Small soft sweet sandwich integrated casting machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a small soft sweet sandwich integrated casting machine which comprises a conveying mechanism, a machine table, a casting device and at least two hoppers, the conveying mechanism is assembled on the machine table and used for conveying molds, and all the hoppers and the casting device are installed on the machine table and located above a conveying belt. Each hopper is used for storing different materials, the pouring device comprises at least one sandwich pouring nozzle and a plurality of quantitative feeding assemblies corresponding to the hoppers, the sandwich pouring nozzles communicate with the quantitative feeding assemblies, and the quantitative feeding assemblies quantitatively extract the materials in the corresponding hoppers and push the materials into the sandwich pouring nozzles to be discharged; under the cooperative work of the unique quantitative feeding assembly and the sandwich pouring nozzle, synchronous injection molding of core materials and skin materials is achieved, the production efficiency is remarkably improved, it is ensured that the overall structure of soft sweets is tighter, the appearance quality of products is improved, the taste and stability of the products are improved, and the soft sweets are more competitive in the market.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to confectionery production technical field, concretely is a small -size soft candy sandwich integrated casting machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Soft candy is a kind of confectionery product that is loved by consumers, because its texture is soft, taste is rich and easy to eat, and it occupies an important position in the global confectionery market. In recent years, with the increasing demand of consumers for confectionery quality and diversity, the production technology of soft candy is also developing.

[0003] Traditional soft candy production methods mostly adopt step-by-step pouring or manual operation, which has many problems. For example, the production of sandwich soft candy usually needs to pour the shell first and then inject the core, which not only is low in efficiency, but also is not easy to inject the core when the soft candy temperature is below a certain value, affecting the injection effect of the core and the product quality. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a small -size soft candy sandwich integrated casting machine to solve the problems in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a small -size soft candy sandwich integrated casting machine, including conveying mechanism, machine table, pouring device and not less than two hoppers, the conveying mechanism is assembled on the machine table and is used for conveying mould, each hopper and pouring device are installed on the machine table and are located above the conveying belt, each hopper is used to store different materials respectively, the pouring device includes at least one sandwich pouring nozzle and a plurality of quantitative feeding assemblies corresponding to each hopper, and the sandwich pouring nozzle is communicated with each quantitative feeding assembly, and the quantitative feeding assembly quantitatively extracts the material in the corresponding hopper and then pushes it into the sandwich pouring nozzle to discharge.

[0006] The sandwich pouring nozzle includes at least one pouring inner nozzle and at least one pouring outer nozzle, the pouring inner nozzle is arranged inside the pouring outer nozzle, and the pouring inner nozzle and the pouring outer nozzle are communicated with the corresponding quantitative feeding assembly respectively, so that the synchronous pouring of the skin material and the core material is realized.

[0007] Further, the quantitative feeding assembly comprises a rotary valve, a quantitative assembly and a motor, the rotary valve is installed at the discharge end of the hopper to control the discharge of the hopper, the rotary valve comprises a valve body and a valve core, the valve body is provided with a plurality of feeding ports, injection ports and discharge ports corresponding to the number of sandwich injection nozzles along the length direction of the valve body, the valve core is provided with a plurality of corresponding channels, the feeding ports are communicated with the hopper, the injection ports are communicated with the quantitative assembly, the discharge ports are communicated with the sandwich injection nozzles, the motor is connected with the valve core to drive the valve core to rotate and switch, the rotary valve is provided with two states: in the first state, the two ends of the channel are communicated with the feeding port and the injection port respectively; in the second state, the two ends of the channel are communicated with the injection port and the discharge port respectively, the quantitative assembly extracts the material in the hopper in the first state, and pushes the material in the hopper to the sandwich injection nozzle in the second state.

[0008] Further, the quantitative assembly comprises a servo motor, at least one quantitative cylinder and a valve rod, the quantitative cylinder is installed at the side end of the valve body and communicated with the corresponding injection port, the valve rod is slidingly assembled in the quantitative cylinder, one end of the valve rod close to the injection port is provided with a sealing piece, the other end of the valve rod extends out of the quantitative cylinder and the end thereof is provided with a rack, the output shaft of the servo motor is provided with a gear engaged with the rack, so that the valve rod is driven to move back and forth in the quantitative cylinder by the motor.

[0009] Further, the number of the hopper and the quantitative feeding assembly is two, the two hoppers are used for storing the skin material and the core material respectively, the discharge port of the valve body of the hopper for storing the skin material is communicated with the feeding end of the outer injection nozzle, the discharge port of the valve body of the hopper for storing the core material is communicated with the feeding end of the inner injection nozzle, the length of the communication pipeline of the inner injection nozzle and the discharge port is greater than that of the outer injection nozzle and the discharge port, and the discharge port of the inner injection nozzle is higher than that of the outer injection nozzle.

[0010] Further, a lifting frame is movably arranged on the machine table, the lifting frame is located directly below the injection device and abuts against the bottom of the upper conveying surface of the conveying mechanism, the machine table is provided with a sliding rail and a telescopic cylinder, the lifting frame moves along the sliding rail, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder is connected with the lifting frame to drive the movement of the lifting frame.

[0011] Further, the outer wall of the hopper is provided with a heat preservation interlayer, and a plurality of heating pipes are embedded in the heat preservation interlayer.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the machine table has the beneficial effects that:

[0013] 1. High-efficiency automation production: under the cooperation of the unique quantitative feeding assembly and the sandwich pouring nozzle, the core material and the skin material are synchronously injected and integrally formed, the process complexity and the time cost caused by the step-by-step processing of the sandwich and the skin material in the traditional production mode are avoided, the production efficiency is significantly improved, the core material and the skin material are integrally injected into the mold and simultaneously formed, the overall structure of the soft candy is ensured to be more compact, the sandwich is not prone to displacement or leakage, the appearance quality of the product is improved, the taste and stability of the product are enhanced, and the product is more competitive in the market.

[0014] 2. Precise pouring and quality control: the device adopts advanced servo pouring technology, the pouring amount of the core material and the skin material can be accurately controlled by controlling the moving distance of the valve rod, the core material and the skin material are ensured to be consistent in proportion and weight, and meanwhile, the design that the mold follows the movement of the sandwich pouring nozzle through the conveying mechanism control can avoid the problems of overflow, uneven distribution of the sandwich and the like in the traditional pouring process, so that the overall quality of the product is improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 is a front view of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 is Figure 1 is a local enlarged view of A in the middle;

[0017] Figure 3 is a side view of the device;

[0018] Figure 4 is a side view of the device in a pouring state;

[0019] In the figure, the conveying mechanism is 1, the machine table is 2, the pouring device is 3, the hopper is 4, the sandwich pouring nozzle is 5, the pouring inner nozzle is 6, the pouring outer nozzle is 7, the rotary valve is 8, the motor is 9, the valve body is 10, the valve core is 11, the feeding port is 12, the injection port is 13, the discharge port is 14, the channel is 15, the quantitative cylinder is 16, the valve rod is 17, the servo motor is 18, the sealing element is 19, the rack is 20, the gear is 21, the lifting frame is 22, the sliding rail is 23, the telescopic cylinder is 24, the heating pipe is 25, and the mold is 26. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0021] For example, Figures 1 to 4As shown, a small gummy center integrated pouring machine, a small gummy center integrated pouring machine, comprising conveying mechanism 1, machine table 2, pouring device 3 and not less than two hoppers 4, conveying mechanism 1 is assembled on machine table 2 and conveying mechanism 1 is used for conveying mold 26, each hopper 4 and pouring device 3 are installed on machine table 2 and located above the conveying belt, each hopper 4 is used for storing different materials respectively, pouring device 3 comprises a plurality of center pouring nozzles 5 and a plurality of quantitative feeding assemblies corresponding to each hopper 4, and the center pouring nozzle 5 is communicated with each quantitative feeding assembly, and the quantitative feeding assembly quantitatively extracts the material in the corresponding hopper 4 and pushes it into the center pouring nozzle 5 to discharge.

[0022] The center pouring nozzle 5 comprises a plurality of pouring inner nozzles 6 and a plurality of pouring outer nozzles 7, the pouring inner nozzles 6 are arranged inside the pouring outer nozzles 7, and the pouring inner nozzles 6 and the pouring outer nozzles 7 are respectively communicated with the corresponding quantitative feeding assemblies, so as to realize the synchronous pouring of the skin material and the core material.

[0023] In this embodiment, the quantitative feeding assembly comprises a rotary valve 8, a quantitative assembly and a motor 9, the rotary valve 8 is installed at the discharge end of the hopper 4 to control the discharge of the hopper 4, the rotary valve 8 comprises a valve body 10 and a valve core 11, the valve body 10 is provided with a plurality of material inlet ports 12, material injection ports 13 and material discharge ports 14 corresponding to the number of center pouring nozzles 5 along the length direction of the valve body 10, the valve core 11 is provided with a plurality of corresponding channels 15, the material inlet port 12 is communicated with the hopper 4, the material injection port 13 is communicated with the quantitative assembly, the material discharge port 14 is communicated with the center pouring nozzle 5, and the motor 9 is connected with the valve core 11 to drive the valve core 11 to rotate and switch, the rotary valve 8 has two states: the first state, the two ends of the channel 15 are respectively communicated with the material inlet port 12 and the material injection port 13; the second state, the two ends of the channel 15 are respectively communicated with the material injection port 13 and the material discharge port 14, the quantitative assembly extracts the material in the hopper 4 in the first state, and pushes the material in the hopper 4 to the center pouring nozzle 5 in the second state.

[0024] In this embodiment, the quantitative assembly comprises a plurality of quantitative cylinders 16, a plurality of valve rods 17 and a servo motor 18, the quantitative cylinder 16 is installed at the side end of the valve body 10 and communicated with the corresponding material injection port 13, the valve rod 17 is slidingly assembled in the quantitative cylinder 16, one end of the valve rod 17 close to the material injection port 13 is provided with a sealing element 19, the other end of each valve rod 17 extends out of the quantitative cylinder 16 and the end thereof is connected with a connecting frame, the connecting frame is provided with a rack 20, and the output shaft of the servo motor 18 is provided with a gear 21 engaged with the rack 20, so as to drive the valve rod 17 to move back and forth in the quantitative cylinder 16 through the motor 9.

[0025] In this embodiment, there are two sets of hoppers 4 and two sets of quantitative feeding components. The two sets of hoppers 4 are used to store the skin material and the core material, respectively. The discharge port 14 of the valve body 10 at the discharge end of the hopper 4 storing the skin material is connected to the inlet end of the outer nozzle 7. The discharge port 14 of the valve body 10 at the discharge end of the hopper 4 storing the core material is connected to the inlet end of the inner nozzle 6. The discharge port height of the inner nozzle 6 is higher than that of the outer nozzle 7. The length of the connecting pipe between the inner nozzle 6 and the discharge port 14 is greater than that between the outer nozzle 7 and the discharge port 14. In this way, by guiding the core material for a longer period of time, the shape of the sandwich is more stable and the thickness of the skin material is more uniform. It can also ensure that the skin material is injected before the core material.

[0026] In this embodiment, a lifting frame 22 is movably arranged on the machine base 2. The lifting frame 22 is located directly below the pouring device 3 and abuts against the bottom of the upper conveying surface of the conveying mechanism 1. The machine base 2 is provided with a slide rail 23 and a telescopic cylinder 24. The lifting frame 22 moves along the slide rail 23, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 24 is connected to the lifting frame 22 to drive its movement.

[0027] When the conveying mechanism 1 drives the mold 26 to be conveyed to the area below the sandwich pouring nozzle 5, it will be detected by the sensor. At the same time, a processing signal will be sent to the telescopic cylinder 24. The piston rod of the telescopic cylinder 24 will extend, driving the lifting frame 22 to move upward, thereby lifting the conveying surface of the conveying mechanism 1 at that point, and then driving the mold 26 to be lifted, so that the sandwich pouring nozzle 5 can be inserted into the mold cavity on the mold 26 for pouring, so that the material can fall accurately into the mold cavity and avoid material splashing.

[0028] In this embodiment, the outer wall of the hopper 4 is provided with a heat-insulating jacket, and multiple heating tubes 25 are embedded in the heat-insulating jacket. By heating and heat preservation, the soft candy colloid will not solidify before pouring, thereby avoiding blockage of the rotary valve 8 and reducing the generation of defective products.

[0029] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows:

[0030] The workers first pour the core material (for sandwiching) and the outer shell material into the two hoppers 4 respectively. The conveying mechanism 1 then transports the mold 26 to the sandwich casting nozzle 5. At this time, the rotary valve 8 switches to the first state, and the servo motors 18 on both sides run synchronously. The servo motors 18, through the meshing of gears 21 and racks 20, drive the valve stem 17 to move outward. Thus, under the action of atmospheric pressure, the core material / outer shell material in the hoppers 4 flows sequentially through the feed port 12, channel 15, and injection port 13 before being drawn into the metering cylinder 16. The amount of material drawn in can be controlled by the movement distance of the valve stem 17. To achieve quantitative feeding, the rotary valve 8 switches to the second state, and the servo motor 18 drives the valve stem 17 to move inward, pushing the material in the metering cylinder 16 through the injection port 13, channel 15 and discharge port 14 in sequence and then into the corresponding inner pouring nozzle 6 / outer pouring nozzle 7. Finally, the material is injected into the mold 26 by the inner pouring nozzle 6 / outer pouring nozzle 7. During the injection process, since the outer pouring nozzle 7 and the inner pouring nozzle 6 are concentric and the outer pouring nozzle 7 is located outside the inner pouring nozzle 6, it can be ensured that the core material is always in the middle of the skin material during pouring, ensuring that the formed soft candy skin material wraps the core material inside.

[0031] Multiple filling nozzles 5 are provided, and each of them is connected to an independent rotary valve 8 port and a metering component, so that multiple gummies can be poured and molded at the same time.

[0032] Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A small-scale integrated filling casting machine for gummy candies, characterized in that: The device includes a conveying mechanism, a machine base, a casting device, and at least two hoppers. The conveying mechanism is mounted on the machine base and is used to convey the mold. Each hopper and casting device is mounted on the machine base and located above the conveyor belt. Each hopper is used to store different materials. The casting device includes at least one sandwich casting nozzle and several quantitative feeding components corresponding to each hopper. The sandwich casting nozzle is connected to each quantitative feeding component. The quantitative feeding component quantitatively extracts the material from the corresponding hopper and pushes it into the sandwich casting nozzle for discharge. The sandwich casting nozzle includes at least one inner casting nozzle and at least one outer casting nozzle. The inner casting nozzle is disposed inside the outer casting nozzle, and the inner and outer casting nozzles are respectively connected to corresponding quantitative feeding components, thereby realizing the synchronous casting of the skin material and the core material.

2. The small-scale soft candy filling casting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quantitative feeding assembly includes a rotary valve, a quantitative component, and a motor. The rotary valve is installed at the discharge end of the hopper to control the discharge of material from the hopper. The rotary valve includes a valve body and a valve core. The valve body has a plurality of feed ports, injection ports, and discharge ports along its length, corresponding to the number of sandwich casting nozzles. The valve core has a plurality of corresponding channels. The feed ports are connected to the hopper, the injection ports are connected to the quantitative component, and the discharge ports are connected to the sandwich casting nozzles. The motor is connected to the valve core to drive the valve core to rotate and switch. The rotary valve has two states: in the first state, the two ends of the channels are respectively connected to the feed ports and the injection ports. In the second state, the two ends of the channel are connected to the injection port and the discharge port, respectively. In the first state, the metering component draws material from the hopper, and in the second state, it pushes the material to the sandwich casting nozzle.

3. The small-scale soft candy filling casting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The metering component includes a servo motor, at least one metering cylinder, and a valve stem. The metering cylinder is installed on the side of the valve body and communicates with the corresponding filling port. The valve stem is slidably assembled inside the metering cylinder. A sealing element is provided at one end of the valve stem near the filling port. The other end of the valve stem extends out of the metering cylinder and is provided with a rack at its end. A gear is provided on the output shaft of the servo motor and meshes with the rack, thereby driving the valve stem to move back and forth inside the metering cylinder via the motor.

4. A small-scale integrated filling casting machine for soft candy according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The number of hoppers and quantitative feeding components are both two sets. The two sets of hoppers are used to store the skin material and the core material, respectively. The discharge port of the valve body at the discharge end of the hopper storing the skin material is connected to the feed end of the outer nozzle of the casting. The discharge port of the valve body at the discharge end of the hopper storing the core material is connected to the feed end of the inner nozzle of the casting.

5. A small-scale integrated filling casting machine for soft candy according to claim 4, characterized in that: The length of the connecting pipe between the inner pouring nozzle and the discharge port is greater than the length of the connecting pipe between the outer pouring nozzle and the discharge port, and the discharge port height of the inner pouring nozzle is higher than the discharge port of the outer pouring nozzle.

6. A small-scale integrated filling casting machine for soft candies according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting frame is movably mounted on the machine platform. The lifting frame is located directly below the pouring device and abuts against the bottom of the upper conveying surface of the conveying mechanism. The machine platform is equipped with a slide rail and a telescopic cylinder. The lifting frame moves along the slide rail, and the piston rod of the telescopic cylinder is connected to the lifting frame to drive its movement.

7. A small-scale integrated filling casting machine for soft candies according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the hopper is provided with a heat-insulating jacket, and multiple heating tubes are embedded in the heat-insulating jacket.

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