Automatic chili stem cutting device and method thereof

Abstract

This invention discloses an automatic stem-removing device and method for chili peppers. The automatic stem-removing device includes a stem-removing system; the stem-removing system includes a stem-removing component that can accommodate a limited number of chili peppers to expose the stems; and a cutting component that can cut off the exposed stems. The stem-removing component includes a fourth power device; a placement box that is driven to rotate by the fourth power device, and the placement box has multiple placement channels for individual chili peppers to pass through; and an exposed stem portion, which is located at the lower opening of the placement channels in the placement box. The exposed stem portion includes an exposed stem box, and the exposed stem box has exposed stem channels corresponding to the placement channels. The exposed stem channels gradually narrow from the side closer to the placement channels to the side farther away from the placement channels, and the opening of the exposed stem channels on the side farther away from the placement channels is only for the chili pepper stems to pass through. This achieves rapid and automatic stem removal of chili peppers, improving work efficiency and reducing labor intensity.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of chili sauce production technology, and in particular to an automatic chili stem removal device and method. Background Technology

[0002] Chili peppers are not only rich in various vitamins, but they are also one of the five flavors. They can stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, which can increase people's appetite and make them very popular.

[0003] Chili sauce, made primarily from chili peppers, also has the effects of stimulating appetite and strengthening the spleen and stomach. Therefore, it has gradually become an essential condiment for cooking, serving with rice, and hot pot. Chili sauce is a sauce made from chili peppers and is a common condiment on the dining table. It is most prevalent in Hunan province and comes in two types: oil-based and water-based. Oil-based chili sauce is made with sesame oil and chili peppers, resulting in a bright red color with a layer of sesame oil floating on top, and it is easy to preserve. Water-based chili sauce is made with water and chili peppers, also resulting in a bright red color, and includes garlic, ginger, sugar, and salt. It can be preserved for a long time and has a more delicious flavor.

[0004] When making chili sauce, the first step is to remove the stems from the chilies. However, chili stems are usually removed by hand, which is inefficient and labor-intensive. In addition, chilies contain irritating substances such as capsaicin. Long-term use of fingers to remove chilies can damage the hands, and may even corrode the fingers and numb the nerves. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Therefore, in order to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings, on the one hand, the present invention provides an automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers, the automatic stem-removing device including a stem-removing system that can remove the stems of chili peppers; The desquamation system includes A destemming assembly, capable of accommodating a limited quantity of the chili pepper to expose the stem portion; and A cutting assembly that can cut off the exposed stem of the chili pepper; The de-scratching component includes Fourth power unit; The placement box, driven to rotate by the aforementioned fourth power device, contains multiple vertically connected placement channels for individual chili peppers to pass through; and... The exposed stem portion is located at the lower opening of the placement channel of the aforementioned placement box. The exposed stem portion includes an exposed stem box, and an exposed stem channel is provided inside the exposed stem box corresponding to the aforementioned placement channel. The exposed stem channel gradually narrows from the side closer to the placement channel to the side farther away from the placement channel. The opening of the exposed stem channel on the side farther away from the placement channel is only for the stem of the chili pepper to pass through.

[0006] This invention involves placing chili peppers with the stems facing down into a placement box, where the stems are exposed to the outside through an exposed stem opening on the side of the box away from the placement box. A fourth power device drives the placement box to rotate, and during the rotation, a cutting assembly cuts off the exposed stems, achieving rapid and automatic removal of the chili pepper stems, thus improving work efficiency and reducing labor intensity.

[0007] Furthermore, the desquamation component also includes A rolling disc frame, the rolling disc frame being horizontally arranged as a whole, with the aforementioned placement box and exposed stem portion both mounted on the rolling disc frame, the rolling disc frame being rotatable circumferentially; and An electric roller can drive the aforementioned rolling disc frame to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and exposed stem portion to flip.

[0008] An electric roller drives the rolling tray to rotate around its circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stem part to rotate 180° to pour out the peppers with the stems removed.

[0009] Furthermore, the exposed stem portion is provided in two sets, and the exposed stem portion is symmetrically arranged at both ends of the placement channel opening of the above-mentioned placement box, and the exposed stem box can move linearly in a horizontal direction; The exposed stem section also includes a third power device, which drives the exposed stem box to move horizontally.

[0010] Simply place the chili peppers into the placement box in a preset position, that is, stand them upright. The fourth power device drives the placement box to rotate. During the rotation, the cutting component cuts off the exposed stems. For chili peppers with the tail facing upwards, the third power device drives the exposed stem box above the current placement box to extend, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. Then, the electric roller drives the rolling disc to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stems to rotate 180°. The chili peppers in the placement box also rotate 180°. The chili peppers with the tail facing upwards flip down. Under the action of gravity, the chili pepper stems that have not been cut off slide into the exposed stem box that has been flipped down, exposing the stems. The cutting component cuts off the exposed stems, improving the efficiency of chili pepper stem removal.

[0011] Furthermore, the cutting assembly is installed entirely on the side of the exposed stem portion away from the placement box, and the cutting assembly corresponds to the outlet of the exposed stem channel for exposing the chili stem portion; The cutting blade assembly includes Fifth power unit; The cutting blade, driven by the aforementioned fifth power device, moves linearly to cut off the stem portion of the chili pepper; and The identification module can identify the stem of a chili pepper.

[0012] By setting the exit of the cutting blade assembly corresponding to the exposed stem channel to expose the chili stem, a set of cutting blade assemblies can be used to cut off a single chili stem. The chili stem is identified by the recognition module to avoid accidental cutting by the cutting blade assembly.

[0013] Furthermore, the placement channels are linearly distributed, and the destemming system also includes a second conveyor line, which includes a feeding conveyor belt that can move the chili peppers. On the upper surface of the feeding conveyor belt are partitions placed along the conveying direction of the feeding conveyor belt. The partitions are arranged in an array, with the array of partitions arranged in parallel. Adjacent partitions form a feeding channel that can accommodate a single row of chili peppers. The number of feeding channels corresponds to the number of placement channels. A guide outlet is provided at the end of the feeding conveyor belt, connecting to the feeding channels. A guide channel corresponding to the feeding channels is provided within the guide outlet. The placement box can be rotated by the fourth power device to be directly below the guide outlet.

[0014] Furthermore, the destemming system also includes a first conveyor line, which is disposed above the second conveyor line perpendicular to it. The first conveyor line includes The feeding conveyor belt, wherein the flexible belt portion that drives the chili peppers includes multiple sets of V-shaped or U-shaped plates, adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are flexibly connected, and adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are centrally symmetrical about their connection point; and A material blocking assembly is installed at the bottom of the feeding conveyor belt at the beginning of the feeding conveyor belt. Two sets of the material blocking assembly are provided and symmetrically arranged on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt. The baffle assembly includes Second power unit; and The baffle is driven by the second power device to move in a direction perpendicular to the feed conveyor belt.

[0015] Furthermore, the first conveyor line also includes a guide channel that extends from the upper end of the feed conveyor belt along the flexible belt portion of the feed conveyor belt to the position of the material blocking assembly.

[0016] Furthermore, the first conveyor line also includes a feeding hopper assembly, which contains a limited quantity of chili peppers in a preset posture. The feeding hopper assembly includes... The feeding hopper is fixedly installed above the feeding conveyor belt, and a discharge chute is provided at the bottom of the feeding hopper for the individual flat chili peppers to be discharged. A first power unit, which is fixedly installed on the outside of the aforementioned feed hopper; and The feeding rod is installed in the lower part of the feeding hopper. The feeding rod is driven to rotate by the first power device mentioned above, so as to move the chili peppers to the discharge trough.

[0017] Chili peppers are laid flat in the feeding hopper. The first power unit drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of their own weight and the feeding rod, the chili peppers in the feeding hopper pass through the discharge chute into the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt. The feeding conveyor belt moves the chili peppers until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then, the baffle assembly actuates, causing the second power unit to drive the baffle to move linearly outward. A group of chili peppers simultaneously falls into the feeding channel on the second conveyor line. The chili peppers entering the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt and are guided out through the guide outlet into the placement box of the destemming assembly. They then slide down the placement box to the exposed stem section, which has been pre-moved below the placement box, thus achieving automatic placement of the chili peppers in a preset posture.

[0018] Furthermore, the automatic resection device also includes an automatic control system, which can automatically control the operation of the automatic resection device.

[0019] On the other hand, the present invention provides a method for producing and processing chili sauce, the method using the aforementioned automatic chili stem removal device, the method comprising: The system obtains the movement speeds of the first and second conveyor lines set by the user, calculates the rotation speed of the destemming system based on the aforementioned movement speed parameters, and obtains the rotation speed calculation results. Based on the above motion speed data and rotation speed calculation results, the destemming system is controlled to remove the stems from the chili peppers. The destemming system includes destemming chili peppers. Place the chili peppers flat into the feed hopper; When the destemming system is activated, the first power unit drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of its own gravity and the feeding rod, the peppers in the feeding hopper pass through the discharge chute into the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt. The feeding conveyor belt drives the chili peppers to move until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then the baffle assembly moves to make the second power unit drive the baffle to move linearly outward, and a group of chili peppers fall into the feeding channel of the second conveyor line at the same time. The chili peppers entering the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt, are guided out through the guide outlet into the placement box of the destemming component, and slide down the placement box to the exposed stem part that has been pre-moved below the placement box; The fourth power unit drives the placement box to rotate. During the rotation, the recognition module identifies the part of the chili pepper with exposed stems. If the recognition result is a chili pepper stem, the fifth power unit drives the cutter to cut off the chili pepper stem. After the cutting is completed, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to move towards the placement box, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. The above recognition and cutting process is repeated. At the same time, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to retract, so that the placement channel is exposed. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate again, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. At this time, the placement box has rotated 180° horizontally as a whole and moved to the top of the next process conveyor line to pour out the chili pepper.

[0020] The present invention has the following advantages: This invention involves placing chili peppers with the stems facing down into a placement box, where the stems are exposed to the outside through an exposed stem opening on the side of the box away from the placement box. A fourth power device drives the placement box to rotate, and during the rotation, a cutting assembly cuts off the exposed stems, achieving rapid and automatic removal of the chili pepper stems, thus improving work efficiency and reducing labor intensity.

[0021] Simply place the chili peppers into the placement box in a preset position, that is, stand them upright. The fourth power device drives the placement box to rotate. During the rotation, the cutting component cuts off the exposed stems. For chili peppers with the tail facing upwards, the third power device drives the exposed stem box above the current placement box to extend, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. Then, the electric roller drives the rolling disc to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stems to rotate 180°. The chili peppers in the placement box also rotate 180°. The chili peppers with the tail facing upwards flip down. Under the action of gravity, the chili pepper stems that have not been cut off slide into the exposed stem box that has been flipped down, exposing the stems. The cutting component cuts off the exposed stems, improving the efficiency of chili pepper stem removal.

[0022] By setting the exit of the cutting blade assembly corresponding to the exposed stem channel to expose the chili stem, a set of cutting blade assemblies can be used to cut off a single chili stem. The chili stem is identified by the recognition module to avoid accidental cutting by the cutting blade assembly.

[0023] Chili peppers are laid flat in the feeding hopper. The first power unit drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of their own weight and the feeding rod, the chili peppers in the feeding hopper pass through the discharge chute into the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt. The feeding conveyor belt moves the chili peppers until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then, the baffle assembly actuates, causing the second power unit to drive the baffle to move linearly outward. A group of chili peppers simultaneously falls into the feeding channel on the second conveyor line. The chili peppers entering the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt and are guided out through the guide outlet into the placement box of the destemming assembly. They then slide down the placement box to the exposed stem section, which has been pre-moved below the placement box, thus achieving automatic placement of the chili peppers in a preset posture. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the destemming system in an automatic desquamation device; Figure 2 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the destemming component in the destemming system. Figure 3 yes Figure 2 The side view of the de-scratching component shown; Figure 4 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the combination of the placement box and the exposed stem box in the destemming assembly; Figure 5 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the second conveyor line in the destemming system. Figure 6 yes Figure 5 The diagram shows the internal structure of the guide outlet in the second conveyor line. Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram showing the interaction between the second conveyor line and the destemming component; Figure 8 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the structure of the first conveyor line in the destemming system. Figure 9 yes Figure 8 The side view of the first conveyor line shown; Figure 10 yes Figure 8 The diagram shows the structure of the feed conveyor belt in the first conveyor line. Figure 11 yes Figure 9 The diagram shows the structure of the baffle assembly in the first conveyor line. Figure 12 yes Figure 11 The diagram shows the working principle of the baffle assembly. Figure 13 yes Figure 8 The diagram shows the structure of the feed hopper assembly in the first conveyor line. Figure 14 yes Figure 13 Top view of the feed hopper assembly shown; Figure 15 yes Figure 13 A schematic diagram of part of the internal structure of the feed hopper assembly is shown. Figure 16 This is a block diagram of the overall structure of the automatic cutting device.

[0025] In the picture: 1000. Screening system; 2000. Cleaning system; 3000. Destemming system; 4000. Crushing system; 5000. Mixing system; 6000. Automatic control system; 100. First conveyor line; 110. Feed conveyor belt; 111. Receiving trough; 120. Feed hopper assembly; 121. Feed hopper; 122. First power unit; 123. Discharge chute; 124. Feeding rod; 130. Material blocking assembly; 131. Second power unit; 132. Mounting plate; 133. Baffle; 200. Second conveyor line; 210. Feeding conveyor belt; 220. Partition plate; 230. Guide outlet; 231. Guide channel; 300. Stem removal assembly; 310. Placement box; 320. Exposed stem section; 321. Exposed stem box; 322. Third power unit; 330. Rolling disc frame; 340. Electric roller; 350. Base; 360. Fourth power unit; 370. Guide wheel; 380. Rotating disc; 400. Cutting blade assembly; 410. Fifth power unit; 420. Cutting blade; 430. Identification module; 500. Next process conveyor line. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The embodiments of this application are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this application, and should not be construed as limiting this application.

[0027] In this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0028] As described in the background section, the first step in making chili sauce is to remove the stems from the chilies. However, chili stems are usually removed manually, which is inefficient and labor-intensive. In addition, chilies contain irritating substances such as capsaicin, and long-term use of fingers to remove chilies can damage the hands, even corroding them and numbing the nerves.

[0029] Example 1: Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems existing in the prior art, this embodiment provides an automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers, the automatic stem-removing device including a stem-removing system 3000, which can remove the stems of chili peppers; like Figure 1 The destemming system 3000 includes... A destemming assembly 300, capable of accommodating a limited quantity of the chili pepper to expose the stem portion; and A cutting assembly 400 is provided, which can cut off the exposed stem of the chili pepper. like Figure 2 , 3 As shown, the destemming component 300 in this embodiment includes Fourth power unit 360; The placement box 310 is rotated by the aforementioned fourth power device 360. The placement box 310 has multiple vertically connected placement channels for individual chili peppers to pass through. The exposed stem portion 320 is located at the lower opening of the placement channel of the placement box 310. The exposed stem portion 320 includes an exposed stem box 321, which has an exposed stem channel corresponding to the placement channel. The exposed stem channel gradually narrows from the side closer to the placement channel to the side farther away from the placement channel. The opening of the exposed stem channel on the side farther away from the placement channel is only for the stem of the chili pepper to pass through.

[0030] This invention involves placing the chili pepper stems downwards into the placement box 310, with the stems exposed to the outside through the exposed stem opening on the side of the exposed stem box 320 away from the placement box 310. A fourth power device drives the placement box 310 to rotate, and during the rotation, the cutting blade assembly 400 cuts off the exposed stems, achieving rapid and automatic removal of the chili pepper stems, improving work efficiency and reducing labor intensity.

[0031] For example, the fourth power device described in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a motor, a rotary cylinder, a rotary hydraulic cylinder, a motor-gear structure, a motor-pulley structure, a motor-sprocket structure, a motor-reducer structure, or other devices capable of driving the aforementioned placement box 310 to rotate.

[0032] In this embodiment, the destemming component 300 may further include a base 350 on which the fourth power device 360 ​​may be fixedly mounted. A turntable 380 connected to the fourth power device 360 ​​may be provided above the base. The placement box is mounted on the turntable 380. The fourth power device drives the turntable to rotate, thereby driving the placement box mounted on the turntable 380 to rotate.

[0033] In addition, a support can be provided between the turntable and the base to improve the support strength of the turntable. For example, a support guide wheel can be provided between the turntable and the base, and the support guide wheel is arranged circumferentially with the rotation center of the turntable as the center. Alternatively, a guide wheel 370 can be provided around the turntable. The guide wheel 370 is fixedly installed on the base and is arranged parallel to the turntable. A guide groove is formed on the circumferential surface of the guide wheel to accommodate the circumference of the turntable. The guide groove is arranged circumferentially around the wheel surface of the guide wheel.

[0034] In this embodiment, the aforementioned cutting assembly can be fixedly installed below the movement trajectory of the aforementioned placement box, and the chili stem portion passing through the cutting blade is cut off by the rotation of the cutting blade.

[0035] Example 2: Because the technical solution in Example 1 has the problem of difficulty in removing the chili peppers after they are placed in the placement box, resulting in reduced destemming efficiency, this embodiment optimizes Example 1 to solve this technical problem. The difference from Example 1 is that... Figure 3 As shown, the destemming component 300 also includes A rolling disc holder 330 is horizontally positioned, and the aforementioned placement box 310 and exposed stem portion are both mounted on this rolling disc holder 330. The rolling disc holder 330 is rotatable circumferentially. The electric roller 340 can drive the rolling disc frame 330 to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stem part to flip.

[0036] The electric roller 340 drives the rolling tray 330 to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stem part to rotate 180° so that the peppers with the stems cut off can be poured out.

[0037] In this embodiment, the aforementioned rolling disc frame 330 has symmetrically arranged rolling discs, which are vertically arranged. The aforementioned electric rollers 340 are larger on the outer side and smaller on the inner side. The electric rollers are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the turntable, and the entire rolling disc frame 330 is placed on the electric rollers. The rolling discs are placed on the smaller diameter portion of the electric rollers 340, and the step formed by the smaller and larger diameter portions limits the movement of the rolling discs. Alternatively, the aforementioned rolling discs and electric rollers can be replaced with a meshing gear structure of large and small gears, wherein the gears mounted on the turntable are driven by an electric roller.

[0038] Example 3: Since the above embodiments all require the chili peppers to be placed in the placement box with the tail end facing down, so that the stem of the chili pepper can be exposed from the outlet of the stem-exposing box away from the placement box, so that the cutting assembly can cut off the chili pepper stem, the efficiency is low and the labor intensity is increased.

[0039] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, based on Embodiment 2, as follows... Figure 2 , 3 As shown, in this embodiment, there are two sets of exposed stem portions 320. The exposed stem portions 320 are symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the placement channel opening of the placement box 310. The exposed stem box 321 can move linearly in a horizontal direction. The exposed stem section also includes a third power device 322, which drives the exposed stem box 321 to move horizontally.

[0040] With the above arrangement, in this embodiment, the chili peppers only need to be placed in the placement box in a preset posture, that is, placed upright in the placement box. The fourth power device drives the placement box 310 to rotate. During the rotation, the cutting component 400 cuts off the exposed stems. For chili peppers with the tail facing upward, the third power device 322 drives the exposed stem box above the current placement box to extend, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. Then, the electric roller 340 drives the rolling plate 330 to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and the exposed stems to rotate 180°. The chili peppers in the placement box also rotate 180°. The chili peppers with the tail facing upward flip downward. Under the action of gravity, the chili pepper stems that have not been cut off slide into the exposed stem box that has been flipped downward, exposing the stems. The cutting component 400 cuts off the exposed stems, improving the efficiency of chili pepper stem removal.

[0041] Example 4: If chili peppers are placed upright in the container without any orientation, the tops of the peppers may protrude, potentially requiring them to be cut off. Therefore, to avoid this, [further measures should be taken]. Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, the cutting assembly is installed on the side of the exposed stem portion away from the placement box, and the cutting assembly 400 corresponds to the outlet setting of the exposed stem channel for exposing the chili stem portion; The cutting blade assembly includes Fifth power unit 410; The cutting blade 430, driven by the aforementioned fifth power device 410, moves linearly to cut off the stem portion of the chili pepper; and The identification module 430 can identify the stem of a chili pepper.

[0042] By setting the exit of the cutting blade assembly corresponding to the exposed stem channel to expose the chili stem, a set of cutting blade assemblies can be used to cut off a single chili stem. The chili stem is identified by the recognition module to avoid accidental cutting by the cutting blade assembly.

[0043] In this embodiment, the aforementioned fifth power device includes, but is not limited to, a cylinder, an electric cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder, or other devices capable of driving the cutter to move linearly. This fifth power device is fixedly installed on opposite sides of the exposed stem box via a fixing plate, and is distributed corresponding to the exposed stem channel. Additionally, the aforementioned recognition module 430 can be a miniature vision sensor. This sensor acquires images of the exposed portion of the chili pepper, uploads them to the automatic control system for analysis and judgment, and then transmits signals to the cutter assembly associated with the image, causing the cutter assembly to operate and thus preventing accidental cutting.

[0044] Example 5: In order to enable the chili peppers to automatically enter the placement box in a preset posture, this embodiment proposes an improvement based on the above embodiment 3 or 4.

[0045] In this embodiment, the placement channels are linearly distributed, such as... Figure 1 As shown, the destemming system also includes a second conveyor line 200.

[0046] like Figure 5 As shown, the second conveyor line 200 includes a feeding conveyor belt 210 that can move chili peppers. On the upper surface of the feeding conveyor belt 210, there are partitions 220 placed along the conveying direction of the feeding conveyor belt 210. The partitions 220 have an array of parallel partitions, forming a feeding channel between adjacent partitions that can accommodate a single row of chili peppers. The number of feeding channels corresponds to the number of placement channels mentioned above. At the end of the feeding conveyor belt 210, there is a guide outlet 230 that connects to the feeding channel. Figure 6 As shown, a guide channel corresponding to the feeding channel is provided in the guide outlet, such as... Figure 7As shown, the placement box can be rotated by the fourth power device to be directly below the guide outlet.

[0047] like Figure 1 As shown, the destemming system in this embodiment also includes a first conveyor line 100, which is disposed above the second conveyor line perpendicular to it. like Figure 8 , 9 As shown, the first conveyor line 100 includes Feed conveyor belt 110, such as Figure 10 As shown, the flexible belt portion of the feeding conveyor belt 110 that drives the chili peppers includes multiple sets of V-shaped or U-shaped plates. Adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are flexibly connected, and adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are centrally symmetrical about their connection points. The material blocking assembly 130 is installed at the bottom of the feeding conveyor belt 110 corresponding to the beginning of the feeding conveyor belt. There are two sets of the material blocking assembly 130, which are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt. like Figure 11 As shown, the material blocking assembly includes Second power unit 131; and The baffle 133 is driven by the second power device 131 to move in a direction perpendicular to the feed conveyor belt.

[0048] In this embodiment, the second power device described above can be fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the feeding conveyor belt by the mounting plate 132. A guide rod can be provided between the mounting plate and the side of the feeding conveyor belt. The baffle and the guide rod slide relative to each other. The movement of the baffle can be guided by the guide rod. The movement stroke of the baffle can be limited by the cooperation between the mounting plate and the side of the feeding conveyor belt.

[0049] In this embodiment, the first conveyor line further includes a guide channel that extends from the upper end of the feed conveyor belt along the movement direction of the flexible belt portion of the feed conveyor belt to the position of the baffle assembly 130.

[0050] like Figure 8 As shown, the first conveyor line also includes a feeding hopper assembly 120, which contains a limited quantity of chili peppers in a preset posture, such as... Figure 13 , 14 As shown, the feed hopper assembly includes Feed hopper 121, which is fixedly installed above the above-mentioned feeding conveyor belt, and a discharge chute 123 is provided at the bottom of the feed hopper 121 for discharging a single flat chili pepper; A first power unit 122 is fixedly installed on the outside of the aforementioned feed hopper; and The feeding rod 123 is installed in the lower part of the feeding hopper. The feeding rod 123 is driven to rotate by the first power device mentioned above, so as to move the chili peppers to the discharge trough 123.

[0051] In this embodiment, chili peppers are placed into the feeding hopper in a lying position. The first power device 122 drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of their own gravity and the feeding rod, the chili peppers in the feeding hopper pass through the discharge chute into the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt. The feeding conveyor belt moves the chili peppers, such as... Figure 12 As shown, the chili peppers move until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then the baffle assembly moves, causing the second power unit to drive 131 to move the baffle outward linearly. At the same time, a group of chili peppers fall into the feeding channel of the second conveyor line. The chili peppers that enter the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt and are guided out through the guide outlet 230 into the placement box of the destemming assembly. They slide down the placement box to the exposed stem part that has been pre-moved below the placement box, thus realizing the automatic placement of the chili peppers in the preset posture.

[0052] Example 6: This embodiment provides a method for producing and processing chili sauce. This method uses the automatic chili sauce cutting device described in the previous embodiment. In this embodiment, as... Figure 16 As shown, the above-mentioned automatic cutting device also includes a screening system 1000, a cleaning system 2000, a crushing system 4000, a stirring system 5000, and an automatic control system 6000. The automatic control system can automatically control the operation of the above-mentioned systems in the automatic cutting device.

[0053] The method for producing chili sauce using the aforementioned automatic cutting equipment includes: The system acquires user-defined parameters, calculates equipment operating parameters based on these parameters, obtains the calculation results, generates control signals based on these results, and sends the control signals to the screening system 1000, cleaning system 2000, destemming system 3000, pulverizing system 4000, and stirring system 5000, so that each of these systems can perform actions according to the control signals.

[0054] Each system performs actions based on control signals, including screening, washing, destemming, crushing, and stirring the chili peppers.

[0055] The process of calculating device operating parameters based on user-defined parameters and obtaining the calculation results includes... The system obtains the movement speeds of the first and second conveyor lines set by the user, performs system operation data calculations based on the aforementioned movement speed parameters, and obtains the operation data calculation results. Specifically, the user sets the belt speed of the first conveyor line in the interactive module. v 1 The motor speed is calculated based on the set parameters. The specific calculation method is as follows: in, π Pi D 1 The diameter of the belt rollers in the first conveyor line is in units of m ; n 1 The unit for drum speed is... r / min ; v 1 The unit for the belt speed of the first conveyor line is . m / s .

[0056] The speed of the belt rollers of the first conveyor line is obtained through the above calculations. Based on the calculated speed of the belt rollers of the first conveyor line, the speed of the motor of the first conveyor line is then calculated. n 电1 The specific calculation method is as follows: in, n 电1 The unit for the motor speed of the first conveyor line is... r / min ; k 1 This is the transmission coefficient of the first conveyor line.

[0057] The motor speed of the first conveyor line was obtained through the above calculations.

[0058] Similarly, the user sets the belt speed of the second conveyor line in the interactive module. v 2 The motor speed is calculated based on the set parameters. The specific calculation method is as follows: in, π Pi D 2 The diameter of the belt rollers in the second conveyor line is in units of m ; n 2 The unit for the belt roller speed of the second conveyor line is... r / min ; v 2 The unit for the belt speed of the second conveyor line is . m / s .

[0059] The belt roller speed of the second conveyor line is obtained through the above calculations. Based on the calculated belt roller speed of the second conveyor line, the motor speed of the second conveyor line is then calculated. n 电2 The specific calculation method is as follows: in, n 电2 The unit for the motor speed of the second conveyor line is... r / min ; k 2 This is the transmission coefficient of the second conveyor line; The motor speed of the second conveyor line was obtained through the above calculations.

[0060] Based on the above calculation results of the first motor speed, the speed of the fourth power unit in the destalking assembly is calculated. The specific calculation method is as follows: in, n 3 represents the rotational speed of the fourth power unit, in units of... r / min ; k 3 The rolling transmission coefficient of the de-stemming component; T The unit of time for conveying chili peppers from the position of the feed hopper assembly discharge chute on the first conveyor line to the placement box is... s ; The calculation method for T is as follows: in, l 1 The distance conveyed by the first conveyor line from the position of the feed hopper assembly's discharge chute to the position of the baffle assembly is measured in units of... m ; l 2 The distance conveyed by the second conveyor line from the position of the retaining assembly to the guide outlet position is in units of m ; l 3 The unit of travel for the unidirectional movement of the baffle plate is . m , v 3 The unit for the extension and retraction speed of the second power unit is . m / s t represents the compensation time in seconds.

[0061] The above calculations are used to obtain the time taken for the material to be transported from the first conveyor line to the position of the feed hopper assembly discharge slot to the placement box. The rotational speed of the fourth power unit is then calculated based on this time.

[0062] Based on the calculation results of the above operating data, the destemming system is controlled to remove the stems from the chili peppers. The destemming system includes destemming chili peppers. Place the chili peppers flat into the feed hopper; When the destemming system is activated, the first power unit 122 drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of its own gravity and the feeding rod, the peppers in the feeding hopper enter the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt through the discharge chute. The feeding conveyor belt drives the chili peppers to move until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then the baffle assembly is activated, causing the second power unit to drive 131 to move the baffle outward linearly. A group of chili peppers simultaneously fall into the feeding channel of the second conveyor line. The chili peppers entering the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt, are guided out through the guide outlet 230 into the placement box of the destemming component, and slide down the placement box to the exposed stem part that has been pre-moved to the bottom of the placement box; The fourth power unit drives the placement box to rotate. During the rotation, the recognition module identifies the part of the chili pepper with exposed stems. If the recognition result is a chili pepper stem, the fifth power unit drives the cutter to cut off the chili pepper stem. After the cutting is completed, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to move towards the placement box, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. The above recognition and cutting process is repeated. At the same time, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to retract, so that the placement channel is exposed. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate again, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. At this time, the placement box has rotated 180° horizontally as a whole and moved to the top of the next process conveyor line 500 to pour out the chili pepper.

[0063] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers, characterized in that, The automatic cutting device includes a destemming system that can remove the stems of the chili pepper. The desquamation system includes A destemming assembly, which can accommodate a limited amount of the chili pepper to expose the stem portion of the chili pepper; as well as A cutting assembly that can cut off the exposed stem of the chili pepper; The de-scratching component includes Fourth power unit; The placement box, driven to rotate by the aforementioned fourth power device, contains multiple vertically connected placement channels for individual chili peppers to pass through; and... The exposed stem portion is located at the lower opening of the placement channel of the aforementioned placement box. The exposed stem portion includes an exposed stem box, and an exposed stem channel is provided inside the exposed stem box corresponding to the aforementioned placement channel. The exposed stem channel gradually narrows from the side closer to the placement channel to the side farther away from the placement channel. The opening of the exposed stem channel on the side farther away from the placement channel is only for the stem of the chili pepper to pass through. The desquamation component also includes A rolling disc frame, the rolling disc frame being horizontally arranged as a whole, with the aforementioned placement box and exposed stem portion both mounted on the rolling disc frame, the rolling disc frame being rotatable circumferentially; and An electric roller can drive the aforementioned rolling disc frame to rotate around its own circumference, thereby causing the placement box and exposed stem portion to flip over; The exposed stem portion is provided in two sets, and the exposed stem portion is symmetrically arranged at both ends of the placement channel opening of the above-mentioned placement box. The exposed stem box can move linearly in a horizontal direction. The exposed stem section also includes a third power device, which drives the exposed stem box to move horizontally.

2. The automatic stem-cutting device for chili peppers according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting blade assembly is entirely mounted on the side of the exposed stem portion away from the placement box, and the cutting blade assembly corresponds to The exposed stem channel is an outlet for exposing the stem of the chili pepper. The cutting blade assembly includes Fifth power unit; The cutting blade, driven by the aforementioned fifth power device, moves linearly to cut off the stem portion of the chili pepper. as well as The identification module can identify the stem of a chili pepper.

3. The automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers according to claim 2, characterized in that, The placement channels are linearly distributed. The destemming system also includes a second conveyor line, which includes a feeding conveyor belt that can move the chili peppers. On the upper surface of the feeding conveyor belt, there are partitions placed along the conveying direction of the feeding conveyor belt. The partitions are arranged in an array, and the array of partitions are arranged in parallel. A feeding channel that can accommodate a single row of chili peppers is formed between adjacent partitions. The number of feeding channels corresponds to the number of placement channels. A guide outlet is provided at the end of the feeding conveyor belt. The guide outlet is connected to the feeding channel. A guide channel corresponding to the feeding channel is provided in the guide outlet. The placement box can be rotated by the fourth power device to be directly below the guide outlet.

4. The automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers according to claim 3, characterized in that, The destemming system further includes a first conveyor line, which is arranged above the second conveyor line perpendicularly to it. The first conveyor line includes The feeding conveyor belt, wherein the flexible belt portion that drives the chili peppers includes multiple sets of V-shaped or U-shaped plates, adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are flexibly connected, and adjacent V-shaped or U-shaped plates are centrally symmetrical about their connection point; and A material blocking assembly is installed at the bottom of the feeding conveyor belt at the beginning of the feeding conveyor belt. Two sets of the material blocking assembly are provided and symmetrically arranged on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt. The baffle assembly includes Second power unit; and The baffle is driven by the second power device to move in a direction perpendicular to the feed conveyor belt.

5. The automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first conveyor line also includes a guide channel that extends from the upper end of the feed conveyor belt along the flexible belt portion of the feed conveyor belt to the position of the material blocking assembly.

6. The automatic stem-cutting device for chili peppers according to claim 5, characterized in that, The first conveyor line also includes a feeding hopper assembly, which contains a limited quantity of chili peppers in a preset posture. The feeding hopper assembly includes... The feeding hopper is fixedly installed above the feeding conveyor belt, and a discharge chute is provided at the bottom of the feeding hopper for the individual flat chili peppers to be discharged. A first power unit, which is fixedly installed on the outside of the aforementioned feed hopper; and The feeding rod is installed in the lower part of the feeding hopper. The feeding rod is driven to rotate by the first power device mentioned above, so as to move the chili peppers to the discharge trough.

7. The automatic stem-removing device for chili peppers according to claim 6, characterized in that, The automatic resection device also includes an automatic control system, which can automatically control the operation of the automatic resection device.

8. A method for producing and processing chili sauce, characterized in that, The method uses the automatic chili stem removal device as described in claim 7, and the method includes... The system obtains the movement speeds of the first and second conveyor lines set by the user, calculates the destemming system operation data based on the aforementioned movement speed parameters, and obtains the operation data calculation results. Based on the calculation results of the above operating data, the destemming system is controlled to remove the stems from the chili peppers. The destemming system includes destemming chili peppers. Place the chili peppers flat into the feed hopper; When the destemming system is activated, the first power unit drives the feeding rod to rotate. Under the influence of its own gravity and the feeding rod, the peppers in the feeding hopper pass through the discharge chute into the outward-facing grooves of the V-shaped or U-shaped plates on the feeding conveyor belt. The feeding conveyor belt drives the chili peppers to move until they are directly above the baffle assembly. Then the baffle assembly moves to make the second power unit drive the baffle to move linearly outward, and a group of chili peppers fall into the feeding channel of the second conveyor line at the same time. The chili peppers entering the feeding channel move under the drive of the feeding conveyor belt, are guided out through the guide outlet into the placement box of the destemming component, and slide down the placement box to the exposed stem part that has been pre-moved below the placement box; The fourth power unit drives the placement box to rotate. During the rotation, the recognition module identifies the part of the chili pepper with exposed stems. If the recognition result is a chili pepper stem, the fifth power unit drives the cutter to cut off the chili pepper stem. After the cutting is completed, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to move towards the placement box, so that the exposed stem box moves to the upper surface of the placement box. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. The above recognition and cutting process is repeated. At the same time, the third power unit in the exposed stem part above the placement box drives the exposed stem box to retract, so that the placement channel is exposed. The electric roller drives the rolling plate to rotate again, so that the placement box is rotated 180°. At this time, the placement box has rotated 180° horizontally as a whole and moved to the top of the next process conveyor line to pour out the chili pepper.

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