Automatic chopping device for chili processing

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of hot pepper deep processing, in particular to an automatic chopping device for hot pepper processing, which comprises an isolation chamber, a blanking device arranged right above the isolation chamber in a communicating manner, a hot pepper seed collecting box arranged below the isolation chamber, and a chopping device arranged on one side of the hot pepper seed collecting box, and the chopping device is communicated with the inner cavity of the isolation chamber. According to the scheme, chilies can be cut in the length direction of the chilies, chilli seeds in the chilies can be exposed to the maximum degree, continuous operation is conducted in the cutting process, before cutting, the shifting plates, the rear pressing plates, the front pressing plates and the edge pressing strips on the two adjacent sides are matched, the effect of limiting the chilies can be achieved, the stability of the chilies in the section cutting process is guaranteed, and the service life of the chilies is prolonged. The problem of cell sap exudation caused by excessive damage of the chilli epidermis is avoided, more favorable conditions are provided for screening, and the phenomenon that the chilli seeds are in a sticky state due to excessive moisture is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of pepper deep processing, in particular to an automatic chopping device for pepper processing. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of peppers, due to the large amount of deep processing, the assembly line processing method is generally adopted, which mainly includes the steps of pepper cleaning, pepper transportation, pepper sorting, pepper chopping and pepper sauce collection.

[0003] During the chopping process, the peppers are cut into particles of different sizes, such as coarse-grained pepper sauce, medium-grained pepper sauce and mud-like pepper sauce. When processing coarse-grained and medium-grained pepper sauces, the applicant found that when processing chili peppers such as chili peppers and wild peppers, these peppers contain a large amount of seeds. Due to the chopped particles, the pepper sauce contains a large amount of seeds. After the pepper sauce is bottled, the pepper seeds inside contain a lot of pepper seeds, which affects the product appearance. Moreover, the pepper seeds themselves are bitter. Too many pepper seeds will also affect the taste. In particular, pepper seeds contain a certain amount of oil components. If the number of pepper seeds is too large, it may make the chopped peppers more prone to oil oxidation during storage, thereby affecting its shelf life and flavor.

[0004] A common way to remove pepper seeds is to screen the chopped pepper particles. Since the pepper liquid produced after the pepper is chopped will seep out, this will cause the pepper seeds to adhere and be difficult to remove. In addition, the stacking and screening method will cause the peppers to pile up and cause the chopped pepper cells to lose water. During subsequent processing, some of them will become muddy, and the peppers will have too much water content, affecting the processing quality. In addition, although manual cutting can avoid the above problems, the production efficiency is very low. Summary of the invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic chopping device for pepper processing, which has the advantages of continuous processing, reducing the degradation of processing quality caused by squeezing and piling after pepper chopping, and high efficiency in separating pepper seeds.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solution: an automatic chopping device for pepper processing, comprising an isolation chamber, a feeding device connected to and arranged directly above the isolation chamber, a pepper seed collecting box arranged below the isolation chamber, and a chopping device arranged on one side of the pepper seed collecting box, and the chopping device is connected to the inner cavity of the isolation chamber; Also includes: A plurality of material distribution channels are arranged in the material unloading device, a track groove is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the material distribution channel, and a slitting knife is arranged below the track groove; A segment cutting device, wherein the number of the segment cutting devices is multiple, and the multiple segment cutting devices are respectively arranged in independent cavities of the feeding device, and include a driving ring, a circular base arranged in the driving ring and with the bottom fixed to the bottom of the feeding device, four swing bars arranged below the driving ring, and four material-digging plates arranged on the circular base and capable of rotating automatically, one end of the swing bar being inserted into the swing slot of the material-digging plate, a front pressure plate and a rear pressure plate being elastically arranged at the upstream and downstream positions of the four swing bars, a pressure edge strip being arranged on the front pressure plate, and a material gathering cover being arranged on the material-digging plate, both the material gathering cover and the material-digging plate being provided with knife grooves for the slitting knife to pass through, and when the front pressure plate passes through the track groove, it moves downward and makes the pressure edge strip overlap the top of the rear pressure plate; A separation mechanism, wherein the separation mechanism is arranged in the isolation chamber, the separation mechanism includes a driving end, and a plurality of vertical separation mechanisms are arranged on the driving end, the vertical separation mechanism includes a fixed separation plate, a movable separation plate and a swinging separation plate, the fixed separation plate, the movable separation plate and the swinging separation plate are respectively arranged on the driving shaft of the driving end through a fixed bevel gear, a follower bevel gear and a swinging bidirectional spur gear, wherein the fixed separation plate and the fixed bevel gear do not rotate, and seed discs are arranged on the opposite side of the fixed separation plate and the movable separation plate and on both sides of the swinging separation plate.

[0007] Furthermore, the circular base includes a rotating shaft, a limiting ring is fixedly provided on the bottom end of the rotating shaft, a pulley is fixedly connected to the top of the driving ring, and the pulley is driven to rotate by an external motor and a belt.

[0008] Furthermore, the material-diverting plate comprises a plate body and a rotating ring, the rotating ring is sleeved on the rotating shaft, a movable groove is arranged on the material-diverting plate, and the material-dividing channel is in contact with the bottom of the material-gathering cover; One end of the front pressure plate is located in the movable groove, a pressing strip fixed to the front pressure plate is sleeved in the movable groove, a trigger strip passing through the movable groove is fixedly connected to the pressing strip, the trigger strip is fixed in the movable groove by a spring, and the trigger strip is axially retractable and movable into the track groove.

[0009] Furthermore, the swing separation plate includes two circular base plates, the axis of the circular base plates is reserved with a mounting hole for softly connecting the swing bidirectional spur gear, and the two circular base plates are provided with a plurality of bite grooves on opposite sides, and the bite grooves at corresponding positions are fixedly connected by a rubber connecting part.

[0010] Furthermore, the seed dividing plate includes a plurality of flexible templates 1 arranged in a ring shape, a small material dividing claw is fixedly connected to one side of the flexible template 1, and a plurality of flexible templates 2 arranged in a ring shape, the flexible template 2 is located on the inner side of the flexible template 1, and a large material dividing claw is arranged on the flexible template 2.

[0011] Furthermore, the small material distributing claw comprises a claw seat, and the claw seat is provided with an anti-extrusion strip formed by a claw groove.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a screening device, which is arranged throughout the isolation chamber. The arc-shaped mesh screen of the screening device is located directly below the multiple groups of vertical separation mechanisms and is used to separate peppers from pepper seeds. The screening device includes a sliding sleeve and a movable seat sliding in the sliding sleeve. The forward and reverse motor drives the reciprocating mechanism through a gear set to make the movable seat reciprocate in the axial direction. The arc-shaped mesh screen is hinged on the inner side of the movable seat.

[0013] Furthermore, the length of the arc-shaped mesh screen is shorter than the length of the isolation chamber and longer than the length of the feed sleeve.

[0014] Technical effects and advantages of the present invention: 1. The present application scheme can cut the peppers in the length direction of the peppers, which can expose the pepper seeds in the peppers to the maximum extent, and the cutting process is a continuous operation. Before cutting, the adjacent two sides of the material removal plate, rear pressure plate, front pressure plate and edge pressure strip cooperate to limit the peppers and ensure the stability of the peppers during the segment cutting process, avoid excessive damage to the pepper epidermis, and cause cell fluid exudation. Provide more favorable conditions for screening and avoid excessive moisture, which makes the pepper seeds sticky.

[0015] 2. By setting the vertical separation mechanism, the swinging separation plate swings when rotating between the fixed separation plate and the movable separation plate, so that there is a separation opening that rotates in a ring between the swinging separation plate and the fixed separation plate, and between the movable separation plate and the swinging separation plate. When the separation opening is located at the top, the segmented peppers are collected between the swinging separation plate and the fixed separation plate, or between the movable separation plate and the swinging separation plate. Under the rotation of the swinging separation plate, the segmented peppers can be shaken in the vertical direction. Compared with the existing screening method, vertical screening is more conducive to separating the peppers from the pepper seeds, and in the swinging process, the peppers can be thrown to one side of the fixed separation plate or the movable separation plate by the swinging force, thus avoiding the pressure and extrusion of the peppers, ensuring that the epidermis of the segmented peppers is in a complete state, and reducing the exudation of internal cell fluid.

[0016] 3. The segmented peppers are located in the gap between the small dividing claws on the flexible template 1, and are blocked by the small dividing claws to change the falling path. The rotating swinging force of the rotating swinging separation plate makes the segmented peppers move between the small dividing claws on both sides, which increases the retention time of the segmented peppers, thereby ensuring that the segmented peppers are more fully deseeded. In addition, the small dividing claws are arranged in a ring inside the large dividing claws. When the segmented peppers fall at the large dividing claws, they will pass through the small dividing claws on the periphery, and the small dividing claws are arranged in an arc shape, so the arc path is conducive to further retaining the pepper segments, so that the pepper seeds can be quickly shaken off, and the peppers are unloaded along the arc path, thereby achieving separation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a stereogram of the present invention; Figure 2 A top view of a side view of the present invention; Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the track groove in the present invention; Figure 4 It is a state diagram of the material-diverting plate and the swing bar in the present invention; Figure 5 It is a bottom view of the swing bar and the driving ring in the present invention; Figure 6 It is a state diagram of adjacent material-diverting plates being located at positions A, B, C and D in the present invention; Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the material stripping plate in the present invention; Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of a fixed separation plate, a movable separation plate and a swing separation plate in the present invention; Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of multiple groups of vertical separation mechanisms in the present invention; Fig.10 It is a partial schematic diagram of the swing separation plate in the present invention; Fig.11 It is a schematic diagram of the seed dividing plate in the present invention; Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the small material dividing claw in the present invention; Fig.13 It is a schematic diagram of the external part of the screening device in the present invention; Fig.14 It is a schematic diagram of the built-in part of the screening device in the present invention.

[0018] In the figure: 100, isolation chamber; 110, cylindrical processing chamber; 120, lateral mounting plate; 130, blanking sleeve; 200, feeding device; 210, feeding channel; 220, feeding plate; 230, track groove; 240, cutting knife; 300, separation mechanism; 310, driving end; 320, fixed separation plate; 330, movable separation plate; 340, swinging separation plate; 341, circular base plate; 342, bite groove; 343, rubber connecting part; 350, swinging two-way spur gear; 351, follower bevel gear; 352, fixed bevel gear; 360, seed dividing plate; 361, flexible template one; 362, small material dividing claw; 3621, claw seat; 3622, claw groove; 3623, anti-extrusion strip; 363, flexible template two; 364, large material dividing claw.

[0019] 400. Shredding device; 500. Chili seed collection box; 600, segment cutting device; 610, driving ring; 620, swing bar; 630, circular base; 631, limiting ring; 632, rotating shaft; 640, material removal plate; 641, swing notch; 642, material gathering cover; 643, knife groove; 650, rear pressure plate; 660, front pressure plate; 661, edge pressure strip; 662, pressing strip; 663 trigger strip.

[0020] 700, screening device; 710, forward and reverse motor; 720, sliding sleeve; 721, sliding rail; 730, driving wheel; 731, arc groove; 740, gear set; 750, movable seat; 751, crossbeam; 752, joint rod; 753, fixing bar; 754, hinged rod; 755, arc mesh screen. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] In order to better understand the automated chopping device for processing chili peppers provided in an embodiment of the present application, the existing chopping device is first briefly introduced below. When chili peppers are processed into chili sauce, a chopping device is used to chop the chili peppers. During the chopping process of this chopping device, the chili peppers and chili pepper seeds are mixed together and finally packaged into products. This chopping device cannot separate the chili pepper seeds during the chopping process. The traditional method requires adding work processes and steps, such as manual chopping or equipment screening, but these two methods have disadvantages. One is low efficiency, and the other is that it affects the processing quality of the chili peppers.

[0023] Reference Figures 1 to 14An automated chopping device for processing peppers is shown, comprising an isolation chamber 100, which is composed of a cylindrical processing chamber 110, a lateral mounting plate 120 and a feed sleeve 130, wherein the lateral mounting plate 120 is detachably connected to one side of the cylindrical processing chamber 110, and is fixed by bolts or other clamping methods. The purpose of this arrangement is to facilitate the removal of the lateral mounting plate 120 together with the screening device 700 from the cylindrical processing chamber 110, so as to facilitate the cleaning of the interior. It should be noted that the feed sleeve 130 has two feed chambers, one of which is connected to the pepper seed collection box 500, and the other is smaller and is connected to the feed hopper of the chopping device 400. The feeding device 200 is connected to and arranged just above the isolation chamber 100, and a plurality of dividing channels 210 are arranged in the feeding device 200. A dividing plate 220 is arranged at the discharge port of the dividing channel 210, a track groove 230 is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the dividing channel 210, and a cutting knife 240 is arranged below the track groove 230. The feeding device 200 is connected to an upstream vibrating feeding device, and both are part of an automated production line. The vibrating feeding device evenly divides the peppers on the conveying device into the feeding device 200, and the feeding device 200 evenly divides the peppers from the dividing channel 210, and after being cut by the segment cutting device 600, it is divided into two parts by the dividing plate 220 at the discharge port downstream of the dividing channel 210 and falls into the separation mechanism 300 in the cylindrical processing chamber 110. A pepper seed collecting box 500 is arranged below the isolation chamber 100, and a chopping device 400 is arranged on one side of the pepper seed collecting box 500, and the chopping device 400 is communicated with the inner cavity of the isolation chamber 100. The pepper seed collecting box 500 collects the seeds falling from the cylindrical processing chamber 110, and the chopping device 400 is used to chop the falling peppers.

[0024] Also includes: like Figures 2 to 7 The segment cutting device 600 shown is a plurality of segment cutting devices 600, which are respectively arranged in independent cavities of the unloading device 200, and include a driving ring 610, a circular base 630 arranged in the driving ring 610 and with its bottom fixed to the bottom of the unloading device 200, four swing bars 620 arranged below the driving ring 610, and four material shifting plates 640 arranged on the circular base 630 and rotatable by themselves, wherein one end of the swing bar 620 is inserted into a swing slot 641 on the material shifting plate 640.

[0025] The circular base 630 includes a rotating shaft 632, and a limit ring 631 is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the rotating shaft 632. The limit ring 631 is used to limit the degree of downward pressure of the rear pressure plate 650 and the front pressure plate 660 to avoid the problem of pepper damage. A pulley is fixedly connected to the top of the driving ring 610, and the pulley is driven to rotate by an external motor and a belt (the external motor is not drawn).

[0026] The material-dividing plate 640 includes a plate body and a rotating ring, the rotating ring is sleeved on the rotating shaft 632, and a movable groove is arranged on the material-dividing plate 640, and the material-dividing channel 210 contacts the bottom of the material-collecting cover 642, and the material-collecting cover 642 can concentrate the peppers while reducing the amount of peppers gathered, so as to facilitate the cutting of the cutting knife 240, and ensure that the amount of peppers is not too much, thereby causing the situation of squeezing and damaging the peppers, and avoiding damage to the epidermal cells, and the material-collecting cover 642 and the plate body are provided with a knife groove 643 for the cutting knife 240 to pass through, of course, in the specific implementation process, the number of the cutting knife 240 and the knife groove 643 can be one or two, and they are arranged in the height direction; When the pepper falls to the upstream position of the segment cutting device 600, the external motor drives one of the pulleys to rotate, and the belt can make multiple pulleys rotate. When the pulley rotates, the driving ring 610 rotates synchronously. At this time, the multiple swing bars 620 on the driving ring 610 drive the material stripping plate 640 to rotate. It should be noted that the center of the rotating ring on the material stripping plate 640 does not coincide with the center of the driving ring 610. In actual rotation, when the four material stripping plates 640 and the four swing bars 620 rotate to different positions, two adjacent The distance between the two material stripping plates 640 will be adjusted, that is, when two adjacent material stripping plates 640 move to area B, the distance between the two material stripping plates 640 is short, when moving to area C, the distance between the two material stripping plates 640 gradually increases, when moving to area D, the distance between the two material stripping plates 640 is the largest, and when moving to area A, the two material stripping plates 640 are located at the material dropping position, which is used to transfer the falling peppers to the position of the isolation chamber 100, and at this time, the distance between the two material stripping plates 640 gradually decreases.

[0027] Specifically, refer to Figure 6 As shown, the material shifting plate 640 rotates counterclockwise from the A region to the D region, and the rotation center of the material shifting plate 640 is offset toward the D region at the center position of the driving ring 610. Figure 5 and Figure 6 , Figure 5 It is a bottom view of the driving ring 610. When the swing bar 620 on the driving ring 610 drives the material diverting plate 640 to rotate to the D area, the rotation center of the material diverting plate 640 is close to the swing bars 620 on both sides. The two swing bars 620 keep the two material diverting plates 640 in the D area at the maximum distance. Similarly, when the material diverting plate 640 rotates from the D area to the A area, the distance between the two material diverting plates 640 in the A area gradually decreases and approaches the position where the material distribution channel 210 discharges the material. In this way, the material distribution channel 210 drops the peppers between the two material diverting plates 640 in the A area, and the center of the two material diverting plates 640 in the B area is at the farthest position from the two swing bars 620 in the B area. At this time, the two material diverting plates 640 in the B area are in the closest state. To further explain, the purpose of such arrangement is that during the rotation of the four material stripping plates 640, when the material stripping plates 640 move to the upstream position of the material distribution channel 210, they are in an open state, which is conducive to the transfer of peppers that fall on the moving path of the material stripping plates 640. During the transfer process, that is, the two material stripping plates 640 that move to area B gradually approach and concentrate the peppers, so that multiple peppers are gathered together, and when passing through the cutting knife 240 set in area B, the cutting knife 240 cuts the squeezed peppers into segments (it should be noted that the peppers are cut flatly and divided into two along the length direction).

[0028] In addition, a cylindrical space (i.e., the aforementioned independent cavity) is provided at the position of the dividing channel 210 located at the segment cutting device 600, and the rotation center of the material diverter plate 640 coincides with the axial center of the cylindrical space, so that the outer side of each material diverter plate 640 is close to the inner wall of the cylindrical space. When the peppers are gathered between the two material diverter plates 640 located in the two A areas, when the material diverter plate 640 rotates the side plate of the dividing channel 210, the arc-shaped side plate of the material diverter channel 210 can push out excess peppers, thereby ensuring a uniform amount of peppers inside. When the two material diverter plates 640 on both sides are close to each other, the situation of excessive internal peppers being squeezed and damaged is avoided, thereby ensuring the integrity of the peppers.

[0029] In the above embodiment, a front pressure plate 660 and a rear pressure plate 650 are elastically provided at the upstream and downstream positions of the four swing bars 620, respectively. A pressure edge strip 661 is provided on the front pressure plate 660. One end of the front pressure plate 660 is located in the movable groove. A pressing strip 662 fixed to the front pressure plate 660 is sleeved in the movable groove. A trigger strip 663 that passes through the movable groove is fixedly connected to the pressing strip 662. The trigger strip 663 is an axially retractable telescopic rod, and the trigger strip 663 is fixed in the movable groove by a spring.

[0030] When the pepper passes through the slitting knife 240, the slitting knife 240 contacts the pepper and causes an extrusion deviation. The pepper is squeezed upward and passes over the slitting knife 240, resulting in incomplete segmentation. The pepper seeds inside are left in the subsequent shredding process, so that the number of pepper seeds cannot be controlled. When the material stripping plate 640 rotates to the position of the track groove 230, after one end of the trigger bar 663 enters the track groove 230, the inner wall of the track groove 230 squeezes the trigger bar 663 downward, and the front pressure plate 660 located upstream moves downward. At this time, the edge pressing strip 661 on the front pressure plate 660 approaches the upstream rear pressure plate 650, and cooperates with the front rear pressure plate 650 to press down to limit the pepper to the position of the cutting path, so that the pepper can be cut into stable segments to avoid missing cuts, and most of the peppers are cut along the length of the pepper, which increases the space for exposing the pepper seeds and improves the efficiency of subsequent seed removal.

[0031] It should be understood that when the stripper plate 640 moves to the track groove 230 , the edge pressing strip 661 on the front pressing plate 660 at this position is located directly above the upstream rear pressing plate 650 .

[0032] like Figures 8 to 12 The separation mechanism 300 shown in the figure is arranged in the isolation chamber 100, and the separation mechanism 300 includes a driving end 310, and the driving end 310 is located outside the isolation chamber 100. A plurality of sets of vertical separation mechanisms are arranged on the driving end 310, and the plurality of sets of vertical separation mechanisms are located in the isolation chamber 100. The vertical separation mechanisms include a fixed separation plate 320, a movable separation plate 330, and a swinging separation plate 340. The fixed separation plate 320, the movable separation plate 330, and the swinging separation plate 340 are respectively A fixed bevel gear 352, a follower bevel gear 351 and a swinging bidirectional spur gear 350 are arranged on the driving shaft of the driving end 310, wherein the fixed separation plate 320 and the fixed bevel gear 352 do not rotate, and seed discs 360 are arranged on the opposite side of the fixed separation plate 320 and the movable separation plate 330 and on both sides of the swinging separation plate 340. The seed disc 360 is softly connected to the fixed separation plate 320 and the movable separation plate 330, and the connection is connected by a silicone layer, so that it can make soft contact with the pepper.

[0033] It should be noted that the fixed separation plate 320 close to the cylindrical processing chamber 110 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cylindrical processing chamber 110, and the fixed separation plates 320 in the middle and away from the cylindrical processing chamber 110 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cylindrical processing chamber 110 through iron couplings, so as to ensure that the fixed separation plate 320 is in a fixed state, and thus the fixed bevel gear 352 on the fixed separation plate 320 is also fixed on the driving shaft. In addition, except for the fixed separation plate 320 close to the cylindrical processing chamber 110, the fixed separation plate 320 is movably connected to the adjacent movable separation plate 330, that is to say, the movable separation plate 330 can rotate on the fixed separation plate 320, and a rotating sleeve is provided on the follower bevel gear 351 on the movable separation plate 330, and the rotating sleeve is sleeved on the driving shaft and has a gap with the driving shaft, and the rotating sleeve is provided on the fixed bevel gear 352 and rotates in a circular rotating cavity, so that when the driving shaft rotates, it directly drives the swinging bidirectional spur gear 350 to rotate.

[0034] The purpose of the above-mentioned arrangement is that it should be noted that the swinging two-way spur gear 350 is tilted on the drive shaft with an inclination angle of five degrees. The teeth on both sides of the swinging two-way spur gear 350 are respectively meshed with the teeth of the fixed bevel gear 352 and the follower bevel gear 351. In this way, when the swinging two-way spur gear 350 rotates on the drive shaft, it is in a state of rotating and swinging on both sides. The fixed bevel gear 352 is set to a fixed state, which can provide a bite force for the rotating swinging two-way spur gear 350. When one side of the swinging two-way spur gear 350 is meshed with the fixed bevel gear 352, the teeth at the corresponding position on the other side of the swinging two-way spur gear 350 are meshed with the teeth of the follower bevel gear 351. Since the fixed bevel gear 352 does not rotate, it is equivalent to the swinging two-way spur gear 350 meshing and rotating with the fixed bevel gear 352. In this process, the follower bevel gear 351 is driven to rotate by the swinging two-way spur gear 350, thereby preventing the vertical separation mechanism from shaking as a whole and avoiding tooth damage caused by the misalignment of the swinging two-way spur gear 350 and the fixed bevel gear 352.

[0035] The advantage of such a configuration is that the swinging separation plate 340 swings while rotating between the fixed separation plate 320 and the movable separation plate 330, so that there is a separation opening between the swinging separation plate 340 and the fixed separation plate 320 and between the movable separation plate 330 and the swinging separation plate 340 that rotates in a circular direction. When the separation opening is located at the top, the segmented peppers are collected between the swinging separation plate 340 and the fixed separation plate 320, or collected between the movable separation plate 330 and the swinging separation plate 340. Under the rotation of the swinging separation plate 340, the segmented peppers can be shaken in a vertical direction. Compared with the existing screening method, vertical screening is more conducive to separating the peppers from the pepper seeds, and during the swinging process, the peppers can be thrown to one side of the fixed separation plate 320 or the movable separation plate 330 by the swinging force, thereby avoiding the pressure and extrusion of the peppers, ensuring that the epidermis of the segmented peppers is in a complete state, and reducing the exudation of internal cell fluid.

[0036] The swinging separation plate 340 includes two circular base plates 341. The axis of the circular base plates 341 is reserved with a mounting hole for a softly connected swinging bidirectional spur gear 350. Specifically, a rubber ring layer is arranged in the mounting hole, and the rubber ring layer is fixed to the outer wall of the swinging bidirectional spur gear 350. In this way, the swinging separation plate 340 can swing with a larger amplitude during the separation of the pepper seeds, and the pepper seeds can be separated better. A plurality of bite grooves 342 are provided on opposite sides of the two circular base plates 341. The bite grooves 342 at corresponding positions are fixedly connected by a rubber connecting part 343, and a rubber connecting part 343 is further provided. When the swinging separation plate 340 rotates around the axis, not only a regular swing is generated during the rotation process, but also the two circular base plates 341 can produce a micro-adjustment distance in the axial direction because of the soft connection. This can enhance the vibration effect of the seed separation plate 360 ​​and ensure that the pepper seeds are fully separated.

[0037] It should be noted that the fixed setting of the fixed separation plate 320 has another advantage, which is that the pepper seeds that pass through the fixed separation plate 320 are not completely removed, and fewer pepper seeds are retained. In this way, when canning is carried out later, there are some pepper seeds, which does not affect the taste and shelf life while improving the appearance of the product.

[0038] The seed separation plate 360 ​​includes a plurality of flexible templates 361 arranged in a ring shape, a small material separation claw 362 is fixedly connected to one side of the flexible template 361, and a plurality of flexible templates 363 arranged in a ring shape, the flexible template 363 is located on the inner side of the flexible template 361, and large material separation claws 364 are arranged on the flexible template 363. The large material separation claws 364 have a lower density than the small material separation claws 362, thereby improving the effect of separating and falling peppers and avoiding the pepper segments from being blocked in the gap.

[0039] In order to ensure that the pepper seeds are more fully removed from the segmented peppers, the segmented peppers are located in the gap between the small dividing claws 362 on the flexible template 361, and are blocked by the small dividing claws 362 to change the falling path. The rotating swinging force of the rotating swinging separation plate 340 makes the segmented peppers move between the small dividing claws 362 on both sides, which increases the retention time of the segmented peppers, thereby ensuring that the segmented peppers are more fully deseeded. In addition, the small dividing claws 362 are arranged in a ring inside the large dividing claws 364. When the segmented peppers at the large dividing claws 364 fall, they will pass through the small dividing claws 362 on the periphery, and the small dividing claws 362 are arranged in an arc shape, so that the arc path is conducive to further retaining the pepper segments, so that the pepper seeds can be quickly shaken off, and the peppers are discharged along the arc path, thereby achieving separation.

[0040] like Fig.12 As shown, the small material distributing claw 362 includes a claw seat 3621, on which an anti-extrusion strip 3623 formed by a claw groove 3622 is provided. The small material distributing claw 362 is made of silicone.

[0041] When the swing separation plate 340 is close to the fixed separation plate 320 and the movable separation plate 330, after the close point contact, the small material dividing claws 362 on the swing separation plate 340 will form an extrusion state with the small material dividing claws 362 on the fixed separation plate 320 and the movable separation plate 330, but the extrusion point of the inclined swing separation plate 340 is small, thereby avoiding damage to the peppers. Moreover, when the extrusion state is formed, the anti-extrusion strip 3623 is provided with an inclined surface, and because it is an arc-shaped design, it cannot provide the conditions for the peppers to be clamped. During the extrusion process, the peppers are guided to the space between the two small material dividing claws 362 because of the inherent shape, curvature and outer side of the anti-extrusion strip 3623. The segmented peppers will not be directly squeezed in the separation of pepper seeds. In addition, the claw groove 3622 is in the shape of a thin sheet, which can make the anti-extrusion strip 3623 deform quickly, further reducing the possibility of squeezing the peppers, and avoiding a larger space, so that the peppers can be deseeded normally, avoiding the excessive pepper seeds in the chili sauce affecting the taste.

[0042] The screening device 700 is disposed throughout the isolation chamber 100 . The arc-shaped mesh screen 755 of the screening device 700 is located directly below the multiple groups of vertical separation mechanisms and is used to separate peppers from pepper seeds.

[0043] like Figure 13 to Figure 14 The screening device 700 shown includes a sliding sleeve 720 and a movable seat 750 sliding in the sliding sleeve 720 . The forward and reverse motor 710 drives the reciprocating mechanism through the gear set 740 to make the movable seat 750 reciprocate in the axial direction. An arc-shaped mesh screen 755 is hinged on the inner side of the movable seat 750 .

[0044] Specifically, the forward and reverse motor 710 drives the gear set 740 to rotate, and the gear set 740 drives the driving gear on the slide sleeve 720 to rotate, and the driving wheel 730 fixed with the driving gear rotates, and the driving wheel 730 is provided with an arc groove 731. At this time, during the forward and reverse rotation process, the arc groove 731 is interspersed with a shaft fixed on the movable seat 750, and then the movable seat 750 reciprocates axially along the isolation chamber 100 on the slide rail 721, and the arc mesh screen 755 can be shaken within the range of the discharge sleeve 130, so that the pepper seeds on the arc mesh screen 755 can be effectively separated, and the arc mesh screen 755 is inclined, and the cut peppers can be shaken into the chopping device 400.

[0045] like Fig.14 , the specific articulation method is explained, a cross beam 751 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the movable seat 750, the cross beam 751 is hinged with a joint rod 752, the joint rod 752 is hinged to the surface of the arc-shaped mesh screen 755, the joint rod 752 is hinged with a fixing bar 753 through a hinge rod 754, and the fixing bar 753 is fixedly connected to the inner side of the lateral mounting plate 120.

[0046] The specific movement state is that when the cross beam 751 moves outward, the hinged rod 754 will be changed from an inclined state to a vertical state, and then to an inclined state. At this time, the joint rod 752 is hinged on the cross beam 751, so that the arc-shaped mesh screen 755 can imitate the screening action of a person, which is conducive to quickly separating the pepper seeds that fall on the arc-shaped mesh screen 755, and can move the pepper segments to the chopping device 400.

[0047] It is further explained that the length of the arc-shaped mesh screen 755 is smaller than the length of the isolation chamber 100 and larger than the length of the feed sleeve 130, thereby ensuring that the pepper segments will not fall from the arc-shaped mesh screen 755 to the position of the pepper seed collection box 500, and ensuring that the pepper segments are screened into the smaller feed chamber, thereby completing the separation operation.

[0048] Finally, it should be noted that the above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, it is still possible for those skilled in the art to modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments or to make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features therein. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic chopping device for pepper processing, comprising an isolation chamber, a feeding device arranged directly above the isolation chamber, a pepper seed collecting box arranged below the isolation chamber, and a chopping device arranged on one side of the pepper seed collecting box, wherein the chopping device is connected to the inner cavity of the isolation chamber; It is characterized in that Also includes: A plurality of material distribution channels are arranged in the material unloading device, a track groove is arranged on one side of the inner wall of the material distribution channel, and a slitting knife is arranged below the track groove; A segment cutting device, wherein the number of the segment cutting devices is multiple, and the multiple segment cutting devices are respectively arranged in independent cavities of the feeding device, and include a driving ring, a circular base arranged in the driving ring and with the bottom fixed to the bottom of the feeding device, four swing bars arranged below the driving ring, and four material-digging plates arranged on the circular base and capable of rotating automatically, one end of the swing bar being inserted into the swing slot of the material-digging plate, a front pressure plate and a rear pressure plate being elastically arranged at the upstream and downstream positions of the four swing bars, a pressure edge strip being arranged on the front pressure plate, and a material gathering cover being arranged on the material-digging plate, both the material gathering cover and the material-digging plate being provided with knife grooves for the slitting knife to pass through, and when the front pressure plate passes through the track groove, it moves downward and makes the pressure edge strip overlap the top of the rear pressure plate; A separation mechanism, wherein the separation mechanism is arranged in the isolation chamber, the separation mechanism includes a driving end, and a plurality of vertical separation mechanisms are arranged on the driving end, the vertical separation mechanism includes a fixed separation plate, a movable separation plate and a swinging separation plate, the fixed separation plate, the movable separation plate and the swinging separation plate are respectively arranged on the driving shaft of the driving end through a fixed bevel gear, a follower bevel gear and a swinging bidirectional spur gear, wherein the fixed separation plate and the fixed bevel gear do not rotate, and seed discs are arranged on the opposite side of the fixed separation plate and the movable separation plate and on both sides of the swinging separation plate.

2. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The circular base comprises a rotating shaft, a limiting ring is fixedly sleeved at the bottom end of the rotating shaft, a belt pulley is fixedly connected to the top of the driving ring, and the belt pulley is driven to rotate by an external motor and a belt.

3. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material-diverting plate comprises a plate body and a rotating ring, wherein the rotating ring is sleeved on the rotating shaft, and a movable groove is arranged on the material-diverting plate, and the material-dividing channel is in contact with the bottom of the material-gathering cover; One end of the front pressure plate is located in the movable groove, a pressing strip fixed to the front pressure plate is sleeved in the movable groove, a trigger strip passing through the movable groove is fixedly connected to the pressing strip, the trigger strip is fixed in the movable groove by a spring, and the trigger strip is axially retractable and movable into the track groove.

4. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The swing separation plate includes two circular base plates, the axis of the circular base plates is reserved with a mounting hole for softly connecting the swing bidirectional spur gear, and the two circular base plates are provided with a plurality of bite grooves on opposite sides, and the bite grooves at corresponding positions are fixedly connected by a rubber connection part.

5. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The seed dividing plate includes a plurality of flexible templates one arranged in a ring shape, a small material dividing claw is fixedly connected to one side of the flexible template one, and a plurality of flexible templates two arranged in a ring shape, the flexible template two is located on the inner side of the flexible template one, and a large material dividing claw is arranged on the flexible template two.

6. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The small material distributing claw comprises a claw seat, and the claw seat is provided with an anti-extrusion strip formed by a claw groove.

7. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a screening device, which is arranged throughout the isolation chamber. The arc-shaped mesh screen of the screening device is located directly below the multiple groups of vertical separation mechanisms and is used to separate peppers from pepper seeds. The screening device includes a sliding sleeve and a movable seat sliding in the sliding sleeve. The forward and reverse motor drives the reciprocating mechanism through a gear set to make the movable seat reciprocate in the axial direction. The arc-shaped mesh screen is hinged on the inner side of the movable seat.

8. The automatic chopping device for pepper processing according to claim 7, characterized in that: The length of the arc-shaped mesh screen is smaller than the length of the isolation chamber, and larger than the length of the material discharge sleeve.

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