Rice cake forming machine
By designing an automated rice cake forming machine, and utilizing the combination of hydraulic rods, servo motors, and conveying screws, the problem of feeding difficulties caused by the stickiness of glutinous rice was solved, thus achieving automated forming and improved quality of rice cakes.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520008430.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-09
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing rice cake forming machines often cause glutinous rice to stick in the hopper after steaming due to its strong stickiness, requiring manual pushing, which increases labor intensity and makes feeding time-consuming and labor-intensive.
A rice cake forming machine was designed, comprising a material plate, a pushing assembly, a conveying mechanism, and a shaping plate. It utilizes the cooperation of hydraulic rods, servo motors, a main conveying screw, and an auxiliary conveying screw to achieve automatic feeding and forming. The conveying screw is driven to rotate by the meshing of the active gear and the driven gear, and the stickiness of the glutinous rice is maintained by the heating chamber and the constant temperature electric heating plate.
This technology enables automated shaping of rice cakes, reducing the labor intensity of manual feeding and improving shaping quality and efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of rice cake processing equipment technology, and in particular to a rice cake forming machine. Background Technology
[0002] Rice cake, or Nian Gao, is a steamed cake made from sticky glutinous rice or rice flour. It is a traditional Chinese food and a seasonal food for the Lunar New Year. Rice cake has a sweet and delicious taste and contains nutrients such as protein, fat, carbohydrates, niacin, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and magnesium.
[0003] In the processing of rice cakes, after the glutinous rice is steamed, it is extruded and shaped using a screw extruder and a perforated plate. However, the existing screw conveyor hoppers mostly use the weight of the material for automatic feeding. The steamed glutinous rice is very sticky and easily sticks to the hopper, requiring manual pushing to feed it. This increases the labor intensity and makes the rice cake forming and feeding process time-consuming and labor-intensive.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new rice cake forming machine to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a rice cake forming machine that facilitates feeding and discharging.
[0006] The rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model includes: a box body, and a vertical plate is embedded on one side of the box body;
[0007] The CNC box is installed on the outer wall of the box body;
[0008] A material plate is disposed at the top of the box body, and the material plate is provided with a feeding cavity. A discharge hole is opened at the bottom end of the feeding cavity, and a pushing component is installed on the material plate.
[0009] A material pipe is installed on one side of the vertical plate and set inside the box. A discharge pipe is connected to the material pipe. The discharge pipe is installed on the other side of the vertical plate. An extrusion head is installed at the end of the discharge pipe away from the vertical plate. A shaping plate is installed on the extrusion head. Shaping holes are evenly spaced on the shaping plate.
[0010] A material conveying mechanism is installed on the material pipe, and the material conveying mechanism includes a main conveying screw, which is rotatably installed in the material pipe and extends into the discharge pipe. A transfer pipe is provided at the top end of the material pipe. One end of the transfer pipe has a through hole 1 communicating with the discharge hole, and the other end of the transfer pipe has a through hole 2 communicating with the material pipe. Auxiliary conveying screws are symmetrically installed inside the transfer pipe. The drive shafts of the two auxiliary conveying screws pass through the housing and are fixedly fitted with driven gears. The drive shaft of the main conveying screw passes through the housing and is fixedly fitted with a driving gear. The driving gear meshes with the driven gear. A power motor for driving the rotation of the main conveying screw is installed on the housing, and the power motor is electrically connected to the CNC box.
[0011] Preferably, the feeding assembly includes a hydraulic rod, which is fixedly installed on the housing, and the telescopic end of the hydraulic rod extends into the feeding chamber and is fitted with a push plate, the bottom end of which slides in cooperation with the material plate.
[0012] Preferably, the feeding assembly further includes a transmission rod, which is rotatably mounted in the feeding chamber and located directly above the discharge hole, and spiral blades are symmetrically mounted on the transmission rod. A servo motor for driving the transmission rod to rotate is mounted on the housing.
[0013] Preferably, the shaping plate and the extrusion tube head are detachably connected by screws.
[0014] Preferably, the shaft diameter of the drive shaft of the main conveying screw increases sequentially along the discharge direction of the discharge pipe.
[0015] Preferably, the bottom of the box is provided with a heating chamber, and a constant temperature electric heating plate is provided inside the heating chamber.
[0016] Compared with related technologies, the rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] 1. This utility model provides a rice cake forming machine, which sets a material plate inside the box, and sets a pushing component on the material plate. The pushing component uses the cooperation of hydraulic rod, pushing plate, transmission rod, spiral blade and servo motor to facilitate the rapid introduction of raw materials into the forming machine;
[0018] 2. By setting up a conveying mechanism in the material pipe and discharge pipe, the conveying mechanism utilizes the cooperation of the main conveying screw, drive gear, transfer pipe, auxiliary conveying screw, driven gear, power motor, through hole one and through hole two to facilitate the full binding and conveying of materials, thereby improving the quality of rice cake forming. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 Another structural schematic diagram of the rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 A cross-sectional structural diagram of the rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure provided by this utility model, showing a material pipe and a discharge pipe installed on a vertical plate.
[0023] Numbered in the diagram: 1. Box body; 11. Vertical plate; 12. Constant temperature electric heating plate; 101. Heating chamber; 2. Material plate; 201. Feeding chamber; 202. Discharge hole; 3. Pushing assembly; 31. Hydraulic rod; 32. Push plate; 33. Transmission rod; 34. Spiral blade; 35. Servo motor; 4. Material pipe; 5. Discharge pipe; 6. Extrusion head; 61. Shaping plate; 601. Shaping hole; 7. Conveying mechanism; 71. Main conveying screw; 711. Drive gear; 72. Transfer pipe; 73. Auxiliary conveying screw; 731. Driven gear; 74. Power motor; 701. Through hole one; 702. Through hole two; 8. CNC box. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model.
[0025] The specific implementation of this utility model will be described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
[0026] Please see Figures 1 to 4 This utility model provides a rice cake forming machine, which includes:
[0027] Box 1, with a vertical plate 11 embedded on one side;
[0028] The CNC box 8 is installed on the outer wall of the box body 1;
[0029] Material plate 2 is disposed at the top of the box body 1, and the material plate 2 is provided with feeding cavity 201. The bottom end of feeding cavity 201 is provided with discharge hole 202, and a pusher assembly 3 is installed on the material plate 2.
[0030] Material pipe 4 is installed on one side of the vertical plate 11 and set inside the box 1. Material pipe 4 is connected to discharge pipe 5. Discharge pipe 5 is installed on the other side of the vertical plate 11. Extrusion head 6 is installed on the end of discharge pipe 5 away from vertical plate 11. A shaping plate 61 is installed on the extrusion head 6. Shaping holes 601 are evenly spaced on the shaping plate 61.
[0031] A material conveying mechanism 7 is installed on the material pipe 4, and the material conveying mechanism 7 includes a main conveying screw 71. The main conveying screw 71 is rotatably installed in the material pipe 4 and extends into the discharge pipe 5. A transfer pipe 72 is provided at the top end of the material pipe 4. One end of the transfer pipe 72 has a through hole 701 communicating with the discharge hole 202, and the other end of the transfer pipe 72 has a through hole 702 communicating with the material pipe 4. Auxiliary conveying screws 73 are symmetrically installed in the transfer pipe 72. The drive shafts of the two auxiliary conveying screws 73 pass through the housing 1 and are fixedly fitted with driven gears 731. The drive shaft of the main conveying screw 71 passes through the housing 1 and is fixedly fitted with a driving gear 711. The driving gear 711 meshes with the driven gear 731. A power motor 74 for driving the main conveying screw 71 to rotate is installed on the housing 1. The power motor 74 is electrically connected to the CNC box 8.
[0032] It should be noted that during use, the steamed glutinous rice is placed on the material plate 2, and then the feeding assembly 3 is started by the CNC box 8 to push the material from the feeding chamber 201 to the discharge hole 202. Then, it enters the transfer pipe 72 through the through hole 1 701. Then, the power motor 74 is started to drive the main conveying screw 71 to rotate. The main conveying screw 71 uses the drive gear 711 and the driven gear 731 to drive the two auxiliary conveying screws 73 to rotate synchronously, thereby conveying the material in the transfer pipe 72 to the through hole 2 702, and then falling into the material pipe 4. The main conveying screw 71 then conveys it to the discharge pipe 5 until it is conveyed to the extrusion head 6. Then, it is extruded from the shaping hole 601 of the shaping plate 61 to complete the shaping process of the rice cake. The overall structure is simple, can realize automatic feeding, and has high processing quality.
[0033] In the embodiments of this utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The feeding assembly 3 includes a hydraulic rod 31, which is fixedly installed on the housing 1. The telescopic end of the hydraulic rod 31 extends into the feeding chamber 201 and is fitted with a push plate 32. The bottom end of the push plate 32 is slidably engaged with the material plate 2.
[0034] The feeding assembly 3 also includes a transmission rod 33, which is rotatably mounted inside the feeding chamber 201 and located directly above the discharge hole 202. Spiral blades 34 are symmetrically mounted on the transmission rod 33. A servo motor 35 for driving the transmission rod 33 to rotate is mounted on the housing 1.
[0035] It should be noted that when using the feeding component 3, the steamed glutinous rice is first placed on the material plate 2, and then the hydraulic rod 31 and servo motor 35 are started. The hydraulic rod 31 drives the push plate 32 to push the glutinous rice on the material plate 2 along the feeding chamber 201 to the discharge hole 202. The servo motor 35 drives the transmission rod 33 to rotate, and the transmission rod 33 drives the symmetrically arranged spiral blades 34 to squeeze the glutinous rice spirally into the discharge hole 202 and discharge it, thus completing the automatic feeding.
[0036] In the embodiments of this utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The shaping plate 61 and the extrusion head 6 are detachably connected by screws;
[0037] It should be noted that this makes it easier to replace different models of shaping plates 61 for rice cake forming.
[0038] In the embodiments of this utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The shaft diameter of the drive shaft of the main conveying screw 71 increases sequentially along the discharge direction of the discharge pipe 5;
[0039] It should be noted that when the main conveying screw 71 is conveying materials, as the materials are conveyed to the discharge pipe 5 side by the main conveying screw 71, the shaft diameter of the drive shaft of the main conveying screw 71 increases sequentially, and the conveying space formed by the main conveying screw 71 and the discharge pipe 5 decreases step by step along the conveying direction. As the materials are pushed, the pressure at the front end of the pusher is increased, which can increase the pressure at the extrusion nozzle 6, so that the materials are better bonded together and the quality of rice cake forming is improved.
[0040] In the embodiments of this utility model, please refer to Figures 1 to 4 The bottom of the box 1 is provided with a heating cavity 101, and a constant temperature electric heating plate 12 is provided inside the heating cavity 101;
[0041] It should be noted that when the steamed glutinous rice is conveyed to the material pipe 4, the heating chamber 101 is heated by the constant temperature electric heating plate 12 to keep the glutinous rice warm, so that the glutinous rice can maintain its stickiness and be easily shaped and processed.
[0042] It should also be noted that a drainage groove is provided on one side of the container 1 to facilitate the drainage of water generated during the steaming process of the glutinous rice.
[0043] The working principle of the rice cake forming machine provided by this utility model is as follows:
[0044] In use, steamed glutinous rice is placed on material plate 2. Then, hydraulic rod 31 and servo motor 35 are activated. Hydraulic rod 31 drives push plate 32 to push the glutinous rice on material plate 2 along feeding chamber 201 to discharge hole 202. Servo motor 35 drives transmission rod 33 to rotate. Transmission rod 33 drives symmetrically arranged spiral blades 34 to spirally extrude the glutinous rice into discharge hole 202 and discharge it through through hole 1 701 into transfer pipe 72. Then, power motor 74 is activated to drive main conveying screw 71 to rotate. Main conveying screw 71 uses drive gear 711 and driven gear 731 to drive two auxiliary conveying screws 73 to rotate synchronously, thereby spirally conveying the material in transfer pipe 72 to through hole 2 702, and then falling into material pipe 4. The main conveying screw 71 then conveys it to discharge pipe 5 until it is conveyed to extrusion head 6, and then extruded from shaping hole 601 of shaping plate 61, completing the rice cake forming process. The overall structure is simple and can realize automatic feeding.
[0045] Furthermore, when the main conveying screw 71 is conveying materials, as the materials are conveyed to the discharge pipe 5 side by the main conveying screw 71, the shaft diameter of the drive shaft of the main conveying screw 71 increases sequentially, and the conveying space formed by the main conveying screw 71 and the discharge pipe 5 decreases step by step along the conveying direction. As the materials are pushed, the pressure at the front end of the pusher is increased, which can increase the pressure at the extrusion nozzle 6, so that the materials are better bonded together and the quality of rice cake forming is improved.
[0046] The circuits and controls involved in this utility model are all existing technologies, and will not be described in detail here.
[0047] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A rice cake forming machine, comprising: Box (1), one side of which is fitted with a vertical plate (11); The CNC box (8) is installed on the outer side wall of the box body (1); Its characteristic is that it further includes: Material plate (2) is set at the top of the box (1), and the material plate (2) is provided with feeding cavity (201). The bottom end of the feeding cavity (201) is provided with discharge hole (202), and the material plate (2) is equipped with pusher assembly (3). A material pipe (4) is installed on one side of the vertical plate (11) and set inside the box (1). A discharge pipe (5) is connected to the material pipe (4). The discharge pipe (5) is installed on the other side of the vertical plate (11). An extrusion head (6) is installed at the end of the discharge pipe (5) away from the vertical plate (11). A shaping plate (61) is installed on the extrusion head (6). Shaping holes (601) are evenly spaced on the shaping plate (61). A conveying mechanism (7) is installed on the material pipe (4), and the conveying mechanism (7) includes a main conveying screw (71). The main conveying screw (71) is rotatably installed in the material pipe (4) and extends into the discharge pipe (5). A transfer pipe (72) is provided at the top end of the material pipe (4). One end of the transfer pipe (72) is provided with a through hole one (701) communicating with the discharge hole (202), and the other end of the transfer pipe (72) is provided with a through hole two (702) communicating with the material pipe (4). 2) Two auxiliary conveying screws (73) are symmetrically installed inside. The drive shafts of the two auxiliary conveying screws (73) pass through the housing (1) and are fixedly fitted with driven gears (731). The drive shaft of the main conveying screw (71) passes through the housing (1) and is fixedly fitted with a driving gear (711). The driving gear (711) meshes with the driven gear (731). A power motor (74) for driving the main conveying screw (71) to rotate is installed on the housing (1). The power motor (74) is electrically connected to the CNC box (8).
2. The rice cake forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The feeding assembly (3) includes a hydraulic rod (31), which is fixedly installed on the box (1). The telescopic end of the hydraulic rod (31) extends into the feeding chamber (201) and is equipped with a push plate (32). The bottom end of the push plate (32) is slidably engaged with the material plate (2).
3. The rice cake forming machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The feeding assembly (3) also includes a transmission rod (33), which is rotatably installed in the feeding chamber (201) and located directly above the discharge hole (202). Spiral blades (34) are symmetrically installed on the transmission rod (33), and a servo motor (35) for driving the transmission rod (33) to rotate is installed on the housing (1).
4. The rice cake forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shaping plate (61) and the extrusion nozzle (6) are detachably connected by screws.
5. The rice cake forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The diameter of the drive shaft of the main conveying screw (71) increases sequentially along the discharge direction of the discharge pipe (5).
6. The rice cake forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the box (1) is provided with a heating chamber (101), and a constant temperature electric heating plate (12) is provided inside the heating chamber (101).