Dicing equipment for food processing

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to dicing equipment for food processing, which comprises a cutting table, a plurality of cutters I and a plurality of cutters II are arranged right above the cutting table, the cutters I and the cutters II are arranged in a criss-cross manner, cutter rest frames are arranged on the outer sides of the cutters I and the cutters II, and the cutter rest frames are arranged on the outer sides of the cutter rest frames. A fixing table is installed under the cutting table, penetrating holes are formed in the positions, corresponding to the outer sides of the four edges of the cutting table, of the fixing table in advance, a fixing frame is fixedly installed at the positions, corresponding to the penetrating holes, under the fixing table, a first telescopic rod is installed on the fixing frame, and the top end of the first telescopic rod penetrates through the penetrating holes to be fixed to the knife rest frame. According to the food dicing device, the telescopic rod drives the knife rest frame to descend to actively approach food, the cutter on the knife rest frame directly dices the food, compared with a plate with a large surface area, the edge of the cutter is sharp and thin, the extrusion and compression effect on the food is limited, and the reliable dicing effect can still be obtained when soft food is cut by the cutter.

Description

A dicing device for food processing Technical Field

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

[0002] A food dicing machine is a specialized piece of equipment used to cut food ingredients into cubes. It is primarily suitable for dehydrated vegetables, frozen vegetables processing plants, and meat processing plants, used to process various root and stem vegetables and meat products, cutting them into cubes or cuboids. This machine has wide applications in the food processing industry, improving production efficiency and ensuring the uniformity and consistency of food cutting.

[0003] The State Intellectual Property Office website published a patent application for a freeze-dried food dicing machine with the publication number CN221677376U. This dicing machine replaces the original manual pressing operation with a spring-driven mechanism, solving the problems of high labor consumption and low efficiency associated with manual pressing. However, by pushing the spring to move an entire pressing plate, the plate presses down on the food or ingredients. If the ingredients are soft, the pressing will cause significant compression, making them compact. After being compressed and then cut, the ingredients will expand and recover due to their own resilience. Foods that should have been in regular columnar or square shapes will end up with uneven six sides, resulting in incomplete shapes and unsatisfactory dicing results in the final product. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model specifically adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A dicing device for food processing includes a dicing table. A first dicing blade and a second dicing blade are installed directly above the dicing table. Multiple first dicing blades and second dicing blades are provided and arranged in a crisscross pattern. A blade holder frame is installed on the outer side of the first dicing blade and the second dicing blade is fixedly installed to the blade holder frame. A fixed platform is installed directly below the dicing table. Through holes are pre-set on the fixed platform at the four outer positions corresponding to the four sides of the dicing table. A fixed frame is fixedly installed below the fixed platform at the positions corresponding to the through holes. A telescopic rod is installed on the fixed frame. The top end of the telescopic rod passes through the through hole and is fixed to the blade holder frame.

[0006] Furthermore, positioning holes are provided on the four outer sides of the cutting table on the fixed platform, and positioning rods are fixedly installed on the tool holder frame at the corresponding positioning hole positions, with the bottom end of the positioning rod passing through the positioning hole. The positioning rods assist the telescopic rods in positioning the tool holder frame by moving it up and down, ensuring that the tool holder frame and the cutting table are parallel to each other.

[0007] Furthermore, the top of the first cutter has multiple equally spaced notches, and the bottom of the second cutter has multiple equally spaced notches. The first cutter and the second cutter are assembled and fixed by interlocking the notches. This interlocking method is simple, keeps the bottom of the cutter flush, and also facilitates adjustment of the dicing size.

[0008] Furthermore, both ends of the first and second cutters are fixedly equipped with limiting blocks. Multiple equally spaced limiting grooves are formed on the four sides of the cutter frame, and the limiting blocks are located within these grooves. Pressure strips are installed on the top of the four sides of the cutter frame, and the limiting blocks are clamped and fixed to the cutter frame via these pressure strips. After the cutter is placed via the limiting blocks, it will experience an upward reaction force during dicing; therefore, the pressure strips restrict this upward movement, ensuring a secure fixation of the cutter.

[0009] Furthermore, a chassis is installed outside the fixed platform and the tool holder frame. A fixed base is fixedly installed at the bottom center of the fixed platform. A hinged base is hinged to the bottom of the fixed base, and the hinged base is fixedly installed at the bottom of the corresponding position of the chassis. A telescopic rod is installed on the side of the fixed base. The two ends of the telescopic rod are fixed to the fixed base and the chassis at the corresponding positions through the hinged base. A discharge hopper and a feed hopper are fixedly installed on the chassis corresponding to the front and rear directions of the cutting table rotation. The discharge hopper facilitates the feeding and discharging settings, but considering the mid-distance setting between the cutting table and the tool holder frame, as well as the setting for the cutting table to flip, the feed hopper can be omitted if feeding is inconvenient.

[0010] Furthermore, an anti-drop plate is fixedly installed at the top outer side of the cutter frame, with an opening on the anti-drop plate corresponding to the discharge hopper. The anti-drop plate has a certain height, which can prevent the diced food from falling, while the opening facilitates the pouring out of the food.

[0011] Furthermore, a pressure sensor is installed on the top of the fixed platform outside the cutting table, and a sensing rod is fixedly installed on the tool holder frame directly opposite the pressure sensor. The sensing rod is detected when it touches the pressure sensor. Considering that the sensing rod can still contact the pressure sensor even after a slight displacement of the tool holder frame, an insertion-type sensor can be used. This way, if the rod cannot be aligned and inserted properly after displacement, it will not be detected.

[0012] Furthermore, the top surface of the cutting table is pre-set with multiple crisscrossing blade grooves. This ensures that when the blade holder frame contacts the cutting table, the blade edge is positioned within the grooves, allowing it to completely cut through the food and guaranteeing a complete cut.

[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0014] 1. This utility model uses a telescopic rod to drive the knife holder frame to descend and actively approach the food. The cutter on the knife holder frame directly cuts the food into cubes. Compared with a plate with a larger surface area, the blade of the cutter is sharp and slender, and the squeezing and compression effect on the food is limited. Therefore, it can still achieve a reliable dicing effect when cutting softer foods.

[0015] 2. In this utility model, the cutter is assembled by a snap-fit ​​method, which allows multiple cutters to be placed vertically or horizontally. When repairing or replacing, only the corresponding cutter needs to be removed and replaced, thus reducing the cost of use.

[0016] 3. In this utility model, the cutter and the cutter holder frame are fixed by a limiting block and a limiting groove, which can adjust the position of the cutter according to the size of the diced food, so that different sizes of food can be cut.

[0017] 4. In this utility model, the cutting table is linked by a telescopic rod. After the food is diced, the cutting table can be tilted to facilitate the collection of the diced food. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 is an appearance view of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a diagram of the internal structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the installation of the fixing base in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the tool holder frame in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 is a top view of the tool holder frame in this utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 is a perspective view of the cutting blade in this utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the installation of the cutter in this utility model.

[0025] Reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Cutting table; 2. Knife groove; 3. Cutting blade one; 4. Cutting blade two; 5. Notch one; 6. Notch two; 7. Limiting block; 8. Knife holder frame; 9. Pressure bar; 10. Limiting groove; 11. Anti-drop plate; 12. Fixed table; 13. Telescopic rod one; 14. Fixed frame; 15. Through hole; 16. Positioning rod; 17. Positioning hole; 18. Fixed seat; 19. Hinge seat one; 20. Telescopic rod two; 21. Hinge seat two; 22. Pressure sensor; 23. Sensing contact rod; 24. Chassis; 25. Feed hopper; 26. Discharge hopper. Detailed Implementation

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0027] This application provides a dicing device for food processing, mainly solving the problems of the prior art where the lower pressure plate compresses the food, which is not conducive to the complete dicing of the food and cannot be used for brittle foods. The following technical solution is provided, which will be described in detail below with reference to Figures 1-7:

[0028] A dicing device for food processing includes a cutting table 1. The top surface of the cutting table 1 has multiple crisscrossing blade grooves 2. A first dicing blade 3 and a second dicing blade 4 are installed directly above the cutting table 1. Multiple first dicing blades 3 and second dicing blades 4 are provided and arranged crisscrossingly. A blade holder frame 8 is installed on the outside of the first dicing blades 3 and second dicing blades 4. The first dicing blades 3 and second dicing blades 4 are fixedly installed to the blade holder frame 8.

[0029] A fixed platform 12 is installed directly below the cutting table 1. The fixed platform 12 has pre-set through holes 15 on the four outer sides of the cutting table 1. A fixed bracket 14 is fixedly installed below the fixed platform 12 at the position corresponding to the through holes 15. A telescopic rod 13 is installed on the fixed bracket 14. The top of the telescopic rod 13 passes through the through holes 15 and is fixed to the knife holder frame 8.

[0030] When dicing, place the thinly sliced ​​ingredients on the cutting table 1. Then, the telescopic rod 13 retracts, causing the blade holder frame 8 to move downwards, thus pressing the first blade 3 and the second blade 4 down onto the ingredients. Due to the staggered arrangement of the first blade 3 and the second blade 4, the ingredients can be diced when pressed down. Alternatively, the ingredients can be placed directly on the cutting table 1 and first cut into short strips by the first blade 3 and the second blade 4. Then, the short strips are laid flat on the cutting table 1, and they can be diced. When the first blade 3 and the second blade 4 are cutting, the blade holder frame 8 falls on the top surface of the cutting table 1, indicating that the cutting is complete. At this time, the blades of the first blade 3 and the second blade 4 can be suspended in the blade groove 2, and the blades do not contact the cutting table 1. This avoids damage caused by the blades hitting the cutting table 1, and the blade height is lower than the surface height of the cutting table 1, so the blades can completely cut through the food, ensuring a complete cut.

[0031] In some embodiments, positioning holes 17 are provided on the fixed platform 12 at the outer positions of the four sides of the cutting table 1, and positioning rods 16 are fixedly installed on the blade holder frame 8 at the positions corresponding to the positioning holes 17, with the bottom end of the positioning rods 16 passing through the positioning holes 17. The telescopic rod 13 is fixed and can only move up and down, but considering the loosening after long-term operation and the protection of the cutter, the positioning rods 16 are added. The positioning rods 16 cooperate with the positioning holes 17 to further improve the correspondence between the cutter and the blade groove 2 when the blade holder frame 8 descends, avoiding damage caused by the blade edge hitting the cutting table 1.

[0032] In some embodiments, the top of the first cutter 3 is provided with a plurality of equally spaced notches 5, and the bottom of the second cutter 4 is provided with a plurality of equally spaced notches 6. The first cutter 3 and the second cutter 4 are assembled and fixed by interlocking the notches 5 and the notches 6. Limiting blocks 7 are fixedly installed at both ends of the first cutter 3 and the second cutter 4. The four sides of the tool holder frame 8 are provided with a plurality of equally spaced limiting grooves 10. The limiting blocks 7 are located in the limiting grooves 10. The top of the four sides of the tool holder frame 8 is provided with pressure strips 9. The limiting blocks 7 are clamped and fixed to the tool holder frame 8 by the pressure strips 9.

[0033] The staggered notches on cutter 3 and cutter 4 allow them to overlap and be assembled together, maintaining a flush blade edge. This ensures that all cutters can reliably cut through food when dicing. Furthermore, any damaged cutter can be easily replaced, reducing operating costs compared to a one-piece blade frame.

[0034] In some embodiments, a housing 24 is installed outside the fixed platform 12 and the tool holder frame 8. The fixed platform 12 and the tool holder frame 8 are both installed inside the housing 24. A fixed seat 18 is fixedly installed at the middle position of the bottom of the fixed platform 12. A hinge seat 19 is hingedly installed at the bottom of the fixed seat 18. The hinge seat 19 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the corresponding position of the housing 24. A telescopic rod 20 is installed on the side of the fixed seat 18. The telescopic rod 13 and the telescopic rod 20 are any one of hydraulic, pneumatic or electric telescopic rods. The two ends of the telescopic rod 20 are fixed to the fixed seat 18 and the housing 24 at the corresponding positions through the hinge seat 21. A discharge hopper 26 and a feed hopper 25 are fixedly installed on the housing 24 in the front and back directions corresponding to the rotation of the cutting table 1, respectively.

[0035] During dicing, the cutting table 1 remains horizontal. After dicing is completed, the telescopic rod 20 can push the fixed seat 18 to rotate, thereby driving the cutting table 1 to rotate and tilt the cutting table 1. The diced ingredients on the cutting table 1 can then roll down to the discharge hopper 26 for centralized collection.

[0036] In some embodiments, an anti-drop plate 11 is fixedly installed at the top outer side of the blade holder frame 8, with an opening on the anti-drop plate 11 corresponding to the position of the discharge hopper 26. The anti-drop plate 11 prevents food from falling out during dicing, while the opening ensures that the food can fall through.

[0037] In some embodiments, a pressure sensor 22 is installed on the top of the fixed platform 12 outside the cutting table 1, and a sensing rod 23 is fixedly installed on the knife holder frame 8 opposite the pressure sensor 22. When the knife holder frame 8 moves down to cut, the positioning rod 16 provides a rigid anti-displacement effect, but lacks monitoring capability. After installing the sensing rod 23, the pressure sensor 22 can be detected by lowering it to press down. If there is a displacement, the contact points will be misaligned and unable to make contact, thus failing to sense the displacement.

[0038] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A dicing apparatus for food processing, comprising a dicing table (1), characterized in that, A first cutter (3) and a second cutter (4) are installed directly above the cutting table (1). Multiple cutters (3) and second cutter (4) are provided and arranged in a crisscross pattern. A knife holder frame (8) is installed on the outside of the first cutter (3) and the second cutter (4). The first cutter (3) and the second cutter (4) are fixed to the knife holder frame (8). A fixed platform (12) is installed directly below the cutting table (1). A through hole (15) is pre-set on the fixed platform (12) corresponding to the four outer sides of the cutting table (1). A fixed frame (14) is fixedly installed below the fixed platform (12) corresponding to the through hole (15). A telescopic rod (13) is installed on the fixed frame (14). The top of the telescopic rod (13) passes through the through hole (15) and is fixed to the knife holder frame (8).

2. The dicing equipment for food processing according to claim 1, characterized in that, Positioning holes (17) are provided on the fixed platform (12) at the outer positions of the four sides of the cutting platform (1). Positioning rods (16) are fixedly installed on the tool holder frame (8) at the positions corresponding to the positioning holes (17). The bottom end of the positioning rods (16) passes through the positioning holes (17).

3. The dicing equipment for food processing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the first cutter (3) has multiple equally spaced notches (5), and the bottom of the second cutter (4) has multiple equally spaced notches (6). The first cutter (3) and the second cutter (4) are assembled and fixed by interlocking the notches (5) and the notches (6).

4. A food processing dicing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, Both ends of the first cutter (3) and the second cutter (4) are fixedly installed with limiting blocks (7). The four sides of the tool holder frame (8) are provided with multiple equally spaced limiting grooves (10). The limiting blocks (7) are located in the limiting grooves (10). The top of the four sides of the tool holder frame (8) is equipped with pressure strips (9). The limiting blocks (7) are clamped and fixed to the tool holder frame (8) by the pressure strips (9).

5. A food processing dicing apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, The fixed platform (12) and the tool holder frame (8) are equipped with a housing (24). A fixed seat (18) is fixedly installed at the middle position of the bottom of the fixed platform (12). A hinge seat (19) is hinged to the bottom of the fixed seat (18). The hinge seat (19) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the corresponding position of the housing (24). A telescopic rod (20) is installed on the side of the fixed seat (18). The two ends of the telescopic rod (20) are fixed to the fixed seat (18) and the housing (24) at the corresponding positions through the hinge seat (21). A discharge hopper (26) and a feed hopper (25) are fixedly installed on the housing (24) in the front and back directions of the rotation of the cutting table (1).

6. A dicing device for food processing according to claim 5, characterized in that, An anti-drop plate (11) is fixedly installed on the top of the outer side of the tool holder frame (8), and the anti-drop plate (11) has an opening corresponding to the position of the discharge hopper (26).

7. A dicing device for food processing according to claim 1, characterized in that, A pressure sensor (22) is installed on the top of the fixed platform (12) outside the cutting table (1), and a sensor rod (23) is fixedly installed on the tool holder frame (8) in front of the pressure sensor (22).

8. A dicing device for food processing according to claim 7, characterized in that, The top surface of the cutting table (1) is pre-set with multiple crisscrossing cutting grooves (2).

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