Flower cutting machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a pattern cutting machine, and relates to the technical field of food processing equipment. The flower cutting machine comprises at least one conveying mechanism and a plurality of flower cutting mechanisms, wherein the conveying mechanism is used for conveying materials; the plurality of pattern cutting mechanisms are arranged above the conveying mechanism and arranged in the material conveying direction of the conveying mechanism, and each pattern cutting mechanism comprises a cutter assembly and a lifting mechanism used for driving the cutter assembly to move up and down; the cutter assembly comprises cutters and an ultrasonic generator used for driving the cutters to vibrate in the vertical direction, and the angles of the cutter edges of the cutters in the horizontal direction are different. A plurality of pattern cutting mechanisms are arranged, a notch in a pastry is divided into multiple times of cutting, meanwhile, an ultrasonic generator is introduced to drive a cutter to vibrate at high frequency in the vertical direction, equivalently, the pastry is cut in multiple times, pressure cannot be gradually increased along with falling of the cutter, and therefore the situation that the pastry is flattened in the downward pressing process of the cutter is avoided; and the beauty of pastry forming is ensured.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of food processing equipment, in particular to a flower cutter. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of pastries, various shapes of notches are cut on the upper surface, such as a "cross" shape, a "rice" shape, etc., so that after the pastries are steamed and baked, they will form a blooming pattern, achieving a beautiful and attractive effect.

[0003] At present, most of the methods are to use manual cutting tools to press and cut patterns on the surface of pastries. However, manual cutting has the disadvantages of large differences in cutting depth, low efficiency, and difficulty in adapting to industrial production.

[0004] In the prior art, there is a flower cutter that uses a lifting mechanism to drive the cutter to move up and down, thereby pressing and cutting the pastry blanks transported on the conveyor line in sequence. However, in this scheme, as the lifting mechanism drives the cutter to press down and cut the pastry blanks, the pastry blanks will be flattened, especially for knives with more complex patterns, such as "M"-shaped knives, which have a larger force application area, resulting in a larger pressure on the pastry blanks. The phenomenon of the pastry blanks being flattened will be more serious, greatly affecting the aesthetics of the pastries after forming. In addition, the cutting depth of this type of flower cutter is difficult to adjust, and it is difficult to adapt to the operation of cutting flowers for pastries of different shapes and sizes. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a flower cutter, which can divide a notch on a pastry into multiple cuts by setting a plurality of flower cutting mechanisms, and at the same time introduce an ultrasonic generator to drive the cutter to vibrate at high frequency in the vertical direction, which is equivalent to cutting the pastry in multiple times, and the pressure will not gradually increase as the cutter falls, so as to solve the problem that the pastry will be flattened and the aesthetics of the pastry will be affected during the cutting process of the flower cutter in the prior art.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized by the following technical solutions:

[0007] The utility model is a flower cutting machine, comprising at least one conveying mechanism and a plurality of flower cutting mechanisms, wherein the conveying mechanism is used to convey materials; the plurality of flower cutting mechanisms are arranged above the conveying mechanism and arranged in an array along the material conveying direction of the conveying mechanism; the flower cutting mechanism comprises a cutter assembly and a lifting mechanism for driving the cutter assembly to move up and down;

[0008] The cutter assembly comprises a cutter and an ultrasonic generator for driving the cutter to vibrate in a vertical direction, and the angle of the blade of each cutter in the horizontal direction is different.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, it also includes a frame, and the conveying mechanism and the flower cutting mechanism are both fixedly mounted on the frame.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the lifting mechanism adopts an electric screw, and the cutter assembly is fixedly mounted on the slider of the electric screw. The electric screw has good lifting and lowering smoothness and convenient stroke adjustment, which is convenient for adjusting the cutting notch depth and can adapt to pasta cutting operations of different shapes and sizes.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, it also includes at least one sensing component for detecting materials on the conveying mechanism, and the sensing component is fixedly mounted on the frame.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the present utility model, the flower cutting mechanism also includes a mounting plate, which is fixedly mounted on a slider of the electric screw, the cutter and the ultrasonic generator are connected via a connecting shaft, the ultrasonic generator is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mounting plate, and the connecting shaft is slidably matched with the lower end of the mounting plate.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the upper end of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with a radial clamping piece, the lower end of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with a shaft seat, the radial clamping piece is fixedly connected to the peripheral side of the ultrasonic generator, and the connecting shaft is slidably matched with the shaft seat.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, the lower end of the mounting plate is fixedly connected to a support plate, the upper surface of the support plate is provided with a groove adapted to the shaft seat, the shaft seat can be embedded in the groove, and the upper surface of the support plate is fixedly connected to an axial clamping piece, the axial clamping piece abuts against the upper surface of the shaft seat to clamp and fix the shaft seat in the groove.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the utility model, a notch is formed on the end face of the support plate away from the mounting plate, the notch is connected to the groove, and the width of the notch is not less than the cross-sectional diameter of the coupling to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the coupling.

[0016] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The utility model divides a notch on a pastry into multiple cuts by setting multiple cutting mechanisms, and introduces an ultrasonic generator to drive the cutter to vibrate at high frequency in the vertical direction, which is equivalent to cutting the pastry in multiple times. The pressure will not gradually increase as the cutter falls, thereby avoiding flattening the pastry during the downward pressure of the cutter, thereby ensuring the beauty of the pastry forming.

[0018] 2. The utility model adopts an electric screw to drive the cutter assembly to move up and down. The stroke of the electric screw is adjustable and has good smoothness, so it is easy to adjust the stroke of the cutter and the depth of the cut notch, which is suitable for cutting noodles of various shapes and sizes.

[0019] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a flower cutter of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the front view of the flower cutting machine;

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the flower cutting mechanism;

[0024] Figure 4 The schematic diagram of the structure of the flower cutting mechanism when the electric screw rod is removed is from the bottom view;

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveying mechanism;

[0026] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of a flower cutter in another embodiment.

[0027] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0028] 100-flower cutting mechanism, 200-conveying mechanism, 300-frame, 1-cutter, 2-ultrasonic generator, 3-coupling shaft, 4-radial clamping piece, 5-axial clamping piece, 6-mounting plate, 7-support plate, 8-shaft seat, 9-electric screw, 10-sensing component. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0030] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that terms such as "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inside", "all around" and the like indicating orientation or positional relationship are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0031] The existing flower cutting machine uses a lifting mechanism to drive the cutter to move up and down, so as to press and cut the pastry blanks transported on the conveyor line in sequence. The shape of the cutter can be selected to cut out gaps of different shapes. However, in this scheme, as the lifting mechanism drives the cutter to press down and cut the pastry blanks, the pastry blanks will be flattened, especially for tools with more complex patterns, such as "M"-shaped tools, which have a larger force application area, resulting in a larger pressure on the pastry blanks. The phenomenon of the pastry blanks being flattened will be more serious, greatly affecting the aesthetics of the pastry after forming. In addition, the cutting depth of this type of flower cutter is difficult to adjust, and it is difficult to adapt to the operation of cutting pastries of different shapes and sizes. Based on this, the present embodiment provides a flower cutter.

[0032] Embodiment 1

[0033] See also Figure 1-Figure 2 As shown, the flower cutting machine provided in this embodiment includes a frame 300 , two conveying mechanisms 200 and three flower cutting mechanisms 100 installed on the frame 300 .

[0034] Specifically, two conveying mechanisms 200 are arranged end to end for conveying pastry blanks. The conveying mechanism 200 is a belt conveyor, and its structure is as follows: Figure 5 As shown. Along the material conveying direction, a sensing component 10 is installed at the tail end of the previous conveying mechanism 200. The sensing component 10 adopts a photoelectric detector, which is used to detect the material on the front conveying mechanism 200. The sensing component 10 is fixedly installed on the frame 300. Three flower cutting mechanisms 100 are arranged above the rear conveying mechanism 200. The three flower cutting mechanisms 100 all adopt straight blades, and the blade angles of the three flower cutting mechanisms 100 are different. For example, the first blade is set vertically, and the other two blades are offset to the left and right respectively, so that the three cutters can cut a "M"-shaped gap. Of course, other numbers of flower cutting mechanisms 100 can be set according to the type of gap to be cut. For example, if a "cross"-shaped gap needs to be cut, two flower cutting mechanisms 100 are used, and the two blades are set vertically.

[0035] In this example, see Figure 3As shown, the flower cutting mechanism 100 includes a cutter assembly and an electric screw rod 9 for driving the cutter assembly to move up and down. The electric screw rod 9 is fixed on the frame 300, and the cutter assembly is fixedly mounted on a slider of the electric screw rod 9.

[0036] See also Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the cutter assembly includes a cutter 1 and an ultrasonic generator 2 for driving the cutter 1 to vibrate in a vertical direction. The cutter 1 and the ultrasonic generator 2 are connected via a connecting shaft 3.

[0037] The cutter assembly is installed using the following structure, including a mounting plate 6 and a support plate 7. The mounting plate 6 is fixedly mounted on the slider of the electric screw 9 by bolts. The upper end of the mounting plate 6 is fixedly connected with a radial clamping member 4, and one end of the support plate 7 is fixedly connected with the lower end of the mounting plate 6. A groove is provided on the upper surface of the support plate 7, and an axle seat 8 is embedded in the groove. In order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the axle seat 8, an axial clamping member 5 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the support plate 7, and the axial clamping member 5 abuts against the upper surface of the axle seat 8 to press and fix the axle seat 8 in the groove. In a fixed type, the radial clamping member 4 is fixedly locked with the peripheral side of the ultrasonic generator 2, and the connecting shaft 3 is slidably matched with the axle seat 8. Start the ultrasonic generator 2, which drives the connecting shaft 3 to vibrate up and down at high frequency along the axle seat 8, thereby driving the cutter 1 to vibrate up and down.

[0038] The axial clamping member 5 adopts two semicircular clamping block structures, and a notch is opened on the end surface of the support plate 7 away from the mounting plate 6. The notch is connected with the groove, and the width of the notch is not less than the cross-sectional diameter of the coupling 3, so as to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the coupling 3.

[0039] In addition, when the cutting angle of the cutter 1 needs to be adjusted, it is only necessary to loosen the radial clamping member 4 and the axial pressing member 5 to rotate the cutter assembly, thereby driving the cutter 1 to rotate.

[0040] When the cutting mechanism 100 is working, the stroke of the electric screw 9 is adjusted according to the size of the pastry blank and the depth of the notch to be cut, and then the ultrasonic generator 2 is started to drive the cutter 1 to vibrate at high frequency in the vertical direction. When the electric screw 9 drives the cutter assembly to fall, it is equivalent to cutting the pastry blank multiple times. Therefore, the pressure acting on the pastry blank will not gradually increase as the cutter 1 falls, thereby avoiding the process of the cutter 1 pressing down to flatten the pastry, ensuring the beauty of the pastry forming.

[0041] This embodiment also provides a control method for a flower cutter:

[0042] Among them, see Figure 1As shown, it is necessary to adjust the rotation speed of the conveying mechanism 200 and the installation position of the sensing component 10 to ensure that the time it takes for the material to be conveyed from the sensing component 10 to the first flower cutting mechanism 100 is the same as the time it takes for the material to be conveyed between two adjacent flower cutting mechanisms 100.

[0043] Specifically, the steps include:

[0044] Step 1: After the pastry blanks are processed and formed in the previous process, they fall into the previous conveying mechanism 200 in sequence and are arranged for conveyance. When the first pastry blank passes the sensing component 10, the next conveying mechanism 200 is started, and the pastry blanks are smoothly conveyed from the previous conveying mechanism 200 to the next conveying mechanism 200.

[0045] Step 2: The latter conveying mechanism 200 stops after running for a period of time, so that the first pastry blank stops just below the first cutting mechanism 100.

[0046] Step 3: The first cutting mechanism 100 controls the cutter 1 to fall, and cuts the first notch in the first pastry blank.

[0047] Step 4: The previous conveying mechanism 200 keeps operating. When the second pastry blank is conveyed to the sensing component 10 , the next conveying mechanism 200 is started again. The second pastry blank is conveyed from the previous conveying mechanism 200 to the next conveying mechanism 200 .

[0048] Step 5: The latter conveying mechanism 200 stops after running for a period of time, so that the first pastry blank stops under the second flower cutting mechanism 100, and the second pastry blank stops under the first flower cutting mechanism 100.

[0049] Step 6: The first flower cutting mechanism 100 and the second flower cutting mechanism 100 both control the cutter 1 to fall, cutting the second notch of the first pastry blank, and at the same time cutting the first notch of the second pastry blank.

[0050] Step seven: When the third pastry blank passes the sensing component 10 , the next conveying mechanism 200 is started, and the third pastry blank is conveyed from the previous conveying mechanism 200 to the next conveying mechanism 200 .

[0051] Step eight: the next conveying mechanism 200 stops after running for a period of time, so that the first pastry blank stops under the third flower cutting mechanism 100, the second pastry blank stops under the second flower cutting mechanism 100, and the third pastry blank stops under the third flower cutting mechanism 100.

[0052] Step 9: The first flower cutting mechanism 100, the second flower cutting mechanism 100 and the third flower cutting mechanism 100 all control the cutter 1 to fall, cut the third notch on the first pastry blank, cut the second notch on the second pastry blank, and cut the first notch on the third pastry blank. At this point, the "rice"-shaped notch on the first pastry blank is cut, and so on, the "rice"-shaped notch on each pastry blank is cut.

[0053] Step 10: After the notches on each pastry blank are cut, it will continue to be transported to the rear in accordance with the transport rhythm of the next transport mechanism 200, and so on.

[0054] In this embodiment, the cutting rhythm is controlled by a sensing component 10 .

[0055] Embodiment 2

[0056] Based on the first embodiment, the second embodiment is different in that:

[0057] The cutting method using one induction component 10 and two conveying mechanisms 200 is inefficient. To further improve the processing efficiency of the flower cutter, the present embodiment has made the following improvements:

[0058] See also Figure 6 As shown, in order to achieve the "M"-shaped notch, this embodiment still uses three flower cutting mechanisms 100, and the structure of the flower cutting mechanism 100 is the same as that in the first embodiment. The difference is that this embodiment uses three conveying mechanisms 200 and three sensing components 10, each flower cutting mechanism 100 corresponds to the conveying mechanism 200 one by one, and is arranged above the conveying mechanism 200. Each conveying mechanism 200 is provided with a sensing component 10, and the sensing component 10 on each conveying mechanism 200 is arranged 3 to 8 cm in front of the cutter 1 of the flower cutting mechanism 100.

[0059] The control method of the flower cutter provided in this embodiment comprises the following steps:

[0060] Step 1: After the pastry blanks are processed and formed in the previous process, they fall onto the first conveying mechanism 200 for conveyance. When the sensing component 10 on the first conveying mechanism 200 detects the pastry blanks, the first conveying mechanism 200 is controlled to stop briefly. At this time, the pastry blanks stop below the first cutting mechanism 100.

[0061] Step 2: The cutting mechanism 100 on the first conveying mechanism 200 controls the cutter 1 to fall, and cuts the first notch in the pastry blank.

[0062] Step three: The first conveying mechanism 200 resumes operation and transports the pastry blanks to the second conveying mechanism 200. When the sensing component 10 on the second conveying mechanism 200 detects the pastry blanks, the second conveying mechanism 200 is controlled to stop briefly. At this time, the pastry blanks stop under the second cutting mechanism 100.

[0063] Step 4: The cutting mechanism 100 on the second conveying mechanism 200 controls the cutter 1 to fall, and cuts a second notch in the pastry blank.

[0064] Step 5: The second conveying mechanism 200 resumes operation and transports the pastry blanks to the third conveying mechanism 200. When the sensing component 10 on the third conveying mechanism 200 detects the pastry blanks, the third conveying mechanism 200 is controlled to stop briefly. At this time, the pastry blanks stop under the third cutting mechanism 100.

[0065] Step 6: The cutting mechanism 100 on the third conveying mechanism 200 controls the cutter 1 to fall, and cuts a third notch in the pastry blank, thus completing the cutting of a "Rice"-shaped notch in the bread blank.

[0066] By analogy, each pastry blank passes through each conveying mechanism 200 and flower cutting mechanism 100 in sequence to achieve continuous flower cutting operation, and each conveying mechanism 200 and flower cutting mechanism 100 does not affect each other, thereby improving the flower cutting efficiency.

[0067] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0068] The preferred embodiments of the utility model disclosed above are only used to help explain the utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the utility model to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the utility model, so that technicians in the relevant technical field can well understand and use the utility model. The utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A flower cutting machine, characterized in that: include: At least one conveying mechanism (200) for conveying materials; A plurality of flower cutting mechanisms (100) are arranged above the conveying mechanism (200) and arranged in an array along the material conveying direction of the conveying mechanism (200), and include a cutter assembly and a lifting mechanism for driving the cutter assembly to move up and down; The cutter assembly comprises a cutter (1) and an ultrasonic generator (2) for driving the cutter (1) to vibrate in a vertical direction, and the angle of the blade of each cutter (1) in the horizontal direction is different.

2. A flower cutting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a frame (300), on which the conveying mechanism (200) and the flower cutting mechanism (100) are both fixedly mounted.

3. A flower cutting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism adopts an electric screw rod (9), and the cutter assembly is fixedly mounted on a slider of the electric screw rod (9).

4. A flower cutter according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also includes at least one sensing component (10) for detecting materials on the conveying mechanism (200), wherein the sensing component (10) is fixedly mounted on the frame (300).

5. A flower cutting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The flower cutting mechanism (100) further comprises a mounting plate (6), wherein the mounting plate (6) is fixedly mounted on a slider of the electric screw rod (9), the cutter (1) is connected to the ultrasonic generator (2) via a connecting shaft (3), the ultrasonic generator (2) is fixedly connected to the upper end of the mounting plate (6), and the connecting shaft (3) is slidably matched with the lower end of the mounting plate (6).

6. A flower cutting machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper end of the mounting plate (6) is fixedly connected to a radial clamping member (4), the lower end of the mounting plate (6) is fixedly connected to a shaft seat (8), the radial clamping member (4) is fixedly connected to the peripheral side of the ultrasonic generator (2), and the connecting shaft (3) is slidably matched with the shaft seat (8).

7. A flower cutter according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lower end of the mounting plate (6) is fixedly connected to a support plate (7), the upper surface of the support plate (7) is provided with a groove adapted to the shaft seat (8), the shaft seat (8) can be embedded in the groove, and the upper surface of the support plate (7) is fixedly connected to an axial clamping piece (5), the axial clamping piece (5) abuts against the upper surface of the shaft seat (8) to clamp and fix the shaft seat (8) in the groove.

8. A flower cutter according to claim 7, characterized in that: The end surface of the support plate (7) away from the mounting plate (6) is provided with a notch, the notch is connected to the groove, and the width of the notch is not less than the cross-sectional diameter of the connecting shaft (3), so as to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the connecting shaft (3).

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