Heating device for popcorn equipment
By designing a popcorn equipment heating device using microwave oven body and automated operation, the problem of residual production carrier in the prior art is solved, fully automated operation and efficient food production are achieved, and food hygiene, safety and production efficiency are improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421819074.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-30
AI Technical Summary
The existing popcorn heating mechanism uses storm heating or popcorn special pot to heat it, resulting in residual ghee and sugar or other ingredients remaining on the production carrier, affecting the taste, taste and food hygiene and safety of popcorn.
A heating device for popcorn equipment is designed, using microwave oven body and furnace door structure, covering the heating cavity through a connecting shaft-mounted furnace door, and driving the motor through a connecting rod and pulley to realize an automated door opening and closing and heating process. The device uses a non-metallic popcorn cup hanging basket and a hanging basket bracket to ensure that the popcorn cup remains vertical during heating, and uses a sensor sensing door state to achieve automated operation.
By using a new heating device, we ensure that a clean new cup is used every time popcorn is made, which avoids the problem of residual production carrier, reduces the need for manpower cleaning, and realizes a fully automatic popcorn vending machine that does not require cleaning, improving food hygiene, safety and production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of popcorn equipment, in particular to a heating device used for popcorn equipment. Background Art
[0002] In the related art, popcorn is a puffed food made by putting corn, ghee and sugar into a popcorn machine. It tastes sweet. When making popcorn, corn is usually stirred with some seasonings. The existing popcorn heating mechanism uses storm heating or a special popcorn pot for heating. Storm heating or a special popcorn pot as a production carrier will leave ghee, sugar or other ingredients. The production carrier needs to be cleaned regularly, otherwise it will affect the taste and texture of the popcorn, resulting in poor quality and food hygiene and safety. Utility Model Content
[0003] The utility model discloses a heating device for popcorn equipment, which is used to solve the shortcomings of the prior art.
[0004] To solve the above problems, the technical solution of the utility model is:
[0005] A heating device for popcorn equipment comprises a microwave oven body and a furnace door, wherein the furnace door is mounted on the upper part of the microwave oven body through a connecting shaft, the opening of a heating cavity of the microwave oven body faces upward, the furnace door covers the heating cavity and can be turned upward through the connecting shaft, a hanging basket bracket is fixed on the inner side of the furnace door, a popcorn cup hanging basket is mounted on the hanging basket bracket, the side of the furnace door is connected to the side of the microwave oven body through a connecting rod 1 and a connecting rod 2 in sequence, one end of the connecting rod 2 connected to the microwave oven body is connected and fixed to a pulley and can rotate simultaneously, the pulley is connected to a motor through a pulley, and the motor drives the pulley 1 to rotate.
[0006] The end of the oven door is provided with a microwave oven door panel.
[0007] The upper end side portion of the popcorn cup hanging basket is connected to the hanging basket bracket via a rotatable rotating shaft, and the popcorn cup hanging basket can always maintain a vertical state under the action of its own gravity.
[0008] After the popcorn cup body and the cup cover are installed on the popcorn cup hanging basket, the popcorn cup hanging basket, the popcorn cup body and the cup cover can be always in a vertical state during the rotation of the furnace door.
[0009] The popcorn cup hanging basket and the hanging basket bracket are made of non-metallic materials.
[0010] The side of the oven door is provided with a sensor 1 which can sense the state of the oven door being in a vertically opened state, and the microwave oven body is provided with a sensor 2 which can sense the state of the oven door being in a horizontally closed state.
[0011] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the heating device for the popcorn machine of the utility model uses a paper cup as a carrier to make popcorn, and the popcorn is taken away together with the popcorn cup after it is made. Each cup uses a clean new cup as a carrier to make popcorn, and at the same time, the cup cover 14 can prevent popcorn, oil and sugar from popping out, thereby ensuring the cleanliness and sanitation of the microwave oven body. When applied to the popcorn machine, it can solve the problem of residual ghee, sugar or other ingredients in the production carrier, reduce manpower cleaning, and realize a fully automatic popcorn vending machine that does not require cleaning. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;
[0013] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;
[0014] In the figure: 1-microwave oven body, 2-furnace door, 3-microwave oven door panel, 4-connecting rod 1, 5-connecting rod 2, 6-popcorn cup hanging basket, 7-hanging basket bracket, 8-pulley 1, 9-pulley 2, 10-sensor 1, 11-sensor 2, 12-motor, 13-popcorn cup body, 14-cup cover, 15-heating cavity opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0015] The specific implementation of the utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016] See attached Figure 1-2 The utility model comprises a microwave oven body 1 and a furnace door 2, wherein the furnace door 2 is mounted to the upper part of the microwave oven body 1 through a connecting shaft, the opening of a heating cavity 15 of the microwave oven body 1 faces upward, the furnace door 2 covers the heating cavity 15, and can be turned upward through the connecting shaft, a hanging basket bracket 7 is fixed to the inner side of the furnace door 2, a popcorn cup hanging basket 6 is mounted on the hanging basket bracket 7, the side of the furnace door 2 is connected to the side of the microwave oven body 1 through a connecting rod 1 4 and a connecting rod 2 5 in sequence, one end of the connecting rod 2 5 connected to the microwave oven body 1 is connected and fixed to a pulley 8 and can rotate simultaneously, the pulley 8 is connected to a motor 12 through a pulley, and the motor 12 drives the pulley 1 8 to rotate.
[0017] A microwave oven door panel 3 is provided at the end of the oven door 2 .
[0018] The upper side of the popcorn cup hanging basket 6 is connected to the hanging basket bracket 7 via a rotatable shaft, and the popcorn cup hanging basket 6 can always maintain a vertical state under the action of its own gravity.
[0019] After the popcorn cup body 13 and the cup cover 14 are installed on the popcorn cup hanging basket 6, the popcorn cup hanging basket 6, the popcorn cup body 13 and the cup cover 14 can always be in a vertical state during the rotation of the furnace door 2.
[0020] The popcorn cup hanging basket 6 and the hanging basket bracket 7 are made of non-metallic materials.
[0021] The side of the oven door 2 is provided with a sensor 10, which can sense the state of the oven door 2 being in a vertically open state, and the microwave oven body 1 is provided with a sensor 2 11, which can sense the state of the oven door 2 being in a horizontally closed state.
[0022] In practical applications, the working principle and process of the heating device used in the popcorn equipment are as follows: when making popcorn, a motor 12 is installed on the side of the microwave oven body 1 to drive the pulley to rotate clockwise, and the microwave oven door is pushed to open to 90 degrees by using the connecting rod 1 4 and the connecting rod 2 5 mechanism, and the first sensor 10 is touched. The first sensor 10 transmits a signal to the motor 12 to drive, stop the opening angle of the microwave oven door, and the oven door is opened. The popcorn cup filled with corn, oil, and sugar is placed in the popcorn cup hanging basket 6, and the cup cover 14 is covered; the motor 12 drives the pulley to rotate the connecting rod 1 4 and the connecting rod 2 5 counterclockwise to push the microwave oven door, and touch the second sensor 1 1, the second sensor 11 transmits a signal to the motor 12 to drive, stops the oven door of the microwave oven from closing and rotating, starts the microwave oven, and starts heating. After the popcorn is heated, the oven door is opened to a 90-degree position again, and stops when it touches the first sensor 10. After the popcorn and the cup are taken away together, the motor 12 drives the pulley 8 connecting rod to drive the microwave oven door 2 to rotate and close. When it reaches the second sensor position 11, the second sensor 11 transmits a signal to the motor, and the oven door stops and enters a standby state. A display screen is provided on the microwave oven door panel 3, and the working state of the microwave oven can be displayed in real time through the program. The popcorn cup hanging basket 6 and the hanging basket bracket 7 are made of non-metallic materials, preferably plastic. The non-metallic popcorn cup hanging basket 66 and the hanging basket bracket 77 are made of plastic products that can be used in a microwave environment, and there is no danger of ignition during operation.
[0023] The above-mentioned specific implementation modes are preferred embodiments of the present invention and cannot be used to limit the present invention. Any other changes or other equivalent replacement methods that do not deviate from the technical solution of the present invention are included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A heating device for a popcorn machine, comprising a microwave oven body and a door, characterized in that: The oven door is installed to the upper part of the microwave oven body through a connecting shaft, the opening of the heating cavity of the microwave oven body faces upward, the oven door covers the heating cavity and can be turned upward through the connecting shaft, a hanging basket bracket is fixed on the inner side of the oven door, a popcorn cup hanging basket is installed on the hanging basket bracket, the side of the oven door is connected to the side of the microwave oven body through connecting rod 1 and connecting rod 2 in sequence, one end of connecting rod 2 connected to the microwave oven body is connected and fixed to a pulley and can rotate simultaneously, the pulley is connected to a motor through a pulley, and the motor drives pulley 1 to rotate.
2. The heating device for popcorn equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the oven door is provided with a microwave oven door panel.
3. The heating device for popcorn equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper end side portion of the popcorn cup hanging basket is connected to the hanging basket bracket via a rotatable rotating shaft, and the popcorn cup hanging basket can always maintain a vertical state under the action of its own gravity.
4. The heating device for popcorn equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: After the popcorn cup body and the cup cover are installed on the popcorn cup hanging basket, the popcorn cup hanging basket, the popcorn cup body and the cup cover can be always in a vertical state during the rotation of the furnace door.
5. The heating device for popcorn equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The popcorn cup hanging basket and the hanging basket bracket are made of non-metallic materials.
6. The heating device for popcorn equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The side of the oven door is provided with a sensor 1 which can sense the state of the oven door being in a vertically opened state, and the microwave oven body is provided with a sensor 2 which can sense the state of the oven door being in a horizontally closed state.