KR100835507B1 - Auto apparatus for peeling a scallion - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic scallion-peeling apparatus is provided to prevent scallion from being damaged in a peeling process, to reduce labor force, and to minimize power consumption. An automatic scallion-peeling apparatus comprises: a table-shaped main body frame(1) which allows a user to easily work; a root cutter(2) which is placed at the upper end of one side of the main body frame and cleanly cuts the root of scallion; an outer skin peeler which peels only the outer skin of scallion by the friction of water pressure; a moisture dryer(4) which evaporates the moisture of high-pressure water sprayed from the outer skin peeler; a transfer conveyor(5) which transfers the scallion automatically by stages; a separating/storing device(6) which separates the remnants such as outer skin or soil and the water adsorbed/absorbed into them so as to reuse separated fresh water as the high-pressure water; and a control box(7) which controls the operation and stop of all the main body frame, root cutter, outer skin peeler, moisture dryer, transfer conveyor, and separating/storing device.

Description

AUTO APPARATUS FOR PEELING A SCALLION}

The present invention relates to a peeling device of a leek, and more particularly, to an automatic peeling device to make the finishing work just before shipping, such as cutting the roots of the leek, peeling of the peel (seal) and removal of foreign matter. will be.

A scallion (A scallion / A spring onion) is a cultivated plant of a hybrid origin that has a green onion and a branched onion, and is a foliar vegetable using leaves and stems. It was estimated that it was introduced to China 1500 years ago and has been widely cultivated in general farms since ancient times.

These chives are known to contain a large amount of antioxidant active ingredients that suppress hyperlipidemia and hypertension and prevent adult diseases such as various cancers and cerebrovascular diseases. In addition, it is rich in nutrients such as iron, vitamins A and C. The unique fragrance of sulfur has bactericidal power, so it is also used as a health agent, tonic and diuretic.

In addition, the early harvest is Kim Jang-yong, and the short-term harvest in February-April is used as a substitute for leek. In addition, its use is so varied that it can be used as a seasoning for all dishes, including kimjang and soup or stew.

However, the added value of the product is determined by the result of the finishing work immediately before shipment, and the work force that must be done manually by hand, such as cutting of roots with soil lumps and peeling of scales (shells / shells), etc. It is a crop that requires a lot of manpower as a demand, and the foundation of production farms is poor due to the delay in the introduction of new technology and the mechanization conversion due to the aging of rural labor force.

In order to solve this problem to some extent, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-273106 has provided a peeling device of a leek shell which can improve productivity by simplifying peeling work by blowing force of compressed air. .

1 is a perspective view showing a peeling device of a leek peel according to the prior art, as shown in the drawing, the conventional peeling device 900 of a conventional leek peel, to accommodate the sensor 911 and the removed shell on the upper surface. A workbench 912 which can be formed and which can be supported from the ground; The hollow connection tube 921 is formed integrally on one side of the receiving box 912, and the rotating rod 922 is inserted and rotated to one side thereof and the upper side is bent upward to one side thereof. A gap adjusting part 902 in which the connected shaft 923 is integrally formed; A first discharge pipe 931 having a plurality of injection holes 934 is formed at one side of the connecting shaft 923, and a second discharge pipe toward one side of the work table 901 perpendicular to the first discharge pipe 931. 932 is formed, the shell removal unit 903 is connected to the connection hose 933 is connected to the solenoid valve 904 to one side of the first, second discharge pipe (931, 932).

According to the conventional peeling device 900 of the leek shell, by placing the root portion of the leek between the first and second discharge pipes (931, 932), the separate to operate as a signal of the sensor 911 to recognize it The high pressure gas supplied from the compressor of the shell simply peels off the shell.

However, in order to carry out the above-mentioned stripping operation, a worker must directly grab a portion of chives with both hands, and have to apply a predetermined force so that the chives are not separated by the injection of high-pressure gas. Unexpectedly, there is a problem that a lot of effort should be made to prevent the deterioration of the merchandise such as the stem of the leek.

In addition, the final washing operation can not be omitted by using the compressor to peel off the shell by spraying a high-pressure gas, followed by a bunch of lower production costs due to the surge in the use of power consumption.

At the same time, additional manpower is required, and the above-mentioned cutting of the roots still requires manual labor, thus reducing rural labor and increasing productive capacity.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is possible to simultaneously remove the foreign matters such as soil while peeling the scales of the leek with water using a suitable water pressure at the same time and such a work process by unmanned automation In addition, while providing a clean and excellent quality of the product with the prevention of damage to agricultural products, while providing an automatic peeling device that can significantly reduce the labor force.

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic stripping device according to the present invention includes a table-type main body frame having a height such that a worker can easily carry out a single device combination and input of a green onion for finishing work; A root cutter for trimming the roots of the chives in a state coupled to the upper end of the main body frame; An outer skin peeler to peel off only the scales of the chives that are transported while the root portion is cut by the root cutter by the frictional contact of water pressure and at the same time allow the washing; A moisture dryer for evaporating and cleaning the water of the high pressure water injected from the shelling machine; A conveying conveyor which is automatically conveyed so that the leeks for finishing work can be subjected to stepwise process; Separation and storage means for reuse of the fresh water collected by separating the debris and the water adsorbed / absorbed by the leek, such as flakes or soil lumps peeled through the shelling; And a control box further provided on one side of the main body frame in order to control the operation / stop of all the above-described constituent means.

As is clear from the above description, the automatic onion peeling device of the present invention is a skin peeler and peeling which can achieve peeling of the roots and the peeling of the scales and the removal of foreign substances at the same time by using water pressure. It is equipped with a moisture dryer to evaporate the moisture adsorbed during the work, and it is possible to maximize the productivity by unmanned automation of man-made trimming of chives, and the high quality products with price competitiveness through labor reduction. It provides the effect of the increase in value added that it will provide.

In addition, by eliminating the use of a conventional high-pressure gas compressor and using a stripping method using water pressure, it is possible to remove the scale and at the same time to clean foreign substances, which can minimize the power consumption and produce a clean product. have.

In addition, when the present invention is to introduce the automatic peeling device of the present invention, it is a useful invention that can easily solve the existing problems, such as improved machine dependence and delay in the introduction of new technologies due to the aging of rural labor force, it is a useful invention that is the foundation of the advanced crop cultivation technology .

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings such that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention.

Figure 2 of the accompanying drawings is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the automatic leek peeling apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the automatic leek peeling apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 4a 4 is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the cutting cutter, according to the present invention, Fig. 4c is a main part perspective view showing the configuration relationship of the skin peeling apparatus, Figure 4c 4 is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the moisture dryer in the automatic leek peeling apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 4d is a main part perspective view showing the configuration relationship of the conveying conveyor in the automatic leek peeling apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 4e In accordance with the present invention, it is an essential part perspective view showing the configuration of the separating and storing means.

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the automatic onion peeling device (A) according to the present invention has a height that can be easily carried out by the operator to insert a single wave for a single device combination and finishing work. Table-shaped main frame 1, a root cutter (2) for trimming the roots of the chives in a state coupled to the upper end of the main body frame 1, and the root portion by the root cutter (2) The skin peeler 3 which peels only the pieces of the cut onion conveyed while being cut off by the hydraulic frictional contact and at the same time allows the skin to be cleaned at the same time, and to evaporate and clean the water of the high pressure water injected from the skin peeler 3 Moisture dryer (4), the conveying conveyor (5) is automatically transferred so that the chives for finishing work can be subjected to the step-by-step process, and the scallions, such as flakes or dirt, peeled through the shelling machine (3) The fresh water collected by separating the debris and the water adsorbed / absorbed therein is separated and stored means 6 for reuse with high pressure water, and the main body frame for controlling the operation / stop of all the above-mentioned components. 1) It is configured to include a control box (7) further provided on one side.

The root cutter 2 is intended to cleanly and neatly cut only the roots of the chives harvested for the purpose of shipment, and as shown in FIG. 4A, the tip of the chives continuously added to the conveying conveyor 5 is fixed. Rotating disk 21 provided on one side with an alignment surface 21a to be neatly arranged, and a plurality of scallions introduced for the finishing work by simultaneously rotating while being assembled to the rotation disk 21 across the alignment surface 21a. Cutting cutter 22 for uniformly cutting only the root portion, and the first drive motor 23 for rotating the rotation disc 21 by the application of external power.

Outer shell peeler (3) is a means for cleanly cleaning foreign matters such as soil lumps together with peeling of peeled chives whose roots are neatly cut, and as shown in FIG. The upper nozzle pipe 31 is formed through the liquid injection holes 311, 321 for spraying the high-pressure water in the direction of movement in the root side up, down the roots of the leek for each interval at upper and lower ends for washing purposes; The outer nozzle pipe 32 and the outer shell to receive the flakes and foreign matter forcibly separated by the close contact of the high-pressure water injected from the upper and lower nozzle pipes (31) (32) to move to the separation and storage means (6) side The support plate 33, and the support rod 34 is able to adjust the traction fixed of the upper nozzle pipe 31 and its injection angle of the liquid injection hole (311).

The moisture dryer 4 is a means for evaporating moisture adsorbed in the process of stripping the scales by the close contact with the high pressure water injected from the shelling machine 3, as shown in FIG. 4C, to discharge the supply gas. A plurality of gas inlet cylinders 41 through which the one-hole-shaped gas ejection holes 411 are formed so as to face each other, and the outside air is introduced into each of the gas inlet cylinders 41. It consists of a gas injection pipe 42 for making.

The conveying conveyor 5 is for conveying a scallion in one direction so that it can go through all the process steps such as root cutting, exfoliation and moisture drying, and as shown in FIG. Transfer belt 51 and the drive pulley 52 and the interlocking pulley 53 provided for smooth operation of the transfer belt 51 and the drive pulley 52 and the interlocking pulley ( The conveyor frame 54 and the driving pulley 52 including a plurality of support legs 541 vertically coupled to the four corners so that the transfer belt 51 is positioned at an appropriate height by being assembled at both edges 53. It is composed of a belt driving means 55 for rotating the transfer belt 51 to operate.

The belt driving means 55, the second drive motor 551 is axially coupled to the first rotational pulley 551-1 that is rotated by the application of external power, and for the rotational drive of the drive pulley 52 The first coupling pulley 552 coaxially coupled to one side of the rotation shaft and the first pivoting pulley 551-1 and the first coupling pulley 552 are assembled to surround the rotational force generated from the second driving motor 551. It is preferable that the first drive belt 553 to be delivered to the drive pulley (52).

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, by pressing the upper end portion of the side wave is further coupled to the transfer belt 51 of the transfer conveyor 5 with a predetermined force, so that the wave wave passing through each process step does not flow. A pressure belt 56 is provided for the purpose. This may be achieved by attaching and assembling the traction frame 57 for the suspension mounting of the pressure belt 56 to one side of the horizontal end of the conveyor frame 54, it is possible to idle by a plurality of idle pulleys (58). .

Separation and storage means 6 is to separate the moisture adsorbed / absorbed in the flakes or soil lumps peeled by the shelling machine 3 so that they can be reused with high pressure water, as shown in Figure 4e, Dehydration drum 61 through which a plurality of filter holes 611 for filtering foreign matters such as soil or soil and draining water are arranged at regular intervals on the outer surface, and the water discharged from the dehydration drum 61 together with mounting of the dehydration drum 61. The water tank 62 and the drum rotation means 63 to be coupled to one side of the water tank 62 so as to enable the fresh water to maximize the manure and discharge of moisture of the residue is further equipped configuration do.

The drum rotation means (63) includes a third drive motor (631) shaft-coupled with a second rotation pulley (631-1) which rotates by the supply of external power, and for the rotation of the water tank (62). The rotational force generated from the second driving motor 631 is coupled to surround the second coupling pulley 632 and the second pivoting pulley 631-1 and the second coupling pulley 632 axially coupled to the center side. It is made of a combination of the second drive belt 633 to be delivered to the water tank (62).

On the other hand, in the water tank 62, the partition plate 621 which is divided into the internal space is further provided to separate the high-pressure water stored and stored separately to some extent cleansed by the manure of the debris is further provided.

The control box 7 is for controlling such as the progression / interruption of all the process steps for trimming the green onion, and is assembled and installed at one upper end of the main body frame 1, and the setting operation of supplying external power and device operation is performed. From the operation means 71 for the operation, the display lamp 72 for allowing the operator to easily grasp the normal operation status and the progress of the process, and the injection pressure of the high pressure water used for peeling the scale or the moisture dryer 4. A scale gauge 73 is provided to check the ejection pressure of the gas to be discharged.

Reference numeral (p) denotes a circulation pump for reusing fresh water in the supply and separation storage means of the high pressure water injected from the upper and lower nozzle pipes of the shelling machine, and (p-1) the upper and lower nozzles. A connection hose for connecting a pipe or a high pressure pump, (f) is a blower for supplying gas to the water dryer, (f-1) is a connection pipe for connecting the gas injection pipe and the blower of the water dryer.

Referring to the operation of the automatic wave stripping device (A) according to the present invention having the above configuration in detail as follows.

In order to meet the demanding and diverse demands of consumers in recent years, freshly grown chives in rural areas must also be trimmed and packed / unloaded.

The automatic onion peeling device (A) of the present invention is for finishing the aforementioned onion, first of all the root cutting machine (2) by the supply of external power using the operation button 71 of the control box (7). After driving the rotating disk 21 and the conveying belt 51 of the conveying conveyor (5), the high-pressure water is injected from the liquid injection holes (311, 321) of the upper and lower nozzle pipe (31), Dry air is discharged from the gas blowing hole 411 of the gas inflow tube 41 to start the operation of the apparatus.

When the preparation of the trimming operation of the chives is completed as described above, the chives harvested for shipment are introduced into one side of the conveying conveyor 5 so as to first pass through the work process of the root cutter 2. At this time, the root side of the first wave to be introduced is conveyed in close contact with the alignment surface (21a) of the rotary disk 21, and then to the cutting cutter (22) co-rotating with the rotary disk 21 The roots of all of the many sects ordered by it are cut off neatly.

Next, the chives which have been cut as described above are continuously transferred by the transfer conveyor 5 to pass between the upper nozzle pipe 31 and the lower nozzle pipe 32 of the shelling machine 3. During the process, the flaps of the leek are peeled off by the frictional contact by the hydraulic pressure of the high pressure water sprayed from the liquid spray holes 311 and 321 of the upper and lower nozzle pipes 31 and 32, and at the same time, the soil or the foreign matter Clean back work is done with the back falling off.

On the other hand, the supply of high pressure water for peeling and cleaning the foreign substances as described above is to use a constant amount of tap water or ground water initially, after that after the injection into the water tank 62 of the separate storage means (6) Using stored fresh water can save water as much as possible.

In more detail, the liquid injection hole formed in each of the upper and lower nozzle pipes 31 and 32 at the same time as foreign substances such as flaky and soil of the leek are separated from the leek by the injection of high-pressure water supplied for the first time. According to the spray angle of the (311) (321) to move to the separate storage means (6) side to flow into the dehydration drum 61, according to the dehydration drum (61), there is a large scale or particles in the dehydration drum (61) Only foreign matter remains and the water adsorbed on them passes through the filter holes 611 and is stored and stored in the water tank 62.

Therefore, the continuous use of the shelling machine 3 rises the level of fresh water in the water tank 62 to ascend the partition plate 621 and thereby flow into another space on one side separately provided.

The fresh water moved into the other space as described above is drawn into the pumping force of the circulation pump p shown in FIGS. 4b and 4e and injected into the connection hose p-1 to be reused as high pressure water.

Subsequently, the partial wave to which the moisture of the high pressure water sprayed from the said shelling machine 3 is adsorbed is again conveyed to the moisture dryer 4 side along the conveyance conveyor 5, and the plurality of moisture dryers 4 are carried out. After passing through), the moisture adsorbed on the outer surface is quickly and neatly evaporated under the influence of the dry air discharged therefrom, thus finishing all process steps for finishing.

Here, the dry air supplied into the plurality of gas inlet cylinder 41, the gas is discharged through the gas injection pipe 42 after the gas generated from the blower (f) shown in Figure 4c flows through the gas injection pipe (42) As it is discharged to), drying is possible.

On the other hand, a separate storage box may be provided on the inner side of the lower main body frame 1 of the root cutter 2 to facilitate the collection of the cut roots, the main body frame 1 on the driving pulley 52 side In addition, one side of the crate is also equipped with a packaging box, so that the packaging of the finished parquet can be achieved more easily and promptly through the process steps as described above, so that the productivity of the parquet is minimized regardless of the environment of the rural labor force that lacks the workforce. To maximize.

As described above, the present invention has been described in detail by using a preferred embodiment, but the scope of the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, it should be interpreted by the appended claims. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a peeling device of a leek peel according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the automatic onion peeling device according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a coupling relationship of the automatic stripping device according to the invention.

Figure 4a is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the cutting cutter in the automatic onion peeling device according to the present invention.

Figure 4b is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the skin peeling device in the automatic leek peeling apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4c is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the moisture dryer in the automatic stripping device for onion according to the present invention.

Figure 4d is a main part perspective view showing the configuration of the conveying conveyor in the automatic stripping device for onion according to the present invention.

Figure 4e is a main part perspective view showing the configuration relationship of the separate storage means in the automatic stripping device according to the present invention.

*** Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ***

A: stripping device, 1: body frame, 2: root cutting machine

3: skin peeling machine, 4: moisture dryer, 5: conveying conveyor

6: separate storage means, 7: control box, 21: rotating disc

21a: alignment surface, 22: cutting cutter, 23: first drive motor

31: upper nozzle pipe, 32: lower nozzle pipe, 33: jacket plate

34: support rod, 41: gas inlet, 42: gas inlet

51: transfer belt, 52: driving pulley, 53: interlocking pulley

54: conveyor frame, 55: belt driving means, 56: pressurized belt

57: towing frame, 58: idle pulley, 61: dehydration drum

62: water tank, 63: drum rotation means, 71: operation button

72: indicator lamp, 73: scale gauge, 311, 321: liquid injection hole

411: gas ejection hole, 541: support leg, 551: second drive motor

551-1: 1st pulley, 552: 1st pulley, 553: 1st drive belt

621: partition plate, 631: third drive motor, 631-1: second drive pulley

632: second connection pulley, 633: second drive belt

Claims (7)

A table-shaped body frame having a height such that a worker can easily carry out a single device combination and input of chives for finishing work; A root cutter for trimming the roots of the chives in a state coupled to the upper end of the main body frame; An outer skin peeler to peel off only the scales of the chives that are transported while the root portion is cut by the root cutter by the frictional contact of water pressure and at the same time allow the washing; A moisture dryer for evaporating and cleaning the water of the high pressure water injected from the shelling machine; A conveying conveyor which is automatically conveyed so that the leeks for finishing work can be subjected to stepwise process; Separation and storage means for reuse of the fresh water separated by the separation of the scallions, such as flakes and soil lumps peeled through the shelling and the water adsorbed and absorbed in them by high pressure water; And, And a control box further provided on one side of the main body frame for controlling the driving and stopping of the main body frame, the root cutting machine, the outer skin peeler, the moisture dryer, the transfer conveyor, and the separate storage means. The root cutting machine is a trimming operation by rotating at the same time with the rotation disk provided on one side of the alignment disk to constantly arrange the tip of the side waves continuously introduced through the transfer conveyor, and assembled to the rotation disk across the alignment surface. An automatic stripping device characterized in that it comprises a cutting cutter for uniformly cutting only the root portion of a plurality of onions introduced for the purpose, and a first drive motor to rotate the rotating disc by the application of external power. delete The method of claim 1, The outer skin peeling device is formed through the liquid injection hole to cross the high-pressure water in the direction of the up and down at the root side of the leek for the purpose of peeling off the scales of the shell or washing various foreign substances through the upper and lower ends at regular intervals, respectively. Upper nozzle pipe and lower nozzle pipe, An outer jacket plate for receiving the guide piece and the foreign matter forcibly separated by the close contact of the high-pressure water injected from the upper, lower nozzle pipe to move to the separated storage means; Slip automatic stripping device characterized in that it consists of a support rod that can adjust the traction fixed of the upper nozzle pipe and its injection angle. The method of claim 1, The moisture dryer may include a plurality of gas inflow passages formed through each of the one-hole-shaped gas ejection holes facing each other to allow evaporation of moisture by discharge of a supply gas; Automatic peeling device characterized in that the gas inlet consists of a gas inlet pipe for introducing external air into each inside. The method of claim 1, The conveying conveyor, and the conveying belt to enable the one-way feeding and conveying in the state of mounting the chives, A driving pulley and an interlocking pulley provided for smooth operation of the transfer belt; The drive pulley and the interlocking pulley are assembled at both edges, so that the conveyor frame includes a plurality of support legs vertically coupled to all four corners so that the transfer belt can be positioned at an appropriate height. Belt driving means for rotating the driving pulley to operate the transfer belt; By pressing the upper end of the side wave to be further coupled to the conveying belt with a predetermined force, the automatic side stripping device, characterized in that consisting of a pressure belt for preventing the side wave passing through each process step. The method of claim 1, The separate storage means, a dehydration drum through which a plurality of filtering holes arranged to be uniformly spaced on the outer surface of the plurality of manure holes to filter foreign matter, such as scales or soil lumps, and discharge water; A water tank for desalination of moisture discharged therefrom with the dehydration drum; One side of the water tank is coupled to the rotation is possible is equipped with a drum rotating means for maximizing the action of the discharge of the manure and water is coupled to the automatic automatic peeling device characterized in that the mounting. The method of claim 6, In the water tank, the stripping stripping device characterized in that the partition plate is further provided with a partition plate to separate the internal space so as to carry separately stored high-pressure water stored cleanly to some extent by the manure of the residue.

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