Automatic fruit straightening device

By designing an automatic fruit alignment device including flattening, visual processing and alignment mechanism, the problem of manual placement of fruits consumes a lot of manpower and is prone to inadequate placement, and the automatic arrangement of fruit core direction is achieved, saving manpower and reducing costs.

CN222803822UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-29CANGZHOU GUANGDA MECHANICAL TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421768990.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-25
Publication Date
2025-04-29
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-25

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Technical Problem

During the fruit processing process, manual placement and adjustment of the direction of the fruit consume a lot of manpower, and it is easy to cause inadequate placement, which affects processing efficiency and quality.

Method used

An automatic fruit alignment device is designed, including a parallel slide, a chain, a template, a flattening mechanism, a visual processing mechanism and a alignment mechanism. The flattening mechanism is used to flatten fruits. The visual processing mechanism records the fruit position in real time by taking photos. The rectifying mechanism adjusts the fruit direction through the servo motor and helical gear to make it consistent with the forward direction of the chain.

Benefits of technology

It realizes automatic arrangement of fruit core directions, greatly saves manpower, reduces fruit processing costs, and improves processing efficiency and quality.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic fruit straightening device which comprises two slideways arranged in parallel and a straightening mechanism, chains are arranged at the tops of the slideways, a plurality of templates are fixedly connected between the two chains, a plurality of placing grooves are formed in the templates at equal intervals, and the straightening mechanism is arranged on the slideways. A slide way is arranged on the chain, a flattening mechanism and a visual processing mechanism are arranged on the slide way in the advancing direction of the chain, the flattening mechanism is used for pressing the diameter plane of the fruit to be in a horizontal state, and the visual processing mechanism is used for shooting the fruit. The fruit diameter plane is in a horizontal state, the straightening mechanism and the visual processing mechanism are used in cooperation and used for keeping the fruit core tip direction consistent with the advancing direction of the chain, the fruit straightening effect is achieved, the fruit cores can be automatically placed in the consistent direction, manpower is greatly saved, and the fruit processing cost is reduced for enterprises.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fruit processing, in particular to an automatic fruit straightening device. Background Art

[0002] At present, fruits need to be cored out by a core digger during processing. For example, peaches, pears and other fruits need to be cored out during processing. In order to ensure the efficient and stable operation of the core digger, the fruits need to be manually leveled and the directions of the fruit cores need to be placed in a consistent manner. However, manually placing and adjusting the direction of the fruits requires a lot of manpower, is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and is prone to problems of improper placement when the workers are tired. Therefore, it is necessary to design an automatic fruit straightening device to improve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0003] 1. Technical problems to be solved by the utility model

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic fruit straightening device, which can automatically place the fruit cores in a consistent direction, greatly saving manpower and reducing fruit processing costs for enterprises.

[0005] 2. Technical solution

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A fruit automatic straightening device and straightening mechanism, comprising two parallel slides, a chain is arranged on the top of the slides, a plurality of templates are fixedly connected between the two chains, a plurality of placement grooves are opened on the templates at equal intervals, a flattening mechanism and a visual processing mechanism are arranged on the slides along the forward direction of the chains, the flattening mechanism is used to press the diameter plane of the fruit to a horizontal state, the visual processing mechanism is used to photograph the fruit, the straightening mechanism is arranged below the slides and located at a position corresponding to the position of the visual processing mechanism, and the straightening mechanism is used to straighten the position of the fruit.

[0008] Preferably, the flattening mechanism includes a first bracket fixedly connected to the top of the slide, a first cylinder is installed at the top of the first bracket, a pressure plate support is fixedly connected to the output end of the first cylinder, a plurality of lifting rods are slidably penetrated on both sides of the pressure plate support, a limiting nut is threadedly connected to the top of the lifting rod, a pressure plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the lifting rod, a first spring is sleeved between the pressure plate and the pressure plate support and located on the outside of the lifting rod, and the pressure plate corresponds to the placement groove one by one.

[0009] Preferably, the visual processing mechanism includes a second bracket fixedly connected to the top of the slide, a visual camera is fixedly connected to the top of the second bracket, and fill lights are fixedly connected to both sides of the visual camera and located on the second bracket.

[0010] Preferably, the straightening mechanism includes a third bracket fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide, a second cylinder is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the third bracket, a motor support plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the second cylinder, a servo motor is fixedly connected to the motor support plate just below the placement slot, a bevel gear is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor, a limiting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom between the two slides, a limiting slot is provided in the limiting plate corresponding to the placement slot, a pushing block is movably installed in the limiting slot, the top of the pushing block is an arc-shaped groove adapted to the shape of the fruit, and a guide column that passes through the limiting plate is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the pushing block, an inner hole tooth surface is provided inside the bottom end of the guide column, and the inner hole tooth surface corresponds to the position of the bevel gear.

[0011] Preferably, guide sleeves are fixedly connected on both sides of the motor support plate, guide rods are slidably arranged in the guide sleeves, the guide rods are vertically arranged, and the bottom ends of the guide rods are fixedly connected to the third bracket.

[0012] Preferably, a limiting ring is fixedly connected to the outer side of the guide column near the bottom end, and a second spring is sleeved between the limiting ring and the limiting plate and located on the outer side of the guide column.

[0013] 3. Beneficial effects

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] The utility model is provided with a flattening mechanism, a visual processing mechanism and a straightening mechanism. The flattening mechanism is used to flatten the halved fruit in the placement groove of the template so that the diameter plane of the fruit is in a horizontal state. The visual processing mechanism is used to take pictures of the fruit below in real time and record the position of the fruit in real time. The straightening mechanism is used in conjunction with the visual processing mechanism to keep the direction of the fruit core tip consistent with the forward direction of the chain, so as to achieve the effect of straightening the fruit. The fruit cores can be automatically placed in a consistent direction, which greatly saves manpower and reduces the fruit processing cost for the enterprise. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the fruit automatic straightening device;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the flattening mechanism structure;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the straightening mechanism;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the template structure from a top view.

[0020] In the figure: 1. slide; 2. chain; 3. template; 301. placement groove; 4. flattening mechanism; 401. first bracket; 402. first cylinder; 403. pressure plate support plate; 404. lifting rod; 405. first spring; 406. limiting nut; 407. pressure plate; 5. visual processing mechanism; 501. second bracket; 502. visual camera; 503. fill light; 6. straightening mechanism; 601. third bracket; 602. second cylinder; 603. servo motor; 604. bevel gear; 605. guide rod; 606. guide sleeve; 607. limiting plate; 608. limiting groove; 609. push block; 610. inner hole tooth surface; 611. limiting ring; 612. second spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0022] Example:

[0023] See also Figure 1-Figure 4 The present embodiment provides an automatic fruit straightening device, comprising two parallel slideways 1 and a straightening mechanism 6, a chain 2 is arranged on the top of the slideway 1, a plurality of templates 3 are fixedly connected between the two chains 2, the chain 2 rotates on the slideway 1 to move the template 3 for intermittent motion, a plurality of placement grooves 301 are provided on the template 3 at equal intervals, the placement grooves 301 penetrate the template 3, the placement grooves 301 are used to place and fix fruits cut in half from the fruit diameter plane, a flattening mechanism 4 and a visual processing mechanism 5 are arranged on the slideway 1 along the forward direction of the chain 2, the flattening mechanism 4 is used to press the fruit diameter plane to a horizontal state, the visual processing mechanism 5 is used to shoot the fruit, the straightening mechanism 6 is arranged below the slideway 1 and located at a position corresponding to the position of the visual processing mechanism 5, and the straightening mechanism 6 is used to straighten the position of the fruit.

[0024] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the flattening mechanism 4 includes a first bracket 401 fixedly connected to the top of the slide 1, a first cylinder 402 is installed at the top of the first bracket 401, a pressure plate support 403 is fixedly connected to the output end of the first cylinder 402, a plurality of lifting rods 404 are slidably penetrated on both sides of the pressure plate support 403, a limiting nut 406 is threadedly connected to the top of the lifting rod 404, a pressure plate 407 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the lifting rod 404, and a first spring is sleeved between the pressure plate 407 and the pressure plate support 403 and located on the outside of the lifting rod 404 405, the pressing plate 407 corresponds to the placement groove 301 one by one. When the template 3 with the halved fruit is moved to the bottom of the pressing plate 407, the first cylinder 402 drives the pressing plate support plate 403 and the pressing plate 407 to descend, so that the pressing plate 407 flattens the halved fruit in the placement groove 301 of the template 3, so that the fruit diameter plane is in a horizontal state. Through the action of the lifting rod 404 and the first spring 405, the pressing plate 407 has a certain buffering effect in the process of pressing down, which is suitable for flattening fruits of different sizes.

[0025] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 As shown, the visual processing mechanism 5 includes a second bracket 501 fixedly connected to the top of the slide 1, and a visual camera 502 is fixedly connected to the top of the second bracket 501. The visual camera 502 is connected to the control computer by wires, and fill lights 503 are fixedly connected on both sides of the visual camera 502 and located on the second bracket 501. The visual camera 502 can be used to take pictures of the fruits below, and the information such as the direction of the fruit core is processed by the control computer, and the fill light 503 is used for fill light. The fill light 503 is preferably the same length as the template 3, and is used to fill light the fruits photographed on the template 3, improve the clarity of the pictures, and record the position of the fruits in real time.

[0026] In this embodiment, if Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the straightening mechanism 6 includes a third bracket 601 fixedly connected to the bottom of the slide 1, a second cylinder 602 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the third bracket 601, a motor support plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the second cylinder 602, a servo motor 603 is fixedly connected to the motor support plate just below the placement slot 301, a bevel gear 604 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 603, a limit plate 607 is fixedly connected to the bottom between the two slides 1, a limit slot 608 is provided in the limit plate 607 corresponding to the placement slot 301, a push block 609 is movably installed in the limit slot 608, the top of the push block 609 is an arc-shaped groove adapted to the shape of the fruit, and the bottom end of the push block 609 is fixedly connected to a guide column that passes through the limit plate 607, and an inner hole tooth surface 610 is provided inside the bottom end of the guide column. 610 corresponds to the position of the bevel gear 604. After the visual processing mechanism 5 takes a picture of the fruit, the second cylinder 602 drives the motor support plate to move upward to drive the servo motor 603 and the bevel gear 604 to move upward synchronously, so that the bevel gear 604 is in contact and meshed with the inner hole tooth surface 610, and pushes the guide column and the pusher block 609 to move upward, and the fruit in the placement groove 301 is lifted up. Then, the servo motor 603 drives the bevel gear 604 to rotate. The bevel gear 604 drives the guide column and the pusher block 609 to rotate through the meshing inner hole tooth surface 610, which is used to adjust the direction of the fruit lifted up by the pusher block 609, and keep the direction of the fruit core tip consistent with the forward direction of the chain 2, so as to achieve the effect of straightening the fruit, and can automatically place the fruit core in the same direction, which greatly saves manpower and reduces the fruit processing cost for the enterprise.

[0027] In this embodiment, if Figure 3 As shown, guide sleeves 606 are fixedly connected on both sides of the motor support plate, and guide rods 605 are slidably arranged in the guide sleeves 606. The guide rods 605 are vertically arranged, and the bottom ends of the guide rods 605 are fixedly connected to the third bracket 601. During the movement of the motor support plate, the motor support plate slides on the guide rods 605 through the guide sleeves 606, which plays a role of limiting and guiding the motor support plate, thereby improving the stability of the movement of the motor support plate.

[0028] In this embodiment, if Figure 3 As shown, a limit ring 611 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the guide column near the bottom end, and a second spring 612 is sleeved between the limit ring 611 and the limit plate 607 and located on the outer side of the guide column. After the direction of the fruit core is adjusted, the second cylinder 602 is reset to drive the motor support plate, the servo motor 603 and the bevel gear 604 to reset. The second spring 612 pushes the guide column and the push block 609 to move and reset for subsequent fruit alignment.

[0029] The control mode of the utility model is controlled by the control computer of the automatic fruit straightening device. The control program of the control computer can be realized by simple programming by technicians in this field, so the utility model will not explain the control mode and circuit connection in detail.

[0030] Working principle: When in use, the fruit is placed in the placement groove 301 of the template 3 for preliminary positioning, the chain 2 rotates on the slide 1 and carries the template 3 to do intermittent motion, when the template 3 moves to the bottom of the pressing plate 407, the chain 2 stops rotating, at this time, the first cylinder 402 drives the pressing plate support plate 403 and the pressing plate 407 to descend, so that the pressing plate 407 flattens the halved fruit in the placement groove 301 of the template 3, so that the diameter plane of the fruit is in a horizontal state, and then the first cylinder 402 is reset to drive the pressing plate support plate 403 and the pressing plate 407 to reset and separate from the fruit, the chain 2 rotates again to move the template 3 to the bottom of the visual processing mechanism 5, at this time, the chain 2 stops rotating, and the visual camera 502 is used to take pictures of the fruit below, and the information such as the direction of the fruit core is processed by the control computer, and the second cylinder 602 drives the motor support plate to move upward to drive the servo motor The machine 603 and the bevel gear 604 move up synchronously, so that the bevel gear 604 is in contact and meshed with the inner hole tooth surface 610, and the guide column and the push block 609 are pushed up to lift the fruit in the placement groove 301, and then the servo motor 603 drives the bevel gear 604 to rotate, and the bevel gear 604 drives the guide column and the push block 609 to rotate through the meshing inner hole tooth surface 610, which is used to adjust the direction of the fruit lifted by the push block 609, and keep the direction of the fruit core tip consistent with the forward direction of the chain 2, so as to achieve the fruit straightening effect, and then the second cylinder 602 is reset to drive the motor support plate, the servo motor 603 and the bevel gear 604 to reset, and the guide column and the push block 609 are pushed to move and reset through the action of the second spring 612, and the chain 2 continues to rotate for conveying. By repeating the above operation, the fruit core can be automatically placed in the same direction, which greatly saves manpower and reduces the fruit processing cost for the enterprise.

[0031] The above embodiments are preferred implementation schemes of the present invention. In addition, the present invention can also be implemented in other ways. Any obvious replacement without departing from the concept of the present technical solution is within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fruit automatic straightening device, characterized in that: The invention comprises two parallel slideways (1) and a straightening mechanism (6), wherein a chain (2) is arranged on the top of the slideway (1), a plurality of templates (3) are fixedly connected between the two chains (2), a plurality of placement grooves (301) are provided on the template (3) at equal intervals, a flattening mechanism (4) and a visual processing mechanism (5) are arranged on the slideway (1) along the forward direction of the chains (2), the flattening mechanism (4) is used to press the diameter plane of the fruit to a horizontal state, the visual processing mechanism (5) is used to photograph the fruit, and the straightening mechanism (6) is arranged below the slideway (1) and at a position corresponding to the position of the visual processing mechanism (5), and the straightening mechanism (6) is used to straighten the position of the fruit.

2. The automatic fruit straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flattening mechanism (4) comprises a first bracket (401) fixedly connected to the top of the slideway (1), a first cylinder (402) being installed at the top of the first bracket (401), a pressure plate support (403) being fixedly connected to the output end of the first cylinder (402), a plurality of lifting rods (404) slidingly passing through both sides of the pressure plate support (403), a limiting nut (406) being threadedly connected to the top of the lifting rod (404), a pressure plate (407) being fixedly connected to the bottom end of the lifting rod (404), a first spring (405) being sleeved between the pressure plate (407) and the pressure plate support (403) and located on the outside of the lifting rod (404), and the pressure plate (407) corresponding to the placement slot (301) one by one.

3. The automatic fruit straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The visual processing mechanism (5) comprises a second bracket (501) fixedly connected to the top of the slideway (1), a visual camera (502) being fixedly connected to the top of the interior of the second bracket (501), and fill lights (503) being fixedly connected to both sides of the visual camera (502) and located on the second bracket (501).

4. The automatic fruit straightening device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The alignment mechanism (6) comprises a third bracket (601) fixedly connected to the bottom of the slideway (1); a second cylinder (602) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the third bracket (601); a motor support plate is fixedly connected to the output end of the second cylinder (602); a servo motor (603) is fixedly connected to the motor support plate just below the placement slot (301); a bevel gear (604) is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor (603); and a gear (604) is fixedly connected to the bottom between the two slideways (1). A limiting plate (607) is provided with a limiting groove (608) at a position corresponding to the placement groove (301) in the limiting plate (607), a pushing block (609) is movably installed in the limiting groove (608), the top of the pushing block (609) is an arc-shaped groove adapted to the shape of the fruit, the bottom end of the pushing block (609) is fixedly connected with a guide column that passes through the limiting plate (607), and an inner hole tooth surface (610) is arranged inside the bottom end of the guide column, and the inner hole tooth surface (610) corresponds to the position of the bevel gear (604).

5. The automatic fruit straightening device according to claim 4, characterized in that: Guide sleeves (606) are fixedly connected to both sides of the motor support plate, and guide rods (605) are slidably arranged in the guide sleeves (606). The guide rods (605) are vertically arranged, and the bottom ends of the guide rods (605) are fixedly connected to the third bracket (601).

6. The automatic fruit straightening device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A limiting ring (611) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the guide column near the bottom end, and a second spring (612) is sleeved between the limiting ring (611) and the limiting plate (607) and located on the outer side of the guide column.