JPS60207575A - Peeler for periderm of coconut - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To peel husk of coconut without breaking its shell, by making cuts on a coconut from its bud with a knife, sandwiching it in the state, extending the knife while pushing it out. CONSTITUTION:Firstly, the coconut A is inserted into the round hole 11 a of the horizontal plate 11 while making the bud 5 face downward, and it is placed on the knife 12. Then, the cylinder device 22 is operated, and the piston rod 20 is extended, the pressing member 21 at the tip of the piston rod 20 is lowered, brought into contact with the top of the coconut A, and the coconut A is pushed out downward. Six radiated cuts are made on the bud 5 by the blades 14 of the knife 12. Then the pressing member 21 is further lowered, and the cylinder device 18 is simultaneously operated at a given timing, the piston rod 19 is shortened, the knife 12 is rotated and extended. Then, the husk is efficiently released from the shell.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a coconut peeler α used for rounding coconuts to efficiently remove husks.

Coconut A, as shown in Figure 1 (a) and (b),
A thin, black shell 1 having a substantially spherical shape is covered with a husk 2 which is also a hair material and an outer skin, and inside the shell 1 is a white pulp 3, and furthermore, the inside thereof is filled with juice 4. In addition, 5 in the figure is a bud. Husk B is used as fuel, shell 1 is used as a raw material for activated carbon, material for crafts, etc., or squeezed raw to remove oil, and juice 4 is used for beverages. used for ' By the way, when producing each of the above from coconut A, first, husk 2 of coconut A is
You have to go without breaking the shell. However, this work has traditionally been done manually.9. Its efficiency was extremely stupid.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electric machine for peeling coconut husks that can peel coconut husks extremely efficiently.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a plurality of cutting tools arranged in an annular zone having approximately the same diameter as a coconut, the cutting edges of which are positioned inwardly of the annular zone and along the axis thereof. The blades are arranged so as to face in one direction, and in the vicinity of these blades, a pushing means for pushing the coconut from the one direction side into the space surrounded by the blades and a means for opening the blades are provided. A cut is made on the side, and the coconut is forced out between the cutters using this smooth extrusion means, and the cutter is opened to separate the husk from the shell.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

In the figure, 10 is a frame with a horizontal plate 11 attached to its upper surface, and approximately in the center of the horizontal plate 11 is a coconut A.
A round hole 11a having a diameter larger than that of the box is bored through the shell at the top and bottom. Further, below the round hole ita of this horizontal plate 11, six blades 12 are arranged in an annular shape at a predetermined pitch in the circumferential direction.

These blades 12 include a cutting blade 14 at one end corner of a side 13a in one longitudinal direction, and a plate-shaped blade main body 13 of a predetermined length formed by curving the other end of the side 113a. , and a clamping plate 15 of a predetermined width attached at a substantially right angle to the curved part of the side portion 13a of the blade body 13.As the clamping plate 15 approaches the other end of the blade body 13, the blade body 13111 The blade body 13@
It is formed into a curved surface shape. And these blades! 161112 is arranged such that the clamping plate 15 is located inward and the cutting blade 14 is directed upward, and its side 13m circumscribes an imaginary circle having a slightly smaller diameter than the coconut A. At the same time, the upper part of the other longitudinal side 13b of the cutter body 13 has a mounting member 1 fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal plate 11 by a fixing means such as a bolt.
6 via a hinge 17. Further, in the middle part of the cutter body 13, the tip of a piston rod 19 of a cylinder device (means for opening the cutter) 18, such as an air cylinder, is rotatably attached to the handle member 16. Connected for free movement. And these cylinder tribes! By operating [18], each blade 12 can be rotated about the hinge 17 in a vertical plane as shown by arrow P, and the blade '41J12 can be opened.

Further, above the horizontal plate 11, a piston rod 2 is provided.
A cylinder device (pushing means) 22 such as an air cylinder having a suppressing member 21 at the tip thereof is supported by a support bracket 23 with the suppressing member 21 facing downward and the axis thereof facing vertically. It is well established. Then, by operating this cylinder group g[22, the piston rod 2
When the blade 0 is extended, the suppressing part 21 passes through the circular hole 11a of the horizontal plate 11 and descends through the space surrounded by the six blades 12.

Further, a husk chute 24 for receiving the husk 2 is provided below the cutter 12, and a shell chute 25 having a receiving portion 25a directly below the space surrounded by the cutter 12 is connected to the Ill wall of the husk chute 24. are placed diagonally through the shell.

And, at the discharge end of the husk shade 24,
A shell conveyor 26 is provided at the discharge end of the shell chute 25, and a shell conveyor 27 is provided at the discharge end of the shell chute 25.

Therefore, from the state shown in Fig. 2, which includes peeling the husk 2 of coconut A using the above-mentioned coconut peeling method, first,
A coconut A is inserted into a round hole 11a of a horizontal plate 11 with its sprout 5 facing downward, and placed on a cutter 12. Then,
When the cylinder device 22 is actuated to extend the piston length O, the suppression member 21 at the tip of the piston rod 20 descends and hits the upper part of the coconut A, causing the coconut At-
push downward. Coconut A is the cutting edge 12 of the knife 12
As a result, six radial cuts are made in the bud 5. Then, at the same time as the suppressing member 21 is further lowered, the cylinder 4 position 18 is actuated at a predetermined timing to retract the piston rod 19, and each blade 12 is rotated to open. Then, the coconut A tries to descend through the space surrounded by the cutlery 12, but since the space surrounded by the cutlery 12 is smaller than the diameter of the coconut A, the coconut A tries to move down the space surrounded by the cutter 12. The husk 2 is clamped from the surroundings by the clamping force 15 and the pushing force of the pressing member 21 generates a shearing force between the husk 2 and the shell 1, and the husk 2 is split from the bud 5, and the cutter 12 is By being opened, most husks 2 can efficiently transform into shell 1.
be stripped from.

Then, the shell 1 falls into the shell chute 25 with some of the husks 2 attached, without being broken, and is carried out by the shell transport conveyor 27. However, when the cutter 12 is further opened, it falls into the lower lotus (kushu) 24 and is carried out by the hask conveyor 26.

Note that here, since the opening of the shell chute 25 is closed by the suppressing member 21 attached to the piston rod 20 of the cylinder device 22, there is no possibility that the husk 2 will get mixed into the shell chute 25. No. Also, the reason why you remove Shell 1 with some Husk 2 remaining is because if you completely peel off Husk 2 from Shell 1, Shell 1 will spontaneously break in about a day. be.

Furthermore, in the above coconut shell peeling machine, the position of each blade 12 is adjusted to
1JII, and even if the size of the coconut changes, this can be easily dealt with. This adjustment can be carried out, for example, by changing the position of the member 16 in which each cutter 12 is attached by adjusting the fixing means such as bolts.

Incidentally, in the above description, the shape of the cutlery 12 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and the number thereof is also arbitrary. Further, the cylinder device 18 for rotating the cutlery 12 may be provided as a set for three cutters 12, for example.
The blades 12 of -m may be fixed, and only the blades 12 on the other side facing these blades 12 may be rotatable.Furthermore, in the above, in order to push the coconut A downward, the cylinder device t22 is used. However, other mechanical mechanisms may be used to achieve this purpose.

As explained above, in the coconut peeling machine of the present invention, a plurality of blades are installed to cut an annular band having approximately the same diameter as the coconut, and the cutting blades thereof are located at the inner four sides of the annular band. , and are arranged so as to face in one direction along the axis of the cutlery, and in the vicinity of these cutlery, extrusion means for pushing out the coconut into the space surrounded by the cutlery in the one direction and means for opening the cutlery are provided. The husk can be peeled off without breaking the shell by making a slit in the coconut from its bud, holding the coconut between the slits and pushing it out through the extrusion means while opening the knife. Therefore, the efficiency of coconut peeling work can be further improved, and the cost in the peeling process can be significantly reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of a coconut.
B) is a sectional view, FIGS. 2 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of FIG. Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the long interior ■. 12...Blade 1!1.14...Cutting blade, 1
B...Cylinder device 1 (means for opening the cutter), 2
2...Cylinder** (extrusion means). Figure 1 (a)

Claims (1)

[Claims] A plurality of blades are arranged in an annular zone having approximately the same diameter as the cobnut, and their cutting edges are located inside the annular zone and are oriented in one direction along the axis. , a pushing means for pushing the coconut from the one direction side into the space surrounded by the cutler with its bud facing the space surrounded by the cutter, and a means for opening the cutter. Peel the coconut! ! Machine.