Material arranging device of chocolate production line

Abstract

The utility model provides a material arranging device of a chocolate production line, which relates to the field of chocolate production equipment and comprises a rotary flattening device and a tray fixing device, the rotary flattening device comprises a vertical moving device, a rotating device and an extruding disc; the rotating device is fixed on the vertical moving device; the extrusion disc is fixed on the rotating device; the rotating device comprises a plurality of rotating shafts; the axis of the rotating shaft is vertical; an extrusion disc is fixed at the lower end of each rotating shaft; the tray fixing device comprises a tray fixing plate and a tray moving device; a plurality of fixing grooves capable of fixing trays are formed in the tray fixing plate; the tray moving device can move the fixing groove of the tray fixing plate to the position under the rotating shaft. The tray moving device can move the fixing groove in the tray fixing plate away from the position under the rotating shaft. According to the arrangement device for the chocolate production line, the problem that the surface is uneven and not attractive after processing in the chocolate shaping process in the prior art is solved, and chocolate can be better flattened and shaped.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of chocolate production equipment, in particular to a material arranging device for a chocolate production line. Background Art

[0002] When producing chocolate, a chocolate production device is needed. In the prior art, for example, a chocolate production and packaging integrated device disclosed in Chinese Patent Application No. 201910356227.2 discloses the specific structure and working principle of a chocolate production device.

[0003] In the above-mentioned comparative document, after the chocolate is extruded from the extrusion barrel, it falls into the cavity of the mold body with upper and lower openings. The lower opening of the mold body is tightly attached to the fixed table, and the chocolate higher than the mold body is scraped off through a scraping plate at the upper opening of the mold body. Then, by moving the mold body and suspending the mold body, a pressing plate is used to press downward from the upper opening of the mold body to press the chocolate in the cavity of the mold body out of the cavity of the mold body, so as to obtain a shaped chocolate.

[0004] However, it has defects:

[0005] First, after the chocolate is extruded from the extrusion barrel, it cannot just completely fill the cavity of the mold body, which will cause cavities to possibly exist on the upper surface of the mold body when the scraping plate passes through the upper opening of the mold body, resulting in an uneven upper surface of the final finished chocolate.

[0006] Second, after the chocolate is extruded from the extrusion barrel, the chocolate is in a fluffy state. After the chocolate falls into the cavity of the mold body, it is still fluffy. When the scraping plate scrapes off the chocolate higher than the upper opening of the mold body from the upper opening of the mold body, even if a chocolate with a flat upper and lower surface is obtained, due to the different fluffiness degrees of the chocolate in each part of the cavity of the mold body, the fluffy parts of the chocolate are prone to deformation after the chocolate completely solidifies, and these deformations ultimately cause depressions and protrusions on the surface of the chocolate, affecting the appearance of the chocolate finished product. Content of the Utility Model

[0007] In view of the above technical problems, the material arranging device for a chocolate production line provided by the utility model can better flatten and shape the chocolate.

[0008] To achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the utility model is:

[0009] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model includes a rotating and flattening device and a tray fixing device that can limit the movement of the tray; the rotating and flattening device includes a vertical moving device that can move in the vertical direction, a rotating device, and a pressing disc; the rotating device is fixed on the vertical moving device; the vertical moving device can drive the rotating device to move in the vertical direction; the pressing disc is fixed on the rotating device; the rotating device includes a plurality of rotating shafts; the axes of the rotating shafts are vertical; a pressing disc is fixed at the lower end of each rotating shaft; the lower surface of the pressing disc is a contact surface for contacting the chocolate; the tray fixing device includes a tray fixing plate and a tray moving device; a plurality of fixing grooves for fixing the tray are provided on the tray fixing plate; the tray moving device can drive the tray fixing plate to move; the tray moving device can move the fixing groove on the tray fixing plate to directly below the rotating shaft; the tray moving device can move the fixing groove on the tray fixing plate away from directly below the rotating shaft.

[0010] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model, preferably, the tray fixing device further includes a plurality of lifting devices; the lifting device includes a moving block that can move in the vertical direction; the upper surface of the moving block is a plane; the lifting device is arranged vertically below the tray fixing plate; the fixing groove includes a slot hole for supporting the tray; the slot hole penetrates in the vertical direction; the moving block can pass through the slot hole of the fixing groove; a moving block is arranged directly below each rotating shaft; the moving block includes a raised state and a lowered state; when the moving block is in the raised state, the upper surface of the moving block is higher than the plane where the upper notch of the slot hole of the fixing groove is located; when the moving block is in the lowered state, the upper surface of the moving block is lower than the plane where the lower notch of the slot hole of the fixing groove is located.

[0011] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model, preferably, the lifting device includes a driving motor, a cam, a connecting rod, a rocker arm, and a lifting rod; the driving motor is in transmission connection with the cam; the rod length of the connecting rod extends in the horizontal direction; the connecting rod is rotatably connected with the rocker arm; a guide wheel is arranged at one end of the connecting rod; the guide wheel at the end of the connecting rod is always in close contact with the rim of the cam; the connecting rod can slide in the horizontal direction; the sliding direction of the connecting rod is perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the cam; the lifting rod is rotatably connected with the rocker arm; the lifting rod can slide in the vertical direction; the rod length of the lifting rod extends in the vertical direction; the moving block is fixed at the upper end of the lifting rod in the vertical direction.

[0012] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, the tray moving device includes a conveyor belt; the tray fixing plate is fixed on the conveyor belt; three rows of the rotating shafts are arranged along the moving direction of the conveyor belt; each row of the rotating shafts is arranged perpendicular to the moving direction of the conveyor belt; the conveyor belt can move the tray fixing plate to pass successively under the vertical positions of the three rows of the rotating shafts; when the tray fixing plate moves past the lower parts of the three rows of the rotating shafts, a single fixing groove on the tray fixing plate will successively pass under one of the rotating shafts in each row of the three rows of the rotating shafts; at the pressing plate under the vertical position of the rotating shaft where the fixing groove first arrives, an annular baffle is arranged on the lower surface of the pressing plate; the axis of the ring of the baffle is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the pressing plate.

[0013] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, a material blocking block is arranged on the lower surface of the pressing plate provided with the baffle; the material blocking block is a cylindrical rigid structural block; the axis of the cylinder of the material blocking block is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the pressing plate; the lower bottom surface of the cylinder of the material blocking block is below the lower surface of the pressing plate.

[0014] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, a plurality of stirring rods are fixed on the lower surface of the pressing plate provided with the baffle; the length of the stirring rods extends in the vertical direction; the height of the vertical lower end of the stirring rods is lower than the height of the lower surface of the pressing plate.

[0015] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, the lower surface of the pressing plate is a downwardly convex conical surface; the axis of the cone of the conical surface on the lower surface of the pressing plate is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the pressing plate.

[0016] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, the rotating device includes a first platform, a second platform, a third platform, a plurality of rotating drive motors, a plurality of drive wheels, a plurality of driven wheels and a plurality of belts; on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform, a plurality of the driven wheels are rotatably fixed respectively; the axle of the driven wheel is vertical; the rotating drive motors are fixed on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform respectively; the drive wheel is fixed on the main shaft of each rotating drive motor; the drive wheel on the rotating drive motor fixed on the first platform is in belt transmission connection with all the driven wheels on the first platform through the belt; the drive wheel on the rotating drive motor fixed on the second platform is in belt transmission connection with all the driven wheels on the second platform through the belt; the drive wheel on the rotating drive motor fixed on the third platform is in belt transmission connection with all the driven wheels on the third platform through the belt; the vertical moving device can separately drive the first platform, the second platform and the third platform to move vertically; the three rows of rotating shafts are respectively fixedly matched with the driven wheels on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform; between the rotating shaft and the driven wheel that are matched with each other, the axis of the rotating shaft is coaxial with the axle of the driven wheel.

[0017] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, the vertical moving device includes a fixed platform and a plurality of electric cylinders; the fixed platform is arranged vertically above the tray fixing device; the electric cylinders are fixed on the fixed platform; the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder is arranged to stretch vertically; the first platform, the second platform and the third platform are respectively fixed to the telescopic shafts of the plurality of electric cylinders.

[0018] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided by the present utility model. Preferably, an anti-slip sheet is arranged on the upper surface of the moving block.

[0019] The above technical solution has the following advantages or beneficial effects:

[0020] The utility model provides a sorting device for a chocolate production line, which relates to the field of chocolate production equipment and includes a rotating and flattening device and a tray fixing device capable of restricting the movement of a tray; the rotating and flattening device includes a vertical moving device movable in the vertical direction, a rotating device, and a pressing disc; the rotating device is fixed on the vertical moving device; the pressing disc is fixed on the rotating device; the rotating device includes a plurality of rotating shafts; the axes of the rotating shafts are vertical; a pressing disc is fixed at the lower end of each rotating shaft; the lower surface of the pressing disc is a contact surface for contacting chocolate; the tray fixing device includes a tray fixing plate and a tray moving device; a plurality of fixing grooves for fixing the tray are formed on the tray fixing plate; the tray moving device can drive the tray fixing plate to move; the tray moving device can move the fixing grooves on the tray fixing plate to directly below the rotating shafts; the tray moving device can move the fixing grooves on the tray fixing plate away from directly below the rotating shafts. The sorting device for the chocolate production line provided by the utility model solves the problem that the surface is uneven and unsightly after processing in the prior art chocolate shaping process, and can better flatten and shape the chocolate. Description of the Drawings

[0021] By reading the detailed description of the non-restrictive embodiments with reference to the following drawings, the present utility model and its features, shape, and advantages will become more obvious. The same reference numerals indicate the same parts in all the drawings. The drawings are not deliberately drawn to scale, and the focus is on showing the gist of the present utility model.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the rotating and flattening device and the tray fixing device of the sorting device for the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0023] Figure 2 It is a partial perspective structural schematic diagram of the tray fixing device of the sorting device for the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0024] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the pressing disc of the sorting device for the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0025] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the rotating device of the sorting device for the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0026] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the vertical moving device of the sorting device for the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model.

[0027] Figure 6It is a schematic structural diagram of a tray used in the sorting device of the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model. Detailed implementation manners

[0028] It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. It should be noted that the terms used in the present utility model are only for describing specific implementation manners and are not intended to limit the exemplary implementation manners according to the present application.

[0029] The following describes the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Therefore, the detailed description of the embodiments of the present utility model provided in the following drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the claimed present utility model, but only represents the selected embodiments of the present utility model. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0030] Embodiment 1:

[0031] After the chocolate is extruded from the chocolate extrusion cylinder, it needs to be shaped. The shaping method in the prior art is likely to make the surface of the chocolate uneven and unsightly. To solve the above problems, the sorting device of the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model, as Figures 1 to 5 shown, includes a rotating flattening device 1 and a tray fixing device 2 that can limit the movement of the tray; the rotating flattening device 1 includes a vertical moving device 11 that can move in the vertical direction, a rotating device 12, and a pressing disc 13; the rotating device 12 is fixed on the vertical moving device 11; the vertical moving device 11 can drive the rotating device 12 to move in the vertical direction; the pressing disc 13 is fixed on the rotating device 12; the rotating device 12 includes a plurality of rotating shafts 121; the axes of the rotating shafts 121 are vertical; a pressing disc 13 is fixed at the lower end of each rotating shaft 121; the lower surface of the pressing disc 13 is a contact surface for contacting the chocolate; the tray fixing device 2 includes a tray fixing plate 21 and a tray moving device 22; a plurality of fixing grooves 211 for fixing the tray are formed on the tray fixing plate 21; the tray moving device 22 can drive the tray fixing plate 21 to move; the tray moving device 22 can move the fixing grooves 211 on the tray fixing plate 21 to directly below the rotating shafts 121; the tray moving device 22 can move the fixing grooves on the tray fixing plate 21 away from directly below the rotating shafts 121.

[0032] When the sorting device of the chocolate production line provided in Embodiment 1 of the present utility model is in use, it serves as a production device for one of the processes in the chocolate production line. A tray is arranged in the fixing groove 211 on the tray fixing device 2. The tray fixing device 2 moves the tray fixing plate 21 below the chocolate pressing plate (a chocolate production and packaging integrated device disclosed in the Chinese patent application No. 201910356227.2 mentioned in the background art. The pressing plate here is the pressing plate disclosed in its specification. The device proposed in this embodiment is based on the completion of the production of one piece of chocolate and then proceeds with subsequent processes), so that this piece of chocolate falls onto the tray arranged in the fixing groove 211. Then, the tray moving device 22 drives the tray fixing plate 21 to move, making the fixing groove 211 on the tray fixing plate 21 face the extrusion disc 13. Specifically, the tray fixed on the fixing groove 211 is positioned directly below the extrusion disc 13. At this time, the rotating device 12 of the flattening device 1 operates, and the rotating shaft 121 of the rotating device 12 rotates, causing the extrusion disc 13 to rotate. The vertical moving device 11 drives the entire rotating device 12 to move downward, making the rotating extrusion disc 13 slowly feed towards the tray on the fixing groove 211. The rotation of the extrusion disc 13 squeezes the chocolate on the tray. The chocolate deforms due to the squeezing. As the vertical moving device 11 moves the extrusion disc 13 in the vertical direction, the internal cavity of the chocolate on the tray can be reduced due to the squeezing of the extrusion disc 13, and the chocolate is shaped according to the shape of the contact surface contour of the extrusion disc 13. The rotating extrusion disc 13 drives the chocolate to move horizontally, promoting the uniform distribution of the chocolate in the horizontal direction. Compared with the prior art of directly extruding the chocolate from the extrusion barrel into the mold body and then passing a scraping plate through the opening above the mold body to scrape off the chocolate above the opening of the mold body, the structure adopted in this embodiment adds operations of compacting the chocolate and moving the raised parts above the chocolate horizontally, making the upper surface of the chocolate flat and reducing the possibility of internal cavities in the chocolate. Subsequently, the deformation of the chocolate due to the existence of internal cavities is reduced, thus making the chocolate product more beautiful.

[0033] The sorting device of the chocolate production line provided in the embodiment of the present utility model solves the problem that the surface of the chocolate is uneven and unsightly after processing in the prior art chocolate shaping process, and can better flatten and shape the chocolate.

[0034] To prevent the pressing disc 13 from rotating and moving downward to deform the chocolate on the tray, which may cause the tray to separate from the tray fixing plate, as an optimal solution, in this embodiment, the tray fixing device 2 further includes a plurality of lifting devices 23; the lifting device 23 includes a moving block 231 that can move in the vertical direction; the upper surface of the moving block 231 is a flat surface; the lifting device 23 is arranged vertically below the tray fixing plate 21; the fixing groove 211 includes a slot hole for supporting the tray; the slot hole penetrates in the vertical direction; the moving block 231 can pass through the slot hole of the fixing groove 211; one moving block 231 is arranged directly below each rotating shaft 121; the moving block 231 includes a raised state and a lowered state; in the raised state of the moving block 231, the upper surface of the moving block 231 is higher than the plane where the upper notch of the slot hole of the fixing groove 211 is located; in the lowered state of the moving block 231, the upper surface of the moving block 231 is lower than the plane where the lower notch of the slot hole of the fixing groove is located. The fixing groove 211 on the tray fixing plate 21 can limit the tray. In this embodiment, a circular fixing groove 211 is preferably used, and the tray is a cylindrical tray (such as Figure 6 ), an annular plate-shaped upper edge 04 is arranged on the cylindrical outer wall of the tray, the cylindrical outer wall of the tray abuts against the inner wall of the slot hole of the fixing groove 211, and the lower side surface of the upper edge 04 of the tray abuts against the plane where the upper opening of the slot hole of the fixing groove 211 is located. When it is necessary to rotate and move the pressing disc 13 downward to press the chocolate on the tray, the lifting device 23 below the fixing groove 211 controls the moving block 231 to move upward, and the moving block 231 jacks up the tray in the fixing groove 211 upward, so as to prevent the pressing disc 13 from squeezing the tray out of the slot of the fixing groove 211 and affecting the normal compaction work of the chocolate.

[0035] To specifically implement the control of the lifting device 23 over the moving block 231, as a preferred solution, in this embodiment, the lifting device 23 includes a driving motor 232, a cam 233, a connecting rod 234, a rocker arm 235, and a lifting rod 236; the driving motor 232 is in transmission connection with the cam 233; the rod length of the connecting rod 234 extends in the horizontal direction; the connecting rod 234 is rotatably connected to the rocker arm 235; a guide wheel is provided at one end of the connecting rod 234; the guide wheel at the end of the connecting rod 234 is always in close contact with the rim of the cam 233; the connecting rod 234 can slide in the horizontal direction; the sliding direction of the connecting rod 234 is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cam 233; the lifting rod 236 is rotatably connected to the rocker arm 235; the lifting rod 236 can slide in the vertical direction; the rod length of the lifting rod 236 extends in the vertical direction; the moving block 231 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting rod 236 in the vertical direction. The cooperation between the driving motor 232 and the cam 233 to drive the cam 233 to rotate is prior art and will not be elaborated here. A guide wheel is provided on one side of the connecting rod 234, and the guide wheel is always in close contact with the rim of the cam 233 (a compressed spring applies pressure to the connecting rod 234, and the telescopic direction of the spring is the direction of the connecting rod 234 towards the cam). When the cam 233 rotates, the distance between the guide wheel at the position where the guide wheel is provided on the connecting rod 234 and the axis of rotation of the cam 233 will change. The connecting rod 234 is restricted to slide in the horizontal direction. Therefore, the connecting rod 234 moves horizontally. The cooperation structure between the connecting rod 234 and the rocker arm 235 is a common crank - connecting rod structure in the prior art. When the connecting rod 234 moves horizontally, it will drive the rocker arm 235 to rotate. The structure of the rocker arm 235 and the lifting rod 236 is a common crank - connecting rod structure in the prior art. When the rocker arm 235 rotates, the lifting rod 236, which is restricted to move in the vertical direction, moves vertically. The moving block 231 is fixed to the upper end of the lifting rod 236 in the vertical direction. The vertical height of the upper end of the lifting rod 236 will change with the rotation of the cam 233. Therefore, the vertical movement of the moving block 231 is realized. The purpose of setting the connecting rod 234 in this embodiment is that the connecting rod 234 can be rotatably connected to multiple rocker arms 235. Therefore, one driving motor 232 driving one cam to rotate can drive the vertical movement of multiple lifting rods 236, thereby reducing the requirement for the driving motor 232 and lowering the production and operation costs of the equipment.

[0036] To specifically implement the movement of the tray moving device 22 to drive the tray fixing plate 21, as a preferred solution, in this embodiment, the tray moving device 22 includes a conveyor belt 221; the tray fixing plate 21 is fixed on the conveyor belt 221; three rows of rotating shafts 121 are arranged along the moving direction of the conveyor belt 221; each row of rotating shafts 121 is arranged perpendicular to the moving direction of the conveyor belt 221; the conveyor belt 221 can move the tray fixing plate 21 successively past the vertical lower sides of the three rows of rotating shafts 121; when the tray fixing plate 21 moves past the lower sides of the three rows of rotating shafts 121, a single fixing groove 211 on the tray fixing plate 21 will successively pass under one of the rotating shafts 121 in each row of the three rows of rotating shafts 121; at the pressing plate 13 directly below the rotating shaft 121 where the fixing groove 211 first arrives, an annular baffle 131 is provided on the lower surface of the pressing plate 13; the axis of the annular baffle 131 coincides with the axis of the rotating shaft of the fixed pressing plate 13. To improve the chocolate production efficiency of the production line, a row of rotating shafts 121 is simultaneously arranged perpendicular to the extending direction of the conveyor belt 221, and the row of rotating shafts 121 moves down synchronously to achieve the simultaneous pressing process for a row of chocolates. Among the three rows of rotating shafts 121, the pressing plates 13 under three rotating shafts 121 will successively compact the chocolates on the tray in one fixing groove 211, thus avoiding the problem that the quality of the chocolate finished product is affected because a single pressing plate 13 fails to compact the chocolate, and enabling the chocolate to be fully compacted; since the tray will successively pass under three rotating shafts 121 and be squeezed by three pressing plates 13 during the movement along with the pushing and flattening fixing plate 21, in this embodiment, to further improve the squeezing effect of the chocolate, an annular baffle 131 is provided under one row of the three rows of rotating shafts 121, and the inner wall of the annular baffle 131 can prevent the chocolate from splashing horizontally, shaping the side shape of the chocolate into a cylindrical shape.

[0037] The equipment in this embodiment needs to process a kind of annular chocolate, and the shape of the tray 01 is (such as Figure 6As shown in the figure, the tray 01 has a cylindrical receiving groove 02. A frustum 03 is provided at the center of the receiving groove 02 of the tray 01. The axis of the frustum 03 is the same as the axis of the cylinder of the receiving groove 02 of the tray 01. When the chocolate is placed in the tray 1, the shape of the part of the chocolate below the upper surface of the frustum 03 is an annulus due to the presence of the frustum 03. Based on the requirements of the chocolate to be processed in this embodiment, as a preferred solution, in this embodiment, a material blocking block 132 is provided on the lower surface of the pressing disk 13 provided with a baffle 131; the material blocking block 132 is a cylindrical rigid structural block; the axis of the cylinder of the material blocking block 132 is the same as the axis of the rotating shaft 121 for fixing the pressing disk 13; the lower bottom surface of the cylinder of the material blocking block 132 is below the lower surface of the pressing disk 13. When the material blocking block 132 moves vertically downward with the pressing disk 13, it is in close contact with the upper surface of the frustum 03 in the middle of the tray 01. The inner side surface of the annular baffle 131 of the pressing disk 13, the lower side surface of the pressing disk 13, the annular cavity of the tray, and the material blocking block 132 together form an annular cavity, so that the chocolate can be shaped into an annular column.

[0038] In this embodiment, three pressing disks 13 will successively compact the chocolate. To better achieve the compaction effect, as a preferred solution, in this embodiment, a plurality of stirring rods 133 are fixed on the lower surface of the pressing disk 13 provided with a baffle 131; the length of the stirring rods 133 extends in the vertical direction; the vertical lower end of the stirring rods 133 is lower than the height of the lower surface of the pressing disk 13. The stirring rods 133 can stir the chocolate on the tray, making it easier for the chocolate to be driven by the pressing disk 12 to move horizontally, so that the chocolate can move horizontally and be evenly distributed.

[0039] Since after the chocolate is extruded from the chocolate extrusion tube and falls on the tray, the amount of the extruded chocolate at the center of the tray is more than that at the edge of the tray. To better direct the chocolate horizontally and push it to the outer ring of the annular cavity tray, in this embodiment, the lower surface of the pressing disk 13 is a downwardly convex conical surface; the axis of the cone of the conical surface on the lower surface of the pressing disk 13 is the same as the axis of the rotating shaft 121 for fixing the pressing disk 13. On the conical surface of the lower surface of the pressing disk 13, when the pressing disk 13 moves vertically downward, the center of the cone first contacts the chocolate, and the chocolate is in contact with the conical side surface of the pressing disk 13. When the pressing disk 13 moves vertically downward, at a certain height of the chocolate, since the diameter of the contact part with the conical surface is constantly increasing, the conical surface of the pressing disk 13 continuously squeezes the chocolate to move in a direction away from the axis of the cone. The chocolate moves in the horizontal direction away from the axis of the cone. Compared with directly using a pressing disk 13 with a flat lower surface, the conical surface can better push the chocolate near the axis of the rotating shaft 121 towards the outside of the axis of the rotating shaft 121, so that the chocolate can be distributed to the edge of the annular tray cavity of the ring.

[0040] As a preferred solution, in this embodiment, the rotating device 12 includes a first platform 122, a second platform 123, a third platform 124, a plurality of rotating drive motors 125, a plurality of drive wheels 126, a plurality of driven wheels 127 and a plurality of belts 128; on the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124, a plurality of driven wheels 127 are rotatably fixed respectively; the axle of the driven wheel 127 is vertical; rotating drive motors 125 are fixed on the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 respectively; a drive wheel 126 is fixed on the main shaft of each rotating drive motor 125; the drive wheel 126 on the rotating drive motor 125 fixed on the first platform 122 is in transmission connection with all the driven wheels 127 on the first platform 122 through a belt 128; the drive wheel 126 on the rotating drive motor 125 fixed on the second platform 123 is in transmission connection with all the driven wheels 127 on the second platform 123 through a belt 128; the drive wheel 126 on the rotating drive motor 125 fixed on the third platform 124 is in transmission connection with all the driven wheels 127 on the third platform 124 through a belt 128; the vertical moving device 11 can separately drive the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 to move vertically; each row of the three rows of rotating shafts 121 is fixedly matched with the driven wheels on the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 respectively; between the rotating shaft 121 and the driven wheel 127 that are matched with each other, the axis of the rotating shaft 121 is coaxial with the axle of the driven wheel 127. One rotating drive motor 125 drives one drive wheel 126, which can drive the rotation of a plurality of driven wheels 127 through a belt 128, so as to drive the rotation of a plurality of rotating shafts 121. Compared with each rotating shaft 121 being driven by a single motor alone, the manufacturing cost and operation cost of the equipment are reduced. Through the drive of the vertical moving device 11, the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 can achieve different moving distances in the vertical direction, which can enable the chocolate to be successively extruded by the extrusion disks 13 with three different feeding depths. The feeding distance of the first platform 122 (towards the chocolate) is less than that of the second platform 123, and the feeding distance of the second platform 123 is less than that of the third platform 124, so that the chocolate can be extruded in segments, reducing the degree of deformation of the chocolate each time, enabling the chocolate to deform smoothly, and reducing the situation where the chocolate splashes due to excessive extrusion by the extrusion disk 13 at one time.

[0041] As a preferred solution, in this embodiment, the vertical moving device 11 includes a fixed platform 111 and a plurality of electric cylinders 112; the fixed platform 111 is arranged vertically above the tray fixing device 2; the electric cylinders 112 are fixed on the fixed platform 111; the telescopic rods of the electric cylinders 112 are arranged to extend and retract in the vertical direction; the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 are respectively fixed to the telescopic shafts of the plurality of electric cylinders 112. The electric cylinder 112 is a prior art. In this embodiment, the electric cylinder 112 is a preferred way to drive an object to move in the vertical direction. The vertical moving device 11 drives the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 respectively through a plurality of electric cylinders 112, and controls the vertical movement of the first platform 122, the second platform 123 and the third platform 124 by controlling the extension and retraction lengths of the telescopic shafts of the plurality of electric cylinders 112, so as to serve the operation needs of the overall equipment.

[0042] To prevent the pressing plate 13 from rotating and driving the chocolate, so that the tray carrying the chocolate rotates relative to the moving block 231 that lifts the tray, in this embodiment, an anti-slip sheet 2311 is provided on the upper surface of the moving block 231. The anti-slip sheet 2311 is a prior art. In the prior art, setting an anti-slip sheet 2311 on a plane. Setting the anti-slip sheet 2311 on the upper surface of the moving block 231 can increase the static friction coefficient between the tray and the moving block 231, so that the tray can withstand a greater horizontal thrust without changing its position, thereby reducing the situation where the tray moves relative to the moving block 231, and avoiding the situation where the chocolate is extruded at the extrusion position of the pressing plate 13 due to the movement of the tray relative to the moving block 231, thus affecting the normal flattening process of the chocolate.

[0043] In summary, the present invention provides a sorting device for a chocolate production line, which relates to the field of chocolate production equipment, and includes a rotating and flattening device and a tray fixing device that can limit the movement of the tray; the rotating and flattening device includes a vertical moving device that can move in the vertical direction, a rotating device and a pressing plate; the rotating device is fixed on the vertical moving device; the pressing plate is fixed on the rotating device; the rotating device includes a plurality of rotating shafts; the axes of the rotating shafts are vertical; a pressing plate is fixed to the lower end of each rotating shaft; the lower surface of the pressing plate is a contact surface for contacting the chocolate; the tray fixing device includes a tray fixing plate and a tray moving device; a plurality of fixing grooves for fixing the tray are formed on the tray fixing plate; the tray moving device can drive the tray fixing plate to move; the tray moving device can move the fixing groove on the tray fixing plate to directly below the rotating shaft; the tray moving device can move the fixing groove on the tray fixing plate away from directly below the rotating shaft. The sorting device for the chocolate production line provided by the present invention solves the problem that the surface of the chocolate is uneven and unsightly after processing in the prior art chocolate shaping process, and can better flatten and shape the chocolate.

[0044] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and do not limit the patent scope of the present utility model accordingly. Any equivalent structural transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present utility model, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A material sorting device for a chocolate production line, characterized in that: It includes a rotating flattening device and a pallet fixing device capable of limiting the movement of the pallet; The rotating flattening device comprises a vertical moving device movable in the vertical direction, a rotating device and a pressing disk; The rotating device is fixed on the vertical moving device; the vertical moving device can drive the rotating device to move in the vertical direction; The extrusion disk is fixed on the rotating device; the rotating device includes a plurality of rotating shafts; the axes of the rotating shafts are vertical; a pressing disk is fixed to the lower end of each rotating shaft; the lower surface of the pressing disk is a contact surface for contacting chocolate; The pallet fixing device comprises a pallet fixing plate and a pallet moving device; the pallet fixing plate is provided with a plurality of fixing grooves for fixing the pallet; The pallet moving device can drive the pallet fixing plate to move; The pallet moving device can move the fixing groove of the pallet fixing plate to directly below the rotating shaft; the pallet moving device can move the fixing groove on the pallet fixing plate away from directly below the rotating shaft.

2. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet fixing device further comprises a plurality of lifting devices; the lifting devices comprise a moving block which can move in a vertical direction; the upper surface of the moving block is a plane; The lifting device is arranged vertically below the tray fixing plate; The fixing slot includes a slot hole for supporting the tray; the slot hole penetrates vertically; the moving block can pass through the slot hole of the fixing slot; A moving block is arranged directly below each rotating shaft; The moving block includes a raised state and a lowered state; When the moving block is in the raised state, the upper surface of the moving block is higher than the surface where the upper notch of the slot hole of the fixing slot is located; When the moving block is in a lowered state, the upper surface of the moving block is lower than the surface where the lower notch of the slot hole of the fixing slot is located.

3. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting device comprises a driving motor, a cam, a connecting rod, a rocker arm and a lifting rod; The driving motor is drivingly connected to the cam; The connecting rod is extended in the horizontal direction; the connecting rod is rotatably connected to the rocker arm; a guide wheel is provided at one end of the connecting rod; the guide wheel at the end of the connecting rod is always in close contact with the wheel rim of the cam; the connecting rod can slide in the horizontal direction; the sliding direction of the connecting rod is perpendicular to the rotating shaft of the cam; The lifting rod is rotatably connected to the rocker arm; the lifting rod can slide in the vertical direction; the rod length of the lifting rod extends in the vertical direction; and the moving block is fixed to the vertical upper end of the lifting rod.

4. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet moving device comprises a conveyor belt; the pallet fixing plate is fixed on the conveyor belt; Three rows of rotating shafts are arranged along the moving direction of the conveyor belt; each row of rotating shafts is arranged perpendicular to the moving direction of the conveyor belt; The conveyor belt can move the tray fixing plate to pass vertically below the three rows of rotating shafts in sequence; When the tray fixing plate moves under the three rows of rotating shafts, the single fixing groove on the tray fixing plate will sequentially pass vertically under one of the rotating shafts in each row of the three rows of rotating shafts; The fixing groove first reaches the extrusion disk vertically below the rotating shaft, and a circular baffle is arranged on the lower surface of the extrusion disk; the circular axis of the baffle is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the extrusion disk.

5. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower surface of the extrusion disk provided with the baffle is provided with a material blocking block; the material blocking block is a cylindrical rigid structural block; the cylindrical axis of the material blocking block is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the extrusion disk; the cylindrical lower bottom surface of the material blocking block is below the lower surface of the extrusion disk.

6. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: A plurality of stirring rods are fixed to the lower surface of the extrusion plate provided with the baffle; the length of the stirring rods is extended in the vertical direction; the height of the vertical lower end of the stirring rod is lower than the height of the lower surface of the extrusion plate.

7. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lower surface of the extrusion disk is a conical surface protruding downward; the conical axis of the conical surface of the lower surface of the extrusion disk is consistent with the axis of the rotating shaft fixing the extrusion disk.

8. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating device comprises a first platform, a second platform, a third platform, a plurality of rotating drive motors, a plurality of driving wheels, a plurality of driven wheels and a plurality of belts; A plurality of driven wheels are rotatably fixed on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform respectively; the axles of the driven wheels are vertical; The rotation drive motors are respectively fixed on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform; The driving wheel is fixed on the main shaft of each of the rotating driving motors; The driving wheel on the rotating driving motor fixed on the first platform is connected to all the driven wheels on the first platform through the belt transmission; The driving wheel on the rotating driving motor fixed on the second platform is connected to all the driven wheels on the second platform through the belt transmission; The driving wheel on the rotating driving motor fixed on the third platform is connected to all the driven wheels on the third platform through the belt transmission; The vertical moving device can independently drive the first platform, the second platform and the third platform to move in vertical directions respectively; The three rows of rotating shafts are respectively matched and fixed with the driven wheels on the first platform, the second platform and the third platform; Between the rotating shaft and the driven wheel which cooperate with each other, the axis of the rotating shaft is coaxial with the wheel axle of the driven wheel.

9. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 8, characterized in that: The vertical moving device includes a fixed platform and a plurality of electric cylinders; The fixing platform is arranged vertically above the pallet fixing device; The electric cylinder is fixed on the fixed platform; the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder is telescopically arranged in the vertical direction; The first platform, the second platform and the third platform are respectively fixed to the telescopic shafts of a plurality of the electric cylinders.

10. The material sorting device for a chocolate production line according to claim 2, characterized in that: The upper surface of the moving block is provided with an anti-slip sheet.

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