A pomegranate seed extraction component and pomegranate processing and separation equipment

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the technical field of food separation and processing, and provides a pomegranate seed removal component and a pomegranate processing and separation device, wherein the pomegranate seed removal component includes: a feeding unit, which includes a rotatable rotating bracket, a cylindrical cage fixedly connected to the rotating bracket, and a tray movably hinged to the rotating bracket, and the tray is flippably arranged directly below the cage; a cutting disc, which is horizontally fixed and located between the cage and the tray, and the cutting disc is provided with an arc-shaped blade and a seed drop opening adapted to the cage; a knocking unit, which is liftably arranged above the cage, and is arranged directly opposite to the seed drop opening, so as to beat and knock the pomegranate located in the cage so that its seeds fall off and are collected through the seed drop opening. The pomegranate seed removal component provided by the present invention can complete the separation and collection of pomegranate peel and seeds, while ensuring the integrity of the pomegranate peel and seeds, and can effectively avoid the loss of nutrients caused by damage to the pomegranate peel and seeds, and improve the processing efficiency of pomegranate separation and processing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of food separation and processing, and in particular relates to a pomegranate seed removal component and pomegranate processing and separation equipment. Background Art

[0002] Pomegranate is the fruit of the Punica granatum plant, and its peel, pulp and seed core all have multiple pharmacological activities and rich nutritional value. At present, most pomegranates are threshed manually after being picked, but this method is slow, time-consuming and inefficient; although some existing equipment can replace manual work to complete the pomegranate seed removal and separation, the existing equipment generally uses mechanical peeling to thresh and remove seeds. On the one hand, it cannot guarantee the integrity of the pomegranate peel, and the pomegranate peel cannot be collected intact and undamaged, resulting in a waste of pomegranate peel resources. On the other hand, the integrity of the pomegranate seeds cannot be guaranteed in this process, which can easily lead to the damage of the pomegranate seeds and the loss of the nutrients in the pulp of the pomegranate seeds, affecting the flavor of the subsequent preparation of pomegranate juice. For example, patent CN114052274A discloses a mobile pomegranate seed removal device and method, which delivers a large amount of pomegranates into a sieve barrel, and then a rotating drive mechanism drives the first tooth comb and the second tooth comb to rotate synchronously in opposite directions. Since the first tooth comb and the second tooth comb are provided with comb teeth arranged in an interlaced manner, during the rotation of the first tooth comb and the second tooth comb, the first tooth comb and the second tooth comb crush the pomegranate, so that the pomegranate seeds in the pomegranate fall onto the sieve barrel and enter the fruit particle collection module through the sieve holes on the sieve barrel. It can be seen that the above-mentioned existing equipment cannot achieve the integrity and non-destructiveness of the collected pomegranate peels and seeds, and it will inevitably cause damage to the pomegranate peels and seeds.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to design a pomegranate seed removal component and a pomegranate processing and separation device that can effectively solve the above-mentioned problems and defects. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention proposes a pomegranate seed removal component and a pomegranate processing and separation device, wherein the pomegranate seed removal component can complete the separation and collection of pomegranate peel and seeds, while ensuring the integrity of the pomegranate peel and seeds, and can effectively avoid the loss of nutrients caused by damage to the pomegranate peel and seeds, thereby improving the processing efficiency of the pomegranate separation process; and the pomegranate processing and separation device can process and separate the pomegranate to obtain corresponding pomegranate peel, pomegranate seed core, and pomegranate pulp or juice, respectively, thereby ensuring the integrity of the peel and seeds while reducing the difficulty of separation processing and improving the processing efficiency.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is:

[0006] The present invention provides a pomegranate seed removal component, comprising:

[0007] A feeding unit, the feeding unit comprising a rotatable rotating bracket, a cylindrical cage fixedly connected to the rotating bracket, and a tray movably hinged to the rotating bracket, the tray being flippably arranged directly below the cage;

[0008] A cutting disc, which is fixed horizontally and located between the cage and the tray, and is provided with an arc-shaped blade and a seed drop opening adapted to the cage;

[0009] A knocking unit is liftably arranged above the cage and arranged opposite to the seed-dropping opening so as to beat and knock the pomegranates in the cage so that their seeds fall off and are collected through the seed-dropping opening.

[0010] Preferably, the cage comprises a top ring fixedly connected to the rotating bracket, and a plurality of frames evenly spaced along the circumferential direction;

[0011] The frame is a frame body provided with a knocking window, and the top end of the frame is movably hinged with the top ring.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom of the cutting disc is provided with an arc-shaped abutment protrusion extending downward, and the height of the abutment protrusion gradually decreases from the central area to the two side areas, so that it abuts against the tray and pushes the tray to flip.

[0013] Preferably, the edge of the abutting protrusion is provided with a flange which is matched with the abutting protrusion and extends inward, and the thickness of the flange gradually decreases from the central area to the two side areas.

[0014] Preferably, the knocking unit includes a liftable top support plate, a plurality of knocking plates evenly spaced along the circumferential direction, and a movable plate and a knocking motor arranged below the top support plate;

[0015] The top end of the knocking plate is movably hinged to the top support plate and is also movably hinged to the movable plate. The knocking motor is fixedly connected to the top support plate. The movable plate is connected to the knocking motor and can move up and down reciprocatingly.

[0016] Preferably, the knocking unit further comprises a support rod whose two ends are respectively hinged to the movable disk and the knocking plate, and a plurality of the support rods are provided;

[0017] The end of the output shaft of the knocking motor is provided with a shaft head fixedly connected thereto, the movable disk is rotatably sleeved on the outer periphery of the shaft head, the shaft head is provided with a cam groove, and the movable disk is provided with a convex shaft matched with the cam groove.

[0018] Preferably, the pomegranate seed removal assembly provided by the present invention further comprises a cutting unit which is liftably arranged below the cutting disc;

[0019] The cutting unit comprises a bottom support ring matched with the seed drop opening, and a plurality of cutting blades fixedly arranged on the bottom support ring, and the cutting blades can be raised and lowered to penetrate the cutting disk.

[0020] Preferably, the pomegranate seed removal assembly provided by the present invention further comprises a lifting unit connected to the knocking unit and the cutting unit, and the lifting unit comprises a fixed slot seat and a lifting motor fixedly connected thereto;

[0021] A transmission gear connected to the lifting motor is arranged in the fixed groove seat, an upper rack fixedly connected to the top support plate is arranged, and a lower rack fixedly connected to the bottom support ring is arranged, and both the upper rack and the lower rack are meshed with the transmission gear.

[0022] Preferably, the pomegranate seed removal assembly provided by the present invention further comprises a bottom support unit movably arranged at the seed drop port, wherein the bottom support unit comprises a sleeve ring movably connected to the cutting disk, and a plurality of diagonal support blocks movably embedded in the upper end surface of the sleeve ring;

[0023] The sleeve ring is movably arranged at the seed drop port and partially extends downward. The bottom end of the inclined support block is movably embedded in the sleeve ring, and the top end thereof obliquely penetrates the cutting disc and extends outward.

[0024] Preferably, the present invention further provides a pomegranate processing and separation device, which includes the above-mentioned pomegranate seed removal component and further includes:

[0025] A housing, in which a rotating motor is fixedly arranged, a plurality of feeding units are arranged and the rotating brackets are all connected to the rotating motor;

[0026] A pulp-seed separation component is fixedly disposed in the housing and below the seed drop opening to collect and process the pomegranate seeds passing through the seed drop opening;

[0027] The feeding unit is arranged in the shell, the cutting disc is fixedly connected to the shell, and the knocking unit is movably arranged in the shell.

[0028] Preferably, the meat-seed separation assembly comprises a separation box, a liftable pressure plate disposed inside the separation box, an extrusion cylinder fixedly disposed on the separation box, and a filter plate movably inserted into the separation box;

[0029] The separation box is communicated with the seed drop port, the pressing plate is connected with the extrusion cylinder, and the filter plate is located below the pressing plate and is provided with a plurality of sieve holes distributed at intervals.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages and effects:

[0031] (1) A cutting disc is used between the cage and the tray, and the cutting disc is provided with an arc-shaped blade for cutting the end of the pomegranate to form an opening, so that the pomegranate located in the cage and the tray abuts against the arc-shaped blade during the rotation process and completes the cutting of the lower end of the pomegranate, forming an opening for the pomegranate seeds to fall out, and the pomegranate seeds continue to rotate until they are aligned with the seed-dropping opening of the cutting disc, so that the pomegranate seeds can be collected through the seed-dropping opening;

[0032] (2) A knocking unit is provided above the cage and the cutting disc and is arranged opposite to the seed drop opening. When the cage rotates to the position above the seed drop opening, the knocking unit knocks and pats the outer peel of the pomegranate in the cage, thereby causing the pomegranate seeds to separate from the peel and fall through the opening at the lower end to be collected at the seed drop opening, thereby ensuring the integrity and non-damage of the pomegranate peel and seeds, and avoiding damage to the pomegranate peel and seeds, which may lead to the loss of nutrients;

[0033] (3) A cutting unit is provided under the cutting disk in a liftable manner. The cutting unit is provided with a plurality of cutting blades which are spaced apart and can be lifted and lowered to penetrate the cutting disk so as to cut the pomegranate outer peel into equal parts, so that the lower end opening of the pomegranate peel is in an open state, thereby improving the efficiency of the pomegranate seeds being separated and dropped. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a pomegranate seed removal assembly in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the explosion structure of the pomegranate seed removal assembly in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0036] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the knocking unit in the pomegranate seed removal assembly in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting disk in the pomegranate seed removal assembly in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 5 Another schematic diagram of the structure of the cutting disk in the pomegranate seed removal assembly in Example 1 of the present invention;

[0039] Figure 6 This is a structural schematic diagram of the pomegranate seed removal component in Example 1 of the present invention in a seed removal state;

[0040] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pomegranate processing and separation equipment in Example 2 of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 8 This is a perspective structural diagram of a pomegranate processing and separation device in Example 2 of the present invention;

[0042] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the flesh-seed separation component in the pomegranate processing and separation equipment in Example 2 of the present invention.

[0043] Figure numerals: 1, feeding unit; 11, rotating bracket; 12, cage; 121, top ring; 122, frame; 123, knocking window; 13, tray; 131, tray hole; 2, cutting disc; 21, arc-shaped blade; 22, seed drop mouth; 23, butt protrusion; 24, flange; 25, guide slot; 3, knocking unit; 31, top support disc; 311, upper rack; 312, guide hole; 32, knocking plate; 33, movable disc; 34, knocking motor; 341, shaft head; 342, cam slot ; 35. Support rod; 4. Cutting unit; 41. Bottom support ring; 411. Lower rack; 42. Cutting blade; 5. Lifting unit; 51. Fixed slot seat; 52. Lifting motor; 53. Transmission gear; 6. Bottom support unit; 61. Ring; 62. Diagonal support block; 7. Shell; 71. Feeding port; 72. Socket; 73. Liquid extraction port; 74. Control screen; 8. Rotating motor; 9. Meat-seed separation component; 91. Separation box; 911. Juice port; 92. Press plate; 93. Extrusion cylinder; 94. Filter plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the present invention is further described in conjunction with specific implementation methods.

[0045] Embodiment 1:

[0046] like Figure 1 to Figure 6 As shown, the present invention provides a pomegranate seed removal component, which includes a feeding unit 1 that can rotatably feed, a cutting disk 2 for cutting the lower end of the pomegranate to form a seed removal and threshing opening, and a knocking unit 3 for knocking and slapping the pomegranate outer peel to promote the pomegranate seeds to separate from the peel.

[0047] Combination Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the feeding unit 1 includes a rotating bracket 11 for rotatable feeding, a cage 12 fixedly connected to the rotating bracket 11, and a tray 13 movably hinged to the rotating bracket 11. The cage 12 is open at both ends and the tray 13 is arranged directly below the cage 12. The connecting hinge axis between the tray 13 and the rotating bracket 11 is parallel to the horizontal plane, so that the tray 13 can be turned downward in the vertical direction, thereby changing the blocking state of the opening below the cage 12, so as to facilitate the seed removal process and the collection of the pomegranate peel falling out of the cage 12 after the seed removal is completed. It should be noted that the tray 13 and the rotating bracket 11 are specifically elastically hinged, that is, the hinge axis is provided with a reset spring (not shown in the figure). In the normal state, the tray 13 is in a horizontal state under the elastic support of the reset spring, and will only flip downward under the pressure of the abutment 23 of the cutting disk 2.

[0048] refer to Figure 2 As shown, the cage 12 includes a top ring 121 fixedly connected to the rotating bracket 11, and a plurality of frames 122 evenly spaced along the circumferential direction. The top end of the frame 122 is movably hinged to the top ring 121, and the bottom end is a movable end. The frame 122 is a frame body provided with a knocking window 123, so that the knocking plate 32 of the external knocking unit 3 can knock on the pomegranate peel through the knocking window 123 of the frame 122.

[0049] A gap is provided between the top of the tray 13 and the bottom of the cage 12, so that the cutting disc 2 can pass through the gap between the tray 13 and the cage 12 to cut the lower end of the pomegranate placed in the cage 12 to form an opening during the rotation of the cage 12 and the tray 13. In a normal state, the tray 13 is placed in a horizontal state directly below the cage 12 to support the pomegranate placed in the cage 12. The tray 13 is elastically hinged with the rotating bracket 11, that is, the tray 13 maintains a horizontal state in a normal state (including after the pomegranate is placed), and will only flip under the pressing action of the protrusion 23 of the cutting disc 2, and will automatically return to a horizontal state after it is separated from the pressing force of the protrusion 23.

[0050] Furthermore, a tray hole 131 is provided at the center of the tray 13 to improve the stability of the pomegranate placement, and at the same time make the cutting position of the lower end of the pomegranate by the cutting disk 2 close to the storage position of the pomegranate seeds inside, that is, to avoid the cutting position being too close to the end of the pomegranate (cutting too thin), which is not conducive to the detachment and falling of the pomegranate seeds.

[0051] Combination Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the cutting disc 2 is fixed horizontally and its vertical height is located in the interval gap between the cage 12 and the tray 13, so that when the feeding unit 1 drives the pomegranate located inside the cage 12 to rotate, the cutting opening of the end of the pomegranate is completed through the cutting disc 2. The cutting disc 2 is provided with an arc-shaped blade 21 adapted to the cage 12 to cut the end of the pomegranate to form an opening. Further, the arc-shaped blade 21 is perpendicular to the rotational motion trajectory of the cage 12 and the tray 13, and the cage 12 and the tray 13 preferentially contact the arc-shaped blade 21 of the cutting disc 2 during rotation. The cutting disc 2 is also provided with a seed drop opening 22 adapted to the cage 12, so that when the cage 12 rotates to the top of the seed drop opening 22, the pomegranate seeds that fall from the pomegranate outer peel by tapping the knocking unit 3 fall through the seed drop opening 22 to the bottom for collection.

[0052] like Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, a downwardly extending arc-shaped protrusion 23 is provided near the inner edge of the bottom of the cutting disc 2, and the height of the protrusion 23 gradually decreases from the central area to the two side areas, so that when the tray 13 follows the rotation of the rotating bracket 11, the tray 13 contacts the protrusion 23 and gradually folds downward under the pressure of the protrusion 23, thereby avoiding the tray 13 from blocking the bottom of the cage 12 during the seed extraction process, and after the seed extraction is completed, the tray 13 slowly rebounds automatically, and automatically resets to a horizontal state after the pomegranate peel is completely detached, so as to facilitate the placement of the next pomegranate to be processed for seed extraction. Further, refer to Figure 1 As shown, when the rotating bracket 11 drives the cage 12 to rotate to the top of the seed drop opening 22, the tray 13 moves to the center area of ​​the abutting protrusion 23 and is folded downward at the maximum angle (the present embodiment takes the fully vertical state of 90° as an example). Optionally, in some embodiments, the edge of the abutting protrusion 23 is provided with a flange 24 that is adapted to the abutting protrusion 23 and extends inward, and the thickness of the flange 24 gradually decreases from the center area to the two side areas, further increasing the angle of the tray 13 bending downward and flipping, ensuring that there is no overlapping area with the seed drop opening 22, avoiding obstruction and affecting the collection of pomegranate seeds.

[0053] Combination Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the knocking unit 3 is liftably arranged above the feeding unit 1 cage 12 and the cutting disc 2, and is arranged opposite to the seed falling mouth 22. It includes a liftable top support disc 31, a plurality of knocking plates 32 evenly spaced along the circumferential direction, a movable disc 33 arranged below the top support disc 31, and a knocking motor 34. The knocking plate 32 is arranged below the top support plate 31 and its end is movably hinged to the top support plate 31, the movable plate 33 is arranged parallel to the top support plate 31, and the knocking plate 32 and the movable plate 33 are connected by a support rod 35, and the two ends of the support rod 35 are respectively movably hinged to the knocking plate 32 and the movable plate 33, the knocking motor 34 is fixedly arranged at the center of the circle below the top support plate 31, and the end of the output shaft of the knocking motor 34 is provided with a shaft head 341 fixedly connected thereto, the movable plate 33 is rotatably sleeved on the outer periphery of the shaft head 341, and a cam groove 342 is provided on the outer periphery of the shaft head 341, and the movable plate 33 is provided with a convex shaft adapted to the cam groove 342, so that during the rotation of the shaft head 341, the movable plate 33 moves back and forth up and down, thereby driving a number of knocking plates 32 to perform knocking actions. The knocking plates 32 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence with the knocking windows 123 of the frames 122 of the cage 12, so that the knocking plates 32 can knock and beat the pomegranate outer peel through the knocking windows 123, thereby promoting the internal seeds to fall out. Figure 1 As shown, the knocking unit 3 is located above the feeding unit 1 as a whole. When the cage 12 of the feeding unit 1 rotates to the position just above the seed drop opening 22 and just below the knocking unit 3, Figure 6As shown, the knocking unit 3 moves downward under the drive of the top support plate 31, so that the knocking plate 32 of the knocking unit 3 moves downward to the position of the knocking window 123 of the frame 122, so as to knock and beat the pomegranate peel inside the cage 12 back and forth.

[0054] like Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the cutting unit 4 is liftably arranged below the cutting disk 2, and includes a bottom support ring 41 coaxially arranged opposite to the seed falling mouth 22, and a plurality of cutting blades 42 vertically fixed on the bottom support ring 41. The plurality of cutting blades 42 are evenly spaced along the circumferential direction, and can be lifted and moved through the cutting disk 2 and extend upward into the interval gap between adjacent frames 122. The cutting blade 42 is provided with a blade facing inward to cut the pomegranate peel into equal parts. It should be noted that the blade of the cutting blade 42 facing inward can be set as an inwardly convex arc blade to match the shape of the pomegranate peel, thereby ensuring that the pomegranate peel can be completely and thoroughly cut to form an equally divided incision connected and connected to the cutting opening at the lower end of the pomegranate peel, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of adhesion between the lower ends of adjacent cut pomegranate peels.

[0055] refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the bottom support unit 6 is movably arranged at the seed drop port 22, and includes a collar 61 movably connected to the cutting disk 2, and a plurality of inclined support blocks 62 movably embedded in the upper end surface of the collar 61. The collar 61 is movably embedded in the seed drop port 22 of the cutting disk 2 and partially extends downward to abut against the bottom support ring 41 of the cutting unit 4. A plurality of inclined support blocks 62 are evenly spaced along the circumferential direction and arranged corresponding to the frame body of the frame 122. The bottom end of the inclined support block 62 is movably embedded in the collar 61. The top end of the inclined support block 62 penetrates the cutting disk 2 and extends upward. The inclined support block 62 is inclined outward and a clamping tooth is provided at the top end. The cutting disk 2 is provided with a guide slot 25 adapted to the inclined support block 62 and the guide slot 25 is inclined outward, so as to prop the pomegranate peel cut into a plurality of pieces upward and outward from the bottom at a certain angle, thereby facilitating the internal seeds to fall out under the action of knocking. Specifically, refer to Figure 6 As shown, the diagonal support block 62 is pressed against the inner surface of the pomegranate peel, and the pressing teeth effectively prevent the diagonal support block 62 and the peel from sliding. During the rising process of the diagonal support block 62, it tilts outward, so it drives the pomegranate peel and the frame 122 to present an outward expansion state. It should be noted that the top of the diagonal support block 62 is opposite to the frame body of the frame 122, that is, the pomegranate peel is clamped between the pressing teeth of the diagonal support block 62 and the frame body of the frame 122. At the same time, the length and outward tilt angle of the diagonal support block 62 can be adjusted as needed to change the degree of expansion of the pomegranate peel.

[0056] Further, combined with Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 6 As shown, the pomegranate seed removal assembly provided by the present invention also includes a lifting unit 5 connected to the top support plate 31 of the knocking unit 3 and the bottom support ring 41 of the cutting unit 4, the lifting unit 5 includes a fixed slot seat 51, and a lifting motor 52 fixedly connected thereto, a transmission gear 53 connected to the output shaft of the lifting motor 52 is arranged in the fixed slot seat 51, the top support plate 31 of the knocking unit 3 is provided with an upper rack 311 vertically fixedly connected thereto, and the bottom support ring 41 of the cutting unit 4 is provided with a lower rack 411 vertically fixedly connected thereto, and the upper rack 311 and the lower rack 411 are both meshed with the transmission gear 53, so that the top support plate 31 and the bottom support ring 41 are synchronously lifted and lowered under the driving action of the lifting motor 52.

[0057] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 6As shown, in the specific working process, the pomegranate is placed into the cage 12 through the upper opening of the cage 12, and the tray 13 is placed horizontally to support the pomegranate. The rotating bracket 11 drives the cage 12, the tray 13 and the pomegranate located inside to rotate; the pomegranate inside the cage 12 contacts the arc-shaped blade 21 of the cutting disk 2, and under the continued rotation and pushing action of the rotating bracket 11, the arc-shaped blade 21 cuts the lower end of the pomegranate to form an opening, and at the same time, the convex 23 and the flange 24 at the bottom of the cutting disk 2 contact and press the tray 13, causing the tray 13 to flip downward; the rotating bracket 11 continues to rotate until it moves to the seed falling opening 22, at which time the arc-shaped blade 21 has completed the cutting of the lower end of the pomegranate to form an opening , and the lower end of the pomegranate on the tray 13 after cutting is detached and falls to the bottom for collection under the overturning of the tray 13; then the rotating bracket 11 stops rotating, the lifting motor 52 works, and at the same time drives the knocking unit 3 to move downward and the cutting unit 4 to move upward. During the upward movement of the cutting unit 4, several cutting blades 42 penetrate the cutting disk 2 upward to cut the pomegranate peel, so that the pomegranate peel is in an open state with the bottom open and the bottom cut into independent petals; the bottom support ring 41 of the cutting unit 4 continues to move upward until it abuts against the collar 61 of the bottom support unit 6, and the collar 61 and the diagonal support block 62 move upward under the pushing action of the bottom support ring 41, and the diagonal support block 62 penetrates the guide slot 25 of the cutting disk 2 and extends upward, and the clamping end thereof The teeth are pressed and inserted into the inside of the pomegranate peel, pushing the bottom of the pomegranate peel to open upward and outward, so that the opening at the bottom end of the pomegranate peel is in an open state, and at the same time, the outside of the pomegranate peel is in contact with the frame 122 of the cage 12, driving the frame 122 to move outward and open a certain angle; then the lifting motor 52 stops working, the knocking unit 3, the cutting unit 4, and the bottom support unit 6 stop the lifting movement, and the knocking motor 34 of the knocking unit 3 works; the rotation process of the knocking motor 34 drives the shaft head 341 to rotate, and the shaft head 341 drives the movable disk 33 to reciprocate up and down through the cam groove 342 structure and the convex shaft structure of the movable disk 33, and then drives a plurality of knocking plates 32 to perform reciprocating knocking motion through the support rod 35 to knock the seeds inside the pomegranate peel. The grains are slapped and knocked to make them fall off, and the fallen grains fall through the seed-dropping opening 22 to be collected below; after the collection of the grains is completed, the lifting motor 52 works to drive the knocking unit 3, the cutting unit 4, and the bottom support unit 6 to automatically reset (the bottom support unit 6 descends and resets under the action of its own gravity). After the reset, the edge around the seed-dropping opening 22 and the cutting disk 2 support the pomegranate peel, and the pomegranate peel is still in the cage 12; then the rotating bracket 11 rotates to drive the cage 12 and the tray 13 to rotate. After the bottom of the cage 12 is completely separated from the cutting disk 2, the pomegranate peel automatically falls to the bottom for collection, and the tray 13 is gradually reset to a horizontal state as the height of the abutment 23 decreases, thereby completing the lossless and complete separation of the pomegranate peel and the pomegranate seeds.

[0058] Embodiment 2:

[0059] For Example 2 of the present invention, Figure 7~Figure 9 Note that description of parts that are not different from those in Embodiment 1 will be omitted and will be given the same reference numerals.

[0060] like Figure 7~Figure 9 As shown, the pomegranate processing and separation equipment involved in the present invention includes the pomegranate seed removal assembly provided in the above-mentioned embodiment 1, and also includes a shell 7 and a rotating motor 8 arranged inside the shell 7, wherein the pomegranate seed removal assembly is fixedly arranged inside the shell 7, and the cutting disk 2 is fixedly connected to the shell 7, and the lifting motor 52 and the fixed slot seat 51 of the lifting unit 5 are both fixedly connected to the shell 7.

[0061] The housing 7 is provided with a feeding port 71 arranged opposite to the upper opening of the cage 12 of the feeding unit 1, and the housing 7 is also provided with a peel material taking port connected to its cavity, so as to collect the pomegranate peel after the threshing and seeding process. The rotating motor 8 is fixedly arranged in the housing 7, and a plurality of feeding units 1 are provided, and the rotating brackets 11 of the plurality of feeding units 1 are fixedly connected to the output shaft of the rotating motor 8, so as to complete the processing and separation of multiple pomegranates in batches continuously.

[0062] Furthermore, the top support plate 31 is provided with a plurality of guide holes 312 arranged at intervals, and the shell 7 is provided with a plurality of guide columns arranged opposite to the guide holes 312. The guide columns are vertically fixed in the shell 7 to guide and limit the lifting and lowering movement of the top support plate 31 of the knocking unit 3.

[0063] The pomegranate processing and separation equipment provided in this embodiment also includes a flesh-seed separation component 9 fixedly arranged in the shell 7, which is arranged just below the seed drop port 22 and arranged opposite thereto, so as to perform flesh-seed separation on the pomegranate seeds collected after the threshing and seed removal process, thereby obtaining pomegranate seed cores and pomegranate pulp (or pomegranate juice).

[0064] refer to Fig. 9As shown, the meat-seed separation assembly 9 includes a separation box 91 fixedly connected to the shell 7, a pressure plate 92 which is liftably arranged inside the separation box 91, an extrusion cylinder 93 which is fixedly arranged above the separation box 91, and a filter plate 94 which is movably inserted into the separation box 91. The pressure plate 92 is connected to the extrusion cylinder 93 so as to move up and down under the drive of the extrusion cylinder 93. The filter plate 94 is located directly below the pressure plate 92. The filter plate 94 is provided with a plurality of sieve holes distributed at intervals to retain and collect the pomegranate seeds. The separation box 91 is connected with the seed drop port 22 through the feeding pipe, and a juice port 911 is provided at the bottom of the separation box 91. During the specific working process, the extrusion cylinder 93 drives the pressure plate 92 to move to the upper initial position to ensure that the vertical height position of the pressure plate 92 is higher than the discharge port position of the feeding pipe, and the pomegranate seeds collected through the seed drop port 22 automatically fall into the separation box 91 and are located between the pressure plate 92 and the filter plate 94. When it is confirmed that the pomegranate seed removal operation is completed (the pomegranate seed removal process is detailed in Example 1 and will not be repeated here), the extrusion cylinder 93 works to drive the pressure plate 92 to move downward, and the pressure plate 92 and the filter plate 94 squeeze and filter the pomegranate seeds located therebetween, so that the pomegranate pulp and juice flow into the juice port 911 below through the sieve holes of the filter plate 94 for collection, while the pomegranate kernels are retained on the filter plate 94.

[0065] Combination Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the shell 7 is provided with a socket 72 adapted to the filter plate 94, so that the filter plate 94 can be pulled out through the socket 72 to collect the pomegranate seeds on the filter plate 94; the shell 7 is also provided with a liquid intake port 73 connected to the juice port 911, and the pomegranate pulp and juice can be collected at the liquid intake port 73.

[0066] Furthermore, the outer wall of the shell 7 is also provided with a control screen 74 fixedly connected thereto, and the control screen 74 has a built-in controller electrically connected to the knocking motor 34 of the knocking unit 3, the lifting motor 52 of the lifting unit 5, the rotating motor 8, and the extrusion cylinder 93 of the meat-seed separation component 9, so as to drive the above-mentioned motors and cylinders to operate normally.

[0067] In summary, the present invention provides a pomegranate seed removal component and a pomegranate processing and separation device, wherein the pomegranate seed removal component can complete the separation and collection of pomegranate peel and seeds, while ensuring the integrity of the pomegranate peel and seeds, and can effectively avoid the loss of nutrients caused by damage to the pomegranate peel and seeds, thereby improving the processing efficiency of the pomegranate separation process. The pomegranate processing and separation device can process and separate the pomegranate to obtain the corresponding pomegranate peel, pomegranate seeds, and pomegranate pulp or juice, respectively, thereby ensuring the integrity of the peel and seeds while reducing the difficulty of separation processing and improving the processing efficiency.

[0068] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. All equivalent changes and modifications made within the scope of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pomegranate seed removal assembly, characterized in that: include: A feeding unit (1), the feeding unit (1) comprising a rotatable rotating bracket (11), a cylindrical cage (12) fixedly connected to the rotating bracket (11), and a tray (13) movably hinged to the rotating bracket (11), the tray (13) being flippably arranged directly below the cage (12); The cage (12) comprises a top ring (121) fixedly connected to the rotating bracket (11), and a plurality of frames (122) evenly spaced along a circumferential direction, wherein the frames (122) are in the form of a frame body provided with a knocking window (123), and the top end of the frame is movably hinged to the top ring (121); A cutting disc (2), the cutting disc (2) being fixed horizontally and located between the cage (12) and the tray (13), the cutting disc (2) being provided with an arc-shaped blade (21) and a seed drop opening (22) adapted to the cage (12); The bottom of the cutting disc (2) is provided with an arc-shaped protrusion (23) extending downward, the height of the protrusion (23) gradually decreases from the central area to the two side areas, the edge of the protrusion (23) is provided with a flange (24) adapted to the protrusion (23) and extending inward, the thickness of the flange (24) gradually decreases from the central area to the two side areas; A knocking unit (3), the knocking unit (3) being movably disposed above the cage (12) and arranged opposite to the seed drop opening (22) so as to beat and knock the pomegranates in the cage (12) so that their seeds fall out through the seed drop opening (22) and are collected; The knocking unit (3) comprises a liftable top support plate (31), a plurality of knocking plates (32) evenly spaced in a circumferential direction, and a movable plate (33) and a knocking motor (34) arranged below the top support plate (31); the top end of the knocking plate (32) is movably hinged to the top support plate (31) and is movably hinged to the movable plate (33); the knocking motor (34) is fixedly connected to the top support plate (31); and the movable plate (33) is connected to the knocking motor (34) and can move up and down reciprocatingly; A cutting unit (4), the cutting unit (4) being arranged below the cutting disc (2) in a liftable manner; The cutting unit (4) comprises a bottom support ring (41) adapted to the seed drop opening (22), and a plurality of cutting blades (42) fixedly arranged on the bottom support ring (41), wherein the cutting blades (42) can be lifted and lowered to penetrate the cutting disc (2); A bottom support unit (6), the bottom support unit (6) being movably arranged at the seed drop opening (22), and comprising a sleeve ring (61) movably connected to the cutting disc (2), and a plurality of diagonal support blocks (62) movably embedded in the upper end surface of the sleeve ring (61); The sleeve ring (61) is movably arranged at the seed drop opening (22) and partially extends downward; the bottom end of the diagonal support block (62) is movably embedded in the sleeve ring (61), and the top end thereof obliquely penetrates the cutting disc (2) and extends outward.

2. The pomegranate seed removal assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The knocking unit (3) further comprises a support rod (35) whose two ends are respectively movably hinged to the movable disk (33) and the knocking plate (32), and a plurality of the support rods (35) are provided; The end of the output shaft of the knocking motor (34) is provided with a shaft head (341) fixedly connected thereto, the movable disk (33) is rotatably sleeved on the outer periphery of the shaft head (341), the shaft head (341) is provided with a cam groove (342), and the movable disk (33) is provided with a convex shaft matched with the cam groove (342).

3. The pomegranate seed removal assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a lifting unit (5) connected to the knocking unit (3) and the cutting unit (4), and the lifting unit (5) includes a fixed slot seat (51) and a lifting motor (52) fixedly connected thereto; A transmission gear (53) connected to the lifting motor (52) is arranged in the fixed groove seat (51), an upper rack (311) fixedly connected to the top support plate (31) is arranged, and a lower rack (411) fixedly connected to the bottom support ring (41) is arranged, and both the upper rack (311) and the lower rack (411) are meshed with the transmission gear (53).

4. A pomegranate processing and separation device, comprising the pomegranate seed removal assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Also includes: A housing (7), wherein a rotating motor (8) is fixedly disposed in the housing (7), and the feeding unit (1) is provided with a plurality of rotating brackets (11) which are all connected to the rotating motor (8); a pulp-seed separation component (9), which is fixedly disposed in the housing (7) and located below the seed drop opening (22) to collect and process the pomegranate seeds passing through the seed drop opening (22); The feeding unit (1) is arranged in the housing (7), the cutting disc (2) is fixedly connected to the housing (7), and the knocking unit (3) is movably arranged in the housing (7).

5. The pomegranate processing and separation equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The meat-seed separation assembly (9) comprises a separation box (91), a pressure plate (92) which is arranged inside the separation box (91) and can be lifted and lowered, an extrusion cylinder (93) which is fixedly arranged on the separation box (91), and a filter plate (94) which is movably inserted into the separation box (91); The separation box (91) is in communication with the seed drop port (22), the pressing plate (92) is connected to the extrusion cylinder (93), and the filter plate (94) is located below the pressing plate (92) and is provided with a plurality of sieve holes distributed at intervals.

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