CN218737110U

CN218737110U - Fruit peeling machine

Info

Publication number: CN218737110U
Application number: CN202221704419.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 赵正超
Original assignee: Guangdong Chaomai Automation Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Chaomai Automation Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-07-01
Filing date: 2022-07-01
Publication date: 2023-03-28
Anticipated expiration: 2032-07-01

Abstract

The utility model relates to a fruit base-removing and peeling machine, which comprises a cutter rotating mechanism arranged on an equipment frame, wherein the cutter rotating mechanism comprises a rotating component for driving a peeling cutter to rotate; the rotating assembly comprises a peeling motor, a peeling rotating shaft, a positioning turntable and a positioning inductor; a motor shaft of the peeling motor is in transmission connection with the peeling rotating shaft, and the peeling rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the peeling cutter and the positioning turntable; the positioning sensor corresponds to the positioning turntable to detect the rotating position of the positioning turntable, so as to identify and/or control the rotating position of the peeling tool. The fruit stem and peel removing machine can ensure that the peeling knife moves according to the set movement track and ensure the peeling effect of the fruit.

Description

Fruit peeling machine

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a fruit treatment facility specifically is a fruit removes base of a fruit chestnut peeling machine.

Background

For processing fruits with skins, peeling is usually performed on the fruits in the first step, the traditional peeling process is completed manually, and the manual processing mode has the defects of low efficiency, poor processing quality, high labor intensity, difficulty in large-scale processing and the like. Aiming at the problems existing in the traditional process, equipment capable of automatically peeling is available on the market, for example, chinese patent document CN212140149U discloses a vacuum adsorption integrated fruit peeling machine, and specifically discloses: comprises a frame, a cutting mechanism, a sucker mechanism, a pedicel removing mechanism, a tray and a support rod; the cutting mechanism mainly comprises a first motor, a tool rest track, a cutting tool rest, a peeling blade, a first transmission shaft, a compression spring and a cantilever, wherein the first motor is connected with the first transmission shaft through a first bevel gear train; one end of the compression spring is fixedly connected with the cantilever, the other end of the compression spring is connected with the cutting tool rest, and the cantilever penetrates through the first transmission shaft and is installed on the cutting tool rest through the revolute pair. Therefore, in the fruit peeling machine, the first motor finally drives the peeling blade to complete rotary motion through the transmission assembly, and for controlling the motion track of the peeling blade, a control system controls the first motor to operate according to a set rotation angle through a program, so as to control the peeling blade to reciprocate on the set track; however, procedural errors are a frequent occurrence, leading to the peeling blades not reaching the beginning and/or end of the movement path, and the quality of the peeling is difficult to guarantee, so that further improvements are required.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a fruit peeling machine, which can ensure that a peeling tool moves according to a set movement track and ensure the peeling effect of fruits.

The purpose of the utility model is realized like this:

a fruit base-removing and peeling machine comprises a cutter rotating mechanism arranged on an equipment rack, wherein the cutter rotating mechanism comprises a rotating assembly used for driving a peeling cutter to rotate; the rotating assembly comprises a peeling motor, a peeling rotating shaft, a positioning turntable and a positioning inductor; a motor shaft of the peeling motor is in transmission connection with the peeling rotating shaft, and the peeling rotating shaft is in transmission connection with the peeling cutter and the positioning turntable; the positioning sensor corresponds to the positioning turntable so as to detect the rotating position of the positioning turntable, and then the rotating position of the peeling tool is identified and/or controlled.

As a specific scheme, the positioning turntable is coaxially matched with the peeling rotating shaft and synchronously rotates with the peeling rotating shaft.

As another specific scheme, a sensing portion is arranged on the positioning rotary table, the sensing portion rotates along with the positioning rotary table, and the positioning sensor searches for the sensing portion to detect the rotating position of the positioning rotary table.

As another specific solution, the sensing portion is a light-transmitting structure, the positioning sensor includes a light emitting component for emitting sensing light and a light receiving component for receiving the sensing light, the light emitting component and the light receiving component correspond to each other up and down, and the positioning turntable is rotatably disposed between the light emitting component and the light receiving component; when the sensing part rotates to a position between the light emitting part and the light receiving part along with the positioning turntable, sensing light passes through the sensing part and is received by the light receiving part, and the positioning sensor generates a sensing signal.

As another specific scheme, the sensing part is a magnetic component, and the positioning sensor comprises a hall element; when the induction part rotates to be close to the positioning inductor along with the positioning turntable, the positioning inductor generates an induction signal.

As another specific scheme, more than two positioning turntables are arranged, and more than two positioning inductors are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the positioning turntables; when the peeling tool is positioned at the initial end of the rotating track, at least one positioning turntable finds the corresponding induction part; when the peeling tool is positioned at the tail end of the rotating track, at least one positioning turntable finds the corresponding induction part.

As another specific solution, the rotating assembly includes an adjusting support plate slidably disposed with respect to the equipment rack, and an adjusting nut disposed on the adjusting support plate, an adjusting screw rod is disposed on the equipment rack and rotates with respect to the equipment rack, the adjusting nut and the adjusting screw rod are screwed with each other, the adjusting screw rod is rotated electrically or manually, and the rotating assembly slides with respect to the equipment rack.

As another specific scheme, the tool rotating mechanism further comprises a pressing component for controlling the peeling tool to be pressed on the fruit; the pressing assembly comprises a cam plate, a rotating bracket and a swinging bracket; the rotating support is connected with the peeling rotating shaft, the cam plate is provided with a cam track, the peeling tools are arranged on the swinging support, and the swinging support is hinged with the rotating support, elastically props against the cam track, slides along the cam track and enables the peeling tools to move along a set rotating track.

As another specific scheme, the fruit pedicel-removing peeling machine further comprises a material returning mechanism, wherein the material returning mechanism comprises a material returning motor, a material returning gear, a material returning rack and a material bag; a motor shaft of the material returning motor is in transmission connection with the material returning gear, the material returning gear is meshed with the material returning rack, and the material returning rack is arranged in a sliding mode relative to the equipment rack and is in transmission connection with an inclined material pocket; the material bag is positioned below the peeling tool; the material returning motor drives the material bag to move.

As another specific scheme, a proximity switch for detecting the material returning rack is arranged on the equipment rack; when the material returning rack moves to a set position, the proximity switch detects the material returning rack.

The utility model has the advantages as follows:

the positioning turntable and the positioning inductor corresponding to the positioning turntable are arranged on the peeling rotating shaft which drives the peeling tool, the positioning turntable rotates along with the peeling rotating shaft, namely the positioning turntable and the peeling tool synchronously rotate at the same time, so that the rotation of the positioning turntable can reflect the rotation condition of the peeling tool, and the positioning inductor detects the rotation position of the positioning turntable; when the positioning turntable is detected to rotate to a set position, the positioning sensor generates a sensing signal and feeds the sensing signal back to the control system, and the control system immediately controls the peeling motor to stop working after receiving the sensing signal so as to control the peeling tool to stop moving; the position of the peeling tool is effectively detected in a direct physical detection mode, so that the movement track of the peeling tool is controllable, the control effect is accurate and stable, the uniformity of the peeling effect is effectively guaranteed, and the peeling quality is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an assembly view of a fruit base-removing and peeling machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partially exploded view of a first embodiment of the fruit pedicel peeler of the present invention.

Fig. 3 and 4 are schematic views of the tool rotating mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a tool rotating mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion H in fig. 3.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view illustrating the swing bracket sliding along the cam track according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 and 9 are respectively schematic assembly views of the final assembly mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a partial sectional view of the material returning mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples.

First embodiment

Referring to fig. 1 to 10, the fruit peeling and peeling machine of the present embodiment includes a knife rotating mechanism 200 disposed on the equipment rack 100, wherein the knife rotating mechanism 200 is controlled by a control system on the fruit peeling and peeling machine; the knife rotation mechanism 200 comprises a rotation assembly for driving the peeling knife 29 in rotation; the rotating assembly comprises a peeling motor 210, a peeling rotating shaft 24, a positioning turntable 22 and a positioning inductor 21; a motor shaft of the peeling motor 210 is in transmission connection with the peeling rotating shaft 24, and the peeling rotating shaft 24 is in transmission connection with the peeling cutter 29 and the positioning turntable 22; the positioning sensor 21 corresponds to the positioning dial 22 to detect the rotational position of the positioning dial 22 and thereby identify and control the rotational position of the peeling tool 29. According to the fruit pedicle removing and peeling machine, the positioning turntable 22 and the positioning inductor 21 corresponding to the positioning turntable 22 are arranged on the peeling rotating shaft 24 which drives the peeling cutter 29, the positioning turntable 22 rotates along with the peeling rotating shaft 24, namely the positioning turntable 22 and the peeling cutter 29 synchronously rotate at the same time, so that the rotation of the positioning turntable 22 can reflect the rotation condition of the peeling cutter 29, and the positioning inductor 21 detects the rotation position of the positioning turntable 22; when the positioning turntable 22 is detected to rotate to the set position, the positioning sensor 21 generates a sensing signal and feeds the sensing signal back to the control system, and the control system receives the sensing signal and then controls the peeling motor 210 to stop working, so as to control the peeling cutter 29 to stop moving, and therefore, the peeling cutter 29 can be controlled to move; the position of the peeling tool 29 is effectively detected through a direct physical detection mode, so that the movement track of the peeling tool 29 is controllable, the control effect is accurate and stable, the uniformity of the peeling effect is effectively guaranteed, and the peeling quality is improved. Suitable fruits include round fruits such as apple, kiwi, persimmon, orange, passion fruit, fig, pear, honey peach, etc.

Further, the positioning turntable 22 is coaxially matched with the peeling rotating shaft 24 and synchronously rotates with the peeling rotating shaft 24; specifically, the positioning dial 22 is directly mounted on the peeling spindle 24.

Furthermore, the positioning turntable 22 is provided with a sensing portion 2201 capable of being detected and sensed by the positioning sensor 21, the sensing portion 2201 rotates along with the positioning turntable 22, the positioning sensor 21 searches the sensing portion 2201 to detect the rotating position of the positioning turntable 22, that is, when the positioning sensor 21 detects and senses the sensing portion 2201, the positioning turntable 22 reaches the set position, and the peeling tool 29 rotates to the set position.

Further, the sensing portion 2201 is a light-transmitting structure, specifically a notch; the positioning sensor 21 includes a light emitting part (not shown) for emitting sensing light and a light receiving part (not shown) for receiving the sensing light, the light emitting part and the light receiving part correspond to each other up and down, i.e., the sensing light is emitted up and down, and the positioning turntable 22 is rotatably disposed between the light emitting part and the light receiving part; when the sensing part 2201 rotates along with the positioning turntable 22 to a position between the light emitting part and the light receiving part, sensing light passes through the sensing part 2201 and is received by the light receiving part, the positioning sensor 21 generates a sensing signal and feeds the sensing signal back to the control system, and the control system recognizes that the peeling tool 29 reaches a set position and immediately controls the peeling motor 210 to stop; when the sensing portion 2201 does not reach between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, the positioning sensor 21 has no sensing signal feedback, and the control system controls the peeling motor 210 to operate normally.

Further, in this embodiment, two (or more) positioning rotary tables 22 are provided, and two (or more) positioning inductors 21 are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the positioning rotary tables 22; when the peeling tool 29 is located at the beginning of the rotation track, a positioning turntable 22 finds the corresponding sensing portion 2201, i.e. the sensing light passes through the corresponding sensing portion 2201, the light receiving portion receives the sensing light, and the control system controls the peeling tool 29 to stop moving for the next peeling operation; when the peeling tool 29 is at the end of the rotation path, the other positioning turntable 22 is moved to the corresponding sensing portion 2201, i.e. the sensing light passes through the corresponding sensing portion 2201, and the light receiving portion receives the sensing light, the control system controls the peeling tool 29 to stop moving forward and then controls the peeling tool 29 to move backward.

Further, the rotating assembly comprises an adjusting support plate 23 which is arranged in a sliding manner relative to the equipment rack 100, and an adjusting nut 212 which is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the adjusting support plate 23, an adjusting screw 211 which rotates relative to the equipment rack 100 in a positioning manner is arranged on the equipment rack 100, the adjusting nut 212 and the adjusting screw 211 are in threaded connection with each other, the adjusting screw 211 is manually (or electrically) rotated, the rotating assembly is adjusted to slide relative to the equipment rack 100, and the position of the rotating assembly is adjusted so that the rotating assembly can adapt to fruits of different types and sizes; the peeling motor 210, the peeling spindle 24 and the positioning sensor 21 are respectively arranged on the adjusting carrier plate 23.

Further, the knife rotation mechanism 200 further comprises a pressing assembly for controlling the peeling knife 29 to press on the fruit; the pressing assembly includes a cam plate 25, a rotating bracket 26, and a swing bracket 27; the rotary support 26 is transversely arranged, the middle part of the rotary support 26 is fixedly connected with the bottom end of the peeling rotating shaft 24, the inner side of the cam plate 25 is provided with an annular cam track 2501, the peeling cutter 29 is arranged at the bottom end of the swing support 27, the middle part of the swing support 27 is hinged with the rotary support 26 and elastically abuts against the cam track 2501, specifically, a tension spring 28 is arranged between the rotary support 26 and the swing support 27, so that the swing support 27 elastically rotates relative to the rotary support 26 and further elastically presses the surface of a fruit, and in order to ensure the peeling depth (avoid the peeling depth from being too deep), the top end of the swing support 27 abuts against the cam track 2501 and the peeling cutter 29 is prevented from being too deep; when the swinging bracket 27 rotates the peeling blades 29, the top of the swinging bracket 27 slides along the cam track 2501 to move the peeling blades 29 along the set rotation path, thereby stabilizing the peeling shape of the fruit.

Furthermore, the fruit pedicel removing and peeling machine also comprises a material returning mechanism 300, wherein the material returning mechanism 300 comprises a material returning motor 31, a material returning gear 32, a material returning rack 33 and a material bag 34; a motor shaft of the material returning motor 31 is in transmission connection with a material returning gear 32, the material returning gear 32 is meshed with a material returning rack 33, and the material returning rack 33 is arranged in a sliding mode relative to the equipment rack 100 and is in transmission connection with an inclined material pocket 34; the material bag 34 is positioned below the peeling knife 29; the material returning motor 31 drives the material pocket 34 to move so as to better catch the fruits which are peeled.

Further, a proximity switch 35 for detecting the material returning rack 33 is arranged on the equipment rack 100; when the material returning rack 33 moves to the set position, the proximity switch 35 detects the material returning rack 33. Specifically, the proximity switches 35 in the present embodiment are provided in two; when the material returning rack 33 reaches one end of the moving track, a proximity switch 35 senses the material returning rack 33; when the material returning rack 33 reaches the other end of the moving track, the other proximity switch 35 senses the material returning rack 33.

Further, the device also comprises a pedicel removing mechanism 400, wherein the pedicel removing mechanism 400 comprises a pedicel removing motor 41, a pedicel removing cutter disc 42 and a pedicel removing cutter 43, a motor shaft of the pedicel removing motor 41 is in transmission connection with the pedicel removing cutter disc 42 so as to drive the pedicel removing cutter disc 42 to rotate, and the pedicel removing cutter 43 is arranged on the pedicel removing cutter disc 42 and rotates along with the pedicel removing cutter disc 42. Before peeling, the fruit base of the fruit is placed on the base removing cutter disc 42 and cut flat by the base removing cutter 43 to achieve the base removing effect.

Further, the device further comprises an adsorption rotating mechanism 500 and a vacuum device 600, the adsorption rotating mechanism 500 comprises a rotating motor 51, an adsorption rotating shaft 52 and an adsorption disc 53, a motor shaft of the rotating motor 51 is in transmission connection with the adsorption rotating shaft 52, a vacuum channel (not shown in the figure) is arranged in the adsorption rotating shaft 52, one end of the vacuum channel is communicated with the vacuum device 600, and the other end of the vacuum channel is connected with the adsorption disc 53. After the fruit is subjected to pedicle removal, the flat surface subjected to pedicle removal processing is placed on an adsorption disc 53 to firmly adsorb the fruit, and then a rotating motor 51 is started to drive the fruit to rotate to complete peeling processing by matching with a peeling cutter 29.

Further, the material returning mechanism 300, the pedicle removing mechanism 400 and the absorbing and rotating mechanism 500 are respectively integrated on a functional carrier 11 to form an integrated mechanism. In this embodiment, the peeling motor 210, the positioning sensor 21, the material returning motor 31, the proximity switch 35, the pedicel removing motor 41, the rotating motor 51, the vacuum device 600 and other electrical components are respectively electrically connected to the control system; the transmission of each motor in the embodiment is preferably a crawler transmission mode.

The operation steps are as follows:

1. manually putting the fruit on the base removing mechanism 400, driving the base removing cutter 43 to rotate and remove the bases on the fruit by the base removing cutter disc 42, and simultaneously cutting a flat surface;

2. starting the vacuum device 600, placing the fruit with the base removed on the adsorption disc 53, wherein the adsorption disc 53 adsorbs the flat surface on the fruit, and the adsorption rotating shaft 52 drives the fruit to rotate;

3. the peeling motor 210 controls the peeling tool 29 to move along a set track (the track is in a shape of an open ring), the peeling tool 29 peels along the cam track 2501 on the cam plate 25, and the peeling tool 29 elastically presses and adheres to the surface of the fruit to realize profile peeling;

4. accomplish the work back of peeling, material returned motor 31 is 34 reverse migration to the dug, and vacuum device 600's vacuum adsorption effect disappears, and the fruit of accomplishing the processing of peeling falls naturally in dug 34, and material returned motor 31 drive dug 34 forward moves, and fruit is collected to the collecting box along dug direction blanking of dug 34.

Therefore, the fruit pedicel and peeling machine has the advantages of high automation degree, high safety, convenient operation, low labor intensity, high working efficiency, easy maintenance and the like

Second embodiment

The fruit pedicle removing and peeling machine related to the embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that: the induction part 2201 is a magnetic component, and the positioning inductor 21 comprises a hall element; when the sensing portion 2201 rotates to approach the positioning sensor 21 along with the positioning turntable 22, the positioning sensor 21 generates a sensing signal.

The other parts not described are substantially identical to those of the first embodiment and will not be described in detail here.

The foregoing is a preferred embodiment of the present invention showing and describing the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are intended to illustrate the principles of the invention, and that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, and the scope of the invention is to be protected. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A fruit peeling machine which is characterized in that: the peeling machine comprises a cutter rotating mechanism (200) arranged on an equipment rack (100), wherein the cutter rotating mechanism (200) comprises a rotating component for driving a peeling cutter (29) to rotate; the rotating assembly comprises a peeling motor (210), a peeling rotating shaft (24), a positioning turntable (22) and a positioning inductor (21); a motor shaft of the peeling motor (210) is in transmission connection with the peeling rotating shaft (24), and the peeling rotating shaft (24) is in transmission connection with the peeling cutter (29) and the positioning turntable (22); the positioning sensor (21) corresponds to the positioning turntable (22) to detect the rotational position of the positioning turntable (22) and thereby identify and/or control the rotational position of the peeling tool (29).

2. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the positioning turntable (22) is coaxially matched with the peeling rotating shaft (24) and synchronously rotates with the peeling rotating shaft (24).

3. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the positioning turntable (22) is provided with a sensing part (2201), the sensing part (2201) rotates along with the positioning turntable (22), and the positioning sensor (21) searches for the sensing part (2201) to detect the rotating position of the positioning turntable (22).

4. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the sensing part (2201) is of a light-transmitting structure, the positioning sensor (21) comprises a light emitting part for emitting sensing light and a light receiving part for receiving the sensing light, the light emitting part and the light receiving part vertically correspond to each other, and the positioning turntable (22) is rotatably arranged between the light emitting part and the light receiving part; when the sensing part (2201) rotates with the positioning turntable (22) to a position between the light emitting part and the light receiving part, sensing light passes through the sensing part (2201) to be received by the light receiving part, and the positioning sensor (21) generates a sensing signal.

5. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the induction part (2201) is a magnetic component, and the positioning inductor (21) comprises a Hall element; when the induction part (2201) rotates to be close to the positioning inductor (21) along with the positioning turntable (22), the positioning inductor (21) generates an induction signal.

6. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the number of the positioning turntables (22) is more than two, and the number of the positioning inductors (21) is more than two corresponding to the number of the positioning turntables (22); when the peeling tool (29) is positioned at the initial end of the rotating track, at least one positioning turntable (22) finds a corresponding induction part (2201); when the peeling tool (29) is positioned at the end of the rotating track, at least one positioning turntable (22) finds the corresponding induction part (2201).

7. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the rotating assembly comprises a relative adjusting support plate (23) arranged in a sliding mode in the equipment rack (100) and an adjusting nut (212) arranged on the adjusting support plate (23), the equipment rack (100) is provided with a relative adjusting screw rod (211) which is positioned and rotated in the equipment rack (100), the adjusting nut (212) is in threaded connection with the adjusting screw rod (211) in a mutual mode, the adjusting screw rod (211) is rotated electrically or manually, and the rotating assembly is relative to the equipment rack (100) for adjusting sliding.

8. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the cutter rotating mechanism (200) also comprises a pressing component for controlling the peeling cutter (29) to press on the fruit; the pressing component comprises a cam plate (25), a rotating bracket (26) and a swinging bracket (27); the rotating bracket (26) is connected with the peeling rotating shaft (24), the cam plate (25) is provided with a cam track (2501), the peeling tools (29) are arranged on the swinging bracket (27), and the swinging bracket (27) is hinged with the rotating bracket (26) and elastically props against the cam track (2501), slides along the cam track (2501) to enable the peeling tools (29) to move in a set rotating track.

9. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein: the material returning mechanism (300) is further included, and the material returning mechanism (300) comprises a material returning motor (31), a material returning gear (32), a material returning rack (33) and a material pocket (34); a motor shaft of the material returning motor (31) is in transmission connection with the material returning gear (32), the material returning gear (32) is meshed with the material returning rack (33), and the material returning rack (33) is arranged in a sliding mode relative to the equipment rack (100) and is in transmission connection with an inclined material pocket (34); the material pocket (34) is positioned below the peeling knife (29); the material returning motor (31) drives the material pocket (34) to move.

10. The fruit pedicel and peeling machine as claimed in claim 9, wherein: a proximity switch (35) for detecting the material returning rack (33) is arranged on the equipment rack (100); when the material returning rack (33) moves to a set position, the proximity switch (35) detects the material returning rack (33).