CN212937736U

CN212937736U - Meat analogue production device

Info

Publication number: CN212937736U
Application number: CN202021356266.7U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄宝鸿; 黄立彬; 黄三龙; 蔡依洁; 黄昭蓉; 许芸嫚; 陈仲仁
Original assignee: Food Industry Research and Development Institute
Current assignee: Fande Biotechnology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-05
Filing date: 2020-07-10
Publication date: 2021-04-13
Anticipated expiration: 2030-07-10
Also published as: TWM601011U

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a vegetarian meat manufacturing apparatus comprising an outer sleeve, two rotating inner cylinders, and a plurality of sealing discs. The outer sleeve may be divided into a heating zone and two cooling zones, the heating zone being disposed between the two cooling zones. The two rotary inner cylinders are respectively connected with the mobile platforms arranged at the two sides of the outer sleeve and respectively horizontally move in a mode of entering or leaving the outer sleeve. The sealing discs are respectively and rotatably arranged on two sides of the rotating inner cylinder so as to contain the meat material in a containing space formed by the sealing discs, the outer sleeve and the rotating inner cylinder.

Description

Meat analogue production device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a meat analogue manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to a horizontally movable meat analogue manufacturing apparatus.

Background

In recent years, due to environmental protection or religious relationship, vegetarian food population is gradually increased, however, in order to achieve nutrition, vegetable protein products are still required to replace animal protein such as meat, fish and milk so as to maintain the intake of protein. However, in the past, the production of vegetarian meat products mostly uses a biaxial extrusion technology to produce dry-type vegetarian meat blanks, and then the vegetarian meat blanks are subjected to secondary processing to obtain vegetarian meat products with coarse fibrous structures as main products of the vegetarian food market.

However, the fiber structure of animal meat is an anisotropic fiber (anistropic structure fiber) structure, and the vegetarian meat products produced by the biaxial extrusion technology are mostly single-dimensional fibers with the orientation of a horizontal outlet die, so that the coarse fiber layer structure has monotonous mouthfeel and no layering, and is difficult to meet the requirements of consumers on mouthfeel and flavor.

Nowadays, the food industry is actively developing novel plant protein products (NPF), wherein meat-like products (meal-less) are a very popular new product because their taste is closer to that of animal meat. However, there is still a need for improvement in the production of multi-directionally structured vegetable protein products with a moist, tender mouthfeel in a twin-screw extruder and effective commercial application. Therefore, it is an important issue to continuously produce vegetable protein products close to real cooked meat in batches for effective commercial production.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a vegetarian meat manufacturing apparatus to address at least one of the problems set forth above.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device for manufacturing vegetarian meat is provided, which includes a base, an outer sleeve, a first moving platform, a second moving platform, a first rotating inner cylinder, a second rotating inner cylinder, and at least one sealing disk. The outer sleeve is arranged above the base and comprises a heating area, a first cooling area and a second cooling area, and the heating area is arranged between the first cooling area and the second cooling area. The first mobile platform and the second mobile platform are arranged on the base, and the first rotating inner cylinder and the second rotating inner cylinder are respectively arranged on two sides of the outer sleeve and connected with the first mobile platform and the second mobile platform. At least one sealing disc is respectively and rotatably arranged at two sides of the rotating inner cylinder, wherein the sealing disc, the outer sleeve and the first rotating inner cylinder or the second rotating inner cylinder respectively form an accommodating space for accommodating a meat material.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cooling system further includes at least one temperature isolation plate disposed between the heating region and the first cooling region or the second cooling region.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating area of the outer sleeve is provided with a feeding hole for feeding the meat material into the accommodating space.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the surfaces of the first rotary inner cylinder and the second rotary inner cylinder have scores horizontal to the axial direction.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the sealing device further comprises a plurality of O-rings respectively disposed on the plurality of sealing discs in a manner of surrounding the plurality of sealing discs.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the outer sleeve has an inner diameter and the sealing disk has a diameter, wherein the inner diameter is equal to the diameter.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating zone, the first cooling zone and the second cooling zone of the outer sleeve each include an interlayer disposed on the outer sleeve in a manner surrounding the heating zone or each of the cooling zones.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the heating device further comprises a steam valve and an exhaust valve, wherein the steam valve is communicated with the interlayer of the heating area and is connected with a heating module through the steam valve; an exhaust valve is disposed on the interlayer of the heating region for exhausting the vapor.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further comprises a first controller electrically connected to the vapor valve for controlling the temperature of the vapor.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cooling device further includes a plurality of cooling water inlets respectively communicating with the interlayers of the first cooling area and the second cooling area, so that cooling water enters the interlayers of the first cooling area or the second cooling area.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cooling device further includes a plurality of cooling water outlets respectively communicating with the interlayers of the cooling regions to discharge cooling water.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the cooling water inlet is disposed at a position opposite to a lower side of the outer sleeve, and the cooling water outlet is disposed at a position opposite to an upper side of the outer sleeve.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further includes a plurality of rotation shafts respectively connected to the first rotation inner cylinder and the second rotation inner cylinder for driving the rotation inner cylinders to rotate.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the rotating shaft is connected to a temperature control module.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the temperature control device further includes a rotary joint, which is connected to the rotary shaft and the temperature control module, and the rotary joint is provided with a switch valve, and the switch valve is operated to control the flow of a first fluid from the temperature control module to each of the rotary inner cylinders.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further includes a temperature controller electrically connected to the switch valve for controlling the temperature of the first fluid.

According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a length of an interlayer disposed in the heating region, the first cooling region, or the second cooling region is equal to a length of the first rotating inner cylinder or the second rotating inner cylinder.

The beneficial effect of the present disclosure is that, the device for manufacturing vegetarian meat according to the embodiment of the present disclosure has the outer sleeve divided into the heating and cooling areas, so that the cooling and heating processes can be performed simultaneously, thereby achieving batch continuous production and further increasing the yield of the vegetarian meat product.

In order to make the features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, several embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

In order to make the various aspects of the disclosure more comprehensible, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the various devices and equipment are not necessarily drawn to scale in accordance with standard practice in the industry. Indeed, the dimensions of the various devices and apparatus may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a meat preparation device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 illustrates a partial schematic view of a first step of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 3 illustrates a partial schematic view of a second step of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 4 shows a partial schematic view of a third step of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 illustrates a partial schematic view of a fourth step of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 6 illustrates a partial schematic view of a fifth step of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

The reference numbers are as follows:

100 apparatus for producing meat analogue

111 temperature insulating board

110 outer sleeve

115: feed inlet

120, support

130: base

140 sealing disk

150 the first rotary inner cylinder

151 second rotary inner cylinder

155, a containing space

160, scoring

170O-ring

180a,180b first axis of rotation

181a,181b a second rotating shaft

190,191 interlayer

210 heating module

211 first temperature control module

212 second temperature control Module

220 steam valve

230 first controller

240,241: three-way joint

242 cooling water outlet

250: shaft coupling device

260 bearing

270,271 rotary joint

280,281 switching valve

290,291 temperature controller

300 moving platform

310 roller

320 motor

CD cooling area

HD heating area

L₁、L₂Length of

R₁Inner diameter

R₂Diameter of

Detailed Description

Some embodiments of the disclosed meat preparation apparatus are described below. However, it should be readily appreciated that the disclosed embodiments provide many suitable concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments disclosed are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the disclosure, and do not limit the scope of the disclosure.

As used herein, the term "about" generally means within +/-20%, preferably within +/-10%, and more preferably within +/-5%, or within +/-3%, or within +/-2%, or within +/-1%, or within +/-0.5% of a given value or range. The amounts given herein are approximate, that is, the meanings of "about" and "approximately" may be implied without specifically stating "about" or "approximately".

As used herein, the term "substantially" generally means within 90%, and for example, within 95%, or within 98%, or within 99% of a given value or range.

Also, spatially relative terms such as "below … …," "below … …," "below," "above … …," "above," and the like may be used herein to describe one element or component's relationship to another element or component as illustrated. This spatially relative term encompasses different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. When the device is rotated to other orientations (rotated 90 degrees or otherwise), the spatially relative descriptors used herein should be interpreted as such with respect to the rotated orientation.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. It will be understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Referring first to fig. 1, a schematic diagram of a meat preparation apparatus 100 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The meat preparation apparatus 100 mainly includes an outer sleeve 110, a holder 120, a base 130, a plurality of sealing discs 140, and a first rotary inner cylinder 150 and a second rotary inner cylinder 151. The two rotary inner cylinders are connected to the moving platforms 300 disposed at both sides of the outer sleeve 110, respectively, and are independently horizontally moved along the longitudinal direction of the outer sleeve 100 in such a manner as to be movable into and out of the outer sleeve 100, and are disposed at both sides of the outer sleeve 110, respectively. In addition, the sealing discs 140 are respectively and rotatably disposed on two sides of the first rotating inner cylinder 150 and the second rotating inner cylinder 151, so that when the rotating inner cylinders enter the outer sleeve 110, an accommodating space is formed among the rotating inner cylinders, the sealing discs 140 disposed on two sides of the rotating inner cylinders, and the outer sleeve 110, so that the meat material can enter the accommodating space for meat preparation. That is, as shown in fig. 1, the device 100 for manufacturing vegetarian meat of the present disclosure may have two receiving spaces for manufacturing vegetarian meat.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, outer sleeve 110 is non-rotatable and the inner wall is smooth and may include a plurality of cooling zones CD and heating zones HD disposed between the plurality of cooling zones CD. For example, the cooling zone CD may include a first cooling zone to the right of the heating zone HD and a second cooling zone to the left of the heating zone HD. A low heat transfer temperature insulating plate 111 may be disposed between the cooling region CD and the heating region HD so that the temperatures of the cooling region CD and the heating region HD do not interfere with each other. That is, the heating process performed in the heating zone HD and the cooling process performed in the cooling zone CD may be performed independently at the same time. According to some embodiments, the outer sleeve 110 may be formed by inserting the temperature isolation plate 111 between the sleeves and locking three hollow cylinders by using flanges, but the disclosure is not limited thereto, and the outer sleeve 110 may be formed by integrally forming.

Furthermore, the outer sleeve 110 in the heating zone HD may have a feed opening 115, wherein the feed opening 115 may be a funnel or an opening of the shell, but is not limited thereto, as long as the raw meat material can pass through. In some embodiments, the feeding method may take the form of screw conveying, pneumatic conveying, oil pressure conveying, or any suitable method. In some embodiments, the vegetarian meat material may comprise a vegetable protein, such as soy protein, wheat protein, or similar materials to the foregoing.

It is worth mentioning that the outer layers of the heating zone HD and the cooling zone CD each have a 360 degree sandwich around the outer sleeve 110, and the sandwich 190 surrounding the heating zone HD allows the passage of the heating mediumAnd the interlayer 191 surrounding the cooling area CD may be passed through by the cooling medium. In some embodiments, the interlayer 190 does not overlap the feed port 115. Furthermore, the interlayers 190,191 have a length L₁The first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 have a length L₂Wherein the length L of the interlayer 190,191₁Can be greater than the length L of the rotary inner cylinder₂. In some embodiments, length L of interlayer 190₁Approximately equal to the length L of the rotary inner cylinder₂. In some embodiments, the coolant may be chilled water or any suitable coolant. For example, the heating medium may be steam or any suitable heating medium.

In some embodiments, the interlayer 190 of the heating zone HD is connected to a vapor valve 220 to control the entry of vapor into the interlayer 190, and the vapor valve 220 is electrically connected to a first controller 230 to control the temperature of the vapor entering the interlayer 190 of the heating zone HD from the heating module 210, thereby controlling and maintaining the temperature of the outer sleeve 110 of the heating zone HD. In addition, the lowest part of the interlayer 190 of the heating area HD is provided with a three-way joint 240, two openings at the lower end of the three-way joint 240 are respectively used for connecting a steam cooler and an exhaust valve (not shown), the exhaust valve is fully opened at the initial stage of introducing steam to effectively discharge air and accumulated water in the interlayer 190, when the vegetarian meat material is heated, the exhaust valve is closed, condensed water heated by the steam is discharged by the steam cooler, and after all vegetarian meat processes are completed, the exhaust valve is opened to discharge steam condensed water from the interlayer of the heating area HD.

In some embodiments, a three-way joint 241 is disposed at a position closest to the base 130 and below the outer side of the interlayer 191 of the cooling region CD, and two openings at the lower end of the three-way joint 241 are respectively connected to a cooling water inlet and a drain valve (not shown). The cooling water outlet 242 is provided above the interlayer 191 of the cooling area CD and communicates with the interlayer 191 of the cooling area CD. When the cooling effect is performed, the drain valve is closed, then the cooling water is input into the interlayer 191 of the cooling area CD through the cooling water inlet for cooling, and then the cooling water is discharged from the cooling water outlet 242 at the upper part, the cooling water is input from the lower part and discharged from the upper part, so that the interlayer 191 is completely filled with the cooling water, the outer sleeve 110 of the cooling area CD is uniformly cooled, after all the vegetarian meat processes are completed, the input of the cooling water is stopped, and the drain valve is opened to completely discharge the cooling water from the interlayer 191.

A bracket 120 is disposed below outer sleeve 110 to support and fix outer sleeve 110. The bracket 120 may be connected with the base 130. In some embodiments, the base 130 may have a rail. Preferably, supports 120 are disposed between heating zone HD and cooling zone CD, and on both sides of outer sleeve 110, respectively, to firmly support the entire outer sleeve 110.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, outer sleeve 110 has an inner diameter R₁And the plurality of seal discs 140 have a diameter R₂Wherein the inner diameter R₁Substantially equal to the diameter R₂. In other embodiments, the inner diameter R₁Slightly larger than the diameter R₂. Thus, the plurality of sealing discs 140 may rotate or move within the outer sleeve 110.

In some embodiments, the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151 have a hollow structure. The plurality of notches 160 are disposed on the outer surfaces of the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151, so that the raw meat material can be formed into meat-like fibers. In some embodiments, the plurality of indentations 160 may be strip-shaped, wavy, saw-blade-shaped, or any suitable shape. For example, the plurality of notches 160 are stripe-shaped. In some embodiments, the depth of the score 160 is from about 0.5mm to about 1.5mm or from about 0.75mm to about 1.25mm, for example about 1 mm; the width is from about 1mm to about 5mm or from about 2mm to about 4mm, for example about 3 mm. In some embodiments, the spacing between the plurality of scores 160 is about 2mm to about 8mm, about 3mm to about 7mm, or about 4mm to about 6mm, for example about 5 mm. Shear is the force generated by two objects in relative motion.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151 rotate, since the outer sleeve 110 is fixed, the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151 and the outer sleeve 110 move relative to each other, and thus a shearing force is generated. The plurality of notches 160 serve to provide stronger surface friction to the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151, so that the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151 can form stronger shearing force with the outer sleeve 110 when rotating.

A plurality of O-rings 170 are disposed on the plurality of sealing discs 140 in a manner of surrounding the plurality of sealing discs 140 to enhance sealability between the outer sleeve 110 and the first and second rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the first rotating shaft 180a passes through the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and is connected to the plurality of sealing discs 140, so as to drive the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the plurality of sealing discs 140 to rotate together. The second rotating shaft 181a passes through the second rotary inner cylinder 151 and is connected to the plurality of sealing discs 140, so as to drive the second rotary inner cylinder 151 and the plurality of sealing discs 140 to rotate together. In some embodiments, each of the rotating shafts may have a hollow structure.

Further, first rotating shaft 180a may communicate with first rotating shaft 180b via shaft coupling 250. Similarly, the second rotating shaft 181a may also communicate with the second rotating shaft 181b via the other side coupling 250. The number of the shaft couplers 250 and the rotating shafts may be determined according to actual requirements, for example, without using the shaft couplers 250 and the

rotating shafts

180b and 181b or two shaft couplers 250 and two

rotating shafts

180b and 181b, but is not limited thereto.

The bearings 260 are connected to the

rotating shafts

180b and 181b to support the

rotating shafts

180a and 181a and the

rotating shafts

180b and 181b connected through the shaft coupling 250. The position of the bearing 260 can be adjusted according to actual requirements. For example, in some embodiments, bearings connect the

rotating shafts

180b and 181 b.

The first rotary joint 270 is connected to the first rotary shaft 180b and the fluid storage tank 211, so that the first fluid flows from the first temperature control module 211 into the first rotary inner cylinder 150. In embodiments without rotating shaft 180b, first rotary joint 270 is coupled to first rotating shaft 180a and first temperature control module 211. In some embodiments, the first fluid may comprise a cooling medium or a heating medium. For example, the coolant may be chilled water or any suitable coolant. For example, the heating medium may be steam or any suitable heating medium.

In addition, the first switch valve 280 is connected to the first rotary joint 270 for controlling whether the first fluid flows into the first rotary inner cylinder 150 from the first temperature control module 211. The first temperature controller 290 is electrically connected to the first on-off valve 280 for controlling the temperature of the first fluid, so that the first fluid can be used as a cooling medium or a heating medium as required. That is, when heating is required, the first temperature controller 290 may control the first temperature control module 211 to flow out the heat medium so as to heat the first rotary inner cylinder 150, and when cooling is required, the first temperature controller 290 may control the first temperature control module 211 to flow out the refrigerant so as to cool the first rotary inner cylinder 150.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second rotary joint 271, the second temperature control module 212, the second switch valve 281, and the second temperature controller 291 are similar to the first rotary joint 270, the first temperature control module 211, the first switch valve 280, and the first temperature controller 290 in operation and connection, and therefore, a repetitive description thereof is omitted.

In some embodiments, the mobile platform 300 may be disposed below the bearings 260, and the mobile platform 300 may be disposed with the rollers 310. The moving platform 300 is supported below the bearing 260, so that the moving platform 300 can move on the base 130, thereby moving the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151. Further, since the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 are connected to the independent moving platform 300, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 can independently move. Accordingly, a slidable cantilever structure is formed by the rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151, the

rotary shafts

180a,180b, 181a and 181b, the shaft coupler 250, the bearing 260 and the moving platform 300, so that the first rotary inner cylinder 150 and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 can freely move horizontally between the heating region HD and the cooling region CD of the outer sleeve 110.

The motor 320 is disposed on the movable platform 300, electrically connected to the

rotating shafts

180b and 181b, and configured to drive the rotating

shafts

180a and 180b, 181a and 181b to rotate, so as to drive the rotating

inner cylinders

150 and 151 to rotate. In some embodiments, the motor 320 drives the rotation shaft via a chain and a sprocket (not shown), which in turn drives the rotation of the inner

rotary cylinders

150 and 151.

According to the meat analogue manufacturing device disclosed by the present disclosure, since the two rotary

inner cylinders

150 and 151 are provided and the outer sleeve is independently provided with the heating area HD and the cooling area CD, a batch continuous meat analogue process is feasible, and thus the efficiency of the meat analogue process can be effectively improved, which is beneficial to commercial application.

Next, please refer to fig. 2 to 6, which are partial schematic views of steps of a meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. It should be understood that the partial schematic diagrams shown in fig. 2-6 omit other components of the vapor valve 220, the first controller 230, and the like for clarity of illustration.

As shown in fig. 2, when the meat preparation apparatus according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is in the first step, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 may be pushed to a position overlapping the heating region HD of the outer sleeve 110 by the moving platform 300 and the feed opening 115 is opened, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 starts to rotate and simultaneously feeds the meat material into the accommodating space 155 through the feed opening 115. When the feeding is completed, the feed port 115 is opened and closed, and a space similar to a closed space is formed between the outer sleeve 110, the first rotary inner cylinder 150, and the plurality of seal disks 140. Then, the first rotating inner cylinder 150 and the heating area HD of the outer sleeve 110 start to heat, so that the raw material is subjected to a thermal reaction and a shearing force in the accommodating space 155 to be melted from a solid state into a fluid slurry state. The second rotary inner cylinder 151 is located in the cooling area CD and stands by.

Referring to fig. 3, in the second step, the steam valve 220 of the heating region HD is closed, and the first rotary inner cylinder 150 having completed the heating process moves to the cooling region CD on the right side of the outer sleeve 110 to start the cooling process. Meanwhile, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is pushed to a position overlapping the heating region HD by the moving platform 300, the feed opening 115 is opened, the feed opening 115 is closed after the feeding is completed, and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 starts to enter steam to perform the heating process.

Referring to fig. 4, in the third step, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is moved away from the inner of the outer sleeve 100 from the position of the cooling area CD, and the raw meat attached to the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is taken out to complete the first batch of raw meat production. At this time, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 located in the heating zone HD is continuously heated until the raw material is completely melted.

Referring to fig. 5, in the fourth step, the steam valve 220 of the heating region HD is closed, and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 completing the heating process is moved to the first cooling region CD to start the cooling process. The first rotary inner cylinder 150 which finishes the material taking moves to the position of the heating area HD of the outer sleeve 110 again, the feeding hole 115 is opened for feeding, and after the feeding is finished, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 introduces steam to perform the melting process of the raw materials.

Referring to fig. 6, in the fifth step, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is continuously heated in the heating zone HD until the raw material is completely melted. At this time, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is moved away from the position of the cooling area CD from which the cooling process is completed inside the outer sleeve 100, and the raw meat adhered to the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is taken out to complete the second batch of raw meat production. The vegetarian meat can be continuously produced in batches by repeatedly carrying out the steps.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be more specifically explained by examples, however, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to these examples.

Example one

Firstly, about 7500 to 10000 g of reverse osmosis water, preferably 9000 g of reverse osmosis water, about 50 to 150 g of common salt, preferably 90 g of common salt are taken, about 1000 to 2000 g of soybean protein, preferably 1500 g of soybean protein is added into the reverse osmosis water, about 50 to 100 g of monascus pigment, preferably 75 g of monascus pigment is added, the mixture is stirred by a stirrer for about 15 to 25 minutes and then is kept stand for 20 to 40 minutes, so that the water is uniformly distributed.

Then, about 4000 to 5500 g, preferably 4500 g of wheat protein is added into the mixture of the soybean protein and the reverse osmosis water, and stirred by a stirrer for 10 to 20 minutes until the protein and the water are completely and uniformly mixed to be used as a vegetarian meat material.

Subsequently, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is moved to the heating zone HD in the middle of the outer sleeve 110, and the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is moved to the first cooling zone CD of the outer sleeve 110. The feed opening 115 of the heating zone HD is opened, and about 6500 to 7500 g, preferably 7000 g, of the uniformly mixed meat material is filled into the accommodating space 155 of the first rotary inner cylinder 150 through the feed opening 115.

Then, the steam valve 220 and the first switch valve 280 are opened to send steam from the heating module 210 and the first temperature control module 211, so that the interlayer of the heating region HD and the first rotary inner cylinder 150 are heated, the heating temperature is set to 120 ℃, the heating time is about 35 to 60 minutes, and the transmission motor switch of the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is opened, so that the first rotary inner cylinder 150 rotates at a rotation speed of about 5 to 20rpm, preferably 10rpm, while heating.

After the heating is completed, the steam is turned off, the first

rotating shafts

180a and 180b are simultaneously driven to discharge the steam inside, the heating area HD is continuously heated, the driving motor of the first rotating inner cylinder 150 is continuously turned on, but the rotating speed of the motor is reduced to about 5 to 10rpm, preferably 5rpm, and the first rotating inner cylinder 150 is moved to the cooling area CD on the right side of the outer sleeve 110, and the cooling process is performed for about 15 to 25 minutes.

While the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is moved to the cooling zone on the right side, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is moved to the heating zone HD to perform the feeding and heating processes similar to those described above. Then, after the first rotary inner cylinder 150 completes the cooling process, the first rotary inner cylinder 150 is moved away from the outer sleeve 110 to take the raw meat, and the first batch of raw meat production is completed.

After the first batch of the raw meat is taken down, the cooling water discharge valves of the axes of the first

rotating shafts

180a and 180b are opened to discharge the cooling water inside. Then, after the heating process is completed, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 moves to the cooling area on the left side of the outer sleeve 110 to perform the cooling process for about 15 to 25 minutes, and the first rotary inner cylinder 150 enters the heating area HD and returns to the feeding and heating process.

After the second rotary inner cylinder 151 completes the cooling process, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 is displaced away from the outer sleeve 110 to take out the material, the finished raw meat is taken down from the second rotary inner cylinder 151, i.e. the production of the second batch of raw meat is completed, and after the first rotary inner cylinder 150 leaves the heating area HD, the second rotary inner cylinder 151 returns to the feeding and heating process.

According to the meat analogue manufacturing device disclosed by the embodiment of the disclosure, as the outer sleeve is divided into the heating and cooling areas, the cooling and heating processes can be simultaneously carried out, so that batch continuous production is achieved, and the yield of meat analogue products can be further increased.

In addition, in the vegetarian meat manufacturing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, since the notches are formed in the outer surface of the rotary inner cylinder, it is possible to ensure that the vegetarian meat product similar to the meat fiber is attached to the outer surface of the rotary inner cylinder, and therefore, the vegetarian meat product similar to the meat fiber can be obtained easily by merely pulling out the rotary inner cylinder from the outer sleeve. Therefore, the secondary processing technology that the traditional raw material of the vegetarian meat embryo needs to be subjected to silk splitting, water covering, recombination and the like can be omitted.

Although embodiments of the present disclosure and their advantages have been disclosed above, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Moreover, the scope of the present disclosure is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the machine, composition of matter, means, methods and arrangements, described herein, but rather by the claims, it will be understood by those skilled in the art from this disclosure that the machine, composition of matter, means, methods and arrangements, whether presently existing or later to be developed, can be utilized according to the present disclosure, provided that the machine, composition of matter, means, methods and arrangements, performs substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the embodiments described herein. Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure includes the machines, compositions of matter, means, methods, and arrangements described above. In addition, each claim constitutes a separate embodiment, and the scope of protection of the present disclosure also includes combinations of the respective claims and embodiments.

While the present disclosure has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it is not intended to be limited thereto. Those skilled in the art to which the disclosure pertains will readily appreciate that numerous changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, the scope of the present disclosure is to be determined by the claims that follow.

Claims

1. A meat analogue manufacturing apparatus, comprising:

a base;

the outer sleeve is arranged above the base and comprises a heating area, a first cooling area and a second cooling area, and the heating area is arranged between the first cooling area and the second cooling area;

the first mobile platform and the second mobile platform are arranged on the base;

the first rotating inner cylinder and the second rotating inner cylinder are respectively arranged at two sides of the outer sleeve and connected with the first mobile platform and the second mobile platform; and

at least one sealing disc, it sets up in the both sides of this rotatory inner tube rotatably respectively, wherein this sealing disc, this outer sleeve and this first rotatory inner tube or this second rotatory inner tube form an accommodation space respectively in order to hold a meat material.

2. The meat preparation device of claim 1, further comprising at least one temperature insulating plate disposed between the heating zone and the first cooling zone or the second cooling zone, respectively.

3. The meat preparation device of claim 1, wherein the heating zone of the outer sleeve is provided with a feed inlet for feeding the meat material into the receiving space.

4. The meat preparation device of claim 1, wherein the surfaces of the first and second rotary inner cylinders have indentations horizontal to the axial direction.

5. The meat preparation device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of O-rings disposed on the plurality of sealing discs in a manner to surround the plurality of sealing discs, respectively.

6. The meat preparation device of claim 1 wherein the outer sleeve has an inner diameter and the sealing disc has a diameter, wherein the inner diameter is equal to the diameter.

7. The meat preparation device of claim 1, wherein the heating zone, the first cooling zone and the second cooling zone of the outer sleeve each comprise an interlayer disposed on the outer sleeve in a manner surrounding the heating zone or each cooling zone.

8. The meat preparation device of claim 7, further comprising:

a steam valve which is communicated with the interlayer of the heating area and is connected with a heating module through a steam valve; and

and an exhaust valve arranged on the interlayer of the heating area for exhausting steam.

9. The meat preparation device of claim 8, further comprising a first controller electrically connected to the steam valve for controlling the temperature of the steam.

10. The meat preparation device of claim 7, further comprising:

and the cooling water inlets are respectively communicated with the interlayers of the first cooling area and the second cooling area so as to allow cooling water to enter the interlayers of the first cooling area or the second cooling area.

11. The meat preparation device of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of cooling water outlets respectively communicating with the sandwiched layer of each cooling zone for discharging cooling water.

12. The meat preparation device of claim 11, wherein the cooling water inlet is disposed at a position opposite to a lower side of the outer sleeve, and the cooling water outlet is disposed at a position opposite to an upper side of the outer sleeve.

13. The meat preparation device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of rotation shafts respectively connected to the first inner rotary cylinder and the second inner rotary cylinder for rotating the inner rotary cylinders.

14. The meat preparation device of claim 13, wherein the rotating shaft is connected to a temperature control module.

15. The meat preparation device of claim 14, further comprising:

and the rotary joint is communicated with the rotating shaft and the temperature control module, is provided with a switch valve and is connected with the rotating shaft, and controls the flow of a first fluid from the temperature control module to each rotating inner cylinder by operating the switch valve.

16. The meat preparation device of claim 15, further comprising a temperature controller electrically connected to the switch valve for controlling the temperature of the first fluid.

17. The meat preparation device of claim 7, wherein the length of the interlayer disposed in the heating zone, the first cooling zone or the second cooling zone is equal to the length of the first rotating inner cylinder or the second rotating inner cylinder.