A slurry separation device for food processing

Abstract

The application relates to a residue slurry separation device for food processing, and mainly relates to the technical field of food processing equipment, which comprises an extrusion plate and at least one mounting hole of a solid residue discharge hopper of a grinding and pulping device located at the periphery of a discharge port, a regulating screw handle is threadedly connected in any mounting hole, an adjusting hole penetrating through the extrusion plate is formed in the extrusion plate, the regulating screw handle is slidingly installed in the adjusting hole, an elastic element is sleeved on a screw rod between the extrusion plate and a handle of the regulating screw handle, and the regulating screw handle sequentially penetrates through the elastic element, the adjusting hole and the mounting hole to fix the extrusion plate at the discharge port of the solid residue. The application can solve the problem that in the food processing process, the solid residue needs to be discharged from the grinding and pulping device and then transferred to other extrusion equipment for secondary extrusion of the solid residue, thereby reducing the production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of food processing equipment, and in particular to a slurry separation device for food processing. Background Technology

[0002] In the food processing industry, residue-slurry separation is a crucial step in many traditional processes such as tofu, soy milk, fruit juice, and starch extraction. Its purpose is to efficiently separate the mixture formed after crushing or grinding raw materials, such as soybean residue and soy milk, or fruit pulp and fruit juice, thereby improving product yield and ensuring quality.

[0003] Currently, in food processing, solid residue and liquid slurry are usually separated by simple mechanical extrusion or filtration, and the solid residue and liquid slurry are discharged from the grinding equipment. This results in a large amount of unextracted liquid slurry remaining in the solid residue. The liquid slurry remaining in the solid residue not only wastes resources, but may also affect the preservation of the solid residue.

[0004] In existing technologies, solid residue is typically discharged from the grinding equipment and then transferred to other extrusion equipment for secondary processing. This process not only increases operational complexity but may also lead to food contamination or insufficient moisture removal. Especially in continuous production processes, this multi-step operation significantly reduces production efficiency and increases operational difficulty. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the problem of low production efficiency caused by the need to discharge solid residue from grinding equipment and then transfer it to other extrusion equipment for secondary extrusion during food processing, this application provides a residue separation device for food processing.

[0006] This application provides a food processing slurry separation device, which adopts the following technical solution:

[0007] A food processing slurry separation device includes an extrusion plate and at least one mounting hole located on the outer periphery of the discharge port of a solid slurry hopper in a grinding equipment. An adjusting screw is threaded into any of the mounting holes. An adjusting hole penetrating the extrusion plate is provided on the extrusion plate. The adjusting screw is slidably installed in the adjusting hole. An elastic element is sleeved on the screw between the extrusion plate and the handle of the adjusting screw. The adjusting screw passes through the elastic element, the adjusting hole, and the mounting hole in sequence to fix the extrusion plate at the discharge port of the solid slurry.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the solid slag can be directly squeezed at the discharge port, extruding the residual liquid slurry and achieving slag-slurry separation, thus avoiding the cumbersome secondary treatment process of solid slag in traditional processes. The threaded connection between the adjusting screw and the mounting hole, along with the elastic element, allows the extrusion plate to flexibly adjust the pressure on the discharge port. When the grinding equipment discharges the solid slag from the corresponding discharge port, the force exerted by the grinding equipment on the outward discharge of the solid slag and the pressure applied by the extrusion plate on the discharge port cause the solid slurry to be squeezed out as it exits the discharge port, thereby extruding the residual liquid slurry, improving separation efficiency and reducing liquid slurry residue.

[0009] Preferably, the extrusion plate includes an extrusion section and an installation section, the installation section is located on the outer edge of the extrusion section, the adjustment hole is opened in the installation section, and the extrusion section covers the discharge port.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the extrusion section extrudes the solid slag in the discharge port, and the installation section fixes the extrusion plate to prevent the solid slag from getting stuck in the gap between the adjustment handle, the adjustment hole, and the installation hole during the extrusion process.

[0011] Preferably, it also includes a cover plate covering the outside of the extrusion plate, one side of which is hinged to the discharge hopper.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, a cover plate covers the outside of the extrusion plate and is connected to the discharge hopper via a hinge, allowing the cover plate to open and close flexibly. This facilitates maintenance and cleaning by operators, while effectively preventing external impurities from entering the separation device, ensuring the hygiene and safety of the food processing process. Furthermore, the cover plate enhances the sealing during the extrusion process, preventing liquid slurry from splashing out and improving the efficiency of slurry separation and the extraction rate of liquid slurry.

[0013] Preferably, the cover plate has a clearance hole for the adjusting screw to pass through.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the setting of the clearance hole can complete the adjustment of the extrusion plate without opening the cover plate.

[0015] Preferably, a rotary sealing ring is fixedly installed in the clearance hole.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the sealing of the clearance hole can be maintained during the rotation of the cover plate, effectively preventing liquid slurry from leaking from the clearance hole, thereby improving the reliability of the device and reducing resource waste. At the same time, the rotary sealing ring can also support the adjusting screw handle, avoiding shaking during the compression of solid slag.

[0017] Preferably, the discharge hopper is fixedly installed with guide columns on the outer periphery of the extrusion plate.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the guide column can provide a stable guiding effect for the extrusion plate, ensuring that the extrusion plate maintains an accurate position and direction during movement, avoiding its deviation, thereby achieving precise extrusion of the discharge port.

[0019] Preferably, the baffle is provided with a guide groove that matches the guide post.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the cooperation between the guide groove and the guide column enables precise positioning of the movement trajectory of the extrusion plate.

[0021] Preferably, the elastic element is a variable diameter spring.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the use of variable diameter springs can provide more stable elastic support force, ensuring the stability of the connection between the adjusting screw and the extrusion plate. At the same time, the design of the variable diameter springs can maintain appropriate elasticity under different compression degrees, thereby adapting to solid slag layers of different thicknesses, improving the extrusion effect, and reducing the amount of liquid slurry residue in the solid slag.

[0023] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0024] 1. By installing an extrusion plate with elastic elements at the discharge port of the pulping equipment, the solid slag can be extruded in real time, which can effectively reduce the residual liquid slurry in the solid slag, improve the extraction rate of liquid slurry, reduce resource waste and improve the preservation performance of solid slag.

[0025] 2. The use of adjusting screw and elastic element can flexibly adjust the pressure of the extrusion plate on the solid residue, ensuring the efficiency and stability of the separation process, while avoiding the solid residue from breaking or the equipment from excessive pressure;

[0026] 3. By directly integrating the extrusion device into the discharge port of the pulping equipment, there is no need to transfer the solid residue to other equipment for secondary processing, which simplifies the operation process, reduces the risk of food contamination, and significantly improves the efficiency of continuous production. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram showing the disassembled structure of the device, which is the main feature of the embodiments of this application.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the disassembled structure of the device, which is the main feature of the embodiments of this application.

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the device assembly that mainly embodies the overall structure in the embodiments of this application.

[0030] Reference numerals: 1. Mounting hole; 2. Adjusting screw; 21. Handle; 31. Extrusion plate; 311. Extrusion part; 312. Mounting part; 32. Guide groove; 33. Adjusting hole; 4. Elastic element; 5. Guide post; 6. Cover plate; 61. Clearance hole; 7. Rotary sealing ring. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The following is in conjunction with the appendix Figure 1 -Appendix Figure 3 This application will be described in further detail.

[0032] This application discloses a slurry separation device for food processing.

[0033] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 A food processing slurry separation device includes an extrusion plate 31 and at least one mounting hole 1 located on the outer periphery of the discharge port of a solid slurry hopper in a grinding equipment. Each mounting hole 1 is threaded with an adjusting screw 2. An adjusting hole 33 is provided on the extrusion plate 31, penetrating the extrusion plate 31. The adjusting screw 2 is slidably installed in the adjusting hole 33. An elastic element 4 is installed between the extrusion plate 31 and the handle 21 of the adjusting screw 2. The elastic element 4 is sleeved on the screw of the adjusting screw 2, so that the adjusting screw 2 passes through the elastic element 4, the adjusting hole 33 and the mounting hole 1 in sequence to fix the extrusion plate 31 at the discharge port of the solid slurry, thereby squeezing the solid slurry discharged from the discharge port to squeeze out the residual liquid slurry in the solid slurry.

[0034] Reference Figure 1 In this embodiment, the elastic element 4 can be a variable diameter spring. The variable diameter spring can be installed between the extrusion plate 31 and the handle 21 of the adjusting screw 2 with its large end abutting against the extrusion plate 31 and its small end abutting against the handle 21 of the adjusting screw 2. In order to enhance the stability of the extrusion plate 31, the large end of the variable diameter spring can be fixedly installed on the extrusion plate 31.

[0035] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The extrusion plate 31 includes a mounting part 312 and an extrusion part 311. The extrusion part 311 covers the discharge port, and the mounting part 312 is located on the outer edge of the extrusion part 311. The adjustment hole 33 is opened in the mounting part 312, that is, the adjustment screw 2 is slidably mounted on the mounting part 312. In this embodiment, in order to enhance the stability of the extrusion plate 31, at least two mounting parts 312 are included, and the two mounting parts 312 are axially symmetrically located on both sides of the extrusion part 311 along the center line of the extrusion part 311. The adjustment screw 2 adjusts the pressure of the extrusion plate 31 at the discharge port through the mounting part 312 and maintains the stability of the extrusion plate 31.

[0036] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 A cover plate 6 is also provided on the outside of the extrusion plate 31, covering the outside of the extrusion plate 31, and one side of the cover plate 6 is hinged to the discharge hopper. In this embodiment, in order to ensure the stability of the cover plate 6 on the discharge hopper, limiting baffles are provided on each side of the cover plate 6 except for the hinged side, so that the limiting baffles can achieve relative stability with each side of the discharge hopper and prevent shaking. The cover plate 6 is also provided with a clearance hole 61 for the adjusting screw 2 to pass through, so that the handle 21 of the adjusting screw 2 passes through the clearance hole 61 and is located outside the cover plate 6. Thus, the extrusion plate 31 can be adjusted by the handle 21 without opening the cover plate 6. At the same time, in order to increase the stability of the adjusting screw 2, a rotary sealing ring 7 is fixedly installed in the clearance hole 61. The rotary sealing ring 7 ensures the sealing of the cover plate 6 and also supports the screw of the adjusting screw 2, preventing the adjusting screw 2 from shaking and causing the extrusion plate 31 to shake when the solid slag is discharged from the discharge port.

[0037] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 Because the adjusting screw 2 is slidably installed in the adjusting hole 33, that is, there is a certain gap between the screw of the adjusting screw 2 and the inner wall of the adjusting hole 33, in order to avoid the displacement of the extrusion plate 31 during the adjustment process, the discharge hopper is fixedly installed with a guide post 5 on the outer periphery of the extrusion plate 31 to guide the movement trajectory of the extrusion plate 31, and the extrusion plate 31 is provided with a guide groove 32 that matches the guide post 5. The guide post 5 is slidably connected in the guide groove 32 to limit the movement trajectory of the extrusion plate 31 during the adjustment process, so as to avoid the situation where the extrusion plate 31 cannot completely cover the discharge port.

[0038] The implementation principle of this application embodiment is as follows:

[0039] Before the food is processed by the grinding equipment, the adjusting screw 2 is passed through the elastic element 4, the adjusting hole 33 and threaded into the mounting hole 1. Then the adjusting screw 2 is turned clockwise. The adjusting screw 2 causes the elastic element 4 to contract, thereby increasing the pressure applied by the extrusion plate 31 to the discharge port.

[0040] During the food processing process in the grinding equipment, the grinding equipment grinds the raw materials to form solid residue and liquid slurry, which are discharged separately from the grinding equipment. When the solid residue is discharged, the extrusion plate 31 at the discharge port applies pressure to the solid residue, and the discharge structure of the grinding equipment also applies a pushing force to the solid residue, so that the solid residue is squeezed when it is discharged from the discharge port, thereby squeezing out the residual liquid slurry and realizing residue-slurry separation.

[0041] After the food processing equipment has finished processing, the pressure applied to the discharge port by the extrusion plate 31 can be reduced by rotating the adjusting screw 2 counterclockwise. Continuing to rotate the adjusting screw 2 will cause the extrusion plate 31 to disengage from the discharge port, thereby enabling the extrusion plate 31, the discharge port, the discharge hopper, and other equipment to be cleaned and maintained.

[0042] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A slurry separation device for food processing, characterized by: The device includes an extrusion plate (31) and at least one mounting hole (1) located on the outer periphery of the discharge port of the solid slag discharge hopper of the grinding equipment. An adjusting screw (2) is threaded into any of the mounting holes (1). An adjusting hole (33) is provided on the extrusion plate (31) and passes through the extrusion plate (31). The adjusting screw (2) is slidably installed in the adjusting hole (33). An elastic element (4) is sleeved on the screw between the extrusion plate (31) and the handle (21) of the adjusting screw (2). The adjusting screw (2) passes through the elastic element (4), the adjusting hole (33) and the mounting hole (1) in sequence to fix the extrusion plate (31) at the discharge port of the solid slag.

2. A slurry separation device for food processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extrusion plate (31) includes an extrusion part (311) and a mounting part (312). The mounting part (312) is located on the outer edge of the extrusion part (311). The adjustment hole (33) is opened in the mounting part (312). The extrusion part (311) covers the discharge port.

3. A slurry separation device for food processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a cover plate (6) covering the outside of the extrusion plate (31), one side of which is hinged to the discharge hopper.

4. A slurry separation device for food processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cover plate (6) has a clearance hole (61) for the adjusting screw (2) to pass through.

5. The food processing slurry separation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A rotating sealing ring (7) is fixedly installed in the clearance hole (61).

6. The food processing slurry separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge hopper is fixedly installed with guide columns (5) on the outer periphery of the extrusion plate (31).

7. A food processing slurry separation device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The extrusion plate (31) is provided with a guide groove (32) that matches the guide post (5), and the guide post (5) is slidably connected to the guide groove (32).

8. A food processing slurry separation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic element (4) is a variable diameter spring.

Images