KR102218754B1 - Garlic stem cutting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a garlic stem cutting device including: a base; a garlic transfer unit installed long in front and back on the base, wherein garlic stems are seated and transferred from garlic laid down so that garlic bulbs faces to the left; and a first side cutting unit having a first side cutter which is disposed on the left by being spaced apart from the garlic transfer unit in the base and cuts a connection portion between the garlic stems and the garlic bulbs. Accordingly, the garlic stem cutting device performs a cutting process for separating the garlic bulbs from the garlic quickly, accurately and automatically.

Description

Garlic stem cutting device{GARLIC STEM CUTTING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a garlic stem cutting device that guides the garlic to the transport line when cutting the connection part between the garlic barrel and the garlic stem to be transported, aligns the garlic off the transport line, and restricts the movement of garlic during the cutting process. .

When harvesting garlic from the field, it is in the form of a stalk with a garlic stem attached to the garlic, which is the root.

These garlic stalks are usually sold by bundling the stalks of garlic, but the only part that can be used is the garlic stalk, which is the root, so the stalks of garlic must be cut.

As a technology related to an automated cutting device while continuously cutting garlic stems (large),

Republic of Korea Utility Model Registration No. 20-0146978 (registered on March 4, 1999, hereinafter referred to as'document 1') 『Garlic bar cutting device』 is presented.

Document 1 is provided on one side of the main body, a pair of rotation shafts so as to rotate in opposite directions by a driving means at the outlet side of the garlic alignment supply stand equipped with a close-fitting plate for contacting the root of the garlic head to push the garlic outward. It is installed horizontally, and a garlic stem is inserted into the rotating shaft, and a conveying roller with an uneven part for rotation and a cutter insertion groove is formed on the outer surface of one side, and the blade of the cutting roller is inserted in a form that meshes with the conveying roller and rotates in reverse. A cutting roller is installed to reliably cut the garlic stem, and a pair of guide rods to maintain and supply the garlic stem in an aligned state on the upper side of the conveying roller and the cutting roller are fixedly installed on the protective cover fixed to the main body. It is mounted on one side of the output shaft of the cultivator, and the drive gear is connected to the output shaft.

Document 1 consisting of the above configuration improves the cutting performance of garlic so that a large amount of garlic cutting can be efficiently processed without malfunction of the cutting device, and in particular, garlic harvested from the cultivation area is cut and cut at the same time during transport and transportation. It is a technology related to a garlic stalk cutting device that allows the discharged garlic head to be shipped immediately after harvesting in a packaging box or bag.

As another technology, Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0399454 (registered on October 17, 2005, hereinafter referred to as'document 2') 『garlic stem cutting machine』 has been proposed.

Document 2 is provided with rollers on both sides, the belt is wound around the roller, the belt is driven by the power is transmitted to the axis of the roller, a garlic stem conveying unit for transporting the garlic stem; A garlic conveying unit which is located below the side of the garlic stem conveying unit and has rollers on both sides, and a belt is wound around the roller, and power is transmitted to the axis of the roller to drive the belt; A guide groove is formed, and along the guide groove, a guide for preventing the garlic from being pushed into the inside of the garlic stem conveying part while ensuring that the garlic part of the garlic stem is correctly conveyed toward the cutting part; A cutting part for cutting the garlic portion of the garlic stem transferred through the guide; It is located on the side of the garlic conveying unit, is composed of a cylindrical rotating body, while rotating, the alignment unit for aligning the garlic conveyed by the garlic conveying unit toward the guide; consists of.

Document 2 consisting of the above configuration relates to a garlic stem cutter that separates the garlic stem from the garlic stem by placing the canned garlic stem neatly between the belts in a garlic field.

As another technology, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0099206 (published on August 22, 2016, hereinafter referred to as'document 3') ``garlic stem and root cutting device'' is proposed.

Document 3 describes a body that is a base consisting of a plurality of frames, a cutting member located in the center of the body, an actuating conveyor member mounted in the longitudinal direction of the body so as to continuously pass through the cutting member, and stems from the actuating conveyor member. And a transfer conveyor that transfers the garlic from which the roots are cut to a certain place, wherein the operation conveyor member is equipped with a plurality of buckets accommodating one garlic and a plurality of mounting plates supporting the plurality of buckets from the bottom. It consists of a pair of chains, and the pair of chains are driven by a sprocket mounted on the body on one side and a roller made of resin material mounted on the body on the other side.

Document 3 consisting of the above configuration uses a conveyor member that prevents the belt from sagging downwards due to its own weight and a bucket that easily fixes the garlic that is continuously transported in one direction, so that the roots and stems of garlic can be sequentially and accurately cut. In addition, it is a technology related to a device for cutting garlic stems and roots that has an effect that can reduce risk and increase efficiency during work.

Document 1. Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0146978 (registered on March 4, 1999) Document 2. Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0399454 (Registration on October 17, 2005) Document 3. Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0099206 (published on August 22, 2016)

The present invention is a garlic stem implemented to have a function of aligning the gap between the garlic stems between transported garlic, a function of cutting the end residues of the garlic stem, and a function of aligning and fixing the garlic barrel when cutting the connection part between the garlic barrel and the garlic stem. Its purpose is to provide a cutting device.

In order to solve the above problems, the garlic stem cutting device according to the present invention,

Base;

A garlic transfer unit for mounting and transporting garlic stems from the garlics that are elongated in the front and rear of the base and laid so that the garlic container faces left; And

A first side cutting unit having a first side cutter disposed on the left side of the base away from the garlic transfer unit to cut a connection portion between the garlic barrel and the garlic stem;

It characterized in that it comprises a.

Garlic stem cutting apparatus according to the present invention,

It has the greatest effect of increasing productivity and value by aligning the spacing and position of the garlic to be cut and restricting the movement of garlic during the cutting process so that the cutting position is always constant.

1 is a three-dimensional configuration diagram showing a garlic stem cutting apparatus according to the present invention,
2 and 3 are partial three-dimensional configuration diagrams for showing first and second side cutting units, line-up units, guide units, array units and push units in FIG. 1;
Figure 4 is a plan view showing a garlic stem cutting device according to the present invention,
Figure 5 is a left side view showing a garlic stem cutting device according to the present invention,
6 and 7 are partial left side configuration diagrams for showing the operation state of the push unit,
8 is a partial three-dimensional configuration diagram for showing a swash plate and a transfer drive.

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

Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as being limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and the inventors appropriately explain the concept of terms in order to explain their own invention in the best way. Based on the principle that it can be defined, it should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, and various equivalents that can replace them at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be water and variations.

Based on FIG. 1, the array unit side is designated as the front or front, and the push unit side is designated as the rear or rear, and the first side cutting unit side is designated as the left side. ) Or the left side, the second side cutting unit side is designated as the right side or the right side.

1 to 8, the garlic stem cutting apparatus according to the present invention,

It is largely composed of a base 10, a garlic transfer unit 20, a first side cutting unit 30, a lineup unit 40, a guide unit 50, and an array unit 60.

Looking at each configuration,

The base 10 is

1 to 5,

It is interconnected to a number of horizontal and vertical frames to form a rectangular three-dimensional structure.

At this time, the base 10 may be further provided with wheels capable of movable and height adjustment, or a support member for height adjustment seated on the installation floor.

The garlic transfer unit 20

1 to 5, as shown in Figure 8,

It is to be installed long in the back and forth on the base 10, to allow the garlic stem (1b) to be seated and transported in the garlic (1) laid so that the garlic barrel (1a) faces to the left,

A pair of transfer rollers 21 spaced apart from each other in front and rear

An endless type transfer belt 22 interconnecting the respective transfer rollers 21, and

A transfer drive unit 23 that transmits rotational power to one of the transfer rollers 21 among the transfer rollers 21

It is made including.

Here, each of the conveying rollers 21 is installed so that their central axis is rotatable on the base 10. In particular, as shown in FIG. 8, each of the conveying rollers 21 is a pair of circular disks 211 disposed left and right. And a plurality of rods 212 that are connected to each other but are arranged at equal intervals along the circumference of each disk 211, so that falling objects (e.g., soil or residues separated from garlic 1) generated when transporting garlic Etc.) can be prevented from flowing into the area in contact with the transfer roller 21 and the transfer belt 22, which is carried in or crushed between the respective rods 212, the transfer belt 22 It is possible to prevent the deformation of the garlic (1) as much as possible through this, it is also possible to prevent damage to the garlic (1).

And the transfer belt 22 is made of a material that can prevent the garlic stem (1b) of the garlic (1) to be seated and transferred from slipping when the transfer belt 22 is driven, or a separate slip on the outer surface A coating layer for preventing (slip) may be formed.

In addition, a plurality of idle rollers may be provided between each of the transfer rollers 21 to prevent sagging of the transfer belt 22 so as to maintain a flat state.

And as shown in Figure 8, the transfer drive unit 23 is a driven gear 231 and a driven sprocket 232 axially coupled to the central axis of the transfer roller 21 located at the rear of each of the transfer rollers 21, A transfer drive motor 234 installed on the base 10 and having a drive sprocket 233, and a transfer chain 235 interconnecting the drive sprocket 233 and the driven sprocket 232. Eventually, the driven gear 231 is rotated by the drive of the transfer drive motor 234, and the respective transfer rollers 21 are also rotated so that the garlic 1 placed on the transfer belt 22 is transferred from the front to the rear. do.

The first side cutting unit 30

1 to 7,

It is disposed spaced apart from the base 10 on the left side of the garlic transfer unit 20 to cut the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1,

A first side cutter 31 having a disk-shaped disk structure and a cutting edge having a tip shape along the circumference, and

A driving motor for a first side cutter (32) installed in the base (10) having a drive shaft to which the first side cutter (31) is axially coupled

It is made including.

The lineup unit 40

As shown in Figs. 1 to 8,

It is for aligning the spacing of the garlic stems (1b) between the garlic (1) installed and transferred to the garlic transfer unit (20),

A plurality of fences 41 arranged to be erected at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction on the outer surface exposed to the outside from the transfer belt 22, and

A pair of openings 42 penetrating back and forth at both ends of each of the fences 41

It is made including.

At this time, it is preferable that the two adjacent fences 41 of each fence 41 have a gap between them so that at least one garlic 1 can be placed. It is most preferable to have an appropriate spacing sufficient to provide rotation of the push roller 73 and the push plate 75 and a return angle thereof, which will be described later during the pressure alignment by the push unit 70.

And each of the openings 42 are arranged to correspond to one place adjacent to the garlic stem (1a) from the garlic stem (1b) of the garlic (1) and one place on the end side of the garlic stem (1b). It is desirable.

The guide unit 50 is

1 to 4,

The connection part between the garlic barrel (1a) and the garlic stem (1b) of the garlic (1) installed on the base (10) and transported by the garlic transfer unit (20) and aligned at intervals by the lineup unit (40) It is to be guided toward the first side cutter 31 of the first side cutting unit 30,

Arranged on the base 10 so as to support the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 to be transferred, the garlic 1 from the garlic transfer unit 20 A curved top guide bar 51 gradually moving away from the left along the transport direction, and

It has a structure that corresponds to a part or all of the top guide bar 51 and is spaced apart from the bottom side of the top guide bar 51 so that between the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 and the garlic stem 1b Curved bottom guide bar to support the connection part (52)

It is made including.

Here, the top guide bar 51 and the bottom guide bar 52 have a bar structure having a circular cross section, and in particular, the front end of the top guide bar 51 is inclined upward, and the bottom guide bar Since the front end of 52 is inclined downward, the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 and the garlic stem 1b can easily enter between them.

In addition, since the front end of the top guide bar 51 is formed longer than the front end of the bottom guide bar 52, the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 is The top guide bar 51 is first transferred and guided, and then transferred by both the top guide bar 51 and the bottom guide bar 52.

Therefore, the top guide bar 51 and the bottom guide bar 52 of the guide unit 50 are transferred by the garlic transfer unit 20 to the garlic container 1a in the garlic transfer unit 20 When the garlic stem (1b) is transferred by the transfer belt 22, the connection part between the garlic container (1a) and the garlic stem (1b) is guided toward the first side cutter (31) to enter They help you do it.

The array unit 60 is

1 to 4,

It is for aligning the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 just before the garlic 1 enters the first side cutter 31 side of the first side cutting unit 30,

An array roller 61 that is disposed in front of the first side cutter 31 in the base 10 and rotates by contact with the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 when the garlic 1 is transported.

It is made including.

At this time, as shown in Fig. 3, the array roller 61 has an inclination angle (A1) of 30 to 45 degrees to the left when viewed from the front, and a twist angle (A2) of 2 to 5 degrees to the front when viewed from the top, In addition, it is possible to adjust the angle for the inclination angle A1 and the twist angle A2 by the angle change means 62.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the array roller 61 having the inclination angle A1 and the twist angle A2 rotates while in contact with the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 to be transported. As the garlic container 1a is rotated while pushing the garlic container 1a in the right diagonal direction toward the rotation center of 61), the garlic container 1a is aligned toward the top and bottom guide bars 51 and 52 of the guide unit 50, The connection line, which is the boundary part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b, can be uniformly entered toward the first side cut 31 of the 1 side cutting unit 30.

And as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the array roller 62 can adjust the angle for the inclination angle (A1) and the twist angle (A2) by a change angle (變角) means 62, the angle adjustment means 62 ) Is installed on the left side of the base 10, the support 621 formed in a three-dimensional bar structure so that there is no interference with the transported garlic 1 and the fence 41, and at the end of the support 621 A variable angle rod 622 that is bolted and has a plurality of fastening holes at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction, and a variable angle link 623 that is axially coupled to the axis of the array roller 62 and has a long hole at an end thereof.

Therefore, by passing through the long hole of the variable angle link 623 and fastening a bolt into one of the fastening holes of the variable angle rod 622, the angle adjustment of the front and rear angle of the variable angle rod 622 and the angle of the variable angle link 623 The tilt angle (A1) and the twist angle (A2) of the array roller 61 can be adjusted by adjusting the vertical position and the left and right angles.

On the other hand, the garlic stem cutting apparatus according to the present invention further includes a push unit 70 and a second side cutting unit 80,

The push unit 70 is

1 to 7,

To limit the movement of the garlic 1 when cutting the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b by the first side cutter 31 of the first side cutting unit 30,

A push frame (71) installed on the base (10) and having an end disposed on the front side of the first side cutter (31) of the first side cutting unit (30) in the garlic transfer unit (20),

A pair of arc-shaped links 72 that are pivotally coupled to the left and right ends of the push frame 71 and are disposed on the same straight line before and after each opening 42,

A pair of push rollers 73 pivotally coupled to the ends of each link 72,

A pair of elastic springs 74 interconnecting the ends of each of the links 72 and the push frame 71 and having an elastic force pulling the links 72 forward, and

A push plate (75) hinged to the central region of the end of the push frame (71) and disposed between the push rollers (73)

It is made including.

Here, as shown in Figure 2, the push frame 71 is a pair of vertical frames 711 connected to the rear end of the base 10 and erected, and interconnecting the upper ends of each of the vertical frames 711 It consists of a horizontal frame 712 and a pair of support frames 713 extending forward from both ends of the horizontal frame 712.

And, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the upper end of each link 72 is pivotally coupled to both ends of each of the support frames 713, forms a convex arc shape forward, and each push roller 73 is coupled to the end And, each of the push rollers 73 may be made of an aggregate structure in which alone or several are arranged in a line.

And, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, each push roller 73, when it meets the garlic stem (1b) of the transported garlic (1), pushes the garlic stem (1b) toward the fence 41, and then the fence ( When the garlic stem (1b) comes into contact with the side 41), it passes through the garlic stem (1b), and in particular, passes through the opening (42). At this time, by the restoring force of the elastic spring 74, the push roller 73, as well as the link 72, to which the tooth is rotated, are returned to their original position.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the push plate 75 is disposed between each of the support frames 713 and the upper end is hinged to the inner wall of each of the support frames 713, thereby enabling a rotational operation. . In particular, when the push plate 75 meets the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 while the fence 41 is transported together with the transport belt 22 by the operation of the transport belt 22, the garlic stem ( 1b) is pushed to the side of the fence 41 and then rotates while riding the fence 41, and thereafter, it is rotated in the opposite direction by the weight of the push plate 75 to its original position, i.e., erected upright To the original position.

Eventually, the push roller 73 and the push plate 75 of the push unit 70 push the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 to be transferred toward the fence 41, and press the first side cutting unit 30. ) By the first side cutter 31 to release the pressure when cutting the garlic barrel (1a).

The second side cutting unit 80

1, 2 and 4,

It is disposed to face the first side cutting unit 30 on the right side of the base 10 to cut the end of the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1,

A second side cutter 81 having a disk-shaped disk structure and a cutting edge along the circumference, and

A driving motor 82 for a second side cutter installed on the base 10 having a drive shaft to which the second side cutter 81 is axially coupled

It is made including.

Here, as shown in FIG. 8, the second side cutting unit 80 is provided in the right area of the base 10 and cuts by the second side cutter 81 to remove a part of the garlic stem 1b falling down. It further includes a swash plate 83 to guide. A part of the garlic stem 1b that is guided by the swash plate 83 and falls is stored in a separate collection container or the like.

In the above description of the present invention, a "garlic stem cutting device" having a specific shape and structure has been mainly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention can be variously modified and changed by those skilled in the art. It should be construed as falling within the scope of the invention.

1: garlic
1a: Garlic barrel
1b: garlic stem
10: base
20: Garlic transfer unit
21: transfer roller
211: disk
212: Rod
22: transfer belt
23: transfer drive unit
231: driven gear
232: driven sprocket
233: drive sprocket
234: feed drive motor
235: transfer chain
30: first side cutting unit
31: 1st side cutter
32: drive motor for the first side cutter
40: lineup unit
41: fence
42: opening
50: guide unit
51: Top guide bar
52: bottom guide bar
60: array unit
61: array roller
62: change angle
621: support
622: variable angle rod
623: variable angle link
70: push unit
71: push frame
711: vertical frame
712: horizontal frame
713: support frame
72: link
73: push roller
74: elastic spring
75: push plate
80: second side cutting unit
81: second side cutter
82: drive motor for the second side cutter
83: swash plate

Claims (5)

Base 10;
Garlic transfer unit 20 which is installed long in the front and rear on the base 10, and in which garlic stems 1b are seated and transferred from garlic 1 which is laid so that the garlic container 1a faces to the left; And
A first side cutter 31 is disposed on the left side of the base 10 away from the garlic transfer unit 20 to cut the connection part between the garlic barrel 1a and the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 Including; having a first side cutting unit 30;
A line-up unit 40 that is installed in the garlic transfer unit 20 and aligns the spacing of the garlic stems 1b between the garlics 1 to be transferred,
The connection part between the garlic barrel (1a) and the garlic stem (1b) of the garlic (1) installed on the base (10) and transported by the garlic transfer unit (20) and aligned at intervals by the lineup unit (40) A guide unit 50 for guiding toward the first side cutter 31 of the first side cutting unit 30,
An array unit 60 for arranging the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 immediately before the garlic 1 enters the first side cutter 31 side of the first side cutting unit 30, further comprising:
The garlic transfer unit 20 includes a pair of transfer rollers 21 that are spaced apart front and rear, an endless transfer belt 22 for interconnecting the transfer rollers 21, and each transfer roller ( 21) consisting of a transfer driving unit 23 that transmits rotational power to one of the transfer rollers 21,
The lineup unit 40 includes a plurality of fences 41 arranged to be erected at predetermined intervals along the length direction on the outer surface exposed to the outside from the transfer belt 22, and at both ends of each fence 41 It consists of a pair of openings 42 penetrated back and forth,
The array unit 60 is an array disposed on the front side of the first side cutter 31 from the base 10 and rotated by contact with the garlic barrel 1a of the garlic 1 when the garlic 1 is transported. It consists of a roller 61,
The array roller 61 has an inclination angle (A1) of 30 to 45 degrees to the left when viewed from the front, and a twist angle (A2) of 2 to 5 degrees to the front when viewed from the top,
It is possible to adjust the angle for the inclination angle (A1) and the twist angle (A2) by the angle of change (變角) means (62),
The second side cutting unit 80 provided in the right area of the base 10 for cutting the end of the garlic stem 1b of the garlic 1 is cut by the second side cutter 81 and falling (1b) Garlic stem cutting apparatus, characterized in that it further comprises a swash plate (83) for guiding a part of.
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A push frame 71 installed on the base 10 and having an end disposed on the front side of the first side cutter 31 of the first side cutting unit 30 in the garlic transfer unit 20,
A pair of arc-shaped links 72 that are pivotally coupled to the left and right ends of the push frame 71 and are disposed on the same straight line before and after each opening 42,
A pair of push rollers 73 pivotally coupled to the ends of each link 72,
A pair of elastic springs 74 interconnecting the ends of each of the links 72 and the push frame 71 and having an elastic force pulling the link 72 forward,
A push plate 75 that is hinged to the central region of the end of the push frame 71 and is disposed between the push rollers 73
Consists of, the garlic stem (1b) of the transported garlic (1) is pushed to the side of the fence (41) and pressed, and then cut the garlic barrel (1a) by the first side cutter (31) of the first side cutting unit (30) Garlic stem cutting device, characterized in that it further comprises a push unit (70) to release the pressure during the.

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