Automatic rice powder puff filling and framing equipment

Abstract

The automatic rice powder foaming and frame-filling equipment provided by the utility model can realize automatic frame-filling and foaming of rice powder, realize synchronization of frame-filling and foaming of rice powder, and effectively improve the production efficiency and product quality of rice powder.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of rice noodle production equipment, specifically to automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Rice noodles are a traditional staple food in my country. The production process involves soaking rice, grinding it into a paste, steaming it, and extruding it into strips. To ensure that the rice noodles are soft yet have a certain firmness, they must be soaked before being packed and stored in boxes. This ensures that the rice noodles do not become too dry or too hard during storage, which would affect their taste when eaten.

[0003] The existing powder preparation and framing processes rely primarily on manual operation, which is inefficient and inconsistent, failing to effectively guarantee product output and quality. Furthermore, the existing powder preparation and framing processes are independent and cannot be performed simultaneously, consuming significant production time and hindering efficiency improvements.

[0004] To address the aforementioned shortcomings, this application proposes an automated rice noodle soaking and packing equipment to achieve automatic packing and soaking of rice noodles, thereby improving production efficiency and product quality. Furthermore, the simultaneous packing and soaking of rice noodles further shortens production time and increases production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides an automated rice noodle soaking and packing equipment, which can realize automatic packing and soaking of rice noodles, and realize simultaneous packing and soaking of rice noodles, effectively improving the production efficiency and product quality of rice noodles.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives and effects, this utility model solves the above-mentioned problems through the following technical solution:

[0007] An automated rice noodle soaking and framing equipment includes a soaking tank, a framing frame, a tray-stacking module, and a framing hopper assembly. The bottom of the framing frame is placed inside the soaking tank, and the framing frame has framing compartments arrayed along the X and Y directions. The soaking tank includes framing positions and framing exit positions arranged sequentially. The framing positions are equipped with push-frame cylinders I that push the framing frames to the next workstation. The tray-stacking module is mounted above the soaking tank and includes a gantry truss with X and Y direction displacement. The framing hopper assembly is installed at the working end of the gantry truss to feed the framing frames located at the framing positions. The framing hopper assembly includes a framing hopper and a hopper gate assembly that controls the opening and closing of the hopper's discharge port.

[0008] In this solution, the dispensing hopper, in cooperation with the tray module and the dispensing hopper assembly, dispenses rice noodles into different compartments of the dispensing frame. The rice noodles begin soaking as they fall into the dispensing frame. Then, the frame-pushing cylinder I pushes the dispensing frame to the next workstation, lifting it at the exit position to obtain the filled rice noodles, thus achieving continuous production of automatic rice noodle filling and soaking.

[0009] Furthermore, the powder preparation tank is a grid-shaped tank capable of accommodating four packaging frames. The powder preparation tank is arranged with a frame entry position, a packaging position, a middle position, and a frame exit position in a clockwise or counterclockwise sequence. The powder preparation tank is equipped with a frame-pushing cylinder I that pushes the packaging frames from the packaging position to the middle position, and a frame-pushing cylinder II that pushes the packaging frames from the middle position to the frame exit position. A frame lifting mechanism is installed on the upper part of the frame exit position to lift the packaging frames entering the frame exit position from the powder preparation tank.

[0010] Furthermore, the frame lifting mechanism includes a lifting frame suspended on the exit frame position by a lifting linear module; the top of the sub-packaging frame has an outward lifting flange, and the lifting frame has a T-shaped insertion groove that cooperates with the top lifting flange of the sub-packaging frame, and the sub-packaging frame slides into the T-shaped insertion groove and rises and falls with the lifting frame.

[0011] Furthermore, an infeed sensor is installed in the T-shaped insertion slot of the lifting frame to detect the insertion of the packaging frame, and the wiring of the infeed sensor is connected to the main control device.

[0012] Furthermore, the hopper gate assembly includes a hopper gate hinged to the discharge port of the dispensing hopper, and a hopper gate tilting motor for controlling the tilting of the hopper gate.

[0013] Furthermore, the foam powder tank is equipped with a foam powder inlet pipe and a foam powder outlet pipe controlled by valves, and a foam powder level gauge is configured to detect the water level in the foam powder tank.

[0014] The advantages and effects of this utility model are:

[0015] 1. This utility model provides an automated rice noodle soaking and packing equipment, which integrates rice noodle packaging and soaking into one device. The rice noodles start soaking as soon as they fall into the packaging frame. Packing and soaking are carried out simultaneously, which can reduce the total production time.

[0016] 2. This solution divides the powder preparation tank into four workstations, each corresponding to a different process. Through the coordination of each process, the framing and powder preparation work can be carried out continuously and effectively, reducing equipment waiting time and further improving production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a first-view structural diagram of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second-view structure of the present invention.

[0019] Drawing number identifier:

[0020] 1. Powder tank; 11. Inlet position; 12. Dispensing position; 13. Middle position; 14. Outlet position; 15. Powder inlet pipe; 16. Powder outlet pipe; 17. Powder level gauge; 2. Dispensing frame; 3. Tray module; 4. Dispensing hopper assembly; 41. Dispensing hopper; 42. Hopper gate assembly; 421. Hopper gate; 422. Hopper gate tilting motor; 5. Pushing frame cylinder I; 6. Pushing frame cylinder II; 7. Frame lifting mechanism; 71. Lifting linear module; 72. Lifting frame; 73. Inlet sensor; 8. Main control device. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the embodiments, but the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.

[0022] The automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment described in this embodiment is as follows: Figure 1 , 2 As shown, its main body includes a rice noodle soaking tank 1, a dispensing frame 2, a tray assembly 3, a dispensing hopper assembly 4, a frame-pushing cylinder I5, a frame-pushing cylinder II6, a lifting mechanism 7, and a main control device 8. The rice noodle soaking tank 1 is installed on a rice noodle soaking bracket, and the dispensing frame 2 is placed inside the rice noodle soaking tank 1. Under the action of buoyancy, the upper part of the frame is above the water surface, and the lower part of the frame is placed inside the rice noodle soaking tank 1. The dispensing frame 2 has dispensing compartments arrayed along the X and Y directions. The dispensing compartments have mesh holes for liquid to pass through. The rice noodles placed in the dispensing compartments will automatically undergo the soaking process. In the embodiment, the rice noodle soaking tank 1 is a grid-shaped tank that can accommodate four dispensing frames 2. The rice noodle soaking tank 1 is arranged counterclockwise with an inlet position 11, a dispensing position 12, a middle position 13, and an outlet position 14. A partition is provided between the inlet position 11 and the outlet position 14 for sliding guidance. Inserting a frame inlet 11 and an intermediate position 13 between the dispensing position 12 and the frame outlet 14 can better coordinate the dispensing and powder preparation time, reducing process waiting time. The powder preparation tank 1 is equipped with a powder inlet pipe 15 and a powder outlet pipe 16 controlled by valves, and is equipped with a powder level gauge 17 to detect the water level. Before each use of the device, the powder preparation tank 1 is replenished with water, and after use, the wastewater in the powder preparation tank 1 is discharged.

[0023] A push-frame cylinder I5 is installed on the side wall of the powder holder to push the dispensing frame 2 from the dispensing position 12 to the middle position 13. A push-frame cylinder II6 is installed on the other side wall to push the dispensing frame 2 from the middle position 13 to the exit position 14. Push-frame cylinders I5 and II6 are equipped with corresponding push plates to apply pushing force to the upper part of the frame. Of course, push-frame cylinders can also be added as needed to push the dispensing frame 2 from the entry position 11 to the dispensing position 12 to reduce manual operation.

[0024] A frame lifting mechanism 7 is installed on the upper part of the exit position 14 to lift the sub-packaging frame 2 entering the exit position 14 from the powder tank 1. The frame lifting mechanism 7 includes a lifting linear module 71 installed on the side wall of the powder support, and a lifting frame 72 that moves up and down with the module slider. The lifting frame 72 is suspended above the exit position 14. The top of the sub-packaging frame 2 has an outward lifting flange. The lifting frame 72 has a T-shaped insertion groove that cooperates with the top lifting flange of the sub-packaging frame 2. An insertion sensor 73 is installed in the insertion groove to sense whether there is a sub-packaging frame 2 in the groove. The insertion sensor 73 can be a photoelectric sensor or an infrared proximity sensor connected to the main control device 8. When the pusher cylinder II6 pushes the sub-packaging frame 2 from the middle position 13 to the exit position 14, the sub-packaging frame 2 slides into the lifting frame 72 and moves up and down with the lifting frame 72.

[0025] The tray-loading module 3 is mounted above the powder tank 1 to feed the powder into compartments at the dispensing position 12. The tray-loading module 3 uses a gantry truss with X and Y direction displacement, including a gantry frame body and Y-axis linear modules and X-axis linear modules stacked sequentially on the gantry frame body. The structure of the gantry truss is existing technology and will not be described in detail here. The dispensing bucket assembly 4 is installed at the working end of the gantry truss. In this embodiment, the dispensing bucket assembly 4 is installed on the module slider of the X-axis linear module and can be displaced in the X and Y directions under the control of the tray-loading module 3.

[0026] The dispensing hopper assembly 4 includes a dispensing hopper 41 fixed to the module slider of the X-axis linear module via a connecting plate, and a hopper gate assembly 42 that controls the opening and closing of the discharge port of the dispensing hopper 41. The hopper gate assembly 42 includes a hopper gate 421 hinged to the discharge port of the dispensing hopper 41, and a hopper gate flipping motor 422 connected to a hinge shaft to drive the hopper gate 421 to flip. Under the drive of the tray module 3, the dispensing hopper assembly 4 can transport rice noodles to the top of the corresponding dispensing compartment of the dispensing frame 2, and the hopper gate 421 opens to allow the rice noodles to fall into the corresponding dispensing compartment.

[0027] The main control device 8 is located on one side of the swivel plate module 3, and controls the operation of each component. All linear modules in the above scheme use existing linear modules, including the base, belt, slider, and motor, which will not be described in detail here.

[0028] The working process of the automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment described in this embodiment is as follows:

[0029] S1. Start the device to add water to the powder tank 1. Manually place the dispensing frame 2 into the inlet frame position 11 and push it to the dispensing position 12. The inlet frame position 11 is filled with dispensing frame 2 and waits. The dispensing hopper assembly 4 is located at the set receiving position.

[0030] S2. Under the drive of the tray module 3 and the control of the hopper assembly 42, the dispensing hopper assembly 4 picks up rice noodles and places them into the dispensing compartments of the dispensing frame 2. The feeding and placing steps are repeated to place the rice noodles into the 15 dispensing compartments of the dispensing frame 2 in sequence. After the 15 compartments are filled, the dispensing frame 2 is full.

[0031] S3. After the dispensing frame 2 is full, the pusher cylinder I5 pushes the dispensing frame 2 from the dispensing position 12 to the middle position 13. When the dispensing position 2 is empty, the dispensing frame 2 is manually pushed into the dispensing position 12 to wait for powder to be received.

[0032] S4. After the sub-packing frame 2 stays in the middle position 13 for a set time, the push frame cylinder II6 pushes the sub-packing frame 2 from the middle position 13 to the exit position 14 and slides it into the lifting frame 72.

[0033] S5. The frame sensor 73 inside the lifting frame 72 senses the sub-packaging frame 2. The lifting linear module 71 starts the lifting frame 72 to lift the sub-packaging frame 2. During the lifting process, the sub-packaging frame 2 drains water. Then, the sub-packaging frame 2 is manually pulled out to obtain the packaged rice noodles. The sub-packaging frame 2 falls back to its original position with the lifting frame 72. Repeating steps S2-S5 can achieve continuous loading.

[0034] The automated rice noodle soaking and packing equipment described in this embodiment can automatically pack and soak rice noodles, allowing the packing and soaking to be carried out simultaneously, bringing convenience and improvement to rice noodle production.

[0035] The embodiments of this utility model have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this utility model is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various changes, modifications, substitutions, and variations of these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of this utility model still fall within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment, characterized in that: It includes a powder mixing tank (1), a dispensing frame (2), a tray assembly (3), and a dispensing hopper assembly (4); the bottom of the dispensing frame (2) is placed inside the powder mixing tank (1), and the dispensing frame (2) has dispensing compartments arrayed along the X and Y directions; the tank body of the powder mixing tank (1) includes a dispensing position (12) and a frame exit position (14) arranged sequentially, and the dispensing position (12) is equipped with a frame pusher cylinder I (5) that pushes the dispensing frame (2) to the next work station; The tray-setting module (3) is mounted above the powder tank (1). The tray-setting module (3) includes a gantry truss with X and Y displacement. The dispensing bucket assembly (4) is installed at the working end of the gantry truss to feed the dispensing frame (2) located at the dispensing position (12) in sections. The dispensing bucket assembly (4) includes a dispensing bucket (41) and a bucket gate assembly (42) that controls the opening and closing of the discharge port of the dispensing bucket (41).

2. The automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The powder mixing tank (1) is a grid-shaped tank that can accommodate four dispensing frames (2). The powder mixing tank (1) is arranged in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction with an inlet frame position (11), a dispensing position (12), a middle position (13), and an outlet frame position (14). The push-frame cylinder I (5) pushes the sub-packing frame (2) from the sub-packing position (12) to the middle position (13). The powder tank (1) is equipped with a push-frame cylinder II (6) that pushes the sub-packing frame (2) from the middle position (13) to the exit position (14). The frame lifting mechanism (7) installed on the upper part of the exit position (14) lifts the sub-packing frame (2) that has entered the exit position (14) from the powder tank (1).

3. The automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame lifting mechanism (7) includes a lifting frame (72) suspended on the exit frame position (14) by a lifting linear module (71); the top of the sub-packaging frame (2) has an outward lifting flange, and the lifting frame (72) has a T-shaped insertion groove that cooperates with the top lifting flange of the sub-packaging frame (2). The sub-packaging frame (2) slides into the T-shaped insertion groove and rises and falls with the lifting frame (72).

4. The automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting frame (72) is equipped with a frame insertion sensor (73) in the T-shaped insertion slot to detect the insertion of the packaging frame (2). The frame insertion sensor (73) is connected to the main control device (8).

5. The automated rice noodle soaking and packaging equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gate assembly (42) includes a gate (421) hinged to the discharge port of the dispensing hopper (41) and a gate tilting motor (422) for controlling the tilting of the gate (421).

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