Disposable chopstick feeding mechanism

Abstract

The utility model discloses a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism which comprises a feeding hopper for storing disposable chopsticks, a feeding mechanism, a feeding mechanism, a feeding mechanism and a discharging mechanism. The upper end of the feeding hopper is provided with an opening, and the section of the feeding hopper is rectangular. The bottom of the feeding hopper is obliquely arranged downwards, a discharging opening is formed in the bottom of the side face of the lower end, and a notch groove is formed above the discharging opening; a guiding-out assembly is arranged at the notch groove and used for guiding out the disposable chopsticks one by one. The guiding-out assembly is used for guiding out the disposable chopsticks in the feeding hopper one by one in sequence, the guiding-out efficiency is high, and normal proceeding of follow-up procedures is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of disposable chopstick production, and in particular to a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Currently, natural bamboo chopsticks have a wide variety of defects. Because they grow naturally, the variety of defects makes defect detection complex and difficult to standardize. Common types of bamboo chopstick defects include: green bamboo, bamboo rings, yellow bamboo, green skin, broken, cracked, internal carbon, black staining, yellow spots, insect holes, uneven length, irregular knots, bent chopsticks, black spots, dark spots, black bamboo spots, water stains, cracks, dents, and many more. With so many different types of defects, conventional sensors have difficulty accurately distinguishing them. These defective bamboo chopsticks need to be identified and sorted.

[0003] Defect detection of bamboo chopsticks The transmission of disposable chopsticks adopts manual transmission or conveyor belt transmission. The existing patent application number is 201810353309.7. The patent name is a loading mechanism of disposable chopstick packaging equipment, including a frame, a conveyor belt is provided on the frame, and the loading mechanism includes a hopper. A base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the hopper, two pushing channels are opened on the base plate, and slides are provided between the hopper and the two pushing channels. A baffle is slidably connected to the outlet of the slide, and a push rod is also slidably provided in the pushing channel. The push rod is provided with a pushing member that can press down the baffle and open the outlet of the slide when the push rod is reset. A pressing member is also provided on the baffle. When the bottom plate descends, the pressing member can extend into the slide from top to bottom and position the chopsticks. Empty transmission is prone to occur, and the transmission efficiency is low. Utility Model Content

[0004] This application proposes a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, aiming to solve the above technical problems.

[0005] The present application proposes a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, comprising a feeding hopper for storing disposable chopsticks, wherein the upper end of the feeding hopper is open and has a rectangular cross-section;

[0006] The bottom of the feed hopper is tilted downward, a discharge port is provided at the bottom of the side at the lower end, and a notch is provided above the discharge port;

[0007] The notch is provided with an export component, which is used to export the disposable chopsticks individually.

[0008] In one embodiment, the output assembly includes a discharging wheel arranged in the notch groove, a picking tooth arranged on the discharging wheel, and a driving member for driving the discharging wheel to rotate, and the picking tooth is used to pick out the disposable chopsticks in sequence.

[0009] In one embodiment, the notch grooves are arranged at intervals of 2.

[0010] In one embodiment, the discharging wheel is provided with four corresponding notches, which are used for simultaneously discharging the front end and the rear end of the disposable chopsticks.

[0011] In one embodiment, the width of the rectangle is adjustable to accommodate chopsticks of different lengths.

[0012] In one embodiment, one side surface of the discharge port along its width direction is set as a movable plate, and the other side surface opposite to the movable plate is a fixed plate. The movable plate and the fixed plate are connected by connecting rods set at the four corners, nuts set at both ends of the connecting rods and a limit plate. A limit block is set below the movable plate, and the limit block is used for limiting adjustment of the lower end of the movable plate.

[0013] In one embodiment, the movable plate is made of transparent PVC material.

[0014] The technical effects of the disposable chopstick feeding mechanism in this application are as follows:

[0015] The utility model provides a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, a feeding hopper and an outlet assembly. The outlet assembly is used to outlet the disposable chopsticks in the feeding hopper one by one in sequence, and the outlet efficiency is high, ensuring the normal progress of subsequent processes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism in one embodiment of the present application;

[0017] The purpose, features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] Among them, 1. Feed hopper; 2. Discharge port; 3. Lead-out assembly; 4. Notch groove; 5. Discharge wheel; 6. Feeding teeth; 7. Movable plate; 8. Fixed plate; 9. Connecting rod; 10. Nut; 11. Limit plate; 12. Limit block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The embodiments of the present application are clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present application without making any creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0020] It should be noted that all directional indications such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc. in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components in a certain specific posture as shown in the accompanying drawings. If the specific posture changes, the directional indication will also change accordingly.

[0021] It should also be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed on" or "disposed on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element.

[0022] In addition, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. in this application are for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the fact that they can be implemented by ordinary technicians in this field. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

[0023] refer to Figure 1 The present application proposes a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, comprising a hopper 1 for storing disposable chopsticks. The upper end of the hopper 1 is open and has a rectangular cross-section. The disposable chopsticks are stored in the hopper 1 along the length of the rectangle. The bottom of the hopper 1 is tilted downward, and a discharge port 2 is provided at the bottom of the side at the lower end. A notch 4 is provided above the discharge port 2. The notch 4 is provided with a guide assembly 3, which is used to guide the disposable chopsticks out individually. The disposable chopsticks are guided out in sequence along the downward-sloping guide at the bottom of the hopper 1. The discharging assembly ensures that the disposable chopsticks are discharged individually, with high efficiency and no empty discharge.

[0024] In one embodiment, the discharge assembly 3 includes a discharge wheel 5 arranged in the notch groove 4, a material-selecting tooth 6 arranged on the discharge wheel 5, and a driving member for driving the discharge wheel 5 to rotate. The material-selecting tooth 6 is used to select the disposable chopsticks in sequence. The material-selecting teeth 6 are evenly spaced on the discharge wheel 5. During the rotation of the discharge wheel 5, the disposable chopsticks are discharged in sequence at intervals.

[0025] In one embodiment, the notch grooves 4 are arranged at two intervals, corresponding to the front end and the rear end of the disposable chopsticks respectively.

[0026] In one embodiment, the discharging wheels 5 are provided in four corresponding to the notch grooves 4 , and two discharging wheels 5 are provided in each notch groove 4 , respectively used for simultaneously discharging the front end and the rear end of the disposable chopsticks.

[0027] In one embodiment, the width of the rectangle is adjustable to accommodate chopsticks of different lengths.

[0028] In one embodiment, one side surface of the discharge port 2 along its width direction is provided as a movable plate 7, and the other side surface opposite to the movable plate 7 is a fixed plate 8, and the movable plate 7 and the fixed plate 8 are connected by connecting rods 9 provided at the four corners, nuts 10 provided at both ends of the connecting rods 9, and a limit plate 11. In one embodiment, the limit plate 11 and the movable plate 7 are connected by bolts. The movable plate 7 is provided between the limit plate 11 and the nut 10, and the outer side surface of the connecting rod 9 is provided with a thread adapted to the nut 10. By adjusting the nut 10 and the bolt, the distance between the movable plate 7 and the fixed plate 8 can be adjusted. A limit block 12 is provided below the movable plate 7, and the limit block 12 is used for limiting the lower end of the movable plate 7.

[0029] In one embodiment, the movable plate 7 is made of transparent PVC material, which can intuitively display the status of chopsticks in and out of the hopper 1 .

[0030] The technical effects of the disposable chopstick feeding mechanism in this application are as follows:

[0031] The utility model provides a disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, comprising a feeding hopper 1 and an outlet assembly 3. The outlet assembly 3 is used to outlet the disposable chopsticks in the feeding hopper 1 one by one in sequence, with high outlet efficiency, ensuring normal progress of subsequent processes.

[0032] The above are only partial or preferred embodiments of the present application. Neither the text nor the drawings can limit the scope of protection of the present application. All equivalent structural transformations made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings under the overall concept of the present application, or direct / indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A disposable chopstick feeding mechanism, characterized in that: It includes a hopper for storing disposable chopsticks, wherein the upper end of the hopper is open and has a rectangular cross section; The bottom of the feed hopper is tilted downward, a discharge port is provided at the bottom of the side at the lower end, and a notch is provided above the discharge port; The notch is provided with an export component, which is used to export the disposable chopsticks individually.

2. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output assembly includes a discharging wheel arranged in the notch groove, a plucking tooth arranged on the discharging wheel, and a driving member for driving the discharging wheel to rotate, and the plucking tooth is used to plucking out the disposable chopsticks in sequence.

3. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The notch grooves are arranged at intervals of 2.

4. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The discharging wheel is provided with four grooves corresponding to the notches, and is used for discharging the front end and the rear end of the disposable chopsticks simultaneously.

5. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The width of the rectangle can be adjusted to accommodate chopsticks of different lengths.

6. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: One side of the discharge port along its width direction is set as a movable plate, and the other side opposite to the movable plate is a fixed plate. The movable plate and the fixed plate are connected by connecting rods set at the four corners, nuts set at both ends of the connecting rods and a limit plate. A limit block is set below the movable plate, and the limit block is used for limiting adjustment of the lower end of the movable plate.

7. The disposable chopstick feeding mechanism according to claim 6, characterized in that: The movable plate is made of transparent PVC material.

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