Self-cleaning garlic peeling machine

Abstract

A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine comprises a frame body, a clove separation unit, a transmission unit, a garlic pounding and garlic grinding cleaning unit and an air blowing unit. The frame body is mounted on a bottom plate, and the transmission unit is mounted on the bottom plate and the frame body, and is responsible for the transportation of garlic during the processing; the clove separation unit is mounted above the transmission unit, and is used for clove separation of whole garlic; the garlic pounding and garlic grinding cleaning unit is located below the clove separation unit, and is used for peeling, grinding and cleaning garlic cloves; the air blowing unit is mounted on the side of the transmission unit, and cooperates with the transmission unit to separate the pounded garlic skin and flesh. The present invention provides a self-cleaning garlic peeling machine with diverse functions, high working efficiency, convenient operation, small footprint and low cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of kitchen life, in particular to a self-cleaning garlic peeling machine. Background Art

[0002] Garlic is a famous edible and medicinal plant with rich nutrients and good therapeutic and medicinal value. It is often used as a seasoning ingredient. However, when people handle it in daily life, they are often troubled by various problems and it is very inconvenient to handle. At this time, a mechanical device is needed to assist in the processing of garlic. Most of the existing garlic processing machines on the market have a single function, cumbersome steps and are not easy to clean. They cannot achieve efficient processing of garlic. At the same time, the garlic peeler is relatively expensive, has a single function and is not widely applicable. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a self-cleaning garlic peeling machine with diverse functions, high working efficiency, convenient operation, small footprint and low cost.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is:

[0005] A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine comprises a frame body, a clove separating unit, a transmission unit, a garlic pounding, garlic grinding and cleaning unit and an air blowing unit. The frame body is mounted on a bottom plate, the transmission unit is mounted on the bottom plate and the frame body and is responsible for the transportation of garlic during the processing; the clove separating unit is mounted above the transmission unit and is used for clove separating of whole garlic; the garlic pounding, garlic grinding and cleaning unit is located below the clove separating unit and is used for peeling, grinding and cleaning garlic cloves; the air blowing unit is mounted on the side of the transmission unit and cooperates with the transmission unit to separate the skin and flesh of the pounded garlic.

[0006] Furthermore, the transmission unit includes an iris feeding tray, an upper horizontal conveying device, a stepper motor III, a vertical conveying device, a lifting clamp, a stepper motor IV, a lower horizontal conveying device, a feeding iron tray, a feeding tray conveying device, a steering gear I and a stepper motor V. The lower horizontal conveying device is installed on the bottom plate, and the upper horizontal conveying device is installed on the frame body between the garlic separation unit and the garlic pounding and grinding unit. The iris feeding tray is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device and can make left and right reciprocating motion on the upper horizontal conveying device. The middle part of the iris feeding tray can be opened and closed; the vertical conveying device is vertically installed on the upper Between the horizontal conveying device and the lower horizontal conveying device, the lifting clamp is installed on the vertical conveying device and can make up and down reciprocating motion on the vertical conveying device. The feeding tray conveying device is installed on the lower horizontal conveying device, and the feeding iron tray is flippably installed on the feeding tray conveying device and is connected to the steering gear I. The stepper motor III is installed on the side of the upper horizontal conveying device to drive the upper horizontal conveying device to work. The stepper motor IV is installed on the top of the vertical conveying device to drive the vertical conveying device. The stepper motor V is installed on the side of the lower horizontal conveying device to drive the lower horizontal conveying device.

[0007] Furthermore, the petal splitting unit includes a stepper motor I, a petal splitting iris door, two petal splitting mechanisms, a stepper motor II and a planetary bevel gear set, the stepper motor I is a dual-axis stepper motor, which is installed on the upper part of the frame body, each output shaft is provided with a driving pulley, the driving pulley is connected to the first synchronous pulley through a first synchronous belt, the two first synchronous pulleys are symmetrically arranged on the right side of the frame body, and the two petal splitting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged front and back, each petal splitting mechanism includes a petal splitting silicone disc, a linear slider, a linear slide rail, a ball spline shaft and a second synchronous pulley, the linear slider, the second synchronous pulley and the petal splitting silicone disc are sequentially installed on the ball spline shaft, the linear slider can be slidably installed on the linear slide rail, and is connected to the first synchronous belt at the same time, and the linear slide rail is installed on the frame body;

[0008] A stepped shaft is symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the planetary bevel gear set, and the stepped shaft is rotatably mounted on the frame body. A third synchronous pulley is arranged on each stepped shaft, and the third synchronous pulley is connected to the corresponding second synchronous pulley through the second synchronous belt. The stepper motor II drives the planetary bevel gear set to move;

[0009] The petal silicone discs of the two petal mechanisms move towards each other and rotate in opposite directions at the same time. The petal iris door is located directly below the two petal silicone discs and is installed on the upper plate of the frame body. The middle part of the petal iris door can be opened and closed.

[0010] Furthermore, the feed tray conveying device includes a stepper motor IV, a linear slider bearing, a synchronous belt, a rotating shaft, a central slider, a pallet arm, and two synchronous pulleys. The rotating shaft, the linear slider bearing and the stepper motor IV are all installed on the pallet arm, one synchronous pulley is installed at the output end of the stepper motor IV, and the other synchronous pulley is installed on the rotating shaft. The two synchronous pulleys are connected by a synchronous belt. The central slider can be slidably installed on the pallet arm back and forth and is connected to the synchronous belt. The feeding iron plate and the servo I are installed on the iron plate, and the iron plate is set on the central slider; the linear slider bearing is installed on the optical axis, and the optical axis is installed on the base plate through a T-type belt seat bearing.

[0011] Furthermore, the garlic crushing and grinding cleaning unit includes an acrylic cylinder, a steering gear II, an upper iris door control device, a lower iris door control device, a knife shaft rotating device, a tool rotating device, a tool replacement device, a rotary joint and a tool. The upper iris door control device and the lower iris door control device are respectively installed at the upper and lower ends of the acrylic cylinder and are respectively connected to the frame body through a connecting plate. The upper iris door control device includes an upper iris door and an upper iris door opening and closing steering gear. The upper iris door is a perforated iris door with a circular hole at the center. The lower iris door control device includes a lower iris door and a lower iris door opening and closing steering gear. The knife shaft rotating device is installed on the acrylic cylinder. The upper fixed plate above the acrylic cylinder passes through the central circular hole of the upper iris door and extends into the acrylic cylinder. The upper fixed plate is installed on the frame body. The rotary joint is also installed on the upper fixed plate. The tool rotating device is installed on the upper iris door control device. The tools include garlic grinding tools and garlic pounding tools, which are installed on the tool rotating device. The tool replacement device is installed on the side of the acrylic cylinder door. The servo II is connected to the acrylic cylinder door. A guide plate is also provided between the upper iris door and the upper horizontal conveying device. The guide plate is installed on the horizontal conveying device. The rotary joint is connected to the water pipe when cleaning the acrylic cylinder and is connected to the air pump through the air pipe when blowing the garlic skin.

[0012] Furthermore, the knife shaft rotating device includes a DC motor I, an outer locking ring, a screw, a connecting lock, a thrust needle roller bearing, a cylindrical gear, a central differential gear set, a rolling bearing, a flange coupling, a knife shaft and a 90-degree nozzle. The DC motor I is installed on the upper fixed plate, and its output gear is meshed with the cylindrical gear. The outer locking ring is connected to the connecting lock through a screw, and the rolling bearing is connected to the connecting lock and the central differential gear set. The central differential gear set consists of three bevel gears and a vertically placed four-way pipe, which is connected to the intake shaft and the thrust needle roller bearing upward, and connected to the flange coupling and the knife shaft downward. The electromagnetic lock is connected to the outer locking ring, and the rotary joint is connected to the intake shaft. The knife shaft passes through the central circular hole of the upper iris door and extends into the acrylic cylinder.

[0013] Furthermore, the tool rotating device includes a stepper motor VI, two cylindrical gears, a thrust needle roller bearing, a tool magazine shaft, a tool magazine plate and two electromagnets. The stepper motor VI is installed on a tool magazine frame, and the tool magazine frame is installed between the upper connecting plate and the frame body. A cylindrical gear is installed on the output shaft of the stepper motor VI, and the other cylindrical gear is installed on the tool magazine shaft. The two cylindrical gears are meshed. The tool magazine shaft passes through the tool magazine frame and is downwardly connected to the tool magazine plate and the thrust needle roller bearing. The two electromagnets are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the tool magazine shaft and are both installed on the lower bottom surface of the tool magazine plate. The garlic crushing tool and the garlic grinding tool are respectively adsorbed on the electromagnets.

[0014] Furthermore, the tool replacement device includes a servo III, a servo IV, a rotating bearing, a driven straight shaft, a flange coupling, a linear bearing, a cylindrical gear cylinder, two connecting rods, a tool changer and a reverse mechanism composed of three gears. The reverse mechanism is installed on a seat, and the seat is installed on the lower stator circular rail. The gears at both ends of the reverse mechanism are respectively connected to the servo III and the cylindrical gear cylinder. The cylindrical gear cylinder is connected to the rotating bearing and the driven straight shaft. The lifting ring can be slidably installed on the driven straight shaft up and down. The two connecting rods are hinged end to end to form a connecting rod mechanism, and at the same time form a crank slider mechanism with the lifting ring. One end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the lifting ring, and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the servo IV. The tool changer is located above the lifting ring and is installed on the driven straight shaft through a flange coupling. The flange coupling is clearance-matched with the driven straight shaft. The driven straight shaft is connected to the upper connecting plate through a linear bearing, and the servo IV is installed on the frame body.

[0015] Furthermore, the blowing unit is located between the upper horizontal conveying device and the lower horizontal conveying device, and includes a fan, a fan fixing device, a garlic skin channel and a garlic meat collecting channel. The fan fixing device is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device, and the fan is installed on the fan fixing device. The garlic skin channel opening is arranged backward and is installed behind the fan and fixed below the upper horizontal conveying device. The garlic meat collecting channel is located directly below the garlic skin channel and is installed on the frame body.

[0016] Furthermore, the self-cleaning garlic peeling machine also includes a control system, which includes a 32 single-chip microcomputer, a stepper motor driver and a power supply. The 32 single-chip microcomputer is connected to the stepper motor through the stepper motor driver. The 32 single-chip microcomputer and the control button are arranged on the side of the device, and the stepper motor driver is arranged on the side of the stepper motor; the power supply is a 12V / 24V DC storage power supply or is directly connected to the mains through a transformer, and the control buttons include a high-voltage control button and a low-voltage control button.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present invention are mainly manifested in: an all-in-one machine design with multiple functions is adopted, so that garlic can be processed more efficiently and conveniently, the process is simplified, and hands are freed; the petal separation unit adopts a vertical silicone reciprocating motion spiral extrusion type petal separation, which has high efficiency and low energy consumption; the knife shaft rotating device adopts a structure in which a planetary bevel gear set and an electromagnetic lock cooperate, which has flexible operation and reduces interference; the cleaning device adopts a cylinder to spray high-pressure aerosol for cleaning, so that the cleaning effect is strong and the residue is small. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the petal unit.

[0020] Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the transmission unit.

[0021] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a feed tray conveyor.

[0022] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of a garlic crushing, grinding and cleaning unit.

[0023] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the knife shaft rotating device.

[0024] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the blowing unit.

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a perforated iris door.

[0026] Fig. 9 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a holeless iris door.

[0027] Fig.10 It is a structural diagram of the feeding iron plate.

[0028] Fig.11 It is a structural schematic diagram of a tool replacement device.

[0029] Fig.12 It is a structural schematic diagram of the tool rotating device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0031] Reference Figures 1 to 12A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine includes a frame body 1, a garlic crushing unit 2, a transmission unit 4, a garlic pounding, garlic grinding and cleaning unit 6 and a blowing unit 5. The frame body 1 is installed on a bottom plate 42, and the transmission unit 4 is installed on the bottom plate 42 and the frame body 1, and is responsible for the transportation of garlic during the processing process. The garlic crushing unit 2 is installed above the transmission unit 4 and is used for the garlic crushing; the garlic crushing, garlic grinding and cleaning unit 6 is installed below the transmission unit 4 and is used for peeling, grinding and cleaning the garlic cloves; the blowing unit 5 is installed on the side of the transmission unit 4, and cooperates with the transmission unit 4 to separate the pounded garlic skin and flesh.

[0032] like Figure 1 As shown, the frame body 1 occupies a size of approximately 340 mm×500 mm×600 mm, and is used to place the functional devices in sequence according to the processing order of garlic.

[0033] like Figure 2 As shown, the petal splitting unit 2 includes a stepper motor I 26, a petal splitting iris door 15, two petal splitting mechanisms, a stepper motor II 16 and a planetary bevel gear set 17. The stepper motor I 26 is a dual-axis stepper motor installed on the upper part of the frame body 1. Each output shaft is provided with a driving pulley, and the driving pulley is connected to the first synchronous pulley through a first synchronous belt. The two first synchronous pulleys are symmetrically arranged front to back on the right side of the frame body 1. The two petal splitting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged front to back. Each petal splitting mechanism includes a petal splitting silicone disc, a linear slider, a linear slide rail, a ball spline shaft and a second synchronous pulley. The petal splitting The iris door 15 is installed at the bottom of the petal unit 2, and the ball spline shafts 10 and 22 are symmetrically installed directly above the petal iris door 15. The linear sliders 9 and 23, the second synchronous pulleys 11 and 21 and the petal silicone discs 7 and 25 are installed on the ball spline shafts 10 and 22 in sequence, wherein the petal silicone discs 7 and 25 are symmetrically installed on the top of the ball spline shafts 10 and 22. The linear sliders can be installed on the linear slide rails so as to slide back and forth, and the linear sliders 9 and 23 are respectively connected to the first synchronous belts 8 and 24 at the same time; the linear slide rails are installed on the frame body.

[0034] The stepped shafts 14 and 18 are installed next to the petaled iris door 15, and a stepped shaft is symmetrically provided on the front and rear sides of the planetary bevel gear set 17. The stepped shafts 14 and 18 are rotatably installed on the frame body 1, and a third synchronous pulley is provided on each stepped shaft. The third synchronous pulleys 13 and 19 are respectively connected to the corresponding second synchronous pulleys 11 and 21 through the second synchronous belts 12 and 20. The third synchronous pulleys 13 and 19 and the planetary bevel gear set 17 are connected to the stepped shafts 14 and 18. The planetary bevel gear set 17 includes three bevel gears, one bevel gear is connected to the output end of the stepper motor II 16, and the other two bevel gears are respectively installed on the two stepped shafts 14 and 18. The stepper motor I 26 drives the first synchronous belt 8 and 24 to move, and the stepper motor II 16 drives the planetary bevel gear set 17 to move.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, the transmission unit 4 includes an iris feeding tray 27, an upper horizontal conveying device 28, a stepper motor III 30, a vertical conveying device 31, a lifting clamp 33, a stepper motor IV 29, a lower horizontal conveying device 39, a feeding iron tray 43, a feeding tray conveying device 36, a steering gear I 44, and a stepper motor V 32. The lower horizontal conveying device 39 is installed on the bottom plate 42, and the upper horizontal conveying device 28 is installed on the frame body 1 between the petal separation unit 2 and the garlic crushing and grinding and cleaning unit 6. The iris feeding tray 27 is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device 28 and can make left and right reciprocating motion on the upper horizontal conveying device 28. The vertical conveying device 31 is vertically installed on the upper horizontal conveying device The lifting clamp 33 is installed between the vertical conveying device 31 and the lower horizontal conveying device 39, and can make up and down reciprocating motion on the vertical conveying device 31, the feeding tray conveying device 36 is installed on the lower horizontal conveying device 39, the steering gear I 44 and the feeding iron plate 43 are installed on the feeding tray conveying device 36, the stepping motor III 30 is installed on the side of the upper horizontal conveying device 28, and is used to drive the upper horizontal conveying device 28 to work, the stepping motor IV 29 is installed on the top of the vertical conveying device 31, and is used to drive the vertical conveying device 31, and the stepping motor V 32 is installed on the side of the lower horizontal conveying device 39, and is used to drive the lower horizontal conveying device 39;

[0036] The upper horizontal conveying device 28 includes a guide rail I, a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt. The middle part of the iris feeding tray 27 can be opened and closed. The iris feeding tray 27 can be slidably mounted on the guide rail I and connected to the synchronous belt. The stepper motor III 30 drives the iris feeding tray 27 to move left and right through the synchronous pulley and the synchronous belt.

[0037] The vertical conveying device 31 includes a guide rail III, a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt. The lifting clamp 33 is installed on the guide rail III so as to be movable up and down, and is connected to the synchronous belt. The stepping motor IV29 drives the lifting clamp 33 to move up and down through the synchronous pulley and the synchronous belt.

[0038] The lower horizontal conveying device 39 includes a guide rail II, a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt. The feed tray conveying device 36 is installed on the guide rail II so as to be movable left and right, and is connected to the synchronous belt. The stepper motor V32 drives the feed tray conveying device 39 and the feed iron plate 43 thereon to move left and right through the synchronous pulley and the synchronous belt.

[0039] like Figure 4 As shown, the feed tray conveyor 36 includes a stepper motor VI 45, a linear slider bearing 51, a synchronous belt 48, a rotating shaft 47, a central slider 49, a tray arm 50 and two synchronous pulleys 46. The rotating shaft 47, the linear slider bearing 51 and the stepper motor VI 45 are all installed on the tray arm 50, one synchronous pulley 46 is installed on the output end of the stepper motor VI 45, and the other synchronous pulley 46 is installed on the rotating shaft 47. The two synchronous pulleys 46 are connected by a synchronous belt 48. The central slider 49 can be slidably installed on the tray arm 50 and is connected to the synchronous belt 48. The feeding iron tray 43 and the steering gear I 44 are installed on the iron plate 91, and the iron plate 91 is set on the central slider 49; two linear slider bearings 51 are installed on the optical axes 37 and 38, and the left and right ends of the optical axes 37 and 38 are respectively installed on the bottom plate 42 through T-type seat bearings 34, 35, 40, and 41.

[0040] like Figure 5As shown, the garlic pounding and grinding cleaning unit 6 includes an acrylic cylinder 62, a steering gear II 61, an upper fleur-de-lis door control device 56, a lower fleur-de-lis door control device 60, a knife shaft rotating device 55, a tool rotating device 57, a tool replacement device 59, a rotary joint 53 and a tool. The upper fleur-de-lis door control device 56 and the lower fleur-de-lis door control device 60 are respectively installed at the upper and lower ends of the acrylic cylinder 62, and are respectively connected to the frame body 1 through a connecting plate to form a closed space. The upper fleur-de-lis door control device 56 includes an upper fleur-de-lis door and an upper fleur-de-lis door opening and closing steering gear. The upper fleur-de-lis door is a perforated fleur-de-lis door with a circular hole at the center. The lower fleur-de-lis door control device 60 includes a lower fleur-de-lis door and a lower fleur-de-lis door opening and closing steering gear. The knife shaft rotating device 55 is installed on the upper fixed plate above the acrylic cylinder 62. 54, extending into the acrylic cylinder 62 through the central circular hole of the upper iris door, the upper fixed plate is installed on the frame body, the rotary joint 53 is also installed on the upper fixed plate 54, the tool rotating device 57 is installed on the upper iris door control device 56, the tools include garlic grinding tools 58 and garlic pounding tools 84, which are installed on the tool rotating device 57, the tool replacement device 59 is installed on the side of the door of the acrylic cylinder 62, the steering gear II 61 is also installed on the side of the acrylic cylinder 62, and is connected to the acrylic cylinder door; a guide plate is also provided between the upper iris door and the upper horizontal conveying device 28, and the guide plate is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device 28. The rotary joint 53 is connected to the water pipe when cleaning the acrylic cylinder 62, and is connected to the air pump 3 through the air pipe when blowing the garlic skin. The air pump 3 is installed at the upper end of the frame body 1.

[0041] like Figure 6As shown, the knife shaft rotating device 55 includes a DC motor I52, an outer locking ring 80, a screw rod 79, a connecting lock 78, a thrust needle roller bearing 66, a cylindrical gear 64, a central differential gear set composed of bevel gears 67, 70, and 76, a rolling bearing 77, a flange coupling 73, a knife shaft 74, and a 90-degree nozzle 69. The DC motor I52 is installed on the upper fixed plate 54, and its output gear is meshed with the cylindrical gear 64. The outer locking ring 80 is connected to the connecting lock 78 through the screw rod 79. The rolling bearing 77 connects the connecting lock 78 and the central differential gear set. The central differential gear set consists of three bevel gears 67, 70, and 76 and a vertically placed four-way pipe 68, which is connected to the intake shaft 65 and the thrust needle roller bearing 66 upward. The flange coupling 73 is connected downwardly to the tool connecting shaft 74, and the bevel gears 67 and 70 are meshed with the bevel gear 76 at the same time. The electromagnetic lock 63 is connected to the outer locking ring 80. When the tool rotates, the outer locking ring 80, the screw rod 79, the cross-tube 68, and the 90-degree nozzle 69 are sucked so that they do not rotate with the tool and the shaft; the flange coupling 73 is connected to the cross-tube 68 through the coupling 72 and the rolling bearing 71, and the rolling bearing 71 plays a supporting role and maintains the normal working position and rotation accuracy of the shaft; a bearing 75 is provided on the tool connecting shaft 74, and the bearing 75 is used for supporting and reducing the friction coefficient during movement and ensuring its rotation accuracy. The rotary joint 53 is connected to the air inlet shaft 65, and the tool connecting shaft 74 passes through the central circular hole of the upper iris door and extends into the acrylic cylinder 62. The function of the cross-tube 68 is to connect the air inlet shaft 65 and the rotary joint 53 upwardly, and to connect the 90-degree nozzle 69 horizontally, so that the high-pressure gas or water entering from the rotary joint 53 can be sprayed out from the 90-degree nozzle 69.

[0042] There are two rotation modes. When the "garlic pounding" and "garlic grinding" functions are executed, the electromagnetic lock 63 sucks the outer locking ring 80 so that the horizontal bevel gear 76, the cross-tube 68, and the 90-degree nozzle 69 do not rotate, and only the upper and lower bevel gears drive the upper and lower parts to move; when the "cleaning" function is executed, the three bevel gears rotate and all the driven parts rotate, and the middle bevel gear drives the outer locking ring 80, the screw rod 79, the connecting lock 78, the cross-tube 68 and the 90-degree nozzle 69 to rotate together.

[0043] like Figure 7 As shown, the blowing unit 5 is located between the upper horizontal conveying device 28 and the lower horizontal conveying device 39, and includes a fan 83, a fan fixing device 82, a garlic skin channel 81 and a garlic meat collecting channel. The fan fixing device 82 is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device 28, and the fan 83 is installed on the fan fixing device 82. The garlic skin channel 81 is opened backward and installed behind the fan 83 and fixed below the upper horizontal conveying device 28. The garlic meat collecting channel is located directly below the garlic skin channel 81 and is installed on the frame body 1.

[0044] like Figure 8 As shown, the perforated iris door includes a perforated iris rotor 85, a perforated iris baffle 86, a perforated iris stator 87 and a steering gear. The perforated iris rotor 85 is rotatably connected to the perforated iris stator 87. The steering gear is connected to a connecting rod, and the connecting rod is connected to a protruding portion on the perforated iris rotor 85. The steering gear rotates a certain angle to drive the perforated iris rotor 85 to rotate a certain angle. The protruding portion of the baffle moves in the slide groove of the perforated iris rotor 85, and the baffle moves radially outward, and the iris door opens. Otherwise, the iris door closes.

[0045] like Fig. 9 As shown, the iris feeding tray 27, the lower iris door and the petaled iris door 15 all adopt a hole-free iris door structure, which includes a hole-free iris rotor 88, a hole-free iris baffle 89, a hole-free iris stator 90 and a steering gear. The hole-free iris rotor 88 is rotatably connected to the hole-free iris stator 90, and the steering gear is connected to a connecting rod, which is connected to a raised portion on the hole-free iris rotor 88. The steering gear rotates a certain angle to drive the hole-free iris rotor 88 to rotate a certain angle, and the protruding portion of the baffle moves in the slide groove of the hole-free iris rotor 88, and the baffle moves radially outward, and the iris door is opened. Otherwise, the iris door is closed.

[0046] like Fig.11 As shown, the tool replacement device includes a steering gear III 100, a steering gear IV 106, a rotating bearing 98, a driven straight shaft 97, a flange coupling 95, a linear bearing 94, a cylindrical gear cylinder 99, two connecting rods 105, 107, a tool changer 92 and a reverse mechanism composed of three gears 101, 103, 104, wherein the reverse mechanism is mounted on a seat 102, and the seat 102 is mounted on a connecting plate of the lower layer, and the gears 101, 104 of the reverse mechanism are respectively connected to the steering gear III 100 and the cylindrical gear cylinder 99, and the cylindrical gear cylinder 99 is connected to the rotating gear. The bearing 98 is connected to the driven straight shaft 97, and the lifting ring 96 can be slidably installed on the driven straight shaft 97. The two connecting rods 105 and 107 are hinged end to end to form a connecting rod mechanism, and at the same time constitute a crank slider mechanism with the lifting ring 96. One end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the lifting ring 96, and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the servo IV 106. The tool changer 92 is located above the lifting ring and is installed on the driven straight shaft 97 through a flange coupling 95. The driven straight shaft 97 is connected to the upper connecting plate through a linear bearing 94, and the servo IV 106 is installed on the frame body.

[0047] like Fig.12As shown, the tool rotating device includes a stepper motor VI110, two cylindrical gears 109, a thrust needle roller bearing 114, a tool magazine shaft 108, a tool magazine plate 113 and two electromagnets 112 and 115. The stepper motor II110 is installed on a tool magazine frame 111, and the tool magazine frame 111 is installed between the upper connecting plate and the frame body. One cylindrical gear is installed on the output shaft of the stepper motor VI110, and the other cylindrical gear is installed on the tool magazine shaft 108. The two cylindrical gears are meshed. The tool magazine shaft 108 passes through the tool magazine frame 111 and is downwardly connected to the tool magazine plate 113 and the thrust needle roller bearing 114. The two electromagnets 112 and 115 are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the tool magazine shaft 108, and are both installed on the lower bottom surface of the tool magazine plate 113. The garlic crushing tool 84 and the garlic grinding tool 58 are respectively adsorbed on the electromagnets 112 and 115.

[0048] The self-cleaning garlic peeling machine also includes a control system, which includes a 32 single-chip microcomputer, a stepper motor driver and a power supply. The 32 single-chip microcomputer is connected to the stepper motor through the stepper motor driver. The 32 single-chip microcomputer and the control button are arranged on the side of the device, and the stepper motor driver is arranged on the side of the stepper motor; the power supply is a 12V / 24V DC storage power supply or is directly connected to the mains through a transformer, and the control buttons include a high-voltage control button and a low-voltage control button.

[0049] The working process of the present invention is controlled by a 32-chip microcomputer system, and a button for controlling program execution is provided. The operating state of the present invention is controlled by the button. After pressing the button, the programs of "petal separation", "transportation", "garlic pounding", "transportation and air blowing", "garlic grinding" and "cleaning" are executed in sequence, and the present invention is open-loop controlled according to the program.

[0050] When the "petal separation" program is executed, the petal separation unit works, the petal separation iris door 15 remains closed, and the whole garlic is placed between the petal separation silicone plates 7 and 25. The stepper motor I 26 rotates in the positive direction to output kinetic energy, and the first synchronous belt 8 and 24 move, driving the linear sliders 9 and 23 to move along the direction of the synchronous belt, so that the petal separation silicone plates 7 and 25 move in opposite directions; the stepper motor II 16 rotates in the positive direction to output kinetic energy, the planetary bevel gear set 17 moves, and the stepped shafts 14 and 18 rotate in opposite directions, so that the third synchronous pulleys 13 and 19 rotate in opposite directions, and the second synchronous belts 12 and 20 transmit the kinetic energy to the second synchronous pulleys 11 and 21 on the ball spline shafts 10 and 22, so that the petal separation silicone plates 7 and 25 rotate in different directions, and the whole garlic is twisted and squeezed to achieve the petal separation effect.

[0051] When the "transfer" program is executed, the transmission unit 4 works, keeping the iris door of the iris feeding tray 27 in a closed state and staying just below the petal separation iris door 15, the garlic cloves after petal separation fall into the iris feeding tray 27, and the upper horizontal conveyor 28 works to transfer the iris feeding tray 27 to just above the upper iris door of the garlic pounding, grinding and cleaning unit 6, and then the iris door of the iris feeding tray 27 is opened, and the garlic cloves after petal separation fall into the acrylic cylinder 62, completing the transfer work.

[0052] When the "garlic pounding" program is executed, the garlic pounding, grinding and cleaning unit 6 works, the upper iris door control device 56 controls the upper iris door to be in an open state, and the lower iris door control device 60 controls the lower iris door to be in a closed state. After the garlic cloves fall into the acrylic cylinder 62, the upper iris door control device 56 controls the upper iris door to be closed; the steering gear II 61 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, and the side door of the acrylic cylinder 62 opens; the tool rotating device 57 works to rotate the garlic pounding tool 58 to the side close to the acrylic cylinder 62; The tool replacement device 59 works to fix the garlic pounding tool on the tool connecting shaft 74; the servo II 61 rotates in the reverse direction to output kinetic energy, and the side door of the acrylic cylinder 62 is closed; the DC motor I 52 rotates in the forward direction to output kinetic energy, the tool shaft rotating device 55 works, the garlic pounding tool 84 rotates, and the garlic pounding work is carried out; after the garlic pounding is completed, the DC motor I 52 stops working and rotating, and the garlic pounding tool 84 stops working; the lower iris door control device 60 works, and the lower iris door is opened; the pounded garlic meat and garlic skin fall from the lower iris door.

[0053] When the "transfer and air blowing" procedure is executed, the transmission unit 4 works to keep the feeding iron plate 43 just below the iris door under the garlic pounding and garlic grinding and cleaning unit 6, and the pounded garlic cloves fall into the feeding iron plate 43. The lower horizontal conveying device 39 and the feeding plate conveying device 36 work to clamp the feeding iron plate 43 and the steering gear I 44 into the lifting clamp 33; the vertical conveying device 31 works to transport the lifting clamp 33 and the feeding iron plate 43 clamped on the lifting clamp 33 together with the steering gear I 44 to the upper horizontal conveying device 28. At the same time, the upper horizontal conveyor 28 works to transfer the iris feeding tray 27 to the side of the feeding iron tray 43; the steering gear I 44 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, the feeding iron tray 43 flips, and the pounded garlic cloves are put into the iris feeding tray 27; the upper horizontal conveyor 28 works to transfer the iris feeding tray 27 to the top of the garlic skin channel 81, the vertical conveyor 31, the lower horizontal conveyor 39 and the feeding tray conveyor 36 work, and the feeding iron tray 43 and the steering gear I 44 are transferred to the garlic skin channel The iris door of the iris feeding tray 27 is opened, and the blowing unit 5 is operated at the same time, and the fan 83 rotates to blow away the garlic skin and impurities in the fallen garlic cloves, and the garlic meat with the skin and meat separated falls into the feeding iron tray 43 from the garlic meat collection channel; the lower horizontal conveying device 39 and the feeding tray conveying device 36 work to clamp the feeding iron tray 43 and the steering gear I 44 into the lifting clamp 33; the vertical conveying device 31 works to clamp the lifting clamp 33 and the feeding iron tray 43 and the steering gear I 44 stuck on the lifting clamp 33 together. The iris flower feeding tray 27 is transported to the upper side of the upper horizontal conveying device 28, and the upper horizontal conveying device 28 works at the same time to transport the iris flower feeding tray 27 to the side of the feeding iron tray 43; the steering gear I 44 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, the feeding iron tray 43 turns over, and the pounded garlic cloves are put into the iris flower feeding tray 27; the upper horizontal conveying device 28 works to transport the iris flower feeding tray 27 to the upper side of the iris flower door of the garlic pounding and grinding and cleaning unit 6; the iris flower feeding tray falls into the acrylic cylinder 62, and the transport and blowing work is completed.

[0054] When the "garlic grinding" program is executed, the garlic crushing and garlic grinding cleaning unit 6 works, the upper iris door control device 56 controls the upper iris door to be in an open state, and the lower iris door control device 60 controls the lower iris door to be in a closed state. After the garlic cloves separated from the skin and flesh fall into the acrylic cylinder 62, the upper iris door control device 56 controls the upper iris door to be closed; the steering gear II 61 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, and the acrylic cylinder door opens; the tool rotating device 57 works to rotate the garlic grinding tool 58 to be close to the acrylic cylinder 62. one side; the tool replacement device 59 works to fix the garlic grinding tool on the tool receiving shaft 74; the servo II 61 rotates in the reverse direction to output kinetic energy, and the acrylic cylinder door is closed; the DC motor I 52 rotates in the forward direction to output kinetic energy, the tool shaft rotating device 55 works, the garlic grinding tool 58 rotates, and the garlic grinding work is performed; after the garlic grinding is completed, the DC motor I 52 stops rotating, and the garlic grinding tool 58 stops working; the lower iris door control device 60 works, and the lower iris door is opened; the pounded garlic meat and garlic skin fall from the lower iris door.

[0055] When the "cleaning" program is executed, the garlic pounding and grinding cleaning unit 6 works, the upper iris door control device 56 controls the upper iris door to be in a closed state, and the lower iris door control device 60 controls the lower iris door to be in an open state; the servo II 61 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, and the acrylic cylinder door opens; the tool replacement device 59 works, removes the tool installed on the tool shaft 74, and hangs it back on the tool rotating device 57, the servo II 61 rotates reversely to output kinetic energy, and the acrylic cylinder door closes; the DC motor I 52 rotates forward to output kinetic energy, the air pump 3 and the knife shaft rotating device 55 work, the 90-degree nozzle 69 rotates and sprays high-pressure aerosol to the inner wall of the acrylic cylinder 62 to perform cleaning; after cleaning is completed, the DC motor I 52 stops rotating and the air pump 3 stops working.

[0056] The invention is easy to operate and convenient to use. It only needs to put whole garlic in and press a control button to execute a program for use. Garlic is an indispensable food material in my country's food culture. The invention can successively complete the tasks of clove separation, garlic pounding, garlic grinding and cleaning by executing a program once, and has strong practicality. Meanwhile, the design of the twisting and squeezing clove separation and the upper and lower iris flower doors has a wide application range and can efficiently process garlic. The overall structure is simple, occupies a small area and has a low cost, and can meet the needs of most users.

[0057] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. The structure described in the specification and drawings of the present invention, directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, should be included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine, characterized in that: The machine comprises a frame body, a garlic clove separating unit, a transmission unit, a garlic pounding and garlic grinding and cleaning unit and an air blowing unit. The frame body is mounted on a bottom plate, and the transmission unit is mounted on the bottom plate and the frame body, and is responsible for the transportation of garlic during the processing; the garlic clove separating unit is mounted above the transmission unit, and is used for separating the whole garlic; the garlic pounding and garlic grinding and cleaning unit is located below the garlic clove separating unit, and is used for peeling, grinding and cleaning the garlic cloves; the air blowing unit is mounted on the side of the transmission unit, and cooperates with the transmission unit to separate the skin and flesh of the pounded garlic; The transmission unit includes an iris feeding tray, an upper horizontal conveying device, a stepper motor III, a vertical conveying device, a lifting clamp, a stepper motor IV, a lower horizontal conveying device, a feeding iron tray, a feeding tray conveying device, a steering gear I and a stepper motor V. The lower horizontal conveying device is installed on the bottom plate, and the upper horizontal conveying device is installed on the frame body between the garlic separation unit and the garlic crushing and grinding unit. The iris feeding tray is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device and can make left and right reciprocating motion on the upper horizontal conveying device. The middle part of the iris feeding tray can be opened and closed; the vertical conveying device is vertically installed on the upper horizontal The lifting clamp is installed on the vertical conveying device and can make up-and-down reciprocating motion on the vertical conveying device between the conveying device and the lower horizontal conveying device. The feeding tray conveying device is installed on the lower horizontal conveying device, and the feeding iron tray is reversibly installed on the feeding tray conveying device and connected to the steering gear I. The stepping motor III is installed on the side of the upper horizontal conveying device to drive the upper horizontal conveying device to work. The stepping motor IV is installed on the top of the vertical conveying device to drive the vertical conveying device. The stepping motor V is installed on the side of the lower horizontal conveying device to drive the lower horizontal conveying device. The petal splitting unit includes a stepper motor I, a petal splitting iris door, two petal splitting mechanisms, a stepper motor II and a planetary bevel gear set. The stepper motor I is a dual-axis stepper motor installed on the upper part of the frame body. Each output shaft is provided with a driving pulley, which is connected to the first synchronous pulley through a first synchronous belt. The two first synchronous pulleys are symmetrically arranged on the right side of the frame body front and back. The two petal splitting mechanisms are symmetrically arranged front and back. Each petal splitting mechanism includes a petal splitting silicone disc, a linear slider, a linear slide rail, a ball spline shaft and a second synchronous pulley. The linear slider, the second synchronous pulley and the petal splitting silicone disc are sequentially installed on the ball spline shaft. The linear slider can be slidably installed on the linear slide rail back and forth and is connected to the first synchronous belt at the same time. The linear slide rail is installed on the frame body; A stepped shaft is symmetrically arranged on the front and rear sides of the planetary bevel gear set, and the stepped shaft is rotatably mounted on the frame body. A third synchronous pulley is arranged on each stepped shaft, and the third synchronous pulley is connected to the corresponding second synchronous pulley through the second synchronous belt. The stepper motor II drives the planetary bevel gear set to move; The petal silicone discs of the two petal mechanisms move towards each other and rotate in opposite directions at the same time. The petal iris door is located directly below the two petal silicone discs and is installed on the upper plate of the frame body. The middle part of the petal iris door can be opened and closed.

2. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding tray conveying device includes a stepper motor IV, a linear slider bearing, a synchronous belt, a rotating shaft, a central slider, a pallet arm, and two synchronous pulleys. The rotating shaft, the linear slider bearing and the stepper motor IV are all installed on the pallet arm, one synchronous pulley is installed on the output end of the stepper motor IV, and the other synchronous pulley is installed on the rotating shaft. The two synchronous pulleys are connected by a synchronous belt. The central slider can be slidably installed on the pallet arm and is connected to the synchronous belt. The feeding iron tray and the servo I are installed on the iron plate, and the iron plate is set on the central slider; the linear slider bearing is installed on the optical axis, and the optical axis is installed on the base plate through a T-shaped belt seat bearing.

3. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The garlic crushing and grinding cleaning unit comprises an acrylic cylinder, a steering gear II, an upper fleur-de-lis door control device, a lower fleur-de-lis door control device, a knife shaft rotating device, a tool rotating device, a tool replacement device, a rotary joint and a tool. The upper fleur-de-lis door control device and the lower fleur-de-lis door control device are respectively mounted on the upper and lower ends of the acrylic cylinder and are respectively connected to the frame body through a connecting plate. The upper fleur-de-lis door control device comprises an upper fleur-de-lis door and an upper fleur-de-lis door opening and closing steering gear. The upper fleur-de-lis door is a perforated fleur-de-lis door with a circular hole at the center. The lower fleur-de-lis door control device comprises a lower fleur-de-lis door and a lower fleur-de-lis door opening and closing steering gear. The knife shaft rotating device is mounted on the acrylic cylinder. The upper fixed plate above the cylinder passes through the central circular hole of the upper iris door and extends into the acrylic cylinder. The upper fixed plate is installed on the frame body. The rotary joint is also installed on the upper fixed plate. The tool rotating device is installed on the upper iris door control device. The tools include garlic grinding tools and garlic pounding tools, which are installed on the tool rotating device. The tool replacement device is installed on the side of the acrylic cylinder door. The servo II is connected to the acrylic cylinder door. A guide plate is also provided between the upper iris door and the upper horizontal conveying device. The guide plate is installed on the horizontal conveying device. The rotary joint is connected to the water pipe when cleaning the acrylic cylinder and is connected to the air pump through the air pipe when blowing the garlic skin.

4. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The knife shaft rotating device includes a DC motor I, an outer locking ring, a screw, a connecting lock, a thrust needle roller bearing, a cylindrical gear, a central differential gear set, a rolling bearing, a flange coupling, a knife shaft and a 90-degree nozzle. The DC motor I is installed on the upper fixed plate, and its output gear is meshed with the cylindrical gear. The outer locking ring is connected to the connecting lock through a screw rod. The rolling bearing is connected to the connecting lock and the central differential gear set. The central differential gear set consists of three bevel gears and a vertically placed four-way pipe, which is connected to the intake shaft and the thrust needle roller bearing upward and connected to the flange coupling and the knife shaft downward. The electromagnetic lock is connected to the outer locking ring, and the rotary joint is connected to the intake shaft. The knife shaft passes through the central circular hole of the upper iris door and extends into the acrylic cylinder.

5. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: The tool rotating device includes a stepper motor VI, two cylindrical gears, a thrust needle roller bearing, a tool magazine shaft, a tool magazine plate and two electromagnets. The stepper motor VI is installed on a tool magazine frame, and the tool magazine frame is installed between an upper connecting plate and a frame body. A cylindrical gear is installed on the output shaft of the stepper motor VI, and another cylindrical gear is installed on the tool magazine shaft. The two cylindrical gears are meshed. The tool magazine shaft passes through the tool magazine frame and is downwardly connected to the tool magazine plate and the thrust needle roller bearing. The two electromagnets are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the tool magazine shaft and are both installed on the lower bottom surface of the tool magazine plate. The garlic pounding tool and the garlic grinding tool are respectively adsorbed on the electromagnets.

6. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The tool replacement device includes a steering gear III, a steering gear IV, a rotating bearing, a driven straight shaft, a flange coupling, a linear bearing, a cylindrical gear cylinder, two connecting rods, a tool changer and a reverse mechanism composed of three gears. The reverse mechanism is installed on a seat, and the seat is installed on the lower stator circular rail. The gears at both ends of the reverse mechanism are respectively connected to the steering gear III and the cylindrical gear cylinder. The cylindrical gear cylinder is connected to the rotating bearing and the driven straight shaft. The lifting ring can be slidably installed on the driven straight shaft up and down. The two connecting rods are hinged at the head and tail to form a connecting rod mechanism, and at the same time form a crank slider mechanism with the lifting ring. One end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the lifting ring, and the other end of the connecting rod mechanism is connected to the steering gear IV. The tool changer is located above the lifting ring and is installed on the driven straight shaft through a flange coupling. The flange coupling is clearance-matched with the driven straight shaft. The driven straight shaft is connected to the upper connecting plate through a linear bearing. The steering gear IV is installed on the frame body.

7. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The blowing unit is located between the upper horizontal conveying device and the lower horizontal conveying device, and includes a fan, a fan fixing device, a garlic skin channel and a garlic meat collecting channel. The fan fixing device is installed on the upper horizontal conveying device, and the fan is installed on the fan fixing device. The garlic skin channel opening is arranged backward and is installed behind the fan and fixed below the upper horizontal conveying device. The garlic meat collecting channel is located directly below the garlic skin channel and is installed on the frame body.

8. A self-cleaning garlic peeling machine as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The self-cleaning garlic peeling machine also includes a control system, which includes a 32 single-chip microcomputer, a stepper motor driver and a power supply. The 32 single-chip microcomputer is connected to the stepper motor through the stepper motor driver. The 32 single-chip microcomputer and the control button are arranged on the side of the device, and the stepper motor driver is arranged on the side of the stepper motor; the power supply is a 12V / 24V DC storage power supply or is directly connected to the mains through a transformer, and the control buttons include a high-voltage control button and a low-voltage control button.

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