A chocolate production line mould drying device
Through the innovative design of the baking mold device in the chocolate production line, the uniformity of heat transfer and water vapor evaporation efficiency in each area of the mold is achieved, solving the problem of differences in heat transfer and water vapor evaporation efficiency in existing devices, improving drying efficiency and preventing the synchronous belt from loosening.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521904174.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-04
- Publication Date
- 2026-11-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-04
AI Technical Summary
In existing chocolate production line mold drying equipment, there are significant differences in heat transfer and water vapor evaporation efficiency in different areas of the mold, resulting in low drying efficiency.
Design a chocolate production line baking device. By setting up a rotating groove, a tray, a synchronous pulley, and a synchronous belt, the tray can be rotated. Combined with a slide, a tensioning pulley, and an electric telescopic rod, the tension of the synchronous belt is ensured, so as to achieve uniform circulation of hot air.
It improves the efficiency of heat transfer and water vapor evaporation in all areas of the mold, increases the drying speed, prevents the synchronous belt from loosening, and ensures the stable operation of the device.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of chocolate production technology, and in particular relates to a chocolate production line baking device. Background Technology
[0002] The mold drying device in a chocolate production line, also known as a mold drying box, uses a hot air circulation system to quickly dry the moisture on the surface of chocolate molds. Its core function is to pre-treat the molds to a "dry and clean" state after cleaning and before molding, so as to avoid moisture or impurities affecting the quality of subsequent product molding.
[0003] Currently, most chocolate production line mold drying boxes use a track-type horizontal pull-out tray design. While this allows for convenient and organized mold handling through layering, meeting basic operational needs, its core drawback is that the molds on the tray remain statically placed, resulting in a fixed contact area between the mold and the hot air. This leads to "localized heat exchange saturation" on the surface facing the hot air source, while the recessed areas, corners, and the bottom of the tray, which are in contact with the wind, form "heat exchange shadow zones." This fixed heat exchange pattern causes significant differences in heat transfer and moisture evaporation efficiency across different areas of the mold, affecting the overall drying efficiency of the chocolate molds. Therefore, we propose a mold drying device for a chocolate production line. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a chocolate production line baking device to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] In view of this, the present invention provides a chocolate production line baking mold device, including a box and multiple trays, wherein the multiple trays are disposed in the inner cavity of the box, and further includes: Multiple rotating slots are provided, each of which is located on the top surface of a multiple tray, and a tray is rotatably connected to each of the multiple rotating slots. Multiple fixed plates are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of multiple trays, and one end of each fixed plate penetrates the inner wall of the box and extends to the outside. Each fixed plate has a movable groove, and a first synchronous wheel and a second synchronous wheel are rotatably connected in the movable groove. One end of the first synchronous wheel penetrates the inner wall of the movable groove and the bottom surface of the tray, and extends into the rotating groove and is fixed to the bottom surface of the tray. A synchronous belt meshes between the first synchronous wheel and the second synchronous wheel. A drive assembly, located on one side of the housing, is used to drive multiple second synchronous pulleys to rotate; Multiple sliding grooves are respectively formed on the inner wall of multiple movable grooves, and tensioning wheels are slidably connected in each of the multiple sliding grooves, with the tensioning wheels extending into the movable grooves and abutting against the timing belt; Multiple telescopic components are located within multiple fixed plates and are used to drive multiple tension wheels to move.
[0006] Based on the above structure, the rotating grooves, trays, first synchronous pulley, second synchronous pulley, synchronous belt, and drive assembly allow multiple trays to rotate within the rotating grooves, enabling the molds placed inside to rotate. This allows the hot air circulation system inside the chamber to dry the molds more evenly. The sliding grooves, tensioning pulleys, and telescopic components allow the tensioning pulleys to extend and slide along the sliding grooves, compressing the synchronous belt. This ensures that the user can control the tension of the synchronous belt and prevent it from loosening during prolonged use.
[0007] In the above technical solution, the driving component further includes: Mounting plate, which is fixedly connected to one side of the housing, has a servo motor fixedly connected to it. The output shaft of the servo motor passes through the top surface of the mounting plate and extends to the outside. A connecting rod is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor, and the bottom end of the connecting rod passes through multiple fixing plates and is fixedly connected to multiple second synchronous pulleys.
[0008] This ensures that the connecting rod can drive multiple second synchronous pulleys to rotate simultaneously.
[0009] In the above technical solution, the telescopic component further includes: The mounting groove is formed on the inner wall of the slide groove. An electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected in the mounting groove, and the output shaft of the electric telescopic rod extends into the slide groove and is fixedly connected to the tensioning wheel.
[0010] This includes ensuring that the user can move the tensioning wheel.
[0011] In the above technical solution, the first synchronous pulley is coaxially connected to the tray, and the inner wall of the movable groove is in contact with the periphery of the synchronous belt.
[0012] This ensures that the rotation axes between the first synchronous pulley and the tray are completely aligned, avoiding the radial runout problem that may occur with off-axis connections. It also ensures that when the synchronous belt shifts laterally due to installation errors, load fluctuations, or temperature changes during operation, it can be rigidly constrained by the inner wall of the movable groove, forcing the synchronous belt to always move along the groove axis.
[0013] In the above technical solution, furthermore, multiple second synchronous pulleys are coaxially connected by connecting rods.
[0014] Ensuring that multiple second synchronous pulleys are coaxially connected via connecting rods allows for a uniform distribution of mass among the pulleys, improving their dynamic balance during rotation and reducing vibration and noise.
[0015] The beneficial effects of this utility model are: 1. The chocolate production line's mold drying device, through the setting of rotating grooves, trays, first synchronous pulleys, second synchronous pulleys, synchronous belts, connecting rods, and servo motors, allows multiple trays to rotate in multiple rotating grooves, enabling the molds placed inside the trays to rotate. This allows the hot air circulation system inside the chamber to dry the molds more evenly, solving the problem that a fixed heat exchange mode causes significant differences in heat transfer and water vapor evaporation efficiency in different areas of the mold, affecting the drying efficiency of the chocolate molds.
[0016] 2. The baking device of this chocolate production line, through the setting of a slide groove, tensioning wheel and electric telescopic rod, allows the tensioning wheel to extend and slide along the slide groove to compress the synchronous belt, ensuring that the user can control the tension of the synchronous belt and prevent the synchronous belt from loosening during long-term use. Attached Figure Description
[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the box in this utility model; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the regional structure of the tray in this utility model; Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the fixing plate in this utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the fixing plate in this utility model.
[0018] The markings in the diagram are as follows: 1. Housing; 2. Pallet; 3. Rotating groove; 4. Tray; 5. Fixing plate; 6. Movable groove; 7. First synchronous pulley; 8. Second synchronous pulley; 9. Synchronous belt; 10. Slide groove; 11. Tensioning pulley; 12. Connecting rod; 13. Mounting plate; 14. Servo motor; 15. Mounting groove; 16. Electric telescopic rod. Detailed Implementation
[0019] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0020] In the description of this application, it should be noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments according to this application. For ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn to actual scale. Techniques, methods, and devices known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and devices should be considered part of the specification. In all 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. It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters in the following drawings denote similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it need not be further discussed in subsequent drawings.
[0021] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in the specification and claims of this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such use of data can be interchanged where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first," "second," etc., are generally of the same class and are not limited in number; for example, a first object can be one or more. Furthermore, in the specification and claims, "and / or" indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.
[0022] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the directional terms such as "front, back, up, down, left, right", "horizontal, vertical, horizontal" and "top, bottom" indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description. Unless otherwise stated, these directional terms do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of protection of this application. The directional terms "inner" and "outer" refer to the inner and outer contours relative to the outline of each component itself.
[0023] It should be noted that, in this application, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.
[0024] Example 1:
[0025] Please see Figures 1-5 As shown, this embodiment provides a chocolate production line baking device, including a housing 1 and multiple trays 2, the multiple trays 2 being disposed in the inner cavity of the housing 1, and further including: Multiple rotating slots 3 are respectively opened on the top surface of multiple trays 2, and trays 4 are rotatably connected in each of the multiple rotating slots 3; Multiple fixing plates 5 are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of multiple pallets 2, and one end of each fixing plate 5 penetrates the inner wall of the box 1 and extends to the outside. A movable groove 6 is provided in the fixing plate 5. A first synchronous wheel 7 and a second synchronous wheel 8 are rotatably connected in the movable groove 6. One end of the first synchronous wheel 7 penetrates the inner wall of the movable groove 6 and the bottom surface of the pallet 2, and extends into the rotating groove 3 and is fixed to the bottom surface of the tray 4. A synchronous belt 9 meshes between the first synchronous wheel 7 and the second synchronous wheel 8. The drive assembly is located on one side of the housing 1 and is used to drive multiple second synchronous pulleys 8 to rotate; Multiple slide grooves 10 are respectively opened on the inner wall of multiple movable grooves 6. Tensioning wheels 11 are slidably connected in each of the multiple slide grooves 10, and the tensioning wheels 11 extend into the movable grooves 6 and are in contact with the timing belt 9. Multiple telescopic components are located within multiple fixed plates 5 and are used to drive multiple tension wheels 11 to move.
[0026] In use, the user drives multiple second synchronous wheels 8 to rotate in multiple movable slots 6 via the drive component. The multiple second synchronous wheels 8 drive multiple first synchronous wheels 7 to rotate via multiple synchronous belts 9. The multiple first synchronous wheels 7 drive multiple trays 4 to rotate in multiple rotating slots 3. When the user places the mold in the multiple trays 4, the multiple trays 4 will drive the mold to rotate, so that the hot air generated by the hot air circulation system in the box 1 can contact the mold that needs to be dried more evenly, increasing the drying speed of the mold. During use, the user drives the tensioning wheel 11 to move along the slide groove 10 toward the timing belt 9 through the telescopic component, so that the tensioning wheel 11 squeezes the timing belt 9 to prevent the timing belt 9 from becoming loose during long-term use.
[0027] Example 2:
[0028] This embodiment provides a chocolate production line baking mold device, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features, including a driving component: Mounting plate 13 is fixedly connected to one side of housing 1. A servo motor 14 is fixedly connected to mounting plate 13, and the output shaft of servo motor 14 passes through the top surface of mounting plate 13 and extends to the outside and is rotatably connected to mounting plate 13. A connecting rod 12 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of servo motor 14, and the bottom end of connecting rod 12 passes through multiple fixing plates 5 and is fixedly connected to multiple second synchronous wheels 8. Connecting rod 12 is rotatably connected to multiple fixing plates 5.
[0029] In use, the user starts the servo motor 14, causing the output shaft of the servo motor 14 to drive the connecting rod 12 to rotate between multiple fixed plates 5, so that the connecting rod 12 drives multiple second synchronous wheels 8 to rotate in multiple movable slots 6 respectively, ensuring that the connecting rod 12 can drive multiple second synchronous wheels 8 to rotate simultaneously.
[0030] Example 3:
[0031] This embodiment provides a chocolate production line baking mold device, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features, including a telescopic component: Mounting groove 15 is formed on the inner wall of slide groove 10. An electric telescopic rod 16 is fixedly connected in the mounting groove 15, and the output shaft of the electric telescopic rod 16 extends into the slide groove 10 and is fixedly connected to the tension wheel 11.
[0032] In use, the user activates the electric telescopic rod 16, causing the output shaft of the electric telescopic rod 16 to drive the tension wheel 11 to move along the slide groove 10 toward the synchronous belt 9, ensuring that the user can drive the tension wheel 11 to move.
[0033] Example 4:
[0034] This embodiment provides a chocolate production line baking device, which, in addition to the technical solutions of the above embodiments, also has the following technical features: the first synchronous wheel 7 is coaxially connected to the tray 4, and the inner wall of the movable groove 6 is in contact with the periphery of the synchronous belt 9.
[0035] Specifically, it ensures that the rotation axes between the first synchronous pulley 7 and the tray 4 are completely aligned, avoiding the radial runout problem that may occur with the off-axis connection, and ensures that when the synchronous belt 9 is laterally offset due to installation errors, load fluctuations or temperature changes during operation, it can be rigidly constrained by the inner wall of the movable groove 6, forcing the synchronous belt to always move along the groove axis.
[0036] Example 5:
[0037] This embodiment provides a chocolate production line baking mold device, which, in addition to the technical solution of the above embodiment, also has the following technical features: multiple second synchronous pulleys 8 are coaxially connected by connecting rods 12.
[0038] Ensuring that multiple second synchronous pulleys 8 are coaxially connected via connecting rod 12 can make the mass of each synchronous pulley 8 evenly distributed, improve the dynamic balance performance of the synchronous pulleys 8 during rotation, and reduce vibration and noise.
[0039] It is worth noting that the servo motor 14 is a Mitsubishi HG-KR43BJ model.
[0040] Working principle: In use, the user starts the servo motor 14, causing the output shaft of the servo motor 14 to drive the connecting rod 12 to rotate between multiple fixed plates 5. The connecting rod 12 drives multiple second synchronous pulleys 8 to rotate in multiple movable slots 6. The multiple second synchronous pulleys 8 drive multiple first synchronous pulleys 7 to rotate through multiple synchronous belts 9. The multiple first synchronous pulleys 7 drive multiple trays 4 to rotate in multiple rotating slots 3. When the user places the mold in the multiple trays 4, the multiple trays 4 will drive the mold to rotate, allowing the hot air generated by the hot air circulation system in the box 1 to contact the mold that needs to be dried more evenly, increasing the drying speed of the mold. When in use, the user starts the electric telescopic rod 16, which drives the tensioning wheel 11 to move along the slide groove 10 toward the synchronous belt 9. This allows the tensioning wheel 11 to squeeze the synchronous belt 9, preventing the synchronous belt 9 from becoming loose during long-term use and affecting the normal operation of the entire device.
[0041] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. Unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other. This application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. A chocolate production line baking device, comprising a housing (1) and a plurality of trays (2), wherein the plurality of trays (2) are disposed in the inner cavity of the housing (1), characterized in that, Also includes: Multiple rotating slots (3) are respectively opened on the top surface of multiple trays (2), and each of the multiple rotating slots (3) is rotatably connected to a tray (4). Multiple fixed plates (5) are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of multiple trays (2), and one end of each fixed plate (5) penetrates the inner wall of the box (1) and extends to the outside. A movable groove (6) is provided in the fixed plate (5). A first synchronous wheel (7) and a second synchronous wheel (8) are rotatably connected in the movable groove (6). One end of the first synchronous wheel (7) penetrates the inner wall of the movable groove (6) and the bottom surface of the tray (2), and extends into the rotating groove (3) and is fixed to the bottom surface of the tray (4). A synchronous belt (9) meshes between the first synchronous wheel (7) and the second synchronous wheel (8). A drive assembly located on one side of the housing (1) and used to drive multiple second synchronous pulleys (8) to rotate; Multiple slide grooves (10) are respectively opened on the inner wall of multiple movable grooves (6). Tensioning wheels (11) are slidably connected in each of the multiple slide grooves (10), and the tensioning wheels (11) extend into the movable grooves (6) and are in contact with the timing belt (9). Multiple telescopic components are located within multiple fixed plates (5) and are used to drive multiple tension wheels (11) to move respectively.
2. The chocolate production line baking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving component includes: Mounting plate (13) is fixedly connected to one side of housing (1). A servo motor (14) is fixedly connected to the mounting plate (13). The output shaft of the servo motor (14) passes through the top surface of the mounting plate (13) and extends to the outside and is rotatably connected to the mounting plate (13). A connecting rod (12) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the servo motor (14). The bottom end of the connecting rod (12) passes through multiple fixing plates (5) and is fixedly connected to multiple second synchronous pulleys (8). The connecting rod (12) is rotatably connected to multiple fixing plates (5).
3. The chocolate production line baking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The telescopic component includes: The mounting groove (15) is opened on the inner wall of the slide groove (10). An electric telescopic rod (16) is fixedly connected in the mounting groove (15), and the output shaft of the electric telescopic rod (16) extends into the slide groove (10) and is fixedly connected to the tension wheel (11).
4. The chocolate production line baking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first synchronous pulley (7) is coaxially connected to the tray (4), and the inner wall of the movable groove (6) is in contact with the periphery of the synchronous belt (9).
5. The chocolate production line baking device according to claim 1, characterized in that, Multiple second synchronous pulleys (8) are coaxially connected by connecting rods (12).
