KR20120054170A

KR20120054170A - Automatic fruit peeler

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Publication number: KR20120054170A
Application number: KR1020100115417A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박영수; 하영기
Original assignee: 박영수; 하영기
Priority date: 2010-11-19
Filing date: 2010-11-19
Publication date: 2012-05-30

Abstract

PURPOSE: An automatic fruit peeling apparatus capable of securing the safety of an operator is provided to automatically cut the upper side of the fruits before peeling the outer skin and loading without using manpower. CONSTITUTION: An automatic fruit peeling apparatus comprises the following: a frame(1) forming the structure of the apparatus; a rotating plate(10) operated by a motor; a fruit mounting unit for mounting fruits on the upper side; a supporting rod combined to the lower side of the fruit mounting unit; a guiding pipe for inserting the supporting rod, vertically installed on the rotating plate with the constant interval; an upper cutting unit(20) cutting the upper side of the fruits when the fruit mounting unit is lifted by a first lifting unit using a rotation cutter; a fruits suction unit including a rotating rod, a suction plate, and a vacuum pump(33) connected to a passage formed along to the longitudinal direction of the rotating rod, for sucking the fruit when the fruit mounting unit is lifted by a second lifting unit; a fruit peeler(40) peeling the outer skin of the rotating fruit using a cutter; and a fixing unit(80) combined to the end of an air cylinder for gripping and fixing a guiding pipe of the fruit mounting unit.

Description

Automatic Fruit Peeler {Automatic Fruit Peeler}

The present invention relates to an automatic fruit peeler, when placing fruit such as persimmon on the fruit support, the position is moved by rotation and the upper peeling, the outer skin after the adsorption by vacuum is peeled automatically guided to the automatic fruit peeler It is about.

In the past, when peeling the fruit, the skin was peeled off by hand using the excess. However, fruit peelers of various types have been developed in order to shorten the peeling time when the fruit is peeled in large quantities and dried, in particular when the persimmon should be peeled in order to produce dried persimmons. The most common fruit peeler is to rotate the fruit after fixing the fruit to the fixing means such as pointed awl, and the method of peeling the outer skin of the fruit by manually touching the knife with the rotating fruit. However, these peelers are often injured during work because a person has to work manually with a knife. In order to solve this problem, the fruit peeler is applied to apply a part of the automatic process, but also, the efficiency of the work is slow, human intervention is involved a lot of inefficient.

The present invention, in order to solve the above problems, by rotating the rotating plate with a tap to go through several processes in sequence, cutting the upper part of the fruit with the tap and rotating in a state where the upper part of the cut fruit is adsorbed by vacuum, Its purpose is to provide an automatic fruit peeler that performs all the processes of top cutting, skin peeling, and automatic loading of the fruit without going through manual work by designing the blade to move along the skin.

In addition, the object of the present invention is to provide an automatic fruit peeler that ensures the safety of the worker by avoiding the human hand in the process of peeling the rotating fruit.

In order to solve the above problems, the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention,

The frame that makes up the skeleton,

A rotating plate rotated by a motor, and a fruit seating portion in which fruits are seated on the opened upper portion,

A fruit support portion comprising a support rod coupled to a lower portion of the fruit seating portion, and a guide tube installed in a longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the rotating plate so that the support rod is inserted and moved up and down;

An upper cutting part installed at an upper predetermined position of the rotating plate to cut the upper part of the fruit by the rotary cutter when the fruit supporting part is lifted by the first lifting means;

A rotating rod rotated by a motor, a suction plate coupled to a lower end of the rotating rod, and a vacuum pump connected to a passage formed in the longitudinal direction of the rotating rod, wherein the fruit supporting portion is lifted by the second elevating means when the fruit is cut. It is characterized in that it comprises a fruit adsorption portion for adsorbing and a fruit peeling portion for peeling the outer skin of the fruit is adsorbed and rotated by the cutter.

In this case, the first hopper and the second hopper and the air cylinder coupled to the first hopper, when the air cylinder is advanced, the front end of the first hopper is located below the fruit adsorption portion peeled fruit falling down When the air cylinder is retracted, the rear end of the first hopper is connected to the front end of the second hopper further comprises a fruit guide for guiding the fruit through the first hopper and the second hopper to the loading section Can be.

In addition, the pad is coupled to the front end of the forward drive may be characterized in that it further comprises a brake for stopping the rotating plate by contacting the pad on the side of the rotating plate.

In addition, it is characterized in that it further comprises an air cylinder, a fixing means coupled to the tip of the air cylinder to hold and guide the guide tube of the fruit support portion located below the fruit adsorption portion when the air cylinder advances.

In this case, the fruit peeling part, a rotating part rotated by a motor, a cutter support hinged to one end is rotated by the rotating part, a cutter holder for coupling the cutter and the cutter to the cutter support, the cutter support and the rotating part It may be characterized in that it comprises a spring coupled to both ends and an air cylinder coupled to the cutter support to drive the hinge around.

In addition, when the rotating plate is rotated in contact with the fruit support to detect the rotation of the rotating plate to send a signal to the control unit, and the proximity sensor is installed in a position adjacent to the fruit peeling unit to detect the rotation of the fruit peeling unit It may be characterized in that it further comprises a.

In addition, the motor for rotating the rotating plate, and the first lifting means, the second lifting means and the control unit for controlling the rotation of the fruit peeling may be characterized in that it further comprises a.

In addition, the drop groove formed in the rotating plate, and one end is fixedly coupled to the frame, the fruit is removed by dropping the fruit shell dropped on the rotating plate to the top of the rotating plate in contact with the upper surface of the rotating plate to the falling groove of the rotating plate. It may be characterized in that it further comprises an outer skin removing unit.

The automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention by means as described above can automatically perform all the upper cutting, outer skin peeling and automatic loading process of the fruit, as long as a person seats the fruit on the fruit seating portion.

Therefore, since the worker is not directly involved in the peeling process of the fruit there is an effect that the safety of the worker is guaranteed.

In addition, as the whole process is automated, the work efficiency is improved.

1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the upper cutting portion and the fruit support of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a partial perspective view of the fruit adsorption portion and fruit peeling of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a partial perspective view of the fruit peeler of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a partial perspective view of the fruit guide of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the fruit is seated in the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
8 is a front view showing a state in which the upper portion of the fruit is cut by the upper cutting portion of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
9 is a front view showing a state that the fruit is adsorbed by the fruit adsorption portion of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
10 is a plan view showing a state in which the outer skin of the fruit peeled by the fruit peeler of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
Figure 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the outer skin of the fruit peeled by the fruit peeler of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.
12 is a plan view showing a state in which the fruit is guided by the fruit guide of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention.

Next, the automatic fruit peeler 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of an automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention. 1 and 2, the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention, the frame 1, the rotating plate 10, the fruit support 110, the upper cutting portion 20, fruit adsorption portion 30, fruit It is configured to include the skin portion 40 and the fruit guide 90.

Automatic fruit peeler 100 according to the present invention is used to peel the skin of the fruit eaten by cutting the skin, such as persimmon, pear with a knife. In particular, it is most useful for cutting the skin of persimmons, which are made from dried persimmons. Automatic fruit peeler 100 according to the present invention is provided with a frame 1 forming the entire skeleton. The frame 1 is not limited to a specific shape or material, and as shown in FIG. 1, it is sufficient that each configuration of the automatic fruit peeler can be firmly installed.

In the automatic fruit peeler 100 according to the present invention, the rotating plate rotated by the motor 16 so that the process of cutting the upper part of the fruit and peeling the outer skin of the fruit to guide the loading unit (not shown) is continuously performed. 10 is provided. The motor is controlled by the controller 50 to rotate or stop according to the process of peeling the skin of the fruit.

The rotating plate 10 is provided with a fruit support 110 as shown in FIG. It is disposed along the edge of the rotating plate 10 at regular intervals. The fruit support 110 is seated on the fruit (2) to be peeled, it is preferable that it is designed to move up and down by a cylinder or the like if necessary. Referring to Figure 3, the fruit support 110 is composed of a fruit seating portion 111, the support rod 112, the guide tube 113. Fruit seating portion 111 is a place to put the fruit to be peeled, is designed so that the fruit can be stably seated while the rotating plate 10 rotates. As shown in FIG. 3, the fruit seating part 111 may have a shape of a cup having a space formed downward so that a part of the fruit may be accommodated. The support rod 112 is coupled to the lower portion of the fruit seating portion 111. The support rod 112 penetrates the rotating plate 10 and is inserted into the guide tube 113 in which the through hole is formed. The support rod 112 is preferably a long rod shape in the direction perpendicular to the rotating plate 10 to enable the vertical movement. The guide tube 113 is preferably a tubular in the vertical direction corresponding to the shape of the support rod 112 so as to penetrate the rotating plate 10 and smoothly move up and down in a state where the support rod 112 is inserted. The lower end of the support rod 112 is projected downward through the guide tube 113 is pushed up by the first elevating means 17 and the second elevating means (18).

1 and 3, the upper cutting portion 20 is installed at an upper predetermined position of the rotating plate 10. As shown in FIG. The upper cutting part 20 is configured to include a rotary cutter 21, a rotating shaft 22, a motor for cutting the upper portion of the fruit. The rotary shaft 22 is rotatably coupled to the frame 1 by a bearing, and the rotary cutter 21 is coupled to the lower end of the rotary shaft 22. In order to rotate the rotary shaft 22, a motor which is a conventional rotary driving means is used. The motor may be directly coupled to the rotating shaft 22, but as shown in FIG. 3, power is transmitted by a pulley 24 formed on the top of the rotating shaft 22 and a belt connected to the pulley built on the shaft of the motor. It is preferable. As shown in FIG. 8, when the lower end of the supporting rod 112 is pushed up by the first elevating means 17 in the state where the fruit is seated below the upper cutting part 20, the fruit is raised to raise the upper cutting part 20. The top of the fruit is cut off by the rotary cutter 21). The first lifting means 17 is preferably an air cylinder capable of reciprocating by pneumatic pressure. When the fruit supporting part 110 on which the fruit is seated is positioned below the upper cutting part 20, the fruit is lifted by the first lifting means 17, and the motor of the upper cutting part 20 rotates to rotate the rotary cutter 21. Rotate and the top of the fruit is cut. The motor 23 and the first lifting means 17 of the upper cutting part 20 are controlled by the controller 50.

As shown in FIG. 1, the fruit adsorption part 30 is installed at an upper predetermined position of the rotating plate 10. The fruit adsorption part 30 is installed at a position spaced apart from the upper cutting part 20 by a predetermined distance. When the rotating plate 10 rotates, the fruit support part 110 on which the cut fruit is mounted is the fruit adsorption part 30. Will be located below). 1 and 4, the fruit adsorption portion 30 includes an adsorption plate 31, a rotating rod 32, and a vacuum pump 33. As shown in FIG. The rotating rod 32 is coupled to the frame 1 so as to be rotatable by a bearing or the like, and the suction plate 31 is coupled to the lower end of the rotating rod 32. Suction plate 31 is connected to the air passage formed in the longitudinal direction of the rotary rod 32 through the bottom center hole. The upper end of the rotating rod 32 is connected to the vacuum pump 33 to suck the contact to the adsorption plate 31 by the vacuum during the operation of the vacuum pump 33. The vacuum pump 33 sucks air through a passage connected to the adsorption plate 31 to form a vacuum between the adsorption plate 31 and the contact, and uses a pneumatic vacuum pump 33 which is commonly used. Rotating rod 32 is rotated by the motor 34 and the power is transmitted by the belt. When the fruit supporting part 110 on which the cut fruit is placed is positioned below the fruit adsorption part 30, the lower end of the support rod 112 is pushed up by the second elevating means 18, and the fruit is raised to absorb the plate. 31). When pneumatic pressure is supplied to the vacuum pump 33, a vacuum state is formed in the suction plate 31, and the fruit is sucked by the suction plate 31. In the state where the upper part of the fruit is adsorbed by the adsorption plate 31, the motor 34 controlled by the control unit 50 is rotated, and the outer shell is ready to be peeled by the cutter 41.

Referring to Figures 1, 4 and 5, the fruit peeling portion 40 is installed in a position adjacent to the fruit adsorption portion (30). The fruit peeling part 40 includes a cutter 41, a cutter holder 42, a cutter support 43, a rotating part 44, a spring 46, and a motor 27. The cutter 41 may be in various forms to peel the fruit, but is preferably in the form of a cutter 41 used for a filler mainly used in homes. The cutter 41 contacts the outer shell of the rotating fruit and peels off the fruit. Cutter holders 42 for fixing the cutter 41 are coupled to both ends of the cutter 41. The cutter holder 42 is coupled to the cutter support 43 again. Cutter holder 42 is coupled to the cutter support 43, it is preferably configured to adjust the distance between the cutter 41 and the cutter support 43. The cutter support 43 is hinged to the rotation part 44 so as to be rotatable. Rotating portion 44 is coupled to the axis of the motor is rotated by the motor. A spring 46 is coupled between the cutter support 43 and the rotary part 44 to provide a constant friction force between the cutter 41 and the fruit. The spring 46 pulls the cutter support 43 with a constant force and presses the cutter 41 with a constant force in the fruit direction while the fruit is rotating. The air cylinder 48 is coupled to the cutter support 43. When air is supplied to the air cylinder 48, the air cylinder 48 moves forward to rotate the cutter support 43 around the hinge to position the cutter 41 close to the fruit skin. In addition to the air cylinder can be replaced by a drive means that can be coupled to the cutter support 43 to rotate the cutter support 43, the configuration having the same function will be referred to as an equivalent component to the air cylinder. When the supply of air to the air cylinder 48 * is cut off, the cutter support 43 is rotated in the fruit direction by the spring 46, so that the cutter 41 and the fruit come into contact with each other. When the motor of the fruit peeling portion 40 rotates under the signal of the controller 50, the cutter 41 moves the position along the surface of the fruit to peel the skin of the fruit.

The proximity sensor 49 is installed near the fruit peeling part 40 to detect the rotation of the rotating part 44. The detected signal is sent to the control unit 50 and the motor of the fruit peeling unit 40 is driven by the control unit 50 to restore the rotating unit 44 to its original position.

When the peeling of the fruit is completed, the rotation of the rotating rod 32 of the fruit adsorption portion 30 is stopped, the pneumatic pressure supplied to the vacuum pump 33 is cut off and the fruit falls downward by gravity. 1 and 6, the fruit guide unit 90 is further provided to guide the peeled peeled fruit to the loading unit. The fruit guide unit 90 includes a first hopper 91, a second hopper 92, and an air cylinder 93. The first hopper 91 and the second hopper 92 have a curved shape that is open upward and bent downward so that the fruit can move along the hopper, and is inclined so that the fruit can move to the loading part by gravity. . An air cylinder 93 is coupled to the first hopper 91. The air cylinder 93 drives the first hopper 91 to move forward and backward. When the peeling of the fruit is completed by the fruit peeling part 40, the first hopper 91 is driven forward by the air cylinder 93. The front end of the first hopper 91 is located below the fruit so that the fruit falling off from the adsorption plate 31 of the fruit adsorption portion 30 is seated on the first hopper 91. When the fruit falls, the first hopper 91 drives backward, so that the rear end of the first hopper 91 is connected to the front end of the second hopper 92 so that the fruit is connected to the first hopper 91 and the second hopper 92. It is then guided to the loading section (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention may further include a brake 70 for stopping the rotating plate 10. The brake 70 is composed of a forward drive unit 72 and a pad 71, but the forward drive unit 72 is preferably an air cylinder. When the air cylinder 72 is driven forward, the pad 71 contacts the side surface of the rotating plate 10 to stop the rotating plate 10. In addition, the air cylinder 82 and the tip of the air cylinder 82 is coupled to hold the guide tube 113 of the fruit support unit 110 located below the fruit adsorption unit 30 when the air cylinder advances It may be characterized in that it further comprises a fixing means for fixing (80).

In addition, one end is fixedly coupled to the drop groove 11 formed on the rotating plate 10 and the frame 1, and the long end of the long plate is in contact with the upper surface of the rotating plate 10 to fall off the rotating plate 10. It may be characterized in that it further comprises a fruit skin removing portion 12 for removing by removing the fruit skin to the falling groove 11 of the rotating plate (10).

7 to 12 will be described the operating principle of the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention. First, the fruit to be peeled is placed on the fruit seating portion 112 of the fruit support 110 installed along the edge of the rotating plate 10. When the rotating plate 10 is rotated and the fruit supporting part 110 on which the fruit is seated is positioned below the upper cutting part 20, the rotation of the rotating plate 10 is stopped. The rotational state of the rotating plate 10 is detected by the contact sensor 19 installed in the adjacent position of the rotating plate 10. When the guide tube of the fruit support unit 110 contacts the contact sensor 19, the control unit 50 controls the motor to transmit a signal to the control unit 50 to stop the rotation of the rotating plate 10. The lower end of the support rod 110 is pushed upward by the first elevating means 17 installed below the fruit support 110 so that the rotary shaft 22 and the rotary cutter 21 of the upper cutting portion 20 rotate. Controlled. When the upper part of the fruit is cut in contact with the rotary cutter 21, the support rod 112 is lowered again by the first lifting means 17, and the rotating plate 10 rotates again. When the fruit supporting part 110 on which the cut fruit is placed is positioned below the adsorption part 31, the rotation of the rotating plate 10 is stopped, and the fixing fork is fixed by the air cylinder 82 of the fixing means 80. 81 is advanced to fix the fruit support (110). In order to prevent the rotating plate 10 from vibrating, the pad 71 is advanced by the air cylinder 72 of the brake 70 to contact the side surface of the rotating plate 10 to completely stop the rotating plate 10. In this state, the support rod 112 is pushed upward by the second elevating means 18, and the upper portion of the cut fruit is in contact with the adsorption plate 31 of the fruit adsorption portion 30. At this time, pneumatic pressure is provided to the vacuum pump 33, and the fruit adheres to the suction plate 31 by the suction force by the vacuum. When the fruit is adsorbed, the rotating rod 32 of the fruit adsorption portion 30 is rotated by a motor. In order to peel the outer skin of the rotating fruit, the fruit skin portion 40 is prepared. When the air cylinder 48 of the fruit peeling part 40 moves forward, the cutter 41 is positioned at a position to peel the outer skin in a state in which the cutter 41 is not in contact with the fruit, and when the air is blocked by the air cylinder 48, the spring ( 46, the cutter support 43 is rotated so that the cutter 41 and the fruit skin come into contact with and peeled off. When the rotating part 44 is rotated by the motor of the fruit peeling part 40, the cutter 41 moves the position along the skin of the fruit and peels all the skin of the fruit. When the peeling is completed, the fruit peeling part 40 is restored to its original position, and the pneumatic pressure supplied to the vacuum motor is cut off to release the vacuum and the fruit falls off from the adsorption plate 31. The air cylinder 93 of the fruit guide unit 90 advances the first hopper 91 before the fruit is dropped so that the tip of the first hopper 91 is positioned below the fruit. When the fruit is seated in the first hopper 91 (the air cylinder 93 is retracted, the first hopper 91 and the second hopper 92 are connected, and the peeled fruit is guided to the loading part. The operation of the present invention will be described based on the fruit, and the fruit is seated on the plurality of fruit supporting parts 110 so that the upper cutting, the fruit adsorption, the skin peeling, and the guiding process to the loading part may occur simultaneously without affecting each other.

As described above, when peeling the fruit using the automatic fruit peeler according to the present invention, the worker is only involved in the process of placing the fruit in the fruit seating portion, thus ensuring the safety of the worker, and the whole process is automatically performed, thus peeling the fruit. The efficiency of the will be increased.

1: frame 2: fruit
10: rotating plate 11: drop groove
12: fruit skin removal unit 16: rotating plate drive motor
17: first lifting means 18: second lifting means
19: contact sensor 20: upper cutting part
21: rotating cutter 22: rotating shaft
30: fruit adsorption portion 31: adsorption plate
32: rotating rod 33: vacuum pump
40: fruit peeling skin 41: cutter
42: cutter holder 43: cutter support
44: rotation part 46: spring
49: proximity sensor 50: control unit
60: operation button 70: brake
80: fixing means 90: fruit guide
100: Automatic Fruit Peeler

Claims

In automatic fruit peeler,
A frame forming a skeleton;
A rotating plate rotated by a motor;
It includes a fruit seating portion for seating the fruit on the open top, a support rod coupled to the lower portion of the fruit seating portion, and a guide tube installed in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals on the rotating plate so that the support rod is inserted and moved up and down Fruit support portion is composed;
An upper cutting part installed at an upper predetermined position of the rotating plate to cut the upper part of the fruit by the rotary cutter when the fruit supporting part is lifted by the first lifting means;
A rotating rod rotated by a motor, a suction plate coupled to a lower end of the rotating rod, and a vacuum pump connected to a passage formed in the longitudinal direction of the rotating rod, wherein the fruit supporting portion is lifted by the second elevating means when the fruit is cut. Fruit adsorption unit to adsorb; And
Automatic fruit peeler comprising a; skin peeling the skin of the fruit adsorbed on the fruit adsorption by the cutter.

The method of claim 1,
It consists of an air cylinder coupled to the first hopper and the second hopper and the first hopper,
When the air cylinder is moved forward, the front end of the first hopper is located below the fruit adsorption portion to be peeled to accommodate the falling fruit, and when the air cylinder is reversed, the rear end of the first hopper is connected to the front end of the second hopper Automatic fruit peeler, characterized in that it further comprises a fruit guide for guiding the fruit through the first hopper and the second hopper.

The method of claim 1,
The pad is coupled to the front end of the forward drive unit is an automatic fruit peeler, characterized in that it further comprises a brake for stopping the rotating plate in contact with the side of the rotating plate.

The method of claim 1,
An automatic fruit peeler, comprising: an air cylinder, and a fixing means coupled to the tip of the air cylinder to hold and guide the guide tube of the fruit support portion positioned below the fruit adsorption portion when the air cylinder is advanced. .

The method of claim 1,
The fruit peel skin,
A rotating part rotated by a motor, a cutter support hinged at one end by pivoting the rotating part, a cutter, a cutter holder for coupling the cutter to the cutter support, a spring coupled at both ends of the cutter support and the rotating part; And an air cylinder coupled to the cutter support for driving a hinge.

The method of claim 1,
Contact sensor for detecting the rotation of the rotating plate in contact with the fruit support to rotate the rotating plate to send a signal to the control unit, and the proximity sensor is installed in a position adjacent to the fruit peeling portion to detect the rotation of the fruit peeling further Automatic fruit peeler, characterized in that configured to include.

The method of claim 1,
And a controller for controlling the motor for rotating the rotating plate, the first lifting means, the second lifting means, and the motor of the fruit peeling part.

The method of claim 1,
Dropping grooves formed on the rotating plate, and one end is fixedly coupled to the frame, the fruit plate removal by dropping the fruit shell dropped on the rotating plate by dropping the fruit shell dropped on the rotating plate in contact with the upper surface of the rotating plate in contact with the upper surface of the rotating plate Automatic fruit peeler, characterized in that further comprises a wealth.