Cranberry petal opening system

Abstract

A first conveying belt is arranged at the bottom of a feeding port and connected with a petal opening device, the petal opening device is connected with one end of a petal and fruit separating belt, the other end of the petal and fruit separating belt is connected with a second conveying belt, and the second conveying belt is connected with a puncturing device. According to the cranberry petal opening device, automatic petal opening treatment of cranberries is achieved, the treatment efficiency is improved, the cutting missing rate is reduced, and the finished product quality is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of cranberry processing, and particularly relates to a cranberry petal opening system. Background Art

[0002] Cranberries are a nutritious berry. Their flesh is rich in proanthocyanidins, ellagic acid, phenolic acids, and resveratrol, which have antibacterial properties. Numerous studies have shown that cranberries can inhibit Helicobacter pylori infection and are effective in preventing gastric ulcers, gastric cancer, and duodenal ulcers. Furthermore, the flavonoids in cranberries have demonstrated antioxidant properties in both in vitro and in vivo studies, with flavonols and proanthocyanidins in particular demonstrating protective effects against atherosclerosis. Cranberries also have the potential to lower blood pressure, prevent urinary tract infections, and prevent cardiovascular disease. They also possess numerous health benefits, including laxative effects, cholesterol-lowering properties, and antiviral properties, making them increasingly popular with consumers. However, due to limited production locations, a short shelf life, and the difficulty of preserving cranberries, consumers primarily focus on dried cranberries and cranberry juice.

[0003] In order to make cranberries better processed, flavored or juiced, they need to be opened. However, cranberries are small, and if they are still opened manually in industrial production, there will be problems such as heavy workload and low efficiency. Therefore, a cranberry opening system is needed.

[0004] Chinese patent CN220607248U discloses a fruit peeling machine opening device, including a support seat, a support plate, a support frame, an electric push rod, a petal separation groove, a ring, a cutter, etc. When opening the petals, the fruit is placed inside the petal separation groove. By starting the electric push rod, the electric push rod will drive the push plate to one side, and the push plate will push the fruit to the ring. The fruit is then cut by the cutter. A support frame is provided on the outside of the electric push rod to ensure the stability of the electric push rod during operation, thereby ensuring the stability of the push plate when moving.

[0005] Chinese patent CN208624567U discloses a fruit peeling machine opening device, including a cutter head, a lifting mechanism and a fruit pressing mechanism. The device uses a fruit pressing piece to press down and position the upper end of the fruit, so that the cutter head can cut the fruit stably and accurately, realizing an automated opening process, with high work efficiency and good finished product quality.

[0006] However, current cranberry splitting machines are designed for larger fruits and can only split a single fruit at a time. Cranberries, on the other hand, are small and easily missed. Direct processing of these missed cranberries can compromise the quality of the fruit, while direct discharge from the processing system can lead to significant waste. Furthermore, single-piece splitting is inefficient, making conventional cranberry splitting machines unsuitable for this purpose. Furthermore, after splitting, cranberries often have partially opened air cells, which can negatively impact subsequent processing steps like seed removal. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In response to the above technical problems, the utility model provides a cranberry petal opening system, which realizes the automated petal opening process of cranberries, improves the processing efficiency, reduces the missed cutting rate, and improves the quality of the finished product.

[0008] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides a cranberry petal opening system, wherein a first conveyor belt is provided at the bottom of the feed port, the first conveyor belt is connected to the petal opening device, the petal opening device is connected to one end of the petal-fruit separation belt, the other end of the petal-fruit separation belt is connected to the second conveyor belt, and the second conveyor belt is connected to the puncturing device.

[0009] Preferably, the petal-opening device includes a petal-opening device housing, and a fruit-splitting roller and a petal-opening cutter that cooperate with each other are provided inside the petal-opening device housing.

[0010] Further preferably, the fruit sorting drum is connected to a fruit sorting drum drive motor; the petal opening roller is connected to a petal opening roller drive motor.

[0011] Preferably, one end of the petal separation belt is connected to the top of the whole fruit collection port, the bottom of the whole fruit collection port is connected to one end of the fruit return lifting belt, and the other end of the fruit return lifting belt is close to the feed port.

[0012] Further preferably, the fruit return lifting belt is connected to a fruit return lifting belt driving motor.

[0013] Preferably, the petal-fruit separation belt is connected to a petal-fruit separation belt driving motor, and a belt bracket is provided at the bottom.

[0014] Preferably, the puncturing device includes a puncturing device housing, a puncturing needle roller is provided inside the puncturing device housing, and a discharge port is provided at the lower part of the puncturing needle roller; the puncturing needle roller is connected to the puncturing needle roller drive electrode.

[0015] Preferably, a petal opening machine bracket is provided at the bottom of the feed port, the first conveyor belt and the petal opening device.

[0016] Preferably, the petal opening device is connected to the petal separation belt via the petal discharge port.

[0017] Preferably, the first conveyor belt is connected to a first conveyor belt driving motor.

[0018] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0019] 1. A petal opening device with a fruit sorting roller and a petal opening hob is set up to realize the petal opening of multiple whole cranberries at the same time. At the same time, after the petals are discharged from the petal opening device, the unpetaled whole fruits will be collected through the whole fruit collection port and transported back to the feed port along the fruit return lifting belt for secondary petal opening, avoiding missed cutting, reducing waste, and avoiding the negative impact of missed cutting on subsequent processing.

[0020] 2. A puncturing device containing two puncturing rollers is provided to perform a secondary puncture treatment on the cranberry petals after opening, thereby preventing the existence of closed air chambers, thereby facilitating subsequent seed removal, pickling and / or juicing.

[0021] 3. The utility model has a high degree of automation and can realize the factory-based opening of cranberries with high efficiency and good quality of finished products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 2 It is a front sectional view of the present utility model.

[0024] In the figure, 1 is the petal opening machine bracket, 2 is the first conveyor belt, 3 is the feed port, 4 is the fruit return lifting belt, 5 is the fruit separating roller, 6 is the petal opening cutter, 7 is the petal fruit separation belt, 8 is the second conveyor belt, 9 is the discharge port, 10 is the puncture needle roller drive electrode, 11 is the puncture needle roller, 12 is the first conveyor belt drive motor, 13 is the fruit return lifting belt drive motor, 14 is the petal fruit separation belt drive motor, 15 is the puncture device housing, 16 is the belt bracket, 17 is the fruit separating roller drive motor, 18 is the petal opening cutter drive motor, 19 is the petal fruit discharge port, 20 is the petal opening device housing, and 21 is the whole fruit collection port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following further explains the technical solution of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is worth noting that the following embodiments are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the claims. Any modifications or substitutions made to the technical solution of the present invention by those skilled in the art without creative effort shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] Example 1

[0027] A cranberry petal opening system, wherein a first conveyor belt 2 is provided at the bottom of a feed port 3, the first conveyor belt 2 is connected to a petal opening device, the petal opening device is connected to one end of a petal-fruit separation belt 7, the other end of the petal-fruit separation belt 7 is connected to a second conveyor belt 8, and the second conveyor belt 8 is connected to a puncturing device; whole cranberries enter the system from the feed port 3, then enter the petal opening device via the first conveyor belt 2, are cut into two halves by the petal-opening device, and then are conveyed to the puncturing device by the petal-fruit separation belt 7 and the second conveyor belt 8 for puncturing. After puncturing, the cranberries are discharged from the petal opening system and enter the next process.

[0028] Preferably, the petal opening device includes a petal opening device housing 20, and the petal opening device housing 20 is provided with a fruit sorting roller 5 and a petal opening cutter 6 that cooperate with each other; after the whole cranberry enters the petal opening device, it first enters the groove in the fruit sorting roller 5, and the rotation of the fruit sorting roller 5 drives the whole cranberry to contact the petal opening cutter 6 and is cut into two petals by the petal opening cutter. The cranberries cut into two petals then fall as the petal opening cutter 6 rotates and are discharged from the petal opening device.

[0029] Further preferably, the fruit sorting drum 5 is connected to a fruit sorting drum drive motor 17 to electrically drive the rotation of the fruit sorting drum 5; the petal opening cutter 6 is connected to a petal opening cutter drive motor 18 to electrically drive the rotation of the petal opening cutter 6. The rotation speeds of the fruit sorting drum 5 and the petal opening cutter 6 are coordinated with each other.

[0030] Preferably, one end of the petal separation belt 7 is connected to the top of the whole fruit collection port 21, and the bottom of the whole fruit collection port 21 is connected to one end of the fruit return lifting belt 4. The other end of the fruit return lifting belt 4 is close to the feed port 3 and higher than the discharge port 3. The missed cranberry whole fruits are collected through the whole fruit collection port 21, and then transported to the vicinity of the feed port 3 through the fruit return lifting belt 4. Then, they enter the petal opening system again along the cranberry whole fruit transport belt to open the petals, avoiding waste and affecting the subsequent processing process.

[0031] Further preferably, the fruit return lifting belt 4 is connected to a fruit return lifting belt driving motor 13 to electrically drive the fruit return lifting belt 4.

[0032] Preferably, the petal-fruit separation belt 7 is connected to the petal-fruit separation belt driving motor 14, and a belt bracket 16 is provided at the bottom.

[0033] Preferably, the puncturing device includes a puncturing device housing 15, and two puncturing needle rollers 11 are provided inside the puncturing device housing 15. The lower part of the puncturing needle roller 11 is provided with a discharge port 9, which punctures the opened cranberries transported by the second conveyor belt 8 to prevent the existence of a closed air chamber, so as not to affect the subsequent processing process; one puncturing needle roller 11 is connected to the puncturing needle roller driving electrode 10, and one puncturing needle roller 11 is electrically driven to rotate, and the other puncturing needle roller 11 is driven to rotate through the mutual cooperation of the puncturing needle rollers 11. When the puncturing needle roller 11 rotates, it punctures the cranberries, and then falls between the two puncturing needle rollers 11, and is discharged from the opening system along the discharge port 9 to enter the next process.

[0034] Preferably, a petal opening machine bracket 1 is provided at the bottom of the feed port 3, the first conveyor belt 2 and the petal opening device to provide support and adjust the height.

[0035] Preferably, the petal opening device is connected to the petal separation belt 7 via the petal discharge port 19, and the cranberries after petal opening are transported to the petal separation belt 7 for petal separation.

[0036] Preferably, the first conveyor belt 2 is connected to a first conveyor belt driving motor 12 to electrically drive the first conveyor belt 2 .

[0037] Preferably, the inclination angle of the petal separation belt 7 is 30°.

Claims

1. A cranberry petal opening system, characterized by: A first conveyor belt (2) is provided at the bottom of the feed port (3), the first conveyor belt (2) is connected to the petal opening device, the petal opening device is connected to one end of the petal-fruit separation belt (7), the other end of the petal-fruit separation belt (7) is connected to the second conveyor belt (8), and the second conveyor belt (8) is connected to the puncturing device.

2. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The petal opening device comprises a petal opening device housing (20), and a fruit separating roller (5) and a petal opening roller (6) that cooperate with each other are provided inside the petal opening device housing (20).

3. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The fruit sorting drum (5) is connected to a fruit sorting drum drive motor (17); and the petal opening roller (6) is connected to a petal opening roller drive motor (18).

4. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the petal separation belt (7) is connected to the top of the whole fruit collection port (21), and the bottom of the whole fruit collection port (21) is connected to one end of the fruit return lifting belt (4), and the other end of the fruit return lifting belt (4) is close to the feed port (3).

5. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fruit return lifting belt (4) is connected to a fruit return lifting belt drive motor (13).

6. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The petal-fruit separation belt (7) is connected to a petal-fruit separation belt drive motor (14), and a belt bracket (16) is provided at the bottom.

7. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The puncturing device comprises a puncturing device housing (15), a puncturing needle roller (11) is provided inside the puncturing device housing (15), and a discharge port (9) is provided at the lower portion of the puncturing needle roller (11); the puncturing needle roller (11) is connected to a puncturing needle roller drive electrode (10).

8. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed port (3), the first conveyor belt (2) and the bottom of the petal opening device are provided with a petal opening machine bracket (1).

9. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The petal opening device is connected to the petal separation belt (7) via the petal discharge port (19).

10. The cranberry petal opening system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first conveyor belt (2) is connected to a first conveyor belt drive motor (12).

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