A sausage tying machine

Abstract

This disclosure relates to the field of rope-tying machine technology. One embodiment of this disclosure provides a sausage rope-tying machine, which includes a worktable with a slot, a mounting base, a guide pipe, a rope-tying mechanism, and a clamping and conveying mechanism. The mounting base is disposed in the slot and has a feed inlet. The guide pipe is fixedly connected to the mounting base and communicates with the feed inlet to support the sausage. The rope-tying mechanism is disposed on the mounting base and the guide pipe and is used to wrap rope around the sausage. The clamping and conveying mechanism is disposed on the worktable and is used to stably convey the sausage. The rubber roller has an arc-shaped recess that matches the sausage. This technical solution addresses the technical problem in the prior art where prolonged manual rope tying leads to decreased worker physical strength and severe finger wear, potentially causing rope detachment, resulting in defective products and affecting sausage production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments disclosed herein relate to the field of rope-tying machine technology, and more specifically, to a sausage rope-tying machine. Background Technology

[0002] Ham sausage is a popular processed meat product. The production process of ham sausage generally involves raw material processing, mixing, filling, tying / sealing, sterilization, and cooling packaging. After the filling is stuffed into the casing, the two ends of the casing need to be tied tightly with rope according to the size and length of the ham sausage to form a sealed space to prevent the meat paste from spilling out, while blocking external bacteria, air and moisture from entering, thus extending the shelf life.

[0003] In existing technology, when binding the filled sausage casings, the binding of the sausages is usually done manually. The worker holds the filled sausage, wraps the string around it, and then ties a knot. Although this method can bind the sausages, the workers' physical strength decreases and their fingers wear out due to the long hours of binding, which may cause the string to come undone, resulting in defective products. This will affect the production efficiency of sausages. Utility Model Content

[0004] To overcome the above-mentioned defects, embodiments of this disclosure provide a sausage tying machine to solve the technical problem in the prior art where long-term manual tying of ropes leads to a decline in workers' physical strength and severe finger wear, which may cause the ropes to come undone, resulting in defective products and affecting the production efficiency of sausages.

[0005] According to one aspect, at least one embodiment of this disclosure provides a sausage tying machine, including a workbench with a slot, and further including a mounting base, a guide tube, a tying mechanism, and a clamping and conveying mechanism. The mounting base is disposed in the slot and has a feed inlet. The guide tube is fixedly connected to the mounting base and communicates with the feed inlet for supporting the sausage. The tying mechanism is disposed on the mounting base and the guide tube for winding rope around the sausage. The clamping and conveying mechanism is disposed on the workbench for stably conveying the sausage.

[0006] To wrap the ham sausage with thread, the binding mechanism includes a rotating ring, a rotating plate, a winding roller, and a drive assembly. The rotating ring is slidably disposed on the feed tube. One end of the rotating plate is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating ring. The winding roller is detachably disposed on the other end of the rotating plate via a fixing assembly. The drive assembly is disposed on the mounting base and the rotating ring and is used to drive the rotating ring to rotate.

[0007] To facilitate the disassembly and replacement of the winding roller, the fixing assembly includes a fixing plate, an abutment plate, a rotating shaft, a locking plate, and bolts. One end of the fixing plate is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating plate. The abutment plate is rotatably connected to the other end of the fixing plate via a hinge. Both ends of the winding roller are coaxially fixedly connected to the rotating shaft. The fixing plate and the abutment plate are both provided with rotating grooves that mate with the rotating shafts. One end of the locking plate is fixedly connected to the abutment plate. The locking plate slides against the outer wall of the fixing plate. Both the locking plate and the fixing plate are threadedly engaged with the bolts.

[0008] In order to drive the rotating ring to rotate, the rotating ring rotates to drive the fixed plate, thereby driving the axis of the winding roller and the guide tube to rotate around the center. The driving assembly includes a gear ring, a gear and a first motor. The gear ring is fitted on the rotating ring and is coaxially and fixedly connected to the rotating ring. The gear is rotatably disposed on one side of the rotating ring through a connecting shaft. The gear and the gear ring mesh. The first motor is installed in the mounting base, and the output end of the first motor is coaxially and fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft.

[0009] To ensure stable transport of the sausages, the clamping and conveying mechanism includes a mounting frame, a drive shaft, a second motor, and a rubber roller. Mounting frames are provided on both sides of the sausage. One mounting frame is slidably mounted on the worktable via an elastic connector, while the other mounting frame is fixedly connected to the worktable. The drive shaft is rotatably mounted within the mounting frame. The second motor is mounted on the other mounting frame, and its output end is coaxially and fixedly connected to one end of the drive shaft. The rubber roller is fitted onto the drive shaft and coaxially and fixedly connected to it.

[0010] In order to allow one of the rubber rollers to elastically clamp the sausage and stably clamp the sausage without damaging it, the elastic connector includes a support plate, a connecting rod, a spring, and a limiting plate. The support plate is fixedly connected to the worktable. One end of the connecting rod is fixedly connected to a mounting frame, and the other end passes through the support plate and slides with the support plate. The spring is fitted on the outside of the connecting rod, and both ends of the spring are fixedly connected to a mounting frame and one end of the support plate, respectively. The limiting plate is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting rod.

[0011] In order to prevent the sausage from moving longitudinally, the rubber roller has an arc-shaped recess that matches the sausage.

[0012] To position the winding roller on one side of the sausage and to prevent the winding roller from colliding with the guide tube when the fixed plate rotates, both the rotating plate and the fixed plate are L-shaped.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the embodiments disclosed herein are as follows:

[0014] In this disclosure, by cooperating with the mounting base, the guide tube, the wire binding mechanism and the clamping and conveying mechanism, the rotating shaft at one end of the winding roller is inserted into the rotating groove in the fixed plate, and then the abutment plate is rotated in the opposite direction to insert the rotating shaft at the other end of the winding roller into the rotating groove on the abutment plate. Then, the fixed plate and the locking plate are fixed with bolts, thus fixing the winding roller to one side of the ham sausage, which makes it easy to disassemble and replace the winding roller.

[0015] By driving a mounting frame to compress a spring, the distance between two rubber rollers is increased. One end of the sausage is passed through the feed inlet and guide pipe in sequence. When one end of the sausage is on the worktable and between the two rubber rollers, the mounting frame connected to the spring is released. The mounting frame moves towards the sausage under the push of the spring, so that the two rubber rollers abut and clamp the sausage, pre-winding one end of the rope onto the sausage. Then, the first motor drives the winding roller to step out and release the rope during rotation, binding the rope onto the sausage. The second motor is then started to drive the rubber roller to rotate, moving the sausage and conveying it for the next binding operation. This saves the worker's physical strength and improves the efficiency of binding the sausage. Attached Figure Description

[0016] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of this disclosure will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some exemplary embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the content of the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure and these drawings without any creative effort.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure in one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the workbench, mounting base, guide tube, wire binding mechanism and clamping and conveying mechanism in one embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0019] Figure 3 This is an exploded view of the assembly of the feed tube, rotating ring, rotating plate, winding roller and fixing assembly in one embodiment of this disclosure;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the mounting base and drive assembly mating in one embodiment of this disclosure;

[0021] Figure 5 This is an exploded view of the mounting frame, drive shaft, second motor, and rubber roller assembly in one embodiment of this disclosure.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Workbench; 2. Empty slot; 3. Mounting base; 4. Feed inlet; 5. Guide pipe; 6. Ham sausage; 7. Rotary ring; 8. Rotating plate; 9. Winding roller; 10. Fixing plate; 11. Abutment plate; 12. Rotating shaft; 13. Rotating groove; 14. Locking plate; 15. Bolt; 16. Gear ring; 17. Gear; 18. Connecting shaft; 19. First motor; 20. Mounting frame; 21. Drive shaft; 22. Second motor; 23. Rubber roller; 24. Support plate; 25. Connecting rod; 26. Spring; 27. Limiting plate; 28. Arc-shaped recess; 29. ​​Hinge. Detailed Implementation

[0023] The present disclosure will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

[0024] To keep the drawings concise, each drawing only schematically shows the parts relevant to the disclosure; these do not represent the actual structure of the product. Furthermore, for ease of understanding, in some drawings, only one of components with the same structure or function is schematically shown, or only one is labeled. In this document, "one" not only means "only one," but can also mean "more than one," and "several" includes "two" and "more than two."

[0025] In this document, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," and "linkage" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; they can refer to mechanical connections or electrical connections; they can refer to direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and they can refer to the internal connection between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this disclosure based on the specific circumstances.

[0026] In this disclosure, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can include direct contact between the first and second features, or contact between the first and second features through another feature between them. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of the second feature includes the first feature directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature includes the first feature directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply indicates that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0027] In the description of this embodiment, terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," and "right" are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used only for the convenience of description and simplification of operation, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this disclosure.

[0028] Furthermore, in the description of this application, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used only to distinguish descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] like Figures 1-5 As shown, it illustrates a sausage 6 binding machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, including a workbench 1 with a slot 2, and also including a mounting base 3, a guide tube 5, a binding mechanism and a clamping and conveying mechanism.

[0030] The mounting base 3 is set in the empty slot 2. The mounting base 3 has a feed inlet 4. The guide pipe 5 is fixedly connected to the mounting base 3. The guide pipe 5 and the feed inlet 4 are connected to support the ham sausage 6. After filling, one end of the ham sausage 6 passes through the feed inlet 4 and the guide pipe 5 in sequence. At the same time, one end of the ham sausage 6 is on the workbench 1, and the binding wire of the ham sausage 6 is above the empty slot 2.

[0031] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, the binding mechanism is mounted on the mounting base 3 and the guide tube 5, and is used to wrap the rope around the sausage 6. To wrap the rope around the sausage 6, the binding mechanism includes a rotating ring 7, a rotating plate 8, a winding roller 9, and a drive assembly. The rotating ring 7 is slidably mounted on the guide tube 5. One end of the rotating plate 8 is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating ring 7. The winding roller 9 is detachably mounted on the other end of the rotating plate 8 via a fixing assembly. To facilitate disassembly and replacement of the winding roller 9, the fixing assembly includes a fixing plate 10, an abutment plate 11, a rotating shaft 12, a locking plate 14, and bolts 15. One end of the fixing plate 10 is fixedly connected to the other end of the rotating plate 8. The abutment plate 11 is rotatably connected to the other end of the fixing plate 10 via a hinge 29. Both ends of the winding roller 9 are coaxially fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 12. The fixing plate 10 and the abutment plate 11... Both the rotating plate 8 and the fixed plate 10 are provided with rotating grooves 13 that cooperate with the rotating shaft 12. In order to place the winding roller 9 on one side of the sausage 6 and to prevent the winding roller 9 from colliding with the guide tube 5 when the fixed plate 10 rotates, both the rotating plate 8 and the fixed plate 10 are L-shaped. One end of the locking plate 14 is fixedly connected to the abutment plate 11. The locking plate 14 is slidably engaged with the outer side wall of the fixed plate 10. Both the locking plate 14 and the fixed plate 10 are threadedly engaged with the bolts 15. By rotating the abutment plate 11, the winding roller 9 will be driven to insert one rotating shaft 12 into the rotating groove 13 in the fixed plate 10. Then, the abutment plate 11 is rotated in the opposite direction to insert the other rotating shaft 12 of the winding roller 9 into the rotating groove 13 on the abutment plate 11. Then, the fixed plate 10 and the locking plate 14 are fixed with bolts 15. In this way, the winding roller 9 is fixed on one side of the sausage 6.

[0032] like Figure 4 As shown, the drive assembly is mounted on the mounting base 3 and the rotating ring 7 to drive the rotating ring 7 to rotate. In order to drive the rotating ring 7 to rotate, the rotating ring 7 rotates to drive the fixed plate 10, thereby driving the winding roller 9 to rotate around the axis of the guide tube 5. The drive assembly includes a gear ring 16, a gear 17 and a first motor 19. The gear ring 16 is fitted on the rotating ring 7 and is coaxially fixedly connected to the rotating ring 7. The gear 17 is rotatably mounted on one side of the rotating ring 7 through a connecting shaft 18. One end of the connecting shaft 18 is rotatably connected to one end of the mounting base 3. The gear 17 and the gear ring 16 mesh. The first motor 19 is mounted in the mounting base 3. The output end of the first motor 19 is coaxially fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft 18. By starting the first motor 19, the output end of the first motor 19 rotates to drive the connecting shaft 18 to rotate. The connecting shaft 18 drives the gear 17 to rotate. The gear 17 drives the gear ring 16 to rotate. The gear 17 drives the rotating ring 7 to rotate. The rotating ring 7 drives the fixed plate 10 to rotate. The fixed plate 10 drives the winding roller 9 and the fixed assembly to rotate.

[0033] like Figure 2 and Figure 5As shown, the clamping and conveying mechanism is set on the workbench 1 to stably convey the sausage 6. To ensure stable conveying of the sausage 6, the clamping and conveying mechanism includes a mounting frame 20, a drive shaft 21, a second motor 22, and a rubber roller 23. Mounting frames 20 are provided on both sides of the sausage 6. One mounting frame 20 is slidably mounted on the workbench 1 via an elastic connector. To allow the rubber roller 23 to elastically clamp the sausage 6 and stably clamp the sausage 6 without damaging it, the elastic connector includes a support plate 24, a connecting rod 25, a spring 26, and a limiting plate 27. The support plate 24... A connecting rod 25 is fixedly connected to the workbench 1. One end of the connecting rod 25 is fixedly connected to a mounting frame 20, and the other end passes through a support plate 24 and slides with the support plate 24. A spring 26 is fitted on the outside of the connecting rod 25, and both ends of the spring 26 are fixedly connected to a mounting frame 20 and one end of the support plate 24, respectively. A limiting plate 27 is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting rod 25. A mounting frame 20 is fixedly connected to the workbench 1. A drive shaft 21 is rotatably mounted inside the mounting frame 20. A second motor 22 is mounted on another mounting frame 20, and the output end of the second motor 22 is coaxially fixed with one end of the drive shaft 21. The rubber roller 23 is mounted on the drive shaft 21 and is fixedly connected to the drive shaft 21 coaxially. To prevent longitudinal movement of the sausage 6, the rubber roller 23 has an arc-shaped recess 28 that matches the sausage 6. By driving a mounting frame 20 to compress the spring 26, the spring 26 contracts and generates elastic force, causing the connecting rod 25 to move accordingly. The connecting rod 25 limits the movement of the spring 26. It should be noted that the damping coefficient of the spring 26 is high to prevent the mounting frame 20 from repeatedly shifting when the spring 26 returns to its original shape. When one end of the sausage 6 is between the two rubber rollers 23... The sausage 6 abuts against the rubber roller 23 inside the mounting frame 20 fixed on the workbench 1. The mounting frame 20 connected to the spring 26 is released. The mounting frame 20 moves toward the sausage 6 under the push of the spring 26, so that the two rubber rollers 23 abut and clamp the sausage 6. The sausage 6 is in two arc-shaped recesses 28, which can maintain the stability of the sausage 6. By starting the second motor 22, the output end of the second motor 22 rotates and drives the drive shaft 21 connected to it to rotate. The drive shaft 21 drives the rubber roller 23 connected to it to rotate, thus moving the sausage 6 and conveying the sausage 6.

[0034] Working principle: When binding the filled ham sausages with rope, this sausage binding machine rotates the abutment plate 11, which drives the winding roller 9 to insert one of its shafts 12 into the groove 13 in the fixing plate 10. Then, it rotates the abutment plate 11 in the opposite direction to insert the other end of the winding roller 9 into the groove 13 on the abutment plate 11. Finally, bolts 15 are used to fix the fixing plate 10 and the locking plate 14, thus fixing the winding roller 9 to one side of the ham sausage. This is achieved by driving a mounting frame 20 to compress the spring 26. Increase the distance between the two rubber rollers 23, pass one end of the sausage 6 through the feed inlet 4 and the guide pipe 5 in sequence, and when one end of the sausage 6 is on the workbench 1 and between the two rubber rollers 23, the sausage 6 abuts against the rubber rollers 23 in the mounting frame 20 fixed on the workbench 1. Release the mounting frame 20 connected to the spring 26. The mounting frame 20 moves toward the sausage 6 under the push of the spring 26, so that the two rubber rollers 23 abut and clamp the sausage 6.

[0035] One end of the rope is pre-wound onto the sausage 6. Then, the first motor 19 is started. The output end of the first motor 19 rotates, driving the connecting shaft 18 to rotate. The connecting shaft 18 drives the gear 17 to rotate, the gear 17 drives the gear ring 16 to rotate, the gear 17 drives the rotating ring 7 to rotate, the rotating ring 7 drives the fixing plate 10 to rotate, and the fixing plate 10 drives the winding roller 9 and the fixing assembly to rotate. In this way, the winding roller 9 releases the rope during rotation, binding the rope onto the sausage 6. The second motor 22 is started. The output end of the second motor 22 rotates, driving the drive shaft 21 connected to it to rotate. The drive shaft 21 drives the rubber roller 23 connected to it to rotate, thus moving the sausage 6. The sausage 6 can be transported and the next rope binding operation can be carried out.

[0036] It should be added that both the first motor 19 and the second motor 22 are stepper motors. During the process of conveying the sausage 6, the winding roller 9 will release the wire to avoid damaging the sausage 6.

[0037] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this disclosure and are not intended to limit it. Although this disclosure has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications or equivalent substitutions can be made to the technical solutions of this disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of this disclosure, and all such modifications and substitutions should be covered within the scope of the claims of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A ham tying machine comprising a worktable (1), characterized in that, The workbench (1) has a slot (2) and also includes: Mounting base (3), the mounting base (3) is disposed in the empty groove (2), and the mounting base (3) is provided with a feed inlet (4); The guide tube (5) is fixedly connected to the mounting base (3). The guide tube (5) is connected to the feed inlet (4) and is used to support the ham sausage (6). A binding mechanism is provided on the mounting base (3) and the guide tube (5) for winding ropes on the ham sausage (6); A clamping and conveying mechanism is provided on the workbench (1) for the stable conveying of the ham sausage (6).

2. The sausage tying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The binding mechanism includes: Rotary ring (7), which is slidably disposed on the feed tube (5); A rotating plate (8), one end of which is fixedly connected to one end of the rotating ring (7); A winding roller (9) is detachably mounted at the other end of the rotating plate (8) via a fixing assembly; A drive assembly is disposed on the mounting base (3) and the rotating ring (7) for driving the rotating ring (7) to rotate.

3. A sausage tying machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The fixing component includes: A fixing plate (10) is fixedly connected at one end to the other end of the rotating plate (8); Abutting plate (11), the abutting plate (11) being rotatably connected to the other end of the fixing plate (10) via a hinge (29); The two ends of the winding roller (9) are coaxially fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (12), and the fixing plate (10) and the abutment plate (11) are provided with rotating grooves (13) that cooperate with the rotating shaft (12). Locking plate (14), one end of which is fixedly connected to the abutment plate (11), and the locking plate (14) is slidably engaged with the outer side wall of the fixing plate (10); Bolt (15), locking plate (14) and fixing plate (10) are threaded together with bolt (15).

4. A sausage tying machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The driving component includes: A toothed ring (16) is fitted onto the rotating ring (7) and is coaxially and fixedly connected to the rotating ring (7); Gear (17), which is rotatably disposed on one side of the rotating ring (7) via a connecting shaft (18), and meshes with the gear ring (16); The first motor (19) is installed in the mounting base (3), and the output end of the first motor (19) is coaxially and fixedly connected to one end of the connecting shaft (18).

5. A sausage tying machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The clamping and conveying mechanism includes: Mounting frames (20) are provided on both sides of the sausage (6). One mounting frame (20) is slidably mounted on the workbench (1) through an elastic connector, and the other mounting frame (20) is fixedly connected to the workbench (1). A drive shaft (21) is rotatably disposed within the mounting frame (20); The second motor (22) is mounted on another mounting frame (20), and the output end of the second motor (22) is coaxially and fixedly connected to one end of the drive shaft (21); A rubber roller (23) is mounted on the drive shaft (21) and is coaxially and fixedly connected to the drive shaft (21).

6. A sausage tying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The elastic connector includes: Support plate (24), the support plate (24) is fixedly connected to the workbench (1); A connecting rod (25) has one end fixedly connected to a mounting frame (20) and the other end passing through the support plate (24) and slidingly engaging with the support plate (24); Spring (26), which is fitted on the outside of the connecting rod (25), and the two ends of the spring (26) are respectively fixedly connected to one end of the mounting frame (20) and the support plate (24); A limiting plate (27) is fixedly connected to the other end of the connecting rod (25).

7. A sausage tying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that, The rubber roller (23) has an arc-shaped recess (28) that matches the ham sausage (6).

8. A sausage tying machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, Both the rotating plate (8) and the fixing plate (10) are L-shaped.

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