Disposable meal box forming device
By combining the design of the mold-rotating motor and the limiting frame, the automatic feeding and collection of the lunch box forming device is realized, which solves the problem of low efficiency of manual picking in the existing technology, improves production efficiency and saves labor costs.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- 福建省捷友环保科技有限公司
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-02
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing lunchbox forming device requires manual removal of the formed lunchboxes, resulting in low work efficiency and wasted time and effort.
The rotating mold motor drives the turntable and limit frame to achieve 180-degree rotation of the lower mold. Combined with the design of the press and hopper, the feeding and forming process is completed automatically. The food box is pushed out into the collection chamber by the telescopic electric cylinder and the receiving motor to achieve automated collection.
It enables continuous automated production of lunch boxes at two workstations, improving work efficiency and saving labor costs and time.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model mainly relates to the field of lunch box production technology, specifically a disposable lunch box forming device. Background Technology
[0002] Disposable lunch boxes are single-use containers used to pack meals. Depending on the usage scenario, lunch boxes are available in various styles and sizes.
[0003] During the production of lunch boxes, materials need to be transferred to the lower mold, and then the upper mold presses the material inside the lower mold into shape. Existing molding equipment requires manual removal of the molded lunch boxes after pressing to free up space for a second filling and pressing operation. This process is inefficient and time-consuming due to the need for manual removal. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a disposable lunch box forming device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a disposable lunch box forming device, comprising a base, wherein a mold rotating motor, a press, a hopper, a telescopic electric cylinder, a receiving motor, and a collecting chamber are provided on the base;
[0006] A turntable is fixed to the output end of the rotary mold motor, and two symmetrical lower molds are arranged on the turntable;
[0007] The upper mold is fixed on the telescopic end of the press, and the discharge port is formed on the hopper. The positions of the upper mold and the discharge port correspond to the rotation paths of the two lower molds.
[0008] The telescopic electric cylinder is provided with an ejector pin plate at its telescopic end, and the position of the ejector pin plate corresponds to the rotation path of the lower mold.
[0009] The output end of the receiving motor is connected to a push rod, which rotates back and forth on the top of the top mold pin plate and the top of the collecting cavity to push the ejected lunch box to move into the collecting cavity.
[0010] Preferably, a limiting part protruding outward in the horizontal direction is formed on the side wall of the turntable, and two limiting frames are provided on the base along the diameter direction of the turntable. The limiting frames have a U-shaped structure with their openings facing inward to clamp the upper and lower ends of the turntable to restrict the turntable from moving in the vertical direction. The outward position of the limiting frame contacts the limiting part to restrict the rotation path of the turntable.
[0011] Furthermore, the rotation path angle formed by the turntable with the cooperation of the limiting frame and the limiting part is 180 degrees, and the two ends of the limiting frame extend inward toward the center of the turntable.
[0012] Preferably, a support column is fixedly provided on the base, and a movable cavity is fixedly provided on the top of the support column. The output end of the receiving motor penetrates the bottom of the movable cavity and is fixed with a rotating roller. The push rod is fixed on the side wall of the rotating roller. An movable space is formed between the inner wall of the movable cavity and the side wall of the rotating roller. Two movable openings are formed at the bottom of the movable space. The two movable openings are located at the top of the top mold pin plate and the top of the collecting cavity, respectively.
[0013] Preferably, a first fixing frame and a second fixing frame are fixedly installed on the base. The first fixing frame and the second fixing frame have the same structure, both being inverted U-shaped, and their openings are respectively fixedly connected to the press and the material cavity.
[0014] Preferably, pinholes are formed on the turntable and the lower mold to fit the pin plate of the top mold.
[0015] Preferably, a feed inlet is formed on the side wall of the silo.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0017] This utility model provides a disposable lunch box forming device. It uses two symmetrical lower molds on a turntable and a rotating mold motor to drive them to rotate 180 degrees. In conjunction with a press and a material hopper, the device can perform pressing at one station while feeding at the other station. This avoids the downtime of waiting for the finished product to be removed before the next round of operation. With the cooperation of the limiting frame and the upper limit part of the turntable, and the clamping of the turntable in the vertical direction by the limiting frame, the rotation angle of the turntable is precisely limited and its shaking or deviation is prevented, ensuring the accuracy and stability of the alternating rotation process of the lower molds.
[0018] This utility model provides a disposable lunch box forming device, which uses a telescopic electric cylinder to drive the top mold pin plate to push the formed lunch box out from the pin hole position at the bottom of the lower mold and into one side of the movable opening. The receiving motor drives the push rod to rotate in the movable cavity, pushing the formed lunch box to the other side and automatically entering the collection cavity for storage along the movable opening. This replaces the manual picking operation and saves labor costs and time.
[0019] The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Attached Figure Description
[0020] The accompanying drawings are only used to illustrate the principles, implementation methods, applications, features, and effects of the present invention and other related contents, and should not be considered as limitations on the present invention.
[0021] In the accompanying drawings of the instruction manual:
[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0023] Figure 2 This is a side sectional view of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 3 For the present utility model Figure 2 Front view of the structure;
[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure surrounding the turntable of this utility model;
[0026] Figure label:
[0027] 1. Base; 2. First fixed frame; 3. Second fixed frame; 4. Limiting part; 5. Limiting frame; 6. Support column; 7. Movable cavity; 8. Rotating roller; 9. Push rod; 10. Collection cavity; 11. Mold rotating motor; 12. Turntable; 13. Lower mold; 14. Pin hole; 15. Pressing machine; 16. Material bin; 17. Telescopic electric cylinder; 18. Ejector pin plate; 19. Receiving motor; 20. Movable port; 21. Upper mold; 22. Feed port; 23. Discharge port. Detailed Implementation
[0028] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.
[0029] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0030] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a disposable lunch box forming device includes a base 1, on which a mold rotating motor 11, a press 15, a material hopper 16, a telescopic electric cylinder 17, a receiving motor 19, and a collection chamber 10 are provided;
[0031] A turntable 12 is fixed on the output end of the rotary mold motor 11, and two symmetrical lower molds 13 are provided on the turntable 12.
[0032] The upper mold 21 is fixed on the telescopic end of the press 15, and the discharge port 23 is formed on the hopper 16. The positions of the upper mold 21 and the discharge port 23 correspond to the rotation paths of the two lower molds 13.
[0033] The telescopic electric cylinder 17 is provided with a top mold pin plate 18 on its telescopic end, and the position of the top mold pin plate 18 corresponds to the rotation path of the lower mold 13.
[0034] The output end of the receiving motor 19 is connected to a push rod 9, which rotates back and forth on the top of the top mold pin plate 18 and the collecting cavity 10 to push the ejected lunch box to move to the collecting cavity 10.
[0035] A limiting part 4 protruding outward in the horizontal direction is formed on the side wall of the turntable 12. Two limiting frames 5 are provided on the base 1 along the diameter direction of the turntable 12. The limiting frame 5 has a U-shaped structure with its opening facing inward to clamp the upper and lower ends of the turntable 12 to restrict the turntable 12 from moving in the vertical direction. The outward position of the limiting frame 5 contacts the limiting part 4 to restrict the rotation path of the turntable 12.
[0036] The rotation path angle formed by the turntable 12 under the cooperation of the limiting frame 5 and the limiting part 4 is 180 degrees. In order to ensure that the limiting part 4 has sufficient rotation space, the connection path of the opening position of the two limiting frames 5 cannot pass through the center of the turntable 12. The two ends of the limiting frame 5 extend inward towards the center of the turntable 12 so that the contact limiting position is close to the center to improve the structural stability.
[0037] Two support columns 6 are fixedly installed on the base 1. A movable cavity 7 is fixedly installed on the top of the support columns 6. The movable cavity 7 is a cylindrical cavity. The output end of the receiving motor 19 penetrates the bottom of the movable cavity 7 and is fixed with a rotating roller 8. The push rod 9 is fixed on the side wall of the rotating roller 8. An movable space is formed between the inner wall of the movable cavity 7 and the side wall of the rotating roller 8. Two movable openings 20 are formed at the bottom of the movable space. The two movable openings 20 are located at the top of the top mold pin plate 18 and the top of the collecting cavity 10, respectively, so as to facilitate the molded lunch box to enter or leave the movable cavity 7.
[0038] The base 1 is fixedly provided with a first fixed frame 2 and a second fixed frame 3. The first fixed frame 2 and the second fixed frame 3 have the same structure, both being inverted U-shaped. The opening positions of the two are fixedly connected to the press 15 and the material bin 16 respectively, thereby suspending the press 15 and the material bin 16 upside down above the two lower molds 13, which facilitates the rotational switching processing of the two workstations.
[0039] The turntable 12 and the lower mold 13 are formed with pinholes 14 that fit with the top mold pin plate 18. The pinholes 14 are a common design in the prior art, and their pores are set to be small so as to accommodate the insertion and movement of the top mold pin plate 18 without allowing the injected material to leak out.
[0040] A feed inlet 22 is formed on the side wall of the hopper 16 for easy loading.
[0041] The collection chamber 10 is inserted into one side of the base 1. After the collection chamber 10 is full, the staff can directly pull out the collection chamber 10 for centralized collection.
[0042] The implementation principle of this application embodiment is as follows: When using this product, the operator loads material into the hopper 16 from the inlet 22. The outlet 23 at the bottom of the hopper 16 discharges material into a lower mold 13 located at its bottom. After the material is full, the rotating mold motor 11 drives the rotating plate 12 to rotate 180 degrees under the restriction of the limiting part 4 and the limiting frame 5, thereby causing the other lower mold 13 to rotate to the bottom of the hopper 16 to start loading material. The lower mold 13, which is already loaded with material, rotates to below the upper mold 21. The press machine 15 drives the upper mold 21 to press the lower mold 13 to form the material into a lunch box. Subsequently, the rotating mold motor 11 drives the rotating plate 12 to rotate in the opposite direction to reset, causing the lower mold 13 containing the formed lunch box to rotate to below the ejector pin plate 18. Driven by the telescopic electric cylinder 17, the ejector pin passes through the pin hole 14 to push the formed lunch box out of the lower mold 13 and through a movable opening 20 into the movable cavity 7. The receiving motor 19 drives the push rod 9 to rotate and push the formed lunch box to the other side of the movable opening 20 and fall into the collection chamber 10, thereby completing the preparation and collection of the lunch box. Repeating the above process can realize the continuous automatic production and centralized collection of lunch boxes in two stations, which has high work efficiency and saves labor costs.
[0043] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this application is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that this application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from its essential characteristics. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this application is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within this application. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A disposable lunch box forming device, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: The base (1) is equipped with a rotary mold motor (11), a press (15), a hopper (16), a telescopic electric cylinder (17), a receiving motor (19), and a collection chamber (10). A turntable (12) is fixed on the output end of the rotary mold motor (11), and two mutually symmetrical lower molds (13) are provided on the turntable (12). The upper mold (21) is fixed on the telescopic end of the press (15), and the discharge port (23) is formed on the hopper (16). The positions of the upper mold (21) and the discharge port (23) correspond to the rotation paths of the two lower molds (13). The telescopic electric cylinder (17) is provided with a top mold pin plate (18) on its telescopic end. The position of the top mold pin plate (18) corresponds to the rotation path of the lower mold (13). The output end of the receiving motor (19) is connected to a push rod (9), which rotates back and forth on the top of the top mold pin plate (18) and the collection cavity (10) to push the ejected lunch box to the collection cavity (10).
2. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limiting part (4) protruding outward in the horizontal direction is formed on the side wall of the turntable (12). Two limiting frames (5) are provided on the base (1) along the diameter direction of the turntable (12). The limiting frame (5) has a U-shaped structure with its opening facing inward to clamp the upper and lower ends of the turntable (12) to restrict the turntable (12) from moving in the vertical direction. The outward position of the limiting frame (5) contacts the limiting part (4) to restrict the rotation path of the turntable (12).
3. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotation path angle formed by the turntable (12) under the cooperation of the limiting frame (5) and the limiting part (4) is 180 degrees, and the two ends of the limiting frame (5) extend inward toward the center of the turntable (12).
4. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support column (6) is fixedly installed on the base (1). A movable cavity (7) is fixedly installed on the top of the support column (6). The output end of the receiving motor (19) penetrates the bottom of the movable cavity (7) and is fixed with a rotating roller (8). The push rod (9) is fixed on the side wall of the rotating roller (8). An movable space is formed between the inner wall of the movable cavity (7) and the side wall of the rotating roller (8). Two movable openings (20) are formed at the bottom of the movable space. The two movable openings (20) are located at the top of the top mold needle plate (18) and the collecting cavity (10), respectively.
5. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) is fixedly provided with a first fixed frame (2) and a second fixed frame (3). The first fixed frame (2) and the second fixed frame (3) have the same structure, both being inverted U-shaped. Their openings are fixedly connected to the press (15) and the hopper (16), respectively.
6. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The turntable (12) and the lower mold (13) have pinholes (14) that fit into the top mold pin plate (18).
7. The disposable lunch box forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A feed inlet (22) is formed on the side wall of the hopper (16).