Feeding device and food processing equipment

Abstract

A material counting device and food processing equipment, relating to the technical field of automated equipment. The material counting device comprises a loading mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a rotation mechanism; the loading mechanism comprises a loading tray, a plurality of material holes are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray, and the material carried on the loading tray can fall through the material holes, the vibration mechanism and the rotation mechanism are respectively connected to the loading mechanism, the vibration mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the rotation mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to rotate with a first rotation axis, and the axial direction of the first rotation axis is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray driven by the vibration mechanism. The material counting device can improve the efficiency of material counting and avoid the pollution problem that may be caused by manual material counting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automation equipment, and in particular to a material counting device and food processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] Betel nut contains a variety of nutrients and beneficial substances needed by the human body. It is a plant-based chewing gum that is very popular among consumers. Chewing betel nut has become a national hobby in many areas and has formed a unique cultural landscape. With the rapid development of the betel nut industry, people's requirements for the taste of betel nut are increasing. At present, in order to meet market demand, the betel nut food manufacturing industry needs to add raisins or wolfberries and other dried fruits to betel nuts to improve the taste of betel nuts.

[0003] However, due to the irregular particles of raisins and other dried fruits, they are stored and transported in bulk, and raisins are easily sticky after being damaged, which has delayed the implementation of automation in the industry. Currently, it is common to manually put raisins or wolfberries and other dried fruits into betel nuts one by one. This manual method of placing materials is not only inefficient, but also requires additional strict control of food safety and hygiene issues caused by manual placing materials in order to avoid possible contamination problems during the placing process. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a material counting device and a food processing device, which can improve the material counting efficiency and avoid the pollution problem that may be caused by manual material counting.

[0005] The embodiment of the present invention is achieved as follows:

[0006] In one aspect of the present invention, a material counting device is provided, which includes a loading mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a rotation mechanism; the loading mechanism includes a loading tray, a plurality of material holes are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray, and the material carried on the loading tray can fall through the material holes, the vibration mechanism and the rotation mechanism are respectively connected to the loading mechanism, the vibration mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the rotation mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to rotate with a first rotation axis, and the axial direction of the first rotation axis is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray driven by the vibration mechanism. The material counting device can improve the efficiency of material counting and avoid the pollution problem that may be caused by manual material counting.

[0007] Optionally, the loading mechanism further comprises a support base rotatably connected to the loading tray, the vibration mechanism is drivingly connected to the support base, and the rotating mechanism is drivingly connected to the loading tray via a first rotating shaft.

[0008] Optionally, the support base includes a movable base plate and a support member connected to the movable base plate. The loading tray is rotatably connected to one end of the support member away from the movable base plate. The vibration mechanism is drivingly connected to the movable base plate to drive the movable base plate to drive the loading tray to move in a horizontal direction.

[0009] Optionally, the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one side of the loading tray.

[0010] Optionally, the rotating mechanism includes a first driving mechanism, a driving wheel and a driven wheel, the first driving mechanism is used to drive the driving wheel to rotate, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a chain transmission, and the driven wheel is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft.

[0011] Optionally, the driving wheel is fixedly connected to a second rotating shaft provided on the support member, and the first driving mechanism is connected to the movable base plate.

[0012] Optionally, the vibration mechanism includes a second driving mechanism, a connecting rod and an eccentric wheel, the second driving mechanism is connected to the connecting rod for driving the connecting rod to rotate, the eccentric wheel is connected to one end of the connecting rod away from the second driving mechanism, and the eccentric wheel is drivingly connected to the movable base plate.

[0013] Optionally, the material pointing device further includes a base, and the vibration mechanism is connected to the base.

[0014] Another aspect of the present invention provides a food processing device, which includes a feeding mechanism and the above-mentioned feeding device, and the feeding device is used to feed food to be processed into a feeding cavity arranged on the feeding mechanism. The feeding device and the food processing device can improve the feeding efficiency and avoid the pollution problems that may be caused by manual feeding. The food processing device can improve the feeding efficiency and avoid the pollution problems that may be caused by manual feeding.

[0015] Optionally, the feeding mechanism includes a third driving mechanism and a material plate, and a driving end of the third driving mechanism is connected to the material plate to drive the material plate to move toward the material pointing device.

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

[0017] The present embodiment provides a material counting device, which includes a loading mechanism, a vibration mechanism and a rotation mechanism; the loading mechanism includes a loading tray, a plurality of material holes are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray, and the material carried on the loading tray can fall through the material holes, the vibration mechanism and the rotation mechanism are respectively connected to the loading mechanism, the vibration mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to vibrate, and the rotation mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to rotate with a first rotation axis, and the axial direction of the first rotation axis is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray driven by the vibration mechanism. In this way, when in use, the material counting device can put the material to be counted into the loading tray, and then vibrate the material placed in the loading tray through the vibration mechanism, so that the material moves in the loading tray, and drive the loading tray to rotate at a preset angle with the first rotation axis through the rotation mechanism, so that the material is distributed one by one in the material holes in the loading tray, and finally use the rotation mechanism to reset the loading tray (that is, restore the initial horizontal state), so as to prepare for the material to fall from the material hole into the material counting cavity of the betel nut. The feeding device provided in the present application can facilitate feeding in a feeding cavity of food to be processed. It has a simple structure and is easy to operate, can improve feeding efficiency, and can avoid contamination problems that may be caused during manual feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments are briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0019] Figure 1 One of the structural schematic diagrams of the material point device provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 The second structural schematic diagram of the material counting device provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 The third structural schematic diagram of the material point device provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of a feeding mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of a material plate provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Icons: 10-loading mechanism; 11-loading tray; 111-material hole; 12-support seat; 121-movable bottom plate; 122-support member; 13-first rotating shaft; 20-vibration mechanism; 21-second driving mechanism; 22-connecting rod; 23-eccentric wheel; 30-rotation mechanism; 31-first driving mechanism; 32-driving wheel; 33-driven wheel; 34-chain; 40-base; 50-feeding mechanism; 51-third driving mechanism; 52-material plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0026] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention claimed for protection, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, further definition and explanation thereof is not required in subsequent drawings.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or the positions or positional relationships in which the product of the invention is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] In addition, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not mean that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or suspended, but can be slightly tilted. For example, "horizontal" only means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical", and does not mean that the structure must be completely horizontal, but can be slightly tilted.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it is also necessary to explain that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "set", "install", "connect", and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 The present embodiment provides a material counting device, which includes a loading mechanism 10, a vibration mechanism 20 and a rotation mechanism 30; the loading mechanism 10 includes a loading tray 11, and a plurality of material holes 111 are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray 11, and the material carried on the loading tray 11 can fall through the material holes 111, and the vibration mechanism 20 and the rotation mechanism 30 are respectively connected to the loading mechanism 10, and the vibration mechanism 20 is used to drive the loading tray 11 to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the rotation mechanism 30 is used to drive the loading tray 11 to rotate with a first rotation axis 13, and the axial direction of the first rotation axis 13 is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray 11 driven by the vibration mechanism 20. The material counting device can improve the efficiency of material counting and avoid the pollution problem that may be caused by manual material counting.

[0032] The material loading mechanism 10 is used to carry materials, and in this embodiment, the materials are raisins, nuts, etc., which are used to be added into the betel nut material-adding cavity. Of course, the material-adding device of this embodiment can also be applied to the addition of other materials.

[0033] The plurality of material holes 111 arranged on the material loading plate 11 are for the material to pass through, so that the material can enter the betel nut point material cavity after falling. The arrangement of the material holes 111 needs to be compatible with the arrangement of the betel nuts on the material plate 52 of the feeding mechanism 50, so that the material can smoothly enter the betel nut point material cavity after falling from the material holes 111. Figure 5 The material holes 111 and the betel nuts are arranged in an array.

[0034] In this embodiment, the vibration mechanism 20 is connected to the loading mechanism 10 for driving the loading mechanism 10 to vibrate, so that the material vibrates in the loading pan 11 under the vibration of the vibration mechanism 20, so that the material moves from a free state to the material hole 111. In this embodiment, the vibration mechanism 20 drives the loading pan 11 to vibrate in the horizontal direction, so that the material can be spread in the horizontal direction.

[0035] The rotating mechanism 30 is also connected to the material loading mechanism 10, and is used to drive the material loading tray 11 to rotate at a preset angle, so that the material can move from one side of the material loading tray 11 to the other side, thereby spreading all over the material loading tray 11. Specifically, in this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 30 drives the material loading tray 11 to rotate at a preset angle with the first rotating shaft 13, wherein the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 13 is parallel to the movement direction of the material loading tray 11 driven by the vibration mechanism 20. Figure 1 In the embodiment, the vibration mechanism 20 pulls the loading mechanism 10 to vibrate along the front-to-back direction (the front-to-back direction is parallel to the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 13), and the rotating mechanism 30 drives the loading mechanism 10 to rotate along the left-right direction.

[0036] For example, in one embodiment, the rotating mechanism 30 can be driven by one side of the loading tray 11, so that one side of the loading tray 11 is lifted or lowered, thereby changing the loading tray 11 from the initial horizontal placement to a setting with a preset angle to the horizontal plane. In this case, the first rotating shaft 13 can be a hinge shaft, which can be set on the side of the loading tray 11 away from the rotating mechanism 30. In this way, when the rotating mechanism 30 pushes one side of the loading tray 11 to lift or lower, the loading tray 11 can rotate with the first rotating shaft 13 as the hinge point. In this way, it is convenient for the material to move from one side of the loading tray 11 to the other side of the loading tray 11, so that the material enters the material hole 111.

[0037] In another embodiment, the rotating mechanism 30 can also be connected to the loading mechanism 10. In this case, the first rotating shaft can be set on the loading plate 11, and the rotating mechanism 30 is connected to the first rotating shaft. In this way, the first rotating shaft 13 is driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism 30, and the loading plate 11 can be driven to rotate, so that the loading mechanism 10 rotates at an angle. Figure 1 shown.

[0038] To summarize, the present embodiment provides a material pointing device, which includes a loading mechanism 10, a vibration mechanism 20 and a rotation mechanism 30; the loading mechanism 10 includes a loading tray 11, and a plurality of material holes 111 are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray 11, and the material carried on the loading tray 11 can fall through the material holes 111, and the vibration mechanism 20 and the rotation mechanism 30 are respectively connected to the loading mechanism 10, the vibration mechanism 20 is used to drive the loading tray 11 to vibrate, and the rotation mechanism 30 is used to drive the loading tray 11 to rotate about the first rotating shaft 13, and the axial direction of the first rotating shaft 13 is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray 11 driven by the vibration mechanism 20. In this way, when in use, the material counting device can put the material to be counted into the loading tray 11, and then vibrate the material placed in the loading tray 11 through the vibration mechanism 20, so that the material moves in the loading tray 11, and drive the loading tray 11 to rotate at a preset angle with the first rotating shaft 13 through the rotating mechanism 30, so that the materials are distributed one by one in the material holes 111 in the loading tray 11, and finally use the rotating mechanism 30 to reset the loading tray 11 (that is, restore the initial horizontal state), so as to prepare for the material to fall from the material hole 111 into the counting cavity of the betel nut. The counting device provided by the present application can facilitate counting in the counting cavity of the processed food, and its structure is simple and easy to operate, which can improve the counting efficiency and avoid the pollution problems that may be caused by manual counting.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 3 Optionally, the loading mechanism 10 further includes a support base 12 rotatably connected to the loading tray 11 , the vibration mechanism 20 is drivingly connected to the support base 12 , and the rotating mechanism 30 is drivingly connected to the loading tray 11 via a first rotating shaft 13 .

[0040] It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the support seat 12 is further provided with an avoidance portion, which is for facilitating subsequent food processing equipment to pass through the avoidance portion to align with the loading tray 11 for material counting during the material counting process.

[0041] Optionally, the support base 12 includes a movable bottom plate 121, a support member 122 connected to the movable bottom plate 121, the material loading tray 11 is rotatably connected to one end of the support member 122 away from the movable bottom plate 121, and the vibration mechanism 20 is drivingly connected to the movable bottom plate 121, and is used to drive the movable bottom plate 121 to drive the material loading tray 11 to move in the horizontal direction. The above-mentioned avoidance portion is specifically arranged on the movable bottom plate 121.

[0042] It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the vibration mechanism 20 is connected to the movable bottom plate 121 in order to facilitate the vibration mechanism 20 to drive the entire loading mechanism 10 to vibrate in the horizontal direction.

[0043] The support member 122 is connected between the movable bottom plate 121 and the material loading tray 11 , and can isolate the material loading tray 11 from the movable bottom plate 121 , so that the material loading tray 11 can rotate within a larger preset angle range under the driving action of the rotating mechanism 30 .

[0044] In this embodiment, optionally, the first rotating shaft 13 is fixedly connected to one side of the material loading tray 11. In this way, the rotating mechanism 30 can drive the material loading tray 11 to rotate by driving the first rotating shaft 13 to rotate, thereby realizing the change of the preset angle of the material loading tray 11.

[0045] Please refer to Figure 3 In one embodiment, optionally, the rotating mechanism 30 includes a first driving mechanism 31, a driving wheel 32 and a driven wheel 33. The first driving mechanism 31 is used to drive the driving wheel 32 to rotate. The driving wheel 32 and the driven wheel 33 are connected by a chain 34, and the driven wheel 33 is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 13.

[0046] In addition, it should be noted that the driving wheel 32 and the driven wheel 33 may also be gear transmission. The structural form of the rotating mechanism 30 is only an example of the present application and is not a limitation of the present application. In practical application, those skilled in the art can select a suitable transmission mode between the rotating mechanism 30 and the first rotating shaft 13 according to actual needs.

[0047] In order to make the structure of the material counting device provided in this embodiment more compact, optionally, the driving wheel 32 is fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft provided on the support member 122, and the first driving mechanism 31 is connected to the movable base plate 121.

[0048] Please refer to Figure 2 Optionally, the vibration mechanism 20 includes a second driving mechanism 21, a connecting rod 22 and an eccentric wheel 23. The second driving mechanism 21 is connected to the connecting rod 22 to drive the connecting rod 22 to rotate. The eccentric wheel 23 is connected to one end of the connecting rod 22 away from the second driving mechanism 21. The eccentric wheel 23 is drivingly connected to the movable bottom plate 121. In this way, when the loading mechanism 10 needs to be vibrated, the second driving mechanism 21 can be started, so that the second driving mechanism 21 drives the connecting rod 22 to rotate, and then the connecting rod 22 drives the eccentric wheel 23 to rotate, so that the loading mechanism 10 is driven by the eccentric wheel 23 to reciprocate along the front-to-back direction (the front-to-back direction is the same as the radial direction of the eccentric wheel 23).

[0049] In other embodiments, the vibration mechanism 20 may also be a telescopic arm. Thus, when the material-carrying mechanism 10 needs to be vibrated, the telescopic arm may be made to perform reciprocating telescopic motion toward the material-carrying mechanism 10 .

[0050] Please refer to Figure 1Optionally, in order to make the overall integration of the material counting device higher, in the present embodiment, the material counting device further includes a base 40 , and the vibration mechanism 20 is connected to the base 40 .

[0051] In addition, in order to make the vibration mechanism 20 drive the loading mechanism 10 to vibrate in the horizontal direction and to keep it relatively stable during the vibration process, in this embodiment, a slide rail can also be provided on the base 40, and the bottom of the loading mechanism 10 (in this embodiment, specifically the movable bottom plate 121) is connected to the base 40 through the slide rail. In this way, the vibration mechanism 20 can pull the loading mechanism 10 to move, and can also guide the movement of the loading mechanism 10.

[0052] Another aspect of the present invention provides a food processing device, which includes a feeding mechanism 50 and the above-mentioned feeding device, and the feeding device is used to feed food to be processed into a feeding cavity arranged on the feeding mechanism 50. The food processing device can improve the feeding efficiency and avoid the pollution problem that may be caused by manual feeding.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 4 In the process of feeding the betel nut into the cavity, the feeding device can be used to prepare the feeding, and then the loading mechanism 50 carrying the food to be processed (such as betel nut) is aligned with the loading plate 11 of the feeding device, so that the feeding device can be used to feed the betel nut into the feeding cavity.

[0054] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 Optionally, the feeding mechanism 50 includes a third driving mechanism 51 and a material plate 52, and a driving end of the third driving mechanism 51 is connected to the material plate 52 for driving the material plate 52 to move toward the feeding device.

[0055] Among them, the betel nuts displayed on the above-mentioned material plate 52 should correspond one by one to the material holes 111 on the loading tray 11.

[0056] It should be noted that before the material is tapped into the betel nut tapping cavity, it should be ensured that the material will not fall from the material hole 111 of the tapping device. When tapping into the betel nut tapping cavity, it is necessary to ensure that the material can fall through the material hole 111 and enter the betel nut tapping cavity.

[0057] For example, this can be achieved by blocking the outlet of the material hole 111 close to one end of the feeding mechanism 50 before the material is ordered, and unblocking the material hole 111 when the material is ordered.

[0058] The above description is only an optional 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.

[0059] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present invention will not further describe various possible combinations.

Claims

1. A material point device, characterized in that: It comprises a loading mechanism, a vibrating mechanism and a rotating mechanism; the loading mechanism comprises a loading tray, a plurality of material holes are arranged in an array on the bottom surface of the loading tray, and the materials carried on the loading tray can fall through the material holes, the vibrating mechanism and the rotating mechanism are respectively connected to the loading mechanism, the vibrating mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to vibrate in the horizontal direction, and the rotating mechanism is used to drive the loading tray to rotate about a first rotating shaft, and the axial direction of the first rotating shaft is parallel to the movement direction of the loading tray driven by the vibrating mechanism, so that the materials can be distributed in the material holes one by one; Before the material is introduced into the material-introducing cavity of the betel nut, the outlet of the material hole close to one end of the feeding mechanism is blocked to prevent the material from falling from the material hole; when the material is introduced into the material-introducing cavity, the blocking of the material hole is released to allow the material to pass through the material holes and fall into the material-introducing cavity one by one; The material loading mechanism further comprises a support seat rotatably connected to the material loading tray, the vibration mechanism is drivingly connected to the support seat, and the rotation mechanism is drivingly connected to the material loading tray via the first rotation shaft; The material point device also includes a base, and the vibration mechanism is connected to the base.

2. The material counting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support seat includes a movable bottom plate and a support member connected to the movable bottom plate. The loading tray is rotatably connected to one end of the support member away from the movable bottom plate. The vibration mechanism is drivingly connected to the movable bottom plate and is used to drive the movable bottom plate to drive the loading tray to move in a horizontal direction.

3. The material point device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to one side of the material loading tray.

4. The material point device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism comprises a first driving mechanism, a driving wheel and a driven wheel. The first driving mechanism is used to drive the driving wheel to rotate. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are connected by a chain transmission. The driven wheel is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft.

5. The material point device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The driving wheel is fixedly connected to a second rotating shaft arranged on the supporting member, and the first driving mechanism is connected to the moving bottom plate.

6. The material point device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The vibration mechanism includes a second driving mechanism, a connecting rod and an eccentric wheel. The second driving mechanism is connected to the connecting rod and is used to drive the connecting rod to rotate. The eccentric wheel is connected to one end of the connecting rod away from the second driving mechanism. The eccentric wheel is drivingly connected to the movable base plate.

7. A food processing device, characterized in that: It comprises a feeding mechanism and a feeding device as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the feeding device is used for feeding food to be processed into a feeding cavity arranged on the feeding mechanism.

8. The food processing equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that The feeding mechanism includes a third driving mechanism and a material plate. The driving end of the third driving mechanism is connected to the material plate and is used to drive the material plate to move toward the material pointing device.

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