Automatic soft fruit cutting device

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of soft fruit skin automatic cutting device, rack is equipped with conveying mechanism and cutting mechanism, cutting mechanism includes the machine case with feeding port, cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case, and the cutting mechanism is equipped in machine case,

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to an automatic fruit peel cutting device, and more particularly to an automatic fruit peel cutting device. Background Technology

[0002] Orange peel has a sweet and bitter taste, but with the fragrance of oranges. It is a dried peel made from the peel of citrus fruits after drying. If kept dry, this peel can be stored for a long time, hence the name "aged peel".

[0003] Orange peel has medicinal value, specifically including the following medicinal effects: preventing motion sickness, treating frostbite, treating chronic bronchitis, treating cough, treating mastitis, treating vomiting due to stomach cold, treating colds caused by wind and cold, and soaking it in water can reduce internal heat, etc.

[0004] Therefore, orange peels are often dried for preservation. However, the peels vary in size, making them inconvenient to use. If they are cut directly into pieces, they are easily cut into pieces with significant width variations, which is still inconvenient. Furthermore, the inventors discovered that cutting orange peels into pieces is inefficient. Researching the cutting process, they found that orange peels are soft and lack a mechanism to hold them in place during cutting. With existing cutting mechanisms, the peels are easily bounced off the blades, making it difficult for them to be automatically fed into the cutting area, thus resulting in low cutting efficiency.

[0005] After a long period of research, the inventors cut orange peels into roughly the same size pieces for easier use. However, when cutting orange peels into pieces, it is necessary to first cut the orange peels into strips, and then cut the strips into pieces.

[0006] However, most existing strip cutting machines use two circular cutting rollers for cutting, such as the Chinese patent: a strip cutting machine with adjustable blades (publication number: CN221583843U). Although it can cut orange peels into strips, its cutting efficiency is low. The main reason is that orange peels are relatively light. When cutting, some orange peels will bounce off after encountering the blades. Moreover, the orange peels are mainly fed by their own weight and the driving force of the circular rollers, which leads to low cutting efficiency.

[0007] Existing cutting machines all require a feeding mechanism to clamp the material and stably feed it into the cutting area. For example, Chinese patent: A pelletizer for ultra-precision thermoplastic composite materials (publication number: CN113524493A) discloses that the material is cut into pellets by rotating the rotary cutter roller and fixed blade. However, this pelletizer still requires upper and lower pressure rollers to feed the material strips. Moreover, the structure of the material strips is not soft. Without a stable feeding mechanism for the strips of orange peel, the cutting mechanism composed of the cutter roller and fixed blade cannot cut the orange peel into pieces. Summary of the Invention

[0008] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an automatic soft fruit peel cutting device.

[0009] The objective of this invention is achieved through the following technical solution: an automatic soft fruit peel cutting device, comprising a frame, on which a conveying mechanism and a cutting mechanism are installed. The cutting mechanism includes a housing with a feeding port, and inside the housing are a strip-cutting mechanism for cutting materials into strips and a block-cutting mechanism for cutting strip materials into blocks. The discharge port of the conveying mechanism is located above the feeding port.

[0010] The slicing mechanism includes a rotatable cutting roller and a rotatable feeding roller, and also includes a drive device for driving the cutting roller and the feeding roller to rotate. The drive device is mounted on the frame. A number of cutting blades are axially spaced on the cutting roller. The feeding roller has a cutting groove corresponding to the cutting blades, and the outer circle of the cutting blade is located in the cutting groove. The outer circumference of the feeding roller body has a feeding notch extending axially. The feeding notch has a pressure surface and a feeding surface that are at an angle to each other. With the direction of rotation of the feeding roller as the front, the pressure surface is located behind the feeding surface. There is a material drop gap between the roller body and the cutting roller.

[0011] The cutting mechanism includes a fixed blade fixedly installed in the machine housing, a rotating blade roller, a feeding component that feeds material into the feeding area of ​​the blade roller, and a drive mechanism that drives the blade roller to rotate. The blade roller has a moving blade extending axially. The blade roller is also provided with a discharge groove corresponding to the moving blade. With the rotation direction of the blade roller as the front, the feeding component is located above the blade roller and below the material discharge gap. The fixed blade is located in front of the outlet of the feeding component. The moving blade's cutting edge faces the fixed blade, and the shortest distance between the fixed blade's cutting edge and the moving blade's cutting edge on the circumference is less than the thickness of the material.

[0012] Optionally, the cutting roller includes a cutting shaft with several pads mounted on it. A cutting blade is disposed between two adjacent pads. The pads and the cutting blade are locked together by first locking nuts located at both ends of the cutting shaft. The gap between the outer circle of the roller body and the outer circle of the pads forms the material dropping gap.

[0013] Optionally, the circular trajectory formed by the rotation of the cutting blade and the circular trajectory formed by the bottom of the cutting groove are mutually circumscribed.

[0014] Optionally, the drive unit is connected to the power output end of the cutting roller, the other end of the cutting shaft is provided with a drive gear, and the feeding shaft of the feeding roller is provided with a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear, and the transmission ratio between the drive gear and the driven gear is greater than 1.

[0015] Optionally, the feeding roller also includes a feeding shaft, the roller body is mounted on the feeding shaft, and the roller body is locked by a second locking nut installed at both ends of the feeding shaft in the axial direction. On the axial projection plane, the feeding notch is a right-angled groove, and the pressure surface extends along the radial direction of the feeding roller. The foot of the feeding notch is located on the circumference where the cutting groove is located. There are several feeding notches, and the several feeding notches are evenly distributed on the same circumference.

[0016] Optionally, the feeder has a U-shaped plate, which is mounted on the fixed blade, and a feed groove is formed between the U-shaped plate and the fixed blade. There is a gap between the bottom of the feed groove and the circumference where the blade of the fixed blade is located.

[0017] Optionally, a mounting base is installed inside the chassis, and the fixed blade can be detachably mounted on the mounting base.

[0018] Optionally, the bottom of the fixed blade is provided with a relief slope, and the shortest distance between the relief slope and the circumference where the fixed blade edge is located gradually increases from back to front.

[0019] Optionally, a comb plate is also installed on the mounting base. The comb plate is located outside the material drop gap, and the comb teeth of the comb plate are located between two adjacent cutting blades. On the horizontal projection plane, the comb plate and the feeder form an annular cavity.

[0020] Optionally, bearing seats are provided at both ends of the cutter roller, and sliding grooves are provided on the axial side walls of the machine housing. The sliding grooves extend in the front-to-back direction, and the bearing seats are slidably installed in the sliding grooves. A screw adjustment device is installed in the sliding grooves. The screw adjustment device includes a fixed plate, a top-pressure screw, a tension screw, and a fastening nut. The fixed plate is fixedly installed in the sliding groove. A threaded through hole that mates with the top-pressure screw is provided on the fixed plate. A blind hole corresponding to the top-pressure screw is provided on the outer side wall of the bearing seat. One end of the top-pressure screw passes through the threaded through hole and abuts against the blind hole. A fastening nut is also installed on the top-pressure screw between the head of the top-pressure screw and the fixed plate. A through hole for the tension screw to pass through is also provided on the fixed plate. A screw hole corresponding to the tension screw is provided on the outer side wall of the bearing seat. One end of the tension screw passes through the through hole and is locked with the screw hole. A fastening nut is also installed on the tension screw between the head of the tension screw and the fixed plate.

[0021] The present invention has the following advantages:

[0022] 1. The cutting device of the present invention first cuts the material into strips, and then cuts the strips into blocks, so that the cut material meets the size requirements, and is therefore extremely convenient to use;

[0023] 2. In the cutting mechanism of the present invention, a feeding notch is provided on the feeding roller. During the rotation of the feeding roller, the material can be continuously fed to the cutting blade through the feeding notch, thereby improving the cutting efficiency and cutting rate of the material.

[0024] 3. In the cutting mechanism of the present invention, the material in the feeding component contacts the cutting roller under the action of gravity, and then the material is pushed by the rotation of the cutting roller, thereby causing the material to move in the direction of the fixed blade. At the same time, during the movement, the front end of part of the material enters the discharge trough. Then, through the cooperation of the fixed blade and the cutting roller, the material is cut into blocks, and the remaining material can be blocked by the blocking surface of the fixed blade and can enter the subsequent discharge trough, thereby cutting the material into several blocks. Attached Figure Description

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the strip cutting mechanism installed inside the chassis Figure 1 ;

[0028] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the strip cutting mechanism installed inside the chassis Figure 2 ;

[0029] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the strip cutting mechanism Figure 1 ;

[0030] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the strip cutting mechanism Figure 2 ;

[0031] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the cross section of AA;

[0032] Figure 8 for Figure 6 Cross-sectional view of BB;

[0033] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram showing the relative positions of the comb plate and the cutting roller;

[0034] Figure 10 A schematic diagram showing the relative positions of the inclined plane and the cutting axis to avoid obstruction;

[0035] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the comb plate mounted on the mounting base.

[0036] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting mechanism;

[0037] Figure 13 for Figure 12 Enlarged view of point E in the middle;

[0038] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram showing the relative positions of the cutting mechanism and the receiving box;

[0039] Figure 15 for Figure 14 A cross-sectional view;

[0040] Figure 16 Schematic diagram of the feeding component

[0041] Figure 17 This is a schematic diagram of the screw adjusting device.

[0042] In the diagram, 1-chassis, 2-cutting roller, 3-feeding roller, 4-comb plate, 5-mounting base, 21-cutting blade, 22-pad plate, 23-first locking nut, 24-cutting shaft, 31-feeding notch, 32-cutting groove, 33-feeding shaft, 34-roller body, 35-second locking nut, 41-avoidance slope, 100-blade roller, 200-fixed blade, 300-feeding component, 400-collection box, 101-moving blade, 102-discharge chute. 201-Fixed blade edge, 202-Receding slope, 203-Blocking surface, 301-U-shaped plate, 302-Baffle plate, 303-Wing plate, 304-Feeding trough, 305-Arc-shaped surface, 311-Discharge surface, 311-Pressure surface, 312-Feeding surface, 51-Fixed plate, 52-Fastening nut, 53-Top pressure screw, 54-Tightening screw, 10-Strip cutting mechanism, 20-Slice cutting mechanism, 30-Conveying mechanism, 40-Cutting mechanism, 50-Frame. Detailed Implementation

[0043] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0044] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the invention.

[0045] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this invention can be combined with each other.

[0046] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

[0047] In the description of this invention, it should be noted that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly used when the product of this invention is in use, or the orientation or positional relationship commonly understood by those skilled in the art. They are only used for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this invention. In addition, the terms "first," "second," etc., are only used to distinguish descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0048] In the description of this invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set," "install," "connect," and "link" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection of two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention based on the specific circumstances.

[0049] like Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, an automatic soft fruit peel cutting device includes a frame 50, on which a conveying mechanism 30 and a cutting mechanism 40 are installed. The cutting mechanism 40 includes a housing 1 with a feeding port. Inside the housing 1, a strip-cutting mechanism 10 for cutting materials into strips and a block-cutting mechanism 20 for cutting strip materials into blocks are installed. The discharge port of the conveying mechanism 30 is located above the feeding port. The conveying mechanism 30 is existing technology and can be a plate conveyor or a belt conveyor. The conveying mechanism 30 conveys the soft fruit peels into the cutting mechanism 40. First, the strip-cutting mechanism cuts the soft fruit peels into strips, and then the strips of soft fruit peels are cut into blocks by the block-cutting mechanism 20.

[0050] In this embodiment, as Figure 2 As shown, the cutting mechanism 40 includes a housing 1 with a feeding port. The feeding port is located on the top of the housing 1, and the material enters the housing 1 through the feeding port. Inside the housing 1, there is a strip cutting mechanism 10 that cuts the material into strips and a block cutting mechanism 20 that cuts the strips into blocks. The discharge port of the strip cutting mechanism 10 is located above the inlet of the block cutting mechanism 20. After the material enters the housing 1 through the feeding port, it is cut into strips by the strip cutting mechanism 10. Then, the strips fall from the discharge port of the strip cutting mechanism 10 onto the block cutting mechanism 20, where they are further cut into blocks by the block cutting mechanism 20. By first cutting the material into strips, the width of the material meets the requirements. Then, by cutting the strips into blocks, the length of the material also meets the requirements. Thus, the cut material meets the size requirements and there will be no blocks that exceed the size requirements.

[0051] In this embodiment, the material being cut is mainly soft fruit peel, such as dried tangerine peel. When cutting soft fruit peel into strips, due to the irregular shape and softness of the peel, relying solely on its own weight to fall into the cutting area would result in low cutting efficiency. In this embodiment, such as... Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the slicing mechanism 10 includes a rotatable cutting roller 2 and a rotatable feeding roller 3. The cutting roller 2 and the feeding roller 3 are driven by a drive device mounted on the frame 50. Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, a plurality of cutting blades 21 are axially spaced on the cutting roller 2, and a cutting groove 32 corresponding to the cutting blades 21 is opened on the feeding roller 3, with the outer circle of the cutting blades 21 located within the cutting groove 32. This allows the cutting blades 21 to cut the material during circumferential rotation. A feeding notch 31 extending axially is opened on the outer circumference of the roller body 34 of the feeding roller 3. During rotation, the feeding roller 3 continuously feeds material to the cutting blades 21 through the feeding notch 31, thereby improving the cutting efficiency and cutting rate. A material drop gap exists between the roller body 34 and the cutting roller 2. Figure 7As shown at point C, after the material is cut into strips, the strip-shaped material falls through the material drop gap. When the feeding notch 31 rotates from the cutting area to the bottom of the feeding roller 3, it can also carry the strip-shaped material to a certain extent, thus facilitating the material to fall. The material drop gap is located above the feed inlet of the cutting mechanism 20, and the cut strip-shaped material falls into the cutting mechanism 20 from the material drop gap.

[0052] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the cutting roller 2 includes a cutting shaft 24, on which several pads 22 are mounted. A cutting blade 21 is disposed between two adjacent pads 22. The cutting blade 21, the pads, and the cutting shaft 24 are all installed by flat keys, thereby ensuring the synchronous rotation of the cutting blade 21, the pads 22, and the cutting shaft 24. The pads 22 and the cutting blade 21 are locked by first locking nuts 23 located at both ends of the cutting shaft 24 in the axial direction. The locking by the first nuts ensures the axial position of the pads 22 and the cutting blade 21, facilitating the reliable operation of the cutting blade 21. The pads 22 determine the distance between the two cutting blades 21, thereby determining the cutting width of the material. The gap between the outer circle of the roller body 34 and the outer circle of the pads 22 forms the material drop gap. Through the material drop gap, not only is the material drop efficiency improved and space provided for the material to fall, but interference between the feeding roller 3 and the pads 22 is also avoided.

[0053] In this embodiment, as Figure 8 As shown, the circular trajectory formed by the rotation of the cutting blade 21 and the circular trajectory formed by the bottom of the cutting groove 32 are mutually circumscribed. Thus, during the cutting process, the cutting blade 21 can completely cut the material, thereby improving the cutting quality of the material.

[0054] In this embodiment, as Figure 7 As shown, the feeding notch 31 has a pressure surface 311 and a feeding surface 312 that are at an angle to each other. With the rotation direction of the feeding roller 3 as the front, the pressure surface 311 is located behind the feeding surface 312. During the rotation of the feeding roller 3, the feeding surface 312 approaches the cutting blade 21, and the material in the feeding notch 31 slides into the cutting area along the feeding surface 312. When the material comes into contact with the cutting blade 21, some of the material will be bounced away by the cutting blade 21. However, as the pressure surface 311 approaches the cutting blade 21 again, the pressure surface 311 restricts the material and applies pressure to the material, forcing the material to come into contact with the cutting blade 21, thereby achieving the cutting of the material. After the material is cut, as the feeding surface 312 rotates to the dropping area, the feeding surface 312 tilts downward, which facilitates the strip-shaped material on the feeding surface 312 to fall into the dropping area.

[0055] In this embodiment, as Figure 7 and Figure 8 As shown, the bottom of the feeding notch 31 is located on the circumferential trajectory formed by the bottom of the cutting groove 32, so that while feeding, the cutting blade 21 can completely cut the material in the feeding notch 31.

[0056] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the feeding roller 3 also includes a feeding shaft 33, and the roller body 34 is mounted on the feeding shaft 33. The roller body 34 is locked by the second locking nuts 35 installed at both ends of the feeding shaft 33 in the axial direction. A flat key is provided between the roller body 34 and the feeding shaft 33 to ensure the synchronous rotation of the roller body 34 and the feeding shaft 33. The circumferential position of the roller body 34 is guaranteed by locking it with the second locking nuts 35, thereby avoiding the blade breakage phenomenon and ensuring the reliable cutting of the cutting blade 21.

[0057] In this embodiment, as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, both the cutting roller 2 and the feeding roller 3 are rotatably installed inside the housing 1. The housing 1 is also equipped with a comb plate 4. The comb plate 4 is located outside the material drop gap, and the comb teeth of the comb plate 4 are located between two adjacent cutting blades 21. By blocking the strip material with the comb plate 4, it is ensured that all the strip material falls into the material drop area below the material drop gap.

[0058] In this embodiment, an axially extending mounting base 5 is installed inside the chassis 1, such as... Figure 9 and Figure 10 As shown, the mounting base 5 is located below the cutting roller 2. The mounting base 5 is a rectangular column with screw holes on both axial end faces. The mounting base 5 is locked to the side wall of the housing 1 by locking screws. As shown, the comb plate 4 is mounted on the mounting base 5. The comb plate 4 and the mounting base 5 are installed by locking screws. Preferably, the mounting base 5 has countersunk screw holes, and the comb plate 4 is installed on the mounting base 5 by countersunk screws. Since the cutting area of ​​the cutting mechanism 10 is relatively long, the comb plate 4 is also relatively long, which increases the processing difficulty of the comb plate 4. Therefore, in this embodiment, the comb plate 4 has a multi-segment structure. During processing, it is processed in segments and then installed on the mounting base 5, and then spliced ​​into a comb plate 4 that meets the usage requirements.

[0059] In this embodiment, as Figure 10 and Figure 11 As shown, an avoidance slope 41 is provided on the outer side of the top of the comb plate 4. The avoidance slope 41 gradually moves away from the cutting roller 2 from top to bottom, thereby preventing the pad plate 22 from contacting the comb plate 4. At the same time, by setting the avoidance slope 41, the top of the comb plate 4 forms a pointed part, which allows the top of the comb plate 4 to be as close as possible to the outer circumference of the pad plate 22, thereby ensuring that the comb plate 4 can block all strip materials into the material dropping area.

[0060] In this embodiment, as Figure 8 As shown, on the axial projection plane, the feeding notch 31 is a right-angled groove, which makes the feeding notch 31 easier to process. The foot of the feeding notch 31 is located on the circumference of the cutting groove 32. There are several feeding notches 31, and the several feeding notches 31 are evenly distributed on the same circumference, thereby improving the feeding efficiency of the material and thus improving the cutting efficiency of the material.

[0061] In this embodiment, the power output end of the cutting shaft 24 of the cutting roller 2 is connected to a drive device. Preferably, the drive device includes a drive motor, and the drive motor and the cutting shaft 24 are connected by chain transmission or belt transmission, such as... Figure 4 As shown, a drive gear is provided at the other end of the cutting shaft 24, and a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear is provided on the feeding shaft 33 of the feeding roller 3. The transmission ratio between the drive gear and the driven gear is greater than that of the drive gear. Therefore, the rotation speed of the feeding roller 3 is greater than that of the cutting roller 2, which further improves the material feeding efficiency and thus improves the material cutting efficiency.

[0062] In this embodiment, the soft fruit peel, cut into strips, is easily bounced apart during the high-speed rotation of the blade due to its softness and the need to cut it into blocks. This results in the peel lacking a support point, and after being cut, there is no tensile force to pull on subsequent pieces, making feeding the peel extremely difficult and leading to low cutting efficiency. In this embodiment, as... Figure 12 As shown, the cutting mechanism 20 includes a fixed blade 200 fixedly installed in the housing 1, a rotating blade roller 100, and a feeding component 300 feeding material into the feeding area of ​​the blade roller 100. The blade roller 100 is driven by a drive mechanism, which includes a drive motor. The power output end of the drive motor is connected to the power output end of the blade roller. In this embodiment, the drive motor and the blade roller can be connected by a chain drive or a belt drive, such as... Figure 15 As shown, the receiving box 400 has an opening slot. The cutting roller 100 of the cutting mechanism 20 is located inside the receiving box 400. The cutting roller 100 can be inserted into the receiving box 400 through the opening slot, while the two ends of the shaft of the cutting roller 100 protrude from the receiving box 400. The cutting area of ​​the cutting roller 100 and the fixed blade 200 is located at the opening slot. In this embodiment, as shown... Figure 13 As shown, the cutting area of ​​the cutter roller 100 and the fixed blade 200 is near the area where the fixed blade edge 201 and the moving blade edge 101 are at their minimum distance D. The receiving box 400 and the cutting mechanism 20 are both located inside the housing 1, and both ends of the cutter roller 100 are rotatably mounted on the housing 1. The fixed blade 200 is fixedly mounted inside the housing 1. In this embodiment, as shown... Figure 12As shown, the cutting mechanism 20 includes a fixed blade 200 and a rotating blade roller 100. The fixed blade 200 is installed inside the housing 1, and its position relative to the housing 1 is fixed. Furthermore, a mounting base 5 is installed inside the housing 1, and the fixed blade 200 is detachably installed on the mounting base 5. Screw holes are provided at both ends of the mounting base 5. The mounting base 5 is locked to the side wall of the housing 1 by locking screws, and the fixed blade 200 is also detachably installed to the mounting base 5 by locking screws. In this embodiment, the comb plate 4 and the fixed blade 200 are both installed on the rear side wall of the mounting base 5, and the bottom of the comb plate 4 abuts against the top of the fixed blade 200. Preferably, the thickness of the comb plate 4 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the fixed blade 200. More preferably, the thickness of the comb plate 4 is the same as the thickness of the fixed blade 200, so that no step is formed between the comb plate 4 and the fixed blade 200, thereby ensuring that the material can fall smoothly.

[0063] In this embodiment, during the rotation of the cutter roller 100, the cooperation between the cutter roller 100 and the fixed blade 200 cuts the material, such as... Figure 14 As shown, the cutter roller 100 has a movable cutting edge 101 extending axially. The cutter roller 100 also has a discharge groove 102 corresponding to the movable cutting edge 101. During processing, the discharge groove 102 is opened on the cutter roller 100, and the movable cutting edge 101 is formed between two discharge grooves 102. The rear end opening of the discharge groove 102 and the outer circumference of the cutter roller 100 form the moving cutting edge, while the part between two adjacent discharge grooves 102 forms the moving cutting back. The thickness of the cutting back gradually increases from the outside to the inside in the radial direction, thereby ensuring the service life of the movable blade. As shown in the figure, the cutting mechanism 20 also includes a cutting roller. The feeding component 300, which feeds the material in the feeding area 100, is positioned above the cutting roller 100 with the rotation direction of the cutting roller 100 as the front. The area below the feeding component 300 where the cutting roller 100 is located is the feeding area. The fixed blade 200 is located in front of the outlet of the feeding component 300. The moving blade 101 of the moving blade faces the fixed blade 200. The shortest distance between the fixed blade 201 of the fixed blade 200 and the moving blade 101 of the moving blade is less than the thickness of the material. Therefore, when the moving blade 101 and the fixed blade 201 are at the shortest distance, the material is cut, thereby making the material into blocks.

[0064] In this embodiment, as Figure 16As shown, the feeding component 300 has a U-shaped plate 301, which is mounted on the fixed blade 200, forming a feeding trough 304 between the U-shaped plate 301 and the fixed blade 200. Material accumulates in the feeding trough 304, and under gravity, it falls into the feeding area of ​​the cutter roller 100. During rotation, the cutter roller 100 applies a pushing force to the material, causing it to move towards the fixed blade 200. During its descent, most of the material falls directly into the discharge trough 102, where the cutter roller 100 can easily discharge it. The material is conveyed between the moving blade 101 and the fixed blade 201, thus achieving material cutting. However, a small portion of the material's end cannot fall into the discharge chute 102. As the cutter roller 100 rotates, this portion of material's end contacts the rear wall of the fixed blade 200. At this time, the rear wall of the fixed blade 200 acts as a stop surface 203, thus blocking the material. As the cutter roller 100 continuously applies a pushing force to the material, due to the softness of the material, it will arch. The arched material has a certain elastic recovery force, and the front end of the material... Under the action of this elastic restoring force, there is a tendency for the material to insert into the cutter roller 100. Therefore, when the front end of the material is just aligned with the discharge groove 102, the front end of the material will be inserted into the discharge groove 102, thereby completing the cutting of the material into pieces. The cut material is located in the discharge groove 102. As the cutter roller 100 rotates, it falls out of the discharge groove 102, thus preventing the accumulation of blocky material in the discharge groove 102, which would affect the cutting of the material. Therefore, the material in the feeder 300 contacts the cutter roller 100 under the action of gravity, and then passes through the cutter roller 100. The rotation applies a pushing force to the material, causing it to move towards the fixed blade 200. During this movement, the front end of some of the material enters the discharge chute 102. Then, through the cooperation of the fixed blade 200 and the blade roller 100, the material is cut into blocks. The remaining material is blocked by the abutment surface 203 of the fixed blade 200 and can enter the subsequent discharge chute 102, thus cutting the material into several blocks. Therefore, there is no need to use a feeding mechanism to clamp the material, making the entire cutting device structure simpler.

[0065] In this embodiment, as Figure 13 As shown, there is a gap between the bottom of the feeding trough 304 and the circumference of the fixed blade 201. Furthermore, the height of this gap is greater than the thickness of the material. Preferably, the height of this gap is 1.5-2.5 times greater than the thickness of the material, thereby avoiding interference between the fixed blade 201 and the feeding trough 304. At the same time, by adjusting this gap, it can also be ensured that the bottom layer of material is removed from the feeding trough 304 and can contact the cutter roller 100, thereby ensuring the reliability of material cutting. Of course, in this embodiment, both ends of the moving blade 101 extend through the cutter roller 100, thereby ensuring that all the material in the feeding trough 304 can be cut by the cutter roller 100.

[0066] In this embodiment, as Figure 13 As shown, the bottom of the two side walls of the feeding trough 304 is an arc-shaped surface 305, and the distance between the arc-shaped surface 305 and the moving blade 101 increases from front to back. That is to say, when the material is between the feeding trough 304 and the blade roller 100, the thickness of the material on the rear side is greater than that on the front side, which facilitates the material to be pushed forward.

[0067] In this embodiment, as Figure 16 As shown, a baffle plate 302 extending axially is also provided at the bottom rear side of the U-shaped plate 301. When the moving blade comes into contact with the material, the baffle plate 302 can block the material and prevent the material from popping out from the rear side of the feeding trough 304, so that the material can only move towards the fixed blade 200, thereby ensuring the cutting rate of the material.

[0068] In this embodiment, as Figure 16 As shown, the front end faces of the two side walls of the U-shaped plate 301 are provided with outwardly folded wing plates 303. The wing plates 303 are detachably connected to the fixed blade 200, which makes it easy to disassemble the feeder 300.

[0069] In this embodiment, on the horizontal projection plane, the comb plate 4 and the feeder 300 form an annular cavity. Preferably, the annular cavity is a rectangular cavity. The comb plate 4 ensures that all the strip material falls into the rectangular cavity. The strip material passes through the rectangular cavity frame, so even if the strip material is bounced away by the high-speed rotating moving blade, it can be ensured that the strip material will not be ejected from the rectangular cavity. This allows the strip material to be cut into pieces in an orderly manner by the moving blade and the fixed blade 200.

[0070] In this embodiment, as Figure 13 and Figure 15 As shown, the bottom of the fixed blade 200 is provided with a relief slope 202. From back to front, the shortest distance between the relief slope 202 and the circumference where the fixed blade edge 201 is located gradually increases, thereby ensuring that the moving blade edge 101 does not contact the fixed blade 200, thus ensuring the reliability of the use of the blade roller 100.

[0071] In this embodiment, as Figure 17As shown, in order to fine-tune the position of the feeding roller 3 to facilitate the alignment of the cutting blade 21 with the cutting groove 32, screw adjustment devices are provided at both ends of the feeding roller 3. Simultaneously, to ensure the gap between the moving blade and the fixed blade 200, the position of the moving blade also needs to be fine-tuned; therefore, screw adjustment devices are also provided at both ends of the fixed blade 200. In this embodiment, the screw adjustment device includes a fixing plate 51, a pressing screw 53, a tensioning screw 54, and a fastening nut 52. For the feeding roller 3, the two ends of the feeding shaft 33 are rotatably mounted on the housing 1 via bearing seats. The housing 1 has sliding grooves, and the bearing seats are slidably mounted in the sliding grooves. The fixing plate 51 is fixedly mounted in the sliding grooves. Optionally, the fixing plate 51 and the sliding groove can be... Welding or snap-fit ​​can be used. For snap-fit, slots can be made on the upper and lower side walls of the sliding groove, and the upper and lower ends of the fixing plate 51 can be snapped into the corresponding slots. Alternatively, in practice, if a sliding groove is made on the chassis 1, forming a thin block, this thin block can also serve as the fixing plate 51. The fixing plate 51 has a threaded through hole for the top-pressing screw 53, and a corresponding abutment blind hole is made on the outer side wall of the bearing seat. One end of the top-pressing screw 53 passes through the threaded through hole and abuts against the abutment blind hole. A fastening nut 52 is also installed on the top-pressing screw 53 between its head and the fixing plate 51. The fixing plate 51 also has a through hole for the tensioning screw 54 to pass through. The outer side wall of the bearing seat has... The tension screw 54 has a corresponding screw hole. One end of the tension screw 54 passes through the through hole and is locked with the screw hole. A fastening nut 52 is also installed on the tension screw 54 between the head of the tension screw 54 and the fixing plate 51. In use, first install the top pressure screw 53. By rotating the top pressure screw 53, the feeding roller 3 moves towards the cutting roller 2. When the cutting blade 21 contacts the cutting groove 32, it indicates that the feeding roller 3 has moved into place. At this time, the cutting blade 21 has completed the blade setting. Then, the corresponding fastening nut 52 is locked to ensure the position of the top pressure screw 53 is stable. Then, the tension screw 54 is locked with the screw hole, and the corresponding fastening nut 52 is locked. Thus, the bearing seat is held in place by the tension screw 54. The combined action of tension screw 54 and top pressure screw 53 enables the installation of feed roller 3 and ensures the stability of the relative position of feed roller 3, thereby improving the reliability of material cutting. Preferably, there are two tension screws 54, located on the upper and lower sides of top pressure screw 53 respectively. Similarly, bearing seats are provided at both ends of cutter roller 100, and sliding grooves are also provided on the axial side walls of the housing 1. The sliding grooves extend in the front-back direction, and the bearing seats are slidably installed in the sliding grooves. The connection relationship between the bearing seats and the screw adjustment device is the same as the connection method between the bearing seats and the screw adjustment device at both ends of feed shaft 33. Therefore, the horizontal position of the moving blade can be adjusted by the screw adjustment device, thereby adjusting the minimum distance between the fixed blade edge 201 and the moving blade edge 101.When the moving blade becomes worn after prolonged use, it needs to be sharpened to ensure the sharpness of the moving blade edge 101. Similarly, the fixed blade edge 201 also needs to be sharpened after wear. However, sharpening both the fixed and moving blade edges alters the distance between them, affecting material cutting. Therefore, the screw adjustment device is needed to adjust the position of the cutter roller 100 to ensure the minimum distance between the fixed and moving blade edges meets requirements, guaranteeing reliable material cutting.

[0072] The working process of this invention is as follows: Orange peels are placed on the conveying mechanism 30. The conveying mechanism 30 feeds the orange peels from the feeding port of the machine housing 1 into the space between the cutting roller 2 and the feeding roller 3. Most of the orange peels enter the feeding notch 31. As the feeding roller 3 rotates, the orange peels in the feeding notch 31 gradually approach the cutting blade 21 and are eventually cut by the cutting blade 21. Moreover, the feeding notch 31 also has a pressing effect during rotation, that is, pressing down the orange peels, thereby ensuring the cutting efficiency of the orange peels. The cut orange peels are strip-shaped, and the maximum width will not exceed the width between two adjacent cutting blades 21. The strip-shaped orange peels fall into the feeding component 300 from the drop gap, and the strip-shaped orange peels fall into the feeding component 300. During the feeding process, the comb plate 4 ensures that all orange peels fall into the feeding unit 300. Under gravity, the orange peels in the feeding unit 300 contact the cutting roller 100. As the cutting roller 100 rotates, most of the orange peels' front ends enter the discharge trough 102. Then, the cutting roller 100 moves the orange peels towards the fixed blade 200, cutting them into pieces. A small portion of the orange peels initially fails to fall into the discharge trough 102. During the rotation of the cutting roller 100, this portion may fall into another discharge trough 102 and be cut into pieces by the cutting roller 100 and the fixed blade 200. A very small portion is carried by the cutting roller 100 to the fixed blade 200. The orange peel is held in place by the stop surface 203 of the fixed blade 200. As the blade roller 100 continuously applies pressure to the orange peel, the peel, being soft and easily deformed, arches. This arched peel possesses a certain elastic recovery force, causing the front end to tend to insert into the blade roller 100. Therefore, when the front end of the peel aligns perfectly with the discharge trough 102, it inserts into the trough, thus completing the cutting of the orange peel into pieces. These pieces are then placed within the discharge trough 102. As the blade roller 100 rotates, the pieces of orange peel fall out of the discharge trough 102, preventing the formation of lumps. The accumulation of orange peels in the discharge trough 102 affects the cutting of the material into pieces. After the orange peels are cut, the pieces of orange peel fall into the receiving box 400 along with the discharge trough 102. The remaining orange peels are blocked by the abutment surface 203. Thus, the size of the pieces of orange peel can be adjusted by adjusting the rotation speed of the cutter roller 100. Similarly, the remaining orange peels fall into the discharge trough 102 under the action of gravity or arch under the rotation of the cutter roller 100 and then enter the subsequent discharge trough 102. Finally, the strips of orange peel are cut into several pieces. If the last piece of orange peel can fall completely into the discharge trough 102, it means that its size meets the requirements and does not need to be cut, thus completing the cutting of orange peels into pieces.

[0073] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic soft fruit peel cutting device, characterized in that: The device includes a frame on which a conveying mechanism and a cutting mechanism are mounted. The cutting mechanism includes a housing with a feeding port, and a strip-cutting mechanism for cutting materials into strips and a block-cutting mechanism for cutting strip materials into blocks are installed inside the housing. The discharge port of the conveying mechanism is located above the feeding port. The slicing mechanism includes a rotatable cutting roller and a rotatable feeding roller, and also includes a drive device for driving the cutting roller and the feeding roller to rotate. The drive device is mounted on a frame. The cutting roller has a plurality of cutting blades axially spaced on it. The feeding roller has a cutting groove corresponding to the cutting blades, and the outer circle of the cutting blades is located in the cutting groove. The outer circumference of the feeding roller body has a feeding notch extending axially. The feeding notch has a pressure surface and a feeding surface that are at an angle to each other. With the rotation direction of the feeding roller as the front, the pressure surface is located behind the feeding surface. There is a material drop gap between the roller body and the cutting roller. The cutting mechanism includes a fixed blade fixedly installed in the machine housing, a rotating blade roller, a feeding component that feeds material into the feeding area of ​​the blade roller, and a drive mechanism that drives the blade roller to rotate. The blade roller has axially extending moving blades and a discharge groove corresponding to the moving blades. With the rotation direction of the blade roller as the front, the feeding component is located above the blade roller and below the material discharge gap. The fixed blade is located in front of the outlet of the feeding component. The moving blade's cutting edge faces the fixed blade, and the circumference of the fixed blade's cutting edge and the moving blade's cutting edge are aligned. The short gap is less than the thickness of the material. The circumferential trajectory formed by the rotation of the cutting blade and the circumferential trajectory formed by the bottom of the cutting groove are mutually circumscribed. The feeding roller also includes a feeding shaft. The roller body is mounted on the feeding shaft and locked by a second locking nut mounted at both ends of the feeding shaft in the axial direction. On the axial projection plane, the feeding notch is a right-angled groove, and the pressure surface extends along the radial direction of the feeding roller. The perpendicular foot of the feeding notch is located on the circumference of the cutting groove. There are several feeding notches, and the several feeding notches are evenly distributed on the same circumference.

2. The automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting roller includes a cutting shaft with several pads mounted on it. A cutting blade is disposed between two adjacent pads. The pads and the cutting blade are locked together by first locking nuts disposed at both ends of the cutting shaft. The gap between the outer circle of the roller body and the outer circle of the pads forms the material dropping gap.

3. The automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The drive device is connected to the power output end of the cutting roller, and the other end of the cutting shaft is provided with a drive gear. The feeding shaft of the feeding roller is provided with a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear, and the transmission ratio between the drive gear and the driven gear is greater than 1.

4. An automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The feeding component has a U-shaped plate, which is mounted on the fixed blade, and a feeding groove is formed between the U-shaped plate and the fixed blade. There is a gap between the bottom of the feeding groove and the circumference where the blade of the fixed blade is located.

5. An automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The chassis is equipped with a mounting base, and the fixed blade is detachably mounted on the mounting base.

6. An automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the fixed blade is provided with a relief slope, and the shortest distance between the relief slope and the circumference where the blade edge of the fixed blade is located gradually increases from back to front.

7. The automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting base is also equipped with a comb plate, which is located outside the material drop gap, and the comb teeth of the comb plate are located between two adjacent cutting blades. On the horizontal projection plane, the comb plate and the feeding element form an annular cavity.

8. An automatic soft fruit peel cutting device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Bearing seats are provided at both ends of the cutter roller. Sliding grooves are formed on both axial side walls of the machine housing, extending in the front-to-back direction. The bearing seats are slidably installed within the sliding grooves, and a screw adjustment device is installed within the sliding grooves. The screw adjustment device includes a fixed plate, a pressing screw, a tensioning screw, and a fastening nut. The fixed plate is fixedly installed within the sliding grooves and has a threaded through hole that threadedly engages with the pressing screw. A corresponding abutment is formed on the outer side wall of the bearing seat. A blind hole is provided, and one end of the top-pressing screw passes through the threaded through hole and abuts against the abutting blind hole. A fastening nut is also installed on the top-pressing screw between the head of the top-pressing screw and the fixing plate. A through hole for the tensioning screw to pass through is also provided on the fixing plate. A screw hole corresponding to the tensioning screw is provided on the outer wall of the bearing seat. One end of the tensioning screw passes through the through hole and is locked with the screw hole. A fastening nut is also installed on the tensioning screw between the head of the tensioning screw and the fixing plate.

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