Automatic dish sorting device

Abstract

This utility model discloses an automatic plate sorting device, belonging to the field of automatic plate sorting technology. The device includes a support frame on one side of a conveyor belt, with a sorting push component above the support frame; a plate storage mechanism including a moving component on the other side of the conveyor belt, corresponding to the sorting push component; and a buffer placement component inside the moving component, including a placement plate elastically installed inside the moving component, corresponding to the plates. Through the elastic design of damping springs, the height each plate descends after placement is exactly equal to its thickness, ensuring neat and orderly plate stacking for convenient subsequent processing. The corresponding arrangement of multiple sorting push components and buffer placement components allows for simultaneous sorting of different types of plates, significantly improving sorting efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automatic plate sorting, and more specifically, to an automatic plate sorting device. Background Technology

[0002] In the catering industry, canteens, and tableware recycling, the sorting and storage of plates is a basic and frequent task. Traditional methods rely on manual sorting, which is inefficient and prone to causing staff fatigue.

[0003] In existing technologies, some devices use simple stacking methods, which result in uneven stacking or easy tipping, leading to broken plates and increased costs. Furthermore, some plates are easily damaged by excessive impact during sorting. The lack of effective guiding and positioning structures makes it difficult for plates to accurately fall into the storage location, resulting in low storage efficiency. How to invent an automatic plate sorting device to improve these problems has become an urgent issue for those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the above shortcomings, this utility model provides an automatic plate sorting device, which aims to improve the existing problems of plates being stacked unevenly or easily tipping over, and plates not being able to fall accurately into the storage position, resulting in low storage efficiency.

[0005] This utility model is implemented as follows: an automatic plate sorting device, comprising...

[0006] A tray sorting mechanism, comprising a conveyor belt, a support frame on one side of the conveyor belt, and a sorting push assembly above the support frame;

[0007] The production tray storage mechanism includes a moving component, which is disposed on the other side of the conveyor belt and is correspondingly disposed with the sorting and pushing component. A buffer placement component is disposed inside the moving component, which includes a placement plate. The placement plate is elastically installed inside the moving component and is correspondingly disposed with the tray.

[0008] In one specific implementation, multiple sets of support frames are provided on one side of the conveyor belt, and multiple sets of sorting and pushing components are correspondingly installed above the multiple sets of support frames. Each sorting and pushing component includes a cylinder, which is fixedly installed on the outside of the support frame. A push plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the cylinder, and the bottom of the push plate is located 0.5-2cm above the conveyor belt.

[0009] In one specific implementation, the movable component includes a housing, a base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, and casters are fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom surface of the base plate.

[0010] In one specific embodiment, the buffer placement assembly further includes a damping spring, the top of which is fixedly connected to the bottom of the placement plate, and the bottom of which is kinetically connected to the bottom of the housing.

[0011] In one specific implementation, a limiting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the housing. The limiting plate is U-shaped, with its opening facing the conveyor belt. The top of the placement plate abuts against the bottom of the limiting plate.

[0012] In one specific implementation, a guide surface is provided along the upper edge of the inner wall of the limiting plate, and the guide surface is arc-shaped.

[0013] In one specific implementation, the inner wall of the housing is provided with equal-divided limit posts, and the outer wall of the placement plate is provided with guide grooves that cooperate with the limit posts.

[0014] In one specific implementation, an adjusting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the damping spring, a screw is driven to the bottom of the adjusting plate, and a turntable is driven to the bottom of the screw, with the turntable rotating through the housing for limiting rotation.

[0015] In one specific implementation, a limiting rod is provided through one end of the adjusting plate, the bottom of the limiting rod is fixedly connected to the inner bottom of the housing, the other end of the adjusting plate is threadedly connected to the screw, a transmission gear is fixedly connected to the bottom of the screw, an output gear is meshed with one side of the transmission gear, and the output gear is fixedly connected to the turntable.

[0016] In one specific implementation, the bottom limiting rotatable mounting of the transmission gear is located at the bottom of the housing. Both the transmission gear and the output gear are bevel gears, and they are arranged perpendicularly. The turntable is fixedly connected to the back of the output gear via a rod.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: the automatic plate sorting device obtained by the above design of this utility model has precise plate height control during use: through the elastic design of the damping spring 222, the height of each plate after placement is exactly equal to the thickness of the plate itself, ensuring that the plates are stacked neatly and orderly, which is convenient for subsequent unified processing.

[0018] Efficient sorting process: The corresponding settings of multiple sorting push components and buffer placement components can sort different types of plates simultaneously, significantly improving sorting efficiency.

[0019] Excellent cushioning protection: The damping spring effectively reduces the impact force when placing the plate, reduces the risk of plate damage, and extends the service life of the plate.

[0020] Flexible adjustment function: The adjustment mechanism, consisting of a turntable, output gear, transmission gear and adjustment plate, can adjust the initial elastic force of the damping spring according to the weight of the plate, ensuring that the device can adapt to the sorting needs of different types of plates.

[0021] Reliable guidance and limiting: The combined design of the limiting plate, guide surface, limiting post and guide groove provides accurate guidance and reliable limiting for the plate, ensuring that the plate enters the placement plate smoothly and descends vertically.

[0022] Convenient mobility: The casters allow the entire production tray storage mechanism to be moved flexibly, making it easy to adjust its position or move it as a whole according to actual needs. Attached Figure Description

[0023] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of this utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation of the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of one side of the structure provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 Partial structural schematic diagrams provided for embodiments of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the production tray storage mechanism provided for an embodiment of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the buffer placement component structure provided for an embodiment of this utility model.

[0028] In the diagram: 100-Plate sorting mechanism; 110-Conveyor belt; 120-Support frame; 130-Sorting push assembly; 131-Cylinder; 132-Push plate; 200-Production tray storage mechanism; 210-Moving assembly; 211-Housing; 212-Limiting plate; 213-Guide surface; 214-Base plate; 215-Wheel caster; 220-Buffer placement assembly; 221-Placement plate; 222-Damping spring; 223-Adjusting plate; 224-Transmission gear; 225-Screw; 226-Output gear; 227-Turntable; 228-Limiting rod; 229-Limiting post. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0030] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 This utility model provides a technical solution: an automatic plate sorting device, including...

[0031] The tray sorting mechanism 100 includes a conveyor belt 110, a support frame 120 is provided on one side of the conveyor belt 110, and a sorting push assembly 130 is provided above the support frame 120.

[0032] The production tray storage mechanism 200 includes a moving component 210, which is located on the other side of the conveyor belt 110. The moving component 210 is correspondingly arranged with the sorting push component 130. The moving component 210 has a buffer placement component 220 inside, which includes a placement plate 221. The placement plate 221 is elastically installed inside the moving component 210 and is correspondingly arranged with the tray. Through the elastic design of the damping spring 222, the height of each tray after placement is exactly equal to the thickness of the tray itself, ensuring that the trays are stacked neatly and orderly, which is convenient for subsequent unified processing. The corresponding arrangement of multiple sorting push components 130 and buffer placement components 220 can sort different types of trays at the same time, which significantly improves sorting efficiency.

[0033] Please see Figures 2 to 4 Multiple sets of support frames 120 are provided on one side of the conveyor belt 110. Multiple sets of sorting and pushing components 130 are installed above the multiple sets of support frames 120. The sorting and pushing components 130 include cylinders 131. The cylinders 131 are fixedly installed on the outside of the support frames 120. The output end of the cylinders 131 is fixedly connected to a push plate 132. The bottom of the push plate 132 is located 0.5-2cm above the conveyor belt 110.

[0034] One side of the multi-group sorting push assembly 130 is equipped with an infrared probe or monitoring device to detect different plates. When a required plate is found, it works with a microcontroller and other control devices to control the cylinder 131 to move the push plate 132 onto the buffer placement assembly 220.

[0035] The movable component 210 includes a housing 211, a base plate 214 fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing 211, and casters 215 fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom surface of the base plate 214. The buffer placement component 220 also includes a damping spring 222, the top of which is fixedly connected to the bottom of the placement plate 221, and the bottom of which is connected to the bottom of the housing 211.

[0036] A limiting plate 212 is fixedly connected to the top of the housing 211. The limiting plate 212 is U-shaped, with its opening facing the conveyor belt 110. The top of the placement plate 221 abuts against the bottom of the limiting plate 212, and the U-shaped opening facing the conveyor belt 110 facilitates the placement of the plate. A guide surface 213 is provided along the upper edge of the inner wall of the limiting plate 212. The guide surface 213 is arc-shaped to facilitate the placement of the plate.

[0037] The inner wall of the housing 211 is equally divided with limit posts 229, and the outer wall of the placement plate 221 is provided with guide grooves that cooperate with the limit posts 229. The limit posts 229 facilitate the stable rise and fall of the placement plate 221. The bottom of the damping spring 222 is fixedly connected to an adjusting plate 223, the bottom of the adjusting plate 223 is driven by a screw 225, and the bottom of the screw 225 is driven by a turntable 227, which limits the rotation of the turntable 227 through the housing 211.

[0038] One end of the adjusting plate 223 is provided with a limiting rod 228 that slides through it. The bottom of the limiting rod 228 is fixedly connected to the inner bottom of the housing 211. The other end of the adjusting plate 223 is threadedly connected to the screw 225. The bottom of the screw 225 is fixedly connected to a transmission gear 224. One side of the transmission gear 224 is meshed with an output gear 226. The output gear 226 is fixedly connected to the turntable 227. The limiting rod 228 is used to make the adjusting plate 223 rise and fall vertically, and to cooperate with the screw 225 to make stable vertical rise and fall, and to adjust the compression of the damping spring 222.

[0039] The bottom limit rotation of the transmission gear 224 is mounted on the bottom of the housing 211. Both the transmission gear 224 and the output gear 226 are bevel gears. The transmission gear 224 and the output gear 226 are arranged vertically. The turntable 227 is fixedly connected to the back of the output gear 226 through a rod to enable the transmission gear 224 and the output gear 226 to rotate stably.

[0040] Working principle: Tray transfer: Trays are placed on conveyor belt 110 by manual labor or other equipment and then transferred to the sorting direction by conveyor belt 110.

[0041] Plate sorting: When the plate moves with the conveyor belt 110 to the corresponding position of the sorting push component 130, the cylinder 131 is activated, pushing the push plate 132 to move to the other side of the conveyor belt 110, pushing the plate from the conveyor belt 110 to the opening of the moving component 210.

[0042] Plate guiding and placement: Under the push of the push plate 132, the plate slides along the guide surface 213 of the limiting plate 212 onto the placement plate 221. Due to the weight of the plate, the placement plate 221 is subjected to the gravity of the plate, compressing the damping spring 222 at the bottom, causing the placement plate 221 to drop a certain height, which is exactly equal to the thickness of the plate.

[0043] Plate stacking: As the sorting pusher 130 continues to work, plates are pushed onto the placement plate 221 in sequence. Each time a plate is placed, the placement plate 221 descends by the thickness of a plate, thus achieving neat stacking of plates.

[0044] Elasticity Adjustment: When processing plates of different weights, rotating the turntable 227 drives the output gear 226 to rotate. The output gear 226 meshes with the transmission gear 224, causing the transmission gear 224 to rotate, which in turn drives the screw 225 to rotate. Since the adjusting plate 223 is threadedly connected to the screw 225, and one end of the adjusting plate 223 is restricted to sliding up and down by the limiting rod 228, the rotation of the screw 225 will cause the adjusting plate 223 to rise or fall, thereby adjusting the initial compression of the damping spring 222 and changing its elasticity to meet the sorting needs of plates of different weights.

[0045] Movement and Replacement: When the number of trays stacked on the placement plate 221 reaches a certain amount, the entire tray storage mechanism 200 can be moved to a designated location for subsequent processing using the casters 215, and a new tray storage mechanism 200 can be replaced to continue the sorting work.

[0046] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Various modifications and variations can be made to this utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A tray auto-sorting apparatus, characterized by, include A tray sorting mechanism, comprising a conveyor belt, a support frame on one side of the conveyor belt, and a sorting push assembly above the support frame; The production tray storage mechanism includes a moving component, which is disposed on the other side of the conveyor belt and is correspondingly disposed with the sorting and pushing component. A buffer placement component is disposed inside the moving component, which includes a placement plate. The placement plate is elastically installed inside the moving component and is correspondingly disposed with the tray.

2. The automatic dish sorting apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The support frame is provided in multiple sets on one side of the conveyor belt. Multiple sets of sorting and pushing components are installed above the multiple sets of support frames. The sorting and pushing components include cylinders. The cylinders are fixedly installed on the outside of the support frames. The output end of the cylinders is fixedly connected to a push plate. The bottom of the push plate is located 0.5-2cm above the conveyor belt.

3. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The movable component includes a housing, a base plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, and casters are fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom surface of the base plate.

4. A tray sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein: The buffer placement assembly also includes a damping spring, the top of which is fixedly connected to the bottom of the placement plate, and the bottom of which is kinetically connected to the bottom of the housing.

5. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A limiting plate is fixedly connected to the top of the housing. The limiting plate is U-shaped, with its opening facing the conveyor belt. The top of the placement plate abuts against the bottom of the limiting plate.

6. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The upper edge of the inner wall of the limiting plate is provided with a guide surface, which is arc-shaped.

7. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The inner wall of the housing is provided with equal-divided limit posts, and the outer wall of the placement plate is provided with guide grooves that cooperate with the limit posts.

8. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: An adjusting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the damping spring, a screw is driven to the bottom of the adjusting plate, and a turntable is driven to the bottom of the screw. The turntable limits rotation through the housing.

9. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: One end of the adjusting plate is provided with a limiting rod that slides through it. The bottom of the limiting rod is fixedly connected to the inner bottom of the housing. The other end of the adjusting plate is threadedly connected to the screw. The bottom of the screw is fixedly connected to a transmission gear. One side of the transmission gear is meshed with an output gear. The output gear is fixedly connected to the turntable.

10. An automatic dish sorting apparatus as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The bottom limiting rotatable mounting of the transmission gear is located at the bottom of the housing. Both the transmission gear and the output gear are bevel gears, and they are arranged perpendicularly. The turntable is fixedly connected to the back of the output gear via a rod.

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