Ice cream extrusion slicing line former
By setting a controllable opening and closing mechanism for the discharge port and mold outlet in the ice cream extrusion slicing line forming machine, the problem of high product defect rate caused by ice cream melting is solved, and product weight stability and raw material saving are achieved.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-31
AI Technical Summary
Ice cream melts when it comes into contact with the frozen ice cream in the forming device, resulting in a high rate of non-compliance in product weight and wasted raw materials, a problem that existing equipment cannot effectively solve.
A controllable opening and closing mechanism for the discharge port and mold outlet is set in the ice cream extrusion slicing line forming machine to discharge the melted ice cream by pressure, ensuring stable product weight.
This effectively prevents product weight shifts caused by melting ice cream, reduces the defect rate, saves raw materials, and improves production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of ice cream preparation equipment, specifically to an ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device. Background Technology
[0002] An ice cream extrusion slicing line forming machine is a component for forming ice cream. The forming machine has an inlet at the upper part, which is connected to a feed pipe to transport frozen ice cream (at a temperature of around -5°C) into the forming machine. The frozen ice cream is extruded into a mold at the end of the forming machine by the pressure provided by the feeding unit to form ice cream that matches the mold shape. Below the exit of the mold, there is a reciprocating slicer to cut the extruded ice cream one by one to continuously produce a number of ice creams. The ice creams are then transported sequentially via a belt conveyor below the forming machine.
[0003] Before the ice cream is produced, the temperature of the forming device is 15-25℃, while the temperature of the ice cream after freezing is about -5℃. When the frozen ice cream comes into contact with the forming device, the ice cream melts. If the melted ice cream is not discharged in time, it will cause the weight of the product (i.e., several formed ice creams) to fluctuate within a range of ±5 grams. As a result, the production of defective products will continue for 10-20 minutes, resulting in a high defect rate and wasting raw materials.
[0004] Therefore, how to provide an ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device that avoids the above-mentioned defects has become a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides an ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device.
[0006] The specific technical solution is as follows:
[0007] An ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device includes a body with an internal cavity. The body has a downstream section forming a mold. An inlet communicating with the cavity is located at the upper part of the body. During operation, the internal flow channel of the mold is configured to flow downwards, causing the formed ice cream to exit from the mold outlet in a vertically downward direction. A discharge port communicating with the cavity is located at the upper part of the body. Both the discharge port and the mold outlet have open and closed states. In use:
[0008] The discharge port is closed, and the mold outlet is open, allowing the melted ice cream at the lower position to be discharged through the mold outlet; or
[0009] The discharge port is in the open state and the mold outlet is in the closed state, so that the melted ice cream at the upper position is discharged through the discharge port.
[0010] Preferably, a discharge pipe with a valve is installed at the discharge port, and the opening or closing of the valve causes the discharge port to be in an open or closed state.
[0011] Preferably, the mold also includes a sealing element whose shape matches the shape of the mold's outlet. The sealing element may or may not seal the mold's outlet so that the mold's outlet is in an open or closed state.
[0012] Preferably, the discharge port is located at the top of the body.
[0013] Preferably, the side wall of the mold has an insertion port with a height and shape matching the ice cream sticks, through which several ice cream sticks being transported are sequentially inserted into the interior of the ice cream flowing downwards within the mold.
[0014] Preferably, the cut ice cream pieces have the same thickness, the ice cream sticks have the same thickness, the height of the stick opening is greater than the sum of the thickness of a single ice cream piece and a single ice cream stick, and the distance from the bottom of the stick opening to the outlet of the mold is greater than the thickness of a single ice cream piece.
[0015] Preferably, the body includes a square shell, a shrinking shell, and an elliptical shell that are sequentially connected internally. The elliptical shell forms the mold. The top of the square shell has the discharge port, and the upper positions of the opposite side walls of the square shell each have a feed port.
[0016] Preferably, the ice cream stick is a long, flat sheet, and the vertical cross-sectional shape of the stick opening is rectangular.
[0017] The ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device provided by this utility model has the following technical effects:
[0018] A discharge port is set at the upper part of the forming device to discharge the melted ice cream at the top through a pressure method. This, combined with the outlet of the mold, discharges the melted ice cream at the bottom, ensuring that the ice cream produced by the forming device does not affect the weight of the product.
[0019] Preferably, a discharge pipe with a valve is installed at the discharge port, which can quickly open or close the discharge port.
[0020] Preferably, the system also includes a sealing element whose shape matches the shape of the mold's outlet, enabling rapid opening or closing of the mold's outlet. This sealing element can be flexible, such as a towel, which completely wraps around the mold's outlet, keeping it in a closed state.
[0021] Preferably, the molder is capable of forming ice cream with an ice cream stick attached.
[0022] In a conventional ice cream stick insertion process, the ice cream is immediately ejected from the mold and cut off after being inserted into the stick. This method results in a concave tail for the ice cream (the impact of the stick contacting the ice cream creates this concave shape). Preferably, the stick is inserted at the position of the previous ice cream product before molding. This allows the ice cream, after insertion, to remain compressed within the mold before being cut off. Consequently, the concave area caused by the impact of the stick insertion has a buffer time to be re-compressed and filled within the mold, preventing the concave shape from existing. Attached Figure Description
[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of a specific embodiment of an ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device provided by this utility model, arranged in the vertical direction;
[0024] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the forming device.
[0025] Figure 1-2 The labels in the attached figures are as follows:
[0026] 1. Mold, 2. Inlet, 3. Outlet, 4. Mold outlet, 5. Valve, 6. Outlet pipe, 7. Stick insert, 8. Ice cream stick, 9. Square shell, 10. Shrinkable shell. Detailed Implementation
[0027] Combination Figure 1-2 This utility model provides an ice cream extrusion slicing line forming device, which includes a body with an internal cavity. The body has a downstream section forming a mold 1. An inlet 2 communicating with the cavity is opened at the upper position of the body. During operation, the internal flow channel of the mold 1 is formed in a downward flow direction, so that the formed ice cream is output from the mold outlet 4 in a vertical downward direction. An outlet 3 communicating with the cavity is opened at the upper position of the body. Both the outlet 3 and the mold outlet 4 have an open state and a closed state. In use:
[0028] The discharge port 3 is in the closed state, and the mold outlet 4 is in the open state, so that the melted ice cream at the lower position is discharged through the mold outlet 4; or
[0029] With the discharge port 3 in the open state and the mold outlet 4 in the closed state, the melted ice cream at the upper position is discharged through the discharge port 3.
[0030] The discharge of melted ice cream occurs before the production of the final ice cream begins. Specifically, when the frozen ice cream enters the forming machine, the discharge port 3 is initially closed while the mold outlet 4 is open, allowing the melted ice cream at the lower position to be discharged through the mold outlet 4. When the shape of the ice cream discharged from the mold outlet 4 is observed to be close to that of the frozen ice cream, the state is switched so that the discharge port 3 is open and the mold outlet 4 is closed, allowing the melted ice cream at the upper position to be discharged through the discharge port 3. Similarly, when the shape of the ice cream discharged from the discharge port 3 is close to that of the frozen ice cream, the discharge port 3 is closed, and then the mold opening 4 is opened to begin subsequent production.
[0031] A discharge port 3 is set at the upper position of the forming device to discharge the melted ice cream at the top through a pressure method. This, together with the outlet 4 of the mold, discharges the melted ice cream at the bottom, so that the ice cream produced by the forming device will not affect the weight of the product.
[0032] In one specific implementation, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, a discharge pipe 6 with a valve 5 is installed at the discharge port 3. The opening or closing of the valve 5 causes the discharge port 3 to be in an open or closed state.
[0033] A discharge pipe 6 with a valve 5 is installed at the discharge port 3, which can quickly open or close the discharge port 3. When the melted ice cream is discharged through the discharge port 3 and the discharge pipe 6, it can be seen directly. When the discharged ice cream takes the shape of frozen ice cream, the valve 5 is closed.
[0034] In one specific embodiment, a sealing element is further included, the shape of which matches the shape of the mold outlet 4. The sealing element may or may not seal the mold outlet 4 so that the mold outlet 4 has an open state or a closed state.
[0035] The shape of the sealing component matches the shape of the mold outlet 4, enabling the mold outlet 4 to be quickly opened or closed. The sealing component can be flexible, such as a towel, which can completely wrap around the mold outlet 4, keeping it in a closed state. At this time, the towel is in a knotted state, which can stably wrap the mold outlet 4. Once the towel is untied and removed, it can be switched to an open state.
[0036] In one specific embodiment, the discharge port 3 is located at the top of the body. Preferably, the discharge port 3 is located at the center of the top of the body (the center is the center of all contact points between the body and the ice cream (e.g., the inner wall of the cavity of the body)), so that the melted ice cream discharged from the cavity from bottom to top can be uniformly and synchronously gathered towards the center from all places, thereby improving the discharge efficiency.
[0037] In one specific implementation, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, the side wall of the mold 1 is provided with an insertion port 7 that has a height and shape matching the ice cream sticks, so that several ice cream sticks 8 being transported can be inserted into the interior of the ice cream flowing from top to bottom inside the mold 1 through the insertion port 7.
[0038] This molding machine is capable of forming ice cream with ice cream sticks 8.
[0039] Combination Figure 1-2 In this specific embodiment, the cut ice cream pieces all have the same thickness, the ice cream sticks 8 have the same thickness, the height of the stick insertion opening 7 is greater than the sum of the thickness of a single ice cream piece and a single ice cream stick 8, and the distance between the bottom end of the stick insertion opening 7 and the outlet 4 of the mold is greater than the thickness of a single ice cream piece.
[0040] In a conventional ice cream stick insertion process, the ice cream is immediately ejected from the mold 1 and cut off after being inserted into the ice cream stick 8. This method results in a concave tail for the ice cream (the impact generated when the ice cream stick 8 contacts the ice cream causes the concave shape). Preferably, the height of the insertion opening 7 is limited so that the stick is inserted at the position of the previous ice cream product. This allows the ice cream after insertion to be compressed within the mold 1 before being cut off, thus providing a buffer time for the concave area caused by the impact of the stick insertion to be re-compressed and filled within the mold 1, preventing the concave shape from existing.
[0041] Combination Figure 1-2 In this specific embodiment, the main body includes a square shell 9, a shrinkable shell 10 and an elliptical shell that are connected internally in sequence. The elliptical shell forms the mold 1. The top of the square shell 9 has the discharge port 3. The upper positions of the opposite side walls of the square shell 9 each have a feed port 2.
[0042] The ice cream stick 8 is a long, strip-shaped sheet, and the stick inlet 7 has a rectangular cross-section along the vertical direction.
Claims
1. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former, characterized by, The body has a cavity inside, the body has a downstream section forming a mold, the body has an inlet opening at an upper position of the body, the mold has an internal flow channel formed in a downward direction from top to bottom, so that the molded ice cream is output from the outlet of the mold in a vertical downward direction, the body has a discharge opening at the upper position of the body, the discharge opening and the outlet of the mold have an open state and a closed state, and in use: The discharge opening is in a closed state, and the outlet of the mold is in an open state, so that the melted ice cream at the lower position is discharged through the outlet of the mold; or The discharge opening is in an open state, and the outlet of the mold is in a closed state, so that the melted ice cream at the upper position is discharged through the discharge opening.
2. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former according to claim 1, characterised in that, The discharge opening is provided with a discharge pipe with a valve, and the opening or closing of the valve makes the discharge opening have an open state or a closed state.
3. An ice cream extrusion slice line former according to claim 2, wherein, Further comprising a blocking member, the shape of the blocking member matches the shape of the outlet of the mold, and the blocking member blocks or does not block the outlet of the mold to make the outlet of the mold have an open state or a closed state.
4. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former according to claim 3, wherein, The discharge opening is provided on the top of the body.
5. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former according to claim 4, wherein, The sidewall of the mold is provided with a plug-in opening with a height and matching the shape of the ice cream stick, so that a plurality of ice cream sticks are sequentially plugged into the internal flow of ice cream in the mold through the plug-in opening.
6. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former according to claim 5, wherein, The cut ice cream has the same thickness, the ice cream stick has the same thickness, the height of the plug-in opening is greater than the sum of the thickness of the single molded ice cream and the thickness of the single ice cream stick, and the distance between the position corresponding to the bottom end of the ice cream stick and the outlet of the mold is greater than the thickness of the single molded ice cream.
7. An ice cream extrusion slicing line former according to claim 6, wherein, The body includes a square shell, a contraction shell and an oval shell connected in sequence, the oval shell forms the mold, the top of the square shell is provided with the discharge opening, and the upper positions of the opposite two side walls of the square shell are respectively provided with an inlet opening.
8. An ice cream extrusion slice line former according to claim 7, wherein, The ice cream stick is in the shape of a long strip-shaped sheet, and the cross-sectional shape of the plug-in opening in the vertical direction is rectangular.