Sliding groove type pepper color sorter
By designing a chute-type pepper color sorter and using a vibration motor and light sensor to automatically separate pepper from defective products, the problem of low pepper screening efficiency in the existing technology is solved, and the ease of operation and screening efficiency are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422665074.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-01
- Publication Date
- 2025-09-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-01
AI Technical Summary
Existing Sichuan pepper color sorters are unable to efficiently separate qualified Sichuan pepper from residual waste (defective products, branches and leaves, and Sichuan pepper seeds) during screening, requiring additional separate processing, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
A chute-type pepper color sorter was designed, which includes a screen box, a color sorting box and a light sensor. The pepper is screened through different mesh plates in sequence through a vibration motor and a spring. The defective products are identified by the light sensor and blown out through a spray valve, thereby realizing automatic separation of pepper and defective products.
It realizes the automatic separation of peppercorns and defective products without additional processing, is simple to operate, has high screening efficiency, and improves the overall screening efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pepper screening, in particular to a chute type pepper color sorter. Background Art
[0002] Sichuan peppercorns are a plant of the genus Zanthoxylum, commonly referred to as the dried fruit of this plant. They are an important food seasoning ingredient. The peel is rich in aromatic oils, with astringent pepper oil, and the seeds contain 25% to 30% oil. The peel and seeds are used as medicine, and the development of Sichuan peppercorns has broad market prospects. During production, Sichuan peppercorns require color sorting machines for sorting. Color sorters use photoelectric detection technology to automatically separate particles of different colors from granular materials based on their optical properties. Currently, color sorters are used for quality inspection and grading of bulk materials, packaged industrial products, and food.
[0003] When using existing pepper color sorters, most of them can only select peppers that meet the requirements, while the remaining materials and waste (defective products, branches and leaves, and pepper seeds) are mixed together and need to be separated by separate screening again. The operation is more troublesome, time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the overall screening efficiency is low. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to solve the problems in the above background, the utility model provides a chute-type pepper color sorter, which has the characteristics of no need to handle residual materials and waste separately, simple operation and high screening efficiency.
[0005] The utility model is realized as follows: a chute-type pepper color sorter comprises a flat plate, a support frame is fixedly connected to the rear of the upper end surface of the flat plate, a screen box is provided on the upper end surface of the support frame, the upper end surface of the screen box is connected to a feed chute, a first mesh plate, a second mesh plate and a guide plate are arranged in sequence from top to bottom inside the screen box, and a first slag discharge chute, a discharge chute and a second slag discharge chute which are matched with the first mesh plate, the second mesh plate and the guide plate are respectively connected to the outer wall of the screen box;
[0006] The upper end surface of the flat plate is fixedly connected to a color sorting box located in front of the support frame, and the upper end surface of the color sorting box is penetrated by a feed port located just below the discharge chute. The interior of the color sorting box is fixedly connected to a feed plate, and the upper end surface of the feed plate is fixedly connected to a plurality of baffles, and a chute is formed between every two baffles;
[0007] The interior of the color sorting box is provided with a plurality of color sorting mechanisms located below the feed plate and corresponding to the chutes.
[0008] In order to facilitate the selection of peppercorns that meet the requirements, a chute-type peppercorn color sorter is preferably used in the present invention. The color sorting mechanism includes light sensors that are fixedly connected to the interior of a color sorting box through a bracket and are symmetrically distributed. The interior of the color sorting box is fixedly connected to an air storage pipe located below multiple light sensors through a bracket, and the outer wall of the air storage pipe is provided with multiple spray valves corresponding to the light sensors.
[0009] In order to facilitate the separation of qualified peppercorns from defective ones, a chute-type peppercorn color sorter is preferably used in the present invention. The inner bottom surface of the color sorting box is fixedly connected to a partition, and the front and rear end surfaces of the partition are respectively fixedly connected to the first material guide trough and the second material guide trough. The left end surface of the color sorting box is connected to the first material guide trough and the second material guide trough.
[0010] In order to supply air to the spray valve, as a preferred chute-type pepper color sorter of the present invention, an air compressor located behind the second material guide trough is provided on the inner bottom surface of the color sorting box, and the output end of the air compressor is connected to the air storage pipe through a pipeline.
[0011] In order to keep the interior of the color sorting box bright, as a preferred chute-type pepper color sorter of the present invention, the internal top surface of the color sorting box is provided with a plurality of equidistantly distributed LED lighting lamps.
[0012] In order to make the screen box vibrate, as a preferred chute-type pepper color sorter of the present invention, a plurality of symmetrically distributed springs are provided between the screen box and the support frame, and a vibration motor is installed on the lower end surface of the screen box.
[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
[0014] The utility model puts the peppercorns to be sorted into the interior of the screen box through a feed chute, and vibrates the screen box through a vibration motor and a spring, so that the peppercorns to be sorted pass through the first mesh plate and the second mesh plate in sequence, and the branches and leaves are screened out through the first mesh plate and discharged from the first slag discharge chute, and the peppercorns are screened out through the second mesh plate and discharged from the discharge chute, and the remaining peppercorn seeds fall onto the guide plate and are discharged through the second slag discharge chute, and the peppercorns enter the color sorting box from the discharge chute through the feed port, and the peppercorns fall in an orderly manner through the feed plate and the baffle, and the defective products are picked out through the color sorting mechanism, so that the peppercorns that meet the requirements and the defective products are discharged separately, and the residual materials and waste do not need to be processed separately. The operation is simple and the screening efficiency is high. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0015] Figure 1 This is the overall structure diagram of a chute-type pepper color sorter of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is the overall cutaway structural diagram of the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 For this utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0018] Figure 4 It is a left view of the utility model.
[0019] In the figure, 1. flat plate; 2. support frame; 3. screen box; 4. spring; 5. feed trough; 6. first slag discharge trough; 7. discharge trough; 8. second slag discharge trough; 9. vibration motor; 10. first mesh plate; 11. second mesh plate; 12. guide plate; 13. color sorting box; 14. feed port; 15. feed plate; 16. baffle; 17. air compressor; 18. air storage pipe; 19. spray valve; 20. partition; 21. light sensor; 22. first guide trough; 23. second guide trough; 24. first discharge trough; 25. second discharge trough; 26. LED lighting. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.
[0021] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length," "width," "up," "down," "front," "back," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inside," "outside," and the like, indicating positions or location relationships, are based on the positions or location relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely to facilitate the description of the present invention and simplify the description. They do not 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 the present invention. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise expressly and specifically defined.
[0022] See also Figure 1-4 A chute-type pepper color sorter comprises a flat plate 1, a support frame 2 being fixedly connected to the rear of the upper end surface of the flat plate 1, a screen box 3 being provided on the upper end surface of the support frame 2, a feed chute 5 being connected to the upper end surface of the screen box 3, a first mesh plate 10, a second mesh plate 11 and a guide plate 12 being sequentially arranged from top to bottom inside the screen box 3, and a first slag discharge chute 6, a discharge chute 7 and a second slag discharge chute 8 being connected to the outer wall of the screen box 3 respectively, which are matched with the first mesh plate 10, the second mesh plate 11 and the guide plate 12;
[0023] The upper end surface of the flat plate 1 is fixedly connected to a color sorting box 13 located in front of the support frame 2. The upper end surface of the color sorting box 13 is penetrated by a feed port 14 located just below the discharge chute 7. A feed plate 15 is fixedly connected to the interior of the color sorting box 13. The upper end surface of the feed plate 15 is fixedly connected to a plurality of baffles 16, and a chute is formed between every two baffles 16.
[0024] The color sorting box 13 is internally provided with a plurality of color sorting mechanisms located below the feed plate 15 and corresponding to the chutes.
[0025] In this embodiment: the peppercorns to be sorted are put into the interior of the screen box 3 through the feed chute 5, and the screen box 3 is vibrated by the vibration motor 9 in cooperation with the spring 4, so that the peppercorns to be sorted pass through the first mesh plate 10 and the second mesh plate 11 in sequence, and the branches and leaves are screened out by the first mesh plate 10 and discharged from the first slag discharge chute 6, and the peppercorns are screened out by the second mesh plate 11 and discharged from the discharge chute 7. The remaining peppercorn seeds fall onto the guide plate 12 and are discharged through the second slag discharge chute 8. The peppercorns enter the color sorting box 13 from the discharge chute 7 through the feed port 14, and are caused to fall in an orderly manner by the feed plate 15 and the baffle 16. The defective products are picked out by the color sorting mechanism, so that the peppercorns that meet the requirements and the defective products are discharged separately, and the residual materials and waste do not need to be handled separately, the operation is simple, and the screening efficiency is high.
[0026] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, the color sorting mechanism includes light sensors 21 that are fixedly connected to the interior of the color sorting box 13 through a bracket and are symmetrically distributed. The interior of the color sorting box 13 is fixedly connected to an air storage pipe 18 located below the multiple light sensors 21 through a bracket, and the outer wall of the air storage pipe 18 is provided with multiple spray valves 19 corresponding to the light sensors 21.
[0027] In this embodiment, the light sensor 21 is used to identify the peppercorns. When defective products are found, a signal is transmitted to the control system, which controls the corresponding spray valve 19 to remove the defective products. The operation is simpler and the screening efficiency is high.
[0028] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, a partition 20 is fixedly connected to the inner bottom surface of the color sorting box 13, and the front and rear end surfaces of the partition 20 are respectively fixedly connected to the first material guide trough 22 and the second material guide trough 23. The left end surface of the color sorting box 13 is connected to the first material guide trough 22 and the second material guide trough 23. The first discharge trough 24 and the second discharge trough 25 corresponding to the first material guide trough 22 and the second material guide trough 23 are connected.
[0029] In this embodiment, defective products are blown into the first guide trough 22 through the spray valve 19 and then discharged through the first discharge trough 24. Peppercorns that meet the requirements are discharged from the second discharge trough 25 through the second guide trough 23, making it easier to screen out defective products.
[0030] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, an air compressor 17 located behind the second material guide trough 23 is provided on the inner bottom surface of the color sorting box 13, and the output end of the air compressor 17 is connected to the air storage pipe 18 through a pipeline.
[0031] In this embodiment, air is compressed by an air compressor 17 and enters an air storage pipe 18 through a pipeline, so that a spray valve 19 can remove defective products.
[0032] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, a plurality of equally spaced LED lighting lamps 26 are provided on the inner top surface of the color sorting box 13 .
[0033] In this embodiment, the interior of the color sorting box 13 is illuminated by the LED lighting 26 so that the interior of the color sorting box 13 remains bright, making it easier for the light sensor 21 to identify the peppercorns.
[0034] As a technical optimization solution of the present invention, a plurality of symmetrically distributed springs 4 are provided between the screen box 3 and the support frame 2 , and a vibration motor 9 is installed on the lower end surface of the screen box 3 .
[0035] In this embodiment, the screen box 3 is vibrated by the vibration motor 9 in cooperation with the spring 4, which makes the operation more convenient.
[0036] The working principle and use process of the utility model are as follows: the peppercorns to be sorted are put into the screen box 3 through the feed trough 5, the screen box 3 is vibrated by the vibration motor 9 in cooperation with the spring 4, and the peppercorns to be sorted pass through the first mesh plate 10 and the second mesh plate 11 in sequence, the branches and leaves are screened out through the first mesh plate 10 and discharged from the first slag discharge trough 6, the peppercorns are screened out through the second mesh plate 11 and discharged from the discharge trough 7, the remaining peppercorn seeds fall to the guide plate 12 and are discharged through the second slag discharge trough 8, the peppercorns enter the color sorting box 13 from the discharge trough 7 through the feed port 14, and are discharged through the feed plate 1 5 and baffle 16 make the peppercorns fall in an orderly manner, and the peppercorns are identified by the light sensor 21. When defective products are found, a signal is transmitted to the control system, and the air is compressed by the air compressor 17, and enters the air storage pipe 18 through the pipeline. The corresponding spray valve 19 is controlled by the control system, and the defective products are blown into the first guide trough 22 through the spray valve 19, and then discharged through the first discharge trough 24. The peppercorns that meet the requirements are discharged from the second discharge trough 25 through the second guide trough 23, which is convenient for screening out defective products. The residual materials and waste materials do not need to be handled separately, the operation is simple, and the screening efficiency is high.
[0037] The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A chute-type pepper color sorter, comprising a flat plate (1), characterized in that: A support frame (2) is fixedly connected to the rear of the upper end surface of the flat plate (1), a screen box (3) is provided on the upper end surface of the support frame (2), the upper end surface of the screen box (3) is connected to a feed trough (5), the interior of the screen box (3) is provided with a first mesh plate (10), a second mesh plate (11) and a guide plate (12) distributed sequentially from top to bottom, and the outer wall of the screen box (3) is respectively connected to a first slag discharge trough (6), a discharge trough (7) and a second slag discharge trough (8) matched with the first mesh plate (10), the second mesh plate (11) and the guide plate (12); The upper end surface of the flat plate (1) is fixedly connected to a color sorting box (13) located in front of the support frame (2); the upper end surface of the color sorting box (13) is penetrated by a feed port (14) located just below the discharge chute (7); the interior of the color sorting box (13) is fixedly connected to a feed plate (15); the upper end surface of the feed plate (15) is fixedly connected to a plurality of baffles (16); a chute is formed between every two baffles (16); The color sorting box (13) is internally provided with a plurality of color sorting mechanisms located below the feed plate (15) and corresponding to the chutes.
2. The chute-type pepper color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The color sorting mechanism includes symmetrically distributed light sensors (21) fixedly connected to the interior of a color sorting box (13) via a bracket, an air storage pipe (18) located below the plurality of light sensors (21) is fixedly connected to the interior of the color sorting box (13) via a bracket, and a plurality of spray valves (19) corresponding to the light sensors (21) are provided on the outer wall of the air storage pipe (18).
3. The chute-type pepper color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner bottom surface of the color sorting box (13) is fixedly connected to a partition (20), and the front and rear end surfaces of the partition (20) are respectively fixedly connected to a first material guide trough (22) and a second material guide trough (23), and the left end surface of the color sorting box (13) is connected to a first material discharge trough (24) and a second material discharge trough (25) corresponding to the first material guide trough (22) and the second material guide trough (23).
4. The chute-type pepper color sorter according to claim 3, characterized in that: An air compressor (17) located behind the second material guide trough (23) is provided on the inner bottom surface of the color sorting box (13), and the output end of the air compressor (17) is connected to the air storage pipe (18) through a pipeline.
5. The chute-type pepper color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner top surface of the color sorting box (13) is provided with a plurality of LED lighting lamps (26) distributed at equal intervals.
6. The chute-type pepper color sorter according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of symmetrically distributed springs (4) are provided between the screen box (3) and the support frame (2), and a vibration motor (9) is installed on the lower end surface of the screen box (3).