Diseño y construcción de una máquina despulpadora de fruta: componente a: Sistema de tensado de bandas y estructura.

Abstract

The present work of curricular integration ""Design and construction of a fruit pulping machine"" was divided into three components A, B and C, in this work the design and construction of component A (Structure and belt tensioning system) is carried out. The structure was designed as the union of two frames in combination with a square profile and angles. For the support of the motor and belt tensioning system, a hinge type system was chosen with an axis welded to a plate and a screw that allows adjusting the tensioning system. A finite element simulation of the structure and the motor plate was carried out to verify if they suffered considerable deformations, as expected, they are practically imperceptible. Once the design and independent construction stage of each component that belongs to this curricular integration work was completed, the fruit pulping machine was assembled and subjected to a testing protocol, from which positive results were obtained. In this way, it was estimated a loss of 5% of the product, because in the first instance, the guava pulp stuck to the pulp, which was solved by performing the pulping process again, for the solution of the accumulation of raw material at the beginning of the sieve, it is recommended to lengthen the pallets, thus decreasing the loss of product.