Food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a food processing industrial robot based on the Internet of Things technology, which comprises a rack serving as a carrier of the whole part, the rack is provided with a conveyor I and a conveyor II for conveying pork, the conveyor II is located above the conveyor I, and the conveyor II is located above the conveyor II. The first conveyor and the second conveyor are used for conveying in opposite directions, a slitting mechanism used for separating fat meat from lean meat is installed on the machine frame, a removing mechanism used for removing residual fat meat is installed on one side of the machine frame, a first smashing mechanism and a second smashing mechanism are further installed on one side of the machine frame, the slitting mechanism comprises a frame body which can be installed on the machine frame in a translation mode, and a blade is arranged on the frame body. The rack is further provided with a displacement assembly used for reciprocating motion of the blade. By arranging the slitting mechanism, fat meat and lean meat can be separated and treated separately, subsequent pork processing is facilitated, products with different fat contents can be produced according to needs after the fat meat and the lean meat are separated, and the diversity of the products is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of food processing, and in particular to a food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid growth of global food production and consumption, the food processing industry faces multiple challenges of improving production efficiency, reducing production costs, and ensuring food safety and quality. Especially in the field of pork production and processing, enterprises urgently need innovative technologies to enhance their position in the fierce market competition. In order to improve the quality of food processing, industrial robots based on Internet of Things technology are widely used in the field of food processing, which can replace the existing manual separation of fat and lean. On the one hand, it improves the efficiency of fat-lean separation, and on the other hand, the separated fat and lean meat are more regular and beautiful. This device crushes the fat and lean meat separately, which can better control the mixing ratio of the two, so as to achieve a more uniform mixing. This is very important for making sausages, meatballs and other foods that require uniform meat quality. However, after the existing robot separates fat and lean meat, fat and fascia will remain on the cross section of the lean meat. Then the grinder crushes the lean meat and fat, and fat and fascia remain on the cross section of the lean meat. The residual fat and fascia will affect the texture of the final crushed product, resulting in poor taste or uneven texture. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a food processing industrial robot based on the Internet of Things technology, which has the advantages of removing residual fat or fascia to make lean meat purer and improve the taste and quality of the product, and solves the problem of residual fat and fascia on the cross-section of lean meat, which will affect the texture of the final crushed product.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology comprises a frame as a carrier of the entire component, a conveyor 1 and a conveyor 2 for conveying pork are installed on the frame, the conveyor 2 is located above the conveyor 1, and the conveyors 1 and 2 convey in opposite directions, a cutting mechanism for separating fat from lean meat is installed on the frame, a cleaning mechanism for removing residual fat is installed on one side of the frame, a crushing mechanism 1 and a crushing mechanism 2 are also installed on one side of the frame, the cutting mechanism comprises a connecting seat which can be installed on the frame in a translational manner, a blade is provided on the connecting seat, and a shifting component for reciprocating motion of the blade is also provided on the frame.

[0006] Preferably, a limit strip is fixedly connected to the connection seat, a frame is slidably connected to the outside of the limit strip, a transmission shaft is rotatably mounted on the connection seat, a turntable is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft, and a connection strip is hinged between the turntable and the frame.

[0007] Preferably, a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat, a spur gear 1 and a large gear are mounted on the rotating shaft, a rack corresponding to the spur gear 1 is fixedly connected to the frame, a transmission shaft fixed to the turntable is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat, and a small gear meshing with the large gear is mounted on the transmission shaft.

[0008] Preferably, an electric telescopic rod for adjusting the position of the blade is installed on the frame, and the blade is fixed to the free end of the electric telescopic rod.

[0009] Preferably, the frame is fixedly mounted with a motor 1, the output end of the motor 1 is fixedly connected with a screw rod, the connecting seat is threadedly connected to the screw rod, the frame is also fixedly connected with a slide rod, and the connecting seat is slidably connected to the slide rod.

[0010] Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises a material guide plate which is liftably mounted on the frame, a transmission groove is provided on the material guide plate, an electric heating tube is rotatably mounted in the transmission groove, and a motor for driving the electric heating tube to rotate is mounted on the material guide plate.

[0011] Preferably, an air guide cover is fixedly mounted on the second crushing mechanism, an air guide cover is obliquely mounted on the transmission groove, and the fan is connected to the air guide cover through a pipeline.

[0012] Preferably, the crushing mechanism 1 includes an outer shell, in which two load-bearing shafts are rotatably installed, each of which is equipped with a crushing roller, and the two load-bearing shafts are fixedly connected with two spur gears of meshing transmission, and the outer shell is fixedly equipped with two motors for driving one of the load-bearing shafts, and the structure and operation mode of the crushing mechanism 2 are the same as those of the crushing mechanism 1.

[0013] Preferably, support frames are fixedly connected to both sides of the frame, electric push rods are fixedly installed on the support frames, conveyor 2 is fixedly connected to the free ends of the electric push rods, and conveyor 1 is installed with an infrared camera for detecting fat and thin layers.

[0014] By means of the above technical solution, the present invention provides a food processing industrial robot based on the Internet of Things technology, which has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. This food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology can separate fat and lean meat and process them separately, which is convenient for subsequent processing of pork. After separating fat and lean meat, products with different fat contents can be produced as needed, increasing product diversity.

[0016] 2. This food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology can further process the fat part of the lean meat after cutting, and remove the residual fat or fascia to make the lean meat purer and improve the taste and quality of the product.

[0017] 3. This food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology can crush lean meat and fat meat separately. The separated fat and lean meat can be mixed according to the ratio requirements, so as to better control the fat content and taste of the product.

[0018] 4. This food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology has a frame that drives the blade to move in the opposite direction of the pork. The blade moves left and right during the movement, simulating the action of manual meat cutting, which is beneficial to improving the efficiency of pork cutting.

[0019] 5. This food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology can obtain purer lean meat products and improve the quality of meat products by quickly and accurately removing residual fat or fascia at the bottom of lean meat. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] The accompanying drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of this application:

[0021] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention in the front view direction;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the external connection structure of the conveyor 1 and the conveyor 2 of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the slitting mechanism of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3 An enlarged view of

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cleaning mechanism of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of the crushing mechanism 1 of the present invention.

[0027] Reference numerals:

[0028] 100, rack; 101, conveyor 1; 102, conveyor 2; 103, support frame; 104, electric push rod; 105, infrared camera;

[0029] 200, cutting mechanism; 201, blade; 202, motor 1; 203, screw rod; 204, connecting seat; 205, frame; 206, spur gear 1; 207, rack; 208, large gear; 209, transmission shaft; 210, small gear; 211, turntable; 212, connecting strip; 213, limit strip; 214, electric telescopic rod;

[0030] 300, cleaning mechanism; 301, material guide plate; 302, transmission slot; 303, motor; 304, electric heating tube; 305, fan; 306, air guide cover;

[0031] 400, crushing mechanism 1; 401, housing; 402, motor 2; 403, crushing roller; 404, spur gear 2;

[0032] 500. Crushing mechanism 2. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0034] With the continuous increase in global food demand and the intensification of market competition, the food processing industry faces multiple challenges in improving production efficiency, ensuring food safety and maintaining product quality. In order to meet these challenges, the application of IoT technology combines industrial robots with intelligent manufacturing systems, becoming a revolutionary solution in the field of food processing. It can solve the problem that traditional food processing methods rely on manual operations, which are not only inefficient, but also prone to unstable quality and food safety risks.

[0035] Embodiment 1:

[0036] Since different consumers have different demands for fat content, if fat-lean separation is not performed, the product may not be able to meet the different market segments with different demands for low-fat and high-fat, affecting sales. In order to solve the above problem, combined with Figure 1-Figure 4As shown, a food processing industrial robot based on the Internet of Things technology provided by the present invention is provided with a frame 100 as a carrier of the entire component, and a conveyor 101 and a conveyor 102 for conveying pork are installed on the frame 100, and the conveyor 102 is located above the conveyor 101. The conveyor 101 and the conveyor 102 are in opposite directions, and the pork can be automatically conveyed to realize automatic processing. In addition, this method can press the pork to prevent displacement when the pork is cut. A cutting mechanism 200 for fat-lean separation is installed on the frame 100, which can separate fat and lean meat and process them separately, so as to facilitate the subsequent processing of pork. After separating the fat and lean meat, products with different fat contents can be produced as needed to increase the diversity of products. A cleaning mechanism 300 for removing residual fat is installed on one side of the frame 100. Fat or fascia will still remain on the cut surface of the lean meat after cutting, and the fat part can be further processed. Removing the residual fat or fascia can make the lean meat purer and improve the taste and quality of the product. A crushing mechanism 400 and a crushing mechanism 500 for crushing fat and lean meat are also installed on one side of the frame 100, which can crush the lean meat and fat separately. The separated fat and lean meat can be mixed according to the ratio requirements, so as to better control the fat content and taste of the product.

[0037] Since some existing equipment has a low degree of automation and requires frequent human intervention, the continuity and stability of the production process are reduced. In order to solve the above problems, the cutting mechanism 200 includes a connecting seat 204 that can be installed translationally on the frame 100, and a blade 201 is provided on the connecting seat 204. The frame 100 is also provided with a shifting assembly for the reciprocating motion of the blade 201. The connecting seat 204 drives the blade 201 to move in the opposite direction of the movement of the pork. The blade 201 moves left and right during the movement, simulating the action of manual meat cutting, which is beneficial to improving the efficiency of pork cutting.

[0038] The traditional method of cutting fat and lean meat often relies on manual operation, which is slow and not efficient enough, and may lead to a reduction in the overall production capacity of the production line. In order to improve work efficiency, a limit strip 213 is fixedly connected to the connecting seat 204, and the limit strip 213 is slidably connected to the outside of the frame 205. A transmission shaft 209 is rotatably installed on the connecting seat 204, and a turntable 211 is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft 209. A connecting strip 212 is hinged between the turntable 211 and the frame 205. When the connecting seat 204 moves, the transmission shaft 209 drives the turntable 211 to rotate, and the rotation of the turntable 211 pushes and pulls the frame 205 to move through the connecting strip 212, and the blade 201 moves with the frame 205, and the blade 201 realizes left and right reciprocating motion. The automated simulation of manual meat cutting reduces manual labor, improves production efficiency, and reduces labor costs.

[0039] Furthermore, a rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat 204, on which a spur gear 206 and a large gear 208 are mounted, a rack 207 corresponding to the spur gear 206 is fixedly connected to the frame 100, a transmission shaft 209 fixedly connected to the turntable 211 is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat 204, and a pinion 210 meshing with the large gear 208 is mounted on the transmission shaft 209, the spur gear 206 moves with the connecting seat 204, the spur gear 206 meshes with the rack 207 to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, the large gear 208 rotates with the rotating shaft, and the large gear 208 drives the transmission shaft 209 to rotate through the pinion 210, because the ring gear of the large gear 208 is larger than the ring gear of the small gear 210, the rotation speed of the turntable 211 can be increased, the frequency of the small gear 210 moving left and right can be increased, and the quality of slitting can be improved.

[0040] An electric telescopic rod 214 for adjusting the position of the blade 201 is installed on the frame 205. The blade 201 is fixed to the free end of the electric telescopic rod 214. The free end of the electric telescopic rod 214 can be extended and retracted to adjust the position of the blade 201, and then cutting is performed according to the connected positions of fat and thin, which is beneficial to improve the accuracy of cutting.

[0041] A motor 202 is fixedly mounted on the frame 100, a screw 203 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 202, a connecting seat 204 is threadedly connected to the screw 203, a sliding rod is also fixedly connected to the frame 100, the connecting seat 204 is slidably connected to the sliding rod, the motor 202 is started to drive the screw 203 to rotate, the screw 203 rotates to drive the connecting seat 204 to move, and then the blade 201 can be driven to move to cut the pork.

[0042] According to the embodiments, separation of fat and lean meat can better control the hygiene standards of meat products and reduce the risk of bacterial contamination.

[0043] Embodiment 2:

[0044] Since fascia will remain on the lean meat after it is cut, the presence of fascia will affect the taste of the meat, making the finished product tough and taste bad. Consumers may feel uncomfortable when eating, thus affecting the acceptance of the product. In order to solve the above problems, combined with Figure 1 and Figure 5As shown, on the basis of the first embodiment, the cleaning mechanism 300 includes a material guide plate 301 which can be lifted and installed on the frame 100, and a transmission groove 302 is opened on the material guide plate 301. An electric heating pipe 304 is rotatably installed in the transmission groove 302, and a motor 303 for driving the electric heating pipe 304 to rotate is installed on the material guide plate 301. The material guide plate 301 is in the middle position where fat and lean meat meet, and then the lean meat falls onto the material guide plate 301, and the lean meat slides toward the direction of the crushing mechanism 400, and the electric heating pipe 304 contacts the bottom of the lean meat. The motor 303 drives the electric heating pipe 304 to rotate, and the electric heating pipe 304 generates heat to melt the residual fat or fascia at the bottom of the lean meat, and the melted oil falls into the crushing mechanism 500, so that the fat and lean meat can be further separated, and the separation quality is improved.

[0045] Since grease will be produced when the residual fat and fascia on the lean meat are melted, in order to process the grease, an air guide cover 306 is fixedly installed on the crushing mechanism 500, and the air guide cover 306 is obliquely installed on the transmission groove 302. The fan 305 is connected with the air guide cover 306 through a pipeline. When the fan 305 is started, wind is generated at the air guide cover 306 to blow off the oil at the bottom of the lean meat, thereby preventing the waste oil from entering the crushing mechanism 400 and mixing with the lean meat.

[0046] It can be seen from the embodiments that by quickly and accurately removing the residual fat or fascia at the bottom of the lean meat, a purer lean meat product can be obtained, thereby improving the quality of the meat product.

[0047] Embodiment three:

[0048] Since lean meat and fat meat have significant differences in texture, fiber structure and taste, separate grinding helps ensure that the characteristics of each meat are fully developed, thereby improving the taste consistency of the final product and consumer satisfaction. Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, on the basis of the second embodiment, the crushing mechanism 400 includes a shell 401, and two load shafts are rotatably installed in the shell 401, and crushing rollers 403 are mounted on the load shafts. The two load shafts are fixedly connected with spur gears 404 of meshing transmission, and the shell 401 is fixedly provided with a motor 402 for driving one of the load shafts. When the motor 402 is started, the load shaft is driven to rotate, and the load shaft drives the other load shaft to rotate through the spur gear 404, thereby making the two crushing rollers 403 rotate in opposite directions, so that the lean meat can be crushed. The crushing mechanism 500 has the same structure and operation mode as the crushing mechanism 400, and the crushing mechanism 500 crushes the fat meat.

[0049] Specifically, support frames 103 are fixedly connected on both sides of the frame 100, and electric push rods 104 are fixedly installed on the support frames 103. Conveyor 2 102 is fixedly connected to the free end of the electric push rods 104. Conveyor 1 101 is installed with an infrared camera 105 for detecting fat and lean layers, and is also provided with an intelligent controller. The setting of the infrared camera 105 can detect the middle part between fat and lean and the thickness of pork, and then can control the position of conveyor 2 102 and the blade 201.

[0050] After the system is started, the pork moves on conveyor 101 and the fat-lean layer and thickness are detected in real time by infrared camera 105. The data is sent to the cloud platform for intelligent analysis through the Internet of Things gateway. At the same time, the intelligent controller adjusts the speed of conveyor 2 102 and the cutting angle and depth of blade 201 according to the analysis results. Then blade 201 performs precise cutting, and the cut pork is further processed. At the same time, the system continuously monitors the status of all equipment and records production data for subsequent analysis and quality control.

[0051] It can be known from the above embodiments that: firstly, the pork is placed on the conveyor 101, and then the electric push rod 104 is started to drive the conveyor 102 to descend, so that the belt on the conveyor 102 fits the pork, and then the conveyor 101 and the conveyor 102 run in opposite directions to convey the pork forward, the cutting mechanism 200 cuts the fat and lean meat of the pork, the cleaning mechanism 300 melts the residual fat at the bottom of the lean meat, and further separates the fat and the lean meat, the lean meat falls into the crushing mechanism 400, the fat and the melted lard fall into the crushing mechanism 500, the crushing mechanism 400 and the crushing mechanism 500 respectively crush the separated pork, and the staff can collect the crushed meat.

[0052] It should be noted that the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or apparatus.

[0053] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology, comprising a frame (100) as a carrier of the entire component, characterized in that: The frame (100) is provided with a first conveyor (101) and a second conveyor (102) for conveying pork, wherein the second conveyor (102) is located above the first conveyor (101), and the first conveyor (101) and the second conveyor (102) convey in opposite directions, and the frame (100) is provided with a cutting mechanism (200) for separating fat from lean meat, and a cleaning mechanism (300) for removing residual fat is provided on one side of the frame (100), and a first crushing mechanism (400) and a second crushing mechanism (500) are also provided on one side of the frame (100); The slitting mechanism (200) comprises a connecting seat (204) which is installed on the frame (100) in a translational manner, a blade (201) is provided on the connecting seat (204), and a displacement component for reciprocating motion of the blade (201) is also provided on the frame (100).

2. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: A limit strip (213) is fixedly connected to the connection seat (204), the limit strip (213) is slidably connected to the frame (205) outside, a transmission shaft (209) is rotatably mounted on the connection seat (204), a rotating disk (211) is fixedly connected to the transmission shaft (209), and a connection strip (212) is hinged between the rotating disk (211) and the frame (205).

3. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat (204), a spur gear 1 (206) and a large gear (208) are mounted on the rotating shaft, a rack (207) corresponding to the spur gear 1 (206) is fixedly connected to the frame (100), a transmission shaft (209) fixedly connected to the rotating disk (211) is rotatably mounted on the connecting seat (204), and a small gear (210) meshing with the large gear (208) is mounted on the transmission shaft (209).

4. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 3 is characterized in that: An electric telescopic rod (214) for adjusting the position of the blade (201) is installed on the frame (205), and the blade (201) is fixedly connected to the free end of the electric telescopic rod (214).

5. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (100) is fixedly mounted with a motor 1 (202), the output end of the motor 1 (202) is fixedly connected with a screw rod (203), a connecting seat (204) is threadedly connected to the screw rod (203), and a sliding rod is also fixedly connected to the frame (100), and the connecting seat (204) is slidably connected to the sliding rod.

6. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism (300) comprises a material guide plate (301) which is movably mounted on the frame (100); a transmission groove (302) is provided on the material guide plate (301); an electric heating pipe (304) is rotatably mounted in the transmission groove (302); and a motor (303) for driving the electric heating pipe (304) to rotate is mounted on the material guide plate (301).

7. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 6 is characterized in that: The second crushing mechanism (500) is fixedly provided with an air guide cover (306), the transmission groove (302) is obliquely provided with an air guide cover (306), and the fan (305) is connected with the air guide cover (306) through a pipeline.

8. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first crushing mechanism (400) comprises a shell (401), two load-bearing shafts are rotatably mounted in the shell (401), crushing rollers (403) are mounted on the load-bearing shafts, two spur gears (404) for meshing transmission are fixedly connected to the two load-bearing shafts, and a second motor (402) for driving one of the load-bearing shafts is fixedly mounted on the shell (401). The second crushing mechanism (500) has the same structure and operation mode as the first crushing mechanism (400).

9. The food processing industrial robot based on Internet of Things technology according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (100) is fixedly connected to support frames (103) on both sides, and an electric push rod (104) is fixedly installed on the support frame (103). Conveyor 2 (102) is fixedly connected to the free end of the electric push rod (104), and conveyor 1 (101) is installed with an infrared camera (105) for detecting fat and thin layers.

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