Batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products and food processing apparatus

Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of batch feeding positioning mechanism and food processing equipment for strip meat product, including linear module, feeding clamp group and material detection plane;Linear module is arranged in material detection plane side portion, feeding clamp group is installed on the slider of linear module, the side of material detection plane is provided with the bin of depositing material, the side of material detection plane close to bin is provided with comb plate;Feeding clamp group is used to be driven under the linear module to grab material from bin and move towards material detection plane, material is separated when passing through comb plate, and combed material is grabbed to material detection plane by feeding clamp group.The utility model uses comb plate to effectively comb when raw material is transported horizontally, so that its tail separates each other, facilitate subsequent batch raw material profile identification on material detection plane, so as to facilitate downstream mechanism accurate positioning and grab batch single raw material, and extra structure complex separation mechanism is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food processing equipment technology, specifically to a batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products and food processing equipment. Background Technology

[0002] In the food processing industry, automated feeding of strip-shaped meat ingredients (such as crispy pork) often employs gripping devices to grab and transfer the raw materials to subsequent processing stations. However, long strip-shaped meat ingredients are prone to sticking and tangling together in the material frame or during the conveying process. Often, multiple strips are grabbed at once and are difficult to separate. When the sticky raw materials are directly transported to the subsequent processing position, the downstream equipment has difficulty effectively identifying and locating individual raw materials due to their stickiness, leading to difficulties in subsequent precise grabbing or processing.

[0003] Patent document CN208470923U discloses a feeding device for meat processing. Although this solution can improve the processing efficiency of meat by increasing the volume, it is difficult to effectively separate meat raw materials that are soft, easily deformable and have a sticky surface. As a result, the raw materials remain stuck together and are not suitable for feeding at the detection or gripping station. This makes it impossible for downstream mechanisms (such as robotic arm grippers) that are individually positioned and gripped to work reliably.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a device that can effectively separate meat raw materials during the transfer process and create a good positioning state for subsequent individual grasping. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a batch feeding and positioning mechanism and food processing equipment for strip-shaped meat products.

[0006] The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products provided by this utility model includes a linear module, a feeding clamp group, and a material detection plane;

[0007] The linear module is disposed on the side of the material detection plane, the feeding clamp assembly is mounted on the slider of the linear module, a material storage bin is disposed on one side of the material detection plane, and a comb plate is disposed on the side of the material detection plane near the material storage bin.

[0008] The feeding fixture assembly is used to grab materials from the hopper and move them toward the material detection plane under the drive of the linear module. When the materials pass through the comb plate, they are combed and separated, and the combed materials are grabbed by the feeding fixture assembly onto the material detection plane.

[0009] Preferably, the feeding fixture assembly includes a flipping motor, a motor adapter plate, a rotating plate, and a clamping mechanism;

[0010] The clamping mechanism is connected to the output shaft of the flip motor via a rotating plate. The flip motor is mounted on the slider of the linear module via a motor adapter plate and is used to drive the clamping mechanism to flip.

[0011] When the clamping mechanism is flipped to its highest point, it is above the top of the comb plate.

[0012] Preferably, there are multiple clamping mechanisms, and the multiple clamping mechanisms are sequentially installed on the same side of the rotating plate along the length direction of the rotating plate.

[0013] Preferably, the rotating plate is provided with waist-shaped mounting holes;

[0014] Of the multiple clamping mechanisms, at least one clamping mechanism is detachably mounted in a waist-shaped mounting hole for adjusting the spacing between the clamping mechanisms by changing the mounting position in the waist-shaped mounting hole.

[0015] Preferably, the clamping mechanism includes a feeding cylinder and irregularly shaped grippers;

[0016] One end of the feeding cylinder is fixedly mounted on the motor adapter plate, and the irregular gripper is mounted on the other end of the feeding cylinder. The feeding cylinder is used to drive the irregular gripper to open and close.

[0017] Preferably, one end of the irregularly shaped gripper is provided with a mounting hole, and is fixedly mounted on the feeding cylinder through the mounting hole;

[0018] The other end of the irregular gripper is provided with a gripping part, and the gripping part has a plurality of semi-circular petal-shaped protrusions distributed along the length direction on the gripping surface.

[0019] Preferably, a baffle is provided at one end of the gripping part near the mounting hole to block the material.

[0020] Preferably, the material detection plane includes a transparent platform, and a light source is installed at the bottom of the material detection plane.

[0021] Preferably, the top of the comb plate is provided with multiple comb teeth, which are arranged sequentially along a direction perpendicular to the straight module.

[0022] The food processing equipment provided by this utility model includes a workbench and the batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products, wherein the workbench is provided with a feeding area and a discharging area.

[0023] The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products is installed in the feeding area, a robotic arm is installed in the unloading area, and an image acquisition device is set above the material detection plane.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0025] This invention utilizes a comb-like plate positioned along the edge of the material detection plane to effectively comb the raw materials during lateral transport, separating their tails and significantly improving the adhesion problem. Multiple individual, non-adhesive raw materials can be fed onto the material detection plane at once, facilitating subsequent batch raw material contour recognition on the material detection plane. The clearly separated raw material contours make it easier for downstream mechanisms to accurately locate and grasp batches of individual raw materials. By integrating the combing function into the material detection plane station, an additional separation mechanism is eliminated. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Other features, objects, and advantages of this invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the irregular gripper structure in this utility model.

[0029] The diagram shows:

[0030] Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments. These embodiments will help those skilled in the art to further understand the present invention, but do not limit the present invention in any way. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several changes and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention. These all fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0032] This utility model discloses a batch feeding and positioning mechanism and food processing equipment for strip-shaped meat products. The comb-like plate set at the edge of the material detection plane can effectively comb the raw materials when they are transported laterally, so that their tails are separated from each other, which significantly improves the problem of adhesion. By feeding multiple individual non-adhesive raw materials to the material detection plane at one time, it is convenient to identify the outline of the batch raw materials on the material detection plane. The clearly separated raw material outlines make it easy for downstream mechanisms to accurately locate and grab batches of individual raw materials. By integrating the combing function into the material detection plane station, an additional separation mechanism is eliminated.

[0033] According to the batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products provided by this utility model, such as Figure 1As shown, the system includes a linear module 9, a feeding fixture assembly, and a material detection plane 3. The linear module 9 is disposed on the side of the material detection plane 3. The feeding fixture assembly is mounted on the slider of the linear module 9. A material storage bin is provided on one side of the material detection plane 3, and a comb plate 908 is provided on the side of the material detection plane 3 near the bin. The feeding fixture assembly is used to grab the material from the bin and move it toward the material detection plane 3 under the drive of the linear module 9. When the material passes through the comb plate 908, it is combed and separated, and the combed material is grabbed by the feeding fixture assembly and placed onto the material detection plane 3. Preferably, the linear module 9 is a ball screw type linear module. Specifically, the top of the comb plate 908 is provided with multiple comb teeth, which are arranged sequentially in a direction perpendicular to the linear module 9.

[0034] Specifically, the loading fixture assembly includes a flipping motor 902, a motor adapter plate 901, a rotating plate 903, and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism is connected to the output shaft of the flipping motor 902 via the rotating plate 903. The flipping motor 902 is mounted on the slider of the linear module 9 via the motor adapter plate 901, and is used to drive the clamping mechanism to flip. When the clamping mechanism flips to its highest point, it is higher than the top of the comb plate 908. The clamping mechanism includes a loading cylinder 904 and a shaped gripper 905. One end of the loading cylinder 904 is fixedly mounted on the motor adapter plate 901, and the shaped gripper 905 is mounted on the other end of the loading cylinder 904. The loading cylinder 904 is used to drive the shaped gripper 905 to open and close.

[0035] Since the irregularly shaped gripper 905 needs to penetrate deep into the material hopper to grab raw materials, the linear module 9 can only drive the relevant components to move linearly. To avoid interference during the movement of the irregularly shaped gripper 905, a flip motor 902 is used to solve this problem. During the process of grabbing raw materials, the flip motor 902 drives the feeding cylinder 904 to raise the irregularly shaped gripper 905 away from the material detection plane 3. When it moves above the material hopper, the flip motor 902 reverses its movement to insert the irregularly shaped gripper 905 into the raw materials to grab the small pieces of crispy meat. On the return trip, the flip motor 902 first raises the irregularly shaped gripper 905, and then the linear module 9 drives the raw materials to be transported to the material detection plane 3. During the return trip, the material is helped to avoid sticking between different raw materials by the action of the comb plate 908.

[0036] To facilitate individual positioning of different raw materials, the material detection plane 3 is a transparent platform, and a light source 2 is installed at the bottom of the material detection plane 3. In a preferred embodiment, the material detection plane 3 is made of food-grade transparent plastic, such as PET or PPSU. The light source 2 is installed below the material detection plane 3. Since strip-shaped meat raw materials are usually coated with slurry, the different light transmittance of different materials can be utilized to clearly show the outline of the strip-shaped meat raw materials through the transparent material detection plane 3 and the light source 2, which facilitates the positioning and gripping of downstream mechanisms. Furthermore, through the cooperation of the comb plate 908 and the irregular gripper 905, multiple raw materials can be loaded in batches at one time. In conjunction with downstream mechanisms, simultaneous positioning and precise batch gripping and unloading of multiple raw materials can be achieved.

[0037] In a preferred embodiment, in order to grasp multiple sets of raw materials at once, there are multiple clamping mechanisms, which are sequentially installed on the same side of the rotating plate 903 along its length. The rotating plate 903 is a long plate structure extending along the linear transmission direction perpendicular to the linear module 9.

[0038] In a preferred embodiment, the rotating plate 903 is provided with a waist-shaped mounting hole. At least one of the multiple clamping mechanisms is detachably mounted in the waist-shaped mounting hole, allowing adjustment of the spacing between the clamping mechanisms by changing their mounting positions within the hole. By altering the spacing between the multiple clamping mechanisms through the waist-shaped hole on the rotating plate 903, the feeding density can be controlled.

[0039] In a preferred example, such as Figure 2 As shown, one end of the irregularly shaped gripper 905 is provided with a mounting hole 9051, and is fixedly mounted on the feeding cylinder 904 through the mounting hole 9051; the other end of the irregularly shaped gripper 905 is provided with a gripping part, and the gripping surface 9052 of the gripping part has multiple semi-circular petal-shaped protrusions distributed along the length direction. A baffle 9053 is provided at the end of the gripping part near the mounting hole 9051 to block material. The semi-circular petal-shaped protrusions prevent damage to the material during gripping and provide good clamping and fixing. The baffle 9053 can limit the amount of material gripped by each irregularly shaped gripper 905 to a certain extent.

[0040] The food processing equipment provided by this utility model includes a workbench and a batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products. The workbench is provided with a feeding area and a discharging area. The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products is installed in the feeding area, and a robotic arm is installed in the discharging area. An image acquisition device is provided above the material detection plane 3. In a preferred embodiment, the image acquisition device acquires images of the raw materials and obtains the gripping points. The gripping posture of the robotic arm is consistent with the gripping points, enabling individual gripping and batch discharging of multiple sets of raw materials.

[0041] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application 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. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0042] The specific embodiments of this utility model have been described above. It should be understood that this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and those skilled in the art can make various changes or modifications within the scope of the claims, which do not affect the substantive content of this utility model. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be arbitrarily combined with each other.

Claims

1. A batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products, characterized in that, It includes a linear module (9), a feeding fixture assembly, and a material detection plane (3); The linear module (9) is located on the side of the material detection plane (3), the feeding clamp group is installed on the slider of the linear module (9), a material storage bin is provided on one side of the material detection plane (3), and a comb plate (908) is provided on the side of the material detection plane (3) near the bin. The feeding fixture assembly is used to grab the material from the hopper and move it toward the material detection plane (3) under the drive of the linear module (9). When the material passes through the comb plate (908), it is combed and separated. The combed material is grabbed by the feeding fixture assembly onto the material detection plane (3).

2. The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that, The loading clamp assembly includes a tilting motor (902), a motor adapter plate (901), a rotating plate (903), and a clamping mechanism; The clamping mechanism is connected to the output shaft of the flip motor (902) via a rotating plate (903). The flip motor (902) is mounted on the slider of the linear module (9) via a motor adapter plate (901) to drive the clamping mechanism to flip. When the clamping mechanism is flipped to its highest point, the clamping mechanism is above the top of the comb plate (908).

3. The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that, There are multiple clamping mechanisms, and the multiple clamping mechanisms are installed sequentially on the same side of the rotating plate (903) along the length direction of the rotating plate (903).

4. The batch positioning mechanism for strip meat products according to claim 3, characterized in that, The rotating plate (903) is provided with a waist-shaped mounting hole; Of the multiple clamping mechanisms, at least one clamping mechanism is detachably mounted in a waist-shaped mounting hole for adjusting the spacing between the clamping mechanisms by changing the mounting position in the waist-shaped mounting hole.

5. The batch positioning mechanism for strip meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that, The clamping mechanism includes a feeding cylinder (904) and a shaped gripper (905); One end of the feeding cylinder (904) is fixedly mounted on the motor adapter plate (901), and the irregular gripper (905) is mounted on the other end of the feeding cylinder (904). The feeding cylinder (904) is used to drive the irregular gripper (905) to open and close.

6. A batch positioning mechanism for strip meat products according to claim 5, characterized in that One end of the irregular gripper (905) is provided with a mounting hole (9051), and is fixedly mounted on the feeding cylinder (904) through the mounting hole (9051); The other end of the irregular gripper (905) is provided with a gripping part, and the gripping surface (9052) of the gripping part has a plurality of semi-circular petal-shaped protrusions distributed along the length direction.

7. A batch positioning mechanism for strip meat products according to claim 6, characterized in that, A baffle (9053) is provided at one end of the gripping part near the mounting hole (9051) to block the material.

8. The batch feed positioning mechanism for stick meat products of claim 1, wherein, The material detection plane (3) includes a transparent platform, and a light source (2) is installed at the bottom of the material detection plane (3).

9. The batch feed positioning mechanism for stick meat products of claim 1, wherein, The top of the comb plate (908) is provided with multiple comb teeth, which are arranged sequentially along a direction perpendicular to the straight module (9).

10. A food processing apparatus characterized by, The invention includes a workbench and a batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products as described in any one of claims 1-9, wherein the workbench is provided with a feeding area and a discharging area; The batch feeding and positioning mechanism for strip-shaped meat products is installed in the feeding area, a robotic arm is installed in the unloading area, and an image acquisition device is set above the material detection plane (3).

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