Meat tendon selecting machine

Abstract

A meat tendon selecting machine comprises a machine frame, a supporting beam arranged in the middle of the machine frame, a material barrel arranged on the supporting beam, a feeding hopper arranged at the top of the material barrel, a selecting device installed on the inner side of the material barrel and a driving device installed on the machine frame and used for driving the selecting device to act. The upper end of the charging barrel is provided with a discharging port for throwing out meat tendons and a material collecting groove for collecting the meat tendons, and the selecting device comprises a rotating basket arranged under the feeding hopper and a rotating seat connected to the bottom of the rotating basket; the rotating basket throws meat out of gaps among the ribs under the action of centrifugal force and drops out of the bottom of the charging barrel, and meat tendons are hung on the ribs, move upwards along the smooth bevel edges under the action of centrifugal force, and are thrown out of the discharging opening to enter the material collecting groove after reaching the end part, so that the separation of the meat and the meat tendons is realized; according to the structure, manual intervention is not needed in the meat tendon selecting process, the structure is simple, meanwhile, full automation can be achieved, and cost is saved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of meat processing equipment, in particular to a meat tendon sorting machine. Background Art

[0002] Meat sinew, the connective tissue in meat, not only affects the taste of meat but also increases processing difficulty. Therefore, removing sinew is a crucial step in the meat processing industry. Traditionally, this process has relied on manual labor, which is inefficient, leads to meat waste, and increases processing costs.

[0003] Currently, there are devices on the market that can remove meat tendons. For example, a meat fascia removal device disclosed in Chinese utility model patent application number 202322709101.3 includes a bracket, a rotating rod, a fixed discharge plate, and a movable discharge plate. The rotating rod is rotatably mounted on the bracket, with the axis horizontal and self-rotatable. The fixed discharge plate and the movable discharge plate are respectively arranged on both sides of the rotating rod, and the movable discharge plate half covers the rotating rod. Both sides of the movable discharge plate are fixedly connected to an adjustment side plate, and the adjustment side plate is provided with a number of through holes. The bracket is provided with strip-shaped adjustment holes corresponding to the through holes of the adjustment side plate. This structure is achieved by movably installing the movable discharge plate that cooperates with the rotating rod, and by using the adjustment side plate, the strip-shaped adjustment holes and the fastening bolts to achieve adjustable installation position of the movable discharge plate, and adjust the gap size between the movable discharge plate and the rotating rod. It is suitable for adjusting the fascia of different meats with different thicknesses, and adjusting to the appropriate gap effectively improves the efficiency of fascia removal.

[0004] However, in the above structure, the equipment still requires manual assistance. During the process of removing the tendons, the staff needs to constantly turn the meat over so that the fascia in the meat can be removed as much as possible. This will undoubtedly consume a lot of manpower and material resources. In addition, the equipment is likely to cause damage or waste to the meat during the process of removing the tendons, thereby increasing production costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a meat tendon sorting machine.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0007] A meat tendon sorting machine comprises a frame, a support beam is provided in the middle of the frame, a barrel arranged on the support beam, a feed hopper is provided on the top of the barrel, a picking device is installed on the inner side of the barrel and a driving device is installed on the frame for driving the picking device to operate, the upper end of the barrel is provided with a discharge port for throwing out meat tendons and a collecting trough for collecting meat tendons, the picking device comprises a rotating basket arranged directly below the feed hopper and a rotating seat connected to the bottom of the rotating basket, the rotating seat is fixed on the support beam, and the driving device drives the rotating basket to rotate via the rotating seat; the rotating basket comprises a turntable and a plurality of ribs, the bottom of the ribs are evenly spaced at the edge of the turntable, the top of the ribs are inclined outward from bottom to top and extend to the discharge port position, and the inner side of the ribs forms a smooth bevel.

[0008] In the present invention, the angle between the inner oblique side of the rib and the turntable is controlled within a range of 65°-69°.

[0009] In the present invention, a cover plate is provided below the feed hopper, and the cover plate and the top of the barrel are spaced apart to form the discharge port.

[0010] Furthermore, at least three support plates are provided on the top of the cover plate, the inner ends of the support plates are fixedly connected to the cover plate and the feed hopper, and the outer ends of the support plates extend outward and are connected and fixed to the top of the side of the aggregate trough, thereby placing the cover plate and the feed hopper at the top opening of the barrel.

[0011] In the present invention, the support beam is a hollow structure and spans across the bottom of the barrel. Fixed plates are provided on both outer sides of the barrel, and the fixed plates are connected to the frame to be fixed.

[0012] Furthermore, the driving device includes a driving motor installed on the frame, and a driven wheel is provided on the rotating shaft of the rotating seat in the internal channel of the support beam. The driving end of the driving motor passes through the internal channel of the support beam through a belt drive or a chain drive and is connected to the driven wheel.

[0013] Furthermore, the top surface of the support beam is a triangular pointed surface.

[0014] In the utility model, a material collection box is provided below the frame corresponding to the lower end of the barrel, and a roller is installed at the bottom of the material collection box.

[0015] The utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

[0016] The minced meat is dropped from the feed hopper into the rotating basket, and the rotating basket uses centrifugal force to throw the meat out from the gaps between the ribs and drop it out from the bottom of the barrel, while the meat tendons will be hung on the ribs and move upward along the smooth inclined edge under the action of centrifugal force until they reach the end and are thrown out from the discharge port into the collection trough, thereby achieving the separation of meat and tendons. This structure does not require manual intervention in the process of selecting meat tendons. It has a simple structure and can be fully automated, saving costs.

[0017] In addition, the meat tendons are selected by centrifugal action, and there will be no violent impact during the process, thus ensuring that the meat will not be damaged or wasted, reducing production costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments:

[0019] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the meat tendon sorting machine in this embodiment;

[0020] Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the meat tendon sorting machine in this embodiment;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic structural diagram of the rotating basket in this embodiment;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a diagram of the installation structure of the ribs and the turntable in this embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0024] It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present invention involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, top, bottom, inside, outside, vertical, horizontal, longitudinal, counterclockwise, clockwise, circumferential, radial, axial...), then the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the various components in a certain specific posture (as shown in the accompanying drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0025] In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first" or "second" in the embodiments of the present invention, the descriptions of "first" or "second" are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features specified as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but this must be based on the fact that ordinary technicians in this field can implement them. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be deemed that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by the present invention.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, this embodiment discloses a meat tendon sorting machine, including a frame 1, a support beam 11 is provided in the middle of the frame 1, and also includes a barrel 2 arranged on the support beam 11 for meat material to fall, a feed hopper 3 arranged on the top of the barrel 2, a picking device 4 installed on the inner side of the barrel 2 and a driving device 5 installed on the frame 1 for driving the picking device 4 to move, the upper end of the barrel 2 is provided with a discharge port 20 for meat tendons to be thrown out and a collecting trough 21 for collecting meat tendons, the picking device 4 includes a rotating basket 41 arranged directly below the feed hopper 3 and a rotating base 42 connected to the bottom of the rotating basket 41, the rotating base 42 is fixed on the support beam 11, and the driving device 5 drives the rotating basket 41 to rotate through the rotating base 42. The basket 41 includes a turntable 411 and a plurality of ribs 412. The bottom of the ribs 412 is evenly spaced at the edge of the turntable 411, and the top of the ribs 412 extends outward from bottom to top and tilts to the discharge port 20, thereby forming a smooth bevel 413 on the inner side of the ribs 412. The minced meat falls into the rotating basket 41 through the feed hopper 3. The rotating rotating basket 41 throws the meat out of the gaps between the ribs 412 and falls out from the bottom of the barrel 2 through the action of centrifugal force, while the meat tendons will be hung on the ribs 412 and move upward along the smooth bevel 413 under the action of centrifugal force until it reaches the end and is thrown out from the discharge port 20 into the collecting trough 21, thereby realizing the separation of the meat and the meat tendons.

[0027] In this embodiment, in order to allow the meat tendons to slide smoothly upward from the bottom of the ribs 412, the angle between the inner oblique side of the ribs 412 and the turntable 411 needs to be controlled within 65°-69°. If it is larger than this range, the meat tendons are not easy to be cut out, and if it is smaller than this range, the ribs 412 will deviate to the outside to a greater extent, thereby interfering with the rotation of the rotating basket 41. Therefore, after many tests, the angle is set to 63°.

[0028] In this embodiment, in order to prevent the meat tendons from splashing when they are thrown out, a cover plate 22 is provided under the feed hopper 3, and the cover plate 22 is spaced apart from the top of the barrel 2 to form the annular discharge port 20; specifically, in order to fix the cover plate 22, at least three support plates 23 are provided on the top of the cover plate 22, and the inner ends of the support plates 23 are fixedly connected to the cover plate 22 and the feed hopper 3, and the outer ends of the support plates 23 extend outward and are connected and fixed to the top of the side of the collecting trough 21, thereby setting the cover plate 22 and the feed hopper 3 at the top opening of the barrel 2.

[0029] In this embodiment, the support beam 11 is a hollow structure and spans across the bottom of the barrel 2. In order to improve the stability of the barrel 2, fixing plates 24 are provided on both outer sides of the barrel 2. The fixing plates 24 are connected to the frame 1 to form a fixed structure.

[0030] Furthermore, the driving device 5 includes a driving motor 51 installed on the frame 1. In order to transmit the power of the driving motor 51 to the rotating seat 42, a driven wheel 43 is provided on the rotating shaft of the rotating seat 42 in the internal channel of the support beam 11. The driving end of the driving motor 51 passes through the internal channel of the support beam 11 through a belt drive or a chain drive and is connected to the driven wheel 43, thereby realizing power transmission.

[0031] Furthermore, since the meat material will fall out from the bottom of the barrel 2 after the tendons are removed by the rotating basket 41, in order to avoid residual meat scraps hanging on the support beam 11, the top surface of the support beam 11 is set to a triangular pointed surface.

[0032] In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the collection of meat materials, a collection box 6 is provided below the frame 1 corresponding to the lower end of the barrel 2, and a roller is installed at the bottom of the collection box 6 to facilitate transfer.

[0033] In this embodiment, the above content described in this specification is merely an example of the present invention. Technicians in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can make various modifications or additions to the specific embodiments described or replace them in a similar manner. As long as they do not deviate from the content of the present invention specification or exceed the scope defined by the claims, they should all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A meat tendon sorting machine, characterized by: The invention comprises a frame (1), wherein a support beam (11) is provided in the middle of the frame (1), and further comprises a barrel (2) arranged on the support beam (11), a feed hopper (3) arranged on the top of the barrel (2), a selection device (4) installed inside the barrel (2), and a driving device (5) installed on the frame (1) for driving the selection device (4) to move, wherein the upper end of the barrel (2) is provided with a discharge port (20) for throwing out meat tendons and a collecting trough (21) for collecting meat tendons, and the selection device (4) comprises a rotating basket (41) arranged directly below the feed hopper (3). and a rotating seat (42) connected to the bottom of the rotating basket (41), wherein the rotating seat (42) is fixed on the support beam (11), and the driving device (5) drives the rotating basket (41) to rotate through the rotating seat (42); the rotating basket (41) comprises a rotating disk (411) and a plurality of ribs (412), wherein the bottoms of the ribs (412) are evenly spaced and arranged at the edge of the rotating disk (411), and the tops of the ribs (412) extend outwardly from bottom to top in an inclined manner to the position of the discharge port (20), and the inner sides of the ribs (412) form smooth beveled edges (413).

2. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The angle between the inner oblique edge of the rib (412) and the turntable (411) is controlled within a range of 65°-69°.

3. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cover plate (22) is provided below the feed hopper (3), and a gap is formed between the cover plate (22) and the top of the barrel (2) to form the discharge port (20).

4. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: At least three support plates (23) are provided on the top of the cover plate (22), the inner ends of the support plates (23) are fixedly connected to the cover plate (22) and the feed hopper (3), and the outer ends of the support plates (23) extend outward and are connected and fixed to the top of the side of the collecting trough (21), thereby mounting the cover plate (22) and the feed hopper (3) at the top opening of the barrel (2).

5. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support beam (11) is a hollow structure and spans across the bottom of the barrel (2). Fixed plates (24) are provided on both outer sides of the barrel (2), and the fixed plates (24) are connected to the frame (1) for fixation.

6. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving device (5) includes a driving motor (51) mounted on the frame (1), a driven wheel (43) is provided on the rotating shaft of the rotating seat (42) in the internal channel of the support beam (11), and the driving end of the driving motor (51) passes through the internal channel of the support beam (11) and is connected to the driven wheel (43) by means of a belt drive or a chain drive.

7. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The top surface of the support beam (11) is a triangular pointed surface.

8. The meat tendon sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A material collection box (6) is provided below the frame (1) and corresponds to the lower end of the barrel (2), and a roller is installed at the bottom of the material collection box (6).

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