CN216679444U - Full-automatic thermos cup inner bag belt cleaning device - Google Patents

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CN216679444U
CN216679444U CN202220207196.1U CN202220207196U CN216679444U CN 216679444 U CN216679444 U CN 216679444U CN 202220207196 U CN202220207196 U CN 202220207196U CN 216679444 U CN216679444 U CN 216679444U
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The utility model relates to a full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device, which comprises a conveying table, wherein a cavity is distributed in the conveying table along the length, a plurality of through holes are distributed on a conveying belt of the conveying table, a water collecting tank is distributed in the cavity along the length, at least two baffle plates are distributed above the conveying belt at intervals along the length direction of the conveying belt, side plates bent towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on two opposite sides of each baffle plate, the bottom of each side plate is detachably connected with the conveying table, spray guns spraying upwards are arranged in the cavities below the baffle plates, each spray gun is communicated with a water tank through water inlet pipes, water outlets of the water collecting tank are communicated with the water tank through water discharge pipes, water pumps are communicated with the water inlet pipes, the full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device also comprises a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffle plates, and the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray guns are on the same longitudinal axis; the design of the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device can realize automatic cleaning of the vacuum cup liner, and the cleaning is clean and efficient.

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Full-automatic thermos cup inner bag belt cleaning device
Technical Field
The utility model relates to the technical field of cleaning devices, in particular to a full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device.
Background
After the stainless steel vacuum cup is polished, polishing liquid is left in the cup body and needs to be cleaned. The cleaning device in the existing market adopts shower type cleaning, mainly cleans the processed outer surface, and the cleaning is not comprehensive, especially the surface of the inner container of the water cup, and cannot be comprehensively cleaned.
At present comparatively common cleaning methods are mostly the gondola water faucet formula, and whole a large amount of water sprays washes. On one hand, the mode consumes infinitely and wastes water resources, and the mode does not have primary and secondary functions and cannot ensure that the water is flushed one by one.
Therefore, the utility model provides a full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device which is urgently needed to solve the problems.
SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL
The utility model aims to provide a full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device, which solves the technical problems that in the prior art, most thermos cup cleaning devices are shower type, a large amount of water is sprayed to wash the whole thermos cup, water resources are consumed and wasted infinitely, primary and secondary cleaning is not performed, and one-by-one clean washing cannot be guaranteed through the structural design of the full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device.
The utility model provides a full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device, which comprises a conveying table, wherein a cavity is distributed in the conveying table along the length, a plurality of through holes are distributed in the conveying belt of the conveying table at intervals along the length, water collecting grooves are distributed in the cavity along the length, at least two baffles are distributed above the conveying belt at intervals along the length direction of the conveying belt, side plates bent towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on two opposite sides of each baffle, the bottom of each side plate is detachably connected with the conveying table, spray guns which are sprayed upwards are arranged in the cavity below each baffle, each spray gun is positioned above the water collecting groove and communicated with a water tank through water inlet pipes, water outlets of the water collecting grooves are communicated with the water tank through water discharge pipes, water pumps are communicated on the water inlet pipes, the full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device also comprises a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffles, the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray guns are positioned on the same longitudinal axis, and the photoelectric sensing detector is electrically connected with the controller, the water pump and the motor on the conveying table are electrically connected with the controller.
Furthermore, two limiting plates are oppositely arranged below each baffle, the two limiting plates are respectively arranged on two sides of the conveying belt, the two ends of each limiting plate extend out of the baffle to be detachably connected with the support, and each support is fixed on the conveying table.
Further, conveying platform includes the riser of double-phase relative setting, and the supporting leg has been laid along length to each riser below, and the both ends of two risers are passed through the connecting axle and are connected in an organic whole, still including the driving shaft that is located each connecting axle below, and each driving shaft both ends are passed through the axle sleeve and are connected with the connecting piece, and each connecting piece is connected with adjacent supporting leg, and the conveyer belt twines on each connecting axle and driving shaft, and driving shaft one end is connected with the motor.
Further, each water tank is also communicated with a filtering device.
Furthermore, the baffle plate is made of stainless steel.
Further, a collecting groove is arranged right below the conveying table, and the length of the collecting groove is larger than that of the conveying table.
Further, the device comprises two spray guns which are arranged at intervals.
Furthermore, the distance between the two spray guns is 1-5 m.
Further, each spray gun is connected with the conveying table through a mounting frame.
Furthermore, two sides of each through hole are provided with a clapboard, and the bottom of each clapboard is fixedly connected with the conveying belt.
Compared with the prior art, the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device provided by the utility model has the following advantages:
1. the utility model provides a full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device, which is characterized in that a cavity is distributed along the length of the inner edge of a conveying table, a plurality of through holes are distributed along the length of the conveying belt of the conveying table at intervals, a water collecting tank is distributed along the length of the inner edge of the cavity, at least two baffles are distributed above the conveying belt at intervals along the length direction of the conveying belt, side plates bending towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on the two opposite sides of each baffle, the bottom of each side plate is detachably connected with the conveying table, spray guns spraying upwards are arranged in the cavities below the baffles, each spray gun is communicated with a water tank through a water inlet pipe, a water outlet of the water collecting tank is communicated with the water tank through a water outlet pipe, a water pump is communicated with the water inlet pipe, the cleaning device also comprises a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffles, the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray guns are on the same longitudinal axis, the photoelectric sensing detector is electrically connected with the controller, and a motor on the conveying table of the water pump is electrically connected with the controller, conveying of conveyer belt will need abluent thermos cup to the spray gun position, photoelectric sensing detector detects behind the thermos cup, stop rotatory through controller control motor, and start the water pump, wash the thermos cup inner bag through the spray gun, after the washing, close water pump and starter motor, convey the next thermos cup directly over the spray gun, take in the realization full self-cleaning thermos cup, the interval sets up two spray guns at least simultaneously, the realization is to wasing many times of thermos cup, guarantee abluent cleanliness factor, full-automatic thermos cup inner bag belt cleaning device's design, can realize self-cleaning, and clean degree is high, save the water source, and the work efficiency is improved.
2. According to the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device provided by the utility model, the two opposite limiting plates are arranged below each baffle, the two limiting plates are respectively arranged at the two sides of the conveying belt, the baffles are extended from the two ends of each limiting plate and are detachably connected with the support, and the supports are fixed on the conveying table, so that the position of a vacuum cup to be cleaned can be limited, the vacuum cup is ensured to deviate in the cleaning process, and the cleaning effect is influenced.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.
FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view (front view) of the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device in the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view (rear view) of the fully automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view (top view) of the fully automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view (side view) of the fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the electrical connection relationship among the devices of the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device.
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1. a transfer table; 101. a conveyor belt; 102. a vertical plate; 103. supporting legs; 104. a connecting shaft; 105. a drive shaft; 106. a connecting member; 2. a cavity; 3. a baffle plate; 4. a water collection tank; 5. a side plate; 6. a spray gun; 7. a water tank; 8. a limiting plate; 9. a support; 10. collecting tank; 11. a through hole; 12. a partition plate; 14. and (4) a water pump.
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The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the full-automatic vacuum cup liner cleaning device in the embodiment comprises a conveying table 1, a cavity 2 is distributed in the conveying table 1 along the length, a plurality of through holes 11 are distributed in the conveying belt 101 of the conveying table 1 along the length at intervals, water collecting grooves 4 are distributed in the cavity 2 along the length, at least two baffles 3 are distributed above the conveying belt 101 along the length direction of the conveying belt 101 at intervals, side plates 5 bent towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on two opposite sides of each baffle 3, the bottom of each side plate 5 is detachably connected with the conveying table 1, spray guns 6 which spray upwards are arranged in the cavity 2 below each baffle 3, each spray gun 6 is positioned above the water collecting groove 4, each spray gun 6 is communicated with a water tank 7 through a water inlet pipe, a water outlet of the water collecting groove 4 is communicated with the water tank 7 through a water outlet pipe, a water pump 14 is communicated on the water inlet pipe, a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffle 3, the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray gun 6 are on the same longitudinal axis, the photoelectric sensing detector is electrically connected with the controller, and the water pump 14 and the motor on the conveying table 1 are electrically connected with the controller.
The utility model arranges a cavity 2 along the length in a conveying table 1, a conveying belt 101 of the conveying table 1 is provided with a plurality of through holes 11 along the length at intervals, a water collecting tank 4 is arranged along the length in the cavity 2, at least two baffle plates 3 are arranged above the conveying belt 101 along the length direction of the conveying belt 101 at intervals, side plates 5 bent towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on two opposite sides of each baffle plate 3, the bottom of each side plate 5 is detachably connected with the conveying table 1, a spray gun 6 spraying upwards is arranged in the cavity 2 below each baffle plate 3, each spray gun 6 is arranged above the water collecting tank 4, each spray gun 6 is communicated with a water tank 7 through a water inlet pipe, a water outlet of the water collecting tank 4 is communicated with the water tank 7 through a water outlet pipe, a water pump 14 is communicated on the water inlet pipe, the utility model also comprises a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffle plate 3, and the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray gun 6 are on the same vertical axis, photoelectric sensing detector is connected with the controller electricity, water pump 14, the design that the motor on the conveying platform 1 is connected with the controller electricity, conveyer belt 101 conveys the abluent thermos cup of needs to spray gun 6 positions, photoelectric sensing detector detects behind the thermos cup, through controller control motor stall, and start the water pump, wash the thermos cup inner bag through the spray gun, after wasing, close the water pump and start the motor, convey next thermos cup directly over spray gun 6, realize full self-cleaning thermos cup inner bag, simultaneously at least the interval sets up two spray guns, realize wasing many times the thermos cup, guarantee abluent cleanliness factor, full-automatic thermos cup inner bag belt cleaning device's design, can realize self-cleaning, and clean degree is high, save the water source, and the work efficiency is improved.
As shown in fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4, two opposite limiting plates 8 are disposed below each baffle 3 of this embodiment, two sides of the conveyor belt 101 are respectively disposed on the two limiting plates 8, two ends of each limiting plate 8 extend out of the baffle 3 to be detachably connected to the support 9, and each support 9 is fixed on the conveying table.
According to the utility model, two opposite limiting plates 8 are arranged below each baffle 3, the two limiting plates 8 are respectively arranged at two sides of the conveying belt 101, the baffle 3 is extended from two ends of each limiting plate 8 to be detachably connected with the support 9, and each support 9 is fixed on the conveying table, so that the position of the vacuum cup to be cleaned can be limited, and the vacuum cup is ensured to deviate in the cleaning process, and the cleaning effect is influenced.
As shown in fig. 1, the support 9 of this embodiment includes an upright 901, the bottom of the upright 901 is connected to the conveying table, a positioning block 902 is disposed at the top of the upright 901, a positioning rod 903 penetrates through the positioning block 902, and the positioning rod 903 is connected to the limiting plate 8.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the conveying table 1 of the embodiment includes two vertical plates 102 arranged oppositely, supporting legs 103 are arranged along the length below each vertical plate 102, two ends of each vertical plate 102 are connected into a whole through a connecting shaft 104, the conveying table further includes a driving shaft 105 located below each connecting shaft 104, two ends of each driving shaft 105 are connected with connecting pieces 106 through shaft sleeves, each connecting piece 106 is connected with the adjacent supporting leg 103, the conveying belt 101 is wound on each connecting shaft 104 and the driving shaft 105, and one end of the driving shaft is connected with a motor.
According to the utility model, the conveying table 1 comprises two vertical plates 102 which are oppositely arranged, supporting legs 103 are arranged along the length below each vertical plate 102, two ends of each vertical plate 102 are connected into a whole through a connecting shaft 104, the conveying table further comprises a driving shaft 105 which is positioned below each connecting shaft 104, two ends of each driving shaft 105 are connected with connecting pieces 106 through shaft sleeves, each connecting piece 106 is connected with the adjacent supporting leg 103, a conveying belt 101 is wound on each connecting shaft 104 and each driving shaft 105, and one end of each driving shaft is connected with a motor.
Each water tank 7 of the present invention is further communicated with a filtering device to filter impurities in the water tank 7, which is common knowledge of people in the art and will not be described herein again.
The baffle 3 is made of stainless steel, so that the service life is prolonged.
A collecting tank 10 is further arranged right below the conveying table 1, the length of the collecting tank 10 is larger than that of the conveying table 1, and the collecting tank collects splashed water to guarantee a working environment.
The utility model comprises two spray guns 6 which are arranged at intervals, and the two spray guns are cleaned for two times, so that the cleanness of the cleaning is ensured.
The distance between the two spray guns 6 is 1-5 m.
Each lance 6 of the present invention is connected to the transfer table 1 by a mounting bracket 15.
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, the partition plates 12 are disposed on two sides of each through hole 11 in this embodiment, and the bottom of each partition plate 12 is fixedly connected to the conveyor belt.
According to the utility model, the design that the partition plates 12 are arranged on two sides of each through hole 11 and the bottoms of the partition plates 12 are fixedly connected with the conveying belt limits the fixed position of the vacuum cup, so that the cleaning effect is ensured.
Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; while the utility model has been described in detail and with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

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1. The utility model provides a full-automatic thermos cup inner bag belt cleaning device which characterized in that: comprises a conveying table (1), a cavity (2) is distributed along the length in the conveying table (1), a plurality of through holes (11) are distributed along the length at intervals on a conveying belt (101) of the conveying table (1), water collecting tanks (4) are distributed along the length in the cavity (2), at least two baffles (3) are distributed along the length direction of the conveying belt (101) above the conveying belt (101), side plates (5) bent towards the side end of the conveying belt are arranged on two opposite sides of each baffle (3), the bottom of each side plate (5) is detachably connected with the conveying table (1), spray guns (6) which are upwards sprayed are arranged in the cavities (2) below the baffles (3), each spray gun (6) is positioned above the water collecting tanks (4), each spray gun (6) is communicated with a water tank (7) through a water inlet pipe, a water outlet of the water collecting tanks (4) is communicated with the water tank (7) through a water outlet pipe, and a water pump (14) is communicated with the water inlet pipe, the device is characterized by further comprising a controller and a photoelectric sensing detector arranged on the inner plate surface of the baffle (3), wherein the photoelectric sensing detector and the spray gun (6) are on the same longitudinal axis, the photoelectric sensing detector is electrically connected with the controller, and motors on the water pump (14) and the conveying table (1) are electrically connected with the controller.
2. The full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 1, characterized in that: the lower part of each baffle (3) is equipped with two relative limiting plates (8), and the both sides of conveyer belt (101) are established respectively to two limiting plates (8), and each limiting plate (8) both ends extend baffle (3) and can dismantle with support (9) and be connected, and each support (9) are fixed in the conveying bench.
3. The full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 2, characterized in that: conveying platform (1) includes riser (102) of two relative settings, supporting leg (103) have been laid along length to each riser (102) below, the both ends of coexistence board (102) are connected in an organic whole through connecting axle (104), still including driving shaft (105) that are located each connecting axle (104) below, each driving shaft (105) both ends are passed through the axle sleeve and are connected with connecting piece (106), each connecting piece (106) are connected with adjacent supporting leg (103), conveyer belt (101) twine on each connecting axle (104) and driving shaft (105), driving shaft one end is connected with the motor.
4. The full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 3, characterized in that: each water tank (7) is also communicated with a filtering device.
5. The full-automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 4, characterized in that: a collecting tank (10) is arranged under the conveying platform (1), and the length of the collecting tank (10) is greater than that of the conveying platform (1).
6. The fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device according to claim 5, characterized in that: comprises two spray guns (6) arranged at intervals.
7. The fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 6, characterized in that: the distance between the two spray guns (6) is 1-5 m.
8. The fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 7, characterized in that: each spray gun (6) is connected with the conveying platform (1) through a mounting frame (15).
9. The fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device of claim 8, characterized in that: two sides of each through hole (11) are provided with a clapboard (12), and the bottom of each clapboard (12) is fixedly connected with the conveyor belt.
10. The fully automatic thermos cup liner cleaning device according to claim 9, characterized in that: the baffle (3) is made of stainless steel.
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