An automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet

Abstract

This utility model relates to an automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet, including a cleaning tank, a soaking mechanism, two carriers, and two transport mechanisms. The soaking mechanism is used for transporting and soaking pig feet. The two carriers are located on the left and right sides of the cleaning tank, respectively. The two transport mechanisms are respectively disposed inside the two carriers. The left transport mechanism is used for flipping and moving the pig feet through a scorching mechanism to the soaking mechanism. The right transport mechanism is used to drive the soaking mechanism to transport the pig feet out, flip them, and move them into a cleaning mechanism. In this automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet, the two transport mechanisms can automatically flip the pig feet during transport, allowing the pig feet to be evenly burned by the scorching mechanism and rinsed by the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning tank and soaking mechanism carbonize the hair and dirt on the surface of the pig feet, quickly softening the charred layer, which facilitates rapid rinsing by the cleaning mechanism, thereby improving the efficiency and effectiveness of pig foot cleaning.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pig trotter processing technology, specifically to an automated device for soaking and cleaning pig trotters. Background Technology

[0002] Pig's trotters are a traditional Chinese food ingredient, rich in collagen. Regular consumption can have health benefits such as beautifying the skin and anti-aging. In addition, they have an excellent taste and unique flavor, making them very popular.

[0003] Before processing, pig trotters have a lot of hair on their surface, which affects their taste and is difficult and tedious to remove. It is necessary to burn the surface and then scrub it with a brush or steel wool. However, this method is suitable for home use. When a large number of pig trotters need to be processed in a factory, manual cleaning of pig trotters is tedious, easy to cause fatigue, poses safety hazards, and can easily lead to excessive cost consumption. Therefore, an automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig trotters is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this invention provides an automated device for soaking and cleaning pig trotters, which solves the problem of inefficient manual cleaning of large quantities of pig trotters and increased costs.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an automated device for soaking and cleaning pig's feet, comprising: Cleaning pool; Soaking mechanism, the soaking mechanism being used for soaking pig feet during transportation; Two carriers are located on the left and right sides of the cleaning pool, respectively. Two transport mechanisms are respectively installed inside the two carriers. The left transport mechanism is used to flip and move the pig's feet, transferring them via the scorching mechanism to the soaking mechanism. The right transport mechanism is used to drive the soaking mechanism to transport the pig's feet out, flip them over, and move them into the cleaning mechanism. Both the scorching mechanism and the cleaning mechanism are equipped with hangers. The scorching mechanism has a gas pipe and multiple flame guns mounted on the hanger, while the cleaning mechanism has a water pipe and multiple high-pressure water guns mounted on the hanger.

[0006] In one embodiment, the soaking mechanism includes a mesh belt conveyor, a perforated plate, and a bubble generator. The bubble generator is fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the cleaning tank by a bracket. The outlet of the bubble generator is connected to a conveying pipe with one end connected to the cleaning tank. The perforated plate and the mesh belt conveyor are both disposed in the cleaning tank, and the perforated plate is located between the mesh belt conveyor and the conveying pipe.

[0007] In one embodiment, the transport mechanism includes two drive shafts, a rack, and a drive unit. The drive unit is fixedly installed outside the carrier frame, and its output end is connected to one of the drive shafts. Both ends of the two drive shafts are fixed with sprockets. Chains are respectively driven and installed on the sprockets of one drive shaft and the sprockets of the other drive shaft. Multiple drive frames are evenly arranged on the chain. A tilting shaft is provided on the drive frame through a bearing. An adjusting gear is fixed outside the tilting shaft. The rack is fixed inside the carrier frame and meshes with the adjusting gear.

[0008] In one embodiment, the scorching mechanism further includes a scorching chamber, the hanger is installed on the top wall inside the scorching chamber, the plurality of flame gun inlets pass through the hanger and are fixed and connected to the gas pipeline, and a gas equipment is fixed on the front of the scorching chamber for the gas pipeline to deliver gas and oxygen to the flame gun.

[0009] In one embodiment, the cleaning mechanism further includes a protective chamber, a water pump, and a drainage trough. The hanger is installed on the top wall inside the protective chamber. The inlets of the multiple high-pressure water guns pass through the hanger and are fixed and connected to the water supply pipe. The inlet of the water supply pipe passes through the protective chamber and is connected to a connecting pipe with one end connected to the outlet of the water pump. The drainage trough is installed inside the frame and located below the protective chamber. It is used to receive the water after the high-pressure water guns clean the pig's feet and drain the water.

[0010] In one embodiment, two symmetrical protrusions are fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the flipping shaft.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects: This automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet has two transport mechanisms that can automatically flip the pig feet during transport, allowing them to be evenly burned by the scorching mechanism and rinsed by the cleaning mechanism. The cleaning tank and soaking mechanism can carbonize the hair and dirt on the surface of the pig feet, and then quickly soak and soften the carbonized layer, which is then facilitated by the cleaning mechanism to rinse quickly, thereby improving the efficiency and effect of cleaning pig feet.

[0012] This automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet not only soaks the pig feet in conjunction with the cleaning tank, but also uses a bubble generator inside the soaking mechanism and a perforated plate to form a dense bubble cluster. The impact pressure after the bubbles burst peels off part of the charred layer on the surface of the pig feet, and also increases the contact area between the water and the charred layer on the surface of the pig feet, thereby increasing the softening rate of the charred layer and making the cleaning efficiency and effect of pig feet better. Attached Figure Description

[0013] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the transportation mechanism and the carrier frame of this utility model; Figure 3This is a cross-sectional view of the burning mechanism of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning mechanism of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the cleaning tank of this utility model.

[0014] In the diagram: 1. Carrier frame; 2. Drive shaft; 3. Drive unit; 4. Sprocket; 5. Chain; 6. Drive frame; 7. Tilting shaft; 8. Adjusting gear; 9. Rack; 10. Raised bar; 11. Burning chamber; 12. Gas equipment; 13. Protective chamber; 14. Hanger; 15. Water supply pipe; 16. Flame gun; 17. Gas pipe; 18. High-pressure water gun; 19. Drainage trough; 20. Water pump; 21. Connecting pipe; 22. Cleaning tank; 23. Perforated plate; 24. Bubble generator; 25. Conveying pipe; 26. Mesh belt conveyor. Detailed Implementation

[0015] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0016] It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, back, etc.) in this utility model embodiment are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement of each component in a certain specific posture (as shown in the figure). If the specific posture changes, the directional indicator will also change accordingly.

[0017] Furthermore, the use of terms such as "first" and "second" in this utility model is for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. Additionally, the technical solutions of the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but only on the basis of being achievable by those skilled in the art. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement, such a combination of technical solutions should be considered non-existent and not within the scope of protection claimed by this utility model.

[0018] Please see Figure 1-3An automated equipment for soaking and cleaning pig feet in this embodiment includes a cleaning tank 22, a soaking mechanism, two carriers 1, and two transport mechanisms. The soaking mechanism is used for transporting and soaking pig feet. The two carriers 1 are located on the left and right sides of the cleaning tank 22, respectively. The two transport mechanisms are respectively set inside the two carriers 1. The left transport mechanism is used for the pig feet to be flipped and moved to the soaking mechanism via the scorching mechanism. The right transport mechanism is used to drive the soaking mechanism to transport the pig feet out and flip them into the cleaning mechanism. Both the scorching mechanism and the cleaning mechanism are equipped with hangers 14. The hangers 14 in the scorching mechanism are equipped with gas pipes 17 and multiple flame guns 16. The hangers 14 in the cleaning mechanism are equipped with water pipes 15 and multiple high-pressure water guns 18.

[0019] Specifically, the scorching mechanism, soaking mechanism, and cleaning mechanism are arranged in sequence. The pig's feet are transported by the transport mechanism and automatically flipped into the scorching mechanism, where the flame gun 16 evenly carbonizes the hair and stains on the surface of the pig's feet. Then, they are transported to the cleaning pool 22. The soaking mechanism generates a large number of bubbles that act on the pig's feet soaking in the water, increasing the contact area with the water and driving the pig's feet to the right to another transport mechanism, where the charred layer of the pig's feet is softened and then rinsed by the high-pressure water gun 18, achieving automatic soaking and cleaning with only a small amount of manual assistance, thus reducing labor costs.

[0020] In this embodiment, the soaking mechanism includes a mesh belt conveyor 26, a perforated plate 23, and a bubble generator 24. The bubble generator 24 is fixed to the outer peripheral wall of the cleaning tank 22 by a bracket. The outlet of the bubble generator 24 is connected to a conveying pipe 25 with one end connected to the cleaning tank 22. The perforated plate 23 and the mesh belt conveyor 26 are both disposed in the cleaning tank 22, with the perforated plate 23 located between the mesh belt conveyor 26 and the conveying pipe 25.

[0021] Among them, the mesh belt conveyor 26 is a material handling machine that continuously transports materials on a certain line. It is also called a continuous conveyor and can be divided into mesh belt type and mesh chain type. Setting it here will not affect the effect of the bubble generator 24 on the pig trotters. Moreover, the mesh belt conveyor 26 has baffles on both sides of the mesh belt to limit the transport of the pig trotters.

[0022] It should be noted that the bubble generator 24 can be either a high-pressure blower or an air pump, which can inject air into the water and form a dense bubble cluster with the porous plate 23, thereby acting on the pig's feet, increasing the contact area between the pig's feet and the water, and accelerating the softening of the charred layer on the surface of the pig's feet.

[0023] In addition, the bottom wall of the cleaning tank 22 is sloping, and a drain pipe extending through and to the outside of the cleaning tank 22 is provided at the lowest point of the sloping surface.

[0024] In this embodiment, the transport mechanism includes two drive shafts 2, a rack 9, and a drive unit 3. The drive unit 3 is fixedly installed outside the carrier frame 1, and its output end is connected to one of the drive shafts 2. Both ends of the two drive shafts 2 are fixed with sprockets 4. Chains 5 are respectively installed on the sprockets 4 on one drive shaft 2 and the sprockets 4 on the other drive shaft 2. Multiple drive frames 6 are evenly arranged on the chain 5. A tilting shaft 7 is set on the drive frame 6 through a bearing. An adjusting gear 8 is fixed outside the rotating shaft of the tilting shaft 7. The rack 9 is fixed inside the carrier frame 1 and meshes with the adjusting gear 8.

[0025] Specifically, the start-up drive unit 3 drives the transmission shaft 2 to rotate, thereby driving the two sprockets 4 on the transmission shaft 2 to rotate. This drives the other transmission shaft 2 to rotate via the chain 5, so that the chain 5 drives the drive frame 6 to move evenly along the rotation direction of the chain 5. At this time, the adjusting gear 8 of the flipping shaft 7 on the drive frame 6 contacts and meshes with the rack 9. Since the flipping shaft 7 and the drive frame 6 are connected by bearings, the flipping shaft 7 rotates automatically under the transmission of the adjusting gear 8. The friction between the flipping shaft 7 and the pig's foot surface can be used to flip the pig's foot, so that the scorching mechanism and the soaking mechanism can evenly treat the surface of the pig's foot, improving the cleaning effect of the pig's foot surface.

[0026] Among them, the drive unit 3 is a brushless motor, which is a motor that achieves commutation through an electronic controller ESC. This process is completed through electronic circuits, which completely eliminates mechanical friction and electrical spark interference, thereby enabling the transmission shaft 2 to rotate efficiently and with low noise.

[0027] In this embodiment, the scorching mechanism also includes a scorching chamber 11, with a hanger 14 installed on the top wall inside the scorching chamber 11. Multiple flame guns 16 have their inlets passing through the hanger 14 and are fixed and connected to the gas pipeline 17. A gas device 12 is fixed on the front of the scorching chamber 11 for supplying gas and oxygen to the flame guns 16 via the gas pipeline 17.

[0028] Specifically, when the pig's feet are transported into the scorching chamber 11 via the left-side transport mechanism, the external central control equipment starts the gas equipment 12 to supply gas to the flame gun 16 through the gas pipeline 17. At the same time, multiple flame guns 16 are started to continuously spray fire evenly to scorch the surface of the pig's feet, so that the hair and stains on the surface are carbonized.

[0029] It should be noted that the gas equipment 12 contains a combustible gas supply system and an auxiliary gas supply system, which are existing known equipment. The combustible gas supply system contains a liquefied petroleum gas cylinder or a natural gas cylinder. The output pressure is controlled by a pressure reducing valve to ensure flame stability. Both the combustible gas supply system and the auxiliary gas supply system are connected to the main pipeline, which is then connected to the gas pipeline 17, so that the flame size of the flame gun 16 is adjustable.

[0030] In this embodiment, the cleaning mechanism also includes a protective chamber 13, a water pump 20, and a drainage trough 19. The hanger 14 is installed on the top wall inside the protective chamber 13. The inlets of multiple high-pressure water guns 18 pass through the hanger 14 and are fixed and connected to the water supply pipe 15. The inlet of the water supply pipe 15 passes through the protective chamber 13 and is connected to a connecting pipe 21 with one end connected to the outlet of the water pump 20. The drainage trough 19 is installed inside the carrier 1 and located below the protective chamber 13. It is used to receive the water after the high-pressure water guns 18 clean the pig feet and drain the water.

[0031] The drainage trough 19 has a sloping bottom wall and a drainage pipe at its bottom right end, which collects the sewage from the high-pressure water gun 18 used to clean the surface of the pig's feet.

[0032] In addition, during the operation of the flipping shaft 7, after the pig's feet are rinsed and cleaned, the pig's feet continue to rotate, which can drain the residual water stains on their surface.

[0033] In this embodiment, two symmetrical protrusions 10 are fixed on the outer peripheral wall of the flipping shaft 7.

[0034] It should be noted that the protrusion 10 is designed so that during the rotation of the flipping shaft 7, the protrusion 10 on the right side of the flipping shaft 7 presses down on the top left side of the pig's foot, and the protrusion 10 on the left side of the adjacent flipping shaft 7 presses up on the bottom right side of the pig's foot, further improving the automatic flipping effect of the pig's foot and thus making the surface treatment of the pig's foot more uniform.

[0035] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and does not limit the patent scope of the present utility model. All equivalent structural transformations made under the inventive concept of the present utility model using the contents of the present utility model specification and drawings, or direct / indirect applications in other related technical fields, are included within the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An automated device for soaking and cleaning pig's feet, characterized in that, include: Cleaning pool (22); Soaking mechanism, the soaking mechanism being used for soaking pig feet during transportation; Two carriers (1) are located on the left and right sides of the cleaning pool (22), respectively; Two transport mechanisms are respectively installed inside the two carriers (1). The left transport mechanism is used to flip and move the pig's feet through the scorching mechanism to the soaking mechanism, and the right transport mechanism is used to drive the soaking mechanism to transport the pig's feet out and flip them into the cleaning mechanism; wherein... Both the scorching mechanism and the cleaning mechanism are equipped with a hanger (14). The hanger (14) in the scorching mechanism is equipped with a gas pipe (17) and multiple flame guns (16). The hanger (14) in the cleaning mechanism is equipped with a water pipe (15) and multiple high-pressure water guns (18).

2. A device for automatic soaking cleaning of pig feet according to claim 1, characterized in that, The soaking mechanism includes a mesh belt conveyor (26), a perforated plate (23), and a bubble generator (24). The bubble generator (24) is fixed to the outer wall of the cleaning tank (22) by a bracket. The outlet of the bubble generator (24) is connected to a conveying pipe (25) with one end connected to the cleaning tank (22). The perforated plate (23) and the mesh belt conveyor (26) are both located in the cleaning tank (22). The perforated plate (23) is located between the mesh belt conveyor (26) and the conveying pipe (25).

3. The automated apparatus for soaking cleaning of pig feet according to claim 1, wherein, The transport mechanism includes two drive shafts (2), a rack (9) and a drive unit (3). The drive unit (3) is fixedly installed outside the carrier (1) and its output end is connected to one drive shaft (2). Both ends of the two drive shafts (2) are fixed with sprockets (4). The sprockets (4) on one drive shaft (2) and the sprockets (4) on the other drive shaft (2) are respectively driven by chains (5). Multiple drive frames (6) are evenly arranged on the chain (5). A rotating shaft (7) is set on the drive frame (6) through a bearing. An adjusting gear (8) is fixed outside the rotating shaft (7). The rack (9) is fixed inside the carrier (1) and meshes with the adjusting gear (8).

4. The automated apparatus for soaking cleaning of pig feet according to claim 1, wherein, The scorching mechanism also includes a scorching chamber (11), and the hanger (14) is set on the top wall inside the scorching chamber (11). The inlets of the multiple flame guns (16) pass through the hanger (14) and are fixed and connected to the gas pipeline (17). A gas equipment (12) is fixed on the front of the scorching chamber (11) for the gas pipeline (17) to deliver gas and oxygen to the flame guns (16).

5. The automated apparatus for soaking cleaning of pig feet according to claim 1, wherein, The cleaning mechanism also includes a protective chamber (13), a water pump (20), and a drainage trough (19). The hanger (14) is installed on the top wall inside the protective chamber (13). The inlets of the multiple high-pressure water guns (18) pass through the hanger (14) and are fixed and connected to the water supply pipe (15). The inlet of the water supply pipe (15) passes through the protective chamber (13) and is connected to a connecting pipe (21) with one end connected to the outlet of the water pump (20). The drainage trough (19) is installed inside the carrier (1) and located below the protective chamber (13) to receive the water after the high-pressure water guns (18) clean the pig feet and drain the water.

6. The automated apparatus for soaking cleaning of pig feet according to claim 3, wherein, The outer peripheral wall of the flipping shaft (7) has two symmetrical protrusions (10).

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