A drying device for soft candy processing and a method of use

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of soft candy processing, in particular to a drying device for soft candy processing and a use method thereof, comprising a drying box, and a hot air blower fixedly installed on the top of the drying box and blowing air into the inside of the drying box. The raw material slurry is injected into the soft candy mold hole through the liquid hole, the inner liquid pipe and the grouting head, then the gear contacts the two teeth to make the control rod rotate counterclockwise, the grouting head is staggered with the soft candy mold hole, the rod surface of the control rod blocks the soft candy mold hole, and drying is carried out in the drying box. Through the control rod cooperating with the flap and other components, the mold is self-fed before drying. Compared with the traditional grouting equipment which injects raw materials from the upper side of the mold hole, the above-mentioned grouting head injects grout from the bottom of the soft candy mold hole, so that the increment of the raw material is from inside to outside, the air in the soft candy mold hole is extruded from inside to outside, the possibility of air remaining in the slurry caused by the injection of the raw material from outside to inside is reduced, and the stability of the soft candy mold hole is ensured.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of soft candy processing, in particular to a drying device for soft candy processing and a use method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Soft candy needs to go through a drying process during production, the main purpose of which is to remove the moisture in the soft candy, so that it can achieve the desired texture and taste. The drying process can make the soft candy become softer and prolong its shelf life. At the same time, drying can also prevent the soft candy from becoming sticky and improve the taste and appearance of the product. The drying process of soft candy usually adopts hot air drying method. This method evaporates the moisture in the soft candy through hot air, making the soft candy dry. The drying equipment generally uses an oven or a dryer, which is equipped with heating elements and fans inside to provide hot air and circulating air to achieve uniform drying effect.

[0003] The existing patent (publication number: CN116138342A) discloses a rapid drying device for soft candy processing. The present application provides a rapid drying device for soft candy processing, which can quickly and uniformly dry soft candy by turning it over. A rapid drying device for soft candy processing, comprising a drying box and a cover door, the cover door is installed on the left side of the front part of the drying box through a bearing, and further comprising a turnover mechanism, the inside of the drying box is provided with a turnover mechanism for turning over the soft candy. The above-mentioned existing soft candy drying equipment mostly needs to fill the raw materials into the mold holes, and then send them into the drying box. The filling from the outside to the inside is easy to cause the residual air in the mold hole, which affects the molding effect of the soft candy, and the dried soft candy is not convenient to demold.

[0004] In view of this, we propose a drying device for soft candy processing and a use method thereof. SUMMARY

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a drying device for soft candy processing and a use method thereof, to solve the problem that the existing soft candy drying equipment mostly needs to fill the raw materials into the mold holes, and then send them into the drying box. The filling from the outside to the inside is easy to cause the residual air in the mold hole, which affects the molding effect of the soft candy, and the dried soft candy is not convenient to demold. To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme: a drying device for soft candy processing, comprising a drying box, and a hot air blower fixedly installed on the top of the drying box to blow air into its interior, the front and rear ends of the drying box are both open, and a chain transmission device is arranged in the drying box, the two ends of the chain transmission device extend out of the drying box, and a grout feeder is arranged on the chain of the drying box and the chain transmission device.

[0006] Preferably, the grout feeder comprises a plurality of mold plates fixedly installed on the chain of the chain transmission device, and a cloth sealing plate is fixedly arranged between adjacent two mold plates.

[0007] The left and right side walls inside the drying box are fixedly provided with guide rails for sliding and clamping the end of the mold plate.

[0008] The top of the mold plate is provided with a plurality of gummy mold holes.

[0009] The inside of the mold plate is provided with a through rod hole in the left-right direction, and the rod hole is in communication with the gummy mold hole. A control rod is rotatably connected in the rod hole, and an inner liquid pipe is embedded in the inside of the control rod. A plurality of grouting heads corresponding to the gummy mold holes are fixedly installed on the surface of the control rod, and the grouting heads are connected with the inner liquid pipe.

[0010] A notch is provided at the middle of the mold plate, and the notch is located at the bottom and the front side of the mold plate. A rocker plate is fixedly connected to the surface of the control rod, and the rocker plate extends out of the notch. The rocker plate and the inside of the control rod are provided with a liquid hole in communication with the inner liquid pipe. The distal end of the liquid hole penetrates the rocker plate horizontally along the left and right sides, respectively, and forms a symmetrical first tapered hole. Liquid outlet steel balls are arranged in the first tapered holes on both sides, and a first spring is arranged between the two liquid inlet steel balls. The first spring pushes the two liquid inlet steel balls away from each other and presses them in the first tapered hole to close it.

[0011] The end of the control rod is provided with a gear, and the bottom wall of the guide rail is provided with a one-bit tooth that matches the gear. The one-bit tooth is close to the entrance of the drying box and drives the gear and the control rod to rotate clockwise.

[0012] The top wall of the guide rail is provided with a two-bit tooth that matches the gear, and the two-bit tooth is close to the middle drying area of the drying box and drives the gear and the control rod to rotate counterclockwise.

[0013] The gear, control rod and mold plate are provided with an anti-rotation assembly.

[0014] The middle of the chain transmission device is provided with a raw material liquid tank, and the middle of the raw material liquid tank is provided with a slot that matches the rocker plate. A plurality of second tapered holes are provided in the opposite side walls of the slot, and the two groups of second tapered holes are symmetrically arranged.

[0015] The raw material liquid tank is provided with a liquid pump, and the liquid pump injects the slurry in the raw material liquid tank into the second tapered hole. A liquid outlet steel ball is movably arranged in the second tapered hole, and a second spring is arranged in the second tapered hole. The second spring pushes the liquid outlet steel ball to press and close on the tapered wall of the second tapered hole.

[0016] Preferably, the anti-rotation assembly comprises an end cavity provided at the end of the control rod. The gear is rotatably connected in the end cavity, and a piston block is fixedly connected to one side of the gear surface relative to the end cavity.

[0017] The inner wall of the end cavity is fixedly provided with a sealing block matched with the piston block.

[0018] A third spring is arranged between the piston block and the sealing block, and the third spring is located at the lower part of the end cavity.

[0019] The gear is reduced in diameter at one end of the control rod and extends into the end cavity, and the reduced end of the gear is provided with an annular groove, the sidewall of the annular groove is provided with an arc groove, and the end of the arc groove is inclined to the axial direction of the gear to form an inclined groove.

[0020] The surface of the control rod is provided with a through hole communicated with the end cavity, and a pin is slidingly connected in the through hole, and the top edge of the pin is slidingly connected in the arc groove.

[0021] The inner wall of the rod hole is provided with an annular pin hole matched with the pin.

[0022] The control rod, the end cavity and the guide rail are provided with a stripper.

[0023] Preferably, the stripper comprises three-position teeth matched with the gear arranged on the top wall of the guide rail, and the three-position teeth are close to the outlet of the drying box and drive the gear and the control rod to rotate counterclockwise.

[0024] The upper area between the piston block and the sealing block in the end cavity is set as a compression chamber.

[0025] The inside of the control rod is embedded with an inner air pipe, and the surface of the control rod is fixedly provided with a plurality of air injection heads corresponding to the gummy mold holes, the inner air pipe is communicated with the end cavity, and the inner air pipe is connected with the air injection heads.

[0026] Preferably, the one-position tooth is elongated in the direction of the inlet of the drying box to form a reset tooth.

[0027] Preferably, the inner wall of the second conical hole is provided with an overflow hole communicated with the raw material liquid tank.

[0028] Preferably, the air injection head and the grouting head are arranged at an angle of 90° along the axis of the control rod, and the area between the air injection head and the grouting head on the surface of the control rod is set as a plugging surface.

[0029] A use method of a drying device for gummy processing, comprising the following steps:

[0030] S1, the raw material slurry of gummy is injected into the gummy mold hole on the mold plate, and then the mold plate is sent into the drying box through the chain transmission equipment, and dried by the air heater, and the dried gummy is sent out along the outlet of the drying box by the air heater;

[0031] S2, in the process of entering the drying box with the chain conveying device, the two ends of the mold plate slide into the two side rails, then the gear on the control rod contacts with the one bit, the control rod and the gear are driven to rotate clockwise by the one bit, so that the grouting head on the control rod is aligned with the soft candy mold hole, and the flap on the control rod is turned from the inclined position to the downward vertical position;

[0032] S3, with the continuous conveying of the chain conveying device, the flap is embedded into the embedding groove on the raw material liquid tank, and the side wall of the flap and the embedding groove respectively extrudes the liquid inlet steel ball and the liquid outlet steel ball to open the first tapered hole and the second tapered hole, when the flap moves to the position where the first tapered hole and the second tapered hole are aligned, the raw material slurry in the second tapered hole enters the first tapered hole, and then the gear contacts the second bit to drive the control rod to rotate counterclockwise, the grouting head is deviated from the soft candy mold hole, and the rod surface of the control rod blocks the soft candy mold hole, and the drying is carried out in the drying box;

[0033] S4, when the gear contacts each tooth to drive, the gear will not directly drive the control rod to rotate, but will drive the piston block to rotate and stretch the third spring, in this process, the inclined slot on the gear which rotates in a circle pulls the locking pin to retract into the control rod from the pin hole, so as to disconnect the control rod and the mold plate, at this time, the control rod can be driven to rotate by each tooth, and after being separated from each tooth, the third spring drives the piston block and the gear to return to the original position, the inclined slot pushes the locking pin to slide out and insert into the pin hole to lock the control rod, so that the control rod cannot rotate in the mold plate;

[0034] S5, after drying, the chain conveying device sends the mold plate out of the drying area, the gear meshes with the third bit to rotate counterclockwise, in this process, the piston block extrudes air in the compression cavity along with the circular motion, until the locking pin unlocks the control rod, the control rod rotates to align the air injection head with the soft candy mold hole, and the high-pressure air in the compression cavity is injected into the soft candy mold hole along the inner air pipe and the air injection head, so that the soft candy is ejected from the mold.

[0035] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0036] In this invention, a rocker arm is embedded in a groove on the raw material liquid tank. The rocker arm and the sidewalls of the groove squeeze the inlet and outlet steel balls respectively to open the first and second conical holes. When the rocker arm moves to align the first and second conical holes, the raw material slurry in the second conical hole enters the first conical hole and is injected into the candy mold hole along the liquid hole, inner liquid pipe, and injection head. Subsequently, the gear contacts the second position tooth, causing the control rod to rotate counterclockwise, and the injection head is offset from the candy mold hole. The rod surface seals the candy mold hole and dries it in a drying oven. By using a control rod and other components such as a rocker arm, the mold can be self-fed before drying. Compared with traditional grouting equipment that injects raw materials from the top of the mold hole, the above-mentioned grouting head injects grout from the bottom of the candy mold hole. This allows the raw material to increase from the inside to the outside, which can squeeze out the air in the candy mold hole from the inside to the outside. This reduces the possibility of air remaining in the grout when the raw material is injected from the outside to the inside, and ensures the stability of the candy mold hole formation.

[0037] In this invention, the piston block is rotated by the gear and the third spring is stretched. During this process, the inclined groove on the gear, which moves in a circular motion, pulls the locking pin from the pin hole into the control rod, releasing the connection between the control rod and the mold plate. At this time, the control rod can be driven to rotate by each tooth. After disengaging from each tooth, the third spring pulls the piston block and gear back to their original positions, and the inclined groove pushes the locking pin to slide outward and insert into the pin hole to lock the control rod, so that the control rod cannot rotate inside the mold plate. This avoids the situation where the control rod rotates without tooth meshing, which would cause misalignment of the grouting head and other related components, thus improving the overall operational stability of the equipment.

[0038] In this invention, the gears rotate counterclockwise through meshing with the three-position teeth. During this process, the piston block compresses air in the compression chamber as it moves in a circular motion until the locking pin unlocks the control lever. The control lever rotates to align the air injection head with the candy mold hole. The high-pressure air in the compression chamber is injected into the candy mold hole along the inner air pipe and the air injection head. In this way, the compressed air is used to punch the candy out of the mold. Compared with vibration and other auxiliary demolding methods, this air-punching method is less likely to damage the candy and the equipment. Moreover, the air-punching from the inside out can ensure that the candy is well separated from the inside of the candy mold hole, and is less likely to damage the candy. Attached Figure Description

[0039] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the drying box and chain conveyor of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the chain transmission device, mold plate, and guide rail of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 3Structure diagram of middle slot;

[0043] Figure 5 Structure diagram of one tooth, two teeth and three teeth on guide rail of the application;

[0044] Figure 6 Exploded view of mold plate and control rod of the application;

[0045] Figure 7 Assembly diagram of end cavity and gear of the application; Figure 6 Enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0046] Figure 8 Assembly diagram of end cavity and gear of the application;

[0047] Figure 9 Structure diagram of ring slot on gear of the application;

[0048] Figure 10 Structure diagram of inner liquid pipe and inner air pipe of the application;

[0049] Figure 11 Stereoscopic structure sectional view of the application;

[0050] Figure 12 Structure diagram of liquid outlet steel ball and second conical hole of the application.

[0051] In the figure: 1, drying box; 2, hot air blower; 3, chain transmission equipment; 4, grouting device; 41, mold plate; 42, guide rail; 43, soft candy mold hole; 44, rod hole; 45, control rod; 46, inner liquid pipe; 47, grouting head; 48, flap; 49, liquid hole; 410, first conical hole; 411, liquid inlet steel ball; 412, first spring; 413, gear; 414, one tooth; 415, two teeth; 416, anti-rotation assembly; 4161, end cavity; 4162, piston block; 4163, sealing block; 4164, third spring; 4165, ring slot; 4166, arc slot; 4167, inclined slot; 4168, through hole; 4169, bayonet; 41610, pin hole; 41611, demolding device; 416111, three teeth; 416112, compression cavity; 416113, inner air pipe; 416114, air injection head; 417, raw liquid tank; 418, slot; 419, second conical hole; 420, liquid pump; 421, liquid outlet steel ball; 422, second spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] With reference to the drawings of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0053] Please refer to Figures 1 to 12 The present application provides a technical solution: a drying device for soft candy processing, comprising a drying box 1, and a hot air blower 2 fixedly installed at the top of the drying box 1 to blow air into the inside of the drying box 1, both ends of the drying box 1 are open, and a chain transmission device 3 is arranged in the drying box 1, both ends of the chain transmission device 3 extend out of the drying box 1, the mold plate 41 is sent into the drying box 1 by the chain transmission device 3, and then dried by the hot air blower 2, and the dried soft candy is sent out along the outlet of the drying box 1 by the hot air blower 2, and a grout feeder 4 is arranged on the chain of the chain transmission device 3 and the drying box 1.

[0054] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figures 5 to 12 The grout feeder 4 comprises a plurality of mold plates 41 fixedly installed on the chain of the chain transmission device 3, and a sealing cloth is fixedly arranged between the adjacent two mold plates 41, which can seal the gap between the mold plates 41 to prevent too much hot air in the upper drying area of the drying box 1 from entering the inside of the chain transmission device 3 to affect the raw material liquid tank 417.

[0055] The left and right side walls inside the drying box 1 are fixedly installed with guide rails 42 for the end of the mold plate 41 to slide and clamp, and during the process of the mold plate 41 entering the drying box 1 along with the chain transmission device 3, both ends of the mold plate 41 slide into the two side guide rails 42.

[0056] The top of the mold plate 41 is provided with a plurality of soft candy mold holes 43.

[0057] The inside of the mold plate 41 is provided with a through rod hole 44 in the left-right direction, and the rod hole 44 is in communication with the soft candy mold hole 43, a control rod 45 is rotatably connected in the rod hole 44, an inner liquid pipe 46 is embedded in the inside of the control rod 45, a plurality of grouting heads 47 corresponding to the soft candy mold holes 43 are fixedly installed on the surface of the control rod 45, and the grouting heads 47 are connected with the inner liquid pipe 46.

[0058] The middle of the mold plate 41 is provided with a notch, and the notch is located at the bottom and front side of the mold plate 41, the surface of the control rod 45 is fixedly connected with the flap 48, and the flap 48 extends out of the notch, the gear 413 on the control rod 45 is in contact with the one-tooth 414, the control rod 45 and the gear 413 are driven to rotate clockwise by the one-tooth 414, so that the grouting head 47 on the control rod 45 is aligned with the soft candy mold hole 43, and the flap 48 on the control rod 45 is rotated from the inclined position to the downward vertical position, the inside of the flap 48 and the control rod 45 is provided with a liquid hole 49 in communication with the inner liquid pipe 46, and the end of the liquid hole 49 penetrates the flap 48 along the left and right sides respectively, and forms a symmetrical first tapered hole 410, the two first tapered holes 410 are provided with liquid inlet steel balls 411, and the first spring 412 is arranged between the two liquid inlet steel balls 411, the first spring 412 pushes the two liquid inlet steel balls 411 away from each other, and the first spring 412 is closed in the first tapered hole 410.

[0059] The end of the control rod 45 is provided with a gear 413, and the bottom wall of the guide rail 42 is provided with a one-tooth 414 matched with the gear 413, and the one-tooth 414 is close to the inlet of the drying box 1 and drives the gear 413 and the control rod 45 to rotate clockwise.

[0060] The top wall of the guide rail 42 is provided with a two-tooth 415 matched with the gear 413, and the two-tooth 415 is close to the middle drying area of the drying box 1 and drives the gear 413 and the control rod 45 to rotate counterclockwise, the gear 413 contacts the two-tooth 415 to make the control rod 45 rotate counterclockwise, the grouting head 47 is staggered with the soft candy mold hole 43, and the rod surface of the control rod 45 blocks the soft candy mold hole 43.

[0061] The gear 413, the control rod 45 and the mold plate 41 are provided with an anti-rotation assembly 416.

[0062] The middle of the chain transmission device 3 is provided with a raw material liquid tank 417, and the middle of the raw material liquid tank 417 is provided with a slot 418 matched with the flap 48, the opposite two side walls of the slot 418 are provided with a plurality of second tapered holes 419, and the two groups of second tapered holes 419 are symmetrically arranged.

[0063] The raw material liquid tank 417 is provided with a liquid pump 420, and the liquid pump 420 injects the slurry in the raw material liquid tank 417 into the second conical hole 419. The second conical hole 419 is movably provided with a liquid outlet steel ball 421, and the second conical hole 419 is provided with a second spring 422. The second spring 422 pushes the liquid outlet steel ball 421 to press and close on the conical wall of the second conical hole 419. The flap 48 is embedded in the embedding groove 418 on the raw material liquid tank 417. The flap 48 and the side wall of the embedding groove 418 respectively extrude the liquid inlet steel ball 411 and the liquid outlet steel ball 421 to open the first conical hole 410 and the second conical hole 419. When the flap 48 moves to the position where the first conical hole 410 and the second conical hole 419 are aligned, the raw material slurry in the second conical hole 419 enters the first conical hole 410, and then flows into the gummy mold hole 43 through the liquid hole 49, the inner liquid pipe 46 and the grouting head 47.

[0064] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figures 5 to 12 The anti-rotation assembly 416 includes an end cavity 4161 formed in the end of the control rod 45. The gear 413 is rotatably connected in the end cavity 4161, and the surface of the gear 413 is fixedly connected with a piston block 4162 on one side opposite to the end cavity 4161.

[0065] The inner wall of the end cavity 4161 is fixedly provided with a sealing block 4163 matched with the piston block 4162.

[0066] The third spring 4164 is arranged between the piston block 4162 and the sealing block 4163, and the third spring 4164 is located at the lower part of the end cavity 4161. When the gear 413 contacts the teeth to drive, the gear 413 will not directly rotate the control rod 45, but will rotate the piston block 4162 and stretch the third spring 4164.

[0067] The one end of the gear 413 opposite to the control rod 45 is reduced in diameter and extends into the end cavity 4161. The reduced end of the gear 413 is provided with a ring groove 4165. The side wall of the ring groove 4165 is provided with an arc groove 4166, and the end of the arc groove 4166 is inclined to the axial direction of the gear 413 to form an inclined groove 4167.

[0068] The surface of the control rod 45 is provided with a through hole 4168 communicated with the end cavity 4161, and the through hole 4168 is slidably connected with a pin 4169. The top edge of the pin 4169 is slidably connected in the arc groove 4166.

[0069] The inner wall of the rod hole 44 is provided with an annular pin hole 41610 matched with the pin 4169, the inclined slot 4167 on the gear 413 pulls the pin 4169 to retract into the control rod 45 from the pin hole 41610, thereby releasing the connection between the control rod 45 and the mold plate 41, at this time the control rod 45 can be driven to rotate through the teeth, and after being separated from the teeth, the third spring 4164 pulls the piston block 4162 and the gear 413 to reset, the inclined slot 4167 pushes the pin 4169 to slide out and insert into the pin hole 41610 to lock the control rod 45, so that the control rod 45 cannot rotate in the mold plate 41.

[0070] The control rod 45, the end cavity 4161 and the guide rail 42 are provided with an ejector 41611.

[0071] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figures 5 to 12 The ejector 41611 includes three teeth 416111 matched with the gear 413 arranged on the top wall of the guide rail 42, and the three teeth 416111 are close to the outlet of the drying box 1 and drive the gear 413 and the control rod 45 to rotate counterclockwise.

[0072] The upper region between the piston block 4162 and the sealing block 4163 in the end cavity 4161 is set as a compression cavity 416112, during the counterclockwise rotation of the gear 413 and the three teeth 416111 in meshing contact, the piston block 4162 extrudes air in the compression cavity 416112 along with the circumferential movement, until the pin 4169 unlocks the control rod 45, and the control rod 45 rotates to align the air injection head 416114 with the gummy mold hole 43.

[0073] The inside of the control rod 45 is embedded with an inner air pipe 416113, and the surface of the control rod 45 is fixedly installed with a plurality of air injection heads 416114 corresponding one-to-one to the gummy mold holes 43, the inner air pipe 416113 is in communication with the end cavity 4161, and the inner air pipe 416113 is connected with the air injection heads 416114, the high-pressure air in the compression cavity 416112 is injected into the gummy mold hole 43 along the inner air pipe 416113 and the air injection head 416114, so as to use compressed air to flush the gummy out of the mold.

[0074] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figures 5 to 12As shown, overflow holes are formed in the inner wall of the second conical hole 419 and communicate with the raw material tank 417, and the liquid pump 420 continuously injects liquid into the second conical hole 419, so that the injected raw material can flow back along the overflow holes when the second steel ball is not retracted to open the second conical hole 419, thereby avoiding damage to related components.

[0075] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figures 5 to 12 As shown, the reset tooth is formed by extending the one-tooth 414 in the direction of the inlet of the drying box 1, and after the three-tooth 416111 aligns the gas injection head 416114 with the gummy module, the reset tooth can rotate the control rod 45 clockwise to enable the subsequent one-tooth 414 to drive the grouting head 47 on the control rod 45 to align.

[0076] In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 、 Figure 4 、 Figures 5 to 12 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figures 5 to 12 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figures 5 to 12 As shown, the gas injection head 416114 and the grouting head 47 are arranged at a 90° angle along the axis of the control rod 45, and the area on the surface of the control rod 45 between the gas injection head 416114 and the grouting head 47 is set as a sealing surface. When the sealing surface on the control rod 45 is rotated to the upper part, the gummy mold hole 43 can be sealed to disconnect the communication between the gummy mold hole 43 and the rod hole 44, thereby preventing the raw material slurry in the gummy mold hole 43 from leaking into the rod hole 44.

[0077] A method for using a drying device for processing gummy, comprising the following steps:

[0078] S1, inject the raw material slurry of gummy into the gummy mold hole 43 on the mold plate 41, then send the mold plate 41 into the drying box 1 through the chain transmission equipment 3, and dry it by the hot air blower 2. The dried gummy is sent out along the outlet of the drying box 1 following the hot air blower 2.

[0079] S2, during the process of the mold plate 41 entering the drying box 1 with the chain transmission equipment 3, the two ends of the mold plate 41 slide into the two side rails 42, then the gear 413 on the control rod 45 contacts the one-tooth 414, the control rod 45 and the gear 413 are driven to rotate clockwise by the one-tooth 414, so that the grouting head 47 on the control rod 45 is aligned with the gummy mold hole 43, and the flap 48 on the control rod 45 is rotated from the inclined position to the downward vertical position.

[0080] S3, with the chain conveying device 3 continues to transport, the flap 48 embedded in the slot 418 on the raw material liquid tank 417, the flap 48 and the sidewall of the slot 418 respectively to the liquid steel ball 411 and the liquid steel ball 421 extrusion, to open the first tapered hole 410 and the second tapered hole 419, when the flap 48 moves to the first tapered hole 410 and the second tapered hole 419 alignment, the raw material slurry in the second tapered hole 419 into the first tapered hole 410, and along the liquid hole 49, the inner liquid pipe 46 and the grouting head 47 into the gummy mold hole 43, then the gear 413 contact two teeth 415 to make the control rod 45 counterclockwise rotation, grouting head 47 stagger gummy mold hole 43, the rod surface of the control rod 45 blocks the gummy mold hole 43, in the drying box 1 drying.

[0081] S4, when the gear 413 contact each tooth drive, the gear 413 will not directly drive the control rod 45 rotation. But drive the piston block 4162 rotation and stretch the third spring 4164, in this process, the inclined slot 4167 on the gear 413 do circular motion pull the pin 4169 from the pin hole 41610 into the control rod 45, release the control rod 45 and the mold plate 41 connection, at this time the control rod 45 can be driven by each tooth rotation, and after disengaging each tooth, the third spring 4164 pull the piston block 4162, gear 413 reset, the inclined slot 4167 push the pin 4169 outside slide into the pin hole 41610 lock the control rod 45, so that the control rod 45 can't rotate in the mold plate 41.

[0082] S5, after drying, the chain conveying device 3 will send the mold plate 41 out of the drying area, the gear 413 and three teeth 416111 meshing contact counterclockwise rotation, in this process, the piston block 4162 with circular motion in the compression chamber 416112 extrusion air, until the pin 4169 unlock the control rod 45, the control rod 45 rotation makes the air injection head 416114 and the gummy mold hole 43 alignment, the high pressure air in the compression chamber 416112 along the inner air pipe 416113, air injection head 416114 into the gummy mold hole 43, the gummy from the mold out.

[0083] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the present application. The technical staff of the industry should understand that the application is not limited to the above examples, the above examples and the description described in the application are only preferred examples, and are not intended to limit the application, without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, the application will have various changes and improvements, these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the application claimed. The scope of protection of the application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A drying apparatus for processing soft candy, comprising a drying chamber (1), wherein a hot air blower (2) is fixedly installed on the top of the drying chamber (1) to blow air into it, the drying chamber (1) having openings at both its front and rear ends, and a chain conveyor (3) is provided inside the drying chamber (1), wherein both ends of the chain conveyor (3) extend out from inside the drying chamber (1), characterized in that: The drying box (1) is provided with a grouting device (4) on the chain of the chain conveying device (3); The grouting device (4) comprises a plurality of mold plates (41) fixedly installed on the chain of the chain conveying device (3), and a cloth sealing plate is fixedly arranged between adjacent two mold plates (41); The left and right side walls inside the drying box (1) are both fixedly installed with guide rails (42) for the end sliding of the mold plate (41); The top of the mold plate (41) is provided with a plurality of gummy mold holes (43); The inside of the mold plate (41) is provided with a through rod hole (44) in the left-right direction, the rod hole (44) is communicated with the gummy mold hole (43), a control rod (45) is rotatably connected in the rod hole (44), an inner liquid pipe (46) is embedded in the control rod (45), a plurality of grouting heads (47) corresponding to the gummy mold holes (43) are fixedly installed on the surface of the control rod (45), and the grouting heads (47) are connected with the inner liquid pipe (46); A notch is arranged at the middle of the mold plate (41), and the notch is located at the bottom and the front side of the mold plate (41), a rocker (48) is fixedly connected to the surface of the control rod (45), the rocker (48) extends out of the notch, a liquid hole (49) communicated with the inner liquid pipe (46) is arranged in the rocker (48) and the control rod (45), the tail end of the liquid hole (49) penetrates the rocker (48) in the left and right sides respectively, and forms a symmetrical first tapered hole (410), liquid inlet steel balls (411) are arranged in the first tapered hole (410), a first spring (412) is arranged between the two liquid inlet steel balls (411), the first spring (412) pushes the two liquid inlet steel balls (411) away from each other, and the two liquid inlet steel balls (411) are pressed and closed in the first tapered hole (410); A gear (413) is arranged at the end of the control rod (45), a one-tooth (414) matched with the gear (413) is arranged on the bottom wall of the guide rail (42), the one-tooth (414) is close to the inlet of the drying box (1) and drives the gear (413) and the control rod (45) to rotate clockwise; A two-tooth (415) matched with the gear (413) is arranged on the top wall of the guide rail (42), the two-tooth (415) is close to the middle drying area of the drying box (1) and drives the gear (413) and the control rod (45) to rotate counterclockwise; The gear (413), the control rod (45) and the mold plate (41) are provided with an anti-rotation assembly (416); A raw material liquid tank (417) is arranged in the middle of the chain conveying device (3), a slot (418) matched with the rocker (48) is arranged at the middle of the raw material liquid tank (417), a plurality of second tapered holes (419) are arranged on the opposite side walls of the slot (418), and the two groups of second tapered holes (419) are symmetrically arranged; The raw material liquid tank (417) is provided with a liquid pump (420), and the liquid pump (420) injects the slurry in the raw material liquid tank (417) into the second conical hole (419), the second conical hole (419) is movably provided with a liquid outlet steel ball (421), and the second conical hole (419) is provided with a second spring (422), the second spring (422) pushes the liquid outlet steel ball (421) to press and close on the conical wall of the second conical hole (419).

2. A drying apparatus for soft candy processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anti-rotation assembly (416) comprises an end cavity (4161) formed in the end of the control rod (45), the gear (413) is rotatably connected in the end cavity (4161), and the surface of the gear (413) is fixedly connected with a piston block (4162) on the side opposite to the end cavity (4161). The inner wall of the end cavity (4161) is fixedly provided with a sealing block (4163) matched with the piston block (4162). The third spring (4164) is arranged between the piston block (4162) and the sealing block (4163), and the third spring (4164) is located at the lower part of the end cavity (4161). The gear (413) is reduced in diameter at one end opposite to the control rod (45) and extends into the end cavity (4161), and the reduced end of the gear (413) is provided with an annular groove (4165), the side wall of the annular groove (4165) is provided with an arc groove (4166), and the end of the arc groove (4166) is inclined to the axial direction of the gear (413) to form an inclined groove (4167). The surface of the control rod (45) is provided with a through hole (4168) communicating with the end cavity (4161), and a pin (4169) is slidably connected in the through hole (4168), and the top edge of the pin (4169) is slidably connected in the arc groove (4166). The inner wall of the rod hole (44) is provided with an annular pin hole (41610) matched with the pin (4169). The control rod (45), the end cavity (4161) and the guide rail (42) are provided with a demolding device (41611).

3. The drying apparatus for soft candy processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The demolding device (41611) comprises three-position teeth (416111) matched with the gear (413) arranged on the top wall of the guide rail (42), and the three-position teeth (416111) are close to the outlet of the drying box (1) and drive the gear (413) and the control rod (45) to rotate counterclockwise. The upper part of the piston block (4162) and the sealing block (4163) in the end cavity (4161) is set as a compression cavity (416112). The inner part of the control rod (45) is embedded with an inner air pipe (416113), and the surface of the control rod (45) is fixedly provided with a plurality of gas injection heads (416114) corresponding to the soft candy mold holes (43), the inner air pipe (416113) communicates with the end cavity (4161), and the inner air pipe (416113) is connected with the gas injection head (416114).

4. The drying apparatus for soft candy processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The inner wall of the second conical hole (419) is provided with an overflow hole communicating with the raw material liquid tank (417).

5. A drying apparatus for soft candy processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The one-tooth (414) is extended to the inlet direction of the drying box (1) to form a reset tooth.

6. A drying apparatus for soft candy processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The injection head (416114) is arranged at an angle of 90° with the grouting head (47) along the axis of the control rod (45), and the surface of the control rod (45) is arranged in the region between the injection head (416114) and the grouting head (47) as a sealing surface.

7. The use method of the drying device for soft candy processing according to claim 6, comprising the following steps: S1, injecting the raw material slurry of the soft candy into the soft candy mold hole (43) on the mold plate (41), and then sending the mold plate (41) into the drying box (1) through the chain conveying device (3), drying by the air heater (2), and then sending the dried soft candy out along the outlet of the drying box (1) following the air heater (2); S2, in the process of the mold plate (41) entering the drying box (1) along with the chain conveying device (3), the two ends of the mold plate (41) slide into the two side rails (42), then the gear (413) on the control rod (45) is in contact with the one-tooth (414), the control rod (45) and the gear (413) are driven to rotate clockwise by the one-tooth (414), so that the grouting head (47) on the control rod (45) is aligned with the soft candy mold hole (43), and the rocker plate (48) on the control rod (45) is rotated from the inclined position to the downward vertical position; S3, as the chain conveying device (3) continues to convey, the rocker plate (48) is embedded into the embedding groove (418) on the raw material liquid tank (417), and the rocker plate (48) and the side wall of the embedding groove (418) respectively extrude the liquid inlet steel ball (411) and the liquid outlet steel ball (421) to open the first tapered hole (410) and the second tapered hole (419), when the rocker plate (48) moves to the position where the first tapered hole (410) and the second tapered hole (419) are aligned, the raw material slurry in the second tapered hole (419) enters the first tapered hole (410), and then enters the soft candy mold hole (43) through the liquid hole (49), the inner liquid pipe (46) and the grouting head (47), and then the gear (413) contacts the two-tooth (415) to rotate the control rod (45) counterclockwise, the grouting head (47) is offset from the soft candy mold hole (43), and the rod surface of the control rod (45) seals the soft candy mold hole (43) to dry in the drying box (1); S4, when the gear (413) contacts each tooth to drive, the gear (413) does not directly drive the control rod (45) to rotate, but drives the piston block (4162) to rotate and stretch the third spring (4164), in this process, the inclined groove (4167) on the gear (413) which performs circular motion pulls the locking pin (4169) to retract from the pin hole (41610) into the control rod (45), thereby disconnecting the control rod (45) and the mold plate (41), at this time, the control rod (45) can be driven to rotate by each tooth, and after being separated from each tooth, the third spring (4164) pulls the piston block (4162) and the gear (413) to return to the original position, the inclined groove (4167) pushes the locking pin (4169) to slide out and insert into the pin hole (41610) to lock the control rod (45), so that the control rod (45) cannot rotate in the mold plate (41). S5, after drying, the chain conveying device (3) will send the mold plate (41) out of the drying area, the gear (413) and three teeth (416111) meshing contact to rotate counterclockwise, in this process, the piston block (4162) with the circular motion in the compression chamber (416112) extrusion air, until the pin (4169) unlock control rod (45), control rod (45) rotation makes the injection head (416114) and soft candy mold hole (43) alignment, the high pressure air in the compression chamber (416112) along the inner air pipe (416113), injection head (416114) injection into the soft candy mold hole (43), the soft candy from the mold out.

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