Automatic steaming device

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic steamer loading device, comprising a robot, a steamer loading dustpan connected to the robot and a wine steamer, wherein the steamer loading dustpan comprises a hopper and a conveyor arranged below the hopper; the conveyor comprises a belt, an active roller, a driven roller and a motor reducer connected to the active roller; a cleaning mechanism is arranged below the active roller, the cleaning mechanism comprises a brush roller and a brush arranged on the surface of the brush roller, a first sprocket is arranged at the end of the active roller, a second sprocket is arranged at the end of the brush roller, and the second sprocket is connected to the first sprocket through a chain; compared with the swing-type dustpan in the prior art, the steamer loading device of the invention changes the material dropping method, and can make the mash on the belt evenly fall into the wine steamer, so as to achieve the light sprinkling and even spreading process required for steamer loading, which is beneficial to improving the wine yield; in addition, it also has the characteristics of low running noise, low equipment wear, long service life, etc.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of wine making, in particular to an automatic steamer loading device. Background Art

[0002] In the liquor brewing process, it is necessary to add some mother dregs and bran husks to the grains, then mix the dregs, bran husks and grains evenly by hand, and then evenly sprinkle them into the wine retort by hand or with a bucket. Traditionally, grains are mainly sprinkled into the wine retort manually. It can be seen that the traditional manual grain sprinkling is labor-intensive and inefficient.

[0003] The inventor of this application is committed to the development of the upper steamer device, and applied for a patent for the upper steamer device with application number 2018210878181 in 2018. The upper steamer device includes a dustpan for sprinkling materials into the wine steamer, a hopper for feeding materials to the dustpan, and a swing mechanism that can make the dustpan reciprocate in the horizontal direction. The swing mechanism includes a main shaft, an eccentric shaft connected in parallel with the main shaft, the main shaft is connected to the manipulator, the main shaft is connected to the hopper, the eccentric shaft is connected to the dustpan, and the eccentric shaft is also connected to a motor, which can drive the eccentric shaft to rotate relative to the main shaft. The motor drives the eccentric shaft and the connecting rod to rotate, and the connecting rod drives the dustpan to reciprocate in the horizontal direction. This patent solves the technical problems of poor working conditions of traditional vibration mechanisms and easy damage of vibration mechanisms. However, since the swing mechanism applies the principle of the cam mechanism, it is found that the motor, eccentric shaft and connecting rod of the swing mechanism are greatly worn in long-term use, and the noise in the working state is large, the design is relatively complex, and the manufacturing requirements are high. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides an automatic steamer loading device to solve the technical problems of the complicated dustpan swinging mechanism and short service life of the steamer loading device.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an automatic steamer loading device, including a robot, a steamer loading dustpan connected to the robot and a wine steamer, the steamer loading dustpan including a hopper and a conveyor arranged below the hopper; the conveyor includes a belt, an active roller, a driven roller and a motor reducer connected to the active roller; a cleaning mechanism is arranged below the active roller, the cleaning mechanism includes a brush roller and a brush arranged on the surface of the brush roller, a first sprocket is arranged at the end of the active roller, a second sprocket is arranged at the end of the brush roller, and the second sprocket is connected to the first sprocket through a chain.

[0006] The horizontal swinging dustpan of the prior art has a vertical material dropping method: the mash falls vertically into the hopper, then vertically into the dustpan, and the dustpan swings to break it up, and finally vertically falls into the wine retort, which mainly focuses on continuity. Compared with the horizontal swinging dustpan of the prior art, the present application changes the material dropping method. The upper retort dustpan is first filled with mash in the hopper, and then the upper retort dustpan is rotated to the top of the wine retort by a robot. After starting the conveyor, the mash in the hopper will be evenly spread on the surface of the belt. The mash on the belt will evenly fall into the wine retort as the conveyor runs horizontally, and the mash required for the upper retort is achieved. The light sprinkling and even spreading process is achieved, which is conducive to improving the wine yield; in addition, the automatic retort device also has the characteristics of low operating noise, low equipment wear, and long service life.

[0007] Furthermore, it also includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the mash on the belt; the adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment plate arranged on the hopper and perpendicular to the belt, the adjustment plate is provided with a long hole, the adjustment plate can move in the vertical direction relative to the hopper, and the adjustment plate is connected to the hopper through bolts. By moving the adjustment plate in the vertical direction, the distance between the adjustment plate and the belt can be adjusted, thereby controlling the thickness of the mash on the belt, and corresponding adjustments can be made according to different processes or working conditions, so that the mash meets different requirements of the steaming process, and has strong versatility.

[0008] Furthermore, it also includes a material distribution mechanism for breaking up the mash on the belt; the material distribution mechanism includes a material distribution pipe arranged at one end of the conveyor discharge port, and the lower part of the material distribution pipe is connected to a material distribution nail perpendicular to the belt; the material distribution pipe is arranged in a conical shape, and the width of the conical part of the material distribution pipe gradually increases in the direction away from the hopper. Since the mash is relatively sticky, the material distribution nail can break up the mash that is tangled on the belt; at the same time, due to the stickiness of the mash, the mash will be thick in the middle and thin at the edge when it falls from the hopper to the belt. Therefore, the material distribution pipe is designed to be conical, which is more conducive to combing the mash in the middle of the belt to the edge of the belt, so that the mash that falls into the wine retort is more uniform.

[0009] Furthermore, it also includes a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the belt; the tensioning mechanism includes a tensioning plate and a tensioning bolt arranged on the conveyor, and the tensioning bolt passes through the tensioning plate and is connected to the rotating shaft of the driven roller. The belt will produce a slight deformation during long-term use. After the belt is deformed, the belt and the active roller and the driven roller cannot fit tightly, which will cause the roller to idle or slip, that is, the roller rotates but the belt does not rotate, affecting production. The present invention can adjust the horizontal displacement of the driven roller by rotating the tensioning bolt, and also adjust the distance between the active roller and the driven roller, so as to adapt to the deformed belt and make the belt and the active and driven rollers tight.

[0010] Furthermore, a guide mechanism is included for guiding the belt; the guide mechanism includes guide grooves arranged on the active roller and the driven roller and guide strips arranged on the belt and matching the guide grooves. During the operation of the active and driven rollers and the belt, the guide strips on the belt can always be kept in the guide grooves of the active and driven rollers, thereby preventing the belt from running off track.

[0011] Furthermore, an ultrasonic sensor for measuring the height of the mash in the hopper is provided on the hopper. When the mash in the hopper is too little, the ultrasonic sensor transmits information to the robot so that the upper steamer dustpan can refill the material.

[0012] Furthermore, the conveyor is provided with a laser sensor for measuring the height of the mash in the wine retort, so that the robot can control the lifting and lowering of the upper retort dustpan to adapt to different mash heights, so that the upper retort dustpan and the mash in the wine retort always maintain an optimal sprinkling distance.

[0013] Furthermore, the surface of the belt is provided with a scraper formed integrally with the belt. Since the mash is relatively sticky, the gap between the mash will be larger, and the mash will stick to each other and be hooked and adsorbed on the inner wall of the hopper. If a straight transmission chain plate is used for transportation, idling will occur, that is, the chain plate rotates, but the mash is not transported out of the chain plate. Therefore, the present invention increases the contact area between the belt and the mash by arranging a scraper on the belt, thereby preventing the above situation from occurring.

[0014] Furthermore, a support plate is provided under the belt to support the belt and prevent the belt from being deformed under the influence of the gravity of the mash for a long time, which helps to extend the service life of the belt.

[0015] Furthermore, silicone strips are arranged on both sides of the belt to prevent the mash on the belt from leaking out from the sides of the belt.

[0016] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0017] 1. Compared with the swing-type dustpan in the prior art, the steamer loading device of the present invention changes the material dropping method, which can make the mash on the belt fall evenly into the steamer, achieving the light sprinkling and even spreading process required for the steamer loading, which is beneficial to improving the wine yield; in addition, it also has the characteristics of low operating noise, low equipment wear, and long service life.

[0018] 2. The material dividing mechanism of the present invention can break up the lumps of mash on the belt; at the same time, it can also comb the mash in the middle of the belt toward the edge of the belt, so that the mash falling into the wine retort is more uniform.

[0019] 3. The present invention increases the contact area between the belt and the mash by arranging a scraper on the belt, thereby solving the problem of idling of the belt due to the mash being too sticky. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 This is the front view of the upper steamer and dustpan.

[0022] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Top view of the .

[0023] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 Sectional view of AA.

[0024] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of B.

[0025] Figure 6 This is the front view of the conveyor.

[0026] Figure 7 yes Figure 6 Top view of the .

[0027] Figure 8 yes Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the center C direction.

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the belt.

[0029] Fig.10 This is the front view of the belt.

[0030] Fig.11 yes Fig.10 Cross-sectional view of EE.

[0031] The markings in the figure are: 1. Robot; 2. Upper steamer dustpan; 21. Hopper; 221. Belt; 222. Active roller; 223. Driven roller; 224. Motor reducer; 2210. Scraper strip; 2211. Support plate; 2212. Silicone strip; 2221. First sprocket; 2231. Rotating shaft; 31. Brush roller; 311. Second sprocket; 312. Chain; 4. Adjusting plate; 51. Distribution pipe; 52. Distribution nail; 6. Tensioning mechanism; 61. Tensioning plate; 62. Tensioning bolt; 71. Guide groove; 72. Guide strip; 8. Wine steamer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0033] Embodiment 1

[0034] like Figures 1 to 10As shown, the automatic steamer loading device of the present invention comprises a robot 1, a steamer loading dustpan 2 connected to the robot 1 and a wine steamer 8, wherein the steamer loading dustpan 2 comprises a hopper 21 and a conveyor arranged below the hopper 21; the conveyor comprises a belt 221, an active roller 222, a driven roller 223 and a motor reducer 224 connected to the active roller 222; a cleaning mechanism is arranged below the active roller 222, the cleaning mechanism comprises a brush roller 31 and a brush arranged on the surface of the brush roller 31, a first sprocket 2221 is arranged at the end of the active roller 222, a second sprocket 311 is arranged at the end of the brush roller 31, and the second sprocket 311 is connected to the first sprocket 2221 through a chain 312. An ultrasonic sensor (not shown in the figure) for measuring the height of the mash in the hopper is arranged on the hopper 21. A laser sensor (not shown in the figure) for measuring the height of the mash in the wine steamer is arranged on the conveyor. A support plate 2211 is arranged below the belt 221. Silicone strips 2212 are arranged on both sides of the belt 221 .

[0035] The robot is ABB's IRB6700 model robot.

[0036] Working principle: The mixed mash is conveyed into the hopper. After the hopper is filled with materials, the robot rotates the upper steamer dustpan to the top of the wine steamer. The laser sensor controls the material drop height of the upper steamer dustpan. The conveyor runs, and the mash falls through the hopper onto the belt below to form mash of uniform thickness. The mash falls into the wine steamer as the belt runs horizontally.

[0037] The horizontal swinging dustpan of the prior art has a vertical material dropping method: the mash falls vertically into the hopper, then vertically into the dustpan, and the dustpan swings to break it up, and finally vertically falls into the wine retort, which mainly focuses on continuity. Compared with the horizontal swinging dustpan of the prior art, the present application changes the material dropping method. The upper retort dustpan is first filled with mash in the hopper, and then the upper retort dustpan is rotated to the top of the wine retort by a robot. After starting the conveyor, the mash in the hopper will be evenly spread on the surface of the belt. The mash on the belt will evenly fall into the wine retort as the conveyor runs horizontally, and the mash required for the upper retort is achieved. The light sprinkling and even spreading process is achieved, which is conducive to improving the wine yield; in addition, the automatic retort device also has the characteristics of low operating noise, low equipment wear, and long service life.

[0038] Embodiment 2

[0039] like Figure 4 As shown, this embodiment is a further improvement made on the basis of the first embodiment. It also includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the height of the mash on the belt; the adjustment mechanism includes an adjustment plate 4 arranged on the hopper 21 and perpendicular to the belt 221, and a long hole is provided on the adjustment plate 4. The adjustment plate 4 can move in the vertical direction relative to the hopper 21, and the adjustment plate 4 is connected to the hopper 21 by bolts.

[0040] Working principle: By moving the adjusting plate 4 in the vertical direction, the distance between the adjusting plate 4 and the belt 221 can be adjusted, thereby controlling the thickness of the mash on the belt. Corresponding adjustments can be made according to different processes or working conditions so that the mash meets different steaming process requirements, and the versatility is strong.

[0041] Embodiment 3

[0042] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, this embodiment is a further improvement made on the basis of the first embodiment. It also includes a material distribution mechanism for breaking up the mash on the belt; the material distribution mechanism includes a material distribution pipe 51 arranged at one end of the conveyor discharge port, and the lower part of the material distribution pipe 51 is connected to a material distribution nail 52 perpendicular to the belt 221; the material distribution pipe 51 is arranged in a conical shape, and the width of the conical part of the material distribution pipe gradually increases in the direction away from the hopper 21.

[0043] Working principle: Since the mash is relatively sticky, the dividing nails can break up the mash that is tangled on the belt; at the same time, due to the stickiness of the mash, it will be thick in the middle and thin at the edges when it falls from the hopper onto the belt. Therefore, the dividing pipe is designed to be conical, which is more conducive to combing the mash in the middle of the belt to the edge of the belt, so that the mash that falls into the wine retort can be more evenly distributed.

[0044] Embodiment 4

[0045] like Figure 3 and Figure 7 As shown, this embodiment is a further improvement made on the basis of the first embodiment. It also includes a tensioning mechanism for tensioning the belt; the tensioning mechanism includes a tensioning plate 61 and a tensioning bolt 62 arranged on the conveyor, and the tensioning bolt 62 passes through the tensioning plate 61 and is connected to the rotating shaft 2231 of the driven roller.

[0046] Working principle: The belt will produce a slight deformation during long-term use. After the belt is deformed, the belt cannot fit tightly with the active roller and the driven roller, which will cause the roller to idle or slip, that is, the roller rotates but the belt does not rotate, affecting production. The present invention can adjust the horizontal displacement of the driven roller by rotating the tensioning bolt, and also adjust the distance between the active roller and the driven roller, so as to adapt to the deformed belt and make the belt and the active and driven rollers tight.

[0047] Embodiment 5

[0048] like Fig.11As shown, this embodiment is a further improvement made on the basis of the first embodiment. It also includes a guide mechanism for guiding the belt; the guide mechanism includes a guide groove 71 arranged on the active roller 222 and the driven roller 223 and a guide strip 72 arranged on the belt 221 and matching the guide groove 71.

[0049] Working principle: During the operation of the driving and driven rollers and the belt, the guide strips on the belt can always remain in the guide grooves of the driving and driven rollers, thus avoiding the deviation of the belt.

[0050] Embodiment 6

[0051] like Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, this embodiment is a further improvement made on the basis of the first embodiment. The surface of the belt 221 is arranged with a scraper bar 2210 integrally formed with the belt; the scraper bar 2210 is trapezoidal. Since the mash is relatively sticky, the gap between the mash will be larger, and the mash will stick to each other and be hooked and adsorbed on the inner wall of the hopper. If a straight transmission chain plate is used for transportation, idling will occur, that is, the chain plate rotates, but the mash is not transported out from the chain plate. Therefore, the present invention increases the contact area between the belt and the mash by arranging a scraper bar on the belt, thereby preventing the above situation from occurring. In addition, since the scraper bar is trapezoidal, the angle between the scraper bar and the belt is an obtuse angle, so that the scraper bar will not clamp the mash, making the belt cleaner.

[0052] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic steamer loading device, comprising a robot (1), a steamer loading dustpan (2) connected to the robot (1), and a wine steamer (8), characterized in that: The upper steamer dustpan (2) comprises a hopper (21) and a conveyor arranged below the hopper (21); The conveyor comprises a belt (221), a driving roller (222), a driven roller (223), and a motor reducer (224) connected to the driving roller (222); A cleaning mechanism is arranged below the active roller (222), the cleaning mechanism comprising a brush roller (31) and a brush arranged on the surface of the brush roller (31); a first sprocket (2221) is arranged at the end of the active roller (222); a second sprocket (311) is arranged at the end of the brush roller (31); the second sprocket (311) is connected to the first sprocket (2221) via a chain (312); The invention also comprises a material distribution mechanism, which is used to break up the mash on the belt; the material distribution mechanism comprises a material distribution pipe (51) arranged at one end of the conveyor discharge port, and the lower part of the material distribution pipe (51) is connected with a material distribution nail (52) perpendicular to the belt (221); the material distribution pipe (51) is arranged in a conical shape, and the width of the conical part of the material distribution pipe gradually increases in the direction away from the hopper (21).

2. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: An adjusting mechanism, used to adjust the height of the mash on the belt; The adjustment mechanism comprises an adjustment plate (4) arranged on the hopper (21) and perpendicular to the belt (221), the adjustment plate (4) being provided with a long hole, the adjustment plate (4) being movable in a vertical direction relative to the hopper (21), and the adjustment plate (4) being connected to the hopper (21) via bolts.

3. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A tensioning mechanism, used for tensioning the belt; The tensioning mechanism comprises a tensioning plate (61) and a tensioning bolt (62) arranged on the conveyor, wherein the tensioning bolt (62) passes through the tensioning plate (61) and is connected to the rotating shaft (2231) of the driven roller.

4. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A guide mechanism, used for guiding the belt; The guide mechanism comprises a guide groove (71) arranged on the active roller (222) and the driven roller (223), and a guide strip (72) arranged on the belt (221) and matching the guide groove (71).

5. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hopper (21) is provided with an ultrasonic sensor for measuring the height of the mash in the hopper.

6. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor is provided with a laser sensor for measuring the height of the mash in the wine retort.

7. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the belt (221) is provided with a scraper strip (2210) which is integrally formed with the belt.

8. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support plate (2211) is provided below the belt (221).

9. The automatic steamer loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Silicone strips (2212) are arranged on both sides of the belt (221).

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