Starch granule tray placing machine

By optimizing the upper and lower tray switching mechanism, the starch granule tray-loading machine achieves rapid, smooth, and automatic switching, solving the problems of long downtime and excessive manual intervention in existing technologies, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing costs.

CN224146323UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-21DONGGUAN MORNING LIGHT PRINTING
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
DONGGUAN MORNING LIGHT PRINTING
Filing Date
2025-05-16
Publication Date
2026-04-21

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Technical Problem

Existing single-layer pallet tray stacking machines suffer from long downtime and excessive manual intervention in large-scale, high-efficiency production, resulting in low production efficiency.

Method used

A starch granule tray-stacking machine was designed, which adopts an optimized upper and lower tray switching mechanism. The trays are switched quickly and smoothly through the first and second drive devices. Combined with the lifting drive device, continuous tray-stacking operation can be achieved without stopping or with minimal downtime intervention.

Benefits of technology

It significantly improves the efficiency of automated tray placement of starch granules, reduces manual operation costs and equipment downtime losses, and optimizes production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a starch granule wobble plate machine, which relates to the technical field of wobble plate machines and comprises an equipment cabinet, a first driving device and a second driving device are mounted on the upper portion of the equipment cabinet, and a lower-layer tray and an upper-layer tray are correspondingly mounted at driving ends of the first driving device and the second driving device. A lifting driving device is installed on the lower portion of the first driving device, a lifting plate is installed at the telescopic end of the lifting driving device, and the lower-layer tray is installed on the upper portion of the lifting plate. According to the starch granule tray placing machine, through the optimally designed upper and lower layer tray switching mechanism, rapid, stable and accurate automatic switching of the upper and lower layer trays in the tray placing process is achieved, tray placing operation is continuously completed under the condition that shutdown is not needed or shutdown intervention is greatly reduced, the automatic tray placing efficiency of materials such as starch granules is remarkably improved, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced. And meanwhile, the manual operation cost and the equipment shutdown loss are reduced, and the production efficiency is greatly optimized.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of plating machine technology, specifically a starch granule plating machine. Background Technology

[0002] In the automated production and packaging process of small particulate materials such as starch granules, tray placement is a crucial step. Tray placement aims to neatly arrange scattered starch granules on trays according to a predetermined pattern to facilitate subsequent processing, transportation, or storage. With the rapid development of industrial automation technology, traditional manual tray placement methods, due to their low efficiency, high cost, and susceptibility to human factors, have gradually been replaced by automated tray placement equipment.

[0003] Among existing automated tray-stacking equipment, single-layer tray-stacking machines can achieve a certain degree of automation, but their limitations become apparent when facing large-scale, high-efficiency production demands. After completing the stacking of one layer of trays, a single-layer tray-stacking machine requires downtime for tray replacement or manual intervention, which undoubtedly increases downtime and labor costs during production, severely restricting the improvement of production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a starch granule tray-distributing machine, which solves the problems mentioned in the background section.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a starch granule tray arranging machine, including an equipment cabinet, a frame and a conveyor belt installed on the upper part of the equipment cabinet, a robotic arm conveying device installed inside the frame, a first drive device and a second drive device installed on the upper part of the equipment cabinet, a lower tray and an upper tray correspondingly installed at the drive ends of the first drive device and the second drive device, a lifting drive device installed at the lower part of the first drive device, a lifting plate installed at the telescopic end of the lifting drive device, and the lower tray installed on the upper part of the lifting plate.

[0006] Furthermore, the first and second drive devices have the same structure, both including a linear guide rail, a movable seat, a motor, a lead screw, a lead drum, and a linkage plate. The linear guide rail is installed on the top of the equipment cabinet, the movable seat is slidably disposed on the upper part of the linear guide rail, the motor is installed on the top of the equipment cabinet, and the drive end of the motor is connected to the lead screw, the external thread of the lead screw is connected to the lead drum, and the linkage plate is connected between the lead drum and the movable seat.

[0007] Furthermore, the motor is configured to be a motor whose drive end can perform forward and reverse rotation.

[0008] Furthermore, the lifting drive device includes a cylinder installed at the bottom of the first drive device and a guide shaft slidably disposed inside the first drive device. The telescopic end of the cylinder extends to the upper part of the first drive device and is connected to the lifting plate together with the guide shaft.

[0009] Furthermore, a clearance groove is provided at the top of the equipment cabinet.

[0010] Furthermore, there are two linear guide rails, symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the equipment cabinet to provide stable sliding support, and at least two guide shafts, symmetrically arranged on both sides of the cylinder to ensure the stability of the lifting plate during the lifting process.

[0011] This invention provides a starch granule tray-distributing machine. Compared with the prior art, it has the following advantages:

[0012] This starch granule tray-loading machine, through its optimized upper and lower tray switching mechanism, achieves rapid, stable, and precise automatic switching between the upper and lower trays during the tray-loading process. It can continuously complete the tray-loading operation without stopping the machine or with significantly reduced downtime intervention, which significantly improves the automated tray-loading efficiency of starch granules and other materials. At the same time, it reduces manual operation costs and equipment downtime losses, and greatly optimizes production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 This is a split diagram of the drive device, tray, and lifting drive device in this utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the second driving device in this utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting drive device in this utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 This utility model Figure 2 Front view after assembly.

[0018] In the diagram: 1. Equipment cabinet; 2. Frame; 3. Robotic arm conveyor; 4. Conveyor belt; 5. First drive unit; 6. Second drive unit; 61. Linear guide rail; 62. Movable seat; 63. Motor; 64. Lead screw; 65. Lead drum; 66. Linkage plate; 7. Lower pallet; 8. Upper pallet; 9. Lifting drive unit; 91. Cylinder; 92. Guide shaft; 10. Lifting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0020] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides a technical solution: a starch granule tray arranging machine, mainly including equipment cabinet 1, frame body 2, robotic arm conveying device 3, conveyor belt 4, first drive device 5, second drive device 6, lower tray 7, upper tray 8 and lifting drive device 9.

[0021] The equipment cabinet 1 serves as the supporting structure for the entire tray-slab machine, and a frame 2 is installed on its upper part. A robotic arm conveying device 3 is installed inside the frame 2. For the specific structure and working principle of the robotic arm conveying device 3, please refer to the robotic arm conveying device disclosed in the previous application with publication number CN218024175U, which will not be described in detail here.

[0022] The upper part of the equipment cabinet 1 is also equipped with a conveyor belt 4, a first drive unit 5, and a second drive unit 6. The conveyor belt 4 is used to transport the starch granules that need to be trayed. The first drive unit 5 and the second drive unit 6 have the same structure, both including a linear guide rail 61, a movable seat 62, a motor 63, a lead screw 64, a screw drum 65, and a linkage plate 66, specifically:

[0023] Linear guide rails 61 are symmetrically installed at the top of the equipment cabinet 1 to provide sliding support for the movable seat 62.

[0024] The movable seat 62 is slidably mounted on the upper part of the linear guide rail 61, and is used to support and drive the lower tray 7 or the upper tray 8 to move.

[0025] Motor 63 is mounted on the top of equipment cabinet 1, and the drive end of motor 63 is connected to lead screw 64. Motor 63 is configured as a servo motor, which can rotate forward and reverse in a regular manner according to the settings. Specifically, the forward and reverse rotation control of motor 63 is realized through an external controller. The external controller can set the forward and reverse rotation time and number of times of motor 63 according to the working process of starch granule tray machine. This is a known technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0026] The lead screw 64 is externally threaded to the lead drum 65. When the motor 63 drives the lead screw 64 to rotate, the lead drum 65 will move along the lead screw 64.

[0027] The linkage plate 66 is connected between the wire drum 65 and the movable seat 62, and is used to transmit the movement of the wire drum 65 to the movable seat 62.

[0028] The lower tray 7 and the upper tray 8 are respectively installed at the drive ends of the first drive device 5 and the second drive device 6. When the lower tray 7 or the upper tray 8 needs to be moved, the motor 63 drives the lead screw 64 to rotate, which in turn drives the lead screw 65, the linkage plate 66 and the movable seat 62 to move along the linear guide rail 61, so as to realize the reciprocating movement of the tray.

[0029] A lifting drive device 9 is installed at the lower part of the first drive device 5. The lifting drive device 9 includes a cylinder 91 installed at the bottom of the first drive device 5 and a guide shaft 92 slidably disposed inside the first drive device 5. The telescopic end of the cylinder 91 extends to the upper part of the first drive device 5 and is connected to the lifting plate 10 together with the guide shaft 92. The lower tray 7 is installed on the upper part of the lifting plate 10. When it is necessary to adjust the height of the lower tray 7, the telescopic end of the cylinder 91 will push the lifting plate 10 and the lower tray 7 to move up or down as a whole, while the guide shaft 92 ensures the stability of the lifting process.

[0030] A clearance slot is provided at the top of the equipment cabinet 1. During the reciprocating movement of the lower tray 7 and the lifting drive device 9 driven by the first drive device 5, the clearance slot can prevent the equipment cabinet 1 from obstructing the process and ensure the normal operation of the tray-stacking machine.

[0031] When the tray-stacking machine is working, the starch granules to be trayed are conveyed to the designated position by the conveyor belt 4. During the conveying process, the robotic arm conveying device 3 picks up the starch granules and places them into the holes of the upper tray 8. When the upper tray 8 is full, the second drive device 6 drives the upper tray 8 to move away from the conveyor belt 4, making room for the movement of the lower tray 7. At the same time, the first drive device 5 drives the lower tray 7, the lifting drive device 9, and the lifting plate 10 to move towards the conveyor belt 4. After moving into position, the cylinder 91 pushes the lifting plate 10 and the lower tray 7 upwards until the upper surface of the lower tray 7 is flush with the upper surface of the upper tray 8. In this way, the lower tray 7 and the upper tray 8 have exchanged positions. Then, the robotic arm conveying device 3 places the starch granules into the holes of the lower tray 7. This cycle is repeated, which can greatly improve the tray-stacking efficiency of starch granules.

Claims

1. A starch grain tray arranging machine comprising a device cabinet (1), a frame body (2) and a conveying belt (4) are installed on the upper part of the device cabinet (1), a mechanical hand conveying device (3) is installed in the inside of the frame body (2), characterized in that, The upper part of the equipment cabinet (1) is also equipped with a first drive device (5) and a second drive device (6). The drive ends of the first drive device (5) and the second drive device (6) are respectively equipped with a lower tray (7) and an upper tray (8). The lower part of the first drive device (5) is equipped with a lifting drive device (9). The telescopic end of the lifting drive device (9) is equipped with a lifting plate (10). The lower tray (7) is installed on the upper part of the lifting plate (10).

2. A starch grain plating machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The first drive device (5) and the second drive device (6) have the same structure, both including a linear guide (61), a movable seat (62), a motor (63), a lead screw (64), a lead drum (65), and a linkage plate (66). The linear guide (61) is installed on the top of the equipment cabinet (1), the movable seat (62) is slidably set on the upper part of the linear guide (61), the motor (63) is installed on the top of the equipment cabinet (1), and the drive end of the motor (63) is connected to the lead screw (64). The external thread of the lead screw (64) is connected to the lead drum (65), and the linkage plate (66) is connected between the lead drum (65) and the movable seat (62).

3. A starch grain plater according to claim 2, characterised in that, The motor (63) is configured to be a motor whose drive end can rotate in both directions.

4. A starch grain plating machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting drive device (9) includes a cylinder (91) installed at the bottom of the first drive device (5) and a guide shaft (92) slidably disposed inside the first drive device (5). The telescopic end of the cylinder (91) extends to the upper part of the first drive device (5) and is connected to the lifting plate (10) together with the guide shaft (92).

5. A starch grain plater according to claim 1, wherein, The top of the equipment cabinet (1) has a clearance slot.

6. A starch grain plater according to claim 2, characterised in that The linear guide rails (61) are two in number and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the top of the equipment cabinet (1) to provide stable sliding support. The guide shafts (92) are at least two in number and are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the cylinder (91) to ensure the stability of the lifting plate (10) during the lifting process.

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