Gizzard Peeler Outer Drum Guide and Pressure Means
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing gizzard peeling technologies are inefficient in processing the inner skin of a gizzard, as they often rely on internal drum mechanisms that do not effectively maintain consistent contact and pressure, leading to suboptimal processing efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The gizzard peeler incorporates guide- and pressure means at the outer circumference of the drum, such as brushes or strips, to guide and press the gizzard along the drum, ensuring the inner skin remains in contact with the drum's surface for extended periods, utilizing intermeshing rollers that rotate in opposite directions to efficiently peel the gizzard.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If internal drum mechanisms are used for peeling, then the gizzard can be processed within an enclosed space, but the contact and pressure consistency between the peeling surface and gizzard inner skin is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional internal drum mechanism by placing the peeling rollers on the outer circumference of the drum while the gizzard is positioned inside. This inversion allows the gizzard's inner skin to be pressed against the drum's outer circumference by guide and pressure means, ensuring consistent contact and pressure during the peeling process, thereby resolving the contradiction between reliability and productivity.
2Duration of action of moving object
If the gizzard is processed inside the drum, then the structure is compact, but the processing time the inner skin remains in contact with the processing surface is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the drum structure into distinct functional zones: guide means at the entrance to direct the gizzard onto the drum, pressure means distributed along the circumference to maintain contact, and peeling rollers on the outer circumference performing the actual peeling. This segmentation allows the gizzard to remain in contact with the processing surface for an extended period as it travels around the drum, increasing processing time without requiring a completely complex new structure.
3Productivity
If guide and pressure means are added to maintain contact, then processing efficiency improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The drum structure serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides the rotational motion for the peeling process, acts as the support structure for the guide and pressure means, and forms the enclosure for the gizzard. The guide and pressure means are integrated into the drum's existing structure rather than being separate additions, thereby improving peeling efficiency while minimizing the increase in device complexity.
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 configuration enhances processing efficiency by maintaining consistent contact and pressure, improving the peeling process and extending the time the gizzard's inner skin is in contact with the drum's outer circumference, thereby improving the overall performance of the gizzard peeler.
Implementation Method 1
Both the method of peeling a gizzard and the gizzard peeler that may be used therein are described in the applicant's earlier European patent application which is yet unpublished and carries the application number 08102829.2
Implementation Method 2
The gizzard peeler incorporates guide- and pressure means at the outer circumference of the drum, such as brushes or strips, to guide and press the gizzard along the drum
Implementation Method 3
The gizzard peeler incorporates guide- and pressure means at the outer circumference of the drum, such as brushes or strips, to guide and press the gizzard along the drum, ensuring the inner skin remains in contact with the drum's surface for extended periods
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AI summary
The invention relates to a gizzard peeler (1) comprising a series of rollersets (5,6), each rollerset comprising a first roller (5.1;6.1) and a second roller (5.2;6.2) that in use rotate in opposite directions, wherein the rollersets collectively form a cylindrical wall of a rotatable drum (7) or form part of such a wall, whereby the drum is provided at its outer circumference with guide- and pressure means for guiding and pressing a gizzard (4) along at least a part of the drum's outer circumference.