Automatic leavening and steaming line

Abstract

An automatic leavening and steaming line comprises a forming assembly, a leavening mechanism, a steaming cabinet and a cooling area, the forming assembly is connected with the leavening mechanism through a forming conveyor, the forming conveyor is used for conveying food, and three sets of lifting conveyors are arranged and comprise the first lifting conveyor, the second lifting conveyor and the third lifting conveyor. The first lifting conveyor is arranged between the forming line conveyor and the fermentation mechanism, the second lifting conveyor is arranged between the fermentation mechanism and the steaming cabinet, and the second lifting conveyor is arranged between the steaming cabinet and the cooking outlet conveyor; the lifting conveyor is provided with a telescopic conveyor, the telescopic conveyor is provided with a receiving station and a conveying station, when the telescopic conveyor is located at the receiving station, the telescopic conveyor receives the articles, and the third conveyor receives the articles output by the steaming conveyor and conveys the articles to a cooling area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of food industry equipment, and in particular to an automatic steaming line. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the food industry and the gradual expansion of the consumer market, food production has gradually entered the industrialization era.

[0003] The existing production of pastries and other foods usually includes several links such as pre-feeding, proofing, steaming and cooling. In each link, there are single equipment such as pre-feeding conveyor, proofing room, steaming cabinet and cooling loading platform room operating independently.

[0004] Existing industrial production relies on manual control to deliver food loading platforms to various links for production, which is inefficient and not conducive to large-scale industrial production activities. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] An automatic proofing and steaming line comprises a forming assembly, a proofing mechanism, a steaming cabinet and a cooling zone, wherein the forming assembly and the proofing mechanism are connected via a forming conveyor.

[0008] The forming conveyor is used to convey food.

[0009] There are three sets of lifting conveyors, including a first lifting conveyor, a second lifting conveyor and a third lifting conveyor.

[0010] The first lifting conveyor is arranged between the forming line conveyor and the proofing mechanism, the second lifting conveyor is arranged between the proofing mechanism and the steaming cabinet, and the third lifting conveyor is arranged between the steaming cabinet and the steaming outlet conveyor;

[0011] The lifting conveyor is provided with a telescopic conveyor, and the telescopic conveyor is provided with a receiving station and a conveying station. When the telescopic conveyor is located at the receiving station, the article is received, and when the telescopic conveyor is located at the conveying station, the article is output.

[0012] The proofing mechanism is provided with at least two layers of proofing areas, generally set to 4 groups of independent proofing areas, each proofing area has 3 layers of conveyor belts, the conveyor belts are proofing conveyors, each layer of the proofing area is provided with a proofing conveyor corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the proofing conveyor is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the first lifting conveyor, and the other end of the proofing conveyor is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the second lifting conveyor, and the proofing conveyors of the proofing areas are all closed by proofing gates;

[0013] The steam cabinet includes at least two layers of steaming areas, generally 4 groups of independent steaming areas are arranged, each area has 3 layers of conveyor belts, the conveyor belts are steaming conveyors, each layer of steaming area is provided with a steaming conveyor corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the steaming conveyor is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the second lifting conveyor, and the other end of the steaming conveyor is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the third lifting conveyor, and the steaming conveyors of the steaming areas are all closed by steaming gates;

[0014] The third conveyor receives the articles output by the steaming conveyor and delivers them to the cooling area.

[0015] The lifting conveyor is provided with at least two telescopic conveyors, which are respectively arranged corresponding to the proofing conveyor and the steaming conveyor.

[0016] Each proofing area can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to proof in the order they enter and / or to proof at a preset temperature and time.

[0017] The two adjacent proofing areas are interconnected.

[0018] The steam cabinet area is provided with steam pipes to heat the upper and lower steaming channels, and the steam pipes at each layer are connected through a vertical steam cabinet steam pipe.

[0019] The steaming cabinet area can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to be steamed in the order in which they enter and / or to be steamed according to a preset temperature and a preset time.

[0020] The lifting conveyor includes a frame, a driving motor and a chain conveyor belt. The driving motor drives the chain conveyor belt to move. The chain conveyor belt is fixedly provided with a transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor is arranged on the transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor moves horizontally along the transmission platform.

[0021] The proofing gate is provided with a cylinder, a push rod and a door panel. The door panel closes the proofing conveyor belt. The cylinder drives the push rod to move. The other end of the push rod is connected to the door panel to drive the door panel to open or close.

[0022] Beneficial effects of the present invention:

[0023] The automatic steaming line of the present invention can continuously perform molding, proofing, steaming and cooling, and is fully automatic. It can independently control a single link of the food, and can realize batch steaming of the same category, as well as personalized steaming of multiple categories, meeting various requirements and having a wide range of applications. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

[0025] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the wake-up steaming section of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0027] Description of reference numerals:

[0028] 11——Forming conveyor,

[0029] 12——Proofing mechanism, 121——Proofing conveyor, 122——Proofing gate,

[0030] 13 - steam cabinet, 131 - steam conveyor, 132 - steam gate, 133 - steam pipe,

[0031] 14——Steaming conveyor belt,

[0032] 21 - first lifting conveyor, 22 - second lifting conveyor, 23 - third lifting conveyor, 200 - telescopic conveyor DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0034] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field of the present application; the terms used in the specification of the application herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present application; the terms "including" and "having" and any variations thereof in the specification and claims of the present application and the above-mentioned drawings are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions. The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application or the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a specific order.

[0035] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0036] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present application, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0037] An automatic proofing and steaming line, comprising a forming assembly, a proofing mechanism 12, a steaming cabinet 13 and a cooling zone, wherein the forming assembly is connected to the proofing mechanism 12 via a forming conveyor 11, and the proofing mechanism 12, the steaming cabinet 13, the cooling zone and the lifting conveyor constitute a proofing section;

[0038] The forming conveyor 11 is used to convey food.

[0039] Three sets of lifting conveyors are provided, including a first lifting conveyor 21, a second lifting conveyor 22 and a third lifting conveyor 23.

[0040] The first lifting conveyor 21 is arranged between the forming line conveyor and the proofing mechanism 12, the second lifting conveyor 22 is arranged between the proofing mechanism 12 and the steaming cabinet 13, and the second lifting conveyor 22 is arranged between the steaming cabinet 13 and the steaming outlet conveyor;

[0041] The lifting conveyor is provided with a telescopic conveyor 200, and the telescopic conveyor 200 is provided with a receiving station and a conveying station. When the telescopic conveyor 200 is located at the receiving station, the article is received, and when the telescopic conveyor 200 is located at the conveying station, the article is output.

[0042] The proofing mechanism 12 is provided with at least two layers of proofing areas, preferably 4 layers, each layer of the proofing area is provided with a proofing conveyor 121 corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the proofing conveyor 121 is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the first lifting conveyor 21, and the other end of the proofing conveyor 121 is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the second lifting conveyor 22, and the proofing conveyors 121 in the proofing area are all closed by a proofing gate 122;

[0043] The steam cabinet 13 includes at least two layers of steaming areas, preferably four layers of independent steaming areas, each area has three layers of conveyor belts, each layer of the steaming area is provided with a steaming conveyor 131 corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the steaming conveyor 131 is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the second lifting conveyor 22, and the other end of the steaming conveyor 131 is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the third lifting conveyor 23, and the steaming conveyors 131 of the steaming areas are all closed by steaming gates 132;

[0044] The third lifting conveyor 23 receives the articles outputted by the steaming conveyor 131 and delivers them to the cooling area.

[0045] The lifting conveyor is provided with at least two telescopic conveyors 200 , which are respectively arranged corresponding to the proofing conveyor 121 and the steaming conveyor 131 .

[0046] Each proofing area can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to proof in the order they enter and / or to proof at a preset temperature and time.

[0047] The two adjacent proofing areas are interconnected.

[0048] The steam cabinet 13 area is provided with a steam pipe 133 to heat the upper and lower steaming channels, and the steam pipes 133 of each layer are connected through a vertical steam cabinet 13 steam pipe 133.

[0049] The steam cabinet 13 zone can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to be steamed in the order in which they enter and / or to be steamed according to a preset temperature and a preset time.

[0050] The lifting conveyor includes a frame, a driving motor and a chain conveyor belt. The driving motor drives the chain conveyor belt to move. The chain conveyor belt is fixedly provided with a transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor 200 is arranged on the transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor 200 moves horizontally along the transmission platform.

[0051] The proofing gate 122 is provided with a cylinder, a push rod and a door panel. The door panel closes the proofing conveyor belt. The cylinder drives the push rod to move. The other end of the push rod is connected to the door panel to drive the door panel to open or close.

[0052] During proofing: the forming line conveyor continuously conveys the food to the telescopic conveyor belt of the first lifting conveyor 21, and then the first lifting conveyor 21 connects the food to the proofing conveyor 121 in the proofing area, and inputs the food for proofing until the proofing area is filled with food, and the proofing gate 122 is closed to start proofing;

[0053] After proofing is finished: the proofing gate 122 is opened, the telescopic conveyor belt of the second lifting conveyor 22 is extended, the food on the proofing conveyor 121 is output, and is transferred to the steaming conveyor belt 14 in the steaming area, until all the proofed food is transferred to the steaming conveyor belt 14;

[0054] During steaming: the second lifting conveyor 22 transfers all the food that has been proofed to the steaming conveyor belt 14; the steaming gate 132 is closed until the steaming is completed;

[0055] After the steaming is finished: the steaming gate 132 is opened, the telescopic conveyor belt of the third lifting conveyor 23 is extended and connected to the steaming conveyor belt 14, and the steamed food is sent to the third lifting conveyor 23 through the steaming conveyor belt 14, and then sent to the cooling mechanism.

[0056] Obviously, the embodiments described above are only some embodiments of the present application, rather than all embodiments. The preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the accompanying drawings, but they do not limit the patent scope of the present application. The present application can be implemented in many different forms. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the understanding of the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present application is described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, for those skilled in the art, it is still possible to modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned specific implementation methods, or to perform equivalent replacement of some of the technical features therein. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the specification and drawings of this application, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is similarly within the scope of patent protection of this application.

Claims

1. An automatic steaming line, characterized by: It includes a forming component, a proofing mechanism, a steam cabinet and a cooling area, wherein the forming component is connected to the proofing mechanism through a forming conveyor. The forming conveyor is used to convey food. There are three sets of lifting conveyors, including a first lifting conveyor, a second lifting conveyor and a third lifting conveyor. The first lifting conveyor is arranged between the forming line conveyor and the proofing mechanism, the second lifting conveyor is arranged between the proofing mechanism and the steaming cabinet, and the third lifting conveyor is arranged between the steaming cabinet and the steaming outlet conveyor; The lifting conveyor is provided with a telescopic conveyor, and the telescopic conveyor is provided with a receiving station and a conveying station. When the telescopic conveyor is located at the receiving station, the article is received, and when the telescopic conveyor is located at the conveying station, the article is output. The proofing mechanism is provided with at least two layers of proofing areas, each layer of the proofing area is provided with a proofing conveyor corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the proofing conveyor is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the first lifting conveyor, and the other end of the proofing conveyor is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the second lifting conveyor, and the proofing conveyors of the proofing areas are all closed by proofing gates; The steam cabinet comprises at least two layers of steaming areas, each layer of the steaming area is provided with a steaming conveyor corresponding to the lifting conveyor, one end of the steaming conveyor is provided corresponding to the conveying station of the second lifting conveyor, and the other end of the steaming conveyor is provided corresponding to the receiving station of the third lifting conveyor, and the steaming conveyors of the steaming areas are all closed by steaming gates; The third conveyor receives the articles output by the steaming conveyor and delivers them to the cooling area.

2. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting conveyor is provided with at least two telescopic conveyors, which are respectively arranged corresponding to the proofing conveyor and the steaming conveyor.

3. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each proofing area can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to proof in the order they enter and / or to proof at a preset temperature and time.

4. The automatic steaming line according to claim 3, characterized in that: The two adjacent proofing areas are interconnected.

5. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steam cabinet area is provided with steam pipes to heat the upper and lower steaming channels, and the steam pipes at each layer are connected through a vertical steam cabinet steam pipe.

6. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The steaming cabinet area can be set as an independent heating area to control the materials to be steamed in the order in which they enter and / or to be steamed according to a preset temperature and a preset time.

7. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting conveyor includes a frame, a driving motor and a chain conveyor belt. The driving motor drives the chain conveyor belt to move. The chain conveyor belt is fixedly provided with a transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor is arranged on the transmission platform. The telescopic conveyor moves horizontally along the transmission platform.

8. The automatic steaming line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The proofing gate is provided with a cylinder, a push rod and a door panel. The door panel closes the proofing conveyor belt. The cylinder drives the push rod to move. The other end of the push rod is connected to the door panel to drive the door panel to open or close.

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