Library book returning device
By using a conveyor belt and drive components to push books to the inclined storage, the problem of low book return efficiency is solved, and automatic classification and efficient book return are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423171972.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-23
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for returning books are inefficient, requiring users to wait and staff to spend a lot of time reorganizing the books, resulting in a labor-intensive and inefficient process from returning books to putting them back on the shelves.
The system uses a conveyor belt to transport books to a predetermined location. A drive unit drives a moving block to push a pusher onto an inclined plate, where the books slide down to a partition for storage. This system automatically sorts books of different sizes, and staff can retrieve the books simply by opening the closed door.
It enables automatic classification of returned books, reducing user waiting time and staff processing time, improving return efficiency and saving labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a library management technical field especially relates to a library book returning device. BACKGROUND
[0002] In modern times, the library is not only the place of knowledge dissemination and cultural heritage, but also the platform of public learning, exchange and self-improvement, and users often need to borrow books to home for further reading according to their own needs, and the borrowing of books will naturally involve the problem of returning books. At present, the returning mode of books usually requires users to place books at the designated counter, and the administrator checks the returning information, and then the administrator places the returned books on a collection frame or a transfer trolley, and then re-arranges the returned books in the idle time. This returning mode is low in efficiency, especially in the peak period, which can easily lead to long queuing time, and the subsequent staff also need to spend a lot of time arranging the books according to their size. From the returning of books to the re-arrangement of books, a large amount of labor is consumed. UTILITARY MODEL
[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a library book returning device, which solves the problem that the user needs to spend time checking information with the staff when returning books, and the staff also needs to spend a lot of time re-arranging the returned books, resulting in low efficiency from returning books to re-shelving books.
[0004] According to the embodiment of the utility model, a library book returning device comprises a casing, a mounting plate, an inclined plate and a partition plate, a containing cavity is formed in the casing, a conveying belt is horizontally arranged in the containing cavity, an opening is formed in the side wall of the casing, one end of the conveying belt extends out of the opening, the mounting plate is horizontally arranged in the containing cavity and located at one side of the conveying belt, a moving block is slidably arranged on the mounting plate, a push rod is fixedly arranged on the side of the moving block close to the conveying belt, a push plate is arranged on the output end of the push rod, a driving assembly for driving the moving block to move is further arranged on the mounting plate, the inclined plate is obliquely arranged in the containing cavity and located at the side of the conveying belt away from the mounting plate through a mounting block, a plurality of partition strips are arranged on the top of the inclined plate, the partition plate is arranged on the side of the containing cavity away from the mounting plate, the partition plate corresponds to the partition strips one by one, a plurality of taking openings are formed in the side of the casing close to the partition plate, and a closing door is hingedly arranged on each taking opening.
[0005] Compared with the prior art, the book is conveyed to the predetermined position in the shell by the conveying belt, the driving assembly drives the moving block to move to the predetermined position, the push rod on the one side of the book pushes the book on the conveying belt to the inclined plate, the book is stored in the storage cavity surrounded by the baffle and the shell after sliding on the inclined plate, the subsequent staff can take out the book by opening the closed door, different sizes of books are pushed into different sizes of storage cavities, thereby realizing classification of different sizes of books, and the user does not need to queue to return the book, and the staff does not need to classify the returned books by size, thereby saving labor and improving the efficiency of returning the book.
[0006] Further, the driving assembly comprises a lead screw, the lead screw is horizontally and rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity of the shell, the lead screw is threadedly connected with the moving block, a motor is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the shell, and an output end of the motor is fixedly connected with one end of the lead screw.
[0007] Further, the end of the push plate away from the opening of the shell is provided with a baffle.
[0008] Further, the push plate is provided with a baffle.
[0009] Further, the support member is a spring, one end of the spring is fixedly connected with the inner bottom wall of the shell, and the other end of the spring is fixedly connected with the corresponding receiving plate.
[0010] Further, the end of each receiving plate close to the closed door is provided with a plurality of slot-shaped grooves.
[0011] Further, the side wall of each closed door towards the receiving plate is provided with a cotton pad. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] Figure 1 It is a whole structure schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model.
[0013] Figure 2 It is an internal structure schematic view of the shell of the embodiment of the utility model.
[0014] Figure 3 It is an internal overhead view of the shell of the embodiment of the utility model.
[0015] Figure 4 It is a slot-shaped groove schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model.
[0016] Figure 5 It is a sectional structure schematic view of the embodiment of the utility model.
[0017] In the above drawings: 1, the casing; 2, conveying belt; 3, mounting plate; 4, moving block; 5, push rod; 6, push plate; 7, inclined plate; 8, mounting block; 9, partition strip; 10, partition plate; 11, closed door; 12, screw; 13, motor; 14, baffle; 15, receiving plate; 16, spring; 17, strip-shaped slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The technical solutions in the utility model are further described below in combination with the drawings and examples.
[0019] As Figures 1-4The utility model discloses a kind of library book return device, including shell 1, mounting plate 3, inclined plate 7 and baffle 10, accommodating cavity is opened in the inside of shell 1, conveying belt 2 is erected in accommodating cavity horizontally, the side wall of shell 1 is equipped with opening, one end of conveying belt 2 extends opening, mounting plate 3 is horizontally arranged in accommodating cavity and located conveying belt 2 one side, slidingly equipped with moving block 4 on mounting plate 3, moving block 4 is fixed with push rod 5 on the side close to conveying belt 2, push plate 6 is equipped on the output end of push rod 5, drive assembly that moving block 4 moves is also equipped on mounting plate 3, inclined plate 7 is obliquely arranged in accommodating cavity and located conveying belt 2 far away from mounting plate 3 one side by mounting block 8, the top of inclined plate 7 is equipped with several partitions 9, baffle 10 is arranged in accommodating cavity far away from mounting plate 3 one side, baffle 10 and partition 9 one to one, shell 1 is also equipped with several taking-out openings on the side close to baffle 10, every taking-out opening is hingedly equipped with closed door 11.In this embodiment, partition 9 is several, partition 9 is not equidistantly arranged on inclined plate 7, several partitions 9 divide inclined plate 7 into different sizes, conveying belt 2 is selected from prior art, conveying belt 2 plays the role of conveying book, when user returns book, book is placed on the one end of conveying belt 2 extending shell 1 side wall opening, book will enter into shell 1 following conveying belt 2, preferably, corresponding code scanning tool can be arranged at the opening of shell 1 to confirm the information of book returned by user, after conveying belt 2 transports book to predetermined position (predetermined position is the region that the size of the inclined plate 7 separated by several partitions 9 is adapted to the size of book), moving block 4 is also driven to move push rod 5 to the position that book is flush with under the drive of drive assembly, then start push rod 5, push rod 5 pushes push plate 6 to move towards book, and finally book is pushed to fall conveying belt 2 and enter on inclined plate 7, book slides on inclined plate 7 and falls into the storage cavity formed by corresponding baffle 10 and shell 1, subsequent staff can open closed door 11 and take out book from storage cavity, preferably, inductor, controller and other elements can be arranged in shell 1 to detect the position of book after entering shell 1 and the size of book, and after electric signal is transmitted to controller by detector, controller controls drive assembly to drive moving block 4 to move to predetermined position, so that book is pushed into suitable storage cavity, the device transports book by conveying belt 2, drive assembly drives push rod 5 to move to suitable position to push book to slide on inclined plate 7 and fall into predetermined storage cavity, so as to classify the size of book, subsequent staff can take out stored book and reexhibit by opening closed door 11, avoid the process of waiting of user and the process of book arrangement of subsequent staff, thereby improve the efficiency of book return and reexhibit.
[0020] As Figures 2-4As shown in the figure, further, the driving assembly comprises: a screw rod 12 horizontally and rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity of the casing 1, the screw rod 12 is threadedly connected with the moving block 4, a motor 13 is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the casing 1, and the output end of the motor 13 is fixedly connected with one end of the screw rod 12. When the moving block 4 needs to be moved to change the position of the push rod 5, the motor 13 is started, the motor 13 drives the screw rod 12 to rotate, the screw rod 12 drives the moving block 4 threadedly connected therewith to move along the length direction of the screw rod 12, and the push rod 5 moves along the length direction of the conveying belt 2, so that the books at the predetermined position are pushed onto the inclined plate 7.
[0021] As shown in the figure, Figures 2-4 Further, the end of the push plate 6 away from the opening of the casing 1 is provided with a baffle 14. Specifically, the baffle 14 is arranged perpendicularly to the push plate 6, and the baffle 14 plays a role in limiting the books from moving continuously, and also aligns one side of the books with the baffle 14, so as to facilitate pushing the books to the position between the partition strip 9 and the partition strip 9 or the casing 1.
[0022] As shown in the figure, Figures 3-5 Further, the device further comprises a plurality of receiving plates 15, the receiving plates 15 are slidably arranged on the side of the mounting block 8 away from the conveying belt 2, and the bottom of each receiving plate 15 is provided with a supporting member for supporting the receiving plate 15. Specifically, the receiving plate 15 slides in the vertical direction, the receiving plate 15 is arranged at the outlet of the inclined plate 7, the number of the receiving plates 15 corresponds to the number of the partition strips 9 separating the inclined plate 7, when the books enter the inclined plate 7 and slide down, the books will fall on the receiving plate 15, the receiving plate 15 receives the books, and the supporting member supports the receiving plate 15, so that the receiving plate 15 is located close to the outlet of the inclined plate 7, thereby avoiding the books from being damaged due to the large height difference when falling on the receiving plate 15.
[0023] As shown in the figure, Figures 4-5 Further, the supporting member is a spring 16, one end of the spring 16 is fixedly connected with the inner bottom wall of the casing 1, and the other end of the spring 16 is fixedly connected with the corresponding receiving plate 15. In this embodiment, the bottom of each supporting member is provided with a plurality of springs 16, the springs 16 support the receiving plate 15 and make the top of the receiving plate 15 close to the outlet of the inclined plate 7, thereby reducing the height difference between the inclined plate 7 and the receiving plate 15 and protecting the books falling from the outlet of the inclined plate 7. When the receiving plate 15 receives the books, the springs 16 will also move downward by a distance under the force, so as to facilitate the subsequent books to smoothly fall on the top of the receiving plate 15. Similarly, the supporting member can also be a hydraulic rod, and the hydraulic rod is electrically connected with a pressure sensor, a controller and other elements, so as to adjust the horizontal height of the receiving plate 15 at any time.
[0024] As shown in the figure, Figures 3-4As shown, further, each receiving plate 15 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped slots 17 near one end of the closing door 11. When the staff open the closing door 11 to take the books on the receiving plate 15, the fingers can be put into the strip-shaped slots 17 to contact the bottom of the books, so that the hands have the force receiving parts, and the books stacked on the receiving plate 15 can be conveniently taken out from the receiving plate 15.
[0025] Further, the side wall of each closing door 11 facing the receiving plate 15 is provided with a cotton pad. The cotton pad can protect the books sliding on the inclined plate 7, so as to avoid the books from being damaged when the books slide on the inclined plate 7 and hit the closing door 11.
[0026] Finally, it should be explained that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application and are not limited. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the technical solutions of the present application can be modified or replaced equivalently without departing from the purpose and scope of the present application, and all should be covered in the scope of the claims of the present application.
Claims
1. A library book return apparatus, characterized by: The utility model relates to a kind of automatic food conveying device, including: Casing (1), the accommodating cavity is opened inside casing (1), and conveying belt (2) is horizontally erected in accommodating cavity, and the side wall of casing (1) is equipped with opening, and one end of conveying belt (2) extends opening; Mounting plate (3) is horizontally arranged in accommodating cavity and is located at one side of conveying belt (2), and moving block (4) is slidably equipped on mounting plate (3), and push rod (5) is fixedly equipped on the side of moving block (4) close to conveying belt (2), and push plate (6) is equipped on the output end of push rod (5), and mounting plate (3) is further equipped with drive assembly for driving moving block (4) to move; Inclined plate (7) is obliquely arranged in accommodating cavity by mounting block (8) and is located at the side of conveying belt (2) away from mounting plate (3), and the top of inclined plate (7) is equipped with several partitions (9); Partition (10) is arranged in the side of accommodating cavity away from mounting plate (3), and partition (10) corresponds to partition (9), and casing (1) is further equipped with several taking openings on the side close to partition (10), and each taking opening is hingedly equipped with closing door (11).
2. A library book return apparatus according to claim 1, wherein Drive assembly includes: screw rod (12), screw rod (12) is horizontally and rotatably arranged in the accommodating cavity of casing (1), and screw rod (12) is threadedly connected with moving block (4), and motor (13) is fixedly arranged on the outer wall of casing (1), and the output end of motor (13) is fixedly connected with one end of screw rod (12).
3. A library book return apparatus according to claim 2, wherein: Push plate (6) is equipped with baffle (14) on the end away from the opening of casing (1).
4. A library book return apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Further including receiving plate (15), receiving plate (15) is several, and receiving plate (15) is slidably arranged on the side of mounting block (8) away from conveying belt (2), and the bottom of each receiving plate (15) is equipped with support for supporting receiving plate (15).
5. A library book return apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: The support is spring (16), one end of spring (16) is fixedly connected with the inner bottom wall of casing (1), and the other end of spring (16) is fixedly connected with corresponding receiving plate (15).
6. A library book return apparatus according to claim 5, wherein: Each receiving plate (15) is equipped with several strip grooves (17) on the end close to closing door (11).
7. A library book return apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: Each closing door (11) is equipped with cotton pad on the side wall towards receiving plate (15).