Forming device of cake cup

Abstract

The utility model discloses a cake cup forming device which comprises a rack rotating disc, a plurality of cake molds, a bottom plate stacking mechanism, a bottom plate gluing mechanism, a side plate cohesion mechanism, a turning and pressing mechanism and at least one finished product stacking mechanism. The material taking and ejecting assembly comprises a first driving part and a first suction nozzle connected with the first driving part, through holes communicated with each other are formed in the cake molds and the rotating disc, and the first suction nozzle can be driven by the first driving part to slide into the through holes. The plurality of cake molds arranged on the rotating disc correspond to a plurality of procedures of cake cup production, and automatic connection of the bottom plate and the side plate is realized by combining a gluing mechanism, a cohesion mechanism, a turning and pressing mechanism and the like, so that the production efficiency of the whole cake cup is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of paper manufacturing, and in particular to a forming apparatus for cake cups. Background Technology

[0002] Cupcake cups are containers specifically designed for holding cakes. To ensure food safety, cupcake cups are often disposable paper products. The manufacturing of medium to large cupcake cups often requires multiple processes. For example, Chinese design patent CN305592726S discloses a "cake box". The view shows that the main structure includes a base plate and side plates surrounding the outer edge of the base plate. When manufacturing this cake box, the base plate is first placed on the upper surface of the cake mold, and then the side plates are placed around the side wall of the cake mold. The upper edge of the side plates is folded towards the base plate to complete the connection. The upper edge of the base plate and the side plates are generally glued together. The two ends of the side plates are also glued together. This manufacturing process, which is carried out manually, has relatively low overall efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] To improve the production efficiency of cupcakes, this application provides a cupcake forming apparatus.

[0004] The cake cup forming device provided in this application adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] A cupcake forming apparatus, comprising:

[0006] frame;

[0007] The turntable is rotatably connected to the frame.

[0008] Several cake molds are arranged on the turntable and evenly distributed around its circumference;

[0009] The base plate stacking mechanism is mounted on the frame and includes a first holding area for holding the base plates;

[0010] The base plate adhesive application mechanism, mounted on the frame, is used to apply adhesive to the surface of the base plate;

[0011] The side panel clamping mechanism, located on the frame, is used to enclose the side panels to the side wall of the cake mold;

[0012] A folding mechanism, mounted on the frame, is used to fold the upper edge of the side plate towards the bottom plate; and

[0013] At least one finished product stacking mechanism is provided on the rack, including a second holding area for holding cupcakes;

[0014] The frame is also provided with several top-removing components corresponding to the positions of the cake molds. Each top-removing component includes a first driving member and a first suction nozzle connected to the first driving member. The cake mold and the turntable have through holes that are connected to each other. The first suction nozzle 91 can slide down into the through hole by being driven by the first driving member.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the base plate is placed in the first holding area, the cake mold is rotated by the turntable, the base plate uses the first driving component to drive the first suction nozzle to pick up the material and send it to the cake mold, the glue coating mechanism coats the surface of the base plate with glue, the side plate clamping mechanism surrounds the side plate with the side wall of the cake mold, the flipping and pressing mechanism folds the upper edge of the side plate and finally presses it with the base plate. After the flipping and pressing is completed, the first driving component drives the first suction nozzle to push the base plate placed on the cake mold toward the second holding area to complete the ejection of the material. Multiple processes are automated, improving production efficiency.

[0016] Preferably, the adhesive application mechanism includes:

[0017] A glue storage container, mounted on a frame, having a cavity for holding glue;

[0018] The first rotary lifting cylinder is mounted on the frame; and

[0019] A dispensing device is connected to the first rotary lifting cylinder and positioned above the cake mold; the dispensing device is connected to the cavity.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the cavity of the glue storage container is connected to the dispensing device for continuous delivery of glue. At the same time, during the glue application operation, the dispensing device can move up and down and rotate under the drive of the first optional lifting cylinder, thereby realizing the circumferential rotation and glue application towards the base plate.

[0021] Preferably, the side plate engaging mechanism includes:

[0022] Sliding seat;

[0023] The second driving component is mounted on the frame. The sliding seat is connected to the second driving component and can be displaced by the second driving component to the side away from or closer to the cake mold.

[0024] A clamping assembly, comprising a drive arm, a clamping arm, and a positioning seat, wherein the drive arm and the clamping arm are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the positioning seat; and

[0025] The third driving component is located on the sliding seat;

[0026] One end of the drive arm is slidably connected to the sliding seat, and the other end of the drive arm is connected to the third drive component; the positioning seat is slidably connected to the sliding seat, one end of the clamping arm is connected to the third drive component, and the other end of the clamping arm is hinged to the positioning seat. When the two clamping arms are combined, they, together with the positioning seat, form a clamping area.

[0027] By adopting the above technical solution, when the side plate surrounds the side wall of the cake mold, the sliding seat is first driven by the second driving component to move towards the cake mold side. The two clamping arms are driven by the third driving component to rotate around the hinge point with the positioning seat, thereby flipping the side plate. The positioning seat moves towards the cake mold side under the drive of the sliding seat, and the side plate can be moved by the positioning seat. Finally, under the drive of the two clamping arms, the side plate surrounds the side wall of the cake mold. The driving arm is slidably connected to the sliding seat and is also driven by the third driving component, which improves the guiding nature of the third driving component during operation and thus improves the stability of the clamping arm rotation.

[0028] Preferably, the side plate engaging mechanism further includes:

[0029] Press-fit seat; and

[0030] The fourth driving component is located on the frame. The pressing seat is connected to the fourth driving component and can be driven by the fourth driving component to move away from or towards the cake mold.

[0031] When the two clamping arms are joined together, there is a gap between the ends of the two clamping arms, and the pressing seat can be extended into the gap by the drive of the fourth driving member.

[0032] By adopting the above technical solution, when the pressing seat is driven by the fourth driving component to approach the cake mold, it can abut against both sides after the side plates are closed, thereby improving the quality of the side plate closure and reducing the possibility of the side plates lifting up.

[0033] Preferably, a tension spring is also provided between the positioning seat and the sliding seat, the tension spring forcing the positioning seat to always tend to move away from the cake mold.

[0034] By adopting the above technical solution, when the side plate comes into contact with the side wall of the cake mold, the side wall close to the cake mold is driven in advance by the positioning seat. When the positioning seat comes into contact with the side wall of the cake mold, the positioning seat has a certain floating ability due to the setting of the tension spring, which can reduce the rigid extrusion wear between the positioning seat and the cake mold, and at the same time play a role in positioning adjustment.

[0035] Preferably, the flipping mechanism includes:

[0036] The base plate has a guide opening;

[0037] The top plate is connected to the bottom plate and can slide relative to the bottom plate;

[0038] A plurality of flipping blocks are circumferentially distributed between the bottom plate and the top plate, with one end of each flipping block hinged to the bottom plate and the other end of each flipping block always abutting against the end face of the top plate; and

[0039] The fifth driving component is connected to the top plate;

[0040] Among them, a number of flipping blocks and the top plate enclose a flipping cavity, the guide port is connected to the flipping cavity, the driving component is used to drive the flipping cavity to move away from or closer to the cake mold, and the cake mold can extend through the guide port into the flipping cavity.

[0041] By adopting the above technical solution, after the side plate is surrounded by the side wall of the cake mold, the turntable rotates and rotates the surrounded cake mold to the flipping mechanism. The flipping mechanism is driven by the fifth driving component to move towards the side of the cake mold and gradually extend the cake mold into the flipping cavity. When it continues to move downward, the top plate slides relative to the bottom plate, and at the same time, it drives several flipping blocks to flip around the hinge point with the bottom plate to the side closer to the upper surface of the cake mold. When the top plate gradually moves relative to the bottom plate, the flipping blocks also gradually flip and squeeze the upper edge of the side plate to fold towards the bottom plate, and finally achieve the contact between the upper edge of the side plate and the bottom plate to achieve flipping.

[0042] Preferably, the flipping mechanism further includes:

[0043] Also includes:

[0044] An auxiliary pressure plate, which is housed within a flipping cavity;

[0045] A tie rod, passing through the top plate and with its end connected to an auxiliary pressure plate; and

[0046] The first elastic element, connected between the top plate and the tie rod, is used to force the auxiliary pressure plate to always have a tendency to move towards the top plate;

[0047] The flipping block is provided with a sliding groove, and the outer edge of the auxiliary pressure plate abuts against the sliding groove and can be displaced relative to the sliding groove.

[0048] By adopting the above technical solution, when the flipping block is flipped, it can simultaneously drive the auxiliary pressure plate to move towards the cake mold side. The addition of the auxiliary pressure plate increases the pressing area, thereby improving the pressing effect. When the pressing is completed and reset, the first elastic element drives the pull rod to rise, which in turn drives the auxiliary pressure plate to rise. The auxiliary pressure plate drives the flipping block to rotate and reset, and the mechanical reset structure is more stable.

[0049] Preferably, the thickness of the auxiliary pressure plate is equal to the depth of the sliding groove.

[0050] By adopting the above technical solution, when the auxiliary pressing plate moves downward under the drive of the flipping block to contact the upper surface of the cake mold, since the thickness of the auxiliary pressing plate is equal to the depth of the sliding groove, the surfaces of the auxiliary pressing plate and the flipping block can be on the same horizontal plane, thereby increasing the effective pressing area of ​​the flipping block.

[0051] Preferably, the flipping mechanism further includes:

[0052] A plurality of guide rods connect the top plate and the bottom plate, wherein the top plate can slide closer to or further away from the bottom plate along the axial direction of the guide rods; and

[0053] The second elastic element is connected between the bottom plate and the top plate, and is used to force the top plate and the bottom plate to always have a tendency to move apart.

[0054] By adopting the above technical solution, when the flipping mechanism is resetting upwards, the separation of the bottom plate and the top plate mainly relies on the gravity of the bottom plate itself. The addition of a second elastic element increases the driving force when the top plate and the bottom plate separate, reducing the situation where the bottom plate gets stuck due to the frictional force between the flipping block and the top plate.

[0055] Preferably, it further includes a side plate material handling mechanism, the side plate material handling mechanism comprising:

[0056] A side panel stacking rack is mounted on the frame, and the side panel stacking rack has a third holding area for holding side panels;

[0057] The second rotary lifting cylinder is mounted on the frame;

[0058] The material handling plate is connected to the second rotary lifting cylinder; and

[0059] Several second suction nozzles are connected to the material handling plate;

[0060] The material-receiving plate has a material-receiving state driven by the second rotary lifting cylinder to one side of the third holding area, and a material-discharging state rotated to one side of the side plate clamping mechanism.

[0061] By adopting the above technical solution, several side plates can be stacked in the third holding area. When the side plate is grabbed, the second rotary lifting cylinder drives the picking plate, and the picking plate is equipped with a second suction nozzle to adsorb the side plate. Then the adsorbed side plate rotates to the side of the side plate clamping mechanism to realize the automatic picking of the side plate.

[0062] In summary, this application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0063] By setting up several cake molds on a turntable to correspond to multiple processes in the production of cupcakes, and combining mechanisms such as gluing, clamping, and flipping, the bottom plate and side plates are automatically connected, thereby improving the overall production efficiency of cupcakes. Attached Figure Description

[0064] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a cupcake forming device;

[0065] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the arrangement of the various mechanisms of the molding device relative to the turntable;

[0066] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the base plate adhesive application mechanism;

[0067] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the side plate clamping mechanism;

[0068] Figure 5 This is a front view of the flipping mechanism;

[0069] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the overturning mechanism;

[0070] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional view of the flipping mechanism;

[0071] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram showing the flipping block and auxiliary pressure plate descending to a certain distance.

[0072] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the side plate material handling mechanism in the side plate loading position.

[0073] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached drawings: 10. Frame; 20. Turntable; 30. Cake mold; 40. Base plate stacking mechanism; 41. Frame base; 42. Limiting rod; 43. Base plate; 50. Base plate gluing mechanism; 51. First rotary lifting cylinder; 52. Dispenser; 60. Side plate clamping mechanism; 61. Sliding seat; 611. Guide rail; 612. Slider; 62. Second driving component; 63. Driving arm; 64. Clamping arm; 641. Clamping area; 65. Positioning seat; 66. Third driving component; 661. Connecting seat; 67. Fourth driving component; 68. Pressing seat; 69. Tension spring; 70. Flipping machine Structure; 71. Base; 711. Guide port; 712. Mounting groove; 713. Hinge seat; 72. Top plate; 73. Flipping block; 731. Sliding groove; 732. Flipping cavity; 733. Flipping surface; 74. Fifth driving component; 75. Auxiliary pressure plate; 76. Guide rod; 77. Second elastic component; 78. Pull rod; 79. First elastic component; 80. Finished product stacking mechanism; 81. Cake cup; 90. First driving component; 91. First suction nozzle; 100. Side plate material picking mechanism; 101. Side plate; 102. Second rotary lifting cylinder; 103. Material picking plate; 104. Second suction nozzle. Detailed Implementation

[0074] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0075] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it can be directly attached to the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is referred to as being "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0076] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the specification of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0077] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 This diagram illustrates the structure of a forming device for a cupcake 81. This forming device can realize multiple processes in the production of the cupcake 81, mainly including the material taking process of the base plate 43 and the side plate 101, the glue coating process of the surface of the base plate 43, the connection process of the side plate 101 and the base plate 43, the flipping process of the upper edge of the side plate 101 and the base plate 43, and the ejection process of the finished cupcake 81. This forming device includes a frame 10, a turntable 20 rotatably connected to the frame 10, and a plurality of cake molds 30 disposed on the turntable 20. The turntable 20 is driven to rotate by a servo motor installed on the frame 10. In this embodiment, six cake molds 30 are provided and rotate at a certain angle under the drive of the servo motor to realize process switching.

[0078] The molding device also includes a base plate stacking mechanism 40, a base plate gluing mechanism 50, a side plate clamping mechanism 60, a flipping mechanism 70, a finished product stacking mechanism 80, and a side plate material handling mechanism 100, which respectively realize the above-mentioned production processes. Among them, the base plate stacking mechanism 40 includes a frame 41 and a number of limiting rods 42 installed on the frame 41. The frame 41 is connected to the frame 10 and has a certain distance between it and the turntable 20, so it is in a suspended state. The number of limiting rods 42 surrounds to form a first holding area. A number of base plates 43 are stacked in the first holding area. The frame 41 has a material handling port that communicates with the first holding area. The area of ​​the material handling port is smaller than the surface area of ​​the base plate 43, so as to realize the stacking of the base plate 43 in the first holding area.

[0079] The finished product stacking mechanism 80 also includes a frame 41 and a plurality of limiting rods 42 installed on the frame 41. The plurality of limiting rods 42 enclose a second holding area for holding cake cups 81. In this embodiment, the finished product stacking mechanism 80 is provided with two adjacent and spaced apart, and can switch stacking according to the amount of cake cups 81 produced.

[0080] See Figure 3 The molding apparatus also includes several ejector components, the number of which is the same as that of the cake mold 30 and are installed on the frame 10 below the cake mold 30. The ejector components include a first drive member 90 and a first suction nozzle 91 connected to the first drive member 90. The cake mold 30 and the turntable 20 have through holes that communicate with each other. The first suction nozzle 91 can slide in the through holes driven by the first drive member 90, thereby realizing the effects of picking up material from the bottom plate 43, adsorbing material from the bottom plate 43, and ejecting the finished product from the cake mold 30. When the base plate 43 is being picked up, it is carried out from the picking port of the frame 41 by the action of the first suction nozzle 91. Since the base plate 43 is made of paper, it has a certain deformation capability on its outer edge. When the base plate 43 is being glued, it can also be adsorbed onto the upper surface of the cake mold 30 by the first suction nozzle 91. After the cake cups 81 are finished, the first driving component 90 can drive the first suction nozzle 91 to lift the cake mold 30 off the cake mold 30 and place it into the second holding area. At this time, the picking port of the frame 41 becomes the feeding port. The bottom of the cake cups 81 first enters the second holding area from the feeding port, and the opening of the cake cups 81 touches the frame 41 and is gradually stacked.

[0081] The base plate gluing mechanism 50 includes a first rotary lifting cylinder 51 mounted on the frame 10 and a dispensing device 52 connected to the first rotary lifting cylinder 51. The dispensing device 52 is connected to the cavity of the glue storage container through a hose. The dispensing device 52 is positioned above the cake mold 30 and can move closer to or further away from the cake mold 30 under the drive of the first rotary lifting cylinder 51. It can also rotate circumferentially.

[0082] See Figure 4 The side panel clamping mechanism 60 includes a sliding seat 61, a second driving member 62, a clamping assembly, and a pressing seat 68. The second driving member 62 is mounted on the frame 10 and connected to the bottom of the sliding seat 61. The sliding seat 61 can move away from or towards the cake mold 30 under the drive of the second driving member 62. The clamping assembly includes a driving arm 63, a clamping arm 64, and a positioning seat 65. The positioning seat 65 is slidably connected to the sliding seat 61. Two clamping arms 64 are provided and symmetrically connected to both sides of the positioning seat 65. When the two clamping arms 64 are combined, they and the positioning seat 65 enclose a clamping area 641, which surrounds the side wall of the cake mold 30.

[0083] In addition, the side plate clamping mechanism 60 also includes a third driving member 66 and a fourth driving member 67. The end of the third driving member 66 is also connected to a connecting seat 661. The connecting seat 661 is hinged to the middle position of the clamping arm 64. One end of the clamping arm 64 is hinged to the positioning seat 65. Thus, when the third driving member 66 is activated, one end of the clamping arm 64 can swing relative to the positioning seat 65 to realize the opening and closing of the clamping area 641.

[0084] A guide rail 611 is also installed on the sliding seat 61, and a slider 612 is provided on the guide rail 611. One end of the drive arm 63 is connected to the slider 612, and the other end of the drive arm 63 is connected to the connecting seat 661, thereby improving the working guidance of the third drive component 66.

[0085] The fourth drive unit 67 is mounted on the frame 10 and connected to the pressing seat 68. The pressing seat 68 can be moved away from or closer to the cake mold 30 by the drive of the fourth drive unit 67. At the same time, when the two clamping arms 64 are combined, there is a gap between the ends of the two clamping arms 64. The pressing seat 68 can enter into the gap, thereby achieving a closed loop for the entire clamping area 641.

[0086] See also Figure 5 and Figure 6 The flipping mechanism 70 includes a base 71, a top plate 72, several flipping blocks 73 located between the base 71 and the top plate 72, and a fifth driving member 74 connected above the top plate 72. The fifth driving member 74 is fixed on the frame 10, and the entire flipping mechanism 70 is positioned above the cake mold 30.

[0087] Combination Figure 7 and Figure 8 The flipping blocks 73 are evenly distributed circumferentially on the base 71. The base 71 has several mounting slots 712, and hinge seats 713 are installed in the mounting slots 712. One end of the flipping block 73 is rotatably connected to the hinge seat 713 through a rotating shaft, and the end of the flipping block 73 is always in contact with the lower surface of the top plate 72. The top plate 72 has a certain distance from the base 71, so that the flipping block 73 has a certain tilt angle with the horizontal surface after contacting the top plate 72. The base 71 has a guide opening 711, and the several flipping blocks 73 and the lower surface of the top plate 72 enclose a flipping cavity 732. The guide opening 711 communicates with the flipping cavity 732.

[0088] An auxiliary pressure plate 75 is also provided inside the flipping cavity 732. The surface shape of the auxiliary pressure plate 75 can be the same as the upper surface of the mold 1. At least one pull rod 78 is connected to the auxiliary pressure plate 75. One end of the pull rod 78 passes through the top plate 72 and can be displaced relative to the top plate 72. A first elastic element 79 is also provided between the end of the pull rod 78 and the top plate 72. The first elastic element 79 is also a compression spring, which can force the auxiliary pressure plate 75 to always have a tendency to move towards the lower surface of the top plate 72. The outer edge of the auxiliary pressure plate 75 abuts against the flipping block 73. The flipping block 73 has a guide groove at the position where it abuts against the auxiliary pressure plate 75. In this embodiment, the depth of the guide groove is equal to the thickness of the auxiliary pressure plate 75.

[0089] A number of guide rods 76 are evenly distributed circumferentially between the top plate 72 and the base 71, so that the top plate 72 can be displaced relative to the base 71 along the guide rods 76. In order to improve the stability when the top plate 72 and the base 71 are pulled apart, a second elastic element 77 is also sleeved on some of the guide rods 76. The second elastic element 77 is a compression spring, and its two ends abut against the top plate 72 and the base 71 respectively, forcing the top plate 72 and the base 71 to have a tendency to move away from each other.

[0090] Combination Figure 9 The side panel picking mechanism 100 includes a side panel stacking frame, a second rotary lifting cylinder 102, and a picking plate 103. The side panel stacking frame is connected to the frame 10 and positioned above the turntable 20. The side panel stacking frame also includes several limiting rods 42, which enclose a third holding area for stacking side panels 101. A side panel picking port is provided at the bottom of the side panel stacking frame. The surface area of ​​the side panel picking port is smaller than the surface area of ​​the side panel 101, so that the side panel 101 can be placed in the third holding area.

[0091] The second rotary lifting cylinder 102 is installed on one side of the frame 10 and two are spaced apart. The material picking plate 103 is connected to the second rotary lifting cylinder 102 to realize lifting and rotation. The material picking plate 103 is provided with a number of second suction nozzles 104. In addition, the material picking plate 103 has a material picking state driven by the second rotary lifting cylinder 102 to the side of the third holding area and a material discharging state rotated to the side of the side plate clamping mechanism 60.

[0092] In this embodiment, the first driving component 90, the third driving component 66, the fourth driving component 67, and the fifth driving component 74 are all cylinders, and the second driving component 62 is a drive motor connected to a lead screw and nut pair, which is connected to a sliding seat 61.

[0093] When this molding device is working, the first driving member 90 first picks up the base plate 43 placed in the first holding area through the first suction nozzle 91 and places it on the upper surface of the cake mold 30. To improve the installation stability of the base plate 43 on the cake mold 30, the upper surface of the cake mold 30 has a shallow limiting groove. Then, the turntable 20 rotates and drives the base plate 43 to the base plate 43 base plate glue coating mechanism 50 to achieve glue coating on the surface of the base plate 43. Next, it rotates to the side plate clamping mechanism 60. The second suction nozzle 104 picks up the side plate 101 and rotates it to the side plate clamping mechanism 60. The second driving member 62 drives the sliding seat 61 to move closer to the side of the cake mold 30. The third driving member 66 drives the driving arm 63 to drive the two clamping arms 64 to roll up the side plate 101. The fourth driving member 67 drives the pressing seat 68 to move towards the side of the cake mold 30 and presses the two sides of the side plate 101 together. The pressing seat 68 has a heating wire inside, which can heat-press the two sides of the side plate 101 together. Next, the cake mold 30 rotates onto the flipping mechanism 70. The fifth drive member 74 drives the entire flipping mechanism 70 downward. When the base 71 abuts against the frame 10, the top plate 72 moves relative to the base 71. The top plate 72 drives the flipping block 73 to flip towards the side of the cake mold 30 and folds the upper edge of the side plate 101. Finally, the side plate 101 and the base plate 43 are connected by the flipping surface 733 of the flipping block 73 and the surface of the auxiliary pressure plate 75. Then, the flipping mechanism 70 resets the cake mold 30 and rotates it to the finished product stacking mechanism 80. The first drive member 90 drives the first suction nozzle 91 to push out the cake cup 81 and enter the second holding area to complete the manufacturing. The entire molding device can operate continuously, improving production efficiency.

[0094] The above are all preferred embodiments of this application, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made in accordance with the structure, shape and principle of this application should be covered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A cupcake forming device, characterized in that, include: Rack (10); Turntable (20) is rotatably connected to frame (10). Several cake molds (30) are arranged on the turntable (20) and evenly distributed around the circumference; The base plate stacking mechanism (40) is located on the frame (10) and includes a first holding area for holding the base (71); The base plate gluing mechanism is located on the frame (10) and is used to apply glue to the surface of the base (71); The side panel clamping mechanism (60) is provided on the frame (10) and is used to enclose the side panel (101) to the side wall of the cake mold (30); A flipping mechanism (70) is provided on the frame (10) for flipping the upper edge of the side plate (101) toward the base (71); as well as At least one finished product stacking mechanism (80) is provided on the frame (10) and includes a second holding area for holding cake cups (81); The frame (10) is also provided with several top-removing components corresponding to the positions of the cake mold (30). The top-removing components include a first driving member (90) and a first suction nozzle (91) connected to the first driving member (90). The cake mold (30) and the turntable (20) are provided with a through hole that is connected to each other. The first suction nozzle (91) can slide into the through hole by the drive of the first driving member (90).

2. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The adhesive application mechanism includes: A glue storage container is provided on the frame (10), the glue storage container having a cavity for holding glue; The first rotary lifting cylinder (51) is mounted on the frame (10); and A dispensing device (52) is connected to the first rotary lifting cylinder (51) and placed above the cake mold (30). The dispensing device (52) is connected to the cavity.

3. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side plate engaging mechanism (60) includes: Sliding seat (61); The second drive member (62) is mounted on the frame (10). The sliding seat (61) is connected to the second drive member (62) and can be displaced by the second drive member (62) to the side away from or closer to the cake mold (30). A clamping assembly, comprising a drive arm (63), a clamping arm (64), and a positioning seat (65), wherein the drive arm (63) and the clamping arm (64) are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the positioning seat (65); and The third driving component (66) is provided on the sliding seat (61); One end of the drive arm (63) is slidably connected to the sliding seat (61), and the other end of the drive arm (63) is connected to the third drive member (66); the positioning seat (65) is slidably connected to the sliding seat (61), one end of the clamping arm (64) is connected to the third drive member (66), and the other end of the clamping arm (64) is hinged to the positioning seat (65). When the two clamping arms (64) are combined, they and the positioning seat (65) form a clamping area (641).

4. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that, The side plate engaging mechanism (60) further includes: Press-fit seat (68); and The fourth drive unit (67) is located on the frame (10). The pressing seat (68) is connected to the fourth drive unit (67) and can be driven by the fourth drive unit (67) to move away from or closer to the cake mold (30). When the two clamping arms (64) are joined together, there is a gap between the ends of the two clamping arms (64), and the pressing seat (68) can be extended into the gap by the drive of the fourth driving member (67).

5. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 3, characterized in that, A tension spring (69) is also provided between the positioning seat (65) and the sliding seat (61), which forces the positioning seat (65) to always tend to move away from the cake mold (30).

6. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism (70) includes: The base (71) has a guide opening (711). The top plate (72) is connected to the base (71) and can slide relative to the base (71); Several flipping blocks (73) are circumferentially distributed between the base (71) and the top plate (72), with one end of each flipping block (73) hinged to the base (71) and the other end of each flipping block (73) always abutting against the end face of the top plate (72); and The fifth drive unit (74) is connected to the top plate (72); Among them, a number of flipping blocks (73) and the top plate (72) enclose a flipping cavity (732), the guide port (711) is connected to the flipping cavity (732), the driving member is used to drive the flipping cavity (732) to move away from or closer to the cake mold (30), and the cake mold (30) can extend through the guide port (711) into the flipping cavity (732).

7. A cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism (70) further includes: Also includes: An auxiliary pressure plate (75) is housed within a flipping cavity (732); A tie rod (78) is inserted through the top plate (72), and the end of the tie rod (78) is connected to the auxiliary pressure plate (75); and The first elastic element (79) is connected between the top plate (72) and the tie rod (78) to force the auxiliary pressure plate (75) to always have a tendency to move toward the top plate (72); The flipping block (73) is provided with a sliding groove (731), and the outer edge of the auxiliary pressure plate (75) abuts against the sliding groove (731) and can be displaced relative to the sliding groove (731).

8. The cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that, The thickness of the auxiliary pressure plate (75) is equal to the depth of the sliding groove (731).

9. A cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that, The flipping mechanism (70) further includes: A plurality of guide rods (76) connect a top plate (72) and a base (71), wherein the top plate (72) is slidable along the axial direction of the guide rods (76) toward or away from the base (71); and The second elastic element (77) is connected between the base (71) and the top plate (72) to force the top plate (72) and the base (71) to always have a tendency to move apart.

10. A cupcake forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a side plate material handling mechanism (100), which includes: A side panel (101) stacking rack is provided on the frame (10), and the side panel (101) stacking rack has a third holding area for holding the side panels (101); The second rotary lifting cylinder (102) is mounted on the frame (10); The material handling plate (103) is connected to the second rotary lifting cylinder (102); and Several second suction nozzles (104) are connected to the material receiving plate (103); The material taking plate (103) has a material taking state driven by the second rotary lifting cylinder (102) to the side of the third holding area and a material releasing state rotated to the side of the side plate clamping mechanism (60).

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