Meat conveyor for beef cattle slaughtering

By using brushes and rotating components on the meat conveyor for beef slaughtering, the blood on the conveyor belt is cleaned by using brushes and rotating components, and ensuring the normal delivery of beef through fixing and anti-stick components, the bacterial growth and conveyor belt aging problems caused by blood drops are solved, and food safety and equipment life are improved.

CN222794511UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-25GANSU AGRI UNIV
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421868769.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-05
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-05

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Technical Problem

When the existing meat conveyor uses a conveyor to convey beef, the beef will continue to bleed because it has just been killed. The blood will drip on the conveyor belt, breeding bacteria, affecting food safety, and accelerating the aging of the conveyor belt.

Method used

A meat feed conveyor for beef cattle slaughtering is designed. The blood water on the wall of the conveyor belt is cleaned using a brush and a rotating assembly, which facilitates the installation and disassembly of the brush by a fixing assembly, and prevents the beef from sticking to the conveyor belt through an anti-adhesive assembly.

Benefits of technology

It effectively cleans the blood on the conveyor belt, prevents bacteria from growing, improves food safety, and extends the service life of the conveyor belt.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a beef conveyor for beef slaughtering, and relates to the technical field of beef conveying equipment. Supporting legs are arranged at the top of the workbench, a conveying belt is fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom of each supporting leg, a beef slaughtering mechanism is arranged on the rear side of the workbench, a side plate is fixedly connected to the rear side of the top of the workbench, a brush is arranged on the left side of the conveying belt, and the output end of the brush is attached to the wall face of the conveying belt. The bottom end of the brush is fixedly connected with a first fixing block, and a rectangular block is arranged at the bottom of the first fixing block. The conveying belt drives beef to move rightwards to be conveyed, the brush is driven by the rotating assembly to move back and forth on the left side of the conveying belt, blood on the wall face of the conveying belt is cleaned through the brush, the brush is convenient to mount and dismount through the fixing assembly, workers can replace the brush conveniently, and work efficiency is improved. The beef is prevented from being adhered to the wall surface of the conveying belt through the anti-sticking assembly and cannot fall off.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of beef conveying equipment, in particular to a meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous development of the slaughtering industry and the increasing requirements of consumers for food safety, meat conveyors for beef slaughtering are being used more and more widely in the market. The conveyors are mainly used to transport the slaughtered beef meat (such as carcasses, cuts of meat, etc.) from the slaughtering area to the subsequent processing, packaging or storage area. Through the automatic control system, the continuous and stable transportation of meat can be achieved, which reduces manual operations and improves production efficiency.

[0003] When the existing meat conveyor uses the conveyor belt to transport beef, since the beef has just been slaughtered, the beef will continue to bleed for a period of time, and the blood will more or less drip onto the conveyor belt. A large number of bacteria may breed in the blood, posing a threat to food safety. It will also accelerate the aging process of the conveyor belt and reduce its service life.

[0004] Therefore, a meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to solve the problem of bacteria generated by blood dripping on a conveyor belt, and provides a meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model specifically adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle comprises a workbench, the top of the workbench is provided with supporting legs, the bottom four corners of the supporting legs are fixedly connected to conveyor belts, the rear side of the workbench is provided with a beef slaughtering mechanism, the top rear side of the workbench is fixedly connected to side panels, a brush is provided on the left side of the conveyor belt, the output end of the brush is fitted with the wall surface of the conveyor belt, the bottom end of the brush is fixedly connected to a first fixed block, the bottom of the first fixed block is provided with a rectangular block, a limiting hole is provided inside the rectangular block, the top of the workbench is provided with a rotating component, the top of the workbench is provided with a fixed component, and the top of the workbench is provided with an anti-sticking component.

[0008] Furthermore, the rotating assembly includes a fixed plate fixedly connected between the left workbenches, a circular groove is opened in the left center of the fixed plate, a servo motor is fixedly connected to the right side of the fixed plate, the output end of the servo motor is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, the output end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the first connecting rod, the output end of the first connecting rod is fixedly connected to the toggle rod, the output end of the toggle rod is located inside the limiting hole, the front and rear sides of the rectangular block are fixedly connected to the limiting plate, and the front and rear ends of the left side of the fixed plate are fixedly connected to two groups of protruding rods.

[0009] Furthermore, the rotating shaft, the first connecting rod and the toggle rod are arranged in a 'Z' shape.

[0010] Furthermore, the fixing assembly includes a limiting groove opened at the bottom of the first fixing block, a convex hole opened at the top of the rectangular block, a second fixing block is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the convex hole, the front and rear ends of the second fixing block are fixedly connected to springs, the output end of the spring is fixedly connected to a pressing rod, and the top of the pressing rod close to one end is fixedly connected to a limiting rod.

[0011] Furthermore, the anti-sticking component includes a stepper motor fixedly connected to the right side of the workbench top, the output end of the stepper motor is fixedly connected to a rotating rod, the output end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to a second connecting rod, and the output end of the second connecting rod is fixedly connected to an inclined block.

[0012] Furthermore, a connecting rod is fixedly connected between the front sides of the workbench, and an output end of the connecting rod is movably connected to a collecting box.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0014] 1. The beef slaughtering mechanism of the utility model drops the slaughtered beef on the top of the conveyor belt, and the conveyor belt drives the beef to move rightward for transmission. The rotating component drives the brush to move back and forth on the left side of the conveyor belt, so that the brush cleans the blood on the wall of the conveyor belt. The fixing component realizes convenient installation and disassembly of the brush, which is convenient for the staff to replace the brush. The anti-sticking component prevents the beef from sticking to the wall of the conveyor belt and preventing it from falling.

[0015] 2. The utility model sets a rotating component, starts an external controller, starts a servo motor, drives the rotating shaft to rotate through the output end of the servo motor, drives the rotating shaft to rotate the first connecting rod, drives the toggle rod to rotate, drives the rectangular block to rotate through the output end located inside the limiting hole, and the rectangular block is limited between the convex rods by the limiting plate, so that the rectangular block drives the limiting plate to move forward or backward during the rotation process, so that the rectangular block drives the brush to move back and forth on the left side of the conveyor belt, cleans the blood on the wall of the conveyor belt, and prevents the accumulation of blood and water to produce bacteria, which affects food safety. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the rotating assembly of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the fixing assembly of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the anti-sticking component of the utility model;

[0020] 1. Workbench; 2. Support leg; 3. Conveyor belt; 4. Beef slaughtering mechanism; 5. Side panel; 6. Brush; 601. First fixed block; 602. Rectangular block; 603. Limiting hole; 7. Rotating assembly; 701. Fixed plate; 702. Circular groove; 703. Servo motor; 704. Rotating shaft; 705. First connecting rod; 706. Toggle rod; 707. Limiting plate; 708. Protruding rod; 8. Fixed assembly; 801. Limiting groove; 802. Protruding hole; 803. Second fixed block; 804. Spring; 805. Pressing rod; 806. Limiting rod; 9. Collecting box; 901. Connecting rod; 10. Anti-sticking assembly; 1001. Stepping motor; 1002. Rotating rod; 1003. Second connecting rod; 1004. Oblique block. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the utility model clearer, the technical scheme in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Generally, the components of the embodiments of the utility model described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0022] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention to be protected, but merely represents selected embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0023] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in the subsequent drawings. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0024] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside", "outside", "upper", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, or are the orientations or positional relationships in which the utility model product is usually placed when in use. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 4As shown, a meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle comprises a workbench 1, the top of the workbench 1 is provided with supporting legs 2, the bottom four corners of the supporting legs 2 are fixedly connected with conveyor belts 3, the rear side of the workbench 1 is provided with a beef slaughtering mechanism 4, the beef slaughtering mechanism 4 is the prior art and is not elaborated in detail above, a side panel 5 is fixedly connected to the top rear side of the workbench 1, a brush 6 is provided on the left side of the conveyor belt 3, the output end of the brush 6 is in contact with the wall surface of the conveyor belt 3, a first fixed block 601 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the brush 6, a rectangular block 602 is provided at the bottom of the first fixed block 601, a limiting hole 603 is provided inside the rectangular block 602, a rotating component 7 for driving the brush 6 to move forward and backward is provided on the top of the workbench 1, a fixing component 8 for fixing the brush 6 is provided on the top of the workbench 1, and an anti-sticking component 10 for preventing beef from sticking is provided on the top of the workbench 1.

[0026] It should be noted that after the beef is slaughtered, the beef drops on the top of the conveyor belt 3. The conveyor belt 3 drives the beef to move to the right for transmission. The rotating component 7 drives the brush 6 to move back and forth on the left side of the conveyor belt 3, so that the brush 6 cleans the blood on the wall of the conveyor belt 3. The fixing component 8 allows the brush 6 to be easily installed and disassembled, which is convenient for the staff to replace the brush 6. The anti-sticking component 10 prevents the beef from sticking to the wall of the conveyor belt 3 and preventing it from falling.

[0027] The rotating assembly 7 includes a fixed plate 701 fixedly connected between the left workbench 1, a circular groove 702 is opened in the left center of the fixed plate 701, a servo motor 703 is fixedly connected to the right side of the fixed plate 701, the output end of the servo motor 703 is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft 704, the output end of the rotating shaft 704 is located at the inner center of the circular groove 702, the output end of the rotating shaft 704 is fixedly connected to a first connecting rod 705, the output end of the first connecting rod 705 is fixedly connected to a toggle rod 706, the output end of the toggle rod 706 is located inside the limiting hole 603, the front and rear sides of the rectangular block 602 are fixedly connected to limiting plates 707, the front and rear ends of the left side of the fixed plate 701 are fixedly connected to two groups of protruding rods 708, and the limiting plates 707 are respectively located between the protruding rods 708.

[0028] It should be noted that, when the external controller is started, the servo motor 703 is started, the servo motor 703 drives the rotating shaft 704 to rotate through the output end, the rotating shaft 704 drives the first connecting rod 705 to rotate, the first connecting rod 705 drives the toggle rod 706 to rotate, and the toggle rod 706 drives the rectangular block 602 to rotate through the output end located inside the limiting hole 603, and the rectangular block 602 is limited between the protruding rods 708 by the limiting plate 707, so that the rectangular block 602 drives the limiting plate 707 to move forward or backward during the rotation process, so that the rectangular block 602 drives the brush 6 to move back and forth on the left side of the conveyor belt 3, cleans the blood on the wall of the conveyor belt 3, and prevents the accumulation of blood and water to produce bacteria, which affects food safety.

[0029] The fixing assembly 8 includes a limiting groove 801 opened at the bottom of the first fixing block 601, a convex hole 802 is opened at the top of the rectangular block 602, a second fixing block 803 is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the convex hole 802, the front and rear ends of the second fixing block 803 are fixedly connected to a spring 804, the output end of the spring 804 is fixedly connected to a pressing rod 805, the top of the pressing rod 805 close to one end is fixedly connected to a limiting rod 806, and the limiting rod 806 is located inside the limiting groove 801.

[0030] It should be noted that the brush 6 is inserted into the convex hole 802 through the first fixing block 601, and the tension of the spring 804 drives the two pressing rods 805 to move away from each other, and the pressing rod 805 then drives the limiting rod 806 to move away from each other inside the limiting groove 801, so that the limiting rod 806 is respectively fitted with the wall surfaces at both ends of the limiting groove 801, and then the brush 6 is fixed on the left side of the conveyor belt 3, which also realizes the convenient installation and disassembly of the brush 6.

[0031] The anti-sticking component 10 includes a stepper motor 1001 fixedly connected to the top right side of the workbench 1, the output end of the stepper motor 1001 is fixedly connected to a rotating rod 1002, the output end of the rotating rod 1002 is fixedly connected to a horizontal second connecting rod 1003, the output end of the second connecting rod 1003 is fixedly connected to an inclined block 1004, and one side of the inclined block 1004 is inclined upward.

[0032] It should be noted that since there is still blood on the beef after slaughter, the beef will stick to the top of the conveyor belt 3 during the transmission process. The external controller is started, and the stepper motor 1001 is started to drive the rotating rod 1002 to rotate through the output end. The rotating rod 1002 drives the inclined block 1004 to rotate through the second connecting rod 1003, so that the inclined block 1004 is located on the right side of the top of the conveyor belt 3. The beef moves from left to right on the top of the conveyor belt 3. When the beef moves to the front side of the inclined block 1004, the slope surface on the front side of the inclined block 1004 separates the beef from the top of the conveyor belt 3, and then the beef will not stick to the top of the conveyor belt 3.

[0033] A connecting rod 901 is fixedly connected between the front sides of the workbench 1 , and a collecting box 9 is movably connected to the output end of the connecting rod 901 .

[0034] It should be noted that the staff is located in front of the conveyor belt 3 to conveniently pick out impurities such as cowhide or cow hair on the conveyed beef, and the impurities such as cowhide or cow hair are placed in the collection box 9.

[0035] In summary: the beef slaughtering mechanism 4 slaughters the beef and drops it on the top of the conveyor belt 3. The conveyor belt 3 drives the beef to move to the right for transmission. The rotating component 7 drives the brush 6 to move back and forth on the left side of the conveyor belt 3, so that the brush 6 cleans the blood on the wall of the conveyor belt 3. The fixing component 8 allows the brush 6 to be easily installed and disassembled, making it convenient for the staff to replace the brush 6. The anti-sticking component 10 prevents the beef from sticking to the wall of the conveyor belt 3 and preventing it from falling.

[0036] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the specification only describe the principles of the utility model. The utility model may be subject to various changes and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model. These changes and improvements fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection claimed by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle, characterized in that: The invention comprises a workbench (1), wherein a support leg (2) is arranged on the top of the workbench (1), and a conveyor belt (3) is fixedly connected to the four corners of the bottom of the support leg (2), a beef slaughtering mechanism (4) is arranged on the rear side of the workbench (1), a side plate (5) is fixedly connected to the rear side of the top of the workbench (1), a brush (6) is arranged on the left side of the conveyor belt (3), the output end of the brush (6) is in contact with the wall surface of the conveyor belt (3), the bottom end of the brush (6) is fixedly connected to a first fixed block (601), a rectangular block (602) is arranged at the bottom of the first fixed block (601), and a limiting hole (603) is provided inside the rectangular block (602), a rotating component (7) is arranged on the top of the workbench (1), a fixing component (8) is arranged on the top of the workbench (1), and an anti-sticking component (10) is arranged on the top of the workbench (1).

2. The meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly (7) comprises a fixed plate (701) fixedly connected between the left workbenches (1); a circular groove (702) is provided at the center of the left side of the fixed plate (701); a servo motor (703) is fixedly connected to the right side of the fixed plate (701); an output end of the servo motor (703) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (704); an output end of the rotating shaft (704) is fixedly connected to a first connecting rod (705); an output end of the first connecting rod (705) is fixedly connected to a toggle rod (706); an output end of the toggle rod (706) is located inside the limiting hole (603); the front and rear sides of the rectangular block (602) are fixedly connected to the limiting plate (707); and the front and rear ends of the left side of the fixed plate (701) are fixedly connected to two groups of protruding rods (708).

3. The meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (704), the first connecting rod (705) and the toggle rod (706) are arranged in a 'Z' shape.

4. The meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing assembly (8) comprises a limiting groove (801) provided at the bottom of the first fixing block (601), a convex hole (802) provided at the top of the rectangular block (602), a second fixing block (803) being fixedly connected to the bottom end of the convex hole (802), a spring (804) being fixedly connected to the front and rear ends of the second fixing block (803), a pressing rod (805) being fixedly connected to the output end of the spring (804), and a limiting rod (806) being fixedly connected to the top of one end of the pressing rod (805).

5. The meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-sticking component (10) comprises a stepper motor (1001) fixedly connected to the top right side of the workbench (1), the output end of the stepper motor (1001) is fixedly connected to a rotating rod (1002), the output end of the rotating rod (1002) is fixedly connected to a second connecting rod (1003), and the output end of the second connecting rod (1003) is fixedly connected to an inclined block (1004).

6. The meat conveyor for slaughtering beef cattle according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting rod (901) is fixedly connected between the front sides of the workbench (1), and a collecting box (9) is movably connected to the output end of the connecting rod (901).