KR20060061318A - A method and apparatus for removing a corn husk - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing corn follicles, which can improve the work productivity for removing follicles while preventing damage to corn grains.

The leaflet removing device is provided with a turntable 30 rotated about a rotation axis, and a plurality of holding units 40 which are provided at a predetermined interval on the turntable 30 so that the stem portion of the corn is erected downward to be detachably held. , A stem cutting means for cutting the stem 11 and positioned below the turntable 30, and a leaf cutting means for cutting the lower end portion of the front leaf of the corn from which the stem 11 is cut, using a blade. And a drop means for dropping the corn cut at the lower leaf end portion from the gripping unit, and an air spray nozzle for injecting air into the dropped corn.

Such a device primarily cuts the lower end of the leaf and then removes the hair and the leaf 12 by the high-pressure air injection, thereby preventing the damage of corn grains, thereby enabling the production of high quality corn grains.

Corn, leaf, greens, stem

Description

A method and apparatus for removing a corn husk}

1 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional corn,

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of removing the present invention;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the main portion showing a removal device of an embodiment of the present invention,

4 is a schematic side view of the main portion of FIG. 3;

5a and 5b is an operation of the gripping unit,

Figure 6 is a schematic side view showing the corn fall and leaf removal;

7 is a side view illustrating main parts of the leaf removal unit showing the rotating brush and the air nozzle.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

10 ... corn 30 ... turntable

40 Holding unit 110 Supply unit

120 stem cutting 130 cut leaf cutting

140.Fall and leaf removal

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing corn follicles, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for removing corn follicles, which is capable of improving work productivity for removing follicles while preventing damage to corn grains.

As shown in FIG. 1, the corn 10 has corn grains 13 grown around a skeleton extending from the stem 11, and the front surface 12 is wrapped with hairs 14 around the corn. have.

Such corn is harvested to remove the front surface 12 and the hair 14 and to separate the corn grains 13 to be used as food or feed.

However, when the front surface 12 and the hair 14 are manually removed from a large amount of corn, there is a problem that labor costs are increased and production efficiency is lowered.

In order to solve this problem, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1999-0000001 discloses a corn peeler and threshing machine, which is mounted on a pair of rotating peeler rollers and removes the surface of the leaf, specifically, regarding the surface removal operation. Is not mentioned.

However, such a peeler has the following problems.

First, the corn leaf has a structure that is peeled while being in contact with the peeling roller, there is a problem that the corn grains are damaged and the commerciality is lowered.

Second, when the leaf is removed by contact with the peeling roller, the lower part of the leaf is torn and peeled off. Therefore, the remaining leaf in the corn grain separation process is decayed with corn grains, so a post process is required to re-separate the leaf. .

Third, since the corn leaf on the peeling roller is removed after the other corn must be raised, there is a limit in improving productivity.

Fourth, it is difficult to remove the corn hair with the conventional peeler bar as described above to remove the hair along with the leaf.

The present invention was created to solve the above problems, and has the following object.

First, there is provided a method for removing corn leafs and a device for removing the leafs without damaging corn grains.

Secondly, there is provided a method of removing a corn leaf surface and a device for removing the leaf surface of the corn leaf so that the lower end of the leaf can be removed from the corn skeleton.

Third, the present invention provides a method for removing corn follicles and a device for removing the same, which can shorten the supply cycle of corn for removing the leafs, thereby improving productivity.

Fourth, the present invention provides a method for removing corn follicles and a device for removing the corn follicles to clean corn hairs together with the leaflets.

In the present invention to achieve the above object in the corn follicle removal method for removing the surface of the corn from the corn is grown around the skeleton extending from the stem, the surface is covered with a hair around the hair,

Cutting the stem in close proximity to the corn skeleton;

Cutting the lower end of the cut leaf wrapped in the corn skeleton using a blade;

It is characterized in that it comprises a step of removing the cut surface and hair by spraying air to the corn.

On the other hand, the present invention to achieve the above object is a corn grains are grown around the skeleton extending from the stem, corn flakes removal device for removing the surface from the corn is covered with the hair around it In

A turntable rotated about a rotating shaft, a plurality of gripping units provided at predetermined intervals on the turntable, the gripping portions of which are erected so that the stem portion of the corn faces downwards, and are located below the turntable and cut the stems A stem cutting means which is provided adjacent to the cutting means, which cuts the front end of the front leaf of the corn from which the stem is cut by using a blade, and a drop means for dropping the corn whose front end is cut from the holding unit; And an air spray nozzle for injecting air into the dropped corn.

The gripping unit may be fixed to the first and second fixed blocks that are held at regular intervals, the first and second moving blocks provided to be movable with respect to the first and second fixed blocks, and the first and second moving blocks to each other. It is provided with a spring provided between the first and second fixed blocks and the first and second movable blocks to elastically contact,

The corn is elastically gripped between the first and second moving blocks.

In addition, in the leaf removing apparatus of the present invention, the stem cutting means is provided with a circular first cutting blade rotated by a first motor, so that the first cutting blade is rotated to cut the stem,

The leaf cutting means is provided with at least one arc-shaped second cutting blade rotated by a second motor, characterized in that to cut the lower end of the leaf while the second cutting blade is rotated.

In addition, the drop means is provided with an operating cylinder having a cylinder rod which is located in the upper portion of the turntable and raised up and down, the cylinder rod presses the upper end of the corn to separate the corn from the first and second moving blocks It is characterized by one.

In addition, the leaf removal apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that it is provided with a pair of rotary brushes for seating the falling corn provided in the drop position of the corn, and a third motor for rotationally driving the rotary brush.

According to the characteristics of the present invention, the present invention can remove the surface without damaging the corn grains by cutting the lower surface of the corn leaf and spraying the air, and the lower surface of the leaf by cutting the lower leaf of the leaf with a second cutting blade It can be removed from the corn skeleton cleanly, employing a plurality of phage units to enable continuous corn supply, and to remove the corn hair with the leaf by the rotating brush.

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

Corn leaf removal method and apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention to be able to remove the leaf and hair without damaging the corn grains while continuously supplying corn.

In the corn 10 shown in FIG. 1, as described above, corn grains 13 are grown around a skeleton extending from the stem 11, and the front surface of the corn 10 together with the hairs 14 is formed. ) Is wrapped.

The method of removing the front cover 12 and the hair 14 from the corn 10 is as follows.

1 and 2, first, the corn 10 is supplied to the working position, the stem 11 is cut close to the corn skeleton, and then the lower end portion (12) of the surface leaf 12 wrapped in the corn skeleton ( Cut 12a) using a blade.

At this time, the lower end portion 12a of the front leaf 12 is possible to the extent that the sheath is formed by the blade.

Subsequently, the corn 12 is blown with high pressure air to remove the cut leaves 12 and the hairs 14.

Such a method of removing the leaf 12 removes the leaf 12 and the hair 14 by cutting the lower end 12a of the leaf 12 and then spraying it with high-pressure air so that the corn leaf 12 is not damaged without damaging the corn grains. Since the lower end 12a of the leaf 12 is cut or sheathed, and then the leaf 12 is removed by air spraying so that the cut portion of the leaf 12 can be removed while finishing cleanly. .

A corn leaf removing apparatus suitable for realizing such a corn leaf removing method will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 to 5 and 7, the leaf removal apparatus is provided with a turntable 30 rotated about a rotation axis 31, and the stem of the corn 10 provided at a predetermined interval on the turntable 30. (11) a plurality of gripping units (40) to be detachably gripped upright with a portion facing the bottom, stem cutting means for cutting the stem (11) located at the bottom of the turntable (30), and the cutting means It is provided adjacent to the leaf cutting means for cutting the leaf bottom portion (12a) of the corn cut the stem 11 by using a blade, and the corn cut off the leaf bottom portion (12a) from the gripping unit (40) It is provided with a drop means for letting, and an air spray nozzle (90) for injecting air to the dropped corn.

Such a leaf removing device is a supply unit 110 for supplying corn 10, a stem cutting unit 120 for cutting the stem 11 of the supplied corn 10, sheath at the lower end 12a of the corn leaf 12 Cut and cut leaf 130 and corn to drop from the holding unit 40 and spray the high pressure air to remove the leaf 12 and the hair 14 in the circumferential direction Provided at regular intervals, it is configured to allow continuous corn leaf removal.

The plurality of gripping units 40 have the same structure and are fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the turntable 30, and each gripping unit 40 passes through the corn 10 to the turntable 30 on which each gripping unit 40 is located. Through holes (not shown) are formed to couple to.

5A and 5B, the holding units 40 are fixed to the first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42, which are held at regular intervals, and the first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42 are fixed to each other. The first and second fixed blocks 41 and 44 are provided to be movable with respect to the first and second movable blocks 43 and 44 and the first and second movable blocks 43 and 44 are elastically in contact with each other. 42 and springs 45 and 46 provided between the first and second moving blocks 43 and 44, the corn having different thicknesses between the first and second moving blocks 43 and 44; 10) is to be gripped elastically.

The first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42 are appropriately fixed according to the thickness of the corn 10 at arbitrary positions of the guide rails 48a and 48b, and the first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42 are fixed. Preload springs 47 are maintained at regular intervals despite external shocks or vibrations.

The corn supply unit 110 is provided with an annular seating table 50 (see Fig. 4) that can be moved up and down at the bottom of the turntable 30, the first and second moving blocks 43, 44 by manual labor of the operator The lower end of the corn that is plugged in is to be seated.

The seat 50 is lifted and operated by a cylinder (not shown), and after the corn 10 is supplied and seated, the seat 10 is lowered by the operation of the cylinder, wherein the corn 10 is the first and second moving blocks 43. It is possible to maintain the state held by the spring 45, 46 between the)) 44.

The supply unit 110 such that the height of the lower end of the corn 10 supplied by the seating table 50 to be constant, so that the stem 11 in the subsequent step cutting section 120 can be cut at the same position. .

Referring to FIG. 4, the stem cutting means includes a circular first cutting blade 61 rotated by the first motor 60 at the lower portion of the turntable 30, so that the first cutting blade 61 is formed. Rotated to cut the stem (11). The first cutting blade 61 is formed with a sawtooth blade at the edge.

The first cutting blade 61 and the first motor 60 may be moved from left to right by a moving means so as to deliver the stem 11. As an example of the moving means, the first cutting blade 61 and the first motor 60 may be mounted on a rack member (not shown) which is engaged with the pinion (not shown) that is rotated to move horizontally.

In addition, referring to Figure 4, the leaf cutting means is provided with an arc-shaped second cutting blade 71 is rotated by a second motor 70, the second cutting blade 71 is rotated while the leaf The lower end 12a of 12 is cut off.

The second cutting blade 71 is movable up and down by a cylinder (not shown), the second cutting blade 71 is when the corn (10) cut the stem 11 is located on the cut leaf 130 As it rises from the bottom to the top, the lower end 12a of the front leaf 12 enters the sheath and rotates to cut the front leaf 12. At this time, since the corn 10 is held in the first and second moving blocks 43 and 44 as a whole, the cut leaf 12 does not fall.

The drop means for dropping the corn 10, the lower end (12a) of the cut leaf 12 is lowered from the holding unit 40 is located in the upper portion of the turntable 30 as shown in FIG. An operating cylinder 80 having a cylinder rod 81 is provided.

The drop means is the cylinder rod 81 to press the upper end of the corn 10 to separate the corn from the first and second moving blocks 43, 44. At this time, the first and second movable blocks 43 and 44 are opened while compressing the springs 45 and 46 by the pressure of the cylinder rod 81, thereby allowing the corn to fall.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of rotary brushes 180 for seating the dropped corns and a third motor 181 for driving the rotary brushes 180 in the falling position of the corn 10. ) And an air nozzle 90 for injecting high pressure air toward the corn placed on the rotary brush 180.

Corn leaf removal device having the above configuration is operated as follows.

The turntable 30 is intermittently rotated about the rotating shaft 31 by a drive motor (not shown), and the operator first and second moving blocks 43 of the gripping unit 40 located in the supply unit 110 ( 44) Corn (10) is put up. At this time, the stem 11 portion of the corn 10 is positioned below, and when the corn 10 is supplied to the gripping unit 40, the lower end of the corn 10 is located in the lower seat of the turntable 40 ( Supply it until it is settled at 50) and supply it with the same height.

After the corn 10 is seated on the seating table 50, the seating table 50 is lowered by a cylinder (not shown), and the holding unit 40 holding the corn 10 is located at the stem cutting part 120. New corn 10 is supplied to the other holding unit 40 moved to the supply unit 110 in the same manner as described above.

The corn 10 moved to the stem cutting part 120 is cut by the stem 11 by the first cutting blade 61 rotated by the first motor 60. In this case, the first cutting blade 61 cuts the stem 11 while being horizontally moved by the moving means such as the rack member.

The holding unit 40 in which the stem 11 is cut is moved to the cut leaf portion 130 position by the rotation of the turntable 40, and the second cutting blade 71 rotated by the second motor 70 has a cylinder ( As shown by the operation of the (not shown) to enter the lower leaf portion 12a cut out while cutting out. The cut leaf 12, the lower end 12a of which is cut, is not separated from the corn body because it is held in the gripping unit 40.

When the gripping unit 40 holding the cut corn 12a of the cut leaf 12a is moved to the drop and leaf removing portion 140 position, as shown in FIG. 6, the corn 10 is lowered by the cylinder rod 81. Press the upper end of the corn drop down the turntable (30). Falling corn is guided to the inclined guide 95 is seated on the rotary brush 180, the high pressure air is injected from the air nozzle 90 as the rotary brush 180 is rotated by the third motor 181 The hair 14 and the leaf 12 are separated and removed. At this time, the hair 14 is smoothly separated and removed together with the high pressure air by the rotary brush 180, and the hair 14 and the front surface 12 are removed without damaging the corn grains.

The present invention as described above is not limited to the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application can be carried out by adding a number of modifications.

The present invention as described above has the following advantages.

First, since the first cut of the lower surface of the leaf and then remove the hair and the leaf 12 by the high-pressure air injection to prevent the damage of corn grains to enable the production of high quality corn grains.

Secondly, since the lower surface of the leaf is cut with the second cutting blade, the leaf is removed, thereby improving production efficiency by preventing mixing with the remaining leaf in the corn egg separation process.

Third, by providing a plurality of gripping units on the turntable, it is possible to continuously supply corn, thereby improving productivity.

Fourth, by mounting the cut corn on the bottom surface of the rotary brush to spray the high-pressure air together, it is possible to clean the corn hair together with the leaf.

Claims (6)

In the corn follicle removal method of removing the surface from the corn grains are grown around the skeleton extending from the stem, and the surface is wrapped with hair around it, Cutting the stem 11 in close proximity to the corn skeleton; Cutting the lower end portion 12a of the front cover 12 wrapped in the corn skeleton using a blade; Removing the cut leaf (12) and the hair (14) by injecting air to the corn, characterized in that it comprises a step of removing. In the corn follicle removal device for removing the surface of the corn from the corn is grown around the skeleton extending from the stem, the surface of the corn with a hair wrapped around it, Turntable 30 is rotated about the axis of rotation, A plurality of holding units (40) provided on the turntable (30) at regular intervals and held so that the stem portion of the corn faces downward; A stem cutting means positioned below the turntable 30 and cutting the stem 11; Leaf cutting means provided adjacent to the cutting means and cutting the leaf bottom portion of the corn on which the stem 11 is cut using a blade; Falling means for dropping the corn cut off the top leaf portion from the gripping unit, Corn leaf removing apparatus comprising the air spray nozzle for injecting air to the dropped corn. The first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42 of claim 2, wherein the holding units 40 are fixed to each other at fixed intervals. First and second movable blocks 43 and 44 provided to be movable with respect to the first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42; Springs provided between the first and second fixed blocks 41 and 42 and the first and second movable blocks 43 and 44 so that the first and second movable blocks 43 and 44 contact each other elastically ( 45) (46), Corn follicle removal device, characterized in that the corn is elastically gripped between the first and second moving blocks (43) (44). According to claim 2, wherein the stem cutting means has a circular first cutting blade 61 is rotated by the first motor 60, the first cutting blade 61 is rotated to rotate the stem (11) Cut it, The leaf cutting means has at least one arc-shaped second cutting blade 71 rotated by the second motor 70, so that the second cutting blade 71 is rotated, the lower end of the leaf 12 Corn leaf removing apparatus, characterized in that for cutting (12a). According to claim 3, wherein the drop means is provided with an operating cylinder 80 having a cylinder rod 81 which is located on the top of the turntable (30) and risen up and down, Corn cylinder leaf removal apparatus characterized in that the cylinder rod (81) presses the upper end of the corn (10) to separate the corn from the first and second moving blocks (43) (44). According to any one of claims 1 to 5, A pair of rotary brushes 180 for seating the corn falling in the drop position of the corn, and Corn leaf remover, characterized in that provided with a third motor (181) for rotating the rotary brush 180.

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