Intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of mechanical manufacturing of bowl food such as non-fried noodles, rice noodles and vermicelli, and particularly discloses an intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine which comprises a rack, an airflow shaping device, a controller and a signal device. The signal device comprises a first sensor and a second sensor, the first sensor is used for collecting a conveying distance signal of the drying line, and the second sensor is used for collecting a conveying speed signal of the drying line; the controller is connected with the first sensor and controls the translation device to trigger operation according to a signal of the first sensor, and the controller is connected with the second sensor and controls the translation device and the drying line to move synchronously according to a signal of the second sensor. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine can accurately follow and shape bowl-packed non-fried flour cakes, rice flour and vermicelli in the conveying process, and has the advantages of being low in failure rate, high in accuracy and capable of saving cost.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of manufacturing machinery for bowl-shaped foods such as non-fried noodles, rice noodles and vermicelli, in particular to an intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid growth of the consumption demand for convenient instant food products, more and more brands of convenient instant foods such as instant noodles, instant rice noodles, and instant hot and sour noodles have emerged on the market. Compared with fried instant noodles (shaped by frying), non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, vermicelli, etc. are products shaped by drying. Before drying, it is necessary to blow air to shape the bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, and vermicelli. The original air-blowing shaping device cannot accurately follow the bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, and vermicelli during transportation for air-blowing shaping. The bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, vermicelli, etc. are blown flat when passing under the air-blowing shaping device during transportation, and such air-blowing shaping devices need to continuously blow air, wasting high-pressure air. How to make the air flow shaping device accurately follow and shape the bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, and vermicelli during transportation, and make the air flow shaping device only blow high-pressure air accurately on the bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, and vermicelli during the follow-up shaping process, and not blow high-pressure air during the process of returning to the origin position, is a technical problem that needs to be urgently solved in this field. Content of the Utility Model

[0003] Aiming at the problems in the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine to solve the problem that the air flow shaping device cannot accurately follow and shape the bowl-shaped non-fried noodle cakes, rice noodles, and vermicelli during transportation.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the technical solution of the utility model is as follows:

[0005] The utility model provides an intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine, which includes a frame and an air flow shaping device. A translation device for driving the air flow shaping device to move back and forth is arranged on the frame. The intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine further includes a controller and a signal device. The signal device includes a first sensor and a second sensor. The first sensor is used to collect the conveying distance signal of the drying line, and the second sensor is used to collect the conveying speed signal of the drying line. The controller is connected to the first sensor and controls the triggering operation of the translation device according to the signal of the first sensor. The controller is connected to the second sensor and controls the translation device to move synchronously with the drying line according to the signal of the second sensor.

[0006] Further preferably, the signal device further includes a sprocket and a signal disk. The sprocket is in transmission connection with the chain of the drying line. The sprocket is rotatably connected to the bearing seat through a sprocket shaft. The signal disk is fixedly connected to the sprocket shaft. The first sensor is arranged corresponding to the signal disk. When the signal disk rotates a certain number of turns, the controller controls the triggering operation of the translation device. The second sensor is connected to the sprocket shaft, and the controller controls the translation device to move synchronously with the drying line chain according to the signal of the second sensor.

[0007] Further preferably, the first sensor is a U-shaped photoelectric switch sensor, a protrusion cooperating with the first sensor is arranged on the side of the signal disk, and the second sensor is a rotary photoelectric encoder.

[0008] Further preferably, the signal device further includes a protective cover covering the sprocket, the signal disk, the first sensor and the second sensor to protect the signal device.

[0009] Further preferably, the translation device includes a movable frame, a lead screw and a lead screw motor. The air flow shaping device is arranged on the movable frame. The movable frame is slidably connected to the frame through a slider. The lead screw is fixedly connected to the frame. The lead screw motor is fixedly connected to the movable frame through a motor bracket, and the lead screw motor is in transmission connection with the lead screw.

[0010] Further preferably, the air flow shaping device is further connected to the movable frame through a lifting device, and the lifting device is used to drive the air flow shaping device to lift relative to the movable frame.

[0011] Further preferably, the lifting device includes lifting components respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the movable frame. The lifting components include a telescopic driving member, a bottom plate and two columns. The upper parts of the two columns are suspended and connected to the movable frame at intervals, and the lower parts of the two columns are fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom plate at intervals. The bottom of the telescopic driving member is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom plate. A linear bearing is slidably connected to each column. The two sides of the shaping bracket of the air flow shaping device are respectively fixedly connected to the top of the corresponding telescopic driving member and the two linear bearings.

[0012] Further preferably, the telescopic driving member is a cylinder.

[0013] Further preferably, a compression spring is sleeved on the column between the linear bearing and the bottom plate.

[0014] Further preferably, a buffer sleeve is sleeved on the column close to the movable frame.

[0015] The intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine of the present application can accurately follow and shape bowl-shaped non-fried noodles, rice noodles, and vermicelli during the conveying process. Since two sensors are used to judge the conveying distance and speed of the drying box respectively, the calculation and judgment logic of the controller is simple, which can reduce the failure rate of the shaping equipment and improve the accuracy. In addition, the controller can control whether the compressed air solenoid valve in the air flow shaping device is opened according to whether the translation device drives the air flow shaping device to perform follow-up shaping, so that the compressed air solenoid valve can be closed during the non-follow-up shaping time, thereby saving the consumption of compressed air and cost. Therefore, the intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine in the embodiment of the present application can accurately follow and shape bowl-shaped non-fried noodles, rice noodles, and vermicelli during the conveying process, and has the advantages of low failure rate, high accuracy, and cost savings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0017] FIG. Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] FIG. Figure 2 is a front cross-sectional structural diagram of a signal device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] FIG. Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional structural diagram of a signal device provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] FIG. Figure 4 is a front structural diagram of the connection between a translation device and a frame provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] FIG. Figure 5 is a side structural diagram of the connection between a translation device and a frame provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] FIG. Figure 6 is a structural diagram of the connection between a lifting device and a movable frame and a shaping bracket provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0023] In the figure: 1. Frame; 2. Airflow shaping device; 201. Shaping bracket; 3. Translational device; 301. Movable frame; 302. Lead screw; 303. Lead screw motor; 304. Motor bracket; 4. Lifting device; 401. Cylinder; 402. Base plate; 403. Column; 404. Hexagon cap nut; 405. Linear bearing; 406. Compression spring; 407. Buffer sleeve; 5. Signal device; 501. Sprocket; 502. Signal disc; 503. First sensor; 504. Second sensor; 505. Sprocket shaft; 506. Bearing block; 507. Protective cover. Detailed implementation manners

[0024] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0025] As Figures 1-6 shown, a specific embodiment of the present invention provides an intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine for shaping bowl-shaped products such as non-fried noodles, rice noodles, vermicelli, and noodle filaments before drying. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine in this embodiment includes a frame 1 and an airflow shaping device 2. A translational device 3 for driving the airflow shaping device 2 to move back and forth is provided on the frame 1. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine further includes a controller and a signal device 5. The signal device 5 includes a first sensor 503 and a second sensor 504. The first sensor 503 is used to collect the conveying distance signal of the drying line, and the second sensor 504 is used to collect the conveying speed signal of the drying line. The controller is connected to the first sensor 503 and controls the triggering operation of the translational device 3 according to the signal of the first sensor 503. The controller is connected to the second sensor 504 and controls the translational device 3 to move synchronously with the drying line according to the signal of the second sensor 504.

[0026] The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine in the embodiment of the present application is provided with two sensors. On the one hand, the first sensor 503 can collect the conveying distance signal of the drying line. The controller determines whether the bowl-packed product is transported to the position below the airflow shaping device 2 and whether the translation device 3 should return according to the signal collected by the first sensor 503. After the bowl-packed product is transported to the position, the controller controls the translation device 3 to start running, that is, the first sensor 503 can sense the origin signal of the translation device 3; on the other hand, the second sensor 504 can collect the precise and real-time running speed of the drying line, so that the translation device 3 and the drying line can ensure synchronous movement in real time, so that the translation device 3 can drive the airflow shaping device 2 to follow the bowl-packed product to move and shape. When the shaping is completed, the controller controls the translation device 3 to drive the airflow shaping device 2 to return to the original position. After the controller determines the origin signal of the next translation device according to the conveying distance signal collected by the first sensor 503, the aforementioned process is repeated. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine of the present application can accurately follow and shape the bowl-packed non-fried noodles, rice noodles and vermicelli in the conveying process. Since two sensors are used to judge the conveying distance and speed of the drying box respectively, the controller calculation and judgment logic is simple, which can reduce the failure rate of the shaping equipment and improve accuracy.

[0027] In addition, the controller can control whether the compressed air solenoid valve in the airflow shaping device 2 is opened according to whether the translation device 3 drives the airflow shaping device 2 to perform follow-up shaping, so that the compressed air solenoid valve can be closed during non-follow-up shaping time, thereby saving compressed air usage and saving costs.

[0028] Therefore, the intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine in the embodiment of the present application can accurately follow and shape the bowl-packed non-fried noodles, rice noodles, and vermicelli in the conveying process, and has the advantages of low failure rate, high accuracy and cost saving.

[0029] In some embodiments, Figure 2 and Figure 3 The signal device 5 also includes a sprocket 501 and a signal disk 502. The sprocket 501 is connected to the chain transmission of the drying line. The sprocket 501 is rotatably connected to the bearing seat 506 through the sprocket shaft 505. The signal disk 502 is fixedly connected to the sprocket shaft 505. The first sensor 503 corresponds to the signal disk 502 and is arranged on the bearing seat 506 through a bracket. When the signal disk 502 rotates to a certain number of circles, the controller controls the translation device 3 to trigger the operation. The second sensor 504 is connected to the sprocket shaft 505. The controller controls the translation device 3 to move synchronously with the drying line chain according to the signal of the second sensor 504.

[0030] When the drying line adopts chain drive, in this embodiment, the first sensor 503 can sense the origin signal of the operation of the translation device 3 according to the rotation of the signal disk 502, and the second sensor 504 can directly sense the accurate and real-time rotation speed of the sprocket shaft 505 according to the sprocket shaft 505, so as to facilitate the synchronization of the translation device 3 and the drying line chain movement.

[0031] Based on the above embodiment, the first sensor 503 is a U-shaped photoelectric switch sensor, and the side of the signal disk 502 is provided with a protrusion that matches the U-shaped groove of the U-shaped photoelectric switch sensor, which can accurately detect the number of rotations of the sprocket. The second sensor 504 is a rotary photoelectric encoder, which can accurately detect the real-time speed of the sprocket rotation.

[0032] On the basis of the above embodiment, the signal device 5 further includes a shield 507 covering the outside of the sprocket 501, the signal disk 502, the first sensor 503 and the second sensor 504, so as to protect the signal device 5. On the one hand, it can prevent the surrounding facilities from affecting the signal detection and transmission in the signal device 5, and on the other hand, the shield 507 is arranged outside the rotating sprocket 501 to avoid mechanical damage and ensure production safety.

[0033] In some embodiments, Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, the translation device 3 includes a movable frame 301, a screw 302 and a screw motor 303. The airflow shaping device 2 is arranged on the movable frame 301. The movable frame 301 is slidably connected to the frame 1 through a slider. The screw 302 is fixedly connected to the frame 1. The screw motor 303 is fixedly connected to the movable frame 301 through a motor bracket 304. The screw motor 303 is transmission-connected to the screw 302. By arranging the screw 302 and the screw motor 303 to cooperate, the movable frame 301 can be conveniently driven to move in parallel by controlling the screw motor 303, and the movement precision is high. In addition, the structure is simpler than that of the screw-nut type transmission device.

[0034] Based on the above embodiments, Figure 6 As shown, the airflow shaping device 2 is also connected to the movable frame 301 through the lifting device 4. The lifting device 4 is used to drive the airflow shaping device 2 to rise and fall relative to the movable frame 301, so that the airflow shaping device can shape the bowl-packaged product from high to bottom, and the shaping effect is better.

[0035] Specifically, the lifting device 4 includes lifting components respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the movable frame 301. The lifting components include a telescopic driving member, a bottom plate 402, and two columns 403. The upper parts of the two columns 403 are spaced apart and hoisted and connected to the movable frame 301 through hexagonal cap nuts 404. The lower parts of the two columns 403 are spaced apart and fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom plate 402. The bottom of the telescopic driving member is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom plate 402. A linear bearing 405 is also slidably connected to each column 403. Both sides of the shaping bracket 201 of the air flow shaping device 2 are respectively fixedly connected to the top of the corresponding cylinder 401 and the two linear bearings 405. The telescopic driving member can control the rising and falling of the shaping bracket 201, and the linear bearing 405 can guide the rising and falling of the shaping bracket 201. By independently controlling the rising and falling of the shaping bracket 201 of the air flow shaping device 2 through the telescopic driving member, it is convenient to adjust the lifting amplitude and speed, and the adaptability is better.

[0036] In addition, a compression spring 406 is sleeved on the column 403 between the linear bearing 405 and the bottom plate 402, making the rising and falling process of the shaping bracket 202 smoother. A buffer sleeve 407 is sleeved on the column 403 close to the movable frame 301, which can prevent the shaping bracket 202 from directly hitting the movable frame 301 hard after rising, playing a buffering role.

[0037] The overall working principle of the intelligent follow-up air flow shaping machine in this application is as follows:

[0038] The operation of the drying line chain directly drives the sprocket 501 in the signal device 5 to rotate. The sprocket 501 triggers the first photoelectric switch sensor 503 through the sprocket shaft 505. The signal of the first photoelectric switch sensor 503 is transmitted to the controller to drive the lead screw motor 303 in the translation device 3 to start operating. The rotating photoelectric encoder second sensor 504 emits high-frequency pulse signals, which can accurately control the operating speed of the lead screw motor 303. The lead screw motor 303 converts the rotational motion into a linear motion through the lead screw 302, so that the traveling speed of the movable frame 301 and the traveling speed of the bowl row on the drying line are follow-up synchronized. After the movable frame 301 starts to travel, the cylinder 401 of the lifting device 4 installed on the movable frame 301 works, and the air flow shaping device 2 is lowered above the bowl-shaped product for shaping. After the work is completed, the pneumatic solenoid valve stops supplying air, the cylinder of the lifting device 4 rises, the lead screw motor 303 rotates in the reverse direction, and the movable frame 301 quickly returns to the original position to wait for the next signal, and so on in a cycle.

[0039] Finally, it should also be noted that in this text, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising an..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element.

[0040] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. For the same or similar parts among the various embodiments, reference may be made to each other.

[0041] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but rather to the broadest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. An intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine, comprising a frame (1) and an airflow shaping device (2), wherein the frame (1) is provided with a translation device (3) for driving the airflow shaping device (2) to move forward and backward, characterized in that: It also includes a controller and a signal device (5), wherein the signal device (5) includes a first sensor (503) and a second sensor (504), wherein the first sensor (503) is used to collect a conveying distance signal of the drying line, and the second sensor (504) is used to collect a conveying speed signal of the drying line, wherein the controller is connected to the first sensor (503) and controls the translation device (3) to trigger operation according to the signal of the first sensor (503), and the controller is connected to the second sensor (504) and controls the translation device (3) to move synchronously with the drying line according to the signal of the second sensor (504).

2. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The signal device (5) further comprises a sprocket (501) and a signal disk (502); the sprocket (501) is connected to the chain transmission of the drying line; the sprocket (501) is rotatably connected to the bearing seat (506) via a sprocket shaft (505); the signal disk (502) is fixedly connected to the sprocket shaft (505); the first sensor (503) is arranged corresponding to the signal disk (502); when the signal disk (502) rotates a certain number of times, the controller controls the translation device (3) to trigger operation; the second sensor (504) is connected to the sprocket shaft (505); and the controller controls the translation device (3) to move synchronously with the drying line chain according to the signal of the second sensor (504).

3. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The first sensor (503) is a U-shaped photoelectric switch sensor, a protrusion matching with the first sensor (503) is provided on the side of the signal disk (502), and the second sensor (504) is a rotary photoelectric encoder.

4. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The signal device (5) further comprises a protective cover (507) covering the outside of the sprocket (501), the signal disk (502), the first sensor (503) and the second sensor (504) so ​​as to protect the signal device (5).

5. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The translation device (3) comprises a movable frame (301), a screw rod (302) and a screw rod motor (303); the airflow shaping device (2) is arranged on the movable frame (301); the movable frame (301) is slidably connected to the frame (1) via a slider; the screw rod (302) is fixedly connected to the frame (1); the screw rod motor (303) is fixedly connected to the movable frame (301) via a motor bracket (304); and the screw rod motor (303) is drivingly connected to the screw rod (302).

6. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The airflow shaping device (2) is also connected to the movable frame (301) via a lifting device (4), and the lifting device (4) is used to drive the airflow shaping device (2) to rise and fall relative to the movable frame (301).

7. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lifting device (4) comprises lifting components respectively fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the movable frame (301), and the lifting components comprise a telescopic driving member, a base plate (402) and two columns (403); the upper parts of the two columns (403) are hoisted and connected to the movable frame (301) at intervals, and the lower parts of the two columns (403) are fixedly connected to the two sides of the base plate (402) at intervals; the bottom of the telescopic driving member is fixedly connected to the middle of the base plate (402); each of the columns (403) is slidably connected to a linear bearing (405); and the two sides of the shaping bracket (201) of the airflow shaping device (2) are respectively fixedly connected to the top of the telescopic driving member and the two linear bearings (405) on the corresponding sides.

8. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The telescopic driving member is a cylinder (401).

9. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: A compression spring (406) is sleeved on the column (403) between the linear bearing (405) and the base plate (402).

10. The intelligent follow-up airflow shaping machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: A buffer sleeve (407) is sleeved on the upright post (403) located adjacent to the movable frame (301).

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