Sausage Portioning-Twisting Machine Independent Motor Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current sausage production machines face limitations due to a single motor controlling both portioning and twisting elements, leading to simultaneous rotation and inability to adjust twisting head revolutions independently, which restricts versatility and complicates maintenance, particularly when handling larger meat pieces or certain sausage types.
Innovation Solution
A motorized sausage production machine with independent motors for the portioning and twisting elements, allowing linear product movement and enabling independent control of each element's speed, with adjustable offset between portion formation and twisting, facilitating more versatile operation and easier maintenance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If a single motor drives both portioning and twisting elements, then device complexity is reduced, but independent control of portioning and twisting operations is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the drive system into two independent motors: a first motor driving the portioning element and a second motor driving the twisting element. This segmentation allows each element to be controlled independently, resolving the contradiction between reduced complexity and lost adaptability.
2Ease of manufacture
If a single motor drives both portioning and twisting elements, then manufacturing cost is reduced, but operational flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
By using two independent motors, the system allows separate speed regulation for portioning and twisting operations, enabling flexible adjustment of operational parameters while maintaining ease of manufacture through standard motor configurations.
3Volume of moving object
If the product follows a right-angled path from intake to rotation head, then the machine structure is compact, but maintenance and cleaning complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent repositions the twisting element horizontally adjacent to the portioning element rather than vertically above it, changing the spatial arrangement from a vertical right-angled path to a horizontal linear path. This dimensional change improves maintenance accessibility while maintaining compact machine footprint.
4Device complexity
If the twisting head rotation is coupled to the piston rotation, then device complexity is reduced, but the ability to adjust twisting speed independently is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent decouples the transmission systems by using independent motors for each element, allowing the twisting head rotation speed to be adjusted independently from the piston rotation speed, thereby resolving the contradiction between simplified structure and lost adaptability.
Data Source
AI summary
A portioning-twisting machine for producing cured sausages includes a product portioning element (3) and a twisting element (4) wherein portions are stuffed into a continuous casing and they are twisted. The portioning element (3) and the twisting element (4) are arranged so that the product moves between them linearly, i.e., without changing direction from when it is introduced into the machine to be portioned to its output forming stuffed units, after being twisted in the casing. The twisting element (4) is actuated in its rotation by a second motor (19), which operates independently from the first motor (10), which actuates the rotation of the portioning element (3). The transmission means (20) that link the second motor (19) to the twisting element (4) are accommodated and protected in a frame (21) provided externally on the side of the housing (2) and includes at least one belt (22).