Knife, fork, spoon and tissue all-in-one packaging system
By designing an all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, forks, spoons and paper towels, and using vacuum suction cups and induction switches to achieve the grasping, placement and transfer of tableware, the problem of insufficient applicability of equipment in the existing technology is solved, mixed packaging of various tableware and paper towels is achieved, and the speed and stability of unloading and transfer are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422281223.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-18
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-18
AI Technical Summary
The existing technology fails to realize the multi-in-one mixed packaging of knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt packets, toothpicks, chopsticks, etc., and the equipment applicability is insufficient.
An all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, forks, spoons and paper towels was designed, which includes a conveyor, a paper towel machine, a salt bag machine and a tableware unloading component. The tableware is grasped, placed and transferred through vacuum suction cups and induction switches, and is combined with a packaging machine for comprehensive packaging.
It realizes mixed packaging of any combination of knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt packets, toothpicks, chopsticks, etc., which improves the applicability of the equipment and the speed and stability of material transfer.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of injection-molded tableware packaging, in particular to an all-in-one packaging system for a knife, fork, spoon and paper towel. Background Art
[0002] Tableware refers to non-edible utensils that come into direct contact with food during meals, serving as a tool for distributing or consuming food. The most common tableware includes bowls, plates, knives, forks, and spoons, and they are essential utensils in daily life. Currently, after production, cutlery such as knives, forks, and spoons is completed, they need to be packaged, transported, and sold. However, this is currently done manually, stacking and assembling the products before using packaging machines.
[0003] In the prior art, the technical solution of a Chinese patent document (Announcement No.: CN218965952U, Patent Name: A Tableware Injection Molding and Packaging Integrated Machine) discloses "a tableware injection molding machine, a transfer placement module, and a packaging machine arranged on one side of the transfer placement module. The tableware injection molding machine and the transfer placement module are connected by a first material-retrieving robot, and the transfer placement module and the packaging machine are connected by a second material-retrieving robot. The transfer placement module includes a turntable, on which two vertical racks are provided. A plurality of placement bins for stacking tableware are arranged in a rectangular array on the vertical racks. The first material-retrieving robot includes a material-retrieving suction cup, and the second material-retrieving robot includes an electric gripper."
[0004] Combined with the description and drawings of the patent document, the all-in-one machine uses the electric gripper of the second material-taking robot to take away multiple layers of tableware in a placement bin and transfer them to the packaging machine for subsequent packaging of multiple tableware together. However, the device only packages forks and spoons. In the prior art, there is no disclosed instrument that can package knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt packets, toothpicks, chopsticks, etc. in one mixed package. Utility Model Content
[0005] The utility model overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides an all-in-one packaging system for knives, forks, spoons and paper towels, which can be mixed and packaged in any combination of knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt packets, toothpicks, chopsticks and the like, thereby increasing the applicability of the equipment.
[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:
[0007] A multi-in-one packaging system for cutlery, forks, spoons and paper towels comprises a conveyor, a packaging machine is provided at one end of the conveyor, a paper towel machine is provided at the other end of the conveyor, a plurality of salt packaging machines are provided above the conveyor, and a plurality of tableware unloading components are provided on the side of the salt packaging machines.
[0008] Furthermore, the tissue machine includes a tissue frame, a tissue unwinding assembly is provided above the tissue frame, a tissue embossing assembly is provided corresponding to the tissue unwinding assembly, a tissue width folding assembly is provided below the tissue embossing assembly, a tissue traction assembly is provided next to the tissue width folding assembly, a tissue cross-cutting assembly is provided below the tissue traction assembly, a tissue length folding assembly is provided below the tissue cross-cutting assembly, a tissue conveying assembly is provided next to the tissue length folding assembly, and the tissue conveying assembly corresponds to the conveyor.
[0009] Furthermore, the conveyor includes a conveyor frame, the conveyor frame is provided with a conveyor chain, the conveyor chain is connected to a plurality of conveying plastic pushing fingers, a conveying plastic supporting block is provided between adjacent conveying plastic pushing fingers, and baffles are provided on both sides of the conveying plastic supporting block.
[0010] Furthermore, the tableware unloading assembly includes a double-station unloading rack, and several product width adjustment assemblies are arranged above the double-station unloading rack. The product width adjustment assembly is slidably connected to the head-shaped material guide groove and the handle-shaped material guide groove. A support rod is arranged between the head-shaped material guide groove and the handle-shaped material guide groove, a double-station pressing plate is arranged above the support rod, and a double-station traction assembly is arranged below the support rod.
[0011] Furthermore, the double-station material discharge rack is rotatably connected to a product transfer arm, the product transfer arm is provided with a connecting frame, the connecting frame is provided with a transfer vacuum suction cup, a transfer product sensing switch is provided on the side of the transfer vacuum suction cup, and the transfer product sensing switch is provided above the bottom end of the head contoured material guide groove and the handle contoured material guide groove.
[0012] Furthermore, the double-station traction assembly includes a first traction assembly and a second traction assembly, a conveying channel is formed between the first traction assembly and the second traction assembly, and a material discharge sensing switch is provided on the side of the conveying channel.
[0013] Furthermore, the packaging machine includes a packaging frame, which is provided with a packaging unwinding component, a packaging conveying component is provided above the packaging unwinding component, a packaging bag making component and a packaging longitudinal sealing component are provided above the packaging conveying component, a packaging transverse sealing and cutting component is provided next to the packaging conveying component, and a packaging discharging conveying component is provided next to the packaging transverse sealing and cutting component.
[0014] Furthermore, the paper towel unwinding assembly includes a first motor, the first motor is connected to a reducer, and the reducer is connected to an unwinding roller.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0016] The utility model can mix and package knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt packets, toothpicks, chopsticks, etc. in any combination to increase the applicability of the equipment. Multiple tableware unloading components improve the speed and stability of unloading and transfer. During transfer, the transfer vacuum suction cup is driven to rotate by the product transfer arm to grasp and release the tableware, thereby completing the tableware transfer work. The transfer product sensing switch can detect whether the tableware transfer is completed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:
[0018] Figure 1 This is an overall diagram of the all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, spoons, and paper towels according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a paper towel machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;
[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a paper towel machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;
[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 ;
[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a conveyor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 ;
[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the tableware blanking component of the embodiment of the utility model Figure 1 ;
[0024] Figure 7 This is an embodiment of the utility model Figure 6 Enlarged view of circle A;
[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the tableware blanking component of the embodiment of the utility model Figure 2 ;
[0026] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of a packaging machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0027] In the figure: 1- conveyor, 101- conveyor frame, 102- conveyor chain, 103- conveyor plastic push finger, 104- conveyor plastic support block, 105- baffle, 2- packaging machine, 201- packaging frame, 202- packaging unwinding component, 203- packaging conveying component, 204- packaging bag making component, 205- packaging longitudinal sealing component, 206- packaging transverse sealing and cross-cutting component, 207- packaging discharge conveying component, 3- tissue machine, 301- tissue machine frame, 302- tissue unwinding component, 3021- first motor, 3022- reducer, 3023- unwinding roller, 303- tissue embossing component, 304- tissue width folding component , 305-paper towel traction assembly, 306-paper towel cross-cutting assembly, 307-paper towel length folding assembly, 308-paper towel conveying assembly, 4-salt bag machine, 5-tableware unloading assembly, 501-double-station discharge rack, 502-product width adjustment assembly, 503-head profiled guide trough, 504-handle profiled guide trough, 505-support rod, 506-double-station pressing plate, 507-double-station traction assembly, 5071-first traction assembly, 5072-second traction assembly, 508-unloading induction switch, 509-product transfer arm, 510-connecting frame, 511-transfer vacuum suction cup, 512-transfer product induction switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.
[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, a multi-in-one packaging system for knives, forks, spoons and paper towels includes a conveyor 1, a packaging machine 2 is provided at one end of the conveyor 1, a paper towel machine 3 is provided at the other end of the conveyor 1, two salt bag machines 4 are provided above the conveyor 1, and three tableware unloading components 5 are provided on the side of the salt bag machine 4. The utility model can mix and package knives, forks, spoons, paper towels, salt bags, toothpicks, chopsticks, etc. in any combination, thereby increasing the applicability of the equipment, and multiple tableware unloading components 5 improve the speed and stability of unloading and transfer.
[0030] like Figures 2 to 3As shown, the tissue machine 3 includes a tissue frame 301, a tissue unwinding assembly 302 is provided above the tissue frame 301, a tissue embossing assembly 303 is provided corresponding to the tissue unwinding assembly 302, a tissue width folding assembly 304 is provided below the tissue embossing assembly 303, a tissue traction assembly 305 is provided next to the tissue width folding assembly 304, a tissue cross-cutting assembly 306 is provided below the tissue traction assembly 305, and a tissue length folding assembly 306 is provided below the tissue cross-cutting assembly 306. The folding assembly 307 and the paper towel conveying assembly 308 are arranged next to the paper towel length folding assembly 307. The paper towel conveying assembly 308 corresponds to the conveyor 1. The paper towel unwinding assembly 302 includes a first motor 3021. The first motor 3021 is connected to a reducer 3022. The reducer 3022 is connected to an unwinding roller 3023. The first motor 3021 starts to drive the reducer 3022 to rotate, and the reducer 3022 drives the unwinding roller 3023 to rotate, thereby realizing the unwinding operation of the paper towel.
[0031] like Figures 4 and 5 As shown, the conveyor 1 includes a conveyor frame 101, the conveyor frame 101 is provided with a conveyor chain 102, the conveyor chain 102 is connected to a number of conveying plastic pushing fingers 103, a conveying plastic support block 104 is provided between adjacent conveying plastic pushing fingers 103, and baffles 105 are provided on both sides of the conveying plastic support block 104. The baffles 105 limit the left and right sides of the conveying plastic support block 104. The conveyor chain 102 is driven to rotate by a second motor to separate the conveying plastic pushing fingers 103 and push the conveying plastic support block 104 forward.
[0032] like Figures 6 to 8 As shown, the tableware double-station unloading component 5 includes a double-station unloading rack 501, and several product width adjustment components 502 are arranged above the double-station unloading rack 501. The product width adjustment component 502 is slidably connected with a head profiling guide trough 503 and a handle profiling guide trough 504. A support rod 505 is arranged between the head profiling guide trough 503 and the handle profiling guide trough 504. A double-station pressing plate 506 is arranged above the support rod 505, and a double-station traction component 507 is arranged below the support rod 505. The product width adjustment component 502 can adjust the distance between the head profiling guide trough 503 and the handle profiling guide trough 504 according to the length of the tableware. The support rod 505 supports the middle part of the tableware. The handle end of the tableware is conveyed in the handle profiling guide trough 504, and the head end of the tableware is conveyed in the head profiling guide trough 503. The double-station pressing plate 506 limits the tableware to prevent it from falling off during the conveying process.
[0033] The double-station traction component 507 includes a first traction component 5071 and a second traction component 5072. A conveying channel is formed between the first traction component 5071 and the second traction component 5072. A material unloading sensing switch 508 is provided on the side of the conveying channel. When the tableware is conveyed to the conveying channel, the first traction component 5071 and the second traction component 5072 are started and drive the tableware to be conveyed to the bottom of the head-shaped material guide groove 503 and the handle-shaped material guide groove 504, wherein the material unloading sensing switch 508 is used to detect whether the tableware is unloaded.
[0034] The double-station unloading rack 501 is rotatably connected to the product transfer arm 509, the product transfer arm 509 is provided with a connecting rack 510, the connecting rack 510 is provided with a transfer vacuum suction cup 511, and a transfer product induction switch 512 is provided on the side of the transfer vacuum suction cup 511. The transfer product induction switch 512 is set above the bottom of the head profiling guide groove 503 and the handle profiling guide groove 504. When the tableware reaches the bottom of the head profiling guide groove 503 and the handle profiling guide groove 504, the third motor drives the product transfer arm 5 09 rotates, the product transfer arm 509 drives the connecting frame 510 to rotate in one direction, and the connecting frame 510 drives the transfer vacuum suction cup 511 to rotate to the bottom of the head profiling guide groove 503 and the handle profiling guide groove 504 to grab the tableware. Then, the third motor drives the product transfer arm 509 to rotate in the other direction to drive the transfer vacuum suction cup 511 to rotate above the conveying plastic support block 104 and place the tableware on the conveying plastic support block 104, wherein the transfer product sensing switch 512 is used to detect whether the transfer of the tableware is completed.
[0035] like Figure 9 As shown, the packaging machine 2 includes a packaging frame 201, which is provided with a packaging unwinding component 202, a packaging conveying component 203 is provided above the packaging unwinding component 202, a packaging bag making component 204 and a packaging longitudinal sealing component 205 are provided above the packaging conveying component 203, a packaging transverse sealing and cutting component 206 is provided next to the packaging conveying component 203, and a packaging discharging conveying component 207 is provided next to the packaging transverse sealing and cutting component 206. The packaging machine 2 packages and cuts the products entering the packaging machine 2 and conveys them to the outside through the packaging discharging conveying component 207.
[0036] Working principle: The paper towel unwinding assembly 302 starts and drives the unwinding roller 3023 to unwind. The paper towel is embossed by the embossing roller of the paper towel embossing assembly 303, and then folded by multiple folding plates of the paper towel width folding assembly 304, so that the wide paper towel is folded into a multi-layer paper towel of the desired width. Then, the paper towel is pulled into the paper towel cross-cutting assembly 306 by the paper towel pulling assembly 305 to cut the paper towel. The cut paper towel is then folded from the middle by the paper towel length folding assembly 307, and finally passed through the paper The towel conveying component 308 conveys the finished folded paper towels one by one to the conveying plastic support block 104, and conveys the conveying plastic support block 104 through the conveying plastic pushing finger 103, so that the salt packing machine 4 and the tableware unloading component 5 transfer the salt packs (toothpicks or chopsticks) and cutlery products to the paper towels on the conveying plastic support block 104. The packaged products on the conveying plastic support block 104 are sent together into the packaging machine 2 for packaging, and the packaged products are sent to the storage box through the packaging discharge conveying component 207.
[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. An all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels, characterized in that: The invention comprises a conveyor (1), wherein a packaging machine (2) is provided at one end of the conveyor (1), a paper towel machine (3) is provided at the other end of the conveyor (1), a plurality of salt packaging machines (4) are provided above the conveyor (1), and a plurality of tableware unloading assemblies (5) are provided on the side of the salt packaging machines (4).
2. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The paper towel machine (3) comprises a paper towel machine frame (301), a paper towel unwinding assembly (302) is arranged above the paper towel machine frame (301), a paper towel embossing assembly (303) is arranged corresponding to the paper towel unwinding assembly (302), a paper towel width folding assembly (304) is arranged below the paper towel embossing assembly (303), a paper towel traction assembly (305) is arranged next to the paper towel width folding assembly (304), a paper towel cross-cutting assembly (306) is arranged below the paper towel traction assembly (305), a paper towel length folding assembly (307) is arranged below the paper towel cross-cutting assembly (306), a paper towel conveying assembly (308) is arranged next to the paper towel length folding assembly (307), and the paper towel conveying assembly (308) corresponds to the conveyor (1).
3. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor (1) comprises a conveyor frame (101), the conveyor frame (101) is provided with a conveyor chain (102), the conveyor chain (102) is connected with a plurality of conveying plastic pushing fingers (103), a conveying plastic supporting block (104) is provided between adjacent conveying plastic pushing fingers (103), and baffles (105) are provided on both sides of the conveying plastic supporting block (104).
4. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tableware unloading assembly (5) comprises a double-station unloading rack (501), a plurality of product width adjustment assemblies (502) are arranged above the double-station unloading rack (501), the product width adjustment assemblies (502) are slidably connected to a head-shaped material guide trough (503) and a handle-shaped material guide trough (504), a support rod (505) is arranged between the head-shaped material guide trough (503) and the handle-shaped material guide trough (504), a double-station pressing plate (506) is arranged above the support rod (505), and a double-station traction assembly (507) is arranged below the support rod (505).
5. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 4, characterized in that: The double-station unloading rack (501) is rotatably connected to a product transfer arm (509), the product transfer arm (509) is provided with a connecting rack (510), the connecting rack (510) is provided with a transfer vacuum suction cup (511), and a transfer product induction switch (512) is provided on the side of the transfer vacuum suction cup (511), and the transfer product induction switch (512) is provided above the bottom ends of the head profiling guide groove (503) and the handle profiling guide groove (504).
6. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 4, characterized in that: The double-station traction assembly (507) includes a first traction assembly (5071) and a second traction assembly (5072). A conveying channel is formed between the first traction assembly (5071) and the second traction assembly (5072). A material discharge sensing switch (508) is provided on the side of the conveying channel.
7. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 1, characterized in that: The packaging machine (2) comprises a packaging frame (201), the packaging frame (201) is provided with a packaging unwinding assembly (202), a packaging conveying assembly (203) is provided above the packaging unwinding assembly (202), a packaging bag making assembly (204) and a packaging longitudinal sealing assembly (205) are provided above the packaging conveying assembly (203), a packaging transverse sealing and cutting assembly (206) is provided next to the packaging conveying assembly (203), and a packaging discharging conveying assembly (207) is provided next to the packaging transverse sealing and cutting assembly (206).
8. The all-in-one packaging system for cutlery, fork, spoon and paper towels according to claim 2, characterized in that: The paper towel unwinding assembly (302) comprises a first motor (3021), the first motor (3021) is connected to a reducer (3022), and the reducer (3022) is connected to an unwinding roller (3023).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Tableware injection molding and packaging all-in-one machine
CN218965952U