Charging tray collecting device

By designing a tray collection device, the problems of low transfer efficiency and device interference during tray recycling were solved, achieving high-precision tray handling and recycling, and improving the testing efficiency of contact lens production.

CN224171980UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-28XINZHONGJIA (GUANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
XINZHONGJIA (GUANGZHOU) TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-30
Publication Date
2026-04-28

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Technical Problem

In the process of recycling the trays after the production of contact lenses, the existing technology requires the separate design of tray handling and recycling modules, resulting in low transfer efficiency and mutual interference between the front and rear devices.

Method used

Design a material tray collection device, including a material tray placement module, a handling module and a recycling module. Through the coordinated work of the transfer tray assembly, power assembly, support assembly and check valve assembly, high-precision handling and recycling of the material tray can be achieved, avoiding interference between the front and rear modules.

Benefits of technology

It improves the transfer efficiency and accuracy of the material tray, ensuring that the front and rear modules do not interfere with each other during material handling and recycling, thereby improving the overall efficiency and accuracy of the operation.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a charging tray collecting device which comprises a module installing base, a charging tray placing module, a charging tray carrying module and a charging tray recycling module, the charging tray placing module, the charging tray carrying module and the charging tray recycling module are arranged on the module installing base, and a first module position, a second module position and a third module position are sequentially arranged on the module installing base at intervals. The tray containing module is arranged on the first module position, the tray carrying module is arranged on the second module position, the tray recycling module is arranged on the third module position, and the tray containing module comprises a tray transferring assembly and a transferring power assembly. The tray collecting device provided by the utility model is high in transfer precision, and the front and rear tray carrying and recycling modules are separately designed, so that a material plate and the front and rear recycling devices do not interfere with each other, and the transfer efficiency and precision are effectively improved.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of contact lens manufacturing equipment technology, specifically to a material tray collection device used in the later stage of contact lens finished product production and in the process of defect detection of finished products. Background Technology

[0002] As is well known, in the production process of contact lenses, after the finished products are produced, defect detection is required. Due to the special nature of contact lenses, the defect detection process involves many actions, including opening the cover to remove the lens, material transfer, and tray retrieval. During tray retrieval, after the finished contact lenses are transferred, the empty trays need to be collected for the next batch of finished products. To improve detection efficiency by increasing tray retrieval efficiency, the moving device needs to immediately return to transfer the next batch of materials after the initial transfer. The tray retrieval after the materials are removed is handled by another moving device. Therefore, a tray collection device with high transfer accuracy and separate front and rear tray transfer and retrieval modules is needed to ensure that the front and rear devices do not interfere with each other, thereby increasing transfer efficiency and accuracy. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a material tray collection device that allows the preceding and following operations to work without interference when handling and recycling material trays, thereby improving the transfer efficiency.

[0004] To achieve the objective of this utility model, a tray collection device is provided, comprising a module mounting base and a tray placement module, a tray handling module, and a tray recycling module disposed on the module mounting base. The module mounting base is provided with a first module position, a second module position, and a third module position spaced apart sequentially. The tray placement module is disposed on the first module position, the tray handling module is disposed on the second module position, and the tray recycling module is disposed on the third module position. The tray placement module includes a transfer tray assembly and a transfer power assembly. The handling module includes a support assembly, a handling power assembly, and a handling drive mechanism. The tray recycling module includes a tray check assembly. The transfer tray assembly is drivenly connected to the transfer power assembly. The transfer power assembly drives the transfer tray assembly to move towards the support assembly. The handling power assembly is drivenly connected to the handling drive mechanism. The handling drive mechanism drives the handling power assembly to reciprocate between the tray check assembly and the support assembly.

[0005] Preferably, the material tray placement module further includes a material tray mounting base, and a transfer tray assembly is disposed below the material tray mounting base. The transfer tray assembly includes a transfer tray body and a transfer connecting base. A cylinder drive component is provided in the transfer connecting base. The transfer tray body is connected to the power output end of the cylinder drive component, that is, the transfer tray body moves up and down on the transfer connecting base.

[0006] Preferably, the transfer power assembly includes a transfer connecting rail seat and a transfer drive motor. The transfer drive motor is a lead screw drive motor, which is connected to the end of the transfer connecting rail seat. The transfer connecting rail seat is slidably connected to the transfer connecting rail seat via a connecting slider. The connecting slider is connected to the lead screw of the lead screw drive motor. That is, the transfer disk body reciprocates on the transfer connecting rail seat under the transmission drive of the transfer drive motor.

[0007] Preferably, the material tray placement module is further provided with an alignment limiting component, which includes an alignment limiting plate and an alignment limiting cylinder. Two or more sets of alignment limiting plates and alignment limiting cylinders are provided, which are respectively installed and connected to the front panel position of the material tray mounting base, and are used to limit the movement of the placed material tray.

[0008] Preferably, the support assembly is fixedly installed on the material tray mounting base near the tail end. The support assembly includes a support plate and a support drive cylinder. The support plate is connected to the power end of the support drive cylinder. There are two or more sets of support plates and support drive cylinders, each set being respectively installed on both sides of the material tray mounting base to form a support for the material tray body conveyed by the transfer tray body before material handling.

[0009] Preferably, the support plate is a frame-shaped support plate corresponding to the material tray, and one end of the support plate is a cylinder connection end piece, which is connected to the support drive cylinder through a drive plate seat.

[0010] Preferably, the transport power assembly includes a lifting member, a lifting drive cylinder, and a transport connecting seat. The lifting drive cylinder is disposed inside the transport connecting seat. The lifting member is connected to the power output end of the lifting drive cylinder, and the lifting member performs lifting and lowering movements on the transport connecting seat.

[0011] Preferably, the transport drive mechanism includes a transport connecting rail seat and a transport drive motor. The transport drive motor is connected to the end of the rail connecting seat. The transport connecting seat is connected to the transport connecting rail seat via a slider. The transport drive motor is a lead screw drive motor. The slider is connected to the lead screw of the transport drive motor, thereby driving the transport connecting seat to reciprocate on the transport connecting rail seat.

[0012] Preferably, the material tray recycling module further includes a material tray mounting base, and the material tray check assembly includes a check body and a check mounting plate. The check body is provided with four or more sets, and every two sets of check bodies are correspondingly arranged on the bottom surface on both sides of the material tray mounting base. The material tray mounting base is also provided with a limit assembly, which includes a limit plate and a cylinder. The power output end of the cylinder is connected to a sliding plate, and the sliding plate is connected to the limit plate. The transmission drives the limit plate to perform an alignment and limit operation towards the material tray body.

[0013] Preferably, the module mounting base is provided with a connecting base, and the connecting base is provided with a connecting baffle. There are two sets of connecting baffles, which are respectively set on one side of the material tray placement module and the other side of the material tray recycling module.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides a material tray collection device, which is equipped with a material tray placement module and a material tray recycling module. The material tray placement module includes a transfer tray assembly and a transfer power assembly. The handling module includes a support assembly, a handling power assembly, and a handling drive mechanism. The material tray recycling module includes a material tray check assembly. The transfer tray assembly is driven and connected to the transfer power assembly. The transfer power assembly is used to drive the transfer tray assembly to move toward the support assembly. The handling power assembly is driven and connected to the handling drive mechanism. The handling drive mechanism is used to drive the handling power assembly to reciprocate between the material tray check assembly and the support assembly. The material tray collection device provided by this utility model has high transfer accuracy. The front and rear material tray handling and recycling modules are designed separately, so that the front and rear operating devices do not interfere with each other when handling and recycling materials, effectively increasing the transfer efficiency and accuracy. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The above and other objects, features, and advantages of this invention will become clearer through a more detailed description of the preferred embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals indicate the same parts throughout the drawings, and the drawings are not intentionally drawn to scale with actual dimensions; the focus is on illustrating the gist of this invention.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a plan view of a material tray collection device according to the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 This is another schematic diagram of a material tray collection device according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of a material tray collection device according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 The figure shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a material tray collection device according to the present invention.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Module mounting base; 2. Tray placement module; 21. Transfer tray assembly; 22. Transfer power assembly; 23. Tray mounting base; 24. Transfer tray body; 25. Transfer connecting seat; 26. Transfer connecting rail seat; 27. Transfer drive motor; 3. Tray handling module; 31. Support assembly; 32. Handling power assembly; 33. Handling drive mechanism; 331. Handling connecting rail seat; 332. Handling drive motor; 34. Support plate; 35. Support drive cylinder; 36. Top 38. Lifting component; 4. Transport connecting seat; 5. Tray recycling module; 6. Tray check valve assembly; 7. Tray mounting seat; 8. Check valve body; 9. Check valve mounting plate; 10. Limiting plate; 11. Cylinder; 2. Slide plate; 32. Connecting slider; 43. Tank chain; 5. Alignment limiting assembly; 6. Alignment limiting plate; 74. Alignment limiting cylinder; 8. Drive plate seat; 9. Connecting base; 10. Connecting baffle; 11. First module position; 12. Second module position; 13. Third module position. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more comprehensive description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0022] It should be noted that when a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it can be directly connected to and integrated with the other component, or there may be an intervening component present. The terms "mounted," "one end," "the other end," and similar expressions used in this document are for illustrative purposes only.

[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this applies. The terminology used in this specification is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0024] like Figure 1-4As shown, a preferred embodiment of this utility model provides a tray collection device, including a module mounting base 1 and a tray placement module 2, a tray handling module 3, and a tray recycling module 4 disposed on the module mounting base. The module mounting base 1 is provided with a first module position 11, a second module position 12, and a third module position 13 spaced apart sequentially. The tray placement module 2 is disposed on the first module position 11, the tray handling module 3 is disposed on the second module position 12, and the tray recycling module 4 is disposed on the third module position 13. The three module positions are used to sequentially install the tray placement module 2, the tray handling module 3, and the tray recycling module 4, forming a sequential operation flow, ensuring the sequential handling and transfer of trays, and improving tray collection efficiency. The tray placement module 2 includes a transfer tray assembly 21 and a transfer power assembly 22. The tray handling module 3 includes a support assembly 31 and a transfer power assembly 22. The motion force component 32 and the conveying drive mechanism 33, the material tray recycling module 4 includes a material tray check component 41, a transfer tray component 21 and a transfer power component 22 driven connection, the transfer power component 22 is used to drive the transfer tray component 21 to move toward the support component 31, after the material tray body is received on the transfer tray component 21, the material tray body is transported toward the support component 31, the conveying power component 32 is driven connection to the conveying drive mechanism 33, the conveying drive mechanism 33 is used to drive the conveying power component 32 to reciprocate between the material tray check component 41 and the support component 31, after the conveying power component 32 receives the material tray body from the support component 31, it is transported to the side of the material tray check component 41, and another suction cup pick-up device transfers the lens on the material tray body to the next step of detection or other stages, and then the empty material tray body is recycled to the material tray recycling module.

[0025] refer to Figure 1-2 As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the tray placement module 2 further includes a tray mounting base 23, and a transfer tray assembly 21 is disposed below the tray mounting base 23. The transfer tray assembly 21 includes a transfer tray body 24 and a transfer connecting base 25. A cylinder drive (not shown) is provided in the transfer connecting base 25. The transfer tray body 24 is connected to the power output end of the cylinder drive, that is, the transfer tray body 24 moves up and down on the transfer connecting base 25. The transfer tray body 24 rises and falls on the transfer connecting base under the drive of the cylinder drive. When rising, the tray body already placed on the tray mounting base 23 is received on the transfer tray body 24. Then the transfer tray body 24 falls, and the transfer power assembly 22 drives the transfer connecting base 25 to move toward the support assembly 31, transferring the tray body to the support assembly 31.

[0026] refer to Figure 1-2As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the transfer power assembly 22 includes a transfer connecting rail seat 26 and a transfer drive motor 27. The transfer drive motor 27 is a lead screw drive motor, which is connected to the end of the transfer connecting rail seat 26. The transfer connecting seat 25 is slidably connected to the transfer connecting rail seat 26 via a connecting slider 5. The connecting slider 5 is connected to the lead screw of the lead screw drive motor. That is, the transfer disk body 24 reciprocates on the transfer connecting rail seat 26 under the transmission drive of the transfer drive motor 27. The lower end of the transfer connecting seat 25 is also connected to a tank chain 6. The tank chain 6 is used for guidance during movement, ensuring the stability of the moving structure and ensuring that each transfer operation is carried out smoothly and stably.

[0027] refer to Figure 1-4 As shown, in a preferred embodiment, the material tray placement module 2 is further provided with an alignment limiting component 7. The alignment limiting component 7 includes an alignment limiting plate 71 and an alignment limiting cylinder 72. There are two or more sets of alignment limiting plates 71 and alignment limiting cylinders 72, which are respectively installed and connected to the front panel position of the material tray mounting base. They are used to limit the movement of the placed material tray. Under the push of the alignment limiting cylinder 72, the alignment limiting plate 71 approaches the material tray group formed by multiple material trays to perform end-to-end alignment limiting, which facilitates the next transfer operation.

[0028] refer to Figure 1-3 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the support component 31 is fixedly disposed on the tray mounting base 23 near the tail end. The support component 31 is provided with a support plate 34 and a support drive cylinder 35. The support plate 34 is connected to the power end of the support drive cylinder 35. There are two or more sets of support plates 34 and support drive cylinders 35, each set being respectively disposed on both sides of the tray mounting base 23, forming a support for the tray body conveyed by the transfer tray body 24 before material handling. Specifically, when the transfer tray body 24 moves the tray body to the position of the support plate 34, the transfer tray body 24 rises under the drive of the cylinder drive component, moving the tray body to a position slightly above the support plate 34. Then, the support drive cylinder 35 drives the support plate 34 to extend and lift the tray body, waiting for the handling power component to trigger the action to perform the next tray body recycling and collection operation. At this time, the transfer tray body 24 can return to the tray mounting base 23 to transfer the next set of tray bodies.

[0029] refer to Figure 1-2 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the support plate 34 is a frame-shaped support plate corresponding to the material tray body. One end of the support plate 34 is a cylinder connection end piece. The cylinder connection end piece is connected to the support drive cylinder 35 through the drive plate seat 8. The shape of the support plate 34 is designed to fit the material tray body tightly, which facilitates lifting and support.

[0030] refer to Figure 1-3 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the conveying power assembly 32 includes a lifting member 36, a lifting drive cylinder (not shown), and a conveying connecting seat 38. The lifting drive cylinder (not shown) is disposed inside the conveying connecting seat 38. The lifting member 36 is connected to the power output end of the lifting drive cylinder (not shown). The lifting member 36 moves up and down on the conveying connecting seat 38. The operating principle of the lifting member 36 is the same as the operating principle of the transfer tray body. After the lifting member 36 supports the tray body to be recycled, it moves to below the tray check component 41 on the tray recycling module 4. The lifting member 36 moves upward to lift the tray body at the position of the tray check component 41 for collection in groups.

[0031] refer to Figure 1-2 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the transport drive mechanism 33 includes a transport connecting rail seat 331 and a transport drive motor 332. The transport drive motor 332 is connected to the end of the rail connecting seat 331. The transport connecting seat 38 is connected to the transport connecting rail seat 331 via a slider. The transport drive motor 332 is a lead screw drive motor. The slider is connected to the lead screw of the transport drive motor 332, thereby driving the transport connecting seat 38 to reciprocate on the transport connecting rail seat 331. The lower end of the transport connecting seat 38 is also connected to a tank chain. The tank chain is used for guidance during movement, ensuring the stability of the moving structure and ensuring that each transport and transfer operation is carried out smoothly and stably.

[0032] refer to Figure 1-4 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the material tray recycling module 4 also includes a material tray mounting base 42, and the material tray check assembly 41 includes a check body 43 and a check mounting plate 44. The check body 43 is provided in four or more sets, with each pair of check bodies 43 spaced apart and correspondingly arranged on the bottom surface of both sides of the material tray mounting base 42. When the lifting member 36 lifts the material tray upward, the two ends of the material tray touch the check body 43. According to the springback contraction principle of the check, the material tray is lifted and moved into the collection space on the material tray check assembly 41. The material tray mounting base 42 is also provided with a limiting assembly, which includes a limiting plate 45 and a cylinder 46. The power output end of the cylinder 46 is connected to a sliding plate 47, and the sliding plate 47 is connected to the limiting plate 45. The transmission drives the limiting plate 45 to perform an alignment and limiting operation towards the material tray. The limiting plate 45 is used to align the collected multiple sets of material trays to facilitate the next transfer operation.

[0033] refer to Figure 1 As shown, in a further preferred embodiment, the module mounting base 1 is provided with a connecting base 9, and a connecting baffle 10 is provided on the connecting base 9. There are two sets of connecting baffles 10, which are respectively set on one side of the material tray placement module and the other side of the material tray recycling module. The connecting baffles 10 are reasonably distributed to enhance the structural stability of the module mounting base 1.

[0034] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides a material tray collection device, which is equipped with a material tray placement module and a material tray recycling module. The material tray placement module includes a transfer tray assembly and a transfer power assembly. The handling module includes a support assembly, a handling power assembly, and a handling drive mechanism. The material tray recycling module includes a material tray check assembly. The transfer tray assembly is driven and connected to the transfer power assembly. The transfer power assembly is used to drive the transfer tray assembly to move toward the support assembly. The handling power assembly is driven and connected to the handling drive mechanism. The handling drive mechanism is used to drive the handling power assembly to reciprocate between the material tray check assembly and the support assembly. The material tray collection device provided by this utility model has high transfer accuracy. The front and rear material tray handling and recycling modules are designed separately, so that the front and rear operating devices do not interfere with each other when handling and recycling materials, effectively increasing the transfer efficiency and accuracy.

[0035] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0036] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "preferred embodiment," "another embodiment," "other embodiment," or "specific example," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in a suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0037] The above embodiments only illustrate several implementation methods of the utility model, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this utility model, and these all fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of this utility model patent should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A material tray collecting device, characterized in that: The system includes a module mounting base and a tray placement module, a tray handling module, and a tray recycling module disposed on the module mounting base. The module mounting base has a first module position, a second module position, and a third module position spaced at intervals. The tray placement module is disposed on the first module position, the tray handling module is disposed on the second module position, and the tray recycling module is disposed on the third module position. The tray placement module includes a transfer tray assembly and a transfer power assembly. The handling module includes a support assembly, a handling power assembly, and a handling drive mechanism. The tray recycling module includes a tray check assembly. The transfer tray assembly is driven to the transfer power assembly, which drives the transfer tray assembly to move towards the support assembly. The handling power assembly is driven to the handling drive mechanism, which drives the handling power assembly to reciprocate between the tray check assembly and the support assembly.

2. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray placement module also includes a material tray mounting base. The transfer tray assembly is located below the material tray mounting base. The transfer tray assembly includes a transfer tray body and a transfer connecting base. A cylinder drive component is provided in the transfer connecting base. The transfer tray body is connected to the power output end of the cylinder drive component, that is, the transfer tray body moves up and down on the transfer connecting base.

3. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transfer power assembly includes a transfer connecting rail seat and a transfer drive motor. The transfer drive motor is a lead screw drive motor, which is connected to the end of the transfer connecting rail seat. The transfer connecting rail seat is slidably connected to the transfer connecting rail seat via a connecting slider. The connecting slider is connected to the lead screw of the lead screw drive motor. That is, the transfer disk body moves back and forth on the transfer connecting rail seat under the transmission drive of the transfer drive motor.

4. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray placement module is also equipped with an alignment limiting component, which includes an alignment limiting plate and an alignment limiting cylinder. There are two or more sets of alignment limiting plates and alignment limiting cylinders, which are respectively installed and connected to the front panel position of the material tray mounting base to limit the movement of the placed material tray.

5. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support assembly is fixedly installed on the material tray mounting base near the tail end. The support assembly includes a support plate and a support drive cylinder. The support plate is connected to the power end of the support drive cylinder. There are two or more sets of support plates and support drive cylinders, each set being respectively installed on both sides of the material tray mounting base to form a support for the material tray body conveyed by the transfer tray body before material handling.

6. The material tray collecting device according to claim 5, characterized in that, The support plate is a frame-shaped support plate corresponding to the material tray. One end of the support plate is a cylinder connection end piece, which is connected to the support drive cylinder through a drive plate seat.

7. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transport power assembly includes a lifting component, a lifting drive cylinder, and a transport connecting seat. The lifting drive cylinder is disposed inside the transport connecting seat. The lifting component is connected to the power output end of the lifting drive cylinder. The lifting component moves up and down on the transport connecting seat.

8. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transport drive mechanism includes a transport connecting rail seat and a transport drive motor. The transport drive motor is connected to the end of the rail connecting seat. The transport connecting seat is connected to the transport connecting rail seat via a slider. The transport drive motor is a lead screw drive motor. The slider is connected to the lead screw of the transport drive motor, thereby driving the transport connecting seat to reciprocate on the transport connecting rail seat.

9. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The material tray recycling module also includes a material tray mounting base. The material tray check assembly includes a check body and a check mounting plate. The check body has four or more sets, with each pair of check bodies spaced apart and correspondingly arranged on the bottom surface of both sides of the material tray mounting base. The material tray mounting base is also provided with a limit assembly, which includes a limit plate and a cylinder. The power output end of the cylinder is connected to a sliding plate, and the sliding plate is connected to the limit plate. The transmission drives the limit plate to perform an alignment and limit operation towards the material tray body.

10. The material tray collecting device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The module mounting base is provided with a connecting base, and the connecting base is provided with a connecting baffle. There are two sets of connecting baffles, which are respectively set on one side of the material tray placement module and the other side of the material tray recycling module.