Dried fruit color sorter

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of dried fruit screening equipment, in particular to a dried fruit color sorter which comprises a feeding module, a main body module and a backflow module, the main body module is sequentially provided with a material distributing mechanism, a visual detection assembly, a double-channel assembly and a tail discharging port assembly, and the material distributing mechanism comprises a plurality of ball assemblies. The two ends of the ball assembly are fixed to the two parallel chains, the small branch and leaf collecting assembly is installed below the distributing mechanism, the double-channel assembly is located on the upper portion of the distributing mechanism, the air nozzle assembly is installed on the lower portion of the double-channel assembly, the tail discharging port assembly is located at the tail end of the distributing mechanism, and the backflow module is located below the tail discharging port assembly. According to the dried fruit color sorter, due to the design of the feeding module, dried fruits can uniformly and stably enter the color sorter, and a good foundation is provided for the subsequent sorting process. And through combined use of the vibration module and the feeding conveying belt, smooth flowing of the materials is ensured, and the phenomena of blockage and accumulation are avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of dried fruit screening equipment, in particular to a dried fruit color sorter. Background Art

[0002] In the food processing industry, dried fruit sorting is a crucial link. Traditional dried fruit sorting mainly relies on manual labor, which is not only inefficient, but also the accuracy of sorting is limited by the workers' experience and skills. With the development of technology and the improvement of automation level, more and more companies are beginning to seek automation solutions to improve the efficiency and accuracy of dried fruit sorting.

[0003] As an advanced automated sorting technology, color sorting technology has been widely used in the field of dried fruit processing in recent years. The dried fruit color sorter can accurately identify the color, shape, size and other characteristics of the dried fruit through a high-precision visual inspection system, thereby achieving fast and accurate sorting of the dried fruit. However, the existing dried fruit color sorters still have certain deficiencies in structural design, sorting efficiency, material return, etc., and cannot meet the growing market demand. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a dried fruit color sorter to solve the problem that the existing dried fruit color sorters mentioned in the above background technology still have certain deficiencies in structural design, sorting efficiency, material return flow, etc. and cannot meet the growing market demand.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a dried fruit color sorter, comprising a feeding module, a main body module, and a reflux module, wherein a feeding mechanism, a visual detection component, a dual-channel component, and a tail discharge port component are sequentially installed on the main body module, the feeding mechanism comprises a plurality of ball assemblies, both ends of the ball assemblies are fixed on two parallel chains, a small branch and leaf collection component is installed below the feeding mechanism, the dual-channel component is located on the upper part of the feeding mechanism, an air nozzle component is installed on the lower part of the dual-channel component, the tail discharge port component is located at the tail end of the feeding mechanism, and the reflux module is located below the tail discharge port component.

[0006] Preferably, the tail outlet assembly includes a tail outlet frame, a brush is installed in the middle of the tail outlet frame, both ends of the brush are installed on the tail outlet frame through brush brackets, and the brush is tangent to the tail end of the chain of the cloth mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, a synchronous gear is provided at one end of the ball assembly, and a synchronous belt is meshed with the lower part of the synchronous gear. The chain is driven by a driving motor, thereby driving the ball assembly to rotate.

[0008] Preferably, the feeding module comprises a storage bin, a feeding conveyor belt and a vibration module, a plurality of spaced partitions are installed on the feeding conveyor belt, a feeding module frame is installed at the bottom of the storage bin, a feeding flow limiting plate is installed on the feeding conveyor belt, the feeding conveyor belt is driven by a feeding motor, and the vibration module comprises a vibration plate, and the vibration plate is driven to vibrate by a vibration motor.

[0009] Preferably, the ball assembly comprises a central shaft, a plurality of rolling bodies are mounted on the central shaft, the outer end of the central shaft is mounted on the chain via a pin, and a gasket is mounted between the end of the central shaft and the pin.

[0010] Preferably, isolation rings are installed between adjacent rolling elements.

[0011] Preferably, the small branch and leaf collection assembly includes a material sliding plate, the bottom end of the material sliding plate is connected to a miscellaneous material bin, and a miscellaneous material bin base is installed at the bottom of the miscellaneous material bin.

[0012] Preferably, the dual-channel assembly includes a channel seat, a channel belt is installed on the top of the channel seat, the middle of the channel belt is separated by a partition, a channel shield is installed on the top outer side of the partition, material ports are provided on both sides of the channel seat, and the air nozzle assembly includes an air nozzle, the air nozzle is connected to the pneumatic valve through an air pipe, and the air nozzle is supported and fixed by an air nozzle fixing plate.

[0013] Preferably, the reflux module comprises a short reflux conveying assembly, a long reflux conveying assembly and a lifting reflux conveying assembly which are connected end to end in sequence, and one end of the lifting reflux conveying assembly is connected to a loading conveyor belt.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. In this dried fruit color sorter, the design of the feeding module enables the dried fruits to enter the color sorter evenly and stably, providing a good foundation for the subsequent sorting process. The combination of the vibration module and the feeding conveyor belt ensures the smooth flow of materials and avoids blockage and accumulation.

[0016] 2. In the dried fruit color sorter, the high-precision recognition capability of the visual inspection component can accurately detect the color, shape, size and other characteristics of the dried fruit, thereby achieving precise control of the quality of the dried fruit. This link is crucial to improving sorting accuracy and product quality.

[0017] 3. The design of the dual-channel component in this dried fruit color sorter makes the sorting process more efficient. The channel belt separated by the partition can process two different qualities of dried fruits at the same time, which improves the sorting speed. The precise control of the air nozzle component ensures the timely removal of the corresponding category of dried fruits.

[0018] 4. In this dried fruit color sorter, the tail outlet assembly and the reflux module work together to realize the automatic collection and reflux of the sorted dried fruits. The brush design effectively cleans the residual materials on the chain, ensuring the cleanliness and long-term stable operation of the equipment. The reflux module returns the dried fruits that do not meet the identification conditions to the loading module for secondary sorting, further improving the sorting efficiency and resource utilization. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top view structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the material dispensing mechanism in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 3 A magnified schematic diagram of the layout at A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 5 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the ball assembly in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the ball assembly in the utility model;

[0025] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the dual-channel component in the utility model;

[0026] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the small and medium-sized branches and leaves collection component of the utility model.

[0027] The meaning of each number in the figure is:

[0028] 1. Feeding module; 101. Storage bin; 102. Feeding module frame; 103. Feeding flow limiting plate; 104. Feeding motor; 105. Feeding conveyor belt; 106. Vibration module; 107. Vibration plate; 2. Main body module; 22. Ball assembly; 221. Pin shaft; 222. Gasket; 223. Center shaft; 224. Synchronous gear; 225. Rolling element; 226. Isolation ring; 23. Chain; 231. Synchronous belt; 25. Small branch and leaf collection assembly; 251. Sliding plate; 252. Miscellaneous material bin; 253. Miscellaneous material bin Base; 3. Visual inspection component; 4. Dual channel component; 402. Channel shield; 403. Partition; 404. Channel seat; 405. Channel belt; 406. Pneumatic valve; 407. Air pipe; 408. Air nozzle; 409. Air nozzle fixing plate; 5. Drive motor; 6. Tail discharge port component; 601. Tail discharge port frame; 602. Brush; 603. Brush holder; 7. Reflux module; 701. Short reflux conveying component; 702. Long reflux conveying component; 703. Lifting reflux conveying component; 8. Control cabinet module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] 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.

[0030] The utility model provides a dried fruit color sorting machine, such as Figure 1-Figure 8 As shown, it includes a main body module 2, on which a cloth mechanism, a visual inspection component 3, a dual-channel component 4, and a tail discharge port component 6 are installed in sequence, and a control cabinet module 8 is installed on the outside of the main body module 2. The control cabinet module 8 is composed of a strong circuit, a weak circuit, a control element, etc., which is a conventional structural equipment of a control cabinet in the prior art and will not be described in detail here. The cloth mechanism includes a plurality of ball assemblies 22, and the two ends of the ball assemblies 22 are fixed on two parallel chains 23. A small branch and leaf collection component 25 is installed below the cloth mechanism, the dual-channel component 4 is located at the upper part of the cloth mechanism, and an air nozzle component is installed at the lower part of the dual-channel component 4. The tail discharge port component 6 is located at the tail end of the cloth mechanism, and the reflux module 7 is located below the tail discharge port component 6. The visual inspection component 3 is composed of a light source, a camera, a lens and other parts. The material is photographed by the signal of the information processing module to identify and determine the result. The camera supporting parts have a certain upper and lower distance. This is a conventional structure of a visual inspection device in the prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0031] In this embodiment, the tail discharge port assembly 6 includes a tail discharge port frame 601, a tail discharge port frame 601, and a brush 602 is installed in the middle of the tail discharge port frame 601. Both ends of the brush 602 are installed on the tail discharge port frame 601 through a brush bracket 603. The brush 602 is tangent to the tail end of the chain 23 of the cloth mechanism. Materials that cannot be executed due to various reasons will pass through the middle collecting port of the discharge port frame 601 at the end of the chain 23. The lower part of the middle collecting port of the discharge port frame 601 is contracted in the short reflux conveying assembly 701. A brush 602 is fixed in the middle position of the middle collecting port of the discharge port frame 601. Its main function is that some materials will stick to the ball bearings due to their high sugar content, and the brush can brush these materials off.

[0032] Specifically, a synchronous gear 224 is provided at one end of the ball assembly 22, and a synchronous belt 231 is meshed with the lower portion of the synchronous gear 224. The chain 23 is driven by the driving motor 5, thereby driving the ball assembly 22 to make a reciprocating rotation. The ball assembly 22 can rotate 360 ​​degrees. There is a concave arc in the middle of the ball assembly 22. The ball assembly 22 is used to separate overlapping materials; and realize the rolling of the material, so that the visual detection component 3 can take a 360-degree photo of the material, accurately identify it, and thus make an accurate judgment.

[0033] It is worth noting that Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown, there are two designs of the structure of the ball assembly 22, one is a structure in which an isolation ring 226 is installed between adjacent rolling bodies 225, and the other is a structure in which the isolation ring 226 is not installed. The isolation ring 226 can be used to ensure isolation between materials when processing larger dried fruits to avoid mutual collision and damage.

[0034] Furthermore, the feeding module 1 includes a storage bin 101, a feeding conveyor belt 105 and a vibration module 106. The feeding conveyor belt 105 is installed with a plurality of spaced partitions. The bottom of the storage bin 101 is installed with a feeding module frame 102. The feeding conveyor belt 105 is installed with a feeding flow limiting plate 103. The feeding conveyor belt 105 is driven by a feeding motor 104. The vibration module 106 includes a vibration plate 107. The vibration plate 107 is driven by a vibration motor to vibrate. The feeding module 1 is used to lift spherical or ellipsoidal materials to the interface of the vibration plate 107. The vibration plate 107 is responsible for sorting the materials. The outlets of the vibration plates 1-7 are connected to about 5 mm above the chain 23.

[0035] Furthermore, the ball assembly 22 includes a central shaft 223 on which a plurality of rolling bodies 225 are mounted. The outer end of the central shaft 223 is mounted on the chain 23 via a pin 221 , and a gasket 222 is installed between the end of the central shaft 223 and the pin 221 .

[0036] Furthermore, the small branch and leaf collection component 25 includes a material sliding plate 251, the bottom end of the material sliding plate 251 is connected to a miscellaneous material bin 252, and a miscellaneous material bin base 253 is installed at the bottom of the miscellaneous material bin 252, which is used to store fallen small branches and leaves, soil blocks, etc. in the miscellaneous material bin 252 for easy regular cleaning.

[0037] Furthermore, the dual-channel component 4 includes a channel seat 404, a channel belt 405 is installed on the top of the channel seat 404, the middle part of the channel belt 405 is separated by a partition 403, and a channel shield 402 is installed on the top outer side of the partition 403. Material ports are set on both sides of the channel seat 404, and the air nozzle assembly includes an air nozzle 408. The air nozzle 408 is connected to the pneumatic valve 406 through an air pipe 407. The air nozzle 408 is supported and fixed by an air nozzle fixing plate 409. The result of the judgment of the visual inspection component 3 will be given to the air nozzle assembly. After the solenoid valve 406 is actuated, the vertically upward air nozzle 408 discharges air, and the material is blown upward from the gap in the middle of the ball assembly 22. After rebounding from the channel shield 402, it falls onto the channel belt 405. There will be a partition 403 in the middle of the channel shield 402 to separate the two types of materials on the left and right, which fall into two cartons or plastic boxes through the inverted Y-shaped outlet at the tail of the channel belt 405.

[0038] Furthermore, the reflux module 7 includes a short reflux conveying component 701, a long reflux conveying component 702 and a lifting reflux conveying component 703 which are connected end to end in sequence. One end of the lifting reflux conveying component 703 is connected to the loading conveyor belt 105. The material coming out of the tail outlet component 6 will pass through these three conveyor belts and return to the storage bin 101 in the loading module 1 for re-selection.

[0039] Finally, it should be noted that the electronic components of the visual detection component 3, drive motor 5, etc. in this embodiment are all universal standard parts or parts known to technical personnel in this field, and their structures and principles can be known to technical personnel in this field through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods. In the idle part of this device, all the above-mentioned electrical components are connected by wires respectively. The specific connection means should refer to the working sequence between the electrical components in the above-mentioned working principle to complete the electrical connection, which are all well-known technologies in the field.

[0040] The above shows and describes the basic principle, 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 are only preferred examples of the utility model and are not used to limit 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 utility model to be protected. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A dried fruit color sorter, comprising a feeding module (1), a main module (2), and a reflow module (7), characterized in that: The main body module (2) is sequentially mounted with a material distributing mechanism, a visual detection component (3), a dual-channel component (4), and a tail outlet component (6); the material distributing mechanism comprises a plurality of ball components (22); the two ends of the ball components (22) are fixed on two parallel chains (23); a small branch and leaf collecting component (25) is mounted below the material distributing mechanism; the dual-channel component (4) is located at the upper part of the material distributing mechanism; an air nozzle component is mounted at the lower part of the dual-channel component (4); the tail outlet component (6) is located at the tail end of the material distributing mechanism; and the reflux module (7) is located below the tail outlet component (6).

2. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tail outlet assembly (6) comprises a tail outlet frame (601), a brush (602) is installed in the middle of the tail outlet frame (601), both ends of the brush (602) are installed on the tail outlet frame (601) through a brush bracket (603), and the brush (602) is tangent to the tail end of the chain (23) of the cloth mechanism.

3. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the ball assembly (22) is provided with a synchronous gear (224), and the lower part of the synchronous gear (224) is meshed with a synchronous belt (231). The chain (23) is driven by a driving motor (5), thereby driving the ball assembly (22) to rotate.

4. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding module (1) comprises a material storage bin (101), a feeding conveyor belt (105) and a vibration module (106); a plurality of spaced partitions are installed on the feeding conveyor belt (105); a feeding module frame (102) is installed at the bottom of the material storage bin (101); a feeding flow limiting plate (103) is installed on the feeding conveyor belt (105); the feeding conveyor belt (105) is driven by a feeding motor (104); the vibration module (106) comprises a vibration plate (107); and the vibration plate (107) is driven by the vibration motor to vibrate.

5. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 3, characterized in that: The ball assembly (22) comprises a central shaft (223), a plurality of rolling bodies (225) are mounted on the central shaft (223), the outer end of the central shaft (223) is mounted on the chain (23) via a pin shaft (221), and a gasket (222) is mounted between the end of the central shaft (223) and the pin shaft (221).

6. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 5, characterized in that: Isolation rings (226) are installed between adjacent rolling bodies (225).

7. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The small branch and leaf collecting assembly (25) comprises a material sliding plate (251), the bottom end of the material sliding plate (251) is connected to a miscellaneous material bin (252), and the bottom of the miscellaneous material bin (252) is installed with a miscellaneous material bin base (253).

8. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dual-channel component (4) includes a channel seat (404), a channel belt (405) is installed on the top of the channel seat (404), the middle of the channel belt (405) is separated by a partition (403), a channel shield (402) is installed on the outer side of the top of the partition (403), material ports are arranged on both sides of the channel seat (404), and the air nozzle assembly includes an air nozzle (408), the air nozzle (408) is connected to the pneumatic valve (406) through an air pipe (407), and the air nozzle (408) is supported and fixed by an air nozzle fixing plate (409).

9. The dried fruit color sorter according to claim 4, characterized in that: The reflux module (7) comprises a short reflux conveying assembly (701), a long reflux conveying assembly (702) and a lifting reflux conveying assembly (703) which are connected end to end in sequence, and one end of the lifting reflux conveying assembly (703) is connected to the loading conveyor belt (105).

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