A poultry slaughtering and cleaning device

Abstract

This utility model belongs to the field of food processing equipment, and particularly relates to a poultry slaughtering and cleaning device. It includes support legs and a soaking tank mounted on the support legs. The soaking tank is equipped with an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. A water agitation mechanism is also installed inside the soaking tank. The water agitation mechanism includes a rotating rod rotatably mounted on the side wall of the soaking tank and a lever fixed to the rotating rod. The top of the rotating rod extends out of the soaking tank, and a drive gear is fitted onto the top of the rotating rod. A drive rack meshes with one side of the drive gear, and the drive rack reciprocates and slides on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank. This utility model, by adding a water agitation mechanism to the side wall of an existing soaking tank, utilizes the reciprocating rotation of the lever to achieve reciprocating water flow, thereby creating a reciprocating rinsing effect on the surface of the poultry, thus improving the efficiency of blood removal.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of food processing equipment, and in particular relates to a poultry slaughtering and cleaning device. Background Technology

[0002] In existing poultry processing, in order to improve the edibility of the food, poultry (chickens) are often slaughtered and plucked, and then soaked in a soaking tank. Soaking removes the residual "blood" (which is not pure blood, but mainly myoglobin, hemoglobin, water-soluble impurities, residual blood and some metabolic products from muscle tissue) from the meat.

[0003] Since soaking time is often long, existing food processing plants mainly use two methods to accelerate the soaking of blood. One method is to rinse the blood with running water after soaking for a period of time to improve the removal efficiency, but this method requires a large amount of water resources. The other method is to have workers manually stir the water in the soaking tank to accelerate the removal effect, but this method is labor-intensive. Utility Model Content

[0004] This utility model addresses the technical problems existing in the current poultry food cleaning process by proposing a poultry slaughtering and cleaning device that is reasonably designed, simple in structure, easy to process, can effectively improve the blood removal effect, and has low labor intensity.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: This utility model provides a poultry slaughtering and cleaning device, including a support leg and a soaking pool disposed on the support leg. The soaking pool is provided with an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe. The soaking pool is also provided with a water flow stirring mechanism. The water flow stirring mechanism includes a rotating rod rotatably disposed on the side wall of the soaking pool and a lever plate fixed on the rotating rod. The top of the rotating rod extends out of the soaking pool. A drive gear is mounted on the top of the rotating rod. A drive rack meshes with one side of the drive gear. The drive rack is reciprocatingly slidably disposed on the top of the side wall of the soaking pool.

[0006] Preferably, the rotating rods are spaced apart along the side wall of the soaking tank.

[0007] Preferably, the side wall of the soaking tank is also provided with a drive mechanism for controlling the reciprocating sliding of the drive rack. The drive mechanism includes a guide rail disposed on the back of the drive rack and a slider that cooperates with the guide rail. The slider is fixed to the top of the side wall of the soaking tank and the sliders are spaced apart on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank. An electric cylinder is also provided on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank, and the piston end of the electric cylinder is connected to the guide rail.

[0008] Preferably, the top of the soaking tank is also provided with spray pipes, which are spaced apart on the top of the soaking tank and are equipped with nozzles.

[0009] Preferably, the length of the deflector is between one-fifth and one-sixth of the width of the soaking pool.

[0010] Compared with the prior art, the advantages and positive effects of this utility model are as follows: This utility model provides a poultry slaughtering and cleaning device. By adding a water flow agitation mechanism to the side wall of an existing soaking tank, the reciprocating rotation of a deflector plate achieves the reciprocating motion of the water flow, thereby creating a reciprocating rinsing effect on the surface of the poultry, thus improving the efficiency of blood removal. Since the reciprocating motion of the entire deflector plate is accomplished by a mechanical structure, it avoids manual construction by workers, reduces labor intensity, and at the same time avoids the waste of water resources. Attached Figure Description

[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the poultry slaughtering and cleaning device provided in Example 1; Figure 2 This is a top view of the poultry slaughtering and cleaning apparatus provided in Example 1; In the above figures, 1. Soaking tank; 11. Support leg; 12. Inlet pipe; 13. Outlet pipe; 2. Water flow stirring mechanism; 21. Rotating rod; 22. Paddle plate; 23. Drive gear; 24. Drive rack; 3. Drive mechanism; 31. Guide rail; 32. Slider; 33. Fixing plate; 34. Electric cylinder; 4. Spray pipe; 41. Spray head. Detailed Implementation

[0013] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in these embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0014] Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed in the following specification.

[0015] Example 1, such as Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, this embodiment aims to improve the speed of blood removal while avoiding water waste. To achieve the above objectives, the poultry (chicken) slaughtering and cleaning device provided in this embodiment includes a support leg 11 and a soaking pool 1 set on the support leg 11. The soaking pool 1 is equipped with an inlet pipe 12 and an outlet pipe 13. A mesh chain conveyor or a round steel chain conveyor is also set in the soaking pool 1 to realize the automatic removal of chickens from the soaking pool 1.

[0016] The above structure is a common structure of existing soaking tank 1, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment. Considering the need to save water while accelerating the removal of blood, the water in the soaking tank 1 can only be stirred. However, the existing structure of a motor-driven stirring rod is obviously unsuitable for the soaking tank 1. Therefore, in order to promote water flow, a water flow stirring mechanism 2 is also provided in the soaking tank 1 in this embodiment. The water flow stirring mechanism 2 includes a rotating rod 21 rotatably mounted on the side wall of the soaking tank 1 and a deflector 22 fixed on the rotating rod 21. In this embodiment, the rotating rod 21 and the deflector 22 are provided on both sides of the side wall of the soaking tank 1. Specifically, the rotating rod 21 is cylindrical, and the deflector 22 is fixed on the side wall of the rotating rod 21. Bearings are fitted on the rotating rod 21, and the bearings are located at the upper and lower ends of the connecting end of the deflector 22. The bearings are mounted on the side wall of the soaking tank 1 through bearing seats. In this way, the deflector 22 can be rotated.

[0017] To control the rotation of the lever 22, the top of the rotating rod 21 extends out of the soaking tank 1. Simultaneously, a drive gear 23 is fitted onto the top of the rotating rod 21, and a drive rack 24 meshes with one side of the drive gear 23. The drive rack 24 is reciprocatingly slidably positioned on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank 1. Thus, the reciprocating motion of the lever 22 causes the water to flow back and forth. Since the chicken is immersed in the water, the buoyancy of the water is greater than the weight of the chicken, causing the chicken to move back and forth, further enhancing the rinsing effect and accelerating the removal of blood.

[0018] To further improve water flow, in this embodiment, rotating rods 21 are spaced apart along the side wall of the soaking tank 1. Thus, multiple levers 22 are provided on one side of the soaking tank 1, and the simultaneous movement of these levers 22 can more effectively drive the water flow.

[0019] To control the reciprocating motion of the drive rack 24, a drive mechanism 3 for controlling the reciprocating sliding of the drive rack 24 is also provided on the side wall of the soaking tank 1. The drive mechanism 3 includes a guide rail 31 provided on the back of the drive rack 24 and a slider 32 that cooperates with the guide rail 31. The slider 32 is fixed to the top of the side wall of the soaking tank 1. Specifically, a fixing plate 33 is provided on the side wall of the soaking tank 1, and the slider 32 is fixed on the fixing plate 33. In this embodiment, a structure in which the guide rail 31 moves and the slider 32 does not move is adopted, mainly to reduce the length of the guide rail 31. If the slider 32 is installed on the back of the drive rack 24, the length of the guide rail 31 needs to be longer than the length of the drive rack 24 since the drive rack 24 needs to move. Under this structure, the length of the guide rail 31 can be shorter than the length of the drive rack 24.

[0020] To ensure sliding stability, in this embodiment, sliders 32 are spaced apart at the top of the side wall of the soaking tank 1. To drive the movement of the guide rail 31, an electric cylinder 34 is also provided at the top of the side wall of the soaking tank 1, with the piston end of the electric cylinder 34 connected to the guide rail 31. Of course, the driving method could also be a structure of a motor driving an eccentric wheel and connecting rod; however, considering cost and the fact that rapid water flow is not required, the electric cylinder 34 is preferred.

[0021] To further improve the efficiency of blood removal, in this embodiment, a spray pipe 4 is also provided at the top of the soaking tank 1. The spray pipe 4 is spaced apart at the top of the soaking tank 1, and a nozzle 41 is provided on the spray pipe 4. The nozzle 41 is spaced apart on the spray pipe 4. In this way, before soaking, the chicken to be removed of blood is placed in the soaking tank, and the water inlet pipe 12 and the spray pipe 4 are turned on at the same time. The high-speed water jet from the nozzle 41 will impact the chicken at the top, improving the removal efficiency of the chicken at the top, and at the same time, accelerating the water input.

[0022] To avoid the lever 22 being too long and thus unable to be moved, the length of the lever 22 is between one-fifth and one-sixth of the width of the soaking pool 1. This way, the water flow can be moved without being unable to be moved due to excessive resistance.

[0023] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model in any other way. Any person skilled in the art may make changes or modifications to the above-disclosed technical content to create equivalent embodiments for application in other fields. However, any simple modifications, equivalent changes, and modifications made to the above embodiments based on the technical essence of the present utility model without departing from the technical solution of the present utility model shall still fall within the protection scope of the technical solution of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A poultry slaughtering and cleaning device, comprising support legs and a soaking tank disposed on the support legs, wherein the soaking tank is provided with an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe, characterized in that, The soaking tank is also equipped with a water flow agitation mechanism, which includes a rotating rod rotatably mounted on the side wall of the soaking tank and a lever fixed on the rotating rod. The top of the rotating rod extends out of the soaking tank, and a drive gear is fitted on the top of the rotating rod. A drive rack meshes with one side of the drive gear, and the drive rack reciprocates and slides on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank.

2. The poultry slaughtering and cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rotating rods are spaced apart along the side wall of the soaking tank.

3. The poultry slaughtering and cleaning device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The side wall of the soaking tank is also provided with a drive mechanism for controlling the reciprocating sliding of the drive rack. The drive mechanism includes a guide rail disposed on the back of the drive rack and a slider disposed in cooperation with the guide rail. The slider is fixed to the top of the side wall of the soaking tank and the sliders are spaced apart on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank. An electric cylinder is also disposed on the top of the side wall of the soaking tank, and the piston end of the electric cylinder is connected to the guide rail.

4. The poultry slaughtering and cleaning device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The top of the soaking tank is also equipped with spray pipes, which are spaced apart on the top of the soaking tank and each spray pipe is equipped with a nozzle.

5. A poultry slaughtering and cleaning device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The length of the lever is between one-fifth and one-sixth of the width of the soaking pool.

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