A device for peeling tiger nuts

By designing a tiger nut peeling device that includes an alkaline pool, a dilute acid pool, and a peeling mechanism, and by employing steps such as soaking, neutralizing, stirring, and rinsing, the problem of low peeling efficiency in existing devices is solved, and efficient separation of tiger nut skin from pulp is achieved.

CN224936509UActive Publication Date: 2026-11-06ACAD OF NAT FOOD & STRATEGIC RESERVES ADMINISTRATION
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Application Number
CN202522746650.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-12-25
Publication Date
2026-11-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-12-25

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Technical Problem

Existing tiger nut peeling devices have low peeling efficiency and poor peeling effect.

Method used

A tiger nut peeling device was designed, comprising an alkaline solution tank, a collection tank, a dilute acid tank, a peeling mechanism, a displacement mechanism, a stirring mechanism, and a rinsing mechanism. The device achieves efficient peeling of tiger nuts through steps such as alkaline solution soaking, dilute acid neutralization, mechanical peeling, stirring, and rinsing.

Benefits of technology

This method achieves complete separation of the outer skin and flesh of tiger nuts, improving peeling efficiency and effectiveness, and simplifying the operation process.

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Abstract

This utility model provides a tiger nut peeling device. The tiger nut peeling device includes: a base plate; an L-shaped back plate fixedly installed on the base plate; an alkali pool, a collection pool, and a dilute acid pool disposed on the base plate; a peeling mechanism located at the top of the base plate for peeling the tiger nuts; and a displacement mechanism disposed on the inner wall of the top of the L-shaped back plate for controlling the horizontal and vertical movement of the peeling mechanism. The tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model has the advantages of high peeling efficiency and good peeling effect.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tiger nut processing technology, and in particular to a tiger nut peeling device. Background Technology

[0002] Tiger nuts, a unique and precious crop, resemble small, delicate nuts, covered with a thin, brittle outer skin, containing plump, smooth flesh. They can be eaten fresh, sweet and fragrant, and are also suitable for processing, yielding high-quality, aromatic edible oil. Rich in starch, sugar, and various nutrients, they possess multiple values ​​as a grain, oilseed, and animal feed, making them a rare "treasure" crop in nature. A peeling device is required during the tiger nut peeling process.

[0003] However, existing tiger nut processing methods often involve using a sharpened knife to peel the tiger nuts, which is inefficient and yields poor results.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a tiger nut peeling device to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the technical problems of low peeling efficiency and poor peeling effect of existing tiger nut peeling devices, this utility model provides a tiger nut peeling device.

[0006] The tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model includes: a base plate; an L-shaped back plate fixedly installed on the base plate; an alkali pool, a collection pool and a dilute acid pool provided on the base plate; a peeling mechanism located at the top of the base plate for peeling tiger nuts; and a displacement mechanism provided on the inner wall of the top of the L-shaped back plate for controlling the horizontal and vertical movement of the peeling mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the alkali tank, the collection tank and the dilute acid tank are all provided with a drain pipe, and the drain pipe is provided with a drain valve.

[0008] Preferably, the displacement mechanism includes: an electric slide rail fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top of the L-shaped back plate; and an electric cylinder fixedly installed on the output block of the electric slide rail.

[0009] Preferably, the peeling mechanism includes: a housing fixedly mounted on the output rod of the electric cylinder; a mounting plate fixedly mounted on the bottom of the housing; a sliding rod slidably mounted on the mounting plate; a connecting plate fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the sliding rod; a limiting block fixedly mounted on the top end of the sliding rod; a spring slidably sleeved on the sliding rod; a vibration motor fixedly mounted on the connecting plate; a housing disposed at the bottom of the connecting plate; a partition net disposed at the bottom of the housing; a stirring mechanism disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate for stirring the tiger nuts; and a rinsing mechanism disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate for rinsing the tiger nuts.

[0010] Preferably, a stud is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting plate, the stud is connected to the housing, and a nut is threaded onto the stud.

[0011] Preferably, the agitation mechanism includes: an agitator rod rotatably mounted on the bottom of the mounting plate; and a drive motor fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the housing and connected to the agitator rod via a coupling.

[0012] Preferably, the flushing mechanism includes: a serpentine tube with a nozzle fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting plate; a booster pump fixedly installed at the top of the L-shaped back plate; a flexible hose disposed at the water outlet of the booster pump and connected to the serpentine tube; and a water inlet pipe with a solenoid valve installed at the water inlet of the booster pump.

[0013] Compared with related technologies, the tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects: This utility model provides a tiger nut peeling device. The tiger nuts are soaked in alkaline water in an alkaline solution tank. A collection tank collects the waste liquid generated during rinsing. A dilute acid tank neutralizes the alkaline water adhering to the tiger nuts, causing the outer skin to separate. A peeling mechanism peels the tiger nuts. A displacement mechanism allows the peeling mechanism to move horizontally and vertically. A drain pipe and drain valve drain the liquid from the alkaline solution tank, collection tank, and dilute acid tank. An electric slide rail allows the tank to move laterally, and an electric cylinder drives the tank... The body moves up and down, and the box with a mesh can hold tiger nuts. The stirring mechanism can stir the tiger nuts to completely separate them from their outer skin. The rinsing mechanism can rinse the tiger nuts. The box can be installed at the bottom of the connecting plate by studs and nuts, which can facilitate the disassembly and separation of the box. The drive motor can drive the stirring rod to rotate, and the rotation of the stirring rod can stir the tiger nuts to completely separate them from their outer skin. The booster pump pressurizes the water flow, and the pressurized water enters the serpentine pipe through the hose, and the tiger nuts are rinsed through the nozzles on the serpentine pipe. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model; Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A shown in the image; Figure 3 for Figure 1 The enlarged schematic diagram of part B shown in the figure.

[0015] Numbered in the diagram: 1. Base plate; 2. L-shaped back plate; 3. Alkali tank; 4. Collection tank; 5. Dilute acid tank; 6. Drain pipe; 7. Drain valve; 8. Electric slide rail; 9. Electric cylinder; 10. Housing; 11. Mounting plate; 12. Sliding rod; 13. Connecting plate; 14. Limiting block; 15. Spring; 16. Vibration motor; 17. Stud; 18. Nut; 19. Box body; 20. Partition net; 21. Stirring rod; 22. Drive motor; 23. Serpentine tube; 24. Nozzle; 25. Booster pump; 26. Hose; 27. Inlet pipe; 28. Solenoid valve. Detailed Implementation

[0016] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0017] Please refer to the following: Figure 1-3 ,in, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model; Figure 2 for Figure 1 An enlarged schematic diagram of part A shown in the image; Figure 3 for Figure 1 The enlarged schematic diagram of part B shown in the figure. The tiger nut peeling device includes: a base plate 1; an L-shaped back plate 2 fixedly installed on the base plate 1; an alkali pool 3, a collection pool 4, and a dilute acid pool 5 disposed on the base plate 1; a peeling mechanism located at the top of the base plate 1 for peeling tiger nuts; and a displacement mechanism disposed on the inner wall of the top of the L-shaped back plate 2 for controlling the horizontal and vertical movement of the peeling mechanism. The alkali solution in the alkali pool 3 can soak the tiger nuts, the collection pool 4 can collect the waste liquid generated from rinsing the tiger nuts, the dilute acid pool 5 can neutralize the alkali solution adhering to the tiger nuts, causing the outer skin of the tiger nuts to separate, the peeling mechanism can peel the tiger nuts, and the displacement mechanism can drive the peeling mechanism to move horizontally and vertically.

[0018] The bottom of the alkali tank 3, the collection tank 4 and the dilute acid tank 5 are all equipped with a drain pipe 6, and a drain valve 7 is installed on the drain pipe 6. The liquid in the alkali tank 3, the collection tank 4 and the dilute acid tank 5 can be discharged through the drain pipe 6 and the drain valve 7.

[0019] The displacement mechanism includes: an electric slide rail 8 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top of the L-shaped back plate 2; and an electric cylinder 9 fixedly installed on the output block of the electric slide rail 8. The electric slide rail 8 can drive the box 19 to move laterally, and the electric cylinder 9 can drive the box 19 to move up and down.

[0020] The peeling mechanism includes: a housing 10 fixedly mounted on the output rod of the electric cylinder 9; a mounting plate 11 fixedly mounted on the bottom of the housing 10; a sliding rod 12 slidably mounted on the mounting plate 11; a connecting plate 13 fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the sliding rod 12; a limiting block 14 fixedly mounted on the top end of the sliding rod 12; a spring 15 slidably sleeved on the sliding rod 12; a vibration motor 16 fixedly mounted on the connecting plate 13; a box 19 disposed at the bottom of the connecting plate 13; a partition net 20 disposed at the bottom of the box 19; a stirring mechanism disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate 11 for stirring the tiger nuts; and a rinsing mechanism disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate 11 for rinsing the tiger nuts. The box 19 with the partition net 20 can hold the tiger nuts, the stirring mechanism can stir the tiger nuts to completely separate them from their outer skin, and the rinsing mechanism can rinse the tiger nuts.

[0021] A stud 17 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting plate 13. The stud 17 is connected to the housing 19. A nut 18 is threaded on the stud 17. The housing 19 can be installed at the bottom of the connecting plate 13 through the stud 17 and the nut 18, and the housing 19 can be disassembled and separated.

[0022] The stirring mechanism includes: a stirring rod 21 rotatably mounted on the bottom of the mounting plate 11; and a drive motor 22 fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the housing 10 and connected to the stirring rod 21 via a coupling. The drive motor 22 is model HTYPG90S-8. The drive motor 22 can drive the stirring rod 21 to rotate, and the rotation of the stirring rod 21 can stir the tiger nuts, so that the tiger nuts are completely separated from their outer skin.

[0023] The rinsing mechanism includes: a serpentine tube 23 fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting plate 11 and equipped with a nozzle 24; a booster pump 25 fixedly installed at the top of the L-shaped back plate 2, the booster pump 25 being model PUN-601EH; a flexible hose 26 located at the outlet of the booster pump 25 and connected to the serpentine tube 23; and an inlet pipe 27 installed at the inlet of the booster pump 25 and equipped with a solenoid valve 28. The booster pump 25 pressurizes the water flow, and the pressurized water enters the serpentine tube 23 along the flexible hose 26, rinsing the tiger nuts through the nozzle 24 on the serpentine tube 23.

[0024] The working principle of the tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model is as follows: The box 19, equipped with a mesh screen 20, can hold tiger nuts. The electric slide rail 8 allows the box 19 to move laterally, and the electric cylinder 9 allows it to move vertically. First, the box 19 is inserted into the alkali solution tank 3, where the tiger nuts are soaked in the alkali solution. Afterward, the box 19 is moved to the collection tank 4. Water is then injected into the booster pump 25 through the inlet pipe 27, pressurizing the water flow. The pressurized water then flows along the hose 26 into the serpentine pipe 23. The nozzle 24 on the top rinses the tiger nuts, and then the box 19 is moved into the interior of the dilute acid tank 5. The dilute acid solution in the dilute acid tank 5 neutralizes the alkaline water attached to the tiger nuts, causing the outer skin of the tiger nuts to separate. The drive motor 22 can drive the stirring rod 21 to rotate, and the rotation of the stirring rod 21 can stir the tiger nuts, so that the tiger nuts are completely separated from the outer skin. The vibration motor 16 can drive the box 19 to vibrate up and down, so that the outer skin and tiger nuts are separated into layers, making it easy to take out the outer skin and the peeled tiger nuts separately.

[0025] Compared with related technologies, the tiger nut peeling device provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects: This utility model provides a tiger nut peeling device. The tiger nuts are soaked in alkaline water in an alkaline solution tank 3. A collection tank 4 collects the waste liquid generated during rinsing. A dilute acid tank 5 neutralizes the alkaline water adhering to the tiger nuts, causing the outer skin to separate. A peeling mechanism peels the tiger nuts. A displacement mechanism allows the peeling mechanism to move horizontally and vertically. A drain pipe 6 and a drain valve 7 drain the liquid from the alkaline solution tank 3, collection tank 4, and dilute acid tank 5. An electric slide rail 8 moves the housing 19 horizontally, and an electric cylinder 9 moves the housing 19 vertically. The box 19 with the partition 20 can hold tiger nuts. The stirring mechanism can stir the tiger nuts to completely separate them from their outer skin. The rinsing mechanism can rinse the tiger nuts. The box 19 can be installed at the bottom of the connecting plate 13 by the stud 17 and nut 18, which facilitates the disassembly and separation of the box 19. The drive motor 22 can drive the stirring rod 21 to rotate. The rotation of the stirring rod 21 can stir the tiger nuts to completely separate them from their outer skin. The booster pump 25 pressurizes the water flow. The pressurized water enters the serpentine tube 23 through the hose 26 and is rinsed by the nozzle 24 on the serpentine tube 23.

[0026] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A chipping device for chipping chufa, characterized in that include: Base plate; An L-shaped back plate fixedly installed on the base plate; Alkali pool, collection pool and dilute acid pool are set on the base plate; A peeling mechanism located at the top of the base plate for peeling tiger nuts; A displacement mechanism is installed on the inner top wall of the L-shaped back plate to control the horizontal and vertical movement of the peeling mechanism.

2. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that The bottom of the alkali tank, the collection tank, and the dilute acid tank are all equipped with drain pipes, and drain valves are installed on the drain pipes.

3. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that The displacement mechanism includes: An electric slide rail is fixedly installed on the inner top wall of the L-shaped back plate; An electric cylinder is fixedly installed on the electric slide rail output block.

4. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that The peeling mechanism includes: A housing fixedly mounted on the output rod of the electric cylinder; A mounting plate fixedly installed at the bottom of the housing; A sliding rod that is slidably mounted on the mounting plate; A connecting plate fixedly installed at the bottom end of the sliding rod; A limiting block fixedly installed at the top of the sliding rod; A spring that is slidably sleeved on the sliding rod; A vibration motor fixedly mounted on the connecting plate; The housing is located at the bottom of the connecting plate; A partition net is installed at the bottom of the enclosure; An agitation mechanism installed at the bottom of the mounting plate for agitating tiger nuts; A rinsing mechanism is installed at the bottom of the mounting plate for rinsing tiger nuts.

5. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that A stud is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting plate. The stud is connected to the housing and a nut is threaded onto the stud.

6. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that The stirring mechanism includes: Rotate the agitator rod mounted on the bottom of the mounting plate; A drive motor is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the housing and connected to the agitator rod via a coupling.

7. Cyperus esculentus peeling apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that The rinsing mechanism includes: A serpentine tube with a nozzle, fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting plate; A booster pump is fixedly installed on the top of the L-shaped back plate; A flexible hose installed at the outlet of the booster pump and connected to the serpentine pipe; The inlet pipe, equipped with a solenoid valve, is installed at the inlet end of the booster pump.