A traditional Chinese medicine fructus aurantii cutting device

Abstract

This invention belongs to the field of dissection technology, specifically a device for dissecting the traditional Chinese medicine bitter orange peel (Zhi Ke). It includes a support plate, with a housing fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the support plate. A separating device is fixedly installed on the top of the housing, and sliding tubes are symmetrically installed on both sides of the separating device, with one end of each sliding tube placed inside the housing. The bitter orange peel on the cutting table is tilted at an angle and slides onto the receiving seat. Subsequently, a telescopic cylinder moves the pressure plate downwards, and a toothed pressure rod... The cutting table is rotated and reset. At the same time, the trifoliate fruit separator slides out a new trifoliate fruit from the trifoliate tube. As the cutting table resets, the trifoliate fruit slides onto the cutting table. Then, the telescopic cylinder drives the cutter to cut the new trifoliate fruit. Simultaneously, the telescopic cylinder drives two pressing rods to press down through the pressure plate. The two pressing rods then press the two halves of the trifoliate fruit placed on the fruit support into the stringing needle. This process is repeated to achieve the stringing of trifoliate fruits.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of dissection technology, specifically a dissection device for the traditional Chinese medicine Citrus aurantium. Background Technology

[0002] Citrus aurantium is a common Chinese medicinal herb, derived from the dried, unripe fruit of the Citrus aurantium plant (Citrus fulvidraco). It is bitter, pungent, sour, and warm in nature, and has the effects of regulating qi, relieving chest congestion, and alleviating stagnation and bloating. It is mainly used to treat chest and rib pain due to qi stagnation, indigestion, phlegm retention, gastroptosis, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, and other related conditions.

[0003] In the current technology, after splitting the bitter orange peel, it is first cut in half from the middle, and then the split bitter orange peel is tied together one by one to facilitate the subsequent drying so that the volatile oil inside the bitter orange peel can evaporate. Since the bitter orange peel is hemispherical after being split, it is extremely troublesome to tie it by hand, which is not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive.

[0004] Therefore, the present invention provides a device for splitting open the traditional Chinese medicine Fructus Aurantii Immaturus. Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, at least one technical problem raised in the background art is solved.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is as follows: The present invention provides a device for splitting the Chinese herbal medicine Fructus Aurantii Immaturus (Zhi Ke), including a support plate. A housing is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the support plate. A Zhi Ke separator is fixedly installed on the top of the housing. Sliding tubes are symmetrically fixedly installed on both sides of the Zhi Ke separator. One end of each of the two sliding tubes is placed inside the housing. A Zhi Ke splitting assembly is provided inside the housing to split the Zhi Ke. A Zhi Ke collecting assembly is provided inside the housing to collect the split Zhi Ke after the splitting assembly has split the Zhi Ke. A Zhi Ke moving assembly is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the housing to remove the Zhi Ke collected by the Zhi Ke collecting assembly from the housing, making it easier to remove the Zhi Ke.

[0007] By placing the bitter orange peel into the separator, the separator guides the peels smoothly into the machine housing via the peel tube. Once inside the housing, the peeling component cuts the peels in half. After cutting, the peels are placed in the stringing component. When the peeling component cuts the peels in half again, it works in conjunction with the stringing component. The halved peels are then strung together on the stringing component, allowing the peels cut in half to be processed. The collection and stringing mechanism, which uses a stringing component to collect and string the trifoliate orange peels (9), solves the problem in existing technologies where manually binding the hemispherical shape of the trifoliate orange peel is extremely cumbersome and wastes time and manpower. When a certain amount of trifoliate orange peels are collected and strung on the stringing component, the moving component moves the collected trifoliate orange peels out of the machine casing, making it easier to remove the peels. Through the cooperation of the peeling component, the stringing component, and the moving component, the splitting and stringing of trifoliate orange peels can be achieved, making production easier.

[0008] Preferably, the shelling assembly includes a telescopic cylinder and a working box. Two working boxes are symmetrically arranged inside the machine housing, and the two working boxes have identical internal structures. The telescopic cylinder is fixedly installed on the top of the inner wall of the machine housing. A pressure handle is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the telescopic cylinder. Pressure plates are fixedly installed at both ends of the pressure handle. A cutter is fixedly installed at the bottom of each of the two pressure plates. The two cutters are respectively placed inside the two working boxes. A cutting platform is symmetrically arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of each of the two working boxes. The top of the platform is equipped with trifoliate orange peel. One end of the sliding tube is positioned above one side of the two cutting platforms. When the trifoliate orange peel slides smoothly into the machine housing through the sliding tube, it slides from one end of the tube onto the cutting platform inside the work box. Then, the telescopic cylinder drives the pressure plate to press down through the pressure handle. As the pressure plate moves down, it drives the cutter to move down as well. During the downward movement, the cutter cuts the trifoliate orange peel on the cutting platform, splitting it in half and thus splitting the trifoliate orange peel.

[0009] Preferably, a rotating shaft is fixedly installed at the bottom of each of the two fruit cutting platforms, and a gear is fixedly installed at one end of each of the two rotating shafts. Toothed pressure rods are symmetrically fixedly installed at the bottom of the pressure plate. The teeth on the two toothed pressure rods mesh with the teeth on the two gears respectively. When the trifoliate orange is cut open, the telescopic cylinder drives the cutter to move upward and back to its original position through the pressure plate. During the upward and back-to-original position, the pressure plate drives the toothed pressure rods on both sides of the pressure plate to move upward together. When the toothed pressure rods move upward to a certain position, the teeth on the toothed pressure rods drive the gears to mesh and rotate. At the same time, the gears drive the fruit cutting platform to rotate through the rotating shaft. The trifoliate orange that has been cut open on the fruit cutting platform will be affected by the rotation of the fruit cutting platform and slide off the fruit cutting platform, thus playing the role of unloading the fruit.

[0010] Preferably, the inner walls of both fruit cutting tables are provided with fruit placement openings. When the trifoliate orange enters the fruit cutting table, the trifoliate orange will slide down according to the angle set by the sliding tube. When the trifoliate orange slides to the fruit placement opening in the fruit cutting table, the trifoliate orange will stop, thus serving to position the trifoliate orange.

[0011] Preferably, the trifoliate orange sorting assembly includes a fruit-spinning needle, which is placed at the bottom of the working box. Fruit-supporting seats are symmetrically fixedly installed on the bottom inner wall of the working box. Pressing rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the pressure plate. The inner wall of each pressing rod has a needle-passing opening. When the cutting table rotates, the trifoliate oranges on the cutting table are tilted and slide into the fruit-supporting seats. Then, a telescopic cylinder drives the pressure plate to move downwards. During this downward movement, the toothed pressing rod drives the cutting table to rotate and reset. Simultaneously, the trifoliate orange sorter slides out a new trifoliate orange from the trifoliate orange tube. When the fruit cutting platform resets, the fruit slides onto it. Then, the telescopic cylinder drives the cutter to cut the new fruit. At the same time, while the cutter is cutting the new fruit, the telescopic cylinder drives two pressing rods down through the pressure plate. The two pressing rods press the two halves of the fruit placed on the fruit support into the fruit stringing needle. Through the needle passage on the pressing rod, the fruit is ensured that it does not go beyond the bottom of the working box after being pressed, so it can be removed later.

[0012] Preferably, vertical plates are fixedly installed on both sides of the two fruit-bearing seats. The vertical plates are placed at the bottom of the inner wall of the working box. During operation, the vertical plates are set to provide a limit when the trifoliate orange on the cutting table slides onto the fruit-bearing seat and when the pressing rod presses down on the trifoliate orange on the fruit-bearing seat, so that the trifoliate orange is placed in the fruit-bearing seat and prevents the trifoliate orange from sliding on the cutting table and from being displaced when it is pressed down by the force of the pressing rod.

[0013] Preferably, a fruit-limiting soft plate is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the work box. The fruit-limiting soft plate is placed at one end of the two fruit-cutting tables, and one end of each of the two fruit-cutting tables is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fruit-limiting soft plate. When the trifoliate orange enters the fruit-cutting table, when the trifoliate orange slides on the fruit-cutting table and comes into contact with the fruit-limiting soft plate, the trifoliate orange will be restricted and stop moving. At this time, the trifoliate orange will be positioned in the fruit-placement opening by the limiting position of the fruit-cutting table. Through the cooperation of the fruit-limiting soft plate and the fruit-placement opening, the trifoliate orange can be positioned.

[0014] Preferably, the trifoliate orange transfer assembly includes a motor and a positioning block. A threaded rod is fixedly mounted on the output shaft of the motor. A displacement block is threadedly connected to the outer wall of the threaded rod. A connecting rod is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the displacement block. Bottom ring shaft plates are fixedly mounted on both ends of the connecting rod. One end of the fruit-stringing needle is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate. A guide rail is provided at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate. The positioning block is fixedly positioned between the motor and the displacement block. When a certain number of trifoliate oranges are spun on the fruit-stringing needle, the motor drives the threaded rod to rotate. Simultaneously, the rotation of the threaded rod causes the displacement block to move along the threaded rod. As the displacement block moves, it drives the bottom ring shaft plate to move via the connecting rod. Since one end of the fruit-stringing needle is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate, when the bottom ring shaft plate is driven by the connecting rod, the fruit-stringing needle will move out of the machine casing, thus removing the trifoliate oranges.

[0015] Preferably, one end of the fruit-stringing needle is a threaded end, and the inner wall of the bottom ring shaft plate is provided with an internal thread. The threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle is threadedly connected to the internal thread. When the fruit-stringing needle is moved out by the drive, it needs to be rotated and removed, and then a new fruit-stringing needle is replaced. The threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle is screwed onto the internal thread in the bottom ring shaft plate. By setting the fruit-stringing needle, it is convenient to collect the split bitter orange peel fruit. By stringing the bitter orange peel fruit on the fruit-stringing needle, the process of binding and drying required in the traditional process can be eliminated. At the same time, stringing the bitter orange peel fruit on the fruit-stringing needle also facilitates a series of steps such as handling and processing in the subsequent process.

[0016] Preferably, a pulley is fixedly installed at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate. The pulley is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide rail. When the bottom ring shaft plate is moved out by the motor, the pulley at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate slides in the guide rail. The sliding of the pulley in the guide rail provides a certain direction and stability for the bottom ring shaft plate when it moves.

[0017] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows:

[0018] 1. The present invention discloses a device for splitting the Chinese herb Citrus aurantium (Zhi Ke). The Zhi Ke fruit on the cutting platform is tilted at an angle and slides onto the fruit-bearing seat. Then, a telescopic cylinder drives the pressure plate to move downwards. During the downward movement, a toothed pressure rod drives the cutting platform to rotate and reset. Simultaneously, a Zhi Ke fruit is slid out from the sliding tube by a splitter. When the cutting platform resets, the Zhi Ke fruit slides onto the cutting platform. The telescopic cylinder then drives the cutter to cut the new Zhi Ke fruit. At the same time, the telescopic cylinder, through the pressure plate, drives two pressing rods to press down, which press the two halves of the Zhi Ke fruit placed on the fruit-bearing seat into the stringing needles. This process is repeated to achieve the stringing of Zhi Ke fruit.

[0019] 2. The device for splitting the Chinese herb Citrus aurantium described in this invention allows the fruit-stringing needle to be rotated and removed when it is moved out. Then, a new fruit-stringing needle is replaced, and the threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle is screwed onto the inner thread in the bottom ring shaft plate. The fruit-stringing needle facilitates the collection of split Citrus aurantium fruits. By stringing the Citrus aurantium fruits on the fruit-stringing needle, the traditional process of binding and drying can be eliminated. At the same time, stringing the Citrus aurantium fruits on the fruit-stringing needle also facilitates subsequent processing steps such as handling. Attached Figure Description

[0020] The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting device of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting device of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the pressure plate in this invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting blade in this invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the needle hole structure in this invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fruit-limiting soft plate in this invention;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the fruit cutting platform in this invention;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the fruit-stringing needle structure in this invention;

[0029] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the alignment block in this invention;

[0030] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the internal thread in this invention.

[0031] In the diagram: 1. Machine casing; 2. Separator for trifoliate oranges; 3. Sliding tube for trifoliate oranges; 4. Support plate; 5. Telescopic cylinder; 6. Cutter; 7. Press handle; 8. Pressing plate; 9. Trifoliate orange fruit; 10. Working box; 11. Toothed pressure rod; 12. Fruit pressing rod; 13. Fruit support seat; 14. Needle opening; 15. Vertical plate; 16. Fruit cutting table; 17. Fruit placement opening; 18. Gear; 19. Fruit limiting soft plate; 20. Rotating shaft; 21. Fruit threading needle; 22. Guide rail; 23. Threaded rod; 24. Alignment block; 25. Shifting block; 26. Motor; 27. Bottom ring shaft plate; 28. Internal threaded opening; 29. ​​Pulley; 30. Connecting rod. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To make the technical means, creative features, objectives and effects of this invention easier to understand, the invention will be further described below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0033] like Figures 1 to 10 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a device for splitting the Chinese herb Citrus aurantium, including a support plate 4. A housing 1 is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the support plate 4. A Citrus separator 2 is fixedly installed on the top of the housing 1. Sliding tubes 3 are symmetrically fixedly installed on both sides of the separator 2. One end of each sliding tube 3 is placed inside the housing 1. A splitting assembly is provided inside the housing 1 to split the Citrus aurantium. A stringing assembly is provided inside the housing 1 to string the split Citrus aurantium after it has been split by the splitting assembly, thus collecting the Citrus aurantium. A moving assembly is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the housing 1 to remove the Citrus aurantium collected by the stringing assembly from the housing 1, thus facilitating the removal of the Citrus aurantium.

[0034] By placing the bitter orange peel 9 into the bitter orange separator 2, the separator 2 controls the bitter orange peel 9 to smoothly slide into the machine housing 1 through the bitter orange tube 3. After the bitter orange peel 9 enters the machine housing 1, the peeling component cuts the bitter orange peel 9 in half. After the peeling component completes the cutting, the bitter orange peel 9 is placed in the stringing component. When the peeling component cuts the bitter orange peel 9 into half again, it works in conjunction with the stringing component. The halved bitter orange peel 9 placed on the stringing component is then strung together by the stringing component. The collection and stringing of the trifoliate orange peels 9 by the stringing component solves the problem in the existing technology that the trifoliate orange peels are hemispherical after being split open, making manual binding extremely troublesome and wasting time and manpower. When a certain amount of trifoliate orange peels 9 are collected and strung on the stringing component, the moving component moves the collected trifoliate orange peels 9 out of the machine casing 1, making it easier to remove the trifoliate orange peels 9. Through the cooperation of the splitting component, the stringing component, and the moving component, the splitting and stringing of trifoliate orange peels can be realized, making production easier.

[0035] like Figures 3 to 7As shown, the shelling assembly includes a telescopic cylinder 5 and a working box 10. Two working boxes 10 are symmetrically arranged inside the machine housing 1. The internal structure of the two working boxes 10 is the same. The telescopic cylinder 5 is fixedly installed on the top of the inner wall of the machine housing 1. A pressure handle 7 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the telescopic cylinder 5. Pressure plates 8 are fixedly installed on both ends of the pressure handle 7. Cutters 6 are fixedly installed on the bottom of the two pressure plates 8. The two cutters 6 are placed in the two working boxes 10 respectively. Fruit cutting platforms 16 are symmetrically arranged on the bottom of the inner wall of the two working boxes 10. The top of the two fruit cutting platforms 16 is provided with trifoliate orange 9. One end of the trifoliate orange sliding tube 3 is placed above one side of the two fruit cutting platforms 16.

[0036] When the trifoliate orange 9 slides smoothly into the machine housing 1 through the tube 3, it slides from one end of the tube 3 onto the cutting table 16 inside the work box 10. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the pressure plate 8 to press down through the pressure handle 7. During the downward movement of the pressure plate 8, the cutter 6 moves down. During the downward movement, the cutter 6 cuts the trifoliate orange 9 on the cutting table 16. The trifoliate orange 9 placed on the cutting table 16 will be split in half by the cutter 6, thus splitting the trifoliate orange peel. It should be noted that the cutter 6 is placed directly above the cutting table 16.

[0037] like Figures 4 to 7 As shown, a rotating shaft 20 is fixedly installed at the bottom of each of the two fruit cutting tables 16, and a gear 18 is fixedly installed at one end of each of the two rotating shafts 20. Toothed pressure rods 11 are symmetrically fixedly installed at the bottom of the pressure plate 8, and the teeth on the two toothed pressure rods 11 mesh with the teeth on the two gears 18 respectively.

[0038] When the trifoliate orange 9 is cut open, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the cutter 6 to move upward and back to its original position via the pressure plate 8. During the upward movement of the pressure plate 8, the toothed pressure rods 11 on both sides of the pressure plate 8 also move upward. When the toothed pressure rods 11 move upward to a certain position, the teeth on the toothed pressure rods 11 drive the gear 18 to mesh and rotate. At the same time, the gear 18 drives the fruit cutting table 16 to rotate via the rotating shaft 20. The trifoliate orange 9 that is cut open on the fruit cutting table 16 will be affected by the rotation of the fruit cutting table 16 and slide off the fruit cutting table 16, thus unloading the fruit. It should be noted that the rotation angle of the fruit cutting table 16, the number of teeth on the toothed pressure rods 11, and the downward cutting distance of the cutter 6 need to be calculated in practice.

[0039] like Figures 6 to 7 As shown, the inner walls of both fruit cutting tables 16 are provided with fruit placement openings 17.

[0040] When the trifoliate orange 9 enters the fruit cutting table 16, the trifoliate orange 9 will slide down according to the angle set by the sliding tube 3. When the trifoliate orange 9 slides to the fruit placement opening 17 in the fruit cutting table 16, the trifoliate orange 9 will stop, which serves to position the trifoliate orange 9.

[0041] like Figures 4 to 8As shown, the trifoliate orange picking assembly includes a fruit-picking needle 21, which is placed at the bottom of the work box 10. Fruit-supporting seats 13 are symmetrically fixedly installed on the bottom of the inner wall of the work box 10. Pressing rods 12 are fixedly installed on both sides of the pressing plate 8. The inner wall of the pressing rod 12 has a needle-passing opening 14.

[0042] When the cutting table 16 rotates, the trifoliate oranges 9 on the cutting table 16 will slide into the fruit receiving seat 13 at an angle. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the pressure plate 8 to move downward. During the downward movement, the toothed pressure rod 11 drives the cutting table 16 to rotate and reset. At the same time, it controls the trifoliate orange separator 2 to slide out a new trifoliate orange 9 from the trifoliate orange tube 3. When the cutting table 16 resets, the trifoliate orange 9 just slides onto the cutting table 16. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the cutter 6 to cut the new trifoliate orange 9. The cutter 6 cuts the new trifoliate orange 9. While cutting, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the two pressing rods 12 to press down through the pressure plate 8. The two pressing rods 12 will press the two halves of the trifoliate orange 9 placed on the fruit support 13 into the fruit stringing needle 21. Through the needle passage 14 set on the pressing rod 12, the position of the trifoliate orange 9 after pressing will not exceed the bottom of the working box 10, so that it can be taken out later. It should be noted that the center position of the pressing rod 12, the center position of the fruit support 13 and the center position of the fruit stringing needle 21 should be on the same straight line.

[0043] like Figures 4 to 6 As shown, vertical plates 15 are fixedly installed on both sides of the two fruit-bearing seats 13, and the vertical plates 15 are placed at the bottom of the inner wall of the work box 10.

[0044] During operation, the vertical plate 15 is set to provide a limit when the trifoliate orange 9 on the cutting table 16 slides out onto the fruit support 13 and when the pressing rod 12 presses down on the trifoliate orange 9 on the fruit support 13, so that the trifoliate orange 9 is placed inside the fruit support 13, preventing the trifoliate orange 9 from sliding on the cutting table 16 and from being displaced when it is pressed down by the force of the pressing rod 12.

[0045] like Figures 5 to 6 As shown, a fruit limiting soft plate 19 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the work box 10. The fruit limiting soft plate 19 is placed at one end of the two fruit cutting tables 16, and one end of each of the two fruit cutting tables 16 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fruit limiting soft plate 19.

[0046] When the trifoliate orange 9 enters the cutting table 16, it slides on the cutting table 16 and comes into contact with the fruit limiting plate 19. At this time, the trifoliate orange 9 will be restricted and stop moving. The fruit will then be positioned in the fruit placement opening 17 by the limiting plate 16. The fruit limiting plate 19 and the fruit placement opening 17 work together to position the trifoliate orange 9.

[0047] like Figures 8 to 10As shown, the fruit shifting assembly includes a motor 26 and a positioning block 24. The output shaft of the motor 26 is fixedly mounted with a threaded rod 23. The outer wall of the threaded rod 23 is threadedly connected to a shifting block 25. A connecting rod 30 is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the shifting block 25. Bottom ring shaft plates 27 are fixedly mounted at both ends of the connecting rod 30. One end of the fruit-stringing needle 21 is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate 27. A guide rail 22 is provided at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate 27. The positioning block 24 is fixedly disposed between the motor 26 and the shifting block 25.

[0048] When a certain number of trifoliate oranges 9 are threaded onto the fruit-threading needle 21, the motor 26 drives the threaded rod 23 to rotate. As the threaded rod 23 rotates, it drives the shifting block 25 to move on the threaded rod 23. When the shifting block 25 moves, it drives the bottom ring shaft plate 27 to move through the connecting rod 30. Since one end of the fruit-threading needle 21 is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate 27, when the bottom ring shaft plate 27 is driven by the connecting rod 30, the fruit-threading needle 21 will move out of the machine housing 1, thus removing the trifoliate oranges 9.

[0049] like Figures 9 to 10 As shown, one end of the fruit-stringing needle 21 is a threaded end, and the inner wall of the bottom ring shaft plate 27 is provided with an internal thread 28, and the threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle 21 is threadedly connected to the internal thread 28.

[0050] When the fruit-stringing needle 21 is moved out, it needs to be rotated and removed, and then a new fruit-stringing needle 21 should be replaced. The threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle 21 can be screwed onto the inner thread 28 in the bottom ring shaft plate 27. The fruit-stringing needle 21 makes it easy to collect the split bitter orange fruit 9. By stringing the bitter orange fruit 9 onto the fruit-stringing needle 21, the traditional process of binding and drying can be eliminated. At the same time, stringing the bitter orange fruit 9 onto the fruit-stringing needle 21 also facilitates the subsequent processing and handling steps.

[0051] like Figures 9 to 10 As shown, a pulley 29 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the bottom ring plate 27, and the pulley 29 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide rail 22;

[0052] When the bottom ring shaft plate 27 is moved out by the motor 26, the pulley 29 at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate 27 slides in the guide rail 22. The sliding of the pulley 29 in the guide rail 22 provides a certain direction and stability for the bottom ring shaft plate 27 when it moves.

[0053] Working principle: The bitter orange peel (9) is placed into the bitter orange separator (2). The separator controls the bitter orange peel (9) to smoothly slide into the machine housing (1) through the bitter orange tube (3). Once inside the housing, the peeling component cuts the bitter orange peel (9) in half. After cutting, the bitter orange peel (9) is placed in the stringing component. When the peeling component cuts the bitter orange peel (9) in half again inside the housing, it works in conjunction with the stringing component. The halved bitter orange peel (9) placed on the stringing component is then strung together, thus halving the peel. The collected and strung trifoliate orange peels 9 are collected and strung together. The collection and strung trifoliate orange peels 9 by the stringing component can solve the problem in the existing technology that the trifoliate orange peel is hemispherical after being cut open, which is extremely troublesome and wastes time and manpower when it is manually tied. When the trifoliate orange peels 9 on the stringing component are strung together to a certain amount, the moving component moves the trifoliate orange peels 9 collected on the stringing component out of the machine casing 1, which makes it easier to take out the trifoliate orange peels 9. Through the cooperation of the shelling component, the stringing component and the moving component, the opening and stringing of trifoliate orange peels can be realized, which is more convenient for production.

[0054] When the trifoliate orange 9 slides smoothly into the machine housing 1 through the tube 3, it slides from one end of the tube 3 onto the cutting table 16 inside the work box 10. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the pressure plate 8 to press down through the pressure handle 7. During the downward movement of the pressure plate 8, the cutter 6 moves down. During the downward movement, the cutter 6 cuts the trifoliate orange 9 on the cutting table 16. The trifoliate orange 9 placed on the cutting table 16 is split in half by the cutter 6, which serves to split the trifoliate orange peel.

[0055] When the trifoliate orange 9 is cut open, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the cutter 6 to move upward and back to its original position through the pressure plate 8. During the upward movement of the pressure plate 8, the toothed pressure rods 11 on both sides of the pressure plate 8 also move upward. When the toothed pressure rods 11 move upward to a certain position, the teeth on the toothed pressure rods 11 drive the gear 18 to mesh and rotate. While the gear 18 is rotating, it drives the fruit cutting table 16 to rotate through the rotating shaft 20. The trifoliate orange 9 that is cut open on the fruit cutting table 16 will be affected by the rotation of the fruit cutting table 16 and slide out of the fruit cutting table 16, thus playing the role of unloading the fruit.

[0056] When the trifoliate orange 9 enters the fruit cutting table 16, the trifoliate orange 9 will slide down according to the angle set by the sliding tube 3. When the trifoliate orange 9 slides to the fruit placement opening 17 in the fruit cutting table 16, the trifoliate orange 9 will stop, which serves to place the trifoliate orange 9.

[0057] When the cutting table 16 rotates, the trifoliate oranges 9 on the cutting table 16 will slide into the fruit receiving seat 13 at an angle. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the pressure plate 8 to move down. During the downward movement, the toothed pressure rod 11 drives the cutting table 16 to rotate and reset. At the same time, the trifoliate orange separator 2 controls a new trifoliate orange 9 to slide out from the trifoliate orange tube 3. When the cutting table 16 resets, the trifoliate orange 9 just slides onto the cutting table 16. Then, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the cutter 6 to cut the new trifoliate orange. While the trifoliate orange fruit 9 is being cut, the cutter 6 is cutting the new trifoliate orange fruit 9. At the same time, the telescopic cylinder 5 drives the two pressing rods 12 to press down through the pressure plate 8. The two pressing rods 12 will press the two halves of the trifoliate orange fruit 9 placed on the fruit support 13 into the fruit stringing needle 21. Through the needle passage 14 set on the pressing rod 12, the position of the trifoliate orange fruit 9 after pressing will not exceed the bottom of the working box 10, so that it can be taken out later.

[0058] During operation, the vertical plate 15 is set to provide a limit when the trifoliate orange 9 on the cutting table 16 slides out onto the fruit support 13 and when the pressing rod 12 presses down on the trifoliate orange 9 on the fruit support 13, so that the trifoliate orange 9 is placed inside the fruit support 13, preventing the trifoliate orange 9 from sliding on the cutting table 16 and from being displaced when it is pressed down by the force of the pressing rod 12;

[0059] When the trifoliate orange 9 enters the cutting table 16, when the trifoliate orange 9 slides on the cutting table 16 and comes into contact with the fruit limiting plate 19, the trifoliate orange 9 will be restricted and stop moving. At this time, the trifoliate orange 9 will be positioned in the fruit placement opening 17 by the limiting plate 16. Through the cooperation of the fruit limiting plate 19 and the fruit placement opening 17, the trifoliate orange 9 can be positioned.

[0060] When a certain number of trifoliate oranges 9 are threaded onto the fruit-threading needle 21, the motor 26 drives the threaded rod 23 to rotate. As the threaded rod 23 rotates, it drives the shifting block 25 to move on the threaded rod 23. When the shifting block 25 moves, it drives the bottom ring shaft plate 27 to move through the connecting rod 30. Since one end of the fruit-threading needle 21 is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate 27, when the bottom ring shaft plate 27 is driven by the connecting rod 30, the fruit-threading needle 21 will move out of the machine housing 1, thus removing the trifoliate oranges 9.

[0061] When the fruit-stringing needle 21 is moved out, it needs to be rotated and removed, and then a new fruit-stringing needle 21 should be replaced. The threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle 21 can be screwed onto the inner thread 28 in the bottom ring shaft plate 27. The fruit-stringing needle 21 makes it easy to collect the split bitter orange fruit 9. By stringing the bitter orange fruit 9 onto the fruit-stringing needle 21, the traditional process of binding and drying can be eliminated. At the same time, stringing the bitter orange fruit 9 onto the fruit-stringing needle 21 also makes it easier to handle and process the fruit in the subsequent steps.

[0062] When the bottom ring shaft plate 27 is moved out by the motor 26, the pulley 29 at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate 27 slides in the guide rail 22. The sliding of the pulley 29 in the guide rail 22 provides a certain direction and stability for the bottom ring shaft plate 27 when it moves.

[0063] The foregoing has shown and described the basic principles, main features, and advantages of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention. Various changes and modifications can be made to the invention without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A device for splitting open the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium*, characterized in that: Includes a support plate (4), a housing (1) is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner wall of the support plate (4), a citrus separator (2) is fixedly installed on the top of the housing (1), and symmetrical sliding citrus tubes (3) are fixedly installed on both sides of the citrus separator (2). One end of each of the two sliding citrus tubes (3) is placed inside the housing (1). A shell-splitting assembly is provided inside the housing (1). The shell-splitting assembly is used to split open the citrus shells. A citrus-stringing assembly is provided inside the housing (1). After the shell-splitting assembly splits the citrus shells, the citrus-stringing assembly is used to string the split citrus shells together. A citrus-moving assembly is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the housing (1). The citrus-moving assembly is used to remove the citrus shells collected by the citrus-stringing assembly from the housing (1). The shelling assembly includes a telescopic cylinder (5) and a working box (10). Two working boxes (10) are symmetrically arranged inside the housing (1). The internal structure of the two working boxes (10) is the same. The telescopic cylinder (5) is fixedly installed on the top of the inner wall of the housing (1). A pressure handle (7) is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the telescopic cylinder (5). Pressure plates (8) are fixedly installed on both ends of the pressure handle (7). Cutters (6) are fixedly installed on the bottom of the two pressure plates (8). The two cutters (6) are placed in the two working boxes (10) respectively. Fruit cutting platforms (16) are symmetrically arranged on the bottom of the inner wall of the two working boxes (10). Citrus aurantium (9) is arranged on the top of the two fruit cutting platforms (16). One end of the sliding citrus aurantium tube (3) is placed above one side of the two fruit cutting platforms (16). The bottom of each of the two fruit cutting tables (16) is fixedly equipped with a rotating shaft (20), and one end of each of the two rotating shafts (20) is fixedly equipped with a gear (18). The bottom of the pressure plate (8) is symmetrically equipped with toothed pressure rods (11), and the teeth on the two toothed pressure rods (11) mesh with the teeth on the two gears (18). Both of the fruit cutting tables (16) have fruit placement openings (17) on their inner walls. The trifoliate orange picking assembly includes a fruit picking needle (21), which is placed at the bottom of the work box (10). A fruit support seat (13) is symmetrically fixedly installed on the bottom of the inner wall of the work box (10). A fruit pressing rod (12) is fixedly installed on both sides of the pressing plate (8). The inner wall of the fruit pressing rod (12) has a needle hole (14).

2. The device for splitting the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium* according to claim 1, characterized in that: Vertical plates (15) are fixedly installed on both sides of the two fruit-bearing seats (13), and the vertical plates (15) are placed at the bottom of the inner wall of the work box (10).

3. The device for splitting the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium* according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the work box (10) is fixedly installed with a fruit limiting soft plate (19). The fruit limiting soft plate (19) is placed at one end of two fruit cutting tables (16), and one end of each of the two fruit cutting tables (16) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fruit limiting soft plate (19).

4. The device for splitting the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium* according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fruit-shifting assembly includes a motor (26) and a positioning block (24). The output shaft of the motor (26) is fixedly mounted with a threaded rod (23). The outer wall of the threaded rod (23) is threadedly connected to a shifting block (25). A connecting rod (30) is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the shifting block (25). Bottom ring shaft plates (27) are fixedly mounted at both ends of the connecting rod (30). One end of the fruit-stringing needle (21) is placed inside the bottom ring shaft plate (27). A guide rail (22) is provided at the bottom of the bottom ring shaft plate (27). The positioning block (24) is fixedly disposed between the motor (26) and the shifting block (25).

5. The device for splitting the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium* according to claim 4, characterized in that: One end of the fruit-stringing needle (21) is a threaded end, and the inner wall of the bottom ring shaft plate (27) is provided with an internal thread (28). The threaded end of the fruit-stringing needle (21) is threadedly connected to the internal thread (28).

6. The device for splitting the Chinese herb *Citrus aurantium* according to claim 5, characterized in that: A pulley (29) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the bottom ring plate (27), and the pulley (29) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the guide rail (22).

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