Fruit feeding structure
By introducing a combination of a hopper and an electric iris valve into the fruit sorting and loading structure, the problem of uncontrollable fruit drop time is solved, the precise loading of fruits is achieved, and the sorting efficiency is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510207572.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-25
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-13
AI Technical Summary
The existing fruit sorting and feeding methods cannot control the drop time of the fruit, resulting in the fruit being unable to fall into the fruit tray accurately, thereby reducing sorting efficiency.
A fruit feeding structure is designed, including a hopper and an electric iris valve. A guide port is set at the bottom of the hopper. The electric iris valve controls the drop time of the fruit in the guide port, and drives the fruit holder to move through the traction mechanism to achieve accurate feeding of the fruit.
Through the automatic control of the electric iris valve, the fruit is accurately and stably placed on the fruit holder, forming an orderly and controllable feeding work, improving work efficiency, faster and more accurate.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of fruit feeding, and in particular relates to a fruit feeding structure. Background Art
[0002] With the development of science and technology, many fruit merchants are no longer satisfied with manual sorting when sorting fruits, but use fruit sorting machines for sorting. Fruit sorting machines are efficient mechanical equipment used to quickly and accurately classify and sort picked fruits. However, many existing fruit sorting and feeding methods using fruit sorting machines are to transmit the feeding through belt rollers, enter the fruit tray through partitions, and then transport the fruits on the fruit tray through a traction mechanism. However, the feeding of the existing technology cannot be controlled, and the falling time of the fruit cannot be guaranteed. Furthermore, the fruit cannot be accurately controlled when entering the fruit tray, resulting in some fruits not being able to accurately fall into the fruit tray, which makes the efficiency of fruit sorting and feeding low, and it is in urgent need of improvement. Summary of the invention
[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fruit feeding structure to solve the above problems existing in the prior art.
[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0005] A fruit feeding structure comprises a hopper, which is arranged above a traction mechanism for pulling a fruit tray, a downwardly extending material guide port is arranged at the bottom of the hopper, an electric iris valve is installed at the outlet of the material guide port, and the falling time of the fruit in the material guide port is controlled by opening and closing the electric iris valve. When the fruit tray moves below the material guide port, the electric iris valve is located directly above the fruit tray, and a moving gap is arranged between the fruit tray and the electric iris valve for the fruit tray to drive the fruit to move.
[0006] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, the inner bottom surface of the hopper is a funnel-shaped structure whose height gradually increases from the material guide port to the surrounding areas.
[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the fruit tray is made of flexible material.
[0008] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, the flexible material is rubber.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, a fruit receiving groove is provided at the upper end of the fruit tray.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, a support frame is provided at the lower end of the hopper, the traction mechanism passes through the support frame, and the lower part of the material guide port extends to the inside of the support frame.
[0011] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, both ends of the support frame are provided with openings, and the traction mechanism passes through the openings at both ends of the support frame.
[0012] As a preferred technical solution in the present invention, the electric iris valve is connected to a support frame.
[0013] Beneficial effect: During the operation of the present invention, the traction mechanism drives the fruit tray to operate stably under the electric iris valve, and the fruit in the hopper continuously falls into the material guide port. When a fruit tray moves under the electric iris valve, the electric iris valve automatically opens, allowing a fruit to fall onto the fruit tray, and then the electric iris valve automatically closes, the traction mechanism operates and switches to the next fruit tray, and then the electric iris valve opens again. Through the cooperation of the electric iris valve and the traction mechanism, the fruit in the material guide port can fall accurately and stably onto the fruit tray, forming an orderly and controllable feeding work. At the same time, through the automatic control of the electric iris valve, the work efficiency is further improved, making the present invention faster and more accurate than traditional feeding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention.
[0015] In the figure: 1- hopper; 2- fruit tray; 3- traction mechanism; 4- material guide port; 5- electric iris valve; 6- fruit; 7- support frame. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the present invention will be briefly introduced below in combination with the drawings and the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following description of the structure of the drawings is only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is used to help understand the present invention, but does not constitute a limitation of the present invention.
[0017] Example:
[0018] like Figure 1As shown, the present embodiment provides a fruit feeding structure, including a hopper 1. In practice, fruits are transported into the hopper 1, and the hopper 1 is arranged above a traction mechanism 3 for pulling a fruit tray 2. A downwardly extending material guide port 4 is arranged at the bottom of the hopper 1, so that fruits 6 can fall one by one from the material guide port 4. An electric iris valve 5 is installed at the outlet of the material guide port 4 to control the falling time of the fruits 6 in the material guide port 4 by opening and closing the electric iris valve 5. The electric iris valve 5 and the traction mechanism 3 are both connected to a controller to facilitate the cooperation between the electric iris valve 5 and the traction mechanism 3. When the fruit tray 2 moves below the material guide port 4, the electric iris valve 5 is located directly above the fruit tray 2. At this time, the electric iris valve 5 is opened to ensure that the fruits 6 in the material guide port 4 can accurately fall onto the fruit tray 2, and a moving gap is arranged between the fruit tray 2 and the electric iris valve 5 for the fruit tray 2 to drive the fruits 6 to move, so as to ensure the normal transportation of the fruits 6.
[0019] During the operation of the present invention, the traction mechanism 3 drives the fruit tray 2 to operate stably under the electric iris valve 5, and the fruit 6 in the hopper 1 continuously falls into the material guide port 4. When a fruit tray 2 moves below the electric iris valve 5, the electric iris valve 5 automatically opens, allowing a fruit 6 to fall onto the fruit tray 2, and then the electric iris valve 5 automatically closes, the traction mechanism 3 operates and switches to the next fruit tray 2, and then the electric iris valve 5 opens again. Through the cooperation of the electric iris valve 5 and the traction mechanism 3, the fruit in the material guide port 4 can fall onto the fruit tray 2 accurately and stably, forming an orderly and controllable feeding work. At the same time, through the automatic control of the electric iris valve 5, the work efficiency is further improved, so that the present invention can be faster and more accurate than traditional feeding.
[0020] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that the inner bottom surface of the hopper 1 is a funnel-shaped structure with a height gradually increasing from the material guide port 4 to the surrounding areas, so that the fruit 6 in the hopper 1 can fall into the material guide port 4 more naturally, reducing labor costs.
[0021] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that the fruit tray 2 is made of flexible material, so when the fruit 6 falls onto the fruit tray 2, there can be a certain buffer, which can protect the fruit 6 and also make the fruit 6 fall on the fruit tray 2 more stably.
[0022] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that the flexible material is rubber, which can be processed into the required shape of the fruit tray, and also has a certain softness, which can have a certain buffering effect on the impact of the fruit 6.
[0023] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that a fruit receiving groove is provided at the upper end of the fruit tray 2, so that the fruit 6 can be received more stably.
[0024] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that a support frame 7 is provided at the lower end of the hopper 1, and the hopper can be stabilized at a certain height through the support frame 7. The traction mechanism 3 runs through the support frame 7 to ensure the normal operation of the traction mechanism 3. The lower part of the material guide port 4 extends to the inside of the support frame 7 to ensure that the fruit 6 can fall stably on the fruit tray 2.
[0025] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that both ends of the support frame 7 are provided with openings, and the traction mechanism 3 passes through the openings at both ends of the support frame 7. The structure is simple and can ensure the stable operation of the traction mechanism 3.
[0026] As a preferred implementation scheme in this embodiment, it needs to be further explained that the electric iris valve 5 is connected to the support frame 7, or can also be directly fixed on the material guide port 4, or can be connected to both the material guide port 4 and the support frame 7 to ensure the stability of the electric iris valve 5.
[0027] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A fruit feeding structure, characterized in that: The invention comprises a hopper (1), the hopper (1) being arranged above a traction mechanism (3) for traction of a fruit tray (2), a material guide port (4) extending downwardly being arranged at the bottom of the hopper (1), an electric iris valve (5) being installed at the outlet of the material guide port (4), and being used for controlling the falling time of the fruit (6) in the material guide port (4) by opening and closing the electric iris valve (5), when the fruit tray (2) moves below the material guide port (4), the electric iris valve (5) is located directly above the fruit tray (2), and a moving gap is arranged between the fruit tray (2) and the electric iris valve (5) for the fruit tray (2) to drive the fruit (6) to move.
2. A fruit feeding structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner bottom surface of the hopper (1) is a funnel-shaped structure whose height gradually increases from the material guide port (4) toward the surrounding areas.
3. A fruit feeding structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fruit tray (2) is made of flexible material.
4. A fruit feeding structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The flexible material is rubber.
5. A fruit feeding structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The upper end of the fruit tray (2) is provided with a fruit receiving groove.
6. A fruit feeding structure according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that: A support frame (7) is provided at the lower end of the hopper (1), the traction mechanism (3) passes through the support frame (7), and the lower part of the material guide port (4) extends to the inside of the support frame (7).
7. A fruit feeding structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: Both ends of the support frame (7) are provided with openings, and the traction mechanism (3) passes through the openings at both ends of the support frame (7).
8. A fruit feeding structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The electric iris valve (5) is connected to a support frame (7).