Modularized fruit and vegetable grading and tracing equipment

Through modular fruit and vegetable classification and traceability equipment, combined with RFID radio frequency converter and weighing sensor, the automated grading and traceability of agricultural products is realized, solving the problems of artificial dependence and inaccurate traceability in the existing technology, and improving the competitiveness of agricultural products market and Quality assurance.

CN119216249APending Publication Date: 2024-12-31NEW FOOD INNOVATION (KUNSHAN) INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411287383.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-13
Publication Date
2024-12-31

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Technical Problem

The existing agricultural product grading methods rely on manual operations, are inefficient and subjective errors, making it difficult to achieve accurate traceability of agricultural product flow, making it difficult for consumers to trace the origin and planting information.

Method used

A modular fruit and vegetable grade and traceability equipment was designed, combining RFID radio frequency converter and weighing sensor to realize automated grading and traceability through conveying channels and options. The RFID radio frequency converter inputs a unique code for agricultural products and encrypts the information. , ensure the security and traceability of information.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of agricultural product grading, reduces manual errors, realizes accurate monitoring of agricultural product flow process and traceability of information, and improves market competitiveness and quality assurance.

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Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural product processing, and discloses modular fruit and vegetable grading and tracing equipment which comprises a shell part, a feeding part is mounted at the top of the shell part, and a conveying channel for horizontally conveying fruits and vegetables along a preset path is formed in the top of the feeding part; two material guiding parts and a sorting part used for detecting fruits and vegetables are installed above the shell part, the sorting part is located between the two material guiding parts, the sorting part and the two material guiding parts are all located above the material feeding part, a weighing sensor and an RFID radio frequency device are installed below the material feeding part, the weighing sensor is located below the material feeding channel, and the RFID radio frequency device is located below the material feeding channel. According to the agricultural product traceability sorting device, traceability and grading are combined, the output value of agricultural products is increased, the device is provided with the feeding channel, the discharging channel and the sorting piece, the device can be flexibly connected with other devices such as cleaning devices, marking devices, primary selection devices and sorting devices, and the agricultural product traceability sorting device is suitable for different production process requirements.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural product processing, and in particular relates to modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the agricultural product industry chain, the quality grading and traceability of agricultural products are of great significance to ensuring product quality and improving market competitiveness. However, existing agricultural product grading methods often rely on manual operations, which are inefficient and limited by the judgment standards of the human eye, with great subjectivity and errors. In addition, agricultural products may change in quality or become contaminated during circulation, and existing traceability methods are difficult to accurately monitor each link, making it difficult for consumers to trace the origin, planting methods, and information during the circulation of agricultural products. These problems have brought many challenges to the market circulation and quality assurance of agricultural products.

[0003] Therefore, a modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability equipment is proposed to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability equipment, comprising a shell member, a feeding member is installed on the top of the shell member, and a conveying channel for horizontally conveying fruits and vegetables along a preset path is formed on the top of the feeding member, two material guide members and a sorting member for detecting fruits and vegetables are installed above the shell member, the sorting member is located between the two material guide members, and the sorting member and the two material guide members are all located above the feeding member, the conveying channel comprises a loading channel and a unloading channel, the loading channel is located below one of the material guide members, and the unloading channel is located below the other material guide member, a weighing sensor and an RFID radio frequency device are installed below the feeding member, the weighing sensor is located below the loading channel, and the RFID radio frequency device is located below the unloading channel.

[0006] Preferably, the feeding piece includes a first feeding piece and a second feeding piece, the weighing sensor is located below the first feeding piece, and the RFID radio frequency device is located below the second feeding piece.

[0007] Preferably, the shell member comprises a cabinet, the top of the cabinet is open to form a top groove, and the feeding member is installed inside the top groove.

[0008] Preferably, a moving wheel is rotatably connected to the bottom of the cabinet, and one side of the cabinet is recessed to form a side groove, and a cabinet door is rotatably connected to the inside of the side groove.

[0009] Preferably, the material guiding member comprises a material guiding cover, two of the material guiding covers are fixedly connected to the top of the cabinet, and the bottoms of the two material guiding covers are recessed to form a material guiding cavity.

[0010] Preferably, opposite sides of the two material guiding covers are fixedly connected with side panels, and a plurality of PVC curtains are arranged between the side panels and the material guiding covers.

[0011] Preferably, the first feeding member includes two second transmission rollers rotating along a horizontal axis, a second conveyor belt is sleeved between the two second transmission rollers, a second driven wheel is connected to one side of one of the second transmission rollers, a second driving wheel is arranged below the second conveyor belt, a second belt is sleeved between the second driving wheel and the second driven wheel, and the weighing sensor is arranged below the second driving wheel.

[0012] Preferably, a second motor is further provided below the second conveyor belt, and an output end of the second motor is connected to a second driving wheel.

[0013] Preferably, the second feeding member includes two first transmission rollers rotating along a horizontal axis, a first conveyor belt is sleeved between the two first transmission rollers, a first driven wheel is connected to one side of one of the first transmission rollers, a first motor is arranged under the first conveyor belt, a first driving wheel is connected to the output end of the first motor, a first belt is sleeved between the first driving wheel and the first driven wheel, and the RFID radio frequency device is arranged on the inner side of the first conveyor belt.

[0014] Preferably, the sorting component comprises a collection box, which is located between two material guide covers, and a human-machine interaction screen is fixedly connected to one side of the collection box, and a detection sensor is fixedly connected to the inner top of the collection box.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: The present invention combines traceability with classification and grading to improve the output value of agricultural products. The device is configured as a loading channel, a unloading channel and a sorting component, which is convenient for flexible connection with other equipment, such as cleaning, marking, preliminary selection, sorting and other devices to adapt to different production process requirements. In addition, through RFID radio frequency identification and data encryption, an RFID radio frequency device is used to input a unique code for the tested agricultural products, including origin information, test indicators, etc., and the information is encrypted. Users can read relevant information through personal terminals to ensure information security and traceability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 One of the three-dimensional diagrams of the present invention; Figure 2 This is the second stereogram of the present invention; Figure 3 This is the third stereogram of the present invention; Figure 4 A three-dimensional diagram of the present invention with the sorting components removed; Figure 5 One of the three-dimensional diagrams of the sorting member of the present invention; Figure 6 This is the second stereogram of the sorting member of the present invention; Figure 7 One of the three-dimensional views of the material guide member of the present invention; Figure 8 The second is a three-dimensional diagram of the material guide member of the present invention; Fig. 9 for Figure 4 A three-dimensional view of the material guide removed; Fig.10 One of the three-dimensional diagrams of the feeding member of the present invention; Fig.11 This is the second stereoscopic view of the feeding member of the present invention; In the figure: 1. shell member; 11. cabinet body; 12. moving wheel; 13. top groove; 2. material guide member; 21. material guide cover; 22. side panel; 23. PVC curtain; 24. material guide cavity; 3. sorting member; 31. collection box; 32. human-computer interaction screen; 33. detection sensor; 4. side groove; 5. cabinet door; 6. feeding member; 61. first transmission roller; 62. first conveyor belt; 63. first driven wheel; 64. first motor; 65. first driving wheel; 66. first belt; 67. RFID radio frequency device; 68. second conveyor belt; 69. second transmission roller; 610. second driven wheel; 611. weighing sensor; 612. second driving wheel; 613. second belt; 614. second motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] 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.

[0018] See also Figure 1-Figure 11 As shown, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: A modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability equipment, characterized in that it includes a shell member 1, a feeding member 6 is installed on the top of the shell member 1, and a conveying channel for horizontally conveying fruits and vegetables along a preset path is formed on the top of the feeding member 6. Two material guide members 2 and a sorting member 3 for detecting fruits and vegetables are installed above the shell member 1, the sorting member 3 is located between the two material guide members 2, and the sorting member 3 and the two material guide members 2 are all located above the feeding member 6, the conveying channel includes a loading channel and a unloading channel, the loading channel is located below one of the material guide members 2, and the unloading channel is located below the other material guide member 2, a weighing sensor 611 and an RFID radio frequency device 67 are installed below the feeding member 6, the weighing sensor 611 is located below the loading channel, and the RFID radio frequency device 67 is located below the unloading channel.

[0019] Through the above technical solution, when personnel need to sort fruits and vegetables, the shell member 1 is placed at the position where it needs to be used, and the feeding member 6 is supported by the shell member 1, and the fruits and vegetables to be sorted are put into the feeding channel of the conveying channel, and the fruits and vegetables are weighed by the weighing sensor 611. After the fruits and vegetables are weighed, the feeding member 6 works to drive the fruits and vegetables to move, and when the fruits and vegetables move, the fruits and vegetables are guided by the guide member 2, and then the fruits and vegetables are moved to the bottom of the sorting member 3, and the fruits and vegetables are sorted by the sorting member 3 to distinguish the quality of the fruits and vegetables. After the fruits and vegetables are sorted, the feeding member 6 continues to work, thereby driving the fruits and vegetables to move, and then the fruits and vegetables are moved to the unloading channel under another guide member 2, and the RFID radio frequency device 67 is used to write the code, and the fruits and vegetables are guided by the guide member 2 to be discharged through the unloading channel.

[0020] Specifically, in one embodiment, regarding the feeding member 6: like Figure 1-Figure 4 , Figure 9-11 As shown, the feeding piece 6 includes a first feeding piece and a second feeding piece, the weighing sensor 611 is located below the first feeding piece, and the RFID radio frequency device 67 is located below the second feeding piece.

[0021] In this embodiment, when fruits and vegetables are inspected, fruits and vegetables with RFID tags are put into the feeding channel of the conveying channel, so that the fruits and vegetables are placed on the first feeding piece, and the fruits and vegetables are weighed by the weighing sensor 611. After the fruits and vegetables are weighed, the first feeding piece drives the fruits and vegetables to move, so that the fruits and vegetables are moved to the second feeding piece, and the fruits and vegetables are moved to the bottom of the sorting piece 3, and the fruits and vegetables are sorted by the sorting piece 3. When the fruits and vegetables move, the RFID tags on the fruits and vegetables are detected by the RFID radio frequency device 67, so that the unique code of the agricultural products to be inspected that have been marked is input, and the input information includes but is not limited to the origin information of the agricultural products, the indicators after the inspection, the distribution location, the number of times, etc., and the data is encrypted. The user can read the information through a personal terminal mainly a mobile phone, but cannot write it, so as to distinguish the quality of the fruits and vegetables. After the fruits and vegetables are sorted, the feeding piece 6 continues to work, thereby driving the fruits and vegetables to move, and then when the fruits and vegetables move to the bottom of another guide piece 2, they are guided by the guide piece 2 to be discharged through the discharge channel.

[0022] In addition, in the present invention, regarding the above-mentioned housing member 1: like Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, the housing 1 includes a cabinet 11 , the top of the cabinet 11 is open to form a top groove 13 , and the feeding member 6 is installed inside the top groove 13 .

[0023] In this embodiment, the feeding member 6 is supported by the top groove 13 on the cabinet body 11, and the feeding member 6 is used to facilitate the movement of fruits and vegetables.

[0024] Furthermore, in the present invention, in order to facilitate the movement of the cabinet 11, Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, a moving wheel 12 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the cabinet body 11 , and one side of the cabinet body 11 is recessed to form a side groove 4 , and a cabinet door 5 is rotatably connected to the inside of the side groove 4 .

[0025] In this embodiment, when personnel need to inspect or place other equipment, they pull the cabinet door 5 to rotate the cabinet door 5 around the cabinet body 11, thereby opening the cabinet door 5, and then place the equipment inside the side groove 4 to complete the equipment placement or facilitate the inspection of the inside of the cabinet body 11.

[0026] Specifically, in one embodiment, regarding the material guide member 2: like Figure 1-Figure 4 , Figure 7-Figure 8 As shown, the material guiding member 2 includes a material guiding cover 21 . The two material guiding covers 21 are fixedly connected to the top of the cabinet 11 , and the bottoms of the two material guiding covers 21 are recessed to form a material guiding cavity 24 .

[0027] In this embodiment, when fruits and vegetables are placed above the feeding member 6, the fruits and vegetables are transported by the feeding member 6, and when the fruits and vegetables move, the guiding cover 21 and the guiding cavity 24 cooperate to facilitate the fruits and vegetables to move toward the sorting member 3.

[0028] When the fruits and vegetables are guided and tested through the material guide cover 21, in order to facilitate the closure of the opening of the material guide cavity 24, Figure 7-Figure 8 As shown, the two opposite sides of the two material guiding covers 21 are fixedly connected with side plates 22 , and a plurality of PVC curtains 23 are arranged between the side plates 22 and the material guiding covers 21 .

[0029] In this embodiment, when the fruits and vegetables are guided by the material guiding cover 21 and the material guiding cavity 24 , the PVC curtain 23 is supported by the side panels 22 on the material guiding cover 21 , and the PVC curtain 23 cooperates to shield the two sides of the sorting element 3 .

[0030] Specifically, in one embodiment, regarding the first feeding member, as Figure 2 , Figure 9-11 As shown: like Figure 1-Figure 4 , Figure 7-Figure 8 As shown, the first feeding member includes two second transmission rollers 69 rotating along a horizontal axis, a second conveyor belt 68 is sleeved between the two second transmission rollers 69, a second driven wheel 610 is connected to one side of one of the second transmission rollers 69, a second driving wheel 612 is arranged below the second conveyor belt 68, a second belt 613 is sleeved between the second driving wheel 612 and the second driven wheel 610, and a weighing sensor 611 is arranged below the second driving wheel 612.

[0031] In this embodiment, when fruits and vegetables are placed above the feeding member 6, the second driving wheel 612 rotates, thereby driving the second belt 613 to rotate, and the second belt 613 drives the second driven wheel 610 to rotate, and the second driven wheel 610 drives the second transmission roller 69 to rotate, and the second transmission roller 69 drives the second conveyor belt 68 to rotate, and the second conveyor belt 68 drives the fruits and vegetables to move, and when the fruits and vegetables are on the second conveyor belt 68, the fruits and vegetables are weighed by the weighing sensor 611.

[0032] In addition, in the present invention, how the second driving wheel 612 rotates, such as Fig.10 and Fig.11 As shown, a second motor 614 is further disposed below the second conveyor belt 68 , and an output end of the second motor 614 is connected to the second driving wheel 612 .

[0033] In this embodiment, when the second driving wheel 612 needs to be driven to rotate, the second motor 614 is operated to drive the second driving wheel 612 to rotate, so that the second driving wheel 612 can easily drive the second belt 613 to rotate.

[0034] Specifically, in one embodiment, regarding the second feeding member, Figure 1-Figure 4 , Figure 9-11 As shown: The second feeding member includes two first transmission rollers 61 rotating along a horizontal axis, a first conveyor belt 62 is sleeved between the two first transmission rollers 61, a first driven wheel 63 is connected to one side of one of the first transmission rollers 61, a first motor 64 is arranged below the first conveyor belt 62, a first driving wheel 65 is connected to the output end of the first motor 64, a first belt 66 is sleeved between the first driving wheel 65 and the first driven wheel 63, and an RFID radio frequency device 67 is arranged on the inner side of the first conveyor belt 62.

[0035] In this embodiment, the fruits and vegetables are driven to move onto the first conveyor belt 62 by the second conveyor belt 68. When the fruits and vegetables are above the first conveyor belt 62, the first motor 64 is operated to drive the first motor 64 to drive the first driving wheel 65 to rotate, thereby driving the first belt 66 to rotate, and the first belt 66 drives the first driven wheel 63 to rotate, and the first driven wheel 63 drives the first transmission roller 61 to rotate, and the first transmission roller 61 drives the first conveyor belt 62 to rotate, and the first conveyor belt 62 drives the fruits and vegetables to move. When the fruits and vegetables are on the first conveyor belt 62, the RFID radio frequency device 67 detects the RFID tags on the fruits and vegetables, so as to input the unique code of the agricultural products to be detected that have been marked. The input information includes but is not limited to the origin information of the agricultural products, the indicators after detection, the distribution location, the number of times, etc., and the data is encrypted. The user can read the information through a personal terminal mainly based on a mobile phone, but cannot write the information, so as to distinguish the quality of the fruits and vegetables.

[0036] In addition, in the present invention, regarding the above-mentioned sorting component 3, as shown in the figure, the sorting component 3 includes a collection box 31, the collection box 31 is located between the two material guide covers 21, and a human-machine interaction screen 32 is fixedly connected to one side of the collection box 31, and a detection sensor 33 is fixedly connected to the top of the inner part of the collection box 31. The detection sensor 33 includes sound, light, electricity and other detection sensors. When the fruits and vegetables move to the bottom of the collection box 31, the detection sensor 33 is used to detect the fruits and vegetables.

[0037] 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 modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device, characterized by: The invention comprises a housing (1), a feeding member (6) being installed on the top of the housing (1), a conveying channel for conveying fruits and vegetables horizontally along a preset path being formed on the top of the feeding member (6), two material guide members (2) and a sorting member (3) for detecting fruits and vegetables being installed above the housing (1), the sorting member (3) being located between the two material guide members (2), and the sorting member (3) and the two material guide members (2) being located above the feeding member (6), the conveying channel comprising a loading channel and a unloading channel, the loading channel being located below one of the material guide members (2), and the unloading channel being located below the other of the material guide members (2), a weighing sensor (611) and an RFID radio frequency device (67) being installed below the feeding member (6), the weighing sensor (611) being located below the loading channel, and the RFID radio frequency device (67) being located below the unloading channel.

2. A modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding piece (6) comprises a first feeding piece and a second feeding piece, the weighing sensor (611) is located below the first feeding piece, and the RFID radio frequency device (67) is located below the second feeding piece.

3. A modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: The housing (1) comprises a cabinet (11), the top of the cabinet (11) is open to form a top groove (13), and the feeding member (6) is installed inside the top groove (13).

4. A modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the cabinet body (11) is rotatably connected to a moving wheel (12), and one side of the cabinet body (11) is recessed to form a side groove (4), and the interior of the side groove (4) is rotatably connected to a cabinet door (5).

5. The modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The material guiding member (2) comprises a material guiding cover (21), the two material guiding covers (21) are both fixedly connected to the top of the cabinet (11), and the bottoms of the two material guiding covers (21) are both recessed to form a material guiding cavity (24).

6. A modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The two opposite sides of the two material guide covers (21) are both fixedly connected with a side plate (22), and a plurality of PVC curtains (23) are arranged between the side plate (22) and the material guide covers (21).

7. The modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first feeding member comprises two second transmission rollers (69) rotating along a horizontal axis, a second conveyor belt (68) being sleeved between the two second transmission rollers (69), a second driven wheel (610) being connected to one side of one of the second transmission rollers (69), a second driving wheel (612) being arranged below the second conveyor belt (68), a second belt (613) being sleeved between the second driving wheel (612) and the second driven wheel (610), and the weighing sensor (611) being arranged below the second driving wheel (612).

8. The modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A second motor (614) is also provided below the second conveyor belt (68), and an output end of the second motor (614) is connected to the second driving wheel (612).

9. The modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second feeding member comprises two first transmission rollers (61) rotating along a horizontal axis, a first conveyor belt (62) being sleeved between the two first transmission rollers (61), a first driven wheel (63) being connected to one side of one of the first transmission rollers (61), a first motor (64) being arranged below the first conveyor belt (62), an output end of the first motor (64) being connected to a first driving wheel (65), a first belt (66) being sleeved between the first driving wheel (65) and the first driven wheel (63), and the RFID radio frequency device (67) being arranged on the inner side of the first conveyor belt (62).

10. The modular fruit and vegetable grading and traceability device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sorting element (3) comprises a collection box (31), the collection box (31) being located between the two material guide covers (21), and a human-machine interaction screen (32) being fixedly connected to one side of the collection box (31), and a detection sensor (33) being fixedly connected to the top end of the interior of the collection box (31).