A double-station conveying and slitting device for sugar bars

Abstract

This invention relates to a dual-station conveying and cutting device for candy strips, characterized in that it includes a support platform, a candy strip conveying module, a sugar-pulling module, and a candy strip cutting module; the candy strip conveying module, sugar-pulling module, and candy strip cutting module are all mounted on the support platform; two candy strips are guided by a set of guide wheels and cooperate with the candy strip conveying groove, and are cut by the cutting blade on the cutting roller, ensuring that the segmented candy strips are conveyed to the conveyor belt, and then the sugar-pulling plate pushes the candy strips to the material drop plates on both sides, rolling them between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller. The lower kneading roller rotates under the drive of the power and cooperates with the upper kneading roller to knead the surface of the candy strips again to form a suitable circular cross section. Finally, the movable connecting frame is driven to swing and increase the gap between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller, so that the candy strips fall between the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller, and then the cutting blade on the cutting roller cooperates with the cutting groove on the lower kneading roller to cut the candy strips into candy blocks that fall from the gap between the cutting blades.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of sugar bar production technology, and in particular to a dual-station conveying and cutting device for sugar bars. Background Technology

[0002] The production of candy involves cutting candy strips into candy block shapes, and the equipment that performs this function is a candy strip cutting machine. Conventional candy strip cutting machines use a single-groove or multi-groove structure to transport the candy strips to the cutting position, and then use a guillotine or roller cutter to cut the candy strips into candy blocks. This cutting method can only output candy blocks from one end of the candy block production line. This type of candy strip cutting device has few candy block output stations, a small range, is inconvenient to operate, and has low candy block production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a dual-station conveying and cutting device for sugar strips, which can solve the problems of few stations for outputting sugar strips as sugar blocks and low efficiency of sugar strip kneading and cutting.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: a dual-station sugar strip conveying and cutting device, the innovation of which is: including a support platform, a sugar strip conveying module, a sugar pulling module, and a sugar strip cutting module; the sugar strip conveying module, the sugar pulling module, and the sugar strip cutting module are all arranged on the support platform; The support platform is provided with a first power box, a second power box and a cutting support box; the first power box is located on the side of the support platform near one end, and the first power box is provided with a guide wheel group power connection end, a cutting roller power connection end and a conveyor belt power connection end; the second power box is located at the other end of the support platform, and the second power box is provided with a sugar pulling module power connection end and a sugar strip cutting module power connection end. The candy bar conveying module includes a guide wheel assembly, a cutting roller, and a conveyor belt; a candy bar guide roller and a candy bar guide groove are provided on the side of the first power box, and the candy bar guide roller is located at the input end of the candy bar guide groove, and two candy bars are placed on the candy bar guide roller; the candy bar guide groove has a pair and is provided on the side of the first power box, forming two channels for the candy bar guide roller to pass through; the candy bar guide groove is divided into several segments, and a guide wheel assembly is provided between adjacent segments; The guide wheel assembly includes an upper guide wheel and a lower grooved wheel. The upper guide wheel is located above the lower grooved wheel, and a gap is formed between them to accommodate the sugar strip passing through. Both the upper guide wheel and the lower grooved wheel are connected to the guide wheel assembly power connection end on the first power box, and the first power box provides power to the guide wheel assembly. The cutting roller is connected to the cutting roller power connection end of the first power box, and the cutting roller is located above the candy strip guide groove. The cutting roller is equipped with a cutting knife, and the candy strip is cut by the rotation of the cutting roller in conjunction with the candy strip guide groove. The conveyor belt includes a conveyor frame, a conveyor belt, a drive roller, and a driven roller; the conveyor frame is located at the output end of the sugar strip guide groove, and a drive roller and a driven roller are respectively provided at both ends of the conveyor frame; a material drop plate is inclinedly provided on both sides of the conveyor frame in the width direction; the conveyor belt is wound around the drive roller and the driven roller, and the drive roller is connected to the conveyor belt power connection end of the first power box; The sugar-pulling module includes a mounting frame, transmission rods, and sugar-pulling plates. The mounting frame has a pair and is respectively mounted on a first power box and a second power box. The mounting frame has bearing holes. The transmission rods have a pair and are arranged parallel to each other, with both ends of the transmission rods respectively mounted in the bearing holes of the mounting frame via slewing bearings. The transmission rods are located above the conveyor belt. The sugar-pulling plates have a pair and are respectively fixedly mounted on the two transmission rods along the vertical direction, with the bottom end of the sugar-pulling plates extending to the surface of the conveyor belt. The power connection end of the sugar-pulling module is connected to the end of the transmission rods to drive the transmission rods to rotate, thereby causing the sugar-pulling plates to rotate and pull the sugar strips located on the conveyor belt onto the discharge plate. The sugar strip cutting module has a pair of cutting units, namely a first cutting unit and a second cutting unit; the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt; the first cutting unit is connected between the first power box and the second power box; the second cutting unit is connected between the second power box and the cutting support box; both the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit include an upper kneading roller, a lower kneading roller and a cutting roller; The upper kneading roller of the first slitting unit is mounted on the second power box and the first power box at both ends via rotary bearings; the upper kneading roller of the second slitting unit is mounted on the slitting support box and the second power box at both ends via rotary bearings. Both ends of the lower kneading roller and both ends of the cutting roller are mounted on a movable connecting frame via rotary bearings; the movable connecting frame of the first slitting unit is located inside the first power box and the second power box; the movable connecting frame of the second slitting unit is located inside the slitting support box and the second power box; the lower kneading roller has several slitting grooves evenly spaced along the extension direction, and the cutting roller has slitting blades that cooperate with the slitting grooves evenly spaced along the extension direction; the movable connecting frame is driven by a drive module to swing in a vertical plane to adjust the distance between the lower kneading roller and the upper kneading roller, and the bottom end of the material dropping plate extends to the gap; the ends of the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller located in the second power box are both connected to the power connection end of the sugar strip slitting module, and the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller are driven to rotate through the power connection end of the sugar strip slitting module.

[0005] Furthermore, the movable connecting frame is provided with a pair of connecting holes for installing the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller; the movable connecting frame is provided with a swing arm, one end of which is hinged to the top of a linkage rod, and the bottom end of the linkage rod is connected to the power source of the second power box via another swing arm.

[0006] Furthermore, the power connection end of the sugar strip cutting module includes a transmission pulley and a transmission belt; the transmission pulley is located at the end of the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller, and the transmission belt is wound around the transmission pulley and the power source of the second power box; the second power box is equipped with a belt tension adjustment wheel, which adjusts the tension of the transmission belt when the movable connecting frame swings.

[0007] The advantages of this invention are: 1) In this invention, a dual-station sugar strip conveying trough is set on the support platform. Two sugar strips are pulled by the guide wheel group and cooperate with the sugar strip conveying trough. The cutting blade on the cutting roller cuts the sugar strips, ensuring that the segmented sugar strips are conveyed to the conveyor belt. Then, the sugar strips are pushed to the material drop plates on both sides by the sugar-pulling plate and rolled between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller. The lower kneading roller rotates under the drive of the power and cooperates with the upper kneading roller to knead the surface of the sugar strips again to form a suitable circular cross section. Finally, the movable connecting frame is driven to swing and increase the gap between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller, so that the sugar strips fall between the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller. Then, the slitting blade on the cutting roller cooperates with the cutting groove on the lower kneading roller to cut the sugar strips into sugar blocks and drop them from the gap between the cutters. This device realizes the output of sugar blocks from both sides of the machine extension direction, with a larger working space and higher sugar block production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0008] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0009] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a dual-station conveying and cutting device for sugar strips according to the present invention.

[0010] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of another angle of the structure of a dual-station conveying and cutting device for sugar strips according to the present invention.

[0011] Figure 3 This is a side view of a candy bar dual-station conveying and cutting device according to the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0012] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present invention described and shown in the accompanying drawings can generally be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0013] Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the invention provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention, but merely to illustrate selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the invention without inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the invention.

[0014] like Figures 1 to 3 The illustrated candy bar dual-station conveying and cutting device includes a support platform 1, a candy bar conveying module 2, a sugar-pulling module 3, and a candy bar cutting module 4; the candy bar conveying module 2, the sugar-pulling module 3, and the candy bar cutting module 4 are all mounted on the support platform 1.

[0015] The support platform 1 is provided with a first power box 11, a second power box 12 and a slitting support box 13; the first power box 11 is located on the side of the support platform 1 near one end, and the first power box 11 is provided with a guide wheel group power connection end, a cutting roller power connection end and a conveyor belt power connection end; the second power box 12 is located at the other end of the support platform 1, and the second power box 12 is provided with a sugar pulling module power connection end and a sugar strip slitting module power connection end.

[0016] The candy bar conveying module 2 includes a guide wheel assembly 21, a cutting roller 22, and a conveyor belt 23; a candy bar guide roller 111 and a candy bar guide groove 112 are provided on the side of the first power box 11, and the candy bar guide roller 111 is located at the input end of the candy bar guide groove 112, and two candy bars are placed on the candy bar guide roller 111; the candy bar guide groove 112 has a pair and is provided on the side of the first power box 11, forming two channels for the candy bar guide roller to pass through; the candy bar guide groove 112 is divided into several segments, and a guide wheel assembly 21 is provided between adjacent segments.

[0017] The guide wheel assembly 21 includes an upper guide wheel and a lower grooved wheel. The upper guide wheel is located above the lower grooved wheel, and a gap is formed between them to accommodate the sugar strip passing through. Both the upper guide wheel and the lower grooved wheel are connected to the guide wheel assembly power connection end on the first power box 11, and the first power box 11 provides power to the guide wheel assembly 21.

[0018] The cutting roller 22 is connected to the cutting roller power connection end of the first power box 11, and the cutting roller 22 is located above the sugar strip guide groove 112. The cutting roller 22 is equipped with a cutting knife. The sugar strip is cut by rotating the cutting roller 22 in conjunction with the sugar strip guide groove 112.

[0019] The conveyor belt 23 includes a conveyor frame, a conveyor belt, a drive roller, and a driven roller; the conveyor frame is set at the output end of the sugar strip guide trough 112, and the drive roller and driven roller are respectively set at both ends of the conveyor frame; the two sides of the conveyor frame in the width direction are respectively inclined with a drop plate 231; the conveyor belt is wound on the drive roller and the driven roller, and the drive roller is connected to the conveyor belt power connection end of the first power box 11.

[0020] The sugar-pulling module 3 includes a mounting frame 31, a transmission rod 32, and a sugar-pulling plate 33. The mounting frame 31 has a pair and is respectively mounted on the first power box 11 and the second power box 12. The mounting frame 31 is provided with bearing holes. The transmission rod 32 has a pair and is arranged parallel to each other. The two ends of the transmission rod 32 are respectively set in the bearing holes of the mounting frame 31 through slewing bearings. The transmission rod 32 is located above the conveyor belt. The sugar-pulling plate 33 has a pair and is respectively fixedly mounted on the two transmission rods 32 along the vertical direction. The bottom end of the sugar-pulling plate 33 extends to the surface of the conveyor belt. The power connection end of the sugar-pulling module is connected to the end of the transmission rod 32 to drive the transmission rod 32 to rotate, thereby driving the sugar-pulling plate 33 to rotate and pull the sugar strips located on the conveyor belt onto the drop plate 231.

[0021] The sugar strip cutting module 4 has a pair of cutting units, namely a first cutting unit and a second cutting unit; the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt; the first cutting unit is connected between the first power box 11 and the second power box 12; the second cutting unit is connected between the second power box 12 and the cutting support box 13; both the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit include an upper kneading roller 41, a lower kneading roller 42 and a cutting roller 43.

[0022] The upper kneading roller 41 of the first slitting unit is mounted on the second power box 12 and the first power box 11 at both ends via rotary bearings; the upper kneading roller 41 of the second slitting unit is mounted on the slitting support box 13 and the second power box 12 at both ends via rotary bearings.

[0023] Both ends of the lower kneading roller 42 and both ends of the cutting roller 43 are mounted on a movable connecting frame 44 via rotary bearings; the movable connecting frame 44 of the first slitting unit is located inside the first power box 11 and the second power box 12; the movable connecting frame 44 of the second slitting unit is located inside the slitting support box 13 and the second power box 12; the lower kneading roller 42 is provided with several slitting grooves at equal intervals along the extension direction, and the cutting roller 43 is provided with slitting blades that cooperate with the slitting grooves at equal intervals along the extension direction; the movable connecting frame 44 is driven by the drive module to swing in the vertical plane to adjust the distance between the lower kneading roller 42 and the upper kneading roller 41, and the bottom end of the material drop plate 231 extends to the gap; the ends of the lower kneading roller 42 and the cutting roller 43 located in the second power box 12 are both connected to the power connection end of the sugar strip slitting module, and the lower kneading roller 42 and the cutting roller 43 are driven to rotate through the power connection end of the sugar strip slitting module.

[0024] The movable connecting frame 44 is provided with a pair of connecting holes for installing the lower kneading roller and the cutter roller; the movable connecting frame 44 is provided with a swing arm 45, one end of the swing arm 45 is hinged to the top of a linkage rod 46, and the bottom end of the linkage rod 46 is connected to the power source of the second power box 12 through another swing arm.

[0025] The power connection end of the sugar strip cutting module includes a drive pulley and a drive belt; the drive pulley is set on the ends of the lower kneading roller 42 and the cutter roller 43, and the drive belt is wound on the drive pulley and the power source of the second power box 12; the second power box 12 is provided with a belt tension adjustment wheel 121, and the tension of the drive belt is adjusted by the belt tension adjustment wheel 121 when the movable connecting frame 44 swings.

[0026] The working principle of this invention is as follows: By setting a double-station sugar strip conveying trough on the support platform, two sugar strips are pulled by the guide wheel group and cooperate with the sugar strip conveying trough. They are then cut by the cutting blade on the cutting roller, ensuring that the segmented sugar strips are conveyed to the conveyor belt. The sugar strips are then pushed to the material drop plates on both sides by the sugar-pulling plate and rolled between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller. The lower kneading roller rotates under the drive of the power and cooperates with the upper kneading roller to knead the surface of the sugar strips again into a suitable circular cross section. Finally, the movable connecting frame is driven to swing and increase the gap between the upper kneading roller and the lower kneading roller, so that the sugar strips fall between the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller. The slitting blade on the cutting roller cooperates with the cutting groove on the lower kneading roller to cut the sugar strips into sugar blocks that fall from the gap between the cutting blades. Those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. The embodiments and descriptions in the specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the present invention. Various changes and modifications can be made to the present invention without departing from its spirit and scope, and all such changes and modifications fall within the scope of the present invention as claimed.

Claims

1. A dual-station conveying and cutting device for sugar strips, characterized in that: It includes a support platform, a sugar strip conveying module, a sugar pulling module, and a sugar strip cutting module; the sugar strip conveying module, the sugar pulling module, and the sugar strip cutting module are all mounted on the support platform; The support platform is provided with a first power box, a second power box and a cutting support box; the first power box is located on the side of the support platform near one end, and the first power box is provided with a guide wheel group power connection end, a cutting roller power connection end and a conveyor belt power connection end; the second power box is located at the other end of the support platform, and the second power box is provided with a sugar pulling module power connection end and a sugar strip cutting module power connection end. The candy bar conveying module includes a guide wheel assembly, a cutting roller, and a conveyor belt; a candy bar guide roller and a candy bar guide groove are provided on the side of the first power box, and the candy bar guide roller is located at the input end of the candy bar guide groove, and two candy bars are placed on the candy bar guide roller; the candy bar guide groove has a pair and is provided on the side of the first power box, forming two channels for the candy bar guide roller to pass through; the candy bar guide groove is divided into several segments, and a guide wheel assembly is provided between adjacent segments; The guide wheel assembly includes an upper guide wheel and a lower grooved wheel. The upper guide wheel is located above the lower grooved wheel, and a gap is formed between them to accommodate the sugar strip passing through. Both the upper guide wheel and the lower grooved wheel are connected to the guide wheel assembly power connection end on the first power box, and the first power box provides power to the guide wheel assembly. The cutting roller is connected to the cutting roller power connection end of the first power box, and the cutting roller is located above the candy strip guide groove. The cutting roller is equipped with a cutting knife, and the candy strip is cut by the rotation of the cutting roller in conjunction with the candy strip guide groove. The conveyor belt includes a conveyor frame, a conveyor belt, a drive roller, and a driven roller; the conveyor frame is located at the output end of the sugar strip guide groove, and a drive roller and a driven roller are respectively provided at both ends of the conveyor frame; a material drop plate is inclinedly provided on both sides of the conveyor frame in the width direction; the conveyor belt is wound around the drive roller and the driven roller, and the drive roller is connected to the conveyor belt power connection end of the first power box; The sugar-pulling module includes a mounting frame, transmission rods, and sugar-pulling plates. The mounting frame has a pair and is respectively mounted on a first power box and a second power box. The mounting frame has bearing holes. The transmission rods have a pair and are arranged parallel to each other, with both ends of the transmission rods respectively mounted in the bearing holes of the mounting frame via slewing bearings. The transmission rods are located above the conveyor belt. The sugar-pulling plates have a pair and are respectively fixedly mounted on the two transmission rods along the vertical direction, with the bottom end of the sugar-pulling plates extending to the surface of the conveyor belt. The power connection end of the sugar-pulling module is connected to the end of the transmission rods to drive the transmission rods to rotate, thereby causing the sugar-pulling plates to rotate and pull the sugar strips located on the conveyor belt onto the discharge plate. The sugar strip cutting module has a pair of cutting units, namely a first cutting unit and a second cutting unit; the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit are respectively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt; the first cutting unit is connected between the first power box and the second power box; the second cutting unit is connected between the second power box and the cutting support box; both the first cutting unit and the second cutting unit include an upper kneading roller, a lower kneading roller and a cutting roller; The upper kneading roller of the first slitting unit is mounted on the second power box and the first power box at both ends via rotary bearings; the upper kneading roller of the second slitting unit is mounted on the slitting support box and the second power box at both ends via rotary bearings. Both ends of the lower kneading roller and both ends of the cutter roller are mounted on a movable connecting frame via rotary bearings; the movable connecting frame of the first slitting unit is located inside the first power box and the second power box; the movable connecting frame of the second slitting unit is located inside the slitting support box and the second power box; the lower kneading roller is provided with a plurality of slitting grooves at equal intervals along the extension direction, and the cutter roller is provided with slitting blades at equal intervals along the extension direction that cooperate with the slitting grooves; The movable connecting frame is driven by the drive module to swing in the vertical plane to adjust the distance between the lower kneading roller and the upper kneading roller, and the bottom end of the material dropping plate extends to the gap; the ends of the lower kneading roller and the cutter roller located in the second power box are both connected to the power connection end of the sugar strip cutting module, and the lower kneading roller and the cutter roller are driven to rotate through the power connection end of the sugar strip cutting module.

2. The candy bar dual-station conveying and cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The movable connecting frame is provided with a pair of connecting holes for installing the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller; the movable connecting frame is provided with a swing arm, one end of which is hinged to the top of a linkage rod, and the bottom end of the linkage rod is connected to the power source of the second power box via another swing arm.

3. The candy bar dual-station conveying and cutting device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The power connection end of the sugar strip cutting module includes a drive pulley and a drive belt; the drive pulley is located at the end of the lower kneading roller and the cutting roller, and the drive belt is wound around the drive pulley and the power source of the second power box; the second power box is equipped with a belt tension adjustment wheel, which adjusts the tension of the drive belt when the movable connecting frame swings.

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