Vacuum sealing machine

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of sealing machines, and particularly relates to a vacuum sealing machine which comprises a sealing machine body, two first sliding grooves are formed in the sealing machine body, two sliding rods are installed in the first sliding grooves in a sliding mode, the same connecting rod is fixedly installed on one sides of the two sliding rods, and the two connecting rods are connected with the two first sliding grooves in a sliding mode respectively. The two driving assemblies are both located in the sealing machine body and used for driving the two connecting rods to slide correspondingly. The four collecting grooves are all formed in the sealing machine body, the four collecting grooves are located below the four sliding rods correspondingly, the four collecting grooves communicate with the two first sliding grooves correspondingly, and a collecting box is installed on one side of each collecting groove in an inserted connection mode; when the whole device is used, plastic bags can be cut, the blades can be replaced conveniently, tools are not needed, and meanwhile garbage generated by cutting the plastic bags can be collected and treated conveniently.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of sealing machines, in particular to a vacuum sealing machine. Background Art

[0002] A vacuum sealer is a device that puts food (or other items) into a packaging bag, extracts the air in the bag, and completes the sealing process after reaching a predetermined vacuum degree. Its working principle is mainly to isolate the air so that the filling can be sealed and preserved, thereby preserving the freshness to the greatest extent.

[0003] For example, the Chinese patent with the announcement number CN211108219U discloses a vacuum sealing machine for packaging bags, including a chassis and a matching sealing cover, wherein two vacuum chambers that are symmetrical and concave downward are arranged on the upper end table of the chassis, and the front and rear edges of each vacuum chamber are provided with symmetrical and upwardly protruding sealing strips; the sealing cover opens downward and is hinged to the top of the chassis through a connecting rod, two connecting rods are arranged on the same side of the chassis and form a parallelogram mechanism with the sealing cover and the chassis, a circle of continuous sealing strips is arranged on the edge of the lower surface of the sealing cover, two heating sealing strips that are symmetrical front and back are arranged in the inner cavity of the sealing cover, and an exhaust pipe that is connected to the inside of the sealing cover is arranged on the side of the sealing cover, and the exhaust pipe is connected to the vacuum pump. The utility model is provided with two vacuum chambers, which can work alternately and continuously, and has high working efficiency, and an adjustment plate that can be adjusted up and down is arranged in the vacuum chamber, which can adapt to packaging bags within a certain size range, has good adaptability, and low equipment cost.

[0004] The above patent has the following problems:

[0005] This patent has some disadvantages when used, such as: the above device cannot cut the plastic bags when used, and needs to be cut manually, which wastes time. At the same time, if the garbage left after cutting is not processed, it will pollute the environment, and the garbage needs to be cleaned by personnel, which is more complicated. In view of this, we propose a vacuum sealer. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a vacuum sealer to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0007] In view of this, the utility model provides a vacuum sealing machine, comprising:

[0008] The sealing machine body has two sliding grooves 1 in the sealing machine body, two sliding rods are slidably installed in the sliding grooves 1, one side of the two sliding rods is fixedly installed with a same connecting rod, and the two connecting rods are respectively slidably connected with the two sliding grooves 1;

[0009] Two driving assemblies, both of which are located in the sealing machine body and are used to drive the two connecting rods to slide respectively;

[0010] Four collecting troughs, the four collecting troughs are all arranged in the sealing machine body, and the four collecting troughs are respectively located below the four sliding rods, the four collecting troughs are respectively connected with two sliding troughs, and a collecting box is plugged and installed on one side of the collecting trough;

[0011] Four limiting grooves, the four limiting grooves are all arranged in the sealing machine body, and the four limiting grooves are respectively located above the four sliding rods, a sliding block is slidably installed in the limiting groove, a fixed block is fixedly installed on one side of the sliding block, and a blade is inserted and installed in the fixed block;

[0012] Four fixing components are respectively located in four fixing blocks and are used to fix the positions of four blades respectively.

[0013] In the technical solution, when it is necessary to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, the fixing block is first pulled, and the fixing block drives the blade to move, and the blade can cut the plastic bag. When the blade needs to be replaced after a long period of use, the blade can be taken out upwards through the provided fixing assembly, and then the new blade can be inserted into the fixing block. The position of the blade can be fixed through the provided fixing assembly, which is convenient for replacing the blade without using tools.

[0014] When it is necessary to collect the garbage generated by cutting, the driving assembly can drive the connecting rod to slide downward, and the connecting rod drives the two sliding rods to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove along the inclined surface of the sliding rod, and then fall into the corresponding collection box for collection. Personnel only need to dispose of the garbage in the collection box, which is convenient for the collection and disposal of garbage cut from plastic bags.

[0015] In the above technical solution, further, the driving component includes:

[0016] Bevel gear one, the bevel gear one is rotatably mounted in the sliding groove one and is located below the connecting rod, a threaded rod is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the bevel gear one, the upper end of the threaded rod passes through the connecting rod, the threaded rod is rotatably connected to the sliding groove one, and the threaded rod is threadedly connected to the connecting rod;

[0017] Bevel gear 2 is rotatably mounted in sliding groove 1 and is located on one side of bevel gear 1. Bevel gear 2 is meshed with bevel gear 1, and one end of bevel gear 2 passes through sliding groove 1 and extends to the outside.

[0018] In the present technical solution, when it is necessary to collect the garbage generated by cutting, first rotate bevel gear 2, which drives bevel gear 1 meshing with it to rotate, and bevel gear 1 drives the threaded rod to rotate. Under the action of the thread, the threaded rod drives the connecting rod to slide downward, and the connecting rod drives the two sliding rods to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove along the inclined surface of the sliding rod, and then fall into the corresponding collection box for collection. Personnel only need to dispose of the garbage in the collection box, which is convenient for collecting and processing the garbage cut from plastic bags.

[0019] In the above technical solution, further, the fixing assembly includes:

[0020] Sliding groove 2, the sliding groove 2 is opened in the fixed block, a sliding column is slidably installed in the sliding groove 2, one end of the sliding column passes through the blade, and the sliding column and the blade are plugged into each other, a fixing ring is fixedly installed on the sliding column, the fixing ring is slidably connected to the sliding groove 2, a spring fixed to the inner wall of the sliding groove 2 is fixedly installed on one side of the fixing ring, and the upper end of the sliding column passes through the sliding groove 2 and extends to the outside.

[0021] In the present technical solution, when it is necessary to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, first pull the fixed block, the fixed block drives the blade to move, and the blade can cut the plastic bag. When the blade needs to be replaced after long-term use, first pull the corresponding sliding column, the sliding column drives the fixed ring to slide, and the spring is squeezed and contracted at the same time. When one end of the sliding column is detached from the blade, take out the blade upwards, and then insert the new blade into the fixed block, and then release the sliding column. Under the action of the spring rebound force, the spring drives the fixed ring to slide, and the fixed ring drives the sliding column to insert into the blade, so that the position of the blade can be fixed, which is convenient for replacing the blade without the need for tools.

[0022] In the above technical solution, further, the cross section of the sliding block is T-shaped.

[0023] In this technical solution, the stability of the sliding block is ensured when it slides.

[0024] In the above technical solution, further, the top of the sliding rod is arranged to be inclined.

[0025] In this technical solution, it is ensured that the garbage on the top of the sliding rod will move downward and then enter the corresponding collection groove along the inclined surface of the sliding rod.

[0026] In the above technical solution, further, anti-slip rubber pads are fixedly installed on both sides of the collection box.

[0027] In this technical solution, it is ensured that the collection box will not be displaced in the collection tank.

[0028] In the above technical solution, further, an operating disk is fixedly mounted on one end of the bevel gear 2.

[0029] In this technical solution, an operating panel is provided to facilitate personnel to rotate bevel gear two.

[0030] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0031] 1. When the vacuum sealer needs to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, first pull the fixed block, the fixed block drives the blade to move, and the blade can cut the plastic bag. When the blade needs to be replaced after long-term use, the blade can be taken out upwards through the set fixing component, and then the new blade is inserted into the fixed block. The position of the blade can be fixed through the set fixing component, which is convenient for replacing the blade without using tools.

[0032] 2. When the vacuum sealer needs to collect the garbage generated by cutting, the driving assembly can drive the connecting rod to slide downward, and the connecting rod drives the two sliding rods to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove along the inclined surface of the sliding rod, and then fall into the corresponding collection box for collection. The staff only needs to dispose of the garbage in the collection box, which is convenient for collecting and processing the garbage cut from the plastic bag. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0034] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the threaded rod area structure of the utility model;

[0035] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the regional structure of the collection box of the utility model;

[0036] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the sealing machine body of the utility model;

[0037] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the connecting rod area structure of the utility model;

[0038] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the fixed block area structure of the utility model;

[0039] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the fixing block of the utility model.

[0040] The symbols in the figure are:

[0041] 1. Sealing machine body; 2. Sliding groove 1; 3. Sliding rod; 4. Connecting rod; 5. Collecting groove; 6. Collecting box; 7. Limiting groove; 8. Sliding block; 9. Fixed block; 10. Blade; 11. Bevel gear 1; 12. Threaded rod; 13. Bevel gear 2; 14. Sliding groove 2; 15. Sliding column; 16. Fixed ring; 17. Spring; 19. Operating panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments in the present application belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0043] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms used here are only for describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to the present application. For ease of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. The techniques, methods and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant fields may not be discussed in detail, but in appropriate cases, the techniques, methods and equipment should be regarded as part of the authorization specification. In all examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be interpreted as merely exemplary, rather than as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values. It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further discussed in subsequent drawings.

[0044] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second", etc. are generally of one type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0045] It should be noted that, in the description of the present application, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by terms such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "lateral, vertical, perpendicular, horizontal" and "top, bottom" are usually based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these orientation words do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application; the orientation words "inside and outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the contour of each component itself.

[0046] It should be noted that, in the present application, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the method and device in the embodiment of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0047] Embodiment 1:

[0048] See also Figure 1 - Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment provides a vacuum sealer, comprising:

[0049] The sealing machine body 1 has two sliding grooves 2 arranged in the sealing machine body 1, two sliding rods 3 are slidably installed in the sliding grooves 2, and a same connecting rod 4 is fixedly installed on one side of the two sliding rods 3, and the two connecting rods 4 are respectively slidably connected with the two sliding grooves 2;

[0050] Two driving assemblies, both of which are located in the sealing machine body 1 and are used to drive the two connecting rods 4 to slide respectively;

[0051] Four collecting troughs 5, all of which are provided in the sealing machine body 1, and are respectively located below the four sliding rods 3, the four collecting troughs 5 are respectively connected to the two sliding troughs 1 2, and a collecting box 6 is installed on one side of the collecting trough 5;

[0052] Four limiting grooves 7, all of which are provided in the sealing machine body 1, and are respectively located above the four sliding rods 3, a sliding block 8 is slidably installed in the limiting groove 7, a fixed block 9 is fixedly installed on one side of the sliding block 8, and a blade 10 is inserted and installed in the fixed block 9;

[0053] Four fixing components are respectively located in the four fixing blocks 9 and are used to fix the positions of the four blades 10 respectively.

[0054] When it is necessary to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, the fixing block 9 is first pulled, and the fixing block 9 drives the blade 10 to move, and the blade 10 can cut the plastic bag. When the blade 10 needs to be replaced after a long period of use, the blade 10 can be taken out upwards through the provided fixing assembly, and then the new blade 10 is inserted into the fixing block 9. The position of the blade 10 can be fixed through the provided fixing assembly, so that the blade 10 can be replaced conveniently without the use of tools.

[0055] When it is necessary to collect the garbage generated by cutting, the driving component is set up to drive the connecting rod 4 to slide downward, and the connecting rod 4 drives the two sliding rods 3 to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod 3 will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove 5 along the inclined surface of the sliding rod 3, and then fall into the corresponding collection box 6 for collection. The staff only needs to dispose of the garbage in the collection box 6, which is convenient for collecting and processing the garbage cut from the plastic bag.

[0056] In this embodiment, the driving component includes:

[0057] Bevel gear 11, bevel gear 11 is rotatably mounted in the sliding groove 12 and is located below the connecting rod 4, a threaded rod 12 is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the bevel gear 11, the upper end of the threaded rod 12 passes through the connecting rod 4, the threaded rod 12 is rotatably connected to the sliding groove 12, and the threaded rod 12 is threadedly connected to the connecting rod 4;

[0058] Bevel gear 2 13, bevel gear 2 13 is rotatably mounted in the sliding groove 1 2 and is located on one side of the bevel gear 1 11, bevel gear 2 13 is meshed with the bevel gear 1 11, and one end of the bevel gear 2 13 passes through the sliding groove 1 2 and extends to the outside;

[0059] Among them, when it is necessary to collect the garbage generated by cutting, first rotate the bevel gear 2 13, the bevel gear 2 13 drives the bevel gear 1 11 meshing with it to rotate, and the bevel gear 1 11 drives the threaded rod 12 to rotate. Under the action of the thread, the threaded rod 12 drives the connecting rod 4 to slide downward, and the connecting rod 4 drives the two sliding rods 3 to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod 3 will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove 5 along the inclined surface of the sliding rod 3, and then fall into the corresponding collection box 6 for collection. The personnel only need to dispose of the garbage in the collection box 6, which is convenient for collecting and processing the garbage cut from the plastic bag.

[0060] In this embodiment, the fixing component includes:

[0061] The second sliding groove 14 is provided in the fixed block 9, a sliding column 15 is slidably installed in the second sliding groove 14, one end of the sliding column 15 passes through the blade 10, and the sliding column 15 is plugged and matched with the blade 10, a fixing ring 16 is fixedly installed on the sliding column 15, the fixing ring 16 is slidably connected with the second sliding groove 14, a spring 17 fixed to the inner wall of the second sliding groove 14 is fixedly installed on one side of the fixing ring 16, and the upper end of the sliding column 15 passes through the second sliding groove 14 and extends to the outside;

[0062] Among them, when it is necessary to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, first pull the fixing block 9, the fixing block 9 drives the blade 10 to move, and the blade 10 can cut the plastic bag. When the blade 10 needs to be replaced after being used for a long time, first pull the corresponding sliding column 15, the sliding column 15 drives the fixing ring 16 to slide, and the spring 17 is squeezed and contracted. When one end of the sliding column 15 is separated from the blade 10, take out the blade 10 upward, and then insert the new blade 10 into the fixing block 9, and then release the sliding column 15. Under the action of the rebound force of the spring 17, the spring 17 drives the fixing ring 16 to slide, and the fixing ring 16 drives the sliding column 15 to insert into the blade 10, so that the position of the blade 10 can be fixed, which is convenient for replacing the blade 10 without using tools.

[0063] Embodiment 2:

[0064] This embodiment provides a vacuum sealer, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features.

[0065] In this embodiment, the cross section of the sliding block 8 is T-shaped.

[0066] In this case, the stability of the sliding block 8 during sliding is ensured.

[0067] Embodiment 3:

[0068] This embodiment provides a vacuum sealer, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features.

[0069] In this embodiment, the top of the sliding rod 3 is arranged to be inclined.

[0070] It is ensured that the garbage on the top of the sliding rod 3 will move downward and then enter the corresponding collecting groove 5 along the inclined surface of the sliding rod 3.

[0071] Embodiment 4:

[0072] This embodiment provides a vacuum sealer, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features.

[0073] In this embodiment, anti-skid rubber pads are fixedly installed on both sides of the collection box 6.

[0074] In this case, it is ensured that the collecting box 6 will not be displaced in the collecting tank 5 .

[0075] Embodiment 5:

[0076] This embodiment provides a vacuum sealer, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features.

[0077] In this embodiment, an operating panel 19 is fixedly mounted on one end of the bevel gear 2 13 .

[0078] Among them, the operating panel 19 is provided to facilitate personnel to rotate the bevel gear 2 13.

[0079] At the same time, the structure and principle of the vacuum seal of this embodiment are all existing technologies. For details, please refer to the comparative document (publication number CN211108219U, patent name is a vacuum sealer for packaging bags), which will not be repeated here.

[0080] Working principle: when it is necessary to cut the sealing part of the plastic bag, first pull the fixing block 9, the fixing block 9 drives the blade 10 to move, and the blade 10 can cut the plastic bag. When the blade 10 needs to be replaced after being used for a long time, first pull the corresponding sliding column 15, the sliding column 15 drives the fixing ring 16 to slide, and the spring 17 is squeezed and contracted at the same time. When one end of the sliding column 15 is separated from the blade 10, take out the blade 10 upward, and then insert the new blade 10 into the fixing block 9, and then loosen the sliding column 15. Under the action of the rebound force of the spring 17, the spring 17 drives the fixing ring 16 to slide, and the fixing ring 16 drives the sliding column 15 to insert into the blade 10, so that the position of the blade 10 can be fixed, which is convenient for replacing the blade 10 without using tools;

[0081] When it is necessary to collect the garbage generated by cutting, first turn the operating disk 19 and drive the bevel gear 2 13 to rotate, the bevel gear 2 13 drives the bevel gear 1 11 meshing with it to rotate, and the bevel gear 1 11 drives the threaded rod 12 to rotate. Under the action of the thread, the threaded rod 12 drives the connecting rod 4 to slide downward, and the connecting rod 4 drives the two sliding rods 3 to slide downward. The garbage on the top of the sliding rod 3 will move downward, and then enter the corresponding collection groove 5 along the inclined surface of the sliding rod 3, and then fall into the corresponding collection box 6 for collection. The personnel only need to dispose of the garbage in the collection box 6, which is convenient for collecting and processing the garbage cut from the plastic bag.

[0082] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. The present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the inspiration of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A vacuum sealing machine, characterized in that: include: A sealing machine body (1), wherein two sliding grooves (2) are provided in the sealing machine body (1), two sliding rods (3) are slidably installed in the sliding grooves (2), a same connecting rod (4) is fixedly installed on one side of the two sliding rods (3), and the two connecting rods (4) are slidably connected to the two sliding grooves (2) respectively; Two driving assemblies, both of which are located in the sealing machine body (1) and are respectively used to drive the two connecting rods (4) to slide; Four collecting grooves (5), the four collecting grooves (5) are all arranged in the sealing machine body (1), and the four collecting grooves (5) are respectively located below the four sliding rods (3), the four collecting grooves (5) are respectively connected to the two sliding grooves (2), and a collecting box (6) is plugged and installed on one side of the collecting groove (5); Four limiting grooves (7), the four limiting grooves (7) are all arranged in the sealing machine body (1), and the four limiting grooves (7) are respectively located above the four sliding rods (3), a sliding block (8) is slidably installed in the limiting groove (7), a fixed block (9) is fixedly installed on one side of the sliding block (8), and a blade (10) is inserted and installed in the fixed block (9); Four fixing components are respectively located in four fixing blocks (9) and are respectively used to fix the positions of four blades (10).

2. A vacuum sealer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive assembly comprises: A bevel gear (11), the bevel gear (11) is rotatably mounted in the sliding groove (2) and is located below the connecting rod (4), a threaded rod (12) is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the bevel gear (11), the upper end of the threaded rod (12) passes through the connecting rod (4), the threaded rod (12) is rotatably connected to the sliding groove (2), and the threaded rod (12) is threadedly connected to the connecting rod (4); Bevel gear 2 (13), the bevel gear 2 (13) is rotatably mounted in the sliding groove 1 (2) and is located on one side of the bevel gear 1 (11), the bevel gear 2 (13) is meshed with the bevel gear 1 (11), and one end of the bevel gear 2 (13) passes through the sliding groove 1 (2) and extends to the outside.

3. A vacuum sealer according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fixing assembly comprises: A second sliding groove (14), wherein the second sliding groove (14) is provided in the fixed block (9), a sliding column (15) is slidably installed in the second sliding groove (14), one end of the sliding column (15) passes through the blade (10), and the sliding column (15) and the blade (10) are plugged and matched, a fixing ring (16) is fixedly installed on the sliding column (15), and the fixing ring (16) is slidably connected to the second sliding groove (14), and a spring (17) fixed to the inner wall of the second sliding groove (14) is fixedly installed on one side of the fixing ring (16), and the upper end of the sliding column (15) passes through the second sliding groove (14) and extends to the outside.

4. A vacuum sealer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cross section of the sliding block (8) is T-shaped.

5. A vacuum sealer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the sliding rod (3) is arranged in an inclined manner.

6. A vacuum sealer according to claim 1, characterized in that: Anti-skid rubber pads are fixedly mounted on both sides of the collection box (6).

7. A vacuum sealer according to claim 2, characterized in that: An operating disc (19) is fixedly mounted on one end of the bevel gear 2 (13).

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