Ice cream forming and cutting apparatus

Abstract

The invention provides a kind of ice cream forming cutting equipment, including bunker, strip forming die, plug stick and cutting piece;The strip forming die is fixedly arranged at the bottom end of the bunker, and the strip forming die is communicated with the bunker, the strip forming die is used to solidify ice cream liquid raw materials, and output in strip shape;The plug stick is arranged in the side of the strip forming die, and the plug stick is used to insert the solid ice cream embryo that the strip forming die solidifies and outputs;The cutting piece is fixedly arranged below the strip forming die, and the cutting piece is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream embryo that the strip forming die outputs and completes the plug stick operation in sheet shape.The utility model realizes the quick insertion of ice cream stick and the quick cutting and separation of ice cream embryo by the cooperation of plug stick and cutting piece, greatly improves the efficiency of ice cream forming cutting, and has the characteristics of simple structure and convenient operation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of molding and cutting equipment technology, specifically to an ice cream molding and cutting device. Background Technology

[0002] The shaping and cutting of ice cream is a highly automated and precise process in the modern ice cream industry, determining its final appearance. First, the semi-fluid mixture is pumped into a continuous freezing machine. Under vigorous churning and low temperatures, air is evenly incorporated, causing it to expand in volume (i.e., "freezing"), forming a soft, silky semi-solid paste. Next, this paste is poured into specific molds pre-inserted with wooden or plastic sticks. The molds are immediately placed in an extremely low-temperature brine bath or tunnel freezing device for rapid freezing. Rapid freezing is crucial; it instantly locks in moisture, forming tiny ice crystals, ensuring the ice cream has a smooth, delicate texture, rather than coarse ice crystals. Once the ice cream is completely solidified, the molds undergo a brief heating process to slightly melt the surface, facilitating easy unmolding.

[0003] However, the above-mentioned ice cream forming method uses molds to produce individual ice cream embryos and perform demolding operations during the ice cream production process, which greatly reduces the ice cream production efficiency and has certain drawbacks.

[0004] In view of the above, this application is hereby submitted. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide an ice cream forming and cutting device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is as follows:

[0007] An embodiment of the present invention provides an ice cream forming and cutting device, including a hopper, a strip forming mold, an insert rod, and a cutting component;

[0008] The strip-forming mold is fixedly installed at the bottom of the hopper and is connected to the hopper. The strip-forming mold is used to solidify the liquid ice cream raw material and output it in strip shape.

[0009] The insert is disposed on the side of the strip forming mold, and the insert is used to insert the solid ice cream base output by the strip forming mold.

[0010] The cutting component is fixedly disposed below the strip forming mold, and the cutting component is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base that has been output from the strip forming mold and completed the stick insertion operation into sheets.

[0011] Furthermore, the strip forming mold has a through-hole window on the side near the insert member, the insert window being used to provide an insert channel to the insert member.

[0012] Furthermore, the insert rod component includes a positioning mounting base, a movable push bar, a telescopic rod, and a positioning frame;

[0013] The movable pusher is slidably disposed on the mounting base, and the movable pusher is used to push the ice cream bar that falls into the positioning mounting base and insert it into the ice cream base;

[0014] The telescopic rod is mounted on the positioning mounting base, and the output end of the telescopic rod is connected to the movable push bar. The telescopic rod is used to reciprocate to push the movable push bar.

[0015] The positioning frame is fixedly mounted on the positioning mounting base, and the positioning frame is in communication with the interior of the positioning mounting base. The positioning frame is used to stack and place popsicle sticks.

[0016] Furthermore, the positioning frame has a positioning cavity that matches the ice cream stick, and the ice cream stick is in close and sliding contact with the inner wall of the positioning cavity.

[0017] Furthermore, the positioning mounting base has a movable slide rail inside, the movable slide rail is connected to the positioning cavity, and the movable push bar is slidably disposed within the movable slide rail.

[0018] Furthermore, the height of the moving slide is equal to the thickness of the popsicle stick.

[0019] Furthermore, the cutting component includes a moving guide rail, a cutting frame, a cutting line, and a telescopic cylinder;

[0020] The cutting frame is slidably mounted on the movable guide rail, and the cutting frame is slidably arranged along the length direction of the movable guide rail;

[0021] The cutting line is fixedly installed at the end of the cutting frame, and the cutting line is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base;

[0022] The telescopic cylinder is fixedly installed on the moving guide rail, and the output end of the telescopic cylinder is connected to the cutting frame for transmission. The telescopic cylinder is used to drive the cutting frame to move back and forth.

[0023] Furthermore, the cutting line is located below the strip forming mold, and the length of the cutting line is greater than the width of the solid ice cream base.

[0024] The above-described solution of the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0025] This invention achieves rapid insertion of ice cream sticks and rapid cutting and separation of ice cream bases through the cooperation of the insert and cutter components, realizing continuous operation of ice cream forming and segmentation, greatly improving the efficiency of ice cream forming and cutting, and featuring simple structure and convenient operation. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Fig. 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of an ice cream forming and cutting device provided by this utility model;

[0027] Fig. 2 A bottom view of the structure of an ice cream forming and cutting device provided by this utility model;

[0028] Fig. 3 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the insert rod of an ice cream forming and cutting device provided by this utility model.

[0029] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0030] 1. Material hopper; 2. Strip forming mold; 3. Insert rod; 4. Cutting part; 5. Insert rod window; 6. Positioning mounting seat; 7. Moving push bar; 8. Telescopic rod; 9. Positioning frame; 10. Moving slide; 11. Positioning cavity; 12. Moving guide rail; 13. Cutting frame; 14. Cutting line; 15. Telescopic cylinder. Detailed Implementation

[0031] Exemplary embodiments of the invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. While exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the invention may be implemented in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this invention will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art.

[0032] like Figs. 1-3 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides an ice cream forming and cutting device, including a hopper 1, a strip forming mold 2, an insert 3, and a cutting component 4.

[0033] Specifically, the strip forming mold 2 is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the hopper 1 and is connected to the hopper 1. The strip forming mold 2 is used to solidify the liquid ice cream raw material and output it in strip shape.

[0034] The insert 3 is disposed on the side of the strip forming mold 2, and the insert 3 is used to insert the solid ice cream base output by the strip forming mold 2.

[0035] The cutting component 4 is fixedly disposed below the strip forming mold 2. The cutting component 4 is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base that has been output from the strip forming mold 2 and completed the stick insertion operation into sheets.

[0036] In this embodiment, when solid ice cream preforms need to be formed and cut, firstly, the raw materials for ice cream preform production are mixed evenly according to the specified ratio and added to the hopper 1. Then, the strip-forming mold 2 rapidly solidifies the raw materials, generating strip-shaped solid ice cream preforms. During this process, the solid ice cream preforms slide down under the influence of gravity. Finally, when the solid ice cream preforms move to the bottom edge of the strip-forming mold 2, the insert rod 3 continuously inserts ice cream sticks into the solid ice cream preforms. At the same time, the cutter 4 divides the solid ice cream preforms into ice cream preforms of a specified thickness, completing the cutting and separation operation of the ice cream preforms.

[0037] In one specific embodiment, the strip-forming mold 2 has a through-hole window 5 on its side near the insert 3, the insert window 5 being used to provide an insertion channel to the insert 3. During the insertion operation of the ice cream stick into the insert 3, the ice cream stick passes through the insert window 5 and is inserted into the ice cream base.

[0038] It should be noted that the mounting brackets for hopper 1, strip forming mold 2, insert rod 3, and cutting part 4 are not shown. Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 This is a spatial distribution diagram of each structure.

[0039] Furthermore, the insert rod 3 includes a positioning mounting base 6, a movable push bar 7, a telescopic rod 8, and a positioning frame 9.

[0040] Specifically, the movable pusher 7 is slidably disposed on the mounting base, and the movable pusher 7 is used to push the ice cream bar that falls into the positioning mounting base 6 and insert it into the ice cream base.

[0041] The telescopic rod 8 is mounted on the positioning mounting base 6, and the output end of the telescopic rod 8 is connected to the movable push bar 7. The telescopic rod 8 is used to reciprocate to push the movable push bar 7.

[0042] The positioning frame 9 is fixedly mounted on the positioning mounting base 6, and the positioning frame 9 is in communication with the interior of the positioning mounting base 6. The positioning frame 9 is used to stack and place ice cream sticks.

[0043] In this embodiment, the positioning frame 9 has a positioning cavity 11 that matches the popsicle stick, and the popsicle stick is in close and slidable contact with the inner wall of the positioning cavity 11. Additionally, the positioning mounting base 6 has a movable slide 10 that communicates with the positioning cavity 11, and the movable push bar 7 is slidably disposed within the movable slide 10.

[0044] When the ice cream base needs to be inserted with a stick, the telescopic rod 8 drives the movable pusher 7 to move along the length of the movable slide 10. When the movable pusher 7 moves to one end away from the strip forming mold 2, the ice cream stick located in the positioning frame 9 falls into the movable slide 10. Subsequently, the telescopic rod 8 drives the movable pusher 7 to push the ice cream stick into the ice cream base, completing the ice cream stick insertion operation. By repeating this process, continuous stick insertion of the ice cream base can be achieved.

[0045] In one specific embodiment, the height of the movable slide 10 is equal to the thickness of the popsicle stick. The fact that the height of the movable slide 10 is equal to the thickness of the popsicle stick ensures that the movable slide 10 can only accommodate one popsicle stick at a time, thereby enabling the continuous insertion of popsicle sticks one by one.

[0046] Furthermore, the cutting component 4 includes a moving guide rail 12, a cutting frame 13, a cutting line 14, and a telescopic cylinder 15.

[0047] Specifically, the cutting frame 13 is slidably mounted on the moving guide rail 12, and the cutting frame 13 is slidably arranged along the length direction of the moving guide rail 12.

[0048] The cutting line 14 is fixedly disposed at the end of the cutting frame 13, and the cutting line 14 is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base.

[0049] The telescopic cylinder 15 is fixedly installed on the moving guide rail 12, and the output end of the telescopic cylinder 15 is connected to the cutting frame 13 for transmission. The telescopic cylinder 15 is used to drive the cutting frame 13 to reciprocate.

[0050] In this embodiment, the cutting line 14 is disposed below the strip forming mold 2, and the length of the cutting line 14 is greater than the width of the solid ice cream base.

[0051] When it is necessary to cut and separate the strip-shaped solid ice cream base, the telescopic cylinder 15 drives the cutting frame 13 to reciprocate along the length of the moving guide rail 12. During this process, the cutting line 14 reciprocates to cut and separate the strip-shaped solid ice cream base, and with the insertion of the stick 3 into the ice cream stick, the continuous cutting and separation operation of the ice cream base is realized.

[0052] It should be noted that after the insertion rod 3 completes the insertion operation, the cutting rod 4 cuts the strip-shaped solid ice cream base. The two work together to realize the continuous insertion rod operation and cutting separation operation of the ice cream base, which greatly improves the processing efficiency of the ice cream base and has the characteristics of simple structure and convenient operation.

[0053] In addition, the cutting and separation of the strip-shaped ice cream base is achieved through wire cutting, which can reduce the adhesion between the strip-shaped ice cream base and the cutting line. On the one hand, it can quickly realize the cutting operation of the strip-shaped ice cream base, and on the other hand, it can quickly realize the separation between the ice cream base and the cutting line, which greatly improves the production efficiency of the ice cream base.

[0054] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0055] This invention achieves rapid insertion of ice cream sticks and rapid cutting and separation of ice cream bases through the cooperation of the insert and cutter components, realizing continuous operation of ice cream forming and segmentation, greatly improving the efficiency of ice cream forming and cutting, and featuring simple structure and convenient operation.

[0056] The above description represents the preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of the present invention, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An ice cream forming and cutting device, characterized in that: It includes a hopper (1), a strip forming mold (2), insert rods (3), and cutting parts (4); The strip forming mold (2) is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the hopper (1) and is connected to the hopper (1). The strip forming mold (2) is used to solidify the liquid ice cream raw material and output it in strip shape. The insert (3) is disposed on the side of the strip forming mold (2), and the insert (3) is used to insert the solid ice cream base output by the strip forming mold (2) into the mold. The cutting component (4) is fixedly disposed below the strip forming mold (2). The cutting component (4) is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base that has been output from the strip forming mold (2) and completed the stick insertion operation into sheets.

2. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The strip forming mold (2) has a through-hole window (5) on the side near the insert (3), and the insert window (5) is used to provide an insert channel to the insert (3).

3. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The insert rod (3) includes a positioning mounting base (6), a movable push bar (7), a telescopic rod (8), and a positioning frame (9); The movable pusher (7) is slidably disposed on the mounting base. The movable pusher (7) is used to push the ice cream bar that falls into the positioning mounting base (6) and insert it into the ice cream base. The telescopic rod (8) is installed on the positioning mounting base (6), and the output end of the telescopic rod (8) is connected to the movable push bar (7). The telescopic rod (8) is used to reciprocate to push the movable push bar (7). The positioning frame (9) is fixedly mounted on the positioning mounting base (6), and the positioning frame (9) is in communication with the interior of the positioning mounting base (6). The positioning frame (9) is used to stack and place popsicle sticks.

4. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning frame (9) has a positioning cavity (11) that matches the popsicle stick, and the popsicle stick is in contact with the inner wall of the positioning cavity (11).

5. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The positioning mounting base (6) has a movable slide (10) inside, the movable slide (10) is connected to the positioning cavity (11), and the movable push bar (7) is slidably disposed in the movable slide (10).

6. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The height of the movable slide (10) is equal to the thickness of the popsicle stick.

7. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cutting component (4) includes a moving guide rail (12), a cutting frame (13), a cutting line (14), and a telescopic cylinder (15); The cutting frame (13) is slidably mounted on the moving guide rail (12), and the cutting frame (13) is slidably arranged along the length direction of the moving guide rail (12); The cutting line (14) is fixedly disposed at the end of the cutting frame (13), and the cutting line (14) is used to cut and separate the solid ice cream base; The telescopic cylinder (15) is fixedly installed on the moving guide rail (12), and the output end of the telescopic cylinder (15) is connected to the cutting frame (13) for transmission. The telescopic cylinder (15) is used to drive the cutting frame (13) to move back and forth.

8. The ice cream forming and cutting equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: The cutting line (14) is located below the strip forming mold (2), and the length of the cutting line (14) is greater than the width of the solid ice cream base.

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