Toner feeding device of injection molding machine
By designing the toner feeding device of the injection molding machine, the toner finished color is automatically transported into the mixing chamber by using the color matching machine base and rotary powder output channel, the problems of integration of existing equipment and unstable toner content are solved, and the mixing and mixing efficiency and finished product quality stability are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421846212.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-06-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-31
AI Technical Summary
The existing color powder processing equipment requires additional weighing tools to stir after color adjustment, resulting in incompatibility of equipment, easy to lose during the transfer of toner, resulting in unstable content, and the finished product needs to be poured after color adjustment, reducing the efficiency of stirring and mixing.
A toner feeding device for injection molding machines is designed, including a color matching machine base, a toner can and a rotary powder output channel. The toner can is turned upside down on the color matching machine base. The color matching machine base automatically transports the color matching toner evenly into the mixing chamber through the driving motor and linkage shaft system.
It is realized that the toner is added directly to the stirring chamber after the color adjustment is completed, avoiding additional transfer and pouring work, ensuring stable finished product quality, improving the efficiency of stirring and mixing, and achieving a higher degree of integration of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical field:
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of powder mixing, in particular to a color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine. Background technology:
[0002] Plastic color powder is a chemical raw material, a mixture of different pigments, fillers and additives, mainly used to dye the surface of plastic products. According to different needs and uses, plastic color powder can be divided into many types, such as UV stabilizer type, food grade type, etc. Plastic color powder needs to be added and stirred in the production process. In the process of plastic production and processing, plastic needs to be color-adjusted so that the plastic can be dyed with different colors to ensure the later production and processing of plastic products.
[0003] However, most of the toner processing mechanisms currently on the market generally have limited stirring efficiency. For example, the Chinese utility model patent application with patent announcement number CN221016295U discloses a production color mixing device, which includes: a color mixing tank, a color mixing cavity is provided in the color mixing tank, a plastic adding pipe and a toner processing mechanism are connected to the upper end of the color mixing tank, a stirring component is arranged in the color mixing cavity, a discharging component is connected to the middle of the lower end of the color mixing tank, and the toner processing mechanism includes a toner adding pipe connected to the color mixing tank, a motor A is connected to one side of the toner adding pipe, a rotating shaft A is connected to the output end of the motor A, a gear A is connected to the rotating shaft A, a gear B is meshed and connected to the gear B, a rotating shaft B is connected to one end of the gear B near the toner adding pipe, a crushing roller A is connected to the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft A, a crushing roller B is connected to the outer peripheral side of the rotating shaft B, and a filter screen is connected to the lower end of the toner adding pipe. It can realize the crushing and filtering action of large particles of toner, and improve the color mixing effect of plastic products.
[0004] However, this existing production color mixing device still has the following disadvantages:
[0005] In this technical solution, the toner is introduced into the color mixing chamber and the color is mixed through a plastic adding tube and a toner processing mechanism. However, it is only responsible for the color mixing work. After the color mixing is completed, another weighing tool is required to weigh the toner and the material and then add them into the mixer for mixing. The equipment is not integrated, and the toner is easily lost during the transfer process, resulting in unstable content. In addition, the color mixing device needs to dump the finished product after the color mixing is completed, which reduces the efficiency of mixing and causes the mixing work to be unsmooth.
[0006] In view of this, the inventor proposes the following technical solution. Utility model content:
[0007] The utility model aims to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine.
[0008] To solve the above technical problems, the present utility model adopts the following technical solutions: An injection molding machine color powder feeding device, comprising: a color matching machine base, on which a rotating powder outlet channel for conveying color powder into a stirring chamber is provided; a color powder tank, which is inverted on the color matching machine base and can feed color powder into the color matching machine base; the color matching machine base includes: a first body, a fixing plate installed on the first body and formed with a feeding groove, a connecting seat covering the first body and used for connecting with the color powder tank, a driving motor arranged below the first body, a second body connected between the first body and the driving motor and used for preventing foreign objects, and a first linkage shaft and a second linkage shaft driven by the driving motor;
[0009] A feeding rotating blade for evenly dialing the color powder in the feeding groove into the rotating powder outlet channel is arranged in the feeding groove, and a powder outlet gear is arranged in the rotating powder outlet channel. Among them, the first linkage shaft passes upward through the first body and is connected with the feeding rotating blade, the second linkage shaft passes through the first body and is connected with the powder outlet gear. The powder outlet gear has tooth gaps capable of carrying color powder, and a flexible tooth is further arranged on the lower end surface of the connecting seat, and the flexible tooth extends into the tooth gaps to dial the color powder so that the color powder falls into the stirring chamber.
[0010] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a clamping portion for rotatably clamping the color powder tank is formed on the inner wall of the connecting seat, and the clamping portion includes a butt joint groove vertically distributed and a clamping groove horizontally distributed.
[0011] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the color powder tank includes a tank body, a first rotating shaft, a cover body covering the tank mouth of the tank body and capable of being assembled and connected with the connecting seat, a rotating disk connected with the cover body through the first rotating shaft and capable of rotating relative to the cover body, a first rotating blade installed at the upper end of the first rotating shaft and used for stirring the color powder, and a second rotating blade installed at the lower end of the first rotating shaft.
[0012] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a convex portion for rotatably clamping with the clamping portion is protruded on the cover body; a plurality of rotating holes are opened on the rotating disk, and a fixing hole is opened on the cover body. The shapes of the rotating holes and the fixing hole are the same; when the rotating disk rotates and the rotating holes coincide with the fixing hole, the color powder falls out of the color powder tank.
[0013] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the color matching machine base is installed on a main frame body, and a material chamber for placing materials, a stirring chamber capable of stirring color powder and materials, and a discharging chamber are respectively arranged in the main frame body from top to bottom.
[0014] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a first gate is disposed between the material chamber and the stirring chamber in an openable and closable manner to add the material in the material chamber into the stirring chamber; a second gate is disposed between the stirring chamber and the discharging chamber in an openable and closable manner to add the mixture completed in the stirring chamber into the discharging chamber.
[0015] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a stirring assembly for stirring the material and toner powder entering the stirring chamber is disposed on the stirring chamber. The stirring assembly includes a stirring seat fixed to the outer wall of the main frame, a stirring motor mounted on the stirring seat, and a stirring head disposed inside the stirring chamber and driven by the stirring motor to rotate. Among them, the output shaft of the stirring motor passes through the stirring seat and the outer wall of the main frame and is connected to the stirring head, and the stirring head has spiral blades.
[0016] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the first gate includes a first mounting seat mounted on the outer wall of the main frame, a first baffle disposed between the material chamber and the stirring chamber, and a first driving element disposed on the first mounting seat and used to drive the first baffle to expand and contract. Among them, a first tooth portion is formed on the side of the first baffle, and a first runner engaged with the first tooth portion and used to drive the first baffle to expand and contract is connected to the output end of the first driving element.
[0017] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, the second gate includes a second mounting seat mounted on the outer wall of the main frame, a second baffle penetrating the outer wall of the main frame, a second driving element disposed on the second mounting seat and used to drive the second baffle to move back and forth, and a leakage plate mounted on the stirring chamber. Among them, a connection hole is formed at one end of the second baffle, a dial rod engaged with the connection hole and used to drive the second baffle to move back and forth is connected to the output end of the second driving element, leakage holes are formed on the leakage plate, and through holes matching the leakage holes are formed on the second baffle. When the second driving element drives the second baffle to move back and forth and the through holes coincide with the leakage holes, the mixture completed in the stirring enters the discharging chamber.
[0018] Furthermore, in the above technical solution, a material protection plate for closing the material chamber is detachably disposed on the main frame; a stirring and discharging protection plate for closing the stirring chamber and the discharging chamber is detachably disposed on the main frame.
[0019] After adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art: In the utility model, the toner in the toner tank flows into the color matching machine base for color mixing operation. After the color mixing is completed, the color matching machine base automatically conveys the color-mixed toner evenly to the stirring cavity through the rotating powder outlet channel. The utility model realizes directly adding the toner into the stirring cavity inside the equipment after the color mixing is completed, avoiding a series of operations such as additional transfer and pouring, ensuring the stable quality of the finished product, having a high degree of integration, and effectively improving the efficiency of stirring and mixing. Brief Description of the Drawings:
[0020] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional schematic view of the color matching machine base in the utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the first base body in the utility model;
[0022] Figure 3 is an exploded schematic view of the color matching machine base and the toner tank in the utility model;
[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic structural view of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 5 is a schematic structural view of the utility model from another perspective;
[0025] Figure 6 is a schematic structural view of the main frame body in the utility model;
[0026] Figure 7 is an exploded state schematic view of the first gate in the utility model;
[0027] Figure 8 is an exploded state schematic view of the second gate in the utility model;
[0028] Figure 9 is a schematic structural view of the stirring assembly in the utility model. Detailed Embodiments:
[0029] The following further describes the utility model in conjunction with specific embodiments and the drawings.
[0030] See Figures 1 to 8As shown, it is a color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine, which includes: a color matching machine base 5, on which a rotating powder outlet channel 51 for conveying color powder to a stirring chamber 3 is provided; a color powder tank 6, which is inverted on the color matching machine base 5 and can feed color powder into the color matching machine base 5; the color matching machine base 5 includes: a first base body 52, a fixing plate 54 installed on the first base body 52 and formed with a feeding groove 53, a connecting seat 55 covering the first base body 52 and used for connecting with the color powder tank 6, a driving motor 56 arranged below the first base body 52, a second base body 57 connected between the first base body 52 and the driving motor 56 and used for preventing foreign objects, and a first linkage shaft 58 and a second linkage shaft 59 driven by the driving motor 56; a feeding rotating blade 531 for evenly dialing the color powder in the feeding groove 53 into the rotating powder outlet channel 51 is arranged in the feeding groove 53, and a powder outlet gear 511 is arranged in the rotating powder outlet channel 51. Among them, the first linkage shaft 58 passes upward through the first base body 52 and is connected with the feeding rotating blade 531, the second linkage shaft 59 passes through the first base body 52 and is connected with the powder outlet gear 511. The powder outlet gear 511 has a tooth gap 520 capable of carrying color powder, and a flexible tooth 512 is further arranged on the lower end surface of the connecting seat 55. The flexible tooth 512 extends into the tooth gap 520 to dial the color powder so that the color powder falls into the stirring chamber 3. Among them, the ends of the first linkage shaft 58 and the second linkage shaft 59 both have tooth parts and are meshed with the output end of the driving motor 56. The first linkage shaft 58 and the second linkage shaft 59 respectively drive the feeding rotating blade 531 and the powder outlet gear 511 to rotate, realizing driving the feeding rotating blade 531 and the powder outlet gear 511 simultaneously by one driving motor 56, saving power resources.
[0031] A clamping part 551 for rotatably clamping the color powder tank 6 is formed on the inner wall of the connecting seat 55. The clamping part 551 includes a vertically distributed docking groove 552 and a horizontally distributed clamping groove 553. In addition, the rotating powder outlet channel 51 includes a docking hole 540 for communicating with the stirring chamber 3 and a circular groove 530 communicating with the docking hole 540.
[0032] See Figure 2As shown, the toner can 6 comprises a can body 61, a first rotating shaft 63, a cover body 62 which is covered on the can mouth of the can body 61 and can be assembled and connected with the connecting seat 55, a rotating disk 64 which is connected with the cover body 62 through the first rotating shaft 63 and can rotate relative to the cover body 62, a first rotating blade 65 which is installed at the upper end of the first rotating shaft 63 and is used to stir the toner, and a second rotating blade 66 which is installed at the lower end of the first rotating shaft 63. Among them, a convex part 621 which is used to rotate and engage with the engaging part 551 is protruded on the cover body 62. Specifically, during assembly, the convex part 621 is firstly engaged with the docking groove 552 of the engaging part 551, and the toner can 6 is pressed down to engage the convex part 621 into the docking groove 552, and then the toner can 6 is rotated to make the convex part 621 slide into the engaging groove 553 of the engaging part 551. In this way, it can be ensured that when the device is running, the toner can 6 will not fall out due to the shaking of the machine body, thereby enhancing stability.
[0033] In the utility model, a convex portion 621 is protruded on the cover body 62 for rotationally engaging with the engaging portion 551; a plurality of rotating holes 641 are provided on the rotating disk 64, and a fixing hole 622 is provided on the cover body 62, and the rotating hole 641 has the same shape as the fixing hole 622; when the rotating disk 64 rotates and makes the rotating hole 641 coincide with the fixing hole 622, the toner falls out of the toner can 6. Further, the feeding blade 531 in the feeding trough 53 is driven by the driving motor 56 to rotate, and grinds the toner to make the toner uniform, and at the same time moves the toner to enter the rotating powder outlet channel 51, and further, the toner falls into the tooth gap 520 of the powder outlet gear 511, is carried by the tooth gap 520, and rotates to the top of the docking hole 540, and further, the flexible teeth 512 push the toner in the tooth gap 520 of the powder outlet gear 511 down, so that it falls into the stirring chamber 3 through the powder inlet 301 to mix with the material and perform the stirring process. Among them, the flexible teeth 5 can be made of elastic material with elasticity, the flexible teeth 5 do not affect the rotation of the powder outlet gear 511, and can push the toner in the tooth gap 520 down to prevent the toner from being squeezed into a ball and not falling.
[0034] The color matching machine base 5 is installed on the main frame 1, and the main frame 1 is provided with a material chamber 2 for placing materials, a stirring chamber 3 for stirring toner and materials, and a discharge chamber 4 from top to bottom.
[0035] A first gate 7 is provided between the material chamber 2 and the stirring chamber 3 in an openable and closable manner so as to add the material in the material chamber 2 into the stirring chamber 3; a second gate 8 is provided between the stirring chamber 3 and the discharge chamber 4 in an openable and closable manner so as to add the mixture stirred in the stirring chamber 3 into the discharge chamber 4.
[0036] See Figure 5 and Figure 8As shown in the figure, an inlet 301 for adding toner is provided on the upper wall of the stirring chamber 3, which is matched with the rotary powder outlet channel 51. A stirring assembly 30 for stirring the materials and toner entering the stirring chamber 3 is arranged on the stirring chamber 3. The stirring assembly 30 includes a stirring seat 31 fixed to the outer wall of the main frame 1, a stirring motor 32 installed on the stirring seat 31, and a stirring head 33 arranged inside the stirring chamber 3 and driven by the stirring motor 32 to rotate. Among them, the output shaft 321 of the stirring motor 32 passes through the stirring seat 31 and the outer wall of the main frame 1 and is connected to the stirring head 33. The stirring head 33 has a spiral blade 331. Among them, the spiral blade 331 is adapted to the shape of the wall of the stirring chamber 3. Without damaging the blade 331, it can stir the materials and toner in the stirring chamber 3 to the greatest extent. And the gap between the blade 331 and the chamber wall is very small when the blade 331 rotates, which can avoid the toner from agglomerating due to insufficient stirring, and the stirring effect is good.
[0037] The first gate 7 includes a first mounting seat 71 installed on the outer wall of the main frame 1, a first baffle 72 arranged between the material chamber 2 and the stirring chamber 3, and a first driving element 73 arranged on the first mounting seat 71 and used to drive the first baffle 72 to expand and contract. Among them, a first tooth part 74 is formed on the side of the first baffle 72, and a first runner 75 engaged with the first tooth part 74 and used to drive the first baffle 72 to expand and contract is connected to the output end of the first driving element 73.
[0038] The second gate 8 includes a second mounting seat 81 installed on the outer wall of the main frame 1, a second baffle 82 penetrating the outer wall of the main frame 1, a second driving element 83 arranged on the second mounting seat 81 and used to drive the second baffle 82 to move back and forth, and a leakage plate 84 installed on the stirring chamber 3. Among them, a connection hole 85 is formed at one end of the second baffle 82, and a lever 86 engaged with the connection hole 85 and used to drive the second baffle 82 to move back and forth is connected to the output end of the second driving element 83. Leakage holes 87 are formed on the leakage plate 84, and through holes 88 matching the leakage holes 87 are opened on the second baffle 82. When the second driving element 83 drives the second baffle 82 to move back and forth and the through hole 88 coincides with the leakage hole 87, the stirred mixture enters the discharge chamber 4. Preferably, the number of the leakage holes 87 is two, and an inclined surface 871 for facilitating the falling of the mixture is formed at the leakage holes 87; a roller head 861 is sleeved on the end of the lever 86 in a rotatable manner. The connection hole 85 is in a long strip shape and is sleeved on the roller head 861. The leakage plate 84 is provided with a limiting groove 841 for circumferentially limiting the second baffle 82 from bottom to top. When the lever 86 rotates and drives the second baffle 82, the second baffle 82 moves back and forth along the limiting groove 841.
[0039] See Figure 4As shown in the figure, a material protection plate 200 for closing the material chamber 2 is detachably arranged on the main frame body 1; a stirring and discharging protection plate 300 for closing the stirring chamber 3 and the discharging chamber 4 is detachably arranged on the main frame body 1. A control panel 90 for operating the equipment is arranged below the color matching machine base 5, and a protection frame 91 for preventing foreign objects from entering the interior of the equipment is also arranged on one side of the main frame body 1.
[0040] In summary, in the present utility model, the toner in the toner cartridge 6 flows into the color matching machine base 5 for color mixing operation. After the color mixing is completed, the color matching machine base 5 automatically conveys the color-mixed toner evenly into the stirring chamber 3 through the rotating powder outlet channel 51. The present utility model realizes directly adding the toner into the stirring chamber 3 inside the equipment after the color mixing is completed, avoiding a series of operations such as additional transfer and pouring, ensuring the stable quality of the finished product, high integration degree, and effectively improving the stirring and mixing efficiency.
[0041] Certainly, the above are only specific embodiments of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present utility model. Any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the structure, features, and principles described in the scope of the patent application of the present utility model should be included within the scope of the patent application of the present utility model.
Claims
1. A color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine, characterized in that: include: A color matching machine base (5), wherein a rotating powder outlet channel (51) for conveying color powder to the stirring chamber (3) is provided on the color matching machine base (5); A toner can (6), which is inverted on the color matching machine base (5) and can feed toner into the color matching machine base (5); The color matching machine base (5) comprises: a first base body (52), a fixing plate (54) mounted on the first base body (52) and formed with a feeding slot (53), a connecting base (55) covered on the first base body (52) and used to connect with a toner tank (6), a driving motor (56) arranged below the first base body (52), a second base body (57) connected between the first base body (52) and the driving motor (56) and used to prevent foreign matter, and a first linkage shaft (58) and a second linkage shaft (59) driven by the driving motor (56); The feed trough (53) is provided with a feed rotor (531) for evenly transferring the toner in the feed trough (53) to the rotating powder outlet channel (51), and the rotating powder outlet channel (51) is provided with a powder outlet gear (511), wherein a first linkage shaft (58) passes through the first seat body (52) upwards and is connected to the feed rotor (531), and a second linkage shaft (59) passes through the first seat body (52) and is connected to the powder outlet gear (511), and the powder outlet gear (511) has a tooth gap (520) capable of carrying toner, and a flexible tooth (512) is further provided on the lower end surface of the connecting seat (55), and the flexible tooth (512) extends into the tooth gap (520) to transfer the toner so that the toner falls into the stirring chamber (3).
2. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the connecting seat (55) is formed with a clamping portion (551) for rotatably clamping the toner bottle (6), and the clamping portion (551) includes a vertically distributed docking groove (552) and a horizontally distributed clamping groove (553).
3. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toner can (6) comprises a can body (61), a first rotating shaft (63), a cover body (62) which is covered on the can mouth of the can body (61) and can be assembled and connected to a connecting seat (55), a rotating disk (64) which is connected to the cover body (62) via the first rotating shaft (63) and can rotate relative to the cover body (62), a first rotating blade (65) which is installed at the upper end of the first rotating shaft (63) and is used to stir the toner, and a second rotating blade (66) which is installed at the lower end of the first rotating shaft (63).
4. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cover body (62) is provided with a protrusion (621) for rotationally engaging with the engaging portion (551); the rotating disk (64) is provided with a plurality of rotating holes (641); the cover body (62) is provided with a fixing hole (622); the rotating hole (641) and the fixing hole (622) have the same shape; when the rotating disk (64) rotates and the rotating hole (641) coincides with the fixing hole (622), the toner falls out of the toner can (6).
5. A color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The color matching machine base (5) is installed on the main frame (1), and the main frame (1) is provided with a material chamber (2) for placing materials, a stirring chamber (3) capable of stirring toner and materials, and a discharge chamber (4) from top to bottom.
6. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: A first gate (7) is provided between the material chamber (2) and the stirring chamber (3) in an openable and closable manner so as to add the material in the material chamber (2) into the stirring chamber (3); and a second gate (8) is provided between the stirring chamber (3) and the discharge chamber (4) in an openable and closable manner so as to add the mixture stirred in the stirring chamber (3) into the discharge chamber (4).
7. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The stirring chamber (3) is provided with a stirring assembly (30) for stirring the material and toner entering the stirring chamber (3), the stirring assembly (30) comprising a stirring seat (31) fixed to the outer wall of the main frame (1), a stirring motor (32) mounted on the stirring seat (31), and a stirring head (33) arranged inside the stirring chamber (3) and driven to rotate by the stirring motor (32), wherein an output shaft (321) of the stirring motor (32) passes through the stirring seat (31) and the outer wall of the main frame (1) and is connected to the stirring head (33), and the stirring head (33) has a spiral blade (331).
8. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first gate (7) comprises a first mounting seat (71) mounted on the outer wall of the main frame (1), a first baffle (72) arranged between the material chamber (2) and the stirring chamber (3), and a first driving element (73) arranged on the first mounting seat (71) and used for driving the first baffle (72) to extend and retract, wherein a first tooth portion (74) is formed on the side of the first baffle (72), and an output end of the first driving element (73) is connected to a first rotating wheel (75) meshing with the first tooth portion (74) and used for driving the first baffle (72) to extend and retract.
9. The toner feeding device for an injection molding machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second gate (8) comprises a second mounting seat (81) mounted on the outer wall of the main frame (1), a second baffle (82) penetrating the outer wall of the main frame (1), a second driving element (83) arranged on the second mounting seat (81) and used to drive the second baffle (82) to move back and forth, and a leaking plate (84) mounted on the stirring chamber (3), wherein a connecting hole (85) is formed at one end of the second baffle (82), and the second driving element (83) The output end is connected to a lever (86) that matches the connection hole (85) and is used to drive the second baffle plate (82) to move back and forth. The leakage plate (84) is formed with a leakage hole (87). The second baffle plate (82) is provided with a through hole (88) that matches the leakage hole (87). When the second driving element (83) drives the second baffle plate (82) to move back and forth and the through hole (88) overlaps with the leakage hole (87), the stirred mixture enters the discharge chamber (4).
10. A color powder feeding device for an injection molding machine according to any one of claims 6 to 9, characterized in that: The main frame (1) is provided with a material guard plate (200) for closing the material chamber (2) in a detachable manner; the main frame (1) is provided with a stirring and discharging guard plate (300) for closing the stirring chamber (3) and the discharging chamber (4) in a detachable manner.
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A production color mixing device
CN221016295U