Processing device and method of instant bird's nest porridge

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of bird's nest processing and discloses a processing method for instant bird's nest porridge, comprising the following steps: S1, soaking the bird's nest for 8 hours; S2, cleaning and removing feathers after soaking; S3, adding water to the bird's nest and steaming until cooked; S4, transferring the cooked bird's nest to a conveyor belt; S5, during the conveyor belt transport of the bird's nest, allowing it to cool naturally to room temperature; S6, the cooled bird's nest entering the drying channel for drying. The bird's nest of this invention is a fully cooked dried product. When mixed with cooked grains, it only needs to be soaked in hot water to become bird's nest porridge. The dried form facilitates lightweight packaging (such as bags), solving the problems of inconvenience, leakage, and inability to be carried on airplanes in metal cans / glass bottles. It supports brewing with hot water above 85℃, conforming to the health concept of eating bird's nest while it's hot. Eating it hot reduces the fishy smell of the bird's nest, allowing for better digestion and absorption, thus improving consumer acceptance and experience.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of bird's nest processing, and in particular to a processing apparatus and method for instant bird's nest porridge. Background Technology

[0002] Bird's nest, a precious nourishing food, typically undergoes processing steps including soaking, feather removal, steaming, cooling, and drying. With the growing demand for ready-to-eat products, various bird's nest product formats have emerged on the market, but significant technical deficiencies and user experience pain points still exist.

[0003] Currently, most ready-to-eat bird's nest porridge is produced using a canning process with metal bowls or glass bottles and metal lids. The product contains approximately 40% solids and 60% liquid. This type of packaging presents problems such as inconvenience in carrying, fragility, and leakage, and is particularly restricted in scenarios like aviation security checks, making it difficult to meet portability requirements. Furthermore, these products are designed for cold consumption, but bird's nest itself has a slightly fishy smell, which becomes more pronounced at low temperatures, resulting in a poor taste experience. Another type of freeze-dried bird's nest product, while convenient to carry, often doesn't fully rehydrate during processing to maintain its shape. It needs to be cooked in 100℃ hot water for at least 15 minutes in a thermos to fully rehydrate before consumption. Without a thermos or with insufficient water temperature, the bird's nest won't fully rehydrate, resulting in a hard texture and incomplete nutrient release, severely impacting the eating experience.

[0004] To improve convenience, ready-to-eat bird's nest is widely used in the market as an existing technology. In the production of such products, the steaming and drying equipment are usually set up independently. The high-temperature wastewater after steaming is directly discharged, resulting in serious heat energy waste. The drying process requires additional energy for heating, resulting in low overall energy efficiency. When the cooked bird's nest is placed on the conveyor belt to cool, it is easy for it to stick together and clump together, making it difficult for internal heat and surface moisture to dissipate, prolonging the cooling time and affecting the uniformity of drying. To prevent sticking, some equipment uses an independent vibration mechanism driven by a motor, but the structure is complex and the cost is high. It also fails to form a synergistic utilization with the waste resources (such as hot water) in the processing process. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a processing device and method that can recover the waste heat of steaming for drying and improve the cooling and drying effects. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a processing device and method for instant bird's nest porridge to solve the above problems. The specific technical solution is as follows: A processing device for instant bird's nest porridge includes: A steaming section, which is used to contain water and bird's nest and to heat and steam them; A conveying assembly, comprising a conveyor belt, for receiving the cooked bird's nest output from the steaming section and conveying the bird's nest along the conveying direction; A drying channel is located at the end of the conveying assembly and is used to dry the bird's nests on the conveyor belt. A heat exchange assembly having a heat medium inlet, a heat medium outlet, a cold air inlet, and a hot air outlet; And a vibration mechanism, located below the conveyor belt; The cooking section is connected to the heat medium inlet of the heat exchange component via a drainage pipe, and the hot air outlet of the heat exchange component is connected to the drying channel via an air duct. The vibration mechanism includes an elastic telescopic rod and a water storage tank connected to the top of the elastic telescopic rod. The heat medium outlet of the heat exchange component is connected to the water storage tank through a pipeline. The elastic telescopic rod is equipped with a pressure sensor, and the bottom of the water storage tank is connected to a drain hose, which is equipped with a solenoid valve. The pressure sensor is electrically connected to the solenoid valve and is configured to control the solenoid valve to open and drain water when the weight of water in the water storage tank increases and the elastic telescopic rod is pressed down to trigger the pressure sensor.

[0006] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the conveyor belt includes a transport surface and a return surface. A top plate that can move up and down is provided in the middle part of the conveyor belt, between the transport surface and the return surface, and the two ends of the top plate extend to both sides of the conveyor belt. The vibration mechanism acts on both ends of the top plate, causing the conveyor belt to vibrate by touching the bottom of the transport surface upwards through the top plate.

[0007] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the conveying assembly further includes a transfer mechanism, which is disposed between the steaming section and the conveyor belt. The transfer mechanism is used to transport the bird's nest in the steaming section to the conveyor belt.

[0008] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the cooking section is equipped with a controller, which is signal-connected to the transfer mechanism. The controller is configured to record the number of transports by the transfer mechanism. When the number of transports reaches a preset threshold, the cooking section is controlled to discharge the internal hot water into the heat exchange component through a drain pipe.

[0009] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the conveying assembly has an exposed cooling section between the steaming section and the drying channel, and the conveyor belt is unobstructed above the cooling section, utilizing ambient air to naturally cool the cooked bird's nest.

[0010] As one of the improvements to the above technical solution, the heat exchange component includes a gas-liquid heat exchanger.

[0011] A method for processing instant bird's nest porridge, the aforementioned instant bird's nest porridge processing device comprising the following steps: S1. Soak the bird's nest for 8 hours; S2. After the bird's nest has been soaked, remove any feathers and wash it clean. S3. Place the bird's nest in the steaming and cooking section, add water and steam until cooked; S4. After steaming and cooking, transfer the cooked bird's nest to the conveyor belt of the conveying assembly; S5. During the process of conveying bird's nests by the conveyor belt, the bird's nests are naturally cooled to room temperature in the air; S6. The cooled bird's nest enters the drying channel for drying; In step S3, after the steaming section completes a preset number of steaming cycles, the hot water in the steaming section is discharged to the heat exchange component. At this time, the steamed bird's nest is placed on the conveyor belt, and the heat exchange component uses the heat of the hot water to heat the air and delivers the generated hot air to the drying channel for auxiliary heating. The warm water after heat exchange flows into the water storage tank of the vibration mechanism. As the water volume in the water storage tank increases, the weight presses down on the elastic telescopic rod. When the pressure sensor is triggered, the solenoid valve is opened to drain the water. The elastic telescopic rod resets and impacts the bottom of the conveyor belt's transport surface, causing the conveyor belt to vibrate and the bird's nest to disperse, thereby improving cooling efficiency and separating residual moisture.

[0012] As one of the improvements to the above technical solution, the steaming temperature is above 100℃ and the steaming time is 6-8 minutes; the temperature of the drying channel is 70-80℃, and the bird's nest is dried until the moisture content is less than 1%.

[0013] As one of the improvements to the above technical solution, the vibration mechanism is coordinated with the start and stop rhythm of the conveyor belt, generating intermittent vibration when the bird's nest passes through the middle section of the drying channel.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: This invention recovers the waste heat of the high-temperature hot water discharged from the cooking section through a heat exchange component, converting it into hot air for heating the drying channel. Simultaneously, it effectively breaks up any sticky bird's nests, increasing the gaps between them and improving cooling efficiency. The resulting bird's nest is a fully cooked dried product. When mixed with cooked grains, it only needs to be soaked in hot water to become bird's nest porridge, eliminating the need for a long wait in a thermos. After rehydration, it has a soft and glutinous texture and releases its nutrients fully. The dried product form facilitates lightweight packaging (such as bags), solving the problems of inconvenience, leakage, and inability to be carried on airplanes with metal cans / glass bottles. The bird's nest porridge is soaked in hot water, conforming to the health concept of eating bird's nest while it's hot. Eating it hot reduces the fishy smell of the bird's nest, allowing for better digestion and absorption, aligning with the traditional concept of nourishing the body while it's hot. It effectively masks the fishy smell of egg whites, improving consumer acceptance and experience. Furthermore, it supports hot water above 85℃, solving the problem of water dispensers in high-speed trains, airports, hospitals, and other public places having water temperatures below 100℃.

[0015] Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Of course, implementing any product or method of this application does not necessarily require achieving all of the advantages described above at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the vibration mechanism of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the top plate of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a flowchart of the present invention.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Cooking section; 11. Drainage pipe; 2. Conveying assembly; 21. Conveyor belt; 22. Transfer mechanism; 3. Drying channel; 4. Heat exchange assembly; 41. Insulated air duct; 5. Vibration mechanism; 51. Elastic telescopic rod; 52. Water storage tank; 53. Pressure sensor; 54. Solenoid valve; 6. Top plate. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] Please see Figures 1-4 This invention provides a processing device for instant bird's nest porridge, designed to address the technical problems of severe energy waste, low cooling and drying efficiency, and easy sticking of bird's nests in existing bird's nest processing methods. The bird's nest porridge refers to the state of the bird's nests after being dissolved in hot water. This device achieves both improved energy efficiency and optimized quality through a synergistic design of heat recovery and mechanical vibration. The processing device in this embodiment mainly includes a cooking section 1, a conveying assembly 2, a drying channel 3, a heat exchange assembly 4, and a vibration mechanism 5.

[0024] The cooking section 1 is located at the front end of the processing device. Its main body is made of food-grade stainless steel and contains heating elements (such as electric heating tubes or steam jackets) to hold process water and the bird's nest raw materials to be processed. The cooking section 1 is capable of heating the water and bird's nest to a boil and maintaining it for a preset time to cook the bird's nest.

[0025] The conveying assembly 2 is located adjacent to the discharge end of the cooking section 1, and its core component is a closed-loop conveyor belt 21. The conveyor belt 21 is used to receive the cooked bird's nest output from the cooking section 1 and to convey the bird's nest to the subsequent work station along the horizontal conveying direction.

[0026] The drying channel 3 is located at the end of the conveying assembly 2, forming a relatively closed cavity structure. The conveyor belt 21 passes through the drying channel 3, allowing the bird's nests on the conveyor belt 21 to be treated with hot air inside the channel to remove surface and internal moisture.

[0027] The heat exchange component 4 is the core component for realizing energy recycling. The cooking section 1 is connected to the heat medium inlet of the heat exchange component 4 through a high-temperature resistant drainage pipe 11. After the cooking section 1 completes one or more cooking cycles, the high-temperature hot water inside can flow into the heat exchange component 4 through the drainage pipe 11 by gravity or pumping.

[0028] The heat exchange component 4 has an internal flow channel structure, enabling heat exchange between the high-temperature hot water and the air. The heat exchange component 4 has a cold air inlet and a hot air outlet. The cold air inlet is connected to ambient air or a fan, and the hot air outlet is connected to the drying channel 3 via an insulated air duct 41. When the high-temperature hot water flows through the heat exchange component 4, the heat it carries is transferred to the flowing cold air, generating hot air. This hot air is then transported to the drying channel 3 as an auxiliary heat source for drying the bird's nest (the drying channel 3 itself has its own heat source). Preferably, the heat exchange component 4 includes a gas-liquid heat exchanger, which effectively utilizes the waste heat from cooking and reduces external energy consumption in the drying process.

[0029] The vibration mechanism 5 is located below the conveyor belt 21, specifically at the bottom support of the conveyor belt 21 transport section. The vibration mechanism 5 includes an elastic telescopic rod 51 and a water storage tank 52. The bottom of the elastic telescopic rod 51 is fixed to the equipment frame (equipment frame of the conveyor belt 21), and the top extends upward; the water storage tank 52 is connected to the top of the elastic telescopic rod 51 and moves up and down with the extension and retraction of the elastic telescopic rod 51.

[0030] The heat medium outlet of the heat exchange component 4 is connected to the water storage tank 52 via a pipeline. The warm water (still having a certain temperature and weight) after heat exchange is introduced into the water storage tank 52. As the water volume in the water storage tank 52 continues to increase, the total weight of the water storage tank 52 gradually increases, which in turn presses down the elastic telescopic rod 51, putting it into a compressed energy storage state.

[0031] A pressure sensor 53 is integrated on the elastic telescopic rod 51 to monitor pressure changes on the elastic telescopic rod 51 in real time. Alternatively, the elastic telescopic rod 51 has a side plate (which does not affect the movement of the elastic telescopic rod 51) for housing the pressure sensor 53, and a drain hose is connected to the bottom of the water storage tank 52, with a solenoid valve 54 installed on the drain hose. The pressure sensor 53 and the solenoid valve 54 are electrically connected to form a control loop.

[0032] The working logic of this embodiment is as follows: As warm water discharged from heat exchange component 4 continuously flows into water storage tank 52, the weight of water storage tank 52 increases and presses down on elastic telescopic rod 51. When the pressure reaches a preset threshold, pressure sensor 53 is triggered, and an electrical signal is sent to control solenoid valve 54 to open. After solenoid valve 54 opens, water in water storage tank 52 is quickly discharged through drain hose. As water rapidly drains, the weight of water storage tank 52 decreases sharply, and elastic telescopic rod 51 quickly returns to its original position under the action of elastic potential energy. This process generates mechanical impact force, which acts directly on the bottom of conveyor belt 21, causing conveyor belt 21 to vibrate momentarily.

[0033] In a preferred embodiment, to further optimize vibration transmission efficiency and protect the structure of the conveyor belt 21, the specific design of the cooperation structure between the conveyor belt 21 of the conveying assembly 2 and the vibration mechanism 5 is as follows: The conveyor belt 21 adopts a closed-loop design, naturally defining the upper transport surface and the lower return surface. The transport surface is used to carry the cooked bird's nest and transport it horizontally, while the return surface is located below the transport surface and is used for empty return. In the middle part of the conveyor belt 21, specifically in the gap area between the transport surface and the return surface, there is a vertically movable top plate 6.

[0034] The top plate 6 has a plate-like structure, with both ends extending beyond the edges of the conveyor belt 21 or beyond the equipment support frames on both sides of the conveyor belt 21. The top plate 6 is connected to the equipment frame via vertical guides, allowing the top plate 6 to move back and forth only in the vertical direction, and preventing horizontal offset.

[0035] The vibration mechanism 5 is located below the top plate 6, specifically acting at both ends of the top plate 6 extending to both sides of the conveyor belt 21. In this embodiment, the top of the elastic telescopic rod 51 of the vibration mechanism 5 abuts against the bottom surface of the top plate 6.

[0036] When the vibration mechanism 5 operates (e.g., during the aforementioned process of filling and pressurizing the water storage tank 52 before draining and resetting), the elastic telescopic rod 51 generates an upward rebound force or pushing force. This force acts directly on both ends of the top plate 6, driving the top plate 6 to rapidly move upward in the vertical direction. As the top plate 6 moves upward, its top surface quickly touches and impacts the bottom of the transport surface.

[0037] Since the top plate 6 is located between the transport surface and the return surface, and is driven by the vibration mechanism 5 at both ends, the upward impact of the top plate 6 will cause instantaneous deformation and vibration of the transport surface. This vibration is transmitted to the bird's nest located on the transport surface through the conveyor belt 21.

[0038] Compared to the vibration mechanism 5 acting directly on the edge of the conveyor belt 21 or the roller, this embodiment uses the top plate 6 as an intermediate transmission medium, which has the following advantages: the forces on both ends of the top plate 6 are more balanced, which can make the vibration amplitude of the middle area of ​​the conveyor belt 21 consistent and prevent the bird's nests from gathering to one side due to uneven vibration; the contact vibration between the top plate 6 and the bottom of the transport surface is an intermittent impact, which is more effective in breaking the adhesion between the bird's nests than continuous high-frequency vibration, and at the same time helps to shake off the residual moisture attached to the surface of the bird's nests; it should be noted that the conveyor belt 21 is connected to the pressure sensor 53, and when the elastic telescopic rod 51 is released, the conveyor belt 21 is in a stationary state.

[0039] In another preferred embodiment, the focus is on achieving automated transfer control between the cooking section 1 and the conveying assembly 2, as well as intelligent heat recovery management based on the production rhythm.

[0040] Specifically, the conveying assembly 2 also includes a transfer mechanism 22, which is located in the transition area between the cooking section 1 and the conveyor belt 21. The transfer mechanism 22 can take the form of a mechanical push rod, a reciprocating pallet, or a small robotic arm, with its stroke covering the distance from the outlet of the cooking section 1 to the receiving position of the conveyor belt 21. The main function of the transfer mechanism 22 is to smoothly transport the cooked bird's nest from inside the cooking section 1 to the conveyor belt 21 after the cooking process is completed, avoiding the risk of contamination and temperature loss caused by manual operation.

[0041] The cooking section 1 is equipped with a controller, which can be a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) or an MCU (Microcontroller Unit) and integrated into the control panel or electrical box of the cooking section 1. The controller establishes a signal connection with the transfer mechanism 22, for example, through a wired cable or a wireless communication module. This connection allows the controller to monitor the working status of the transfer mechanism 22 in real time, especially to identify each cycle of the transfer mechanism 22's operation. The controller is configured to record the number of transport operations performed by the transfer mechanism 22. Specifically, each time the transfer mechanism 22 completes an operation to transfer the bird's nest from the cooking section 1 to the conveyor belt 21, the counter inside the controller increments by 1. The controller has a preset threshold that represents the cumulative number of batches requiring heat recovery.

[0042] For example, in a specific scenario of this embodiment, the preset threshold is set to 4 times. This means that the controller will continuously record 4 transfer actions. When the number of transfers reaches the preset threshold (i.e., after the 4th transfer), the controller will determine that the currently accumulated high-temperature wastewater is sufficient to drive the subsequent heat exchange component 4 to work efficiently, thereby triggering a drainage command. When the number of transfers reaches the preset threshold, the controller controls the cooking section 1 to discharge the internal hot water into the heat exchange component 4 through the drainage pipe 11. The specific actions include: the controller opens the drainage solenoid valve 54 at the bottom of the cooking section 1, at which time the high-temperature hot water in the cooking section 1 is discharged in a concentrated manner. It is understandable that after cooking a certain amount of bird's nest, a water change operation is required.

[0043] In some embodiments, the conveying assembly 2 has an exposed cooling section between the cooking section 1 and the drying channel 3, and the conveyor belt 21 is unobstructed above the cooling section, using ambient air to naturally cool the cooked bird's nest.

[0044] A method for processing instant bird's nest porridge, the aforementioned instant bird's nest porridge processing device comprising the following steps: S1. Soak the bird's nest for 8 hours; S2. After the bird's nest has been soaked, remove any feathers and wash it clean. S3. Place the bird's nest in the steaming section 1, add water and steam until cooked; S4. After steaming and cooking, transfer the cooked bird's nest to the conveyor belt 21 of the conveyor assembly 2; S5, During the process of conveying bird's nests by conveyor belt 21, the bird's nests are naturally cooled to room temperature in the air; S6. After cooling, the bird's nest enters the drying channel 3 for drying. In step S3, after the steaming section 1 completes the preset number of steaming cycles, the hot water in the steaming section 1 is discharged to the heat exchange component 4. At this time, the steamed bird's nest is placed on the conveyor belt 21, and the heat exchange component 4 uses the heat of the hot water to heat the air and delivers the generated hot air to the drying channel 3 for auxiliary heating. The warm water after heat exchange flows into the water storage tank 52 of the vibration mechanism 5. As the water volume in the water storage tank 52 increases, the weight presses down on the elastic telescopic rod 51. When the pressure sensor 53 is triggered, the solenoid valve 54 is opened to drain the water. The elastic telescopic rod 51 resets and hits the bottom of the conveyor belt 21, causing the conveyor belt 21 to vibrate, which disperses the bird's nest to improve cooling efficiency and separate residual moisture.

[0045] During the above process, the steaming temperature is above 100℃ and the steaming time is 6-8 minutes; the temperature of drying channel 3 is 70-80℃, and the bird's nest is dried until the moisture content is less than 1%.

[0046] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that the invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered in all respects as exemplary and non-limiting, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within the present invention.

Claims

1. A processing device for instant bird's nest porridge, characterized in that, include: A steaming section, which is used to contain water and bird's nest and to heat and steam them; A conveying assembly, comprising a conveyor belt, for receiving the cooked bird's nest output from the steaming section and conveying the bird's nest along the conveying direction; A drying channel is located at the end of the conveying assembly and is used to dry the bird's nests on the conveyor belt. A heat exchange assembly having a heat medium inlet, a heat medium outlet, a cold air inlet, and a hot air outlet; And a vibration mechanism, located below the conveyor belt; The cooking section is connected to the heat medium inlet of the heat exchange component via a drainage pipe, and the hot air outlet of the heat exchange component is connected to the drying channel via an air duct. The vibration mechanism includes an elastic telescopic rod and a water storage tank connected to the top of the elastic telescopic rod. The heat medium outlet of the heat exchange component is connected to the water storage tank through a pipeline. The elastic telescopic rod is equipped with a pressure sensor, and the bottom of the water storage tank is connected to a drain hose, which is equipped with a solenoid valve. The pressure sensor is electrically connected to the solenoid valve and is configured to control the solenoid valve to open and drain water when the weight of water in the water storage tank increases and the elastic telescopic rod is pressed down to trigger the pressure sensor.

2. The processing device for instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt includes a transport surface and a return surface. A top plate that can move up and down is provided in the middle part of the conveyor belt, between the transport surface and the return surface. The two ends of the top plate extend to both sides of the conveyor belt. The vibration mechanism acts on both ends of the top plate, causing the conveyor belt to vibrate by touching the bottom of the transport surface upwards through the top plate.

3. The processing device for instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly also includes a transfer mechanism disposed between the cooking section and the conveyor belt, which is used to transport the bird's nest in the cooking section to the conveyor belt.

4. The processing device for instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cooking section is equipped with a controller, which is signal-connected to the transfer mechanism. The controller is configured to record the number of transports by the transfer mechanism. When the number of transports reaches a preset threshold, the controller controls the cooking section to discharge the internal hot water into the heat exchange component through a drain pipe.

5. The processing device for instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly has an exposed cooling section between the steaming section and the drying channel, and the conveyor belt is unobstructed above the cooling section, utilizing ambient air to naturally cool the cooked bird's nest.

6. The processing device for instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat exchange assembly includes a gas-liquid heat exchanger.

7. A method for processing instant bird's nest porridge, applied to the processing apparatus for instant bird's nest porridge as described in claim 4, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1. Soak the bird's nest for 8 hours; S2. After the bird's nest has been soaked, remove any feathers and wash it clean. S3. Place the bird's nest in the steaming and cooking section, add water and steam until cooked; S4. After steaming and cooking, transfer the cooked bird's nest to the conveyor belt of the conveying assembly; S5. During the process of conveying bird's nests by the conveyor belt, the bird's nests are naturally cooled to room temperature in the air; S6. The cooled bird's nest enters the drying channel for drying; In step S3, after the steaming section completes a preset number of steaming cycles, the hot water in the steaming section is discharged to the heat exchange component. At this time, the steamed bird's nest is placed on the conveyor belt, and the heat exchange component uses the heat of the hot water to heat the air and delivers the generated hot air to the drying channel for auxiliary heating. The warm water after heat exchange flows into the water storage tank of the vibration mechanism. As the water volume in the water storage tank increases, the weight presses down on the elastic telescopic rod. When the pressure sensor is triggered, the solenoid valve is opened to drain the water. The elastic telescopic rod resets and impacts the bottom of the conveyor belt's transport surface, causing the conveyor belt to vibrate and the bird's nest to disperse, thereby improving cooling efficiency and separating residual moisture.

8. The processing method of instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 7, characterized in that: The steaming temperature is above 100℃, and the steaming time is 6-8 minutes; the temperature of the drying channel is 70-80℃, and the bird's nest is dried until the moisture content is less than 1%.

9. The processing method of instant bird's nest porridge according to claim 7, characterized in that: The vibration mechanism is synchronized with the start and stop rhythm of the conveyor belt, generating intermittent vibrations as the bird's nest passes through the middle section of the drying channel.

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