KR102086028B1 - Apparatus for peeling off fruit - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a device for paring a fruit. The device for paring a fruit comprises: a support part for holding a fruit; a cutter unit which comprises a support block, a first pressing part elastically supported by the support block and protruding from the support block, a second pressing part adjacently positioned to one side of the first pressing part, elastically supported by the support block, and protruding from the support block, and an elastic blade coupled to an end portion of the first pressing part and an end portion of the first pressing part in the Y direction to be in contact with the surface of the fruit according to the surface shape of the fruit; and a driving unit coupled with the cutter unit and moving the cutter unit so that the elastic blade is in contact with the surface of the fruit to pare the fruit. According to the present invention, a fruit can be smoothly pared even when having bruises on the surface thereof.

Description

Apparatus for peeling off fruit}

The present invention relates to a fruit peeling device, and more particularly, to a fruit peeling device that can be smoothly removed even if there are grooves or bumps on the fruit surface.

Generally, pears and apples are used as desserts, which are frequently served in large lunchrooms such as schools and companies. In addition to fruits, the same goes for vegetable ingredients like cucumbers, melons, potatoes, and carrots.

In the case of pears, the flesh is relatively softer and larger in diameter than the apple, and in the case of apples, the flesh is hard and small in diameter, and the potato is characterized by many grooves on its surface. Due to the characteristics of these various fruits and vegetables, it is not easy to remove them while automating the surface removal process.

In current homes, peeling knives or transitions are used to remove the peels of potatoes or fruits. However, if you use a peeling knife or excessive knife, you have to work by hand.

On the other hand, a device for automatically removing the peel of the fruit has been developed, the fruit peeling device according to the prior art is optimized for the fruit of the round, smooth surface, such as apples, pears, persimmons, such as apple, pears, persimmons, If there are scratches or bumps there is a problem that can not be removed smoothly.

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Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2006-0059051 (2006.06.01 published)

The present invention is to provide a fruit peeling device that can remove the smooth surface even if there are grooves or bumps on the fruit surface.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for peeling a peel of a fruit, comprising: a support for holding the fruit; A support block, a first pressing part elastically supported by the support block and protruding from the support block, and positioned adjacent to one side of the first pressing part and elastically supported by the support block and protruding from the support block A cutter unit coupled to a second pressing portion and an end portion of the first pressing portion and an end portion of the second pressing portion in an Y direction and including an elastic blade contacting the fruit surface according to the shape of the surface of the fruit; The cutter unit is coupled, the fruit peeling device is provided, comprising a drive unit for moving the cutter unit to the elastic blade is in contact with the surface of the fruit to peel the peel.

The cutter unit may further include a third pressing unit which is located adjacent to the other side of the first pressing unit and is elastically supported by the support block and protrudes from the support block. The first pressing part, the second pressing part, and the third pressing part may be coupled in the transverse direction.

A hinge may be interposed between an end portion of the second pressing portion or an end portion of the third pressing portion to tilt the end portion.

The cutter unit may include: a linear motor for moving the support block up and down with respect to the surface direction of the fruit; The pressure sensor may further include a pressure sensor configured to measure a pressure according to the surface contact of the fruit according to the operation of the linear motor.

The cutter unit may further include a rotary motor for rotating the support block such that the elastic blade rotates in contact with the fruit surface.

The drive unit, the X-direction drive unit for providing a rotational force; According to the rotation of the X-direction drive unit may include an X-direction bracket interposed between the cutter unit and the X-direction drive unit so that the cutter unit is rotated along the X direction with respect to the fruit.

And, the drive unit, the Y-direction drive unit for providing a rotational force; According to the rotation of the Y-direction drive unit may further include a Y-direction bracket interposed between the X-direction drive unit and the Y-direction drive unit so that the cutter unit is rotated in the Y direction with respect to the fruit.

The support unit, the suction unit for providing a suction force to fix the fruit in accordance with the air suction; A support pad coupled to an upper portion of the adsorption unit and on which the fruit is seated; It may include a rotary tong to hold and flip the fruit.

The support part may further include an adsorption part rotating part which rotates the adsorption part so that the fruit is rotated.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, even if there are scratches on the surface of the fruit, it may be smoothly removed even if there are grooves or bumps, thereby providing high convenience to the user.

1 is a view schematically showing a fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a cutter unit of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 and 4 is a view showing a fruit contact state of the cutter unit of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a simplified view of the support of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a state of use of the support of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 7 is a modification of the cutter unit of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Other aspects, features, and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims, and detailed description of the invention.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises" or "having" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described on the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a fruit peeling device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals and are duplicated thereto. The description will be omitted.

1 is a view briefly showing a fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view briefly showing a cutter unit of a fruit peeling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a fruit contact state of the cutter unit of the fruit peeling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure shown. And, Figure 5 is a view showing a brief support of the fruit peeling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 is a view showing a state of use of the support of the fruit peeling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. And, Figure 7 is a modification of the cutter unit of the fruit peeling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 7, the fruit 10, the support 11, the drive 12, the cutter unit 14, the X-direction drive 16, the X-direction rotary shaft 17, the X-direction bracket 18, Y-direction drive unit 20, Y-direction rotary shaft 21, Y-direction bracket 22, linear motor 24, rotary motor 26, pressure sensor unit 28, support block 30, elastic member ( 32, the first pressing portion 34, the second pressing portion 36, the hinge 38, the second hinge portion 40, the third pressing portion 42, the third hinge portion 44, the elastic blade 46, the support pad 48, the adsorption part 50, the adsorption hole 52, the adsorption part rotating part 54, and the rotating tongs 56 are shown.

Fruit peeling device according to the present embodiment, the device for peeling the peel of the fruit (10), the holding portion 11 for holding the fruit (10); The support block 30, the first pressing part 34, which is elastically supported by the supporting block 30 and protrudes from the supporting block 30, is located adjacent to one side of the first pressing part 34, and the supporting block It is elastically supported by 30 and is laterally coupled to the end of the second pressing portion 36 and the first pressing portion 34 and the second pressing portion 36 protruding from the support block 30 A cutter unit 14 including an elastic blade 46 in contact with the surface of the fruit 10 according to the shape of the surface of the fruit 10; The cutter unit 14 is coupled and includes a drive unit 11 for moving the cutter unit 14 such that the elastic blade 46 contacts the surface of the fruit 10 to peel the peel.

In the present invention, the term 'fruit 10' refers to a fruit that can be eaten as a concept that includes root vegetables such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, carrots, as well as fruits 10 that are opened on trees such as pears, apples, and persimmons. , The skin is present on the epidermis, which means that the skin can be ingested by removing the skin.

Referring to FIG. 1, the support part 11 holds the fruit 10 and fixes the fruit 10 so that the fruit 10 to be peeled does not move. In this embodiment, the lower portion of the fruit 10 is adsorbed so that the fruit 10 does not move. This will be described in detail below.

The cutter unit 14 is configured to contact the surface of the fruit 10 to remove the peel of the fruit 10. The cutter unit 14 is elastically supported by the support block 30 and the support block 30 and is supported by the support block ( The first pressing part 34 protruding from the 30 and the second pressing part protruding from the support block 30 and elastically supported by the support block 30 are positioned adjacent to one side of the first pressing part 34. An elastic blade which is coupled laterally to the end of the 36 and the first pressing part 34 and the end of the second pressing part 36 in contact with the surface of the fruit 10 according to the shape of the surface of the fruit 10 ( 46).

The support block 30 constitutes a main body of the cutter unit 14, and a part of the first pressing unit 34 and the second pressing unit 36 is embedded in the supporting block 30 so that the first pressing unit 34 is disposed. ) And the second pressing portion 36 are elastically supported, and the remaining portions of the first pressing portion 34 and the second pressing portion 36 protrude from the support block 30 to support the elastic blade 46. do.

In the present exemplary embodiment, a form in which the second pressing unit 36 and the third pressing unit 42 are disposed on both sides with respect to the first pressing unit 34 is illustrated, but as shown in FIG. The portion 34 and the second pressing portion 36 may be disposed to support the elastic blade 46.

Referring to FIG. 2, the first pressing part 34, the second pressing part 36, and the third pressing part 42 are in the form of a linear member, a part of which is embedded in the support block 30. The pressing parts 34, 36, and 42 are elastically supported by the elastic member 32 to maintain a state in which the remaining part protrudes by the elastic force of the elastic member 32. When the protruding pressing portions 34, 36, 42 are in contact with the surface of the fruit 10, the elastic members 32 are pressed and the pressing portions 34, 36, 42 are drawn into the support block 30.

The elastic blade 46 is laterally coupled to the end portions of the first pressing portion 34, the second pressing portion 36, and the third pressing portion 42 to form a fruit according to the shape of the surface of the fruit 10. 10) It is in contact with the surface. The cutter 10 is peeled off by the elastic blade 46 while the cutter unit 14 moves along the surface of the fruit 10 while the elastic blade 46 is in contact with the surface shape of the fruit 10. Lose. The elastic blade 46 is in the form of a thin and flexible plate, as shown in FIG. 2, the second pressing portion 36 and the third pressing portion 42 disposed on both sides of the first pressing portion 34. Lay in the transverse direction at the end of the coupled.

3 and 4 illustrate the state in which the elastic blade 46 is in contact with the surface of the fruit 10 according to the surface shape of the fruit 10.

3 is a shape in which the surface of the fruit 10 has a round shape as a whole. When the cutter unit 14 is pressed in the fruit 10 surface direction, the first pressing part 34 to fit the rounded surface of the fruit 10. As the third pressing part 42 is pressed, the elastic blade 46 comes into contact with the round surface of the fruit 10.

4 is a shape in which grooves are formed on the surface of the fruit 10 due to scratches. When the cutter unit 14 is pressed in the fruit 10 surface direction, the second pressing part 36 centers on the first pressing part 34. And the third pressing portion 42 is pressed appropriately in accordance with the shape of the groove, the elastic blade 46 is in contact with the surface of the groove by the scratch.

As shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, the cutter unit 14 is moved by the driving unit 12 while the elastic blade 46 is in contact with the shape of the surface of the fruit 10 to peel the fruit 10. Will be stripped.

Meanwhile, hinges 38 are disposed at ends of the second pressing part 36 and the third pressing part 42 which are positioned at both sides of the first pressing part 34 so as to be tilted. As described above, while the second hinge portion 40 of the second pressing portion 36 and the third hinge portion 44 of the third pressing portion 42 are tilted about the hinge 38, the elastic blade 46 is moved. It can be contacted while more flexibly deformed according to the surface shape of the fruit (10).

7 shows a modification of the cutter unit of the fruit peeling apparatus according to the present embodiment, wherein the elastic blade (3) is formed by the first pressing portion 34 and the second pressing portion 36 without the third pressing portion 42. 46), the hinge 38 was placed at the end of the second pressing part 36 so as to be contacted while being deformed according to the surface shape of the fruit 10 flexibly.

The drive unit 12 is configured to move the cutter unit 14 along the surface of the fruit 10, and the cutter unit 14 is coupled to the drive unit 11. The drive part 11 peels the fruit 10 by moving the cutter unit 14 with which the elastic blade 46 contacted the surface of the fruit 10.

As shown in FIG. 1, the driving unit 12 according to the present embodiment includes an X-direction driving unit 16 that provides a rotational force; As the X direction drive unit 16 rotates, the X direction bracket 18 interposed between the cutter unit 14 and the X direction drive unit 16 is rotated such that the cutter unit 14 is rotated in the X direction with respect to the fruit 10. Include. And, the Y-direction drive unit 20 for providing a rotational force; The Y-direction bracket 22 interposed between the X-direction drive unit 16 and the Y-direction drive unit 20 so that the cutter unit 14 is rotated in the Y direction with respect to the fruit 10 as the Y-direction drive unit 20 rotates. It includes.

Referring to FIG. 1, when the X direction rotating shaft 17 of the X direction driving unit 16 rotates according to the operation of the X direction driving unit 16, the X direction bracket 18 coupled to the X direction rotating shaft 17. As a result, the cutter unit 14 removes the peel of the fruit 10 while the cutter unit 14 rotates in one direction (X direction in FIG. 1) of the surface of the fruit 10.

On the other hand, when the Y-direction rotating shaft 21 rotates according to the operation of the Y-direction driving unit 20, the X-direction driving unit 16 coupled to the Y-direction rotating shaft 21 is moved by the Y-direction bracket 22. The cutter unit 14 coupled by the X-direction bracket 18 rotates and moves in the Y direction, thereby removing the peel of the fruit 10.

As such, when the amount of rotation of the X-direction rotating shaft 17 and the Y-direction rotating shaft 21 is controlled through the X-direction driving unit 16 and the Y-direction driving unit 20, the cutter unit 14 is connected to the fruit 10. It can be rotated in the desired direction on the surface to easily peel the peel of the fruit 10.

On the other hand, the cutter unit 14 according to the present embodiment, the fruit in accordance with the operation of the linear motor 24 and the linear motor 24 for moving the support block 30 up and down with respect to the surface direction of the fruit 10 It may include a pressure sensor unit 28 including a pressure sensor (not shown) for measuring the pressure according to the surface contact of the (10).

As shown in FIG. 1, the support block 30 is coupled to the linear motor 24 via the pressure sensor unit 28, which is supported by the support block with respect to the surface direction of the fruit 10. 30) is moved up and down so that the elastic blade 46 is in contact with or separated from the surface of the fruit (10). That is, when the support block 30 is moved downward by the linear motor 24, the first pressing part 34, the second pressing part 36, and the third pressing part 42 form the surface of the fruit 10. When the elastic blade 46 is pressed along with the surface of the fruit 10 and the support block 30 is moved upward by the linear motor 24, the first pressing part 34 and the second pressing part ( The elastic blade 46 is separated from the surface of the fruit 10 while the 36 and the third pressing portion 42 return to their original states.

The pressure sensor of the pressure sensor unit 28 moves the support block 30 downward by the linear motor 24 so that the elastic blade 46 contacts the surface of the fruit 10 when the elastic blade 46 contacts the surface of the fruit 10. 10) Measure the pressure on the surface. According to the measured pressure value, the movement amount of the support block 30 by the linear motor 24 can be controlled, and the thickness of the peeled shell can be adjusted suitably.

On the other hand, the cutter unit 14 according to the present embodiment may include a rotary motor 26 for rotating the support block 30 so that the elastic blade 46 is rotated in contact with the fruit 10 surface.

As described above, it is also possible to remove the peel of the fruit 10 by rotating the cutter unit 14 along the surface of the fruit 10 in accordance with the operation of the drive unit 11, but the operation of the rotary motor 26 Accordingly, the cutter unit 14 may be rotated to remove the peel of the fruit 10 while the elastic blade 46 rotates. For example, when there are grooves due to scratches on the surface of the fruit 10, the scratches may be cut out by rotating the cutter unit 14 while the elastic blade 46 is in contact with the grooves according to the groove shape.

5 and 6 show the support 11 of the fruit peeling device according to the present embodiment. 5 and 6, the support part 11 according to the present embodiment includes an adsorption part 50 that provides a suction force to fix the fruit 10 according to air suction; A support pad 48 coupled to the upper portion of the adsorption part 50 and on which the fruit 10 is seated; And a rotating tongs 56 that hold and flip the fruit 10.

The adsorption part 50 fixes the fruit 10 by sucking air from the lower part in the state in which the fruit 10 is placed. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the fruit 10 is sucked through the adsorption holes 52 while the fruit 10 is placed on the support pad 48 to fix the fruit 10.

The support pad 48 is placed on the adsorption part 50 and provides a cushioning effect to the fruit 10. As the air is sucked in by the adsorption unit 50, the fruit 10 is adsorbed and fixed while pressing the support pad 48.

The rotary tongs 56 grip and flip the fruit 10 seated on the support pad 48. It is necessary to turn the fruit 10 upside down in order to proceed peeling of the peel to the contact surface with the support pad 48 of the fruit 10. The rotary tongs 56 are held in the state of holding the fruit 10 lying on the support pad 48 and inverted to be placed on the support pad 48 again.

Meanwhile, the support part 11 may include an adsorption part rotating part 54 which rotates the adsorption part 50 so that the fruit 10 fixed to the adsorption part 50 is rotated in place. When the fruit 10 is rotated in the state in which the fruit 10 is fixed to the adsorption part 50 according to the operation of the adsorption part 50, the fruit 10 lying on the support pad 48 is rotated in place. Happens. In the state in which the elastic blade 46 of the cutter unit 14 is in contact with the surface of the fruit 10, the adsorbing unit 50 may be rotated to remove the peel of the fruit 10 in the rotational direction of the fruit 10. .

Hereinafter, the operation of the fruit 10 peeling apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

When the rotary tong 56 or the user directly places the fruit 10 that needs to be peeled on the support 11, the fruit 10 is fixed to the support 11 according to the air adsorption of the adsorption part 50. Then, when the cutter unit 14 is moved downward by operating the linear motor 24, the first pressing part 34 to the third pressing part 42 are pressed according to the shape of the surface of the fruit 10 and the elastic blade ( 46 is contacted according to the shape of the surface of the fruit 10. At this time, the pressure sensor unit 28 may adjust the thickness of the peeled off by measuring the pressure of the elastic blade 46 to control the amount of movement of the support block 30 by the linear motor 24 according to the pressure value. Subsequently, the amount of rotation of the X direction rotation shaft 17 and the Y direction rotation shaft 21 is controlled by the X direction driving unit 16 and the Y direction driving unit 20 to control the cutter unit 14 to the surface of the fruit 10. Peel the fruit 10 by rotating in the desired direction of the image. At this time, in accordance with the shape of the surface of the fruit 10 in the rotational movement of the cutter unit 14 in accordance with the operation of the drive unit 12, the pressing portion (34, 36, 42) is withdrawn and the elastic blade 46 is a fruit ( 10) According to the shape of the surface to maintain the contact state continuously. If necessary, the fruit 10 of the elastic blade 46 may be cut out by operating the rotation motor 26 to rotate the support block 30 in place. Then, in order to peel off the opposite side of the fruit 10 placed on the support 11, the adsorption of the adsorption part 50 is stopped, the fruit 10 is turned upside down by the rotary tongs 56, and then the adsorption is not carried out again. Peeled in the same manner as above for the opposite side of the unfruited fruit (10).

On the other hand, when the fruit 10 is rotated in place according to the operation of the suction unit rotating unit 54, the cutter unit 14 is rotated in only one direction by the operation of the X-direction driving unit 16 or the Y-direction driving unit 20. It is also possible to remove the peel of the fruit (10).

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below It will be appreciated that modifications and variations can be made.

Many embodiments other than the above-described embodiments are within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: Fruit 11: Supports
12: drive unit 14: cutter unit
16: X direction drive part 17: X direction rotation shaft
18: X direction bracket 20: Y direction drive part
21: Y-direction rotating shaft 22: Y-direction bracket
24: linear motor 26: rotary motor
28: pressure sensor unit 30: support block
32: elastic member 34: first pressing portion
36: second pressing portion 38: hinge
40: second hinge portion 42: third pressing portion
44: third hinge portion 46: elastic blade
48: support pad 50: adsorption part
52: adsorption hole 54: adsorption part rotating part
56: rotating tongs

Claims (9)

As a device for peeling the peel of the fruit,
A support for holding the fruit;
A support block, a first pressing part elastically supported by the support block and protruding from the support block, and positioned adjacent to one side of the first pressing part and elastically supported by the support block and protruding from the support block A cutter unit including a second pressing portion and an elastic blade laterally coupled to an end portion of the first pressing portion and an end portion of the second pressing portion to be in contact with the fruit surface according to the shape of the surface of the fruit;
And a drive unit to which the cutter unit is coupled and to move the cutter unit such that the elastic blade contacts the surface of the fruit to peel the peel.
The method of claim 1,
The cutter unit,
And a third pressing unit which is positioned adjacent to the other side of the first pressing unit and is elastically supported by the support block and protrudes from the support block.
The elastic blade,
Fruit peeling device, characterized in that coupled to the end of the first pressing portion, the second pressing portion, the third pressing portion in the transverse direction.
The method of claim 2,
The end portion of the second pressing portion and the end portion of the third pressing portion, respectively, characterized in that the end is tilted, the fruit peeling device.
The method of claim 1,
The cutter unit,
A linear motor for moving the support block up and down with respect to the surface direction of the fruit;
And a pressure sensor unit including a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure according to the surface contact of the fruit according to the operation of the linear motor.
The method of claim 1,
The cutter unit,
And a rotary motor for rotating the support block such that the elastic blade rotates in contact with the fruit surface.
The method of claim 1,
The drive unit,
An X-direction driving unit providing a rotational force;
And an X direction bracket interposed between the cutter unit and the X direction driving unit such that the cutter unit is rotated along the X direction with respect to the fruit in accordance with the rotation of the X direction driving unit.
The method of claim 6,
The drive unit,
A Y-direction driver for providing a rotational force;
And a Y direction bracket interposed between the X direction drive unit and the Y direction drive unit such that the cutter unit is rotated in the Y direction with respect to the fruit according to the rotation of the Y direction drive unit.
The method of claim 1,
The support portion,
An adsorption unit providing suction force to fix the fruit according to air suction;
A support pad coupled to an upper portion of the adsorption unit and on which the fruit is seated;
The fruit peeling device, characterized in that it comprises a rotary tongs for holding and flipping the fruit.
The method of claim 8,
The support portion,
The fruit peeling device, characterized in that it further comprises an adsorption part rotating unit for rotating the adsorption unit to rotate the fruit.

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