A potato chip production oil draining machine

By designing an auxiliary device for the oil draining machine used in French fry production, and utilizing a servo motor to drive the rotating rod and sprocket system, the French fries are dispersed and fall in an orderly manner, solving the problem of insufficient oil draining caused by contact between the French fries, and improving the oil draining effect and taste of the French fries.

CN224356912UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-16HAIYANG SHENGXIN FOOD CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HAIYANG SHENGXIN FOOD CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-07-07
Publication Date
2026-06-16

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Technical Problem

During the production of French fries, contact between the fries leads to insufficient centrifugal oil draining, affecting the equipment's performance and the taste and quality of the fries.

Method used

An oil draining machine for French fry production was designed, comprising the machine body, an oil removal tank, a mounting basket, a control box, and auxiliary devices. The auxiliary devices transport the French fries in an orderly manner through a processing frame and a rotating plate, and use a servo motor to drive a rotating rod and a sprocket system to make the French fries fall in a dispersed manner to avoid contact, and combine centrifugal action to thoroughly drain the oil.

🎯Benefits of technology

This method achieves orderly and dispersed falling of the fries, avoiding contact, improving the oil draining effect and the practicality of the equipment, and ensuring the dry and delicious taste of the fries.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a kind of oil draining machine for chip production, it is related to chip production technical field, the utility model includes oil draining machine body, the surface of oil draining machine body is equipped with oil removal bucket, the surface of oil removal bucket is connected with oil outlet pipe, the inner wall of oil removal bucket is provided with installation basket, the surface of oil draining machine body is provided with control box, the surface of oil draining machine body is provided with auxiliary device, wherein auxiliary device is sequentially transported into installation basket to chip by means of processing frame and rotating plate, the placing device includes processing frame, the side surface of processing frame is equipped with feed hopper, the surface of processing frame is fixedly connected with mounting plate, when the utility model is used oil draining machine body to carry out oil removal treatment to chip, it can make chip orderly and more regular scattered falling, so that scattered interval falls into equipment and is removed oil, chip is not easy to contact between each other, can be more efficient and complete oil draining treatment, improve the use effect and practicality of oil draining machine body.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of French fry production technology, and in particular to an oil draining machine for French fry production. Background Technology

[0002] An oil drainer for French fry production is a device used to remove excess oil during the French fry production process. Its main function is to help remove excess cooking oil from the surface of the French fries after frying, ensuring that the French fries have a drier and healthier texture, and reducing the oil content of the product.

[0003] Traditionally, when using a centrifugal oil drainer to remove oil from French fries, the installation basket containing the fries is placed into the oil-removing tank of the centrifugal oil drainer. Then, the equipment is started, and the internal centrifugal motor (model AC series asynchronous motor) starts running. The edible oil on the surface of the French fries is separated through centrifugation and output from the oil outlet pipe for collection. However, in actual use, it has been found that when the French fries are loaded into the oil-removing installation basket in a single quantity, they will come into contact with each other. This results in insufficient oil removal at the contact and overlapping areas during centrifugal oil draining, affecting the effectiveness of the equipment and reducing the subsequent processing and taste quality of the French fries. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem this invention aims to solve is that when French fries are quantitatively loaded into the degreasing basket at one time, they come into contact with each other. This results in insufficient oil drainage at the contact and overlapping areas during centrifugal degreasing, affecting the equipment's performance and reducing the subsequent processing and taste quality of the French fries.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: an oil draining machine for French fry production, including an oil draining machine body, an oil removal barrel installed on the surface of the oil draining machine body, wherein an oil outlet pipe is connected to the surface of the oil removal barrel, an installation basket is provided on the inner wall of the oil removal barrel, a control box is provided on the surface of the oil draining machine body, and an auxiliary device is provided on the surface of the oil draining machine body, wherein the auxiliary device uses a processing frame and a rotating plate to orderly convey the French fries into the installation basket.

[0006] The effect achieved by the above components is as follows: when using the oil drainer to degrease fried French fries, firstly, the mounting basket is installed inside the oil draining tank, then the control box is operated to make the mounting basket rotate with the assistance of the centrifugal motor inside the oil drainer, then the auxiliary device is started, and then the French fries are poured into the auxiliary device. With the help of the auxiliary device, the French fries fall into the mounting basket in an orderly manner for oil draining, and finally the degreased edible oil is output from the oil outlet pipe.

[0007] Preferably, the auxiliary device includes a processing frame, wherein a feed hopper is installed on one side surface of the processing frame, and a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the surface of the processing frame, wherein a positioning plate is provided through the surface of the mounting plate, and the positioning plate and the mounting plate cannot be fixed by bolts. Two rotating rods are rotatably connected through the inner wall of the processing frame, wherein a plurality of evenly circumferentially distributed rotating plates are fixedly connected to the arc surface of the rotating rods, and a sprocket is installed at one end of each of the two rotating rods. The sprockets on the two rotating rods are connected by chain meshing. A servo motor is installed on the surface of the processing frame, wherein the servo motor is installed and connected to one of the rotating rods through a coupling.

[0008] The effect achieved by the above components is that when using the oil drainer to degrease French fries, the French fries can fall in an orderly and more regular manner, thus falling into the equipment at random intervals to degrease, making it less likely for the French fries to come into contact with each other, and allowing for more efficient and thorough oil draining, thereby improving the use effect and practicality of the oil drainer.

[0009] Preferably, the inner wall of the processing frame is equipped with a mounting bracket, wherein a trapezoidal block is slidably disposed through the inner wall of the mounting bracket, a toothed plate is fixedly connected to the surface of the trapezoidal block, and a half gear is installed on the arc surface of the lower rotating rod of the two rotating rods, wherein the toothed plate meshes with the half gear.

[0010] The effect achieved by the above components is as follows: when the French fries fall in layers by means of the rotating plates on the two-stage rotating rods, the half gear can stably drive the trapezoidal block on one side of the toothed plate to make a stable lifting and lowering motion, thereby allowing the lower opening of the processing frame to open and close stably and regularly, so that the French fries can fall with a larger gap and fall more dispersedly into the installation basket.

[0011] Preferably, a torsion spring is fitted on the arc surface of the mounting bracket, wherein the two ends of the torsion spring are respectively connected to the trapezoidal block and the mounting bracket.

[0012] The effect achieved by the above components is as follows: by setting the torsion spring, when the meshing of the half gear and the tooth plate is separated, the trapezoidal block can slide down the arc surface of the mounting frame more quickly and efficiently under the elastic force of the spring, so that the French fries at the bottom of the processing frame fall into the mounting basket of the degreasing tank for centrifugal degreasing.

[0013] Preferably, a stabilizing groove is provided on one side of the toothed plate, wherein the stabilizing groove is slidably disposed with the stabilizing plate on the surface of the processing frame.

[0014] The effect achieved by the above components is that, through the sliding arrangement of the stabilizing plate and the stabilizing groove, the toothed plate can be more stable when moving up and down, and is less prone to shaking or wobbling, so that the half gear can stably drive the toothed plate to run.

[0015] Preferably, auxiliary plates are installed on the inner walls of the processing frame on the sides that are close to each other. The auxiliary plates are located on the inner wall of the processing frame between the two rotating rods, and the auxiliary plates stably support the fries falling onto the rotating plate surface of the lower rotating rod.

[0016] The effect achieved by the above components is that, by setting up the auxiliary plate, when the French fries fall by rotating with the rotating plate on the upper rotating rod, they can slide along the surface of the auxiliary plate, thereby landing stably on the rotating plate of the lower rotating rod, thus allowing the French fries to fall more steadily and regularly.

[0017] Preferably, a fixing plate is installed on one side surface of the mounting plate, and the fixing plate is inserted into a fixing groove on the surface of the positioning plate.

[0018] The effect achieved by the above components is that, through the insertion of the fixing plate and the fixing groove, the processing frame can be positioned more conveniently and quickly when it is assembled on the surface of the degreasing tank, which facilitates the installation and fixing of both with bolts and improves the ease of use of the device.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0020] When using the oil drainer body to degrease French fries, this utility model allows the French fries to fall in an orderly and more regular manner (while simultaneously pre-draining the French fries to remove excess oil), and fall into the equipment at random intervals for degreasing, making it less likely for the French fries to come into contact with each other. This allows for more efficient and thorough degreasing, improving the performance and practicality of the oil drainer body. Attached Figure Description

[0021] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the auxiliary device of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the processing frame of this utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 This is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating plate position of this utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Legend: 1. Oil drainer body; 2. Auxiliary device; 21. Processing frame; 22. Mounting plate; 23. Positioning plate; 24. Bolt; 25. Feed hopper; 26. Rotating rod; 27. Rotating plate; 28. Sprocket; 29. ​​Chain; 210. Servo motor; 211. Mounting frame; 212. Trapezoidal block; 213. Toothed plate; 214. Half gear; 215. Spring; 216. Stabilizing groove; 217. Stabilizing plate; 218. Fixing plate; 219. Fixing groove; 220. Auxiliary plate; 3. Oil removal tank; 4. Oil outlet pipe; 5. Mounting basket; 6. Control box. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These drawings are simplified schematic diagrams, illustrating only the basic structure of the present invention, and therefore only show the components relevant to the present invention.

[0029] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "connected" or "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model based on the specific circumstances.

[0030] Example 1, Figure 1 and Figure 2 The illustrated oil-draining machine for French fry production includes a machine body 1, an oil-removing tank 3 mounted on the surface of the machine body 1, an oil outlet pipe 4 connected to the surface of the oil-removing tank 3, an installation basket 5 installed on the inner wall of the oil-removing tank 3, a control box 6 installed on the surface of the machine body 1, and an auxiliary device 2 installed on the surface of the machine body 1. The auxiliary device 2 uses a processing frame 21 and a rotating plate 27 to orderly convey the French fries into the installation basket 5.

[0031] Figures 1-4The auxiliary device 2 shown includes a processing frame 21, on one side of which a feed hopper 25 is mounted. A mounting plate 22 is fixedly connected to the surface of the processing frame 21, and a positioning plate 23 is provided through the surface of the mounting plate 22. The positioning plate 23 and the mounting plate 22 are not fixedly connected by bolts 24. Two rotating rods 26 are rotatably connected through the inner wall of the processing frame 21. Several evenly distributed rotating plates 27 are fixedly connected to the arc surface of the rotating rods 26, and sprockets 28 are respectively mounted on one end of the two rotating rods 26. The sprockets 28 on the two rotating rods 26 are connected by chains. The strips 29 are engaged, and a servo motor 210 is mounted on the surface of the processing frame 21. The servo motor 210 is connected to one of the rotating rods 26 via a coupling. When using the oil drainer body 1 to degrease the fried French fries, first, the mounting basket 5 is installed inside the oil draining tank 3. Then, the control box 6 is operated to make the mounting basket 5 rotate with the assistance of the drive motor inside the oil drainer body 1. Then, the mounting plate 22 on the surface of the processing frame 21 is pushed, and the processing frame 21 is slid to the position above the mounting basket 5. Finally, the mounting plate 22 and the positioning plate 23 are fixed together with bolts 24. The servo motor 210 on the surface of the processing frame 21 is then activated. Because the two rotating rods 26 on the processing frame 21 are connected by a sprocket 28 and a chain 29, the two rotating rods 26 will rotate, and then the fries will be poured into the feed hopper 25 installed above the processing frame 21. At this time, the falling fries will fall into the space between the rotating plates 27 of the upper rotating rod 26. Then, as the rotating rod 26 rotates, they will fall sequentially and orderly onto the surface of the rotating plate 27 of the lower rotating rod 26. Similarly, the upper rotating rod 26 moves, and finally, they fall sequentially and orderly into the mounting basket 5 through the lower opening of the processing frame 21. The pre-drained oil will drain from the gap between the trapezoidal block 212 and the processing frame 21 (first manually hold the plate to catch the oil), and then pull the trapezoidal block 212 to release the French fries. With the help of the centrifugal force of the equipment, the cooking oil will be separated from the surface of the French fries. Finally, the separated cooking oil will be output from the oil outlet pipe 4. At this time, when using the oil drainer body 1 to de-oil the French fries, the French fries can be dispersed and fall more regularly, thus falling into the equipment in a scattered and spaced manner to de-oil, making it less likely for the French fries to come into contact with each other. This allows for more efficient and thorough oil draining, improving the use effect and practicality of the oil drainer body 1.

[0032] Figures 1-4The inner wall of the processing frame 21 shown is equipped with a mounting frame 211, in which a trapezoidal block 212 is slidably disposed through the inner wall of the mounting frame 211. A toothed plate 213 is fixedly connected to the surface of the trapezoidal block 212. A half gear 214 is installed on the arc surface of the lower rotating rod 26 of the two rotating rods 26. The toothed plate 213 meshes with the half gear 214. When the French fries fall in layers by means of the rotating plates 27 on the two-stage rotating rods 26, the half gear 214 can stably drive the trapezoidal block 212 on one side of the toothed plate 213 to make a stable lifting and lowering motion, so that the lower opening of the processing frame 21 can open and close stably and regularly, so that the French fries can fall with a larger gap and fall more dispersedly into the mounting basket 5.

[0033] Figures 1-4 A torsion spring is fitted on the arc surface of the mounting frame 211 shown. The two ends of the torsion spring are connected to the trapezoidal block 212 and the mounting frame 211 respectively. By setting the torsion spring, when the meshing of the half gear 214 and the toothed plate 213 is separated, the trapezoidal block 212 can slide down the arc surface of the mounting frame 211 more quickly and efficiently under the elastic force of the spring 215, so that the French fries at the bottom of the processing frame 21 fall into the mounting basket 5 of the degreasing tank 3 for centrifugal degreasing.

[0034] Figures 1-4 The toothed plate 213 shown has a stabilizing groove 216 on one side, wherein the stabilizing groove 216 is slidably disposed with the stabilizing plate 217 on the surface of the processing frame 21. Through the sliding arrangement of the stabilizing plate 217 and the stabilizing groove 216, the toothed plate 213 can be more stable when moving up and down, and is less prone to shaking or wobbling, so that the half gear 214 can stably drive the toothed plate 213 to run.

[0035] Figures 1-4 Auxiliary plates 220 are installed on the inner walls of the processing frame 21 that are close to each other. The auxiliary plates 220 are located on the inner wall of the processing frame 21 between the two rotating rods 26, and the auxiliary plates 220 stably support the fries as they fall onto the rotating plate 27 of the lower rotating rod 26. By setting the auxiliary plates 220, the fries can slide along the surface of the auxiliary plates 220 when they fall with the help of the rotating plate 27 on the upper rotating rod 26, so that they can fall stably onto the rotating plate 27 of the lower rotating rod 26, thus allowing the fries to fall stably and regularly.

[0036] Figures 1-4 A fixing plate 218 is installed on one side surface of the mounting plate 22 shown. The fixing plate 218 is inserted into the fixing groove 219 on the surface of the positioning plate 23. Through the insertion of the fixing plate 218 and the fixing groove 219, the processing frame 21 can be positioned more conveniently and quickly when it is assembled on the surface of the degreasing tank 3, which facilitates the installation and fixing of the two by the bolts 24 and improves the convenience of using the device.

[0037] Example 2, based on Example 1, refers to... Figure 5 The trapezoidal block 212 has a through hole from top to bottom. The through hole allows the drained oil to flow through, but the French fries cannot pass through the through hole, so the oil can be drained in advance (the waste oil is collected manually in the oil collection tray below). After standing, the mounting bracket 211 is clamped by a tool (such as a clamp) and pulled downwards, so that the trapezoidal block 212 is exposed at the bottom of the processing frame 21, and the French fries are released.

[0038] Working principle: When using the oil drainer body 1 to degrease fried French fries, first, install the mounting basket 5 into the oil degreasing tank 3. Then, operate the control box 6 to cause the mounting basket 5 to rotate with the assistance of the centrifugal motor (AC series asynchronous motor) inside the oil drainer body 1. This pushes the mounting plate 21 on the surface of the processing frame 21, sliding the processing frame 21 to the position above the mounting basket 5. Then, use bolts 24 to install and fix the mounting plate 22 and the positioning plate 23. Finally, start the servo motor 210 (model MELSEC) on the surface of the processing frame 21. In the iQ-R, because the two rotating rods 26 on the processing frame 21 are connected by a sprocket 28 and a chain 29, the two rotating rods 26 will rotate and then pour the fries into the feed hopper 25 installed above the processing frame 21. At this time, the falling fries will fall into the space between the rotating plates 27 of the upper rotating rod 26. Then, when the rotating rod 26 rotates, they will fall onto the surface of the rotating plate 27 of the lower rotating rod 26 in an orderly manner. Similarly, the upper rotating rod 26 runs, and finally, they fall into the installation basket 5 through the lower opening of the processing frame 21 in an orderly manner. With the help of the centrifugal force of the equipment, the cooking oil is separated from the surface of the fries. Finally, the separated cooking oil will be output from the oil outlet pipe 4. When using the oil drainer body 1 to de-oil the fries, the fries can be scattered and more regularly dispersed and fall into the equipment for de-oiling in a scattered and spaced manner, so that the fries are less likely to come into contact with each other. This allows for more efficient and thorough oil draining, improving the use effect and practicality of the oil drainer body 1.

[0039] Based on the above-described preferred embodiments of this utility model, and through the foregoing description, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the technical concept of this utility model. The technical scope of this utility model is not limited to the contents of the specification, but must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An oil draining machine for French fry production, comprising an oil draining machine body (1), characterized in that: The surface of the oil drainer body (1) is equipped with an oil removal barrel (3), wherein the surface of the oil removal barrel (3) is connected to an oil outlet pipe (4), the inner wall of the oil removal barrel (3) is provided with an installation basket (5), the surface of the oil drainer body (1) is provided with a control box (6), and the surface of the oil drainer body (1) is provided with an auxiliary device (2), wherein the auxiliary device (2) uses a processing frame (21) and a rotating plate (27) to orderly convey the French fries into the installation basket (5).

2. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The auxiliary device (2) includes a processing frame (21), wherein a feed hopper (25) is installed on one side surface of the processing frame (21), and a mounting plate (22) is fixedly connected to the surface of the processing frame (21). A positioning plate (23) is provided through the surface of the mounting plate (22), and the positioning plate (23) and the mounting plate (22) cannot be connected and fixed by bolts (24). Two rotating rods (26) are rotatably connected through the inner wall of the processing frame (21). Several rotating plates (27) with uniform circumferential distribution are fixedly connected on the arc surface of the rotating rods (26), and sprockets (28) are respectively installed at one end of the two rotating rods (26). The sprockets (28) on the two rotating rods (26) are meshed and connected by a chain (29). A servo motor (210) is installed on the surface of the processing frame (21), and the servo motor (210) is installed and connected to one of the rotating rods (26) through a coupling.

3. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the processing frame (21) is equipped with a mounting bracket (211), wherein a trapezoidal block (212) is slidably disposed through the inner wall of the mounting bracket (211), and a toothed plate (213) is fixedly connected to the surface of the trapezoidal block (212). A half gear (214) is installed on the arc surface of the lower rotating rod (26) of the two rotating rods (26), wherein the toothed plate (213) meshes with the half gear (214).

4. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 3, characterized in that: A torsion spring is fitted on the arc surface of the mounting bracket (211), wherein the two ends of the torsion spring are connected to the trapezoidal block (212) and the mounting bracket (211) respectively.

5. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 4, characterized in that: A stabilizing groove (216) is provided on one side of the toothed plate (213), wherein the stabilizing groove (216) is slidably disposed with the stabilizing plate (217) on the surface of the processing frame (21).

6. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 2, characterized in that: Auxiliary plates (220) are installed on the inner walls of the processing frame (21) on the sides that are close to each other. The auxiliary plates (220) are located on the inner wall of the processing frame (21) between the two rotating rods (26), and the auxiliary plates (220) stably support the rotating plate (27) that falls on the lower rotating rod (26).

7. The oil draining machine for French fry production according to claim 6, characterized in that: A fixing plate (218) is installed on one side surface of the mounting plate (22), and the fixing plate (218) is inserted into the fixing groove (219) on the surface of the positioning plate (23).