A device and method for coloring the surface of a smoked meat product

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of smoked meat coloring, in particular to a smoked meat product surface coloring device and method, comprising a smoking cabinet body, a sealing cabinet door is arranged on the front side of the smoking cabinet body, a rotary motor is arranged on the upper side of the smoking cabinet body, and the output shaft of the rotary motor is connected with the center position of a movable disc; a smoke distribution mechanism is arranged in the smoking cabinet body, and is used for distributing the smoke from top to bottom and spraying from the left and right sides in the smoking cabinet body; the smoke distribution mechanism makes the smoke no longer be smoked from bottom to top, but be sprayed uniformly from the left and right sides of the smoking cabinet body, increases the ability of the equipment for uniform coloring of smoked meat, increases the practicability of the equipment, and additionally, a rotating mechanism is arranged to make the smoking be rotatable and self-rotatable, so that the smoked meat has no four corners when being smoked, increases the functionality of the equipment in use, and further increases the ability of the equipment for uniform smoking of smoked meat.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of coloring technology for smoked meat, specifically to a device and method for coloring the surface of smoked meat products. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional smoked meat products refer to meat products made by marinating raw meat, followed by drying, open-flame smoking, and finally smoking. Currently, the common practice in making smoked meat is to hang the meat products in a fixed position and place some wood fuel below or to the side to generate smoke that drifts to the meat products for smoking and coloring. However, this method is not very effective in smoking and coloring meat products. The smoke from bottom to top cannot evenly color all the meat products. In addition, existing smoking equipment cannot focus on coloring the parts of the meat that have not been smoked properly, making it difficult to salvage some meat that has not been smoked perfectly.

[0003] The prior art (CN217564896U) discloses a rapid coloring device for smoked meat products, belonging to the field of meat product processing technology. This device includes a processing box with a hanging tray inside. The outer wall of the hanging tray has multiple hanging holes arranged in a circular array. A smoke exhaust mechanism is located at the upper end of a partition. Smoke inlets are located on both the left and right walls of the processing box. In this invention, the smoke exhausted from the outer exhaust hopper and the smoke exhaust mechanism simultaneously and evenly colores both the outer and inner surfaces of the meat products, resulting in excellent coloring effects and comprehensive coloring. This significantly improves the coloring and smoking effect of the meat products, and substantially enhances their flavor and quality. Furthermore, this solution uses the hanging tray to slowly and uniformly rotate the meat products below, allowing multiple meat products to come into contact with the smoke exhausted from both the outer and inner exhaust hoppers, resulting in uniform and thorough coloring and improved coloring efficiency.

[0004] However, the above invention does not have the function of separately smoking poorly smoked parts, and during the smoking process, there may be a situation where the smoked meat parts near the smoke outlet are smoked faster than other parts. To address this issue, we propose a surface coloring device and method for smoked meat products. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a surface coloring device and method for smoked meat products, in order to solve the problems mentioned in the background art that existing smoking equipment is difficult to color smoked meat evenly and that existing smoking equipment cannot focus on coloring parts of smoked meat that have not been smoked properly.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a device and method for coloring the surface of smoked meat products, comprising a smoking cabinet body.

[0007] The front side of the smoking cabinet body is provided with a sealed cabinet door, and the upper side of the smoking cabinet body is provided with a rotary motor, the output shaft of the rotary motor being connected to the center of the movable plate.

[0008] The smoke-dividing mechanism is installed inside the smoking cabinet and is used to divide the smoke from top to bottom into left and right sprays that are sprayed from the inside of the smoking cabinet.

[0009] A rotating mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body. The rotating mechanism is used to rotate the smoked meat evenly for smoking.

[0010] A coloring mechanism is installed inside the smoking cabinet and is used to re-smok unevenly smoked meat.

[0011] Preferably, the smoke distribution mechanism includes a first partition plate, a smoke passage groove is provided at the center of the first partition plate, the lower side of the first partition plate is a concave arc towards the center, a second partition plate is provided on the upper side of the first partition plate, smoke storage frames are symmetrically provided on the upper sides of the left and right sides of the second partition plate, and smoke passage holes are arrayed on the left and right sides of the second partition plate opposite to the smoke storage frames.

[0012] Preferably, a smoke storage box is inserted between the smoke passage groove and the second partition plate, a smoke passage groove is also provided on the lower side of the smoke storage box, smoke passage holes are also arrayed on the left and right sides of the upper end of the smoke storage box, and a pull groove is provided on the front side of the smoke storage box.

[0013] Preferably, the rotating mechanism includes a movable disk, on the outer side of which a rotating roller is rotatably mounted, the lower end of the rotating roller is provided with a hook groove, the upper end of the hook groove is provided with a gear, and a toothed ring is provided on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body, the gear meshing with the teeth of the toothed ring.

[0014] Preferably, the color-adding mechanism includes a placement box, on which a cover plate is rotatably mounted. The upper end of the cover plate has an array of smoke vents. An exhaust fan is installed on one side of the smoke storage frame, and a telescopic flexible hose is provided at the exhaust pipe of the exhaust fan.

[0015] Preferably, the end of the telescopic hose is provided with a conical plug, and rubber sheets are arranged in an array inside the smoke vents formed on the cover plate.

[0016] Preferably, the rotary motor is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the smoking cabinet body by a mounting rod. The output shaft of the rotary motor is exposed, and a gear is provided on the output shaft. Gears are rotatably mounted on both the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body. A transmission belt is sleeved between the three gears. A transmission rod is provided at the center of the gears on the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body. The transmission rod is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the smoke storage frame. A smoke extraction fan is provided at the lower end of the transmission rod and is located inside the smoke storage frame.

[0017] Preferably, the diameter of the gears located on the left and right sides of the upper end of the smoking cabinet body is smaller than the diameter of the gear located on the output shaft of the rotary motor, and there are two sets of transmission belts, which are respectively sleeved on the gears.

[0018] Preferably, a smoke-absorbing fan blade is provided on the lower side of the movable disc, and the tilt angle of the smoke-absorbing fan blade is adapted to the rotation direction of the movable disc.

[0019] Preferably, the smoked meat hanging in the hook groove will rotate around the output shaft of the rotary motor when the rotary motor is started. The smoke will pass through the smoke passage and be stored in the smoke storage box, and then be sprayed out through the smoke hole to smoke the rotating and self-rotating smoked meat. Alternatively, the smoked meat can be placed in the placement box, and then the telescopic hose can be inserted into different positions on the cover plate to color the smoked meat in different areas.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The present invention uses a smoke distribution mechanism to ensure that the smoke is no longer smoked from bottom to top, but is evenly sprayed from the left and right sides of the smoking cabinet body, which increases the equipment's ability to evenly color the smoked meat and increases the equipment's practicality. In addition, a rotating mechanism is provided that allows the smoking process to rotate and also rotate on its own, so that the smoked meat does not have four corners when being smoked, which increases the functionality of the equipment during use and further increases the equipment's ability to evenly smoke the meat. A coloring mechanism is also provided to locally color the meat that is not perfectly smoked, which increases the equipment's functional diversity and practicality. Attached Figure Description

[0021] 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.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the structure of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal cross-section of the structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 3 A magnified view of part A in the diagram;

[0027] Figure 6 For the present invention Figure 4 A magnified view of part B in the diagram.

[0028] In the diagram: 1. Smoking cabinet body; 2. Sealed cabinet door; 3. Rotary motor; 4. Movable tray; 5. First partition plate; 6. Smoke duct; 7. Second partition plate; 8. Smoke storage frame; 9. Smoke vent; 10. Smoke storage box; 11. Pull groove; 12. Placement box; 13. Cover plate; 14. Rubber sheet; 15. Exhaust fan; 16. Telescopic hose; 17. Rotating roller; 18. Hook groove; 19. Gear; 20. Gear ring; 21. Mounting rod; 22. Transmission belt; 23. Transmission rod; 24. Smoke extraction fan; 25. Smoke extraction fan blade. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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.

[0030] Please see Figure 1-6 The present invention provides an embodiment of a device and method for coloring the surface of smoked meat products, comprising a smoking cabinet body 1.

[0031] A sealed cabinet door 2 is provided on the front side of the smoking cabinet body 1, and a rotary motor 3 is provided on the upper side of the smoking cabinet body 1. The output shaft of the rotary motor 3 is connected to the center of the movable plate 4.

[0032] The smoke-dividing mechanism is installed inside the smoking cabinet body 1. The smoke-dividing mechanism is used to divide the smoke from top to bottom into two parts that are sprayed from the left and right sides inside the smoking cabinet body 1.

[0033] The rotating mechanism is located on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body 1. The rotating mechanism is used to rotate the smoked meat evenly for smoking.

[0034] The coloring mechanism is located inside the smoking cabinet body 1. The coloring mechanism is used to re-smok the smoked meat that has not been smoked evenly. This equipment uses a smoke-dividing mechanism and a rotating mechanism to make the smoked meat smoked more evenly. It also has a coloring mechanism to add color to the parts of the smoked meat that has not been smoked perfectly.

[0035] Furthermore, the smoke-distributing mechanism includes a first partition plate 5, with a smoke-through groove 6 at its center. The lower side of the first partition plate 5 is a concave arc. A second partition plate 7 is provided on the upper side of the first partition plate 5. Smoke-collecting frames 8 are symmetrically arranged on the upper sides of the left and right sides of the second partition plate 7. Smoke-through holes 9 are arrayed on the opposite sides of the left and right sides of the second partition plate 7 and the smoke-collecting frames 8. Figure 2 As shown, this structure allows the smoke to be evenly distributed and sprayed from the left and right sides inside the smoking cabinet body 1, increasing the uniformity of meat smoking by the equipment.

[0036] Furthermore, a smoke storage box 10 is inserted between the smoke passage groove 6 and the second partition plate 7. A smoke passage groove 6 is also provided on the lower side of the smoke storage box 10. Smoke holes 9 are also arranged in an array on the left and right sides of the upper end of the smoke storage box 10. A pull groove 11 is provided on the front side of the smoke storage box 10, such as... Figure 2 As shown, this structure allows the smoke to be stored in the smoke storage box 10, ensuring that the smoking process is not interrupted if firewood is not added in time, and most of the oil fumes will remain in the smoke storage box 10, making the equipment easy to clean.

[0037] Furthermore, the rotating mechanism includes a movable disk 4, on the outer side of which a rotating roller 17 is rotatably mounted. The lower end of the rotating roller 17 has a hook groove 18, and the upper end of the hook groove 18 is provided with a gear 19. A gear ring 20 is provided on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body 1. The gear 19 meshes with the teeth of the gear ring 20, such as... Figure 4 As shown, this structure allows the suspended smoked meat to rotate and spin on its own axis, resulting in more even smoking.

[0038] Furthermore, the color-adding mechanism includes a placement box 12, on which a cover plate 13 is rotatably mounted. The upper end of the cover plate 13 has an array of smoke vents 9. An exhaust fan 15 is mounted on a smoke storage frame 8 on one side, and a flexible hose 16 is provided at the exhaust pipe of the exhaust fan 15. Figure 2 As shown, this structure allows the smoked meat inside the box 12 to be sprayed locally, achieving the function of localized coloring.

[0039] Furthermore, the end of the flexible hose 16 is provided with a conical plug, and rubber sheets 14 are arranged in an array within the smoke vent 9 opened on the cover plate 13, such as... Figure 2 As shown, this structure allows the smoke inside the placement box 12 to remain for a longer time, while also making the insertion of the telescopic hose 16 more stable.

[0040] Furthermore, the rotary motor 3 is fixedly mounted on the upper side of the smoking cabinet body 1 via the mounting rod 21. The output shaft of the rotary motor 3 is exposed, and a gear 19 is provided on the output shaft of the rotary motor 3. Gears 19 are rotatably mounted on both the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body 1. A transmission belt 22 is sleeved between the three gears 19. A transmission rod 23 is provided at the center of the gears 19 on the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body 1. The transmission rod 23 is rotatably mounted on the upper end of the smoke storage frame 8. A smoke extraction fan 24 is provided at the lower end of the transmission rod 23. The smoke extraction fan 24 is located inside the smoke storage frame 8. Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, this structure allows the smoke inside the smoking cabinet body 1 to rise under the action of the smoke extraction fan 24, increasing the efficiency of the equipment during smoking.

[0041] Furthermore, the diameter of the gears 19 located on the left and right sides of the upper end of the smoking cabinet body 1 is smaller than the diameter of the gear 19 located on the output shaft of the rotary motor 3. There are two sets of transmission belts 22, each fitted onto a gear 19. Figure 6 As shown, this structure allows the smoke extraction fan 24 to rotate faster, increasing the efficiency of the device in extracting smoke.

[0042] Furthermore, a smoke extraction fan blade 25 is provided on the lower side of the movable disc 4, and the tilt angle of the smoke extraction fan blade 25 is adapted to the rotation direction of the movable disc 4, such as... Figure 5 As shown, this structure allows the movable disc 4 to smoke during rotation, making the smoke circulate more smoothly within the smoking cabinet body 1 and increasing the practicality of the equipment.

[0043] Furthermore, when the smoked meat hanging in the hook groove 18 is started, the rotary motor 3 will cause the smoked meat to rotate around the output shaft of the rotary motor 3 and rotate on its own axis. The smoke will pass through the smoke passage 6, be stored in the smoke storage box 10, and then be sprayed out through the smoke passage hole 9 to smoke the rotating and self-rotating smoked meat. Alternatively, the smoked meat can be placed in the placement box 12, and then the telescopic hose 16 can be inserted into different positions on the cover plate 13 to color the smoked meat in different areas.

[0044] Working principle: When in use, thread the smoked meat onto the hook and hang it in the hook groove 18. Then, light firewood on the underside of the first partition plate 5, close the sealed cabinet door 2, and start the rotary motor 3. The output shaft of the rotary motor 3 rotates, driving the movable disc 4 to rotate. At this time, gear 19 meshes with the gear ring 20, driving gear 19 and the rotating roller 17 to rotate, achieving the rotation and self-rotation of the smoked meat. The smoke generated by the burning firewood rises and enters the smoke storage box 10 through the smoke passage 6. After the smoke storage box 10 is full, it enters the second partition plate 7 through the smoke hole 9 and is sprayed out from the smoke hole 9 on the second partition plate 7 to smoke the rotating meat. When the coloring mechanism is needed, rotate and open the cover plate 13, placing the imperfect smoked meat in the placement box 12, and removing the under-smoked meat. Align the part of the smoke with the smoke vent 9 on the cover plate 13, then cover the cover plate 13, insert the telescopic hose 16 into the aligned smoke vent 9, and then start the exhaust fan 15. The exhaust fan 15 will suck up the smoke in the smoking cabinet body 1 and focus on smoking the parts of the meat that have not been smoked properly. At this time, the rubber sheet 14 will fit the end of the telescopic hose 16 to make it more stable. When the rotary motor 3 rotates, the gear 19 set on the rotary motor 3 rotates and drives the gears 19 set on the left and right ends of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body 1 to rotate through the transmission belt 22. At this time, the transmission rod 23 and the smoke fan 24 are driven to rotate and smoke. At this time, the smoke fan blade 25 will also rotate with the movable plate 4 and smoke, making the flow of smoke smoother. The above is the entire working principle of the present invention.

[0045] 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 its spirit or essential characteristics. 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, all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims are intended to be included within the present invention. No reference numerals in the claims should be construed as limiting the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A device for coloring the surface of smoked meat products, comprising a smoking cabinet body (1). Its features are: The front side of the smoking cabinet body (1) is provided with a sealed cabinet door (2), and the upper side of the smoking cabinet body (1) is provided with a rotary motor (3). The output shaft of the rotary motor (3) is connected to the center position of the movable plate (4). The smoke-dividing mechanism is installed inside the smoking cabinet body (1). The smoke-dividing mechanism is used to divide the smoke from top to bottom into left and right sides sprayed from inside the smoking cabinet body (1). The smoke-dividing mechanism includes a first partition plate (5). A smoke-passing groove (6) is opened at the center of the first partition plate (5). The lower side of the first partition plate (5) is a concave arc. A second partition plate (7) is provided on the upper side of the first partition plate (5). Smoke-storing frames (8) are symmetrically arranged on the upper side of the left and right sides of the second partition plate (7). Smoke-passing holes (9) are arranged in an array on the left and right sides of the second partition plate (7) opposite to the smoke-storing frames (8). A rotating mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body (1). The rotating mechanism is used to rotate the smoked meat evenly for smoking. The coloring mechanism is set inside the smoking cabinet body (1). The coloring mechanism is used to re-smok the smoked meat that is not smoked evenly. The coloring mechanism includes a placement box (12). A cover plate (13) is rotatably installed on the placement box (12). The upper end of the cover plate (13) is provided with smoke holes (9). An exhaust fan (15) is installed on the smoke storage frame (8) on one side. A telescopic hose (16) is provided at the air outlet of the exhaust fan (15).

2. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that: A smoke storage box (10) is inserted between the smoke passage groove (6) and the second partition plate (7). A smoke passage groove (6) is also provided on the lower side of the smoke storage box (10). Smoke holes (9) are also arranged on the left and right sides of the upper end of the smoke storage box (10). A pull groove (11) is provided on the front side of the smoke storage box (10).

3. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism includes a movable disk (4), on which a rotating roller (17) is rotatably mounted in an array. The lower end of the rotating roller (17) is provided with a hook groove (18), and the upper end of the hook groove (18) is provided with a gear (19). A toothed ring (20) is provided on the upper side inside the smoking cabinet body (1), and the teeth of the gear (19) mesh with the teeth of the toothed ring (20).

4. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the telescopic hose (16) is provided with a conical plug, and rubber sheets (14) are arranged in an array inside the smoke vent (9) opened on the cover plate (13).

5. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary motor (3) is fixedly installed on the upper side of the smoking cabinet body (1) by the mounting rod (21). The output shaft of the rotary motor (3) is exposed. A gear (19) is provided on the output shaft of the rotary motor (3). Gears (19) are rotatably installed on both the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body (1). A transmission belt (22) is sleeved between the three gears (19). A transmission rod (23) is provided at the center of the gears (19) on the left and right sides of the upper side of the smoking cabinet body (1). The transmission rod (23) is rotatably installed on the upper end of the smoke storage frame (8). A smoke-absorbing fan (24) is provided at the lower end of the transmission rod (23). The smoke-absorbing fan (24) is located inside the smoke storage frame (8).

6. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 5, characterized in that: The diameter of the gears (19) set on the upper left and right sides of the smoking cabinet body (1) is smaller than the diameter of the gear (19) set on the output shaft of the rotary motor (3). There are two sets of transmission belts (22), which are respectively sleeved on the gears (19).

7. The surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower side of the movable disc (4) is provided with a smoking fan blade (25), and the tilt angle of the smoking fan blade (25) is adapted to the rotation direction of the movable disc (4).

8. A method of using the surface coloring device for smoked meat products according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that: When the smoked meat is hung in the hook groove (18), the rotary motor (3) will start and drive the smoked meat to rotate around the output shaft of the rotary motor (3) and rotate on its own axis. The smoke will pass through the smoke passage groove (6) and be stored in the smoke storage box (10) and then be sprayed out through the smoke passage hole (9) to smoke the rotating and self-rotating smoked meat. Alternatively, the smoked meat can be placed in the placement box (12) and then the telescopic hose (16) can be inserted into different positions on the cover plate (13) to color the smoked meat in different areas.

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