Fruit measuring mechanism and fruit slicing machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a fruit measuring mechanism and fruit slicer relates to fruit processing technical field, including bearing table, material pressing subassembly and visual collection subassembly, bearing table bears the fruit, the material pressing subassembly compresses the fruit on bearing table from the upside of fruit, the fruit keeps fixed placing posture after being flattened, the visual collection subassembly is fixed on the bearing table, the visual collection subassembly is fixed on the bearing table, and the visual collection subassembly is fixed on the bearing table. The visual collection assembly collects contour image information of the fruit in the direction perpendicular to the bearing table, the contour shape and the contour size of the fruit are obtained, and therefore the fruit slicing machine can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing or not according to the contour shape and the contour size, and an ideal cutter line is calculated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fruit processing, in particular to a fruit measuring mechanism and a fruit slicer. Background Art

[0002] In order to facilitate storage and packaging, some fruits need to be sliced ​​by a fruit slicer. However, since different fruits have different sizes and shapes, it is necessary to first measure the outline of the fruit, and then determine whether the fruit is suitable for slicing based on the outline shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line. Unfortunately, despite this clear demand, the existing technology has not yet provided an effective fruit measurement mechanism to meet this demand. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims at a fruit measuring mechanism and a fruit slicer, which can measure the outline and the external dimensions of the fruit, judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing according to the outline and the external dimensions, and calculate the ideal cutting line.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical solution of the embodiment of the utility model is as follows:

[0005] A fruit measuring mechanism, comprising:

[0006] A support platform for carrying fruits;

[0007] A pressing component, used for pressing the fruit onto the supporting platform from above the fruit;

[0008] A visual collection component, used for collecting contour image information of the fruit along a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform;

[0009] Wherein, the pressing assembly comprises a pressing plate and a pressing block, and the pressing block is located on the lower surface of the pressing plate;

[0010] The pressing assembly also includes two support blocks, which are used to support the two ends of the pressing plate in a one-to-one correspondence. Each of the support blocks is provided with a linear slide rail, and each of the linear slide rails is used to guide the corresponding support block so that the pressing plate moves in a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform, thereby allowing the pressing block to press the fruit against the supporting platform from above the fruit.

[0011] Furthermore,

[0012] At least one hollow hole is arranged on the pressing plate in an area corresponding to the fruit.

[0013] Furthermore,

[0014] In a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform, the cross section of the pressing block gradually decreases from one end close to the pressing plate to the other end away from the pressing plate.

[0015] Furthermore,

[0016] The two support blocks are connected via a connecting plate.

[0017] Furthermore,

[0018] The pressing assembly also includes a driving member connected to one of the two support blocks, and the driving member is used to drive the support block to move in a direction perpendicular to the support platform under the guidance of the linear slide rail to drive the pressing plate and the pressing block to move.

[0019] Furthermore,

[0020] The driving member is a driving cylinder.

[0021] Furthermore,

[0022] Also includes a conveyor belt used as the supporting platform;

[0023] A light-transmitting plate for supporting the pressing assembly to press the fruit is arranged below the conveyor belt, and a light source is arranged below the light-transmitting plate. The light emitted by the light source is irradiated onto the conveyor belt through the light-transmitting plate.

[0024] Furthermore,

[0025] The press assembly also includes a height measuring piece and a laser emitter. The height measuring piece includes an inclined portion arranged at an angle to the support platform. The height measuring piece moves along with the press plate in a direction perpendicular to the support platform. The laser emitter is used to emit laser to irradiate the inclined portion.

[0026] A fruit slicer, comprising:

[0027] frame;

[0028] A slicing platform, arranged in the frame;

[0029] The fruit measuring mechanism as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, arranged in the frame;

[0030] A clamping and transferring mechanism is arranged in the frame, and two clamping claws of the clamping and transferring mechanism clamp the fruit on the supporting platform in the fruit measuring mechanism and transfer it to the slicing platform;

[0031] The slicing mechanism slices the fruit on the slicing platform.

[0032] Furthermore,

[0033] It also includes a sweeping mechanism arranged in the frame, and the sweeping mechanism includes a rotating cylinder and a sweeping bar installed on a rotating shaft in the rotating cylinder.

[0034] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present invention have at least the following technical effects:

[0035] The fruit measuring mechanism of the embodiment of the utility model includes a supporting platform, a material pressing component and a visual collection component. The supporting platform carries the fruit, and the material pressing component presses the fruit against the supporting platform from above the fruit. After the fruit is flattened, it maintains a fixed placement posture. The visual collection component collects contour image information of the fruit along a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform to obtain the contour shape and contour size of the fruit, so that the fruit slicer can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing according to the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line.

[0036] The fruit slicer of the embodiment of the utility model includes the aforementioned fruit measuring mechanism, has the same technical concept as the aforementioned fruit measuring mechanism, and therefore has the same technical effect as the aforementioned fruit measuring mechanism, which will not be repeated here. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0037] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a fruit measuring mechanism according to a first angle of an embodiment;

[0038] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a second angle of an embodiment of a fruit measuring mechanism;

[0039] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a fruit measuring mechanism according to a third angle of an embodiment;

[0040] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a fruit measuring mechanism according to a fourth angle of an embodiment;

[0041] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a fruit slicer.

[0042] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0043] 10. Fruit measuring mechanism;

[0044] 11. Pressing assembly; 110. Pressing plate; 1101. Hollow hole; 111. Pressing block; 112. Support block; 113. Linear guide rail; 114. Driving member; 115. Translucent plate; 116 Light source; 117. Side plate; 118. Connecting plate; 119. Height measuring member; 1190. Inclined portion; 1191. Laser emitter;

[0045] 12. Visual acquisition component;

[0046] 13. Conveyor belt;

[0047] 20. Slicing platform;

[0048] 30. Clamping and transferring mechanism;

[0049] 40. Slicing mechanism;

[0050] 50. Sweeping mechanism; 51. Rotating cylinder; 52. Sweeping bar;

[0051] 60. Rack. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The technical solution of the utility model is further elaborated in detail below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments of the specification. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the utility model. The terms used herein in the specification of the utility model are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model. In the following description, the expression "some embodiments" is involved, which describes a subset of all possible embodiments, but it should be understood that "some embodiments" can be the same subset or different subsets of all possible embodiments, and can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0053] It should also be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to be the only implementation method.

[0054] like Figure 1-4 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, a fruit measuring mechanism 10 includes a supporting platform, a pressing component 11 and a visual acquisition component 12. The supporting platform is used to carry fruit (not shown). In this embodiment, a conveyor belt 13 is used as the supporting platform. In other embodiments, a flat platform can also be used. The pressing component 11 presses the fruit against the supporting platform from above the fruit. After being pressed, the fruit maintains a fixed placement posture. The visual acquisition component 12 collects contour image information of the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform to obtain the contour shape and contour size of the fruit, so that the fruit slicer can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing based on the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line.

[0055] In the above technical solution of the present application, the fruit to be cut is first placed on a supporting platform, which supports the fruit, but the placement posture of the fruit has not been determined. A pressing component 11 is provided, which presses the fruit against the supporting platform from above the fruit. After the fruit is flattened, it maintains a fixed placement posture, which is also the posture that the fruit needs to maintain when it is subsequently sliced ​​in a fruit slicer. The visual acquisition component 12 collects contour image information of the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform to obtain the contour shape and contour size of the fruit in this state. The fruit slicer can determine whether the fruit is suitable for slicing based on the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line. In this embodiment, the visual acquisition component 12 includes a machine vision lens, which captures the contour shape and contour size of the fruit.

[0056] like Figure 1-2 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the material pressing assembly 11 includes a material pressing plate 110 and a material pressing block 111. The material pressing block 111 is located on the lower surface of the material pressing plate 110. The material pressing block 111 moves along the direction perpendicular to the support platform following the material pressing plate 110 to press the fruit against the support platform from above. The material pressing plate 110 and the material pressing block 111 can be integrally formed, or the two components can be independently manufactured and then assembled together. After the fruit is pressed, it maintains a fixed placement posture. The visual acquisition assembly 12 collects the contour image information of the fruit in the direction perpendicular to the support platform to obtain the contour shape and size of the fruit, so that the fruit slicer can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing based on the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line.

[0057] like Figure 1-2 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, at least one hollow hole 1101 is provided on the pressing plate 110 in the area corresponding to the fruit. In order to enable the visual acquisition component 12 to better capture the outline of the fruit, the area of ​​the pressing plate 110 that contacts the fruit when pressing the fruit is hollowed out.

[0058] like Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, in a direction perpendicular to the support platform, the cross section of the pressing block 111 gradually decreases from one end close to the pressing plate 110 to the other end away from the pressing plate 110. The fruit is flattened on the support platform by the pressing block 111. If an accident occurs when the clamping and transferring mechanism 30 clamps the fruit, the fruit slips away. Since the pressing block 111 is designed to be larger at the top and smaller at the bottom, the clamping and transferring mechanism 30 will not clamp the pressing block 111, and the pressing block 111 can still move up and down, which does not affect the subsequent use of pressing the fruit.

[0059] like Figure 1-2As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the material pressing assembly 11 further includes two support blocks 112, and the two support blocks 112 support the two ends of the material pressing plate 110 in a one-to-one correspondence. Each of the support blocks 112 is provided with a linear slide rail 113, and the linear slide rail 113 guides the support block 112, thereby enabling the material pressing plate 110 to move in a direction perpendicular to the support platform. By providing two linear slide rails 113, the material pressing plate 110 installed on the support block 112 can drive the material pressing block 111 to flatten the fruit on the support platform very stably, avoiding the situation of pressing the fruit to fly, thereby ensuring the smooth progress of fruit measurement and subsequent processes. In addition, a side plate 117 is provided on each side of the conveyor belt 13, the guide rails of the two linear slide rails 113 are connected to the two side plates 117 one by one, and the sliders of the two linear slide rails 113 are connected to the two support blocks 112 one by one, the linear slide rails 113 guide the support blocks 112, and the two support blocks 112 are connected by a connecting plate 118 to improve the structural stability.

[0060] like Figure 3 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the material pressing assembly 11 further includes a driving member 114 connected to one of the two support blocks 112. In this embodiment, the driving member 114 is a cylinder. In other embodiments, the driving member 114 may also be a linear driving mechanism such as a linear drive motor. The driving member 114 drives the support block 112 to move in a direction perpendicular to the support platform under the guidance of the linear slide rail 113, so as to drive the material pressing plate 110 and the material pressing block 111 to move. The material pressing block 111 can move in a direction perpendicular to the support platform, and press the fruit against the support platform from above the fruit. After being pressed, the fruit maintains a fixed placement posture. The visual acquisition assembly 12 collects the contour image information of the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the support platform to obtain the contour shape and size of the fruit, so that the fruit slicer can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing according to the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line.

[0061] like Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, it also includes a conveyor belt 13 used as the supporting platform, and a light-transmitting plate 115 is arranged below the conveyor belt 13 to support the pressing component 11 to press the fruit. A light source 116 is arranged below the light-transmitting plate 115. The light emitted by the light source 116 is transmitted through the light-transmitting plate 115 to illuminate the conveyor belt 13, so that the conveyor belt 13 is in a bright state, which is convenient for the visual collection component 12 to capture the contour information of the fruit.

[0062] like Figure 1-2As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, the press component 11 further includes a height measuring member 119 and a laser emitter 1191. The height measuring member 119 includes an inclined portion 1190 arranged at an angle with the support platform (the support platform in this embodiment is the conveyor belt 13). The height measuring member 119 moves along the direction perpendicular to the support platform following the press plate 110. The laser emitter 1191 is used to emit laser light to the inclined portion 1190. The conveyor belt 13 conveys the fruit to the preset measuring station of the conveyor belt 13. After the press plate 110 moves downward, the press block 111 flattens the fruit at the measuring station of the conveyor belt 13. The visual acquisition component 12 captures the contour shape and size of the fruit. At the same time, the visual acquisition component 12 can infer the height size of the fruit according to the position of the laser irradiation point on the inclined portion 1190, so as to further judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing. If it is suitable for slicing, the slicing operation is performed. If it is not suitable for slicing, it is rejected. The greater the height of the fruit, the closer the laser irradiation point is to the laser emitter 1191, and vice versa, the farther the laser irradiation point is from the laser emitter 1191, the smaller the height of the fruit. In this embodiment, the height measuring member 119 and the support block 112 are integrally formed, and in other embodiments, the height measuring member 119 can also be independently provided.

[0063] like Figure 1-5 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, a fruit slicer comprises a frame 60, a slicing platform 20 arranged in the frame 60, a fruit measuring mechanism 10 as described in any one of the above items arranged in the frame 60, a clamping and transferring mechanism 30 arranged in the frame 60, and a slicing mechanism 40. The two clamping claws of the clamping and transferring mechanism 30 clamp the fruit on the supporting platform in the fruit measuring mechanism 10 and transfer it to the slicing platform 20. The slicing mechanism 40 slices the fruit on the slicing platform 20. In the fruit measuring mechanism 10, the pressing component 11 presses the fruit against the supporting platform from above the fruit, and the fruit maintains a fixed placement posture after being pressed. The visual acquisition component 12 collects the contour image information of the fruit in a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform to obtain the contour shape and size of the fruit, so that the fruit slicer can judge whether the fruit is suitable for slicing according to the contour shape and size, and calculate the ideal cutting line. The specific structures of the clamping and transferring mechanism 30 and the slicing mechanism 40 in this embodiment have been described in detail in a flat fruit slicer disclosed in Chinese Patent Publication No. CN117532668A, so they will not be described here in detail.

[0064] like Figure 1-5As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, a sweeping mechanism 50 is also included in the frame 60, and the sweeping mechanism 50 includes a rotary cylinder 51 and a sweeping bar 52 installed on the rotating shaft of the rotary cylinder 51. After the slicing mechanism 40 completes the slicing operation, the rotating shaft of the rotary cylinder 51 rotates to drive the sweeping bar 52 to sweep the sliced ​​fruit slices on the slicing platform 20.

[0065] The above are only specific implementations of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited to them. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. The protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A fruit measuring mechanism (10), characterized in that: include: A support platform for carrying fruits; A pressing component (11) is used to press the fruit onto the supporting platform from above the fruit; A visual collection component (12) is used to collect contour image information of the fruit along a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform; The pressing assembly (11) comprises a pressing plate (110) and a pressing block (111), and the pressing block (111) is located on the lower surface of the pressing plate (110); The material pressing assembly (11) further comprises two support blocks (112), the two support blocks (112) being used to support two ends of the material pressing plate (110) in a one-to-one correspondence, each of the support blocks (112) being provided with a linear slide rail (113), each of the linear slide rails (113) being used to guide the corresponding support block (112), so that the material pressing plate (110) moves in a direction perpendicular to the support platform, thereby enabling the material pressing block to press the fruit against the support platform from above the fruit; The press assembly (11) further comprises a height measuring piece (119) and a laser emitter (1191); the height measuring piece (119) comprises an inclined portion (1190) arranged at an angle to the support platform; the height measuring piece (119) moves along with the press plate (110) in a direction perpendicular to the support platform; and the laser emitter (1191) is used to emit laser light to irradiate the inclined portion (1190).

2. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: At least one hollow hole (1101) is provided on the pressing plate (110) in an area corresponding to the fruit.

3. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: In a direction perpendicular to the support platform, the cross section of the pressing block (111) gradually decreases from one end close to the pressing plate (110) to the other end away from the pressing plate (110).

4. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two support blocks (112) are connected via a connecting plate (118).

5. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pressing assembly (11) further comprises a driving member (114) connected to one of the two supporting blocks (112), wherein the driving member (114) is used to drive the supporting block (112) to move in a direction perpendicular to the supporting platform under the guidance of the linear slide rail (113), so as to drive the pressing plate (110) and the pressing block (111) to move.

6. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving member (114) is a driving cylinder.

7. The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a conveyor belt (13) used as the supporting platform; A light-transmitting plate (115) is arranged below the conveyor belt (13) to support the material pressing assembly (11) to press the fruit, and a light source (116) is arranged below the light-transmitting plate (115). Light emitted by the light source (116) passes through the light-transmitting plate (115) and irradiates the conveyor belt (13).

8. A fruit slicer, characterized in that: include: Rack(60); A slicing platform (20) is disposed in the frame (60); The fruit measuring mechanism (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 7 is arranged in the frame (60); A clamping and transferring mechanism (30) is arranged in the frame (60), wherein two clamping claws of the clamping and transferring mechanism (30) clamp the fruit on the supporting platform in the fruit measuring mechanism (10) and transfer the fruit to the slicing platform (20); The slicing mechanism (40) is used to slice the fruit on the slicing platform (20).

9. The fruit slicer according to claim 8, characterized in that: It also includes a sweeping mechanism (50) disposed in the frame (60), wherein the sweeping mechanism (50) includes a rotary cylinder (51) and a sweeping bar (52) mounted on a rotary shaft in the rotary cylinder (51).

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