A centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism

Abstract

The present invention discloses a centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism, comprising a centrifugal cylinder located on the inner side and a fixed cylinder located on the outer side; the centrifugal cylinder comprises side plates on both sides and cross bars installed between the side plates on both sides, the cross bars are arranged in a ring to form the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder, and the area between adjacent cross bars forms the separation gap of the clam meat, and rotating sleeves are also installed at the outer walls of the side plates on both sides, and central cylinders are also correspondingly installed in the rotating sleeves on both sides, the central cylinder is fixedly arranged, the central cylinder is arranged concentrically with the centrifugal cylinder, and the central cylinder runs through the entire centrifugal cylinder. The present invention can achieve the shell and meat separation of clam meat and clam shells through the centrifugal cylinder, the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder is formed by a circle of cross bars, and a separation gap is formed between adjacent cross bars, and the shell and meat separation is achieved through centrifugal force and the separation gap, and the structure is reasonable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of clam production and processing, in particular to a centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism. Background Art

[0002] In the prior art, the shell and meat separation of river clams can be achieved by boiling or high-temperature steaming. The specific principle is to use heating to relax the adductor muscle of the river clams so that the clams open their shells. During the heating process, the muscle tissue of the river clams changes, the protein denatures, and loses its original contraction ability, thereby separating the shell from the meat.

[0003] Of course, heating sometimes cannot completely separate the shell from the meat, because there are still parts where the clam shell and the clam meat are adhered. Therefore, it is necessary to cut the clam meat with mechanical equipment or directly crush the clam shell to separate the shell from the meat.

[0004] However, in the equipment commonly used in the prior art for separating river clam shells and meat, the separation of river clam shells and meat is not efficient enough, and sometimes the separation is not thorough enough, resulting in low efficiency and unreasonable structural settings.

[0005] Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, it is necessary to develop a centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism with a reasonable structure that can effectively improve the efficiency and quality of clam shell and meat separation. Summary of the invention

[0006] In view of the above problems existing in the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism.

[0007] Technical solution: In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0008] A centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism comprises a centrifugal cylinder located inside and a fixed cylinder located outside; the centrifugal cylinder comprises side plates on both sides and cross bars installed between the side plates on both sides, the cross bars are arranged in a ring to form the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder, and the area between adjacent cross bars forms the separation gap of the clam meat, and rotating sleeves are also installed at the outer walls of the side plates on both sides, and central cylinders are correspondingly installed in the rotating sleeves on both sides, the central cylinder is fixedly arranged, the central cylinder is cocentrically arranged with the centrifugal cylinder, and the central cylinder runs through the entire centrifugal cylinder, the two side ends of the central cylinder are correspondingly extended from the rotating sleeves on both sides, and the left side of the central cylinder is connected with a steam device, and hot steam is sent into the central cylinder and then into the centrifugal cylinder through the steam device;

[0009] A driving device is also installed at the rotating sleeve on the left side, and the driving device drives the entire centrifugal cylinder to rotate correspondingly with the central cylinder as the axis. The fixed cylinder is sleeved on the outside of the centrifugal cylinder, and the fixed cylinder is arranged concentrically with the centrifugal cylinder and the central cylinder. The fixed cylinder is fixedly arranged, and an annular area is arranged between the fixed cylinder and the centrifugal cylinder. Sealing plates are arranged on both sides of the fixed cylinder, and the sealing plates are arranged correspondingly on the outer wall of the side plate to prevent the hot steam inside the centrifugal cylinder from overflowing;

[0010] The inner wall of the fixed cylinder is also equipped with evenly distributed cutting blades, which are arranged in an annular area and inwardly close to the inner wall of the centrifugal cylinder. When the clams are opened under the action of hot steam, the clam meat adhered to the clam shells extends out from the separation gap when the centrifugal cylinder rotates at a high speed, and is cut by the cutting blades arranged on the outside when the centrifugal cylinder rotates, thereby separating the clam meat from the clam shells.

[0011] Furthermore, evenly distributed air outlet pipes are installed on the central cylinder, and the air outlet pipes extend to the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder, and the hot steam entering from the left steam equipment is ejected from the air outlet pipes accordingly.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a feeding device, wherein the right end of the central cylinder extends upward from the rotating sleeve and is provided with a feeding hopper, and a partition and a feeding port are also provided on the right side of the central cylinder, the partition and the feeding port are both located in the centrifugal cylinder, and the feeding port is provided at the lower end;

[0013] The hot steam entering the central cylinder from the steam equipment on the left is blocked by the partition and then discharged from the exhaust pipe, while the clams entering from the feed hopper on the right are blocked by the partition and then fall into the centrifugal cylinder from the feed port.

[0014] Furthermore, it also includes a discharging device, the cross bar located at the bottom of the centrifugal cylinder is set as a movable cross bar, the two ends of the movable cross bar are not fixed on the side plates, and the inner walls of the side plates on both sides are correspondingly installed with lifting mechanisms, the main shafts of the lifting mechanisms on both sides are correspondingly installed on the movable cross bar, and the movable cross bar can be driven up and down by the lifting mechanisms on both sides. When the movable cross bar moves, the gap between the adjacent cross bars on both sides becomes larger, and the clam shells fall into the annular area from the enlarged gap accordingly, and the lower end of the fixed cylinder is also provided with a discharging port.

[0015] Furthermore, three cutting blades are arranged at even intervals on the inner wall of the fixed cylinder, the cutting blades are in the shape of long strips, and both side ends of each cutting blade are arranged as cutting edges.

[0016] Furthermore, the cutting blade is installed through an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism is arranged outside the fixed tube, the adjustment rod extends into the annular area and is correspondingly installed on the cutting blade, and the cutting blade and the adjustment rod are in a T-shaped structure; the position of the cutting blade can be adjusted accordingly through the adjustment mechanism.

[0017] Furthermore, the air outlet pipes are arranged in seven groups with even intervals on the central tube, and each group is arranged in six groups with even intervals.

[0018] Furthermore, the driving device includes a driving motor, on which a driving gear is installed, and a corresponding rack is provided on the outer wall of the rotating sleeve at the left end of the central cylinder. The driving gear is meshed with the rack, and the centrifugal cylinder is driven to rotate by the power of the driving motor and the meshing of the driving gear and the rack.

[0019] Beneficial effects: The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] 1) The centrifugal cylinder of the present invention can realize the shell-meat separation of river clam meat and river clam shell. The cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder is formed by a circle of cross bars, and separation gaps are formed between adjacent cross bars. The shell-meat separation is realized by centrifugal force and the separation gap, and the structure is reasonable;

[0021] 2) The central tube provided in the present invention can realize the entry of hot steam and the feeding of river clams, and the structure is reasonable;

[0022] 3) The present invention realizes the sealing of hot steam and the installation of cutting blades by the fixed cylinder, and realizes the separation of unseparated river clam shells and meat by the cutting blades, and the structural design is ingenious and reasonable;

[0023] 4) In the present invention, an air outlet pipe is also installed on the central tube, through which hot steam is sprayed, and the efficiency and quality of opening the clam shells are improved, and the structure is ingenious. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is the overall structure diagram of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Middle AA section view;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the installation of the lifting mechanism in the present invention;

[0027] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Middle BB section view;

[0028] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Position diagram of the middle movable crossbar after it moves upward;

[0029] Among them, there are centrifugal cylinder 1; fixed cylinder 2; side plate 3; cross bar 4; movable cross bar 41; separation gap 5; rotating sleeve 6; central cylinder 7; air outlet pipe 701; steam equipment 8; annular area 9; sealing plate 10; cutting blade 11; clam shell 101; clam meat 102; feed hopper 12; partition 13; feed port 14; lifting mechanism 15; discharge port 16; blade 17; drive motor 18; drive gear 19. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The present invention is further explained below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The embodiments are implemented based on the technical solution of the present invention. It should be understood that these embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0031] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a centrifugal river clam shell and meat separation mechanism comprises a centrifugal cylinder 1 located inside and a fixed cylinder 2 located outside; the centrifugal cylinder 1 comprises side plates 3 on both sides and cross bars 4 installed between the side plates 3 on both sides, the cross bars 4 are arranged in a ring to form the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder 1, and the area between adjacent cross bars 4 forms a separation gap 5 for river clam meat 102, and rotating sleeves 6 are also installed on the outer walls of the side plates 3 on both sides, and central cylinders 7 are correspondingly installed in the rotating sleeves 6 on both sides, the central cylinder 7 is fixedly arranged, the central cylinder 7 is cocentrically arranged with the centrifugal cylinder 1, and the central cylinder 7 runs through the entire centrifugal cylinder 1, the two side ends of the central cylinder 7 extend from the rotating sleeves 6 on both sides, and the left side of the central cylinder 7 is connected with a steam device 8, and hot steam is sent into the central cylinder 7 and then into the centrifugal cylinder 1 through the steam device 8;

[0032] A driving device is also installed at the rotating sleeve 6 on the left side, and the driving device drives the entire centrifugal cylinder 1 to rotate correspondingly with the central cylinder 7 as the axis. The fixed cylinder 2 is sleeved on the outside of the centrifugal cylinder 1, and the fixed cylinder 2 is arranged concentrically with the centrifugal cylinder 1 and the central cylinder 7. The fixed cylinder 2 is fixedly arranged, and an annular area 9 is arranged between the fixed cylinder 2 and the centrifugal cylinder 1. Sealing plates 10 are arranged on both sides of the fixed cylinder 2, and the sealing plates 10 are correspondingly arranged on the outer wall of the side plate 3 to prevent the hot steam inside the centrifugal cylinder 1 from overflowing;

[0033] The inner wall of the fixed cylinder 2 is also equipped with uniformly distributed cutting blades 11, which are arranged in the annular area 9 and are inwardly close to the inner wall of the centrifugal cylinder 1. When the clams are opened under the action of hot steam, the clam meat 102 adhered to the clam shell 101 extends out from the separation gap 5 when the centrifugal cylinder 1 rotates at a high speed, and is cut by the cutting blades 11 arranged on the outside when the centrifugal cylinder 1 rotates, thereby separating the clam meat 102 from the clam shell 101.

[0034] The central cylinder 7 is also provided with uniformly distributed air outlet pipes 701 , which extend to the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder 1 , and the hot steam entering from the left steam device 8 is ejected from the air outlet pipes 701 accordingly.

[0035] It also includes a feeding device, wherein a feeding hopper 12 is provided on the right side of the central cylinder 7 after passing through the rotating sleeve 6 and extending upward, and a partition 13 and a feeding port 14 are also provided on the right side of the central cylinder 7, the partition 13 and the feeding port 14 are both located in the centrifugal cylinder 1, and the feeding port 14 is provided at the lower end;

[0036] The hot steam entering the central tube 7 from the steam equipment 8 on the left is blocked by the partition 13 and then discharged from the exhaust pipe 701, while the river clams entering from the feed hopper 12 on the right are blocked by the partition 13 and then fall into the centrifugal tube 1 from the feed port 14.

[0037] like Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, it also includes a discharging device, the cross bar 4 located at the bottom of the centrifugal cylinder 1 is set as a movable cross bar 41, the two ends of the movable cross bar 41 are not fixed on the side plates 3, and the inner walls of the side plates 3 on both sides are correspondingly installed with lifting mechanisms 15 in corresponding positions, and the main shafts of the lifting mechanisms 15 on both sides are correspondingly installed on the movable cross bar 41, and the movable cross bar 41 can be driven up and down by the lifting mechanisms 15 on both sides. When the movable cross bar 41 moves, the gap between the adjacent cross bars 4 on both sides becomes larger, and the clam shells 101 fall into the annular area 9 from the enlarged gap accordingly, and the lower end of the fixed cylinder 2 is also provided with a discharging port 16.

[0038] There are three evenly spaced cutting blades 11 on the inner wall of the fixed tube 2 . The cutting blades 11 are in the shape of long strips, and both side ends of each cutting blade 11 are provided with cutting edges 17 .

[0039] The cutting blade 11 is installed through the adjustment mechanism 20, and the adjustment mechanism 20 is arranged on the outside of the fixed tube 2. The adjustment rod 21 extends into the annular area 9 and is correspondingly installed on the cutting blade 11. The cutting blade 11 and the adjustment rod 21 are in a T-shaped structure; the position of the cutting blade 11 can be adjusted accordingly through the adjustment mechanism 20.

[0040] The air outlet pipes 701 are arranged in seven groups with even intervals on the central tube 7, and each group is arranged with six even intervals.

[0041] The driving device includes a driving motor 18, on which a driving gear 19 is installed, and a corresponding rack is provided on the outer wall of the rotating sleeve 6 at the left end of the central tube 7, and the driving gear 19 is installed in meshing with the rack. The centrifugal tube 1 is driven to rotate by the power of the driving motor 18 and the meshing of the driving gear 19 and the rack.

[0042] The specific working process and principle of the present invention are as follows: first, river clams are fed, and the river clams are poured into the centrifugal cylinder from the position of the feed hopper on the right side of the central cylinder. After the river clams are blocked by the partition in the central cylinder, they enter the centrifugal cylinder from the position of the feed port to realize the feeding of river clams.

[0043] Then steam is introduced into the central cylinder through the steam equipment, and at the same time, the centrifugal cylinder is driven to rotate by the driving device. Rotating sleeves are provided on both sides of the centrifugal cylinder, and the central cylinder passes through the rotating sleeves on both sides. The central cylinder is fixed and the centrifugal cylinder rotates, and the two will not affect each other.

[0044] After the centrifugal cylinder rotates, the clams inside are correspondingly driven to rotate centrifugally, and in the process of centrifugal rotation, hot steam is discharged from the air outlet pipe on the central cylinder; the setting of the air outlet pipe has three functions. First, when the clams follow the rotation of the centrifugal cylinder, they will be placed on the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder under the action of centrifugal force, and after the air outlet pipe is set, the hot steam in the air outlet pipe can be sprayed toward the clams, making it easier to open the shells of the clams; second, the shells of the clams are opened slowly only when they are steamed with hot steam, and the air outlet pipe can collide with the clams when they are centrifugally rotated, and under the cooperation of the hot steam, the shell opening of the clams is accelerated; third, the setting of the air outlet pipe can cooperate with the cutting blade to cut the clam meat.

[0045] During the centrifugal rotation of the clams in the centrifugal cylinder, the shells are gradually opened with the cooking effect of the hot steam, and under the action of centrifugal force, the clam shells and the clam meat inside are gradually separated. The separated clam meat enters the annular area from the separation gap and is then discharged from the discharge port.

[0046] However, in the process of separating the clam shell and meat, some of the clam meat and the clam shell are very firmly attached and cannot be separated. But when the clam shell is opened, even if the internal clam meat is still attached to the clam shell, under the action of centrifugal force, the clam meat is also thrown away accordingly. Figure 2 As shown, the clam meat is thrown from the separation gap into the annular area by centrifugal force, while the adhered clam shells are located in the centrifugal cylinder. At this time, the cutting blade takes effect accordingly. When the centrifugal cylinder rotates, the cutting blade is located just outside the centrifugal cylinder to cut the thrown clam meat, so that the clam meat is cut off, achieving the separation of the shell and meat of these more tenacious clams. The structural design is very clever.

[0047] The cutting blade is arranged in a long strip shape, and both sides are arranged as blades, so cutting and separation can be achieved regardless of whether the centrifugal cylinder rotates forward or reversely; and the cutting blade is installed accordingly through an adjustment structure, and the position of the cutting blade is adjusted to ensure that the protruding river clam meat can be cut off. The structural design is very clever.

[0048] After the clam meat and the clam shells are separated, the clam shells remaining in the centrifugal cylinder need to be taken out. The cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder in the present invention is formed by a circle of cross bars, and the spacing between adjacent cross bars constitutes a separation gap. The size spacing of the separation gap is set accordingly. The clam meat can extend out, but the clam shells cannot come out from the position of the separation gap. Therefore, after the clam meat and the clam shells are separated, the clam shells will remain in the centrifugal cylinder, and how to take out these clam shells is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0049] In the present invention, a lifting mechanism is arranged on the inner wall of the side plate, and one or several adjacent cross bars forming the cylinder wall are arranged as movable cross bars. The two ends of the movable cross bar are not fixed on the side plate, but are installed on the main shaft of the lifting mechanism. The position of the movable cross bar is adjusted by the lifting mechanism. When the movable cross bar is located on the same circumference as the other cross bars, it is a normal centrifugal cylinder structure, which can complete the normal centrifugal rotation of river clams, and the river clam meat extends out from the separation gap; and when the position of the movable cross bar is adjusted by the lifting mechanism, no matter it moves upward or downward, a larger gap gap will be formed at the position of the separation gap. At this time, the river clam shells in the centrifugal cylinder can be discharged from the position of the gap into the annular area, and then discharged from the position of the discharge port. The structural setting is reasonable and ingenious.

[0050] In the present invention, sealing plates are provided on both sides of the external fixed cylinder, which are mainly used to seal the internal centrifugal cylinder to prevent the hot steam in the centrifugal cylinder from emitting. However, the setting of the sealing plates will not hinder the rotation of the centrifugal cylinder, and the structure is reasonable. In addition, a specific structure of the driving device is provided, which drives the centrifugal cylinder to rotate by rotating the sleeve without hindering the position of the internal central cylinder, and the structure is also very reasonable.

[0051] The above specific implementation is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention and the scope of the claims. All equivalent changes and modifications made according to the content of the patent protection scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism, characterized in that: The centrifugal cylinder (1) comprises a centrifugal cylinder (1) located on the inner side and a fixed cylinder (2) located on the outer side; the centrifugal cylinder (1) comprises side plates (3) on both sides and cross bars (4) installed between the side plates (3) on both sides, the cross bars (4) are arranged in a ring shape to form the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder (1), and the area between adjacent cross bars (4) forms a separation gap (5) for river clam meat (102), and rotating sleeves (6) are installed on the outer walls of the side plates (3) on both sides, and central cylinders (7) are correspondingly installed in the rotating sleeves (6) on both sides, the central cylinder (7) is fixedly arranged, the central cylinder (7) is coaxially arranged with the centrifugal cylinder (1), and the central cylinder (7) runs through the entire centrifugal cylinder (1), the two side ends of the central cylinder (7) are correspondingly extended from the rotating sleeves (6) on both sides, and the left side of the central cylinder (7) is connected to a steam device (8), and hot steam is sent into the central cylinder (7) and then into the centrifugal cylinder (1) through the steam device (8); A driving device is also installed at the rotating sleeve (6) on the left side, and the driving device drives the entire centrifugal cylinder (1) to rotate correspondingly with the central cylinder (7) as the axis. The fixed cylinder (2) is sleeved on the outside of the centrifugal cylinder (1), and the fixed cylinder (2) is arranged concentrically with the centrifugal cylinder (1) and the central cylinder (7). The fixed cylinder (2) is fixedly arranged, and an annular area (9) is arranged between the fixed cylinder (2) and the centrifugal cylinder (1). Sealing plates (10) are arranged on both sides of the fixed cylinder (2), and the sealing plates (10) are arranged correspondingly at the outer wall of the side plate (3) to prevent hot steam inside the centrifugal cylinder (1) from overflowing. Furthermore, evenly distributed cutting blades (11) are installed on the inner wall of the fixed cylinder (2). The cutting blades (11) are arranged in the annular area (9) and are inwardly close to the inner wall of the centrifugal cylinder (1). When the river clams are opened under the action of hot steam, the river clam meat (102) adhered to the river clam shell (101) protrudes from the separation gap (5) when the centrifugal cylinder (1) rotates at a high speed. When the centrifugal cylinder (1) rotates, the river clam meat (102) is cut by the cutting blades (11) arranged on the outside, thereby separating the river clam meat (102) from the river clam shell (101).

2. A centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The central cylinder (7) is also provided with uniformly distributed air outlet pipes (701), which extend to the cylinder wall of the centrifugal cylinder (1), and the hot steam entering from the left steam device (8) is ejected from the air outlet pipes (701) accordingly.

3. The centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a feeding device, wherein the right end of the central cylinder (7) extends upward from the rotating sleeve (6) and is provided with a feeding hopper (12), and the right side of the central cylinder (7) is also provided with a partition (13) and a feeding port (14), the partition (13) and the feeding port (14) are both located in the centrifugal cylinder (1), and the feeding port (14) is provided at the lower end; The hot steam entering the central cylinder (7) from the steam device (8) on the left is blocked by the partition (13) and then discharged from the exhaust pipe (701), while the river clams entering from the feed hopper (12) on the right are blocked by the partition (13) and then fall into the centrifugal cylinder (1) from the feed port (14).

4. The centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The centrifugal cylinder (1) further comprises a discharge device, wherein the cross bar (4) located at the bottom of the centrifugal cylinder (1) is arranged as a movable cross bar (41), and the two ends of the movable cross bar (41) are not fixed on the side plates (3), and the inner side walls of the side plates (3) on both sides are respectively provided with lifting mechanisms (15) corresponding to the positions, and the main shafts of the lifting mechanisms (15) on both sides are respectively provided on the movable cross bar (41), and the movable cross bar (41) can be driven to move up and down by the lifting mechanisms (15) on both sides, and when the movable cross bar (41) moves, the gap between the movable cross bar (4) and the adjacent cross bars (4) on both sides becomes larger, and the clam shells (101) fall into the annular area (9) from the enlarged gap, and the lower end of the fixed cylinder (2) is also provided with a discharge port (16).

5. The centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 3, characterized in that: A total of three cutting blades (11) are arranged on the inner wall of the fixed cylinder (2) at even intervals. The cutting blades (11) are in the shape of long strips, and both side ends of each cutting blade (11) are arranged as cutting edges (17).

6. A centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cutting blade (11) is installed via an adjustment mechanism (20), the adjustment mechanism (20) is arranged outside the fixing tube (2), the adjustment rod (21) extends into the annular area (9) and is correspondingly installed on the cutting blade (11), the cutting blade (11) and the adjustment rod (21) are in a T-shaped structure; the position of the cutting blade (11) can be correspondingly adjusted via the adjustment mechanism (20).

7. The centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The air outlet pipes (701) are arranged in seven groups evenly spaced on the central tube (7), and each group is arranged in six groups evenly spaced.

8. The centrifugal clam shell and meat separation mechanism according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving device comprises a driving motor (18), a driving gear (19) is mounted on the driving motor (18), and a corresponding rack is arranged on the outer wall of the rotating sleeve (6) at the left end of the central cylinder (7), the driving gear (19) is meshed with the rack, and the centrifugal cylinder (1) is driven to rotate by the power of the driving motor (18) and the meshing of the driving gear (19) and the rack.

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