Citrus picking and sorting machine

By designing a citrus picking and sorting machine that includes a fully transparent sorting box, a crawler mobile car and a fruit picking mechanism, the problem of inefficiency and large workload caused by the reliance on manual citrus fruit picking is solved, automatic picking and separation of fruits and fruit leaves are achieved, and the picking efficiency and user experience are improved.

CN222750952UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-15YANSHAN UNIV
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Application Number
CN202421591418.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-05
Publication Date
2025-04-15
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-05

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Technical Problem

The current citrus fruit picking mainly relies on manual labor, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, has low efficiency and high workload, which brings users a bad user experience.

Method used

A citrus picking and sorting machine is designed, including a fully transparent sorting box, a crawler moving car, an inclined baffle, a crawler transporter, a fan, a material lifting mechanism and a fruit picking mechanism. The crawler moving car is driven to move the sorting box, combined with the synchronous work of the rotating cylinder, a crawler transporter and a fan, to realize the automatic picking of fruits and the separation of fruit leaves.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic picking of citrus fruits and automatic separation of fruits and fruit leaves, which is efficient, time-saving and labor-saving, and small workload, bringing users a better user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a citrus picking and sorting machine, and belongs to the technical field of fruit picking equipment. The citrus picking and sorting machine comprises a full-transparent sorting box, a crawler belt moving trolley, an inclined baffle, a crawler belt conveyor, a draught fan, a material lifting mechanism and a fruit picking mechanism, the crawler belt moving trolley is installed on the full-transparent sorting box, and when the citrus picking and sorting machine is used, a stirring shaft rotates and moves up and down to shake down fruits; the fruits fall onto the inclined baffle and then slide onto the crawler conveyor, the crawler conveyor conveys the fruits to the spiral shaft, the spiral shaft conveys the fruits and fruit leaves upwards, the fan blows the fruit leaves out through the wind scooper, separation of the fruits and the fruit leaves is achieved, and the fruits are stored in the fruit storage bin. According to the citrus picking and sorting machine, citrus fruits can be automatically picked, the fruits and fruit leaves can be automatically separated, the efficiency is high, time and labor are saved, the workload is small, and better use experience is brought to a user.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of fruit picking equipment, and in particular to a citrus picking and sorting machine. Background Art

[0002] Picking the fruits that have reached maturity, timely and reasonable harvesting, is of great importance to the yield and quality of the fruits in the current year and the next year, as well as the storage, transportation, processing and market supply of the fruits. At present, citrus fruits are generally picked manually, but manual picking is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with low efficiency and heavy workload, which brings a bad user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to make up for the above shortcomings, the present application provides a citrus picking and sorting machine, which aims to improve the current picking of citrus fruits, which is generally done manually, but manual picking is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with low efficiency and large workload.

[0004] This application is implemented as follows:

[0005] The present application provides a citrus picking and sorting machine, comprising a fully transparent sorting box, a crawler moving trolley, an inclined baffle, a crawler conveyor, a fan, a material lifting mechanism and a fruit picking mechanism, wherein the crawler moving trolley is installed on the fully transparent sorting box, and the crawler moving trolley is configured to drive the fully transparent sorting box to move;

[0006] The inclined baffle, the crawler conveyor and the fan are all fixed in the fully transparent sorting box, the crawler conveyor and the inclined baffle are arranged correspondingly, the material lifting mechanism and the fruit picking mechanism are both installed in the fully transparent sorting box, the material lifting mechanism is arranged to lift fruits and leaves upwards, and the fruit picking mechanism is arranged to shake fruits off fruit trees.

[0007] In one embodiment of the present application, a fruit storage bin is provided in the fully transparent sorting box.

[0008] In one embodiment of the present application, a camera is further included, and the camera is installed at the front and back of the fully transparent sorting box.

[0009] In one embodiment of the present application, the material lifting mechanism includes a motor, a first gear transmission member, a connecting rod, a second gear transmission member and a screw shaft, the motor is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box, and the connecting rod and the screw shaft are both rotatably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box;

[0010] The output shaft of the motor and the connecting rod are connected together through the first gear transmission member, and the end of the connecting rod and the upper end of the screw shaft are connected together through the second gear transmission member.

[0011] In one embodiment of the present application, the material lifting mechanism further includes a bearing seat, the bearing seat is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box, and the screw shaft is rotatably disposed on the bearing seat.

[0012] In one embodiment of the present application, the fruit picking mechanism comprises a stirring shaft, a rotating cylinder, a pulley and a belt, and the stirring shaft is slidably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box;

[0013] The rotating cylinder is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box, the different pulleys are respectively fixed to the piston rod end of the rotating cylinder and the upper end of the stirring shaft, and the belt is sleeved on a plurality of the pulleys.

[0014] In one embodiment of the present application, it also includes an air guide cover, which is fixed on the fully transparent sorting box, and the air guide cover and the fan are arranged correspondingly.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: the present application obtains a citrus picking and sorting machine through the above-mentioned design. When in use, the crawler mobile trolley drives the fully transparent sorting box to move, so that the fully transparent sorting box is straddled on the fruit tree. Then, the rotating cylinder, the crawler conveyor and the first motor work synchronously, and the extension and retraction of the rotating cylinder piston rod drives the pulley and the belt to move up and down. Under the action of the belt, multiple stirring shafts are moved up and down synchronously. When the position of the stirring shaft needs to be changed, the rotating cylinder rotates to realize the rotation of the pulley, that is, the rotation of the stirring shaft. The stirring shaft rotates up and down to shake the fruit off. The fruit falls onto the inclined baffle and then slides onto the crawler conveyor. The crawler conveyor transports the fruit to the spiral shaft. The spiral shaft transports the fruit and fruit leaves upward. The fan blows the fruit leaves out through the air guide cover to separate the fruit from the fruit leaves. The fruit is stored in the fruit storage bin. The citrus picking and sorting machine can automatically pick citrus fruits and automatically separate fruits from fruit leaves. It has high efficiency, saves time and effort, and has a small workload, giving users a better experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the implementation methods of the present application, the drawings required for use in the implementation methods will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a citrus picking and sorting machine provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2A diagram showing the relationship between the fully transparent sorting box and the crawler mobile trolley provided in the implementation mode of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the material lifting mechanism and the fruit picking mechanism provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 Provided for the implementation of this application Figure 3 A magnified image of area A;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a fully transparent sorting box provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] In the figure: 110 - fully transparent sorting box; 120 - fruit storage bin; 130 - crawler mobile trolley; 140 - inclined baffle; 150 - crawler conveyor; 160 - camera; 170 - fan; 180 - material lifting mechanism; 181 - motor; 182 - first gear transmission member; 184 - connecting rod; 185 - second gear transmission member; 186 - screw shaft; 187 - bearing seat; 190 - fruit picking mechanism; 1901 - stirring shaft; 1902 - rotating cylinder; 1903 - pulley; 1904 - belt; 191 - air guide cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the implementation methods of this application clearer, the technical solutions in the implementation methods of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the implementation methods of this application. Obviously, the described implementation methods are part of the implementation methods of this application, not all of the implementation methods. Based on the implementation methods in this application, all other implementation methods obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0024] Example

[0025] See also Figure 1 - Figure 5 The present application provides a technical solution: a citrus picking and sorting machine, comprising a fully transparent sorting box 110, a crawler mobile trolley 130, an inclined baffle 140, a crawler conveyor 150, a fan 170, a material lifting mechanism 180 and a fruit picking mechanism 190, wherein the crawler mobile trolley 130 is installed on the fully transparent sorting box 110, a fruit storage bin 120 is provided in the fully transparent sorting box 110, and the fruit storage bin 120 is used to store fruits, and the crawler mobile trolley 130 is used to drive the fully transparent sorting box 110 to move, and further comprising a camera 160, and the cameras 160 are installed at the front and rear of the fully transparent sorting box 110, and the camera 160 is provided to facilitate the operator to remotely operate the sorting machine;

[0026] The inclined baffle 140, the crawler conveyor 150 and the fan 170 are all fixed in the fully transparent sorting box 110, the crawler conveyor 150 and the inclined baffle 140 are arranged correspondingly, the material lifting mechanism 180 and the fruit picking mechanism 190 are both installed in the fully transparent sorting box 110, the material lifting mechanism 180 is used to lift the fruits and leaves upward, and the material lifting mechanism 180 includes a motor 181, a first gear transmission member 182, a connecting rod 184, and a second gear transmission member 1 85 and spiral shaft 186, the motor 181 is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box 110, the connecting rod 184 and the spiral shaft 186 are both rotatably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box 110, the output shaft of the motor 181 and the connecting rod 184 are connected together by a first gear transmission member 182, and the end of the connecting rod 184 and the upper end of the spiral shaft 186 are connected together by a second gear transmission member 185, and the setting of one motor 181 can realize the synchronous rotation of the two spiral shafts 186;

[0027] The material lifting mechanism 180 also includes a bearing seat 187, which is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box 110. The spiral shaft 186 is rotatably arranged on the bearing seat 187. The arrangement of the bearing seat 187 allows the spiral shaft 186 to rotate more smoothly. The fruit picking mechanism 190 is used to shake the fruits off the fruit trees. The fruit picking mechanism 190 includes a stirring shaft 1901, a rotating cylinder 1902, a pulley 1903 and a belt 1904. The stirring shaft 1901 is slidably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box 110. The rotating cylinder 1902 is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box 110, different pulleys 1903 are respectively fixed on the piston rod end of the rotating cylinder 1902 and the upper end of the stirring shaft 1901, the belt 1904 is sleeved on multiple pulleys 1903, and one rotating cylinder 1902 realizes the synchronous up and down movement of the two stirring shafts 1901, and also includes an air guide cover 191, which is fixed on the fully transparent sorting box 110. The air guide cover 191 and the fan 170 are arranged correspondingly, and the arrangement of the air guide cover 191 and the fan 170 facilitates the blowing out of the fruit leaves.

[0028] Specifically, the working principle of the citrus picking and sorting machine is as follows: when in use, the crawler mobile trolley 130 drives the fully transparent sorting box 110 to move, so that the fully transparent sorting box 110 straddles the fruit tree, and then the rotating cylinder 1902, the crawler conveyor 150 and the first motor 181 work synchronously, and the extension and retraction of the piston rod of the rotating cylinder 1902 drives the pulley 1903 and the belt 1904 to move up and down, and under the action of the belt 1904, the multiple stirring shafts 1901 move up and down synchronously. When the position of the stirring shaft 1901 needs to be changed, the rotating cylinder 1902 rotates to realize the rotation of the pulley 1903, that is, the stirring shaft 1901 is realized. 901 rotates, and the stirring shaft 1901 rotates up and down to shake the fruit off. The fruit falls onto the inclined baffle 140 and then slides onto the crawler conveyor 150. The crawler conveyor 150 transports the fruit to the spiral shaft 186. The spiral shaft 186 transports the fruit and fruit leaves upward. The fan 170 blows the fruit leaves out through the wind guide cover 191 to separate the fruit from the fruit leaves. The fruit is stored in the fruit storage bin 120. The citrus picking and sorting machine can automatically pick citrus fruits and automatically separate fruits from fruit leaves. It has high efficiency, saves time and effort, and has a small workload, which brings a better user experience.

[0029] It should be noted that the specific models and specifications of the crawler mobile car 130, crawler conveyor 150, camera 160, fan 170, motor 181 and rotary cylinder 1902 need to be selected and determined according to the actual specifications of the device, etc. The specific selection calculation method adopts the existing technology in this field, so it will not be described in detail.

[0030] The power supply and principles of the crawler mobile vehicle 130 , crawler conveyor 150 , camera 160 , fan 170 , motor 181 and rotary cylinder 1902 are clear to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

[0031] The above description is only an embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application may have various changes and variations. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings.

Claims

1. A citrus picking and sorting machine, characterized in that: It comprises a fully transparent sorting box (110), a crawler moving trolley (130), an inclined baffle (140), a crawler conveyor (150), a fan (170), a material lifting mechanism (180) and a fruit picking mechanism (190), wherein the crawler moving trolley (130) is installed on the fully transparent sorting box (110), and the crawler moving trolley (130) is used to drive the fully transparent sorting box (110) to move; The inclined baffle (140), the crawler conveyor (150) and the fan (170) are all fixed in the fully transparent sorting box (110); the crawler conveyor (150) and the inclined baffle (140) are arranged correspondingly; the material lifting mechanism (180) and the fruit picking mechanism (190) are both installed in the fully transparent sorting box (110); the material lifting mechanism (180) is arranged to lift fruits and leaves upwards; and the fruit picking mechanism (190) is arranged to shake fruits off fruit trees.

2. A citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fruit storage bin (120) is provided in the fully transparent sorting box (110).

3. The citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a camera (160), and the camera (160) is installed at the front and rear of the fully transparent sorting box (110).

4. The citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material lifting mechanism (180) comprises a motor (181), a first gear transmission member (182), a connecting rod (184), a second gear transmission member (185) and a screw shaft (186); the motor (181) is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box (110); the connecting rod (184) and the screw shaft (186) are both rotatably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box (110); The output shaft of the motor (181) and the connecting rod (184) are connected together by means of the first gear transmission member (182), and the end of the connecting rod (184) and the upper end of the screw shaft (186) are connected together by means of the second gear transmission member (185).

5. The citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material lifting mechanism (180) further comprises a bearing seat (187), wherein the bearing seat (187) is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box (110), and the screw shaft (186) is rotatably disposed on the bearing seat (187).

6. The citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fruit picking mechanism (190) comprises a stirring shaft (1901), a rotating cylinder (1902), a pulley (1903) and a belt (1904); the stirring shaft (1901) is slidably arranged in the fully transparent sorting box (110); The rotating cylinder (1902) is fixed in the fully transparent sorting box (110), and the different pulleys (1903) are respectively fixed to the piston rod end of the rotating cylinder (1902) and the upper end of the stirring shaft (1901), and the belt (1904) is sleeved on multiple pulleys (1903).

7. The citrus picking and sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an air guide cover (191), wherein the air guide cover (191) is fixed on the fully transparent sorting box (110), and the air guide cover (191) and the fan (170) are arranged correspondingly.