Bean curd forming machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a bean curd forming machine. The technical problems that in the prior art, bean curd is made manually, and the automation degree is low are solved. According to the technical scheme, the bean curd forming machine comprises a vertically-through frame, an upper pressing plate located above the frame, a conveying belt located below the frame and a supporting plate for supporting the part, bearing the frame, of the conveying belt. Wherein the upper pressing plate is matched with a first power source for driving the upper pressing plate to move up and down, and the frame is matched with a second power source for driving the frame to move up and down; a slurry inlet is formed in the side wall of the frame so as to be communicated with a slurry inlet hose. According to the bean curd production line, the dependence on manpower in the bean curd production process can be reduced, the automation degree is improved, the production efficiency is improved, and the production scale is expanded.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to tofu production and processing equipment technical field, concretely relates to tofu forming machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Tofu is a kind of nutritious and historical food material, and the public's love for tofu promotes the progress and development of tofu making process.The main production process of tofu is that first, slurry is prepared, i.e., soybean is made into soybean milk;second, it is solidified and shaped, i.e., soybean milk is solidified into gelatin containing a large amount of water under the joint action of heat and coagulant, i.e., tofu.

[0003] Most of the prior art produces tofu in the way of small workshop, relies on high manpower, and has low degree of automation, which is not conducive to improving production efficiency and expanding production scale. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model discloses a kind of tofu forming machines, which reduces the dependence on manpower in the production process of tofu, improves the degree of automation, and is conducive to improving production efficiency and expanding production scale.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] The tofu forming machine comprises: a frame that is permeable up and down, an upper pressing plate located above the frame, a conveying belt located below the frame, and a support plate that supports part of the conveying belt frame; wherein the upper pressing plate is adapted to a first power source that drives it to move up and down, and the frame is adapted to a second power source that drives it to move up and down; the side wall of the frame is provided with a slurry inlet to communicate with a slurry inlet hose.

[0007] Optionally, the slurry inlet is provided with a valve.

[0008] Optionally, one or more of the upper pressing plate, the frame and the support plate are installed with an electric heating element.

[0009] Optionally, a liquid receiving tray is provided below the support plate to receive soybean milk dripping from the support plate or the conveying belt; the liquid receiving tray is provided with a liquid discharge port to communicate with a liquid discharge pipe.

[0010] Optionally, the support plate has a plurality of filter holes that penetrate through the upper and lower surfaces.

[0011] Optionally, it further comprises: a lifting frame; the lifting frame comprises: an upper cross frame, a lower cross frame, and a vertical frame connecting the upper cross frame and the lower cross frame; the vertical frame is provided with front and rear portions corresponding to the front and rear portions connecting the upper cross frame and the lower cross frame; the upper cross frame is located above the conveying belt, and the frame is installed on the upper cross frame; the lower cross frame is located below the conveying belt, and the second power source drives the lower cross frame to move up and down, thereby driving the frame to move up and down.

[0012] Optionally, the sliding rail extends in the up-down direction, and the sliding rail is provided with two front and back sliding rails corresponding to the vertical frame; and the vertical frame is installed on the sliding block corresponding to the sliding rail.

[0013] Optionally, the first power source is installed on the top of the upper horizontal frame through the vertical frame.

[0014] Optionally, the bottom of the upper pressing plate is provided with a grid plate to separate multiple blocks of tofu in the frame.

[0015] Optionally, the device further comprises a PLC controller, and the actions of the first power source, the second power source, the valve and the conveying belt are controlled by the PLC controller.

[0016] The working principle of the device is as follows: the second power source drives the frame to move downward, so that the frame is lowered to the upper surface of the conveying belt. The soybean milk used for preparing tofu is sent into the frame through the inlet. The first power source drives the upper pressing plate to move downward, so that the upper pressing plate cooperates with the supporting plate to compress the soybean milk in the frame. The coagulant mixed in the soybean milk in advance gradually solidifies into tofu in the frame. The first power source drives the upper pressing plate to move upward, the second power source drives the frame to move upward, and the conveying belt is operated, so that the tofu can be conveyed downstream. The above steps are repeated, so that the soybean milk can be continuously prepared into tofu.

[0017] Therefore, the device has the advantages of reducing the dependence on manpower in the process of tofu production, improving the automation degree, and being beneficial to improving the production efficiency and expanding the production scale. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0019] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the device;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a distribution schematic diagram of the upper pressing plate and the supporting plate;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the lifting frame;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a connection schematic diagram of the upper pressing plate and the first power source;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the device provided with a liquid receiving disc;

[0024] Figure 6 Support plate, liquid receiving plate distribution schematic diagram.

[0025] Fig. 1, frame; 2, upper pressing plate; 3, conveying belt; 4, support plate; 5, first power source; 6, second power source; 7, pulp inlet; 8, liquid receiving plate; 9, liquid outlet; 10, lifting frame; 11, upper cross frame; 12, lower cross frame; 13, vertical frame; 14, sliding rail; 15, stand; 16, grid plate; 17, PLC controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] Hereinafter, only certain exemplary embodiments are simply described. As those skilled in the art can recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Therefore, the drawings and the description are considered to be exemplary in nature rather than limiting.

[0027] In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "front", "back", "left", "right", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the drawings of the present application and the positional relationship is shown by the arrows (such as "X" and "Y" arrows) to indicate the relative position relationship between the drawings. The orientation or positional relationship indicated by the arrows is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. Figure 1 In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only for the purpose of description and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0028] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", "connection", "fixing" and the like should be broadly understood, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication of two elements or the interaction relationship of two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0029] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the present application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the components and settings of a specific example are described in the following. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present application.

[0030] The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples for implementing different structures of the present application. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the components and settings of a specific example are described in the following. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present application.

[0031] The utility model discloses an embodiment of the utility model is shown in the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 The utility model discloses an embodiment of the utility model is shown in the accompanying drawings. Figure 6 The embodiment of the utility model is explained in detail.

[0032] The utility model discloses a kind of bean curd forming machines. The bean curd forming machine includes: frame 1 that is penetrated from top to bottom, upper pressing plate 2 located above frame 1, conveying belt 3 located below frame 1, support plate 4 for supporting the part of conveying belt 3 bearing frame 1. It should be understood that frame 1 is usually set into square. The upper pressing plate 2 is adapted to drive its up-down movement first power source 5, and the frame 1 is adapted to drive its up-down movement second power source 6. It should be understood that, from the comprehensive consideration of cost saving, response speed and the like, first power source 5, second power source 6 is usually set into air cylinder. The side wall of the frame 1 is provided with pulp inlet 7 to communicate with pulp hose. It should be understood that the pulp inlet 7 of frame 1 can be communicated with stirring barrel through pulp hose, and is adapted to be used for the delivery pump for pumping soybean milk;Soybean milk and coagulant can be respectively sent into stirring barrel, and soybean milk and coagulant can be mixed in advance in stirring barrel.

[0033] The specific implementation of the utility model is described below: make the second power source 6 drive frame 1 to move downwards, so that frame 1 is lowered to the upper surface of conveying belt 3. Through pulp inlet 7, soybean milk for preparing bean curd is sent into frame 1. Make the first power source 5 drive the upper pressing plate 2 to move downwards, so that the upper pressing plate 2 cooperates with the support plate 4 to compress the soybean milk in the frame 1. The soybean milk mixed with coagulant in advance will gradually solidify into bean curd in the frame 1. Make the first power source 5 drive the upper pressing plate 2 to move upwards, and the second power source 6 drives the frame 1 to move upwards, and make the conveying belt 3 run, so that the bean curd can be conveyed downstream. So repeat, soybean milk can be continuously made into bean curd. The utility model reduces the dependence on manpower in the process of bean curd production, improves the degree of automation, and is beneficial to improve production efficiency and expand production scale.

[0034] Further, the pulp inlet 7 is provided with a valve. It should be understood that the valve is usually set into electromagnetic valve or electric valve.

[0035] Further, one or more of the upper pressing plate 2, the frame 1 and the support plate 4 is provided with an electric heating element. It should be understood that this can make the soybean milk solidify into bean curd faster.

[0036] Further, the lower side of the support plate 4 is provided with a liquid receiving disc 8 to receive the soybean milk dripping from the support plate 4 or the conveying belt 3, and the liquid receiving disc 8 is provided with a liquid discharge port 9 to communicate with a liquid discharge pipe. It should be understood that this can avoid the soybean milk from dripping to the ground and polluting the production workshop.

[0037] Further, the support plate 4 has a plurality of filter holes penetrating through the upper and lower surfaces.

[0038] Further, the lifting frame 10 is further provided; the lifting frame 10 comprises an upper cross frame 11, a lower cross frame 12, a vertical frame 13 connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the vertical frame 13 is provided with two front and back vertical frames corresponding to the front and back parts connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the upper cross frame 11 is above the conveying belt 3, and the frame 1 is installed on the upper cross frame 11; the lower cross frame 12 is below the conveying belt 3, and the second power source 6 drives the lower cross frame 12 to move up and down, thereby driving the frame 1 to move up and down. It should be understood that the above structure can make the distribution of each component more reasonable and stable.

[0039] Further, the lifting frame 10 is further provided; the lifting frame 10 comprises an upper cross frame 11, a lower cross frame 12, a vertical frame 13 connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the vertical frame 13 is provided with two front and back vertical frames corresponding to the front and back parts connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the upper cross frame 11 is above the conveying belt 3, and the frame 1 is installed on the upper cross frame 11; the lower cross frame 12 is below the conveying belt 3, and the second power source 6 drives the lower cross frame 12 to move up and down, thereby driving the frame 1 to move up and down. It should be understood that the above structure can make the distribution of each component more reasonable and stable.

[0040] Further, the first power source 5 is installed on the top of the upper cross frame 11 through a vertical frame 15.

[0041] Further, the bottom of the upper pressing plate 2 is provided with a grid plate 16 to separate multiple tofu blocks in the frame 1.

[0042] Further, the lifting frame 10 is further provided; the lifting frame 10 comprises an upper cross frame 11, a lower cross frame 12, a vertical frame 13 connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the vertical frame 13 is provided with two front and back vertical frames corresponding to the front and back parts connecting the upper cross frame 11 and the lower cross frame 12; the upper cross frame 11 is above the conveying belt 3, and the frame 1 is installed on the upper cross frame 11; the lower cross frame 12 is below the conveying belt 3, and the second power source 6 drives the lower cross frame 12 to move up and down, thereby driving the frame 1 to move up and down. It should be understood that the above structure can make the distribution of each component more reasonable and stable.

[0043] Although the specific embodiments of the present application are described above, those skilled in the art should understand that various changes or modifications can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and essence of the present application, and such changes and modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A tofu molding machine characterized by, The tofu forming machine comprises: a frame (1) which is permeable from top to bottom; and a top pressing plate (2) which is located above the frame (1); and a conveyor belt (3) which is located below the frame (1); and a support plate (4) which supports the part of the conveyor belt (3) that bears the frame (1); wherein the top pressing plate (2) is adapted to a first power source (5) which drives the top pressing plate (2) to move up and down, and the frame (1) is adapted to a second power source (6) which drives the frame (1) to move up and down; a side wall of the frame (1) is provided with a pulp inlet (7) which is in communication with a pulp inlet hose.

2. The tofu forming machine according to claim 1, wherein the pulp inlet (7) is provided with a valve.

3. The tofu forming machine according to claim 1, wherein one or more of the top pressing plate (2), the frame (1) and the support plate (4) is provided with an electric heating element.

4. The tofu forming machine according to claim 1, wherein a liquid receiving tray (8) is provided below the support plate (4) to receive the soy milk dripping from the support plate (4) or the conveyor belt (3); and the liquid receiving tray (8) is provided with a liquid outlet (9) which is in communication with a liquid outlet pipe.

5. The tofu forming machine according to claim 4, wherein the support plate (4) is provided with a plurality of filter holes which penetrate the upper and lower surfaces of the support plate (4).

6. The tofu forming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a lifting frame (10); the lifting frame (10) comprises: an upper horizontal frame (11), a lower horizontal frame (12), a vertical frame (13) which connects the upper horizontal frame (11) and the lower horizontal frame (12), the vertical frame (13) is provided with a front part and a rear part which correspond to the front and rear connections of the upper horizontal frame (11) and the lower horizontal frame (12), the upper horizontal frame (11) is located above the conveyor belt (3), and the frame (1) is mounted on the upper horizontal frame (11), the lower horizontal frame (12) is located below the conveyor belt (3), and the second power source (6) drives the lower horizontal frame (12) to move up and down, thereby driving the frame (1) to move up and down.

7. The tofu forming machine according to claim 6, further comprising: a slide rail (14) which extends in the up-down direction; the slide rail (14) is provided with two front and rear slide rails which correspond to the vertical frame (13); and the vertical frame (13) is mounted on the slide block of the corresponding slide rail (14).

8. The tofu forming machine according to claim 6, wherein the first power source (5) is mounted on the top of the upper horizontal frame (11) through a vertical stand (15).

9. The tofu forming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bottom of the top pressing plate (2) is provided with a grid plate (16) to divide the frame (1) into a plurality of tofu blocks.

10. The tofu forming machine according to claim 2, further comprising: a PLC controller (17); and the actions of the first power source (5), the second power source (6), the valve, and the conveyor belt (3) are controlled by the PLC controller (17).

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