A potato chips production and packaging system and process flow

Abstract

The present invention discloses a potato chip production and packaging system, including a conveying device, a canning device and a measuring device. The conveying device is provided with a conveyor belt, a suspended baffle, a lever, a diversion guide plate and a flipping device. The conveyor belt is provided with a driving roller shaft, which is driven and connected with an external driving motor, and the driving roller shaft drives the conveyor belt to move. The suspended baffle plate, the lever, the diversion guide plate and the flipping device are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. The suspended baffle plate is arranged above the conveyor belt, and a passing gap is formed between the suspended baffle plate and the conveyor belt, and the potato chips on the conveyor belt are diverted through the passing gap. At the same time, the present invention also discloses a process flow of a potato chip production and packaging system. The present invention can effectively flip the downward curved potato chips into upward curved potato chips, realize the automatic production and packaging of potato chips, and improve the automation level of potato chip production and packaging.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of potato chip production and packaging, and more specifically to a potato chip production and packaging system and its process flow. Background Art

[0002] Potato chips are a very popular snack food, usually packaged in bags or cylindrical cans. Since potato chips are very thin and brittle, they are mostly packaged in cylindrical cans. Moreover, the curved sides of the potato chips after frying are different, some facing up and some facing down. Therefore, most of the current methods require manpower to manually turn over the chips for subsequent packaging, or the potato chips can only be shaped into a flat shape (without bending) for subsequent automatic or semi-automatic packaging.

[0003] Chinese Patent: A potato chip transition conveyor for a composite potato chip production line (authorization announcement number: CN201721240485.7). The potato chip production line disclosed in this patent document discloses the technical content of potato chip production, but the disclosed content does not disclose a solution to the technical problem of how to flip and package potato chips.

[0004] This technical solution aims to solve the technical problem of how to flip potato chips on different sides on a conveyor belt to the same side so that the potato chips can be automatically and efficiently loaded into a potato chip can. The corresponding production line equipment is designed to effectively flip downward-curved potato chips into upward-curved potato chips, realize the automatic production and packaging of potato chips, and improve the automation level of potato chip production and packaging. Summary of the invention

[0005] The invention discloses a potato chip production and packaging system and a process flow thereof, the main purpose of which is to overcome the above-mentioned deficiencies and shortcomings of the prior art.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0007] A potato chip production and packaging system comprises a conveying device, a canning device and a measuring device. The conveying device is provided with a conveyor belt, a suspended baffle, a lever, a diversion guide plate and a turning device. The conveyor belt is provided with a driving roller shaft, which is connected to an external driving motor and drives the conveyor belt to move. The suspended baffle, the lever, the diversion guide plate and the turning device are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. The suspended baffle is arranged above the conveyor belt to form a passing gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt, and the potato chips on the conveyor belt are diverted through the passing gap. The lever is mounted on the Above the conveyor belt, the lower end of the lever disperses the stacked potato chips conveyed through; there are two diversion guide plates, which are symmetrically installed on the conveyor belt; the flipping device is installed at the outlet of the diversion guide plate, and the flipping device is used to flip the potato chips with the curved surface facing downward into potato chips with the curved surface facing upward; the canning device is arranged at the conveying end of the conveyor belt, and is used to hold the collected and output potato chips. The measuring device is installed on the canning device, and is used to measure and collect the weight of the canned part or the number of potato chips. The measuring device is also connected to a prompt component, which is used to display the measured data information.

[0008] Furthermore, there are a plurality of suspended baffles, which are arranged in a front-to-back corresponding manner, and the passing gaps between them and the conveyor belt are arranged from large to small in sequence.

[0009] Furthermore, the two diversion guide plates are in the shape of a "V"-shaped opening guide groove, wherein the guide groove opening is a wider inlet and the guide groove outlet is a narrower outlet.

[0010] Furthermore, the measuring device is provided with a sensing component, which includes a weight sensor and a quantity sensor.

[0011] Furthermore, the flipping device includes a rotating baffle rod and a driving motor. The rotating baffle rod has a conical structure. The rotating baffle rod is longitudinally arranged in the middle of the outlet of the diverter guide plate, and the pointed cone end of the rotating baffle rod is located at the outlet of the diverter guide plate. The driving motor is drivingly connected to the rotating baffle rod.

[0012] Furthermore, the surface of the rotating blocking lever has a rough surface.

[0013] Furthermore, the conveyor belt at the rotating stop rod is arranged to be tilted downward, and the downward tilt angle thereof is between 15° and 30°.

[0014] Furthermore, there are a plurality of levers, and the gap between the lever and the conveyor belt is smaller than the thickness of two potato chips, and the gap between the lever and the conveyor belt gradually decreases along the conveying direction.

[0015] A process flow for producing and packaging potato chips, the production and packaging process comprising the following specific steps:

[0016] Step 1: potato chips are formed using a slicer or a die press to produce multiple slices of potato chips, the shape of the potato chips being curved or flat;

[0017] Step 2: high temperature treatment, frying the potato chips obtained in step 1 at high temperature through a frying device to make them fixed and edible;

[0018] Step 3: potato chips transfer and conveying, the shaped potato chips obtained in step 2 are transferred and conveyed to the conveyor belt;

[0019] Step 4: The first diversion, the potato chips on the conveyor belt pass through the gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt in turn, and the potato chips exceeding the height of the gap are blocked outside the suspended baffle, completing the first diversion of potato chips;

[0020] Step 5: The second diversion, the lever blocks and spreads the potato chips being transported, so that the potato chips stacked together are dispersed, completing the second diversion of the potato chips;

[0021] Step 6: Arrangement and guided output. After the potato chips pass through the open guide groove from wide to narrow, they are arranged in the same direction and output;

[0022] Step 7: Flip the potato chips. When the potato chips arranged and output pass through the rotating baffle, the potato chips with the curved side facing upward continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt, while the potato chips with the curved side facing downward gradually rise in height along the surface of the conical rotating baffle until they are turned over by the rotating baffle, and then continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt.

[0023] Step 8: canning potato chips. The output potato chips are output in sequence and stacked in a can body for containing them, thus completing the output canning of the potato chips.

[0024] Furthermore, in the step seven, the conveyor belt at the rotating baffle is tilted downward, and the downward tilt angle is between 15° and 30°.

[0025] It can be seen from the above description of the present invention that, compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are:

[0026] 1. The present invention provides a suspended baffle, and the height of the suspended baffle can be adjusted to adjust the degree of diversion of potato chips. The passing gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt is utilized to effectively divert the passing potato chips.

[0027] 2. The present invention can disperse the potato chips stacked together by arranging a lever, thereby realizing automatic dispersion and transportation of the potato chips, and preventing the potato chips from stacking and affecting the subsequent packaging process.

[0028] 3. The present invention can realize the sequential arrangement of potato chips by providing a diversion guide plate and a turning device, and automatically turn over the potato chips that have been arranged, and turn over all the potato chips with the curved surface downward to the curved surface upward, which is more conducive to the subsequent automatic canning and packaging process. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the production and packaging system of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the production and packaging system of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating baffle rod of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 4 It is a production process flow chart of the present invention.

[0033] Among them, there are a conveying device 1, a conveyor belt 11, a suspended baffle 12, a lever 13, a diversion guide plate 14, a turning device 15, a rotating baffle 151, a driving motor 152, a driving roller 16, potato chips 17, a canning device 2, and a measuring device 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The specific implementation of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, a potato chip production and packaging system includes a conveying device 1, a canning device 2 and a measuring device 3. The conveying device 1 is provided with a conveyor belt 11, a suspended baffle 12, a lever 13, a diverter guide plate 14 and a flipping device 15. The conveyor belt 11 is provided with a driving roller 16, which is connected to an external driving motor and drives the conveyor belt 11 to move. The suspended baffle 12, the lever 13, the diverter guide plate 14 and the flipping device 15 are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 11. The suspended baffle 12 is arranged above the conveyor belt 11, and a passing gap is formed between the suspended baffle 12 and the conveyor belt 11, and potato chips 17 on the conveyor belt 11 are diverted through the passing gap; The lever 13 is mounted above the conveyor belt 11, and the lower end of the lever 13 disperses the stacked potato chips 17 conveyed through it; there are two diversion guide plates 14, which are symmetrically installed on the conveyor belt 11; the flipping device 15 is installed at the outlet of the diversion guide plate 14, and the flipping device 15 is used to flip the potato chips 17 with the curved surface facing downward into potato chips 17 with the curved surface facing upward; the canning device 2 is arranged at the conveying end of the conveyor belt 11, and is used to hold the collected and output potato chips 17. The measuring device 3 is installed on the canning device 2, and is used to measure and collect the weight of the canned part or the number of potato chips. The measuring device 3 is also connected to a prompt component 4, which is used to display the measured data information.

[0036] Furthermore, there are a plurality of suspended baffles 12, which are arranged in a front-to-back corresponding manner, and the passing gaps between them and the conveyor belt are arranged from large to small.

[0037] Furthermore, the two flow dividing guide plates 14 are in the shape of a V-shaped opening guide groove, wherein the guide groove opening is a wider inlet and the guide groove outlet is a narrower outlet.

[0038] Furthermore, the measuring device 3 is provided with a sensing component, which includes a weight sensor and a quantity sensor.

[0039] Furthermore, the flipping device 15 includes a rotating baffle rod 151 and a driving motor 152. The rotating baffle rod 151 is a conical structure. The rotating baffle rod 151 is longitudinally arranged in the middle of the outlet of the diverter guide plate 14, and the pointed cone end of the rotating baffle rod 151 is located at the outlet of the diverter guide plate 14. The driving motor 152 is drivingly connected to the rotating baffle rod 151.

[0040] Furthermore, the surface of the rotation blocking rod 151 has a rough surface.

[0041] Furthermore, the conveyor belt 11 at the rotating stop rod 151 is arranged to be tilted downward, and the tilt angle is between 15° and 30°.

[0042] Furthermore, there are a plurality of levers 13, and the gap between the lever 13 and the conveyor belt 11 is smaller than the thickness of two potato chips, and the gap between the lever 13 and the conveyor belt 11 gradually decreases along the conveying direction.

[0043] like Figure 4 As shown, a process flow of potato chips production and packaging, the production and packaging process includes the following specific steps:

[0044] Step 1: potato chips are formed using a slicer or a die press to produce multiple slices of potato chips, the shape of the potato chips being curved or flat;

[0045] Step 2: high temperature treatment, frying the potato chips obtained in step 1 at high temperature through a frying device to make them fixed and edible;

[0046] Step 3: potato chips transfer and conveying, transferring the shaped potato chips obtained in step 2 to the conveyor belt;

[0047] Step 4: The first diversion, the potato chips on the conveyor belt pass through the gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt in turn, and the potato chips exceeding the height of the gap are blocked outside the suspended baffle, completing the first diversion of potato chips;

[0048] Step 5: The second diversion, the lever blocks and spreads the potato chips being transported, so that the potato chips stacked together are dispersed, completing the second diversion of the potato chips;

[0049] Step 6: Arrangement and guided output. After the potato chips pass through the open guide groove from wide to narrow, they are arranged in the same direction and output;

[0050] Step 7: Flip the potato chips. When the potato chips arranged and output pass through the rotating baffle, the potato chips with the curved side facing upward continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt, while the potato chips with the curved side facing downward gradually rise in height along the surface of the conical rotating baffle until they are turned over by the rotating baffle, and then continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt.

[0051] Step 8: Canning potato chips, the output potato chips are output in sequence and stacked into the can body for holding, and the output and canning of potato chips are completed. The weight of potato chips or the number of potato chips can also be measured by a measuring device to achieve automatic canning, and the numerical parameters of the measuring device can be displayed by a prompt component.

[0052] Furthermore, in the step seven, the conveyor belt at the rotating baffle is tilted downward, and the downward tilt angle is between 15° and 30°.

[0053] It can be seen from the above description of the present invention that, compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are:

[0054] 1. The present invention provides a suspended baffle, and the height of the suspended baffle can be adjusted to adjust the degree of diversion of potato chips. The passing gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt is utilized to effectively divert the passing potato chips.

[0055] 2. The present invention can disperse the potato chips stacked together by arranging a lever, thereby realizing automatic dispersion and transportation of the potato chips, and preventing the potato chips from stacking and affecting the subsequent packaging process.

[0056] 3. The present invention can realize the sequential arrangement of potato chips by providing a diversion guide plate and a turning device, and automatically turn over the potato chips that have been arranged, and turn over all the potato chips with the curved surface downward to the curved surface upward, which is more conducive to the subsequent automatic canning and packaging process.

[0057] The above is only a specific implementation of the present invention, but the design concept of the present invention is not limited to this. Any non-substantial improvement of the present invention using this concept should be regarded as an infringement of the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A potato chips production and packaging system, characterized in that: The invention comprises a conveying device, a canning device and a measuring device. The conveying device is provided with a conveyor belt, a suspended baffle, a lever, a diverter guide plate and a turning device. The conveyor belt is provided with a driving roller shaft, which is connected to an external driving motor and drives the conveyor belt to move. The suspended baffle, the lever, the diverter guide plate and the turning device are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt. The suspended baffle is arranged above the conveyor belt to form a passing gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt, and the potato chips on the conveyor belt are diverted through the passing gap. The lever is mounted on the upper part of the conveyor belt. The lower end of the lever disperses and spreads the stacked potato chips conveyed through; there are two diversion guide plates, which are symmetrically installed on the conveyor belt; the flipping device is installed at the outlet of the diversion guide plate, and the flipping device is used to flip the potato chips with the curved surface facing downward into potato chips with the curved surface facing upward; the canning device is arranged at the conveying end of the conveyor belt, and is used to hold the collected and output potato chips; the measuring device is installed on the canning device, and is used to measure and collect the weight of the canned parts or the number of potato chips; the measuring device is also connected to a prompt component, and is used to display the measured data information; The two diversion guide plates are in the shape of a "V"-shaped opening guide groove, wherein the guide groove opening is a wider inlet and the guide groove outlet is a narrower outlet; The flip device includes a rotating baffle and a driving motor. The rotating baffle is a cone-shaped structure. The rotating baffle is longitudinally arranged in the middle of the outlet of the diverter guide plate, and the pointed cone end of the rotating baffle is located at the outlet of the diverter guide plate. The driving motor is drivingly connected to the rotating baffle; The surface of the rotating baffle rod has a rough surface; The conveyor belt at the rotating stop rod is arranged to be tilted downward, and the tilt angle is between 15° and 30°; There are a plurality of shifting rods, and the gap between the shifting rods and the conveyor belt is smaller than the thickness of two potato chips, and the gap between the shifting rods and the conveyor belt gradually decreases along the conveying direction.

2. A potato chips production and packaging system according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of suspended baffles, which are arranged in a front-to-back corresponding manner, and the passing gaps between them and the conveyor belt are arranged from large to small in sequence.

3. A potato chips production and packaging system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The measuring device is provided with a sensing component, which includes a weight sensor and a quantity sensor.

4. The production and packaging process of a potato chip production and packaging system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The production and packaging process comprises the following specific steps: Step 1: potato chips are formed using a slicer or a die press to produce multiple slices of potato chips, the shape of the potato chips being curved or flat; Step 2: high temperature treatment, frying the potato chips obtained in step 1 at high temperature through a frying device to make them fixed and edible; Step 3: potato chips transfer and conveying, transferring the shaped potato chips obtained in step 2 to the conveyor belt; Step 4: The first diversion, the potato chips on the conveyor belt pass through the gap between the suspended baffle and the conveyor belt in turn, and the potato chips exceeding the height of the gap are blocked outside the suspended baffle, completing the first diversion of the potato chips; Step 5: The second diversion, the lever blocks and spreads the potato chips being transported, so that the potato chips stacked together are dispersed, completing the second diversion of the potato chips; Step 6: Arrangement and guided output. After the potato chips pass through the open guide groove from wide to narrow, they are arranged in the same direction and output; Step 7: Flip the potato chips. When the potato chips arranged and output pass through the rotating baffle, the potato chips with the curved side facing upward continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt, while the potato chips with the curved side facing downward gradually rise in height along the surface of the conical rotating baffle until they are turned over by the rotating baffle, and then continue to be transported forward along the conveyor belt. Step 8: canning potato chips. The output potato chips are output in sequence and stacked in a can body for containing them, thus completing the output canning of the potato chips.

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