A hexagonal double-color mold for freeze-dried pet food facilitating swallowing

Abstract

The utility model discloses a hexagonal two -color mould for freeze -drying food convenient to pet swallowing relates to pet food processing technical field, including mould body, the bottom of mould body is installed with installation shell, and the inside installation of installation shell has cutting assembly and rotation subassembly, in the utility model, through cutting assembly, the long strip -shaped food after forming can complete online cutting without transfer, and the production procedure is greatly simplified and promotes cutting efficiency, and simultaneously avoids the problem that food breaks, drops dregs or two -color layered structure peeling in the transfer process, guarantees product forming integrity and structural stability. The cutting knife realizes two -way to cut, and food both sides are synchronous stress when cutting, effectively avoid the food deviation, distortion caused by one -way cutting, ensure the size consistency and shape regularity of small piece food after cutting, make product always adapt the oral cavity size and passageway demand of pet swallowing, reduce the risk of carding or aspiration.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pet food processing technology, specifically a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow. Background Technology

[0002] With the booming development of the pet economy, freeze-dried pet food has become a mainstream category in the high-end pet food market due to its advantages such as high nutrient retention, long shelf life, and easy rehydration. Its quality not only relates to the palatability and eating experience of pets, but also directly affects their chewing safety and digestive efficiency. Currently, the market demand for freeze-dried pet food has evolved from simply providing nutrition to focusing on "scientific formulation," "palatability optimization," and "form safety." In particular, miniaturized and easy-to-chew product forms have become a key focus of industry research and development, especially for the swallowing needs of young, senior, and small pets.

[0003] In existing technologies, freeze-dried foods formed by molds are mostly long strips. Most existing molds do not integrate dedicated cutting components, requiring the long strips of food to be removed from the mold and cut offline. This method not only increases production steps and reduces production efficiency, but also easily causes the two-color layered freeze-dried food to break and crumble during transportation, damaging the integrity of the two-color layering and the hexagonal forming structure. This results in small pieces with rough surfaces and deformed edges, affecting the uniformity of force when pets bite, and potentially causing choking or aspiration risks due to excessive size deviations, seriously affecting the convenience and safety of pets swallowing.

[0004] In view of the above, this application is hereby submitted. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, in order to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow. The mold includes a mold body, an installation shell is installed at the bottom of the mold body, and a cutting component and a rotating component are installed inside the installation shell. The cutting component includes a first spur gear rotatably connected to the inner wall of the installation shell. A toothed ring is meshed with one side of the first spur gear. Two guide grooves are provided on the inner wall of the toothed ring. A push post is slidably connected to the inner wall of each guide groove. A cutting blade is fixedly connected to the bottom of the push post. A cutting bevel is provided on one side of each of the two cutting blades. The outer wall of each cutting blade is slidably connected to the inner wall of the installation shell.

[0007] Furthermore, the rotating assembly includes a turntable fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the first spur gear. The inner wall of the turntable has two slots, and a rotating arm is slidably connected to the inner wall of each slot. A sector block is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end of each rotating arm away from the slidably connected end of the slot. A second spur gear is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end of each rotating arm away from the slidably connected end of the slot. A third spur gear is meshed with the adjacent sides of the two second spur gears, and the two third spur gears mesh with each other.

[0008] Furthermore, a motor is fixedly connected to one of the top sides of the housing, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected to one of the second spur gears.

[0009] Furthermore, the two guide grooves are symmetrically distributed along the central axis of the gear ring, and the diameter of the pusher is matched with the width of the guide groove to ensure that the pusher slides in the guide groove without jamming or deviation.

[0010] Furthermore, the blades of the two cutting blades are positioned opposite each other, and the length of the blades is adapted to the width of the discharge port of the mold body.

[0011] Furthermore, the inner wall of the housing is provided with a guide rail adapted to the cutting blade, and the inner wall of the guide rail is fitted with a wear-resistant layer.

[0012] Furthermore, the second spur gear is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting housing, and the third spur gear is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting housing.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: 1. The cutting component enables online cutting of long, strip-shaped food products without the need for transport, significantly simplifying the production process and improving cutting efficiency. It also prevents food breakage, crumbling, or peeling of the two-color layered structure during transport, ensuring product integrity and structural stability. The cutting blade performs bidirectional cutting, applying force simultaneously to both sides of the food during cutting. This effectively avoids food shifting and twisting caused by unidirectional cutting, ensuring consistent size and shape of the cut pieces. This ensures the product always fits the oral cavity and swallowing passage requirements of pets, reducing the risk of choking or aspiration. 2. By driving the cutting blade with a rotating component, the motor no longer needs to rotate in both directions, maintaining stable operation in a single direction. This reduces mechanical shock and wear caused by frequent reversals, minimizes current fluctuations during reversals, extends motor lifespan, and improves equipment stability and reliability. Simultaneously, it avoids response delays and stuttering during forward / reverse switching, resulting in smoother, more continuous cutting motions with a uniform and controllable cutting rhythm, further ensuring cutting accuracy and product dimensional consistency. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the overall structure of a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow; Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of a hexagonal two-color mold for installing the outer shell of a freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow; Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the cutting component in a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow; Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the rotating component in a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow; Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the gear meshing structure in a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow. Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the front structure of the mold body in a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow.

[0015] In the diagram: 1. Mold body; 2. Mounting shell; 3. First spur gear; 4. Gear ring; 5. Guide groove; 6. Push post; 7. Cutting blade; 8. Turntable; 9. Slotting; 10. Rotating arm; 11. Second spur gear; 12. Third spur gear; 13. Motor. Detailed Implementation

[0016] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0017] Please see Figures 1 to 6This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including a mold body 1, an installation shell 2 installed at the bottom of the mold body 1, and a cutting component and a rotating component installed inside the installation shell 2. The cutting component includes a first spur gear 3 rotatably connected to the inner wall of the installation shell 2. Rotational power is transmitted to the first spur gear 3, driving the first spur gear 3 to reciprocate around its own axis. A toothed ring 4 is meshed with one side of the first spur gear 3. The first spur gear 3 and the toothed ring 4 mesh and drive each other. The reciprocating rotation of the first spur gear 3 will drive the toothed ring 4 to perform synchronous reciprocating circumferential rotation within the installation shell 2. The inner wall of the toothed ring 4 has two guide grooves 5, and a pusher 6 is slidably connected to the inner wall of each guide groove 5. The bottom end of the pusher 6 is fixed. Connected to the cutting blade 7, when the toothed ring 4 reciprocates, the two guide grooves 5 on the inner wall move circumferentially synchronously with the toothed ring 4. The guide grooves 5, through sliding engagement with the push column 6, push the push column 6 to slide reciprocally along the extension direction of the groove, while converting the circumferential rotation of the toothed ring 4 into the horizontal opposing or opposite linear motion of the push column 6. Each of the two cutting blades 7 has a cutting bevel on one side, and the outer wall of each cutting blade 7 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the mounting shell 2. When the push column 6 moves horizontally, it drives the cutting blade 7 at the bottom to slide synchronously along the inner wall of the mounting shell 2. When the two cutting blades 7 are pushed closer to each other by the push column 6, they bidirectionally cut the long strip-shaped hexagonal two-color freeze-dried food discharged from the outlet of the mold body 1, dividing it into small pieces suitable for pets to swallow. When the cutting blades 7 move away from each other, they are reset and ready for the next cutting action.

[0018] Please see Figures 2 to 5This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including a rotating component including a turntable 8 fixedly connected to the middle of the top of a first spur gear 3. The inner wall of the turntable 8 has two slots 9, and a rotating arm 10 is slidably connected to the inner wall of each slot 9. A fan-shaped block is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end of each rotating arm 10 away from the end slidably connected to the slot 9. A second spur gear 11 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end of each rotating arm 10 away from the end slidably connected to the slot 9. A third spur gear 12 is meshed with the adjacent sides of the two second spur gears 11, and the two third spur gears 12 mesh with each other, driving one of the second spur gears 11 to rotate around its own axis. The second spur gear 11 rotates through the meshing of the first spur gear 12. The three spur gears 12 transmit power. Since the two third spur gears 12 mesh with each other, they drive the other second spur gear 11 to rotate synchronously in the opposite direction. When the two second spur gears 11 rotate synchronously in the opposite direction, they drive the rotating arm 10 fixed with them to swing in an arc around the axis of the second spur gear 11. One end of the rotating arm 10 is embedded in the slot 9 and slides in the slot 9. Through the trajectory constraint and thrust transmission of the slot 9, the turntable 8 is pushed to rotate around its own axis. The rotation of the two rotating arms 10 drives the turntable 8 to continuously reciprocate. The turntable 8 is fixed coaxially with the first spur gear 3. The reciprocating rotation of the turntable 8 directly drives the first spur gear 3 to reciprocate at the same angle. The first spur gear 3 meshes with the gear ring 4, thereby driving the gear ring 4 to perform synchronous reciprocating circumferential rotation.

[0019] Please see Figure 1 This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including a motor 13 fixedly connected to one side of the top of the mounting shell 2. The output end of the motor 13 is fixedly connected to one of the second spur gears 11. When the motor 13 is started, the output shaft of the motor 13 drives the fixed second spur gear 11 to rotate continuously in one direction. The second spur gear 11 transmits power through a meshing third spur gear 12. Since the two third spur gears 12 mesh with each other, they drive the other second spur gear 11 to rotate synchronously in the opposite direction, forming a continuous cutting cycle. Please see Figure 2This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including two guide grooves 5 symmetrically distributed on the central axis of a toothed ring 4. The diameter of the push post 6 is adapted to the width of the guide groove 5, ensuring that the push post 6 slides in the guide groove 5 without jamming or deviation. The two guide grooves 5 are symmetrically distributed about the central axis of the toothed ring 4. With the matching design of the push post 6 and the groove width, it can ensure that the two push posts 6 receive the transmission power of the toothed ring 4 synchronously, driving the corresponding cutting blade 7 to achieve precise directional movement, avoiding cutting deviation caused by uneven force on one side, ensuring the consistency of the size and regularity of the small pieces of food after cutting, and meeting the size adaptation requirements for pet swallowing.

[0020] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 3 This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including two cutting blades 7 with their blades facing each other, and the length of the blades is adapted to the width of the discharge port of the mold body 1. The two cutting blades 7 are arranged opposite each other to form a bidirectional cutting method, so that the long strip of freeze-dried food is subjected to force on both sides at the same time during cutting, avoiding the problems of food displacement, twisting or local pressure breakage caused by unidirectional cutting, ensuring that the hexagonal shape of the small pieces of food after cutting is regular, adapting to the structural requirements of pets' oral bite and swallowing, and reducing the risk of choking.

[0021] Please see Figure 3 This utility model provides a technical solution: a hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, including a guide rail adapted to the cutting blade 7 on the inner wall of the mounting shell 2. The inner wall of the guide rail is fitted with a wear-resistant layer, which can effectively reduce the sliding friction coefficient between the cutting blade 7 and the guide rail, reduce wear, scratches and metal fatigue on the contact surface of the two, extend the service life of the cutting blade 7 and the mounting shell 2, reduce the frequency of component replacement due to friction, and reduce the maintenance cost of the equipment.

[0022] Working principle: When the motor 13 at the top of the housing 2 is started, the output shaft of the motor 13 drives the connected second spur gear 11 to rotate continuously in one direction. Through two meshing third spur gears 12, the other second spur gear 11 is driven to rotate synchronously in the opposite direction. The two second spur gears 11 drive the corresponding rotating arms 10 to swing in an arc around their own axes. One end of the rotating arm 10 is embedded in the slot 9 of the turntable 8 and slides in the slot, pushing the turntable 8 to rotate continuously back and forth, thereby driving the first spur gear 3, which is fixed coaxially with the turntable 8, to rotate synchronously back and forth. The first spur gear 3 meshes with the gear ring 4, driving the gear ring 4 to reciprocate circumferentially. The guide grooves 5, which are symmetrically distributed on the inner wall of the gear ring 4 and adapted to the push column 6, convert the circumferential rotation into driving the cutting blade 7 to slide smoothly along the wear-resistant guide rail on the inner wall of the mounting shell 2. When the blades of the two cutting blades 7 are facing each other and the cutting blades 7 that are adapted to the width of the discharge port are close to each other, the long strip of freeze-dried food discharged from the discharge port of the mold body 1 is cut in both directions and divided into small pieces suitable for pets to swallow. When they move away from each other, they reset and form a continuous cutting cycle.

[0023] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the description and drawings of this utility model, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, comprising a mold body (1), characterized in that: The bottom end of the mold body (1) is equipped with an installation shell (2). Inside the installation shell (2) are a cutting component and a rotating component. The cutting component includes a first spur gear (3) that is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the installation shell (2). A toothed ring (4) is meshed on one side of the first spur gear (3). Two guide grooves (5) are provided on the inner wall of the toothed ring (4). A pusher (6) is slidably connected to the inner wall of each guide groove (5). A cutting blade (7) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the pusher (6). A cutting slope is provided on one side of each of the two cutting blades (7). The outer wall of each cutting blade (7) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the installation shell (2).

2. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 1, is characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a turntable (8) fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the first spur gear (3). The inner wall of the turntable (8) has two slots (9). The inner wall of each slot (9) is slidably connected to a rotating arm (10). Each rotating arm (10) has a fan-shaped block fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end away from the end slidably connected to the slot (9). A second spur gear (11) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the other end away from the end slidably connected to the slot (9). The two second spur gears (11) are respectively meshed with a third spur gear (12) on adjacent sides, and the two third spur gears (12) are meshed with each other.

3. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 2, is characterized in that: A motor (13) is fixedly connected to one side of the top of the mounting housing (2), and the output end of the motor (13) is fixedly connected to one of the second spur gears (11).

4. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 3, is characterized in that: The two guide grooves (5) are symmetrically distributed on the central axis of the toothed ring (4). The diameter of the push post (6) is matched with the groove width of the guide groove (5) to ensure that the push post (6) slides in the guide groove (5) without jamming or deviation.

5. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 4, is characterized in that: The blades of the two cutting blades (7) are arranged opposite each other, and the length of the blades is adapted to the width of the discharge port of the mold body (1).

6. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 5, is characterized in that: The inner wall of the mounting housing (2) is provided with a guide rail adapted to the cutting blade (7), and the inner wall of the guide rail is fitted with a wear-resistant layer.

7. The hexagonal two-color mold for freeze-dried food that is easy for pets to swallow, as described in claim 6, is characterized in that: The second spur gear (11) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting housing (2), and the third spur gear (12) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting housing (2).

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