Novel fruit grading sorting machine

By using the design of sorting barrel and guide components in the fruit sorting machine, combined with sponge material buffer pads and airbags, the problem of damage during fruit sorting is solved, and multi-level sorting and sorting storage is realized to ensure fruit quality .

CN222267760UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-31SHANDONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202420839553.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-22
Publication Date
2024-12-31
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-22

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Technical Problem

Existing fruit sorting machines can easily cause damage to the fruit surface during the sorting process, especially fragile fruits that are easily damaged when they fall.

Method used

A new fruit grading sorting machine was designed, which was equipped with a sorting cylinder and a guide assembly in the sorting box. There was a through hole on the outside of the sorting cylinder. A sponge-material buffer pad was installed on the concave guide plate, which was combined with an air bag. Classify and buffer to reduce impact.

Benefits of technology

Through multi-level sorting and buffering measures, we can effectively reduce the damage to fruits during the sorting process, ensure the quality of fruits, and realize the classification and storage of fruits of different sizes.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel fruit grading sorter relates to fruit sorter technical field, including the sorting box and be provided the material conveyer belt on its one side, the inside of sorting box is rotatingly provided with the sorting cylinder, the sorting cylinder is equidistantly distributed along the length direction of sorting box, and the sorting cylinder is equipped with the sorting box. According to the multi-stage fruit sorting device, the fruits are divided into four types with different sizes through the through holes with different diameters in the outer sides of the three groups of sorting cylinders, so that multi-stage sorting is realized, and the fruits are buffered through the buffer pad at the upper end of the concave guide plate, so that the sorting efficiency is improved, and the sorting efficiency is improved. The fruits with different sizes are stored in a classified mode through the box body, meanwhile, the air bag in the box body can prevent the fruits from being damaged due to impact when the fruits fall into the box body, and the quality of the fruits is further guaranteed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fruit sorting machines, in particular to a novel fruit grading and sorting machine. Background Art

[0002] With the development of society and people's continuous pursuit of quality of life, fruit sellers are also exploring more effective marketing strategies. Among them, classifying and packaging fruits according to size is a common sales method. Therefore, before the fruit is transported, it is generally classified according to its size.

[0003] Chinese patent: CN202021299453.6 discloses an internal auger type fruit grading and sorting machine, which is aimed at the problems of squeeze damage and accumulation of fruits during sorting. Specifically, a driving mechanism is used to drive the screening cylinder assembly to rotate, and at the same time drive the spiral blade to rotate, so that the fruit is spirally advanced under the rotation of the spiral blade, thereby completing the sorting;

[0004] In actual use of the above patent, the fruit falls through the through hole onto the guide member under the action of gravity and then enters the material tray. However, for some fruits with fragile appearance, when they fall on the guide member, they are easily damaged on the surface, resulting in damage to the fruit. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a novel fruit grading and sorting machine to solve the problem that the current fruit sorting machine in the background technology is prone to cause damage to the surface of the fruit when in use.

[0006] Based on the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a new type of fruit grading and sorting machine, comprising a sorting box and a conveyor belt arranged on one side thereof, wherein a sorting barrel is rotatably arranged inside the sorting box, and three groups of the sorting barrels are evenly spaced and distributed along the length direction of the sorting box, a material guide assembly for buffering fruits is arranged inside the sorting box, a material storage assembly is arranged on one side of the sorting box, and a driving member for driving the three groups of sorting barrels to rotate simultaneously is arranged on one side of the sorting box;

[0007] The material guide assembly includes a concave guide plate fixedly arranged inside the sorting box, and four groups of concave guide plates are provided. The upper end of the concave guide plate is provided with a buffer pad, which is a component made of sponge material and has an inclined top surface.

[0008] Preferably, the outer side of the sorting barrel is provided with through holes along its circumferential direction, and the diameters of the three groups of through holes on the outer sides of the sorting barrels gradually increase from left to right.

[0009] Preferably, the driving member comprises a gear connected to one side of the sorting barrel, a toothed belt is meshed on the outer side of the gear, a motor is provided on one side of the sorting box, and an output shaft of the motor is connected to a group of gears.

[0010] Preferably, the material storage assembly includes a box body arranged on one side of the sorting box, a partition plate is fixedly provided inside the box body, and three groups of partition plates are provided, the three groups of partition plates divide the box body into four placement spaces, and a single placement space corresponds to a single group of concave guide plates, and an airbag is provided inside each placement space.

[0011] Preferably, baffles are provided inside the sorting box, and three groups of baffles are provided, two groups of baffles are located between two adjacent groups of sorting barrels, and another group of baffles is located on one side of a group of sorting barrels.

[0012] Preferably, the lower end of the sorting box is rotatably connected to a support roller, and a plurality of support rollers are provided, and the support rollers are rotatably connected to the sorting barrel.

[0013] Preferably, a mounting frame is fixedly provided on one side of the sorting box, and the motor is installed on the upper end of the mounting frame.

[0014] Preferably, the lower end of the sorting box is provided with a support foot, and the lower end of the support foot is equipped with a universal wheel.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0016] The utility model provides a novel fruit grading and sorting machine, which divides fruits into four types of different sizes through through holes of different diameters on the outer sides of three groups of sorting cylinders, thereby realizing multi-level sorting, and cushions the fruits through the cushion pads on the upper ends of the concave guide plates to prevent them from being damaged by the impact force generated by falling, and stores fruits of different sizes in categories through the box body, while the airbags inside the box body can prevent the fruits from being damaged by the impact when they fall into the box body, thereby further ensuring the quality of the fruits. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present utility model or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only for the present utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sorting cylinder of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the driving member of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material guide assembly of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material storage component of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the support roller structure of the utility model.

[0024] The numbers in the figure are: 1. sorting box; 11. sorting cylinder; 111. through hole; 12. baffle; 13. support roller; 14. support foot; 15. mounting frame; 141. universal wheel; 2. feed belt; 3. material guide assembly; 31. concave guide plate; 32. buffer pad; 4. driving part; 41. gear; 42. toothed belt; 43. motor; 5. material storage assembly; 51. box body; 52. partition plate; 53. airbag. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0026] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0027] Combination Figure 1-Figure 4 The utility model is a new type of fruit grading and sorting machine, comprising a sorting box 1 and a conveyor belt 2 arranged on one side thereof, wherein a sorting cylinder 11 is rotatably arranged inside the sorting box 1, and three groups of the sorting cylinders 11 are evenly spaced and distributed along the length direction of the sorting box 1, and a material guide assembly 3 for buffering fruits is arranged inside the sorting box 1, a material storage assembly 5 is arranged on one side of the sorting box 1, and a driving member 4 for driving the three groups of sorting cylinders 11 to rotate simultaneously is arranged on one side of the sorting box 1;

[0028] The material guiding assembly 3 includes a concave guide plate 31 fixedly arranged inside the sorting box 1, and four groups of concave guide plates 31 are provided. A buffer pad 32 is provided at the upper end of the concave guide plate 31. The buffer pad 32 is a component made of sponge material, and the top surface is inclined.

[0029] Specifically, the fruit is first conveyed to one side of the sorting box 1 by the conveyor belt 2, and the three groups of sorting cylinders 11 are driven to rotate simultaneously by the driving member 4. When the sorting cylinders 11 rotate, the fruit can be conveyed and sorted by the sorting cylinders 11 during the conveying. The sorted fruit falls onto the buffer pad 32. Since the buffer pad 32 is made of sponge material, it has good softness. When the fruit falls onto the buffer pad 32, it can greatly reduce the impact force and reduce the damage to the fruit. Moreover, since the top surface thereof is inclined, it can play a guiding role, so that the fruit can gradually slide into the storage assembly 5, and the sorted fruit is collected by the storage assembly 5.

[0030] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with embodiments.

[0031] Combination Figure 2 The outer side of the sorting barrel 11 is provided with through holes 111 along its circumferential direction, and the diameters of the through holes 111 on the outer sides of the three groups of sorting barrels 11 gradually increase from left to right.

[0032] In this embodiment, when the sorting barrel 11 is rotating, when the fruit can pass through the through hole 111 located on the outside of one group of sorting barrels 11, it will fall onto the concave guide plate 31 corresponding to the lower end of the first group of sorting barrels 11; when the fruit does not pass through the through hole 111 on the outside of the first group of sorting barrels 11, it is transported to the outside of the second group of sorting barrels 11; at this time, some larger fruits can pass through the through hole 111 on the outside of the second group of sorting barrels 11 and fall onto the corresponding concave guide plate 31; the fruits that do not pass through the through hole 111 on the outside of the second group of sorting barrels 11 will be transported to the outside of the third group of sorting barrels 11; some even larger fruits can pass through the through hole 111 on the outside of the third group of sorting barrels 11 and fall onto the corresponding concave guide plate 31; and some even larger fruits will fall onto the fourth group of concave guide plates 31; thereby, the fruits are classified into four different sizes, making their grading clearer for subsequent packaging and sale.

[0033] Combination Figure 3 The driving member 4 includes a gear 41 connected to one side of the sorting cylinder 11, a toothed belt 42 is meshed on the outer side of the gear 41, a motor 43 is provided on one side of the sorting box 1, and an output shaft of the motor 43 is connected to a group of gears 41.

[0034] In this embodiment, a group of gears 41 are driven to rotate by a motor 43, and when the gears 41 are meshed with the toothed belt 42, the toothed belt 42 drives the other two groups of gears 41 to rotate, so that the gears 41 simultaneously drive the sorting barrels 11 to rotate, so that the three groups of sorting barrels 11 can rotate simultaneously.

[0035] Combination Figure 5 The material storage assembly 5 includes a box body 51 arranged on one side of the sorting box 1, and a partition plate 52 is fixedly provided inside the box body 51, and there are three groups of partition plates 52. The three groups of partition plates 52 divide the box body 51 into four placement spaces, and a single placement space corresponds to a single group of concave guide plates 31, and an air bag 53 is provided inside each placement space.

[0036] In this embodiment, when fruits of different sizes slide one by one through the upper ends of the four groups of buffer pads 32 into the four placement spaces of the box body 51, they will fall on the upper ends of the air bags 53. The air bags 53 can reduce the impact force of the falling fruits and further prevent the fruits from being damaged.

[0037] Combination Figure 1 A baffle 12 is provided inside the sorting box 1 , and three groups of baffles 12 are provided, two groups of baffles 12 are located between two adjacent groups of sorting barrels 11 , and another group of baffles 12 is located on one side of one group of sorting barrels 11 .

[0038] In this embodiment, when the fruit passes through the upper end of the sorting cylinder 11 but does not pass through the through hole 111, it will move to the side of the second group of sorting cylinders 11 under the obstruction of the baffle 12, and move to the outside of the next group of sorting cylinders 11 under the contact between the through hole 111 and the fruit.

[0039] Combination Figure 6 The lower end of the sorting box 1 is rotatably connected to a support roller 13, and the support roller 13 is provided with a plurality of groups, and the support roller 13 is rotatably connected to the sorting cylinder 11.

[0040] In this embodiment, when the sorting cylinder 11 is rotating, the support rollers 13 can support the sorting cylinder 11, making it more stable when rotating.

[0041] Combination Figure 3 A mounting frame 15 is fixedly provided on one side of the sorting box 1 , and the motor 43 is mounted on the upper end of the mounting frame 15 .

[0042] In this embodiment, by installing the motor 43 on the mounting frame 15 , the stability of the motor 43 during use can be increased and a certain supporting force can be provided.

[0043] Combination Figure 6 A support leg 14 is provided at the lower end of the sorting box 1 , and a universal wheel 141 is installed at the lower end of the support leg 14 .

[0044] In this embodiment, the sorting box 1 can be supported by the supporting legs 14 , and the installation of the universal wheels 141 facilitates the movement and transportation of the sorting box 1 as a whole.

[0045] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0046] The utility model is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine, comprising a sorting box (1) and a conveyor belt (2) arranged on one side thereof, characterized in that: A sorting cylinder (11) is rotatably arranged inside the sorting box (1), and three groups of the sorting cylinders (11) are evenly spaced and distributed along the length direction of the sorting box (1). A material guide assembly (3) for buffering fruits is arranged inside the sorting box (1), a material storage assembly (5) is arranged on one side of the sorting box (1), and a driving member (4) for driving the three groups of sorting cylinders (11) to rotate simultaneously is arranged on one side of the sorting box (1); The material guide assembly (3) comprises a concave-shaped guide plate (31) fixedly arranged inside the sorting box (1), and four groups of the concave-shaped guide plates (31) are provided. A buffer pad (32) is provided at the upper end of the concave-shaped guide plate (31), and the buffer pad (32) is a component made of sponge material, and the top surface is inclined.

2. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the sorting barrel (11) is provided with through holes (111) along its circumferential direction, and the diameters of the through holes (111) on the outer sides of the three groups of sorting barrels (11) gradually increase from left to right.

3. A new type of fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving member (4) comprises a gear (41) connected to one side of the sorting cylinder (11), a toothed belt (42) is meshed on the outer side of the gear (41), a motor (43) is provided on one side of the sorting box (1), and an output shaft of the motor (43) is connected to a set of gears (41).

4. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material storage assembly (5) comprises a box body (51) arranged on one side of the sorting box (1), a partition plate (52) is fixedly arranged inside the box body (51), and the partition plates (52) are provided in three groups, the three groups of the partition plates (52) divide the box body (51) into four placement spaces, and a single placement space corresponds to a single group of concave-shaped guide plates (31), and an air bag (53) is arranged inside each placement space.

5. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The interior of the sorting box (1) is provided with baffles (12), and the baffles (12) are provided in three groups, two groups of baffles (12) are located between two adjacent groups of sorting barrels (11), and another group of baffles (12) is located on one side of a group of sorting barrels (11).

6. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the sorting box (1) is rotatably connected to a support roller (13), and a plurality of support rollers (13) are provided. The support rollers (13) are rotatably connected to the sorting cylinder (11).

7. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A mounting frame (15) is fixedly provided on one side of the sorting box (1), and the motor (43) is mounted on the upper end of the mounting frame (15).

8. A novel fruit grading and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the sorting box (1) is provided with a support foot (14), and the lower end of the support foot (14) is equipped with a universal wheel (141).