Air drying device for ham production
By designing a ham production air-drying device, the ham is rotated and air-dryed evenly by using the drive motor and fan system, the problems of uneven air-drying and environmental dependence of the ham are solved, the air-drying efficiency is improved and the labor intensity of manual operation is reduced.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422386865.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-09-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-07-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-09-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing ham air-drying process is greatly affected by the environmental weather, and the air-drying is uneven, making manual adjustment time-consuming and labor-intensive.
A ham production and air drying device is designed, including an air drying box, a suspension structure, a drying structure and a control system. The ham is rotated by driving the motor to drive the rotating shaft, and the fan is heated and filtered air sprayed to air dry the ham evenly.
The uniformity and efficiency of ham air-drying are improved, the impact of the external environment on the air-drying process is reduced, and the labor intensity of manual operation is reduced.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of ham processing, in particular to a ham production air-drying device. Background Technique
[0002] Ham is an essential delicacy in our daily life. Ham is prepared by processes such as salting, air-drying, and fermentation using the hind legs of animals, forming the unique texture, taste, and flavor of ham. Air-drying is an important link in ham processing. Let it air-dry naturally to achieve the purpose of preservation and flavor enhancement. This process not only helps remove moisture but also extends the shelf life of ham.
[0003] Natural air-drying generally suspends the ham on a drying rack and conducts long-term ventilation treatment in an outdoor open environment. The natural time is relatively long and is greatly affected by weather conditions. In addition, the air-drying surface of the ham cannot be adjusted during air-drying, resulting in poor air-drying uniformity, and manual turning and adjustment are time-consuming and laborious. Content of the Utility Model
[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is that the existing ham air-drying is greatly affected by environmental weather, and at the same time, it is inconvenient to adjust the air-drying surface, resulting in poor air-drying uniformity.
[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: A ham production air-drying device proposed by the utility model includes an air-drying box and a suspension structure installed inside the air-drying box. The suspension structure includes a rotating shaft, a support frame, and a suspension rod. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the opposite side walls inside the air-drying box. The support frames are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the rotating shaft. One end of the support frame is hinged with a pressing plate. The pressing plate is arranged in an L-shaped structure. The pressing plate is provided with a spring pin. The support frame is provided with a pin hole corresponding to the spring pin. The support frame and the pressing plate are correspondingly provided with grooves. The two ends of the suspension rod are placed in the grooves. The two ends of the suspension rod are also provided with lifting handles. A rotating sleeve is rotatably arranged on the suspension rod. A hook is installed on the rotating sleeve. Four groups of the support frames and the suspension rods are evenly distributed around the central axis of the rotating shaft.
[0006] Preferred Technical Solution 1: It further includes a drying structure. The drying structure includes a drying box and a fan. The drying box and the fan are installed on the outer side wall of the air-drying box. A jet pipe is arranged inside the rotating shaft. A jet port is also arranged on the rotating shaft. One end of the drying box is connected to the jet pipe through a first air pipe. The fan is connected to the drying box through a second air pipe.
[0007] Preferred Technical Solution 2: The bottom wall inside the drying box is provided with a heating block. A non-woven fabric filter layer, a HEPA filter layer, and an activated carbon filter layer are sequentially arranged from bottom to top inside the drying box.
[0008] Optimal Technical Solution Three: A motor mount is provided on one side of the air drying box. A driving motor is installed on the motor mount, and the power output shaft of the driving motor extends to the other side of the motor mount. One end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the air drying box and is rotatably arranged on the motor mount. A first gear is provided on the power output shaft of the driving motor, and a second gear is provided at one end of the rotating shaft located on the motor mount. The first gear and the second gear are meshed with each other.
[0009] Optimal Technical Solution Four: A receiving tray is slidably provided at the bottom of the air drying box for receiving the dripping grease.
[0010] Optimal Technical Solution Five: An exhaust window is provided at the top of the air drying box.
[0011] Optimal Technical Solution Six: A sealing door is hinged in front of the air drying box. A controller is provided on the sealing door. The driving motor, the blower, and the heating block are all electrically connected to the controller.
[0012] Optimal Technical Solution Seven: The spray nozzle is arranged corresponding to the suspension rod.
[0013] A ham production air drying device proposed by the present utility model has the following beneficial effects when adopting the above structure:
[0014] Through the cooperation of the provided driving motor, rotating shaft, support frame, and suspension rod, the suspended ham can be driven to rotate. Through the cooperation of the drying box and the blower, the external air is heated and filtered and sprayed out through the spray nozzle to accelerate the air drying of the internal ham and reduce the pollution caused by the external air at the same time. Brief Description of the Drawings
[0015] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present utility model, they are used to explain the present utility model and do not constitute a limitation to the present utility model. In the drawings:
[0016] Figure 1 is the overall structural schematic diagram of a ham production air drying device proposed by the present utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 is the internal structural schematic diagram of a ham production air drying device proposed by the present utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 is Figure 2 the partial enlarged schematic diagram of part A of
[0019] Figure 4 is the suspension structural schematic diagram of a ham production air drying device proposed by the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 5 is Figure 4 the partial enlarged schematic diagram of part B of
[0021] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the drying structure of a ham production and air-drying device proposed by the present utility model.
[0022] Among them, 1. Air-drying box, 2. Hanging structure, 3. Rotating shaft, 4. Support frame, 5. Hanging rod, 6. Pressing plate, 7. Spring pin, 8. Rotating sleeve, 9. Hook, 10. Drying box, 11. Fan, 12. Spray nozzle, 13. First air pipe, 14. Second air pipe, 15. Heating block, 16. Non-woven fabric filter layer, 17. HEPA filter layer, 18. Activated carbon filter layer, 19. Motor frame, 20. Driving motor, 21. First gear, 22. Second gear, 23. Receiving tray, 24. Exhaust window, 25. Sealing door, 26. Controller. Specific implementation manners
[0023] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments; based on the embodiments in the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0024] It should be noted that the words "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up" and "down" used in the following description refer to the directions in the accompanying drawings, and the words "inner" and "outer" respectively refer to the directions towards or away from the geometric center of a specific component.
[0025] Embodiment 1
[0026] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, the technical solution adopted by the present utility model is as follows: A ham production and air-drying device includes an air-drying box 1 and a hanging structure 2 installed in the air-drying box 1. The hanging structure 2 includes a rotating shaft 3, a support frame 4 and a hanging rod 5. The rotating shaft 3 is rotatably arranged on the opposite side walls in the air-drying box 1. The support frames 4 are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the rotating shaft 3. One end of the support frame 4 is hinged with a pressing plate 6. The pressing plate 6 is arranged in an L-shaped structure. A spring pin 7 is arranged on the pressing plate 6. A pin hole corresponding to the spring pin 7 is arranged on the support frame 4. Grooves are correspondingly arranged on the support frame 4 and the pressing plate 6. Both ends of the hanging rod 5 are placed in the grooves. Both ends of the hanging rod 5 are also provided with lifting handles. A rotating sleeve 8 is rotatably arranged on the hanging rod 5. A hook 9 is installed on the rotating sleeve 8. Four groups of the support frames 4 and the hanging rods 5 are evenly arranged around the central axis of the rotating shaft 3; A receiving tray 23 is slidably arranged at the bottom of the air-drying box 1 for receiving the dripping grease; An exhaust window 24 is arranged at the top of the air-drying box 1.
[0027] As Figure 6As shown, it further includes a drying structure, which includes a drying box 10 and a blower 11. The drying box 10 and the blower 11 are installed on the outer side wall of the air-drying box 1. A jet pipe is provided inside the rotating shaft 3, and a jet port 12 is also provided on the rotating shaft 3. One end of the drying box 10 is connected to the jet pipe through an air pipe 13, and the blower 11 is connected to the drying box 10 through an air pipe 14; a heating block 15 is provided on the inner bottom wall of the drying box 10, and a non-woven fabric filter layer 16, a HEPA filter layer 17 and an activated carbon filter layer 18 are sequentially arranged in the drying box 10 from bottom to top.
[0028] Embodiment 2
[0029] On the basis of Embodiment 1, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 shown, a motor bracket 19 is provided on one side of the air-drying box 1. A driving motor 20 is installed on the motor bracket 19, and the power output shaft of the driving motor 20 extends to the other side of the motor bracket 19. One end of the rotating shaft 3 penetrates through the air-drying box 1 and is rotatably arranged on the motor bracket 19. A gear 21 is provided on the power output shaft of the driving motor 20, and a gear 22 is provided at one end of the rotating shaft 3 on the motor bracket 19. The gear 21 and the gear 22 are meshed.
[0030] Among them, a sealing door 25 is hinged in front of the air-drying box 1, a controller 26 is provided on the sealing door 25, and the driving motor 20, the blower 11 and the heating block 15 are all electrically connected to the controller 26. The jet port 12 is arranged corresponding to the angle of the suspension rod 5.
[0031] During specific use, the ham suspension rod 5 after being hung is placed in the groove of the support frame 4 by lifting the handle, pressed tightly by the pressing plate 6 and fixed by the cooperation of the spring pin 7 and the pin hole. The driving motor 20 is started, and the rotating shaft 3 is driven to rotate through the meshing of the gear 21 and the gear 22, so that the ham rotates. The blower 11 filters the external air, and the air passes through the air pipe 14, the air pipe 13 and the jet pipe in sequence, and is ejected through the jet port 12. During the rotation process, the jet port 12 is always opposite to the ham, and the top, both sides and bottom of the ham are blown and air-dried, and the air-drying is uniform and efficient.
[0032] It should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprises", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, material or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, material or device.
[0033] Although embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present utility model. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A ham production air-drying device, comprising an air-drying box and a hanging structure installed inside the air-drying box, characterized in that: The suspension structure includes a rotating shaft, a support frame and a suspension rod. The rotating shaft is rotatably arranged on the opposite side walls inside the air-drying box. The support frames are symmetrically arranged at both ends of the rotating shaft. A pressing plate is hinged to one end of each support frame. The pressing plate is arranged in an L-shaped structure. A spring pin is arranged on the pressing plate, and a pin hole corresponding to the spring pin is arranged on the support frame. Grooves are correspondingly arranged on the support frame and the pressing plate. The two ends of the suspension rod are placed in the grooves. Lifting handles are further arranged at the two ends of the suspension rod. A rotating sleeve is rotatably arranged on the suspension rod, and a hook is installed on the rotating sleeve. Four groups of the support frames and the suspension rods are evenly distributed around the central axis of the rotating shaft.
2. The air-drying device for ham production according to claim 1, characterized in that: It further includes a drying structure. The drying structure includes a drying box and a blower. The drying box and the blower are installed on the outer side wall of the air-drying box. A jet pipe is arranged inside the rotating shaft, and a jet port is further arranged on the rotating shaft. One end of the drying box is connected to the jet pipe through a first air pipe, and the blower is connected to the drying box through a second air pipe.
3. The air-drying device for ham production according to claim 2, characterized in that: A heating block is arranged on the inner bottom wall of the drying box. A non-woven fabric filter layer, a HEPA filter layer and an activated carbon filter layer are sequentially arranged in the drying box from bottom to top.
4. A ham production air-drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A motor bracket is arranged on one side of the air-drying box. A driving motor is installed on the motor bracket, and the power output shaft of the driving motor extends to the other side of the motor bracket. One end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the air-drying box and is rotatably arranged on the motor bracket. A first gear is arranged on the power output shaft of the driving motor, and a second gear is arranged at the end of the rotating shaft on the motor bracket. The first gear and the second gear are meshed.
5. A ham production air-drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A receiving tray is slidably arranged at the bottom of the air-drying box.
6. A ham production air-drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that: An exhaust window is arranged at the top of the air-drying box.
7. A ham production air-drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A sealing door is hinged in front of the air-drying box. A controller is arranged on the sealing door. The driving motor, the blower and the heating block are all electrically connected to the controller.
8. A ham production air-drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The jet port is correspondingly arranged with the suspension rod.