KR101260964B1 - Automatic paring machine of fruit and method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic fruit paring machine and a method thereof are provided to automatically supply, pare, and discharge fruits such as persimmon. CONSTITUTION: A persimmon aligning feeder(10) supplies persimmon in a line, and comprises a conveyor aligned with multiple persimmon supporting plates(14) having the same interval. A main body part(20) has a persimmon calyx cutting part(22) and a persimmon paring part(24). A carrier(30) picks up the persimmons supplied from the persimmon aligning feeder, and linearly transfers to successively supply the persimmons to the persimmon calyx cutting part and the persimmon paring part. The carrier has a base which linearly transfers the persimmons to left and right along a linear transfer guider(32), and a persimmon grip part(38) is installed on a supporting plate hinged with the base. A rotary operation part(40) rotates the supporting plate hinged for the redirection so as to move the persimmons on the persimmon aligning feeder to the persimmon calyx cutting part of the main body part.

Description

AUTOMATIC PARING MACHINE OF FRUIT AND METHOD THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a fruit peeling device, and more particularly, to a fruit peeling automatic device and method that can be automated and the process of feeding and peeling and discharging fruit such as persimmon.

Fruit peeler is a machine used to cut various fruits such as persimmons, apples, pears, etc. It is very important to be able to cut smoothly, quickly and properly under the best conditions. Efforts have been made to implement such a fruit peeler and, for example, Utility Model Registration No. 332372, No. 337736, No. 337737, No. 354732, No. 376382 filed and registered by the present applicant, Kim Yong-man. Etc. can be mentioned.

The technology of these fruit peelers provides a breakthrough in fruit peeling, allowing them to smoothly cut quickly and properly under the best conditions and to allow the operator to easily handle the fruit peelers.

And, after the worker has fixed the adsorption of fruit such as persimmon on the adsorption pad, you must press the start button manually. The utility model registration No. 429961 " Fruit peeler ".

Utility model registration No. 429961 allows the peeling of fruit to be started automatically just by adsorbing and fixing the fruit to be cut on the adsorption pad.

Nevertheless, the worker still needs to adsorb the fruit to be cut on the adsorption pad of the fruit peeler, and if the fruit is rolled up, the manual removal of persimmons must be removed using a separate removal device. It is true.

Therefore, in order to remove persimmon fruit peel, persimmon supply, persimmon elimination work, epidermis, and post-ejection discharge process can be automated so that it can be unmanned as much as possible. There will be.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus and method for automatically peeling fruit to allow the feeding, peeling and discharging process of fruits such as persimmon to be automated.

The present invention according to the above object, the persimmon alignment supply stage for supplying persimmons in an aligned state, the main body portion mounted with persimmon cutting cutting portion and the sensitized skin, and the persimmon supplied from the persimmon alignment supply stage to linearly transport The feeder which is provided to the persimmon cutting part and the subcutaneous skin in turn, and the persimmon feeder, the persimmon cutting part, the persimmon skin and the conveying body for feeding persimmon, cutting persimmon cutting, and removing persimmon skin and persimmon Fruit peeling automation device characterized in that consisting of a control unit for controlling.

In the above fruit peeling automation device, the persimmon alignment supply table is characterized by consisting of a conveyor array of a plurality of persimmon plates having the same spacing,

Each of the persimmon cutting part and the sensitive skin constituting the main body portion is characterized in that arranged in a plurality.

In addition, the persimmon cutting part and the subcutaneous skin of the main body part are arranged in a pair, respectively, the spacing interval between the pair of persimmon cutting part and the pair of the desensitizing skin are configured to be the same as the spacing interval between adjacent support plates of the conveyor. It is.

In addition, in the composition of the fruit peeling automation device, the conveying body is linearly moved horizontally along the linear transport guide, characterized in that the sensing unit is configured to be mounted on the support plate hinged to the base,

Furthermore, the conveying body includes a pivoting operation unit for pivoting a hinged support plate for turning direction of the persimmons on the persimmon alignment supply section to the persimmon cutting section of the main body, and the forward and rearward movement of the persimmons held by the sensing section. And, it characterized in that it comprises a gripping operation for the gripping operation of the gripping portion.

Further, in implementing the fruit peeling automation device, the downstream part of the persimmon alignment supply unit may include an exact position adjusting holder for holding the position where the conveying body can be picked up while the persimmon on the support plate is stopped.

It may be further provided with a discharge table positioned below the sensitized skin and installed on the left and right transportable body portion to guide the discharged persimmon peeled from the sensitized skin to the outside.

According to another aspect of the fruit peeling automation device of the present invention, a persimmon for cutting the persimmon using a plurality of persimmon cutting portion and the main body mounted with a plurality of persimmon skin, the persimmon supporting plate arranged in a conveyor to the main body side Perpendicular spacing, provided that the spacing between adjacent perimeter plates is the same as the spacing between adjacent persimmon cutting parts and the spacing between adjacent subdued skins, corresponding to the number of persimmon cuttings and subtractive skin They are transported linearly by picking them up from persimmon alignment supply stand by vacuum suction, and have a conveying body which provides a plurality of persimmon cutting cutting parts and a plurality of subcutaneous skin parts in order. .

In addition, in the present invention to implement the fruit peeling automation method in the device equipped with persimmon cutting cutting unit and the sensitized skin to the main body, using the persimmon alignment supply stage to supply the persimmon in the aligned state to the main body, Picking persimmons corresponding to the number of persimmon cuttings and the number of subcutaneous skins by using a conveying member having a periphery from the persimmon alignment supply stage to provide a linear transfer to the persimmon cuttings of the main body portion, the cutting operation of the persimmon cuttings It is characterized in that the persimmon cut by cutting the persimmon by using a conveying body having the sensitizer holding portion to provide a sensitized skin characterized in that the step of completing the sensitized skin by the epidermal operation of the sensitized skin.

In the fruit peeling automation method as described above may further have a step of discharging the finished persimmon discharged to the outside by moving the discharge zone to the lower portion of the skin as the skin is finished.

The present invention has the advantage that can be unmanned and significantly reduce the operating cost by allowing the supply of persimmon, removal of persimmon calyx removal, peeling work, post-ejection discharge process can be automated in removing the peel of fruit such as persimmon have.

1 is a schematic perspective configuration diagram of a fruit peeling automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1,
3 is a right side view of FIG. 1;
Figures 4a to 4c is an operating state of each main portion of the fruit peeling automation of the present invention,
Figure 5 is a block diagram of a fruit peeling automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 6 is a photograph of the fruit peeling automation device of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

 Fruit peeling automation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5, persimmon alignment supply unit 10 for supplying persimmon (P) in an aligned state, and persimmon cutting part ( 22 and the periphery of the main body portion 20, and the persimmon cutting portion 22 of the main body portion 20 to pick up and linearly convey the persimmon P supplied from the persimmon alignment supply table 10 ) And a conveying body 30 which is provided in turn to the sensitized skin 24. 22) and a control unit (50 in FIG. 5) for controlling the overall components of the apparatus, including the control skin 24 and the conveying body 30, etc. in the main body 20, the control unit 50 and the user The operation panel 52 is configured to be mounted on one surface of the main body 20 for the interface between the two.

The persimmon alignment supply table 10 may be composed of a conveyor 12 of various types such as a belt type, a chain type, etc., and the conveyor 12 has the same spacing a as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Many supporting plates 14 are arranged in a row. Persimmon support plate 14 arranged on the conveyor 12 has a receiving groove is formed in the bottom portion so that the calyx and persimmon of persimmon can be accommodated sufficiently.

 The persimmon alignment supply stand 10 extends so that its downstream reaches the persimmon cutting part 22 of the main body part 20, and the persimmon cutting part 22 and the sensitive skin mounted on the main body part 20 are provided. Each of them is arranged in plural numbers.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as an example shown in the accompanying drawings, a pair of persimmon cutting part 22 and the subtractive skin 24 are provided, and each of them may be installed in the same number. Providing a large number of persimmon cutting part 22 and the sensitive skin 24 is effective to raise work efficiency.

At this time, the spacing interval (b) between the adjacent persimmon abutment cutting part 22 and the spacing interval (c) between the adjacent derating skin 24 are the spacing a between the abutment plate 14 of the conveyor 12 and The same configuration, the number of persimmon gripping portion 38 provided in the conveying body 30 is also equal to the persimmon cutting portion 22 and the subtractive skin 24 and the spacing between the adjacent sense gripping portion 38 is also equal to The spacing of (a) (b) (c) is configured as follows.

On the other hand, the conveyance body 30 is a means for transferring the persimmon staying in the downstream part of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10 to the persimmon cutting part 22 or the sensitive skin 24 of the main body part 20, The main body part 20 Linear transfer operation in the left and right directions along the linear guide guide 32 installed in front of the. The linear transfer guide 32 is installed extending left and right in front of the main body 20 so that the conveying body 30 can reciprocate between the persimmon cutting portion 22 and the subtractive skin 24 of the main body 20. Bar, the left side of the linear feed guide 32 located in front of the persimmon cutting section 22 of the main body portion 20 is configured to face parallel to each other downstream of the persimmon alignment supply table (10).

In more detail with respect to the conveying body 30 of the present invention, the conveying body 30 is hinged to the support plate 36 on the side of the base 34, the adsorption method by vacuum suction, etc. to the support plate 36 The perception holding part 38 which can hold a perimeter is provided. The persimmon gripping portion 38 is configured in the same number as the persimmon cutting portion 22 and the subtractive skin 24 as mentioned above, and may also be implemented in other forms of equivalents such as articulated grippers other than the vacuum suction method. Should be understood.

The conveying body 30 has a plurality of actuating parts for its own operation in addition to the linear conveying operation along the linear conveying guide 32.

That is, the conveying body 30 is hinged to the base 34 for switching the direction when the persimmon in the persimmon alignment supply base 10 to the persimmon cutting portion 22 of the main body portion 20 (36) The swing operating part (40 of FIG. 3) which rotates a 90 degrees is provided, and the front and rear movement of the persimmon grasped by the sense holding part 38 was carried out back and forth moving part (42 of FIG. 3), and the sense holding part ( And gripping operation part (44 in FIG. 2) for gripping operation of 38). The swing operation unit 40 and the front and rear movement operation unit 42 may be implemented by using a driving cylinder, etc. The gripping operation unit 44 may be implemented by using a vacuum suction pump.

The swing operation unit 40, the front and rear movement operation unit 42, and the grip operation unit 44 provided in the transfer body 30 itself are operated under the control of the control unit 50, and the transfer body 30 is moved from side to side. The linear transfer operation unit (46 of FIGS. 2 and 3) for linear transfer is a structure that is operated by the rotation of the motor connected to the belt drive pulley under the control of the controller 50.

When the conveying member 30 having the persimmon gripping portion 38 picks up persimmons P corresponding to the respective numbers of the persimmon cutting portion 22 and the subtractive skin 24 from the downstream portion of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10. In case the persimmon P placed on the support plate 14 is not properly caught, in the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the position adjustment holder 18 is disposed downstream of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10. It is provided.

The position adjusting holder 18 is picked up by the sensing gripping portion 38 of the conveying body 30 while the persimmon (P of FIG. 4A) placed on the supporting plate 14 of the sensing alignment supply stand 10 is stopped. It is a tool to set the position of persimmon (P) so that it can be picked up well.A pair of bullet holes connected to the pair of driving cylinders through each bracket resilient both sides of the sense (P) by the operation of the driving cylinder. It is a structure that can be supported.

The exact position adjustment holder 18 is installed in the number pair corresponding to the number of the sensing gripping portion 38 of the conveying body 30, even if the persimmon (P) is roughly placed on the support plate (14) or somewhat obliquely Regardless of the size of the persimmons, the persimmons are picked up and held at the same time, and at the same time, they also hold the swipe to prevent the persimmons from escaping.

When the persimmon supplied from the persimmon alignment supply stand 10 by the conveying body 30 is sequentially provided to the persimmon cutting part 22 and the subtractive skin 24 of the main body part 20, first, the persimmon cutting part 22 ) Performs the operation of cutting the persimmon and leaving the persimmon as it is, the subtractive skin 24 performs the operation of avoiding the persimmon cut the persimmon cut by the adsorption pad fixed.

An example of the configuration and operation of the persimmon cutting part 22 is disclosed in detail in Korean Utility Model Registration No. 363738 "persimmon cutting part for persimmon", an example of the configuration and operation of the persimmon skin 24 Furnace is disclosed in detail in the domestic utility model registration No. 354732 "fruit peeler", a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The persimmon cutting part 22 and the sensitive skin 24 are arranged side by side in the same number, and the motor for rotating the adsorption pad of the plurality of sensitive skin 24 may be provided separately, but with the example shown in FIG. It may be provided as one together to drive a plurality of adsorption pads at once.

In addition, the discharge table 60 for discharging the persimmon peeled from the skin to the outside 24 is installed in the body portion 20, in the present invention is located below the skin 24.

The discharge table 60 is installed to be left and right transported by the discharge tray transfer operation part 62 so as not to collide with the transfer body 30 for linearly moving left and right. When the conveying body 30 approaches the desensitizing skin 24, the discharge table 60 is immersed in the outside by the discharging table conveying operation part 62, and only after the conveying body 30 is withdrawn. ) It enters the lower position and receives the finished skin from the subtractive skin 24 to guide the discharge to the outside.

Figure 6 is a photograph of the fruit peeling automation device of the present invention.

4A to 4C show an operation state of each main part for automating fruit peeling according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operation in the fruit peeling automation device of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 4A to 4C.

When the operator turns on the automatic operation switch provided on the operation panel 52 of the main body 20, the conveyor 12 of the persimmon alignment supply table 10 gradually moves under the control of the control unit 50, and at the same time, the main body The persimmon cutting part 22 of 20 is also driven. In addition, the subtractive skin 24 of the main body 20 allows the suction pad to operate under vacuum in a non-rotating state.

The worker only needs to put the persimmon P on the persimmon support plate 14 of the persimmon alignment supply table 10 in operation so that the perimeter is directed downward (see FIG. 2).

When the persimmon P placed on the support plate 14 reaches the downstream of the persimmon alignment supply table 10, the conveyor 12 stops under the control of the control unit 50 that senses it through the sensor, as shown in FIG. 4A. Both sides of the persimmon P are elastically supported by the operation of the exact position adjusting holder 18 located downstream of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10.

In this state, the feeder 30 initially positioned on the downstream side of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10 pivots 90 ° by the pivoting operation part 40 so that the sensing part 38 faces the floor. After that, the sensing unit 38 moves forward by the front and rear movement operation unit 42. At the same time, the gripping operation unit 44 for vacuum suction for gripping also works. Therefore, as soon as the sense holding part 38 approaches the sense P which is elastically supported by the position adjustment holder 18, the sense P which is in the sensing support plate 14 is present in the sense holding part 38 due to the vacuum suction force. This is fixed by suction.

When the persimmon gripping portion 38 grips the persimmon P, an intermediate measure is taken to transfer the persimmon P to the persimmon cutting portion 22 under the control of the controller 50 which senses it via a pressure-sensitive sensor. . That is, by the holding | gripping operation part 44, the sensing holding part 38 is moved backwards by the front-back movement operation part 42, maintaining the vacuum suction state, and then the support plate which was laid down by the turning operation part 40 is carried out. (36) rises again.

As shown in FIG. 2, the current position of the perceptual gripping portion 38 in the initial position is linearly aligned with the persimmon alignment supply table 10 such that the current position of the persimmon gripping portion 38 is directly aligned with the position of the persimmon cutting portion 22 of the main body portion 20. It is preferable to provide the guide 32 (in FIG. 1, the downstream part of the persimmon alignment supply stand 10 is moved slightly upstream for the convenience of understanding a figure).

If the initial position of the persimmon gripping portion 38 is installed to be aligned with the position of the persimmon cutting portion 22 of the main body portion 20 as shown in FIG. 2, as shown in FIG. The persimmon P of the persimmon gripping portion 38 is provided to the persimmon cutting portion 22 by the forward movement of the persimmon holding portion 38 by the persimmon gripping portion 38, and the persimmon cutting is cut by the persimmon cutting portion 22. .

When the persimmon cutting is completed, the persimmon holding part 38 is moved backward by using the forward and backward moving part 42, and then the conveying body 30 is linearly transferred from the persimmon cutting part 22 to the derating skin 24. Thereafter, the sensing unit 38 is advanced by using the front and rear movement operating unit 42 to fix the tip of the persimmon P to the suction pad of the sensitive skin 24 during the vacuum suction operation.

When the persimmon P is fixed to the adsorption pad of the sensitive skin 24 as shown in FIG. 4C by the forward elongation movement of the perceptual gripping portion 38, the gripping portion 44 is reduced by the vacuum suction release operation. The branch 38 releases the persimmon and then the perceptual gripping portion 38 is moved backward by the forward and backward moving portion 42. Next, under the control of the control unit 50, the conveying body 30 having the sense holding part 38 is positioned at an initial position for bringing the next sense P, which is queued downstream of the sense alignment supply table 10. It is conveyed to the left end of the linear transfer guide 32.

On the other hand, in the subtractive skin 24 of the main body 20, when the persimmon P is fixed to the adsorption pad, the subtractive operation is performed under the control of the control unit 50 that recognizes it through a decompression sensor and the like. The discharge table 60 moves to the position below the sensitive skin 24 by the discharge table conveying operation part 62.

When the sensitized skin in the sensitized skin 24 is completed, the air compressive force is applied through the inner tube connected to the adsorption pad, so that the sensitized skin P fixed to the adsorption pad of the sensitized skin 24 is detached. P) is discharged through the discharge zone 60 is collected in the external carrier and the like.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of claims and equivalents thereof.

The present invention can be used for the automatic peeling of fruit.

(10)-Persimmon Alignment Feeder (12)-Conveyor
(14)-Support plate (18)-Position holder
(20)-main body (22)-persimmon cutting
(24)-Skin (30)-Transport
(32)-Linear Guides (34)-Base
(36)-support plate (38)-persimmon grip
(40)-Swivel Actuator (42)-Forward and Backward Actuator
(44)-Gripping actuator (46)-Linear feed actuator
(50)-Control unit (52)-Control panel
(60)-Discharge station (62)-Discharge station transfer operation

Claims (11)

delete Persimmon alignment supplying table consisting of a conveyor in which a plurality of persimmon support plates having the same spacing but supplying the persimmon in an aligned state,
The main body on which persimmon cutting and cutting skin is mounted,
A conveying body which picks up and feeds the persimmon supplied from the persimmon alignment feeder and linearly provides the persimmon cutting part of the main body part and the subcutaneous skin,
An automatic fruit peeling device comprising: a control unit for controlling the persimmon alignment feeder, persimmon cutting cutting unit, persimmon skin, and conveying body for cutting persimmon supply and persimmon cutting, and persimmon skin and discharge of persimmon.
Persimmon alignment feeder for feeding persimmon in alignment,
A main body part composed of a plurality of persimmon cutting parts and a sensitive skin,
A conveying body which picks up and feeds the persimmon supplied from the persimmon alignment feeder and linearly provides the persimmon cutting part of the main body part and the subcutaneous skin,
An automatic fruit peeling device comprising: a control unit for controlling the persimmon alignment feeder, persimmon cutting cutting unit, persimmon skin, and conveying body for cutting persimmon supply and persimmon cutting, and persimmon skin and discharge of persimmon.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the persimmon cutting part and the sensitizing skin of the main body portion are arranged in a pair, respectively, the spacing interval between the pair of persimmon cutting part and the separation interval between the pair of sensitized skin is configured to be the same as the spacing interval between the adjacent supporting plate of the conveyor. Fruit peeling automation device characterized in that.
The fruit peeling automation according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the conveying member has a base for linearly moving left and right along a linear conveying guide and a support plate connected with the base is hinged. Device.
6. The conveying body according to claim 5, wherein the conveying member includes a pivoting operation portion for pivoting the hinged support plate for turning the persimmons on the persimmon alignment supply portion to the persimmon cutting portion of the main body portion, and the front and rear position movement of the persimmon gripping portion sensed gripping portions. The fruit peeling automation device, characterized in that it comprises a front and rear movement operation portion, and the gripping operation unit for the gripping operation of the gripping portion.
3. The fruit peeling automation device according to claim 2, wherein a downstream position of the persimmon alignment supply unit is provided with a position adjustment holder for holding the position where the conveying body can be picked up while the persimmon on the support plate is stopped.
The fruit peeling automation device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising: a discharge table positioned below the sensitized skin and installed on the left and right transportable body so that the sensitized skin from the sensitized skin is discharged to the outside. .
A periphery having a plurality of persimmon cutting parts and a plurality of perturbation skins, and a persimmon alignment supply stand for feeding persimmons to the main body side by using a plurality of persimmon support plates arranged on a conveyor, and having a spacing between adjacent support plates. The gaps between the adjacent persimmon cutting parts and the space between adjacent subcutaneous skins are configured in the same manner, and the persimmons corresponding to the number of persimmon cutting parts and the subcutaneous skin are picked up from the persimmon sorting feeder by vacuum suction. Automated fruit peeling apparatus characterized in that it comprises a conveying body which is provided in a linear transfer to the body portion and in turn provides a plurality of persimmon cutting cutting part and a plurality of subtractive skin.
In the method of automating fruit peeling in the apparatus equipped with persimmon cutting cutting part and subtractive skin part in the main body,
Supplying the persimmons to the main body side in an aligned state by using the persimmon alignment supply stand,
A persimmon cutting part and a persimmon skin corresponding to the number of the subcutaneous skins are picked up from the persimmon alignment supply unit and linearly transferred to the persimmon cutting part of the main body part using a conveying member having a perceptual gripping part;
The step of providing the persimmon cut the persimmon cut by the cutting operation of the persimmon abutment cutting part using the conveying body having the perceptual gripping portion to provide to the sensitized skin to complete the sensitized skin by the peeling operation of the sensitized skin Peeling automation method.
The method of claim 10, further comprising the step of discharging the finished persimmon is discharged to the outside by moving the discharge zone under the skin in accordance with the completion of the control skin.

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