CN110353462A - A kind of intelligence is peeled robot - Google Patents

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CN110353462A
CN110353462A CN201910495130.XA CN201910495130A CN110353462A CN 110353462 A CN110353462 A CN 110353462A CN 201910495130 A CN201910495130 A CN 201910495130A CN 110353462 A CN110353462 A CN 110353462A
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赵志鹏
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47JKITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
    • A47J17/00Household peeling, stringing, or paring implements or machines
    • A47J17/14Machines for peeling
    • A47J17/16Peeling machines with rotary fruit-holding spindles and fixed or movable peeler blades
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08CLEANING
    • B08BCLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
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Abstract

It peels robot the invention discloses a kind of intelligence, including apparatus main body, peeling device, cleaning device and fruit tray, the bosom position of apparatus main body is connected with peeling device, cleaning device is fixedly connected at the top of apparatus main body, the bottom of peeling device is fixedly connected with fruit tray, the top side of peeling device is fixedly connected with electromagnet, the top center position of peeling device is fixedly connected with sensitive pressure sensor, the intermediate position of peeling device is fixedly connected with motor, the bottom of motor is fixedly connected with flexible fruit fixed link, flexible fruit fixed link embodies the flexibility of apparatus main body, cleaning device embodies the efficient spatter property of apparatus main body, fruit tray embodies the convenience of apparatus main body, peeling device embodies the high efficiency that apparatus main body is peeled, level scale line embodies the practical of apparatus main body Property, suitable for the use for robot of peeling, there is extensive development prospect in future.

Description

A kind of intelligence is peeled robot
Technical field
This is practical to be related to robotic technology field, and specially a kind of intelligence is peeled robot.
Background technique
Robot refers to the automatic installations for executing work, it can not only receive mankind commander, but also can run in advance The program of layout, can also be according to principle program action formulated with artificial intelligence technology, and its task is to assist or replace people The work of class work.
Existing robot of peeling is easy also to chip away a large amount of fruit pulp together when peeling to fruit, Existing robot of peeling often has many pericarps and is stuck in inside device, user is clear after the work that peel Reason is got up very difficult.
It peels robot so how to design a kind of intelligence, becomes our current problems to be solved.
Summary of the invention
It peels robot the purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of intelligence, to solve mentioned above in the background art be easy Fruit pulp is wasted, clears up very difficult problem.
To achieve the above object, the robot the invention provides the following technical scheme: a kind of intelligence is peeled, including device master The bosom position of body, peeling device, cleaning device and fruit tray, described device main body is connected with peeling device, Cleaning device is fixedly connected at the top of described device main body, the bottom of the peeling device is fixedly connected with fruit tray, institute The top side for stating peeling device is fixedly connected with electromagnet, and the top center position of the peeling device is fixedly connected with sensitive Pressure sensor, the intermediate position of the peeling device are fixedly connected with motor, and the bottom of the motor is fixedly connected with flexible The intermediate position side of fruit fixed link, the peeling device is fixedly connected with cambered surface paring knife, the centre of the peeling device The position other side is fixedly connected with the second cambered surface paring knife, and the top side insertion of the cleaning device is connected with water pump, described The side of water pump is fixedly connected with scalable water pipe, and the side of the scalable water pipe is fixedly connected with high-pressure nozzle, described clear The intermediate position insertion of cleaning device is connected with the second cleaning pipe, and the lower section insertion of second cleaning pipe is connected with third cleaning Pipe.
Preferably, the bottom of described device main body is fixedly connected with pericarp storage box.
Preferably, the side of the cleaning device is fixedly connected with level scale line.
Preferably, the inside of the fruit tray is fixedly connected with hydraulic column, and the top of the fruit tray is fixedly connected There is Anti-fall pallet.
Preferably, the side of described device main body is fixedly connected with control centre.
Preferably, the peeling device is the electromagnet by top side, the sensitive pressure at peeling device top center position Force snesor, the motor at peeling device centre position, the flexible fruit fixed link of motor bottom, peeling device centre position side Cambered surface paring knife, the second cambered surface paring knife of the position other side collectively constitutes among peeling device.
Preferably, the cleaning device is the water pump by top side, the scalable water pipe of water pump side, scalable water pipe The high-pressure nozzle of side, second cleaning pipe at position among cleaning device, common group of third cleaning pipe below the second cleaning pipe At.
Compared with prior art, this kind of advantageous effect of the invention is:
The robot 1. this kind of intelligence is peeled, by being arranged peeling device, peeling device is by flexible fruit fixed link by water Fruit is fixed, and cambered surface paring knife is since the effect of electromagnet is slowly close to fruit, when cambered surface paring knife touches fruit, motor Fruit rotation is driven, work of peeling can be carried out, cambered surface paring knife can reduce the waste of pulp to the full extent, embody and peel The high efficiency that device is peeled.
The robot 2. this kind of intelligence is peeled, by the way that cleaning device is arranged, water pump can be by the water in cleaning device by that can stretch Shrink pipe is extracted into high-pressure nozzle, so that water sprays in the form of water jets under high pressure, due to being water jets under high pressure, it is possible to by skiving machine Remaining Fruit Peel is gone out in device people, embodies the efficient spatter property of cleaning device.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is overall structure diagram of the invention;
Fig. 2 is peeling device cut-away section structural schematic diagram of the invention;
Fig. 3 is cleaning device cut-away section structural schematic diagram of the invention;
Fig. 4 is fruit tray the schematic diagram of the section structure of the invention.
In figure: 1, apparatus main body, 2, peeling device, 201, electromagnet, 202, cambered surface paring knife, 203, sensitive pressure sensing Device, 204, motor, 205, flexible fruit fixed link, the 206, second cambered surface paring knife, 3, cleaning device, 301, water pump, 302, can Flexible water pipe, 303, high-pressure nozzle, the 304, second cleaning pipe, 305, third cleaning pipe, 4, fruit tray, 401, hydraulic column, 402, Anti-fall pallet, 5, control centre, 6, level scale line, 7, pericarp storage box.
Specific embodiment
Following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and technical solution in the embodiment of the present invention carries out clear, complete Site preparation description, it is clear that described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments, is based on Embodiment in the present invention, it is obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without making creative efforts every other Embodiment shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Please refer to Fig. 1-4, the present invention provides a kind of technical solution: a kind of intelligence is peeled robot, including apparatus main body 1, Peeling device 2, cleaning device 3 and fruit tray 4, the bosom position of apparatus main body 1 are connected with peeling device 2, dress The top for setting main body 1 is fixedly connected with cleaning device 3, and the bottom of peeling device 2 is fixedly connected with fruit tray 4, peeling device 2 Top side be fixedly connected with electromagnet 201, the top center position of peeling device 2 is fixedly connected with sensitive pressure sensor 203, the intermediate position of peeling device 2 is fixedly connected with motor 204, and the bottom of motor 204 is fixedly connected with flexible fruit and fixes Bar 205, the intermediate position side of peeling device 2 are fixedly connected with cambered surface paring knife 202, and the intermediate position of peeling device 2 is another Side is fixedly connected with the second cambered surface paring knife 206, and the top side insertion of cleaning device 3 is connected with water pump 301, water pump 301 Side is fixedly connected with scalable water pipe 302, and the side of scalable water pipe 302 is fixedly connected with high-pressure nozzle 303, cleaning device 3 intermediate position insertion is connected with the second cleaning pipe 304, and the lower section insertion of the second cleaning pipe 304 is connected with third cleaning pipe 305。
Preferably, the bottom of apparatus main body 1 is fixedly connected with pericarp storage box 7, and existing machine National People's Congress majority of peeling does not have There is setting pericarp storage device, fruit is cut remaining pericarp than more intractable, brought inconvenience to users, and passes through setting pericarp and receives Case 7 is peeling robot when carrying out fruit peeling work, and pericarp can automatically fall into pericarp storage box 7, and user is at subsequent Pericarp storage box 7 need to be extracted out can be handled pericarp, embody the convenience of pericarp storage box 7.
Preferably, the side of cleaning device 3 is fixedly connected with level scale line 6, due to cleaning device 3 can fill it is relatively more Water, so the water in cleaning device 3 can use repeatedly, but if being not provided with level scale line 6, user makes every time With peel robot when also need to open cleaning device 3 observe cleaning device 3 in water level, it is more troublesome, pass through setting water level Graduation mark 6, user can use level scale line 6 and intuitively see water level in cleaning device 3, embody level scale line 6 practicability.
Preferably, the inside of fruit tray 4 is fixedly connected with hydraulic column 401, and the top of fruit tray 4 is fixedly connected with anti- Pallet 402 is fallen, existing robot automaticity of peeling is not strong, and before use, user also needs fruit being placed on specific bit It sets, more troublesome, by the way that fruit tray 4 is arranged, fruit is placed on the Anti-fall pallet 402 in fruit tray 4 i.e. by user Can, embody the convenience of fruit tray 4.
Preferably, the side of apparatus main body 1 is fixedly connected with control centre 5, and existing robot of peeling is in the course of work Among, user can not simply control it, bad practicality, and by the way that control centre 5 is arranged, user can pass through Control centre 5 simply controls robot of peeling, and embodies the practicability of control centre 5.
Preferably, peeling device 2 is the electromagnet 201 by top side, the sensitive pressure at 2 top center position of peeling device Force snesor 203, the motor 204 at the intermediate position of peeling device 2, the flexible fruit fixed link 205 of 204 bottom of motor, dress of peeling The cambered surface paring knife 202 of 2 intermediate position sides is set, the second cambered surface paring knife 206 of the intermediate position other side of peeling device 2 is common Composition, existing robot of peeling are easy also to chip away a large amount of fruit pulp together, very when peeling to fruit Waste, by the way that peeling device 2 is arranged, peeling device 2 is fixed fruit by flexible fruit fixed link 205, cambered surface paring knife 202 since the effect of electromagnet 201 is slowly close to fruit, when cambered surface paring knife 202 touches fruit, due to sensitive pressure Sensor 203 acts on, and electromagnet 201 can be made to stop working, and motor drives fruit rotation, cambered surface paring knife 202 and the at this time Two cambered surface paring knives 206 can carry out work of peeling, and cambered surface paring knife 202 can reduce the waste of pulp to the full extent, embody The high efficiency that peeling device 2 is peeled.
Preferably, cleaning device 3 is the water pump 301 by top side, and the scalable water pipe 302 of 301 side of water pump can be stretched The high-pressure nozzle 303 of 302 side of shrink pipe, second cleaning pipe 304 at the intermediate position of cleaning device 3,304 lower section of the second cleaning pipe Third cleaning pipe 305 collectively constitute, existing robot of peeling often has many fruits after the work that peel Pick up portion in the device, user's cleaning are got up very difficult, and by the way that cleaning device 3 is arranged, water pump 301 can be by cleaning device 3 In water high-pressure nozzle 303 is extracted by scalable water pipe 302 so that water sprays in the form of water jets under high pressure, due to being high pressure Water column, it is possible to Fruit Peel remaining in robot of peeling be gone out, the efficient spatter property of cleaning device 3 is embodied.
Working principle: firstly, by setting pericarp storage box 7, robot is being peeled when carrying out fruit peeling work, fruit Skin can automatically fall into pericarp storage box 7, and pericarp storage box 7 need to only be extracted out and can be handled pericarp subsequent by user, body The convenience of pericarp storage box 7 is showed;
Then, by the way that fruit tray 4 is arranged, fruit is placed on the Anti-fall pallet 402 in fruit tray 4 i.e. by user Can, embody the convenience of fruit tray 4;
Then, by the way that control centre 5 is arranged, user simply can be carried out robot of peeling by control centre 5 Control, embodies the practicability of control centre 5;
And then, by the way that peeling device 2 is arranged, peeling device 2 is fixed fruit by flexible fruit fixed link 205, arc Face paring knife 202 is since the effect of electromagnet 201 is slowly close to fruit, when cambered surface paring knife 202 touches fruit, due to Sensitive pressure sensor 203 acts on, and electromagnet 201 can be made to stop working, and motor drives fruit rotation, cambered surface paring knife at this time 202 and second cambered surface paring knife 206 can carry out work of peeling, cambered surface paring knife 202 can reduce the wave of pulp to the full extent Take, embodies the high efficiency that peeling device 2 is peeled;
Finally, water pump 301 can be taken out the water in cleaning device 3 by scalable water pipe 302 by setting cleaning device 3 To high-pressure nozzle 303, so that water sprays in the form of water jets under high pressure, due to being water jets under high pressure, it is possible to by robot of peeling The Fruit Peel of middle remnants is gone out, and the efficient spatter property of cleaning device 3 is embodied, and is peeled the work of robot here it is this kind of intelligence Make principle.
It although an embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, for the ordinary skill in the art, can be with A variety of variations, modification, replacement can be carried out to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention by understanding And modification, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended.

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  1. The robot 1. a kind of intelligence is peeled, including apparatus main body (1), peeling device (2), cleaning device (3) and fruit tray (4), it is characterised in that: the bosom position of described device main body (1) is connected with peeling device (2), described device master It being fixedly connected at the top of body (1) cleaning device (3), the bottom of the peeling device (2) is fixedly connected with fruit tray (4), The top side of the peeling device (2) is fixedly connected with electromagnet (201), the top center position of the peeling device (2) It is fixedly connected with sensitive pressure sensor (203), the intermediate position of the peeling device (2) is fixedly connected with motor (204), institute The bottom for stating motor (204) is fixedly connected with flexible fruit fixed link (205), the intermediate position side of the peeling device (2) It is fixedly connected with cambered surface paring knife (202), the intermediate position other side of the peeling device (2) is fixedly connected with the second cambered surface and cuts The top side insertion of dermatotome (206), the cleaning device (3) is connected with water pump (301), and the side of the water pump (301) is solid Surely it is connected with scalable water pipe (302), the side of the scalable water pipe (302) is fixedly connected with high-pressure nozzle (303), described The intermediate position insertion of cleaning device (3) is connected with the second cleaning pipe (304), the lower section insertion of second cleaning pipe (304) It is connected with third cleaning pipe (305).
  2. The robot 2. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the bottom of described device main body (1) It is fixedly connected with pericarp storage box (7).
  3. The robot 3. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the side of the cleaning device (3) It is fixedly connected with level scale line (6).
  4. The robot 4. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the inside of the fruit tray (4) It is fixedly connected with hydraulic column (401), the top of the fruit tray (4) is fixedly connected with Anti-fall pallet (402).
  5. The robot 5. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the side of described device main body (1) It is fixedly connected with control centre (5).
  6. The robot 6. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the peeling device (2) is by pushing up The electromagnet (201) of portion side, the sensitive pressure sensor (203) at peeling device (2) top center position, peeling device (2) The motor (204) at intermediate position, the flexible fruit fixed link (205) of motor (204) bottom, the intermediate position one of peeling device (2) Second cambered surface paring knife (206) of the cambered surface paring knife (202) of side, peeling device (2) the intermediate position other side collectively constitutes.
  7. The robot 7. a kind of intelligence according to claim 1 is peeled, it is characterised in that: the cleaning device (3) is by pushing up The water pump (301) of portion side, the scalable water pipe (302) of water pump (301) side, the high pressure spray of scalable water pipe (302) side Head (303), second cleaning pipe (304) at the intermediate position of cleaning device (3), the third cleaning pipe below the second cleaning pipe (304) (305) it collectively constitutes.
  8. The application of robot 8. a kind of intelligence is peeled, it is characterised in that: firstly, by setting pericarp storage box 7, in machine of peeling For people when carrying out fruit peeling work, pericarp can automatically fall into pericarp storage box 7, and user need to be by pericarp storage box 7 at subsequent Extraction can be handled pericarp, embody the convenience of pericarp storage box 7;
    Then, by the way that fruit tray 4 is arranged, fruit is placed on the Anti-fall pallet 402 in fruit tray 4 by user, Embody the convenience of fruit tray 4;
    Then, by the way that control centre 5 is arranged, user simply can be controlled robot of peeling by control centre 5, Embody the practicability of control centre 5;
    And then, by the way that peeling device 2 is arranged, peeling device 2 is fixed fruit by flexible fruit fixed link 205, and cambered surface is cut Dermatotome 202 is since the effect of electromagnet 201 is slowly close to fruit, when cambered surface paring knife 202 touches fruit, due to sensitive Pressure sensor 203 acts on, and electromagnet 201 can be made to stop working, and motor drives fruit rotation, cambered surface paring knife 202 at this time Work of peeling can be carried out with the second cambered surface paring knife 206, cambered surface paring knife 202 can reduce the waste of pulp to the full extent, Embody the high efficiency that peeling device 2 is peeled;
    Finally, the water in cleaning device 3 can be extracted into height by scalable water pipe 302 by water pump 301 by setting cleaning device 3 Spray head 303 is pressed, so that water sprays in the form of water jets under high pressure, due to being water jets under high pressure, it is possible to residual in the robot that will peel Remaining Fruit Peel is gone out, and the efficient spatter property of cleaning device 3 is embodied.
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