ADJUSTABLE DEVICE OF CIRCULARLY SLICING AND SHAPING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE WITH FILTER

The invention relates to an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter which includes a base with a frame, a water filtering mechanism, an adjustable cutter head, and a sliding pressing mechanism. The base is provided with an electric conveyor belt, a controller, a hopper, a cutter head mounting seat and a worktop. The water filtering mechanism includes a trough body, a mesh plate, a vibration motor, and a water outlet. The adjustable cutter head includes a plurality of sub-cutter heads. The sub-cutter head includes a cylinder, a first motor, blades, an adjusting rod, a guiding rod, a blade connecting member. The sliding pressing mechanism includes a cantilever, a sliding support block, an electric cylinder and an elastic pressure plate. The cantilever is provided with a rack and a baffle. The sliding support block is provided with a second motor and a first infrared distance sensor. The device of the invention has advantages of having simple and reasonable structure, being easy to use, with high degree of intelligence and versatility, safe and reliable, labor-saving, and having strong practicality, etc., which effectively solves the problem of existing slicing machines being inconvenient.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to food equipment. In particular, the invention relates to an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter.

BACKGROUND

Fruits and vegetables are daily necessities. When vegetables such as radishes, sweet potatoes, and kohlrabi, and fruits need to be sliced for further processing or storage, the traditional method is manually slicing. Manually slicing is not only inefficient, but also generates slices with uneven thickness, and requires intense labor. Manual operation of slicing is also dangerous. The existing machines of slicing fruit and vegetable with continuous feeding of fruits and vegetables, is not convenient, as blades need to be varied for different sliced thicknesses and shapes of fruits and vegetables. This is because the distance between the blades, and the angle between the blades and movement direction of fruits and vegetables are fixed for the existing machines. The blades of these slicing machines are often unidirectional, which means that when fruits and vegetables are very thick, a long cutting track will be required, or reciprocating motion of the fruits and vegetables on the blades will be required with compromising half inefficiency. In addition, such machines cannot filter the sliced fruits and vegetables. Additional manually filtering will be needed afterwards, which is not convenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiency by providing an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter. It has advantages of having simple and reasonable structure, being easy to use, with high degree of intelligence and versatility, safe and reliable, labor-saving, and having strong practicality, etc., which effectively solves the problem of existing slicing machines being inconvenient.

The technical solution of the invention is to provide an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter which includes a base with a frame, a water filtering mechanism, an adjustable cutter head, and a sliding pressing mechanism. One end of the base is provided with an electric conveyor belt and a controller. A hopper is arranged above the electric conveyor belt. The other end of the base is provided with a cutter head mounting seat and a work top.

The water filtering mechanism is a trough body having a U-shaped structure disposed under the cutter head mounting seat. The trough body is provided with a mesh plate, a vibration motor and a water outlet. One end of the trough body is hinged to the base, and the other end of the trough body is connected to the base through an elastic connecting member. The mesh plate and the bottom of the trough body form a cavity having a single opening, and the water outlet is connected to the cavity.

The adjustable cutter head includes a plurality of sub-cutter heads connected in a stack by a cutter head connecting piece. The sub-cutter head is connected with the cutter head mounting seat. The sub-cutter head includes a cylinder with double openings, a first motor disposed on the cylinder, blades with a long strip structure arranged in the same direction, adjusting rods disposed horizontally parallel to each other, a guiding rod disposed between the adjusting rods, and a blade connecting member. The adjusting rod and the guiding rod are arranged at the two ends of the blades and the two ends are respectively rotatably connected to the cylinder. The first motor is mutually connected with one end of the adjusting rod.

The adjusting rod is composed of a plurality of adjusting short rods. One end of the adjusting short rod is provided with a boring head, and the other end of the adjusting short rod is provided with a sleeve hole. The boring head and the sleeve hole of the adjacent adjusting short rods are sleeved with each other and they are bolted for fixation. The surfaces of the adjacent adjusting short rods are provided with an external thread with opposite rotation directions.

The sliding pressing mechanism includes a cantilever fixed to the base, a sliding support block slidably connected to the cantilever, an electric cylinder disposed on the sliding support block, and an elastic pressure plate connected to the electric cylinder. The cantilever is provided with a rack, a baffle. The sliding support block is provided with a second motor connected to the rack. The sliding support block is provided with a first infrared distance sensor that cooperates with the baffle. The elastic pressure plate includes a housing with a blind hole, a spring disposed in the housing, and a slider. The second infrared distance sensor is disposed on the housing. The slider is provided with a spike.

Further, the electric conveyor belt includes a plurality of rollers rotatably connected to the base and a conveyor belt disposed on the rollers. The rollers are mutually connected with a third motor disposed on the base.

Further, a buffer plate is disposed obliquely on the base between the electric conveyor belt and the adjustable cutter head.

Further, the sliding support block is a C-shaped structure, and the upper end of the sliding support block is provided with an inverted T-shaped slider. The T-shaped slider is snapped into the inverted T-shaped chute on the cantilever and is slidably connected thereto. The lower end of the sliding support block is slidably connected to a circular slide rail fixed on the cantilever.

Further, the elastic connecting member is a spring or an elastic band.

Further, the cutter head connecting member includes a first chuck and a second chuck which are sleeved with the first chuck. The first chuck and the second chuck are respectively engaged with the cylinders adjacent to each other. A first angle sensor and a pressure sensor are disposed at the junction of the first chuck and the second chuck. Two ends of the first angle sensor are respectively connected to the first chuck and the second chuck.

Further, the blade connecting member includes a third chuck engaged with one end of the blade, and a connecting block. The third chuck and the connecting block are sleeved to each other. A second angle sensor is disposed at the junction of the third chuck and the connecting block. The connecting block is provided with a connecting through hole.

Further, the connecting through hole and the adjusting rod are screwed to each other, and are slidably connected to the guiding rod.

Further, the controller is electrically connected to the worktop, the vibration motor, the first motor, the electric cylinder, the second motor, the first infrared distance sensor, the second infrared distance sensor, the third motor, the first angle sensor, and the second angle sensor, respectively.

The technical effect of the invention is to provide an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter which includes a base with a frame, a water filtering mechanism, an adjustable cutter head, and a sliding pressing mechanism. The base is provided with an electric conveyor belt which conveys vegetables and fruit to the top of the adjustable cutter head. The sliding pressing mechanism drives the fruits and vegetables to reciprocatingly move on the adjustable cutter head for slicing. The adjustable cutter head adopts an intelligent and electric adjustable design, which can conveniently adjust parameters such as distance and angle between the blades, without manual replacement of the cutter head. The blades can be oriented in two directions, which will not reduce the slicing efficiency during the reciprocating movement of fruits and vegetables. The sliding pressing mechanism adopts an elastic design to avoid crushing fruits and vegetables. The sliced vegetable juice and liquid and the water for washing fruits and vegetables are separated and collected by the water filtering mechanism, which is convenient for subsequent processing or storage. The device of the invention has advantages of having simple and reasonable structure, being easy to use, with high degree of intelligence and versatility, safe and reliable, labor-saving, and having strong practicality, etc., which effectively solves the problem of existing slicing machines being inconvenient.

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The invention is illustrated in accordance with figures. The figures as simplified diagrams demonstrate the basic structures of the apparatus of embodiments of the invention. Thus, the invention is not limited to the figures.

As shown inFIG. 1, an adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter includes a base1with a frame, a water filtering mechanism2, an adjustable cutter head3, and a sliding pressing mechanism4.

As show inFIG. 2, one end of the base1is provided with an electric conveyor belt11and a controller13. A hopper12is arranged above the electric conveyor belt11. The other end of the base1is provided with a cutter head mounting seat16and a work top17.

In one example embodiment, the outlet of the hopper12is provided with an electric valve for controlling the conveying interval of the fruits and vegetables, and an infrared proximity switch is arranged on the electric conveyor belt11for monitoring the conveying speed of the fruits and vegetables. The conveying speed is controlled by the analysis of the controller13to avoid the fact that conveying too fact affects regular slicing work, and conveying too slowly affects slicing efficiency.

In one example embodiment, the cutter head mounting seat16is a hollowed area on the base1, and the edge of the area is provided with a connecting member connected to the adjustable cutter head3.

As shown inFIG. 3, the water filtering mechanism2is a trough body21having a U-shaped structure disposed under the cutter head mounting seat16. The trough body21is provided with a mesh plate22, a vibration motor23and a water outlet24. One end of the trough body21is hinged to the base1, and the other end of the trough body21is connected to the base1through an elastic connecting member14. The mesh plate22divides the trough body21into two layers. The upper layer of the mesh plate22is used for guiding conveyance of the fruit and vegetable slices, and the lower layer of the mesh plate22and the bottom of the trough body21form a cavity having a single opening. The cavity is used for containing the filtered juice water. The single opening is provided for conveniently cleaning the cavity. The water outlet24is in communication with the cavity. The water outlet24should be connected with an external collecting mechanism to facilitate subsequent processing.

As shown inFIG. 4, the adjustable cutter head3includes a plurality of sub-cutter heads31connected in a stack by a cutter head connecting piece32. The sub-cutter head31is connected with the cutter head mounting seat16.

As shown inFIG. 5, the sub-cutter head31includes a cylinder30with double openings, a first motor33disposed on the cylinder30, blades34with a long strip structure arranged in the same direction, adjusting rods36disposed horizontally parallel to each other, a guiding rod37disposed between the adjusting rods36, and a blade connecting member35. The adjusting rod36and the guiding rod37are arranged at the two ends of the blades34and the two ends are respectively rotatably connected to the cylinder30. The first motor33is mutually connected with one end of the adjusting rod36. In one example embodiment, the adjusting rod36and the guiding rod37are disposed only at both ends of the blades34. In another example embodiment, the adjusting rod36and the guiding rod37are evenly disposed in the inner cavity of the cylinder30in a direction perpendicular to the blades34, so that the various portions of the blades34are more evenly stressed.

The outer wall surface of the cylinder30should be provided with a connecting member for connecting with the cutter head mounting seat16, such as a connecting plate with a connecting hole, a buckle, etc., and any element that can fixedly connect the cylinder30with the cutter head mounting seat16. In a preferred embodiment, the top of the adjustable cutter head3should be substantially aligned with the upper surface of the cutter head mounting seat16.

As shown inFIG. 6, the adjusting rod36is composed of a plurality of adjusting short rods361. One end of the adjusting short rod361is provided with a boring head362, and the other end of the adjusting short rod361is provided with a sleeve hole363. The boring head362and the sleeve hole363of the adjacent adjusting short rods361are sleeved with each other and they are bolted for fixation. The surfaces of the adjacent adjusting short rods361are provided with an external thread with opposite rotation directions.

As shown inFIG. 9, the sliding pressing mechanism4includes a cantilever41fixed to the base1, a sliding support block42slidably connected to the cantilever41, an electric cylinder43disposed on the sliding support block42, and an elastic pressure plate44connected to the electric cylinder43. The cantilever41is provided with a rack411, and a baffle412. The sliding support block42is provided with a second motor45connected to the rack411. The sliding support block42is provided with a first infrared distance sensor421that cooperates with the baffle412. The second motor45is drivingly connected to the rack411to drive the sliding of the sliding support block42on the cantilever41. The first infrared distance sensor421and the baffle412cooperate to measure the position information of the sliding support block42. The controller13controls the reciprocal sliding of the sliding support block42on the cantilever41.

As shown inFIG. 10, the elastic pressure plate44includes a housing441with a blind hole, a spring442disposed in the housing441, and a slider443. The second infrared distance sensor444is disposed on the housing441. The slider443is provided with a spike445. The spring442, the slider443, and the spike445cooperate with each other to make the vegetables and fruits reciprocating move but not crushing the vegetables and fruits. The second infrared distance sensor444is used to detect the distance between the elastic pressure plate44and the blades34, thereby avoiding the elastic pressure plate44pressing and breaking the blades34.

In an example embodiment ofFIG. 2, the electric conveyor belt11includes a plurality of rollers112rotatably connected to the base1and a conveyor belt111disposed on the rollers112. The rollers112are mutually connected with a third motor113disposed on the base1.

In an example embodiment ofFIG. 2, a buffer plate15is disposed obliquely on the base1between the electric conveyor belt11and the adjustable cutter head3. The upper surfaces of both ends of the buffer plate15are aligned with the tops of the electric conveyor belt11and the adjustable cutter head3, respectively.

In an example embodiment ofFIG. 9, the sliding support block42is a C-shaped structure, and the upper end of the sliding support block42is provided with an inverted T-shaped slider. The T-shaped slider is snapped into the inverted T-shaped chute on the cantilever41and is slidably connected thereto. The lower end of the sliding support block42is slidably connected to a circular slide rail fixed on the cantilever41.

In an example embodiment, the elastic connecting member14is a spring or an elastic band, or any material or elements that can reduce the conveying vibration of the vibration motor23towards the base1.

In an example embodiment ofFIG. 7, the cutter head connecting member32includes a first chuck321and a second chuck322which are sleeved with the first chuck321. The first chuck321and the second chuck322are respectively engaged with the cylinders30adjacent to each other. A first angle sensor323and a pressure sensor324are disposed at the junction of the first chuck321and the second chuck322. Two ends of the first angle sensor323are respectively connected to the first chuck321and the second chuck322. The first angle sensor323is used to monitor the relative rotation angle of the sub-cutter head31. The controller13can display the sliced shape on the worktop17for reference by the user. The pressure sensor324is used to detect the positive pressure of the adjustable cutter head3. The controller13determines whether the slicing work is normal. If the positive pressure is too large, it is necessary to alert the user and stop the slicing work.

In an example embodiment ofFIG. 8, the blade connecting member35includes a third chuck351engaged with one end of the blade34, and a connecting block352. The third chuck351and the connecting block352are sleeved to each other. A second angle sensor353is disposed at the junction of the third chuck351and the connecting block352. The connecting block352is provided with a connecting through hole354. The second angle sensor353is for detecting the rotation angle of the blade34, and the controller13thereby adjusts the inclination angle of each of the blades34.

In an example embodiment, the connecting through hole354and the adjusting rod36are screwed to each other, and are slidably connected to the guiding rod37.

In an example embodiment, the controller13is electrically connected to the worktop17, the vibration motor23, the first motor33, the electric cylinder43, the second motor45, the first infrared distance sensor421, the second infrared distance sensor444, the third motor113, the first angle sensor323, and the second angle sensor353, respectively. The controller13coordinates the data processing of each sensor, and thereby controls the operations of the vibration motor23, the first motor33, the electric cylinder43, the second motor45, and the third motor113.

An adjustable device of circularly slicing and shaping fruit and vegetable with filter of the invention includes a base with a frame, a water filtering mechanism, an adjustable cutter head, and a sliding pressing mechanism. The base is provided with an electric conveyor belt which conveys vegetables and fruit to the top of the adjustable cutter head. The sliding pressing mechanism drives the fruits and vegetables to reciprocatingly move on the adjustable cutter head for slicing. The adjustable cutter head adopts an intelligent and electric adjustable design, which can conveniently adjust parameters such as distance and angle between the blades, without manual replacement of the cutter head. The blades can be oriented in two directions, which will not reduce the slicing efficiency during the reciprocating movement of fruits and vegetables. The sliding pressing mechanism adopts an elastic design to avoid crushing fruits and vegetables. The sliced vegetable juice and liquid and the water for washing fruits and vegetables are separated and collected by the water filtering mechanism, which is convenient for subsequent processing or storage. The device of the invention has advantages of having simple and reasonable structure, being easy to use, with high degree of intelligence and versatility, safe and reliable, labor-saving, and having strong practicality, etc., which effectively solves the problem of existing slicing machines being inconvenient.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention are thus fully described. Although the description referred to particular embodiments; it will be clear to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced with variations of these specific details. Hence this invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein.