3D modeling slicing line ice cream equipment capable of adding various ice cream materials

The 3D slicing ice cream equipment enables the addition of various flavored sauces and different overrun rates to ice cream, solving the problem that existing equipment cannot add jam or large particles, thus improving the texture variation and applicability of ice cream.

CN223900165UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13青岛鼎喜冷食有限公司
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520545003.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-26
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-26

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Technical Problem

Existing ice cream slicing and forming equipment produces ice cream with a single structure, which cannot achieve a variety of flavors, add jam or large particles, or create a change in texture between the top and bottom of the same ice cream.

Method used

This 3D slicing ice cream production line equipment, capable of adding various ice cream toppings, utilizes a system consisting of an active transmission device, an ice cream forming device, a cutting device, a tracking and moving system, a pit-making head, a slurry injection pipeline, a low-temperature forming pressure head, a liquid nitrogen tank, a slurry injection pipeline, and a slush filling pipeline to achieve the addition of various ice cream toppings and the forming of ice cream with different overruns.

Benefits of technology

It enables the addition of various flavors to ice cream, including chocolate filling and large-grain filling, increasing the texture variation and applicability of ice cream, and allowing the production of various types of ice cream.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses 3D (three-dimensional) modeling slicing line ice cream equipment capable of adding various ice cream materials, belongs to the field of food equipment, and solves the problems that the taste change of the existing ice cream is less, and the shape combination of the ice cream, a puffing material and a water material is difficult. According to the ice cream forming equipment, the ice cream forming equipment comprises a cutting station set and a forming station set, and the cutting station set and the forming station set are sequentially arranged in the transmission advancing direction of ice cream positions on a driving transmission device; the forming station set comprises a tracking moving system and a pit making head, and the pit making head is connected with the tracking moving system and driven by the tracking moving system to move. The pit making head is an electric heating constant-temperature die head, and a pit making protruding end is arranged at the lower end of the pit making head. According to the 3D modeling slicing line ice cream equipment capable of adding various ice cream materials, various sauces with different tastes can be added, ice cream can be formed by using raw materials with different puffing rates, and the taste change and the taste change of the ice cream are improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment of can add many ice cream materials belongs to food equipment field. BACKGROUND

[0002] The slice line general technology, after aging, is frozen by a freezing machine, is formed after extrusion by a mold, is cut horizontally by a cutting bow, a stick car is inserted at the same time, falls on the stainless steel flat disc below and is transported, enters the quick freezing tunnel and is frozen, and is packaged by a packaging machine after being frozen.

[0003] The existing ice cream slice forming equipment produces single-structure ice cream, the external structure of the ice cream is mainly determined by the shape of the mold, the internal structure cannot add jam, cannot add large particles, and one kind of ice cream can only be divided into different colors and tastes, and the taste cannot be changed between the upper and lower parts, so that the taste of the ice cream changes little. Especially, the shape combination of the ice cream and the puffing material and the water material cannot be realized by the existing ice cream slice forming equipment. INVENTION CONTENTS

[0004] The utility model provides a 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment of can add many ice cream materials, can add many different taste sauce materials, and can realize the forming of the ice cream using different puffing rates of raw materials, and the taste change and the taste change of the ice cream are improved.

[0005] The utility model adopts the technical scheme of a 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment of can add many ice cream materials, which comprises a driving transmission device (1) and an ice cream forming equipment, a plurality of ice cream positions (3) are formed on the driving transmission device (1), and the ice cream forming equipment is arranged in cooperation with the ice cream positions (3).

[0006] The ice cream forming equipment comprises a cutting station group and a forming station group, and the cutting station group and the forming station group are sequentially arranged along the transmission direction of the ice cream positions (3) on the driving transmission device (1).

[0007] The forming station group comprises a tracking movement system and a pit forming head (41), the pit forming head (41) is connected with the tracking movement system and is driven to move by the tracking movement system, the pit forming head (41) is an electric heating constant temperature mold head, the lower end of the pit forming head (41) has a pit forming convex end, and the pit forming head (41) is arranged in cooperation with the ice cream positions (3) on the driving transmission device (1).

[0008] The above-mentioned 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment of can add many ice cream materials, the tracking movement system comprises a tracking bracket (21), a transverse driving part and a longitudinal driving part.

[0009] The transverse driving part comprises a transverse moving frame (22) and a transverse driving shaft (23), the two ends of the transverse driving shaft (23) are rotationally connected with the tracking support (21), and the transverse driving shaft (23) passes through the transverse moving frame (22) and is threadedly connected with the transverse moving frame (22);

[0010] The longitudinal driving part is installed on the transverse moving frame (22); the longitudinal driving part comprises a main driving shaft (24), a driving sleeve (25), and a device moving support (26), the driving sleeve (25) is sleeved on the main driving shaft (24) and is threadedly connected with the main driving shaft (24), and the device moving support (26) is installed at the lower end of the driving sleeve (25);

[0011] The tracking support (21) has a positioning shaft (27) inside, the positioning shaft (27) passes through the transverse moving frame (22) and is in sliding contact with the transverse moving frame (22).

[0012] The optimized 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials comprises a first single-arc cutting device (51) and a second double-arc cutting device (52); the first single-arc cutting device (51) and the second double-arc cutting device (52) are sequentially arranged along the transmission direction of the ice cream position (3) on the driving transmission device (1), and the first single-arc cutting device (51) and the second double-arc cutting device (52) are located on the side of the driving transmission device (1).

[0013] The optimized 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials further comprises a chocolate spraying station (53) arranged between the first single-arc cutting device (51) and the second double-arc cutting device (52).

[0014] The optimized 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials further comprises a low-temperature forming pressure head (42) and a liquid nitrogen tank (43), the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is connected with the tracking moving system and is driven to move by the tracking moving system;

[0015] The low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is in thermal contact with the liquid nitrogen tank (43), or the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) has a liquid nitrogen cavity in communication with the inside of the liquid nitrogen tank (43);

[0016] The low-temperature forming pressure head (42) has a concave or convex forming part at the lower end.

[0017] The optimized 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials, the forming station group further comprises a slurry injection pipeline one (44) and a slurry injection pipeline two (45), the discharge outlets of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are connected with the tracking movement system and are driven to move by the tracking movement system.

[0018] The pit forming head (41), the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream position (3) on the driving device (1).

[0019] The optimized 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials, the forming station group further comprises a slurry injection pipeline one (44) and a slurry injection pipeline two (45), the discharge outlets of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are connected with the tracking movement system and are driven to move by the tracking movement system.

[0020] The discharge outlet of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) is located in the discharge outlet of the slurry injection pipeline one (44).

[0021] The advantage of the present application is that two different flavored sauces can be added during the ice cream forming process in the technical solution of the present application. If the sauce inlet is divided into different channel thin tubes, more types can be added, which can improve the taste change of the ice cream. In the present application, one ice cream can taste different expansion rates, such as 80% expansion, 50% expansion, and zero expansion ice cream material can be used in the same ice cream, which increases the taste change of the ice cream. In the present application, one ice cream can taste different flavors, such as one flavor for one slice, one flavor for two slices, and one flavor for snow mud, which can further improve the taste change of the ice cream. The ice cream has a chocolate filling, or a large particle filling, or other soft particle fillings, which enriches the categories of ice cream and makes the application range of the equipment wider, which can be used for making more categories of ice cream. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 The structure of the present application is shown in the figure;

[0023] Figure 2 The ice cream forming diagram of the present application is shown in the figure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical characteristics of the present application are further described below in combination with the drawings and specific embodiments.

[0025] As shown in the figure, the utility model discloses a 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials, which comprises a driving device (1) and an ice cream forming equipment, and the driving device (1) is provided with a plurality of ice cream positions (3).

[0026] In the present application, the driving device (1) is used for linearly conveying the sliced ice cream material, and the driving device (1) can adopt a continuous belt type conveying mechanism, a friction drive conveying mechanism or other conveying mechanisms commonly used in the prior art, for example, a chain plate conveyor, a flat top chain conveyor, a belt conveyor, a steel belt conveyor, a mesh belt conveyor, a roller conveyor, a synchronous toothed belt conveyor and the like.

[0027] The ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1) are uniformly and spacedly arranged, and the ice cream positions (3) are used for containing the sliced ice cream material, and the surface shape thereof can be selected according to the shape of the ice cream material, and in this embodiment, the upper surface shape of the ice cream position (3) can be selected as a planar type.

[0028] The ice cream forming equipment comprises a cutting station group and a forming station group, and the cutting station group and the forming station group are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1).

[0029] The cutting station group comprises a first single-arc cutting device (51), a chocolate spraying station (53) and a second double-arc cutting device (52), and the first single-arc cutting device (51), the chocolate spraying station (53) and the second double-arc cutting device (52) are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1). The cutting station group as a whole is mounted on the side of the driving device (1).

[0030] The chocolate spraying station (53) performs a smearing process on the surface of the ice cream material after the first single-arc cutting device (51) performs the first cutting, and the smearing content in this process can be various, including spraying chocolate, scattering dry particles (powder), smearing chocolate (jam) mixed with dry particles (powder), placing large particles, large particle mixed with chocolate (or jam), coconut pulp and other soft particles.

[0031] The primary single-arch cutting device (51) is a single-arch cutting device used in cooperation with the ice cream forming mold. The expanded material liquid is transported to the cutting mold of the primary single-arch cutting device (51) through a pipeline, and is cut and formed by the primary single-arch cutting device (51). The secondary double-arch cutting device (52) is a double-arch cutting device used in cooperation with the ice cream forming mold. The expanded material liquid is transported to the cutting mold of the secondary double-arch cutting device (52) through a pipeline, and is cut and formed by the secondary double-arch cutting device (52). Since the secondary double-arch cutting device (52) adopts double-arch cutting, the falling point position is more accurate and will not be shifted. In this embodiment, the primary single-arch cutting device (51) and the secondary double-arch cutting device (52) can use the single-arch and double-arch cutting devices of the SD868 quick-freezing tunnel of Pu Garden Machinery.

[0032] The forming station group comprises a tracking moving system, a pit forming head (41), a low-temperature forming press head (42), a liquid nitrogen tank (43), a slurry injection pipeline I (44), a slurry injection pipeline II (45), and a slush filling pipeline (46).

[0033] The tracking moving system has a device moving support (26). The pit forming head (41), the low-temperature forming press head (42), the liquid nitrogen tank (43), the slurry injection pipeline I (44), the slurry injection pipeline II (45), and the slush filling pipeline (46) are all installed on the device moving support (26) and are driven to move by the tracking moving system.

[0034] The pit forming head (41) is an electric heating constant-temperature mold head. The lower end of the pit forming head (41) has a pit forming convex end, and the pit forming head (41) is arranged in cooperation with the ice cream position (3) on the driving transmission device (1).

[0035] In this embodiment, the pit forming head (41) is a stainless steel cylindrical head with an opening at the top. An electric heating pipe is arranged in the opening, and the temperature is set to 60 degrees. The cylindrical head is always kept at a constant temperature, which is beneficial to the complete separation of the ice cream material liquid after impact and prevents the ice cream from being stuck together.

[0036] The liquid nitrogen tank (43) is a cold source device. Liquid nitrogen can be filled in the liquid nitrogen tank (43) to make the temperature of the liquid nitrogen tank (43) low. The liquid nitrogen tank (43) can cool the low-temperature forming press head (42), so that the low-temperature forming press head (42) has a low temperature to ensure the forming shape of the ice cream.

[0037] The upper part of the liquid nitrogen tank (43) has a filling hole for filling liquid nitrogen into the pipeline, so as to fill liquid nitrogen into the liquid nitrogen tank (43) to ensure the low temperature of the liquid nitrogen tank (43).

[0038] In this embodiment, the liquid nitrogen tank (43) is a heat-conducting metal tank, and the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is a heat-conducting metal block. The liquid nitrogen tank (43) is in thermal contact with the low-temperature forming pressure head (42), and the liquid nitrogen tank (43) can cool the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) through the thermal contact. In other embodiments, a liquid nitrogen cavity can be constructed inside the low-temperature forming pressure head (42), and the liquid nitrogen cavity can be in communication with the inside of the liquid nitrogen tank (43) through a pipeline or the like, so that the liquid nitrogen in the liquid nitrogen tank (43) can flow into the low-temperature forming pressure head (42), and the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) can be kept at a low temperature. The specific cooling implementation can be adjusted according to different product requirements and production requirements.

[0039] The lower end of the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) has a concave or convex forming part. Through the pressing of the low-temperature forming pressure head (42), the forming part can press the upper surface of the ice cream and make the ice cream form.

[0040] The discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline one (44), the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline two (45), and the discharge port of the ice slush filling pipeline (46) are arranged towards the ice cream site (3).

[0041] In this embodiment, the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) can use a thin hard pipe. In use, the hard pipe is inserted into the sliced ice cream for sauce filling. The discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) can be located in the discharge port of the ice slush filling pipeline (46). When discharging, the sauce flowing out of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) is mixed with the ice slush flowing out of the ice slush filling pipeline (46). In this embodiment, the filling of the sauce is controlled by the switch door cylinder. The front end of the cylinder is provided with a sealing rod, which can open or close the channel cavity. The filling of the ice slush is controlled by the filling trolley connected behind.

[0042] In this application, the tracking moving system includes a tracking bracket (21), a transverse driving part, and a longitudinal driving part. The specific structure is shown in the figure.

[0043] The transverse driving part includes a transverse moving frame (22) and a transverse driving shaft (23). The tracking bracket (21) has two vertical plates. The two ends of the transverse driving shaft (23) are respectively rotatably connected to the two vertical plates of the tracking bracket (21) through bearings. The transverse moving frame (22) has a through hole in the middle, and the through hole has internal threads. The transverse driving shaft (23) passes through the through hole in the middle of the transverse moving frame (22) and is threadedly connected with the through hole. One of the vertical plates of the tracking bracket (21) is provided with a transverse moving drive motor. The power output end of the transverse moving drive motor is drivingly connected with the transverse driving shaft (23), and the transverse driving shaft (23) is driven to rotate by the transverse moving drive motor.

[0044] The tracking bracket (21) has a positioning shaft (27) inside, the positioning shaft (27) passes through the transverse moving frame (22) and is in sliding contact with the transverse moving frame (22). The two ends of the positioning shaft (27) are fixed with the two vertical plates of the tracking bracket (21), and the positioning shaft (27) is parallel to the transverse driving shaft (23) and located below the transverse driving shaft (23).

[0045] In this embodiment, the longitudinal driving part is installed on the transverse moving frame (22). The longitudinal driving part includes a main driving shaft (24), a driving sleeve (25), and a device moving bracket (26). The driving sleeve (25) is sleeved on the main driving shaft (24) and is in threaded connection with the main driving shaft (24), and the device moving bracket (26) is fixed at the lower end of the driving sleeve (25). Part of the equipment of the forming station group is installed at the lower end of the device moving bracket (26). The upper end of the transverse moving frame (22) has a longitudinal moving driving motor, the main driving shaft (24) is in transmission connection with the power output end of the longitudinal moving driving motor, and the main driving shaft (24) is in rotational connection with the transverse moving frame (22) through a bearing or the like. A cavity for the movement of the driving sleeve (25) is constructed in the middle of the transverse moving frame (22), the side surface of the driving sleeve (25) can be provided with an anti-rotation protrusion, and an anti-rotation groove matched with the anti-rotation protrusion is constructed on the inner wall of the cavity in the middle of the transverse moving frame (22), the anti-rotation protrusion is inserted into the anti-rotation groove and moves up and down in the anti-rotation groove.

[0046] The tracking bracket (21) can be provided with a transverse moving limiter matched with the transverse driving part, and the transverse moving frame (22) can be provided with a longitudinal moving limiter matched with the longitudinal driving part, so as to limit the maximum range of transverse and longitudinal movement.

[0047] In this embodiment, the tracking moving system can be kept synchronous with the host computer through an encoder, and the material nozzle, liquid nitrogen pressure head and the like are always kept in a vertical state with the tray when each tray passes.

[0048] Next, the specific application of the technical scheme of the present application will be described in detail in combination with specific embodiments, as shown in the specific embodiments, Figure 2 Figure 2 In the specific embodiments, 61 is a sand ice material, 62 is a sauce B, 63 is a sauce A, 64 is a secondary slicing material, 65 is a particle or chocolate or chocolate mixed particle, and 66 is a primary slicing material.

[0049] I. After the traditional process steps such as mixing, homogenization, aging and the like of the milk material, the milk material is conveyed to the coagulation machine through a stainless steel pipeline for puffing, and the puffing value is set to 80%. The puffed material liquid is conveyed to the cutting mold through the pipeline for forming and cutting, and the cutting is completed by a single-bow cutting device (51), and the cutting thickness is 10 mm.

[0050] ​II. The chocolate spraying station (53) is used to perform the smearing process on the surface of the once-cutting. The smearing content can be various, including spraying chocolate, scattering dry particles (powder), smearing chocolate (jam) mixed with dry particles (powder), placing large particles, large particle mixed with chocolate (or jam), coconut pulp and other soft particles.

[0051] III. The twice double-arch cutting and insertion of a stick are performed. The material liquid swelling value is set to 50%. The twice double-arch cutting equipment (52) is used to cut. The cutting thickness is 10 mm.

[0052] IV. The stainless steel cylindrical head of the pit making head (41) has an opening at the top. An electric heating pipe is arranged inside. The temperature is set to 60 degrees. The longitudinal movement driving motor is actuated to drive the whole system to descend. The pit making head (41) hits the ice cream falling on the tray. The depth of the depression is 5 mm. Then the longitudinal movement driving motor is actuated to drive the whole system to ascend. The cylindrical head is separated from the ice cream.

[0053] V. The longitudinal movement driving motor is actuated to drive the whole system to descend. The fine tube is inserted into the sliced ice cream. The insertion depth is 8 mm below the upper surface of the ice cream. The slurry injection pipe I (44) is used to inject sauce A. The switch door cylinder at the slurry injection pipe I (44) is opened. The material liquid is injected and filled into the just pressed hole. Then the longitudinal movement driving motor is actuated to drive the whole system to ascend.

[0054] VI. In the next station, the longitudinal movement driving motor is actuated to drive the whole system to descend. The slurry injection pipe II (45) and the ice sand filling pipe (46) are respectively used to inject sauce B and ice sand material (zero swelling). The ice sand material (zero swelling) and sauce B are mixed together and filled on the surface of the sliced ice cream.

[0055] VII. Finally, the 3D liquid nitrogen mold of the low-temperature forming press head (42) is used for extrusion forming to become the desired three-dimensional modeling (for example: half egg).

[0056] Of course, the above description is not a limitation of the present application. The present application is not limited to the above examples. Within the scope of the present application, changes, modifications, additions or replacements made by ordinary skilled in the art should be within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A 3D modeling slice line ice cream equipment capable of adding multiple ice cream materials, comprising a driving device (1) and an ice cream forming device, the driving device (1) is provided with a plurality of ice cream positions (3), and the ice cream forming device is arranged in cooperation with the ice cream positions (3); characterized in that: the ice cream forming device comprises a cutting station group and a forming station group, and the cutting station group and the forming station group are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1); the forming station group comprises a tracking movement system and a pit forming head (41), the pit forming head (41) is connected with the tracking movement system and is driven to move by the tracking movement system; the pit forming head (41) is an electric heating constant temperature die head, the lower end of the pit forming head (41) is provided with a pit forming convex end, and the pit forming head (41) is arranged in cooperation with the ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1). the tracking movement system comprises a tracking bracket (21), a transverse driving part and a longitudinal driving part; the transverse driving part comprises a transverse moving frame (22) and a transverse driving shaft (23), both ends of the transverse driving shaft (23) are rotationally connected with the tracking bracket (21), the transverse driving shaft (23) penetrates through the transverse moving frame (22) and is threadedly connected with the transverse moving frame (22); 2. The multi-ice-cream-filling 3D modeling slice-line ice cream equipment of claim 1, wherein: the longitudinal driving part is installed on the transverse moving frame (22); the longitudinal driving part comprises a main driving shaft (24), a driving sleeve (25) and a device moving bracket (26), the driving sleeve (25) is sleeved on the main driving shaft (24) and is threadedly connected with the main driving shaft (24), and the device moving bracket (26) is installed at the lower end of the driving sleeve (25); the tracking bracket (21) is internally provided with a positioning shaft (27), the positioning shaft (27) penetrates through the transverse moving frame (22) and is in sliding contact with the transverse moving frame (22). the cutting station group comprises a primary single-bow cutting device (51) and a secondary double-bow cutting device (52); the primary single-bow cutting device (51) and the secondary double-bow cutting device (52) are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream positions (3) on the driving device (1), and the primary single-bow cutting device (51) and the secondary double-bow cutting device (52) are located at the side of the driving device (1). the cutting station group further comprises a chocolate spraying station (53), which is arranged between the primary single-bow cutting device (51) and the secondary double-bow cutting device (52).

3. The multi-flavor ice cream bar apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the forming station group further comprises a low-temperature forming pressure head (42) and a liquid nitrogen tank (43), the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is connected with the tracking movement system and is driven to move by the tracking movement system; 4. The multi-ice-cream-filling 3D modeling slice-line ice cream equipment of claim 3, wherein: the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is in thermal contact with the liquid nitrogen tank (43), or the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is internally provided with a liquid nitrogen cavity in communication with the liquid nitrogen tank (43); 5. The multi-ice-cream-filling 3D modeling slice-line ice cream equipment of claim 1, wherein: the lower end of the low-temperature forming pressure head (42) is provided with an inwardly concave or protruding forming part. ​ ​ 6. The multi-ice-cream-filling 3D modeling slice-line ice cream equipment of claim 1, wherein: The forming station group further comprises a slurry injection pipeline one (44) and a slurry injection pipeline two (45), the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are connected with the tracking movement system and are driven to move by the tracking movement system; The pit forming head (41), the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are sequentially arranged along the driving direction of the ice cream position (3) on the driving device (1).

7. The multi-scooping 3D modeling slice-line ice cream equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The forming station group further comprises a slurry injection pipeline one (44) and a slurry injection pipeline two (45), the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are connected with the tracking movement system and are driven to move by the tracking movement system; The discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline one (44) and the discharge port of the slurry injection pipeline two (45) are connected with the tracking movement system and are driven to move by the tracking movement system;