WO1998018373A1

WO1998018373A1 - Peeler for melon or fruit

Info

Publication number: WO1998018373A1
Application number: PCT/CN1997/000099
Authority: WO
Inventors: Lishan Zhu
Original assignee: Lishan Zhu
Priority date: 1996-10-28
Filing date: 1997-10-10
Publication date: 1998-05-07
Also published as: CN1064229C; CN1156575A; AU4548397A

Abstract

This invention discloses a peeler for melon or fruit working manually or electrically. Its principle of operation is that two bowl-shaped press jaws can clip two end faces of the melon or fruit while rotating around the horizontal axle under the drive of a motor, and a blade on a floating holder is elastically closed to the surface of the melon or fruit while rotating around the vertical axle from right to left under the synchro drive of the motor. The relative movement formed by the jaws and blade is the spiral locus of even peeling. The peeler of this invention can easily load or unload the melon or fruit, and evenly peel the melon or fruit in different shapes sanitarily.

Description

Melon peeling machine TECHNICAL FIELD

The invention relates to a peeler for peeling melons and fruits. technical background

The peeling of apples, pears, and spherical fruits is generally peeled with a manual cutter. In recent years, single-end heart-type manual peelers have appeared, which can not peel hollow fruits, and peeling fruits such as apples. It is not convenient to clamp, and it is not easy for children to use; fruits with a large diameter are not easy to handle well; peeling thickness is not uniform. In addition, there are hand-held electric peelers, which basically use two hands to peel manually. Brief description of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide an electric, hand-cranked melon and fruit peeler, which can be applied to both hollow and solid spherical fruits, and can adapt to fruits with uneven surface roundness and different diameters, and is convenient to use.

The object of the present invention is achieved by the following method: A melon and fruit peeler is provided with two clamping claws with floating clamping faces symmetrically arranged above the two sides of its frame, which clamp and release the melon and fruit. It is controlled by a clamping mechanism located on the rear side of the frame through a fork. A motor is driven by the main drive and the sides of the two sides of the frame to rotate the clamping claws with fruits and fruits around the horizontal axis. The blade holder assembly with floating blades and elastically clinging to the surface of the fruit starts from the initial positioning frame and moves from right to left about the vertical axis of the center of the frame until it stops automatically at the stop limit frame to complete the motorization of the fruit peel.

If the hand crank is installed and it is disengaged from the meshing transmission gear of the main drive, it can be peeled by hand.

The melon and fruit peeling machine of the invention has the advantages of convenient and labor-saving loading and unloading of melon and fruit, safe use by children, suitable for fruits with uneven surface roundness and different sizes, and can also be used for hollow fruits with uniform dander. It is clean and hygienic, and the electric hand-cranked peeling method is easy to change and belongs to the product of civilization. Brief description of the drawings

The preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic front structural diagram of a melon and fruit peeler according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic plan view of a melon peeler;

FIG. 3 is a development schematic diagram of a main transmission structure;

Figure 4 is a right side view of the clutch of the main drive;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the right-side structure of a melon peeler;

Figure 6 is a connection diagram of the crank handle in the right side transmission; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping mechanism; (the direction of the fork has been displaced)

8 is an enlarged view of a locking portion of the clamping mechanism;

Figure 9 is a left side view of the auxiliary frame of the clamping mechanism;

10 is a sectional view of the structure of the right clamping claw;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along A-A in FIG. 12;

FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a tool post assembly. Detailed description of the preferred embodiment

As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the melon and fruit peeling machine of the present invention consists of a frame 1, a power supply box 2, a stop limit frame 3, a knife holder assembly ⁴ , a clamping mechanism 5, a starting positioning frame 6, It consists of clamping jaw 7, main drive 8, side drive 9 and hand crank 10.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the composition of the main drive 8 is as follows: The fixing frame 15 on the frame 1 is hinged to the movable bracket 13 through a shaft pin 28, and the motor 11 and the reducer 12 are fixed by screws 23. on the movable support 13, the spring plate 26 by a screw 27 is also fixed on the movable holder 13, the eccentric operating handle ²⁴ is mounted on the bracket 15 via a shaft 25, by controlling the eccentric handlebar 24 may control the output shaft of the speed reducer 12 The clutch of the driving gear 14 and the driven gear 18, the driven gear 18 is fixed on the long shaft 17, the screw 22 is fixed on the middle of the long shaft 17, and meshes with the helical gear 21, and the long shaft 17 extends out of the frame 1. Both ends are equipped with flat keys 16 to connect the side drive 9.

As can be seen from Figs. 1, 5, 6, and 10, the composition of the side transmission 9 is as follows: The two ends of the long shaft Π are fixed with the lower gear 29 through the flat keys 16, and the upper gears on both sides are transmitted through the synchronous toothed belt 30, respectively. 3 1, The two upper gears 3 1 are fastened to a pair of slotted shafts 32 passing through the frame 1 and the gear outer plate 33 by keys 60, and the gear outer plate 33 is fastened to the frame 1 to balance the slotted shafts. 32; the upper gear 31 on the right side meshes with the manual coupling gear 34, and the manual coupling gear 34 with an internal screw hole is movably mounted on the gear shaft 35 of the frame 1. The hand crank 10 with external threads can be screwed onto the manual coupling gear 34 during manual peeling.

Seen from FIG. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9, the clamping mechanism consisting of embodiment 5 as follows: beam 36 is mounted at the rear side of the frame 1, with top gripping handle ⁴⁰ of the uprights 39 sequentially through The cross beam 36, the slotted sleeve 42, the sleeve 51 are fastened to the auxiliary frame 50, the compression spring 45 is sleeved outside the sleeve 51, and the lower end of the vertical pole 40 is passed through the flange with side grooves on the frame 1. hole 80, ⁴⁰ is secured to the lower end of the pole positioning pin groove 48 cut into the side of the flange 80 of the pole ⁴⁰ to prevent the indexing, the outer flange 80 of the set compression spring 49, the upper end of the compression spring 49 A bracket 81 is fixed on the cross beam 36; the midpoints of the two square feet 44 are pivotally mounted on both sides of the bracket 81; one end of the two square feet 44 is hinged to the traction rods 43 on both sides; The other ends are respectively hinged to respective forks 37, and the ends of the forks 37 are pivotally mounted on the cross beam 36; the other ends of the two squares 44 are hinged to a pair of tie rods 46 respectively, and the other ends of the two tie rods 46 are sleeved on the upper end of the tension spring ^47, tension spring 47 is set in the lower end of the lower end of the auxiliary frame 50, the upper end of the auxiliary frame 50 by the action of the tension spring 47 are abutted in Square One end of 44 is for the auxiliary frame 50 to rise and reset under the action of the compression spring 49. The upper end of the auxiliary frame 50 can index the angle 44 and eventually cause the two forks 37 to be displaced to the two sides. The cross beam 36 is fixedly mounted. There is a locking frame 38. The lower end of the locking frame 38 has an inclined surface 92. The upright 40 is fixed with a supporting pin 41 formed by a right inclined surface 93 and a left inclined surface 94 at the lower portion. The groove 99 has a short inclined surface 95 on the left side of the vertical groove 99 and a long inclined surface 96 on the right side of the vertical groove 99.

As can be seen from Figs. 2, 7 and 10, the composition of the two symmetrically arranged clamping jaws 7 is as follows: The slotted shaft 键 equipped with the key 60! Passes through the hole of the frame 1 and the gear outer plate 33, with the inner hole key The movable shaft sleeve ⁵ 6 of 102 is sleeved on the grooved shaft 32, and a long key groove 19 is also provided on the outer axis of the movable shaft sleeve 56. The movable sleeve 56 is sequentially sleeved with a pressure ring 59, a ball cage 57, a ball 58, The sliding sleeve 55 with the inner-hole key 101, the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54, the pressure spring 53, and tightly cooperate with the guide head 52. Four small flanges 82 on the end surface of the sliding sleeve 55 penetrate into the four end surfaces of the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54 to form a loose connection, ensuring that the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54 can tightly clamp the irregular end surface of the peeled melon. It can tightly and synchronously drive the clamped fruits. The outer end face of the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54 has a number of tapered teeth 91. The fork opening 100 of the fork 37 is movable on the movable shaft sleeve 56 to control the clamping claw 7. The axial movement of the guide head 52 can play the role of fixed axis when clamping the fruit.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2, 11 and 12, the tool holder assembly 4 is composed as follows: A knife body turret 79 equipped with a bearing 64 is mounted on the fixed shaft 20 of the frame 1, and the helical gear 21 is also The movable sleeve is fixed on the fixed shaft 20, and the blade body turret 79 is slidably equipped with a pusher 65. The inclined surface 97 on the upper part of the pusher 65 is in contact with the contact 66 of the switch 63 fixed on the blade turret 79; The front end 83 of the reed 61 fastened to the blade body 79 acts to separate the tooth opening of the pusher 65 from the helical gear 21, and at the same time, the switch 63 is closed by the upper slope 9 of the pusher 65, and the rear of the pusher 65 Close to the switch 68; the shaft pin 77 articulates the knife bar 76 with the knife body turret 79, and the torsion spring 78 is sleeved on the shaft pin 77, which makes the knife bar 76 elastically abut the center of the frame 1; The upper end is fixed with a arbor shaft 74 having a groove 84 in the middle. The turret 69 is movably mounted on the arbor 74. The screw 73 on the turret 69 is screwed on the groove 84 of the arbor 74 and fixed. an end portion of the groove bottom ⁸⁴ of the screw 73 with a gap, both the tool post 69 for a small angle to swing freely accommodate non-circularity of the fruit surface, without making the tool holder 69 is separated from the arbor shaft 74; toolholder The blade 71 is fastened by a countersunk head screw 70 and a pressure plate 72 on 69, a grille 98 above the blade 71, and a handle 75 on the cutter bar 76, which is convenient for holding the position of the mobile knife holder 69; a bumper 67 with a gap 8 ⁵ in the middle It is horizontally slidably mounted on the blade body turret 79 and can lock the meshing of the push teeth 65 and the helical gear 21 under the action of the rear end 86 of the reed 61.

As can be seen from FIGS. 1, 2, 1 1 and 12, the stop limit frame 3 has a beveled edge 88 and the starting positioning frame 6 has a beveled edge ⁸ 9. Their function is to lower the blade 76 in the peeling of the fruit. The movement of the starting and ending positions of the peeling can be regarded as a displacement at a large angle with the rotation axis of the fruit, and the middle of the knife 76 has two edges 90 and the hypotenuse 88 or the starting positioning of the stop 3 The beveled edge 89 of the frame 6 slides at a small angle with respect to the rotation axis of the fruit, so that the blade holder 69 on the upper part of the knife rod 76 moves parallel to the rotation axis of the fruit, so that the blade holder 69 can be guaranteed at the end of peeling or at the beginning It will not touch the clamping claw 7 at all times, and can keep the fruits and fruits of different sizes and diameters to a minimum. Dander residue. An inner hook 87 is provided at the top end of the beveled edge 88 of the stop limit frame 3 so that the knife bar 76 is automatically closed by the action of the edge 90 when the peeling is finished.

When the melon and fruit are to be clamped, the clamping handle ^{39 is} pressed once by hand, and the lower end of the auxiliary frame 50 fixed on the vertical pole 40 with the tension spring 47 is also downwardly displaced. Due to the elastic effect of the tension spring 47 and passing through the tension rod 46. The interaction between the square 44, the traction rod 43, and the cross beam 36 causes the shift fork 37 to be pulled toward the center. The fork opening 100 of the shift fork 37 drives the pressure ring 59, ball 58, slide sleeve 55, and bowl-shaped pressure claw 54. Peeled melon and fruit. Since there is a compression spring 53 between the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54 and the guide head 52, the guiding head 52 can act on the fruit and fruit for center positioning, and automatically adjust the distance from the bowl-shaped pressing claw 54. The sliding sleeve 55 with the inner hole key 101 It can be moved axially on a movable sleeve 56 having a long groove 19. The movable shaft sleeve 56 with the inner hole key 102 tightly matched with the guide head 52 can be translated on the groove shaft. At the same time, due to the action of the left slanted surface 94 of the support pin 41 on the stand 40, the long slanted surface 96 of the slotted sleeve 42, and the compression spring 45, the vertical slot 99 of the slotted sleeve 42 slides out of the top of the slanted surface 92 of the lock frame 38 At this time, the slotted sleeve 42 is turned to the left by a small angle until the top end of the next short inclined surface 95 of the slotted sleeve 42 abuts the right inclined surface 93 of the support pin 41. When the hand is raised, the long inclined surface 96 of the slotted sleeve 42 is locked at the inclined surface 92 of the locking frame 38, and the auxiliary frame 50 and the vertical rod ^{40 are} locked in the downward position through the sleeve 51, which eventually results in peeling. The fruit is kept in a clamped and peeled state. Due to the function of the ball 58, the fruits can be easily clamped and rotated for smooth peeling. The function of the tension spring ⁴⁷ can not only automatically clamp fruits with different diameters but also obtain suitable clamping forces of different sizes; two bowl-shaped end 54 of the press jaws gripping the teeth 91 have a plurality of tapered bowl so that the press jaws ⁵⁴ can easily plunge into the end faces fruit skin, overcoming the resistance of the peeled peeling fruits.

After the fruit is clamped, as long as holding the handle 75 to move the knife lever 76 to the position of the starting positioning frame 6 on the right side of the frame 1, press the switch 68 to engage the pushing gear 65 with the helical gear ²¹ and push the gear at the same time. The upper inclined surface 97 of 65 is separated from the contact 66 of the switch 63 to start the power supply, and at the same time, the striker 67 locks the pusher 65 under the action of the rear end 86 of the reed 61; the motor 11 in the main drive 8 passes through the main drive 8 and the side drive 9. At the same time, the tool post assembly 4 and the clamping claw 7 are synchronously rotated, and the peeling action is automatically performed. When the peeling is completed, the screw advancement of the screw 22 and the helical gear 21 causes the blade body turret 79 to move to the left of the frame 1, the edge 90 in the middle of the blade 76 and the beveled edge 88 of the stopper 3 Contact and slide to the outside until the edge 90 of the cutter bar 76 is caught by the inner hook 87 of the stopper limiter 3, and at the same time the bumper 67 comes into contact with the lower part of the stopper limiter 3 to be displaced and locked. The pusher 65 sinks into the notch 85 of the collision block 67, the pusher 65 returns, the upper slant 97 of the pusher 65 closes the switch 66, and the peeling operation ends.

When removing the fruit, press the clamping handle 39 again. Due to the action of the left bevel 94 of the support pin 41, the short bevel 95 of the slotted sleeve 42 and the compression spring 45, the short bevel of the slotted sleeve 42 is made. The top end 95 is indexed by a small angle when sliding out of the top end of the slanted surface 92 of the locking frame 38 until the top end of the next long slanted surface 96 of the slotted sleeve 42 abuts the right slanted surface 93 of the support pin 41; when the hand is raised At this time, due to the action of the presser 49, the auxiliary frame 50 is raised, so that the inclined surface 92 of the locking frame 38 and the short inclined surface 95 of the slotted sleeve 42 are slid into the vertical groove 99 of the slotted sleeve 42. The upper end of 50 abuts on the square 44 to make the square 44 index, and then pulls The lever 43 causes the fork 37 to be moved to both sides, and drives the movable shaft sleeve 56, the guide head 52, the compression spring 53, and the bowl-shaped pressure claw 54 to retreat from the original clamped fruits and return to the sides of the frame 1, Complete the unloading action.

When manual peeling is to be used, as long as the hand crank 10 is screwed on the manual coupling gear 34 of the right side transmission 9 and the eccentric handle 24 is lifted, the gravity of the motor 11 and the effect of the shaft pin 28 are lifted. By disengaging the engagement between the driving gear 14 and the driven gear 18, hand peeling can be achieved. When electric peeling is resumed, simply press the eccentric handle 24 and unscrew the hand crank 10 in the opposite direction.

In the melon and fruit peeling machine of the present invention, the power source of the power supply box 2 can be converted by an AC power supply or directly by a battery; the reducer 12 can be replaced by a low-speed motor or other speed-reduction methods; the belt in the clamping mechanism 5 The stern-bar type original ballpoint pen locking mechanism composed of the slot sleeve 42, the supporting pin 41 and the locking bracket 38 can be changed to other locking mechanism forms, such as the common lockable button switch form in electrics; the synchronous tooth shape in the side drive ⁹ The transmission form of the belt 30 can be changed to be replaced by several intermediate gears; the pressure plate 72 and the countersunk head screw 70 can also be modified to act on the opposite side of the blade 71; the overall shape can be equipped with a protective cover and a power indicator .

Claims

Claim

1. A melon and fruit peeling machine, comprising a frame, a clamping claw, and a blade, characterized in that:

Two clamping claws (7) are symmetrically arranged above both sides of the frame (1);

A clamping mechanism (5) is located at the rear side of the frame (1), and through the connection of two forks (37), the clamping and releasing of the two clamping claws (7) on the peeled melon can be controlled;

A blade holder assembly (4) equipped with a blade (71) is arranged on the central fixed shaft (20) of the frame (1);

A main drive (8) controls the tool post assembly (4) to rotate around a vertical axis;

Transmission on both sides (9) controls the clamping claw (7) to rotate around the horizontal axis;

A starting positioning frame (6) is fixed on the lower right side of the frame (1);

A stop limit bracket (3) is fixed on the lower left side of the frame (1).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1, characterized in that the composition of the main drive (8) and the side drive (9) comprises: a movable support (13) hinged on a shaft pin (28) On the fixed frame (15) of the frame (1), the motor (1 1) and the reducer (12) are fixed on the movable bracket (13) by screws (23), and the output shaft of the reducer (12) is equipped with a driving gear (14), the leaf spring (26) is also fixed on the movable support (13) by screws (27), and the eccentric handle (24) is installed on the fixed frame (15) through the rotating shaft (25); the driven gear (18) It is fixed on the long shaft (Π), and the screw (22) is fixed on the middle of the long shaft (17) and meshes with the helical gear (21); the long shaft (17) protrudes from both ends of the frame (1), respectively Equipped with a flat key (16), a lower gear (29) is fixed on the flat key (16), and the upper gears (31) on both sides are respectively driven by a synchronous toothed belt (30), and the two upper gears (31) pass through The key (60) is fastened on a pair of slotted shafts (32) passing through the frame (1) and the gear outer plate (33). The gear outer plate (33) is fastened on the frame (1), right The upper gear (31) meshes with the manual coupling gear (34), and the hand has an internal screw hole. Coupling gear (34) is mounted on the frame activity (1) of the gear shaft (35).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1, characterized in that the composition of the clamping mechanism (5) comprises: a cross beam (36) is installed on the rear side of the frame (1), and one end is provided with The vertical rod (40) of the clamping handle (39) passes through the beam (36), the slotted sleeve (42), the sleeve (51) in order and is fastened to the auxiliary frame (50), and the compression spring (45) is sleeved on Casing (51); the lower end of the pole (40) penetrates into the hole of the flange (80) with a side groove on the frame (1), and is fixed to the positioning pin at the lower end of the pole (40) (48) Cut into the side groove of the flange (80), and a compression spring (49) is set on the outside of the flange (80), and the upper end of the compression spring (49) acts on the lower end of the auxiliary frame (50); the beam (36) A bracket (81) is fixed on the upper part, and the midpoints of the two squares (44) are pivotally mounted on the brackets (81), respectively. One end of the two squares (44) is hinged to the traction rods (43) on both sides, and the two traction rods (44) The other end of 43) is hinged to the middle of the respective fork (37), and the end of the fork (37) is pivotally mounted on the cross beam (36); the other end of the two squares ( ⁴⁴ ) are respectively connected with a pair of tie rods ( ⁴⁴ ). 46) is hinged, the other ends of the two tie rods (46) are set in the tension spring ⁽⁴⁷⁾ the upper end, the tension spring ⁽⁴⁷⁾ in the lower end of the auxiliary sleeve The lower end of (50) and the upper end of the auxiliary frame (50) abut against one end of the square (44) due to the pull (47); the cross beam (36) is fixed with a lock frame (38) and a lock frame (38) ) Has an inclined surface (92) at the lower end, and a support pin formed by the right inclined surface (93) and the left inclined surface (94) is fixed on the vertical pole (40). (41), a plurality of vertical grooves (99) are uniformly distributed on the column pipe of the slotted sleeve (42), and a short inclined surface (95) is provided on the left side of the vertical groove (99), and the right side of the vertical groove (99) Each side has a long bevel (96).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1, characterized in that the composition of the clamping claw (7) comprises: a slotted shaft (32) equipped with a key (60) passes through the frame (1) And the hole of the gear outer plate (33), a movable sleeve (56) with an internal key (102) is sleeved on the slotted shaft (32), and the outer circular axis of the movable sleeve (56) also has a long key slot (19) ), A sleeve (59), a ball cage (57), a plurality of balls (58), a sliding sleeve (55) with an inner key (101), and a bowl are sequentially arranged on the movable sleeve (56). A shape pressing claw (54), a pressure spring (53), and a tight fit with a guide head (52). The end face of the sliding sleeve (55) has four small flanges (82) penetrating into the bowl pressing claw (54). There are several conical teeth (91) on the outer end surface of the bowl-shaped pressing claw (54); the fork mouth (100) of the fork (37) can be movably forkd on the movable shaft sleeve (56).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1, characterized in that the composition of the knife holder assembly (4) comprises: a knife body turret (79) equipped with a bearing (64) is mounted on the machine On the fixed shaft (20) of the frame (1), a helical gear (21) is also movably sleeved on the fixed shaft (20). A pusher tooth (65), a pusher tooth (65) are slidably mounted on the blade body turret (79). ) The upper inclined surface (97) is in contact with the contact (66) of the switch (63) fixed on the blade body turret (79). 79), the front end (83) of the reed (61) is in contact with the pusher (65), and the rear part of the pusher (65) is abutted against the switch (68), and the knife lever (76) passes the shaft pin (77) The hinge (79) is articulated with the knife body, and a torsion spring (78) is sleeved on the shaft pin (77); the upper end of the knife rod (76) is fixed with a knife rod shaft (74) with a groove (84) in the middle, and the knife holder (69) is movably mounted on the arbor shaft (74), the screw (73) on the turret (69) is tightened on the groove (84) of the arbor shaft (74), and the screw (73) There is a gap between the end and the bottom of the groove (84); the blade (71) is fastened by a countersunk screw (70) and a pressure plate (72) on the knife holder (69), and a stopper ( 98); the handle (76) has a handle (75), the middle of the handle (76) has two edges (90); (79), the rear end of the reed (61)

(86) Make contact with the bumper (67).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1, characterized in that the stopper (3) has a hypotenuse (88) and an inner hook (87) at the top of the hypotenuse (88). ; The starting positioning frame (6) has a beveled edge (89).

The melon and fruit peeler according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, when manually peeling, a manual handle (10) with an external thread is screwed on the manual coupling gear (34), and lifted Eccentric handle (24); When resuming electric peeling, press the eccentric handle (24) and unscrew the hand crank (10).