Ice particle manufacturing process and ice particle manufacturing equipment

Abstract

The invention discloses an ice particle manufacturing process and device, and the process comprises the steps: obtaining an upper shell and a lower shell of an ice particle through an ice particle front mold and an ice particle rear mold which are controlled by an intelligent punching machine; a mechanical arm with a manipulator picks up the upper shell and the lower shell, the upper shell and the lower shell are welded through a first welding gun, a closed cavity is formed by the upper shell and the lower shell, and a shell is obtained; during welding, the welding position is polished through a first polishing head; the shell is filled through a discharge hole of the hopper and a water outlet of the water pipe in a simultaneous or interval manner through the through hole; a sealing cap used for sealing the shell is adsorbed through the suction cup, and the sealing cap is placed on the through hole; the sealing cap and the upper shell are welded through a second welding gun, meanwhile, the welding position is polished through a second polishing head, and an ice particle prototype is obtained; and the ice particle prototypes are polished, and the ice particles are obtained. According to the technical scheme, production is carried out in a mechanical automation mode, the production efficiency and the yield are improved, and batch production is facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a method for manufacturing ice particles, in particular to a process and equipment for manufacturing ice particles. Background Art

[0002] The traditional way to cool down and keep beverages and drinks cold is to add ice cubes directly. However, as the ice cubes melt, the concentration of the original liquid will be diluted, affecting the taste. In the prior art, ice particles have been used to replace ice cubes. Ice particles are usually made of metal or other cold-insulating materials, and their closed cavity is filled with coolant or refrigerant. Compared with ice cubes, ice particles will not melt, and directly put into liquid will not affect the taste, and can be reused repeatedly.

[0003] In the manufacturing process of ice particles, the steps of first pouring coolant into the sealed cavity and then sealing it is a bottleneck of production efficiency and yield rate. When pouring coolant, water or coolant powder needs to be added to the cavity and mixed evenly. The viscosity of the coolant directly affects the freezing effect of the ice particles. The thicker the coolant, the better the cooling effect. If the coolant is too thick, it is not easy to pour in. Therefore, the method of adding cooling powder first and then adding pure water is easy to make the feeding process uneven, which will lead to uneven freezing effect of the final product. And because it is a manual operation, the production efficiency is low. After the filling is completed, the seal needs to be welded to prevent leakage. Therefore, the size of the seal should not be too large, otherwise it will be inconvenient to seal. At the same time, the seal should not be too small, otherwise it will be easy to miss during manual welding, resulting in a low yield rate. Summary of the invention

[0004] In order to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides an ice particle production process and production equipment, which performs production in a mechanically automated manner, thereby improving production efficiency and yield rate, and facilitating mass production.

[0005] A process for making ice particles comprises the following steps:

[0006] S1, obtaining the upper shell and the lower shell of the ice particles through the front mold and the rear mold of the ice particles controlled by the intelligent punch; wherein the front mold of the ice particles is used to form the upper shell and form a through hole for filling on the upper shell; the rear mold of the ice particles is used to form the lower shell;

[0007] S2, a robot arm with a robot hand picks up the upper shell and the lower shell, and welds the upper shell and the lower shell by a first welding gun, so that the upper shell and the lower shell form a closed cavity to obtain a shell; while welding, the welding position is polished by a first polishing head;

[0008] S3, filling the shell through the through hole simultaneously or at intervals through the material outlet of the hopper and the water outlet of the water pipe;

[0009] S4, after the filling is completed, the sealing cap for sealing the shell is sucked by a suction cup, and the sealing cap is placed on the through hole;

[0010] S5, welding the sealing cap to the upper shell by a second welding gun, and grinding the welding position by a second grinding head to obtain a prototype of ice particles;

[0011] S6, transferring the ice particle prototype to a polishing assembly for polishing to obtain ice particles.

[0012] An ice particle production device, the production device is used to implement the ice particle production process as described above, and comprises:

[0013] A workbench, on which the first work area, the second work area, the third work area and the fourth work area are sequentially divided from left to right;

[0014] The first working area includes an ice particle front mold and an ice particle rear mold controlled by an intelligent punch;

[0015] The second working area includes a first welding assembly and a first grinding piece, wherein the first welding assembly is used to weld the upper shell and the lower shell; and the first grinding piece is used to grind the welding positions of the upper shell and the lower shell;

[0016] A first robotic arm with a robotic arm, the first robotic arm swings within the first working area and the second working area, and within the second working area and the third working area; the robotic arm is used to pick up the upper shell and the lower shell;

[0017] The third working area includes a hopper with a material outlet and a water pipe with a water outlet;

[0018] a second robotic arm with a robotic arm, the second robotic arm being used to receive the housing from the first robotic arm and deliver it to the fourth working area;

[0019] The fourth working area includes a suction cup assembly, a second welding assembly and a second grinding assembly; the suction cup assembly is used to absorb the sealing cap that seals the shell; the second welding assembly is used to weld the sealing cap to the upper shell; the second grinding assembly is used to grind the welding position between the sealing cap and the upper shell.

[0020] The ice particle production process and manufacturing equipment provided by the present invention produce ice particles in a mechanically automated manner, which can meet the needs of mass production on an assembly line and greatly improve production efficiency. In the filling process, the material is discharged through the coordination of a hopper and a water pipe, so that the coolant inside the ice particles is uniform, which is beneficial to the freezing effect of the finished product. In the sealing process, the suction cup, the welding gun and the grinding head cooperate to avoid the disadvantages of manual operation, prevent leakage, and improve the yield rate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of an ice particle making device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the ice particle production process (mold forming) in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the ice particle production process in an embodiment of the present invention (picking up by the first robotic arm);

[0024] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the ice particle manufacturing process in an embodiment of the present invention (welding of the upper shell and the lower shell);

[0025] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the ice particle production process in an embodiment of the present invention (picking up by the second robotic arm);

[0026] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the ice particle production process (filling) in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the ice particle production process in an embodiment of the present invention (sealing);

[0028] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the ice particle production process in an embodiment of the present invention (transfer to grinding);

[0029] The symbols in the drawings of the specification are as follows:

[0030] 100, workbench; 101, first work area; 102, second work area; 103, third work area; 104, fourth work area; 200, intelligent punch; 201, front mold of ice particles; 202, rear mold of ice particles; 301, first robot arm; 302, second robot arm; 303, robot arm; 401, first welding assembly; 402, second welding assembly; 403, first welding gun; 404, second welding gun; 501, first Polishing piece; 502, second polishing piece; 503, first polishing head; 504, second polishing head; 601, suction cup assembly; 602, suction cup; 603, sealing cap; 701, hopper; 702, discharge port; 703, water pipe; 704, water outlet; 801, raw material; 802, shell; 8021, upper shell; 8022, lower shell; 8023, through hole; 803, ice particle prototype; 804, ice particles; 901, polishing assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by 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.

[0032] In one embodiment, an ice particle making device is provided, such as Figure 1 As shown, including:

[0033] The workbench 100 is divided into a first work area 101, a second work area 102, a third work area 103 and a fourth work area 104 from left to right on the workbench;

[0034] The first working area includes an ice particle front mold 201 and an ice particle rear mold 202 controlled by an intelligent punch 200;

[0035] The second working area includes a first welding assembly 401 and a first grinding piece 501. The first welding assembly is used to weld the upper shell 8021 and the lower shell 8022. The first grinding piece is used to grind the welding positions of the upper shell and the lower shell.

[0036] A first robot arm 301 with a robot arm 303, the first robot arm swings within the first working area and the second working area, and within the second working area and the third working area; the robot arm is used to pick up the upper shell and the lower shell;

[0037] The third working area includes a hopper 701 with a material outlet 702 and a water pipe 703 with a water outlet 704;

[0038] A second robotic arm 302 with a robotic arm 303, the second robotic arm is used to receive the housing 802 from the first robotic arm and deliver it to the fourth working area;

[0039] The fourth working area includes a suction cup assembly 601, a second welding assembly 402 and a second grinding assembly 502; the suction cup assembly is used to absorb the sealing cap 603 of the closed shell; the second welding assembly is used to weld the sealing cap to the upper shell; and the second grinding assembly is used to grind the welding position between the sealing cap and the upper shell.

[0040] Furthermore, it also includes a raw material 801 conveying component, which is arranged before the first working area and conveys the raw materials to the first working area in a conveyor belt manner.

[0041] Furthermore, it also includes a polishing assembly 901, which is arranged behind the fourth working area and is used to receive the ice particle prototype 803 transferred by the second robot arm.

[0042] The process steps adopted by the above-mentioned ice particle making equipment are as follows Figures 2 to 8 As shown, including:

[0043] S1, obtain the upper shell and the lower shell of the ice particles through the front mold and the rear mold of the ice particles controlled by the intelligent punch; wherein, the front mold of the ice particles is used to form the upper shell, and a through hole 8023 for filling is formed on the upper shell; the rear mold of the ice particles is used to form the lower shell.

[0044] S2, the first robot arm 301 with a robot picks up the upper shell and the lower shell, and welds the upper shell and the lower shell through the first welding gun 403, so that the upper shell and the lower shell form a closed cavity, and obtain a shell 802; while welding, the welding position is polished by the first polishing head 503. The first welding gun and the first polishing head belong to the first welding assembly and the first polishing assembly respectively.

[0045] S3, through the discharge port of the hopper and the water outlet of the water pipe, the shell is filled through the through hole at the same time or at intervals. That is, according to the ratio of the coolant in the finished product, the shell can be filled at the same time or at intervals, and the filling is controlled by CNC, which is more accurate than the manual method.

[0046] S4, after the filling is completed, the sealing cap 603 for sealing the shell is sucked by the suction cup 602, and the sealing cap is placed on the through hole. The suction cup is part of the suction cup assembly; the sealing cap is used to seal the through hole.

[0047] S5, the sealing cap is welded to the upper shell by the second welding gun 404, and the welding position is grinded by the second grinding head 504 to obtain the ice particle prototype 803; wherein the second welding gun and the second grinding head belong to the second welding assembly and the second grinding assembly respectively.

[0048] S6, transferring the ice particle prototype to a polishing assembly for polishing to obtain ice particles.

[0049] Furthermore, the metal material (such as stainless steel, etc.) 801 is transported to the intelligent punching machine by means of a conveyor belt, and passes through the front mold of the ice particles and the rear mold of the ice particles in sequence to achieve simultaneous molding.

[0050] Furthermore, the front mold for ice particles and the rear mold for ice particles are arranged in half, and the upper shell and the lower shell are welded to form a rectangular body or a cylindrical body, but the shape is not limited to this.

[0051] It can be understood that based on the above equipment and process, the production process of ice particles, from inputting raw materials into the first working area, to entering the polishing assembly for polishing, to finally obtaining ice particles, can be completed in one go through the assembly line. The production efficiency greatly exceeds the traditional method, and the bottlenecks of filling and sealing are overcome, thereby improving the yield rate.

[0052] The above is an explanation of the ice particle production process and production equipment of the present invention, which is used to help understand the present invention; however, the implementation mode of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and any changes, modifications, substitutions, combinations, and simplifications made without departing from the principles of the present invention should be equivalent replacement methods and are included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A process for producing ice particles, characterized in that: The steps include: S1, obtaining the upper shell and the lower shell of the ice particles through the front mold and the rear mold of the ice particles controlled by the intelligent punch; wherein the front mold of the ice particles is used to form the upper shell and form a through hole for filling on the upper shell; the rear mold of the ice particles is used to form the lower shell; S2, a robot arm with a robot hand picks up the upper shell and the lower shell, and welds the upper shell and the lower shell by a first welding gun, so that the upper shell and the lower shell form a closed cavity to obtain a shell; while welding, the welding position is polished by a first polishing head; S3, filling the shell through the through hole simultaneously or at intervals through the material outlet of the hopper and the water outlet of the water pipe; S4, after the filling is completed, the sealing cap for sealing the shell is sucked by a suction cup, and the sealing cap is placed on the through hole; S5, welding the sealing cap to the upper shell by a second welding gun, and grinding the welding position by a second grinding head to obtain a prototype of ice particles; S6, transferring the ice particle prototype to a polishing assembly for polishing to obtain ice particles.

2. The ice particle production process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method of obtaining the upper shell and the lower shell of the ice particles by using the front mold and the rear mold of the ice particles controlled by the intelligent punch press comprises: The metal material is transported into the intelligent punching machine in a conveyor belt manner and passes through the ice particle front mold and the ice particle rear mold in sequence.

3. The ice particle production process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The filling into the through holes simultaneously or at intervals comprises: The outflow from the material outlet and the water outlet flows out according to a preset ratio.

4. The ice particle production process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front mold for ice particles and the rear mold for ice particles are arranged in half, and the upper shell and the lower shell are welded to form a rectangular body or a cylindrical body.

5. An ice particle making device, characterized in that: The production equipment is used to implement the ice particle production process according to any one of claims 1 to 4, and comprises: A workbench, on which the first work area, the second work area, the third work area and the fourth work area are sequentially divided from left to right; The first working area includes an ice particle front mold and an ice particle rear mold controlled by an intelligent punch; The second working area includes a first welding assembly and a first grinding piece, wherein the first welding assembly is used to weld the upper shell and the lower shell; and the first grinding piece is used to grind the welding positions of the upper shell and the lower shell; A first robotic arm with a robotic arm, the first robotic arm swings within the first working area and the second working area, and within the second working area and the third working area; the robotic arm is used to pick up the upper shell and the lower shell; The third working area includes a hopper with a material outlet and a water pipe with a water outlet; a second robotic arm with a robotic arm, the second robotic arm being used to receive the housing from the first robotic arm and deliver it to the fourth working area; The fourth working area includes a suction cup assembly, a second welding assembly and a second grinding assembly; the suction cup assembly is used to absorb the sealing cap that seals the shell; the second welding assembly is used to weld the sealing cap to the upper shell; the second grinding assembly is used to grind the welding position between the sealing cap and the upper shell.

6. The ice particle making device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a raw material conveying component, which is arranged before the first working area and conveys the raw material into the first working area in a conveyor belt manner.

7. The ice particle making device according to claim 5, characterized in that: It also includes a polishing component, which is arranged behind the fourth working area and is used to receive the ice particle prototypes transferred by the second robot arm.

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