CN113974175A

CN113974175A - Shell cutting equipment

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Publication number: CN113974175A
Application number: CN202111223391.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 潘睿; 薛忠; 林丽静; 涂行浩; 王飞; 曹玉坡; 王槊
Original assignee: Institute of Agricultural Machinery of CATAS
Current assignee: Institute of Agricultural Machinery of CATAS
Priority date: 2021-10-20
Filing date: 2021-10-20
Publication date: 2022-01-28
Anticipated expiration: 2041-10-20
Also published as: CN113974175B

Abstract

The invention provides a shell cutting device. The shell cutting equipment comprises an accommodating part, a fixing device and a cutting device, wherein the accommodating part is provided with an input port; the fixing device is movably accommodated in the accommodating piece and provided with a fixing groove corresponding to the input port, and the fixing groove is connected to an external air source and used for adsorbing nuts; the cutting device reciprocates relative to the fixing device and is used for cutting the nuts on the fixing groove. In the cutting equipment of this embodiment, through setting up the cooperation that holds piece and fixing device, fixing device can fix on the fixed slot to the nut absorption that the input port got into to can cut the shell operation through cutting device to the nut, it is efficient to shell, excellent in use effect.

Description

Shell cutting equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of nut processing, in particular to shell cutting equipment.

Background

The processing technique of macadamia nuts is difficult to ensure that shells of nuts are broken and the nuts are not damaged because nuts are rich in nutrition, such as macadamia nuts, and shells of the nuts are more compact and harder than shells of other nuts.

The existing shell breaking equipment needs to firstly grade and reprocess macadimia nuts, and the current mainstream processing modes are shell sawing, extruding and shearing. The shell sawing method causes the problem that macadamia nut shells generate harmful substances such as tar at high temperature; the defects of low opening rate of shells and low whole kernel rate of nuts exist in the extrusion shell breaking process; at present, shearing and breaking shells mainly concentrate on manual and semi-automatic shell breaking machines, the phenomenon of low efficiency exists, the manufacturing and installation cost is high, the use difficulty is high, the shell breaking effect is poor if the shell is required to be classified in advance before breaking the shells, and the processing efficiency is low.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention provides a shell cutting device which is used for solving the problem that the existing nut shell breaking processing efficiency is low.

The invention provides a shell cutting device, which comprises:

a receiving member provided with an input port;

the fixing device is movably accommodated in the accommodating part and is provided with a fixing groove corresponding to the input port, and the fixing groove is connected to an external air source and used for adsorbing nuts; and

and the cutting device reciprocates relative to the fixing device and is used for cutting the nuts on the fixing groove.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the cutting test bed further comprises a driving device, the driving device comprises a driving piece, a first driving component and a second driving component, the driving piece is in power connection with the first driving component and the second driving component, the first driving component is used for driving the fixing device to rotate relative to the accommodating piece, and the second driving component is used for driving the cutting device to reciprocate relative to the fixing device.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the first drive assembly comprises a worm wheel and a worm, the worm wheel is meshed with the worm, and the output end of the first drive assembly is connected to the cutting device; the second driving assembly comprises a chain, a first chain wheel and a second chain wheel, the chain is respectively connected with the first chain wheel and the second chain wheel, and the second chain wheel is connected with the fixing device; wherein the output end of the driving member is connected to the first chain wheel and the input end of the first driving component.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the fixing device comprises a fixing disc and an adsorption component, the fixing disc is connected to the first driving component, the fixing groove is arranged on the fixing disc, one end, far away from the input port, of the fixing groove is connected to the adsorption component, and the adsorption component is used for adsorbing the nuts in the fixing groove.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the number of the fixing grooves is plural, and the plural fixing grooves are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the fixing disk; the adsorption assembly comprises an air guide cylinder and a plurality of connecting pipes, wherein two ends of each connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the fixing groove and the air guide cylinder, and the air guide cylinder is used for connecting an external air source.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the pod further comprises an output for outputting the nuts, the fixture further comprises a scraper for driving the nuts out of engagement with the fixture trough; wherein, along the moving path of the nuts, the input port, the cutting device and the output port are arranged in sequence.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the cutting device comprises a cutting assembly and a ratchet assembly, wherein the ratchet assembly is respectively connected with the cutting assembly and the second driving assembly and is used for driving the cutting assembly to reciprocate towards the direction close to or far away from the fixing groove.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the shell cutting equipment further comprises a base, the accommodating part is arranged on the base, and the fixing device is rotatably connected with the base; the cutting assembly comprises a shell cutting knife and a sliding block, the sliding block is in sliding fit with the base, and the shell cutting knife is detachably connected to the sliding block.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the ratchet assembly comprises a ratchet wheel, a clamping piece and an eccentric wheel, the ratchet wheel is in rotating fit with the base, the clamping piece is rotatably connected to the eccentric wheel and in clamping fit with the ratchet wheel, and the eccentric wheel is in rotating fit with the ratchet wheel and is used for driving the sliding block to move towards a direction close to or far away from the fixed groove.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the accommodating member includes a housing portion on which the input port is provided, and a guide groove portion provided outside the housing portion and corresponding to the input port.

The embodiment of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

in the cutting equipment of this embodiment, through setting up the cooperation that holds piece and fixing device, fixing device can fix on the fixed slot to the nut absorption that the input port got into to can cut the shell operation through cutting device to the nut, it is efficient to shell, excellent in use effect.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings needed to be 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 it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.

Wherein:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of a cutting bench in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a combination of a receiving member and a securing device in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of a cutting device and a receiving member in an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the connection of the driving device in the embodiment of the present invention;

reference numerals:

10. cutting a shell; 100. a receiving member; 110. a housing portion; 111. an input port; 112. an output port; 120. a guide groove part; 200. a fixing device; 210. fixing the disc; 211. fixing grooves; 220. an adsorption component; 221. an air guide cylinder; 2211. a barrel; 2212. a pipe body; 222. a connecting pipe; 230. a squeegee; 300. a cutting device; 310. a cutting assembly; 311. a shell cutter; 312. a slider; 320. a ratchet assembly; 321. a ratchet wheel; 322. a clamping piece; 323. an eccentric wheel; 3231. a wheel body; 3232. a connecting rod; 3233. a reset member; 400. a drive device; 410. a drive member; 420. a first drive assembly; 421. a worm gear; 422. a worm; 430. a second drive assembly; 431. a chain; 432. a first sprocket; 433. a second sprocket; 500. a base; 510. a slide rail; 520. a moving wheel; 600. a housing box.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious 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.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, an embodiment of the present invention provides a shell cutting apparatus 10, which includes a receiving member 100, a fixing device 200, and a cutting device 300, wherein the receiving member 100 is provided with an input port 111; the fixing device 200 is movably received in the accommodating member 100, the fixing device 200 is provided with a fixing groove 211 corresponding to the input port 111, and the fixing groove 211 is connected to an external air source and used for adsorbing nuts; the cutting means 300 reciprocates with respect to the fixing means 200 and serves to cut the nuts on the fixing grooves 211.

In the cutting apparatus of the embodiment, by arranging the accommodating part 100 and the fixing device 200 to be matched, the fixing device 200 can adsorb and fix the nuts entering from the input port 111 on the fixing groove 211, and can perform the nut shelling operation through the cutting device 300, so that the shelling efficiency is high, and the using effect is good.

Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the accommodating member 100 includes a housing portion 110 and a guiding groove portion 120, the input port 111 is disposed on the housing portion 110, and the guiding groove portion 120 is disposed outside the housing portion 110 and corresponds to the input port 111.

In the present embodiment, the guide groove portion 120 is substantially arc-shaped and inclined toward the input port 111 in the direction of gravity; from this setting, when the nut was placed at the opening part of guide slot portion 120, the nut can remove towards input port 111 under the effect of gravity, leads through setting up the removal of guide slot portion 120 to the nut, can improve the nut conveying efficiency who cuts shell equipment 10 to and improve the fixed nut's of fixed slot 211 accuracy.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the cutting test bench further includes a driving device 400, the driving device 400 includes a driving member 410, a first driving assembly 420 and a second driving assembly 430, the driving member 410 is power connected to the first driving assembly 420 and the second driving assembly 430, the first driving assembly 420 is used for driving the fixing device 200 to rotate relative to the accommodating member 100, and the second driving assembly 430 is used for driving the cutting device 300 to reciprocate relative to the fixing device 200.

In this embodiment, the driving member 410 is preferably a rotary driving member, such as a driving motor, a rotary cylinder, etc., and one driving member 410 drives the first driving assembly 420 and the second driving assembly 430 simultaneously, which not only enables the driving device 400 to have a more compact structure, but also reduces the manufacturing cost of the shell cutting device 10, and in addition, through the transmission adjustment of the first driving assembly 420 and the second driving assembly 430, the mechanical carry control can be realized, and compared with an electronic control mode, the durability of the driving device 400 can be improved on the premise of satisfying the nut fixing and cutting effects of the shell cutting device 10.

Specifically, referring to fig. 3, the first driving assembly 420 includes a worm wheel 421 and a worm 422, the worm wheel 421 is engaged with the worm 422, and an output end of the first driving assembly 420 is connected to the cutting device 300; the second driving assembly 430 includes a chain 431, a first sprocket 432 and a second sprocket 433, the chain 431 is connected to the first sprocket 432 and the second sprocket 433, respectively, and the second sprocket 433 is connected to the fixing device 200; wherein the output end of the driving member 410 is connected to the first chain wheel 432 and the input end of the first driving assembly 420.

With this arrangement, after the driving member 410 is started, by inputting power into the first driving assembly 420, the worm wheel 421 and the worm 422 can output driving force to the cutting device 300 under the driving action of the driving member 410, so as to drive the cutting device 300 to perform reciprocating motion, and meanwhile, the driving member 410 can also drive the first chain wheel 432 to rotate, and drive the second chain wheel 433 to rotate through the chain 431, so as to drive the fixing device 200 to rotate, thereby driving the nuts to move.

In the driving device 400 of the embodiment, only one driving element 410 is needed to realize the driving control of the fixing device 200 and the cutting device 300, and the phase difference between the motions of the fixing device 200 and the cutting device 300 can be controlled by the transmission ratios of the first driving assembly 420 and the second driving assembly 430, so that the use is convenient.

It should be noted that, when the worm wheel 421 is used to drive the worm 422, the lead angle of the worm 422 needs to be greater than the self-locking angle, so as to avoid the self-locking phenomenon between the worm wheel 421 and the worm 422.

Referring to fig. 2, in the embodiment, the fixing device 200 includes a fixing plate 210 and an adsorbing element 220, the fixing plate 210 is connected to the first driving element 420, the fixing groove 211 is disposed on the fixing plate 210, one end of the fixing groove 211 far away from the input port 111 is connected to the adsorbing element 220, and the adsorbing element 220 is used for adsorbing nuts in the fixing groove 211.

When the shell cutting device 10 of the present embodiment is used, the adsorption component 220 is first connected to an external air source, for example, a vacuum machine, so that the interior of the adsorption component 220 can have a negative pressure; by the adsorption member 220 being connected to the fixing groove 211, when nuts enter the inside of the receiving member 100 from the input port 111 and correspond to the fixing groove 211, the nuts can be fixed to the fixing groove 211 by the adsorption of the negative pressure, and can move toward the cutting device 300 along with the rotation of the fixing disk 210 to perform the shell cutting operation.

Further, the number of the fixing grooves 211 is plural, and the plurality of fixing grooves 211 are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the fixing disk 210; the adsorption assembly 220 includes a gas cylinder 221 and a plurality of connection pipes 222, both ends of the connection pipes 222 are respectively communicated with the fixing groove 211 and the gas cylinder 221, and the gas cylinder 221 is used for connecting an external gas source.

In this embodiment, by providing a plurality of fixing grooves 211, when the fixing disk 210 rotates, nuts can be sequentially input from the input port 111 toward the inside of the accommodating part 100, at this time, each fixing groove 211 can absorb one nut, and as the fixing disk 210 rotates, the nuts in the fixing grooves 211 can be driven to sequentially pass through the cutting device 300 to be cut into shells, so that the automatic shell cutting operation is realized.

Specifically, the gas cylinder 221 includes a cylinder 2211 and a plurality of connecting pipes 222 connected to the cylinder 2211, and the number of the pipes 2212 is plural and is respectively connected to an external gas source.

From this setting, be connected with outside air supply through a plurality of bodys 2212, can improve adsorption element 220's adsorption effect, including but not limited to adsorption stability, adsorption element 220's operational reliability.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the receiving member 100 further includes an output port 112 for outputting the nuts, and the holding device 200 further includes a scraper 230, the scraper 230 being for driving the nuts to be separated from the holding groove 211; wherein the input port 111, the cutting device 300 and the output port 112 are arranged in sequence along the path of movement of the nuts.

When the shell cutting device 10 of the present embodiment is used, nuts firstly enter the accommodating member 100 through the input port 111, and are adsorbed and fixed in the fixing groove 211 through the adsorption component 220, and the nuts are driven to move to the cutting device 300 to perform the shell cutting operation along with the rotation of the fixing disc 210; the nuts after the shell cutting can still be adsorbed and fixed in the fixing groove 211 and move towards the scraping plate 230 under the driving action of the fixing disc 210; after the nuts contact the flights 230, they may be ejected from the output port 112 by the flights 230 to complete the nut output.

In this embodiment, the shell cutting apparatus 10 may further include a receiving box 600, and the receiving box 600 is disposed at the output port 112 and is used for collecting nuts ejected by the scraping plate 230.

Referring to fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the cutting device 300 includes a cutting assembly 310 and a ratchet assembly 320, and the ratchet assembly 320 is respectively connected to the cutting assembly 310 and the second driving assembly 430 and is used for driving the cutting assembly 310 to reciprocate toward or away from the fixing groove 211.

It will be appreciated that by using the ratchet assembly 320 in conjunction with the cutting assembly 310, not only is it possible to actuate the cutting assembly 310 in a reciprocating motion, but the cutting device 300 can also be provided with a compact structure for ease of installation and arrangement.

Specifically, referring to fig. 1, the shell cutting apparatus 10 further includes a base 500, the accommodating member 100 is disposed on the base 500, and the fixing device 200 is rotatably connected to the base 500; the cutting assembly 310 includes a shell cutting blade 311 and a slider 312, the slider 312 is slidably engaged with the base 500, and the shell cutting blade 311 is detachably coupled to the slider 312.

In this embodiment, the base 500 is further provided with a slide rail 510, and the slide rail 510 is slidably engaged with the slide block 312, so that the moving smoothness of the shell cutting knife 311 can be ensured. In addition, the moving direction of the sliding block 312 is perpendicular to the accommodating member 100, so that the cutting direction between the shell cutting knife 311 and the nut in the fixing groove 211 can be ensured, and the shell cutting effect of the shell cutting device 10 can be ensured.

Further, referring to fig. 3, the ratchet assembly 320 includes a ratchet 321, a catch 322 and an eccentric 323, the ratchet 321 is rotatably engaged with the base 500, the catch 322 is rotatably connected to the eccentric 323 and is in catch engagement with the ratchet 321, and the eccentric 323 is rotatably engaged with the ratchet 321 and is used for driving the sliding block 312 to move toward or away from the fixing groove 211.

In this embodiment, the eccentric wheel 323 includes a wheel body 3231, a connecting rod 3232 and a restoring member 3233, wherein opposite ends of the connecting rod 3232 are respectively connected to the wheel body 3231 and the sliding block 312, and the restoring member 3233 is respectively connected to an outer wall of the wheel body 3231 and the base 500.

Therefore, when the driving element 410 drives the ratchet wheel 321 to rotate, the eccentric wheel 323 can be driven to rotate through the clamping element 322, at the moment, the reset element 3233 deforms, elastic potential energy is stored, and the shell cutting knife 311 moves towards the fixing groove 211; after the nut is cut by the shell cutter 311, the ratchet 321 moves to a preset position, the clamping member 322 is separated from the ratchet 321, the reset member 3233 releases elastic potential energy at the moment, and drives the eccentric wheel 323 to reset, so that the reciprocating motion of the cutting assembly 310 is realized, the structure is simple, and the reliability is good.

Further, referring to fig. 1, the shell cutting device 10 further comprises a moving wheel 520, wherein the moving wheel 520 is disposed at the bottom of the base 500 and is used for rolling contact with the ground when the shell cutting device 10 moves. Therefore, the shell cutting equipment 10 can be moved conveniently and quickly, and is simple in structure and good in using effect.

In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the embodiments of the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred devices or elements must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of 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 embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. Specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present invention can be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In embodiments of the invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature "on" or "under" the second feature may be directly contacting the first and second features or indirectly contacting the first and second features through intervening media. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of an embodiment of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above examples are only intended to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, but not to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some technical features may be equivalently replaced; and such modifications or substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the corresponding technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A shell cutting apparatus, comprising:

a receiving member provided with an input port;

2. The shell cutting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cutting test bed further comprises a driving device, the driving device comprises a driving member, a first driving assembly and a second driving assembly, the driving member is in power connection with the first driving assembly and the second driving assembly, the first driving assembly is used for driving the fixing device to rotate relative to the accommodating member, and the second driving assembly is used for driving the cutting device to reciprocate relative to the fixing device.

3. The shell cutting apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first drive assembly comprises a worm wheel and a worm, the worm wheel being in mesh with the worm, and an output of the first drive assembly being connected to the cutting device; the second driving assembly comprises a chain, a first chain wheel and a second chain wheel, the chain is respectively connected with the first chain wheel and the second chain wheel, and the second chain wheel is connected with the fixing device; wherein the output end of the driving member is connected to the first chain wheel and the input end of the first driving component.

4. The shell cutting device according to claim 2, wherein the fixing device comprises a fixing disc and an adsorption component, the fixing disc is connected to the first driving component, the fixing groove is formed in the fixing disc, one end, far away from the input port, of the fixing groove is connected to the adsorption component, and the adsorption component is used for adsorbing the nuts in the fixing groove.

5. The shell cutting device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the number of the fixing grooves is plural, and the plural fixing grooves are uniformly arranged along the circumferential direction of the fixing disk; the adsorption assembly comprises an air guide cylinder and a plurality of connecting pipes, wherein two ends of each connecting pipe are respectively communicated with the fixing groove and the air guide cylinder, and the air guide cylinder is used for connecting an external air source.

6. The shelling apparatus of claim 4 wherein said pod further comprises an output port for outputting said nuts, said fixture further comprising a scraper for urging said nuts away from said fixture slot; wherein, along the moving path of the nuts, the input port, the cutting device and the output port are arranged in sequence.

7. A shell cutting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cutting means comprises a cutting assembly and a ratchet assembly connected to the cutting assembly and the second drive assembly respectively and adapted to drive the cutting assembly to reciprocate towards and away from the fixed slot.

8. The shell cutting device according to claim 7, further comprising a base, wherein the accommodating member is arranged on the base, and the fixing device is rotatably connected with the base; the cutting assembly comprises a shell cutting knife and a sliding block, the sliding block is in sliding fit with the base, and the shell cutting knife is detachably connected to the sliding block.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the ratchet assembly comprises a ratchet wheel rotatably engaged with the base, a latch rotatably connected to the eccentric wheel and snap-engaged with the ratchet wheel, and an eccentric wheel rotatably engaged with the ratchet wheel and configured to drive the slider to move toward or away from the fixing groove.

10. The case cutting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the receiving member includes a housing portion on which the input port is provided, and a guide groove portion provided outside the housing portion and corresponding to the input port.