Skin peeling and washing device for potatoes
By designing the peeling and washing components of a potato peeling and washing device, the problems of labor-intensive and uneven peeling caused by manual peeling were solved, achieving a highly efficient and low-loss potato peeling and washing process.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423179054.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-23
AI Technical Summary
Existing potato peeling methods rely on manual knife peeling, which is labor-intensive and makes it difficult to ensure uniform peeling, resulting in significant loss of potato flesh and low production efficiency.
A potato peeling and washing device was designed, comprising a peeling component and a washing component. The peeling component automatically adjusts the roller spacing to grind the skin through a rotating roller grinding method, while the washing component performs all-round cleaning through a rotating conveyor and spray structure.
It enables continuous and uniform peeling and efficient cleaning of potatoes, reduces fruit pulp loss, improves production efficiency, and reduces labor and time costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of skin peeling and cleaning devices, and particularly relates to a skin peeling and cleaning device for potatoes. BACKGROUND
[0002] In the traditional potato processing process, especially when preparing for cutting, the skin of the potato is usually removed by manually using a knife, which not only consumes time and effort and is low in efficiency, but also is difficult to ensure uniformity of peeling, and is prone to cause loss of fruit flesh due to improper operation, thereby affecting the subsequent cultivation effect and product quality. Therefore, it is particularly important to develop a device capable of automatically, efficiently and low-lossly completing the peeling and cleaning of potatoes. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL
[0003] The problem to be solved by the present application is that the existing potato peeling by manual knife cutting not only consumes a large amount of manpower, but also is difficult to ensure uniformity of peeling, thereby causing large loss of potato fruit flesh and low production efficiency.
[0004] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a skin peeling and cleaning device for potatoes, which comprises a rack, an upper cylinder and a lower cylinder vertically and side by side arranged on the upper part of the rack, a material channel for potato transmission arranged on one side of the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder, a peeling assembly arranged in the upper cylinder and adopting a rotary roller grinding mode, and the roller spacing is automatically adjusted according to the size of the potato, and a cleaning assembly arranged in the lower cylinder and realizing potato tumbling and cleaning operation through rotary conveying.
[0005] Since the skin peeling and cleaning device of the present application is designed with the peeling assembly and the cleaning assembly, the peeling assembly can be used for adaptive grinding operation of the skin of potatoes of different sizes, and the cleaning assembly can be used for tumbling and cleaning operation of the peeled potatoes, so that the peeled potatoes can form continuous and uniform peeling processing operation, thereby solving the problem that the existing potato peeling by manual knife cutting not only consumes a large amount of manpower, but also is difficult to ensure uniformity of peeling, thereby causing large loss of potato fruit flesh and low production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0006] Figure 1 It is a perspective structural schematic diagram of the embodiment.
[0007] Figure 2 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of the embodiment.
[0008] Figure 3 It is a side view structural schematic diagram of the embodiment.
[0009] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the peeling assembly.
[0010] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component.
[0011] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the auger and lever.
[0012] In the diagram: 1. Upper cylinder; 2. Lower cylinder; 3. Frame; 4. Casters; 5. Grinding assembly; 6. Motor; 7. Cleaning assembly; 8. Feed inlet; 9. Material channel; 10. Slag discharge outlet; 11. Discharge outlet; 12. Drain outlet; 13. Grinding roller; 14. Conveying roller; 15. Support arm; 16. Vertical plate; 17. Spring; 18. Water pipe; 19. Mesh cylinder; 20. Screwdriver; 21. Lever. Detailed Implementation
[0013] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application. Example
[0014] This application relates to a potato peeling device, such as... Figures 1-6 As shown, the peeling and washing device includes a frame 3, which serves as the main support structure for the entire device. Casters 4 are installed around the bottom of the frame 3 for easy movement and positioning. Two cylinders are vertically arranged side-by-side on the upper part of the frame 3: an upper cylinder 1 (for peeling) and a lower cylinder 2 (for surface rolling cleaning). The upper cylinder 1 has a feed inlet 8 on one side of its top and a slag discharge outlet 10 on one side of its bottom. The lower cylinder 2 has a discharge outlet 11 on one side of its bottom and a drain outlet 12 on the other side. A material channel 9 connects the upper cylinder 1 and the lower cylinder 2 on one side, realizing the peeling and washing of potatoes. Smooth transmission: The peeling component 5 is installed inside the upper cylinder 1 and adopts a rotary roller mill. The roller spacing can be automatically adjusted according to the size of the potatoes to precisely control the grinding force, effectively removing the skin while minimizing pulp loss. The washing component 7 is set inside the lower cylinder 2 and turns the potatoes over through a rotary conveyor. Combined with the spray structure, it achieves all-round cleaning and removes surface residues. The motor 6 is installed on one side of the upper part of the frame 3 and provides power to both the peeling component 5 and the washing component 7 through belt drive, ensuring that both operate synchronously and efficiently.
[0015] In use, the potatoes are put into the upper cylinder 1 through the feeding port 8, the peeling assembly 5 starts to rotate under the drive of the motor 6, the potato skins are removed by the roll grinding action, and the removed potato skins are discharged through the slag discharge port 10, then the potatoes enter the lower cylinder 2 through the material channel 9, the rotating conveyor belt of the cleaning assembly 7 flips the potatoes, and the spraying structure releases clean water to clean the potatoes, the water and impurities after cleaning are discharged through the water discharge port 12, and the clean potatoes are sent out from the discharge port 11, ready for the next step of cutting and cultivation.
[0016] The peeling assembly 5 includes a vertical plate 16, a conveying roller 14, a grinding roller 13, a support arm 15 and a spring 17. The vertical plate 16 is a support structure of the peeling assembly 5, is symmetrically and firmly installed at both ends of the length direction of the rack 3, and ensures the stability and precision of the whole peeling assembly 5. The conveying rollers 14 are symmetrically and parallelly arranged between the vertical plates 16 and can freely rotate around their axes. One of the conveying rollers 14 is connected with the motor 6 through belt transmission and serves as a driving roller. The conveying rollers 14 are connected through gear engagement to realize synchronous rotation. The surface of the conveying roller 14 is designed with spiral stripes, which not only enhances the contact friction with the potatoes, but also ensures the linear and stable movement of the potatoes in the conveying process, avoiding the phenomenon of slipping or jamming. The grinding rollers 13 are core components of the peeling assembly 5, are symmetrically arranged outside the conveying rollers 14, and are higher than the upper ends of the conveying rollers 14 to ensure that they can effectively contact the potato skins in the conveying process. The two ends of the grinding roller 13 are connected with the rack 3 through the support arm 15, the support arm 15 can rotate around the fixed point on the rack 3 to provide necessary support and adjustment flexibility for the grinding roller 13. The springs 17 in pre-tightened and compressed state are ingeniously arranged between the support arms 15 on the same side of the two grinding rollers 13. The springs 17 not only play the role of elastic tensioning, but also drive the grinding rollers 13 to move towards each other through their elastic potential energy. When the potatoes of different sizes pass through, the springs 17 can automatically adjust the distance between the grinding rollers 13 according to the diameter of the potatoes, so that the grinding rollers 13 always maintain appropriate contact pressure with the potato skins, realizing efficient peeling effect and avoiding fruit flesh loss caused by excessive pressure. The outward protruding grinding projections formed on the surface of the grinding roller 13 are the key working parts in the peeling process. The projections can effectively remove the potato skins when the grinding roller 13 rotates, and their shape and distribution are optimized to ensure uniform and complete peeling with minimal damage to the fruit flesh.
[0017] Under the drive of the motor 6, the belt-driven conveying roller 14 starts to rotate and drives the other conveying roller 14 to rotate synchronously through gear engagement. The potatoes are stably conveyed in the length direction under the spiral stripe effect of the conveying roller 14. Meanwhile, the grinding roller 13 is driven by the elastic potential energy of the spring 17 to automatically adjust the spacing according to the size of the potatoes and rotates with the rotation of the conveying roller 14. The grinding protrusions contact the potato skin in the rotation process to remove the skin through friction and scraping. The removed skin is taken out with the rotation of the conveying roller 14 and the movement of the potatoes and finally discharged through the slag discharge port 10. In order to ensure the grinding effect of the potatoes, the physical size deviation of the potatoes is preferably ±10%.
[0018] The cleaning assembly 7 includes water pipes 18, manifolds, an auger 20, and a mesh cylinder 19. The auger 20 is the core component of the cleaning assembly 7, is horizontally arranged in the interior of the lower cylinder body 2, and is stably connected with the frame 3 through the bearing seats at both ends. The design of the auger 20 not only ensures the stability and precision in the rotation process, but also provides continuous tumbling and conveying force for the potatoes through the spiral shape. One end of the auger 20 is connected with the motor 6 through belt transmission to realize synchronous and efficient rotation drive. The mesh cylinder 19 is coaxially sleeved outside the auger 20 and is fixedly connected with the lower cylinder body 2. The upper part of the mesh cylinder 19 is uniformly distributed with mesh holes, which not only allow the cleaning water to pass freely, but also prevent the potatoes from falling out during tumbling. The design of the mesh cylinder 19 not only enhances the cleaning effect, but also ensures the safety of the potatoes during cleaning. The poking rods 21 arranged in the spiral on the upper part of the auger 20 are the key to the tumbling and conveying of the potatoes during cleaning. When the auger 20 rotates, the poking rods 21 produce a poking action on the potatoes through their shape and layout, so that the potatoes move forward while tumbling in the mesh cylinder 19, thereby realizing omnidirectional cleaning. The water pipes 18 for conveying cleaning water are symmetrically horizontally arranged on the top of the lower cylinder body 2. These water pipes 18 provide the water pressure and flow required for cleaning through an external water pump. The upper part of the water pipes 18 is uniformly and interval ly distributed with manifolds extending into the interior of the lower cylinder body 2. The end part of the manifolds is provided with spray heads according to the water spraying amount and cleaning requirements. The design and arrangement of the spray heads ensure that the cleaning water can be uniformly sprayed on the surface of the potatoes, thereby realizing efficient cleaning effect.
[0019] Under the drive of the motor 6, the auger 20 starts to rotate and drives the push rod 21 to move synchronously. The potatoes falling into the inner part of the mesh cylinder 19 through the channel 9 move forward along the edge of the mesh cylinder 19 under the combined action of the auger 20 and the push rod 21. Meanwhile, the water pump is started to send the cleaning water to the manifold through the water pipe 18 and spray it on the surface of the potatoes uniformly through the spray head. The potatoes are fully contacted with the cleaning water during the rolling process, so that the surface of the potatoes is fully cleaned. The water and impurities after cleaning are discharged through the mesh holes of the mesh cylinder 19 and the drain port 12 of the lower cylinder body 2, while the cleaned potatoes continue to be guided by the auger 20 and the push rod 21 and are sent out from the discharge port 11 of the lower cylinder body 2, ready for the next step of cutting and cultivation.
[0020] In use, first, start the main motor 6 connected to the device, the motor 6 through the belt drive system, at the same time for the delivery roll 14 of the peeling assembly 5 and the auger 20 of the cleaning assembly 7 to provide power, the potatoes to be processed are sent into the inlet of the device through the hopper or the conveying belt, and then fall between the delivery roll 14 of the peeling assembly 5, under the drive of the motor 6, the delivery roll 14 starts to rotate, the spiral stripes on the surface of the delivery roll 14 forwardly convey the potatoes while preliminarily fixing the potatoes by friction to prevent them from slipping, at the same time, the grinding roller 13 rotates closely to the surface of the potatoes under the elastic potential energy of the spring 17, and the grinding roller 13 effectively scrapes the surface of the potatoes by the grinding convexes, due to the pre-tightening design of the spring 17, the grinding roller 13 can automatically adapt to potatoes of different sizes, ensuring uniform peeling effect and small flesh loss, after the treatment of the peeling assembly 5, the surface of the potatoes is removed, and then the potatoes are guided into the mesh cylinder 19 of the cleaning assembly 7 through the connected material channel 9, in the cleaning assembly 7, the auger 20 rotates under the drive of the motor 6, the poking rods 21 on the auger 20 constantly poke the potatoes to make them move forwardly while rolling in the mesh cylinder 19, at the same time, the water pump starts to send the cleaning water to the manifold through the water pipe 18 and uniformly spray on the surface of the potatoes through the spray head, the potatoes are fully contacted with the cleaning water in the rolling process, and the residual, soil and small skin scraps on the surface of the potatoes are thoroughly cleaned, the cleaning water and impurities are discharged through the mesh holes of the mesh cylinder 19 to keep the cleaning environment clean, the peeling assembly 5 and the cleaning assembly 7 are driven by the motor 6 to realize the continuous operation of the potatoes from peeling to cleaning, greatly improving the processing efficiency, the peeled potatoes do not need to be manually transferred and directly enter the cleaning stage, reducing the intermediate links and saving time and labor cost, the spring 17 in the peeling assembly 5 and the layout of the auger 20 and the poking rods 21 in the cleaning assembly 7 together ensure that the device has good adaptability to potatoes of different sizes and shapes, whether the potatoes are large or small, they can be uniformly and effectively processed and cleaned, the combination of the fine peeling of the peeling assembly 5 and the thorough cleaning of the cleaning assembly 7 ensures the cleanliness and overall quality of the surface of the potatoes, the flesh loss is small in the peeling process, and there is no residual in the cleaning process, which provides high-quality raw materials for subsequent cutting and other processing steps.
[0021] In summary, the potato skin removing and cleaning device has the advantages that the peeling assembly 5 and the cleaning assembly 7 work together to realize efficient, continuous and self-adaptive peeling and cleaning operation of the potatoes, the device not only improves the processing efficiency and quality, but also reduces the labor cost and water consumption, provides an advanced solution for the potato processing industry, and has significant technical advantages and market application potential.
[0022] In general, terminology can be understood at least in part from usage in context. For example, terms, such as "one or more" as used herein, can be taken to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in the singular or can be taken to describe a combination of features, structures or characteristics in the plural sense. Similarly, terms, such as "a" or "an," as used herein can be taken to convey a singular usage or a plural usage, depending at least in part on context.
[0023] It will be readily understood that the terms "on," "above," and "over," in the present disclosure, are to be interpreted in the broadest context possible so that "on" means not only "directly on" but also includes the meaning of "on" with intervening features or layers therebetween, and "above" or "over" includes not only the meaning of "above" or "over" but also can include the meaning of "above" or "over" without intervening features or layers therebetween (i.e., directly on).
[0024] In addition, spatially relative terms, such as "beneath", "below", "lower", "above", "upper", and the like, can be used herein for ease of description to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element(s) or feature(s) as illustrated in the figures. The spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientations depicted in the figures. The devices can be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative descriptors used herein interpreted accordingly.
[0025] Finally, it should be noted that the above-described embodiments are merely intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, but not to limit the same; even though the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above-described embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above-described embodiments, or equivalently replace some or all of the technical features thereof; and such modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. A skin peeling apparatus for potatoes comprising a frame, characterised in that: The upper part of the frame is vertically arranged with an upper cylinder and a lower cylinder, and the upper cylinder and the lower cylinder are provided with a material channel for potato transmission on one side.
2. The skin peeling apparatus for potatoes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The peeling assembly comprises a vertical plate, a conveying roller, the vertical plate is symmetrically and firmly installed at both ends of the length direction of the frame, the conveying rollers are symmetrically and parallel arranged between the vertical plates and can freely rotate around their axes, one of the conveying rollers is connected with the motor through belt drive, and the conveying rollers are connected through gear engagement.
3. The skin detaching device for potatoes according to claim 2, characterized in that: The peeling assembly comprises a grinding roller, a support arm and a spring, the grinding rollers are symmetrically arranged outside the conveying rollers, the two ends of the grinding rollers are connected with the frame through the support arms, the support arms can rotate around the fixed points on the frame, the springs in pre-tightened compressed state are arranged between the support arms on the same side of the two grinding rollers.
4. The skin peeling apparatus for potatoes according to claim 3, characterized in that: The surface of the conveying roller is provided with spiral stripes, and the surface of the grinding roller is provided with outward protruding protrusions.
5. The skin peeling apparatus for potatoes according to claim 3, characterized in that: The height of the grinding roller is higher than the upper end of the conveying roller.
6. The skin peeling apparatus for potatoes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly comprises an auger and a mesh cylinder, the auger is horizontally arranged in the lower cylinder and is firmly connected with the frame through bearing seats at both ends, one end of the auger is connected with the motor through belt drive, the mesh cylinder is coaxially sleeved outside the auger and is fixedly connected with the lower cylinder, and the upper part of the mesh cylinder is uniformly provided with mesh holes.
7. The skin detaching device for potatoes according to claim 6, characterized in that: The cleaning assembly comprises a water pipe and a manifold, the water pipes for conveying cleaning water are symmetrically horizontally arranged on the top of the lower cylinder, and the manifolds extending into the inside of the lower cylinder are uniformly and interval distributed on the upper part of the water pipes.
8. The skin detaching device for potatoes according to claim 6, characterized in that: The upper part of the auger is spirally arranged with a push rod.
9. The skin detaching device for potatoes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper part of the upper cylinder is provided with a feeding port on one side, and the bottom is provided with a slag discharge port on one side.
10. The skin peeling apparatus for potatoes according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the lower cylinder is provided with a discharge port on one side and a water outlet on the other side.