CN218518753U - A design cutting device for waste paper recycle - Google Patents

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CN218518753U
CN218518753U CN202222350493.4U CN202222350493U CN218518753U CN 218518753 U CN218518753 U CN 218518753U CN 202222350493 U CN202222350493 U CN 202222350493U CN 218518753 U CN218518753 U CN 218518753U
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The utility model discloses a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, including cutting device body and supporting leg. The utility model discloses a set up control box and start transmission coupling assembling, make the cooperation of transmission coupling assembling connect and compress tightly the subassembly and carry out convenient the compressing tightly design to the waste paper that needs cut, solved current cutting device when cutting waste paper, most can directly cut waste paper, but because waste paper is not neat when collecting back also exist differently, the waste paper that leads to cutting device easily to appear cutting after cutting waste paper only buckles and pastes the tight condition at the knife face, like this not only can cause wearing and tearing to the sharpness of cutter, cutting device is still reduced the cutting efficiency to waste paper, still easily lead to waste paper the condition that both sides perk dropped when cutting simultaneously, the user of need collects the waste paper that drops, user's work load has been increased, the problem of cutting device result of use has been reduced.

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A design cutting device for waste paper recycle
Technical Field
The utility model relates to a waste paper cuts technical field, specifically is a design cutting device for waste paper recycle.
Background
Waste paper generally refers to recyclable and renewable resources which are discarded after being used in production and life, and comprises various high-grade paper, yellow board paper, waste paper boxes, trimming paper, packing paper, paper for enterprises and units, paper for engineering, books and periodicals and newspapers and the like.
For example, publication number CN210758092U, the utility model relates to a paperboard production technical field, and disclose a cutting device for paperboard production, including the cutting device main part, the positive fixedly connected with collecting box of cutting device main part, the top fixed mounting of cutting device main part has the slide, the top movable mounting of slide has the adjustable shelf, the positive fixed mounting of adjustable shelf has quantity to be two backup pads. This cutting device is used in cardboard production, front through the cutting device main part is provided with the collecting box, the front of adjustable shelf is provided with the lifter plate, connecting seat and scraper blade, the activity of being convenient for through the adjustable shelf drives the lifter plate, connecting seat and scraper blade back-and-forth movement, thereby utilize the inside that the wastepaper of scraper blade in with the cutting device main part sweeps into the collecting box, front through the adjustable shelf is provided with backup pad and spout, the lifter plate passes through slider and spout swing joint, the lifter plate of being convenient for passes through slider and spout and moves about from top to bottom in the inside of adjustable shelf.
Based on the search of patent numbers, the defects in the prior art are found:
but current cutting device is when cutting waste paper, most can directly cut waste paper, nevertheless because waste paper is not neat size also exists differently when collecting back, lead to cutting device easily to appear the waste paper that cuts after cutting waste paper and only buckle and paste the condition at the knife face, not only can cause wearing and tearing to the sharpness of cutter like this, still reduced cutting device to the efficiency of cutting of waste paper, still easily lead to the waste paper the condition that both sides perk dropped when cutting simultaneously, the user is collected to the waste paper that drops in need, user's work load has been increased, consequently, cutting device can't stereotype when cutting waste paper, cutting device's result of use has been reduced.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
For solving the problem that provides in the above-mentioned background art, the utility model aims to provide a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, the advantage of transmission design has been possessed, current cutting device has been solved when cutting waste paper, most can directly cut waste paper, but because waste paper is also different when collecting irregular size, the waste paper that leads to cutting device to easily appear cutting after cutting waste paper only buckles and pastes the condition tightly at the knife face, like this not only can cause wearing and tearing to the sharpness of cutter, the efficiency of cutting device to cutting waste paper has still been reduced, still easily lead to the condition that the both sides perk dropped when cutting waste paper appears simultaneously, need the user to collect the waste paper that drops, user's work load has been increased, consequently, cutting device can't stereotype when cutting waste paper, the problem of cutting device result of use has been reduced.
In order to achieve the above object, the utility model provides a following technical scheme: a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, the utility model provides a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, including cutting device body and supporting leg, the four corners of cutting device body bottom and the top fixed connection of supporting leg, the positive fixedly connected with transmission coupling assembling of cutting device body, the both sides at cutting device body top all are provided with the connection and compress tightly the subassembly, the positive left side fixedly connected with control box of cutting device body.
As the utility model discloses preferred, transmission coupling assembling includes fixed case, the bottom fixedly connected with motor of fixed incasement wall, the output fixedly connected with reduction gear of motor, the top fixedly connected with drive gear of reduction gear, drive gear's outside meshing has fixed gear, the inside fixedly connected with transfer line of fixed gear.
As the utility model discloses it is preferred, the connection compresses tightly the subassembly and includes the pressure strip, the positive fixedly connected with connecting rod of pressure strip, the positive fixedly connected with swivel nut of connecting rod, the inside of swivel nut and the surface threaded connection of transfer line, the back fixedly connected with connecting block of pressure strip.
As the utility model discloses it is preferred, the back fixedly connected with movable box of cutting device body, the bottom fixedly connected with electric putter of activity incasement wall, electric putter's top fixedly connected with fixed plate.
As the utility model discloses it is preferred, the four corners fixedly connected with movable rod at fixed plate top, the top fixedly connected with limiting plate of movable rod, the swing joint of limiting plate has the fly leaf.
As the utility model discloses it is preferred, the bottom fixedly connected with spring of fly leaf, the spring is provided with a plurality of, and a plurality of spring is the equidistance and distributes, the back fixedly connected with connecting plate of connecting block, the bottom of spring and the top fixed connection of connecting plate.
As the utility model discloses it is preferred, the spacing groove has been seted up at the top of connecting plate, the inside swing joint of spacing groove has the gag lever post, the top of gag lever post and the bottom fixed connection of fly leaf.
Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:
1. the utility model discloses a set up control box and start transmission coupling assembling, make the cooperation of transmission coupling assembling connect and compress tightly the subassembly and carry out convenient the compaction design to the waste paper that needs cut, solved current cutting device when cutting waste paper, mostly can directly cut waste paper, nevertheless because waste paper is not neat size also exists differently when collecting back, the waste paper that leads to cutting device easily to appear cutting after cutting waste paper only buckles and pastes the condition tightly at the knife face, not only can cause wearing and tearing to the sharpness of cutter like this, cutting device has still been reduced cutting device to waste paper's efficiency, still easily lead to the condition that the both sides perk dropped when cutting waste paper appears simultaneously, it collects the waste paper that drops to need the user, user's work load has been increased, consequently, cutting device can't stereotype when cutting waste paper, the problem of cutting device result of use has been reduced, the effect of transmission design has been reached.
2. The utility model discloses a set up transmission coupling assembling, can pass through control box starter motor when using, make the rotatory reduction gear that drives of motor output rotate, the reduction gear rotation can drive gear and rotate, drive gear rotation can drive the fixed gear and rotate, the fixed gear rotation can drive the transfer line and rotate, the transfer line rotation can carry out the downstream through driving the swivel nut to can be convenient for the pressure strip downstream compresses tightly the design to waste paper.
3. The utility model discloses a set up and connect the subassembly that compresses tightly, it can drive swivel nut downstream to rotate at the transfer line, the swivel nut downstream can drive the connecting rod and remove, the connecting rod removes and can drive the pressure strip downstream and carry out convenient the compaction design to waste paper, simultaneously can restart electric putter after control box starter motor, it drives the fixed plate and removes to make electric putter output downstream, the fixed plate removes and can drive the movable rod and remove, the movable rod removes and can drive the limiting plate downstream, the limiting plate downstream can promote the fly leaf and remove, the fly leaf removes and can promote the spring and remove, the spring removes and can promote the connecting plate and remove, the connecting plate removes and can drive the connecting block and remove, thereby the both sides downstream that can stable drive the pressure strip compresses tightly the design to waste paper, can avoid the both sides of pressure strip all use motor drive, lead to the condition that the asynchronous transmission of in use motor appears and leads to the slope damage, safety in utilization has been strengthened.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a left side view of the structure of the present invention;
fig. 4 is an enlarged schematic structural view of a portion a in fig. 3 according to the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a cutting device body; 2. supporting legs; 3. a transmission connection assembly; 31. a fixed box; 32. a motor; 33. a speed reducer; 34. a transmission gear; 35. fixing a gear; 36. a transmission rod; 4. connecting a compression assembly; 41. a compression plate; 42. a connecting rod; 43. a threaded sleeve; 44. connecting blocks; 5. a control box; 6. a movable box; 7. an electric push rod; 8. a fixing plate; 9. a movable rod; 10. a limiting plate; 11. a movable plate; 12. a spring; 13. a connecting plate; 14. a limiting groove; 15. a limiting rod.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the utility model provides a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, including cutting device body 1 and supporting leg 2, the four corners of cutting device body 1 bottom and the top fixed connection of supporting leg 2, the positive fixedly connected with transmission coupling assembling 3 of cutting device body 1, the both sides at cutting device body 1 top all are provided with the connection and compress tightly subassembly 4, the positive left side fixedly connected with control box 5 of cutting device body 1.
Referring to fig. 2, the transmission connection assembly 3 includes a fixed box 31, a motor 32 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed box 31, a reducer 33 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 32, a transmission gear 34 is fixedly connected to the top of the reducer 33, a fixed gear 35 is engaged with the outer side of the transmission gear 34, and a transmission rod 36 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the fixed gear 35.
As the utility model discloses a technical optimization scheme, through setting up transmission coupling assembling 3, can pass through 5 starter motor 32 of control box when using, it rotates to make the rotatory reduction gear 33 that drives of motor 32 output, reduction gear 33 is rotatory to drive gear 34 and rotates, drive gear 34 is rotatory to drive fixed gear 35 and rotates, fixed gear 35 is rotatory to drive transfer line 36 and rotates, transfer line 36 is rotatory to carry out the downstream through driving swivel nut 43, thereby can be convenient for the pressure strip 41 downstream to compress tightly the design to waste paper.
Referring to fig. 4, the connecting and pressing assembly 4 includes a pressing plate 41, a connecting rod 42 is fixedly connected to a front surface of the pressing plate 41, a threaded sleeve 43 is fixedly connected to a front surface of the connecting rod 42, an inner portion of the threaded sleeve 43 is threadedly connected to a surface of the driving rod 36, and a connecting block 44 is fixedly connected to a rear surface of the pressing plate 41.
As a technical optimization scheme, compress tightly subassembly 4 through setting up the connection, it can drive swivel nut 43 downstream to rotate at transfer line 36, swivel nut 43 downstream can drive connecting rod 42 and remove, connecting rod 42 removes and can drive pressure strip 41 downstream and carry out convenient compaction design to waste paper, simultaneously can restart electric putter 7 after control box 5 starter motor 32, it drives fixed plate 8 and removes to make electric putter 7 output downstream, fixed plate 8 removes and can drive movable rod 9 and remove, movable rod 9 removes and can drive limiting plate 10 downstream, limiting plate 10 downstream can promote fly leaf 11 and remove, fly leaf 11 removes and can promote spring 12 and remove, spring 12 removes and can promote connecting plate 13 and remove, connecting plate 13 removes and can drive connecting block 44 and remove, thereby can be stable drive the both sides downstream of pressure strip 41 and compress tightly the design to waste paper, the both sides that can avoid pressure strip 41 all use the motor 32 transmission, lead to the condition that the transmission leads to misplacing the slope to damaging appears in use motor 32, use safety has been strengthened.
Referring to fig. 4, the back of the cutting device body 1 is fixedly connected with a movable box 6, the bottom of the inner wall of the movable box 6 is fixedly connected with an electric push rod 7, and the top of the electric push rod 7 is fixedly connected with a fixing plate 8.
As the utility model discloses a technical optimization scheme, through setting up movable box 6, electric putter 7 and fixed plate 8, movable box 6 can drive electric putter 7 and fix at the back of cutting device body 1, and electric putter 7 can drive fixed plate 8 and remove under the start-up of control box 5, and the connecting rod 42 that can drive the top is removed in the removal of fixed plate 8.
Referring to fig. 4, movable rods 9 are fixedly connected to four corners of the top of the fixed plate 8, a limiting plate 10 is fixedly connected to the top of the movable rods 9, and a movable plate 11 is movably connected to the limiting plate 10.
As the utility model discloses a technical optimization scheme, through setting up movable rod 9, limiting plate 10 and fly leaf 11, movable rod 9 can follow fixed plate 8 when fixed plate 8 removes and remove, and movable rod 9 removes and to drive limiting plate 10 and remove, and limiting plate 10 removes and to promote fly leaf 11 and remove, and fly leaf 11 removes and to promote spring 12 and carry out elasticity promotion.
Referring to fig. 4, the bottom of the movable plate 11 is fixedly connected with a spring 12, the spring 12 is provided with a plurality of springs 12 which are distributed at equal intervals, the back of the connecting block 44 is fixedly connected with a connecting plate 13, and the bottom of the spring 12 is fixedly connected with the top of the connecting plate 13.
As the utility model discloses a technical optimization scheme, through setting up spring 12 and connecting plate 13, spring 12 can move through spring 12 promotion connecting plate 13 downwards after being promoted by 11 elasticity of fly leaf, and connecting plate 13 removes and can drive connecting block 44 downstream, and connecting block 44 downstream can drive pressure strip 41 and carry out stable downstream and compress tightly the design to waste paper.
Referring to fig. 4, a limiting groove 14 is formed at the top of the connecting plate 13, a limiting rod 15 is movably connected inside the limiting groove 14, and the top of the limiting rod 15 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the movable plate 11.
As the utility model discloses a technical optimization scheme, through setting up spacing groove 14 and gag lever post 15, gag lever post 15 can move about spacingly through spacing groove 14 to the inside of connecting plate 13, can avoid in use connecting plate 13 the condition of dislocation slope to appear, has promoted connecting plate 13's stability in use.
The utility model discloses a theory of operation and use flow: when the waste paper cutting device is used, the motor 32 can be started through the control box 5, the output end of the motor 32 rotates to drive the speed reducer 33 to rotate, the speed reducer 33 rotates to drive the transmission gear 34 to rotate, the transmission gear 34 rotates to drive the fixed gear 35 to rotate, the fixed gear 35 rotates to drive the transmission rod 36 to rotate, the transmission rod 36 rotates to drive the screw sleeve 43 to move downwards, the screw sleeve 43 moves downwards to drive the connecting rod 42 to move, the connecting rod 42 moves to drive the pressing plate 41 to move downwards to conveniently press and shape waste paper, meanwhile, the electric push rod 7 can be started again after the motor 32 is started through the control box 5, the output end of the electric push rod 7 moves downwards to drive the fixed plate 8 to move, the fixed plate 8 moves to drive the movable rod 9 to move, the movable rod 9 moves to drive the limiting plate 10 to move downwards, the limiting plate 10 moves downwards to push the movable plate 11 to move, the movable plate 11 moves to push the spring 12 to move, the connecting plate 13 moves to drive the connecting plate 44 to move, thereby stably driving the two sides of the pressing plate 41 to move downwards to shape the waste paper, and the waste paper can be prevented from being damaged, and the waste paper cutting device can not be used in a staggered mode, and the waste paper cutting device can be damaged.
In summary, the following steps: this a design cutting device for waste paper recycle, start transmission coupling assembling 3 through setting up control box 5, make 3 cooperation of transmission coupling assembling connect and compress tightly subassembly 4 and carry out convenient the compressing tightly design to the waste paper that needs cut, solved current cutting device when cutting waste paper, most can directly cut waste paper, but because waste paper also exist not neatly big-end ly when collecting back and differ, the waste paper that leads to cutting device easily appears cutting after cutting waste paper is just buckled and is pasted the condition at the knife face, not only can cause wearing and tearing to the sharpness of cutter like this, the cutting device has still been reduced to the efficiency that cuts of waste paper, still easily lead to the condition that the both sides perk dropped when cutting waste paper appears simultaneously, need the user to collect the waste paper that drops, user's work load has been increased, consequently, cutting device can's unable design when cutting waste paper, the problem of cutting device result of use has been reduced.
It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, and the like are 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 invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. A design cutting device for waste paper recycle, including cutting device body (1) and supporting leg (2), its characterized in that: the cutting device comprises a cutting device body (1), four corners of the bottom of the cutting device body (1) and top fixed connections of supporting legs (2), a transmission connecting assembly (3) fixedly connected with the front of the cutting device body (1), connecting and pressing assemblies (4) are arranged on two sides of the top of the cutting device body (1), and a control box (5) fixedly connected with the left side of the front of the cutting device body (1).
2. The sizing and cutting device for waste paper recycling according to claim 1, wherein: the transmission connection assembly (3) comprises a fixed box (31), a motor (32) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner wall of the fixed box (31), a speed reducer (33) is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor (32), a transmission gear (34) is fixedly connected to the top of the speed reducer (33), a fixed gear (35) is meshed to the outer side of the transmission gear (34), and a transmission rod (36) is fixedly connected to the inner portion of the fixed gear (35).
3. The sizing and cutting device for used paper recycling according to claim 2, wherein: connect and compress tightly subassembly (4) including pressure strip (41), the positive fixedly connected with connecting rod (42) of pressure strip (41), the positive fixedly connected with swivel nut (43) of connecting rod (42), the inside of swivel nut (43) and the surperficial threaded connection of transfer line (36), the back fixedly connected with connecting block (44) of pressure strip (41).
4. The sizing and cutting device for used paper recycling according to claim 3, wherein: the back fixedly connected with movable box (6) of cutting device body (1), the bottom fixedly connected with electric putter (7) of movable box (6) inner wall, the top fixedly connected with fixed plate (8) of electric putter (7).
5. The sizing and cutting device for waste paper recycling according to claim 4, wherein: the four corners fixedly connected with movable rod (9) at fixed plate (8) top, the top fixedly connected with limiting plate (10) of movable rod (9), the swing joint of limiting plate (10) has fly leaf (11).
6. The sizing and cutting device for used paper recycling according to claim 5, wherein: the bottom fixedly connected with spring (12) of fly leaf (11), spring (12) are provided with a plurality of, and a plurality of spring (12) are the equidistance and distribute, the back fixedly connected with connecting plate (13) of connecting block (44), the bottom of spring (12) and the top fixed connection of connecting plate (13).
7. The sizing and cutting device for recycling waste paper according to claim 6, wherein: the top of the connecting plate (13) is provided with a limiting groove (14), the inside of the limiting groove (14) is movably connected with a limiting rod (15), and the top of the limiting rod (15) is fixedly connected with the bottom of the movable plate (11).
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