Rice roll forming equipment

By combining a mold and a spring ejector pin with a detachable forming plate, the problem of the traditional mold having a single shape is solved, enabling the forming of rice balls in multiple shapes and uniform pressure distribution, thus improving the applicability of the equipment.

CN224098746UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10FUJIAN NORMAL UNIV
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
FUJIAN NORMAL UNIV
Filing Date
2025-04-18
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

Traditional rice ball molds can only produce fixed shapes and cannot adapt to different shape requirements.

Method used

The first and second molds are driven to move closer or further apart by a power component. The molds are equipped with forming grooves and spring ejector pins. Combined with detachable forming plates and packaging components, multi-form molding can be achieved.

Benefits of technology

It enables rice ball forming with adjustable shape according to demand, adapts to different shape requirements, ensures uniform forming pressure, and improves the applicability and forming effect of the mold.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to rice and vegetable roll forming equipment which comprises a first mold and a second mold, and the first mold and the second mold are driven by a power assembly to get close to each other or get away from each other. Forming grooves are formed in the sides, close to each other, of the first mold and the second mold in an inward concave mode, spring ejector pins are evenly arranged in the forming grooves in an array mode, corresponding inserting grooves are formed in the first mold and the second mold, forming plates are detachably inserted into the inserting grooves, and the ends, in the same direction, of the spring ejector pins arranged in the array mode abut against one side wall of each forming plate; the forming plates in the corresponding shapes are inserted into the inserting grooves of the first mold and the second mold according to requirements and matched with the arrayed spring ejector pins to form various shapes, so that the mold with the adjustable shape is formed, the requirements of rice rolls in different shapes are met, and the applicability is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a rice ball forming equipment and belongs to the technical field of food processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] Rice balls are always favored by people in the south because of their convenience and simple preparation. Traditional rice balls are mostly round, but due to commercial factors, they are made into various shapes for sale, so rice balls are no longer limited to a single shape.

[0003] Traditional rice ball forming usually uses a mold, the movable mold and the fixed mold in the mold have a mold hole with a fixed shape, after filling the rice into the space in the mold hole, the movable mold and the fixed mold are close to each other to extrude the rice ball in it to form a rice ball with the fixed shape.

[0004] Since rice balls are no longer limited to a single shape, a single shape mold is not suitable for rice balls of different shapes. SUMMARY

[0005] The utility model aims at providing a rice ball forming equipment to solve the problems in the background.

[0006] The technical scheme of the utility model is as follows:

[0007] A rice ball forming equipment comprises a first mold and a second mold, and the first mold and the second mold are driven to approach or move away from each other by a power assembly.

[0008] The first mold and the second mold are concave on the side approaching each other and are provided with forming grooves, the forming grooves are uniformly arrayed with spring ejectors, the first mold and the second mold are provided with corresponding insertion grooves, the insertion grooves are detachably inserted with forming plates, and the arrayed spring ejectors are in contact with one side wall of the forming plate at the same end.

[0009] Preferably, one side wall of the forming plate is provided with a protruding part, and the protruding part is used for abutting and cooperating with one end of the spring ejector.

[0010] Preferably, the end of the spring ejector abutting the protruding part is in a spherical structure, and a return spring is arranged between the spherical end of the spring ejector and the inner side wall of the insertion groove.

[0011] Preferably, a guide groove is arranged in the insertion groove, and a guide rail is arranged on the side wall of the forming plate, and the guide rail and the guide groove are in linear sliding cooperation.

[0012] Preferably, a positioning hole is arranged on the side wall of the forming plate, corresponding clamping bolts are arranged on the first mold and the second mold, and one end of the clamping bolt is inserted into the positioning hole to fix the forming plate in the insertion groove.

[0013] Preferably, the first mold and the second mold are provided with a packaging assembly surrounding the forming groove on one side close to each other.

[0014] Preferably, the first mold and the second mold are provided with a draining groove at the same position on one side close to each other, and the draining groove is connected with a negative pressure source.

[0015] Preferably, the packaging machine further comprises a winding-off assembly, a traction assembly and a filling assembly.

[0016] The winding-off assembly is used for winding off the packaging film.

[0017] The filling assembly comprises a feeding pipe and a discharge head, the feeding pipe is used for transporting raw materials, and the discharge head is used for quantitatively filling raw materials into the packaging film.

[0018] The traction assembly is used for pulling and folding the packaging film to wrap the discharge head periphery.

[0019] The packaging machine has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] According to the requirements, the corresponding forming plate is inserted into the insertion slot of the first mold and the second mold, and various shapes can be formed by cooperating with the array of spring needles, so that the mold with adjustable shape is formed, the requirements of different shapes of rice balls are met, and the applicability is improved.

[0021] The forming plate indirectly contacts the rice ball through the spring needle, and the elastic property of the spring needle allows automatic compensation of the thickness difference of the food material (such as uneven distribution of rice or different looseness of the food material) when the mold is closed, so as to ensure uniform distribution of the forming pressure. Directly using a rigid forming plate may cause local overpressure or insufficient pressure, causing the rice ball to be loose or deformed. When the mold is separated, the spring needle can actively push the formed rice ball out of the mold through the resilience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0028] The reference numerals in the figure are as follows:

[0029] 100. Unwinding assembly; 200. Traction assembly; 300. Filling assembly; 400. Rice ball forming equipment;

[0030] 41. First mold; 42. Second mold; 43. Power assembly; 44. Guide rod; 45. Slot; 451. Guide groove; 46. Molding plate; 461. Guide rail; 462. Protrusion; 47. Molding groove; 48. Encapsulation assembly; 49. Spring ejector pin; 491. Return spring; 410. Drain groove; 411. Guide hole; 412. Clamping bolt. Detailed Implementation

[0031] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0032] Example:

[0033] A rice ball forming device, such as Figures 1-6 As shown:

[0034] like Figure 2 As shown, the unwinding assembly 100 is used to unwind the packaging film; the filling assembly 300 includes a conveying pipe and a dispensing head, the conveying pipe is used to transport the raw materials of the rice ball, and the dispensing head is used to quantitatively fill the raw materials into the packaging film; the traction assembly 200 is used to pull and fold the packaging film so that the packaging film is wrapped around the dispensing head; this is prior art and will not be described in detail.

[0035] The rice ball forming device 400 is positioned below the filling component 300, and the folded packaging film passes between the first mold 41 and the second mold 42.

[0036] The rice ball forming equipment 400 includes a first mold 41, a second mold 42, a guide rod 44, a power component 43, a forming plate 46, a spring ejector pin 49, and a clamping bolt 412;

[0037] The guide rod 44 is fixedly set, and the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are both provided with guide holes 411. The first mold 41 and the second mold 42 slide linearly on the guide rod 44 through the guide holes 411. The power component 43 can be a bidirectional telescopic rod, and the power component 43 drives the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 to move synchronously in opposite directions.

[0038] The first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are provided with corresponding forming grooves 47 on the side close to each other, and the other side wall adjacent to the forming grooves 47 is provided with a corresponding insertion groove 46, the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are both provided with a clamping screw rod 412, one end of the clamping screw rod 412 can extend into the insertion groove 46, and a guide groove 451 is formed in the inner side wall of the insertion groove 46.

[0039] The forming plate 46 has multiple models, and the forming plate 46 of different models is different in shape of the protruding part 462 on one side, and the size and structure of other parts of the forming plate 46 are the same, and the side wall of the forming plate 46 is provided with a guide rail 461; the forming plate 46 and the insertion groove 45 are linearly extracted or inserted through cooperation of the guide rail 461 and the guide groove 451; the side of the forming plate 46 away from the protruding part 462 is provided with a positioning hole matched with the clamping screw rod 412.

[0040] The spring ejector pins 49 are uniformly arranged (in a rectangular array or a ring array) in the forming grooves 47, one end of the spring ejector pin 49 extends into the insertion groove 45 along the axial direction, the end of the spring ejector pin 49 located in the insertion groove 45 is in a spherical structure, the spring ejector pin 49 can be elastically stretched and contracted to be elongated, and a return spring 491 is arranged between the spherical end of the spring ejector pin 49 and the opposite inner side wall of the insertion groove 45; under normal conditions, a certain gap is left between the spherical end of the spring ejector pin 49 and the opposite inner side wall of the insertion groove 45 for inserting the forming plate 46.

[0041] Working principle:

[0042] According to the shape of the rice ball to be formed, the corresponding forming plate 46 is selected, then the forming plate 46 is inserted into the insertion groove 45 of the first mold 41 and the second mold 42, the clamping screw rod 412 is rotated to insert the end thereof into the positioning hole of the forming plate 46, so that the forming plate 46 is fixed in the insertion groove 45 of the first mold 41 and the second mold 42.

[0043] The spherical end of each spring ejector pin 49 is in abutment with the protruding part 462 of the forming plate 46 under the action of the return spring 491, and the shape formed by the spring ejector pins 49 is adjusted through the protruding part 462 of different shapes.

[0044] During the process of closing the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 close to each other, the shape formed by the spring ejector pins 49 plays a shaping role, and the spring ejector pins 49 have a certain elastic deformation capacity to ensure that the forming pressure is uniformly distributed.

[0045] Further: as Figure 3As shown, the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 can be provided with a packaging assembly 48 and a water draining groove 410 on the side with the forming groove 47, the packaging assembly 48 is located outside the forming groove 47, and the packaging assembly 48 and the water draining groove 410 of the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are used in position correspondence; when the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are closed, one side edge of the folded packaging film is opposite to the water draining groove 410; the outer edges of the mutually close sides of the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 are provided with sealing rings to improve the sealing performance. An external negative pressure air source (such as a vacuum generator) is connected with the water draining groove 410, and the first mold 41 and the second mold 42 in the closed state can be vacuumized, so that the rice ball placed in the folded packaging film is vacuumized, and then the folded packaging can be hot-welded by the packaging assembly 48 to form an independent packaging structure.

[0046] The above is only an embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application, and any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation, or direct or indirect application in other related technical fields, which is based on the content of the present application and the drawings, is also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A rice ball forming device (400) comprising a first mold (41) and a second mold (42), the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) being driven to approach or move away from each other by a power assembly (43), characterized in that: the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are concave on the side approaching each other and are provided with forming grooves (47), the forming grooves (47) are uniformly arrayed with spring ejectors (49), the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are provided with corresponding insertion grooves (45), the insertion grooves (45) are detachably inserted with forming plates (46), and the arrayed spring ejectors (49) are in contact with one side wall of the forming plates (46) at the same end.

2. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) according to claim 1, characterized by: The side wall of the forming plate (46) is provided with a protruding part (462), and the protruding part (462) is used for abutting and cooperating with one end of the spring ejector (49).

3. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) according to claim 2, characterized by: The end of the spring ejector (49) abutting with the protruding part (462) is in a spherical structure, and a return spring (491) is arranged between the spherical end of the spring ejector (49) and the inner side wall of the insertion groove (45).

4. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) according to claim 1, characterized by: The insertion groove (45) is provided with a guide groove (451), and the side wall of the forming plate (46) is provided with a guide rail (461), and the guide rail (461) and the guide groove (451) are in linear sliding cooperation.

5. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) according to claim 1, characterized by: The side wall of the forming plate (46) is provided with a positioning hole, and the first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are provided with corresponding clamping bolts (412), one end of the clamping bolt (412) is inserted into the positioning hole to fix the forming plate (46) in the insertion groove (45).

6. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) according to claim 1, characterized by: The first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are provided with an encapsulation assembly (48) surrounding the forming groove (47) on the side approaching each other.

7. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) as claimed in claim 1, characterized by: The first mold (41) and the second mold (42) are provided with a draining groove (410) at the same position on the side approaching each other, and the draining groove (410) is connected with a negative pressure air source.

8. A rice ball forming apparatus (400) as claimed in claim 1, characterized by: It also comprises a unwinding assembly (100), a traction assembly (200) and a filling assembly (300); The unwinding assembly (100) is used for unwinding the packaging film; The filling assembly (300) comprises a conveying pipe and a discharge head, the conveying pipe is used for transporting raw materials, and the discharge head is used for quantitatively filling raw materials into the packaging film; The traction assembly (200) is used for pulling and folding the packaging film to wrap the discharge head periphery.