Pickling device for meat product production

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pickling device for meat product production, which belongs to the technical field of food processing and comprises a supporting mechanism and a pickling mechanism. The supporting mechanism comprises a supporting frame, a front ring opening formed in the front side of the supporting frame, a rear ring opening formed in the rear side of the supporting frame, a rear driving groove formed in the outer wall of the rear side of the supporting frame and a driving gear rotationally installed in the rear driving groove. The pickling mechanism comprises a pickling roller, meat pricking teeth arranged on the inner side wall of the pickling roller at equal intervals, a front clamping block arranged at the front end of the pickling roller, a rear through pipe, a rear clamping block and a follow-up gear, the rear through pipe, the rear clamping block and the follow-up gear are sequentially connected to the rear end of the pickling roller, the front clamping block is rotatably clamped on the front ring opening, the rear clamping block is rotatably clamped on the rear ring opening, and the follow-up gear is arranged on the rear ring opening. The follow-up gear is meshed with the driving gear; the pickling roller is indirectly driven by the driving motor to continuously roll, so that the meat products in the pickling roller are driven to continuously roll, the pickling materials and the meat products are fully mixed, and the pickling quality is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food processing technology, specifically to a marinating device for meat product production. Background Technology

[0002] In food processing, to improve the flavor and texture of meat products, they are typically marinated with salt, sugar, spices, and other pickling materials. During marinating, the marinade penetrates the meat, reacting with proteins, fats, and other components to produce various flavor compounds. These compounds give the meat products a unique flavor and texture, making them popular with consumers. Furthermore, the osmotic effect of salt during marinating prevents oxygen from easily dissolving in the meat, reducing the chances of aerobic microorganisms multiplying and preventing spoilage, thus effectively extending the shelf life of meat products.

[0003] To meet consumer demand for cured meat products, existing food processing enterprises are constantly exploring new curing technologies and equipment to improve production efficiency and product quality. For example, in the prior art, a patent application with application number CN202220308391.3 discloses a dynamic tumbling and curing device for meat products, including a base. Support plates are installed on both sides of the top outer wall of the base, and the same curing shell is rotatably connected to the opposite outer wall of the support plates. The curing shell has equidistantly distributed protrusions installed on its inner circumference, and one side of the curing shell... The wall has a first circular groove, and a fixed block is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the first circular groove. An arc-shaped block is installed on one side of the top outer wall of the base. This utility model can be equipped with an electric motor. When the electric motor is turned on, it drives the marinating shell on the fixed gear ring to rotate through the active gear, thereby tumbling the meat products and marinade, achieving good mixing. The rotation of the connecting gear ring on the marinating shell can drive the cam on the rotating shaft of the first gear to rotate. The rotation of the cam can squeeze the T-shaped rod, so that the kneading plate kneads the meat products. The protrusions improve the kneading effect of the meat products.

[0004] Although the above structure can be used to tumble and marinate meat products, this device requires the marinade and meat products to be placed into the marinating cylinder at the same time. If some marinade needs to be added at different times, the sealed door also needs to be opened, which undoubtedly increases the complexity of food processing and reduces work efficiency. Therefore, a new type of marinating device needs to be designed for the production and processing of meat products.

[0005] The information disclosed in this background section is intended only to enhance the understanding of the background technology of this disclosure and should not be construed as an admission or in any way implying that the information constitutes prior art known to those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0006] In view of at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems, this disclosure provides a marinating apparatus for meat product production, which aims to solve the problems existing in the prior art.

[0007] According to one aspect of this disclosure, a marinating apparatus for meat product production is provided, comprising a support mechanism and a marinating mechanism rotatably mounted on the support mechanism. The support mechanism includes a support frame, a front annular opening on the front side of the support frame, a rear annular opening on the rear side of the support frame, a drive rear groove on the outer wall of the rear side of the support frame, a drive gear rotatably mounted in the drive rear groove, and a drive motor mounted on the outer wall of the drive rear groove, wherein the drive motor is connected to the drive gear. The marinating mechanism includes a marinating drum, meat-piercing teeth equidistantly arranged on the inner wall of the marinating drum, a front locking block at the front end of the marinating drum, a plug movably mounted in the front locking block, a rear through pipe, a rear locking block, and a follower gear sequentially connected to the rear end of the marinating drum. The front locking block also has a front annular groove, and the rear locking block has a rear annular groove. The front annular groove is rotatably engaged with the front annular opening, and the rear annular groove is rotatably engaged with the rear annular opening. The follower gear meshes with the drive gear.

[0008] Furthermore, the pickling mechanism also includes a pickling hopper connected to the rear passage pipe and an adjusting block fixed to the rear passage pipe. The adjusting block is in the same direction as the pickling hopper and is also located behind the pickling hopper.

[0009] Furthermore, the support mechanism also includes a marinade trough mounted on the rear side of the support frame, a limiting cross plate extending and fixed to the bottom of the marinade trough, and an opening and closing assembly that is movably inserted through the marinade trough, the opening and closing assembly being located above the adjusting block.

[0010] Furthermore, the opening and closing assembly includes a movable block that is movably inserted through the bottom of the marinade tank, a movable rod that is fixed upward on the movable block, and a return spring sleeved on the movable rod. The movable rod is movably inserted through the limiting horizontal plate, and the return spring is located between the limiting horizontal plate and the movable block.

[0011] Furthermore, the movable block includes a positioning block that is movably installed on the bottom of the marinating tank, an inlet located on the rear side of the positioning block, and an outlet extending from the middle section of the front side of the positioning block. The outlet is connected to the inlet, the movable rod is fixed on the outlet, the lower end of the positioning block abuts against the adjusting block, and the outlet end of the outlet is located directly above the marinating hopper.

[0012] Furthermore, a lower baffle extends from the bottom of the marinade tank and is attached to the outer wall of the positioning block.

[0013] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0014] 1. The device of this application has a good marinating effect. It uses a drive motor to indirectly drive the marinating drum to rotate continuously, thereby driving the meat products inside the marinating drum to rotate continuously, so that the marinade and meat products are fully mixed and the marinating quality is improved. Moreover, the meat-piercing teeth that are equidistantly arranged inside the marinating drum can pierce the rotating meat products, so that the marinade can penetrate into the meat products more easily, thereby improving the marinating efficiency.

[0015] 2. Without affecting the operation of the device, the device of this application can use the marinating tank in conjunction with the opening and closing component to add mixed liquid marinade into the marinating drum at different time periods. The rotating adjusting block drives the opening and closing component to reciprocate up and down movement in the marinating tank, so that the feed port is constantly switching between opening and closing, thereby continuously injecting marinade into the marinating hopper. The marinade can flow into the marinating drum through the marinating hopper. This design can not only ensure the marinating quality of meat products, but also avoid affecting the normal operation of the device, thereby ensuring processing efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the pickling device in this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Enlarged diagram of section A in the middle;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the pickling device from another direction in this utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the support mechanism in this utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the pickling mechanism in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 6 This is a partial structural diagram of the opening and closing component in this utility model.

[0022] In the above figures, 1. Marinating mechanism; 11. Marinating drum; 111. Meat-piercing teeth; 12. Front locking block; 121. Front annular groove; 13. Plug; 14. Rear passage pipe; 15. Marinating hopper; 16. Adjusting block; 17. Rear locking block; 171. Rear annular groove; 18. Follower gear; 2. Support mechanism; 21. Support frame; 22. Front annular opening; 23. Rear annular opening; 24. Marinating tank; 241. Lower baffle; 25. Opening and closing assembly; 251. Movable block; 2511. Discharge port; 2512. Positioning block; 2513. Inlet port; 252. Movable rod; 253. Return spring; 26. Drive rear groove; 27. Drive gear; 28. Drive motor; 29. ​​Limiting horizontal plate. Detailed Implementation

[0023] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "vertical," "horizontal," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship, are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings and are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application. The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish the described objects and do not have any sequential or technical meaning. And the terms "connection" and "linkage," unless otherwise specified, include both direct and indirect connections (linkages).

[0024] This application provides a marinating apparatus for meat product production, which solves the problems existing in the prior art. In order to better understand the technical solution of this application, the above technical solution will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0025] This example discloses a marinating apparatus for meat product production; see [link to relevant documentation]. Figures 1-6 The device includes a support mechanism 2 and a marinating mechanism 1 rotatably mounted on the support mechanism 2. The support mechanism 2 includes a support frame 21, a front ring opening 22 opened on the front side of the support frame 21, a rear ring opening 23 opened on the rear side of the support frame 21, a drive rear groove 26 provided on the outer wall of the rear side of the support frame 21, a drive gear 27 rotatably mounted in the drive rear groove 26, and a drive motor 28 mounted on the outer wall of the drive rear groove 26. The drive motor 28 is connected to the drive gear 27.

[0026] The marinating mechanism 1 includes a marinating drum 11, meat-piercing teeth 111 equidistantly arranged on the inner sidewall of the marinating drum 11, a front locking block 12 located at the front end of the marinating drum 11, a plug 13 movably installed in the front locking block 12, a rear passage pipe 14, a rear locking block 17, and a follower gear 18 sequentially connected to the rear end of the marinating drum 11. The front locking block 12 also has a front annular groove 121, and the rear locking block 17 has a rear annular groove 171. The front annular groove 121 is rotatably locked on the front annular opening 22, and the rear annular groove 171 is rotatably locked on the rear annular opening 23. The follower gear 18 meshes with the drive gear 27. The marinating mechanism 1 also includes a marinating hopper 15 connected to the rear passage pipe 14 and an adjusting block 16 fixed to the rear passage pipe 14. The adjusting block 16 is in the same direction as the marinating hopper 15 and is also located behind the marinating hopper 15.

[0027] The support mechanism 2 also includes a marinade trough 24 mounted above the rear side of the support frame 21, a limiting horizontal plate 29 extending and fixed to the bottom of the marinade trough 24, and an opening and closing assembly 25 movably passing through the marinade trough 24. The opening and closing assembly 25 is located above the adjusting block 16. The opening and closing assembly 25 includes a movable block 251 movably passing through the bottom of the marinade trough 24, a movable rod 252 fixed upward on the movable block 251, and a return spring 253 sleeved on the movable rod 252. The movable rod 252 movably passes through the limiting horizontal plate 29, and the return spring 253 is located between the limiting horizontal plate 29 and the movable block 251. The movable block 251 includes a positioning block 2512 movably inserted into the bottom of the marinating tank 24, an inlet 2513 located on the rear side of the positioning block 2512, and an outlet 2511 extending from the middle of the front side of the positioning block 2512. The outlet 2511 is connected to the inlet 2513. A movable rod 252 is fixed to the outlet 2511. The lower end of the positioning block 2512 abuts against the adjusting block 16, and the outlet end of the outlet 2511 is located directly above the marinating hopper 15. A lower baffle 241 also extends from the bottom of the marinating tank 24 and fits against the outer wall of the positioning block 2512.

[0028] When implementing the device of this application, first remove the stopper 13 and put the meat products to be marinated into the marinating drum 11. Then, replace the stopper 13, pour the mixed liquid marinade into the marinade tank 24, and finally turn on the drive motor 28 to inject the marinade into the marinating drum 11 and mix it with the meat products for marinating. The drive motor 28 starts and drives the drive gear 27 to rotate. The drive gear 27 drives the follower gear 18 to rotate. The follower gear 18 indirectly drives the marinating drum 11 to rotate synchronously through the rear clamping block 17 and the rear passage pipe 14. The meat products in the marinating drum 11 also roll, and the marinade hopper 15 and adjusting block 16 on the rear passage pipe 14 also rotate. When the meat products roll, they can be fully mixed with the marinade to ensure the marinating quality. Moreover, during the rolling process, the meat-piercing teeth 111 evenly distributed on the inner wall of the marinating drum 11 can pierce the meat products, making it easier for the marinade to penetrate into the meat products, thereby improving the marinating efficiency. During the rotation of the marinating hopper 15 and the adjusting block 16, when the marinating hopper 15 rotates to the point where its opening faces upward, the adjusting block 16 also rotates upward and continuously pushes the positioning block 2512 upward during the rotation. The discharge port 2511 and the inlet port 2513 move upward synchronously, and the return spring 253 is also continuously compressed until the adjusting block 16 rotates to a vertical position. At this time, the inlet port 2513 is displaced and exposed in the marinating tank 24. The mixed liquid marinade in the marinating tank 24 can flow into the positioning block 2512 through the inlet port 2513 and into the marinating hopper 15 through the discharge port 2511. The marinade flowing into the marinating hopper 15... Under the influence of gravity, the marinade flows into the marinating drum 11. As the marinating drum 11 rotates continuously, the marinade flowing into the drum 11 mixes evenly with the rolling meat products. As the adjusting block 16 continues to rotate downward from the vertical position, it gradually releases the limit on the positioning block 2512. Under the action of the return spring 253, the positioning block 2512 gradually moves downward and resets, and the inlet 2513 also moves accordingly. When the inlet 2513 is completely moved below the marinating tank 24, the channel between the positioning blocks 2512 is also cut off, thereby cutting off the continued flow of the marinade into the marinating hopper 15. During the period from when the flow of marinade into the hopper 15 is cut off until it stops, the width of the hopper 15 extending to both sides ensures that the outlet 2511 is always within the range of the hopper 15 port, thus preventing marinade spillage and waste. Furthermore, the design that the bottom surface of the outlet 2511 is higher than the bottom surface of the positioning block 2512 prevents the outlet 2511 from interfering with the rotation of the hopper 15, ensuring normal operation of the device. In addition, the design of the lower baffle 241 fitting against the positioning block 2512 prevents marinade leakage when the inlet 2513 is between the bottoms of the marinade tank 24, improving the stability of the device. Processing personnel can pour the mixed liquid marinade into the marinade tank 24 at different times. With continuous operation of the device, the marinade can be gradually added to the marinating drum 11, thus avoiding interference with the normal operation of the marinating drum 11 and ensuring marinating quality.In addition, the positioning block 2512 and the marinade tank 24 are relatively sealed, which can prevent the marinade from flowing out from the moving part when the positioning block 2512 moves up and down. The sealing connection method here is existing technology, which can achieve the corresponding function and is not within the protection scope of this technical solution. Moreover, the drive motor 28 used is also existing technology, and its specific working principle will not be described in detail.

[0029] Although some preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art, upon learning the basic inventive concept, can make other changes and modifications to these embodiments. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention.

[0030] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, if these modifications and variations of this invention fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalents, this invention also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A marinating apparatus for meat product production, comprising a support mechanism (2) and a marinating mechanism (1) rotatably mounted on the support mechanism (2), characterized in that, The support mechanism (2) includes a support frame (21), a front ring opening (22) on the front side of the support frame (21), a rear ring opening (23) on the rear side of the support frame (21), a drive rear groove (26) on the outer wall of the rear side of the support frame (21), a drive gear (27) rotatably installed in the drive rear groove (26), and a drive motor (28) installed on the outer wall of the drive rear groove (26). The drive motor (28) is connected to the drive gear (27). The marinating mechanism (1) includes a marinating drum (11), meat-piercing teeth (111) equidistantly arranged on the inner side wall of the marinating drum (11), a front locking block (12) located at the front end of the marinating drum (11), a plug (13) movably installed in the front locking block (12), a rear passage pipe (14), a rear locking block (17), and a follower gear (18) sequentially connected to the rear end of the marinating drum (11). The front locking block (12) is also provided with a front ring groove (121), and the rear locking block (17) is provided with a rear ring groove (171). The front ring groove (121) is rotatably locked on the front ring opening (22), and the rear ring groove (171) is rotatably locked on the rear ring opening (23). The follower gear (18) meshes with the drive gear (27).

2. The marinating apparatus for meat product production according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pickling mechanism (1) further includes a pickling hopper (15) connected to the rear pipe (14) and an adjusting block (16) fixed to the rear pipe (14). The adjusting block (16) is in the same direction as the pickling hopper (15) and is also located behind the pickling hopper (15).

3. The marinating apparatus for meat product production according to claim 2, characterized in that, The support mechanism (2) also includes a marinade trough (24) mounted on the rear side above the support frame (21), a limiting cross plate (29) extending and fixed to the bottom of the marinade trough (24), and an opening and closing assembly (25) movably passing through the marinade trough (24), the opening and closing assembly (25) being located above the adjusting block (16).

4. The marinating apparatus for meat product production according to claim 3, characterized in that, The opening and closing assembly (25) includes a movable block (251) that is movably inserted through the bottom of the marinade tank (24), a movable rod (252) that is fixed upward on the movable block (251), and a return spring (253) that is sleeved on the movable rod (252). The movable rod (252) is movably inserted through the limiting horizontal plate (29), and the return spring (253) is located between the limiting horizontal plate (29) and the movable block (251).

5. The marinating apparatus for meat product production according to claim 4, characterized in that, The movable block (251) includes a positioning block (2512) that is movably installed on the bottom of the marinating tank (24), an inlet (2513) opened on the rear side of the positioning block (2512), and an outlet (2511) that extends to the middle of the front side of the positioning block (2512). The outlet (2511) is connected to the inlet (2513). The movable rod (252) is fixed on the outlet (2511). The lower end of the positioning block (2512) abuts against the adjusting block (16). The outlet end of the outlet (2511) is located directly above the marinating hopper (15).

6. The marinating apparatus for meat product production according to claim 5, characterized in that, The bottom of the marinade tank (24) is also provided with a lower baffle (241), which is attached to the outer wall of the positioning block (2512).

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