Energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment
By designing a continuous marshmallow equipment including stirring, spiral conveying, rotary scattering and multiple sugar-exporting mechanisms, the problems of low production efficiency and poor molding effect of existing equipment are solved, and efficient and continuous marshmallow production is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520581605.8
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-31
AI Technical Summary
The existing automatic marshmallow equipment has low production efficiency and poor molding effect, so it is impossible to start making multiple marshmallows at the same time.
An energy-saving continuous marshmallow equipment is designed, including a stirring mechanism, a spiral conveyor mechanism, a rotary sugar swing mechanism, an insulated sugar conveyor tube, a sugar discharge conveyor belt and multiple sugar discharge mechanisms. Through a continuous production process and the design of multiple sugar discharge nozzles, multiple marshmallows can be achieved simultaneously.
Improves the production speed and molding effect of marshmallows, ensures consistency in shape and size of marshmallows, and reduces waiting time and energy waste.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cotton candy continuous production equipment, in particular to an energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment. Background Art
[0002] Existing automatic cotton candy machines generally include a rotatable sugar thread rolling joint, which is responsible for stretching the melted sugar liquid into thin threads and rolling them into the shape of cotton candy. However, the cotton candy is completed on this single component from the drawing out of the sugar liquid to the final formation of the general shape of the cotton candy, so that only one portion of raw materials can be processed to make one cotton candy at the same time, and the preliminary preparation work such as heating and melting the sugar liquid of another cotton candy cannot be started synchronously, resulting in low production efficiency.
[0003] Moreover, during the process of rolling the sugar thread, the sugar thread rolling joint may have slight shaking or angle deviation when rotating, which can easily lead to inconsistent force direction and strength of the sugar thread when rolling, resulting in large errors in the shape of the produced marshmallows and poor molding effect. Utility Model Content
[0004] The problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide an energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment, which can continuously produce a plurality of cotton candies, thereby improving the production speed and the forming effect.
[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solutions adopted by the utility model are as follows:
[0006] An energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment is characterized in that it includes a stirring mechanism, a spiral conveying mechanism, a rotating sugar-spinning mechanism, a heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe, a sugar-discharging conveyor belt and at least one sugar-discharging mechanism, wherein the discharge port of the stirring mechanism is connected to the feed port of the spiral conveying mechanism; the rotating sugar-spinning mechanism includes a die head, a sugar-discharging die mouth and a die head power device capable of driving the die head to rotate, a hollow shaft is arranged inside the die head, and the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft is connected to the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism; the sugar-discharging die mouth is installed on the front end of the die head, a shunt annular channel is arranged inside the front end of the die head, a collecting annular channel and a first sugar-discharging port are arranged on the sugar-discharging die mouth, and the front end discharge port of the hollow shaft is connected to the first sugar-discharging port through the shunt annular channel and the collecting annular channel in sequence; the first sugar-discharging port is connected to the feed port of the sugar-discharging mechanism through the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe, a plurality of sugar-discharging nozzles with openings facing downward are arranged on the sugar-discharging mechanism, and the sugar-discharging conveyor belt is located below each sugar-discharging nozzle.
[0007] The definition of front and back mentioned above is: the feeding direction of raw materials is front, and the discharging direction of raw materials is back.
[0008] When in use, raw materials are added into a stirring mechanism, and the stirring mechanism stirs the raw materials evenly and heats and melts them into syrup, and then the stirred syrup is conveyed to a rotating sugar-throwing mechanism through a spiral conveying mechanism, and the die head is driven to rotate by a die head power device, and the syrup is further mixed evenly by centrifugal force, and then the syrup is made to flow out evenly from a first sugar outlet through a diversion annular channel and a collecting annular channel; then, the syrup is conveyed to each sugar outlet mechanism through a heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe while maintaining the temperature of the syrup; finally, a cotton candy mold with a shape is placed on a sugar outlet conveyor belt, and as the sugar outlet conveyor belt is conveyed, when the mold reaches below each sugar outlet nozzle, the sugar outlet mechanism makes each sugar outlet nozzle align with the corresponding mold to inject syrup; then, as the sugar outlet conveyor belt is conveyed, the syrup in each mold gradually cools and solidifies to form a plurality of cotton candies.
[0009] Usually, the specific structure of the screw conveying mechanism can adopt a screw pump. The specific structure of the die head power device can adopt a structure in which a driving motor, a reducer and a gear cooperate.
[0010] The rotating sugar-shaking mechanism can ensure uniform distribution of the sugar solution, reduce shaking, and improve the molding effect.
[0011] The heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe can maintain the temperature of the syrup, prevent the syrup from solidifying prematurely, and improve the material utilization rate.
[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the rotating sugar-spinning mechanism further comprises a first heat-insulating sleeve, which is sleeved on the outer side of the front part of the die head and the outer side of the sugar-discharging die mouth. The first heat-insulating sleeve can keep the front part of the die head and the sugar-discharging die mouth at a certain temperature to ensure that the extruded syrup does not cool down.
[0013] In a further preferred embodiment, a temperature gauge is connected to the outside of the first heat insulation sleeve, and the temperature of the first heat insulation sleeve can be monitored and adjusted according to the display of the temperature gauge.
[0014] In the preferred embodiment, the sugar discharging mechanism includes a barrel, a material receiving hopper, a long-rod rotating shaft, a diverter strip plate, a plurality of the sugar discharging nozzles and a sugar discharging motor capable of driving the long-rod rotating shaft to rotate. The barrel is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and the material receiving hopper is mounted on the upper end opening of the barrel. The upper end opening of the material receiving hopper constitutes a feed inlet of the sugar discharging mechanism. The long-rod rotating shaft can be rotatably mounted inside the barrel and extends horizontally along the length direction of the barrel. The diverter strip plate is mounted inside the barrel along the length direction of the barrel and is located below the long-rod rotating shaft. A plurality of diverter flow holes running up and down are provided on the diverter strip plate. A plurality of second sugar outlets corresponding to the diverter flow holes are provided on the lower end surface of the barrel, and each sugar outlet nozzle is respectively mounted on the corresponding second sugar outlet. First, the syrup enters the barrel through the receiving hopper, and then the long rod shaft is driven to rotate by the sugar discharging motor, driving the syrup on the upper part of the barrel to flow downward, so that the syrup passes through the various diversion holes on the diversion strip plate and flows out from the corresponding second sugar outlet, and is injected into the mold through the corresponding sugar outlet.
[0015] In a further preferred embodiment, a second heat-insulating sleeve is mounted on the outer wall of the barrel, and the second heat-insulating sleeve can keep the barrel at a certain temperature to ensure that the extruded syrup does not cool down.
[0016] In a further preferred embodiment, the long-rod rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped rotating teeth extending along the length direction of the long-rod rotating shaft, and the outer surface of the strip-shaped rotating teeth is an arc surface. When the long-rod rotating shaft with a plurality of strip-shaped rotating teeth rotates, each strip-shaped rotating tooth can gradually scrape off the syrup on the upper part of the barrel according to the rotation direction of the long-rod rotating shaft, so that the syrup is transferred to the lower part of the barrel. When scraping the syrup, the strip-shaped rotating teeth with an arc surface on the outer surface can better contact with the syrup and more easily scrape the syrup off the inner wall of the barrel.
[0017] In the preferred embodiment, the stirring mechanism includes a tank body, a stirring shaft, a stirring paddle and a stirring motor capable of driving the stirring shaft to rotate. The stirring shaft is vertically arranged in the inner cavity of the tank body, and the stirring paddle is installed on the stirring shaft; a heating interlayer is arranged on the circumference of the outer wall of the tank body; the stirring paddle is provided with a plurality of blades arranged along the height direction of the stirring paddle, and the outer ends of the blades at the bottom of the stirring paddle are hinged with a first scraper, and the lower ends of the blades at the bottom of the stirring paddle are hinged with a second scraper. When the syrup is added to the tank body, the stirring shaft is driven to rotate by the stirring motor, and the blades on the stirring paddle are driven to stir the syrup in the tank body. During stirring, the first scraper and the second scraper on the lowest blade will stir the syrup at the bottom of the tank body, and scrape the syrup at the bottom of the tank body from the inner wall of the tank body, so as to prevent the syrup from adhering to the inner wall of the tank body and affecting the stirring.
[0018] In a preferred embodiment, a first solenoid valve is provided between the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft and the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism, and a second solenoid valve is provided on the heat-insulating sugar delivery tube.
[0019] In the preferred embodiment, there are two sugar dispensing mechanisms, and a third solenoid valve is provided between the feed ports of the two sugar dispensing mechanisms and the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe. The sugar dispensing nozzles of different sugar dispensing mechanisms can correspond to cotton candy molds of different shapes, which can realize double-station sugar dispensing and continuous production of cotton candy with multiple shapes on one machine, thereby ensuring energy saving and product quality and improving production efficiency.
[0020] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:
[0021] The utility model continuously performs stirring, conveying, rotating sugar-shaking, sugar injection and cooling, and realizes simultaneous sugar injection through the design of multiple sugar outlet nozzles, so as to continuously produce multiple cotton candies, reduce waiting time and energy waste, improve production speed and energy efficiency, ensure that the shape and size of the cotton candies are consistent, and improve the molding effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the utility model;
[0023] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of a rotating sugar-throwing mechanism in a specific embodiment of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of a stirring mechanism in a specific embodiment of the utility model;
[0025] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a long rod type rotating shaft in a specific embodiment of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of a mold producing a plurality of marshmallows in a specific embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0027] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.
[0028] like Figure 1-5As shown, the energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment in this embodiment includes a stirring mechanism 1, a spiral conveying mechanism 2, a rotating sugar-throwing mechanism 3, an insulated sugar delivery pipe 4, a sugar-discharging conveyor belt 5 and at least one sugar-discharging mechanism 6, the discharge port of the stirring mechanism 1 is connected to the feed port of the spiral conveying mechanism 2; the rotating sugar-throwing mechanism 3 includes a die head 31, a sugar-discharging die mouth 32 and a die head power device 33 capable of driving the die head 31 to rotate, a hollow shaft 311 is provided inside the die head 31, and the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft 311 is connected to the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism 2; the sugar-discharging die mouth 32 includes a die head 31, a sugar-discharging die mouth 32 and a die head power device 33 capable of driving the die head 31 to rotate, and a hollow shaft 311 is provided inside the die head 31, and the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft 311 is connected to the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism 2; The nozzle 32 is installed on the front end of the die head 31. A diverter annular channel 312 is provided inside the front end of the die head 31. A collecting annular channel 321 and a first sugar outlet 322 are provided on the sugar outlet die nozzle 32. The front end outlet of the hollow shaft 311 is connected with the first sugar outlet 322 through the diverter annular channel 312 and the collecting annular channel 321 in sequence; the first sugar outlet 322 is connected with the feed port of the sugar outlet mechanism 6 through the insulated sugar delivery pipe 4. A plurality of sugar outlet nozzles 67 with openings facing downward are provided on the sugar outlet mechanism 6, and the sugar outlet conveyor belt 5 is located below each sugar outlet nozzle 67.
[0029] The definition of front and back mentioned above is: the feeding direction of raw materials is front, and the discharging direction of raw materials is back.
[0030] When in use, raw materials are added to the stirring mechanism 1, and the raw materials are stirred evenly and heated to melt into syrup by the stirring mechanism 1, and then the stirred syrup is transported to the rotating sugar throwing mechanism 3 by the spiral conveying mechanism 2, and the die head 31 is driven to rotate by the die head power device 33, and the syrup is further mixed evenly by centrifugal force, and then the syrup is made to flow out evenly from the first sugar outlet 322 through the diversion annular channel 312 and the collecting annular channel 321; then, the syrup is transported to each sugar outlet mechanism 6 through the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe 4 while maintaining the temperature of the syrup; finally, the cotton candy mold 10 with a shape is placed on the sugar outlet conveyor belt 5, and as the sugar outlet conveyor belt 5 is transported, when the mold 10 reaches the bottom of each sugar outlet nozzle 67, the sugar outlet mechanism 6 makes each sugar outlet nozzle 67 align with the corresponding mold 10 to inject syrup; and then as the sugar outlet conveyor belt 5 is transported, the syrup in each mold 10 is gradually cooled and solidified to form a plurality of cotton candies 101.
[0031] Usually, the specific structure of the screw conveying mechanism 2 can be a screw pump. The specific structure of the die head power device 33 can be a structure in which a driving motor, a reducer and a gear cooperate.
[0032] The rotating sugar-shaking mechanism 3 can ensure uniform distribution of the sugar solution, reduce shaking, and improve the molding effect.
[0033] The heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe 4 can maintain the temperature of the syrup, prevent the syrup from solidifying prematurely, and improve the material utilization rate.
[0034] The rotating sugar throwing mechanism 3 also includes a first heat insulation sleeve 34, which is sleeved on the front outer side of the die head 31 and the outer side of the sugar outlet die mouth 32. The first heat insulation sleeve 34 can keep the front part of the die head 31 and the sugar outlet die mouth 32 at a certain temperature to ensure that the extruded syrup does not cool down.
[0035] A temperature gauge 35 is connected to the outside of the first heat insulation sleeve 34. According to the display of the temperature gauge 35, the temperature of the first heat insulation sleeve can be monitored and adjusted.
[0036] The sugar discharging mechanism 6 comprises a barrel 61, a receiving hopper 62, a long-rod rotating shaft 63, a diverter strip plate 64, a plurality of sugar discharging nozzles 67 and a sugar discharging motor 65 capable of driving the long-rod rotating shaft 63 to rotate. The barrel 61 is a rectangular parallelepiped, the receiving hopper 62 is mounted on the upper end opening of the barrel 61, the upper end opening of the receiving hopper 62 constitutes the feed port of the sugar discharging mechanism 6, the long-rod rotating shaft 63 is rotatably mounted inside the barrel 61 and extends horizontally along the length direction of the barrel 61, the diverter strip plate 64 is mounted inside the barrel 61 along the length direction of the barrel 61 and is below the long-rod rotating shaft 63, a plurality of diverter flow holes 641 running up and down are provided on the diverter strip plate 64, a plurality of second sugar discharging ports 611 corresponding to the diverter flow holes 641 are provided on the lower end surface of the barrel 61, and each sugar discharging nozzle 67 is respectively mounted on the corresponding second sugar discharging port 611. First, the syrup passes through the receiving hopper 62 and enters the barrel 61. Then, the long rod shaft 63 is driven to rotate by the sugar discharging motor 65, driving the syrup on the upper part of the barrel 61 to flow downward, so that the syrup passes through the various diversion holes 641 on the diversion strip plate 64, and flows out from the corresponding second sugar outlet 611, and is injected into the mold through the corresponding sugar outlet nozzle 67.
[0037] A second heat-insulating sleeve 66 is mounted on the outer wall of the barrel 61. The second heat-insulating sleeve 66 can keep the barrel 61 at a certain temperature to ensure that the extruded syrup does not cool down.
[0038] The long-rod rotating shaft 63 is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped rotating teeth 631 extending along the length direction of the long-rod rotating shaft 63, and the outer surface of the strip-shaped rotating teeth 631 is an arc surface 632. When the long-rod rotating shaft 63 with a plurality of strip-shaped rotating teeth 631 rotates, each strip-shaped rotating tooth 631 can gradually scrape off the syrup on the upper part of the barrel 61 according to the rotation direction of the long-rod rotating shaft 63, so that the syrup is transferred to the lower part of the barrel 61. When scraping the syrup, the strip-shaped rotating teeth 631 with the arc surface 632 on the outer surface can better contact with the syrup, and it is easier to scrape the syrup off the inner wall of the barrel 61.
[0039] The stirring mechanism 1 comprises a tank body 11, a stirring shaft 12, a stirring paddle 13 and a stirring motor 14 capable of driving the stirring shaft 12 to rotate. The stirring shaft 12 is vertically arranged in the inner cavity of the tank body 11, and the stirring paddle 13 is installed on the stirring shaft 12. A heating interlayer 15 is arranged on the circumference of the outer wall of the tank body 11. The stirring paddle 13 is provided with a plurality of blades 131 arranged along the height direction of the stirring paddle 13. The outer ends of the blades 131 at the bottom of the stirring paddle 13 are hinged with a first scraper 132, and the lower ends of the blades 131 at the bottom of the stirring paddle 13 are hinged with a second scraper 133. When the syrup is added into the tank body 11, the stirring motor 14 drives the stirring shaft 12 to rotate, driving the blades 131 on the stirring paddle 13 to stir the syrup in the tank body 11. During stirring, the first scraper 132 and the second scraper 133 on the lowest blade 131 will stir the syrup in the lower part of the tank body 11 and scrape the syrup in the lower part of the tank body 11 off the inner wall of the tank body 11 to prevent the syrup from adhering to the inner wall of the tank body 11 and affecting stirring.
[0040] A first electromagnetic valve 7 is provided between the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft 311 and the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism 2 , and a second electromagnetic valve 8 is provided on the heat-insulating sugar delivery tube 4 .
[0041] There are two sugar discharging mechanisms 6, and a third solenoid valve 9 is provided between the feed ports of the two sugar discharging mechanisms 6 and the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe 4. Sugar discharging nozzles 67 of different sugar discharging mechanisms 6 can correspond to cotton candy molds of different shapes, which can realize double-station sugar discharging and continuous production of cotton candy with multiple shapes on one machine, ensure production energy saving and product quality, and improve production efficiency.
[0042] In addition, it should be noted that the names of the various parts of the specific embodiments described in this specification may be different, and any equivalent or simple changes made based on the structure, features and principles described in the utility model patent concept are included in the protection scope of the utility model patent. The technical personnel of the technical field to which the utility model belongs can make various modifications or supplements to the specific embodiments described or replace them in a similar manner, as long as they do not deviate from the structure of the utility model or exceed the scope defined by the claims, they should all fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. An energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment, characterized in that: The sugar discharging device comprises a stirring mechanism, a spiral conveying mechanism, a rotating sugar-spinning mechanism, a heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe, a sugar-discharging conveyor belt and at least one sugar-discharging mechanism, wherein the discharge port of the stirring mechanism is connected with the feed port of the spiral conveying mechanism; the rotating sugar-spinning mechanism comprises a die head, a sugar-discharging die nozzle and a die head power device capable of driving the die head to rotate, a hollow shaft is arranged inside the die head, and the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft is connected with the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism; the sugar-discharging die nozzle is installed on the front end of the die head, a flow-dividing annular channel is arranged inside the front end of the die head, a flow-collecting annular channel and a first sugar-discharging port are arranged on the sugar-discharging die nozzle, and the front end discharge port of the hollow shaft is connected with the first sugar-discharging port through the flow-dividing annular channel and the flow-collecting annular channel in sequence; the first sugar-discharging port is connected with the feed port of the sugar-discharging mechanism through the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe, a plurality of sugar-discharging nozzles with openings facing downwards are arranged on the sugar-discharging mechanism, and the sugar-discharging conveyor belt is located below each sugar-discharging nozzle.
2. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotary sugar-throwing mechanism further comprises a first heat-insulating sleeve, which is sleeved on the outer side of the front part of the die head and the outer side of the sugar-discharging die mouth.
3. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The outer side of the first heat insulation sleeve is connected with a temperature gauge.
4. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sugar discharging mechanism comprises a barrel, a receiving hopper, a long-rod rotating shaft, a diverter strip plate, a plurality of sugar discharging nozzles and a sugar discharging motor capable of driving the long-rod rotating shaft to rotate. The barrel is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The receiving hopper is mounted on the upper end opening of the barrel. The upper end opening of the hopper constitutes a feed inlet of the sugar discharging mechanism. The long-rod rotating shaft is rotatably mounted inside the barrel and extends horizontally along the length direction of the barrel. The diverter strip plate is mounted inside the barrel along the length direction of the barrel and is located below the long-rod rotating shaft. A plurality of diverter flow holes extending up and down are provided on the diverter strip plate. A plurality of second sugar outlets corresponding to the diverter flow holes are provided on the lower end surface of the barrel, and each sugar discharging nozzle is respectively mounted on the corresponding second sugar outlet.
5. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A second heat insulation sleeve is sleeved on the outer wall of the barrel.
6. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The long-rod rotating shaft is provided with a plurality of strip-shaped rotating teeth extending along the length direction of the long-rod rotating shaft, and the outer surfaces of the strip-shaped rotating teeth are arc surfaces.
7. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring mechanism includes a tank body, a stirring shaft, a stirring paddle and a stirring motor capable of driving the stirring shaft to rotate, the stirring shaft is vertically arranged in the inner cavity of the tank body, and the stirring paddle is installed on the stirring shaft; a heating interlayer is circumferentially arranged on the outer wall of the tank body; the stirring paddle is provided with a plurality of blades arranged along the height direction of the stirring paddle, the outer ends of each blade at the bottom of the stirring paddle are hinged with a first scraper, and the lower ends of each blade at the bottom of the stirring paddle are hinged with a second scraper.
8. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first electromagnetic valve is arranged between the rear end feed port of the hollow shaft and the discharge port of the spiral conveying mechanism, and a second electromagnetic valve is arranged on the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe.
9. The energy-saving continuous cotton candy equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are two sugar discharging mechanisms, and a third solenoid valve is provided between the feed inlets of the two sugar discharging mechanisms and the heat-insulating sugar delivery pipe.