A method of processing a plant or a cured plant

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of processing, in particular to a processing method for plants or pickled plants, wherein the processing device comprises a rotary table type feeding module, a processing module, a safety / feeding detection module, a waste separation module and a cleaning module which are arranged on the movement path of a cutting tool in the processing module, and a control module, parameters such as a cleaning cycle are designed by previously according to the required basic processing time length of different materials, the required cleaning time and the rotary table structure, so that the working rhythm can be adjusted according to the process requirements of different materials to be processed, the problem that the production line is frequently stopped to cause time waste or efficiency reduction and cost increase caused by cleaning once after each processing is avoided, different materials to be processed with different processing requirements can be adapted to, the application range of the whole device is improved, that is, the universality of the device is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of processing equipment, in particular to a processing method of plants or pickled plants. BACKGROUND

[0002] Vegetables, fruits, medicinal materials and other irregularly shaped plants, or pickled plants, such as preserved turnips, need to be processed differently according to the appearance of the products sold, such as slicing, shredding, shaping, etc. However, since most of these materials have a peel, and even the peel has a tendon, they usually need to be peeled before being sliced, shredded, or shaped. For example, the Chinese patent application CN109619606A discloses a ring-shaped preserved turnip peeling device, which loads the preserved turnips by setting a guide cylinder, then positions the preserved turnips by using the top pressure vegetable positioning block, and tears the peel by setting multiple peel tearing mechanical hands around the guide cylinder. For another example, the Chinese patent application CN110522046A discloses a preserved turnip peeling device, which positions the preserved turnips by setting a positioning needle and a clamping jaw, then cuts the preserved turnips longitudinally by using a cutting blade on the production line, and peels the cut preserved turnips by using a peeling assembly.

[0003] However, with the development of extrusion processing technology, processes such as peeling and shredding can be realized simultaneously, such as guillotine cutting and extrusion cutting. Among them, extrusion cutting is widely used because of its high cutting efficiency and one-time cutting forming. Extrusion processing is to push the material to be processed into contact with the processing blade, so that the processing blade cuts the material to be processed.

[0004] For example, the Chinese patent application CN116277182A discloses a full-automatic processing equipment for irregularly shaped biological materials, which loads the biological materials by setting a containing tube, fixes the materials by setting an extrusion assembly and a side pressure limiting assembly, and then peels and cuts the materials by using the extrusion assembly to press the materials towards the cutting tool.

[0005] However, the above device can only place one material at a time, which greatly reduces the work efficiency. Usually, in order to increase the work efficiency, a flow line form can be adopted, for example, a conveying belt is used for transportation from feeding to final cleaning, and multiple containing tubes are placed on the conveying belt at intervals, so that materials can be continuously transported to the processing station. However, this method has the following problems:

[0006] 1) Since the time required for processing a single material to a finished product is relatively short, the feeding worker needs to continuously feed the conveying belt, which increases the labor intensity of the worker; and once there is no material in any tube, the whole process may stop or run empty, causing great loss;

[0007] 2) During the operation of the device, additional personnel need to be dispatched to check the operating status of the device and whether there are any abnormalities in each link;

[0008] 3) The entire process uses a conveyor belt for feeding, but the cutting tool is also in motion throughout the entire process. That is, the two motion mechanisms need to move synchronously. On the one hand, the installation position between the two motion mechanisms needs to be set precisely; on the other hand, to ensure the synchronous movement between the two motion mechanisms, a high-precision control algorithm is required, which greatly increases the cost of the entire system.

[0009] 4) Because the cutting tool uses a blade assembly formed by interlocking, residue will be generated in the gap between the horizontal and vertical blades when they are interlocked. Furthermore, after cutting some highly viscous materials, high-pressure water alone cannot clean them completely, leaving some residue, which shortens the service life of the cutting tool. Summary of the Invention

[0010] The purpose of this invention is to provide a processing method for plants or pickled plants, which partially solves or alleviates the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art and can adapt to the different processing rhythm requirements of different materials.

[0011] To solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present invention specifically adopts the following technical solution:

[0012] This invention provides a method for processing plants or pickled plants, which is based on a processing apparatus for plants or pickled plants. The processing apparatus includes: a feeding module, a processing module, a safety / feeding detection mechanism, a waste separation module and a cleaning module disposed along the movement path of the cutting tool in the processing module, and a control module for controlling the feeding module, the processing module, the waste separation module, the cleaning module, and the safety / feeding detection mechanism. The feeding module includes: a turntable with multiple material cylinders evenly spaced along its circumference for loading materials to be processed, and a turntable drive mechanism connected to the control module. The cleaning module includes: an air blower and a spraying mechanism for providing high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool moving to the cleaning station, respectively. Accordingly, the method for processing plants or pickled plants specifically includes the following steps:

[0013] The control module determines whether the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity based on the detection data detected by the safety / feeding detection mechanism, and the arrangement structure of each material cylinder loaded with materials is the preset arrangement structure; wherein, the preset loading quantity is greater than or equal to three, and less than or equal to the total number of material cylinders on the turntable; the preset arrangement structure includes: material cylinders loaded with materials are arranged adjacently or spaced apart;

[0014] If the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is less than the preset loading quantity, the control system controls the turntable to rotate, so that the cylinders on the turntable that have not yet been loaded with materials move to the loading station to be loaded according to the preset arrangement structure, until it is determined that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity.

[0015] If the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and the cylinders loaded with materials to be processed are arranged in a preset layout, the control system controls the turntable to rotate, so that the preset loading quantity of cylinders moves to the processing station in sequence, and controls the cutting tool to cycle back and forth between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station in sequence until the preset cleaning cycle is reached, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

[0016] The cleaning cycle refers to the number of preset processing cycles completed; the preset processing cycle refers to the cycle in which the materials to be processed in the multiple cylinders on the turntable with a preset loading quantity and a preset arrangement complete the processing, waste separation, waste discharge and finished product discharge.

[0017] In some embodiments of the present invention, six material cylinders are evenly distributed along the circumference of the turntable, and the preset loading quantity is three.

[0018] In some embodiments of the present invention, the adjacent arrangement structure is such that three material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed are adjacent to each other.

[0019] In some embodiments of the present invention, the spaced arrangement structure is such that at least one unloaded material is spaced between two cylinders loaded with material to be processed.

[0020] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cleaning cycle is the completion of one preset processing cycle or two preset processing cycles.

[0021] In some embodiments of the present invention, before the control module determines whether the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity based on the detection data detected by the safety / feeding detection mechanism, and the arrangement structure of each cylinder loaded with materials is the preset arrangement structure, the method further includes the step of: acquiring and storing the preset processing cycle parameters and cleaning cycle input by the user; wherein, the preset processing cycle parameters include: preset loading quantity and preset arrangement structure.

[0022] In some embodiments of the present invention, before controlling the rotation of the turntable, the following steps are further included:

[0023] Based on the detection data, determine whether there are any human limbs in the specific area. If so, stop controlling the turntable to rotate; if there are no human limbs in the specific area, control the turntable to rotate. The specific area includes the area where the loading station is located and the area where the processing station is located.

[0024] In some embodiments of the present invention, the cutting tool reciprocates along a motion path between a processing station, a waste separation station, a waste discharge station, and a finished product discharge station until a cleaning cycle is reached. The step of controlling the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning specifically includes:

[0025] The control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward, so as to work with the cutting tool to extrude the material to be processed.

[0026] After the extrusion process is completed, the cutting blade is controlled to pass sequentially through the waste separation station and the waste discharge station, thereby completing the automatic separation and discharge of waste. Then, it moves to the finished product discharge station.

[0027] When the device moves to the finished product discharge station, it controls the ejector pin array to discharge the finished product. When the finished product discharge is completed, it determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If so, it controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station and controls the blowing mechanism and spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean it.

[0028] If the preset cleaning cycle is not reached, the cutting tool is controlled to return to the processing station to process the next material to be processed. This cycle continues until the cleaning cycle is reached, at which point the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

[0029] In some embodiments of the present invention, before the step of the control system controlling the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controlling the extrusion mechanism to move downward, the method further includes the step of: determining, based on the detection data, whether the current barrel located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed; if so, the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward; otherwise, controlling the turntable to rotate, so that the next barrel rotates to the processing station, and determining again whether the next barrel is loaded with material to be processed, and so on until it is determined that the barrel located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed, at which point the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward.

[0030] In some embodiments of the present invention, each time the extrusion process or finished product is completed, the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one, and the initial value of the initial variable cylinder count is 0; accordingly, the step of determining whether the cleaning cycle has been reached specifically includes the steps of: determining whether the current value of the initial variable cylinder count is greater than or equal to the product of the preset loading quantity and the preset cycle quantity; if so, determining that the current processing cycle of the preset cycle quantity has been completed; otherwise, determining that the current processing cycle of the preset cycle quantity has not been completed.

[0031] Beneficial Effects: While conveyor belt assembly line operations consider only work efficiency, in practice, factors such as worker workload, cost, safety during operation, and the characteristics of the materials being processed must be taken into account to determine the specific work rhythm. Therefore, this invention comprehensively considers the factors influencing worker workload, cost, and the characteristics of the materials being processed (e.g., the amount of residue left on the cutting tools due to the viscosity during processing), proposing a new processing device and corresponding processing method. Specifically, it combines a rotary feeding module with a dual-mode cleaning method (i.e., a coarse cleaning mode of the waste separation module and a fine cleaning mode combining high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow). This allows equipment parameters to be set according to the different work rhythms of the materials being processed, making it suitable for processing materials with different work rhythms. For example, after completing one processing cycle (i.e., all the materials in the cylinders of the same batch on the turntable are finished and discharged), or even two processing cycles (e.g., for processing materials with low or no viscosity), the cutting tools can be thoroughly cleaned. In other words, by coordinating the turntable feeding cycle and the cleaning cycle, the production efficiency is higher, avoiding the problem of cleaning the cutting tools after each material processing and discharge in the traditional method, which causes the entire production line to stop, resulting in wasted time and low work efficiency (indirectly increasing manufacturing costs).

[0032] In practice, it has been found that, on the one hand, the characteristics of the materials to be processed differ, such as their viscosity (generally, pickled materials are more viscous than unpickled materials), and the basic processing time from processing to finished product output varies for each material; on the other hand, since manual feeding is used, the labor intensity of the feeding staff needs to be considered, as well as whether there is spare time for other tasks such as equipment inspection during the processing flow; and the time from the feeding station to the finished product output station and the cleaning station, etc. Therefore, the processing cycle time for different materials to be processed is different. For example, for some materials with low viscosity and small volume, the processing cycle time may need to be more compact; while for some materials with high viscosity and large volume, the processing cycle time may need to be slower. To adapt to the needs of different processing cycles, this invention adopts a combination of a rotary feeding structure and a dual cleaning mode, allowing users to set different processing cycle parameters and cleaning cycles according to different materials to be processed, thereby achieving adjustment of the working cycle time.

[0033] Furthermore, in traditional assembly line operations, if any material cylinder on the conveyor belt becomes empty, the entire system will run idle (and if a void is manually detected, the entire system may even have to be stopped), resulting in losses. However, this invention employs a rotary table feeding module, allowing for arbitrary indexing by adjusting the turntable, i.e., adjusting the number and arrangement of material cylinders. This enables adjustments to the processing cycle and cleaning cycle, and ultimately, the process rhythm, to adapt to the needs of different product processing techniques, greatly expanding the application range of the entire device and thus increasing its versatility. In other words, to avoid empty runs or production line shutdowns, traditional assembly line operations do not allow empty spaces (i.e., material cylinders without material). However, in this invention, to adapt to the cleaning cycles in different material processing techniques, empty spaces on the turntable are permitted. Furthermore, by adjusting the position and / or number of empty spaces, different arrangement structures can be achieved, thereby adjusting the processing cycle and cleaning cycle for different materials, and ultimately, adjusting the processing rhythm.

[0034] The feeding module of this invention adopts a rotary feeding structure, which can simultaneously feed multiple cylinders at one time, thus giving the workers in the feeding operation enough free time to rest or conduct safety checks; at the same time, the rotary feeding structure simplifies the mechanical structure and floor space; and avoids the above-mentioned defects of conveyor belt feeding devices.

[0035] This invention adopts a turntable feeding mode, which can adjust the indexing and timing by controlling the turntable to adapt to the different requirements of various process cycles.

[0036] The combined extrusion sleeve structure in this invention can ensure the interchangeability and quick accessibility of the press head and the barrel, so as to adapt to different product sizes.

[0037] Compared to traditional integrated stainless steel cutting tool structures, this invention employs a bidirectional cross-fitting blade assembly structure, significantly reducing tool manufacturing costs (an integrated cutting tool structure costs approximately 20,000 yuan, while a blade assembly structure made of the same material costs approximately 2,000 yuan, resulting in a substantial cost reduction). Furthermore, even if a blade is damaged, the interlocking structure allows for the detachment of any blade unit, enabling individual replacement of any damaged blade instead of replacing the entire assembly, greatly reducing maintenance costs and improving tool reusability. The two sets of blades in the bidirectional cross-fitting blade assembly structure can be interlocked perpendicularly or at a certain angle, allowing for adjustments to the angle or spacing between the two sets of blades to suit different finished product shapes, thereby creating cutting cavities of varying shapes and greatly expanding the applicability of the blade assembly structure.

[0038] Furthermore, due to the use of a blade assembly structure, in order to remove foreign objects such as residual ribs between the blades, a waste separation module (e.g., a scraper) is used to separate finished products and waste materials and complete waste discharge. Then, a cleaning module is used to provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to clean the blades, thereby removing residues and corrosive components from the blades. In other words, the waste separation module achieves the first cleaning of the cutting blades, and the cleaning module achieves the second cleaning of the cutting blades to remove residues and corrosive components from the cutting blades, greatly improving the service life of the cutting blades.

[0039] Secondly, because it uses a combination of high-pressure airflow and high-pressure waterflow, it has a higher cleaning power than high-pressure waterflow alone. Therefore, when processing some low-viscosity materials, it is not necessary to clean them immediately after each processing cycle. Instead, cleaning can be performed after one or two processing cycles (such as processing some viscous materials or materials with very low viscosity), which greatly saves time and cost losses caused by the shutdown of the entire production line due to cleaning the cutting tools.

[0040] Furthermore, a safety and material loading detection system is installed. The corresponding process flow will only proceed when material is detected in the cylinder, avoiding wasted time due to the station running idle when there is no material. Safety detection ensures the safety of personnel operation and equipment operation. Attached Figure Description

[0041] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. The elements or parts in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0042] Figure 1a This is a perspective structural diagram of a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0043] Figure 1b for Figure 1a Exploded view of the plant or the apparatus for processing pickled plants shown;

[0044] Figure 1c for Figure 1a Top view of the plant or pickled plant processing equipment shown;

[0045] Figure 1d for Figure 1a Right view of the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus shown;

[0046] Figure 2a and Figure 2b This is an assembly diagram of the limiting mechanism inside the material cylinder in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0047] Figure 3 An exploded view of the extrusion mechanism in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0048] Figure 4a An exploded view of a cutting tool in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0049] Figure 4b To reflect Figure 4a A schematic diagram of the blade assembly of a medium-sized cutting tool;

[0050] Figure 4c To reflect Figure 4b A schematic diagram showing two sets of blades interlocked together to form a cutting cavity array;

[0051] Figure 5 To reflect Figure 1a A schematic diagram showing the assembly relationship between the cleaning module, the finished product discharge module, and the waste separation module;

[0052] Figure 6 To reflect Figure 1aA schematic diagram of the cutting tool drive mechanism;

[0053] Figure 7a An exploded view of a cleaning module in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 7b This is an assembly diagram of a cleaning module in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0055] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the finished product discharge module in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 9 A flowchart illustrating a method for processing plants or pickled plants as an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 10a This is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, showing the spaced arrangement of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on a turntable;

[0058] Figure 10b This is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, showing the adjacent arrangement of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on a turntable.

[0059] Reference numerals: 1. Feeding module: 11. Turntable, 12. Material cylinder, 13. Turntable drive mechanism, 141. Clamping block, 142. Elastic component, 143. Mounting bracket, 144. Guide sleeve; 2. Machining module: 21. Cutting tool, 211. Sliding tool holder, 212. First blade, 213. Second blade, 214. Blade edge, 215. Blade slot, 216. Tool cover, 217. Tool clamping block, 218a. Upper tool angle clamp, 218b. Lower tool angle clamp, 219. Mounting slot, 210. Cutting cavity; 22. Extrusion mechanism: 221. Drive motor, 222. Electric cylinder, 223. Guide column, 224. Extrusion component, 225. Mounting bracket; 23. Tool drive mechanism: 231. Tool 1. Drive motor, 232 cutter slide, 234 sliding rail, 233 water tray, 235 rail bellows cover; 2. Waste separation module: 31 shovel, 32 scraper; 3. Cleaning module: 41 air blowing mechanism, 411 air knife, 412 air pipe connector, 42 spraying mechanism, 421 water nozzle, 422 isolation plate, 423 water pipe connector, 43 mounting bracket, 44 protective cover, 45 water tank; 4. Control module; 5. Finished product discharge module: pin array 61, pin drive mechanism 62; 6. Detection mechanism; 7. Finished product transportation mechanism; 8. Waste transportation mechanism; 9. Water receiving tray; 100. Frame, 101a waste receiving cylinder, 101b finished product receiving cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0060] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0061] In this document, suffixes such as "module," "component," or "unit" used to denote elements are used solely for the purpose of illustrative purposes and have no specific meaning in themselves. Therefore, "module," "component," or "unit" can be used interchangeably. In this document, terms such as "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "front," "rear," "one end," and "the other end," indicating orientation or positional relationships based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, are used only for the convenience of describing the invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In this document, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, terms such as "installed," "equipped with," and "connected" should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be a connection within two elements. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances. In this document, "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed related items. "Multiple" in this document means two or more, i.e., it includes two, three, four, five, etc.

[0062] In this article, "plants" refers to materials that require peeling (including stems) and cutting into a specific shape (e.g., strips or slices) during processing, such as irregularly shaped vegetables, fruits, and medicinal herbs. "Pickled plants" refers to pickled materials that require peeling (including stems) and cutting into a specific shape (e.g., strips or slices) during processing, such as irregularly shaped pickled mustard greens. For ease of description, both "plants" and "pickled plants" will be collectively referred to as "materials to be processed" in this article.

[0063] Example 1: See Figure 1- Figure 8This is a structural diagram and module diagram of a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus includes: a feeding module 1, a processing module 2, a waste separation module 3 and a cleaning module 4 disposed on the movement path of the cutting tool 21 in the processing module 2, and a control module 5 for controlling the feeding module 1, the processing module 2, the waste separation module 3 and the cleaning module 4.

[0064] In some embodiments, the feeding module 1 includes: a turntable 11 mounted on a frame 100, a plurality of material cylinders 12 for holding materials to be processed (e.g., pickled mustard tubers with a certain degree of stickiness) are evenly spaced along the circumferential direction on the turntable 11, and a turntable drive mechanism 13 connected to the control module 5, the turntable drive mechanism 13 being used to drive the turntable 11 to rotate.

[0065] In some embodiments, at least one material cylinder is located at the loading station in the initial state. Preferably, six material cylinders 12 are evenly distributed circumferentially on the turntable 1, and in the initial state, three material cylinders 12 are located at the loading station.

[0066] In some embodiments, the turntable drive mechanism 13 is a motor, the output shaft of which is connected to the rotating shaft of the turntable 11.

[0067] In some embodiments, the material cylinder 12 is provided with a limiting mechanism for clamping the material to be processed. The limiting mechanism includes clamping blocks 141 evenly spaced along the circumference of the cylinder wall of the material cylinder 12. The clamping blocks 141 are arranged on the cylinder wall of the material cylinder 12 in a manner that allows them to rotate relative to the material cylinder.

[0068] Specifically, the material cylinder 12 has a plurality of mounting holes evenly spaced along its circumference. The top end of the clamping block 141 is rotatably connected to the mounting hole via a rotating shaft. Its clamping end 1411 extends into the material cylinder 12 to clamp the material. An elastic component 142 (e.g., a spring) is connected to the outer protruding limiting part 1412. The other end of the elastic component 142 is fixed to a mounting bracket 143 on the outside of the mounting hole. When the clamping end 1411 is subjected to an external force (e.g., the squeezing action of the material to be processed in the material cylinder), the elastic component 142 provides tension, so that the bottom of the clamping block 141 is always in a clamping state, thereby being able to clamp the material.

[0069] In some embodiments, the processing module 2 includes: an extrusion mechanism 22 for extruding the material to be processed in the processing station's extrusion cylinder 12; a cutting tool 21 for cutting the material to be processed under the extrusion action of the extrusion mechanism 22; a tool slide 24 for providing a motion path; and a tool drive mechanism 23 for driving the cutting tool 21 to reciprocate between the processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, finished product discharge station, and cleaning station on the motion path; the tool drive mechanism 23 is connected to the control module 5.

[0070] In some embodiments, the cutting tool 21 includes: a sliding blade holder 211, a plurality of first blades 212 arranged side by side at equal intervals along a first direction (e.g., transverse) on the sliding blade holder 211, and a plurality of second blades 213 arranged side by side at equal intervals along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction (e.g., longitudinal) on the sliding blade holder 211, wherein the first blades 212 and the second blades 213 are detachably fitted together (specifically, a plurality of blade slots 215 are provided at intervals along the length direction of the second blades 213, and the body of the first blades 212 is fitted into the blade slots 215), and the cutting edges 214 of the first blades 2112 and the second blades 213 are flush.

[0071] Specifically, the upper surface of the plurality of second blades 213 is blade-shaped, and a plurality of blade slots 215 are provided at intervals along their length direction (specifically, the blade slots extend vertically downward from the blade). When the plurality of first blades 212 are inserted into the blade slots 215, a plurality of square-shaped cutting cavities 210 are formed between the plurality of first blades 212 and the plurality of second blades 213.

[0072] Of course, in other embodiments, the shape of the cutting cavity formed between the first and second blades can be adapted to the cutting of products of different shapes by adjusting the angle between the first and second directions (e.g., the first and second directions form an acute angle). Furthermore, the spacing between the blades can also be adjusted to accommodate the cutting of even more products of different shapes.

[0073] In some embodiments, the extrusion mechanism 22 includes an electric cylinder 222 mounted on a bracket 100 via a mounting bracket 225. An extrusion component 224 is mounted on the top of the electric cylinder 222. The electric cylinder 222 is driven by a drive motor 221 to drive the extrusion component 224 to reciprocate vertically. Correspondingly, the area below the extrusion component 224 is the processing station. Therefore, when the cutting tool moves to the area below the extrusion component (i.e., moves to the processing station), it can cooperate with the extrusion mechanism to simultaneously complete peeling and cutting.

[0074] In some embodiments, the tool drive mechanism 23 includes: a sliding rail 234 providing a movement path for the cutting tool; a tool slide 232 mounting the cutting tool and driving it to move on the sliding rail 234; and a tool drive motor 231 driving the tool slide 232 to move on the sliding rail. Further, a bellows cover 235 is provided on the sliding rail, the top surface of which is inclined to facilitate drainage. Further, a water tray 233 for collecting water is also provided below the rail.

[0075] In some embodiments, the waste separation module 3 includes: a shovel 31 for separating waste that moves with the cutting tool 21 to the waste separation station (at this time, the waste is connected with the strip-shaped or sheet-shaped finished product), and a scraper 32 for removing the separated waste that moves to the waste discharge station.

[0076] In some embodiments, the scraper 31 is mounted between the processing station and the finished product discharge station via a mounting bracket, with the cutting edge of the scraper 31 facing the direction of movement of the cutting tool 21 toward the cleaning module. Thus, when the cutting tool, carrying waste and finished product, passes through the waste separation station on its way to the cleaning module, the scraper 31 separates the waste and finished product located on the upper surface of the cutting tool. Preferably, the height and tilt angle of the scraper 31 can be adjusted by adjusting the height and tilt angle of the mounting bracket on the frame 100.

[0077] In some embodiments, the scraper 32 is mounted between the waste separation station and the finished product discharge station at the scraper via a mounting bracket, and the scraper station is the waste discharge station. Correspondingly, a waste receiving hopper 101a is provided below the scraper 32 to convey the waste scraped off the cutting tool to the waste transport mechanism 9. Specifically, when the cutting tool 21 moves towards the finished product discharge station, as it passes the waste discharge station, since the waste has already separated from the finished product, the scraper will scrape the waste off the cutting tool and transport it out through the waste receiving hopper 101a into the waste transport mechanism 9.

[0078] In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 includes: an air blowing mechanism that provides high-pressure airflow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station, and a spraying mechanism that provides high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station, wherein the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism are respectively connected to the control module 5.

[0079] In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 further includes a mounting bracket 43 mounted on the frame, with the air knife 411 of the blowing mechanism 41 and the water nozzle 421 of the spraying mechanism respectively mounted on both sides of the mounting bracket 43, and when the cutting tool 21 moves to the cleaning station, the air knife 411 and the water nozzle 421 are located above the cutting tool 21.

[0080] In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 further includes: a water tank 45 and a water supply pipe connected to the water tank 45 and the spray mechanism.

[0081] Furthermore, to avoid mutual interference, a partition plate 422 is provided between the water nozzle 421 and the air knife 411. Preferably, the air knife and the water nozzle are integrated into one compartment and separated by a partition plate. Preferably, this cleaning station is also the location for removing and installing cutting tools.

[0082] In some embodiments, the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus further includes: a discharge module 6 disposed at the finished product discharge station, specifically including: a pin array 61 for separating the finished product that follows the cutting tool 21 to the finished product discharge station from the cutting tool 21; and a pin drive mechanism 62 for driving the pin array 61 to move up and down; the pin drive mechanism 62 is connected to the control module 5.

[0083] In some embodiments, each array unit of the ejector pin array 61 matches the shape of the cutting cavity in the cutting tool, so that when the ejector pin drive mechanism 62 drives the ejector pin array to move towards the cutting tool, each array unit on the ejector pin array 61 pushes the finished product out of the cutting tool, thereby achieving automatic material discharge. Of course, the finished product discharge station is located below the ejector pin array, and a finished product receiving cylinder 101b is provided below the finished product discharge station, so that the finished product that has detached from the cutting tool enters the finished product receiving cylinder 101b under the action of gravity, and is guided by the finished product receiving cylinder 101b into the finished product transport mechanism 8.

[0084] In some embodiments, both the waste transport mechanism and the finished product transport mechanism employ conveyor belt drive mechanisms.

[0085] In some embodiments, the ejector drive mechanism employs an adjustable stroke cylinder; each array unit employs a T-shaped ejector pin with a spherical end to prevent material sticking.

[0086] In some embodiments, the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus further includes a safety / feeding detection mechanism 7 for detecting whether the material cylinder 12 on the turntable 11 is loaded with material.

[0087] For example, after the device is initialized, the safety / feeding detection mechanism checks whether all the cylinders on the turntable 11 contain material. When it detects that all the cylinders on the turntable 11 are loaded with material, it triggers the control module 5 to start the processing flow. Alternatively, when it detects that the cylinders of a preset loading number are loaded with material to be processed and arranged in a preset layout, it triggers the control module to start the processing flow.

[0088] In some embodiments, the safety / feeding detection mechanism may employ multiple vision sensors, such as cameras, spaced at intervals along the circumference of the turntable at the feeding / processing station. Alternatively, a corresponding material sensor, such as a pressure sensor, may be installed within each material cylinder.

[0089] In some embodiments, the control module 5 is used to control the turntable drive mechanism 13 to drive the turntable 11 to rotate, so that multiple material cylinders 12 rotate sequentially and periodically to the feeding station and the processing station for feeding and extrusion processing; and to control the cutting tool 21 in the processing module 2 to reciprocate at the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, the finished product discharge station, and the cleaning station.

[0090] Preferably, in order to save space and simplify the control algorithm, the movement path of the cutting tool is a linear movement path, and the aforementioned processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, finished product discharge station and cleaning station are sequentially arranged on this linear movement path.

[0091] Specifically, whenever the cutting tool 21 returns to the processing station, the turntable 11 is rotated to move the next material cylinder 12 to the processing station; and when a cleaning cycle is reached (i.e., after completing a preset number of processing cycles, such as one or two processing cycles), the cutting tool 21 is moved to the cleaning station, and the cleaning module 4 simultaneously sprays high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow onto the cutting tool 21 located at the cleaning station. A processing cycle is defined as the completion of processing of all materials in all the material cylinders on the turntable 11 and the output of the finished product.

[0092] In some embodiments, the control module specifically includes:

[0093] The human-computer interaction module is used by users to set the corresponding cleaning cycle (i.e., the number of preset processing cycles) according to different materials to be processed, as well as preset processing cycle parameters, such as preset loading quantity and the arrangement structure of each material cylinder.

[0094] The judgment unit is used to receive the detection data detected by the safety / feeding detection mechanism and determine whether the number of material cylinders loaded with the material to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement structure of each material cylinder loaded with the material is the preset arrangement structure.

[0095] The tool control unit is used to control the rotation of the turntable when the judgment unit determines that the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity and the arrangement of each material cylinder is in the preset arrangement structure. This causes each material cylinder of the preset loading quantity to move to the processing station in sequence, and controls the cutting tool to move back and forth between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station along the movement path until the preset cleaning cycle is reached. Then, the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

[0096] The feeding control unit is used to control the turntable to rotate when the judgment unit determines that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is less than the preset loading quantity. This causes the cylinders that have not yet been loaded to move to the feeding station and be loaded according to the preset arrangement structure until the control unit determines that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity and is arranged in the preset arrangement structure.

[0097] In some embodiments, the control module further includes a safety detection unit, used to determine whether there are any human limbs in a specific area based on the detection data detected by the safety / feeding detection mechanism before the feeding control unit or the tool control unit controls the turntable to rotate; if so, stop controlling the turntable to rotate; if there are no human limbs in the specific area, control the turntable to rotate.

[0098] In some embodiments, the aforementioned specific area includes the area where the loading station is located and the area where the processing station is located.

[0099] In some embodiments, the aforementioned tool control unit is specifically used to determine, based on detection data, whether the current barrel at the current processing station is loaded with material to be processed; if it is loaded with material to be processed, the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downwards to cooperate with the cutting tool in extruding the material to be processed; and after the extrusion processing is completed, the control unit controls the cutting tool to pass through the waste separation station and the waste discharge station in sequence to complete the automatic separation and discharge of waste, and then moves to the finished product discharge station; and when the cutting tool moves to the finished product discharge station, the control unit controls the ejector pin array to discharge the finished product; and when the finished product discharge is completed, it determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If so, the control unit controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station and controls the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean the cutting tool; if the cleaning cycle has not been reached, the control unit controls the cutting tool to return to the processing station to process the next material to be processed, and so on until the preset cleaning cycle is reached, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

[0100] Specifically, an initial variable cylinder count is set and assigned an initial value of 0. Each time the extrusion process is completed or the finished product is discharged, the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one until the value of the initial variable cylinder count is greater than or equal to the product of the preset loading quantity and the preset number of processing cycles. At this point, it is determined that the cleaning cycle has been reached and the count is reset to 0 to start counting again. Otherwise, it is determined that the cleaning cycle has not been reached.

[0101] Example 2: See Figure 9 Based on the above-described plant or pickled plant processing apparatus, the present invention also provides a method for processing plants or pickled plants, comprising the following steps:

[0102] S101, the control module receives the detection data fed back by the safety / feeding detection mechanism, and determines whether the number of material cylinders loaded with the material to be processed on the turntable in the feeding module is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement structure of each material cylinder loaded with the material is the preset arrangement structure. If so, proceed to step S102; otherwise, proceed to step S103.

[0103] In some embodiments, the user pre-sets the corresponding preset processing cycle parameters (preset loading quantity and preset layout structure) and cleaning cycle on the human-machine interface of the control module according to the working rhythm of the materials to be processed.

[0104] In some embodiments, a processing cycle is defined as the completion of processing, waste separation, waste discharge, and finished product discharge of materials in multiple cylinders on a turntable with a preset loading quantity and a preset arrangement. The preset arrangement includes adjacent or spaced arrangement; the preset loading quantity is greater than or equal to three, and less than or equal to the total number of cylinders on the turntable.

[0105] For example, a turntable has six material cylinders evenly distributed along its axis. For materials with short cleaning cycles (e.g., thorough cleaning is required after processing three cylinders) and a slow processing pace, the user pre-sets a processing cycle parameter on the control module's user interface: three cylinders (i.e., the preset loading quantity), a preset arrangement of spaced cylinders, and a cleaning cycle of once after each processing cycle. See also... Figure 10a As shown, the material cylinders A1, B1, and C1 are arranged at intervals, meaning that there is a gap (i.e., a cylinder without material to be processed) between the cylinders with a preset loading quantity. Because the cycle time is relatively slow, an intermittent arrangement structure is adopted, which makes the processing interval time between materials to be processed and the cleaning cycle interval relatively long, thereby realizing the adjustment of the overall processing cycle time.

[0106] For example, a turntable may have six cylinders evenly distributed along its axial direction. For materials with long cleaning cycles (e.g., thorough cleaning is only required after processing six cylinders) and a relatively tight processing rhythm, a processing cycle of three cylinders (i.e., a preset loading quantity) is pre-set in the control system. The preset arrangement is: adjacent arrangement, see [reference needed]. Figure 10b As shown, material cylinders A2, B2, and C2 are arranged adjacent to each other. Due to the relatively compact cycle time, this adjacent arrangement structure results in shorter processing intervals and cleaning cycle intervals between materials, thus allowing for adjustment of the overall processing cycle time.

[0107] On the other hand, due to the adoption of a rotary feeding structure and the aforementioned pre-arranged layout, there is at least one empty space between the processing station and the nearest feeding station along the rotation direction of the rotary table (e.g., ...). Figure 10a As shown, when the material cylinder C1 moves to the processing station below the extrusion mechanism, it is separated from the nearest loading station F along the rotation direction of the turntable by an empty material cylinder; and as... Figure 10b As shown, when the material cylinder C2 moves to the processing station below the extrusion mechanism, it is separated from the nearest loading station F along the rotation direction of the turntable by an empty material cylinder B (at which time the empty material cylinder A is located at the loading station). This allows the turntable to rotate and load material even when cleaning is in progress. After cleaning is completed, the next processing cycle can be started directly, further saving time and improving work efficiency.

[0108] S102, the control module controls the turntable to rotate, so that each material cylinder with a preset loading quantity moves to the processing station in sequence, and controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station through the tool drive mechanism, thus executing S104.

[0109] In some embodiments, before controlling the cutting tool to move to the machining station, the method further includes the following steps:

[0110] Based on the detection data detected by the safety / inspection agency, the system determines whether the barrel currently located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed. If it is loaded with material to be processed, the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station. Otherwise, the system controls the turntable to rotate so that the next barrel moves to the processing station and checks again whether the barrel is loaded with material to be processed. This cycle continues until it is determined that the barrel located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed, at which point the system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station.

[0111] S103, the control module drives the turntable to rotate through the turntable drive mechanism, so that the unloaded cylinder rotates to the loading station and loads the material according to the preset arrangement structure, thus executing step S101.

[0112] S104, control the extrusion mechanism and the cutting tool to work together to simultaneously peel and cut the material to be processed, and execute step S105.

[0113] In some embodiments, the control module typically receives a feedback signal from the tool drive mechanism indicating that the cutting tool is in place, and then initiates the extrusion mechanism to work in conjunction with the cutting tool. Of course, in other embodiments, the extrusion mechanism and the cutting tool can be activated simultaneously.

[0114] S105, the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the waste separation station through the tool drive mechanism to separate and discharge the waste, and executes step S106.

[0115] In some embodiments, the control module receives a feedback signal from the extrusion mechanism indicating that the processing is complete, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the waste separation station for waste separation.

[0116] S106, the control module controls the ejector pin array to discharge material through the lifting mechanism, and executes step S107.

[0117] In some embodiments, the control module receives a feedback signal from the processing module indicating that the cutting tool is in place at the finished product discharge station, and then controls the ejector pin array to descend for discharge.

[0118] S107, the control module determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If yes, proceed to step S108; otherwise, proceed to step S109.

[0119] In some embodiments, an initial variable cylinder count is preset and assigned an initial value of 0. After each extrusion process is completed (e.g., after completing steps S104, S105, or S106), the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one. Therefore, the product of the initial variable cylinder count N0 and the preset number of processing cycles Q and the preset loading quantity N1 corresponding to each processing cycle is Q × N1. If N0 is greater than or equal to Q × N1, it is determined that the preset number of processing cycles has been completed; otherwise, it is determined that the processing cycle has not been completed. That is, the counting cycle of the initial variable is the same as the cleaning cycle. The cleaning cycle refers to the cleaning of the cutting tool within the preset Q processing cycles, from the first material to be processed until the last material to be processed is discharged as a finished product.

[0120] As mentioned earlier, different materials have different processing cycles and require different cleaning times. For example, some highly viscous materials require three processing cycles to reach the finished product, meaning they need to be cleaned after one processing cycle. Conversely, some very low-viscosity or non-viscous materials require twelve processing cycles to reach the finished product before cleaning is needed. Therefore, the cleaning cycle needs to be set in advance based on the actual needs of different materials during processing (e.g., low-viscosity materials can be cleaned after two or more processing cycles, while highly viscous materials can be cleaned after one processing cycle).

[0121] In other embodiments, it may be determined whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached after step S102 or step S104 has been completed.

[0122] S108, the control module controls the cutting tool to return to the processing station through the tool drive mechanism, and at the same time controls the turntable to rotate through the turntable drive mechanism, so that the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, and executes step S104.

[0123] In some embodiments, the control module may receive a feedback signal from the lifting mechanism indicating that the material discharge is complete, and then control the cutting tool to return to the processing station.

[0124] Of course, in some embodiments, when the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, it is also necessary to first determine whether the material cylinder is loaded with material to be processed. If so, step S104 is executed; otherwise, the turntable is controlled to continue rotating until it is determined that the material cylinder currently located at the processing station is loaded with material, and then step S104 is executed.

[0125] S109, the control module drives the cutting tool from the finished product discharge station to the cleaning station through the tool drive mechanism. When the cutting tool is in position at the cleaning station (e.g., when the positioning signal is received from the tool drive mechanism), the control module controls the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean it. After cleaning is completed (e.g., when the control module receives feedback signals from the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism indicating that cleaning is complete), the control module drives the cutting tool to return to the processing station through the tool drive mechanism. At the same time, the control module controls the turntable to rotate through the turntable drive mechanism, so that the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, i.e., step S101 is executed again.

[0126] In this embodiment, the control module controls the cutting tool to reciprocate between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station in sequence until all the materials to be processed in all the cylinders on the turntable are processed and the finished product is discharged. After each processing cycle is completed, the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow cleaning. Compared with the production line mode, which cleans after each processing and shuts down the entire production line during cleaning, a lot of idle time is saved.

[0127] It should be noted that, in this document, 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. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.

[0128] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a computer terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

[0129] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these forms are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for processing plants or pickled plants, characterized in that, A processing apparatus for plants or pickled plants includes: a feeding module, a processing module, a safety / feeding detection mechanism, a waste separation module and a cleaning module disposed along the movement path of the cutting tool in the processing module, and a control module for controlling the feeding module, the processing module, the waste separation module, the cleaning module, and the safety / feeding detection mechanism. The waste separation module includes: a shovel for separating waste moving with the cutting tool to the waste separation station, and a scraper for removing the separated waste moving to the waste discharge station. Accordingly, the processing method for plants or pickled plants specifically includes the following steps: The control module determines, based on the detection data detected by the safety / feeding detection mechanism, whether the number of material cylinders loaded with materials on the turntable in the feeding module is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement of the material cylinders is a preset arrangement; wherein, the preset loading quantity is greater than or equal to three, and less than or equal to the total number of material cylinders on the turntable; the preset arrangement includes: material cylinders loaded with materials are arranged adjacently or spaced apart; If the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is less than the preset loading quantity, the control module controls the turntable to rotate, so that the cylinders on the turntable that have not yet been loaded with materials move to the loading station to be loaded according to the preset arrangement structure, until it is determined that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity. If the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and the cylinders loaded with materials to be processed are arranged in a preset layout, the control system controls the turntable to rotate, so that the preset loading quantity of cylinders moves to the processing station in sequence, and controls the cutting tool to cycle back and forth between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station in sequence until the preset cleaning cycle is reached, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning. Wherein, the cleaning cycle refers to the number of preset processing cycles completed; the preset processing cycle refers to the cycle in which the materials to be processed in multiple material cylinders on the turntable with a preset loading quantity and a preset arrangement complete the processing, waste separation, waste discharge and finished product discharge. The specific steps for controlling the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning include: The control module controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward, so as to work with the cutting tool to extrude the material to be processed. After the extrusion process is completed, the control module controls the cutting tool to pass through the waste separation station and the waste discharge station in sequence, thereby completing the automatic separation and discharge of waste. Then, the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the finished product discharge station. When the cutting tool moves to the finished product discharge station, the control module controls the ejector pin array to discharge the finished product, and when the finished product discharge is completed, it determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If the cleaning cycle is reached, the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station and controls the air blowing mechanism and spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean it. If the preset cleaning cycle is not reached, the control module controls the cutting tool to return to the processing station to process the next material to be processed. This cycle continues until the cleaning cycle is reached, at which point the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

2. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Six material cylinders are evenly distributed along the circumference of the turntable, and the preset loading quantity is three.

3. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 2, characterized in that, The adjacent arrangement structure is as follows: three material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed are adjacent to each other.

4. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 2, characterized in that, The spacing arrangement structure is as follows: there is at least one empty cylinder between two cylinders that are loaded with materials to be processed.

5. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 2, characterized in that, The cleaning cycle is the completion of one preset processing cycle or two preset processing cycles.

6. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the step of determining whether the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity and the arrangement of each material cylinder loaded with materials is the preset arrangement structure, the control module further includes the step of: acquiring and storing the preset processing cycle parameters and cleaning cycle input by the user, wherein the preset processing cycle parameters include: preset loading quantity and preset arrangement structure.

7. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before controlling the rotation of the turntable, the following steps are also included: Based on the detection data, determine whether there are any human limbs in the specific area. If so, stop controlling the turntable to rotate; if there are no human limbs in the specific area, control the turntable to rotate. The specific area includes the area where the loading station is located and the area where the processing station is located.

8. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward, the following steps are also included: The control module determines whether the current material cylinder at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed based on the detection data. If so, it controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward. Otherwise, it controls the turntable to rotate so that the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, and then determines whether the next material cylinder is loaded with material to be processed. This process is repeated until it is determined that the current material cylinder at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed. At this point, the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downward.

9. The processing method for plants or pickled plants according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each time extrusion processing or finished product discharge is completed, the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one, and the initial value of the initial variable cylinder count is 0; correspondingly, the step of determining whether the cleaning cycle has been reached specifically includes the following steps: Determine whether the current value of the initial variable cylinder count is greater than or equal to the product of the preset loading quantity and the preset processing cycle number. If so, determine that the cleaning cycle has been reached and set the initial variable cylinder count to 0 to start counting again. Otherwise, it is determined that the cleaning cycle has not yet been reached.

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