Humulus lupulus picking, conveying and selecting all-in-one machine
The integrated hop picking, conveying, and sorting machine solves the separation problem caused by vine branching in hop processing equipment through components such as conveyor belts, scrapers, and secondary separation rollers. It achieves complete separation of berries from branches and leaves, improving production efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
Existing hop processing equipment often detaches vine branches during hop fruit separation, leaving vine branches with fruit and leaves attached. This increases the difficulty of subsequent separation, adds to the workload of impurity removal, and can even lead to equipment blockage and quality degradation.
The hop picking, conveying and sorting machine uses a conveyor belt and rubber clamps to hold the vines, which are then separated by scrapers and secondary separation rollers. Hot air pipes and sieves are used to separate the fruit from the leaves, and a crushing mechanism processes the vines.
This technology enables the complete separation of hop fruits from vine branches and leaves, improving separation efficiency, reducing the risk of equipment blockage, and enhancing product quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of hop processing technology, and more particularly to an integrated machine for hop harvesting, conveying, and sorting. Background Technology
[0002] Hop processing technology plays a crucial role in beer production. With the continuous expansion of the beer market and the increasing demand from consumers for high-quality beer, the application and development of this technology has become increasingly important. Hops are an indispensable raw material in beer brewing, and their aroma and bitterness have a significant impact on the taste of the finished product. In recent years, with the development of automation and intelligent technologies, the harvesting, drying, and processing of hops have gradually become mechanized, improving production efficiency and product quality. Modern hop processing equipment can maintain the characteristics and aroma of hops. This technological advancement has not only driven technological innovation in the beer industry.
[0003] Existing hop processing equipment still has some significant limitations in practical applications. After separating the hops from the hop vines, the equipment often separates the vine branches as well. These branches not only contain hops but also leaves. These shorter branches not only increase the difficulty of subsequent hop separation but also cause blockages inside the equipment. In severe cases, this can even lead to equipment failure and affect the normal operation of the production line. The impurities such as branches and leaves reduce the quality of the final product, increase the workload of subsequent impurity removal, and further delay the production cycle, failing to meet the requirements for current hop processing. Summary of the Invention
[0004] This invention discloses an integrated machine for harvesting, conveying, and sorting hops, aiming to solve the technical problem of incomplete sorting effect mentioned in the background.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:
[0006] A hop picking, conveying, and sorting integrated machine includes a shell, a step at one end of the shell, entrances and exits on both sides of the shell, a baffle at one end of the shell near the step, a vine box and a leaf box at the other end of the shell, and two mounting brackets fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the shell, with an isolation box at the bottom of the mounting brackets.
[0007] The inner side of the mounting frame is equipped with a conveying mechanism, which includes a conveyor belt and multiple rubber clamps. One end of the hop vine is clamped between two rubber clamps, and the conveyor belt drives the multiple rubber clamps to reciprocate, thereby continuously conveying the hop vine forward.
[0008] The inner side of the mounting frame is equipped with a secondary separation mechanism, which includes a separation belt and a secondary separation roller. The surface of the separation belt is provided with multiple scrapers, which scrape off the stems, leaves and hops together. The stems, leaves and hops are separated in a secondary manner by two secondary separation rollers rotating relative to each other.
[0009] The bottom of the inner wall of the outer shell is equipped with a separation and drying mechanism, which includes a hot air pipe, a first sieve plate and a second sieve plate. The first sieve plate is used to separate the hops and stems and leaves for the first time. The hot air pipe blows air to the bottom of the second sieve plate to completely separate the remaining broken leaves and preliminarily dry the hops.
[0010] The other end of the outer shell is equipped with a crushing mechanism, which is used to crush the hop vines and then use the crushed vines to make animal feed.
[0011] The conveying mechanism also includes a motor fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the mounting frame. One end of the motor's output shaft is fixedly connected to two drive sprockets. One end of the outer wall of the mounting frame is rotatably connected to two first tension sprockets located at the bottom of the drive sprockets. One end of the inner wall of the outer shell is rotatably connected to two rotating shafts. One end of each rotating shaft is fixedly connected to two transmission sprockets. The other end of the outer wall of the mounting frame is rotatably connected to two second tension sprockets. The transmission sprockets, first tension sprockets, drive sprockets, and second tension sprockets are in contact with the conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt drives the transmission sprockets, first tension sprockets, and second tension sprockets to rotate.
[0012] The rubber clamp is fixedly connected to the conveyor belt. Multiple grooves are provided on one side of the rubber clamp. The end of the rotating shaft on which the transmission sprocket is mounted is inclined upward. With the center of the transmission sprocket as the midpoint, the distance between the two transmission sprockets is 10 mm above the center and 3 mm below the center. Two auxiliary plates are fixedly connected to the inner wall of one end of the outer shell.
[0013] The secondary separation mechanism also includes a third bevel gear fixedly connected to one side of each of the two first tensioning sprockets. Two upper rollers are rotatably connected to one side of the outer wall of the mounting frame, and two lower rollers are rotatably connected to one side of the outer wall of the mounting frame. A fourth bevel gear is provided at one end of each upper roller, and a first bevel gear is fixedly connected to one end of each lower roller. A receiving funnel is fixedly connected to one side of the mounting frame at the bottom of the separation belt, and a receiving funnel is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting frame. A second bevel gear is fixedly connected to the top of each secondary separation roller, and the third and fourth bevel gears mesh.
[0014] The second bevel gear meshes with the first bevel gear. The bottom of the mounting frame is rotatably connected to two secondary separation rollers. The separation belt is sleeved on the upper and lower rollers, and the separation belt drives the upper and lower rollers to rotate. Multiple friction rods are provided on the outer wall of the secondary separation rollers, and the positions of the multiple friction rods on the outer surface of the two secondary separation rollers are spaced 10 mm apart.
[0015] In a preferred embodiment, the separation and drying mechanism further includes a hot air blower fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the outer casing. One end of the output shaft of the hot air blower is fixedly connected to a fan blade. A separation box is provided on the inner wall of one side of the outer casing near the fan blade. A partition is provided on one end of the separation box near the fan blade. Multiple hot air pipes are inserted into one end of the separation box at the bottom of the partition. The other end of the separation box is provided with a discharge port and a secondary separation chamber.
[0016] One inner wall of the separation box is rotatably connected to the first sieve plate. The upper surface of the first sieve plate is provided with a plurality of first screening holes. The interior of the separation box is located inside the secondary separation chamber and is fixedly connected to the second sieve plate. The upper surface of the second sieve plate is provided with a plurality of second screening holes. A receiving box is provided at the bottom of the separation box. One end of the hot air pipe passes through the receiving box and extends to the bottom of the second sieve plate. Two first branch pipes are provided at one end of the hot air pipe.
[0017] A branch pipe is inserted into one end of the hot air pipe near the first branch pipe. Two second branch pipes are provided at one end of the branch pipe. An air outlet is provided at one end of the hot air pipe, the first branch pipe and the second branch pipe. A screen is provided at the edge of the air outlet to prevent hop fruit from falling into the air outlet. A fruit box is provided at the bottom of the receiving box.
[0018] In a preferred embodiment, the crushing mechanism includes a fifth bevel gear fixedly connected to one side of the second tension sprocket, and the bottom of the mounting frame is rotatably connected to a first crushing roller, a second crushing roller, and a third crushing roller, respectively. The outer surfaces of the first crushing roller, the second crushing roller, and the third crushing roller are respectively provided with a plurality of crushing blades.
[0019] The top of the third crushing roller is fixedly connected to the sixth bevel gear, and the fifth bevel gear meshes with the sixth bevel gear. The bottom of the first crushing roller, the second crushing roller and the third crushing roller are respectively provided with pulleys, and a linkage belt is provided between the multiple pulleys.
[0020] As can be seen from the above, the hop picking, conveying and sorting integrated machine provided by the present invention has the following technical effects.
[0021] Firstly, the conveyor belt drives the first tensioning sprocket and the upper roller to rotate, which in turn drives multiple scrapers to scrape the hops off the vines. Since the vine stems, leaves, and hops fall together onto the receiving funnel, the funnel guides them between two secondary separation rollers. As the two secondary separation rollers rotate relative to each other, the hops are peeled off the branches through friction. This secondary separation completely separates the hops from the branches and leaves, effectively removing impurities and providing preliminary drying for the hops.
[0022] Secondly, the hops enter the hop box through the first screening hole and the receiving box. The air inside the separation box blows away the broken leaves and into the blade box through the discharge port. Some hops and broken leaves fall through the first screen plate onto the upper surface of the second screen plate. The hops fall through the second screening hole into the collection channel and enter the hop box through the collection channel. A partition heats some air through the heating wire and introduces it into the hot air pipe. The hot air pipe blows away the broken leaves on the upper surface of the second screen plate and into the blade box, thus achieving the effect of completely separating the hops and leaves.
[0023] Thirdly, the hop vines are conveyed forward by a conveyor belt, and the third, second, and first crushing rollers are driven to rotate in sequence by the linkage belt and pulleys. The hop vines are crushed by the first, second, and third crushing rollers and fall into the inside of the vine box, which achieves the effect of thoroughly crushing and recycling the hop vines. Attached Figure Description
[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the isometric structure proposed in this invention.
[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure proposed in this invention.
[0026] Figure 3 This is a top view schematic diagram of the structure proposed in this invention.
[0027] Figure 4 This is a side view schematic diagram of the structure proposed in this invention.
[0028] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structure proposed in this invention.
[0029] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the branch pipe structure proposed in this invention.
[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure proposed in this invention.
[0031] Figure 8This is a schematic diagram of the linkage belt structure proposed in this invention.
[0032] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the friction rod structure proposed in this invention.
[0033] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the separation zone structure proposed in this invention.
[0034] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the second sieve plate structure proposed in this invention.
[0035] Figure 12 This is a side view schematic diagram of the rubber clamping block structure proposed in this invention.
[0036] In the diagram: 1. Outer shell; 2. Door / exit gate; 3. Baffle; 4. Step; 5. Isolation box; 6. Conveyor belt; 7. Motor; 8. Mounting frame; 9. Separation belt; 10. Vines box; 11. Blade box; 12. Branch pipe; 13. Collection channel; 14. Fruit box; 15. Receiving box; 16. Hot air pipe; 17. Fan blades; 18. Hot air blower; 19. Secondary separation roller; 20. Drive sprocket; 21. First tension sprocket; 22. Drive sprocket; 23. First crushing roller; 24. Second tension sprocket; 25. Second crushing roller; 26. Third crushing roller; 27. Secondary separation chamber; 28. First bevel gear; 29. Second bevel gear; 30. Discharge port; 31. Separation box; 32. Rubber clamp; 33. Auxiliary plate; 34. Groove; 35. First screen plate; 36. First screening hole; 37. First branch pipe; 38. Second screening hole; 39. Second screen plate; 40. Second branch pipe; 41. Third bevel gear; 42. Fourth bevel gear; 43. Scraper; 44. Upper roller; 45. Fifth bevel gear; 46. Sixth bevel gear; 47. Linkage belt; 48. Receiving funnel; 49. Friction rod; 50. Lower roller; 51. Partition plate. Detailed Implementation
[0037] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments.
[0038] Reference Figure 1 — Figure 12 The hop picking, conveying and sorting integrated machine includes a shell 1, a step 4 at one end of the shell 1, an entrance 2 on both sides of the shell 1, a baffle 3 at one end of the shell 1 near the step 4, a vine box 10 and a leaf box 11 at the other end of the shell 1, and two mounting brackets 8 fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the shell 1, with an isolation box 5 at the bottom of the mounting brackets 8.
[0039] The inner side of the mounting frame 8 is equipped with a conveying mechanism, which includes a conveyor belt 6 and multiple rubber clamps 32. One end of the hop vine is clamped between two rubber clamps 32. The conveyor belt 6 drives the multiple rubber clamps 32 to reciprocate, thereby continuously conveying the hop vine forward.
[0040] A secondary separation mechanism is installed on the inner side of the mounting frame 8. The secondary separation mechanism includes a separation belt 9 and a secondary separation roller 19. Multiple scrapers 43 are provided on the surface of the separation belt 9. The multiple scrapers 43 scrape off the stems, leaves and hops together. The two secondary separation rollers 19 rotate relative to each other to perform secondary separation of the stems, leaves and hops.
[0041] A separation and drying mechanism is installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the outer shell 1. The separation and drying mechanism includes a hot air pipe 16, a first sieve plate 35 and a second sieve plate 39. The first sieve plate 35 is used to separate the hop fruit and stems and leaves for the first time. The hot air pipe 16 blows air to the bottom of the second sieve plate 39 to completely separate the remaining broken leaves and preliminarily dry the fruit.
[0042] The other end of the outer casing 1 is equipped with a crushing mechanism, which is used to crush the hop vines and use the crushed vines to make animal feed.
[0043] The conveying mechanism also includes a motor 7 fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the mounting frame 8. One end of the output shaft of the motor 7 is fixedly connected to two drive sprockets 22. One end of the outer wall of the mounting frame 8 is rotatably connected to two first tension sprockets 21 at the bottom position of the drive sprockets 22. One end of the inner wall of the outer casing 1 is rotatably connected to two rotating shafts. One end of each rotating shaft is fixedly connected to two transmission sprockets 20. The other end of the outer wall of the mounting frame 8 is rotatably connected to two second tension sprockets 24. The transmission sprockets 20, the first tension sprockets 21, the drive sprockets 22 and the second tension sprockets 24 are in contact with the conveyor belt 6. The conveyor belt 6 drives the transmission sprockets 20, the first tension sprockets 21 and the second tension sprockets 24 to rotate.
[0044] The secondary separation mechanism also includes a third bevel gear 41 fixedly connected to one side of each of the two first tensioning sprockets 21. Two upper rollers 44 are rotatably connected to one side of the outer wall of the mounting frame 8, and two lower rollers 50 are rotatably connected to one side of the outer wall of the mounting frame 8. A fourth bevel gear 42 is provided at one end of each upper roller 44, and a first bevel gear 28 is fixedly connected to one end of each lower roller 50. A receiving funnel 48 is fixedly connected to one side of the mounting frame 8 at the bottom of the separation belt 9, and a receiving funnel 48 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the mounting frame 8. A second bevel gear 29 is fixedly connected to the top of the secondary separation roller 19, and the third bevel gear 41 and the fourth bevel gear 42 mesh. Protective shells can be provided at all the bevel gear positions for dust protection.
[0045] The second bevel gear 29 meshes with the first bevel gear 28. The bottom of the mounting frame 8 is rotatably connected to the two secondary separation rollers 19. The separation belt 9 is sleeved on the upper roller 44 and the lower roller 50. The separation belt 9 drives the upper roller 44 and the lower roller 50 to rotate. Multiple friction rods 49 are provided on the outer wall of the secondary separation rollers 19. The positions of the multiple friction rods 49 on the outer surface of the two secondary separation rollers 19 are spaced 10 mm apart.
[0046] Furthermore, such as Figure 12 As shown, the rubber clamp 32 is fixedly connected to the conveyor belt 6. Multiple grooves 34 are provided on one side of the rubber clamp 32. The two drive sprockets 20 are distributed in a V-shape. The distance between the upper ends of the two drive sprockets 20 is greater than the distance between the lower ends. Two auxiliary plates 33 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of one end of the outer shell 1.
[0047] Specifically, the worker stands on the side of step 4 near the auxiliary plate 33 and clamps one end of the hop vine between the grooves 34 on the surface of the two rubber clamps 32. Since the two drive sprockets 20 are distributed in a V shape that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, the rubber clamps 32 will gradually clamp one end of the hop vine as the drive sprockets 20 move, which makes clamping easier and improves clamping stability.
[0048] Among them, two auxiliary plates 33 are located on both sides of the transmission sprocket 20. One end of the auxiliary plate 33 is provided with an inclined plate, which guides the vine and makes the vine accurately clamped between the two rubber clamps 32. While ensuring the clamping accuracy, it reduces the risk of workers' hands being pinched by the rubber clamps 32, thus protecting personal safety.
[0049] In this embodiment, the starter motor 7 drives the conveyor belt 6 to rotate via the drive sprocket 22. The conveyor belt 6 drives the transmission sprocket 20, the first tension sprocket 21, and the second tension sprocket 24 to rotate, thereby driving multiple rubber clamps 32 and hop vines forward. The conveyor belt 6 drives the first tension sprocket 21 and the upper roller 44 to rotate, thereby driving the separating belt 9 and the lower roller 50 to rotate. Since the scraper 43 has a sharp edge and there are two separating belts 9 located on both sides of the vine, the relative rotation of the two separating belts 9 drives multiple scrapers 43 to scrape the hop berries off the vine.
[0050] Furthermore, since the vine stems, leaves, and hops on the hop vines fall together onto the receiving funnel 48, the receiving funnel 48 guides the vine stems, leaves, and hops between the two secondary separation rollers 19. The scraped vine branches contain hops and leaves. The lower roller 50, the first bevel gear 28, and the second bevel gear 29 drive the two secondary separation rollers 19 to rotate relative to each other, peeling the hops from the branches through friction. Through secondary separation, the hops are completely separated from the branches and leaves, achieving the effect of thoroughly removing impurities.
[0051] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 6 In a preferred embodiment, the separation and drying mechanism further includes a hot air blower 18 fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the outer casing 1. One end of the output shaft of the hot air blower 18 is fixedly connected to a fan blade 17. A separation box 31 is provided on the inner wall of one side of the outer casing 1 near the fan blade 17. A partition 51 is provided on one end of the separation box 31 near the fan blade 17. Multiple hot air pipes 16 are inserted into one end of the separation box 31 at the bottom of the partition 51. The other end of the separation box 31 is provided with a discharge port 30 and a secondary separation chamber 27.
[0052] One inner wall of the separation box 31 is rotatably connected to the first sieve plate 35. The upper surface of the first sieve plate 35 is provided with a plurality of first screening holes 36. The interior of the separation box 31 is located inside the secondary separation chamber 27 and is fixedly connected to the second sieve plate 39. The upper surface of the second sieve plate 39 is provided with a plurality of second screening holes 38. The bottom of the separation box 31 is provided with a receiving box 15. One end of the hot air pipe 16 passes through the receiving box 15 and extends to the bottom of the second sieve plate 39. One end of the hot air pipe 16 is provided with two first branch pipes 37.
[0053] A branch pipe 12 is inserted into one end of the hot air pipe 16 near the first branch pipe 37. Two second branch pipes 40 are provided at one end of the branch pipe 12. An air outlet is provided at one end of the hot air pipe 16, the first branch pipe 37 and the second branch pipe 40 respectively. A screen is provided at the edge of the air outlet to prevent hops from falling into the air outlet. A fruit box 14 is provided at the bottom of the receiving box 15.
[0054] In this embodiment, the hops fall into the separation box 31. At this time, the hops still contain a small amount of broken branches and leaves. The first sieve plate 35 inside the separation box 31 performs the first screening of the hops and stems and leaves. The hot air blower 18 is started to drive the fan blades 17 to rotate and blow air into the separation box 31. Since the first sieve plate 35 is inclined, the hops roll to one end through the first sieve plate 35. The hops enter the hop box 14 through the first screening hole 36 and the receiving box 15. The air inside the separation box 31 blows away the broken leaves inside and enters the blade box 11 through the discharge port 30.
[0055] Furthermore, some hops and broken leaves fall through the first sieve plate 35 onto the upper surface of the second sieve plate 39. Since the diameter of the second sieve hole 38 is larger than that of the first sieve hole 36, the hops fall through the second sieve hole 38 into the inside of the collection channel 13 and enter the inside of the hop box 14. Through the partition plate 51, some air is introduced into the inside of the hot air pipe 16. Air is blown into the bottom of the second sieve plate 39 through the hot air pipe 16, the first branch pipe 37 and the second branch pipe 40, blowing away the lighter branches and broken leaves on the upper surface of the second sieve plate 39 and blowing them into the inside of the leaf box 11, thus achieving the effect of completely separating the hops and leaves.
[0056] Reference Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 7 In a preferred embodiment, the crushing mechanism includes a fifth bevel gear 45 fixedly connected to one side of the second tension sprocket 24, and a first crushing roller 23, a second crushing roller 25 and a third crushing roller 26 rotatably connected to the bottom of the mounting frame 8, with a plurality of crushing blades respectively provided on the outer surfaces of the first crushing roller 23, the second crushing roller 25 and the third crushing roller 26.
[0057] The top of the third crushing roller 26 is fixedly connected to the sixth bevel gear 46, and the fifth bevel gear 45 meshes with the sixth bevel gear 46. The bottom of the first crushing roller 23, the second crushing roller 25 and the third crushing roller 26 are respectively provided with pulleys, and a linkage belt 47 is provided between the multiple pulleys.
[0058] In this embodiment, the hop vines continue to be conveyed forward by the conveyor belt 6. The linkage belt 47 and pulley drive the third crushing roller 26, the second crushing roller 25 and the first crushing roller 23 to rotate in sequence. The hop vines are crushed by the first crushing roller 23, the second crushing roller 25 and the third crushing roller 26 in sequence and fall into the vine box 10, which achieves the effect of thoroughly crushing and recycling the hop vines.
[0059] Furthermore, the heights of the first crushing roller 23, the second crushing roller 25, and the third crushing roller 26 increase sequentially. The first crushing roller 23 first contacts the bottom of the hop vine to begin crushing the vine, then the second crushing roller 25 crushes the vine in the middle of the hop vine, and finally the third crushing roller 26 completely crushes the vine, reducing the situation of entanglement and incomplete crushing.
[0060] Working principle: When in use, the worker stands on the side of step 4 near the auxiliary plate 33 and clamps one end of the hop vine between the grooves 34 on the surface of two rubber clamps 32. As the rubber clamps 32 move with the conveyor belt 6, they will clamp one end of the hop vine. The start motor 7 drives the conveyor belt 6 to rotate counterclockwise through the drive sprocket 22. At the same time, the conveyor belt 6 drives the transmission sprocket 20, the first tension sprocket 21 and the second tension sprocket 24 to rotate, thereby driving multiple rubber clamps 32 and the hop vine to move forward. The conveyor belt 6 drives the first tension sprocket 21 and the upper roller 44 to rotate, thereby driving the separation belt 9 and the lower roller 50 to rotate. Since the edge of the scraper 43 is sharp and there are two separation belts 9 located on both sides of the vine, the two separation belts 9 rotate relative to each other from top to bottom, driving multiple scrapers 43 to scrape the hop berries off the hop vine.
[0061] Then, the vine branches that are scraped off will have stems, leaves and hops attached. The vine stems, leaves and hops are guided between two secondary separation rollers 19 through the receiving funnel 48. The two secondary separation rollers 19 are driven to rotate relative to each other by the lower roller 50, the first bevel gear 28 and the second bevel gear 29. The hops are peeled off from the branches by friction. The secondary separation completely separates the hops from the branches and leaves.
[0062] Immediately afterward, the hops fall into the separator 31. At this point, the hops still contain a small amount of broken leaves. The first sieve plate 35 inside the separator 31 performs the first screening of the hops and stems. The hot air blower 18 is started, driving the fan blades 17 to rotate and blow air into the separator 31. Since the first sieve plate 35 is inclined, the hops roll to one end through the first sieve plate 35. Most of the hops pass through the first screening hole 36 and the receiving box 15 into the hop box 14. The air inside the separator 31 blows away the broken leaves and into the blades through the discharge port 30. Inside box 11, a small portion of hops and broken leaves fall through the first sieve plate 35 onto the upper surface of the second sieve plate 39. Because the diameter of the second sieve hole 38 is larger than the diameter of the first sieve hole 36, the hops fall through the second sieve hole 38 into the collection channel 13, and then into the hop box 14. Part of the air is introduced into the hot air pipe 16 through the partition 51. Air is then blown onto the bottom of the second sieve plate 39 through the hot air pipe 16, the first branch pipe 37, and the second branch pipe 40. Half of the surface of the second sieve plate 39 is inclined, and the other half is horizontal. Figure 11As shown, the lighter branches and leaves on the horizontal surface of the second sieve plate 39 are blown up through the second branch pipe 40, and blown diagonally upward through the first branch pipe 37 to the blade box 11 for collection. The hop vines continue to be conveyed forward by the conveyor belt 6, and the third crushing roller 26, the second crushing roller 25 and the first crushing roller 23 are driven to rotate in sequence by the linkage belt 47 and the pulley. The hop vines are crushed in sequence by the first crushing roller 23, the second crushing roller 25 and the third crushing roller 26.
[0063] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention, based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine comprising a housing (1), characterized in that, One end of the shell (1) is provided with a step (4), the other end of the shell (1) is provided with a vine box (10) and a leaf box (11), the inner wall of one side of the shell (1) is fixedly connected with two mounting racks (8), the bottom of the mounting rack (8) is provided with an isolation box (5); The inner side of the mounting rack (8) is provided with a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying chain belt (6) and a plurality of rubber clamping blocks (32), one end of the hops vine is clamped between two rubber clamping blocks (32), the plurality of rubber clamping blocks (32) are driven to reciprocate by the conveying chain belt (6), so that the hops vine is continuously conveyed forward; The inner side of the mounting rack (8) is provided with a secondary separation mechanism, the secondary separation mechanism comprises a separation belt (9) and a secondary separation roller (19), the surface of the separation belt (9) is provided with a plurality of scrapers (43), the stems and leaves and hops fruits are scraped off together by the plurality of scrapers (43), the stems and leaves and hops fruits are separated twice by the relative rotation of the two secondary separation rollers (19); The inner wall of the shell (1) is provided with a separation and drying mechanism, the separation and drying mechanism comprises a hot air pipe (16), a first sieve plate (35) and a second sieve plate (39), the hops fruits and stems are separated for the first time by the first sieve plate (35), the remaining leaves are completely separated by blowing air to the bottom of the second sieve plate (39), and the fruits are preliminarily dried, and the separated hops fruits fall into the collection channel (13) below.
2. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The conveying mechanism further comprises a motor (7) fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the mounting rack (8), one end of the output shaft of the motor (7) is fixedly connected with two driving sprockets (22), one end of the outer wall of the mounting rack (8) is rotatably connected with two first tension sprockets (21) at the bottom position of the driving sprockets (22), the inner wall of one end of the shell (1) is rotatably connected with two rotating shafts, one end of each rotating shaft is respectively fixedly connected with two transmission sprockets (20), the outer wall of the other end of the mounting rack (8) is rotatably connected with two second tension sprockets (24), the transmission sprockets (20), the first tension sprockets (21), the driving sprockets (22) and the second tension sprockets (24) are respectively in contact with the conveying chain belt (6), and the conveying chain belt (6) drives the transmission sprockets (20), the first tension sprockets (21) and the second tension sprockets (24) to rotate respectively.
3. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The rubber clamping block (32) is fixedly connected between the rubber clamping block (32) and the conveying chain belt (6), one side of the rubber clamping block (32) is provided with a plurality of grooves (34), the two transmission sprockets (20) are distributed in a V shape, the distance between the upper ends of the two transmission sprockets (20) is greater than the distance between the lower ends, and the inner wall of one end of the shell (1) is respectively fixedly connected with two auxiliary plates (33).
4. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The secondary separation mechanism further comprises a third bevel gear (41) fixedly connected to one side of the two first tensioning sprockets (21), one side outer wall of the mounting frame (8) is rotatably connected with two upper rollers (44), one side outer wall of the mounting frame (8) is rotatably connected with two lower rollers (50), one end of the upper roller (44) is provided with a fourth bevel gear (42), one end of the lower roller (50) is fixedly connected with a first bevel gear (28), one side of the mounting frame (8) is fixedly connected with a receiving hopper (48) at the bottom of the separation belt (9), the bottom of the mounting frame (8) is fixedly connected with a receiving hopper (48), the top of the secondary separation roller (19) is fixedly connected with a second bevel gear (29), and the third bevel gear (41) and the fourth bevel gear (42) are engaged.
5. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The second bevel gear (29) and the first bevel gear (28) are engaged, the bottom of the mounting frame (8) is rotatably connected with the two secondary separation rollers (19), the separation belt (9) is sleeved on the upper roller (44) and the lower roller (50), the separation belt (9) drives the upper roller (44) and the lower roller (50) to rotate, a plurality of friction rods (49) are arranged on the outer wall of the secondary separation roller (19), and the positions of the plurality of friction rods (49) on the outer surfaces of the two secondary separation rollers (19) are spaced apart by ten millimeters.
6. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The separation drying mechanism further comprises a hot air machine (18) fixedly connected to the inner wall of one side of the shell (1), one end of the output shaft of the hot air machine (18) is fixedly connected with a fan blade (17), the shell (1) is provided with a separation box (31) on the inner wall of one side close to one side of the fan blade (17), the separation box (31) is provided with a partition plate (51) at one end close to the fan blade (17), a plurality of hot air pipes (16) are inserted into the separation box (31) at one end of the partition plate (51), and the other end of the separation box (31) is provided with a discharge port (30) and a secondary separation cavity (27).
7. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, One side inner wall of the separation box (31) is rotatably connected with the first sieve plate (35), the upper surface of the first sieve plate (35) is provided with a plurality of first sieve holes (36), the inside of the separation box (31) is fixedly connected with the second sieve plate (39) at the inside position of the secondary separation cavity (27), the upper surface of the second sieve plate (39) is provided with a plurality of second sieve holes (38), the bottom of the separation box (31) is provided with a receiving box (15), one end of the hot air pipe (16) penetrates through the receiving box (15) and extends to the bottom position of the second sieve plate (39), and the one end of the hot air pipe (16) is provided with two first branch pipes (37).
8. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, One end of the hot air pipe (16) is inserted with a branch pipe (12) near the position of the first branch pipe (37), one end of the branch pipe (12) is provided with two second branch pipes (40), one end of the hot air pipe (16), the first branch pipe (37) and the second branch pipe (40) is respectively provided with an air outlet, the edge of the air outlet is provided with a screen, the screen prevents the hops fruit from falling into the air outlet, the bottom of the receiving box (15) is provided with a fruit box (14).
9. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The other end of the shell (1) is provided with a crushing mechanism, the crushing mechanism includes a fifth bevel gear (45) fixedly connected to one side of the second tensioning sprocket (24), the bottom of the mounting frame (8) is rotatably connected with a first crushing roller (23), a second crushing roller (25) and a third crushing roller (26), respectively, the outer surfaces of the first crushing roller (23), the second crushing roller (25) and the third crushing roller (26) are respectively provided with a plurality of crushing knives.
10. The hop picking, conveying and sorting all-in-one machine according to claim 9, characterized in that, Both sides of the shell (1) are provided with access doors (2), one end of the shell (1) is provided with a baffle (3) near the position of the step (4); The top of the third crushing roller (26) is fixedly connected with a sixth bevel gear (46), the fifth bevel gear (45) is engaged with the sixth bevel gear (46), the bottoms of the first crushing roller (23), the second crushing roller (25) and the third crushing roller (26) are respectively provided with pulleys, and the pulleys are provided with a linkage belt (47) therebetween.