Automatic nut cutting device

By designing an automatic nut-cutting device, utilizing a turntable and cam-driven clamping and cutting structure, the problem of uneven cracks and high breakage rate in nut-cracking technology has been solved, achieving efficient and uniform nut cutting and automated production.

CN117084418BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-25XINJIANG KUNLUN FRUIT IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202311109105.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-08-30
Publication Date
2025-11-25
Estimated Expiration
2043-08-30

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Technical Problem

Existing nut shelling technologies suffer from cracks that are inconsistent in size, irregular, and uneven, resulting in a high breakage rate, which affects the eating experience and production efficiency, and also makes automated packaging impossible.

Method used

Design an automatic nut cutting device, including a cutting mechanism, a clamping structure, and a cutting blade structure. The device uses a turntable and a cam to drive the grippers to clamp the nuts and make precise cuts at the cutting station to ensure that every nut has a cut. Multiple sets of clamping and cutting blade structures are used to form multiple production lines to improve efficiency.

Benefits of technology

Each nut has a cut, making it easier to crush by hand and ensuring even flavor absorption, reducing breakage rate, improving production efficiency, and making it suitable for mechanized assembly line production and automated packaging.

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Abstract

The present application belongs to nut processing equipment technical field, especially to a kind of nut automatic cutting equipment, including cutting mechanism, cutting mechanism includes box, main body transmission structure, clamping structure and cutter structure, main body transmission structure includes first drive assembly, carousel and cam, carousel and cam coaxially set on box, first drive assembly is used to drive carousel rotation;Clamping structure includes movable plate, cam roller and clamping jaw, clamping structure is provided with multiple groups, and multiple clamping structures are sequentially arranged around the circumferential direction of carousel;Cutter structure includes cutter, and cutter structure is set on box, and cutter is set towards carousel;Upper material station, cutting station and lower material station are sequentially arranged around the circumference of carousel, clamping jaw is in loose state before upper material station, when passing through upper material station, clamping jaw clamps nut, until reaching cutting station, when cutter cuts nut, until reaching lower material station, clamping jaw loosens nut.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of nut processing equipment, and particularly relates to a nut automatic notch equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] There are currently only two methods for eating shelled nuts, one is to take out the kernel, and the other is to bake the shelled nuts to taste, such as walnuts, macadamia nuts, beignuts, Japanese nut pine nuts, hickory nuts, etc. However, regardless of which method is used, the nuts need to be broken, and only after being broken can the kernel be taken out or the taste be improved. Nut breaking technology is a worldwide research topic. Currently, the extrusion breaking process is used in the production and processing of walnuts and beignuts, which is the most common and advanced breaking process in the world.

[0003] The extrusion breaking process has the following defects: because nuts are agricultural products and need to be produced on a large scale, it is impossible to ensure that the size and shape of the nuts are the same, even if screening is used, it can only be controlled within a certain specification, and it is impossible to ensure that every nut has a crack during the extrusion process (due to the uneven size and irregular shape of the nuts), and the cracks are of different sizes, irregular or uneven, resulting in a high breakage rate. For baked shelled nuts to taste: the cracks are of different sizes, irregular, uneven, and it is impossible to ensure that every nut has a crack, which makes it difficult to break by hand, difficult to remove the shell, and affects the consumer's eating; a small amount of water enters or excess water shakes out during the processing of the cooked product, resulting in uneven taste, nut kernels that are not crisp, and kernel clothes that are not easy to remove during eating, resulting in a bitter taste, affecting eating and consumer experience, and affecting sales; the breakage rate is high during large-scale processing, and a large amount of broken powder is produced at the bottom of the packaging bag after packaging, which is not aesthetic, resulting in the inability to use an automatic packaging machine for packaging, and only manual packaging, which is not sanitary, has low production efficiency, and increases production costs and other unfavorable factors. SUMMARY

[0004] To solve the problems of the existing technology that the cracks of shelled nuts are of different sizes, irregular and uneven, and the breakage rate is high, the present application provides a nut automatic notch equipment.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present application is as follows: a nut automatic notch equipment, comprising a notch mechanism, the notch mechanism comprising a box body, a main body transmission structure, a clamping structure and a cutter structure, the main body transmission structure comprising a first driving assembly, a rotating disc and a cam, the rotating disc and the cam being coaxially arranged on the box body, the first driving assembly being used to drive the rotating disc to rotate;

[0006] The clamping structure comprises a movable plate, a cam roller and a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw comprises oppositely arranged first and second clamping blocks, the second clamping block is arranged on the outer periphery of the rotating disc, the first clamping block and the cam roller are arranged at the two ends of the movable plate respectively, a phase track groove is formed in the outer periphery of the cam, the cam roller is arranged in rolling along the phase track groove, so that the first clamping block moves close to or away from the second clamping block, when the first clamping block moves close to the second clamping block, the clamping jaw clamps the nuts, when the first clamping block moves away from the second clamping block, the clamping jaw releases the nuts; the clamping structure is arranged in multiple groups, and the multiple groups of clamping structures are arranged in sequence in the circumferential direction of the rotating disc.

[0007] The cutter structure comprises a cutter, the cutter structure is arranged on the box body, and the cutter is arranged towards the rotating disc; an upper feeding station, a cutting station and a lower discharging station are arranged in sequence in the circumferential direction of the rotating disc, the clamping jaw is in a released state before the upper feeding station, the clamping jaw clamps the nuts when passing through the upper feeding station, until reaching the cutting station, after the cutter cuts the nuts, until reaching the lower discharging station, the clamping jaw releases the nuts.

[0008] As a preferred, two circles of the clamping structure are arranged in the axial direction of the rotating disc. It is equivalent to form two production lines, the yield is doubled, the cutting efficiency is greatly improved, and the overall layout is reasonable and compact, occupying small space.

[0009] As a preferred, the cutter structure further comprises a second driving assembly and a cutter shaft, the cutter is arranged on the cutter shaft, each circle of the clamping structure corresponds to at least one piece of cutter, and the at least one piece of cutter is arranged in sequence in the axial direction of the cutter shaft, and the second driving assembly is used for driving the cutter shaft to rotate. The design of the cutter structure is reasonable and reliable, one set of second driving assembly is shared by two production lines, the structure is simplified, the operation is stable, and the cost is reduced.

[0010] Further, the second driving assembly comprises a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, a belt wheel transmission member and a second motor, the first mounting plate is mounted on the box body through a first waist-shaped hole, the second mounting plate is mounted on the box body through a second waist-shaped hole, the second motor and an input wheel of the belt wheel transmission member are arranged on the first mounting plate, the second motor is in transmission connection with the input wheel, an output wheel of the belt wheel transmission member is connected with the cutter shaft, and the cutter shaft is mounted on the second mounting plate. It is convenient to adjust the distance from the cutter to the clamping jaw according to different nut sizes, so as to meet the needs of nut cutting.

[0011] As a preferred, the clamping structure further comprises a mounting frame, the mounting frame is fixedly arranged on the rotating disc, and the movable plate is in sliding connection with the mounting frame through a linear guide rail. The reliability and stability of the movement of the first clamping block are ensured, the clamping jaw effectively clamps the nuts, and the nuts are prevented from being damaged.

[0012] Further, the first and second clamping blocks are made of elastic material, and the working surfaces of the first and second clamping blocks correspond to each other and are wavy-shaped. The first and second clamping blocks can be made into profiled blocks, and corresponding clamping jaws can be replaced according to different nuts.

[0013] As preferred, two groups of cutter structures are symmetrically arranged along the radial direction of the rotating disc, and the feeding station, the cutting station, the discharging station, the feeding station, the cutting station and the discharging station are sequentially arranged. Further, two circles of clamping structures are symmetrically arranged along the axial direction of the rotating disc, which is equivalent to forming four production lines, and the production capacity is quadrupled, the cutting efficiency is greatly improved, and the overall layout is reasonable and compact, and the occupied space is small.

[0014] As preferred, the cutting mechanism further comprises an annular baffle, the annular baffle is arranged on the outer periphery of the rotating disc, the clamping structure is located between the annular baffle and the rotating disc, an upper feeding opening is formed in the annular baffle at the feeding station, a cutter opening is formed in the annular baffle at the cutting station, and a lower discharging opening is formed in the annular baffle at the discharging station. The annular baffle can effectively prevent nuts from flying out, which not only ensures the stability and reliability of the equipment operation, but also greatly improves the safety.

[0015] Further, a discharging bin is arranged at the discharging opening, and the discharging bin is used to guide the nuts that have been cut. The cut nuts can be conveniently discharged, and the nuts can be effectively prevented from being squeezed and damaged during discharging.

[0016] As preferred, the feeding mechanism is arranged at the feeding station, the feeding mechanism is located at the side of the rotating disc, the feeding mechanism comprises a base, a hopper and a conveying belt structure, the conveying belt structure comprises a belt driving assembly and upper and lower annular belts, the belt driving assembly is used to drive the upper and lower annular belts, a conveying channel is formed between the upper and lower annular belts, the hopper is arranged on the base, a discharge opening of the hopper is in communication with an input opening of the conveying channel, and an output opening of the conveying channel faces the clamping jaw at the feeding station. When the nuts enter the conveying channel from the hopper, the upper and lower annular belts can clamp the nuts and convey the nuts to the clamping jaw at the feeding station. Since the upper and lower annular belts have a certain elasticity, the nuts can be effectively clamped without being damaged.

[0017] Further, a plurality of grooves are sequentially arranged on the lower annular belt along the conveying direction of the lower annular belt, and the grooves are used to position the nuts, so that the length direction of the nuts is consistent with the axial direction of the cutter. Through simple and ingenious structural design, the nuts can be cut along the width direction of the nuts, especially for long nuts such as walnuts and pecans, which is convenient for cutting and peeling.

[0018] Further, when two circles of the clamping structures are arranged along the axial symmetry of the rotary disc, two discharge ports are arranged at the bottom end of the hopper, and two groups of corresponding upper and lower annular belts are arranged.

[0019] As preferred, the first driving assembly comprises a first motor and a hollow shaft arranged on the box, the first motor is in transmission connection with the hollow shaft through a gear set, the cam and the rotary disc are sequentially sleeved on the hollow shaft, the cam is fixedly connected with the box, and the rotary disc rotates with the hollow shaft. The first driving assembly is simple in structure, stable in operation, easy to set, and low in cost. Advantages

[0020] 1、The nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application ensures that each nut has a cut, is easy to pinch and break, is easy to eat, and the kernel is almost complete;

[0021] 2、The nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application ensures that each nut has a cut, the cut is large, the material water can completely soak the kernel, and the excess material water can be shaken out from the cut, thereby ensuring uniform flavoring, transparent flavoring, crisp kernel, and good peeling effect;

[0022] 3、The nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application has low breakage rate, high complete kernel rate, high production efficiency, and low production cost;

[0023] 4、The nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application is suitable for mechanized assembly line production, automatic packaging, and is not easy to produce powder during transportation, and achieves an aesthetic effect;

[0024] The nut automatic cutting equipment developed by the present application solves the problem of nut shell breaking technology and realizes complete independent innovation of nut shell breaking technology. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the nut automatic cutting equipment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 3is Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the box body is dismantled;

[0029] Figure 4 is Figure 3 The schematic diagram of the side view;

[0030] Figure 5 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the cutting mechanism of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application, wherein the box body and the annular baffle are not shown;

[0031] Figure 6 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the clamping structure of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 7 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the cutting knife structure of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 8 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the annular baffle of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 9 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the feeding mechanism of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 10 The schematic diagram of the side view of the feeding mechanism of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 11 The schematic diagram of the perspective structure of the cut nut of the automatic nut cutting equipment of the present application;

[0037] In the figure: 1, cutting mechanism, 11, box body, 12, main body transmission structure, 121, first motor, 122, hollow shaft, 123, gear set, 124, rotating disc, 125, cam, 1251, phase trajectory groove, 13, clamping structure, 131, movable plate, 132, cam roller, 133, clamping jaw, 1331, first clamping block, 1332, second clamping block, 134, mounting frame, 135, linear guide rail, 14, cutting knife structure, 141, cutting knife, 142, first mounting plate, 1421, first waist-shaped hole, 143, second mounting plate, 1431, second waist-shaped hole, 144, pulley transmission member, 145, second motor, 146, knife shaft, 15, annular baffle, 151, feeding port, 152, cutting knife port, 153, discharging port, 2, discharging bin, 3, feeding mechanism, 31, base, 32, hopper, 33, conveying belt structure, 331, belt driving assembly, 332, upper annular belt, 333, lower annular belt, 3331, groove, 334, conveying channel, 34, vibrating member, 4, feeding station, 5, cutting station, 6, discharging station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present invention or its application or use. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention. Example

[0039] like Figures 1-10 As shown, an automatic nut-cutting device includes a cutting mechanism 1. The cutting mechanism 1 includes a housing 11, a main transmission structure 12, a clamping structure 13, and a cutting blade structure 14. The main transmission structure 12 includes a first drive assembly, a turntable 124, and a cam 125. The turntable 124 and the cam 125 are coaxially mounted on the housing 11. The first drive assembly is used to drive the turntable 124 to rotate. In this embodiment, the first drive assembly includes a first motor 121 and a hollow shaft 122. The hollow shaft 122 is mounted on the housing 11. Machine 121 is connected to hollow shaft 122 via gear set 123. Cam 125 and turntable 124 are sequentially mounted on hollow shaft 122. Cam 125 is fixedly connected to housing 11, and turntable 124 rotates with hollow shaft 122. Clamping structure 13 includes movable plate 131, cam roller 132, and gripper 133. Gripper 133 includes a first clamping block 1331 and a second clamping block 1332 arranged opposite each other. The second clamping block 1332 is disposed on the outer periphery of turntable 124. The first clamping block 1331 and cam roller 124... 2 are respectively disposed at both ends of the movable plate 131. The outer periphery of the cam 125 is provided with a phase track groove 1251. The cam roller 132 rolls along the phase track groove 1251, so that the first clamping block 1331 moves closer to or away from the second clamping block 1332. When the first clamping block 1331 moves closer to the second clamping block 1332, the jaw 133 clamps the nut. When the first clamping block 1331 moves away from the second clamping block 1332, the jaw 133 releases the nut. The clamping structure 13 is provided in multiple sets, and the multiple sets of clamping structures 13 rotate around the turntable. The turntable 124 is arranged sequentially in the circumferential direction; the cutting structure 14 includes a cutting blade 141, which is set on the housing 11 and faces the turntable 124; a loading station 4, a cutting station 5, and a unloading station 6 are arranged sequentially around the turntable 124. Before the loading station 4, the gripper 133 is in a loose state. When passing the loading station 4, the gripper 133 clamps the nut until it reaches the cutting station 5. After the cutting blade 141 cuts the nut, the gripper 133 releases the nut until it reaches the unloading station 6.

[0040] In order to improve the cutting efficiency, improve the yield, and ensure that the device layout is compact, occupies small space, in the embodiment, as shown in Figures 1-4 two circles of the clamping structure 13 are arranged along the axial symmetry of the turntable 124, which corresponds to forming two production lines, and the yield is doubled; further, in the embodiment, two groups of cutting knife structures 14 are arranged along the radial symmetry of the turntable 124, and the feeding station 4, the cutting station 5, the discharging station 6, the feeding station 4, the cutting station 5 and the discharging station 6 are arranged in sequence, and then two circles of the clamping structure 13 are arranged along the axial symmetry of the turntable 124, which corresponds to forming four production lines, and the yield is quadrupled, which greatly improves the cutting efficiency, and the overall layout is reasonable and compact, and occupies small space.

[0041] Specifically, in the embodiment, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 7 The cutting knife structure 14 further includes a second driving assembly and a knife shaft 146, and the cutting knife 141 is arranged on the knife shaft 146. Each circle of the clamping structure 13 corresponds to at least one cutting knife 141. Each circle of the clamping structure 13 in the embodiment corresponds to two cutting knives 141. At least one cutting knife 141 is arranged in sequence along the axial direction of the knife shaft 146. The cutting knife 141 in the embodiment can be a flat blade or a sawtooth-shaped blade. Matching the arc-shaped rotating path of the nuts, the arc-shaped cut can be made on the nuts. The second driving assembly is used to drive the rotation of the knife shaft 146. Two adjacent production lines in parallel share a second driving assembly. In the embodiment, the second driving assembly includes a first mounting plate 142, a second mounting plate 143, a belt pulley transmission member 144 and a second motor 145. The first mounting plate 142 is installed on the box body 11 through a first waist-shaped hole 1421. The second mounting plate 143 is installed on the box body 11 through a second waist-shaped hole 1431. The second motor 145 and the input wheel of the belt pulley transmission member 144 are arranged on the first mounting plate 142. The second motor 145 is in transmission connection with the input wheel. The output wheel of the belt pulley transmission member 144 is connected with the knife shaft 146. The knife shaft 146 is installed on the second mounting plate 143, which is convenient for adjusting the distance between the cutting knife 141 and the clamping jaw 133 according to different nut sizes, and meets the needs of different nut cutting.

[0042] In order to ensure that the clamping jaw 133 effectively clamps the nuts, and avoid damaging the nuts, in the embodiment, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, the clamping structure 13 further comprises a mounting frame 134 fixedly arranged on the rotating disc 124, and the movable plate 131 is slidably connected with the mounting frame 134 through a linear guide rail 135; further, in the embodiment, the first clamping block 1331 and the second clamping block 1332 are both made of elastic material, and the working surfaces of the first clamping block 1331 and the second clamping block 1332 corresponding to each other are both in a wavy shape, and the first clamping block 1331 and the second clamping block 1332 can be made into profiled blocks, and corresponding clamping jaws 133 can be replaced according to different nuts.

[0043] In order to effectively prevent nuts from flying out of the clamping jaw 133, in the embodiment, as shown in Figure 3 、 Figure 4 and Figure 8 , the cutting mechanism 1 further comprises an annular baffle 15, and the annular baffle 15 of the embodiment is in a semi-circular ring split type, the annular baffle 15 is covered on the outer periphery of the rotating disc 124, the clamping structure 13 is located between the annular baffle 15 and the rotating disc 124, a feeding port 151 is arranged on the annular baffle 15 at the feeding station 4, a cutter port 152 is arranged on the annular baffle 15 at the cutting station 5, and a discharging port 153 is arranged on the annular baffle 15 at the discharging station 6; further, in the embodiment, a discharging bin 2 is arranged at the discharging port 153, and the discharging bin 2 is used for leading out nuts that have been cut, facilitating the discharging of nuts that have been cut, and effectively preventing nuts from being squeezed and damaged during discharging.

[0044] In order to facilitate automatic feeding, in the embodiment, as shown in Figure 9 and Figure 10As shown, the feeding station 4 is provided with a feeding mechanism 3, which is located at the side of the turntable 124. The feeding mechanism 3 comprises a base 31, a hopper 32 and a conveying belt structure 33. The conveying belt structure 33 comprises a belt driving assembly 331 and upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333. The belt driving assembly 331 is used to drive the upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333. The upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333 form a conveying channel 334 therebetween. The hopper 32 is arranged on the base 31. In this embodiment, a vibrating member 34 is arranged on the hopper 32 to facilitate the vibrating of nuts. The discharge opening of the hopper 32 is in communication with the input opening of the conveying channel 334. The output opening of the conveying channel 334 faces the clamping jaw 133 at the feeding station 4. When the nuts enter the conveying channel 334 from the hopper 32, the upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333 clamp the nuts and convey the nuts to the clamping jaw 133 at the feeding station 4. Since the upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333 have a certain elasticity, the nuts can be effectively clamped without being damaged. As shown, two sets of clamping structures 13 are arranged at the axial direction of the turntable 124. The bottom end of the hopper 32 is provided with two discharge openings. Correspondingly, the upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333 are provided with two sets of parallel adjacent flow lines, which share one hopper 32 and one belt driving assembly 331. Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of grooves 3331 are arranged on the lower annular belt 333 in sequence along the conveying direction thereof. The grooves 3331 are used to position the nuts, so that the length direction of the nuts is consistent with the axial direction of the cutter 141, thereby ensuring the cutting along the width direction of the nuts, especially for long nuts such as walnuts and pecans, facilitating the cutting and the peeling of the cut.

[0045] The working principle is as follows:

[0046] Firstly, the nuts to be cut, such as walnuts or pecans, are poured into the hopper 32. The nuts fall from the discharge opening of the hopper 32 to the input opening of the conveying channel 334 and automatically fall into the corresponding grooves 3331. Under the conveying action of the upper and lower annular belts 332 and 333, the nuts are conveyed to the clamping jaw 133 at the feeding station 4. At this time, the clamping jaw 133 clamps the nuts. The nuts are conveyed to the cutting station 5 along with the turntable 124. At this time, the cutter 141 cuts along the width direction of the nuts until two cuts are formed along the length direction of the nuts. Figure 11 As shown, the cut nuts are conveyed to the discharging station 6 along with the turntable 124. At this time, the clamping jaw 133 is opened. The nuts enter the discharging bin 2 under the action of centrifugal force. The working processes of the four flow lines on the turntable 124 are consistent and performed simultaneously.

[0047] Wherein, the belt driving assembly 331 drives the upper annular belt 332 and the lower annular belt 333, realizes the upper annular belt 332 and the lower annular belt 333 conveying nuts, simultaneously, the first motor 121 starts, drives the gear set 123, the hollow shaft 122 and the rotating disc 124 rotates in turn, simultaneously, the clamping structure 13 rotates with the rotating disc 124, the cam roller 132 of the clamping structure 13 is limited under the phase trajectory groove 1251, drives the movable plate 131 to move, to realize the first clamping block 1331 close to or away from the second clamping block 1332, namely realizes the clamping jaw 133 clamping and loosening, the clamping jaw 133 is in the loosened state before the loading station 4, the clamping jaw 133 clamps the nut when the loading station 4, until the nut is carried to the notch station 5, when the clamping jaw 133 carries the nut and leaves the notch station 5 to reach the unloading station 6, the clamping jaw 133 loosens and releases the nut to the unloading bin 2.

[0048] The above is only the preferred specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this, any skilled person in the art in the technical range disclosed by the present application, according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application, equivalent replacement or change, should be covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic nut-cutting device, characterized in that: The device includes a cutting mechanism (1), which includes a housing (11), a main transmission structure (12), a clamping structure (13), and a cutting blade structure (14). The main transmission structure (12) includes a first driving component, a turntable (124), and a cam (125). The turntable (124) and the cam (125) are coaxially arranged on the housing (11). The first driving component is used to drive the turntable (124) to rotate. The clamping structure (13) includes a movable plate (131), a cam roller (132), and a gripper (133). The gripper (133) includes a first clamping block (1331) and a second clamping block (1332) arranged opposite to each other. The second clamping block (1332) is disposed on the outer periphery of the turntable (124). The first clamping block (1331) and the cam roller (132) are respectively disposed at both ends of the movable plate (131). A phase trajectory groove (1251) is opened on the outer periphery of the cam (125). The cam roller (1331) is disposed on the outer periphery of the cam (125). 32) Roll along the phase trajectory groove (1251) so that the first clamping block (1331) moves closer to or away from the second clamping block (1332). When the first clamping block (1331) moves closer to the second clamping block (1332), the jaws (133) clamp the nut. When the first clamping block (1331) moves away from the second clamping block (1332), the jaws (133) release the nut. The clamping structure (13) is provided in multiple sets, and the multiple sets of clamping structures (13) are arranged sequentially around the circumference of the turntable (124). The cutting structure (14) includes a cutting blade (141), which is mounted on the housing (11). The cutting blade (141) is positioned facing the turntable (124). Around the turntable (124), there are sequentially arranged a feeding station (4), a cutting station (5), and a discharging station (6). Before the feeding station (4), the gripper (133) is in a released state. When passing the feeding station (4), the gripper (133) clamps the nut until it reaches the cutting station (5). After the cutting blade (141) cuts the nut, the gripper (133) releases the nut until it reaches the discharging station (6).

2. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two rings of the clamping structure (13) are symmetrically arranged along the axis of the turntable (124).

3. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cutting structure (14) further includes a second drive assembly and a cutter shaft (146). The cutter (141) is disposed on the cutter shaft (146). Each rotation of the clamping structure (13) corresponds to at least one cutter (141). At least one cutter (141) is arranged sequentially along the axial direction of the cutter shaft (146). The second drive assembly is used to drive the cutter shaft (146) to rotate.

4. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The second drive assembly includes a first mounting plate (142), a second mounting plate (143), a pulley drive component (144), and a second motor (145). The first mounting plate (142) is mounted on the housing (11) through a first oblong hole (1421), and the second mounting plate (143) is mounted on the housing (11) through a second oblong hole (1431). The input wheels of the second motor (145) and the pulley drive component (144) are both located on the first mounting plate (142). The second motor (145) is connected to the input wheel for transmission. The output wheel of the pulley drive component (144) is connected to the cutter shaft (146), and the cutter shaft (146) is mounted on the second mounting plate (143).

5. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping structure (13) also includes a mounting bracket (134), which is fixedly mounted on the turntable (124), and the movable plate (131) is slidably connected to the mounting bracket (134) via a linear guide rail (135).

6. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first clamping block (1331) and the second clamping block (1332) are both made of elastic material, and the corresponding working surfaces of the first clamping block (1331) and the second clamping block (1332) are both wavy.

7. The automatic nut-cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: Two sets of cutting structures (14) are arranged symmetrically along the radial direction of the turntable (124), and the loading station (4), cutting station (5), unloading station (6) are arranged in sequence.

8. The automatic nut-cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The cutting mechanism (1) further includes an annular baffle (15), which covers the outer periphery of the turntable (124). The clamping structure (13) is located between the annular baffle (15) and the turntable (124). A feeding port (151) is provided on the annular baffle (15) at the feeding station (4). A cutting edge (152) is provided on the annular baffle (15) at the cutting station (5). A discharging port (153) is provided on the annular baffle (15) at the discharging station (6).

9. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 8, characterized in that: A feeding hopper (2) is provided at the feeding port (153), and the feeding hopper (2) is used to draw out the cut nuts.

10. The automatic nut-cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: A feeding mechanism (3) is provided at the feeding station (4). The feeding mechanism (3) is located on the side of the turntable (124). The feeding mechanism (3) includes a base (31), a hopper (32), and a conveyor belt structure (33). The conveyor belt structure (33) includes a belt drive assembly (331) and an upper annular belt (332) and a lower annular belt (333) arranged vertically. The belt drive assembly (331) is used to drive the upper annular belt (332) and the lower annular belt (333). A conveying channel (334) is formed between the upper annular belt (332) and the lower annular belt (333). The hopper (32) is set on the base (31). The outlet of the hopper (32) is connected to the inlet of the conveying channel (334). The outlet of the conveying channel (334) faces the gripper (133) at the feeding station (4).

11. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The lower annular belt (333) has a plurality of grooves (3331) arranged sequentially along its conveying direction. The grooves (3331) are used to position the nuts so that the length direction of the nuts is consistent with the axial direction of the cutter (141).

12. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 10, characterized in that: When two rings of clamping structures (13) are symmetrically arranged along the axis of the turntable (124), two discharge ports are opened at the bottom of the hopper (32), and two sets of corresponding upper annular belts (332) and lower annular belts (333) are arranged.

13. The automatic nut-cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first drive assembly includes a first motor (121) and a hollow shaft (122). The hollow shaft (122) is mounted on the housing (11). The first motor (121) is connected to the hollow shaft (122) via a gear set (123). The cam (125) and the turntable (124) are sequentially mounted on the hollow shaft (122). The cam (125) is fixedly connected to the housing (11). The turntable (124) rotates with the hollow shaft (122).

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