Combined bean sprout sorting and drying device
Through the combined sprout sorting and drying device, hot air flow is used to achieve synchronous sorting and drying of sprouts, which solves the problems of low efficiency, high energy consumption and large space occupation in the existing technology, and realizes efficient and energy-saving sprout processing.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510942200.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-19
AI Technical Summary
In the existing technology, the sorting and drying of sprouts are independent processes with low efficiency, high energy consumption, and difficulty in achieving them simultaneously. They take up a lot of space, and especially for sprouts with slender shapes and high moisture content, the processing cycle is long and the quality is unstable.
A combined sprout sorting and drying device was designed. It combines the sorting mechanism and the drying mechanism, and uses hot air flow for synchronous sorting and drying. The sorting and drying of sprouts are achieved through a pulley conveying mechanism and an air distributor. The hot air flow is used to separate unqualified sprouts and blow them into the screening channel, while qualified sprouts are discharged through a recovery funnel.
It improves production efficiency, reduces equipment space, saves energy, improves drying effect and sorting efficiency, shortens processing cycle, and ensures the stability of sprout quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of sprout production equipment, in particular to a combined sprout sorting and drying device. Background Art
[0002] Sprouts are made by shredding and pickling the tender stems of mustard greens. As a highly nutritious fresh agricultural product, their processing requires cleaning, sorting, drying, dehydration, and pickling. Traditionally, sorting and drying are separate processes. Manual sorting is inefficient, costly, and prone to secondary contamination, while mechanical screening can damage the sprout stems. Drying typically involves static spreading or single-layer conveyor hot air drying, which presents challenges such as low thermal energy efficiency, uneven drying, and large space requirements. Existing equipment struggles to simultaneously achieve both sorting and efficient dehydration, particularly for slender sprouts with high moisture content. This results in extended processing cycles and significant quality fluctuations. Existing technology involves separate steps for drying and sorting sprouts, which consumes significant energy, occupies a large space, and results in low production efficiency. Therefore, there is a need for a combined sprout sorting and drying device that can simultaneously perform sorting and drying, while reducing space requirements and improving production efficiency. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The object of the present invention is to provide a combined sprout sorting and drying device, which can realize the simultaneous sorting and drying of sprouts, reduce the occupied space and improve the production efficiency.
[0004] The embodiment of the present invention is achieved as follows: The embodiment of the present application provides a combined sprout sorting and drying device, including a sorting mechanism and a drying mechanism, the drying mechanism includes a drying box, at least one belt wheel conveying mechanism is provided in the drying box, the belt wheel conveying mechanism is folded and tilted from top to bottom in the drying box, a feed port is provided on the top of the drying box, the feed port is connected to the feed end of the belt wheel conveying mechanism located at the top; the sorting mechanism includes an air separation component and a material receiving component, the air separation component includes a hot air source, a conveying pipe and a gas distribution plate, the two ends of the conveying pipe are respectively connected to the outlet of the hot air source and the The inlet of the gas distributor is connected; the gas distributor faces the bottom of the pulley conveyor mechanism at the bottom and is parallel to the conveyor belt of the pulley conveyor mechanism at the bottom; the material receiving assembly includes a material receiving piece located above the pulley conveyor mechanism at the bottom, one end of the material receiving piece extends out of the drying box, and a screening channel is formed between the material receiving piece and the drying box, and the gas discharged from the gas distributor can blow up the unqualified sprouts on the pulley conveyor mechanism at the bottom and then fall into the screening channel; a plurality of air holes are evenly spaced on the conveyor belt of any pulley conveyor mechanism; an air outlet is provided on the top of the drying box.
[0005] In some embodiments of the present invention, the above-mentioned material receiving part is a vibrating screen, a protective cover is provided on the top of the vibrating screen, the screening material channel is formed between the protective cover and the vibrating screen, the feeding end of the vibrating screen is located above the pulley conveying mechanism at the bottom, the side wall of the drying box is connected to the feeding channel, the screening material channel is connected to the feeding channel, and the feeding channel is connected to the feeding port at the top of the drying box.
[0006] In some embodiments of the present invention, a waste recovery box is provided on the discharge side of the screen holes of the vibrating screen.
[0007] In some embodiments of the present invention, a first spiral feeding mechanism is provided in the feeding channel, and the first spiral feeding mechanism is used to feed the material into the feeding port at the top of the drying box.
[0008] In some embodiments of the present invention, the horizontal inclination angle of the conveyor belt of the above-mentioned pulley conveying mechanism is 35° to 45°.
[0009] In some embodiments of the present invention, a discharging end of the wheeled conveying mechanism at the bottom is provided with a recovery funnel for receiving good quality sprouts.
[0010] In some embodiments of the present invention, the recovery funnel is connected to a second spiral feeding mechanism, the outlet end of the second spiral feeding mechanism extends out of the drying box, and the second spiral feeding mechanism is used to deliver the good quality sprouts along the outlet end.
[0011] In some embodiments of the present invention, the horizontal inclination angle of the screening channel is 0° to 90°.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages or beneficial effects: The present invention provides a combined bean sprout sorting and drying device, wherein the sorting mechanism is mainly used to sort the bean sprouts that have been shredded. During the shredding process, a large amount of debris (hereinafter referred to as unqualified bean sprouts) and other waste materials will be accompanied by it, so they need to be sorted. The above-mentioned drying device is used to dry the shredded bean sprouts. Among them, the drying box is the main place for drying the bean sprouts. After the shredded bean sprouts are put into the feed port, the bean sprouts will enter the bottom along the pulley conveyor mechanism at the top. During the above process, the hot air source at the bottom outputs a hot air flow for drying. The hot air flow passes through the conveying pipe and the air distribution plate into the drying box to dry the bean sprouts in the drying box. The hot air flow that carries away moisture during the drying process will be discharged along the air outlet. The multiple air holes evenly spaced on the conveyor belt of the pulley conveyor mechanism facilitate ventilation and improve the drying effect. During the sorting process, the hot air flow discharged from the above-mentioned gas separation disk plays the role of gas separation. When the hot air flow reaches the pulley conveyor mechanism at the bottom, it will blow up the unqualified sprouts and blow them into the screening channel. The unqualified sprouts will be discharged along the screening channel. Therefore, compared with manual sorting, the combined sprout sorting and drying device greatly improves efficiency. At the same time, sorting and drying are achieved simultaneously, and the hot air flow of drying is used as the power source for sorting, which can save energy and improve production efficiency. In addition, both sorting and drying utilize hot air flow, which can reduce the space occupied by equipment compared to implementing sorting and drying separately. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.
[0014] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of point A in the middle; Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged view of point B in the middle; Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the transmission belt in an embodiment of the present invention.
[0015] Icons: 1-drying box; 2-pulley conveying mechanism; 3-conveyor belt; 4-feeding port; 5-hot air source; 6-conveyor pipe; 7-gas distribution plate; 8-vibrating screen; 9-air vent; 10-air outlet; 11-protective cover; 12-screening channel; 13-feeding channel; 131-vertical pipe; 132-horizontal pipe; 14-first spiral feeding mechanism; 141-vertical spiral feeder; 142-horizontal spiral feeder; 15-waste recovery box; 16-second spiral feeding mechanism; 17-recovery funnel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.
[0017] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as claimed, but rather merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments derived by persons of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0018] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined or explained in subsequent drawings.
[0019] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that if the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. appear, the orientation or position relationship indicated is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, or the orientation or position relationship in which the product of the invention is usually placed when in use. It is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, it should not be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0020] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "horizontal," "vertical," and "overhanging" does not necessarily imply that the component must be absolutely horizontal or overhanging, but rather that it can be slightly tilted. For example, "horizontal" simply means that its direction is more horizontal than "vertical," not that the structure must be completely horizontal, but rather that it can be slightly tilted.
[0021] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, "a plurality of" means at least two.
[0022] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "installed," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to internal connections between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on specific circumstances.
[0023] Example Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 The present embodiment provides a combined sprout sorting and drying device, including a sorting mechanism and a drying mechanism. The drying mechanism includes a drying box 1, and at least one pulley conveying mechanism 2 is provided in the drying box 1. The pulley conveying mechanism 2 is folded and tilted in the drying box 1 from top to bottom. A feed port 4 is provided at the top of the drying box 1, and the feed port 4 is connected to the feed end of the pulley conveying mechanism 2 located at the top. The sorting mechanism includes an air separation component and a material receiving component. The air separation component includes a hot air source 5, a conveying pipe 6 and an air separation plate 7. The two ends of the conveying pipe 6 are respectively connected to the outlet of the hot air source 5 and the inlet of the air separation plate 7. The air separation plate 7 faces the bottom of the pulley conveying mechanism 2 at the bottom and is parallel to the conveyor belt 3 of the pulley conveying mechanism 2 at the bottom. The material receiving component includes a material receiving part located above the pulley conveying mechanism 2 at the bottom, one end of the material receiving part extends out of the drying box 1, and a screening channel 12 is formed between the material receiving part and the drying box 1. The gas discharged from the gas distributor 7 can blow up the unqualified sprouts on the pulley conveyor mechanism 2 at the bottom and drop them into the screening channel 12. A plurality of air holes 9 are evenly spaced on the conveyor belt 3 of any pulley conveyor mechanism 2; an air outlet 10 is provided on the top of the drying box 1.
[0024] The sorting mechanism is primarily used to sort the shredded sprouts. During the shredding process, a large amount of waste, such as debris (hereinafter referred to as unqualified sprouts), is present, necessitating sorting. The drying device is then used to dry the shredded sprouts.
[0025] The drying box 1 is the primary location for drying sprouts. After shredded sprouts are fed through the feed port 4, they flow down the top pulley conveyor mechanism 2 to the bottom. During this process, a hot air source 5 at the bottom outputs a hot air flow for drying. This hot air flows through the conveyor pipe 6 and along the air distribution plate 7 into the drying box 1, drying the sprouts inside. The hot air flow, which carries away moisture during the drying process, is discharged through the air outlet 10. Multiple air holes 9, evenly spaced on the conveyor belt 3 of the pulley conveyor mechanism 2, facilitate ventilation and enhance the drying effect.
[0026] During the sorting process, the hot air flow discharged from the above-mentioned gas separation plate 7 plays a role in gas separation. When the hot air flow reaches the pulley conveyor mechanism 2 at the bottom, it will blow up the unqualified sprouts and blow them into the screening channel 12. The unqualified sprouts will be discharged along the screening channel 12.
[0027] Therefore, this combined sprout sorting and drying device significantly improves efficiency compared to manual sorting. It also achieves simultaneous sorting and drying, utilizing the hot air flow from the drying process as a power source for sorting, saving energy and improving production efficiency. Furthermore, since both sorting and drying utilize hot air flow, it also reduces the space required for the equipment compared to separate sorting and drying operations.
[0028] It should be noted that in the above process, since the sprouts entering the pulley conveyor mechanism 2 at the top for drying have undergone a certain degree of drying, the unqualified sprouts have been effectively dried when they enter the pulley conveyor mechanism 2 at the bottom, and are not easy to stick to the surface of the conveyor belt 3 of the pulley conveyor mechanism 2, and are more likely to be blown away.
[0029] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some implementations of the present embodiment, the material receiving member is a vibrating screen 8. A protective cover 11 is provided on the top of the vibrating screen 8, and the screening channel 12 is formed between the protective cover 11 and the vibrating screen 8. The feeding end of the vibrating screen 8 is located above the pulley conveying mechanism 2 at the bottom, and the side wall of the drying box 1 is connected with a feeding channel 13. The screening channel 12 is connected to the feeding channel 13, and the feeding channel 13 is connected to the feed port 4 at the top of the drying box 1. The vibrating screen 8 can be used to further screen the unqualified sprouts blown into the screening channel 12, and the smaller unqualified sprouts are screened out through the sieve holes of the vibrating screen 8. Some of the larger sprouts re-enter the drying box 1 along the feeding channel 13 for secondary sorting. In this way, some qualified sprouts can be avoided from being discharged.
[0030] Preferably, in this embodiment, a waste recovery box 15 is provided on the discharging side of the mesh of the vibrating screen 8. The waste recovery box 15 recovers the unqualified sprouts screened out by the mesh of the vibrating screen 8.
[0031] Please refer to Figure 1In some implementations of this embodiment, a first spiral feeding mechanism 14 is provided in the feeding channel 13. The first spiral feeding mechanism 14 is used to feed the material (the unqualified sprouts discharged from the discharge end of the vibrating screen 8) into the feed port 4 at the top of the drying box 1. The first spiral feeding mechanism is mainly used to re-convey the unqualified sprouts discharged from the discharge end of the vibrating screen 8 to the feed port 4 at the top of the drying box 1. Specifically, the feeding channel 13 of this embodiment includes a vertical pipe 131 and a horizontal pipe 132 connected in sequence. The first spiral feeding mechanism 14 includes a vertical spiral feeder 141 and a horizontal spiral feeder 142. The vertical spiral feeder 141 is arranged in the vertical pipe 131, and the horizontal spiral feeder 142 is arranged in the horizontal pipe 132.
[0032] Preferably, in this embodiment, the horizontal inclination angle of the conveyor belt 3 of the above-mentioned pulley conveying mechanism 2 is 35°~45°. The specific horizontal inclination angle adopted in this embodiment is 45°. If the horizontal inclination angle of the conveyor belt 3 is too large, it is easy to cause the sprouts to slide down quickly. If the horizontal inclination angle of the conveyor belt 3 is too small, it is easy to cause the unqualified sprouts to be blown up and difficult to enter the screening channel 12. The horizontal inclination angle of the above-mentioned conveyor belt 3 of 35°~45° can facilitate the hot air flow to act evenly on the conveyor belt 3, and can effectively make the blown unqualified sprouts enter the screening channel 12. Another thing is that the horizontal inclination angle of the above-mentioned conveyor belt 3 of 35°~45° can also make the hot air flow discharged from the gas distribution plate 7 blow out obliquely, so as to avoid part of the hot air flow entering the screening channel 12 and being wasted.
[0033] Please refer to Figure 1 Preferably, in this embodiment, the discharge end of the belt conveyor mechanism 2 at the bottom is provided with a recovery funnel 17 for receiving good quality sprouts. The recovery funnel 17 is mainly used to recover good quality sprouts discharged from the discharge end of the belt conveyor mechanism 2 at the bottom.
[0034] Please refer to Figure 1 In this embodiment, the recovery hopper 17 is connected to a second spiral feeder 16. The outlet of the second spiral feeder 16 extends out of the drying box 1. The second spiral feeder 16 is used to deliver the good quality sprouts along the outlet. The second spiral feeder is primarily used to quickly discharge the good quality sprouts in the recovery hopper 17 out of the drying box 1.
[0035] In some implementations of the present embodiment, the horizontal inclination angle of the screening channel 12 is 0° to 90°. When unqualified sprouts are blown into the screening channel 12, part of the hot air flow will enter the screening channel 12 and be wasted. Therefore, the horizontal inclination angle of the screening channel 12 is 0° to 90°, which can block most of the hot air flow by the screening channel 12, thereby further reducing the hot air flow entering the screening channel 12. It should be noted that, in the present embodiment, the sieve holes of the vibrating screen 8 are only opened at the recovery funnel 17 and are connected to the recovery funnel 17. Therefore, the hot air flow can be blocked by the vibrating screen 8 in the drying box 1.
[0036] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A combined sprout sorting and drying device, comprising a sorting mechanism and a drying mechanism, characterized in that: The drying mechanism includes a drying box, wherein at least one pulley conveying mechanism is provided in the drying box, and the pulley conveying mechanism is arranged in a folded and inclined manner from top to bottom in the drying box, and a feed port is provided at the top of the drying box, and the feed port is connected to the feed end of the pulley conveying mechanism located at the top; The sorting mechanism includes an air separation component and a material receiving component, the air separation component includes a hot air source, a conveying pipe and an air distribution plate, the two ends of the conveying pipe are respectively connected with the outlet of the hot air source and the inlet of the air distribution plate; the air distribution plate faces the bottom of the belt conveyor mechanism at the bottom and is parallel to the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor mechanism at the bottom; the material receiving component includes a material receiving piece located above the belt conveyor mechanism at the bottom, one end of the material receiving piece extends out of the drying box, and a screening channel is formed between the material receiving piece and the drying box, and the gas discharged from the air distribution plate can blow up the unqualified sprouts on the belt conveyor mechanism at the bottom and then fall into the screening channel; A plurality of ventilation holes are evenly spaced on the conveyor belt of any of the pulley conveying mechanisms; An air outlet is provided on the top of the drying box.
2. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material receiving piece is a vibrating screen, a protective cover is provided on the top of the vibrating screen, the screening channel is formed between the protective cover and the vibrating screen, the feeding end of the vibrating screen is located above the pulley conveying mechanism at the bottom, the side wall of the drying box is connected to a feeding channel, the screening channel is connected to the feeding channel, and the feeding channel is connected to the feeding port at the top of the drying box.
3. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A waste recovery box is provided on the discharging side of the screen holes of the vibrating screen.
4. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first spiral feeding mechanism is provided in the feeding channel, and the first spiral feeding mechanism is used to feed the material into the feeding port at the top of the drying box.
5. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal inclination angle of the conveyor belt of the pulley conveying mechanism is 35° to 45°.
6. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: The discharging end of the belt conveyor mechanism located at the bottom is provided with a recovery funnel for receiving good quality sprouts.
7. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The recovery funnel is connected to a second spiral feeding mechanism, the outlet end of the second spiral feeding mechanism extends out of the drying box, and the second spiral feeding mechanism is used to send good quality sprouts out along the outlet end.
8. The combined sprout sorting and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal inclination angle of the screening material channel is 0° to 90°.