Adjustable fruit cutting device for fruit canning

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of adjustable fruit block device for fruit can processing, including support platform, fruit placement cylinder, cutting cylinder and cutting knife cylinder, bending frame is installed on the support platform upper end by bolt, hydraulic rod and control motor are installed on the bending frame upper end, rotating plate is installed by flange and bolt on the control motor shaft end, the left and right sides of rotating plate are fixed with movable baffle, the design solves the above background technology device and the defect problem of single function, horizontal cutting loss or unadjustable in prior art fruit block device, the utility model is combined design by longitudinal cutting blade and horizontal synchronous cutting line structure, while completing longitudinal slitting, fruit strip can be cut off immediately by innovative rotating horizontal synchronous cutting line group, and the size of cutting fruit block is adjusted with the speed of rotating horizontal synchronous cutting line group, novelty is high, and practicality is strong.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model is an adjustable fruit cutting device for fruit canning, belonging to the field of fruit processing technology. Background Technology

[0002] In the fruit canning process, core-removing and evenly cutting large fruits such as apples and pears into pieces is a crucial step. Uniform piece shape not only affects the product's appearance but also impacts subsequent sugar syrup penetration, sterilization effectiveness, and product quality consistency.

[0003] For example, Chinese patent CN218052770U proposes a fruit slicing and cutting device. The rotation of a rotating column causes a sliding column to slide within a first threaded groove. This sliding of the sliding column moves a moving block, which in turn moves the cutting blade to cut the fruit. The cutting blade eliminates the need for manual slicing, effectively saving time and improving work efficiency. However, this fruit slicing and cutting device can only perform longitudinal slicing, lacking a horizontal cutting structure. This results in the cut fruit being elongated (e.g., apples cut into long strips), which cannot meet the requirements of fruit canning. The core requirement for "block cutting" (the canning industry typically requires block sizes of 5-20mm, with length, width, and height differences of ≤3mm) is that adding a separate horizontal cutting device would require additional equipment costs, and the fruit strips are prone to shifting and damage when transferred to the horizontal cutting device, resulting in uneven block sizes. Manual horizontal cutting is inefficient (increasing processing time by 50% per batch) and has large human error, which cannot meet the needs of mass production. There is an urgent need for an adjustable fruit cutting device for canned fruit processing to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an adjustable fruit cutting device for fruit canning, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background technology. The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the defects of the above-mentioned background technology devices and the existing technology in fruit cutting devices, such as single function, lack of horizontal cutting or non-adjustability.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: an adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning, comprising a support platform, a fruit placement cylinder, a cutting cylinder, and a cutting blade cylinder. A bending frame is bolted to the upper end of the support platform. A hydraulic rod and a control motor are mounted on the upper end of the bending frame. A rotating plate is mounted on the shaft end of the control motor via a flange and bolts. Movable baffles are fixed on both the left and right sides of the rotating plate. A PLC control panel is mounted on the inner left end of the bending frame. The fruit placement cylinder is embedded in the upper left side of the bending frame. A connecting plate is horizontally mounted on the shaft end of the hydraulic rod via a flange and bolts. A cutting cylinder is embedded in the upper left side of the connecting plate. A cutting blade is installed inside the cutting cylinder via bolts. A welding block is provided on the left end of the connecting plate. A stepped cover plate is fixed on the upper end of the welding block. A connecting inner ring is connected to the lower end of the cutting cylinder. Two steel wire cutting wires are installed inside the connecting inner ring via multiple screws. A spur gear ring is fixedly fitted on the outside of the cutting cylinder. A servo motor is mounted on the upper end of the connecting plate. A spur gear is provided on the shaft end of the servo motor. The spur gear meshes with the spur gear ring.

[0006] Furthermore, a fruit chunk collection bucket is placed on the upper part of the support platform, and the fruit chunk collection bucket is located directly below the fruit placement cylinder.

[0007] Furthermore, a guide rod is longitudinally fixed on the upper right side of the bending frame, and a circular hole is opened on the upper right side of the connecting plate, through which the guide rod slides.

[0008] Furthermore, the movable baffle on the left side is movably fitted into the opening below the fruit placement tube.

[0009] Furthermore, the PLC control panel is connected to the hydraulic rod, control motor, and servo motor via wires.

[0010] Furthermore, a rubber ring is fixed to the lower end of the step cover plate, and the rubber ring slides inside the upper end of the cutting cylinder.

[0011] Furthermore, a positioning groove is provided at the upper end of the inside of the cutting barrel, and the connecting inner ring is slidably located at the positioning groove.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides an adjustable fruit cutting device for canned fruit processing. Because it incorporates a hydraulic rod, control motor, rotating plate, movable baffle, fruit placement cylinder, connecting plate, servo motor, spur gear, spur gear ring, cutting cylinder, welding block, stepped cover plate, connecting inner ring, wire cutting line, cutting blade cylinder, and cutting blade, its structure is reasonable. By combining the longitudinal cutting blade with the horizontal cutting line structure, it can simultaneously cut the fruit strips longitudinally and instantly through an innovative rotating horizontal synchronous cutting line group. Furthermore, the size of the cut fruit pieces is adjustable according to the speed of the rotating horizontal synchronous cutting line group. This device is highly novel and practical. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Other features, objects, and advantages of this invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an adjustable fruit cutting device for canned fruit processing according to the present invention;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the wire cutting structure of an adjustable fruit cutting device for canned fruit processing according to this utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the movable baffle structure of an adjustable fruit cutting device for fruit canning according to this utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting blade structure of an adjustable fruit slicing device for canned fruit processing according to this utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cut structure of an adjustable fruit cutting device for canned fruit processing according to this utility model;

[0019] Figure 6 This is an enlarged structural diagram of the double-strand steel wire tangent of an adjustable fruit cutting device for fruit canning according to this utility model;

[0020] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cutting blade of an adjustable fruit slicing device for canned fruit processing according to this utility model.

[0021] In the diagram: 1-Support platform, 2-Fruit piece collection bin, 3-Bending frame, 4-Guide pole, 5-Hydraulic rod, 6-Control motor, 7-Rotating plate, 8-Modible baffle, 9-Fruit placement cylinder, 10-Connecting plate, 11-Servo motor, 12-Spur gear, 13-Spur gear ring, 14-Cutting cylinder, 15-Welding block, 16-Step cover plate, 17-Connecting inner ring, 18-Wire cutting line, 19-Cutting cylinder, 20-Cutting blade, 21-PLC control panel. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this utility model easier to understand, the present utility model will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0023] Please see Figures 1-7This utility model provides a technical solution: an adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning, including a support platform 1, a fruit placement cylinder 9, a cutting cylinder 14, and a cutting blade cylinder 19. A bending frame 3 is bolted to the upper end of the support platform 1. A hydraulic rod 5 and a control motor 6 are mounted on the upper end of the bending frame 3. A rotating plate 7 is mounted on the shaft end of the control motor 6 via a flange and bolts. Movable baffles 8 are fixed on both the left and right sides of the rotating plate 7. A PLC control panel 21 is mounted on the inner left side of the bending frame 3. The fruit placement cylinder 9 is embedded in the upper left side of the bending frame 3. A connecting plate 10 is horizontally mounted on the shaft end of the hydraulic rod 5 via a flange and bolts. A cutting blade cylinder 19 is embedded in the upper left side of the connecting plate 10. The cutting cylinder 19 has a cutting blade 20 installed inside by bolts. A welding block 15 is provided at the left end of the connecting plate 10, and a stepped cover plate 16 is fixed at the upper end of the welding block 15. A connecting inner ring 17 is connected to the lower end of the cutting cylinder 14. Two steel wire cutting wires 18 are installed in the connecting inner ring 17 by multiple screws. A spur gear ring 13 is fixedly sleeved on the outside of the cutting cylinder 14. A servo motor 11 is installed at the upper end of the connecting plate 10. A spur gear 12 is provided at the shaft end of the servo motor 11. The spur gear 12 meshes with the spur gear ring 13. This design solves the problems of the above-mentioned background technology device and the defects of the existing fruit cutting device, such as single function, lack of horizontal cutting or non-adjustable horizontal cutting.

[0024] As the first embodiment of this utility model: a fruit block collecting bucket 2 is placed on the upper end of the support platform 1. The fruit block collecting bucket 2 is located directly below the fruit placement cylinder 9. This design is used to directly receive and collect the fruit blocks that fall after being processed into blocks, so as to achieve smooth discharge and collection, avoid fruit blocks from scattering, and ensure a clean working environment.

[0025] A guide rod 4 is longitudinally fixed on the upper right side of the bending frame 3. A round hole is opened on the upper right side of the connecting plate 10. The guide rod 4 slides through the round hole. This structure provides precise vertical guidance for the hydraulic rod 5 to drive the connecting plate 10 to move up and down. It effectively prevents the connecting plate 10 and the cutting parts installed on it from deflecting or getting stuck during the movement, and ensures the stability and repeatability of the cutting action.

[0026] The movable baffle 8 on the left side is movably attached to the lower opening of the fruit placing cylinder 9. Driven by the control motor 6 via the rotating plate 7, the movable baffle 8 functions similarly to a rotatable gate. When the movable baffle 8 blocks the lower opening of the fruit placing cylinder 9, it prevents fruit from falling prematurely. When feeding is needed, the control motor 6 drives the rotating plate 7 to rotate, causing the movable baffle 8 to open, allowing the fruit to fall individually, thus achieving intermittent and controllable fruit feeding.

[0027] The PLC control panel 21 is connected to the hydraulic rod 5, the control motor 6, and the servo motor 11 via wires. The added PLC control panel 21 serves as the control core of the entire device. It can preset or adjust parameters such as the stroke and speed of the hydraulic rod 5, the rotation angle and timing of the control motor 6, and the speed of the servo motor 11 in real time, thereby achieving fully automatic or semi-automatic precise control and coordinating the action sequence and rhythm of each component.

[0028] A rubber ring is fixed at the lower end of the step cover plate 16, and the rubber ring slides inside the upper end of the cutting cylinder 14. The added rubber ring plays a good buffering role, which can prevent fruit juice from splashing inside the cutting cylinder 14, reduce the hard impact and wear between the step cover plate 16 and the cutting cylinder 14, and extend the service life of the equipment.

[0029] The upper end of the cutting barrel 19 is provided with a positioning groove, and the connecting inner ring 17 slides in the positioning groove. The added positioning groove structure ensures that the cutting barrel 14 can achieve precise axial positioning and smooth relative rotation between the connecting inner ring 17 and the cutting barrel 19, and ensures that the two intersecting steel wire cutting lines 18 can rotate accurately in the specified plane to complete the horizontal cutting.

[0030] As a second embodiment of this utility model, its overall operation or usage process is as follows:

[0031] Preparation and feeding: Power on the device and set the parameters via the PLC control panel 21. The operator places the pitted and peeled fruits one by one into the fruit placement cylinder 9. At this time, the movable baffle 8 on the left side is in the closed state under the drive of the control motor 6, supporting the bottom fruit.

[0032] Longitudinal slicing: The hydraulic rod 5 is activated according to the program, pushing the connecting plate 10 downward along the guide rod 4. The cutting cylinder 19 fixed on the connecting plate 10 and its internal cutting blade 20 are pressed down together. As the cutting blade 20 passes through the fruit, it cuts it into multiple longitudinal strips. During this process, the cutting cylinder 19 moves into the fruit placement cylinder 9, and the welding block 15 and the stepped cover plate 16 also press down synchronously, applying stable pressure to the upper end of the fruit to ensure smooth cutting.

[0033] Horizontal cutting: Simultaneously or immediately after longitudinal cutting, the servo motor 11 starts, driving the cutting cylinder 14, which meshes with the spur gear 13, to rotate at high speed via the spur gear 12. The two steel wire tangents 18, fixed to the inner ring 17 at the bottom of the cutting cylinder 14, rotate at high speed in the horizontal plane accordingly.

[0034] Cutting principle: When the pressed fruit strip comes into contact with the high-speed rotating steel wire cutting line 18, it will be cut instantly, thus cutting the long fruit strip into small pieces with uniform height, i.e., the thickness of the block fruit.

[0035] Completion of feeding: When the system starts a working cycle, the control motor 6 drives the rotating plate 7 to rotate at a certain angle according to the instruction, which drives the movable baffle 8 on the left to open, so that the fruit pieces in the fruit placement cylinder 9 can fall vertically into the fruit piece collection bucket 2 due to gravity. After completion, the control motor 6 immediately reverses according to the instruction, so that the movable baffle 8 is reset, the feeding port is closed, and it waits for the next feeding.

[0036] Size Adjustment: It is worth noting that the core of the "adjustable" feature in this invention lies in the fact that the horizontal rotation speed of the wire cutter 18 can be adjusted by changing the rotation speed of the servo motor 11 through the PLC control panel 21. With a constant downward pressure speed of the hydraulic rod 5, the faster the rotation speed of the wire cutter 18, the more cuts are made per unit time, resulting in smaller height and thickness of the cut fruit pieces; conversely, the slower the rotation speed, the larger the height of the fruit pieces. Through this electromechanical linkage, precise and stepless adjustment of the fruit piece size is achieved.

[0037] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of this utility model. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this utility model is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic characteristics of this utility model. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects. The scope of this utility model is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and thus all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within this utility model. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

[0038] Furthermore, it should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This narrative style is merely for clarity. Those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An adjustable fruit segmentation device for canned fruit processing, comprising a support platform (1), a fruit placement cylinder (9), a cutting cylinder (14), and a cutting blade cylinder (19), characterized in that: A bending frame (3) is bolted to the upper end of the support platform (1). A hydraulic rod (5) and a control motor (6) are mounted on the upper end of the bending frame (3). A rotating plate (7) is mounted on the shaft end of the control motor (6) via a flange and bolts. Movable baffles (8) are fixed on both the left and right sides of the rotating plate (7). A PLC control panel (21) is mounted on the left inner side of the bending frame (3). A fruit placement tube (9) is embedded in the left upper end of the bending frame (3). A connecting plate (10) is horizontally mounted on the shaft end of the hydraulic rod (5) via a flange and bolts. A cutting blade tube (19) is embedded in the left upper end of the connecting plate (10). A cutting blade (20) is installed inside the cutting cylinder (19) by bolts. A welding block (15) is provided on the left end of the connecting plate (10). A step cover plate (16) is fixed on the upper end of the welding block (15). A connecting inner ring (17) is connected to the lower end of the cutting cylinder (14). Two steel wire cutting wires (18) are installed inside the connecting inner ring (17) by multiple screws. A spur gear ring (13) is fixedly sleeved on the outside of the cutting cylinder (14). A servo motor (11) is installed on the upper end of the connecting plate (10). A spur gear (12) is provided on the shaft end of the servo motor (11). The spur gear (12) meshes with the spur gear ring (13).

2. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fruit block collection bucket (2) is placed on the upper end of the support platform (1), and the fruit block collection bucket (2) is located directly below the fruit placement tube (9).

3. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide rod (4) is longitudinally fixed on the upper right side of the bending frame (3), and a round hole is opened on the upper right side of the connecting plate (10), through which the guide rod (4) slides.

4. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable baffle (8) on the left side is movably attached to the opening below the fruit placement tube (9).

5. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The PLC control panel (21) is connected to the hydraulic rod (5), the control motor (6), and the servo motor (11) via wires.

6. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: A rubber ring is fixed at the lower end of the step cover plate (16), and the rubber ring slides inside the upper end of the cutting cylinder (14).

7. The adjustable fruit segmentation device for fruit canning according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the cutting barrel (19) is provided with a positioning groove, and the connecting inner ring (17) is slidably located at the positioning groove.

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