Automatic rice cake making and forming method and system

Abstract

The invention provides an automatic rice cake making and forming method and system, and belongs to the field of intelligent rice cake making, and the method comprises the following steps: S1, according to a meal making signal, closing a conveying partition plate at the bottom of a cooked powder bin, obtaining powder with the corresponding weight above the cooked powder bin, adding a corresponding amount of water, stirring, and enabling a water inlet pipe to extend into the cooked powder bin; s2, steam is introduced into the cooked flour bin for cooking according to the set time, and stirring is continued; s3, a conveying partition plate on the conveying bin is opened, a motor is started to rotate, and the cooked flour dough is rotated into a cavity of the rice cake pressing bin through an auger; s4, an electric push rod is arranged at the top of a cavity of the rice cake pressing bin, a forming mold with holes is arranged at the bottom, and a rotatable cutter is attached to the bottom of the forming mold; and S5, the cooked flour bin, the pressed rice cake bin and the conveying bin are sequentially connected to be in a sealed state, only the forming grinding tool with the hole is the only through hole, a sealed coupling system is obtained, and the rice cake with the moist taste is efficiently prepared.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This manual relates to the field of intelligent rice cake production, and in particular to an automatic rice cake production method and system. Background Technology

[0002] Rice cake is a traditional Chinese food. Before steaming, boiling, frying, or stir-frying, it often needs to be cut into slices. The traditional method is manual cutting, which is unhygienic, inconvenient, and labor-intensive. While some automated rice cake cutting devices exist, these generally suffer from complex structures, numerous components, high costs, inconvenient assembly, unstable functionality, and limited applicability. They can only cut cylindrical rice cakes because the cylindrical rice cake makes line contact with the timing belt, resulting in low friction and slippage during forward transport. Furthermore, the cylindrical rice cake may roll laterally. The clamping effect on the cylindrical rice cake during cutting is also weak, with the clamping point too concentrated, leading to uneven force and causing non-clamped parts to curl upwards. The pulling and traction effect on the rice cake is also poor. The mechanism has low transmission efficiency, high energy consumption, generates noise, experiences significant wear, and has a short service life.

[0003] A Chinese patent for a rice cake cutting machine, patent number CN113829413B, includes a housing with a vertical feeding channel. A vertical drive shaft, main shaft, and cutter shaft are rotatably mounted inside the housing. An electric motor is installed inside the housing, with its output shaft connected to the drive shaft. A fork is fixed to the upper end of the drive shaft, and a grooved wheel cooperating with the fork is fixed to the upper end of the main shaft. A worm gear is located at the lower end of the main shaft. A worm gear, a driving gear, and a driven gear are rotatably connected to the housing via transverse axles. The driving gear and driven gear are located in two slots on either side of the feeding channel, and the driving gear is connected to the worm gear via the worm gear. A stop plate is provided inside the housing, with a guide rod fitted through a hole in the stop plate. A clamping head is provided at the rear end of the guide rod to lock the rear opening of the hole, and a shaft seat is provided at the front end of the guide rod. The shaft of the driven gear is connected to the shaft seat, and a compression spring for front-mounting the shaft seat is fitted on the guide rod. The lower end of the drive shaft is connected to the cutter shaft, which has a cutter body. This rice cake cutting machine has a simple structure, high transmission efficiency, and low energy consumption.

[0004] The aforementioned rice cake machine is small and three-dimensional, and can quickly cut rice cakes, but it requires manual placement of the cooked rice cakes, which is not very intelligent.

[0005] Therefore, there is a need to provide an automatic method and system for making and shaping rice cakes to solve the problem of long cooking cycles in existing technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0006] One embodiment of this specification provides an automatic method and system for making and shaping rice cakes. It can perform preliminary cooking of rice cakes while mixing the flour to obtain cooked dough, thus speeding up the cooking process and making the rice cakes more moist and delicious. It can also allow users to select different side dishes and seasonings according to their tastes.

[0007] In some embodiments, an automatic rice cake forming method includes the following steps: S1: Based on the food preparation signal, close the conveyor partition at the bottom of the cooked flour hopper, obtain the corresponding weight of flour from the top of the cooked flour hopper, add the corresponding amount of water, and stir. The water inlet pipe extends into the inside of the cooked flour hopper. S2: Steam the inside of the cooked powder silo according to the set time, and continue stirring; S3: Open the conveyor partition on the conveyor compartment, start the motor to rotate, and use the auger to rotate the cooked dough into the cavity of the rice cake pressing compartment; S4: The top of the rice cake pressing chamber is equipped with an electric push rod, and the bottom is equipped with a forming mold with holes. A rotatable cutter is attached to the bottom of the forming mold. S5: The cooked powder bin, the rice cake pressing bin, and the conveying bin are connected in sequence in a sealed state, with only the perforated molding die having the only through hole.

[0008] Furthermore, in step S5, the conveying chamber and the pressing rice cake chamber are connected by a rice cake outlet pipe. The rice cake outlet pipe is a funnel-shaped channel, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the end of the rice cake outlet pipe near the conveying chamber is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the end near the pressing rice cake chamber. The rice cake outlet pipe conveys the dough from top to bottom.

[0009] Furthermore, in step S4, a piston is provided at one end of the electric push rod near the bottom. The piston moves downward through the rice cake outlet based on the action of the push rod. The dough is subjected to two forces: the first force is the lateral force of the auger in the conveying chamber pushing towards the rice cake pressing chamber, and the second force is the squeezing force generated by the piston moving downward in the rice cake pressing chamber.

[0010] Furthermore, the vertical dimension of the piston is larger than the diameter of the rice cake outlet, and the horizontal dimension of the piston is the same as that of the rice cake pressing chamber channel.

[0011] Furthermore, the distance from the bottom of the rice cake outlet to the forming mold is the rice cake outlet height, and the vertical dimension of the piston is greater than the sum of the diameter of the rice cake outlet and the rice cake outlet height.

[0012] Furthermore, including, The dough mixing unit obtains raw materials through the one-way water inlet valve and powder inlet valve on the sealed cover plate, closes the discharge valve at the bottom, and works through the stirring shaft to introduce steam for preliminary cooking; After the mixing and cooking process is complete, the discharge valve is opened in the conveying unit, and the dough is conveyed to the rice cake pressing chamber through the auger in the conveying unit. The rice cake making unit uses a long piston inside the rice cake pressing chamber to press the dough. The shaped rice cake is then extruded through a forming mold at the bottom. A rice cake outlet tube is provided between the rice cake making unit and the conveying unit. When the piston abuts against the opening of the rice cake outlet tube, the conveying unit and the powder making unit form a sealed cavity.

[0013] Furthermore, the opening of the rice cake outlet tube near the conveying unit is larger than the opening of the rice cake outlet tube near the pressing rice cake compartment.

[0014] Furthermore, the shaped rice cakes are cooked a second time by adding side dishes, seasonings, and sauces.

[0015] Furthermore, the aforementioned operating mechanisms are all controlled by the system's hardware and software, forming a functional software implementation for automatic operation and program scheduling. The operation control system is operated by a circuit integrated operator.

[0016] The beneficial effects of this invention are: 1. It can mix and cook rice cake products to ensure that they can be cut into uniform shapes after cooking; 2. It can cook and season rice cakes according to the order type to meet the diverse needs of users. Attached Figure Description

[0017] This specification will be further described by way of exemplary embodiments, which will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. These embodiments are not limiting; in these embodiments, the same reference numerals denote the same structures, wherein: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle according to some embodiments of this specification; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the mounting bracket according to some embodiments of this specification; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the rice cake pressing component according to some embodiments of this specification; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the working principle of the rice cake pressing chamber according to some embodiments of this specification.

[0018] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 1. Mounting frame; 2. Mixing bucket; 3. Bucket lid; 4. Mixing assembly; 5. Feeding assembly; 501. Mounting plate; 502. Gear ring; 503. Feeding pipe; 504. Screwdriver; 505. Rice cake outlet pipe; 506. Motor; 507. Gear; 508. Rack; 6. Rice cake pressing assembly; 61. Rice cake pressing chamber; 62. Voltage cylinder; 63. Pressing shaft; 7. Cutting assembly; 71. Extrusion pipe; 72. Rice cake outlet; 73. Support plate; 74. Servo motor; 75. Gear ring; 76. Gear block; 77. Cutter. Implementation

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments in this specification, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are merely some examples or embodiments of this specification. For those skilled in the art, these drawings can be applied to other similar scenarios without creative effort. Unless obvious from the context or otherwise specified, the same reference numerals in the drawings represent the same structures or operations.

[0020] It should be understood that the terms “system,” “device,” “unit,” and / or “module” used herein are one way to distinguish different components, elements, parts, sections, or assemblies at different levels. However, if other terms can achieve the same purpose, they may be replaced by other expressions.

[0021] As indicated in this specification and claims, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the words "a," "an," "an," and / or "the" do not specifically refer to the singular and may also include the plural. Generally speaking, the terms "comprising" and "including" only indicate the inclusion of expressly identified steps and elements, which do not constitute an exclusive list, and the method or apparatus may also include other steps or elements.

[0022] Flowcharts are used in this specification to illustrate the operations performed by the system according to embodiments of this specification. It should be understood that the preceding or following operations are not necessarily performed in exact order. Instead, the steps can be processed in reverse order or simultaneously. Furthermore, other operations can be added to these processes, or one or more steps can be removed from them. Example

[0023] Alternatively, in one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 4 The dough pressing assembly 6 includes a dough pressing barrel 61, which is fixedly connected to the mounting frame 1. The arc surface of the dough pressing barrel 61 is fixedly connected to the rice cake outlet pipe 505. A voltage cylinder 62 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the mounting frame 1. A pressure shaft 63 is fixedly connected to the output end of the voltage cylinder 62. The pressure shaft 63 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the dough pressing barrel 61.

[0024] In the above technical solution, by setting up the dough pressing component 6, the dough will enter the dough pressing barrel 61 through the feeding structure, and then the voltage cylinder 62 will be activated to drive the pressing shaft 63, thereby squeezing the dough with the help of the pressing shaft 63.

[0025] Alternatively, in one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 3 The noodle-cutting assembly 7 includes an extrusion tube 71, which is fixedly connected to the dough pressing drum 61. The lower surface of the extrusion tube 71 has several rice cake outlets 72. A support plate 73 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the mounting bracket 1. A servo motor 74 is fixedly connected to one side of the support plate 73. A gear ring 75 is fixedly connected to the output end of the servo motor 74. A toothed block 76 is slidably connected to one side of the support plate 73, meshing with the gear ring 75. A cutter 77 is fixedly connected to the side of the toothed block 76 away from the support plate 73. The cutter 77 is specifically made of stainless steel. Please refer to... Figure 2 and Figure 1 . In the above technical solution, by setting the cutting component 7, the dough extruded by the pressing component 6 will be discharged through the rice cake outlet 72. The servo motor 74 is started to drive the gear ring 75 to rotate. The gear ring 75 drives the toothed block 76 that meshes with it. The toothed block 76 drives the cutter 77 to cut the noodles extruded from the rice cake outlet 72, so that the rice cake can be processed and shaped. By setting the cutter 77 to stainless steel, the service life of the cutter 77 can be effectively improved. Example

[0026] Based on the equipment and facilities in Example 1, a new generation of intelligent catering machines is applied to obtain a networked intelligent rice cake pre-ordering and production machine. Users can pre-order rice cakes through an online platform, including the type, quantity, flavor, pick-up time, taste preferences, etc.

[0027] Includes the following steps: S1: Cut the processed rice cakes according to the order type; S2: Weigh the rice cakes in the wok, and stop cutting once the weight is within acceptable limits; S3: Set the cooking time and sauce addition ratio according to the order type; S4: The drive cleaning unit for packaging the stir-fried rice cakes; S5: Continue stirring in the wok until the cleaning time is complete, then open the drain valve and connect the wastewater tank to the drain valve.

[0028] In step S1, the rice cake processing process also includes putting the powdered raw materials into a dough mixer, weighing them once, determining the weighing value according to the order requirements or the whole proportion, determining the water intake based on the weighing value, and mixing and extruding according to the set mixing time and mixing frequency.

[0029] In step S1, the rice cake that has been stirred is cooked, which includes the following steps: S11: Start the steam generator; the cooked steam enters the dough mixer through the pipe. S12: The cooked rice cake is squeezed into the cutting pipe, and steam is also introduced into the outer surface of the cutting pipe; S13: The propulsion mechanism inside the cutting pipe continuously advances according to the weight required by the type of rice cake order.

[0030] In step S4, the cleaning unit further includes the following steps: S41: Pour the stir-fried rice cakes into a packaging box, and use a water pump to draw water from the clean water tank into the wok; S42: Continue cooking and stirring in the wok, and determine the time to clean the wok based on the cooking time of the rice cakes; S43: When the cleaning time is complete, drive the sewage pump to pump the washing water in the wok into the sewage tank.

[0031] Similarly, the rice cake ordering platform in this embodiment is not limited to the ordering / processing of rice cakes, but also includes the processing and ordering of other pastries. Users can select the type of pastry, the degree of kneading, and the type of cutting according to their needs.

[0032] It should be noted that the mixing tube is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the scope of this specification. Those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications or variations based on the description in this specification, such as with pistons. However, these changes and modifications will not depart from the scope of this specification.

[0033] The basic concepts have been described above. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, the detailed disclosure above is merely illustrative and does not constitute a limitation of this specification. Although not explicitly stated herein, those skilled in the art may make various modifications, improvements, and corrections to this specification. Such modifications, improvements, and corrections are suggested in this specification and therefore remain within the spirit and scope of the exemplary embodiments described herein.

[0034] Furthermore, this specification uses specific terms to describe embodiments thereof. For example, "an embodiment," "one embodiment," and / or "some embodiments" refer to a particular feature, structure, or characteristic associated with at least one embodiment of this specification. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that references to "an embodiment," "one embodiment," or "an alternative embodiment" in different locations throughout this specification do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Moreover, certain features, structures, or characteristics in one or more embodiments of this specification can be appropriately combined.

[0035] Furthermore, unless expressly stated in the claims, the order of processing elements and sequences, the use of numbers and letters, or other names described in this specification are not intended to limit the order of the processes and methods described herein. Although various examples have been discussed in the foregoing disclosure of some embodiments of the invention that are currently considered useful, it should be understood that such details are for illustrative purposes only, and the appended claims are not limited to the disclosed embodiments; rather, the claims are intended to cover all modifications and equivalent combinations that conform to the spirit and scope of the embodiments described herein. For example, while the system components described above can be implemented using hardware devices, they can also be implemented solely using software solutions, such as installing the described system on existing servers or mobile devices.

[0036] Similarly, it should be noted that, in order to simplify the description disclosed herein and thus aid in the understanding of one or more embodiments of the invention, the foregoing description of embodiments in this specification may sometimes combine multiple features into a single embodiment, drawing, or description thereof. However, this method of disclosure does not imply that the subject matter of this specification requires more features than those mentioned in the claims. In fact, the embodiments contain fewer features than all the features of a single embodiment disclosed above.

[0037] Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments described in this specification are merely illustrative of the principles of the embodiments described herein. Other variations may also fall within the scope of this specification. Therefore, alternative configurations of the embodiments described herein are intended to be illustrative rather than limiting, and should be considered consistent with the teachings of this specification. Accordingly, the embodiments described herein are not limited to those explicitly introduced and described herein.

Claims

1. A method for automatically forming and shaping rice cakes, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: S1: Based on the food preparation signal, close the conveyor partition at the bottom of the cooked flour hopper, obtain the corresponding weight of flour from the top of the cooked flour hopper, add the corresponding amount of water, and stir. The water inlet pipe extends into the inside of the cooked flour hopper. S2: Steam is passed through the cooked flour silo according to the set time to obtain cooked flour dough, and stirring continues; S3: Open the conveyor partition on the conveyor compartment, start the motor to rotate, and use the auger to rotate the cooked dough into the cavity of the rice cake pressing compartment; S4: The top of the rice cake pressing chamber is equipped with an electric push rod, and the bottom is equipped with a forming mold with holes. A rotatable cutter is attached to the bottom of the forming mold. S5: The cooked rice flour bin, the rice cake pressing bin, and the conveying bin are connected in sequence in a sealed state, with only the perforated molding mold being the only through hole.

2. The automatic rice cake making and shaping method according to claim 1, characterized in that, In step S5, the conveying chamber and the pressing rice cake chamber are connected by a rice cake outlet pipe. The rice cake outlet pipe is a funnel-shaped channel. The cross-sectional area of ​​the rice cake outlet pipe near the conveying chamber is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the rice cake outlet pipe near the pressing rice cake chamber. The rice cake outlet pipe conveys the rice dough from top to bottom.

3. The automatic rice cake making and shaping method according to claim 2, characterized in that, In step S4, a piston is provided at one end of the electric push rod near the bottom. The piston moves downward through the rice cake outlet based on the action of the push rod. The dough is subjected to two forces: the first force is the lateral force of the auger in the conveying chamber pushing towards the rice cake pressing chamber, and the second force is the squeezing force generated by the piston moving downward in the rice cake pressing chamber.

4. The automatic rice cake making and shaping method according to claim 3, characterized in that, The vertical dimension of the piston is larger than the diameter of the rice cake outlet, and the horizontal dimension of the piston is the same as that of the rice cake pressing chamber channel.

5. The automatic rice cake making and shaping method according to claim 4, characterized in that, The distance from the bottom of the rice cake outlet to the forming mold is the rice cake outlet height. The vertical dimension of the piston is greater than the sum of the diameter of the rice cake outlet and the rice cake outlet height.

6. An automatic rice cake making and shaping system, characterized in that, The automatic rice cake making and shaping method described in claim 5 includes, The powder production unit obtains raw materials through a one-way water inlet valve and a powder inlet valve on a sealed cover plate, closes the outlet valve at the bottom, and operates through a stirring shaft to introduce steam for preliminary cooking to obtain cooked powder dough. After the mixing and cooking process is complete, the discharge valve is opened in the conveying unit, and the dough is conveyed to the rice cake pressing chamber through the auger in the conveying unit. The rice cake making unit uses a long piston inside the rice cake pressing chamber to press the dough. The shaped rice cake is then extruded through a forming mold at the bottom. A rice cake outlet tube is provided between the rice cake making unit and the conveying unit. When the piston abuts against the opening of the rice cake outlet tube, the conveying unit and the powder making unit form a sealed cavity.

7. The automatic rice cake making and shaping system according to claim 6, characterized in that, The opening of the rice cake dispensing tube near the conveying unit is larger than the opening of the rice cake dispensing tube near the pressing hopper.

8. The automatic rice cake making and shaping system according to claim 7, characterized in that, The shaped rice cakes are then cooked a second time with side dishes, seasonings, and sauces.

9. The automatic rice cake making and shaping system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The aforementioned operating mechanisms are all derived from the system's hardware and software control, forming a functional software implementation for automatic operation and program scheduling. The operation control system is operated by a circuit integrated operator.

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