ES2307372A1 - Cephalopods cleaning machine. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Cephalopod cleaning machine, comprising: an "L" shaped frame (3) integrating a table (3a) and a column (3b); a vertical scraper spindle (4) which is installed in said table (3a) and which is rotatably coupled with a motor (5) of continuous or alternative rotation; internal washing means of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1); and external cleaning means (7 to 12) vertically displaceable along said column (3b); the scraper spindle (4) has a star-shaped operational cross section where the edges are separated by depressions and, at its base, this scraper spindle (4) has a plug (6) for connection to a pressurized water supply. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Cephalopod cleaning machine.

Field of the Invention

This invention concerns a machine that is intended to facilitate the cleaning of cephalopods (squid, cuttlefish and other similar mollusks) mixed, as soon as it combines manual operations with other mechanics. Its scope is not it will be that of the large production industry, but that of industrial businesses, such as fishmongers, restaurants, hotels and similar, which need to clean a few tens or some hundred of copies.

Prior art

A good cleaning of cephalopods requires, not just extract the head with the tentacles and the viscera; it is also it is necessary to completely remove the remains of viscera that inevitably they remain attached to the inner wall of the body of the cephalopod, as well as the outer mantle of this body.

The difficulty of doing this work in a way effective on a body of cephalopod flabby and slippery is certainly the reason that traditionally the cleaning of these animals is It has been done completely manually.

Even in the case of large productions the Known machines that claim a high degree of automation of the cleaning process, apart from enjoying little success is that the internal cleaning of the viscera remains is done turning the cephalopod body as if it were a sock. This is also typical of the manual procedures that are used today and has major drawbacks: it is cumbersome, it is slow and does not treat the product in a delicate way, what which involves frequent breaks of the cephalopod body that make that cannot be used for what purpose.

Explanation of the invention and advantages

Faced with this state of affairs, the invention that now we are concerned with a cephalopod cleaning machine comprising: an "L" shaped frame that integrates a table and a column; a vertical scraper spindle that is installed in said table and that is rotatably coupled with a rotation motor continuous or alternative; means of internal body wash of the cephalopod; and a vertical cleaning means vertically movable along said column. According to a mode of preferred execution the scraper spindle has a section operational cross-shaped star in which the edges they are separated by depressions and, at their base, this spindle scraper has a plug connecting to a water supply to Pressure. Also, the means of internal washing of the body of the cephalopod consist in that the scraper spindle has a hollow soul  communicated with the periphery through a vertical hole in the upper end and by a plurality of oblique holes, arranged in the form of a crown, born at the upper end of said hollow soul and which lead to said depressions, at the same time that said hollow core is coupled with said plug connected to the pressurized water supply. As for said cleaning means exterior according to the invention, consist of a head that is constituted by a pair of diaphragms, lower and upper, said lower diaphragm is formed by a crown of first nails elastic in the form of a circular sector that in its center leave a opening that is slightly larger than the contour of the tip of the body of the cephalopod, said upper diaphragm is formed by a crown of second elastic nails in the form of a circular sector that in their center they leave an opening that is little smaller than the contour of the central part of the cephalopod body, whose head is attached to a car that is likely to slide along a vertical guide of said column, and whose carriage has a lever of drive and is attached to the head by means of a shaft vertical.

The cleaning procedure to follow is the one that outlined below. In a first, simple and fast manual operation the cephalopod is taken and the head and separate it from the body along with the tentacles and the thickness of the viscera that come with it; also manually the fins of the rear part of the body are removed. In a second operation, with mechanical means, this body of cephalopod is placed and held face down on the scraper spindle and the motor that drives it is rotated in alternative rotation mode or continuous; simultaneously or subsequently the water inlet is activated under pressure to carry out the dragged debris from the inside wall of the cephalopod body, so that the inside of it is perfectly clean and washed. In a third and last operation, the carriage lever is operated manually exterior cleaning head carrier making this descend so that the cephalopod body passes through the openings centrals of its lower and upper diaphragms with the result of be removed the blanket that covers the outside of this body of cephalopod; in this operation the different size of the openings of the diaphragms sequentially produces a gross cleaning (by the lower diaphragm) and a fine cleaning (by the diaphragm upper) that affect the entire length of the body from its closed end

According to how much has been exposed you can appreciate the great utility of the machine of the invention for industrial business cases cited above (fishmongers, restaurants, hotels, business canteens, small communities, etc.) in which it is necessary to clean a considerable amount of these cephalopods that, without much reaching those of a large manipulator and / or packaging machine, widely exceed the mere needs of a family home. The simplicity of a machine as the proposal offers a solution economically affordable, very simple operation by a single person who does not need of a particular rating, which gives great performance and that enables a small construction that can pass through any door occupies a small space and requires a elementary installation with an electrical outlet, a water outlet and a drain. Last but not least, the machine proposal offers a careful treatment of the cephalopod, by enabling that the internal cleaning does not require turning from inside out to the cephalopod body.

To facilitate the dragging of waste, said scraper spindle is installed on top of a base that It has a truncated conical shape and is anchored at the bottom of a pile provided with a drain.

Drawings and references

To better understand the nature of the invention, in the attached drawings we represent an embodiment industrial that is merely illustrative and not limitative.

Figure 1 is a side elevation view of the machine that is sectioned according to a vertical plane above below it passes through the axis of the lever (12), through the axis of the axis vertical (13), along the axis of the exterior cleaning head (7) and by the spindle axis (4); the exterior cleaning head (7) is in its upper position, that is, above the free end of the scraper spindle (4). In this figure 1 they are incorporated four extended details; clockwise, one, the tip of the scraper spindle (4) with a cephalopod (1) about him; two, the one referred to the central part section of the lower (8) and upper (9) diaphragms; three, the one that shows the top plan view of the head (7) and four, similar to anterior with a conventional cut of the second elastic nails (9a) to allow clearer visual access to the first nails elastic (8a).

Figure 2 shows the machine of Figure 1 with the outer cleaning head in its operative position bottom and with the table (3a) affected with a partial cut conventional.

Figure 3 shows a scraper spindle (4) of according to the invention, which is conventionally sectioned to show its internal configuration and that incorporates two details expanded: one, referring to the preferred cross section of the scraper sector; the other, referring to the end where the vertical holes (4b) and obliques (4c).

Figure 4 is the corresponding front elevation to figure 1 and shows the exterior cleaning head (7) in its upper and vertical position of the scraper spindle (4).

Figure 5 is the top plan view of the figure 4.

Figure 6 is like Figure 4, but showing the exterior cleaning head (7) on the spindle vertical scraper (4).

Figure 7 is the top plan view of the figure 6.

In these figures the following are indicated references:

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Cephalopod

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Cephalopod body (1)

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"L" frame

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Table

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Column

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Scraper spindle

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Spindle Depressions (4)

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Vertical spindle hole (4)

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Oblique spindle holes (4)

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Engine

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Plug for pressurized water inlet

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Exterior cleaning head

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Lower head diaphragm (7)

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First elastic lower diaphragm nails (8)

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Upper head diaphragm (7)

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Second elastic upper diaphragm nails (9)

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Head carriage (7)

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Vertical column guide (3b)

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Head lever (7)

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Vertical spindle axis (7)

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Conical spindle base (4)

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Table stack (3rd)

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Battery drain (15)

Exhibition of a preferred embodiment

Regarding the drawings and references above listed, an execution mode is illustrated in the attached drawings preferred object of the invention, referred to a machine of Cephalopod cleaning which, as illustrated in Figure 1, comprises: an "L" shaped frame (3) that integrates a table (3a) and a column (3b); a vertical scraper spindle (4) that is installed on said table (3a) and which is rotatably coupled with a motor (5) continuous or alternative rotation; interior washing means of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1); and cleaning means exterior (7 to 12) vertically movable along said column (3b).

Figure 1, together with figure 3, allow clearly illustrate the means of interior washing and execution of the scratch made by the scraper spindle (4). As for the means for internal washing of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1) they consist in that this scraper spindle (4) has a hollow soul that It is connected to the periphery through a vertical hole (4b) at the upper end and by a plurality of holes obliques (4c), arranged in the form of a crown, born in the upper end of said hollow soul and which flow into said depressions (4a), while said hollow soul is coupled with said plug (6) for connection to the pressurized water supply. In as for the particular configuration to execute said scratching, preferably the scraper spindle (4) has a section operational cross-shaped star in which the edges they are separated by depressions (4a) and, at their base, this spindle scraper (4) has a plug (6) connecting to a supply of pressurized water. With all this, by rotating the scraper spindle (4) using the engine (5) while holding the body by hand (2) Cephalopod (1) installed on it, the edges corresponding to the tips of said star section start the residues adhered to the inner wall of the body (2) and the accumulate in depressions (4a), from where they are dragged by the pressurized water projected by the central (4b) and oblique holes (4c) and that reaches through the hollow interior of the scraper spindle (4) a through the plug (6) for connection to the water supply.

Figures 1 and 2 clearly illustrate the constitution and operation of exterior cleaning means of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1). As for its constitution, the External cleaning means of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1) are (Figures 1 and 2) a head (7) consisting of a pair of diaphragms, lower (8) and upper (9), lower diaphragm (8) it is formed by a crown of first elastic nails (8a) in circular sector shape that in its center leaves an opening that is slightly larger than the contour of the tip of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1), the upper diaphragm (9) is formed by a crown of second elastic nails (9a) in the form of a circular sector which in its center leave an opening that is little smaller than the contour of the central part of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1), whose head (7) is attached to a carriage (10) that can slide along a vertical guide (11) of the column (3b) of the frame (3), and whose carriage (10) has a drive lever (12) and It is attached to the head (7) by means of a vertical axis (13). For the Regarding operation, the mere visual comparison of head positions (7) in figures 1 and 2; assuming that in figure 1 the head (7) is in the position of figure 6 (in vertical alignment with scraper spindle-4), driving the lever (12) drives the carriage descent (10) to along the vertical guide (11) causing the body (2) of the cephalopod (1) go through the apertures of the diaphragms lower (8) and upper (9), with the result that the corresponding elastic (8a) and second (9a) nails, with their flexion (figure 2) ensure a perfect fit to the periphery of this body (2) which translates into maintaining a permanent contact with it and in a consequent peeling action of the external cephalopod mantle (1); the passage through the diaphragm lower (8) produces a gross cleaning from the tip of the body (2), and the immediate passage through the upper diaphragm (9) produces  the final review or fine cleaning thereof.

As Figure 1 shows, to facilitate the evacuation of waste resulting from said interior cleaning and outside, said scraper spindle (4) is installed on the top of a truncated conical base (14), while this base (14) is anchored at the bottom of a stack (15) provided with a drain (16).

As Figures 4 to 7 illustrate, the assembly of the head (7) by means of the vertical axis (13) allows to remove it from the vertical scraper spindle (4) to facilitate the operations of placement and removal of cephalopod bodies (2) (1), without have to give greater height to the column (3b), which is would result in greater machine weight, greater material cost for its manufacture and in a larger scale.

Claims (6)

1. Cephalopod cleaning machine, characterized in that it comprises: an "L" shaped frame (3) that integrates a table (3a) and a column (3b); a vertical scraper spindle (4) that is installed in said table (3a) and that is rotatably coupled with a continuous or alternative rotating motor (5); internal washing means of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1); and external cleaning means (7 to 12) vertically movable along said column (3b). 2. Cephalopod cleaning machine, according to the first claim, characterized in that the scraper spindle (4) has a star-shaped operative cross-section in which the edges are separated by depressions (4a) and, at its base, This scraper spindle (4) has a plug (6) for connection to a pressurized water supply. 3. Cephalopod cleaning machine, according to the first and second claims, characterized in that the internal washing means of the cephalopod body consist in that the scraper spindle (4) has a hollow core communicated with the periphery by means of a vertical hole ( 4b) at the upper end and by a plurality of oblique holes (4c), arranged in the form of a crown, which are born at the upper end of said hollow soul and which flow into said depressions (4a), while said hollow soul is coupled with said plug (6) for connection to the pressurized water supply. 4. Cephalopod cleaning machine, according to the first claim, characterized in that said exterior cleaning means is a head (7) that is constituted by a pair of diaphragms, lower (8) and upper (9), said lower diaphragm (8) is formed by a crown of first elastic nails (8a) in the form of a circular sector that in its center leave an opening that is little greater than the contour of the tip of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1), said diaphragm upper (9) is formed by a crown of second elastic nails (9a) in the form of a circular sector that in its center leave an opening that is little smaller than the contour of the central part of the body (2) of the cephalopod (1), whose head (7) is attached to a carriage (10) that is capable of sliding along a vertical guide (11) of said column (3b) of the frame (3), and whose carriage (10) has a lever ( 12) drive and is connected to the head (7) by means of a vertical axis (13). 5. Cephalopod cleaning machine, according to the preceding claims, characterized in that said scraper spindle (4) is installed on the top of a truncated conical base (14). 6. Cephalopod cleaning machine, according to the fifth claim, characterized in that said base (14) is anchored at the bottom of a stack (15) provided with a drain (16).