Dual-purpose feeding device

By designing a dual-purpose feeding device and utilizing a material transfer component to switch between different positions, the problems of large footprint and high equipment investment in conveyor lines for books with and without flaps are solved, achieving a space-saving and cost-effective feeding solution.

CN224060721UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31HUBEI XINHUA PRINT
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-12
Publication Date
2026-03-31

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, two conveyor lines are needed for books with flaps and books without flaps, which require a large area and have high equipment investment costs.

Method used

A dual-purpose feeding device was designed, comprising a feeding component and a transfer component. The transfer component switches between a first position and a second position to achieve the conveying of books with flaps and books without flaps, reducing the number of conveyor lines, occupying a small area, and reducing equipment investment costs.

Benefits of technology

It achieves reduced equipment investment costs without increasing the floor space, and is suitable for feeding both flap books and non-flap books.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a dual-purpose feeding device which comprises a feeding assembly and a material transferring assembly, and the feeding assembly is provided with a first conveying face. The material transferring assembly is provided with a second conveying face, the material transferring assembly is connected with the feeding assembly and can move to the first position and the second position, when the material transferring assembly moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying face extends to the first conveying face, and when the material transferring assembly moves to the second position, the feeding end of the second conveying face extends to the second conveying face. The feeding end of the second conveying surface and the first conveying surface are arranged at an interval; when the mouth-tightening books are conveyed, the material transferring assembly is moved to the first position, the mouth-tightening books on the first conveying face can be conveyed into the mouth-tightening machine through the second conveying face of the material transferring assembly, and when the non-mouth-tightening books are conveyed, the material transferring assembly is moved to the second position, and the non-mouth-tightening books are conveyed along the first conveying face. The material transferring assembly is arranged to be switched between the first position and the second position, so that the whole feeding device can be suitable for feeding of mouth-tightening books and non-mouth-tightening books.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to book production technical field especially relates to dual -purpose feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The gusset of a book refers to the extended inner folding part of the book cover, which has the functions of pasting author information, protecting the book core, being beautiful, preventing the cover and the back cover from curling, etc.

[0003] In the production process, the gusset book needs to be transported to the gusset machine for processing, and the non-gusset book does not need to go through the above process, therefore, two conveying lines are needed to convey the gusset book and the non-gusset book respectively.

[0004] However, the two conveying lines occupy a large area and have high equipment investment cost. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a dual-purpose feeding device to solve the problem of large area occupied by two conveying lines and high equipment investment cost.

[0006] The utility model provides a dual-purpose feeding device, which is used for conveying gusset books and non-gusset books, comprising a feeding assembly and a material transferring assembly, the feeding assembly has a first conveying surface, the material transferring assembly has a second conveying surface, the material transferring assembly is connected with the feeding assembly and can move to a first position and a second position, when the material transferring assembly moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends to the first conveying surface, and when the material transferring assembly moves to the second position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface is arranged at intervals from the first conveying surface.

[0007] Further, the feeding assembly is formed with an opening on the first conveying surface, when the material transferring assembly moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends into the opening.

[0008] Further, the feeding assembly comprises a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt, the top of the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt forms the first conveying surface, and the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are arranged at intervals and form the opening.

[0009] Further, the material transferring assembly comprises a material transferring conveying belt connected with the feeding assembly, the material transferring conveying belt is arranged obliquely, and the bottom of the material transferring conveying belt is the feeding end of the second conveying surface.

[0010] Further, the material transferring assembly further comprises a driving member, the driving member is hingedly connected with the feeding assembly, an output end of the driving member is hingedly connected with the fourth conveying belt, and the driving member is used for driving the fourth conveying belt to rotate.

[0011] Further, the material transferring assembly further comprises a driving member, the driving member is hingedly connected with the feeding assembly, an output end of the driving member is hingedly connected with the fourth conveying belt, and the driving member is used for driving the fourth conveying belt to rotate.

[0012] Further, the material transferring assembly is slidably connected with the feeding assembly along a direction in which the material transferring assembly is vertically or obliquely directed to the first conveying surface.

[0013] Further, the material transferring assembly further comprises a fifth conveying belt, an input end of the fifth conveying belt is connected with an output end of the material transferring belt, and an output end of the fifth conveying belt is used for being connected with an input end of a notching machine.

[0014] Further, the material transferring assembly further comprises a sixth conveying belt, an input end of the sixth conveying belt is used for being connected with an output end of the notching machine, and an output end of the sixth conveying belt extends to the first conveying surface.

[0015] Further, the material transferring assembly further comprises a discharging member, the sixth conveying belt is provided with a corner at a position close to the output end, the discharging member is installed at the corner of the sixth conveying belt, and a pushing end of the discharging member is used for pushing books at the corner to the first conveying surface.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, when the notched books are conveyed, the material transferring assembly is moved to the first position, and the notched books on the first conveying surface can be conveyed to the notching machine through the second conveying surface of the material transferring assembly, when the non-notched books are conveyed, the material transferring assembly is moved to the second position, and the non-notched books are transmitted along the first conveying surface, the above-mentioned material transferring assembly is arranged to be switched between the first position and the second position, so that the whole feeding device can be suitable for feeding the notched books and the non-notched books, the number of conveying lines is reduced, the occupied area is small, and the equipment investment cost is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic structural view of a whole two-purpose feeding device is provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2For Figure 1 A-A plane section view is intended;

[0019] Figure 3 The structure schematic view of the dual-purpose feeding device is provided in the embodiment of the utility model. PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0020] The preferred embodiments of the utility model are described in detail below in combination with the drawings, wherein the drawings constitute a part of the application and are used together with the embodiments of the utility model to explain the principles of the utility model, and are not used to limit the scope of the utility model.

[0021] As Figures 1-3 shown, the dual-purpose feeding device is used for conveying the gullet book and the non-gullet book, and comprises a feeding assembly 100 and a material rotating assembly 200, the feeding assembly 100 has a first conveying surface; the material rotating assembly 200 has a second conveying surface, the material rotating assembly 200 is connected with the feeding assembly 100 and can move to a first position and a second position, when the material rotating assembly 200 moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends to the first conveying surface, when the material rotating assembly 200 moves to the second position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface is arranged at intervals with the first conveying surface.

[0022] When conveying the gullet book, the material rotating assembly 200 is moved to the first position, the gullet book on the first conveying surface can be conveyed to the gullet machine M through the second conveying surface of the material rotating assembly 200, when conveying the non-gullet book, the material rotating assembly 200 is moved to the second position, the non-gullet book is transmitted along the first conveying surface, by switching the material rotating assembly 200 between the first position and the second position, the whole feeding device can be suitable for the feeding work of the gullet book and the non-gullet book, the number of conveying lines is reduced, the floor area is small, and the equipment investment cost is reduced.

[0023] The feeding assembly 100 in the embodiment has the first conveying surface, the gullet book or the non-gullet book is placed on the first conveying surface, and the book is transmitted on the first conveying surface along with the action of the feeding assembly 100.

[0024] In order to facilitate the book on the first conveying surface to be introduced into the second conveying surface, in an embodiment, the feeding assembly 100 is formed with an opening 110 located on the first conveying surface, when the material rotating assembly 200 moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends into the opening 110.

[0025] The feeding assembly 100 comprises a first conveying belt 120 and a second conveying belt 130, the top of the first conveying belt 120 and the second conveying belt 130 forms the first conveying surface, the first conveying belt 120 and the second conveying belt 130 are arranged at intervals and form the opening 110.

[0026] The material transfer assembly 200 in the embodiment has a second conveying surface, the material transfer assembly 200 is connected with the feeding assembly 100 and can move to a first position and a second position, when the material transfer assembly 200 moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends to the first conveying surface, when the material transfer assembly 200 moves to the second position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface is spaced apart from the first conveying surface.

[0027] In one embodiment, the material transfer assembly 200 includes a material transfer conveyor 210 connected with the feeding assembly 100, the material transfer conveyor 210 is arranged obliquely, and the bottom of the material transfer conveyor 210 is the feeding end of the second conveying surface.

[0028] The material transfer conveyor 210 in the embodiment includes a third conveyor 211 and a fourth conveyor 212 arranged above the first conveying surface, the third conveyor 211 is fixedly connected with the feeding conveyor, and the obliquely downward end of the third conveyor 211 is rotationally connected with the fourth conveyor 212, when the fourth conveyor 212 moves to the first position, the fourth conveyor 212 and the third conveyor 211 are coplanarly arranged, and the bottom end of the fourth conveyor 212 is the feeding end of the second conveying surface, when the fourth conveyor 212 moves to the second position, a channel is formed between the third conveyor 211 and the first conveying surface, and the fourth conveyor 212 is located outside the extension path of the channel.

[0029] It can be understood that, since the third conveyor 211 and the fourth conveyor 212 are both arranged above the first conveying surface, the arrangement of the third conveyor 211 and the fourth conveyor 212 does not occupy extra ground space.

[0030] The material transfer assembly 200 further includes a driving member 220, the driving member 220 is hingedly connected with the feeding assembly 100, the output end of the driving member 220 is hingedly connected with the fourth conveyor 212, and the driving member 220 is used to drive the fourth conveyor 212 to rotate. It can be understood that the driving member 220 can be realized by a gas cylinder, an oil cylinder or the like.

[0031] In another embodiment, the material transfer conveyor 210 is slidingly connected with the feeding assembly 100 in a direction vertically or obliquely pointing to the first conveying surface.

[0032] It can be understood that the structure of the material transfer conveyor 210 described above can only meet the requirement that the feeding end of the formed second conveying surface is switched between the first position and the second position.

[0033] To facilitate the conveying of the books with folded covers onto the second conveyor surface to the book-folding machine M, the transfer assembly 200 also includes a fifth conveyor belt 230. The feed end of the fifth conveyor belt 230 is connected to the discharge end of the transfer conveyor belt 210, and the discharge end of the fifth conveyor belt 230 is used to connect to the feed end of the book-folding machine M.

[0034] To facilitate the return of the books after the flaps are finished to the first conveying surface of the feeding assembly 100, the transfer assembly 200 in this embodiment also includes a sixth conveyor belt 240. The feeding end of the sixth conveyor belt 240 is used to connect to the discharging end of the flap machine M, and the discharging end of the sixth conveyor belt 240 extends to the first conveying surface.

[0035] In one embodiment, the transfer assembly 200 further includes a feeding component 250. A corner is provided near the discharge end of the sixth conveyor belt 240. The feeding component 250 is installed at the corner of the sixth conveyor belt 240, and its pushing end is used to push the books at the corner onto the first conveying surface. The feeding component 250 includes a cylinder and a pusher plate. The cylinder is fixedly connected to the sixth conveyor belt 240, and its output end extends to the top surface of the underflow conveyor belt and is connected to the pusher plate. The pusher plate can be moved to a position offset from the top surface of the sixth conveyor belt 240 to avoid interference with the books on the top surface of the sixth conveyor belt 240.

[0036] It should be noted that the first conveyor belt 120, the second conveyor belt 130, the third conveyor belt 211, the fourth conveyor belt 212, the fifth conveyor belt 230, and the sixth conveyor belt 240 are all structures that can be conceived by those skilled in the art. They include a conveyor belt body and side plates disposed on both sides of the conveyor belt body. The side plate of the third conveyor belt 211 is fixedly connected to the side plate of the second conveyor belt 130, and the side plate of the fourth conveyor belt 212 is rotatably connected to the side plate of the third conveyor belt 211.

[0037] Compared with existing technology: When conveying books with flaps, the transfer component 200 is moved to the first position, and the books with flaps on the first conveying surface can be conveyed to the flap machine M via the second conveying surface of the transfer component 200. When conveying non-flappable books, the transfer component 200 is moved to the second position, and the non-flappable books are conveyed along the first conveying surface. By setting the transfer component 200 to switch between the first and second positions, the entire feeding device can be used for feeding both books with and without flaps, reducing the number of conveyor lines, occupying less space, and reducing equipment investment costs.

[0038] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. Dual purpose feeding apparatus for feeding both casebound books and non-casebound books, characterized in that, The application relates to a book feeding device. The book feeding device comprises a feeding assembly and a turning assembly. The feeding assembly has a first conveying surface.

2. Dual purpose feed device according to claim 1, characterized in that The turning assembly has a second conveying surface, and is connected with the feeding assembly and can move to a first position and a second position.

3. The dual purpose feed device of claim 2, wherein, When the turning assembly moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends to the first conveying surface.

4. The dual purpose feed device of claim 1, wherein, When the turning assembly moves to the second position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface is spaced from the first conveying surface.

5. The dual purpose feed device of claim 4, wherein, The feeding assembly has an opening on the first conveying surface.

6. The dual purpose feed device of claim 5, wherein, When the turning assembly moves to the first position, the feeding end of the second conveying surface extends to the opening.

7. The dual purpose feed device of claim 4 wherein, The feeding assembly comprises a first conveying belt and a second conveying belt.

8. The dual purpose feed device of claim 4, wherein, The top of the first conveying belt and the second conveying belt forms the first conveying surface.

9. The dual purpose feed device of claim 8, wherein, The first conveying belt and the second conveying belt are spaced and form the opening.

10. The dual purpose feed device of claim 9, wherein, The turning assembly comprises a turning conveying belt connected with the feeding assembly. The turning conveying belt is obliquely arranged, and the bottom of the turning conveying belt is the feeding end of the second conveying surface. The turning conveying belt comprises a third conveying belt and a fourth conveying belt arranged above the first conveying surface. The third conveying belt is fixedly connected with the feeding conveying belt. The obliquely downward end of the third conveying belt is rotationally connected with the fourth conveying belt. When the fourth conveying belt moves to the first position, the fourth conveying belt and the third conveying belt are coplanarly arranged. The bottom end of the fourth conveying belt is the feeding end of the second conveying surface. When the fourth conveying belt moves to the second position, the third conveying belt and the first conveying surface form a channel. The fourth conveying belt is located outside the extension path of the channel. The turning assembly further comprises a driving member. The output end of the driving member is rotationally connected with the fourth conveying belt. The turning conveying belt is slidingly connected with the feeding assembly in the direction of being vertically or obliquely directed to the first conveying surface. The turning assembly further comprises a fifth conveying belt. The feeding end of the fifth conveying belt is connected with the discharging end of the turning conveying belt. The discharging end of the fifth conveying belt is used for connecting the feeding end of a book opening machine. The turning assembly further comprises a sixth conveying belt. The feeding end of the sixth conveying belt is used for connecting the discharging end of the book opening machine. The discharging end of the sixth conveying belt extends to the first conveying surface. The turning assembly further comprises a discharging member. The sixth conveying belt is provided with a corner near the discharging end. The discharging member is installed at the corner of the sixth conveying belt. The pushing end of the discharging member is used for pushing the book at the corner to the first conveying surface.