Efficient automatic areca-nut molding equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of automatic production of areca-nut molding, and discloses efficient automatic equipment for areca-nut molding and a production method, and the efficient automatic equipment comprises an upper-layer production line, a lower-layer production line and a mold tray, the upper-layer production line sequentially comprises an empty tray lifting machine, a feeding and tray feeding machine, a manual material supplementing machine, a rapid heating machine, a first coining and shaping machine, a second coining and shaping machine, a tray temporary storage machine, a turnover discharging machine, a visual detection machine and a foreign matter tray removing and cleaning machine from front to back, and the upper-layer production line is connected through a conveying line. The lower-layer production line mainly comprises a backflow conveying line used for backflow mold trays, an upper-layer layout and a lower-layer layout, compared with other square layout production lines, the workshop occupied area is small, two precise forming presses are matched, and compared with a single forming press production line, the production efficiency is greatly improved, precise positioning of manual material supplementing is achieved, manpower is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automated production technology for areca nut molding, specifically to a high-efficiency automated equipment for areca nut molding. Background Technology

[0002] Areca nut is one of the four major southern Chinese medicinal herbs and a popular fruit. However, the areca nut manufacturing industry remains labor-intensive, with most processes requiring manual labor. Labor shortages and rising labor costs have become the biggest bottleneck to the industry's development. This creates an urgent need for automated areca nut production.

[0003] Currently, areca nut shaping equipment has achieved continuous production of areca nut shaping, but it still has many shortcomings, mainly including the following:

[0004] 1. The production lines are arranged in a square shape, occupying a large area of ​​factory space;

[0005] Second, a production line has only one forming machine, which severely restricts production efficiency and the capacity cannot meet the current production needs.

[0006] Third, replenishing food relies heavily on manual plating, which requires a lot of manpower and has low production efficiency.

[0007] Fourth, after the molding process is completed, manual cleaning of mold residue is required, which wastes manpower.

[0008] Fifth, contaminated molds require manual identification and cleaning, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

[0009] 6. Damage to a single mold requires machine downtime for mold replacement, leading to production interruption and affecting production efficiency;

[0010] 7. The equipment can only form shapes, but cannot reshape the texture of betel nuts, and cannot achieve the shaping process. Utility Model Content

[0011] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides a highly efficient automated equipment for areca nut molding, enabling large-scale continuous production of areca nut molding. It can effectively and efficiently complete areca nut molding, greatly improving product quality and production efficiency.

[0012] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a high-efficiency betel nut shaping automated equipment, comprising upper and lower production lines and mold trays. The upper production line, from front to back, includes an empty tray lifter, a material loading and tray feeding machine, a manual material replenishing machine, a rapid heating machine, a precision pressing and shaping machine one, a precision pressing and shaping machine two, a tray buffer machine, a flipping and unloading machine, a vision inspection machine, and a foreign object tray removal and cleaning machine. The upper production line is connected by a conveyor line. The lower production line mainly includes a return conveyor line for returning the mold trays.

[0013] Both the empty tray lift and the vision inspection machine are equipped with tray lifts for raising and lowering the mold trays, so as to form a cycle between the upper and lower production lines.

[0014] The first and second precision pressing and shaping machines are connected one after the other. The mold tray is distributed to the inside of the first and second precision pressing and shaping machines via a conveyor line. Inside the first and second precision pressing and shaping machines, punches are vertically installed via motors to press and shape the areca nuts passing below.

[0015] Furthermore, the lower rear side of the empty platen elevator is the empty platen elevator inlet, and the upper rear side of the empty platen elevator is the empty platen elevator outlet. The returning mold tray enters the empty platen elevator through the empty platen elevator inlet and rises, and then moves out through the empty platen elevator outlet. The feeding and loading machine is provided with a feed port above and a vibrating plate below. The vibrating plate is used to drive the mold tray to move back and forth so that the areca nuts falling from the feed port can enter the concave mold of the mold tray.

[0016] Furthermore, the rear end of the feeding and tray-loading machine is connected to a manual feeding machine. The manual feeding machine is equipped with a vision and laser system to identify empty concave molds on the mold tray. The rear end of the manual feeding machine is connected to the front end of the rapid heating machine. The front end of the rapid heating machine is the rapid heating machine inlet, and the rear end is the rapid heating machine outlet. The rapid heating machine is also equipped with a heating machine conveyor line for conveying the mold tray.

[0017] Furthermore, the first precision pressing and shaping machine is equipped with an automatic scraper, and the second precision pressing and shaping machine is equipped with an automatic scraper to remove foreign matter remaining on the surface of the punch after it rises. The tail of the second precision pressing and shaping machine is connected to a tray buffer machine, and the tail of the tray buffer machine is connected to a tilting unloading machine. The two mold trays formed by the first and second precision pressing and shaping machines are sequentially transported to the tray buffer machine and the tilting unloading machine.

[0018] Furthermore, the front end of the rotating feeder is provided with a rotating feeder inlet, the rear end of the rotating feeder is provided with a rotating feeder outlet, the interior of the rotating feeder is also provided with a rotating disc for controlling the rotation of the mold tray, the lower part of the interior of the rotating feeder is provided with a feeding hopper, and the rotating feeder is provided with an ejection device adapted to the mold tray cavity.

[0019] Furthermore, a vision inspection machine is connected to the tail of the flipping unloading machine. The vision inspection machine includes a vision system at the top, an empty tray lifting mechanism on the upper front side and a vision inspection inlet on the lower rear side, and a cleaning end outlet on the lower rear side. The cleaning end outlet corresponds to the foreign object tray removal and cleaning machine. The lower front end of the vision inspection machine is a return end outlet. The mold tray is returned to the empty tray lifting machine via a return conveyor line.

[0020] Furthermore, the mold tray is made of food-grade aluminum, and multiple concave molds are fixed to the mold tray by corresponding limiting devices. The concave molds and convex molds are fitted together to form multiple shaping cavities.

[0021] This utility model provides a highly efficient automated equipment for areca nut shaping, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. The equipment of this utility model has a two-story layout, which occupies less factory space than other square layout production lines;

[0023] 2. This utility model is equipped with two precision forming machines, which greatly improves production efficiency compared to a single forming machine production line;

[0024] 3. This utility model achieves precise positioning for manual material replenishment, reducing manpower and improving production efficiency;

[0025] 4. This utility model realizes automatic cleaning of the upper mold after pressing, reducing manual labor and improving production efficiency;

[0026] 5. This utility model realizes the automatic identification and output of contaminated molds and damaged molds, reducing manual labor and improving production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is a front view structural diagram of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the distribution structure of the visual inspection agent and foreign object tray removal and cleaning machine of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram showing the distribution structure of the two precision pressing and shaping machines of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the concave mold structure of the pallet mold of this utility model.

[0032] The components include: 1. Empty tray lift; 2. Loading and tray feeding machine; 3. Manual feeding machine; 4. Rapid heating machine; 5. Precision pressing and shaping machine one; 6. Precision pressing and shaping machine two; 7. Tray buffer machine; 8. Tilting and unloading machine; 9. Vision inspection machine; 10. Foreign object tray removal and cleaning machine; 11. Empty tray lift inlet; 12. Empty tray lift outlet; 13. Mold tray; 14. Return conveyor line; 31. Vision and laser system; 41. Rapid heating machine inlet; 42. Rapid heating machine. 43. Heating machine conveyor line; 51. Automatic scraper 1; 52. Precision pressing and shaping machine inlet 1; 53. Precision pressing and shaping machine outlet 1; 61. Automatic scraper 2; 62. Precision pressing and shaping machine inlet 2; 63. Precision pressing and shaping machine outlet 2; 81. Tilting unloading machine inlet; 82. Tilting unloading machine outlet; 83. Unloading bucket; 91. Vision system; 92. Empty tray lifting and vision inspection inlet; 93. Cleaning end outlet; 94. Return end outlet; 95. Pallet lift. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The technical solution of this utility model will now be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, and 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. Example 1

[0034] Please see the appendix Figure 1 - Appendix Figure 2 A high-efficiency automated equipment for shaping areca nuts includes upper and lower production lines and a mold tray 13. The upper production line, from front to back, includes an empty tray lift 1, a feeding tray machine 2, a manual feeding machine 3, a rapid heating machine 4, a precision pressing and shaping machine 1 5, a precision pressing and shaping machine 2 6, a tray buffer machine 7, a flipping unloading machine 8, a vision inspection machine 9, and a foreign object tray removal and cleaning machine 10. The upper production line is connected by a conveyor line. The upper layer is used to completely convey and pressurize the areca nuts. The upper conveyor line is controlled in segments. The lower production line mainly includes a return conveyor line 14 for returning the mold tray 13, so as to form a closed loop with the upper layer and realize the recycling of the mold tray 13.

[0035] Both the empty tray lift 1 and the vision inspection machine 9 are equipped with tray lifts 95 for lifting and lowering the mold tray 13 to form a cycle between the upper and lower production lines;

[0036] The precision pressing and shaping machine 5 and the precision pressing and shaping machine 6 are connected one after the other. The mold tray 13 is distributed to the interior of the precision pressing and shaping machine 5 and the precision pressing and shaping machine 6 through the conveyor line, thereby realizing the synchronous pressure construction of the two mold trays 13 and improving work efficiency. Inside the precision pressing and shaping machine 5 and the precision pressing and shaping machine 6, a punch is vertically installed through a motor. The punch is provided with uniform protrusions that match the concave mold on the mold tray 13, so as to press and shape the areca nuts passing below through the concave-convex fit.

[0037] The empty platen elevator 1 has an inlet 11 at the rear bottom and an outlet 12 at the rear top. The returning mold tray 13 enters the empty platen elevator 1 through the inlet 11 and rises, then moves out through the outlet 12. The feeding machine 2 has an inlet at the top and a vibrating plate at the bottom. The vibrating plate is used to drive the mold tray 13 to move back and forth so that the areca nuts falling from the inlet can enter the cavity of the mold tray 13. The vibrating plate is equipped with a limiter for fixing the mold tray 13 so that when the mold tray 13 enters the vibrating plate, it can vibrate back and forth with the vibrating plate. At this time, the areca nuts falling on the surface of the mold tray 13 are dispersed so that they can fall evenly into the cavity.

[0038] See Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the tail end of the feeding and tray-loading machine 2 is connected to the manual feeding machine 3. The manual feeding machine 3 is equipped with a vision and laser system 31 to identify empty concave molds on the mold tray 13. The machine performs visual inspection on the mold tray 13 that enters the manual feeding machine 3 and uses laser dots to mark empty concave molds so that they can be manually fed to ensure that all concave molds on the mold tray 13 are filled with betel nuts.

[0039] The manual feeding machine 3 is connected to the front end of the rapid heating machine 4. The front end of the rapid heating machine 4 is the rapid heating machine inlet 41, and the rear end is the rapid heating machine outlet 42. The rapid heating machine 4 is also equipped with a heating machine conveyor line 43 for conveying the mold tray 13. The mold tray 13 passes through the rapid heating machine 4 to heat the areca nuts to a specified temperature. The conveying of the heating machine conveyor line 43 is controlled to control the time the mold tray 13 stays inside the rapid heating machine 4.

[0040] refer to Figure 1 and 4As shown, the precision pressing and shaping machine 5 is equipped with an automatic scraper 51, and the precision pressing and shaping machine 6 is equipped with an automatic scraper 61, to remove foreign matter remaining on the surface of the punch after it rises. The scrapers can be controlled by a motor or hydraulic system. When the punch rises to its highest point, the scraper moves along the surface of the punch to scrape off the foreign matter remaining on the surface of the punch. The punch has evenly distributed protrusions, so corresponding grooves can be made on the scraper, and scrapers that move laterally and longitudinally can be set to ensure the cleaning effect.

[0041] The tail of the second precision pressing and shaping machine 6 is connected to a tray buffer machine 7, and the tail of the tray buffer machine 7 is connected to a flipping unloading machine 8. The two mold trays 13 formed by the first precision pressing and shaping machine 5 and the second precision pressing and shaping machine 26 are sequentially transported to the tray buffer machine 7 and the flipping unloading machine 8 so that the two mold trays 13 can be processed simultaneously by the first precision pressing and shaping machine 5 and the second precision pressing and shaping machine 26, thereby improving processing efficiency. After processing, the two mold trays 13 are moved back two stations. The mold tray 13 removed from the second precision pressing and shaping machine 26 flows into the flipping unloading machine 8 through the tray buffer machine 7, while the mold tray 13 removed from the first precision pressing and shaping machine 5 enters the tray buffer machine 7 through the second precision pressing and shaping machine 26 to wait. During the waiting process, the rapid heating machine 4 at the front can continue to heat the areca nuts inside.

[0042] refer to Figure 1 As shown, the front end of the rotating feeder 8 has a rotating feeder inlet 81, and the rear end of the rotating feeder 8 has a rotating feeder outlet 82. The rotating feeder 8 is also equipped with a rotating plate for controlling the rotation of the mold tray 13. The rotating plate is equipped with a limiter for fixing the mold tray 13 so that the mold tray 3 can rotate together with the rotating plate. The rotating plate is controlled by a motor and can rotate 180 degrees at a time. The feeder hopper 83 is installed at the bottom inside the rotating feeder 8. The rotating feeder 8 is equipped with an ejection device that is compatible with the cavity of the mold tray 13. After the mold tray 13 rotates 180 degrees, the cavity opens downwards, and the areca nuts inside are ejected by the ejection device and fall downwards into the feeder hopper 83.

[0043] refer to Figure 1As shown, a vision inspection machine 9 is connected to the tail of the flipping unloading machine 8. The vision inspection machine 9 includes a vision system 91 at the top to inspect the mold tray 13 entering the machine. The upper front side of the vision inspection machine 9 is the empty tray lifting and vision inspection inlet 92, and the lower rear side is the cleaning end outlet 93. The cleaning end outlet 93 corresponds to the foreign matter tray removal and cleaning machine 10. The inspection is used to classify the mold tray 13. When there are residues on the mold tray 13, they will pass through the return end outlet 94 at the lower front of the vision inspection machine 9. The mold tray 13 passes through the return conveyor line 14 and then enters the foreign matter tray removal and cleaning machine 10 through the cleaning end outlet 93 for cleaning. The cleaned mold tray 13 returns to the vision inspection machine 9 and then returns to the empty tray lifting machine 1 through the return conveyor line 14, thereby realizing the recycling of the mold tray 13 and ensuring the cleanliness of the surface of the returned mold tray 13.

[0044] refer to Figure 1 and 5 As shown, the mold tray 13 is made of food-grade aluminum. The mold tray 13 is fixed with multiple concave molds by corresponding limiting devices. The concave molds and convex molds are fitted together to form multiple shaping cavities. The concave surfaces of the concave molds and the convex surfaces of the convex molds are engraved with clear, regular, delicate, rich, and deep textures. All of them are made of food-grade aluminum.

[0045] In addition to the above embodiments, this utility model may have other implementation methods. All technical solutions formed by equivalent substitution or equivalent transformation fall within the protection scope claimed by this utility model.

Claims

1. A high-efficiency automated equipment for shaping areca nuts, characterized in that: The upper and lower production lines include an upper and lower production line and a mold tray (13). The upper production line, from front to back, includes an empty tray lift (1), a material loading and tray loading machine (2), a manual material replenishment machine (3), a rapid heating machine (4), a precision pressing and shaping machine one (5), a precision pressing and shaping machine two (6), a tray buffer machine (7), a flipping and unloading machine (8), a vision inspection machine (9), and a foreign object tray rejection and cleaning machine (10). The upper production line is connected by a conveyor line. The lower production line mainly includes a return conveyor line (14) for returning the mold tray (13). The empty tray lift (1) and the vision inspection machine (9) are both equipped with tray lifts (95) for lifting and lowering the mold tray (13) to form a cycle between the upper and lower production lines; The first (5) and the second (6) of the precision pressing and shaping machine are connected one after the other. The mold tray (13) is distributed to the inside of the first (5) and the second (6) of the precision pressing and shaping machine through the conveyor line. The first (5) and the second (6) of the precision pressing and shaping machine are both vertically installed with punches through motors to press and shape the areca nuts passing below.

2. The high-efficiency areca-nut molding automated apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The empty plate lift (1) has an inlet (11) at the bottom rear side and an outlet (12) at the top rear side. The returning mold tray (13) enters the empty plate lift (1) through the inlet (11) and rises, and then moves out through the outlet (12). The feeding plate machine (2) has a feed port at the top and a vibrating plate at the bottom. The vibrating plate is used to drive the mold tray (13) to move back and forth so that the areca nuts falling from the feed port can enter the concave mold of the mold tray (13).

3. The high-efficiency areca-nut molding automated apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that: The feeding and tray loading machine (2) is connected to the manual feeding machine (3) at the tail end. The manual feeding machine (3) is equipped with a vision and laser system (31) for identifying the missing concave mold on the mold tray (13). The manual feeding machine (3) is connected to the front end of the rapid heating machine (4). The front end of the rapid heating machine (4) is the rapid heating machine inlet (41), and the rear end is the rapid heating machine outlet (42). The rapid heating machine (4) is also equipped with a heating machine conveyor line (43) for conveying the mold tray (13).

4. The high-efficiency areca-nut molding automated apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first precision pressing and shaping machine (5) is equipped with an automatic scraper (51), and the second precision pressing and shaping machine (6) is equipped with an automatic scraper (61) to remove foreign matter remaining on the surface of the punch after it rises. The tail of the second precision pressing and shaping machine (6) is connected to a tray buffer machine (7), and the tail of the tray buffer machine (7) is connected to a flipping unloading machine (8). The two mold trays (13) formed by the first precision pressing and shaping machine (5) and the second precision pressing and shaping machine (6) are sequentially transported to the tray buffer machine (7) and the flipping unloading machine (8).

5. The high-efficiency areca-nut molding automated apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: The front end of the rotating feeder (8) is provided with a rotating feeder inlet (81), the rear end of the rotating feeder (8) is provided with a rotating feeder outlet (82), the interior of the rotating feeder (8) is also provided with a rotating disc for controlling the rotation of the mold tray (13), the lower part of the interior of the rotating feeder (8) is provided with a feeding bucket (83), and the rotating feeder (8) is provided with an ejection device adapted to the cavity of the mold tray (13).

6. The high-efficiency automated equipment for areca nut shaping according to claim 5, characterized in that: The tail of the flipping unloading machine (8) is connected to a vision inspection machine (9). The vision inspection machine (9) includes a vision system (91) at the top. The upper front side of the vision inspection machine (9) is an empty plate lifting and vision inspection inlet (92), and the lower rear side is a cleaning end outlet (93). The cleaning end outlet (93) corresponds to the foreign object plate removal and cleaning machine (10). The lower front end of the vision inspection machine (9) is a return end outlet (94). The mold tray (13) is returned to the empty plate lifting machine (1) through the return conveyor line (14).

7. The high-efficiency automated equipment for areca nut shaping according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold tray (13) is made of food-grade aluminum. The mold tray (13) has multiple concave molds fixed by corresponding limiting devices. The concave molds and convex molds are fitted together to form multiple shaping cavities.

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