Mozzarella cheese strip forming equipment

Abstract

According to the technical scheme, the Mozzarella cheese strip forming equipment is composed of an extrusion part, salt soaking parts and an equipment frame, the two sides of the extrusion part are respectively connected with one salt soaking part, the extrusion part is composed of a curd extrusion groove, a curd forming groove, an auger, a first PP multi-layer circular cutter and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter, and the extrusion part is connected with the equipment frame. The curd extrusion groove is fixed at the bottom of the equipment frame, and an auger is arranged in the curd extrusion groove and is driven by a first motor. The cheese curdling machine has the following beneficial effects that the cheese curdling machine can be used for continuously forming cheese curdling through rotary extrusion and conveying the cheese curdling into the salt water tank through the conveying belt, so that the formed state of the cheese curdling machine is further stabilized; left and right simultaneous work can be achieved, and production efficiency is improved; the equipment is simple in design structure, high in accessory interchangeability and easy to repair and maintain.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a cheese processing device, in particular to a mozzarella cheese strip forming device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of society, cheese, a highly nutritious solid dairy product, has gradually entered our lives. The most representative cheese is "pizza cheese," which is often also called "mozzarella cheese." In recent years, with the popularity of Western restaurants, the demand for mozzarella cheese has been growing at a rate of 30%-40% annually, and it has attracted the attention of many dairy companies. Usually, mozzarella cheese is directly processed into round or square cheese blocks, but its greatest demand is in the catering industry. In this case, cheese blocks are not suitable for direct processing or all-in-one processing. They need to be cut into small strips for quick use. Therefore, we need a device that can directly process cheese curds into cheese strips during the production process. As a result, we have designed and developed a mozzarella cheese strip forming machine. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a mozzarella cheese strip forming device, which maintains the continuity of feeding through the rotation and extrusion of an auger, and then continuously extrudes and forms the mozzarella cheese strip through the rotation of multiple layers of circular cutters, and then enters a brine tank for soaking through a conveyor belt for further processing.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve the technical problem is as follows: a mozzarella cheese strip forming device is composed of an extrusion part, a salting part and an equipment frame, wherein the two sides of the extrusion part are respectively connected to a salting part, the extrusion part is composed of a curd extrusion trough, a curd forming trough, an auger, a first PP multi-layer circular cutter and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter, the curd extrusion trough is fixed to the bottom of the equipment frame, an auger is provided inside the curd extrusion trough, and the auger is driven by a first motor;

[0005] The curd forming trough is fixed to the top of the equipment frame and is located above the curd extrusion trough. The curd forming trough is an upper and lower opening structure, and the length of the curd forming trough is less than the length of the curd extrusion trough, and the width of the curd forming trough is less than the width of the curd extrusion trough. A first PP multi-layer circular cutter and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter are provided inside the curd forming trough 3. The first PP multi-layer circular cutter and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter cooperate with each other, and a cutter gap is provided between the first PP multi-layer circular cutter blade and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter blade. The first PP multi-layer circular cutter and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter are driven by a second motor;

[0006] A salt immersion part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank. The salt immersion part is composed of a first conveying part, a salt water tank and a second conveying part. The first conveying part, the salt water tank and the second conveying part are all fixed on the equipment frame. A first conveying part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank. The first conveying part is connected to the salt water tank. A second conveying part is provided in the salt water tank. An end of the second conveying part close to the first conveying part is located in the salt water tank, and an end of the second conveying part away from the first conveying part extends out of the salt water tank.

[0007] The first conveying part is composed of a first conveying roller, a second conveying roller and a first conveyor belt, the first conveyor belt is sleeved on the first conveying roller and the second conveying roller, and the first conveying roller is driven by a third motor;

[0008] The brine tank is located at the output end of the first conveying part and is lower than the first conveying part; the second conveying part is composed of a third conveying roller, a fourth conveying roller and a second conveyor belt. The third conveying roller is placed inside the brine tank and is directly below the output end of the first conveying part. The fourth conveying roller is placed on the upper edge of the brine tank. The second conveyor belt is sleeved on the third conveying roller and the fourth conveying roller. The third conveying roller is driven by a fourth motor.

[0009] As a further improvement of the present invention, the first PP multi-layer circular cutter and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter are both cylinders, the outer side of the cylinder is provided with a groove, and there is a protrusion between the grooves. The groove of the first PP multi-layer circular cutter cooperates with the protrusion of the second PP multi-layer circular cutter to form a cutter gap.

[0010] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0011] 1. A mozzarella cheese strip forming device can continuously extrude cheese curds into shapes through rotary extrusion and convey them through a conveyor belt into a brine tank to further stabilize their formed state.

[0012] 2. A mozzarella cheese strip forming device can work simultaneously on both sides to improve production efficiency.

[0013] 3. The equipment has a simple design structure, strong interchangeability of accessories, and is easy to repair and maintain. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a front structural schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the back structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the first PP multi-layer circular cutter and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter cooperating with each other in the utility model;

[0017] In the figure: equipment frame 1, curd extrusion tank 2, curd forming tank 3, auger 4, first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5, second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6, first motor 7, cutter gap 8, second motor 9, brine tank 10, first conveyor roller 11, second conveyor roller 12, first conveyor belt 13, third motor 14, third conveyor roller 15, fourth conveyor roller 16, second conveyor belt 17, fourth motor 18. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The following combination Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 Further explanation of the utility model:

[0019] As shown in the figure, the mozzarella cheese strip forming equipment includes the following: the mozzarella cheese strip forming equipment is composed of an extrusion part, a salting part and an equipment frame 1, and the two sides of the extrusion part are respectively connected to a salting part. When the cheese strips are extruded, they will randomly fall to both sides, so that they can be transported out from both ends respectively, thereby improving transportation efficiency; the extrusion part is composed of a curd extrusion trough 2, a curd forming trough 3, an auger 4, a first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6. The curd extrusion trough 2 is fixed to the bottom of the equipment frame 1, and an auger 4 is provided inside the curd extrusion trough 2 for stirring and extruding the raw materials into the curd forming trough 3. The auger 4 is connected to a reducer and driven by a first motor 7;

[0020] The curd forming trough 3 is fixed to the top of the equipment frame 1 and is located above the curd extrusion trough 2. The curd forming trough 3 is an upper and lower opening structure, and the length of the curd forming trough 3 is less than the length of the curd extrusion trough 2, and the width of the curd forming trough 3 is less than the width of the curd extrusion trough 2. In this way, after the raw material is squeezed by the auger in the curd extrusion trough 2, it can directly enter the curd forming trough 3 from the bottom; a first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6 are provided inside the curd forming trough 3, and the first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6 cooperate with each other, and a cutter gap 8 is provided between the blades of the first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6. The size of the cutter gap 8 can determine the thickness of the extruded cheese strips. The first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6 are connected to the reducer and driven by the second motor 9;

[0021] A salting part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank 3 to salt the cheese strips after extrusion, which is more conducive to the formation of the cheese strips; the salting part is composed of a first conveying part, a salt water tank 10 and a second conveying part, and the first conveying part, the salt water tank 10 and the second conveying part are all fixed on the equipment frame 1. A first conveying part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank 3, and the first conveying part is connected to the salt water tank 10. A second conveying part is provided in the salt water tank 10, and an end of the second conveying part close to the first conveying part is located in the salt water tank 10, and an end of the second conveying part away from the first conveying part extends out of the salt water tank 10;

[0022] The first conveying part is composed of a first conveying roller 11, a second conveying roller 12 and a first conveyor belt 13. The first conveyor belt 13 is sleeved on the first conveying roller 11 and the second conveying roller 12. The first conveying roller 11 is driven by a third motor 14.

[0023] The brine tank 10 is located at the output end of the first conveying part and is lower than the first conveying part; the second conveying part is composed of a third conveying roller 15, a fourth conveying roller 16 and a second conveyor belt 17. The third conveying roller 15 is placed inside the brine tank 10 and is located directly below the output end of the first conveying part. In this way, the extruded cheese strips can fall directly into the brine tank 10 through the first conveying part, and after being salted in the brine tank 10, they are output to the downstream process by the second conveying part; the fourth conveying roller 16 is placed on the upper edge of the brine tank 10, and the second conveyor belt 17 is sleeved on the third conveying roller 15 and the fourth conveying roller 16. The third conveying roller 15 is driven by the fourth motor 18.

[0024] The first and second PP multi-layer circular cutters 5 and 6 are both cylindrical, with grooves formed on their outer sides and a protrusion between them. The grooves of the first and second PP multi-layer circular cutters 5 and 6 cooperate to form a cutter gap 8. This allows cheese strips to be squeezed out of the cutter gap 8. The size of the cutter gap 8, and thus the thickness of the cheese strips, can also be adjusted by adjusting the distance between the first and second PP multi-layer circular cutters 5 and 6.

[0025] Working process of this utility model:

[0026] During the working process, the device works in the following manner: inspection → feeding → rotary cutting → conveying → salt soaking → cleaning.

[0027] Inspection: Check whether there are no foreign objects in the curd extrusion tank 2 and the curd forming tank 3, whether the power supply of the equipment is normal, and whether there is brine in the brine tank 10.

[0028] Feeding: After the inspection is completed, first turn on the power of the third motor 14, and then turn on the cheese curd pipeline, so that the cheese curds continue to enter the curd extrusion tank 2. Under the action of the third motor 14, the auger 4 also starts to rotate and continuously squeezes the cheese curd mass to the rear end of the curd extrusion tank 2.

[0029] Rotary cutting: After the feeding starts, the power of the second motor 9 is turned on, and the first PP multi-layer circular cutter 5 and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter 6 begin to rotate towards each other. At the same time, after the continuous squeezing of the auger 4, the curd mass will be filled into the curd forming groove 3, and then continuously rotated and squeezed out from the cutter gap 8.

[0030] Conveying: After the curd is squeezed out by rotation, the power of the first motor 7 is turned on, and the first conveyor belt 13 starts to work under the rotation of the second conveyor roller 12. At this time, the cheese strips squeezed out by rotation are placed on the first conveyor belt 13, and they will enter the second conveyor belt 17 in the brine tank 10 under the action of the first conveyor belt 13.

[0031] Salt soaking: After the first conveyor belt 13 is started, the fourth motor 16 is powered on, and the second conveyor belt 17 starts to work under the rotation of the first conveyor roller 11. The cheese strips on the first conveyor belt 13 will enter the brine tank 10 and then be sent out of the brine tank 10 through the action of the second conveyor belt 17 to wait for the next step of processing.

[0032] Cleaning: After production is completed, turn off the power of the third motor 14, the second motor 9, the first motor 7, and the fourth motor 18 in sequence, and then clean the surface and interior of the equipment.

[0033] The above is only a preferred specific implementation method of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited to this. Any technician familiar with the technical field within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention can make equivalent replacements or changes based on the technical solution and utility model concept of the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mozzarella cheese strip forming device, comprising an extrusion unit, a salting unit and a device frame (1), characterized in that: The two sides of the extrusion part are respectively connected to a salt soaking part, and the extrusion part is composed of a curd extrusion trough (2), a curd forming trough (3), an auger (4), a first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6). The curd extrusion trough (2) is fixed to the bottom of the equipment frame (1), and an auger (4) is provided inside the curd extrusion trough (2), and the auger (4) is driven by a first motor (7); The curd forming trough (3) is fixed on the top of the equipment frame (1) and is located above the curd extrusion trough (2). The curd forming trough (3) is an upper and lower opening structure, and the length of the curd forming trough (3) is less than the length of the curd extrusion trough (2), and the width of the curd forming trough (3) is less than the width of the curd extrusion trough (2). A first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and a second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6) are provided inside the curd forming trough (3). The first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6) cooperate with each other, and a cutter gap (8) is provided between the blades of the first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and the blades of the second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6). The first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6) are driven by a second motor (9); A salt immersion part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank (3), and the salt immersion part is composed of a first conveying part, a salt water tank (10) and a second conveying part. The first conveying part, the salt water tank (10) and the second conveying part are all fixed on the equipment frame (1). A first conveying part is provided on each side of the curd forming tank (3), the first conveying part is connected to the salt water tank (10), and a second conveying part is provided in the salt water tank (10). An end of the second conveying part close to the first conveying part is located in the salt water tank (10), and an end of the second conveying part away from the first conveying part extends out of the salt water tank (10); The first conveying portion is composed of a first conveying roller (11), a second conveying roller (12) and a first conveying belt (13), wherein the first conveying belt (13) is sleeved on the first conveying roller (11) and the second conveying roller (12), and the first conveying roller (11) is driven by a third motor (14); The brine tank (10) is located at the output end of the first conveying part and is lower than the first conveying part; the second conveying part is composed of a third conveying roller (15), a fourth conveying roller (16) and a second conveyor belt (17), the third conveying roller (15) is placed inside the brine tank (10) and is located directly below the output end of the first conveying part, the fourth conveying roller (16) is placed on the upper edge of the brine tank (10), the second conveyor belt (17) is sleeved on the third conveying roller (15) and the fourth conveying roller (16), and the third conveying roller (15) is driven by a fourth motor (18).

2. The mozzarella cheese strip forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and the second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6) are both cylinders, and the outer side of the cylinder is provided with a groove, and there is a bulge between the grooves. The groove of the first PP multi-layer circular cutter (5) and the bulge of the second PP multi-layer circular cutter (6) match to form a cutter gap (8).

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