A color sorter device for processing and producing chili
By incorporating a conveyor frame, mesh chain, dust collection system, and fan into the color sorter, the problem of misidentification caused by dust and impurities on the surface of chili peppers is solved, achieving high efficiency and accuracy in chili pepper color sorting and effective utilization of raw materials.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- XINJIANG ZHONGJIAOHONG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Dust and impurities adhering to the surface of chili peppers during color sorting alter their color brightness and reflective properties, leading to misidentification by photoelectric sensors, increasing the false rejection rate, and causing raw material waste.
A color sorting device was designed, including a conveyor frame, a conveyor chain, a U-shaped baffle, a dust suction hood, a brush plate, a fan, and a dust filter. The brush plate removes dust and impurities from the surface of the chili peppers, and the fan and air jet pipe improve the dust removal efficiency, ensuring that the surface of the chili peppers is clean before entering the color sorting machine.
This improved the accuracy of color sorting, avoided waste of chili peppers, and ensured the quality stability and market competitiveness of chili pepper products.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of chili processing technology, specifically to a color sorting device for chili processing and production. Background Technology
[0002] Chili processing involves transforming fresh chilies into various products such as chili powder, chili sauce, and dried chilies through a series of processes including washing, impurity removal, drying, crushing, pickling, and fermentation. This process extends the shelf life of chilies and expands their applications in food seasoning and catering. Color sorting, as a core technology for ensuring quality in chili processing, utilizes advanced photoelectric color sorting equipment to intelligently identify and accurately separate discolored, damaged, and impurity chilies based on differences in color, shape, and size. This ensures that the raw chili peppers and finished products have uniform color and stable quality, which not only enhances the market competitiveness of the products but also promotes the development of the chili processing industry towards automation and refinement.
[0003] Currently, when chili peppers are color sorted by a color sorter, the dust and impurities adhering to the surface of the chili peppers can change their original color brightness and reflective properties. This causes the photoelectric sensors inside the color sorter to mistakenly identify normal chili peppers as "different colored peppers" or "impurities," increasing the false rejection rate and causing waste of raw materials. To address this, we propose a color sorter device for chili pepper processing. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a color sorting machine device for chili processing, which can remove dust and impurities adhering to the surface of chilies before color sorting, thereby improving the accuracy of color sorting and avoiding chili waste. It solves the problem that when chilies are color sorted by color sorting machines, the dust and impurities adhering to the surface of the chilies will change their original color brightness and reflective characteristics, causing the photoelectric sensor inside the color sorter to mistakenly identify normal chilies as "different colored chilies" or "impurities", increasing the false rejection rate and causing raw material waste.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a color sorting machine device for chili processing, comprising a color sorting machine body, a conveyor frame fixedly installed on one side of the color sorting machine body, a conveyor mesh chain provided inside the conveyor frame, a U-shaped baffle fixedly installed on the upper surface of the conveyor frame, a dust suction hood fixedly installed on the upper surface of the U-shaped baffle near the color sorting machine body, a brush plate fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the dust suction hood via a connecting rod, a fan fixedly installed on the rear surface of the conveyor frame, a dust filter fixedly connected to the input end of the fan, a dust suction pipe fixedly connected to the end of the dust filter, and the end of the dust suction pipe fixedly connected to the upper surface of the dust suction hood.
[0006] Preferably, a driven roller and a driving roller are rotatably installed on both sides inside the conveyor frame, and the driven roller and the driving roller are connected by a conveyor chain to convey the chili peppers.
[0007] Preferably, a conveyor motor is fixedly installed on the front surface of the conveyor frame, and the end of the output shaft of the conveyor motor is fixedly connected to the end of the drive roller. The conveyor motor drives the drive roller to rotate, thereby driving the conveyor chain and the driven roller to rotate.
[0008] Preferably, an inclined guide plate is fixedly installed inside the U-shaped baffle near the outer side of the dust collection hood. This guide plate can guide the chili peppers entering under the dust collection hood, allowing them to spread flat on the conveyor belt and pass under the dust collection hood, preventing chili peppers from piling up. This also allows the brush plate to come into contact with the surface components of the chili peppers, improving the efficiency of dust and impurity removal from the chili pepper surface and facilitating subsequent color sorting of the chili peppers.
[0009] Preferably, the output end of the fan is fixedly connected to a branch pipe, which passes through the conveyor frame. Several jet pipes are fixedly connected at equal intervals on the upper surface of the branch pipe, and the jet pipes are located inside the conveyor chain. After the fan starts working, airflow is sprayed from bottom to top onto the chili peppers on the conveyor chain through the branch pipe and the jet pipes. This facilitates the rolling of the chili peppers on the conveyor chain, so that the chili peppers and the brush plate can make full contact. At the same time, the airflow can also better carry away dust and impurities and put them into the dust collection hood.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0011] 1. This utility model, by setting up a color sorter body, conveyor frame, conveyor chain, U-shaped baffle, dust hood, brush plate, dust suction pipe, fan, and dust filter, achieves the effect of removing dust and impurities adhering to the surface of peppers before color sorting, thereby improving the accuracy of color sorting and avoiding pepper waste. Peppers are placed on the conveyor chain, and the U-shaped baffle limits the peppers on the conveyor chain to prevent them from falling. Peppers are conveyed by the conveyor chain and pass under the dust hood. After the peppers come into contact with the brush plate, the brush plate brushes off the dust and impurities adhering to the surface of the peppers. After the fan is working, the dust and impurities enter the dust filter with the air and are filtered out by the dust filter. Peppers with surface dust and impurities removed are then conveyed by the conveyor chain into the color sorter body for color sorting.
[0012] 2. By setting an inclined guide plate, this utility model can guide the chili peppers entering under the dust collection hood, and at the same time make the chili peppers spread flat on the conveyor belt and pass under the dust collection hood, avoiding the accumulation of chili peppers, so that the brush plate and the surface components of the chili peppers come into contact, thereby improving the efficiency of dust and impurity removal from the surface of the chili peppers, and also facilitating the subsequent color sorting of chili peppers.
[0013] 3. By setting up branch pipes and jet pipes, this utility model achieves the effect of improving the dust and impurity removal efficiency on the surface of chili peppers. After the fan starts working, airflow is sprayed from bottom to top onto the chili peppers on the conveyor belt through the branch pipes and jet pipes, which is conducive to the rolling of the chili peppers on the conveyor belt, so that the chili peppers and brush plates can fully contact each other. At the same time, the airflow can also better carry away dust and impurities and enter the dust collection hood. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main sectional structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 A magnified structural diagram of A in the middle;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a side view of the structure of this utility model.
[0018] Reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Color sorter body; 2. Conveyor frame; 3. Conveyor motor; 4. Conveyor mesh chain; 5. U-shaped baffle; 6. Dust suction hood; 7. Dust suction pipe; 8. Driven roller; 9. Driven roller; 10. Inclined guide plate; 11. Connecting rod; 12. Brush plate; 13. Branch pipe; 14. Air jet pipe; 15. Fan; 16. Dust filter. Detailed Implementation
[0019] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0020] Example 1
[0021] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, this utility model proposes a color sorting machine device for chili processing, including a color sorting machine body 1. A conveyor frame 2 is fixedly installed on one side of the color sorting machine body 1. A conveyor mesh chain 4 is provided inside the conveyor frame 2. A driven roller 8 and a driven roller 9 are rotatably installed on both sides inside the conveyor frame 2, and the driven roller 8 and the driven roller 9 are connected by the conveyor mesh chain 4. A conveyor motor 3 is fixedly installed on the front surface of the conveyor frame 2, and the end of the output shaft of the conveyor motor 3 is fixedly connected to the end of the driven roller 9. A U-shaped baffle 5 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the conveyor frame 2. A dust suction hood 6 is fixedly installed on the side of the upper surface of the U-shaped baffle 5 near the color sorting machine body 1. The top of the inner wall of the dust suction hood 6 is connected by a connecting rod 11. A brush plate 12 is fixedly connected to the conveyor frame 2. A fan 15 is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the conveyor frame 2. A dust filter 16 is fixedly connected to the input end of the fan 15. A suction pipe 7 is fixedly connected to the end of the dust filter 16, and the end of the suction pipe 7 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the suction hood 6. An inclined guide plate 10 is fixedly installed inside the U-shaped baffle 5 near the outer side of the suction hood 6. The inclined guide plate 10 can guide the peppers entering under the suction hood 6, and at the same time, make the peppers spread flat on the conveyor belt 4 and pass under the suction hood 6, avoiding the accumulation of peppers. This allows the brush plate 12 to contact the surface components of the peppers, thereby improving the efficiency of dust and impurity removal on the surface of the peppers, and also facilitating the subsequent color sorting of peppers.
[0022] In use, chili peppers are placed on the conveyor belt 4. The U-shaped baffle 5 limits the chili peppers on the conveyor belt 4 to prevent them from falling. The chili peppers are conveyed by the conveyor belt 4 and pass under the dust hood 6. After the chili peppers come into contact with the brush plate 12, the brush plate 12 brushes away the dust and impurities adhering to the surface of the chili peppers. After the fan 15 is turned on, the dust and impurities enter the dust filter 16 with the air. The dust filter 16 filters out the dust and impurities. The chili peppers with the surface dust and impurities removed are then conveyed by the conveyor belt 4 to the color sorter body 1 for color sorting. This can improve the accuracy of chili pepper color sorting and avoid chili pepper waste.
[0023] Example 2
[0024] like Figures 1-4 As shown, the color sorting device for chili processing proposed in this utility model, compared with the first embodiment, further includes a branch pipe 13 fixedly connected to the output end of the fan 15, and the branch pipe 13 passes through the conveyor frame 2. Several air jet pipes 14 are fixedly connected at equal intervals on the upper surface of the branch pipe 13, and the air jet pipes 14 are located inside the conveyor chain 4.
[0025] In this embodiment, after the fan 15 starts working, it sprays airflow from bottom to top onto the chili peppers on the conveyor chain 4 through the branch pipe 13 and the jet pipe 14. This facilitates the rolling of the chili peppers on the conveyor chain 4, so that the chili peppers and the brush plate 12 can make full contact. At the same time, the airflow can also better carry away dust and impurities and enter the dust collection hood 6, thereby improving the dust and impurity removal efficiency on the surface of the chili peppers.
[0026] The above specific embodiments are merely several preferred embodiments of this utility model. Based on the technical solution of this utility model and the relevant teachings of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can make various alternative improvements and combinations to the above specific embodiments.
Claims
1. A color sorting device for chili processing, comprising a color sorting body (1), characterized in that: A conveyor frame (2) is fixedly installed on one side of the color sorter body (1). A conveyor mesh chain (4) is provided inside the conveyor frame (2). A U-shaped baffle (5) is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the conveyor frame (2). A dust collection hood (6) is fixedly installed on the side of the upper surface of the U-shaped baffle (5) close to the color sorter body (1). A brush plate (12) is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the dust collection hood (6) through a connecting rod (11). A fan (15) is fixedly installed on the rear surface of the conveyor frame (2). A dust filter (16) is fixedly connected to the input end of the fan (15). A dust suction pipe (7) is fixedly connected to the end of the dust filter (16), and the end of the dust suction pipe (7) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the dust collection hood (6).
2. The color sorting device for chili processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driven roller (8) and the driving roller (9) are rotatably installed on both sides inside the conveyor frame (2), and the driven roller (8) and the driving roller (9) are connected by a conveyor chain (4).
3. The color sorting device for chili processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The front surface of the conveyor frame (2) is fixedly mounted with a conveyor motor (3), and the end of the output shaft of the conveyor motor (3) is fixedly connected to the end of the drive roller (9).
4. The color sorting device for chili processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inclined guide plate (10) is fixedly installed inside the U-shaped baffle (5) near the outer side of the dust hood (6).
5. The color sorting device for chili processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output end of the fan (15) is fixedly connected to a branch pipe (13), and the branch pipe (13) passes through the conveyor frame (2). Several jet pipes (14) are fixedly connected at equal intervals on the upper surface of the branch pipe (13), and the jet pipes (14) are located inside the conveyor chain (4).