Cup feeding device

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a cup body feeding device which comprises a feeding mechanism, a wick mounting mechanism, a separation assembly and a pushing mechanism which are sequentially arranged along a feeding route, the cup body feeding device further comprises a conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying materials along the feeding route; the material pushing mechanism comprises a material pushing block, the material pushing block is provided with at least two neatening grooves which are evenly distributed in the second direction, and the at least two neatening grooves and the at least two wax dripping openings are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence mode in the first direction; the separating assembly comprises a separating rotating shaft and separating plates, and a separating space used for containing one material is formed between every two separating plates. Through the arrangement of the separation assembly, continuous materials can be adjusted to have a set interval, and a set gap is kept; and through the arrangement of the material pushing mechanism, the materials can be pushed to a subsequent station, and meanwhile the materials can be put in order in the material pushing process.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of automatic feeding technology, and more particularly to a cup feeding device. Background Technology

[0002] Filling production lines are widely used in pharmaceuticals, food, daily chemicals, oils, pesticides, and other specialized industries. They can fill various liquid and paste products, such as aromatherapy items. Currently, the production of one type of aromatherapy candle mainly involves a conveyor belt first transporting packaging bottles to a wick mounting mechanism. After the wick fixture is installed, the packaging bottles are then transported to a filling machine. The filling machine fills the packaging bottles with liquid wax through a wax-drip nozzle. After the wax cools and solidifies, it forms an aromatherapy candle. Because the packaging bottles are often placed directly on the conveyor belt, they may shift during the conveyor belt transport process or when the wick fixture is installed. This could lead to inaccurate alignment with the wax-drip nozzle, affecting the filling effect. Utility Model Content

[0003] This application aims to address at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, this application proposes a cup feeding device to solve the problems of poor accuracy in conveying packaging bottles and poor filling effect in existing filling production lines.

[0004] This application provides a cup feeding device, including a feeding mechanism, a lamp wick mounting mechanism, a separating component and a pushing mechanism arranged sequentially along a feeding route. The cup feeding device also includes a conveying mechanism for transporting materials along the feeding route.

[0005] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding block, on which at least two regular grooves are evenly arranged along the second direction, and the at least two regular grooves are arranged one-to-one with at least two wax dripping ports in the first direction;

[0006] The separating assembly includes a separating shaft and separating plates. Multiple separating plates are evenly arranged circumferentially around the separating shaft, and a separating space for accommodating one material is formed between every two separating plates. The separating shaft is rotatably positioned at the material receiving position of the pushing mechanism. The separating shaft extends vertically, and the conveying mechanism continues to convey each material that passes through the separating space to the regularizing station of the pushing mechanism along a second direction. The regularizing station is set up one-to-one with the regularizing groove.

[0007] Based on the cup-type feeding device, the separation components allow for the adjustment of continuous materials to a set interval, maintaining the set gap and preventing the distance between two materials from being too small, which would affect the pre-push alignment. The pushing mechanism not only pushes the materials to the subsequent workstation but also aligns them during the pushing process, further improving the accuracy of the materials' movement to the subsequent workstation. The feeding mechanism allows for the placement of a large amount of material into the feeding mechanism at once, and then the feeding mechanism itself outputs the materials one by one, thereby reducing the difficulty of placing materials into the feeding mechanism and improving feeding efficiency.

[0008] Optionally, the pusher block is provided with a pusher guide surface, one end of which extends away from the regularization station toward the separator component and forms an inclined surface with a set angle to the second direction. The pusher guide surface is used to guide the material to a position aligned with the regularization station in the second direction.

[0009] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned separating components, materials can be moved one by one to the orderly workstation, avoiding material accumulation at the pusher mechanism.

[0010] Optionally, the partition space formed between two adjacent partition plates, together with the pusher guide surface and part of the conveying mechanism, forms a feeding space. Under the push of one of the partition plates, the material is isolated from other materials outside the feeding space, and under the combined action of the conveying mechanism and the pusher guide surface, it is displaced to the regularization station corresponding to the regularization groove.

[0011] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher guide surface, all materials can move along a first direction perpendicular to the second direction on the conveying mechanism that moves along the second direction, so that all materials can achieve initial alignment under the guidance of the pusher guide surface, ensuring that all materials are aligned in the second direction when they move to the alignment station of the pusher mechanism.

[0012] Optionally, the sizing groove has an arcuate surface that matches the shape of the material.

[0013] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher block and sizing trough configuration, at least two materials can be sized and fed in a single action of the pusher mechanism, thereby improving the efficiency of sizing and feeding operations. In addition, with the addition of the separator component, a set interval can be ensured between each pair of adjacent materials, further ensuring that the materials can accurately fall into the corresponding sizing trough.

[0014] Optionally, the joints of the sidewalls of every two adjacent regular grooves are connected by a rounded corner structure or a sharp corner structure.

[0015] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned feeding space, all materials can be individually conveyed before being moved to the regularized workstation, ensuring that a set distance is maintained between them and other materials, thus avoiding interference between two materials that are too close together and affecting the subsequent pushing effect.

[0016] Optionally, the feeding mechanism includes a feeding tray and a pushing assembly; the feeding tray includes a circular base plate and an annular wall surrounding the periphery of the base plate, the annular wall having a notch communicating with the inlet end of the conveying mechanism, and the pushing assembly being configured to push the material within the annular wall to the inlet end.

[0017] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned feeding mechanism, the material in the feeding tray can be quickly delivered using the pushing component and part of the first conveying component, thereby improving output efficiency and reducing the probability of material remaining in the feeding tray.

[0018] Optionally, the feeding assembly includes a paddle and a feeding motor. The feeding motor is coaxially arranged with the base plate. The output shaft of the feeding motor is connected to the paddle and is used to drive the paddle to rotate around the output shaft of the feeding motor. At least a portion of the paddle extends radially along the base plate and is used to push the material toward the feed end.

[0019] Optionally, a transfer mechanism is provided between the lamp wick mounting mechanism and the separating component;

[0020] The conveying mechanism includes a first conveying component, a second conveying component, and a third conveying component; the inlet end of the first conveying component is connected to a notch on the ring wall, and the outlet end is connected to the inlet end of the wick mounting mechanism; the inlet end of the second conveying component is connected to the outlet end of the wick mounting mechanism, and the outlet end is connected to the inlet of the transfer mechanism; the inlet end of the third conveying component is connected to the outlet of the transfer mechanism, and the outlet end is connected to the separating component.

[0021] Furthermore, based on the above-mentioned conveying mechanism, the layout can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the device, and the number of conveyor belt mechanisms can be reduced, further reducing costs.

[0022] Optionally, the first conveying component extends along the first direction, the third conveying component extends along the second direction, and the second conveying component extends along the second direction or along the first direction.

[0023] Optionally, the lamp wick mounting mechanism includes a material positioning component and a lamp wick mounting component. The material positioning component includes a rotatably mounted material positioning disk and material positioning slots evenly arranged along the circumference of the material positioning disk. The material positioning slots are used to receive or deliver materials located in the conveying mechanism.

[0024] The lamp wick mounting assembly includes a rotatable lamp wick turntable and lamp wick conveying rods evenly arranged circumferentially on the lamp wick turntable. The rotation axes of the material positioning plate and the lamp wick turntable, as well as the axial direction of the lamp wick conveying rods, all extend in a third direction. When the lamp wick turntable and the material positioning plate rotate to a set angle, one of the lamp wick conveying rods and one of the material positioning slots move to a coaxial position. The material located in the material positioning slot is configured to receive the lamp wick fixture on the lamp wick conveying rod above it.

[0025] The bottom end of the lamp wick conveying rod can extend and retract along the third direction, and the bottom end of the lamp wick conveying rod is used to clamp or release the lamp wick tooling.

[0026] The above-described one or more embodiments of this application have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects:

[0027] By setting the separator components, continuous materials can be adjusted to have a set interval, maintaining the set gap and avoiding the gap between two materials being too small, which would affect the pre-push sizing action; by setting the pusher mechanism, not only can the materials be pushed to the subsequent workstation, but the sizing groove can also be used to size the materials during the pushing process, further improving the accuracy of the materials moving to the subsequent workstation; by setting the feeding mechanism, a large amount of materials can be placed into the feeding mechanism at once, and then the materials are output one by one through the action of the feeding mechanism itself, thereby reducing the difficulty of placing materials into the feeding mechanism and improving the feeding efficiency.

[0028] Additional aspects and advantages of this application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of this application. Attached Figure Description

[0029] The disclosure of this application will become more readily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Furthermore, similar numbers in the drawings are used to denote similar components, wherein:

[0030] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding assembly line described in the embodiments of this application;

[0031] Figure 2 This is a top view of the feeding assembly line described in the embodiments of this application.

[0032] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0033] 1. Feeding mechanism; 11. Base plate; 12. Ring wall; 13. Paddle; 14. Pusher motor; 2. Lamp wick mounting mechanism; 21. Material positioning plate; 211. Material positioning groove; 22. Lamp wick turntable; 23. Lamp wick conveying rod; 25. Tooling positioning plate; 251. Lamp wick through hole; 3. Pushing mechanism; 31. Pushing block; 311. Pushing guide surface; 312. Regularizing groove; 4. Material; 5. Lamp wick tooling; 6. Separating assembly; 61. Separating shaft; 62. Separator 7. Plate; 8. Feeding space; 9. Transfer mechanism; 10. Transfer tray; 11. Transfer base plate; 12. Transfer ring wall; 13. Transfer lever; 24. Transfer pusher motor; 5. First conveying assembly; 6. First track plate; 7. Second track plate; 8. Second guide plate; 9. Second conveying assembly; 10. Third track plate; 11. Fourth track plate; 12. Third guide plate; 13. Fourth guide plate. Detailed Implementation

[0034] Some embodiments of this application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical principles of this application and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application.

[0035] Currently, the production of scented candles mainly involves conveying packaging bottles to a wick installation mechanism via a conveyor belt. After the wick fixture is installed, the packaging bottles are then conveyed to a filling machine. The filling machine fills the packaging bottles with liquid wax through a wax drip nozzle. After the wax cools and solidifies, it forms a scented candle. Since the packaging bottles are often placed directly on the conveyor belt, they may shift during the conveyor belt transport process or when the wick fixture is installed. This could lead to inaccurate alignment with the wax drip nozzle, affecting the filling effect.

[0036] Based on this, this application provides a cup feeding device. By setting a separator component, continuous materials can be adjusted to have a set interval, maintaining the set gap and avoiding the gap between two materials being too small, which would affect the pre-pushing sizing action. By setting a pushing mechanism, not only can the materials be pushed to the subsequent workstation, but the sizing groove can also be used to size the materials during the pushing process, further improving the accuracy of the materials moving to the subsequent workstation. By setting a feeding mechanism, a large amount of materials can be placed into the feeding mechanism at one time, and then the materials can be output one by one through the action of the feeding mechanism itself, thereby reducing the difficulty of placing materials into the feeding mechanism and improving the feeding efficiency.

[0037] The present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments.

[0038] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, this embodiment provides a cup feeding device, including a feeding mechanism 1, a wick mounting mechanism 2, a separating component 6, and a pushing mechanism 3 arranged sequentially along the feeding route. The cup feeding device also includes a conveying mechanism for transporting material 4 along the feeding route. The pushing mechanism 3 includes a pushing block 31, on which at least two regular grooves 312 are evenly arranged along a second direction, and the at least two regular grooves 312 correspond one-to-one with at least two wax dripping ports in a first direction. The separating component 6 includes a separating shaft 61 and separating plates 62, and multiple separating plates 62 are arranged along the feeding route. The partition plates 62 are evenly arranged around the periphery of the dividing shaft 61. Each pair of partition plates 62 forms a partition space to accommodate one material 4. The partition plates 62 can be plate-shaped or rod-shaped, etc., as long as they can provide pushing force and resistance to the material 4 to separate two adjacent materials 4. The dividing shaft 61 is rotatably set at the position where the pushing mechanism 3 receives the material 4. The dividing shaft 61 extends vertically, and the conveying mechanism continues to convey each material 4 that has passed through the partition space to the regularizing station of the pushing mechanism 3 along the second direction. The regularizing station is set one-to-one with the regularizing groove 312.

[0039] The cup feeding device provided in this embodiment, through the setting of the separator component 6, can adjust the continuous materials 4 to have a set interval, maintain the set gap, and avoid the gap between two materials 4 being too small, which would affect the regularization action before pushing the materials; through the setting of the pushing mechanism 3, it can not only push the materials 4 to the subsequent work station, but also regularize the materials 4 using the regularization groove 312 during the pushing process, further improving the accuracy of the materials 4 moving to the subsequent work station; through the setting of the feeding mechanism 1, a large number of materials 4 can be placed into the feeding mechanism 1 at one time, and then the materials 4 are output one by one through the action of the feeding mechanism 1 itself, thereby reducing the difficulty of placing materials 4 into the feeding mechanism 1 and improving the feeding efficiency.

[0040] Specifically, the cup loading process of the filling line can be completed according to the following steps S1 to S7:

[0041] S1. Place material 4 into the feeding mechanism 1 of the feeding line. Material 4 can be a container such as a packaging bottle or packaging box used to hold scented candles.

[0042] S2, The feeding mechanism 1 transports the materials 4 one by one onto the conveying mechanism;

[0043] S3. The conveying mechanism transports the material 4 to the position of the lamp wick installation mechanism 2 and installs the lamp wick fixture 5.

[0044] S4. The conveying mechanism transports the material 4, after the lamp wick fixture 5 has been installed, to the position of the separating component 6.

[0045] S5. Under the combined action of the separating component 6 and the conveying mechanism, the set quantity of materials 4 are conveyed one by one to multiple regularized workstations on the pushing mechanism 3 along the second direction.

[0046] S6. The pusher block 31 in the pusher mechanism 3 is pushed to the subsequent station along the first direction perpendicular to the second direction to complete the straightening and pushing work.

[0047] S7. Complete loading.

[0048] Optionally, the pusher block 31 is provided with a pusher guide surface 311. The end of the pusher guide surface 311 away from the regularization station extends toward the separator component 6 and forms an inclined surface with a set angle with the second direction. The pusher guide surface 311 is used to guide the material 4 to a position aligned with the regularization station in the second direction.

[0049] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher guide surface 311, all materials 4 can move along a first direction perpendicular to the second direction on the conveying mechanism that moves along the second direction, so that all materials 4 can achieve initial alignment under the guidance of the pusher guide surface 311, ensuring that all materials 4 are aligned in the second direction when they move to the alignment station of the pusher mechanism 3.

[0050] Optionally, the partition space formed between two adjacent partition plates 62, together with the pusher guide surface 311 and part of the conveying mechanism, forms the feeding space 7. Under the push of one of the partition plates 62, the material 4 is isolated from other materials 4 outside the feeding space 7, and under the combined action of the conveying mechanism and the pusher guide surface 311, it is moved to the regularization station corresponding to the regularization trough 312. The partition shaft 61 can be equipped with a drive motor to achieve active rotation. The partition shaft 61 can also rotate under the push of the partition plate 62 by the material 4. The material 4 first contacts one of the partition plates 62. Under the conveying mechanism, the material 4 pushes the partition plate 62, thereby driving the partition shaft 61 to rotate. The partition plate 62 located behind the material 4 begins to move between the material 4 and the next material 4, thereby isolating the material 4 in the partition space formed between the two partition plates 62. The partition shaft 61 continues to rotate. The opening of the partition space is set towards the pusher guide surface 311 in the pusher mechanism 3, and together they form the feeding space 7.

[0051] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned separating component 6, the materials 4 can be moved one by one to the regularized station, avoiding the accumulation of materials 4 at the position of the pushing mechanism 3. All materials 4 can be individually conveyed before being moved to the regularized station, so as to ensure that a set distance is formed between them and other materials 4, and to avoid two materials 4 being too close to each other and interfering with each other, thus affecting the subsequent pushing effect.

[0052] Optionally, the sizing trough 312 has an arc-shaped surface that matches the shape of the material 4. It should be understood that after the conveying mechanism delivers at least two materials 4 to the pushing mechanism 3, the pushing mechanism 3 performs a sizing and pushing action. When the pushing mechanism 3 is working, the conveying mechanism can stop working or continue to move slowly, as long as the unfinished material 4 does not interfere with the pushing mechanism 3 during operation.

[0053] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher block 31 and sizing groove 312, at least two materials 4 can be sized and fed in one operation of the pusher mechanism 3, thereby improving the efficiency of sizing and feeding operations. In addition, with the separation component 6, a set interval can be ensured between each pair of adjacent materials 4, which can further ensure that the materials 4 can accurately fall into the corresponding sizing groove 312.

[0054] Optionally, the sidewalls of every two adjacent regular grooves 312 are connected by a rounded corner structure or a pointed corner structure.

[0055] Furthermore, when the sizing trough 312 moves toward the material 4, if there is a certain deviation between the material 4 and the sizing trough 312, the material 4 can be guided to the correct position by using sharp corners or rounded corners, ensuring that the material 4 can move accurately to the side of the sizing trough 312 opposite to the opening. It should be understood that there is also a guide structure formed by sharp corners or rounded corners between the push guide surface 311 and the adjacent sizing trough 312.

[0056] Optionally, the feeding mechanism 1 includes a feeding tray and a pushing assembly. The feeding tray includes a circular base plate 11 and an annular wall 12 surrounding the base plate 11. The annular wall 12 has a notch communicating with the inlet end of the conveying mechanism. The pushing assembly is configured to push the material 4 in the annular wall 12 to the inlet end. The base plate 11 has a clearance groove for accommodating at least a portion of the first conveying assembly 91, so that at least a portion of the first conveying assembly 91 is flush with the top of the base plate 11. The portion of the first conveying assembly 91 located in the feeding tray is used to convey the material 4 to the inlet end. The pushing assembly is used to push the material 4 on the base plate 11 onto the first conveying assembly 91 or to the inlet end. It should be understood that the annular wall 12 has a notch located on the first conveying assembly 91, and the first conveying assembly 91 can directly drive the material 4 in the annular wall 12 out through the notch. The top of the annular wall 12 may have an opening or an opening on its periphery, through which the material 4 can be placed into the feeding tray.

[0057] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned feeding mechanism 1, the material 4 in the feeding tray can be quickly delivered using the pushing component and part of the first conveying component 91, thereby improving output efficiency and reducing the probability of the material 4 remaining in the feeding tray.

[0058] Optionally, the pushing assembly includes a pusher 13 and a pushing motor 14. The pushing motor 14 is coaxially arranged with the base plate 11. The output shaft of the pushing motor 14 is connected to the pusher 13 and is used to drive the pusher 13 to rotate around the output shaft of the pushing motor 14. At least part of the pusher 13 extends radially along the base plate 11 and is used to push the material 4 toward the feed end. The pushing surface of the pusher 13 is an arc-shaped surface, and the concave side faces the direction of movement of the pusher 13. That is, the concave side of the pusher 13 is the front side. When the pusher 13 rotates, the concave side pushes the material 4 toward the feed end. By setting the pushing surface of the pusher 13 to an arc-shaped surface, the material 4 can be gathered together while pushing, further improving the efficiency of conveying the material 4 outward.

[0059] In some further embodiments, the paddle 13 can be an elastic structure. That is, when the material 4 or other structure in the feeding tray creates sufficient resistance to the paddle 13, the paddle 13 can avoid jamming and damage to the material 4 through its own elastic deformation.

[0060] Optionally, a transfer mechanism 8 is provided between the wick mounting mechanism 2 and the separating component 6. Specifically, step S4 includes: the conveying mechanism transports the material 4 after the wick fixture 5 is installed to the transfer mechanism 8, and the material 4 is then transported by the conveying mechanism 8 to the position of the separating component 6; the conveying mechanism includes a first conveying component 91, a second conveying component 92, and a third conveying component; the inlet end of the first conveying component 91 is connected to the notch on the annular wall 12, and the outlet end is connected to the inlet end of the wick mounting mechanism 2; the inlet end of the second conveying component 92 is connected to the outlet end of the wick mounting mechanism 2, and the outlet end is connected to the inlet of the transfer mechanism 8; the inlet end of the third conveying component is connected to the outlet of the transfer mechanism 8, and the outlet end is connected to the... The separating components 6 are connected; wherein, the first conveying component 91 and the second conveying component 92 can be the same conveyor belt mechanism, the first conveying component 91 and the second conveying component 92 are two parts of the same conveyor belt mechanism, respectively located on both sides of the lamp wick mounting mechanism 2; the second conveying component 92 and the third conveying component can also be the same conveyor belt mechanism, the second conveying component 92 and the third conveying component are two parts of the same conveyor belt mechanism, respectively located on both sides of the transfer mechanism 8; wherein, the first conveying component 91 can also include the two parts on both sides of the lamp wick mounting mechanism 2, and the second conveying component 92 can include the part between the transfer mechanism 8 and the pushing mechanism 3; the conveying of material 4 can be achieved without the third conveying component.

[0061] Furthermore, based on the above-mentioned conveying mechanism, the layout can be flexibly adjusted according to the size of the device, and the number of conveyor belt mechanisms can be reduced, further reducing costs.

[0062] Optionally, the first conveying component 91 extends along a first direction, the third conveying component extends along a second direction, and the second conveying component 92 extends along either the second direction or the first direction.

[0063] Optionally, the wick mounting mechanism 2 includes a material positioning assembly and a wick mounting assembly. The material positioning assembly includes a rotatable material positioning disk 21 and material positioning grooves 211 evenly arranged around the circumference of the material positioning disk 21. The material positioning grooves 211 are used to receive or deliver the material 4 located in the conveying mechanism. The wick mounting assembly includes a rotatable wick turntable 22 and wick conveying rods 23 evenly arranged around the circumference of the wick turntable 22. The rotation axes of the material positioning disk 21 and the wick turntable 22, as well as the axial direction of the wick conveying rods 23, all extend in a third direction (vertical direction). When the wick turntable 22 and the material positioning disk 21 rotate to a set angle, one of the wick conveying rods 23 and one of the material positioning grooves 211 move to a coaxial position. The material 4 located in the material positioning groove 211 is configured to receive the wick fixture 5 on the wick conveying rod 23 above it. The bottom end of the wick conveying rod 23 can extend and retract in a third direction. The bottom end of the wick conveying rod 23 is used to clamp or release the wick fixture 5.

[0064] Optionally, the lamp wick mounting mechanism 2 also includes a tooling positioning plate 25 coaxially arranged with the lamp wick turntable 22. The two rotate synchronously. The tooling positioning plate 25 has lamp wick through holes 251 that correspond one-to-one with the multiple lamp wick conveying rods 23. When the lamp wick tooling 5 is installed onto the material 4, the lamp wick conveying rod 23 needs to pass through the corresponding lamp wick through hole 251 first. If the lamp wick tooling 5 interferes with the tooling positioning plate 25, the installation of the lamp wick tooling 5 is canceled, and the next lamp wick tooling 5 is adjusted for installation.

[0065] In some embodiments, the first conveying assembly 91 has a first track plate 911 and a second track plate 912 arranged in parallel, with a gap between the first track plate 911 and the second track plate 912 slightly larger than the outer diameter of the material 4 to form a channel for transporting the material 4. The first track plate 911 and the second track plate 912 can reduce the probability that the material 4 will fall to the outside of the first conveying assembly 91 during transport.

[0066] Furthermore, the inlet ends of the first track plate 911 and the second track plate 912 pass through the first outlet and extend to a position on the base plate 11 perpendicular to the diameter of the first conveying assembly 91. The first track plate 911 is farther from the axis of the feeding tray than the second track plate 912. The end of the first track plate 911 that extends into the feeding tray is provided with a first guide plate 913, and / or the end of the second track plate 912 that extends into the feeding tray is provided with a second guide plate 914. The first guide plate 913 and / or the second guide plate 914 form an open structure at the channel opening between the first track plate 911 and the second track plate 912, thereby guiding the material 4.

[0067] In a further embodiment, the first guide plate 913 is rotatably connected to the first track plate 911. The first guide plate 913 has an open position and a closed position. When the first guide plate 913 is in the open position, the first guide plate 913 has an open structure at the channel opening. When the first guide plate 913 is in the closed position, the first guide plate 913 blocks the channel opening and is used to prevent material 4 from entering the channel. And / or, the second guide plate 914 is rotatably connected to the second track plate 912. The second guide plate 914 has an open position and a closed position. When the second guide plate 914 is in the open position, the second guide plate 914 has an open structure at the channel opening. When the second guide plate 914 is in the closed position, the second guide plate 914 blocks the channel opening and is used to prevent material 4 from entering the channel.

[0068] In some embodiments, the second conveying assembly 92 has a third track plate 921 and a fourth track plate 922 arranged in parallel, with a gap between the third track plate 921 and the fourth track plate 922 slightly larger than the outer diameter of the material 4 to form a channel for transporting the material 4. The third track plate 921 and the fourth track plate 922 can reduce the material 4 from falling to the outside of the second conveying assembly 92 during transport.

[0069] Furthermore, the inlet ends of the third track plate 921 and the fourth track plate 922 pass through the second outlet and extend to a position on the transfer base plate 811 perpendicular to the diameter of the second conveying assembly 92. The third track plate 921 is further from the axis of the transfer disk 81 than the fourth track plate 922. The end of the third track plate 921 that extends into the transfer disk 81 is provided with a third guide plate 923, and / or the end of the fourth track plate 922 that extends into the transfer disk 81 is provided with a fourth guide plate 924. The third guide plate 923 and / or the fourth guide plate 924 form an open structure at the channel opening between the third track plate 921 and the fourth track plate 922 where the material 4 enters, thereby guiding the material 4.

[0070] Continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the third guide plate 923 is rotatably connected to the third track plate 921. The third guide plate 923 has an open position and a closed position. When the third guide plate 923 is in the open position, the third guide plate 923 has an open structure at the channel opening. When the third guide plate 923 is in the closed position, the third guide plate 923 blocks the channel opening and is used to prevent material 4 from entering the channel. And / or, the fourth guide plate 924 is rotatably connected to the fourth track plate 922. The fourth guide plate 924 has an open position and a closed position. When the fourth guide plate 924 is in the open position, the fourth guide plate 924 has an open structure at the channel opening. When the fourth guide plate 924 is in the closed position, the fourth guide plate 924 blocks the channel opening and is used to prevent material 4 from entering the channel.

[0071] In some embodiments, the transfer mechanism 8 may have a structure similar to that of the feeding mechanism 1. The transfer mechanism 8 may include a transfer disk 81 and a transfer pushing assembly. The transfer disk 81 includes a transfer base plate 811 and a transfer ring wall 812. The transfer ring wall 812 is provided with a second inlet and a second outlet at a staggered position. The second inlet is connected to the first conveying assembly 91, and the second outlet is connected to the second conveying assembly 92. The transfer pushing assembly is used to push the material 4 on the transfer base plate 811 to the position of the second conveying assembly 92 or the second outlet.

[0072] In some embodiments, the transfer and pushing assembly includes a transfer paddle 821 and a transfer and pushing motor 822. The transfer and pushing motor 822 is coaxially arranged with the transfer disk 81. The output shaft of the transfer and pushing motor 822 is connected to the transfer paddle 821 and is used to drive the transfer paddle 821 to rotate around the output shaft of the transfer and pushing motor 822. At least a portion of the transfer paddle 821 extends radially along the transfer disk 81 and is used to push the material 4 toward the second discharge port. The pushing surface of the transfer paddle 821 is an arc-shaped surface, and the concave side faces the direction of movement of the transfer paddle 821. That is, the concave side of the transfer paddle 821 is the front side. When the transfer paddle 821 rotates, the concave side pushes the material 4 toward the second discharge port. By setting the pushing surface of the transfer paddle 821 to an arc-shaped surface, the material 4 can be gathered together while pushing, further improving the efficiency of conveying the material 4 outward.

[0073] In some further embodiments, the transfer lever 821 can be an elastic structure. That is, when the material 4 or other structure in the transfer disk 81 creates sufficiently large resistance to the transfer lever 821, the transfer lever 821 can avoid jamming and damage to the material 4 through its own elastic deformation.

[0074] Furthermore, the conveying direction of the second conveying component 92 is perpendicular to one of the diameters of the transfer disk 81. Specifically, the intersection of the second conveying component 92 and the diameter is located on the diameter away from the center of the transfer disk 81. This enables the material 4 moving onto the second conveying component 92 to have sufficient initial velocity, improves the matching degree of the material 4 when it is displaced onto the second conveying component 92, and thus improves the stability of the material 4 after it is displaced onto the second conveying component 92.

[0075] Optionally, along the rotation direction of the transfer lever 821, the end of the transfer lever 821 near the transfer ring wall 812 is located on the rear side of the end near the output shaft of the transfer pusher motor 822. With the arc-shaped surface structure, it can gradually guide the material 4 towards the outer side of the transfer ring wall 812 during the process of pushing the material 4, so that its linear speed is faster and it can also be closer to the second discharge port, further improving the discharge efficiency.

[0076] Optionally, the end of the transfer paddle 821 near the transfer ring wall 812 is at a set angle to its direction of movement. This set angle is close to 90 degrees. This allows the outer end of the transfer paddle 821 to push the material 4 so that the speed of the material 4 is consistent with the direction of the linear velocity of the rotation of the transfer paddle 821. This improves the smoothness of the material 4 entering the second discharge port and also effectively increases the initial velocity of the material 4 when it is displaced onto the second conveying assembly 92.

[0077] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0078] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0079] Although embodiments of this application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting this application. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of this application.

Claims

1. A cup body feeding device, characterized by, The cup body feeding device comprises a feeding mechanism (1), a wick mounting mechanism (2), a separation assembly (6) and a pushing mechanism (3) arranged in sequence along a feeding route, and further comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying materials (4) along the feeding route; The pushing mechanism (3) comprises a pushing block (31) provided with at least two regular grooves (312) arranged uniformly in the second direction, and the at least two regular grooves (312) are arranged one by one in the first direction corresponding to the at least two wax dripping openings. The separation assembly (6) comprises a separation shaft (61) and a plurality of separation plates (62) arranged uniformly in the circumferential direction on the side of the separation shaft (61), and a separation space for accommodating one material (4) is formed between every two separation plates (62), the separation shaft (61) is rotationally arranged at a position where the pushing mechanism (3) receives the materials (4), the separation shaft (61) extends in the vertical direction, and the conveying mechanism continues to convey each material (4) passing through the separation space to a regular position of the pushing mechanism (3), and the regular position is arranged one by one corresponding to the regular grooves (312).

2. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pushing block (31) is provided with a pushing guide surface (311) extending away from one end of the regular position towards the separation assembly (6) and forming an inclined surface with a set angle in the second direction, and the pushing guide surface (311) is used for guiding the material (4) to a position aligned with the regular position in the second direction.

3. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The separation space formed between two adjacent separation plates (62) and the pushing guide surface (311) and part of the conveying mechanism form a feeding space (7), the material (4) is isolated from other materials (4) outside the feeding space (7) under the pushing of one of the separation plates (62), and is displaced to the regular position corresponding to the regular groove (312) under the joint action of the conveying mechanism and the pushing guide surface (311).

4. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The regular groove (312) has an arc surface matched with the shape of the material (4).

5. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that The connection between the side walls of every two adjacent regular grooves (312) is connected through a round corner structure or a sharp corner structure.

6. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 1, wherein The feeding mechanism (1) comprises a feeding disc and a pushing assembly; the feeding disc comprises a circular bottom plate (11) and a ring wall (12) surrounding the side of the bottom plate (11), the ring wall (12) is provided with a notch in communication with the material inlet end of the conveying mechanism, and the pushing assembly is configured to push the materials (4) in the ring wall (12) to the material inlet end.

7. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 6, characterized in that The pushing assembly comprises a pushing piece (13) and a pushing motor (14), the pushing motor (14) is coaxially arranged with the bottom plate (11), an output shaft of the pushing motor (14) is connected with the pushing piece (13) and is used for driving the pushing piece (13) to rotate around the output shaft of the pushing motor (14), at least part of the pushing piece (13) extends along the radial direction of the bottom plate (11) and is used for pushing the material (4) towards the material inlet end.

8. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 7, characterized in that A transfer mechanism (8) is arranged between the wick mounting mechanism (2) and the separation assembly (6); The conveying mechanism comprises a first conveying assembly (91), a second conveying assembly (92) and a third conveying assembly, the material inlet end of the first conveying assembly (91) is communicated with the notch on the ring wall (12), the material outlet end is communicated with the material inlet end of the wick mounting mechanism (2), the material inlet end of the second conveying assembly (92) is communicated with the material outlet end of the wick mounting mechanism (2), the material outlet end is communicated with the feeding port of the transfer mechanism (8), and the material inlet end of the third conveying assembly is communicated with the material outlet port of the transfer mechanism (8), and the material outlet end is communicated with the separation assembly (6).

9. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 8, characterized in that The first conveying assembly (91) extends along the first direction, the third conveying assembly extends along the second direction, and the second conveying assembly (92) extends along the second direction or along the first direction.

10. The cup on-feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The wick mounting mechanism (2) comprises a material positioning assembly and a wick mounting assembly, the material positioning assembly comprises a rotationally arranged material positioning disc (21) and a plurality of material positioning grooves (211) uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the material positioning disc (21), and the material positioning grooves (211) are used for receiving or sending out the material (4) in the conveying mechanism; The wick mounting assembly comprises a rotationally arranged wick rotating disc (22) and a plurality of wick conveying rods (23) uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the wick rotating disc (22), the rotation shafts of the material positioning disc (21) and the wick rotating disc (22) and the axial direction of the wick conveying rods (23) all extend along the third direction, when the wick rotating disc (22) and the material positioning disc (21) rotate to a set angle, one of the wick conveying rods (23) and one of the material positioning grooves (211) move to a coaxial position, and the material (4) in the material positioning groove (211) is configured to receive the wick tooling (5) on the wick conveying rod (23) above it; The bottom end of the wick conveying rod (23) is telescopic along the third direction, and the bottom end of the wick conveying rod (23) is used for clamping or releasing the wick tooling (5).

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