Packaging line for cups of pasta or flour

Abstract

The application relates to a cup-packed noodle or powder packaging production line, which comprises a straight feeding machine, a lower barrel machine located above the straight feeding machine and used for dropping upside-down cups onto the straight feeding machine, a flavor bag throwing machine located above the straight feeding machine and used for throwing flavor bags into the upside-down cups conveyed by the straight feeding machine, a bending conveyor connected with the straight feeding machine and used for conveying the upside-down cups conveyed by the straight feeding machine, a fork throwing machine located above the bending conveyor and used for throwing noodle forks into the upside-down cups conveyed by the bending conveyor, a bagged material throwing machine installed on the bending conveyor and used for throwing bagged materials into the upside-down cups, a noodle throwing machine located above the bending conveyor and used for throwing noodle cakes into the upside-down cups on the bending conveyor, and a cover sealing machine connected with the bending conveyor and used for sealing covers for the upside-down cups conveyed by the bending conveyor. The application does not need manual participation, reduces the labor cost, and improves the production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of food packaging, in particular to a packaging production line for cup noodles or powder. Background Art

[0002] Cup noodles or powder is a convenience food in the form of instant noodles or powder in a cup. They are similar in appearance to instant noodles in buckets and cups. However, for cup noodles or powder with local characteristics, the noodles (powder) and various ingredient packets in the cups are not only numerous in variety but also in various in appearance.

[0003] Cup noodles or powder packaging uses a variety of methods, including heat-pressing and fusing aluminum foil lids to seal the cup, similar to instant noodle packaging in a bucket, or snapping a paper lid onto the cup to create a seal. Except for the outermost layer of shrink film, virtually all other steps in the production of cup noodles or powder packaging require manual labor, resulting in high labor costs and low production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a packaging production line for cup noodles or powder with less manual participation and higher production efficiency in response to the above technical problems.

[0005] The present invention provides a packaging production line for cup noodles or powder, comprising:

[0006] Linear feeder;

[0007] A barrel unloader, located above the linear feeder, for dropping the heaven and earth cups onto the linear feeder;

[0008] A flavor packet delivery machine, located above the linear feeder, for delivering flavor packets into the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the linear feeder;

[0009] A curved conveyor connected to the linear feeder for conveying the heaven and earth cups delivered by the linear feeder;

[0010] A fork throwing machine, located above the curved conveyor, is used to throw noodle forks into the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor;

[0011] A bag-feeding machine is installed on the curved conveyor and is used to deliver the bag-feeding bags into the Tiandi Cup;

[0012] A noodle throwing machine, located above the curved conveyor, is used to throw the noodles into the heaven and earth cups on the curved conveyor;

[0013] The capping machine is connected to the curved conveyor and is used for capping the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the production line further comprises an out-barrel conveyor and a foreign matter detection machine, the out-barrel conveyor is connected to the outlet of the capping machine upstream and connected to the foreign matter detection machine downstream, and the foreign matter detection machine is used to detect whether there is foreign matter in the capped cup.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the production line further comprises a barrel bottom inkjet printer, a barrel surface packaging machine, a shrinkage furnace and a broken barrel and missing ink detection machine, the barrel bottom inkjet printer is connected to the foreign matter detection machine upstream and connected to the barrel surface packaging machine, the shrinkage furnace and the broken barrel and missing ink detection machine downstream in sequence.

[0016] In one of the embodiments, the production line further comprises a diverter, a manual capping conveyor, an automatic capping machine of manual line and a weight sorting machine, the main path of the diverter is connected to the elbow conveyor, two branches of the diverter are connected to the capping machine and the manual capping conveyor respectively, the manual capping conveyor is connected to the automatic capping machine of manual line and the weight sorting machine in sequence, and the weight sorting machine is connected to the foreign matter detection machine downstream.

[0017] In one of the embodiments, the production line further comprises a manual capping frame, which is located above the automatic capping machine of manual line and connected to the automatic capping machine of manual line at the outlet, so as to convey the cup cover to the automatic capping machine of manual line, thereby facilitating the automatic capping machine of manual line to cap the cup.

[0018] In one of the embodiments, the capping machine comprises a barrel throwing machine, a conveying table, a capping machine and a capping machine, the barrel throwing machine is connected downstream of the elbow conveyor, used to throw the cup into the barrel mold on the conveying table, the capping machine is located above the conveying table, used to cap the cup when the conveying table transports the barrel mold to the preset position, and the capping machine is used to cap the capped cup.

[0019] In one of the embodiments, the production line further comprises a first missing material bag detection machine and a second missing material bag detection machine, the first missing material bag detection machine is located downstream of the barrel throwing machine on the straight line feeding machine, and the second missing material bag detection machine is located downstream of the bag throwing machine on the elbow conveyor.

[0020] In one of the embodiments, the capping machine further comprises a weighing machine and a capping detection machine, the weighing machine and the capping detection machine are located downstream of the capping machine in sequence, respectively used to detect whether the weight of the capped cup is within the preset weight range and whether the capping is qualified.

[0021] In one of the embodiments, the surface throwing machine comprises a surface cake sorting machine and a surface cake slide, the surface cake sorting machine is located above the elbow conveyor and connected to the end of the elbow conveyor through the surface cake slide.

[0022] In one embodiment, the noodle sorting machine includes a circulating conveyor table, a material sorting bin, a spider arm and a feeding table. The circulating conveyor table passes through the material sorting bin and is connected end to end. One end of the feeding table extends into the material sorting bin and is located on one side of the circulating conveyor table, and the other end is connected to the noodle slide. The spider arm is installed on the top of the material sorting bin and is used to clamp the noodles on the circulating conveyor table to the feeding table.

[0023] In this packaging line for cup noodles or powder, as the linear feeder delivers the cups from the barrel unloader, the flavor packet dispenser drops the flavor packet into the cups. As the curved conveyor continues to transport the cups, the flavor packet is deposited into the cups by the forklift, the bag-continuous material dispenser, and the noodle dispenser. The cups then enter the capping machine, where they are capped. From the moment the cups are dropped from the barrel unloader to the moment they are capped, no human intervention is required, reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency. This also prevents contamination of the noodles caused by manual labor. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of a packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of a capping machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of a dough processing machine according to one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 The figure is a top view of a pancake processing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Reference numerals:

[0030] 110, straight line feeder; 120, lower barrel machine; 130, flavor packet throwing machine; 132, flavor packet material sorting machine; 134, lower material channel; 140, curved conveyor; 150, fork throwing machine; 152, fork material sorting machine; 154, conveying pipe; 160, bagged material throwing machine; 170, dough throwing machine; 171, circulating conveying table; 172, dough pie sorting machine; 173, sorting bin; 174, dough pie slide; 175, feeding table; 177, mounting seat; 180, capping machine; 181, barrel throwing machine; 182, conveying table; 183, capping machine; 184, capping machine; 190, second material shortage packet detection machine; 210, barrel conveying machine; 220, foreign matter detection machine; 230, barrel bottom code spraying machine; 240, barrel surface packaging machine; 250, shrinking oven; 270, manual capping conveying machine; 280, manual line automatic capping machine; 290, weight sorting machine; 310, box cover sorting machine; 320, box cover channel 320. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0032] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "disposed on" another component, it can be directly on the other component or there can be a middle component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to the other component or there can be a middle component. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and similar expressions used in the description of the present application are for the purpose of illustration only and do not indicate the only embodiment.

[0033] In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are used only for the purpose of description and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first", "second" can explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly and specifically limited.

[0034] In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, when a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, it can mean that the first feature is directly in contact with the second feature, or the first feature and the second feature are in contact indirectly through an intermediary. Furthermore, when a first feature is "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. When a first feature is "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is lower in level than the second feature.

[0035] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in the present description have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. The terms used in this description are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" as used in this description includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0036] The following combination Figures 1-4 The packaging production line of cup noodles or powder of the present invention is described.

[0037] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, a packaging production line for cup noodles or powder includes a linear feeder 110, a barrel unloader 120, a flavor bag dispenser 130, a turning conveyor 140, a fork dispenser 150, a bag-forming dispenser 160, a noodle dispenser 170 and a capping machine 180.

[0038] The linear feeder 110 is located below the barrel unloader 120 .

[0039] The unloader 120 is located above the linear feeder 110 and is used to drop the top and bottom cups onto the linear feeder 110 .

[0040] Among them, the Tiandi Cup is a food-grade packaging cup used for noodles or powder, as well as various material packets with a large number of items. Tiandi cup noodles or powder is a convenience food of cup-packed instant noodles or powder with local characteristics. The cup noodles or powder of the present invention refers to Tiandi cup noodles or powder.

[0041] Specifically, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder is distributed and installed on two floors indoors. The linear feeder 110 is located on the first floor indoors, and the barrel unloader 120 extends from the second floor above the first floor to the first floor and is located directly above the linear feeder 110. The top and bottom cups fall from the input port of the barrel unloader 120 on the second floor to the linear feeder 110 on the first floor.

[0042] The flavor packet delivery machine 130 is located above the linear feeder 110 and is used to deliver flavor packets into the heaven and earth cups delivered by the linear feeder 110 .

[0043] Specifically, the flavor packet delivery machine 130 includes a flavor packet processing machine 132 and a feed channel 134, wherein the flavor packet processing machine 132 is located on the second layer, and the feed channel 134 extends from the flavor packet processing machine 132 on the second layer to directly above the linear feeder 110 on the first layer to accurately deliver the flavor packet to the heaven and earth cup.

[0044] The curved conveyor 140 is connected to the linear feeder 110 and is used to transport the heaven and earth cups delivered by the linear feeder 110 .

[0045] The turning conveyor 140 is located on the first layer, and its entrance is connected to the exit of the linear feeder 110 .

[0046] The fork throwing machine 150 is located above the curved conveyor 140 and is used to throw noodle forks into the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor 140 .

[0047] Specifically, the fork-throwing machine 150 includes a noodle fork feeder 152 and a conveying pipe 154. The noodle fork feeder 152 is located on the second floor. The conveying pipe 154 is connected from the noodle fork feeder 152 on the second floor to the top of the turning conveyor 140 on the first floor, and is used to deliver the noodle forks into the heaven and earth cups.

[0048] The bag-feeding machine 160 is installed on the turning conveyor 140 and is used to deliver the bag-feeding bags into the heaven and earth cups.

[0049] Specifically, the bag-feeding machine 160 is arranged on the turning conveyor 140 on the first floor.

[0050] The noodle throwing machine 170 is located above the curved conveyor 140 and is used to throw the noodles into the heaven and earth cups on the curved conveyor 140.

[0051] Among them, the noodle feeding machine 170 can also be a flour feeding machine, including a noodle material processing machine 172 and a noodle chute 174. The noodle material processing machine 172 is located above the turning conveyor 140 and is connected to the end of the turning conveyor 140 through the noodle chute 174.

[0052] The capping machine 180 is connected to the curved conveyor 140 and is used to cap the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor 140 .

[0053] In this embodiment of the cup noodle or powder packaging production line, as the linear feeder 110 delivers the cups from the barrel unloader 120, the flavor packet dispenser 130 drops the flavor packet into the cups. As the curved conveyor 140 continues to convey the cups, the flavor packets are deposited into the cups by the fork dispenser 150, the bag-continuous material dispenser 160, and the noodle dispenser 170. The cups then enter the capping machine 180, where they are capped. From the time the cups are dropped from the barrel unloader 120 to the time they are capped, no human intervention is required, reducing labor costs and improving production efficiency. This also prevents contamination of the noodles caused by manual intervention.

[0054] In this embodiment, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder also includes a first bag-out detection machine (not shown) and a second bag-out detection machine 190. The first bag-out detection machine is located downstream of the barrel loading and unloading machine 120 of the linear feeder 110, and the second bag-out detection machine 190 is located downstream of the bag-out machine 160 on the curved conveyor 140.

[0055] In this embodiment, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder also includes a barrel conveyor 210 and a foreign object detector 220. The barrel conveyor 210 is connected to the outlet of the capping machine 180 upstream and to the foreign object detector 220 downstream. The foreign object detector 220 is used to detect whether there are foreign objects in the capped cup.

[0056] In this embodiment, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder also includes a barrel bottom inkjet printer 230, a barrel noodle packaging machine 240, a shrinking furnace 250 and a broken barrel missing code detector (not shown). The upstream of the barrel bottom inkjet printer 230 is connected to the foreign matter detector 220, and the downstream is connected in sequence to the barrel noodle packaging machine 240, the shrinking furnace 250 and the broken barrel missing code detector.

[0057] In this embodiment, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder further includes a lane divider 260, a manual capping conveyor 270, an automatic capping machine 280 for the manual line, and a weight sorting machine 290. The main lane of the lane divider 260 is connected to the turning conveyor 140, and the two lanes are respectively connected to the capping machine 180 and the manual capping conveyor 270. The manual capping conveyor 270 is sequentially connected to the automatic capping machine 280 for the manual line and the weight sorting machine 290. The downstream of the weight sorting machine 290 is connected to the foreign matter detector 220. The production line further includes a manual capping stand (not shown), which is located above the automatic capping machine 280 for the manual line, and has an outlet connected to the automatic capping machine 280 for the manual line, for conveying cup lids to the automatic capping machine for the manual line, so that the automatic capping machine 280 for the manual line can cap the heaven and earth cups.

[0058] In this embodiment, the packaging production line for cup noodles or powder further includes a lid sorter 310 and a lid channel 320 . The lid sorter 310 is located above the capping machine 180 and is connected to the capping machine 180 through the lid channel 320 .

[0059] In this embodiment, the capping machine 180 includes a barrel throwing machine 181, a transport platform 182, a capping machine 183 and a capping machine 184. The barrel throwing machine 181 is connected to the downstream of the turning conveyor 140, and is used to put the heaven and earth cups into the barrel receiving mold on the transport platform 182. The capping machine 183 is located above the transport platform 182, and is used to cap the heaven and earth cups when the transport platform 182 transports the barrel receiving mold to a preset position. The capping machine 184 is used to press the caps on the heaven and earth cups after capping.

[0060] In this embodiment, the capping machine 180 also includes a weighing machine (not shown) and a capping detector (not shown). The weighing machine and the capping detector are located downstream of the capping machine 184 in sequence, and are used to detect whether the weight of the capped heaven and earth cup is within a preset weight range, and to determine whether the capping is qualified.

[0061] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, in one embodiment, the noodle feeding machine 170 includes a noodle material handling machine 172 and a noodle chute 174 . The noodle material handling machine 172 is located above the turning conveyor 140 and is connected to the end of the turning conveyor 140 through the noodle chute 174 .

[0062] The noodle sorting machine 172 includes a circulating conveyor table 171, a material sorting bin 173, a spider arm (not shown) and a feeding table 175. The circulating conveyor table 171 passes through the material sorting bin 173 and is connected end to end. One end of the feeding table 175 extends into the material sorting bin and is located on one side of the circulating conveyor table 171, and the other end is connected to the noodle slide 174. The spider arm is installed on the mounting seat 177 on the top of the material sorting bin, and is used to clamp the noodles on the circulating conveyor table 171 to the feeding table 175, so that the conveyor table 175 can put the noodles into the heaven and earth cup through the noodle slide 174.

[0063] In this embodiment, the dough cakes are placed on the circulating conveyor table 171. When passing through the material sorting bin 173, the spider arm clamps the dough cakes and arranges them in sequence on the feeding table 175. The feeding table 175 then delivers the dough cakes into the heaven and earth cups through the dough cake slide 174. The dough cakes that are not clamped circulate with the circulating conveyor table 171.

[0064] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0065] The above-described embodiments merely illustrate several implementations of the present invention, and while their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that a person skilled in the art would be able to make numerous variations and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, all of which fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A packaging production line for cup noodles or powder, characterized in that: include: Linear feeder; A barrel unloader, located above the linear feeder, for dropping the heaven and earth cups onto the linear feeder; A flavor packet delivery machine, located above the linear feeder, for delivering flavor packets into the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the linear feeder; A curved conveyor, connected to the linear feeder, for conveying the heaven and earth cups delivered by the linear feeder; A fork throwing machine, located above the curved conveyor, is used to throw noodle forks into the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor; A bag-feeding machine is installed on the curved conveyor and is used to deliver the bag-feeding bags into the Tiandi Cup; A noodle throwing machine, located above the curved conveyor, is used to throw the noodles into the heaven and earth cups on the curved conveyor; a capping machine connected to the curved conveyor, for capping the heaven and earth cups conveyed by the curved conveyor; The packaging production line also includes a barrel conveyor and a foreign body detector; The production line also includes a lane dividing machine, a manual capping conveyor, an automatic capping machine for the manual line, and a weight sorting machine. The main lane of the lane dividing machine is connected to the turning conveyor, and the two lanes are respectively connected to the capping machine and the manual capping conveyor. The manual capping conveyor is sequentially connected to the automatic capping machine for the manual line and the weight sorting machine. The downstream of the weight sorting machine is connected to the foreign matter detector. The production line also includes a manual capping stand, which is located above the manual line automatic capping machine and has an outlet connected to the manual line automatic capping machine for conveying cup lids to the manual line automatic capping machine so that the manual line automatic capping machine can cap the Tiandi cups. The capping machine includes a bucket throwing machine, a transport platform, a capping machine and a capping machine. The bucket throwing machine is connected to the downstream of the curved conveyor and is used to throw the Tiandi cup into the bucket receiving mold on the transport platform. The capping machine is located above the transport platform and is used to cap the Tiandi cup when the transport platform transports the bucket receiving mold to a preset position. The capping machine is used to press the cap on the Tiandi cup after the cap is thrown. The packaging production line further comprises a box lid sorting machine and a box lid channel. The box lid sorting machine is located above the capping machine and is connected to the capping machine through the box lid channel.

2. The packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upstream of the barrel conveyor is connected to the outlet of the capping machine, and the downstream is connected to the foreign matter detector, which is used to detect whether there are foreign objects in the capped cup.

3. The packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to claim 2, characterized in that: The production line also includes a barrel bottom inkjet printer, a barrel surface packaging machine, a shrinkage furnace and a broken barrel missing code detection machine. The barrel bottom inkjet printer is connected to a foreign body detection machine upstream and to a barrel surface packaging machine, a shrinkage furnace and a broken barrel missing code detection machine downstream.

4. The packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The production line also includes a first bag shortage detection machine and a second bag shortage detection machine. The first bag shortage detection machine is located downstream of the barrel unloader on the linear feeder, and the second bag shortage detection machine is located downstream of the bag-feeding machine on the curved conveyor.

5. The packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The capping machine also includes a weighing machine and a capping detector, which are located downstream of the capping machine in sequence and are used to detect whether the weight of the capped cup is within a preset weight range and to determine whether the capping is qualified.

6. The cup noodles or powder packaging production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The noodle feeding machine includes a noodle material processing machine and a noodle slide. The noodle material processing machine is located above the turning conveyor and is connected to the end of the turning conveyor through the noodle slide.

7. The packaging production line for cup noodles or powder according to claim 6, characterized in that: The noodle sorting machine includes a circulating conveyor table, a material sorting bin, a spider arm and a feeding table. The circulating conveyor table passes through the material sorting bin and is connected end to end. One end of the feeding table extends into the material sorting bin and is located on one side of the circulating conveyor table, and the other end is connected to the noodle slide. The spider arm is installed on the top of the material sorting bin and is used to clamp the noodle on the circulating conveyor table to the feeding table.

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