Finished pickled vegetable dispensing device

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of pickled vegetable production and processing technology, and in particular to a finished pickled vegetable dispensing device, including a support frame. The top of the support frame is provided with a feeding unit for conveying pickled vegetables, and the bottom of the side of the support frame located on the feeding side of the feeding unit is provided with a dispensing unit. The dispensing unit includes a feeding box and a feeding mechanism placed inside the feeding box. The top of the feeding box is provided with a driving component and a pressure plate. The pressure plate is connected to the feeding box and the output end of the driving component through a quick-release component. The pressure plate is pressed down by the driving component to discharge excess brine from inside the pickled vegetables. The pressure plate pressurizes and discharges excess brine from inside the pickled vegetables, preventing the brine from crowding out the volume of the pickled vegetables and causing insufficient filling, and also preventing the brine from crowding out the volume of the pickled vegetables and causing increased transportation or packaging costs.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pickled vegetable production and processing technology, and in particular to a finished pickled vegetable dispensing device. Background Technology

[0002] Pickled vegetables are a common food, usually made by salting, pickling, and fermenting vegetables (such as cabbage, radish, cucumber, pepper, etc.). They have a unique flavor and taste. In the food processing industry, pickled vegetables are generally packaged in plastic bags in fixed quantities. Therefore, pickled vegetables need to be accurately controlled by a dispensing device to control the amount of ingredients added each time.

[0003] For example, Chinese Patent Publication No. CN208360599U discloses an integrated machine for non-destructive dispensing, metering, canning, and vacuum packaging of pickled vegetables. An automatic dispensing and metering device automatically dispenses and meters the pickled vegetables, outputting portions that meet packaging weight requirements. A conveying device is connected to the automatic dispensing and metering device to receive and convey the pickled vegetables output from it. A canning device is connected to the conveying device to receive the pickled vegetables from the conveying device and cannulate each portion into a packaging bag. A vacuum packaging device is connected to the canning device to vacuum-pack the packaging bags. This integrated machine for non-destructive dispensing, metering, canning, and vacuum packaging of pickled vegetables automatically packages them through the sequentially connected automatic dispensing and metering device, conveying device, canning device, and vacuum packaging device. The adjacent devices cooperate well, resulting in high efficiency. The non-destructive automatic dispensing and metering device also ensures that the dispensed pickled vegetables do not break or lose flavor.

[0004] In practice, considering that pickled vegetables are soaked in brine for a long time, if the excess brine inside the pickled vegetables cannot be drained during the sorting process, on the one hand, because the packaging bags or jars have a fixed capacity, if too little brine is drained, the amount of pickled vegetables to be filled may be insufficient; on the other hand, if too much brine is retained, it will reduce the volume of the pickled vegetables themselves, which may lead to an increase in transportation or packaging costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to address the shortcomings of existing technologies that cannot drain excess brine from the inside of pickled vegetables, and to propose a finished pickled vegetable dispensing device.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] Design a finished pickled vegetable dispensing device, including a support frame, a feeding unit for conveying pickled vegetables is provided on the top of the support frame, and a dispensing unit is provided on the bottom of the side of the support frame located on the feeding side of the feeding unit. The dispensing unit includes a feeding box and a feeding mechanism placed inside the feeding box.

[0008] The top of the feeding box is equipped with a drive assembly and a pressure plate. The pressure plate is connected to the feeding box and the output end of the drive assembly via a quick-release assembly. The pressure plate is pressed down by the drive assembly to discharge excess brine from the pickled vegetables.

[0009] Furthermore, the quick-release assembly includes a protrusion, and one side of the pressure plate has at least one protrusion. The protrusion has grooves at both ends, and a first positioning pin is slidably connected to it by a compression spring within the grooves.

[0010] Furthermore, the inner side of the feeding box is provided with a support part, the support part has a cavity inside, and a first sliding groove formed through both sides of the cavity. The protrusion is slidably connected in the cavity, and the first positioning pin is slidably connected to the first sliding groove and abuts against the top of the inner wall of the support part.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner wall of the feeding box away from the feeding unit is provided with the support part, which is correspondingly arranged with the protrusion. A drainage pipe is also connected to the bottom of the feeding box.

[0012] Furthermore, the drive assembly includes a cylinder, which is fixedly connected to the top of the feed box via a bracket. The cylinder output shaft is rotatably connected to a rotating seat, and at least one pair of second positioning pins are provided on both sides of the rotating seat.

[0013] Furthermore, a pair of guide parts are fixedly connected to the top of the pressure plate, and a corresponding second sliding groove is provided between the pair of guide parts. The end of the second sliding groove extends downward at the midpoint of the pressure plate to form a pair of positioning grooves.

[0014] The rotating seat is slidably connected between a pair of guide portions, and the second positioning pin is slidably connected to the second slide groove and can also be engaged in the positioning groove.

[0015] The present invention provides a finished pickled vegetable dispensing device with the following advantages: A pressure plate is provided at the top of the feeding box. This pressure plate is driven by a drive assembly to press down, thereby pressurizing and discharging excess brine from the pickled vegetables. This prevents the brine from crowding out the volume of the pickled vegetables, thus avoiding insufficient filling. It also prevents the brine from crowding out the volume of the pickled vegetables, thus avoiding increased transportation or packaging costs. Furthermore, when the cylinder output reaches a certain height, the first positioning pin abuts against the top of the inner wall of the support, and the second positioning pin slides within the second groove. This causes the end of the pressure plate away from the support to flip upwards. The opening created by the flipping of the pressure plate prevents the pressure plate from contacting the feeding mechanism while allowing the pickled vegetables in the hopper to smoothly enter the feeding box. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the quick-release component of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified structural diagram of area A;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the guide part of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified structural diagram of region B.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Support frame; 2. Feeding unit; 3. Unloading box; 31. Support part; 32. First chute; 33. Drainage pipe; 4. Unloading mechanism; 5. Drive assembly; 51. Cylinder; 52. Bracket; 6. Pressure plate; 61. Guide part; 62. Second chute; 63. Positioning groove; 7. Quick release assembly; 71. Protrusion; 72. Compression spring; 73. First positioning pin; 74. Rotating seat; 75. Second positioning pin. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments.

[0023] Reference Figure 1-5 A finished pickled vegetable dispensing device includes a support frame 1. The top of the support frame 1 is provided with a feeding unit 2 for conveying pickled vegetables. The bottom of the side of the support frame 1 located on the feeding side of the feeding unit 2 is provided with a dispensing unit. The dispensing unit includes a feeding box 3 and a feeding mechanism 4 placed inside the feeding box 3.

[0024] The top of the feeding box 3 is provided with a drive assembly 5 and a pressure plate 6. The pressure plate 6 is connected to the feeding box 3 and the output end of the drive assembly 5 through a quick-release assembly 7. The pressure plate 6 is pressed down by the drive assembly 5 to discharge excess brine from the pickled vegetables.

[0025] In some embodiments, the feeding unit 2 includes a hopper, which is rotatably connected in the mounting frame and located on both sides of the support frame 1. The mounting base is driven by a sprocket and chain drive to move the hopper up and down.

[0026] A drive cylinder is provided between the mounting frame and the bottom side of the hopper. The drive cylinder drives the hopper to flip, thereby feeding the pickled vegetables. The operation method of the feeding unit 2 is all existing technology, and the specific structure will not be described in detail here.

[0027] In addition, the feeding box 3 is used to cooperate with the feeding mechanism 4 to transport the pickled vegetables into the dispensing machine. The dispensing unit is existing technology and is used to dispense and package the pickled vegetables. The specific structure and operation method will not be described in detail here.

[0028] It is worth mentioning that the feeding mechanism 4 is a conveying auger, which is rotatably connected to the bottom of the feeding box 3, and one end of the conveying auger is connected to the output end of the drive motor for conveying the pickled vegetables.

[0029] Specifically, the free end of the conveying auger is tilted upwards to prevent the pressed-out brine from entering the distributor.

[0030] Furthermore, the quick-release assembly 7 includes a protrusion 71, and the pressure plate 6 has at least one of the protrusions 71 on one side. The protrusion 71 has grooves at both ends, and a first positioning pin 73 is slidably connected to it by a compression spring 72 within the grooves.

[0031] Furthermore, the inner side of the feeding box 3 is provided with a support part 31, the support part 31 has a cavity inside, and a first sliding groove 32 formed through both sides of the cavity. The protrusion 71 is slidably connected in the cavity, and the first positioning pin 73 is slidably connected to the first sliding groove 32 and abuts against the top of the inner wall of the support part 31.

[0032] In this embodiment, the two ends of the compression spring 72 are fixedly connected to the slide groove and the first positioning pin 73 respectively. By pressing, the first positioning pin 73 can be driven to retract into the slide groove, so that the protrusion 71 can be disengaged from the support part 31 and the rotating seat 74 can be disengaged from the pair of guide parts 61.

[0033] In specific operation, cylinder 51 drives pressure plate 6 to press down. When cylinder 51 drives pressure plate 6 to rise to a certain height, protrusion 71 and first positioning pin 73 both abut against the top of inner wall of support part 31. At this time, first positioning pin 73 is slidably connected in first slide groove 32, so that second slide groove 62 provides guidance and sliding space for sliding of rotating seat 74, allowing the side of pressure plate 6 away from support part 31 to flip upward so that pickled vegetables in hopper can be sent into feeding box 3.

[0034] More specifically, the inner wall of the feeding box 3 away from the feeding unit 2 is provided with the support part 31, the support part 31 is provided corresponding to the protrusion 71, and a drainage pipe 33 is also connected to the bottom of the feeding box 3.

[0035] It should be added that the feeding box 3 preferably has a frustum structure with a rectangular top, and the pressure plate 6 is adapted to the rectangular opening at the top of the feeding box 3.

[0036] The drainage pipe 33 is connected to the collection device.

[0037] In general, the drive assembly 5 includes a cylinder 51, which is fixedly connected to the top of the feed box 3 via a bracket 52. The output shaft of the cylinder 51 is rotatably connected to a rotating seat 74, and at least one pair of second positioning pins 75 are provided on both sides of the rotating seat 74.

[0038] Finally, a pair of guide parts 61 are fixedly connected to the top of the pressure plate 6, and a corresponding second slide groove 62 is provided between the pair of guide parts 61. The end of the second slide groove 62 extends downward at the midpoint of the pressure plate 6 to form a pair of positioning grooves 63.

[0039] The rotating seat 74 is slidably connected between a pair of guide portions 61, and the second positioning pin 75 is slidably connected to the second sliding groove 62 and can also be engaged in the positioning groove 63.

[0040] In this embodiment, under normal circumstances, the rotating seat 74 is slidably connected between a pair of guide parts 61, which further improves the stability of the rotating seat 74 when sliding. Specifically, when the pressure plate 6 is close to flush with the feed box 3, the second positioning pin 75 is placed in the positioning groove 63 along the second slide groove 62.

[0041] Specifically, when the output end of cylinder 51 drives the second positioning pin 75 to move downward, the two pairs of second positioning pins 75 are engaged in the positioning groove 63, and the pressure plate 6 is driven to press down in conjunction with the first positioning pin 73 through the two-point limiting method.

[0042] It should be added that the downward pressure of the pressure plate 6 can be monitored by a pressure sensor connected to the air circuit system, so as to facilitate the control of the downward pressure.

[0043] Working method: During operation, the support frame 1 drives the hopper containing pickled vegetables to move through the drive device. When the hopper is placed at the top opening of the feeding box 3, the mounting frame cooperates with the drive cylinder to drive one end of the hopper to flip and discharge the material.

[0044] When the output end of cylinder 51 drives the rotating seat 74 to move down, the second positioning pin 75 slides along the second slide groove 62. When the two pairs of second positioning pins 75 are engaged in the positioning groove 63, the pressure plate 6 is driven to press down in conjunction with the first positioning pin 73 by the two-point limiting method. The excess brine inside the pickled vegetables is discharged outward through the drainage pipe 33 by squeezing the pickled vegetables. Then, the pickled vegetables are transported to the dispensing machine by the feeding mechanism 4.

[0045] The output end of cylinder 51 drives the pressure plate 6 to rise, the second positioning pin 75 disengages from the positioning groove 63 and moves along the second slide groove 62. At the same time, the first positioning pin 73 moves along the first slide groove 32. When the first positioning pin 73 abuts against the top of the inner wall of the support part 31, the second slide groove 62 provides guidance and movement space for the second positioning pin 75, so that the side of the pressure plate 6 closest to the support part 31 flips upward, and then the second feeding is performed.

[0046] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, but the protection scope of the present utility model is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or changes made by those skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in the present utility model, based on the technical solution and the inventive concept of the present utility model, should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A finished pickled vegetable dispensing device comprising a support frame (1), characterized in that: A feeding unit (2) for conveying pickled vegetables is provided on the top of the support frame (1). A distributing unit is provided on the bottom side of the support frame (1) located on the feeding side of the feeding unit (2). The distributing unit includes a feeding box (3) and a feeding mechanism (4) placed inside the feeding box (3). The top of the feeding box (3) is provided with a drive assembly (5) and a pressure plate (6). The pressure plate (6) is connected to the feeding box (3) and the output end of the drive assembly (5) through a quick-release assembly (7). The pressure plate (6) is pressed down by the drive assembly (5) to discharge excess brine from the pickled vegetables.

2. A finished pickled vegetable dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The quick-release assembly (7) includes a protrusion (71), and the pressure plate (6) has at least one of the protrusions (71) on one side. The protrusion (71) has grooves at both ends, and a first positioning pin (73) is slidably connected to the grooves by a compression spring (72).

3. The finished pickled vegetable dispensing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner side of the feeding box (3) is provided with a support part (31). The support part (31) has a cavity inside and a first sliding groove (32) formed through both sides of the cavity. The protrusion (71) is slidably connected in the cavity. The first positioning pin (73) is slidably connected to the first sliding groove (32) and abuts against the top of the inner wall of the support part (31).

4. The finished pickled vegetable dispensing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inner wall of the feeding box (3) away from the feeding unit (2) is provided with the support part (31), and the support part (31) is provided in correspondence with the protrusion (71). A drainage pipe (33) is also connected to the bottom of the feeding box (3).

5. The finished pickled vegetable dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive assembly (5) includes a cylinder (51), which is fixedly connected to the top of the feed box (3) by a bracket (52). The output shaft of the cylinder (51) is rotatably connected to a rotating seat (74). The rotating seat (74) has at least one pair of sliding grooves on both sides, and a second positioning pin (75) is slidably connected to the rotating seat (74) within the sliding grooves by a compression spring.

6. The finished pickled vegetable dispensing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A pair of guide parts (61) are fixedly connected to the top of the pressure plate (6), and a corresponding second slide groove (62) is provided between the pair of guide parts (61). The end of the second slide groove (62) extends downward at the midpoint of the pressure plate (6) to form a pair of positioning grooves (63). The rotating seat (74) is slidably connected between a pair of guide portions (61), and the second positioning pin (75) is slidably connected to the second slide groove (62) and can also be engaged in the positioning groove (63).

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