Auxiliary device for measuring soluble solids in fruits and vegetables
By designing automated cutting, crushing, and filtering components to work in synergy, the problems of time-consuming and easily contaminated soluble solids testing of fruits and vegetables have been solved, achieving high efficiency and accuracy in soluble solids testing of fruits and vegetables.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-07
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, the detection process for soluble solids in fruits and vegetables is time-consuming and susceptible to bacterial contamination, leading to inaccurate test results.
Design an auxiliary device, an automated equipment including cutting, crushing and filtering functions, to achieve automatic cutting, crushing and filtering of fruits and vegetables through the coordinated work of the cutting component, crushing component and filtering component, so as to avoid the fruit and vegetable juice from coming into contact with the outside air.
It shortens the testing time, improves the accuracy of test results, avoids bacterial contamination, and ensures the precision of soluble solids testing in fruits and vegetables.
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Abstract
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to fruit and vegetable soluble solid detection technical field, specifically is a kind of auxiliary device for determining fruit and vegetable soluble solid. BACKGROUND
[0002] The soluble solids in fruit and vegetable can be determined to judge the maturity of fruit and vegetable, which can evaluate the quality of fruit and vegetable, guide processing, and also control the storage conditions of fruit and vegetable according to the soluble solids. In the process of detecting the soluble solids of fruit and vegetable, the washed fruit and vegetable samples need to be cut into pieces first, then the fruit and vegetable pieces are put into a pulverizer to obtain juice, and then the residue in the juice is removed by filtration to obtain clear fruit and vegetable juice, and finally the refractometer or other detection equipment can be used to detect the fruit and vegetable juice. The whole process needs to be manually cut, pulverized by a pulverizer and filtered by a filter screen, which not only takes a long time, but also easily introduces bacteria in the air during the process of manually cutting and transferring to the pulverizer and the process of transferring from the pulverizer to the filter screen, which affects the detection results of the soluble solids of fruit and vegetable and makes the detection results of the soluble solids of fruit and vegetable not accurate enough. SUMMARY
[0003] The utility model aims at the above-mentioned insufficient, provide a kind of auxiliary device for determining fruit and vegetable soluble solid, can automatically cut fruit and vegetable, pulverize and filter, shorten the detection time of fruit and vegetable soluble solid, also can avoid fruit and vegetable juice in the preparation process and contact with bacteria in the air, improve the accuracy of fruit and vegetable soluble solid detection results.
[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:
[0005] An auxiliary device for determining fruit and vegetable soluble solid, comprising an auxiliary tank, a controller and a liquid outlet pipe arranged on the side of the auxiliary tank, a discharge valve arranged at the small end of a discharge hopper in the auxiliary tank, the discharge hopper divides the auxiliary tank into a pulverizing cavity and a filtering cavity from top to bottom, a feeding port arranged at the top of the auxiliary tank, a cutting assembly arranged below the feeding port, a pulverizing assembly arranged in the pulverizing cavity, a filtering assembly arranged in the filtering cavity, and the liquid outlet pipe arranged on one side of the filtering cavity, the cutting assembly, the pulverizing assembly, the discharge valve and the filtering assembly are electrically connected to the controller.
[0006] Further, the cutting assembly comprises two cutting motors arranged symmetrically left and right with the feeding port as the center, the output shafts of the cutting motors vertically downward penetrate into the pulverizing cavity to form cutting shafts, cutting blades are arranged on the cutting shafts, the cutting blades on the two cutting shafts are arranged staggered, and the cutting motors are fixed on the auxiliary tank.
[0007] Furthermore, the pulverizing assembly includes a pulverizing shaft vertically rotatably connected to the middle of the pulverizing chamber, multiple pulverizing blades mounted on the pulverizing shaft, a pulverizing motor fixed to the top of the auxiliary tank, the output shaft of the pulverizing motor extending into the pulverizing chamber and connected to a drive gear, a driven gear provided at the top of the pulverizing shaft, the drive gear meshing with the driven gear, the pulverizing blades being positioned below the cutting blades, and the pulverizing shaft and the two cutting shafts being arranged in a triangular configuration.
[0008] Furthermore, the filtration assembly includes a filter screen with its outer edge fixed to the filtration chamber, a filter shaft rotatably connected to the filter screen, and a filter motor fixed to the bottom of the auxiliary tank. The filter shaft is provided with multiple filter blades. The filter screen divides the filtration chamber into a residue area and a fruit and vegetable juice area from top to bottom. The output shaft of the filter motor extends vertically upward into the fruit and vegetable juice area to drive the filter shaft. The filter blades scrape along the upper surface of the filter screen. The liquid outlet pipe is connected to the fruit and vegetable juice area.
[0009] Furthermore, the center of the filter screen is higher than the surrounding area.
[0010] Furthermore, a slag discharge pipe communicating with the residue area is provided on one side of the auxiliary tank. The slag discharge pipe is located near the filter screen and is equipped with a valve.
[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0012] In practical applications, the discharge valve is closed, and the washed fruit and vegetable samples are placed into the inlet. As the samples fall into the crushing chamber, the cutting component cuts them into pieces, and the crushing component crushes the pieces to extract juice. After crushing, the discharge valve is opened, and the juice enters the filtration chamber through the feeding funnel. The filtration component filters out the residue in the juice, and the clarified juice is discharged from the outlet pipe. This invention can automatically cut, crush, and filter fruits and vegetables, shortening the detection time for soluble solids in fruits and vegetables. It also prevents the juice from coming into contact with bacteria in the outside air during the preparation process, thus improving the accuracy of the soluble solids detection results. Attached Figure Description
[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;
[0015] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 Cross-sectional view at point AA. Detailed Implementation
[0016] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 andFigure 3 As shown, an auxiliary device for determining the soluble solids content of fruits and vegetables includes an auxiliary tank 1, a controller 2 and a liquid outlet pipe 11 disposed on the side of the auxiliary tank 1. A feeding funnel 3 is provided in the auxiliary tank 1, and a discharge valve 31 is provided at the small opening end of the feeding funnel 3 facing downwards. The feeding funnel 3 divides the auxiliary tank 1 into a crushing chamber 12 and a filtering chamber from top to bottom. A feeding inlet 14 is provided at the top of the auxiliary tank 1, and a cutting assembly is provided below the feeding inlet 14. A crushing assembly is provided in the crushing chamber 12, and a filtering assembly is provided in the filtering chamber. The liquid outlet pipe 11 is disposed on one side of the filtering chamber. The cutting assembly, crushing assembly, discharge valve 31 and filtering assembly are all electrically connected to the controller 2.
[0017] In use, the discharge valve 31 is closed, and the washed fruit and vegetable samples are placed into the feed inlet 14. As the fruit and vegetable samples fall into the crushing chamber 12, the cutting component cuts the fruit and vegetable samples into pieces, and the crushing component crushes the fruit and vegetable pieces to obtain juice. After crushing, the discharge valve 31 is opened, and the fruit and vegetable juice enters the filtration chamber through the feeding funnel 3. The filtration component filters the residue in the juice, and the clarified fruit and vegetable juice is discharged from the outlet pipe 11. This utility model can automatically cut, crush, and filter fruits and vegetables, shortening the detection time of soluble solids in fruits and vegetables. It can also avoid the fruit and vegetable juice from coming into contact with bacteria in the outside air during the preparation process, thus improving the accuracy of the detection results of soluble solids in fruits and vegetables.
[0018] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the dicing assembly includes two dicing motors 41 symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides with the feed inlet 14 as the center. The output shaft of the dicing motor 41 extends vertically downward into the crushing chamber 12 and is provided with a dicing shaft 42. The dicing shaft 42 is provided with dicing blades 43. The dicing blades 43 on the two dicing shafts 42 are staggered. The dicing motor 41 is fixed on the auxiliary tank 1. In this embodiment, as the fruits and vegetables fall from the feed inlet 14, the dicing motor 41 drives the dicing shaft 42 to rotate the dicing blades 43, thereby dicing the fruits and vegetables into pieces.
[0019] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the crushing assembly includes a crushing shaft 51 vertically rotatably connected to the middle of the crushing chamber 12, multiple crushing blades 52 mounted on the crushing shaft 51, and a crushing motor 53 fixed to the top of the auxiliary tank 1. The output shaft of the crushing motor 53 extends into the crushing chamber 12 and is connected to a drive gear 54. A driven gear 55 is provided at the top of the crushing shaft 51, and the drive gear 54 and the driven gear 55 mesh. The crushing blades 52 are located below the cutting blades 43, and the crushing shaft 51 and the two cutting shafts 42 are arranged in a triangle. In this embodiment, after the fruit and vegetable pieces fall, the crushing motor 53 drives the crushing shaft 51 to rotate the crushing blades 52 through the drive gear 54 and the driven gear 55, crushing the fruit and vegetable pieces into fruit and vegetable juice.
[0020] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the filtration assembly includes a filter screen 61 with its outer edge fixed to the filtration chamber, a filter shaft 62 rotatably connected to the filter screen 61, and a filter motor 63 fixed to the bottom of the auxiliary tank 1. Multiple filter blades 64 are provided on the filter shaft 62. The filter screen 61 divides the filtration chamber into a residue area 131 and a fruit and vegetable juice area 132 from top to bottom. The output shaft of the filter motor 63 extends vertically upward into the fruit and vegetable juice area 132 to drive the filter shaft 62. The filter blades 64 scrape along the upper surface of the filter screen 61. The liquid outlet pipe 11 connects to the fruit and vegetable juice area 132. In this embodiment, the fruit and vegetable juice enters the fruit and vegetable juice area 132 after being filtered through the filter screen 61. The residue in the fruit and vegetable juice is filtered onto the filter screen 61. The filter motor 63 drives the filter shaft 62 to rotate the filter blades 64, preventing the filter screen 61 from clogging and ensuring the filtration speed of the filter screen 61.
[0021] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the center of the filter screen 61 is higher than the surrounding area; in this embodiment, when the center of the filter screen 61 is higher than the surrounding area, the filter area of the filter screen 61 is larger and the filtration speed is faster.
[0022] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a slag discharge pipe 15 is provided on one side of the auxiliary tank 1, which is connected to the residue area 131. The slag discharge pipe 15 is located close to the filter screen 61, and a valve is provided on the slag discharge pipe 15. In this embodiment, the filter shaft 62 is driven by the filter motor 63 to rotate the filter blades 64, which can scrape off the residue on the filter screen 61, and the residue can be discharged through the slag discharge pipe 15.
[0023] The specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative examples of this utility model. Those skilled in the art to which this utility model pertains may make various modifications or additions to the described specific embodiments or use similar methods to replace them, without departing from the scope defined by this utility model.
Claims
1. An auxiliary device for determining the soluble solids content of fruits and vegetables, characterized in that: The device includes an auxiliary tank, a controller and a liquid outlet pipe disposed on the side of the auxiliary tank, a feeding funnel disposed in the auxiliary tank, a discharge valve disposed at the small opening end of the feeding funnel pointing downwards, the feeding funnel dividing the auxiliary tank into a crushing chamber and a filtering chamber from top to bottom, a feeding inlet disposed at the top of the auxiliary tank, a cutting assembly disposed below the feeding inlet, a crushing assembly disposed in the crushing chamber, a filtering assembly disposed in the filtering chamber, and a liquid outlet pipe disposed on one side of the filtering chamber. The cutting assembly, crushing assembly, discharge valve and filtering assembly are all electrically connected to the controller.
2. The auxiliary device for determining soluble solids in fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting assembly includes two cutting motors symmetrically arranged on the left and right sides with the feed inlet as the center. The output shaft of the cutting motor is vertically inserted into the crushing chamber and is provided with a cutting shaft. The cutting shaft is provided with cutting blades. The cutting blades on the two cutting shafts are staggered. The cutting motor is fixed on the auxiliary tank.
3. The auxiliary device for determining soluble solids in fruits and vegetables according to claim 2, characterized in that, The pulverizing assembly includes a pulverizing shaft vertically rotatably connected to the middle of the pulverizing chamber, multiple pulverizing blades mounted on the pulverizing shaft, a pulverizing motor fixed to the top of the auxiliary tank, the output shaft of the pulverizing motor extending into the pulverizing chamber and connected to a drive gear, a driven gear provided at the top of the pulverizing shaft, the drive gear meshing with the driven gear, the pulverizing blades being positioned below the cutting blades, and the pulverizing shaft and the two cutting shafts being arranged in a triangular configuration.
4. The auxiliary device for determining soluble solids in fruits and vegetables according to claim 1, characterized in that, The filtration assembly includes a filter screen with its outer edge fixed to the filtration chamber, a filter shaft rotatably connected to the filter screen, and a filter motor fixed to the bottom of the auxiliary tank. The filter shaft is provided with multiple filter blades. The filter screen divides the filtration chamber into a residue area and a fruit and vegetable juice area from top to bottom. The output shaft of the filter motor extends vertically upward into the fruit and vegetable juice area to drive the filter shaft. The filter blades scrape along the upper surface of the filter screen. The liquid outlet pipe is connected to the fruit and vegetable juice area.
5. The auxiliary device for determining soluble solids in fruits and vegetables according to claim 4, characterized in that, The center of the filter screen is higher than the surrounding area.
6. The auxiliary device for determining soluble solids in fruits and vegetables according to claim 5, characterized in that, A slag discharge pipe connecting to the residue area is provided on one side of the auxiliary tank. The slag discharge pipe is located near the filter screen and is equipped with a valve.