Watermelon sorting tray recycling device and watermelon sorting system

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of fruit and vegetable sorting technology, specifically to a watermelon sorting tray recycling device and a watermelon sorting system. The tray recycling component is connected to the tray outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted trays after sorting and transport them to the tail of the tray recycling component. The tray transport component is arranged side by side with the tray recycling component and the transport direction is opposite. The guide rod is installed at the tail of the tray recycling component to guide the sorted trays transported to the tail of the tray recycling component to the tray transport component, so that the sorted trays are transported back to the watermelon sorting device, realizing the recycling of watermelon sorting trays. This avoids the mismatch between the sorting line and the recycling operation speed caused by manual tray recycling, which not only improves the sorting efficiency of watermelons, but also reduces collision damage between trays.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of fruit and vegetable sorting technology, specifically to a watermelon sorting tray recycling device and a watermelon sorting system. Technical Background

[0002] Before watermelons are sold, especially for export, they generally need to be sorted to determine their quality grade.

[0003] Currently, most existing watermelon sorting devices are tray-based sorting devices. By setting watermelon sorting trays, not only can the sorting accuracy be improved, but the damage rate of watermelons during the sorting process can also be reduced. This is especially suitable for sorting high-value watermelon varieties, such as selenium-rich watermelon and Kirin watermelon.

[0004] However, some existing tray-based watermelon sorting devices still have the following problems: many tray-based watermelon sorting devices still rely on manual labor to collect watermelon trays, which leads to a mismatch between the sorting line and the collection line, causing trays to pile up. This not only reduces the watermelon sorting efficiency but also easily causes collision damage between trays. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a watermelon sorting tray recycling device and a watermelon sorting system for recycling and reusing watermelon sorting trays.

[0006] In the first aspect, this utility model provides a watermelon sorting pallet recycling device, including a pallet recycling component, a pallet transport component, and a guide rod;

[0007] The pallet recycling assembly is connected to the pallet outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted pallets after sorting and transport them to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly. The pallet transport assembly is arranged side by side with the pallet recycling assembly and the transport direction is opposite. The guide rod is installed at the tail of the pallet recycling assembly to guide the sorted pallets transported to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly to the pallet transport assembly, so that the sorted pallets are transported back to the watermelon sorting device, realizing the recycling of watermelon sorting pallets.

[0008] Preferably, the pallet recycling assembly includes a grading recycling mechanism and a recycling transportation mechanism. One end of the grading recycling mechanism is connected to the pallet outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted pallets after sorting, and the other end is connected to the recycling transportation mechanism to transport the sorted pallets to the recycling transportation mechanism.

[0009] Preferably, the pallet recycling assembly further includes a diversion mechanism, which is fixedly mounted on the recycling transport mechanism and located on one side of the grading recycling mechanism to divert some sorted pallets to the pallet transport assembly.

[0010] Preferably, the pallet transport assembly includes a reverse conveying mechanism and a lifting conveying mechanism. The reverse conveying mechanism is arranged side by side with the recycling transport mechanism and has the opposite conveying direction to the recycling transport mechanism. One end of the lifting conveying mechanism is connected to the reverse conveyor, and the other end is connected to the pallet inlet of the watermelon sorting device to lift the sorting pallet and send it back to the watermelon sorting device.

[0011] Preferably, the watermelon sorting tray recycling device further includes an empty tray recycling component. One end of the empty tray recycling component is connected to the empty tray outlet of the watermelon sorting device, and the other end is connected to the tray transport component, so as to transport the empty tray back to the watermelon sorting device to realize the recycling of sorting trays.

[0012] Preferably, the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is positioned below the watermelon sorting device, and both the grading recycling mechanism and the empty tray recycling component are non-powered mechanisms, relying on the weight of the sorting tray itself to move it into the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

[0013] Preferably, the pallet recycling assembly further includes a guide frame disposed at the head of the recycling transport mechanism to guide the sorting pallets at the head to the pallet transport assembly.

[0014] Secondly, this utility model also provides a watermelon sorting system, including a sorting tray, a watermelon sorting device, and the aforementioned watermelon sorting tray recycling device. The sorting tray is placed in the watermelon sorting device to carry watermelons. The watermelon sorting device is used to sort watermelons. The tray recycling inlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is connected to the tray outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device, and the tray recycling outlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is connected to the tray inlet of the watermelon sorting device. This is used to receive sorted or empty sorting trays and return them to the watermelon sorting device to realize the recycling of the sorting trays.

[0015] Preferably, each grade of the watermelon sorting device is provided with a blocking and guiding mechanism on one side of the tray outlet. The blocking and guiding mechanism includes a blocking frame and a guide plate. The blocking frame is fixedly installed on the front side of each grade of the tray outlet to intercept sorting trays that have not yet had their watermelons removed. The guide plate is fixedly installed on the rear side of the blocking frame to guide the sorting trays with removed watermelons to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

[0016] Preferably, the watermelon sorting device also has a guide plate on one side of the tray outlet to guide the sorting tray to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

[0017] The aforementioned watermelon sorting tray recycling device and watermelon sorting system include a tray recycling component, a tray transport component, and a guide rod. The tray recycling component is connected to the tray outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted trays after sorting and transport them to the tail of the tray recycling component. The tray transport component is arranged side by side with the tray recycling component and the transport direction is opposite. The guide rod is installed at the tail of the tray recycling component to guide the sorted trays transported to the tail of the tray recycling component to the tray transport component, so that the sorted trays are transported back to the watermelon sorting device, realizing the recycling of watermelon sorting trays. This avoids the mismatch between the sorting line and the recycling operation speed caused by manual tray recycling, which not only improves the watermelon sorting efficiency but also reduces collision damage between trays. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a watermelon sorting system.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a watermelon sorting device.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the transportation route for sorting pallets used to hold watermelons.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the transportation route for sorting pallets without watermelons.

[0023] In the diagram: Watermelon sorting system 10, sorting tray 11, watermelon sorting device 12, tray outlet 121, tray inlet 122, empty tray outlet 123, barrier and guide mechanism 124, barrier frame 1241, guide plate 1242, watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13, tray recycling assembly 131, grading recycling mechanism 1311, diversion mechanism 1312, recycling and transportation mechanism 1313, guide frame 1314, tray transportation assembly 132, reverse conveying mechanism 1321, lifting and conveying mechanism 1322, guide rod 133, empty tray recycling assembly 134. Detailed Implementation

[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5This utility model provides a watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13, including a tray recycling component 131, a tray transport component 132 and a guide rod 133;

[0026] The pallet recycling assembly 131 is connected to the pallet outlets 121 of each grade of the watermelon sorting device 12 to receive the sorted pallets 11 after sorting and transport them to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly 131. The pallet transport assembly 132 is arranged side by side with the pallet recycling assembly 131 and the transport direction is opposite. The guide rod 133 is installed at the tail of the pallet recycling assembly 131 to guide the sorted pallets 11 transported to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly 131 to the pallet transport assembly 132, so that the sorted pallets 11 are transported back to the watermelon sorting device 12, realizing the recycling of the watermelon sorting pallets 11.

[0027] The watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13 is mainly used for the recycling of watermelon sorting trays 11. By setting up the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13, the mismatch between the sorting line and the recycling operation speed caused by manual recycling of sorting trays 11 is avoided. This not only improves the sorting efficiency of watermelons, but also reduces collision damage between sorting trays 11. Moreover, compared with the general "U"-shaped recycling line, this application removes the obstruction between the tray recycling component 131 and the tray transportation component 132, expands the line capacity of the recycling line and the transportation line, reduces the occurrence of congestion of sorting trays 11 during recycling and transportation, and reduces the loss of sorting trays 11 caused by congestion.

[0028] Of course, this application can also be used for other pallet recycling operations with pallet sorting devices, such as cantaloupes, and has good applicability and versatility.

[0029] Furthermore, the pallet recycling assembly 131 includes a grading recycling mechanism 1311 and a recycling transportation mechanism 1313. One end of the grading recycling mechanism 1311 is connected to the pallet outlets 121 of each grade of the watermelon sorting device 10 to receive the sorted pallets 11 after sorting, and the other end is connected to the recycling transportation mechanism 1313 to transport the sorted pallets 11 to the recycling transportation mechanism 1313.

[0030] In this embodiment, the grading and recycling mechanism 1311 includes multiple grading and recycling modules. In this embodiment, the grading and recycling module is an aluminum profile conveyor roller. The roller is equipped with rubber to prevent the sorting tray 11 from being bumped and damaged. The grading and recycling module is easy to install and has a low cost. Its specific number corresponds to the number of grades in the watermelon sorting device 12. One end of the grading and recycling module is connected to the tray outlet 121, and the other end is connected to the recycling and transportation mechanism 1313 to receive the sorting trays 11 from each grade outlet and transport them to the recycling and transportation mechanism 1313.

[0031] Furthermore, the pallet recycling assembly 131 also includes a diversion mechanism 1312, which is fixedly mounted on the recycling transport mechanism 1313 and located on one side of the grading recycling mechanism 1311, to divert a portion of the sorting pallets 11 to the pallet transport assembly 132.

[0032] In this embodiment, the sorting pallets 11 received by multiple graded recycling modules are all collected on the recycling transport mechanism 1313. Although the pallet transport component 132 and the pallet recycling component 131 are arranged side by side, which expands the overall capacity of the recycling line, congestion will still occur at the connection between the graded recycling module and the recycling transport mechanism 1313, reducing the recycling efficiency.

[0033] To address this issue, in this embodiment, a diversion mechanism 1312 is provided on one side of the graded recycling module above the recycling transport mechanism 1313. Through the diversion mechanism 1312, some sorting pallets 11 can be directly guided to the pallet transport component 132 after entering the recycling transport module from the graded recycling module. This not only avoids congestion at the connection between the graded recycling module and the recycling transport mechanism 1313, reducing the transport burden of the recycling transport mechanism 1313 and the collision losses between the sorting pallets 11, but also speeds up the transport speed of the sorting pallets 11 and improves the recycling efficiency of the sorting pallets 11.

[0034] Furthermore, the pallet transport assembly 132 includes a reverse conveying mechanism 1321 and a lifting conveying mechanism 1322. The reverse conveying mechanism 1321 is arranged side by side with the recycling transport mechanism 1313 and its conveying direction is opposite to that of the recycling transport mechanism 1313. One end of the lifting conveying mechanism 1322 is connected to the reverse conveying mechanism 1321, and the other end is connected to the pallet inlet 122 of the watermelon sorting device 12 to lift the sorting pallet 11 and send it back to the watermelon sorting device 12.

[0035] In this embodiment, the reverse conveying mechanism 1321, the lifting conveying mechanism 1322, and the recycling conveying mechanism 1313 are all aluminum profile conveyor belts.

[0036] In another embodiment, the reverse conveying mechanism 1321 and the recycling transport mechanism 1313 are combined and set into a "U"-shaped structure to receive the sorting pallet 11 and send it back to the watermelon sorting device 10. However, the "U"-shaped structure not only easily causes congestion of the sorting pallet 11 during transportation, but also requires a guiding device to turn the pallet, which can easily cause damage to the pallet.

[0037] To address this issue, in this embodiment, the reverse conveying mechanism 1321 and the recycling transport mechanism 1313 are arranged side by side without any obstruction between them. This expands the line capacity of the recycling and transport lines, reduces congestion of the sorting pallet 11 during recycling and transport, and eliminates the need for curved transport routes. This not only reduces friction and collision between the sorting pallet 11 and the guide device during transport, thus reducing pallet wear, but also solves the problem of easy blockage when the sorting pallet 11 turns bends.

[0038] Furthermore, the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13 also includes an empty tray recycling component 134. One end of the empty tray recycling component 134 is connected to the empty tray outlet 123 of the watermelon sorting device 12, and the other end is connected to the tray transport component 132, so as to transport the empty tray back to the watermelon sorting device 12 to realize the recycling of the sorting tray 11.

[0039] In another embodiment, workers place watermelons on sorting trays 11 to be sorted by watermelon sorting device 12. Often, there are empty trays without watermelons, which means that the empty trays after sorting cannot enter the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13.

[0040] To address this issue, this embodiment also includes an empty pallet recycling component 134, which receives empty pallets from the watermelon sorting device 12 and delivers them to the pallet transport component 132.

[0041] Furthermore, the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13 is positioned lower than the watermelon sorting device 12. The grading recycling mechanism 1311 and the empty tray recycling component 134 are both non-powered mechanisms, relying on the weight of the sorting tray 11 itself to move it into the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13.

[0042] In another embodiment, the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13 can be set higher than the watermelon sorting device 12, so that the space below it can be used as a place for sorted watermelons. However, its grading recycling mechanism 1311 and empty tray recycling component 134 must be powered mechanisms to lift the sorting tray 11 into the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13, which undoubtedly increases the equipment cost.

[0043] To address this issue, in this embodiment, the watermelon sorting tray circulation system 13 is positioned lower than the watermelon sorting device 12. The grading and recycling mechanism 1311 and the empty tray recycling component 134 are both non-powered mechanisms. This allows the sorting tray 11 to fall into the watermelon sorting tray circulation and recycling device 13 using its own weight, thus reducing equipment costs.

[0044] Furthermore, the pallet recycling assembly 131 also includes a guide frame 1314, which is disposed at the head of the recycling transport mechanism 1313 to guide the sorting pallet 11 at the head to the pallet transport assembly 132.

[0045] This utility model also provides a watermelon sorting system 10, including a sorting tray 11, a watermelon sorting device 12, and a watermelon sorting tray recycling system 13 as described above. The sorting tray 11 is placed in the watermelon sorting device 12 to carry watermelons. The watermelon sorting device 12 is used to sort watermelons. The tray recycling inlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling system 13 is connected to the tray outlets 121 of each grade of the watermelon sorting device 12, and the tray recycling outlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling system 13 is connected to the tray inlet 122 of the watermelon sorting device 12. It is used to receive sorted or empty sorting trays 11 and send them back to the watermelon sorting device 12 to realize the recycling of sorting trays 11.

[0046] Furthermore, each grade tray outlet 121 of the watermelon sorting device 12 is provided with a blocking and guiding mechanism 124. The blocking and guiding mechanism 124 includes a blocking frame 1241 and a guide plate 1242. The blocking frame 1241 is fixedly installed on the front side of each grade tray outlet 121 to intercept sorting trays 11 that have not yet had their watermelons removed. The guide plate 1242 is fixedly installed on the rear side of the blocking frame 1241 to guide the sorting trays 11 with removed watermelons to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13.

[0047] Furthermore, a guide plate 1242 is also provided on one side of the tray outlet 121 of the watermelon sorting device 12 to guide the sorting tray 11 to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device 13.

[0048] In implementing this invention, workers need to place unsorted watermelons on sorting trays 11. After sorting by the watermelon sorting device 12, the watermelons are removed from the sorting trays 11. Then, the sorting trays 11 enter the recycling and transport mechanism 1313 from the tray outlet 121 corresponding to the watermelon grade along the grading and recycling module. A portion of the sorting trays 11 are then transported by the recycling and transport mechanism 1313 to its rear end, and guided by the guide rod 133 at its rear end to the reverse conveying mechanism 1321. Afterwards, they are transported by the reverse conveying mechanism 1321 to the lifting conveying mechanism 1322, and then returned to the watermelon sorting device 12 by the lifting conveying mechanism 1322. The other portion of the sorting trays 11 are then sorted... The diversion mechanism 1312 on one side of the primary recycling module directly guides the watermelon to the reverse conveying mechanism 1321, and then transports it to the lifting conveying mechanism 1322 via the reverse conveying mechanism 1321. After that, it is sent back to the watermelon sorting device 12 by the lifting conveying mechanism 1322. Meanwhile, the sorting trays 11 that were not initially placed with watermelons by the workers are sent out from the empty tray outlet 123 of the watermelon sorting device 12 and enter the reverse conveying mechanism 1321 along the empty tray recycling component 134. After that, they are transported to the lifting conveying mechanism 1322 via the reverse conveying mechanism 1321, and then sent back to the watermelon sorting device 12 by the lifting conveying mechanism 1322. In this way, the sorting trays 11 are recycled.

[0049] The modules or units in the device of this utility model embodiment can be merged, divided, and deleted according to actual needs. The above-disclosed embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this utility model. Those skilled in the art can understand that implementing all or part of the processes of the above embodiments and making equivalent changes according to the claims of this utility model still fall within the scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A watermelon sorting tray recycling device, characterized in that: Includes pallet recycling components, pallet transport components, and guide bars; The pallet recycling assembly is connected to the pallet outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted pallets after sorting and transport them to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly. The pallet transport assembly is arranged side by side with the pallet recycling assembly and the transport direction is opposite. The guide rod is installed at the tail of the pallet recycling assembly to guide the sorted pallets transported to the tail of the pallet recycling assembly to the pallet transport assembly, so that the sorted pallets are transported back to the watermelon sorting device, realizing the recycling of watermelon sorting pallets.

2. The watermelon sorting tray recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the tray recycling component includes a grading recycling mechanism and a recycling transportation mechanism, one end of the grading recycling mechanism is connected to the tray outlet of each grade of the watermelon sorting device to receive the sorted trays after sorting, and the other end is connected to the recycling transportation mechanism to transport the sorted trays that have completed sorting to the recycling transportation mechanism.

3. The watermelon sorting pallet recycling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: the pallet recycling component further includes a diversion mechanism, which is fixedly installed on the recycling transport mechanism and located on one side of the grading recycling mechanism, so as to divert part of the sorting pallets to the pallet transport component.

4. The watermelon sorting tray recycling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: the tray transport component includes a reverse conveying mechanism and a lifting conveying mechanism, the reverse conveying mechanism is arranged side by side with the recycling transport mechanism and the conveying direction is opposite to that of the recycling transport mechanism, one end of the lifting conveying mechanism is connected to the reverse conveyor and the other end is connected to the tray inlet of the watermelon sorting device, so as to lift the sorting tray and send it back to the watermelon sorting device.

5. The watermelon sorting tray recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the watermelon sorting tray recycling device further includes an empty tray recycling component, one end of which is connected to the empty tray outlet of the watermelon sorting device, and the other end is connected to the tray transport component, for transporting the empty tray back to the watermelon sorting device, so as to realize the recycling of sorting trays.

6. The watermelon sorting tray recycling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is set lower than the watermelon sorting device, and the grading recycling mechanism and the empty tray recycling component are both non-powered mechanisms, so as to rely on the weight of the sorting tray itself to move it into the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

7. The watermelon sorting pallet recycling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: the pallet recycling assembly further includes a guide frame, which is disposed at the head of the recycling transport mechanism to guide the sorting pallets at the head to the pallet transport assembly.

8. A watermelon sorting system, characterized in that: The device includes a sorting tray, a watermelon sorting device, and a watermelon sorting tray recycling device as described in any one of claims 1 to 7. The sorting tray is placed in the watermelon sorting device to carry watermelons. The watermelon sorting device is used to sort watermelons. The tray recycling inlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is connected to the tray outlets of each grade of the watermelon sorting device. The tray recycling outlet of the watermelon sorting tray recycling device is connected to the tray inlet of the watermelon sorting device. The device is used to receive sorted or empty sorting trays and return them to the watermelon sorting device to realize the recycling of sorting trays.

9. The watermelon sorting system according to claim 8, characterized in that: a blocking and guiding mechanism is provided on one side of each grade tray outlet of the watermelon sorting device, the blocking and guiding mechanism includes a blocking frame and a guide plate, the blocking frame is fixedly installed on the front side of each grade tray outlet to intercept sorting trays that have not yet had their watermelons removed, and the guide plate is fixedly installed on the rear side of the blocking frame to guide the sorting trays with removed watermelons to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

10. The watermelon sorting system according to claim 8, characterized in that: a guide plate is also provided on one side of the tray outlet of the watermelon sorting device to guide the sorting tray to the watermelon sorting tray recycling device.

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