Conveying device for capsule production

Abstract

The utility model discloses a conveying device for capsule production. The conveying device comprises a shaping system and a sorting system which are arranged in sequence, the shaping system comprises a columnar air cylinder and a net cylinder coaxially and rotatably arranged in the air cylinder, the outer side of the air cylinder is communicated with an air supply machine, one end of the air cylinder is in transmission connection with a first driver capable of driving the air cylinder to rotate, spiral blades are arranged on the inner wall of the air cylinder, the conveying effect of the net cylinder on the soft capsules is matched with work of the air supply machine, and cooling and shaping work of the soft capsules can be effectively completed; the sorting system comprises a conveying belt, one end of the conveying belt is in butt joint with the net cylinder, a plurality of sorting belts in butt joint with the conveying belt are arranged on the outer side of the conveying belt in the conveying direction of the conveying belt, and guiding mechanisms capable of guiding the soft capsules into the sorting belts are arranged at the butt joint positions of the sorting belts and the conveying belt. The soft capsules on the conveying belt can be selectively distributed to the sorting belts, and the sorting and removing work of the unqualified soft capsules is manually completed on the sorting belts, so that the sorting and removing work can be fully and efficiently carried out.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of transportation device technology, specifically a conveying device for capsule production. Background Technology

[0002] The production process of soft capsules typically includes steps such as capsule conveying, liquid injection, extrusion molding, and capsule-skin separation. After separation, the formed soft capsules need to be transported on a conveyor belt, where they are manually picked to remove defective capsules. This picking and conveying method has two problems. First, because soft capsules are not yet fully hardened after extrusion, they are easily deformed or even damaged due to compression during transport, affecting the yield rate. Second, when the conveyor belt carries a large volume of soft capsules, it is difficult to pick them all thoroughly. If multiple inspection stations are set up along the conveyor belt, it is difficult to define the picking area, meaning the next station cannot accurately determine whether the soft capsules transported from the previous station have been fully picked, or distinguish which soft capsules have been fully picked, ultimately affecting the picking process. Utility Model Content

[0003] To address the technical problems existing in the background art, this utility model provides a conveying device for capsule production.

[0004] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows:

[0005] A conveying device for capsule production includes a shaping system and a sorting system arranged in sequence. The shaping system can complete the shaping of the processed soft capsule particles, and the sorting system can realize the conveying of soft capsules. Furthermore, unqualified soft capsules can be picked out manually using the sorting system.

[0006] As one of the core technical concepts of this utility model, the shaping system includes a columnar air duct and a mesh cylinder coaxially rotatably disposed inside it. A blower is connected to the outside of the air duct, and a first drive motor capable of driving the mesh cylinder to rotate is connected to one end of the mesh cylinder. Spiral blades are provided on the inner wall. Based on this structure, the freshly processed soft capsules can be put into the feed end of the mesh cylinder, and under the rotation of the mesh cylinder, the soft capsules are conveyed to the discharge end in conjunction with the spiral blades. With the sealed air duct and the cold air delivery from the blower, the soft capsules complete the cooling and shaping process as they roll along with the mesh cylinder, preventing deformation or breakage of the soft capsules due to insufficient shaping.

[0007] As another core technical concept of this utility model, the sorting system includes a conveyor belt with one end connected to the discharge end of the mesh cylinder. The shaped soft capsules can fall from the discharge end of the mesh cylinder onto the conveyor belt and be conveyed. Several picking belts are provided on the outer side of the conveyor belt along its conveying direction and are connected to it. Each of the picking belts and the conveyor belt is provided with a guiding mechanism that can guide the soft capsules onto the picking belt. Based on this structure, by controlling the action of several guiding mechanisms, the soft capsules on the conveyor belt can be selectively distributed to several picking belts. The unqualified soft capsules are picked and removed manually on the picking belts, preventing insufficient picking due to too many soft capsules on the conveyor belt and ensuring that the picking and removal work can be carried out fully and efficiently.

[0008] As described above, in order to ensure the cooling and shaping effect of soft capsules and to ensure that heat can be better discharged from the air duct, thereby ensuring the continuous shaping effect of soft capsules in the mesh cylinder, an air outlet pipe is also provided on the upper side of the air duct.

[0009] To ensure better shaping of the soft capsules at the feed end of the mesh cylinder, the end of the air duct facing away from the conveyor belt is connected to the air supply fan.

[0010] To further ensure that heat can be smoothly carried out by the airflow and to prevent heat from accumulating inside the air duct, multiple air outlet pipes are provided along the axial direction of the air duct.

[0011] As described above, in order to ensure that the shaped soft capsules can be better transferred into the conveyor belt, a guide chute is also provided at one end of the air duct near the conveyor belt and below the discharge end of the mesh cylinder.

[0012] As described above, in order to prevent soft capsules from falling off due to their own rolling while being transported along the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is configured to include a first conveyor belt capable of carrying and transporting soft capsules, and baffles are also provided vertically on both sides of the first conveyor belt.

[0013] Specifically, regarding the structure and installation method of the guiding mechanism, a notch is provided on one side of the baffle, and the guiding mechanism is located on the baffle opposite to the notch and is set accordingly. The guiding mechanism includes a lever plate with one end hinged to the baffle opposite to the notch. The baffle plate is also provided with a second drive motor, which is connected to the non-hinged end of the lever plate through a connecting rod. Based on this structure, the movement of the lever plate driven by the second drive motor can provide a stopping effect for the soft capsules on the conveyor belt, so that the soft capsules on the conveyor belt can be smoothly transferred from the notch to the picking belt. Moreover, this method of completing the guiding work through the lever plate with hinged setting allows the movement of the lever plate to be unrestricted by the soft capsule conveying work, thereby making the guiding work more smooth.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, in order to ensure the guiding effect of the baffle, the plane at the hinged connection position of the baffle and the baffle, which is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt, is located on the side of the notch corresponding to the baffle that is away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. This allows the baffle to be tilted relative to the conveyor belt when guiding the material, which is beneficial for the transport of soft capsules from the conveyor belt to the picking belt.

[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model is a conveying device for capsule production. Freshly processed soft capsules can be put into the feed end of the mesh cylinder, and under the rotation of the mesh cylinder, the soft capsules are conveyed to the discharge end with the help of the spiral blades. With the help of the sealed air duct and the cold air conveyed by the blower, the soft capsules can complete the cooling and shaping process as they roll with the mesh cylinder, preventing deformation or damage caused by insufficient shaping. By controlling the action of several guiding mechanisms, the soft capsules on the conveyor belt can be selectively distributed to several picking belts, and the unqualified soft capsules can be picked and removed manually on the picking belts, preventing insufficient picking caused by too many soft capsules on the conveyor belt, and ensuring that the picking and removal work can be carried out fully and efficiently. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The advantages and solutions of this application will become clear to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this invention.

[0017] In the attached diagram:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the conveying device in the embodiment;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the air duct in the embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A magnified schematic diagram of the partial structure at point A in the middle;

[0021] The components represented by the various reference numerals in the diagram are:

[0022] 1. Shaping system; 11. Air duct; 12. Mesh tube; 13. First drive motor; 14. Air inlet pipe; 15. Air outlet pipe; 16. Material guide chute; 17. Support leg; 18. Spiral blade; 19. Sealing plate; 2. Sorting system; 21. Conveyor belt; 22. Picking belt; 23. Material guiding mechanism; 231. Paddle plate; 232. Second drive motor; 233. Connecting rod. Detailed Implementation

[0023] Exemplary embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Example

[0025] This embodiment provides a conveying device for capsule production; see [link / reference]. Figure 1 The device includes a shaping system 1 and a sorting system 2 arranged in sequence. The shaping system 1 can complete the shaping of the processed soft capsule particles, and the sorting system 2 can realize the conveying of soft capsules. The unqualified soft capsules can be picked out manually according to the sorting system 2. The structure of the conveying device (a conveying device for capsule production mentioned above) will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] In this embodiment, combined with Figure 2 As one of the core technical concepts of this utility model, the shaping system 1 includes a columnar air duct 11 and a mesh cylinder 12 coaxially rotatably disposed inside it. The air duct 11 is connected to a fan on the outside. One end of the mesh cylinder 12 is connected to a first drive motor 13 that can drive it to rotate. The inner wall is provided with a spiral blade 18. Based on this structure, the freshly processed soft capsules can be put into the feed end of the mesh cylinder 12. Under the rotation of the mesh cylinder 12, the soft capsules are transported to the discharge end in conjunction with the spiral blade 18. With the sealed air duct 11 and the cold air delivery of the fan, the soft capsules complete the cooling and shaping process as they roll with the mesh cylinder 12, preventing deformation or breakage of the soft capsules due to insufficient shaping.

[0027] Specifically, the bottom of the air duct 11 is provided with support legs 17 that can support it, and both ends of the air duct 11 are also provided with swivel interfaces. The mesh cylinder 12 is arranged horizontally inside it, and the feed end and the discharge end are respectively rotatably arranged inside the two swivel interfaces. One of its drive motors is located at the end of the air duct 11 near the feed end of the mesh cylinder 12 and is connected to the feed end of the mesh cylinder 12 for transmission. The first drive motor 13 can drive the rotation of the mesh cylinder 12.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the soft capsules have a better shaping effect at the feeding end of the mesh cylinder 12, the end of the air duct 11 away from the conveyor belt 21 is connected to the air supply fan. Specifically, the end of the air duct 11 away from the conveyor belt 21 and located below the feeding end of the mesh cylinder 12 is provided with an air inlet pipe 14, and can be connected to the air supply fan through the air inlet pipe 14.

[0029] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to ensure the cooling and molding effect of the soft capsules and to ensure that the heat can be better discharged from the air duct 11, thereby ensuring the continuous shaping effect of the soft capsules in the mesh cylinder 12, an air outlet pipe 15 is also provided on the upper side of the air duct 11.

[0030] Preferably, in order to further ensure that heat can be smoothly carried out by the airflow and prevent heat from accumulating in the air duct 11, the air outlet pipe 15 is provided with multiple pipes along the axial direction of the air duct 11.

[0031] Furthermore, in order to ensure that the shaped soft capsules can be better transferred into the conveyor belt 21, the air duct 11 is also provided with a guide trough 16 at one end near the conveyor belt 21 and below the discharge end of the mesh cylinder 12.

[0032] Furthermore, to prevent the soft capsules from leaking at the feed end of the mesh cylinder 12, a sealing plate 19 is provided inside the feed end of the mesh cylinder 12. The sealing plate 19 has an opening in the middle, and the soft capsules can enter the mesh cylinder 12 through the opening.

[0033] In this embodiment, combined with Figure 3 As another core technical concept of this utility model, the sorting system 2 includes a conveyor belt 21 with one end connected to the discharge end of the mesh cylinder 12. The shaped soft capsules can fall from the discharge end of the mesh cylinder 12 onto the conveyor belt 21 and be conveyed. Several picking belts 22 are provided on the outer side of the conveyor belt 21 along its conveying direction and are connected to it. At the docking positions of the picking belts 22 and the conveyor belt 21, there are guiding mechanisms 23 that can guide the soft capsules onto the picking belts 22. Based on this structure, by controlling the action of the several guiding mechanisms 23, the soft capsules on the conveyor belt 21 can be selectively distributed to the several picking belts 22. The unqualified soft capsules are picked and removed by manual labor on the picking belts 22, which prevents the phenomenon of insufficient picking caused by too many soft capsules on the conveyor belt 21 and ensures that the picking and removal work can be carried out fully and efficiently.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment, to prevent the soft capsules from falling off due to their own rolling while being transported along the conveyor belt 21, the conveyor belt 21 is configured to include a first conveyor belt capable of carrying and transporting the soft capsules, and baffles are also provided vertically on both sides of the first conveyor belt.

[0035] Regarding the structure and installation method of the guiding mechanism 23, a notch is provided on one side of the baffle, and the guiding mechanism 23 is located on the baffle opposite to the notch and is set accordingly. Specifically, the guiding mechanism 23 includes a lever plate 231 with one end hinged to the baffle opposite to the notch. The baffle is also provided with a second drive motor 232, which is connected to the non-hinged end of the lever plate 231 through a connecting rod 233. Based on this structure, the movement of the lever plate 231 driven by the second drive motor 232 can provide a stop effect for the soft capsules on the conveyor belt 21, so that the soft capsules on the conveyor belt 21 can be smoothly transferred from the notch to the picking belt 22. Moreover, this method of completing the guiding work through the lever plate 231 with hinged setting allows the movement of the lever plate 231 to be unrestricted by the soft capsule conveying work, thereby making the guiding work smoother.

[0036] As a preferred embodiment, in order to reduce the positional requirements of the transmission connection between the lever 231 and the second drive motor 232, and to ensure that the rotation of the second drive motor 232 can smoothly drive the lever 231 to rotate through the connecting rod 233, the connecting rod 233 is a telescopic rod.

[0037] As a further preferred embodiment, in order to ensure that the deflector 231 can return to its original position more quickly when the second drive motor 232 is no longer in operation, thereby releasing the blocking effect on the soft capsule, the second drive motor 232 is located on the side opposite to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 21 at the hinged connection position between the deflector 231 and the baffle. The pull rod includes a sleeve and an extension rod telescopically located at one end. A spring is provided between the extension rod and the sleeve, and the pull rod is designed to have a tendency to lengthen under the action of the spring.

[0038] Preferably, to ensure the guiding effect of the baffle 231, the plane at which the baffle 231 is hinged to the baffle is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 21, and the notch corresponding to the baffle 231 is located on the side away from the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 21. This allows the baffle 231 to be tilted relative to the conveyor belt 21 when guiding the material, which is beneficial for the transport of the soft capsule from the conveyor belt 21 to the picking belt 22.

Claims

1. A conveying device for capsule production, characterized in that, The application relates to a soft capsule production system. The shaping system (1) comprises a cylindrical air cylinder (11) and a mesh cylinder (12) coaxially arranged in the air cylinder (11), a fan is communicated with the outside of the air cylinder (11), one end of the mesh cylinder (12) is transmissionally connected with a first driving machine (13) capable of driving the mesh cylinder (12) to rotate, and helical blades (18) are arranged on the inner wall of the mesh cylinder (12). The sorting system (2) comprises a conveying belt (21) butted with the mesh cylinder (12), a plurality of sorting belts (22) butted with the conveying belt (21) are arranged on the outside of the conveying belt (21) along the conveying direction of the conveying belt (21), and the butting positions of the plurality of sorting belts (22) and the conveying belt (21) are provided with material guiding mechanisms (23) capable of guiding the soft capsules into the sorting belts (22).

2. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air cylinder (11) is further provided with air outlet pipes (15) on the upper side.

3. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 2, characterized in that, The end of the air cylinder (11) away from the conveying belt (21) is connected with the fan.

4. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 2, characterized in that, The air outlet pipes (15) are arranged in the axial direction of the air cylinder (11).

5. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The end of the air cylinder (11) close to the conveying belt (21) and located on the lower side of the discharging end of the mesh cylinder (12) is further provided with a material guiding groove (16).

6. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying belt (21) comprises a first conveying belt, and baffles are vertically arranged on the two sides of the first conveying belt.

7. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 6, characterized in that A gap is formed in the baffle on one side, the material guiding mechanism (23) is arranged on the baffle on the other side of the gap, and the material guiding mechanism (23) is arranged corresponding to the gap. The material guiding mechanism (23) comprises a push plate (231) hingedly connected with the baffle on the other side of the gap, a second driving machine (232) is further arranged on the baffle, and the non-hingedly connected end of the push plate (231) is transmissionally connected with the second driving machine (232) through a connecting rod (233).

8. A delivery device for capsule production according to claim 7, characterized in that The plane perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying belt (21) and located at the hingedly connected position of the push plate (231) and the baffle is located on the side of the gap away from the conveying direction of the conveying belt (21).

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