Dough kneading and fermenting all-in-one machine and automatic food production line

Abstract

The invention provides a dough kneading and fermenting all-in-one machine and an automatic fermented food production line. Comprising at least five dough kneading fermentation containers which are circularly linked, the containers rotate along an annular track, pulleys are arranged below the containers, and four adjacent containers are located in an annular fermentation tunnel. The other container is arranged outside the fermentation tunnel, flour is added for first-time dough kneading, after dough kneading is completed, the container moves into the fermentation tunnel, meanwhile, other containers move to the next position, the container moves out of the tunnel at the last position in the tunnel, second-time dough kneading is conducted, and kneaded dough is poured out. And flour is added into the container again for primary dough kneading, so that a circulating production process is realized. According to the fermentation and dough kneading all-in-one machine provided by the embodiment of the invention, simultaneous fermentation and dough kneading are realized, a plurality of containers are annularly combined, automatic production is realized, the labor cost is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of catering equipment. More specifically, it relates to a dough kneading and fermenting integrated machine and an automatic food production line. Background Art

[0002] In the existing mechanical production process of steamed buns, first, the dough is kneaded, sliced and cut into strips, and then put into the food production unit to make steamed buns. The steamed buns are manually placed on a tray and sent into a steaming box. After ripening, the steamed buns are manually taken out of the steaming box. This production method has certain defects. There is no first fermentation. The quality of the produced steamed bun food is poor, the quality is not stable enough, the degree of automation is low, and a large amount of manual participation results in high operating costs and low productivity. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a dough kneading and fermenting integrated machine to solve the technical problems of no first fermentation, unstable quality and low degree of automation in the prior art. To achieve the above purpose, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide a dough kneading and fermenting integrated machine, which includes at least 5 dough kneading and fermenting containers arranged in a circular permutation combination, an electric stirrer and a constant temperature fermentation tunnel.

[0004] The at least 5 dough kneading and fermenting containers move in a circular motion along a circular track: among them, 4 adjacent containers B, C, D, and E are in the fermentation tunnel for the first fermentation of flour. Another dough kneading and fermenting container A is outside the fermentation tunnel and is responsible for the first and second dough kneading and pouring out the kneaded dough.

[0005] As another embodiment of the present application, when the dough kneading and fermenting container at position E moves out of the fermentation tunnel to position A, the stirrer descends again into the container. After the second dough kneading, the stirrer rises and leaves the container. The container at position A rotates 150 degrees outward to pour the kneaded dough into the dough storage box. The container rotates back to its original state with the opening facing up, continues to add flour, leavening agent and water, and the stirrer descends again into the container at position A to complete one cycle of production of the dough kneading and fermenting machine.

[0006] As another embodiment of the present application, the 5 dough kneading and fermenting containers move to the next position simultaneously, and the moving interval time and distance are equal.

[0007] As another embodiment of the present application, the constant temperature fermentation tunnel wall is provided with a heating unit and heat insulation material, and the fermentation temperature is automatically adjusted by a temperature controller.

[0008] As another embodiment of the present application, after the first fermentation of the container, when the dough kneading and fermenting container moves out of the fermentation tunnel and is stirred again at position A, some dry flour is added during the second dough kneading to make the food texture better.

[0009] The beneficial effects of the dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided in another embodiment of the present application are as follows: Compared with the prior art, the dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided in the embodiment of the present invention can knead flour well, perform the first fermentation, then add part of dry flour and perform the second stirring and kneading, so that the quality of the food produced is stable and the taste is better. Multiple dough-kneading and fermentation containers are combined in a cycle and move orderly, keeping the containers in a continuous production state at the same time, improving the production efficiency and reducing the operation cost.

[0010] Another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an automatic production line for fermented foods, including: the dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine described in any one of the above, a transmission chain plate, a food production unit, and a spiral steamer.

[0011] As another embodiment of the present application, the dough produced by the dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine is sliced and cut into strips, and then enters the food production unit to be processed into foods to be steamed. The food production unit can automatically change production molds and is suitable for producing various foods.

[0012] As another embodiment of the present application, a transmission chain plate is provided below the video production unit. After receiving the foods to be steamed, the chain plate runs along the track to the lower entrance of the steamer, enters the steamer and continues to run along the spiral ascending track. When the food is cooked, the chain plate moves out from the upper outlet of the spiral steamer.

[0013] As another embodiment of the present application, a solar water heater is provided on the workshop of the automatic production line for fermented foods, which is suitable for delivering hot water to the constant-temperature fermentation tunnel heating pipe and the steam generator in the spiral steamer. The digital control unit has a control single circuit and is suitable for controlling the start and stop of each production unit of the automatic production line.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the automatic production line for fermented foods provided in the embodiment of the present invention are as follows: Compared with the prior art, the automatic production line provided by the present invention realizes seamless continuous production of each production unit through the combination of a dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine, a food production unit, a spiral steamer and a circulating chain plate production line, reduces manual operation and lowers the operation cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions. Obviously, the drawings in the following descriptions are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0016] Figure 1 It is: a top view schematic diagram of the main structure of the dough-kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided in the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2It is: a top view schematic diagram of the automatic production line of fermented foods provided by the embodiments of the present invention; Figure 3 It is: a front view structural schematic diagram of the spiral steaming box provided by the embodiments of the present invention; Among them, each reference numeral in the figure: 1 - Dough mixing position container 2 - Fermentation position containers BCDE 3 - Ring track 4 - Fermentation tunnel 5 - Outer wall of the fermentation tunnel 6 - Inner wall of the fermentation tunnel 7 - Stirrer 8 - Dough storage tank 9 - Outlet of the dough storage tank 10 - Dough pressing roller 11 - Dough cutting knife head 12 - Steamed bun making unit 13 - Other food making units 14 - Chain plate for receiving food to be steamed 15 - Inlet of the steaming box 16 - Chain plate 17 - Driving wheel track of the steaming box 18 - Outer wall of the steaming box 19 - Steam generator 20 - Outlet of the steaming box 21 - Food storage box 22 - Chain plate track 23 - Food to be steamed 24 - Inner chain plate track of the steaming box 25 - Spiral steaming box 26 - Maintenance opening of the steaming box 27 - Chain plate driving rotating shaft 28 - Body of the steaming box 29 - Inlet of the fermentation tunnel 30 - Outlet of the fermentation tunnel 31 - Fixing frame of the mixer

[0017] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention clearer, the following further details the present invention in conjunction with each attached drawing and embodiment. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to solve the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0018] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2, an embodiment of the present invention will now be described for a dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine. A dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine includes at least 5 dough kneading and fermentation containers A, B, C, D, and E arranged in a circular permutation and combination, moving cyclically along a circular track 3, wherein 4 adjacent containers B, C, D, and E are in a fermentation tunnel 4 for the first fermentation of flour. Another fermentation container A is outside the fermentation tunnel and is responsible for the first and second dough kneading and pouring out the kneaded dough.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, in the production of the dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, flour, leavening agent, and water are added to the container 1 at position A. After the dough is kneaded by the stirrer 7, the stirrer rises and leaves the container, and the container 1 at position A automatically moves to position B 2 and enters the constant temperature fermentation tunnel 3. The original container 2 at position B moves to the position of container C and continues to ferment, and so on, and the containers move continuously along the circular track 3. When the container at position E moves out of the fermentation tunnel exit 30 to position A 1, the stirrer 7 descends into the container 1 at position A. At the same time, the flour box injects part of the dry flour into the container 1 at position A. After the second dough kneading, the stirrer 7 rises and leaves the position container 1, and the container 1 pours the kneaded fermented dough into the dough storage box 8. The container 1 at position A rotates back to its original state with the opening facing up, continues to add flour, leavening agent, and water, and the stirrer 7 descends into the container 1 at position A again to complete one cycle of the dough kneading and fermentation production process. Realize the automatic production of multiple dough kneading and fermentation containers in a circular combination, reduce manual operation, and lower the operating cost.

[0020] In a more specific implementation, the dough kneading and fermentation containers ABCDE are connected to each other and move along the circular track 3. The container E moves out of the fermentation tunnel opening 30 and is at position A 1. The container 1 undertakes the first and second dough kneading, and the stirrer 7 descends into the container 1 again for stirring and kneading. At this time, the container 1 at position A tilts outward by 150 degrees and pours the dough into the dough storage box 8.

[0021] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 As a specific implementation manner of the dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided by the present invention, at least 5 or more dough kneading and fermentation containers A, B, C, D, and E are in the shape of a cylindrical barrel, arranged in a circular shape, with equal volumes and moving at a uniform speed for continuous and uninterrupted production.

[0022] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 As a specific implementation manner of the dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided by the present invention, the adjacent containers are connected by a rotating shaft and a chain, which facilitates the movement of the container to position A 1 to pour out the dough and return to its original position.

[0023] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2As a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided by the present invention, a runner is installed at the lower part of each dough - kneading and fermentation container to ensure that the container moves along the annular track 3.

[0024] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 As a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided by the present invention, a mixer lifting and fixing frame 31 is provided above container A. The stirrer 7 moves up and down, which is suitable for kneading the dough in container 1 at position A.

[0025] Please refer to Figure 1 、 Figure 2 As a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine provided by the present invention, in the constant - temperature fermentation tunnel 4, the inner wall 6 and the outer wall 5 are provided with heating units. The heating units can adopt solar water heaters and are suitable for maintaining the fermentation temperature.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , another technical solution adopted by the present invention is to provide an automatic production line for fermented foods, including any one of the above dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machines.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the automatic production line provided by the embodiment of the present invention realizes continuous flow operation of the whole production line by adopting a dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine, a chain plate 16 and a spiral steamer 25, reduces manual operation and lowers the operating cost.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , as a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine and the food automatic production line provided by the present invention, the automatic production line includes: the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine, food production units 12, 13, a chain plate 16, a spiral steamer 25, a steamer inlet 15, and a steamer outlet 20. During use, the chain plate 16 rotates to the lower part of the food production unit 12 to hold the food to be steamed 14. The chain plate 16 moves forward, enters the steamer 25 from the steamer inlet 15, moves upward along the spiral track 24 until it is cooked, and then moves out of the steamer from the upper outlet 20 of the steamer. When the chain plate 16 moves downward at a 90 - degree angle, the food automatically falls into the food box 21.

[0029] Please refer to Figure 2 , as a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine and the food automatic production line provided by the present invention, the food production units on the automatic production line can be adjusted to replace a variety of food production molds 12, 13, which are suitable for making foods such as steamed buns, steamed stuffed buns, and flower rolls, increasing the usage functions of the automatic production line.

[0030] Please refer to Figure 2 , as a specific embodiment of the dough - kneading and fermentation integrated machine and the food automatic production line provided by the present invention, the automatic production line is controlled by a digital control unit, and each production equipment unit is controlled to start and stop individually.

Claims

1. A dough kneading and fermenting integrated machine, characterized by comprising: At least five barrel-shaped containers in circular permutation and combination: The containers move cyclically along a circular track. Among them, four adjacent containers BCDE are in the fermentation tunnel for the first fermentation of flour, and another fermentation container A is placed outside the fermentation tunnel to undertake the first and second dough kneading and pour out the kneaded dough.

2. The integrated dough kneading and fermentation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The container at position A adds flour, leavening agent and water. After the dough is kneaded well by the stirrer, the stirrer rises and leaves the container. The container at position A moves to position B and enters the fermentation tunnel. The original container at position B moves to position C, and so on. The containers move continuously along the circular track.

3. The dough kneading and fermenting integrated machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the container at position E moves out of the fermentation tunnel to position A, the stirrer descends into the container. At the same time, the flour box adds some dry flour to the container. After the second dough kneading, the stirrer rises and leaves the container. The container at position A rotates 150 degrees outward, pours the dough into the flour storage box, and the container rotates upward to return to its original position, completing the cyclic production process of the dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine.

4. Automatic production line for fermented foods, characterized in that, Comprising: The dough kneading and fermentation integrated machine according to any one of claims 1-3, a transmission chain plate, a food production unit and a spiral steamer.

5. The automatic production line for fermented foods according to claim 4, wherein, After the transmission chain plate moves to receive the food to be steamed under the food production unit, it moves along the track and enters the steamer from the lower inlet of the spiral steamer. There is a spiral ascending track in the spiral steamer, and the transmission chain plate moves spirally upward along the track and exits from the upper outlet of the steamer.

6. The automatic production line for fermented food according to claim 4, a digital control unit having a control circuit and being adapted to control the start and stop of the automatic production line.

7. The automatic production line according to claim 4, characterized in that, The food production unit can automatically replace the production mold and is suitable for producing various foods.

8. The automatic production line according to claim 4, wherein A solar water heater is provided on the automatic production line building and is adapted to inject hot water into the water heating pipe of the fermentation tunnel and the steam generator of the spiral steamer.

9. The automatic production line according to claim 4, characterized in that, In the automatic production line, after the transmission chain plate exits the steamer from the upper outlet of the steamer, the chain plate moves downward at 90°. The food on the chain plate falls into the food turnover box. The chain plate continues to move along the track to the lower part of the food production unit and receives the food to be steamed again, completing a cycle of automatic production process.

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