A plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat
By designing a plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat and utilizing the connection between inserts and support components, the problem of uneven edges after freezing Tan sheep meat was solved, achieving a beautiful and easy-to-demold effect.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NINGXIA YINTAN YANYANG FOOD CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-07-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-04
AI Technical Summary
In the current process of freezing lamb, the edges of the shaped lamb are uneven, which affects its appearance and makes it difficult to demold quickly.
A frozen plastic mold for Tan sheep meat, comprising a square cylinder, an upper pressure cap, and a lower pressure cap, was designed. Through the ingenious connection of inserts and support components, the square cylinder can be detached and stably fixed, ensuring that the frozen mutton has neat edges and is easy to demold.
This method achieves neat and aesthetically pleasing edges on frozen mutton, and facilitates easy demolding, avoiding the problem of mutton getting stuck in the mold and improving operational convenience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This application relates to the field of lamb meat cutting and preservation technology, specifically to a frozen plastic mold for lamb meat. Background Technology
[0002] The slaughtering process of Tan sheep (represented by Ningxia Tan sheep) focuses on tender meat, control of muttony smell, and food safety. Its core steps include live inspection, slaughter, aging, and cutting. After aging, Tan sheep meat is cut, and the meat and bones are separated during the cutting process. To facilitate later transportation and long-term storage, Tan sheep meat needs to be frozen and coated.
[0003] Currently, the freezing and coating of Tan sheep meat is done using molds. A plastic film is laid flat in the mold, then the Tan sheep meat is placed on top. The plastic film is then stretched and wrapped around the meat, and the mold lid is placed over the film before freezing. During this process, to ensure a uniform shape after freezing, the lamb meat usually needs to be pressed firmly into the mold. Otherwise, the edges of the shaped lamb will be uneven and lack definition, affecting its appearance. However, if the lamb meat is pressed tightly into the mold, it will adhere to the inner wall of the mold after freezing and shaping, making it difficult to remove quickly. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the above problems, this application provides a frozen plastic mold for Tan sheep meat, which is easy to operate and produces frozen and shaped Tan sheep meat with neat and beautiful edges and easy demolding.
[0005] According to one aspect of the embodiments of this application, a frozen plastic mold for Tan sheep meat is provided. The frozen plastic mold for Tan sheep meat includes a square cylinder, an upper pressure cap disposed on the top of the square cylinder, and a lower pressure cap disposed on the bottom of the square cylinder. The square cylinder is square and is formed by bending strip plates. The two ends of the strip plates overlap each other. The top of the lower pressure cap and the bottom of the upper pressure cap are respectively provided with a lower groove and an upper groove that fit with the outer wall of the square cylinder. Two inserts are provided at both ends of the upper pressure cap, and two support inserts are provided at both ends of the lower pressure cap. The inserts include a fixing block and a V-shaped spring. One end of the top of the V-shaped spring is fixed below the fixing block, and the other end is a free end. A protrusion is fixed on the outer side of the V-shaped spring near the free end. The support insert includes a socket tube. A positioning groove for sliding the protrusion is formed on the outer wall of the socket tube. The inner wall of one side of the top opening of the socket tube is bent inward to form a baffle.
[0006] In some embodiments, the top of the upper cover is provided with a handle.
[0007] In some embodiments, the handle includes two track components symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top of the upper cover, with a belt extending through the track components. The two ends of the belt extend to the two track components on both sides and form limiting protrusions respectively.
[0008] In some embodiments, two inserts are provided at each end of the upper cover, and correspondingly, two support inserts are provided at each end of the lower cover. The fixing blocks of the two inserts are fixed to the upper cover by the armrest portion.
[0009] In some embodiments, the socket tubes of the two socket inserts located at the end of the lower pressure cover together constitute a socket component. A flip handle is hinged to the outside of the socket component, and a C-shaped extrusion ring is rotatably connected to the middle of the flip handle. A vertical extrusion plate is provided on the outside of the socket component, and the vertical extrusion plate is provided with an inner groove. The C-shaped extrusion ring passes through the inner groove of the vertical extrusion plate. The protrusion is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part of the protrusion forms a gentle slope, and the junction of the gentle slope and the upper part of the protrusion is recessed inward to form an arc-shaped groove.
[0010] In some embodiments, the V-shaped spring is made of phosphor bronze.
[0011] The beneficial effects of this application are as follows: By independently constructing a square cylinder, an upper pressure cap, and a lower pressure cap, the frozen and shaped mutton can be easily removed after disassembly, avoiding the problem of the mutton getting stuck in the mold. Furthermore, the square cylinder is formed by bending a strip of plate, and the two ends of the strip are not fixed but overlapped. Therefore, the square cylinder can be opened at the overlapped joint during disassembly, further facilitating the removal of the shaped mutton. The insert and support piece are cleverly designed; the operator only needs to press down on the upper pressure cap with both hands and rely on their own weight to connect the insert and support piece. This allows sufficient mutton to be placed inside the square cylinder for freezing and shaping, while still easily closing the square cylinder, upper pressure cap, and lower pressure cap. This further ensures that the shaped mutton has neat and aesthetically pleasing outer edges.
[0012] The above description is only an overview of the technical solution of this application. In order to better understand the technical means of this application and to implement it in accordance with the contents of the specification, and to make the above and other objects, features and advantages of this application more obvious and understandable, the following are specific embodiments of this application. Attached Figure Description
[0013] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device provided in the embodiments of this application; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall cross-sectional structure of the device provided in an embodiment of this application; Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view at point A; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device when it is assembled according to another embodiment of this application; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device when it is opened, according to another embodiment of this application.
[0014] The reference numerals in the detailed embodiments are as follows: 100, a plastic mold for freezing lamb meat; 110, a square cylinder; 111, a strip plate; 120, an upper pressure cap; 130, a lower pressure cap; 140, an insert; 141, a fixing block; 142, a V-shaped spring; 142a, a free end; 143, a protruding block; 143a, a gentle slope; 143b, an arc-shaped groove; 144, a handrail; 150, a receiving insert; 151, a receiving tube; 152, a positioning groove; 153, a baffle; 154, a receiving component; 155, a flip handle; 156, a C-shaped extrusion ring; 157, a vertical extrusion plate; 160, a handle; 161, a track component; 162, a belt; and 163, a limiting protrusion. Detailed Implementation
[0015] The embodiments of the technical solution of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this application, and are therefore merely examples and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of this application. Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application pertains; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit this application; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and the foregoing description of the accompanying drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion.
[0016] For details, please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall cross-sectional structure of the device provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 3 for Figure 1Enlarged view at point A. The frozen plastic mold 100 for Tan sheep meat includes a square cylinder 110, an upper pressure cover 120 disposed on the top of the square cylinder 110, and a lower pressure cover 130 disposed on the bottom of the square cylinder 110. In this embodiment, the square cylinder 110, the upper pressure cover 120, and the lower pressure cover 130 are independently constructed. The upper pressure cover 120 and the lower pressure cover 130 are detachably connected to the square cylinder 110, which facilitates the removal of the frozen and shaped sheep meat after subsequent disassembly. The square tube 110 is square and is formed by bending a strip plate 111. The two ends of the strip plate 111 overlap and join together. The top of the lower pressure cover 130 and the bottom of the upper pressure cover 120 are respectively provided with a lower groove and an upper groove that fit with the outer wall of the square tube 110. In this embodiment, the square tube 110 can be formed by bending a strip plate 111 into a square tube shape, and the two ends of the strip plate 111 are not fixed but overlapped. Therefore, the square tube 110 is square. During disassembly, the cylinder 110 can also be opened through the overlapping joint, which further facilitates the removal of the plasticized lamb meat. During installation, the two ends of the square cylinder 110 extend into the lower and upper grooves of the lower cover 130 and the upper cover 120, respectively. The square cylinder 110 is filled with lamb meat and is tightly squeezed by the lamb meat. The overlapping ends of the strip plate 111 will be pressed against and squeezed by the inner walls of the upper and lower grooves, so the joint of the strip plate 111 will not open. The upper pressure cover 120 has two inserts 140 at both ends, and the lower pressure cover 130 has two support inserts 150 at both ends. The inserts 140 are used to insert into the support inserts 150 for fixation. The inserts 140 are located on the upper pressure cover 120, and the support inserts 150 are located on the lower pressure cover 130. Therefore, when the inserts 140 and the support inserts 150 are connected to each other, the upper pressure cover 120 and the lower pressure cover 130 will also be connected. At this time, the square cylinder 110 is located between the upper pressure cover 120 and the lower pressure cover 130, thus fixing the upper pressure cover 120, the square cylinder 110, and the lower pressure cover 130 into one unit. The insert 140 includes a fixing block 141 and a V-shaped spring 142, which has a certain degree of elasticity. One end of the V-shaped spring is fixed below the fixing block 141, and the other end is a free end 142a. A protrusion 143 is fixed on the outer side of the V-shaped spring 142 near the free end 142a. By pressing the protrusion 143, the V-shaped spring 142 can be deformed under pressure. The receiving plug 150 includes a receiving tube 151, which can be made of stainless steel. A positioning groove 152 for sliding the protrusion 143 is provided on the outer wall of the receiving tube 151. When the insert 140 is inserted into the receiving plug 150, the protrusion 143 will move down along the positioning groove 152, and the fixing block 141 extends to the outer side of the receiving tube 151 through the positioning groove 152, which facilitates pressing the protrusion 143.The inner wall of one side of the top end of the socket tube 151 is bent inward to form a baffle 153. The baffle 153 is used to block the V-shaped spring piece 142, thereby preventing the insert 140 from detaching from the socket tube 150.
[0017] In this embodiment, the working process is as follows: First, the square tube 110 is placed inside the lower groove of the lower pressure cover 130. A plastic film is placed inside the square tube 110. The lamb meat is weighed and placed on the plastic film inside the square tube 110. The plastic film is folded over so that it wraps around the lamb meat inside the square tube 110. The upper pressure cover 120 is then placed on top of the square tube 110. The operator presses down on the upper pressure cover 120 with both hands, relying on their own weight. During the pressing down of the upper pressure cover 120, the lamb meat inside the square tube 110 is squeezed, and the gaps disappear. At the same time, the lamb meat is further compressed, and the four sides and corners of the square tube 110 are filled with lamb meat. During the pressing down of the upper pressure cover 120, the insert 140 moves down along with it, and the protrusion 143 moves down under the restriction of the positioning groove 152. The V-shaped spring 142 moves down during the process. In the process, the free end 142a of the V-shaped spring 142 is squeezed by the baffle 153 and folds inward until the insert 140 moves down into place. Then, the free end 142a of the V-shaped spring 142 slides to the bottom of the baffle 153 and resets and reopens. At this time, the free end 142a of the V-shaped spring 142 will abut against the bottom of the baffle 153. At this time, the insert 140 and the support 150 will be firmly fixed. Furthermore, the upper pressure plate, the square cylinder 110 and the lower pressure plate will be fixed as one unit. At this time, the equipment can be sent into the cold storage for freezing. After the freezing and plasticization are completed, the equipment can be taken out. By pressing the protrusion 143, the free end 142a of the V-shaped spring 142 is released from the restriction of the baffle 153. Then, the insert 140 is pulled out. At this time, the upper pressure plate, the lower pressure plate and the square cylinder 110 can be disassembled. At this time, the plasticized mutton can be easily taken out.
[0018] In this embodiment, the square tube 110, the upper pressure cover 120, and the lower pressure cover 130 are independently constructed, which facilitates the removal of the frozen and shaped mutton after subsequent disassembly, avoiding the problem of the mutton getting stuck in the mold and being unable to be removed. In this application, the square tube 110 is formed by bending a strip plate 111 into a square tube shape, and the two ends of the strip plate 111 are not fixed but overlapped. Therefore, the square tube 110 can also be opened from the overlapped joint during disassembly, further facilitating the removal of the shaped mutton. In this application, the insert 140 and the support 150 are ingeniously designed. The operator only needs to press the upper cover 120 with both hands and rely on their own weight to complete the connection of the insert 140 and the support 150. Thus, enough lamb can be placed inside the square tube 110 for freezing and shaping, and the square tube 110, the upper cover 120 and the lower cover 130 can still be easily closed. When enough lamb is placed inside the square tube 110, the gaps between the lamb pieces will disappear during the pressing of the upper cover 120, and the four sides and corners of the square tube 110 will also be filled with lamb. As a result, the outer edges of the lamb that has been shaped using this application are neat and beautiful.
[0019] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1 The top of the upper cover 120 is provided with a handle 160. In this embodiment of the application, by providing the handle 160, after the operator places the lamb meat inside the device and completes the connection between the insert 140 and the support 150, the device body can be easily moved by the handle 160.
[0020] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 1 The handle 160 includes two track components 161 symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top of the upper pressure cover 120. A belt 162 is passed through the track components 161, and the two ends of the belt 162 extend to the two track components 161 on both sides and form limiting protrusions 163 respectively. This application embodiment provides a specific arrangement of the handle 160. When it is necessary to lift the equipment, the operator holds the belt 162 between the two track components 161 and pulls the belt 162 upward. The limiting protrusions 163 at both ends of the belt 162 are blocked by the track components 161. At this time, the belt 162 will be U-shaped, which makes it convenient for the operator to pick up the equipment. When the equipment is moved to the cold storage, the belt 162 is pressed down, so that the two ends of the belt 162 slide to both sides along the track components 161 respectively, and the belt 162 will be in a horizontal state, thereby saving its space occupation.
[0021] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device when it is assembled according to another embodiment of this application. Figure 5This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the device when opened according to another embodiment of this application. Two inserts 140 are provided at each end of the upper pressure cover 120, and correspondingly, two support inserts 150 are provided at each end of the lower pressure cover 130. The fixing blocks 141 of the two inserts 140 are jointly fixed to the upper pressure cover 120 via the handle portion 144. In this embodiment of the application, by providing two inserts 140 and two support inserts 150, the stability of the connection between the upper pressure cover 120 and the lower pressure cover 130 is further increased.
[0022] In some embodiments, please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The two socket tubes 151 of the two socket plugs 150 located at the end of the lower pressure cover 130 together constitute the socket component 154. The outer side of the socket component 154 is hinged with a flip handle 155. A C-shaped extrusion ring 156 is rotatably connected to the middle of the flip handle 155. A vertical extrusion plate 157 is provided on the outside of the socket component 154. The vertical extrusion plate 157 is provided with an inner groove. The C-shaped extrusion ring 156 is provided through the inner groove of the vertical extrusion plate 157. The protrusion block 143 is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part of the protrusion block 143 forms a gentle slope 143a. The junction of the gentle slope 143a and the upper part of the protrusion block 143 is recessed inward to form an arc-shaped groove 143b. In this embodiment, with the above-mentioned settings, when the lamb needs to be taken out after being quick-frozen in the cold storage, the operator can hold the bottom of the flip handle 155 and flip it upward. At this time, the C-shaped extrusion ring 156 moves upward under the restriction of the vertical extrusion plate 157. The outer edge of the C-shaped extrusion ring 156 moves upward close to the outer wall of the socket component 154 and extrudes the gentle slope 143a at the bottom of the protrusion block 143. During the upward movement of the outer edge of the C-shaped extrusion ring 156, the protrusion block 143 is subjected to horizontal pressure and is squeezed inward. The V-shaped spring 142 contracts and the free end 142a of the V-shaped spring 142 is removed from the restriction of the baffle 153. When the C-shaped extrusion ring 156 moves upward to the arc groove 143b, it will drive the protrusion block 143 to move upward together, thereby causing the insert 140 to disengage from the socket component 150.
[0023] In some embodiments, the V-shaped spring 142 is made of phosphor bronze. In this embodiment, by using phosphor bronze to make the V-shaped spring 142, its performance is less affected by low temperatures. Even when it is flash-frozen in a low-temperature environment of -30℃ to -40℃, the V-shaped spring 142 can still be used normally.
[0024] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this application, and not to limit them. Although the foregoing embodiments have provided a detailed description of this application, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some or all of the technical features. These modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, and they should all be covered within the scope of the claims and specification of this application. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the various technical features mentioned in the embodiments can be combined in any way. This application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.
Claims
1. A Tan sheep meat freezing plastic mold characterized by, It includes a square cylinder, an upper pressure cap disposed on the top of the square cylinder, and a lower pressure cap disposed at the bottom of the square cylinder. The square tube is square and is formed by bending strips of plate, with the two ends of the strips overlapping each other. The top of the lower pressure cover and the bottom of the upper pressure cover are respectively provided with a lower groove and an upper groove that fit with the outer wall of the square tube. Two inserts are provided at both ends of the upper pressure cover, and a support plug is provided at both ends of the lower pressure cover. The inserts include a fixing block and a V-shaped spring. One end of the top of the V-shaped spring is fixed below the fixing block, and the other end is a free end. A protrusion is fixed on the outer side of the V-shaped spring near the free end. The support plug includes a socket tube. A positioning groove for sliding the protrusion is opened on the outer wall of the socket tube. The inner wall of one side of the top opening of the socket tube is bent inward to form a baffle.
2. The plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the upper cover is provided with a handle.
3. The plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat according to claim 2, characterized in that, The handle includes two track components symmetrically arranged at both ends of the top of the upper cover. A belt is provided through the track components, and the two ends of the belt extend to the two track components on both sides and form limiting protrusions respectively.
4. The plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat according to claim 1, characterized in that, Two inserts are provided at each end of the upper cover, and correspondingly, two support inserts are provided at each end of the lower cover. The fixing blocks of the two inserts are fixed to the upper cover through the handle.
5. The plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat according to claim 4, characterized in that, The two socket tubes located at the end of the lower pressure cap together constitute a socket component. A flip handle is hinged to the outside of the socket component. A C-shaped extrusion ring is rotatably connected to the middle of the flip handle. A vertical extrusion plate is provided on the outside of the socket component. The vertical extrusion plate is provided with an inner groove. The C-shaped extrusion ring passes through the inner groove of the vertical extrusion plate. The protrusion is divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part of the protrusion forms a gentle slope. The junction of the gentle slope and the upper part of the protrusion is recessed inward to form an arc-shaped groove.
6. The plastic mold for freezing Tan sheep meat according to claim 1, characterized in that, The V-shaped spring is made of phosphor bronze.