System and method for causing a Venturi effect within an orifice

Abstract

It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect increases the acceleration of the product and reduces the pressure in the product. The device includes an orifice or tube made up of a spherical section leading to a cylindrical section, which creates a Venturi effect.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Related Applications This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 199,910, filed on September 12, 2011, and is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 374,441, filed on December 29, 2011, U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 374,417, filed on December 27, 2011, U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 374,422, filed on December 27, 2011, U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 374,421, filed on December 27, 2011, and U.S. Patent Application No. 13 / 374,423, filed on December 27, 2011.

[0002] Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a Venturi effect within an orifice.

Background Art

[0003] Background of the Invention Current food shaping technologies rely on high pressures, speeds, and complex material flow paths, which result in products of poor quality. High pressure acts on meat cells, and the higher the pressure, the more the meat cells are kneaded or squeezed. High speed combined with complex flow paths kneads meat products, acts on meat products, separates myosin / actin from cells, binds and contracts muscle fibers (protein binding).

[0004] Prior art devices such as hydraulic machines and guns that require changing the direction of liquids and gases have problems related to energy loss.

Summary of the Invention

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] Summary of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for creating a Venturi effect. It is an object of the present invention that the apparatus and method be used with solids, liquids and gases. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect increases the acceleration of a product and reduces the pressure of the product. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect reduces acceleration and increases pressure. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect be caused by an orifice. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect be caused within a tube. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect of the orifice stretches and aligns the fibers of the product. It is an object of the present invention that the hole or orifice changes dimensions from a larger diameter to a smaller diameter on the vertical or concave side. It is an object of the present invention that the said side has a sharp edge. The principle has a design similar to a Venturi. It is called a nozzle, Venturi, orifice, or flow restrictor that results in product acceleration with a corresponding pressure drop through the orifice.

[0006] By reducing the diameter of the tube through which the substance passes, the velocity is increased. This is the law of conservation of mass. When the velocity increases, the pressure of the substance decreases. This is the law of conservation of energy.

[0007] For each liquid, there is a ratio between the cross-sectional area (C) and the cross-sectional area (c), whereby the velocity can only increase by lowering the temperature or increasing the pressure. This same concept applies to muscle. It is impossible to obtain a choked flow unless there is a transition section between an orifice of finite length and a small orifice.

[0008] The Venturi allows for a smooth transition from the larger orifice to the smaller orifice. This transition minimizes the flow transition, thereby reducing the system restriction. The transition minimizes the energy loss and supports the alignment of the fibers.

[0009] The transition part of the Venturi is extremely difficult to make in a production tool environment. As a result, using the geometric properties of a spherical or similar shape enables the ability to obtain many Venturi effect characteristics using standard manufacturing methods.

[0010] All points of the spherical part are at the same distance from a fixed point. The outer diameter and the surface part of the spherical part are circular. The spherical part has the same width and peripheral dimensions. The spherical part has the maximum volume with the minimum surface area. Due to all of the above characteristics, the product can flow with a minimum of interruption. There are no static regions and no immobile regions. No matter how many times the cylindrical part intersects the spherical part, the cross-section is always a perfect circle.

[0011] It is an object of the present invention to increase the product speed and align the fibers linearly.

[0012] The air flow can be accelerated by using a system that reduces the cylindrical size. Using the equation A1V1 = A2V2 from Bernoulli's law, the speed is increased by reducing the cross-sectional area.

[0013] A typical way to satisfy this is the use of a Venturi nozzle. However, a Venturi requires a gradual area reduction and a throat section of finite length. Considering the thickness limitations of most mechanical components, it is not feasible to place a Venturi in the components of such a device.

[0014] However, by utilizing the characteristics of the spherical part, the air can be accelerated by intersecting the cylindrical part with a spherical part of a larger diameter.

[0015] In the spherical part, the pressure is equal in all directions. Therefore, when the spherical part is intersected by the cylindrical part, the air moves at high speed in a direction coaxial with the cylindrical part.

[0016] It is an object of the present invention to provide a Venturi effect in a hole by forming a spherical portion in a hole of a cylindrical portion. Thereby, a Venturi effect or a Venturi pump is generated. Thereby, the product passing through the hole is accelerated. It is an object of the present invention to provide a self-cleaning hole or orifice. Equal pressure is generated in all directions by a spherical cut. It is an object of the present invention that the spherical hemisphere or curved structure has a diameter ratio to the diameter ratio of the connected cylindrical portion that is below the liquid gas or solid choke flow used. It is an object of the present invention that the diameter of the spherical shape or curved structure is larger than the diameter of the connected cylindrical portion. It is an object of the present invention that the spherical hemisphere or curved structure has a diameter 1.1 to 2.5 times larger than the cylindrical portion that intersects it. It is preferred to have a sharper edge from the edge to the hole.

[0017] An example of the present invention is the use of a Venturi effect in a hole in a ventilation plate of a meat patty machine. The ventilation plate includes at least one air pressure release passage, and the cavities of the forming plate can be in fluid communication with this passage by a plurality of small ventilation holes. By the air passage, when the machine feeds full meat into the cavity, the air in the cavity can be released. In the case of the current ventilation plate, the holes are cylindrical and the number and diameter of the holes are changed.

[0018] Another example of the use of a hole having a Venturi effect is a grinder plate or orifice plate of a grinder. By using the grinder plate having the orifice of the present invention, the alignment of the fibers is improved.

[0019] Another example of the use of an orifice having a Venturi effect is a filling plate having filling orifices that define passages through the filling plate, some of the passages each having a passage portion that is inclined obliquely or vertically with respect to the filling side of the molding plate. The paths include spherical intersections or curved structures. The side of the filling plate that contacts the stripper plate includes a spherical shape or a curved structure having a diameter that is below the chokeflow of the liquid gas or solid being used and above the diameter of the connected cylindrical portion. And when measured from the longitudinal vertical plane of the molding plate, it intersects the upper side of the molding plate at an angle of perpendicular or about + / - 75 degrees, or in a preferred embodiment about + / - 45 degrees or less. The reduction in diameter causes a "Venturi" state. By using a spherical portion or a curved structure, the intersection between the cylindrical portion and the spherical or curved structure forms a transition portion that can be manufactured such that its shape approaches that of a Venturi-type system. It is preferred to have a sharper edge from the edge to the hole. It is an object of the present invention to make the edge sharper with a polishing machine. It is an object of the present invention that all filling passages consist of a hemispherical portion intersected by a cylindrical shape at an angle of about + / - 75 degrees from the vertical plane and preferably about + / - 45 degrees or less from the vertical plane.

[0020] It is an object of the present invention to use the spherical shape together with the ratio of the diameter of the spherical portion divided by the cylindrical intersection and the area of the cylindrical portion which is about 1.1 to 2.5 in order to create a state of the flow of meat that maintains an improved cell structure.

[0021] Irregular shapes do not have a diameter, but they have an area. For a given ratio of linear articles, the ratio is the square of the linear ratio. For curved and irregular shapes, the ratio of the initial area to the reduced area is about 1.2 to 6.25.

[0022] A further object of the present invention is to use the Venturi effect in a hydraulic device. There is friction created by the corner portions of the hydraulic device that is reduced by the use of the spherical structure and the Venturi effect. It is an object of the present invention to use this with a liquid.

[0023] It is an object of the present invention to use the Venturi effect in a gas. It is an object of the present invention that the Venturi effect brings about deceleration and an increase in pressure. It is an object of the present invention to control the angle of the spherical portion. It is an object of the present invention to use the Venturi effect in a muzzle break gun.

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0025] Detailed Description FIG. 1 shows an orifice 10 having a spherical portion 12 and a cylindrical portion 14.

[0026] FIG. 2 shows a side view of a device showing an orifice 10 having a spherical portion 12 and a cylindrical portion 14. FIG. 2 further shows a product 16 within the spherical and cylindrical portions.

[0027] FIG. 3 shows a prior art venturi 20 including a diameter 22 tapered transition section 24, a throat length 26, and a discharge section 28.

[0028] FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of a filling plate 30, a stripper plate 32, and an upper plate 34.

[0029] FIG. 5 shows an assembled view of a filling plate 40, a stripper plate 42, and an upper plate 44, further including a stripper plate spacer and clamp 46, a cylindrical portion 48, and a curved portion 50.

[0030] FIG. 6 shows a plate 60 having orifices 62 and 64 of a venting plate 60.

[0031] FIG. 7 shows a venting plate 70 having orifices 72 and 74. A channel is formed from a spherical portion 76 that intersects a cylindrical portion 78.

[0032] FIG. 8 further shows an orifice 74 having a spherical portion 76 and a cylindrical portion 78.

[0033] FIG. 9 shows a milling machine plate 100 having an orifice 110.

[0034] FIG. 10 shows an enlarged view of a milling machine plate 100 showing an orifice 110 having a spherical portion 112 and a cylindrical portion 114.

[0035] FIG. 11 shows a milling machine plate 100 having an orifice 110. The orifice includes a spherical portion 112 and a cylindrical portion 114.

[0036] FIG. 12 shows an enlarged view of an orifice 110 having a spherical portion 112 and a cylindrical portion 114.

[0037] FIG. 12A shows a bone collection tube 116 composed of a discharge tube 116, a discharge auger 117, and an FOT bone extraction insert 118 composed of a spherical portion 121 and a cylindrical portion 119.

[0038] FIG. 12B shows a milling machine plate 140 having a bone collection slot 142 and an orifice 144 composed of a spherical diameter 146 and a cylindrical diameter 148, and arrow 150 indicates the direction of the meat flow.

[0039] FIGS. 13 and 14 show a hydraulic joint 120 having an L-shaped joint 122, and two cylindrical tubes 124 and 126 enter spherical portions 128 and 130 respectively.

[0040] FIG. 15 shows a cylindrical spring 130 having a cylindrical portion 132 and a spherical portion 134.

[0041] FIG. 16 shows a cylindrical spring 130 indicating the direction 136 of the air flow, as well as a cross-section of the cylindrical portion 132 and the spherical portion 134.

[0042] FIG. 17 shows a filling plate 160 and a stripper plate 162 having a spherical portion 164 and a cylindrical portion 166, showing irregular fibers 168 when entering the Venturi device, and then aligned fibers 170.

[0043] FIG. 18 shows an enlarged view of FIG. 17.

[0044] The present invention relates to fiber orientation technology. Fiber orientation technology reduces pressure through a filling plate and aligns meat fibers so that the resulting muscle fiber contraction is in a selected direction. Fiber orientation technology uses a wider opening to achieve lower resistance to product flow.

[0045] Fiber orientation technology provides a better cross-section for cleaner cutting. Fiber orientation technology aligns the fibers of the holes so that the shearing action interrupts the muscle cells as little as possible. Fiber orientation technology reduces the total area of the metal plate that blocks the meat flow and reduces the direction change of the product moving the meat. Fiber orientation technology uses the principle of the Venturi effect to pull meat fibers through the filling holes instead of pushing them.

[0046] All of these features of fiber orientation technology reduce the separation and mixing of myosin with actin, and its net effect is the controlled orientation of the fibers and less myosin activity.

[0047] The filling plate interposed in the filling passage immediately adjacent to the forming plate has a number of filling orifices distributed in a predetermined pattern over an area aligned with the forming cavity when the forming plate is in the filling position. The filling orifices define passages through the filling plate, some of the passages each having a path portion inclined obliquely or perpendicular to the filling side of the forming plate. The path consists of a spherical intersection or a curved structure. The side of the filling plate in contact with the stripper consists of a spherical hemisphere or a curved structure having a diameter below the liquid gas or solid choke flow used and above the diameter of the connected cylindrical portion, intersecting the upper side of the forming plate at an angle of perpendicular or about + / - 75 degrees or in a preferred embodiment about + / - 45 degrees or less as measured from the vertical plane of the longitudinal direction of the forming plate. A "Venturi" state is created by the reduction of the cross-sectional area. By using a spherical portion or a curved structure, the intersection between the cylindrical portion and the spherical or curved structure forms a transition portion that can be manufactured such that its shape approaches that of a Venturi system. All the filling passages consist of a hemispherical portion intersected by a cylindrical shape portion at an angle of about + / - 75 degrees from the vertical plane and preferably about + / - 45 degrees or less from the vertical plane.

[0048] The use together with the ratio of the diameter of the spherical portion divided by the cylindrical intersection and the area of the cylindrical portion which is about 1.1 to 2.5 produces a state of the meat flow that maintains an improved cell structure.

[0049] In the above figure, the fluid enters at the left end of the pipe. Using the laws of mass conservation and energy conservation, the volumetric flow rate is equal at all points in the system. (p1A1V1)=(p2A2V2). Since p is a constant, the velocity is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area. Also, a Venturi requires an inclined portion of a certain finite distance and a throat portion having the same finite distance.

[0050] The spherical shape supplying the annular cross-section produces an increase in the product speed while maintaining a more constant pressure of the meat. The spherical portion has the following characteristics. · All points of the spherical portion are at the same distance from a fixed point. · The outer diameter and the surface portion of the spherical part are circular. · The spherical part has the same width and peripheral dimension. · The spherical part has the maximum volume with the minimum surface area. · Due to these characteristics, the meat can flow with the least interruption. There are no static and immobile regions. · No matter how many times the cylindrical part intersects the spherical part, the cross-section is always a perfect circle. · The pressure inside the spherical part is uniform in all directions.

[0051] When the product passes through the annular cross-section of the spherical part, due to the fact that the pressure is uniform inside the spherical part, a force coaxial with the spherical part is generated. The product passing through the cylindrical part is accelerated by reducing the area. It has been experimentally found that the fibers in the product are aligned in the main direction of the flow due to the acceleration. Therefore, there is an orientation of the fibers.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising at least one orifice within a plate, said orifice being composed of a spherical portion, said spherical portion having a single opening at the upper part of said orifice, said spherical portion having no stationary region and no immobile region, the pressure inside said spherical portion being uniform in all directions, said spherical portion intersecting a cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a single opening at the lower part of said orifice, the ratio of the diameter of said spherical portion to the diameter of said cylindrical portion causing a Venturi effect that increases the velocity of a substance passing through said orifice and reduces the pressure on said substance.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fibers of the substance arranged through said orifice are oriented and / or aligned by said Venturi effect.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the substance drawn through said orifice is stretched by said Venturi effect.

4. An apparatus comprising a plurality of orifices within a plate, each of said orifices being within said plate, each of said orifices being composed of a spherical portion, said spherical portion having a single opening at the upper part of said orifice, said spherical portion having no stationary region and no immobile region, the pressure inside said spherical portion being uniform in all directions, said spherical portion intersecting a cylindrical portion, said cylindrical portion having a single opening at the lower part of said orifice, the ratio of the diameter of said spherical portion to the diameter of said cylindrical portion causing a Venturi effect that increases the velocity of a substance passing through said orifice and reduces the pressure on said substance.

5. A step of flowing a product through a cylindrical portion having a single opening at the lower part of an orifice, said orifice being arranged within a plate and being composed of a spherical portion, said spherical portion having a single opening at the upper part of said orifice, wherein said spherical portion has no stationary region and no immobile region and the pressure inside said spherical portion is uniform in all directions; a step of causing a Venturi effect on said product; a step of reducing the pressure of said product and simultaneously increasing the acceleration of said product while said product is moving through said orifice, the method for causing a Venturi effect.

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