TWM574148U - Automatic cup feeding device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic cup feeding device for conveying a plurality of cup strings to a cup dividing device, the automatic cup feeding device comprising a feeding device disposed on the cup dividing device and a storage device on a side of the feeding device. The feeding device comprises a frame with a material rack and a feeding mechanism, the material storage mechanism comprises a machine platform defining a storage area, a material moving area and a buffer zone, and the automatic feeding device of the creation can be carried out through the storage device The cup string is stored and transported, and the cup string is supplied to the cup dividing device one by one by the feeding device to achieve the effect of automatic cup feeding, which can effectively reduce the burden on the operator and further reduce the waste of labor costs.

Description

Automatic cup feeding equipment

This creation is an automatic cup feeding device, especially an automatic cup feeding device for storing and conveying most cup strings to the production line.

In the production process of cup-shaped foods such as pudding, the empty cups for accommodating foods are stacked into cups after being formed and transported to the factory area, and the workers in the factory area must carry out unpacking operations and The cup string is placed in a one-diving device, and the cup string is subjected to a cupping operation through the cupping device, and the empty cup is conveyed to the next process for filling, sealing, and the like.

Wherein, the cup forming device comprises a conveying mechanism and a plurality of blanking racks, wherein the conveying mechanism forms a plurality of conveying paths, and each of the conveying paths is formed with a plurality of cup slots, the plurality of blanking frames being located above the conveying mechanism And correspondingly to the plurality of conveying paths, the operator must place the cup strings in a plurality of blanking racks, and the plurality of blanking racks respectively place the empty cups of the cup string one by one onto the conveying path of the conveying mechanism. The conveying mechanism enables the conveying mechanism to convey the empty cup.

However, if there is less cup string in any of the cup forming devices, the cup string must be manually added to the blanking frame, so the operator must carry out the cupping device at any time. The amount of the cups of each of the blanking racks is ready to be used for the filling of the cups, resulting in a problem of high labor costs.

Further, during the unpacking operation by the worker in the vicinity of the dispensing device, the debris of the carton may fall on the conveying mechanism, and there is a concern that the carton debris contaminates the product.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide an automatic cup-feeding device to improve the labor cost of refilling the cup in a manual manner.

In order to achieve the pre-existing purpose, the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention is used for conveying a plurality of cup strings to a cup dividing device, the automatic cup feeding device defining mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, the automatic cup feeding device The utility model comprises: a feeding device, which is arranged on the cup dividing device, the feeding device comprises: a machine base disposed on the cup dividing device, the machine base comprising a material extending in the Z-axis direction And a feeding mechanism disposed on the machine base and disposed adjacent to the material rack, the feeding mechanism comprising a load bearing assembly and a steering drive member, wherein the load bearing assembly is disposed on the machine base, and The utility model comprises a top material member and a carrier, wherein the carrier is pivoted on the top member and extends along an X-axis direction, the steering drive member is connected to the carrier of the carrier assembly, and the carrier can be controlled along the carrier Pivoting in the Y-axis direction; and a stocking device located on one side of the feeding device, the stocking device comprising: a machine table comprising a storage area, a moving material area and a buffer zone, The storage area is located at the machine station away from the feeding device On one side, the moving material zone and the storage zone are arranged along the Y-axis, the buffer zone is located on the side of the machine table adjacent to the feeding device, and the buffer zone has a pivotable pouring plate, The diverting plate and the moving material are arranged along the X-axis, the dip plate has an adjacent feeding edge and a discharging edge, the feeding edge is oriented toward the moving material, and the discharging edge is oriented The feeding device, the machine table extends toward the feeding device at a discharge edge of the dip plate to form a discharging plate; a lifting mechanism is disposed in the storage area of the machine, the lifting mechanism comprises a carrier plate capable of moving in the Z-axis direction and a lifting and lowering driving member, wherein a plurality of cup strings are arranged in a stacking arrangement in the receiving space above the carrier plate, The lifting and lowering driving member is configured to drive the carrier plate of the storage rack to move along the Z axis; a moving mechanism is disposed in the machine table, and is used for moving a part of the cup string from the storage area along the Y-axis direction Moving to the moving material area; a pushing mechanism, which is disposed in the moving material area of the machine, and is used to be located in the moving material area The cup string is pushed along the X-axis direction onto the tilting plate; a dumping mechanism is disposed in the buffer zone of the machine, and pivots the tilting plate in the X-axis direction to be located on the tilting plate a cup string moving toward the discharge plate; and a dispensing mechanism disposed on the discharge plate for urging the cup string on the discharge plate to move the cup string on the discharge plate To the carrier of the feeding device.

The creation automatic cup feeding device can be used to convey a plurality of cup strings to the cup dividing device, and has the following advantages: 1. Providing an automatic cup feeding function: the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention sequentially sorts the cup strings through an automated method. Transferring from the storage area of the storage device to the feeding device, and placing the cup string into the preparation rack by the feeding mechanism of the feeding device to achieve the effect of automatic cup feeding, thereby effectively reducing the burden on the operator. And can further reduce the waste of labor costs. 2. Avoid the problem of paper dust pollution during unpacking: Since the storage area for the automatic cup feeding device for storing the cup string is located on the side of the machine that deviates from the feeding mechanism, when the operator is in the storage area When the unpacking operation is carried out, it can be kept away from the feeding mechanism, thereby preventing the scattered paper dust from contaminating the empty cup.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5, a preferred embodiment of the automatic cup feeding device is provided for conveying a plurality of cup strings 4 to a cup dividing device 3, the automatic cup feeding device defining mutually perpendicular X axes. The Y-axis and the Z-axis, the automatic cup feeding device comprises a feeding device 1 and a storage device 2.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the feeding device 1 is disposed on the separating device 3, and the feeding device 1 comprises a base and a feeding mechanism 11.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the base 10 is disposed on the splitting device 3, and the base 10 includes a stocking rack 101 extending in the Z-axis direction.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the feeding mechanism 11 is disposed on the base 10 and adjacent to the preparation rack 101. The feeding mechanism 11 includes a bearing assembly 111 and a steering driving member 112. The assembly 111 is disposed on the base 10 and includes a top member 113 and a carrier 114. The carrier 114 is pivotally disposed on the top member 113 and extends along the X-axis direction. The steering drive The member 112 is coupled to the carrier 114 of the carrier assembly 111 and is capable of controlling the carrier 114 to pivot in the Y-axis direction.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , the storage device 2 is disposed on one side of the feeding device 1 , and the storage device 2 includes a machine table 20 , a lifting mechanism 21 , a moving mechanism 22 , A pushing mechanism 23, a pouring mechanism 24 and a dispensing mechanism 25.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the machine 20 includes a storage area 201, a transfer area 202 and a buffer zone 203. The storage area 201 is located on the side of the machine 20 away from the feeding device 1. The loading zone 202 and the storage zone 201 are arranged along the Y axis. The buffer zone 203 is located on the side of the machine table 20 adjacent to the feeding device 1. The buffer zone 203 has a pivotable tilting The plate 204, the dip plate 204 and the moving material zone 202 are arranged along the X-axis, the dip plate 204 has an adjacent feeding edge 205 and a discharging edge 206, and the feeding edge 205 faces the In the transfer area 202, the discharge side 206 is directed toward the feeding device 1, and the machine table 20 extends toward the feeding device 1 at the discharge side 206 of the dip plate 204 to form a discharge plate 207.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lifting mechanism 21 is disposed in the storage area 201 of the machine table 20. The lifting mechanism 21 includes a carrier plate 211 movable in the Z-axis direction and a lifting and lowering driving member. The carrier plate 211 A plurality of cups are formed in the stacking space 213 above the carrier 211, and the lifting and lowering driving member is used to drive the storage rack 214. The plate 211 is moved along the Z axis, wherein the lifting mechanism 21 of the storage device 2 includes a storage rack 214 disposed in the storage area 201 of the machine table 20, the carrier plate 211 The hopper 214 is movably disposed along the Z-axis, and the bottom of the hopper 214 has a plurality of pulleys 215.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the moving mechanism 22 is disposed in the machine table 20 and is used to move a portion of the cup string 4 from the stocking area 201 in the Y-axis direction to the moving material area 202.

As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the pushing mechanism 23 is disposed in the moving material area 202 of the machine table 20, and is used to move the cup string 4 located in the moving material area 202 to the dip plate in the X-axis direction. 204.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dip mechanism 24 is disposed in the buffer zone 203 of the machine table 20, and pivots the dip plate 204 in the X-axis direction so that the cup string 4 located on the dip plate 204 faces The discharge plate 207 moves in the direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the dispensing mechanism 25 is disposed on the discharging plate 207, and is used to move the cup string 4 on the discharging plate 207 to move the cup string 4 on the discharging plate 207 to the On the carrier 114 of the feeding device 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, the stocking device 2 includes a retaining mechanism 26 disposed on the machine 20 and located between the discharging plate 207 and the dip plate 204. The retaining mechanism 26 can be used to control the number of the cup strings 4 located on the dip plate 204 to the discharge plate 207. In addition, the base 10 of the feeding device 1 can further include a plurality of extending along the Z-axis direction. The plurality of stocking racks 101 are arranged along the Y-axis direction, and the plurality of detectors 102 are respectively disposed on the plurality of stock racks 101. The plurality of detectors 102 are used to detect corresponding stock racks. The number of the cup strings 4 in the 101, the feeding mechanism 11 includes a displacement driving member 115 for driving the carrier assembly 111 to move in the Y-axis direction.

As shown in FIG. 6, the operator can first perform the unpacking operation of the package containing the cup string 4 at the storage area 201 of the storage device 2, and place the contents of the package on the cup string 4 It is placed on the carrier 211 of the storage rack 214.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the production of the cup food is performed, the lifting mechanism 21 pushes the carrier plate 211 upward in the Z-axis direction, so that a part of the cup string 4 enters the material moving mechanism 22, at this time, As shown in FIG. 7, the moving mechanism 22 will reset the partial cup string 4 in the Y-axis direction to the loading zone 202, and then, as shown in FIG. 8, the pushing mechanism 23 will move the material. The cup string 4 on the zone 202 is moved in the X-axis direction onto the dip plate 204 of the buffer zone 203.

As shown in FIG. 9, the dip mechanism 24 pushes the dip plate 204, and after the dip plate 204 is pivoted in the X-axis direction, the cup string 4 on the dip plate 204 is directed toward the discharge. The plate 207 is moved in the direction, as shown in FIG. 10, the dispensing mechanism 25 controls the number of movements of the cup string 4 to the discharge plate 207, and the dispensing mechanism 25 can set the cup string 4 on the discharge plate 207. The tray 114 is pushed onto the carrier 114 of the feeding device 1.

As shown in FIG. 11 to FIG. 13 , the complex detector 102 can detect the number of the cup strings 4 in the corresponding stock rack 101 respectively. When the number of the cup strings 4 in the stock rack 101 is insufficient, the corresponding detector 102 will signal. Passing to an external controller, causing the controller to control the displacement driving member 115 of the feeding mechanism 11 to drive the carrying assembly 111 to move to the stock rack 101 with insufficient number of cup strings 4, and to drive the steering driving member 112 The carrier 114 pivots in the Y-axis direction, so that the cup string 4 on the carrier 114 can be steered in the Y-axis and placed in the preparation rack 101. At this time, the carrier 114 is in the process of pivoting. The top member 113 pushes the cup string 4 on the carrier 114 so that the position of the bottom end of the cup string 4 can correspond to the stock rack 101 without falling out.

Wherein, since the storage area 201 is located on the side of the machine table 20 that is offset from the feeding mechanism 11, when the worker performs the unpacking operation in the storage area 201, the material can be moved away from the feeding mechanism 11 to avoid scattering. The confetti pollutes the empty cup.

In summary, the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention can store and transport the cup string 4 through the stocking device 2, and the cup string 4 is supplied to the cup dividing device 3 one by one by the feeding device 1 to achieve The effect of automatic cup feeding can effectively reduce the burden on the operator and further reduce the waste of labor costs.

1‧‧‧Feeding device

10‧‧‧ machine base

101‧‧‧Material rack

102‧‧‧Detector

11‧‧‧Feeding agency

111‧‧‧Loading components

112‧‧‧Steering drive

113‧‧‧Top material components

114‧‧‧ Carrier

115‧‧‧displacement drive

2‧‧‧Storage device

20‧‧‧ machine

201‧‧‧Storage area

202‧‧‧Feeding area

203‧‧‧buffer

204‧‧‧drag board

205‧‧‧ feeding side

206‧‧‧Outside

207‧‧‧Filling plate

21‧‧‧ Lifting mechanism

211‧‧‧ Carrier Board

213‧‧‧Content space

214‧‧‧Storage rack

215‧‧‧ pulley

22‧‧‧Transfer mechanism

23‧‧‧ Pushing agency

24‧‧‧Dumping agency

25‧‧‧Materials

26‧‧‧Retaining mechanism

3‧‧‧Part cup device

4‧‧‧ cup skewers

Figure 1 is a front plan view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention. Figure 2: Front view of the buffer of the feeding device and the storage device of the automatic cup feeding device. Fig. 3 is a side plan view of the feeding device of the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a front plan view of the material storage device of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 5 is a top plan view of the storage device of the automatic cup feeding device of the present invention. Figure 6: Schematic diagram of pushing the carrier plate by the lifting mechanism of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 7: Schematic diagram of the moving cup string of the transfer mechanism of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 8: Schematic diagram of pushing the cup string by the pushing mechanism of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 9: Schematic diagram of the dumping mechanism driven by the pouring mechanism of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 10: Schematic diagram of the cup holder of the automatic feeding device for creating the cup. Figure 11 is a schematic view showing the movement of the load bearing assembly of the feeding mechanism of the automatic cup feeding device. Figure 12: Schematic diagram of the rotation of the carrier of the automatic cup feeding device (1). Figure 13: Schematic diagram of the rotation of the carrier of the automatic cup feeding device (2).

Claims (5)

An automatic cup feeding device for conveying a plurality of cup strings to a cup dividing device, the automatic cup feeding device defining mutually perpendicular X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis, the automatic cup feeding device comprising: a feeding device, The feeding device comprises: a machine base disposed on the cup dividing device, the machine base comprising a material rack extending in the Z-axis direction; and a feeding mechanism Provided on the machine base and disposed adjacent to the material preparation rack, the feeding mechanism includes a load bearing assembly and a steering drive member, the load bearing assembly is disposed on the machine base and includes a top member and a carrier that is pivotally disposed on the top member and extends along the X-axis direction, the steering drive member is coupled to the carrier of the carrier assembly, and is capable of controlling the carrier to pivot along the Y-axis direction And a storage device located on one side of the feeding device, the storage device comprising: a machine table comprising a storage area, a moving material area and a buffer zone, wherein the storage area is located The machine is away from the side of the feeding device, the moving material Arranging along the Y axis with the storage zone, the buffer zone is located on the side of the machine adjacent to the feeding device, the buffer zone has a pivotable dip plate, the dip plate and the moving material zone Arranging along the X-axis, the dip plate has an adjacent one of the feeding edge and a discharging edge, the feeding edge is oriented toward the moving material, the discharging edge is directed toward the feeding device, and the machine is The discharge side of the dip plate extends toward the feeding device to form a discharge plate; a lifting mechanism is disposed in the storage area of the machine, the lifting mechanism includes a movement mechanism capable of moving along the Z-axis a loading plate and a lifting and lowering drive member, a plurality of cup strings are arranged in a stacking arrangement in the receiving space above the carrier plate, and the lifting driving member is used for driving The carrier of the storage rack moves along the Z axis; a moving mechanism is disposed in the machine and is configured to move a part of the string from the storage area in the Y-axis direction to the moving area; a pushing mechanism, which is disposed in the moving material area of the machine, and is used for pushing the cup string located in the moving material area along the X-axis direction Moving to the dumping plate; a pouring mechanism disposed in the buffer zone of the machine, and pivoting the dip plate in the X-axis direction, so that the cup string on the dip plate faces the Moving in the direction of the material; and a material dispensing mechanism disposed on the discharge plate for displacing the glass string on the discharge plate to move the glass string on the discharge plate to the load of the feeding device On the shelf. The automatic cup feeding device of claim 1, wherein the lifting mechanism of the storage device comprises a storage rack, the storage rack is disposed in a storage area of the machine, and the carrier system can be along the Z The axial direction is movably disposed on the storage rack, and the bottom of the storage rack has a plurality of pulleys. The automatic cup feeding device of claim 1, wherein the stocking device comprises a retaining mechanism, the retaining mechanism is disposed on the machine and located between the discharging plate and the dip plate, The retaining mechanism can be used to control the amount of movement of the string on the dip panel to the discharge plate. The automatic cup feeding device of claim 2, wherein the stocking device comprises a retaining mechanism, the retaining mechanism is disposed on the machine and located between the discharging plate and the dip plate, The retaining mechanism can be used to control the amount of movement of the string on the dip panel to the discharge plate. The automatic cup feeding device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the feeding device housing comprises a plurality of stock racks extending in the Z-axis direction and a plurality of detectors, the plurality of stock racks being along the Y-axis direction Arranging, the plurality of detectors are respectively disposed on the plurality of stock racks, wherein the plurality of detectors are used for detecting the number of cup strings in the corresponding stock rack, the feeding mechanism comprises a displacement driving member, and the displacement driving member is used for The carrier assembly is moved in the Y-axis direction.