Ice pop demolding machine

Abstract

The present patent relates to a new ice lolly demolding machine, belonging to the technical field of ice cream industry accessories, in particular to a demolding machine for ice lollies with one or two vertical holes, which requires the wall of the mold cavity to include a cavity for the wall of the inner tube for molding the corresponding hole to be heated in a circumferential manner, so that the ice lolly can be removed without damaging the wall of the corresponding hole, making it possible to manufacture the ice lolly. The demolding machine receives a mold (F) formed by a set of cavities (C) and includes a lower tank (1) for heating water, a demolding channel (4) with a guide (44) inside is connected to the edge of the lower tank, which receives hot water from the lower tank (1) through a pump (6), so that after the hot water exerts a thermal impact on the wall of the ice lolly cavity (C) including the inner tube (TI), it flows back to the lower tank (1) through the upper end of the vertical capillary tube (8) to heat the cavity.

Description

[0001] This patent relates to a novel popsicle demolding machine, belonging to the field of ice cream industry accessories technology, and particularly to a popsicle demolding machine having one or two vertical holes. These vertical holes require circumferential heating of the walls of the mold cavity to be heated, including the walls of the inner tube of the cavity used to mold the corresponding popsicle holes, so that the popsicle can be removed from it without damaging the walls of the corresponding holes, thus making it possible to manufacture popsicles in a feasible, safe and practical manner.

[0002] According to the applicant's patent BR102020000649-5: "A popsicle is a solidified ice cream, currently presented in different forms, some with a theme. The popsicle is picked up by the end of a stick, which passes through and is inserted into and partially connected to the popsicle body. The popsicle body, which is presented in different shapes, most commonly in the shape of an "8", is usually a solid without any filler during production (or, in the case of filling, the filler is solidified inside the popsicle body)."

[0003] Therefore, aiming to obtain innovative ways of consuming popsicles, patent BR102020000649-5 discloses a "popsicle to be filled" which has two holes to allow for greater variation in the way popsicles are consumed. It includes a solidified body of different shapes, a stick of different shapes inserted into its lower end face in a conventional manner, and at least one hole of cylindrical, elliptical, square, rectangular cross-section or any other geometric shape on its upper end face, which constitutes a container for receiving liquid, solid or particulate fillers during consumption.

[0004] To make an ice pop have one or two holes, a special mold is needed, which has one or two inner tubes of the cavity of the required shape (model), with the upper end face closed at the boundary of the depth of the corresponding hole.

[0005] Given the innovative way of consuming popsicles, there are significant challenges in their production because manufacturers simply cannot remove the product.

[0006] To address the problems of existing technologies, this invention proposes an ice pop demolding machine. The machine includes a water-heated lower storage tank and a demolding tank that receives hot water from the lower storage tank via a pump. This allows the hot water to thermally impact the walls of the ice pop cavity and the walls of the vertical inner tube of the cavity. The water then flows back to the lower storage tank through a capillary tube, removing air generated inside the tube and thus enabling the tube to be heated. This solves the problems identified in the art and makes the innovation proposed in patent BR10202000046-5 feasible, while also providing other advantages.

[0007] The invention will be better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0008] Figure 1 A perspective view of the new popsicle demolding machine, showing the front, top, and right sides;

[0009] Figure 2 This is a perspective view of an ice pop demolding machine, showing the rear, top, and right side views;

[0010] Figure 3 This is a perspective view of an ice pop demolding machine, showing the locking handle in an exploded view.

[0011] Figure 4 This is a perspective view of an ice pop demolding machine, showing a set of cavity guides in exploded view form;

[0012] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional view of an ice pop demolding machine, showing the demolding groove in an exploded view.

[0013] Figure 6 This is a 3D view of an ice pop demolding machine, showing the energy tank and pump in exploded view form;

[0014] Figure 7 This is a 3D view of the demolding groove;

[0015] Figure 8 Enlarged details of a portion of the demolding groove;

[0016] Figure 9 Details of the pump side;

[0017] Figure 10 A schematic cross-sectional view of the water flow between the inner tube and the vertical capillary tube of the cavity;

[0018] Figure 11 This is a detailed perspective view of a set of molds located on a demolding groove.

[0019] According to the attached drawings, the popsicle demolding machine receives a mold (F) consisting of a set of cavities (C) and includes a lower storage tank (1) for heating water by means of a resistor (2) connected to an energy box (3). A demolding trough (4) is connected to the edge of the lower storage tank and has a guide (44) inside. The guide receives hot water from the lower storage tank (1) through a pump (6) that receives water from the lower storage tank (1) through a pipe (7) and through a pipe (5). In this way, the hot water exerts a thermal shock on the wall of the popsicle cavity (C) and then flows back to the lower storage tank (1) through the upper end of a vertical capillary (8). The vertical capillary removes the air generated in the cavity (C) so that the cavity can be heated.

[0020] The lower storage tank (1), preferably in the shape of a parallelepiped, has legs (11). One side of the lower storage tank is connected to an energy box (3), which has a hole (12) for connecting a resistor (2). The lower end face of the lower storage tank has a hole (13) for connecting a pipe (7), which is connected to a slide valve (14) for drawing water from the lower storage tank (1). The slide valve is connected to a pump (6).

[0021] The preferred parallelepiped-shaped ejector groove (4) has a slide valve (412) for drawing water on its bottom (41). The ejector groove (4) also has an orifice with the same diameter as the vertical capillary (8), the lower end of which is welded to the edge of the orifice in the bottom (41). The ejector groove (4) has an open top and a lug (42) with an edge for receiving the mold (F). A handle (43) with a gripping area (431) for locking the mold (F) is also provided at the edge. A horizontal slide valve (45) for controlling the horizontal plane in the ejector groove (4) is also provided on the front side.

[0022] Inside the demolding groove, a guide (44) formed by a base (441) is provided. The base constrains the positioning of the height of the mold (F) and the cavity (C) and has a hole (442) for adapting to the vertical capillary (8). The base has arms (443) at both ends for receiving the guides (444). The ends of the guides are "C" shaped like the cavity (C), so that they fit perfectly to the vertical capillary (8) without the risk of damaging the vertical capillary and maintain the correct distance between the vertical capillary (8) and the wall of the cavity (C).

[0023] Each mold (F) includes a set of cavities (C) with different geometries. Each cavity (C) has two inner tubes (TI) with different geometries to accommodate a corresponding vertical capillary (8). Each cavity has an inner diameter (di) longer than the outer diameter (de) of the vertical capillary (8), thus forming a space (e) for water to flow and reach the upper end of the vertical capillary (8) and then flow back to the lower reservoir (1). Optionally, each cavity (C) of the mold (F) may have only one inner tube (TI).

[0024] This new popsicle demolding machine is very easy to use because it only requires filling the lower reservoir (1) with water, heating the water with a resistor (2) connected to the energy tank (3), and then, after reaching the optimal temperature for demolding the popsicle, pumping the water through the pump (6) to the demolding tank (4) until it reaches the horizontal level of the upper end of the vertical capillary (8). From there, the water flows back to the lower reservoir (1), and then, with the help of the guide (44), the mold (F) is installed, its cavity (C) being installed into the demolding tank (4), thus embedding the vertical capillary (8) into the inner tube (TI) of the cavity (C) (which leaves a space (e) between the walls). The mold (F) is locked with the handle (43), so that the hot water applies thermal shock to the walls of the cavity (C) of the popsicle mold (F) (including the walls of the inner tube (TI) of the cavity (C)). After that, simply remove the mold (F), and the popsicle can be removed from the mold.

[0025] Finally, open the slide valves (14) and (45) respectively, which is sufficient to remove the water from the lower storage tank (1) and the demolding tank (4).

[0026] Therefore, the envisioned popsicle demolding machine offers the following advantages:

[0027] - It is possible to demold / pull out popsicles with one or more filling holes without damaging the inner and outer walls, which is a task that cannot be accomplished using conventional methods, as it is impossible to pull out popsicles using conventional methods;

[0028] - The machine is easy to operate;

[0029] - Provides a safe demolding operation;

[0030] - To enable the manufacture and commercialization of popsicles with unfilled holes;

[0031] This machine makes it possible to bring innovative products to the popsicle market;

[0032] - Fast production; and

[0033] - Standardization.

[0034] Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above details, but is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An ice pop demolding machine that receives a mold (F) consisting of a set of cavities (C), characterized in that, The mold (F) includes a set of cavities (C), each cavity (C) having at least one inner tube (TI) adapted to a vertical capillary (8). The popsicle demolding machine includes a lower storage tank (1), and a demolding groove (4) with a guide (44) inside is connected to the edge of the lower storage tank. The demolding groove receives hot water from the lower storage tank (1) by means of a pump (6) through a pipe (5). The pump receives hot water from the lower storage tank (1) through a pipe (7), so that the hot water exerts a thermal shock on the wall of the cavity (C) of the mold (F) and then flows back to the lower storage tank (1) through the upper end of the vertical capillary (8), thereby removing the air generated in the inner tube (TI) of the cavity (C) so that the inner tube (TI) can be heated. The guide (44) is formed by a base (441), which constrains the height positioning of the mold (F) and the cavity (C) and has a hole (442) adapted to the vertical capillary (8). The base has arms (443) at both ends for receiving the control part (444). The end of the control part is "C" shaped and maintains a distance between the vertical capillary (8) and the wall of the cavity (C). Each inner tube (TI) has an inner diameter (di) longer than the outer diameter (de) of the vertical capillary (8), thus forming a space (e) for water to flow to the upper end of the vertical capillary (8) and then flow back to the lower storage tank (1).

2. The popsicle demolding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower storage tank (1) is in the shape of a parallelepiped and has legs (11). One side of the lower storage tank is connected to the energy box (3). This side has a second hole (12) for connecting the resistor (2). The lower end face of the lower storage tank has a third hole (13) for connecting the second pipe (7). The second pipe (7) is connected to a first slide valve (14) for drawing water from the lower storage tank (1). The first slide valve (14) is connected to the pump (6).

3. The popsicle demolding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The demolding groove (4) is parallelepiped in shape and has a second slide valve (412) for drawing water on its bottom (41). The demolding groove (4) also has a hole with the same diameter as the vertical capillary (8), the lower end of which is welded to the edge of the hole in the bottom (41). The demolding groove (4) has an open top and a lug (42) for receiving the edge of the mold (F). A handle (43) with a gripping area (431) for locking the mold (F) is also provided at the edge. The demolding groove also has a third horizontal slide valve (45).

4. The popsicle demolding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each cavity (C) has two inner tubes (TI) with different geometries.

5. The popsicle demolding machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each cavity (C) has only one inner tube (TI).

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