Automatic device and method for manufacturing seaweed seed balls

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of sea grass seed ball manufacturing, and discloses an automatic sea grass seed ball manufacturing device and method.The automatic sea grass seed ball manufacturing device comprises a supporting table, a rotary table is rotationally installed on the upper surface of the supporting table, and two notches are symmetrically formed in the periphery of the rotary table. The lower mold is pushed to the position under the upper mold through the pushing mechanism, the semispherical mold cavities of the upper mold and the lower mold extrude a seaweed seed mixture through the mold closing mechanism, and the seaweed seed mixture is formed into spherical seaweed seed balls; and then the mold opening action and the mold turning action are sequentially and automatically completed through the mold closing mechanism and the rotating mechanism, so that the formed seaweed seed balls in the lower mold are poured into the material receiving groove pipe and roll into an external collecting bag through the material receiving groove pipe to be collected, manual operation is not needed in the feeding, forming and discharging operation processes of a seaweed seed mixture, and the labor intensity of workers is reduced. The forming operation of the sea grass seed balls can be automatically completed, and the manufacturing efficiency of the sea grass seed balls is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of seaweed seed ball production, and in particular to an automated device and method for producing seaweed seed balls. Background Art

[0002] Seagrass seed balls are a tool used for marine ecological restoration, usually composed of seagrass seeds, sea mud and nutrients, designed to promote the growth and reproduction of seagrass. The balls can be placed or buried on the seabed, helping to restore damaged marine ecosystems over time.

[0003] When making the existing seaweed seed balls, seaweed seeds, sea mud and other additives are first put into a mixing barrel and fully mixed with a stirrer to obtain a seaweed seed mixture. Then, a certain amount of the seaweed seed mixture is manually taken out and put into a spherical mold, and the spherical mold is used to press the seaweed seed mixture into seaweed seed balls. This makes the production of the seaweed seed balls more complicated, and the speed of manually pressing the seaweed seed balls is slow, which affects the production efficiency of the seaweed seed balls. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the shortcomings of the prior art and to propose an automated device and method for making seaweed seed balls.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] An automated device for making seaweed seed balls comprises a support table, a turntable is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the support table, two notches are symmetrically arranged on the outer circumference of the turntable, receiving mechanisms are installed inside the two notches, the receiving mechanisms comprise a fixing plate fixedly mounted between inner walls on both sides of the notches, a support tube is rotatably mounted through the outer surface of the fixing plate, a lower mold is fixedly mounted on one end of the support tube away from the fixing plate, a limiting ring is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the other end of the support tube, and a rotating mechanism for driving the support tube to rotate is also installed inside the notch.

[0007] As a further solution of the present invention, the rotating mechanism includes a spline shaft with one end rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot, the other end of the spline shaft is inserted into a support tube, the support tube is slidably mounted with the spline shaft through a spline, a worm gear is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the spline shaft away from one end of the support tube, a worm is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot, the worm is meshed with the worm wheel, and a transmission assembly is installed between the top of the support platform and the worm gear.

[0008] As a further solution of the present invention, the transmission assembly includes a portal frame fixedly installed on the top of the support platform, a support ring is fixedly installed in the middle position of the portal frame, a plurality of support rods are evenly fixedly installed on the lower surface of the support ring, an incomplete internal toothed ring is fixedly installed on the bottom ends of the plurality of support rods, a transmission gear is fixedly installed at the rotation center of the top of the worm, the transmission gear intermittently meshes with the incomplete internal toothed ring, and a clamping mechanism is installed at the top of the turntable near the slot.

[0009] As a further solution of the present invention, the clamping mechanism includes a door plate fixedly installed on the top of the turntable, a pressure rod is slidably installed through the top of the door plate, an upper mold matching the lower mold is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the pressure rod, a retaining ring is fixedly installed on the top of the pressure rod, and a downward pressure assembly is installed on the support ring.

[0010] As a further solution of the present invention, the downward pressure assembly includes a trapezoidal protrusion fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support ring, the top end of the pressure rod is in contact with the lower surface of the support ring, the outer surface of the pressure rod is sleeved with a return spring, and the return spring is arranged between the retaining ring and the top end of the door plate.

[0011] As a further solution of the present invention, a pushing mechanism is installed between the lower mold and the support platform, and the pushing mechanism includes a conical frame fixedly installed on one end of the lower mold away from the support tube, an arc-shaped baffle is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support platform, and a compression spring is sleeved on the outer surface of the support tube, and the compression spring is arranged between the lower mold and the fixed plate.

[0012] As a further solution of the present invention, a material receiving trough pipe is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support platform, and a notch is provided on the outer periphery of the support platform close to the material receiving trough pipe.

[0013] As a further solution of the present invention, a cantilever frame is fixedly installed on the top of the portal frame, a screw feeder is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the cantilever frame, and a solenoid valve is installed at the discharge port of the screw feeder.

[0014] As a further solution of the present invention, a stepper motor is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the support platform, and the output end of the stepper motor passes through the upper surface of the support platform and is fixedly mounted to the rotation center of the turntable.

[0015] A method for using an automated device for making seaweed seed balls, comprising the following steps:

[0016] S1: Put the seaweed seed mixture mixed with sea mud and other additives into a screw feeder, so that the seaweed seed mixture is squeezed out from the discharge port of the screw feeder, and the squeezed seaweed seed mixture falls into the lower mold in a state of extending outward, so that the lower mold receives the seaweed seed mixture. After a certain period of extrusion, the screw feeder stops, and the solenoid valve closes the discharge port, thereby completing the feeding operation of the seaweed seed mixture;

[0017] S2: The turntable is driven to rotate by a stepper motor. When the turntable rotates, the lower die and the upper die are driven to rotate synchronously. After the side of the conical frame installed on the outer side of the lower die abuts against the side of the arc baffle, the arc baffle pushes the lower die toward the fixed plate through the conical frame, so that the lower die moves to the bottom of the upper die.

[0018] S3: allowing the hemispherical mold cavities of the upper mold and the lower mold to extrude the seaweed seed mixture through a mold clamping mechanism to mold the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball;

[0019] S4: The mold opening and mold turning actions are automatically completed in sequence through the mold clamping mechanism and the rotating mechanism, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold are poured into the material receiving trough pipe, and roll through the material receiving trough pipe to the external collection bag for collection.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0021] 1. When the turntable drives the pressure rod to rotate to the bevel of the trapezoidal protrusion through the door plate, the bevel of the trapezoidal protrusion will abut against the retaining ring, so that the pressure rod is pushed downward while rotating, so that the upper mold installed at the bottom of the pressure rod can move downward to close the mold with the lower mold, so that the hemispherical mold cavities of the upper mold and the lower mold squeeze the seaweed seed mixture, and automatically shape the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball;

[0022] 2. After the upper die is reset, the conical frame will be separated from the arc baffle, so that the compression spring can push the lower die to move outward to the notch on the outer periphery of the support platform. At the same time, the transmission gear will mesh with the incomplete internal tooth ring, so that the transmission gear can roll on the inner teeth of the incomplete internal tooth ring, so that the transmission gear can drive the worm to rotate, so that the worm drives the worm wheel meshed with it to rotate, so that the worm wheel can drive the lower die to flip through the spline shaft and the support tube, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower die can be dumped into the receiving trough tube, and then roll down to the external collection bag through the receiving trough tube for collection;

[0023] 3. While the turntable drives the lower mold to rotate, the lower mold is pushed to the bottom of the upper mold by the pushing mechanism in turn, and then the hemispherical mold cavities of the upper mold and the lower mold are used to extrude the seaweed seed mixture through the clamping mechanism to shape the seaweed seed mixture into spherical seaweed seed balls; then the clamping mechanism and the rotating mechanism are used to automatically complete the mold opening and mold turning actions in turn, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold are poured into the receiving trough pipe, and rolled into the external collection bag through the receiving trough pipe for collection. In the process of loading, molding and unloading the seaweed seed mixture, no manual operation is required, and the molding operation of the seaweed seed balls can be automatically completed, thereby improving the production efficiency of the seaweed seed balls. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 This is a left-side structural schematic diagram of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 A right-side structural schematic diagram of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the bottom structure of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the top structure of a support platform of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0028] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the lower mold structure of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0029] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a portal frame structure of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention;

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the upper mold structure of an automated device for making seaweed seed balls proposed by the present invention.

[0031] In the figure: 1. support table; 2. turntable; 3. notch; 4. fixing plate; 5. support tube; 6. lower die; 7. limit ring; 8. spline shaft; 9. worm gear; 10. worm; 11. transmission gear; 12. door plate; 13. pressure rod; 14. upper die; 15. retaining ring; 16. return spring; 17. compression spring; 18. conical frame; 19. arc baffle; 20. door frame; 21. support ring; 22. trapezoidal protrusion; 23. support rod; 24. incomplete internal gear ring; 25. material receiving trough tube; 26. stepping motor; 27. cantilever frame; 28. screw feeder; 29. ​​solenoid valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0033] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present application can be combined with each other. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0034] Refer to the attached Figure 1 -Attached Figure 7 , an automated device for making seaweed seed balls, comprising a support platform 1, a turntable 2 is rotatably installed on the upper surface of the support platform 1, two notches 3 are symmetrically arranged on the outer circumference of the turntable 2, and receiving mechanisms are installed inside the two notches 3, the receiving mechanisms include a fixed plate 4 fixedly installed between the inner walls on both sides of the notches 3, a support tube 5 is rotatably installed on the outer surface of the fixed plate 4, a lower mold 6 is fixedly installed on the end of the support tube 5 away from the fixed plate 4, a hemispherical mold cavity is provided on the side adjacent to the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6, a limiting ring 7 is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the other end of the support tube 5, a rotating mechanism for driving the support tube 5 to rotate is also installed inside the notch 3, a cantilever frame 27 is fixedly installed on the top of the door frame 20, a screw feeder 28 is fixedly installed on the outer surface of the cantilever frame 27, and an electromagnetic valve 29 is installed at the discharge port of the screw feeder 28, a stepper motor 26 is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the support platform 1, and the output end of the stepper motor 26 passes through the upper surface of the support platform 1 and is fixedly installed with the rotation center of the turntable 2.

[0035] In this embodiment, the rotating mechanism includes a spline shaft 8 rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot 3 at one end, and the other end of the spline shaft 8 is inserted into the support tube 5. The support tube 5 is slidably mounted with the spline shaft 8 through the spline, and a worm gear 9 is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the spline shaft 8 away from the end of the support tube 5. A worm 10 is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot 3, and the worm 10 is meshed with the worm gear 9. A transmission assembly is installed between the top of the support platform 1 and the worm 10, and the transmission assembly includes a door frame 20 fixedly mounted on the top of the support platform 1, and the door frame 20 A support ring 21 is fixedly installed in the middle position, and multiple support rods 23 are evenly fixedly installed on the lower surface of the support ring 21. An incomplete internal tooth ring 24 is fixedly installed on the bottom ends of the multiple support rods 23. A transmission gear 11 is fixedly installed at the rotation center of the top of the worm 10, and the transmission gear 11 intermittently meshes with the incomplete internal tooth ring 24. A clamping mechanism is installed at the top of the turntable 2 near the notch 3, and a material receiving trough pipe 25 is fixedly installed on the lower surface of the support table 1. A notch is provided on the outer periphery of the support table 1 near the material receiving trough pipe 25.

[0036] After the upper mold 14 is reset, the conical frame 18 will be separated from the arc baffle 19, so that the compression spring 17 can push the lower mold 6 to move outward to the notch on the outer periphery of the support platform 1. At the same time, the transmission gear 11 will mesh with the incomplete internal tooth ring 24, so that the transmission gear 11 can roll on the inner teeth of the incomplete internal tooth ring 24, so that the transmission gear 11 can drive the worm 10 to rotate, and the worm 10 drives the worm wheel 9 meshing with it to rotate, so that the worm wheel 9 can drive the lower mold 6 to flip through the spline shaft 8 and the support tube 5, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold 6 can be dumped into the receiving trough tube 25, and roll through the receiving trough tube 25 to the external collection bag for collection.

[0037] In this embodiment, the clamping mechanism includes a door plate 12 fixedly mounted on the top of the turntable 2, a pressure rod 13 is slidably mounted through the top of the door plate 12, an upper mold 14 matching the lower mold 6 is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the pressure rod 13, a retaining ring 15 is fixedly mounted on the top of the pressure rod 13, a down-pressing assembly is mounted on the support ring 21, the down-pressing assembly includes a trapezoidal protrusion 22 fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support ring 21, the top of the pressure rod 13 is in contact with the lower surface of the support ring 21, and a reset spring 16 is sleeved on the outer surface of the pressure rod 13, and the reset spring 16 is arranged between the retaining ring 15 and the top of the door plate 12.

[0038] When the turntable 2 drives the pressure rod 13 to rotate to the hypotenuse of the trapezoidal protrusion 22 through the door plate 12, the hypotenuse of the trapezoidal protrusion 22 will abut against the retaining ring 15, so that the pressure rod 13 is pushed downward while rotating, so that the upper mold 14 installed at the bottom end of the pressure rod 13 can move downward to close the mold with the lower mold 6, so that the hemispherical mold cavity of the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6 squeezes the seaweed seed mixture and molds the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball.

[0039] In this embodiment, a pushing mechanism is installed between the lower mold 6 and the support platform 1, and the pushing mechanism includes a conical frame 18 fixedly installed on the end of the lower mold 6 away from the support tube 5, an arc-shaped baffle 19 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support platform 1, and a compression spring 17 is sleeved on the outer surface of the support tube 5, and the compression spring 17 is arranged between the lower mold 6 and the fixed plate 4.

[0040] The turntable 2 is driven to rotate by the stepper motor 26, and when the turntable 2 rotates, the lower mold 6 and the upper mold 14 will be driven to rotate synchronously. After the side of the conical frame 18 installed on the outer side of the lower mold 6 abuts against the side of the arc baffle 19, the arc baffle 19 will push the lower mold 6 to move toward the fixed plate 4 through the conical frame 18, so that the lower mold 6 can move to the bottom of the upper mold 14, so that the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6 can be subsequently closed.

[0041] A method for using an automated device for making seaweed seed balls, comprising the following steps:

[0042] S1: Put the seaweed seed mixture mixed with sea mud and other additives into the screw feeder 28, so that the seaweed seed mixture is squeezed out from the discharge port of the screw feeder 28, and the squeezed seaweed seed mixture falls into the lower mold 6 which is in a state of extending outward, so that the lower mold 6 receives the seaweed seed mixture. After a certain period of extrusion, the screw feeder 28 stops, and the solenoid valve 29 closes the discharge port, and the feeding operation of the seaweed seed mixture is ended;

[0043] S2: The turntable 2 is driven to rotate by the stepper motor 26. When the turntable 2 rotates, the lower die 6 and the upper die 14 are driven to rotate synchronously. After the side of the conical frame 18 installed on the outer side of the lower die 6 abuts against the side of the arc baffle 19, the arc baffle 19 pushes the lower die 6 to move toward the fixed plate 4 through the conical frame 18, so that the lower die 6 moves to the bottom of the upper die 14.

[0044] S3: The upper mold 14 and the hemispherical mold cavity of the lower mold 6 are used to extrude the seaweed seed mixture through the mold clamping mechanism to form the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball;

[0045] S4: The mold opening and mold turning actions are automatically completed in sequence by the mold clamping mechanism and the rotating mechanism, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold 6 are poured into the material receiving trough pipe 25, and roll down to the external collection bag through the material receiving trough pipe 25 for collection.

[0046] From the above description, it can be seen that the above-mentioned embodiment of the present invention achieves the following technical effects: when in use, the seaweed seed mixture mixed with sea mud and other additives is put into the screw feeder 28, so that the seaweed seed mixture is squeezed out from the discharge port of the screw feeder 28, and the extruded seaweed seed mixture falls into the lower mold 6 which is in a state of extending outward from the bottom, so that the lower mold 6 receives the seaweed seed mixture, and after a certain period of extrusion, the screw feeder 28 stops, and the solenoid valve 29 closes the discharge port, thereby ending the feeding operation of the seaweed seed mixture;

[0047] At this time, the turntable 2 is driven to rotate by the stepper motor 26, and when the turntable 2 rotates, the lower mold 6 and the upper mold 14 will be driven to rotate synchronously. After the side of the conical frame 18 installed on the outer side of the lower mold 6 abuts against the side of the arc baffle 19, the arc baffle 19 will push the lower mold 6 to move toward the fixed plate 4 through the conical frame 18, so that the lower mold 6 can move to the right below the upper mold 14, so that the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6 can be subsequently closed.

[0048] When the turntable 2 drives the pressure rod 13 to rotate to the hypotenuse of the trapezoidal protrusion 22 through the door-shaped plate 12, the hypotenuse of the trapezoidal protrusion 22 will abut against the retaining ring 15, so that the pressure rod 13 is pushed downward while rotating, so that the upper mold 14 installed at the bottom end of the pressure rod 13 can move downward to close the mold with the lower mold 6, so that the hemispherical mold cavity of the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6 squeezes the seaweed seed mixture and molds the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball;

[0049] As the turntable 2 continues to rotate, after the retaining ring 15 is separated from the trapezoidal protrusion 22, the return spring 16 will push the retaining ring 15 to return upward, so that the pressure rod 13 can drive the upper mold 14 to move upward synchronously to complete the mold opening operation;

[0050] After the upper mold 14 is reset, the conical frame 18 will be separated from the arc baffle 19, so that the compression spring 17 can push the lower mold 6 to move outward to the notch on the outer periphery of the support platform 1. At the same time, the transmission gear 11 will mesh with the incomplete internal tooth ring 24, so that the transmission gear 11 can roll on the inner teeth of the incomplete internal tooth ring 24, so that the transmission gear 11 can drive the worm 10 to rotate, so that the worm 10 drives the worm wheel 9 meshing with it to rotate, so that the worm wheel 9 can drive the lower mold 6 to flip through the spline shaft 8 and the support tube 5, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold 6 can be dumped into the receiving trough tube 25, and roll through the receiving trough tube 25 to the external collection bag for collection;

[0051] As the turntable 2 continues to rotate, the rotating mechanism will continue to drive the lower mold 6 to flip, so that the mold cavity side of the lower mold 6 flips to the upward original position, so as to carry out the subsequent receiving and molding operation of the seaweed seed mixture again;

[0052] During the rotation of the lower mold 6 driven by the turntable 2, the lower mold 6 is pushed to the bottom of the upper mold 14 by the pushing mechanism in turn, and then the hemispherical mold cavity of the upper mold 14 and the lower mold 6 is used to extrude the seaweed seed mixture through the clamping mechanism to shape the seaweed seed mixture into spherical seaweed seed balls; then the mold opening and mold turning actions are automatically completed in turn by the clamping mechanism and the rotating mechanism, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold 6 are poured into the receiving trough pipe 25, and rolled into the external collection bag through the receiving trough pipe 25 for collection. In the process of loading, molding and unloading the seaweed seed mixture, no manual operation is required, and the molding operation of the seaweed seed balls can be automatically completed.

[0053] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described according to implementation modes, not every implementation mode contains only one independent technical solution. This description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment may also be appropriately combined to form other implementation modes that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. An automated device for making seaweed seed balls, comprising a support platform (1), characterized in that: A turntable (2) is rotatably mounted on the upper surface of the support platform (1), and two notches (3) are symmetrically provided on the outer circumference of the turntable (2). A receiving mechanism is installed inside the two notches (3), and the receiving mechanism comprises a fixing plate (4) fixedly mounted between the inner walls on both sides of the notch (3). A support tube (5) is rotatably mounted through the outer surface of the fixing plate (4), and a lower mold (6) is fixedly mounted on one end of the support tube (5) away from the fixing plate (4). A limiting ring (7) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the other end of the support tube (5), and a rotating mechanism for driving the support tube (5) to rotate is also installed inside the notch (3).

2. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism comprises a spline shaft (8) with one end rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot (3); the other end of the spline shaft (8) is inserted into the support tube (5); the support tube (5) is slidably mounted with the spline shaft (8) via a spline; a worm wheel (9) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the spline shaft (8) away from one end of the support tube (5); a worm (10) is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the slot (3); the worm (10) is meshed with the worm wheel (9); and a transmission assembly is installed between the top of the support platform (1) and the worm (10).

3. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transmission assembly comprises a portal frame (20) fixedly mounted on the top of a support platform (1); a support ring (21) is fixedly mounted in the middle position of the portal frame (20); a plurality of support rods (23) are evenly fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support ring (21); an incomplete internal toothed ring (24) is fixedly mounted at the bottom ends of the plurality of support rods (23); a transmission gear (11) is fixedly mounted at the rotation center of the top of the worm (10); the transmission gear (11) is intermittently meshed with the incomplete internal toothed ring (24); and a clamping mechanism is mounted at the top of the turntable (2) near the notch (3).

4. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 3, characterized in that: The mold clamping mechanism comprises a door plate (12) fixedly mounted on the top of the turntable (2); a pressure rod (13) is slidably mounted through the top of the door plate (12); an upper mold (14) matching the lower mold (6) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the pressure rod (13); a retaining ring (15) is fixedly mounted on the top of the pressure rod (13); and a lower pressure assembly is mounted on the support ring (21).

5. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pressing assembly comprises a trapezoidal protrusion (22) fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support ring (21); the top end of the pressing rod (13) is in contact with the lower surface of the support ring (21); the outer surface of the pressing rod (13) is sleeved with a return spring (16); and the return spring (16) is arranged between the retaining ring (15) and the top end of the door plate (12).

6. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pushing mechanism is installed between the lower mold (6) and the support platform (1), and the pushing mechanism includes a conical frame (18) fixedly installed on the end of the lower mold (6) away from the support tube (5), an arc-shaped baffle (19) is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support platform (1), and a compression spring (17) is sleeved on the outer surface of the support tube (5), and the compression spring (17) is arranged between the lower mold (6) and the fixed plate (4).

7. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material receiving trough pipe (25) is fixedly mounted on the lower surface of the support platform (1), and a notch is provided near the outer periphery of the material receiving trough pipe (25) of the support platform (1).

8. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 3, characterized in that: A cantilever frame (27) is fixedly mounted on the top of the portal frame (20), a screw feeder (28) is fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the cantilever frame (27), and a solenoid valve (29) is mounted at the discharge port of the screw feeder (28).

9. The automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stepper motor (26) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the support platform (1); the output end of the stepper motor (26) passes through the upper surface of the support platform (1) and is fixedly mounted on the rotation center of the turntable (2).

10. A method for using an automated device for making seaweed seed balls, characterized in that: An automated device for making seaweed seed balls according to any one of claims 1 to 9 comprises the following steps: S1: putting the seaweed seed mixture mixed with sea mud and other additives into a screw feeder (28), so that the seaweed seed mixture is extruded from the discharge port of the screw feeder (28), and the extruded seaweed seed mixture falls into the lower mold (6) which is in a state of extending outward, so that the lower mold (6) receives the seaweed seed mixture. After a certain period of extrusion, the screw feeder (28) stops, and the solenoid valve (29) closes the discharge port, thereby completing the feeding operation of the seaweed seed mixture; S2: The turntable (2) is driven to rotate by a stepper motor (26). When the turntable (2) rotates, the lower mold (6) and the upper mold (14) are driven to rotate synchronously. After the side edge of the conical frame (18) installed on the outer side of the lower mold (6) abuts against the side edge of the arc baffle (19), the arc baffle (19) pushes the lower mold (6) toward the fixed plate (4) through the conical frame (18), so that the lower mold (6) moves to the bottom of the upper mold (14); S3: using a clamping mechanism to allow the hemispherical mold cavities of the upper mold (14) and the lower mold (6) to extrude the seaweed seed mixture, thereby molding the seaweed seed mixture into a spherical seaweed seed ball; S4: The mold opening and mold turning actions are automatically completed in sequence by the mold clamping mechanism and the rotating mechanism, so that the seaweed seed balls formed in the lower mold (6) are poured into the material receiving trough pipe (25), and then roll down to the external collection bag through the material receiving trough pipe (25) for collection.

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