Pet food forming device

Abstract

The utility model proposes a pet food forming device, which relates to the technical field of pet food processing, and comprises a forming table, wherein a hydraulic component is arranged on the forming table, and fixed plates are symmetrically arranged on the hydraulic component, and a roller is rotatably connected between two fixed plates, wherein a driving box is arranged on one of the fixed plates, and a driving component is arranged in the driving box and the driving component is connected to the roller, and a plurality of mounting boxes are arranged on the circumference of the roller, wherein an upper mold of different shapes is arranged in each mounting box, and the mounting bottom plate of the upper mold is matched with the mounting groove size of the mounting box, and a U-shaped table with left and right sides fitted with the mounting bottom plate of the lower mold is arranged on the forming table; the device can automatically realize the replacement process of multiple sets of matching upper and lower molds on a set of pet food forming devices, and no manual intervention is required in the process, and the degree of automation is significantly improved and fast, and the potential safety hazards are greatly reduced, thereby efficiently realizing the extrusion forming process of several pet foods of different shapes.

Description

Technical Field

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

[0002] Pet food is food specially provided for pets and small animals. It is a high-end animal food between human food and traditional livestock and poultry feed. For example, dog food and cat food are pet food.

[0003] In the production of pet food, pet food is generally formed by extrusion molding through a mold. The mold includes an upper mold and a lower mold. The lower mold is provided with a plurality of molding cavities. The upper mold is provided with a molding seat that corresponds to the molding cavities one by one and is adapted in shape. The upper mold seat is approached to the lower mold through a hydraulic component to achieve extrusion molding. The hydraulic component includes a guide roller, a top plate, a hydraulic device and a mounting plate. A top plate is provided at one end of the guide roller, a hydraulic device is provided on the top plate, and the hydraulic device is connected to a mounting plate that slides with the guide roller, and an upper mold is provided on the mounting plate.

[0004] However, in the related pet food molding equipment technology, the mold of the molding equipment is fixed and cannot be replaced, so that a whole set of molding equipment can only produce pet food of one shape.

[0005] Announcement No. CN219644998U proposes a pet food extrusion molding device, which can easily and conveniently disassemble and replace the bottom mold and the top mold, and then replace the bottom mold and the top mold of different shapes, so as to produce pet food of different shapes; however, the replacement of the mold requires manual operation, which poses a safety risk and the operation is not fast enough. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to solve the problems raised in the above background technology, and then propose a pet food forming device.

[0007] The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is:

[0008] A pet food forming device comprises a forming table, a hydraulic component is arranged on the forming table, fixed plates are symmetrically arranged on the hydraulic component, a roller is rotatably connected between the two fixed plates, a drive box is arranged on one of the fixed plates, a drive component is arranged in the drive box and the drive component is connected to the roller, a plurality of mounting boxes are arranged on the circumference of the roller, an upper mold of different shapes is arranged in each mounting box and the mounting bottom plate of the upper mold is matched with the mounting groove size of the mounting box, a U-shaped table with left and right sides fitted with the mounting bottom plate of the lower mold is arranged on the forming table, a pushing component and an electromagnetic plate symmetrically and embeddedly distributed about the pushing component are arranged on the U-shaped table, a six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm is matched on one side of the forming table, and a camera is arranged on the six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm.

[0009] The device can automatically realize the replacement process of multiple sets of matching upper and lower molds on a set of pet food forming devices. No human intervention is required in this process, the degree of automation is significantly improved and quick, and the safety hazards are greatly reduced, thereby efficiently realizing the extrusion forming process of several pet foods of different shapes.

[0010] Furthermore, the pushing assembly includes an electric push rod, a pushing plate and a guide rod. The U-shaped table is provided with an electric push rod and a storage groove. The electric push rod is connected to a pushing plate that cooperates with the storage groove. The pushing plate and the electromagnetic plate are vertically distributed and the pushing plate is symmetrically provided with guide rods that slide with the U-shaped table. One side of the electromagnetic plate is flush with the side of the U-shaped table.

[0011] The above scheme realizes that the lower mold after extrusion molding is automatically separated from the inside of the U-shaped table through the pusher component, so as not to affect the automatic placement of the next lower mold.

[0012] Furthermore, an air pump is provided on the electric push rod, and the air pump is connected to the internal hollow push plate through a hose, and a plurality of blowing holes are opened on the push plate.

[0013] The above solution uses an air pump and a hose to blow away the residual pet food in the U-shaped table through a plurality of blowing holes without affecting the movement of the push plate, so that there is no need to manually clean the debris inside the U-shaped table.

[0014] Furthermore, a conveyor belt is arranged in front of the forming table and is spaced apart from the six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm.

[0015] In the above scheme, after the lower mold after extrusion molding is pushed out of the molding table, the lower mold can be transferred to the conveyor belt, and then transported along the conveyor belt to the next process for subsequent demoulding and other processing processes.

[0016] Furthermore, the driving assembly is one of a gear drive and a chain drive.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0018] Compared with the existing technology, the device can automatically realize the replacement process of multiple sets of matching upper and lower molds on a set of pet food forming equipment. No human intervention is required in this process, the degree of automation is significantly improved and faster, and the safety hazards are greatly reduced, thereby efficiently realizing the extrusion molding process of several different shapes of pet food. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the electric push rod installation;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged view of the label A;

[0022] Reference numerals:

[0023] 1. Forming table; 11. Hydraulic assembly; 12. Fixed plate; 13. Roller; 14. Drive box; 15. Installation box; 21. U-shaped table; 22. Electromagnetic plate; 23. Electric push rod; 24. Storage slot; 25. Push plate; 251. Blowing hole; 26. Guide rod; 3. Conveyor belt; 41. Air pump; 42. Hose. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] 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 in 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. The utility model is further described in combination with the drawings and embodiments:

[0025] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, a pet food forming device includes a forming table 1, a hydraulic component 11 is arranged on the forming table 1, and fixed plates 12 are symmetrically arranged on the hydraulic component 11. A roller 13 is rotatably connected between the two fixed plates 12, and a drive box 14 is arranged on one of the fixed plates 12. The drive box 14 is provided with a drive component and the drive component is connected to the roller 13. In the refinement of the scheme, the drive component is one of a gear drive or a chain drive. A plurality of installation boxes 15 are arranged on the circumference of the roller 13, and each installation box 15 is provided with a The upper molds have different shapes and the mounting base of the upper mold is adapted to the mounting groove size of the mounting box 15. The forming table 1 is provided with a U-shaped table 21 on the left and right sides of which are in contact with the mounting base of the lower mold. The U-shaped table 21 is provided with a pushing assembly and an electromagnetic plate 22 which is symmetrical and embedded with the pushing assembly. One side of the forming table 1 is equipped with a six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm, and a camera is provided on the six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm. The six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm is not shown in the figure, and it belongs to the prior art and no improvement is made. The upper mold and the lower mold are not shown in the figure.

[0026] Specifically, the pushing assembly includes an electric push rod 23, a pushing plate 25 and a guide rod 26. The U-shaped table 21 is provided with an electric push rod 23 and a receiving groove 24. The electric push rod 23 is connected to the pushing plate 25 that cooperates with the receiving groove 24. The pushing plate 25 is vertically distributed with the electromagnetic plate 22 and the pushing plate 25 is symmetrically provided with a guide rod 26 that slides with the U-shaped table 21. One side surface of the electromagnetic plate 22 is flush with the side surface of the U-shaped table 21.

[0027] It should be noted that the driving assembly, the electric push rod 23, the electromagnetic plate 22, the six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm and the camera are all electrically connected to the controller, which is not shown in the figure.

[0028] The workflow of this utility model:

[0029] First, the lower mold pre-loaded with pet food ingredients is stably placed in the U-shaped table 21 by a six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm (the lower mold and the upper mold are not shown in the figure). After the lower mold contacts the rear wall of the U-shaped table 21, the controller controls the electromagnetic plate 22 to energize to limit the position of the lower mold. At this time, the push plate 25 is in the storage groove 24, and then the drive component works under the control of the controller to make the upper mold matching the current lower mold accurately move to the top of it (a camera is provided on the six-degree-of-freedom robotic arm, and the camera can take real-time pictures of the molding cavity shape of the lower mold and then feed the image back to the controller. Then the controller feeds back a signal to the drive component to replace the upper mold. The installation positions of upper molds of different shapes on the roller 13 are set at the beginning and firmly installed in several installation boxes 15);

[0030] Then the hydraulic assembly 11 works once to make the upper mold close to the lower mold to complete a round of extrusion molding process. After the extrusion molding is completed, the controller first controls the electromagnetic plate 22 to cut off the power, and then controls the electric push rod 23 to work and drive the push plate 25 to move to push out the lower mold that has been formed in the U-shaped table 21. Then the six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm re-places a new lower mold. If the shape of the lower mold changes at this time, the upper mold can automatically adjust to make the shapes of the upper and lower molds match. A number of lower molds are prepared in advance to alternately perform the extrusion molding process. This part uses the same principle as the pet food extrusion molding device proposed in announcement No. CN219644998U, but no manual intervention is required at this time, and the degree of automation is significantly improved;

[0031] Compared with the existing technology, the device can automatically realize the replacement process of multiple sets of matching upper and lower molds on a set of pet food forming equipment. No human intervention is required in this process, the degree of automation is significantly improved and faster, and the safety hazards are greatly reduced, thereby efficiently realizing the extrusion molding process of several different shapes of pet food.

[0032] In some embodiments, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, an air pump 41 is provided on the electric push rod 23, and the air pump 41 is connected to the internal hollow push plate 25 through a hose 42, and a plurality of blowing holes 251 are opened on the push plate 25; this embodiment can achieve the blowing of the residual pet food in the U-shaped table 21 through the plurality of blowing holes 251 without affecting the movement of the push plate 25 through the air pump 41 and the hose 42, and thus there is no need to manually clean the internal debris of the U-shaped table 21, and this device can stably perform the extrusion molding process of pet food.

[0033] In other embodiments, Figure 1 As shown, a conveyor belt 3 is arranged in front of the forming table 1 and is spaced apart from the six-degree-of-freedom robot arm; in this embodiment, after the lower mold after extrusion molding is pushed out of the forming table 1, the lower mold can be transferred to the conveyor belt 3, and then transported along the conveyor belt 3 to the next process for subsequent demolding and other processing processes.

[0034] The above shows and describes the basic principles, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only to illustrate the principles of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the protection required by the utility model. The scope of protection required by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A pet food forming device, comprising a forming table (1), wherein a hydraulic assembly (11) is arranged on the forming table (1), characterized in that: A fixed plate (12) is symmetrically arranged on the hydraulic component (11), a roller (13) is rotatably connected between the two fixed plates (12), a drive box (14) is arranged on one of the fixed plates (12), a drive component is arranged in the drive box (14) and the drive component is connected to the roller (13), a plurality of mounting boxes (15) are arranged on the circumference of the roller (13), each mounting box (15) is arranged with an upper mold of different shapes, and the mounting bottom plate of the upper mold is matched with the mounting groove size of the mounting box (15), a U-shaped table (21) is arranged on the forming table (1) with left and right sides fitted with the mounting bottom plate of the lower mold, a material pushing component and an electromagnetic plate (22) symmetrically and embeddedly distributed about the material pushing component are arranged on the U-shaped table (21), and a six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm is matched on one side of the forming table (1), and a camera is arranged on the six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm.

2. A pet food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The push assembly comprises an electric push rod (23), a push plate (25) and a guide rod (26); the U-shaped platform (21) is provided with the electric push rod (23) and a storage groove (24); the electric push rod (23) is connected to a push plate (25) matched with the storage groove (24); the push plate (25) and the electromagnetic plate (22) are vertically distributed; the push plate (25) is symmetrically provided with a guide rod (26) slidably matched with the U-shaped platform (21); and one side of the electromagnetic plate (22) is flush with the side of the U-shaped platform (21).

3. A pet food forming device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The electric push rod (23) is provided with an air pump (41), which is connected to a hollow push plate (25) through a hose (42), and a plurality of air blowing holes (251) are provided on the push plate (25).

4. The pet food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveyor belt (3) is arranged in front of the forming table (1) and is spaced apart from the six-degree-of-freedom mechanical arm.

5. The pet food forming device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly is one of a gear drive and a chain drive.

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