Coating device for chocolate production

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of chocolate production, and particularly relates to a coating device for chocolate production, which comprises a coating mechanism for improving the use stability of the coating device and coating chocolate, and a feeding mechanism for conveying slit chocolate is arranged above the coating mechanism. And a material guide mechanism capable of storing a certain amount of chocolates and conveying the chocolates to the coating mechanism in batches for coating treatment is arranged below the feeding mechanism. According to the chocolate coating machine, the feeding belt can be driven by the motor to rotate, and chocolates to be coated are fed into the storage hopper in batches for temporary storage; and according to the coating treatment capacity of the coating machine body, the chocolates stored in the storage hopper are controlled by the guide valve to be guided to the coating machine body in batches, so that the continuity of coating treatment of the chocolates is ensured, and the coating work efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of chocolate production, and particularly relates to a coating device for chocolate production. Background Art

[0002] High-efficiency coating machines are highly efficient, energy-saving, safe, and clean mechatronic devices that can apply organic film coatings, water-soluble film coatings, sustained-release coatings, and controlled-release coatings to tablets, pills, and candies. They are suitable for the pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries. They are available in stainless steel and copper, depending on the material of the pot. They are also available in perforated and non-perforated models, depending on heat exchange efficiency. They are also available in production and experimental models, depending on production capacity.

[0003] Chinese patent publication number CN209983464U discloses a chocolate enrobing machine with easy feeding. The machine comprises a support base and a main body of the enrobing machine. A feeding mechanism is fixedly mounted within the front end of the support base. The feeding mechanism comprises a mounting panel, a fixed plate disposed above the mounting panel, and two sliding rods symmetrically disposed on the bottom surface of the fixed plate. A lifting assembly is disposed in the middle of the top surface of the mounting panel, and a pushing assembly is disposed at the upper end of the lifting assembly. The end of the pushing assembly is rotatably connected to the supporting assembly. The present invention utilizes a double-force cylinder to lift sliding block A, pushing sliding block B upward with it. The cylinder then pushes the trapezoidal connecting plate at the lower end of an L-shaped supporting base 601, causing the upper end of the L-shaped supporting base to tilt backward, thereby pouring the loaded chocolate into the feed bin of the main body of the enrobing machine. The present invention has a compact structure and effectively avoids the traditional method of manual feeding, reducing the labor intensity of workers.

[0004] However, in the prior art, chocolate coating devices still have the disadvantages of long loading time and poor continuity. Therefore, a coating device for chocolate production is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a coating device for chocolate production.

[0006] The technical solutions adopted in this utility model are as follows:

[0007] A chocolate coating device for production includes a coating mechanism for improving the stability of the device and coating the chocolate. A feeding mechanism is provided above the coating mechanism for conveying cut chocolate. A material guide mechanism is provided below the feeding mechanism for storing a certain amount of chocolate and conveying this amount of chocolate in batches to the coating mechanism for coating.

[0008] The coating mechanism includes a base, a support plate is provided on the base, hanging rings are provided on both sides of the support plate, and a coating machine body is provided above the support plate;

[0009] The feeding mechanism includes a feeding rack arranged on one side of the coating machine body, a driving roller is arranged between the feeding racks, a driven roller is arranged at the end of the feeding rack away from the driving roller, a feeding belt is arranged between the driving roller and the driven roller, a spacer is arranged on the feeding belt, a feeding rack is arranged on the side of the feeding rack away from the coating machine body, a motor is arranged below the feeding rack, a driving wheel is arranged at the output end of the motor, a driven wheel is arranged at the end of the driving roller close to the driving wheel, and a belt is arranged between the driving wheel and the driven wheel.

[0010] Preferably, the material guiding mechanism comprises a material guiding rack arranged above the base, a material storage hopper is arranged above the material guiding rack, a material guiding valve is arranged at the material discharge end of the material storage hopper, and a material guiding pipe is arranged below the material guiding valve.

[0011] Preferably, the base is slidably connected to the support plate and fixed by bolts, and the base is threadedly connected to the lifting ring and limited by nuts.

[0012] Preferably, the active roller and the driven roller are both rotatably connected to the feeding rack, and the active roller and the driven roller are both frictionally connected to the feeding belt.

[0013] Preferably, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are both frictionally connected to the belt.

[0014] Preferably, the material guide valve and the material guide pipe are connected via a flange.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the feeding belt can be driven by a motor to rotate, and the chocolate to be coated can be fed into the storage hopper in batches for temporary storage; and according to the coating processing capacity of the coating machine body, the chocolate stored in the storage hopper is controlled by the guide valve to be guided to the coating machine body in batches, thereby ensuring the continuity of the chocolate coating process and improving the efficiency of the coating work. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the following specific embodiments, they are used to explain the present invention but do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 This is an isometric structural diagram of a chocolate coating device according to the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a chocolate coating device according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3This is a schematic structural diagram of a coating machine body of a coating device for chocolate production according to the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a feeding mechanism of a coating device for chocolate production according to the present invention.

[0021] The following are the descriptions of the reference numerals:

[0022] 1. Coating mechanism; 101. Base; 102. Support plate; 103. Lifting ring; 104. Coating machine body; 2. Feeding mechanism; 201. Feeding rack; 202. Active roller; 203. Driven roller; 204. Feeding belt; 205. Spacer; 206. Feeding rack; 207. Motor; 208. Active wheel; 209. Driven wheel; 210. Belt; 3. Material guiding mechanism; 301. Material guiding rack; 302. Storage hopper; 303. Material guiding valve; 304. Material guiding pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise specified, "multiple" means two or more.

[0024] In the description of this utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, the terms "installed," "connected," and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they can refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integral connections; mechanical connections, electrical connections; direct connections, indirect connections through an intermediate medium, and internal communication between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of the above terms in this utility model based on specific circumstances.

[0025] The present invention will be further described below through embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0026] like Figure 1-Figure 4As shown, a chocolate coating device for production includes a coating mechanism 1 for improving the stability of the device and coating the chocolate. A feeding mechanism 2 for conveying the cut chocolate is provided above the coating mechanism 1. A material guiding mechanism 3 is provided below the feeding mechanism 2 for storing a certain amount of chocolate and conveying this portion of chocolate in batches to the coating mechanism 1 for coating.

[0027] In this embodiment: the coating mechanism 1 includes a base 101, a support plate 102 is provided on the base 101, hanging rings 103 are provided on both sides of the support plate 102, and a coating machine body 104 is provided above the support plate 102; the base 101 is slidably connected to the support plate 102 and fixed by bolts, and the base 101 and the hanging ring 103 are threadedly connected and limited by nuts; the hanging ring 103 makes it convenient for staff to move the device through lifting equipment.

[0028] In this embodiment, the feeding mechanism 2 includes a feeding rack 201 arranged on one side of the coating machine body 104, a driving roller 202 is arranged between the feeding rack 201, a driven roller 203 is arranged at one end of the feeding rack 201 away from the driving roller 202, a feeding belt 204 is arranged between the driving roller 202 and the driven roller 203, a spacer 205 is arranged on the feeding belt 204, a feeding rack 206 is arranged on the side of the feeding rack 201 away from the coating machine body 104, a motor 207 is arranged below the feeding rack 201, a driving wheel 208 is arranged at the output end of the motor 207, a driven wheel 209 is arranged at the end of the driving roller 202 close to the driving wheel 208, and the driving wheel 208 and the driven wheel 209 is provided with a belt 210; the active roller 202 and the driven roller 203 are both rotatably connected to the feeding rack 201, the active roller 202 and the driven roller 203 are both frictionally connected to the feeding belt 204, and the active wheel 208 and the driven wheel 209 are both frictionally connected to the belt 210; the motor 207 is working, and the rotation of the output end of the motor 207 is transmitted to the active roller 202 through the active wheel 208, the belt 210, and the driven wheel 209. The active roller 202 can drive the feeding belt 204 and the driven roller 203 to rotate, and deliver the chocolate on the feeding rack 206 to the storage hopper 302. The partition bar 205 can prevent the chocolate from slipping off the feeding belt 204 when being conveyed by the feeding belt 204.

[0029] In this embodiment, the material guiding mechanism 3 includes a material guiding frame 301 disposed above the base 101. A material storage hopper 302 is disposed above the material guiding frame 301. A material guiding valve 303 is disposed at the discharge end of the material storage hopper 302. A material guiding pipe 304 is disposed below the material guiding valve 303. The material guiding valve 303 and the material guiding pipe 304 are connected by a flange. The chocolate entering the material guiding frame 301 can be opened and closed by the staff through the material guiding valve 303. The chocolate enters the coating machine body 104 in batches along the material guiding pipe 304 for coating according to the single processing capacity allowed by the coating machine body 104.

[0030] Working principle: When the device is installed and used for coating chocolate production, the cut chocolate to be coated is poured onto the feeding rack 206, and the motor 207 is activated. The rotation of the output end of the motor 207 is transmitted to the active roller 202 via the active pulley 208, the belt 210, and the driven pulley 209. The active roller 202 can then drive the feeding belt 204 and the driven roller 203 to rotate, and the chocolate on the feeding rack 206 is delivered to the storage hopper 302; the chocolate entering the guide rack 301 can be opened and closed by the staff through the guide valve 303, and enter the coating machine body 104 in batches along the guide pipe 304 for coating according to the single processing volume allowed by the coating machine body 104.

[0031] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Various changes can be made within the knowledge of technicians in the relevant technical field without departing from the purpose of the present invention.

Claims

1. A chocolate coating device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a coating mechanism (1) for improving the stability of the device and coating the chocolate. A feeding mechanism (2) for conveying the cut chocolate is provided above the coating mechanism (1). A material guide mechanism (3) for storing a certain amount of chocolate and conveying the chocolate in batches to the coating mechanism (1) for coating is provided below the feeding mechanism (2). The coating mechanism (1) comprises a base (101), a support plate (102) is provided on the base (101), hanging rings (103) are provided on both sides of the support plate (102), and a coating machine body (104) is provided above the support plate (102); The feeding mechanism (2) comprises a feeding frame (201) arranged on one side of the coating machine body (104), a driving roller (202) is arranged between the feeding frames (201), a driven roller (203) is arranged at one end of the feeding frame (201) away from the driving roller (202), a feeding belt (204) is arranged between the driving roller (202) and the driven roller (203), and a spacer (205) is arranged on the feeding belt (204). A feeding rack (206) is provided on a side of the feeding rack (201) away from the coating machine body (104), a motor (207) is provided below the feeding rack (201), a driving wheel (208) is provided at the output end of the motor (207), a driven wheel (209) is provided at one end of the driving roller (202) close to the driving wheel (208), and a belt (210) is provided between the driving wheel (208) and the driven wheel (209).

2. The chocolate coating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material guiding mechanism (3) comprises a material guiding frame (301) arranged above the base (101); a material storage hopper (302) is arranged above the material guiding frame (301); a material guiding valve (303) is arranged at the discharge end of the material storage hopper (302); and a material guiding pipe (304) is arranged below the material guiding valve (303).

3. The chocolate coating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base (101) is slidably connected to the support plate (102) and fixed by bolts, and the base (101) is threadedly connected to the lifting ring (103) and limited by nuts.

4. The chocolate coating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The active roller (202) and the driven roller (203) are both rotatably connected to the feeding frame (201), and the active roller (202) and the driven roller (203) are both frictionally connected to the feeding belt (204).

5. The chocolate coating device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving wheel (208) and the driven wheel (209) are both frictionally connected to the belt (210).

6. The chocolate coating device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The material guide valve (303) and the material guide pipe (304) are connected via flanges.

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