Automatic coconut opening water taking machine

Abstract

The invention discloses an automatic coconut opening water taking machine. A transmission chain plate (13), a perforating mechanism (5), a sleeving mechanism, a water pouring mechanical arm and an empty coconut shell discharging port (14) are arranged on a rack, a clamping air cylinder (6) is arranged on the lower portion of the perforating mechanism (5), a rodless air cylinder (4) is arranged on the upper portion of the perforating mechanism (5), and a drilling device is arranged on the lower portion of the rodless air cylinder (4). The sleeving mechanism is provided with a rotating motor (8), sleeving lifting air cylinders (9) are arranged on the two sides of the rotating motor (8), and piston rods of the sleeving lifting air cylinders (9) are connected with electromagnets (10). The water pouring manipulator is provided with a manipulator lifting air cylinder (29), an elbow rotating air cylinder (28), a manipulator arm telescopic air cylinder (27), a manipulator wrist rotating air cylinder (28) and a finger clamping air cylinder (25) which are connected with one another; and the finger clamping air cylinder (25) is provided with an annular clamping finger (24). The method has the beneficial effects that the coconut water taking production process is efficient, sanitary and safe.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to coconut processing production line equipment, in particular to an automatic coconut opening and water taking machine. Background Art

[0002] Coconut is a perennial tropical woody oil crop of the genus Cocos in the palm family. The main product of the coconut tree is the coconut fruit, which is nearly spherical in shape and consists of the exocarp, mesocarp, endocarp, seed coat, coconut meat, coconut water and other parts. Coconut water is the coconut endosperm in the coconut nut cavity. It is a nutritious natural beverage with clear juice like water, sweet taste, crystal clear, and has a good effect of cooling down and relieving thirst. With the in-depth study of coconuts, people continue to develop various uses of coconut water: coconut water has a good effect on diuresis and enhancing kidney blood circulation, and can be used to assist in the treatment of hepatitis and gastroenteritis; it can be used as a microbial culture medium in microbiology; it can be used in the food industry to develop a variety of foods, such as coconut wine, coconut water drinks, etc.

[0003] However, the extraction of coconut water in the current market still relies heavily on manual labor, where workers use coconut openers or machetes to break open the coconut shells and then pour the coconut water into designated containers. This method of opening coconuts to extract water is not only inefficient, but also easily causes injuries to workers. When the shells are broken, a large amount of coconut water splashes and causes waste. In addition, the debris formed during the process of chopping and breaking the coconut shells with knives is not only difficult to handle, but also cannot meet the hygiene requirements of the food processing industry. The current situation of manual extraction of coconut water has seriously restricted the development of coconut water and related industry processing companies. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention is an efficient, safe and automatic coconut water extraction device. The invention of the device can change the coconut water extraction process from manual operation to machine operation, which can not only greatly improve the production efficiency and provide sufficient raw materials for the later process, but also meet the food hygiene requirements, ensure the personal safety of operators, and reduce the occurrence of disability accidents. At the same time, since the process adopts automation, it can not only save a large number of labor forces, but also solve the bottleneck problem of related production enterprises to expand the production scale, and open up a new way for enterprises to expand the production scale and improve economic benefits.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: a frame is provided, a transmission chain plate is provided on the frame, a plurality of V-shaped trays are provided on the transmission chain plate, a hole opening mechanism, a sleeve installation mechanism and a water pouring manipulator are also provided on the frame, and an empty coconut shell feeding port is provided at the rear of the frame.

[0006] A clamping cylinder is provided at the lower part of the hole opening mechanism, a waste outlet is provided on one side of the clamping cylinder, a rodless cylinder is provided at the upper part of the hole opening mechanism, a hole opening lifting cylinder is provided at the lower part of the rodless cylinder, the piston rod of the hole opening lifting cylinder is connected with a support plate, a drilling device is provided on the support plate, telescopic cylinders are provided on both sides of the drilling device, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder is connected with an annular retaining ring; the drilling device is provided with a drilling motor, a cylindrical knife is connected to the shaft end of the drilling motor, a clamping spring is provided inside the cylindrical knife, the lower part of the clamping spring is connected to a piston, a small spring and a spring pin are provided in the piston, and two positioning pin holes are provided on the cylinder wall of the cylindrical knife corresponding to the position of the spring pin.

[0007] The sleeve installation mechanism is provided with a rotary motor, sleeve installation lifting cylinders are provided on both sides of the rotary motor, and the piston rods of the sleeve installation lifting cylinders are connected with electromagnets.

[0008] The water pouring robot is provided with a robot lifting cylinder, the robot lifting cylinder is provided with an elbow rotating cylinder, the elbow rotating cylinder is provided with a robot arm telescopic cylinder, the piston rod of the robot arm telescopic cylinder is connected with a robot wrist rotating cylinder, the front end of the robot wrist rotating cylinder is connected with a finger clamping cylinder, and the finger clamping cylinder is provided with a ring-shaped finger clamp.

[0009] During operation, coconuts are manually placed on the V-shaped tray of the loading station, and the conveying chain plate motor starts working, driving the V-shaped tray on the chain plate to move horizontally. When the coconut reaches the drilling station, the conveying chain plate motor stops rotating, the clamping cylinder piston rod extends to clamp the coconut, and then the rodless cylinder drives the drilling device to reach the top of the coconut, the hole opening lifting cylinder drives the drilling device to descend, and at the same time, the rotary motor drives the cylindrical knife to rotate to drill the coconut. As the hole opening lifting cylinder piston rod descends, the cut coconut shell round cover slides upward along the inner wall of the cylindrical knife against the piston. When the spring pin reaches the positioning pin hole in the vertical direction, the spring pin is pushed into the positioning pin hole under the action of the small spring. At this time, the drilling operation is completed and the cylindrical knife cuts through the coconut shell and coconut meat. Then the piston rod of the hole-opening lifting cylinder retracts, so that the cylindrical knife and the cut coconut shell round cover return to the initial position, the piston rod of the clamping cylinder retracts to release the coconut, the conveying chain plate motor restarts, and the transmission chain plate drives the coconut to the next station. At the same time, the rodless cylinder works again to move the hole-opening mechanism to the top of the waste outlet, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder retracts, driving the annular retaining ring to rise. When the annular retaining ring reaches the positioning pin hole of the cylindrical knife, it presses the spring pin back into the pin hole of the piston. Under the action of the compression spring, the piston is pushed down and the coconut shell round cover cut by the cylindrical knife is squeezed out, and the coconut shell round cover slides off the waste outlet.

[0010] When the coconut is transported to the casing station, the conveying chain plate motor stops working, the lifting cylinder piston rod is pushed out, and the stainless steel casing adsorbed by the energized electromagnet is pressed into the cut hole of the coconut. Then the electromagnet is de-energized, the stainless steel casing remains in the cut hole of the coconut, and the lifting cylinder piston rod retracts to its original position.

[0011] The conveyor chain motor continues to work. When the coconut is transported to the water pouring station, the conveyor chain motor stops, the piston rod of the mechanical arm lifting cylinder retracts, and the water pouring robot as a whole descends from just above the coconut. The annular clamp just covers the coconut. At this time, the clamp cylinder works to make the annular clamp clamp the coconut. Then the piston rod of the mechanical arm lifting cylinder is pushed out to raise the overall level of the water pouring robot. The annular clamp pulls the coconut from the V-shaped tray. Then the elbow rotating cylinder works to make the water pouring robot hold the coconut and rotate 180° in the horizontal plane. At the same time, the robot The piston rod of the arm telescopic cylinder extends out, and then the robot wrist rotary cylinder works to turn the coconut 180° in the vertical plane. Under the action of gravity, the coconut water flows along the inner wall of the stainless steel sleeve into the collection container below. After the coconut water has flowed out, the robot wrist rotary cylinder and the elbow rotary cylinder reverse, and at the same time, the piston rod of the robot arm telescopic cylinder retracts, and the robot arm lifting cylinder descends to put the coconut back on the V-shaped tray, and then the clamping finger cylinder is released to make the annular clamping finger release the coconut, and the piston rod of the robot arm lifting cylinder is pushed out to make the water pouring robot return to its original position and wait.

[0012] The conveyor chain motor continues to work. When the coconut is transported to the casing removal station, the conveyor chain motor stops, and the casing lifting cylinder makes the powered-off electromagnet contact the stainless steel casing on the coconut. Then the electromagnet is energized to firmly absorb the stainless steel casing. Subsequently, the piston rod of the casing lifting cylinder brings the electromagnet and the stainless steel casing back to its original position, and then the rotary motor rotates 180° to transport the stainless steel casing to the casing loading station, waiting for the casing operation of the next coconut, and the cycle repeats.

[0013] The conveyor chain plate motor continues to work, and finally the empty coconut shells after pouring out the coconut water slide out through the coconut shell discharge port, thus completing a working cycle.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are that the coconut water extraction production process is automated, the labor cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. The foundation is laid for the production enterprise to expand the production scale; at the same time, the occurrence of personnel injury accidents is reduced; and the coconut water extraction production process is made efficient, sanitary and safe. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the hole opening mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drilling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sleeve installation mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a water pouring robot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Drive chain plate motor 2. V-shaped tray 3. Coconut 4. Rodless cylinder 5. Opening mechanism 6. Clamping cylinder 7. Waste outlet 8. Rotating motor 9. Sleeve lifting cylinder 10. Electromagnet 11. Stainless steel sleeve 12. Water pouring robot 13. Drive chain plate 14. Empty coconut shell discharge port 15. Opening lifting cylinder 16. Drilling motor 17. Telescopic cylinder 18. Cylindrical knife 19. Annular clamp 20. Compression spring 21. Piston 22. Spring pin 23. Small spring 24. Annular clamp finger 25. Clamp finger cylinder 26. Robot wrist rotation cylinder 27. Robot arm telescopic cylinder 28. Elbow rotation cylinder 29. Robot arm lifting cylinder. Implementation

[0021] A frame is provided, a transmission chain plate 13 is provided on the frame, a plurality of V-shaped trays 2 are provided on the transmission chain plate 13, a hole opening mechanism 5, a sleeve installation mechanism and a water pouring manipulator are also provided on the frame, and an empty coconut shell feeding port 14 is provided at the rear of the frame.

[0022] A clamping cylinder 6 is provided at the lower part of the hole opening mechanism 5, and a waste outlet 7 is provided on one side of the clamping cylinder 6. A rodless cylinder 4 is provided at the upper part of the hole opening mechanism 5, and a hole opening lifting cylinder 15 is provided at the lower part of the rodless cylinder 4. The piston rod of the hole opening lifting cylinder 15 is connected to a support plate, and a drilling device is provided on the support plate. Telescopic cylinders 17 are provided on both sides of the drilling device, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 17 is connected to an annular retaining ring 19; the drilling device is provided with a drilling motor 16, and a cylindrical knife 18 is connected to the axial end of the drilling motor 16, and a clamping spring 20 is provided inside the cylindrical knife 18, and the lower part of the clamping spring 20 is connected to a piston 21, and a small spring 23 and a spring pin 22 are provided in the piston 21, and two positioning pin holes are provided on the cylinder wall of the cylindrical knife 18 corresponding to the position of the spring pin 22.

[0023] The sleeve installation mechanism is provided with a rotary motor 8 , sleeve installation lifting cylinders 9 are provided on both sides of the rotary motor 8 , and the piston rods of the sleeve installation lifting cylinders 9 are connected to electromagnets 10 .

[0024] The water pouring robot is provided with a robot lifting cylinder 29, an elbow rotating cylinder 28 is provided on the robot lifting cylinder 29, a robot arm telescopic cylinder 27 is provided on the elbow rotating cylinder 28, the piston rod of the robot arm telescopic cylinder 27 is connected to a robot wrist rotating cylinder 26, the front end of the robot wrist rotating cylinder 26 is connected to a finger clamping cylinder 25, and a ring-shaped finger clamping cylinder 24 is installed on the finger clamping cylinder 25.

[0025] During operation, coconut 3 is manually placed on the V-shaped tray 2 of the loading station, and the conveying chain plate motor 1 starts working, driving the V-shaped tray 2 on the chain plate 13 to move horizontally. When the coconut 3 reaches the drilling station, the conveying chain plate motor 1 stops rotating, the piston rod of the clamping cylinder 6 extends out to clamp the coconut 3, and then the rodless cylinder 4 drives the drilling device to reach the top of the coconut 3, and the hole opening lifting cylinder 15 drives the drilling device to descend. At the same time, the rotating motor 8 drives the cylindrical knife 18 to rotate to drill the coconut 3. As the piston rod of the hole opening lifting cylinder 15 descends, the cut coconut shell round cover slides upward along the inner wall of the cylindrical knife 18 against the piston 21. When the spring pin 22 reaches the positioning pin hole in the vertical direction, the spring pin 22 is pushed into the positioning pin hole under the action of the small spring 23. At this time, the drilling operation is completed, and the cylindrical knife 18 cuts through the coconut shell and coconut meat. Then the piston rod of the hole-opening lifting cylinder 15 retracts, so that the cylindrical knife 18 returns to the initial position together with the cut coconut shell round cover, the piston rod of the clamping cylinder 6 retracts to release the coconut 3, the conveying chain plate motor 1 restarts, the transmission chain plate 13 drives the coconut 3 to be transported to the next station, and at the same time the rodless cylinder 4 works again to move the hole-opening mechanism to the top of the waste outlet 7, the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 17 retracts, driving the annular retaining ring 19 to rise, and when the annular retaining ring 19 reaches the positioning pin hole of the cylindrical knife 18, the spring pin 22 is pressed back into the pin hole of the piston 21, and the piston 21 is pushed down under the action of the compression spring 20, and the coconut shell round cover cut by the cylindrical knife 18 is squeezed out, and the coconut shell round cover slides off the waste outlet 7.

[0026] When the coconut 3 is transported to the casing station, the conveying chain plate motor 1 stops working, the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 9 is pushed out, and the stainless steel casing 11 adsorbed by the energized electromagnet 10 is pressed into the cut coconut hole, and then the electromagnet 10 is powered off, the stainless steel casing 11 remains in the cut coconut hole, and the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 9 retracts to its original position.

[0027] The conveyor chain motor 1 continues to work. When the coconut 3 is transported to the water pouring station, the conveyor chain motor 1 stops, the piston rod of the mechanical arm lifting cylinder 29 retracts, and the water pouring manipulator as a whole descends from just above the coconut. The annular clamping finger 24 just covers the coconut 3. At this time, the clamping finger cylinder 25 works to make the annular clamping finger 24 clamp the coconut 3, and then the piston rod of the mechanical arm lifting cylinder 29 is pushed out to raise the overall level of the water pouring manipulator. The annular clamping finger 24 pulls the coconut 3 from the V-shaped tray 2, and then the elbow rotating cylinder 28 works to make the water pouring manipulator rotate 180° in the horizontal plane holding the coconut 3. At the same time, the mechanical arm The piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 27 is extended, and then the robot wrist rotating cylinder 26 works to turn the coconut 3 180° in the vertical plane. Under the action of gravity, the coconut water flows along the inner wall of the stainless steel sleeve 11 into the collection container below. After the coconut water has flowed out, the robot wrist rotating cylinder 26 and the elbow rotating cylinder 28 are reversed, and at the same time, the piston rod of the robot arm telescopic cylinder 27 is retracted, and the robot arm lifting cylinder 29 is lowered to put the coconut 3 back on the V-shaped tray 2, and then the clamping finger cylinder 25 is released, so that the annular clamping finger 24 releases the coconut 3, and the piston rod of the robot arm lifting cylinder 29 is pushed out, so that the water pouring robot returns to its original position and waits.

[0028] The conveying chain plate motor 1 continues to work. When the coconut 3 is transported to the casing removal station, the conveying chain plate motor 1 stops, and the casing lifting cylinder 9 makes the powered-off electromagnet 10 contact the stainless steel casing 11 on the coconut 3, and then the electromagnet 10 is energized to firmly absorb the stainless steel casing 11. Subsequently, the piston rod of the casing lifting cylinder 9 brings the electromagnet 10 and the stainless steel casing 11 back to the original position, and then the rotary motor 8 rotates 180° to transport the stainless steel casing 11 to the casing station, waiting for the casing operation of the next coconut, and the cycle is repeated.

[0029] The conveying chain plate motor 1 continues to work, and finally the empty coconut shell after pouring the coconut water slides out through the coconut shell discharge port 14, thus completing a working cycle.

Claims

1. An automatic coconut water extractor, characterized in that: A frame is provided, a transmission chain plate (13) is provided on the frame, a plurality of V-shaped trays (2) are provided on the transmission chain plate (13), a hole opening mechanism (5), a sleeve installation mechanism and a water pouring manipulator are also provided on the frame, and an empty coconut shell discharge port (14) is provided at the rear of the frame; The hole-opening mechanism (5) is provided with a clamping cylinder (6) at the bottom, and a waste material outlet (7) is provided on one side of the clamping cylinder (6). The hole-opening mechanism (5) is provided with a rodless cylinder (4) at the top, and a hole-opening lifting cylinder (15) is provided at the bottom of the rodless cylinder (4). The piston rod of the hole-opening lifting cylinder (15) is connected to a support plate, and a drilling device is provided on the support plate. Telescopic cylinders (17) are provided on both sides of the drilling device, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder (17) is connected to an annular clamp (19); the drilling device is provided with a drilling motor (16), and a cylindrical knife (18) is connected to the shaft end of the drilling motor (16). A clamping spring (20) is provided inside the cylindrical knife (18), and the lower part of the clamping spring (20) is connected to a piston (21). A small spring (23) and a spring pin (22) are provided inside the piston (21), and two positioning pin holes are provided on the cylinder wall of the cylindrical knife (18) at the position corresponding to the spring pin (22); The sleeve installation mechanism is provided with a rotating motor (8), sleeve installation lifting cylinders (9) are provided on both sides of the rotating motor (8), and the piston rods of the sleeve installation lifting cylinders (9) are connected to electromagnets (10); The water pouring manipulator is provided with a manipulator lifting cylinder (29), an elbow rotating cylinder (28) is provided on the manipulator lifting cylinder (29), a manipulator arm telescopic cylinder (27) is provided on the elbow rotating cylinder (28), a piston rod of the manipulator arm telescopic cylinder (27) is connected to a manipulator wrist rotating cylinder (28), a front end of the manipulator wrist rotating cylinder (26) is connected to a finger clamping cylinder (25), and a ring-shaped finger clamping cylinder (24) is provided on the finger clamping cylinder (25).

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