Hot-pressing shaping device for egg carton production

By designing automated feeding, suction cup, and unloading mechanisms, the problems of low production efficiency and high labor costs of existing equipment have been solved, achieving highly efficient automation in egg tray production.

CN224031379UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24GUANGDONG ZHONGCHUANG INTELLIGENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-03-24
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

Existing hot-pressing and shaping equipment for egg tray production suffers from low production efficiency and high labor costs.

Method used

An automated device comprising a feeding mechanism, a suction cup mechanism, a hot pressing and shaping mechanism, and a discharging mechanism was designed. The device achieves automatic conveying, hot pressing and shaping, and stacking of egg trays through a pushing chain, suction cup assembly, and motor drive.

Benefits of technology

The system enables automated loading and unloading of egg trays, improving production efficiency and reducing labor costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a hot-pressing shaping device for egg carton production. The hot-pressing shaping device comprises a feeding mechanism, a suction cup mechanism, a hot-pressing shaping mechanism and a discharging mechanism which are sequentially arranged. The feeding mechanism comprises a feeding workbench and material pushing chains rotationally arranged on the two sides of the feeding workbench, and material pushing rods used for pushing egg trays to the suction cup mechanism are arranged on the material pushing chains in a distributed mode. The suction cup mechanism comprises a support, a movable and liftable suction cup assembly is arranged on the support, and the suction cup assembly is used for transferring the egg trays on the feeding workbench to the hot-pressing shaping mechanism. The egg supports are conveyed, mixed and transferred to the hot-pressing shaping mechanism through the feeding mechanism and the suction cup mechanism, the egg supports are transferred and conveyed into the discharging sliding groove to be stacked through the discharging supporting plate and the discharging mechanism after hot-pressing shaping, automatic feeding and discharging are achieved, the production efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is reduced.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a hot pressing and shaping device for egg tray production, belonging to the field of pulp molding technology. Background Technology

[0002] Egg trays are generally containers used to hold poultry eggs. They are primarily trays with grooves to hold the eggs. Depending on the material used, they can be categorized as pulp egg trays, plastic egg trays, etc. Currently, pulp egg trays are the most common. These are mostly made from recycled paper pulp pressed using molding machines. Due to their simple manufacturing process, low cost, and lack of environmental pollution, they are considered "green" packaging and have become the most common type of egg tray we see daily.

[0003] When producing pulp egg trays, hot pressing and shaping equipment is needed to heat-press and shape the egg trays. Most of the existing hot pressing and shaping equipment relies on manual loading and unloading, which not only results in low production efficiency but also high labor costs.

[0004] Therefore, the research objective of this utility model is to provide a hot pressing and shaping device for the production of egg trays with automatic loading and unloading. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the shortcomings of the aforementioned technologies, this utility model provides a hot pressing and shaping device for egg tray production. The device uses a feeding mechanism and a suction cup mechanism to transport and mix the egg trays to the hot pressing and shaping mechanism. After hot pressing and shaping, the egg trays are transferred and transported to the unloading chute by the unloading tray and the unloading mechanism for stacking.

[0006] To solve the problems of the existing technology, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows:

[0007] A hot pressing and shaping device for egg tray production includes a feeding mechanism, a suction cup mechanism, a hot pressing and shaping mechanism, and a discharging mechanism arranged in sequence.

[0008] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding worktable and a pushing chain rotatably arranged on both sides of the feeding worktable. The pushing chain is provided with pushing rods distributed on it for pushing the egg tray to the suction cup mechanism.

[0009] The suction cup mechanism includes a bracket, on which a movable and liftable suction cup assembly is provided. The suction cup assembly is used to transfer the egg tray on the feeding worktable to the hot pressing and shaping mechanism.

[0010] The hot pressing and shaping mechanism includes a base, on which a movable hot pressing lower mold is provided. At the end of the hot pressing lower mold away from the suction cup mechanism, a material feeding plate is provided. Above the material feeding plate, a liftable hot pressing upper mold is provided. At the end of the hot pressing upper mold away from the suction cup mechanism, a liftable gate is provided.

[0011] The blanking mechanism comprises a blanking workbench, a blanking chute and a blanking synchronous belt are arranged at one end of the blanking workbench close to the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism, the blanking synchronous belt is arranged at one end of the blanking chute close to the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism, and a swingable stacking swing arm is arranged in the blanking chute.

[0012] Further, one end of the pushing chain is transmissionally connected with a first motor for driving the pushing chain to run.

[0013] Further, the suction disc assembly comprises a moving seat and a suction disc, the moving seat is arranged on the support through a sliding rail sliding block, the moving seat is transmissionally connected with a second motor for driving the moving seat to move through a synchronous belt, the suction disc is arranged below the moving seat through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and the top of the suction disc is connected with a first air cylinder for driving the suction disc to lift.

[0014] Further, the hot-pressing upper die is arranged on the base through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and the top of the hot-pressing upper die is connected with a second air cylinder for driving the hot-pressing upper die to lift.

[0015] Further, the shutter is arranged on one side of the hot-pressing upper die through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and the top of the shutter is connected with a third air cylinder for driving the shutter to lift.

[0016] Further, the hot-pressing lower die is arranged on the base through a sliding rail sliding block, and the bottom of the hot-pressing lower die is transmissionally connected with a third motor for driving the hot-pressing lower die to move through a lead screw.

[0017] Further, the blanking chute comprises an inclined blanking section and a horizontal storage section, the stacking swing arm is arranged along the inclined direction of the blanking section of the blanking chute, and the top end of the stacking swing arm is connected with a fourth motor for driving the stacking swing arm to swing through a transmission shaft and a connecting rod.

[0018] Further, one end of the blanking synchronous belt is connected with a fifth motor for driving the blanking synchronous belt to run through a transmission shaft, and limit plates are further arranged on the two sides of the blanking synchronous belt, and a gap is left between the bottom of the limit plate and the top of the blanking synchronous belt for the blanking supporting plate to pass through.

[0019] The present application has the advantages that the egg supporting plate is transferred and conveyed into the blanking chute for stacking through the feeding mechanism, the suction disc mechanism, the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism, the blanking supporting plate and the blanking mechanism after the hot-pressing and shaping, automatic feeding and discharging are realized, the production efficiency is improved, and the labor cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the present application.

[0021] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the feeding mechanism of the present application.

[0022] Figure 3 Figure 1 is a partial structure diagram of the feeding mechanism of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 4 Figure 2 is a structure diagram of the sucking disc mechanism of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 5 Figure 3 is a partial structure diagram of the sucking disc mechanism of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 6 Figure 4 is a structure diagram of the hot-pressing shaping mechanism of the utility model.

[0026] Figure 7 Figure 5 is a structure diagram of the hot-pressing upper die of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 8 Figure 6 is a structure diagram of the gate of the utility model.

[0028] Figure 9 Figure 7 is a partial structure diagram of the hot-pressing shaping mechanism of the utility model.

[0029] Figure 10 Figure 8 is a structure diagram of the hot-pressing lower die and the discharging supporting plate of the utility model.

[0030] Figure 11 Figure 9 is a structure diagram of the discharging mechanism of the utility model.

[0031] Figure 12 Figure 10 is a partial structure diagram of the discharging mechanism of the utility model.

[0032] Figure 13 Figure 11 is a side view of the utility model. Figure 12

[0033] Wherein: feeding mechanism 10, sucking disc mechanism 20, hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30, discharging mechanism 40, feeding workbench 101, pushing material chain 102, pushing material rod 103, support 201, sucking disc assembly 202, base 301, hot-pressing lower die 302, discharging supporting plate 303, hot-pressing upper die 304, gate 305, discharging workbench 401, discharging chute 402, discharging synchronous belt 403, stacking swing arm 404, first motor 104, moving seat 203, sucking disc 204, second motor 205, first air cylinder 206, second air cylinder 306, third air cylinder 307, third motor 308, fourth motor 405, fifth motor 406, limiting plate 407. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] In order to make the technical personnel of the art more understand the technical scheme of the utility model, the following will be combined with the attached drawings to make further analysis on the utility model. Figures 1-13 In order to make the technical personnel of the art more understand the technical scheme of the utility model, the following will be combined with the attached drawings to make further analysis on the utility model. Figures 1-13 In order to make the technical personnel of the art more understand the technical scheme of the utility model, the following will be combined with the attached drawings to make further analysis on the utility model.

[0035] As Figures 1-13 shown, a hot-pressing shaping device for egg tray production comprises a feeding mechanism 10, a suction cup mechanism 20, a hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30 and a discharging mechanism 40 arranged in sequence;

[0036] The feeding mechanism 10 comprises a feeding workbench 101 and a pushing chain 102 rotatably arranged on both sides of the feeding workbench 101, and the pushing chain 102 is distributed with pushing rods 103 for pushing the egg tray to the suction cup mechanism 20;

[0037] The suction cup mechanism 20 comprises a support 201, and a movable and liftable suction cup assembly 202 is arranged on the support 201, and the suction cup assembly 202 is used for transferring the egg tray on the feeding workbench 101 to the hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30;

[0038] The hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30 comprises a base 301, and a movable hot-pressing lower mold 302 is arranged on the base 301, one end of the hot-pressing lower mold 302 away from the suction cup mechanism 20 is provided with a discharging tray plate 303, an upper side of the discharging tray plate 303 is provided with a liftable hot-pressing upper mold 304, and one end of the hot-pressing upper mold 304 away from the suction cup mechanism 20 is provided with a liftable shutter 305;

[0039] The discharging mechanism 40 comprises a discharging workbench 401, one end of the discharging workbench 401 close to the hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30 is provided with a discharging chute 402 and a discharging synchronous belt 403, the discharging synchronous belt 403 is arranged at one end of the discharging chute 402 close to the hot-pressing shaping mechanism 30, and the discharging chute 402 is provided with a swingable stacking swing arm 404.

[0040] In this embodiment, preferably, one end of the pushing chain 102 is drivingly connected with a first motor 104 for driving the rotation of the pushing chain 102.

[0041] In this embodiment, preferably, the suction cup assembly 202 comprises a moving seat 203 and a suction cup 204, the moving seat 203 is arranged on the support 201 through a slide rail and a slide block, the moving seat 203 is drivingly connected with a second motor 205 for driving the movement of the moving seat 203 through a synchronous belt, the suction cup 204 is arranged below the moving seat 203 through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and a top of the suction cup 204 is connected with a first air cylinder 206 for driving the lifting of the suction cup 204.

[0042] In this embodiment, preferably, the hot-pressing upper mold 304 is arranged on the base 301 through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and a top of the hot-pressing upper mold 304 is connected with a second air cylinder 306 for driving the lifting of the hot-pressing upper mold 304.

[0043] In the embodiment, preferably, the shutter plate 305 is arranged on one side of the hot pressing upper mold 304 through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and the top of the shutter plate 305 is connected with a third cylinder 307 for driving the shutter plate 305 to lift.

[0044] In the embodiment, preferably, the hot pressing lower mold 302 is arranged on the base 301 through a sliding rail sliding block, and the bottom of the hot pressing lower mold 302 is connected with a third motor 308 for driving the hot pressing lower mold 302 to move through a screw transmission.

[0045] In the embodiment, preferably, the blanking chute 402 comprises a blanking section arranged in an inclined manner and a storage section arranged in a horizontal manner, the stacking swing arm 404 is arranged along the inclined direction of the blanking section of the blanking chute 402, and the top end of the stacking swing arm 404 is connected with a fourth motor 405 for driving the stacking swing arm 404 to swing through a transmission shaft and a connecting rod.

[0046] In the embodiment, preferably, one end of the blanking synchronous belt 403 is connected with a fifth motor 406 for driving the blanking synchronous belt 403 to run through a transmission shaft, and both sides of the blanking synchronous belt 403 are further provided with limiting plates 407, and the bottom of the limiting plate 407 and the top of the blanking synchronous belt 403 are left with a gap for the blanking supporting plate 303 to pass through.

[0047] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: the egg supports are arranged and placed on the feeding workbench 101 by artificial or mechanical hands, and are placed between the two pushing rods 103, the pushing rods 103 are driven by the pushing chains 102 to push the egg supports on the feeding workbench 101 to move to the direction of the suction disc mechanism 20, then the first cylinder 206 drives the suction disc 204 to descend, the egg supports on the feeding workbench 101 are sucked, and under the drive of the second motor 205, the egg supports are moved to the direction of the hot pressing and shaping mechanism 30, the egg supports are placed on the hot pressing lower mold 302, the third motor 308 drives the hot pressing lower mold 302 to move below the hot pressing upper mold 304, the second cylinder 306 drives the hot pressing upper mold 304 to descend and combine with the hot pressing lower mold 302, and the egg supports are hot pressed and shaped;

[0048] After the hot-pressing and shaping is completed, the second cylinder 306 drives the hot-pressing upper mold 304 to rise, and the egg holder is sucked up through the negative pressure air holes distributed on the hot-pressing upper mold 304, while the hot-pressing lower mold 304 is reset under the drive of the third motor 308, and the next group of egg holders are sent by the suction cup 204, when the hot-pressing lower mold 302 is reset, the discharging holder plate 303 is also reset below the hot-pressing upper mold 304, and the egg holders falling from the hot-pressing upper mold 304 are received, when the hot-pressing lower mold 302 sends the next group of egg holders to the lower side of the hot-pressing upper mold 304, the discharging holder plate 303 moves to the direction of the discharging synchronous belt 403, then the third cylinder 307 drives the shutter 305 to descend, when the discharging holder plate 303 resets back, the egg holders on the discharging holder plate 303 are pushed to the discharging synchronous belt 403 under the blocking effect of the shutter 305, then the egg holders are sent to the discharging chute 402 by the discharging synchronous belt 403, and then slide along the discharging section of the discharging chute 402, then the fourth motor 405 drives the stacking swing arm 404 to swing, and the egg holders are turned and placed on the storage section of the discharging chute 402, and the subsequent egg holders are also placed and stacked on the storage section of the discharging chute 402, when the egg holders in the discharging chute 402 are stacked to a certain number, they are transferred to the discharging workbench 401 by manual or mechanical hand for packaging or next process.

[0049] The technical solutions provided by the present application are described in detail above, the principles and implementation manners of the present application are described by the examples, the above example descriptions are only used to help understand the method and core idea of the present application; meanwhile, for the general technical personnel in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific implementation manner and application range will be changed, and the above description of the specification should not be understood as the limitation of the present application.

Claims

1. A hot press setting device for egg tray production, characterized by: The device comprises a feeding mechanism, a suction disc mechanism, a hot-pressing and shaping mechanism and a discharging mechanism arranged in sequence. The feeding mechanism comprises a feeding workbench and pushing chains rotatably arranged on both sides of the feeding workbench, and pushing rods for pushing the egg trays to the suction disc mechanism are distributed on the pushing chains. The suction disc mechanism comprises a support, and a movable and liftable suction disc assembly is arranged on the support, and the suction disc assembly is used for transferring the egg trays on the feeding workbench to the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism. The hot-pressing and shaping mechanism comprises a base, and a movable hot-pressing lower die is arranged on the base, and a discharging tray plate is arranged at an end of the hot-pressing lower die away from the suction disc mechanism, and a liftable hot-pressing upper die is arranged above the discharging tray plate, and a liftable shutter is arranged at an end of the hot-pressing upper die away from the suction disc mechanism. The discharging mechanism comprises a discharging workbench, and a discharging chute and a discharging synchronous belt are arranged at an end of the discharging workbench close to the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism, the discharging synchronous belt is arranged at an end of the discharging chute close to the hot-pressing and shaping mechanism, and a swingable stacking swing arm is arranged in the discharging chute.

2. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the pushing chain is drivingly connected with a first motor for driving the rotation of the pushing chain.

3. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction disc assembly comprises a moving seat and a suction disc, the moving seat is arranged on the support through a slide rail and a slide block, the moving seat is drivingly connected with a second motor for driving the movement of the moving seat through a synchronous belt, the suction disc is arranged below the moving seat through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and a first air cylinder for driving the lifting of the suction disc is arranged at the top of the suction disc.

4. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hot-pressing upper die is arranged on the base through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and a second air cylinder for driving the lifting of the hot-pressing upper die is arranged at the top of the hot-pressing upper die.

5. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shutter is arranged on one side of the hot-pressing upper die through a guide rod and a linear bearing, and a third air cylinder for driving the lifting of the shutter is arranged at the top of the shutter.

6. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hot-pressing lower die is arranged on the base through a slide rail and a slide block, and a third motor for driving the movement of the hot-pressing lower die is drivingly connected with the hot-pressing lower die through a screw rod.

7. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharging chute comprises a discharging section arranged in an inclined manner and a storage section arranged in a horizontal manner, the stacking swing arm is arranged along the inclined direction of the discharging section of the discharging chute, and a fourth motor for driving the swinging of the stacking swing arm is connected with the stacking swing arm through a transmission shaft and a connecting rod at the top end of the stacking swing arm.

8. The hot press setting device for egg tray production according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the discharging synchronous belt is connected with a fifth motor for driving the rotation of the discharging synchronous belt through a transmission shaft, and limiting plates are further arranged on both sides of the discharging synchronous belt, and a gap for the discharging tray plate to pass through is left between the bottom of the limiting plate and the top of the discharging synchronous belt.