A clam dehydration device

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of dehydration equipment, and in particular to a clam dehydration equipment, comprising a machine base, a belt conveyor assembly for conveying clam meat provided in the machine base, a hot air dryer installed on the top right side of the machine base, a material guide frame connected to the top left side of the machine base, a lower hopper installed on the top left side of the material guide frame, a screen installed in an inclined manner with the left side higher than the right side in the material guide frame, and two upper and lower material guide plates connected to the material guide frame. The clam meat on the screen can be intermittently put in by the up and down movement of the baffle plate, avoiding accumulation and overlap caused by excessive putting of clam meat, and the clam meat of different sizes can be screened by the screen. The clam meat of different sizes screened by the screen can be guided to the front and rear independent conveying areas of the belt conveyor assembly by the upper and lower material guide plates, thereby achieving the size classification of the clam meat and avoiding the mixed dehydration of clam meat of different sizes, thereby improving the quality consistency of the product, as well as the controllable and continuous processing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of dehydration equipment, in particular to a clam dehydration equipment. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of clams, after soaking, washing, sand removal, and other steps, the clam meat is finally obtained through processes such as shelling, steam shelling, and vibration extraction. The clam meat is then dehydrated. Different from the drying process of dried products, some water needs to be removed during the processing of clam meat for quality control. The dehydrated clam meat is more conducive to seasoning and has a better elastic taste.

[0003] Continuous dehydration equipment can be easily combined with subsequent production equipment to form continuous production of clam meat products. It can perform multi-stage moisture control and seasoning compound operations to achieve a deeper fusion of seasoning and clam meat flavor, help reshape and enhance the flavor, save manpower and material resources, and at the same time improve the quality of products such as ready-to-eat clams.

[0004] At present, dryers are commonly used to dehydrate clam meat. The specific process is as follows:

[0005] 1. Pour the clam meat into a serving plate and arrange it on a plate. Hollow out the bottom of the serving plate to drain the moisture from the clam meat.

[0006] 2. Place the prepared clam meat into the dryer for dehydration.

[0007] Although the above method can achieve the dehydration of clam meat, there are two major problems:

[0008] 1. Failure to classify clam meat by size results in different sizes of clam meat being mixed together, affecting product quality consistency;

[0009] 2. Clam meat tends to pile up and overlap in the serving dish, which reduces dehydration efficiency and quality because the overlapping parts cannot fully contact the hot air, resulting in uneven dehydration. Summary of the Invention

[0010] The object of the present invention is to provide a clam meat dehydrating device which can classify clam meat by size and disperse the clam meat in order to solve the above problems.

[0011] The present invention achieves the above-mentioned purpose through the following technical scheme: a clam dehydrating device, comprising a machine base, a belt conveyor assembly for conveying clam meat is arranged in the machine base, a hot air dryer is installed on the top right side of the machine base, a material guide frame is connected to the top left side of the machine base, the bottom of the material guide frame is a left-high and right-low inclined design, the top of the material guide frame is a flat design, a lower hopper is installed on the top left side of the material guide frame, a partition plate is connected to the lower right side of the material guide frame, the partition plate is located on the upper side of the belt conveyor assembly and contacts therewith, the partition plate separates the belt conveyor assembly into two independent conveying areas in front and behind, and the left-high and right-low inclined design in the material guide frame is provided. A screen is installed, and two upper and lower guide plates are connected to the guide frame. The two guide plates are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the screen, and are used to guide the clam meat of different sizes after screening by the screen to the two independent conveying areas in front and behind the belt conveyor assembly. Two baffles are symmetrically connected to the front and back of the lower right side of the guide frame with the partition plate as the center. The baffle is provided with a flattening mechanism for flattening and spreading the clams. An intermittent baffle mechanism is provided on the top of the guide frame for intermittently dropping the clam meat on the screen. A shaping mechanism is provided at the top of the machine base between the baffle and the hot air dryer for shaping the clam meat.

[0012] Preferably, the paving mechanism includes a rotating shaft rotatably connected between the two baffles, the rotating shaft passes through the partition plate, and two front and rear spiral blades are connected to the rotating shaft. The two spiral blades are installed opposite to each other, and the two spiral blades are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the partition plate. The rotating shaft is transmission-connected to the belt conveyor assembly.

[0013] Preferably, the intermittent material blocking mechanism includes a material blocking plate arranged on the top of the material guide frame and capable of moving up and down, the bottom of the material blocking plate extends into the material guide frame and contacts the screen, the material blocking plate is located to the right of the lower hopper and to the left of the upper material guide plate, the front upper part of the material blocking plate is connected to a slotted plate, a driving motor is installed on the top of the material guide frame, a disc is connected to the output shaft of the driving motor, a shift rod is connected to the eccentric position of the disc, and the shift rod is located in the slot of the slotted plate.

[0014] Preferably, the shaping mechanism includes a cover body connected to the top of the machine base, the cover body is located between the baffle and the hot air dryer, the lower part of the cover body is evenly spaced and rotatably connected to pressure rollers, the pressure rollers pass through the partition plate, and a reduction motor is installed on the top of the machine base. The output shaft of the reduction motor is connected to the corresponding pressure roller, and the two adjacent pressure rollers are transmission connected.

[0015] Preferably, both the baffle plate and the slotted plate are provided with a material diverting mechanism, which includes a lifting frame, a material diverting plate, a fixed plate and a push rod I. The upper rear side of the material diverting plate and the front side of the slotted plate are connected to the lifting frame, and two left and right material diverting plates that can move away from each other are provided on the right side of the lifting frame. The front material diverting plate is located on the front side of the partition plate, and the rear material diverting plate is located on the rear side of the partition plate. The material diverting plate is located between the spiral blade and the cover body, and the tops of the two baffles are connected to a fixed plate, and two left and right guide grooves are opened on the fixed plate. Push rods I are slidably connected to the four guide grooves. The four push rods I correspond one to one to the four material diverting plates. The push rods I are fixedly connected to the corresponding material diverting plates, and the two guide grooves on the fixed plate are arranged in an inverted figure eight shape.

[0016] Preferably, the thickness of the lower portion of the diverter plate gradually decreases from top to bottom.

[0017] Preferably, a brush roller for cleaning the belt conveyor assembly is rotatably connected to the left side of the machine base, and the brush roller is transmission-connected to the belt conveyor assembly.

[0018] Preferably, a blocking mechanism is provided in the material guide frame, and the blocking mechanism includes a blocking plate arranged in the material guide frame and capable of moving left and right. The blocking plate is located on the upper side of the screen and on the left side of the material blocking plate. A slotted inclined plate is connected to the left side of the material blocking plate, and a push rod II is connected to the blocking plate, and the push rod II is located in the slot of the slotted inclined plate.

[0019] Preferably, the inlet and outlet of the hot air dryer are both connected with heat insulation curtains at intervals.

[0020] The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0021] 1. The up and down movement of the baffle plate can intermittently put the clam meat on the screen to avoid accumulation and overlapping caused by excessive clam meat. The screen can screen clam meat of different sizes. The upper and lower guide plates can guide the clam meat of different sizes after screening to the two independent conveying areas in front and behind the belt conveyor assembly, realizing the size classification of clam meat and avoiding the mixing and dehydration of clam meat of different sizes, thereby improving the quality consistency of the product.

[0022] 2. The rotation of the spiral blades can push the clam meat that falls on the belt conveyor assembly away from the partition plate, thereby achieving uniform dispersion of the clam meat, avoiding accumulation and overlapping of the clam meat, and increasing the contact area between the clam meat and the hot air, thereby improving the dehydration efficiency and quality of the clam meat.

[0023] 3. The clam meat can be rolled by the cooperation of the pressing roller and the belt conveyor assembly to shape the screened clam meat to ensure that the shape of the clam meat is more uniform and even. By shaping first and then dehydrating, the shape of the dehydrated clam meat can be made more uniform and even, thereby improving the quality of the product.

[0024] 4. The adjacent clam meat can be separated by the material stripping plate to achieve the dispersion of the clam meat, so that the clam meat is separated by a certain interval, further avoiding the accumulation and overlap of the clam meat, and further increasing the contact area between the clam meat and the hot air, thereby further improving the dehydration efficiency and quality of the clam meat.

[0025] 5. The rotation of the brush roller can remove impurities adhering to the belt conveyor assembly, so that the belt conveyor assembly remains clean, thereby effectively reducing the problem of reduced conveying efficiency caused by the accumulation of impurities, and keeping the clams clean during the conveying process, which helps to improve the conveying efficiency and maintain good sanitary conditions.

[0026] 6. Through the cooperation of the slotted inclined plate and the push rod II, the blocking plate can be pushed to the left while the clams are placed on the baffle plate, so that the gap between the blocking plate and the screen is reduced, allowing only the clams on the bottom layer of the screen to pass through, while the clams on the upper layer are blocked, avoiding the clams on the upper layer from sliding directly onto the belt conveyor assembly without being screened by the screen after the baffle plate is moved up, which can ensure that the clams are effectively screened by the screen, thereby improving the screening effect of size classification of clam meat. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the belt conveyor assembly and the shaping mechanism of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the material guide frame, lower hopper, screen and material guide plate of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the screen, guide plate, partition plate and baffle of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the paving mechanism of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the intermittent material blocking mechanism of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the material-diverting mechanism and the shaping mechanism of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the installation of the material diverting mechanism of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 9 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the material diverting mechanism of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 10It is a partial three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the material diverting mechanism of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the brush roller and belt drive assembly II of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 12 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the blocking mechanism of the present invention.

[0039] Serial numbers in the figure: 1-base, 2-belt conveyor assembly, 21-connecting shaft, 22-conveyor belt, 23-conveyor roller, 24-servo motor, 3-hot air dryer, 31-thermal insulation curtain, 4-material guide frame, 5-lower hopper, 6-screen, 7-material guide plate, 8-partition plate, 9-baffle, 101-rotating shaft, 102-spiral blade, 103-belt drive assembly I, 111-material baffle, 112-slotted plate, 113-driving motor, 114-disc, 115-shift rod, 121-lifting frame, 122-shifting plate, 123-fixed plate, 124-guide groove, 125-push rod I, 131-brush roller, 132-belt transmission component II, 141-blocking plate, 142-slotted inclined plate, 143-push rod II, 151-cover body, 152-pressure roller, 153-reduction motor, 154-belt transmission component III. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The present application is described in further detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is necessary to point out that the following specific implementation methods are only used to further illustrate the present application and cannot be understood as limiting the scope of protection of the present application. Technicians in this field can make some non-essential improvements and adjustments to the present application based on the above application content.

[0041] A clam dehydration device, see Figure 1-Figure 7, including a machine base 1, a belt conveyor assembly 2 for conveying clam meat is provided in the machine base 1, the belt conveyor assembly 2 includes two left and right connecting shafts 21 rotatably connected to the machine base 1, and two front and rear conveyor belts 22 are sleeved between the two connecting shafts 21 through a pulley. Conveyor rollers 23 are evenly spaced between the two conveyor belts 22 along their motion trajectory. The gap between two adjacent conveyor rollers 23 is less than 1 cm to prevent the clam meat from falling from the gap between the conveyor rollers 23 and to promote the smooth discharge of moisture on the surface of the clam meat. A servo is installed on the left rear side of the machine base 1 The motor 24, the output shaft of the servo motor 24 is connected to the rear end of the left connecting shaft 21, and the servo motor 24 can drive the left connecting shaft 21 to rotate, so that the conveyor belt 22 drives the conveyor roller 23 to rotate to convey the clam meat to the right. A hot air dryer 3 is installed on the top right side of the machine base 1 (the number of hot air dryers 3 can be configured according to actual needs). A material guide frame 4 is connected to the top left side of the machine base 1. The bottom of the material guide frame 4 is a left-high and right-low inclined design, which is convenient for the clam meat to slide naturally to the right under the action of gravity. The top of the material guide frame 4 is a flat design. A lower hopper 5 is installed on the left side of the top of the guide frame 4, and a partition plate 8 is connected to the lower right side of the guide frame 4. The partition plate 8 is located on the upper side of the conveying roller 23 and is in contact with it. The partition plate 8 is used to separate the conveying roller 23 into two independent conveying areas in front and behind. A screen 6 is installed in the guide frame 4 in an inclined manner with the left side higher and the right side lower, so that the clam meat can slide to the right naturally under the action of gravity. Two upper and lower guide plates 7 are connected to the guide frame 4. The two guide plates 7 are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the screen 6, and are used to guide the clam meat of different sizes after screening by the screen 6 to the conveying roller 2 respectively. 3, there are two independent conveying areas in front and behind. The lower right side of the guide frame 4 is symmetrically connected to the front and rear with the partition plate 8 as the center. The baffle 9 is located on the outside of the conveyor belt 22 to block the clam meat and prevent the clam meat from moving out to the conveying area of ​​the conveyor roller 23. The baffle 9 is provided with a flattening mechanism for flattening the clams. The top of the guide frame 4 is provided with an intermittent material blocking mechanism for intermittently putting the clam meat on the screen 6. A shaping mechanism is provided at the top of the machine base 1 between the baffle 9 and the hot air dryer 3 for shaping the clam meat.

[0042] See Figure 5The flattening mechanism includes a rotating shaft 101 rotatably connected between the two baffles 9, the rotating shaft 101 passes through the partition plate 8, and two front and rear spiral blades 102 are connected to the rotating shaft 101. The two spiral blades 102 are installed opposite to each other. The two spiral blades 102 are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the partition plate 8. The spiral blades 102 are located on the upper side of the conveying roller 23, and the gap between the spiral blades 102 and the conveying roller 23 can only accommodate the bottom layer of clam meat to pass through, ensuring that the clam meat can be evenly distributed and avoiding the accumulation or overlapping of the clam meat during the conveying process. The rotating shaft 101 is connected to the connecting shaft 21 on the left through a belt drive component I 103. The belt drive component I 103 consists of two pulleys and a belt. The two pulleys are respectively connected to the rotating shaft 101 and the connecting shaft 21 on the left, and the belt is sleeved between the two pulleys.

[0043] See Figure 6 The intermittent material blocking mechanism includes a material blocking plate 111, a slotted plate 112, a driving motor 113, a disc 114 and a lever 115. A slide groove is provided in the middle of the top of the guide frame 4. The material blocking plate 111 is slidably connected to the slide groove and moves up and down. The shape of the material blocking plate 111 is T-shaped. The bottom of the material blocking plate 111 extends into the guide frame 4 and contacts the screen 6. The material blocking plate 111 is located on the right side of the lower hopper 5 and on the left side of the upper guide plate 7. The upper front part of the material blocking plate 111 is connected with a slotted plate 112. The slotted plate 112 is located in the guide frame. On the outside of the frame 4, a drive motor 113 is installed on the right front side of the top of the material guide frame 4. The drive motor 113 is located to the right of the material baffle plate 111. A disc 114 is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 113. A shift rod 115 is connected to the eccentric position of the front side of the disc 114. The shift rod 115 is located in the groove of the slotted plate 112. Two front and rear guide rods are connected to the upper part of the material guide frame 4. The front guide rod passes through the slotted plate 112 to provide guidance for the slotted plate 112, and the rear guide rod passes through the material baffle plate 111 to provide guidance for the material baffle plate 111.

[0044] See Figure 2 and Figure 7 The shaping mechanism includes a cover body 151 connected to the top of the machine base 1, the cover body 151 is located between the baffle 9 and the hot air dryer 3, and the lower part of the cover body 151 is rotatably connected with a pressure roller 152 evenly spaced from left to right. The pressure roller 152 passes through the partition plate 8 and rotates with the partition plate 8. A reduction motor 153 is installed on the top of the machine base 1, and the reduction motor 153 is located on the front side of the cover body 151. The output shaft of the reduction motor 153 is connected to the pressure roller 152 at the leftmost end. The two adjacent pressure rollers 152 are connected through a belt drive component III 154. The belt drive component III 154 consists of two pulleys and a belt. The two pulleys are respectively connected to the front sides of the two adjacent pressure rollers 152, and the belt is sleeved between the two pulleys.

[0045] The clam meat is poured into the lower hopper 5 and dropped onto the inclined screen 6 through the lower hopper 5. The clam meat will slide to the right under the action of gravity and be blocked by the baffle plate 111. The drive motor 113 is controlled to drive the disc 114 to drive the dial rod 115 to rotate. As the dial rod 115 rotates, it can slide in the groove of the slotted plate 112 and push the slotted plate 112 to move up and down. The slotted plate 112 moves up and down, driving the baffle plate 111 to move up and down. After the baffle plate 111 moves up and disengages from the screen 6, it no longer blocks the clam meat, so that the clam meat on the screen 6 can slide freely to the right. After the baffle plate 111 moves down and contacts the screen 6, it blocks the clam meat again, thereby realizing intermittent delivery of the clam meat and avoiding accumulation and overlapping caused by excessive delivery of clam meat. As the clam meat slides to the right along the inclined screen 6, the clam meat that is larger than the mesh size of the screen 6 will be intercepted by the screen 6 and guided to the front conveying area of ​​the belt conveyor assembly 2 through the upper guide plate 7; while the clam meat that is smaller than the mesh size of the screen 6 will directly pass through the mesh and fall to the inner bottom of the guide frame 4, and be guided to the rear conveying area of ​​the belt conveyor assembly 2 through the lower guide plate 7, thereby realizing the size classification of the clam meat, avoiding the mixing and dehydration of clam meat of different sizes, and thus improving the quality consistency of the product. The belt conveyor assembly 2 can send the clam meat on it to the right into the hot air dryer 3 for dehydration (the hot air dryer 3 is existing technology and will not be described in detail here), and send the clam meat that has been dehydrated to a certain extent to the right from the hot air dryer 3. The connection shaft 21 on the left rotates through the belt transmission assembly I 103 to drive the rotating shaft 101 to rotate, and the rotation of the rotating shaft 101 drives the spiral blade 102 to rotate. Since the two spiral blades 102 are installed opposite to each other, the rotation of the two spiral blades 102 can push the clam meat that falls on the conveying roller 23 away from the partition plate 8, thereby achieving uniform dispersion of the clam meat, avoiding accumulation and overlapping of the clam meat, and increasing the contact area between the clam meat and the hot air, thereby improving the dehydration efficiency and quality of the clam meat. The reduction motor 153 is controlled to drive the pressure rollers 152 connected thereto to rotate. All the pressure rollers 152 can be rotated through the belt drive assembly III 154. The rotation of the pressure rollers 152 cooperates with the conveying rollers 23 to roll the clam meat to shape the screened clam meat, making the shape of the clam meat more uniform and even, thereby realizing shaping first and then dehydration. By shaping first and then dehydrating, the shape of the dehydrated clam meat can be made more uniform and even, thereby improving the quality of the product.

[0046] See Figure 7-10, the baffle plate 111 and the slotted plate 112 are both provided with a material diverting mechanism, which includes a lifting frame 121, a material diverting plate 122, a fixed plate 123 and a push rod I 125. The upper rear side of the baffle plate 111 and the front side of the slotted plate 112 are both connected to the lifting frame 121. The right side of the lifting frame 121 is slidably connected to the left and right diverting plates 122 that can move away from each other through a guide rod. The front diverting plate 122 is located in front of the partition plate 8, and the rear diverting plate 122 is located on the rear side of the partition plate 8. The diverting plate 122 is located between the spiral blade 102 and Between the cover body 151, the thickness of the lower part of the material stripping plate 122 gradually decreases from top to bottom, so that it can be inserted between adjacent clam meat to separate the clam meat. The tops of the two baffles 9 are connected to a fixed plate 123, and two left and right guide grooves 124 are opened on the fixed plate 123. Push rods I 125 are slidably connected in the four guide grooves 124. The four push rods I 125 correspond to the four material stripping plates 122 one by one. The push rods I 125 are fixedly connected to the corresponding material stripping plates 122. The two guide grooves 124 on the fixed plate 123 are arranged in an inverted eight shape.

[0047] When the baffle plate 111 and the slotted plate 112 move upward, the material-diverting plate 122 is driven upward by the lifting frame 121, and the upward movement of the material-diverting plate 122 drives the push rod I 125 upward. Under the guidance of the two guide grooves 124 arranged in an inverted eight shape on the fixed plate 123, the push rods I 125 on the left and right sides move away from each other while moving upward, so that the material-diverting plates 122 on the left and right sides move away from each other while moving upward. The material-diverting plates 122 on the left and right sides move away from each other and can separate the adjacent clam meat to achieve the dispersion of the clam meat, so that the clam meat is separated by a certain interval, further avoiding the accumulation and overlapping of the clam meat, and further increasing the contact area between the clam meat and the hot air, thereby further improving the dehydration efficiency and quality of the clam meat. After the stripping plate 122 moves up, it separates from the clam meat, and the separated clam meat is sent to the right by the belt conveyor assembly 2 into the hot air dryer 3 for dehydration. When the baffle plate 111 and the slotted plate 112 move down, the stripping plate 122 is driven downward by the lifting frame 121, and the stripping plate 122 drives the push rod I 125 downward. Under the guidance of the two guide grooves 124 arranged in an inverted eight shape on the fixed plate 123, the push rods I 125 on the left and right sides move down and approach each other, so that the stripping plates 122 on the left and right sides move down and approach each other. The stripping plates 122 on the left and right sides move down and approach each other and can be inserted between adjacent clam meat to separate the clam meat.

[0048] See Figure 11The left side of the machine base 1 is rotatably connected to a brush roller 131, which is in contact with the conveyor belt 22 and the conveyor roller 23. The brush roller 131 is connected to the connecting shaft 21 on the left side through a belt drive component II 132. The belt drive component II 132 consists of two pulleys and a belt. The two pulleys are respectively connected to the brush roller 131 and the connecting shaft 21 on the left side, and the belt is sleeved between the two pulleys.

[0049] The rotation of the connecting shaft 21 on the left side drives the brush roller 131 to rotate through the belt drive component II 132. The rotation of the brush roller 131 can remove impurities adhering to the conveyor belt 22 and the conveyor roller 23, so that the conveyor belt 22 and the conveyor roller 23 remain clean, thereby effectively reducing the problem of reduced conveying efficiency caused by the accumulation of impurities, and can keep the clams clean during the conveying process, which helps to improve the conveying efficiency and maintain good sanitary conditions.

[0050] See Figure 12 A blocking mechanism is provided in the guide frame 4, which includes a blocking plate 141, a slotted inclined plate 142 and a push rod II 143. Two guide rods are symmetrically connected to the upper part of the left inner wall of the guide frame 4. The blocking plate 141 is slidably connected to the guide rod and can move left and right. The blocking plate 141 is located on the upper side of the screen 6 and on the left side of the baffle plate 111. Two slotted inclined plates 142 are symmetrically connected to the left side of the baffle plate 111. Push rods II 143 are connected to the front and rear sides of the baffle plate 111. The two push rods II 143 are respectively located in the grooves of the two slotted inclined plates 142.

[0051] The baffle plate 111 moves up and disengages from the screen 6 to release the clams, and drives the slotted inclined plate 142 to move up. The slotted inclined plate 142 moves up and pushes the push rod II 143 to move to the left, thereby causing the blocking plate 141 to move to the left. After the blocking plate 141 moves to the left, the gap between the blocking plate 141 and the screen 6 is reduced. At this time, the gap between the blocking plate 141 and the screen 6 can only allow the clams on the lowest layer on the screen 6 to pass through, while the clams on the upper layer are blocked by the blocking plate 141, which prevents the clams on the upper layer from sliding directly onto the conveying roller 23 without being screened by the screen 6 after the baffle plate 111 moves up, thereby ensuring that the clams are effectively screened by the screen 6, so as to improve the screening effect of classifying the clam meat by size. When the baffle plate 111 moves downward and contacts the screen 6 to block the clams, it drives the slotted inclined plate 142 to move downward. The slotted inclined plate 142 moves downward and pushes the push rod II 143 to move to the right, thereby causing the blocking plate 141 to move to the right. After the blocking plate 141 moves to the right, the gap between it and the screen 6 increases. At this time, the clams on the upper layer can slide to the lower right and contact the baffle plate 111 and be blocked by the baffle plate 111.

[0052] See Figure 1 and Figure 4The inlet and outlet of the hot air dryer 3 are both connected with insulation curtains 31 from front to back. The insulation curtains 31 can effectively prevent the hot air inside the hot air dryer 3 from being lost to the external environment, thereby maintaining the temperature inside the hot air dryer 3 stable, thereby improving the dehydration efficiency and energy utilization rate. The insulation curtains 31 are made of glass fiber cloth. The insulation curtains 31 made of glass fiber cloth can withstand higher temperatures, and the glass fiber cloth insulation curtains 31 are soft and will not hinder the clams from entering and exiting the hot air dryer 3.

[0053] A dehydration process for clams:

[0054] First, the dehydration equipment of this solution is used to perform preliminary dehydration by 60%. After 60% dehydration, the clam meat can better absorb various seasonings and spices, thereby enhancing the richness of the flavor. After the clam meat has absorbed the flavor, it is dehydrated again, and the appropriate dehydration rate is controlled according to the product quality requirements.

[0055] The above-described embodiments merely represent preferred embodiments of the present invention. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to make numerous modifications, improvements, and substitutions without departing from the spirit of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A clam dehydration device, comprising a machine base (1), a belt conveyor assembly (2) for conveying clam meat is provided in the machine base (1), a hot air dryer (3) is installed on the top right side of the machine base (1), and is characterized in that: The left side of the top of the machine base (1) is connected to a guide frame (4), the bottom of the guide frame (4) is designed to be high on the left and low on the right, the top of the guide frame (4) is designed to be flat, and a lower hopper (5) is installed on the left side of the top of the guide frame (4). The lower right side of the guide frame (4) is connected to a partition plate (8), which is located on the upper side of the belt conveyor assembly (2) and in contact with it. The partition plate (8) separates the belt conveyor assembly (2) into two independent conveying areas, front and back. A screen (6) is installed in the guide frame (4) in a tilted manner with a high left and a low right. Two upper and lower guide plates (7) are connected to the guide frame (4), and the two guide plates (7) are respectively located on the upper side and the lower side of the screen (6) for guiding clam meat of different sizes after screening by the screen (6) to the two independent conveying areas, front and back, of the belt conveyor assembly (2). The lower right side of the guide frame (4) is connected to the partition plate (8). Two baffles (9) are symmetrically connected to the center front and back, and a flattening mechanism for flattening and spreading the clams is provided on the baffles (9). An intermittent material blocking mechanism is provided on the top of the material guide frame (4) for intermittently dropping the clam meat on the screen (6). A shaping mechanism is provided at a position between the baffles (9) and the hot air dryer (3) on the top of the machine base (1) for shaping the clam meat; the shaping mechanism includes a cover body (151) connected to the top of the machine base (1), the cover body (151) is located between the baffles (9) and the hot air dryer (3), and the lower part of the cover body (151) is evenly spaced and rotatably connected to pressure rollers (152), which penetrate the partition plate (8). A reduction motor (153) is installed on the top of the machine base (1), and the output shaft of the reduction motor (153) is connected to the corresponding pressure roller (152), and two adjacent pressure rollers (152) are transmission-connected.

2. A clam dehydration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The paving mechanism includes a rotating shaft (101) rotatably connected between the two baffles (9), the rotating shaft (101) passes through the partition plate (8), and two front and rear spiral blades (102) are connected to the rotating shaft (101), the two spiral blades (102) are installed opposite to each other, and the two spiral blades (102) are respectively located on the front side and the rear side of the partition plate (8), and the rotating shaft (101) is transmission-connected to the belt conveyor assembly (2).

3. A clam dehydration device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The intermittent material blocking mechanism includes a material blocking plate (111) arranged on the top of the material guide frame (4) and capable of moving up and down. The bottom of the material blocking plate (111) extends into the material guide frame (4) and contacts the screen (6). The material blocking plate (111) is located to the right of the lower hopper (5) and to the left of the upper material guide plate (7). The upper front portion of the material blocking plate (111) is connected to a slotted plate (112). A driving motor (113) is installed on the top of the material guide frame (4). A disc (114) is connected to the output shaft of the driving motor (113). A shift lever (115) is connected to the eccentric position of the disc (114). The shift lever (115) is located in the slot of the slotted plate (112).

4. A clam dehydration device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The baffle plate (111) and the slotted plate (112) are both provided with a material-diverting mechanism, which includes a lifting frame (121), a material-diverting plate (122), a fixed plate (123) and a push rod I (125). The upper rear portion of the baffle plate (111) and the front side of the slotted plate (112) are both connected to the lifting frame (121). The right side of the lifting frame (121) is provided with two left and right material-diverting plates (122) that can be separated from each other. The front material-diverting plate (122) is located on the front side of the partition plate (8), and the rear material-diverting plate (122) is located on the rear side of the partition plate (8). The material shifting plate (122) is located between the spiral blade (102) and the cover body (151). The tops of the two baffles (9) are connected to a fixed plate (123). The fixed plate (123) is provided with two left and right guide grooves (124). Push rods I (125) are slidably connected in the four guide grooves (124). The four push rods I (125) correspond to the four material shifting plates (122) one by one. The push rods I (125) are fixedly connected to the corresponding material shifting plates (122). The two guide grooves (124) on the fixed plate (123) are arranged in an inverted eight-shaped pattern.

5. The clam dehydration device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The thickness of the lower portion of the material shifting plate (122) gradually decreases from top to bottom.

6. The clam dehydration device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The left side of the machine base (1) is rotatably connected to a brush roller (131) for cleaning the belt conveyor assembly (2), and the brush roller (131) is transmission-connected to the belt conveyor assembly (2).

7. The clam dehydration device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A blocking mechanism is provided in the material guide frame (4), and the blocking mechanism includes a blocking plate (141) arranged in the material guide frame (4) and capable of moving left and right. The blocking plate (141) is located on the upper side of the screen (6) and on the left side of the blocking plate (111). The left side of the blocking plate (111) is connected to a slotted inclined plate (142). A push rod II (143) is connected to the blocking plate (141), and the push rod II (143) is located in the slot of the slotted inclined plate (142).

8. The clam dehydration device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inlet and outlet of the hot air dryer (3) are both connected with heat insulation curtains (31) at intervals.

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