CN109570055B

CN109570055B - Fruit sorting machine

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Publication number: CN109570055B
Application number: CN201910068314.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 俞晓峰; 王木兰; 陶涛; 袁子琪; 虎帅; 王林
Original assignee: Anhui Polytechnic University
Current assignee: Anhui Polytechnic University
Priority date: 2019-01-24
Filing date: 2019-01-24
Publication date: 2020-12-29
Anticipated expiration: 2039-01-24
Also published as: CN109570055A

Abstract

The invention discloses a fruit sorting machine, which can trigger the contact of a weighing contact and a sorting piece according to the weight of fruits, further connect a loop to enable a first baffle and a second baffle to be electrified to move to a corresponding sorting channel, and transport the fruits to a designated container to finish the sorting of the fruits, the fruit sorting machine can sort the fruits according to the characteristics of the fruits, has simple structure and lower cost, is suitable for market popularization, considers the quality difference caused by the volume difference of the fruits, and sorts the volumes of the fruits by the matching of a plurality of weighing blocks and counters, automatically adjusts the position of the sorting piece in a sorting groove after the fruits enter another sorting part, thereby changing the sorting standard of the weight, realizing more accurate and comprehensive fruit sorting, and a user can also manually adjust the target counting of the counter and the position of the sorting piece to realize the adjustment of the sorting standard, more convenient to use.

Description

Fruit sorting machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of fruit treatment, in particular to a fruit sorting machine.

Background

In the fruit processing industry and the fruit selling industry, fruits are often sorted according to the size and weight of the fruits, for example, for the grapefruits, the heavier grapefruits are usually represented by thinner peel, more pulp and high moisture content, and the quality of the grapefruits is usually higher than that of the lighter grapefruits.

Although some equipment capable of sorting fruits is available in the market at present, the fruit is mainly sorted by detecting the sweetness of the fruits or sorted by image analysis, so that the equipment cost and the cost are too high, and the equipment is not suitable for market popularization.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the invention aims to provide a fruit sorting machine which sorts fruits by a method which is lower in cost and more beneficial to market popularization.

Based on the above purpose, a fruit sorting machine comprises

The conveying part is used for conveying the fruits to be sorted;

a frame installed at an output end of the conveying part;

the weighing part is arranged in the frame, is connected to the bottom of the frame through an elastic material and can move in the vertical direction in the frame;

the weighing contact is connected to one side outside the weighing part and moves along with the weighing part;

the sorting part is arranged on one side of the weighing contact, the weighing contact can be contacted with or separated from the sorting part when moving, and the weighing contact and the sorting part form a sorting loop when contacting;

the sliding part is arranged on the inner side of the weighing part, and the direction of the sliding part is vertical to the conveying direction of the conveying part;

first baffle and second baffle, equal swing joint can follow the sliding part and remove in the sliding part, and the fruit in the symmetrical heavy portion carries on spacingly to can drive the fruit and remove, first baffle and second baffle all establish ties in the separation return circuit.

First sorting channel and second sorting channel install and keep away from in the portion of weighing the one side of conveying part for the fruit after the transportation is selected separately.

Preferably, the height that the portion of weighing is close to one end of conveying portion is higher than the portion of weighing the portion and keeps away from the one end of conveying portion, and the portion of weighing is kept away from one side of conveying portion and is equipped with the flashboard.

Preferably, the shutter is covered with a cushioning layer.

Preferably, still be equipped with the spout of a plurality of vertical directions in the portion of weighing, all be equipped with the piece of weighing that can follow the spout and remove on every spout, the piece both ends of weighing are passed through the elastic component and are connected in the portion bottom of weighing, and the portion of weighing is equipped with the volume detection switch in every weighing weight bottom position, can trigger the volume detection switch when the piece of weighing moves down, and the volume detection switch is connected with the counter.

Preferably, the portion of weighing is kept away from one side of conveying portion is equipped with the flashboard, is equipped with pressure switch on the flashboard, and the portion top of weighing still swing joint has the spacing portion that can follow the direction of delivery who is on a parallel with the conveying portion and removes, and spacing portion is beta structure, expandes and folds under electric drive, pressure switch with spacing portion electricity is connected.

Preferably, the weighing block divides the weighing part into a first sorting part and a second sorting part, the first sorting part and the second sorting part are both connected with a first sorting channel and a second sorting channel, the weighing block is composed of two separable electric telescopic rods, and the electric telescopic rods are electrically connected with the counter.

Preferably, one side of the weighing contact is provided with a sorting groove, the sorting piece is movably arranged in the sorting groove, and the sorting piece can move along the sorting groove.

Preferably, the elastic material is selected from springs.

From the above, the fruit sorting machine provided by the invention can trigger the weighing contact to be contacted with the sorting part according to the weight of the fruits, so that the loop is switched on to enable the first baffle and the second baffle to be electrified to move the fruits to the corresponding sorting channel and transport the fruits to the designated container to finish the sorting of the fruits.

In consideration of quality difference caused by the volume difference of fruits, the fruit sorting machine also sorts the volume of the fruits through the matching of a plurality of weighing blocks and the counter, and automatically adjusts the position of the sorting piece in the sorting groove after the fruits enter another sorting part, so that the sorting standard of the weight is changed, more accurate and comprehensive fruit sorting is realized, a user can also manually adjust the target counting of the counter and the position of the sorting piece, the adjustment of the sorting standard is realized, and the fruit sorting machine is more convenient to use.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of a fruit sorter according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a fruit sorter according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the structure at A in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Detailed Description

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 specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that all expressions using "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present invention are used for distinguishing two entities with the same name but different names or different parameters, and it should be noted that "first" and "second" are merely for convenience of description and should not be construed as limitations of the embodiments of the present invention, and they are not described in any more detail in the following embodiments.

A fruit sorting machine comprises a conveying part 1 used for conveying fruits needing to be sorted, an output end of the conveying part 1 is connected with a frame 2, a weighing part 3 is installed in the frame 2, the weighing part 3 is connected to the bottom of the frame 2 through a spring, the weighing part 3 can move in the vertical direction in the frame 2, a weighing contact 4 is arranged on one side of the outer portion of the weighing part 3, when the weighing part 3 moves, the weighing contact 4 moves along with the weighing contact, a sorting part 5 is installed on one side of the weighing contact 4, the weighing contact 4 can be in contact with or separated from the sorting part 5 when moving, a sorting loop is formed when the weighing contact 4 is in contact with the sorting part 5, a sliding part which can be a sliding rail is installed in the weighing part 3 and is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveying part 1, a first baffle 6 and a second baffle 7 are installed on the sliding part, and both the first baffle 6 and the second baffle 7 can move along the sliding part, carry on spacingly to the fruit in the portion of weighing 3 to can drive fruit and remove, first baffle 6 and second baffle 7 are all established ties in selecting separately the return circuit, and the portion of weighing 3 one side of keeping away from conveying part 1 is equipped with first sorting channel 8 and second branch and selects separately the passageway 9 for the fruit after the transportation is selected separately.

Optionally, in order to enable the fruits to enter the sorting channel more smoothly after sorting, one end of the weighing part 3 close to the conveying part 1 is higher than one end of the weighing part 3 far away from the conveying part 1, if the angle between the bottom edge of the weighing part 3 and the horizontal plane is set to be 10 degrees, and a gate plate 10 is further arranged on one side of the weighing part 3 far away from the conveying part 1, so that the fruits cannot fall into the sorting channel when sorting is not completed.

Optionally, the gate 10 is covered with a buffer layer to reduce the impact on the fruit.

It is optional, still be equipped with the spout of a plurality of vertical directions in the portion of weighing 3, all be equipped with the piece 11 of weighing that can follow the spout and remove on every spout, 11 both ends of weighing are connected in the 3 bottoms of portion of weighing through elastic component 12, the portion of weighing 3 is equipped with the volume detection switch in every weighing piece 11 bottom positions, can trigger the volume detection switch when weighing piece 11 moves down, the volume detection switch is connected with the counter, can think the counter and send the signal when the volume detection switch is triggered, the digit that shows on the counter is the quantity that the volume detection switch triggered promptly.

It is optional, weigh heavy piece 11 and separate for the first sorting division of top and the second sorting division of below with weighing part 3, all be connected with first branch gate 8 and second branch gate 9 in first sorting division and the second sorting division, weighing piece 11 comprises two separable electric telescopic handle 13, electric telescopic handle 13 is connected with the counter electricity, the user can set up the target number on the counter, when the digit of counter reaches the target number, control electric telescopic handle 13 shrink, make weighing piece 11 separation, fruit falls into the second sorting division of below in.

Optionally, portion of weighing 3 keeps away from one side of conveying part 1 is equipped with flashboard 10, be equipped with pressure switch on the

flashboard

10, 3 tops of portion of weighing still swing joint have can follow the spacing portion 14 that is on a parallel with conveying part 1's direction of delivery removal, and spacing portion 14 is beta structure, expandes and folds under electric drive, pressure switch with spacing portion 14 electricity is connected, and spacing portion 14 can guarantee that the position of fruit is in the edge of portion of weighing 3, improves the measuring accuracy of weighing weight 11.

Optionally, a sorting trough 15 is installed on one side of the weighing contact 4, the sorting element 5 is movably installed in the sorting trough 15, and the sorting element 5 can move along the sorting trough 15.

Optionally, a sorting groove 15 is installed on one side of the weighing contact 4, the sorting part 5 is movably installed in the sorting groove 15, the sorting part 5 is connected with an adjusting motor for driving the sorting part to move in the sorting groove 15, and the adjusting motor is electrically connected with the counter.

When a user uses the fruit screening machine disclosed by the invention, fruits to be screened are placed on the conveying part 1, the conveying part 1 is started, the fruits are driven by the conveying part 1 to move into the weighing part 3, the limiting part 14 is unfolded, the fruits are moved to the edge of the weighing part 3, when the inner wall of the weighing part 3 measures the pressure of the fruits, the fruits are considered to reach the edge of the weighing part 3, the limiting part 14 is shortened and retracted, because the weighing part 3 consists of a plurality of weighing blocks 11, according to the volume of the fruits, the weighing blocks 11 pressed by the fruits sink under the action of the weight of the fruits, the sinking weighing blocks 11 trigger volume detection switches arranged at the bottoms of the weighing blocks 11, the volume detection switches send signals to a counter, according to the triggered number of the volume detection switches, the volume of the fruits can be judged, and the user can set a fruit sorting interval on the counter, set for when the quantity that is triggered when volume detection switch is less than certain numerical value promptly, weigh heavy piece 11 and do not move, make fruit stop in first branch selection portion, when volume detection switch was triggered quantity is higher than certain numerical value, weigh piece 11 and move to the 3 outsides of weighing under the drive of motor, make fruit fall the second branch selection portion, when fruit fall the second branch selection portion, the counter controls simultaneously and adjusts the motor and drives branch 5 and remove in sorting groove 15, change the sorting standard.

Then according to the weight difference of the fruit placed in the weighing part 3, the sinking distance of the weighing part 3 is different, then the position of the weighing contact 4 driven by the sinking of the weighing part 3 is different, a user can adjust the position of the sorting piece 5 in the sorting groove 15, and further change the sorting threshold value of the weight of the fruit, when the weight of the fruit is heavier, the distance of the weighing part 3 pressed down is larger, so that the weighing contact 4 is contacted with the sorting piece 5, a sorting loop is connected, the first baffle 6 and the second baffle 7 move to one side of the second sorting channel 9, the fruit is driven to move to the second channel, when the weight of the fruit is lighter, the distance of the weighing part 3 pressed down is smaller, the weighing contact 4 is not contacted with the sorting piece 5, under the limiting action of the first baffle 6 and the second baffle 7, the fruit stays at the first sorting channel 8, then the flashboard 10 and the sorting conveyer belt are started, the fruit is conveyed to a container for containing the fruit through a sorting conveying belt, and the sorting work of the fruit is completed.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the discussion of any embodiment above is meant to be exemplary only, and is not intended to intimate that the scope of the disclosure, including the claims, is limited to these examples; within the idea of the invention, also features in the above embodiments or in different embodiments may be combined, steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of brevity.

In addition, well known power/ground connections to Integrated Circuit (IC) chips and other components may or may not be shown within the provided figures for simplicity of illustration and discussion, and so as not to obscure the invention. Furthermore, devices may be shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the invention, and also in view of the fact that specifics with respect to implementation of such block diagram devices are highly dependent upon the platform within which the present invention is to be implemented (i.e., specifics should be well within purview of one skilled in the art). Where specific details (e.g., circuits) are set forth in order to describe example embodiments of the invention, it should be apparent to one skilled in the art that the invention can be practiced without, or with variation of, these specific details. Accordingly, the description is to be regarded as illustrative instead of restrictive.

While the present invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications, and variations of these embodiments will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures, such as Dynamic RAM (DRAM), may use the discussed embodiments.

The embodiments of the invention are intended to embrace all such alternatives, modifications and variances that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, substitutions, improvements and the like that may be made without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims

1. A fruit sorting machine is characterized by comprising

The conveying part is used for conveying the fruits to be sorted;

a frame installed at an output end of the conveying part;

the first baffle and the second baffle are movably connected to the sliding part and can move along the sliding part to limit the fruits in the weighing part and drive the fruits to move, and the first baffle and the second baffle are connected in series in the sorting loop;

the first sorting channel and the second sorting channel are arranged on one side, away from the conveying part, of the weighing part and are used for conveying the sorted fruits;

the weighing device is characterized in that a plurality of vertical sliding grooves are formed in the weighing part, weighing blocks capable of moving along the sliding grooves are arranged on each sliding groove, two ends of each weighing block are connected to the bottom of the weighing part through elastic pieces, a volume detection switch is arranged at the bottom of each weighing block, the volume detection switch can be triggered when each weighing block moves downwards, and the volume detection switch is connected with a counter.

2. The fruit sorter of claim 1, wherein: the portion of weighing is close to the one end that the portion of weighing highly is higher than the portion of weighing and keeps away from the one end of portion of conveying, just the portion of weighing is kept away from one side of portion of conveying is equipped with the flashboard.

3. A fruit sorter as claimed in claim 2 wherein: the flashboard is covered with a buffer layer.

4. The fruit sorter of claim 1, wherein: the portion of weighing is kept away from one side of conveying portion is equipped with the flashboard, be equipped with pressure switch on the flashboard, the portion top of weighing still swing joint have can follow the spacing portion that is on a parallel with the direction of delivery of conveying portion and removes, and spacing portion is beta structure, expandes and folds under electric drive, pressure switch with spacing portion electricity is connected.

5. The fruit sorter of claim 1, wherein: the weighing block divides the weighing part into a first sorting part and a second sorting part, a first sorting channel and a second sorting channel are connected to the first sorting part and the second sorting part respectively, the weighing block is composed of two separable electric telescopic rods, and the electric telescopic rods are electrically connected with the counter.

6. The fruit sorter of claim 5, wherein: a sorting groove is arranged on one side of the weighing contact, the sorting piece is movably arranged in the sorting groove, and the sorting piece can move along the sorting groove.

7. The fruit sorter of claim 1, wherein: the elastic material is a spring.