CN209039640U - A kind of silk spinning comb silk floss cuts the conveying device of progress cut cotton outside machine - Google Patents
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A kind of silk spinning comb silk floss cuts the conveying device of progress cut cotton outside machine, conveying device includes conveyer belt, cut cotton mechanism and plug cotton machine structure, there are roller A and roller B on conveyer belt, roller A end side is equipped with gear B, there is gear A below gear B, there is belt wheel D in gear A side, there is belt wheel C in the side belt wheel D, synchronous belt B is cased on belt wheel C and belt wheel D, belt wheel B and belt wheel C are coaxial, there is belt wheel A in the side belt wheel B, synchronous belt A is sleeved on belt wheel B and belt wheel A, belt wheel A is mounted in the shaft of motor, the bracket Shang You cut cotton mechanism of conveyer belt on the outside of roller B, conveyer belt outboard end has the buffer board tiltedly set, roller C is installed in the middle part of buffer board, belt wheel F is installed on the extension end of the side roller C, the roller end of the conveyer belt outboard end is equipped with belt wheel E, it is cased on belt wheel F and belt wheel E flat Band.The utility model is when silk floss is at the place, by filling in cotton machine structure, is accurately sent into auxiliary splint, facilitates into the next step by continuous.
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Technical field
The utility model relates to silk spinning production equipment fields, cut more particularly to a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss and carry out cut cotton outside machine
Conveying device.
Background technique
Current middle filling machine is manually to carry out cut cotton after feeding silk floss, is taking out continuous slices by pole, be placed on one
The step of planting in continuous stick disk, completing a cut cotton.Since starting hello silk floss cut cotton up to, continuous stick is drawn to take continuous always Plant personnel
It is operated by hand, working efficiency is low, high labor cost.By the implementation of automatic assembly line, producer pair not only can satisfy
The requirement of long degree simultaneously can guarantee that being stuffed into the continuous of auxiliary splint meets combing requirement, and can pass through and reduce artificial cumbersome process
To increase safety.Plant efficiency can be significantly increased, reduce the expenditure of manpower, it is therefore desirable to design a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss and cut
The conveying device of cut cotton is carried out outside machine.
Utility model content
To solve the above problems, the utility model provides a kind of continuous machine outside of cutting of silk spinning comb and carries out the defeated of cut cotton
Device, including middle conveyer belt, cut cotton mechanism and plug cotton machine structure are sent, conveyer belt is placed on middle filling machine and goes out below continuous mouth.Cut cotton module peace
Both ends mounted in conveyer belt facilitate cut cotton, buffer area are arranged in conveying tail, when silk floss is at the place, by filling in cotton machine
Structure is accurately sent into continuous in auxiliary splint, is facilitated into the next step, for this purpose, the utility model provides a kind of thin,tough silk
It spins comb silk floss and cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, the conveying device includes conveyer belt, cut cotton mechanism and plug cotton machine structure, institute
State have below the Tui Mian mechanism of middle filling machine side it is a pair of draw continuous roller, the conveying device be arranged in middle filling machine drawing silk floss roller and
Between the auxiliary splint of the opening of corresponding work, the sliding block with fork of the plug cotton machine structure conveyer belt buffer board outboard end and
It is moved between the auxiliary splint of the opening of corresponding work, there is roller A and roller B, the roller A and roller B on the conveyer belt
Both ends are fixed by corresponding revolute pair mounting rack, and the roller A of side is connected with the end of roller B by synchronous belt, described
Roller A end side is equipped with gear B, has gear A below the gear B, the gear B and gear A are intermeshed, described
There is belt wheel D in gear A side, and the side the belt wheel D, which has, is cased with synchronous belt B, the belt wheel B on belt wheel C, the belt wheel C and belt wheel D
Coaxial with belt wheel C, the side the belt wheel B has belt wheel A, the synchronous belt A to be sleeved on belt wheel B and belt wheel A, the belt wheel A peace
In the shaft of motor, the motor has on the bracket of the conveyer belt on the outside of the roller B below conveyer belt end
Cut cotton mechanism, the conveyer belt outboard end have the buffer board tiltedly set, are equipped with roller in the middle part of two side plates of the buffer board
Belt wheel F is installed, the roller end of the conveyer belt outboard end is equipped with belt wheel E, institute on the extension end of the side C, the roller C
It states and is cased with flat rubber belting on belt wheel F and belt wheel E, the plug cotton machine structure includes motor, crank, connecting rod and the sliding block with fork, the band
The upper end of the sliding block of fork is connected by shaft with connecting rod lower end, and the upper end of the connecting rod is connected by shaft with crank lower end,
The upper end of the crank is mounted in the shaft of motor.
Further improvement of the utility model, the cut cotton mechanism include mechanism body bracket, electric pushrod, press continuous bar,
Blade, motor, linear motor and guide rail, the blade are mounted in mechanism body bracket by shaft, the mechanism body branch
There is motor on frame, the machine shaft is connected by rotating band with shaft one end of blade, under mechanism body bracket two sides
Side is respectively equipped with a linear motor, and the linear motor is mounted in corresponding rails along guide rail transverse movement, two guide rail branch
There is the continuous bar of pressure between frame, the electric pushrod has a pair, and the both ends for pressing continuous bar are mounted on the telescopic rod of corresponding electric pushrod
Upper end, the utility model cut cotton module press continuous bar, linear motor module and blade composition by electric pushrod.Electric pushrod drives
It presses continuous bar to move up and down to push down silk floss, blade is moved left and right in orbit by screw rod band movable slider, and blade passes through motor
Driving carries out cut cotton.
Further improvement of the utility model, the stroke of blade is greater than conveying bandwidth in the cut cotton mechanism, in order to protect
It demonstrate,proves continuous item cutting and needs to guarantee that the stroke of blade is greater than conveying bandwidth.
Further improvement of the utility model, strip gab groove is angularly provided on the conveyer belt, and consideration is cut
Conveyer belt can be worn when continuous, strip gab groove is set on the conveyor belt thus, and blade cuts silk floss along strip gab groove.
A kind of silk spinning comb silk floss of the utility model cuts the conveying device that cut cotton is carried out outside machine, after silk floss is released by middle filling machine,
It is done relative motion by two rollers on middle filling machine and pulls out silk floss, on conveyer belt, cotton enters cut cotton module, continuous length master
It to be controlled by conveyer belt, after continuous one end is more than the certain distance of blade, conveyer belt stops, and continuous bar is pressed to push away by electronic
Bar moves up and down continuous to carry out pressure, and after cotton quilt is pushed down, linear motor movement band cutting blade carries out conveying after mobile cut cotton cuts through
Next section of continuous cutting is carried out again with operation, and the silk floss simultaneously cut enters buffer board under the transmission of conveyer belt, buffers
Roller on plate is to pass through band connection with one end of conveyer belt.When silk floss enters lower section auxiliary splint under the drive of roller, side
Sai Mian mechanism in crank, connecting rod, sliding block form slider-crank mechanism, motor driven crank handle turns sliding block moves up and down, will
Silk floss is accurately filled in auxiliary splint, is prevented the continuous auxiliary splint etc. that do not enter accurately unexpected, can accurately be sent silk floss after operating in this way
Enter in auxiliary splint, facilitates into the next step.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is utility model diagram；
Fig. 2 is the utility model cut cotton mechanism partial schematic diagram one；
Fig. 3 is the utility model cut cotton mechanism partial schematic diagram two；
Fig. 4 is the utility model cut cotton mechanism partial schematic diagram two；
It illustrates:
1. 2. Tui Mian mechanism 3. of middle filling machine draws 5. synchronous belt of continuous 4. roller A of roller, 6. roller B, 7. conveyer belt 8. to cut
Continuous device 9. fills in 10. auxiliary splint of cotton machine structure, 11. motor, 12. belt wheel A, 13. synchronous belt A, 14. belt wheel B, 15. belt wheel C
16. 20. revolute pair mounting rack of synchronous belt B 17. belt wheel D, 18. gear A, 19. gear B, 21. electric pushrod 22. presses continuous bar
23. 30. belt wheel F of blade 24. motor, 25. linear motor, 26. guide rail, 27. buffer board, 28. belt wheel E, 29. flat rubber belting, 31. sieve
Draw 32. motor of C, 33. crank, 34. sliding block of the connecting rod 35. with fork.
Specific embodiment
The utility model is described in further detail with specific embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing:
The utility model provides a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss and cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, including middle conveyer belt, cuts
Continuous mechanism and plug cotton machine structure.Conveyer belt is placed on middle filling machine and goes out below continuous mouth.It conveniently cuts at the both ends that cut cotton module is mounted on conveyer belt
Buffer area is arranged in conveying tail in silk floss, when silk floss is at the place, by filling in cotton machine structure, accurately send continuous into auxiliary splint
In, facilitate into the next step.
As a kind of embodiment of the utility model, the utility model provides a kind of continuous machine outside of cutting of silk spinning comb and carries out cut cotton
Conveying device, the conveying device include conveyer belt 7, cut cotton mechanism 8 and plug cotton machine structure 9, and 1 side of middle filling machine pushes away continuous machine
There is a pair to draw continuous roller 3 below structure 2, the conveying device is arranged in the drawing silk floss roller 3 of middle filling machine 1 and corresponds to the opening of work
Between auxiliary splint 10, buffer board 27 outboard end and corresponding work of the sliding block 35 with fork of the plug cotton machine structure 9 in conveyer belt 7
Opening auxiliary splint 10 between move, have roller A4 and roller B6 on the conveyer belt 7, the two of the roller A4 and roller B6
End is fixed by corresponding revolute pair mounting rack 20, and the roller A4 of side is connected with the end of roller B6 by synchronous belt 5, institute
It states roller A4 end side and gear B 19 is installed, there is gear A18, the gear B 19 and gear A 18 below the gear B 19
There are belt wheel D17 in intermeshing, 18 side of gear A, and there are belt wheel C15, the belt wheel C15 and belt wheel in the side the belt wheel D17
Synchronous belt B16 is cased on D17, the belt wheel B14 and belt wheel C15 are coaxial, and there are belt wheel A12, the synchronization in the side the belt wheel B14
Band A13 is sleeved on belt wheel B14 and belt wheel A12, and the belt wheel A12 is mounted in the shaft of motor 11, the motor 11
Below 7 end of conveyer belt, the bracket Shang You cut cotton mechanism 8 of the conveyer belt 7 on the outside of the roller B6,7 outside of conveyer belt
There is the buffer board 27 tiltedly set at end, and roller C31, the side the roller C31 are equipped in the middle part of two side plates of the buffer board 27
Extension end on belt wheel F30 is installed, the roller end of 7 outboard end of conveyer belt is equipped with belt wheel E28, the belt wheel F30
Be cased with flat rubber belting 29 on belt wheel E28, the plug cotton machine structure 9 includes motor 32, crank 33, connecting rod 34 and the sliding block 35 with fork,
The upper end of the sliding block 35 with fork is connected by shaft with 34 lower end of connecting rod, and the upper end of the connecting rod 34 passes through shaft and song
33 lower end of handle is connected, and the upper end of the crank 33 is mounted in the shaft of motor 32.
As a kind of specific embodiment of the utility model, the utility model provides a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss picture 1-4 and cuts machine
Outside carry out cut cotton conveying device, the conveying device include conveyer belt 7, cut cotton mechanism 8 and plug cotton machine structure 9, it is described in cut
Have below the Tui Mian mechanism 2 of 1 side of machine it is a pair of draw continuous roller 3, the conveying device be arranged in middle filling machine 1 drawing silk floss roller 3 and
Between the auxiliary splint 10 of the opening of corresponding work, buffer board 27 of the sliding block 35 with fork for filling in cotton machine structure 9 in conveyer belt 7
It is moved between outboard end and the auxiliary splint 10 of the opening of corresponding work, is angularly provided with strip gab groove on the conveyer belt 7,
Consider that conveyer belt can be worn when slice cut cotton, strip gab groove is arranged on the conveyor belt thus, and blade will along strip gab groove
Silk floss is cut, and has the both ends of roller A4 and roller B6, the roller A4 and roller B6 to pass through corresponding revolute pair peace on the conveyer belt 7
It shelves 20 to be fixed, the roller A4 of side is connected with the end of roller B6 by synchronous belt 5, the roller A4 end side
Gear B 19 is installed, there is gear A18 below the gear B 19, the gear B 19 is intermeshed with gear A 18, the gear
There is belt wheel D17 in the side A18, and there is belt wheel C15 in the side the belt wheel D17, is cased with synchronous belt on the belt wheel C15 and belt wheel D17
B16, the belt wheel B14 and belt wheel C15 are coaxial, and the side the belt wheel B14 has belt wheel A12, the synchronous belt A13 to be sleeved on belt wheel
On B14 and belt wheel A12, the belt wheel A12 is mounted in the shaft of motor 11, and the motor 11 is under 7 end of conveyer belt
Square, the bracket Shang You cut cotton mechanism 8 of the conveyer belt 7 on the outside of the roller B6,7 outboard end of conveyer belt has the buffer board tiltedly set
27, roller C31 is installed in the middle part of two side plates of the buffer board 27, is equipped on the extension end of the side the roller C31
Belt wheel F30, the roller end of 7 outboard end of conveyer belt be equipped on belt wheel E28, the belt wheel F30 and belt wheel E28 be cased with it is flat
Band 29, the plug cotton machine structure 9 include motor 32, crank 33, connecting rod 34 and the sliding block 35 with fork, the sliding block 35 with fork
Upper end be connected with 34 lower end of connecting rod by shaft, the upper end of the connecting rod 34 passes through shaft and is connected with 33 lower end of crank, described
The upper end of crank 33 is mounted in the shaft of motor 32, and the cut cotton mechanism 8 includes mechanism body bracket, electric pushrod 21, pressure
Continuous bar 22, blade 23, motor 24, linear motor 25 and guide rail 26, the blade 23 are mounted on mechanism body bracket by shaft
It is interior, there is motor 24 on the mechanism body bracket, 24 shaft of motor is connected by rotating band with shaft one end of blade 23,
The mechanism body bracket down either side is respectively equipped with a linear motor 25, and the linear motor 25 is mounted on corresponding rails 26
On have the continuous bar 22 of pressure between guide rail transverse movement, two 26 brackets of guide rail, the electric pushrod 21 has a pair, the pressure silk floss bar
22 both ends are mounted on the telescopic rod upper end of corresponding electric pushrod 21, and the utility model cut cotton module presses continuous bar by electric pushrod,
Linear motor module and blade composition.Electric pushrod band dynamic pressure silk floss bar, which moves up and down, pushes down silk floss, and blade is driven by screw rod and slided
Block is moved left and right in orbit, and blade carries out cut cotton by motor driven, the stroke of blade 23 in the cut cotton mechanism 8
Greater than 7 width of conveyer belt, in order to guarantee that continuous item cutting needs to guarantee that the stroke of blade is greater than conveying bandwidth.
Utility model works principle is as follows；
After middle filling machine releases silk floss, is done relative motion by two rollers on middle filling machine and pull out silk floss, on conveyer belt,
Cotton enters cut cotton module, and continuous length is mainly controlled by conveyer belt, defeated after continuous one end is more than the certain distance of blade
Band stopping is sent, pressing continuous bar to carry out by electric pushrod up and down motion, pressure is continuous, and after cotton quilt is pushed down, linear motor acts band cutting blade
It carries out after mobile cut cotton cuts through, the operation of conveyer belt 4 carries out next section of continuous cutting again, and the silk floss simultaneously cut is in conveyer belt
Transmission under enter buffer board, the roller on buffer board is to pass through band connection with one end of conveyer belt.When silk floss is in the band of roller
When dynamic lower entrance lower section auxiliary splint, crank, connecting rod, sliding block form slider-crank mechanism, motor driven in the Sai Mian mechanism on side
Crank handle turns sliding block moves up and down, and silk floss is accurately filled in auxiliary splint, prevents continuous accurately unexpected into auxiliary splint etc..
The above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention, is not to make any other to the utility model
The limitation of form, and according to any modification or equivalent variations made by the technical essence of the utility model, it is practical new to still fall within this
Type range claimed.
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1. a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, the conveying device includes conveyer belt (7), filling machine
There are the continuous roller (3) of a pair of of drawing, the conveying dress in structure (8) and plug cotton machine structure (9), Tui Mian mechanism (2) lower section of middle filling machine (1) side
It installs between the auxiliary splint (10) of the opening of the drawing silk floss roller (3) and corresponding work of middle filling machine (1), the plug cotton machine structure
(9) auxiliary splint of the sliding block (35) with fork in buffer board (27) outboard end of conveyer belt (7) and the opening of corresponding work
(10) moved between, it is characterised in that: have roller A(4 on the conveyer belt (7)) and roller B(6), the roller A(4) and sieve
Draw B(6) both ends pass through corresponding revolute pair mounting rack (20) and be fixed, the roller A(4 of side) and roller B(6) end lead to
Cross synchronous belt (5) to be connected, the roller A(4) end side is equipped with gear B (19), there is gear below the gear B (19)
A(18), the gear B (19) and gear A (18) are intermeshed, and there is belt wheel D(17 in gear A (18) side), the belt wheel D
(17) there is belt wheel C(15 in side), the belt wheel C(15) and belt wheel D(17) on be cased with synchronous belt B(16), the belt wheel B(14) with
Belt wheel C(15) coaxially, the belt wheel B(14) there is belt wheel A(12 in side), the synchronous belt A(13) it is sleeved on belt wheel B(14) and band
Take turns A(12) on, the belt wheel A(12) it is mounted in the shaft of motor (11), the motor (11) is in conveyer belt (7) end
Lower section, the roller B(6) on the outside of conveyer belt (7) bracket Shang You cut cotton mechanism (8), conveyer belt (7) outboard end has tiltedly
If buffer board (27), roller C(31 is installed in the middle part of two side plates of the buffer board (27)), the roller C(31) one
Belt wheel F(30 is installed on the extension end of side), the roller end of conveyer belt (7) outboard end is equipped with belt wheel E(28), it is described
Belt wheel F(30) and belt wheel E(28) on be cased with flat rubber belting (29), the plug cotton machine structure (9) includes motor (32), crank (33), connecting rod
(34) it is connected by shaft with connecting rod (34) lower end with the sliding block with fork (35), the upper end of the sliding block (35) with fork,
The upper end of the connecting rod (34) is connected by shaft with crank (33) lower end, and the upper end of the crank (33) is mounted on motor (32)
Shaft on.
2. a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss according to claim 1 cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, it is characterised in that: institute
Stating cut cotton mechanism (8) includes mechanism body bracket, and electric pushrod (21) presses continuous bar (22), blade (23), motor (24), straight line
Motor (25) and guide rail (26), the blade (23) are mounted in mechanism body bracket by shaft, the mechanism body bracket
On have motor (24), motor (24) shaft by rotate band be connected with shaft one end of blade (23), the mechanism body
Bracket down either side is respectively equipped with a linear motor (25), and the linear motor (25) is mounted on edge on corresponding rails (26) and leads
Rail transverse movement, there is the continuous bar (22) of pressure between two guide rail (26) brackets, and the electric pushrod (21) has a pair, the pressure silk floss bar
(22) both ends are mounted on the telescopic rod upper end of corresponding electric pushrod (21).
3. a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss according to claim 2 cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, it is characterised in that: institute
The stroke for stating blade (23) in cut cotton mechanism (8) is greater than conveyer belt (7) width.
4. a kind of silk spinning comb silk floss according to claim 1 cuts the conveying device for carrying out cut cotton outside machine, it is characterised in that: institute
It states and is angularly provided with strip gab groove on conveyer belt (7).
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