Conveying systems and food processing equipment

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of mechanical equipment, and provides a conveying system and food processing equipment. The conveying system includes a processing conveying device and a finished product conveying device. The processing conveying device includes a feeding mechanism, a processing lifting mechanism and a delivery mechanism. The feeding mechanism and the delivery mechanism form a vertical upper and lower layout. The processing lifting mechanism is used to realize the longitudinal transportation of food, thereby effectively utilizing the longitudinal space. The finished product conveying device is docked below the delivery mechanism, and is used to receive food and transport it to a set position. Therefore, by docking the upper and lower structural layouts, efficient utilization of the longitudinal space is achieved, thereby effectively reducing the equipment footprint. The delivery mechanism delivers the processed food to the finished product conveying mechanism, so that the finished product conveying mechanism transports the food to the set position. The food processing equipment with the above-mentioned conveying system also has the above-mentioned beneficial effects.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of mechanical equipment, and in particular to a conveying system and food processing equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the catering industry, some restaurants have introduced automated equipment into the back kitchen to participate in the processing of ingredients, and equipped them with relevant operators to assist in the processing, which helps to ensure the orderly management and reliable operation of related processing work and ensure the consistency of the finished products. The process of processing ingredients to delivering finished products usually includes heating, plating, and food offline. In related technologies, the restaurant's automated equipment usually sets up corresponding assembly lines, sets up corresponding processing devices along the lines, and configures corresponding staff to perform corresponding processing auxiliary operations, thereby forming assembly line operations. However, the length of the assembly line is relatively long and requires a large site area. In order to reasonably configure the site, some assembly lines reduce the length of the assembly line by bending, but there is still the problem of occupying a large area. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a conveying system for conveying operations during food processing, which can reduce the required occupied site area. The present invention also provides a food processing device having the conveying system.

[0004] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a delivery system, comprising:

[0005] The processing and conveying device comprises a feeding mechanism, a processing lifting mechanism and a delivery mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism is connected to the lower half of the processing lifting mechanism, the feeding mechanism is used to feed the food to be processed into the processing lifting mechanism, the processing lifting mechanism is used to transport the food in the up and down direction, the processing lifting mechanism is connected to the delivery mechanism, and the delivery mechanism is connected to the upper half of the processing lifting mechanism to deliver the food;

[0006] The finished product conveying device is connected to the lower part of the delivery mechanism and is used to receive the food delivered by the delivery mechanism and convey it to a set position.

[0007] The conveying system of the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0008] The feeding mechanism and the delivery mechanism form a vertical upper and lower layout, and the food is transported in the vertical direction through the processing lifting mechanism, so as to effectively utilize the vertical space. The finished product conveying device is docked below the delivery mechanism, and is used to receive the food and transport it to the set position. Therefore, through the docking of the upper and lower structural layouts, the efficient use of the vertical space is achieved, so that the equipment footprint can be effectively reduced. The delivery mechanism delivers the processed food to the finished product conveying mechanism, so that the finished product conveying mechanism can transport the food to the set position.

[0009] According to some other embodiments of the conveying system of the present invention, the feeding mechanism and the discharging mechanism are connected to the same side of the lifting mechanism, and the conveying paths are parallel to each other and the conveying directions are opposite.

[0010] According to some other embodiments of the conveying system of the present invention, the finished product conveying device is connected to one end of the delivery mechanism and is located between the feeding mechanism and the delivery mechanism, and the finished product conveying device extends in a direction perpendicular to the delivery mechanism.

[0011] According to some other embodiments of the conveying system of the present invention, the processing lifting mechanism includes a processing bag for holding food and an elevator, and the elevator can drive the processing bag to rise and fall, and the processing bag that descends to a position where it docks with the feeding mechanism can hold the food conveyed by the feeding mechanism.

[0012] In the conveying system according to some other embodiments of the present invention, the delivery mechanism is connected to the processing lifting mechanism and can drive the processing lifting mechanism to move above the finished product conveying device.

[0013] In the conveying system according to other embodiments of the present invention, the finished product conveying device is used to convey tableware for holding food materials, and the processing lifting mechanism can pour the food materials in the processing bag into the tableware above the finished product conveying device.

[0014] According to some other embodiments of the conveying system of the present invention, the conveying system further includes a material preparation conveying device connected to the feeding mechanism, and used to convey a plurality of portions of food to be processed toward the feeding mechanism along a set direction and convey them one by one to the feeding mechanism.

[0015] In the conveying system according to some other embodiments of the present invention, the material preparation conveying device is arranged below the finished product conveying device.

[0016] According to some other embodiments of the conveying system of the present invention, the material preparation conveying device includes a material preparation pocket conveying mechanism and a material preparation pocket, each of the material preparation pockets is used to hold a single portion of food to be processed, the material preparation pocket conveying mechanism includes a conveying section and a reflux section, the conveying section is used to convey the material preparation pocket toward the feeding mechanism, and the reflux section is used to return the material preparation pocket to the conveying section in a direction away from the feeding mechanism, the conveying paths of the conveying section and the finished product conveying device are parallel to each other, and the conveying directions are opposite.

[0017] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a food processing device, comprising a processing device and any one of the above-mentioned conveying systems, wherein the processing device is correspondingly arranged below the processing conveying device, and the processing lifting mechanism is used to deliver food into the processing device or take it out of the processing device.

[0018] The food processing equipment of the embodiment of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The lifting mechanism can lift the food to be processed in the longitudinal direction to feed the food into or take it out of the processing device. The feeding mechanism and the delivery mechanism form a longitudinal upper and lower layout, and the processing lifting mechanism realizes the longitudinal transportation of the food, thereby effectively utilizing the longitudinal space. The finished product conveying device is docked below the delivery mechanism to receive the food and transport it to the set position. Therefore, by docking the upper and lower structural layouts, the efficient use of the longitudinal space is achieved, thereby effectively reducing the equipment footprint.

[0020] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a food processing device according to an embodiment;

[0022] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of a processing and conveying device according to an embodiment;

[0023] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of a material preparation and conveying device in one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the embodiments to clearly and completely describe the concept of the present invention and the technical effects produced, so as to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are all within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, if orientation descriptions are involved, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by “up”, “down”, “front”, “back”, “left”, “right”, etc. are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0026] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, if a feature is referred to as being "set", "fixed", "connected" or "installed" on another feature, it may be directly set, fixed, connected to another feature, or indirectly set, fixed, connected, or installed on another feature.

[0027] The present invention provides a conveying system for conveying operations during the processing of food materials. Each conveying device makes full use of the spatial structure, which can reduce the site area required for the conveying system, thereby helping to reduce the site area required for the entire food processing equipment. The system can be applied to mechanized equipment and is suitable for food processing in the back kitchen of a dine-in restaurant. It can save manual auxiliary work and reduce staffing, thereby also reducing the space required for the back kitchen.

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a food processing device according to an embodiment. Figure 1 In this embodiment, a conveying system includes a processing conveying device 300 and a finished product conveying device 400. The processing conveying device 300 includes a feeding mechanism 310, a processing lifting mechanism 320 and a delivery mechanism 330. The feeding mechanism 310 is connected to the lower half of the processing lifting mechanism 320, and is used to feed the food to be processed into the processing lifting mechanism 320. The lifting mechanism can lift the food to be processed in the longitudinal direction to feed the food into the processing device 200 or take it out of the processing device 200. The processing lifting mechanism 320 is connected to the delivery mechanism 330, and the delivery mechanism 330 is connected to the upper half of the processing lifting mechanism 320, and is used to transport the food to the finished product conveying device 400. Thus, a vertical upper and lower layout is formed by the feeding mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330, and the food is transported in the longitudinal direction by the processing lifting mechanism 320, thereby effectively utilizing the longitudinal space. The finished product conveying device 400 is docked below the delivery mechanism 330 to receive the food and deliver it to the set position. Thus, by docking the upper and lower structures, efficient use of the longitudinal space is achieved, thereby effectively reducing the equipment footprint. The delivery mechanism 330 delivers the processed food to the finished product conveying mechanism so that the finished product conveying mechanism delivers the food to the set position.

[0029] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1The feeding mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330 are docked on the same side of the processing lifting mechanism 320, and the conveying paths are parallel to each other. Thus, the feeding mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330 form a stacked structure, and the positions of the two are corresponding, so the required floor space is small. The conveying directions of the two are opposite, so the food materials can be fed in and out respectively, that is, the food materials to be processed are fed into the processing and conveying device 300, and the processing and conveying device 300 descends from the position of docking the feeding mechanism 310 to the processing device 200, and rises to dock with the delivery mechanism 330 after the processing is completed, so that the processed food materials are delivered through the delivery mechanism 330. Thus, the lateral conveying of food materials is realized by the feeding mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330, and the longitudinal conveying of food materials is realized by the processing and conveying device 300, which optimizes the conveying path, and the longitudinal layout is formed in the structure, which can effectively utilize the longitudinal space, thereby reducing the floor space. In specific implementation, the feeding mechanism 310 can adopt a belt conveying mechanism, and the food materials to be processed can be placed on the belt. The processing lifting mechanism 320 can adopt a screw transmission mechanism, the screw extends in the longitudinal direction to realize the lifting drive. The delivery mechanism 330 can adopt a screw transmission mechanism, the screw is in the transverse direction and parallel to the belt, the processing lifting mechanism 320 is connected to the screw of the delivery mechanism 330 through a connecting frame, so that the processing lifting mechanism 320 can be moved horizontally as a whole, and the food carried thereon can be moved horizontally accordingly.

[0030] In some embodiments, the finished product conveying device 400 is docked at one end of the delivery mechanism 330 and is located between the delivery mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330, and the finished product conveying device 400 extends in a direction perpendicular to the delivery mechanism 330. The finished product conveying device 400 and the processing conveying device 300 form a docking of upper and lower structures to achieve effective use of the longitudinal space. Compared with the solution of setting up a continuous conveying line, the required floor space is effectively reduced, which can help to reasonably arrange the back kitchen space and is suitable for narrow kitchens.

[0031] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 The processing lifting mechanism 320 includes a processing bag 321 for holding food and an elevator 322. The elevator 322 can drive the processing bag 321 to rise and fall. When the processing bag 321 drops to a position where it docks with the feeding mechanism 310, it can receive the food delivered by the feeding mechanism 310. The feeding mechanism 310 can use a belt conveyor, and the processing bag 321 can dock under the belt conveyor to receive food dropped from the front end of the belt conveyor.

[0032] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1 and Figure 2The delivery mechanism 330 is connected to the processing lifting mechanism 320, and can drive the processing lifting mechanism 320 to move above the finished product conveying device 400, so that the processing bag 321 and the food therein can be conveyed above the finished product conveying device 400, so as to transfer the food to the finished product conveying device 400. In some embodiments, the finished product conveying device 400 is used to convey tableware for holding food, and the processing lifting mechanism 320 can pour the food in the processing bag 321 into the tableware above the finished product conveying device 400. The pouring method can be to pour the food in the processing bag 321 from the upper opening of the processing bag 321 through the turning mechanism, or the bottom of the processing bag 321 can be set as an openable and closable bottom plate, and opening the bottom plate can make the food in the processing bag 321 fall downward into the tableware located below, realizing another pouring method of the food. The specific structure of the processing bag 321 and its pouring method are not limited in the present invention.

[0033] The finished product conveying device 400 can be implemented by a linear slide, which serves as a carrier for tableware and can move the tableware to the bottom of the delivery mechanism 330 to receive the food. The movement of the slide can realize the conveyance of the food in the tableware.

[0034] In other embodiments, reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 The delivery mechanism 330 can also be provided with a feeding bag for holding food materials. The lifting device raises the processing bag 321 to dock with the feeding bag, and the food materials in the processing bag 321 can be poured into the feeding bag by tipping or opening the bottom plate of the processing bag 321. The delivery mechanism 330 conveys its feeding bag toward the finished product conveying device 400, thereby realizing the transfer of food materials.

[0035] Figure 3 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a material preparation and conveying device 100 in an embodiment, referring to FIG. Figure 1 , Figure 3 In other embodiments of the present invention, the conveying system further includes a material preparation conveying device 100, which is docked with the feeding mechanism 310 and is used to convey a plurality of portions of food to be processed toward the feeding mechanism 310 along a set direction, and convey them one by one to the feeding mechanism 310. The function of material preparation is to continuously provide the required food to be processed, so that continuous processing can be achieved, which is suitable for situations where the demand for food is large. The material preparation conveying device 100 is docked with the feeding mechanism 310, so that a single portion of food can be continuously delivered to the feeding mechanism 310, and the feeding mechanism 310 delivers the food to the processing conveying device 300 for continuous processing.

[0036] In some embodiments, the material preparation conveying device 100 is disposed below the finished product conveying device 400 , forming a longitudinal layout of an upper and lower structure with the finished product conveying device 400 , thereby effectively utilizing the space below the finished product conveying device 400 .

[0037] Based on the above embodiments, reference Figure 1 and Figure 3 The material preparation conveying device 100 includes a material preparation pocket conveying mechanism and a material preparation pocket 110. Each material preparation pocket 110 is used to hold a single portion of food to be processed. The material preparation pocket conveying mechanism includes a conveying section 121 and a reflux section 122. The conveying section 121 is used to convey the material preparation pocket 110 toward the feeding mechanism 310, and the reflux section 122 is used to reflux the material preparation pocket 110 to the conveying section 121 in the direction away from the feeding mechanism 310. The conveying paths of the conveying section 121 and the finished product conveying device 400 are parallel to each other, and the conveying directions are opposite. As a result, the material preparation conveying device 100 and the finished product conveying device 400 form an upper and lower stacked structure with corresponding positions. The lower material preparation conveying device 100 is used to convey the food to be processed, and the upper finished product conveying device 400 is used to convey the processed food. The material preparation conveying device 100 and the finished product conveying device 400 are connected through the processing conveying device 300 to realize the transportation of food from the material preparation conveying device 100, to the processing device 200, and then to the finished product conveying device 400, forming a structure in which multiple sections of conveying devices are connected. The conveying path includes horizontal and vertical directions, thereby effectively utilizing the vertical space, which can greatly reduce the floor space required for the conveying system, and is more conducive to the optimization of the kitchen space.

[0038] Since the structure of the house is determined during construction, for a flat-lay assembly line, the limitation of the site affects the capacity of the assembly line. A narrow kitchen cannot accommodate a long assembly line. Therefore, it is usually not suitable for restaurants with a large demand for food. The only option is to renovate the kitchen or replace it with a kitchen with a larger space and floor area. Compared with a flat-lay assembly line, the conveying system of the present invention optimizes the conveying route and structural layout, which can greatly reduce the required floor space under the premise of the same production capacity demand. The smaller floor space can be suitable for a narrower kitchen space, avoiding the trouble caused by house reconstruction.

[0039] In some embodiments, reference may be made to Figure 1 The processing conveying device 300, the finished product conveying device 400 and the material preparation conveying device 100 (if any) are all arranged on the same frame, which effectively improves the installation stability of the system.

[0040] The present invention also provides a food processing device, referring to Figure 1, including a processing device 200 and a conveying system of any of the above embodiments, wherein the processing device 200 is correspondingly arranged below the processing conveying device 300. The lifting mechanism can lift the food to be processed in the longitudinal direction to feed the food into the processing device 200 or take it out of the processing device 200, and a longitudinal upper and lower layout is formed by the feeding mechanism 310 and the delivery mechanism 330, and the processing lifting mechanism 320 realizes the longitudinal transportation of the food, thereby effectively utilizing the longitudinal space. The finished product conveying device 400 is docked below the delivery mechanism 330, and is used to receive the food and transport it to the set position. Therefore, by docking the upper and lower structural layouts, efficient utilization of the longitudinal space is achieved, thereby effectively reducing the equipment footprint.

[0041] The food processing equipment of the embodiment of the present invention is suitable for the on-the-spot processing of noodles. The boiling time requirements of noodles are basically the same. The noodles to be cooked are sent into the processing device by the processing and conveying device for boiling. After the set time, the processing and conveying device 300 lifts the noodles and sends them to the tableware located on the finished product conveying device through the delivery device, and then conveys them through the finished product conveying device. During the conveying process, a soup adding device, a material adding device, etc. can be set along the finished product conveying device, so that operations such as adding soup and materials can be performed on the finished product, and the finished product conveying device is conveyed to the set position. The conveying system of the equipment occupies a small area and has a high space utilization rate. The processing and conveying device can not only realize the transportation of noodles, but also effectively meet the process requirements of lifting and filtering water after the noodles are boiled. The lifting and filtering water are combined with the transportation, and the transportation path and structural layout are optimized, thereby reducing the area occupied by the equipment.

[0042] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of ordinary technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention. In addition, the embodiments of the present invention and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Claims

1. A conveying system, characterized in that: include: The processing and conveying device comprises a feeding mechanism, a processing lifting mechanism and a delivering mechanism, wherein the feeding mechanism is connected to the lower half of the processing lifting mechanism, the feeding mechanism is used to feed the food to be processed into the processing lifting mechanism, the processing lifting mechanism is used to convey the food in the up and down directions, the processing lifting mechanism is connected to the delivering mechanism, and the delivering mechanism is connected to the upper half of the processing lifting mechanism for delivering the food; the feeding mechanism and the delivering mechanism are connected to the same side of the lifting mechanism, and the conveying paths are parallel to each other and the conveying directions are opposite, the feeding mechanism and the delivering mechanism form a structure stacked up and down, and the positions of the two are corresponding; the processing lifting mechanism comprises a processing bag for holding food and an elevator, the elevator can drive the processing bag to rise and fall, and the processing bag that descends to the position connected to the feeding mechanism can hold the food conveyed by the feeding mechanism; A finished product conveying device is connected to one end below the delivery mechanism and is located between the feeding mechanism and the delivery mechanism. The delivery mechanism is connected to the processing lifting mechanism and can drive the processing lifting mechanism to move above the finished product conveying device. The finished product conveying device extends in a direction perpendicular to the delivery mechanism and is used to receive the food delivered by the delivery mechanism and deliver it to a set position. A material preparation conveying device is connected to the feeding mechanism and is arranged below the finished product conveying device. The material preparation conveying device includes a material preparation pocket conveying mechanism and a material preparation pocket. Each of the material preparation pockets is used to hold a single portion of food to be processed. The material preparation pocket conveying mechanism includes a conveying section and a reflux section. The conveying section is used to convey the material preparation pocket toward the feeding mechanism, and is used to convey several portions of food to be processed toward the feeding mechanism along a set direction, and convey them one by one to the feeding mechanism; the reflux section is used to reflux the material preparation pocket in the direction away from the feeding mechanism to the conveying section. The conveying paths of the conveying section and the finished product conveying device are parallel to each other, and the conveying directions are opposite.

2. The conveying system according to claim 1, characterized in that The finished product conveying device is used to convey tableware for holding food materials, and the processing lifting mechanism can pour the food materials in the processing pocket into the tableware above the finished product conveying device.

3. A food processing device, characterized in that: It comprises a processing device and the conveying system according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the processing device is correspondingly arranged below the processing conveying device, and the processing lifting mechanism is used to send food into the processing device or take it out from the processing device.

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