CN215326009U - Paper feeding machine with paper jam preventing structure - Google Patents

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CN215326009U
CN215326009U CN202121585328.6U CN202121585328U CN215326009U CN 215326009 U CN215326009 U CN 215326009U CN 202121585328 U CN202121585328 U CN 202121585328U CN 215326009 U CN215326009 U CN 215326009U
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The utility model discloses a paper feeding machine with a paper jam preventing structure, and particularly relates to the field of printing equipment, wherein the paper feeding machine comprises a paper feeding machine body, wherein a supporting base is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the paper feeding machine body; compared with the prior art, the paper feeding device has the advantages that the first gluing roller and the second gluing roller are movably sleeved in the two groups of movable bases through the first transmission shaft respectively, the first lower gluing roller and the second lower gluing roller are movably sleeved on the inner sides of the two groups of limiting bases through the second transmission shaft respectively, the first gluing roller and the second gluing roller are driven to rotate in opposite directions through the motor and the transmission mechanism respectively, and finally paper passing through is flattened under the elastic action of the pressure spring, so that the paper can move towards the drying base more stably under the action of the limiting rolling rollers when passing through, and the problem that the transmission efficiency is influenced due to the fact that the friction between the paper and the inner wall of the paper feeding machine body is large when the existing device is used is solved.

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Paper feeding machine with paper jam preventing structure
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of printing equipment, in particular to a paper feeding machine with high drying efficiency.
Background
With the continuous progress of scientific technology and the rapid development of mechanical automatic production, a plurality of new technologies, new processes and new equipment are continuously developed, a plurality of paper feeding machines which are automatically operated to replace manual operation appear in the aspect of printing, the productivity is further improved, the production period is shortened, the production cost is reduced, and the paper feeding machine is in an advantage position in competition.
The paper feeding machine is characterized in that the conveying mechanism is arranged on the conveying mechanism, and the conveying mechanism is arranged on the conveying mechanism.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a paper feeding machine with a jam prevention structure to solve the problems set forth in the above-mentioned background art.
In order to achieve the purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a paper feeder with a paper jam preventing structure comprises a paper feeder body, wherein a supporting base is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the paper feeder body, a drying base is fixedly connected to one end of the paper feeder body, a fixed clamping sleeve is fixedly connected to the top end of the paper feeder body, a motor is fixedly connected to the top end of the fixed clamping sleeve, a transmission mechanism is movably sleeved on the inner side of the fixed clamping sleeve, a connecting clamping sleeve is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the fixed clamping sleeve, two groups of movable bases are fixedly connected to the inner side of the front end and the inner side of the rear end of the connecting clamping sleeve respectively, a first transmission shaft is movably sleeved between the two groups of movable bases respectively, a first upper rubber roller and a second upper rubber roller are fixedly connected to the outer sides of the two first transmission shafts respectively, two groups of pressure springs are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the two groups of movable bases respectively, and two groups of limiting bases are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the two groups of pressure springs respectively, the two groups of limiting bases are movably sleeved at the front end and the rear end of the inner side of the connecting clamping sleeve respectively, a second transmission shaft is fixedly connected between the two groups of limiting bases respectively, a first lower rubber covered roller and a second lower rubber covered roller are movably sleeved at the outer sides of the two groups of second transmission shafts respectively, and limiting rolling rollers are movably sleeved between the two groups of limiting bases respectively.
Inside clean and tidy nature when solving current device and the relatively poor problem of drying effect, drying base's top fixedly connected with blast pipe, drying base's inboard top fixedly connected with fan, the lower fixed surface of fan is connected with filters the base, the inboard fixed cup joint that filters the base has the filter screen.
In order to guarantee that the motor can drive the rotation of the first transmission shaft at both ends, drive mechanism includes the master gear, the fixed cover in inboard of master gear has connect the drive shaft, drive shaft fixed connection is in the bottom of motor, the front end both sides meshing respectively of master gear are connected with the pinion, and the bottom of two pinions is fixedly connected with connecting axle respectively, the lower fixed surface of connecting axle is connected with the driving gear, the bottom meshing of driving gear is connected with driven gear, the fixed cover in the inboard of driven gear connects in the front end outside of first transmission shaft.
For better spacing effect of playing, it is two sets of movable base, pressure spring and spacing base's quantity is four, four movable base, pressure spring and spacing base use two to be a set of two sets of as, two sets of movable base, pressure spring and spacing base are located the inboard both ends of connecting the cutting ferrule respectively.
In order to ensure that the second transmission shaft can move more stably under the connection of the limiting base, the inner front end and the inner rear end of the connecting clamping sleeve are respectively provided with a limiting sliding groove, and the two ends of the second transmission shaft are respectively movably sleeved in the two limiting sliding grooves.
For more efficient and stable transmission of kinetic energy of the transmission mechanism, a square groove is formed in the inner side of the fixed cutting sleeve, the main gear and the pinion are movably sleeved in the square groove, a fixed groove matched with the connecting shaft is formed in the bottom end of the fixed cutting sleeve, the top end of the connecting shaft is movably sleeved in the fixed groove, a connecting groove matched with the driving shaft is formed in the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve, and the top end of the driving shaft is movably sleeved in the connecting groove.
For the fastness of fan and drying base connection, the joint groove has been seted up to drying base's inboard upper surface, the fixed cover of fan is connected in the inboard in joint groove.
The utility model has the technical effects and advantages that:
1. compared with the prior art, through setting up spacing base, the second transmission shaft, first rubber covered roller and connecting cutting ferrule, the device of being convenient for is in the use, cup joint first rubber covered roller and second rubber covered roller respectively through first transmission shaft activity in two sets of movable bases, then cup joint first rubber covered roller and second rubber covered roller respectively through second transmission shaft activity in the inboard of two sets of spacing bases, pass through drive mechanism through the motor and drive first rubber covered roller and second respectively and rotate to opposite direction, last draw the paper of process flat under pressure spring's elastic action, make the paper more steady move to dry base under the effect of spacing roller when the process, the great problem that influences transmission efficiency of paper and paper feeder body inner wall friction when having solved current device and using.
2. Compared with the prior art, through setting up the fan, filter the base, filter screen and joint groove, the device of being convenient for is in the use, the vapor that produces in with the drying process passes through the blast pipe discharge through the fan of fixing on the inboard top of drying base through the start, avoid vapor to influence drying effect in the drying base, can avoid the entering of fan stop work time dust through filtering base and filter screen in addition, thereby the inboard clean and tidy nature of drying base has been improved, inside clean and tidy nature when having solved current device and using, and the relatively poor problem of drying effect.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic side sectional structure view of the ferrule of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic top sectional view of the fixing clip according to the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic view of a front cross-sectional structure of the connecting ferrule of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a schematic bottom sectional view of the drying base according to the present invention.
The reference signs are: 1. a paper feeder body; 2. a support base; 3. drying the base; 4. fixing the clamping sleeve; 5. a motor; 6. an exhaust pipe; 7. a connecting shaft; 8. a movable base; 9. a driving gear; 10. a driven gear; 11. a first drive shaft; 12. a first sizing roller; 13. a pressure spring; 14. a limiting base; 15. a second drive shaft; 16. a first lower rubber roller; 17. connecting the clamping sleeve; 18. limiting the roller; 19. a main gear; 20. a drive shaft; 21. a pinion gear; 22. a second sizing roller; 23. a second rubber coating roller; 24. a fan; 25. a filter base; 26. a filter screen; 27. a clamping groove.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the utility model and are not intended to limit the utility model.
As shown in the attached figures 1-5, the paper feeding machine with the anti-jamming structure comprises a paper feeding machine body 1, a supporting base 2 is fixedly connected at the bottom end of the paper feeding machine body 1, a drying base 3 is fixedly connected at one end of the paper feeding machine body 1, a fixed cutting sleeve 4 is fixedly connected at the top end of the paper feeding machine body 1, a motor 5 is fixedly connected at the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, a transmission mechanism is movably sleeved at the inner side of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, a connecting cutting sleeve 17 is fixedly connected at the bottom end of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, two groups of movable bases 8 are respectively and fixedly connected at the inner side of the front end and the inner side of the rear end of the connecting cutting sleeve 17, a first transmission shaft 11 is respectively and movably sleeved between the two groups of movable bases 8, a first upper rubber roller 12 and a second upper rubber roller 22 are respectively and fixedly connected at the outer sides of the two first transmission shafts 11, two groups of movable bases 8 are respectively and fixedly connected with two groups of pressure springs 13, the bottom ends of the two groups of pressure springs 13 are respectively and fixedly connected with two groups of limiting bases 14, the two groups of limiting bases 14 are respectively and movably sleeved at the front end and the rear end of the inner side of the connecting clamping sleeve 17, a second transmission shaft 15 is respectively and fixedly connected between the two groups of limiting bases 14, the outer sides of the two groups of second transmission shafts 15 are respectively and movably sleeved with a first lower rubber roller 16 and a second lower rubber roller 23, and a limiting rolling roller 18 is respectively and movably sleeved between the two groups of movable bases 8 and the limiting bases 14.
The first gluing roller 12 and the second gluing roller 22 are movably sleeved in the two groups of movable bases 8 through the first transmission shaft 11 respectively, then the first gluing roller 16 and the second gluing roller 23 are movably sleeved on the inner sides of the two groups of limiting bases 14 through the second transmission shaft 15 respectively, then the first gluing roller 12 and the second gluing roller 22 are driven to rotate in opposite directions through the motor 5 through the transmission mechanism respectively, finally, the passing paper is leveled under the elastic action of the pressure spring 13, so that the paper can move to the drying base 3 more stably under the action of the limiting rolling roller 18 when passing through, and the problem that the friction between the paper and the inner wall of the paper feeder body 1 greatly affects the transmission efficiency when the existing device is used is solved.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and 5, the exhaust pipe 6 is fixedly connected to the top end of the drying base 3, the fan 24 is fixedly connected to the top end of the inner side of the drying base 3, the filtering base 25 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the fan 24, and the filtering net 26 is fixedly sleeved on the inner side of the filtering base 25.
The steam that produces in with the drying process through the fan 24 of fixing on the inboard top of drying base 3 through the start-up passes through blast pipe 6 discharges, avoids steam to influence drying effect in the drying base 3, can avoid the entering of fan 24 during stop work through filtering base 25 and filter screen 26 in addition to improved the inboard clean and tidy nature of drying base 3, inside clean and tidy nature when having solved current device and using, and the relatively poor problem of drying effect.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, the transmission mechanism includes a main gear 19, a driving shaft 20 is fixedly sleeved on an inner side of the main gear 19, the driving shaft 20 is fixedly connected to a bottom end of the motor 5, two sides of a front end of the main gear 19 are respectively engaged with a secondary gear 21, bottom ends of the two secondary gears 21 are respectively fixedly connected with a connecting shaft 7, a driving gear 9 is fixedly connected to a lower surface of the connecting shaft 7, a driven gear 10 is engaged with a bottom end of the driving gear 9, and an inner side of the driven gear 10 is fixedly sleeved on an outer side of a front end of the first transmission shaft 11, so that the motor 5 drives the first transmission shaft 11 at two ends to rotate.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, the number of the two sets of movable bases 8, the number of the pressure springs 13 and the number of the limiting bases 14 are four, the four movable bases 8, the number of the pressure springs 13 and the number of the limiting bases 14 are divided into two sets by using two movable bases 8, the number of the pressure springs 13 and the number of the limiting bases 14 as one set, and the two sets of movable bases 8, the number of the pressure springs 13 and the number of the limiting bases 14 are respectively located at two ends of the inner side of the connecting sleeve 17, so as to better perform a limiting function.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the front end and the rear end of the inner side of the connecting sleeve 17 are respectively provided with a limiting sliding groove, and two ends of the second transmission shaft 15 are respectively movably sleeved in the two limiting sliding grooves, so that the second transmission shaft 15 moves more stably under the connection of the limiting base 14.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 3, a square groove is formed on the inner side of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, the main gear 19 and the pinion 21 are movably sleeved in the square groove, a fixed groove adapted to the connecting shaft 7 is formed at the bottom end of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, the top end of the connecting shaft 7 is movably sleeved in the fixed groove, a connecting groove adapted to the driving shaft 20 is formed at the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, and the top end of the driving shaft 20 is movably sleeved in the connecting groove, so that the transmission of the kinetic energy of the transmission mechanism is more efficiently and stably.
In a preferred embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 5, a clamping groove 27 is formed on the inner upper surface of the drying base 3, and the fan 24 is fixedly sleeved inside the clamping groove 27, so that the fan 24 and the drying base 3 are firmly connected.
The working principle of the utility model is as follows: firstly, fixing a fixed cutting sleeve 4 at the top end of a paper feeder body 1, then fixing a motor 5 at the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve 4, driving a driving shaft 20 to rotate by starting the motor 5, driving the driving shaft 20 to rotate by driving two secondary gears 21 through a main gear 19, driving a driving gear 9 to rotate by driving the secondary gears 21 through a connecting shaft 7, driving the driving gear 9 to rotate by driving a first transmission shaft 11 through a driven gear 10, thereby realizing that two first transmission shafts 11 rotate at the inner sides of two groups of movable bases 8, driving a first gluing roller 12 and a second gluing roller 22 to rotate respectively by the two first transmission shafts 11, then movably sleeving a second gluing roller 23 at the bottom end of the second gluing roller 22 through a second transmission shaft 15 and a limiting base 14, movably sleeving a first gluing roller 16 at the bottom end of the first gluing roller 12 through the second transmission shaft 15 and the limiting base 14, and then connecting the movable base 8 and the limiting base 14 through a pressure spring 13, the second gluing roller 22 can drive paper to move towards one end of the drying base 3 under the action of the second gluing roller 23, the first gluing roller 12 can drive the paper to move towards one end far away from the drying base 3 under the action of the first gluing roller 16, and preliminary limiting of the movement of the paper is realized, in addition, because the friction of the second gluing roller 22 and the second gluing roller 23 on the paper is larger than that of the first gluing roller 12 and the exhaust pipe 6, horizontal axial wrinkles on the paper can be smoothed under the protection of the pressure spring 13, the clamping of the wrinkles of the paper and the inner wall of the paper feeding machine body 1 is avoided, and finally secondary limiting of the movement of the paper can be realized through the limiting roller 18, so that the problem that the transmission efficiency is greatly influenced by the friction between the paper and the inner wall of the paper feeding machine body 1 when the existing device is used is solved; when the paper gets into in the dry base 3 during dry, the steam that the fan 24 of fixing on the inboard top of dry base 3 produced in with the drying process is started and is passed through blast pipe 6 and discharge, avoid steam to influence dry effect in the dry base 3, can avoid the entering of fan 24 during stop work through filtering base 25 and filter screen 26 in addition, thereby improved the inboard clean and tidy nature of dry base 3, inside clean and tidy nature when having solved current device and using, and the relatively poor problem of drying effect.
It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the utility model, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. The utility model provides a paper feeding machine with prevent card paper structure, includes paper feeding machine body (1), the bottom fixedly connected with support base (2) of paper feeding machine body (1), the dry base of one end fixedly connected with (3) of paper feeding machine body (1), its characterized in that: the paper feeding machine is characterized in that a fixed cutting sleeve (4) is fixedly connected to the top end of the paper feeding machine body (1), a motor (5) is fixedly connected to the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve (4), a transmission mechanism is sleeved on the inner side of the fixed cutting sleeve (4), a connecting cutting sleeve (17) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the fixed cutting sleeve (4), two groups of movable bases (8) are fixedly connected to the inner side of the front end and the inner side of the rear end of the connecting cutting sleeve (17) respectively, a first transmission shaft (11) is movably sleeved between the two groups of movable bases (8) respectively, a first gluing roller (12) and a second gluing roller (22) are fixedly connected to the outer sides of the two first transmission shafts (11) respectively, two groups of pressure springs (13) are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the two groups of movable bases (8) respectively, and two groups of limiting bases (14) are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the two groups of pressure springs (13) respectively, the two groups of limiting bases (14) are movably sleeved at the front end and the rear end of the inner side of the connecting clamping sleeve (17) respectively, a second transmission shaft (15) is fixedly connected between the two groups of limiting bases (14), a first lower rubber roller (16) and a second lower rubber roller (23) are movably sleeved at the outer sides of the second transmission shaft (15) respectively, and a limiting roller (18) is movably sleeved between the two groups of limiting bases (8) and the limiting bases (14) respectively.
2. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the top fixedly connected with blast pipe (6) of drying base (3), inboard top fixedly connected with fan (24) of drying base (3), the lower fixed surface of fan (24) is connected with filters base (25), the inboard fixed filter screen (26) that has cup jointed of filtering base (25).
3. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the transmission mechanism comprises a main gear (19), a driving shaft (20) is fixedly sleeved on the inner side of the main gear (19), the driving shaft (20) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the motor (5), two sides of the front end of the main gear (19) are respectively in meshed connection with an auxiliary gear (21), the bottom ends of the two auxiliary gears (21) are respectively and fixedly connected with a connecting shaft (7), a driving gear (9) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the connecting shaft (7), a driven gear (10) is meshed and connected to the bottom end of the driving gear (9), and the inner side of the driven gear (10) is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the front end of the first driving shaft (11).
4. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: two sets of the quantity of activity base (8), pressure spring (13) and spacing base (14) is four, four activity base (8), pressure spring (13) and spacing base (14) have been divided into two sets for a set of two, two sets of activity base (8), pressure spring (13) and spacing base (14) are located the inboard both ends of connecting cutting ferrule (17) respectively.
5. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: the front end and the rear end of the inner side of the connecting clamping sleeve (17) are respectively provided with a limiting sliding groove, and two ends of the second transmission shaft (15) are respectively movably sleeved in the two limiting sliding grooves.
6. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: the inner side of the fixed cutting sleeve (4) is provided with a square groove, the main gear (19) and the pinion (21) are movably sleeved in the square groove, the bottom end of the fixed cutting sleeve (4) is provided with a fixed groove matched with the connecting shaft (7), the top end of the connecting shaft (7) is movably sleeved in the fixed groove, the top end of the fixed cutting sleeve (4) is provided with a connecting groove matched with the driving shaft (20), and the top end of the driving shaft (20) is movably sleeved in the connecting groove.
7. The paper feeding machine with a jam preventing structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: the inside upper surface of drying base (3) has seted up joint groove (27), fan (24) fixed cover connects in the inboard of joint groove (27).
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