Testing device for thermal discoloration paper cup production
By designing an automated thermochromic paper cup detection device, the problems of subjective nature of manual inspection, insufficient temperature control accuracy, and cumbersome equipment maintenance have been solved. This device enables efficient and accurate inspection and rapid component replacement, thereby improving production continuity and inspection accuracy.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for detecting thermochromic paper cups suffer from problems such as strong subjectivity in manual inspection, insufficient temperature control precision, cumbersome equipment maintenance, and poor production continuity.
A testing device was designed, comprising a housing, a colorimeter, a negative pressure component, a pusher component, a drive component, a turntable, and a heating component. Utilizing a spring-loaded locking block and a hemispherical body for quick locking and disassembly, combined with a laser sensor and a negative pressure system, it enables automated testing and rapid component replacement.
It improves detection accuracy and efficiency, reduces human intervention errors, ensures production continuity, and reduces downtime and costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to paper cup detection technical field especially relates to a kind of testing device of thermochromic paper cup production. BACKGROUND
[0002] Thermochromic paper cup is a functional paper cup triggered by temperature change to change color, widely used in catering industry to improve user experience or identify beverage temperature, thermochromic paper cup as a kind of product with special function, need testing device to detect thermochromic paper cup quality comprehensively, improve production efficiency, guarantee product quality and thermochromic performance reach standard, satisfy market demand.
[0003] At present, the detection of thermochromic paper cup relies on artificial visual inspection or simple heating equipment, for example, part of the equipment contacts the surface of paper cup by fixed heating plate, and the operator observes color change and records the result, this kind of method has obvious defects: first, artificial detection is subjective, is easily disturbed by light, angle and other factors, leading to high misjudgment rate;Second, the temperature control precision of simple heating device is insufficient, it is difficult to simulate the heat transfer process in actual use, and the reliability of test result is low;Third, the maintenance and component replacement of existing equipment are more cumbersome, for example, heating element is damaged or test different models of paper cup needs to be stopped and disassembled, which affects production continuity, this proposes a new type of medicine bottle rotating weighing mechanism to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT
[0004] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the utility model provides a kind of testing device of thermochromic paper cup production, to improve the problems of low detection efficiency and precision, inconvenient maintenance and poor production continuity.
[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a kind of testing device of thermochromic paper cup production, including shell, the shell outer wall one side is fixedly connected with color difference instrument, the shell outer wall other side is provided with negative pressure component, the shell upper surface is fixedly connected with push cup component, the shell lower surface is fixedly connected with support one, the shell lower part is provided with driving component, the shell inside rotationally connected with carousel, the carousel inside is provided with quick release component, the carousel inside is provided with heating component;
[0006] The quick release component includes fixed column, the fixed column lower surface is fixedly connected in the inner wall bottom of carousel, the fixed column inside is provided with spring two, one end of the spring two is fixedly connected with clamping block, the fixed column inside is slidably connected with connecting column, the connecting column bottom is fixedly connected with connecting rod, the connecting rod outer wall is slidably connected with sliding block, the connecting rod outer wall is slidably connected with spring one, one end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected with hemispheroid.
[0007] Further, the push cup assembly comprises a second support, an electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected inside the second support, a cup fork is fixedly connected to an output end of the electric telescopic rod, and a laser sensor instrument is fixedly connected to one side of an outer wall of the second support.
[0008] Further, the heating assembly comprises a base, the lower surface of the base is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the turntable, the inner wall of the base is slidably connected to the outer wall of the connecting column, a heating rod is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the connecting column, and a heat insulation sleeve is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the connecting column.
[0009] Further, a paper cup is arranged above the base and outside the heat insulation sleeve.
[0010] Further, the driving assembly comprises a motor, the motor is arranged below the shell, an output end of the motor is fixedly connected to the inside of the turntable through the shell, and a first support is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the motor.
[0011] Further, the negative pressure assembly comprises a negative pressure machine, the negative pressure machine is arranged on one side of the outer wall, a blowing pipe is arranged inside the negative pressure machine, and one end of the blowing pipe is arranged inside the shell.
[0012] Further, a second support is fixedly connected above the negative pressure machine, a conveying belt is fixedly connected above the second support, the conveying belt is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the second support, and a baffle is arranged above the conveying belt.
[0013] Further, a cup feeding machine is arranged inside the shell, and the paper cup is arranged inside the cup feeding machine.
[0014] The utility model has the advantages of the following beneficial effects:
[0015] In the utility model, the test device for the production of the heat-sensitive discoloring paper cup realizes the quick locking and dismounting of the heating rod, the turntable and other core components through the elastic cooperation design of the spring linkage clamping block and the hemisphere, the components can be quickly separated only by pressing the heat insulation sleeve, damaged components or different models of heating assemblies can be replaced, the process does not need tool assistance, the production line continuity is remarkably improved, and the downtime cost is reduced.
[0016] In the utility model, the cup feeding part of the test device for the production of the heat-sensitive discoloring paper cup drives the cup fork to push the paper cup into the cup feeding machine through the electric telescopic rod, real-time calibration positioning is combined with the laser sensor instrument, the paper cup pushing position is ensured to be free of deviation, different production tempos are adapted, and the error caused by manual intervention is completely eliminated. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structure schematic view of the test device for the production of the heat-sensitive discoloring paper cup is provided in the utility model.
[0018] Figure 2 A heating rod schematic view of a test device for thermosensitive color-changing paper cup production is provided in the utility model.
[0019] Figure 3 For Figure 2 The enlarged view at A in the middle;
[0020] Figure 4 For Figure 2 The enlarged view at B in the middle.
[0021] Legend:
[0022] 1, shell; 2, color difference meter; 3, support one; 4, motor; 5, support one; 6, turntable; 7, base; 8, paper cup; 9, heat insulation sleeve; 10, heating rod; 11, connecting column; 12, fixed column; 13, connecting rod; 14, sliding block; 15, spring one; 16, hemisphere; 17, clamping block; 18, spring two; 19, support two; 20, conveying belt; 21, baffle; 22, support two; 23, electric telescopic rod; 24, cup fork; 25, laser sensor instrument; 26, cup feeder; 27, negative pressure machine; 28, air supply pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0024] With reference to Figures 1-3 , the utility model provides an embodiment: a test device for thermosensitive color-changing paper cup production, including shell 1, shell 1 outer wall one side fixedly connected with color difference meter 2, shell 1 outer wall another side is provided with negative pressure subassembly, shell 1 upper surface fixedly connected with cup pushing subassembly, shell 1 lower surface fixedly connected with support one 3, shell 1 below is provided with drive assembly, shell 1 inside rotationally connected with turntable 6, turntable 6 inside is provided with quick release subassembly, turntable 6 inside is provided with heating assembly;
[0025] The quick release assembly includes a fixed column 12, the lower surface of the fixed column 12 is fixedly connected to the inner wall bottom of the turntable 6, the inside of the fixed column 12 is provided with a spring 18, one end of the spring 18 is fixedly connected with a clamping block 17, the inside of the fixed column 12 is slidably connected with a connecting column 11, the bottom of the connecting column 11 is fixedly connected with a connecting rod 13, the outer wall of the connecting rod 13 is slidably connected with a sliding block 14, the outer wall of the connecting rod 13 is slidably connected with a spring 15, one end of the connecting rod 13 is fixedly connected with a hemisphere 16; the heating assembly includes a base 7, the lower surface of the base 7 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the turntable 6, the inner wall of the base 7 is slidably connected to the outer wall of the connecting column 11, the upper surface of the connecting column 11 is fixedly connected with a heating rod 10, and the upper surface of the connecting column 11 is fixedly connected with a heat insulation sleeve 9; a paper cup 8 is arranged above the base 7, and the paper cup 8 is arranged outside the heat insulation sleeve 9;
[0026] Specifically, the housing 1 of the heat-sensitive color-changing paper cup production testing device is fixedly connected with a color difference meter 2 on one side of the outer wall of the housing 1, the color difference meter 2 is used to detect the heat-sensitive color-changing state of the paper cup 8 after heating, the other side of the outer wall of the housing 1 is provided with a negative pressure assembly to suck the detected paper cup 8, the upper surface of the housing 1 is fixedly connected with a cup pushing assembly, the lower surface of the housing 1 is fixedly connected with a support 3, the lower part of the housing 1 is provided with a driving assembly, the inside of the housing 1 is rotatably connected with a turntable 6, the inside of the turntable 6 is provided with a quick release assembly and a heating assembly, through the elastic cooperation of the spring 18 and the clamping block 17, and the linkage design of the spring 15 and the hemisphere 16, the quick release of the heating rod 10 and the heat insulation sleeve 9 is realized, when operating, the heat insulation sleeve 9 is pressed downward to drive the connecting column 11 to move downward, the sliding block 14 pushes the clamping block 17 to separate from the groove of the hemisphere 16, at this time, the spring 18 is compressed, the locking is released, when installing, the position is aligned and pressed downward, the spring 18 is reset to push the clamping block 17 to be clamped into the groove in the hemisphere 16 and the sliding block 14 to complete the locking, the whole process does not need tools, and the downtime is significantly shortened.
[0027] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 4 , the cup pushing assembly includes a support 22, the inside of the support 22 is fixedly connected with an electric telescopic rod 23, the output end of the electric telescopic rod 23 is fixedly connected with a cup fork 24, one side of the outer wall of the support 22 is fixedly connected with a laser sensor 25; the driving assembly includes a motor 4, the motor 4 is arranged below the housing 1, the output end of the motor 4 penetrates through the housing 1 and is fixedly connected to the inside of the turntable 6, and the lower surface of the motor 4 is fixedly connected with a support 5; the negative pressure assembly includes a negative pressure machine 27, the negative pressure machine 27 is arranged on one side of the outer wall, the inside of the negative pressure machine 27 is provided with a air supply pipe 28, one end of the air supply pipe 28 is arranged in the inside of the housing 1; the upper part of the negative pressure machine 27 is fixedly connected with a support 19, the upper part of the support 19 is fixedly connected with a conveying belt 20, the conveying belt 20 is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the support 22, and the upper part of the conveying belt 20 is provided with a baffle 21; the inside of the housing 1 is provided with a cup feeding machine 26, and the paper cup 8 is arranged in the inside of the cup feeding machine 26.
[0028] Specifically, the test device is detected by laser sensor 25 in real time to detect the position of the paper cup 8 and calibrate the action of the cup fork 24, when the laser sensor 25 detects that the paper cup 8 on the conveying belt 20 reaches the preset position, the electric telescopic rod 23 is triggered to retract, and the paper cup is pushed into the cup feeding machine 26, without manual assistance, and is suitable for different production rhythms. The test device drives the rotating disc 6 to rotate at a constant speed by the motor 4, so that the paper cup 8 is uniformly heated during the heating process, and at the same time, the color difference instrument 2 is used to monitor the color change of the surface of the paper cup in real time, so as to ensure the accuracy of the heat-sensitive color change performance detection. The negative pressure assembly forms a negative pressure airflow through the negative pressure machine 27 and the air supply pipe 28, and the paper cup 8 after the test is sucked into the sorting area, realizing automatic sorting and avoiding low efficiency and secondary pollution risk of manual sorting. The color difference instrument 2 performs multi-angle spectral analysis on the surface of the paper cup 8 during the rotation of the rotating disc 6, generates color difference value data, and automatically determines whether the color change effect meets the standard, thereby improving the detection efficiency and objectivity.
[0029] Working principle: when it is necessary to replace the heating rod 10 in the heat-sensitive color-changing paper cup production test device, the quick-release assembly is operated, the heat insulation sleeve 9 is pressed down, at this time the connecting column 11 is pressed down with the action, the connecting rod 13 moves, the sliding block 14 slides on the outer wall of the connecting rod 13, the clamping block 17 is pushed, the spring 2 18 is compressed, when the clamping block 17 moves above the sliding block 14, the heat insulation sleeve 9 is pulled up again, at this time the sliding block 14 extrudes the spring 1 15 into the recess in the hemispherical body 16, and the clamping block 17 extrudes the spring 2 18 again and slides out of the hemispherical body, so as to realize the quick unlocking of the components, complete the quick disassembly of the heating rod 10, the heat insulation sleeve 9 and other components, and install new components. When installing new components, align the components with the installation position, press down the heat insulation sleeve 9, the spring 2 18 pushes the clamping block 17 to re-clamp the hemispherical body 16, and the quick locking of the components is realized.
[0030] When the motor 4 is started to make the device run, the laser sensor 25 detects the presence of the paper cup 8 on the conveying belt 20, transmits an electrical signal to the electric telescopic rod 23 of the cup pushing assembly, the electric telescopic rod 23 drives the cup fork 24 to act, the cup fork 24 pushes the paper cup 8 into the receiving port above the cup feeding machine 26. During the pushing process, the laser sensor 25 real-time calibrates the position of the paper cup 8 to ensure that the position of the paper cup 8 pushed by the cup fork 24 each time is deviation-free. The paper cup 8 rotates with the rotating disc 6, is detected by the color difference instrument 2, is sucked into the negative pressure machine 27 by the air supply pipe 18, and is sorted. The laser sensor 25 is of DW-12 type, the color difference instrument 2 is of YS6060 type, and the negative pressure machine 27 is of HLSR200B type.
[0031] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, although the foregoing embodiments of the present application has been described in detail, for the skilled in the art, it still can be modified, or for part of the technical features of the equivalent replacement, the spirit and principles of the present application, made any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc., should be included within the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A testing device for the production of thermochromic paper cups, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that: A colorimeter (2) is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the housing (1), a negative pressure component is provided on the other side of the outer wall of the housing (1), a cup pusher is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the housing (1), a bracket (3) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the housing (1), a drive component is provided below the housing (1), a turntable (6) is rotatably connected inside the housing (1), a quick-release component is provided inside the turntable (6), and a heating component is provided inside the turntable (6). The quick-release assembly includes a fixed post (12), the lower surface of which is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the turntable (6). A second spring (18) is provided inside the fixed post (12), and a locking block (17) is fixedly connected to one end of the second spring (18). A connecting post (11) is slidably connected inside the fixed post (12), and a connecting rod (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting post (11). A slider (14) is slidably connected to the outer wall of the connecting rod (13), and a first spring (15) is slidably connected to the outer wall of the connecting rod (13). A hemisphere (16) is fixedly connected to one end of the connecting rod (13).
2. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cup-pushing assembly includes a second support column (22), an electric telescopic rod (23) is fixedly connected inside the second support column (22), a cup fork (24) is fixedly connected to the output end of the electric telescopic rod (23), and a laser sensor (25) is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the second support column (22).
3. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating assembly includes a base (7), the lower surface of which is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the turntable (6), the inner wall of which is slidably connected to the outer wall of the connecting column (11), a heating rod (10) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the connecting column (11), and a heat insulation sleeve (9) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the connecting column (11).
4. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 3, characterized in that: A paper cup (8) is placed above the base (7), and the paper cup (8) is placed outside the heat insulation sleeve (9).
5. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive assembly includes a motor (4), which is located below the housing (1). The output end of the motor (4) passes through the housing (1) and is fixedly connected to the inside of the turntable (6). A support column (5) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the motor (4).
6. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 1, characterized in that: The negative pressure assembly includes a negative pressure unit (27), which is located on one side of the outer wall. An air supply pipe (28) is provided inside the negative pressure unit (27), and one end of the air supply pipe (28) is located inside the housing (1).
7. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 6, characterized in that: A second support (19) is fixedly connected above the negative pressure machine (27), and a conveyor belt (20) is fixedly connected above the second support (19). The conveyor belt (20) is fixedly connected to one side of the outer wall of the second support (22), and a baffle (21) is provided above the conveyor belt (20).
8. The testing device for producing thermochromic paper cups according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (1) is equipped with a cup feeder (26), and the paper cup (8) is installed inside the cup feeder (26).