A box turning and dividing machine for soybean brain forming

By designing a tofu-making and cutting machine, the automatic turning and cutting of tofu has been achieved, solving the problems of high labor intensity and low efficiency in existing technologies, and improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN224402881UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26WUGANG LINFENG BEAN PROD EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
WUGANG LINFENG BEAN PROD EQUIP CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-16
Publication Date
2026-06-26

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Technical Problem

The existing technology for tofu processing involves labor-intensive and low-efficiency turning and cutting operations, resulting in uneven product specifications and rough cuts, which affects food safety.

Method used

Design a tofu-making and processing machine that flips and divides tofu. The machine uses a rotating basket, a lateral flipping cart, and a longitudinal tofu cart to achieve automated flipping, cutting, and resetting of the tofu, reducing manual intervention and improving production continuity and finished product integrity.

Benefits of technology

The automated operation of tofu processing has been achieved, reducing the time between processes, increasing the output per unit time, ensuring product specification consistency and finished product integrity, and improving production efficiency and food safety.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to tofu processing technical field discloses a kind of box turning and dividing machine for bean brain forming processing, including translation frame and rack, the bottom of the one side of translation frame is equipped with box turning and tearing cloth track, the top of the other side of translation frame is equipped with tearing cloth and puts on turning plate track, the inside rotation of translation frame is equipped with rotating cage, the inside fixed of rotating cage is equipped with moving rail, the inside sliding of moving rail is equipped with box turning and transverse movement trolley, the sliding of box turning and transverse movement trolley inside is equipped with tofu longitudinal movement trolley, the top of rack is equipped with longitudinal fixed knife, the top of rack is equipped with transverse moving knife;The utility model is linked by rotating cage, box turning and transverse movement trolley, tofu longitudinal movement trolley, realize tofu from tearing cloth, overturn, cutting to the one-stop automation operation of reset, replace traditional manual handling, face and cutting process, reduce process linkage time, improve unit time production capacity.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tofu processing technology, specifically a box-flipping and segmenting machine for tofu curd forming and processing. Background Technology

[0002] Tofu pudding, as an important form of traditional soy products, requires key processes in its industrial production, such as injection molding, pressing and shaping, box flipping and demolding, and slitting.

[0003] The current industry standard of manual box-flipping and cutting has significant technical defects: operators need to manually open the forming mold, flip the solidified bean curd blank onto the processing table, and then cut it longitudinally and transversely with a knife. This traditional method is not only labor-intensive and inefficient, but also prone to problems such as uneven product specifications and rough cuts, which directly affect the commodity value and food safety of the final product. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing, which facilitates box flipping and segmentation.

[0005] The above-mentioned technical objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution: a box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing, comprising a translation frame and a machine frame, wherein a box-flipping and cloth-tearing track is provided at the bottom of one side of the translation frame, and a cloth-tearing and flipping plate-laying track is provided at the top of the other side of the translation frame, a rotating cage is provided inside the translation frame, a moving rail is fixed inside the rotating cage, a box-flipping lateral moving trolley is slidably provided inside the moving rail, a tofu longitudinal moving trolley is slidably provided inside the box-flipping lateral moving trolley, a longitudinal fixed blade is provided at the top of the machine frame near the end of the translation frame, and a transverse moving blade is provided at the top of the machine frame away from the translation frame.

[0006] A further feature of this invention is that a ground rail is provided below the translation frame, and a translation wheel that is slidably connected to the ground rail is provided at the bottom end of the translation frame.

[0007] A further feature of this invention is that the surface of the rotating cage is provided with guide wheels, and the guide wheels are rotatably connected to the inner side of the translation frame.

[0008] A further feature of this invention is that: a first synchronous wheel is fixedly provided at one end of the rotating cage, a reduction motor is fixedly provided on the side of the translation frame, a second synchronous wheel is fixedly provided on the output shaft of the reduction motor, and the second synchronous wheel is connected to the first synchronous wheel via a synchronous belt.

[0009] A further feature of this invention is that the top of the lateral moving trolley for flipping the box is provided with a moving wheel, and the bottom of the lateral moving trolley for flipping the box is provided with a placement rail.

[0010] A further feature of this invention is that a pressing cylinder is fixedly provided at the top of the lateral moving trolley for flipping boxes, and a pressure plate is fixedly provided at the telescopic end of the pressing cylinder.

[0011] A further feature of this invention is that the tofu longitudinal moving trolley is slidably disposed inside the placement rail, and the surface of the tofu longitudinal moving trolley is provided with two moving wheels that are slidably connected to the placement rail.

[0012] A further feature of this invention is that a sliding frame is fixedly provided at the top end of the frame away from the translation frame, a sliding seat is slidably provided on the surface of the sliding frame, and the transverse moving blade is provided at the bottom end of the sliding seat.

[0013] In summary, this utility model has the following beneficial effects: Through the linkage design of the rotating drum, the lateral moving trolley for flipping the box, and the longitudinal moving trolley for tofu, this utility model realizes a one-stop automated operation of tofu from tearing the cloth, flipping, cutting to resetting, replacing the traditional manual handling, flipping and cutting processes, reducing process connection time and increasing unit time output; the forward and reverse rotation of the rotating drum, combined with the automatic resetting of the cylinder, ensures that the equipment can quickly enter the next cycle after completing the segmentation, avoiding the time-consuming manual adjustment and improving production continuity; the rotating drum and the pressing cylinder work together to fix the tofu and the cloth wrapping through the flipping plate during the flipping process, avoiding the collapse or breakage of the tofu structure due to gravity or inertia, and ensuring the integrity of the finished product. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the translation frame and rotating cage of this utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the lateral moving trolley for flipping boxes according to this utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 This is the second structural schematic diagram of the lateral moving trolley for flipping boxes of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the rotating cage of this utility model.

[0019] In the diagram: 1. Translation frame; 101. Translation wheel; 102. Ground rail; 103. Cloth-tearing rail after flipping the box; 104. Cloth-tearing and flipping plate rail; 2. Rotating cage; 201. Guide wheel; 202. Synchronous wheel one; 203. Moving rail; 3. Gear motor; 301. Synchronous wheel two; 302. Synchronous belt; 4. Lateral moving trolley for flipping the box; 401. Moving wheel one; 402. Placement rail; 403. Pressing cylinder; 404. Pressing plate; 5. Longitudinal moving trolley for tofu; 501. Moving wheel two; 6. Frame; 601. Longitudinal fixed knife; 602. Sliding frame; 603. Slide seat; 604. Lateral moving knife. Detailed Implementation

[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments thereof.

[0021] Please see Figures 1-5 In this embodiment of the present invention, a box-flipping and segmenting machine for processing tofu pudding includes a translation frame 1 and a frame 6. The bottom of one side of the translation frame 1 is provided with a box-flipping and cloth-tearing track 103, and the top of the other side of the translation frame 1 is provided with a cloth-tearing and flipping plate-placement track 104. This allows the box-flipping trolley 4 to move laterally onto the cloth-tearing and flipping plate-placement track 104, where the cloth covering the tofu can be torn off and placed onto the flipping plate. The translation frame 1 has a rotating cage 2 inside, which flips the tofu inside. Two moving rails 203 are fixed inside the rotating cage 2, with the upper moving rail 203 corresponding to the position of the cloth-tearing and flipping plate-placement track 104, allowing the box-flipping trolley 4 to move laterally onto the track 104. The machine can move to the tearing and flipping plate track 104 to tear off the cloth covering the tofu. The moving track 203 below is used to push the tofu into the rotating basket 2 after it is pressed and formed on the multi-station forming table. The moving track 203 has a slidable flipping box transverse moving trolley 4 inside. The flipping box transverse moving trolley 4 has a slidable tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 inside. The top of the machine frame 6 is provided with a longitudinal fixed blade 601 near the end of the translation frame 1 to cut the tofu longitudinally. The top of the machine frame 6 is provided with a transverse moving blade 604 away from the end of the translation frame 1. The moving transverse moving blade 604 is used to cut the longitudinally cut tofu into pieces. The top of the machine frame 6 is provided with a track so that the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 can move onto the machine frame 6.

[0022] In this embodiment, preferably, a ground rail 102 is provided below the translation frame 1, the ground rail 102 is fixedly connected to the ground, and a translation wheel 101 is provided at the bottom of the translation frame 1 that is slidably connected to the ground rail 102. The position of the translation frame 1 can be adjusted by the sliding cooperation between the translation wheel 101 and the ground rail 102.

[0023] In this embodiment, preferably, the surface of the rotating cage 2 is provided with a guide wheel 201, and the guide wheel 201 is rotatably connected to the inner side of the translation frame 1. The rotational cooperation between the guide wheel 201 and the translation frame 1 plays a guiding and limiting role in the rotation of the rotating cage 2.

[0024] In this embodiment, preferably, a first synchronous pulley 202 is fixedly provided at one end of the rotating cage 2, a reduction motor 3 is fixedly provided on the side of the translation frame 1, a second synchronous pulley 301 is fixedly provided on the output shaft of the reduction motor 3, and the second synchronous pulley 301 is connected to the first synchronous pulley 202 through a synchronous belt 302. The reduction motor 3 can drive the second synchronous pulley 301 to rotate, and the rotating cage 2 can be driven to rotate under the transmission cooperation of the second synchronous pulley 301, the first synchronous pulley 202 and the synchronous belt 302.

[0025] In this embodiment, preferably, the top of the flip-box horizontal moving trolley 4 is provided with a moving wheel 401, and the bottom of the flip-box horizontal moving trolley 4 is provided with a placement rail 402. The sliding cooperation between the moving wheel 401 and the placement rail 402 can move the flip-box horizontal moving trolley 4 onto the tearing cloth and flipping plate rail 104.

[0026] In this embodiment, preferably, a pressing cylinder 403 is fixedly provided at the top of the flip box lateral moving trolley 4, and a pressure plate 404 is fixedly provided at the telescopic end of the pressing cylinder 403. The extension of the telescopic end of the pressing cylinder 403 can drive the pressure plate 404 to press the flip plate tightly.

[0027] In this embodiment, preferably, the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 is slidably disposed inside the placement rail 402, and the surface of the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 is provided with a second moving wheel 501 that is slidably connected to the placement rail 402. The sliding cooperation between the second moving wheel 501 and the placement rail 402 enables the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 to move.

[0028] In this embodiment, preferably, a sliding frame 602 is fixedly provided at the top end of the frame 6 away from the translation frame 1, and a sliding seat 603 is slidably provided on the surface of the sliding frame 602. The transverse moving blade 604 is provided at the bottom end of the sliding seat 603. The sliding cooperation between the sliding seat 603 and the sliding frame 602 can drive the transverse moving blade 604 to move, thereby cutting the tofu.

[0029] In use, after the tofu is pressed and shaped on the multi-station forming table, it is pushed into the moving rail 203 below the rotating drum 2. The upper flipping box trolley 4 is pushed into the cloth-tearing and flipping plate rail 104, the cloth covering the tofu is torn open, and the tofu is placed into the flipping plate. Then, the flipping box trolley 4 is pulled back, and the pressing cylinder 403 is activated. The telescopic end of the pressing cylinder 403 extends, driving the pressure plate 404 to move and press the flipping plate. Then, the reduction motor 3 is activated, which drives the synchronous pulley 2 301 to rotate. Under the transmission cooperation of the synchronous pulley 2 301, synchronous pulley 1 202, and synchronous belt 302, the rotating drum 2 can be rotated 180 degrees. Then, the pressing cylinder 403 is slowly retracted. The tofu slowly falls onto the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5, which is inside the flipping box transverse moving trolley 4. The flipping box transverse moving trolley 4 is pulled out to the flipping box tearing cloth track 103 to tear off the cloth covering the tofu. After being pushed back into the rotating drum 2, the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 is pulled out towards the machine frame 6. The longitudinal fixed blade 601 of the machine frame 6 presses down, automatically cutting all the tofu longitudinally. Then, the transverse moving blade 604 moves along the longitudinal guide rail to cut the tofu at its respective workstation. After the tofu is removed, the tofu longitudinal moving trolley 5 is pushed back into the flipping box transverse moving trolley 4. The reduction motor 3 is started in reverse again, driving the rotating drum 2 to rotate 180 degrees in the opposite direction. The entire flipping box segmentation cycle is completed.

[0030] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes or modifications made to the structure, features and principles described in the claims of the present utility model patent application are included in the scope of the present utility model patent application.

Claims

1. A box-turning and segmenting machine for processing bean curd, comprising a translation frame (1) and a frame (6), characterized in that, The bottom of one side of the translation frame (1) is provided with a flip-box tearing cloth track (103), and the top of the other side of the translation frame (1) is provided with a tearing cloth and flipping plate track (104). The translation frame (1) is provided with a rotating cage (2) inside, and a moving rail (203) is fixed inside the rotating cage (2). A flip-box horizontal moving trolley (4) is slidably provided inside the moving rail (203). A tofu vertical moving trolley (5) is slidably provided inside the flip-box horizontal moving trolley (4). A vertical fixed knife (601) is provided at the top of the frame (6) near the end of the translation frame (1), and a horizontal moving knife (604) is provided at the top of the frame (6) away from the end of the translation frame (1).

2. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The translation frame (1) is provided with a ground rail (102) below it, and the bottom end of the translation frame (1) is provided with a translation wheel (101) that is slidably connected to the ground rail (102).

3. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the rotating cage (2) is provided with guide wheels (201), and the guide wheels (201) are rotatably connected to the inner side of the translation frame (1).

4. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the rotating cage (2) is fixedly provided with a first synchronous wheel (202), and the side of the translation frame (1) is fixedly provided with a reduction motor (3). The output shaft of the reduction motor (3) is fixedly provided with a second synchronous wheel (301). The second synchronous wheel (301) is connected to the first synchronous wheel (202) via a synchronous belt (302).

5. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the flip-box horizontal moving trolley (4) is provided with a moving wheel (401), and the bottom of the flip-box horizontal moving trolley (4) is provided with a placement rail (402).

6. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the flip-box lateral moving trolley (4) is fixedly provided with a pressing cylinder (403), and the telescopic end of the pressing cylinder (403) is fixedly provided with a pressure plate (404).

7. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tofu longitudinal moving trolley (5) is slidably disposed inside the placement rail (402), and the surface of the tofu longitudinal moving trolley (5) is provided with moving wheels (501) that are slidably connected to the placement rail (402).

8. The box-flipping and segmenting machine for bean curd forming and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sliding frame (602) is fixedly provided at the top end of the frame (6) away from the translation frame (1), and a slide block (603) is slidably provided on the surface of the sliding frame (602), and the transverse moving blade (604) is provided at the bottom end of the slide block (603).