Tire filling rubber unwinding and conveying device

By designing a tire filler rubber guiding and conveying device, the automatic guiding and conveying of filler rubber was realized, solving the problems of time-consuming, labor-intensive and precision-difficult to guarantee in the existing technology, improving the efficiency and quality of tire manufacturing, and ensuring safety.

CN223592019UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25ZHUCHENG YONGAN RUBBER TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423273727.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-30
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-30

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, the process of guiding and attaching filler adhesive is time-consuming and labor-intensive, poses safety hazards, and is difficult to guarantee in terms of accuracy, which affects tire performance and safety.

Method used

A tire filler rubber guiding and conveying device was designed, including a guiding mechanism and a conveying mechanism. The device uses an automated tooling vehicle for conveying, guiding and conveying the filler rubber, and utilizes components such as cylinders and motors to achieve precise control, ensuring accurate positioning of the filler rubber on the ply layer.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated opening and delivery of filler rubber, reduces labor intensity, improves production efficiency and tire quality, reduces human error, and ensures tire performance and safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tire preparation, in particular to a tire filling rubber unwinding and conveying device which comprises an unwinding mechanism for unwinding filling rubber and a conveying mechanism for conveying the filling rubber, the unwinding mechanism comprises an unwinding base and a tool trolley arranged above the unwinding base. The unwinding base comprises a feeding mechanism used for conveying the tool car and a braking mechanism used for braking the tool car. The tool trolley comprises a spool provided with a filling rubber material roll, a traction roller set for dragging filling rubber cloth liner and a cloth liner winding roller for unwinding filling rubber. And a brake rod is arranged on one side of the spool. Through mutual cooperation of devices in the unwinding mechanism and the conveying mechanism, automation of key steps such as conveying of the tool trolley, unwinding and conveying of filling glue and the like is achieved, complexity and labor intensity of manual operation are greatly reduced, production efficiency is improved through automatic operation, and production cost is reduced. And tire quality problems and potential safety hazards caused by manual operation errors are reduced.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to tire preparation technical field, concretely relates to a tire filling rubber guide opening conveying device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Tire is the round annular elasticity rubber product of ground rolling installed on various vehicles or machinery, usually installed on metal wheel rim, can support the vehicle body, buffer external impact, realize the contact with road surface and guarantee the driving performance of vehicle.

[0003] Filling rubber is mainly used for filling the gap inside tire in tire manufacturing, enhances the structural strength of tire, and improves certain performance of tire. In tire, by filling the gap inside tire with filling rubber, the carrying capacity of tire can be improved, the vibration and noise of tire in driving process can be reduced, and the performance of tire can be optimized.

[0004] Nowadays, when filling rubber is attached to the outside of tire belt layer, the staff needs to manually operate to guide opening the filling rubber mat cloth roll on the spool loaded in the tool car, cut the filling rubber of specified length, hang on the shelf beside the forming drum, and when the filling rubber is needed, the filling rubber is attached to one side of the belt layer. The volume and weight of filling rubber spool are relatively large, a certain force is needed to guide opening the filling rubber, the labor intensity of the staff is increased, the whole production process is time-consuming and laborious, if the filling rubber is guided and opened too fast, the staff has the risk of being injured with the inertia of the spool, and moreover, due to the limitation of manual operation, the attachment accuracy of filling rubber is often difficult to guarantee, deviation is easy to occur, the attachment position deviates, which has adverse effects on the performance of tire, such as reducing the wear resistance, impact resistance or driving stability of tire, thereby endangering the driving safety. SUMMARY

[0005] In order to solve the problems in the prior art, the utility model provides a tire filling rubber guide opening conveying device.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme of the utility model is as follows: a tire filling rubber guide opening conveying device, which comprises a guide opening mechanism for guiding opening filling rubber and a conveying mechanism for conveying filling rubber; the guide opening mechanism comprises a guide opening base and a tool car arranged above the guide opening base; the guide opening base comprises a feeding mechanism for conveying the tool car and a brake mechanism for braking the tool car; the tool car comprises a spool provided with a filling rubber roll, a traction roller group for traction filling rubber mat cloth and a mat cloth winding roller for guiding opening filling rubber; one side of the spool is provided with a brake lever.

[0007] Further, the feeding mechanism comprises a base support frame, and a conveying chain is symmetrically arranged on the inner side of the base support frame; one end of the chain is provided with a conveying motor for controlling the rotation of the conveying chain.

[0008] Further, a plurality of guide wheels are arranged above the conveying chain, a first air cylinder for aligning the brake lever is arranged on one side of the base support frame, and a second air cylinder for fixing the tool car is arranged on the base support frame.

[0009] Further, the brake mechanism comprises a V-shaped frame, brake wheels and a third air cylinder are arranged at two ends of the V-shaped frame respectively, and a rotating shaft is arranged at the V-shaped bottom of the V-shaped frame.

[0010] Further, a supporting roller for supporting the rubber pad cloth is arranged below the traction roller group.

[0011] Further, a winding motor for controlling rotation of the pad cloth winding roller is arranged on one side of the pad cloth winding roller, a driving gear is arranged at the output end of the winding motor, and a driven gear meshing with the driving gear is arranged at one end of the pad cloth winding roller.

[0012] Further, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame, a conveying belt and a rotatable conveying roller group are arranged on the conveying frame, and a storage mechanism is arranged between the conveying belt and the conveying roller group.

[0013] Further, the storage mechanism comprises symmetrically-arranged supporting seats, connecting rods are rotatably arranged on the supporting seats, storage rollers are arranged between the connecting rods, and proximity switches for monitoring the connecting rods are further arranged on the supporting seats.

[0014] Further, two groups of baffle assemblies are arranged on the conveying rollers in the conveying roller group, and fourth air cylinders for controlling movement of the baffle assemblies are arranged below the baffle assemblies.

[0015] Further, fifth air cylinders for controlling rotation of the conveying roller group are arranged at both sides of the end of the conveying roller group.

[0016] The utility model discloses reached the beneficial effects are:

[0017] 1, the utility model discloses through the mutual cooperation between each device in the guide opening mechanism and conveying mechanism, realized the key steps such as the conveying of tool car, the guide opening and conveying of filling glue, and the automation has been greatly reduced to the complexity and labor intensity of manual operation, and the automation operation not only improves production efficiency, but also reduces the tire quality problem and security risk caused by human operation error.

[0018] 2, the utility model discloses through the left and right movement of fourth air cylinder control baffle assembly, through the accurate control of fourth air cylinder, can ensure that the attaching position of filling glue on the cord layer is accurate, reduces human error, and improves the quality of tire manufacturing.

[0019] 3. The guide opening mechanism can process the filler rubber mat on the spool with large size and heavy weight, and is suitable for manufacturing requirements of various tires. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the guide opening base and the tool car structure;

[0022] Figure 3 is Figure 2 is an enlarged view of structure A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the storage mechanism;

[0024] Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the conveying roller group.

[0025] Marked in the figure: 1, guide opening base; 2, tool car; 3, conveying frame; 4, conveying belt; 5, storage mechanism; 6, conveying roller group; 11, feeding mechanism; 12, brake mechanism; 111, base support frame; 112, conveying chain; 113, conveying motor; 114, guide wheel; 115, first air cylinder; 116, second air cylinder; 117, connecting shaft; 121, brake wheel; 122, V-shaped frame; 123, third air cylinder; 124, rotating shaft; 125, support frame; 21, spool; 22, brake lever; 23, mat winding roller; 24, traction roller group; 25, supporting roller; 26, winding motor; 27, driving gear; 28, driven gear; 29, universal wheel; 30, tool car frame body; 51, support seat; 52, connecting rod; 53, storage roller; 54, proximity switch; 55, counterweight roller; 61, baffle assembly; 62, fourth air cylinder; 63, fifth air cylinder; 64, driving rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the utility model, the following will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings.

[0027] As Figures 1 to 5 shown, a tire filler rubber guide opening conveying device comprises a guide opening mechanism and a conveying mechanism, the guide opening mechanism is used for guiding opening the filler rubber, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying the guided opening filler rubber.

[0028] The guide opening mechanism comprises a guide opening base 1, and a tool car 2 is arranged above the guide opening base 1.

[0029] The tool trolley 2 comprises a tool trolley frame body 30, a freely rotatable spool 21 is arranged on the tool trolley frame body 30, a filling rubber pad cloth roll is arranged in the spool 21, a brake lever 22 is arranged at the bottom of the spool 21 on one side of the tool trolley frame body 30, the brake lever 22 is aligned with the flanges of the spool 21, the brake lever 22 is in a V-shaped structure as a whole, a rotating shaft is arranged at the connection between the brake lever 22 and the tool trolley frame body 30, the brake lever 22 can rotate around the rotating shaft, and in the initial state, one end of the brake lever 22 is in contact with one of the flanges of the spool 21, so as to prevent the filling rubber pad cloth roll of the spool 21 from being automatically unwound during transportation.

[0030] A pad cloth winding roller 23 is arranged in the unwinding direction of the filling rubber pad cloth roll in the spool 21, the pad cloth winding roller 23 is used to unwind the filling rubber pad cloth and wind the unwound pad cloth on the pad cloth winding roller 23, a driven gear 28 is arranged on one side of the pad cloth winding roller 23, a driving gear 27 is engaged on the driven gear 28, the driving gear 27 is arranged on the output shaft of a winding motor 26, the winding motor 26 is arranged above the unwinding base 1, and the winding motor 26 is started to drive the pad cloth winding roller 23 to rotate through gear transmission, so as to wind the pad cloth in the filling rubber pad cloth.

[0031] A traction roller group 24 is arranged above the pad cloth winding roller 23, the traction roller group 24 comprises a plurality of horizontally arranged traction rollers, a supporting roller 25 is arranged between the pad cloth winding roller 23 and the traction roller group 24, the filling rubber pad cloth in the spool 21 passes through the traction roller group 24 and the supporting roller 25 in sequence, and is separated at the supporting roller 25, and the pad cloth enters the pad cloth winding roller 23 for collection.

[0032] Universal wheels 29 are arranged around the bottom of the tool trolley frame body 30, so as to facilitate the movement of the tool trolley 2 by the staff.

[0033] The unwinding base 1 comprises a feeding mechanism 11 for conveying the tool trolley 2 and a brake mechanism 12 for braking the tool trolley 2.

[0034] The feeding mechanism 11 comprises a base support frame 111, conveying chains 112 are symmetrically arranged inside the base support frame 111, sprockets are arranged in the conveying chains 112 to drive the conveying chains 112 to rotate, connecting shafts 117 are arranged between the sprockets at the same end to connect the sprockets on both sides together, and one end of each connecting shaft 117 is provided with a conveying motor 113 to drive the rotation of the connecting shaft 117. The conveying motor 113 is started to drive the conveying chains 112 to rotate, so as to convey the tool trolley 2 to the upper side of the base support frame 111.

[0035] The seat support frame 111 is provided with a plurality of guide wheels 114 on both sides of the outer side, which are used to support the tool car 2 conveyed by the conveying chain 112, adjust the moving direction of the tool car 2, and ensure that the tool car 2 does not deviate or run off the track during movement.

[0036] The first air cylinder 115 is arranged on the side of the base support frame 111 corresponding to the brake lever 22, the piston rod of the first air cylinder 115 is extended, and the piston rod abuts against one end of the brake lever 22, so that the brake lever 22 rotates around the rotating shaft against the damping, the brake lever 22 is separated from the contact position of the spool 21, and the spool 21 is in a free state, so that the cloth winding roller 23 can guide the filling rubber cloth in the spool 21.

[0037] The second air cylinder 116 is arranged on one side of the base support frame 111, and is aligned with the side surface of the bottom of the tool car frame body 30. When the tool car 2 is conveyed to the top of the guide opening base 1 by the conveying chain 112, the second air cylinder 116 is started, and the piston rod abuts against the tool car frame body 30, so that when the filling rubber cloth is guided to open, the tool car 2 does not cause a dangerous accident due to the front and back shaking of the spool 21.

[0038] The brake mechanism 12 is arranged above the base support frame 111, and the brake mechanism 12 is aligned with the other flange plate in the spool 21. The brake mechanism 12 comprises a support frame 125 arranged on the base support frame 111, a rotating shaft 124 arranged at the top of the support frame 125, a third air cylinder 123 arranged in the support frame 125, a V-shaped frame 122 hinged to the extension end of the third air cylinder 123, the corner of the V-shaped frame 122 being penetrated by the rotating shaft 124, and a brake wheel 121 arranged at the other end of the V-shaped frame 122. The inner side of the brake wheel 121 is provided with brake pads, and the brake wheel 121 is in contact with the flange plate of the spool 21. The brake mechanism 12 is connected with the gas source. When braking is needed, the control system opens the gas source valve, fills air into the brake mechanism 12, and the brake pads are pushed and gradually in contact with the brake disc as the gas enters. With the increase of the contact area and the friction force, the rotating speed of the spool 21 gradually decreases until it completely stops. Through the accurate adjustment of the pressure and speed of the air filling by the control system, the brake is stable and effective.

[0039] When the conveying chain 112 conveys the tool car 2 up and down, in order to prevent the brake mechanism 12 from hindering the movement of the tool car 2, the piston rod of the third air cylinder 123 is retracted, the V-shaped frame 122 is rotated around the rotating shaft 124, and the brake wheel 121 is separated from the spool 21.

[0040] The conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame 3, a conveying belt 4 and a conveying roller group 6 arranged in sequence on the conveying frame 3, a plurality of conveying rollers are arranged in the conveying roller group 6, and a storage filling rubber storage mechanism 5 is arranged between the conveying belt 4 and the conveying roller group 6.

[0041] The conveying belt 4 is close to the guide mechanism, and the filling glue guided by the guide mechanism is conveyed by the conveying belt 4. The conveying belt 4 can prevent the filling glue from being stretched during conveying, thereby affecting the quality of the filling glue.

[0042] The storage mechanism 5 comprises support seats 51 symmetrically arranged on the conveying frame 3. The support seats 51 are provided with connecting rods 52 rotatably arranged thereon. The connecting rods 52 are rotatably connected to the support seats 51 at the center positions of the connecting rods 52. The support seats 51 are provided with proximity switches 54 for monitoring the connecting rods 52. The two connecting rods 52 are provided with storage rollers 53 at one end. The storage rollers 53 connect the two connecting rods 52 together. The other end of the connecting rods 52 is provided with counterweight rollers 55. In the normal state, because the mass of the storage rollers 53 is greater than that of the counterweight rollers 55, the end of the connecting rods 52 provided with the storage rollers 53 is at a lower horizontal position. The storage rollers 53 press the filling glue below the storage rollers 53. Because the conveying belt 4 continues to convey the filling glue, a length of the filling glue is stored below the storage rollers 53. When the conveying roller assembly 6 conveys the filling glue, the filling glue in the storage mechanism 5 is stretched. The storage rollers 53 are circularly moved upward around the support seats 51 under the action of the filling glue. The proximity switches 54 in the support seats 51 monitor the connecting rods 52. The proximity switches 54 send relevant signals to the control system. The control system controls the brake mechanism 12 to stop braking the spool 21. The filler cloth winding roller 23 guides the filling glue filler cloth. The conveying belt 4 starts to convey the filling glue. When the conveying roller assembly 6 stops conveying the filling glue, the conveying belt 4 continues to convey the filling glue. The storage rollers 53 press the filling glue below the storage rollers 53 due to the gravity of the storage rollers 53, and store a length of the filling glue. After the proximity switches 54 fail to monitor the relevant signals of the connecting rods 52, the control system controls the brake mechanism 12 to brake the spool 21. The winding motor 26 stops rotating the filler cloth winding roller 23. The conveying belt 4 stops conveying the filling glue.

[0043] The conveying roller group 6 is rotatably arranged on the conveying frame 3, a plurality of conveying rollers are arranged in the conveying roller group 6, two groups of baffle assemblies 61 are symmetrically arranged above the conveying rollers, each group of baffle assemblies 61 comprises two distance-adjustable baffles, the distance between the baffles can accommodate the filling glue, a fourth cylinder 62 for controlling the movement of the baffle assemblies 61 is arranged below the baffle assemblies 61, the fourth cylinder 62 controls the left and right movement of the baffle assemblies 61, and the filling glue in the baffle assemblies 61 moves within the maximum stroke of the fourth cylinder 62, when the filling glue with different distances is attached to the cord layer of the forming drum, the fourth cylinder 62 can be moved forward and backward at the maximum stroke to accurately position the filling glue at the attachment position of the cord layer, so that the position deviation of the filling glue during attachment is avoided, the labor intensity of the workers for manually aligning the filling glue is reduced, the work efficiency is improved, the quality of the final tire is ensured, and the overall performance of the tire is improved.

[0044] The conveying roller group 6 is rotatably arranged on the conveying frame 3, a plurality of conveying rollers are arranged in the conveying roller group 6, two groups of baffle assemblies 61 are symmetrically arranged above the conveying rollers, each group of baffle assemblies 61 comprises two distance-adjustable baffles, the distance between the baffles can accommodate the filling glue, a fourth cylinder 62 for controlling the movement of the baffle assemblies 61 is arranged below the baffle assemblies 61, the fourth cylinder 62 controls the left and right movement of the baffle assemblies 61, and the filling glue in the baffle assemblies 61 moves within the maximum stroke of the fourth cylinder 62, when the filling glue with different distances is attached to the cord layer of the forming drum, the fourth cylinder 62 can be moved forward and backward at the maximum stroke to accurately position the filling glue at the attachment position of the cord layer, so that the position deviation of the filling glue during attachment is avoided, the labor intensity of the workers for manually aligning the filling glue is reduced, the work efficiency is improved, the quality of the final tire is ensured, and the overall performance of the tire is improved.

[0045] The working principle of the utility model is as follows:

[0046] The preparation work is that the worker pushes the tool car 2 to the feeding port of the guide opening base 1, the bottom of the tool car 2 is aligned with the conveying chains 112 on the two sides, the conveying motor 113 is started, the conveying motor 113 drives the conveying chains 112 to rotate, the tool car 2 is conveyed to the upper side of the guide opening base 1, in the conveying process, the guide wheels 114 play the role of limiting and guiding the tool car frame body 30, after the tool car 2 moves to the guide opening base 1, the first cylinder 115 is aligned with the brake lever 22, the brake wheel 121 is aligned with the flange plate of the spool 21, the driving gear 27 is engaged with the driven gear 28, the first cylinder 115 is started, the brake lever 22 is pushed to rotate, the brake lever 22 stops braking the spool 21, the filling glue mat cloth in the spool 21 is sequentially guided through the traction roller group 24 and the supporting roller 25, and the mat cloth is wound on the mat cloth winding roller 23, and the filling glue is conveyed to the conveying mechanism.

[0047] When the filling glue is used to attach the cord fabric, the worker controls the fifth cylinder 63 to drive the driving rod 64 to move through the control system, so that the conveying roller group 6 is aligned with the conveying end of the forming drum, and the conveying roller group 6 conveys the filling glue on the conveying roller to the cord fabric of the forming drum for attachment. As the filling glue on the conveying roller group 6 is conveyed to the forming drum, the stored filling glue in the storage mechanism 5 becomes less, and the filling glue is tensioned, so that the storage roller 53 is lifted. After the proximity switch 54 detects the relevant signal of the connecting rod 52, the winding motor 26 is started, the filling glue mat in the spool 21 is guided away by the control mat winding roller 23, the conveying belt 4 is started, and the filling glue guided out of the guiding mechanism is conveyed to the storage mechanism 5, so as to meet the conveying demand of the conveying roller group 6.

[0048] When the worker needs to change the attachment position of the cord fabric, the control system starts the fourth cylinder 62, the piston rod of the fourth cylinder 62 moves to the maximum stroke, the baffle assembly 61 is controlled to move to the appropriate position, the filling glue in the baffle assembly 61 is aligned with the attachment position of the cord fabric on the forming drum, the filling glue is attached to the cord fabric, the error caused by human factors during attachment is reduced, and the precision of attachment is improved.

[0049] It can be understood that the utility model is described through some embodiments, and those skilled in the art know that various changes or equivalent replacements can be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. In addition, under the guidance of the utility model, these features and embodiments can be modified to adapt to specific conditions and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. Therefore, the utility model is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of the present application belong to the scope protected by the utility model.

Claims

1. A tire fill compound guiding and conveying device, characterized by: The device comprises a guide mechanism for guiding and opening the filling glue and a conveying mechanism for conveying the filling glue; The guide mechanism comprises a guide base (1) and a tool trolley (2) arranged above the guide base (1); The guide base (1) comprises a feeding mechanism (11) for conveying the tool trolley (2) and a brake mechanism (12) for braking the tool trolley (2); The tool trolley (2) comprises a spool (21) provided with a filling glue roll, a traction roller group (24) for pulling the filling glue pad cloth, and a pad cloth winding roller (23) for guiding and opening the filling glue; and the spool (21) is provided with a brake lever (22) on one side.

2. A tire fill compound guiding and conveying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (11) comprises a base support frame (111), and a conveying chain (112) is symmetrically arranged on the inner side of the base support frame (111); one end of the conveying chain (112) is provided with a conveying motor (113) for controlling the rotation of the conveying chain (112).

3. A tire fill compound guide and delivery device as defined in claim 2, wherein: A plurality of guide wheels (114) are arranged above the conveying chain (112), a first air cylinder (115) is arranged on one side of the base support frame (111) and aligned with the brake lever (22), and a second air cylinder (116) is arranged on the base support frame (111) and used for fixing the tool trolley (2).

4. The tire fill compound guide and delivery device of claim 1, wherein: The brake mechanism (12) comprises a V-shaped frame (122), and brake wheels (121) and a third air cylinder (123) are arranged at both ends of the V-shaped frame (122), respectively; and a rotating shaft (124) is arranged at the V-shaped bottom of the V-shaped frame (122).

5. The tire fill bead unseating device of claim 1, wherein: A supporting roller (25) for supporting the filling glue pad cloth is arranged below the traction roller group (24).

6. A tire fill bead unseating device as defined in claim 1, wherein: A winding motor (26) for controlling the rotation of the pad cloth winding roller (23) is arranged on one side of the pad cloth winding roller (23); an output end of the winding motor (26) is provided with a driving gear (27); and a driven gear (28) engaged with the driving gear (27) is arranged at one end of the pad cloth winding roller (23).

7. A tire fill bead unseating device as defined in claim 1, wherein: The conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame (3), and a conveying belt (4) and a rotatable conveying roller group (6) are arranged on the conveying frame (3); and a storage mechanism (5) is arranged between the conveying belt (4) and the conveying roller group (6).

8. A tire fill compound guide and delivery device as defined in claim 7, wherein: The storage mechanism (5) comprises symmetrically arranged support seats (51), and connecting rods (52) are rotatably arranged on the support seats (51); storage rollers (53) are arranged between the connecting rods (52); and proximity switches (54) for monitoring the connecting rods (52) are further arranged on the support seats (51).

9. A tire fill bead unseating device as defined in claim 7, wherein: Two groups of baffle assemblies (61) are arranged on the conveying rollers in the conveying roller group (6); and fourth air cylinders (62) for controlling the movement of the baffle assemblies (61) are arranged below the baffle assemblies (61).

10. A tire fill bead unseating device as defined in claim 7, wherein: Fifth air cylinders (63) for controlling the rotation of the conveying roller group (6) are arranged at both sides of the end of the conveying roller group (6).