer assembly and a guide groove 110. Among them:

[0036] The silo 102 is arranged at the bottom of the support 101, the conveyor belt 103 extends into the silo 102 and is inclined relative to the height direction of the support 101, and the conveyor belt 103 forms a plurality of horizontal conveying grooves 104 for lifting paper cups along the conveying direction. The transfer assembly includes a support 105 mounted on the support 101 and a turning seat 107 rotatably connected to the support 105 through a rotating shaft 106, the rotating shaft 106 is arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the conveying groove 104, the transfer assembly also includes a cup collecting groove 108 connected to the turning seat 107 and a vertical cylinder 109 for driving the turning seat 107 to rotate around the rotating shaft 106, and the cup collecting groove 108 extends in a plane parallel to the conveying groove 104. The guide groove 110 is connected between the high-position discharge side of the conveyor belt 103 and the cup collecting groove 108 rotated to a horizontal state, and the end of the guide groove 110 close to the conveyor belt 103 is higher than the end of the guide groove 110 close to the cup collecting groove 108 in the height direction of the support 101.

[0037] According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, in the automatic cup feeding device provided in the embodiment, the conveyor belt 103 can lift the inner cup 200 in the silo 102 to the top of the bracket 101 through the horizontally arranged conveying trough 104, and the inner cup 200 can drop into the guide groove after passing the highest point of the conveyor belt 103 and continue to drop from the guide groove into the cup collecting groove 108 in a horizontal state. In the process that the turning seat 107 is driven by the vertical cylinder 109 and rotates around the rotating shaft 106, the cup collecting groove 108 can also rotate to a vertical state with the turning seat 107 and make the inner cup 200 in the cup collecting groove 108 slide out into the silo of the outer cup device, so that the cup feeding link can be completed quickly. Since the above cup feeding link can be realized by the automatic operation of the conveyor belt 103 and the vertical cylinder 109, the production efficiency of paper cups is greatly improved, and the stability of product quality is guaranteed at the same time, which is far better than the existing technology.

[0038] It can be understood here that when the cup collecting groove 108 can also rotate to a vertical state along with the turning seat 107, the conveyor belt 103 is suspended, that is, the coordination between the cup collecting groove 108 and the conveyor belt 103 can be controlled by the electrical control system and sensor of the prior art.

[0039] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 At least one end of the cup receiving groove 108 along its own extension direction is an open port. The transfer assembly also includes a cup blocking cylinder 111 installed on the flip seat 107 and a cup blocking rod 112 connected to the cup blocking cylinder 111 and driven by the cup blocking cylinder 111 to translate. The baffle rod is close to the open port of the cup receiving groove 108 and can be driven by the cup blocking cylinder 111 to move to the extension path of the cup receiving groove 108 or to be separated from the extension path of the cup receiving groove 108.

[0040] According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, when the cup-stopping cylinder 111 drives the cup-stopping rod 112 to move to the extension path of the cup-collecting groove 108, the cup-stopping rod 112 can keep the inner cup 200 in the cup-collecting groove 108 in the cup-collecting groove 108; when the cup-stopping cylinder 111 drives the cup-stopping rod 112 to leave the extension path of the cup-collecting groove 108, the inner cup 200 can escape from the cup-collecting groove 108 from the open port of the cup-collecting groove 108. Therefore, in this embodiment, by providing the movable cup-stopping rod 112, the paper cup in the cup-collecting groove 108 can be flexibly and autonomously controlled to escape from the cup-collecting groove 108 at a predetermined time, which is conducive to further improving the automation degree of the automatic cup-feeding device in this embodiment.

[0041] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a cup cylinder seat 113 and a slider 114 slidably connected to the cup cylinder seat 113. The cup cylinder 111 is mounted on the cup cylinder seat 113 and connected to the cup rod 112 via the slider 114. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the cup cylinder seat 113 can improve the output stability of the cup cylinder 111, which is conducive to improving the movement stability of the cup rod 112. The slider 114 slidably connected to the cup cylinder seat 113 can also further improve the movement stability of the cup rod 112.

[0042] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a guide seat 115 mounted on the flip seat 107, and the cup stopper rod 112 passes through the guide seat 115 and is movably connected to the guide seat 115. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the guide seat 115 can not only further improve the movement stability of the cup stopper rod 112, but also, in an embodiment where a plurality of cup stopper rods 112 are provided, the guide seat 115 can also maintain the relative position stability between the plurality of cup stopper rods 112, thereby facilitating improving the blocking effect of the cup stopper rod 112 on the inner cup 200.

[0043] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3The transfer assembly further includes a baffle 116 extending from one end of the cup receiving groove 108 away from the cup blocking rod 112 to the middle of the cup receiving groove 108 and a baffle cylinder 117 connected to the baffle 116. The baffle cylinder 117 is used to drive the end of the baffle 116 away from the end of the cup receiving groove 108 to approach or move away from the bottom wall of the cup receiving groove 108. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, when the baffle cylinder 117 drives the baffle 116 away from the bottom wall of the cup receiving groove 108, it is convenient for the inner cup 200 in the guide groove 110 to drop into the cup receiving groove 108 quickly; when the baffle cylinder 117 drives the baffle 116 to approach the bottom wall of the cup receiving groove 108, the inner cup 200 that has fallen into the cup receiving groove 108 can be more stably maintained inside the cup receiving groove 108, which is conducive to improving the conveying stability of the inner cup 200 in the cup loading link and improving the cup loading efficiency.

[0044] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a first support rod 118 connected to the flip seat 107 and spaced apart from and parallel to the cup receiving groove 108, and also includes a baffle cylinder seat 119 connected to the first support rod 118, and the baffle cylinder 117 is mounted on the baffle cylinder seat 119. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the first support rod 118 can keep the baffle cylinder seat 119 mounted on the first support rod 118 in a stable relative position, thereby improving the output stability of the baffle cylinder 117 mounted on the baffle cylinder seat 119, which is conducive to further improving the cup loading efficiency of the inner cup 200 in the cup loading link.

[0045] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a second support rod 120 which is parallel to and spaced from the first support rod 118. The second support rod 120 is connected to the flip seat 107 and to the first support rod 118. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the second support rod 120 can assist the first support rod 118 in providing support to the baffle cylinder seat 119, which is beneficial to further improve the output stability of the baffle cylinder 117.

[0046] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a support plate 121 connected to the bracket 101, and the support plate 121 is arranged on the rotation path of the first support rod 118 and is used to support the first support rod 118 that rotates to a horizontal state. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the support plate 121 can keep the material receiving trough stably in a horizontal state, thereby facilitating the inner cup 200 to be transferred to the material receiving trough more quickly, and further facilitating further improving the cup loading efficiency of the automatic cup feeding device in this embodiment.

[0047] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3The transfer assembly further includes an elastic pad 122 made of an elastic material, and the elastic pad 122 is connected to one side of the support plate 121 for contacting the first support rod 118. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, the elastic pad 122 can reduce the impact force between the first support rod 118 and the support plate 121, thereby reducing the working noise of the automatic cup conveying device provided in this embodiment and extending its service life.

[0048] In another embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The transfer assembly further includes a support plate 123 connected to the bracket 101 and arranged horizontally, the support 105 is mounted on the support plate 123, and a through notch 124 is arranged on the support plate 123, the notch 124 corresponds to the vertical conveying trough 104 and allows the paper cups in the conveying trough 104 to pass through. According to the above structure provided in this embodiment, by providing the support plate 123, the automatic conveying and cup loading device in this embodiment can be better connected to the next process, thereby further improving the cup loading efficiency of the inner cup 200, which is far superior to the prior art.

[0049] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic cup feeding device, characterized in that: include: Bracket (101); A material bin (102), arranged at the bottom of the support (101); A conveyor belt (103) extends into the silo (102) and is inclined relative to the height direction of the support (101), wherein the conveyor belt (103) forms a plurality of horizontal conveying grooves (104) for lifting paper cups along a conveying direction; A transfer assembly, comprising a support (105) mounted on the support (101) and a turning seat (107) rotatably connected to the support (105) via a rotating shaft (106), wherein the rotating shaft (106) is arranged horizontally and perpendicular to the conveying trough (104), and the transfer assembly further comprises a cup collecting trough (108) connected to the turning seat (107) and a vertical cylinder (109) for driving the turning seat (107) to rotate around the rotating shaft (106), wherein the cup collecting trough (108) extends in a plane parallel to the conveying trough (104); The guide groove (110) is connected between the high-position discharge side of the conveyor belt (103) and the cup collecting groove (108) rotated to a horizontal state, and the end of the guide groove (110) close to the conveyor belt (103) is higher than the end of the guide groove (110) close to the cup collecting groove (108) in the height direction of the bracket (101).

2. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one end of the cup receiving groove (108) along its own extension direction is an open port, and the transfer assembly further comprises a cup blocking cylinder (111) mounted on the flip seat (107) and a cup blocking rod (112) connected to the cup blocking cylinder (111) and driven to translate by the cup blocking cylinder (111); The cup-stopping rod (112) is close to the open end of the cup-collecting groove (108) and can be driven by the cup-stopping cylinder (111) to move onto the extension path of the cup-collecting groove (108) or to be separated from the extension path of the cup-collecting groove (108).

3. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a stopper cup cylinder seat (113) and a sliding block (114) slidably connected to the stopper cup cylinder seat (113); The cup stopper cylinder (111) is mounted on the cup stopper cylinder seat (113) and is connected to the cup stopper rod (112) via the slider (114).

4. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a guide seat (115) mounted on the flip seat (107), and the cup blocking rod (112) passes through the guide seat (115) and is movably connected to the guide seat (115).

5. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a baffle (116) extending from an end of the cup receiving groove (108) away from the cup blocking rod (112) to the middle of the cup receiving groove (108) and a baffle cylinder (117) drivingly connected to the baffle (116), wherein the baffle cylinder (117) is used to drive an end of the baffle (116) away from the end of the cup receiving groove (108) to approach or move away from the bottom wall of the cup receiving groove (108).

6. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a first support rod (118) connected to the flip seat (107) and arranged parallel to and spaced from the cup receiving groove (108), and a baffle cylinder seat (119) connected to the first support rod (118); The baffle cylinder (117) is mounted on the baffle cylinder seat (119).

7. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a second support rod (120) which is arranged parallel to and spaced apart from the first support rod (118); the second support rod (120) is connected to the flip seat (107) and to the first support rod (118).

8. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a support plate (121) connected to the support (101); The support plate (121) is arranged on the rotation path of the first support rod (118) and is used to support the first support rod (118) that is rotated to a horizontal state.

9. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further includes an elastic pad (122) made of elastic material; The elastic pad (122) is connected to a side of the support plate (121) for abutting against the first support rod (118).

10. The automatic cup feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer assembly further comprises a support plate (123) connected to the bracket (101) and arranged horizontally, the support seat (105) being mounted on the support plate (123), the support plate (123) being provided with a through notch (124), the notch (124) corresponding to the conveying trough (104) in a vertical state and allowing paper cups in the conveying trough (104) to pass through.

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