Automatic tray supply device

By designing an automatic pallet supply device, using adjustment mechanisms, brackets, material suction mechanisms and material pushing components, the problems of low efficiency of manual pallet placement and food contamination risks are solved, and the automatic placement of pallets and food hygiene are achieved.

CN222663927UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-25GUANGDONG SHUNDE HUANGDANJI FOOD CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421302189.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-07
Publication Date
2025-03-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-07

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

During the mooncake packaging process, manual trays are inefficient and consume a lot of manpower, which increases the risk of food pollution and poses a hidden danger of food hygiene failure.

Method used

An automatic pallet supply device is designed, including an adjustment mechanism, a bracket, a suction mechanism and a pushing component. The pallet is stacked through the bracket, the suction mechanism sucks a single pallet and pushes the pallet into the conveyor belt through the pushing component.

Benefits of technology

The automatic placement of pallets is realized, production efficiency is improved, labor costs are reduced, and the risk of food pollution is reduced, ensuring the safety of food hygiene.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic tray supply device which comprises a fixing frame, an adjusting mechanism, a bracket, a material suction mechanism, a conveying belt, a material pushing assembly and a material carrying plate. Stacked trays are stored through the bracket, the trays are grabbed one by one through the material suction mechanism, and finally the sucked trays are pushed to the conveying belt through the material pushing assembly. Therefore, the tray is automatically placed in the conveying belt through equipment, and the problems that the production efficiency is low, a large amount of manpower needs to be consumed and the labor cost is high due to manual placement are solved; meanwhile, the problems that the probability that food is polluted due to manual contact is increased, and the hidden danger that food hygiene does not reach the standard exists are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of feeding equipment, in particular to an automatic tray supply device. Background Art

[0002] The production process of mooncakes generally includes preparing raw materials, kneading dough, forming, baking, cooling and packaging. In the packaging process, the placement of mooncake trays is generally done manually. The stacked trays are disassembled one by one and placed on the conveyor belt, and then transferred to the automatic packaging machine for packaging. However, manual placement has low production efficiency and requires a lot of manpower, and the labor cost is very high. Moreover, due to manual contact, the probability of food contamination increases, and there is a risk of food hygiene not meeting standards. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to design an automatic pallet supply device to solve the problems raised by the background technology. To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: including an adjustment mechanism installed on the top of a fixed frame, a plurality of brackets adjustably installed on the top of the adjustment mechanism and used to stack pallets, a suction mechanism fixed to the fixed frame and used to suck a single pallet, and a pushing assembly fixed to the fixed frame and used to push the pallet onto the conveyor belt, the fixed frame is provided with a loading plate, the transmission belt of the conveyor belt is flush with the loading plate and the conveyor belt is fixed to one side end of the fixed frame, and the pushing assembly is fixed to the loading plate.

[0004] Furthermore, the loading plate is provided with a plurality of through holes aligned with the bracket, and the suction mechanism includes a support frame fixedly connected to the fixed frame, a plurality of suction cylinders fixedly connected to the support frame, and a suction cup fixedly connected to the end of a telescopic rod of the suction cylinder and used to suck the tray, and the suction cup is connected to an exhaust system.

[0005] Furthermore, the pushing assembly includes a pushing cylinder fixedly connected to the end of the carrier plate on one side away from the conveyor belt, and a pushing plate fixedly connected to the telescopic rod of the pushing cylinder.

[0006] Furthermore, the adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment plate adjustably mounted on the top of the fixing frame and a second adjustment plate adjustably mounted on the top of the first adjustment plate, the bracket includes four support rods adjustably mounted on the second adjustment plate, a plurality of bevel teeth are provided at the bottom of the support rods, and the tray is located between the four support rods.

[0007] Furthermore, the adjustable installation is in the form of aligning the holes with the slots and locking them with bolts and nuts.

[0008] Furthermore, the cross section of the support rod is U-shaped.

[0009] Furthermore, the adjustment mechanism also includes a first support block fixed to the fixed frame, a first movable block fixed to the side wall of the first adjustment plate, and a first screw rotatably connected to the first support block, the first support block is located between the two first adjustment plates and the first screw is threadedly connected to the first movable block.

[0010] Furthermore, a first rotating wheel is fixedly connected to the end of the first screw.

[0011] Furthermore, the adjustment mechanism also includes a second support block fixedly connected to the end of the first adjustment plate, a second moving block fixedly connected to the end of the second adjustment plate, and a second screw rotatably connected to the second support block, and the second screw is threadedly connected to the second moving block.

[0012] Furthermore, a material placing plate is also provided on the top of the fixing frame, and the material pushing assembly is located below the material placing plate.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The utility model is provided with a bracket for storing stacked pallets, and the pallets are grabbed one by one by a suction mechanism, and finally the suctioned pallets are pushed onto the conveyor belt by a pushing component; therefore, the utility model automatically places the pallets on the conveyor belt through the equipment, thereby eliminating the problems of low production efficiency, large amount of manpower and high labor cost of manual placement; at the same time, the problem of increased probability of food being contaminated due to manual contact and the hidden danger of food hygiene not meeting standards is eliminated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, 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 utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a partial enlarged schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0019] Among them: 1. bracket; 2. tray; 3. fixed frame; 4. support frame; 5. loading plate; 6. pushing cylinder; 7. placing plate; 8. conveyor belt; 9. second adjusting plate; 10. first adjusting plate; 11. second screw rod; 12. second rotating wheel; 13. second supporting block; 14. first moving block; 15. first screw rod; 16. second moving block; 17. oblique teeth; 18. supporting rod; 19. first supporting block; 20. through hole; 21. suction cylinder; 22. suction cup. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] In order to further explain the technical means and effects adopted by the present invention to achieve the predetermined purpose of the utility model, the specific implementation method, structure, characteristics and effects of the present invention are described in detail below in combination with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

[0021] Example: Please refer to Figure 1-3 , an automatic pallet supply device, comprising an adjustment mechanism installed on the top of a fixed frame 3, a plurality of brackets 1 adjustably installed on the top of the adjustment mechanism and used to stack pallets 2, a suction mechanism fixed to the fixed frame 3 and used to suck a single pallet 2, and a pushing assembly fixed to the fixed frame 3 and used to push the pallet 2 onto a conveyor belt 8, a loading plate 5 is provided on the fixed frame 3, the conveyor belt 8 is flush with the loading plate 5 and the conveyor belt 8 is fixed to one side end of the fixed frame 3, and the pushing assembly is fixed to the loading plate 5; in this embodiment, the bracket 1 is provided with six, when When it is necessary to arrange the trays 2, the stacked trays 2 can be directly placed in the bracket 1, and then the suction mechanism sucks the single tray 2 onto the loading plate 5, and finally the tray 2 is pushed into the conveyor belt 8 by the pushing assembly to complete the placement of the tray 2; therefore, the utility model automatically places the tray 2 on the conveyor belt 8 through the equipment, eliminating the problems of low production efficiency, large manpower consumption and high labor cost of manual placement; at the same time, it eliminates the problem of increased probability of food contamination due to manual contact and the hidden danger of food hygiene not meeting standards.

[0022] In this embodiment, a plurality of through holes 20 aligned with the bracket 1 are provided on the material carrier plate 5, and the material suction mechanism includes a support frame 4 fixedly connected to the fixed frame 3, a plurality of material suction cylinders 21 fixedly connected to the support frame 4, and a suction cup 22 fixedly connected to the end of the telescopic rod of the material suction cylinder 21 and used to suck the tray 2, and the suction cup 22 is connected to the exhaust system, so as to realize the suction of the tray 2, wherein the exhaust system adopts a common exhaust mechanism, and only needs to realize the adsorption and release (gas stop) functions of the suction cup 22, so it will not be described in detail in this article; and the pushing assembly includes a pushing cylinder 6 fixedly connected to the end of the side of the material carrier plate 5 away from the conveyor belt 8, and a pushing plate fixedly connected to the telescopic rod of the pushing cylinder 6, so as to realize the tray 2 transfer; in addition, the adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment plate 10 adjustably mounted on the top of the fixing frame 3 and a second adjustment plate 9 adjustably mounted on the top of the first adjustment plate 10, the bracket 1 includes four support rods 18 adjustably mounted on the second adjustment plate 9, a plurality of oblique teeth 17 are provided at the bottom of the support rods 18, the tray 2 is located between the four support rods 18, the cross-section of the support rods is U-shaped, wherein the oblique teeth 17 can separate the stacked trays 2, that is, when the suction cup 22 sucks the bottom tray 2, the second to last tray 2 will be separated from the bottom tray 2 under the action of the oblique teeth 17 (the tray 2 sucked by the suction cup 22 will undergo sufficient deformation during the downward movement, while the deformation of the penultimate tray is smaller, Thus, the bevel teeth 17 will separate the bottom tray 2 from the penultimate tray 2). In addition, the adjustable installation adopts the form of aligning the holes and slots and locking them by bolts and nuts. The relevant positions can be adjusted by moving the positions of the bolts in the slots. The adjustment mechanism also includes a first support block 19 fixed to the fixed frame 3, a first moving block 14 fixed to the side wall of the first adjustment plate 10, and a first screw 15 rotatably connected to the first support block 19. The first support block 19 is located between the two first adjustment plates 10 and the first screw 15 is threadedly connected to the first moving block 14. The end of the first screw 15 is fixed with a first rotating wheel. The first rotating wheel is rotated to cause the first screw 15 to move. The first adjusting plate 10 is rotated, thereby causing the first moving block 14 to move, thereby realizing the movement of the first adjusting plate 10, and then realizing the adjustment of the size between the supporting rods 18; the adjusting mechanism also includes a second supporting block 13 fixedly connected to the end of the first adjusting plate 10, a second moving block 16 fixedly connected to the end of the second adjusting plate 9, and a second screw rod 11 rotatably connected to the second supporting block 13, the second screw rod 11 is threadedly connected to the second moving block 16, and in addition, a second rotating wheel 12 is fixedly connected to the end of the second screw rod 11. When the second rotating wheel 12 is rotated, the second screw rod 11 will rotate, thereby causing the second moving block 16 to move, thereby realizing the adjustment of the size between the supporting rods 18, thereby adapting to the sizes of different pallets 2;Among them, the rotating connection adopts the form of bearing connection, and the first adjustment plate 10 and the second adjustment plate 9 also adopt an adjustable connection. The adjustable connection adopts the form of aligning the hole with the slot and locking it with bolts and nuts. It only needs to move the position of the bolt in the slot to achieve the adjustment of the relevant position; and the top of the fixed frame 3 is also provided with a material placing plate 7, and the pushing assembly is located below the material placing plate 7, providing a platform for placing the tray 2 on the bracket 1, which is convenient for the staff to operate. ;

[0023] How it works

[0024] When it is necessary to arrange the trays 2, the stacked trays 2 can be directly placed in the bracket 1, and then the suction cylinder 21 is started, the suction cup 22 rises, and then the bottom tray 2 is sucked. When the bottom is moved to the loading plate 5 through the suction cup 22, the pushing cylinder 6 is started, and the pushing plate pushes the tray 2 into the conveyor belt 8 to complete the placement of the tray 2; therefore, the utility model automatically places the tray 2 on the conveyor belt 8 through the equipment, eliminating the problems of low production efficiency, large manpower consumption and high labor cost of manual placement; at the same time, it eliminates the problem of increased probability of food contamination due to manual contact and the hidden danger of food hygiene not meeting standards.

[0025] 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 be an element centered thereon. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an element centered thereon. The terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "rear" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0026] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not constitute any form of limitation to the present invention. Although the present invention has been disclosed as a preferred embodiment as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any technical personnel in this field can make some changes or modify the technical contents disclosed above into equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention. However, any brief modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present invention without departing from the content of the technical solution of the present invention are still within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic tray supply device, characterized in that: The invention comprises an adjusting mechanism installed on the top of a fixed frame (3), a plurality of brackets (1) adjustably installed on the top of the adjusting mechanism and used for stacking trays (2), a suction mechanism fixed to the fixed frame (3) and used for sucking a single tray (2), and a pushing assembly fixed to the fixed frame (3) and used for pushing the tray (2) onto a conveyor belt (8), wherein a loading plate (5) is provided on the fixed frame (3), a transmission belt of the conveyor belt (8) is flush with the loading plate (5), and the conveyor belt (8) is fixed to one side end of the fixed frame (3), and the pushing assembly is fixed to the loading plate (5).

2. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material carrier plate (5) is provided with a plurality of through holes (20) aligned with the bracket (1), and the material suction mechanism comprises a support frame (4) fixedly connected to the fixed frame (3), a plurality of material suction cylinders (21) fixedly connected to the support frame (4), and a suction cup (22) fixedly connected to the end of a telescopic rod of the suction cylinder (21) and used for sucking the tray (2), and the suction cup (22) is connected to an exhaust system.

3. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly comprises a pushing cylinder (6) fixedly connected to the end of the carrier plate (5) facing away from the conveyor belt (8), and a pushing plate fixedly connected to the telescopic rod of the pushing cylinder (6).

4. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism comprises a first adjustment plate (10) adjustably mounted on the top of the fixing frame (3) and a second adjustment plate (9) adjustably mounted on the top of the first adjustment plate (10); the bracket (1) comprises four support rods (18) adjustably mounted on the second adjustment plate (9); a plurality of oblique teeth (17) are provided at the bottom of the support rods (18); and the tray (2) is located between the four support rods (18).

5. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjustable installation is in the form of aligning the holes with the slots and locking them with bolts and nuts.

6. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cross section of the supporting rod (18) is U-shaped.

7. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism further comprises a first support block (19) fixedly connected to the fixing frame (3), a first moving block (14) fixedly connected to the side wall of the first adjustment plate (10), and a first screw rod (15) rotatably connected to the first support block (19); the first support block (19) is located between the two first adjustment plates (10) and the first screw rod (15) is threadedly connected to the first moving block (14).

8. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The end of the first screw (15) is fixedly connected to a first rotating wheel.

9. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism further comprises a second support block (13) fixedly connected to the end of the first adjustment plate (10), a second moving block (16) fixedly connected to the end of the second adjustment plate (9), and a second screw rod (11) rotatably connected to the second support block (13), wherein the second screw rod (11) is threadedly connected to the second moving block (16).

10. The automatic tray supply device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material placement plate (7) is also provided on the top of the fixing frame (3), and the material pushing assembly is located below the material placement plate (7).