CN111571681A

CN111571681A - Lotus seed huller

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Publication number: CN111571681A
Application number: CN202010446576.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 万志华; 张永林
Original assignee: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Current assignee: Wuhan Polytechnic University
Priority date: 2020-05-22
Filing date: 2020-05-22
Publication date: 2020-08-25
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-22
Also published as: CN111571681B

Abstract

The invention discloses a lotus seed huller, and relates to the technical field of agricultural product processing machinery. The lotus seed huller comprises: the device comprises a rack, a material cutting station and a material conveying station, wherein the rack is provided with the material cutting station; the mounting seat is used for limiting the lotus seeds to be hulled; the conveying device is arranged on the rack and used for conveying the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat has a movable stroke from the rear end of the conveying device to the front end of the conveying device through the material cutting station; the cutting device is arranged on the rack, corresponds to the cutting station and is used for cutting and breaking the shell of the lotus seed limited on the cutting station when the mounting seat reaches the cutting station; and the vibrating screen device is arranged on the rack, is positioned below the front end of the conveying device and is used for separating the lotus seeds from the shell. The lotus seed huller provided by the invention is simple in structure, convenient to operate, and rapid, efficient, smooth and flexible in hulling process.

Description

Lotus seed huller

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of agricultural product processing machinery, in particular to a lotus seed huller.

Background

The lotus seed contains rich protein, amino acid and various mineral substances, and the lotus seed meat has extremely high nutritive value and is a favorite high-grade nourishing food. The lotus seed has rich calcium, phosphorus and potassium contents, and has the effects of promoting blood coagulation, tranquilizing nerves, maintaining muscle elasticity and heart rhythm and the like.

When the lotus seeds are eaten, the shells of the lotus seeds need to be removed, and the manual shelling of the lotus seeds is time-consuming and labor-consuming and has low efficiency. In the existing mechanical hulling technology, the lotus seed huller is complex in structure and low in efficiency.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a lotus seed huller, and aims to provide a lotus seed huller which is simple in structure and high in hulling efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lotus seed huller, including:

the device comprises a rack, a material cutting station and a material conveying station, wherein the rack is provided with the material cutting station;

the mounting seat is used for limiting the lotus seeds to be hulled;

the conveying device is arranged on the rack and used for conveying the mounting seat, so that the mounting seat has a movable stroke from the rear end of the conveying device, through the material cutting station and to the front end of the conveying device;

the cutting device is arranged on the rack, corresponds to the cutting station and is used for cutting and breaking the shell of the lotus seed limited on the cutting station when the mounting seat reaches the cutting station; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the vibrating screen device is arranged on the rack, is positioned below the front end of the conveying device and is used for separating the lotus seeds from the shell.

Optionally, the blanking device includes a cutter set correspondingly disposed on the blanking station, the cutter set includes a first cutter located above the conveying device and a second cutter located below the conveying device, and a knife edge of the first cutter is opposite to a knife edge of the second cutter.

Optionally, the mounting seat includes a groove fixedly mounted on the conveying device, a placing space for placing the lotus seeds to be shelled is formed in the groove, and a long hole is formed through the bottom wall of the groove to form an insertion opening for inserting the second cutter into the groove.

Optionally, the number of the mounting seats is multiple, and the multiple mounting seats are arranged at intervals along the front and back directions; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the mounting seat is equipped with a plurality ofly, and is a plurality of the mounting seat is followed conveyer's width direction interval arrangement, the cutter unit corresponds a plurality of the mounting seat is equipped with a plurality ofly.

Optionally, the lotus seed sheller further comprises:

a drive motor having an output shaft;

the input end of the first transmission mechanism is connected with the output shaft, and the output end of the first transmission mechanism is in driving connection with the conveying device; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the input end of the second transmission mechanism is connected with the output shaft, and the output end of the second transmission mechanism is in driving connection with the material cutting device.

Optionally, the mounting seat has a movement track corresponding to the movement stroke;

the lotus seed huller further comprises a material arranging device, the material arranging device is arranged on the rack and is positioned above the conveying device, the material arranging device is matched with the upper end surface of the conveying device to limit a material arranging channel, the material arranging channel is provided with a material arranging section corresponding to the moving track of the mounting seat, and the material arranging section is used for guiding lotus seeds to be hulled to fall into the mounting seat in the material arranging section.

Optionally, the monolith channel has a catchment section and the monolith section communicating from the rear to the front;

the monolith device comprises:

the enclosing frame is matched with the upper end surface of the conveying device to limit and form the material collecting section, the material collecting section is provided with a forward outlet and a width along the left-right direction, and the width of the material collecting section is gradually narrowed in the rear-to-front direction;

the baffle group is arranged corresponding to the outlet and comprises two parallel baffles which are arranged at intervals, and the whole material section is limited and formed between the two baffles; and the number of the first and second groups,

the vibrating mechanism is movably arranged on the rack in the vertical direction, is positioned below the conveying device, corresponds to the material shaping section, and is used for driving the conveying device to vibrate so that the lotus seeds to be hulled, which enter the material shaping section, fall into the mounting seat in the material shaping section.

Optionally, the vibrating screen apparatus comprises:

the sorting box is movably arranged on the rack in the vertical direction and is provided with a discharge hole, and a plurality of sieve pores are arranged at the bottom of the sorting box in a penetrating manner; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the vibrating device is used for driving the sorting box to move up and down.

Optionally, the vibration device comprises:

the vibrating motor is arranged at the bottom of the sorting box; and the number of the first and second groups,

the elastic pieces are arranged between the sorting box and the rack and are arranged along the circumferential direction of the sorting box at intervals.

Optionally, the bottom of the sorting box is inclined downwards in the direction from the position far away from the discharge port to the discharge port.

According to the technical scheme, the lotus seed huller is designed and comprises a rack, a mounting seat, a conveying device, a material cutting device and a vibrating screen device, lotus seeds to be hulled are limited in the mounting seat through the mounting seat, the lotus seeds to be hulled are prevented from rolling everywhere and affecting hulling, when the mounting seat is conveyed to a material cutting station by the conveying device, shells of the lotus seeds to be hulled are cut by the material cutting device, then the lotus seeds with the cut shells are conveyed to the vibrating screen device by the conveying device, separation of the lotus seeds and the shells is achieved, the whole process is rapid, efficient, smooth and flexible, and the lotus seed huller is simple in structure and convenient to operate.

Drawings

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, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a lotus seed huller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the blanking device in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the mounting base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the monolith device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the transfer device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the vibrating screen apparatus of FIG. 1;

fig. 7 is a side view of fig. 6.

The reference numbers illustrate:

100	lotus seed huller	522	Elastic piece
				1	Rack	6	Driving motor
2	Mounting seat	7	First transmission mechanism
				21	Groove	8	Second transmission mechanism
211	Long hole	9	Material arranging device
				3	Conveying device	91	Material distributing channel
31	Conveyor belt	911	Material collecting section
				32	Transfer wheel	912	Material preparation section
33	Belt pulley	92	Enclosure frame
				4	Material cutting device	921	An outlet
41	Cutter set	93	Baffle group
				411	First knife	933	Baffle plate
412	Second tool	94	Vibration mechanism
				413	Belt pulley with casing cutting function	941	Transmission vibration motor
5	Vibrating screen device	942	Vibration spring
				51	Sorting box	943	Vibrating rod
511	Discharge port	10	Shell collecting box
				512	Screen hole	11	Pulp collecting box
52	Vibration device	12	Feeding deviceDevice for placing
				521	Vibration motor

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. 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.

It should be noted that, if directional indications (such as upper, lower, left, right, front, rear, outer and inner … …) are involved in the embodiment of the present invention, the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the motion situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indications are changed accordingly.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout includes three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" including either A or B or both A and B. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.

In view of this, the present invention provides a lotus seed huller, which has a simple structure and high hulling efficiency. Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a lotus seed huller according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the blanking device in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of the mounting base of FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of the monolith device of FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of the transfer device of FIG. 1; FIG. 6 is a schematic structural view of the vibrating screen apparatus of FIG. 1; fig. 7 is a side view of fig. 6.

Referring to fig. 1, a lotus seed huller 100 according to the present invention includes a frame 1, a mounting base 2, a conveying device 3, a material cutting device 4, and a vibrating sieve device 5, wherein the frame 1 has a material cutting station; the mounting base 2 is used for limiting the lotus seeds to be hulled; the conveying device 3 is arranged on the frame 1 and is used for conveying the mounting base 2, so that the mounting base 2 has a movable stroke from the rear end of the conveying device 3, through the material cutting station and to the front end of the conveying device 3; the cutting device 4 is arranged on the frame 1 and corresponds to the cutting station and is used for cutting the shell of the lotus seed limited on the cutting station when the mounting seat 2 reaches the cutting station; the vibrating screen device 5 is arranged on the frame 1 and is positioned below the front end of the conveying device 3 and used for separating the lotus seeds from the shell.

The lotus seed huller 100 provided by the invention comprises a rack 1, a mounting seat 2, a conveying device 3, a cutting device 4 and a vibrating screen device 5, lotus seeds to be hulled are limited in the mounting seat 2 through the mounting seat 2, when the mounting seat 2 is conveyed to a cutting station by the conveying device 3, the cutting device 4 cuts shells of the lotus seeds to be hulled, then the lotus seeds with the cut shells are conveyed to the vibrating screen device 5 by the conveying device 3, the separation of the lotus seeds and the shells is realized, the whole process is rapid, efficient, smooth and flexible, and the lotus seed huller 100 is simple in structure and convenient to operate.

As for the specific form of the cutting device 4, the present invention is not limited as long as the outer shell of the lotus seed therein can be cut when the mounting base 2 reaches the cutting station, preferably, referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, the cutting device 4 includes a cutter set 41 correspondingly disposed at the cutting station, the cutter set 41 includes a first cutter 411 disposed above the conveying device 3 and a second cutter 412 disposed below the conveying device 3, and the cutting edge of the first cutter 411 is disposed opposite to the cutting edge of the second cutter 412.

The present invention is not limited to how the mounting base 2 limits the position of the lotus seeds to be hulled, and preferably, referring to fig. 1 and 3, the mounting base 2 includes a groove 21 fixedly installed on the conveying device 3, a placing space for placing the lotus seeds to be hulled is formed in the groove 21, and a long hole 211 is formed through the bottom wall of the groove 21 to form an insertion opening for inserting the second cutter 412 into the groove 21. The lotus seed to be shelled is limited in the groove 21 of the mounting seat 2, the slot 211 is arranged on the bottom wall of the groove 21 in a penetrating way, so that when the lotus seed is cut, the first cutter 411 cuts the shell of the lotus seed to be shelled from the upper part of the lotus seed and the second cutter 412 cuts the shell of the lotus seed to be shelled from the lower part of the lotus seed respectively, and the shell is cut from two directions, so that the lotus seed shell is cut more thoroughly, and the shelling of the lotus seed at the later stage is facilitated.

In order to improve the shelling efficiency, in the embodiment of the invention, referring to fig. 1, a plurality of mounting seats 2 are arranged, and a plurality of mounting seats 2 are arranged at intervals in the front-back direction, so that after the lotus seed shells in one mounting seat 2 are cut by the material cutting device 4, the lotus seed shells are conveyed forwards by the conveying device 3, and meanwhile, the other mounting seat 2 is conveyed to the material cutting station, the lotus seed shells are continuously cut, the continuous production is realized, and the shelling efficiency is high.

Further, the plurality of mounting seats 2 are provided, and the plurality of mounting seats 2 are arranged at intervals in the width direction of the conveyor 3, and at this time, the plurality of tool groups 41 are provided corresponding to the plurality of mounting seats 2. So that the cutting device 4 can simultaneously cut the lotus seed shells in the installation seats 2 at one time, and the shelling efficiency is further improved.

In order to increase the automation degree of the lotus seed sheller 100, in the embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 1, the lotus seed sheller 100 further includes a driving motor 6, a first transmission mechanism 7 and a second transmission mechanism 8, wherein the driving motor 6 has an output shaft; the input end of the first transmission mechanism 7 is connected with the output shaft, and the output end of the first transmission mechanism is in driving connection with the transmission device 3; the input end of the second transmission mechanism 8 is connected with the output shaft, and the output end of the second transmission mechanism is in driving connection with the material cutting device 4.

Specifically, referring to fig. 2 and 5, the material cutting device 4 has a shell cutting belt wheel 413, and the shell cutting belt wheel 413 and the output shaft are in transmission connection through a belt, so that the first cutter 411 and the second cutter 412 are driven by the shell cutting belt wheel 413 to rotate to cut the shell; similarly, the transmission device 3 has a transmission belt 31, a transmission wheel 32 and a belt pulley 33, and the belt pulley 33 and the output shaft are connected by a belt transmission, so that the transmission belt 31 moves under the driving of the belt pulley 33, and further drives the mounting seat 2 to move. The method has simple structure and saves energy.

In order to make the lotus seeds to be hulled smoothly enter the mounting base 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, please refer to fig. 1, the mounting base 2 has a moving track corresponding to a moving stroke; the lotus seed huller 100 further comprises a material distributing device 9, the material distributing device 9 is disposed on the frame 1 and above the conveying device 3, the material distributing device 9 and the upper end surface of the conveying device 3 cooperate to define a material distributing channel 91, the material distributing channel 91 has a material distributing section 912 corresponding to the moving track of the mounting seat 2, and the material distributing section 912 is used for guiding the lotus seeds to be hulled to fall into the mounting seat 2 in the material distributing section 912.

Through the material arranging section 912 of the material arranging device 9, the lotus seeds to be unshelled can smoothly enter the mounting seat 2 to be unshelled, so that the shell cutting is convenient.

Further, referring to fig. 1 and 4, the monolith channel 91 has a collection material section 911 and a monolith section 912 communicating from the rear to the front; the material collecting section 911 collects the lotus seeds to be shelled, and the material arranging section 912 guides the lotus seeds to be shelled in the material collecting section 911 into the mounting seat 2.

Specifically, the material arranging device 9 comprises a surrounding frame 92, a baffle group 93 and a vibration mechanism 94, wherein the surrounding frame 92 is matched with the upper end surface of the conveying device 3 to define and form a material collecting section 911 together, the material collecting section 911 is provided with a forward outlet 921 and a width along the left and right directions, and the width of the material collecting section 911 is gradually narrowed in the rear-to-front direction, so that the lotus seeds with husks enter a material arranging section 912 one by one; the baffle group 93 is arranged corresponding to the outlet 921 and comprises two baffles 933 arranged in parallel and at intervals, and a material shaping section 912 is defined between the two baffles 933; the vibrating mechanism 94 is movably mounted to the frame 1 along the vertical direction and located below the conveying device 3, and is disposed corresponding to the material shaping section 912 to drive the conveying device 3 to vibrate, so that the lotus seeds to be hulled entering the material shaping section 912 fall into the mounting seat 2 located in the material shaping section 912.

Wherein, according to the quantity of the width direction mount pad 2 of conveyer 3, confirm the quantity of export 921, and then confirm the quantity of baffle group 93, that is to say, in the width direction of conveyer 3, the quantity of mount pad 2 can be a plurality ofly, and at this moment, export 921 corresponds to set up to a plurality ofly with the quantity of baffle group 93, and like this, blank station and cutter group 41 also correspond to set up to a plurality ofly, can carry out the operation of cutting the shell to a plurality of lotus seeds simultaneously, have improved the shelling efficiency of lotus seeds.

In addition, referring to fig. 5, in the embodiment of the present invention, specifically, the vibration mechanism 94 includes a transmission vibration motor 941, a vibration spring 942 and a vibration rod 943, the vibration rod 943 is connected to the transmission device 3, and the transmission vibration motor 941 is connected to the vibration rod 943, so that the transmission device 3 vibrates, and further the lotus seeds to be hulled thereon move into the mounting seat 2. The vibration spring 942 serves as a buffer to prevent the transmission device 3 from vibrating too much, increasing the stability of the device.

How the vibrating sieve device 5 separates the lotus seeds from the shells is not limited in the present invention, preferably, referring to fig. 1 and 6, the vibrating sieve device 5 includes a sorting box 51 and a vibrating device 52, wherein the sorting box 51 is movably mounted on the frame 1 along the up-down direction, the sorting box 51 has a discharge port 511, and a plurality of sieve holes 512 are arranged through the bottom of the sorting box 51; the vibrating device 52 is used for driving the sorting box 51 to move up and down. The vibrating device 52 drives the sorting box 51 to vibrate, so that the shell body is separated from the shell body of the cut lotus seed, the shell leaks out through the sieve holes 512 and leaves the sorting box 51, and the clean lotus seed is discharged from the discharge hole 511 to obtain the shelled lotus seed, and the lotus seed sheller is simple in structure and high in operability.

It should be noted that, because the shape of the lotus seed is approximately spherical, the shape of the sieve aperture 512 is preferably square, so that the lotus seed is not easy to leak out of the sieve aperture 512, and the loss of the lotus seed is reduced.

Further, referring to fig. 7, the vibration device 52 includes a vibration motor 521 and a plurality of elastic members 522, wherein the vibration motor 521 is disposed at the bottom of the sorting box 51 and is used for driving the sorting box 51 to vibrate; a plurality of elastic members 522 are provided between the sorting box 51 and the frame 1 and arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction of the sorting box 51. The elastic member 522 is provided to play a role of buffering so that the sorting box 51 vibrates smoothly, and the elastic member 522 is provided in plurality and arranged at intervals along the circumference of the sorting box 51, so that the stability of the device is increased.

In order to smoothly discharge the shelled lotus seeds from the discharge port 511, referring to fig. 7, the bottom of the sorting box 51 is inclined downward in a direction from a position far away from the discharge port 511 to the discharge port 511. The inclination angle is preferably 4 °, so that the hulled lotus seeds roll toward the outlet 511, and the hulls cannot be discharged from the outlet 511.

Further, referring to fig. 1, a shell collecting box 10 and a pulp collecting box 11 are respectively disposed below the sieve holes 512 and the discharge holes 511 of the sorting box 51, and collect the lotus shells and the lotus seeds, respectively.

In addition, referring to fig. 1, the lotus seed huller 100 according to the present invention further includes a feeding device 12, the feeding device 12 is disposed above the material collecting section 912 of the material collecting device 9 for adding the lotus seeds to be hulled, the feeding device 12 includes a hopper and a material control plate, the material control plate is movably mounted at an outlet of the hopper for controlling and adjusting the feeding speed of the lotus seeds to be hulled.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A lotus seed sheller, comprising:

the mounting seat is used for limiting the lotus seeds to be hulled;

2. The lotus seed sheller of claim 1, wherein the cutting device comprises a cutter set correspondingly disposed at the cutting station, the cutter set comprises a first cutter disposed above the conveyor and a second cutter disposed below the conveyor, and the first cutter has a cutting edge opposite to the second cutter.

3. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 2 wherein said mounting seat includes a recess fixedly mounted on said conveyor, said recess defining a space for receiving a lotus seed to be shelled, said recess having a slot formed through a bottom wall thereof for receiving said second tool.

4. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 3 wherein said mounting bases are provided in plurality, said mounting bases being spaced apart in a front-to-back direction; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

5. The lotus seed sheller of claim 1, further comprising:

a drive motor having an output shaft;

6. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 1 wherein said mounting base has a path of movement corresponding to said path of movement;

7. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 6 wherein said monolith channel has a back-to-front communicating catchment section and said monolith section;

the monolith device comprises:

8. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 1 wherein said vibrating screen means comprises:

9. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 8 wherein said vibrating means comprises:

10. A lotus seed sheller as claimed in claim 8 wherein the bottom of said separator box is inclined downwardly in a direction from said outlet to said outlet.