Fresh cut flower joining and feeding device

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of fresh cut flower processing equipment, in particular to a fresh cut flower connecting and feeding device. The mechanism comprises a machine frame assembly, a driving wheel assembly, a driven wheel assembly, an annular flower feeding assembly, a material pushing assembly and the like. The driving wheel assembly and the driven wheel assembly drive a flower feeding carrier on the annular flower feeding assembly to circularly move in the direction of the synchronous belt to convey fresh cut flowers, and the linear speed at the arc turning section is changed into high-speed conveying due to the fact that the distance of the linear section is different from the arc length of the end of the arc section. Fresh cut flowers are pushed into a carrier groove of the high-speed conveying main flow line from a flower feeding carrier groove through the material pushing assembly, and the actions of low-speed manual feeding of the fresh cut flowers and transferring to the high-speed flow line are completed according to the principle of low-speed conveying of a linear section and high-speed conveying of an arc section.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of fresh-cut flower processing equipment, and in particular to a fresh-cut flower transfer and feeding device for low-speed feeding and high-speed transfer of fresh flowers to the main flow line. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, there are two main methods for feeding fresh-cut flowers:

[0003] Manual feeding: Operators place fresh-cut flowers directly into the grooves of the carrier on the main line. This method is only suitable for low-speed production lines. When the main line speed increases, manual operation becomes difficult to match, resulting in low efficiency.

[0004] Mechanical feeding and pushing: Fresh-cut flowers are fed by two sets of annular belts, and then a cylinder or cam controls a push rod to push the flowers into the groove of the main feeder. This method is feasible at low and medium speeds, but at high speeds, the pushing time window is too short, which can easily cause jamming or damage to the flowers.

[0005] The existing technologies mentioned above cannot meet the needs of high-speed production lines, and there is an urgent need for a device that can achieve seamless connection between low-speed feeding and high-speed handover. Utility Model Content

[0006] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is to overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies and provide a fresh-cut flower transfer and loading device. Through the coordinated action of the annular flower loading component and the pushing component, the device completes the low-speed manual loading and transfer of fresh-cut flowers to the high-speed conveyor line, thus solving the problem of difficult high-speed transfer in existing technologies.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a fresh cut flower handover and flower loading device, used to load materials onto the main line carrier of the fresh cut flower mainstream line, including a flower loading frame, on which a drive wheel assembly, a driven wheel assembly and an annular flower loading assembly are installed, the annular flower loading assembly covers the outer ring of the drive wheel assembly and the driven wheel assembly, and the drive wheel assembly is set close to the main line carrier.

[0008] The annular flower-feeding component includes a flower-feeding timing belt, on which several flower-feeding carriers are installed at equal intervals. The flower-feeding timing belt includes two parallel straight segments, with the two ends of the two straight segments connected by an arc segment. One of the arc segments is positioned close to the main line of the cut flower.

[0009] It also includes a pushing component for pushing fresh-cut flowers from the flower-feeding carrier into the main line carrier. The pushing component is installed on the flower-feeding frame and is installed at a position tangent to the direction of movement of the annular flower-feeding component and the main line carrier. The pushing component is located below the flower-feeding carrier.

[0010] By combining the ring-shaped flower-feeding component and the pusher component, the automated transfer of cut flowers from the auxiliary line to the main line is achieved, reducing manual intervention and improving efficiency. The pusher component is positioned below the flower-feeding carrier and tangential to the direction of movement of the main line carrier, ensuring precise alignment of the cut flowers during delivery and preventing damage to the flowers. The ring-shaped design of the flower-feeding synchronization belt (straight segment + arc segment) optimizes the spatial layout, making the arc segment near the main line easy to transfer, resulting in a compact structure.

[0011] Furthermore, the pattern-attaching frame includes a central frame, with surrounding sealing plates on the outside. An upper frame is located above the sealing plates, and a lower frame is located below them. The upper frame has active and passive mounting slots along its length, and a timing belt support plate is provided on the upper frame to support the pattern-attaching timing belt. The timing belt support plate supports the straight section of the timing belt, preventing sagging or deviation and ensuring operational stability.

[0012] Furthermore, the drive wheel assembly includes a drive synchronizing wheel and a drive shaft, with the drive shaft passing through the drive synchronizing wheel. The upper end of the drive shaft is connected to the output end of the flower drive motor, and the lower end of the drive shaft is equipped with several flower stem levers, which are evenly distributed around the drive shaft. The flower stem levers rotate with the drive shaft, facilitating the movement of the flower stems, preventing blockages, and improving continuous operation capability.

[0013] Furthermore, the drive wheel assembly also includes a drive wheel flange, which is positioned above the drive synchronous pulley. The drive shaft passes through the drive wheel flange and connects to the upper drive motor; the drive wheel flange is mounted on the drive mounting slot. The drive wheel flange enhances the installation stability of the drive wheel assembly and reduces vibration and misalignment.

[0014] Furthermore, the timing belt support plate is positioned below the straight and arc sections of the upper timing belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the driven wheel assembly includes a driven synchronous wheel and a driven rotating shaft, with the driven rotating shaft passing through the driven synchronous wheel; a driven wheel flange is provided above the driven synchronous wheel, the driven wheel flange is sleeved on the outside of the driven rotating shaft, and the driven wheel flange is installed on the driven mounting groove.

[0016] Furthermore, the driven pulley assembly also includes a driven tensioning block for adjusting the position of the driven pulley assembly, the driven tensioning block being mounted on the side wall of the driven pulley flange. The driven tensioning block can fine-tune the position of the driven pulley, compensate for wear or slack in the timing belt, and maintain constant tension.

[0017] Furthermore, the annular flower-laying assembly also includes multiple flower-laying fixing blocks and multiple carrier connecting plates. The multiple flower-laying fixing blocks are equidistantly installed on the flower-laying synchronous belt. The rear end of the flower-laying carrier is pinned to the mounting hole of the flower-laying fixing block, the rear end of the carrier connecting plate is pinned to the mounting hole of the flower-laying fixing block, and the front end of the carrier connecting plate is pinned to the mounting hole in the middle of the flower-laying carrier. The flower-laying fixing blocks connected to the flower-laying carrier and the flower-laying fixing blocks connected to the rear end of the carrier connecting plate are distributed adjacent to each other.

[0018] The pin-connection design between the upper fixing block and the carrier connecting plate enables a flexible connection between the upper fixing block and the carrier, adapting to operation on curved sections of the synchronous belt. The distribution of adjacent fixing blocks optimizes load distribution and reduces stress at individual connection points.

[0019] Furthermore, the pushing assembly includes a pattern pushing cylinder, a pattern pushing plate is mounted on the push rod of the pattern pushing cylinder, and the pattern pushing cylinder is mounted on the pattern pushing machine frame via a pushing mounting plate.

[0020] Furthermore, both the main line carrier and the upper flower carrier are provided with upper flower openings.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: this utility model is reasonably designed and easy to operate, and has the following advantages:

[0022] (1) Simple structure, compact mechanism, low cost; the front and rear arc segments of the annular flower assembly and the main line carrier can be pushed and handed over, not only at the tangent point, and the time for pushing and handing over is more generous.

[0023] (2) The flower stems of the fresh cut flowers are manually placed into the flower opening of the flower loading carrier on the slow straight section. The drive wheel assembly and the driven wheel assembly drive the flower loading carrier on the ring flower loading assembly to circulate and transport the fresh cut flowers along the flower loading synchronous belt. By utilizing the difference between the straight section distance and the arc length at the end of the arc section, the linear speed becomes high speed in the arc turning section. The pusher assembly pushes the fresh cut flowers from the flower opening of the flower loading carrier into the flower opening of the high speed conveyor main line carrier. By utilizing the principle of slow conveying in the straight section and high speed conveying in the arc section, the action of slow manual feeding of fresh cut flowers and handing them over to the high speed conveyor line is completed.

[0024] (3) The circular flower feeding component and the pusher component work together to achieve seamless handover of fresh cut flowers from the auxiliary line to the main line. The conveying speed of fresh cut flowers in the arc section is consistent with the conveying speed on the main line, which significantly improves the conveying efficiency and is suitable for large-scale production.

[0025] (4) Fresh cut flowers are manually fed at low speed and handed over at high speed, making manual operation more convenient. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Top view;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the rack assembly;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the drive wheel assembly;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the driven wheel assembly;

[0032] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the ring-shaped flower assembly;

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the material pusher assembly.

[0034] In the diagram: 1. Top-loading frame, 2. Driven wheel assembly, 3. Driven wheel assembly, 4. Annular top-loading assembly, 5. Pushing assembly, 7. Main line carrier.

[0035] 11. Upper frame; 12. Four-sided sealing plate; 13. Lower frame; 14. Active mounting slot; 15. Driven mounting slot; 16. Synchronous belt support plate;

[0036] 21. Flower stem drive motor; 22. Drive synchronous pulley; 23. Drive shaft; 24. Flower stem lever; 25. Drive wheel flange;

[0037] 31. Driven synchronous pulley; 32. Driven rotating shaft; 33. Driven pulley flange; 34. Driven tensioning block;

[0038] 41. Timing belt for pattern raising; 42. Pattern raising carrier; 43. Pattern raising fixing block; 44. Carrier connecting plate;

[0039] 51. Flower-feeding pusher cylinder, 52. Flower-feeding pusher plate, 53. Pusher mounting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0040] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the present invention.

[0041] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," and "circumferential," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, features defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0042] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0043] like Figures 1 to 7 The device shown is a fresh-cut flower transfer and feeding device for feeding the main line carrier 7 of the fresh-cut flower mainstream line. It includes a feeding frame 1, on which a drive wheel assembly 2, a driven wheel assembly 3 and an annular feeding assembly 4 are installed. The annular feeding assembly 4 covers the outer ring of the drive wheel assembly 2 and the driven wheel assembly 3. The drive wheel assembly 2 is located close to the main line carrier 7.

[0044] The circular flower-feeding component 4 includes a flower-feeding timing belt 41, on which several flower-feeding carriers 42 are installed at equal intervals. The flower-feeding timing belt 41 includes two parallel straight segments, with the two straight segments connected at both ends by an arc segment. One of the arc segments is positioned close to the main line of the cut flower.

[0045] It also includes a pushing component 5 for pushing fresh-cut flowers from the flower-feeding carrier 42 into the main line carrier 7. The pushing component 5 is installed on the flower-feeding frame 1. The pushing component 5 is installed at the position where the annular flower-feeding component 4 is tangent to the movement direction of the main line carrier 7, and the pushing component 5 is located below the flower-feeding carrier 42.

[0046] The flower-laying frame 1 includes a middle frame, and the outside of the middle frame is wrapped with a perimeter sealing plate 12. An upper frame 11 is provided above the perimeter sealing plate 12, and a lower frame 13 is provided below the perimeter sealing plate 12. An active mounting groove 14 and a passive mounting groove 15 are provided on the upper frame 12 along the length direction. A timing belt support plate 16 for supporting the flower-laying timing belt 41 is provided on the upper frame 12.

[0047] The drive wheel assembly 2 includes a drive synchronizing wheel 22 and a drive shaft 23, with the drive shaft 23 passing through the drive synchronizing wheel 22. The upper end of the drive shaft 23 is connected to the output end of the flower-shaped drive motor 21, and three flower stem levers 24 are installed at the lower end of the drive shaft 23. The three flower stem levers 24 are evenly distributed around the drive shaft 23. The drive wheel assembly 2 also includes a drive wheel flange 25, which is located above the drive synchronizing wheel 22. The drive shaft 23 passes through the drive wheel flange 25 and is connected to the flower-shaped drive motor 21. The drive wheel flange 25 is installed on the drive mounting slot 14.

[0048] The timing belt support plate 16 is located below the straight and arc sections of the upper timing belt 41.

[0049] Driven wheel assembly 3 includes driven synchronous wheel 31 and driven rotating shaft 32, with driven rotating shaft 32 passing through driven synchronous wheel 31; driven wheel flange 33 is provided above driven synchronous wheel 31, driven wheel flange 33 is sleeved on the outside of driven rotating shaft 32, driven wheel flange 33 is installed on driven mounting groove 15; driven wheel assembly 3 also includes driven tension block 34 for adjusting the position of driven wheel assembly 3, driven tension block 34 is installed on the side wall of driven wheel flange 33.

[0050] The annular upper flower assembly 4 also includes multiple upper flower fixing blocks 43 and multiple carrier connecting plates 44. The multiple upper flower fixing blocks 43 are equidistantly installed on the upper flower timing belt 41. The rear end of the upper flower carrier 42 is pinned to the mounting hole of the upper flower fixing block 43, the rear end of the carrier connecting plate 44 is pinned to the mounting hole of the upper flower fixing block 43, and the front end of the carrier connecting plate 44 is pinned to the mounting hole in the middle of the upper flower carrier 42. The upper flower fixing blocks 43 connected to the upper flower carrier 42 and the upper flower fixing blocks 43 connected to the rear end of the carrier connecting plate 44 are distributed adjacent to each other.

[0051] The material pushing assembly 5 includes a material pushing cylinder 51, a material pushing plate 52 is mounted on the push rod of the material pushing cylinder 51, and the material pushing cylinder 51 is mounted on the material pushing frame 1 through a material pushing mounting plate 53.

[0052] Both the main line vehicle 7 and the upper flower vehicle 42 have upper flower openings.

[0053] The working process of this fresh-cut flower hand-application device is as follows:

[0054] When the equipment is running, the flower-up drive motor 21 drives the connected drive shaft 23 to rotate, which in turn drives the drive synchronous wheel 22 installed in the middle of the drive shaft 23 and the flower stem lever 24 on the lower side to rotate. The drive wheel flange 25 of the drive wheel assembly 2 is installed in the drive mounting slot 14 hole of the flower-up frame 1; the driven wheel flange 33 of the driven wheel assembly 3 is installed in the driven mounting slot 15 hole of the flower-up frame 1, and the driven shaft 32 passes through the driven wheel flange 33 and is connected to the driven synchronous wheel on the lower side. 31 is connected, and the driven shaft 32 rotates synchronously with the driven synchronous wheel 31; the flower-patterning synchronous belt 41 of the annular flower-patterning assembly 4 covers the outer ring of the driving wheel assembly 2 and the driven wheel assembly 3, and the synchronous belt support plate 16 contacts the lower edge of the flower-patterning synchronous belt 41 to provide support. The driven tensioning block 34 of the driven wheel assembly 3 pushes the driven synchronous wheel 31 to tension the flower-patterning synchronous belt 41; the driving synchronous wheel 22 drives the flower-patterning synchronous belt 41 to rotate along the annular direction, thereby driving the flower-patterning carrier 42 to rotate in annularly.

[0055] On the straight sections on both sides of the flower-raising synchronous belt 41, the cut flowers are placed into the flower-raising openings on the front side of the flower-raising carrier 42. The cut flowers move along the circular direction of the flower-raising synchronous belt 41 with the flower-raising carrier 42. That is, the cut flowers are transported from the straight section to the arc turning section. In the arc turning section, the flower stem lever 24 on the lower side of the drive wheel assembly 2 drives the lower flower stem of the cut flowers to move synchronously with the flower-raising openings of the flower-raising carrier 42 in the forward circumferential direction. This can effectively control the posture of the cut flowers during the transport of the flowers in the arc section.

[0056] When in a straight section, the distance between the flower openings on the front side of two adjacent flower-feeding carriers 42 is L1, and the conveying speed of the cut flowers is V1; the center distance on the rear side of two adjacent flower-feeding carriers 42 is L3, and the conveying speed of the flower-feeding synchronous belt 41 is V3; when the cut flowers are conveyed in a straight section, L1 = L3, V1 = V3.

[0057] When in the arc turning section, the distance between the flower openings on the front side of two adjacent flower-feeding carriers 42 is L2, and the conveying speed of the cut flowers is V2; the center distance on the rear side of two adjacent flower-feeding carriers 42 is L3, and the conveying speed of the flower-feeding synchronous belt 41 is V3. When the cut flowers are conveyed in the arc turning section, L2 > L3, V2 > V3. Therefore, it can be seen that the conveying speed of the cut flowers in the arc turning section is V2 > the conveying speed of the cut flowers in the straight section is V1. The main line carrier 7 of the main line of the cut flowers also conveys forward at a speed of V2.

[0058] The pusher assembly 5 is installed at the tangential position between the annular flower-feeding assembly 4 and the main line carrier 7, and is located below the flower-feeding carrier 42. When the flower-feeding carrier 42 transports the cut flowers to the area before and after the tangential position, the flower-feeding pusher cylinder 51 is activated, driving the flower-feeding pusher plate 52 to move forward, pushing the cut flowers from the flower-feeding opening of the flower-feeding carrier 42 into the flower-feeding opening of the main line carrier 7. The flower-feeding pusher cylinder 51 continues to push forward until the main line carrier 7 transports the cut flowers forward past the tangential point. Then, the flower-feeding pusher cylinder 51 drives the flower-feeding pusher plate 52 to retract, waiting for the next cut flower to be transported. This achieves the effect of manual feeding of cut flowers at low speed and handover transportation at high speed.

[0059] The above description is only a specific embodiment of the present utility model. Various examples and illustrations do not constitute a limitation on the substantive content of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can make modifications or variations to the above-described specific embodiments after reading the description without departing from the essence and scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A device for loading a main line carrier (7) of a main line of fresh cut flowers for the transfer of flowers, characterized in that: The application relates to a fresh-cut flower feeding device, which comprises an upper flower rack (1), a driving wheel assembly (2), a driven wheel assembly (3) and an annular upper flower assembly (4) are arranged on the upper flower rack (1), the annular upper flower assembly (4) is wrapped around the outer circle of the driving wheel assembly (2) and the driven wheel assembly (3), and the driving wheel assembly (2) is arranged close to a main line carrier (7); The annular upper flower assembly (4) comprises an upper flower synchronous belt (41), a plurality of upper flower carriers (42) are arranged on the upper flower synchronous belt (41) at equal intervals, the upper flower synchronous belt (41) comprises two parallel straight sections, and the two straight sections are connected through two arc sections; one of the arc sections is arranged close to a main line of fresh-cut flowers. The fresh-cut flower feeding device further comprises a pushing assembly (5) for pushing fresh-cut flowers from the upper flower carriers (42) into the main line carrier (7), the pushing assembly (5) is arranged on the upper flower rack (1), the pushing assembly (5) is arranged at a tangent position of the annular upper flower assembly (4) and the main line carrier (7) in a movement direction, and the pushing assembly (5) is arranged below the upper flower carriers (42).

2. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper flower rack (1) comprises a middle frame, the outer side of the middle frame is wrapped with a surrounding sealing plate (12), an upper frame (11) is arranged above the surrounding sealing plate (12), a lower frame (13) is arranged below the surrounding sealing plate (12), a driving installation groove (14) and a driven installation groove (15) are arranged on the upper frame (11) in the length direction, and a synchronous belt supporting plate (16) for supporting the upper flower synchronous belt (41) is arranged on the upper frame (11).

3. A device for transferring flowers to a fresh cut flower arrangement according to claim 2, wherein: The driving wheel assembly (2) comprises a driving synchronous wheel (22) and a driving rotating shaft (23), the driving rotating shaft (23) penetrates through the driving synchronous wheel (22); the upper end of the driving rotating shaft (23) is connected with the output end of an upper flower driving motor (21), and the lower end of the driving rotating shaft (23) is provided with a plurality of flower stem pushing rods (24) which are uniformly distributed around the driving rotating shaft (23).

4. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driving wheel assembly (2) further comprises a driving wheel flange (25), the driving wheel flange (25) is arranged above the driving synchronous wheel (22), the driving rotating shaft (23) is connected with the upper flower driving motor (21) after penetrating through the driving wheel flange (25); and the driving wheel flange (25) is arranged in the driving installation groove (14).

5. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The synchronous belt supporting plate (16) is arranged below the straight sections and the arc sections of the upper flower synchronous belt (41).

6. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driven wheel assembly (3) comprises a driven synchronous wheel (31) and a driven rotating shaft (32), the driven rotating shaft (32) penetrates through the driven synchronous wheel (31); a driven wheel flange (33) is arranged above the driven synchronous wheel (31), the driven wheel flange (33) is arranged outside the driven rotating shaft (32), and the driven wheel flange (33) is arranged in the driven installation groove (15).

7. A device for transferring flowers to a holder for fresh cut flowers according to claim 6, characterized in that: The driven wheel assembly (3) further comprises a driven tensioning block (34) for adjusting the position of the driven wheel assembly (3), and the driven tensioning block (34) is arranged on the side wall of the driven wheel flange (33).

8. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ring-shaped upper flower assembly (4) further comprises a plurality of upper flower fixing blocks (43) and a plurality of carrier connecting plates (44), the plurality of upper flower fixing blocks (43) are equidistantly installed on the upper flower synchronous belt (41); the rear end of the upper flower carrier (42) is pinned with the mounting hole of the upper flower fixing block (43), the rear end of the carrier connecting plate (44) is pinned with the mounting hole of the upper flower fixing block (43), and the front end of the carrier connecting plate (44) is pinned with the mounting hole of the middle part of the upper flower carrier (42); the upper flower fixing blocks (43) connected with the upper flower carrier (42) and the upper flower fixing blocks (43) connected with the rear end of the carrier connecting plate (44) are adjacently distributed.

9. The device for transferring flowers to a fresh-cut flower bouquet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly (5) comprises an upper flower pushing cylinder (51), an upper flower pushing plate (52) is installed on the top rod of the upper flower pushing cylinder (51), and the upper flower pushing cylinder (51) is installed on the upper flower rack (1) through a pushing installation plate (53).

10. A device for transferring flowers to a holder for fresh cut flowers according to claim 9, characterized in that: The main line carrier (7) and the upper flower carrier (42) are both provided with an upper flower opening.

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