Slitting system

Abstract

The invention discloses a slitting system, and belongs to the field of agricultural product processing. The slicing machine comprises a workbench and a slicing mechanism, a conveying mechanism used for driving materials to move transversely is arranged on the workbench, a slitting knife used for slitting the materials is arranged on a material moving path, the slit materials are conveyed to a transferring mechanism on one side of the workbench and then move along with the transferring mechanism, the transferring mechanism comprises a rotating part, and the rotating part is arranged on the workbench. When the materials rotate along with the inserting part, the adjusting mechanism drives the plane sides of the materials to face the far end of the workbench, and the rotated materials are placed on a transfer table of the slicing mechanism. The slicing mechanism further comprises a conveying unit communicating with the transfer table and a slicing knife located on a conveying path of the conveying unit and used for slicing the slit materials, and the plane side of the slicing knife is downwards in contact with the transfer table. Materials are separated from the inserting part through the material taking mechanism. The invention aims to improve the uniformity of slices.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of agricultural product processing, in particular to a cutting system. Background Art

[0002] When konjac tubers etc. are processed into edible konjac finished products, first the tuber needs to be cleaned and peeled, then sliced ​​and dried. Then, according to the requirement of different konjac products, subsequent operations such as crushing and washing are performed. In these steps, slicing is a key link. If artificial slicing is adopted, not only efficiency is lower, but also the thickness of the konjac slices is difficult to ensure. Therefore, modern konjac food production adopts mechanized slicing mostly.

[0003] In the mechanical slicing process, the konjac tuber moves to the slicer under the effect of the pushing mechanism such as push rod. Along with the operation of the slicer, the konjac tuber is cut into konjac slices. By mechanized slicing, the slicing efficiency can be significantly improved, and the labor intensity of the staff is alleviated. However, because the konjac tuber is usually spherical or close to spherical, in the slicing process, along with the konjac tuber volume reduction, its center of gravity position can change, causing the konjac tuber to swing or tilt in the slicing process, which can cause the konjac slice thickness to be uneven. And the uneven thickness of the konjac slice can affect the effect of the subsequent drying, separation and other processes. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a slitting system to improve the uniformity of slices in view of the above problems.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is a slitting system, including a workbench and a slicing mechanism, wherein a conveying mechanism for driving the material to move horizontally is arranged on the workbench, a slitting knife for slitting the material is arranged on the material moving path, the slitting material is sent to the transfer mechanism on one side of the workbench, and then moves with the transfer mechanism, the transfer mechanism includes a rotating part, the rotating part is provided with an interpenetrating part for penetrating the material, when the material rotates with the interpenetrating part, the adjustment mechanism drives the plane side of the material toward the far end of the workbench, the material that has completed the rotation is placed on the transfer table of the slicing mechanism, and its plane side is facing downward and in contact with the transfer table, the slicing mechanism also includes a conveying unit connected to the transfer table and a slicing knife located on the conveying path of the conveying unit, the conveying unit is used to move the slitting material to the working area of ​​the slicing knife, and the slicing knife is used to slice the slitting material; the material is separated from the interpenetrating part by the material taking mechanism. The material is cut into two parts by the slitting knife, and the dividing surface is a plane, and the slitting material is transferred to the transfer table through the transfer mechanism. During the transfer process, the material is rotated by adjusting the mechanism so that the plane of the material faces downward. In this way, in the subsequent slicing process, the material swinging or tilting can be reduced and the uniformity of the slicing can be improved.

[0006] Furthermore, to simplify the mechanism, the adjustment mechanism is an adjustment column arranged on one side of the rotation path of the insertion part. When the material rotates with the insertion part, the arc side of the material hits the adjustment column, thereby causing the material to rotate around the insertion part so that the plane side of the material faces downward.

[0007] Furthermore, in order to avoid collision between the two parts of the material after being cut during rotation, a separation seat is provided on the path of the cut material moving toward the transfer mechanism side, and the central axis of the separation seat is aligned with the cutting line of the material. The separation seat is arranged as an isosceles triangle on one side of the cutting knife, with its vertex facing the cutting knife. The separation seat keeps the two parts of the material away from each other after being cut, and the shape of the separation seat enables the material to be evenly separated.

[0008] Furthermore, the workbench is provided with a primary alignment mechanism on both sides of the slitting knife, and the primary alignment mechanism includes a base plate driven by the primary alignment driving mechanism, and the base plate is connected to the alignment plate through an elastic mechanism at one end of the slitting knife. Through the primary alignment mechanism, the slitting knife is aligned with the axis of the material as much as possible, and the sizes of the two parts of the material are kept consistent as much as possible.

[0009] Furthermore, the workbench is provided with secondary alignment mechanisms on both sides of the separation seat near the transfer mechanism end, and the secondary alignment mechanism includes a base plate pushed by the secondary alignment driving mechanism, and the base plate is connected to a push plate at one end of the separation seat through a telescopic mechanism. During the movement of the push plate toward the separation seat, the material plane side abuts against the side wall of the separation seat, so that the distance from the material plane side to the interpenetration portion where it is located remains consistent, providing convenience for subsequent placement.

[0010] Furthermore, in order to improve the level of automation and ensure that the material can be strung on the interlaced part, it also includes a loading mechanism that pushes the material from the workbench to the transfer mechanism, the loading mechanism includes a loading plate, the upper end of the loading plate is rotatably set on a sliding seat, and the sliding seat is provided with a baffle that limits the lower end of the loading plate from rotating toward the slitting knife side, and the sliding seat moves along the connecting line between the workbench and the transfer mechanism.

[0011] Furthermore, in order to improve the level of automation, the material picking mechanism includes a material picking part, and the material picking part is arranged on a transverse shift seat, and the transverse shift seat moves along the connecting line between the transfer platform and the transfer mechanism.

[0012] Furthermore, in order to simplify the structure so that the material picking part can move between the material and the rotating part, the material picking part includes a material picking plate arranged on both sides of the insertion part, and the upper end of the material picking plate is rotatably arranged on the transverse displacement seat, and the transverse displacement seat is provided with a limiting plate that limits the lower end of the material picking plate from rotating toward the transfer mechanism side.

[0013] Furthermore, a limiting portion is provided on the outer side wall of the insertion portion to limit the movement range of the material and ensure that the material taking plate can push the material.

[0014] Furthermore, the transfer table moves vertically to avoid the transfer table interfering with the rotation of the interpenetrating portion.

[0015] Beneficial effects of the present invention: Compared with the method of directly sending the material to the slicing mechanism for slicing, the present invention first cuts the spherical or nearly spherical konjac tubers and other materials into two halves, and then the material is strung on the interlaced part and moves to the top of the transfer table with the rotation of the rotating part. The material contacts the adjustment mechanism during the movement and rotates around the interlaced part during the process, so that the plane side of the material faces the transfer table. Finally, the material is placed on the transfer table with the plane facing down, and then the material is sent to the subsequent slicing mechanism. Since the material is placed with the plane facing down, it is not easy for the material to swing or tilt during the slicing process, thereby improving the uniformity of the slices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the position relationship between the insertion part and the adjustment column in the A-direction state.

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the loading plate installation structure in the A-direction state.

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the installation structure of the feeding plate in the B direction state.

[0021] The text labels in the figure are as follows: 1. workbench; 2. material; 3. conveying mechanism; 4. slitting knife; 5. rotating part; 6. interlacing part; 7. transfer table; 8. adjusting column; 9. separation seat; 10. primary alignment drive mechanism; 11. base plate; 12. alignment plate; 13. secondary alignment drive mechanism; 14. base plate; 15. pushing plate; 16. loading plate; 17. sliding seat; 18. baffle; 19. transverse seat; 20. material removal plate; 21. limiting plate; 22. limiting part; 23. column; 24. guide column; 25. connecting section; 26. top plate; 27. conveying unit; 28. slicing knife; 29. ​​pressing plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The description in this part is only exemplary and explanatory and should not have any limiting effect on the protection scope of the present invention.

[0023] Embodiment 1, as Figure 1-5 As shown, the specific structure of the present invention is a slitting system, which includes a workbench 1 and a slicing structure. The workbench 1 is provided with a conveying mechanism 3 for driving the material 2 to move horizontally. The conveying mechanism 3 can adopt a cylinder, an oil cylinder, etc. that moves along the length direction of the workbench. The conveying mechanism 3 in this embodiment adopts a belt conveyor such as a plate chain conveyor line that is arranged along the length direction of the workbench 1. A slitting knife 4 for slitting the material 2 is arranged on the moving path of the material 2. A support plate is arranged below the upper conveyor belt of the belt conveyor. The support plate is located below the slitting knife 4 to facilitate the slitting of the material by the slitting knife 4. The slitting knife 4 can be driven by a motor, an oil cylinder, etc. in the prior art to cut the material. In this embodiment, the slitting knife 4 moves vertically and the slitting knife 4 is located above the central axis of the conveying mechanism 3.

[0024] The cut materials are sent to the transfer mechanism on one side of the workbench 1, and a separation seat 9 is provided on the path for the cut materials to move toward the transfer mechanism side. The outer wall of the separation seat 9 is perpendicular to the upper end surface of the workbench 1, and the central axis of the separation seat 9 is aligned with the dividing line of the material 2, that is, the separation seat 9 is coaxially arranged with the conveying mechanism 3, and the separation seat 9 is arranged as an isosceles triangle on one side of the slitting knife 4, and its vertex faces the slitting knife 4, and the separation seat 9 is arranged as a rectangle at the far end of the slitting knife 4. The separation seat 9 not only separates the two pieces of material after cutting, but also keeps the distance between the plane side of the material and the interlaced part 6 where it is located consistent, so as to facilitate the placement of subsequent materials; the separation seat 9 extends out of the workbench 1 at the far end of the slitting knife 4 and is connected to the column 23, and the column 23 is fixedly set on the ground, the base, etc.

[0025] The workbench 1 is provided with a primary alignment mechanism on both sides of the slitting knife 4, and the primary alignment mechanism includes a base plate 11 pushed by a primary alignment driving mechanism 10. The primary alignment driving mechanism 10 can adopt a cylinder, an electric push rod, etc. The cylinder body of the primary alignment driving mechanism 10 is installed on the workbench 1, and the base plate 11 is connected to the alignment plate 12 at one end of the slitting knife 4 through an elastic mechanism. The alignment plate 12 is an arc with the center facing the slitting knife 4. The elastic mechanism can adopt a spring, and the spring is sleeved on a guide column 24. The guide column 24 is arranged along the width direction of the workbench 1, and one end of the guide column 24 is fixed on the alignment plate 12, and the other end of the guide column 24 passes through the base plate 11.

[0026] The workbench 1 is provided with secondary alignment mechanisms on both sides of the separation seat 9 near the transfer mechanism end. The secondary alignment mechanism includes a base plate 14 pushed by a secondary alignment drive mechanism 13. The secondary alignment drive mechanism 13 can be a cylinder, an electric push rod, etc. The cylinder body of the secondary alignment drive mechanism 13 is installed on the workbench 1. The base plate 14 is connected to the push plate 15 at one end of the separation seat 9 through a telescopic mechanism. The telescopic mechanism can be an elastic mechanism or an elastic telescopic column. The contact surface of the push plate 15 and the alignment plate 12 with the material 2 can be provided with a cushioning material such as rubber to protect the material.

[0027] The cut materials are sent to the transfer mechanism side, and then moved from the conveying mechanism 3 to the transfer mechanism under the action of the loading mechanism. Since the conveying mechanism 3 is a belt conveyor, its end is arc-shaped, and a connecting section 25 is provided between the conveying mechanism 3 and the transfer mechanism. The connecting section can be fixedly set on the side wall of the column 23, and can also be set on the workbench 1. The upper end surface of the connecting section 25 is horizontally set and does not exceed the upper end surface of the conveying mechanism 3.

[0028] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding plate 16, the upper end of which is rotatably set on a sliding seat 17 through a pin shaft, etc. The upper end surface of the feeding plate 16 is an arc surface, and the sliding seat 17 is provided with a baffle 18 for limiting the rotation of the lower end of the feeding plate 16 toward the slitting knife 4 side, that is, when the feeding plate 16 is in a vertical state, the baffle 18 is in contact with the side wall of the feeding plate 16 facing the slitting knife 4, and the sliding seat 17 moves along the length direction of the workbench 1 under the push of a linear module, a motor-driven screw rod, a cylinder, etc. The sliding seat 17 is set on a guide column, the guide column is mounted on a bracket, and the bracket is fixedly set on the top plate 26.

[0029] The material moves with the transfer mechanism, which includes a rotating part 5, the axis of which is arranged along the width direction of the workbench 1, and rotating shafts are arranged at both ends of the rotating part. The rotating shafts are connected to the bearing seats on the support, and the support is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the top plate 26. At least one side of the rotating shaft is drivingly connected to the output shaft of the motor.

[0030] The rotating part 5 is provided with an insertion part 6 for penetrating the material 2. The insertion part 6 is arranged in a ring array around the rotating part 5 and is also arranged symmetrically with the axis of the separation seat 9 as the axis. The insertion part 6 is cylindrical and is arranged radially along the rotating part 5. The end of the insertion part 6 is set to be pointed.

[0031] When the material 2 rotates with the insertion portion 6, the adjustment mechanism drives the plane side of the material 2 toward the far end of the workbench 1. The material 2 that has completed the rotation is placed on the transfer table 7 of the slicing mechanism, with its plane side facing downward in contact with the transfer table 7. The slicing mechanism also includes a conveying unit 27 connected to the transfer table 7 and a slicing knife 28 located on the conveying path of the conveying unit 27 for slicing the cut material. The conveying unit 27 can adopt a conveying device in the prior art. In this embodiment, the structure of the conveying unit 27 is the same as that of the conveying mechanism 3, and the upper end surface of the conveyor belt of the conveying unit 27 is not higher than the upper end surface of the transfer table 7; the slicing knife 28 can be arranged in front of the conveying path of the conveying unit. In this embodiment, the slicing knife 28 is located above the conveying path of the conveying unit 27. The slicing knife 28 can be driven by a motor in the prior art to rotate or lift to slice the material, and the slicing knife 28 can also be driven by a cylinder or the like to lift and slice the material. The slicing structure further includes a pressing plate 29 , which is located on one side of the slicing knife 28 . The pressing plate 29 moves vertically under the drive of the pressing drive mechanism.

[0032] The material 2 is separated from the insertion part 6 by the material taking mechanism. The adjustment mechanism can be a manipulator, etc. In this embodiment, the adjustment mechanism is a simplified mechanism, and the adjustment mechanism is an adjustment column 8 arranged on one side of the rotation path of the insertion part 6. The adjustment column 8 is located directly above the rotating part 5. The upper end of the adjustment column 8 is mounted on the top plate 26 by bolts, etc., and the distance between the adjustment column 8 and the insertion part 6 can be adjusted as needed. The distance between the adjustment column 8 and the insertion part 6 is smaller than the radius of the material 2.

[0033] The material 2 is placed on the transfer table 7 through the material taking mechanism. The material taking mechanism includes a material taking part, which is arranged on a transverse shift seat 19, and the transverse shift seat 19 moves along the line between the transfer table 7 and the transfer mechanism. The material taking part includes a material taking plate 20 arranged on both sides of the insertion part 6, and the upper end of the material taking plate 20 is rotatably arranged on the transverse shift seat 19 through a pin shaft, etc. The upper end surface of the material taking plate 20 is an arc surface, and a limiting plate 21 is arranged on the transverse shift seat 19 to limit the rotation of the lower end of the material taking plate 20 toward the transfer mechanism side, that is, when the material taking plate 20 is in a vertical state, the limiting plate 21 is in contact with the side wall of the material taking plate 20 facing the rotating part 5, and a limiting part 22 is arranged on the outer side wall of the insertion part 6. The transverse shift seat 19 is driven by a linear module, a motor-driven screw rod, a cylinder, etc. along the length direction of the workbench 1, and the transverse shift seat 19 is arranged on a guide rail, and the guide rail is mounted on a mounting frame, and the mounting frame is fixedly arranged on the top plate 26. The transfer platform 7 moves vertically under the drive of a linear drive mechanism such as an air cylinder or an oil cylinder.

[0034] Specific working process: the staff puts the material 2 on the conveyor belt of the conveying mechanism 3, and the conveying mechanism 3 delivers the material 2 to the bottom of the slitting knife 4. At this time, the conveying mechanism 3 stops conveying, and then the alignment plates 12 on both sides of the material 2 move synchronously to adjust the position of the material 2. After the adjustment is completed, the slitting knife 4 descends to cut the material into two pieces. After the slitting is completed, the slitting knife 4 rises and resets, the alignment plates 12 move away from each other, and then the conveying mechanism 3 resumes work.

[0035] The cut materials are sent to the separation seat 9 by the conveying mechanism 3, and the two pieces of materials move along the inclined surface of the side wall of the separation seat 9 respectively, so that the distance between the two pieces of materials increases. To ensure that the materials move along the inclined surface instead of rotating, the inclination of the side wall of the separation seat 9 should not be too large.

[0036] The material is delivered to the rectangular section of the separation seat 9, that is, the end of the conveying mechanism 3. In the process of moving the material toward the conveying mechanism 3, the material pushes the lower end of the loading plate 16 to rotate upward, so that the material moves between the loading plate 16 and the rotating part 5, and then the loading plate 16 is reset to a vertical state and the conveying mechanism 3 stops working. At this time, the plane side of the material is facing the separation seat 9 in an oblique upward manner.

[0037] The material 2 moves to the push plate 15, and the push plates 15 on both sides move toward each other so that the flat side of the material rests against the side wall of the separation seat 9, and then the loading plate 16 moves toward the rotating part 5 to string the material on the insertion part 6 of the rotating part 5 toward the workbench 1. The insertion part 6 is higher than the upper end surface of the conveying mechanism 3 but horizontal to the upper end surface of the conveying mechanism 3. After the insertion part 6 penetrates the material 2, the loading plate 16 and the push plate 15 retreat and reset.

[0038] The material 2 rotates upward along with the insertion part 6. When the material 2 rotates to the top of the rotating part 5, the material 2 collides with the adjustment column 8. At this time, the material 2 rotates around the insertion part 6, so that the plane side of the material 2 turns from facing the center point of the rotating part 5 to facing the far end of the workbench 1.

[0039] The material 2 continues to rotate until the insertion portion 6 where it is located returns to a horizontal state. At this time, the insertion portion 6 is located at the far end of the conveying mechanism 3, and the plane side of the material 2 faces downward. Then the pick-up plate 20 moves toward the rotating portion 5. During the movement, the lower end of the pick-up plate 20 is lifted by the material 2 and rotates toward the far end of the conveying mechanism 3. When the pick-up plate 20 is located between the material 2 and the rotating portion 5, the pick-up plate 20 is reset to a vertical state, and the transfer table 7 rises at the same time until the upper end surface of the transfer table 7 is against the plane side of the material 2. During the rising process of the transfer table 7, the material 2 is also driven to rotate, so that the upper end surface of the transfer table 7 is in contact with the plane side of the material 2. After the upper end surface of the transfer table 7 contacts the plane side of the material 2, the material picking plate 20 moves toward the far end of the rotating part 5 to remove the material from the insertion part 6 and push it to the conveyor belt of the conveying unit 27. At this time, the material maintains a plane in contact with the conveyor belt of the conveying unit 27, and the cut material moves under the slicing knife 28. The slicing knife 28 rises and falls periodically to complete the slicing of the material. Before the slicing knife 28 works, the pressing plate 29 descends to close to the upper end surface of the material 2 or directly contacts it to avoid the material from jumping and other phenomena, thereby further improving the slicing quality.

[0040] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or apparatus.

[0041] This article uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The above examples are only used to help understand the method and core ideas of the present invention. The above is only a preferred implementation of the present invention. It should be pointed out that due to the limitations of textual expression and the objective existence of infinite specific structures, ordinary technicians in this technical field can make several improvements, modifications or changes without departing from the principles of the present invention, and can also combine the above technical features in an appropriate manner; these improvements, modifications, changes or combinations, or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution to other occasions without improvement, should be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A slitting system, comprising a workbench (1) and a slicing mechanism, wherein the workbench (1) is provided with a conveying mechanism (3) for driving a material (2) to move horizontally, and a slitting knife (4) for slitting the material (2) is provided on the moving path of the material (2), characterized in that: The cut material is sent to a transfer mechanism on one side of a workbench (1) and then moves with the transfer mechanism. The transfer mechanism includes a rotating part (5). The rotating part (5) is provided with an insertion part (6) for inserting the material (2). When the material (2) rotates with the insertion part (6), the adjustment mechanism drives the plane side of the material (2) toward the far end of the workbench (1). The material (2) that has completed the rotation is placed on a transfer table (7) of a slicing mechanism, with its plane side facing downward and in contact with the transfer table (7). The slicing mechanism also includes a conveying unit (27) connected to the transfer table (7) and a slicing knife (28) located on the conveying path of the conveying unit (27) for slicing the cut material. The material (2) is separated from the insertion part (6) by the material taking mechanism.

2. A slitting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment mechanism is an adjustment column (8) arranged on one side of the rotation path of the insertion portion (6).

3. A slitting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A separation seat (9) is provided on the path of the cut material moving toward the transfer mechanism side, the center axis of the separation seat (9) is aligned with the cutting line of the material (2), and the separation seat (9) is arranged in an isosceles triangle on one side of the cutting knife (4), with its vertex facing the cutting knife (4).

4. A slitting system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The workbench (1) is provided with a primary alignment mechanism on both sides of the slitting knife (4), the primary alignment mechanism comprising a base plate (11) driven by a primary alignment driving mechanism (10), the base plate (11) being connected to an alignment plate (12) at one end of the slitting knife (4) via an elastic mechanism.

5. A slitting system according to claim 3, characterized in that: The workbench (1) is provided with secondary alignment mechanisms on both sides of the separation seat (9) near the transfer mechanism end, and the secondary alignment mechanism comprises a base plate (14) pushed by a secondary alignment driving mechanism (13), and the base plate (14) is connected to a push plate (15) at one end of the separation seat (9) through a telescopic mechanism.

6. A slitting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a loading mechanism for pushing the material (2) from the workbench (1) to the transfer mechanism, the loading mechanism including a loading plate (16), the upper end of the loading plate (16) is rotatably arranged on a sliding seat (17), the sliding seat (17) is provided with a baffle (18) for limiting the lower end of the loading plate (16) from rotating toward the slitting knife (4) side, and the sliding seat (17) moves along the connecting line between the workbench (1) and the transfer mechanism.

7. A slitting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material taking mechanism comprises a material taking part, and the material taking part is arranged on a transverse shift seat (19). The transverse shift seat (19) moves along a connecting line between the transfer platform (7) and the transfer mechanism.

8. A slitting system according to claim 7, characterized in that: The material picking portion comprises a material picking plate (20) arranged on both sides of the insertion portion (6); the upper end of the material picking plate (20) is rotatably arranged on a transverse shift seat (19); and a limiting plate (21) is arranged on the transverse shift seat (19) to limit the lower end of the material picking plate (20) from rotating toward the transfer mechanism side.

9. A slitting system according to claim 7, characterized in that: A limiting portion (22) is provided on the outer side wall of the insertion portion (6).

10. A slitting system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer platform (7) moves vertically.

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