Cheesemaker Agitating Blade Detachable Window Whey Drainage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cheesemaking technologies face challenges in efficiently draining whey without interrupting the rotation of agitating and cutting blades, leading to potential clogging and difficulties in cleaning, especially when manufacturing high-temperature hard cheese.
Innovation Solution
A cheesemaker design featuring a dual agitator with detachable or removable windows on the agitating and cutting blades, allowing unobstructed rotation during whey drainage and easy cleaning, along with a swiveling whey draining device that can be lifted or swiveled to avoid collisions with the blades.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the draining device is arranged in the working area of the agitating and cutting blades, then whey drainage can be performed, but the agitating and cutting blades must stand still during siphoning, interrupting the mixing process
Solution Approach 1:
The agitating and cutting blade is designed with a dynamically adjustable window that can be opened or closed during operation. During whey drainage, the window is opened to allow the draining device to function while the blade continues rotating. During normal mixing, the window is closed to maintain the integrity of the blade structure and mixing efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The agitating and cutting blade is segmented into a blade body and a detachable window component. This segmentation allows the window to be independently positioned or removed, enabling the blade to adapt its structure based on operational requirements - either maintaining a closed structure for mixing or opening for drainage operations.
2Reliability
If the screen jacket is stationary to prevent clogging, then cheese curd can be filtered, but the screen openings become easily clogged with cheese curd pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The draining device incorporates a swiveling mechanism that allows the screen jacket to rotate or oscillate during the whey drainage process. This dynamic movement prevents cheese curd particles from settling and clogging the screen openings by continuously changing the orientation of the screen surface relative to the flowing curd-whey mixture.
3Productivity
If the agitating and cutting blade has a closed structure for efficient mixing, then mixing performance is improved, but cleaning becomes difficult and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The agitating and cutting blade is designed with a detachable window component that can be separated from the main blade body. This segmentation creates large open spaces and eliminates narrow crevices where cheese residue could accumulate, making the blade extremely easy to clean while maintaining structural integrity during operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The window component is extracted as a separate detachable element from the blade structure. This removal of the window during cleaning operations provides unobstructed access to the entire blade surface and internal passages, eliminating cleaning blind spots while the window is reattached for efficient mixing operations.
4Strength
If the window on the agitating and cutting blade is kept closed during operation, then structural integrity is maintained, but whey drainage is obstructed
Solution Approach 1:
The window on the agitating and cutting blade is designed to be dynamically adjustable between closed and open positions. During normal mixing operations, the window remains closed to maintain the blade's structural integrity and mixing efficiency. During whey drainage operations, the window is opened to create a passage for whey to flow through the rotating blade to the draining device.
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AI summary
A cheesemaker with a container interior in the form of a cheese vat or cheese kettle, which rotatably incorporates a driven agitator with at least one agitating and cutting blade. The cheesemaker is to be simple in structural design and easy to operate, and also satisfy strict hygiene requirements. This is achieved by providing the agitating and cutting blade with a window that can be detached therefrom, and moved relative to the agitating and cutting blade.