Cup discharging device for ice cream production

The cup dispensing device, which combines a support frame, pneumatic grippers, and vacuum suction cups, solves the problem of excessive paper cup dispensing in existing ice cream production equipment, enabling individual removal of paper cups and efficient filling.

CN223879021UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06SHENZHEN BOSHUANG IND CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520425464.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-11
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-11

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Technical Problem

Existing ice cream production equipment is prone to multiple paper cups being fed out simultaneously during the cupping process, leading to production failures and making it difficult to efficiently remove paper cups individually.

Method used

The cup dispensing device uses a combination of a support, pneumatic grippers, and a vacuum suction cup. The first pneumatic gripper holds the paper cup above it, the second pneumatic gripper holds the bottom paper cup, and a lifting cylinder is used to remove the paper cups individually.

Benefits of technology

This allows for the individual removal of paper cups, improving dispensing efficiency, avoiding the problem of multiple paper cups being dispensed simultaneously, and ensuring production stability.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a cup discharging device for ice cream production, and relates to the technical field of ice cream production. Comprising a support, a through opening is formed in the support, a transparent charging barrel is installed at the through opening, an assembling groove is formed in one side of the support, a first pneumatic clamping finger is installed in the assembling groove and located below the through opening, and a lifting air cylinder is installed on the other side of the support. According to the cup discharging device for ice cream production, the paper cups are stacked in the transparent charging barrel, the first pneumatic clamping finger and the second pneumatic clamping finger are sequentially arranged on the support, the second pneumatic clamping finger is clamped on the paper cup on the bottommost layer, and the first pneumatic clamping finger is clamped on the paper cup on the bottommost layer. The first pneumatic clamping finger clamps and adsorbs the last paper cup on the bottommost layer for limiting, the paper cup on the bottommost layer is clamped and adsorbed by the second pneumatic clamping finger and is separated from the last paper cup to be taken out under the action of the lifting air cylinder, independent taking out of the paper cups is achieved, and the cup discharging efficiency is high.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to ice cream production technical field, concretely is a cup device for ice cream production. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ice cream is a kind of frozen milk product, and paper cups are usually used to contain in the prior art, and in the ice cream production process, the paper cups stacked into a pile are placed one by one on the conveying belt for assembly line conveying to carry out cup loading operation on ice cream.

[0003] However, the existing related production equipment often sends multiple paper cups at a time during use due to the relatively close stacking of the paper cups, that is, multiple paper cups are stacked together, which easily leads to subsequent production failure, so we propose a cup device for ice cream production. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model provides a cup device for ice cream production to solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a cup device for ice cream production, comprising a support, a through opening is arranged on the support, and a transparent barrel is installed at the through opening, one side of the support is provided with an assembly groove, and a first pneumatic clamp finger is installed in the assembly groove, the first pneumatic clamp finger is located below the through opening, a lifting cylinder is installed on the other side of the support, a fixed plate is installed on the output end of the lifting cylinder, a second pneumatic clamp finger is installed on the fixed plate, and the second pneumatic clamp finger is located below the first pneumatic clamp finger, clamping plates are installed on the two clamping jaws of the first pneumatic clamp finger and the second pneumatic clamp finger, semicircular grooves are arranged on the clamping plates, and vacuum suction cups are installed in the semicircular grooves.

[0006] Further, the support is U-shaped, and the two ends of the support are provided with fixing holes.

[0007] Further, the clamping plates are symmetrically arranged, and the semicircular grooves on the clamping plates are located on the same axis as the through opening.

[0008] Further, the adsorption surface of the vacuum suction cup is located on the inner surface of the semicircular groove, and the interface part penetrates out of the semicircular groove.

[0009] Further, the transparent barrel is stacked with paper cups, and the paper cups are located on the same axis as the through opening.

[0010] Further, the paper cups pass downward from the through opening, the second pneumatic clamp finger clamps the bottommost paper cup, and the first pneumatic clamp finger clamps the uppermost paper cup.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the ice cream production cup discharging device has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] The ice cream production cup discharging device stacks paper cups in the transparent barrel, and sequentially arranges the first pneumatic clamp finger and the second pneumatic clamp finger on the support, the second pneumatic clamp finger clamps the bottommost paper cup, and the first pneumatic clamp finger clamps the paper cup above the bottommost one, when discharging the cup, the first pneumatic clamp finger clamps and adsorbs the paper cup above the bottommost one to limit, and the bottommost paper cup is clamped and adsorbed by the second pneumatic clamp finger, and is separated from the paper cup above and taken out under the action of the lifting cylinder, so that the paper cup is taken out individually, and the cup discharging efficiency is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a sectional view of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 It is a second pneumatic clamp finger part plan view of the utility model.

[0016] In the drawing: 1, support; 2, through opening; 3, transparent barrel; 4, assembly groove; 5, first pneumatic clamp finger; 6, lifting cylinder; 7, fixed plate; 8, second pneumatic clamp finger; 9, clamping plate; 10, semicircular groove; 11, vacuum chuck; 12, fixed hole; 13, paper cup. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0018] Please refer to Figures 1-3The utility model discloses an ice cream production cup discharging device, including support 1, be equipped with through 2 on support 1, and the transparent barrel 3 is installed at through 2, one side of support 1 is equipped with assembly groove 4, and first pneumatic finger 5 is installed in assembly groove 4, first pneumatic finger 5 is located below through 2, and the other side of support 1 is installed with lift cylinder 6, and the output of lift cylinder 6 is installed with fixed plate 7, second pneumatic finger 8 is installed on fixed plate 7, and second pneumatic finger 8 is located below first pneumatic finger 5, the two clamping claws of first pneumatic finger 5 and second pneumatic finger 8 are all installed with clamping plate 9, and half circular groove 10 is equipped with on clamping plate 9, vacuum chuck 11 is installed in half circular groove 10, and paper cup 13 is stacked in transparent barrel 3, and first pneumatic finger 5 and second pneumatic finger 8 are sequentially arranged on support 1, and second pneumatic finger 8 is clamped on the bottommost paper cup 13, and first pneumatic finger 5 is clamped on the uppermost of the bottommost paper cup 13, when discharging, first pneumatic finger 5 clamps and adsorbs the uppermost of the bottommost paper cup 13 and carries out the location, and the bottommost paper cup 13 is clamped and adsorbed by second pneumatic finger 8, and under the action of lift cylinder 6, separates and takes out with the uppermost paper cup 13, realizes the separate taking out of paper cup 13, and the cup discharging efficiency is high.

[0019] Specifically, the support 1 is U-shaped, and the two ends of the support 1 are provided with fixing holes 12.

[0020] In the embodiment, the support 1 is a supporting structure, which is used for mounting and supporting other components. The support 1 is fixed to an ice cream production device or production line through the fixing holes 12 and cooperating with bolts.

[0021] Specifically, the clamping plates 9 are symmetrically arranged, and the half circular grooves 10 on the clamping plates 9 are located on the same axis as the through hole 2.

[0022] In the embodiment, the first pneumatic finger 5 and the second pneumatic finger 8 are executed devices for clamping or grabbing workpieces by using compressed air as power, and the clamping plates 9 are used for extending the clamping claws of the first pneumatic finger 5 and the second pneumatic finger 8.

[0023] Specifically, the suction surface of the vacuum chuck 11 is located on the inner surface of the half circular groove 10, and the interface part thereof penetrates out of the half circular groove 10.

[0024] In the embodiment, the working principle of the vacuum chuck 11 mainly depends on the difference between the internal and external pressures. The vacuum chuck 11 is connected with a vacuum device (such as a vacuum generator) through a connecting pipe to form a closed vacuum system. When the air in the chuck is pumped out to form a vacuum state, the atmospheric pressure of the outside world will press the chuck tightly on the surface of the object, so as to generate an adsorption force. This adsorption force can easily lift or fix various objects.

[0025] Specifically, the transparent barrel 3 is stacked with paper cups 13, and the paper cups 13 are located on the same axis line with the through hole 2.

[0026] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , an operating space (i.e. a cylinder clamping space) is reserved between the stacked paper cups 13.

[0027] Specifically, the paper cups 13 pass out from the through hole 2 downward, the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 are clamped on the bottom layer of the paper cups 13, and the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 are clamped on the upper layer of the bottom layer of the paper cups 13.

[0028] In this embodiment, when the paper cups are taken out, the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 clamp and adsorb the upper layer of the bottom layer of the paper cups 13 to limit, and the bottom layer of the paper cups 13 is clamped and adsorbed by the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8, and is separated from the upper layer of the paper cups 13 under the action of the lifting cylinder 6, so as to realize the separate taking out of the paper cups 13.

[0029] In use, the transparent barrel 3 is stacked with paper cups 13, for better illustrating the principle of action, the paper cups 13 are numbered as a, b, c… from bottom to top, the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 and the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 are arranged on the support 1 in sequence, the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 are clamped on a, and the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 are clamped on b, when the paper cups are taken out, the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 clamp and adsorb b to limit, and a is clamped and adsorbed by the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8, and is separated from b under the action of the lifting cylinder 6, then the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 release a, so that a falls into the corresponding work station, and then resets, then the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 release b, so that b falls into the clamping plate 9 of the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 to be lifted, so that c is clamped and adsorbed by the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5, then the above steps are repeated to realize the separate taking out of the paper cups 13, and the taking out efficiency is high.

[0030] As described above, the ice cream production cup taking out device is provided with the transparent barrel 3 stacked with the paper cups 13, and the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 and the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 arranged on the support 1 in sequence, the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8 are clamped on the bottom layer of the paper cups 13, the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 are clamped on the upper layer of the bottom layer of the paper cups 13, when the paper cups are taken out, the first pneumatic clamp fingers 5 clamp and adsorb the upper layer of the bottom layer of the paper cups 13 to limit, and the bottom layer of the paper cups 13 is clamped and adsorbed by the second pneumatic clamp fingers 8, and is separated from the upper layer of the paper cups 13 under the action of the lifting cylinder 6, so as to realize the separate taking out of the paper cups 13, and the taking out efficiency is high.

[0031] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cup dispensing device for ice cream production, comprising a support (1), characterized in that: The support (1) is provided with a through opening (2), and a transparent barrel (3) is installed at the through opening (2), one side of the support (1) is provided with an assembly groove (4), a first pneumatic clamp finger (5) is installed in the assembly groove (4), the first pneumatic clamp finger (5) is located below the through opening (2), a lifting cylinder (6) is installed on the other side of the support (1), a fixed plate (7) is installed on the output end of the lifting cylinder (6), a second pneumatic clamp finger (8) is installed on the fixed plate (7), and the second pneumatic clamp finger (8) is located below the first pneumatic clamp finger (5), a clamping plate (9) is installed on the two clamping claws of the first pneumatic clamp finger (5) and the second pneumatic clamp finger (8), a semicircular groove (10) is arranged on the clamping plate (9), and a vacuum chuck (11) is installed in the semicircular groove (10).

2. A cup discharge device for ice cream production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support (1) is U-shaped, and the two ends of the support (1) are provided with fixing holes (12).

3. The ice cream dispensing device of claim 1, wherein: The clamping plates (9) are symmetrically arranged, and the semicircular grooves (10) on the clamping plates (9) are located on the same axis as the through opening (2).

4. The ice cream discharge cup device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adsorption surface of the vacuum chuck (11) is located on the inner surface of the semicircular groove (10), and the interface part penetrates out of the semicircular groove (10).

5. The ice cream dispensing device of claim 1, wherein: The transparent barrel (3) is stacked with paper cups (13), and the paper cups (13) are located on the same axis as the through opening (2).

6. A cup discharge device for ice cream production according to claim 5, characterized in that: The paper cups (13) penetrate downward from the through opening (2), the second pneumatic clamp finger (8) clamps the bottom layer of the paper cups (13), and the first pneumatic clamp finger (5) clamps the upper layer of the bottom layer of the paper cups (13).