Material separation assembly and production apparatus

Abstract

This disclosure provides a material separation assembly and production equipment. The material separation assembly separates a carrier from the material it carries, and includes a first conveying channel, a second conveying channel, and a separation component. The first conveying channel has a first conveying direction for conveying the carrier and its loaded material. The second conveying channel is connected to the first conveying channel at a separation point and has a second conveying direction offset from the first conveying channel. The separation component is disposed at the separation point and is adapted to hold the material in the first conveying direction, while the loaded material is guided by the second conveying channel at the separation point to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material. The production equipment includes the material separation assembly. The separation component of this disclosure can automatically remove the material from the carrier during the material conveying process, that is, automatically separate the material from the carrier, replacing the manual labor of workers in separating the material from the carrier, thus reducing the workload of workers and improving efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of mechanical technology, and in particular to material separation components and production equipment. Background Technology

[0002] When materials are conveyed on a conveyor belt, to prevent the bottom of the materials from being worn by the conveyor belt, they are usually placed on a carrier before being conveyed by the belt. However, this requires manual separation of the materials from the carrier in subsequent production processes, which not only increases the workload but also reduces production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art described above, the purpose of this disclosure is to provide material separation components and production equipment to solve the problems in the related technology.

[0004] The first aspect of this disclosure provides a material separation assembly, comprising:

[0005] A first conveying channel, having a first conveying direction, is used to convey the carrier and the material it is loaded with;

[0006] The second transmission channel is connected to the first transmission channel at a separation point and has a second transmission direction that deviates from the first transmission channel;

[0007] A separating member, disposed at the separating point, is adapted to hold the material in the first conveying direction, and the loading member at the separating point is guided by the second conveying channel to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material.

[0008] In an embodiment of the first aspect, the direction of separation is implemented as a horizontal or vertical direction.

[0009] In a first aspect embodiment, the separating component includes a separating conveying channel whose conveying direction is consistent with the first conveying direction and connected to the separating point; the separating conveying channel is located directly above the second conveying channel; the separating conveying channel is for receiving and conveying material on the first conveying channel so that the material is separated from the loading component falling into the second conveying channel.

[0010] In an embodiment of the first aspect, the separate transmission channel is adapted to the transmission speed of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel.

[0011] In an embodiment of the first aspect, the material is conveyed within the separating conveying channel in a restricted downward manner; the restriction is implemented by clamping or supporting.

[0012] In a first aspect embodiment, the separating component includes two conveyor belts symmetrically disposed on both sides of the first conveying direction; the space between the two conveyor belts forms the separating conveying channel.

[0013] In an embodiment of the first aspect, the spacing between the two conveyor belts is adjustable and the spacing between the two conveyor belts is less than the outer diameter of the material.

[0014] In the first aspect of the embodiment, the separating component further includes an adjustment unit; the adjustment unit includes a mounting component, two connecting rods, a horizontally and parallelly arranged bidirectional ball screw and a guide rod; the bidirectional ball screw is rotatably connected to the mounting component, and the guide rod is fixedly connected to the mounting component; the two connecting rods are respectively slidably connected to the guide rod, and each is screwed to one helical direction of the bidirectional ball screw.

[0015] In an embodiment of the first aspect, the surface of the conveyor belt is provided with a contact-enhancing layer.

[0016] A second aspect of this disclosure provides a production apparatus including the aforementioned material separation component.

[0017] As described above, this disclosure provides a material separation assembly and production equipment. The material separation assembly, used for separating a carrier from the material it carries, includes a first conveying channel, a second conveying channel, and a separation member. The first conveying channel has a first conveying direction for conveying the carrier and its loaded material. The second conveying channel communicates with the first conveying channel at a separation point and has a second conveying direction offset from the first conveying channel. The separation member is disposed at the separation point and is adapted to hold the material in the first conveying direction, and the loaded material is guided by the second conveying channel at the separation point to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material. The production equipment includes the material separation assembly. The advantage of this arrangement is that the separation member in this disclosure can automatically remove the material from the carrier during material conveying, i.e., automatic separation of the material from the carrier, replacing the manual labor of workers in separating the material from the carrier, thus reducing the workload of workers and improving efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a front view of the overall structure of the material separation component in this disclosure;

[0019] Figure 2 The diagram shown is a side view of a portion of the material separation component structure of this disclosure;

[0020] Figure 3 The diagram shown is a top view of a portion of the material separation component structure of this disclosure;

[0021] Figure 4 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of another embodiment of the material;

[0022] Figure 5 The diagram shown is a schematic diagram of the horizontally separated structure in this disclosure.

[0023] Figure label:

[0024] 1. Material; 11. Protrusion; 2. Supporting component;

[0025] 101. First teleportation channel; 201. Second teleportation channel;

[0026] 30. Separating component; 301. Separating feeding channel; 3011. Feed inlet; 31. Conveyor belt; 32. Adjusting unit; 321. Mounting component; 322. Connecting rod; 323. Bidirectional ball screw; 324. Guide rod. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this disclosure from the information disclosed herein. This disclosure can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this disclosure can be modified or changed according to different viewpoints and application modules without departing from the spirit of this disclosure. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this disclosure can be combined with each other.

[0028] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art to which this disclosure pertains can readily implement it. This disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0029] In this disclosure, references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic represented in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this disclosure. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics represented may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or a group of embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples represented in this disclosure, as well as the features of those different embodiments or examples.

[0030] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the representation of this disclosure, "a set" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0031] For the purpose of clarity, devices unrelated to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components throughout the specification are given the same reference numerals.

[0032] Throughout this specification, when it is said that a device is "connected" to another device, this includes not only "direct connection" but also "indirect connection" by placing other components in between. Furthermore, when it is said that a device "comprises" a certain constituent element, unless otherwise stated otherwise, this does not exclude other constituent elements, but rather implies that other constituent elements may be included.

[0033] While the terms first, second, etc., are used in some examples herein to refer to various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used only to distinguish one element from another. For example, first interface and second interface, etc., are used. Furthermore, as used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to also include the plural forms unless the context indicates otherwise. It should be further understood that the terms “comprising,” “including,” indicate the presence of the stated feature, step, operation, element, module, item, kind, and / or group, but do not exclude the presence, occurrence, or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, modules, items, kinds, and / or groups. The terms “or” and “and / or” as used herein are interpreted as inclusive, or mean any one or any combination thereof. Thus, “A, B, or C” or “A, B, and / or C” means “any one of: A; B; C; A and B; A and C; B and C; A, B, and C.” Exceptions to this definition will only occur if the combination of elements, functions, steps, or operations is inherently mutually exclusive in some way.

[0034] The technical terms used herein are for reference only to specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. The singular form used herein includes the plural form unless the statement explicitly indicates otherwise. The word "comprising" as used in this specification means to specify a particular characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element, and / or component, and does not exclude the presence or addition of other characteristics, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components.

[0035] Although not explicitly defined, all terms, including technical and scientific terms used herein, shall have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. Terms defined in commonly used dictionaries shall be further interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the relevant technical literature and the message of the present disclosure, and shall not be over-interpreted as having an ideal or overly formulaic meaning unless otherwise defined.

[0036] When materials are conveyed on a conveyor belt, to prevent the bottom of the materials from being worn by the conveyor belt, they are usually placed on a carrier before being conveyed by the belt. However, this requires manual separation of the materials from the carrier in subsequent production processes, which not only increases the workload but also reduces production efficiency.

[0037] Based on the above problems, the separation component in this disclosure can automatically remove the material from the carrier during the material conveying process, that is, automatically separate the material from the carrier, replacing the manual labor of workers to separate the material from the carrier, which reduces the workload of workers and improves efficiency.

[0038] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a front view of the overall structure of the material separation component in this disclosure. Figure 1 In this example, the material separation assembly separates the carrier 2 from the material 1 it carries. For example, the material 1 can be placed on top of the carrier 2 by insertion or placement.

[0039] The material separation assembly includes a first conveying channel 101, a second conveying channel 201, and a separation component 30. The first conveying channel 101 has a first conveying direction for conveying the carrier 2 and the material 1 it carries. The second conveying channel 201 communicates with the first conveying channel 101 at a separation point and has a second conveying direction offset from the first conveying channel 101. The separation component 30 is disposed at the separation point and is adapted to hold the material 1 in the first conveying direction, and the carrier 2 is guided by the second conveying channel 201 at the separation point to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material 1.

[0040] The advantage of the above configuration is that the separation component 30 in this disclosure can automatically remove the material 1 from the carrier 2 during the material 1 conveying process, that is, the automatic separation of the material 1 from the carrier 2, which replaces the manual labor of workers to separate the material 1 from the carrier 2, thereby reducing the workload of workers and improving efficiency.

[0041] exist Figure 1In this example, the first transmission channel 101 and the second transmission channel 201 are two parts of the same transmission device. In other embodiments, the first transmission channel 101 and the second transmission channel 201 may also be implemented as separate transmission devices and then connected together.

[0042] For example, the direction of separation is implemented as a horizontal or vertical direction.

[0043] Figure 2 The diagram shown is a side view of a portion of the material separation component structure of this disclosure. Figure 3 The diagram shown is a top view of a portion of the material separation component structure of this disclosure. Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the example, the separation direction is vertical.

[0044] For example, the separating member 30 includes a separating conveying channel 301 whose conveying direction is consistent with the first conveying direction and connected to the separating point. Preferably, the first conveying direction is horizontal, the second conveying direction is implemented to be inclined downward relative to the first conveying direction, and the feed inlet 3011 of the separating conveying channel 301 extends to the first conveying channel 101.

[0045] The separation conveying channel 301 is located directly above the second conveying channel 201. The separation conveying channel 301 is used to receive and convey the material 1 on the first conveying channel 101 so that the material 1 is separated from the carrier 2 falling into the second conveying channel 201.

[0046] For example, the separating member 30 includes two conveyor belts 31 symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first conveying direction. It is understood that the space between the two conveyor belts 31 forms the separating conveying channel 301.

[0047] For example, the material 1 is conveyed within the separation conveyor channel 301 with a restricted downward movement. It is understood that the material 1 is able to detach from the carrier 2, which is moving downward along the second conveyor channel 201, precisely because it cannot fall within the separation conveyor channel 301.

[0048] Depend on Figure 2 and Figure 3 As can be seen from the example, the method of restricting downward movement is implemented as clamping.

[0049] For example, the distance between the two conveyor belts 31 is less than the outer diameter of the material 1, meaning that the material 1 entering the separating conveyor channel 301 cannot move downwards because it is clamped by the two conveyor belts 31. Further exemplarily, the surface of the conveyor belts 31 is provided with a bonding layer (not shown in the figure), for example, the bonding layer is made of latex, to improve the adhesion between the surface of the conveyor belts 31 and the outer wall of the material 1. In other embodiments, the bonding layer may also be implemented as a frosted layer.

[0050] Exemplarily, the material 1 is implemented as a cylindrical body, such as a cylindrical bottle (with or without a cap). Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this example, the walls of the two conveyor belts 31 are aligned with the material, which is implemented as a cylindrical bottle. In other embodiments, the material 1 may also be implemented as a column with a rectangular cross-section.

[0051] Figure 4 The diagram shown is a structural schematic of another embodiment of the material. Figure 4 In this example, the method of restricting downward movement is implemented as a support. Exemplarily, the outer wall of the material 1 has a protrusion 11, and the protrusion 11 is vertically higher than the top walls of the two conveyor belts 31 (the two conveyor belts 31 are at the same height). Thus, when the material 1 enters the separating conveyor channel, the protrusion 11 is supported by the top walls of the two conveyor belts 31 and cannot move downwards.

[0052] exist Figure 4 In the example, the material 1 can also be implemented as a cylindrical body, such as a cylindrical bottle (with or without a cap). Exemplarily, the protrusion 11 can be formed on the bottle body or the cap.

[0053] For example, the spacing between the two conveyor belts 31 is adjustable to accommodate materials 1 of different sizes.

[0054] Back to Figure 2 In the example, the separating component 30 further includes an adjustment unit 32. The adjustment unit 32 includes a mounting component 321, two connecting rods 322, a horizontally and parallelly arranged bidirectional ball screw 323, and a guide rod 324. The bidirectional ball screw 323 is rotatably connected to the mounting component 321, and the guide rod 324 is fixedly connected to the mounting component 321; the two connecting rods 322 are slidably engaged with the guide rod 324, and each is screwed into one direction of the bidirectional ball screw 323.

[0055] Those skilled in the art will understand that by rotating the bidirectional ball screw 323, the two conveyor belts 31 can be moved closer or further apart, thereby adjusting the distance between the two conveyor belts 31 to accommodate materials 1 of different sizes. The guide rod 324 can cooperate with the bidirectional ball screw 323 to prevent the conveyor belts 31 from rotating with the bidirectional ball screw 323.

[0056] In other embodiments, each of the conveyor belts 31 is connected to a telescopic member disposed in a direction approaching or away from the other conveyor belt 31. The two conveyor belts 31 are brought closer or further apart by extending or retracting the telescopic member. The telescopic member is implemented as a hydraulic cylinder, pneumatic cylinder, or electric cylinder.

[0057] For example, the vertical distance between the separating conveyor channel 301 and the first conveyor channel 101 is adjustable to accommodate materials 1 at different heights. For instance, each of the separating conveyor channel 301 and the first conveyor channel 101 is connected to a vertically arranged telescopic member. The vertical distance between the separating conveyor channel 301 and the first conveyor channel 101 is adjusted by extending or retracting the telescopic members.

[0058] For example, the separation conveying channel 301 is adapted to the conveying speed of the first conveying channel 101 and the second conveying channel 201. Those skilled in the art will understand that this can prevent the material 1 from tilting due to the pushing or pulling of the carrier 2 at excessively fast or slow speeds, further preventing the material 1 from tipping over.

[0059] Figure 5 The diagram shown is a schematic representation of the horizontally separated structure in this disclosure. Figure 5 In this example, the separation direction is implemented as a horizontal separation. Exemplarily, both the first and second conveying directions are horizontal, and the second conveying direction deviates from the first conveying direction on the horizontal plane. Figure 4 In the embodiments, the separation of the material 1 from the carrier 2 can be implemented by means of pushing, pulling, blowing, sucking, etc.

[0060] Another embodiment of this disclosure provides a production apparatus, including the aforementioned material separation component.

[0061] In summary, this disclosure provides a material separation component and production equipment. The material separation component, used for separating a carrier from the material it carries, includes a first conveying channel, a second conveying channel, and a separation member. The first conveying channel has a first conveying direction for conveying the carrier and its loaded material. The second conveying channel communicates with the first conveying channel at a separation point and has a second conveying direction offset from the first conveying channel. The separation member is disposed at the separation point and is adapted to hold the material in the first conveying direction, and the loaded material is guided by the second conveying channel at the separation point to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material. The production equipment includes the material separation component. The advantage of this arrangement is that the separation member in this disclosure can automatically remove the material from the carrier during material conveying, i.e., automatically separate the material from the carrier, replacing the manual labor of workers in separating the material from the carrier, thus reducing the workload of workers and improving efficiency.

[0062] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of this disclosure and are not intended to limit this disclosure. Any person skilled in the art can modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this disclosure. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concept disclosed in this disclosure should still be covered by the protection scope of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A material separation assembly comprising: Separation of the carrier from the material it carries includes: A first conveying channel, having a first conveying direction, is used to convey the carrier and the material it is loaded with; The second transmission channel is connected to the first transmission channel at a separation point and has a second transmission direction that deviates from the first transmission channel; A separating member, disposed at the separating point, is adapted to hold the material in the first conveying direction, and the loading member at the separating point is guided by the second conveying channel to move along the second conveying direction to separate from the material.

2. The material separation assembly of claim 1, wherein, The separation direction is implemented as either horizontal or vertical.

3. The material separation assembly of claim 1, wherein, The separation component includes a separation conveying channel whose conveying direction is consistent with the first conveying direction and which is connected to the separation point; The separation transmission channel is located directly above the second transmission channel; The separation conveyor channel is used to receive and convey materials on the first conveyor channel so that the materials are separated from the load falling into the second conveyor channel.

4. The material separation assembly of claim 3, wherein, The separate transmission channel is adapted to the transmission speed of the first transmission channel and the second transmission channel.

5. The material separation component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The separation component includes two conveyor belts symmetrically arranged on both sides of the first conveying direction; the space between the two conveyor belts forms the separation conveying channel.

6. The material separation component according to claim 3, characterized in that, The material is conveyed within the separation conveyor channel in a restricted downward movement; the restriction is implemented by clamping or supporting.

7. The material separation component according to claim 5, characterized in that, The spacing between the two conveyor belts is adjustable and the spacing between the two conveyor belts is less than the outer diameter of the material.

8. The material separation component according to claim 7, characterized in that, The separation component further includes an adjustment unit; the adjustment unit includes a mounting component, two connecting rods, a horizontally and parallelly arranged bidirectional ball screw and a guide rod; the bidirectional ball screw is rotatably connected to the mounting component, and the guide rod is fixedly connected to the mounting component; the two connecting rods are slidably connected to the guide rod, and each is screwed to one direction of the bidirectional ball screw.

9. The material separation component according to claim 7, characterized in that, The surface of the conveyor belt is provided with a contact-enhancing layer.

10. A production equipment, characterized in that, include: The material separation component as described in any one of claims 1-9.

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