Popsicle demolding machine
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods fail to safely and effectively remove popsicles with one or two holes from molds without damaging the inner and outer walls, making it challenging to produce and commercialize innovative filled popsicle products.
Innovation Solution
A popsicle demolding machine with a lower water heating reservoir and demolding tank that applies a thermal shock to the mold cavity walls and inner pipes using hot water, which flows back through capillaries to remove air and facilitate safe extraction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional demolding methods are used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the popsicle walls are damaged during extraction
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies thermal shock by rapidly changing the temperature parameter of the mold cavity walls. Hot water is circulated through channels in the mold to quickly heat the cavity walls, causing the frozen popsicle to contract slightly and release from the mold walls without damage. This parameter change (temperature) enables reliable demolding while maintaining popsicle wall integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a hydraulic system by circulating hot water through channels in the mold cavity walls. The water flow is controlled through pumps and valves to deliver thermal shock to the mold walls, enabling damage-free popsicle extraction. This hydraulic approach replaces conventional mechanical demolding methods that cause wall damage.
2Reliability
If hot water thermal shock is applied, then popsicle extraction is successful without damage, but air trapped in inner pipes prevents effective heating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates air removal ports that allow air to be evacuated from the inner pipes before hot water circulation begins. This preliminary action of removing air prevents air pockets from blocking the hot water flow and ensures effective thermal shock heating of the mold cavity walls, enabling reliable popsicle demolding.
3Adaptability or versatility
If molds with inner pipes are used, then filled popsicle products can be manufactured, but air inside the pipes prevents thermal shock heating
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts air from the inner pipes through dedicated air removal ports before initiating the hot water thermal shock process. By removing the air that would block heat transfer, the system ensures efficient energy use when heating the mold cavity walls, enabling successful manufacturing of filled popsicle products without energy waste from ineffective heating.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables safe and efficient demolding of popsicles with filling holes without damage, facilitating innovative product manufacturing and commercialization, offering ease of use, safety, fast production, and standardization.
Implementation Method 1
heating the water through resistors (2) attached to an energy box (3)
Implementation Method 2
the hot water applies a thermal shock to the walls of the cavities (C) of popsicles
Implementation Method 3
the water flows back to the reservoir through the capillaries which remove the air generated inside the pipes
Data Source
AI summary
A popsicle demolding machine for popsicles is provided that has one or two vertical channels, wherein the popsicle demolding machine receives a mold formed by a set of cavities. The popsicle demolding machine has a lower reservoir for heating water, and a demolding tank internally provided with a guide coupled to the demolding tank. The demolding tank receives hot water from the lower reservoir through a pump so that the hot water applies a thermal shock to walls of the set of cavities. The hot water flows back to the lower reservoir through upper ends of vertical capillaries, allowing the set of cavities to be peripherically heated, including walls of inner tubes of the set of cavities for modeling the vertical channels, so that the popsicles can be extracted without damaging walls of the vertical channels, making it possible to manufacture said popsicles.