Deep-frying bean curd ball equipment

By designing a frying equipment that includes pre-frying, feeding, and pushing components, the problem of tofu balls sticking together during frying was solved, enabling mass production and stable frying results, and improving production efficiency and safety.

CN119054717BActive Publication Date: 2025-11-07HEBEI MADAJIE FOOD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202411453992.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-17
Publication Date
2025-11-07
Estimated Expiration
2044-10-17

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Technical Problem

Existing frying equipment cannot effectively prevent tofu balls from sticking together during frying, and it is difficult to achieve mass production, resulting in low production efficiency and inconsistent frying results.

Method used

A deep frying device was designed, comprising a fryer assembly, a pre-frying assembly, a feeding assembly, and a pushing assembly. The pre-frying assembly separates and shapes tofu balls, the feeding assembly enables batch feeding, and the pushing assembly delivers the shaped tofu balls into the fryer. The device is automated by combining a PLC controller.

Benefits of technology

This method effectively prevents tofu balls from sticking together during frying, enabling mass production, improving production efficiency, and ensuring consistent frying results and safety.

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Abstract

The application discloses a kind of deep-fried bean curd balls equipment, including frying pan assembly, the pre-frying assembly of separating and shaping bean curd ball, the feeding assembly of sending bean curd ball into pre-frying assembly, the pusher assembly of sending the bean curd ball after shaping into the other end of frying pan assembly and control assembly;The pre-frying assembly can be lifted and installed in the right side of frying pan assembly;The feeding assembly can be detachably installed above pre-frying assembly;The pusher assembly is installed in the right end of frying pan assembly;The semi-finished product bean curd ball is pre-fried and shaped by setting pre-frying assembly, to avoid mutual adhesion of bean curd ball during deep-frying;Batch feeding is realized by setting feeding assembly;The shaped bean curd ball is removed by setting pusher assembly, realizes batch shaping and deep-frying of bean curd ball, and the automation control of pre-frying, feeding and pushing is realized by control assembly, reduces manual work intensity, and improves production efficiency.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food processing equipment, in particular to a kind of fried bean curd ball equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] As one of the traditional foods deeply loved by people, tofu has a variety of products, from traditional tofu to modern dried tofu, fried bean curd ball, etc., each with its own characteristics. Among them, fried bean curd ball is very popular among the public, with soft and chewy texture and rich and varied flavor, meeting the current demand for multiple flavors and textures.

[0003] The production process of fried bean curd ball has its special limitations. Because of the strong adhesion of the surface of the bean curd ball before frying, it is often difficult to shape during the early frying process. During frying, the bean curd ball may deform, break or have inconsistent color among the products in the same batch.

[0004] In order to meet the requirements of complete shape, consistent color and unbroken skin after frying, it is a common step to prevent the mutual adhesion of the bean curd balls shaped in the frying pot during the frying process of the bean curd balls. The traditional method is to use manual single frying or simple frying device, but these methods are inefficient and unstable, and manual frying is low in efficiency and has certain danger of being splashed by high-temperature hot oil. The existing frying equipment on the market cannot realize batch production of fried bean curd balls, and the bean curd balls are usually put into the equipment one by one during frying, which may easily stick to each other during frying, affecting the frying effect. SUMMARY

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present application is to provide a fried bean curd ball equipment that can prevent the mutual adhesion of bean curd balls and can batch fry bean curd balls to improve production efficiency.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the technical solutions adopted by the present application are as follows.

[0007] A fried bean curd ball equipment, comprising a frying pot assembly, a pre-frying assembly for separating and shaping the bean curd balls, a feeding assembly for feeding the bean curd balls into the pre-frying assembly, a pushing assembly for feeding the shaped bean curd balls into the other end of the frying pot assembly, and a control assembly; the pre-frying assembly is installed on the right side of the frying pot assembly and can be lifted; the feeding assembly is detachably installed above the pre-frying assembly; the pushing assembly is installed at the right end of the frying pot assembly; the output end of the control assembly is connected to the controlled end of the frying pot assembly, the feeding assembly, the pre-frying assembly and the pushing assembly; and the control assembly adopts a PLC controller.

[0008] The frying pot assembly comprises a frying pot frame, a door plate mounted on the frying pot frame, and a frying pot mounted inside the frying pot frame.

[0009] The pre-frying assembly comprises a pre-frying frame and a lifting mechanism mounted on the right side of the frying pot assembly, and the pre-frying frame is connected with the lifting mechanism.

[0010] The pre-frying frame comprises a pre-frying frame, and a plurality of pre-frying cylinders are arranged inside the pre-frying frame.

[0011] The lifting mechanism comprises a support mounted on the frying pot assembly, two lifting cylinders mounted on the top end of the support through upper mounting plates, and the bottom end of the lifting cylinder is mounted on the lower mounting plate on the two sides of the pre-frying frame, and the controlled end of the lifting cylinder is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

[0012] The feeding assembly comprises a feeding frame, a plurality of rotating shafts mounted on the feeding frame, a plurality of feeding spoons arranged uniformly and corresponding to the pre-frying cylinders, and the feeding spoons are placed with the fried tofu balls to be fried, and the rotating shafts are connected with the turnover mechanism.

[0013] The turnover mechanism comprises a first connecting rod hingedly connected with the end of the rotating shaft, the other end of the first connecting rod is hingedly connected with a connecting plate, and a second connecting rod is arranged on one of the rotating shafts, and the second connecting rod is vertically slidably connected with a turnover top rod mounted on the pre-frying assembly.

[0014] The pushing assembly comprises a push plate vertically arranged on the right side wall of the frying pot assembly, and the two ends of the push plate are connected with the slide table cylinders arranged on the front and rear sides of the frying pot frame; the two ends of the slide table cylinder are mounted on the frying pot assembly through the fixed plates, and the controlled end of the slide table cylinder is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

[0015] Due to the above technical scheme, the technical progress achieved by the present application is as follows.

[0016] The application provides a fried tofu ball equipment, through the setting of a pre-frying assembly, the semi-finished tofu balls are pre-fried, separated and shaped, so that the mutual adhesion of the tofu balls in the frying process is avoided; through the setting of a feeding assembly, batch feeding is realized, compared with single feeding, the feeding efficiency is greatly improved; through the setting of a pushing assembly, the shaped tofu balls are removed, batch shaping and frying of the tofu balls are realized, the stable frying effect is ensured, through the automatic control of the control assembly on the pre-frying, feeding and pushing, the manual work intensity is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the application;

[0018] Figure 2 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the application; Figure 1

[0019] Figure 3 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the frying pot assembly of the application;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the frying pot frame of the application;

[0021] Figure 5 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the feeding assembly of the application;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a top view of the feeding assembly of the application;

[0023] Figure 7 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the feeding frame of the application;

[0024] Figure 8 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the turnover mechanism of the application;

[0025] Figure 9 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the pre-frying assembly of the application;

[0026] Figure 10 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the pre-frying frame of the application;

[0027] Figure 11 It is a specific structure schematic diagram of the pushing assembly of the application.

[0028] ​Wherein: 1. fryer assembly, 11. fryer frame, 12. fryer, 13. door plate, 14. electric heating tube, 15. hollow bottom plate, 16. oil drain valve, 2. feeding assembly, 21. feeding frame, 22. rotating shaft, 23. feeding spoon, 24. first connecting rod, 25. connecting plate, 26. second connecting rod, 27. sliding rail, 28. handle, 3. pre-frying assembly, 31. lifting mechanism, 311. support, 312. lifting cylinder, 313. upper mounting plate, 314. synchronous shaft, 315. third connecting rod, 316. fourth connecting rod, 317. fish eye joint, 318. sealing bushing, 32. pre-frying frame, 321. pre-frying frame, 322. pre-frying cylinder, 323. lower mounting plate, 324. guide sleeve, 325. positioning guide rail, 326. limiting slot, 327. anti-sticking bushing, 4. pushing assembly, 41. push plate, 42. fixed plate, 43. sliding table cylinder, 5. turning top rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0030] A kind of fried bean curd ball equipment, as shown in Figures 1 to 11 It includes fryer assembly 1, pre-frying assembly 3 for separating and shaping bean curd ball, feeding assembly 2 for sending bean curd ball into pre-frying assembly 3, pushing assembly 4 for sending shaped bean curd ball into the other end of fryer assembly 1 and control assembly, pre-frying assembly 3 is installed on the right side of fryer assembly 1 and can be lifted, feeding assembly 2 is detachably installed above pre-frying assembly 3, pushing assembly 4 is installed at the right end of fryer assembly 1, and the output end of control assembly is connected with the controlled end of fryer assembly 1, feeding assembly 2, pre-frying assembly 3 and pushing assembly 4 respectively.

[0031] The fryer assembly 1 includes fryer frame 11, as shown in Figure 3 The door plate 13 is installed on the fryer frame 11, the fryer 12 is installed inside the fryer frame 11, the electric heating tube 14 is installed in the fryer 12, the hollow bottom plate 15 is arranged at the bottom of the fryer 12 for protecting the electric heating tube 14, and the controlled end of the electric heating tube 14 is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

[0032] The bottom of the fryer frame 11 is provided with the oil drain valve 16, and the controlled end of the oil drain valve 16 is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

[0033] The feeding assembly 2 includes feeding frame 21, as shown in Figure 5 A plurality of rotating shafts 22 are installed on the feeding frame 21, a plurality of feeding spoons 23 are arranged on the rotating shafts 22 at intervals, the bean curd balls to be fried are placed on the feeding spoons 23, and the rotating shafts 22 are connected with the turnover mechanism respectively.

[0034] The turnover mechanism comprises a first connecting rod 24 hingedly connected to the end of the rotating shaft 22, as shown in the figure. Figure 8 The other end of the first connecting rod 24 is hingedly connected to a connecting plate 25, and the turnover mechanism further comprises a second connecting rod 26 arranged on one of the rotating shafts 22, which is vertically slidably connected to the turnover ejector rod 5 arranged on the pre-frying assembly 3.

[0035] When the turnover ejector rod 5 lifts up the second connecting rod 26, the second connecting rod 26 drives the rotating shaft 22 on which the second connecting rod 26 is arranged to turn over, and drives the other rotating shafts 22 to turn over through the cooperation of the first connecting rod 24 and the connecting plate 25, so that the tofu balls in the feeding spoon 23 are placed into the pre-frying assembly 3 for separate frying, which facilitates shaping.

[0036] The bottom end of the feeding frame 21 is provided with a sliding rail 27 slidably connected to the pre-frying assembly 3, as shown in the figure. Figure 7 The position of the feeding spoon 23 can be adjusted to ensure that the tofu balls can accurately fall into the pre-frying position of the pre-frying assembly 3 during feeding.

[0037] The upper part of the feeding frame 21 is provided with a handle 28 on each side, which facilitates the installation and disassembly of the feeding assembly 2.

[0038] The pre-frying assembly 3 comprises a pre-frying frame 32 and a lifting mechanism 31, as shown in the figure. Figure 9 The lifting mechanism 31 is arranged on the right side of the frying pot frame 11, and the pre-frying frame 32 is connected to the lifting mechanism 31, so that the lifting mechanism 31 can drive the pre-frying frame 32 to lift up and down inside the frying pot 12.

[0039] The pre-frying frame 32 comprises a pre-frying frame 321, as shown in the figure. Figure 10 A plurality of pre-frying cylinders 322 are arranged inside the pre-frying frame 321, and the pre-frying cylinders 322 are arranged corresponding to the feeding spoon 23, which can ensure that the tofu balls in the feeding spoon 23 accurately fall into the pre-frying cylinders 322, so that the tofu balls are separated and shaped.

[0040] The pre-frying cylinder 321 is provided with an anti-sticking bushing 327 inside, which can prevent the tofu balls from sticking to the inner wall of the pre-frying cylinder during pre-frying.

[0041] The pre-frying frame 321 is provided with a positioning guide rail 325 on the top of the front and rear sides, which is slidably connected to the sliding rail 27, so that the feeding spoon 23 can correspond to the pre-frying cylinder 322.

[0042] The left end of the pre-frying frame 321 is provided with a limiting slot 326 for limiting the feeding frame 21.

[0043] The turnover ejector rod 5 is slidably arranged on the pre-frying frame 321 to lift up the second connecting rod 26 and drive the turnover mechanism to act.

[0044] The lifting mechanism 31 comprises a support 311 mounted on the frying pan frame 11, as shown in the drawings, the top of the support 311 is provided with a lifting cylinder 312 on both sides through an upper mounting plate 313, the bottom of the lifting cylinder 312 is mounted on a lower mounting plate 323 on both sides of the pre-frying frame 321, and the controlled end of the lifting cylinder 312 is connected with the output end of the control assembly. Figure 9

[0045] The lower mounting plate 323 is provided with a guide sleeve 324 for positioning and guiding the lifting cylinder 312.

[0046] The top of the support 311 is provided with a synchronous shaft 314, and the synchronous shaft 314 is provided with a sealing bushing 318 on both sides to protect the synchronous shaft 314.

[0047] Both ends of the synchronous shaft 314 are hingedly connected with a third connecting rod 315, the other end of the third connecting rod 315 is hingedly connected with a fourth connecting rod 316, and the other end of the fourth connecting rod 316 is hingedly connected to the lower mounting plate 323.

[0048] Both ends of the fourth connecting rod 316 are provided with fish eye joints 317, and the pin shafts pass through the fish eye joints 317 and are locked by lock nuts, so that the fourth connecting rod 316 is hingedly connected with the third connecting rod 315 and the lower mounting plate 323.

[0049] The pre-frying frame 31 is lifted in the frying pan 12 by the lifting cylinder 312, and the synchronous shaft 314, the third connecting rod 315 and the fourth connecting rod 316 are cooperated to realize the synchronous action of the two lifting cylinders 312.

[0050] The pushing assembly 4 comprises a pushing plate 41, as shown in the drawings, the pushing plate 41 is vertically arranged on the right side wall of the frying pan 12, and both ends of the pushing plate 41 are connected with slide table cylinders 43 arranged on the front and rear sides of the frying pan frame 11. Figure 11

[0051] Both ends of the slide table cylinder 43 are mounted on the frying pan frame 11 through a fixed plate 42, and the controlled end of the slide table cylinder 43 is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

[0052] The control assembly adopts a PLC controller, and the PLC controller is connected with the electric heating tube 14, the lifting cylinder 312 and the slide table cylinder 43 in a conventional circuit connection mode, so as to control the heating of the electric heating tube 14, the lifting of the lifting cylinder 312 and the sliding of the slide table cylinder 43.

[0053] In use, first, the feeding assembly 2 is mounted on the pre-frying assembly 3, the position of the feeding frame 21 is adjusted so that the feeding spoon 23 is correspondingly arranged on the pre-frying cylinder 322, and the semi-finished bean curd balls are placed in the feeding spoon 23.

[0054] ​​Then, the lifting cylinder 312 drives the pre-frying frame 32 and the feeding assembly 2 to move downwards into the frying pot 12, when the pre-frying frame 32 moves downwards and contacts the hollow bottom plate 14 at the bottom of the frying pot 12, the turnover top rod 5 installed on the pre-frying frame 32 moves upwards, lifts the second connecting rod 26, controls the rotation of the rotating shaft 22 where the second connecting rod 26 is located, and drives the remaining rotating shafts 22 to rotate through the cooperation of the first connecting rod 24 and the connecting plate 25, and sends the tofu balls in the feeding spoon 23 into the pre-frying cylinder 322 for pre-frying and shaping, and the pre-frying cylinder 322 separates each tofu ball in a separate space to prevent adhesion.

[0055] After the tofu balls are fried and shaped, the lifting cylinder 312 on both sides drives the pre-frying frame 32 to move upwards to the standby state, at this time, the shaped tofu balls remain in the frying pot 12 for continuous frying, in order to ensure that the next batch of tofu balls can be pre-fried and shaped, the shaped tofu balls are pushed from the right side of the frying pot to the left side of the frying pot through the pushing assembly.

[0056] Specifically, the slide table cylinder 43 drives the push plate 41 to move to the left side, and the push plate 41 sends the shaped tofu balls into the right side of the frying pot, and then the slide table cylinder 43 drives the push plate 41 to move to the right to reset, so as to push the material next time.

[0057] In addition, in order to ensure that the pre-frying and shaping effect is consistent, a time relay is installed on the lifting mechanism 31, and the output end of the time relay is connected with the input end of the PLC controller.

[0058] The time relay is provided with a pre-frying time, when the feeding assembly completes feeding, the time relay starts timing, when the pre-frying time reaches the time set in the time relay, the time relay sends a signal to the PLC controller, and then the PLC controller controls the lifting cylinder to rise, and the pushing assembly 4 sends the pre-fried tofu balls into the frying pot on the other side for frying, which is convenient for pre-frying next time, and the pre-frying time is the same every time in the cycle operation, so that the consistency of the pre-frying effect is ensured.

[0059] The present application provides a kind of fried tofu ball equipment, pre-frying assembly is set to pre-fry and separate shaping semi-finished product tofu ball, avoid mutual adhesion of tofu ball in the process of frying;Feeding assembly is set to realize batch feeding, compared with single feeding, feeding efficiency is greatly improved;Pushing assembly is set to remove shaped tofu ball, realize batch shaping and frying of tofu ball, ensure stable frying effect, pre-frying, feeding, pushing are controlled by control assembly, reduce manual work intensity, improve production efficiency.

Claims

1. A deep-fried tofu ball making apparatus, characterized by: The application relates to a tofu ball processing device, which comprises a frying pot assembly (1), a pre-frying assembly (3) for separating and shaping tofu balls, a feeding assembly (2) for feeding the tofu balls into the pre-frying assembly (3), a pushing assembly (4) for feeding the shaped tofu balls into the other end of the frying pot assembly (1), and a control assembly; the pre-frying assembly (3) is installed on the right side of the frying pot assembly (1) in a lifting mode; the feeding assembly (2) is detachably installed above the pre-frying assembly (3); the pushing assembly (4) is installed at the right end of the frying pot assembly (1); the output ends of the control assembly are connected with the controlled ends of the frying pot assembly (1), the feeding assembly (2), the pre-frying assembly (3) and the pushing assembly (4) respectively; and the control assembly adopts a PLC controller. The pre-frying assembly (3) comprises a pre-frying frame (32) and a lifting mechanism (31); the lifting mechanism (31) is installed on the right side of the frying pot assembly (1), and the pre-frying frame (32) is connected with the lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism (31) comprises a support (311) installed on the frying pot assembly (1), and lifting air cylinders (312) are installed on the top ends of the two sides of the support (311) through upper mounting plates (313) respectively; the pre-frying frame (32) comprises a pre-frying edge frame (321), and a plurality of pre-frying cylinders (322) are arranged in the pre-frying edge frame (321); The feeding assembly (2) comprises a feeding frame (21), a plurality of rotating shafts (22) are installed on the feeding frame (21), a plurality of feeding spoons (23) are arranged on the rotating shafts (22) in a uniform interval and are correspondingly arranged with the pre-frying cylinders (322); and the rotating shafts (22) are connected with a turnover mechanism respectively; The turnover mechanism comprises first connecting rods (24) which are hingedly connected with the end portions of the rotating shafts (22) respectively, the other ends of the first connecting rods (24) are hingedly connected with a connecting plate (25), and the turnover mechanism further comprises a second connecting rod (26) arranged on one of the rotating shafts (22), and the second connecting rod (26) is vertically slidably connected with a turnover top rod (5) installed on the pre-frying edge frame (321); The frying pot assembly (1) comprises a frying pot frame (11), a frying pot (12) is installed in the frying pot frame (11), and a hollow bottom plate (15) for protecting an electric heating pipe (14) is arranged at the bottom of the frying pot (12). The feeding assembly (2) is installed on the pre-frying assembly (3), and the position of the feeding frame (21) is adjusted so that the feeding spoon (23) is correspondingly arranged with the pre-frying cylinder (322), and the semi-finished bean curd balls are respectively placed in the feeding spoon (23); the lifting cylinder (312) drives the pre-frying frame (32) and the feeding assembly (2) to move downward into the fryer (12), when the pre-frying frame (32) moves downward and contacts the hollow bottom plate (15) at the bottom of the fryer (12), the turnover top rod (5) installed on the pre-frying frame (321) moves upward, and the second connecting rod (26) is lifted, the rotation shaft (22) on which the second connecting rod (26) is located is controlled to rotate, and the remaining rotation shafts (22) are driven to rotate through the cooperation of the first connecting rod (24) and the connecting plate (25), the bean curd balls in the feeding spoon (23) are sent into the pre-frying cylinder (322) for pre-frying and shaping, and the pre-frying cylinder (322) separates each bean curd ball in a separate space; after the bean curd balls are fried and shaped, the lifting cylinders (312) on both sides drive the pre-frying frame (32) to move upward, and rise to a standby state, at this time, the shaped bean curd balls remain in the fryer (12) for continuous frying.

2. The deep-fried tofu ball making apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The fryer frame (11) is provided with a door plate (13), and the fryer (12) is provided with an electric heating pipe (14), and the controlled end of the electric heating pipe (14) is connected with the output end of the control assembly; the bottom of the fryer frame (11) is provided with an oil discharge valve (16), and the controlled end of the oil discharge valve (16) is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

3. The deep-fried tofu ball apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The bottom end of the lifting cylinder (312) is installed on the lower mounting plate (323) on both sides of the pre-frying frame (321), and the controlled end of the lifting cylinder (312) is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

4. The device for deep-frying tofu balls according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing assembly (4) comprises a pushing plate (41), and the pushing plate (41) is vertically arranged on the right side wall of the fryer assembly (1); the two ends of the pushing plate (41) are respectively connected with the slide table cylinder (43) arranged on the front and rear sides of the fryer frame (11); the two ends of the slide table cylinder (43) are respectively installed on the fryer assembly (1) through the fixing plate (42), and the controlled end of the slide table cylinder (43) is connected with the output end of the control assembly.

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