Raw material sorting machine for chili processing and production

Abstract

The raw material sorting machine comprises a sorting mechanism, the sorting mechanism comprises a rotating disc and a first driving device used for driving the rotating disc to rotate, and the top edge of the rotating disc is evenly provided with a plurality of subareas used for containing chilies; an appearance detection device, an unqualified product discharging assembly and a qualified product discharging assembly are sequentially arranged above the rotating disc in the rotating direction of the rotating disc, the sorting mechanism further comprises a driving assembly used for driving the chilies in all the subareas to rotate, and the rotating disc can be driven to rotate through a driving device. When the driving device rotates to a certain subarea to be located below the appearance detection device, the appearance of the chili in the corresponding subarea can be detected through the appearance detection device, and meanwhile the chili in the subarea can be driven to rotate through the driving assembly, so that the appearance detection device can detect the color of each position of the surface of the chili. Therefore, the accuracy and reliability of the detection result can be improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of raw material sorting in pepper processing and production, in particular to a raw material sorting machine used in pepper processing and production. Background Art

[0002] Red pepper is the main raw material of red pigment in lipstick. The purity of red pigment has a great impact on the quality of lipstick. With the rapid growth of the lipstick consumer market, women have higher requirements for the quality of lipstick. Therefore, strict color identification and screening of pepper has become an indispensable process. The Chinese invention with publication number CN110420886B discloses an intelligent identification and sorting device for preventing pepper from piling up, comprising a frame, an upper hopper is arranged at the front end of the frame, a vibrating screen is arranged below the discharge port of the upper hopper, the upper surface of the vibrating screen is an inclined surface, a partition conveyor belt assembly is supported at the lowest point of the rear end of the vibrating screen, a color CCD camera is arranged above the rear section of the partition conveyor belt assembly, a flipping plate extending backward is arranged below the rear end of the partition conveyor belt assembly, the flipping plate is connected to a rotating drive mechanism, a guide hopper is arranged below the partition conveyor belt assembly, and the rear end of the guide hopper is connected to the front end of the flipping plate; a cross bar consistent with the width of the vibrating screen is arranged at the front end of the frame, the cross bar is a hollow structure and is located directly below or in front of the front end of the discharge port of the upper hopper, and the cross bar faces one side of the vibrating screen along its Water spraying ports are arranged at intervals in the axial direction. By arranging a vibrating screen and a cross bar with water spraying ports, the peppers pass through the vibrating screen before entering the dividing conveyor belt. At the same time, the water spraying ports on the cross bar spray water, and the peppers begin to be dispersed from the discharge port of the upper hopper. At this time, the dispersion utilizes the vibration of the vibrating screen and the flushing and lubrication of the water flow at the water spraying ports, which not only avoids the dense accumulation of the peppers at the discharge port of the upper hopper, but also enables the piles of peppers to be evenly distributed on the vibrating screen and then evenly enter the dividing conveyor belt assembly. The pepper anti-accumulation intelligent identification and sorting device can detect the color of the peppers on the dividing conveyor belt assembly through a color CCD camera. Since the peppers cannot be turned over on the dividing conveyor belt assembly, only the color of a part of the surface of the peppers can be detected, thereby reducing the accuracy and reliability of the detection result. Summary of the invention The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned technical deficiencies and propose a raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production, so as to solve the technical problem that the sorting device in the prior art can only detect the color of a part of the surface of the pepper, thereby reducing the accuracy and reliability of the detection result.

[0003] In order to achieve the above technical objectives, the technical solution of the present invention provides a raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production, including a sorting mechanism, the sorting mechanism includes a turntable and a driving device for driving the turntable to rotate, a plurality of partitions for placing peppers are evenly arranged on the top edge of the turntable, and an appearance detection device, an unqualified product unloading component and a qualified product unloading component are arranged above the turntable and along the rotation direction of the turntable. When the turntable rotates to a certain partition and is located below the appearance detection device, the appearance detection device can detect the color of the surface of the pepper in the corresponding partition, the unqualified product unloading component can push the unqualified peppers from the corresponding partition, and the qualified product unloading component can push the qualified peppers off the turntable for collection to select the qualified peppers. The sorting mechanism also includes a driving component for driving the peppers in each partition to rotate. When a certain partition is located below the appearance detection device, the driving component can drive the peppers on the corresponding partition to rotate, so that the appearance detection device can detect the color of each position on the surface of the pepper.

[0004] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes a roller group arranged in each partition, each roller group includes two rollers rotatably installed in the partition, one end of the roller is connected to the gear, and the driving assembly also includes an arc-shaped rack, which is arranged below the appearance detection device. When a partition rotates to below the appearance detection device, the gear connected to the roller in the corresponding partition engages with the arc-shaped rack.

[0005] Further, the central axis of the drum is on the same straight line as the diameter of the turntable.

[0006] Furthermore, the distance between the ends of the two rollers close to the center of the turntable is smaller than the distance between the ends of the two rollers far from the center of the turntable.

[0007] Furthermore, two adjacent partitions are separated by a spacer.

[0008] Furthermore, an inner retaining ring and an outer retaining ring are installed above the turntable, and the partition at the top of the turntable is arranged between the inner retaining ring and the outer retaining ring.

[0009] Furthermore, the sorting machine also includes a feeding mechanism for conveying the peppers to the sorting mechanism.

[0010] Furthermore, the feeding mechanism comprises a conveyor belt, and a turntable is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt.

[0011] Furthermore, a plurality of spacers are evenly arranged on the surface of the conveyor belt.

[0012] Furthermore, baffles are provided on both sides of the top of the conveyor belt.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention include: 1. The present invention provides a raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production, wherein a driving device can drive a turntable to rotate, and when the driving device rotates to a certain partition below an appearance detection device, the appearance detection device can detect the color of the pepper surface in the corresponding partition, and at the same time, the driving component can drive the pepper in the partition to rotate, so that the appearance detection device can detect the color of each position on the pepper surface, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of the detection result; 2. The present invention provides a driving assembly. When a certain partition rotates to the bottom of the appearance detection device, the gear connected to the roller in the corresponding partition meshes with the arc-shaped rack, and the gear rotates when the turntable rotates. The gear can drive the roller to rotate, thereby rotating the peppers placed between the two rollers. No other power device is required, the structure is simple, the design is reasonable, and the manufacturing cost of the sorting machine can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 This is another state diagram of the raw material sorting machine structure for pepper processing production according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A magnified image of point A; Figure 4 yes Figure 2 The enlarged view of point B; Figure 5 yes Figure 2 Enlarged view of point C; In the figure: 10, sorting mechanism; 11, turntable; 111, spacer; 12, first driving device; 13, appearance inspection device; 14, unqualified product unloading assembly; 15, qualified product unloading assembly; 151, toggle lever; 152, driving unit; 16, driving assembly; 161, roller; 162, gear; 163, arc-shaped rack; 17, inner arc-shaped plate; 18, outer arc-shaped plate; 20, feeding mechanism; 21, conveyor belt; 211, spacer; 22, partition. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0016] The embodiment of the present invention provides a raw material sorting machine for pepper processing production, such as Figure 1-2As shown, it includes a sorting mechanism 10 and a feeding mechanism 20. The feeding mechanism 20 is used to transport peppers to the sorting mechanism 10. The sorting mechanism 10 is used to detect the color of the surface of the peppers transported by the feeding mechanism 20 to select the peppers that pass the detection. At the same time, the sorting mechanism 10 and the feeding mechanism 20 are respectively connected to the controller. The controller adopts a PLC control box to control the sorting mechanism 10 and the feeding mechanism 20 to automatically complete the feeding and sorting of the peppers. In this embodiment, the sorting mechanism 10 includes a turntable 11 and a first driving device 12 for driving the turntable 11 to rotate. A plurality of partitions for placing peppers are evenly arranged on the top edge of the turntable 11. An appearance inspection device 13, an unqualified product discharge component 14 and a qualified product discharge component 15 are arranged above the turntable 11 and along the rotation direction of the turntable 11. The turntable 11 can be driven to rotate by the driving device 12. When the driving device 12 rotates to a certain partition and is located below the appearance inspection device 13, the color of the surface of the peppers in the corresponding partition can be detected by the appearance inspection device 13. The unqualified peppers can be pushed out of the corresponding partition by the unqualified product discharge component 14, and the qualified peppers can be pushed out of the corresponding partition by the qualified product discharge component 15 for collection, so as to select the qualified peppers.

[0017] In this embodiment, two adjacent partitions are separated by a partition block 111, which can prevent the peppers in the two adjacent partitions from being mixed together when the turntable 1 rotates.

[0018] In this embodiment, the first driving device 12 is a motor.

[0019] The first driving device 12 only needs to be able to drive the turntable 11 to rotate. Therefore, it is not limited to a specific structure. For example, in other embodiments, the first driving device 12 uses a driving member such as a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor that can drive the turntable 11 to rotate.

[0020] In this embodiment, the appearance detection device 13 is a CCD camera.

[0021] The appearance detection device 13 only needs to be able to detect the color of the surface of the pepper. Therefore, it is not limited to a specific structure. For example, in other embodiments, the appearance detection device 13 uses a CMOS camera or other detection equipment that can detect the color of the surface of the pepper.

[0022] For the unqualified product unloading component 14, it only needs to be able to push the unqualified peppers out of the corresponding partitions. Therefore, it is not limited to a specific structure. For example, in some embodiments, the unqualified product unloading mechanism 14 adopts one of a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric telescopic rod, and the unqualified peppers can be pushed out of the corresponding partitions through the cylinder, the hydraulic cylinder or the electric telescopic rod. In this embodiment, the unqualified product unloading component 14 includes a pneumatic nozzle, which is connected to the air source through a pipeline. The high-speed airflow ejected by the pneumatic nozzle can push the unqualified peppers out of the corresponding partitions.

[0023] For the qualified product unloading component 15, it only needs to be able to push the peppers that have passed the inspection out of the corresponding partitions. Therefore, it is not limited to a specific structure. For example, in some embodiments, the qualified product unloading mechanism 15 adopts one of a cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder or an electric telescopic rod, and the peppers that have passed the appearance inspection can be pushed out of the corresponding partitions by the cylinder, the hydraulic cylinder or the electric telescopic rod. In this embodiment, Figure 3 As shown, the qualified product unloading mechanism includes a toggle rod 151, which is connected to a driving unit 152 for driving the toggle rod 151 to rotate. The driving unit 152 can drive the toggle rod 151 to rotate to push the qualified peppers out of the corresponding partitions.

[0024] In this embodiment, the driving unit 152 is a motor.

[0025] The driving unit 152 only needs to be able to drive the toggle rod 151 to rotate. Therefore, it is not limited to a specific structure. For example, in other embodiments, the driving unit 152 uses a driving member such as a hydraulic motor or a pneumatic motor that can drive the toggle rod 151 to rotate.

[0026] In this embodiment, Figure 4As shown, the sorting mechanism 10 also includes a driving assembly 16 for driving the peppers in each partition to rotate. When a partition is located below the appearance detection device 13, the driving assembly 16 can drive the peppers in the partition to rotate, so that the appearance detection device 13 can detect the color of each position on the surface of the pepper, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of the detection result. More specifically, the driving assembly 16 includes a roller group arranged in each partition, each roller group includes two rollers 161 arranged in parallel and rotatably installed in the partition, one end of the roller 161 is connected to the gear 162, and the driving assembly 16 also includes an arc-shaped rack 163, which is arranged below the appearance detection device 13. When a partition rotates to below the appearance detection device 13, the gear 162 connected to the roller 161 in the corresponding partition is meshed with the arc-shaped rack 163, and the gear 162 rotates when the turntable 11 rotates. The gear 162 can drive the roller 16 to rotate, thereby rotating the peppers placed between the two rollers 161. No other power device is required, the structure is simple, the design is reasonable, and the manufacturing cost of the sorting machine can be reduced.

[0027] It should be noted that a mounting hole is provided on each partition, and a rotating shaft is provided at the central axis of the drum 161 , which is rotatably installed inside the mounting hole, while one end of the rotating shaft extends from the inside of the mounting hole and is connected to the gear 162 .

[0028] In this embodiment, the roller 161 is cylindrical, and the central axis of the roller 161 is on the same straight line as the diameter of the turntable 11. When the pepper is placed between the two rollers 161, the length direction of the pepper is on the same straight line as the diameter of the turntable 11, so that the unqualified product unloading component 14 and the qualified product unloading component 15 can be convenient for pushing the pepper placed between the two rollers 161 from the corresponding partition. Since the diameter of the tail of the pepper is generally larger than the diameter of the head, in this embodiment, the distance between the ends of the two rollers 161 close to the center of the turntable 11 is smaller than the distance between the ends of the two rollers 161 away from the center of the turntable 11. The tail of the pepper can be placed between the ends of the two rollers 161 away from the center of the turntable 11, and the head of the pepper can be placed between the ends of the two rollers 161 close to the center of the turntable 11, so that the pepper can be stably placed between the two rollers 161, and the pepper can be stably rotated between the two rollers 161.

[0029] In order to prevent the peppers from rolling out of the corresponding partitions when the turntable 1 rotates, in this embodiment, an inner retaining ring 17 and an outer retaining ring 18 are installed above the turntable 11, and the partition at the top of the turntable 11 is set between the inner retaining ring 17 and the outer retaining ring 18. The inner retaining ring 17 and the outer retaining ring 18 can prevent the peppers from rolling out of the corresponding partitions when the turntable 11 rotates. At the same time, the inner retaining ring 17 and the outer retaining ring 18 are both provided with openings at the positions below the unqualified product unloading component 14, which can facilitate the unqualified product unloading component 14 to detect unqualified products. The peppers in the corresponding partitions are blown out, and at the same time, the inner retaining ring 17 and the outer retaining ring 18 are also provided with openings at the positions below the qualified product unloading mechanism 15, which can facilitate the qualified product unloading mechanism 15 to pull out the qualified peppers from the corresponding partitions, and the outer wall of the inner retaining ring 17 and the inner wall of the outer retaining ring 18 are provided with a protective layer, which is one of a silica gel or rubber layer, which can prevent the peppers from directly contacting the outer wall of the inner retaining ring 17 and the inner wall of the outer retaining ring 18 when the turntable 11 is rotating, thereby avoiding wear on the surface of the peppers.

[0030] In this embodiment, Figure 5 As shown, the feeding mechanism 20 includes a conveyor belt 21, and a turntable 11 is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt 21. The conveyor belt 21 can be used to transport peppers to the partition on the top of the turntable 1. At the same time, a plurality of partitions 211 are evenly arranged on the surface of the conveyor belt 21, so that the peppers transported on the conveyor belt 21 can be placed on the conveyor belt 21 at equal intervals, so that each pepper can be accurately transported to the corresponding partition, and baffles 212 are arranged on both sides of the top of the conveyor belt 21 to prevent the peppers transported on the conveyor belt 21 from falling from both sides of the conveyor belt 21.

[0031] In this embodiment, a guide trough plate 22 is obliquely arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt 21, a guide trough is arranged on the top of the guide trough plate 22, and an opening is arranged at the lower end of the guide trough. The peppers transported on the conveyor belt 21 can fall from the conveyor belt 21 and fall into the guide trough, and pass through the opening at the lower end of the guide trough and fall into the corresponding partition. At the same time, the width of the opening at the lower end of the guide trough is slightly larger than the diameter of the pepper, so that the peppers can pass through the opening from beginning to end, so that the peppers can be effectively placed between the two rollers 161 after falling from the inside of the guide trough. At the same time, the outer retaining ring 18 is provided with an opening at the position below the guide trough plate 22, which can facilitate the peppers to fall into the partition.

[0032] Specific principle: when in use, the peppers to be tested are placed at the input end of the conveyor belt 21, and the conveyor belt 21 can be used to transport the peppers to the partition at the top of the turntable 11. At the same time, the drive device 12 can drive the turntable 11 to rotate. When the turntable 11 rotates to a certain partition and is located below the appearance detection device 13, the gear 162 connected to the roller 161 in the corresponding partition is engaged with the arc rack 163, and the gear 162 rotates when the turntable 11 rotates. The gear 162 can drive the roller 16 to rotate, thereby rotating the peppers placed between the two rollers 161, so that the appearance detection device 13 can detect the color of each position on the surface of the pepper, thereby improving the accuracy and reliability of the detection results. The unqualified peppers can be pushed out of the corresponding partitions through the unqualified product unloading component 14, and the qualified peppers can be pushed out of the corresponding partitions and collected through the qualified product unloading component 15 to select the qualified peppers.

[0033] The specific implementation of the present invention described above does not constitute a limitation on the protection scope of the present invention. Any other corresponding changes and modifications made based on the technical concept of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production, characterized in that: The sorting mechanism (10) comprises a rotating disk (11) and a driving device (12) for driving the rotating disk (11) to rotate, wherein a plurality of partitions for placing peppers are evenly arranged on the top edge of the rotating disk (11), and an appearance detection device (13), a non-conforming product discharge component (14), and a conforming product discharge component (15) are arranged above the rotating disk (11) and along the rotation direction of the rotating disk (11). When the rotating disk (11) rotates to a certain partition and is located below the appearance detection device (13), the appearance detection device (13) can detect the surface of the peppers in the corresponding partition. The unqualified product unloading component (14) can push the unqualified peppers from the corresponding partition, and the qualified product unloading component (15) can push the qualified peppers from the turntable (11) for collection, so as to select the qualified peppers. The sorting mechanism (1) also includes a driving component (16) for driving the peppers in each partition to rotate. When one of the partitions is located below the appearance detection device (13), the driving component (16) can drive the peppers on the corresponding partition to rotate, so that the appearance detection device (13) can detect the color of each position on the surface of the pepper.

2. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The driving assembly (16) comprises a roller group arranged in each partition, each roller group comprises two rollers (161) rotatably mounted in the partition, one end of each roller (161) is connected to a gear (162), and the driving assembly (16) further comprises an arc-shaped rack (163), wherein the arc-shaped rack (163) is arranged below the appearance detection device (13), and when a certain partition rotates to below the appearance detection device (13), the gear (162) connected to the roller (161) in the corresponding partition meshes with the arc-shaped rack (163).

3. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The central axis of the roller (161) and the diameter of the turntable (11) are on the same straight line.

4. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The distance between the ends of the two rollers (161) close to the center of the rotating disk (11) is smaller than the distance between the ends of the two rollers (161) far from the center of the rotating disk (11).

5. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 1 is characterized in that: Two adjacent partitions are separated by a spacer (111).

6. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 1 is characterized in that: An inner retaining ring (17) and an outer retaining ring (18) are installed above the rotating disk (11), and the partition at the top of the rotating disk (11) is arranged between the inner retaining ring (17) and the outer retaining ring (18).

7. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The sorting machine further comprises a feeding mechanism (20) for conveying peppers to the sorting mechanism (10).

8. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 7 is characterized in that: The feeding mechanism (20) comprises a conveyor belt (21), and the turntable (11) is arranged at the output end of the conveyor belt (21).

9. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 8, characterized in that: A plurality of spacer strips (211) are evenly arranged on the surface of the conveyor belt (21).

10. The raw material sorting machine for pepper processing and production according to claim 9, characterized in that: Baffles (212) are provided on both sides of the top of the conveyor belt (21).

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