Turning and reversing device for bowls

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of catering equipment, and particularly discloses an overturning and reversing device for bowls, which comprises a shell, a rotating shaft and a brush, and the rotating shaft is driven by external force to rotate clockwise; the brush is driven by external force to rotate anticlockwise; at least part of the rotating shaft and the brush are arranged in the shell and abut against the inner wall of the shell under the action of rotating force of the rotating shaft and the brush, and the bowls are restrained to be overturned and inversely buckled. According to the device, whether the bowl opening faces upwards or downwards, the uniform bowl opening downward state can be achieved after the bowl passes through the overturning and reversing device, overturning and reversing of the bowl are achieved, manual overturning of the bowl is not needed in the whole process, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of catering equipment, and particularly relates to a bowl overturning and unstacking device. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous improvement of people's living standards in China, large-scale catering canteens, hotels and other catering places have become an important choice for people's daily consumption. In these places, consumers generally use set meals, and due to the huge number of tableware after meals, if relying on the traditional manual cleaning method, not only will it lead to a long cleaning cycle, but also the cleanliness is difficult to guarantee. Therefore, these places generally introduce tableware automatic cleaning equipment to improve efficiency and achieve cleaner and more thorough cleaning.

[0003] Although the current tableware automatic cleaning equipment can automatically complete a series of processes such as cleaning, high-temperature rinsing and drying, in actual operation, the state of the bowl before entering the cleaning equipment is different, some bowl openings are upward, and some bowl openings are downward. In order to improve the cleaning effect, the ideal state is to overturn the bowl to the unstacking state during the cleaning process, so that the cleaning water can flow smoothly from the bowl, thereby achieving a cleaner and more thorough cleaning effect.

[0004] However, the current tableware automatic cleaning equipment still has deficiencies in the automatic overturning and unstacking function. In actual operation, manual overturning and unstacking of the bowl is still required, which not only increases the labor intensity of workers, but also restricts the overall dishwashing efficiency. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a bowl overturning and unstacking device, which realizes automatic overturning and unstacking of the bowl, reduces the labor intensity of workers, and improves the overall dishwashing efficiency.

[0006] The utility model aims to realize the following technical scheme, a bowl overturning and unstacking device, comprising:

[0007] a shell;

[0008] a rotating shaft, which rotates in a clockwise direction under the driving of an external force; and

[0009] a brush, which rotates in a counterclockwise direction under the driving of an external force;

[0010] At least part of the rotating shaft and the brush are arranged in the shell, are subjected to the rotating force of the rotating shaft and the brush, and abut against the inner wall of the shell, so as to constrain the bowl to realize overturning and unstacking.

[0011] Preferably, the shell is provided with a cavity, and the cavity is provided with a communication overturning space, a maintaining space and a conveying space.

[0012] Preferably, the cross section of the rotating shaft is circular or polygonal with more than four sides.

[0013] Preferably, the brush is made of soft material.

[0014] Preferably, the rotating shaft is arranged in a staggered manner with the axis of the brush.

[0015] Preferably, the first conveying line and the second conveying line are further included, the second conveying line is arranged below the first conveying line, one end of the shell is connected with the first conveying line and the other end is connected with the second conveying line.

[0016] Preferably, the flow rate of the second conveying line is greater than that of the first conveying line.

[0017] Preferably, the first conveying line is provided with guide plates in the width direction and the distance between adjacent guide plates is greater than the outer diameter of the bowl.

[0018] Due to the adoption of the above technical scheme, the utility model has the advantages of:

[0019] The bowl overturning and unloading device has the shell, the rotating shaft and the brush. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the utility model, the following will be briefly introduced the drawings needed to be used in the specific embodiments. In all the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn according to the actual proportion.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the bowl overturning and unloading device of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a overturning process schematic view of the bowl with the bowl opening upward in the overturning and unloading assembly;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a schematic view of the guide plate.

[0024] Reference signs:

[0025] 1-shell, 11-cavity, 111-overturning space, 112-maintaining space, 113-conveying space, 12-bowl inlet, 13-bowl outlet, 2-rotating shaft, 3-brush,

[0026] 4-first conveying line, 41-guide plate, 42-baffle, 5-second conveying line. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , a bowl overturning and upside-down setting device comprises a shell 1, a rotating shaft 2 and a brush 3.

[0028] The rotating shaft 2 rotates in a clockwise direction under the driving of an external force, and the brush 3 rotates in an anticlockwise direction under the driving of an external force. At least part of the rotating shaft 2 and the brush 3 are arranged in the shell 1, and the bowl is overturned and set upside down by the rotating force of the rotating shaft 2 and the brush 3 and the abutment constraint of the inner wall of the shell 1. Specifically, the shell 1 is provided with a bowl inlet 12 and a bowl outlet 13, and the rotating shaft 2 and the brush 3 at least partly extend into a cavity 11. The rotating shaft 2 is connected with a first motor output shaft arranged on one side of the bowl overturning and upside-down setting device, and the first motor drives the rotating shaft 2 to rotate. The brush 3 is connected with a second motor output shaft arranged on one side of the bowl overturning and upside-down setting device, and the second motor drives the brush 3 to rotate. The outer side of the rotating shaft 2 leaves enough space for the bowl to overturn in the inner wall of the shell 1, and the outer side of the brush 3 leaves a certain space for the bowl to move in the inner wall of the shell 1.

[0029] The bowl overturning and upside-down setting device of the utility model overturns the same kind of bowls after sorting, and the bowls flow out of the bowl outlet 13 after being set upside down to enter a cleaning process. Figure 2 When a bowl with the bowl opening downward enters the shell 1, the bowl moves downward along the outer side of the rotating shaft 2 under the action of gravity, the bowl rotates in the clockwise direction of the rotating shaft 2 in the process of moving downward, the outer side of the rotating shaft 2 applies an oblique upward force to the edge of the bowl, the bowl tilts backward, the brush 3 rotates in the anticlockwise direction and applies a force to the bowl, the bowl overturns, the bowl opening is upward, at this time, the outer side of the brush 3 abuts against the outer side of the bowl, the bowl moves between the inner wall of the shell 1 and the brush 3 under the action of the gravity of the bowl and the rotation of the brush 3, the distance between the brush 3 and the inner wall of the shell 1 restricts the bowl to overturn, the edge of the bowl opening always moves along the inner wall of the shell 1 and cannot overturn, and the bowl opening keeps downward until the bowl outlet 13. Figure 1 When a bowl with the bowl opening upward enters the shell 1, the bowl moves downward along the outer side of the rotating shaft 2 under the action of gravity, the bowl rotates in the clockwise direction of the rotating shaft 2 in the process of moving downward, the outer side of the rotating shaft 2 applies an oblique upward force to the outer side of the bowl, the bowl keeps the original state, the outer side of the brush 3 abuts against the outer side of the bowl, the edge of the bowl opening moves along the inner wall of the shell 1 under the action of the gravity of the bowl and the rotation of the brush 3 until the bowl outlet 13. Therefore, whether the bowl opening of the bowl is upward or downward, the bowl opening can be unified to be downward after passing through the overturning and upside-down setting device, the bowl is overturned and set upside down, the whole process does not need manual overturning of the bowl, the bowl is automatically overturned and set upside down, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the overall dishwashing efficiency is improved.

[0030] Furthermore, the outer shell 1 is provided with a cavity 11, which has a connecting flipping space 111, a three-dimensional space 112, and a conveying space 113. Specifically, the outer shell 1 is an arc-shaped groove, and the cavity 11 has a flipping space 111, a three-dimensional space 112, and a conveying space 113 that cooperate with the rotating shaft 2 and the brush 3. The outer side of the rotating shaft 2 and the inner wall of the cavity 11 leave enough flipping space 111 for the bowl to flip; the gap between the outer side of the brush 3 near the rotating shaft 2 and the inner wall of the cavity 11 is slightly larger than the thickness of the bowl to form a three-dimensional space, which is used to support and maintain the bowl with its mouth facing upward; the outer side of the brush 3 away from the rotating shaft 2 and the inner wall of the cavity 11 leave a gap slightly smaller than the thickness of the bowl, which constrains the bowl to move along the inner wall of the cavity 11, forming a conveying space 113. Under the weight of the bowl and the rotation of the brush 3, the bowl moves along the conveying space 113 and to the outlet 13.

[0031] Furthermore, the cross-sectional shape of the pivot 2 is circular or a polygon with more than four sides, to facilitate the application of force to the bowl from the outer side of the pivot 2.

[0032] Furthermore, the brush 3 is made of a soft material. Because of this soft material, the brush 3 bends slightly when it comes into contact with the bowl, preventing rigid contact and thus avoiding damage to the tableware. The soft material is also suitable for bowls of different heights. Soft materials include, but are not limited to, acrylic, rubber, and silicone; preferably, rubber is used.

[0033] Furthermore, the axis of the rotating shaft 2 is offset from the axis of the brush 3. Because the outer diameter of the brush 3 is larger than the outer diameter of the rotating shaft 2, the axis of the brush 3 is closer to the outer casing 1 than the axis of the rotating shaft 2, which helps to reduce the volume of the outer casing 1.

[0034] Furthermore, the flipping and inverting device also includes a first conveyor line 4 and a second conveyor line 5. The second conveyor line 5 is located below the first conveyor line 4. One end of the outer casing 1 is connected to the first conveyor line 4, and the other end is connected to the second conveyor line 5. Specifically, the first conveyor line 4 and the second conveyor line 5 adopt existing assembly lines. Baffles 42 are provided on both sides of the assembly line along the moving direction to prevent the bowls from falling off the assembly line during movement. The outer casing 1 is fixedly installed between the first conveyor line 4 and the second conveyor line 5. The bowl inlet 12 is connected to the first conveyor line 4, and the bowl outlet 13 is connected to the second conveyor line 5. By using an assembly line, the input and output of bowls are fully automated, improving work efficiency.

[0035] Furthermore, the flow rate of the second conveyor line 2 is greater than that of the first conveyor line 1. This prevents the bowls from piling up after falling.

[0036] Please see Figure 3Furthermore, guide plates 41 are spaced apart along the width direction near the outer shell 1 on the first conveyor line 4, with the distance between adjacent guide plates 41 being greater than the outer diameter of the bowl. Specifically, using existing technology, the spacing between adjacent guide plates 41 can be adjusted to accommodate bowls of different sizes. Preferably, the guide plates 41 are cylindrical, facilitating the entry of bowls into the channels between the guide plates 41, and helping bowls to enter the shell 1 in an orderly manner without overlapping or interfering. Multiple rows are arranged along the length direction of the first conveyor line 4.

[0037] This utility model's bowl-flipping and inverting device ensures that bowls are always in a uniform, downward-facing position regardless of whether they are initially facing up or down. This automatic inversion eliminates the need for manual operation, reducing worker workload. It also improves overall dishwashing efficiency. The misalignment of the shaft 2's axis with the brush 3's axis helps reduce the size of the outer casing 1. The guide plate 41 ensures that bowls enter the casing 1 one by one in an orderly manner, preventing them from overlapping or interfering with each other.

[0038] The specific embodiments described above further illustrate the purpose, technical solution, and beneficial effects of this utility model. It should be understood that the above description is only a specific implementation method of this utility model and is not intended to limit this utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the scope of the spirit of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A flipping and inverting device for a bowl, characterized in that, include: Outer shell (1); The rotating shaft (2) rotates clockwise under the drive of an external force; as well as The brush (3) rotates counterclockwise under the drive of external force; At least part of the rotating shaft (2) and brush (3) are set inside the outer shell (1). The bowl is constrained to flip upside down by the rotational force of the rotating shaft (2) and brush (3) and by abutting against the inner wall of the outer shell (1).

2. The bowl flipping and inverting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer shell (1) has a cavity (11), and the cavity (11) has a connected flipping space (111), a three-dimensional space (112) and a conveying space (113).

3. The bowl-flipping and inverting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The cross-sectional shape of the rotating shaft (2) is circular or a polygon with more than four sides.

4. The bowl-flipping and inverting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The brush (3) is made of soft material.

5. The bowl-flipping and inverting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The axis of the rotating shaft (2) is misaligned with the axis of the brush (3).

6. The bowl-flipping and inverting device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The axis of the rotating shaft (2) is misaligned with the axis of the brush (3).

7. The bowl-flipping and inverting device according to claim 1, 2 or 6, characterized in that, It also includes a first conveyor line (4) and a second conveyor line (5), the second conveyor line (5) being located below the first conveyor line (4), one end of the outer casing (1) being connected to the first conveyor line (4), and the other end being connected to the second conveyor line (5).

8. The bowl flipping and inverting device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The flow velocity of the second conveyor line (5) is greater than that of the first conveyor line (4).

9. The bowl flipping and inverting device according to claim 8, characterized in that, The first conveyor line (4) is provided with guide plates (41) spaced apart along the width direction near the outer shell (1), and the distance between adjacent guide plates (41) is greater than the outer diameter of the bowl.

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