High-whole-plant-rate vegetable harvesting machine for automatic vegetable production line

By combining the planting trough limiting mechanism, clamping lifting and cutting mechanism, the problem of insufficient whole plant rate in the harvesting of leafy vegetables is solved, and efficient whole plant harvesting is achieved to meet consumer demand.

CN223798804UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-16NANJING RONGXIN AGRI TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520063639.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-10
Publication Date
2026-01-16
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-10

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Technical Problem

Existing vegetable harvesting machines do not achieve a high whole-plant yield when harvesting leafy vegetables, making it difficult to meet consumer demand for whole vegetables and affecting sales prices.

Method used

The design combines a planting trough limiting mechanism, a vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism, and a cutting mechanism. The vegetables are clamped and lifted by a flexible conveyor belt, exposing the roots to the cutting mechanism. A high whole-plant rate is achieved by using a blade position adjustment device.

Benefits of technology

It has increased the whole-plant harvesting rate of vegetables, met consumers' demand for whole-plant specifications, and improved the automation and intelligence level of vegetable production.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable harvesters, and discloses a high-whole-plant-rate vegetable harvester for an automatic vegetable production line, which comprises a planting groove limiting mechanism for limiting the position of a vegetable planting groove and limiting the planting groove not to be lifted at the same time when vegetables are lifted; the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism is a flexible conveying belt and is used for holding and lifting vegetables, so that the roots of the vegetables are exposed in front of a cutter of the cutting mechanism. The lower portion of the installation position of the flexible conveying belt abuts against the planting groove and inclines forwards and upwards. By means of the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism, in the using process, after vegetable planting grooves in a conveying line enter the limiting mechanism, roots and stems of the vegetables are exposed through the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism, and when the roots of the vegetables are lifted to the set position, the cutting mechanism cuts the roots of the vegetables. Compared with the prior art, the device can effectively harvest vegetables with a high whole plant rate, and the requirements of consumers for vegetable product specifications are effectively met.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a vegetable harvesting machine technical field especially relates to a high whole plant rate's vegetable harvesting machine for automatic vegetable production line. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of agricultural modernization, agricultural production, especially vegetable production, has become a development trend of industrialization, automation and intelligentization. The production of stem and leaf vegetables is seriously affected by the progress of intelligentization of vegetable production due to the large amount of labor and the high difficulty of field mechanized harvesting. The cultivation tank and substrate planting method and modern industrial landmark equipment are used to complete the planting, harvesting and packaging of vegetables on the production line.

[0003] According to the patent with the announcement number CN218042752U, the stem and leaf vegetable intelligent production workshop is arranged and set in the intelligent workshop. The automatic harvesting and packaging flow line composed of the vegetable harvesting flow line and the vegetable packaging flow line is organically combined with the cultivation tank-substrate recycling flow line and the seedling automatic seeding flow line to form a complete intelligent production flow line, so that the whole chain intelligent and automatic production of vegetables can be realized. Since consumers have the habit of consuming whole green leaf vegetables, they do not accept vegetables with damage and leaf dispersion. The patent "automatic vegetable harvesting and packaging flow line" (patent number ZL202123323767.2) published on May 24, 2022. The principle is that the planting tank is placed on the conveying line and moves forward with the conveying belt. The harvesting is completed when the cutter installed above the planting tank passes. Since some vegetable varieties such as Chinese cabbage and green vegetables have a considerable proportion of root and stem connection parts below the upper opening of the planting tank, this part of the vegetables will appear scattered after passing through the cutter. Although the method solves the problems of high labor cost and low efficiency of traditional manual harvesting, the whole plant rate is only 40-60%, which obviously cannot meet the demand of consumers for vegetable product specifications. It seriously affects the sales price of vegetables. Therefore, a high whole plant rate vegetable harvesting machine is proposed to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model aims at solving the problems in the prior art and provides a high whole plant rate vegetable harvesting machine for automatic vegetable production line.

[0005] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A high whole plant rate vegetable harvesting machine for automatic vegetable production line, comprising:

[0007] A planting tank limiting mechanism is used to limit the position of the vegetable planting tank and prevent the planting tank from being lifted at the same time when the vegetables are lifted.

[0008] The vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism is a flexible conveying belt used for clamping and lifting the vegetables so that the roots are exposed before the knives of the cutting mechanism, and the lower part of the installation position of the flexible conveying belt is close to the planting groove and is inclined upward and forward;

[0009] The cutting mechanism is arranged on one side of the planting groove limiting mechanism, and the vegetables are cut when the roots are exposed and pass through the cutting knives, and are transferred to the post-harvest processing workbench by the flexible conveying belt.

[0010] The frame is used for mounting the planting groove limiting mechanism, the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism and the cutting mechanism.

[0011] Preferably, the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism comprises two groups of belt conveying devices, and the belt conveying devices of the two groups of belt conveying devices are opposite in the movement direction, and the inlet and the outlet of the belt conveying device have a height difference, so that the vegetables are lifted to expose the roots before the knives.

[0012] Preferably, the cutting mechanism comprises a knife position adjusting device, a knife driving device arranged at the driving end of the knife position adjusting device and a knife arranged at the driving end of the knife driving device.

[0013] Preferably, the knife position adjusting device comprises at least three straight-line driving modules connected in sequence, so as to realize the position adjustment and locking of the knife 3 coordinate space point.

[0014] Preferably, the knife driving device comprises a rotary motor, a cam arranged at the driving end of the rotary motor, a connecting rod rotatably arranged on one side of the surface of the cam, a fixed seat rotatably arranged at the other end of the connecting rod, and the knife is fixedly arranged on the fixed seat, and a knife limiting seat is arranged on the frame, and the horizontally movable knife penetrates through the knife limiting seat.

[0015] Preferably, the planting groove limiting mechanism is fixed on the frame through a sliding groove, and is used for adjusting the position of the planting groove limiting mechanism and the knife.

[0016] Preferably, the inlet of the belt conveying device is designed to be wide outside and narrow inside.

[0017] Preferably, the end of the belt conveying device is further provided with a post-cutting conveying device and a circular turntable connected in sequence.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the vegetable cutting device has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The utility model discloses a vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism is set, when using, after the vegetable planting groove on the conveying line enters the limiting mechanism, through the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism, makes its rhizome exposure, when the lifting of vegetable to the set position, cutting mechanism carries out cutting at its root part, and compared with prior art, the device can effectively harvest the high whole plant rate of vegetable, effectively satisfy the demand of consumer to vegetable product specification. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 A front view of the high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line is provided for the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 A side view of the high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line is provided for the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 A cutter position adjusting device schematic view of the high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line is provided for the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 A cutter position adjusting device top view of the high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line is provided for the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 A top view of the high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line is provided for the utility model.

[0025] In the drawing: 1, planting groove limiting mechanism; 2, rack; 3, belt conveying device; 4, cutter position adjusting device; 5, rotary motor; 6, cam; 7, connecting rod; 8, fixed seat; 9, cutter limiting seat; 10, cutter; 11, cutting conveying device; 12, circular rotary table. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments.

[0027] Referring to Figures 1-5 A high whole plant rate of vegetable harvesting machine for the automatic vegetable production line, comprising:

[0028] Planting groove limiting mechanism 1 is used for limiting the position of vegetable planting groove and limiting the planting groove from being lifted simultaneously when the vegetable is lifted;

[0029] The vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism is a flexible conveyor belt used to hold and lift the vegetables so that their roots are exposed before the cutting mechanism's blades. The lower part of the flexible conveyor belt is installed close to the planting trough and tilts forward and upward.

[0030] The cutting mechanism is located on one side of the planting trough limiting mechanism 1. When the vegetables with exposed roots are picked up by the flexible conveyor belt and passed by the cutter, they are cut and transferred to the post-harvest processing workbench by the flexible conveyor belt.

[0031] Frame 2 is used to install planting trough limiting mechanism 1, vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism and cutting mechanism.

[0032] When this device is in use, after the vegetables are placed in the planting trough limiting mechanism 1, the vegetables can be clamped and lifted by the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism to expose their roots and stems. During the lifting process, the cutting mechanism cuts the vegetables according to their roots. Compared with the existing technology, this device can harvest vegetables with a high whole plant rate, effectively meeting consumers' demand for vegetable product specifications.

[0033] In this embodiment, the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism includes two sets of belt conveyor devices 3, with the belts of the two sets of belt conveyor devices 3 moving in opposite directions and arranged side by side in parallel. There is a height difference between the inlet and outlet of the belt conveyor device 3, which facilitates the exposure of the thinner root diameter of the vegetable. The belt conveyor device 3 is driven by a motor to drive the active wheel and the driven wheel, which drive the flexible clamping belt to circulate. The motor and the driven wheel are both mounted on the frame 2, and the driven wheel is rotatably connected to the frame 2. At the same time, during actual installation, the gap between the two sets of flexible conveyor belts can be adjusted according to the size of the vegetables to accommodate vegetables of different sizes.

[0034] In this embodiment, the cutting mechanism includes a tool position adjustment device 4, a tool driving device disposed at the driving end of the tool position adjustment device 4, and a tool 10 disposed at the driving end of the tool driving device.

[0035] In this embodiment, the tool position adjustment device includes at least three linear drive modules (e.g., electric slides) connected in sequence to realize the spatial point position adjustment and locking of the tool 10 in the three coordinate (XYZ axis direction).

[0036] In this embodiment, the tool driving device includes a rotary motor 5, a cam 6 disposed on the driving end of the rotary motor 5, a connecting rod 7 rotatably mounted on one side of the surface of the cam 6, and a fixed seat 8 rotatably mounted on the other end of the connecting rod 7. The tool 10 is fixedly mounted on the fixed seat 8, and a tool limiting seat 9 (i.e., a sheath) is provided on the frame 2. The tool 10 moves horizontally through the tool limiting seat 9. The rotary motor 5 drives the cam 6, and the rotational motion is converted into linear motion to drive the tool 10 to complete the cutting.

[0037] In the embodiment, the planting groove limiting mechanism 1 is fixed on the rack 2 through a sliding groove, and is used for adjusting the position of the planting groove limiting mechanism 1 and the cutter 10, so as to avoid that the planting groove collides with the cutting edge of the cutter 10.

[0038] The planting groove limiting mechanism 1 mainly limits the top position of the planting groove, and with the operation of the vegetable clamping lifting mechanism, the vegetables in the planting groove can be lifted to expose the root, and the whole plant can be conveniently cut by the cutter.

[0039] In the embodiment, the entrance of the belt conveyor 3 is designed to be wide outside and narrow inside, so as to facilitate the introduction and clamping of the vegetables.

[0040] In the embodiment, the end of the belt conveyor 3 is further provided with a cutting and conveying device 11 (a belt conveyor can also be used) and a circular turntable 12 (an electric turntable is used) connected in sequence, so as to conveniently convey the vegetables after cutting.

[0041] The above is only the preferred specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any person skilled in the art can make equivalent replacement or change according to the technical scheme and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, and the changed field operation machine is also covered in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A high whole-plant recovery vegetable harvester for use in an automated vegetable production line, characterized by: The application relates to a vegetable planting and cutting device. The vegetable planting and cutting device comprises a planting groove limiting mechanism, a vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism, a cutting mechanism and a rack. The vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism is a flexible conveying belt which is used for clamping and lifting vegetables, and the lower part of the installation position of the flexible conveying belt is close to the planting groove and is inclined upwards and forwards. The cutting mechanism is arranged on one side of the planting groove limiting mechanism, and the exposed roots of the vegetables are cut when the vegetables are lifted by the flexible conveying belt and pass through the cutter, and then the vegetables are transferred into a post-harvest processing workbench by the flexible conveying belt. The rack is used for mounting the planting groove limiting mechanism, the vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism and the cutting mechanism.

2. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 1, characterized by: The vegetable clamping and lifting mechanism comprises two groups of belt conveying devices, the belt movement directions of the two groups of belt conveying devices are opposite, and the inlet and the outlet of the belt conveying device have a height difference, so that the roots of the vegetables are lifted and exposed when the conveying belt runs upwards and forwards.

3. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting mechanism comprises a cutter position adjusting device, a cutter driving device arranged at the driving end of the cutter position adjusting device and a cutter arranged at the driving end of the cutter driving device.

4. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cutter position adjusting device comprises at least three linear driving modules which are sequentially connected, so as to realize the position adjustment and locking of the cutter in a 3D coordinate space.

5. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The cutter driving device comprises a rotating motor, a cam arranged at the driving end of the rotating motor, a connecting rod rotatably arranged on one side of the surface of the cam, a fixing seat rotatably arranged at the other end of the connecting rod, and the cutter is fixedly arranged on the fixing seat.

6. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The planting groove limiting mechanism is fixed on the rack through a sliding groove, and is used for adjusting the positions of the planting groove limiting mechanism and the cutter.

7. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inlet of the belt conveying device is designed to be wide outside and narrow inside.

8. The high-plant-removal-rate vegetable harvesting machine for an automated vegetable production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The end of the belt conveying device is further provided with a post-cutting conveying device and a disc vegetable post-harvest processing turntable which are sequentially connected.

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