Automatic bean curd forming machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic bean curd forming machine which adopts a brand-new intelligent control system to control equipment such as a filtering device, a heating device I, a control valve, an oil cylinder I, an oil cylinder II and a heating device II to cooperatively work, and ground soybean milk is filtered under the action of the filtering device; then the completely filtered soybean milk is heated and boiled in the soybean milk storage tank by a heating device I; then, the boiled soybean milk is caked in the forming box and extruded by a pressing plate under the action of an oil cylinder I, so that the soybean milk is condensed into formed bean curd in the forming box; finally, the formed bean curd is pushed out of the forming box through a push plate under the action of a second oil cylinder, the formed bean curd is moved to a conveying mechanism to be conveyed away in a manual carrying mode, mechanical bean curd forming treatment operation is achieved, traditional manual operation is replaced, the hygienic standard is improved, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved. The production efficiency is improved, and the product quality is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of tofu production, and in particular to an automatic tofu forming machine. Background Art

[0002] In the traditional tofu production process, the molding process often relies on manual operation, which is inefficient and unhygienic, making it difficult to ensure product quality. Therefore, developing a device that can realize automatic molding of tofu is of great significance for improving production efficiency, ensuring product quality, and improving hygiene standards. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides an automatic tofu forming machine, which adopts a brand-new intelligent control system to control the coordinated operation of the filtering device, the heating device 1, the control valve, the oil cylinder 1, the oil cylinder 2, the heating device 2 and other equipment, and firstly performs a filtering process on the ground soy milk under the action of the filtering device; then the completely filtered soy milk is heated and boiled by the heating device 1 in the soy milk storage tank; next, the boiled soy milk is agglomerated in a forming box, and is squeezed by a pressing plate under the action of the oil cylinder 1, so that the soy milk is condensed into formed tofu in the forming box; finally, under the action of the oil cylinder 2, the pushing plate pushes the formed tofu out of the forming box, and the formed tofu is moved to the conveying mechanism by manual handling to be transported away, thereby realizing mechanized tofu forming processing, replacing traditional manual operation, improving hygiene standards, reducing manual labor intensity, improving production efficiency and ensuring product quality.

[0004] The present application provides an automatic tofu forming machine, comprising a feeding pipe, a filtering device is arranged on the feeding pipe, the end of the feeding pipe is connected to a soy milk storage tank, a circle of heating device 1 is arranged on the side wall of the soy milk storage tank, a discharge pipe is welded at the bottom of the soy milk storage tank, a control valve is arranged on the discharge pipe, a forming box is arranged below the discharge pipe, a heat insulation layer is arranged on the outside of the forming box, a support frame is installed on the top of the heat insulation layer, two oil cylinders 1 are arranged on the top of the support frame, the output ends of the two oil cylinders 1 are connected to the same pressing plate, a plurality of support rods are welded on the top of the support frame, a heating device 2 is arranged on the lower surface of the bottom of the forming box, an oil cylinder 2 is arranged below the heating device 2 and is fixed on the upper surface of the bottom of the heat insulation layer, a push plate is connected to the output end of the oil cylinder 2 and is located on the upper surface of the bottom of the forming box, a drain pipe is welded on the side wall of the forming box, the end of the drain pipe passes through the heat insulation layer and is placed on the outside of the heat insulation layer, a plurality of legs are welded on the lower surface of the bottom of the heat insulation layer, a controller is fixed on the side wall of the heat insulation layer, and the controller is connected to the filtering device, the heating device 1, the control valve, the oil cylinder 1, the oil cylinder 2 and the heating device 2 in an average line.

[0005] Furthermore, an automatic debris removal device is provided inside the filter device.

[0006] Furthermore, the bottom of the soy milk storage tank is in a "hemispherical" shape.

[0007] Furthermore, a stirring structure is provided inside the soymilk storage tank.

[0008] Furthermore, a circle of sealing gasket is arranged on the side wall of the push plate.

[0009] Furthermore, the end of the drain pipe can be connected to a wastewater treatment recovery device.

[0010] Furthermore, the soymilk storage tank and the molding box are both provided with temperature sensors, which are connected to the controller wires.

[0011] Furthermore, the controller is provided with a display screen and control buttons.

[0012] It can be seen from the above technical scheme that the present application provides an automatic tofu forming machine, including a feeding pipe, a pipe for conveying the ground prepared soy milk to a soy milk storage tank, and a filtering device is arranged on the feeding pipe. The filtering structure can filter the soy milk conveyed into the soy milk storage tank, filter out the dregs and impurities contained in the soy milk, and clean them up, so that the soy milk can pass through and enter the soy milk storage tank, thereby avoiding the situation where impurities such as dregs affect the taste of tofu, thereby providing strong support for improving the quality of tofu. The end of the feeding pipe is connected to the soy milk storage tank, which is a container for temporarily storing and boiling the soy milk, and a stirring structure is arranged inside it. When the soy milk is boiled, the soy milk can be stirred as necessary to ensure that the soy milk is evenly heated and heated together. Temperature, to avoid uneven heating of the soy milk, the phenomenon of burning, affecting the edible taste of tofu, a circle of heating device is arranged on the side wall of the soy milk storage tank, the heating structure can heat and boil the soy milk in the soy milk storage tank, and work in combination with the stirring structure, which is conducive to uniform heating of the soy milk, high boiling efficiency, and avoids the phenomenon of burning due to uneven heating, ensuring the edible taste of the produced tofu and the quality of the tofu, a discharge pipe is welded at the bottom of the soy milk storage tank, and the boiled soy milk is discharged from the soy milk storage tank to the pipeline in the forming box, and a control valve is arranged on the discharge pipe to control the opening and closing of the internal pipeline of the discharge pipe, and the channel in the discharge pipe is closed during the heating and boiling process of the soy milk, to ensure that all the soy milk in the soy milk storage tank is boiled, and after the soy milk is boiled, It opens the channel inside the discharge pipe to allow the boiled tofu to enter the forming box. A forming box is arranged below the discharge pipe. The boiled soy milk condenses into a mold for forming tofu. A heat insulation layer is arranged on the outside of the forming box to play a heat insulation protection role to prevent the staff from touching the wall of the forming box after the temperature rises, resulting in dangers such as scalding, thereby protecting the safety of the staff. A support frame and a supporting cylinder are installed on the top of the insulation layer. Two cylinders are arranged on the top of the support frame, and a kinetic energy output structure is arranged. During the tofu forming process, the output kinetic energy drives the pressing plate to rise and fall vertically to extrude the tofu, so that the tofu is dehydrated and quickly formed in the forming box. The output ends of the two cylinders are connected to the same pressing plate and the extrusion structure. During the tofu forming process, the cylinder is driven and combined with the push plate to jointly extrude the tofu. The extrusion and dehydration operation enables the tofu to be quickly dehydrated and formed. Multiple support rods are welded on the top of the support frame to support the soy milk storage tank. A heating device 2 is arranged on the lower surface of the bottom of the forming box. The heating structure can heat the forming box during the tofu forming process to control the temperature of the forming box, the forming speed and the solidification effect of the tofu. A second oil cylinder is arranged below the second heating device and is fixed on the upper surface of the bottom of the insulation layer. The kinetic energy output structure continuously provides kinetic energy support for the vertical rise of the push plate. The output end of the second oil cylinder is connected to a push plate, which is located on the upper surface of the bottom of the forming box. During the tofu forming process, under the action of the second oil cylinder, it rises vertically, pushes the tofu being formed and the excess water upward, and allows the excess water to be discharged from the drain pipe. At the same time, it combines with the pressing plate to extrude the tofu.The tofu is dehydrated and quickly formed in the forming box. After the tofu is completely formed, the formed tofu is pushed out of the forming box under the action of the second oil cylinder, and the staff moves the formed tofu to the conveying mechanism for transportation. A drainage pipe is welded on the side wall of the forming box. During the tofu forming process, the end passes through the insulation layer and is placed on the outside of the insulation layer. The excess water is discharged through the channel. A plurality of legs are welded on the lower surface of the bottom of the insulation layer to support the insulation layer. A controller is fixed on the side wall of the insulation layer to control the coordinated operation of the filtering device, the heating device 1, the control valve, the oil cylinder 1, the oil cylinder 2, and the heating device 2. The ground soy milk is filtered, boiled, formed and taken out in turn to realize the mechanized tofu forming process. The controller is connected to the filtering device, the heating device 1, the control valve, the oil cylinder 1, the oil cylinder 2 and the heating device 2.

[0013] In summary, the beneficial effects produced by this application are as follows:

[0014] 1. A new intelligent control system is adopted to control the coordinated operation of the filtering device, heating device 1, control valve, oil cylinder 1, oil cylinder 2, and heating device 2, so as to filter, boil, shape and take out the ground soy milk in turn, realize mechanized tofu shaping process, replace traditional manual operation, improve hygiene standards, reduce labor intensity, improve production efficiency and ensure product quality.

[0015] 2. The bottom of the soy milk storage tank is in a "hemispherical" shape, which is conducive to the boiled soy milk to be completely discharged into the forming box, reducing the residual rate of soy milk in the soy milk storage tank, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing production costs.

[0016] 3. A heating device is arranged on the side wall of the soy milk storage tank, and a stirring structure is arranged inside. When the soy milk is boiled, the heating device and the stirring structure work together, which is beneficial to uniform heating of the soy milk, high boiling efficiency, and avoids burning due to uneven heating, thereby ensuring the edible taste of the produced tofu and the quality of the tofu. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the implementation cases. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this application.

[0019] Illustration Description:

[0020] Among them, 1-feeding pipe, 2-filtering device, 3-soybean milk storage tank, 4-heating device 1, 5-discharge pipe, 6-control valve, 7-support rod, 8-support frame, 9-oil cylinder 1, 10-pressing plate, 11-molding box, 12-push plate, 13-oil cylinder 2, 14-heating device 2, 15-insulation layer, 16-drainage pipe, 17-leg, 18-controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0022] From the above technical solutions, we can know that:

[0023] Embodiment 1:

[0024] See also Figure 1 .

[0025] A tofu automatic forming machine comprises a feeding pipe 1, which is a pipe for conveying ground prepared soy milk to a soy milk storage tank 3. The feeding pipe 1 is provided with a filtering device 2, which is a filtering structure and can filter the soy milk conveyed into the soy milk storage tank 3, filter out the dregs and impurities contained in the soy milk, and clean them up, so that the soy milk can pass through and enter the soy milk storage tank 3, so as to avoid the situation where impurities such as dregs affect the taste of tofu, thereby providing strong support for improving the quality of tofu. The end of the feeding pipe 1 is connected to the soy milk storage tank 3, which is a container for temporarily storing and boiling soy milk, and a stirring structure is arranged inside it. When the soy milk is boiled, the soy milk can be stirred as necessary to ensure that the soy milk is heated evenly and heated together to avoid uneven heating of the soy milk. The soy milk storage tank 3 is provided with a circle of heating devices 4 on the side wall thereof, and the heating structure can heat and boil the soy milk in the soy milk storage tank 3, and the operation combined with the stirring structure is conducive to uniform heating of the soy milk, high boiling efficiency, and avoids the burning phenomenon caused by uneven heating, thereby ensuring the edible taste of the produced tofu and the quality of the tofu. A discharge pipe 5 is welded at the bottom of the soy milk storage tank 3 to discharge the boiled soy milk from the soy milk storage tank 3 to the pipeline in the forming box 11, and a control valve 6 is provided on the discharge pipe 5 to control the opening and closing of the internal pipeline of the discharge pipe 5, and the channel in the discharge pipe 5 is closed during the heating and boiling process of the soy milk, so as to ensure that all the soy milk in the soy milk storage tank 3 is boiled, and after the soy milk is boiled , which opens the channel inside the discharge pipe 5 to allow the boiled tofu to enter the forming box 11. A forming box 11 is arranged below the discharge pipe 5. The boiled soy milk is condensed into a mold for forming tofu. A heat insulation layer 15 is arranged on the outside of the forming box 11 to play a heat insulation protection role to prevent the staff from touching the wall of the forming box 1 after the temperature rises, which may cause burns and other dangers, thereby protecting the safety of the staff. A support frame 8 and a supporting cylinder 9 are installed on the top of the heat insulation layer 15. Two cylinders 9 are arranged on the top of the support frame 8, and a kinetic energy output structure. During the tofu forming process, the output kinetic energy drives the pressing plate 10 to rise and fall vertically to extrude the tofu, so that the tofu is dehydrated and quickly formed in the forming box 11. The output ends of the two cylinders 9 are connected to the same pressing plate 10, an extrusion structure, during the tofu forming process. In the process, it is driven by the oil cylinder 19 and combined with the push plate 12 to extrude and dehydrate the tofu, so that the tofu can be quickly dehydrated and formed. A plurality of support rods 7 are welded on the top of the support frame 8 to support the soy milk storage tank 3. A heating device 14 is arranged on the lower surface of the bottom of the forming box 11. The heating structure can heat the forming box 11 during the tofu forming process to control the temperature of the forming box 11, the forming speed and the solidification effect of the tofu. An oil cylinder 13 is arranged below the heating device 14 and is fixed on the upper surface of the bottom of the heat insulation layer 15. The kinetic energy output structure continuously provides kinetic energy support for the vertical rise of the push plate 12. The output end of the oil cylinder 13 is connected to the push plate 12 and is located on the upper surface of the bottom of the forming box 11. During the tofu forming process, under the action of the oil cylinder 13,It rises vertically, pushes the tofu being formed and the excess water upward, and lets the excess water drain from the drain pipe 16. At the same time, it combines with the pressing plate 10 to squeeze the tofu, so that the tofu is dehydrated and quickly formed in the forming box 11. After the tofu is completely formed, the formed tofu is pushed out of the forming box 11 under the action of the oil cylinder 13, so that the staff can move the formed tofu to the conveying mechanism to be transported away. The side wall of the forming box 11 is welded with a drain pipe 16. During the tofu forming process, the end passes through the insulation layer 15 and is placed outside the insulation layer 15. The excess water The bottom surface of the heat insulation layer 15 is welded with a plurality of legs 17 to support the heat insulation layer 15. The side wall of the heat insulation layer 15 is fixed with a controller 18 to control the filter device 2, the heating device 14, the control valve 6, the oil cylinder 19, the oil cylinder 2 13, and the heating device 2 14 to work together to filter, boil, shape and remove the ground soy milk in turn to achieve mechanized tofu shaping. The controller 18 is connected to the filter device 2, the heating device 14, the control valve 6, the oil cylinder 19, the oil cylinder 2 14 and the heating device 2 13 in a linear manner.

[0026] As a preferred embodiment, an automatic cleaning device is provided inside the filter device 2, which can clean the impurities such as bean dregs filtered out within a specified time to avoid clogging of the filter device 2 and other phenomena that affect the tofu production efficiency and tofu quality.

[0027] As a preferred embodiment, the bottom of the soy milk storage tank 3 is in a "hemispherical" shape, which is conducive to the boiled soy milk being completely discharged into the molding box 11, reducing the residual rate of soy milk in the soy milk storage tank 3, thereby improving production efficiency and reducing investment costs.

[0028] As a preferred embodiment, a stirring structure is provided inside the soy milk storage tank 3. When the soy milk is boiled, the soy milk can be stirred as necessary to ensure that the soy milk is heated evenly and heated together to avoid uneven heating of the soy milk, which may cause burning and affect the taste of the tofu.

[0029] As a preferred embodiment, a circle of sealing gasket is provided on the side wall of the push plate 12 to play a sealing role, which is conducive to the push plate 12 pushing the formed tofu and excess water to the opening of the forming box 11, so that the excess water can be discharged from the forming box 11 through the drain pipe 16.

[0030] As a preferred embodiment, the end of the drain pipe 16 can be connected to a wastewater treatment and recovery device, which can improve wastewater recovery and reuse, reduce water resource waste, and achieve the purpose of environmental protection.

[0031] As a preferred embodiment, temperature sensors are provided on the soy milk storage tank 3 and the molding box 11, which are connected to the controller 18 by wire, so that the controller 18 can monitor the temperature of the boiled soy milk in the soy milk storage tank 3 and the temperature of the soy milk in the molding box 11, thereby facilitating the controller 18 to control the working status of the heating device 1 4 and the heating device 2 14 to ensure the taste and molding efficiency of the tofu.

[0032] As a preferred embodiment, the controller 18 is provided with a display screen and control buttons to display and adjust the temperature of the soymilk storage tank 3, the molding box 11 and the operating status of equipment such as the oil cylinder 1 9, the oil cylinder 2 13, the heating device 1 4 and the heating device 2 14 to facilitate the operation of the staff.

[0033] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present application after considering the specification and practicing the application disclosed herein. The present application is intended to cover any variations, uses or adaptations of the present application, which follow the general principles of the present application and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present application. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope of the present application is indicated by the claims.

[0034] It should be understood that the present application is not limited to the precise structure described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The above-described embodiments of the present application do not constitute a limitation on the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic tofu forming machine, characterized in that: The invention comprises a feeding pipe (1), wherein a filtering device (2) is arranged on the feeding pipe (1), a soybean milk storage tank (3) is connected to the end of the feeding pipe (1), a heating device (4) is arranged on the side wall of the soybean milk storage tank (3), a discharge pipe (5) is welded to the bottom of the soybean milk storage tank (3), a control valve (6) is arranged on the discharge pipe (5), a molding box (11) is arranged below the discharge pipe (5), a heat insulation layer (15) is arranged on the outside of the molding box (11), a support frame (8) is installed on the top of the heat insulation layer (15), two oil cylinders (9) are arranged on the top of the support frame (8), the output ends of the two oil cylinders (9) are connected to the same pressing plate (10), a plurality of support rods (7) are welded on the top of the support frame (8), and the bottom surface of the molding box (11) is provided with a heat insulation layer (15). A heating device (14) is provided, and a second oil cylinder (13) is provided below the second heating device (14) and fixed on the upper surface of the bottom of the thermal insulation layer (15). The output end of the second oil cylinder (13) is connected to a push plate (12) and is located on the upper surface of the bottom of the molding box (11). A drainage pipe (16) is welded to the side wall of the molding box (11), and the end thereof passes through the thermal insulation layer (15) and is located outside the thermal insulation layer (15). A plurality of legs (17) are welded to the lower surface of the bottom of the thermal insulation layer (15). A controller (18) is fixed to the side wall of the thermal insulation layer (15), and the controller (18) is connected to the filtering device (2), the first heating device (4), the control valve (6), the first oil cylinder (9), the second oil cylinder (13) and the second heating device (14) in a linear manner.

2. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: An automatic debris removal device is arranged inside the filtering device (2).

3. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the soymilk storage tank (3) is in a "hemispherical" shape.

4. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soymilk storage tank (3) is provided with a stirring structure inside.

5. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side wall of the push plate (12) is provided with a circle of sealing gasket.

6. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the drainage pipe (16) can be connected to a wastewater treatment and recovery device.

7. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soymilk storage tank (3) and the molding box (11) are both provided with temperature sensors, which are connected to the controller (18) by wire.

8. The automatic tofu forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The controller (18) is provided with a display screen and control buttons.

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