Fruit flattening mechanism and warming machine
By introducing a fruit leveling mechanism into the heating machine, and utilizing the design of the sieve plate and leveling rod, the problem of uneven fruit stacking was solved, achieving uniform fruit reheating and improving reheating efficiency and fruit quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- LIAONING CHANGYU ICE WINE WINERY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-13
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-16
AI Technical Summary
Existing heating machines suffer from uneven fruit stacking during the fruit warming process, making it difficult for the fruit inside to fully contact the heat from the heating pipes, thus affecting warming efficiency and fruit quality.
The first and second leveling mechanisms work together. Through the design of the sieve plate and leveling rod, the fruit is evenly spread on the conveyor belt. Combined with the vibration of the vibrating motor and elastic elements, the fruit is fully exposed to the heat environment of the heating pipe.
This increases the heat contact area between the fruit and the heating pipes, ensuring uniform reheating of the fruit, improving reheating efficiency and fruit quality, and thus increasing the juice yield during pressing.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of brewing processing equipment, specifically to a fruit spreading mechanism and a heating machine. Background Technology
[0002] In the fruit processing industry, when fruits (such as grapes) ripen and are harvested in winter, they need to be reheated to increase juice yield during pressing. The traditional method of tank reheating involves placing the frozen fruit in a tank and allowing it to slowly warm to room temperature. However, this method has significant drawbacks: the reheating process is extremely slow, consuming a lot of time and severely impacting processing efficiency, making it difficult to meet the needs of large-scale production.
[0003] Currently, fruit warmers are commonly used for rapid reheating. These warmers consist of multiple stacked conveyor belts and heating pipes, allowing the fruit to be heated and de-iced during reciprocating transport. However, this equipment has revealed serious problems in practical applications. After being fed into the inlet, the fruit accumulates in a three-dimensional cone shape on the conveyor belt. This accumulation makes it difficult for the inner parts of the fruit to fully contact the heat radiating from the heating pipes, resulting in poor reheating and an inability to achieve uniform reheating. Uneven reheating not only affects subsequent processing parameters such as juice yield but may also reduce the overall quality and product stability of the processed fruit due to under- or over-reheating of some pieces. Utility Model Content
[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a fruit spreading mechanism and a heating machine, which solves the problem that existing heating machines cannot spread fruit evenly.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a fruit spreading mechanism, comprising a first spreading mechanism and a second spreading mechanism, wherein the second spreading mechanism is rotatably disposed below the first spreading mechanism;
[0006] The first leveling mechanism includes a sieve plate, which is inclined from the first end to the last end; the second leveling mechanism includes a motor and a leveling rod disposed at the output end of the motor, which is disposed below the sieve plate and extends out of the last end of the sieve plate.
[0007] Preferably, there are multiple leveling rods, and the array of multiple leveling rods is arranged on the output end of the motor, with multiple levers provided at the bottom of each leveling rod.
[0008] Preferably, the lever is a plate-shaped component, and the lever is bent to one side from top to bottom to form a first curved portion, and the lever is bent to one side from one end to the other to form a second curved portion.
[0009] Preferably, the first curved portion and the second curved portion have the same bending direction.
[0010] Preferably, the sieve plate includes an outer plate and an inner sieve plate disposed inside the outer plate, and a plurality of elastic members are disposed between the inner sieve plate and the outer plate;
[0011] A vibration motor is installed on the side wall of the inner sieve plate.
[0012] Preferably, the inner screen plate has multiple strip-shaped discharge openings along the direction from the first end to the last end.
[0013] Preferably, the tail end of the inner sieve plate is provided with a number of material distribution ribs at equal intervals in the transverse direction, and an outflow space for the fruit to flow out is formed between two adjacent material distribution ribs and between the material distribution ribs on both sides and the side wall of the inner sieve plate.
[0014] Preferably, the sieve plate further includes sliding grooves located on both sides of the outer plate and sliders fixed on both sides of the outer plate, the sliders being slidably connected in the sliding grooves, and the sliding grooves being fixed on a fixed object.
[0015] Preferably, the inner sieve plate has an opening through which the output end of the power supply passes.
[0016] A heating machine includes the above-mentioned fruit spreading mechanism and frame. The frame has an inlet and an outlet conveyor belt on its top and bottom sides, respectively. A transmission device is installed inside the frame. The fruit spreading mechanism is mounted on the frame and suspended above the transmission device.
[0017] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: By using the fruit spreading mechanism and heating machine provided by this utility model, the first and second spreading mechanisms in the spreading mechanism move in different directions, which can efficiently divert and spread the piles of fruit falling onto the conveyor belt. When the piles of fruit fall into the conveyor belt from the inlet, the first spreading mechanism first diverts the fruit, disrupting the initial pile state, so that the fruit can be evenly spread on the conveyor belt at once when it enters. This allows each piece of fruit to be fully exposed to the heat environment emitted by the heating pipes, facilitating subsequent heating and warming. Compared with the traditional heating machine where the fruit is piled up in a cone shape, making it difficult for the internal fruit to warm up, this increases the contact area and opportunity between the fruit and the heat emitted by the heating pipes, allowing the fruit to absorb heat more fully and evenly, facilitating subsequent heating and warming, effectively improving warming efficiency and quality, and thus increasing the juice yield during pressing. Attached Figure Description
[0018] Figure 1 This is the front view of the present utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the present invention;
[0020] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 Left view;
[0021] Figure 4 This is a top view of the sieve plate of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 This is a bottom view of the sieve plate of this utility model;
[0023] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the angle of the sieve plate of this utility model;
[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the lever structure of this utility model.
[0025] Explanation of the reference numerals in the figure:
[0026] 1. Frame, 2. Feed inlet, 3. Transmission device, 4. Discharge conveyor belt, 5. Motor, 6. Screen plate, 61. Outer plate, 62. Inner screen plate, 63. Slide groove, 64. Slider, 65. Vibrating motor, 66. Elastic element, 67. Discharge opening, 68. Dividing rib, 7. Leveling rod, 8. Pulley, 81. First curved section, 82. Second curved section, 9. Opening. Detailed Implementation
[0027] To better explain and facilitate understanding of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0028] The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Various changes can be made to the implementation scheme as long as the effects of the present invention can be achieved.
[0029] Those skilled in the art can connect the components in this case sequentially. The specific connection and operation sequence should refer to the working principle described below. The detailed connection methods are well-known technologies in the field. The working principle and process are mainly described below.
[0030] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, this application embodiment proposes a fruit spreading mechanism, which is used in conjunction with a conveyor belt. During the process of conveying fruit on the conveyor belt, the spreading mechanism of this embodiment spreads the piled-up fruit on the conveyor belt. Specifically, it includes a first spreading mechanism and a second spreading mechanism, with the second spreading mechanism rotatably positioned below the first spreading mechanism.
[0031] In this embodiment, the first leveling mechanism levels the fruit as it is conveyed along the conveyor belt. For example, when a pile of fruit is conveyed, the pointed ends of the moving pile cut into the first leveling mechanism, diverting the fruit and allowing the pointed ends to be evenly spread out before falling back onto the conveyor belt. Furthermore, the bottom of the moving pile continues to move along the conveyor belt and is leveled by the second leveling mechanism.
[0032] In this embodiment, as Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the second leveling mechanism includes a motor 5 and a leveling rod 7 disposed at the output end of the motor 5. The leveling rod 7 is disposed below the sieve plate 6 and its end extends out of the tail end of the sieve plate 6.
[0033] For example, during implementation, motor 5 drives the leveling rod 7 to rotate, spreading the piled fruit evenly on the conveyor belt. During implementation, the conveyor belt speed is set to 0.5 m / s, and the rotation speed of the leveling rod 7 driven by motor 5 is preferably a low speed, such as 50-60 rpm, to prevent breakage due to collision.
[0034] Furthermore, there are multiple leveling rods 7, and an array of multiple leveling rods 7 is arranged on the output end of the motor 5, such as... Figure 5 As shown, there are four leveling rods 7 arranged in a cross shape. Each leveling rod 7 has multiple baffles 8 at its bottom. When the leveling rod 7 rotates, the baffles 8 contact the fruit and level it. There is a gap between adjacent baffles 8 for the fruit to pass through. For example, when a baffle 8 moves onto a fruit, protruding fruit is pushed down onto the conveyor belt, while some fruit moves along the wall of the baffle 8 to the gap without being pushed by the baffle 8 and remains there, then is pushed by the baffle 8 of the next leveling rod 7.
[0035] In this embodiment, the dial 8 is a plate-shaped component, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the paddle plate 8 is bent to one side from top to bottom to form a first curved portion 81, and the paddle plate 8 is bent to one side from one end to the other to form a second curved portion 82, and the first curved portion 81 and the second curved portion 82 bend in the same direction. The first curved portion 81 and the second curved portion 82 make the paddle plate 8 curved, wherein the arc-shaped convex surface of the paddle plate 8 is the facing side, that is, the side that contacts the fruit, to prevent damage to the fruit skin when in contact with the fruit; the arc-shaped concave surface is the back side.
[0036] In this embodiment, as Figure 4 As shown, the first leveling mechanism includes a sieve plate 6, which is inclined from the first end to the last end to ensure that the fruit entering the sieve plate 6 can continue to move backward and be removed from the sieve plate. Preferably, the inclination angle of the sieve plate 6 is 5°.
[0037] In one embodiment, the sieve plate 6 includes an outer plate 61 and an inner sieve plate 62 disposed inside the outer plate 61. A plurality of elastic elements 66, which are springs, are disposed between the inner sieve plate 62 and the outer plate 61. To improve the even distribution effect, a vibration motor 65 is provided on the side wall of the inner sieve plate 62. When working, it generates vibration force and transmits it to the inner sieve plate 62, causing the inner sieve plate 62 to vibrate on the outer plate 61 through the elastic elements 66. When the fruit moves from the first end to the last end on the inner sieve plate 62, it is affected by the vibration force to form an even distribution effect.
[0038] In addition, in this embodiment, the inner sieve plate 62 has multiple strip-shaped discharge openings 67 along the direction from the first end to the last end. The direction of the discharge openings 67 is perpendicular to the direction of movement of the fruit, so that some of the fruit that has been evenly distributed during the movement falls back onto the conveyor belt and is evenly distributed in contact with the second leveling mechanism.
[0039] Furthermore, several dividing ribs 68 are equidistantly arranged laterally at the tail end of the inner sieve plate 62. An outflow space is formed between two adjacent dividing ribs 68 and between the dividing ribs 68 on both sides and the side wall of the inner sieve plate 62 for the fruit to flow out. When the fruit flows out from the tail end of the inner sieve plate 62, it is blocked by the dividing ribs 68 and diverted to the outflow space for outflow, so that the fruit falls evenly back onto the conveyor belt, and is flattened a second time by the flattening rod 7 and the paving plate 8 during and after falling.
[0040] Furthermore, the sieve plate 6 also includes sliding grooves 63 located on both sides of the outer plate 61 and sliders 64 fixed on both sides of the outer plate 61. The sliders 64 are slidably connected within the sliding grooves 63, and the sliding grooves 63 are fixed to a fixed object. Since the inner sieve plate 62 is vibrated by the vibration motor 65, the sliders 64 on both sides of the outer plate 61 move irregularly back and forth within the sliding grooves 63 during vibration, improving the leveling effect on the fruit.
[0041] It should be noted that an opening 9 is provided on the inner screen plate 62 for the output end of the motor 5 to pass through. The opening 9 is a strip-shaped opening to ensure that the motor 5 can work normally and to prevent the inner screen plate 62 from touching the output end of the motor 5 when it moves back and forth.
[0042] This embodiment also discloses a heating machine, including the above-mentioned fruit spreading mechanism and frame 1. The top side and bottom side of the frame 1 are respectively provided with a feeding port 2 and a discharging conveyor belt 4. The frame 1 is equipped with a transmission device 3, which is a conveyor belt. The fruit spreading mechanism is set on the frame 1 and is located on one side of the feeding port 2 in the conveying direction of the transmission device 3, and is suspended above the transmission device 3.
[0043] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A fruit spreading mechanism, characterized in that: It includes a first leveling mechanism and a second leveling mechanism, wherein the second leveling mechanism is rotatably positioned below the first leveling mechanism; The first leveling mechanism includes a sieve plate, which is inclined from the first end to the last end; the second leveling mechanism includes a motor and a leveling rod disposed at the output end of the motor, which is disposed below the sieve plate and extends out of the last end of the sieve plate.
2. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple leveling rods, and an array of multiple leveling rods is arranged on the output end of the motor. Each leveling rod has multiple levers at its bottom.
3. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lever is a plate-shaped component. The lever is bent to one side from top to bottom to form a first curved portion, and the lever is bent to one side from one end to the other to form a second curved portion.
4. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first curved portion and the second curved portion have the same bending direction.
5. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sieve plate includes an outer plate and an inner sieve plate disposed inside the outer plate, and a plurality of elastic members are disposed between the inner sieve plate and the outer plate. A vibration motor is installed on the side wall of the inner sieve plate.
6. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner screen plate has multiple strip-shaped discharge openings along the direction from the first end to the last end.
7. The fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner sieve plate has several material distribution ribs arranged horizontally at equal intervals at its tail end. An outflow space for the fruit to flow out is formed between two adjacent material distribution ribs and between the material distribution ribs on both sides and the side wall of the inner sieve plate.
8. A fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The sieve plate also includes sliding grooves located on both sides of the outer plate and sliders fixed on both sides of the outer plate. The sliders are slidably connected in the sliding grooves, and the sliding grooves are fixed on a fixed object.
9. A fruit spreading mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner sieve plate has an opening through which the output end of the power supply motor passes.
10. A heating machine, characterized in that: The fruit spreading mechanism and frame as described in any one of claims 1-9 are provided, wherein a feed inlet and a discharge conveyor belt are respectively provided on one side of the top and one side of the bottom of the frame, a transmission device is provided inside the frame, and the fruit spreading mechanism is mounted on the frame and suspended above the transmission device.