Transfer device for potted plants and bearing disc

Abstract

The utility model provides a potted plant transfer device and a bearing disc, which comprise a support base, the support base is connected with a lifting mechanism, the lifting mechanism is connected with a transverse moving mechanism, the support base is rotatably connected with a rotating seat, a steering driving mechanism is arranged between the support base and the rotating seat, the rotating seat is slidably connected with a transverse moving seat, and the transverse moving seat is connected with the lifting mechanism. A horizontal driving mechanism is arranged between the rotating seat and the transverse moving seat, two clamping arms which are oppositely arranged are arranged on the transverse moving seat, and a clamping driving mechanism is arranged between the two clamping arms. The clamping arms are arranged, the clamping driving mechanism controls the clamping arms to clamp the bearing disc, fresh and alive potted plants are placed in the bearing disc and can be suitable for the potted plants of multiple specifications, the transverse moving mechanism and the lifting mechanism can drive the potted plants to move in the transverse direction and the vertical direction, and the potted plants can be driven to rotate through the steering driving mechanism. All the mechanisms are matched to achieve automatic transfer of fresh and alive potted plants.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of automatic vending equipment, and specifically relates to a transfer device and carrier plate for potted plants. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, vending machines are increasingly widely used in the food, daily necessities, and toy industries, but they are not yet applied to live potted plants. One of the challenges in automating the vending of live potted plants is the automatic transfer of the plants. Automatic transfer within the vending machine is essential for successful vending. Live potted plants are unique; they cannot be squeezed, dropped, or tipped over. During transfer, the only point of force is the pot itself, which is often made of smooth ceramic surfaces, making it difficult to grip with excessive force and prone to slipping. Therefore, the automatic transfer of potted plants is a crucial issue that must be addressed to achieve automated vending of live potted plants. Utility Model Content

[0003] To overcome the shortcomings and problems of the existing technology, this utility model provides a potted plant transfer device and a carrier tray. Fresh potted plants can be placed in the carrier tray, and the carrier tray is held by two clamping arms, which can transfer the fresh potted plants, thus providing a basis for the realization of automatic vending of fresh potted plants.

[0004] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0005] A potted plant transport device includes a support base, a lifting mechanism connected to the support base, a lateral movement mechanism connected to the lifting mechanism, a rotating seat rotatably connected to the support base, a steering drive mechanism between the support base and the rotating seat, a lateral movement seat slidably connected to the rotating seat, a horizontal drive mechanism between the rotating seat and the lateral movement seat, and two opposing clamping arms on the lateral movement seat, with a clamping drive mechanism between the two clamping arms.

[0006] Two parallel sliding rails are provided between the two clamping arms. Both clamping arms slide along the two sliding rails, and the two sliding rails are fixed to the transverse sliding seat.

[0007] The clamping drive mechanism includes a clamping motor connected to clamping drive teeth, and two clamping arms are each connected to a clamping drive rack, with both clamping drive racks meshing with the clamping drive teeth.

[0008] The rotating seat is provided with two horizontal slide rails, and the transverse sliding seat is located on the horizontal slide rails and slides along the horizontal slide rails.

[0009] The horizontal drive mechanism includes a horizontal drive motor fixed on the transverse base, the horizontal drive motor is connected to horizontal drive teeth, and a horizontal drive rack is provided on the rotating base, with the horizontal drive teeth meshing with the horizontal drive rack.

[0010] The steering drive mechanism includes a steering drive motor fixed on a support base, the steering drive motor is connected to steering drive teeth, and a gear ring that meshes with the steering drive teeth is fixed on the rotating seat.

[0011] The lateral movement mechanism includes two horizontal linear track modules arranged in parallel vertically, with a synchronous drive mechanism between the two horizontal linear track modules, and the two ends of the lifting mechanism are respectively connected to the two horizontal linear track modules.

[0012] The horizontal linear track module adopts a synchronous belt linear track slide, and the synchronous drive mechanism includes a rotating shaft connected to two synchronous belt linear track slides, and the rotating shaft is connected to a transverse drive motor.

[0013] The lifting mechanism includes a vertical linear track module, which adopts a synchronous belt linear track slide, and the synchronous belt linear track slide is connected to a lifting drive motor.

[0014] This utility model is also achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0015] A carrier plate for a transfer device for potted plants includes a plate body with multiple structural holes and outer extension edges on both sides of the plate body that match the clamping arms.

[0016] This utility model is equipped with a clamping arm, and the clamping drive mechanism controls the clamping arm to clamp the carrier plate. Fresh potted plants are placed in the carrier plate. It can be used for potted plants of various sizes. The horizontal movement mechanism and the lifting mechanism can drive the potted plants to move horizontally and vertically. Furthermore, the steering drive mechanism can also drive the potted plants to rotate. With the cooperation of all mechanisms, the automatic transfer of fresh potted plants can be realized. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a partial structural connection diagram of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the support base, rotating seat and transverse sliding seat in this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping arm in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the disc body in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the application scenario of this utility model.

[0023] In the diagram: 1-Support base, 2-Lifting mechanism, 21-Vertical linear track module, 22-Lifting drive motor, 3-Horizontal movement mechanism, 31-Horizontal linear track module, 32-Synchronous drive mechanism, 321-Rotating shaft, 322-Horizontal movement drive motor, 4-Rotating seat, 5-Steering drive mechanism, 51-Steering drive motor, 52-Steering drive gear, 53-Gear ring, 6-Horizontal movement seat, 61-Horizontal slide rail, 7-Horizontal drive mechanism, 71-Horizontal drive motor, 72-Horizontal drive gear, 73-Horizontal drive rack, 8-Clamping arm, 81-Sliding rail, 9-Clamping drive mechanism, 91-Clamping motor, 92-Clamping drive gear, 93-Clamping drive rack, 10-Disc body, 101-Structural hole, 102-Outer edge, 11-Fresh potted plants, 12-Shelf. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0025] Example 1

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, a potted plant transport device includes a support base 1, a lifting mechanism 2 connected to the support base 1, and a lateral movement mechanism 3 connected to the lifting mechanism 2. The lifting mechanism 2 and the lateral movement mechanism 3 drive the support base 1 to move up and down and to move laterally, respectively.

[0027] The lifting mechanism 2 includes a vertical linear track module 21, which adopts a synchronous belt linear track slide. The synchronous belt linear track slide can be directly purchased from the market according to the specifications. The synchronous belt linear track slide is connected to the lifting drive motor 22, which drives the vertical linear track module 21 to run, thereby making the support base 1 vertically lift and lower.

[0028] The lateral movement mechanism 3 includes two horizontal linear track modules 31 arranged parallel to each other. A synchronous drive mechanism 32 is provided between the two horizontal linear track modules 31. The two ends of the lifting mechanism 2 are respectively connected to the two horizontal linear track modules 31. The horizontal linear track modules 31 adopt synchronous belt linear track slides, which can be directly purchased from the market according to specifications. The synchronous drive mechanism 32 includes a rotating shaft 321 connected to the two synchronous belt linear track slides. The rotating shaft 321 is connected to a lateral movement drive motor 322. The lateral movement drive motor 322 drives the rotating shaft 321 to rotate, thereby making the two horizontal linear track modules 31 run synchronously, thus making the two ends of the lifting mechanism 2 move synchronously, realizing lateral movement.

[0029] like Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, a rotating seat 4 is rotatably connected to the support base 1. A steering drive mechanism 5 is provided between the support base 1 and the rotating seat 4, and the steering drive mechanism 5 drives the rotating seat 4 to rotate. The steering drive mechanism 5 includes a steering drive motor 51 fixed to the support base 1, a steering drive gear 52 connected to the steering drive motor 51, and a gear ring 53 fixed on the rotating seat 4 that meshes with the steering drive gear 52. The steering drive motor 51 drives the steering drive gear 52 to rotate, thereby causing the gear ring 53 to rotate, which in turn causes the rotating seat 4 to rotate.

[0030] A rotating base 4 is slidably connected to a transverse sliding base 6. A horizontal drive mechanism 7 is provided between the rotating base 4 and the transverse sliding base 6, driving the transverse sliding base 6 to move laterally relative to the rotating base 4. The rotating base 4 has two horizontal slide rails 61, and the transverse sliding base 6 is located on and slides along the horizontal slide rails 61. The horizontal drive mechanism 7 includes a horizontal drive motor 71 fixed to the transverse sliding base 6, with a horizontal drive gear 72 connected to the horizontal drive motor 71. The rotating base 4 has a horizontal drive rack 73, with the horizontal drive gear 72 meshing with the horizontal drive rack 73. The horizontal drive motor 71 drives the horizontal drive gear 72 to rotate, thereby causing the horizontal drive rack 73 to move laterally, thus causing the transverse sliding base 6 to move laterally relative to the rotating base 4.

[0031] like Figure 4 As shown, the transverse base 6 has two opposing clamping arms 8, and a clamping drive mechanism 9 is provided between the two clamping arms 8. The clamping drive mechanism 9 drives the two clamping arms 8 to clamp and release. Two parallel sliding rails 81 are provided between the two clamping arms 8, and both clamping arms 8 slide along the two sliding rails 81, which are fixed to the transverse base 6. The clamping drive mechanism 9 includes a clamping motor 91, which is connected to clamping drive teeth 92. Each clamping arm 8 is connected to a clamping drive rack 93, and both clamping drive racks 93 mesh with the clamping drive teeth 92. The clamping motor 91 drives the clamping drive teeth 92 to rotate, thereby moving the two clamping drive racks 93, which in turn drive the two clamping arms 8 to move towards or away from each other, thus realizing the clamping and releasing function.

[0032] Example 2

[0033] like Figure 5 As shown, a carrier tray for a potted plant transfer device includes a tray body 10, in which live potted plants are placed for easy transport. The tray body 10 has multiple structural holes 101, which facilitates drainage and reduces the weight of the tray body 10. The tray body 10 has outer edges 102 on both sides that match clamping arms. When the clamping arms hold the tray body 10, the clamping arms are located below the outer edges 102, and the two clamping arms clamp from both sides, jointly supporting the outer edges 102 on both sides, thereby supporting the tray body 10 and allowing it to be transferred along with the live potted plants.

[0034] Combination Figure 6As shown, the live potted plants 11 are placed in the tray 10, and the tray 10 is placed on the shelf 12. The shelf 12 has multiple shelves, and each shelf holds multiple trays 10 containing the live potted plants 11. The working process of this utility model is as follows: When it is necessary to transfer the fresh potted plants 11, the lifting mechanism 2 and the transverse mechanism 3 drive the support base 1 to move to the predetermined position. The steering drive mechanism 5 drives the rotating seat 4 to rotate, so that the clamping arm 8 faces the fresh potted plants 11. The horizontal drive mechanism 7 drives the transverse seat 6 to move laterally relative to the rotating seat 4, so that the clamping arm 8 extends towards the fresh potted plants 11. After reaching the predetermined position, the clamping motor 91 drives the clamping drive tooth 92 to rotate, thereby driving the two clamping drive racks 93 to move, and then driving the two clamping arms 8 to move towards each other, so that the two clamping arms 8 move to the lower side of the outer edge 102 on both sides of the tray 10. The lifting mechanism 2 drives it to rise, so that the tray 10 and the fresh potted plants 11 rise and get off the shelf of the shelf 12. The steering drive mechanism 5 drives the rotating seat 4 to rotate. Through the lifting mechanism 2 and the transverse mechanism 3, the tray 10 and the fresh potted plants 11 can be transported to the predetermined position, thereby realizing the automatic transfer of the fresh potted plants 11.

[0035] The above embodiments are preferred implementations of this utility model and are not intended to limit this utility model. Any obvious substitutions are within the protection scope of this utility model without departing from its inventive concept.

Claims

1. A potted plant transport device, comprising a support base (1), characterized in that: The support base is connected to a lifting mechanism (2), the lifting mechanism is connected to a transverse mechanism (3), a rotating seat (4) is rotatably connected to the support base, a steering drive mechanism (5) is provided between the support base and the rotating seat, a transverse seat (6) is slidably connected to the rotating seat, a horizontal drive mechanism (7) is provided between the rotating seat and the transverse seat, two oppositely arranged clamping arms (8) are provided on the transverse seat, and a clamping drive mechanism (9) is provided between the two clamping arms.

2. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two parallel sliding rails (81) are provided between the two clamping arms (8), and both clamping arms slide along the two sliding rails. The two sliding rails are fixed to the transverse sliding seat.

3. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping drive mechanism (9) includes a clamping motor (91), which is connected to a clamping drive tooth (92). Both clamping arms are connected to clamping drive racks (93), and both clamping drive racks mesh with the clamping drive tooth.

4. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating seat (4) is provided with two horizontal slide rails (61), and the transverse seat (6) is located on the horizontal slide rails and slides along the horizontal slide rails.

5. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The horizontal drive mechanism (7) includes a horizontal drive motor (71) fixed on the transverse seat, the horizontal drive motor is connected to a horizontal drive tooth (72), and a horizontal drive rack (73) is provided on the rotating seat, the horizontal drive tooth meshing with the horizontal drive rack.

6. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steering drive mechanism (5) includes a steering drive motor (51) fixed on a support base, a steering drive tooth (52) connected to the steering drive motor, and a gear ring (53) that meshes with the steering drive tooth fixed on the rotating seat.

7. The potted plant transfer device according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: The transverse mechanism (3) includes two horizontal linear track modules (31) arranged in parallel. A synchronous drive mechanism (32) is provided between the two horizontal linear track modules. The two ends of the lifting mechanism are respectively connected to the two horizontal linear track modules.

8. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The horizontal linear track module (31) adopts a synchronous belt linear track slide, and the synchronous drive mechanism (32) includes a rotating shaft (321) connected to the two synchronous belt linear track slides, and the rotating shaft is connected to a transverse drive motor (322).

9. The potted plant transfer device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism (2) includes a vertical linear track module (21), which adopts a synchronous belt linear track slide, and the synchronous belt linear track slide is connected to the lifting drive motor (22).

10. A carrying tray for a transfer device for potted plants according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that: It includes a disc body (10), which has multiple structural holes (101) and outer extension edges (102) on both sides of the disc body that match the clamping arms.

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