Plant or pickled plant processing cutter cleaning system

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of processing, and particularly discloses a plant or pickled plant processing tool cleaning system which comprises a cutting tool, and a waste separation module, a discharging module and a high-pressure gas / high-pressure spraying module which are arranged on a motion path of the cutting tool, according to the cutting tool, only the clamping groove is formed in the first blade and detachably clamped with the second blade, the blade set is stably installed on the tool apron through various installation assemblies, gaps between the blades are greatly reduced, the waste residue amount is reduced, and therefore the cleaning difficulty and complexity are reduced; meanwhile, on the basis of the scraper knife, the scraper knife is further arranged, so that waste separated by the scraper knife is scraped by the scraper knife in the process of moving along with the knife, the cleaning difficulty and complexity of the machining knife are further reduced, an air supply mechanism for providing high-pressure air and a spraying mechanism for providing high-pressure water flow are further arranged, and the cleaning efficiency of the machining knife is improved. Therefore, the machining cutter can be cleaned more efficiently, the cleaning strength is greatly improved, the machining cutter can be thoroughly cleaned, and the service life is greatly prolonged.

Description

[0001] Priority application

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Invention Patent Application No. 202311270045.6, filed on September 27, 2023, entitled "A Plant or Pickled Plant Processing Apparatus and Processing Method", the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This utility model relates to the field of processing equipment technology, and in particular to a cleaning system for processing knives for plants or pickled plants. Background Technology

[0004] Vegetables, fruits, medicinal herbs, and other irregularly shaped plants, or pickled plants such as pickled mustard tubers, require different processing methods depending on their product shape, such as slicing, shredding, and shaping. However, since most of these materials have an outer skin, and sometimes even fibrous tissue within it, they usually need to be peeled before slicing, shredding, or shaping. For example, Chinese utility model patent application CN109619606A discloses a ring-shaped pickled mustard tuber peeling device, which loads the pickled mustard tubers into a guide cylinder, positions them using a pressing and positioning block at the top, and uses multiple peeling robotic arms around the guide cylinder to peel the skin. Another example is Chinese utility model patent application CN110522046A, which discloses a pickled mustard tuber peeling device. This device positions the pickled mustard tubers using a positioning pin and grippers, then uses a cutting blade on a production line to longitudinally slice the tubers, and finally uses a peeling assembly to peel the skin off the cut tubers.

[0005] However, with the development of extrusion processing technology, it is possible to simultaneously perform processes such as peeling and slicing, for example, guillotine cutting and extrusion cutting. Among these, extrusion cutting is widely used due to its high cutting efficiency and ability to cut into shape in one step. Extrusion processing involves pushing the material to be processed into contact with a processing blade, causing the blade to cut the material. For example, Chinese utility model patent application CN116277182A discloses a fully automated processing device for irregularly shaped biological materials. It uses a receiving tube to load biological materials and sets up an extrusion component and a side pressure limiting component to fix the material. Then, the extrusion component presses the material against the cutting blade to complete peeling and cutting. Then, a scraper removes the material remaining on the surface of the processing blade, and a cleaning telescopic component removes the material stuck in the cutting cavity. Finally, a high-pressure water jet cleans the cutting blade. Another existing technology proposes an irregularly shaped biomaterial processing tool system (see CN 218965610 U). This system uses slots on both the longitudinal and transverse blades, which engage to form a blade assembly. A scraper is used to remove residual material from the tool's surface, and a cleaning telescopic assembly removes material stuck in the cutting cavity. However, this cleaning method has several problems: 1) Slots are located at the lower end of the longitudinal blade and the upper end of the transverse blade. When the blades engage, there are many gaps between them, resulting in significant waste residue remaining on the cutting tool. High-pressure water alone cannot effectively clean this residue. 2) The blade structure is complex, the manufacturing process is difficult, and the cost is high. 3) For highly viscous materials, simply using the scraper to separate the waste from the material results in the waste adhering to the cutting tool surface and moving with it. When the telescopic assembly is used for cleaning, it can actually push the waste into the cutting cavity, causing blockage. In other words, existing cleaning systems are not able to clean machining tools effectively. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide a cleaning system for cutting tools used in processing plants or pickled plants, which partially solves or alleviates the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art and can effectively clean cutting tools.

[0007] To solve the aforementioned technical problems, the present invention specifically adopts the following technical solution:

[0008] The first aspect of this utility model is to provide a cleaning system for processing knives of plants or pickled plants, comprising: a cutting knife; a waste separation module sequentially arranged on the movement path of the cutting knife for separating and removing waste material that has been processed and moves with the cutting knife to a waste separation station from the cutting knife; a discharge module for separating finished products that move with the cutting knife to a finished product discharge station from the cutting knife; and a high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module for providing high-pressure gas and high-pressure water flow to the cutting knife moving to the cleaning station. The cutting knife includes: a sliding knife holder; a blade assembly fixed within the sliding knife holder; the blade assembly includes a plurality of first blades arranged at equal intervals along a first direction, and a plurality of second blades arranged at equal intervals along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; wherein the first blades have a plurality of slots spaced apart along their length, and the second blades are detachably engaged in the slots, such that a plurality of cutting cavities are formed between the plurality of first blades and the second blades, and the cavities are located at the edges. The lengths of the plurality of first blades and the plurality of second blades located at the edges gradually decrease, such that all the first blades and all the second blades form a hexagonal cross-section; the waste separation module includes: a shovel for separating the processed waste that moves to the waste separation station after following the cutting tool, and a scraper for removing the separated waste from the cutting tool; the discharge module includes: an ejector mechanism for separating the processed finished product that moves to the discharge station from the cutting tool; and an ejector drive mechanism for driving the ejector mechanism to move up and down; the high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module includes: a mounting bracket set at the cleaning station, an air blowing mechanism for providing high-pressure airflow to the cutting tool moving to the cleaning station, and a spray mechanism for providing high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool moving to the cleaning station, wherein the air knife of the air blowing mechanism and the water nozzle of the spray mechanism are respectively set on both sides of the mounting bracket, and when the cutting tool moves to the cleaning station, the air knife and the water nozzle are located above the cutting tool.

[0009] In some embodiments, the sliding blade holder includes a base plate and sidewalls disposed on the base plate, the base plate having a discharge hole penetrating the base plate; the cutting tool further includes: blade clamping blocks located at both ends of the second blade, and blade covers located at both ends of the first blade, wherein the sidewalls of the blade clamping blocks are provided with a plurality of mounting slots cooperating with the cutting heads of the second blade, and the sidewalls of the blade covers are provided with a plurality of mounting slots cooperating with the cutting heads of the first blade; four blade corner clamping assemblies are disposed on the base plate of the cutting tool for clamping the ends of the first blade and the second blade located at the edges, the four blade corner clamping assemblies being located at the four corners of a square limiting frame formed by the two blade covers and the two blade clamping blocks; wherein the inscribed circle of the square limiting frame is coaxial with the discharge hole, and the diameter of the inscribed circle is less than or equal to the diameter of the discharge hole.

[0010] In some embodiments, the height of the second blade is less than the height of the first blade, and a blade pad is provided below the blade tips at both ends of the second blade; and the height of the blade pad is greater than or equal to the height difference between the first blade and the second blade, such that the upper surface of the blade clamp block located above the blade pad after installation is flush with the upper surface of the blade cover.

[0011] In some embodiments, the blade clamp assembly includes an upper blade clamp and a lower blade clamp. The upper blade clamp includes a first clamping arm extending in a first direction and a second clamping arm extending in a second direction. The bottom of the first clamping arm is provided with an upper groove that engages with the tip of the second blade located at the edge. The upper surface of the lower blade clamp is provided with a lower groove extending in the second direction and engaging with the tip of the first blade located at the edge. In some embodiments, the plant or pickled plant processing knife cleaning system further includes: a first guide positioning pin disposed on both sides of the blade clamp assembly and passing through mounting holes coaxially disposed on the blade clamp block and the blade pad; and a second guide positioning pin passing through mounting holes disposed on the blade cover. In some embodiments, the cutting cavity is square or rectangular. In some embodiments, the tip height of the plurality of first blades located at the edge is less than the tip height of the remaining first blades, and the length of the first blade is greater than the length of the second blade. In some embodiments, the ejector pin mechanism includes a circular array of multiple ejector pins, each ejector pin corresponding to a cutting cavity, and the diameter of the circular ejector pin array is the same as the diameter of the inscribed circle of the square limiting frame.

[0012] In some embodiments, the high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module further includes a partition plate disposed between the water nozzle and the air knife. In some embodiments, the waste separation module further includes: a first mounting beam, wherein both ends of the scraper are respectively disposed at the bottom of the first mounting beam via a right-angle mounting block, and the bottom of the first mounting beam is provided with a notch corresponding to the position of the scraper. In some embodiments, the waste separation module further includes: a second mounting beam, wherein the scraper is fixed to the middle of the second mounting beam, and the bottom of the scraper protrudes and forms an operating part for scraping off waste with the bottom of the second mounting beam.

[0013] The second aspect of this utility model is to provide a plant or pickled plant processing device and method, comprising: a feeding module, a processing module, a waste separation module and a cleaning module disposed on the movement path of the cutting blade in the processing module, and a control module for controlling the feeding module, the processing module, the waste separation module and the cleaning module, wherein the feeding module includes: a turntable, on which a plurality of material cylinders for holding the material to be processed are evenly distributed along the circumference, and a turntable drive mechanism connected to the control module, the turntable drive mechanism being used to drive the turntable to rotate; initially, at least one of the material cylinders is located at the feeding station; the cleaning module includes: an air blowing mechanism for providing high-pressure airflow to the cutting blade moving to the cleaning station, and a sprayer for providing high-pressure water flow to the cutting blade moving to the cleaning station. The structure includes an air blowing mechanism and a spraying mechanism, which are respectively connected to a control module. The control module controls the turntable drive mechanism to drive the turntable to rotate, so that multiple material cylinders rotate sequentially or selectively to the loading station and processing station for loading and extrusion processing. It also controls the cutting tool in the processing module to reciprocate between the processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, finished product discharge station, and cleaning station. When a preset number of processing cycles are completed, the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station, and the cleaning module is controlled to simultaneously spray high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow onto the cutting tool located at the cleaning station. A processing cycle is defined as the extrusion processing and finished product discharge of the material to be processed in a preset number of material cylinders loaded on the turntable. The preset loading number is greater than or equal to three and less than or equal to the total number of material cylinders on the turntable.

[0014] In some embodiments of this invention, six feeding stations are evenly spaced along the circumference of the turntable. Preferably, in the initial state, three of the material cylinders are located at the feeding stations.

[0015] In some embodiments of this utility model, the cleaning module further includes a mounting bracket, the air outlet nozzle of the air blowing mechanism and the water outlet nozzle of the spraying mechanism are respectively disposed on both sides of the mounting bracket, and the air outlet nozzle and the water outlet nozzle are located above the cutting tool.

[0016] In some embodiments of this utility model, the processing module includes: an extrusion mechanism for extruding the material to be processed in the barrel at a processing station; a cutting tool for cutting the material to be processed under the extrusion action of the extrusion mechanism; and a tool driving mechanism for driving the cutting tool to reciprocate between the processing station, the separation station and waste discharge station of the scraping module, the finished product discharge station, and the cleaning station of the cleaning module; the tool driving mechanism is connected to the control module.

[0017] In some embodiments of this utility model, a limiting mechanism for clamping the material to be processed is provided inside the material cylinder.

[0018] In some embodiments of this utility model, the waste separation module includes: a shovel for separating waste from the finished product that moves to the separation station following the cutting tool, and a scraper for removing the separated waste that moves to the waste discharge station.

[0019] In some embodiments of this utility model, the plant or pickled plant processing device further includes: a discharge module at the discharge station, the discharge module including: a pin mechanism for separating the processed finished product that follows the cutting tool to the discharge station from the cutting tool; and a pin drive mechanism for driving the pin mechanism to move up and down; the pin drive mechanism is connected to the control module.

[0020] In some embodiments of this utility model, the cutting tool includes: a sliding blade holder, a plurality of first blades arranged side by side at equal intervals along a first direction on the sliding blade holder, and a plurality of second blades arranged side by side at equal intervals along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the sliding blade holder, wherein the first blades and the second blades are detachably fitted together, and the cutting edge of the first blade is flush with the cutting edge of the second blade.

[0021] In some embodiments of this utility model, the plant or pickled plant processing device further includes a waste transport mechanism disposed below the waste outlet station.

[0022] In some embodiments of this utility model, the plant or pickled plant processing device further includes a finished product transport mechanism disposed below the finished product discharge station.

[0023] In some embodiments of this utility model, the plant or pickled plant processing device further includes: a safety / feeding detection mechanism for detecting whether the material cylinder on the turntable is loaded with material to be processed; and for detecting whether any human limbs are present in a specific area.

[0024] In some embodiments of this utility model, the control module specifically includes:

[0025] The judgment unit is used to determine whether the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement of each cylinder loaded with materials is the preset arrangement.

[0026] The tool control unit is used to control the rotation of the turntable when the judgment unit determines that the number of material cylinders loaded with material to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and the arrangement structure of each material cylinder is the preset arrangement structure. This causes each material cylinder of the preset loading quantity to move to the processing station in sequence, and controls the cutting tool to move back and forth between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station along the movement path until the cleaning cycle is reached (i.e., the processing cycle of the preset cycle number is completed). Then, the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.

[0027] The feeding control unit is used to control the turntable to rotate when the judgment unit determines that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is less than the preset loading quantity, so that the cylinders on the turntable that have not yet been loaded are moved to the feeding station and loaded according to the preset arrangement structure, until the control unit determines that the number of cylinders loaded with materials to be processed is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity and is in the preset arrangement structure.

[0028] Beneficial Effects: Compared to traditional integrated stainless steel cutting tool structures, this invention employs a bidirectional cross-fitting blade assembly structure, reducing tool manufacturing costs (an integrated cutting tool structure costs approximately 20,000 yuan, while a blade assembly structure made of the same material costs approximately 2,000 yuan, significantly reducing the cost). Furthermore, even if a blade is damaged, the interlocking structure allows for the disassembly of any blade unit, enabling individual replacement of any damaged blade instead of replacing the entire assembly, greatly reducing maintenance costs and improving tool reusability. The two sets of blades in the bidirectional cross-fitting blade assembly structure can be interlocked perpendicularly or at a certain angle, allowing for adjustments to the angle or spacing between the two sets of blades to suit different finished shapes, resulting in cutting cavities of varying shapes and greatly expanding the applicability of the blade assembly structure.

[0029] Furthermore, due to the use of a blade assembly structure, in order to remove foreign objects such as residual ribs between the blades, a waste separation module (e.g., a scraper) is used to separate finished products and waste materials and complete waste discharge. Then, a cleaning module is used to provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to clean the blades, thereby removing residues and corrosive components from the blades. In other words, the waste separation module achieves the first cleaning of the cutting blades, and the cleaning module achieves the second cleaning of the cutting blades to remove residues and corrosive components from the cutting blades, greatly improving the service life of the cutting blades.

[0030] Secondly, because it uses a combination of high-pressure airflow and high-pressure waterflow, it has a higher cleaning power than high-pressure waterflow alone. Therefore, when processing some low-viscosity materials, it is not necessary to clean them immediately after each processing cycle. Instead, cleaning can be performed after one or two processing cycles (such as processing some viscous materials or materials with very low viscosity), which greatly saves time and cost losses caused by the shutdown of the entire production line due to cleaning the cutting tools.

[0031] Furthermore, a safety and material loading detection system is installed. The corresponding process flow will only proceed when material is detected in the cylinder, avoiding wasted time due to the station running idle when there is no material. Safety detection ensures the safety of personnel operation and equipment operation.

[0032] In this utility model's machining tool cleaning system, a slot is only provided on the first blade of the cutting tool, and the blade assembly is secured by a blade cover, a blade clamping block, and a blade corner clamp assembly. This reduces the gaps between the blades, greatly reducing the difficulty of subsequent cleaning and the machining difficulty of the blades, saving blade materials and significantly reducing the cost of the tool. Furthermore, by using a method of decreasing edge blade length, the blade assembly forms a hexagon with a circular cutting area (i.e., the inscribed circle of the square limiting frame). In other words, through the reasonable design of the blade assembly structure, while ensuring the same cutting area, not only are blade materials saved, thus reducing costs, but cleaning is also easier. Moreover, by setting up the blade corner clamp assembly to fix the blade assembly, it also covers the idle area, preventing the idle area from being exposed to the outside for a long time and causing dust and other contaminants to enter the finished product through the idle area and the material discharge station. Attached Figure Description

[0033] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. In all the drawings, similar elements or parts are generally identified by similar reference numerals. The elements or parts in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative effort.

[0034] Figure 1a This is a perspective structural diagram of a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus, which is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 1b for Figure 1a Exploded view of the plant or the apparatus for processing pickled plants shown;

[0036] Figure 1c for Figure 1a Top view of the plant or pickled plant processing equipment shown;

[0037] Figure 1d for Figure 1a Right view of the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus shown;

[0038] Figure 2a and Figure 2b This is an assembly diagram of the limiting mechanism inside the material cylinder in a plant or pickled plant processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Figure 3 An exploded view of the extrusion mechanism in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 4a An exploded view of a cutting tool in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0041] Figure 4b To reflect Figure 4a A schematic diagram of the blade assembly of a medium-sized cutting tool;

[0042] Figure 4c To reflect Figure 4b A schematic diagram showing two sets of blades interlocked together to form a cutting cavity array;

[0043] Figure 4d reflect Figure 4a A schematic diagram showing the engagement of the upper and middle blade angle clamp with the cutting heads of the three second blades located at the edge;

[0044] Figure 4e for Figure 4aTop view of the cutting tool;

[0045] Figure 4f for Figure 4b A schematic diagram of the first blade in the middle;

[0046] Figure 5a To reflect Figure 1a A schematic diagram showing the assembly relationship between the cleaning module, the finished product discharge module, and the waste separation module;

[0047] Figure 5b For the reaction Figure 5a Schematic diagram of the mounting components for the medium-sized shovel blade;

[0048] Figure 5c For the reaction Figure 5c A schematic diagram of the middle scraper mounting assembly;

[0049] Figure 6 To reflect Figure 1a A schematic diagram of the cutting tool drive mechanism;

[0050] Figure 7a An exploded view of the cleaning module in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 7b This is an assembly diagram of the cleaning module in a plant or pickled plant processing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0052] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the finished product discharge module in a plant or pickled plant processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

[0053] Figure 9 A flowchart illustrating a method for processing plants or pickled plants, which is an exemplary embodiment of this utility model;

[0054] Figure 10a This is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, showing the spaced arrangement structure of the material cylinders loaded on the turntable.

[0055] Figure 10b This is an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, showing the adjacent arrangement of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on a turntable.

[0056] Figure reference numerals: 1. Feeding module: 11. Turntable, 12. Material cylinder, 13. Turntable drive mechanism, 141. Clamping block, 142. Elastic component, 143. Mounting bracket, 144. Guide sleeve; 2. Machining module: 21. Cutting tool, 211. Sliding tool holder (base plate 2111, side wall 2112, discharge hole 2113), 212. First blade, 213. Second blade, 214. Blade edge, 215. Blade slot, 216. Tool cover, 217. Tool Clamping block, 218a upper blade angle clamp (2181 first clamping arm, 2182 second clamping arm, 2183 upper slot), 218b lower blade angle clamp (lower slot 2184), 219 mounting slot, 210 cutting cavity, 2120a first guide positioning pin, 2120b second guide positioning pin, 2121 blade pad; 22 extrusion mechanism: 221 drive motor, 222 electric cylinder, 223 guide column, 224 extrusion component, 225 Mounting bracket; 23 Tool drive mechanism: 231 Tool drive motor, 232 Tool slide, sliding rail 234, 233 Water tray, 235 Rail bellows cover; 3 Waste separation module: 31 Shovel, 32 Scraper, 311 First mounting beam, 312 Mounting plate, 313 Right angle mounting block, 314 Notch, 321 Second mounting beam, 322 Fixed mounting block; 4 Cleaning module: 41 Air blowing mechanism, 411 Air knife, 412 Air pipe connector, 42 Spraying mechanism, 421 Water nozzle, 422 Isolation plate, 423 Water pipe connector, 43 Mounting bracket, 44 Protective cover, 45 Water tank; 5 Control module; 6 Finished product discharge module: Pin array 61, Pin drive mechanism 62; 7 Detection mechanism; 8 Finished product transportation mechanism; 9 Waste transportation mechanism; 10 Water receiving tray; 100 Frame, 101a Waste receiving cylinder, 101b Finished product receiving cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0057] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model. In this document, suffixes such as "module," "component," or "unit" used to denote elements are only for the purpose of illustrative purposes and have no specific meaning in themselves. Therefore, "module," "component," or "unit" can be used interchangeably. In this document, the terms "upper," "lower," "inner," "outer," "front," "rear," "one end," "the other end," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. In this document, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installed," "equipped with," "connected," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, "connection" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be a connection within two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances. In this document, "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed related items. In this document, "a plurality of" means two or more, i.e., it includes two, three, four, five, etc. In this document, "plant" refers to materials that require peeling (including stems) and cutting into a certain shape (e.g., strips or sheets) during processing, such as irregularly shaped vegetables, fruits, medicinal materials, etc. In this article, "pickled plants" refers to materials that have been pickled and whose processing requires peeling (including stems) and cutting into a certain shape (e.g., strips or slices), such as irregularly shaped pickled mustard tubers. For ease of description, both "plants" and "pickled plants" will be referred to as "materials to be processed" in this article.

[0058] Example 1: See Figure 1- Figure 8This is a structural diagram and module diagram of a plant or pickled plant processing device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Specifically, the plant or pickled plant processing device includes: a feeding module 1, a processing module 2, a waste separation module 3 and a cleaning module 4 disposed on the movement path of the cutting tool 21 in the processing module 2, and a control module 5 for controlling the feeding module 1, the processing module 2, the waste separation module 3 and the cleaning module 4.

[0059] In some embodiments, the feeding module 1 includes: a turntable 11 mounted on a frame 100, with a plurality of material cylinders 12 evenly spaced along the circumference for holding materials to be processed (e.g., pickled mustard tubers with a certain degree of stickiness); and a turntable drive mechanism 13 connected to a control module 5, which drives the turntable 11 to rotate. Initially, at least one material cylinder is located at the feeding station. Preferably, six material cylinders 12 are evenly distributed along the circumference of the turntable 1, and initially, three material cylinders 12 are located at the feeding station. In some embodiments, the turntable drive mechanism 13 is a motor, and its output shaft is connected to the rotating shaft of the turntable 11.

[0060] In some embodiments, the material cylinder 12 is provided with a limiting mechanism for clamping the material to be processed. The limiting mechanism includes clamping blocks 141 evenly spaced along the circumference of the cylinder wall of the material cylinder 12. The clamping blocks 141 are rotatably mounted on the cylinder wall of the material cylinder 12 relative to the material cylinder. Specifically, the material cylinder 12 has a plurality of mounting holes evenly spaced along the circumference. The top end of the clamping block 141 is rotatably connected to the mounting hole via a rotating shaft. Its clamping end 1411 extends into the material cylinder 12 to clamp the material. An elastic member 142 (e.g., a spring) is connected to the outer protruding limiting portion 1412. The other end of the elastic member 142 is fixed to a mounting bracket 143 on the outside of the mounting hole. When the clamping end 1411 is subjected to an external force (e.g., the squeezing action of the material to be processed in the material cylinder), the elastic member 142 provides tension, so that the bottom of the clamping block 141 is always in a clamping state, thereby being able to clamp the material.

[0061] In some embodiments, the processing module 2 includes: an extrusion mechanism 22 for extruding the material to be processed in the processing station's extrusion cylinder 12; a cutting tool 21 for cutting the material to be processed under the extrusion action of the extrusion mechanism 22; a tool slide 24 for providing a motion path; and a tool drive mechanism 23 for driving the cutting tool 21 to reciprocate between the processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, finished product discharge station, and cleaning station on the motion path; the tool drive mechanism 23 is connected to the control module 5.

[0062] In some embodiments, the cutting tool 21 includes: a sliding blade holder 211, a plurality of first blades 212 arranged side by side at equal intervals along a first direction (e.g., transverse) on the sliding blade holder 211, and a plurality of second blades 213 arranged side by side at equal intervals along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction (e.g., longitudinal) on the sliding blade holder 211, wherein the first blades 212 and the second blades 213 are detachably fitted together (specifically, a plurality of blade slots 215 are provided at intervals along the length direction of the second blades 213, and the body of the first blades 212 is fitted into the blade slots 215), and the cutting edges 214 of the first blades 2112 and the second blades 213 are flush. Specifically, the upper surface of the plurality of second blades 213 is blade-shaped, and a plurality of blade slots 215 are provided at intervals along their length direction (specifically, the blade slots extend vertically downward from the blade). When the plurality of first blades 212 are inserted into the blade slots 215, a plurality of square-shaped cutting cavities 210 are formed between the plurality of first blades 212 and the plurality of second blades 213.

[0063] Of course, in other embodiments, the angle between the first and second directions can be adjusted (e.g., the first and second directions form an acute angle) to adapt the shape of the cutting cavity formed between the first and second blades to the cutting of finished products of different shapes. The spacing between the blades can also be adjusted to accommodate the cutting of even more finished products of different shapes. In some embodiments, the extrusion mechanism 22 includes an electric cylinder 222 mounted on a bracket 100 via a mounting bracket 225. An extrusion component 224 is mounted on the top of the electric cylinder 222. The electric cylinder 222 is driven by a drive motor 221 to drive the extrusion component 224 to reciprocate vertically. Correspondingly, the area below the extrusion component 224 is the processing station. Therefore, when the cutting tool moves to the area below the extrusion component (i.e., to the processing station), it can cooperate with the extrusion mechanism to simultaneously complete peeling and cutting. In some embodiments, the tool drive mechanism 23 includes: a sliding rail 234 providing a movement path for the cutting tool; a tool slide 232 mounting the cutting tool and driving it to move on the sliding rail 234; and a tool drive motor 231 driving the tool slide 232 to move on the sliding rail. Further, a bellows cover 235 is provided on the sliding rail, the top surface of which is inclined to facilitate drainage. Further, a water tray 233 for collecting water is also provided below the rail. In some embodiments, the waste separation module 3 includes: a scraper 31 for separating waste material (at this time, the waste material is connected to strip-shaped or sheet-shaped finished products) that follows the cutting tool 21 to the waste separation station; and a scraper 32 for removing the separated waste material that moves to the waste discharge station. In some embodiments, the scraper 31 is mounted between the processing station and the finished product discharge station via a mounting bracket, and the blade of the scraper 31 faces the direction of movement of the cutting tool 21 toward the cleaning module. Thus, when the cutting tool, carrying waste and finished product, passes through the waste separation station on its way to the cleaning module, the scraper 31 separates the waste from the finished product on the upper surface of the cutting tool. Preferably, the height and tilt angle of the scraper 31 can be adjusted by adjusting the height and tilt angle of the mounting bracket on the frame 100. In some embodiments, the scraper 32 is mounted between the waste separation station at the scraper and the finished product discharge station via a mounting bracket, and the scraper location is the waste discharge station. Correspondingly, a waste receiving cylinder 101a is provided below the scraper 32 to convey the waste scraped from the cutting tool to the waste transport mechanism 9. Specifically, when the cutting tool 21 moves toward the finished product discharge station, it passes the waste discharge station. Since the waste has already separated from the finished product, the waste will be scraped off the cutting tool by the scraper and enter the waste movement mechanism 9 through the waste receiving hopper 101a to be transported out.In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 includes: an air blowing mechanism that provides high-pressure airflow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station, and a spraying mechanism that provides high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station. The air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism are respectively connected to the control module 5. In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 also includes a mounting bracket 43 mounted on a frame. The air knife 411 of the air blowing mechanism and the water nozzle 421 of the spraying mechanism are respectively mounted on both sides of the mounting bracket 43, and when the cutting tool 21 moves to the cleaning station, the air knife 411 and the water nozzle 421 are located above the cutting tool 21. In some embodiments, the cleaning module 4 also includes: a water tank 45 and a water supply pipeline connected to the water tank 45 and the spraying mechanism. Further, to avoid mutual interference, a partition plate 422 is provided between the water nozzle 421 and the air knife 411. Preferably, the air knife and the water nozzle are integrated into a compartment and separated by a partition plate. Preferably, the cleaning station is also the location for removing and installing the cutting tool.

[0064] In some embodiments, the plant or pickled plant processing device further includes: a discharge module 6 disposed at the finished product discharge station, specifically comprising: a pin array 61 for separating the finished product moving to the finished product discharge station from the cutting tool 21; and a pin drive mechanism 62 for driving the pin array 61 to move up and down; the pin drive mechanism 62 is connected to the control module 5. In some embodiments, each array unit of the pin array 61 matches the shape of the cutting cavity in the cutting tool, so that when the pin drive mechanism 62 drives the pin array to move towards the cutting tool, each array unit on the pin array 61 pushes into the corresponding cutting cavity to push the finished product away from the cutting tool, thereby achieving automatic discharge. Of course, the finished product discharge station is located below the pin array, and a finished product receiving cylinder 101b is provided below the finished product discharge station, so that the finished product that has detached from the cutting tool enters the finished product receiving cylinder 101b under the action of gravity, and is guided by the finished product receiving cylinder 101b into the finished product transport mechanism 8. In some embodiments, both the waste transport mechanism and the finished product transport mechanism employ conveyor belt drive mechanisms. In some embodiments, the ejector pin drive mechanism employs an adjustable stroke cylinder; each array unit employs a T-shaped ejector pin with a spherical end to prevent material sticking.

[0065] In some embodiments, the plant or pickled plant processing apparatus further includes a safety / feeding detection mechanism 7, used to detect whether the material cylinders 12 on the turntable 11 are loaded with material. For example, after the apparatus is initialized, the safety / feeding detection mechanism detects whether all material cylinders on the turntable 11 contain material, and when it detects that all material cylinders on the turntable 11 are loaded with material, it triggers the control module 5 to start the processing flow. Alternatively, when it detects that a preset number of material cylinders are loaded with material to be processed and arranged in a preset layout, it triggers the control module to start the processing flow. In some embodiments, the safety / feeding detection mechanism may employ multiple visual sensors, such as cameras, spaced at intervals along the circumference of the turntable at the feeding / processing station. Of course, it may also employ a corresponding material sensor, such as a pressure sensor, installed in each material cylinder.

[0066] In some embodiments, the control module 5 controls the turntable drive mechanism 13 to drive the turntable 11 to rotate, so that multiple material cylinders 12 rotate sequentially and periodically to the loading station and the processing station for loading and extrusion processing; and controls the cutting tool 21 in the processing module 2 to reciprocate at the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, the finished product discharge station, and the cleaning station. Preferably, in order to save space and simplify the control algorithm, the movement path of the cutting tool is a linear movement path, and the aforementioned processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, finished product discharge station, and cleaning station are sequentially arranged on this linear movement path. Specifically, whenever the cutting tool 21 returns to the processing station, the turntable 11 is controlled to rotate so that the next material cylinder 12 moves to the processing station; and when a cleaning cycle is reached (i.e., after completing a preset number of processing cycles, such as one processing cycle or two processing cycles), the cutting tool 21 is controlled to move to the cleaning station, and the cleaning module 4 is controlled to simultaneously spray high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow onto the cutting tool 21 located at the cleaning station. One processing cycle is defined as the completion of processing of all materials in the cylinders on turntable 11 and the discharge of the finished product.

[0067] In some embodiments, the control module specifically includes: a human-machine interaction module, used by the user to set corresponding cleaning cycles (i.e., the number of preset processing cycles) according to different materials to be processed, and preset processing cycle parameters, such as preset loading quantity and the arrangement structure of each material cylinder; a judgment unit, used to receive detection data detected by the safety / loading detection mechanism to determine whether the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement structure of each material cylinder loaded with materials is the preset arrangement structure; and a tool control unit, used when the judgment unit determines that the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and the arrangement structure of each material cylinder is the preset arrangement structure. The control module controls the rotation of the turntable, causing each material cylinder with a preset loading quantity to move sequentially to the processing station. It also controls the cutting tool to cyclically move along a movement path between the processing station, waste separation station, waste discharge station, and finished product discharge station until a preset cleaning cycle is reached. At this point, the cutting tool moves to the cleaning station for cleaning. A loading control unit is used to control the turntable to rotate when the aforementioned judgment unit determines that the number of material cylinders loaded with material to be processed on the turntable is less than the preset loading quantity. This causes the unloaded material cylinders on the turntable to move to the loading station and be loaded according to a preset arrangement structure until the control unit determines that the number of material cylinders loaded with material to be processed is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity and is arranged in a preset structure. In some embodiments, the control module further includes a safety detection unit, used to determine whether there are any human limbs in a specific area based on detection data detected by the safety / loading detection mechanism before the loading control unit or the tool control unit controls the turntable to rotate. If so, the turntable rotation is stopped; if no human limbs are in the specific area, the turntable is rotated. In some embodiments, the aforementioned specific area includes the area where the loading station is located and the area where the processing station is located. In some embodiments, the aforementioned tool control unit is specifically used to determine, based on detection data, whether the current barrel at the current processing station is loaded with material to be processed; if it is loaded with material to be processed, the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station and controls the extrusion mechanism to move downwards to cooperate with the cutting tool in extruding the material to be processed; and after the extrusion processing is completed, the control unit controls the cutting tool to pass through the waste separation station and the waste discharge station in sequence to complete the automatic separation and discharge of waste, and then moves to the finished product discharge station; and when the cutting tool moves to the finished product discharge station, the control unit controls the ejector pin array to discharge the finished product; and when the finished product discharge is completed, it determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If so, the control unit controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station and controls the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean the cutting tool; if the cleaning cycle has not been reached, the control unit controls the cutting tool to return to the processing station to process the next material to be processed, and so on until the preset cleaning cycle is reached, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the cleaning station for cleaning.Specifically, an initial variable cylinder count is set and assigned an initial value of 0. Each time the extrusion process is completed or the finished product is discharged, the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one until the value of the initial variable cylinder count is greater than or equal to the product of the preset loading quantity and the preset number of processing cycles. At this point, it is determined that the cleaning cycle has been reached and the count is reset to 0 to start counting again. Otherwise, it is determined that the cleaning cycle has not been reached.

[0068] Example 2: See Figure 9 Based on the above-mentioned plant or pickled plant processing device, this utility model also provides a method for processing plants or pickled plants, which includes the following steps:

[0069] S101, the control module receives detection data from the safety / feeding detection mechanism and determines whether the number of material cylinders loaded with materials to be processed on the turntable in the feeding module is greater than or equal to the preset loading quantity, and whether the arrangement of the material cylinders is the preset arrangement. If yes, proceed to step S102; otherwise, proceed to step S103. In some embodiments, the user pre-sets the corresponding preset processing cycle parameters (preset loading quantity and preset arrangement) and cleaning cycle on the human-machine interface of the control module according to the working rhythm of the material to be processed. In some embodiments, a processing cycle is defined as the completion of processing, waste separation, waste discharge, and finished product discharge of the material in multiple material cylinders with a preset loading quantity and a preset arrangement on the turntable. The preset arrangement includes adjacent or spaced arrangement; the preset loading quantity is greater than or equal to three and less than or equal to the total number of material cylinders on the turntable. For example, a turntable has six material cylinders evenly distributed along its axis. For materials with short cleaning cycles (e.g., thorough cleaning is required after processing three cylinders) and a slow processing pace, the user pre-sets a processing cycle parameter on the control module's user interface: three cylinders (i.e., the preset loading quantity), a preset arrangement of spaced cylinders, and a cleaning cycle of once after each processing cycle. See also... Figure 10a As shown, cylinders A1, B1, and C1 are arranged alternately, meaning there is a gap (i.e., an empty cylinder) between the preset loading quantity of cylinders. Because the cycle time is relatively slow, this alternate arrangement structure results in a relatively long processing interval and cleaning cycle interval between materials, thus allowing for adjustment of the overall processing cycle. For example, six cylinders are evenly distributed along the axis of a turntable. For materials with long cleaning cycles (e.g., thorough cleaning only after processing six cylinders) and a relatively tight processing cycle, a preset processing cycle of three cylinders (i.e., the preset loading quantity) is set in the control system. The preset arrangement structure is: adjacent arrangement, see [reference]. Figure 10bAs shown, material cylinders A2, B2, and C2 are arranged adjacent to each other. Due to the relatively compact cycle time, this adjacent arrangement structure results in shorter processing intervals and cleaning cycle intervals between materials, thus allowing for adjustment of the overall processing cycle time.

[0070] On the other hand, due to the adoption of a rotary feeding structure and the aforementioned pre-arranged layout, there is at least one empty space between the processing station and the nearest feeding station along the rotation direction of the rotary table (e.g., ...). Figure 10a As shown, when the material cylinder C1 moves to the processing station below the extrusion mechanism, it is separated from the nearest loading station F along the rotation direction of the turntable by an empty material cylinder; and as... Figure 10b As shown, when the material cylinder C2 moves to the processing station below the extrusion mechanism, it is separated from the nearest loading station F along the rotation direction of the turntable by an empty material cylinder B (at which time the empty material cylinder A is located at the loading station). This allows the turntable to rotate and load material even when cleaning is in progress. After cleaning is completed, the next processing cycle can be started directly, further saving time and improving work efficiency.

[0071] S102, the control module controls the turntable to rotate, causing each of the preset loading cylinders to move sequentially to the processing station, and controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station through the tool drive mechanism, executing S104. In some embodiments, before controlling the cutting tool to move to the processing station, the following steps are included: determining whether the cylinder currently located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed based on the detection data detected by the safety / detection mechanism; if it is loaded with material to be processed, the control system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station; otherwise, the turntable is controlled to rotate, causing the next cylinder to move to the processing station, and the system again determines whether the cylinder is loaded with material to be processed, and so on until it is determined that the cylinder located at the processing station is loaded with material to be processed, at which point the system controls the cutting tool to move to the processing station.

[0072] S103, the control module drives the turntable to rotate through the turntable drive mechanism, so that the unloaded cylinder rotates to the loading station and loads the material according to the preset arrangement structure, thus executing step S101.

[0073] S104, control the extrusion mechanism and the cutting tool to work together to simultaneously peel and cut the material to be processed, and execute step S105. In some embodiments, the control module typically receives a feedback signal from the tool drive mechanism indicating that the cutting tool is in place, and then initiates the coordinated action of the extrusion mechanism and the cutting tool. Of course, in other embodiments, the extrusion mechanism and the cutting tool can also be started simultaneously.

[0074] S105, the control module controls the cutting tool to move to the waste separation station via the tool drive mechanism to perform waste separation and discharge, and executes step S106. In some embodiments, the control module receives a feedback signal from the extrusion mechanism indicating that the processing is complete, and then controls the cutting tool to move to the waste separation station to perform waste separation.

[0075] S106, the control module controls the ejector pin array to discharge material through the lifting mechanism, and executes step S107.

[0076] In some embodiments, the control module receives a feedback signal from the processing module indicating that the cutting tool is in place at the finished product discharge station, and then controls the ejector pin array to descend for discharge.

[0077] S107, the control module determines whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached. If yes, proceed to step S108; otherwise, proceed to step S109. In some embodiments, an initial variable cylinder count is preset and assigned an initial value of 0. After each extrusion process is completed (e.g., after completing steps S104, S105, or S106), the initial variable cylinder count is incremented by one. Therefore, the initial variable cylinder count N0 can be multiplied by the preset number of processing cycles Q and the preset loading quantity N1 corresponding to each processing cycle: Q × N1. If N0 is greater than or equal to Q × N1, it is determined that the preset number of processing cycles has been completed; otherwise, it is determined that it has not been completed. That is, the counting cycle of the initial variable is the same as the cleaning cycle. The cleaning cycle refers to the cleaning of the cutting tool within the preset Q processing cycles, from the first material to be processed until the last material to be processed is discharged as a finished product.

[0078] As mentioned earlier, different materials have different processing cycles and require different cleaning times. For example, some highly viscous materials require three processing cycles to reach the finished product, meaning they need to be cleaned after one processing cycle. Conversely, some materials with very low or no viscosity require twelve processing cycles to reach the finished product before cleaning. Therefore, the cleaning cycle needs to be set in advance based on the actual needs of different materials during processing (e.g., low-viscosity materials can be cleaned after two or more processing cycles, while highly viscous materials can be cleaned after one processing cycle). In other embodiments, it can also be determined whether the preset cleaning cycle has been reached after step S102 or step S104.

[0079] S108, the control module controls the cutting tool to return to the processing station via the tool drive mechanism, and simultaneously controls the turntable to rotate via the turntable drive mechanism, causing the next material cylinder to rotate to the processing station, thus executing step S104. In some embodiments, the control module may receive a feedback signal from the lifting mechanism indicating that material discharge is complete, and then control the cutting tool to return to the processing station. Of course, in some embodiments, when the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, it is also necessary to first determine whether the material cylinder is loaded with material to be processed. If so, step S104 is executed; otherwise, the turntable is controlled to continue rotating until it is determined that the material cylinder currently located at the processing station contains material, then step S104 is executed.

[0080] S109, the control module drives the cutting tool from the finished product discharge station to the cleaning station through the tool drive mechanism. When the cutting tool is in position at the cleaning station (e.g., when the positioning signal is received from the tool drive mechanism), the control module controls the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism to simultaneously provide high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool to clean it. After cleaning is completed (e.g., when the control module receives feedback signals from the air blowing mechanism and the spraying mechanism indicating that cleaning is complete), the control module drives the cutting tool to return to the processing station through the tool drive mechanism. At the same time, the control module controls the turntable to rotate through the turntable drive mechanism, so that the next material cylinder rotates to the processing station, i.e., step S101 is executed again.

[0081] In this embodiment, the control module controls the cutting tool to reciprocate between the processing station, the waste separation station, the waste discharge station, and the finished product discharge station in sequence until all the materials to be processed in all the cylinders on the turntable are processed and the finished product is discharged. After each processing cycle is completed, the cutting tool is controlled to move to the cleaning station for high-pressure airflow and high-pressure water flow cleaning. Compared with the production line mode, which cleans after each processing and shuts down the entire production line during cleaning, a lot of idle time is saved.

[0082] Example 3: This utility model provides a machining tool cleaning system. Specifically, the machining tool cleaning system of this embodiment includes: a cutting tool 21, and a waste separation module sequentially arranged on the movement path of the cutting tool 21 for separating and removing waste material that has been processed and moves with the cutting tool 21 to the waste separation station from the cutting tool 21; a discharge module for separating finished products that move with the cutting tool to the finished product discharge station from the cutting tool; and a high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module for providing high-pressure gas and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool moving to the cleaning station.

[0083] In some embodiments, see Figures 4a-4fThe cutting tool includes a sliding blade holder 211. Specifically, the sliding blade holder 211 includes a base plate 2111 and a side wall 2112 disposed on the base plate 2111. The base plate 2111 is provided with a discharge hole 2113 penetrating the base plate 2111. Preferably, the base is annular, and the side wall extends vertically upward from its outer edge to form an annular wall surrounding the base, and together with the base, forms a receiving space for mounting the blade assembly.

[0084] Specifically, the blade assembly includes: a plurality of first blades 121 arranged side-by-side at equal intervals on a base plate 2111 along a first direction; and a plurality of second blades 213 arranged side-by-side at equal intervals on the base plate 2111 along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each first blade 212 has a plurality of slots 215 spaced apart along its length at its upper end. The second blades 213 are detachably engaged in the slots 215, forming a plurality of cutting cavities 210 between the plurality of first blades (212) and second blades (213). The lengths of the plurality of first blades and the plurality of second blades located at the edges gradually decrease, forming a blade assembly with a hexagonal cross-section. Preferably, there are three blades (first blades or second blades) located at each of the four edges of the blade assembly. The two blades closest to the edge have the same length and are shorter than the length of the other blade, which is shorter than the length of the blade in the non-edge region. See [reference needed]. Figure 4b and Figure 4c ;

[0085] The blade clamping blocks 217 are located at both ends of the second blade 213, and the blade covers 216 are located at both ends of the first blade 212. The blade clamping blocks 217 have multiple mounting slots 219 that mate with the blade head of the second blade 213 on the side wall near the blade assembly, and the blade covers 216 have multiple mounting slots 219 that mate with the blade head of the first blade 212 on the side wall near the blade assembly.

[0086] Four blade corner clamping assemblies are provided on the base plate 2111 for clamping the ends of the first blade 212 and the second blade 213 located at the edge. The four blade corner clamping assemblies are respectively located at the four corners of the square limiting frame formed by the two blade covers 216 and the two blade clamping blocks 217. See [reference needed] Figure 4a and Figure 4e .

[0087] In some embodiments, see Figure 4b When establishing a coordinate system with the length extension direction of the first blade as the X-axis, the length extension direction of the second blade as the Y-axis, and the height direction of the first or second blade as the X-axis, the Y-axis is the first direction and the X-axis is the second direction.

[0088] In some embodiments, see Figure 4eThe inscribed circle of the aforementioned square limiting frame (side length L1) is coaxial with the discharge hole, and its diameter D1 is less than or equal to the diameter of the discharge hole (the diameter D2 of the base plate is the largest). The inscribed circle of this square limiting frame is actually the actual cutting area of ​​the machining tool. Although the shapes of various materials are irregular, in practical applications, it has been found that only this cutting area actually performs the cutting function. The four corners of the rectangular limiting frame are mostly unused, and long-term idleness may lead to dust accumulation. Therefore, in this embodiment, a hexagonal blade assembly is designed, and the four corners are used to install and fix the blade assembly while simultaneously covering the unused four corner areas, making it more hygienic and easier to clean the tool, and also saving materials. In some embodiments, L1 is 120mm, D1 is 120mm, and D2 is 200mm.

[0089] In some embodiments, see Figure 4b Since the groove for engaging with the second blade is only provided at the upper end of the first blade 212, the height of the second blade 213 is less than the height of the first blade 212. Preferably, its height is the same as the height of the groove on the first blade, so that when the second blade is engaged with the first blade, the cutting edges of the second blade and the first blade are flush. Furthermore, since the height of the second blade is lower than that of the first blade, in order to fix the blade assembly, blade pads 2121 are provided below the cutting heads at both ends of the second blade 213. That is, by placing the blade pads between the base plate and the blade clamping block, and providing a mounting groove on the blade clamping block to engage with the cutting head of the second blade, the second blade is firmly installed directly above the discharge hole (that is, the inner circle of the blade assembly is coaxial with the discharge hole).

[0090] In some embodiments, the height of the blade pad 2121 is greater than or equal to the height difference between the first blade 212 and the second blade 213, such that the upper surface of the blade clamping block 217 located above the blade pad 2121 after installation is flush with the upper surface of the blade cover 216.

[0091] In some embodiments, see Figure 4a The blade clamp assembly includes an upper blade clamp 218a and a lower blade clamp 218b. The upper blade clamp 218a includes a first clamping arm 2181 extending in a first direction and a second clamping arm 2182 extending in a second direction. The bottom of the first clamping arm 2181 is provided with an upper slot 2183 (extending in the first direction) that can mate with the cutting head of the second blade 212 located at the edge. See [reference needed]. Figure 4d The upper surface of the lower blade angle clamp (218b) is provided with a lower groove 2184 (extending in the second direction) that extends in the second direction and engages with the first blade 212 located at the edge.

[0092] In some embodiments, the machining tool assembly further includes: a first guide positioning pin 2120a located on the base plate, disposed on both sides of the blade angle clamp assembly, and passing through mounting holes coaxially disposed on the tool clamp block 217 and the tool pad 2121; and a second guide positioning pin 2120b passing through mounting holes disposed on the tool cover 216. See [reference] Figure 4a .

[0093] In some embodiments, the cutting cavity 210 formed between the first blade and the second blade is square. Preferably, the spacing between the plurality of first blades 212 is 6 mm, and the spacing between the plurality of second blades 213 is 6 mm, that is, forming a square cutting cavity with a side length of 6 mm. See [link to documentation]. Figure 4c .

[0094] In some embodiments, the tip height of the plurality of first blades 212 located at the edge is less than the tip height of the remaining (i.e., non-edge) first blades 212.

[0095] In some embodiments, the length L3 of the first blade 212 is greater than the length L4 of the second blade 213. Preferably, the length of the second blade 213 is 130mm-140mm (preferably 136mm); the maximum length of the first blade 212 is 140mm-145mm (preferably 143mm), and the height H1 of the first blade 212 is 10mm-15mm (preferably 13.5mm), and the height H2 of the second blade 213 (i.e., the height of the groove on the first blade) is 6mm-7mm (preferably 6.5mm).

[0096] In some embodiments, see Figures 5a to 5c The waste separation module includes: a shovel 31 for separating the processed waste that moves to the waste separation station after following the cutting tool, the blade of the shovel 31 facing the direction of movement of the cutting tool 21 toward the cleaning module; and a scraper 32 for removing the separated waste from the cutting tool.

[0097] Specifically, see Figure 5b The first mounting beam 311 for mounting the shovel is fixed to the frame of the processing device by the mounting plate 312. Both ends of the shovel 31 are respectively set at the bottom of the first mounting beam 311 by a right-angle mounting block 313. The bottom of the first mounting beam 311 is provided with a notch 314 corresponding to the position of the shovel 31, so that the waste material separated by the shovel 31 can be discharged through the notch 314.

[0098] See Figure 5cA second mounting beam 321 for mounting the scraper 32 passes through, and the scraper 32 is fixed in the middle of the second mounting beam 321. The bottom of the scraper 32 protrudes and forms an operating part for scraping off waste material with the bottom of the second mounting beam 321. Usually, after most materials are cut by the cutting tool, waste material, such as ribs, is still connected to the finished product. Therefore, the scraper alone may not be able to separate the waste material from the cutting tool well, resulting in a large amount of waste material remaining on the cutting tool. Furthermore, this scraping method will greatly shorten the service life of the scraper and accumulate a large amount of residual waste material on the scraper. Therefore, in this embodiment, a scraper is used to separate the waste material from the finished product first, and then the scraper is used to scrape the separated waste material off the surface of the cutting tool. This not only successfully separates the waste material, but also greatly reduces the amount of waste material remaining on the cutting tool.

[0099] In some embodiments, the discharge module includes: an ejector mechanism 61 for separating the finished product, which follows the cutting tool 21 to the discharge station, from the cutting tool; and an ejector drive mechanism 62 for driving the ejector mechanism to move up and down. Specifically, see [link to documentation]. Figure 8 (Only some of the ejector pins are shown in the figure). The ejector pin mechanism 61 includes a circular array of ejector pins, and each ejector pin corresponds to a cutting cavity 210. Specifically, the diameter of the circular ejector pin array is the same as the diameter of the circular cutting area (or the inscribed circle of the square limit frame) in the cutting tool.

[0100] In some embodiments, see Figure 7a and Figure 7b The high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module includes: a mounting bracket 43, an air blowing mechanism that provides high-pressure airflow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station, and a spraying mechanism that provides high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool 21 moving to the cleaning station. The air knife 411 of the air mechanism 41 and the water nozzle 421 of the spraying mechanism are respectively disposed on both sides of the mounting bracket 43, and when the cutting tool 21 moves to the cleaning station, the air knife 411 and the water nozzle 421 are located above the cutting tool 21. Furthermore, to avoid mutual interference, a partition plate 422 is provided between the water nozzle 421 and the air knife 411. Preferably, the air knife and the water nozzle are integrated into a single compartment and separated by the partition plate 422.

[0101] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. The embodiments of the present invention have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art, under the guidance of the present invention, can make many modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all such modifications are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A plant or post-curing plant processing knife cleaning system, characterized by, The cutting tool (21) and the waste separation module (3) arranged in sequence on the movement path of the cutting tool (21) for separating and removing the waste material following the cutting tool (21) to the waste separation station, the discharge module for separating the finished product following the cutting tool (21) to the finished product discharge station, and the high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module for providing high-pressure gas and high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool moving to the cleaning station, wherein The cutting tool (21) comprises a sliding tool holder (211), a blade group fixed in the sliding tool holder (211), the blade group comprising a plurality of first blades (212) arranged equidistantly in parallel along a first direction and a plurality of second blades (213) arranged equidistantly in parallel along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein a plurality of clamping grooves (215) are arranged equidistantly along the length direction of the first blade (212), the second blade (213) is detachably clamped in the clamping groove (215), so that a plurality of cutting cavities (210) are formed between the plurality of first blades (212) and the plurality of second blades (213), and the length of the plurality of first blades located at the edge and the plurality of second blades located at the edge gradually decreases, so that all the first blades and all the second blades form a hexagonal cross section; The waste separation module (3) comprises a shovel (31) for separating the waste material following the cutting tool (21) to the waste separation station, and a scraper (32) for removing the separated waste material from the cutting tool (21); The discharge module comprises a ejector mechanism (61) for separating the finished product following the cutting tool (21) to the discharge station from the cutting tool (21), and an ejector driving mechanism (62) for driving the ejector mechanism to move up and down; The high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module comprises a mounting bracket (43) arranged at the cleaning station, a blowing mechanism for providing high-pressure gas flow to the cutting tool (21) moving to the cleaning station, and a spraying mechanism for providing high-pressure water flow to the cutting tool (21) moving to the cleaning station, the air knife (411) of the blowing mechanism and the water outlet nozzle (421) of the spraying mechanism are arranged on both sides of the mounting bracket (43) respectively, and when the cutting tool (21) moves to the cleaning station, the air knife (411) and the water outlet nozzle (421) are located above the cutting tool (21). The sliding tool holder (211) comprises a bottom plate (2111) and a side wall (2112) arranged on the bottom plate (2111), and the bottom plate (2111) is provided with a discharge hole (2113) penetrating through the bottom plate (2111); 2. A plant or post pickling plant tool cleaning system according to claim 1, wherein, ​ The cutting tool (21) further comprises: a knife clamp block (217) located at both ends of the second blade (213) respectively, and a knife cover (216) located at both ends of the first blade (212) respectively, wherein a plurality of installation clamping grooves (219) matched with the blade head of the second blade (213) are arranged on the side wall of the knife clamp block (217), and a plurality of installation clamping grooves (219) matched with the blade head of the first blade (212) are arranged on the side wall of the knife cover (216); and Four blade corner clamps are arranged on the bottom plate (2111) of the cutting tool for clamping the end portions of the first blade (212) and the second blade (213) located at the edge, and the four blade corner clamps are located at four corners of a square limiting frame formed by the two knife covers (216) and the two knife clamp blocks (217). The inscribed circle of the square limiting frame is coaxial with the discharge hole (2113), and the diameter of the inscribed circle is less than or equal to the diameter of the discharge hole.

3. The plant or post pickling plant knife cleaning system of claim 2, wherein, The height of the second blade (213) is less than the height of the first blade (212), and a knife pad (2121) is arranged below the blade head at both ends of the second blade (213); and the height of the knife pad (2121) is greater than or equal to the height difference between the first blade (212) and the second blade (213), so that the upper surface of the knife clamp block (217) located above the knife pad (2121) is flush with the upper surface of the knife cover (216) after installation.

4. The post pickling plant knife cleaning system of claim 2, wherein, The blade corner clamp group comprises an upper blade corner clamp (218a) and a lower blade corner clamp (218b), wherein The upper blade corner clamp (218a) comprises a first clamping arm (2181) extending in a first direction and a second clamping arm (2182) extending in a second direction, wherein an upper clamping groove (2183) matched with the blade head of the second blade (212) located at the edge is arranged at the bottom of the first clamping arm (2181); The upper surface of the lower blade corner clamp (218b) is provided with a lower clamping groove (2184) extending in the second direction and matched with the blade head of the first blade (212) located at the edge.

5. The plant or post pickling plant knife cleaning system of claim 4, wherein, Further comprising: First guide positioning pins (2120a) are arranged on both sides of the blade corner clamp group and penetrate the coaxially arranged installation holes on the knife clamp block (217) and the knife pad (2121), and second guide positioning pins (2120b) penetrate the installation holes arranged on the knife cover (216).

6. The pickled plant or plant processing knife cleaning system of claim 1, wherein, The cutting cavity (210) is square or rectangular.

7. The pickled plant processing knife cleaning system of claim 1, wherein, The blade head height of the first blade (212) located at the edge is less than the blade head height of the remaining first blades (212), and the length of the first blade (212) is greater than the length of the second blade (213).

8. The pickled plant or plant processing knife cleaning system of claim 2, wherein, The ejector mechanism comprises a circular array of ejector pins, each ejector pin corresponding to a cutting cavity (210), and the diameter of the circular array of ejector pins is the same as the diameter of the inscribed circle of the square limiting frame; and / or the high-pressure gas / high-pressure spray module further comprises an isolation plate (422) arranged between the water outlet nozzle (421) and the air knife (411).

9. The pickled plant processing knife cleaning system of claim 1, wherein, The waste separation module (3) further comprises a first mounting beam (311), both ends of the spade (32) are arranged at the bottom of the first mounting beam (311) through a right-angle mounting block (313) respectively, and a notch (314) is arranged at the bottom of the first mounting beam (311) corresponding to the position of the spade (32).

10. The pickled plant or plant processing knife cleaning system of claim 1, wherein, The waste separation module (3) further comprises a second mounting beam (321), the scraper (32) is fixed at the middle part of the second mounting beam (321), and the bottom of the scraper (32) protrudes from the bottom of the second mounting beam (321) to form an operation part for scraping off the waste.

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