Automatic loading mechanism for sheathed yam
By designing an automatic filling mechanism for yam tubes, the automatic feeding and ejection of the tubes are achieved using a sloping bottom plate and an arc-shaped groove plate structure. This solves the problem of cumbersome operation of yam tube planting equipment, improves planting continuity and efficiency, and reduces the failure rate.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NORTH CHINA UNIV OF WATER RESOURCES & ELECTRIC POWER
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing automatic yam planting equipment with sleeves is cumbersome and labor-intensive to operate when filling the sleeves. The spring chain component affects the unwinding structure, resulting in low planting continuity. It also requires high skill levels from operators and has a high rate of misoperation and failure.
An automatic filling mechanism for yam tubes was designed, including a tube chamber, a long top plate, and a filling drive mechanism. The automatic feeding and ejection of the tubes are achieved through the inclined bottom plate and the arc-shaped groove plate structure. The reciprocating motion of the long top plate is realized by the drive component and the synchronous rod, so as to achieve continuous automatic filling of the tubes.
It improves the continuity and efficiency of yam cultivation with sheathing, simplifies the operation process, reduces the rate of misoperation and failure, and reduces the dependence on human skill.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of tube-grown yam cultivation, and more particularly to an automatic filling mechanism for tube-grown yam. Background Technology
[0002] Sleeve-insulated yam cultivation is a highly efficient yam cultivation method. Its characteristic is that it uses sleeves to provide a good growing environment for yam tubers, thereby improving the yield and quality of yams and avoiding breakage and scratches during harvesting.
[0003] To improve the planting and harvesting efficiency of sleeved yams, relevant units have successively developed automatic sleeved yam planting equipment. The invention patent with application number CN2023100841612 proposes a spring chain sleeved yam planting machine. The spring chain sleeve assembly of the planting machine connects several outer sleeves into one unit through spring chains. A guide sleeve is installed inside the outer sleeve. Under the driving action of the winding and unwinding device on the spring chain sleeve assembly, each outer sleeve can enter the positioning slot of the push support platform in sequence. The piston rod of the rear push hydraulic cylinder pushes the guide sleeve out from the outer sleeve and inserts it obliquely into the soil. When loading the sleeves, the spring chain sleeve assembly needs to be wound around the winding device to form an unwinding structure. The winding device also needs to retrieve the spring chain assembly after planting. The overall sleeve loading operation is cumbersome and labor-intensive. Furthermore, the outer sleeve in the spring chain affects the overall winding amount of the spring chain assembly on the unwinding device. One spring chain is planted quickly, so new spring chain sleeves need to be installed frequently during the planting process. This results in low continuity of the automatic yam planting operation, which restricts the efficiency of automatic planting. In addition, the excessive loading and coordination of components requires high skill from the operators, leading to a high rate of misoperation and failure. Improvements are needed. Summary of the Invention
[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, this invention proposes an automatic filling mechanism for tubular yams.
[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is: an automatic filling mechanism for casing yams, comprising a casing bin, a long top plate, and a filling drive mechanism fixedly installed on a bracket; the bottom plate of the casing bin is an inclined bottom plate, a material discharge groove is provided between the inclined bottom plate and the outer side plate of the casing bin, an inclined baffle corresponding to the inclined bottom plate is provided at the lower part of the outer side plate of the casing bin, a material discharge notch is provided between the lower end of the inclined baffle and the inclined bottom plate, and an arc-shaped groove plate located outside the material discharge notch is provided at the lower end of the inclined bottom plate, a top plate slide rail is provided at the arc-shaped groove plate, the long top plate is slidably installed in the top plate slide rail and directly facing the inside of the arc-shaped groove, the width of the long top plate is greater than the depth of the arc-shaped groove plate, and extension rods are provided at both ends of the long top plate, and the filling drive mechanism is connected to the two extension rods.
[0006] Preferably, the loading drive mechanism includes drive components that are hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber via support shafts. A U-shaped synchronous rod is connected between the two drive components and sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber. The main body of the two drive components is a long cylindrical sleeve that is slidably fitted onto the end of the extension rod. A bent rod is provided on one end of the drive component. A rectangular plate is fixedly connected to the outer end of the bent rod. The drive component is driven to swing up and down around the support shaft by the swing of the rectangular plate. A top pressure component is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate.
[0007] Preferably, the loading drive mechanism includes swing rods hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber via support shafts and connecting rods hinged to one end of the swing rods. A U-shaped synchronizing rod sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber is connected between the two swing rods. The lower end of the connecting rod is hinged to the end of the extension rod. A rectangular plate is fixedly connected to the other end of one of the swing rods. The swing of the rectangular plate drives the swing rod to swing up and down around the support shaft. A top pressure assembly is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate.
[0008] Preferably, the top-pressing assembly includes a columnar pusher and a top-pressing rod installed in the arc-shaped groove guide rail. The end of the columnar pusher is provided with a drive shaft along its radial upward direction. One end of the top-pressing rod is hinged to the drive shaft, and the other end presses against the lower surface of the rectangular plate. A guide pin is provided at the edge of the port of the arc-shaped groove guide rail, and a guide elongated hole is provided in the middle of the top-pressing rod and slidably connected to the guide pin.
[0009] Preferably, the upper end of the guide pin is provided with a limiting block, the size of which is larger than the width of the guide hole.
[0010] Preferably, the lower end of the feeding chute is provided with an extended guide plate, which is located above the arc-shaped groove guide rail.
[0011] Preferably, the lower end of the top plate slide rail is provided with a limiting plate, which is directly opposite the long top plate.
[0012] The beneficial technical effects of this invention are:
[0013] This automatic loading mechanism directly inserts the sleeves into the sleeve bin. The sleeves can enter the arc-shaped groove plate sequentially from the material discharge notch at the bottom of the sleeve bin. By driving the long top plate to reciprocate and lift, the sleeves in the arc-shaped groove are pushed out sequentially into the material discharge chute. From the material discharge chute, they slide out into the arc-shaped groove guide rail below, realizing automatic loading. This loading mechanism does not require the installation of auxiliary parts on the sleeves to achieve loading. A large number of sleeves can be put into the sleeve bin at one time for automatic material discharge and loading. It has high planting continuity and does not require frequent material loading, which can effectively improve planting efficiency. Moreover, once the sleeves are put into the sleeve bin, the mechanism can automatically run to perform the loading operation. The operation process is simple and efficient, and can effectively avoid the problems of misoperation and high failure rate. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1This is one of the three-dimensional structural schematic diagrams of the present invention;
[0015] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of the present invention;
[0016] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 One of the schematic diagrams of the AA-direction cross-section structure;
[0017] Figure 4 yes Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the AA-direction cross-section structure (II);
[0018] Figure 5 This is the second three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;
[0019] Figure 6 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention after the casing compartment is removed;
[0020] Figure 7 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of another loading drive mechanism of the present invention;
[0021] Figure 8 This is a second schematic diagram of another loading drive mechanism of the present invention.
[0022] In the diagram, 1. Support, 2. Sleeve compartment, 21. Inclined bottom plate, 211. Arc-shaped groove plate, 211. 22. Inclined baffle, 23. Material discharge chute, 231. Extended guide plate, 231. 24. Material discharge notch, 24. 25. Sleeve, 25. 31. Long top plate, 311. Extension rod, 311. 32. Top plate slide rail, 321. Limiting plate, 321. 33. Driving component, 331. Long cylindrical slide sleeve, 331. 34. Support shaft, 34. 35. U-shaped synchronous rod, 35. 36. Rectangular plate, 36. 37. Top pressure rod, 371. Guide long hole, 371. 38. Drive shaft, 38. 39. Guide pin, 39. 4. Arc-shaped groove guide rail, 41. Columnar pusher, 51. Swing rod, 52. Connecting rod. Detailed Implementation
[0023] Example 1, see appendix Figure 1-5An automatic filling mechanism for yam tubes includes a tube chamber 2 fixedly mounted on a support 1, a long top plate 31, and a filling drive mechanism. The bottom plate of the tube chamber 2 is an inclined bottom plate 21. A discharge chute 23 is provided between the inclined bottom plate and the outer side plate of the tube chamber. An inclined baffle 22 corresponding to the inclined bottom plate 21 is provided at the lower part of the outer side plate of the tube chamber 2. A discharge notch 24 is provided between the lower end of the inclined baffle and the inclined bottom plate. The inclined baffle 22 and the inclined bottom plate 21 form a V-shaped bottom. The discharge notch 24 is located at the lower end of the V-shaped bottom. Tubes 25 placed in the tube chamber 2 can automatically enter the discharge notch by their own weight. The size of the discharge notch matches the size of the tube. Only one tube 25 can pass through at a time. The lower end of 21 is provided with an arc-shaped groove plate 211 located outside the material discharge notch 24. The sleeve 25 coming out of the material discharge notch 24 enters the arc-shaped groove plate. A top plate slide rail 32 is provided at the arc-shaped groove plate 211. The long top plate 31 is slidably installed in the top plate slide rail 32 and faces the inside of the arc-shaped groove. When the long top plate 31 slides upward out of the top plate slide rail 32, it pushes out the sleeve 25 in the arc-shaped groove plate 211 and falls into the material discharge chute 23. When the long top plate 31 returns to its original position downward, the next sleeve 25 enters the arc-shaped groove plate 211 from the material discharge notch 24. The width of the long top plate 31 is greater than the depth of the arc-shaped groove plate 211. Both ends of the long top plate 31 are provided with extension rods 311. The loading drive mechanism is connected to the two extension rods 311.
[0024] The lower end of the unloading chute 23 is provided with an extended guide plate 231, which is located above the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4. The sleeve is accurately guided into the arc-shaped groove guide rail below through the extended guide plate.
[0025] The lower end of the top plate slide rail 32 is provided with a limiting plate 321, which is directly opposite the long top plate 31. The sliding stroke of the long top plate 31 is controlled by the limiting plate 321 to prevent the long top plate from accidentally slipping off the slide rail during the downward reset process.
[0026] The working process and principle of the automatic loading mechanism are as follows: ① The loading drive mechanism is activated to drive the long top plate 31 to slide upward into the arc-shaped groove plate 211. The long top plate 31 blocks the discharge notch 24, and then several sleeves 25 are loaded into the sleeve bin 2. The lowest sleeve 25 rolls into the discharge notch 24 due to its own weight and is blocked by the long top plate 31; ② The long top plate 31 is driven to slide downward out of the arc-shaped groove plate 211, and the sleeves 25 at the discharge notch 24 are released and roll into the groove 211. Once inside the arc-shaped groove plate 211, the long top plate 31 slides upward again, pushing the sleeve 25 inside the arc-shaped groove plate 211 out and into the discharge chute 23. The sleeve 25 falls from the discharge chute 23 into the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4, completing one filling operation. ③ The filling drive mechanism drives the long top plate 31 to slide up and down continuously, and the sleeves 25 in the sleeve chamber 2 roll into the arc-shaped groove plate 211 one by one and are pushed out one by one into the discharge chute 23, realizing continuous automatic filling of the sleeves 25.
[0027] Example 2, see appendix Figure 2-6 This embodiment is basically the same as Embodiment 1, and the similarities will not be repeated. The difference is that the loading drive mechanism includes drive members 33 that are respectively hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber 2 via the support shaft 34. A U-shaped synchronous rod 35 is connected between the two drive members and sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber 2. The synchronous rod connects the two drive members into one unit to realize their synchronous action. The main body of the two drive members 33 is a long round sleeve 331 that is slidably fitted on the end of the extension rod 311. A sliding pair is formed between the long round sleeve and the extension rod. When the long round sleeve 331 swings upward, it can drive the extension rod to slide upward through the sliding pair, thereby driving the long top plate 31 to slide upward along the top plate slide rail 32. One end of the drive member 33 is provided with a bent rod. The outer end of the bent rod is fixedly connected to a rectangular plate 36. The swing of the rectangular plate drives the drive member 33 to swing up and down around the support shaft 34, thereby driving the long round sleeve 331 to swing up and down. A top pressure assembly is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate 36.
[0028] The pressing assembly includes a columnar pusher 41 and a pressing rod 37 installed in the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4. The end of the columnar pusher 41 is provided with a drive shaft 38 along its radial upward direction. The columnar pusher moves linearly along the arc-shaped groove guide rail, carrying the drive shaft. One end of the pressing rod 37 is hinged to the drive shaft 38, and the pressing rod 37 and the drive shaft 38 can rotate relative to each other. The other end presses against the lower surface of the rectangular plate 36. A guide pin 39 is provided at the edge of the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4. The middle part of the pressing rod 37 is provided with a guide elongated hole 371 that is slidably connected to the guide pin 39. The pressing rod 37 automatically slides and rotates relative to the guide pin 39 through the guide elongated hole 371.
[0029] The principle of the loading drive mechanism is as follows: the columnar pusher 41 moves upward in a straight line along the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4, and the drive shaft 38 at its end moves synchronously and pushes the top pressure rod 37. The top pressure rod rotates relative to the drive shaft 38 and slides along the guide pin 39 toward the rectangular plate 36. After contacting the lower part of the outer side of the rectangular plate, it pushes it to the lower part and flips upward. The rectangular plate 36 drives the drive component 33 connected to it to swing upward around the support shaft 34. Under the action of the U-shaped synchronous rod 35, the drive components 33 on both sides move synchronously. The long cylindrical sliding sleeves 331 on the two drive components drive the two extension rods 311 synchronously through the sliding pair. The two extension rods drive the long top plate 31 to slide upward along the top plate slide rail 32. According to the above principle, the operation is reversed, that is, the long top plate 31 is driven to slide downward along the top plate slide rail 32.
[0030] The upper end of the guide pin 39 is provided with a limiting block. The size of the limiting block is larger than the width of the guide hole 371. The limiting block provides a sliding limit for the top pressure rod 37 to prevent it from slipping off the guide pin 39.
[0031] Example 3, see appendix Figure 7-8 This embodiment is basically the same as Embodiment 1, and the similarities will not be repeated. The difference is that the loading drive mechanism includes a swing rod 51 that is hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber 2 via the support shaft 34 and a connecting rod 52 that is hinged to one end of the swing rod. A U-shaped synchronous rod 35 that is sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber 2 is connected between the two swing rods 51. The two swing rods 51 are connected as one unit by the synchronous rod to realize their synchronous action. The lower end of the connecting rod 52 is hinged to the end of the extension rod 311. A rectangular plate 36 is fixedly connected to the other end of one of the swing rods 51. The swing of the rectangular plate drives the swing rod to swing up and down around the support shaft 34. A top pressure assembly is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate 36.
[0032] The principle of the loading drive mechanism is as follows: the columnar pusher 41 moves upward in a straight line along the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4, and the drive shaft 38 at its end moves synchronously and pushes the top pressure rod 37. The top pressure rod rotates relative to the drive shaft and slides along the guide pin shaft 39 toward the rectangular plate 36. After contacting the lower part of the outer side of the rectangular plate, it pushes it downward and flips upward. The rectangular plate 36 drives the swing rod 51 connected to it to swing upward around the support shaft 34. Under the action of the U-shaped synchronous rod 35, the swing rods 51 on both sides move synchronously. Through the connecting rod 52, the outer end of the extension rod 311 is pulled upward. The two extension rods 311 drive the long top plate 31 to slide upward along the top plate slide rail 32. According to the above principle, the operation is reversed, that is, the long top plate is driven to slide downward along the top plate slide rail.
[0033] The pressing assembly includes a columnar pusher 41 and a pressing rod 37 installed in the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4. The end of the columnar pusher 41 is provided with a drive shaft 38 along its radial upward direction. The columnar pusher 41 moves linearly along the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4, carrying the drive shaft 38. One end of the pressing rod 37 is hinged to the drive shaft 38, and the pressing rod 37 and the drive shaft 38 can rotate relative to each other. The other end presses against the lower surface of the rectangular plate 36. A guide pin 39 is provided at the edge of the port of the arc-shaped groove guide rail 4. The middle part of the pressing rod 37 is provided with a guide elongated hole 371 that is slidably connected to the guide pin 39. The pressing rod 37 automatically slides and rotates relative to the guide pin 39 through the guide elongated hole 371.
Claims
1. A kind of automatic loading mechanism of sheath pipe yam, it is characterized by: This includes a casing chamber, a long top plate, and a loading drive mechanism, all fixedly mounted on a support frame. The casing bin has an inclined bottom plate. A material discharge chute is provided between the inclined bottom plate and the outer side plate of the casing bin. An inclined baffle corresponding to the inclined bottom plate is provided at the lower part of the outer side plate of the casing bin. A material discharge notch is provided between the lower end of the inclined baffle and the inclined bottom plate. An arc-shaped groove plate located outside the material discharge notch is provided at the lower end of the inclined bottom plate. A top plate slide rail is provided at the arc-shaped groove plate. A long top plate is slidably installed in the top plate slide rail and faces the inside of the arc-shaped groove. The width of the long top plate is greater than the depth of the arc-shaped groove plate. Extension rods are provided at both ends of the long top plate. The filling drive mechanism is connected to the two extension rods. The loading drive mechanism includes swing rods hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber via support shafts and connecting rods hinged to one end of the swing rods. A U-shaped synchronizing rod sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber is connected between the two swing rods. The lower end of the connecting rod is hinged to the end of the extension rod. A rectangular plate is fixedly connected to the other end of one swing rod. The swing of the rectangular plate drives the swing rod to swing up and down around the support shaft. A pressing assembly is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate. The pressing assembly includes a columnar pusher and a pressing rod installed in an arc-shaped groove guide rail. A drive shaft is provided at the end of the columnar pusher along its radial upward direction. One end of the pressing rod is hinged to the drive shaft, and the other end presses against the lower surface of the rectangular plate. A guide pin is provided at the edge of the arc-shaped groove guide rail. A guide elongated hole is provided in the middle of the pressing rod and slidably connected to the guide pin. A limiting block is provided at the upper end of the guide pin. The size of the limiting block is larger than the width of the guide elongated hole.
2. The automatic loading mechanism for the sheathed yam according to claim 1, characterized in that: The loading drive mechanism includes drive components that are hinged to the end plates of the casing chamber via support shafts. A U-shaped synchronous rod is connected between the two drive components and sleeved on the outside of the casing chamber. The main body of the two drive components is a long cylindrical sleeve that is slidably fitted onto the end of the extension rod. A bent rod is provided on one end of the drive component. A rectangular plate is fixedly connected to the outer end of the bent rod. The drive component swings up and down around the support shaft by the swing of the rectangular plate. A top pressure component is provided on the outside of the rectangular plate.
3. The automatic loading mechanism for the sheathed yam according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top-pressing assembly includes a columnar pusher and a top-pressing rod installed in the arc-shaped groove guide rail. The end of the columnar pusher is provided with a drive shaft along its radial upward direction. One end of the top-pressing rod is hinged to the drive shaft, and the other end presses against the lower surface of the rectangular plate. A guide pin is provided at the edge of the port of the arc-shaped groove guide rail, and a guide elongated hole is provided in the middle of the top-pressing rod that is slidably connected to the guide pin.
4. The automatic loading mechanism for the sheathed yam according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upper end of the guide pin is provided with a limiting block, the size of which is larger than the width of the guide hole.
5. The automatic loading mechanism for the sheathed yam of claim 1, characterized by: The lower end of the feeding chute is provided with an extended guide plate, which is located above the arc-shaped groove guide rail.
6. The automatic filling mechanism for tubular yam according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the top plate slide rail is provided with a limiting plate, which is directly opposite the long top plate.