Confectionery making machine

Abstract

The present invention relates to a confectionery making machine for making confectionery having a certain shape, comprising: a base; a lower molding frame which is installed on the upper portion of the base and is provided with hinge brackets at both sides of the rear portion and a stopper protrusion on the lower portion thereof; lever brackets which are rotatably coupled respectively to both hinge brackets of the lower molding frame and having a sliding guide surface to be adjacent to the stopper protrusion; an upper molding frame which is coupled to the lever brackets for opening / closing the lower molding frame; opening / closing levers which are connected to front edges of the both lever brackets for rotating the upper molding frame; locking slats which are respectively coupled to the sliding guide surfaces of the both lever brackets to be slidable in the back-and-forth direction and are stopped by the stopper protrusion to lock the upper molding frame and the lower molding frame; an elastic member which connects the locking slats and the lever brackets for elastically maintaining the locked state of the locking slats; and locking levers which are connected to the both locking slats so as to release the locking slats that elastically maintain the locked state due to the elastic members.

Description

Confectionery molding machine

[0001] The present invention relates to a confectionery molding machine, and more particularly, to a confectionery molding machine for making confectionery of a certain shape.

[0002] As is well known, a sandwich biscuit is a pastry made by putting cream or jam between two biscuits. Biscuits are made by mixing the main ingredient, wheat flour, with fat, milk, butter, eggs, sugar, and flavorings, and kneading it into a dough using a pastry mold.

[0003] Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional confectionery molding machine for making sand biscuits.

[0004] As shown in Fig. 8, a conventional confectionery molding machine includes a base (10) having a controller (11), a lower mold (20) installed on the upper portion of the base (10) and having hinges (21) on both sides of the rear end, an upper mold (30) having supports (31) rotatably connected to the hinges (21) on both sides to open and close the lower mold (20), and a lever (40) connected to the supports (31) on both sides to open and close the lower mold (20) by rotating the upper mold (30).

[0005] The base (10) is formed in a square plate shape and is equipped with a controller (11) on the front, and the controller (11) is equipped with a switch to operate a timer that indicates the forming time.

[0006] Heaters (not shown) are built into the lower mold (20) and the upper mold (30), respectively, to heat the introduced dough so that it is formed into a biscuit of a predetermined shape.

[0007] Locking pins (22) are provided protrudingly on both sides of the lower mold (20).

[0008] On both sides of the upper mold (30), a support (31) formed long in the front and rear is provided and is rotatably connected to the hinge (21) of the lower mold (20).

[0009] Here, the support (31) is extended to the front of the upper mold (30), and a lever (40) formed long to the left and right is connected to the ends of the support (31) on both sides.

[0010] And, in the center of the support (31), a locking handle (50) is rotatably connected through a rotation link (51). A locking slot (52) is formed in the rotation link (51) of the locking handle (50) to fit into the locking pin (22) of the lower mold (20), thereby maintaining the locked state of the upper mold (20) and the lower mold (30).

[0011] However, the conventional confectionery molding machine described above had the following problems.

[0012] First, in order to maintain the locked state of the upper mold (30) and the lower mold (20), the conventional confectionery molding machine requires two operating processes of holding the lever (40) and rotating the upper mold (30) to close the lower mold (20) and then rotating the locking handle (50), which reduces the convenience of operation. In addition, the number of parts such as the locking handle (50), the rotating link (51), and the locking pin (22) increases, which not only increases the cost, but also has the problem of deteriorating the appearance due to the complex and protruding structure.

[0013] Second, in order to form a biscuit, a conventional confectionery molding machine rotates an upper mold (30) to cover a lower mold (20) containing dough, locks it with a locking handle (50), and then operates a timer by operating a switch. However, since a gap occurs in this series of processes depending on the skill level of the worker, there was a problem that the quality could be affected due to the difference between the set timer and the actual baking time of the biscuit.

[0014] Third, since the locking handle (50) of the conventional confectionery molding machine is attached at a position close to the upper mold (30), there is a problem that the operator may be burned by the heat generated from the upper mold (30), and since the controller (11) occupies a large area on the front of the base (10) compared to the size of the essential parts used in the controller (11), there is a problem that the overall volume of the confectionery molding machine increases, which may lead to an increase in manufacturing cost.

[0015] (Patent Document 1) KR 10-2011-0089544 A (2011.08.09)

[0016] (Patent Document 2) KR 10-2016-0076545 A (2016.07.01)

[0017] The present invention has been devised to solve the conventional problems described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a confectionery molding machine that can improve the convenience of operation by simply locking the upper mold and the lower mold.

[0018] Another object of the present invention is to provide a confectionery molding machine that prevents burns to workers due to heat generated from an upper mold and maintains consistent quality by baking biscuits to the same degree regardless of the skill level of the worker.

[0019] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a technical idea including: a base; a lower molding mold installed on the upper portion of the base, having hinge brackets on both rear sides and a catch formed on the lower portion; lever brackets rotatably coupled to the hinge brackets on both sides of the lower molding mold and having a sliding guide surface so as to approach the catch; an upper molding mold coupled to the lever brackets to open and close the lower molding mold; an opening / closing lever connected to the ends of the lever brackets on both sides so as to rotate the upper molding mold; a locking slat slidably coupled to the sliding guide surfaces of the lever brackets on both sides so as to be caught by the catch and lock the upper molding mold and the lower molding mold; an elastic member connecting the locking slat and the lever bracket so as to elastically maintain a locked state of the locking slat; and a locking lever connected to the locking slats on both sides so as to release the locking slat, which is elastically maintained in a locked state by the elastic member.

[0020] A controller is installed on the upper surface of the above base to control the heating temperature and timer setting and power supply of the upper mold and the lower mold, and a detection sensor is installed on the controller to output a signal detecting the opening and closing of the upper mold to the timer, and the timer can operate in conjunction with a signal input from the detection sensor.

[0021] A cover plate can be combined between the above two lever brackets to protect the worker from heat generated from the upper mold.

[0022] At this time, a plurality of heat dissipation holes may be formed in the cover plate to dissipate heat generated from the upper mold to the surroundings.

[0023] The present invention may further include a guide slot formed long forward and backward on the sliding guide surface of the lever bracket, and a sliding pin provided on the locking slat so as to be slidably coupled along the guide slot.

[0024] The above locking lever can be connected to the above two locking slats so as to be close to the inside of the above opening / closing lever.

[0025] According to the present invention implemented with the above-described solution, the opening and closing and locking and releasing of the upper mold and the lower mold can be simultaneously operated while holding the opening and closing lever and the locking lever with one hand, so there is a very useful effect of improving the convenience of operation.

[0026] In addition, according to the present invention implemented with the above-described solution, the opening and closing of the upper mold is detected by a detection sensor and the operation of the timer is linked, so that the biscuits can be baked for the same amount of time regardless of the skill level of the worker, thereby maintaining a constant quality. In addition, the heat generated from the upper mold is blocked by the cover plate, thereby protecting the worker, so that there is an effect of improving the safety of the work.

[0027] Figure 1 is a perspective view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 is a front view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 3 is a right side view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 4 is a plan view according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the open state of the upper mold and the folded state of the indicator light according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Figures 6 and 7 are perspective views showing the operating state of a locking lever and a locking slat according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional technology.

[0034] *Explanation of key symbols in the drawing*

[0035] 100: Base 110: Indicator

[0036] 120: Controller 130: Detection Sensor

[0037] 200: Lower mold 210: Hook

[0038] 220: Hinge bracket 240: Cavity

[0039] 300: Lever bracket 320: Glide guide surface

[0040] 400: Cover plate 500: Upper mold

[0041] 510: Core 600: Switch lever

[0042] 700: Locking slat 710: Sliding pin

[0043] 720: Latch 800: Elastic member

[0044] 900: Locking lever

[0045] Hereinafter, in order to fully understand the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

[0046] The embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various ways, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments detailed below. These embodiments are provided to more fully explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art.

[0047] Accordingly, the shapes of components depicted in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer explanation, and it should be noted that in each drawing, the same components may be depicted with the same reference numerals.

[0048] In addition, detailed descriptions of known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention may be omitted.

[0049] A confectionery molding machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a base (100), a lower mold (200), a lever bracket (300), a cover plate (400), an upper mold (500), an opening / closing lever (600), a locking slat (700), an elastic member (800), a locking lever (900), etc.

[0050] First, the base (100) forms the center of the present invention.

[0051] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the base (100) is formed in a flat square plate shape.

[0052] A lower mold (200) is installed on the upper left side of the base (100), and an indicator light (110) and a controller (120) are installed on the right side.

[0053] Here, the indicator light (110) emits light to indicate the cooking status of the molding machine.

[0054] The indicator light (110) includes a stand (111) fixed to the upper surface of the base (100), a light pole (114) rotatably connected to the upper part of the stand (111) so as to be able to move up and down, and a light emitting part (115) coupled to the upper part of the light pole (114) and having several lamps built in to emit different colors.

[0055] A fixed shaft (112) is provided at the top of the pedestal (111), and a rotating shaft (113) provided at the bottom of the light pole (114) is rotatably connected thereto. In detail, the light emitting part (115) can be rotated together with the light pole (114) into the space between the lower mold (200) and the controller (120), thereby reducing the volume during storage and movement, thereby improving convenience.

[0056] The light emitting part (115) emits a red lamp during cooking to shape the dough injected between the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200), and emits a green lamp when cooking is complete.

[0057] The above-described indicator light (110) has the advantage that, when multiple confectionery molding machines are installed in a manufacturing plant, workers can visually check the operating status of each confectionery molding machine at once.

[0058] And the controller (120) is formed in a slim shape on the upper right side of the base (100) and has the function of controlling the temperature and power supply of the heater (not shown) that heats the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200).

[0059] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, an operation panel (121) is provided on the upper front of the controller (120) to set the temperature of the heater for heating the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200) and to set the timer time, and a power switch (122) is provided on the lower part to operate the ON / OFF of the confectionery molding machine.

[0060] Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, a detection sensor (130) is provided on the left side of the controller (120) to detect the opening and closing of the upper mold (500). The detection sensor (130) may be implemented as an optical proximity sensor that detects the proximity of the upper mold (500) without contact and detects its position.

[0061] This detection sensor (130) outputs a closing signal that detects the closed state of the upper mold (500) and an opening signal that detects the open state of the upper mold (500) to a timer (not shown). The timer starts operating when a closing signal is input from the detection sensor (130), and is initialized again when an opening signal is input from the detection sensor (130).

[0062] The lower mold (200) is installed on the upper part of the base (100) and forms one side of the biscuit.

[0063] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, a hanging protrusion (210) is formed horizontally and long on the lower front side of the lower mold (200), and a hinge bracket (220) having a hinge pin (221) is vertically provided on both sides of the rear side.

[0064] Referring to Fig. 5, the lower mold (200) is provided with a cavity (240) to form one side of the biscuit.

[0065] And a heater for heating the cavity (240) is built into the lower mold (200).

[0066] The lever bracket (300) is rotatably connected to the hinge brackets (220) on both sides and has the function of rotating the upper mold (500).

[0067] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the lever bracket (300) is formed in a thin, flat, long strip shape in the front and back.

[0068] The rear ends of these double-sided lever brackets (300) are respectively rotatably connected to the hinge pins (221) of the hinge brackets (220). Here, a torsion coil spring (230) is connected to the hinge pins (221) to elastically maintain the open / closed state of the upper mold (500). At this time, one end of the torsion coil spring (230) is supported by the lever bracket (300) and the other end is supported by the hinge bracket (220). In addition, the rear ends of the double-sided lever brackets (300) are connected to a balance link (310) to maintain balance when rotating around the hinge pins (221).

[0069] And, at the tip of the lever brackets (300) on both sides, a sliding guide surface (320) is provided so as to be close to the catch (210) of the lower mold (200), and a connecting piece (330) is provided in the center and is connected to both sides of the upper mold (500) by rivets or bolts. Here, a guide slot (321) is formed long in the front and rear of the sliding guide surface (320) so that a sliding pin (710) of a locking slat (700) described later is connected so as to be slidable.

[0070] In addition, a cover plate (400) is coupled between the lever brackets (300) on both sides to protect the worker from the heat generated from the upper mold (500). In detail, the lever bracket (300), the opening / closing lever (600), and the locking lever (900) are made of stainless steel with low thermal conductivity, so they can relatively safely protect the worker, whereas the upper mold (500) generates a high temperature due to heating by the heater, which may cause burns to the worker. Therefore, the cover plate (400) blocks the high temperature heat to protect the worker from burns. At this time, a plurality of heat dissipation holes (410) may be formed at a predetermined interval in the cover plate (400) to dissipate the heat generated from the upper mold (500) to the surroundings.

[0071] The upper mold (500) is connected to the lever bracket (300) through a connecting piece to open and close the open upper part of the lower mold (200).

[0072] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the upper mold (500) is formed in a shape corresponding to the lower mold (200).

[0073] Referring to FIG. 5, the upper mold (500) is provided with a core (510) to form the other side of the biscuit.

[0074] And a heater for heating the core (510) is built into the upper mold (500).

[0075] For reference, when two molded biscuits are overlapped to manufacture a sand biscuit, one side of the biscuit molded by the cavity (240) becomes the outer surface of the sand biscuit, and the other side of the biscuit molded by the core (510) becomes the inner surface of the sand biscuit. In general, it is desirable that the outer surface of the sand biscuit be molded to be crispy and dark in color, and the inner surface be molded to be soft and light in color, so it is desirable to set the heating temperature of the lower mold (200) higher than that of the upper mold (500).

[0076] The opening / closing lever (600) is connected to the ends of the lever brackets (300) on both sides and has the function of rotating the upper mold (500).

[0077] Referring to Fig. 1, the opening / closing lever (600) is formed in a round bar shape and is connected to the ends of the lever brackets (300) on both sides.

[0078] The locking slats (700) are each slidably connected to the sliding guide surfaces (320) of the lever brackets (300) on both sides, and are caught on the catch (210) of the lower mold (200) to lock the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200).

[0079] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the locking slat (700) is formed in a thin, flat, long strip shape and is arranged to be slidable in the front-back direction on both sliding guide surfaces (320).

[0080] The front end of the locking slat (700) is provided with a sliding pin (710) and is coupled to be able to slide back and forth along the guide slot (321) of the slide guide surface (320). At this time, the sliding pin (710) may be formed of two or more, spaced apart at a predetermined interval, to maintain balance when sliding back and forth along the guide slot (321).

[0081] And, a latch (720) is integrally provided on the upper rear end of the locking slat (700) to be caught on the catch (210) of the lower mold (200).

[0082] Additionally, a pin guide slit (730) is formed long in the front and rear to prevent interference with the fixed pin (322) provided on the slide guide surface (320) at the rear end of the locking slat (700).

[0083] The elastic member (800) connects the locking slat (700) and the lever bracket (300) to elastically maintain the locked state of the locking slat (700).

[0084] Referring to FIG. 4, the elastic member (800) is implemented as a coil spring that exerts tensile force by connecting the locking slat (700) and the lever bracket (300).

[0085] The front end of this coil spring is connected to the sliding pin (710) of the locking slat (700) and the rear end is connected to the fixing pin (322) of the lever bracket (300), so that the latch (720) of the locking slat (700) elastically maintains the state of being caught on the catch (210) of the lower mold (200).

[0086] The locking lever (900) has the function of releasing the locking slat (700) that is elastically maintained in a locked state by the elastic member (800).

[0087] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, the locking lever (900) is formed in a round bar shape and is connected to the locking slats (700) on both sides so as to be close to the inside of the opening / closing lever (600).

[0088] Referring to FIG. 3, it is preferable that the locking lever (900) be positioned on the same horizontal line as the center of the opening lever (600) for convenience of operation.

[0089] That is, as shown in Fig. 1, when the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200) are locked, the opening / closing lever (600) is held with the thumb and palm and the locking lever (900) is pulled with the remaining fingers, the locking slat (700) caught on the catch (210) is released, allowing the upper mold (500) to rotate, so that the upper mold (500) can be opened or closed at once.

[0090] The opening and closing process of the confectionery molding machine according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as follows.

[0091] First, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the upper mold (500) is opened and the lower mold (200) is opened.

[0092] As shown in Fig. 5, the upper mold (500) is rotated to open the mold and evenly inject the dough into the cavity (240) of the lower mold (200).

[0093] Next, when the worker holds the opening / closing lever (600) with his thumb and palm and pulls down the locking lever (900) with his remaining fingers, the upper mold (500) closes by covering the open upper part of the lower mold (200).

[0094] In addition, when the finger is removed from the locking lever (900), the locking slat (700) moves along the guide slot (321) due to the elasticity of the elastic member (800), and the latch (720) is caught on the catch (210) of the lower mold (200), so that the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200) are locked.

[0095] At this time, the detection sensor (130) outputs a closing signal that detects the closed state of the upper mold (500) to the timer, and the timer starts operating according to the closing signal input from the detection sensor (130).

[0096] Then, the indicator light (110) lights up a red lamp indicating the cooking status.

[0097] Afterwards, when the timer ends and cooking is complete, the indicator light (110) lights up green.

[0098] Next, after the worker confirms the green lamp indicated by the indicator light (110), he / she holds the opening / closing lever (600) with his / her thumb and palm and pulls the locking lever (900) with his / her remaining fingers, thereby releasing the latch (720) caught on the catch (210) and allowing the upper mold (500) to be rotated upwards and opened.

[0099] At this time, the detection sensor (130) outputs an opening signal that detects the open state of the upper mold (500) to the timer, and the timer is initialized according to the opening signal input from the detection sensor (130).

[0100] Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the opening and closing and locking and releasing of the upper mold (500) and the lower mold (200) can be simultaneously operated while holding the opening and closing lever (600) and the locking lever (900) with one hand, so there is an advantage in that the operation arrangement can be improved.

[0101] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, since the opening and closing of the upper mold (500) is detected by the detection sensor (130) and the operation of the timer is linked, there is an advantage in that the biscuits can be baked for the same amount of time regardless of the skill level of the worker, thereby maintaining a constant quality.

[0102] In addition, according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, there is an advantage in that the safety of work can be improved because the worker is protected from heat generated in the upper mold (500) by the cover plate (400).

[0103] The embodiments of the present invention described above are merely exemplary, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will readily appreciate that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible.

[0104] Therefore, it can be well understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms mentioned in the detailed description above.

[0105] Accordingly, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of ​​the appended claims, and the present invention should be understood to include the technical idea defined by the appended claims and all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes within the scope thereof.

Claims

1. Base; A lower mold installed on the upper part of the above base, having hinge brackets on both rear sides and a catch formed on the lower part; A lever bracket having a sliding guide surface that is rotatably connected to the hinge brackets on both sides of the lower mold and approaches the catch; An upper mold that is connected to the above lever bracket and opens and closes the lower mold; An opening / closing lever connected to the ends of the two-sided lever brackets to rotate the upper mold; A locking slat that is slidably connected back and forth to the sliding guide surfaces of the above-mentioned lever brackets on both sides and is caught on the catch to lock the upper mold and the lower mold; An elastic member connecting the locking slat and the lever bracket to elastically maintain the locked state of the locking slat; and A locking lever connected to the locking slats on both sides to release the locking slats that are elastically maintained in a locked state by the elastic member; A confectionery molding machine including:

2. In claim 1, A confectionery molding machine characterized in that a controller is installed on the upper surface of the base to control the heating temperature and timer setting and power supply of the upper mold and the lower mold, a detection sensor is installed on the controller to output a signal detecting the opening and closing of the upper mold to the timer, and the timer operates in conjunction with a signal input from the detection sensor.

3. In claim 1, A confectionery molding machine characterized in that a cover plate is combined between the above two-sided lever brackets to protect the operator from heat generated from the upper mold.

4. In claim 3, A confectionery molding machine characterized in that a plurality of heat dissipation holes are formed in the cover plate to dissipate heat generated from the upper mold to the surroundings.

5. In claim 1, A guide slot formed long forward and backward on the sliding guide surface of the above lever bracket, and A confectionery molding machine further comprising a sliding pin provided in the locking slat so as to be slidably coupled along the guide slot.

6. In claim 1, A confectionery molding machine characterized in that the locking lever is connected to the locking slats on both sides so as to be close to the inside of the opening / closing lever.

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