Dry Removal of Seasoning Lard Paste from Hams
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional automatic washing machines for removing seasoning lard paste from hams mix the paste with water, requiring costly filtering and purification treatments, which increases production costs.
Innovation Solution
An automatic machine using a rotating brush with movement means to perform a dry removal process, where the brush contacts and detaches the paste from the ham without water, with the removed paste collected via centrifugal action into a tub.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If water-washing machines are used to remove seasoning lard paste from hams, then the paste is effectively removed from the ham surface, but the detached paste mixes with washing water requiring costly filtering and purification treatments
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the harmful mixing of paste with water by introducing a separate air flow system. The paste is removed from the ham surface and carried away by air current into a dedicated collection container, preventing contamination of washing water and eliminating the need for costly filtration and purification treatments.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces air flow as an intermediary medium between the ham surface and the collection container. This air current serves as a carrier that transports the detached paste without direct contact with water, thereby solving the contamination problem while maintaining effective paste removal.
2Productivity
If traditional washing machines with water jets or wet brushes are used, then the seasoning lard paste is removed from the ham, but the removed paste must be filtered and purified before elimination
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the paste removal process from the water-washing system and creates a separate dry removal system using air flow. This separation eliminates the need for filtering and purification equipment, simplifying the overall device while maintaining productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces the mechanical water-washing and filtration system with a pneumatic system that uses air flow to transport paste directly to a collection container. This substitution eliminates complex filtering and purification machinery, reducing device complexity while preserving production efficiency.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This method effectively removes seasoning lard paste without water, eliminating the need for costly filtration and purification, thus reducing production costs and improving efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the mechanical detaching action of the paste from the ham is done by brushes
Implementation Method 2
the mechanical detaching action of the paste from the ham is done by brushes
Implementation Method 3
the removed paste is projected by centrifugal action into a collecting tub
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AI summary
An automatic machine (10, 110) for dry removal of seasoning lard paste from hams (H) which comprises at least a rest and retaining plane (20, 120) suitable to come into contact with the rear surface of a ham (H), said machine comprises at least a rotating brush (40, 140) and movement means (50, 150) able to move the rotating brush (40, 140) and/or the rest plane (20, 120) in respect of one another in such a way as to put the brush into contact with at least a portion of the front surface of the ham (H).