A device for removing a thousand-page bean curd plate
By combining a hydraulic cylinder and guide rod structure with a pneumatic cylinder and a geared motor, the problem of complex structure and high cost of existing thousand-layer tofu uncoating devices has been solved, realizing automated uncoating and compact equipment, which is convenient for large-scale production.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- BIYANG COUNTY XINFA EDIBLE MUSHROOM CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
The existing thousand-layer tofu uncoiling device has a complex structure, relying on the coordinated operation of multiple cylinders and hydraulic cylinders, resulting in high manufacturing costs and inconvenient maintenance, making it difficult to configure it on multiple production lines at the same time.
The system employs a hydraulic cylinder drive combined with a guide rod structure. The moving clamping plate is linearly moved by the cylinder, and the rotating disk is driven by a geared motor to achieve stable clamping and rapid flipping of the forming disk. This reduces the number of parts, lowers costs, and improves the compactness of the equipment.
It enables automatic unpacking of thousand-layer tofu, reducing manufacturing costs and maintenance difficulty, and is easy to configure on multiple production lines simultaneously to meet the needs of large-scale production.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of thousand-layer tofu production and processing, and specifically relates to a thousand-layer tofu unpacking device. Background Technology
[0002] Thousand-layer tofu is a soy protein product. Its main ingredient is soy protein isolate, and it is usually combined with water, edible vegetable oil, starch, and other auxiliary materials, and may also contain stabilizers, coagulants, thickeners, and other ingredients. The production process of thousand-layer tofu includes steps such as chopping and emulsifying, seasoning, plating, steaming, cooling, and cutting into blocks. These ingredients and processes give thousand-layer tofu its strong toughness and elasticity, making it less likely to break or fall apart when subjected to external force.
[0003] After the thousand-layer tofu has been steamed and cooled, the whole block of thousand-layer tofu needs to be removed from the forming tray so that it can be placed into the cutting machine for cutting into pieces.
[0004] To reduce reliance on manual labor and improve the stability of unpacking, some automated unpacking devices already exist in the prior art. For example, the unpacking device (CN117547051A) previously developed by our company discloses a device for unpacking steamed and boiled thousand-layer tofu, which relates to the field of thousand-layer tofu processing. It includes a forming tray, a drive assembly, two sets of mounting seats, and two baffles. A rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the mounting seat, and a power assembly for driving the rotating shaft is mounted on the mounting seat. L-shaped supports are fixedly connected to the opposite ends of the two rotating shafts, and the two side edges of the forming tray contact the two L-shaped supports respectively.
[0005] Although this device reduces human intervention, its structure is relatively complex, relying on the coordinated work of multiple cylinders and hydraulic cylinders, resulting in high manufacturing costs. The large number of parts also makes equipment maintenance inconvenient and difficult to configure on multiple production lines simultaneously, which is not conducive to cost control and efficient operation and maintenance in large-scale production applications.
[0006] Therefore, corresponding improvements were made to address the shortcomings of the unwinding device. Utility Model Content
[0007] In view of the fact that the device has a relatively complex structure, relies on the coordinated work of multiple cylinders and hydraulic cylinders, has a high manufacturing cost, and has many parts that make equipment maintenance inconvenient and difficult to configure on multiple production lines at the same time, this utility model provides a thousand-layer tofu unpacking device.
[0008] The solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is: a thousand-layer tofu unloading device, including a base, an L-shaped seat, a lifting component, a driving component, a fixed clamping plate and a rotating disk. The L-shaped seat is located above the base, and the lifting component is installed between the L-shaped seat and the base to drive the L-shaped seat to move up and down. A geared motor is mounted on the top of the L-shaped base. The output shaft of the geared motor is connected to a rotating shaft, which passes through a bearing mounted on the L-shaped base and is fixedly connected to the rotating disk. A connecting block and two guide rails are installed on the side of the rotating disk away from the rotating shaft, with the connecting block located between the two guide rails; A slider is provided at one end of the guide rail, and the same movable clamping plate is installed on the side of the two sliders. The driving component is installed between the connecting block and the movable clamping plate to drive the movable clamping plate and the slider to move along the guide rail. A fixed clamping plate is installed at the other end of the two guide rails, and the fixed clamping plate and the moving clamping plate are used to clamp the forming disc.
[0009] Preferably, the lifting component is a hydraulic cylinder.
[0010] Preferably, two guide rods are installed on the top of the base, and a fixing sleeve is fitted on the guide rods. The fixing sleeve is fixedly installed on the side of the L-shaped base.
[0011] Preferably, bolt holes are provided at the four corners of the base.
[0012] Preferably, the driving component is a pneumatic cylinder or an electric cylinder.
[0013] Preferably, friction pads are provided on the opposing surfaces of the fixed clamping plate and the movable clamping plate.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: 1. This utility model uses a hydraulic cylinder-driven guide structure combined with a guide rod to ensure the vertical lifting of the L-shaped seat without deviation. The cylinder drives the moving clamp to move linearly, so that the fixed clamp and the moving clamp work together to firmly clamp both sides of the forming plate. The geared motor drives the rotating plate to rotate, so that the forming plate quickly flips downward. The thousand-layer tofu detaches from the forming plate under its own gravity and falls onto the flexible food-grade conveyor belt. This achieves automatic unloading of the thousand-layer tofu while reducing the number of parts, lowering manufacturing costs and maintenance difficulty. The overall equipment is more compact and can be configured on multiple production lines at the same time, meeting the cost control requirements of large-scale production. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is one of the three-dimensional structural schematic diagrams of this utility model; Figure 2 This is the second three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the present utility model.
[0016] In the diagram: 1. Base, 21. Hydraulic cylinder, 22. Guide rod, 23. Fixing sleeve, 24. L-shaped seat, 31. Gear motor, 32. Rotary shaft, 41. Rotary disk, 42. Connecting block, 43. Guide rail, 44. Cylinder, 45. Slider, 46. Moving clamp, 47. Fixed clamp. Detailed Implementation
[0017] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0018] Please see Figure 1-2 This utility model provides a technical solution for a device for removing tofu sheets from a tray: Example 1: according to Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, it includes a base 1, an L-shaped seat 24, a lifting component, a driving component, a fixed clamping plate 47, and a rotating disk 41. Bolt holes are provided at the four corners of the base 1, through which bolts can be passed to fix the base 1.
[0019] The L-shaped seat 24 is located above the base 1. The lifting component is a hydraulic cylinder 21, which is installed between the L-shaped seat 24 and the base 1. By controlling the extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinder 21, the L-shaped seat 24 is driven to move up and down. Two guide rods 22 are installed on the top of the base 1. A fixing sleeve 23 is fitted on the guide rod 22. The fixing sleeve 23 is fixedly installed on the side of the L-shaped seat 24. The hydraulic cylinder 21 drives the guide structure of the guide rods 22 to ensure that the L-shaped seat 24 is lifted vertically without deviation.
[0020] A geared motor 31 is mounted on the top of the L-shaped base 24. The output shaft of the geared motor 31 is connected to a rotating shaft 32. The rotating shaft 32 passes through the bearing mounted on the L-shaped base 24 and is fixedly connected to the rotating disk 41. The rotating disk 41 is driven to rotate by the geared motor 31.
[0021] A connecting block 42 and two guide rails 43 are installed on the side of the rotating disk 41 away from the rotating shaft 32. The connecting block 42 is located between the two guide rails 43 and serves to connect and fix the two guide rails 43.
[0022] A slider 45 is provided at one end of the guide rail 43, and the same movable clamping plate 46 is installed on the side of the two sliders 45. The driving component is a cylinder 44, or an electric cylinder can be used as needed. The cylinder 44 is installed between the connecting block 42 and the movable clamping plate 46. The arrangement of the guide rail 43 and the slider 45 ensures the smoothness and accuracy of the movement of the movable clamping plate 46.
[0023] The fixed clamping plate 47 is installed at the other end of the two guide rails 43. The moving clamping plate 46 is driven to move linearly by the cylinder 44, so that the fixed clamping plate 47 and the moving clamping plate 46 cooperate to achieve stable clamping of both sides of the forming plate.
[0024] In practical use, the thousand-layer tofu unloading device of this utility model first passes four bolts through four bolt holes to fix the base 1 to the ground, ensuring the stability of the device during use. After the forming disc is transported to the area below the moving clamping plate 46 and the fixed clamping plate 47, the hydraulic cylinder 21 is retracted to drive the L-shaped seat 24 to descend vertically along the guide rod 22, so that the height of the moving clamping plate 46 and the fixed clamping plate 47 is aligned with the position of the forming disc. Then, the cylinder 44 is retracted to drive the moving clamping plate 46 to move along the guide rail 43 toward the fixed clamping plate 47, and cooperate with the fixed clamping plate 47 to clamp the two sides of the forming disc. The hydraulic cylinder 21 is extended to drive the L-shaped seat 24 to rise vertically along the guide rod 22, raising the forming plate to a suitable height. Then, the geared motor 31 is started to drive the rotating shaft 32 and the rotating plate 41 to rotate 180°, causing the forming plate to invert. Under the action of gravity, the tofu sheets detach from the forming plate and fall onto the surface of the flexible food-grade conveyor belt (because the tofu sheets have strong toughness and elasticity, they will not break when falling onto the surface of the flexible food-grade conveyor belt). Finally, the reduction motor 31 reverses to reset the forming disc to a horizontal position, the cylinder 44 extends, causing the moving clamp 46 to move away from the forming disc, and the forming disc also falls onto the surface of the flexible food-grade conveyor belt and is located behind the thousand-layer tofu.
[0025] Example 2: Based on Embodiment 1, the difference is as follows: friction pads are provided on the opposite surfaces of the fixed clamping plate 47 and the movable clamping plate 46.
Claims
1. A device for removing tofu sheets from a tray, comprising a base, an L-shaped seat, a lifting component, a driving component, a fixed clamping plate, and a rotating tray, characterized in that: The L-shaped seat is located above the base, and the lifting component is installed between the L-shaped seat and the base to drive the L-shaped seat to move up and down. A geared motor is mounted on the top of the L-shaped base. The output shaft of the geared motor is connected to a rotating shaft. The rotating shaft passes through the bearing mounted on the L-shaped base and is fixedly connected to the rotating disk. A connecting block and two guide rails are installed on the side of the rotating disk away from the rotating shaft, with the connecting block located between the two guide rails; A slider is provided at one end of the guide rail, and the same movable clamping plate is installed on the side of the two sliders. The driving component is installed between the connecting block and the movable clamping plate to drive the movable clamping plate and the slider to move along the guide rail. A fixed clamping plate is installed at the other end of the two guide rails, and the fixed clamping plate and the moving clamping plate are used to clamp the forming disc.
2. The thousand-layer tofu unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting component is a hydraulic cylinder.
3. The thousand-layer tofu unloading device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two guide rods are installed on the top of the base, and a fixing sleeve is fitted on the guide rod. The fixing sleeve is fixedly installed on the side of the L-shaped base.
4. The thousand-layer tofu unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base has bolt holes at each of its four corners.
5. The thousand-layer tofu unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving component is a pneumatic cylinder or an electric cylinder.
6. The thousand-layer tofu unloading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Friction pads are provided on the opposite surfaces of the fixed clamping plate and the moving clamping plate.