Automatic areca seed cutting, core removing and sorting equipment and method

Abstract

The invention discloses automatic areca seed cutting, core removing and sorting equipment and method. A feeding assembly is arranged on one side of a rack, the output end of the feeding assembly is in linkage with pushing and cutting devices, at least two pushing and cutting devices are arranged on the rack side by side, and discharging and sorting assemblies are arranged below the pushing and cutting devices at intervals. According to the betel nut core removing and sorting machine, the labor cost is effectively reduced, the daily processing capacity of betel nut seed cutting, core removing and sorting is improved, the working efficiency is greatly improved compared with single-machine sorting equipment, and energy consumption is reduced. The method can adapt to different betel nut varieties, is suitable for large-scale production, and is safe, sanitary, environment-friendly and energy-saving.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of areca production, and more specifically, to an automatic areca seed cutting, core removing and sorting device and method. Background Art

[0002] Areca is an evergreen tree belonging to the Arecaceae family, Areca genus, in the order Principes, class Liliopsida. It has an erect stem, reaching up to more than 10 meters and up to 30 meters at most, with obvious annular leaf scars. It is monoecious, with a multi-branched inflorescence, an oblong ovary, oblong or ovoid fruits, and ovoid seeds. The flowering and fruiting period is from March to April.

[0003] In the existing seed cutting and sorting devices, due to the large differences in the sizes and densities of the seeds of different areca varieties, the parameters need to be frequently adjusted, resulting in high maintenance costs.

[0004] Therefore, designing an automatic areca seed cutting, core removing and sorting device and method that can automatically cut and core different varieties of areca while streamlining the structure has become the direction of further improvement. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides an automatic areca seed cutting, core removing and sorting device, which is characterized in that it includes a feeding assembly, a frame, a pushing and cutting device, and a discharging and sorting assembly. The feeding assembly is arranged on one side of the frame, the output end of the feeding assembly is linked with the pushing and cutting device, at least two groups of the pushing and cutting devices are arranged in parallel on the frame, and the discharging and sorting assembly is arranged at intervals below the pushing and cutting device.

[0006] Preferably, the pushing and cutting device includes a material distributing manipulator, a pushing and cutting mechanism, a core removing assembly, and a vision assembly. The material distributing manipulator is arranged on the frame and is used to grab the areca on the feeding assembly and transfer it to the inside of the pushing and cutting mechanism. The pushing and cutting mechanism is slidably connected to the frame, the core removing assembly is covered on the pushing and cutting mechanism, the vision assembly is arranged at the rear end of the core removing assembly, and the lower end of the vision assembly is fixedly connected to the frame.

[0007] Preferably, the pushing and cutting mechanism includes a transverse linear guide, a longitudinal linear guide, a mounting seat, a motor, a first rotating shaft, a tooling plate, a clamping claw, a pneumatic clamping claw and a cutting assembly, transverse linear guides are fixedly arranged at both ends of the frame, two parallel longitudinal linear guides are slidably connected to the transverse linear guide, a mounting seat is slidably connected to the longitudinal linear guide, a motor is fixedly arranged at one end of the mounting seat, the output end of the motor is transmission connected to the first rotating shaft through a bearing seat, a tooling plate is fixedly arranged on the first rotating shaft, a plurality of detachable clamping claws are evenly arranged on the tooling plate, a pneumatic clamping claw is provided on the clamping claw, a plurality of soft arc-shaped tips are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the pneumatic clamping claw, an avoidance groove is provided in the middle of the pneumatic clamping claw, a gap is left between the relative pneumatic clamping claws without contact; a cutting assembly is provided in the middle of the longitudinal linear guide, the lower end of the cutting assembly is detachably connected to the frame, and the upper end is fixedly connected to the de-coring assembly.

[0008] Preferably, the cutting assembly comprises an adjusting block, an upper cutter assembly and a lower cutter assembly. The frame is detachably provided with an adjusting block, the lower cutter assembly is fixed on the adjusting block, the lower cutter assembly is mirror-imaged with the upper cutter assembly, and the lower end of the upper cutter assembly contacts with the upper end of the lower cutter assembly.

[0009] Preferably, the upper cutter assembly and the lower cutter assembly both include a knife seat, a buffer shaft, a spring shaft, a disc knife holder, a second rotating shaft, a slide groove and a blade. The knife seat is provided with a buffer shaft, and the buffer shaft is fixed with a spring shaft. The upper end of the spring shaft is rotatably connected to the disc knife holder, the lower end of the disc knife holder is rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft, both ends of the second rotating shaft are rotatably connected to the knife seat, the upper end of the knife seat is provided with a slide groove, the inner side of the slide groove is contactably connected to the disc knife holder, and the upper end of the disc knife holder is adapted to be installed with a blade, and the disc knife holder cooperates with the blade to perform contour cutting of betel nut.

[0010] Preferably, the decoring component includes a decoring frame, a lifting cylinder, a decoring plate, a decoring cylinder, a decoring claw and a lifting guide shaft. The decoring frame is fixedly provided on the frame, and the decoring frame is provided with a lifting cylinder. The output end of the lifting cylinder is transmission connected with the decoring plate. A plurality of groups of decoring cylinders are evenly arranged on both sides of the decoring plate. The output end of the decoring cylinder is transmission connected with the decoring claw. The decoring claw and the pneumatic claw can be arranged relative to each other. Lifting guide shafts are provided at the four corners of the decoring plate in the vertical direction, and the lifting guide shafts are adaptably connected with the decoring plate.

[0011] Preferably, the vision component includes a vision frame and an industrial camera component. The vision frame is provided at the rear end of the core removal frame, and the industrial camera component is arranged on the top of the vision frame.

[0012] Preferably, the feeding component includes an industrial control box, a feeding robot arm, and a feeding conveyor line. An industrial control box is provided at intervals on one side of the frame. The feeding robot arm is fixedly installed on the industrial control box, and a feeding suction cup module is provided on the feeding robot arm. A feeding conveyor line is provided at the front end of the frame, and a plurality of material-bearing mold groups are evenly distributed on the feeding conveyor line. The material-bearing mold groups are arranged corresponding to the feeding suction cup module. The industrial control box is electrically connected to the feeding robot arm, the feeding conveyor line, the pushing and cutting device, and the discharging and sorting component.

[0013] Preferably, the discharging component includes a defective product conveyor line, a fruit pit conveyor line, and a finished product conveyor line. The defective product conveyor line, the fruit pit conveyor line, and the finished product conveyor line are arranged side by side in sequence from left to right below the longitudinal linear guide rail. The fruit pit conveyor line is arranged below the core-removing component, and the finished product conveyor line is arranged below the vision frame.

[0014] A method for automatically cutting, core-removing, and sorting betel nuts, which is applied to the betel nut automatic cutting, core-removing, and sorting equipment as described above, is characterized by including the following steps:

[0015] S1. The user makes each component corresponding to the industrial control box standby on the host computer, and opens the feeding robot arm to clamp the preliminarily screened betel nuts and place them in the corresponding material-bearing mold groups on the feeding conveyor line for conveying.

[0016] S2. Based on S1, the pushing and cutting device on the frame works in groups in sequence. The material-distributing manipulator sucks the betel nuts in the material-bearing molds in batches and then rotates and transports them to the exact middle of the longitudinal linear guide rail, with the arrangement positions of the betel nuts and the pneumatic grippers opposite.

[0017] S3. Based on S2, the transverse linear guide rail works, pulling the longitudinal linear guide rails closer to each other so that the betel nuts are wrapped between the opposite pneumatic grippers.

[0018] S4. Based on S3, the material-distributing manipulator releases and rotates back to the feeding conveyor line to prepare for the next suction. At the same time, the pneumatic grippers work to adsorb and clamp the betel nuts.

[0019] S5. Based on S4, the longitudinal linear guide rail works, driving multiple groups of pneumatic grippers to pass through the blades of the upper cutting knife component and the lower cutting knife component in sequence for cutting.

[0020] S6. Based on S5, the pneumatic gripper clamps the cut betel nuts and enters the core-removing component along the moving direction of the longitudinal linear guide rail, and the pneumatic gripper pauses directly below the core-removing component.

[0021] S7. Based on S6, the motor starts to work, driving the first rotating shaft to rotate upward by 90°, so that the positions of the pneumatic gripper and the core-removing gripper are opposite, and each pneumatic gripper contains half a betel nut.

[0022] S8. Based on S7, the lifting cylinder operates, driving the pit-removing gripper to descend to the pneumatic gripper. The pit-removing cylinder opens, and the pit-removing gripper grabs the fruit pit in the half areca nut.

[0023] S9. Based on S8, the longitudinal linear guide continues to move forward into the vision component. The industrial camera component takes pictures and identifies the areca nut in the pneumatic gripper, and transmits the relevant data back to the industrial control box for the user to view from the host computer. At this time, the pit-removing gripper loosens, and the fruit pit falls onto the fruit pit conveyor line.

[0024] S10. Based on S9, after being identified and judged by the industrial camera component, the motor continues to operate, driving the first rotating shaft to rotate downward by 90°. If the areca nut in the pneumatic gripper has had its pit removed, the corresponding pneumatic gripper loosens, and the pitted areca nut falls onto the finished product conveyor line by itself; if the areca nut in the pneumatic gripper has not had its pit removed, the longitudinal linear guide retreats two work positions, and then the pneumatic gripper holding the non-pitted areca nut is loosened, causing the non-pitted areca nut to fall onto the defective product conveyor line; sorting is carried out in this way.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0026] (1) In the present invention, a feeding component is provided on one side of the frame. The output end of the feeding component is linked with the pushing and cutting device. At least two groups of pushing and cutting devices are arranged in parallel on the frame, and a discharging and sorting component is arranged at intervals below the pushing and cutting device; a material distributing manipulator is provided on the frame, and the material distributing manipulator is used to grab the areca nut on the feeding component and transfer it to the inside of the pushing and cutting mechanism. The pushing and cutting mechanism is slidably connected to the frame, a pit-removing component is covered on the pushing and cutting mechanism, a vision component is arranged at the rear end of the pit-removing component, and the lower end of the vision component is slidably connected to the frame, which is convenient for modular assembly and management of the pit-removing component and the vision component. The whole process of the present invention realizes automatic control. The user can monitor the operation of this equipment through the host computer, adjust the feeding and pushing and cutting efficiency in time, and match the requirements of different production lines. The present invention can conform to the realization of digital workshop management. It effectively reduces the labor cost, improves the daily processing capacity of areca nut seed cutting, core removing and sorting, greatly improves the working efficiency compared with the single machine sorting equipment, and reduces the energy consumption. The present invention can adapt to different areca nut varieties, is suitable for large-scale production, safe, hygienic, environmentally friendly and energy-saving. And in subsequent use, it can be cooperated with equipment for adding processes such as packaging and dotting. Through an automatic standardized operation process, the present invention can significantly improve the processing efficiency and quality of areca nut products, realize continuous processing, and provide reliable technical support for the deep processing industrial chain of areca nuts.

[0027] (2) When the horizontal linear guide moves in the present invention, it drives the two longitudinal linear guides to move closer to each other, driving the pneumatic gripper to move to the cutting assembly. Since there is a gap between the opposing pneumatic grippers and they do not contact, this is used as the centering cutting position of the blade. The chute and the buffer shaft effectively limit the moving distance and swinging angle of the blade, facilitating the synchronous cutting of the betel nut by the blade; the spring shaft gives a certain buffering effect to the blade, avoiding rigid fracture of the blade during cutting.

[0028] (3) In the present invention, the disc tool holder and the blade cooperate to perform profiling cutting on the betel nut. The length of the blade protruding from the disc tool holder can be adjusted manually to adapt to different cutting depths, and it can better fit the betel nut for profiling cutting during the cutting process, making the cutting more uniform. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the pushing and cutting device of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 3 is a partial rear view of the pushing and cutting device of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 4 is a sectional view of the pushing and cutting device of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 5 is a partial structural schematic diagram of the pushing and cutting mechanism of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 6 is the structural schematic diagram of the cutting assembly of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 7 of the present invention Figure 6 side view.

[0036] Figure 8 is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the pit-removing assembly of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 9 is the second structural schematic diagram of the pit-removing assembly of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 10 of the present invention Figure 1 enlarged view at A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0039] The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0040] As Figures 1 to 10As shown in the figure, a betel nut automatic seed cutting, core removing and sorting device and method include a frame 1, a material distributing manipulator 2, a pushing and cutting mechanism 3, a core removing component 4, a vision component 5, a horizontal linear guide rail 6, a vertical linear guide rail 7, a mounting seat 8, a motor 9, a first rotating shaft 10, a tooling plate 11, a holding claw 12, a pneumatic clamping jaw 13, a cutting component 14, an arc-shaped tip 15, an avoidance groove 16, an adjusting block 17, an upper cutting tool component 18, a lower cutting tool component 19, a tool rest 20, a buffer shaft 21, a spring shaft 22, a disc tool holder 23, a second rotating shaft 24, a sliding groove 25, a blade 26, a core removing frame 27, a lifting air cylinder 28, a core removing plate 29, a core removing air cylinder 30, a core removing clamping jaw 31, a lifting guiding shaft 32, a vision frame 33, an industrial camera component 34, an industrial control box 35, a loading manipulator 36, a loading conveyor line 37, a defective product conveyor line 38, a fruit core conveyor line 39 and a finished product conveyor line 40.

[0041] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "a plurality of" is two or more; the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "head", "tail", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0042] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "connected" and "connected to" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0043] Such as Figures 1 to 10As shown, a feeding assembly is provided on one side of the frame 1, and the output end of the feeding assembly is linked to the pushing and cutting device. At least two groups of pushing and cutting devices are arranged in parallel on the frame 1, and a discharging and sorting assembly is arranged at intervals below the pushing and cutting device. The pushing and cutting device includes a material dividing manipulator 2, a pushing and cutting mechanism 3, a core removal assembly 4 and a visual assembly 5. The frame 1 is provided with a material dividing manipulator 2. The model of the material dividing manipulator in this embodiment is: Estun ER6-600-SR, so this embodiment does not describe its detailed structure and working principle. The material dividing manipulator 2 is used to grab the betel nut on the feeding assembly and transfer it to the inner side of the pushing and cutting mechanism 3. The pushing and cutting mechanism 3 is slidably connected to the frame 1. The top cover of the pushing and cutting mechanism 3 is provided with a core removal assembly 4. The rear end of the core removal assembly 4 is provided with a visual assembly 5. The lower end of the visual assembly 5 is slidably connected to the frame 1, which is convenient for modular assembly and management of the core removal assembly 4 and the visual assembly 5.

[0044] The pushing and cutting mechanism 3 includes a transverse linear guide 6, a longitudinal linear guide 7, a mounting seat 8, a motor 9, a first rotating shaft 10, a tooling plate 11, a claw 12, a pneumatic clamp 13 and a cutting assembly 14. Transverse linear guides 6 are fixedly arranged at both ends of the frame 1. Two parallel longitudinal linear guides 7 are slidably connected to the transverse linear guide 6. A mounting seat 8 is slidably connected to the longitudinal linear guide 7. A motor 9 is fixedly arranged at one end of the mounting seat 8. The output end of the motor 9 is transmission-connected to the first rotating shaft 10 through a bearing seat. A tooling plate 11 is fixedly arranged on the first rotating shaft 10. A plurality of detachable claws 12 are evenly arranged on the tooling plate 11. A pneumatic clamp 13 is arranged on the claw 12. A plurality of soft arc-shaped tips 15 are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the pneumatic clamp 13. A plurality of soft arc-shaped tips 15 are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the pneumatic clamp 13. While effectively grasping the betel nut, damage to the surface of the betel nut is avoided, thereby improving the aesthetics of the betel nut. The pneumatic gripper 13 is provided with an avoidance groove 16 in the middle, and the pneumatic grippers 13 facing each other are spaced apart without contacting each other. The setting of the avoidance groove 16 prevents motion interference between the material distribution robot 2 and the pneumatic gripper 13, thereby improving the overall smoothness of the operation of the equipment. The pneumatic gripper 13 can be adapted to grasp different varieties of betel nuts without additional debugging, and has strong applicability.

[0045] A cutting assembly 14 is provided in the middle of the longitudinal linear guide rail 7 . The lower end of the cutting assembly 14 is detachably connected to the frame 1 , and the upper end is fixedly connected to the core removal assembly 4 .

[0046] The cutting assembly 14 includes an adjusting block 17, an upper cutter assembly 18 and a lower cutter assembly 19. The frame 1 is detachably provided with the adjusting block 17, and the lower cutter assembly 19 is fixed on the adjusting block 17. The lower cutter assembly 19 is mirror-imaged with the upper cutter assembly 18, and the lower end of the upper cutter assembly 18 is in contact with the upper end of the lower cutter assembly 19. Specifically, the upper cutter assembly 18 and the lower cutter assembly 19 both include a knife seat 20, a buffer shaft 21, a spring shaft 22, a disc knife holder 23, a second rotating shaft 24, a slide groove 25 and a blade 26. The knife seat 20 is provided with a buffer shaft 21, and the buffer shaft 21 is fixedly provided with a spring shaft 22. The upper end of the spring shaft 22 is rotatably connected to the disc knife holder 23, and the lower end of the disc knife holder 23 is rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft 24. Both ends of the second rotating shaft 24 are rotatably connected to the knife seat 20. A slide groove 25 is provided at the upper end of the knife seat 20, and the inner side of the slide groove 25 is contactably connected to the disc knife holder 23. A blade 26 is adapted to be installed at the upper end of the disc knife holder 23. The disc knife holder 23 and the blade 26 cooperate to perform contour cutting on the betel nut. Specifically, the length of the blade 26 extending from the disc knife holder 23 can be adjusted manually to adapt to different cutting depths. During the cutting process, it can better fit the betel nut for contour cutting, so that the cutting is more uniform.

[0047] When the transverse linear guide 6 moves, it drives the two longitudinal linear guides 7 to move closer to each other, and drives the pneumatic clamps 13 to move to the cutting assembly 14. Since there is a gap between the relative pneumatic clamps 13 without contact, this serves as the center cutting position of the blade 26. The slide groove 25 and the buffer shaft 21 effectively limit the movable distance and swing angle of the blade 26, which facilitates the blade 26 to synchronously cut the betel nut; the spring shaft 22 gives the blade 26 a certain buffering effect to avoid the rigid fracture of the blade 26 during cutting.

[0048] The core removal component 4 includes a core removal frame 27, a lifting cylinder 28, a core removal plate 29, a core removal cylinder 30, a core removal clamp 31 and a lifting guide shaft 32. The core removal frame 27 is fixed on the frame 1, and the core removal frame 27 is provided with a lifting cylinder 28. The output end of the lifting cylinder 28 is connected to the core removal plate 29 by transmission. Multiple groups of core removal cylinders 30 are evenly arranged on both sides of the core removal plate 29. The output end of the core removal cylinder 30 is connected to the core removal clamp 31 by transmission. The core removal clamp 31 and the pneumatic clamp 13 can be arranged relatively. The number of pneumatic clamps 13 installed on the pushing mechanism 3 corresponds to the number of core removal clamps 31 installed on the core removal mechanism. To ensure that the core removal process can correspond to each other, the core removal clamp 31 accurately removes the betel nuts in a single pneumatic clamp 13, and improves the core removal efficiency while accurately removing the core. The four corners of the core removal plate 29 are provided with lifting guide shafts 32 along the vertical direction, and the lifting guide shafts 32 are adapted to be connected with the core removal plate 29 .

[0049] The vision component 5 includes a vision rack 33 and an industrial camera component 34. The vision rack 33 is provided at the rear end of the pit-removing rack 27, and the industrial camera component 34 is arranged at the top inside the vision rack 33. The industrial camera component 34 is used to perform intelligent grading and sorting on the cut betel nuts, reducing the error of manual pit removal and having a higher accuracy in judging whether the betel nuts have been pitted.

[0050] The feeding component includes an industrial control box 35, a feeding robot 36, and a feeding conveyor line 37. The industrial control box 35 is arranged at intervals on one side of the frame 1. The feeding robot 36 is fixedly installed on the industrial control box 35, and a feeding suction cup module is provided on the feeding robot 36. The feeding conveyor line 37 is provided at the front end of the frame 1, and a plurality of material-bearing mold groups are evenly arranged on the feeding conveyor line 37. The material-bearing mold groups are arranged corresponding to the feeding suction cup module. The industrial control box 35 is electrically connected to the feeding robot 36, the feeding conveyor line 37, the pushing and cutting device, and the discharging and sorting component.

[0051] The discharging component includes a defective product conveyor line 38, a fruit pit conveyor line 39, and a finished product conveyor line 40. The defective product conveyor line 38, the fruit pit conveyor line 39, and the finished product conveyor line 40 are arranged side by side in sequence from left to right below the longitudinal linear guide rail 7. For the betel nuts without pits on the defective product conveyor line 38, the fruit pits can be removed manually later. The fruit pit conveyor line 39 is arranged below the pit-removing component 4, and the finished product conveyor line 40 is arranged below the vision rack 33.

[0052] The automatic betel nut cutting, pit removing, and sorting method includes the following steps:

[0053] S1. The user makes the components corresponding to the industrial control box 35 standby on the host computer, and turns on the feeding robot 36 to clamp the pre-screened betel nuts and place them in the corresponding material-bearing mold groups on the feeding conveyor line 37 for conveying;

[0054] S2. Based on S1, the pushing and cutting device on the frame 1 works in groups in sequence. The material distribution manipulator 2 batches sucks the betel nuts in the material-bearing molds and then rotates and transports them to the exact middle of the longitudinal linear guide rail 7, and the arrangement positions of the betel nuts and the pneumatic gripper 12 are opposite;

[0055] S3. Based on S2, the transverse linear guide rail 6 works to pull the longitudinal linear guide rail 7 closer to each other, so that the betel nuts are wrapped between the opposite pneumatic grippers 12;

[0056] S4. Based on S3, the material distribution manipulator 2 releases and turns back to the feeding conveyor line 37 to prepare for the next suction. At the same time, the pneumatic gripper 12 works to adsorb and clamp the betel nuts;

[0057] S5. Based on S4, the longitudinal linear guide rail 7 works to drive multiple groups of pneumatic grippers 12 to pass through between the blades 26 of the upper cutting knife component 18 and the lower cutting knife component 19 in sequence for cutting;

[0058] S6. Based on S5, the pneumatic clamp 13 clamps the cut betel nut and follows the moving direction of the longitudinal linear guide 7 to enter the core removal component 4. The pneumatic clamp 13 is suspended directly below the core removal component 4.

[0059] S7, based on S6, the motor 9 starts to work, driving the first rotating shaft 10 to rotate upward by 90°, so that the pneumatic clamping jaws 13 and the core removal clamping jaws 31 are opposite to each other, and each pneumatic clamping jaw 13 contains half a betel nut;

[0060] S8, based on S7, the lifting cylinder 28 works, driving the core removal clamp 31 to descend to the pneumatic clamp 13, the core removal cylinder 30 opens, and the core removal clamp 31 clamps the core of the half betel nut;

[0061] S9, based on S8, the longitudinal linear guide rail 7 continues to move forward into the visual component 5, the industrial camera component 34 takes a photo of the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp 13 for identification, and transmits the relevant data back to the industrial control box 35, which the user can view from the host computer. At this time, the core removal clamp 31 is released, and the core falls onto the core conveyor line 39;

[0062] S10. Based on S9, after the industrial camera component 34 recognizes and determines, the motor 9 continues to work, driving the first rotating shaft 10 to rotate downward 90°. If the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp 13 has been pitted, the corresponding pneumatic clamp 13 is loosened, and the pitted betel nut falls onto the finished product conveyor line 40. If the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp 13 has not been pitted, the longitudinal linear guide 7 retreats two stations, and then the pneumatic clamp 13 without pitting is loosened, so that the pitted betel nut falls onto the defective product conveyor line 38, and sorting is performed in this way.

[0063] In order to make the drawings clear, this embodiment takes two groups of pushing and cutting devices as an example. In specific production, the pushing and cutting devices are multiple groups of pushing and cutting devices that can be arranged in parallel. The feeding speed of the feeding assembly is adjusted accordingly to improve the efficiency of automatic seed cutting, core removal and sorting of betel nut.

[0064] The present invention realizes automatic control of the whole process. The user can monitor the operation of the equipment through the host computer, adjust the efficiency of feeding and pushing and cutting in time, and match the needs of different production lines. The present invention can adapt to the realization of digital workshop management. It effectively reduces labor costs and increases the daily processing capacity of betel nut cutting, seed removal and sorting. Compared with single-machine sorting equipment, it greatly improves work efficiency and reduces energy consumption. The present invention can adapt to different varieties of betel nuts, large-scale production, safety and hygiene, environmental protection and energy saving. In addition, in subsequent use, it can be combined with additional process equipment such as packaging and brine. The present invention realizes continuous continuous processing through automatic standardized operation procedures, which can significantly improve the processing efficiency and quality of betel nut products, and provide reliable technical support for the betel nut deep processing industry chain.

[0065] The above embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and cannot be used to limit the scope of the rights of the present invention. Therefore, modifications, equivalent changes, improvements, etc. made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention still fall within the scope covered by the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic betel nut seed cutting and core removal sorting device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a feeding assembly, a frame (1), a pushing and cutting device and a discharging and sorting assembly, wherein a feeding assembly is arranged on one side of the frame (1), an output end of the feeding assembly is linked to the pushing and cutting device, at least two groups of the pushing and cutting devices are arranged in parallel on the frame (1), and a discharging and sorting assembly is arranged at intervals below the pushing and cutting devices.

2. The automatic betel nut seed cutting and core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The pushing and cutting device comprises a material dividing robot (2), a pushing and cutting mechanism (3), a core removal component (4) and a visual component (5); the frame (1) is provided with a material dividing robot (2); the material dividing robot (2) is used to grab the betel nuts on the loading component and transfer them to the inner side of the pushing and cutting mechanism (3); the pushing and cutting mechanism (3) is slidably connected to the frame (1); the top cover of the pushing and cutting mechanism (3) is provided with a core removal component (4); the rear end of the core removal component (4) is provided with a visual component (5); the lower end of the visual component (5) is slidably connected to the frame (1).

3. The automatic betel nut seed cutting and core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The push-cutting mechanism (3) comprises a transverse linear guide rail (6), a longitudinal linear guide rail (7), a mounting seat (8), a motor (9), a first rotating shaft (10), a tooling plate (11), a gripper (12), a pneumatic gripper (13) and a cutting assembly (14). The two ends of the frame (1) are fixedly provided with transverse linear guide rails (6), two longitudinal linear guide rails (7) arranged in parallel are slidably connected to the transverse linear guide rail (6), a mounting seat (8) is slidably connected to the longitudinal linear guide rail (7), a motor (9) is fixedly provided at one end of the mounting seat (8), and an output end of the motor (9) is transmission-connected to the first rotating shaft (10) through a bearing seat. Next, a tooling plate (11) is fixedly provided on the first rotating shaft (10), a plurality of detachable claws (12) are evenly arranged on the tooling plate (11), a pneumatic clamp (13) is provided on the claw (12), a plurality of soft curved tip portions (15) are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the pneumatic clamp (13), an avoidance groove (16) is provided in the middle of the pneumatic clamp (13), and a gap is left between the opposite pneumatic clamps (13) without contact; a cutting assembly (14) is provided in the middle of the longitudinal linear guide rail (7), the lower end of the cutting assembly (14) is detachably connected to the frame (1), and the upper end is fixedly connected to the de-coring assembly (4).

4. The automatic betel nut seed cutting and core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The cutting assembly (14) comprises an adjusting block (17), an upper cutting knife assembly (18) and a lower cutting knife assembly (19); the frame (1) is detachably provided with an adjusting block (17); the lower cutting knife assembly (19) is fixed on the adjusting block (17); the lower cutting knife assembly (19) and the upper cutting knife assembly (18) are arranged in a mirror image; the lower end of the upper cutting knife assembly (18) contacts the upper end of the lower cutting knife assembly (19).

5. The automatic betel nut seed cutting and core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The upper cutter assembly (18) and the lower cutter assembly (19) both comprise a cutter seat (20), a buffer shaft (21), a spring shaft (22), a disc cutter holder (23), a second rotating shaft (24), a slide groove (25) and a blade (26); the cutter seat (20) is provided with a buffer shaft (21); the buffer shaft (21) is fixedly provided with a spring shaft (22); the upper end of the spring shaft (22) is rotatably connected to the disc cutter holder (23); the disc cutter holder (23) is provided with a spring shaft (22) and a second rotating shaft (24) is provided with a slide groove (25) and a blade (26); The lower end of the disc knife holder (23) is rotatably connected to the second rotating shaft (24), and the two ends of the second rotating shaft (24) are rotatably connected to the knife seat (20). The upper end of the knife seat (20) is provided with a slide groove (25), and the inner side of the slide groove (25) is contactably connected to the disc knife holder (23). The upper end of the disc knife holder (23) is adapted to be mounted with a blade (26), and the disc knife holder (23) and the blade (26) cooperate to perform contour cutting on betel nuts.

6. The automatic betel nut seed cutting, core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The de-coring component (4) comprises a de-coring frame (27), a lifting cylinder (28), a de-coring plate (29), a de-coring cylinder (30), a de-coring clamp (31) and a lifting guide shaft (32). The de-coring frame (27) is fixedly provided on the frame (1). The de-coring frame (27) is provided with a lifting cylinder (28). The output end of the lifting cylinder (28) is transmission-connected with the de-coring plate (29). A plurality of groups of de-coring cylinders (30) are evenly arranged on both sides of the de-coring plate (29). The output end of the de-coring cylinder (30) is transmission-connected with the de-coring clamp (31). The de-coring clamp (31) and the pneumatic clamp (13) can be arranged relative to each other. Lifting guide shafts (32) are provided at the four corners of the de-coring plate (29) in a vertical direction. The lifting guide shafts (32) are adaptively connected with the de-coring plate (29).

7. The automatic betel nut seed cutting, core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The visual component (5) comprises a visual frame (33) and an industrial camera component (34); the visual frame (33) is arranged at the rear end of the core removal frame (27); and the industrial camera component (34) is arranged at the top of the visual frame (33).

8. The automatic betel nut seed cutting, core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The feeding assembly comprises an industrial control box (35), a feeding robot (36) and a feeding conveyor line (37); an industrial control box (35) is arranged at intervals on one side of the frame (1); a feeding robot (36) is fixedly mounted on the industrial control box (35); a feeding suction cup module is arranged on the feeding robot (36); a feeding conveyor line (37) is arranged at the front end of the frame (1); a plurality of receiving mold groups are evenly arranged on the feeding conveyor line (37); the receiving mold groups are arranged correspondingly to the feeding suction cup module; the industrial control box (35) is electrically connected to the feeding robot (36), the feeding conveyor line (37), the pushing and cutting device and the material discharging and sorting assembly.

9. The automatic betel nut seed cutting, core removal and sorting equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that: The discharging assembly comprises a defective product conveying line (38), a core conveying line (39) and a finished product conveying line (40); the defective product conveying line (38), the core conveying line (39) and the finished product conveying line (40) are arranged side by side from left to right below the longitudinal linear guide rail (7); the core conveying line (39) is arranged below the core removal assembly (4), and the finished product conveying line (40) is arranged below the visual frame (33).

10. A method for automatically cutting, seeding and core-removing betel nuts, applied to the automatic cutting, seeding and core-removing betel nut sorting device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1. The user controls the components corresponding to the industrial control box (35) on the upper computer to standby, opens the feeding robot (36), grabs the betel nuts that have passed the initial screening, and places them in the corresponding receiving mold group on the feeding conveyor line (37) for conveying; S2, based on S1, the push-cutting device on the frame (1) works in groups in sequence, the material dividing robot (2) absorbs the betel nuts in the receiving mold in batches and then rotates and transports them to the middle of the longitudinal linear guide rail (7), and the arrangement position of the betel nuts and the pneumatic gripper (12) is opposite; S3, based on S2, the transverse linear guide rail (6) works to pull the longitudinal linear guide rails (7) closer to each other, so that the betel nut is wrapped between the opposite pneumatic grippers (12); S4, based on S3, the material distribution robot (2) is released and returns to the feeding conveyor line (37) to prepare for the next suction. At the same time, the pneumatic gripper (12) works to absorb and clamp the betel nut; S5, based on S4, the longitudinal linear guide rail (7) works, driving the multiple groups of pneumatic grippers (12) to pass through the blades (26) of the upper cutter assembly (18) and the lower cutter assembly (19) in sequence to perform cutting; S6. Based on S5, the pneumatic clamp (13) clamps the cut betel nut and follows the moving direction of the longitudinal linear guide rail (7) into the core removal component (4), and the pneumatic clamp (13) is suspended directly below the core removal component (4); S7, based on S6, the motor (9) starts to work, driving the first rotating shaft (10) to rotate upward by 90°, so that the pneumatic clamping jaw (13) and the core removal clamping jaw (31) are positioned opposite to each other, and each pneumatic clamping jaw (13) contains half a betel nut; S8, based on S7, the lifting cylinder (28) works, driving the pitting clamp (31) to descend to the pneumatic clamp (13), the pitting cylinder (30) opens, and the pitting clamp (31) clamps the pit in the half betel nut; S9, based on S8, the longitudinal linear guide rail (7) continues to move forward into the visual component (5), the industrial camera component (34) takes a photo of the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp (13) for identification, and transmits the relevant data back to the industrial control box (35), which the user can view from the host computer. At this time, the pitting clamp (31) is released, and the pit falls onto the pit conveyor line (39); S10. Based on S9, after the industrial camera assembly (34) has identified and determined, the motor (9) continues to work, driving the first rotating shaft (10) to rotate downward by 90°. If the pit of the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp (13) has been removed, the corresponding pneumatic clamp (13) is loosened, and the pit-removed betel nut falls onto the finished product conveyor line (40); if the pit of the betel nut in the pneumatic clamp (13) has not been removed, the longitudinal linear guide rail (7) moves back two stations, and then the pneumatic clamp (13) that has not been removed is loosened, so that the pit-removed betel nut falls onto the defective product conveyor line (38); sorting is performed in this way.

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