Pumpkin pie forming machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of food forming equipment and provides a pumpkin pie forming machine comprising a first frame, a feeding component and a forming component disposed on the first frame; the forming component comprises a forming conveyor seat disposed on one side of the feeding component, and a forming mechanism disposed above the forming conveyor seat; a pushing component is disposed between the forming mechanism and the feeding component. The pumpkin pie forming machine provided in an embodiment of the present invention is used to replace manual operation in forming dough into pumpkin pie, thereby improving pumpkin pie production efficiency and ensuring consistent quality of the pumpkin pie after forming.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of food forming equipment, in particular to a pumpkin pie forming machine. Background Art

[0002] Pumpkin pie is a traditional pastry, typically made from pumpkin. Currently, pumpkin pie production on the market is primarily manual or semi-manual, resulting in low processing efficiency. Rising labor costs further increase processing costs, and manual operation can lead to inconsistent pumpkin pie quality, resulting in poor consistency after processing. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a pumpkin cake forming machine to improve the production efficiency of pumpkin cakes.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is: a pumpkin pie forming machine includes a first frame, a feeding component and a forming component arranged on the first frame; the forming component includes a forming conveying seat arranged on one side of the feeding component, and a forming mechanism arranged above the forming conveying seat; a pushing component is arranged between the forming mechanism and the feeding component.

[0005] Furthermore, the feeding component includes a feeding rack installed on the first frame, at least one annular feeding conveyor belt arranged in parallel on the feeding rack along the conveying direction of the forming conveyor seat, and a feeding drive component that drives the feeding conveyor belt to move; when the number of feeding conveyor belts is two or more, the discharge ends of the feeding conveyor belts are arranged in a stepped manner, and a forming component is provided on one side of the discharge end of each feeding conveyor belt.

[0006] Furthermore, the forming mechanism includes a forming frame installed on the first frame, a male mold guide rod and a female mold guide rod arranged on the forming frame and capable of moving up and down, a male mold driving component driving the male mold guide rod to move up and down, a female mold driving component driving the female mold guide rod to move up and down, a male mold installed at the lower end of the male mold guide rod, and a female mold installed at the lower end of the female mold guide rod; a forming hole running through the female mold is provided at a position opposite to the male mold; and the male mold can move up and down in the forming hole corresponding to it.

[0007] Furthermore, the forming hole includes a feeding section and a forming section arranged in sequence from top to bottom; a feeding groove with an upper end opening is provided on the side of the male mold facing the feeding component and facing the feeding section; the feeding groove is connected to the feeding section.

[0008] Furthermore, the male mold guide rod is a hollow tubular structure; a plurality of blowing ports are provided on the bottom surface of the male mold; the blowing ports are connected to the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod; and the molding component also includes an air pump for blowing air into the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod.

[0009] Furthermore, the lower end of the male mold guide rod is connected to the male mold through a buffer device; the buffer device includes a buffer tube and a compression spring; the inner cavity of the buffer tube includes two sections from top to bottom, namely the first section and the second section; the diameter of the first section is smaller than the diameter of the second section; the buffer tube is sleeved on the male mold guide rod, and the first section slides with the male mold guide rod; the lower end of the male mold guide rod is equipped with an axial limiter arranged in the second section of the buffer tube; the lower end of the buffer tube is fixedly connected to the male mold; the compression spring is arranged in the buffer tube and is located between the male mold and the male mold guide rod.

[0010] Furthermore, a material sorting component is provided at the feed end of the feeding component; the material sorting component includes a second frame, a feeding plate, a material sorting roller and a material sorting motor arranged on the second frame; the feeding plate is arranged to be inclined from top to bottom, and its upper surface has at least one feeding chute extending from top to bottom; the material sorting roller is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate along the width direction of the feeding plate, and can rotate around its own axis; a material sorting structure is provided on the outer surface of the material sorting roller at a position opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute, and the material sorting structure includes at least two material sorting grooves evenly distributed along the circumference of the material sorting roller; the material sorting motor is transmission connected to the material sorting roller.

[0011] Furthermore, the material sorting component also includes a material sorting belt conveyor; the upper end of the feed plate is arranged at the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor; the material sorting belt conveyor includes a material sorting rack installed on the second frame, an annular material sorting conveyor belt arranged on the material sorting rack, and a material sorting drive component that drives the material sorting conveyor belt to move; the material sorting conveyor belt has at least two dividing strips arranged at intervals along its width direction above; the dividing strips extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor and are fixedly connected to the material sorting rack; and dividing channels are formed between adjacent dividing strips.

[0012] Furthermore, the material sorting component also includes a climbing belt conveyor arranged between the material sorting roller and the feeding component; the climbing belt conveyor includes a climbing frame installed on the second frame, an annular climbing conveyor belt inclined on the climbing frame, and a climbing drive component that drives the climbing conveyor belt to move; the climbing conveyor belt is provided with at least two partitions spaced apart along its width direction above; the partitions extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the climbing belt conveyor, and are fixedly connected to the climbing frame, and a feeding channel is formed between adjacent partitions; the feeding channel is provided with a plurality of blocks evenly distributed and fixed on the climbing conveyor belt along the circumference of the climbing conveyor belt.

[0013] Furthermore, a box loading component is also provided on the first frame; the box loading component includes a food belt conveyor, a box supporting belt conveyor and a finished product belt conveyor; the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor, the box supporting belt conveyor and the forming conveyor seat are parallel to each other; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveyor seat, and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor is arranged directly above the box supporting belt conveyor; the finished product belt conveyor is arranged at the discharging end of the box supporting belt conveyor.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the pumpkin cake forming machine provided by the embodiment of the present invention is used to replace manual operation to shape the material dough into pumpkin cakes, thereby improving the production efficiency of the pumpkin cakes and ensuring the consistency of the quality of the pumpkin cakes after forming. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art; obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present invention, and for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0016] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a pumpkin pie forming machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 is a top view of a pumpkin pie forming machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the feeding component;

[0019] Figure 4 、 Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional diagram of the forming mechanism from two different perspectives;

[0020] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the male mold guide rod being connected to the male mold through a buffer device;

[0021] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the master mold;

[0022] Figure 8 This is a bottom view of the male mold;

[0023] Figure 9 It is a structural diagram of the pusher component;

[0024] Figure 10 It is a structural diagram of the material sorting components;

[0025] Figure 11 This is a state diagram when the material mass is conveyed by the material handling component;

[0026] Figure 12 It is another structural schematic diagram of the material sorting component;

[0027] Figure 13 It is a structural diagram of the box-packing components;

[0028] Figure 14 It is a structural diagram of the positioning and conveying mechanism;

[0029] Figure 15 along Figure 14 Cross-sectional view along line AA;

[0030] Figure 16 yes Figure 13 Enlarged view of part A in the middle.

[0031] The reference numerals in the figure are: 10-first frame, 20-feeding component, 30-molding conveyor seat, 40-molding mechanism, 50-pushing component, 60-material sorting component, 70-boxing component, 201-feeding rack, 202-feeding conveyor belt, 203-feeding drive component, 204-baffle, 205-bar, 206-notch, 401-molding rack, 402-male mold guide rod, 403-female mold guide Rod, 404-male mold driving member, 405-female mold driving member, 406-female mold, 407-male mold, 408-forming hole, 409-feeding section, 410-forming section, 411-feeding groove, 412-blowing port, 413-buffer tube, 414-compression spring, 415-first section, 416-second section, 417-axial limiter, 418-male mold guide block, 419-female mold guide block, 420-preset pattern, 501-push rack, 502-push cylinder, 503-push plate, 504-lifting cylinder, 505-door bar, 601-second rack, 602-feed plate, 603-material roller, 604-material motor, 605-feed chute, 606-material groove, 607-material rack, 608-material conveyor belt, 609-material drive, 610-material dividing strip , 611- material distribution channel, 612- climbing frame, 613- climbing conveyor belt, 614- climbing drive, 615- spacer, 616- feeding channel, 617- stopper, 701- food belt conveyor, 702- tray belt conveyor, 703- finished product belt conveyor, 704- positioning block, 705- positioning bottom plate, 706- feeding cylinder, 707- positioning groove, 708- guide plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] To help those skilled in the art better understand the present invention, the present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is apparent that the embodiments described are only a portion of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of them. The embodiments of the present invention and the features therein may be combined with each other unless there is a conflict.

[0033] See also Figure 1 、 Figure 2 The pumpkin pie forming machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention includes a first frame 10, a feeding part 20 and a forming part arranged on the first frame 10; the forming part includes a forming conveying seat 30 arranged on one side of the feeding part 20, and a forming mechanism 40 arranged above the forming conveying seat 30; a pushing part 50 is arranged between the forming mechanism 40 and the feeding part 20.

[0034] See also Figure 1 、 Figure 2 In the figure, the X-direction, Y-direction, and Z-direction are three mutually perpendicular directions, wherein the X-direction and the Y-direction are two horizontal directions, and the Z-direction is a vertical direction. The first frame 10 plays a supporting role, and the first frame 10 is mounted with a feeding component 20 and a forming component. The feeding component 20 is used to convey the prepared material dough, and the conveying direction of the feeding component 20 is parallel to the Y-direction. The forming component includes a forming conveyor seat 30 and a forming mechanism 40; the forming conveyor seat 30 is a belt conveyor, which is used to temporarily support the pumpkin cake during the forming process and to convey the formed pumpkin cake; the conveying direction of the forming conveyor seat 30 is parallel to the X-direction; the forming mechanism 40 is used to form the material dough into pumpkin cakes on the forming conveyor seat 30. The pushing component 50 is used to push the material dough on the feeding component 20 into the forming mechanism 40.

[0035] The working principle of the pumpkin pie forming machine provided in an embodiment of the present invention is: first, the raw materials are made into a dough, and then the dough is conveyed through the feeding component 20. When the dough is conveyed to the forming mechanism 40, the pushing component 50 pushes the dough into the forming mechanism 40, and then the forming mechanism 40 forms the dough into a pumpkin pie on the forming conveying seat 30, and then the formed pumpkin pie is conveyed away by the forming conveying seat 30.

[0036] The pumpkin cake forming machine provided in the embodiment of the present invention is used to replace manual operation to form material dough into pumpkin cakes, thereby improving the production efficiency of pumpkin cakes and ensuring the consistency of the quality of pumpkin cakes after forming.

[0037] See also Figure 3The feeding component 20 includes a feeding rack 201 installed on the first frame 10, at least one annular feeding conveyor belt 202 arranged in parallel on the feeding rack 201 along the conveying direction of the forming conveying seat 30, and a feeding driving member 203 that drives the feeding conveyor belt 202 to move; when the number of the feeding conveyor belts 202 is two or more, the discharge ends of the feeding conveyor belts 202 are arranged in a stepped manner, and a forming component is provided on one side of the discharge end of each feeding conveyor belt 202.

[0038] The feed frame 201 is fixed to the first frame 10. At least one endless feed conveyor belt 202 is arranged in parallel along the X-direction on the feed frame 201. The feed drive 203 includes a drive roller and a redirecting roller spaced apart along the Y-direction on the feed frame 201, and a feed motor connected to the drive rollers. The axes of the drive rollers and redirecting rollers are parallel to the X-direction. The feed conveyor belt 202 is mounted on the corresponding drive rollers and redirecting rollers and is tensioned by the drive rollers and redirecting rollers. The feed conveyor belt 202 is used to transport the material mass along the Y-direction. The end of the feed conveyor belt 202 closest to the drive rollers is the feed end, and the end closest to the redirecting rollers is the discharge end.

[0039] When there are two or more feed conveyor belts 202, the redirecting rollers are spaced apart in the Y direction, so that the discharge ends of the feed conveyor belts 202 are arranged in a stepped manner in the Y direction. Preferably, all feed conveyor belts 202 can be mounted on the same drive roller. In this way, a single feed motor connected to the drive roller can be used to drive all feed conveyor belts 202, which not only saves manufacturing costs but also achieves synchronous movement of all feed conveyor belts 202.

[0040] To improve the reliability of the feeding component 20 in conveying the material mass, the feeding conveyor belt 202 is preferably equipped with a plurality of baffles 204 evenly distributed along its circumference. Baffles 205 extending in the Y direction and fixedly connected to the feeding frame 201 are provided on both sides of the feeding conveyor belt 202. In particular, a notch 206 is provided on the baffle 205, located between the forming component and the feeding conveyor belt 202, directly opposite the forming component. During operation, the material mass is conveyed by the feeding conveyor belt 202 and limited in position by the baffles 205 and baffles 204. When the material mass is conveyed to a position directly opposite the forming component, the pushing component 50 pushes the material mass through the notch 206 on the baffle 205 into the forming mechanism for forming.

[0041] The feeding component 20 provided in the embodiment of the present invention, when the feeding component 20 has a feeding conveyor belt 202, the feeding component 20 is used in conjunction with a forming component, and then the pumpkin cake is formed by the forming component; when the feeding component 20 has two or more feeding conveyor belts 202, the feeding component 20 can be used in conjunction with two or two forming components at the same time, so that two or more forming components can be used at the same time to form pumpkin cakes.

[0042] See also Figure 4 、 Figure 5 The molding mechanism 40 includes a molding frame 401 mounted on the first frame 10, a male mold guide rod 402 and a female mold guide rod 403 arranged on the molding frame 401 and capable of moving up and down, a male mold driving member 404 for driving the male mold guide rod 402 to move up and down, a female mold driving member 405 for driving the female mold guide rod 403 to move up and down, a male mold 407 mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide rod 402, and a female mold 406 mounted at the lower end of the female mold guide rod 403; a molding hole 408 penetrating up and down is provided on the female mold 406 at a position facing the male mold 407; the male mold 407 can move up and down in the corresponding molding hole 408.

[0043] The forming frame 401 is fixed to the first frame 10 and is used to mount and support the other components of the forming mechanism 40. The male mold guide rods 402 and female mold guide rods 403 are both vertically mounted on the forming frame 401 and can move up and down on the forming frame 401. To ensure the reliability of the up and down movement of the male mold guide rods 402 and female mold guide rods 403, the male mold guide rods 402 are preferably provided with male mold guide blocks 418 that slide with them, and the male mold guide blocks 418 are fixed to the forming frame 401. The female mold guide rods 403 are provided with female mold guide blocks 419 that slide with them, and the female mold guide blocks 419 are fixed to the forming frame 401.

[0044] The male mold drive element 404 and the female mold drive element 405 can both be pneumatic cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, electric push rods, or other drive elements, as long as they can drive the male mold guide rods 402 and female mold guide rods 403 to move up and down. The male mold 407 is mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide rods 402. The female mold 406 is positioned below the male mold 407 and fixedly connected to the lower end of the female mold guide rods 403. A forming hole 408 is provided on the female mold 406 directly opposite the male mold 407. The forming hole 408 is a through hole extending vertically through the female mold 406. During the upward and downward movement of the male mold 407, the male mold 407 can pass through the corresponding forming hole 408.

[0045] The working principle of the forming mechanism 40 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is:

[0046] S1. Adjust the female mold 406 to an initial state so that the bottom of the female mold 406 contacts the conveyor belt of the molding conveyor seat 30, and adjust the male mold 407 to an initial state so that there is a feeding space between the male mold 407 and the top of the female mold 406;

[0047] S2. After the material mass is pushed into the forming hole 408 by the pushing component 50 and supported on the conveyor belt of the forming conveying seat 30, the male mold driving component 404 is controlled to drive the male mold guide rod 402 to move downward, and the male mold 407 is driven downward by the male mold guide rod 402. After the male mold 407 moves into the corresponding forming hole 408, it remains pressed down for a period of time to press the material mass into shape.

[0048] S3, controlling the female mold 406 to move upward so that the formed pumpkin cake is discharged from the bottom of the forming hole 408, then controlling the male mold 407 to move upward so that the male mold 407 is separated from the pumpkin cake, and then controlling the forming conveying seat 30 to convey the formed pumpkin cake forward for a distance;

[0049] S4. Then repeat steps S1-S3.

[0050] In order to improve the molding efficiency of the molding mechanism 40, preferably, at least two male mold guide rods 402 are arranged at intervals along the Y direction on the molding frame 401; a male mold 407 is installed at the lower end of each male mold guide rod 402, and the male mold driving member 404 is used to drive all male mold guide rods 402 to move synchronously; a molding hole 408 is provided on the female mold 406 at a position opposite to each male mold 407; in this way, at least two pumpkin pie can be molded at the same time by the molding mechanism 40 during operation.

[0051] In order to form a three-dimensional pattern on the pumpkin pie to improve the appearance of the pumpkin pie, preferably, see Figure 8 The bottom surface of the male mold 407 has a preset pattern 420. The preset pattern 420 includes, but is not limited to, Chinese characters, English letters, numbers, etc. The preset pattern 420 can be formed by ridges protruding from the bottom surface of the male mold 407, or by grooves recessed in the bottom surface of the male mold 407.

[0052] See also Figure 7The molding hole 408 includes a feeding section 409 and a molding section 410, arranged sequentially from top to bottom. A feeding groove 411, open at its upper end, is provided on the side of the male mold 407 facing the feeding member 20 and directly opposite the feeding section 409. The feeding groove 411 is connected to the feeding section 409. During operation, the pushing member 50 applies an X-direction force to the dough. Guided and limited by the feeding groove 411, the dough moves into the feeding section 409 of the molding hole 408. Then, under the action of gravity, the dough falls into the molding section 410 of the molding hole 408, where it is formed into a pumpkin pie. The specific molding process is not further described here.

[0053] In order to facilitate the discharge of the formed food from the forming hole 408 of the mother mold 406, preferably, see Figure 6 、 Figure 8 The male mold guide rod 402 is a hollow tubular structure; the bottom surface of the male mold 407 is provided with a plurality of air blowing ports 412; the air blowing ports 412 are connected to the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod 402; and the molding component further includes an air pump for blowing air into the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod 402. During the pumpkin pie molding process, after step S2 is completed, the following steps are performed: the male mold 407 and the female mold 406 are controlled to move upward for a distance at the same time, and then air is blown into the male mold guide rod 402 by the air pump. The air is ejected downward from the air blowing ports 412 of the male mold 407, thereby providing a downward force on the pumpkin pie in the molding hole 408 of the female mold 406, thereby blowing the pumpkin pie out of the molding hole 408 of the female mold 406, thereby achieving discharge.

[0054] In order to improve the shaping effect of pumpkin pie, preferably, see Figure 6 , the lower end of the male mold guide rod 402 is connected to the male mold 407 through a buffer device; the buffer device includes a buffer tube 413 and a compression spring 414; the inner cavity of the buffer tube 413 includes two sections from top to bottom, namely the first section 415 and the second section 416; the diameter of the first section 415 is smaller than the diameter of the second section 416; the buffer tube 413 is sleeved on the male mold guide rod 402, and the first section 415 slides with the male mold guide rod 402; the lower end of the male mold guide rod 402 is equipped with an axial limiter 417 arranged in the second section 416 of the buffer tube 413; the lower end of the buffer tube 413 is fixedly connected to the male mold 407; the compression spring 414 is arranged in the buffer tube 413 and is located between the male mold 407 and the male mold guide rod 402.

[0055] The axial stopper 417 is used to limit the first section 415 of the buffer tube 413 along its axial direction, preventing it from separating from the male mold guide rod 402. The axial stopper 417 comprises an integrally formed stopper portion and a connecting portion. The stopper portion is disposed within the second section 416 of the buffer tube 413 and axially limits the first section 415. The connecting portion is disposed within the inner bore of the male mold guide rod 402 and is threadedly connected to the male mold guide rod 402. A vertical through-hole is defined in the center of the axial stopper 417, connecting the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod 402 with the inner cavity of the buffer tube 413.

[0056] When the dough is being formed into pumpkin pie, the male mold guide rod 402 drives the male mold 407 to move downward. When the bottom surface of the male mold 407 just contacts the dough, the male mold guide rod 407 continues to move downward. At this time, the compression spring 414 is compressed, so that the downward movement speed of the male mold 407 is slower than the downward movement speed of the male mold guide rod 402, so as to reduce the squeezing force exerted on the dough by the male mold 407 in the early stage of molding, and at the same time gradually release the air in the dough to prevent the dough from being crushed, thereby playing a role of buffering molding and improving the molding effect.

[0057] See also Figure 9 The pusher assembly 50 comprises a pusher frame 501, a pusher cylinder 502, and a pusher plate 503. The pusher frame 501 is fixed to the forming frame 401; the piston rod of the pusher cylinder 502 is arranged parallel to the X-axis, and its cylinder body is fixedly connected to the pusher frame 501; the pusher plate 503 is arranged perpendicular to the X-axis and fixedly connected to the piston rod of the pusher cylinder 502. During operation, the piston rod of the pusher cylinder 502 extends or contracts, driving the pusher plate 503 to reciprocate in the X-axis. The pusher plate 503 then pushes the dough from the feeding assembly 20 into the forming assembly to form pumpkin cakes.

[0058] Preferably, the pusher component 50 further includes a lifting cylinder 504 and a door bar 505. The piston rod of the lifting cylinder 504 is vertically arranged, and its cylinder body is fixedly connected to the pusher frame 501. The door bar 505 is arranged at the notch 206 of the feeder component 20 and is fixedly connected to the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 504. The door bar 505 is an elongated strip extending along the Y direction, and its shape and size are consistent with the shape and size of the notch 206. The lifting cylinder 504 is used to drive the door bar 505 to move up and down, thereby closing or opening the notch 206 of the feeder component 20 through the door bar 505. Specifically, when the feeding component 20 conveys the material mass, the gate bar 505 can be used to close the gap 206 to ensure the reliability of the material mass conveying; when the material mass is conveyed to the position opposite the molding component by the feeding component 20, the lifting cylinder 504 drives the gate bar 505 to move upward or downward to open the gap 206, and then the pushing cylinder 502 can control the pushing plate 503 to push the material mass from the gap 206 to the molding component for molding.

[0059] See also Figure 1 、 Figure 10 、 Figure 11 , the feeding end of the feeding component 20 is provided with a material sorting component 60; the material sorting component 60 includes a second frame 601, a feeding plate 602, a material sorting roller 603 and a material sorting motor 604 arranged on the second frame 601; the feeding plate 602 is arranged to be inclined from top to bottom, and its upper surface has at least one feeding chute 605 extending from top to bottom; the material sorting roller 603 is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate 602 along the width direction of the feeding plate 602, and can rotate around its own axis; a material sorting structure is provided on the outer surface of the material sorting roller 603 at a position opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute 605, and the material sorting structure includes at least two material sorting grooves 606 evenly distributed along the circumference of the material sorting roller 603; the material sorting motor 604 is transmission connected to the material sorting roller 603.

[0060] The feed plate 602 is tilted downward from top to bottom, so that the upper surface of the feed plate 602 is an inclined plane. The upper surface of the feed plate 602 has a feed chute 605 extending from top to bottom, and the feed chute 605 is a structure with open ends at both ends. The number of feed chutes 605 provided on the feed plate 602 should be consistent with the number of rows of material agglomerates conveyed by the feed component 20. For example, when the feed component 20 conveys only one row of material agglomerates, the feed plate 602 is provided with one feed chute 605; when the feed component 20 conveys N rows of material agglomerates simultaneously, the feed plate 602 is provided with N feed chutes 605 every other, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

[0061] The material handling roller 603 is horizontally disposed at the lower end of the feed plate 602 and is rotatably mounted on the second frame 601. The material handling motor 604 is in transmission connection with the material handling roller 603, and is used to drive the material handling roller 603 to rotate about its own axis. The transmission method between the material handling motor 604 and the material handling roller 603 includes, but is not limited to, chain drive, gear drive, belt drive, or direct drive.

[0062] A material sorting structure is provided on the outer surface of the material sorting roller 603, facing the feed chute 605. The number of these structures matches the number of feed chute 605, and they correspond one to one; that is, each structure corresponds to a feed chute 605. The material sorting structure includes at least two material sorting grooves 606 evenly distributed along the circumference of the material sorting roller 603. These grooves are used to accommodate material agglomerates. The material agglomerates can be fully or partially accommodated in the grooves 606, as long as the material agglomerates can be transported through the grooves 606 during the rotation of the material sorting roller 603.

[0063] See also Figure 11 The working principle of the material sorting component 60 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is: the material mass is fed into the feeding chute 605 of the feeding plate 602 for accumulation, and the material sorting motor 604 drives the material sorting roller 603 to rotate clockwise. When one of the material sorting grooves 606 on the material sorting roller 603 is connected with the lower end of the feeding chute 605, the material mass at the lower end of the feeding chute 605 enters the material sorting groove 606, and the material sorting roller 603 continues to rotate, and the material mass is transported to the other side of the material sorting roller 603 through the material sorting groove 606. When the opening of the material sorting groove 606 faces downward, the material mass falls onto the feeding component 20 under the action of gravity, and then the material mass is transported by the feeding component 20.

[0064] The material sorting component 60 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a feeding plate 602, a material sorting roller 603 and a material sorting motor 604. When the material sorting motor 604 drives the material sorting roller 603 to rotate, the material balls accumulated in the feeding chute 605 of the feeding plate 602 are transported to the feeding component 20 at a constant speed through the material sorting groove 606 on the material sorting roller 603, thereby achieving the purpose of transporting the material balls at equal intervals on the feeding component 20, and ensuring the consistency of the spacing between adjacent material balls on the feeding component 20.

[0065] See also Figure 12The material sorting component 60 also includes a material sorting belt conveyor; the upper end of the feeding plate 602 is arranged at the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor; the material sorting belt conveyor includes a material sorting frame 607 installed on the second frame 601, an annular material sorting conveyor belt 608 arranged on the material sorting frame 607, and a material sorting driving member 609 for driving the material sorting conveyor belt 608 to move; the material sorting conveyor belt 608 has at least two material dividing strips 610 arranged at intervals along its width direction above; the material dividing strips 610 extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor, and are fixedly connected to the material sorting frame 607; a material dividing channel 611 is formed between adjacent material dividing strips 610.

[0066] The material sorting frame 607 is fixed to the second frame 601 and is equipped with a material sorting conveyor belt 608. The material sorting drive 609 includes a drive roller and a redirecting roller spaced apart along the X-direction on the material sorting frame 607, and a motor connected to the drive roller; the axial directions of the drive roller and the redirecting roller are parallel to the X-direction. The material sorting conveyor belt 608 is mounted on the drive roller and the redirecting roller and is tensioned by the drive roller and the redirecting roller. The material sorting conveyor belt 608 is used to transport the material mass along the Y-direction, with the two ends of the material sorting conveyor belt 608 serving as the feed end and the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor, respectively.

[0067] Above the material sorting conveyor belt 608, there are at least two material dividing strips 610 spaced apart along the X-axis. These strips 610 are elongated and fixedly connected to the material sorting frame 607. A material dividing channel 611 is formed between two adjacent material dividing strips 610, and each material dividing strip 610 extends from the feed end to the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor. This ensures that the material dividing channel 611 extends from the feed end to the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor. The number of material dividing channels 611 matches the number of feed chutes 605, and each material dividing channel 611 corresponds to a feed chute 605, ensuring that the material agglomerates in each material dividing channel 611 are conveyed to the corresponding feed chute 605.

[0068] The working principle of the material sorting belt conveyor provided by the embodiment of the present invention is: after the raw materials are made into material balls, the disordered material balls are first sent to the material sorting conveyor belt 608 of the material sorting belt conveyor, and the material balls are made to enter each material dividing channel 611 through the action of the dividing strips 610 to form multiple rows of material balls, and then each row of material balls is transported to the feeding chute 605 of the feeding plate 602 through the material sorting conveyor belt 608 for accumulation.

[0069] See also Figure 12The material sorting component 60 also includes a climbing belt conveyor arranged between the material sorting roller 603 and the feeding component 20; the climbing belt conveyor includes a climbing frame 612 installed on the second frame 601, an annular climbing conveyor belt 613 inclined on the climbing frame 612, and a climbing driving member 614 that drives the climbing conveyor belt 613 to move; the climbing conveyor belt 613 has at least two partition bars 615 arranged at intervals along its width direction above; the partition bars 615 extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the climbing belt conveyor, and are fixedly connected to the climbing frame 612, and a feeding channel 616 is formed between adjacent partition bars 615; the feeding channel 616 has a plurality of blocks 617 evenly distributed and fixed on the climbing conveyor belt 613 along the circumference of the climbing conveyor belt 613.

[0070] The climbing frame 612 is mounted on the second frame 601. A climbing conveyor belt 613 is provided on the climbing frame 612 at an angle. The climbing drive 614 includes a drive roller and a bend roller mounted on the climbing frame 612, and a climbing motor drivingly connected to the drive roller. The axial directions of the drive roller and bend roller are parallel to the X-direction. The climbing conveyor belt 613 is sleeved around the drive roller and bend roller and tensioned by them. The lower end of the climbing drive 614 serves as the infeed end of the climbing belt conveyor, while the upper end serves as the discharge end.

[0071] Above the ramp conveyor belt 613, there are at least two spacers 615 spaced apart in the X-direction. These spacers 615 extend from the infeed end to the outfeed end of the ramp conveyor and are fixedly connected to the ramp frame 612. Feed channels 616 are formed between adjacent spacers 615. The number of these feed channels 616 matches the number of material handling structures on the material handling rollers 603, and they correspond one to one, ensuring that the material agglomerates conveyed by each material handling structure land in the corresponding feed channel 616. Stoppers 617 are used to limit the material agglomerates during conveyance, preventing them from rolling downward under the influence of gravity.

[0072] See also Figure 1 、 Figure 12 The feeding end of the climbing belt conveyor is arranged below the material sorting roller 603, and the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor is arranged above the feeding end of the feeding component 20, so that the material mass can be transported from a low place to a high place through the climbing belt conveyor. In the process of transporting the material mass, the spacer 615 can prevent the material mass from moving along the X direction, and the block 617 can stop the material mass in the conveying direction to prevent the material mass from rolling downward under the action of gravity, thereby achieving the purpose of stably transporting the material mass from a low place to a high place.

[0073] In order to facilitate the pumpkin cakes formed on the forming conveying seat 30 to be loaded into the tray, preferably, see Figure 1 、 Figure 13 , a box loading component 70 is also provided on the first frame 10; the box loading component 70 includes a food belt conveyor 701, a box supporting belt conveyor 702 and a finished product belt conveyor 703; the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor 701, the box supporting belt conveyor 702 and the forming conveyor seat 30 are parallel to each other; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor 701 is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveyor seat 30, and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor 701 is arranged directly above the box supporting belt conveyor 702; the finished product belt conveyor 703 is arranged at the discharging end of the box supporting belt conveyor 702.

[0074] The food belt conveyor 701 is used to convey formed pumpkin cakes, the box conveyor belt conveyor 702 is used to convey empty boxes, and the finished product belt conveyor 703 is used to convey boxes filled with pumpkin cakes. The conveying directions of the food belt conveyor 701 and the box conveyor belt conveyor 702 are both parallel to the X direction, while the conveying direction of the finished product belt conveyor 703 is parallel to the Y direction. The food belt conveyor 701, the box conveyor belt conveyor 702, and the finished product belt conveyor 703 can all be existing belt conveyors purchased directly from the market.

[0075] The working principle of the box loading component 70 provided in the embodiment of the present invention is as follows:

[0076] P1. Place the empty tray on the tray belt conveyor 702, control the tray belt conveyor 702 to convey the empty tray to the bottom of the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, and convey the pumpkin cake to the food belt conveyor 701 through the forming conveyor seat 30 for further conveyance;

[0077] P2. When the pumpkin cake falls into the tray from the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, the tray belt conveyor 702 is controlled to convey the tray forward one position;

[0078] P3, repeat step P2 until the tray is full of pumpkin pie positions, then control the tray belt conveyor 702 to convey the tray full of pumpkin pie to the finished product belt conveyor 703, and the finished product belt conveyor 703 conveys the tray full of pumpkin pie away;

[0079] P4. Repeat steps P1-P3 until all pumpkin pies are packed.

[0080] See also Figure 14 、 Figure 15The discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701 is provided with a positioning conveying mechanism; the positioning conveying mechanism includes a positioning block 704 arranged near the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, a positioning base plate 705 arranged horizontally below the positioning block 704, and a feeding cylinder 706 that drives the positioning base plate 705 to reciprocate along the X direction; a positioning groove 707 with an open lower end is provided on the side of the positioning block 704 facing the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701.

[0081] The positioning block 704 is arranged outside the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701 and is generally in the shape of a long strip with its length direction parallel to the Y direction. The positioning block 704 can be fixedly connected to the food belt conveyor 701 or to the tray belt conveyor 702.

[0082] A positioning slot 707 for accommodating pumpkin pie is provided on the side of the positioning block 704 that faces the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701. Preferably, the positioning slot 707 is a structure with upper and lower openings. The number of positioning slots 707 can be consistent with the number of pumpkin pie simultaneously conveyed by the food belt conveyor 701; for example, when four pumpkin pie are conveyed simultaneously in each row of the food belt conveyor 701, the positioning block 704 is provided with four positioning slots 707, each of which is used to accommodate one pumpkin pie. Of course, the positioning block 704 can also be provided with only one positioning slot 707, and all pumpkin pie in each row of the food belt conveyor 701 are accommodated in this positioning slot 707.

[0083] The positioning base plate 705 is horizontally disposed below the positioning block 704, and the feeding cylinder 706 is disposed above the conveyor belt of the food belt conveyor 701, so that there is space between the feeding cylinder 706 and the conveyor belt for the pumpkin cake to pass through. The cylinder body of the feeding cylinder 706 is fixedly connected to the food belt conveyor 701, and the piston rod of the feeding cylinder 706 is arranged parallel to the X-direction and fixedly connected to the positioning base plate 705. During operation, the feeding cylinder 706 drives the positioning base plate 705 to reciprocate in the X-direction, thereby opening and closing the lower end opening of the positioning slot 707.

[0084] The working principle of the positioning and conveying mechanism is as follows: Figure 14 、 Figure 15, control the feeding cylinder 706 to drive the positioning base plate 705 to move to the right, so that the positioning base plate 705 closes the lower end opening of the positioning groove 707. When the pumpkin cake on the food belt conveyor 701 is transported from its discharge end to the positioning groove 707 of the positioning block 704, the pumpkin cake is supported on the positioning base plate 705, and then control the feeding cylinder 706 to drive the positioning base plate 705 to move to the left. When the positioning base plate 705 moves completely to the left side of the positioning groove 707, the pumpkin cake in the positioning groove 707 falls into the tray of the food belt conveyor 701 under the action of gravity.

[0085] The height of the discharge end of the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 can be equal to the height of the finished product belt conveyor 703, so that the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 filled with pumpkin cakes can be directly transported from the discharge end of the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 to the finished product belt conveyor 703 for transportation. Figure 13 、 Figure 16 The discharge end of the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 is higher than the height of the finished product belt conveyor 703. The discharge end of the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 has a guide plate 708 that is tilted downward toward the finished product belt conveyor 703. During operation, the box-carrying belt conveyor 702 first conveys the filled pumpkin pie trays onto the guide plate 708. Then, under the action of gravity, the trays slide downward from the guide plate 708 and land on the finished product belt conveyor 703.

[0086] The foregoing description is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. Pumpkin pie forming machine, characterized in that, The invention comprises a first frame (10), a feeding component (20) and a forming component arranged on the first frame (10); the forming component comprises a forming conveying seat (30) arranged on one side of the feeding component (20), and a forming mechanism (40) arranged above the forming conveying seat (30); a pushing component (50) is arranged between the forming mechanism (40) and the feeding component (20); The molding mechanism (40) comprises a molding frame (401) mounted on the first frame (10), a male mold guide rod (402) and a female mold guide rod (403) mounted on the molding frame (401) and capable of moving up and down, a male mold driving member (404) for driving the male mold guide rod (402) to move up and down, a female mold driving member (405) for driving the female mold guide rod (403) to move up and down, a male mold (407) mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide rod (402), and a female mold (406) mounted at the lower end of the female mold guide rod (403); a molding hole (408) extending vertically through the female mold (406) is provided at a position directly opposite the male mold (407); and the male mold (407) can move up and down in the molding hole (408) corresponding thereto. The forming hole (408) includes a feeding section (409) and a forming section (410) arranged in sequence from top to bottom; a feeding groove (411) with an upper end opening is provided on the side of the male mold (407) facing the feeding component (20) and facing the feeding section (409); the feeding groove (411) is communicated with the feeding section (409); The lower end of the male mold guide rod (402) is connected to the male mold (407) via a buffer device; the buffer device includes a buffer tube (413) and a compression spring (414); The inner cavity of the buffer tube (413) includes two sections from top to bottom, namely a first section (415) and a second section (416); the diameter of the first section (415) is smaller than the diameter of the second section (416); the buffer tube (413) is sleeved on the male mold guide rod (402), and the first section (415) and the male mold guide rod (402) are slidably matched; the lower end of the male mold guide rod (402) is equipped with an axial limiter (417) arranged in the second section (416) of the buffer tube (413); the lower end of the buffer tube (413) is fixedly connected to the male mold (407); the compression spring (414) is arranged in the buffer tube (413) and is located between the male mold (407) and the male mold guide rod (402).

2. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding component (20) comprises a feeding rack (201) mounted on the first frame (10), at least one annular feeding conveyor belt (202) arranged in parallel on the feeding rack (201) along the conveying direction of the forming conveying seat (30), and a feeding driving member (203) for driving the feeding conveyor belt (202) to move; when the number of the feeding conveyor belts (202) is two or more, the discharge ends of the feeding conveyor belts (202) are arranged in a stepped manner, and a forming component is provided on one side of the discharge end of each feeding conveyor belt (202).

3. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The male mold guide rod (402) is a hollow tubular structure; a plurality of blowing ports (412) are provided on the bottom surface of the male mold (407); the blowing ports (412) are communicated with the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod (402); and the molding component further comprises an air pump for blowing air into the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod (402).

4. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding end of the feeding component (20) is provided with a material sorting component (60); the material sorting component (60) comprises a second frame (601), a feeding plate (602) provided on the second frame (601), a material sorting roller (603) and a material sorting motor (604); The feeding plate (602) is arranged to be tilted from top to bottom, and its upper surface has at least one feeding chute (605) extending from top to bottom; the material sorting roller (603) is arranged horizontally at the lower end of the feeding plate (602) along the width direction of the feeding plate (602) and can rotate around its own axis; a material sorting structure is provided on the outer surface of the material sorting roller (603) at a position opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute (605), and the material sorting structure includes at least two material sorting grooves (606) uniformly distributed along the circumference of the material sorting roller (603); the material sorting motor (604) is transmission-connected to the material sorting roller (603).

5. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material sorting component (60) further includes a material sorting belt conveyor; the upper end of the feeding plate (602) is arranged at the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor; The material sorting belt conveyor comprises a material sorting frame (607) mounted on the second frame (601), an annular material sorting conveyor belt (608) arranged on the material sorting frame (607), and a material sorting driving member (609) for driving the material sorting conveyor belt (608); At least two material dividing strips (610) are arranged above the material sorting conveyor belt (608) at intervals along its width direction; the material dividing strips (610) extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the material sorting belt conveyor and are fixedly connected to the material sorting rack (607); and a material dividing channel (611) is formed between adjacent material dividing strips (610).

6. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The material sorting component (60) further includes a climbing belt conveyor arranged between the material sorting roller (603) and the feeding component (20); The climbing belt conveyor comprises a climbing frame (612) mounted on the second frame (601), an annular climbing conveyor belt (613) obliquely arranged on the climbing frame (612), and a climbing driving member (614) for driving the climbing conveyor belt (613) to move; The climbing conveyor belt (613) is provided with at least two spacers (615) spaced apart along its width direction; the spacers (615) extend from the feed end to the discharge end of the climbing belt conveyor and are fixedly connected to the climbing frame (612), and a feeding channel (616) is formed between adjacent spacers (615); the feeding channel (616) is provided with a plurality of blocks (617) uniformly distributed along the circumference of the climbing conveyor belt (613) and fixed on the climbing conveyor belt (613).

7. The pumpkin pie forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first frame (10) is further provided with a box loading component (70); the box loading component (70) comprises a food belt conveyor (701), a box supporting belt conveyor (702) and a finished product belt conveyor (703); the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor (701), the box supporting belt conveyor (702) and the forming conveyor seat (30) are parallel to each other; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor (701) is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveyor seat (30), and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor (701) is arranged directly above the box supporting belt conveyor (702); and the finished product belt conveyor (703) is arranged at the discharging end of the box supporting belt conveyor (702).

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