Soaking device for softening kelp

Abstract

The utility model relates to a soaking device for softening kelp. The soaking device comprises a soaking box, a soaking frame and a lifting structure, lifting structures are arranged on the two sides of the soaking box, each lifting structure comprises two shells which are symmetrically arranged, rack structures are arranged in the shells, gear structures are connected to the rack structures in a clamped mode, driving motors are arranged on the gear structures, and openings are formed in the two opposite sides of the two shells; the lifting structure further comprises a mounting rod, the two ends of the mounting rod are connected with the two gear structures through openings correspondingly, a U-shaped plate is arranged on the mounting rod, a U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate is arranged downwards, and two vertical plates of the U-shaped plate are located on the inner side and the outer side of the soaking box correspondingly. And the two ends of the multiple soaking frames are connected with the vertical plates of the two U-shaped plates correspondingly. According to the kelp softening device, the multiple soaking frames are arranged, the kelp is laid and arranged at the interval between every two adjacent soaking frames, it is avoided that a large amount of kelp floats upwards and is accumulated together, then the kelp can make full contact with softening liquid, and the softening effect of the kelp is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of kelp processing, in particular to a soaking device used for softening kelp. Background Art

[0002] Kelp is a perennial large edible algae that grows in the sea with low water temperature. Kelp is low in cost and rich in nutrients. It is an important marine resource. Usually, the raw materials of kelp need to be softened. The raw materials of kelp are placed in acetic acid solution and soaked. The acetic acid juice slowly penetrates the raw materials of kelp to soften the raw materials of kelp, which is convenient for subsequent processing.

[0003] Usually, when soaking kelp, the kelp is placed in a container, and then a softening liquid is added into the container to soak the kelp. When this soaking method is implemented, the kelp floats on the liquid surface in the container, which seriously affects the soaking effect of the kelp.

[0004] The utility model with announcement number CN208837003U discloses a soaking device for softening kelp, which belongs to the field of seafood processing technology, including a soaking cylinder and a soaking cage, wherein the soaking cage is arranged inside the soaking cylinder and is provided with a sliding guide device, a cage cover switch is arranged on the upper side of the soaking cage, a suspension bracket is arranged on the inner side of the cage cover switch, a piston rod connecting rod is connected to the upper side of the suspension bracket, a cylinder is arranged on the upper side of the piston rod connecting rod, the cylinder is fixed on the cylinder bracket, the cylinder bracket is arranged on the upper side of the soaking cylinder, a heating jacket device is embedded inside the wall of the soaking cylinder, a first opening valve is arranged on the upper side of the heating jacket device, and a second opening valve is arranged on the bottom of the soaking cylinder away from the first opening valve. The utility model extends the soaking cage into the soaking cylinder to ensure that the softening liquid level is above the soaked object during soaking, thereby avoiding the need for secondary soaking due to uneven contact between the soaked object and the softening liquid, thereby improving the soaking efficiency.

[0005] However, the above-mentioned prior art adopts an immersion cage. When the kelp is immersed in the softening liquid, the kelp will still float to the top of the immersion cage, resulting in a large amount of kelp piling up on the top of the immersion cage. The upper and lower surfaces of the piled kelp fit together, resulting in the inability of the fitting surface to fully contact with the softening liquid, which in turn leads to uneven immersion and affects the softening effect of the kelp. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a soaking device for softening kelp, so as to solve the technical problem that the prior art proposed in the above background technology uses a soaking cage. When the kelp is soaked in the softening liquid, the kelp will still float to the top of the soaking cage, resulting in a large amount of kelp piled up on the top of the soaking cage. The upper and lower surfaces of the piled kelp are attached to each other, resulting in the inability of the attached surface to fully contact with the softening liquid, which leads to uneven soaking and affects the softening effect of the kelp.

[0007] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] A soaking device for softening kelp, comprising: a soaking box, a soaking rack and a lifting structure; the lifting structures are provided on both sides of the soaking box, the lifting structure comprises two symmetrically arranged shells, each of which is provided with a rack structure, the rack structure is engaged with a gear structure, the gear structure is provided with a driving motor, and openings are provided on opposite sides of the two shells; the lifting structure also comprises a mounting rod, the two ends of the mounting rod are respectively connected to the two gear structures through the openings, a U-shaped plate is provided on the mounting rod, the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate is arranged downward, and the two vertical plates of the U-shaped plate are respectively located on the inner and outer sides of the soaking box; a plurality of soaking racks are provided, and the two ends of the plurality of soaking racks are respectively connected to the vertical plates of the two U-shaped plates.

[0009] As a preferred solution, a sliding groove is provided on the side wall of the opening, a sliding block is slidably connected in the sliding groove, and both ends of the mounting rod penetrate the sliding block and are connected to the gear structure.

[0010] As a preferred solution, the soaking rack includes a plurality of vertical rods and a plurality of horizontal rods, the plurality of vertical rods are arranged at intervals, the plurality of horizontal rods are arranged at intervals, and the plurality of horizontal rods are vertically connected to the plurality of vertical rods.

[0011] As a preferred solution, a heating device is provided on the inner wall of the immersion box.

[0012] As a preferred solution, a drain outlet is provided on the outer wall of the soaking box.

[0013] It can be seen from the technical solution provided by the utility model that the utility model provides a soaking device for softening kelp, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] 1. Put the kelp to be soaked between two soaking racks respectively. There are multiple soaking racks. A large amount of kelp can be dispersed and placed in the interval formed by the two soaking racks. When the lifting structure is started, the lifting structure drives the soaking rack to descend until the soaking rack is completely immersed in the softening liquid and then stops descending. At this time, the kelp is located under the soaking rack and is blocked by the soaking rack to prevent the kelp from floating to the water surface. The kelp is dispersed under multiple soaking racks, and the floating kelp is blocked by the soaking rack, so that the kelp will not accumulate in large quantities, ensuring that the kelp is fully and evenly soaked and the softening effect is guaranteed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a soaking device for softening kelp provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of a soaking device for softening kelp provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 The embodiment of the utility model provides Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure at the center part A;

[0018] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of a soaking rack of a soaking device for softening kelp provided in an embodiment of the utility model being lowered into a soaking box;

[0019] Figure 5 The embodiment of the utility model provides Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B in the middle.

[0020] In the figure: 1. Soaking box; 11. Heating device; 12. Drain outlet; 2. Soaking rack; 21. Vertical rod; 22. Horizontal rod; 3. Lifting structure; 31. Shell; 32. Rack structure; 33. Gear structure; 34. Opening; 35. Mounting rod; 4. U-shaped plate; 5. Sliding groove; 51. Sliding block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0022] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or indirectly connected to the other element.

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating the orientation or position relationship, are based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0024] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, "plurality" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0025] In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0026] See also Figures 1 to 5 The embodiment of the present application provides a soaking device for softening kelp, including a soaking box 1, a soaking rack 2 and a lifting structure 3. The lifting structures 3 are provided on both sides of the soaking box 1, and the lifting structures 3 include two symmetrically arranged shells 31, each of which is provided with a rack structure 32, and the rack structure 32 is engaged with a gear structure 33, and the gear structure 33 is provided with a driving motor, and openings 34 are provided on opposite sides of the two shells 31; the lifting structure 3 also includes a mounting rod 35, and the two ends of the mounting rod 35 are respectively connected to the two gear structures 33 through the openings 34, and the mounting rod 35 is provided with a U-shaped plate 4, and the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate 4 is arranged downward, and the two vertical plates of the U-shaped plate 4 are respectively located on the inner and outer sides of the soaking box 1; the soaking rack 2 is provided with multiple, and the two ends of the multiple soaking racks 2 are respectively connected to the vertical plates of the two U-shaped plates 4.

[0027] Furthermore, the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate 4 is arranged downward, and downward refers to a direction close to the soaking box 1 .

[0028] Furthermore, the two vertical plates of the U-shaped plate 4 are respectively located on the inner and outer sides of the immersion box 1, the bottom end of one vertical plate of the U-shaped plate 4 is connected to the mounting rod 35, and the vertical plate connected to the mounting rod 35 is located on the outer side of the immersion box 1, and the other vertical plate of the U-shaped plate 4 is located on the inner side of the immersion box 1 through the U-shaped opening.

[0029] Working principle and effect: Before loading the kelp, the soaking rack 2 is located above the soaking box 1 along with the lifting structure 3 (such as Figure 1 As shown), the kelp is sequentially loaded into the intervals between adjacent soaking racks 2, and multiple kelp can be laid out in a flat arrangement in each interval, and the two ends of the kelp naturally hang down to the bottom of the two sides of the soaking rack 2, and multiple intervals are evenly laid with kelp, and then, the gear structure 33 is driven by the driving motor to rotate, so that the gear structure 33 moves downward along the rack structure 32, thereby driving the mounting rod 35, the U-shaped plate 4 and the soaking rack 2 to move downward, when all the soaking racks 2 are completely immersed in the softening liquid (as shown in FIG. Figure 4As shown), it stops descending. At this time, the kelp floats up in the softening liquid due to the buoyancy. However, since the kelp is located in the interval between adjacent immersion racks 2, the floating of the kelp will be blocked by the immersion racks 2 located above it. At the same time, the kelp is laid out in a flat pattern in each interval to avoid a large amount of kelp floating up and piling up, so that the kelp can fully contact the softening liquid, thereby ensuring the softening effect of the kelp.

[0030] In one embodiment, Figure 5 As shown, a sliding groove 5 is provided on the side wall of the opening 34, a slider 51 is slidably connected in the sliding groove 5, and both ends of the mounting rod 35 penetrate the slider 51 and are connected to the gear structure 33. Both ends of the mounting rod 35 are respectively connected to the two gear structures 33 through the opening 34 of the housing 31, and the sliding groove 5 is provided on both sides of the opening 34. The mounting rod 35 is slidably connected to the sliding groove 5 through the slider 51, and the mounting rod 35 is connected to the gear structure 33 after penetrating the slider 51. When the gear structure 33 rotates along the rack structure 32, the mounting rod 35 can move along the sliding groove 5 with the slider 51, thereby enhancing the stability of the lifting structure 3 and preventing the gear structure 33 from falling out of the rack structure 32.

[0031] In one embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, the soaking rack 2 includes a plurality of vertical bars 21 and a plurality of horizontal bars 22, the plurality of vertical bars 21 are arranged at intervals, the plurality of horizontal bars 22 are arranged at intervals, and the plurality of horizontal bars 22 are vertically connected to the plurality of vertical bars 21. In order to ensure that the softening liquid can penetrate between adjacent soaking racks 2, the soaking rack 2 is set as a rack composed of a plurality of vertical bars 21, and in order to prevent the kelp from passing through the intervals between the vertical bars 21 when floating, causing the blocking effect of the soaking rack 2 to fail, a plurality of horizontal bars 22 are arranged on the plurality of vertical bars 21, and the plurality of vertical bars 21 and the plurality of horizontal bars 22 are vertically cross-connected.

[0032] In one embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, a heating device 11 is provided on the inner wall of the soaking box 1. The heating device 11 provides a temperature environment for softening the kelp, thereby improving the soaking efficiency.

[0033] In one embodiment, Figure 1 As shown, a drain port 12 is provided on the outer wall of the soaking box 1. When the number of times of soaking the softening liquid reaches the upper limit, the drain port 12 is opened to discharge the softening liquid, and then new softening liquid is injected through the top of the soaking box 1.

[0034] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A soaking device for softening kelp, characterized in that: include: A soaking box (1), a soaking rack (2) and a lifting structure (3); A lifting structure (3) is provided on both sides of the soaking box (1), the lifting structure (3) comprising two symmetrically arranged shells (31), each of the shells (31) being provided with a rack structure (32), the rack structure (32) being snap-connected with a gear structure (33), the gear structure (33) being provided with a driving motor, and openings (34) are provided on opposite sides of the two shells (31); The lifting structure (3) further comprises a mounting rod (35), the two ends of which are respectively connected to the two gear structures (33) through the openings (34), a U-shaped plate (4) is provided on the mounting rod (35), the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate (4) is arranged downward, and the two vertical plates of the U-shaped plate (4) are respectively located on the inner and outer sides of the soaking box (1); A plurality of soaking racks (2) are provided, and both ends of the plurality of soaking racks (2) are respectively connected to the vertical plates of the two U-shaped plates (4).

2. The soaking device for softening kelp according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sliding groove (5) is provided on the side wall of the opening (34), a sliding block (51) is slidably connected in the sliding groove (5), and both ends of the mounting rod (35) penetrate the sliding block (51) and are connected to the gear structure (33).

3. The soaking device for softening kelp according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soaking rack (2) comprises a plurality of vertical rods (21) and a plurality of horizontal rods (22), wherein the plurality of vertical rods (21) are arranged at intervals, the plurality of horizontal rods (22) are arranged at intervals, and the plurality of horizontal rods (22) are vertically connected to the plurality of vertical rods (21).

4. The soaking device for softening kelp according to claim 1, characterized in that: A heating device (11) is provided on the inner wall of the soaking box (1).

5. The soaking device for softening kelp according to claim 1, characterized in that: A drainage port (12) is provided on the outer wall of the soaking box (1).

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