KR20030084300A - a separating apparatus for garlic into individual cloves - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: Provided is a garlic dividing apparatus into cloves which divides whole garlic into cloves automatically, as well as minimizes damage to the surface of the garlic. CONSTITUTION: A garlic dividing apparatus is characterized by comprising a rotation drum(2) rotated by a rotation shaft(12) and having a plurality of projections(6); a supporting bracket(3) fitted to both sides of the rotation drum and supported by an elastic unit(7); an operating portion having a linking unit(9); and a frame(5) supporting the rotation drum, supporting bracket and the operating part, and having a hopper(10) and a discharging hole(11).

Description

{A separating apparatus for garlic into individual cloves}

The present invention relates to a garlic-side separation device, specifically, garlic side separation so as to reduce the damage to the surface of the garlic in the process of separating at the same time with the automatic garlic separation to the garlic side for use in edible or sowing Relates to a device.

In general, in order to eat or sow garlic, whole garlic must be separated on the side of garlic, which means that garlic and garlic are needed at each household and farmhouse. It took a lot of time and effort to separate the pages.

By the way, while most operations such as sowing or harvesting garlic or cutting stems of garlic are conventionally mechanized, the process of separating whole garlic into garlic is performed by hand, which causes a lot of dust and the same work for a long time. Due to the physical fatigue that occurs as a result of this, there was a lot of difficulty in the work due to the peculiar smell of garlic, and due to the gradual shortage of farmers, it was impossible to perform a large amount of garlic side separation at the same time. Was brought.

Accordingly, an automated machine capable of separating garlic in large quantities has begun to be developed, for example, the garlic side separator of Korean Utility Model Registration No. 0249179, the whole garlic side separator of Korean Utility Model Registration No. 238633, and the Korean Utility Model Disclosure System. 87-0012906 known are whole garlic separators and the like.

In general, however, garlic is a nutritional propagation crop, and its growth depends on the trait of garlic, which is a nutrient. Therefore, when garlic is separated into garlic, care must be taken to avoid bruising or surface damage. In the case of garlic separation device, the whole garlic is subjected to excessive pressure in the process of passing through the separation device, so that the shape is crushed or damaged on the surface, which is not good in appearance and cannot be sown at the same time.

In addition, the conventional garlic side separation device is not only a complicated structure, thereby causing a high risk of failure, but also a large size and a lot of weight, so it is very inconvenient to use it for each farm.

Therefore, the present applicant has easily invented a garlic separation device which is easy to separate the whole garlic to the garlic side at the same time and is simple in structure and easy to use, and the present invention has been filed by Utility Model Registration No. 2000 filed by the applicant In the garlic scale separator of -0034431, the structure is simpler and more convenient.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a garlic side separation device for automatically separating the garlic to the garlic for use in edible or sowing garlic.

Another object of the present invention is to ensure that the shape of the garlic is not crushed or damaged on the surface to be suitable for edible or sowing in the process of separating the whole garlic toward the garlic.

1 is a front view showing a garlic side separating apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention

Figure 2 is a left side view of Figure 1

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG.

<Code Description of Main Parts of Drawing>

1: Garlic side separator 2: Rotating drum

3: support bracket 4: driving part

5 frame 6: jamming jaw

7: elastic means 8: motor

9: link means 10: hopper

11: outlet port 12: rotating shaft

13: Bracket bearing 14a, 14b: Separation compartment

15: support rod 16: tension bracket

17: coil spring 18: nut

19: groove 20: gap adjusting means

21: support rod 23: nut

24a, 24b, 24c: 1st, 2nd, 3rd link 25: Top cover

26: casters

Garlic side separation device according to the present invention to achieve the above object, the rotating drum is formed by a plurality of locking jaw to swing the whole garlic on the outer periphery while rocking from side to side according to the rotation of the rotary shaft; Support brackets are elastically supported by the elastic means at the same time spaced apart so as to rub the garlic on the left and right sides of the rotating drum; A driving unit having link means for swinging the rotating drum from side to side by a motor; And while supporting the rotating drum and the support bracket and the drive unit at the same time the top of the hopper to the barrel is injected and the discharge port for discharging the separated garlic side at the bottom is installed.

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

1 to 4 show the configuration of the garlic side separation apparatus according to the present invention. Referring to the drawings, the garlic side separation device 1 of the present invention, a rotating drum (2) is formed so that the locking jaw (6) is formed to swing the whole garlic on the outer periphery and swing left and right by the rotating shaft (12) ; Support brackets (3) are installed on the left and right sides of the rotating drum so as to rub the garlic and elastically supported by the elastic means (7) at the same time; A driving unit (4) having link means (9) for oscillating the rotating drum from side to side by a motor (8); And a frame (5) provided with a hopper (10) to which the whole garlic is introduced at the top and a discharge port (11) for discharging the garlic side separated at the bottom while supporting the rotating drum and the support bracket and the driving unit.

The present invention will be described in more detail as follows.

The rotating drum (2) is to separate the whole garlic toward the garlic as it swings from side to side in a cylindrical shape, the engaging projection (6) is formed obliquely at regular intervals on the outer surface of the rotating drum and the outer surface of the rotating drum The support brackets to be described later are divided into various equal parts, for example, 4 to 8 equal spaces.

One side surface of the locking jaw (6) is soared so that a certain amount of whole garlic is caught, the other side of the locking jaw (6) is formed gently so that each time the rotating drum is rotated a certain amount of whole garlic It is to slide down, and is separated from the support bracket by the rotation of the rotating drum (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The rotating shaft 12 is installed in the center of the rotating drum 2 so that the rotating drum rotates by a predetermined angle from side to side according to the rotation of the rotating shaft, and both ends of the rotating shaft 12 are bracket bearings. It is supported by the said frame in the state fitted in the (13).

The support bracket 3 is installed on the outside of the rotating drum 2 by a predetermined distance to rub and separate the garlic injected therebetween with the rotating drum, and the supporting brackets have two left and right sides. Separated to form a set.

A plurality of elastic means (7) is provided on the outside of the support bracket (3) to elastically support the support bracket from the rotating drum.

The elastic means (7) has a plurality of support rods (15) reciprocating together with the support brackets, one end of which is fixed to an outer surface of the support bracket (3), and installed on the frame (5) and the support rods A tension bracket 16 through which the other end of the penetrate penetrates the coil spring 17 which is positioned between the tension bracket and the support bracket and spirally wound on the support rod to provide elasticity to the support bracket. The nut is fastened to an outer position where the rod and the tension bracket are in contact with each other to adjust a reciprocating distance of the support rod.

That is, the support bracket 3 is supported by the garlic between the rotating drum and the support bracket whenever the rotating drum 2 is rotated while being elastically supported by the elastic means 7. ), The support bracket 3 is pushed back while the coil spring 17 is compressed as much as possible to the position where the nut 18 is engaged.

As described above, a plurality of separation compartments 14a and 14b are formed between the rotary drum 2 and the support bracket 3 by the locking jaws 6 to allow a predetermined amount of whole garlic to enter. There is a predetermined amount of garlic is separated from the separation compartment.

In addition, by forming a space between the rotating drum 2 and the support bracket 3 on one side and narrow on the other side, all of them are separated regardless of the size of the barrel being introduced.

The outer circumference of the rotating drum (2) and the inner circumference of the support bracket (3) is attached to a soft material of a certain thickness made of soft rubber, sponge, soft synthetic resin, etc. in the process of separating garlic garlic is pressed or crushed surface Is not to be damaged, the comb-pattern-shaped grooves 19 are formed on the mutually opposing surfaces of the soft material at regular intervals so that when the garlic is separated, the whole garlic between the grooves and the grooves of the soft material are twisted in opposite directions. It is easily detachable.

In addition, the gap adjusting means 20 is provided on the outer surface of the support bracket so as to adjust the separation distance between the rotary drum 2 and the support bracket 3.

The gap adjusting means 20 is installed through the end of the tension bracket 16, the support rod 21 is connected to one end of the frame, and the nut 23 is fastened to the inner side in contact with the support rod and the tension bracket By adjusting the fastening position of the nut to adjust the separation distance between the rotating drum (2) and the support bracket (3) as needed.

The drive unit 4 drives the rotating drum 2 to swing left and right, and is composed of a motor 8 and a link means 14, that is, first, second, and third links 14a, 14b, and 14c.

The motor 8 provides a driving force so that the rotating drum 2 is rotated alternately by an angle from side to side in place.

The link means 14 is connected to the first link 24a for rotational movement to the reduction gear of the motor, the second link 24b for linear movement to the first link and the third link 24c for rotational movement. The third link is sequentially connected to the rotary shaft 12 through the bracket bearing 13 to interlock the rotary shaft.

That is, as the motor 8 of the drive unit 4 is operated, the rotating drum 2 is rotated alternately by a predetermined angle from side to side.

First, the rotating drum, the support bracket and the driving unit are supported by the frame (5) installed on the outside, the hopper 10 is installed on the upper portion of the frame is configured so that a large amount of garlic is injected into the lower portion of the discharge port of a certain size (11) is installed to discharge the separated garlic, the lower end of the discharge port is provided with an accommodating portion so that the garlic side discharged through the discharge port is accommodated. At this time, the peel or dust attached to the garlic side is blown by a conventional blower so that only the separated garlic is stored in the storage unit.

In addition, an upper cover 25 is installed at the top of the hopper to block a certain amount of dust or noise generated in the process of separating the whole garlic toward the garlic, and a caster 26 is installed at the bottom of the frame. It is easy to move the place.

Referring to the embodiment of the garlic side separator of the present invention having the configuration as described above are as follows.

Opening the upper cover 25 of the garlic side separation device 1 according to the present invention, while injecting a large amount of whole garlic through the hopper 10 to drive the motor 8 of the drive unit (4).

As the motor 8 operates and the link means 14 connected to the reduction gear of the motor rotates, the rotating shaft 12 supported by the bracket bearing 13 is rotated, and at the same time the rotating drum 2 is left and right. It rotates repeatedly in turn.

Accordingly, the whole garlics are separated toward the garlic in the process of passing between the rotating drum 2 and the support bracket 3 in which the tension is automatically adjusted by the elastic means 7.

That is, when the rotating drum 2 is rotated in the left direction, a certain amount of whole garlic is lowered down along the gentle portion of the catching jaw 6 to be supplied to each of the separating compartments 14a, and then the rotating drum 2 When it is rotated in the opposite direction to the right direction, the coil spring 17 is compressed by the barrel garlic in each of the separating compartments 14a, and the support bracket 3 is pushed out. While moving upward by the inclined part of the drum, the drum is separated by the pressing force of the rotating drum and the support bracket.

At this time, when the rotating drum 2 is rotated in the right direction, as in the case when the rotating drum is rotated in the left direction, a certain amount of whole garlic is supplied to each separating compartment 14b between the right rotating drum and the support bracket, When the rotating drum is rotated in the left direction, it is separated toward the garlic in the same manner as the above method.

That is, when the rotating drum is rotated in the left direction, a certain amount of whole garlic is supplied to each of the separating compartments 14a on the left side, and the whole garlic is separated to the garlic side in each of the separating compartments 14b on the right side. When rotating in the direction, the whole garlic is separated toward the garlic in each of the separating compartments 14a on the left side, and a certain amount of whole garlic is supplied to each of the separating compartments 14b on the right side.

In addition, the garlic that is not properly separated into the garlic in the separating compartment 14a, 14b is separated again in the next separating compartment in the process of repeating the process.

On the other hand, the grooves 19 formed in the rotating drum and the support bracket, respectively, in the process of separating the whole garlic supplied in the separating compartments (14a, 14b) is pressed between the rotary drum (2) and the support bracket (3) toward the garlic By means of which the whole garlic is twisted in the opposite direction so that it can be separated more easily.

In addition, the soft rubber is attached to the rotating drum (2) and at the same time the support bracket (3) is made of a soft rubber, the impact is mitigated by the elastic means (7) when the support bracket is pushed back to each separation compartment ( 14, 14b), when the garlic was separated to garlic, the garlic was not crushed or damaged on the surface.

As described above, after the whole garlic is separated toward the garlic, it is accommodated in the receiving part through the outlet 11.

Garlic side separation device according to the present invention as described above with reference to the illustrated drawings, but by the embodiments and drawings disclosed herein the present invention is not limited and various modifications by those skilled in the art within the scope of the invention Of course this can be done.

As described above, according to the garlic-side separator of the present invention, as the rotating drum is rotated alternately by a predetermined angle in both directions, the whole garlic is repeated while supplying and pressing the whole garlic between the rotating drum and the support bracket by a predetermined amount. When all at once, the garlic is automatically separated toward the garlic and at the same time, the whole garlic is twisted by the groove formed in the rotating drum and the support bracket so that the garlic can be easily separated.

Accordingly, by inserting a large amount of whole garlic into both separating compartments formed by the rotating drum and the support bracket can be automatically separated in sequence to increase the amount of work and reduce the time and effort according to the separation work, so that during the busy season It is economical because the shortcomings are easily solved and are efficient, the structure is simple, and the manufacturing cost is low.

In addition, by forming the rotating drum and the support bracket by soft rubber and at the same time by separating by twisting the grooves, the surface of the barrel is not only bruised or damaged, but also low noise and easy to move.

As a result, it can be said to be very effective for enhancing the competitiveness of the garlic industry of farmers.

Claims (7)

Rotating drum (2) having a plurality of locking jaw (6) is formed so as to swing left and right by the rotating shaft 12 and to press the whole garlic on the outer periphery; Support brackets (3) are elastically supported by the elastic means (7) and at the same time spaced apart so as to rub the garlic on the left and right sides of the rotating drum; A drive unit 4 having link means 9 for swinging the rotating drum from side to side by a motor 8; And Garlic side separation device including the frame (5) is installed to support the rotating drum and the support bracket and the drive unit at the same time the hopper 10 is injected into the top of the garlic and the discharge port 11 for discharging the garlic side separated at the bottom . The method of claim 1, The elastic means (7) is one end is fixed to the outer surface of the support bracket (3) a plurality of support rods reciprocating with the support bracket; A tension bracket (16) penetrating the other end of the support rod and installed on the frame (5); A coil spring positioned between the tension bracket and the support bracket and spirally wound around the support rod to provide elasticity to the support bracket; And a nut (18) fastened to a position where the support rod and the tension bracket are in contact with each other to adjust a reciprocating distance of the support rod. The method of claim 1, The link means 9 is connected to the first link 24a rotated by the motor 8, the second link 24b connected to the first link and the second link, and interlock the rotary shaft 12. Garlic side separator, characterized in that consisting of a third link (24c) to. The method of claim 1, A support rod 21 having one end connected to the frame 5 and the other end passing through the tension bracket 16 so as to adjust a separation distance between the rotating drum 2 and the support bracket 3; And a gap adjusting means (20) comprising a nut (23) fastened to the inside of the support rod and the tension bracket. The method of claim 1, The hooking jaw (6) is one side is a garlic side separation device characterized in that the rotating drum (2) is gently formed so that a certain amount of whole garlic can be input when rotating, while the other side is steeply inclined to take a certain amount of whole garlic . The method of claim 1, Garlic side separation device characterized in that the soft material is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the rotating drum (2) and the inner peripheral surface of the support bracket (3) so as not to damage the garlic. The method of claim 6, The grooves 19 are formed on the surface of the soft material, respectively, so that the garlic between the rotating drum 2 and the support bracket 3 is pressed and twisted.