Fruit and vegetable bubbling, floating and washing elevator

Abstract

The utility model discloses a fruit and vegetable bubbling floating washing elevator in the technical field of fruit and vegetable processing, which comprises a cleaning pool and an elevating mesh belt arranged in the cleaning pool, and further comprises a material pouring structure arranged on the cleaning pool, and the material pouring structure is arranged above the feeding end of the elevating mesh belt; the blueberry cleaning device can replace manual supporting of baskets for containing blueberries, the blueberries in the baskets can be slowly poured into a cleaning pool, and the labor intensity is effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fruit and vegetable processing, in particular to a fruit and vegetable bubbling, flotation, washing and lifting machine. Background Art

[0002] Fruit juice drinks are an important soft drink. With the continuous advancement of fruit and vegetable juice processing technology, fruit and vegetable juice products are becoming increasingly diverse. Many companies have introduced advanced processing lines and adopted advanced processing technologies such as high-temperature short-time sterilization, aseptic packaging, and membrane separation, significantly improving the quality and taste of fruit and vegetable juices. Blueberries, rich in nutrients, not only have excellent nutritional and health benefits, but also have the potential to prevent brain aging, strengthen the heart, fight cancer, soften blood vessels, and enhance the immune system. Blueberry fruit and vegetable drinks offer benefits that are irreplaceable to other beverages.

[0003] The entire blueberry washing and drying process can be broadly divided into several steps: selection, washing, filtration, drying, screening, and packaging. During the washing step, a bubbling flotation elevator is used to clean the blueberries. The raw blueberries are fed into a mesh belt in the washing tank, where they are transported and lifted throughout the entire process. Bubbling with high-pressure gas and spraying with water thoroughly cleanse the surface of the fruit of sediment, impurities, and any residual wax and other harmful substances. Frequency conversion control is used to control the cleaning time. The elevator has multiple overflow ports to drain floating debris and a return water tank equipped with a debris filter. Debris-free water is recycled, conserving water resources.

[0004] The existing fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing elevator has defects: the blueberry raw materials are sent to the washing tank mainly by hand holding the basket containing the blueberries, and the blueberries in the basket are slowly poured into the washing tank. During the whole process, the staff needs to ensure that the basket cannot be separated, which is labor-intensive. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this section is to summarize some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention and briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and in the abstract and title of the present invention to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title of the utility model, and such simplifications or omissions shall not be used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0006] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine, which can replace the manual hand-held basket containing blueberries, and can slowly pour the blueberries in the basket into the washing pool, effectively reducing labor intensity.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing elevator, which adopts the following technical solution: it includes a cleaning pool and a lifting mesh belt arranged in the cleaning pool, and also includes a material dumping structure arranged on the cleaning pool, and the material dumping structure is arranged above the feeding end of the lifting mesh belt.

[0008] Optionally, the material pouring structure includes a support plate and a bearing plate, wherein the first and second axle seats are fixed to the top ends of the support plate respectively, and two third axle seats are fixed to the bottom of the bearing plate. The third axle seat located at one end of the bottom of the bearing plate is rotatably connected to the first axle seat below, and a lifter is rotatably connected between the other third axle seat and the second axle seat.

[0009] Optionally, the lifter adopts a cylinder.

[0010] Optionally, a clamping mechanism is provided on the top of the carrying plate.

[0011] Optionally, the clamping mechanism includes a limiting side plate fixed to the top of the supporting plate, a sliding hole is opened on one side wall of the limiting side plate, a moving rod is slidably connected in the sliding hole, a fixed clamping plate is fixed to one end of the moving rod located in the limiting side plate, a threaded plate fixed to the limiting side plate is provided on the sliding hole, the threaded plate is threadedly connected to a locking bolt, and the bottom end of the locking bolt is located directly above the upper surface of the moving rod.

[0012] Optionally, the upper surface of the moving rod has anti-slip grooves.

[0013] Optionally, a reciprocating mechanism is also included to control the reciprocating motion of the support plate along the width direction of the lifting mesh belt.

[0014] Optionally, the reciprocating mechanism includes a mounting plate fixed on the cleaning pool, with limiting plates fixed at both ends of the mounting plate, a guide rod and a screw connected between the two limiting plates, a drive motor fixedly mounted on the mounting plate, the output end of the drive motor fixedly connected to one end of the screw, a slider is sleeved between the guide rod and the screw, and the support plate is fixed to the top of the slider.

[0015] Optionally, the screw is a reciprocating screw.

[0016] Optionally, a return water tank is provided outside the cleaning pool, and a filter screen is detachably connected to the return water tank.

[0017] In summary, the present invention has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0018] 1. The utility model provides a pouring structure above the feeding end of the lifting mesh belt, which can replace the manual hand-held basket for holding blueberries and can slowly pour the blueberries in the basket into the cleaning tank, effectively reducing labor intensity.

[0019] 2. The utility model realizes that the basket containing blueberries is stably fixed on the supporting plate by setting the clamping mechanism, thereby preventing the basket containing blueberries from being separated from the supporting plate when the basket is controlled to be turned over.

[0020] 3. The utility model is provided with a reciprocating mechanism, which can drive the basket on the carrying plate to reciprocate along the width direction of the lifting mesh belt while the cylinder slowly drives the carrying plate to flip. As a result, the blueberries in the basket can be evenly dispersed and spread on the lifting mesh belt, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the high-pressure gas bubbling and water spraying on the blueberries. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for describing the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the material pouring structure of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 For this utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the top view structure;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping mechanism of the utility model.

[0026] Explanation of the accompanying symbols: 1. Cleaning tank; 2. Lifting mesh belt; 3. Material dumping structure; 4. Support plate; 5. Load-bearing plate; 6. First axle seat; 7. Second axle seat; 8. Third axle seat; 9. Lifter; 10. Limiting side plate; 11. Sliding hole; 12. Moving rod; 13. Fixing splint; 14. Threaded plate; 15. Locking bolt; 16. Anti-slip groove; 17. Mounting plate; 18. Limiting plate; 19. Guide rod; 20. Screw; 21. Drive motor; 22. Slider; 23. Return water tank; 24. Filter. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will combine the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work based on the embodiments in the present invention fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "top / bottom," and the like, indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate the description of this utility model and simplify the description. They are not intended to indicate or imply that the devices or components referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installed," "provided with," "mounted / connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can mean a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be internal communication between two components. For those skilled in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0030] Example 1

[0031] Reference Figure 1 The utility model discloses a fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine, which includes a washing tank 1 and a lifting mesh belt 2 arranged in the washing tank 1, and also includes a bubbler arranged at the bottom of the washing tank 1, a sprayer located on the lifting mesh belt 2, baffles located on both sides of the lifting mesh belt 2, an overflow port arranged on the baffle, and a reflux port arranged on the washing tank 1 and other existing structures.

[0032] The difference is that it also includes a pouring structure 3 disposed on the cleaning tank 1. The lifting mesh belt 2 has an inlet end and a discharge end. The inlet end is where the blueberries are poured into the lifting mesh belt 2. After the blueberries enter through the inlet end, the bubbling of high-pressure gas and the spraying of water during the conveyance of the lifting mesh belt 2 thoroughly clean the mud, impurities, and any residual wax and other harmful substances on the surface of the fruit. Finally, the cleaned blueberries are discharged from the discharge end. The pouring structure 3 is disposed above the inlet end of the lifting mesh belt 2. The provision of the pouring structure 3 replaces the manual hand-held basket for holding blueberries and can slowly pour the blueberries from the basket into the cleaning tank, effectively reducing labor intensity.

[0033] Reference Figure 2-Figure 3In detail, in this embodiment, the pouring structure 3 includes a support plate 4 and a carrier plate 5. The top ends of the support plate 4 are respectively fixed with a first shaft seat 6 and a second shaft seat 7. The bottom of the carrier plate 5 is fixed with two third shaft seats 8. The third shaft seat 8 at one end of the bottom of the carrier plate 5 is rotatably connected to the first shaft seat 6 below. The other third shaft seat 8 is rotatably connected to the second shaft seat 7. The lifter 9 is a pneumatic cylinder. By controlling the extension and contraction of the telescopic end of the cylinder, the carrier plate 5 can be flipped with the first shaft seat 6 as the rotation center, so as to flip the basket containing blueberries placed horizontally on the carrier plate 5, so that the blueberries in the basket can roll out of the basket to the feeding end of the lifting mesh belt 2 below. It should be noted that the pneumatic cylinder used in this embodiment is equipped with a throttle valve. Twisting the throttle valves at the front and rear ends of the cylinder can control the speed of the extension and retraction of the telescopic end of the cylinder to ensure that the basket containing blueberries is flipped slowly to avoid flipping too quickly.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 In detail, in this embodiment, a return water tank 23 is provided on the outside of the cleaning pool 1, and a filter screen 24 is detachably connected to the return water tank 23. A shelf can be fixed on the inside of the return water tank 23, and the filter screen 24 can be placed on the shelf to facilitate cleaning of the filter screen 24.

[0035] Example 2

[0036] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 In this embodiment, in order to ensure that the basket containing blueberries is stably fixed on the supporting plate 5 and to prevent the basket containing blueberries from being separated from the supporting plate 5 when the basket containing blueberries is turned over, based on the same concept as the above-mentioned embodiment 1, this fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing elevator also includes a clamping mechanism provided on the top of the supporting plate 5.

[0037] In detail, in this embodiment, the clamping mechanism includes a limiting side plate 10 fixed to the top of the supporting plate 5, and a sliding hole 11 is opened on one side wall of the limiting side plate 10, and a moving rod 12 is slidably connected in the sliding hole 11, and a fixed clamping plate 13 is fixed at one end of the moving rod 12 located in the limiting side plate 10, and a threaded plate 14 fixed to the limiting side plate 10 is provided on the sliding hole 11, and the inner thread of the threaded plate 14 is connected to the locking bolt 15, and the bottom end of the locking bolt 15 is located directly above the upper surface of the moving rod 12. The limiting side plate 10 serves as a clamping surface on one side, and the fixing clamping plate 13 serves as a clamping surface on the other side. After the basket is placed on the supporting plate 5, the moving rod 12 moves in the sliding hole 11 to drive the fixing clamping plate 13 to move, so that the fixing clamping plate 13 pushes the basket from one side of the basket so that the other side of the basket abuts against the side wall of the limiting side plate 10, thereby clamping and fixing the basket. In addition, the position of the fixing clamping plate 13 is adjustable, and baskets of different sizes can be placed. After the basket is restricted between the side wall of the limiting side plate 10 and the fixing clamping plate 13, the locking bolt 15 is rotated so that the bottom end of the locking bolt 15 abuts against the upper surface of the moving rod 12. The upper surface of the moving rod 12 has anti-slip grooves 16, which effectively increase the friction between the bottom end of the locking bolt 15 and the upper surface of the moving rod 12, ensuring that after the locking bolt 15 is locked, the position of the fixing clamping plate 13 is not easy to change.

[0038] Example 3

[0039] Since the baskets are of different sizes, and the length or width of the baskets is generally smaller than the width of the lifting mesh belt 2, refer to Figures 1-4 In this embodiment, in order to ensure that the blueberries in the basket can be spread flat on the lifting mesh belt 2 and avoid the blueberries piling up in the middle of the lifting mesh belt 2, based on the same concept as the above-mentioned embodiment 1, this fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing elevator also includes a reciprocating mechanism for controlling the support plate 4 to reciprocate along the width direction of the lifting mesh belt 2.

[0040] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3In detail, in this embodiment, the reciprocating mechanism includes a mounting plate 17 fixed to the cleaning tank 1, with limiting plates 18 fixed at both ends of the mounting plate 17, a guide rod 19 and a screw 20 connected between the two limiting plates 18, a drive motor 21 fixedly mounted on the mounting plate 17, the output end of the drive motor 21 is fixedly connected to one end of the screw 20, a slider 22 is sleeved between the guide rod 19 and the screw 20, and the support plate 4 is fixed to the top of the slider 22. By controlling the operation of the drive motor 21, the drive motor 21 will drive the screw 20 to rotate, and under the restriction of the guide rod 19, the slider 22 will be driven to move along the length direction of the screw 20, thereby driving the basket on the support plate 4 to move synchronously, wherein the distance between the two limiting plates 18 is set to meet the requirement that when the basket moves to one side of the limiting plate 18, the blueberries at the dumping point of the basket can fall onto the lifting mesh belt 2. The screw 20 may be a reciprocating screw, that is, the reciprocating screw can drive the basket to reciprocate through the slider 22 without changing the rotation direction of the main shaft of the driving motor 21.

[0041] Working principle:

[0042] Start the motor, bubbler, and sprinkler structures of the lifting mesh belt 2 to start the bubbling and washing of blueberries. The staff first adjusts the locking bolt 15 to rotate upward and pull the moving rod 12 to maximize the distance between the fixed clamping plate 13 and the side wall of the opposite limiting side plate 1. Then, after placing the basket containing blueberries on the supporting plate 5, push the moving rod 12 so that the basket is clamped between the side wall of the limiting side plate 10 and the fixed clamping plate 13. Adjust the locking bolt 15 to rotate downward and lock the position of the moving rod 12.

[0043] Then, the cylinder and the drive motor 21 are started simultaneously, and the telescopic end of the cylinder slowly drives the supporting plate 5 to flip around the first shaft seat 6 as the rotation center, so as to flip the basket containing blueberries placed horizontally on the supporting plate 5, so that the blueberries in the basket can slowly roll out of the basket to the feeding end of the lifting mesh belt 2 below; in the process of the cylinder slowly driving the supporting plate 5 to flip, the drive motor 21 drives the basket on the supporting plate 5 to reciprocate along the width direction of the lifting mesh belt 2 through structures such as the guide rod 19, the screw 20 and the slider 22, so that the blueberries in the basket can be evenly dispersed and spread on the lifting mesh belt 2, thereby improving the cleaning effect of the high-pressure gas bubbling and water spraying on the blueberries.

[0044] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine, comprising a washing tank (1) and a lifting mesh belt (2) arranged in the washing tank (1), characterized in that: It also includes a material pouring structure (3) arranged on the cleaning pool (1), and the material pouring structure (3) is arranged above the feeding end of the lifting mesh belt (2).

2. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material pouring structure (3) comprises a support plate (4) and a bearing plate (5), wherein a first shaft seat (6) and a second shaft seat (7) are fixed to the top two ends of the support plate (4), and two third shaft seats (8) are fixed to the bottom of the bearing plate (5), wherein the third shaft seat (8) located at one end of the bottom of the bearing plate (5) is rotatably connected to the first shaft seat (6) below, and a jack (9) is rotatably connected between the other third shaft seat (8) and the second shaft seat (7).

3. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The jacking device (9) adopts a cylinder.

4. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A clamping mechanism is provided on the top of the carrying plate (5).

5. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism includes a limiting side plate (10) fixed to the top of the supporting plate (5), a sliding hole (11) is opened on one side wall of the limiting side plate (10), a moving rod (12) is slidably connected in the sliding hole (11), and a fixed clamping plate (13) is fixed to one end of the moving rod (12) located in the limiting side plate (10), and a threaded plate (14) fixed to the limiting side plate (10) is provided on the sliding hole (11), and the threaded plate (14) is internally threadedly connected to a locking bolt (15), and the bottom end of the locking bolt (15) is located directly above the upper surface of the moving rod (12).

6. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper surface of the moving rod (12) has anti-slip grooves (16).

7. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to any one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that: It also includes a reciprocating mechanism for controlling the support plate (4) to reciprocate along the width direction of the lifting mesh belt (2).

8. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The reciprocating mechanism comprises a mounting plate (17) fixed on the cleaning tank (1), limiting plates (18) are fixed at both ends of the mounting plate (17), a guide rod (19) and a screw rod (20) are connected between the two limiting plates (18), a driving motor (21) is fixedly mounted on the mounting plate (17), an output end of the driving motor (21) is fixedly connected to one end of the screw rod (20), a slider (22) is sleeved between the guide rod (19) and the screw rod (20), and the support plate (4) is fixed to the top of the slider (22).

9. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The screw (20) is a reciprocating screw.

10. The fruit and vegetable bubbling flotation washing and lifting machine according to claim 1, comprising a return water tank (23) arranged outside the washing tank (1), characterized in that: The return water tank (23) is detachably connected to a filter screen (24).

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