Hawthorn slice sorting device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food processing device, and discloses a hawthorn slice sorting device, wherein a feeding mechanism is arranged on one side of a discharging trough for stacked hawthorn slices in strips to enter the discharging trough; supporting blocks are symmetrically arranged in the discharging trough and on both sides thereof to support the hawthorn slices entering the discharging trough, and a first power source is arranged on both supporting blocks to drive the lower ends of the two supporting blocks to open toward each other; a punching mechanism located above the discharging trough is also arranged on the sorting table, and the hawthorn slice sorting device of the present invention, the feeding mechanism can continuously transmit the hawthorn slices that have been sliced ​​and stacked in strips to the location of the discharging trough. The first power source drives the lower ends of the two supporting blocks to open toward each other, and then the punching mechanism operates to synchronously press the hawthorn slices in the discharging trough down to the bottom of the sorting table, and make the hawthorn slices just fall onto the conveyor belt below the discharging trough for transmission, thereby completing the automatic segmentation and transmission of the stacked hawthorn slices.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a food processing device, in particular to a hawthorn slice sorting device. Background Art

[0002] In the last step of making the finished hawthorn slices, the dried and formed hawthorn strips need to be sliced ​​by a special slicer. At this time, the sliced ​​hawthorn slices are still stacked together in long strips. Then the stacked hawthorn slices need to be sorted and packaged. In the process of sorting the hawthorn slices, the stacked hawthorn slices need to be evenly segmented first, and then each segment of hawthorn slices is placed on the conveyor belt and transferred to the next process for packaging. In the process of sorting and transferring the hawthorn slices, the stacking state of the hawthorn slices needs to remain unchanged for packaging.

[0003] like Figure 1 As shown, it is an assembly line for sorting finished hawthorn slices 1 in the prior art. The assembly line mainly includes a conveyor belt 9, and the conveyor belt 9 is provided with baffle bars 10 arranged at intervals 11 along the conveying direction. During the operation of the conveyor belt 9, the worker standing at the starting end of the conveyor belt 9 first divides the finished hawthorn slices 1 that have been processed and sliced ​​into sections, and then places each section of hawthorn slices 1 between two adjacent baffle bars 10 on the conveyor belt 9 in sequence. In order to ensure that the number of each section of hawthorn slices 1 is uniform, a dedicated person is required to count the number of each section of hawthorn slices 1 on the other side of the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 9, which is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also prone to errors in manual counting, resulting in the production efficiency and accuracy of the assembly line failing to meet the standards, so there is still room for improvement. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a hawthorn slice sorting device, which can evenly segment the finished hawthorn slices that have been sliced, and automatically put the segmented hawthorn slices onto a conveyor belt for transmission, thereby improving the sorting efficiency and accuracy of the hawthorn slices.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is solved by the following technical solutions:

[0006] A hawthorn slice sorting device comprises a sorting table, a discharging trough is penetrated through the table top of the sorting table, a feeding mechanism is arranged on one side of the discharging trough for allowing hawthorn slices stacked in strips to enter the discharging trough, and an abutment is arranged on the other side of the discharging trough to limit the lateral position of the hawthorn slices; supporting blocks are symmetrically arranged in the discharging trough and on both sides thereof to support the hawthorn slices entering the discharging trough, and a first power source is arranged on both supporting blocks to respectively drive the lower ends of the two supporting blocks to open toward each other; a stamping mechanism is also arranged on the sorting table above the discharging trough to press the hawthorn slices stacked in the discharging trough down to the bottom of the sorting table.

[0007] Preferably, a conveyor belt is provided below the discharge chute, and the conveying surface of the conveyor belt is provided with barrier strips arranged along its conveying direction, and adjacent barrier strips are spaced apart to accommodate the hawthorn slices falling from the discharge chute.

[0008] Preferably, a discharging mechanism is arranged between the discharging chute and the conveyor belt, and the discharging mechanism comprises a turntable located below the discharging chute, and a plurality of accommodating grooves are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the turntable to accommodate the hawthorn slices falling from the discharging chute; both side end surfaces of the turntable are fitted with fixed limiting disks, and the outer diameter of the limiting disks is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the turntable; connecting plates are extended downwardly at the positions corresponding to the two limiting disks below the discharging chute, and arc grooves are formed on the edges of the connecting plates near the limiting disks to adapt to the outer edges of the limiting disks; an arc baffle adapted to the arc surface of one side of the limiting disk is also arranged below the sorting platform, and a second power source connected to the turntable is also arranged below the sorting platform to drive the turntable to rotate circumferentially.

[0009] Preferably, the stamping mechanism includes a stamping block located above the discharge chute, and the stamping block is connected to a linear drive mechanism to drive the stamping block to perform reciprocating linear motion in a vertical direction.

[0010] Preferably, the linear drive mechanism includes a support seat arranged on the upper surface of the sorting table, a guide rail is vertically arranged on the side of the support seat, a driving block is arranged on the stamping block, and a sliding groove is provided on the driving block for slidingly engaging with the guide rail; a third power source connected to the driving block is also arranged on the support seat to drive the driving block to perform reciprocating linear motion in the vertical direction.

[0011] Preferably, the feeding mechanism includes a trough belt conveyor located on one side of the sorting table, and a trough transition plate is connected between the end of the trough belt conveyor close to the sorting table and the discharge trough, and the groove of the trough transition plate is flush with the transmission arc surface of the trough belt conveyor.

[0012] Preferably, the lower plate surface of the grooved transition plate is provided with an outwardly convex transition arc surface at one end close to the grooved belt conveyor belt to adapt to the tangent direction of the bent portion of the grooved belt conveyor belt.

[0013] Preferably, a connecting seat is connected between the groove-shaped transition plate and the discharge chute, and a through hole is penetrated through the side of the connecting seat for the hawthorn slices stacked in strips to pass through.

[0014] Preferably, the connecting seat is pivotally connected with adjustment plates on the side near the discharge trough and on both sides of the through hole. The two adjustment plates are symmetrically arranged, and arc grooves are provided on the opposite sides of the two adjustment plates to be flush with the inner wall of the through hole. A reset mechanism is provided on each adjustment plate.

[0015] Preferably, the reset mechanism is a counterweight block arranged at the rear end of the adjusting plate.

[0016] The present invention has significant technical effects due to the adoption of the above technical scheme: the feeding mechanism can continuously transfer the hawthorn slices that have been sliced ​​and stacked in strips to the location of the discharge trough. At this time, due to the supporting effect of the supporting block, the hawthorn slices located at the position of the discharge trough cannot fall through the discharge trough. After the head end of the hawthorn slice abuts against the abutment, the first power source drives the lower ends of the two supporting blocks to open toward each other, and then the stamping mechanism operates to synchronously press the hawthorn slices located in the discharge trough to the bottom of the sorting table, and make the hawthorn slices just fall onto the conveyor belt below the discharge trough for transmission, thereby completing the automatic segmentation and transmission of the stacked hawthorn slices. Finally, the first power source drives the two supporting blocks to reset, and the feeding mechanism continues to push the remaining stacked hawthorn slices forward, and repeats the above steps. Due to the limiting function of the discharge chute, the number of stacked hawthorn slices falling through the discharge chute each time remains basically consistent, thereby achieving uniform segmentation of the hawthorn slices, eliminating the trouble of manual counting of the number of hawthorn slices, and achieving higher accuracy, which not only improves work efficiency but also reduces the error rate of the production line. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is an assembly line for sorting finished hawthorn slices in the prior art;

[0018] Figure 2 The structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 3 The explosion of this embodiment Figure 1 ;

[0020] Figure 4 The structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 5 The structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 3 ;

[0022] Figure 6 The explosion of this embodiment Figure 2 ;

[0023] Figure 7 The structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 4 ;

[0024] Figure 8 The structure of this embodiment is shown in FIG. Figure 5 .

[0025] The parts indicated by the numbers in the above figures are as follows: 1. hawthorn slices; 2. sorting table; 3. discharging trough; 4. feeding mechanism; 5. abutment member; 6. supporting block; 7. first power source; 8. punching mechanism; 9. conveyor belt; 10. baffle bar; 11. interval; 12. discharging mechanism; 13. turntable; 14. containing groove; 15. limit plate; 16. connecting plate; 17. arc groove; 18. arc baffle plate; 19. second power source; 20. punching Pressure block; 21. Linear drive mechanism; 22. Support seat; 23. Guide rail; 24. Drive block; 25. Slide; 26. Third power source; 27. Grooved belt conveyor; 28. Grooved transition plate; 29. ​​Groove; 30. Transition arc surface; 31. Connecting seat; 32. Through hole; 33. Adjustment sheet; 34. Arc surface groove; 35. Counterweight block; 36. Transmission arc surface; 37. Gear assembly; 38. Positioning groove; 39. Crank-connecting rod mechanism; 40. Rotating shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0027] like Figures 2 to 8As shown, a hawthorn slice sorting device disclosed in this embodiment includes a sorting platform 2, which is a horizontal plate-like structure. The table top of the sorting platform 2 is penetrated by a discharging trough 3, which is rectangular and has a width consistent with the required length of the hawthorn slices 1 after segmentation. A feeding mechanism 4 is provided on one side of the discharging trough 3 for the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in strips to enter the discharging trough 3. In this embodiment, the feeding mechanism 4 includes a trough-shaped belt conveyor 27 located on one side of the sorting platform 2, and a trough-shaped transition plate 28 is connected between the end of the trough-shaped belt conveyor 27 close to the sorting platform 2 and the discharging trough 3, and the groove 29 of the trough-shaped transition plate 28 is flush with the conveying arc surface 36 of the trough-shaped belt conveyor 27. Among them, the cross-sections of the conveying arc surface 36 of the trough-shaped belt conveyor 27 and the groove 29 of the trough-shaped transition plate 28 are both arc-shaped to adapt to the outer wall shape of the stacked cylindrical hawthorn slices 1. The lower plate surface of the grooved transition plate 28 is provided with an outwardly protruding transition arc surface 30 at one end close to the grooved belt conveyor 27 to adapt to the tangent direction of the bent portion of the grooved belt conveyor 27, so that the conveying arc surface 36 of the grooved belt conveyor 27 can be seamlessly connected with the groove 29 of the grooved transition plate 28, thereby ensuring that the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in strips can be smoothly transmitted to the location of the discharge trough 3 through the grooved belt conveyor 27. A connecting seat 31 is connected between the groove-type transition plate 28 and the discharge chute 3. A through hole 32 is penetrated through the side of the connecting seat 31 for the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in strips to pass through. The through hole 32 is preferably circular, and its inner diameter is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the hawthorn slices 1. The inner wall of the through hole 32 is flush with the groove 29 of the groove-type transition plate 28, so that the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in strips can pass through the connecting seat 31 smoothly, and the position of the stacked hawthorn slices 1 passing through is fine-tuned, so that the stacked hawthorn slices 1 entering the discharge chute 3 can be more neat, which is convenient for the next process. An abutment 5 is provided on the other side of the discharge chute 3 to limit the lateral position of the hawthorn slices 1. The abutment 5 is fixed above the sorting table 2 and is located on the edge of the side of the discharge chute 3 away from the connecting seat 31.

[0028] Furthermore, support blocks 6 are symmetrically arranged in the discharge trough 3 and on both sides thereof to support the hawthorn slices 1 entering the discharge trough 3, and first power sources 7 are arranged on both support blocks 6 to respectively drive the lower ends of the two support blocks 6 to open toward each other. In this embodiment, the first power source 7 is preferably a motor fixed on the sorting platform 2, and the output shaft of the motor is connected to the support block 6 through a gear assembly 37 to efficiently and accurately drive the support block 6 to open and close.

[0029] Furthermore, the sorting platform 2 is also provided with a punching mechanism 8 located above the discharge trough 3 to press the hawthorn slices 1 stacked in the discharge trough 3 down to the bottom of the sorting platform 2. The punching mechanism 8 includes a punching block 20 located above the discharge trough 3, and a positioning groove 38 is provided on the lower side of the punching block 20, so that the punching block 20 is not prone to slipping during the process of pressing down the outer wall of the stacked hawthorn slices 1, so that the pressing efficiency is higher. The punching block 20 is connected to a linear drive mechanism 21 to drive the punching block 20 to perform reciprocating linear motion in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the linear drive mechanism 21 includes a support seat 22 disposed on the upper surface of the sorting platform 2. The support seat 22 is preferably a plate-shaped structure vertically fixed to the upper surface of the sorting platform 2. A guide rail 23 is vertically arranged on the side of the support seat 22. A driving block 24 is arranged on the punching block 20. A slide groove 25 is provided on the driving block 24 for slidingly engaging with the guide rail 23. The sliding cooperation between the slide groove 25 and the guide rail 23 enables the driving block 24 to slide stably longitudinally on the side of the support seat 22 and cannot be separated from the support seat 22. A third power source 26 connected to the driving block 24 is also provided on the support seat 22 to drive the driving block 24 to perform reciprocating linear motion in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the third power source 26 is preferably a motor fixed to the support seat 22 and above the guide rail 23. The output shaft of the motor is connected to the driving block 24 through a crank-connecting rod mechanism 39 to efficiently and accurately control the driving block 24 to perform longitudinal reciprocating linear motion.

[0030] Furthermore, the side of the connection seat 31 close to the discharge trough 3 and the position on both sides of the through hole 32 are both fitted and pivoted with adjustment pieces 33, and the two adjustment pieces 33 are symmetrically arranged and are preferably pivoted to the side of the connection seat 31 through the rotating shaft 40. The opposite sides of the two adjustment pieces 33 are provided with arc grooves 34 to be flush with the inner wall of the through hole 32, so as to adapt to the outer wall shape of the hawthorn slices 1. And each adjustment piece 33 is provided with a reset mechanism. In this embodiment, the reset mechanism is a counterweight block 35 arranged at the tail end of the adjustment piece 33, so that the adjustment piece 33 can be automatically reset without external force.

[0031] Furthermore, a conveyor belt 9 is provided below the discharge chute 3, and the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 9 is perpendicular to the feeding direction of the feeding mechanism 4. The conveying surface of the conveyor belt 9 is arranged with barrier strips 10 along its conveying direction, and intervals 11 are maintained between adjacent barrier strips 10 to accommodate the hawthorn slices 1 falling from the discharge chute 3.

[0032] Furthermore, a discharging mechanism 12 is provided between the discharging chute 3 and the conveyor belt 9. In this embodiment, the discharging mechanism 12 includes a turntable 13 located below the discharging chute 3. The end surface of the turntable 13 is vertically arranged, and its thickness is greater than or equal to the overall thickness of each segment of the hawthorn slice 1 after segmentation. The outer peripheral surface of the turntable 13 is provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves 14 to accommodate the hawthorn slices 1 falling from the discharging chute 3; both side end surfaces of the turntable 13 are fitted with fixed limiting disks 15, and the outer diameter of the limiting disk 15 is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the turntable 13, so that the segmented hawthorn slices 1 falling into the accommodating grooves 14 will not slide off the side end surfaces of the turntable 13. A connecting plate 16 extends downwardly from the positions of the two limiting disks 15 below the discharge chute 3. The connecting plate 16 is provided with an arc groove 17 near the edge of the limiting disk 15 to adapt to the outer edge of the limiting disk 15, so that the stacked hawthorn slices 1 falling from the discharge chute 3 can always remain in the stacked state after segmentation, avoiding the hawthorn slices 1 stacked together from scattering. An arc baffle 18 adapted to the arc surface of one side of the limiting disk 15 is also provided below the sorting table 2, so that the hawthorn slices 1 falling into the receiving groove 14 will not fall out of the receiving groove 14 during the circumferential rotation of the turntable 13, and the hawthorn slices 1 will not be separated from the receiving groove 14 until the opening of the receiving groove 14 faces downward. A second power source 19 connected to the turntable 13 is also provided below the sorting platform 2 to drive the turntable 13 to rotate circumferentially. In this embodiment, the second power source 19 is preferably a motor fixed below the sorting platform 2, and the output shaft of the motor is coaxially connected to the center of the turntable 13, thereby being able to accurately and efficiently drive the turntable 13 to rotate circumferentially.

[0033] The specific working process of the hawthorn slice sorting device is as follows:

[0034] 1. The hawthorn slices 1 that have been sliced ​​and stacked are placed manually on the conveying arc surface 36 of the trough belt conveyor 27, and the trough belt conveyor 27 sequentially transfers the segmented hawthorn slices 1 to the trough transition plate 28, the through hole 32 of the connecting seat 31 and the position of the discharge trough 3 until they abut against the abutment 5 of the sorting platform 2. At this time, since the two supporting blocks 6 in the discharge trough 3 are in a closed state, the hawthorn slices 1 in the discharge trough 3 will not fall.

[0035] Second, the first power source 7 controls the two supporting blocks 6 to open downward to open the discharge chute 3; then the third power source 26 controls the driving block 24 to slide downward along the guide rail 23 through the crank connecting rod mechanism 39 to drive the punching block 20 to move downward, so as to press the entire stacked hawthorn slices 1 in the discharge chute 3 through the discharge chute 3 to the bottom of the sorting table 2. After the pressing is completed, the third power source 26 controls the driving block 24 and the punching block 20 to reset through the crank connecting rod mechanism 39.

[0036] 3. The segmented hawthorn slices 1 that have been pressed down to the bottom of the sorting table 2 fall directly into the receiving groove 14 of the turntable 13, and then the second power source 19 controls the turntable 13 to rotate circumferentially in the direction of the arc baffle 18 until the receiving groove 14 leaves the lower end of the arc baffle 18 and opens downward, and the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in the receiving groove 14 can directly fall into the gap 11 between two adjacent barrier strips 10 of the conveyor belt 9.

[0037] Fourth, the conveyor belt 9 sequentially conveys the stacked hawthorn slices 1 which have been segmented to the next station for packaging, and at the same time moves the next empty space 11 to the bottom of the turntable 13 to receive the new segmented hawthorn slices 1.

[0038] 5. Repeat the above steps.

[0039] In the above steps, the control logic of the first power source 7, the second power source 19 and the third power source 26 can be implemented by means of a PLC or a single chip microcomputer, which is common knowledge in the art and will not be elaborated here.

[0040] In the above step 2, if the thickness of the hawthorn slices 1 is inconsistent due to the slicing process error, the hawthorn slices 1 closest to the feeding mechanism 4 among the stacked hawthorn slices 1 in the discharge chute 3 can be exactly in the arc groove 34 of the adjustment piece 33. When the punching mechanism 8 is in the process of pressing down the hawthorn slices 1 and segmenting them, the last extra hawthorn slice 1 can overcome the gravity of the counterweight block 35 and press the adjustment piece 33 downward after being squeezed, so that the adjustment piece 33 automatically opens, so that the hawthorn slice 1 can smoothly pass through the discharge chute 3 and avoid being crushed, which can reduce production losses and improve product quality. After the hawthorn slices 1 are pressed down, the adjustment piece 33 can be rotated and reset under the gravity of the counterweight block 35 with the rotating shaft 40 as the rotation center. After the reset is completed, the counterweight block 35 just abuts against the upper surface of the sorting table 2.

Claims

1. A hawthorn slice sorting device, characterized in that: The sorting platform (2) comprises a sorting table (2), the table surface of the sorting table (2) is penetrated by a discharging trough (3), a feeding mechanism (4) is arranged on one side of the discharging trough (3) for allowing the stacked hawthorn slices (1) in strip form to enter the discharging trough (3), and an abutment member (5) is arranged on the other side of the discharging trough (3) to limit the lateral position of the hawthorn slices (1); supporting blocks (6) are symmetrically arranged in the discharging trough (3) and at positions on both sides thereof to support the hawthorn slices (1) entering the discharging trough (3), and a first power source (7) is arranged on both supporting blocks (6) to respectively drive the lower ends of the two supporting blocks (6) to open toward each other; the sorting table (2) is also provided with a stamping mechanism (8) located above the discharging trough (3) to press the hawthorn slices (1) stacked in the discharging trough (3) downward to the bottom of the sorting table (2); A conveyor belt (9) is arranged below the discharge chute (3); a conveying surface of the conveyor belt (9) is provided with barrier strips (10) arranged along its conveying direction; and adjacent barrier strips (10) are provided with intervals (11) to accommodate the hawthorn slices (1) falling from the discharge chute (3); A discharging mechanism (12) is arranged between the discharging chute (3) and the conveyor belt (9), and the discharging mechanism (12) comprises a turntable (13) located below the discharging chute (3), and a plurality of accommodating grooves (14) are arranged around the outer circumference of the turntable (13) to accommodate the hawthorn slices (1) dropped from the discharging chute (3); both side end surfaces of the turntable (13) are fitted with a limit plate (15) fixed thereto, and the outer diameter of the limit plate (15) is greater than or equal to the outer diameter of the turntable (13); the lower part of the discharging chute (3) is provided with a plurality of accommodating grooves (14) to accommodate the hawthorn slices (1) dropped from the discharging chute (3); A connecting plate (16) is provided downwardly extending from the positions of the two limiting plates (15); an arc groove (17) is provided on the edge of the connecting plate (16) close to the limiting plate (15) to adapt to the outer edge of the limiting plate (15); an arc baffle (18) is provided below the sorting platform (2) to adapt to the arc surface of one side of the limiting plate (15); and a second power source (19) connected to the turntable (13) is provided below the sorting platform (2) to drive the turntable (13) to rotate in a circumferential direction; The punching mechanism (8) comprises a punching block (20) located above the discharge chute (3), and a linear drive mechanism (21) is connected to the punching block (20) to drive the punching block (20) to perform reciprocating linear motion in a vertical direction; The feeding mechanism (4) comprises a grooved belt conveyor (27) located on one side of the sorting platform (2), a grooved transition plate (28) is connected between the end of the grooved belt conveyor (27) close to the sorting platform (2) and the discharge trough (3), and the groove (29) of the grooved transition plate (28) is flush with the conveying arc surface (36) of the grooved belt conveyor (27); The lower plate surface of the grooved transition plate (28) is provided with an outwardly protruding transition arc surface (30) at one end close to the grooved belt conveyor belt (27) to adapt to the tangent direction of the bent portion of the grooved belt conveyor belt (27); A connecting seat (31) is connected between the groove-shaped transition plate (28) and the discharge trough (3), and a through hole (32) is penetrated through the side surface of the connecting seat (31) for the hawthorn slices (1) stacked in strips to pass through.

2. The hawthorn slice sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The linear drive mechanism (21) comprises a support seat (22) arranged on the upper surface of the sorting platform (2), a guide rail (23) is vertically arranged on the side of the support seat (22), a driving block (24) is arranged on the punching block (20), and a slide groove (25) is provided on the driving block (24) for slidingly engaging with the guide rail (23); and a third power source (26) connected to the driving block (24) is also arranged on the support seat (22) to drive the driving block (24) to perform reciprocating linear motion in the vertical direction.

3. The hawthorn slice sorting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Adjustment plates (33) are pivotally connected to the side of the connection seat (31) close to the discharge chute (3) and on both sides of the through hole (32). The two adjustment plates (33) are symmetrically arranged. The opposite sides of the two adjustment plates (33) are provided with arc grooves (34) to be flush with the inner wall of the through hole (32). A reset mechanism is arranged on each adjustment plate (33).

4. The hawthorn slice sorting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The reset mechanism is a counterweight block (35) arranged at the rear end of the adjustment piece (33).

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