Discharging nozzle, ice cream production equipment and production method

Abstract

The invention provides a discharging nozzle, ice cream production equipment and a production method.The discharging nozzle is used for injecting ice cream into a frustum-shaped ice cream cup, the ice cream cup comprises a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, and a corner angle is formed between every two adjacent side walls; the discharging nozzle comprises a body and a plurality of protrusions arranged at one end of the body, an open groove is formed between every two adjacent protrusions, and the open grooves are used for being in one-to-one correspondence with the edge angles. According to the ice cream cup, the discharging pressures of ice cream materials in the circumferential direction of the discharging nozzle can be different, the pressure of the ice cream materials moving towards the corner angles is high, and therefore the ice cream materials can be evenly injected into all positions of the prismatic table-shaped ice cream cup, and the risk that gaps exist in the ice cream cup is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to ice cream production technology, and particularly to a discharge nozzle, an ice cream production device and a production method. Background Art

[0002] Ice cream is a semi-solid cold food made mainly from drinking water, milk, milk powder, cream (or vegetable oil), sugar, etc., with appropriate food additives added, and is made through processes such as mixing, sterilization, homogenization, aging, freezing, and hardening. It is especially suitable for people who need to relieve heat and slightly supplement energy.

[0003] In the solutions of related technologies, ice cream is generally sold in ice cream cups. Specifically, when making it, the ice cream material prepared in the freezer is injected into the ice cream cup through a discharge nozzle. The ice cream material is poured around the ice cream cup with the discharge nozzle as the center. Among them, the discharge nozzle is frustum-shaped, and the ice cream cup can be frustum-shaped or prismatic. When the ice cream cup is frustum-shaped, the ice cream material extruded from the discharge nozzle can easily fill the ice cream cup evenly. When the ice cream cup is prismatic, it is difficult for the ice cream material extruded from the discharge nozzle to fill the corners between two adjacent sides of the ice cream cup, resulting in voids in the ice cream cup. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to overcome the above defects in related technologies, the purpose of the present application is to provide a discharge nozzle, an ice cream production device and a production method. The discharge nozzle of the present application can evenly inject the ice cream material into various parts of a prismatic ice cream cup, reducing the risk of voids in the ice cream cup.

[0005] On the one hand, the present application provides a discharge nozzle for injecting ice cream material into a prismatic ice cream cup. The ice cream cup includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls, and an angle is formed between two adjacent side walls. The discharge nozzle includes a body and a plurality of protrusions provided at one end of the body. A slot is formed between two adjacent protrusions, and the slot is used to correspond to the angle one by one.

[0006] By providing a plurality of protrusions at one end of the discharge nozzle body and making the slots between adjacent protrusions face the corners between two adjacent side walls of the ice cream cup, the discharge pressure of the ice cream material in the circumferential direction of the discharge nozzle is different, and the pressure of the ice cream material going towards the corners is higher, which is beneficial to evenly injecting the ice cream material into various parts of the prismatic ice cream cup and reducing the risk of voids in the ice cream cup.

[0007] In a possible implementation manner, the body is frustum-shaped, and in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the body, the projection of the protrusion is within the projection contour range of the body.

[0008] In a possible implementation, a plurality of protrusions are arranged at equal intervals at one end of the body.

[0009] In a possible implementation, in the expanded state, the surface of the protrusion facing away from the body is an inclined surface or an arc surface.

[0010] In a possible implementation, along the axial direction of the ice cream cup, the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup is equal everywhere, or the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup gradually increases in a direction away from the bottom wall.

[0011] In a possible implementation, the difference between the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup and the corner and the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup and the side wall is 13-25 mm;

[0012] Along the axial direction of the body, the size of the protrusion is 9-12 mm.

[0013] On the other hand, the present application provides an ice cream production device, including a freezer, a pipeline, and a plurality of discharge nozzles installed on the pipeline, wherein the discharge nozzle is any of the discharge nozzles described above.

[0014] The ice cream production equipment of the present application can evenly inject ice cream material into various parts of the prism-shaped ice cream cup, thereby reducing the risk of gaps in the ice cream cup.

[0015] In another aspect, the present application provides an ice cream production method, which is implemented using the ice cream production equipment as described above, comprising:

[0016] Inserting the discharging nozzle into the ice cream cup so that the protrusion is spaced a preset distance from the bottom wall of the ice cream cup;

[0017] Open the discharge nozzle and pour the ice cream material into the ice cream cup; when the ice cream material contacts the protrusion, the discharge nozzle rises together with the ice cream material;

[0018] When the ice cream material in the discharge nozzle is completely released, the discharge nozzle is lifted to separate the discharge nozzle from the ice cream material.

[0019] The discharging nozzle of the ice cream production method of the present application rises together with the ice cream material, and the discharging nozzle will not be covered by the ice cream material, thereby facilitating the flatness of the surface of the ice cream material in the ice cream cup. When the ice cream material is injected, the ice cream material can be evenly injected into all parts of the prism-shaped ice cream cup, reducing the risk of gaps in the ice cream cup.

[0020] In a possible implementation, the speed at which the discharge nozzle rises along with the ice cream material gradually decreases.

[0021] In a possible implementation, the preset distance is the height at which the ice cream material is injected into the ice cream cup after the pressure inside the discharge nozzle becomes uniform after the discharge nozzle is opened. Description of the Drawings

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the related art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the related art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional view of the discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 2 It is an unfolded view of the discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a usage state diagram of the discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a flowchart of the ice cream production method provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figures 5(a) - 5(d) It is a structural schematic diagram corresponding to each step in the ice cream production method provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0028] Reference Signs:

[0029] 10 - Discharge nozzle;

[0030] 11 - Body;

[0031] 12 - Protrusion;

[0032] 13 - Groove;

[0033] 20 - Ice cream cup;

[0034] 21 - Bottom wall;

[0035] 22 - Side wall;

[0036] 30 - Ice cream material

[0037] 31 - Tip of the material. Detailed Embodiments

[0038] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present application.

[0039] Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of this application. Without conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other.

[0040] As described in the background art, during the ice cream making process, when injecting ice cream material into a frustum-shaped ice cream cup through a frustum-shaped discharge nozzle, it is very difficult for the ice cream material to fully fill the corners between two adjacent sides of the ice cream cup, resulting in voids in the ice cream cup.

[0041] In view of this, the embodiments of this application aim to provide a discharge nozzle, an ice cream production device and a production method. By arranging a plurality of protrusions at one end of the body of the discharge nozzle, a slot is formed between two adjacent protrusions. During use, the slots are aligned with the corners of the ice cream cup one by one, so that the discharge pressure of the ice cream material in the circumferential direction of the discharge nozzle is different, and the pressure of the ice cream material flowing towards the corners is higher, which is conducive to evenly injecting the ice cream material into various parts of the frustum-shaped ice cream cup and reducing the risk of voids in the ice cream cup.

[0042] The content of the embodiments of this application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that those skilled in the art can understand the content of this application in more detail.

[0043] Figure 1 It is a cross-sectional view of a discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of this application; Figure 2 It is a developed view of a discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of this application; Figure 3 It is a usage state diagram of a discharge nozzle provided by an embodiment of this application.

[0044] Please refer to Figures 1 - 3 , this embodiment provides a discharge nozzle 10, and the discharge nozzle 10 is used to inject ice cream material into a frustum-shaped ice cream cup 20.

[0045] Among them, the ice cream cup 20 includes a bottom wall 21 and a plurality of side walls 22. The specific number of the side walls 22 can be set as needed, for example, it can be three, four, five, etc. An angle is formed between two adjacent side walls 22. It can be understood that the number of angles is equal to the number of side walls 22. The ice cream cup 20 also has an opening opposite to the bottom wall 21, so that the discharge nozzle 10 can extend into the ice cream cup 20 through the opening to inject the ice cream material.

[0046] The discharging nozzle 10 includes a body 11 with a cavity formed therein that is open at both ends to allow the ice cream material to pass through. The discharging nozzle 10 further includes a plurality of protrusions 12 provided at one end of the body 11, and a slot 13 is formed between two adjacent protrusions 12 for corresponding to the edges of the ice cream cup 20 one by one. In this embodiment, the plurality of protrusions 12 can be integrally formed with the body 11; for example, the protrusions 12 can be formed integrally with the body 11 through a casting process. During use, the slot 13 between two adjacent protrusions 12 is aligned with the edge of the ice cream cup 20. When the ice cream material passes through the slot 13, it is blocked by the protrusions 12. At this time, there is no ice cream material passing through other positions of the discharging nozzle 10. Therefore, the amount of ice cream material extruded from the slot 13 is more than that at other positions, thereby increasing the amount of ice cream material reaching the edges of the ice cream cup 20, which is beneficial to evenly injecting the ice cream material into various parts of the frustum-shaped ice cream cup 20 and reducing the risk of voids in the ice cream cup 20.

[0047] In this embodiment, by providing a plurality of protrusions 12 at one end of the body 11 of the discharging nozzle 10 and making the slot 13 between two adjacent protrusions 12 face the edge between two adjacent side walls 22 of the ice cream cup 20, the discharging pressure of the ice cream material in the circumferential direction of the discharging nozzle 10 is different, and the pressure of the ice cream material reaching the edge is higher, which is beneficial to evenly injecting the ice cream material into various parts of the frustum-shaped ice cream cup 20 and reducing the risk of voids in the ice cream cup 20.

[0048] In a possible implementation manner, the body 11 of this embodiment is frustum-shaped, and in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the body 11, the projection of the protrusion 12 is within the projection contour of the body 11; that is, the projection of the protrusion 12 and the projection of the body 11 are within the same circumference.

[0049] In other possible implementation manners, the body 11 can also be prism-shaped, and the protrusion 12 can also be inclined to the body 11. The specific setting manners of the body 11 and the protrusion 12 can be determined according to actual needs.

[0050] In this embodiment, the angles between the plurality of side walls 22 and the bottom wall 21 in the ice cream cup 20 are all equal, and the sizes of the plurality of side walls 22 are the same. Correspondingly, the plurality of protrusions 12 on the discharging nozzle 10 are arranged at equal intervals at one end of the body 11, so as to facilitate the ice cream material to be evenly extruded into various parts of the ice cream cup 20.

[0051] Optionally, in the unfolded state, the surface of the protrusion 12 facing away from the body 11 is a bevel surface or an arc surface. As Figure 2As shown, the surface of the protrusion 12 away from the body 11 is an arc surface, and the surface of the protrusion 12 has a smooth curved appearance, and the arc surface preferably protrudes toward the side away from the body 11. In other possible embodiments, the surface of the protrusion 12 away from the body 11 can also be an inclined surface, and the shape of the protrusion 12 in the unfolded state is triangular. The specific structure of the protrusion 12 can be selected according to the structure of the ice cream cup 20 used in conjunction.

[0052] In a possible implementation manner, the shape of the ice cream cup 20 in this embodiment can be selected according to actual needs. For example, along the axial direction of the ice cream cup 20, the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup 20 is equal everywhere, and the ice cream cup 20 is in the shape of a prism; or, the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup 20 can gradually increase in the direction away from the bottom wall 21, and the ice cream cup 20 is in the shape of a cone.

[0053] Furthermore, the difference between the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup 20 and the corner and the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup 20 and the side wall 22 is preferably 13-25 mm. Accordingly, along the axial direction of the body 11, the size of the protrusion 12 is 9-12 mm. Within the above size range, it can be ensured that the ice cream material extruded from the discharge nozzle 10 can be evenly filled in all parts of the ice cream cup 20, reducing the risk of gaps in the ice cream cup 20.

[0054] Specifically, when the difference between the distance between the axis and the corner of the ice cream cup 20 and the distance between the axis and the side wall 22 is 13-16 mm, the size of the protrusion 12 along the axial direction of the body 11 is preferably 9 mm; when the difference between the distance between the axis and the corner of the ice cream cup 20 and the distance between the axis and the side wall 22 is 16-19 mm, the size of the protrusion 12 along the axial direction of the body 11 is preferably 10 mm; when the difference between the distance between the axis and the corner of the ice cream cup 20 and the distance between the axis and the side wall 22 is 19-22 mm, the size of the protrusion 12 along the axial direction of the body 11 is preferably 11 mm; when the difference between the distance between the axis and the corner of the ice cream cup 20 and the distance between the axis and the side wall 22 is 22-25 mm, the size of the protrusion 12 along the axial direction of the body 11 is preferably 12 mm.

[0055] This embodiment also provides an ice cream production device, including a freezer, a pipeline, and a plurality of discharge nozzles installed on the pipeline, wherein the discharge nozzle is the discharge nozzle 10 in the above embodiment.

[0056] It can be understood that, due to the use of the above-mentioned discharge nozzle 10, the ice cream production equipment of this embodiment can evenly inject the ice cream material into various parts of the prism-shaped ice cream cup, thereby reducing the risk of gaps in the ice cream cup.

[0057] Figure 4 Flow chart of an ice cream production method provided by an embodiment of the present application; Figures 5(a) - 5(d) Schematic diagram of the structure corresponding to each step in the ice cream production method provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0058] Please refer to Figures 4 - 5(d) , this embodiment also provides an ice cream production method, which is implemented by using the ice cream production equipment in the above embodiment. The ice cream production method includes:

[0059] Step S110: Insert the discharge nozzle into the ice cream cup so that there is a preset distance between the protrusion and the bottom wall of the ice cream cup.

[0060] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 5(a), the discharge nozzle 10 is inserted into the ice cream cup 20 along the direction of the arrow, and stops when there is a preset distance between the protrusion 12 and the bottom wall of the ice cream cup 20. Since the discharge of the freezing machine is continuous, by setting the above preset distance, it can be ensured that the basic ice cream material will not cover the discharge nozzle 10 instantly after the discharge nozzle 10 is opened, thereby ensuring the flatness of the surface of the ice cream material in the ice cream cup 20.

[0061] Preferably, the above preset distance is the height at which the ice cream material is injected into the ice cream cup 20 after the pressure inside the discharge nozzle 10 is uniform after the discharge nozzle 10 is opened; that is, when the discharge nozzle 10 is opened, the ice cream material extruded instantly just contacts the protrusion 12.

[0062] Step S120: Open the discharge nozzle and inject the ice cream material into the ice cream cup. When the ice cream material contacts the protrusion, the discharge nozzle rises together with the ice cream material.

[0063] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 5(b), since the discharge of the freezing machine is continuous, after the discharge nozzle 10 is opened, the ice cream material 30 accumulated in the pipeline is instantly released, so that the upper surface of the ice cream material 30 contacts the protrusion 12. At this time, control the discharge nozzle 10 to rise together with the ice cream material 30 along the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, and the rising speed of the discharge nozzle 10 is the same as the rising speed of the ice cream material 30, so that the protrusion 12 and the upper surface of the ice cream material 30 always remain in contact.

[0064] It can be understood that since the total amount of the ice cream material 30 poured into a single ice cream cup 20 is certain, after the discharge nozzle 10 is opened, the perfusion pressure in the pipeline shows a gradually decreasing trend. Therefore, the rising speed of the discharge nozzle 10 together with the ice cream material 30 gradually decreases. The rising speed of the discharge nozzle 10 together with the ice cream material 30 is a uniformly decelerated motion, and the perfusion speed of the ice cream material 30 is inversely proportional to the perfusion height. The higher the perfusion height, the slower the speed.

[0065] Step S130: When the ice cream material in the discharge nozzle is released completely, lift the discharge nozzle to separate the discharge nozzle from the ice cream material.

[0066] Specifically, as shown in FIG5(c), when the ice cream material 30 in the discharge nozzle 10 is completely released, the ice cream material 30 in the ice cream cup 20 reaches a preset height, and the discharge nozzle 10 is stopped at this time, and the discharge nozzle 10 no longer rises. Then, as shown in FIG5(d), the discharge nozzle 10 is quickly lifted in the direction of the arrow in the figure, so that the discharge nozzle 10 is separated from the ice cream material 30, thereby forming a material tip 31 in the ice cream cup 20, completing a cycle of pouring action.

[0067] In the ice cream production method of this embodiment, the discharge nozzle rises together with the ice cream material, and the discharge nozzle 10 will not be covered by the ice cream material, which is conducive to ensuring the flatness of the surface of the ice cream material in the ice cream cup 20. When injecting the ice cream material, it can ensure that the ice cream material is evenly injected into all parts of the prism-shaped ice cream cup 20, reducing the risk of gaps in the ice cream cup 20.

[0068] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0069] In this application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0070] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the terms "first" and "second" are only used to facilitate the description of different components, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying a sequential relationship, relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features.

[0071] The various embodiments or implementation methods in the present application are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other.

[0072] In the description of the present application, the description with reference to terms such as "one embodiment", "some embodiments", "illustrative embodiments", "examples", "specific examples", or "some examples" means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in connection with the embodiments or examples are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In the present application, the illustrative representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0073] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.

Claims

1. A discharge nozzle, It is characterized in that Used to inject ice cream material into a prism-shaped ice cream cup, the ice cream cup includes a bottom wall and multiple side walls, and an edge is formed between two adjacent side walls; the discharge nozzle includes a main body and multiple protrusions arranged at one end of the main body, a groove is formed between two adjacent protrusions, and the groove is used to correspond one-to-one to the edge.

2. The discharge nozzle according to claim 1, It is characterized in that The main body is in a truncated cone shape, and in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the main body, the projection of the protrusion is located within the projection contour range of the main body.

3. The discharge nozzle according to claim 2, It is characterized in that A plurality of protrusions are arranged at equal intervals at one end of the body.

4. The discharge nozzle according to claim 2, It is characterized in that In the unfolded state, the surface of the protrusion facing away from the body is an inclined surface or an arc surface.

5. The discharge nozzle according to claim 2, It is characterized in that Along the axial direction of the ice cream cup, the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup is equal everywhere, or the cross-sectional area of ​​the ice cream cup gradually increases in a direction away from the bottom wall.

6. The discharge nozzle according to claim 5, It is characterized in that The difference between the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup and the corner and the distance between the axis of the ice cream cup and the side wall is 13-25 mm; Along the axial direction of the body, the size of the protrusion is 9-12 mm.

7. An ice cream production device, It is characterized in that The invention comprises a freezer, a pipeline and a plurality of discharge nozzles installed on the pipeline, wherein the discharge nozzles are the discharge nozzles as described in any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. An ice cream production method, implemented by using the ice cream production equipment according to claim 7, It is characterized in that include: Inserting the discharging nozzle into the ice cream cup so that the protrusion is spaced a preset distance from the bottom wall of the ice cream cup; Open the discharging nozzle and pour the ice cream mixture into the ice cream cup; When the ice cream material contacts the protrusion, the discharge nozzle rises together with the ice cream material; When the ice cream material in the discharge nozzle is completely released, the discharge nozzle is lifted to separate the discharge nozzle from the ice cream material.

9. The ice cream production method according to claim 8, It is characterized in that The speed at which the discharge nozzle rises along with the ice cream material gradually decreases.

10. The ice cream production method according to claim 8, It is characterized in that The preset distance is the height of the ice cream material injected into the ice cream cup after the discharge nozzle is opened and the pressure in the discharge nozzle is uniform.

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