A dried noodle conveying deflector

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of food production machinery more specifically, it is a kind of dried noodles conveying diverter. Including turnover hopper, turnover hopper is by the circle of half arc's baffle and the baffle of flat plate and is enclosed the bucket shape structure of making, the lower end of turnover hopper has the long strip of discharge gate being set perpendicularly to baffle, the lower portion of discharge gate is provided with single-row conveyor, the left slide platform and right slide platform are respectively provided in the inner chamber of turnover hopper in the both sides of discharge gate, the upper surface of left slide platform and right slide platform is obliquely arranged, gradually reduces height from the junction of baffle to distal end;The outside of baffle is butt-jointed to the end of double-row conveyor, and the middle of baffle is fixedly installed with the upper guide plate for blocking the one end operation of dried noodles entering turnover hopper. The device can make double-row dried noodles conveyed side by side in turnover hopper 90 degrees and merge into a row, and the breakage rate of dried noodles is low during merging process, and the dried noodles after merging are arranged neatly, which is conducive to improving the efficiency of conveying and packaging.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of food production machinery, and more specifically, to a noodle conveyor steering device. Background Technology

[0002] Factory-scale mass production of dried noodles involves multiple steps, including dough mixing, maturation, extrusion, forming, screening, drying, and packaging. Modern noodle packaging machines are far more efficient than the forming and drying steps. Therefore, in the packaging stage, two rows of noodles need to be combined into one row before being conveyed into the packaging system. However, existing combining devices cannot neatly combine the noodles, thus requiring improvement. For example, my Chinese patent 2012200497720 discloses "A Horizontal Automatic Noodle Packaging Machine," authorized publication number CN202541873U. This noodle packaging machine uses electrical integration technology, with a PLC system as the central control for servo and pneumatic devices, making the connection between various structural actions more precise. It features a compact structure, simple operation, reliable operation, stable output, and tight noodle packaging. However, due to the lack of a double-row combining device, it cannot combine the noodles on two conveyor belts together. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a noodle conveyor deflector that combines two rows of noodles parallel to each other on the conveyor belt into one row, thereby improving the efficiency of conveying and packaging.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve the technical problem is:

[0005] The present invention discloses a noodle conveyor steering device comprising a double-row conveyor for conveying double rows of noodles. The double-row conveyor is horizontally arranged, and a tilting hopper is provided at the end of the double-row conveyor. The tilting hopper is a bucket-shaped structure formed by a semi-circular retaining ring and a flat baffle. The lower end of the tilting hopper has a long strip-shaped discharge port perpendicular to the baffle. A single-row conveyor is arranged below the discharge port. A left slide and a right slide are respectively provided in the inner cavity of the tilting hopper on both sides of the discharge port. The upper surfaces of the slide table and the right slide table are inclined, and the height gradually decreases from the connection of the baffle to the far end; the outer side of the baffle is connected to the end of the double-row conveyor so that the noodles conveyed by the double-row conveyor can fall into the tipping hopper by relying on the inertia of motion. An upper guide plate is fixedly installed in the middle of the baffle to block the movement of one end of the noodles entering the tipping hopper. The surface of the upper guide plate is parallel to the upper edge of the baffle, the lower end of the upper guide plate is located inside the baffle, and the upper end is inclined to the outside of the baffle.

[0006] This solution allows the device to rotate two rows of noodles conveyed side-by-side 90 degrees in a tilting hopper and merge them into one row, thereby improving the efficiency of conveying and packaging.

[0007] Preferably, the upper guide plate is fixedly connected to the lower guide plate, the surface of the lower guide plate is located on the central axis of the double-row conveyor, and the lower end of the lower guide plate has symmetrically arranged left and right inclined plates that are bent to their respective sides; the upper guide plate is located above the left and right inclined plates.

[0008] With this solution, after the upper guide plate blocks and slows down the inner end of the noodle, the left and right tilting plates can slow down the falling speed of the inner end of the noodle, promote the smooth flipping of the noodle, and reduce the breakage rate of the noodle.

[0009] Preferably, the lower end of the upper guide plate has a rearward tilting plate that is inclined toward the retaining ring.

[0010] With this solution, the resistance applied to the noodles by the tilting plate is more gradual, which can reduce the breakage rate of the noodles.

[0011] Preferably, the upper end of the retaining ring is provided with an outwardly folded retaining ring flange, and the upper end of the baffle is provided with an outwardly folded baffle flange, wherein the baffle flange is horizontally arranged.

[0012] With this solution, the retaining ring folded edge can play a protective role, and the baffle folded edge can reduce the gap between the tipping hopper and the double-row conveyor, ensuring that the noodles conveyed by the double-row conveyor can smoothly enter the tipping hopper.

[0013] Preferably, the upper surfaces of the left and right slides are connected to the discharge port via the inclined inner walls of the left and right slides, respectively.

[0014] With this solution, the flipped noodles slide down the inner walls of the left and right slides to the discharge port, which can reduce the impact force when the noodles slide down and reduce the breakage rate of the noodles.

[0015] Preferably, the lower end of the discharge port is connected to a vertical discharge device, which is a pipe with a rectangular cross-section adapted to the discharge port and a Z-shaped cross-section in the longitudinal direction.

[0016] With this solution, the noodles output from the discharge port are tidyed up by the Z-shaped pipe through multiple sliding and turning actions, which helps to make the noodles neatly arranged.

[0017] Thanks to the aforementioned structure, the device can rotate two rows of noodles conveyed side by side 90 degrees in the tilting hopper and merge them into one row. The breakage rate of the noodles is low during the merging process, and the merged noodles are neatly arranged, which helps to improve the efficiency of conveying and packaging. Attached Figure Description

[0018] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present invention and, together with their description, serve to explain the principles of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention in use.

[0020] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the tilting hopper.

[0021] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram showing the combined state of the upper and lower guide plates.

[0022] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the combined state of the upper guide plate and the lower guide plate in another embodiment.

[0023] Figure 5 This is an enlarged structural diagram of the left and right sliding platforms.

[0024] Figure 6 This is a side view of one embodiment of the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the invention or its application or use.

[0026] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and equipment should be considered part of the specification.

[0027] In all the examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0028] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be discussed further in subsequent figures.

[0029] like Figure 1As shown, the present invention provides a noodle conveyor steering device comprising a double-row conveyor 1 for conveying double rows of noodles. The double-row conveyor 1 is horizontally positioned, with a tilting hopper 2 at its end and a single-row conveyor 4 below the tilting hopper 2. In use, the two rows of noodles 3 on the double-row conveyor 1 are placed side by side and conveyed into the tilting hopper 2 as the double-row conveyor 1 operates. In the tilting hopper 2, the noodles are combined and fall onto the single-row conveyor 4, where they are rearranged into a single row as the single-row conveyor 4 operates. Both the double-row conveyor 1 and the single-row conveyor 4 are belt conveyors, driven by motor-driven rollers that rotate the conveyor belts, enabling the noodles on the conveyor belts to be conveyed in a straight line. A first frame 19 and a second frame 49 are respectively provided at the lower ends of the double-row conveyor 1 and the single-row conveyor 4, to raise the working surface of the conveyor belt on the double-row conveyor 1 to the height of the tilting hopper 2 and to position the working surface of the conveyor belt on the single-row conveyor 4 below the tilting hopper 2. The belt conveyor, also known as a belt conveyor, has a structure and working principle that are existing technologies and will not be described again here. In this embodiment, the transmission direction of the single-row conveyor 4 is perpendicular to the transmission direction of the double-row conveyor 1.

[0030] like Figure 2 As shown, the tilting hopper 2 is welded from stainless steel plates. The tilting hopper 2 is a bucket-shaped structure formed by a semi-circular retaining ring 21 and a flat baffle 22. The two ends of the retaining ring 21 are welded to the two ends of the baffle 22 to form a semi-circular inner cavity. The upper end of the retaining ring 21 has an outwardly folded retaining ring flange 211, and the upper end of the baffle 22 has an outwardly folded baffle flange 221. The baffle flange 221 is horizontally positioned. The baffle flange 221 is used to fill the gap between the tilting hopper 2 and the double-row conveyor 1 and to receive the noodles 3 conveyed by the double-row conveyor 1. During installation, the outer edge of the baffle flange 221 should be close to the very end of the double-row conveyor 1 without affecting its normal operation.

[0031] The lower end of the tilting hopper 2 has a long strip-shaped discharge port 23 that is perpendicular to the baffle 22. The length direction of the discharge port 23 is perpendicular to the baffle 22, dividing the inner cavity of the tilting hopper 2 into left and right parts. A single-row conveyor 4 is installed below the discharge port 23.

[0032] The inner cavities of the tilting hoppers 2 on both sides of the discharge port are respectively provided with a left slide 9 and a right slide 10, such as... Figure 5As shown, the left slide 9 and right slide 10 are symmetrically arranged around the discharge port 23. The upper surfaces of the left slide 9 and right slide 10 are inclined, gradually decreasing in height from the connection point of the baffle 22 towards the distal end. Furthermore, the upper surfaces of the left slide 9 and right slide 10 are also inclined, with the outer end higher and the inner end lower. The upper surfaces of the left slide 9 and right slide 10 are connected to the discharge port by inclined inner walls 91 and 111 of the left and right slides, respectively. The inner walls 91 and 111 can be flat or slightly convex curved surfaces. Figure 5 As shown, both the left slide 9 and the right slide 10 are welded from stainless steel plates. The upper surface of the left slide 9, the inner wall 91 of the left slide, and the left side wall of the discharge port 23 are formed by cutting and bending a single piece of stainless steel plate, with their edges welded to the retaining ring 21 or the baffle 22, respectively. Similarly, the upper surface of the symmetrical right slide 10, the inner wall 111 of the right slide, and the right side wall of the discharge port 23 are formed by cutting and bending a single piece of stainless steel plate, with their edges welded to the retaining ring 21 or the baffle 22, respectively. The gap between the left and right side walls of the discharge port 23 forms the discharge port itself. The noodles entering the tipping hopper 2 from the left and right ends of the baffle 22 first fall to the junction of the left slide table 9 or the right slide table 10 and the baffle 22. The upper surface of the left slide table 9 or the upper surface of the right slide table 10 is the highest point here. Under the action of gravity and inertia, the noodles slide down along the upper surface of the left slide table 9 or the upper surface of the right slide table 10. While sliding down, the outer end of the noodles is constrained by the inner wall of the retaining ring 21, forming an arc-shaped downward trajectory.

[0033] The outer side of the baffle 22 is connected to the end of the double-row conveyor 1 so that the noodles conveyed by the double-row conveyor 1 can fall into the tipping hopper 2 by relying on the inertia of motion. An upper guide plate 8 is fixedly installed at the middle position of the upper edge of the baffle 22 to block the movement of one end of the noodles entering the tipping hopper 2. The surface of the upper guide plate 8 is parallel to the upper edge of the baffle 22. The lower end of the upper guide plate 8 is located inside the baffle 22, and the upper end is inclined to the outside of the baffle 22. The central axis of the upper guide plate 8 is located in the middle of the baffle 22 and directly above the discharge port 23. The width of the upper guide plate 8 is similar to the width of the discharge port 23, and is only 1 / 5 to 1 / 10 of the length of the baffle 22. After the noodles 3 are fed into the tipping hopper 2 by the double-row conveyor 1, the inner end of the noodles 3 that just passes the baffle 22 is blocked by the lower end of the upper guide plate 8. However, since the upper guide plate 8 is set at an inclination, and the inner end of the noodles 3 that is blocked only accounts for a small part of its total length, the running speed of the inner end of the noodles 3 that passes the baffle 22 decreases and lags behind the running speed of its outer end, and the outer end of the noodles 3 rotates 90 degrees along a large arc running trajectory. The two rows of hanging sheets 3 on both sides of the upper guide plate 8 rotate in opposite directions. Both of them rotate 90 degrees by tracing a large arc from the outer end of the hanging sheet 3. At the same time, the row of hanging sheets on the left slides down the upper surface of the left slide table 9 and the row of hanging sheets on the right slides down the upper surface of the right slide table 10. Finally, the two rows of hanging sheets converge at the discharge port 23 between the left slide table 9 and the right slide table 10 and slide down the discharge port 23.

[0034] like Figures 2-3 As shown, a lower guide plate 7 is provided below the upper guide plate 8. The upper guide plate 8 is fixedly connected to the lower guide plate 7, and the two are welded together in a cross shape. The surface of the lower guide plate 7 is located on the central axis of the double-row conveyor 1. The lower end of the lower guide plate 7 has symmetrically arranged left-inclined plates 71 and right-inclined plates 72 that are bent to both sides respectively, making the lower guide plate 7 an inverted Y-shape. The left-inclined plates 71 and right-inclined plates 72 can be flat plates or curved plates. The upper guide plate 8 is located above the left-inclined plates 71 and right-inclined plates 72. The lowest point of the upper guide plate 8 is slightly higher than the highest points of the left tilting plate 71 and the right tilting plate 72. The sides of the left tilting plate 71 and the right tilting plate 72 are fixedly welded to the inner wall of the baffle 22 and slightly lower than the upper edge of the baffle 22. The upper end of the lower guide plate 7 extends upward beyond the upper edge of the baffle 22 to form a support structure for the upper guide plate 8. The lower end of the upper guide plate 8 is divided into two halves with the upper end of the lower guide plate 7 as the center line. Half of the upper guide plate 8 is on each side. The left half is used to block the row of noodles on the left, and the right half is used to block the row of noodles on the right. In addition, the lower end of the upper guide plate 8 has a rearward tilting plate 82 that is inclined towards the baffle ring 21, so that the lower end of the upper guide plate 8 is in the shape of a backward-bent plate. The rearward tilting plate 82 can be a flat plate or an arc plate.

[0035] The inner end of the noodle 3, which has passed the baffle 22, is blocked by the backward tilting plate 82 at the lower end of the upper guide plate 8. While its running speed decreases, it continues to move backward under the action of inertia and decreases in height under the action of gravity. At this time, the inner end of the noodle 3, which has decreased in height, will be lifted by the left tilting plate 71 or the right tilting plate 72. Since the left tilting plate 71 or the right tilting plate 72 is tilted, the inner end of the noodle 3, which is lifted, will not completely stop its descent, but will only slow down its descent speed. At this time, the outer end of the noodle 3 rotates 90 degrees along a large arc running trajectory and quickly decreases in height along the outer side of the upper surface of the left slide table 9 or the right slide table 10. Finally, the noodle 3 completes a 90-degree rotation above the discharge port 23, with its inner end slightly higher and closer to the baffle 22, and its outer end slightly lower and farther away from the baffle 22, arranged in a slightly tilted state above the discharge port 23.

[0036] like Figure 1 , Figure 6 As shown, a vertical unloading device 5 is connected to the lower end of the discharge port 23. The vertical unloading device 5 is a pipe with a rectangular cross-section adapted to the discharge port and a Z-shaped longitudinal cross-section. This vertical unloading device is made of stainless steel plate through bending and welding, and the width and thickness of its inner cavity are comparable to the length and width of the discharge port 23. The noodles falling through the discharge port 23 slide down the inclined channel of the vertical unloading device 5 and turn at the bend. During the descent and turning process, the noodles collide with each other to straighten and arrange them. Finally, a neatly arranged row of noodles is output from the lower end of the vertical unloading device and conveyed to the next process by a single-row conveyor 4.

[0037] While specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, those skilled in the art should understand that these examples are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A noodle conveyor deflector, comprising a tilting hopper (2), characterized in that... The tilting hopper (2) is a bucket-shaped structure formed by a semi-circular baffle (21) and a flat baffle (22). The lower end of the tilting hopper (2) has a long strip-shaped discharge port that is perpendicular to the baffle (22). The inner cavity of the tilting hopper (2) on both sides of the discharge port is provided with a left slide (9) and a right slide (10). The upper surfaces of the left slide (9) and the right slide (10) are inclined and gradually decrease in height from the connection of the baffle (22) to the far end. An upper guide plate (8) is fixedly installed at the middle position of the baffle (22) to block the running of one end of the hanging noodle entering the tipping hopper (2). The plate surface of the upper guide plate (8) is parallel to the upper edge of the baffle (22). The lower end of the upper guide plate (8) is located inside the baffle (22), and the upper end is inclined to the outside of the baffle (22). The upper guide plate (8) is fixedly connected to the lower guide plate (7). The plate surface of the lower guide plate (7) is located on the central axis of the double-row conveyor (1). The lower end of the lower guide plate (7) has a left-leaning plate (71) and a right-leaning plate (72) that are symmetrically arranged and bent to their respective sides. The upper guide plate (8) is located above the left-leaning plate (71) and the right-leaning plate (72).

2. The noodle conveyor steering device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lower end of the upper guide plate (8) has a rearward tilting plate (82) that is inclined toward the retaining ring (21).

3. A noodle conveyor steering device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The upper surfaces of the left slide (9) and the right slide (10) are connected to the discharge port by the inclined inner walls of the left slide (91) and the right slide (111), respectively.

4. A noodle conveyor steering device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The upper end of the retaining ring (21) is provided with an outwardly turned retaining ring fold (211), and the upper end of the baffle (22) is provided with an outwardly turned baffle fold (221). The baffle fold (221) is horizontally set.

5. A noodle conveyor steering device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The lower end of the discharge port is connected to a vertical discharge device (5), which is a pipe with a rectangular cross-section adapted to the discharge port and a Z-shaped cross-section in the longitudinal direction.

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