An ice cream filling head

Abstract

This utility model relates to filling equipment and provides an ice cream filling head, including an outer casing and a mold head. The inner wall of the outer casing has an annular groove, and a filling tube is connected to the side wall of the outer casing, communicating with the annular groove. The mold head has an axially penetrating inner cavity, and one end of the mold head is connected to an extrusion nozzle with a petal-shaped opening. The petal-shaped structure includes multiple elongated holes and an extrusion hole. The side wall of the mold head has a filling hole, and the extrusion hole and the filling hole are connected through a hollow channel formed inside the side wall of the mold head. When the outer casing is fitted onto the mold head, the annular groove communicates with the filling hole. This utility model allows different flavored jams to be extruded along with ice cream through the extrusion nozzle on the mold head, improving the adhesion or mixing effect of the jam and ice cream. Furthermore, the number and size of the elongated holes and extrusion holes of the extrusion nozzle can be customized to achieve different flower-shaped ice cream designs, enriching the appearance and flavor of ice cream products and meeting market demands.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to filling equipment, and more particularly to an ice cream filling head. Background Technology

[0002] Filling equipment is a type of packaging machine. From the perspective of packaging materials, it can be divided into liquid filling machines, paste filling machines, powder filling machines, and granule filling machines.

[0003] As people's living standards improve, the demand for more diverse appearances and richer flavors in ice cream products is gradually increasing. Ice cream products with different shapes and mixed flavors are becoming increasingly popular among consumers. As product demand increases, ice cream filling equipment must also be upgraded accordingly.

[0004] Existing ice cream filling equipment still needs improvement in terms of ice cream pattern control and the adhesion or mixing effect of ice cream with various flavored jams. How to fill ice cream products with different flavored jams and ice cream extruded in a certain pattern into the ice cream product container to produce ice cream products with better patterns and richer flavors is a technical problem that urgently needs to be solved in this field. Utility Model Content

[0005] This invention provides an ice cream filling head, which aims to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0006] This invention is implemented as follows: an ice cream filling head includes an outer jacket and a mold head. The inner wall of the outer jacket has an annular groove, and a filling tube is connected to the side wall of the outer jacket, with the filling tube communicating with the annular groove. The mold head has an axially penetrating inner cavity, and one end of the mold head is connected to an extrusion nozzle with a petal-shaped opening. The petal-shaped structure includes multiple circumferentially arrayed elongated holes and extrusion holes opened between adjacent elongated holes. The side wall of the mold head has a filling hole, and the extrusion hole and the filling hole communicate through a hollow channel opened inside the side wall of the mold head. When the outer jacket covers the mold head, the annular groove communicates with the filling hole.

[0007] Furthermore, the petal-shaped structure includes eight elongated holes and eight extrusion holes, and the sidewall of the mold head has eight filling holes, with the eight extrusion holes and the eight filling holes corresponding and connected one-to-one.

[0008] Furthermore, the eight filling holes are staggered to form two groups of four filling holes. The inner wall of the outer sleeve has two annular grooves, and the side wall of the outer sleeve is connected to two filling tubes. The two filling tubes are connected to the two annular grooves one by one, and the two annular grooves are connected to the two groups of filling holes one by one.

[0009] Furthermore, the inner wall of the outer sleeve has a separating sealing groove between the two annular grooves, and the outer sleeve has end face sealing grooves near the two end faces. Rubber sealing rings are installed in the separating sealing grooves and the end face sealing grooves respectively.

[0010] Furthermore, the surface of the mold head is formed with a limiting protrusion and a limiting groove, the distance between the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove is matched with the height of the outer sleeve, and a clamp is detachably installed in the limiting groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner cavity at the other end of the mold head is formed with threads that match the output port of the filling equipment.

[0012] Furthermore, the extrusion nozzle protrudes outward and has an arc-shaped surface at its tip.

[0013] The ice cream filling head provided by this utility model can extrude different flavored jams along with ice cream through the extrusion nozzle on the mold head, thereby improving the adhesion or mixing effect of jam and ice cream. Furthermore, the number and size of the elongated holes and extrusion orifices of the extrusion nozzle can be customized according to needs to extrude ice cream with different flower shapes, enriching the appearance and flavor of ice cream products and meeting market demands. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the ice cream filling head structure provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A diagram from another perspective.

[0016] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the coat.

[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the mold head structure.

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of a petal-shaped structure.

[0019] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 AA cross-sectional perspective view.

[0020] Figure 7 yes Figure 5 BB cross-section three-dimensional view.

[0021] The numbers in the diagram represent: 1-outer jacket, 2-ring groove, 3-filling tube, 4-mold head, 5-inner cavity, 6-extrusion nozzle, 7-elongated hole, 8-extrusion hole, 9-filling hole, 10-hollow channel, 11-separation sealing groove, 12-end face sealing groove, 13-rubber sealing ring, 14-limiting protrusion, 15-limiting groove, 16-clamp. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this utility model clearer, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model.

[0023] See Figures 1-7 This utility model embodiment provides an ice cream filling head, including an outer jacket 1 and a mold head 4. The inner wall of the outer jacket 1 is provided with an annular groove 2, and the side wall of the outer jacket 1 is connected to a filling tube 3, which communicates with the annular groove 2.

[0024] The outer casing 1 is a metal ring casing, and each side of the outer casing 1 is connected to a filling pipe 3. The two filling pipes 3 are respectively connected to jam filling equipment of different flavors. Different flavors of jam can be injected into the ring groove 2 through the filling pipes 3.

[0025] The mold head 4 has an axially penetrating inner cavity 5. One end of the mold head 4 is connected to an extrusion nozzle 6 with a petal-shaped opening. The petal-shaped structure includes multiple circumferentially arrayed elongated holes 7 and extrusion holes 8 opened between adjacent elongated holes 7. The side wall of the mold head 4 has an injection hole 9. The extrusion hole 8 and the injection hole 9 are connected through a hollow channel 10 opened inside the side wall of the mold head 4.

[0026] The mold head 4 can be made by 3D printing. The mold head 4 is a hollow cylinder with a through inner cavity 5. The inner diameter of the inner cavity 5 decreases from the end connected to the output port of the ice cream filling equipment to the extrusion nozzle 6, which makes it easy for the inner cavity 5 to be filled with ice cream.

[0027] The inner cavity 5 at the other end of the mold head 4 is formed with a thread that matches the output port of the filling equipment. In use, the mold head 4 is threadedly connected to the output port of the filling equipment.

[0028] In addition, the surface of the mold head 4 is formed with a limiting protrusion 14 and a limiting groove 15. The distance between the limiting protrusion 14 and the limiting groove 15 matches the height of the outer sleeve 1. A clamp 16 is detachably installed in the limiting groove 15.

[0029] When the outer jacket 1 is connected to the mold head 4, Figure 4 Taking the direction as an example, the lower end face of the outer jacket 1 is abutted against the limiting protrusion 14, which limits the lower end face of the outer jacket 1. Then, the clamp 16 is installed in the limiting groove 15 to limit the upper end face of the outer jacket 1. In this way, the outer jacket 1 is fixed to the surface of the mold head 4. The clamp 16 can be a rubber ring or an openable metal ring.

[0030] The petal-shaped opening of the extrusion nozzle 6 can be configured as needed. At the same time, the extrusion nozzle 6 protrudes outward and has an arc-shaped surface at the top, which makes it easy to extrude ice cream in the desired flower shape, making the product more beautiful.

[0031] In this embodiment of the invention, the petal-shaped structure includes eight elongated holes 7 and eight extrusion holes 8. Eight filling holes 9 are opened on the side wall of the mold head 4, and the eight extrusion holes 8 are connected to the eight filling holes 9 in a one-to-one correspondence. The centers of the eight elongated holes 7 coincide and are arranged in a circumferential array, forming an eight-petal flower shape. An extrusion hole 8 is opened near the center of each petal. The extrusion holes 8 do not penetrate the extrusion nozzle 6 axially, but are connected to the filling holes 9 on the side wall of the mold head 4 through a hollow channel 10. Furthermore, when the outer sleeve 1 is fitted onto the mold head 4, the annular groove 2 is connected to the filling holes 9. With this configuration, the jam injected through the filling tube 3 first fills the annular groove 2, then the jam enters the hollow channel 10 through the filling holes 9, and is then extruded from the extrusion holes 8 through the hollow channel 10. This causes the jam to adhere to the ice cream injected into the inner cavity of the mold head 4 and extruded from the elongated holes 7 of the extrusion nozzle 6, and the two are injected together in the designed flower shape into the container holding the ice cream product.

[0032] In another embodiment of this utility model, eight filling holes 9 are staggered to form two groups of four filling holes 9. Two annular grooves 2 are formed on the inner wall of the outer sleeve 1. Two filling tubes 3 are connected to the side wall of the outer sleeve 1. The two filling tubes 3 are respectively connected to the two annular grooves 2 in a one-to-one correspondence. The two annular grooves 2 are respectively connected to the two groups of filling holes 9 in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0033] like Figure 4 , 7 As shown, eight filling holes 9 are staggered vertically, with the four filling holes 9 at the top forming one group and the four filling holes 9 at the bottom forming another group. With this arrangement, of the eight extrusion holes 8 connected to the filling holes 9 via the hollow channel 10, four connect to the four upper filling holes 9, and the other four connect to the four lower filling holes 9. The four extrusion holes 8 connecting to the upper filling holes 9 and the four extrusion holes 8 connecting to the lower filling holes 9 intersect each other; that is, in any two adjacent extrusion holes 8, one connects to the upper filling hole 9, and the other connects to the lower filling hole 9.

[0034] The two annular grooves 2 are respectively connected to two sets of filling holes 9. With this configuration, when two kinds of jam are injected into the two annular grooves 2 through the two filling tubes 3, the two kinds of jam can be squeezed out from the two adjacent extrusion holes 8 through the hollow channel 10, so that the two kinds of jam are evenly distributed on the surface of the ice cream and the flavor of the ice cream is enhanced.

[0035] Meanwhile, in order to prevent the two jams from mixing before extrusion and from being extruded from the end face of the outer jacket 1, a separating sealing groove 11 is provided on the inner wall of the outer jacket 1 between the two annular grooves 2, and an end face sealing groove 12 is provided on the outer jacket 1 near the two end faces respectively. Rubber sealing rings 13 are installed in the separating sealing groove 11 and the end face sealing groove 12 respectively.

[0036] Both the dividing sealing groove 11 and the end face sealing groove 12 are C-shaped grooves to better fix the rubber sealing ring 13. The width of the annular groove 2 is greater than the width of the dividing sealing groove 11 and the end face sealing groove 12. The inner diameter of the filling tube 3 is similar to the width of the annular groove 2 and is greater than the diameter of the filling hole 9, so that the jam can fill the annular groove 2 completely.

[0037] In addition, the filling holes 9 in this utility model can be opened in three or more layers in an alternating manner. Correspondingly, three or more ring grooves 2 can be opened, each ring groove 2 corresponding to one layer of filling holes 9. Each ring groove 2 is connected to a jam filling device of a certain flavor through a filling pipe 3, so that the extrusion hole 8 can extrude more jam of mixed flavors to adhere to the ice cream, further enriching the flavor of the product.

[0038] In summary, when using the ice cream filling head provided in this embodiment, the outer sleeve 1 is fitted onto the surface of the mold head 4, so that the lower end face of the outer sleeve 1 abuts against the limiting protrusion 14. The clamp 16 is installed in the limiting groove 15 to limit the upper end face of the outer sleeve 1, thereby achieving axial limiting and fixing of the outer sleeve 1. The thread on the inner cavity 5 of the mold head 4 is threadedly connected to the output port of the ice cream filling equipment, and the ends of the two filling tubes 3 are respectively connected to the output ports of the two different flavor jam filling equipment. The ice cream filling equipment and the jam filling equipment are started, so that the ice cream fills the inner cavity 5 and the extrusion nozzle 6, and the two jams enter the two annular grooves 2 through the two filling tubes 3 and fill the two annular grooves 2 and the hollow channels 10 that are respectively connected to the two annular grooves 2. Prepare containers for holding ice cream products, such as cones and plastic bowls. As the ice cream filling equipment and jam filling equipment continuously output ice cream and jam, the ice cream is extruded from eight long holes 7, and two kinds of jam are extruded from eight extrusion holes 8. Different flavors of jam are extruded from two adjacent extrusion holes 8. The jam is attached to the ice cream and injected into the container together to complete the filling of the ice cream.

[0039] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model and is not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An ice cream filling head characterized in that, include: The outer casing has an annular groove on its inner wall and a filling pipe connected to its side wall, the filling pipe communicating with the annular groove. The mold head has an axially penetrating inner cavity. One end of the mold head is connected to an extrusion nozzle with a petal-shaped opening. The petal-shaped structure includes a plurality of circumferentially arrayed elongated holes and an extrusion hole between adjacent elongated holes. The side wall of the mold head has an injection hole. The extrusion hole and the injection hole are connected through a hollow channel formed inside the side wall of the mold head. When the outer sleeve is fitted onto the mold head, the annular groove is connected to the injection hole.

2. An ice cream filling head according to claim 1, characterised in that, The petal-shaped structure includes eight elongated holes and eight extrusion holes. The sidewall of the mold head has eight filling holes, and the eight extrusion holes and the eight filling holes are connected in a one-to-one correspondence.

3. The ice cream filling head according to claim 2, characterized in that, The eight filling holes are staggered to form two groups of four filling holes. The inner wall of the outer sleeve has two annular grooves. The side wall of the outer sleeve is connected to two filling tubes. The two filling tubes are connected to the two annular grooves one by one. The two annular grooves are connected to the two groups of filling holes one by one.

4. The ice cream filling head according to claim 3, characterized in that, The inner wall of the outer sleeve has a separating sealing groove between the two annular grooves, and the outer sleeve has end face sealing grooves near the two end faces. Rubber sealing rings are installed in the separating sealing grooves and the end face sealing grooves respectively.

5. The ice cream filling head according to claim 1, characterized in that, The surface of the mold head is formed with a limiting protrusion and a limiting groove. The distance between the limiting protrusion and the limiting groove matches the height of the outer sleeve. A clamp is detachably installed in the limiting groove.

6. The ice cream filling head according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner cavity at the other end of the mold head is formed with threads that match the output port of the filling equipment.

7. The ice cream filling head according to claim 1, characterized in that, The extrusion nozzle protrudes outward and has an arc-shaped surface at its tip.

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