Fresh corn kernel cleaning and sorting system
By designing a corn kernel cleaning and screening system, a rotary robotic arm and a hand cone sleeve are used to automatically clean the corn silk and leaves that are entangled, solving the problem of incomplete separation in existing technologies, improving separation efficiency and protecting the integrity of corn kernels.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411733381.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-11-29
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies are unable to effectively separate fresh corn kernels from corn silk, corn stalks, corn leaves and their debris, resulting in incomplete separation and possible damage to the corn kernels.
A fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system was designed, including a carrier storage component and a cleaning component. The system uses a rotating robotic arm and a hand cone sleeve to clean the corn silk and corn leaves that are wrapped around the kernels. The system achieves automated replacement and cleaning through a stirring station and a changing station. Combined with the automated clamping of the carrier clamp, cone kit and elastic key, the system enables the rapid collection and separation of corn silk and corn leaves.
It achieves efficient cleaning of corn silk and leaves, avoids manual cleaning at regular intervals, improves separation efficiency, has a compact structure, low cost, and simple operation, and ensures the integrity of corn kernels.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to a fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system, which is also applicable to dry corn kernels, for separating fresh corn kernels from corn husks. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the corn separation project developed by the applicant and its cooperative units, firstly, the separation of corn cobs and corn kernels and the corresponding equipment are matched, but during the separation of the series, a large amount of crushed corn kernels, corn silk, corn stalks, corn cobs, corn leaves and their debris are mixed together and cannot be separated.
[0003] The existing method is to separate single by blowing, vibration and other methods, but it cannot separate the corn silk or the debris of the same quality as the corn kernels or the debris of the same size.
[0004] How to achieve more thorough separation without damaging the corn kernels has become a technical problem to be solved urgently. SUMMARY
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system.
[0006] To solve the above problems, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is:
[0007] In order to realize the cleaning of the slender corn silk, a fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system comprises a carrier storage assembly and a cleaning assembly matched with the carrier storage assembly; a circular box body storing the mixture of corn kernels, corn stalks, corn silk or corn leaves is arranged below the cleaning assembly;
[0008] The cleaning assembly has a mechanical arm arranged in rotation, a rotating cone shaft part is arranged at the end of the mechanical arm, and a hollow inner hole of a hand cone sleeve part is sleeved on the rotating cone shaft part; a finger part is distributed on the outer side wall of the hand cone sleeve part;
[0009] The finger part is used for rotating and winding the corn silk or the corn leaves;
[0010] The carrier storage assembly is used for taking off the hand cone sleeve part winding the corn silk or the corn husk from the cleaning assembly and installing the hand cone sleeve part on the cleaning assembly.
[0011] As a further improvement of the above technical scheme:
[0012] In order to realize the rapid cleaning of the corn silk or the corn leaves, the stroke of the hand cone sleeve part of the cleaning assembly has a stirring station and a replacement station;
[0013] In the stirring station, the finger part rotates and winds the corn silk or the corn leaves in the circular box body;
[0014] In the replacement station, the hand cone sleeve part is replaced.
[0015] In order to realize the quick replacement of the carrier bearing cone sleeve, the carrier storage assembly comprises a carrier base; a rotating main shaft assembly is arranged on the carrier base in a transverse manner; a carrier rotating disc is arranged at the end of the rotating main shaft assembly;
[0016] A plurality of carrier clamping heads are arranged on the vertical surface of the carrier rotating disc.
[0017] The carrier clamping heads are arranged in equal parts.
[0018] In order to realize the quick replacement of a large number of cone sleeves, the carrier clamping head corresponds to the rotating cone shaft part; the number of carrier clamping heads is an integral multiple of the number of rotating cone shaft parts.
[0019] In order to realize automatic clamping of the sleeve body, a cone shaft part is arranged on the carrier rotating disc; the carrier clamping head comprises a cone sleeve part sleeved on the cone shaft part; a lateral through slot is arranged on the outer wall of the cone sleeve part.
[0020] An elastic key is arranged in the lateral through slot.
[0021] The end of the cone shaft part has a threaded hole, and a front top nut head for fastening the cone sleeve part is connected in the threaded hole.
[0022] In order to realize automatic cleaning of the whiskers and reduce the influence on subsequent separation, the mechanical arm comprises a cleaning rack assembly; an inclined base is arranged at the end of the mechanical arm of the cleaning rack assembly.
[0023] A rotating mechanical hand is rotatably arranged on the inclined end of the inclined base; the cone shaft part is arranged on the end surface of the rotating mechanical hand.
[0024] In order to facilitate the connection of the cone sleeve, the rear end of the hand cone sleeve part is sleeved on the cone shaft part.
[0025] The front end of the hand cone sleeve part is exposed from the cone shaft part.
[0026] The fastening cone sleeve part is used for inserting into the front segment of the hollow inner hole of the hand cone sleeve part.
[0027] Further, the front segment of the elastic key is lower than the outer end of the lateral through slot, and the middle segment and the rear segment of the elastic key are gradually exposed from the outer end of the lateral through slot.
[0028] The outer wall of the elastic key is used for pressure contact with the inner wall of the hollow inner hole of the hand cone sleeve part.
[0029] In order to realize the clamping of the elastic key, the cross section of the elastic key is T-shaped.
[0030] A spring or an electromagnetic part or an air bag is arranged between the stepped surface of the elastic key and the inner wall of the fastening cone sleeve part.
[0031] In order to realize automatic station rotation, the inclination angle of the inclined end is 45 degrees.
[0032] As the working principle, at the stirring station, the rotating manipulator rotates, and the rotating manipulator simultaneously realizes self-rotation and revolution in the circular box, so that the finger part rotates and winds the corn silk or corn leaf;
[0033] Then, the rotating manipulator rotates based on the inclined end axis line of the inclined base, and realizes swinging of the taper shaft part from the vertical state of the stirring station to the horizontal state of the replacement station.
[0034] Secondly, at the replacement station, the cleaning rack group is elongated or the rotating spindle assembly is elongated, so that the taper sleeve enters the hollow inner hole front section of the hand taper sleeve part and is tightened.
[0035] Thirdly, the cleaning rack group is retracted or retracted, and the taper sleeve separates from the rotating taper shaft part with the hand taper sleeve part.
[0036] After that, the rotating spindle assembly rotates by a set angle, so that the cleaned taper sleeve is directed to the rotating taper shaft part.
[0037] Then, the cleaning rack group is elongated or the rotating spindle assembly is elongated, so that the rotating taper shaft part enters the hollow inner hole rear section of the hand taper sleeve part and is tightened.
[0038] After that, the elastic key is separated from the pressure of the inner side wall of the hollow inner hole of the hand taper sleeve part, and the replacement is completed.
[0039] The present application has the advantages of reasonable design, low cost, durability, safety and reliability, simple operation, time and labor saving, cost saving, compact structure and convenient use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0040] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the separation system of the present application.
[0041] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the carrier storage assembly structure of the present application.
[0042] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the cleaning assembly structure of the present application.
[0043] 1, carrier storage assembly; 2, cleaning assembly; 3, carrier base; 4, rotating spindle assembly; 5, carrier rotating disc; 6, carrier chuck; 7, taper shaft part; 8, taper sleeve; 9, front top nut head; 10, lateral through slot; 11, elastic key; 12, cleaning rack group; 13, inclined base; 14, rotating manipulator; 15, stirring station; 16, replacement station; 30, hand taper sleeve part; 31, finger part; 32, rotating taper shaft part; 33, hollow inner hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0044] As Figure 1-3The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system of the embodiment includes a carrier storage assembly 1 and a cleaning assembly 2 matched with the carrier storage assembly 1; a circular box body storing the mixture of corn kernels and corn silk or corn leaves is arranged below the cleaning assembly 2; the circular shape is adopted to realize sufficient stirring and avoid dead angles.
[0045] The cleaning assembly 2 is provided with a mechanical arm rotatingly arranged, an equal-divisionally arranged rotating cone shaft part 32 at the end of the mechanical arm, and a hollow inner hole 33 of a hand cone sleeve part 30 sleeved on the rotating cone shaft part 32; a plurality of finger parts 31 are distributed on the outer sidewall of the hand cone sleeve part 30; the finger parts 31 are used for rotatingly winding the corn silk or corn leaves; thus, the slender fiber bristles or corn husks affecting the subsequent processes are collected and wound.
[0046] The carrier storage assembly 1 is used for taking down the hand cone sleeve part 30 winding the corn silk or corn husks from the cleaning assembly 2 and installing the hand cone sleeve part 30 on the cleaning assembly 2.
[0047] The stroke of the hand cone sleeve part 30 of the cleaning assembly 2 has a stirring station 15 and a replacement station 16;
[0048] At the stirring station 15, the finger parts 31 rotately wind the corn silk or corn leaves in the circular box body;
[0049] At the replacement station 16, the hand cone sleeve part 30 is replaced; the whole winding of the bristles can be taken down and concentratedly treated, and the efficiency is improved.
[0050] The carrier storage assembly 1 includes a carrier base 3; a rotating main shaft assembly 4 is transversely arranged on the carrier base 3; a carrier rotating disc 5 is arranged at the end of the rotating main shaft assembly 4;
[0051] A plurality of carrier clamping heads 6 are distributed on the vertical surface of the carrier rotating disc 5;
[0052] The carrier clamping heads 6 are equally divided.
[0053] The carrier clamping heads 6 correspond to the rotating cone shaft parts 32; the number of the carrier clamping heads 6 is an integral multiple of the number of the rotating cone shaft parts 32, so that the whole taking down and replacement are realized in an automatic manner, and the degree of automation is high.
[0054] In order to realize the automatic taking down and replacement and provide clamping force and loosening, a cone shaft part 7 is arranged on the carrier rotating disc 5; the carrier clamping head 6 includes a cone sleeve part 8 sleeved on the cone shaft part 7; a lateral through slot 10 is arranged on the outer sidewall of the cone sleeve part 8;
[0055] An elastic key 11 is arranged in the lateral through slot 10;
[0056] In order to realize fixation, the end of the cone shaft part 7 has a threaded hole, and a front top nut head 9 tightly sleeving the cone sleeve part 8 is connected in the threaded hole.
[0057] The finger part 31 can be rubber, and has a structure such as a wrinkle or a groove or a burr on the finger part 31, so as to facilitate the winding of the long hair.
[0058] In order to realize the cleaning of the hair, the mechanical arm comprises a cleaning frame group 12; a slanting base 13 is arranged at the end of the mechanical arm of the cleaning frame group 12; and rotation is realized.
[0059] As a basic structure, a rotating mechanical hand 14 is arranged at the slanting end of the slanting base 13; and a taper shaft part 32 is distributed on the end face of the rotating mechanical hand 14.
[0060] The rear end of the hand taper sleeve part 30 is sleeved on the taper shaft part 32;
[0061] The front end of the hand taper sleeve part 30 is exposed from the taper shaft part 32;
[0062] The fastening taper sleeve part 8 is used for being inserted into the front segment of the hollow inner hole 33 of the hand taper sleeve part 30.
[0063] The front segment of the elastic key 11 is lower than the outer end of the lateral through slot 10, and the middle segment and the rear segment of the elastic key 11 are gradually exposed from the outer end of the lateral through slot 10;
[0064] The outer side wall of the elastic key 11 is used for pressure contact with the inner side wall of the hollow inner hole 33 of the hand taper sleeve part 30.
[0065] The cross section of the elastic key 11 is T-shaped, so as to realize clamping and avoid overall exposure;
[0066] A spring or an electromagnetic part or an air bag is arranged between the stepped surface of the elastic key 11 and the inner side wall of the fastening taper sleeve part 8; and these are all protection ranges.
[0067] The inclination angle of the slanting end is 45 degrees, so as to realize vertical and horizontal rotation.
[0068] In the stirring station 15, the rotating mechanical hand 14 rotates, and the rotating mechanical hand 14 realizes self-rotation and revolution in the circular box at the same time, so that the finger part 31 rotates and winds the corn hair or corn leaf;
[0069] Then, the rotating mechanical hand 14 rotates with the slanting end axis of the slanting base 13 as a reference, so as to realize the swing of the taper shaft part 32 from the vertical state of the stirring station 15 to the horizontal state of the replacement station 16.
[0070] Secondly, in the replacement station 16, the mechanical arm of the cleaning frame group 12 is elongated or the rotating spindle assembly 4 is elongated, so that the taper sleeve part 8 enters the front segment of the hollow inner hole 33 of the hand taper sleeve part 30 and is tight;
[0071] Thirdly, the mechanical arm of the cleaning frame group 12 is retracted or retracted, and the taper sleeve part 8 separates from the rotating taper shaft part 32 with the hand taper sleeve part 30.
[0072] After that, the rotating main shaft assembly 4 rotates a set angle, so that the cleaned cone sleeve 8 is towards the rotating cone shaft part 32;
[0073] After that, the mechanical arm of the cleaning frame group 12 is elongated or the rotating main shaft assembly 4 is elongated, so that the rotating cone shaft part 32 enters the rear section of the hollow inner hole 33 of the hand cone sleeve part 30 and is tightened;
[0074] After that, the elastic key 11 is separated from the inner wall of the hollow inner hole 33 of the hand cone sleeve part 30, and the replacement is completed.
[0075] The present application solves the problem that the prior art cannot clean the slender corn husks or corn silk, solves the interference of the slender corn silk and corn husks winding the main shaft part, and solves the technical problem of needing to clean manually at regular intervals. The carrier storage assembly 1 realizes the rapid collection of the winding slender fibers, and the centralized cleaning does not affect the normal work. The cleaning assembly 2 realizes the winding by the rotation and revolution, but the existing rotation and revolution structure does not provide a solution and technical inspiration for the slender and soft debris such as the slender corn silk.
[0076] The present application is a conventional structure through the carrier base 3, the rotating main shaft assembly 4 realizes rotation, the carrier rotating disc 5 realizes the installation of the carrier chuck 6, so as to conveniently replace the cone sleeve. Through the cone shaft part 7, the cone sleeve 8, the front top nut head 9, the lateral through slot 10, the elastic activity of the elastic key 11 is realized, so as to realize the clamping of the taper friction force.
[0077] The present application is a conventional structure through the cleaning frame group 12, through the inclined base 13 and the rotating mechanical hand 14, the hand cone sleeve part 30 is driven to rotate, the winding is realized through the finger part 31, the rotating cone shaft part 32 is preferably tapered, the hollow inner hole 33 is preferably double tapered, that is, the rear section cooperates with the rotating cone shaft part 32, the front section cooperates with the head 9 laterally, and the movement of the stirring station 15 and the replacement station 16 is realized by using 45-degree rotation, and the motor, the bolt and other parts are omitted.
[0078] The present application is fully described in order to disclose more clearly, and the prior art is not listed one by one.
[0079] Finally, it should be noted that the above examples are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and are not intended to limit the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing examples, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing examples can still be modified, or some of the technical features can be replaced by equivalents; it is obvious for those skilled in the art to combine the technical solutions of the present application. The essence of the corresponding technical solution does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application. The technical content not described in detail in the present application is known technology.
Claims
1. A fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system, characterized by: It comprises a carrier storage component (1) and a cleaning component (2) matched with the carrier storage component (1); a circular box storing a mixture of corn seeds and corn silk or corn leaves is provided below the cleaning component (2); The cleaning assembly (2) has a rotatably arranged mechanical arm, a rotating cone shaft portion (32) is equally divided at the end of the mechanical arm, a hollow inner hole (33) of a hand cone sleeve portion (30) is sleeved on the rotating cone shaft portion (32); and finger portions (31) are distributed on the outer wall of the hand cone sleeve portion (30); The finger portion (31) is used for rotating and winding corn silk or corn leaves; A carrier storage assembly (1) is used to remove the hand cone sleeve (30) wrapped with corn silk or corn leaves from the cleaning assembly (2) and to install the hand cone sleeve (30) on the cleaning assembly (2); The carrier storage assembly (1) comprises a carrier base (3); a rotating spindle assembly (4) is horizontally mounted on the carrier base (3); and a carrier rotating disk (5) is provided at the end of the rotating spindle assembly (4); A plurality of carrier clamps (6) are distributed on the vertical surface of the carrier rotating disk (5); A tapered shaft portion (7) is provided on the carrier rotating disk (5); the carrier clamp (6) includes a tapered sleeve (8) fitted on the tapered shaft portion (7); and a lateral through groove (10) is provided on the outer side wall of the tapered sleeve (8); An elastic key (11) is provided in the lateral through groove (10); The rear end of the hand cone sleeve portion (30) is sleeved on the rotating cone shaft portion (32); The front end of the hand cone sleeve (30) exposes the rotating cone shaft (32); The fastening cone assembly (8) is used to be inserted into the front section of the hollow inner hole (33) of the hand cone sleeve (30); The front section of the elastic key (11) is lower than the outer end of the lateral through slot (10), and the middle section to the rear section of the elastic key (11) gradually emerges from the outer end of the lateral through slot (10); The outer side wall of the elastic key (11) is used for pressure contact with the inner side wall of the hollow inner hole (33) of the hand cone sleeve (30); A spring or an electromagnetic part or an air bag is provided between the step surface of the elastic key (11) and the inner side wall of the fastening cone kit (8).
2. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hand cone sleeve portion (30) of the cleaning component (2) has a stirring station (15) and a replacement station (16); At the stirring station (15), the finger portion (31) rotates in the circular box to wrap around corn silk or corn leaves; At the replacement station (16), the hand cone sleeve portion (30) is replaced.
3. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: Used to separate fresh corn seeds from corn leaves; The carrier clamping heads (6) are arranged in equal parts.
4. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The carrier clamping heads (6) correspond to the rotating tapered shaft portions (32); the number of the carrier clamping heads (6) is an integral multiple of the number of the rotating tapered shaft portions (32).
5. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The end of the tapered shaft portion (7) is provided with a threaded hole, and a front top nut head (9) of the fastening cone set (8) is connected to the threaded hole.
6. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 5, characterized in that: The robot arm includes a cleaning rack group (12); an oblique base (13) is provided at the end of the robot arm of the cleaning rack group (12); A rotating manipulator (14) is rotatably provided on the oblique end of the oblique base (13); and the rotating cone shaft portion (32) is distributed on the end surface of the rotating manipulator (14).
7. The fresh corn kernel cleaning and screening system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cross section of the elastic key (11) is T-shaped; The inclination angle of the oblique end portion is 45 degrees.
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