Multifunctional Rice Noodle Machine Modular Automation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing machines for making rice noodles are inefficient and limited to producing a single type, requiring manual or semi-mechanical processes that result in low efficiency and unstable production conditions due to manual operation of processing parameters.
Innovation Solution
A large-scale multifunctional rice noodles making machine that integrates various components such as rice lifting, fermenting, mixing, extruding, aging, steaming, packaging, and sterilization to produce multiple types of rice noodles efficiently, including non-fermented dry, non-fermented wet, and semi-dry varieties.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual or semi-mechanical machines are used for making rice noodles, then the machine structure is simple, but the production efficiency is low and the process is labor-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The machine is divided into multiple independent functional modules including rice cleaning module, fermenting module, rice flour making module, mixing module, extruding module, aging module, steaming module, and packaging module. Each module performs a specific operation in the rice noodle production process, allowing for automated continuous production while maintaining manageable structural complexity through modular design
Solution Approach 2:
The machine integrates multiple functions into a single automated production line that can produce different types of rice noodles (dry, wet, semi-dry) and various shapes (round, flat, square) by adjusting parameters in different modules, thereby improving productivity without requiring separate machines for each function
2Adaptability or versatility
If single-type rice noodle machines are used, then the machine structure is simple, but it cannot satisfy diverse customer needs
Solution Approach 1:
The machine incorporates adjustable parameters and configurable settings in various modules (such as extrusion shape templates, fermentation time control, drying humidity levels) that allow the same machine structure to dynamically adapt and produce multiple types of rice noodles with different characteristics, achieving versatility without requiring completely different machine designs for each product type
Solution Approach 2:
The machine enables production of different rice noodle types by changing process parameters such as fermentation time, extrusion pressure, drying temperature and humidity, and shaping模具 configurations, allowing a single machine structure to produce diverse products through parameter adjustment rather than structural modification
3Reliability
If manual operations are used for processing parameters, then the operation is flexible, but the production conditions are unstable
Solution Approach 1:
The machine incorporates automatic control systems in key modules (fermentation temperature control, extrusion pressure regulation, drying humidity monitoring) that continuously monitor process parameters and automatically adjust them to maintain stable production conditions, ensuring consistent product quality while reducing reliance on manual operation skill and attention
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
The machine significantly improves production efficiency, stabilizes the production process, and meets diverse customer needs by enabling the production of multiple rice noodle types with a reasonable structure and long service life.
Implementation Method 1
the hot water tank surrounding the rice-flour feeder and extruding machine and heating up the rice-flour therein
Implementation Method 2
hot water circulation tank I and a hot water circulation tank II, which circle the rice-flour feeder and the extruding machine and heat up the materials
Implementation Method 3
the fan immediately cooling the rice noodles produced by the extruding machine
Implementation Method 4
soaking and cleaning the rice, then fermenting if necessary, and delivering the rice to the rice feeder after fermentation
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AI summary
A large-scale multifunctional rice noodle making machine, along the direction of materials delivery comprises sequentially a rice lifting machine inlet, a rice lifting machine, a fermenter, a rice feeder, a rice-flour outlet, an auxiliary ingredients machine, a continuously mixing and conveying machine, an outlet, a self-ripening and shaping machine, a hot water circulation tank, a rice-flour feeder, an extruding machine, a conveyor of aging machine, a fan, an aging machine, a first noodle loosen machine, a noodle steamer, an out-feed channel, a second noodle loosen machine, a conveyor, an inlet, an inner packaging machine, a conveyor I, a weighing scale, a metal detector, a conveyor II, a sterilizer, and a rice noodle collector. The present invention relates to a large-scale multifunction rice noodle machine, which can automatically and efficiently produce a variety of rice noodles, such as fermented and non-fermented rice noodles.