A cup washing machine conveying belt and a connecting piece thereof

Abstract

The utility model relates to cleaning equipment component technical field, concretely relates to a cup washing machine conveying belt and connecting piece thereof, the connecting piece of cup washing machine conveying belt includes the cup basket for cup body and bottom openwork, the front hinged part of cup basket front end, the rear hinged part of cup basket rear end and the adaptation of front hinged part, the utility model discloses the bottom of cup basket is set to openwork structure, replaces the non-openwork structure of the base of existing cleaning fixed part, makes cup body to be placed in the cup basket, and the bottom is not shielded, and the cleaning fluid can directly impact the cup body bottom surface and inner wall from the bottom, eliminates the cleaning blind area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment components, and more specifically, it relates to a conveyor belt for a cup washing machine and its connecting parts. Background Technology

[0002] Existing equipment for cleaning cups generally uses a conveyor chain for cup transport. For example, patent CN211412988U discloses a cup transport mechanism, which includes a conveyor chain and a fixing member on the conveyor chain for fitting the cup and perpendicular to the plane of the conveyor chain. The opening of the cup faces the conveyor chain (see paragraphs

[0036] and

[0051] of its specification).

[0003] However, in this cup conveying mechanism, after the cup is fitted into the fixing component, the area where the base of the fixing component fits against the bottom of the cup may create a cleaning blind spot, especially for cups with complex bottom curvatures (such as coffee cups and irregularly shaped cups), where liquid retention affects the cleaning effect. In addition, the cylindrical body of the fixing component covers the cup, making it inconvenient to load or unload cups; and the cup conveying mechanism formed by multiple fixing components installed on the conveyor chain requires a considerable amount of assembly time. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a connector for the conveyor belt of a cup washing machine, so as to solve at least one technical problem existing in the background technology.

[0005] The above-mentioned technical objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A connector for a conveyor belt of a cup washing machine includes a cup basket for holding cups and having a hollow bottom, a front hinge portion located at the front end of the cup basket, and a rear hinge portion located at the rear end of the cup basket and adapted to the front hinge portion.

[0007] Preferably, the cup basket includes a guardrail frame, two lower guardrails for supporting the cup, two front guardrails corresponding to the lower guardrails, and two rear guardrails corresponding to the lower guardrails. The top of the front guardrail is fixedly connected to the front end of the guardrail frame, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the front end of the lower guardrail. The top of the rear guardrail is fixedly connected to the rear end of the guardrail frame, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the rear end of the lower guardrail. The guardrail frame, lower guardrails, front guardrails, and rear guardrails are arranged to form an isosceles trapezoid with a larger top and a smaller bottom. The front guardrails and rear guardrails are both arranged at an angle to allow the cup to automatically reset and align itself in the forward direction.

[0008] Preferably, the width of the guardrail frame is greater than the width between the two lower guardrails, in order to prevent the cup from swinging in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel.

[0009] Preferably, the connection between the front guardrail and the guardrail frame, and the connection between the rear guardrail and the guardrail frame, are both configured as arc-shaped portions that facilitate the cup body entering the cup basket or facilitating the removal of the cup body from the cup basket.

[0010] Preferably, the cup basket, the front hinge, and the rear hinge are fixedly connected by an integral molding process.

[0011] Another objective of this invention is to provide a conveyor belt for a cup washing machine, comprising N of the aforementioned connectors, wherein the N connectors are sequentially hinged end-to-end to form a ring conveyor belt via N pins; N is greater than or equal to 10.

[0012] Preferably, the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine also includes M annular conveyor belts, which are arranged in parallel to increase the width of the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine.

[0013] In summary, this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] This utility model replaces the non-hollow structure of the base of the fixing component in the CN211412988U patent by setting the bottom of the cup basket as a hollow structure. This allows the bottom of the cup body to be placed in the cup basket without any obstruction, so that the cleaning liquid can directly impact the bottom surface and inner wall of the cup body from the bottom, eliminating blind spots in cleaning. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of the connector in this utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a front view of the connector in this utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a top view of the connector in this utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the first structure of the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the second structure of the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine in this utility model. Detailed Implementation

[0020] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings show embodiments of this utility model. However, this utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0021] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances. The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, a feature defined with "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.

[0022] In this invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" of the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," "above," "below," and similar expressions are for illustrative purposes only and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed or operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.

[0023] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0024] This utility model provides a connector for the conveyor belt of a cup washing machine, such as... Figure 1-3 As shown, it includes a cup basket 1 for holding the cup body and having a hollow bottom, a front hinge part 2 provided at the front end of the cup basket 1, and a rear hinge part 3 provided at the rear end of the cup basket 1 and adapted to the front hinge part 2.

[0025] Specifically, the connector provided by this utility model is one of the components used to assemble a cup conveyor belt. By installing the cup conveyor belt on a cup washing machine, the cup can be cleaned. The connector includes three parts: a cup basket 1, a front hinge 2, and a rear hinge 3. The cup basket 1, the front hinge 2, and the rear hinge 3 are all made of rigid plastic and are formed by a one-piece injection molding process. The bottom of the cup basket 1 is hollowed out. When the cup is placed in the cup basket 1 with its opening facing down, the cleaning liquid can pass through the hollow bottom and directly impact the bottom surface and inner wall of the cup, eliminating blind spots in the cleaning process.

[0026] Furthermore, the cup basket 1 includes a guardrail frame 11, two lower guardrails 12 for supporting the cups, two front guardrails 13 corresponding to the lower guardrails 12, and two rear guardrails 14 corresponding to the lower guardrails 12. The top of the front guardrail 13 is fixedly connected to the front end of the guardrail frame 11, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the front end of the lower guardrail 12. The top of the rear guardrail 14 is fixedly connected to the rear end of the guardrail frame 11, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the rear end of the lower guardrail 12. The guardrail frame 11, lower guardrails 12, front guardrails 13, and rear guardrails 14 are arranged to form an isosceles trapezoid with a larger top and a smaller bottom. The front guardrails 13 and rear guardrails 14 are both arranged at an angle to allow the cups to automatically reset and align themselves in the forward direction.

[0027] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the guardrail frame 11 is a rectangle formed by four guardrails, and its length is greater than that of the lower guardrail 12. The front guardrail 13 and the rear guardrail 14 are of equal height and are symmetrically and obliquely connected to the guardrail frame 11 and the rear guardrail 12. Thus, the guardrail frame 11, the lower guardrail 12, the front guardrail 13 and the rear guardrail 14 form an isosceles trapezoid with a larger top and a smaller bottom. The design of the cup basket 1 with a larger top and a smaller bottom allows the cup to automatically reset and straighten in the forward direction, preventing it from tipping forward or backward.

[0028] Furthermore, the width of the guardrail frame 11 is greater than the width between the two lower guardrails 12, in order to prevent the cup from swinging in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel.

[0029] like Figure 1-3 As shown, the width of the guardrail frame 11 is greater than the width between the two lower guardrails 12, and is slightly larger than the diameter of the cup body, so that the cup body will not swing significantly from side to side while moving forward and being rinsed by the cleaning liquid.

[0030] Furthermore, such as Figure 1 As shown by arrow A, the connection between the front guardrail 13 and the guardrail frame 11, and the connection between the rear guardrail 14 and the guardrail frame 11, are both designed as arc-shaped parts to facilitate the entry of the cup into the cup basket 1 or the removal of the cup from the cup basket 1. Specifically, the design of this arc-shaped part makes it easy for the cup to enter the cup basket 1 when the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine is at point B, and easy for the cup to be removed from the cup basket 1 when it is at point C.

[0031] Furthermore, the cup basket 1, the front hinge 2, and the rear hinge 3 are fixedly connected by an integral molding process. Compared with other methods such as welding, fusion, and bolt fixing, this design has the advantages of high connection strength, high production efficiency, and low cost.

[0032] Another objective of this invention is to provide a conveyor belt for a cup washing machine, such as... Figure 4As shown, it includes N of the aforementioned connectors, which are sequentially hinged together by N pins 4 to form a ring conveyor belt; N is greater than or equal to 10, such as 10, 20, 40, 80, 100, 200 or 300, etc.

[0033] Specifically, two adjacent connectors are hinged together by a pin 4. Specifically, the front hinge portion 2 of the connector located at the rear end of the conveyor belt is fitted with the rear hinge portion 3 of the connector located at the front end of the conveyor belt, and then the two are hinged together by passing through the pin 4. Both the front hinge portion 2 and the rear hinge portion 3 include at least one pin ring sleeve for fitting the pin 4. In this embodiment, the front hinge portion 2 includes two pin ring sleeves, and the rear hinge portion 3 includes three pin ring sleeves.

[0034] Furthermore, such as Figure 5 As shown, the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine also includes M circular conveyor belts, which are arranged in parallel to increase the width of the conveyor belt of the cup washing machine.

[0035] Specifically, M (greater than or equal to 2) connectors are arranged side by side to form a wider repeating unit, which is hinged to another repeating unit by an extended pin 4. N repeating units are hinged end to end in sequence to form a ring conveyor belt composed of M ring conveyor belts, so as to accommodate more cups for cleaning.

[0036] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model. The protection scope of this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions falling within the scope of this utility model's concept are protected. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, any improvements and modifications made without departing from the principle of this utility model should also be considered within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A connector for a conveyor belt of a cup washing machine, characterized in that, It includes a cup basket for holding the cup body and having a hollow bottom, a front hinge part located at the front end of the cup basket, and a rear hinge part located at the rear end of the cup basket and adapted to the front hinge part. The cup basket includes a guardrail frame, two lower guardrails for supporting the cups, two front guardrails corresponding to the lower guardrails, and two rear guardrails corresponding to the lower guardrails. The top of the front guardrail is fixedly connected to the front end of the guardrail frame, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the front end of the lower guardrails. The top of the rear guardrail is fixedly connected to the rear end of the guardrail frame, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the rear end of the lower guardrails. The guardrail frame, lower guardrails, front guardrails, and rear guardrails are arranged to form an isosceles trapezoid that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The front and rear guardrails are both arranged at an angle to allow the cups to automatically reset and align themselves in the forward direction.

2. The connector according to claim 1, characterized in that, The width of the guardrail frame is greater than the width between the two lower guardrails, which is used to prevent the cup from swinging in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement.

3. The connector according to claim 2, characterized in that, The connection between the front guardrail and the guardrail frame, and the connection between the rear guardrail and the guardrail frame, are both designed as curved sections to facilitate the cup body entering the cup basket or to facilitate the cup body being removed from the cup basket.

4. The connector according to claim 3, characterized in that, The cup basket, the front hinge, and the rear hinge are fixedly connected through an integral molding process.

5. A conveyor belt for a cup washing machine, characterized in that, It includes N connectors as described in any one of claims 1-4, and the N connectors are sequentially hinged end to end to form a ring conveyor belt through N pins; N is greater than or equal to 10.

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