Cactus peeling and deburring device

Abstract

A cactus peeling and deburring device relates to the field of automation equipment and comprises a conveyor belt mechanism, a pushing mechanism is arranged on the left side of the conveyor belt mechanism, and a thickness detection mechanism, an end cutting mechanism and a peeling mechanism are arranged over the conveyor belt mechanism. According to the cactus peeling and deburring device, the conveyor belt mechanism, the pushing mechanism, the thickness detection mechanism, the end cutting mechanism and the peeling mechanism are integrated, and automatic processing of cactus is achieved. According to the design, the treatment efficiency is improved, the complexity and the labor intensity of manual operation are reduced, and meanwhile, the treatment quality and the treatment precision are guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automation, in particular to a cactus peeling and thorn removing device. Background Art

[0002] As a unique plant resource, cactus not only has ornamental value, but also attracts widespread attention for its medicinal and edible value. The fleshy stems of cactus are rich in various nutrients, such as polysaccharides, vitamins and minerals, and have many benefits to human health. However, there is a significant difficulty in the edible processing of cactus, that is, removing the thorns. After the cactus matures, although some of the thorns on the surface will fall off automatically, buds will form at the place where they fall off. These buds are not only useless, but also need to be removed during the processing.

[0003] At present, there are some cactus thorn removal devices on the market, such as a cactus thorn removal device for food processing disclosed in Chinese patent CN 111227280 A, which removes the thorns of the cactus by reciprocating motion of the thorn removal frame and the thorn removal rod. However, this device cannot effectively remove the bud points and the outer skin of the cactus, which to a certain extent limits its wide application and processing depth. In addition, Chinese patent CN213523787U also discloses a cactus peeling device, which moves the cactus through a conveyor belt and uses a cutting knife to cut the epidermis. However, due to the uneven thickness of the cactus, which varies between 10 and 30 mm, this fixed design often leads to poor cutting effect, either the epidermis is not cut, or the cutting is too deep, affecting the integrity and edible quality of the cactus. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the problems raised in the above background technology, and then proposes a cactus peeling and thorn removing device.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0006] A cactus peeling and thorn removing device comprises a conveyor belt mechanism, a material pushing mechanism is arranged on the left side of the conveyor belt mechanism, and a thickness detection mechanism, an end cutting mechanism and a peeling mechanism are arranged directly above the conveyor belt mechanism.

[0007] Furthermore, the conveyor belt mechanism includes two parallel side plates, a plurality of connecting rods are provided between the two side plates, a driving wheel and a driven wheel are rotatably connected on the side plates, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a conveyor belt drive, a driving motor is provided on the side plates, and the output shaft of the driving motor is connected to the driving wheel.

[0008] Furthermore, a plurality of legs are installed on the side panel.

[0009] Furthermore, the pushing mechanism includes a pushing box, which includes a bottom plate, a left high plate on the left side of the bottom plate, a right low plate on the right side of the bottom plate, an inclined side plate between the left high plate and the right low plate, and an electric pushing cylinder at the bottom of the bottom plate, a telescopic rod of the electric pushing cylinder passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the inclined pushing plate, and a number of cacti are placed on the inclined pushing plate.

[0010] Furthermore, the thickness detection mechanism includes a first plate, a mounting plate is provided on the top of the first plate, the mounting plate is located directly above the conveyor belt mechanism, a sliding sleeve is provided at the bottom of the mounting plate, a lifting rod is slidably fitted in the sliding sleeve, a rotating shaft is provided at the bottom of the lifting rod, an auxiliary rotating wheel is installed on the rotating shaft, a limit plate is provided at the top of the lifting rod, a first spring is provided between the limit plate and the mounting plate, the first spring drives the auxiliary rotating wheel to move in a direction away from the mounting plate, and a ranging sensor is provided at the bottom of the limit plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the end cutting mechanism includes a vertical rod, a lifting plate is slidably fitted on the vertical rod, a blocking plate is provided on the top of the vertical rod, a flexible spring is provided between the blocking plate and the lifting plate, the flexible spring drives the lifting plate away from the blocking plate, a plurality of support seats are provided at the bottom of the lifting plate, a lower pressure wheel is installed on the support seat, a center hole is formed in the middle of the lifting plate, screws are fixedly connected on both sides of the center hole, a fixing plate is installed on the screw and is locked and fixed by an upper fastening nut and a lower fastening nut, a lifting electric cylinder is provided on the top of the fixing plate, and an arc-shaped cutting knife is connected to the telescopic rod of the lifting electric cylinder.

[0012] Furthermore, the peeling mechanism includes a left vertical plate and a right vertical plate, and the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate are fixedly connected on both sides of the conveyor belt mechanism, and a top plate is provided on the top of the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate, and a left mounting groove is formed on the left vertical plate, and a rotating motor is provided in the left mounting groove, and the rotating motor is connected to a forward and reverse screw, and a first screw sleeve and a second screw sleeve are installed on the forward and reverse screw, and a right mounting groove is formed on the right vertical plate, and a slide rail is provided in the right mounting groove, and a first slider and a second slider are slidably matched on the slide rail, an upper cutting knife is provided between the first screw sleeve and the first slider, and a lower cutting knife is provided between the second screw sleeve and the second slider, and the rotation of the rotating motor can make the upper cutting knife and the lower cutting knife approach or move away from each other.

[0013] Furthermore, the forward and reverse lead screws include a clockwise threaded rod and a counterclockwise threaded rod, the clockwise threaded rod is provided with a first thread sleeve, and the counterclockwise threaded rod is provided with a second thread sleeve.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the cactus peeling and thorn removal device realizes the automated processing of cactus by integrating a conveyor belt mechanism, a material pushing mechanism, a thickness detection mechanism, an end cutting mechanism and a peeling mechanism. This design not only improves the processing efficiency and reduces the complexity and labor intensity of manual operation, but also ensures the quality and accuracy of the processing. The material pushing mechanism automatically pushes the cactus onto the conveyor belt, and the thickness detection mechanism accurately measures the thickness of the cactus to provide data support for subsequent processing. The end cutting mechanism automatically cuts off the end of the cactus, and the peeling mechanism efficiently removes the outer skin, thereby realizing the automation and efficiency of cactus processing, greatly improving production efficiency and product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the middle A;

[0017] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the arc cutting knife;

[0019] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the peeling mechanism;

[0020] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material pushing mechanism;

[0021] Among them: 100 cactus, 1 conveyor belt mechanism, 11 side panels, 12 drive motors, 13 legs,

[0022] 2 Pushing mechanism, 21 bottom plate, 22 left high plate, 23 right low plate, 24 oblique side plate, 25 pushing electric cylinder, 26 oblique pushing plate,

[0023] 3 thickness detection mechanism, 31 first plate, 32 mounting plate, 33 sliding sleeve, 34 lifting rod, 35 rotating shaft, 36 auxiliary rotating wheel, 37 limiting plate, 38 first spring, 39 distance sensor,

[0024] 4 end cutting mechanism, 41 vertical rod, 42 lifting plate, 43 blocking plate, 44 flexible spring, 45 support seat, 46 lower pressure wheel, 47 screw rod, 48 fixing plate, 49 lower fastening nut, 410 upper fastening nut, 411 lifting electric cylinder, 412 arc cutting knife,

[0025] 5 peeling mechanism, 51 top plate, 52 left vertical plate, 521 left mounting groove, 53 right vertical plate, 531 right mounting groove, 54 rotating motor, 55 positive and negative screws, 551 clockwise threaded rod, 552 counterclockwise threaded rod, 56 first thread sleeve, 57 second thread sleeve, 58 slide rail, 59 first slider, 510 second slider, 511 upper cutting knife, 512 lower cutting knife. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model. The utility model is further described in combination with the drawings and embodiments:

[0027] like Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, a cactus peeling and thorn removing device includes a conveyor belt mechanism 1, a material pushing mechanism 2 is arranged on the left side of the conveyor belt mechanism, and a thickness detection mechanism 3, an end cutting mechanism 4 and a peeling mechanism 5 are arranged directly above the conveyor belt mechanism.

[0028] In at least one embodiment, the conveyor mechanism includes two parallel side plates 11, a plurality of connecting rods are provided between the two side plates, a driving wheel and a driven wheel are rotatably connected on the side plates, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a conveyor belt drive, a driving motor 12 is provided on the side plates, and the output shaft of the driving motor is connected to the driving wheel. The conveyor mechanism can stably convey the cactus and provide stable support for subsequent processing.

[0029] Furthermore, a plurality of legs 13 are installed on the side panel.

[0030] In at least one embodiment, the pushing mechanism includes a pushing box, such as Figure 6 As shown, the push box includes a bottom plate 21, a left high plate 22 is provided on the left side of the bottom plate, a right low plate 23 is provided on the right side of the bottom plate, an oblique side plate 24 is provided between the left high plate and the right low plate, and a push electric cylinder 25 is provided at the bottom of the bottom plate, and the telescopic rod of the push electric cylinder passes through the bottom plate and is connected to an oblique push plate 26, and a number of cacti 100 are placed on the oblique push plate. Because the left side of the mechanism is high and the right side is low, when the oblique push plate of the push electric cylinder is put on the market, the top cactus can slide obliquely onto the conveyor belt. The push mechanism can automatically push the cactus onto the conveyor belt, thereby improving work efficiency.

[0031] In at least one embodiment, the thickness detection mechanism can accurately detect the thickness of the cactus and provide important data for subsequent processing. The thickness detection mechanism includes a first plate 31, a mounting plate 32 is provided on the top of the first plate, the mounting plate is located directly above the conveyor belt mechanism, a sliding sleeve 33 is provided at the bottom of the mounting plate, a lifting rod 34 is slidably matched in the sliding sleeve, a rotating shaft 35 is provided at the bottom of the lifting rod, an auxiliary rotating wheel 36 is installed on the rotating shaft, a limiting plate 37 is provided at the top of the lifting rod, a first spring 38 is provided between the limiting plate and the mounting plate, the first spring drives the auxiliary rotating wheel to move in a direction away from the mounting plate, and a distance sensor 39 is provided at the bottom of the limiting plate, and the distance sensor can detect the displacement change of the limiting plate relative to the distance sensor in real time. Because the auxiliary rotating wheel is initially attached to the surface of the conveyor belt, when a cactus comes over, the auxiliary rotating wheel is attached to the upper surface of the cactus under the action of the first spring, and the distance change is the thickness of the cactus.

[0032] In at least one embodiment, the end cutting mechanism includes a vertical rod 41, a lifting plate 42 is slidably matched on the vertical rod, a blocking plate 43 is provided on the top of the vertical rod, a flexible spring 44 is provided between the blocking plate and the lifting plate, and the flexible spring drives the lifting plate away from the blocking plate, a plurality of support seats 45 are provided at the bottom of the lifting plate, a lower pressure wheel 46 is installed on the support seat, a central hole is formed in the middle of the lifting plate, and screws 47 are fixedly connected on both sides of the central hole, a fixing plate 48 is installed on the screw and is locked and fixed by an upper fastening nut 410 and a lower fastening nut 49, a lifting electric cylinder 411 is provided on the top of the fixing plate, and the telescopic rod of the lifting electric cylinder is connected with an arc-shaped cutting knife 412, and the shape of the arc-shaped cutting knife is similar to the end of the cactus. First, the cactus is driven by the conveyor belt to move to the end cutting mechanism, at which time the lower pressure wheel is against the top of the cactus, and the arc-shaped cutting knife falls to cut the front end of the cactus. The end cutting mechanism can automatically cut off the end of the cactus, thereby improving processing efficiency and quality.

[0033] In at least one embodiment, the peeling mechanism includes a left vertical plate 52 and a right vertical plate 53, the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate are fixedly connected to both sides of the conveyor belt mechanism, the left vertical plate 52 and the right vertical plate 53 are provided with a top plate 51 on the top, a left mounting groove 521 is formed on the left vertical plate, a rotating motor 54 is provided in the left mounting groove, the rotating motor is connected with a positive and negative thread screw 55, the positive and negative thread screw is provided with a first thread sleeve 56 and a second thread sleeve 57, a right mounting groove 531 is formed on the right vertical plate, a slide rail 58 is provided in the right mounting groove, a first slider 59 and a second slider 510 are slidably matched on the slide rail, an upper cutting knife 511 is provided between the first thread sleeve and the first slider, a lower cutting knife 512 is provided between the second thread sleeve and the second slider, and the rotation of the rotating motor can make the upper cutting knife and the lower cutting knife approach or move away from each other. The peeling mechanism can efficiently remove the outer skin of the cactus and improve the processing effect.

[0034] Furthermore, the forward and reverse thread screws include a clockwise threaded rod 551 and a counterclockwise threaded rod 552, the clockwise threaded rod is provided with a first thread sleeve, and the counterclockwise threaded rod is provided with a second thread sleeve.

[0035] Working method, first, start the device to ensure that all mechanisms are in the initial state. Check whether the conveyor belt mechanism, push mechanism, thickness detection mechanism, end cutting mechanism and peeling mechanism are operating normally. Place the cactus to be processed on the oblique push plate of the push mechanism. Start the push electric cylinder to make the oblique push plate rise, and the top cactus will slide obliquely onto the conveyor belt. When the cactus passes through the thickness detection mechanism, the auxiliary wheel will fit on the upper surface of the cactus under the action of the first spring. The distance sensor detects the displacement change of the limit plate relative to the sensor in real time to determine the thickness of the cactus. The cactus continues to move along the conveyor belt to the end cutting mechanism. The lower pressure wheel rests on the top of the cactus, and the lifting electric cylinder drives the arc cutting knife to fall and cut the front end of the cactus. The cactus after removing the end enters the peeling mechanism. At this time, the thickness of the cactus is known, and the motor drives the forward and reverse screws to rotate, so that the upper cutting knife and the lower cutting knife are close to or away from each other to adjust the distance between the two cutting knives, and the cactus is peeled. Driven by the conveyor belt, the cactus continuously passes through the upper and lower cutting knives to complete the peeling process. The peeled cactus continues to move along the conveyor belt until it reaches the end of the conveyor belt. The processed cactus is collected at the end of the conveyor belt for subsequent processing or packaging. Regularly check and replace worn knives and conveyor belts. Clean the residue and debris inside the device to keep the device clean and hygienic. After all processing is completed, turn off the power supply of the device. Make sure all mechanisms return to their initial positions and are ready for the next use.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the protection required by the utility model. The scope of protection required by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cactus peeling and thorn removal device, characterized in that: It includes a conveyor belt mechanism, a material pushing mechanism is arranged on the left side of the conveyor belt mechanism, a thickness detection mechanism, an end cutting mechanism and a peeling mechanism are arranged directly above the conveyor belt mechanism, The thickness detection mechanism comprises a first plate, a mounting plate is arranged on the top of the first plate, the mounting plate is located directly above the conveyor belt mechanism, a sliding sleeve is arranged on the bottom of the mounting plate, a lifting rod is slidably fitted in the sliding sleeve, a rotating shaft is arranged on the bottom of the lifting rod, an auxiliary rotating wheel is installed on the rotating shaft, a limiting plate is arranged on the top of the lifting rod, a first spring is arranged between the limiting plate and the mounting plate, the first spring drives the auxiliary rotating wheel to move in a direction away from the mounting plate, and a distance measuring sensor is arranged on the bottom of the limiting plate. The peeling mechanism includes a left vertical plate and a right vertical plate, and the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate are fixedly connected on both sides of the conveyor belt mechanism, and a top plate is provided on the top of the left vertical plate and the right vertical plate, and a left mounting groove is formed on the left vertical plate, and a rotating motor is provided in the left mounting groove, and the rotating motor is connected to a forward and reverse screw, and a first screw sleeve and a second screw sleeve are installed on the forward and reverse screw, and a right mounting groove is formed on the right vertical plate, and a slide rail is provided in the right mounting groove, and a first slider and a second slider are slidably matched on the slide rail, an upper cutting knife is provided between the first screw sleeve and the first slider, and a lower cutting knife is provided between the second screw sleeve and the second slider, and the rotation of the rotating motor can make the upper cutting knife and the lower cutting knife approach or move away from each other.

2. The cactus peeling and thorn removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt mechanism includes two parallel side plates, a plurality of connecting rods are provided between the two side plates, a driving wheel and a driven wheel are rotatably connected on the side plates, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a conveyor belt drive, a driving motor is provided on the side plates, and the output shaft of the driving motor is connected to the driving wheel.

3. The cactus peeling and thorn removal device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A plurality of legs are mounted on the side panels.

4. The cactus peeling and thorn removal device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The pushing mechanism includes a pushing box, which includes a bottom plate, a left high plate on the left side of the bottom plate, a right low plate on the right side of the bottom plate, an inclined side plate between the left high plate and the right low plate, and an electric pushing cylinder at the bottom of the bottom plate. The telescopic rod of the electric pushing cylinder passes through the bottom plate and is connected to the inclined pushing plate, and a number of cacti are placed on the inclined pushing plate.

5. The cactus peeling and thorn removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end cutting mechanism includes a vertical rod, a lifting plate is slidably fitted on the vertical rod, a blocking plate is provided on the top of the vertical rod, a flexible spring is provided between the blocking plate and the lifting plate, the flexible spring drives the lifting plate away from the blocking plate, a plurality of support seats are provided at the bottom of the lifting plate, a lower pressure wheel is installed on the support seat, a center hole is formed in the middle of the lifting plate, screws are fixedly connected on both sides of the center hole, a fixing plate is installed on the screw and is locked and fixed by an upper fastening nut and a lower fastening nut, a lifting electric cylinder is provided on the top of the fixing plate, and an arc-shaped cutting knife is connected to the telescopic rod of the lifting electric cylinder.

6. The cactus peeling and thorn removal device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The forward and reverse thread screws include a clockwise threaded rod and a counterclockwise threaded rod, the clockwise threaded rod is provided with a first thread sleeve, and the counterclockwise threaded rod is provided with a second thread sleeve.

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