Food forming machine

Abstract

The utility model discloses a food forming machine, and aims to solve the technical problems of low efficiency and non-uniform shape of a traditional food forming process. The food forming machine mainly comprises a machine frame, a conveying module installed on the machine frame, a forming module installed in the middle of the conveying module and an electric control system of the whole machine, and further comprises an anti-sticking module and a surface cleaning module which are installed at the inlet end and the output end of the conveying module respectively. Wherein the conveying module is provided with a supporting box positioning plate used for firm positioning, a forming compensation mechanism is installed in the forming module, and a shaping mold in the module can be replaced. According to the full-automatic production line, the food forming efficiency is improved, the uniform shape of finished products is ensured through precise positioning of the conveying module and forming compensation of the forming module, and the full-automatic production line is a good choice for food forming.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to food processing equipment technical field, concretely relates to a food forming machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, the pursuit of food by contemporary consumers has gone beyond basic nutritional needs, showing a composite expectation of aesthetic value, hygiene standards and industrial efficiency. In the consumption scene dominated by visual economy, the appearance of food (such as tangyuan, steamed buns, etc.) becomes a key element that triggers the purchase decision - exquisite modeling, uniform color and delicate texture not only carry aesthetic pleasure, but are also subconsciously associated with quality assurance. This trend forces the food processing industry to innovate: traditional hand forming, although it can reflect the artisan's temperature, faces an efficiency bottleneck (daily output is less than 1 / 10 of industrial line), and there is a risk of microbial contamination (the total number of colonies on wooden anvil is 3.5 times that of industrial equipment), making it difficult to achieve the standardization required for industrial production.

[0003] The inventor knows a decal tangyuan forming device (CN 221949116 U), which drives the forming die provided with a forming surface downward by a lifting mechanism to extrude the tangyuan and the decorative sheet tightly, avoiding the separation of the two to affect the transportation and sale of the product, and improving the product quality; wherein the forming surface is an upwardly concave curved surface that matches the shape of the tangyuan and the decorative sheet; the lifting mechanism includes a height adjusting mechanism, which changes the height of the lower limit position of the forming die by a height adjusting screw, thereby fine-tuning the forming result.

[0004] However, the inventors of the present application found at least the following technical problems in the process of implementing the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application: First, in the forming process, the surface of the forming die is easy to stick to the tangyuan and the decorative sheet, affecting the production efficiency and the appearance of the finished product; second, although the tangyuan to be formed has similar sizes, there are still individual differences, and the lower limit position of the current forming die is fixed, which cannot adapt to tangyuan of different sizes, and is easy to cause poor forming effect; in addition, due to the lack of a conveying and positioning module, the tangyuan and the mold are easy to deviate in position, resulting in a decrease in the qualified rate of the finished product.

[0005] The information disclosed in this BACKGROUND section is only for the purpose of enhancing the understanding of the background of the present disclosure and should not be considered as admitting that such information is prior art known to those of ordinary skill in the art. SUMMARY

[0006] In view of at least one of the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a food forming machine which can stably and efficiently process food into a shape by a conveying module, a forming module, an anti-sticking module and a surface cleaning module.

[0007] The utility model designs a kind of food forming machine, including rack, the conveying module being installed on the rack, the forming module being installed in the middle part of the conveying module and the electric control system of whole machine, it further includes anti-sticking module and surface cleaning module respectively installed in the conveying module entry end and output end, the conveying module is equipped with the box positioning plate for firm location, and the forming compensation mechanism is installed in the forming module.

[0008] Further, the conveying module includes a conveying frame, a synchronous belt, a servo motor and a tray positioning plate.

[0009] Further, the forming module includes a forming frame, an upper mold and a bottom mold.

[0010] Further, the upper mold includes an electric cylinder installed above the forming frame, an upper mold frame installed at the bottom of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder, an upper mold die installed at the lower part of the upper mold frame, a top core cylinder installed in the upper mold frame, a top core frame installed below the top core cylinder, and a forming compensation mechanism installed below the top core frame. The bottom of the forming compensation mechanism is installed with a replaceable top core, and the lower surface of the top core is shaped to match the patterned surface of the food to be formed.

[0011] Further, the forming compensation mechanism includes a guide column and a spring sleeved thereon.

[0012] Further, the bottom mold includes a bottom mold cylinder installed at the lower part of the forming frame, a bottom mold frame installed on the telescopic rod of the bottom mold cylinder, a bottom mold die installed above the bottom mold frame, a jacking cylinder installed in the bottom mold frame, and a jacking plate installed above the jacking cylinder.

[0013] Further, the anti-sticking module includes a corresponding fixed frame, a vibration cylinder installed on the fixed frame and a powder box installed on the fixed frame.

[0014] Further, the surface cleaning module includes a jet head and a corresponding compressed air source connected thereto.

[0015] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of the present application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0016] 1. Based on the close combination of the tray positioning plate and the tray in the conveying module, the technical problem of low precision of existing devices is effectively solved, thereby reducing human error and improving the reliability and repeat positioning capability of automated production.

[0017] 2. The forming compensation mechanism effectively solves the technical problem of poor forming effect due to individual differences in food material size in the prior art, thereby achieving the effect of stable and uniform food production.

[0018] 3. The anti-sticking module effectively solves the problem of food sticking to the mold in the prior art, thereby realizing high-speed and stable operation of the equipment and improving production efficiency.

[0019] 4. The surface cleaning module effectively solves the problem of affecting the appearance of the food surface due to powdering for anti-sticking during production, thereby realizing the effect of improving product line clarity and product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the food forming machine in an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying module in an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the anti-sticking module in an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the forming module in an embodiment of the present application.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the upper die of the forming module in an embodiment of the present application.

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the forming compensation mechanism in an embodiment of the present application.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower die of the forming module in an embodiment of the present application.

[0027] In the above figures, 1 is a rack;

[0028] 2 is a conveying module, 21 is a conveying frame, 22 is a synchronous belt, 23 is a servo motor, and 24 is a tray positioning plate;

[0029] 3 is an anti-sticking module, 31 is a fixed frame, 32 is a vibration cylinder, and 33 is a powdering box;

[0030] 4 is a forming module, 41 is a forming frame, 42 is an upper die, 421 is an electric cylinder, 422 is an upper die frame, 423 is an upper die mold, 424 is a core lifting cylinder, 425 is a core lifting frame, 426 is a forming compensation mechanism, 4261 is a guide column, 4262 is a spring, 427 is a core, 43 is a lower die, 431 is a lower die cylinder, 432 is a lower die frame, 433 is a lower die mold, 434 is a lifting cylinder, and 435 is a lifting plate;

[0031] 5 is a surface cleaning module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "vertical", "horizontal", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application. The terms "first", "second" and the like in the present application are used to distinguish the described objects and do not have any sequential or technical meaning. Unless otherwise specified, the terms "connected", "coupled" in the present application include direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0033] The unit modules (parts, structures, modules) or sensors and the like involved in the following embodiments are all conventional commercially available products unless otherwise specified.

[0034] The embodiments of the present application provide a food forming machine, which solves the problems of low food shaping efficiency and low product quality in the prior art. The food forming machine improves production efficiency by the conveying module with the tray positioning plate, and improves product quality by the anti-sticking module, the forming module with the forming compensation mechanism, and the surface cleaning module.

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application are to solve the above problems, and the general idea is as follows:

[0036] The food on the tray is accurately positioned by the tray positioning plate on the conveying module, and can be prevented from sticking to the forming module after being scattered by the anti-sticking module. In the forming module, the top core completes the preliminary shaping of the food by applying downward pressure, and the forming compensation mechanism dynamically adjusts the forming pressure to effectively correct the size deviation of the food raw material, thereby ensuring the appearance consistency of the final product. After the powder scattered by the anti-sticking module is blown off by the surface cleaning module, the high-quality food product is shaped.

[0037] In order to better understand the technical solutions of the present application, the above technical solutions will be described in detail in combination with the drawings of the specification and specific embodiments.

[0038] Embodiment one

[0039] This example discloses a food forming machine, referring to Figure 1, specifically including a rack 1 providing support for the device, on the rack 1 is fixed a conveying module 2 for conveying food, the conveying module 2 is divided into an entry end and an output end, from the entry end to the output end, are sequentially installed an anti-sticking module 3 for preventing food from sticking to the device, a forming module 4 for forming food, and a surface cleaning module 5 for blowing off powder on the surface of food.

[0040] Referring to Figure 2 , the conveying module 2 includes a conveying frame 21 providing support for the entire module, on the conveying frame 21 is installed a synchronous belt 22 for conveying and a servo motor 23 for driving the synchronous belt to operate, on the synchronous belt 22 is installed a tray positioning plate 24 fixed on the synchronous belt block by bolts, which can firmly fix the tray at the designated position to prevent shaking during movement.

[0041] Referring to Figure 3 , the anti-sticking module 3 includes a fixed frame 31 providing support for the module, on the fixed frame 31 is installed a vibration cylinder 32 and a powder scattering box 33, the bottom of the powder scattering box 33 has many small holes, powder is added in the box, and the vibration cylinder 32 scatters the powder in the powder scattering box 33 by vibration.

[0042] Referring to Figures 4-7 , the forming module 4 of the embodiment is supported by a forming frame 41, and the forming module 4 is divided into an upper mold 42 and a bottom mold 43.

[0043] The upper mold 42 includes an electric cylinder 421 controlling the overall downward pressure of the upper mold, the electric cylinder 421 is fixed on the upper surface of the forming frame 41, and the lower part of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder 421 is fixed with an upper mold frame 422, the lower part of the upper mold frame 422 is installed with an upper mold die 423, and the inside of the upper mold frame 422 is installed with a core cylinder 424, the lower part of the core cylinder 424 is installed with a core frame 425, the core frame 425 is used to support a forming compensation mechanism 426 installed inside and a core 427 installed at the lower part thereof. The forming compensation mechanism 426 includes a guide column 4261 fixed on the core frame 425 by bolts and a spring 4262 sleeved thereon.

[0044] The bottom mold 43 includes a bottom mold frame 432 providing support for the bottom mold, the inside of the bottom mold frame 432 is installed with a bottom mold cylinder 431 with the free end upward, the bottom mold cylinder 431 is installed with a bottom mold die 433, the bottom of the bottom mold die 433 is installed with a jacking plate 435 through a guide column, and the bottom mold frame 432 and the jacking plate 435 are installed with a jacking cylinder 434 for lifting the jacking plate.

[0045] The embodiment also includes a corresponding electric control system controlling the start-stop and running speed of the entire device.

[0046] When working, the food containing box is placed on the conveying module 2 and fixed at a designated position by the box positioning plate 24 to prevent shaking during movement and ensure alignment with the bottom film 43 in the forming module 4. Under the control of the electric control system, the forming process proceeds downward.

[0047] The food and the box on the conveying module 2 first pass through the anti-sticking module 3. When it is detected that the box reaches the working area of the anti-sticking module 3, the vibration cylinder 32 vibrates, the powder box 33 vibrates, and powder is sprayed onto the food and the tray through the small holes at the bottom of the powder box 33 to avoid sticking with the mold of the subsequent forming module 4.

[0048] When the box reaches the forming module 4, the bottom mold cylinder 431 starts to lift the entire lower mold, fixes the box in the correct position by the bottom mold 433, and lifts the box to the designated position. Then, the electric cylinder 421 in the upper mold 42 starts to lower the entire upper mold 42 until the box is pressed tightly. At this time, the box and the upper mold 423 together restrict the food on the tray in a closed area, and then the core cylinder 424 starts to press down the core 437 to press and form the food. During the pressing of the core 437, the forming compensation mechanism 426 generates compression deformation, which can press the food with slight size difference into the same shape, and also can avoid damaging the forming due to excessive pressure. Not only the adverse effects are eliminated, but also the food forming is more stable.

[0049] After the shaping is completed, the upper mold 42 and the bottom film 43 are opened, and at this time the lifting cylinder 434 starts to lift the box through the lifting plate 435 and places it on the tray positioning plate 24, so that the box continues to move forward to the next process.

[0050] When the shaped product reaches the surface cleaning module 5, the spray head blows off the excess flour on the food and the box, thereby improving the clarity of the product pattern and texture modeling and improving the product quality.

[0051] The device can change the patterns, textures, etc. shaped by the food by replacing the mold, thereby increasing the aesthetic degree of the food.

[0052] The device improves the reliability of automatic production and the effect of repeated positioning ability by multiple positioning. The forming compensation mechanism effectively solves the technical problem of poor forming effect caused by individual differences in food size in the prior art, thereby improving the stability and consistency of food quality.

[0053] Although some preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they know the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present application.

[0054] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations belong to the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A food product forming machine comprising a frame, a conveying module mounted on said frame, a forming module mounted in the middle of said conveying module and an overall electrical control system, characterized in that, It also comprises an anti-sticking module and a surface cleaning module respectively installed at the entrance end and the exit end of the conveying module.

2. The food forming machine according to claim 1, characterized in that The conveying module comprises a conveying frame, a synchronous belt, a servo motor and a tray positioning plate.

3. The food product forming machine of claim 1, wherein, The forming module comprises a forming frame, an upper mold and a bottom mold.

4. The food forming machine according to claim 3, characterized in that The upper mold comprises an electric cylinder installed above the forming frame, an upper mold frame installed at the bottom of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder, an upper mold die installed at the lower part of the upper mold frame, a top core cylinder installed in the upper mold frame, a top core frame installed below the top core cylinder, a forming compensation mechanism installed below the top core frame, the bottom of the forming compensation mechanism is provided with a replaceable top core, the lower surface of the top core is shaped to match the shape of the food to be formed.

5. The food forming machine according to claim 4, characterized in that The forming compensation mechanism comprises a guide column and a spring sleeved thereon.

6. The food product forming machine of claim 3, wherein, The bottom mold comprises a bottom mold cylinder installed at the lower part of the forming frame, a bottom mold frame installed on the telescopic rod of the bottom mold cylinder, a bottom mold die installed above the bottom mold frame, a jacking cylinder installed in the bottom mold frame, and a jacking plate installed above the jacking cylinder.

7. The food product forming machine of claim 1, wherein, The anti-sticking module comprises a corresponding fixed frame, a vibration cylinder installed on the fixed frame and a powder box installed on the fixed frame.

8. The food product forming machine of claim 1, wherein, The surface cleaning module comprises an air jet head and a corresponding compressed air source in communication therewith.

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