A fruit cleaning, slicing and seed removing integrated machine and method thereof

Abstract

This invention discloses an integrated machine and method for washing, slicing, and deseeding fruit, relating to the field of fruit slicing technology. The invention includes a washing tank, with a slicing device disposed on one side of the tank. The slicing device includes three conveyor rollers rotatably mounted inside the washing tank. A conveyor belt, arranged in a triangular shape, is externally connected to the three conveyor rollers. Each conveyor roller is driven by a motor. Several push plates and push strips are evenly and equidistantly fixed to the outside of the conveyor belt. Through the slicing device, this invention enables the entire process of fruit washing, lifting, slicing, deseeding, and collection to be automatically completed mechanically, eliminating the need for manual processing of each fruit. This completely overcomes the efficiency bottleneck of manual deseeding or picking seeds. The washing, slicing, deseeding, and collection stations are seamlessly connected, allowing for continuous fruit transport and processing, achieving uninterrupted large-scale continuous production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of fruit slicing technology, specifically to a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine and method. Background Technology

[0002] Flat-fruited lemon, also known as Taiwanese fragrant lemon or mountain orange, is a unique small citrus fruit with both medicinal and edible value. Its fruit diameter is 2.5-4.0 cm. The peel is extremely high in polymethoxylated flavonoids, especially nonotrimonin, which reaches 3.389-4.64 mg / g FW in fresh peel, making it a high-quality raw material for freeze-dried foods and health products. However, the seeds inside the flat-fruited lemon produce a noticeable astringent taste, severely affecting the product's flavor and quality. Therefore, slicing and seed removal is a crucial step in its processing.

[0003] In existing technologies, for small fruits such as flat lemons and small limes with a diameter of less than 5cm, the common processing methods are "manual seed removal followed by slicing" or "mechanical coarse cutting followed by manual seed removal," which have the following technical drawbacks: First, manual operation is inefficient and cannot meet the needs of large-scale production; second, mechanical seed removal often relies on squeezing and grinding, which can easily lead to fruit pulp breakage, juice loss, and damage to the integrity of the pulp; third, some improved technologies adopt the process sequence of "seeding followed by slicing," but due to the small size and difficulty in positioning of small fruits, the pulp is prone to displacement and damage during slicing, and it is difficult to ensure that each slice of pulp is completely seeded. Therefore, we propose a fruit washing, slicing, and seeding integrated machine and its method. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a fruit washing, slicing, and seeding integrated machine and method, which solves the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine, comprising a washing tank, characterized in that: a slicing device is provided on one side of the inner side of the washing tank, the slicing device comprising three transmission rollers rotatably installed inside the washing tank, the three transmission rollers being externally connected to a transmission belt, and the transmission belt being triangularly arranged; each transmission roller is driven by a motor, and a plurality of push plates and a plurality of push strips are uniformly and equidistantly fixed on the outer side of the transmission belt, and a plurality of opening holes are uniformly and equidistantly opened on the outer side of the transmission belt, the opening holes being located between two adjacent push strips; a large L-shaped inclined plate and a small L-shaped inclined plate are respectively fixed on both sides of the inner wall of the washing tank, a limit plate is fixed between the large L-shaped inclined plate and the small L-shaped inclined plate, a drive motor is fixed on the inner wall of the washing tank by a bracket, a rotating blade is fixed at the bottom of the output end of the drive motor, and a high-pressure spray assembly for blowing away the fruit seeds contained on the sliced ​​fruit and a negative pressure collection assembly for negative pressure suction to collect the fruit seeds are provided on the side of the washing tank.

[0006] Optionally, the bottom of the large L-shaped inclined plate and the small L-shaped inclined plate are on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push plate, the bottom of the rotating cutter is on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push bar, and a gap is left between the bottom of the limiting plate and the push bar for the rotating cutter to move.

[0007] Optionally, a brush roller is rotatably installed at the bottom of the washing pool, and the brush roller is driven by a motor. A spray assembly is provided at the washing pool. The spray assembly includes a pump fixed on the bottom support of the washing pool, a filter box fixed on the side of the washing pool, and a spray pipe fixed at an angle on the top side of the washing pool. The water inlet of the pump is connected to the filter box through a water inlet pipe, and the water outlet of the pump is connected to the spray pipe through a water outlet pipe. The spray pipe is used to spray the fruit conveyed by the conveyor belt. An overflow port is provided on the side of the washing pool, and the overflow port is located at the filter box.

[0008] Optionally, the high-pressure jet assembly includes a solenoid valve fixed to the outer wall of the cleaning tank, and a high-pressure nozzle fixed to the outlet end of the solenoid valve. The high-pressure nozzle is aligned with several openings and is inclined. A vision sensor is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank via a bracket. The vision sensor is electrically connected to the solenoid valve. The negative pressure collection assembly includes a negative pressure suction machine fixed to the outer wall of the cleaning tank. An adsorption nozzle is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank via a bracket. The adsorption nozzle is connected to the negative pressure suction machine via a pipe.

[0009] Optionally, a U-shaped baffle is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank by a bracket. The opening of the U-shaped baffle faces the direction of the rotating blade. A baffle strip is fixed on both sides of the bottom of the U-shaped baffle. The bottom surface of the U-shaped baffle and the top surface of the pusher are on the same horizontal plane. A vertical groove for accommodating the baffle strip is opened on the outer wall of the pusher.

[0010] Optionally, a positioning post is fixed to the top of both the large L-shaped inclined plate and the small L-shaped inclined plate, and an L-shaped connecting plate is slidably installed on the outer wall of both positioning posts. A spring is provided between the L-shaped connecting plate and the positioning post, and an L-shaped inclined pressure plate is fixed between the bottom of the two L-shaped connecting plates.

[0011] Optionally, a separation device is provided on the inner side of the conveyor belt. The separation device includes an elastic telescopic plate fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank and a friction roller rotatably installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank. A striking column is fixed at the bottom of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate, and the bottom of the striking column contacts the bottom of the inner wall of the conveyor belt. An abutment plate is fixed at the outer wall of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate, and a push column is fixed at the end face of the friction roller.

[0012] Optionally, the outer wall of the friction roller and the inner wall of the conveyor belt are both roughened, the outer wall of the friction roller and the inner wall of the conveyor belt are in contact, and the bottom of the contact plate is located on the movement trajectory of the pusher.

[0013] Optionally, an L-shaped top plate is fixed to the outer wall of the contact plate, and the top of the L-shaped top plate contacts the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt.

[0014] A method for using a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine includes the following steps: S1. Place the fruit in the washing pool. The staff drives the brush roller to rotate through the motor. The brush roller will wash the fruit in the washing pool. At the same time, the water in the washing pool will flow into the filter box through the overflow port. The staff starts the pump. The pump draws water from the filter box through the water inlet pipe and transmits it to the spray pipe through the water outlet pipe. The spray pipe sprays water onto the conveyor belt. S2. At the same time, the staff starts the motor corresponding to each individual conveyor roller. Under the coordinated action of the three conveyor rollers, the three conveyor rollers will drive the conveyor belt to rotate. The conveyor belt will drive several push bars and several push plates to rotate as well. During the rotation of the push plates, the push plates push the fruits being washed in the washing pool upwards. During this process, the water sprayed from the spray pipes will rinse the fruits a second time. S3. As the pusher plate continues to push the fruit to move, when the fruit moves to the position of the large L-shaped inclined plate, the inclined surface of the large L-shaped inclined plate will guide the fruit into the space between the large L-shaped inclined plate and the small L-shaped inclined plate. At this time, as the conveyor belt continues to rotate, the conveyor belt will drive the pusher strip to push the fruit against the limiting plate. S4. At the same time, the staff drives the rotating blade to rotate through the drive motor. The rotating blade will cut the fruit at the limit plate, thereby realizing the slicing of the fruit. S5. Subsequently, the conveyor belt drives the pusher to transport the fruit slices. When the fruit slices are transported to the position of the vision sensor, the vision sensor detects the fruit seeds on the fruit slices and transmits an electrical signal to the solenoid valve. The solenoid valve is opened and transmits the external high-pressure air source to the high-pressure nozzle. The high-pressure nozzle sprays high-pressure airflow towards the center of the fruit slice, thereby popping the fruit seeds located in the center of the fruit slice. During this process, the negative pressure suction machine is started. The negative pressure suction machine uses the suction nozzle to absorb the popped fruit seeds into the negative pressure suction machine for collection. S6. After that, the conveyor belt continues to transport the fruit slices and they fall into the external collection box for centralized collection.

[0015] This invention provides a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine and method. It has the following beneficial effects: (1) By setting up a slicing device, the entire process of washing, lifting, slicing, deseeding and collecting the fruit is completed automatically by machinery. There is no need for manual processing of the fruit one by one. This completely gets rid of the efficiency bottleneck of "manual deseeding" or "manual seed picking". The washing, slicing, deseeding and collecting stations are seamlessly connected. The fruit is continuously transported and processed, realizing uninterrupted large-scale continuous production. The production efficiency is much higher than that of manual or semi-automatic equipment. High-pressure airflow is used to "pop" the seeds out of the sliced ​​fruit and immediately collect them by negative pressure adsorption. This method is a non-contact, flexible deseeding method. It avoids the physical damage to the fruit pulp structure caused by traditional mechanical squeezing and grinding, and maintains the integrity of the fruit slices to the greatest extent. It reduces the loss of juice due to squeezing. After the fruit is sliced, the seeds are exposed on the surface of the slice (especially at the center). The difficulty of positioning and removing the seeds is greatly reduced, making non-contact airflow deseeding possible. This avoids the need to roughly process the whole fruit for deseeding.

[0016] (2) In this invention, the U-shaped baffle and two baffles lock the fruit slices firmly on the conveyor belt from the left, right and top sides, thereby ensuring that the fruit slices can only vibrate within the frame formed by the U-shaped baffle and two baffles during the blowing process of the airflow from the high-pressure nozzle, and will never shift or fly out, thus ensuring the continuity of the process and effectively avoiding the problem that the airflow from the high-pressure nozzle has a large impact force, causing the fruit slices to be directly overturned or even blown away; at the same time, the large L-shaped inclined plate, the small L-shaped inclined plate, the L-shaped connecting plate and the positioning column work together to drive the L-shaped inclined pressure plate to press the fruit against the top surface of the conveyor belt, thereby ensuring that each part of each fruit is cut into slices by the rotating cutter in a flat posture.

[0017] (3) The present invention, through the setting of the separation device, enables the conveyor belt, friction roller, push column, contact plate and elastic telescopic plate to work together to drive the striking column to continuously impact the bottom of the inner wall of the conveyor belt, causing the conveyor belt to vibrate, thereby shaking off the fruit pulp fragments remaining in the flowering hole and separating them from the conveyor belt, avoiding the problem that fruit pulp fragments will get moldy and deteriorate if they are stuck in the flowering hole for a long time, contaminating the next batch of cut fruit slices; at the same time, each time the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate moves upward, the elastic telescopic plate and the contact plate work together to drive the L-shaped top plate to slightly lift the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt, causing the conveyor belt to bulge and deform locally, thereby reducing the contact area between the fruit slices and the conveyor belt, which helps the fruit slices to detach from the conveyor belt and fall into the collection box below, avoiding the problem that the fruit slices are adsorbed on the conveyor belt and carried back to the washing pool by the conveyor belt. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the entire invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the entire invention. Figure 2 ; Figure 3 This is a partial cross-sectional schematic diagram of the entire invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the slicing device of the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the slicing device of the present invention. Figure 2 ; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the slicing device of the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the slicing device of the present invention. Figure 2 ; Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the U-shaped baffle of the present invention; Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of a partial structure of the slicing device of the present invention. Figure 3 ; Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the separation device of the present invention. Figure 1 ; Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the separation device of the present invention. Figure 2 .

[0019] In the diagram: 1. Washing tank; 2. Brush roller; 3. Spray assembly; 31. Pump; 32. Outlet pipe; 33. Inlet pipe; 34. Filter box; 35. Spray pipe; 4. Slicing device; 41. Transfer roller; 42. Conveyor belt; 43. Push bar; 44. Opening hole; 45. Push plate; 46. Large L-shaped inclined plate; 47. Small L-shaped inclined plate; 48. Limiting plate; 49. Drive motor; 410. Rotating cutter; 4 11. Solenoid valve; 412. Negative pressure suction machine; 413. Suction nozzle; 414. Vision sensor; 415. High-pressure nozzle; 416. U-shaped baffle; 4161. Stop bar; 417. Positioning column; 418. L-shaped inclined pressure plate; 419. L-shaped connecting plate; 5. Separation device; 51. Elastic telescopic plate; 52. Striking column; 53. Friction roller; 54. Contact plate; 55. Push column; 56. L-shaped top plate. Detailed Implementation

[0020] 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.

[0021] Please see Figures 1-11 One embodiment of the present invention is: a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine, comprising a washing tank 1, a slicing device 4 disposed on one side inside the washing tank 1, the slicing device 4 comprising three transmission rollers 41 rotatably mounted inside the washing tank 1, the three transmission rollers 41 being externally connected to a transmission belt 42, the transmission belt 42 being triangularly arranged, each transmission roller 41 being driven by a motor, a plurality of push plates 45 and a plurality of push strips 43 being uniformly and equidistantly fixed on the outside of the transmission belt 42, and a plurality of flowering openings being uniformly and equidistantly opened on the outside of the transmission belt 42. Hole 44, the opening 44 is located between two adjacent push bars 43; a large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and a small L-shaped inclined plate 47 are fixed on both sides of the inner wall of the washing pool 1, and a limit plate 48 is fixed between the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and the small L-shaped inclined plate 47; a drive motor 49 is fixed on the inner wall of the washing pool 1 by a bracket; a rotating cutter 410 is fixed at the bottom of the output end of the drive motor 49; a high-pressure jet assembly for blowing away the fruit seeds contained on the sliced ​​fruit and a negative pressure collection assembly for collecting the fruit seeds by negative pressure suction are provided on the side of the washing pool 1.

[0022] The bottoms of the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and the small L-shaped inclined plate 47 are on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push plate 45. The bottom of the rotating cutter 410 is on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push bar 43. A gap is left between the bottom of the limiting plate 48 and the push bar 43 to allow the rotating cutter 410 to move (e.g., Figure 9 (As shown).

[0023] A brush roller 2 is rotatably mounted at the bottom of the washing tank 1. The brush roller 2 is driven by a motor. A spray assembly 3 is installed at the washing tank 1. The spray assembly 3 includes a pump 31 fixed to the bottom support of the washing tank 1, a filter box 34 fixed to the side of the washing tank 1, and a spray pipe 35 inclinedly fixed to one side of the top of the washing tank 1. The water inlet of the pump 31 is connected to the filter box 34 through a water inlet pipe 33, and the water outlet of the pump 31 is connected to the spray pipe 35 through a water outlet pipe 32. The spray pipe 35 is used to spray the fruit transported by the conveyor belt 42. In fact, the side of the cleaning tank 1 is provided with an overflow port, and the overflow port is located at the filter box 34. The high-pressure jet assembly includes a solenoid valve 411 fixed on the outer wall of the cleaning tank 1. The solenoid valve 411 is an existing device used to control the opening and closing of the air or water pipeline, which will not be described in detail here. The solenoid valve 411 is connected to an external high-pressure air source or an external high-pressure water source. A high-pressure nozzle 415 is fixed at the air outlet end of the solenoid valve 411. The high-pressure nozzle 415 is on the same straight line as several opening holes 44, and the high-pressure nozzle 415 is inclined.

[0024] A vision sensor 414 is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank 1 by a bracket. The vision sensor 414 is electrically connected to the solenoid valve 411. The negative pressure collection assembly includes a negative pressure suction machine 412 fixed to the outer wall of the cleaning tank 1. The negative pressure suction machine 412 is an existing device used to generate negative pressure to attract fruit seeds, which will not be described in detail here. An adsorption nozzle 413 is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank 1 by a bracket. The adsorption nozzle 413 is connected to the negative pressure suction machine 412 by a pipe.

[0025] With the above-mentioned structure, the entire process of fruit washing, lifting, slicing, deseeding, and collection is completed automatically by machinery, eliminating the need for manual processing of each fruit. This completely eliminates the efficiency bottleneck of "manual deseeding" or "manual seed picking". The washing, slicing, deseeding, and collection stations are seamlessly connected, and the fruit is continuously transported and processed, achieving uninterrupted large-scale continuous production.

[0026] A U-shaped baffle 416 is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank 1 by a bracket. The opening of the U-shaped baffle 416 faces the direction of the rotating blade 410. Baffle strips 4161 are fixed to both sides of the bottom of the U-shaped baffle 416. The bottom surface of the U-shaped baffle 416 is on the same horizontal plane as the top surface of the pusher strip 43 (e.g., ...). Figure 9 As shown), the outer wall of the pusher 43 has a vertical groove for accommodating the baffle 4161. With the above structure, the U-shaped baffle 416 and the two baffles 4161 lock the fruit slices firmly on the conveyor belt 42 from the left, right and top sides. This ensures that during the seed blowing process, the fruit slices can only vibrate within the frame formed by the U-shaped baffle 416 and the two baffles 4161, and will never shift or fly out, thus ensuring the continuity of the process.

[0027] Positioning posts 417 are fixed to the top of both the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and the small L-shaped inclined plate 47. L-shaped connecting plates 419 are slidably installed on the outer walls of both positioning posts 417. A spring is provided between the L-shaped connecting plate 419 and the positioning post 417. An L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418 is fixed between the bottoms of the two L-shaped connecting plates 419. With the above structure, the L-shaped connecting plate 419 drives the L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418 to press the fruit against the top surface of the conveyor belt 42, thereby ensuring that each part of each fruit is cut into slices by the rotating cutter 410 in a flat posture.

[0028] In use, the fruit is placed in the washing tank 1. The operator drives the brush roller 2 to rotate via a motor, washing the fruit in the tank. Simultaneously, water from the washing tank 1 flows into the filter box 34 through the overflow outlet. The operator starts the pump 31, which draws water from the filter box 34 through the inlet pipe 33 and transmits it to the spray pipe 35 through the outlet pipe 32. The spray pipe 35 sprays water onto the conveyor belt 42. At the same time, the operator starts the motor corresponding to each individual conveyor roller 41. Under the coordinated action of the three conveyor rollers 41, the three rollers 41 drive the conveyor belt 42 to rotate. The conveyor belt 42 then drives several push bars 43 and several push plates 45 to rotate as well. As the pusher plate 45 rotates, it pushes the fruit being washed in the washing pool 1 upwards. During this process, the water sprayed from the spray pipe 35 will rinse the fruit a second time. As the pusher plate 45 continues to push the fruit, when the fruit moves to the position of the large L-shaped inclined plate 46, the inclined surface of the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 will guide the fruit into the space between the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and the small L-shaped inclined plate 47. At this time, as the conveyor belt 42 continues to rotate, the conveyor belt 42 will drive the pusher 43 to push the fruit against the limiting plate 48. At the same time, the staff will drive the rotating cutter 410 to rotate through the drive motor 49. The rotating cutter 410 will cut the fruit at the limiting plate 48, thereby realizing the slicing of the fruit.

[0029] Subsequently, the conveyor belt 42 drives the pusher 43 to transport the fruit slices. When the fruit slice is transported to the position of the vision sensor 414, the vision sensor 414 detects the fruit seeds on the fruit slice and transmits an electrical signal to the solenoid valve 411. The solenoid valve 411 is opened, and the solenoid valve 411 transmits the external high-pressure air source to the high-pressure nozzle 415 for spraying. The high-pressure nozzle 415 sprays high-pressure airflow towards the center of the fruit slice (the high-pressure airflow sprayed from the high-pressure nozzle 415 passes through the opening pore 44), thereby popping out the fruit seeds located in the center of the fruit slice. During this process, the negative pressure suction machine 412 is... Upon startup, the negative pressure suction machine 412 draws the ejected fruit seeds into the suction nozzle 413 for collection. Then, the conveyor belt 42 continues to transport the fruit slices, which fall into the external collection box for centralized collection. The entire process, from washing, lifting, slicing to deseeding and collection, is completed automatically by the machine, eliminating the need for manual processing of each fruit. This completely overcomes the efficiency bottleneck of manual deseeding or picking. The washing, slicing, deseeding, and collection stations are seamlessly connected, and the fruit is continuously transported and processed, achieving uninterrupted large-scale continuous production with a production efficiency far exceeding that of manual or semi-automatic equipment.

[0030] High-pressure airflow is used to "pop" the seeds out of the sliced ​​fruit and immediately collect them using negative pressure adsorption. This non-contact, gentle seed removal method avoids the physical damage to the fruit pulp structure caused by traditional mechanical squeezing and grinding, preserving the integrity of the fruit slices to the greatest extent and reducing juice loss. Furthermore, after the fruit is sliced, the seeds are exposed on the surface of the slice, especially at the center, which greatly reduces the difficulty of locating and removing them, making non-contact airflow seed removal possible and fundamentally avoiding the need to roughly process the entire fruit for seed removal.

[0031] It should be noted that the tilted setting of the high-pressure nozzle 415 causes the high-pressure gas ejected from the high-pressure nozzle 415 to spray the fruit seeds toward the adsorption nozzle 413, thereby facilitating the adsorption nozzle 413 to adsorb the fruit seeds and preventing the fruit seeds from splashing everywhere after being sprayed by the high-pressure gas.

[0032] It should also be noted that the high-pressure nozzle 415 can be selected to spray high-pressure airflow, where the pressure of the high-pressure airflow is set to 0.6-0.8MPa, the airflow temperature is room temperature, and the spraying time is controlled by a timer and set to 0.5-1s to ensure that the seeds are completely ejected through the natural pores of the pulp, while avoiding excessive spraying pressure that could damage the pulp.

[0033] It should also be noted that the spacing between two adjacent push plates 45 and two or more push strips 43 is 2.5-4.0cm, so that the push plates 45 and push strips 43 can adapt to and transport small fruits (such as flat lemons, small citrus fruits, etc.).

[0034] After the rotating cutter 410 cuts the fruit at the limiting plate 48, the conveyor belt 42 carries the sliced ​​fruit pieces. The fruit pieces are then transported between the two baffles 4161 of the U-shaped baffle 416. The two baffles 4161 restrict the left and right positions of the fruit pieces, while the U-shaped baffle 416 forms a barrier on both sides above the fruit pieces. This ensures that the U-shaped baffle 416 and the two baffles 4161 firmly lock the fruit pieces onto the conveyor belt 42 from the left, right, and top sides. This ensures that during the blowing process, the fruit pieces can only vibrate within the frame formed by the U-shaped baffle 416 and the two baffles 4161, and will never shift or fly out. This ensures the continuity of the process and effectively avoids the problem of the fruit pieces being directly overturned or even blown away by the large impact force of the airflow from the high-pressure nozzle 415.

[0035] As the fruit is guided by the inclined surface of the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 into the space between the large L-shaped inclined plate 46 and the small L-shaped inclined plate 47, the fruit will resist the inclined surface of the L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418, causing the L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418 to be pushed upward. The L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418 will also cause the L-shaped connecting plate 419 to move upward along the outer wall of the positioning post 417. The spring between the L-shaped connecting plate 419 and the positioning post 417 will be compressed. As the fruit is continuously cut into slices by the rotating cutter 410, under the elastic force of the spring between the L-shaped connecting plate 419 and the positioning post 417, the L-shaped connecting plate 419 will cause the L-shaped inclined pressure plate 418 to press the fruit against the top surface of the conveyor belt 42, thereby ensuring that each part of each fruit is cut into slices by the rotating cutter 410 in a flat posture.

[0036] Please see Figures 1-11 Based on the above embodiments, in another embodiment of the present invention, a separation device 5 is provided on the inner side of the conveyor belt 42. The separation device 5 includes an elastic telescopic plate 51 fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning tank 1 and a friction roller 53 rotatably installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank 1. A striking post 52 is fixed to the bottom of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51, and the bottom of the striking post 52 contacts the bottom of the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42. An abutment plate 54 is fixed to the outer wall of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51, and a push post 55 is fixed to the end face of the friction roller 53. Both the outer wall of the friction roller 53 and the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42 are rough surfaces. The outer wall of the friction roller 53 and the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42 are in contact. The bottom of the contact plate 54 is located on the movement trajectory of the pusher 55. Through the above structure, the impact of the striking column 52 on the conveyor belt 42 causes vibration, thereby causing the conveyor belt 42 to shake off the fruit pulp fragments remaining in the flowering hole 44 and separate them from the conveyor belt 42. This avoids the problem that fruit pulp fragments will get moldy and deteriorate if they are stuck in the flowering hole 44 for a long time, thus contaminating the next batch of cut fruit slices.

[0037] An L-shaped top plate 56 is fixed to the outer wall of the contact plate 54. The top of the L-shaped top plate 56 contacts the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42. Through the above structure, the L-shaped top plate 56 slightly lifts the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42, causing the conveyor belt 42 to bulge and deform locally, thereby reducing the contact area between the fruit slice and the conveyor belt 42, which helps the fruit slice to detach from the conveyor belt 42.

[0038] During use, as the conveyor belt 42 rotates, the friction between the conveyor belt 42 and the friction roller 53 causes the conveyor belt 42 to rotate, which in turn causes the pusher 55 to rotate. When the pusher 55 rotates to the position of the contact plate 54, it pushes the contact plate 54, causing the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51 to move upward. The telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51 then causes the striking column 52 to move upward. When the pusher 55 stops pushing the contact plate 54, the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51 causes the striking column 52 to move downward under the elastic force of the elastic telescopic plate 51. This process repeats, causing the striking column 52 to continuously impact the bottom of the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42. This causes the conveyor belt 42 to vibrate, which in turn shakes off and separates the remaining fruit pulp fragments from the flower opening 44. This prevents the fruit pulp fragments from getting stuck in the flower opening 44 for a long time, which would cause them to mold and deteriorate, contaminating the next batch of cut fruit slices.

[0039] Each time the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51 moves upward, the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate 51 drives the L-shaped top plate 56 to move upward through the abutment plate 54. The L-shaped top plate 56 will slightly lift the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt 42, causing the conveyor belt 42 to bulge and deform locally, thereby reducing the contact area between the fruit slices and the conveyor belt 42. This helps the fruit slices to detach from the conveyor belt 42 and fall into the collection box below, avoiding the problem of the fruit slices adhering to the conveyor belt 42 and being carried back into the washing pool 1 by the conveyor belt 42.

[0040] 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 fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine, comprising a washing tank (1), characterized in that: A slicing device (4) is provided on one side of the interior of the cleaning tank (1). The slicing device (4) includes three transmission rollers (41) rotatably installed inside the cleaning tank (1). The three transmission rollers (41) are externally connected to a transmission belt (42), which is triangularly arranged. Each transmission roller (41) is driven by a motor. Several push plates (45) and several push strips (43) are evenly and equidistantly fixed on the outside of the transmission belt (42). Several opening holes (44) are evenly and equidistantly opened on the outside of the transmission belt (42). The opening holes (44) are located at... Between two adjacent pushers (43); a large L-shaped inclined plate (46) and a small L-shaped inclined plate (47) are fixed on both sides of the inner wall of the washing pool (1), a limit plate (48) is fixed between the large L-shaped inclined plate (46) and the small L-shaped inclined plate (47), a drive motor (49) is fixed on the inner wall of the washing pool (1) by a bracket, a rotating cutter (410) is fixed at the bottom of the output end of the drive motor (49), and a high-pressure jet assembly for blowing away the fruit seeds contained on the sliced ​​fruit and a negative pressure collection assembly for collecting the fruit seeds by negative pressure attraction are provided on the side of the washing pool (1).

2. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the large L-shaped inclined plate (46) and the small L-shaped inclined plate (47) are on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push plate (45), the bottom of the rotating cutter (410) is on the same horizontal plane as the top of the push bar (43), and a gap is left between the bottom of the limiting plate (48) and the push bar (43) for the rotating cutter (410) to move.

3. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A brush roller (2) is rotatably installed at the bottom of the washing pool (1). The brush roller (2) is driven by a motor. A spray assembly (3) is provided at the washing pool (1). The spray assembly (3) includes a pump (31) fixed on the bottom support of the washing pool (1), a filter box (34) fixed on the side of the washing pool (1), and a spray pipe (35) tilted and fixed on the top side of the washing pool (1). The water inlet end of the pump (31) is connected to the filter box (34) through a water inlet pipe (33). The water outlet end of the pump (31) is connected to the spray pipe (35) through a water outlet pipe (32). The spray pipe (35) is used to spray the fruit transported by the conveyor belt (42). An overflow port is provided on the side of the washing pool (1), and the overflow port is located at the filter box (34).

4. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The high-pressure jet assembly includes a solenoid valve (411) fixed on the outer wall of the cleaning tank (1). A high-pressure nozzle (415) is fixed at the outlet of the solenoid valve (411). The high-pressure nozzle (415) is on the same straight line as a number of opening holes (44) and is inclined. A visual sensor (414) is fixed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank (1) by a bracket. The visual sensor (414) is electrically connected to the solenoid valve (411). The negative pressure collection assembly includes a negative pressure suction machine (412) fixed on the outer wall of the cleaning tank (1). An adsorption nozzle (413) is fixed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank (1) by a bracket. The adsorption nozzle (413) is connected to the negative pressure suction machine (412) by a pipe.

5. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A U-shaped baffle (416) is fixed to the inner wall of the cleaning pool (1) by a bracket. The opening of the U-shaped baffle (416) is set towards the direction of the rotating cutter (410). A baffle strip (4161) is fixed on both sides of the bottom of the U-shaped baffle (416). The bottom surface of the U-shaped baffle (416) and the top surface of the pusher (43) are on the same horizontal plane. The outer wall of the pusher (43) is provided with a vertical groove to accommodate the baffle strip (4161).

6. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the large L-shaped inclined plate (46) and the small L-shaped inclined plate (47) are both fixed with positioning posts (417), and the outer walls of the two positioning posts (417) are slidably installed with L-shaped connecting plates (419). A spring is provided between the L-shaped connecting plates (419) and the positioning posts (417), and an L-shaped inclined pressure plate (418) is fixed between the bottoms of the two L-shaped connecting plates (419).

7. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A separation device (5) is provided on the inner side of the conveyor belt (42). The separation device (5) includes an elastic telescopic plate (51) fixed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank (1) and a friction roller (53) rotatably installed on the inner wall of the cleaning tank (1). A striking column (52) is fixed at the bottom of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate (51). The bottom of the striking column (52) is in contact with the bottom of the inner wall of the conveyor belt (42). An abutment plate (54) is fixed on the outer wall of the telescopic end of the elastic telescopic plate (51). A push column (55) is fixed on the end face of the friction roller (53).

8. The fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The outer wall of the friction roller (53) and the inner wall of the conveyor belt (42) are both rough surfaces. The outer wall of the friction roller (53) and the inner wall of the conveyor belt (42) are in contact. The bottom of the contact plate (54) is located on the movement trajectory of the push column (55).

9. A fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: An L-shaped top plate (56) is fixed to the outer wall of the contact plate (54), and the top of the L-shaped top plate (56) is in contact with the top of the inner wall of the conveyor belt (42).

10. A method of using a fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine, comprising the fruit washing, slicing, and deseeding integrated machine as described in any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1. Place the fruit in the washing pool (1). The staff drives the brush roller (2) to rotate through the motor. The brush roller (2) will wash the fruit in the washing pool (1). At the same time, the water in the washing pool (1) will flow into the filter box (34) through the overflow port. The staff starts the pump (31). The pump (31) draws water from the filter box (34) through the water inlet pipe (33) and transmits it to the spray pipe (35) through the water outlet pipe (32). The spray pipe (35) sprays water onto the conveyor belt (42). S2. At the same time, the staff starts the motor corresponding to a single transmission roller (41). Under the coordinated action of the three transmission rollers (41), the three transmission rollers (41) will drive the transmission belt (42) to rotate. The transmission belt (42) will drive several push strips (43) and several push plates (45) to rotate. During the rotation of the push plates (45), the push plates (45) push the fruit being washed in the washing pool (1) upward. During this process, the water sprayed from the spray pipe (35) will rinse the fruit a second time. S3. As the push plate (45) continues to push the fruit to move, when the fruit moves to the position of the large L-shaped inclined plate (46), the inclined surface of the large L-shaped inclined plate (46) will guide the fruit into the space between the large L-shaped inclined plate (46) and the small L-shaped inclined plate (47). At this time, as the conveyor belt (42) continues to rotate, the conveyor belt (42) will drive the push bar (43) to push the fruit against the limiting plate (48). S4. At the same time, the staff drives the rotating cutter (410) to rotate through the drive motor (49). The rotating cutter (410) will cut the fruit at the limit plate (48) to achieve the slicing process of the fruit. S5. Subsequently, the conveyor belt (42) drives the pusher (43) to transport the fruit slices. When the fruit slices are transported to the position of the vision sensor (414), the vision sensor (414) detects the fruit seeds on the fruit slices. The vision sensor (414) will transmit an electrical signal to the solenoid valve (411). The solenoid valve (411) is opened and transmits the external high-pressure air source to the high-pressure nozzle (415) for spraying. The high-pressure nozzle (415) sprays high-pressure airflow towards the center of the fruit slice, thereby popping out the fruit seeds located in the center of the fruit slice. During this process, the negative pressure suction machine (412) is started. The negative pressure suction machine (412) absorbs the popped fruit seeds into the negative pressure suction machine (412) through the suction nozzle (413) for collection. S6. After that, the conveyor belt (42) continues to transport the fruit slices and they fall into the external collection box for centralized collection.

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