Food forming equipment

Abstract

The utility model provides food forming equipment which comprises oppositely arranged rotary seats, the rotary seats are circularly and rotatably arranged on a die holder, the die holder is rotatably arranged, a forming cavity in the upper surface of the die holder forms a pouring surface, and when the die holder rotates to a first position, the forming cavity of the pouring surface can contain raw materials; when rotating to a second position, the opposite surfaces of the pouring surfaces of the two sets of die holders are attached, and the raw materials are kept in forming cavities of the pouring surfaces; and the rotary seat rotates to move the formed candies out of the pouring surface and de-mold. According to the food forming equipment, switching between opening and scraping and closing forming of the same equipment can be conveniently achieved through the die holders which are arranged in a relatively rotating mode, semi-automatic or full-automatic forming of food such as candies is completed, and possibility is provided for making the food such as the two-color and two-material candies. And the rotary seat moves the forming cavity out of the pouring surface, so that the output of the formed food such as candies can be realized, and the demolding operation of the food such as candies can be synchronously completed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food forming equipment, in particular to a food forming equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the manufacturing process of candies and pastries, it is necessary to shape paste or slurry materials into specific shapes. Similar candy products include pear paste candy products, hawthorn products, sesame candy products, etc. This is usually achieved by solidifying the raw materials in a molding mold.

[0003] The molding molds used for manual or semi-automatic operations are generally simple. For example, the utility model patent application entitled "Candy Molding Mold" with announcement number CN204014975 discloses the required candy molding mold. However, similar molds first have the problem of time-consuming demolding. Usually, for demolding, a flexible silicone mold can be used. The candy can be demolded by artificially deforming the mold, but manual demolding is time-consuming, resulting in a longer demolding time and lower production efficiency. In addition, similar molding molds are also difficult to meet further requirements, such as using different raw materials to form different colors on the same candy or other products. Utility Model Content

[0004] Aiming at the problems of inconvenient demoulding and long time consumption of existing candy forming molds, the utility model provides a food forming device for semi-automatic or fully automatic operation.

[0005] The technical solution of the utility model provides a food forming device, comprising a forming mechanism with two sets of mold bases arranged opposite to each other, the mold bases are provided with a rotating base, the rotating base is cyclically rotating on the mold base, and a forming cavity for accommodating raw materials is opened on the rotating base;

[0006] The mold base is rotatably arranged, and the molding cavity on the upper surface of the mold base forms a casting surface. When it is rotated to the first position, the mold base is basically flat, and the molding cavity on the casting surface can accommodate the raw material; when it is rotated to the second position, the casting surfaces of the two groups of mold bases are in contact with each other, and the raw material is kept in the molding cavity on the casting surface for solidification; the rotating seat rotates to move the molded product out of the casting surface and demold it.

[0007] Preferably, the mold base also includes a support seat, which is arranged on the back side of the casting surface and is in sliding contact with the rotary seat to support the rotary seat located in the mold base.

[0008] Preferably, the support seat is elastically arranged, and when the mold base is located at the second position and the casting surfaces are in contact with each other, the support seat elastically presses the two groups of casting surfaces relative to each other.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of guide rollers are arranged on the mold base, and the rotary base surrounds the guide rollers in turn to form an annular rotatable conveying surface.

[0010] Preferably, a telescopic component is hinged on the mold base, and the other end of the telescopic component is hinged to the frame. The change in length of the telescopic component drives the mold base to switch between the first position and the second position. The telescopic component presses the two groups of casting surfaces in the second position.

[0011] Preferably, it also includes a material spreading device, which includes a scraper plate and a feed port arranged on the side of the scraper plate; when the mold base is located in the first position, the material spreading device can move along the casting surface so that the material spreading device can pass through the casting surface; when the material spreading device passes through the casting surface, the feed port releases the raw material, and the scraper plate scrapes the raw material into the molding cavity.

[0012] Preferably, a group of the material spreading devices is arranged corresponding to each mold base.

[0013] Preferably, an elastic component is connected between the two groups of mold bases, and the elastic component can at least apply elastic forces in opposite directions between the mold bases when the mold bases are located at the second position, so that the two mold bases maintain their posture and fit at the second position.

[0014] Preferably, when the mold base is located at the first position, the elastic component can apply an elastic force between the mold bases to keep the mold base stably at the first position.

[0015] Preferably, the rotary seats of the two groups of mold seats move synchronously.

[0016] Preferably, the rotary seat is formed by chain-connected mold bars; the rotary seat has a conveying component, on which the mold bars are arranged perpendicular to the rotation direction, and the molding cavity is arranged on the mold bars.

[0017] Preferably, the molding cavity is separately arranged on the mold bar: the molding cavity is respectively arranged with partial cavities at adjacent sides of two adjacent mold bars, and when the molding cavity is located in the casting surface, the partial cavities of the molding cavity on the adjacent 113 will be connected to form a complete molding cavity; when the rotating seat rotates, the molding cavity enters the area where the moving direction changes, and the partial cavities of the molding cavity are separated, which is conducive to the demolding of the molding cavity.

[0018] Preferably, the swivel seat is made of a flexible material. A molding cavity is molded on the front side of the swivel seat.

[0019] Preferably, the mold base is provided with a demoulding rod outside the surface of the rotary seat, and the demoulding rod is elastically arranged on the frame. The demoulding rod can touch the solidified product in the molding cavity when the rotary seat rotates, so as to demould the product.

[0020] Preferably, the molding mechanisms are arranged in multiple rows in parallel along the rotation axis direction of the mold base, and the casting surfaces of the mold base in each molding mechanism are located in the same plane.

[0021] The food forming equipment of the utility model can realize the switching of the mold base 1 between the first position and the second position by the mold base 1 which is relatively rotated, and then conveniently realize the switching between the open scraping and the closed forming of the same equipment, which can realize a convenient and fast semi-automatic or fully automatic candy forming process, and provide the possibility for the production of two-color and two-material candies. The rotary seat 11 makes the specific position of the forming cavity 111 on the mold base 1 controllable, and after the forming is completed, the output of the formed candy can be realized by moving the forming cavity 111 out of the pouring surface 11S, and the demolding operation of the candy can be completed synchronously, without manual demolding, so it can save labor costs and improve work efficiency and output. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a side schematic diagram of the food forming equipment of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a further embodiment of the food forming device of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the food forming device of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a partial intention of the rotary seat 11 of the food forming equipment of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of a further embodiment of the food forming device of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure,

[0028] 1: mold base 11: rotating base 12: guide roller 13: support base 14: telescopic component 15: elastic component 111: molding cavity 112: conveying component 113: mold bar 11S: pouring surface 2: material spreading device 21: feeding port 22: scraper plate 121: rocker 122: demoulding rod 3: pouring pot DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following is a detailed description of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. In this specification, the size ratios in the drawings do not represent the actual size ratios, but are only used to reflect the relative position relationship and connection relationship between the components. Components with the same name or the same number represent similar or identical structures and are only for illustrative purposes.

[0030] Figure 1It is a side schematic diagram of the food forming equipment of the utility model. The food forming equipment comprises two sets of mold bases 1, and a rotating base 11 is arranged on the mold base 1 for cyclic rotation. A molding cavity 111 for accommodating molding raw materials is provided on the rotating base 11. The mold base 1 is arranged for rotation. When rotating to the first position, the mold base 1 is laid flat, and the molding cavity 111 on the upper surface of the mold base 1 can accommodate the raw materials. When rotating to the second position, the relative surfaces of the two sets of rotating bases 11 are attached to keep the raw materials in the molding cavity 111 at the attached position to be solidified and molded into candies. After the second position, the rotating base 11 rotates to demold the candies formed at the attached position.

[0031] Specifically, a plurality of guide rollers 12 may be provided on the mold base 1, and the rotary base 11 sequentially surrounds the guide rollers 12 to form an annular rotatable conveying surface. In the first position shown in the figure, the rotary base 11 has a relatively flat casting surface 11S. Generally, the casting surface 11S is in a horizontal or almost horizontal posture under actual conditions. This means that when the rotary base 11 is in the first position, the molding cavity 111 located in the casting surface 11S can receive and accommodate the raw material poured onto the casting surface 11S, thereby forming a blank of a half candy or other product to be solidified in the molding cavity 111. The mold base 1 is also provided with a support seat 13 for supporting the casting surface 11S. The support seat 13 is arranged on the back side of the casting surface 11S and is in sliding contact with the rotating seat 11, which means that the rotating seat 11 will not limit the rotating movement of the rotating seat 11 around the mold base 1, but at the same time, it can still reliably support the rotating seat 11 located in the casting surface 11S, so that the rotating seat 11 is distributed relatively flatly in the casting surface 11S, which is conducive to the stable casting operation required in the casting surface 11S.

[0032] After the pouring is completed, the closure between the two mold bases 1 is achieved by rotating the mold base 1 as a whole. Specifically, the two sets of mold bases 1 are arranged to rotate around a rotation axis parallel to the width direction of the rotating seat 11, so that the rotating seat 11 as a whole can rotate with the mold base 1. The rotating axes of the two sets of mold bases 1 are parallel, and the spacing is matched with the height of the rotating seat 11, so that the pouring surfaces 11S of the two rotating seats 11 can fit at the second position after rotation, thereby limiting the poured raw materials in the molding cavity 111 between the two sets of pouring surfaces 11S, waiting for them to solidify and form. When the pouring surfaces 11S fit in the second position, the support seat 13 also plays the role of pressing the pouring surfaces 11S of the two rotating seats 11 towards each other, thereby preventing the problem of material leakage on the pouring surface 11S in the second position. On this basis, the support seat 13 is preferably elastically arranged to ensure that when the two pouring surfaces 11S fit each other, a suitable pressing force can be maintained between the two.

[0033] Figure 2The schematic diagram of a further embodiment of the food forming device is shown in FIG. The motion control between the two rotating seats 11 from the first position to the second position can be firstly completed manually, and it is also possible to realize it by driving a power device. Figure 2 Embodiment. A telescopic component 14 is hinged on the mold base 1, and the other end of the telescopic component 14 is hinged to the frame. The length of the telescopic component 14 is variable. The telescopic component 14 can specifically use a telescopic mechanism such as a hydraulic cylinder, a cylinder, an electric cylinder, a linear transmission pair, etc. in the prior art. The posture of the mold base 1 is changed by controlling the length change of the telescopic component 14 to realize the switching of the mold base 1 from the first position to the second position, and the casting surface 11S is pressed in the second position. The food forming equipment may also optionally include a spreading device 2, and the spreading device 2 includes a scraper plate 22 and a feed port 21 arranged on the side of the scraper plate 22. When the mold base 1 is located in the first position, the spreading device 2 can move along the casting surface 11S, so that the scraper plate 22 can scrape the casting surface 11S. At the same time, the feed port 21 discharges the material, and the scraper plate 22 smoothly scrapes the raw material into the molding cavity 111. The scraper plate 22 generally has a long strip shape, extending and covering along the width direction of the rotary seat 11. The casting surfaces 11S of the mold base 1 are generally arranged on the same plane, and the spreading device 2 can move through the casting surfaces 11S of the two mold bases 1 in turn in one or several scraping movements to complete scraping on the two casting surfaces 11S. In a more preferred embodiment, the spreading device 2 can be provided in two groups, which are respectively provided corresponding to the mold base 1, and the feed ports 21 of the two spreading devices 2 can be connected to different feeding devices to realize the scraping operation of different raw materials, so that different raw materials are scraped and poured in the molding cavities 111 of the two casting surfaces 11S respectively. After molding and demolding, the two different raw materials can be combined and solidified to form a product with two colors and two materials.

[0034] The above food forming equipment can also be considered to be manually closed and separated. Figure 3is a schematic diagram of this embodiment. An elastic component 15 is connected between the two mold bases 1. The elastic component 15 can at least exert an elastic force in opposite directions between the mold bases 1 when the mold base 1 is in the second position, so that the two mold bases 1 maintain their posture and fit in the second position. Optionally, the elastic component 15 can also be in a tensioned state when the mold base 1 is in the first position and exert an elastic force in opposite directions between the mold bases 1. When the mold base 1 is in the first position, it is also located on the frame. Therefore, due to the tension of the elastic component 15, the mold base 1 can be placed more firmly on the frame, and the mold base 1 will not shake around the rotating axis. Therefore, the consistency of scraping can be ensured when scraping manually or by machine. The rotation of the rotating seat 11 is achieved by the guide roller 12 that guides its movement. In order to ensure the synchronization of movement between the two rotating seats 11, the positions of the molding cavities 111 of the two rotating seats 11 are accurately synchronized, so that the positions of the matching molding cavities 111 are always maintained when fitting. The guide rollers 12 of the two mold bases 1 can rotate synchronously, which can be achieved through mechanical transmission, such as the transmission mechanism formed by the meshing of gears on the two rotating seats 11 shown in the figure. A rocker 121 can be optionally set on the guide roller 12, and the rocker 121 can be used to manually rotate the rocker 121 to realize the rotational movement of the rotating seat 11. The rotational movement after molding and curing can make the molding cavity 111 containing the product move out of the casting surface 11S area, and demold itself when passing through the guide roller 12. A demolding rod 122 can be set near the guide roller 12 and outside the surface of the rotating seat 11. The demolding rod 122 can be elastically set on the frame. The demolding rod 122 can touch the solidified product in the molding cavity 111 when the rotating seat 11 rotates, thereby ensuring reliable demolding of the product and avoiding individual products from remaining in the molding cavity 111.

[0035] Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a partial schematic diagram of the rotary seat 11. The rotary seat 11 can also be formed by connecting hard molds in a chain. Figure 4As shown, the rotary seat 11 has a conveying component 112, and a mold bar 113 is arranged on the conveying component 112 perpendicular to the rotation direction (the width direction of the rotary seat 11), and a molding cavity 111 is arranged on the mold bar 113, so that the conveying component 112 can still be kept in the same plane when it is in the casting surface 11S. The single molding cavity 111 can first be completely arranged on the conveying component 112, and preferably, it is divided and arranged on the molding cavity 111. When the molding cavity 111 is divided and arranged, parts are respectively arranged at the adjacent sides of two adjacent mold bars 113. When the molding cavity 111 is located in the casting surface 11S, the parts of the molding cavity 111 on the adjacent mold bars 113 will be connected to form a complete molding cavity 111. When the rotary seat 11 rotates, the molding cavity 111 enters the area where the moving direction changes, such as the section guided by the guide rail. At this time, the two parts of the molding cavity 111 are separated, which is conducive to the demolding of the molding cavity 111. The rotating seat 11 is also made of flexible materials, that is, the molding cavity 111 is directly formed on the surface of the flexible material, such as silicone, rubber products, etc. This solves the rotation problem of the rotating seat 11, and also solves the demoulding problem through the deformation of the rotating seat 11 when the movement direction changes.

[0036] Figure 5 This is a further improved embodiment of the utility model. After further improvement, preliminary mass production can be achieved by placing mold bases 1 side by side. As shown in the figure, multiple mold bases 1 extend side by side along the rotation axis direction. When opened, the pouring surface 11S of each mold base 1 is preferably arranged in the same plane, which can facilitate the injection and scraping operations. Optionally, a pouring pot 3 can be arranged above the mold base 1. The pouring pot 3 can be configured to move along the extension direction of the rotation axis of the mold base 1, so that the pouring pot 3 can span multiple mold bases 1 to achieve sequential pouring of the pouring surfaces 11S on multiple mold bases 1. In order to realize the pouring of the pouring surfaces 11S on both sides of the same mold base 1, the pouring pot 3 can be respectively provided with feed ports 21 above the two pouring surfaces 11S. In fact, respective pouring pots 3 can also be arranged on the two pouring surfaces 11S to perform pouring operations on the molding cavities 111 on the pouring surfaces 11S on both sides. Secondly, the pouring pot 3 can still be set to move in the plane above the pouring surface 11S, so as to ensure that all the pouring surfaces 11S of the multiple mold bases 1 are covered. As mentioned above, a scraper plate 22 that can move in a certain direction in the pouring surface 11S can still be set on the pouring surface 11S to ensure that the raw material in the molding cavity 111 is fully covered and the raw material that exceeds the molding cavity 111 is scraped off. Once the pouring of the pouring pot 3 and the corresponding scraping operation are completed, the mold base 1 can be controlled to start, so that the opposite rotating seat 11 of the mold base 1 quickly rotates from the open state to become Figure 1The closed state shown by the dotted line seals the raw material in the molding cavity 111 for solidification molding. In this process, multiple mold bases 1 can be driven by the same driving device or transmission mechanism to rotate and close at the same time. Preferably, a better control method in this process is to drive the mold bases 1 to complete the opening and closing operations respectively through the independent driving mechanisms of the mold bases 1, so as to realize the independent molding operations of multiple mold bases 1, thereby improving the production efficiency.

[0037] By arranging multiple groups side by side, batch molding production of products such as pear paste and hawthorn cooked materials can be achieved to meet the requirements of industrial mass production. Generally speaking, for the production of pear paste candy, it is sufficient to use about three groups of molding mechanisms formed by relatively arranged mold bases 1, and because the molding cycle of hawthorn cooked materials is relatively long, the number of molding mechanisms can be set to about ten groups or more to meet the production capacity requirements.

[0038] The above content is only a description of the preferred implementation mode of the utility model, and does not limit the scope of the utility model. Without departing from the design spirit of the utility model, various modifications and improvements made to the technical solution of the utility model by ordinary technicians in this field should fall within the protection scope determined by the claims of the utility model.

Claims

1. A food forming device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a molding mechanism having two sets of mold bases (1) arranged opposite to each other, wherein the mold base (1) is provided with a rotating base (11), the rotating base (11) is arranged on the mold base (1) to be cyclically rotated, and a molding cavity (111) for accommodating raw materials is provided on the rotating base (11); The mold base (1) is rotatably arranged, and a molding cavity (111) on the upper surface of the mold base (1) forms a casting surface (11S). When the mold base (1) is rotated to a first position, the mold base (1) is basically flat, and the molding cavity (111) of the casting surface (11S) can accommodate raw materials; when the mold base (1) is rotated to a second position, the casting surfaces (11S) of the two groups of mold bases (1) are in contact with each other, and the raw materials are kept in the molding cavity (111) of the casting surface (11S) for solidification and molding; the rotating base (11) rotates to move the molded product out of the casting surface (11S) and demould it.

2. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold base (1) also includes a support base (13), which is arranged on the back side of the casting surface (11S) and is in sliding contact with the rotary base (11) to support the rotary base (11) located in the mold base (1).

3. The food forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support seat (13) is elastically arranged, and when the mold base (1) is located at the second position and the casting surfaces (11S) are in contact with each other, the support seat (13) elastically presses the two groups of casting surfaces (11S) relatively tightly.

4. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of guide rollers (12) are arranged on the mold base (1), and the rotary base (11) surrounds the guide rollers (12) in sequence to form an annular rotatable conveying surface.

5. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A telescopic component (14) is hinged on the mold base (1), and the other end of the telescopic component (14) is hinged to the frame. The change in length of the telescopic component (14) drives the mold base (1) to switch between a first position and a second position. The telescopic component (14) presses the two groups of casting surfaces (11S) in the second position.

6. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold base (1) further comprises a material spreading device (2), wherein the material spreading device (2) comprises a scraper plate (22) and a material feed port (21) arranged on the side of the scraper plate (22); when the mold base (1) is located at the first position, the material spreading device (2) can move along the casting surface (11S), so that the material spreading device (2) can pass through the casting surface (11S); when the material spreading device (2) passes through the casting surface (11S), the material feed port (21) releases the raw material, and the scraper plate (22) scrapes the raw material into the molding cavity (111).

7. The food forming device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The material spreading device (2) is provided in one group corresponding to each mold base (1).

8. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An elastic component (15) is connected between the two groups of mold bases (1), and the elastic component (15) is capable of applying elastic forces in opposite directions to the mold bases (1) at least when the mold bases (1) are located in the second position, so that the two mold bases (1) maintain their posture and fit in the second position.

9. The food forming device according to claim 8, characterized in that The elastic component (15) can apply an elastic force to the mold base (1) when the mold base (1) is located at the first position, so that the mold base (1) is stably maintained at the first position.

10. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating seats (11) of the two groups of mold seats (1) move synchronously.

11. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating seat (11) is formed by chain-connecting mold bars (113); the rotating seat (11) has a conveying component (112), a mold bar (113) is arranged on the conveying component (112) perpendicular to the rotation direction, and a molding cavity (111) is arranged on the mold bar (113).

12. The food forming device according to claim 11, characterized in that The molding cavity (111) is separately arranged on the mold bar (113): the molding cavity (111) is respectively provided with partial cavities at adjacent sides of two adjacent mold bars (113); when the molding cavity (111) is located in the casting surface (11S), the partial cavities of the molding cavity (111) on the adjacent 113 will be connected to form a complete molding cavity (111); when the rotating seat (11) rotates, the molding cavity (111) enters the area where the moving direction changes, and the partial cavities of the molding cavity (111) are separated, which is conducive to demoulding of the molding cavity (111).

13. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating seat (11) is made of a flexible material, and a molding cavity (111) is molded on the front side of the rotating seat (11).

14. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mold base (1) is provided with a demoulding rod (122) outside the surface of the rotating base (11); the demoulding rod (122) is elastically arranged on the frame; the demoulding rod (122) can touch the solidified product in the molding cavity (111) when the rotating base (11) rotates, so as to demould the product.

15. The food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The molding mechanisms are arranged in multiple rows in parallel along the rotation axis direction of the mold base (1), and the pouring surfaces (11S) of the mold base (1) in each molding mechanism are located in the same plane.

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