Fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of konjac production equipment technology, and discloses a fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor, including a frame, a chain conveying mechanism mounted on the top of the frame, and a receiving trough mounted below the chain conveying mechanism. Multiple forming molds are mounted on the chain of the chain conveying mechanism along the conveying direction. Multiple forming units are arranged on the forming molds along the width direction of the chain conveying mechanism. Several forming grooves are arranged in parallel on the surface of each forming unit along the conveying direction. The chain conveying mechanism is sequentially equipped with a water injection mechanism, a transverse extrusion mechanism, a longitudinal extrusion mechanism, and a cutting mechanism along the conveying direction of the chain. The transverse extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units, and the longitudinal extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units. The cutting mechanism is used to cut the connection between konjac fibers in adjacent forming grooves. This invention can simultaneously produce multiple konjac knots in batches.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of konjac production equipment technology, and in particular to a fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor. Background Technology

[0002] Konjac is a perennial herbaceous plant whose main component is glucomannan. It also contains various amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, as well as minerals such as calcium, zinc, and copper. It is a high-quality dietary fiber that is low in fat, sugar, and calories, and cholesterol-free. Konjac glucomannan possesses multiple properties, including hydrophilicity, gelling ability, antibacterial properties, edibility, and low calorie value. It can be used as a gelling agent, emulsifier, thickener, stabilizer, and filler, showing broad application prospects not only in food processing but also in the pharmaceutical, health, and other industries.

[0003] Konjac noodles are thin strands made from konjac starch. To make them easier to eat (mainly for holding with chopsticks), they are usually knotted. Existing konjac knotting machines typically produce only one knot per operation, resulting in low knotting efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor to solve the problems mentioned in the background art above.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor, comprising a frame, a chain conveying mechanism mounted on the top of the frame, and a receiving trough mounted below the chain conveying mechanism on the frame; multiple forming molds are mounted on the chain of the chain conveying mechanism along the conveying direction, and multiple forming units are arranged on the forming molds along the width direction of the chain conveying mechanism; several forming grooves are arranged in parallel on the surface of each forming unit along the conveying direction; the chain conveying mechanism is sequentially provided with a water injection mechanism, a transverse extrusion mechanism, a longitudinal extrusion mechanism, and a cutting mechanism along the conveying direction of the chain; the transverse extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units, used to extrude konjac noodles into the corresponding forming units along the conveying direction; the longitudinal extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units, used to extrude longitudinally reciprocating konjac noodles into the forming grooves; the cutting mechanism is used to cut the connection of konjac noodles in adjacent forming grooves; wherein, the konjac noodles extruded by the two transverse extrusion mechanisms are located in the upper and lower layers, and the konjac noodles extruded by the longitudinal extrusion mechanism are located in the middle layer.

[0006] Furthermore, the transverse extrusion mechanism includes a transverse extrusion mechanism fixing frame, the transverse extrusion mechanism fixing frame includes multiple fixing holes, a transverse extrusion cylinder is inserted and installed in the fixing holes, an extrusion head is threaded to the bottom of the transverse extrusion cylinder, and multiple extrusion holes are arranged in a straight line at the bottom of the extrusion head.

[0007] Furthermore, the longitudinal extrusion mechanism includes a longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame, a linear slide module is provided on the top of the longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame, an mounting plate is fixed on the slide of the linear slide module, the mounting plate has multiple insertion holes, a longitudinal extrusion cylinder is inserted and installed in the insertion holes, a discharge head is threaded to the bottom of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder, and a plurality of discharge holes are provided at the bottom of the discharge head, the plurality of discharge holes are arranged in a circular array of concentric circles.

[0008] Furthermore, the water injection mechanism includes a water injection bracket, on which multiple water injection faucets with switches are provided.

[0009] Furthermore, the cutting mechanism includes a cutting mechanism fixing frame, a telescopic cylinder is installed on the top of the cutting mechanism fixing frame, the output end of the telescopic cylinder is connected to a horizontally arranged cutting mold, the cutting mold has unit mold protrusions corresponding to the number and position of the forming units; support blocks are respectively provided on the inner sides of both sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame, and springs are connected between the support blocks and the edge of the cutting mold.

[0010] Furthermore, the forming mold is provided with ear plates on both sides, and one or more inserts are provided on the top of the ear plates. The cutting mold is provided with a number of alignment holes corresponding to the number of inserts on both sides, and the inserts are inserted and connected to the alignment holes. The support block is provided with a proximity switch bracket on its inner side, and a proximity switch is installed on the proximity switch bracket. A sensing nut is threaded on the side of one of the inserts. When the proximity switch senses the sensing nut, the telescopic cylinder drives the cutting mold to move downward, and the insert is inserted into the alignment hole.

[0011] Furthermore, slide rails are provided on both sides of the chain conveying mechanism, and sliders are provided on the bottom of the inner sides of both sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame. The sliders are adapted to slide and connected with the slide rails. Laterally arranged displacement cylinders are installed on both sides of the chain conveying mechanism, and the output end of the displacement cylinders is connected to the outer side of the cutting mechanism fixing frame.

[0012] Furthermore, the unit mold protrusion is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped groove structures for receiving parts along the transmission direction. The top of the groove of the receiving part is provided with a tail pressing part and a transverse pressing part, and the groove between the tail pressing part and the transverse pressing part is provided as a spacer.

[0013] Furthermore, a water receiving trough 1 is provided on the left side of the molding unit, located on the left side of the plurality of molding grooves; a plurality of water receiving troughs 2 are provided on the right side of the plurality of molding grooves, corresponding to each other; a partition protrusion is provided on the right side of the top of the molding groove, and a limiting protrusion is provided on the left side, with a pad being provided between the partition protrusion and the limiting protrusion.

[0014] Furthermore, when the unit mold protrusion moves downwards corresponding to the forming unit, the transverse pressing part is inserted between the limiting protrusion and the partition protrusion, the partition protrusion is inserted between the transverse pressing part and the tail pressing part, and the transverse pressing part is pressed against the surface of the pad, and the tail pressing part is pressed against the water receiving tank partition surface to cut the konjac noodles. Beneficial effects

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following advantages:

[0016] 1. This invention uses a transverse extrusion mechanism to extrude the bottom and top transverse konjac filaments of konjac knots into the corresponding forming unit along the conveying direction. A longitudinal extrusion mechanism then extrudes longitudinally reciprocating konjac filaments into the forming groove, positioning the longitudinal konjac filaments between the bottom and top transverse konjac filaments. A cutting mechanism then severs the connection between the bottom, top transverse, and longitudinal konjac filaments between adjacent forming grooves, allowing konjac knots in multiple forming grooves on the forming mold to be formed simultaneously, thus achieving synchronous batch production of konjac knots.

[0017] 2. In this invention, the bottom and top transverse konjac noodles are soaked in hot water and are in the initial solidification stage of konjac noodle formation when cut. They are soft and have a certain degree of stickiness. The bottom and top transverse konjac noodles at the cut are squeezed by the cutting pressure, and the incompletely solidified gel material at the cut points of the two come into contact with each other. As the solidification process progresses, the cut surfaces of the two gradually fuse and solidify into a whole, forming a tighter connection.

[0018] 3. During the cutting operation, the cutting mold moves downward, and the unit mold protrusion aligns with the forming unit of the forming mold and moves downward, with each receiving part corresponding vertically to each forming groove. The transverse pressing part is inserted between the limiting protrusion and the partition protrusion, and the partition protrusion is inserted between the transverse pressing part and the tail pressing part. The transverse pressing part presses against the surface of the pad, cutting the bottom and top transverse konjac filaments on the surface of the pad. The tail pressing part presses against the water receiving tank partition surface, cutting the longitudinal konjac filaments on the water receiving tank partition surface. Attached Figure Description

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal cross-section structure of the present invention from the right side.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal extrusion mechanism of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the water injection mechanism of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the transverse extrusion mechanism of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the transverse extrusion cylinder of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the cutting mechanism of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 10 This is a bottom view of the cutting mechanism of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 11 For the present invention Figure 10 A partially enlarged structural diagram.

[0030] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the molding die of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the molding unit of the molding die of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 14 For the present invention Figure 3 A magnified structural diagram of part A.

[0033] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of the layout structure of the konjac noodles on the forming mold according to the present invention.

[0034] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the konjac knot structure of the present invention.

[0035] The diagram is labeled as follows: 1-Frame; 2-Receiving trough; 3-Chain conveyor mechanism; 30-Chain; 31-Fixed crossbar; 32-Longitudinal support rod; 33-Upper support block; 34-Fixed plate; 35-Fixed ear; 36-Supporting base rod; 37-Lower support block; 38-Pillow block; 39-Frame body; 390-Rotating shaft; 391-Gear; 392-Drive motor; 4-Forming mold; 40-Forming unit; 41-Ear plate; 42-Insertion post; 43-Induction nut ; 44-Water receiving tank one; 45-Water receiving tank two; 46-Forming tank; 461-Limiting protrusion; 462-Partition protrusion; 463-Platform; 464-Water receiving tank partition; 465-Inner baffle; 466-Outer baffle; 5-Water injection mechanism; 50-Water injection bracket; 51-Water injection faucet; 6-Transverse extrusion mechanism; 60-Transverse extrusion mechanism fixing frame; 600-Fixing hole; 61-Transverse extrusion cylinder; 610-Positioning hole; 611-Extrusion head; 612-Extrusion orifice; 62-Positioning spring plunger; 7-Longitudinal extrusion mechanism; 70-Longitudinal extrusion mechanism mounting bracket; 71-Linear slide module; 710-Slide block; 72-Mounting plate; 720-Insertion hole; 73-Longitudinal extrusion cylinder; 730-Positioning hole; 731-Discharge head; 732-Discharge orifice; 74-Positioning spring plunger; 8-Cutting mechanism; 80-Cutting mechanism mounting bracket; 81-Telescopic cylinder; 82-Cutting die; 820- Alignment hole; 821-Unit mold protrusion; 8210-Receiving part; 8211-Top of slot; 8212-Tail break-off part; 8213-Gap part; 8214-Transverse break-off part; 83-Support block; 84-Spring; 85-Proximity switch bracket; 86-Proximity switch; 87-Slider; 88-Slide rail; 89-Displacement cylinder; 9-Control box; 10-Bottom layer transverse konjac noodles; 11-Surface layer transverse konjac noodles; 12-Vertical konjac noodles. Detailed Implementation

[0036] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present invention clearer, a detailed description is provided below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be practiced in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0037] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0038] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0039] See Figures 1-16 This embodiment provides a fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor, including a frame 1. A chain conveying mechanism 3 is installed on the top of the frame 1. A receiving trough 2 is installed below the chain conveying mechanism 3 on the frame 1, and a discharge pipe is provided at the bottom of one side of the receiving trough 2. The chain conveying mechanism includes a frame body 39. The front and rear ends of the frame body 39 are rotatably connected to a rotating shaft 390. Gears 391 are fixed on both sides of the rotating shaft 390. A chain 30 is sleeved on the outer side of two gears 391 on the same side. One of the rotating shafts 390 is connected to a drive motor 392. When the drive motor 392 works, it can drive the rotating shaft 390 to rotate, which in turn drives the chain 30 to rotate through the gears 391. Multiple forming molds 4 are installed on the chain 30 of the chain conveying mechanism 3 along the conveying direction, and adjacent forming molds 4 are arranged in a close-to-each-way manner. Specifically, the chain 30 is provided with a plurality of fixed ears 35 evenly distributed, and the chain 30 is provided with a plurality of fixed plates 34 evenly distributed along the chain conveying direction. The fixed plates 34 are locked to the fixed ears 35 by screws. Each fixed plate 34 is provided with a forming mold 4 by screws. Each forming mold 4 is provided with 3 forming units 40 along the width direction of the chain conveying mechanism. The surface of the forming unit 40 is provided with a plurality of forming grooves 46 arranged in parallel along the chain conveying direction.

[0040] The frame 39 is provided with fixed crossbars 31 at the front and rear ends respectively. The top two sides of the fixed crossbars 31 are respectively connected to vertically arranged longitudinal support rods 32. The ends of the longitudinal support rods 32 on the same side of the two fixed crossbars 31 are fixed with upper support blocks 33. The bottom of the four corners of the forming mold 4 are respectively provided with pillow blocks 38. The pillow blocks 38 are movably arranged on the top of the upper support blocks 33 to support the forming mold 4 without affecting the movement of the forming mold 4 along the conveying direction of the chain 30.

[0041] The frame is provided with support base rods 36 at the front and rear ends of the frame. Two parallel lower support blocks 37 are connected between the tops of the two support base rods 36. The forming mold 4 is installed on the chain 30 at the bottom of the chain conveying mechanism 3 with its front facing down. The flat part of the forming mold 4 is located on the top of the lower support block 37, which is used to support the top of the forming mold 4 below the chain without affecting the movement of the forming mold 4 along the conveying direction of the chain 30.

[0042] The chain conveying mechanism 3 is sequentially equipped with a water injection mechanism 5, a transverse extrusion mechanism 6, a longitudinal extrusion mechanism 7, and a cutting mechanism 8 along the conveying direction of the chain. A control box 9 is located on one side of the frame 1. The control box 9 contains a controller, which is electrically connected to the drive elements of the chain conveying mechanism 3, the longitudinal extrusion mechanism 7, and the cutting mechanism 8 via wires. The control box 9 is equipped with a display screen and buttons. The controller has the travel paths of the drive elements of each mechanism pre-set. The controller, electrically connected to the display screen and buttons, allows for the setting of the operating parameters of the drive elements of each moving mechanism.

[0043] like Figure 6 As shown, the water injection mechanism 5 includes a U-shaped water injection bracket 50, on which multiple water injection faucets 51 with switches are installed. The water injection faucets 51 are connected to an external hot water source.

[0044] like Figure 7 , Figure 8 As shown, the transverse extrusion mechanism 6 includes a U-shaped transverse extrusion mechanism fixing frame 60. The fixing frame 60 has multiple fixing holes 600, and transverse extrusion cylinders 61 are inserted into each fixing hole 600. The number of transverse extrusion cylinders 61 corresponds to the number of forming units 40, and there are three of them, used to extrude konjac noodles into the corresponding forming unit 40 along the conveying direction. Specifically, the side wall of the transverse extrusion cylinder 61 has a locking hole 610. A locking spring plunger 62 is installed on the side wall of the fixing hole 600. The locking spring plunger 62 can be inserted into the locking hole 610. The locking spring plunger 62 cooperates with the locking hole 610 to limit the transverse extrusion cylinder 61. Pulling the locking spring plunger 62 outward releases the limitation on the transverse extrusion cylinder 61, allowing the transverse extrusion cylinder 61 to be removed. The locking spring plunger 62 is a standard part and can be purchased from the market.

[0045] The bottom of the transverse extrusion cylinder 61 is threadedly connected to an extrusion head 611, and the bottom of the extrusion head 611 is provided with a plurality of extrusion holes 612 arranged in a straight line. In this embodiment, there are 7 extrusion holes 612.

[0046] like Figure 4 , Figure 5As shown, the longitudinal extrusion mechanism includes a U-shaped longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame 70. A linear slide module 71 is mounted on the top of the longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame 70. A T-shaped mounting plate 72 is fixed on the slide block 710 of the linear slide module. The mounting plate 72 has multiple insertion holes 720. A longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73 is inserted into each insertion hole 720. A positioning hole 730 is provided on the side wall of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73. A positioning spring plunger 74 is installed on the side wall of each insertion hole 720. The positioning spring plunger 74 can be inserted into the positioning hole 730, and the positioning spring plunger 74 cooperates with the positioning hole 730 to limit the movement of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73. The positioning spring plunger 74 is a standard part and can be purchased from the market. A discharge head 731 is threaded to the bottom of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73. The bottom of the discharge head 731 has multiple discharge holes 732, which are arranged in a concentric circular array. In this embodiment, there are nine discharge holes 732, with one discharge hole located in the center and the other eight discharge holes arranged in a circular array with the center discharge hole as the center. The konjac slurry is extruded into multiple longitudinal konjac noodles through the discharge holes 732 on the discharge head 731 of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73. The number of longitudinal extrusion cylinders 73 corresponds to the number of forming units 40, and there are three of them, used to extrude the longitudinally reciprocating konjac noodles into the forming groove 46. It should be noted that the input ends of the transverse extrusion cylinder 61 and the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73 are connected to the viscous, paste-like konjac slurry output from an external konjac refining machine via pipes.

[0047] like Figure 9 , Figure 10As shown, the cutting mechanism is used to cut the connection between konjac noodles in adjacent forming grooves. The cutting mechanism 8 includes a cutting mechanism fixing frame 80, on the top of which is mounted a telescopic cylinder 81. The output end of the telescopic cylinder 81 is vertically downward and connected to a horizontally arranged cutting mold 82. The cutting mold 82 has unit mold protrusions 821 corresponding to the number and position of the forming units 40. Support blocks 83 are respectively provided on the inner sides of both sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame 80, and springs 84 are connected between the support blocks 83 and the edges of the cutting mold 82. The forming mold 4 has ear plates 41 on both sides, and one or more insertion pins 42 on the top of each ear plate 41. The cutting mold 82 has a number of alignment holes 820 on both sides corresponding to the number of insertion pins 42. The insertion pins 42 and the alignment holes 820 can be fitted and connected. A proximity switch bracket 85 is provided on the inner side of one of the support blocks 83. A proximity switch 86 is installed on the proximity switch bracket 85. A sensing nut 43 is threaded on the side of one of the insertion pins 42 on the side of the forming mold 4 near the proximity switch 86. When the proximity switch 86 senses the sensing nut 43, the telescopic cylinder 81 drives the cutting mold 82 to move downward, and the insertion pin 42 is inserted into the alignment hole 820. The chain conveying mechanism 3 is provided with slide rails 88 on both sides. The bottom of the inner side of the two sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame 80 is provided with sliders 87. The sliders 87 are adapted to slide rails 88 and are slidably connected. The chain conveying mechanism 3 is provided with horizontally arranged displacement cylinders 89 on both sides. The output end of the displacement cylinders 89 is connected to the outer side of the cutting mechanism fixing frame 80.

[0048] like Figure 11 As shown, the unit mold protrusion 821 is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped groove structures for receiving portions 8210 along the transmission direction. The top 8211 of the groove of the receiving portion 8210 is provided with a tail crushing portion 8212 and a transverse crushing portion 8214 respectively. The groove between the tail crushing portion 8212 and the transverse crushing portion 8214 is set as a spacer portion 8213.

[0049] like Figure 12 , 13As shown, the molding unit 40 has a water receiving groove 44 located to the left of the plurality of molding grooves 46 on its left side; the plurality of molding grooves 46 have a plurality of corresponding water receiving grooves 45 on their right sides; a partition protrusion 462 is provided on the top right side of the molding groove 46, and a limiting protrusion 461 is provided on the left side, with a pad 463 between the partition protrusion 462 and the limiting protrusion 461. The number of receiving portions 8210 of the unit mold protrusion 821 is the same as the number of molding grooves 46 in the molding unit. An outer baffle 466 and an inner baffle 465 are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the molding groove 46; the outer baffle 466 and the inner baffle 465 are protruding from the surface of the molding groove 46. The width of the outer baffle 466 is the same as that of the limiting protrusion 461, and the width of the inner baffle 465 is the same as that of the partition protrusion 462.

[0050] In practical implementation, the chain conveyor mechanism 3 operates, and the forming mold 4 moves along the conveying direction of the chain 30. First, it passes through the water injection mechanism 5, where hot water is injected into the forming mold 4 via the water inlet 51. The forming mold 4, filled with hot water, then passes through the first transverse extrusion mechanism 6. The konjac slurry is extruded through the extrusion holes 612 on the extrusion head 611 of the transverse extrusion cylinder 61, resulting in multiple parallel konjac noodles. These noodles are continuously injected into the forming grooves 46 of the forming mold 4. The konjac noodles adhere to the arc-shaped surface of the forming groove 46 and the surface of the pad 463, forming the bottom layer of transverse konjac noodles 10. Subsequently, the forming mold 4 continues to move with the chain 30, passing through the longitudinal extrusion mechanism 7. The linear slide module 71 of the longitudinal extrusion mechanism 7 operates, driving the longitudinal extrusion cylinder 73 to move back and forth. Figure 15 As shown, a longitudinally reciprocating konjac noodle 12 is extruded into each forming groove 46. The longitudinal konjac noodle 12 between adjacent forming grooves 46 is separated by a water receiving groove 464. Then, the forming mold 4 continues to move with the chain 30, passing through the second transverse extrusion mechanism 6, where konjac noodle is continuously injected into each forming groove 46 of the forming mold 4, covering the top of the longitudinal konjac noodle 12 to form a surface transverse konjac noodle 11. When the forming mold 4 passes the cutting mechanism 8, the proximity switch 86 senses the sensing nut 43, and the telescopic cylinder 81 drives the cutting mold 82 to move downward, and the insertion post 42 is inserted into the alignment hole 820. Since the cutting mechanism 8 and the chain conveying mechanism 3 are slidably connected through the slide rail 88 and the slider 87, the cutting mechanism 8 moves forward with the forming mold 4 during the cutting operation through the locking of the insertion post 42 and the alignment hole 820. During the cutting operation, the cutting mold 82 moves downward, and the unit mold protrusion 821 moves downward in alignment with the forming unit 40 of the forming mold 4, with each receiving part 8210 corresponding vertically to each forming groove 46. For example... Figure 14As shown, the transverse compression part 8214 is inserted between the limiting protrusion 461 and the partition protrusion 462, and the partition protrusion 462 is inserted between the transverse compression part 8214 and the tail compression part 8212. The transverse compression part 8214 is pressed against the surface of the pad, cutting the bottom transverse konjac noodles 10 and the top transverse konjac noodles 11 on the surface of the pad 463. Since the bottom transverse konjac noodles 10 and the top transverse konjac noodles 11 are in the initial solidification stage of konjac noodle formation after being soaked in hot water, they are soft and have a certain degree of stickiness. The bottom transverse konjac noodles 10 and the top transverse konjac noodles 11 at the cut are squeezed by the cutting pressure, and the incompletely solidified gel material at the cut of the two comes into contact. As the solidification process progresses, the cut surfaces of the two gradually fuse and solidify into a whole, eventually forming a tighter connection. The tail-end pressing part 8212 presses against the surface of the water receiving tank partition 464, cutting the longitudinal konjac noodles 12 on the surface of the water receiving tank partition 464, thereby achieving the simultaneous batch forming of multiple such noodles in one operation. Figure 16 The konjac knot shown. The konjac filaments extruded by the two transverse extrusion mechanisms 6 are located in the upper and lower layers of the konjac knot, while the konjac filaments extruded by the longitudinal extrusion mechanism 7 are located in the middle layer of the konjac knot.

[0051] After the cutting operation is completed, the cutting mechanism 8 moves along the slide rail 88 to its original position under the action of the displacement cylinder 89, waiting to cut the konjac noodles of the next forming mold 4.

[0052] After being cut and shaped, the konjac knots continue to move forward with the chain inside the forming mold 4, and flip over to the bottom of the chain conveyor mechanism 3. During the flipping process, the konjac knots fall into the receiving trough 2 along with the hot water. The discharge pipe of the receiving trough 2 is opened to discharge the konjac knots and water together into the next steaming process.

[0053] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor, characterized in that, The device includes a frame, a chain conveyor mechanism mounted on top of the frame, and a receiving trough mounted below the chain conveyor mechanism. Multiple forming molds are mounted on the chain of the chain conveyor mechanism along the conveying direction. Multiple forming units are arranged on the forming molds along the width direction of the chain conveyor mechanism. Several forming grooves are arranged in parallel on the surface of each forming unit along the conveying direction. The chain conveyor mechanism is sequentially equipped with a water injection mechanism, a transverse extrusion mechanism, a longitudinal extrusion mechanism, and a cutting mechanism along the conveying direction of the chain. The transverse extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units, used to extrude konjac noodles into the corresponding forming units along the conveying direction. The longitudinal extrusion mechanism has multiple transverse extrusion cylinders corresponding to the number of forming units, used to extrude longitudinally reciprocating konjac noodles into the forming grooves. The cutting mechanism is used to cut the connection between konjac noodles in adjacent forming grooves. The konjac noodles extruded by the two transverse extrusion mechanisms are located in the upper and lower layers, while the konjac noodles extruded by the longitudinal extrusion mechanism are located in the middle layer.

2. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transverse extrusion mechanism includes a transverse extrusion mechanism fixing frame, which includes multiple fixing holes. A transverse extrusion cylinder is inserted into the fixing holes. An extrusion head is threaded to the bottom of the transverse extrusion cylinder. Multiple extrusion holes are arranged in a straight line at the bottom of the extrusion head.

3. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The longitudinal extrusion mechanism includes a longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame. A linear slide module is provided on the top of the longitudinal extrusion mechanism fixing frame. A mounting plate is fixed on the slide of the linear slide module. The mounting plate has multiple insertion holes. A longitudinal extrusion cylinder is inserted into the insertion holes. A discharge head is threaded to the bottom of the longitudinal extrusion cylinder. Multiple discharge holes are provided at the bottom of the discharge head. The multiple discharge holes are arranged in a circular array of concentric circles.

4. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water injection mechanism includes a water injection bracket, on which multiple water injection faucets with switches are installed.

5. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cutting mechanism includes a cutting mechanism fixing frame, a telescopic cylinder is installed on the top of the cutting mechanism fixing frame, the output end of the telescopic cylinder is connected to a horizontally arranged cutting mold, the cutting mold has unit mold protrusions corresponding to the number and position of the forming units; support blocks are respectively provided on the inner sides of both sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame, and springs are connected between the support blocks and the edge of the cutting mold.

6. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 5, characterized in that, The forming mold has ear plates on both sides, and one or more inserts are provided on the top of the ear plates. The cutting mold has a number of alignment holes corresponding to the number of inserts on both sides, and the inserts are inserted and connected to the alignment holes. The support block has a proximity switch bracket on its inner side, and a proximity switch is installed on the proximity switch bracket. A sensing nut is threaded on the side of one of the inserts. When the proximity switch senses the sensing nut, the telescopic cylinder drives the cutting mold to move downward, and the insert is inserted into the alignment hole.

7. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that, The chain conveying mechanism is provided with slide rails on both sides, and the bottom of the inner side of both sides of the cutting mechanism fixing frame is provided with sliders. The sliders are adapted to slide and connected with the slide rails. The chain conveying mechanism is provided with horizontally arranged displacement cylinders on both sides, and the output end of the displacement cylinders is connected to the outer side of the cutting mechanism fixing frame.

8. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 5, characterized in that, The unit mold protrusion is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped groove structures for receiving parts along the transmission direction. The top of the groove of the receiving part is provided with a tail crushing part and a transverse crushing part respectively. The groove between the tail crushing part and the transverse crushing part is set as a spacer part.

9. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 8, characterized in that, The molding unit has a water receiving trough 1 located on the left side of multiple molding grooves; multiple water receiving troughs 2 corresponding to each of the multiple molding grooves are provided on the right side; a partition protrusion is provided on the top right side of the molding groove, and a limiting protrusion is provided on the left side, with a pad between the partition protrusion and the limiting protrusion.

10. The fully automatic konjac knot forming conveyor according to claim 9, characterized in that, When the unit mold protrusion moves downwards corresponding to the forming unit, the transverse pressing part is inserted between the limiting protrusion and the partition protrusion, the partition protrusion is inserted between the transverse pressing part and the tail pressing part, and the transverse pressing part is pressed against the surface of the pad, and the tail pressing part is pressed against the water receiving tank partition surface to cut the konjac noodles.

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