Cabbage peeling and rib removing apparatus

Abstract

The patent relates to the technical field of food processing machinery, in particular to a green vegetable head peeling and removing tendon equipment, which comprises a shell, a feeding hopper, a peeling assembly, a directional clamping assembly, a receiving hopper and a control cabinet. The feeding hopper is installed at the top of the shell, the directional clamping assembly is installed in the shell, the peeling assembly is installed directly above the directional clamping assembly, the receiving hopper is installed at the lower part of the shell, the feeding hopper and the receiving hopper are respectively located at the two ends of the directional clamping assembly, and the control cabinet is installed at the side of the shell and used for controlling the peeling assembly and the directional clamping assembly. The directional clamping assembly in the scheme can realize automatic overturning of the green vegetable head during conveying through vibration and differential speed conveying belts and in cooperation with a gradually closing and narrowing clamping mechanism. The peeling assembly above the directional clamping assembly is used for peeling the green vegetable head, so that the rapid automatic peeling of the green vegetable head is realized, the peeling efficiency is improved, and the problems of low efficiency and high labor cost in manual peeling and tendon removal are solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of food processing machinery technology, specifically to equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens. Background Technology

[0002] Pickled mustard tuber is mainly made from mustard greens, harvested from February to May each year. During its growth, the mustard greens develop coarse fibers, also known as tough tendons. After harvesting, the fresh mustard greens need to be pickled to remove salt and water, and then peeled and deveined manually. Peeling and deveining is a major challenge for pickled mustard tuber factories. Currently, this technology remains in a bottleneck in China, and the process cannot be automated. Pickled mustard tuber factories rely heavily on manual labor. Because the mustard greens vary in size and shape, and the skin becomes very soft after pickling, the tough tendons are located in different places. Without automated machinery, relying solely on manual peeling and deveining is inefficient, labor-intensive, and difficult to completely remove the tough tendons, which also affects the taste and quality of the pickled mustard tuber product. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to provide a device for peeling and removing the veins from cabbage heads, so as to solve the problems of low efficiency and high labor costs associated with manual peeling and vein removal.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the basic solution of the present invention is as follows: a device for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens, comprising a shell, a feeding hopper, a peeling assembly, a directional clamping assembly, a receiving hopper, and a control cabinet. The feeding hopper is installed on the top of the shell, the directional clamping assembly is installed inside the shell, the peeling assembly is installed directly above the directional clamping assembly, the receiving hopper is installed at the bottom of the shell, and the feeding hopper and the receiving hopper are respectively located at both ends of the directional clamping assembly. The control cabinet is installed on the side of the shell, and the control cabinet is used to control the peeling assembly and the directional clamping assembly.

[0005] The directional clamping assembly includes a vibrating support frame, a vibrating motor, a transmission motor, and several clamping conveyor chain units. The clamping conveyor chain units are mounted side-by-side on the vibrating support frame. The vibrating motor is mounted on the vibrating support frame, and the transmission motor drives the clamping conveyor chain units. Each clamping conveyor chain unit includes two closed tracks, two clamping conveyor chains, four clamping transmission gears, a differential conveyor belt, and several paired clamping mechanisms. The two closed tracks are vertically mounted on the vibrating support frame and are arranged in a figure-eight shape. The feeding hopper is located at the end of the two closed tracks that is farther apart. The several paired clamping mechanisms are symmetrically slidably connected to the closed tracks. The clamping mechanisms on the two closed tracks are respectively mounted on two clamping conveyor chains. Each clamping conveyor chain is wound around two clamping transmission gears, which are driven by the transmission motor. The differential conveyor belt is mounted on the vibrating support frame and is located directly below the clamping mechanisms on the upper part of the closed tracks.

[0006] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a mounting plate, an arc-shaped clamping bowl, and several elastic telescopic shafts. The mounting plate is fixed on the clamping conveyor chain, and the side of the mounting plate is slidably connected to the closed track. The arc-shaped clamping bowl is connected to the mounting plate through several elastic telescopic shafts.

[0007] Furthermore, the peeling assembly includes a peeling motor and several peeling knife chain units. The several peeling knife chain units are respectively installed above several clamping conveyor chain units, and the peeling knife chain units are installed on a vibrating support frame. The peeling motor is used to drive the peeling knife chain units. Each peeling knife chain unit includes two peeling conveyor chains, four peeling transmission gears, several peeling knife mechanisms, and a peeling knife drive component. The four peeling transmission gears are rotatably connected to the vibrating support frame. The two peeling conveyor chains are respectively wound around the two peeling transmission gears. The peeling motor is used to drive the peeling transmission gears to rotate. The several peeling knife mechanisms are fixed between the two peeling conveyor chains. The peeling knife drive component is used to drive the peeling knife mechanisms to perform peeling actions.

[0008] Furthermore, each peeling knife mechanism includes a fixed plate, several blades, several guide rods, several swing rods, a turntable, an L-shaped connecting rod, a pinion, and a fixed rod. The fixed plate is fixed between two peeling conveyor chains. The several guide rods are respectively fixed on several blades. The fixed plate is provided with several guide rails. The several guide rods are slidably connected within the several guide rails. The turntable is rotatably connected to the middle of the fixed plate. One end of each of the several swing rods is hinged to the turntable, and the other end of each swing rod is hinged to the several guide rods. The pinion is rotatably connected above the fixed plate through the fixed rod. The two ends of the L-shaped connecting rod are slidably connected to the turntable and the pinion, respectively. The peeling knife drive component is a half-gear ring. The lower end face of the half-gear ring is provided with several locking teeth. The half-gear ring is fixed between two peeling conveyor chains, and the pinion can mesh with the locking teeth on the half-gear ring.

[0009] Furthermore, the vibration support frame includes four fixed feet, four vibration springs, and a steel frame. The four vibration springs are respectively fixed on the four fixed feet, and the steel frame is fixed on the four vibration springs. The clamping conveyor chain unit and the peeling assembly are both mounted on the steel frame.

[0010] Furthermore, the directional clamping assembly also includes two clamping shafts and two differential shafts, both of which are rotatably connected to the steel frame. The clamping transmission gears in the plurality of clamping conveyor chain units are respectively fixed on the two clamping shafts. The transmission motor drives any one of the clamping shafts to rotate. Each differential conveyor belt includes two conveyor rollers, a differential drive component, and a conveyor belt. The conveyor rollers in the plurality of differential conveyor belts are respectively fixed on the two differential shafts. The conveyor belts are respectively wound around the two conveyor rollers. The differential drive component drives any one of the differential shafts to rotate.

[0011] Furthermore, the peeling assembly also includes two peeling shafts, which are rotatably connected to the steel frame. The peeling transmission gears in the plurality of peeling knife chain units are respectively fixed on the two peeling shafts. The peeling motor drives any one of the peeling shafts to rotate. The half gear rings in the plurality of peeling knife chain units are provided with two support holes, and the two peeling shafts are respectively rotatably connected in the two support holes.

[0012] Furthermore, the differential drive component includes a differential motor and a gear chain transmission mechanism, wherein the gear chain transmission mechanism is connected between the differential motor and any differential shaft for transmission.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this solution are: (1) The directional clamping component in this solution can automatically flip the cabbage head during the conveying process by vibration and differential conveyor belt, and with the clamping mechanism that gradually approaches and shrinks. It can then peel the cabbage head with the peeling component above the directional clamping component, thereby achieving rapid and automatic peeling of the cabbage head and improving peeling efficiency.

[0014] (2) The clamping mechanism in this solution includes a mounting plate, an arc-shaped clamping bowl and several elastic telescopic shafts. While clamping the cabbage head, the elasticity of the telescopic shafts can be used to make adaptive adjustments according to the size of the cabbage head, so as to avoid the clamping mechanism damaging the cabbage head.

[0015] (3) The blade in the peeling knife mechanism can perform radial reciprocating motion under the action of the guide rod, swing rod and turntable to peel the cabbage head. Compared with the traditional knife peeling, this solution is more suitable for peeling cabbage heads and can remove the outer skin and tough fibers of the cabbage head to a greater extent. In addition, this solution uses a small gear and a half gear ring to complete the peeling action of the peeling knife mechanism, and no additional power source is required. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the peeling component and the directional clamping component in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the clamping and conveying chain unit in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the connection between the closed track and the clamping mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the differential conveyor belt in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the peeling knife chain unit in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the peeling knife mechanism in an embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] The reference numerals in the accompanying drawings include: 1. Housing; 2. Feeding hopper; 3. Peeling assembly; 4. Orienting clamping assembly; 5. Receiving hopper; 6. Control cabinet; 7. Vibration motor; 8. Drive motor; 9. Clamping shaft; 10. Differential shaft; 11. Clamping conveyor chain unit; 12. Fixed foot; 13. Vibration spring; 14. Steel frame; 15. Closed track; 16. Clamping conveyor chain; 17. Clamping transmission gear; 18. Differential conveyor belt; 19. Clamping mechanism; 20. Mounting plate; 20. Arc-shaped clamp. 21. Bowl holder; 22. Elastic telescopic shaft; 23. Conveyor roller; 24. Conveyor belt; 25. Differential motor; 26. Toothed chain transmission mechanism; 27. Peeling motor; 28. Peeling rotating shaft; 29. ​​Peeling knife chain unit; 30. Peeling conveyor chain; 31. Peeling transmission gear; 32. Peeling knife mechanism; 33. Peeling knife drive component; 34. Fixed plate; 35. Blade; 36. Guide rod; 37. Swing rod; 38. Turntable; 39. L-shaped connecting rod; 40. Small gear; 41. Fixed rod; 42. Guide rail.

[0025] Example

[0026] The basics are as follows: Figure 1 As shown: The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from cabbage heads includes a shell 1, a feeding hopper 2, a peeling component 3, a directional clamping component 4, a receiving hopper 5, and a control cabinet 6. The feeding hopper 2 is installed on the top of the shell 1, the directional clamping component 4 is installed inside the shell 1, the peeling component 3 is installed directly above the directional clamping component 4, and the receiving hopper 5 is installed at the bottom of the shell 1. The feeding hopper 2 and the receiving hopper 5 are located at the two ends of the directional clamping component 4, respectively. The control cabinet 6 is installed on the side of the shell 1 and is used to control the peeling component 3 and the directional clamping component 4.

[0027] Combination Figure 2 As shown, the directional clamping assembly 4 includes a vibration support frame, a vibration motor 7, a drive motor 8, two clamping shafts 9, two differential shafts 10, and several clamping conveyor chain units 11. The vibration support frame includes four fixed feet 12, four vibration springs 13, and a steel frame 14. The four vibration springs 13 are respectively fixed to the four fixed feet 12, and the steel frame 14 is fixed to the four vibration springs 13. Several clamping conveyor chain units 11 are installed side by side on the steel frame 14. The vibration motor 7 is installed on the steel frame 14, and the drive motor 8 is used to drive the several clamping conveyor chain units 11. Figure 3 , Figure 4As shown, each clamping conveyor chain unit 11 includes two closed tracks 15, two clamping conveyor chains 16, four clamping transmission gears 17, a differential conveyor belt 18, and several pairs of clamping mechanisms 19. The two closed tracks 15 are vertically mounted on a vibrating support frame and are arranged in a figure-eight shape. The feeding hopper 2 is located at the end of the two closed tracks 15 that is farther apart. The several pairs of clamping mechanisms 19 are symmetrically slidably connected to the closed tracks 15. The clamping mechanisms 19 on the two closed tracks 15 are respectively mounted on the two clamping conveyor chains 16, and each clamping conveyor chain 16 is wound around the two clamping transmission gears 17. Two clamping shafts 9 are rotatably connected to the steel frame 14. Clamping transmission gears 17 in several clamping conveyor chain units 11 are respectively fixed to the two clamping shafts 9. A transmission motor 8 drives any one of the clamping shafts 9 to rotate. The clamping mechanism 19 includes a mounting plate 20, an arc-shaped clamping bowl 21, and several elastic telescopic shafts 22. The mounting plate 20 is fixed to the clamping conveyor chain 16, and its side is slidably connected to the closed track 15. The arc-shaped clamping bowl 21 is connected to the mounting plate 20 via several elastic telescopic shafts 22. A differential conveyor belt 18 is mounted on the vibration support frame, and the differential conveyor belt 18 is located directly below the clamping mechanism 19 on the upper part of the closed track 15. Figure 5 As shown, each differential conveyor belt 18 includes two conveyor rollers 23, a differential drive component, and a conveyor belt 24. Two differential shafts 10 are rotatably connected to the steel frame 14. The conveyor rollers 23 in the plurality of differential conveyor belts 18 are respectively fixed on the two differential shafts 10, and the conveyor belts 24 are respectively wound around the two conveyor rollers 23. The differential drive component includes a differential motor 25 and a toothed chain drive mechanism 26. The toothed chain drive mechanism 26 is connected between the differential motor 25 and any differential shaft 10 for transmission.

[0028] Peeling assembly 3 includes a peeling motor 27, two peeling shafts 28, and several peeling knife chain units 29. The peeling knife chain units 29 are respectively mounted above several clamping conveyor chain units 11, and are mounted on a vibrating support frame. The peeling motor 27 drives the peeling knife chain units 29. Figure 6 As shown, each peeling knife chain unit 29 includes two peeling conveyor chains 30, four peeling transmission gears 31, several peeling knife mechanisms 32, and peeling knife drive components 33. The four peeling transmission gears 31 are rotatably connected to the vibrating support frame. The two peeling conveyor chains 30 are respectively wound around the two peeling transmission gears 31. The peeling motor 27 is used to drive the peeling transmission gears 31 to rotate. The several peeling knife mechanisms 32 are fixed between the two peeling conveyor chains 30. Figure 7As shown, each peeling knife mechanism 32 includes a fixed plate 34, several blades 35, several guide rods 36, several swing rods 37, a turntable 38, an L-shaped connecting rod 39, a pinion 40, and a fixed rod 41. The fixed plate 34 is fixed between two peeling conveyor chains 30. The several guide rods 36 are respectively fixed on the several blades 35. The fixed plate 34 is provided with several guide rails 42, and the several guide rods 36 are slidably connected in the several guide rails 42. The turntable 38 is rotatably connected to the middle of the fixed plate 34. One end of the several swing rods 37 is hinged to the turntable 38, and the other end of the several swing rods 37 is respectively hinged to the several guide rods 36. The pinion 40 is rotatably connected to the fixed plate 38 through the fixed rod 41. Above 4, the two ends of the L-shaped connecting rod 39 are slidably connected to the turntable 38 and the pinion 40 respectively; the peeling knife drive component 33 is a half gear ring, and the lower end face of the half gear ring is provided with several teeth. The half gear ring is fixed between the two peeling conveyor chains 30. The pinion 40 can mesh with the teeth on the half gear ring. The two peeling shafts 28 are rotatably connected to the steel frame 14. The peeling transmission gears 31 in the several peeling knife chain units 29 are respectively fixed on the two peeling shafts 28. The peeling motor 27 drives any peeling shaft 28 to rotate. The half gear ring in the several peeling knife chain units 29 is provided with two support holes. The two peeling shafts 28 are rotatably connected in the two support holes respectively.

[0029] The specific implementation process is as follows: During operation, the cabbage heads to be peeled are placed into the feeding hopper 2. The cabbage heads fall from the feeding hopper 2 onto the directional clamping assembly 4. The clamping mechanism 19 on the directional clamping assembly 4 clamps the cabbage heads. The conveying speed of the differential conveyor belt 18 in the directional clamping assembly 4 is different from that of the clamping conveyor chain 16. The cabbage heads are flipped under the action of the differential conveyor belt 18 and the vibrating motor 7. The peeling assembly 3 above the directional clamping assembly 4 peels and removes the tendons from the cabbage heads. After peeling and removing the tendons, the cabbage heads fall from the other end of the directional clamping assembly 4 into the receiving hopper 5.

[0030] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0031] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention. Commonly known structures and characteristics are not described in detail here. Those skilled in the art are aware of all common technical knowledge in the field prior to the application date or priority date, are aware of all existing technologies in that field, and have the ability to apply conventional experimental methods prior to that date. Those skilled in the art can, under the guidance of this application, improve and implement this solution in combination with their own capabilities. Some typical known structures or methods should not be obstacles for those skilled in the art to implement this application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the structure of the present invention. These should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention, and will not affect the effectiveness of the implementation of the present invention or the practicality of the patent. The scope of protection claimed in this application should be determined by the content of its claims, and the specific embodiments described in the specification can be used to interpret the content of the claims.

Claims

1. Equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens, characterized in that: The device includes a housing, a feeding hopper, a peeling assembly, a directional clamping assembly, a receiving hopper, and a control cabinet. The feeding hopper is installed on the top of the housing, the directional clamping assembly is installed inside the housing, the peeling assembly is installed directly above the directional clamping assembly, and the receiving hopper is installed at the bottom of the housing. The feeding hopper and the receiving hopper are located at opposite ends of the directional clamping assembly. The control cabinet is installed on the side of the housing and is used to control the peeling assembly and the directional clamping assembly. The directional clamping assembly includes a vibrating support frame, a vibrating motor, a drive motor, and several clamping conveyor chain units. The clamping conveyor chain units are mounted side-by-side on the vibrating support frame. The vibrating motor is mounted on the vibrating support frame, and the drive motor drives the clamping conveyor chain units. Each clamping conveyor chain unit includes two closed tracks, two clamping conveyor chains, four clamping drive gears, a differential conveyor belt, and several paired clamping mechanisms. Both closed tracks are vertically mounted on the vibrating support frame and are arranged in a figure-eight shape. The feeding hopper is located at one end of two closed tracks that are far apart. Several pairs of clamping mechanisms are symmetrically slidably connected to the closed tracks. The clamping mechanisms on the two closed tracks are respectively mounted on two clamping conveyor chains. Each clamping conveyor chain is wound around two clamping transmission gears. The clamping transmission gears are driven by a transmission motor. The differential conveyor belt is mounted on a vibration support frame and is located directly below the clamping mechanism at the top of the closed track. The conveying speed of the differential conveyor belt in the directional clamping assembly is different from that of the clamping conveyor chains.

2. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism includes a mounting plate, an arc-shaped clamping bowl, and several elastic telescopic shafts. The mounting plate is fixed on the clamping conveyor chain, and the side of the mounting plate is slidably connected to the closed track. The arc-shaped clamping bowl is connected to the mounting plate through several elastic telescopic shafts.

3. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 1, characterized in that: The peeling assembly includes a peeling motor and several peeling knife chain units. The peeling knife chain units are respectively mounted above several clamping conveyor chain units and are mounted on a vibrating support frame. The peeling motor drives the peeling knife chain units. Each peeling knife chain unit includes two peeling conveyor chains, four peeling transmission gears, several peeling knife mechanisms, and a peeling knife drive component. The four peeling transmission gears are rotatably connected to the vibrating support frame. The two peeling conveyor chains are respectively wound around the two peeling transmission gears. The peeling motor drives the peeling transmission gears to rotate. The several peeling knife mechanisms are fixed between the two peeling conveyor chains. The peeling knife drive component drives the peeling knife mechanisms to perform the peeling action.

4. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 3, characterized in that: Each peeling knife mechanism includes a fixed plate, several blades, several guide rods, several swing rods, a turntable, an L-shaped connecting rod, a pinion, and a fixed rod. The fixed plate is fixed between two peeling conveyor chains. The guide rods are respectively fixed on several blades. The fixed plate is provided with several guide rails. The guide rods are slidably connected within the guide rails. The turntable is rotatably connected to the center of the fixed plate. One end of each swing rod is hinged to the turntable, and the other end is hinged to the guide rod. The pinion is rotatably connected above the fixed plate via the fixed rod. The two ends of the L-shaped connecting rod are slidably connected to the turntable and the pinion, respectively. The peeling knife drive component is a semi-gear ring. The lower end face of the semi-gear ring is provided with several locking teeth. The semi-gear ring is fixed between two peeling conveyor chains, and the pinion can mesh with the locking teeth on the semi-gear ring.

5. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 4, characterized in that: The vibration support frame includes four fixed feet, four vibration springs, and a steel frame. The four vibration springs are respectively fixed on the four fixed feet, and the steel frame is fixed on the four vibration springs. The clamping conveyor chain unit and the peeling assembly are both mounted on the steel frame.

6. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 5, characterized in that: The directional clamping assembly further includes two clamping shafts and two differential shafts, all of which are rotatably connected to a steel frame. The clamping transmission gears in the plurality of clamping conveyor chain units are respectively fixed on the two clamping shafts. The transmission motor drives any one of the clamping shafts to rotate. Each differential conveyor belt includes two conveyor rollers, a differential drive component, and a conveyor belt. The conveyor rollers in the plurality of differential conveyor belts are respectively fixed on the two differential shafts. The conveyor belts are respectively wound around the two conveyor rollers. The differential drive component drives any one of the differential shafts to rotate.

7. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 6, characterized in that: The peeling assembly also includes two peeling shafts, which are rotatably connected to the steel frame. Peeling transmission gears in the plurality of peeling knife chain units are respectively fixed on the two peeling shafts. The peeling motor drives any one of the peeling shafts to rotate. The half gear rings in the plurality of peeling knife chain units are provided with two support holes, and the two peeling shafts are respectively rotatably connected in the two support holes.

8. The equipment for peeling and removing the strings from mustard greens according to claim 7, characterized in that: The differential drive includes a differential motor and a gear chain drive mechanism, which is connected between the differential motor and any differential shaft for transmission.

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