An automated cleaning and draining agricultural product sorting conveyor

Abstract

The application discloses an automatic cleaning and draining agricultural product sorting conveyor, which comprises a conveyor, a swing cleaning mechanism, a sorting and draining assembly, a water-removing dryer and a discharge plate. The tail of the conveyor is connected with the swing cleaning mechanism. The sorting and draining assembly is installed below the swing cleaning mechanism. The lower end of the sorting and draining assembly is connected with the water-removing dryer. The discharge plate is evenly installed on one side of the water-removing dryer and is divided into several groups. The swing cleaning mechanism comprises a water tank, a pump body, a water suction pipe, a shell, a spraying ring and a rotary cleaner. The water tank is installed below the conveyor and is connected with the pump body on one side. The pump body is connected with the spraying ring through the water suction pipe. The spraying ring is located in the shell. The agricultural product conveying equipment designed in the application can realize automatic transfer, cleaning, sorting, draining and drying treatment of melon and fruit agricultural products, and improves the automation degree and the intensive degree of the agricultural product conveying equipment for agricultural product treatment.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of agricultural product sorting and conveying equipment, in particular to an automatic agricultural product sorting and conveying machine with cleaning and draining functions. BACKGROUND

[0002] Agricultural product sorting and conveying equipment is a mechanical equipment system used for sorting and conveying agricultural products. They are usually used in places such as farms, agricultural product processing plants or logistics centers to improve production efficiency and processing quality. The main function of agricultural product sorting and conveying equipment is to transfer agricultural products from one location to another and sort, classify and group them. Agricultural products are diverse, among which melon and fruit products often need to be sorted during conveying.

[0003] However, the existing conveying method for melon and fruit products has the following problems: agricultural products are mainly conveyed by conveyors, and sometimes special cleaning equipment or sorting devices need to be equipped for cleaning and sorting treatment of agricultural products. The cleaning and sorting devices are relatively independent, the functionality and automation level of the conveyor are low, and after cleaning the agricultural products, water often remains on the surface of the agricultural products, which affects the quality of the agricultural products. Therefore, it is necessary to design a corresponding technical solution to solve the existing technical problems. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide an automatic agricultural product sorting and conveying machine with cleaning and draining functions, which solves the technical problem that agricultural products are mainly conveyed by conveyors, and sometimes special cleaning equipment or sorting devices need to be equipped for cleaning and sorting treatment of agricultural products. The cleaning and sorting devices are relatively independent, the functionality and automation level of the conveyor are low, and after cleaning the agricultural products, water often remains on the surface of the agricultural products, which affects the quality of the agricultural products.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical solution: an automatic agricultural product sorting and conveying machine with cleaning and draining functions, comprising a conveyor, a swing cleaning mechanism, a sorting and draining assembly, a water removal dryer and a discharge plate, the tail of the conveyor is connected with the swing cleaning mechanism, the sorting and draining assembly is installed below the swing cleaning mechanism, the lower end of the sorting and draining assembly is connected with the water removal dryer, and the discharge plate is divided into several groups and uniformly installed on one side of the water removal dryer.

[0006] The swing cleaning mechanism comprises a water tank, a pump body, a water suction pipe, a shell, a spraying ring and a rotary cleaner, the water tank is installed below the conveyor and connected with the pump body on one side, the pump body is connected with the spraying ring through the water suction pipe, the spraying ring is located in the shell, the shell is erected on the tail of the conveyor, and the rotary cleaner is located directly below the spraying ring.

[0007] The sorting and draining assembly comprises an outer frame, a floating plate, sorting inclined rods, a vibrator and a water storage tank, the outer frame is fixed below the shell, the floating plate is slidingly arranged in the outer frame, the sorting inclined rods are divided into several groups, the several groups of sorting inclined rods are distributed from top to bottom, the vibrator is installed at the top of the outer frame and cooperates with the floating plate, and the water storage tank is located directly below the floating plate.

[0008] The water-removing dryer comprises a shell and several groups of water-absorbing hoses arranged in the shell, the inner side of the shell is provided with several groups of guide inlets, the guide inlets are located between adjacent two groups of sorting inclined rods, the inner end of the guide inlet is connected with the water-absorbing hose, the water-absorbing hose is fixed with a sleeve ring, and the sleeve ring is connected with a vibration motor one through a connecting rod.

[0009] As a preferred mode of the present application, the spraying ring comprises a ring body and several groups of spray heads installed below the ring body, the ring body is connected with the water suction pipe, and the water outlets of the spray heads face downward.

[0010] As a preferred mode of the present application, the rotary cleaner comprises a driving motor, a circular table, a disc body one, a disc body two, a driven ring and a rotary cleaning pipe, the driving motor is installed on the shell and the power output end penetrates through the ring body, the power output end of the driving motor is connected with the circular table, the circular table is rotationally arranged on the disc body one and the periphery is processed into a toothed structure, the disc body two is located below the disc body one, the rotary cleaning pipe is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed between the disc body one and the disc body two, the driven ring is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed on the disc body one, the edge of the driven ring is processed into a toothed structure and is engaged with the circular table.

[0011] As a preferred mode of the present application, the rotary cleaning pipe comprises an outer cylinder and a spiral inner pipe rotationally arranged in the outer cylinder, the two ends of the outer cylinder are respectively connected with the disc body one and the disc body two, and the upper end of the spiral inner pipe is connected with the driven ring.

[0012] As a preferred mode of the present application, the spiral inner pipe is made of rubber hose material and forms an inner cavity inside, several groups of counterweights are uniformly arranged on the spiral inner pipe, and several groups of cleaning brushes are arranged on the inner cavity.

[0013] As a preferred mode of the present application, the vibrator comprises a stand, a top disc, a supporting rod and a vibration motor two, the stand is divided into several groups and the lower end is connected with the floating plate, the top disc is fixed at the top of the stand, the supporting rod is located below the top disc, the vibration motor two is divided into two groups and is symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the supporting rod, and the vibration end of the motor is connected with the supporting rod.

[0014] As a preferred mode of the present application, the interval between the two adjacent groups of sorting inclined rods above is greater than the interval between the two adjacent groups of sorting inclined rods below.

[0015] As a preferred mode of the present application, the water absorption hose comprises an inclined pipe and a water absorption inner sleeve arranged in the inclined pipe, and the water absorption inner sleeve is made of water absorption sponge material.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The present application designs a device for conveying melon and fruit agricultural products, which comprises a conveyor, a swing type cleaning mechanism, a sorting and draining assembly, a water removal dryer and a discharge plate. The agricultural products are transferred by the conveyor and introduced into the swing type cleaning mechanism. The entering agricultural products are washed and swing cleaned by the swing type cleaning mechanism. After cleaning, the agricultural products are introduced onto the sorting and draining assembly. The sorting and draining assembly can sort the melons and fruits according to their sizes and drain the agricultural products at the same time. After operation, the agricultural products are introduced into the water removal dryer for further water removal and drying. Finally, the agricultural products are discharged by the array discharge plate.

[0018] 2. The agricultural product conveying device can realize automatic transfer, cleaning, sorting, draining and drying of melon and fruit agricultural products, thereby improving the automation and intensification of the agricultural product conveying device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the overall structural diagram of the present application;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the structure diagram of the swing type cleaning mechanism of the present application;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the structure diagram of the rotating cleaning pipe of the present application;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the structure diagram of the sorting and draining assembly of the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 It is the structure diagram of the water removal dryer of the present application.

[0024] In the figure: 1, conveyor; 2, discharge plate; 3, water tank; 4, pump body; 5, water suction pipe; 6, shell; 7, spraying ring; 9, rotary cleaner; 10, outer frame; 11, floating plate; 12, sorting inclined rod; 13, vibrator; 14, water storage tank; 15, shell; 16, water suction hose; 17, inlet; 18, collar; 19, vibration motor I; 20, ring body; 21, spray head; 22, drive motor; 23, circular table; 24, disc body I; 25, disc body II; 26, driven ring; 27, rotary cleaning pipe; 28, outer cylinder; 29, spiral inner tube; 30, inner cavity; 31, counterweight; 32, cleaning brush; 33, stand; 34, top disc; 35, supporting rod; 36, vibration motor II; 37, inclined pipe; 38, water suction inner sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1-5 The present application provides a technical solution: an automatic cleaning and draining agricultural product sorting conveyor, comprising a conveyor 1, a swing cleaning mechanism, a sorting and draining assembly, a water removal dryer and a discharge plate 2, the tail of the conveyor 1 is connected with the swing cleaning mechanism, the sorting and draining assembly is installed below the swing cleaning mechanism, the lower end of the sorting and draining assembly is connected with the water removal dryer, and the discharge plate 2 is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed on one side of the water removal dryer.

[0027] The swing cleaning mechanism comprises a water tank 3, a pump body 4, a water suction pipe 5, a shell 6, a spraying ring 7 and a rotary cleaner 9, the water tank 3 is installed below the conveyor 1 and connected with the pump body 4 on one side, the pump body 4 is connected with the spraying ring 7 through the water suction pipe 5, the spraying ring 7 is located in the shell 6, the shell 6 is erected on the tail of the conveyor 1, and the rotary cleaner 9 is located directly below the spraying ring 7. The water in the water tank 3 is pumped out by the pump body 4 and enters the spraying ring 7 along the water suction pipe 5, and the rotary cleaner 9 is watered by the spraying ring 7.

[0028] The sorting and draining assembly comprises an outer frame 10, a floating plate 11, sorting inclined rods 12, a vibrator 13 and a water storage tank 14, the outer frame 10 is fixed below the shell 6, the floating plate 11 is slidingly arranged in the outer frame 10, the sorting inclined rods 12 are divided into several groups, the several groups of sorting inclined rods 12 are distributed from top to bottom, the vibrator 13 is installed on the top of the outer frame 10 and cooperates with the floating plate 11, and the water storage tank 14 is located directly below the floating plate 11.

[0029] The water removing dryer comprises a shell 15 and a plurality of groups of water absorbing hoses 16 arranged inside the shell 15, a plurality of groups of guide inlets 17 are arranged on the inner side of the shell 15, the guide inlets 17 are arranged between two adjacent groups of sorting inclined rods 12, the inner end of the guide inlet 17 is connected with the water absorbing hose 16, the water absorbing hose 16 is fixed with a sleeve ring 18, the sleeve ring 18 is connected with a vibration motor 19 through a connecting rod, and the melons and fruits enter the water absorbing hose 16 through the guide inlet 17 and dry the water on the surface of the melons and fruits.

[0030] Further improved, as shown in the figure: the spraying ring 7 comprises a ring body 20 and a plurality of groups of spray heads 21 arranged below the ring body 20, the ring body 20 is connected with the water suction pipe 5, the water outlet of the spray head 21 faces downward, and the position of the spray head 21 corresponds to the rotary cleaning pipe 27 below, so as to facilitate the cleaning of the rotary cleaning pipe 27. Figure 2

[0031] Further improved, as shown in the figure: the rotary cleaner 9 comprises a driving motor 22, a circular table 23, a disc body 1 24, a disc body 2 25, a driven ring 26 and a rotary cleaning pipe 27, the driving motor 22 is arranged on the shell 6 and the power output end penetrates through the ring body 20, the power output end of the driving motor 22 is connected with the circular table 23, the circular table 23 is rotatably arranged on the disc body 1 24 and the periphery is processed into a toothed structure, the disc body 2 25 is arranged below the disc body 1 24, the rotary cleaning pipe 27 is divided into a plurality of groups and is uniformly arranged between the disc body 1 24 and the disc body 2 25, the driven ring 26 is divided into a plurality of groups and is uniformly arranged on the disc body 1 24, the edge of the driven ring 26 is processed into a toothed structure and is engaged with the circular table 23, the circular table 23 is driven to rotate by the driving motor 22, the circular table 23 drives the plurality of groups of driven rings 26 on the periphery to rotate in the process of rotating, the driven ring 26 drives the spiral inner pipe 29 to rotate in the process of rotating, the internal melons and fruits can move along the spiral track by the counterweight 31, and the passing melons and fruits are cleaned by the cleaning brush 32. Figure 2

[0032] Further improved, as shown in the figure: the rotary cleaning pipe 27 comprises an outer cylinder 28 and a spiral inner pipe 29 rotatably arranged inside the outer cylinder 28, the two ends of the outer cylinder 28 are connected with the disc body 1 24 and the disc body 2 25 respectively, and the upper end of the spiral inner pipe 29 is connected with the driven ring 26. Figure 3

[0033] Further improved, as shown in the figure: the spiral inner pipe 29 is made of rubber hose material and forms an inner cavity 30 inside, a plurality of groups of counterweights 31 are uniformly arranged on the spiral inner pipe 29, a plurality of groups of cleaning brushes 32 are arranged on the inner cavity 30, and the melons and fruits entering the spiral inner pipe 29 are cleaned by the cleaning brush 32 in the process of rotating. Figure 3 ​​​​

[0034] Further improved, as shown in Figure 4 The vibrator 13 includes a column 33, a top disc 34, a supporting rod 35 and a vibration motor two 36. The column 33 is divided into several groups and connected with the floating plate 11 at the lower end. The top disc 34 is fixed to the top of the column 33. The supporting rod 35 is located below the top disc 34. The vibration motor two 36 is divided into two groups and symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the supporting rod 35. The vibration end of the motor is connected with the supporting rod 35. The supporting rod 35 is vibrated by the vibration motor two 36. The supporting rod 35 acts on the top disc 34 and the column 3 to float up and down in the vibration process, thereby driving the floating plate 11 to float up and down, facilitating the vibrating sorting treatment of the melons and fruits by the sorting inclined rod 12.

[0035] Further improved, as shown in Figure 4 The interval between the upper two adjacent groups of sorting inclined rods 12 is greater than that between the lower two adjacent groups of sorting inclined rods 12. Such a design facilitates the sorting treatment according to the size of melons and fruits. The melons and fruits with larger volume are retained on the upper sorting inclined rods 12, and the melons and fruits with smaller volume fall on the lower sorting inclined rods 12, achieving the purpose of sorting.

[0036] Specifically, the water suction hose 16 includes an inclined pipe 37 and a water suction inner sleeve 38 built in the inclined pipe 37. The water suction inner sleeve 38 is made of water suction sponge material. The water suction inner sleeve 38 inside the inclined pipe 37 can further dry the passing melons and fruits.

[0037] In use, when it is necessary to transfer melon and fruit products such as apples and oranges, the products are horizontally conveyed by the conveyor 1 and enter the oscillating cleaning mechanism. The melons and fruits enter the rotating cleaning pipe 27. The pump body 4 externally pumps the water in the water tank 3 and enters the spray ring 7 along the water suction pipe 5. The spray ring 7 replenishes the water for the rotating cleaner 9. The driving motor 22 drives the circular table 23 to rotate. The circular table 23 drives the peripheral several groups of driven rings 26 to rotate in the rotating process. The driven rings 26 drive the spiral inner pipe 29 to rotate in the rotating process. The counterweight 31 can realize the movement of the internal circulating melons and fruits according to the spiral track. The cleaning brush 32 automatically cleans the passing melons and fruits. The cleaned melons and fruits enter the sorting and draining assembly. The vibration motor two 36 drives the supporting rod 35 to vibrate. The supporting rod 35 acts on the top disc 34 and the column 3 to float up and down in the vibration process, thereby driving the floating plate 11 to float up and down, facilitating the vibrating sorting treatment of the melons and fruits by the sorting inclined rod 12. The water on the surface of the melons and fruits falls into the lower water storage tank 14. The sorted melons and fruits enter different guide inlets 17. The water suction inner sleeve 38 inside the inclined pipe 37 can further dry the passing melons and fruits.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it needs to be understood that the terms "coaxial", "bottom", "one end", "top", "middle", "the other end", "upper", "one side", "top", "inner", "front", "central", "both ends" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, which is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0039] In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", "fourth" are only for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, so that the features with "first", "second", "third", "fourth" can be explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features.

[0040] In the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "setting", "connecting", "fixing", "screwed" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the above-mentioned terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific meaning of the above-mentioned terms in the present application by the person skilled in the art.

[0041] Finally, it should be pointed out that: the above-mentioned only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and does not limit the present application, although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, for the person skilled in the art, it still can modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or make equivalent replacement for part of the technical features. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automated, self-cleaning, drip-removing produce sorting conveyor, comprising: Including conveyor (1), swing type cleaning mechanism, sorting and draining assembly, water removal dryer and discharge plate (2), the tail of the conveyor (1) is connected with the swing type cleaning mechanism, the sorting and draining assembly is installed below the swing type cleaning mechanism, the lower end of the sorting and draining assembly is connected with the water removal dryer, and the discharge plate (2) is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed on one side of the water removal dryer; The swing type cleaning mechanism includes a water tank (3), a pump body (4), a water suction pipe (5), a shell (6), a spraying ring (7) and a rotary cleaner (9), the water tank (3) is installed below the conveyor (1) and connected with the pump body (4) on one side, the pump body (4) is connected with the spraying ring (7) through the water suction pipe (5), the spraying ring (7) is located in the shell (6), the shell (6) is erected at the tail of the conveyor (1), and the rotary cleaner (9) is located directly below the spraying ring (7); The sorting and draining assembly includes an outer frame (10), a floating plate (11), sorting inclined rods (12), a vibrator (13) and a water storage tank (14), the outer frame (10) is fixed below the shell (6), the floating plate (11) is slidably arranged in the outer frame (10), the sorting inclined rods (12) are divided into several groups, the several groups of sorting inclined rods (12) are divided into several rows and are distributed from top to bottom, the vibrator (13) is installed at the top of the outer frame (10) and cooperates with the floating plate (11), and the water storage tank (14) is located directly below the floating plate (11); The water removal dryer includes a shell (15) and several groups of water absorption hoses (16) built in the shell (15), a plurality of guide inlets (17) are formed in the inner side of the shell (15), the guide inlets (17) are located between adjacent two groups of sorting inclined rods (12), the inner end of the guide inlet (17) is connected with the water absorption hose (16), the water absorption hose (16) is fixed with a sleeve ring (18), and the sleeve ring (18) is connected with a vibration motor (19) through a connecting rod.

2. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, agricultural product sorting conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The spraying ring (7) includes a ring body (20) and several groups of spray heads (21) installed below the ring body (20), the ring body (20) is connected with the water suction pipe (5), and the water outlet of the spray head (21) faces downward.

3. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, produce sorting conveyor as in claim 2, wherein: The rotary cleaner (9) comprises a driving motor (22), a circular table (23), a disc body I (24), a disc body II (25), a driven ring (26) and a rotary cleaning pipe (27), the driving motor (22) is installed on the shell (6) and the power output end penetrates through the ring body (20), the power output end of the driving motor (22) is connected with the circular table (23), the circular table (23) is rotatably arranged on the disc body I (24) and the periphery is processed into a toothed structure, the disc body II (25) is located below the disc body I (24), the rotary cleaning pipe (27) is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed between the disc body I (24) and the disc body II (25), the driven ring (26) is divided into several groups and is uniformly installed on the disc body I (24), the edge of the driven ring (26) is processed into a toothed structure and is engaged with the circular table (23).

4. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, agricultural product sorting conveyor as in claim 3, wherein: The rotary cleaning pipe (27) comprises an outer cylinder (28) and a spiral inner pipe (29) rotatably arranged in the outer cylinder (28), the two ends of the outer cylinder (28) are connected with the disc body I (24) and the disc body II (25) respectively, and the upper end of the spiral inner pipe (29) is connected with the driven ring (26).

5. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, agricultural product sorting conveyor as in claim 4, wherein: The spiral inner pipe (29) is made of rubber hose material and has an inner cavity (30) formed therein, a plurality of groups of counterweight blocks (31) are uniformly arranged on the spiral inner pipe (29), and a plurality of groups of cleaning brushes (32) are arranged on the inner cavity (30).

6. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, agricultural product sorting conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The vibrator (13) comprises a stand column (33), a top disc (34), a supporting rod (35) and a second vibration motor (36), the stand column (33) is divided into a plurality of groups and the lower end is connected with the floating plate (11), the top disc (34) is fixed on the top of the stand column (33), the supporting rod (35) is located below the top disc (34), the second vibration motor (36) is divided into two groups and is symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the supporting rod (35), and the vibration end of the motor is connected with the supporting rod (35).

7. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, agricultural product sorting conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The interval of the adjacent two groups of sorting inclined rods (12) located above is greater than the interval of the adjacent two groups of sorting inclined rods (12) located below.

8. An automated, self-cleaning, dewatering, produce sorting conveyor as in claim 1, wherein: The water absorption hose (16) comprises an inclined pipe (37) and a water absorption inner sleeve (38) arranged in the inclined pipe (37), and the water absorption inner sleeve (38) is made of water absorption sponge material.

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