Design and Test of an Automatic Husking and Peeling Machine for Fresh Lotus Seeds

Abstract

There are regional differences, variety and maturity differences in fresh lotus seeds. The parameters of the working parts of husking and peeling machine need to be adjusted in real time according to the processing effect. Aiming at the problems of complex transmission, difficult connection and adjustment of various working parts of the machine on the market, an automatic husking and peeling machine for fresh lotus seeds is designed with the husking module and peeling module as the core devices. Based on the kinematic analysis of fresh lotus seeds during the circulation process, a groove wheel feeding mechanism and an arc track are designed to realize the feeding and circulation of fresh lotus seeds. The effect of working parameters on the membrane removal effect and the interaction between working parameters were experimentally studied by response surface methodology, and the correctness was verified by experiments. The experiment results showed that the processing qualification rate, damage rate and processing efficiency of the machine can meet the requirements of lotus farmers. This research can provide a theoretical basis for the structural design and parameter optimization of related equipment.