A feeding tray for glass bead production

Abstract

The application discloses a feeding tray for glass bead production and belongs to the technical field of glass bead production. The feeding tray comprises a base, the upper end surface of the base is fixed with a material guide seat, the top end middle part of the material guide seat is provided with a feeding channel which is inclined downward to the edge, the bottom edge of the base is provided with a rotatable material guide plate corresponding to the lower end port position of the feeding channel, and the upper end surface of the material guide plate is provided with a material guide groove; an upper hopper is arranged above the material guide seat, the bottom of the upper hopper is provided with a discharge port, and the upper end surface of the material guide seat is further provided with a rotatable spacing disc; the upper end surface edge of the spacing disc blocks the discharge port, the upper end surface of the spacing disc is further provided with equidistantly-arranged discharge holes, and the discharge holes are sequentially connected with the discharge port through the rotation of the spacing disc. The feeding tray for glass bead production not only realizes soft, accurate and mute conveying of glass beads, but also has excellent site adaptability and layout flexibility, and has good overall use effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of glass bead production technology, and more specifically, to a feeding tray for glass bead production. Background Technology

[0002] In the glass bead production industry, the feeding tray is a key piece of equipment for the orderly and individual conveying of glass beads from the aggregated state to subsequent processes (such as optical inspection, precision counting, or packaging).

[0003] Currently, the industry commonly uses electromagnetic vibratory feeding trays, which use electromagnets to drive the tray to generate high-frequency, low-amplitude vibrations, causing glass beads to climb and rank along a spiral track. However, continuous vibration and noise pollute the working environment, and long-term operation may affect the structural stability of the equipment. Furthermore, during the vibratory conveying process, the glass beads collide with each other and rub against the track, causing surface scratches or even breakage, resulting in reduced product yield. Moreover, this method of controlling the feeding speed by adjusting the voltage to change the vibration amplitude has poor linearity and accuracy, making it difficult to achieve precise quantitative feeding.

[0004] Therefore, this application proposes a feeding tray for glass bead production to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The summary section of this application is intended to provide a brief overview of the concepts, which will be described in detail in the detailed description section below. This summary section is not intended to identify key or essential features of the claimed technical solutions, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the claimed technical solutions.

[0006] The purpose of this application is to address the shortcomings of the prior art by providing a feeding tray for glass bead production, thereby solving problems such as high equipment noise, easy breakage of glass beads, and poor feeding speed control accuracy caused by the reliance on vibration feeding in the prior art.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solution: A feeding tray for glass bead production includes a base, a guide seat fixed on the upper surface of the base, a feeding channel inclined downward toward the edge provided at the top center of the guide seat, a rotatable guide plate installed on the bottom edge of the base corresponding to the lower port of the feeding channel, and a guide groove opened on the upper surface of the guide plate. A feeding hopper is mounted directly above the material guide seat. A discharge port is provided at the bottom of the feeding hopper. A rotatable spacing disk is also installed on the upper surface of the material guide seat. The edge of the upper surface of the spacing disk covers the discharge port. The upper surface of the spacing disk is also surrounded by equidistant discharge holes. Several discharge holes are sequentially connected and engaged with the discharge port as the spacing disk rotates.

[0008] Furthermore, the base has a fan-shaped mounting groove on the side corresponding to the lower port of the feeding channel, and one end of the guide plate is fixed with a connecting shaft and rotatably positioned in the middle of the mounting groove.

[0009] Furthermore, the lower end of the feeding channel is provided with a recessed discharge port, and the guide plate is always located below the discharge port during the process of rotating and changing orientation within the mounting groove.

[0010] Furthermore, the top of the feeding channel is located directly below the discharge port, and a buffer pad is provided at the center of the top of the feeding channel.

[0011] Furthermore, two vertical support columns are symmetrically fixed on both sides of the feeding hopper, and the lower ends of the two support columns are symmetrically fixed to the upper surface of the guide seat.

[0012] Furthermore, a servo motor is fixed to the upper end face of the guide seat, and the top end of the servo motor shaft is fixed to the middle of the lower end face of the spacing disk, thereby forming a rotational drive for the spacing disk.

[0013] Furthermore, the guide seat has a corresponding groove for mounting the servo motor, and the guide seat is also equipped with a power supply for powering the servo motor.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows: In the above solution, by using a rotatable spacing disc and its equally spaced feeding holes in conjunction with the feeding port of the hopper, a mechanically rotating quantitative feeding method can replace the traditional vibratory conveying, achieving precise control of the single feeding amount, fundamentally eliminating equipment vibration and noise, and effectively reducing the glass bead breakage rate. In the above solution, the horizontally rotatable guide plate and the fan-shaped mounting groove on the base can be used to flexibly adjust the horizontal direction of the discharge port without stopping the machine, so as to enable the equipment to quickly adapt to different downstream workstation layouts and greatly improve the flexibility of production line configuration.

[0015] In summary, this device not only achieves gentle, precise, and silent delivery of glass beads, but also possesses excellent site adaptability and layout flexibility, resulting in good overall performance. Attached Figure Description

[0016] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this application, are used to provide a further understanding of the application and to make other features, objects, and advantages of the application more apparent. The illustrative embodiments and descriptions of this application are used to explain the application and do not constitute an undue limitation of the application.

[0017] Furthermore, throughout the accompanying drawings, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements. It should be understood that the drawings are schematic, and the elements are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0018] In the attached diagram: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this application; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material guide seat of this application; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the spacing disk of this application; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the material guide plate of this application.

[0019] 1. Base; 101. Mounting slot; 2. Guide seat; 201. Feeding channel; 202. Buffer pad; 203. Drop port; 3. Guide plate; 301. Guide groove; 302. Connecting shaft; 4. Feeding hopper; 401. Discharge port; 402. Support column; 5. Spacing plate; 501. Discharge hole; 6. Servo motor. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The following is a detailed description of a feeding tray for glass bead production provided in this application, with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best and preferred embodiments; those skilled in the art can also use other alternative methods to implement some known technologies; and the accompanying drawings are only for more specific description of the embodiments and are not intended to specifically limit this application.

[0021] It should be noted that the use of terms such as "an embodiment," "an embodiment," "an exemplary embodiment," and "some embodiments" in the specification indicates that the described embodiment may include a specific feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment necessarily includes that specific feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, when a specific feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, implementing such a feature, structure, or characteristic in conjunction with other embodiments (whether explicitly described or not) should be within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0022] Generally, terms can be understood at least partly from their use in context. For example, depending at least partly on the context, the term "one or more" as used herein can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in a singular sense, or a combination of features, structures, or characteristics in a plural sense. Additionally, the term "based on" can be understood not necessarily to convey an exclusive set of factors, but rather, alternatively, depending at least partly on the context, to allow for the presence of other factors that are not necessarily explicitly described.

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

[0024] Reference Figure 1-4 As shown, this utility model provides a feeding tray for glass bead production. The feeding tray for glass bead production mainly consists of a base 1, a guide seat 2, a guide plate 3, a feeding hopper 4, a spacing plate 5, and a servo motor 6.

[0025] The base 1 serves as the supporting structure for the entire device, and its bottom can be fitted with feet or mounting holes to fix it to the working surface. A guide seat 2 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the base 1. A feeding channel 201, extending downwards at the center of the top of the guide seat 2, is machined towards its edge. The cross-section of this channel is preferably arc-shaped or V-shaped to guide the glass beads. To mitigate the impact of the falling glass beads, a buffer pad 202 made of an elastic material such as rubber or polyurethane is firmly adhered at the top inlet of the feeding channel 201, directly below. A recessed discharge port 203 is machined at the lower outlet of the feeding channel 201 to collect the material.

[0026] To allow for flexible adjustment of the discharge direction, a fan-shaped mounting groove 101 is precisely machined on the side of the base 1, corresponding to the position of the discharge port 203. A guide plate 3 is rotatably mounted in the mounting groove 101 via a connecting shaft 302 fixedly connected to one end of the guide plate. Specifically, the rotatable connection can be achieved through a bearing or a bushing.

[0027] The upper surface of the guide plate 3 is provided with a guide groove 301 that matches the shape of the feeding channel 201. Its installation position is precisely calculated to ensure that when the guide plate 3 rotates at any angle in the fan-shaped mounting groove 101, the guide groove 301 can always face and receive the glass beads falling from the drop port 203, thereby ensuring that the feeding is leak-free.

[0028] The aforementioned feeding hopper 4 is specifically an inverted cone shape, used to store a large number of glass beads, with its bottom tapering to form a discharge port 401. The feeding hopper 4 is stably mounted above the guide seat 2 via two vertical support columns 402 symmetrically welded or bolted to its sides. A servo motor 6 is mounted on the upper surface of the guide seat 2, with its output shaft pointing vertically upwards and connected to a spacing disk 5 via a coupling or direct fixation. The spacing disk 5 is a disc-shaped component, its upper surface closely attached to the bottom of the feeding hopper 4, thus blocking the discharge port 401. Around the center of the spacing disk 5, several discharge holes 501 are evenly spaced along its edge. The diameter of these discharge holes 501 is slightly larger than the diameter of a single glass bead, but typically smaller than the diameter of two glass beads, ensuring that only one or a fixed number of glass beads can pass through at a time. When the servo motor 6 drives the spacing disk 5 to rotate, each discharge hole 501 sequentially circulates through the discharge port 401, completing the process of picking up, transferring, and feeding the material. The dropped glass beads first land on the buffer pad 202, then slide down along the feeding channel 201, enter the guide trough 301 of the guide plate 3 through the drop port 203, and are finally guided to the designated collection point or subsequent equipment.

[0029] Working principle: When using this glass bead production feeding tray, the servo motor 6 is started, causing it to drive the spacing disk 5 to rotate at a preset speed. The glass beads in the hopper 4 fall into the discharge hole 501 through the discharge port 401 under the action of gravity. As the spacing disk 5 rotates, the glass beads will continuously fall onto the buffer pad 202, completing one quantitative feeding cycle.

[0030] After being buffered, the glass beads accelerate down the feeding channel 201 and fall into the guide groove 301 of the guide plate 3 through the discharge port 203. The operator can manually rotate the guide plate 3 horizontally to the required position according to the actual production line layout. Its rotation range is limited by the fan-shaped mounting groove 101, so as to easily change the discharge direction without moving the entire equipment.

[0031] Meanwhile, by adjusting the speed of the servo motor 6 through the control system, the feeding frequency per unit time can be linearly and precisely controlled, achieving efficient, flexible and low-damage feeding operations.

[0032] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

[0033] It should be noted that this application covers any alternatives, modifications, equivalent methods, and solutions made within the spirit and scope of this application. To provide the public with a thorough understanding of this application, specific details are described in detail in the preferred embodiments, while those skilled in the art can fully understand this application without these details. Furthermore, to avoid unnecessary confusion regarding the substance of this application, well-known methods, processes, procedures, components, and circuits are not described in detail.

[0034] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this application, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A feeding tray for glass bead production, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: The upper end face of the base (1) is fixed with a guide seat (2), and the top center of the guide seat (2) is provided with a feeding channel (201) that slopes downward toward the edge. The bottom edge of the base (1) is equipped with a rotatable guide plate (3) corresponding to the lower end position of the feeding channel (201), and the upper end face of the guide plate (3) is provided with a guide groove (301). A feeding hopper (4) is mounted directly above the feeding hopper (4). A discharge port (401) is provided at the bottom of the feeding hopper (4). A rotatable spacing disk (5) is also installed on the upper surface of the feeding hopper (2). The edge of the upper surface of the spacing disk (5) covers the discharge port (401). The upper surface of the spacing disk (5) is also surrounded by equidistant discharge holes (501). Several discharge holes (501) are sequentially connected and cooperated with the discharge port (401) as the spacing disk (5) rotates.

2. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (1) has a fan-shaped mounting groove (101) on the side corresponding to the lower port of the feeding channel (201), and one end of the guide plate (3) is fixed with a connecting shaft (302) and is rotatably placed in the middle of the mounting groove (101).

3. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lower end of the feeding channel (201) is provided with a recessed discharge port (203), and the guide plate (3) rotates and changes orientation in the mounting groove (101), while the guide groove (301) is always located below the discharge port (203).

4. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the feeding channel (201) is located directly below the discharge port (401), and a buffer pad (202) is provided in the middle of the top of the feeding channel (201).

5. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two vertical support columns (402) are symmetrically fixed on both sides of the feeding hopper (4), and the lower ends of the two support columns (402) are symmetrically fixed to the upper surface of the guide seat (2).

6. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 1, characterized in that: A servo motor (6) is fixed to the upper end face of the guide seat (2), and the top end of the shaft of the servo motor (6) is fixed to the middle of the lower end face of the spacing disk (5), thereby forming a rotation drive for the spacing disk (5).

7. The feeding tray for glass bead production according to claim 6, characterized in that: The guide seat (2) has a corresponding groove for mounting the servo motor (6), and the guide seat (2) is also provided with a power supply for the servo motor (6).

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