Automatic knotting system for konjak vermicelli

By designing an automatic knotting system for konjac noodles, the system utilizes stretching and knotting devices to automate the knotting and cutting of konjac noodles, solving the problem of low efficiency in manual knotting and achieving high-efficiency production and cost reduction.

CN223681968UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-19SICHUAN ACAD OF FOOD & FERMENTATION INDS
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Application Number
CN202422354732.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-09-26
Publication Date
2025-12-19
Estimated Expiration
2034-09-26

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Technical Problem

The existing konjac noodle knotting system mainly relies on manual operation, which leads to low efficiency over long periods of time, makes it difficult to scale up production, and results in high labor costs.

Method used

An automatic knotting system for konjac noodles was designed, comprising a stretching device and a knotting device. The system achieves automatic knotting and cutting of konjac noodles through mechanization. The system uses an electrically controlled pulley and a motor to drive the clamping arm to stretch and knot the konjac noodles, and the knotted part is cut by the cutting device.

Benefits of technology

This improved the efficiency of knotting konjac noodles, reduced labor costs, and made large-scale production possible.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic knotting system for konjak vermicelli, which comprises a device main body, a working table is arranged in the device main body, supporting columns which are symmetrically distributed are fixedly arranged at four corners of the bottom end of the working table, a control panel is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the working table, and the control panel is arranged on the side wall of the working table. A fixing frame is fixedly installed at the top end of the workbench, a feeding pipe is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixing frame, a first sliding groove is formed in the left side of the inner wall of the fixing frame, a stretching device is installed in the first sliding groove, a second sliding groove is formed in the right side of the top end of the workbench, and a knotting device is installed in the second sliding groove. The stretching device and the knotting device are installed in the automatic knotting system for the konjak vermicelli, the konjak vermicelli extending out of the feeding pipe can be clamped and pulled out through the stretching device, and meanwhile the konjak vermicelli is tightly attached to the bottom end of a second lower clamping arm in the knotting device through the stretching device.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of agricultural product processing machinery, and particularly relates to an automatic knotting system for konjak vermicelli. BACKGROUND

[0002] Konjak is the general term of the genus Amorphophallus of Araceae, and belongs to the solanaceous crops in cultivation. Konjak contains rich carbohydrates, low heat, and higher protein content than potatoes and sweet potatoes. Konjak is also rich in trace elements, vitamins A and B, and especially rich in glucomannan, which has the effects of weight loss, blood pressure reduction, blood sugar reduction, detoxification, defecation, cancer prevention, and calcium supplementation. In order to facilitate consumption, konjak vermicelli needs to be knotted, especially into a living knot. Most of the existing konjak vermicelli knots are knotted manually. Long-term knotting work is a great consumption of the physical strength of the workers, which reduces the work efficiency and also reduces the yield, making it difficult to produce on a large scale. Even if tools are used for knotting, the efficiency is still low, resulting in high labor cost. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model solves the problem of the prior art that the automatic knotting system for konjak vermicelli mostly uses manual knotting, which is a great consumption of the physical strength of the workers, reduces the work efficiency, and also reduces the yield, making it difficult to produce on a large scale. Even if tools are used for knotting, the efficiency is still low, resulting in high labor cost.

[0004] The utility model is implemented as follows: an automatic knotting system for konjak vermicelli, comprising a device main body 1, a workbench 2 is installed inside the device main body 1, symmetrically distributed support columns 3 are fixedly installed at the bottom four corners of the workbench 2, a control panel 4 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the workbench 2, a fixed frame 5 is fixedly installed at the top end of the workbench 2, a feeding pipe 6 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame 5, a first sliding groove 7 is arranged on the left side of the inner wall of the fixed frame 5, a stretching device 8 is installed inside the first sliding groove 7, a second sliding groove 9 is arranged on the right side of the top end of the workbench 2, and a knotting device 10 is installed inside the second sliding groove 9.

[0005] Preferably, a top plate 11 is fixedly installed at the top end of the fixed frame 5, a cutting device 12 is fixedly installed at the top end of the top plate 11, an electric control telescopic column 13 is fixedly installed at the top end of the workbench 2, an electric control telescopic rod 14 is installed on the inner wall of the electric control telescopic column 13, the electric control telescopic rod 14 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the electric control telescopic column 13, and a cutting groove 15 is fixedly installed at the top of the electric control telescopic rod 14.

[0006] Preferably, the stretching device 8 comprises a first mounting block 16, a first fixed rod 17, a first electric control pulley 18, a connecting head 19, a first motor 20, a first rotating rod 21, a fixed plate 22, a first lower clamping arm 23, a third sliding groove 24, a first upper clamping arm 25, a second fixed rod 26, a second electric control pulley 27, the first fixed rod 17 is fixedly installed on the left side wall of the first mounting block 16, the first electric control pulley 18 is installed on the side of the first fixed rod 17 away from the first mounting block 16, the connecting head 19 is fixedly installed on the right side wall of the first mounting block 16, the first motor 20 is fixedly installed in the internal mounting groove of the first mounting block 16, the first rotating rod 21 is connected with the output end of the connecting head 19 and the first motor 20 in communication, the fixed plate 22 is fixedly installed on the right side wall of the first rotating rod 21, and the fixed plate 22 is in L-shaped, the first lower clamping arm 23 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22, the third sliding groove 24 is arranged on the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22, the first upper clamping arm 25 is slidably connected to the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22 through the second electric control pulley 27, the second fixed rod 26 is fixedly installed on the left side of the first upper clamping arm 25, the second electric control pulley 27 is installed on the side of the second fixed rod 26 away from the first upper clamping arm 25, and the second electric control pulley 27 is slidably connected with the inside of the third sliding groove 24.

[0007] Preferably, the knotting device 10 comprises a second mounting block 28, a third fixed rod 29, a third electric control pulley 30, a second motor 31, a second rotating rod 32, a fixed block 33, a second upper clamping arm 34, a fourth sliding groove 35, a second lower clamping arm 36, a fourth fixed rod 37, a fourth electric control pulley 38, the third fixed rod 29 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the second mounting block 28, the third electric control pulley 30 is installed on the side of the third fixed rod 29 away from the second mounting block 28, the second motor 31 is fixedly installed in the internal mounting groove of the second mounting block 28, the second rotating rod 32 penetrates through the top of the second mounting block 28 and is connected with the output end of the second motor 31, the fixed block 33 is fixedly installed on the top of the second rotating rod 32, the second upper clamping arm 34 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the side wall of the fixed block 33, the fourth sliding groove 35 is arranged on the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block 33, the second lower clamping arm 36 is slidably connected to the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block 33 through the third electric control pulley 38, the fourth fixed rod 37 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the second lower clamping arm 36, and the fourth electric control pulley 38 is installed on the side of the fourth fixed rod 37 away from the second lower clamping arm 36.

[0008] Preferably, the cutting device 12 comprises a gas cylinder 121, a connecting rod 122, a connecting column 123, and a cutting blade 124, the gas cylinder 121 is fixedly installed on the top end of the top plate 11, the connecting rod 122 penetrates through the top plate 11 and is connected with the output end of the gas cylinder 121, the connecting column 123 is sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting rod 122, and the cutting blade 124 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the connecting column 123.

[0009] Preferably, the stretching device 8 is slidably connected to the left side of the inner wall of the fixed frame 5 through the first electric control pulley 18.

[0010] Preferably, the knotting device 10 is slidably connected to the right side of the top end of the workbench 2 through the third electric control pulley 30.

[0011] The utility model brings the beneficial effect is:

[0012] The automatic knotting system of konjak vermicelli internally installs stretching device and knotting device, can hold and pull out the konjak vermicelli that stretches the feeding pipe through the stretching device, makes the konjak vermicelli and the bottom end of the second lower arm in knotting device tightly fit through the stretching device, then can be fast knotting treatment to konjak vermicelli through knotting device, then through cutting device and cutting groove cooperation, thereby the part of konjak vermicelli knotting is good and is sheared, and then the processing work to konjak vermicelli is completed, finally the konjak vermicelli under shearing is collected and placed, can greatly improve work efficiency, and reduces the input of manual cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] Fig. 1 It is whole structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0014] Fig. 2 It is feeding pipe and cutting groove structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0015] Fig. 3 It is stretching device structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0016] Fig. 4 It is knotting device structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0017] Fig. 5 It is cutting device structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0018] In the figure, 1-device main body, 2-workbench, 3-support column, 4-control panel, 5-fixed frame, 6-feeding pipe, 7-first sliding slot, 8-stretching device, 9-second sliding slot, 10-knotting device, 11-top plate, 12-cutting device, 121-cylinder, 122-connecting rod, 123-connecting column, 124-cutting blade, 13-electric control telescopic column, 14-electric control telescopic rod, 15-cutting groove, 16-first mounting block, 17-first fixed rod, 18-first electric control pulley, 19-connecting column, 20-first motor, 21-first rotating rod, 22-fixed plate, 23-first lower clamping arm, 24-third sliding slot, 25-first upper clamping arm, 26-second fixed rod, 27-second electric control pulley, 28-second mounting block, 29-third fixed rod, 30-third electric control pulley, 31-second motor, 32-second rotating rod, 33-fixed block, 34-second upper clamping arm, 35-fourth sliding slot, 36-second lower clamping arm, 37-fourth fixed rod, 38-fourth electric control pulley. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The utility model is further described below in combination with the drawings.

[0020] The following examples are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the utility model, and cannot limit the protection scope of the utility model.

[0021] As Figs. 1 to 5 shown, the utility model embodiment provides a technical scheme: a kind of konjak vermicelli automatic knotting system, including device main body 1, the workbench 2 is installed in device main body 1, the workbench 2 bottom end four corners fixedly installed with the support column 3 of symmetrical distribution, the control panel 4 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the workbench 2, the fixed frame 5 is fixedly installed on the workbench 2 top, the fixed frame 5 inner wall fixedly installed with feeding pipe 6, the fixed frame 5 inner wall left side is equipped with first sliding slot 7, the first sliding slot 7 is installed with stretching device 8 in, the workbench 2 top right side is equipped with second sliding slot 9, and second sliding slot 9 is installed with knotting device 10 in, by stretching device 8 and knotting device 10 can effectively knot processing to konjak vermicelli, can greatly enhance work efficiency.

[0022] The fixed frame 5 top is fixedly installed with top plate 11, the top plate 11 top is fixedly installed with cutting device 12, the workbench 2 top is fixedly installed with electric control telescopic column 13, the electric control telescopic column 13 inner wall is installed with electric control telescopic rod 14, and electric control telescopic rod 14 is slidably connected to the inner wall of electric control telescopic column 13, and the cutting groove 15 is fixedly installed on the top of electric control telescopic rod 14.

[0023] The stretching device 8 comprises a first mounting block 16, a first fixed rod 17, a first electric control pulley 18, a connecting head 19, a first motor 20, a first rotating rod 21, a fixed plate 22, a first lower clamping arm 23, a third sliding groove 24, a first upper clamping arm 25, a second fixed rod 26, a second electric control pulley 27, the right side wall of the first fixed rod 17 is fixedly installed on the left side wall of the first mounting block 16, the first electric control pulley 18 is installed on the side of the first fixed rod 17 away from the first mounting block 16, the connecting head 19 is fixedly installed on the right side wall of the first mounting block 16, the first motor 20 is fixedly installed in the internal mounting groove of the first mounting block 16, the first rotating rod 21 is connected with the output end of the connecting head 19 and the first motor 20 in communication, the fixed plate 22 is fixedly installed on the right side wall of the first rotating rod 21, and the fixed plate 22 is in L shape, the first lower clamping arm 23 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22, the third sliding groove 24 is arranged on the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22, the first upper clamping arm 25 is slidably connected to the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate 22 through the second electric control pulley 27, the second fixed rod 26 is fixedly installed on the left side of the first upper clamping arm 25, the second electric control pulley 27 is installed on the side of the second fixed rod 26 away from the first upper clamping arm 25, and the second electric control pulley 27 is slidably connected with the inside of the third sliding groove 24.

[0024] The knotting device 10 comprises a second mounting block 28, a third fixed rod 29, a third electric control pulley 30, a second motor 31, a second rotating rod 32, a fixed block 33, a second upper clamping arm 34, a fourth sliding groove 35, a second lower clamping arm 36, a fourth fixed rod 37, a fourth electric control pulley 38, the third fixed rod 29 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the second mounting block 28, the third electric control pulley 30 is installed on the side of the third fixed rod 29 away from the second mounting block 28, the second motor 31 is fixedly installed in the internal mounting groove of the second mounting block 28, the second rotating rod 32 penetrates through the top of the second mounting block 28 and is connected with the output end of the second motor 31, the fixed block 33 is fixedly installed on the top of the second rotating rod 32, the second upper clamping arm 34 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the side wall of the fixed block 33, the fourth sliding groove 35 is arranged on the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block 33, the second lower clamping arm 36 is slidably connected to the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block 33 through the third electric control pulley 38, the fourth fixed rod 37 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the second lower clamping arm 36, and the fourth electric control pulley 38 is installed on the side of the fourth fixed rod 37 away from the second lower clamping arm 36.

[0025] The cutting device 12 comprises a gas cylinder 121, a connecting rod 122, a connecting column 123, and a cutting blade 124, the gas cylinder 121 is fixedly installed on the top end of the top plate 11, the connecting rod 122 penetrates through the top plate 11 and is connected with the output end of the gas cylinder 121, the connecting column 123 is sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting rod 122, and the cutting blade 124 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the connecting column 123.

[0026] The stretching device 8 is slidably connected to the left side of the inner wall of the fixed frame 5 via the first electrically controlled pulley 18, which can pull out the konjac noodles at the feed pipe 6, making it easier to tie them into knots.

[0027] The knotting device 10 is slidably connected to the top right side of the workbench 2 via the third electrically controlled pulley 30, which allows the knotting device 10 to move left and right, making the knotting of konjac noodles more convenient.

[0028] The working principle of the device is as follows: Konjac noodles are inserted into the fixed frame 5 through the feed pipe 6. Controlled by the control panel 4, the first upper clamping arm 25 is moved upward by the second electrically controlled pulley 27. At the same time, the stretching device 8 is moved to the opening of the feed pipe 6 through the first electrically controlled pulley 18, so that the protruding part of the konjac noodles is placed on the first lower clamping arm 23. The first upper clamping arm 25 is moved downward to clamp it. Then, the stretching device 8 moves in the opposite direction, thereby pulling the konjac noodles. The first motor 20 drives the fixed plate 22 to rotate 90°, so that the konjac noodles pass under the knotting device 10. The fixed plate 22 is rotated 180° again, so that the konjac noodles are tightly attached to the lower clamping arm 36. The second motor 31 drives the fixed block 33 to rotate counterclockwise one revolution, so that the pulled-out konjac noodles are wrapped around the outer wall of the fixed block 33. When the second rotation begins, the fourth electrically controlled pulley 38 drives the second lower clamping arm 36 to move downward, causing the konjac noodles to wrap around the second upper clamping arm 34 and the second lower clamping arm 36. Then, the fourth electrically controlled pulley 38 drives the second lower clamping arm 36 to move upward to clamp the konjac noodles. When the second rotation ends, the third electrically controlled pulley 30 drives the knotting device 10 to move to the right, causing the konjac noodles wrapped around the outer wall of the second upper clamping arm 34 and the second lower clamping arm 36 to fall off. Then, the second lower clamping arm 36 moves downward to release the clamping of the konjac noodles, thus completing the knotting work of the konjac noodles. Finally, the cutting device 12 and the cutting groove 15 work together to cut off the knotted part of the konjac noodles, and at the same time, the stretching device 8 is released. Then, the workers can collect and place the processed konjac noodles, which greatly improves work efficiency and greatly reduces labor costs.

[0029] The utility model discloses 1 - device main part, 2 - workstation, 3 - support column, 4 - control panel, 5 - fixed frame, 6 - feed pipe, 7 - first sliding slot, 8 - stretching device, 9 - second sliding slot, 10 - knot device, 11 - roof, 12 - cutting device, 121 - pneumatic cylinder, 122 - connecting rod, 123 - connecting column, 124 - cutting blade, 13 - electric control telescopic column, 14 - electric control telescopic rod, 15 - cutting groove, 16 - first mounting block, 17 - first fixed link, 18 - first electric control pulley, 19 - connecting column, 20 - first motor, 21 - first rotary lever, 22 - fixed plate, 23 - first lower clamping arm, 24 - third sliding slot, 25 - first upper clamping arm, 26 - second fixed link, 27 - second electric control pulley, 28 - second mounting block, 29 - third fixed link, 30 - third electric control pulley, 31 - second motor, 32 - second rotary lever, 33 - fixed block, 34 - second upper clamping arm, 35 - fourth sliding slot, 36 - second lower clamping arm, 37 - fourth fixed link, 38 - fourth electric control pulley, and the components are all general standard parts or the components known to the person skilled in the art, and the structure and principle are all known to the person skilled in the art through technical manual or through conventional experimental method.

[0030] The above is only the preferred implementation of the utility model, and it should be pointed out that, for the ordinary skilled person in the art, on the premise of not departing from the technical principle of the utility model, a number of improvements and deformations can be made, and these improvements and deformations should be regarded as the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic knotting system for konjac vermicelli, comprising a device main body (1), characterized in that, The device body (1) is internally provided with a workbench (2), the bottom of which is fixedly provided with symmetrically distributed support columns (3), the side wall of which is fixedly provided with a control panel (4), the top of which is fixedly provided with a fixed frame (5), the inner wall of which is fixedly provided with a feeding pipe (6), the left side of the inner wall of which is provided with a first sliding groove (7), the inside of which is provided with a stretching device (8), the right side of the top of which is provided with a second sliding groove (9), the inside of which is provided with a knotting device (10).

2. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the fixed frame (5) is fixedly provided with a top plate (11), the top of which is fixedly provided with a cutting device (12), the top of the workbench (2) is fixedly provided with an electric control telescopic column (13), the inner wall of which is provided with an electric control telescopic rod (14), and the electric control telescopic rod (14) is slidingly connected to the inner wall of the electric control telescopic column (13), the top of the electric control telescopic rod (14) is fixedly provided with a cutting groove (15).

3. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 1, characterized in that, The stretching device (8) comprises a first mounting block (16), a first fixed rod (17), a first electric control pulley (18), a connecting head (19), a first motor (20), a first rotating rod (21), a fixed plate (22), a first lower clamping arm (23), a third sliding groove (24), a first upper clamping arm (25), a second fixed rod (26), a second electric control pulley (27), the right side wall of the first fixed rod (17) is fixedly provided on the left side wall of the first mounting block (16), the first electric control pulley (18) is installed on the side of the first fixed rod (17) away from the first mounting block (16), the connecting head (19) is fixedly provided on the right side wall of the first mounting block (16), the first motor (20) is fixedly provided in the internal mounting groove of the first mounting block (16), the first rotating rod (21) is connected to the output end of the connecting head (19) and the first motor (20), the fixed plate (22) is fixedly provided on the right side wall of the first rotating rod (21), and the fixed plate (22) is L-shaped, the first lower clamping arm (23) is fixedly provided on the lower end of the right side wall of the fixed plate (22), the third sliding groove (24) is provided on the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate (22), the first upper clamping arm (25) is slidingly connected to the upper end of the right side wall of the fixed plate (22) through the second electric control pulley (27), the second fixed rod (26) is fixedly provided on the left side of the first upper clamping arm (25), the second electric control pulley (27) is installed on the side of the second fixed rod (26) away from the first upper clamping arm (25), and the second electric control pulley (27) is slidingly connected to the inside of the third sliding groove (24).

4. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 1, characterized in that, The knotting device (10) comprises a second mounting block (28), a third fixed rod (29), a third electric control pulley (30), a second motor (31), a second rotating rod (32), a fixed block (33), a second upper clamping arm (34), a fourth sliding groove (35), a second lower clamping arm (36), a fourth fixed rod (37), a fourth electric control pulley (38), the third fixed rod (29) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the second mounting block (28), the third electric control pulley (30) is installed on the side of the third fixed rod (29) away from the second mounting block (28), the second motor (31) is fixedly installed in the internal mounting groove of the second mounting block (28), the second rotating rod (32) penetrates through the top of the second mounting block (28) and is connected with the output end of the second motor (31), the fixed block (33) is fixedly installed at the top of the second rotating rod (32), the second upper clamping arm (34) is fixedly installed on the upper end of the side wall of the fixed block (33), the fourth sliding groove (35) is arranged on the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block (33), the second lower clamping arm (36) is slidably connected with the lower end of the side wall of the fixed block (33) through the third electric control pulley (30), the fourth fixed rod (37) is fixedly installed on the side wall of the second lower clamping arm (36), and the fourth electric control pulley (38) is installed on the side of the fourth fixed rod (37) away from the second lower clamping arm (36).

5. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 2, characterized in that, The cutting device (12) comprises a gas cylinder (121), a connecting rod (122), a connecting column (123) and a cutting blade (124), the gas cylinder (121) is fixedly installed at the top end of the top plate (11), the connecting rod (122) penetrates through the top plate (11) and is connected with the output end of the gas cylinder (121), the connecting column (123) is sleeved on the outer wall of the connecting rod (122), and the cutting blade (124) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting column (123).

6. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 3, characterized in that, The stretching device (8) is slidably connected with the inner wall left side of the fixed frame (5) through the first electric control pulley (18).

7. The automatic knotting system of the konjak vermicelli according to claim 4, characterized in that, The knotting device (10) is slidably connected with the right side of the top end of the workbench (2) through the third electric control pulley (30).