Die holder for a toe clipper, toe clipper, toe clipping device and toe clipping method

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a die holder for a toe clipper, a toe clipper, a toe clipping device, and a toe clipping method, belonging to the field of food processing. The die holder for the toe clipper includes: a die holder body having a working surface for placing the claw part to be clipped; a plurality of accommodating grooves provided on the working surface of the die holder body, the plurality of accommodating grooves being used for accommodating a plurality of front toes of the claw part to be clipped; and an accommodating hole penetrating the working surface of the die holder body for accommodating the rear toe of the claw part to be clipped.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of food processing, and particularly to a die base for a toenail clipper, a toenail clipper, a toenail trimming device, and a toenail trimming method. Background Art

[0002] The toenail part to be trimmed is a food that is quite popular among consumers at present. To facilitate consumers' eating, the toenails of the toenail part to be trimmed will be removed during processing.

[0003] In related technologies, a toenail clipper can be used to trim the toenail part to be trimmed. During the toenail trimming process of the toenail part to be trimmed, the toenail part to be trimmed is fixed on the die base of the toenail clipper, and then the toenail trimming mechanism of the toenail clipper is used to trim the toenail part to be trimmed. Due to the unique physiological structure of the toenail part to be trimmed, and the differences in the sizes and shapes of different toenail parts to be trimmed, the toenail trimming quality of the toenail part to be trimmed is poor and the efficiency is also low. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a die base for a toenail clipper, a toenail clipper, a toenail trimming device, and a toenail trimming method, which can improve the toenail trimming quality of the toenail part to be trimmed.

[0005] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a die base for a toenail clipper, including: a die base body having a working surface for placing the toenail part to be trimmed; a plurality of accommodating grooves provided on the working surface of the die base body, the plurality of accommodating grooves being used for accommodating a plurality of front toes of the toenail part to be trimmed; and an accommodating hole penetrating the working surface of the die base body for accommodating the rear toe of the toenail part to be trimmed.

[0006] According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, by separately accommodating the rear toe of the toenail part to be trimmed into the accommodating hole, while the front toes of the toenail part to be trimmed are located in the accommodating grooves, the rear toe and the front toes of the toenail part to be trimmed are not coplanar. Thus, the shape of the toenail part to be trimmed placed in the die base for the toenail clipper is more in line with its unique physiological structure, the toes of the toenail part to be trimmed can be stretched as much as possible in the die base, and the toenail trimming accuracy will not be affected by the toe deformation when being flattened by pressure. Therefore, the toenail trimming quality of the toenail part to be trimmed is improved.

[0007] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a toenail clipper, including: the die base for a toenail clipper according to the above aspect; a positioning mechanism configured to fix the toenail part to be trimmed on the working surface of the die base, and wherein the rear toe of the toenail part to be trimmed is located in the accommodating hole; and a toenail trimming mechanism for trimming the toenail part to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

[0008] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a toenail trimming device, including: the toenail clipper according to the above; and a transmission mechanism.

[0009] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a toe clipping method using the above-mentioned toe clipping device, including: placing the toe part to be clipped on the working surface of the die holder of the toe clipper, wherein the rear toe of the toe part to be clipped is received in the receiving hole of the die holder, and a plurality of front toes of the toe part to be clipped are received in a plurality of receiving grooves of the die holder; controlling the positioning mechanism to fix the toe part to be clipped on the working surface of the die holder; and controlling the toe clipping mechanism to clip the toe part to be clipped positioned on the working surface.

[0010] According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the toe clipping quality and efficiency of the toe part to be clipped can be improved.

[0011] It should be understood that the content described in this part is not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor is it used to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become easily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] The drawings illustrate embodiments and form a part of the specification, and are used to explain the implementation manners of the embodiments together with the written description of the specification. The illustrated embodiments are only for illustrative purposes and do not limit the scope of the claims. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals refer to similar but not necessarily identical elements.

[0013] Figure 1 FIG. shows a schematic structural view of a die holder for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0014] Figure 2 FIG. shows a top view of a die holder for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0015] Figure 3 FIG. shows a side view of a die holder for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0016] Figure 4 FIG. shows a schematic view of a partial structure of a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] Figure 5 FIG. shows a schematic structural view of a toe clipping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0018] Figure 6 FIG. shows a toe clipping method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Reference Numerals:

[0020] 1. Toe clipper;

[0021] 10. Die holder for a toe clipper;

[0022] 11. Die holder body;

[0023] 111. Working surface;

[0024] 12. Receiving groove;

[0025] 13. Receiving hole;

[0026] 14. Boss;

[0027] 15. Guide plate;

[0028] 16. Tarsometatarsal part receiving groove;

[0029] 17. Ejecting hole;

[0030] 20. Positioning mechanism;

[0031] 21. Pressing piece;

[0032] 212. Support member;

[0033] 2112. Through hole;

[0034] 22. Pressing member;

[0035] 30. Toe trimming mechanism;

[0036] 31. Toe trimming knife;

[0037] 32. Slide block;

[0038] 33. Guide rail;

[0039] 40. Motor;

[0040] 51. Ejecting cylinder;

[0041] 52. Ejecting rod;

[0042] 100. Working box;

[0043] 110. Protective cover. Detailed implementation manners

[0044] The following describes exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. Various details of the embodiments of the present disclosure are included to facilitate understanding, and they should be considered merely exemplary. Therefore, those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that various changes and modifications can be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Similarly, for the sake of clarity and conciseness, descriptions of well-known functions and structures are omitted in the following description.

[0045] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to describe various elements does not intend to limit the positional relationship, temporal relationship, or importance relationship of these elements. Such terms are only used to distinguish one element from another. In some examples, the first element and the second element may refer to the same instance of the element, and in some cases, based on the description of the context, they may also refer to different instances. In some examples, "connection" may include "direct connection" and may also include "indirect connection".

[0046] In the description of various examples in the present disclosure, the terms used are only for the purpose of describing specific examples and are not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, if the number of elements is not specifically limited, the element may be one or more. In addition, the term "and / or" used in the present disclosure covers any one of the listed items and all possible combinations.

[0047] In the related art, a toe clipper includes a die holder and a toe clipping mechanism. When toe clipping a to-be-clipped claw part (such as a chicken claw), a worker can fix the to-be-clipped claw part on the die holder, and then the toe clipping mechanism clips the to-be-clipped claw part according to a set program. The die holder is usually a five-toe flat-laying type die holder, that is, an area for placing the to-be-clipped claw part is usually provided in a flat plate, and this area can be, for example, a hollowed-out area to accommodate the to-be-clipped claw part. Since most of the to-be-clipped claw parts for consumption (such as chicken claws) have four toes, but in order to save the time and effort spent on distinguishing the left and right to-be-clipped claw parts when placing the to-be-clipped claw parts into the die holder, the area of the die holder for placing the to-be-clipped claw parts is usually set to have a shape roughly corresponding to five toes, and this shape includes, for example, a toe area in the middle and 4 toe areas symmetric with respect to the middle toe area (2 toe areas on each side). However, since the left and right to-be-clipped claw parts are not completely symmetric, and due to the unique physiological structure of the to-be-clipped claw part (such as a chicken claw) (three toes forward and one toe backward) and the deformation caused by the relative position change between the bones when positioning the to-be-clipped claw part in the die holder, etc., the toes of the to-be-clipped claw part cannot be fully straightened in such a five-toe flat-laying type die holder, so that the toe clipping is inaccurate, and it is very easy to have problems such as excessive toe clipping amount or insufficient toe clipping amount, resulting in poor toe clipping quality of the to-be-clipped claw part.

[0048] To solve the above problems, the present disclosure provides a die holder for a toe clipper and a toe clipper having the die holder.

[0049] According to the die base for a toe clipper provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, a receiving hole for receiving the rear toe of the claw part to be cut is provided in the die base. By providing the receiving hole, the rear toe of the claw part to be cut can be separately received in the receiving hole, while the front toe of the claw part to be cut is located in the receiving groove, and the rear toe and the front toe of the claw part to be cut are not coplanar. Therefore, the shape of the claw part to be cut placed in the die base more conforms to its unique physiological structure, the toes of the claw part to be cut can be straightened as much as possible in the die base, and the toe cutting accuracy will not be affected by toe deformation when being flattened by pressure. Thus, the quality of toe cutting of the claw part to be cut is improved.

[0050] Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0051] Figure 1 FIG. shows a schematic structural view of a die base for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 FIG. shows a top view of a die base for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 FIG. shows a side view of a die base for a toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0052] Refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the die base 10 for a toe clipper includes:

[0053] A die base body 11, the die base body 11 has a working surface 111 for placing the claw part to be cut;

[0054] A plurality of receiving grooves 12, arranged on the working surface 111 of the die base body 11, the plurality of receiving grooves 12 are used for receiving a plurality of front toes of the claw part to be cut; and

[0055] A receiving hole 13, the receiving hole 13 penetrates the working surface 111 of the die base body 11, and is used for receiving the rear toe of the claw part to be cut.

[0056] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, considering the unique physiological structure of the claw part to be cut (three toes forward and one toe backward), as well as possible influences such as deformation caused by the relative position change between bones when positioning the claw part to be cut in the die base, a receiving hole for receiving the rear toe of the claw part to be cut is provided in the die base. The receiving hole 13 can extend downward from the working surface 111 of the die base body 11, that is, the receiving hole 13 and the plurality of receiving grooves 12 are not coplanar.

[0057] By providing the receiving hole 13, the rear toe of the paw part to be trimmed can be separately received in the receiving hole 13, while the front toe of the paw part to be trimmed is located in the receiving groove 12. The rear toe and the front toe of the paw part to be trimmed are not coplanar. For example, the rear toe of the paw part to be trimmed is inserted into the receiving hole 13 and placed downward, which is not coplanar with the front toe laid flat in the receiving groove 12. Therefore, the shape of the paw part to be trimmed placed in the die base 10 of the toe trimming machine conforms more to its unique physiological structure. The toes of the paw part to be trimmed can be straightened as much as possible in the die base and will not affect the toe trimming accuracy due to toe deformation when being flattened by pressure. Thus, the quality of toe trimming of the paw part to be trimmed is improved.

[0058] In the example, the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine can have three receiving grooves 12 for receiving three front toes of the paw part to be trimmed.

[0059] In the example, the receiving hole 13 can extend from the working surface 111 to the bottom surface of the die base body 11 opposite to the working surface 111.

[0060] According to some embodiments, with continued reference to Figure 2 , a plurality of receiving grooves 12 can be radially arranged around the receiving hole 13, and the plurality of receiving grooves 12 include a middle receiving groove and two lateral receiving grooves symmetrically arranged with respect to the middle receiving groove.

[0061] The radially arranged plurality of receiving grooves 12 helps the front toes of the paw part to be trimmed to be smoothly flattened along the radial extension direction when under pressure, so that the front toes of the paw part to be trimmed are further straightened to improve the toe trimming accuracy. In the example, the middle receiving groove can be used to receive the middle front toe of the paw part to be trimmed, and the two lateral receiving grooves can be used to receive the other two front toes of the paw part to be trimmed.

[0062] In addition, since the two lateral receiving grooves are symmetric with respect to the middle receiving groove, and the rear toe of either the left paw part to be trimmed or the right paw part to be trimmed can be received in the receiving hole 13, the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine can be compatible with both the left and right paw parts to be trimmed, reducing the time and effort spent on distinguishing between the left and right paw parts to be trimmed and improving the efficiency of toe trimming of the paw part to be trimmed.

[0063] According to some embodiments, the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine can further include a plurality of bosses 14 provided on the working surface 111 of the die base body 11, wherein each of the plurality of receiving grooves 12 is defined by two adjacent bosses among the plurality of bosses 14.

[0064] Using two adjacent bosses to define the receiving groove 12 has a simple structure. In addition, due to the presence of the bosses 14, when using, for example Figure 4When the pressing member 22 shown in (described below) applies pressure to the claw portion to be cut placed in the die base 10 for the toe clipper, the boss 14 can play a certain limiting role on the pressing member 22, reducing or avoiding the claw portion to be cut from being pressed by the pressing member 22 until it is deformed.

[0065] According to some embodiments, the extending direction of the receiving hole 13 can be substantially perpendicular to the working surface 111. For example, the extending direction of the receiving hole 13 can be perpendicular to the working surface 111.

[0066] The receiving hole 13 arranged perpendicular to the working surface 111 can provide a certain acting force for the rear toe when the rear toe of the claw portion to be cut is received therein, further strengthening the fixation of the rear toe, thereby further improving the toe clipping accuracy.

[0067] According to some embodiments, further referring to Figure 2 , the width of the side of the receiving hole 13 close to the working surface 111 is greater than the width of the side thereof far from the working surface 111. In other words, the receiving hole 13 can have a shape that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. In the example, the receiving hole 13 can have a tapered cross-sectional shape.

[0068] Thus, the larger width of the side of the receiving hole 13 close to the working surface 111 provides a tolerance for movement when inserting the rear toe of the claw portion to be cut into the receiving hole 13, which is beneficial for more easily inserting the rear toe of the claw portion to be cut into the receiving hole 13 and facilitating the operation; and, the smaller width of the side of the receiving hole 13 far from the working surface 111 is beneficial for more precisely fixing the rear toe of the claw portion to be cut on this side.

[0069] According to some embodiments, continuing to refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the die base 10 for the toe clipper may further include a guide plate 15 provided on the bottom surface of the die base body 11 opposite to the working surface 111. The guide plate 15 is close to the receiving hole 13, and the guide plate 15 is used to position the rear toe received in the receiving hole 13.

[0070] After the rear toe is inserted into the receiving hole 13, a part of the rear toe may extend a long distance from the bottom surface. During the toe clipping process, when, for example, the toe clipper blade 31 touches this part of the rear toe, this part of the rear toe may shake. The guide plate 15 can position this part of the rear toe, reducing or avoiding the rear toe from shaking when the toe clipper blade touches the rear toe, thereby being able to further improve the toe clipping accuracy of the claw portion to be cut.

[0071] According to some embodiments, referring to Figure 2, the die holder 10 for the toe clipper may further include a metatarsal accommodation groove 16 for accommodating the metatarsal part of the toe to be clipped. The metatarsal accommodation groove 16 is provided on the working surface 111 of the die holder body 11. The two lateral accommodation grooves are symmetric with respect to the metatarsal accommodation groove 16, and the accommodation hole 13 is located between the metatarsal accommodation groove 16 and the middle accommodation groove.

[0072] Thus, by accommodating the metatarsal part of the toe to be clipped through the metatarsal accommodation groove 16, the overall toe to be clipped can be restricted in more degrees of freedom, so that the toe to be clipped can remain stable when being toe-clipped.

[0073] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a toe clipper 1, including: a die holder 10 for the toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; a positioning mechanism 20 configured to fix the toe to be clipped on the working surface of the die holder 10, and the rear toe of the toe to be clipped is located in the accommodation hole 13; and a toe-clipping mechanism 30 for toe-clipping the toe to be clipped positioned on the working surface.

[0074] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing a partial structure of the toe clipper according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. Refer to Figure 4 , the toe clipper 1 includes a die holder 10 for the toe clipper, a positioning mechanism 20 and a toe-clipping mechanism 30.

[0075] The die holder 10 for the toe clipper is used to place the toe to be clipped. The positioning mechanism 20 is configured to fix the toe to be clipped on the working surface of the die holder 10 for the toe clipper, and the toe-clipping mechanism 30 is used to toe-clip the toe to be clipped.

[0076] In an example, the positioning mechanism 20 may include a plurality of pressing pieces 21 arranged side by side. The plurality of pressing pieces 21 are configured to apply pressure to the toes of the toe to be clipped to fix and flatten the toes. It will be understood that since the lengths of the toes of the toe to be clipped are different, the length of positioning the toe to be clipped can be adjusted by changing the number of the pressing pieces 21, thereby adapting to different toes to be clipped. The number of the pressing pieces 21 can be set according to requirements. For example, the number of the pressing pieces 21 can be greater than or equal to 5 and less than or equal to 15.

[0077] In an example, the positioning mechanism 20 may further include a pressing member 22. The pressing member 22 can be driven to apply pressure to the toe to be clipped placed in the die holder 10 for the toe clipper, so as to fix the toe to be clipped in the die holder 10 for the toe clipper. Exemplarily, the pressing member 22 may include a pressing plate.

[0078] In the example, the positioning mechanism 20 includes a plurality of toe positioning components corresponding one-to-one to the plurality of toes of the chicken claw, and each toe positioning component is configured to apply pressure to the corresponding toe through a plurality of pressing plates 21. The plurality of toes of the chicken claw are respectively positioned by the corresponding toe positioning components, and each toe is respectively positioned and controlled without mutual influence, which is more convenient for control.

[0079] The toe positioning component may include a support member 212. The plurality of pressing plates 21 have through holes 2112, and the support member 212 passes through the through holes 2112 of the plurality of pressing plates 21, and the plurality of pressing plates 21 are sleeved on the support member 212. Exemplarily, the support member 212 may include a support rod.

[0080] By controlling the support member 212 to move away from or close to the chicken claw, the pressing plates 21 sleeved on the support member 212 can be made to move away from or close to the chicken claw. When the pressing plate 21 moves away from the chicken claw, the positioning of the toe by the toe positioning component is released; when the pressing plate 21 moves close to the chicken claw, the pressing plate 21 is pressed on the toe of the chicken claw to realize the positioning of the toe by the toe positioning component. The plurality of pressing plates 21 are configured to apply pressure to the toes of the chicken claw under the action of their own gravity.

[0081] Since the plurality of pressing plates 21 are sleeved on the support member 212, by setting the appropriate position of the support member 212, the pressing plates 21 can be pressed on the toes of the chicken claw under the action of their own gravity without the need to additionally increase a pressure device, which is more convenient. At the same time, the support member 212 passes through the through holes 2112 of the plurality of pressing plates 21, so that the pressing plates 21 will not tip over.

[0082] In the example, the toe cutting mechanism 30 may include a detection device and a toe cutting knife 31. The toe cutting knife 31 is configured to move towards the toenail of the claw part to be cut fixed in the die base 10 of the toe cutting machine. The detection device may be configured to detect the resistance received by the toe cutting knife 31 during the movement, and the toe cutting knife 31 may also be configured to cut the claw part to be cut based on the resistance received during the movement.

[0083] During the process of trimming the chicken claws, when the trimming knife 31 moves in the direction towards the toenails of the chicken claws fixed at a preset position, at this time, the pressing piece 21 presses on the toes of the chicken claws. In order to enable the trimming knife 31 to contact the toes of the chicken claws and cut off the toenails on the toes, it is necessary to avoid the pressing piece 21 affecting the movement of the trimming knife 31. At this time, the support rod support 212 can be controlled to move away from the chicken claws, and the support rod support 212 drives the pressing piece 21 to move away from the chicken claws. Since in the direction in which the trimming knife 31 moves towards the toenails of the chicken claws fixed at a preset position, the lengths of the through holes 2112 on the multiple pressing pieces 21 increase in sequence, at this time, the pressing piece 21 facing the trimming knife 31 moves away from the chicken claws first. In this way, it not only avoids the pressing piece 21 affecting the movement of the trimming knife 31, but also some pressing pieces 21 press on the toes of the chicken claws to fix the chicken claws, so as to avoid the trimming knife 31 pushing the chicken claws to move. When the trimming knife 31 continues to move towards the chicken claws, the support rod support 212 continues to drive the pressing piece 21 to move away from the chicken claws, so that in the direction in which the trimming knife 31 moves towards the toenails of the chicken claws fixed at a preset position, the multiple pressing pieces 21 move away from the chicken claws in sequence until the trimming knife 31 contacts the toenails and completes the trimming. After the trimming is completed, the positioning of the toes by the multiple pressing pieces 21 is released, and the trimmed chicken claws can be removed.

[0084] In the example, the support 212 is further configured to move away from the working surface of the die base 10 in response to the distance between the trimming knife 31 and the pressing piece 21 being less than a preset distance value, so as to drive the pressing piece 21 among the multiple pressing pieces 21 whose distance from the trimming knife 31 is less than the preset distance value to move, thereby releasing the pressure on the toes of the chicken claws to be trimmed.

[0085] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, when the distance between the trimming knife 31 and the pressing piece 21 is less than the preset distance value, it indicates that the trimming knife 31 is about to contact the pressing piece 21 at this time, and the pressing piece 21 needs to be lifted to avoid the pressing piece 21 affecting the movement of the trimming knife 31. By controlling the support rod support 212 to move to one side away from the die base 10, the multiple pressing pieces 21 are lifted in sequence, and the trimming knife 31 can continue to move forward until the trimming knife 31 contacts the toenails of the chicken claws, so that the trimming knife 31 can trim the chicken claws more accurately.

[0086] Exemplarily, when the trimming machine is not trimming, the distance between the trimming knife 31 and the pressing piece 21 is fixed. The total distance that the trimming knife 31 moves can be determined according to the moving speed and time of the trimming knife 31, and then the distance between the trimming knife 31 and the pressing piece 21 during the movement of the trimming knife 31 can be determined. Exemplarily, the moving speeds of the trimming knife 31 and the support 212 can be controlled so that the trimming knife 31 never contacts the pressing piece 21 during the movement of the trimming knife 31 towards the toenails of the chicken claws.

[0087] In addition, the toenail trimming mechanism 30 may further include a slider 32 and a guide rail 33. The toenail trimming knife 31 for trimming the toenails of the three front toes of the claw to be trimmed may be fixed on the slider 32. The slider 32 is slidably connected to the guide rail 33. The motor 40 may control the movement of the slider 32 on the guide rail 33, thereby controlling the movement of the toenail trimming knife 31.

[0088] The toenail trimming machine provided according to the embodiments of the present disclosure improves the quality and efficiency of toenail trimming of the claw to be trimmed.

[0089] According to some embodiments, the toenail trimming machine 1 may further include a jacking mechanism configured to drive the mold base 10 to move towards the positioning mechanism 20 when the mold base 10 is located below the positioning mechanism 20, and control the mold base 10 to move away from the positioning mechanism 20 after the toenail trimming of the claw to be trimmed is completed.

[0090] The jacking mechanism is located inside the toenail trimming machine 1. In an example, the jacking mechanism may include a jacking cylinder.

[0091] During the toenail trimming process, the mold base 10 and the positioning mechanism 20 may approach each other so that the positioning mechanism 20 can press on the chicken claw located on the mold base 10 to position the chicken claw. After the toenail trimming is completed, the mold base 10 and the positioning mechanism 20 move away from each other, facilitating the removal of the chicken claw. In an example, the volume and weight of the positioning mechanism 20 may be larger than those of the mold base 10. During toenail trimming, the jacking mechanism controls the movement of the mold base 10 towards the positioning mechanism 20, that is, controls the movement of the mold base 10 with a smaller volume and weight, which is more convenient.

[0092] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, during the toenail trimming process, the three front toes of the chicken claw can be fixed by the positioning mechanism 20, and the rear toes of the chicken claw can be fixed through the accommodation holes.

[0093] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the toenail trimming machine 1 may include an ejection mechanism configured to release the fixed positioning of the claw to be trimmed on the working surface after the toenail trimming is completed.

[0094] After the toenail trimming of the chicken claw is completed, it is necessary to take out the chicken claw to facilitate the toenail trimming of the next chicken claw. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the ejection mechanism releases the fixed positioning of the chicken claw after the toenail trimming is completed, making it easier to take out the chicken claw after the toenail trimming is completed.

[0095] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mold base 10 may further have an ejection hole 17 penetrating the working surface; the ejection mechanism includes an ejection cylinder and an ejection rod located on the side of the mold base away from the positioning mechanism. The ejection cylinder is configured to insert the ejection rod into the ejection hole 17 and act on the claw to be trimmed fixed on the working surface after the toenail trimming is completed, so as to release the fixed positioning of the claw to be trimmed on the working surface.

[0096] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, since the chicken feet are fixed on the working surface 111 of the mold base 10, if the chicken feet are stuck in the accommodating groove 12, it is difficult to directly take out the chicken feet. After the chicken feet are toe-clipped, the ejecting cylinder 51 controls the ejecting rod 52 to move from the ejecting hole towards the chicken feet and act on the chicken feet fixed at a preset position, applying a pushing force to the chicken feet, so that the chicken feet stuck in the accommodating groove 12 are pushed out, making it easier to take out the chicken feet.

[0097] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe-clipping device is provided, and the toe-clipping device includes the above-mentioned toe-clipping machine 1.

[0098] According to some embodiments, the toe-clipping machine 1 may include a plurality of mold bases 10, and the toe-clipping machine 1 may further include a driving mechanism configured to drive the plurality of mold bases 10 to move to positions opposite to the toe-clipping mechanism in sequence, so as to clip the claws to be clipped placed on the plurality of mold bases 10 through the toe-clipping mechanism.

[0099] In an example, the toe-clipping device may include a plurality of mold bases 10, a positioning mechanism 20, and a toe-clipping mechanism 30. During the toe-clipping process, the plurality of mold bases 10 move to positions opposite to the positioning mechanism 20 in sequence. The positioning mechanism 20 fixes the chicken feet on the mold base 10 that moves below it, and then the toe-clipping mechanism 30 clips the chicken feet. After the chicken feet are toe-clipped, the mold base 10 moves and waits for a mold base 10 to move to a position opposite to the positioning mechanism 20 for toe-clipping. In this way, while removing the chicken feet on the previous mold base 10, the chicken feet on the next mold base 10 can be toe-clipped, and the working efficiency is higher.

[0100] Figure 5 The structural schematic diagram of the toe-clipping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0101] According to some embodiments, the toe-clipping device may further include an annular track, and a plurality of mold bases 10 are spaced apart on the annular track. The driving mechanism may be configured to drive the plurality of mold bases to move to positions opposite to the toe-clipping mechanism along the annular track in sequence.

[0102] According to some embodiments, referring to Figure 5 , the toe-clipping device may further include: a working box 100, a part of the annular track is arranged in the working box 100, and the annular track includes two opposite linear tracks and connecting tracks connecting the two ends on the same side of the two linear tracks. The working box 100 has a working table, and the working table has a working window to expose at least a part of one of the linear tracks.

[0103] According to some embodiments, the working box 100 may have a receiving cavity for storing the claw parts that have been toe-clipped. A part of the annular track is arranged in the receiving cavity, and the working window is communicated with the receiving cavity.

[0104] In the example, after the toe-clipped chicken feet are ejected by the ejection mechanism, the die holder 10 can rotate downward, and the chicken feet can directly fall off the die holder 10 by gravity, enabling continuous toe-clipping of the chicken feet with higher efficiency. The chicken feet can fall into the receiving cavity.

[0105] According to some embodiments, the positioning mechanism 20 and the toe-clipping mechanism 30 can be arranged on the workbench.

[0106] According to some embodiments, the toe-clipping device can further include a protective cover 110. Both the positioning mechanism 20 and the toe-clipping mechanism 30 are covered inside the protective cover 110.

[0107] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a toe-clipping method using the toe-clipping device as described above.

[0108] Figure 6 A toe-clipping method 600 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is shown.

[0109] As Figure 6 shown, the method 600 includes:

[0110] Step S610: Place the chicken feet to be toe-clipped on the working surface of the die holder of the toe-clipping machine, with the rear toes of the chicken feet to be toe-clipped received in the receiving holes of the die holder, and multiple front toes of the chicken feet to be toe-clipped received in multiple receiving grooves of the die holder;

[0111] Step S620: Control the positioning mechanism to fix the chicken feet to be toe-clipped on the working surface of the die holder; and

[0112] Step S630: Control the toe-clipping mechanism to clip the toes of the chicken feet to be toe-clipped positioned on the working surface.

[0113] According to some embodiments, the method 600 can further include:

[0114] When the die holder is located below the positioning mechanism, control the lifting mechanism to drive the die holder to move towards the positioning mechanism so that the positioning mechanism can fix the chicken feet to be toe-clipped on the working surface of the die holder; and

[0115] After the toe-clipping is completed, control the lifting mechanism to drive the die holder to move in a direction away from the positioning mechanism.

[0116] According to some embodiments, the method 600 can further include:

[0117] After the toe-clipping is completed, control the ejection mechanism to release the fixed positioning of the chicken feet to be toe-clipped on the working surface.

[0118] According to some embodiments, when the toe-clipping machine includes multiple die holders, the method 600 can further include:

[0119] Place the multiple parts of the claws to be trimmed on the working surfaces of multiple die holders respectively. Among them, the rear toes of the claws to be trimmed are received in the receiving holes of the corresponding die holders, and the multiple front toes of the claws to be trimmed are received in the multiple receiving grooves of the corresponding die holders;

[0120] Control the driving mechanism to drive the multiple die holders to move sequentially to the positions opposite to the toe trimming mechanism; and

[0121] For the die holder that has moved to the position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism: control the positioning mechanism to fix the claws to be trimmed placed on the die holder on the working surface of the die holder; and control the toe trimming mechanism to trim the claws to be trimmed positioned on the working surface of the die holder.

[0122] In the example, taking the claws to be trimmed as chicken claws, multiple chicken claws can be placed on the working surfaces of multiple die holders manually. Among them, the rear toes of the chicken claws are received in the receiving holes penetrating the working surface, and the three front toes of the chicken claws are respectively received in the three receiving grooves on the working surface.

[0123] Then, the driving mechanism can be controlled to drive the multiple die holders to move sequentially to the positions opposite to the toe trimming mechanism. For example, drive the speed reducer through a motor and drive through a sprocket to drive the die holder to perform step-by-step movement.

[0124] After the chicken claw die holder moves to the shearing station, the lifting cylinder positions the die holder. At the same time, control the positioning mechanism to fix the chicken claws placed on the die holder on the working surface of the die holder. The positioning structure can include a lifting cylinder, an upper pressing member, a pressing piece, etc. The upper pressing member is driven by a downward pressing cylinder, and the pressing piece is driven by a motor driving a connecting rod. By controlling the upper pressing member to press downward, the position of the chicken claws is maintained; at the same time, the pressing pieces of the left, middle and right fingers are driven by the motor connecting rod to release the downward pressing and correct the centering position of the chicken claw toes by their own gravity. In addition, the rear toes are positioned by the rear toe guiding plate. Among them, the multiple pressing pieces have through holes, the support rod passes through the through holes of the multiple pressing pieces, and the multiple pressing pieces are sleeved on the support rod. By moving the pressing pieces in the direction close to the chicken claws, the pressing pieces are pressed on the toes of the chicken claws to realize the positioning of the toes.

[0125] Next, control the toe-clipping mechanism to clip the chicken feet positioned on the working surface of the die holder. The three knives on the left, middle, and right of the toe-clipping mechanism are respectively driven by three groups of motors, transmitted by guide rail sliders, and the rear toe scissors are pushed by a lifting cylinder. After the chicken feet are positioned, during the process of the toe-clipping knives moving in the direction towards the toenails of the chicken feet fixed at the preset position, at this time, the pressing plates press on the toes of the chicken feet. At this time, the support rod support can be controlled to move away from the chicken feet, and the support rod support drives the pressing plates to move away from the chicken feet. Since in the direction of the toe-clipping knives moving towards the toenails of the chicken feet fixed at the preset position, the lengths of the through holes on multiple pressing plates increase in sequence, the pressing plate facing the toe-clipping knives moves away from the chicken feet first, which not only avoids the pressing plates affecting the movement of the toe-clipping knives, but also has some pressing plates pressing on the toes of the chicken feet to fix the chicken feet to prevent the toe-clipping knives from pushing the chicken feet to move. When the toe-clipping knives continue to move towards the chicken feet, the support rod support continues to drive the pressing plates to move away from the chicken feet, so that in the direction of the toe-clipping knives moving towards the toenails of the chicken feet fixed at the preset position, multiple pressing plates move away from the chicken feet in sequence, and the toe-clipping knives advance forward until the nails enter the knife edge. After being blocked, the toe-clipping knives cannot continue to advance. At this time, the four pneumatic scissors cut simultaneously; among them, the three toe-clipping knives on the left, middle, and right are fed by the voltage and current feedback of the motor to determine the magnitude of the pushing force, and the rear toe is controlled by the pressure of the lifting cylinder to determine the magnitude of the pushing force. While the three knives on the left, middle, and right advance forward, the three groups of pressing plates are lifted one by one to make way for the cutting position of the knife tips, and at the same time, ensure the stable pressing plates limit the position of the chicken feet toes. After the toe-clipping is completed, multiple pressing plates all release the positioning of the toes, and control the lifting mechanism to drive the die holder to move away from the positioning mechanism, and control the toe-clipping knives to retract, the upper pressing member to retract, the pressing plates to retract, and the lifting cylinder to retract. The sheared chicken feet move to the ejection station, and control the ejector rod to eject the chicken feet.

[0126] Finally, the chicken feet die holder moves to the flipping station, the chicken feet die holder flips, and the chicken feet fall into the receiving area.

[0127] It should be understood that in this specification, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate the orientation or position relationship or dimensions based on the orientation or position relationship or dimensions shown in the drawings. The use of these terms is only for the convenience of description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the protection scope of this application.

[0128] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first", "second", "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically and clearly defined.

[0129] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, terms such as "installed", "connected", "linked", "fixed", etc. shall be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; it may be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and may be the connection inside two components or the interaction relationship between two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0130] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the first feature being "on" or "under" the second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features not being in direct contact but in contact through additional features therebetween. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature includes the first feature being directly above and diagonally above the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly below and diagonally below the second feature, or merely indicating that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0131] Although the embodiments or examples of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above methods, systems and devices are merely embodiments or examples, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments or examples, but is only defined by the authorized claims and their equivalent scope. Various elements in the embodiments or examples may be omitted or replaced by their equivalent elements. In addition, the steps may be executed in an order different from that described in the present disclosure. Further, various elements in the embodiments or examples may be combined in various ways. Importantly, with the evolution of technology, many of the elements described herein may be replaced by equivalent elements that emerge after the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A die holder for a toe clipper, comprising: A die holder body, wherein the die holder body has a working surface for placing the claw part to be trimmed; A plurality of accommodating grooves are arranged on the working surface of the die holder body, and the plurality of accommodating grooves are used for accommodating a plurality of front toes of the claw part to be trimmed; And An accommodating hole that penetrates the working surface of the die holder body and is used for accommodating the rear toe of the claw part to be trimmed.

2. The die holder according to claim 1, wherein, The extending direction of the accommodating hole is perpendicular to the working surface.

3. The die holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The plurality of accommodating grooves are radially arranged with the accommodating hole as the center, and the plurality of accommodating grooves include an intermediate accommodating groove and two lateral accommodating grooves symmetrically arranged with respect to the intermediate accommodating groove.

4. The die holder according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a plurality of bosses provided on the working surface of the die holder body, wherein, Each of the plurality of accommodating grooves is defined by two adjacent bosses among the plurality of bosses.

5. The die holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, The width of the side of the accommodating hole close to the working surface is greater than the width of the side away from the working surface.

6. The die holder according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a guide plate provided on the bottom surface of the die holder body opposite to the working surface, and the guide plate is close to the accommodating hole, and the guide plate is used for positioning the rear toe accommodated in the accommodating hole.

7. The die holder according to claim 3, further comprising a metatarsal accommodating groove for accommodating the metatarsal part of the claw to be cut, the metatarsal accommodating groove is provided on the working surface of the die holder body, the two lateral accommodating grooves are symmetric with respect to the metatarsal accommodating groove, and the accommodating hole is located between the metatarsal accommodating groove and the middle accommodating groove.

8. A toe clipper, comprising: The die holder for a toe trimming machine according to any one of claims 1-7; A positioning mechanism configured to fix the claw part to be trimmed on the working surface of the die holder, and wherein the rear toe of the claw part to be trimmed is located in the accommodating hole; And A toe trimming mechanism for trimming the claw part to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

9. The toe clipper according to claim 8, further comprising: A lifting mechanism configured to drive the die holder to move towards the positioning mechanism when the die holder is located below the positioning mechanism, and control the die holder to move away from the positioning mechanism after the claw part to be trimmed is trimmed.

10. The toe clipper according to claim 8, further comprising: An ejecting mechanism configured to release the fixed positioning of the claw part to be trimmed on the working surface after trimming is completed.

11. The toe clipper according to claim 10, wherein, The die holder further has an ejecting hole penetrating the working surface; The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting cylinder and an ejecting rod located on the side of the die holder away from the positioning mechanism. The ejecting cylinder is configured to, after trimming is completed, extend the ejecting rod into the ejecting hole and act on the claw part to be trimmed fixed on the working surface to release the fixed positioning of the claw part to be trimmed on the working surface.

12. A toe trimming device, comprising: The toe trimming machine according to any one of claims 8-11.

13. The toe trimming device according to claim 12, wherein, The toe trimming machine includes a plurality of die holders, and the toe trimming machine further includes a driving mechanism configured to drive the plurality of die holders to sequentially move to a position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism to trim the claw parts to be trimmed placed on the plurality of die holders through the toe trimming mechanism.

14. The toe trimming device according to claim 13, wherein, It further includes: An annular track, and the plurality of die holders are spaced apart on the annular track, The driving mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of die holders to sequentially move along the annular track to a position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism.

15. The toe clipping device according to claim 14, further comprising: A working box, and the annular track is arranged in the working box, The annular track includes two opposite straight tracks and connecting tracks connecting the two ends on the same side of the two straight tracks; and The working box has a workbench, and the workbench has a work window to expose at least a part of one of the straight tracks.

16. The toe clipping device according to claim 15, wherein, The working box has a receiving cavity for receiving the trimmed claw parts, a part of the annular track is arranged in the receiving cavity, and the work window communicates with the receiving cavity.

17. The toe clipping device according to claim 15, wherein, The positioning mechanism and the toe trimming mechanism are arranged on the workbench.

18. The toe clipping device according to claim 17, further comprising: A protective cover, and both the positioning mechanism and the toe-clipping mechanism are covered inside the protective cover.

19. A toe clipping method using the toe clipping device according to any one of claims 13 to 18, comprising: Place the claw part to be clipped on the working surface of the die base of the toe clipper. Among them, the rear toes of the claw part to be clipped are accommodated in the accommodation holes of the die base, and multiple front toes of the claw part to be clipped are accommodated in multiple accommodation grooves of the die base; Control the positioning mechanism to fix the claw part to be clipped on the working surface of the die base; and Control the toe-clipping mechanism to clip the claw part to be clipped positioned on the working surface.

20. The toe clipping method according to claim 19, wherein, The toe clipper further includes a jacking mechanism, and the jacking mechanism is configured to drive the die base to move towards the positioning mechanism when the die base is located below the positioning mechanism, and control the die base to move away from the positioning mechanism after the claw part to be clipped is clipped. And Among them, the toe-clipping method further includes: When the die base is located below the positioning mechanism, control the jacking mechanism to drive the die base to move towards the positioning mechanism so that the positioning mechanism can fix the claw part to be clipped on the working surface of the die base; and After the toe-clipping is completed, control the jacking mechanism to drive the die base to move away from the positioning mechanism.

21. The toe clipping method according to claim 19, wherein, The toe clipper further includes an ejecting mechanism, and the ejecting mechanism is configured to release the fixed positioning of the claw part to be clipped on the working surface after the toe-clipping is completed. And Among them, the toe-clipping method further includes: After the toe-clipping is completed, control the ejecting mechanism to release the fixed positioning of the claw part to be clipped on the working surface.

22. The toe clipping method according to any one of claims 19 - 21, wherein, When the toe clipper includes multiple die bases, the toe-clipping method includes: Place multiple claw parts to be clipped on the working surfaces of the multiple die bases respectively. Among them, the rear toes of the claw part to be clipped are accommodated in the corresponding accommodation holes of the die base, and multiple front toes of the claw part to be clipped are accommodated in multiple accommodation grooves of the corresponding die base; Control the driving mechanism to drive the multiple die bases to move to positions opposite to the toe-clipping mechanism in sequence; and For the die base that has moved to a position opposite to the toe-clipping mechanism: Control the positioning mechanism to fix the claw part to be clipped placed on the die base on the working surface of the die base; and Control the toe-clipping mechanism to clip the claw part to be clipped positioned on the working surface of the die base.

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