Food profiling equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to food profiling equipment, and belongs to the technical field of food profiling, the food profiling equipment comprises a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is used for moving a feeding disc containing materials from a first position to a second position; the profiling mechanism comprises a clamping assembly, a transferring assembly and a profiling assembly, the clamping assembly can move between a second position and a third position, the transferring assembly comprises a carrying disc, the carrying disc can move between the third position and a fourth position, and the clamping assembly transfers materials located at the second position into the carrying disc located at the third position; the profiling assembly is used for conducting profiling on the materials in the carrying disc at the fourth position. According to the food profiling equipment, materials can be efficiently profiled, the profiling is efficient, the structure is simple, the production efficiency is improved, and the production cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food pressing technology, and in particular to a food pressing device. Background Art

[0002] For food materials with harder materials, such as new Pueraria root foods, after the Pueraria root raw materials are cut into olive shapes, they need to be pressed into a depression by food pressing equipment, so as to facilitate the subsequent marinating according to different tastes, forming various Pueraria root foods with unique flavors. However, traditional food pressing equipment cannot accurately and efficiently press the materials when pressing harder food materials. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present application provides a food pressing device, which can realize efficient pressing of materials, has high pressing efficiency, simple structure, improves production efficiency, and reduces production costs.

[0004] The food profiling device according to the present invention comprises:

[0005] A conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is used to move a loading tray containing materials from a first position to a second position;

[0006] A profiling mechanism, the profiling mechanism includes a clamping assembly, a transfer assembly and a profiling assembly, the clamping assembly is movable between the second position and the third position, the transfer assembly includes a carrier plate, the carrier plate is movable between the third position and the fourth position, the clamping assembly transfers the material at the second position to the carrier plate at the third position, and the profiling assembly is used to profile the material in the carrier plate at the fourth position.

[0007] According to the food profiling equipment of the present invention, the clamping assembly includes a material picking portion, a pressing plate and a first driving assembly, the first driving assembly can drive the pressing plate to move up and down in the Y-axis direction, and the pressing plate can move along the Y-axis direction at the third position to push the material into the carrier.

[0008] The food profiling device according to the present invention further comprises a vacuum generator, the material taking portion is configured as a suction nozzle, and the suction nozzle is connected to the vacuum generator.

[0009] According to the food pressing equipment of the present invention, the transfer component includes a carrier plate and an ejector, the carrier plate is provided with a plurality of arrays of first placement positions, the bottom of each first placement position is provided with an escape opening, and the ejector can be moved in the Y-axis direction to pass into or out of the escape opening.

[0010] According to the food profiling equipment of the present invention, the carrier plate can drive the material to move from the fourth position to the third position, and the clamping assembly is also used to transfer the profiling material from the third position to the loading plate at the second position.

[0011] According to the food profiling equipment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism is configured as a stacker, which includes a first lifting component, a transmission component and a second lifting component. The first lifting component is used to lift the loading tray onto the transmission component, and the second lifting component is used to lift the loading tray to be spaced from the transmission component.

[0012] According to the food profiling equipment of the present invention, the profiling mechanism further comprises a calibration plate, wherein the calibration plate is arranged between the second position and the third position, and the clamping assembly is used for placing the material in the calibration plate, adjusting the posture thereof, and then moving the material to the carrier plate.

[0013] Optionally, the profiling mechanism includes two groups, and the two groups of profiling mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the conveying mechanism.

[0014] Optionally, the loading tray is provided with a plurality of second placement positions, and the calibration tray is provided with a plurality of arrays of third placement positions, and the number of the third placement positions is half the number of the second placement positions on each of the loading trays.

[0015] Optionally, a hollow opening is provided at the bottom of each of the second placement positions.

[0016] The above technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present application has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0017] When the food profiling equipment is profiling materials, the conveying mechanism is used to move the loading tray containing the materials from the first position to the second position, the clamping component transfers the materials in the loading tray at the second position to the carrier tray at the third position, the carrier tray carrying the materials moves from the third position to the fourth position, and when the carrier tray is at the fourth position, the profiling component can move to the top of the carrier tray and press down to press the materials in the carrier tray, and maintain it for a certain time so that the shape of the materials can be stably formed. The profiling is efficient and the structure is simple, which improves the production efficiency and reduces the production cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0020] One or more embodiments are exemplarily described by pictures in the corresponding drawings, and these exemplified descriptions do not constitute limitations on the embodiments. Elements with the same reference numerals in the drawings represent similar elements, and unless otherwise stated, the figures in the drawings do not constitute proportional limitations.

[0021] Figure 1 is a side view of a food profiling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 A top view of a food profiling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 is a three-dimensional diagram of a food profiling device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 for Figure 3 The enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0025] Figure 5 for Figure 3 The enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0026] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the partial structure of a carrier plate of a food profiling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Description of reference numerals:

[0028] Conveying mechanism 10, first jacking assembly 11, transmission assembly 12, second jacking assembly 13, profiling mechanism 20, clamping assembly 21, pressure plate 211, transfer assembly 22, carrier plate 221, ejector 222, first placement position 2211, avoidance opening 2212, profiling assembly 23, calibration tray 30, loading tray 40. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0030] The disclosure below provides many different embodiments or examples to implement different structures of the present invention. In order to simplify the disclosure of the present invention, the parts and settings of specific examples are described below. Of course, they are only examples, and the purpose is not to limit the present invention. In addition, the present invention can repeat reference numbers and / or letters in different examples. This repetition is for the purpose of simplification and clarity, and does not itself indicate the relationship between the various embodiments and / or settings discussed.

[0031] For ease of description, spatial relative terms may be used herein to describe the relative positional relationship or movement of one element or feature relative to another element or feature as shown in the figure, such as "inside", "outside", "inner side", "outer side", "below", "below", "above", "above", "front", "back", etc. Such spatial relative terms are intended to include different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figure. For example, if the device in the figure undergoes a position flip or a change in posture or a change in motion state, then these directional indications will also change accordingly, for example: an element described as "below other elements or features" or "below other elements or features" will subsequently be oriented as "above other elements or features" or "above other elements or features". Therefore, the example term "below..." can include both upper and lower orientations. The device can be oriented otherwise (rotated 90 degrees or in other directions) and the spatial relative descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

[0032] like Figure 1-Figure 3 as well as Figure 5 As shown, the food profiling device according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a conveying mechanism 10 and a profiling mechanism 20.

[0033] Specifically, the conveying mechanism 10 is used to move the loading tray 40 containing the material from the first position to the second position; the profiling mechanism 20 includes a clamping component 21, a transfer component 22 and a profiling component 23, the clamping component 21 is movable between the second position and the third position, the transfer component 22 includes a carrier 221, and the carrier 221 is movable between the third position and the fourth position, the clamping component 21 transfers the material at the second position to the carrier 221 at the third position, and the profiling component 23 is used to profil the material in the carrier 221 at the fourth position.

[0034] In detail, when the food profiling equipment is profiling materials, the conveying mechanism 10 is used to move the loading tray 40 containing the materials from the first position to the second position, the clamping component 21 transfers the materials in the loading tray 40 at the second position to the carrier 221 at the third position, the carrier 221 carries the materials and moves from the third position to the fourth position, when the carrier 221 is at the fourth position, the profiling component 23 can move to the top of the carrier 221 and press down to pressurize the materials in the carrier 221, and maintain it for a certain time so that the shape of the materials can be stably formed.

[0035] The time duration for which the profiling component 23 pressurizes and profiles the material in the carrier plate 221 can be set as needed, for example, 2s, 4s, 6s, 8s, 10s, 12s, 14s, 16s, and 18s.

[0036] In addition, in some embodiments, the profiling assembly 23 can move up and down along the Y-axis direction. In this way, after the carrier plate 221 moves to the fourth position, the profiling assembly 23 can move downward along the Y-axis direction until the material is pressed into place and maintained for a certain period of time. Thereafter, the profiling assembly 23 can move up along the Y-axis direction to be spaced from the carrier plate 221, thereby facilitating the movement of the carrier plate 221 or facilitating the user and the food profiling mechanism 20 to remove the material from the carrier plate 221.

[0037] In some embodiments, the profiling assembly 23 can move in a horizontal plane and can move along the Y-axis direction. In this way, the profiling assembly 23 can move in the horizontal plane to a fourth position to be opposite to the carrier 221, and then move downward along the Y-axis direction until the material is pressed into place and maintained for a certain time, and then the profiling assembly 23 can move up along the Y-axis direction to be spaced from the carrier 221. After that, the profiling assembly 23 moves and resets in the horizontal plane to wait for the carrier 221 to move to the fourth position again with new materials.

[0038] In a specific embodiment, the material is a kudzu root composition. Since kudzu root has more coarse and hard fibers, it is difficult to shape. Therefore, the pressing component 23 is used in conjunction with the carrier plate 221 to press the kudzu root composition so that it can be bent into a nest shape, which is convenient for the subsequent brine making process.

[0039] It should be noted that the first position, the second position, the third position and the fourth position are all positions in the horizontal plane.

[0040] While the clamping assembly 21 is movable between the second position and the third position, the clamping assembly 21 is also movable in the Y-axis direction. In this way, when the clamping assembly 21 is at the second position, it moves along the Y-axis direction toward the loading tray 40 to pick up the material, and then moves with the material along the Y-axis direction in the direction away from the loading tray 40 to a certain height, and then moves with the material from the second position to the third position. This can prevent the clamping assembly 21 from interfering with the loading tray 40 when moving in the horizontal direction.

[0041] After the clamping assembly 21 moves from the second position to the third position, the clamping assembly 21 moves in the Y-axis direction toward the carrier 221 until the material is placed on the carrier 221. Thereafter, the clamping assembly 21 separated from the material moves in the Y-axis direction toward the carrier 221 to a certain height to avoid the carrier 221 and prevent interference with the carrier 221 from moving from the third position to the fourth position.

[0042] In addition, the clamping component 21 can take the material by clamping or adsorption, so it can be selected according to the size and shape of the material, which increases the versatility of the food pressing mechanism 20.

[0043] The food profiling equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention has high profiling efficiency and simple structure, thus improving production efficiency and reducing production costs.

[0044] like Figure 5 As shown, according to the food profiling equipment of an embodiment of the present invention, the clamping assembly 21 includes a material picking portion, a pressing plate 211 and a first driving assembly. The first driving assembly can drive the pressing plate 211 to move up and down in the Y-axis direction. The pressing plate 211 can move along the Y-axis direction at a third position to push the material into the carrier 221.

[0045] That is to say, after the material picking portion moves from the second position to the third position and the material is loosened and placed in the carrier 221, the pressing plate 211 moves along the Y-axis direction to push the material into the carrier 221 so that the material is accurately positioned in the carrier 221, which facilitates the subsequent pressing component 23 to press the material, prevents pressing errors caused by misalignment or overturning of the material during the pressurization of the pressing component 23, and improves the product yield.

[0046] In some embodiments, the first drive assembly includes a first cylinder.

[0047] The food profiling equipment according to the embodiment of the present invention further includes a vacuum generator, and the material taking part is configured as a suction nozzle, which is connected to the vacuum generator.

[0048] It is understandable that due to the small size of the materials and the large number of materials being processed at the same time, in order to quickly pick up and put down multiple materials, the material picking part is configured as a suction nozzle, which can improve the efficiency of picking up and releasing the materials, increase the action rhythm of the food profiling equipment, and thus improve the working efficiency of the food profiling equipment.

[0049] like Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, according to the food pressing device of an embodiment of the present invention, the transfer component 22 includes a carrier plate 221 and an ejector 222. The carrier plate 221 is provided with a plurality of arrays of first placement positions 2211. The bottom of each first placement position 2211 is provided with an avoidance opening 2212. The ejector 222 can move in the Y-axis direction to pass into or out of the avoidance opening 2212.

[0050] Specifically, when the carrier 221 cooperates with the profiling assembly 23 at the fourth position to bend the material into a nest in the first placement position 2211, the material fits against the inner wall of the first placement position 2211 in a bent state. In order to facilitate the material to be ejected from the first placement position 2211, an ejector 222 is provided. After the profiling assembly 23 completes the profiling, the ejector 222 moves in the Y-axis direction to penetrate into the avoidance opening 2212, thereby pushing the material upward to float in the first placement position 2211, facilitating subsequent grabbing. After the ejector 222 lifts the material, the ejector 222 moves downward along the Y-axis direction to penetrate into the avoidance opening 2212, thereby avoiding the first placement position 2211, facilitating subsequent grabbing of the material and the placement of new material.

[0051] According to the food profiling equipment of the embodiment of the present invention, the carrier plate 221 can drive the material to move from the fourth position to the third position, and the clamping assembly 21 is also used to transfer the profiling material from the third position to the loading plate 40 at the second position.

[0052] According to the food profiling equipment of the embodiment of the present invention, after the profiling assembly 23 is profiling, the carrier plate 221 drives the material to move from the fourth position to the third position, and the ejector 222 ejects the material at the third position. After the unprofiling material is placed in the carrier plate 221, during the operation of the carrier plate 221 and the profiling assembly 23, the clamping assembly 21 always stays at the third position, and the clamping assembly 21 absorbs the profiling material in the carrier plate 221 returned to the third position and carries the processed material to the loading tray 40 at the second position.

[0053] That is to say, through the cooperation of the clamping component 21 and the conveying mechanism 10, both loading and unloading can be achieved, the number of mechanisms is reduced, the complexity of the food pressing equipment is simplified to a certain extent, and the space occupancy rate can be reduced, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing costs.

[0054] It should be noted that the third position of the carrier 221 and the third position of the clamping component 21 have the same coordinates in the horizontal direction, but different coordinates in the Y-axis direction. In the Y-axis direction, the third position of the clamping component 21 is spaced from the third position of the carrier 221.

[0055] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, according to the food profiling equipment of an embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism 10 is configured as a stacking machine, which includes a first lifting component 11, a transmission component 12 and a second lifting component 13. The first lifting component 11 is used to lift the loading tray 40 onto the transmission component 12, and the second lifting component 13 is used to lift the loading tray 40 to be spaced from the transmission component 12.

[0056] According to the food profiling equipment of the embodiment of the present invention, the conveying mechanism 10 is configured as a stacking machine, the first lifting component 11 can lift the loading tray 40 onto the transmission component 12, and the second lifting component 13 is located between the first position and the second position. In this way, during the loading process, the first lifting component 11 can lift multiple stacks or one loading tray 40 onto the transmission component 12, and the transmission component 12 can move multiple stacks or one loading tray 40. When the loading tray 40 on the transmission component 12 is multiple stacks, when the loading tray 40 moves to the second lifting component 13, the second lifting component 13 leaves one loading tray 40 on the conveying component to move it to the second position, and lifts up the remaining loading trays 40. After the previous loading tray 40 is unloaded with the material after profiling, the second lifting component 13 puts down the remaining loading trays 40, leaves another loading tray 40 on the conveying component, and lifts up the remaining loading trays 40, and so on, to realize the loading of the loading tray 40.

[0057] like Figure 5 As shown, according to the food profiling equipment of an embodiment of the present invention, the profiling mechanism 20 also includes a calibration plate 30, which is arranged between the second position and the third position, and the clamping assembly 21 is used to place the material in the calibration plate 30 to adjust the posture and then move it to the carrier plate 221.

[0058] The loading tray 40 is provided with a plurality of second placement positions, and the calibration tray 30 is provided with a plurality of arrayed third placement positions. Since the second placement positions in the loading tray 40 can be used to place both unpressed materials and materials that have been pressed, the position of the materials before pressing is not very accurate. Therefore, the calibration tray 30 is set, and the clamping component 21 absorbs the material from the loading tray 40 and then moves it to the calibration tray 30. The third placement position can further adjust the posture of the material. Thereafter, the clamping component 21 absorbs the material from the calibration tray 30 and moves the material to the carrier 221, so that the clamping component 21 can place the material more accurately in the first placement position 2211 on the carrier 221, thereby improving the subsequent pressing yield.

[0059] like Figure 2 As shown, in some embodiments, the profiling mechanism 20 includes two groups, and the two groups of profiling mechanisms 20 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the conveying mechanism 10.

[0060] In some embodiments, the pressing mechanism 20 includes two groups, and the two groups of mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the conveying mechanism 10, so that the production efficiency of the food pressing equipment can be improved.

[0061] In some embodiments, the food profiling device includes two conveying mechanisms 10 and four groups of profiling mechanisms 20. The two conveying mechanisms 10 are arranged opposite to each other, thereby further improving the production efficiency of the food profiling device.

[0062] In some embodiments, a plurality of second placement positions are provided on the loading tray 40 , and a plurality of arrays of third placement positions are provided on the calibration tray 30 , wherein the number of the third placement positions is half the number of the second placement positions on each loading tray 40 .

[0063] In this way, the materials on the same loading tray 40 can meet the needs of the two sets of pressing mechanisms 20, further improving the production efficiency of the food pressing equipment.

[0064] In some embodiments, each second placement position has a hollow opening at its bottom, so that the hollow opening can relieve pressure and prevent the material after molding from being stuck in the second placement position and unable to escape.

[0065] It should be understood that the terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific example embodiments and are not intended to be limiting. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the singular forms "one", "an" and "said" as used herein may also be meant to include plural forms. The terms "include", "comprise", "contain", and "have" are inclusive, and therefore specify the existence of stated features, steps, operations, elements and / or parts, but do not exclude the existence or addition of one or more other features, steps, operations, elements, parts, and / or combinations thereof. The method steps, processes, and operations described herein are not interpreted as necessarily requiring them to be performed in the specific order described or illustrated, unless the execution order is clearly indicated. It should also be understood that additional or alternative steps may be used.

[0066] Although the terms first, second, third, etc. can be used in the text to describe multiple elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and / or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms can only be used to distinguish an element, component, region, layer or section from another region, layer or section. Unless the context clearly indicates, terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms do not imply order or sequence when used in the text. Therefore, the first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teaching of the example embodiments.

[0067] The foregoing is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, which enables those skilled in the art to understand or implement the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features claimed herein.

Claims

1. A food pressing device, characterized in that: include: A conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism is used to move a loading tray containing materials from a first position to a second position; The profiling mechanism comprises a clamping assembly, a transfer assembly and a profiling assembly, wherein the clamping assembly is movable between the second position and the third position, the transfer assembly comprises a carrier plate, and the carrier plate is movable between the third position and the fourth position, the clamping assembly transfers the material at the second position to the carrier plate at the third position, and the profiling assembly is used to profile the material in the carrier plate at the fourth position.

2. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly includes a material picking portion, a pressure plate and a first driving assembly. The first driving assembly can drive the pressure plate to move up and down in the Y-axis direction. The pressure plate can move along the Y-axis direction at the third position to push the material into the carrier.

3. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a vacuum generator, the material taking part is configured as a suction nozzle, and the suction nozzle is connected to the vacuum generator.

4. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer assembly includes a carrier and an ejector. The carrier is provided with a plurality of arrays of first placement positions. A clearance opening is provided at the bottom of each first placement position. The ejector can move in the Y-axis direction to pass into or out of the clearance opening.

5. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The carrier plate can drive the material to move from the fourth position to the third position, and the clamping assembly is also used to transfer the pressed material from the third position to the loading plate at the second position.

6. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism is configured as a stacking machine, which includes a first lifting component, a transmission component and a second lifting component. The first lifting component is used to lift the loading tray onto the transmission component, and the second lifting component is used to lift the loading tray to be spaced from the transmission component.

7. The food pressing equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The profiling mechanism further includes a calibration plate, which is disposed between the second position and the third position. The clamping assembly is used to place the material on the calibration plate, adjust the posture of the material, and then move the material to the carrier plate.

8. The food pressing device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The pressing mechanism comprises two groups, and the two groups of pressing mechanisms are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the conveying mechanism.

9. The food pressing device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The loading tray is provided with a plurality of second placement positions, and the calibration tray is provided with a plurality of third placement positions in an array, wherein the number of the third placement positions is half the number of the second placement positions on each of the loading trays.

10. The food profiling equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that: A hollow opening is provided at the bottom of each of the second placement positions.

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