Multifunctional drying device for finished popcorn
By incorporating a heating structure with drums and auger blades, along with a switching plate screening design, the problems of uneven heating and difficulty in separating debris in traditional drying devices have been solved. This enables uniform heating and efficient drying of popcorn, improving the user experience and production efficiency of the equipment.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
Traditional multi-functional popcorn drying devices suffer from uneven heating and difficulty in separating popcorn fragments and debris, affecting user experience and drying efficiency.
It adopts a heating structure with drum and auger blades, combined with a switch plate and screening box design. It separates debris through the gaps in the drum, and improves heating uniformity and drying efficiency by controlling the agitation of the drum by the motor and the agitation of the air flow by the fan.
It achieves uniform heating and efficient drying of popcorn, improves the yield of high-quality products, reduces the impact of debris and impurities, and enhances the user experience and production efficiency of the equipment.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of drying device, especially to a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device. BACKGROUND
[0002] The drying device is a kind of equipment that removes water in material by hot air or microwave, and is widely used in food, chemical industry, textile, wood processing and agricultural products fields, and the finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is a drying equipment specially designed for puffed food, which can quickly remove water on the surface of popcorn, ensure crisp taste and prolong shelf life, and is suitable for snack processing factory, cinema and chain catering enterprise, and gives consideration to efficient production and quality stability.
[0003] The traditional finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is prone to uneven heating during use, and some popcorn still retains some water, secondly, when finished popcorn is taken after drying, popcorn debris and other impurities are sent out together, affecting the use experience of the equipment.
[0004] Therefore, the skilled person in the art provides a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device to solve the problems in the background art. SUMMARY
[0005] The utility model aims at solving the shortcomings in the prior art, and provides a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device, which can directly heat popcorn in the drum through the drum and auger blades, and effectively improve the heating effect of the heating rod through the structure of the drum and the existence of the auger blades. When there are debris, they can fall into the screening box through the gap of the drum, which can effectively improve the yield of popcorn, and the popcorn falls into the collection box through the switch plate, which can effectively improve the drying efficiency of the equipment.
[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:
[0007] A finished popcorn multifunctional drying device, comprising a base, the upper surface of the base is provided with a drying and screening mechanism, the drying and screening mechanism comprises a machine box fixedly connected at the edge of the upper surface of the base, a drum is rotatably connected to the front end inner wall of the machine box, an auger blade is arranged on the inner wall of the drum, a fixed ring is fixedly connected to the middle part of the outer wall of the drum, a gear is rotatably connected to the outer wall of the fixed ring, a third motor is fixedly connected to the front end outer wall of the gear, and a switch plate is rotatably connected to the front end outer wall of the drum.
[0008] The rear end outer wall of the cabinet is provided with a conveying mechanism, the conveying mechanism comprises a conveying frame fixedly connected to the rear end outer wall of the cabinet, a mounting frame fixedly connected to the inside of the conveying frame, a first motor fixedly connected to the inside of the mounting frame, a fan fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor, a support column fixedly connected to the upper surface of the conveying frame, a second motor fixedly connected to the inside of the support column, a stirring shaft fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor, a stirring frame fixedly connected to the outer wall of the stirring shaft, a feeding box fixedly connected to the upper end of the front end outer wall of the support column, and a feeding pipe fixedly connected to the lower surface of the feeding box.
[0009] Through the above technical scheme, the popcorn in the drum can be directly heated by the drum and the auger blades, and the heating effect of the heating rod can be effectively improved by the structure of the drum and the presence of the auger blades. When there are debris, they can fall into the screening box through the gap of the drum, which can effectively improve the yield of popcorn. And the popcorn falls into the collection box through the switch plate, which can effectively improve the drying efficiency of the equipment.
[0010] Further, the stirring frame rotates in the inside of the feeding box, one end of the feeding pipe away from the feeding box is fixedly connected with the cabinet, and the rear end outer wall of the conveying frame is provided with a ventilation window.
[0011] Through the above technical scheme, the popcorn is put into the feeding box, and the stirring shaft cooperates with the stirring frame to slowly stir the popcorn through the second motor, which can effectively prevent the popcorn from sticking together. At the same time, the outside air can enter the cabinet through the first motor cooperating with the fan, which can stir the air flow in the cabinet, and can effectively improve the drying efficiency of the popcorn.
[0012] Further, the front end of the inner wall of the conveying frame is provided with a connecting pipe, and the lower surface of the conveying frame is fixedly connected with a support foot.
[0013] Through the above technical scheme, the air can enter the drum through the connecting pipe.
[0014] Further, a knob is rotatably connected to the middle of the front end outer wall of the switch plate, the rear end outer wall of the knob is fixedly connected with a rotating plate, the rotating plate rotates in the inside of the switch plate, and the lower end of the front end outer wall of the cabinet is fixedly connected with a falling object frame.
[0015] Through the above technical scheme, the knob can drive the rotating plate to open the switch plate.
[0016] Further, the upper end of the inner wall of the front end and the rear end of the cabinet is fixedly connected with a protective plate, a plurality of heating rods are fixedly connected to the lower surface of the protective plate, the heating rods are fixedly connected with the cabinet, a screening box is arranged at the lower end of the inner wall of the cabinet, and a handle groove is formed in the outer wall of one side of the screening box.
[0017] By the above technical scheme, the popcorn can be heated by the protection plate and the heating rod.
[0018] Further, the lower surface of the third motor is fixedly connected with a first fixed plate, the outer wall of the fixed ring is provided with a plurality of gear grooves, and the gear wheel is engaged with the fixed ring.
[0019] By the above technical scheme, the gear wheel can drive the drum to rotate through the gear grooves.
[0020] Further, the upper surface of the base is provided with two sliding grooves, the upper surface of the cabinet is rotatably connected with a machine cover, one side outer wall of the machine cover is fixedly connected with a second handle, both sides of the one side outer wall of the cabinet are rotatably connected with door plates, and one side outer wall of each of the door plates is fixedly connected with a first handle.
[0021] By the above technical scheme, the cabinet can be opened through the door plates and the machine cover.
[0022] Further, the front end outer wall of the base is fixedly connected with two mounting plates, the upper surface of each of the mounting plates is slidably connected with a collecting box, the front end outer wall of the collecting box is fixedly connected with a third handle, and the front end outer wall of each of the mounting plates is fixedly connected with a second fixed plate.
[0023] By the above technical scheme, the popcorn can be collected and transferred through the collecting box.
[0024] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0025] 1. The utility model discloses a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device, which can directly heat the popcorn in the drum through the drum and the auger blade, and can effectively improve the heating effect of the heating rod through the structure of the drum and the existence of the auger blade. When there are debris, the debris can fall into the screening box through the gap of the drum, which can effectively improve the yield of the popcorn. The popcorn can fall into the collecting box through the switch plate, and the mechanism can effectively improve the drying efficiency of the equipment.
[0026] 2. The utility model discloses a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device, which can control the stirring shaft to slowly stir the popcorn through the second motor and the stirring frame, which can effectively prevent the popcorn from sticking. The external air can enter the cabinet through the first motor and the fan, which can stir the air flow in the cabinet and effectively improve the drying efficiency of the popcorn. DRAWINGS
[0027] Figure 1 The utility model discloses a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device.
[0028] Figure 2 A side view of the finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is provided in the utility model.
[0029] Figure 3 A structure diagram of the finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is provided in the utility model.
[0030] Figure 4 A top view of the finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is provided in the utility model.
[0031] Figure 5 A structure diagram of the roller in the finished popcorn multifunctional drying device is provided in the utility model.
[0032] Legend:
[0033] 1, base; 2, first handle; 3, door plate; 4, second handle; 5, machine cover;
[0034] 6, conveying mechanism; 601, conveying frame; 602, mounting frame; 603, ventilation window; 604, first motor; 605, fan; 606, feeding pipe; 607, support column; 608, second motor; 609, stirring shaft; 6010, feeding box; 6011, stirring frame; 6012, supporting leg; 6013, connecting pipe;
[0035] 7, drying and screening mechanism; 701, machine box; 702, switch plate; 703, knob; 704, rotating plate; 705, falling object frame; 706, screening box; 707, protection plate; 708, gear slot; 709, fixing ring; 7010, roller; 7011, gear; 7012, third motor; 7013, first fixing plate; 7014, auger blade; 7015, heating rod;
[0036] 8, collecting box; 9, third handle; 10, mounting plate; 11, second fixing plate; 12, sliding groove; 13, handle groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0037] 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.
[0038] An embodiment provided by the utility model:
[0039] Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 andFigure 4 The utility model provides a finished popcorn multifunctional drying device, including base 1, the upper surface of base 1 is provided with drying screening mechanism 7, and drying screening mechanism 7 includes the fixed connection of the rim at the upper surface of base 1 machine case 701, the inner wall rotationally connected with the drum 7010 of the front end of machine case 701, the inner wall of drum 7010 is provided with auger blade 7014, the middle part fixed connection of the outer wall of drum 7010 has fixed ring 709, the outer wall rotationally connected with gear 7011 of fixed ring 709, the front end outer wall fixed connection of gear 7011 has third motor 7012, the front end outer wall rotationally connected with switch plate 702 of drum 7010;
[0040] The rear end outer wall of machine case 701 is provided with conveying mechanism 6, and conveying mechanism 6 includes the fixed connection of conveying frame 601 at the rear end outer wall of machine case 701, the fixed connection of mounting frame 602 in conveying frame 601, the fixed connection of first motor 604 in mounting frame 602, the fixed connection of fan 605 at the output of first motor 604, the fixed connection of support column 607 on the upper surface of conveying frame 601, the fixed connection of second motor 608 in support column 607, the fixed connection of agitating shaft 609 at the output of second motor 608, the fixed connection of agitating frame 6011 on the outer wall of agitating shaft 609, the fixed connection of feeding box 6010 on the upper end of the outer wall of the front end of support column 607, the fixed connection of feeding pipe 606 on the lower surface of feeding box 6010;
[0041] The drum 7010 and auger blade 7014 can directly heat the popcorn in the drum 7010, and the structure of the drum 7010 and the presence of the auger blade 7014 can effectively improve the heating effect of the heating rod 7015. When there are debris, they can fall into the screening box 706 through the gap of the drum 7010, which can effectively improve the yield of popcorn. The popcorn falls into the collection box 8 controlled by the switch plate 702, which can effectively improve the drying efficiency of the equipment.
[0042] Reference Figure 1 And Figure 2, agitating frame 6011 rotates inside the feeding box 6010, the feeding pipe 606 is fixedly connected to the one end of the feeding box 6010 away from the feeding box 6010, the rear end outer wall of the conveying frame 601 is provided with a ventilation window 603, by putting the popcorn into the feeding box 6010, and by the second motor 608, the agitating shaft 609 can be controlled to cooperate with the agitating frame 6011 to slowly agitate the popcorn, so that the popcorn can be effectively prevented from being adhered, and by the first motor 604 cooperating with the fan 605, the external air can enter the machine box 701, the air in the machine box 701 can be agitated, and the popcorn drying efficiency can be effectively improved, the front end inner wall of the conveying frame 601 is provided with a connecting pipe 6013, and the lower surface of the conveying frame 601 is fixedly connected with a supporting leg 6012, and the connecting pipe 6013 can make the air enter the roller 7010.
[0043] With reference to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , the front end outer wall of the switch plate 702 is rotatably connected with a knob 703, the rear end outer wall of the knob 703 is fixedly connected with a rotating plate 704, the rotating plate 704 rotates inside the switch plate 702, the lower end of the front end outer wall of the machine box 701 is fixedly connected with a falling object frame 705, the rotating plate 704 can be driven by the knob 703 to open the switch plate 702, the upper end inner walls of the front end and the rear end of the machine box 701 are fixedly connected with a protection plate 707, the lower surface of the protection plate 707 is fixedly connected with a plurality of heating rods 7015, the heating rods 7015 are fixedly connected with the machine box 701, the lower end of the inner wall of the machine box 701 is provided with a screening box 706, one side outer wall of the screening box 706 is provided with a handle slot 13, the popcorn can be heated by the protection plate 707 and the heating rods 7015, the lower surface of the third motor 7012 is fixedly connected with a first fixed plate 7013, a plurality of gear grooves 708 are formed in the outer wall of the fixed ring 709, the gear 7011 is engaged with the fixed ring 709, and the gear 7011 can be driven to rotate the roller 7010 through the gear grooves 708.
[0044] With reference to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , the upper surface of the base 1 is provided with two sliding grooves 12, the upper surface of the machine box 701 is rotatably connected with a machine cover 5, one side outer wall of the machine cover 5 is fixedly connected with a second handle 4, both sides of the outer wall of one side of the machine box 701 are rotatably connected with door plates 3, one side outer wall of the door plates 3 is fixedly connected with first handles 2, the machine box 701 can be opened through the door plates 3 and the machine cover 5, the front end outer wall of the base 1 is fixedly connected with two mounting plates 10, the upper surface of the mounting plate 10 is slidably connected with a collecting box 8, the front end outer wall of the collecting box 8 is fixedly connected with a third handle 9, the front end outer wall of the mounting plate 10 is fixedly connected with a second fixed plate 11, and the popcorn can be collected and transferred by the collecting box 8.
[0045] Working principle: when the device is needed, first start the second motor 608 and the third motor 7012 and the heating rod 7015, then put the popcorn into the feeding box 6010, at this time the second motor 608 will drive the stirring shaft 609 to rotate, at the same time the stirring shaft 609 will drive the stirring frame 6011 to stir the popcorn, at this time the popcorn will enter the feeding pipe 606, then through the feeding pipe 606 into the roller 7010, at this time the popcorn will be dried by the heating rod 7015, at the same time start the first motor 604, the first motor 604 will drive the fan 605 to rotate, the fan 605 will send air into the cabinet 701, drive the hot air flow in the cabinet 701, then the popcorn will be sent to the front end through the auger blade 7014, when the drying is completed, rotate the knob 703, the knob 703 will drive the rotating plate 704 to rotate, open the switch plate 702 through the rotating plate 704, then the popcorn will be sent out through the rotating plate 704 and fall into the collecting box 8 through the falling frame 705, the popcorn crumbs will enter the screening box 706 through the gap of the roller 7010 when drying, when the drying is completed, the popcorn can be transported through the third handle 9, and the crumbs can also be taken out from the screening box 706 through the handle groove 13, at the same time, the small part of popcorn crumbs stuck on the roller 7010 can also be cleaned.
[0046] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and not for limiting the present application, although the foregoing detailed description of the present application, for the skilled in the art, it still can be modified, or part of the technical features of the equivalent replacement, within the spirit and principles of the present application, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc., should be included in the scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A multifunctional drying device for finished popcorn, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: The upper surface of the base (1) is provided with a drying and screening mechanism (7), the drying and screening mechanism (7) comprises a case (701) fixedly connected at the edge of the upper surface of the base (1), the front end inner wall of the case (701) is rotatably connected with a roller (7010), the inner wall of the roller (7010) is provided with a auger blade (7014), the middle part of the outer wall of the roller (7010) is fixedly connected with a fixed ring (709), the outer wall of the fixed ring (709) is rotatably connected with a gear (7011), the front end outer wall of the gear (7011) is fixedly connected with a third motor (7012), the front end outer wall of the roller (7010) is rotatably connected with a switch plate (702). The rear end outer wall of the case (701) is provided with a conveying mechanism (6), the conveying mechanism (6) comprises a conveying frame (601) fixedly connected at the rear end outer wall of the case (701), the inside of the conveying frame (601) is fixedly connected with a mounting frame (602), the inside of the mounting frame (602) is fixedly connected with a first motor (604), the output end of the first motor (604) is fixedly connected with a fan (605), the upper surface of the conveying frame (601) is fixedly connected with a support column (607), the inside of the support column (607) is fixedly connected with a second motor (608), the output end of the second motor (608) is fixedly connected with an agitating shaft (609), the outer wall of the agitating shaft (609) is fixedly connected with an agitating frame (6011), the upper end of the front end outer wall of the support column (607) is fixedly connected with a feeding box (6010), the lower surface of the feeding box (6010) is fixedly connected with a feeding pipe (606).
2. The finished popcorn multifunction drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The agitating frame (6011) rotates in the inside of the feeding box (6010), one end of the feeding pipe (606) away from the feeding box (6010) is fixedly connected with the case (701), the rear end outer wall of the conveying frame (601) is provided with a ventilation window (603).
3. The finished popcorn multifunction drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end of the inner wall of the conveying frame (601) is provided with a connecting pipe (6013), the lower surface of the conveying frame (601) is fixedly connected with a supporting leg (6012).
4. The finished popcorn multifunction drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle part of the front end outer wall of the switch plate (702) is rotatably connected with a knob (703), the rear end outer wall of the knob (703) is fixedly connected with a rotating plate (704), the rotating plate (704) rotates in the inside of the switch plate (702), the lower end of the front end outer wall of the case (701) is fixedly connected with a falling object frame (705).
5. The finished popcorn multi-functional drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The upper end of the front end and the rear end inner wall of the case (701) is fixedly connected with a protection plate (707), the lower surface of the protection plate (707) is fixedly connected with a plurality of heating rods (7015), the heating rods (7015) are fixedly connected with the case (701), the lower end of the inner wall of the case (701) is provided with a screening box (706), one side outer wall of the screening box (706) is provided with a handle groove (13).
6. The finished popcorn multi-functional drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The lower surface of the third motor (7012) is fixedly connected with a first fixed plate (7013), the outer wall of the fixed ring (709) is provided with a plurality of gear grooves (708), and the gear (7011) is engaged with the fixed ring (709).
7. The finished popcorn multi-functional drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The upper surface of the base (1) is provided with two sliding grooves (12), the upper surface of the cabinet (701) is rotatably connected with a machine cover (5), one side outer wall of the machine cover (5) is fixedly connected with a second handle (4), both sides of the outer wall of one side of the cabinet (701) are rotatably connected with door plates (3), and the outer wall of one side of the door plate (3) is fixedly connected with a first handle (2).
8. The finished popcorn multi-functional drying apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The front end outer wall of the base (1) is fixedly connected with two mounting plates (10), the upper surface of the mounting plate (10) is slidably connected with a collecting box (8), the front end outer wall of the collecting box (8) is fixedly connected with a third handle (9), and the front end outer wall of the mounting plate (10) is fixedly connected with a second fixed plate (11).