Raw material drying device for chocolate processing

Abstract

The utility model discloses a raw material drying device for chocolate processing, which comprises a drying box and a placing tray, a stand column is fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the drying box, a drying assembly for drying chocolate raw materials is arranged on the outer wall of the stand column, and a driving assembly for enabling the placing tray to rotate is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box. The utility model relates to the technical field of chocolate processing, in the chocolate processing device, drying assemblies are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the outer wall of a placing disc for placing cocoa beans, the cocoa beans can be dried from the upper side and the lower side respectively, and a driving assembly is arranged on the lower side of the placing disc. According to the cocoa bean drying device, the cocoa beans can be dried more uniformly, the drying speed of chocolate raw materials is increased to a certain extent, the cocoa beans are heated more uniformly, the cocoa beans are dried more thoroughly, and the cocoa beans are dried more uniformly. And the chocolate processing efficiency and quality are improved to a certain extent.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of chocolate processing, in particular to a raw material drying device for chocolate processing. Background Technique

[0002] Chocolate is a kind of sweet food mainly made of cocoa paste and cocoa butter. It not only has a delicate and sweet taste, but also has a strong aroma. It is the best gift for Valentine's Day. Chocolate can be eaten directly or used to make cakes, ice cream, etc. Chocolate is small in volume, generates a lot of heat, and tastes sweet. It is found that chocolate contains antioxidants contained in red wine.

[0003] In the process of chocolate processing, it is often necessary to dry the raw material cocoa beans first to improve the quality of the produced chocolate. When the existing cocoa bean drying device is used, the cocoa beans are placed in a plate, and then the plate is put into a dryer for high-temperature drying. Since the position of the plate for placing the cocoa beans is fixed, the cocoa beans are not thoroughly dried, the drying speed is slow and the heating is relatively uneven. The overall phenomenon of uneven heating is likely to occur, and a large amount of energy is required to completely dry the cocoa beans. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a raw material drying device for chocolate processing to solve the problems put forward in the above background technique.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A raw material drying device for chocolate processing includes a drying box and a placement plate. A column is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drying box, and a drying component for drying chocolate raw materials is arranged on the outer wall of the column. A driving component for rotating the placement plate is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box.

[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, there are multiple placement plates, a connecting rod is fixedly connected between two adjacent placement plates, air holes are opened on the inner wall of the placement plate, and a placement groove is opened on the upper inner wall of the placement plate.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the drying component includes an installation frame, an air inlet is arranged on one side of the installation frame, an air outlet is arranged on the other side of the installation frame, there are multiple groups of installation frames, and each group has two installation frames.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, one installation frame is fixedly installed on one side of the outer wall of the column, and the air outlet of the installation frame is located above the placement plate. The other installation frame is fixedly installed on the other side of the outer wall of the column, and the air outlet of the installation frame is located below the placement plate.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a blower is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the installation frame close to the air inlet, an electric heating plate is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the installation frame, and a dust-proof net is fixedly installed inside the inner wall of the installation frame and located inside the air outlet.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, the driving assembly includes a motor, the motor is fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the drying box, an output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft, and a driving gear is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, a mounting seat is fixedly installed on the bottom inner wall of the drying box, a mounting block is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the mounting seat, a toothed ring is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mounting block, the toothed ring is in transmission connection with the driving gear, and a connecting groove is formed in the inner wall of the mounting block.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the present utility model, an installation groove is formed in the inner side of the outer wall of the mounting seat, a ball is placed in the inner wall of the installation groove, the ball is in rolling connection with the mounting block through the connecting groove, a support plate is fixedly installed at the upper end of the mounting block, and the upper end of the support plate is fixedly connected with the lowermost placing tray.

[0014] Additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will be given in part in the following description, become apparent in part from the following description, or be understood through the practice of the present utility model.

[0015] Beneficial effects: In the present utility model, drying assemblies are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the outer wall of the placing tray for placing cocoa beans, and the cocoa beans can be dried from the upper and lower sides respectively. Moreover, a driving assembly is arranged on the lower side of the placing tray, which can drive all the placing trays and the cocoa beans inside them to rotate uniformly and slowly together, so that the cocoa beans inside the placing tray can be fully dried by the drying assemblies on the upper and lower sides, solving the problem that in the existing drying device for raw materials in chocolate processing, the position of the tray for placing cocoa beans is fixed, resulting in incomplete drying of the cocoa beans, slow drying speed, uneven heating, and overall easy occurrence of uneven heat reception. To completely dry the cocoa beans requires a large amount of energy. The present utility model can dry the cocoa beans more evenly, improve the drying speed of chocolate raw materials to a certain extent, and the heating of the cocoa beans is relatively uniform, making the drying of the cocoa beans more thorough, and improving the chocolate processing efficiency and quality to a certain extent. Description of the Drawings

[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present utility model will become obvious and easy to understand from the description of the embodiments in conjunction with the following drawings, where:

[0017] Figure 1It is a schematic structural diagram of a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0018] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the internal section of a drying box in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0019] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of a drying component and a driving component in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic structural diagram of a placement tray in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0021] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of a drying component in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic structural diagram of a driving component in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0023] Figure 7 It is a schematic structural diagram of an explosion of a drying component in a raw material drying device for chocolate processing.

[0024] In the figure: drying box 1; placement tray 2; vertical column 11; connecting rod 21; ventilation hole 201; placement groove 202; mounting frame 31; fan 30; electric heating plate 32; dust-proof net 33; motor 41; rotating shaft 42; driving gear 43; mounting seat 51; mounting block 52; tooth ring 53; ball 54; support plate 55. Detailed implementation manners

[0025] The embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. The examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, where the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements or elements with the same or similar functions from beginning to end. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention and should not be construed as a limitation to the present invention.

[0026] Embodiment 1: As Figures 1-7 , it includes a drying box 1 and a placement tray 2. The inner wall of the drying box 1 is fixedly installed with a vertical column 11. An outer wall of the vertical column 11 is provided with a drying component for drying chocolate raw materials. The bottom of the inner wall of the drying box 1 is provided with a driving component for rotating the placement tray 2; the number of the placement trays 2 is multiple, and a connecting rod 21 is fixedly connected between two adjacent placement trays 2. The inner wall of the placement tray 2 is provided with a ventilation hole 201, and an upper inner wall of the placement tray 2 is provided with a placement groove 202;

[0027] The specific practical scenario of this embodiment is as follows: A drying chamber is provided on the inner wall of the drying box 1, and a sealed box door is provided on the front side of the drying box 1. The sealed box door is installed on the front inner wall of the drying box 1 in a conventional manner; a control panel is provided on the outer wall of the drying box 1, and this part of the structure adopts the existing technology; adjacent two placing trays 2 are fixedly connected together by a connecting rod 21. The placing tray 2 is circular, and the column 11 is located at the center of the placing tray 2 and the two are not connected. The top of the column 11 is fixedly connected to the drying box 1, and the bottom of the column 11 is fixedly connected to the mounting base 51; The chocolate raw material cocoa beans can be placed in the placing groove 202 inside the placing tray 2, and through the ventilation holes 201, the drying components can dry the cocoa beans simultaneously from the upper and lower sides;

[0028] Embodiment 2: As Figures 1-7 , including a drying box 1 and a placing tray 2. A column 11 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drying box 1. A drying component for drying chocolate raw materials is provided on the outer wall of the column 11. A driving component for rotating the placing tray 2 is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box 1; The drying component includes a mounting frame 31. An air inlet is provided on one side of the mounting frame 31, and an air outlet is provided on the other side of the mounting frame 31. The number of the mounting frames 31 is multiple groups, and the number of each group of mounting frames 31 is two; One of the mounting frames 31 is fixedly installed on one side of the outer wall of the column 11, and the air outlet of the mounting frame 31 is located above the placing tray 2. The other mounting frame 31 is fixedly installed on the other side of the outer wall of the column 11, and the air outlet of the mounting frame 31 is located below the placing tray 2; A blower 30 is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the mounting frame 31 close to the air inlet. An electric heating plate 32 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the mounting frame 31. A dust-proof net 33 is fixedly installed inside the air outlet on the inner wall of the mounting frame 31;

[0029] The specific practical scenario of this embodiment is as follows: The electric heating plate 32 is located between the blower 30 and the dust-proof net 33;

[0030] An electric heating tube is fixedly installed inside the electric heating plate 32. The electric heating tube is an electrical component that specifically converts electrical energy into heat energy; It has a metal tube as the shell (including stainless steel and copper tubes), and spiral electric heating alloy wires (nickel-chromium, iron-chromium alloys) are evenly distributed along the central axis inside the tube. Its gap is filled and compacted with magnesium oxide sand with good insulation and heat conduction performance. The two ends of the tube mouth are sealed with silica gel. This metal-sheathed electric heating element can heat air. When the electric heating plate 3 works, it can generate heat. When the blower 30 works, it can provide wind power to blow the heat generated by the electric heating plate 3 out of the mounting frame 31 and blow it towards the cocoa beans through the air outlet;

[0031] Embodiment 3: As Figures 1-7, including a drying box 1 and a placing tray 2. A column 11 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the drying box 1. A drying component for drying chocolate raw materials is arranged on the outer wall of the column 11. A driving component for enabling the placing tray 2 to rotate is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box 1; the driving component includes a motor 41, the motor 41 is fixedly installed on the bottom inner wall of the drying box 1, the output shaft of the motor 41 is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft 42, and a driving gear 43 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 42; a mounting seat 51 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box 1, a mounting block 52 is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the mounting seat 51, a toothed ring 53 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mounting block 52, the toothed ring 53 is in transmission connection with the driving gear 43, and a connecting groove is formed in the inner wall of the mounting block 52; an installation groove is formed in the inner side of the outer wall of the mounting seat 51, a ball 54 is placed in the inner wall of the installation groove, the ball 54 is in rolling connection with the mounting block 52 through the connecting groove, a support plate 55 is fixedly installed at the upper end of the mounting block 52, and the upper end of the support plate 55 is fixedly connected to the lowermost placing tray 2;

[0032] The specific practical scenario of this embodiment is: the mounting seat 51 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box 1; the rotating shaft 42 is rotatably installed at the bottom of the inner wall of the mounting seat 51; the mounting block 52 and the toothed ring 53 are of an integral structure. When the motor 41 works, it can drive the rotating shaft 42 to rotate, so that the driving gear 43 rotates. The driving gear 43 is in transmission connection with the toothed ring 53, so that the mounting block 52 rotates on the outer wall of the mounting seat 51; the balls 54 are located inside the connecting groove and the installation groove, and the mounting block 52 can rotate smoothly on the outside of the mounting seat 51 through the balls 54;

[0033] The above structures and principles are all common standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art. Their structures and principles can all be learned by those skilled in the art through technical manuals or obtained through conventional experimental methods;

[0034] The working principle of the present utility model is as follows: Open the sealed box door on the front side of the drying box 1, place the chocolate raw material, cocoa beans, in the placement groove 202 on the inner wall of the placement tray 2, close the box door to seal it, start the fan 30 and the electric heating plate 32. The fan 30 provides wind power, and the heat generated by the electric heating plate 32 is blown out through the air outlet of the installation frame 31. At the same time, start the motor 41. The motor 41 drives the rotating shaft 42 to rotate slowly. The driving gear 43 on the outer wall of the rotating shaft 42 continuously meshes with the toothed ring 53, causing the installation block 52 to rotate on the outer wall of the installation seat 51, thereby driving the support plate 55 to rotate, and making the placement tray 2 fixedly connected to the upper side of the support plate 55 rotate slowly. Through the connection of the connecting rod 21, all the placement trays 2 rotate together. Each group of two installation frames 31 are respectively arranged on the upper and lower sides of the corresponding placement tray 2. The air outlet of the upper installation frame 31 equipped with a dust-proof net 33 is close to the upper side of the placement tray 2, and the fan 30 inside it is located above the electric heating plate 32, and hot air is blown out from the upper side to dry the cocoa beans. The air outlet of the lower installation frame 31 equipped with a dust-proof net 33 is close to the lower side of the placement tray 2, and the hot air blown out by it can penetrate through the air holes 201 to dry the cocoa beans inside the placement groove 202 from the lower side;

[0035] Although the embodiments of the present utility model have been shown and described, those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and purposes of the present utility model. The scope of the present utility model is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A raw material drying device for chocolate processing, comprising a drying box (1) and a placing plate (2), characterized in that: A column (11) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the drying box (1), a drying assembly for drying chocolate raw materials is arranged on the outer wall of the column (11), and a driving assembly for enabling the placement plate (2) to rotate is arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box (1).

2. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are a plurality of placement trays (2), and a connecting rod (21) is fixedly connected between two adjacent placement trays (2). An air vent (201) is provided on the inner wall of the placement tray (2), and a placement groove (202) is provided on the upper inner wall of the placement tray (2).

3. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying component comprises a mounting frame (31), one side of the mounting frame (31) is provided with an air inlet, and the other side of the mounting frame (31) is provided with an air outlet, and there are multiple groups of mounting frames (31), and each group of mounting frames (31) has two mounting frames (31).

4. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: One of the mounting frames (31) is fixedly mounted on one side of the outer wall of the column (11), and the air outlet of the mounting frame (31) is located on the upper side of the placement plate (2); the other mounting frame (31) is fixedly mounted on the other side of the outer wall of the column (11), and the air outlet of the mounting frame (31) is located on the lower side of the placement plate (2).

5. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A fan (30) is fixedly mounted on one side of the inner wall of the installation frame (31) close to the air inlet, an electric heating plate (32) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the installation frame (31), and a dustproof net (33) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the installation frame (31) and located inside the air outlet.

6. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a motor (41), the motor (41) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom of the drying box (1), the output shaft of the motor (41) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (42), and a driving gear (43) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (42).

7. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A mounting seat (51) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the inner wall of the drying box (1); a mounting block (52) is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the mounting seat (51); a gear ring (53) is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the mounting block (52); the gear ring (53) is transmission-connected to the driving gear (43); and a connecting groove is provided on the inner wall of the mounting block (52).

8. A chocolate processing raw material drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The inner side of the outer wall of the mounting seat (51) is provided with a mounting groove, the inner wall of the mounting groove is provided with a ball (54), the ball (54) is rollingly connected to the mounting block (52) through the connecting groove, the upper end of the mounting block (52) is fixedly provided with a support plate (55), and the upper end of the support plate (55) is fixedly connected to the lowermost placement plate (2).

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