TWI586254B - Device for removing peanut pod pod inclusions and ovary handle - Google Patents

Description

Device for removing peanut pod pod inclusions and ovary handle

The present invention relates to an agricultural product processing machine, and more particularly to a device for removing peanut pod pod inclusions (including soil blocks, etc.) and ovary handles.

Groundnut is one of the important miscellaneous grains in Taiwan. The peanut seed has high nutritional value and wide application, so the cultivation area is also very wide. At present, the area of peanut planting in Taiwan is about 2-2.5 million hectares, and the total annual output is about 50,000-70,000 metric tons. The cultivated areas are mainly distributed in Yunlin, Changhua and Taichung.

In the early stage of collecting peanuts, man-made harvesting was the main factor, and then artificial de-poding was carried out. Therefore, the manpower demand was large and the employment was difficult, resulting in high production costs. With the increasing shortage of rural labor and the aging and wage surge, the industry has developed a peanut harvester suitable for Taiwan's agricultural environment and planting methods. Therefore, the peanut harvesting operation is gradually moving towards automated collection and development.

In the past, after using the groundnut harvester to harvest the peanut pods, about 10% or more of the groundnut pods will entrain the inclusions or the ovary handle. The groundnut pods must be loaded with the inclusions and the ovary handle before the back end processing. Remove.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for removing at least a portion of groundnut pod inclusions (including soil blocks, etc.) and ovary handles in an automated manner.

In order to achieve the foregoing and other objects, the apparatus provided by the present invention comprises a screening frame body, a rib and a dialing body, the screening frame body having a plurality of grid bars arranged in parallel with each other, and each two adjacent grid bars Defining a screening channel for the passage of the peanut pods, the ribs are spanned at the bottom of the plurality of grids, the dial is disposed on the screening frame and below the ribs, the dial has at least one a toggle member that shifts the stroke displacement, the toggle member passes through a toggle position when the toggle stroke is displaced, and between the toggle member and the rib when the toggle member is in the toggle position The spacing is less than the length of the peanut pods.

With the above design, the dialing device repeatedly pushes the peanut pods or provides shearing force when the shifting stroke is displaced, thereby achieving the purpose of separating the peanut pods from the ovary handle.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the present invention is a first embodiment of the present invention. The device mainly includes a screening frame body 10, a rib 20 and a dialer 30. The harvested groundnut can utilize the The device is used to remove inclusions and ovary handles on the peanut pods, wherein the inclusions may be clods, gravel, stems, leaves and the like.

The screening frame body 10 has a plurality of grid bars 11 arranged parallel to each other, and a screening channel is defined between each two adjacent grid bars 11 for the peanut pods to pass through, so that the width of the screening channels is not less than the width of the peanut pods. However, if the width is too large, it is difficult to reflect the effect of sieving, so the width of the screening channel should be slightly larger than the width of the peanut pod. The screening frame 10 further includes a pair of side plates 12 located at the outermost sides of the plurality of grids 11. The screening frame body 10 has an inlet side 13 and an outlet side 14 in the direction in which the grid 11 extends. The pods have a tendency to move from the inlet side 13 towards the outlet side 14, the grids 11 being slanted such that they extend at an angle to an imaginary level and the inlet side 13 is higher than the outlet side 14. In addition, the screening frame 10 can also be combined with a vibration motor to help the groundnut pods slide down the grid by vibration.

The ribs 20 are spanned across the bottom of the plurality of grids 11. One of the functions is to provide structural support for the grids 11, in addition to blocking the falling of the peanut pods with the ovate handle. The shape of the grid 11 and the rib 20 may be, but not limited to, a plate shape or a rod shape.

The dialer 30 is disposed on the screening frame 10 and below the rib 20, the dial 30 can be supported by the pair of side plates 12, and the dial 30 has a plurality of toggle members that can be displaced in a toggle stroke 31, the toggle member 31 passes a toggle position (as shown in FIG. 2) when the toggle stroke is displaced, and between the toggle member 31 and the rib 20 when the toggle member 31 is in the toggle position. The spacing will be less than the length of the peanut pods. In this embodiment, the reciprocator 30 further includes a rotating shaft 32 and a plurality of connecting members 33 connected between the toggle member 31 and the rotating shaft 32. The rotating shaft 32 is substantially parallel with the rib 20, and the rotating member 31 is configured by the rotating shaft 32. The pivoting of the shaft, in this case, the stroke of the toggle member 31 is pivoted about the shaft 32. The toggle member 31 passes through the toggle position once. It should be noted that the toggle stroke of the present invention is not limited to the rotation stroke. In other possible embodiments, the toggle stroke may also be the stroke of the swing stroke, the translation stroke or other movement paths.

In the course of actual use, the groundnuts to be removed from the inclusions and the ovary handle are supplied to the inlet side 13 of the screening frame 10, and the groundnut pods slide down the inclined grid 11 and vibrate in the screening frame 10. During the process, the screening channel is successively dropped to the lower layer, and the bottom of the screening frame 10 is further provided with a screen 40 to receive the fallen peanut pods, and the smaller inclusions are further screened through the screen 40. If the groundnut pod has an ovary handle, the ovary handle will often hang from the grid 11 and cannot fall to the lower layer. For example, as shown in Figure 3, the groundnut pod with the ovate handle slides down the grid 11. Then, it is retained by the ribs 20, and then, as shown in Fig. 4, when the toggle member 31 passes the toggle position, the toggle member 31 comes into contact with the groundnut pod with the ovate handle, and causes the groundnut pod to separate from the ovary handle. The reason for driving the separation of the pod from the ovary handle includes the force of the toggle member 31 repeatedly striking and tapping the peanut pod, and in addition, in the present embodiment, the toggle member 31 is in the immediate vicinity of the toggle position. In the rib 20, the toggle element 31 and the rib 20 also apply a shear force to the ovary handle, thereby cutting the ovary handle, so that most of the ovary handle is detached from the pod, and the peanut pod can be dropped smoothly. To the lower level.

Considering that the groundnut pods may not be able to pass through the screening channel by being covered by inclusions such as clods, the apparatus provided in this embodiment further includes a brush 50, and the brush 50 is rotatably disposed on the screening frame 10 and Supported by the pair of side plates 12, and the brush 50 and the ribs 20 are correspondingly located and respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the bar 11, that is, the brush 50 is located above the bar 11, and the brush surface 51 can be Adjacent to the grid bars 11. Thereby, the pod with inclusions such as clods can be brushed by the brush 50 to separate the pod from the inclusions, and then pass through the screening channel and fall to the lower layer.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a second embodiment of the present invention, and the main difference from the first embodiment is that the toggle element 31 of the dial 30 and the rib 20 have a length smaller than the length of the peanut pod. The spacing, at this time, the dialing member 31 can be used to toggle and tap the groundnut pods that are hung on the grid 11 and blocked by the ribs 20. In addition, the device has a plurality of lower layers of the brush 60 between the grid 11 and the screen. When a part of the groundnut pods is dropped to the lower layer via the screening channel between the grids 11, the lower layer brush 60 can be scrubbed to remove inclusions such as clods, and then dropped through the gap between the two adjacent lower layers of the brushes 60. To the screen. The portion not specifically described in the second embodiment is substantially the same as the first embodiment.

With the above design, inclusions (such as clods) and ovary handles on the peanut pods can be removed by automated means, which facilitates the back-end processing of the peanut pods, and can effectively solve the problem of insufficient labor and high wage costs.

Finally, it should be noted that the constituent elements disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Other equivalent substitutions or variations should also be the scope of the patent application of the present application. Covered.

10‧‧‧Screening frame
11‧‧‧ slats
12‧‧‧ side panels
13‧‧‧ entrance side
14‧‧‧Exit side
20‧‧‧ Ribs
30‧‧‧ DRIVE
31‧‧‧Toggle components
32‧‧‧ shaft
33‧‧‧Connecting parts
40‧‧‧ screen
50‧‧‧ brushes
51‧‧‧ brush face
60‧‧‧Underline brush

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the state of use of the first embodiment of the present invention (1).

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the use state of the first embodiment of the present invention (2), wherein the toggle member is located at the toggle position.

Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Screening frame

11‧‧‧ slats

12‧‧‧ side panels

13‧‧‧ entrance side

14‧‧‧Exit side

20‧‧‧ Ribs

30‧‧‧ DRIVE

40‧‧‧ screen

50‧‧‧ brushes

51‧‧‧ brush face

Claims (10)

A device for removing peanut pod pod inclusions and ovary handles, comprising: a screening frame having a plurality of grid bars arranged parallel to each other, and a screening channel defined between each two adjacent grid bars for the peanut pods to pass through a rib extending across a bottom of the plurality of grids; and a dialing member disposed on the screen frame and below the rib, the dial having at least one dialable displacement The moving element passes through a toggle position when the toggle stroke is displaced. When the toggle element is in the toggle position, the spacing between the toggle element and the rib is less than the length of the peanut pod. The device for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to claim 1, wherein the dialing device further comprises a rotating shaft, and the dialing member rotates with the rotating shaft as an axis, and the dialing stroke is the dialing The moving element rotates with the rotating shaft as the axis. The apparatus for removing a groundnut pod inclusion and an ovary handle according to claim 2, wherein the rib is parallel to the rotating shaft. The device for removing a peanut pod pod inclusion and an ovary handle according to claim 2, wherein the dialer further comprises a plurality of connecting members connected between the toggle member and the rotating shaft. The device for removing a peanut pod pod inclusion and an ovary handle according to claim 1, wherein the toggle member is adjacent to the rib when the toggle member is in the toggle position. The apparatus for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a brush provided on the screening frame body and located above the grid bars . The device for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to claim 6, wherein the brush is rotatably disposed on the screening frame. The device for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to claim 6, wherein the brush corresponds to the ribs and is respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the grid strips. The device for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to claim 6, wherein the brush surface of the brush is in close contact with the grid bars. The device for removing the peanut pod pod inclusions and the ovary handle according to claim 1, wherein the grid strips extend in an angle with the horizontal plane.