JPH0214460B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese. More specifically, the present invention relates to a carrier for centrifugal dewatering of cheese, which is used when cheese made of various fiber threads is loaded onto a large number of spindles arranged in parallel on the carrier, and the whole carrier is loaded into a centrifugal dehydrator for dehydration. It is something.

[Conventional technology]

A device for centrifugally dehydrating cheese loaded on a spindle of a cheese carrier along with the carrier is disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 101423/1983. The cheese carrier 10 used in this centrifugal dewatering device has a large number of spindles (cheese loading and holding machine) arranged in a predetermined manner from the center on a receiving plate 11.
16 are arranged in parallel, the spindle is formed of a tubular body, and the circumferential surface has countless small holes bored over almost the entire length, and the lower end has a receiving plate so as to communicate directly with the manifold 12'. A concentric holding pin 16' having a tapered tip is fixed to the upper end.

When centrifugal dewatering is performed using such a known carrier, an excessive load is applied to the spindle due to the centrifugal force accompanying the rotation, which deforms the spindle itself.
In addition, there was a problem that the entire spindle was bent into an arched shape.

Therefore, in order to avoid such problems, (1) reduce the number of stacked cheeses, that is, reduce the stacking height of cheese (less than 5 pieces, 750 mm or less);
or (2) it was necessary to take measures such as lowering the rotation speed of the carrier during centrifugal dehydration (gravitational force multiplier of 100G or less).

In other words, with conventional carriers for cheese centrifugal dehydrators, there is a problem that the number of stacked cheeses or the rotation speed is limited, and therefore the throughput per batch is small, resulting in poor production efficiency and low rotation speed. However, the dehydration rate was low and the drying time in the next step was long.

In order to increase dehydration efficiency, instead of performing centrifugal dehydration for each carrier, cheeses are removed from the spindle and centrifugally dehydrated one by one, or centrifugally dehydrated for each spindle. The removal work, or the work of removing each spindle and attaching it to the dehydrator, was time-consuming and resulted in extremely low productivity.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

The present invention makes it possible to dehydrate a cheese carrier that has been processed through processing steps such as scouring whitening or dyeing as it is as a rotating body, with cheese still mounted thereon, and thus to achieve an extremely efficient cheese dehydration process. It is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese, which can perform the following steps. More specifically, the present invention reduces the number of cheeses to 5
Even if centrifugal dehydration is performed at a rotation speed such that the gravity coefficient is 100 G or more, the spindle will not be deformed or bent by the centrifugal load, and centrifugal dehydration can be performed efficiently. It is an object of the present invention to provide a carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese.

[Means for solving problems]

According to the present invention, a large number of spindles are arranged in parallel around a central column on a cheese carrier, and the upper and lower ends of these spindles are engaged with and supported by each spindle at the intermediate portion thereof, and the center column is connected to the central column at the center. An intermediate support plate for the spindle is provided so as to be supported, and a gap adjustment mechanism is further provided between the cheese receiver and the cheese presser engaged with the upper and lower ends of each spindle and the upper and lower ends of each spindle. A carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese is provided.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a carrier according to the present invention is loaded into a centrifugal dehydrator, with the left half showing the external appearance and the right half showing a cross section.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the carrier according to the present invention loaded with cheese, with the left half showing the external appearance and the right half showing the cross section.

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the carrier according to the invention.

The main body 1 is similar to the above-mentioned known centrifugal dehydrator, and a blanket 2 protruding outward at multiple locations is suspended and held on legs 5 erected on a base 4 via hanging rods 3. has been done. Main body 1
There is a rotary drive shaft 7 in the center of the bottom plate 1', and a drive pulley 7' is attached to the lower outer end of the drive shaft 7, and the drive shaft 7 is rotated at a predetermined speed by a motor M separately installed on the base 4 via a stand. A rotary cylinder 17 having a tapered portion 17' is attached to the upper end of the rotary drive shaft 7.

A cheese carrier 10 that receives cheese to be processed and is driven as a rotating body is loaded into the main body 1 of the dehydrator and is detachably connected to the rotary drive shaft 7.

The cheese carrier 10 has a flat top surface and a manifold 12' that is hollow inside by surrounding the lower side of a receiving plate 11 with a mirror plate 12 and having a diameter that allows insertion into the inside of the main body 1. It is strongly constructed as a single unit. A hollow central support 13 of a predetermined length is installed in the center of the receiving plate 11, and a boss 1 having a threaded portion is installed at the center of the top of the central support.
4 are provided.

A tapered portion 15' is provided inside the top of the central support 13.
A guide cylinder 15 having a diameter is fixedly provided.

A tapered portion 18 is also formed at the center of the mirror plate 12, and this tapered portion is configured to engage with a tapered portion 17' provided on the rotational drive shaft 7.

In the cheese carrier 10, a large number of spindles 16 are arranged in parallel at a predetermined arrangement from the center on a receiving plate 11. Each spindle 16 is formed of a tubular body, and has numerous small holes on its circumferential surface. 16' are bored over almost the entire length, and their lower ends are screwed and bonded to the receiving plate 11 so as to be continuous with the manifold 12'. At the upper end of each spindle, there is a holding pin 1 that is concentric and has a tapered tip.
6' is fixed.

A pressing plate 19 is provided at the upper end of the cheese carrier 10 for pressing the cheese loaded onto the spindles 16 from above the central column 13 and each spindle 16. In the center of this holding plate 19, there is a threaded part 19'.
It is fixed with a fixture 20.

A cheese presser 22 incorporating a spring 21 is attached to the presser plate 19 at the position of the spindle 16, and presses the cheese 23 loaded on the spindle 16 downward with an appropriate pressing force from above. Fixed.

Intermediate support plates 24 are provided at the upper and lower ends of the central column 13 and each spindle 16 so as to be set at intermediate positions. A hole with a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the central support 13 is provided in the center of this intermediate support plate, and a hole slightly larger than the outer diameter of each spindle 16 is provided in the portion where each spindle 16 is located. There is.

After 3 to 4 pieces of cheese 23 are loaded on each spindle 16, the intermediate support plate 24 is placed so as to be placed from above, and then 3 to 4 pieces of cheese 23 are placed on each spindle 16.
Load them individually and set them so that they are approximately halfway between the top and bottom ends. The intermediate support plate 24 is configured to be detachable. When the number of cheeses 23 is large, it is preferable to use a plurality of intermediate support plates having such a configuration.

A plate 25 for receiving the cheese 23 is provided at the lowermost end of the spindle 16, and a gap adjustment mechanism incorporating a spring 26 is also provided between this plate and the receiving plate 11 of the cheese carrier 10. This is to prevent slight variations in the height of the cheese 23 loaded onto each spindle 16 due to the insertion of the intermediate support plate 24, and to prevent processing unevenness from occurring due to the presence or absence of gaps. It is something.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, by configuring the carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese as described above, centrifugal dehydration is possible even when the number of cheeses is 5 or more, essentially 10 to 12, It is also possible to perform centrifugal dehydration at a rotation speed that provides a gravity multiple of 100 G or more, and therefore the dehydration efficiency is greatly improved. Furthermore, problems such as deformation of the spindle are eliminated, drying time is also shortened, and productivity is significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a carrier according to the present invention is loaded into a centrifugal dehydrator, with the left half showing the external appearance and the right half showing a cross section. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the carrier according to the present invention loaded with cheese, with the left half showing the external appearance and the right half showing the cross section. FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the carrier according to the invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Body, 2...Bracket, 3...Hanging rod, 4...Base, 5...Legs, 7...Rotation drive shaft, 10...Cheese carrier, 11...Socket, 12... Mirror plate, 13...Central support, 16...
Spindle, 17... Rotating tube, 19... Pressing plate, 21... Spring, 23... Cheese,
24... Intermediate support plate, 26... Spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On the cheese carrier, a large number of spindles are arranged in parallel around a central column, and the upper and lower ends of these spindles are engaged with and supported by each spindle at the intermediate portions thereof, and are supported by the central column at the central portion. An intermediate support plate for the spindle is provided, and a distance adjustment mechanism is further provided between the cheese receiver and cheese presser engaged with the upper and lower ends of each spindle and the upper and lower ends of each spindle. A carrier for centrifugal dehydration of cheese.