Sausage raw material sorting equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses sausage raw material sorting equipment. The sausage raw material sorting equipment comprises a conveying mechanism for conveying sausages along a conveying direction; the first guide mechanism is configured to be in contact with the sausages and guide and change the length direction of the sausages to be basically consistent with the conveying direction; the second guide mechanism is configured to guide the sausage of which the length direction is basically consistent with the conveying direction to the middle part of the conveying mechanism; a weighing mechanism configured to weigh the weight of the sausage; at least two side pushing mechanisms configured to selectively push the sausages along a side pushing direction intersecting with the conveying direction based on the weight of the sausages weighed by the weighing mechanism; and the at least two collecting mechanisms are configured to collect the sausages pushed by the side pushing mechanisms in a one-to-one correspondence manner. Compared with the prior art, a large number of weighing devices and dumping mechanisms do not need to be arranged, the equipment structure is relatively simple, and the cost is low.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of food processing equipment technology, in particular to a sausage raw material sorting device. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of sausages, they need to be graded and screened according to their own weight to meet the specifications for product sales.

[0003] Existing sausage sorting equipment mostly uses manual or mechanical transfer mechanisms (such as manipulators) to transfer the sausages to multiple weighing devices with dump buckets, and then weighs the weight of the sausages during the circulation of the multiple weighing devices. After the weighing devices reach the designated position, the sausages are dumped into the designated collection area corresponding to their weight.

[0004] However, in order to adapt to the production rhythm of upstream sausages, this type of sorting equipment generally needs to be equipped with a large number of weighing devices and automatic dumping mechanisms that match the number of weighing devices. The equipment cost is relatively high, and due to the design of the dump bucket, the sorting equipment is difficult to directly cooperate with general conveyor belts, and the equipment modification cost is high. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a meat sausage raw material sorting device, aiming to solve the problems of complex structure and high cost of sample equipment in the prior art.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is achieved through the following technical solutions: to provide a sausage raw material sorting device, comprising:

[0007] A conveying mechanism, configured to convey the sausage along a conveying direction;

[0008] A first guiding mechanism, disposed on the conveying mechanism, is configured to contact the sausage and guide the length direction of the sausage to be substantially consistent with the conveying direction;

[0009] a second guiding mechanism, arranged on the conveying mechanism and located at a downstream side of the first guiding mechanism along the conveying direction, the second guiding mechanism being configured to guide the sausage whose length direction is substantially consistent with the conveying direction to a middle portion of the conveying mechanism;

[0010] a weighing mechanism, disposed on the downstream side of the second guiding mechanism along the conveying direction, the weighing mechanism being configured to weigh the weight of the sausage;

[0011] at least two side-pushing mechanisms are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism along the conveying direction, and the side-pushing mechanisms are configured to selectively push the sausage along a side-pushing direction horizontally intersecting the conveying direction based on the weight of the sausage weighed by the weighing mechanism;

[0012] At least two collecting mechanisms are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism along the conveying direction, and the at least two collecting mechanisms are constructed to collect the sausages pushed by the side pushing mechanism in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0013] Furthermore, the first guide mechanism includes a first guide block arranged on the conveying mechanism, the first guide block has a first guide curved surface, the first guide curved surface extends from one side of the center plane along the conveying direction to a direction close to the center plane, and the center plane is defined as bisecting the maximum width of the conveying mechanism along a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.

[0014] Furthermore, the second guiding mechanism comprises:

[0015] A second guide block is disposed on the conveying mechanism and is located downstream of the first guide block, the second guide block has a second guide curved surface, and the second guide curved surface extends from one side of the central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction;

[0016] A third guide block is symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism with respect to the central plane with respect to the second guide block, the third guide block has a third guide curved surface, and the third guide curved surface extends from the other side of the central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction;

[0017] A guide channel is formed between the second guide curved surface and the third guide curved surface, and the guide channel can only accommodate one sausage passing through at the same time.

[0018] Furthermore, the side thrust mechanism comprises:

[0019] Side thrust plate;

[0020] The linear drive mechanism has an output end connected to the side push plate and is configured to drive the side push plate to selectively push the sausage along a side push direction intersecting with the conveying direction.

[0021] Furthermore, it also includes a scraping mechanism disposed on the upstream side of the first guide mechanism along the conveying direction, and the scraping mechanism includes:

[0022] A bracket, mounted above the conveying mechanism;

[0023] A scraper is arranged above the conveying mechanism and connected to the bracket. The scraper is configured to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism so as to scrape off the sausages in a stacked state.

[0024] Furthermore, it also includes a scraping mechanism disposed on the upstream side of the first guide mechanism along the conveying direction, and the scraping mechanism includes:

[0025] A bracket, mounted above the conveying mechanism;

[0026] An elastic scraper has one end connected to the bracket on one side of the central plane and the other end connected to the bracket on the other side of the central plane. The elastic scraper is constructed to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism to scrape off the stacked sausages.

[0027] The embodiment of the utility model conveys sausages by setting up a conveying mechanism, and setting up a first guide mechanism and a second guide mechanism on the conveying path, so that the length direction of the sausage can be corrected to be consistent with the conveying direction during the conveying process, and guided to the middle part close to the conveying mechanism, and two adjacent sausages can be conveyed to the weighing mechanism in a front-to-back sequence under the action of the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism, and the situation that two sausages are conveyed to the weighing mechanism at the same time will not occur, which is beneficial to the weighing of the weighing mechanism. After the weighing is completed and the weight information of the sausage is obtained, the side pushing mechanism can take action based on the weight information to push the sausage to the corresponding collecting mechanism when the sausage passes through the collecting mechanism corresponding to the weight information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0029] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the sausage raw material sorting device provided in an embodiment of the utility model in a top view;

[0030] Figure 2 A schematic structural diagram of a scraping mechanism provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0031] Description of the symbols in the figure:

[0032] 1. Conveying mechanism;

[0033] 2. first guide mechanism; 21. first guide block; 211. first guide curved surface;

[0034] 3. Second guide mechanism; 31. Second guide block; 311. Second guide curved surface; 32. Third guide block; 321. Third guide curved surface; 33. Guide channel;

[0035] 4. Weighing mechanism;

[0036] 5. Side thrust mechanism; 51. Side thrust plate; 52. Linear drive mechanism;

[0037] 6. Collection mechanism; 61. Guide trough;

[0038] 7. Scraping mechanism; 71. Bracket; 72. Elastic scraping member;

[0039] 8. Sausage. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0041] It should be understood that when used in this specification and the appended claims, the terms "include" and "comprises" indicate the presence of described features, integers, steps, operations, elements and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and / or combinations thereof.

[0042] It should also be understood that the terms used in this utility model specification are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the utility model. As used in this utility model specification and the appended claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include plural forms.

[0043] It should be further understood that the term “and / or” used in the present specification and the appended claims refers to any combination and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items, and includes these combinations.

[0044] Combination Figure 1-2 The embodiment of the utility model provides a meat sausage 8 raw material sorting device, which is applied in the field of food processing equipment and sorts the meat sausage 8 by weight based on the existing conveyor belt mechanism to meet the subsequent product packaging and other needs.

[0045] Specifically, the meat sausage 8 raw material sorting equipment includes:

[0046] A conveying mechanism 1, configured to convey the sausage 8 along a conveying direction;

[0047] The first guide mechanism 2 is disposed on the conveying mechanism 1 and is configured to contact the sausage 8 and guide the length direction of the sausage 8 to be substantially consistent with the conveying direction;

[0048] The second guiding mechanism is provided on the conveying mechanism 1 and is located at the downstream side of the first guiding mechanism 2 along the conveying direction. The second guiding mechanism is configured to guide the sausage 8 whose length direction is substantially consistent with the conveying direction to the middle part of the conveying mechanism 1;

[0049] A weighing mechanism 4 is arranged at the downstream side of the second guide mechanism along the conveying direction, and the weighing mechanism 4 is configured to weigh the weight of the sausage 8;

[0050] At least two side push mechanisms 5 are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism 4 along the conveying direction, and the side push mechanisms 5 are configured to selectively push the sausage 8 along the side push direction intersecting the conveying direction based on the weight of the sausage 8 weighed by the weighing mechanism 4;

[0051] At least two collecting mechanisms 6 are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism 4 along the conveying direction, and the at least two collecting mechanisms 6 are constructed to collect the sausages 8 pushed by the side pushing mechanism 5 one by one.

[0052] In this embodiment, firstly, the conveying mechanism 1 adopts the existing conveyor belt mechanism, which can convey the sausage 8 along the set conveying direction, and its starting end is connected to the upstream process, such as the sausage 8 cutting process, and the several sections of sausage 8 after cutting are transferred to the conveyor belt mechanism for conveying along the conveying direction. Secondly, the weighing mechanism 4 adopts a conventional weighing device, which can be an offline weighing device or an online weighing device. In order to improve the weighing efficiency, this embodiment adopts an online weighing device, which can complete the online weighing of the sausage 8 during the conveying process. The conveyor belt mechanism and the online weighing device are both conventional technical means, which will not be described in detail here.

[0053] Through the above design, when the sausage 8 is transferred from the upstream process to the conveying mechanism 1 and conveyed to the first guide mechanism 2, since the orientation of the sausage 8 on the conveying mechanism 1 is random, that is, its length direction can be roughly in the same direction as the conveying direction, or it can be at a certain angle to the conveying direction, at this time, if the sausage 8 is at a certain angle to the conveying direction, the sausage 8 can contact the first guide mechanism 2, and the first guide mechanism 2 guides its length direction to be basically consistent with the conveying direction. The basically consistent described in this embodiment means that the angle between the length direction of the sausage 8 and the conveying direction is within a few degrees, such as 10°. When the sausage 8 with the corrected length direction is conveyed to the second guide mechanism 3, it is guided to the middle part of the conveying mechanism 1 under the action of the second guide mechanism 3. During the action of the first guide mechanism 2 and the second guide mechanism 3, due to the difference in friction caused by the contact area, and the blocking and guiding effects of the first guide mechanism 2 and the second guide mechanism 3, two adjacent sausages 8 can be conveyed in a front-to-back order.

[0054] Then, the sausages 8 are transported downstream in sequence, and the online weigher weighs each sausage 8 online, and feeds back the weight information of each sausage 8 to the side push mechanism 5. The side push mechanism 5 selectively pushes the sausages 8 to the collecting mechanism 6 corresponding to the weight based on the weight information. Compared with the prior art, there is no need to set a large number of weighers and dumping mechanisms, the equipment structure is relatively simple, and the cost is low.

[0055] In one embodiment, the first guide mechanism 2 includes a first guide block 21 arranged on the conveying mechanism 1, and the first guide block 21 has a first guide curved surface 211, and the first guide curved surface 211 extends from one side of the center plane to a direction close to the center plane along the conveying direction, and the center plane is defined as bisecting the maximum width of the conveying mechanism 1 along the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction.

[0056] In the present embodiment, the design of the first guide curved surface 211 enables the sausage 8, whose length direction forms an angle with the conveying direction, to have one end contact the first guide curved surface 211 during the conveying process and be blocked by the first guide curved surface 211, so that the other unblocked end of the sausage 8 is conveyed in front closer to the downstream side relative to the blocked end, thereby correcting the length direction of the sausage 8 to be basically consistent with the conveying direction.

[0057] In a further embodiment, a scraping mechanism 7 is further provided, which is configured to scrape off the sausages 8 that are at least partially stacked and conveyed, so that each sausage 8 can be completely located on the surface of the conveyor belt. The scraping mechanism 7 is provided on the upstream side of the first guide mechanism 2 along the conveying direction, and comprises:

[0058] A bracket 71 is mounted above the conveying mechanism 1;

[0059] The scraper is disposed above the conveying mechanism 1 and connected to the bracket 71. The scraper is constructed to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism 1 so as to scrape off the sausages 8 in a stacked state.

[0060] In this embodiment, the bracket 71 can be a gantry structure, and the scraper can be fixedly connected or movably connected (such as a rotating connection) to the bracket 71. The preset distance is the height of a single sausage 8 but is smaller than the height of two stacked sausages 8. When the sausages 8 transported in a stacked state pass under the bracket 71, they come into contact with the scraper and are scraped onto the surface of the conveyor belt under the action of the scraper.

[0061] In another embodiment, the scraping mechanism 7 comprises:

[0062] A bracket 71 is mounted above the conveying mechanism 1;

[0063] The elastic scraper 72 has one end connected to the bracket 71 located on one side of the central plane and the other end connected to the bracket 71 located on the other side of the central plane. The elastic scraper 72 is constructed to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism 1 to scrape off the sausages 8 in a stacked state.

[0064] In this embodiment, the bracket 71 can be two fixed columns respectively fixed on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the elastic scraper 72 can be an elastic rubber band, whose two ends are respectively fixed on the two fixed columns. The design of the elastic rubber band makes it easier to adjust the preset distance between the elastic rubber band and the surface of the conveyor belt, and the cost is lower.

[0065] In a further embodiment, the second guiding mechanism 3 comprises:

[0066] The second guide block 31 is disposed on the conveying mechanism 1 and is located downstream of the first guide block 21. The second guide block 31 has a second guide curved surface 311. The second guide curved surface 311 extends from one side of the central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction.

[0067] The third guide block 32 is symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism 1 with respect to the center plane with respect to the second guide block 31. The third guide block 32 has a third guide curved surface 321. The third guide curved surface 321 extends from the other side of the center plane to a direction close to the center plane along the conveying direction.

[0068] A guiding channel 33 is formed between the second guiding curved surface 311 and the third guiding curved surface 321 , and the guiding channel 33 can only accommodate one sausage 8 to pass through.

[0069] With such a design, the second guide block 31 and the third guide block 32 can guide and correct the sausages 8 again, and make two adjacent sausages 8 pass through the guide channel 33 only in sequence, so that only one sausage 8 passes through the online weighing device at the same time, and the weighing is more accurate.

[0070] Furthermore, the collecting mechanism 6 is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism 1, and the collecting mechanism 6 includes a guide groove 61 with one end arranged on the conveying mechanism 1 and the other end arranged obliquely downward, and an opening communicating with the guide groove 61 is arranged on the side wall of the conveying mechanism 1 corresponding to the guide groove 61. The side push mechanism 5 includes a side push plate 51 and a linear drive mechanism 52, the output end of the linear drive mechanism 52 is connected to the side push plate 51, and the linear drive mechanism 52 is configured to drive the side push plate 51 to selectively push the sausage 8 along the side push direction intersecting the conveying direction.

[0071] In this embodiment, the linear drive mechanism 52 is a cylinder, which is electrically connected to the online weighing device and can obtain the weight information of the sausage 8 and the position information of the sausage 8 sent by the online weighing device. Based on the weight information and position information, the cylinder can be activated when the sausage 8 passes by, and push the sausage 8 sideways into the guide groove 61 of the collection mechanism 6 to complete the sorting of the sausage 8.

[0072] In another embodiment, the side thrust mechanism 5 may also adopt a compressed air jet mechanism to use compressed air to blow the sausage 8 into the guide groove 61 of the collecting mechanism 6. The compressed air jet mechanism is also a conventional design commonly used by technical personnel in this field and will not be elaborated here.

[0073] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various equivalent modifications or replacements within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, and these modifications or replacements should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A sausage raw material sorting device, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism (1) configured to convey the sausage (8) along a conveying direction; A first guiding mechanism (2) is arranged on the conveying mechanism (1) and is configured to contact the sausage (8) and guide the length direction of the sausage (8) to be substantially consistent with the conveying direction; a second guide mechanism (3) disposed on the conveying mechanism (1) and located on the downstream side of the first guide mechanism (2) along the conveying direction, the second guide mechanism (3) being configured to guide the sausage (8) whose length direction is substantially consistent with the conveying direction to the middle portion of the conveying mechanism (1); A weighing mechanism (4) is arranged on the downstream side of the second guide mechanism (3) along the conveying direction, and the weighing mechanism (4) is configured to weigh the weight of the sausage (8); at least two side-pushing mechanisms (5) are sequentially arranged on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism (4) along the conveying direction, and the side-pushing mechanisms (5) are configured to selectively push the sausage (8) along a side-pushing direction horizontally intersecting the conveying direction based on the weight of the sausage (8) weighed by the weighing mechanism (4); At least two collecting mechanisms (6) are arranged in sequence on the downstream side of the weighing mechanism (4) along the conveying direction, and the at least two collecting mechanisms (6) are constructed to collect the sausages (8) pushed by the side pushing mechanism (5) in a one-to-one correspondence.

2. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first guide mechanism (2) comprises a first guide block (21) arranged on the conveying mechanism (1), the first guide block (21) having a first guide curved surface (211), the first guide curved surface (211) extending from one side of a central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction, and the central plane is defined as bisecting the maximum width of the conveying mechanism (1) perpendicular to the conveying direction.

3. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second guiding mechanism (3) comprises: A second guide block (31) is arranged on the conveying mechanism (1) and is located downstream of the first guide block (21), the second guide block (31) having a second guide curved surface (311), the second guide curved surface (311) extending from one side of the central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction; A third guide block (32) is symmetrically arranged on the conveying mechanism (1) with respect to the central plane with respect to the second guide block (31), the third guide block (32) having a third guide curved surface (321), the third guide curved surface (321) extending from the other side of the central plane to a direction close to the central plane along the conveying direction; A guide channel (33) is formed between the second guide curved surface (311) and the third guide curved surface (321), and the guide channel (33) can only accommodate one sausage (8) passing through at the same time.

4. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The side thrust mechanism (5) comprises: Side thrust plate (51); A linear drive mechanism (52), the output end of which is connected to the side push plate (51), is configured to drive the side push plate (51) to selectively push the sausage (8) along a side push direction intersecting the conveying direction.

5. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The collecting mechanism (6) is arranged on one side of the conveying mechanism (1), and comprises a guide groove body (61) with one end arranged on the conveying mechanism (1) and the other end arranged obliquely downward, and an opening communicating with the guide groove body (61) is arranged on the side wall of the conveying mechanism (1) corresponding to the guide groove body (61).

6. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a scraping mechanism (7) arranged on the upstream side of the first guide mechanism (2) along the conveying direction, and the scraping mechanism (7) includes: A bracket (71) is mounted above the conveying mechanism (1); A scraper is arranged above the conveying mechanism (1) and connected to the bracket (71), and the scraper is configured to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism (1) so as to scrape off the sausages (8) in a stacked state.

7. The sausage raw material sorting equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a scraping mechanism (7) arranged on the upstream side of the first guide mechanism (2) along the conveying direction, and the scraping mechanism (7) includes: A bracket (71) is mounted above the conveying mechanism (1); An elastic scraper (72) has one end connected to the bracket (71) located on one side of the central plane and the other end connected to the bracket (71) located on the other side of the central plane. The elastic scraper (72) is configured to maintain a preset distance from the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism (1) so as to scrape off the sausages (8) in a stacked state.

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