Design of integrated equipment for sea cucumber cleaning and cutting
In view of the problems such as lack of mechanized cleaning and cutting equipment for the initial processing of sea cucumbers in China,low efficiency,high labor intensity and poor product quality,an integrated cleaning and cutting equipment for sea cucumber is designed.The equipment is mainly composed of cleaning device,lifting and turning device,cutting device and control system.Under the control of PLC system,the cleaning device cleans the surface and internal sediment of sea cucumber by ultrasonic generator and high-pressure water mist nozzle;the lifting and turning device ensures that the belly of the sea cucumber is downward through the identification camera and the screw type cutting fork mechanism;at last,the sea cucumber viscera is cut and recovered by the cutting device and the disc cutter.Through the performance test and prototype equipment operation,the results show that the optimal process parameters of the equipment are the speed of the conveyor belt of the cleaning device 0.03 m/s and the spacing between the upper and lower rollers of the cutting device 30 mm,which can realize the integrated cleaning and cutting operation of sea cucumber.The research shows that the equipment has good stability and has significant effects on improving the processing efficiency of sea cucumber,reducing the labor burden and improving the quality of products,so it has a good application prospect.