KR20200021692A - Apparatus for processing cucumber and method of the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sea cucumber processing apparatus and method. Such a sea cucumber processing apparatus 1, and the case (1) to which the sea cucumber is supplied, processed and discharged; An extraction unit 3 for extracting the intestines S of the sea cucumbers disposed on the mouth side of the case 1 and supplied; A washing unit 5 disposed adjacent to the extraction unit 3 and washing the inside of the sea cucumber by a spraying method; A drying unit 7 disposed at the outlet side of the case 1 and drying the washed sea cucumbers; And it is disposed on the upper inside of the case 1 includes a conveying portion 11 for transferring the sea cucumbers from the case 1 entrance side to the exit side.

Description

Apparatus for processing cucumber and method of the same}

The present invention relates to a sea cucumber processing apparatus and method, and more particularly to a technique that can be processed more easily by processing sea cucumber more easily by cutting the tentacles of the sea cucumber, extracting the internal organs, washing and drying It is about.

Sea cucumber is a generic name of sea cucumbers belonging to the equatorial animal sea cucumber river, and its name is named as the same as ginseng. The body is long, cylindrical in shape, with many bumps on the back. The anterior end of the body has an open mouth, several tentacles around it, and an anterior end.

Most species have many coffins with coffins on the bottom, which crawl under the sea. Species without inferiority float in the sea or live in sand mud. The skin contains sparsely calcified small bone fragments.

When sea cucumbers are cooked as food, they can be cooked with sashimi or stir-fry, steamed, or bathed.

Recently, in order to consume nutritious sea cucumbers in busy daily life, the sea cucumbers have been dried for a long time in storage, and methods for preventing deterioration or corruption during transportation have emerged.

When dried sea cucumber is used in practice, it is soaked in water and added to various dishes or used as a main ingredient.

However, when drying the sea cucumber, there is a problem that the deformation of the sea cucumber occurs, the product value falls.

Patent Application No. 10-2015-56149 (Name: Sea cucumber drying method) Patent Application No. 10-2015-43264 (Name: Desalted dried sea ginseng using far-infrared rays and its manufacturing method)

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to process sea cucumber more easily by automating the process of dissecting the tentacles of sea cucumber, extracting the intestines, and washing and drying. It is to provide technology that can increase.

In order to achieve the above object, the sea cucumber processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention,

A case (1) through which sea cucumber is supplied, processed, and discharged;

An extraction unit 3 for extracting the intestines S of the sea cucumbers disposed on the mouth side of the case 1 and supplied;

A washing unit 5 disposed adjacent to the extraction unit 3 and washing the inside of the sea cucumber by a spraying method;

A drying unit 7 disposed at the outlet side of the case 1 and drying the washed sea cucumbers; And

It is disposed on the inner upper portion of the case 1 and includes a conveying portion 11 for transferring the sea cucumbers from the case 1 entrance side to the exit side.

Sea cucumber processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention,

Cutting the tentacles of the sea cucumbers so that the body of the sea cucumber is cylindrical (S10);

Inserting the cylindrical sea cucumber, from which the tentacles have been removed, into the holder 34 disposed above the support plate 30 and pressing the pressure plate 36 to extract the intestines S;

The sea cucumber extracted internal organs (S) is transferred to the washing unit (5) by the transfer unit (11), the cylinder assembly (11) is lowered by inserting the protruding bar (32) into the inside of the sea cucumber and by the injection hole (34) Washing the inside of the sea cucumber by spraying the washing water (S12); And

Transferring the internally washed sea cucumber to the drying unit 7 by the transfer unit 11 includes the step of drying the sea cucumber (S13).

As described above, the sea cucumber processing apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, by cutting off the tentacles of the sea cucumber, extracting the intestines, and automating the process of washing and drying to process the sea cucumber more easily to increase the marketability There are advantages to it.

In addition, in the processing of sea cucumber, there is an advantage to increase the commerciality by preserving the cylindrical sea cucumber prototype as it is.

And, there is an advantage that can be easily extracted by diversifying the device for extracting the intestines of sea cucumbers.

1 is a view schematically showing the structure of a sea cucumber processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a view showing a sea cucumber processed by the sea cucumber processing apparatus shown in FIG.
3 is a view showing an extraction portion of the sea cucumber processing apparatus shown in FIG.
4 is a view illustrating another embodiment of the extraction unit illustrated in FIG. 3.
5 is a view showing a washing unit of the sea cucumber processing apparatus shown in FIG.
Figure 6 is a flow chart showing a sea cucumber processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail with respect to the sea cucumber processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, the sea cucumber processing apparatus 1 proposed by the present invention cuts the tentacles A of the sea cucumbers C, and extracts the internal organs S of the cut sea cucumbers C. , Wash the inside of the extracted sea cucumber (C), and is processed in order to dry the washed sea cucumber (C).

When explaining the sea cucumber processing apparatus 1 in more detail, the case (1) to which the sea cucumber (C) from which the tentacles A are cut is supplied; An extraction unit 3 disposed at the mouth side of the case 1 to extract the internal organs S of the sea cucumber; A washing unit 5 disposed adjacent to the extraction unit 3 and washing the inside of the sea cucumber; A drying unit 7 disposed at the outlet side of the case 1 and drying the washed sea cucumbers; It is disposed on the inner upper portion of the case 1 and includes a conveying portion 11 for transferring the sea cucumbers from the case 1 entrance side to the exit side.

Cutting the tentacles (A) of the sea cucumber (C) is done by a knife (Knife), etc., to separate the body and tentacles.

The sea cucumber (C) from which the tentacles (A) are separated has a cylindrical shape, and the viscera (S) may be extracted from the extraction part (3).

The extraction unit 3 is to extract the internal organs (S) of the sea cucumber (C) by a compression method.

In more detail, the extraction part 3 is formed in a recess to support the lower portion of the sea cucumber and the support plate 30 is formed in the inner bottom discharge hole (h); A stand 34 protruding upward from the discharge hole of the support plate 30 to support the bottom of the sea cucumber; A pressure plate 36 disposed above the support plate 30 to pressurize the sea cucumbers inserted into the holder 34 to lower the internal organs; And cylinder assemblies 14 and 21 for raising and lowering the pressure plate 36.

In the extraction part 3 which has such a structure, the support plate 30 can support sea cucumber easily by having a concave shape. And, the inner bottom portion of the support plate 30 is formed by the discharge hole (h) can be built-in of the sea cucumber compressed.

In addition, the bar 34 is disposed in the discharge hole (h), a plurality of supports 16 are disposed across the discharge hole (h), the holder 34 is provided on the plurality of support 16 Structure.

Therefore, the internal organs of the sea cucumber is discharged through the discharge hole (h), and the rack 34 is also configured to protrude upward.

It can be supported up and down by inserting the sea cucumber from which the tentacles have been removed.

Then, the sea cucumber is inserted into the rack 34, the pressing plate 36 disposed on the upper side is lowered to compress the sea cucumber to extract the intestines.

The pressure plate 36 has a structure in which the protrusions 40 are formed at the lower middle portion, and the recesses 42 are formed at both sides thereof.

Therefore, when the pressure plate 36 descends, the protrusion 40 first contacts the upper end of the sea cucumber, and when the sea cucumber is pressed downward, the upper end of the sea cucumber is pressed inward so that the protrusion 40 enters the inside of the sea cucumber. At this time, while the upper end of the sea cucumber is in contact with the surface of the protrusion 40, the sea cucumber is expanded and pressed in the recess 42 region.

As a result, when the pressing plate 36 pressurizes the sea cucumber, the guts are effectively squeezed by the protrusion 40 and the concave portion 42 to extract the internal organs and be discharged to the lower tank 32 through the discharge hole h. Can be.

And, the pressure plate 36 is lowered by the cylinder assembly (14, 21), the cylinder assembly (14, 21) and the cylinder 14 which is provided in the lower portion of the conveying unit (11); It is provided at the lower end of the cylinder 14, and includes a piston 21 for raising and lowering the pressure plate 36.

Therefore, as the piston 21 descends, the pressure plate 36 presses the sea cucumber downward, and the internal organs are extracted.

At this time, the pressure plate 36 is equipped with an air supply (24) that can inject or suck air can be adsorbed or separated as needed.

That is, one side of the transfer unit 11 is provided with an air pump, and the air pump 23 is connected to the air pump 23 to supply and suck air to the pressure plate 36.

At this time, the port is arranged in the air pump to change the injection direction of air to supply or suck air to the pressure plate 36. In addition, a plurality of fine air holes are formed at the bottom of the pressure plate 36.

Therefore, when the gut (S) of the sea cucumber (C) is extracted, the air in the pressure plate 36 is sucked by the sea cucumber (C) is adsorbed and the washing part (by the transfer unit 11 in the state of adsorbing the sea cucumber (C) ( Go to 5).

On the other hand, another embodiment of such an extraction part is shown in FIG. Extraction unit 3 according to the present embodiment is a method of extracting the internal organs (S) of the sea cucumber (C) by the rotation method.

In more detail, the extraction part 3 includes a rotating body 13 having a conical shape; A blade 19 formed spirally on the surface of the rotor 13 to remove the intestines S of the sea cucumber; A motor 20 for rotating the rotor 13; A pressure plate 36 disposed above the rotating body 13 to press down and extract sea cucumbers; When the sea cucumber is located on the upper portion of the rotating body 13 includes a cylinder assembly (14, 21) to be in close contact by pressing the sea cucumber down.

In the extraction part 3 which has such a structure, the rotating body 13 can enter easily inside sea cucumber by having a cone shape. That is, the sea cucumber in which the tentacle is cut is a cylindrical shape in which an opening is formed, and this opening can be inserted from the upper side of the rotating body 13.

In addition, a blade 19 formed in a spiral shape is provided on the surface of the rotating body 13. Moreover, the motor 20 is arrange | positioned under this rotating body 13, and the shaft of the motor 20 is connected to the lower part of the rotating body 13. As shown in FIG.

Therefore, when the motor 20 is driven while the sea cucumber (C) is in contact with the upper side of the rotating body 13, the rotating body 13 is rotated, the blade 19 through the opening of the sea cucumber (C) By entering inward, the viscera S can be taken out.

In addition, the cylinder assemblies 14 and 21 lower the pressure plate 36 to press the sea cucumber so that the sea cucumber (C) may be in close contact with the rotor 13 more effectively.

As such, the sea cucumber extracted internal organs may be transported to the neighboring washing unit 5 by the transfer unit 11 in a state in which the air is sucked by the driving of the air pump in close contact with the pressure plate 36.

The transfer unit 11 and the rail (R) disposed on the inner upper portion of the case (1); And a slider 10 which also moves the cylinder assemblies 14 and 21 and the air supply 24 by moving in the X-axis direction along the rail R.

At this time, the slider 10 can be a variety of ways, for example, a variety of transfer methods such as LM, screw method is possible.

Therefore, when the extraction of the internal organs (S) of the sea cucumber (C) is completed, the slider 10 of the transfer unit 11 moves along the rail (R) along the X-axis direction to transfer the sea cucumber to the washing unit (5).

The washing unit 5 is to wash the inside of the sea cucumber (C) with a liquid such as water.

In more detail, the washing unit 5 includes a protrusion bar 32 on which the sea cucumber (C) is seated; It is disposed on the surface of the protrusion bar 32 includes a plurality of injection holes 34 for spraying the washing water.

In addition, at least one of the protrusion bars 32 may be disposed, and a plurality of sea cucumbers may be washed at the same time.

The washing unit 5 moves to the washing unit 5 while the cylinder assembly 11 picks up the sea cucumbers C by air adsorption, and then descends the sea cucumbers C to the protrusion bar 32. If it is seated on the upper side, it will be washed.

That is, the protruding bar 32 has a spherical shape at the upper end so that the protruding bar 32 can easily enter the inside of the cylindrical sea cucumber (C).

When the sea cucumber (C) is seated on the protruding bar 32 and covered on the outer circumferential surface, the washing water is injected through the plurality of injection holes 34. At this time, since the plurality of injection holes 34 are disposed on the surface of the protrusion bar 32 in all directions, the washing water may also be uniformly sprayed in all directions.

Therefore, it is hygienic by effectively washing the inside of the sea cucumber (C).

As such, when the sea cucumber (C) is washed, the same washing process is performed on the adjacent protruding bar 32, and at the same time, it is possible to wash a plurality of sea cucumbers.

When the washing operation for sea cucumbers is completed, the transfer unit 11 moves to the washing unit 5, and the cylinder assembly 11 is lowered so that the pressure plate 36 picks up the sea cucumbers by air adsorption.

Then, the sea cucumber (C) is dried by moving to the drying unit (7). At this time, the part entering the drying part 7 may be opened when the transfer part 11 passes by the door.

In the drying unit 7, the sea cucumber is dried, and can be dried by various methods. For example, sea cucumbers may be dried by placing and heating a heating wire, or may be dried by placing a heat generating member.

As such, the processed sea cucumber may be dried while maintaining the cylindrical shape in which the tentacles are cut intact, thereby improving the commercial property.

Hereinafter, a sea cucumber processing method according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

As shown in Figure 4, the sea cucumber processing method proposed by the present invention, the step of cutting the tentacles of sea cucumber (S10); Extracting the viscera (S) of the sea cucumber from which the tentacles have been removed (S11); Washing the inside of the sea cucumber from which the intestine (S) has been extracted (S12); Drying the sea cucumber (S13).

In such a sea cucumber processing method, in the tentacle cutting step (S10) of the sea cucumber to remove the tentacles protruding on the top of the sea cucumber.

That is, the worker is separated from the body by cutting the tentacles of the sea cucumber using a cutting tool such as a knife. Thus, sea cucumbers with separated tentacles remain only in the cylindrical body.

When the tentacle cutting step S10 is completed as described above, the step S11 of extracting the gut S of the sea cucumber is performed.

The step (S11) of extracting the gut (S) of the sea cucumber is carried out by the extraction unit 3 of the sea cucumber processing apparatus (1).

That is, the sea cucumber in which the tentacles are cut is a cylindrical shape in which an opening is formed, and the opening is inserted into the holder 34 of the support plate 30 having a concave shape.

Then, the sea cucumber is inserted into the rack 34, the pressing plate 36 disposed on the upper side is lowered to squeeze the sea cucumber to extract the internal organs.

At this time, when the pressure plate 36 is lowered, the protrusion 40 first contacts the upper end of the sea cucumber, and when the sea cucumber is pressed downward, the upper end of the sea cucumber is pressed inward so that the protrusion 40 enters the inside of the sea cucumber. At this time, while the upper end of the sea cucumber is in contact with the surface of the protrusion 40, the sea cucumber is expanded and pressed in the recess 42 region.

As a result, when the pressure plate 36 presses the sea cucumber, the guts are effectively compressed by the protrusions 40 and the concave portions 42, and the internal organs are extracted and discharged into the lower tank 32 through the discharge hole h. Can be.

When all of the internal organs (S) of the sea cucumber is removed through this process, the air of the pressure plate 36 is sucked up by the sea cucumber by the suction method, so that the sea cucumber is separated from the rotating body 13.

Then, the washing step (S12) proceeds by moving to the washing unit 5 by the transfer unit 11 in a state in which sea cucumbers are adsorbed.

In the washing step (S12) of the sea cucumber, the cylinder assembly 11 first moves to the washing unit 5 in the state of picking up the sea cucumber, and then descends and seats the sea cucumber on the upper side of the protruding bar 32.

At this time, since there are a plurality of protruding bars 32, the sea cucumbers are sequentially seated on the protruding bars 32, respectively.

And, when the sea cucumber is seated on the protruding bar 32, the protruding bar 32 is cylindrical, so that the sea cucumber can more easily enter the inside of the sea cucumber.

When the sea cucumber is seated on the protruding bar 32 and covered on the outer circumferential surface, the washing water is injected through the plurality of injection holes 34. At this time, since the plurality of injection holes 34 are disposed on the surface of the protrusion bar 32 in all directions, the washing water may also be uniformly sprayed in all directions.

Thus, the inside of the sea cucumber is effectively sanitized by washing.

As such, when the sea cucumber is washed, the same washing process is performed on the adjacent protruding bar 32, and at the same time, the washing operation of the plurality of sea cucumbers is possible.

Then, the washed sea cucumber is transferred to the drying unit and dried (S13).

By repeating the above process, the processing for sea cucumber can be performed.

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A case (1) through which sea cucumber is supplied, processed, and discharged;
An extraction unit 3 for extracting the intestines S of the sea cucumbers disposed on the mouth side of the case 1 and supplied;
A washing unit 5 disposed adjacent to the extraction unit 3 and washing the inside of the sea cucumber by a spraying method;
A drying unit 7 disposed at the outlet side of the case 1 and drying the washed sea cucumbers; And
Sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) disposed on the inner upper portion of the case (1) comprising a conveying portion (11) for transferring the sea cucumber from the case 1 entrance side to the exit side. The method of claim 1,
The extraction part 3 is formed to be concave to support the bottom of the sea cucumber and the support plate 30 is formed in the inner bottom discharge hole (h); A stand 34 protruding upward from the discharge hole of the support plate 30 to support the bottom of the sea cucumber; A pressure plate 36 disposed on an upper portion of the support plate 30 to pressurize sea cucumbers inserted into the holder 34 to lower the internal organs; Sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) comprising a cylinder assembly (14, 21) for raising and lowering the pressure plate (36). The method of claim 1,
The extraction part 3 includes the rotating body 13 which has conical shape; A blade 19 formed spirally on the surface of the rotor 13 to remove the intestines S of the sea cucumber; A motor 20 for rotating the rotor 13; A pressure plate 36 disposed above the rotating body 13 to press down and extract sea cucumbers; Sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) comprising a cylinder assembly (14, 21) for raising and lowering the pressure plate (36). The method of claim 2 or 3,
The conveying unit 11 is equipped with an air supply 24 can supply or suck air to the pressure plate 36 to adsorb or separate the sea cucumber,
The air supplier 24 includes an air pump (not shown) provided at one side of the transfer unit 11; One side is connected to the air pump, the other side is connected to a plurality of air holes formed in the pressure plate 36 by the sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) comprising an air pipe 23 which is a passage of the air. The method of claim 1,
The washing unit 5 includes a protrusion bar 32 on which sea cucumbers are seated; Sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) disposed on the surface of the protruding bar 32 and comprises a plurality of injection holes 34 for spraying the washing water. The method of claim 4, wherein
The transfer part 11 includes a rail (R) disposed on the inner upper portion of the case (1); Sea cucumber processing apparatus (1) moving along the rail (R) in the X-axis direction, the cylinder assembly 11 and the air supply 24 is provided with a slider (10) for conveying together. Cutting the tentacles of the sea cucumbers so that the body of the sea cucumber is cylindrical (S10);
Inserting the cylindrical sea cucumber, from which the tentacles have been removed, into the holder 34 disposed above the support plate 30, and pressing the pressure plate 36 to extract the intestines S (S11);
The sea cucumber extracted internal organs (S) is transferred to the washing unit (5) by the transfer unit (11), the cylinder assembly (11) is lowered by inserting the protruding bar (32) into the inside of the sea cucumber and by the injection hole (34) Washing the inside of the sea cucumber by spraying the washing water (S12); And
Sea cucumber processing method comprising the step of transporting the sea cucumber washed inside to the drying unit (7) by the transfer unit (11) to dry the sea cucumber (S13).

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