Food Mixture Forming Apparatus with Reciprocating Sliders
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional food mixture forming devices face issues with accumulation and sticking of food materials without lubricants, leading to malfunctioning piston operations due to two-dimensional movements and pressure-induced accumulation.
Innovation Solution
A food mixture forming apparatus featuring a forming mold assembly with reciprocating sliders and a demolding assembly that maintains consistent directional movement, using scrapers to manage food mixture weight and shape, and returning excess mixture to the feeding barrel to prevent accumulation, allowing for continuous production without edible lubricants.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the food mixture is pushed by a piston to move into the molding space, then the food mixture can be filled into the molding space, but the food mixture accumulates on the mold due to pressure and two-dimensional movements
Solution Approach 1:
The forming mold assembly is divided into multiple sliders (first slider, second slider, third slider, fourth slider) that move independently in different directions. Each slider controls a specific region of the food mixture, allowing precise control over the filling process and preventing accumulation by eliminating unnecessary two-dimensional movements.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of pushing the food mixture into the molding space using a piston (conventional approach), the invention uses sliders that move the food mixture along with the mold cavity in a coordinated manner. The food mixture is formed by the relative movement between sliders and the mold cavity, eliminating the need for high-pressure pushing that causes accumulation.
2Manufacturing precision
If the food mixture is pressurized into the molding space, then the food mixture can be tightly filled, but the connection between the feeding barrel and the molding space accumulates the food mixture
Solution Approach 1:
The sliders move dynamically in coordination with the mold cavity, adjusting their positions and speeds to match the filling process. The first and second sliders move in the first direction while the third and fourth sliders move in the second direction, creating a dynamic filling pattern that prevents accumulation at the connection between the feeding barrel and molding space.
3Object-generated harmful factors
If edible lubricants are added to prevent sticking, then the food mixture can be processed without accumulation, but the food mixture forming process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The sliders are designed to work together with the mold cavity to form the food mixture, using their own movement and the relative motion between sliders and cavity walls to prevent sticking. The scraping surfaces of the sliders naturally remove excess food mixture without requiring external lubricants, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating the need for additional lubricating agents.
Data Source
AI summary
The present utility invention provides a food mixture forming apparatus, which comprises a forming assembly and a demolding assembly. The forming assembly comprises a first slider and a second slider. First, the first slider and the second slider move along a first direction to shape a food mixture, then, the demolding assembly moves along a second direction to finish the forming process.