A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen

Abstract

The present invention provides a rapid semi-finished product meal preparation system applied to the meal distribution field. Through the cooperation between the opening device and the winding device, when the semi-finished product package located in the bridge box is heated to an edible temperature, the entire opening device moves downward at this time. When the track ball runs to the narrowest part of the guide rail, the slider is displaced under pressure, and the opening knife flips and squeezes, causing the packaging bag in the ramp opening to open. When the track ball runs to the bottom of the guide rail, the slider resets, and the opening of the packaging bag is opened. At this time, the packaging bag that has expanded due to heat in the clamping opening is clamped by the hydraulic pliers. Under the rolling of the winding roller, using the extrusion between the winding roller and the opening, the semi-finished product in the opened semi-finished product package is extruded out and quickly distributed at the discharge port for meal preparation. The structure of the present invention is simple, can automatically complete the meal preparation action of semi-finished products, has no human contact throughout the process, has strong food safety, high meal preparation efficiency, has market prospects, and is suitable for popularization and application.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of meal preparation, and particularly to a rapid semi-finished meal preparation system for a central kitchen. Background Art

[0002] A central kitchen refers to a production site within a large workshop-style kitchen, where food semi-finished products or finished products are produced using large and highly automated equipment for self-use or distribution to other kitchens, food companies, and users.

[0003] The central kitchen is divided into a production functional area and an auxiliary functional area. The production functional area includes a raw material supply area, a pre-treatment area, a processing area, a rice production area, a pastry production area, and a packaging area; the auxiliary functional area includes an office area, a quality control management area, a safety production management area, and a living area.

[0004] The equipment used in the central kitchen includes vegetable cutters, meat cutters, bone sawing machines, vegetable washing machines, peeling machines, etc. Among them, the vegetable cutter can cut vegetables into sections, shreds, slices, dices, etc.; the meat cutter can cut meat into shreds, dices, slices, etc. The processing area has automatic stir-fry machines, stirring woks, gas-tilting woks, gas-tilting soup pots, jacketed pans, continuous fryers, etc.; the rice production area mainly has an automatic rice production line and rice machines. The equipment in the pastry production area includes dough mixers, noodle sheeters, forming machines, and proofing and steaming integrated machines.

[0005] To improve the meal preparation efficiency, the central kitchen mostly uses semi-finished products for meal preparation. It only needs to be heated to the edible temperature and served with rice to complete the meal. In the prior art, almost all semi-finished meal preparation operations are carried out manually, which not only wastes labor but also fails to effectively guarantee the distribution efficiency. Sometimes, meal preparation errors may occur, and there are also certain food safety hazards in manual meal preparation. Therefore, we propose a rapid semi-finished meal preparation system for a central kitchen to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this application is to solve the problems of low efficiency and poor food safety in the existing semi-finished meal preparation. Compared with the prior art, a rapid semi-finished meal preparation system for a central kitchen is provided. Through the design of a meal preparation cabinet, an inclined discharge panel is provided on one side of the meal preparation cabinet. A horizontally arranged operating table is fixed at the bottom of the discharge panel, and a discharge port is provided on one side at the bottom of the discharge panel;

[0007] A feeding box is provided inside the meal preparation cabinet. A feeding port is provided at one end of the feeding box, and a docking notch is provided at the other end of the feeding box. A bridge box that matches it is provided in the docking notch. A winding device is provided on one side of the bridge box, and an opening device is provided on the other side of the bridge box;

[0008] The opening device includes a lead screw fixed inside the meal distribution cabinet. Two sets of lead screws are symmetrically arranged and driven by a servo motor. Nut seats matching the lead screws are provided on the lead screws. The nut seats are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bridge box. A slider is slidably connected to the nut seat. Ramp openings are provided on one side of the two sets of nut seats facing each other. A folding plate is rotatably connected between the slider and the ramp opening. Opening knives are fixed on one side of the two folding plates facing each other. Track balls are fixed on one side of the two sliders away from each other. Guide rails corresponding to the track balls are fixed on the back of the discharge panel.

[0009] The winding device includes a driving motor fixed on the bridge box. A winding roller is fixed to the output end of the driving motor. A V-shaped clamping opening is provided on one side of the winding roller. A hydraulic clamp is provided inside the clamping opening. Openings corresponding to the clamping opening and the ramp opening are respectively provided on both sides of the bridge box.

[0010] Furthermore, both the discharge panel and the operation table are made of food-grade stainless steel. The discharge panel is rotatably connected to one side of the meal distribution cabinet through a rotating shaft.

[0011] Furthermore, a heating device is provided inside the feeding box. The heating device is a water bath heating device arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box. The semi-finished product packages added to the feeding box from the feeding port are in a frozen state.

[0012] Furthermore, the feeding box is horizontally arranged. A conveyor belt is provided inside the feeding box. The heating temperature of the heating device gradually increases from the feeding port to the docking notch.

[0013] Furthermore, the heat source output of the water bath heating device inside the feeding box is connected to a cleaning nozzle through a pressurization pipeline. Two sets of cleaning nozzles are arranged inside the bridge box.

[0014] Furthermore, the distance between the two sets of guide rails decreases at the middle position and is equal at both ends. When the track ball runs to the minimum distance of the guide rails, the two sliders are displaced under pressure to the minimum distance. At this time, the opening knives flip and are arranged opposite to the side of the semi-finished product package. And at this time, the distance between the two sets of opening knives is less than the thickness of the packaging bag of the semi-finished product package.

[0015] Furthermore, the opening length of the opening knife is less than the side length of the semi-finished product package.

[0016] Furthermore, a material discharging ring matching the winding roller is provided on one side of the bridge box. An electric telescopic rod is also fixed on the bridge box. The output end of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected to one side of the material discharging ring.

[0017] Furthermore, the material discharging ring and the winding roller are coaxially arranged. The inner diameter of the material discharging ring is not less than the outer diameter of the winding roller.

[0018] Furthermore, the opening distance on the bridge box is less than the diameter of the winding roller. The side of the opening on the bridge box is tangent to the outer wall of the winding roller.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present application are as follows:

[0020] (1) Through the design of the discharge panel that can be flipped open, it is convenient for users to open the discharge panel to clean the interior of the meal distribution cabinet, effectively improving the convenience of maintenance and food safety.

[0021] (2) Through the mutual cooperation between the inclined feeding box and the water bath heating device arranged in the feeding box, the semi-finished product packages added through the feeding port in the feeding box will gradually thaw until heated to an edible temperature, and are displaced and fed in the feeding box by the conveyor belt. Since the temperature at the docking notch of the feeding box is the highest, that is, the semi-finished product packages in the bridge box will expand to the maximum extent. At this time, on the one hand, the expanded semi-finished product packages will push aside the stacked semi-finished product packages, making them stored alone in the bridge box. On the other hand, due to the expansion effect, the sides of the semi-finished product packages will be squeezed into the clamping port and the ramp port, facilitating subsequent clamping actions.

[0022] (3) Through the design of the cleaning nozzle, the hot water with an overloaded temperature in the water bath heating device is transmitted to the cleaning nozzle. Through the action of spraying hot water by the cleaning nozzle, a high-temperature flushing action is carried out in the bridge box where the semi-finished product packages have been squeezed, solving the problem of soup pollution. During the high-temperature flushing action, the bridge box is blocked by the discharge panel and is not likely to overflow, thereby improving the operation safety.

[0023] (4) Through the mutual cooperation between the opening device with a guide rail, a nut seat, and a ramp port and the winding device with a driving motor and a winding roller, when the semi-finished product packages in the bridge box are heated to an edible temperature, at this time, the entire opening device is driven by the lead screw to move. When the track ball runs to the narrowest part of the guide rail, the slider is pressed and displaced to the minimum distance. At this time, the opening knife flips, and through the flipping extrusion of the opening knife, the packaging bag that has expanded and heated into the ramp port is squeezed open by the opening knife. When the track ball runs to the bottom of the guide rail, the slider resets, and the opening of the packaging bag is opened. At this time, the packaging bag that has expanded and heated into the clamping port is clamped by the hydraulic clamp. Under the rolling of the winding roller, using the extrusion between the winding roller and the opening, the semi-finished products in the opened semi-finished product packages are squeezed out and quickly distributed at the discharge port. The structure of the present invention is simple, can automatically complete the meal distribution action of semi-finished products, has no human contact throughout the process, has strong food safety, high meal distribution efficiency, has a market prospect, and is suitable for popularization and application.

[0024] (5) Through the design of the electric telescopic rod with a material discharging ring, when the winding roller clamps the side of the semi-finished product package through the hydraulic clamp and performs the winding action, on one hand, the semi-finished product in the semi-finished product package is extruded and discharged by using the extrusion between the winding roller and the opening. After this action is completed, the hydraulic clamp is opened to end the clamping of the side of the semi-finished product package. At this time, under the drive of the electric telescopic rod, the material discharging ring pushes the empty packaging bag wound on the winding roller, thereby realizing the material discharging action of the empty packaging bag on the winding roller, facilitating the next cycle operation, improving the degree of automation, and enhancing the meal distribution efficiency. Description of the Drawings

[0025] Figure 1 It is a front structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0026] Figure 2 It is a side structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0027] Figure 3 It is an internal structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0028] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bridge box, winding device and opening device proposed in the present application;

[0029] Figure 5 It is an exploded structural schematic diagram of the bridge box and its components proposed in the present application;

[0030] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the opening device proposed in the present application;

[0031] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the winding device proposed in the present application;

[0032] Figure 8 It is a sectional structural schematic diagram of the bridge box and its components proposed in the present application;

[0033] Figure 9 It is a state schematic diagram of the semi-finished product package in the bridge box when it is not opened;

[0034] Figure 10 It is a state schematic diagram of the semi-finished product package in the bridge box when it is opened.

[0035] Explanation of the reference numerals in the figures:

[0036] Food distribution cabinet 1, operating table 11, feeding port 12, discharging panel 2, discharging port 21, feeding box 3, docking notch 31, bridge box 4, winding device 5, driving motor 51, winding roller 52, clamping port 521, hydraulic clamp 522, material discharging ring 53, electric telescopic rod 54, opening device 6, guide rail 61, nut seat 62, ramp opening 621, lead screw 63, slider 64, track ball 65, folding plate 66, opening knife 661, cleaning nozzle 7. Detailed implementation manners

[0037] In the embodiments, the technical solutions of the present application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the specification. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0038] Embodiment 1:

[0039] The present invention provides a rapid food distribution system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen. Please refer to Figure 1-10 , including a food distribution cabinet 1, characterized in that a slanted discharging panel 2 is provided on one side of the food distribution cabinet 1, a horizontally arranged operating table 11 is fixed at the bottom of the discharging panel 2, and a discharging port 21 is provided on one side of the bottom of the discharging panel 2;

[0040] A feeding box 3 is arranged in the food distribution cabinet 1, a feeding port 12 is provided at one end of the feeding box 3, a docking notch 31 is provided at the other end of the feeding box 3, a bridge box 4 matching the docking notch 31 is arranged in the docking notch 31, a winding device 5 is provided on one side of the bridge box 4, and an opening device 6 is provided on the other side of the bridge box 4;

[0041] The opening device 6 includes a lead screw 63 fixed in the food distribution cabinet 1. Two groups of lead screws 63 are symmetrically arranged. The lead screw 63 is driven by a servo motor. Nut seats 62 matching the lead screw 63 are arranged on the lead screws 63. The nut seats 62 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bridge box 4. A slider 64 is slidably connected to the nut seats 62. Ramp openings 621 are provided on the opposite sides of the two groups of nut seats 62. A folding plate 66 is rotatably connected between the slider 64 and the ramp opening 621. Opening knives 661 are fixed on the opposite sides of the two groups of folding plates 66. Track balls 65 are fixed on the opposite sides of the two groups of sliders 64 away from each other. A guide rail 61 corresponding to the track ball 65 is fixed on the back of the discharging panel 2; The winding device 5 includes a driving motor 51 fixed on the bridge box 4. The output end of the driving motor 51 is fixed with a winding roller 52. A V-shaped clamping port 521 is arranged on one side of the winding roller 52. A hydraulic clamp 522 is arranged in the clamping port 521. Openings corresponding to the clamping port 521 and the ramp opening 621 are respectively arranged on both sides of the bridge box 4.

[0042] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, both the discharging panel 2 and the operating table 11 are made of food-grade stainless steel structures, and the discharging panel 2 is rotatably connected to one side of the food distribution cabinet 1 through a rotating shaft.

[0043] Through the design of the discharge panel 2 that can be opened by flipping, it is convenient for users to open the discharge panel 2 to clean the interior of the meal distribution cabinet 1, effectively improving the convenience of maintenance and food safety.

[0044] Among them, a heating device is provided in the feeding box 3. The heating device is a water bath heating device arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box 3. The semi-finished product packages added to the feeding box 3 from the feeding port 12 are in a frozen state. The feeding box 3 is horizontally arranged. A conveyor belt is provided in the feeding box 3. The heating temperature of the heating device gradually increases from the feeding port 12 to the docking notch 31.

[0045] Through the mutual cooperation between the inclined feeding box 3 and the water bath heating device arranged in the feeding box 3, the semi-finished product packages added to the feeding box 3 through the feeding port 12 will gradually thaw until heated to an edible temperature, and are displaced and fed in the feeding box 3 by the conveyor belt. Since the temperature at the docking notch 31 of the feeding box 3 is the highest, that is, the semi-finished product packages in the bridge box 4 will expand to the maximum extent due to heat. At this time, on the one hand, the expanded semi-finished product packages will squeeze the stacked semi-finished product packages, making them stored alone in the bridge box 4. On the other hand, due to the expansion effect, the sides of the semi-finished product packages will be squeezed into the clamping ports 521 and the ramp ports 621, facilitating subsequent clamping actions.

[0046] The heat source output of the water bath heating device in the feeding box 3 is connected with a cleaning nozzle 7 through a pressurizing pipeline. Two groups of cleaning nozzles 7 are arranged in the bridge box 4.

[0047] Through the design of the cleaning nozzle 7, the hot water with an overloaded temperature in the water bath heating device is transmitted into the cleaning nozzle 7. Through the action of spraying hot water by the cleaning nozzle 7, a high-temperature flushing action is carried out in the bridge box 4 where the semi-finished product packages have been squeezed, solving the problem of soup pollution. During the high-temperature flushing action, the bridge box 4 is blocked by the discharge panel 2 and is not easily overflowed, thereby improving the operation safety.

[0048] Among them, the distance between the two groups of guide rails 61 decreases at the middle position and is equal at both ends. When the track ball 65 runs to the minimum distance of the guide rails 61, the two groups of sliders 64 are pressed and displaced to the minimum distance. At this time, the opening knives 661 are flipped to be oppositely arranged with the sides of the semi-finished product packages, and the distance between the two groups of opening knives 661 is less than the thickness of the packaging bag of the semi-finished product package, and the opening length of the opening knives 661 is less than the side length of the semi-finished product package.

[0049] Through the mutual cooperation between the opening device 6 with a guide rail 61, a nut seat 62, and a ramp opening 621 and the winding device 5 with a driving motor 51 and a winding roller 52, when the semi-finished product package located in the bridge box 4 is heated to an edible temperature, at this time, the entire opening device 6 is displaced under the drive of the lead screw 63. When the track ball 65 runs to the narrowest part of the guide rail 61, the slider 64 is displaced under pressure to the minimum distance. At this time, the opening knife 661 flips, and through the flipping extrusion of the opening knife 661, the packaging bag that has expanded due to heat into the ramp opening 621 is squeezed open by the opening knife 661. When the track ball 65 runs to the bottom of the guide rail 61, the slider 64 resets, and the opening of the packaging bag is opened. At this time, the packaging bag that has expanded due to heat into the clamping opening 521 is clamped by the hydraulic clamp 522. Under the winding of the winding roller 52, by using the extrusion between the winding roller 52 and the opening, and the extrusion of the semi-finished product inside the opened semi-finished product package, it is discharged to the discharge port 21 for rapid meal preparation. The structure of the present invention is simple, can automatically complete the meal preparation action of semi-finished products, has no human contact throughout the process, has strong food safety, high meal preparation efficiency, has market prospects, and is suitable for popularization and application.

[0050] Embodiment 2:

[0051] The present invention provides a rapid meal preparation system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen. Please refer to Figure 1-10 , where the same or corresponding components as those in Embodiment 1 are labeled with the corresponding reference numerals in Embodiment 1. For the sake of simplicity, only the differences from Embodiment 1 will be described below:

[0052] On one side of the bridge box 4, there is a material discharging ring 53 that matches the winding roller 52. An electric telescopic rod 54 is also fixed on the bridge box 4. The output end of the electric telescopic rod 54 is fixedly connected to one side of the material discharging ring 53. The material discharging ring 53 is coaxially arranged with the winding roller 52. The inner diameter of the material discharging ring 53 is not less than the outer diameter of the winding roller 52. The opening spacing on the bridge box 4 is less than the diameter of the winding roller 52. The side of the opening of the bridge box 4 is tangent to the outer wall of the winding roller 52.

[0053] In this embodiment, through the design of the electric telescopic rod 54 with a material discharging ring 53, when the winding roller 52 clamps the side of the semi-finished product package through the hydraulic clamp 522 and performs the winding action, on one hand, by using the extrusion between the winding roller 52 and the opening, and the extrusion of the semi-finished product inside the opened semi-finished product package, when this action is completed, the hydraulic clamp 522 is opened, and the clamping of the side of the semi-finished product package ends. At this time, the material discharging ring 53 is driven by the electric telescopic rod 54 to push the empty packaging bag wound on the winding roller 52, thereby realizing the material discharging action of the empty packaging bag on the winding roller 52, facilitating the next cycle operation, improving the degree of automation, and increasing the meal preparation efficiency.

[0054] The above is only the best implementation mode adopted by the present application in combination with the current actual needs, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto.

Claims

1. A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen, including a meal preparation cabinet (1), characterized in that, On one side of the meal distribution cabinet (1), there is an inclined discharge panel (2). At the bottom of the discharge panel (2), a horizontally arranged operating table (11) is fixed. At one side of the bottom of the discharge panel (2), there is a discharge port (21). Inside the meal distribution cabinet (1), there is a feeding box (3). At one end of the feeding box (3), there is a feeding port (12). At the other end of the feeding box (3), there is a docking notch (31). Inside the docking notch (31), there is a bridge box (4) that matches it. On one side of the bridge box (4), there is a winding device (5). On the other side of the bridge box (4), there is an opening device (6). The opening device (6) includes a lead screw (63) fixed inside the meal distribution cabinet (1). Two groups of the lead screws (63) are symmetrically arranged. The lead screw (63) is driven by a servo motor. On the lead screw (63), there are nut seats (62) that match it. The nut seats (62) are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the bridge box (4). A slider (64) is slidably connected to the nut seat (62). On one side of the two groups of nut seats (62) facing each other, there are ramp openings (621). A folding plate (66) is rotatably connected between the slider (64) and the ramp opening (621). On one side of the two groups of folding plates (66) facing each other, there are opening knives (661) fixed. On one side of the two groups of sliders (64) away from each other, there are track balls (65) fixed. On the back of the discharge panel (2), there is a guide rail (61) corresponding to the track ball (65). The winding device (5) includes a driving motor (51) fixed on the bridge box (4). The output end of the driving motor (51) is fixed with a winding roller (52). On one side of the winding roller (52), there is a V-shaped clamping opening (521). Inside the clamping opening (521), there is a hydraulic clamp (522). On both sides of the bridge box (4), there are openings corresponding to the clamping opening (521) and the ramp opening (621) respectively.

2. The quick meal preparation system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that Both the discharge panel (2) and the operating table (11) are made of food-grade stainless steel structure. The discharge panel (2) is rotatably connected to one side of the meal distribution cabinet (1) through a rotating shaft.

3. The quick meal preparation system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that Inside the feeding box (3), there is a heating device. The heating device is a water bath heating device arranged on the inner wall of the feeding box (3). The semi-finished product package added from the feeding port (12) of the feeding box (3) is in a frozen state.

4. A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen according to claim 3, wherein, The feeding box (3) is horizontally arranged. Inside the feeding box (3), there is a conveyor belt. The heating temperature of the heating device gradually increases from the feeding port (12) to the docking notch (31).

5. A rapid semi-finished product meal preparation system for a central kitchen according to claim 3, characterized in that, The heat source output of the water bath heating device inside the feeding box (3) is connected with a cleaning nozzle (7) through a pressurized pipeline. Two groups of the cleaning nozzles (7) are arranged inside the bridge box (4).

6. A quick meal preparation system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that, The distance between the two groups of guide rails (61) decreases at the middle position and is equal at the two end positions. When the track ball (65) runs to the minimum distance of the guide rail (61), the two groups of sliders (64) are displaced under pressure to the minimum distance. At this time, the opening knives (661) are flipped to be opposite to the side of the semi-finished product package, and at this time, the distance between the two groups of opening knives (661) is less than the thickness of the packaging bag of the semi-finished product package.

7. A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen according to claim 6, characterized in that, The opening length of the opening knife (661) is less than the side length of the semi-finished product package.

8. A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen according to claim 1, characterized in that, One side of the bridge box (4) is provided with a material discharging ring (53) matching the winding roller (52), and an electric telescopic rod (54) is also fixed on the bridge box (4). The output end of the electric telescopic rod (54) is fixedly connected with one side of the material discharging ring (53).

9. The quick meal preparation system for semi-finished products in a central kitchen according to claim 8, wherein, The material discharging ring (53) is coaxially arranged with the winding roller (52), and the inner diameter of the material discharging ring (53) is not less than the outer diameter of the winding roller (52).

10. A semi-finished product rapid meal preparation system for a central kitchen according to claim 8, characterized in that, The opening spacing on the bridge box (4) is less than the diameter of the winding roller (52), and the side of the opening of the bridge box (4) is tangent to the outer wall of the winding roller (52).

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