CN106900280A - A kind of slotting cut banana fall chasing tool tool - Google Patents
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Fall chasing tool tool the invention discloses a kind of slotting cut banana, including cutterhead, encircle structure cutter group, cutter synchronization unit, cutter spacing adjustment unit；Cutterhead is provided with through hole, and cutter synchronization unit is had multiple to be distributed on cutterhead round through hole, connected by diesis section between cutter synchronization unit two-by-two, and a cutter spacing adjustment unit is mounted on each cutter synchronization unit；Encircling structure cutter group includes multiple hard blades and multiple soft blades；The cutter synchronization unit includes optical axis, rolling bearing units and diesis section, the kinematic parameter for adjusting each hard blade, to ensure to encircle structure cutter group each inserted tool parameter is consistent in the course of the work so that it is encircled structure and is held round or oval；The cutter spacing adjustment unit includes slide rail, slide unit and spring, and corner cut is entered for adjust hard blade.The present invention have the advantages that compact overall structure, light weight, be moved easily, safe operation it is laborsaving, it is adaptable to mechanization banana fall comb.
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Technical field
Go axle to fall the technical field of comb the present invention relates to banana, refer in particular to a kind of slotting cut banana and fall chasing tool tool.
Background technology
At present, home and abroad mechanization application level in terms of banana postharvest treatment is relatively low, especially falls comb in any of several broadleaf plants fringe
Tool aspect, it is basic that operation is carried out using the comb mode that manually falls.Operational method requirement manual labor concentrates, labour intensity
Greatly, operating efficiency is relatively low, and operation process banana is impaired serious, is unfavorable for banana marketing fresh, and with certain danger.With perfume (or spice)
The foundation of any of several broadleaf plants postharvest treatment freight transport system and constantly improve, urgent need develop mechanization and fall to combing the device of banana.
The content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art, there is provided a kind of simple structure, easy to operate, reduction labor
Power, shorten duty cycle and improve operating efficiency slotting cut banana fall chasing tool tool, can effectively carry out any of several broadleaf plants fringe it is whole string gone by comb
Axle falls and combs operation, and falls to combing that speed fast, efficiency high, energy consumption be small, loss is low, can be on banana mechanization postharvest treatment production line
Use.
To achieve the above object, technical scheme provided by the present invention is：A kind of slotting cut banana falls chasing tool tool, including knife
Disk, encircle structure cutter group, cutter synchronization unit, cutter spacing adjustment unit；The centre of the cutterhead is provided with for the comb that falls
The through hole that Banana Stalk afterwards is passed through, the cutter synchronization unit has multiple to be distributed on cutterhead round through hole, and cutter is same two-by-two
Connected by diesis section between step unit, a cutter spacing adjustment unit is mounted on each cutter synchronization unit；Institute
State and encircle structure cutter group and include multiple hard blades and multiple soft blades；The cutter synchronization unit includes optical axis, ushers to seat
Bearing and diesis section, the kinematic parameter for adjusting each hard blade, to ensure to encircle structure cutter group in the course of the work
Each inserted tool parameter is consistent so that it is encircled structure and is held round or oval；The cutter spacing adjustment unit includes sliding
Rail, slide unit and spring, corner cut is entered for adjust hard blade；The optical axis is arranged on cutterhead by rolling bearing units, adjacent
It is connected with each other by diesis section between two optical axises of cutter synchronization unit, the slide rail is arranged on optical axis, the slide unit
It is slidably mounted on slide rail, the hard knife that a blade up extends is mounted on the slide unit of each cutter spacing adjustment unit
Piece, the both sides of every hard blade are mounted on a soft blade, and the soft blade between hard blade is by riveting two-by-two
Link together, multiple hard blades and multiple soft blades are collectively formed encircles structure, the spring be arranged on slide rail and
Between cutterhead, the inclination angle for controlling slide rail so that encircling structure cutter group has the trend inwardly gathered, so as to control to encircle
The envelope circle size of structure, and then the effect that the inside clamping of structure is encircled in control is reached, encircle structure cutter group pushing away in spring
Tightly envelope Banana Stalk under power effect, banana comb handle is cut along Banana Stalk, realizes that the whole string of banana goes axle to fall comb by comb.
Adjacent two soft blades constitute V-shaped structure.
The cutterhead is circular beater plate, the rail of the slide rail in the circular beater plate radially, and perpendicular to optical axis, institute
State spring and contact at the one end of slide rail near circular beater plate edge.
The present invention compared with prior art, has the following advantages that and beneficial effect：
1st, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, the slotting cut banana of the invention chasing tool tool that falls is carrying out banana
Fall to be automatically adjusted according to the change of fringe shank diameter when combing and encircle diameter of movement, realize diameter self adaptation.
2nd, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, what slotting cut banana of the invention fell chasing tool tool encircles structure
The blade whole fringe bar that has been envelope, carrying out avoiding leakage cutting when banana falls and combs, realize that whole flavour passage any of several broadleaf plants goes axle to fall comb by comb.
3rd, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, slotting cut banana of the invention falls chasing tool tool accommodation
Extensively, it is suitable for the comb that falls of different lines, all bananas of different growing ways.
4th, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, the slotting cut banana of the invention chasing tool that falls has carried out perfume (or spice)
Any of several broadleaf plants comb that falls can guarantee that comb effect, occurs without and cuts scattered banana really, also occur without banana skin tearing after comb, and realization falls to combing section
It is smooth, smooth, after-treatment need not be carried out so that banana to fall and meet the specific requirement of in the market wholesale and retail after comb.
5th, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, slotting cut banana of the invention falls the banana that chasing tool tool is carried out
The comb that falls can reduce manual labor, reduce number of workers, reduce production cost, raise labour efficiency.
6th, insert cut with traditional craft to fall compared with carding device, slotting cut banana of the invention falls the banana that chasing tool tool is carried out
The comb that falls can reduce the incidence of disease of microorganism disease, improve the overall aesthetics of banana fruit.
7th, using slotting cut banana of the invention fall chasing tool tool carry out any of several broadleaf plants fringe fall comb be conducive to propulsion banana industry postpartum at
Reason Mechanization Level.
8th, using slotting cut banana of the invention fall chasing tool tool carry out any of several broadleaf plants fringe and fall to combing when, mechanical energy consumption is small, low cost, favorably
In energy-conserving and environment-protective.
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Fig. 1 be slotting cut banana of the present invention fall chasing tool tool axonometric drawing.
Fig. 2 be slotting cut banana of the present invention fall chasing tool tool front view.
Fig. 3 be slotting cut banana of the present invention fall chasing tool tool top view.
Specific embodiment
With reference to specific embodiment, the invention will be further described.
Referring to shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, the slotting cut banana described in the present embodiment falls chasing tool tool, is gone mainly for the whole string of banana
Axle falls to combing operation, reaches the whole string of banana mechanization and goes axle to fall the purpose of comb by comb.The slotting cut banana falls chasing tool tool including in circle
The cutterhead 1 of shape, encircle structure cutter group, cutter synchronization unit, cutter spacing adjustment unit；Open in the centre of the cutterhead 1
There is the through hole 101 passed through for the Banana Stalk after the comb that falls, the cutter synchronization unit has multiple to be distributed on cutterhead round through hole 101
On 1, connected by diesis section 303 (variable more universal joint or flexible axle) between cutter synchronization unit two-by-two, each cutter is same
A cutter spacing adjustment unit is mounted on step unit；The structure cutter group of encircling includes multiple Hes of hard blade 201
Multiple soft blades 202；The cutter synchronization unit includes optical axis 301, rolling bearing units 302 and diesis section 303, for adjusting
The kinematic parameter of each hard blade 201, each inserted tool parameter is consistent in the course of the work to encircle structure cutter group with guarantee, makes
It is encircled structure and is held round or oval；The cutter spacing adjustment unit includes slide rail 401, slide unit 402 and spring
403, enter corner cut for adjust hard blade 201；The optical axis 301 is arranged on cutterhead 1 by rolling bearing units 302, adjacent
It is connected with each other by diesis section 303 between two optical axises of cutter synchronization unit 301, the slide rail 401 is arranged on optical axis 301
On, in cutterhead 1 radially, and perpendicular to optical axis 301, the slide unit 402 is slidably mounted on slide rail to the rail of the slide rail 401
On 401, the hard blade 201 that a blade up extends is mounted on the slide unit 402 of each cutter spacing adjustment unit, often
The both sides for opening hard blade 201 are mounted on a soft blade 202, and the soft blade 202 between hard blade 201 leads to two-by-two
Cross riveting together, adjacent two soft blades 202 constitute V-shaped structure, multiple hard blades 201 are soft with multiple
Blade 202 is collectively formed encircles structure, and the spring 403 is arranged between slide rail 401 and cutterhead 1, contacts at slide rail 401 and is close to
The one end at cutterhead edge, the inclination angle for controlling slide rail 401 so that encircling structure cutter group has the trend inwardly gathered, from
And control to encircle the envelope circle size of structure, and then reach the effect that the inside clamping of structure is encircled in control.
During work, thrust of the blade for encircling structure being made up of hard blade 201 and soft blade 202 in spring 403
Tightly envelope Banana Stalk under effect, can cut banana comb handle along Banana Stalk, realize that the whole string of banana goes axle to fall comb by comb.Slide rail
401 and the structure of slide unit 402 can adjust hard blade spacing, adjust into corner cut, diesis section 303 connects each adjacent optical axis
301 so that each axis movement synchronization, it is ensured that each hard blade enters corner cut unanimously, and can be synchronized with the movement, it is ensured that encircle structure
It is circular or ellipse.
Using after above scheme, insert cut compared to traditional craft and fall chasing tool, this slotting cut banana chasing tool tool that falls is overall
Compact conformation, light weight is moved easily, and safe operation is laborsaving.Carry out banana and go axle to fall using this slotting cut banana chasing tool tool that falls
During comb, the carding device that falls do not contact, do not collide banana fruit combs, while whole banana falls to combing link does not have mutually touching between banana fruit
Hit, be effectively reduced the mechanical damage of banana.This slotting cut banana chasing tool tool that falls can carry out the whole string of banana and go the axle comb that falls to make by comb
Industry, and ensure that any of several broadleaf plants comb falls to combing effect, make to fall the comb of any of several broadleaf plants after comb to meet the specific requirement of in the market wholesale and retail, can effectively reduce
Fall to combing the activity duration, improve operating efficiency.Using this slotting cut banana fall chasing tool tool carry out banana and fall to combing when, work can be reduced
Power, reduces labour intensity, raises labour efficiency.Fall to combing link and can reduce using the fall whole banana of chasing tool tool of this slotting cut banana
The incidence of disease of microorganism disease, improves the overall aesthetics of banana.Therefore, summary, the present invention is a preferable machinery
Change banana to fall to combing equipment, be worthy to be popularized.
The examples of implementation of the above are only the preferred embodiments of the invention, not limit implementation model of the invention with this
Enclose, therefore the change that all shapes according to the present invention, principle are made, all should cover within the scope of the present invention.
Claims (3)
1. a kind of slotting cut banana fall chasing tool tool, it is characterised in that：Including cutterhead, encircle structure cutter group, cutter synchronization unit,
Cutter spacing adjustment unit；The centre of the cutterhead is provided with the through hole passed through for the Banana Stalk after the comb that falls, the cutter
Synchronization unit has multiple to be distributed on cutterhead round through hole, is connected by diesis section between cutter synchronization unit two-by-two, each
A cutter spacing adjustment unit is mounted on cutter synchronization unit；The structure cutter group of encircling includes multiple hard blades
With multiple soft blades；The cutter synchronization unit includes optical axis, rolling bearing units and diesis section, for adjusting each hard blade
Kinematic parameter, to ensure to encircle structure cutter group each inserted tool parameter is consistent in the course of the work so that it encircles structure
It is held round or oval；The cutter spacing adjustment unit includes slide rail, slide unit and spring, for adjusting entering for hard blade
Corner cut；The optical axis is arranged on cutterhead by rolling bearing units, by double ten between the optical axis of two neighboring cutter synchronization unit
Byte is connected with each other, and the slide rail is arranged on optical axis, and the slide unit is slidably mounted on slide rail, and the regulation of each cutter spacing is single
Be mounted on the hard blade that a blade up extends on the slide unit of unit, the both sides of every hard blade be mounted on one it is soft
Matter blade, two-by-two the soft blade between hard blade by riveting together, multiple hard blades and multiple are soft
Blade is collectively formed encircles structure, and the spring is arranged between slide rail and cutterhead, the inclination angle for controlling slide rail so that encircle
Structure cutter group has the trend inwardly gathered, so as to control to encircle the envelope circle size of structure, and then reaches control and encircles knot
The effect that structure is inwardly clamped, encircles structure cutter group tightly envelope Banana Stalk under the thrust of spring, along Banana Stalk
Cutting banana comb handle, realizes that the whole string of banana goes axle to fall to combing by comb.
2. a kind of slotting cut banana according to claim 1 fall chasing tool tool, it is characterised in that：Adjacent two soft blade structures
Into V-shaped structure.
3. a kind of slotting cut banana according to claim 1 fall chasing tool tool, it is characterised in that：The cutterhead is circular knife
Disk, in the circular beater plate radially, and perpendicular to optical axis, the spring contacts at slide rail near circle to the rail of the slide rail
The one end at cutterhead edge.
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