CN112655631A

CN112655631A - Mussel grading device and grading method

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Publication number: CN112655631A
Application number: CN202110066198.3A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田中旭; 李嘉鹏; 房景辉; 何鑫; 林星星; 胡彭; 毛玉泽; 曹守启
Original assignee: Shanghai Ocean University; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Current assignee: Shanghai Ocean University; Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences
Priority date: 2021-01-19
Filing date: 2021-01-19
Publication date: 2021-04-16

Abstract

The invention discloses a mussel grading device and a grading method, wherein the device comprises a rack; the feeding unit is arranged at the upper part of the front end of the rack; the grading unit comprises a first power source and first to N-th grade rollers, the first to N-th grade rollers are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the rack, first to N-th grade grading holes are respectively formed in the first to N-th grade rollers, the diameters of the first to N-th grade grading holes are sequentially increased from left to right along the length direction of the rack, mussels enter the corresponding first to N-th grade rollers through the first to N-th grade grading holes to be graded, and the first power source is used for driving the first to N-th grade rollers to rotate in the same direction; and the discharging unit is arranged in the first-Nth-stage rollers. The invention has novel structure and convenient operation, realizes high-efficiency and high-quality seedling separation operation, and solves the problems of low labor efficiency, high labor intensity and influence on product quality caused by missing the optimal harvest time in the traditional mussel harvesting process.

Description

Mussel grading device and grading method

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of aquaculture, in particular to a mussel grading device and a grading method.

Background

With the implementation of the 'blue granary' strategy in China, the marine ranch becomes the focus of increasing attention. Mussels as popular seafood food have various eating modes, delicious taste, high nutritive value and high medicinal and dietetic efficacy, and are deeply popular with the masses. But because domestic mussel is bred and adopts relatively independent short rope at present, production efficiency is low, lacks effective linking, restricts the continuity of collection process, and degree of mechanization is not high. The present hierarchical mechanization degree of mussel size is on the low side, relies on the manual work to divide the seedling basically, and the operating efficiency is low, consumes a large amount of manpowers and time moreover, has often missed the best harvest time, causes the decline of mussel taste and the loss of fisherman's interest.

Therefore, how to use automated equipment to replace manual work in the mussel culture process improves labor productivity, degree of mechanization and seedling separation quality, and realizes high-efficiency and high-quality seedling separation operation becomes a problem that needs to be solved urgently.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a mussel grading device and a grading method.

A mussel grading apparatus comprising:

a frame;

the feeding unit is arranged at the upper part of the front end of the rack and used for conveying the mussels to the grading unit;

the grading unit comprises a first power source and first to N-th-stage rollers, the first to N-th-stage rollers are sequentially arranged along the length direction of the rack, first to N-th-stage grading holes are respectively formed in the first to N-th-stage rollers, the diameters of the first to N-th-stage grading holes are sequentially increased from left to right along the length direction of the rack, mussels enter the corresponding first to N-stage rollers through the first to N-th-stage grading holes for grading, and the first power source is used for driving the first to N-stage rollers to rotate in the same direction;

and the discharging unit is arranged in the first to Nth-stage rollers and used for outputting the classified mussels to the first to Nth-stage rollers.

In one embodiment, the feeding unit comprises a second power source and a plurality of sliding rods, the second power source is fixed on the rack, the sliding rods are arranged in the same plane in parallel, and the second power source can drive the sliding rods to rotate in the same direction.

In one embodiment, the plane on which the sliding rods are arranged extends obliquely upwards from left to right.

In one embodiment, the feeding unit further comprises a feeding baffle, the feeding baffle comprises side baffles and end baffles, the side baffles are symmetrically arranged at two ends of the sliding rod, and the end baffles are fixed on one side, far away from the grading unit, of the side baffles.

In one embodiment, the second power source includes a second stepping motor and a second pulley, the second stepping motor is fixedly connected to the frame, the second pulley is mounted on the slide bar, and the second stepping motor can drive the second pulley to rotate.

In one embodiment, the first to nth rollers have the same structure, and the first roller comprises two identical roller bodies which are distributed in parallel.

In one embodiment, a water pipe is arranged above the grading unit, and water spraying holes are formed in the side wall of the water pipe and correspond to the positions of the first-nth-stage rollers.

In one embodiment, the discharging unit comprises a receiving plate, the receiving plate is obliquely arranged in the first-Nth-stage rollers, and a receiving bag is arranged at the outlet of the receiving plate.

In one embodiment, the system further comprises a platform controller, wherein a start button, a stop button and an emergency stop button are arranged on the platform controller.

A grading method using a mussel grading device, comprising the steps of:

s1, placing the mussels on a feeding unit;

s2, rotating a slide bar of the feeding unit to drive the mussels to the grading unit;

s3, driving first to Nth-stage rollers of the grading unit to rotate in the same direction by a first power source, enabling mussels of different sizes to move from left to right sequentially by the rotation of the first to Nth-stage rollers, enabling smaller mussels to enter the first-stage roller through the first-stage grading hole, enabling larger mussels to continue to move forwards and enter the second-stage roller to the Nth-stage roller sequentially;

s4, the mussels in the first-stage roller to the Nth-stage roller fall into a receiving bag through a material receiving plate, and automatic grading of the mussels is completed.

According to the mussel grading device and the grading method, the mussels are conveyed to the grading unit through the feeding unit, the first power source of the grading unit drives the first-level roller to the Nth-level roller to rotate in the same direction, so that the mussels of different sizes sequentially enter the first-level roller to the Nth-level roller through the first-level grading holes to finally finish automatic grading of the mussels.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the construction of a mussel grading apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a mussel grading apparatus of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the platform controller of the mussel grading apparatus of the invention;

fig. 4 is a method flow diagram of a mussel rating method of the invention.

Detailed Description

To facilitate an understanding of the invention, the invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the drawings. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "secured to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and the like as used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used in the description of the invention herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Referring to fig. 1-3, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mussel grading device, including a rack 1, a feeding unit 2, a grading unit 3, and a discharging unit 4, where the rack 1 is mainly used to carry the feeding unit 2 and the grading unit 3, the feeding unit 2 is mainly used to convey mussels to the grading unit 3, the grading unit 3 is mainly used to grade the mussels, and the discharging unit 4 is mainly used to output the graded mussels to the outside.

Specifically, the frame 1 may be fixedly mounted on a deck, on the ground, or the like. The frame 1 in this embodiment includes a front frame and a rear frame, the front frame is mainly connected to the feeding unit 2, and the rear frame is mainly connected to the classifying unit 3 and the discharging unit 4.

Further, a feeding unit 2 is arranged at the upper part of the front end of the rack 1, and the feeding unit 2 is used for conveying the mussels to a grading unit 3; in an embodiment of the present invention, the feeding unit 2 includes a second power source 21 and a plurality of sliding rods 22, the second power source 21 is fixed on the rack 1, the plurality of sliding rods 22 are arranged in parallel in the same plane, and the second power source 21 can drive the plurality of sliding rods 22 to rotate in the same direction. In this embodiment, the second power source 21 includes a second stepping motor 211 and a second pulley 212, the second stepping motor 211 is fixedly connected to the frame 1, the second pulley 212 is mounted on the slide bar 22, and the second stepping motor 211 can drive the second pulley 212 to rotate. Specifically, the second stepping motor 211 may be connected to a transmission case, the transmission case drives the second belt wheel 212 to rotate through a belt, and the second belt wheel 212 drives the corresponding slide rod 22 to rotate, so as to convey the mussel to the classification unit 3.

Optionally, a plane on which the plurality of slide bars 22 are located extends obliquely upward from left to right. So, carry to hierarchical unit 3's in-process at the mussel, local accumulational mussel can slide to the left side to can evenly send into the mussel in hierarchical unit 3.

Optionally, in order to avoid mussels from sliding off the slide rod 22, the feeding unit 2 further includes a feeding baffle 23, the feeding baffle 23 includes side baffles 231 and end baffles 232, the side baffles 231 are symmetrically disposed at two ends of the slide rod 22, and the end baffles 232 are fixed on the side baffles 231 and on one side far away from the classifying unit 3. The side guard 231 may be triangular, rectangular, or the like.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the classifying unit 3 includes a first power source 301 and first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N), the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N) are sequentially arranged along a length direction of the rack 1, and first to nth-stage classifying holes (311-3N1) are respectively provided on the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N), diameters of the first to nth-stage classifying holes (311-3N1) sequentially increase from left to right along the length direction of the rack 1, and mussels enter the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N) through the first to nth-stage classifying holes (311-3N1) to be classified, respectively, wherein the first power source 301 is configured to drive the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N) to rotate in the same direction. For example: n is 3, the mussels may be ranked at 3 levels. In this embodiment, the first power source 301 includes a first stepping motor 3011 and a first pulley 3012, the first stepping motor 3011 may be connected to a transmission, and the transmission drives the first pulley 3012 to rotate through belt transmission, so as to drive the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N) to rotate, respectively.

In the present invention, the first to nth rollers (31-3N) have the same structure, and the first roller 31 includes two identical roller bodies, and the two roller bodies are distributed in parallel. So, can increase the area of contact and the contact time of mussel and first cylinder 31, be convenient for pass through first order hierarchical hole 311 carries out complete classification to first order mussel, improves hierarchical precision. The setting principle of the nth-stage roller D is the same as above, and is not described in detail here.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a discharging unit 4 is disposed in the first to nth stage drums (31-3N), and the discharging unit 4 is configured to output the graded mussels out of the first to nth stage drums (31-3N).

Optionally, the discharging unit 4 comprises a material receiving plate 41, which is obliquely arranged in the first to nth stage rollers (31-3N) so that the mussels slide out of the first to nth stage rollers (31-3N) along the material receiving plate 41. And in order to collect the classified mussels, a material receiving bag is arranged at the outlet of the material receiving plate 41.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a water pipe 5 is disposed above the classifying unit 3, and water spraying holes are disposed on a side wall of the water pipe 5, and correspond to the first to nth-stage rollers (31-3N). Water pipe 5 sprays water through the hole for water spraying at mussel hierarchical in-process, and it can play the lubricated effect of buffering, prevents that mussel from taking place the damage with other spare parts in hierarchical in-process.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the mussel grading device further includes a platform controller 6, and the platform controller 6 is provided with a start button 61, a stop button 62 and an emergency stop button 63, which are used for controlling the start and stop of the mussel grading device. For example: when carrying out hierarchical work to the mussel, the staff only need press the start button 61 on the platform controller 6, and corresponding rotation can be realized to slide bar 22, and when mussel branch seedling ended, the staff only need press stop button 62 again, and slide bar 22 will stall. When the machine fails to work normally during working, the worker presses the emergency stop button 63 to cut off the power supply of the motor, so that the machine and the personnel are prevented from being damaged.

Referring to fig. 4, an embodiment of the present invention provides a mussel grading method, including the following steps:

s1, placing the mussels on the feeding unit 2;

s2, the slide bar 22 of the feeding unit 2 rotates to drive the mussels to the grading unit 3;

s3, a first power source 301 drives first to Nth-level rollers (31-3N) of the grading unit 3 to rotate in the same direction, mussels of different sizes move from left to right sequentially by the rotation of the first to Nth-level rollers (31-3N), smaller mussels enter the first-level roller 31 through a first-level grading hole 311, and larger mussels continue to move forwards and enter the second-level to Nth-level rollers (32-3N) sequentially;

s4, the mussels in the first-stage roller 31 to the Nth-stage roller 3N fall into the receiving bag through the material receiving plate 41, and automatic grading of the mussels is completed.

According to the mussel grading device and the grading method, mussels are conveyed to the grading unit 3 through the feeding unit 2, the first power source 301 of the grading unit 3 drives the first-to-Nth-level rollers (31-3N) to rotate in the same direction, so that the mussels of different sizes sequentially enter the first-to-Nth-level rollers (31-3N) through the first-to-Nth-level grading holes (311-3N1) respectively, and the automatic grading of the mussels is finally completed.

The technical features of the embodiments described above may be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the embodiments described above are not described, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-described examples merely represent several embodiments of the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the claims. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A mussel grading device, comprising:

a frame;

2. The mussel grading device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding unit comprises a second power source and a plurality of sliding rods, the second power source is fixed on the frame, the sliding rods are arranged in parallel in the same plane, and the second power source can drive the sliding rods to rotate in the same direction.

3. The mussel grading device according to claim 2, wherein the planes of the plurality of sliding bars extend obliquely upward from left to right.

4. The mussel grading device according to claim 3, wherein the feeding unit further comprises a feeding baffle plate, the feeding baffle plate comprises side baffle plates and end baffle plates, the side baffle plates are symmetrically arranged at two ends of the sliding rod, and the end baffle plates are fixed on one sides of the side baffle plates far away from the grading unit.

5. The mussel grading device according to claim 2, 3 or 4, wherein the second power source comprises a second stepping motor and a second pulley, the second stepping motor is fixedly connected with the frame, the second pulley is mounted on the slide bar, and the second stepping motor can drive the second pulley to rotate.

6. The mussel grading device according to claim 1, wherein the first to nth stage rollers are identical in structure, and the first roller comprises two identical roller bodies, and the two roller bodies are arranged in parallel.

7. The mussel grading device according to claim 1, wherein a water pipe is provided above the grading unit, and water spraying holes are provided on the side wall of the water pipe, and correspond to the positions of the first to nth rollers.

8. The mussel grading device according to claim 1, wherein the discharging unit comprises a receiving plate, the receiving plate is obliquely arranged in the first to Nth stage drums, and a receiving bag is arranged at the outlet of the receiving plate.

9. The mussel grading device of claim 1, further comprising a platform controller, wherein the platform controller is provided with a start button, a stop button and a scram button.

10. A grading method using the mussel grading apparatus of any of claims 1-9, comprising the steps of:

s1, placing the mussels on a feeding unit;