Chocolate coating machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, and discloses a chocolate coating machine, which solves the technical problem of how to facilitate blanking and improve the production efficiency, and comprises a case, a roller, a slurry spraying mechanism, a rotary driving mechanism and a material blocking cover, and a window and a sealing cover are arranged on a front cover of the case; a feeding port is formed in the area, corresponding to the window, of the front inner wall of the roller, a discharging port is formed in the area, corresponding to the lower edge of the feeding port, of the front cover, and a plurality of arc-shaped material stirring pieces are arranged on the front inner wall of the roller. The slurry spraying mechanism is used for spraying slurry into the roller; the rotary driving mechanism is used for driving the roller to rotate, so that the materials in the roller are wrapped with the sizing agent, and the food in the roller is lifted to the discharging opening through the material stirring pieces; and the material blocking cover is used for sealing or opening the material outlet. The material stirring piece has a material discharging function, food discharging can be automatically completed by opening the material blocking cover, convenience and rapidness are achieved, and the production efficiency of food can be effectively improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a chocolate coating machine. Background Art

[0002] A chocolate enrobing machine is used to coat chocolate slurry onto the surface of a granular core, creating a layer of chocolate on the food surface, enhancing both the aesthetics and taste of the food. Current enrobing machines typically feature a drum or pan into which the core is poured. Once the core is coated with chocolate, a discharger is required to remove the food from the drum or pan. This requires a large amount of equipment, numerous steps, and a long process, resulting in low food production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a chocolate coating machine that can facilitate the feeding of food and improve the production efficiency of food.

[0004] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a chocolate coating machine includes a chassis, a drum, a spraying mechanism, a rotary drive mechanism and a material blocking cover, the chassis including a front cover, the front cover being provided with a window and a sealing cover for sealing the window; the drum can be rotatable in the chassis along the front and rear axes, the front inner wall of the drum is provided with a feed port in the area corresponding to the window, the diameter of the feed port is larger than the diameter of the window, the front cover is provided with a discharge port in the area corresponding to the lower edge of the feed port, the front inner wall of the drum is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped material-dispensing pieces, and the plurality of material-dispensing pieces are evenly distributed around the center of the feed port; the spraying mechanism is provided on the sealing cover, and the spraying mechanism is used to spray slurry into the drum; the rotary drive mechanism is transmission-connected to the drum, the rotary drive mechanism is used to drive the drum to rotate so that the material in the drum is wrapped with the slurry, and the material-dispensing piece lifts the food in the drum to the discharge port; the material blocking cover is provided on the front cover, and the material blocking cover is used to seal the discharge port or open the discharge port.

[0005] It has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0006] The coordinated arrangement of the discharge port, the material blocking cover and the material discharging piece enables the material discharging piece to discharge the material when the drum is stirring the material and slurry. After the material is coated to obtain the required food, the material blocking cover can be opened to automatically complete the food discharge. There is no need to cooperate with other equipment to complete the food discharge. It is convenient and fast, and can effectively improve the food production efficiency.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, one end of the material-pickup piece is aligned with the feed port, and the other end of the material-pickup piece is connected to or abuts the inner circumferential wall of the roller. Along the rotation direction of the roller, the other end of the material-pickup piece is in front of one end of the material-pickup piece, and the concave surface of the material-pickup piece faces the front of the rotation direction of the roller.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a receiving groove is provided on the bottom wall of the discharge port, and the material blocking cover can be lifted and lowered through the receiving groove to seal or open the discharge port.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a limiting plate is connected to the front cover, and the receiving groove is formed between the front cover and the limiting plate, and the limiting plate is used to limit the lower end of the material blocking cover in the receiving groove.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the limiting plate is connected to the front cover in a detachable manner.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a threaded hole connected to the receiving groove is provided on the front cover, and the threaded structure of the threaded hole is connected to a fastener. One end of the fastener presses the material blocking cover against the inner wall of the receiving groove to fix the material blocking cover to the discharge port.

[0012] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a material guide portion is provided at the upper end of the material blocking cover, and the front end of the material guide portion extends to the front of the front cover and is inclined downward.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a plurality of stirring members are provided on the inner peripheral wall of the drum.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the sealing cover is connected to an L-shaped tube, one end of the L-shaped tube is movably connected to the chassis, and the L-shaped tube is communicated with the spraying mechanism.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the present invention, a spray mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the sealing cover.

[0016] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description and will become apparent from the following description or learned through practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, wherein:

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2This is a schematic diagram of the state after the sealing cover is opened according to the embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is one of the cross-sectional structural diagrams of an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a second schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure Number:

[0024] Chassis 100; front cover 110; window 111; discharge port 112; storage slot 113;

[0025] Sealing cover 200; L-shaped tube 210;

[0026] Drum 300; feeding port 310; stirring member 320;

[0027] Picking piece 400;

[0028] Shotcrete mechanism 500;

[0029] Rotation drive mechanism 600;

[0030] Material blocking cover 700; material guiding portion 710;

[0031] Limiting plate 800;

[0032] Fastener 900. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The following describes in detail embodiments of the present invention. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are intended only to explain the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0034] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that descriptions involving orientations, such as up, down, front, back, left, right, etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They 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. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0035] In the description of this utility model, "a plurality" means more than two. The use of "first" or "second" is solely for the purpose of distinguishing technical features and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance, or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, or implicitly indicating the order of the technical features indicated.

[0036] In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, terms such as setting, installing, and connecting should be understood in a broad sense, and technicians in the relevant technical field can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention based on the specific content of the technical solution.

[0037] Reference Figures 1 to 4 The utility model discloses a chocolate coating machine, including a chassis 100, a sealing cover 200, a drum 300, a spraying mechanism 500, a rotary drive mechanism 600 and a material blocking cover 700. The chassis 100 has an inner cavity, the drum 300 is arranged in the inner cavity, the sealing cover 200 is used to seal the drum 300 in the inner cavity, and the core is placed in the drum 300. The spraying mechanism 500 sprays chocolate slurry on the core in the drum 300, and the rotary drive mechanism 600 drives the drum 300 to rotate. When the drum 300 rotates, the core and the slurry are stirred, so that the core is coated with the slurry, completing the coating work.

[0038] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 The chassis 100 includes a front cover 110, which is provided with a window 111 and a sealing cover 200 for sealing the window 111; the drum 300 is rotatably arranged in the chassis 100 along the front and rear axes, and a feed port 310 is opened on the front inner wall of the drum 300 in the area corresponding to the window 111. When the sealing cover 200 is opened, the core can be thrown into or placed in the drum 300 through the window 111 and the feed port 310; the spraying mechanism 500 is provided on the sealing cover 200, and the spraying mechanism 500 is used to spray slurry into the drum 300. When the sealing cover 200 is closed, the sealing cover 200 seals the window 111. At this time, the spraying mechanism 500 corresponds to the feed port 310, and the spraying mechanism 500 can spray the slurry into the drum 300, and the slurry can be mixed with the core. The rotary drive mechanism 600 is in transmission connection with the drum 300. The rotary drive mechanism 600 is used to drive the drum 300 to rotate. When the drum 300 rotates, the core and the slurry in the drum 300 roll and move, forming a stirring effect. The core is wrapped with the slurry. At this time, most of the core and the slurry are concentrated on the bottom wall of the drum 300.

[0039] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5The diameter of the feed port 310 is larger than the diameter of the window 111. The front cover 110 is provided with a discharge port 112 in the area of ​​the lower edge corresponding to the feed port 310. The front inner wall of the drum 300 is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped prying pieces 400. The plurality of prying pieces 400 are evenly distributed around the center of the feed port 310. When the drum 300 rotates, the prying pieces 400 rotate with the drum 300. The moving core and the food obtained after the coating are completed will move to the front of the rotation direction of the prying pieces 400. The prying pieces 400 will pry the core and the food, so that the core and the food in the drum 300 are lifted to the discharge port 112; the material blocking cover 700 is provided on the front cover 110, and the material blocking cover 700 is used to seal the discharge port 112 or open the discharge port 112. As the drum 300 and the material-dispensing piece 400 rotate, when the core is not completely coated, the bottom of the drum 300 has a mixture of the core and the food, which will be lifted to the discharge port 112 by the material-dispensing piece 400. At this time, the material-blocking cover 700 seals the discharge port 112, and the mixture of the core and the food will fall back to the bottom of the drum 300; and when the coating is completed, or when all the solid objects in the drum 300 need to be taken out, the drum 300 continues to rotate, and the discharge port 112 is opened by the material-blocking cover 700, and the food or all solid objects will be continuously discharged from the discharge port 112 to the outside of the chassis 100 until all the food or all the solid objects are discharged outside the chassis 100, that is, the food unloading is completed.

[0040] The coordinated arrangement of the discharge port 112, the material blocking cover 700 and the material discharging piece 400 enables the material discharging piece 400 to have the function of discharging the material when the drum 300 stirs the core and the slurry. After the core is coated to obtain the required food, the material blocking cover 700 is opened to automatically complete the unloading of the food. There is no need to cooperate with other equipment to complete the unloading of the food. It is convenient and fast, and can effectively improve the production efficiency of the food.

[0041] It is understandable that the diameter of the feed port 310 is greater than the diameter of the window 111 , so that the front cover 110 has enough space to open the discharge port 112 in the area corresponding to the lower edge of the feed port 310 .

[0042] The drum 300 comprises a front end, a middle portion, and a rear end, which are connected in sequence. The middle portion is circular, while the front and rear ends are convex, facing forward and backward, respectively. The drum 300 has a rotation center parallel to the front-to-back direction. The inner wall of the front portion serves as the front inner wall of the drum 300, and the front inner wall of the drum 300 is inclined. A rotating shaft is connected to the rear end, which is rotatably connected to the rear wall of the chassis 100 via a bearing. The chassis 100 is equipped with two identical supporting rollers (not shown), one on each side. The two supporting rollers abut the left and right sides of the front end of the middle portion. These two supporting rollers support the front end of the middle portion, preventing the front end of the drum 300 from sagging and improving the stability of the drum 300.

[0043] Reference Figure 3 The rotary drive mechanism 600 is located at the bottom of the chassis 100 and is connected to the rotating shaft via a transmission mechanism. The transmission mechanism includes a driving pulley, a driven pulley, and a belt wound around the driving and driven pulleys. The driving pulley is coaxially connected to the output end of the rotary drive mechanism 600, and the driven pulley is coaxially connected to the rotating shaft. The rotary drive mechanism 600 is a motor.

[0044] In some embodiments, a plurality of stirring members 320 are provided on the inner circumferential wall of the drum 300. As the drum 300 rotates, the stirring members 320 will drive the core to move along the inner circumferential wall of the drum 300. Under the action of gravity, the core will separate from the stirring members 320 and fall back to the lowest point of the inner circumferential wall of the drum 300, that is, fall back to the bottom of the drum 300, forming the effect of tumbling the core.

[0045] The stirring member 320 can be a spiral baffle. The stirring member 320 can also include multiple spiral baffles, different baffles have different heights, that is, the heights of the baffle protruding from the inner wall of the drum 300 are different, so that the drum 300 has a better stirring and mixing effect on the core.

[0046] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 In some embodiments, one end of the prying piece 400 is aligned with the feed port 310, and the other end of the prying piece 400 is connected to or abuts the inner circumferential wall of the drum 300. Along the rotation direction of the drum 300, the other end of the prying piece 400 is in front of one end of the prying piece 400, and the concave surface of the prying piece 400 faces the front of the rotation direction of the drum 300. When the drum 300 rotates, the other end of the prying piece 400 can lift the core at the bottom of the drum 300, and the core moves from the other end of the prying piece 400 to one end of the prying piece 400. The core moves to a position facing the feed port 310, and the core can enter the feed port 310.

[0047] Reference Figure 1 、 Figure 2 and Figure 4 In some embodiments, a receiving groove 113 is provided on the bottom wall of the discharge port 112, and the material blocking cover 700 can be raised and lowered to pass through the receiving groove 113. When the material blocking cover 700 is manually driven to rise to a high position, the material blocking cover 700 completely covers the discharge port 112 to seal the discharge port 112; when the material blocking cover 700 is driven to fall to a low position, the material blocking cover 700 opens the discharge port 112, and the receiving groove 113 serves to store and guide the material blocking cover 700.

[0048] In some of the embodiments, a limiting plate 800 is connected to the front cover 110, and a receiving groove 113 is formed between the front cover 110 and the limiting plate 800. The limiting plate 800 is used to limit the lower end of the material blocking cover 700 in the receiving groove 113. The front cover 110 and the limiting plate 800 are used to enclose the receiving groove 113, which facilitates the processing of the receiving groove 113.

[0049] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some embodiments, the front cover 110 and the limiting plate 800 are connected in a detachable manner. By removing the limiting plate 800, the material blocking cover 700 is easily installed and removed, and the material blocking cover 700 is easily cleaned.

[0050] It is conceivable that one of the left and right ends of the limiting plate 800 is connected to the front cover 110 via a hinge (not shown in the figure), and the other is connected to the front cover 110 via a lock (not shown in the figure). By opening the lock, the limiting plate 800 can be rotated, the limiting plate 800 is opened, and the material blocking cover 700 can be installed or removed. By locking the lock, the limiting plate 800 can be locked in the receiving groove 113. Of course, the limiting plate 800 and the front cover 110 can also be connected by fasteners.

[0051] In some embodiments, the front cover 110 is provided with a threaded hole connected to the storage groove 113, and the threaded structure of the threaded hole is connected to a fastener 900. One end of the fastener 900 presses the material blocking cover 700 against the inner wall of the storage groove 113. When the fastener 900 is tightened, the fastener 900 can fix the material blocking cover 700 to the discharge port 112, so that the material blocking cover 700 remains in a state of sealing the discharge port 112 or opening the discharge port 112; when the fastener 900 is loosened, one end of the fastener 900 moves away from or detaches from the material blocking cover 700, and the material blocking cover 700 can now move in the storage groove 113, that is, the material blocking cover 700 can be operated to complete the sealing of the discharge port 112 or the opening of the discharge port 112.

[0052] Reference Figure 4 In some embodiments, a material guide portion 710 is provided at the upper end of the material blocking cover 700. The front end of the material guide portion 710 extends to the front of the front cover 110 and is inclined downward. When the material guide portion 710 is in a low position, the food and the core can directly rest against the upper surface of the material guide portion 710. Then, under the guiding action of the upper surface of the material guide portion 710, the food and the core are transported from the drum 300 to the front of the chassis 100. A collection mechanism is placed in front of the chassis 100 to collect the food and the core.

[0053] The material guide portion 710 blocks the upper portion of the receiving groove 113 to prevent food and core from entering the receiving groove 113. The upper surface of the material guide portion 710 is low in the middle and high at both ends.

[0054] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 In some embodiments, the sealing cover 200 is connected to an L-shaped tube 210, one end of the L-shaped tube 210 is movably connected to the chassis 100, and the L-shaped tube 210 is connected to the spraying mechanism 500. The slurry is transported to the spraying mechanism 500 through the L-shaped tube 210, and the slurry is sprayed onto the core inside the drum 300 through the spraying mechanism 500.

[0055] The L-shaped tube 210 can move along the front-to-back direction and rotate around the front-to-back axis on the chassis 100. By driving the sealing cover 200 to move along the front-to-back direction through the L-shaped tube 210, the sealing cover 200 can be against the side wall of the window 111 or away from the side wall of the window 111. By driving the sealing cover 200 to rotate around the front-to-back axis through the L-shaped tube 210, the sealing cover 200 can face or avoid the window 111.

[0056] In some embodiments, a spray mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the sealing cover 200, through which cleaning liquid is sprayed into the drum 300, thereby cleaning the inner wall of the drum 300, the spray mechanism 500, and the stirring member 320. A collection tank is provided below the drum 300 in the chassis 100 to collect cleaning liquid splashed out of the drum 300.

[0057] The sealing cover 200 is provided with a transparent window, through which one can observe the inner wall of the drum 300, the spraying mechanism, the spraying mechanism 500 and the stirring member 320. The sealing cover 200 is also provided with a handle.

[0058] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0059] Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. Those skilled in the art may make equivalent modifications or substitutions without violating the spirit of the present invention. These equivalent modifications or substitutions are all included in the scope defined by the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A chocolate enrobing machine, characterized in that: include: A chassis (100) comprises a front cover (110), wherein the front cover (110) is provided with a window (111) and a sealing cover (200) for sealing the window (111); The drum (300) is rotatably arranged in the chassis (100) along the front and rear axes. The front inner wall of the drum (300) is provided with a feed port (310) in an area corresponding to the window (111). The diameter of the feed port (310) is larger than the diameter of the window (111). The front cover (110) is provided with a discharge port (112) in an area corresponding to the lower edge of the feed port (310). The front inner wall of the drum (300) is provided with a plurality of arc-shaped prying pieces (400). The plurality of prying pieces (400) are evenly distributed around the center of the feed port (310). A spraying mechanism (500) is provided on the sealing cover (200), and the spraying mechanism (500) is used to spray slurry into the drum (300); a rotary drive mechanism (600) in transmission connection with the drum (300), the rotary drive mechanism (600) being used to drive the drum (300) to rotate so that the material in the drum (300) is wrapped with the slurry, and the prying piece (400) lifts the food in the drum (300) to the discharge port (112); A material blocking cover (700) is provided on the front cover (110), and the material blocking cover (700) is used to seal the material outlet (112) or open the material outlet (112).

2. A chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the material-shifting piece (400) is aligned with the feed port (310), and the other end of the material-shifting piece (400) is connected to or abuts against the inner peripheral wall of the roller (300). Along the rotation direction of the roller (300), the other end of the material-shifting piece (400) is located in front of one end of the material-shifting piece (400), and the concave surface of the material-shifting piece (400) faces the front of the rotation direction of the roller (300).

3. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A receiving groove (113) is provided on the bottom wall of the discharge port (112), and the material blocking cover (700) can be lifted and lowered through the receiving groove (113) to seal or open the discharge port (112).

4. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: A limiting plate (800) is connected to the front cover (110), and the receiving groove (113) is formed between the front cover (110) and the limiting plate (800). The limiting plate (800) is used to limit the lower end of the material blocking cover (700) within the receiving groove (113).

5. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The limiting plate (800) and the front cover (110) are connected in a detachable manner.

6. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The front cover (110) is provided with a threaded hole communicating with the receiving groove (113), and a fastener (900) is connected to the threaded structure of the threaded hole. One end of the fastener (900) presses the material blocking cover (700) against the inner wall of the receiving groove (113) to fix the material blocking cover (700) to the discharge port (112).

7. A chocolate enrobing machine according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that: A material guide portion (710) is provided at the upper end of the material blocking cover (700), and the front end of the material guide portion (710) extends to the front of the front cover (110) and is inclined downward.

8. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of stirring members (320) are provided on the inner peripheral wall of the drum (300).

9. The chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing cover (200) is connected to an L-shaped tube (210), one end of the L-shaped tube (210) is movably connected to the chassis (100), and the L-shaped tube (210) is in communication with the spraying mechanism (500).

10. A chocolate enrobing machine according to claim 1, 8 or 9, characterized in that: A spray mechanism is provided on the inner wall of the sealing cover (200).

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