Steamed bread fermentation and forming machine

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of steamed buns fermentation forming machine.It includes first conveyor belt group, face cake extrusion mechanism, powdering mechanism, slitting mechanism, cutting mechanism, second conveyor belt group and face cake fermentation mechanism;Face cake extrusion mechanism is used to extrude dough with fixed thickness, then extruded face cake is hung to first conveyor belt group and moves back with it, slitting mechanism can cut open and slit face cake, and face cake located in the outer side area of first conveyor belt unit falls from drop hole, then cutting mechanism can segment the face cake after slitting, segmented face cake is automatically separated front and back after being transferred to second conveyor belt group, third conveyor belt on face cake fermentation mechanism can receive face cake from second conveyor belt group, after filling, lifting frame changes height, until all third conveyor belts are filled, then rest and wait for fermentation, realize automatic shaping and fermentation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a pasta production equipment, and more particularly to a steamed bun fermentation and forming machine. Background Technology

[0002] Steamed buns are a common type of wheat-based food. They are made primarily from wheat flour, with yeast, salt, and other ingredients added to form a dough. The dough is then processed through kneading, proofing, dividing, shaping, and steaming. Currently, most steps in the steamed bun production industry are performed by workers, resulting in a low level of automation. This hinders overall production speed and makes it difficult to standardize bun sizes. Therefore, to improve production efficiency and standardization, the steamed bun production industry needs to develop equipment with automated shaping and fermentation processes. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This invention provides a steamed bun fermentation and shaping machine; solving the problem of low production efficiency caused by the low automation rate in the steamed bun production industry in the prior art.

[0004] The above-mentioned technical problems of the present invention are mainly solved by the following technical solution: a steamed bun fermentation and forming machine, characterized in that: it includes a dough extrusion mechanism, a first conveyor belt group, a powder sprinkling mechanism, a slitting mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a second conveyor belt group and a dough fermentation mechanism;

[0005] The dough extrusion mechanism includes a support base, a first extrusion roller that rotates horizontally, a second extrusion roller that is parallel to and at the same height as the first extrusion roller, two powder storage boxes, a motor for driving the two extrusion rollers to rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, and a dough feeding hopper. The lower opening of the dough feeding hopper is directly opposite the gap between the two extrusion rollers. During the rotation of the extrusion rollers, dry powder can be continuously coated from the powder storage box.

[0006] The first conveyor belt group is composed of several first conveyor belt units arranged side by side at intervals. The first conveyor belt group is located below the dough extrusion mechanism and extends to the rear. The dough extruded from between the two extrusion rollers will hang onto the first conveyor belt group under gravity and be conveyed to the rear with it. The conveying speed of the first conveyor belt group is matched with the extrusion speed of the dough extrusion mechanism. A support plate is fixed at the bottom of the upper half of the first conveyor belt group, and a drop hole is provided on the rear half of the support plate.

[0007] The powder-sprinkling mechanism consists of two parts, which are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the dough extrusion area and above the first conveyor belt group;

[0008] The slitting mechanism is located behind the dough extrusion mechanism. It includes a relatively fixed support, a roller shaft that is horizontally rotated and mounted on the support, and several rollers that are fixed at equal intervals on the roller shaft. The axial direction of the roller shaft is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt group. The positions of the rollers correspond to and are close to the two sides of the first conveyor belt unit. The support is equipped with a motor for driving the roller shaft to rotate.

[0009] The cutting mechanism is located behind the slitting mechanism. It includes a first horizontal slide table parallel to the first conveyor belt group, a sliding frame that moves with the first horizontal slide table, a lifting frame that is vertically slidably mounted on the sliding frame, and a cutting blade provided on the lifting frame. The cutting blade is located above the first conveyor belt group.

[0010] The second conveyor belt group consists of several second conveyor belt units spaced apart and arranged side by side. The second conveyor belt group is located at the rear end of the first conveyor belt group and has a higher conveying speed than the first conveyor belt group.

[0011] The dough fermentation mechanism includes a base, a lifting component, a lifting frame, and several third conveyor belts horizontally arranged within the lifting frame, with the third conveyor belts distributed vertically and horizontally at intervals.

[0012] Furthermore, the powder dispensing mechanism includes a fixed frame, a powder box, a vibrator disposed on the powder box, and a spring connecting the powder box and the fixed frame, and the bottom of the powder box is provided with a powder leakage hole.

[0013] Furthermore, the support base is provided with two horizontal slide rails, and each of the two horizontal slide rails is slidably fitted with a mounting seat. The two extrusion rollers and the two powder storage boxes are respectively provided on the two mounting seats, and the mounting seats are screwed with positioning bolts.

[0014] Furthermore, the powder storage box is provided with a partition plate, which divides it into a powder storage chamber and a powder coating chamber. The lower area of ​​the extrusion roller is located in the powder coating chamber. The partition plate is also provided with a powder scraper block that contacts the extrusion roller.

[0015] Furthermore, a tilting frame is rotatably connected to the support, and a rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the tilting frame. Several guide wheels are provided on the rotating shaft. The guide wheels are located on both sides of the first conveyor belt unit and above the drop hole.

[0016] Therefore, the present invention has the following characteristics compared with the prior art: 1. The dough extrusion mechanism in the present invention is used to extrude the kneaded dough to a fixed thickness. The extruded dough is then hung on the first conveyor belt group and moves backward with it. The powdering mechanism can sprinkle powder on the upper surface of the first conveyor belt group and the upper surface of the dough to prevent the dough from sticking together. The slitting mechanism can cut the dough into strips, and the dough located in the outer area of ​​the first conveyor belt unit will fall from the drop hole. Then the cutting mechanism can segment the slitting dough. After the segmented dough is transferred to the second conveyor belt group, it will automatically separate back and forth. The third conveyor belt on the dough fermentation mechanism can receive the dough from the second conveyor belt group. After it is filled, the lifting frame changes its height until all the third conveyor belts are filled. Then it is left to stand and wait for fermentation, realizing automated forming and fermentation; 2. The support base is provided with two horizontal slide rails, and each of the two horizontal slide rails is slidably fitted with a mounting seat. The two extrusion rollers and two powder storage boxes are respectively set on the two mounting seats. In this way, the distance between the two extrusion rollers can be freely adjusted to change the thickness of the dough. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Appendix Figure 1 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Appendix Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the docking structure between the second conveyor belt group and the dough fermentation mechanism;

[0019] Appendix Figure 3 This is a top view of the first conveyor belt group and the slitting mechanism;

[0020] Appendix Figure 4 This is a partial structural diagram of the dough extrusion mechanism;

[0021] Appendix Figure 5 This is a structural schematic diagram of the support plate;

[0022] Appendix Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the guide wheel structure;

[0023] Appendix Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the powder-spreading mechanism;

[0024] Appendix Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting mechanism. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below through embodiments and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0026] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," and "counterclockwise," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0027] Example 1: See Figure 1 A steamed bun fermentation and forming machine includes a dough extrusion mechanism 100, a first conveyor belt group 200, a powder sprinkling mechanism 300, a strip slitting mechanism 400, a cutting mechanism 500, a second conveyor belt group 600, and a dough fermentation mechanism 700.

[0028] See Figure 4 The dough extrusion mechanism includes a support base 110, a first extrusion roller 120 that rotates horizontally, a second extrusion roller 130 that is parallel to and at the same height as the first extrusion roller, two powder storage boxes 140 for storing dry flour, a motor for driving the two extrusion rollers to rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, and a dough feeding hopper 150. The lower opening of the dough feeding hopper is directly opposite the gap between the two extrusion rollers. During the rotation of the extrusion rollers, dry flour can be continuously coated from the powder storage boxes. The support base is provided with two horizontal slide rails 160, and each of the two horizontal slide rails is slidably fitted with a mounting seat 170. The two extrusion rollers and the two powder storage boxes are respectively mounted on the two mounting seats, and positioning bolts 180 are screwed onto the mounting seats.

[0029] See Figure 3 and Figure 4 The first conveyor belt group consists of five parallel first conveyor belt units 210 spaced apart from each other. The width of each first conveyor belt unit is between 4 and 8 centimeters. The first conveyor belt group is located below the dough extrusion mechanism and extends to the rear. The dough extruded from between the two extrusion rollers hangs down onto the first conveyor belt group under gravity and is conveyed to the rear with it. The conveying speed of the first conveyor belt group is matched with the extrusion speed of the dough extrusion mechanism. The bottom of the upper half of the first conveyor belt group is fixed with a support plate 220. The rear half of the support plate is provided with drop holes 230. There are 6 drop holes, which are distributed on both sides of the first conveyor belt unit. The width of the drop holes is greater than or equal to the spacing between the first conveyor belt units.

[0030] See Figure 7 The powder-sprinkling mechanism has two parts, which are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the dough extrusion area and above the first conveyor belt group. The powder-sprinkling mechanism includes a fixed frame 310, a powder box 320 for storing dry flour, a vibrator 330 on the powder box, and a spring 340 connecting the powder box and the fixed frame. The bottom of the powder box is provided with a powder leakage hole 350.

[0031] See Figure 3 and Figure 6 The slitting mechanism is located behind the dough extrusion mechanism. It includes a relatively fixed support 410, a roller shaft 420 horizontally rotatably mounted on the support, and 10 rollers 430 fixed at equal intervals on the roller shaft. The axial direction of the roller shaft is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt group. The positions of the rollers correspond to and are close to the two sides of the first conveyor belt unit. The support is equipped with a motor for driving the roller shaft to rotate. A flipping frame 440 is also rotatably connected to the support. A rotating shaft 450 is rotatably connected to the flipping frame. The rotating shaft is equipped with 6 guide wheels 460. The guide wheels are located on both sides of the first conveyor belt unit and above the drop hole.

[0032] See Figure 4 The cutting mechanism is located behind the slitting mechanism. It includes a first horizontal slide 510 parallel to the first conveyor belt group, a sliding frame 520 that moves with the first horizontal slide, a lifting frame 530 vertically slidably mounted on the sliding frame, a cylinder 550 fixed on the sliding frame, and a cutting blade 540 provided on the lifting frame. The cutting blade is located on the upper side of the first conveyor belt group, and the cylinder is used to drive the lifting frame to lift.

[0033] The second conveyor belt group consists of 5 parallel second conveyor belt units spaced apart from each other. Each second conveyor belt unit is directly opposite the first conveyor belt unit. The second conveyor belt group is located at the rear end of the first conveyor belt group and has a higher conveying speed than the first conveyor belt group.

[0034] See Figure 2 The dough fermentation mechanism includes a base 710, a lifting component, a lifting frame 720, and 4 to 6 sets of third conveyor belts 730 horizontally arranged in the lifting frame. The lifting component can be a chain-type lifting component, and the third conveyor belts are distributed vertically and horizontally.

[0035] See Figure 4 The powder storage box is provided with a partition plate 141, which divides it into a powder storage chamber 142 and a powder coating chamber 143. The lower area of ​​the extrusion roller is located in the powder coating chamber. The partition plate is also provided with a powder scraper block 144 that contacts the extrusion roller.

[0036] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: The processed dough is placed into the dough feeding hopper. The dough needs a certain degree of fluidity. Under its own weight, the dough will flow out from the lower opening of the dough feeding hopper and be drawn in by the first and second extrusion rollers. The two extrusion rollers not only have an extrusion effect but also a traction effect, which can continuously pull out the dough sheet from the dough feeding hopper. During the continuous rotation of the two extrusion rollers, they will also continuously coat themselves with flour from the flour storage box to keep themselves dry and prevent the dough from sticking. The flour scraper can make the flour on the extrusion rollers evenly distributed, so that the dough sheet extruded from the dough sheet extrusion mechanism has a uniform thickness and is transferred to the first conveyor belt group. The two flour sprinkling mechanisms can sprinkle flour on the upper surface of the first conveyor belt group and the upper surface of the dough sheet to ensure that the top and bottom of the dough sheet remain dry and prevent it from sticking to the equipment. Then, the roller cutter on the slitting mechanism can cut the dough sheet. At this time, the dough sheet is... The dough is cut into 5 wide strips and 6 narrow strips. The narrow strips are guided by guide wheels to fall through the drop hole area for easy recycling. The wide strips are cut into equal length segments by a cutting mechanism. The first horizontal slide moves the sliding frame at the speed of the first conveyor belt group. After the lifting frame descends to complete the cutting action, the lifting frame and the first horizontal slide are reset. The cut dough is then received by the second conveyor belt group. Because the second conveyor belt group is faster, the dough that was originally connected end to end will be separated, and the dough will also be stretched to a certain extent. Finally, the dough is received by the third conveyor belt in the dough fermentation mechanism. After the third conveyor belt is filled, it stops rotating. With the help of the lifting component, all the third conveyor belts will be filled, and then the dough is left to ferment.

[0037] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be modified in various ways, and such modifications are not considered to depart from the scope of the invention. All such modifications that are obvious to those skilled in the art are included within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A steamed bun fermentation and shaping machine, characterized in that: It includes a dough extrusion mechanism, a first conveyor belt group, a powder-sprinkling mechanism, a slitting mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a second conveyor belt group, and a dough fermentation mechanism; The dough extrusion mechanism includes a support base, a first extrusion roller that rotates horizontally, a second extrusion roller that is parallel to and at the same height as the first extrusion roller, two powder storage boxes, a motor for driving the two extrusion rollers to rotate in opposite directions at the same speed, and a dough feeding hopper. The lower opening of the dough feeding hopper is directly opposite the gap between the two extrusion rollers. During the rotation of the extrusion rollers, dry powder can be continuously coated from the powder storage box. The powder-sprinkling mechanism consists of two parts, which are respectively located on the front and rear sides of the dough extrusion area and above the first conveyor belt group; The slitting mechanism is located behind the dough extrusion mechanism. It includes a relatively fixed support, a roller shaft that is horizontally rotated and mounted on the support, and several rollers that are fixed at equal intervals on the roller shaft. The axial direction of the roller shaft is perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt group. The positions of the rollers correspond to and are close to the two sides of the first conveyor belt unit. The support is equipped with a motor for driving the roller shaft to rotate. The cutting mechanism is located behind the slitting mechanism. It includes a first horizontal slide parallel to the first conveyor belt group, a sliding frame that moves with the first horizontal slide, a lifting frame that is vertically slidably mounted on the sliding frame, and a cutting blade provided on the lifting frame. The cutting blade is located above the first conveyor belt group. The second conveyor belt group consists of several second conveyor belt units spaced apart and arranged side by side. The second conveyor belt group is located at the rear end of the first conveyor belt group and has a higher conveying speed than the first conveyor belt group. The dough fermentation mechanism includes a base, a lifting component, a lifting frame, and several third conveyor belts horizontally arranged within the lifting frame, with the third conveyor belts distributed vertically and horizontally at intervals. The first conveyor belt group consists of several parallel first conveyor belt units spaced apart from each other. The first conveyor belt group is located below the dough extrusion mechanism and extends rearward. The dough extruded between the two extrusion rollers hangs onto the first conveyor belt group under gravity and is conveyed rearward with it. The conveying speed of the first conveyor belt group matches the extrusion speed of the dough extrusion mechanism. A support plate is fixed to the bottom of the upper half of the first conveyor belt group. The rear half of the support plate is provided with several drop holes. The drop holes are distributed on both sides of the first conveyor belt units. The width of the drop holes is greater than or equal to the spacing between the first conveyor belt units. A flipping frame is rotatably connected to the support. A rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the flipping frame. Several guide wheels are provided on the rotating shaft. The guide wheels are located on both sides of the first conveyor belt units and above the drop holes.

2. The steamed bun fermentation and shaping machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The powder dispensing mechanism includes a fixed frame, a powder box, a vibrator mounted on the powder box, and a spring connecting the powder box and the fixed frame. The bottom of the powder box is provided with a powder leakage hole.

3. The steamed bun fermentation and shaping machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support base is provided with two horizontal slide rails, and each of the two horizontal slide rails is slidably fitted with a mounting seat. Two extrusion rollers and two powder storage boxes are respectively provided on the two mounting seats, and positioning bolts are screwed onto the mounting seats.

4. The steamed bun fermentation and shaping machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The powder storage box is equipped with a partition plate, which divides it into a powder storage chamber and a powder coating chamber. The lower area of ​​the extrusion roller is located in the powder coating chamber. The partition plate is also equipped with a powder scraper block that contacts the extrusion roller.

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