Cutting equipment for beef processing

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of beef processing equipment, and particularly relates to beef processing cutting equipment which comprises a base, a cutter mechanism, a driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism. And the cutter mechanism is provided with a rotary cutter and a quenching plate with heat exchange tubes on two sides, so that the surface of the cut part of the beef can be instantly cooled to locally harden the beef. The driving mechanism controls the clamping mechanism to perform lifting and reciprocating motion, and the clamping mechanism adopts a composite design of a clamping arm and a conveying belt, so that the whole-process stable clamping and progressing of meat blocks with different thicknesses are realized. The equipment can continuously cut and roll fresh beef without pre-freezing, effectively treats thin and soft beef blocks at the final stage of cutting, thoroughly reduces the generation of waste materials, and has the advantages of energy conservation, environmental protection and meat quality maintenance.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of beef processing equipment, specifically relating to a cutting device for beef processing. Background Technology

[0002] The beef processing industry is an important part of my country's food industry. With the upgrading of consumption, the market demand for high-quality, high-value-added processed beef products is increasing. As a core processing machine, beef cutting equipment's technological level directly affects the product's shape, yield, and production efficiency. Currently, most mainstream automated cutting equipment on the market uses high-speed rotating blades in conjunction with conveyor belts or clamping mechanisms to achieve preliminary processing from whole pieces of meat to sliced ​​meat, thus improving the industry's automation level to a certain extent.

[0003] However, when dealing with the soft and sticky texture of fresh beef, existing cutting equipment often struggles to hold and advance the remaining meat as it softens towards the end of the cut. This results in incomplete slicing, producing a significant amount of waste "meat tails" and leading to raw material waste. Furthermore, to achieve the rolling and slicing of fresh beef, current processes typically require completely freezing and hardening the entire piece before cutting, a process that is not only energy-intensive but also time-consuming.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to study a beef processing cutting device that can drive fresh beef to be rapidly and continuously cut and rolled from both sides of the cutter, and can continue to cut the last thin slice of fresh beef stowably without generating waste. At the same time, it can use surface rapid cooling to locally and rapidly cool the fresh beef at the cut point to achieve the rolling, thereby achieving the purpose of energy saving and environmental protection. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To address the aforementioned shortcomings in the existing technology, the present invention provides a cutting device for beef processing, which solves the problems of existing beef cutting devices failing to effectively fix the thin and soft beef at the end of the cutting process when slicing relatively soft fresh beef, resulting in a large amount of waste, and failing to directly cut and roll fresh beef without pre-freezing the whole piece of beef, leading to high energy consumption and long processing time.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A cutting device for beef processing includes: a base, a cutting mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a clamping mechanism;

[0008] The base is equipped with a working platform, a discharge pipe, and a discharge port;

[0009] The cutting mechanism includes a base plate, a cutting assembly, and two rapid cooling plates. The upper surface of the base plate is provided with a cutting groove and two rapid cooling plate grooves, which are located on both sides of the cutting groove. The lower surface of the base plate is provided with two discharge grooves, which are connected to a discharge pipe. The cutting assembly is installed in the cutting groove, and the two rapid cooling plates are respectively installed in the two rapid cooling plate grooves.

[0010] The drive mechanism includes a lifting bracket and a reciprocating bracket. The lifting bracket is fixedly mounted on the base, and the reciprocating bracket is mounted on the lifting bracket.

[0011] The clamping mechanism is slidably mounted on the reciprocating support.

[0012] Furthermore, the cutting assembly includes a cutting blade, a cutting shaft, and a first motor. The cutting blade is rotatably disposed in the cutting groove, and the first motor is fixed below the base plate. The rotating shaft of the first motor is fixedly connected to the cutting blade through the cutting shaft.

[0013] Furthermore, the side of the quench plate away from the knife groove is hinged to the inner wall of the quench plate groove.

[0014] Furthermore, the quench plate is provided with heat exchange tubes, springs and guide plates. The heat exchange tubes are fixedly installed on the lower end face of the quench plate. The side of the quench plate near the knife groove is connected to the inner wall of the quench plate groove by the spring. The guide plates are fixedly installed on both sides of the quench plate.

[0015] Furthermore, the guide plate has a downwardly inclined portion on the side near the knife groove.

[0016] Furthermore, the lifting bracket is equipped with a lead screw, a guide rod, and a second motor. The lead screw is rotatably mounted on the lifting bracket, the shaft of the second motor is fixedly connected to the lead screw, the reciprocating bracket is threadedly connected to the lead screw, the guide rod is fixedly mounted on the lifting bracket, and the reciprocating bracket is slidably connected to the guide rod.

[0017] Furthermore, the reciprocating support is equipped with a reciprocating lead screw and a third motor. The reciprocating lead screw is rotatably mounted on the reciprocating support, the third motor is connected to the reciprocating lead screw, and the clamping mechanism is threadedly engaged with the reciprocating lead screw.

[0018] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism includes a reciprocating plate, a clamping arm, and a fourth motor. The reciprocating plate is slidably mounted on the reciprocating support, and the reciprocating plate is threadedly engaged with the reciprocating lead screw. The clamping arm is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the reciprocating plate, and the fourth motor is fixedly mounted on the upper end face of the reciprocating plate. The fourth motor is connected to the clamping arm. The clamping arm is also provided with a guide wheel and a belt. The guide wheel is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the clamping arm, and the belt is wrapped around the guide wheel.

[0019] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism also includes a conveyor belt, which is mounted on the lower end face of the reciprocating plate.

[0020] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism also includes a pressure plate, which is fixedly disposed on both sides of the reciprocating plate and cooperates with the quench plate.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. This invention discloses a beef processing cutting device that, through a composite clamping mechanism consisting of a clamping arm and a conveyor belt, combined with a drive mechanism, achieves effective clamping and progressive cutting of beef from thick to thin throughout the entire process. The clamping arm is responsible for stably gripping thicker pieces of meat in the initial stage of cutting, while as the meat is cut thinner and softer, the conveyor belt maintains continuous contact with the surface of the meat and provides a stable propulsive force, ensuring that the cutting operation is completely completed. This design solves the technical problem of existing equipment generating a large amount of waste in the final stage of cutting due to the inability to effectively fix thin and soft meat pieces.

[0023] 2. The present invention discloses a cutting device for beef processing, which uses rapid cooling plates integrated on both sides of the cutter to instantly cool the local surface of the beef, so that the meat in the contact area hardens in a short time to achieve the required cutting strength. This treatment method only targets the cutting surface, while the inside of the beef remains tender. It avoids the step of pre-freezing the whole piece of beef in the traditional process. This technology solves the problems of high energy consumption, long waiting time and meat damage caused by freezing processing before cutting and rolls, and realizes high-quality and energy-saving processing of fresh beef. Attached Figure Description

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a top view of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Cross-sectional view of line AA;

[0027] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting mechanism;

[0028] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the cutting mechanism;

[0029] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the rapid cooling plate Figure 1 ;

[0030] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the rapid cooling plate Figure 2 ;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the drive mechanism and the clamping mechanism;

[0032] Figure 9 This is an explosion diagram of the clamping mechanism.

[0033] The reference numerals used in the attached figures are as follows:

[0034] 1. Base; 11. Working platform; 12. Discharge pipe; 13. Discharge port; 2. Cutting mechanism; 21. Base plate; 211. Knife groove; 212. Discharge chute; 213. Cooling plate groove; 22. Cutting knife; 23. Knife shaft; 24. First motor; 25. Cooling plate; 251. Heat exchange tube; 252. Spring; 253. Guide plate; 254. Inclined part; 3. Drive mechanism; 31. Lifting bracket; 311. Lead screw; 312. Guide bar; 32. Second motor; 33. Reciprocating bracket; 331. Reciprocating lead screw; 34. Third motor; 4. Clamping mechanism; 41. Reciprocating plate; 42. Conveyor belt; 43. Clamping arm; 431. Guide wheel; 432. Belt; 44. Fourth motor; 45. Pressure plate. Detailed Implementation

[0035] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solution of the present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0036] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the directional terms such as "center", "lateral", "longitudinal", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", and "counterclockwise" indicate the orientation and positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. They should not be construed as limiting the specific protection scope of this application.

[0037] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0038] Please see Figures 1 to 9 As shown, a cutting device for beef processing includes: a base 1, a cutting mechanism 2 for cutting beef, a driving mechanism 3 for driving the clamping mechanism 4 to move up and down and reciprocate, and a clamping mechanism 4 for clamping beef and driving the movement of the meat pieces that have become thinner and softer after cutting.

[0039] The base 1 is equipped with a working platform 11, a discharge pipe 12, and a discharge port 13. It should be noted that before processing the beef, the beef is placed on the working platform 11 manually or by equipment, and then clamped by the clamping mechanism 4. Below the discharge port 13, packaging boxes or connecting conveyor equipment are placed for receiving or transporting finished products.

[0040] The cutting mechanism 2 includes a base plate 21, a cutting assembly, and two rapid cooling plates 25. The upper surface of the base plate 21 is provided with a cutting groove 211 and two rapid cooling plate grooves 213. Preferably, the cutting groove 211 is located in the middle of the base plate 21, and the rapid cooling plate grooves 213 are located on both sides of the cutting groove 211. The lower surface of the base plate 21 is provided with two discharge grooves 212, which are connected to a discharge pipe 12, allowing the finished product after cutting to fall into the discharge port 13 through the discharge pipe 12.

[0041] The cutting blade assembly is installed in the blade groove 211. Specifically, the cutting blade assembly includes a cutting blade 22, a blade shaft 23, and a first motor 24. The cutting blade 22 is rotatably disposed in the blade groove 211, and the first motor 24 is fixed below the base plate 21. The rotating shaft of the first motor 24 is fixedly connected to the cutting blade 22 through the blade shaft 23, that is, the first motor 24 can drive the cutting blade 22 to rotate in the blade groove 211 through the blade shaft 23, thereby cutting the beef in contact with it.

[0042] The two rapid cooling plates 25 are respectively installed in two rapid cooling plate grooves 213. It should be noted that the side of the rapid cooling plate 25 away from the knife groove 211 is hinged to the inner wall of the rapid cooling plate groove 213. Specifically, the rapid cooling plate 25 is provided with a heat exchange tube 251, a spring 252, and a guide plate 253. The heat exchange tube 251 is fixedly installed on the lower end face of the rapid cooling plate 25. By introducing a refrigerant into the heat exchange tube 251, the surface part of the beef in contact with the rapid cooling plate 25 can be rapidly cooled, increasing its hardness for easier cutting. The preferred refrigerant is liquid carbon dioxide or liquid nitrogen. The side of the rapid cooling plate 25 closest to the knife groove 211 is connected to the inner wall of the rapid cooling plate groove 213 by the spring 252. This can be understood as follows: during cutting, the drive mechanism 3 and the clamping mechanism 4 work together to drive the beef to move towards the cutting mechanism 2. The beef will first come into contact with the side of the cooling plate 25 away from the cutting mechanism 2, and during the movement, it will press down on the cooling plate 25. During this process, the side of the cooling plate 25 closest to the cutting mechanism 2 will flip downward, and the spring 252 will be compressed to ensure that the lower surface of the beef is always in close contact with the cooling plate 25.

[0043] The guide plate 253 is fixedly installed on both sides of the quench plate 25.

[0044] The drive mechanism 3 includes a lifting bracket 31 and a reciprocating bracket 33. The lifting bracket 31 is fixedly mounted on the base 1, and the reciprocating bracket 33 is mounted on the lifting bracket 31.

[0045] Specifically, the lifting bracket 31 is equipped with a lead screw 311, a guide rod 312, and a second motor 32. The lead screw 311 is rotatably mounted on the lifting bracket 31, the shaft of the second motor 32 is fixedly connected to the lead screw 311, the reciprocating bracket 33 is threadedly engaged with the lead screw 311, and the guide rod 312 is fixedly mounted on the lifting bracket 31, with the reciprocating bracket 33 slidingly engaged with the guide rod 312. This can be understood as the second motor 32 driving the reciprocating bracket 33 to slide up and down along the guide rod 312 via the lead screw 311 in both forward and reverse rotation.

[0046] Specifically, the reciprocating support 33 is equipped with a reciprocating lead screw 331 and a third motor 34. The reciprocating lead screw 331 is rotatably mounted on the reciprocating support 33, the third motor 34 is connected to the reciprocating lead screw 331, and the clamping mechanism 4 is threadedly engaged with the reciprocating lead screw 331. It can be understood that the rotation of the third motor 34 drives the clamping mechanism 4 to reciprocate along the reciprocating support 33 via the reciprocating lead screw 331.

[0047] The clamping mechanism 4 is slidably mounted on the reciprocating support 33. Specifically, the clamping mechanism 4 includes a reciprocating plate 41, a clamping arm 43, and a fourth motor 44. The reciprocating plate 41 is slidably mounted on the reciprocating support 33, and the reciprocating plate 41 is threadedly engaged with the reciprocating lead screw 331. The clamping arm 43 is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the reciprocating plate 41, and the fourth motor 44 is fixedly mounted on the upper end face of the reciprocating plate 41 and connected to the clamping arm 43. It can be understood that the rotation of the fourth motor 44 can drive the clamping arm 43 to rotate towards the beef, thereby clamping the beef and sliding it back and forth on the working platform 11. It should be noted that the clamping arm 43 of the clamping mechanism 4 can only drive beef of a certain thickness to slide on the working platform 11.

[0048] The clamping arm 43 is also equipped with a guide wheel 431 and a belt 432. The guide wheel 431 is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the clamping arm 43, and the belt 432 is wrapped around the guide wheel 431. It should be noted that the cooperation between the guide wheel 431 and the belt 432 can further enhance the clamping effect on the beef and also prevent the pressure from being concentrated at the end of the clamping arm 43 when clamping the beef, thus avoiding excessive deformation of the beef.

[0049] Specifically, the clamping mechanism 4 also includes a conveyor belt 42, which is mounted on the lower end face of the reciprocating plate 41. It should be noted that after the clamping arm 43 resets, the conveyor belt 42 cooperates with the lifting bracket 31 of the drive mechanism 3 to drive the thinned and softened meat pieces to slide back and forth on the working platform 11, thus completing the cutting of this portion of beef.

[0050] Specifically, the clamping mechanism 4 also includes a pressure plate 45, which is fixedly disposed on both sides of the reciprocating plate 41 and cooperates with the quench plate 25.

[0051] Correspondingly, the guide plate 253 is provided with a downwardly inclined portion 254 on the side near the knife groove 211. It should be noted that when the quench plate 25 is fully flipped upward, the inclined portion 254 is exactly horizontal.

[0052] It should be noted that the guide plate 253 can slide in conjunction with the pressure plate 45 and the belt 432 of the clamping arm 43.

[0053] Specifically, when the cut beef is relatively thick, when the driving mechanism 3 drives the clamping mechanism 4 and the beef slides from the left side to the right side of the working platform 11, the pressure plate 45 on the right side of the reciprocating plate 41 first presses and cooperates with the inclined part 254 of the right guide plate 253, so that the front cooling plate 25 flips downward to prevent the cooling plate 25 from blocking the beef from sliding. The same applies when the driving mechanism 3 drives the clamping mechanism 4 and the beef slides from the right side to the left side of the working platform 11.

[0054] When the cut beef is thin and soft, the belt 432 always cooperates with the guide plate 253, so that the cooling plate 25 is always in a fully retracted state, preventing it from blocking the thin and soft pieces of meat, causing them to deform and affecting normal cutting.

[0055] The working principle of this invention is as follows:

[0056] Before processing the beef, the drive mechanism 3 drives the clamping mechanism 4 to rise and move to one side of the work platform 11.

[0057] The beef is placed on the working platform 11 below the clamping mechanism 4 by manual labor or equipment. Then, the drive mechanism 3 drives the clamping mechanism 4 to move above the beef and make the conveyor belt 42 contact the beef. At this time, the fourth motor 44 rotates and drives the clamping arm 43 to rotate in the direction of the beef until the belt 432 clamps and fixes the beef.

[0058] The first motor 24 can drive the cutter 22 to rotate in the cutter groove 211 via the cutter shaft 23.

[0059] The rotation of the third motor 34 drives the clamping mechanism 4 to slide back and forth along the reciprocating bracket 33 via the reciprocating screw 331.

[0060] Before the beef comes into contact with the cutting blade 22, the lower surface of the beef comes into contact with the rapid cooling plate 25, and the surface of the beef is rapidly cooled to increase its hardness and make it easier to cut.

[0061] When the beef comes into contact with the cutter 22, the cutter 22 cuts the beef into beef rolls. The beef rolls enter the discharge pipe 12 through the discharge chute 212 on the bottom plate 21, and then fall into the discharge port 13 through the discharge pipe 12.

[0062] As the remaining meat pieces become thinner and softer during the later stages of cutting, the drive mechanism 3 drives the reciprocating support 33 to move above the cutting blade assembly, and the belt 432 of the clamping arm 43 presses down on the cooling plate 25 so that it is always in a fully retracted state.

[0063] The conveyor belt 42 drives the meat block to slide back and forth, and the cutter 22 cuts it into beef rolls. At the same time, the lifting bracket 31 drives the reciprocating bracket 33 and the clamping mechanism 4 to move downward, ensuring that the conveyor belt 42 is always in contact with the meat block.

[0064] The above descriptions are merely embodiments of the present invention. Commonly known structures and characteristics of the solutions are not described in detail here. Those skilled in the art are aware of all common technical knowledge in the field prior to the application date or priority date, are aware of all existing technologies in that field, and have the ability to apply conventional experimental methods prior to that date. Those skilled in the art can, under the guidance of this application, improve and implement this solution in combination with their own capabilities. Some typical known structures or methods should not be obstacles for those skilled in the art to implement this application. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make several modifications and improvements without departing from the structure of the present invention. These should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention, and will not affect the effectiveness of the implementation of the present invention or the practicality of the patent.

Claims

1. A cutting device for beef processing, characterized in that, include: The base (1), the cutting mechanism (2), the drive mechanism (3), and the clamping mechanism (4) are all included. The base (1) is provided with a working platform (11), a discharge pipe (12) and a discharge port (13); The cutting mechanism (2) includes a base plate (21), a cutting assembly, and two quench plates (25). The upper surface of the base plate (21) is provided with a cutting groove (211) and two quench plate grooves (213). The quench plate grooves (213) are located on both sides of the cutting groove (211). The lower surface of the base plate (21) is provided with two discharge grooves (212). The discharge grooves (212) are connected to the discharge pipe (12). The cutting assembly is installed in the cutting groove (211), and the two quench plates (25) are respectively installed in the two quench plate grooves (213). The drive mechanism (3) includes a lifting bracket (31) and a reciprocating bracket (33). The lifting bracket (31) is fixedly mounted on the base (1), and the reciprocating bracket (33) is mounted on the lifting bracket (31). The clamping mechanism (4) is slidably mounted on the reciprocating support (33).

2. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cutting assembly includes a cutting blade (22), a cutting shaft (23), and a first motor (24). The cutting blade (22) is rotatably disposed in the cutting groove (211). The first motor (24) is fixed below the base plate (21). The rotating shaft of the first motor (24) is fixedly connected to the cutting blade (22) through the cutting shaft (23).

3. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side of the quench plate (25) away from the knife groove (211) is hinged to the inner wall of the quench plate groove (213).

4. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The quench plate (25) is provided with a heat exchange tube (251), a spring (252) and a guide plate (253). The heat exchange tube (251) is fixedly installed on the lower end face of the quench plate (25). The side of the quench plate (25) near the knife groove (211) is connected to the inner wall of the quench plate groove (213) through the spring (252). The guide plate (253) is fixedly installed on both sides of the quench plate (25).

5. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The guide plate (253) has a downwardly inclined portion (254) on the side near the knife groove (211).

6. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting bracket (31) is provided with a lead screw (311), a guide rod (312), and a second motor (32). The lead screw (311) is rotatably mounted on the lifting bracket (31). The shaft of the second motor (32) is fixedly connected to the lead screw (311). The reciprocating bracket (33) is threadedly connected to the lead screw (311). The guide rod (312) is fixedly mounted on the lifting bracket (31). The reciprocating bracket (33) is slidably connected to the guide rod (312).

7. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The reciprocating bracket (33) is provided with a reciprocating lead screw (331) and a third motor (34). The reciprocating lead screw (331) is rotatably mounted on the reciprocating bracket (33). The third motor (34) is connected to the reciprocating lead screw (331). The clamping mechanism (4) is threadedly engaged with the reciprocating lead screw (331).

8. The cutting equipment for beef processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (4) includes a reciprocating plate (41), a clamping arm (43), and a fourth motor (44). The reciprocating plate (41) is slidably mounted on the reciprocating bracket (33). The reciprocating plate (41) and the reciprocating lead screw (331) are connected by a thread. The clamping arm (43) is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the reciprocating plate (41). The fourth motor (44) is fixedly mounted on the upper end face of the reciprocating plate (41). The fourth motor (44) is connected to the clamping arm (43). The clamping arm (43) is also provided with a guide wheel (431) and a belt (432). The guide wheel (431) is rotatably mounted on the lower end face of the clamping arm (43), and the belt (432) is wrapped around the guide wheel (431).

9. A cutting device for beef processing according to claim 8, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (4) also includes a conveyor belt (42), which is installed on both sides of the reciprocating plate (41).

10. A cutting device for beef processing according to claim 9, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (4) also includes a pressure plate (45), which is fixedly mounted on the front end face of the reciprocating plate (41) and cooperates with the quench plate (25).

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