A meal box stacking device with a counting structure

By designing a lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure, and using mechanical structures and sensors to automatically count and separate lunchboxes, the problems of visual fatigue and errors caused by manual counting are solved, and the automatic counting and separation of lunchboxes is realized.

CN224546566UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24XUCHANG YIMIT IND CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
XUCHANG YIMIT IND CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-29
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Technical Problem

In existing technologies, paper food boxes need to be manually counted and stacked after production, which leads to visual fatigue and counting errors, making it difficult to efficiently sort and stack them.

Method used

Design a lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure, including a main frame, an upper frame, a stacking groove, a telescopic plate, a synchronous wheel, a counting sensor, and a pushing cylinder. The device automatically counts and separates lunchboxes through mechanical structure and sensors, realizing automated counting and pushing.

Benefits of technology

It enables automated counting and separation of lunch boxes, reducing manual labor intensity and improving counting accuracy and efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a meal box counting related technical field's meal box stacking device with counting structure, including main frame and set at its top upper frame, the middle position of upper frame is equipped with the stacking groove, both sides of stacking groove all are symmetrically provided with a set of cooperation seat no.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of lunch box counting, specifically, it relates to a lunch box stacking device with a counting structure. Background Technology

[0002] Paper lunch boxes refer to lunch boxes made entirely of paper. They are generally disposable, convenient, and inexpensive, and are widely used in the catering industry. Because they are made of paper, they are recyclable and can be disposed of through landfill or incineration without causing serious environmental pollution, thus possessing high environmental value. After production, the lunch boxes need to be packaged according to different quantities and specifications. Before packaging, they need to be counted and stacked. For small processing enterprises, this is usually done manually. Staring at highly densely packed items for extended periods can easily cause visual fatigue and lead to counting errors.

[0003] In view of this, this utility model is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure. The basic concept of the technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the above-mentioned technical problem is as follows: A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure includes a main frame and an upper frame mounted above it. A stacking groove is formed in the middle of the upper frame. A set of mating seats one and two are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the stacking groove. Each mating seat one and mating seat two has a corresponding mating hole. A telescopic plate one is installed in the mating hole of mating seat one, and a telescopic plate two is installed in the mating hole of mating seat two. A lower support plate is fixedly installed to the end of telescopic plate one near the stacking groove with screws, and an upper support plate is fixedly installed to the end of telescopic plate two near the stacking groove with screws. Both the first and second telescopic plates are equipped with corresponding sliding rods at their other ends. The upper frame is equipped with a stacking separation structure and a stacking separation structure, respectively, at both ends. External bearing seats are coaxially positioned on the outer sides of both the first and second stacking separation structures. A synchronous pulley is installed on the outer side of the external bearing seat. A lower mating pulley is positioned below the middle of the synchronous pulley. A synchronous belt is installed between the lower mating pulley and the synchronous pulley. A mounting plate is installed below the upper frame, and a counting sensor is installed on the mounting plate for counting the falling food boxes.

[0005] As a further embodiment of this utility model: an electric motor is installed on the main frame outside the lower mating wheel, the lower mating wheel is installed on the output shaft of the electric motor, and a rotating support seat is provided at the other end of the output shaft. The specifications of the lower mating wheel are compatible with the synchronous wheel.

[0006] As a further embodiment of this utility model: a pushing cylinder is provided on the main frame below the stacking separation structure two, and a pushing plate is installed at the end of the telescopic rod of the pushing cylinder. There is a gap of 3-5mm between the lower end of the pushing plate and the upper plane of the main frame.

[0007] As a further improvement of this utility model: a control box is provided on the side of the pushing cylinder, the control box is communicatively connected to the counting sensor, and limit stops are provided at the four corners of the stacking groove, with the upper part of the limit stops having a right-angle structure.

[0008] As a further embodiment of this utility model: the stacking separation structure includes a separation wheel one and a separation wheel two. The outer sides of the separation wheel one and the separation wheel two are respectively provided with the matching groove. The large arc segment and the small arc segment of the matching groove on the outer side of the separation wheel one and the separation wheel two are arranged oppositely. The separation wheel one and the separation wheel two rotate synchronously.

[0009] As a further embodiment of this utility model: support bearing seats are provided on the outer sides of both the first separating wheel and the second separating wheel, and the separating wheel and the synchronous wheel are connected by a transmission shaft to provide power support for the rotation of the first separating wheel and the second separating wheel.

[0010] As a further improvement of this utility model, the upper frame at the installation positions of the first separating wheel and the second separating wheel is provided with corresponding mounting grooves to achieve effective installation of the separating wheels.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, this utility model has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art.

[0012] This utility model is provided with a stacking separation structure one and a stacking separation structure two. The separation wheel of the stacking separation structure is provided with a matching sliding groove, which, together with the telescopic plate and the sliding rod, can drive the support plate to move back and forth. The upper support plate and the lower support plate move back and forth in opposite directions, separating the bottom lunch box from the main body of the lunch box stack and letting it fall. During the falling process, the counting sensor can count the lunch boxes to realize stacking counting.

[0013] After the stacked food containers reach the required packaging quantity, the pusher cylinder drives the pusher plate to move, pushing out the stacked containers for subsequent packaging. The separation wheels of the stacking separation structure one and stacking separation structure two are equipped with matching grooves. The matching grooves are arc transition structures of different diameters, thereby realizing the extension and retraction adjustment of the support plate.

[0014] The specific embodiments of this utility model will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions of the present invention are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments; those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative effort. In the drawings: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is the front view of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the present invention. Figure 4 This is a connection block diagram of some of the components of this utility model.

[0016] In the diagram: 1. Main frame; 2. Upper frame; 3. Stacking groove; 4. Limit stop; 5. Support bearing seat; 6. Stacking separation structure one; 7. Stacking separation structure two; 8. Separation wheel one; 9. Separation wheel two; 10. Matching slide groove; 11. Telescopic plate one; 12. Telescopic plate two; 13. Matching seat one; 14. Matching seat two; 15. Upper support plate; 16. Lower support plate; 17. Matching mounting groove; 18. External bearing seat; 19. Synchronous pulley; 20. Synchronous belt; 21. Pushing cylinder; 22. Control box; 23. Pushing plate; 24. Counting sensor; 25. Rotating support seat; 26. Lower matching wheel; 27. Matching slide rod; 28. Motor; 29. ​​Mounting plate.

[0017] It should be noted that these accompanying drawings and textual descriptions are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way, but rather to illustrate the concept of the present invention to those skilled in the art by referring to specific embodiments. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are used to illustrate this utility model, but are not intended to limit the scope of this utility model.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, a lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure includes a main frame 1 and an upper frame 2 mounted above it. A stacking groove 3 is formed in the middle of the upper frame 2. A set of mating seats 13 and 24 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the stacking groove 3. Each mating seat 13 and 24 has a corresponding mating hole. A telescopic plate 11 is installed in the mating hole of mating seat 13, and a telescopic plate 22 is installed in the mating hole of mating seat 24. A lower support plate 16 is fixedly installed on the end of telescopic plate 11 near the stacking groove 3 by screws. An upper support plate 12 is fixedly installed on the end of telescopic plate 12 near the stacking groove 3 by screws. 5. The other ends of telescopic plate 11 and telescopic plate 22 are respectively provided with a sliding rod 27. Stacking separation structure 1 6 and stacking separation structure 2 7 are respectively provided at both ends of the upper frame 2. External bearing seats are respectively provided at the coaxial positions on the outer side of stacking separation structure 1 6 and stacking separation structure 2 7. Synchronous wheel 19 is installed on the outer side of the external bearing seat 18. Lower mating wheel 26 is provided at the lower middle position of synchronous wheel 19. Synchronous belt 20 is provided between lower mating wheel 26 and synchronous wheel 19. Mounting plate 29 is provided at the bottom of upper frame 2. Counting sensor 24 is installed on mounting plate 29 for counting the falling food boxes.

[0020] Among them, a motor 28 is installed on the main frame 1 outside the lower mating wheel 26, and the lower mating wheel 26 is installed on the output shaft of the motor 28. A rotating support seat 25 is provided at the other end of the output shaft. The specifications of the lower mating wheel 26 are compatible with the synchronous wheel 19.

[0021] A pusher cylinder 21 is installed on the main frame 1 below the stacking separation structure 7. A pusher plate 23 is installed at the end of the telescopic rod of the pusher cylinder 21. There is a gap of 3-5mm between the lower end of the pusher plate and the upper surface of the main frame 1.

[0022] A control box 22 is provided on the side of the pusher cylinder 21. The control box 22 is connected to the counting sensor 24. Limiting stops 4 are provided at the four corners of the stacking trough 3. The upper part of the limiting stops 4 is a right-angle structure.

[0023] The stacking separation structure 6 includes a separation wheel 8 and a separation wheel 9. Both the outer sides of the separation wheel 8 and the separation wheel 9 are provided with corresponding matching grooves 10. The large and small arc segments of the matching grooves 10 on the outer sides of the separation wheel 8 and the separation wheel 9 are arranged oppositely so that the separation wheel 8 and the separation wheel 9 rotate synchronously.

[0024] Both the outer sides of the first separator wheel 8 and the second separator wheel 9 are provided with corresponding support bearing seats 5. The separator wheel and the synchronous wheel 19 are connected by a transmission shaft to provide power support for the rotation of the first separator wheel 8 and the second separator wheel 9.

[0025] The upper frame 2 at the installation positions of separation wheel 1 8 and separation wheel 2 9 is provided with corresponding mounting grooves 17 to achieve effective installation of the separation wheels.

[0026] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: Example 1: The motor 28 drives the lower mating wheel 26 to rotate. The lower mating wheel 26 and the synchronous wheel 19 are connected by a synchronous belt 20, which in turn drives the two synchronous wheels 19 to rotate. Both synchronous wheels 19 are connected to the stacking separation structure 6 and the stacking separation structure 7 via corresponding transmission shafts, which in turn drives the corresponding separation wheel 8 and the separation wheel 9 to rotate. During the rotation of the separation wheel 8, the mating slide rod 27 on the telescopic plate 11 moves along the mating groove 10 on the separation wheel 8, causing the telescopic plate 11 to extend and retract along the mating hole on the mating seat 13. The mating hole is a rectangular hole structure. The specifications of the shrink plate 11 are adapted to the mating hole. At the same time, during the rotation of the separation wheel 29, the mating slide rod 27 on the telescopic plate 22 moves along the mating groove 10 on the separation wheel 29, so that the telescopic plate 212 moves along the mating hole opened on the mating seat 24. The mating hole is a rectangular hole structure. The specifications of the telescopic plate 212 are adapted to the mating hole. The mating grooves 10 set on the outer side of the separation wheel 18 and the separation wheel 29 are all transition structures of large arc segment and small arc segment. Moreover, the large arc segment and small arc segment of the mating groove 10 on the separation wheel 18 and the separation wheel 29 are set in opposite directions, so that the telescopic plate 11 and the telescopic plate 212 extend and retract, and move in a misaligned manner. Example 2: When the upper telescopic plate is extended, it supports the lunch box. When the upper telescopic plate retracts, the lower telescopic plate extends, and the lunch box falls onto the lower telescopic plate. During the process of the upper telescopic plate extending again, it inserts between the edge of the bottommost lunch box and the edge of the lunch box above it, separating the bottommost lunch box from the upper lunch box. As the lower support plate 16 retracts, the separated bottommost lunch box falls onto the main frame 1. During the falling process, the counting sensor 24 can count the falling. The counting sensor 24 communicates with the control box 22. The counting by the counting sensor 24 adopts existing technology, and the model of the counting sensor 24 is not limited. The pusher cylinder 21 can push out the counted lunch boxes. The pusher cylinder 21 is equipped with pneumatic components such as an air pump, air tank, pipes, and valves. The cylinder pusher adopts existing technology. The front ends of telescopic plate 11 and telescopic plate 2 are both provided with guide slopes, and the height difference between telescopic plate 11 and telescopic plate 2 is adapted to the specifications of the lunch box; protective covers can be installed on the outside of synchronous belt 20, synchronous pulley 19 and lower mating pulley 26 for protection. This utility model is provided with a stacking separation structure 6 and a stacking separation structure 7. The separation wheel of the stacking separation structure is provided with a matching groove 10, which, together with the telescopic plate and the sliding rod 27, can drive the support plate to move back and forth. The upper support plate 15 and the lower support plate 16 move back and forth in opposite directions, separating the bottom lunch box from the main body of the lunch box stack and dropping it. During the falling process, the counting sensor 24 can count the lunch boxes to realize stacking counting. After the number of packages is stacked, the pushing cylinder 21 drives the pushing plate 23 to move, pushing out the stacked lunch boxes for subsequent packaging processing. The separation wheel of the stacking separation structure 6 and the stacking separation structure 7 is provided with a matching groove 10, which is a circular arc transition structure with different diameters, thereby realizing the telescopic adjustment of the support plate.

[0027] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any way. Although the present utility model has been disclosed above with reference to a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any person skilled in the art can make some modifications or alterations to the above-described technical content to create equivalent embodiments without departing from the scope of the present utility model. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and alterations made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the scope of the present utility model shall still fall within the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure, comprising a matching slide (10), a main frame (1), and an upper frame (2) disposed above it, characterized in that, A stacking groove (3) is provided in the middle of the upper frame (2). A set of mating seats one (13) and two mating seats two (14) are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the stacking groove (3). Mating holes are provided on mating seats one (13) and two mating seats two (14). A telescopic plate one (11) is provided in the mating hole of mating seat one (13), and a telescopic plate two (12) is provided in the mating hole of mating seat two (14). A lower support plate (16) is fixedly installed on the end of telescopic plate one (11) near the stacking groove (3) by screws. An upper support plate (15) is fixedly installed on the end of telescopic plate two (12) near the stacking groove (3). (12) The other end is provided with a corresponding sliding rod (27). The two ends of the upper frame (2) are respectively provided with a stacking separation structure one (6) and a stacking separation structure two (7). The outer coaxial positions of the stacking separation structure one (6) and the stacking separation structure two (7) are respectively provided with an external bearing seat (18). The outer side of the external bearing seat (18) is equipped with a synchronous wheel (19). The lower middle position of the synchronous wheel (19) is provided with a lower mating wheel (26). A synchronous belt (20) is provided between the lower mating wheel (26) and the synchronous wheel (19). The lower part of the upper frame (2) is provided with a mounting plate (29). A counting sensor (24) is installed on the mounting plate (29).

2. The lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 1, characterized in that, An electric motor (28) is installed on the main frame (1) outside the lower mating wheel (26). The lower mating wheel (26) is installed on the output shaft of the electric motor (28), and a rotating support seat (25) is provided at the other end of the output shaft.

3. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 2, characterized in that, A pusher cylinder (21) is provided on the main frame (1) below the stacking separation structure (7). A pusher plate (23) is installed at the end of the telescopic rod of the pusher cylinder (21). There is a gap between the lower end of the pusher plate (23) and the upper plane of the main frame (1).

4. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 3, characterized in that, The pusher cylinder (21) is provided with a control box (22) on its side. The control box (22) is connected to the counting sensor (24) in communication. Limit stops (4) are provided at the four corners of the stacking groove (3).

5. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 4, characterized in that, The stacking separation structure 1 (6) includes separation wheel 1 (8) and separation wheel 2 (9). The outer sides of separation wheel 1 (8) and separation wheel 2 (9) are respectively provided with the matching groove (10). The large arc segment and small arc segment of the matching groove (10) on the outer sides of separation wheel 1 (8) and separation wheel 2 (9) are arranged oppositely.

6. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 5, characterized in that, The outer sides of the first separator wheel (8) and the second separator wheel (9) are respectively provided with supporting bearing seats (5), and the separator wheel and the synchronous wheel (19) are connected by a transmission shaft.

7. A lunchbox stacking device with a counting structure according to claim 6, characterized in that, The upper frame (2) at the installation positions of the first separation wheel (8) and the second separation wheel (9) are respectively provided with matching installation grooves (17).