Die holder for toenail-cutting machine, toenail-cutting machine, toenail-cutting apparatus, and toenail-cutting method

Abstract

A die holder (10) for a toenail-cutting machine (1), a toenail-cutting machine (1), a toenail-cutting apparatus, and a toenail-cutting method. The die holder (10) for the toenail-cutting machine (1) comprises: a die holder body (11), wherein the die holder body (11) is provided with a working surface (111) for placement of a claw to be trimmed; a plurality of accommodating recesses (12) arranged on the working surface (111) of the die holder body (11), wherein the plurality of accommodating recesses (12) are used for accommodating a plurality of front toes of said claw; and an accommodating hole (13), wherein the accommodating hole (13) runs through the working surface (111) of the die holder body (11) and is used for accommodating a rear toe of said claw.

Description

Die base for toe clipping machine, toe clipping machine, toe clipping device and toe clipping method

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese patent application No. 202311552213.0, filed on November 20, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Technical Field

[0003] The present disclosure relates to the field of food processing, and in particular to a die base for a toe clipping machine, a toe clipping machine, a toe clipping device, and a toe clipping method. Background Art

[0004] The toe nails of the toe nails are currently more popular among consumers. In order to make it easier for consumers to eat, the toe nails of the toe nails will be cut off during the processing of the toe nails.

[0005] In the related art, a toe clipping machine can be used to clip the toes of the claw to be clipped. During the clipping process, the claw to be clipped is fixed to the die base of the toe clipping machine, and then the toe clipping mechanism of the toe clipping machine clips the toes of the claw to be clipped. Due to the unique physiological structure of the claw to be clipped and the differences in size and shape of different claws to be clipped, the clipping quality of the claw to be clipped is poor and the efficiency is also low.

[0006] Summary of the Invention

[0007] The present disclosure provides a die base for a toe clipping machine, a toe clipping machine, a toe clipping device and a toe clipping method, which can improve the toe clipping quality of the claw to be clipped.

[0008] According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a mold base for a toe trimming machine is provided, comprising: a mold base body having a working surface for placing a claw portion to be trimmed; a plurality of accommodating grooves arranged on the working surface of the mold base body, the plurality of accommodating grooves being used to accommodate a plurality of front toes of the claw portion to be trimmed; and an accommodating hole passing through the working surface of the mold base body, for accommodating the rear toes of the claw portion to be trimmed.

[0009] According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, by individually accommodating the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed in the accommodating hole while the front toes of the claw to be trimmed are located in the accommodating groove, the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed are not coplanar with the front toes. As a result, the shape of the claw to be trimmed, when placed in the die base of the toe trimming machine, better conforms to its unique physiological structure. The toes of the claw to be trimmed can be stretched as straight as possible in the die base, and the toe deformation caused by the pressure flattening does not affect the trimming accuracy. Therefore, the trimming quality of the claw to be trimmed is improved.

[0010] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe trimming machine is provided, comprising: a die base for the toe trimming machine according to the above-mentioned aspect; a positioning mechanism configured to fix the claw portion to be trimmed on the working surface of the die base, and wherein the rear toe of the claw portion to be trimmed is located in the accommodating hole; and a toe trimming mechanism for trimming the toe of the claw portion to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

[0011] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe clipping device is provided, comprising: the toe clipping machine according to the above description; and a transmission mechanism.

[0012] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe trimming method using the above-mentioned toe trimming device is provided, comprising: placing a claw portion to be trimmed onto the working surface of a mold base of a toe trimming machine, wherein the rear toes of the claw portion to be trimmed are accommodated in an accommodating hole of the mold base, and a plurality of front toes of the claw portion to be trimmed are accommodated in a plurality of accommodating grooves of the mold base; controlling a positioning mechanism to fix the claw portion to be trimmed on the working surface of the mold base; and controlling the toe trimming mechanism to trim the claw portion to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

[0013] According to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, the toe clipping quality and efficiency of the claw to be clipped can be improved.

[0014] It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to identify the key or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily understood through the following description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The accompanying drawings illustrate embodiments and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the description of the specification, they serve to explain how the embodiments are implemented. The embodiments shown are for illustrative purposes only and do not limit the scope of the claims. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals designate similar, but not necessarily identical, elements.

[0016] FIG1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a mold base for a toe trimming machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0017] FIG2 shows a top view of a die base for a toe trimming machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] FIG3 shows a side view of a die base for a toe trimming machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing a partial structure of a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] FIG5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a toe clipping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure; and

[0021] FIG6 illustrates a toe clipping method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure numerals: 1. toe clipping machine; 10. die base for toe clipping machine; 11. die base body; 111. working surface; 12. accommodating groove; 13. accommodating hole; 14. boss; 15. guide plate; 16. tarsal and plantar accommodating groove; 17. ejection hole; 20. positioning mechanism; 21. pressing plate; 212. supporting member; 2112. through hole; 22. pressure member; 30. toe clipping mechanism; 31. toe clipping knife; 32. slider; 33. guide rail; 40. motor; 51. ejection cylinder; 52. ejection rod; 100. working box; 110. protective cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The following description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, including various details of the embodiments of the present disclosure to facilitate understanding, which should be considered as merely exemplary. Therefore, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Similarly, for the sake of clarity and conciseness, descriptions of well-known functions and structures are omitted in the following description.

[0024] In this disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to describe various elements is not intended to limit the positional relationship, timing relationship, or importance relationship of these elements. Such terms are simply used to distinguish one element from another. In some examples, the first element and the second element may refer to the same instance of the element, and in some cases, based on the context of the description, they may also refer to different instances. In some examples, "connected" may include "directly connected" or "indirectly connected."

[0025] The terms used in the descriptions of the various examples described in this disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific examples only and are not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, if the number of elements is not specifically limited, the element may be one or more. In addition, the term "and / or" used in this disclosure encompasses any one and all possible combinations of the listed items.

[0026] In the related art, a toe clipping machine includes a die base and a toe clipping mechanism. When clipping the toes of a claw to be clipped (e.g., chicken feet), a worker can fix the claw to be clipped on the die base, and then the toe clipping mechanism clips the toes of the claw to be clipped according to a set program. The die base is usually a five-toed flat die base, that is, an area for placing the claw to be clipped is usually provided in the flat plate, and the area can be, for example, a hollow area to accommodate the claw to be clipped. Since most edible claws to be clipped (e.g., chicken feet) have four toes, but in order to save time and energy spent on distinguishing between the left and right claws to be clipped when placing the claw to be clipped into the die base, the area of ​​the die base where the claw to be clipped is placed is usually set to have a shape roughly corresponding to the five toes, and the shape includes, for example, a toe area in the middle and four toe areas symmetrical with respect to the middle toe area (two toe areas on each side). However, since the left and right claws to be trimmed are not completely symmetrical, and due to the unique physiological structure of the claw to be trimmed (such as a chicken claw) (three toes facing forward and one toe facing backward) and the deformation caused by the change in relative position between the bones when the claw to be trimmed is positioned in the mold base, the toes of the claw to be trimmed cannot be fully straightened in this five-toed flat mold base, resulting in inaccurate toe trimming, and it is easy to have problems of excessive or insufficient toe trimming, resulting in poor toe trimming quality of the claw to be trimmed.

[0027] In order to solve the above problems, the present disclosure provides a die base for a toe trimming machine and a toe trimming machine having the die base.

[0028] According to the mold base for a toe trimming machine provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, an accommodating hole for accommodating the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed is provided in the mold base. By providing the accommodating hole, the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed can be accommodated separately in the accommodating hole, while the front toes of the claw to be trimmed are located in the accommodating groove, and the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed are not coplanar with the front toes. Therefore, the shape of the claw to be trimmed placed in the mold base is more consistent with its unique physiological structure, and the toes of the claw to be trimmed can be straightened as much as possible in the mold base, and the toe trimming accuracy will not be affected by deformation of the toes when flattened by pressure. As a result, the quality of toe trimming of the claw to be trimmed is improved.

[0029] The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 shows a structural schematic diagram of a mold base for a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 2 shows a top view of the mold base for a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; Figure 3 shows a side view of the mold base for a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] 1 to 3 , the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine includes:

[0032] The die base body 11 has a working surface 111 for placing the claws to be sheared;

[0033] A plurality of accommodating grooves 12 are provided on the working surface 111 of the die base body 11 , and the plurality of accommodating grooves 12 are used to accommodate a plurality of front toes of the claw portion to be sheared; and

[0034] The accommodating hole 13 passes through the working surface 111 of the die base body 11 and is used to accommodate the rear toe of the claw to be trimmed.

[0035] In the disclosed embodiment, taking into account the unique physiological structure of the claw to be trimmed (three toes facing forward and one toe facing backward) and the potential effects of deformation caused by the relative position changes between bones when the claw to be trimmed is positioned in the die base, a receiving hole 13 is provided in the die base for accommodating the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed. For example, the receiving hole 13 can extend downward from the working surface 111 of the die base body 11, that is, the receiving hole 13 is not coplanar with the plurality of receiving grooves 12.

[0036] By providing the accommodation hole 13, the rear toe of the claw to be trimmed can be separately accommodated in the accommodation hole 13, while the front toe of the claw to be trimmed is located in the accommodation groove 12. The rear toe of the claw to be trimmed is not coplanar with the front toe. For example, the rear toe of the claw to be trimmed is inserted into the accommodation hole 13 and placed downward, and is not coplanar with the front toe placed flat in the accommodation groove 12. Therefore, the shape of the claw to be trimmed placed in the mold base 10 of the toe trimming machine better conforms to its unique physiological structure. The toe of the claw to be trimmed can be straightened as much as possible in the mold base, and the toe deformation when flattened by pressure will not affect the trimming accuracy. As a result, the quality of the toe trimming of the claw to be trimmed is improved.

[0037] In an example, the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine may have three receiving grooves 12 for receiving the three front toes of the claw portion to be trimmed.

[0038] In an example, the receiving hole 13 may extend from the working surface 111 to a bottom surface of the die holder body 11 opposite to the working surface 111 .

[0039] According to some embodiments, with continued reference to FIG. 2 , the plurality of accommodating grooves 12 may be radially arranged with the accommodating hole 13 as the center, and the plurality of accommodating grooves 12 include a middle accommodating groove and two lateral accommodating grooves symmetrically arranged relative to the middle accommodating groove.

[0040] The radially arranged plurality of receiving grooves 12 help the front toes of the claw to be trimmed to be smoothly flattened along the radial extension direction when pressure is applied, thereby further straightening the front toes of the claw to be trimmed to improve toe trimming accuracy. In the example, the middle receiving groove can be used to accommodate the middle front toe of the claw to be trimmed, and the two lateral receiving grooves can be used to accommodate the other two front toes of the claw to be trimmed.

[0041] In addition, since the two lateral accommodating grooves are symmetrical with respect to the middle accommodating groove, and both the left and right claws to be trimmed can have their hind toes accommodated in the accommodating hole 13, the mold base 10 for the toe trimming machine can be compatible with the left and right claws to be trimmed, reducing the time and effort spent on distinguishing between the left and right claws to be trimmed, and improving the efficiency of trimming the toes of the claws to be trimmed.

[0042] According to some embodiments, the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine may further include a plurality of bosses 14 disposed on the working surface 111 of the die base body 11 , wherein each of the plurality of accommodating grooves 12 is defined by two adjacent bosses of the plurality of bosses 14 .

[0043] The use of two adjacent bosses to define the receiving groove 12 provides a simple structure. Furthermore, due to the presence of the bosses 14, when a pressure member 22, such as that shown in FIG. 4 (described below), is used to apply pressure to the claw portion to be trimmed placed in the die holder 10 of the toe trimming machine, the bosses 14 can provide a certain degree of restraint on the pressure member 22, thereby reducing or preventing the claw portion to be trimmed from being deformed by the pressure member 22.

[0044] According to some embodiments, the extending direction of the accommodating hole 13 may be substantially perpendicular to the working surface 111 . For example, the extending direction of the accommodating hole 13 may be perpendicular to the working surface 111 .

[0045] The accommodating hole 13 arranged perpendicular to the working surface 111 can provide a certain force for the hind toe when the hind toe of the claw portion to be trimmed is accommodated therein, so that the fixation of the hind toe is further strengthened, thereby further improving the toe trimming accuracy.

[0046] According to some embodiments, further referring to FIG2 , the width of the side of the receiving hole 13 closer to the working surface 111 is greater than the width of the side farther from the working surface 111. In other words, the receiving hole 13 may have a shape that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. In an example, the receiving hole 13 may have a tapered cross-sectional shape.

[0047] Therefore, the width of the side of the accommodating hole 13 close to the working surface 111 is larger, which provides tolerance for movement when the rear toe of the claw part to be cut is inserted into the accommodating hole 13, which is conducive to easier insertion of the rear toe of the claw part to be cut into the accommodating hole 13 and facilitates operation; and the width of the side of the accommodating hole 13 away from the working surface 111 is smaller, which is conducive to more precise fixation of the rear toe of the claw part to be cut on this side.

[0048] According to some embodiments, with continued reference to Figures 2 and 3, the mold base 10 for the toe trimming machine may further include a guide plate 15 arranged on the bottom surface of the mold base body 11 opposite to the working surface 111, and the guide plate 15 is close to the accommodating hole 13, and the guide plate 15 is used to position the hind toe accommodated in the accommodating hole 13.

[0049] After the hind toe is inserted into the receiving hole 13, a portion of the hind toe may extend a considerable distance from the bottom surface. During toe clipping, when, for example, the toe clipper 31 contacts this portion of the hind toe, this portion of the hind toe may wobble. The guide plate 15 can position this portion of the hind toe, reducing or preventing the hind toe from shaking when the toe clipper contacts the hind toe, thereby further improving the clipping accuracy of the claw portion to be clipped.

[0050] According to some embodiments, referring to Figure 2, the mold base 10 for the toe trimmer may further include a tarsal-plantar portion accommodating groove 16 for accommodating the tarsal-plantar portion of the claw portion to be trimmed, the tarsal-plantar portion accommodating groove 16 is arranged on the working surface 111 of the mold base body 11, the two lateral accommodating grooves are symmetrical relative to the tarsal-plantar portion accommodating groove 16, and the accommodating hole 13 is located between the tarsal-plantar portion accommodating groove 16 and the middle accommodating groove.

[0051] Thus, by accommodating the tarsoplantar portion of the claw to be clipped in the tarsoplantar portion accommodating groove 16, the entire claw to be clipped can be restricted with more degrees of freedom, so that the claw to be clipped can remain stable when the toes are clipped.

[0052] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe clipping machine 1 is provided, comprising: a die base 10 for a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; a positioning mechanism 20, configured to fix the claw portion to be clipped on the working surface of the die base 10, with the rear toe of the claw portion to be clipped located in the accommodating hole 13; and a toe clipping mechanism 30, which is used to clip the toe of the claw portion to be clipped positioned on the working surface.

[0053] FIG4 is a schematic diagram showing a partial structure of a toe clipping machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG4 , the toe clipping machine 1 includes a die base 10 for the toe clipping machine, a positioning mechanism 20 and a toe clipping mechanism 30 .

[0054] The die base 10 for the toe clipping machine is used to place the claw part to be clipped, the positioning mechanism 20 is configured to fix the claw part to be clipped on the working surface of the die base 10 for the toe clipping machine, and the toe clipping mechanism 30 is used to clip the claw part to be clipped.

[0055] In an example, the positioning mechanism 20 may include a plurality of pressure plates 21 arranged side by side, each configured to apply pressure to the toes of the claw portion to be trimmed to secure and flatten the toes. It will be appreciated that since the toes of the claw portion to be trimmed vary in length, the length of the toes of the claw portion to be trimmed can be adjusted by changing the number of pressure plates 21, thereby adapting to different claw portions to be trimmed. The number of pressure plates 21 can be set as needed, for example, the number of pressure plates 21 can be greater than or equal to 5 and less than or equal to 15.

[0056] In an example, the positioning mechanism 20 may further include a pressure member 22, which may be driven to apply pressure to the claw portion to be trimmed placed in the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine, thereby fixing the claw portion to be trimmed in the die base 10 for the toe trimming machine. For example, the pressure member 22 may include a pressure plate.

[0057] In the example, the positioning mechanism 20 includes a plurality of toe positioning assemblies corresponding one to each of the toes of the chicken paw. Each toe positioning assembly is configured to apply pressure to the corresponding toe via a plurality of pressure plates 21. The toes of the chicken paw are positioned using corresponding toe positioning assemblies, allowing for independent positioning control of each toe without affecting each other, making control more convenient.

[0058] The toe positioning assembly may include a support member 212, a plurality of pressing plates 21 having through holes 2112, the support member 212 passing through the through holes 2112 of the plurality of pressing plates 21, and the plurality of pressing plates 21 being disposed on the support member 212. For example, the support member 212 may include a support rod.

[0059] By controlling the support member 212 to move away from or toward the chicken claw, the pressing plate 21 provided on the support member 212 can be moved away from or toward the chicken claw. When the pressing plate 21 moves away from the chicken claw, the toe positioning assembly releases the positioning of the toe; when the pressing plate 21 moves toward the chicken claw, the pressing plate 21 presses on the toe of the chicken claw, thereby achieving the positioning of the toe by the toe positioning assembly. The multiple pressing plates 21 are configured to apply pressure to the toe of the chicken claw under the action of their own weight.

[0060] Since the plurality of pressing sheets 21 are provided on the support member 212, the pressing sheets 21 can be pressed on the toes of the chicken claw under the action of their own weight by setting the appropriate position of the support member 212, without the need for an additional pressure device, which is more convenient. At the same time, the support member 212 passes through the through holes 2112 of the plurality of pressing sheets 21, so that the pressing sheets 21 will not fall over.

[0061] In the example, the toe clipping mechanism 30 may include a detection device and a toe clipping knife 31, the toe clipping knife 31 is configured to move toward the toe nail of the claw to be clipped fixed in the mold base 10 for the toe clipping machine, the detection device may be configured to detect the resistance encountered by the toe clipping knife 31 during the movement, and the toe clipping knife 31 may also be configured to clip the toe of the claw to be clipped based on the resistance encountered during the movement.

[0062] During the toe clipping process, the toe clipper 31 moves toward the nail of the chicken claw fixed at a preset position. At this time, the pressing plate 21 presses on the toe of the chicken claw. In order to enable the toe clipper 31 to contact the toe of the chicken claw and cut the nail on the toe, it is necessary to prevent the pressing plate 21 from affecting the movement of the toe clipper 31. At this time, the support rod support member 212 can be controlled to move in a direction away from the chicken claw. The support rod support member 212 drives the pressing plate 21 to move in a direction away from the chicken claw. Since the lengths of the through holes 2112 on the pressing plates 21 increase in the direction in which the toe clipper 31 moves toward the nail of the chicken claw fixed at the preset position, the pressing plate 21 facing the toe clipper 31 moves first in a direction away from the chicken claw. This not only prevents the pressing plate 21 from affecting the movement of the toe clipper 31, but also partially presses on the toe of the chicken claw to fix the chicken claw, thereby preventing the toe clipper 31 from pushing the chicken claw to move. As the toe clipper 31 continues to move toward the chicken's paw, the support rod support 212 continues to drive the pressing plate 21 away from the chicken's paw, so that in the direction in which the toe clipper 31 moves toward the nail of the chicken's paw fixed at a predetermined position, the multiple pressing plates 21 sequentially move away from the chicken's paw until the toe clipper 31 contacts the nail, completing the toe clipping. After the toe clipping is completed, the multiple pressing plates 21 are released from their position on the toe, and the clipped chicken's paw can be removed.

[0063] In the example, the support member 212 is also configured to move in a direction away from the working surface of the mold base 10 in response to the distance between the toe clipper 31 and the pressing plate 21 being less than a preset distance value, so as to drive the pressing plate 21 among the multiple pressing plates 21 whose distance from the toe clipper 31 is less than the preset distance value to move, thereby releasing the pressure on the toes to be clipped.

[0064] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the distance between the toe clipper 31 and the pressing plate 21 is less than a preset distance value, it indicates that the toe clipper 31 is about to contact the pressing plate 21, and the pressing plate 21 needs to be lifted to prevent the pressing plate 21 from affecting the movement of the toe clipper 31. By controlling the support rod support member 212 to move away from the mold base 10, multiple pressing plates 21 are lifted in sequence, and the toe clipper 31 can continue to move forward until the toe clipper 31 contacts the chicken claw's nail, allowing the toe clipper 31 to clip the chicken claw more accurately.

[0065] For example, when the toe clipping machine is not clipping toes, the distance between the toe clipping knife 31 and the pressing plate 21 is constant. The total distance moved by the toe clipping knife 31 can be determined based on the speed and time of the toe clipping knife 31's movement, thereby determining the distance between the toe clipping knife 31 and the pressing plate 21 during the movement. For example, the movement speed of the toe clipping knife 31 and the support member 212 can be controlled so that the toe clipping knife 31 does not contact the pressing plate 21 during the movement of the toe clipping knife 31 toward the nail of the chicken claw.

[0066] In addition, the toe clipping mechanism 30 can also include a slider 32 and a guide rail 33. The toe clipper 31 used to clip the toenails of the three front toes to be clipped can be fixed on the slider 32. The slider 32 is slidably connected to the guide rail 33. The motor 40 can control the slider 32 to move on the guide rail 33, thereby controlling the movement of the toe clipper 31.

[0067] The toe trimming machine provided according to the embodiment of the present disclosure improves the quality and efficiency of trimming the toes of the claw to be trimmed.

[0068] According to some embodiments, the toe trimming machine 1 may further include a lifting mechanism, which is configured to drive the mold base 10 to move toward the positioning mechanism 20 when the mold base 10 is located below the positioning mechanism 20, and control the mold base 10 to move away from the positioning mechanism 20 after the toe trimming claw part completes the toe trimming.

[0069] The lifting mechanism is located inside the toe trimmer 1 . In an example, the lifting mechanism may include a lifting cylinder.

[0070] During toe clipping, the mold base 10 and positioning mechanism 20 can move closer together, allowing the positioning mechanism 20 to press against the chicken claw on the mold base 10 and position the claw. After toe clipping is complete, the mold base 10 and positioning mechanism 20 move away from each other, facilitating removal of the claw. In this example, the positioning mechanism 20 can be larger and heavier than the mold base 10. During toe clipping, the lifting mechanism controls the movement of the mold base 10 toward the positioning mechanism 20, thereby controlling the movement of the smaller and heavier mold base 10 for greater convenience.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, during the toe clipping process, the three front toes of the chicken claw can be fixed by the positioning mechanism 20, and the back toes of the chicken claw can be fixed by the receiving hole.

[0072] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the toe trimming machine 1 may include an ejection mechanism configured to release the fixed positioning of the to-be-trimmed claw portion on the working surface after toe trimming is completed.

[0073] After the toe clipping of the chicken claw is completed, the chicken claw needs to be taken out so that the next chicken claw can be clipped. In the disclosed embodiment, the ejection mechanism releases the fixed positioning of the chicken claw after the toe clipping is completed, making it easier to take out the chicken claw after the toe clipping is completed.

[0074] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the mold base 10 may further have an ejection hole 17 passing through the working surface; the ejection mechanism includes an ejection cylinder and an ejection rod located on the side of the mold base away from the positioning mechanism, and the ejection cylinder is configured to extend the ejection rod into the ejection hole 17 after toe trimming is completed and act on the claw to be trimmed fixed on the working surface to release the fixed positioning of the claw to be trimmed on the working surface.

[0075] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, since the chicken claw is fixed to the working surface 111 of the mold base 10, if the chicken claw is stuck in the receiving groove 12, it is difficult to directly remove the chicken claw. After the toe clipping of the chicken claw is completed, the ejection cylinder 51 controls the ejection rod 52 to move from the ejection hole toward the chicken claw and act on the chicken claw fixed in the preset position, applying a thrust to the chicken claw, so that the chicken claw stuck in the receiving groove 12 is pushed out, making it easier to remove the chicken claw.

[0076] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe clipping device is provided, which includes the above-mentioned toe clipping machine 1 .

[0077] According to some embodiments, the toe trimming machine 1 may include multiple mold bases 10, and the toe trimming machine 1 may also include a driving mechanism, which is configured to drive the multiple mold bases 10 to move in sequence to a position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism, so as to trim the claws to be trimmed placed on the multiple mold bases 10 through the toe trimming mechanism.

[0078] In the example, the toe clipping equipment may include multiple mold bases 10, a positioning mechanism 20 and a toe clipping mechanism 30. During the toe clipping process, multiple mold bases 10 move in turn to a position opposite to the positioning mechanism 20, the positioning mechanism 20 fixes the chicken claws on the mold base 10 moved below it, and then the toe clipping mechanism 30 clips the chicken claws. After the toes of the chicken claws are clipped, the mold base 10 moves and waits for a mold base 10 to move to a position opposite to the positioning mechanism 20 for toe clipping. In this way, while the chicken claws on the previous mold base 10 are removed, the chicken claws on the next mold base 10 can be clipped, which improves work efficiency.

[0079] FIG5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a toe clipping device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0080] According to some embodiments, the toe trimming device may further include an annular track, with multiple mold bases 10 spaced apart on the annular track, and the driving mechanism may be configured to drive the multiple mold bases to move sequentially along the annular track to positions opposite to the toe trimming mechanism.

[0081] According to some embodiments, referring to FIG5 , the toe trimming device may further include a work box 100, wherein a portion of a circular track is disposed within the work box 100, the circular track including two opposing linear tracks and a connecting track located at both ends of the same side connecting the two linear tracks. The work box 100 includes a work table having a work window that exposes at least a portion of one of the linear tracks.

[0082] According to some embodiments, the working box 100 may have a material receiving cavity for receiving the claws whose toes have been trimmed, a portion of the annular track is disposed in the material receiving cavity, and the working window is in communication with the material receiving cavity.

[0083] In this example, after the trimmed chicken feet are ejected by the ejection mechanism, the die base 10 can be rotated downward, and the chicken feet fall directly from the die base 10 by gravity, which can achieve continuous trimming of the chicken feet and improve efficiency. The chicken feet can fall into the receiving chamber.

[0084] According to some embodiments, the positioning mechanism 20 and the toe clipping mechanism 30 may be disposed on a workbench.

[0085] According to some embodiments, the toe clipping device may further include a protective cover 110 . The positioning mechanism 20 and the toe clipping mechanism 30 are both housed in the protective cover 110 .

[0086] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a toe clipping method using the toe clipping device according to the above is provided.

[0087] FIG6 illustrates a toe clipping method 600 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0088] As shown in FIG6 , method 600 includes:

[0089] Step S610: placing the claw to be trimmed onto the working surface of the die base of the toe trimming machine, with the rear toes of the claw to be trimmed being accommodated in the accommodating hole of the die base, and the plurality of front toes of the claw to be trimmed being accommodated in the plurality of accommodating grooves of the die base;

[0090] Step S620: Control the positioning mechanism to fix the claw portion to be sheared on the working surface of the die base; and

[0091] Step S630: Control the toe trimming mechanism to trim the claw portion to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

[0092] According to some embodiments, the method 600 may further include:

[0093] When the die base is located below the positioning mechanism, controlling the lifting mechanism to drive the die base to move toward the positioning mechanism so that the positioning mechanism can fix the claw portion to be sheared on the working surface of the die base; and

[0094] After the toe trimming is completed, the lifting mechanism is controlled to drive the mold base to move away from the positioning mechanism.

[0095] According to some embodiments, the method 600 may further include:

[0096] After the toe cutting is completed, the ejection mechanism is controlled to release the fixed positioning of the claw portion to be cut on the working surface.

[0097] According to some embodiments, in the case where the toe trimming machine includes a plurality of die sets, the method 600 may further include:

[0098] Placing the plurality of claws to be sheared onto the working surfaces of the plurality of die bases, respectively, wherein the rear toes of the claws to be sheared are accommodated in the corresponding accommodation holes of the die bases, and the plurality of front toes of the claws to be sheared are accommodated in the corresponding accommodation grooves of the die bases;

[0099] Controlling the driving mechanism to drive the plurality of die holders to move sequentially to positions opposite to the toe-cutting mechanism; and

[0100] For the die base moved to a position opposite to the toe-cutting mechanism: control the positioning mechanism to fix the claw to be cut placed on the die base on the working surface of the die base; and control the toe-cutting mechanism to cut the claw to be cut positioned on the working surface of the die base.

[0101] In the example, taking the chicken claws to be trimmed as an example, multiple chicken claws can be manually placed on the working surfaces of multiple mold bases, wherein the hind toes of the chicken claws are accommodated in the accommodating holes that pass through the working surface, and the three front toes of the chicken claws are respectively accommodated in the three accommodating grooves on the working surface.

[0102] Then, the driving mechanism can be controlled to drive the plurality of die holders to move in sequence to positions opposite to the toe shearing mechanism. For example, a motor drives a reducer, which is then driven by a sprocket to drive the die holders to move step by step.

[0103] After the chicken claw die base is moved to the shearing station, the jacking cylinder positions the die base. At the same time, the positioning mechanism is controlled to fix the chicken claw placed on the die base to the working surface of the die base. The positioning structure may include a jacking cylinder, an upper pressure piece, a pressing plate, etc. The upper pressure piece is driven by the downward pressure cylinder, and the pressing plate is driven by a motor-driven connecting rod. The position of the chicken claw is maintained by controlling the upper pressure piece to press down; at the same time, the pressing plates of the left, middle, and right fingers are driven by the motor connecting rod to release the downward pressure, and the centering position of the chicken claw toes is corrected by their own gravity. In addition, the hind toes are positioned by the hind toe guide plate. Among them, multiple pressing plates have through holes, and support rods pass through the through holes of multiple pressing plates, and multiple pressing plates are installed on the support rods. By moving the pressing plate in the direction close to the chicken claw, the pressing plate is pressed on the toes of the chicken claw to achieve the positioning of the toes.

[0104] Next, the toe-cutting mechanism is controlled to cut the toes of the chicken claw positioned on the working surface of the die base. The three knives on the left, middle, and right of the toe-cutting mechanism are driven by three sets of motors, driven by guide rail sliders, and the rear toe scissors are pushed by a lifting cylinder. After the chicken claw is positioned, the toe-cutting knife moves toward the toenail of the chicken claw fixed in a preset position, and the pressing plate presses on the toe of the chicken claw. At this time, the support rod support can be controlled to move away from the chicken claw, and the support rod support drives the pressing plate to move away from the chicken claw. Because the lengths of the through holes on the multiple pressing plates increase in the direction in which the toe-cutting knife moves toward the toenail of the chicken claw fixed in the preset position, the pressing plate facing the toe-cutting knife moves away from the chicken claw first. This not only prevents the pressing plate from affecting the movement of the toe-cutting knife, but also partially presses on the toe of the chicken claw to fix the chicken claw, thereby preventing the toe-cutting knife from pushing the chicken claw to move. As the toe-cutter continues to move toward the chicken's paw, the support rod and support member continue to drive the pressure plate away from the chicken's paw. As the toe-cutter moves toward the nail of the chicken's paw, which is fixed in a preset position, the multiple pressure plates sequentially move away from the chicken's paw, advancing the toe-cutter until the nail enters the blade. When blocked, the toe-cutter cannot advance further, and the four pneumatic scissors simultaneously cut. The propulsion force of the left, center, and right toe-cutter is fed back by the motor's voltage and current, while the propulsion force of the rear toe is controlled by the pressure of the lifting cylinder. As the left, center, and right toe-cutter advances, the three groups of pressure plates are lifted one by one to make way for the blade tip, while maintaining a stable position of the pressure plates on the chicken's paw and toes. After toe-cutter completion, the multiple pressure plates release their positioning on the toe, and the lifting mechanism controls the mold base to move away from the positioning mechanism. The toe-cutter, upper pressure member, pressure plate, and lifting cylinder are also controlled to retract. The sheared chicken paw moves to the ejection station, where the ejector rod is controlled to eject the paw.

[0105] Finally, the chicken claw mold base moves to the flipping station, the chicken claw mold base flips over, and the chicken claws fall into the collecting area.

[0106] It should be understood that in this specification, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships or dimensions based on the orientations or positional relationships or dimensions shown in the accompanying drawings, and these terms are used only for the convenience of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of this application.

[0107] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood to indicate or imply relative importance or implicitly specify the number of the technical features indicated. Thus, a feature specified as "first," "second," or "third" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of this application, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise specifically defined.

[0108] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, terms such as "installed," "connected," "connect," and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may refer to fixed connection, detachable connection, or integration; mechanical connection, electrical connection, or communication; direct connection or indirect connection through an intermediate medium; and internal communication between two components or interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this application based on specific circumstances.

[0109] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, a first feature being "above" or "below" a second feature may include the first and second features being in direct contact, or may include the first and second features being in contact not directly but through another feature between them. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "above," and "above" a second feature may include the first feature being directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. A first feature being "below," "below," and "below" a second feature may include the first feature being directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0110] Although the embodiments or examples of the present disclosure have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above-mentioned methods, systems and devices are merely embodiments or examples, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments or examples, but is only limited by the claims after authorization and their equivalents. Various elements in the embodiments or examples can be omitted or replaced by their equivalents. In addition, the steps can be performed in an order different from that described in the present disclosure. Further, the various elements in the embodiments or examples can be combined in various ways. It is important that as technology evolves, many of the elements described here can be replaced by equivalent elements that appear after the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A die base for a toe trimming machine, comprising: A die base body, the die base body having a working surface for placing the claws to be sheared; A plurality of accommodating grooves are provided on the working surface of the die base body, and the plurality of accommodating grooves are used to accommodate a plurality of front toes of the claw portion to be trimmed; as well as An accommodating hole, which passes through the working surface of the mold base body and is used to accommodate the rear toe of the claw part to be cut.

2. The mold base according to claim 1, wherein: The extending direction of the accommodating hole is perpendicular to the working surface.

3. The mold base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The plurality of accommodating grooves are radially arranged with the accommodating hole as the center, and the plurality of accommodating grooves include a middle accommodating groove and two lateral accommodating grooves symmetrically arranged relative to the middle accommodating groove.

4. The mold base according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a plurality of bosses disposed on the working surface of the mold base body, wherein: Each of the plurality of receiving grooves is defined by two adjacent bosses of the plurality of bosses.

5. The mold base according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The width of the side of the accommodating hole close to the working surface is greater than the width of the side of the accommodating hole away from the working surface.

6. The mold base according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a guide plate, which is arranged on the bottom surface of the mold base body opposite to the working surface, and the guide plate is close to the accommodating hole, and the guide plate is used to position the rear toe accommodated in the accommodating hole.

7. The mold base according to claim 3 further includes a tarsal-metatarsal accommodating groove for accommodating the tarsal-metatarsal portion of the claw portion to be cut, the tarsal-metatarsal accommodating groove is arranged on the working surface of the mold base body, the two lateral accommodating grooves are symmetrical relative to the tarsal-metatarsal accommodating groove, and the accommodating hole is located between the tarsal-metatarsal accommodating groove and the middle accommodating groove.

8. A toe clipping machine, comprising: A die base for a toe trimming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7; a positioning mechanism configured to fix the claw portion to be sheared on the working surface of the die base, and wherein the rear toe of the claw portion to be sheared is located in the receiving hole; as well as A toe trimming mechanism is used to trim the toes of the claw portion to be trimmed positioned on the working surface.

9. The toe trimmer according to claim 8, further comprising: The lifting mechanism is configured to drive the mold base to move toward the positioning mechanism when the mold base is located below the positioning mechanism, and control the mold base to move away from the positioning mechanism after the toe of the claw to be sheared is completed.

10. The toe trimmer according to claim 8, further comprising: The ejection mechanism is configured to release the fixation of the to-be-cut claw portion on the working surface after the toe cutting is completed. position.

11. The toe trimmer according to claim 10, wherein: The mold base also has an ejection hole that penetrates the working surface; The ejection mechanism includes an ejection cylinder and an ejection rod located on a side of the mold base away from the positioning mechanism. The ejection cylinder is configured to extend the ejection rod into the ejection hole and act on the claw to be trimmed fixed on the working surface after toe trimming is completed, so as to release the fixed positioning of the claw to be trimmed on the working surface.

12. A toe clipping device comprising: A toe trimmer according to any one of claims 8 to 11.

13. The toe clipping device according to claim 12, wherein: The toe trimming machine includes a plurality of die bases, and the toe trimming machine also includes a driving mechanism, which is configured to drive the plurality of die bases to move sequentially to positions opposite to the toe trimming mechanism, so as to trim the claws to be trimmed placed on the plurality of die bases through the toe trimming mechanism.

14. The toe clipping device according to claim 13, wherein: Also includes: annular track, the plurality of mold seats are arranged at intervals on the annular track, The driving mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of mold seats to move in sequence along the annular track to a position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism.

15. The toe clipping device according to claim 14, further comprising: A working box, wherein the annular track is arranged in the working box, The annular track includes two opposite straight tracks and a connecting track located at both ends of the same side connecting the two straight tracks; and The working box has a working table, and the working table has a working window to expose at least a portion of one of the linear rails.

16. The toe clipping device according to claim 15, wherein: The working box has a material receiving cavity for receiving the claws whose toes have been trimmed, a part of the annular track is arranged in the material receiving cavity, and the working window is communicated with the material receiving cavity.

17. The toe clipping device according to claim 15, wherein: The positioning mechanism and the toe-cutting mechanism are arranged on the workbench.

18. The toe clipping device according to claim 17, further comprising: A protective cover is provided inside which the positioning mechanism and the toe-cutting mechanism are both covered.

19. A toe clipping method using the toe clipping device according to any one of claims 13 to 18, comprising: The claw part to be trimmed is placed on the working surface of the die base of the toe trimming machine, wherein the rear toe of the claw part to be trimmed is accommodated in the accommodation hole of the die base, and the multiple front toes of the claw part to be trimmed are accommodated in the multiple accommodation grooves of the die base. middle; Controlling the positioning mechanism to fix the claw portion to be sheared on the working surface of the die base; and The toe trimming mechanism is controlled to perform toe trimming on the to-be-trimmed claw portion positioned on the working surface.

20. The toe clipping method according to claim 19, further comprising: When the die base is located below the positioning mechanism, controlling the lifting mechanism to drive the die base to move toward the positioning mechanism, so that the positioning mechanism can fix the claw portion to be sheared on the working surface of the die base; and After the toe trimming is completed, the lifting mechanism is controlled to drive the mold base to move in a direction away from the positioning mechanism.

21. The toe clipping method according to claim 19, further comprising: After the toe trimming is completed, the ejection mechanism is controlled to release the fixed positioning of the claw portion to be trimmed on the working surface.

22. The toe clipping method according to any one of claims 19 to 21, wherein: In the case where the toe trimming machine includes a plurality of die sets, the toe trimming method includes: Placing the plurality of claws to be sheared on the working surfaces of the plurality of die bases respectively, wherein the rear toes of the claws to be sheared are accommodated in the corresponding accommodation holes of the die bases, and the plurality of front toes of the claws to be sheared are accommodated in the corresponding accommodation grooves of the die bases; Controlling the driving mechanism to drive the plurality of mold bases to move sequentially to positions opposite to the toe trimming mechanism; and For the die holder moved to a position opposite to the toe trimming mechanism: Controlling the positioning mechanism to fix the claw portion to be sheared placed on the die base on the working surface of the die base; and The toe trimming mechanism is controlled to trim the toe of the to-be-trimmed claw portion positioned on the working surface of the die base.

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