Feeding mechanism

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses a feeding mechanism. The feeding mechanism comprises a feeding disc, a conveying belt, a feeding track and a pushing assembly. A notch communicated with the feeding end of the feeding rail is formed in the peripheral side wall of the feeding disc, and the pushing assembly is arranged in the feeding disc and is configured to push materials to the feeding end; the conveying belt and the feeding track extend in the first direction, and the conveying belt is located below the feeding track and used for bearing and conveying materials located in the feeding track in the first direction. The feeding disc is of a disc structure, and the pushing assembly comprises a shifting piece and a pushing motor. According to the feeding mechanism, the material pushing assembly and the feeding track can be used for jointly and rapidly sending out the materials in the feeding disc, the output efficiency is improved, the probability that the materials stay in the feeding disc for a long time is remarkably reduced, and therefore the conveying efficiency of the materials is further improved.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Filling 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 first conveying packaging bottles one by one to the receiving port of a conveyor belt via a rotating disc-shaped material tray. Then, the conveyor belt transports the packaging bottles to a filling machine, which fills the bottles with liquid wax through a wax drip nozzle. After the wax cools and solidifies, it forms an aromatherapy candle. Because multiple packaging bottles are placed on the material tray together during loading, there is a possibility that several packaging bottles may remain on the material tray for an extended period of time while the tray is rotating, preventing them from entering the receiving port of the conveyor belt and thus affecting the loading efficiency. 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 feeding mechanism to solve the problem of low feeding efficiency.

[0004] This application provides a feeding mechanism, including: a feeding tray, a conveyor belt, a feeding track, and a pushing assembly;

[0005] The feeding tray has a notch on its peripheral sidewall that communicates with the inlet end of the feeding track. The pushing component is disposed in the feeding tray and configured to push the material to the inlet end.

[0006] Both the conveyor belt and the feeding track extend along a first direction. The conveyor belt is located below the feeding track and is used to support and transport materials located in the feeding track along the first direction.

[0007] The feeding tray has a circular structure. The pushing assembly includes a paddle and a pushing motor. The pushing motor is coaxially arranged with the feeding tray. The output shaft of the pushing motor is connected to the paddle and is used to drive the paddle to rotate around the output shaft of the pushing motor. At least part of the paddle extends radially along the feeding tray and is used to push the material toward the feed end.

[0008] Based on the feeding mechanism, the material in the feeding tray can be quickly delivered by the pushing component and the feeding track, improving output efficiency. At the same time, the pushing motor can drive the paddle to rotate, so that each material can be quickly conveyed to the notch at the inlet end under the push of the paddle, which can significantly reduce the probability of material staying in the feeding tray for too long, thereby further improving the material conveying efficiency.

[0009] Optionally, the pushing surface of the paddle is an arc-shaped surface, and the concave side faces the direction of movement of the paddle.

[0010] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher, the pusher with an arc-shaped pushing surface can be used to gather materials while pushing them, thereby further improving the efficiency of conveying materials outward.

[0011] Optionally, the paddle is an elastic structure.

[0012] Based on the aforementioned paddle, the material and the feeding tray can be protected, preventing the paddle from jamming during rotation, while also significantly improving the material conveying efficiency.

[0013] Optionally, the feeding tray includes a base plate and an annular wall surrounding the periphery of the base plate. The base plate has a clearance groove for accommodating at least a portion of the conveyor belt, so that at least a portion of the conveyor belt is flush with the top of the base plate. The conveyor belt located in the feeding tray is used to transport materials to the inlet end.

[0014] Based on the aforementioned feeding tray, a protective space can be formed by the surrounding ring wall to prevent materials from falling off the bottom plate before entering the feed end. At the same time, by utilizing the clearance groove opened on the bottom plate and the arrangement of part of the conveyor belt located in the clearance groove, the rotation of the paddle and the movement of the conveyor belt can be coordinated to further improve the material conveying efficiency to the feed end.

[0015] Optionally, the first direction is perpendicular to the radial direction of the feeding tray, and the first direction is a horizontal direction;

[0016] Along the rotation direction of the paddle, the end of the paddle near the ring wall is located behind the end of the paddle near the output shaft of the pusher motor.

[0017] Based on the above-mentioned arrangement of the paddle, when the paddle rotates, the material in contact with the pushing surface can be transferred radially outward along the bottom plate, thereby enabling all materials near the center of the bottom plate to be quickly conveyed to the inlet end, further improving the material conveying efficiency.

[0018] Optionally, the end of the paddle near the ring wall is at a set angle to its direction of movement.

[0019] Optionally, the distance between the end of the paddle near the ring wall and the ring wall is smaller than the diameter of the material.

[0020] Based on the above-mentioned arrangement of the pusher and the ring wall, the outermost material can be prevented from leaving the pushing surface of the pusher through the gap between the end of the pusher and the ring wall, thereby further ensuring the pushing efficiency of the pusher and reducing the probability of the material staying on the bottom plate for too long.

[0021] Optionally, the feed end extends along the first direction to a position close to the diameter of the feed tray perpendicular to the first direction.

[0022] Based on the above-mentioned setting of the feed end, the material can enter the conveyor belt more efficiently, the material can be conveyed faster, and the feeding efficiency can be higher.

[0023] Optionally, the feeding track includes two parallel track plates, forming a space for conveying materials between the two track plates. The two track plates are a first track plate and a second track plate, and the first track plate is farther from the axis of the feeding tray than the second track plate.

[0024] The first track plate is provided with a first guide plate at the end of the feed end, and / or the second track plate is provided with a second guide plate at the end of the feed end;

[0025] The first guide plate and / or the second guide plate form an open structure at the feed end.

[0026] Based on the aforementioned first and second track plates, a material output structure that works in conjunction with the conveyor belt is formed. The open structure formed by the two guide plates can also realize the collection function of materials driven by the paddle and the bottom plate, further improving the material output efficiency.

[0027] Optionally, the first guide plate is rotatably connected to the first track plate. The first guide plate has an open position and a closed position. When the first guide plate is in the open position, the feed end is open. When the first guide plate is in the closed position, the first guide plate blocks the feed end and prevents material movement.

[0028] And / or, the second guide plate is rotatably connected to the second track plate, the second guide plate has an open station and a closed station, when the second guide plate is in the open station, the feed end is open, when the second guide plate is in the closed station, the second guide plate covers the feed end and is used to block the movement of materials.

[0029] Based on the above-mentioned first and second guide plates, the material conveying process can be controlled. The material feeding channel can be cut off or opened at any time without turning the pusher motor on and off. In addition, the switch can be used to guide the material and prevent the material from entering the dead corner on the bottom plate.

[0030] The above-described one or more embodiments of this application have at least one or more of the following beneficial effects:

[0031] It can use the pusher assembly and the feeding track to quickly send the material out of the feeding tray, improving output efficiency. At the same time, it can also use the pusher motor to drive the paddle to rotate, so that each material can be quickly conveyed to the inlet end under the push of the paddle, which can significantly reduce the probability of material staying in the feeding tray for too long, thereby further improving the material conveying efficiency.

[0032] 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

[0033] 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:

[0034] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism described in the embodiments of this application;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a top view of the feeding mechanism described in the embodiments of this application.

[0036] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures

[0037] 1. Feeding tray; 11. Base plate; 12. Ring wall; 2. Conveyor belt; 3. Feeding track; 31. Feeding end; 321. First track plate; 322. Second track plate; 331. First guide plate; 332. Second guide plate; 4. Material; 51. Paddle; 52. Pusher motor. Detailed Implementation

[0038] 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.

[0039] Currently, the production of scented candles mainly involves first conveying packaging bottles one by one to the receiving port of a conveyor belt via a rotating disc-shaped material tray. Then, the packaging bottles are conveyed to a filling machine via the conveyor belt. The filling machine fills the packaging bottles with liquid wax through a wax drip nozzle. After the liquid wax cools and solidifies, it forms a scented candle. Since multiple packaging bottles are placed on the material tray together during feeding, when the material tray rotates, there is a possibility that multiple packaging bottles may remain on the material tray for a long time and cannot enter the receiving port of the conveyor belt, thus affecting the feeding efficiency.

[0040] Based on this, this application provides a feeding mechanism that can use a pushing component and a feeding track to quickly feed materials out of the feeding tray, thereby improving output efficiency. At the same time, it can also use a pushing motor to drive the paddle to rotate, so that each material can be quickly conveyed to the notch at the inlet end under the push of the paddle, thereby significantly reducing the probability of materials staying in the feeding tray for too long, thereby further improving the material conveying efficiency.

[0041] The present application will be described in detail below through specific embodiments.

[0042] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment provides a feeding mechanism, including: a feeding tray 1, a conveyor belt 2, a feeding track 3, and a pushing assembly; the peripheral sidewall of the feeding tray 1 has a notch communicating with the inlet end 31 of the feeding track 3; the pushing assembly is disposed in the feeding tray 1 and configured to push the material 4 to the inlet end 31; both the conveyor belt 2 and the feeding track 3 extend along a first direction; the conveyor belt 2 is located below the feeding track 3 and is used to support and convey the material 4 located in the feeding track 3 along the first direction; the feeding tray 1 has a disc structure; the pushing assembly includes a paddle 51 and a pushing motor 52; the pushing motor 52 is coaxially disposed with the feeding tray 1; the output shaft of the pushing motor 52 is connected to the paddle 51 and is used to drive the paddle 51 to rotate around the output shaft of the pushing motor 52; at least part of the paddle 51 extends radially along the feeding tray 1 and is used to push the material 4 toward the inlet end 31.

[0043] The feeding mechanism provided in this embodiment can use the pushing component and the feeding track 3 to quickly send the material 4 out of the feeding tray 1, thereby improving the output efficiency. At the same time, the pushing motor 52 can drive the paddle 51 to rotate, so that each material 4 can be quickly conveyed to the notch of the feeding end 31 under the push of the paddle 51, thereby significantly reducing the probability of the material 4 staying in the feeding tray 1 for too long, thereby further improving the conveying efficiency of the material 4.

[0044] Continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the pushing surface of the paddle 51 is an arc-shaped surface, and the concave side faces the direction of movement of the paddle 51.

[0045] Furthermore, based on the aforementioned pusher 51, the pusher 51 with its arc-shaped pushing surface can be used to gather the material 4 while pushing it, thereby further improving the efficiency of conveying the material 4 outward.

[0046] In some embodiments, the paddle 51 is an elastic structure. That is, when the material 4 or other structure in the feeding tray 1 creates sufficient resistance to the paddle 51, the paddle 51 can avoid jamming and damage to the material 4 through its own elastic deformation.

[0047] Based on the aforementioned paddle 51, the material 4 and the feeding tray 1 can be protected, preventing the paddle 51 from getting stuck during rotation, while also significantly improving the conveying efficiency of the material 4.

[0048] Optionally, the feeding tray 1 includes a base plate 11 and an annular wall 12 surrounding the periphery of the base plate 11. The base plate 11 has a clearance groove for accommodating at least part of the conveyor belt 2, so that at least part of the conveyor belt 2 is flush with the top of the base plate 11. The conveyor belt 2 located in the feeding tray 1 is used to transport the material 4 to the inlet end 31.

[0049] Based on the aforementioned feeding tray 1, a protective space can be formed by the surrounding ring wall 12 to prevent the material 4 from falling off the bottom plate 11 before entering the feed end 31. At the same time, by utilizing the clearance groove opened on the bottom plate 11 and the arrangement of part of the conveyor belt 2 located in the clearance groove, the rotation of the paddle 51 and the movement of the conveyor belt 2 can be coordinated to further improve the conveying efficiency of the material 4 to the feed end 31.

[0050] Optionally, the first direction is perpendicular to the radial direction of the feeding disc 1 and the first direction is horizontal; along the rotation direction of the paddle 51, the end of the paddle 51 near the ring wall 12 is located on the rear side of the end near the output shaft of the pusher motor 52.

[0051] Based on the above-mentioned arrangement of the paddle 51, when the paddle 51 rotates, the material 4 in contact with the pushing surface can be transferred radially outward along the base plate 11 under the rotation of the paddle 51, thereby enabling all the material 4 near the center of the base plate 11 to be quickly conveyed to the feed end 31, further improving the conveying efficiency of the material 4.

[0052] In some embodiments, the end of the paddle 51 near the annular wall 12 is at a set angle to its direction of movement, which is close to 90 degrees. This allows the speed of the material 4 to be consistent with the direction of the linear velocity of the paddle 51 when the outer end of the paddle 51 pushes the material 4, thereby improving the smoothness of the material 4 entering the first feed end 31.

[0053] In some embodiments, the distance between the end of the paddle 51 near the ring wall 12 and the ring wall 12 is less than the diameter of the material 4.

[0054] Based on the above arrangement of the pusher 51 and the ring wall 12, the outermost material 4 can be prevented from leaving the pushing surface of the pusher 51 through the gap between the end of the pusher 51 and the ring wall 12, thereby further ensuring the pushing efficiency of the pusher 51 and reducing the probability that the material 4 stays on the bottom plate 11 for too long.

[0055] Optionally, the feed end 31 extends along the first direction to a position close to the diameter of the feed plate 1 perpendicular to the first direction. It should be understood that the extension direction of the feed end 31 is parallel to the linear velocity direction of the material 4 being pushed by the pusher 51, thereby enabling the material 4 to smoothly enter the conveyor belt 2 at the fastest speed and the most accurate initial velocity direction.

[0056] Based on the above-mentioned setting position of the feed end 31, the material 4 can enter the conveyor belt 2 more efficiently, the material 4 can be conveyed faster, and the feeding efficiency is higher.

[0057] Optionally, the feeding track 3 includes two parallel track plates, forming a space for conveying material 4 between the two track plates. The two track plates are a first track plate 321 and a second track plate 322, respectively. The first track plate 321 is farther from the axis of the feeding tray 1 than the second track plate 322. The first track plate 321 is provided with a first guide plate 331 at the end of the feeding end 31, and / or the second track plate 322 is provided with a second guide plate 332 at the end of the feeding end 31. The first guide plate 331 and / or the second guide plate 332 form an open structure at the feeding end 31.

[0058] Based on the above-mentioned arrangement of the first track plate 321 and the second track plate 322, a material output structure for cooperating with the conveyor belt 2 is formed. The open structure formed by the two guide plates can also realize the collection function of the material 4 pushed by the paddle 51, further improving the output efficiency of the material 4.

[0059] In a further embodiment, both track plates can be perpendicular to the radial direction of the base plate 11, thereby enabling the material 4 to smoothly enter between the two track plates at the fastest speed and the most accurate initial velocity direction.

[0060] Continue to refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the first guide plate 331 is rotatably connected to the first track plate 321. The first guide plate 331 has an open position and a closed position. When the first guide plate 331 is in the open position, the feed end 31 is open. When the first guide plate 331 is in the closed position, the first guide plate 331 blocks the feed end 31 and is used to prevent the material 4 from moving. And / or, the second guide plate 332 is rotatably connected to the second track plate 322. The second guide plate 332 has an open position and a closed position. When the second guide plate 332 is in the open position, the feed end 31 is open. When the second guide plate 332 is in the closed position, the second guide plate 332 blocks the feed end 31 and is used to prevent the material 4 from moving.

[0061] Based on the above-mentioned first guide plate 331 and second guide plate 332, the conveying process of material 4 can be controlled. The feeding channel of material 4 can be cut off or opened at any time without turning the pusher motor 52 off and on. Furthermore, the switch can be used to guide material 4 and prevent material 4 from entering the dead corner on the bottom plate 11.

[0062] 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.

[0063] 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.

[0064] 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 feeding mechanism, characterized in that, The device comprises a feeding disc (1), a conveying belt (2), a feeding track (3) and a pushing assembly; A gap is formed on the peripheral wall of the feeding disc (1) and is in communication with the feeding end (31) of the feeding track (3), the pushing assembly is arranged in the feeding disc (1) and is configured to push the material (4) to the feeding end (31); The conveying belt (2) and the feeding track (3) extend along a first direction, the conveying belt (2) is located below the feeding track (3) and is used for supporting and conveying the material (4) in the feeding track (3) along the first direction; The feeding disc (1) is in a disc structure, the pushing assembly comprises a pushing piece (51) and a pushing motor (52), the pushing motor (52) is coaxially arranged with the feeding disc (1), the output shaft of the pushing motor (52) is connected with the pushing piece (51) and is used for driving the pushing piece (51) to rotate around the output shaft of the pushing motor (52), at least part of the pushing piece (51) extends along the radial direction of the feeding disc (1) and is used for pushing the material (4) towards the feeding end (31). The pushing surface of the pushing piece (51) is in an arc shape and the concave side faces the movement direction of the pushing piece (51).

2. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The pushing piece (51) is in an elastic structure.

3. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The feeding disc (1) comprises a bottom plate (11) and a ring wall (12) surrounding the peripheral side of the bottom plate (11), the bottom plate (11) is provided with an avoiding groove for accommodating at least part of the conveying belt (2), so that at least part of the conveying belt (2) is flush with the top of the bottom plate (11), and the conveying belt (2) located in the feeding disc (1) is used for conveying the material (4) to the feeding end (31).

4. The feeding mechanism according to claim 1, wherein The first direction is perpendicular to the radial direction of the feeding disc (1) and is a horizontal direction; 5. The feeding mechanism according to claim 4, wherein, In the rotation direction of the pushing piece (51), the end of the pushing piece (51) close to the ring wall (12) is located at the back side of the end close to the output shaft of the pushing motor (52). The end of the pushing piece (51) close to the ring wall (12) is at a set angle with the movement direction thereof.

6. The feeding mechanism according to claim 5, wherein, The spacing between the end of the pushing piece (51) close to the ring wall (12) and the ring wall (12) is smaller than the diameter of the material (4).

7. The feeding mechanism of claim 5, wherein, The feeding end (31) extends to a position close to the diameter of the feeding disc (1) perpendicular to the first direction.

8. The feeding mechanism of claim 5, wherein, The feeding track (3) comprises two track plates arranged in parallel, a space for conveying the material (4) is formed between the two track plates, the two track plates are respectively a first track plate (321) and a second track plate (322), the first track plate (321) is farther away from the axis of the feeding disc (1) than the second track plate (322); 9. The loading mechanism of claim 1, wherein, The first track plate (321) is provided with a first guide plate (331) at the end of the feeding end (31), and / or the second track plate (322) is provided with a second guide plate (332) at the end of the feeding end (31). ​ The first guide plate (331) and / or the second guide plate (332) forms an open structure at the position of the material inlet end (31).

10. The loading mechanism of claim 9, wherein, The first guide plate (331) is rotationally connected with the first track plate (321), the first guide plate (331) has an open working position and a closed working position, when the first guide plate (331) is located at the open working position, the material inlet end (31) is in an open structure, when the first guide plate (331) is located at the closed working position, the first guide plate (331) blocks the material inlet end (31) and is used to block the movement of the material (4), And / or, the second guide plate (332) is rotationally connected with the second track plate (322), the second guide plate (332) has an open working position and a closed working position, when the second guide plate (332) is located at the open working position, the material inlet end (31) is in an open structure, when the second guide plate (332) is located at the closed working position, the second guide plate (332) blocks the material inlet end (31) and is used to block the movement of the material (4).

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