A detachable sausage tube assembly and its sausage grilling machine

Abstract

This utility model discloses a detachable sausage tube assembly and its sausage grilling machine, comprising: a sausage tube, plungers, rollers, and side frames. The sausage tube has a hollow cavity inside; the plungers are fitted into both ends of the hollow cavity; the rollers are axially connected to the two plungers, with one end of the roller rotatably positioned within a U-shaped groove, and the other end of the roller being drive-connected to the rotational drive mechanism of the sausage grilling machine. This utility model facilitates the removal of the sausage tube from the equipment, allowing for thorough cleaning of the surface of the sausage tube and areas inside the equipment prone to dripping and accumulating oil stains, ensuring the cleanliness of the sausage grilling machine and preventing food safety issues caused by bacterial growth. Furthermore, each sausage tube can be disassembled, cleaned, and replaced individually. Compared to the cumbersome replacement structure that required disassembling all sausage tubes together, this utility model is easier to disassemble, saves manpower, shortens maintenance time, and has a simpler structure.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food processing equipment, specifically to a detachable sausage tube assembly and a sausage roasting machine including such a detachable sausage tube assembly. Background Technology

[0002] A sausage grilling machine is a processing device used to grill sausages, hot dogs, and other flavored foods. Its working principle is mainly to control the rotation of multiple cylindrical grilling tubes inside the equipment. The hot dog is placed between two adjacent grilling tubes. The rotation of the grilling tubes will cause the hot dog to rotate evenly. During this process, the grilling tray or heating element below the grilling tubes continuously heats the hot dog, thereby cooking it.

[0003] However, sausages often contain meat, which typically has a high fat content. During grilling, fat continuously seeps out and drips, coating the surface of the grilling tubes and dripping through the gaps onto the heating mechanism below. Because the grilling tubes are tightly packed with small gaps, disassembling and reinstalling them is very difficult, making it hard to thoroughly clean the equipment of grease. Prolonged use can lead to bacterial growth, affecting food safety, and the accumulated grease may also damage the internal heating mechanism or other components. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, one objective of this utility model is to provide a detachable sausage tube, and another objective is to provide a sausage grilling machine that includes such a detachable sausage tube, which can solve the problem of difficult-to-clean oil stains in existing sausage grilling machines.

[0005] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A detachable sausage tube assembly includes: a sausage tube, plungers, rollers, and a side frame; the sausage tube is a hollow tube with an internal hollow cavity; the plungers are fitted into both ends of the hollow cavity; the rollers are axially connected to the two plungers so that the rollers pass through the sausage tube, with both ends of the rollers protruding outside the sausage tube; the side frame has several U-shaped grooves; one end of the roller is rotatably disposed in the U-shaped groove, and the other end of the roller is drively connected to the rotation drive mechanism of the sausage grilling machine; one roller is hung in each of the U-shaped grooves.

[0007] Furthermore, the end of the sausage tube is provided with a positioning guide groove, and the plunger is provided with a positioning boss. The positioning boss is adapted to be inserted into the positioning guide groove so that the sausage tube and the plunger are fixed in the radial direction.

[0008] Furthermore, the plunger component is a silicone component or a rubber component.

[0009] Furthermore, the roller has a square shaft structure, the mounting hole of the plunger component has a matching square hole structure, and the roller is snapped into the square hole structure of the plunger component.

[0010] Furthermore, the roller is a skewer-like body, and at least one end of the skewer-like body has a pointed structure.

[0011] Furthermore, the rotary drive mechanism includes a rotating gear, and one end of the roller is fixedly connected to the rotating gear to follow the rotating gear in rotational motion.

[0012] Furthermore, the detachable sausage tube assembly also includes: a gear inner core; the gear inner core is fixedly installed inside the rotating gear, and one end of the roller passes through the gear inner core.

[0013] Furthermore, the detachable sausage tube assembly also includes: a gear mounting bracket; the rotating gear is rotatably disposed within the gear mounting bracket, and the roller passes through the gear mounting bracket and is inserted into the rotating gear.

[0014] Furthermore, the inner core of the gear is made of silicone or rubber.

[0015] A sausage grilling machine, comprising the detachable sausage tube assembly as described in any one of the claims.

[0016] Compared with existing technologies, the beneficial effects that this utility model can achieve are as follows:

[0017] In the past, the sausage grilling tubes were directly connected to the rotating mechanism, making them difficult to disassemble and reinstall. Alternatively, some sausage grilling machines had all the sausage grilling tubes connected in a single disc shape, requiring all the tubes to be removed together during disassembly. The tightly packed tubes also made them difficult to clean.

[0018] In this invention, when disassembling the sausage tube, the roller is pulled out from the rotary drive mechanism along the axial length direction, so that the assembly consisting of the roller, plunger and sausage tube is disengaged from the transmission, and the assembly can be taken out from the equipment. At this time, the sausage tube can be easily cleaned from all directions. If the sausage tube needs to be replaced, the roller can be pulled out from the plunger to separate the roller from the sausage tube. The roller and plunger can be reinstalled into the new sausage tube, and then the roller can be reconnected to the rotary drive mechanism of the equipment. The roller is hung on the side frame for rotation.

[0019] (1) This utility model makes it easy to disassemble the sausage tube from the equipment, which facilitates thorough cleaning of the surface of the sausage tube and the areas inside the equipment where oil stains are easily dripped and accumulated, ensuring the cleanliness of the sausage machine and preventing food safety issues caused by bacterial growth; (2) Moreover, this utility model can also disassemble, clean, and replace each sausage tube separately, which is more targeted. Compared with the previous bulky replacement structure that required disassembling all sausage tubes together, this utility model is easier to disassemble, saves more manpower, significantly shortens the maintenance time, and is simpler in structure, reducing the number of connecting parts. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 The image shown is a schematic diagram of the sausage grilling machine.

[0021] Figure 2 The diagram shows the internal structure of the sausage grilling machine during sausage grilling.

[0022] Figure 3 The diagram shown is a schematic of the internal structure of a sausage grilling machine;

[0023] Figure 4 The image shown is a cross-sectional view of the internal structure of the sausage grilling machine;

[0024] Figure 5 As shown Figure 4 The front view;

[0025] Figure 6 The diagram shown is an assembly diagram of the detachable sausage tube assembly;

[0026] Figure 7 As shown Figure 6 Exploded view;

[0027] Figure 8 As shown Figure 6 A sectional view.

[0028] In the diagram: 10. Sausage tube; 11. Positioning guide groove; 20. Plunger; 21. Positioning boss; 30. Roller; 40. Side frame; 41. U-shaped groove; 50. Rotating gear; 60. Gear core; 70. Gear mounting bracket; 80. Sausage. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted that, without conflict, the various embodiments or technical features described below can be arbitrarily combined to form new embodiments.

[0030] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", and "outer" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0031] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0032] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "joining" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0033] See Figures 1-8 This utility model discloses a detachable sausage grilling tube assembly, which includes: a sausage grilling tube 10, a plunger 20, a roller 30, and a side frame 40. The sausage grilling tubes 10 are multiple and arranged in parallel at certain intervals. The sausages 80 to be grilled are placed in the gaps between pairs of sausage grilling tubes 10 (see...). Figure 2 The rotation of the grilling tube 10 causes the sausage 80 to rotate at a uniform speed, ensuring that the surface of the sausage 80 is evenly heated by the heating element and thus completed the grilling process. (See also...) Figures 6-8 The sausage tube 10 is specifically a hollow tube with a hollow cavity extending through both ends. Two plunger components 20 are fitted onto the ends of this hollow cavity. A roller 30 passes axially through the two plunger components 20, thus allowing the roller 30 to pass inside the sausage tube 10, while both ends of the roller 30 protrude outside the sausage tube 10. (See reference...) Figures 1-5The side frame 40 has several U-shaped grooves 41. One end of the roller 30 is rotatably mounted in the U-shaped groove 41, and the other end is connected to the rotary drive gear of the sausage roasting machine. Each U-shaped groove 41 can be equipped with a roller 30, so that the installation of each sausage roasting tube 10 is independent of each other.

[0034] Previously, the sausage grilling tube 10 was directly connected to the rotating mechanism, making it difficult to disassemble and reinstall; or some sausage grilling machines made all the sausage grilling tubes 10 into a single connected disc structure, requiring all the sausage grilling tubes 10 to be disassembled together. The sausage grilling tubes 10 were closely arranged, which still made it difficult to clean them.

[0035] In this invention, when disassembling the sausage tube 10, the roller 30 is pulled out from the rotary drive mechanism (rotating gear 50) along the axial length direction, so that the assembly consisting of the roller 30, the plunger 20 and the sausage tube 10 is disengaged from the rotating gear 50, and the assembly can be taken out from the equipment. At this time, the sausage tube 10 can be easily cleaned in all directions. If the sausage tube 10 needs to be replaced, the roller 30 can be pulled out from the plunger 20, so that the roller 30 is separated from the sausage tube 10. The roller 30 and the plunger 20 are reinstalled into the new sausage tube 10, and then the roller 30 is reconnected to the rotary drive mechanism of the equipment. The roller 30 is hung on the side frame 40 for rotation.

[0036] (1) This utility model makes it easy to disassemble the sausage tube 10 from the equipment, which facilitates thorough cleaning of the surface of the sausage tube 10 and the areas inside the equipment where oil stains are easily dripped and accumulated, ensuring the cleanliness of the sausage machine and preventing food safety issues caused by bacterial growth; (2) Moreover, this utility model can also disassemble, clean, and replace each sausage tube 10 separately, which is more targeted. Compared with the previous bulky replacement structure that required disassembling all sausage tubes 10 together, this utility model is easier to disassemble, saves more manpower, significantly shortens the maintenance time, and is simpler in structure, reducing the number of connecting parts.

[0037] For easy and quick insertion of the plunger 20 into the end of the sausage tube 10, refer to... Figure 7Preferably, the end of the sausage tube 10 is provided with a positioning guide groove 11, and the plunger 20 is provided with a positioning boss 21 whose shape matches the positioning guide groove 11. The positioning boss 21 is suitable for insertion into the positioning guide groove 11, thereby fixing the sausage tube 10 and the plunger 20 relative to each other in the radial direction. When installing the plunger 20, by inserting the positioning boss 21 into the positioning guide groove 11, it can play a guiding role, which facilitates the quick installation of the plunger 20. At the same time, it can also realize the transmission of rotational movement between the plunger 20 and the sausage tube 10, so that the rotation of the roller 30 can be stably transmitted to the sausage tube 10.

[0038] The plunger component 20 can be made of silicone or rubber, preferably silicone. Since the disassembly and installation of the plunger component 20 need to be considered, the elastic silicone component is easy to insert or remove, and it also easily clamps the roller 30, thus achieving a tight fit with the roller 30 to drive its rotation.

[0039] Preferably, see Figure 8 The roller 30 has a square shaft structure, and correspondingly, the mounting hole on the plunger 20 has a matching square hole structure. The roller 30 is engaged in the square hole structure of the plunger 20 through the square shaft structure, thereby achieving a stable fit and enabling stable transmission between the plunger 20 and the roller 30.

[0040] Preferably, the roller 30 is a skewer-like body with at least one end having a pointed structure; more specifically, the roller 30 is a barbecue skewer. The advantage of this implementation is that since the sausage tube 10 itself is easy to disassemble, and the sausage tube 10 itself only has the function of grilling sausages, but not the function of skewering and grilling food; therefore, in this implementation, the barbecue skewer is directly used as the roller 30. By disassembling the sausage tube 10, the food can be directly threaded onto the barbecue skewer, and the barbecue skewer can be placed on the side frame 40 and rotated to achieve the function of grilling skewers. Thus, the sausage grilling machine has two grilling functions, which are easy to switch between, improving the applicability of the equipment.

[0041] Preferably, the skewer body may also have a spiral structure distributed along its axial length to secure the food on the barbecue skewer and prevent the food from falling off during rotation.

[0042] Preferably, see Figures 4-5 The rotary drive mechanism includes a rotating gear 50, and one end of the roller 30 (i.e., the opposite end of the side frame 40) is fixedly connected to the rotating gear 50, thereby rotating with the rotating gear 50. It is understood that the rotary drive mechanism also includes a drive motor as the output drive source, as well as transmission components such as transmission belts. This part is known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail.

[0043] Further preferred options are available upon further reading. Figures 4-5 Inside the rotating gear 50, a gear core 60 is fixedly installed. The gear core 60 is used to directly mate with the end of the roller 30. Specifically, the rotating gear 50 has a cavity, and the gear core 60 is installed in the cavity. The gear core 60 has a mating hole that fits tightly with the roller 30. Similar to the plunger 20, the gear core 60 is also made of silicone or rubber, preferably silicone, and it also has a square hole structure inside that matches the square shaft structure.

[0044] Preferably, the present invention further includes a gear mounting bracket 70, which is arranged opposite to the side frame 40 and is located at both ends of the roller 30. The rotating gear 50 is rotatably mounted in the gear mounting bracket 70, and one end of the roller 30 passes through the gear mounting bracket 70 and is inserted into the gear core 60 of the rotating gear 50.

[0045] This utility model also discloses a sausage grilling machine, including the aforementioned detachable sausage grilling tube assembly. Any sausage grilling machine that uses the same or substantially the same detachable sausage grilling tube assembly should be within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0046] The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of this utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this utility model. Any non-substantial changes and substitutions made by those skilled in the art based on this utility model shall fall within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

Claims

1. A detachable sausage tube assembly, characterized in that, include: The sausage tube, plunger, roller, and side frame are included; the sausage tube is a hollow tube structure with a hollow cavity inside. The plunger is fitted into both ends of the hollow cavity; the roller passes through the two plungers axially so that it passes through the sausage tube, with both ends of the roller protruding outside the sausage tube; the side frame has several U-shaped grooves; one end of the roller is rotatably disposed in the U-shaped groove, and the other end of the roller is drively connected to the rotation drive mechanism of the sausage machine; one roller is hung in each of the U-shaped grooves.

2. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The end of the sausage tube is provided with a positioning guide groove, and the plunger is provided with a positioning boss. The positioning boss is adapted to be inserted into the positioning guide groove so that the sausage tube and the plunger are fixed in the radial direction.

3. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The plunger component is made of silicone or rubber.

4. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The roller has a square shaft structure, and the mounting hole of the plunger component has a matching square hole structure. The roller is snapped into the square hole structure of the plunger component.

5. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The roller is a skewer-like body, and at least one end of the skewer-like body has a pointed structure.

6. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The rotary drive mechanism includes a rotating gear, and one end of the roller is fixedly connected to the rotating gear to follow the rotating gear in rotational motion.

7. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The detachable sausage tube assembly further includes: a gear core; the gear core is fixedly installed inside the rotating gear, and one end of the roller passes through the gear core.

8. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The detachable sausage tube assembly further includes: a gear mounting bracket; the rotating gear is rotatably disposed within the gear mounting bracket, and the roller passes through the gear mounting bracket and is inserted into the rotating gear.

9. The detachable sausage tube assembly as described in claim 7, characterized in that, The inner core of the gear is made of silicone or rubber.

10. A sausage grilling machine, characterized in that, Includes the detachable sausage tube assembly as described in any one of claims 1 to 9.

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