CN113911626A

CN113911626A - Pumpkin cake forming machine

Info

Publication number: CN113911626A
Application number: CN202111360447.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 司军伟
Original assignee: Kang He Machinery And Equipment Co ltd Chengdu
Current assignee: Kang He Machinery And Equipment Co ltd Chengdu
Priority date: 2021-11-17
Filing date: 2021-11-17
Publication date: 2022-01-11

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of food forming equipment, and provides a pumpkin cake forming machine which comprises a first rack, a feeding part and a forming part, wherein the feeding part and the forming part are arranged on the first rack; the forming part comprises a forming conveying seat arranged on one side of the feeding part and a forming mechanism arranged above the forming conveying seat; and a material pushing component is arranged between the forming mechanism and the feeding component. The pumpkin cake forming machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for forming the dough into the pumpkin cake instead of manual operation, so that the production efficiency of the pumpkin cake is improved, and the consistency of the quality of the formed pumpkin cake is ensured.

Description

Pumpkin cake forming machine

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of food forming equipment, in particular to a pumpkin cake forming machine.

Background

The pumpkin cake is a traditional cake, and is generally made into a cake-shaped product by mainly taking pumpkin as a raw material. At present, pumpkin pie on the market generally takes manual or semi-manual operation as a main mode, the processing efficiency is low, the processing cost of the pumpkin pie is increased along with the improvement of labor cost, and manual operation can cause the forming quality of the pumpkin pie to be inconsistent, so that the consistency of the processed pumpkin pie is poor.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing a pumpkin cake forming machine, which improves the production efficiency of pumpkin cakes.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problems is as follows: the pumpkin pie forming machine comprises a first machine frame, a feeding part and a forming part, wherein the feeding part and the forming part are arranged on the first machine frame; the forming part comprises a forming conveying seat arranged on one side of the feeding part and a forming mechanism arranged above the forming conveying seat; and a material pushing component is arranged between the forming mechanism and the feeding component.

Furthermore, the feeding part comprises a feeding frame arranged on the first frame, at least one annular feeding conveying belt arranged on the feeding frame in parallel along the conveying direction of the forming conveying seat, and a feeding driving part for driving the feeding conveying belt to move; when the quantity of pay-off conveyer belt is two or more, the discharge end of pay-off conveyer belt is the ladder arrangement, and one side of every pay-off conveyer belt discharge end is provided with the shaping part.

Furthermore, the forming mechanism comprises a forming frame arranged on the first machine frame, a male die guide rod and a female die guide rod which are arranged on the forming frame and can move up and down, a male die driving piece for driving the male die guide rod to move up and down, a female die driving piece for driving the female die guide rod to move up and down, a male die arranged at the lower end of the male die guide rod, and a female die arranged at the lower end of the female die guide rod; a forming hole which penetrates through the female die up and down is formed in the position, opposite to the male die, of the female die; the male die can move up and down in the forming hole corresponding to the male die.

Furthermore, the forming hole comprises a feeding section and a forming section which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; a feeding groove with an opening at the upper end is formed in the side, facing the feeding part, of the male die and opposite to the feeding section; the feeding groove is communicated with the feeding section.

Further, the male die guide rod is of a hollow tubular structure; a plurality of air blowing openings are formed in the bottom surface of the male die; the air blowing port is communicated with the inner cavity of the male die guide rod; the forming part also comprises an air blowing pump used for blowing air into the inner cavity of the male die guide rod.

Further, the lower end of the male die guide rod is connected with the male die through a buffer device; the buffer device comprises a buffer tube and a compression spring; the inner cavity of the buffer tube comprises two sections from top to bottom, namely a first section and a second section; the diameter of the first section is smaller than that of the second section; the buffer tube is sleeved on the male die guide rod, and the first section of the buffer tube is in sliding fit with the male die guide rod; the lower end of the male die guide rod is provided with an axial limiting piece arranged in the second section of the buffer tube; the lower end of the buffer tube is fixedly connected with the male die; the compression spring is arranged in the buffer tube and is positioned between the male die and the male die guide rod.

Further, a material arranging component is arranged at the feeding end of the feeding component; the material arranging component comprises a second rack, and a feeding plate, a material arranging roller and a material arranging motor which are arranged on the second rack; the feeding plate is obliquely arranged from top to bottom, and the upper surface of the feeding plate is provided with at least one feeding chute extending from top to bottom; the material arranging roller is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate along the width direction of the feeding plate and can rotate around the axis of the material arranging roller; a material arranging structure is arranged on the outer surface of the material arranging roller and is opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute, and the material arranging structure comprises at least two material arranging grooves which are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the material arranging roller; and the material arranging motor is in transmission connection with the material arranging roller.

Further, the material arranging component also comprises a material arranging belt conveyor; the upper end of the feeding plate is arranged at the discharge end of the material belt conveyor; the material arranging belt conveyor comprises a material arranging frame arranged on the second rack, an annular material arranging conveying belt arranged on the material arranging frame, and a material arranging driving part for driving the material arranging conveying belt to move; at least two material distributing strips which are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the material arranging conveying belt are arranged above the material arranging conveying belt; the material distributing strips extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor and are fixedly connected with the material arranging frame; a material distributing channel is formed between the adjacent material distributing strips.

Furthermore, the material arranging component also comprises a climbing belt conveyor arranged between the material arranging roller and the feeding component; the climbing belt conveyor comprises a climbing frame arranged on the second rack, an annular climbing conveyer belt obliquely arranged on the climbing frame, and a climbing driving piece for driving the climbing conveyer belt to move; at least two parting strips which are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the climbing conveyer belt are arranged above the climbing conveyer belt; the parting strips extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor and are fixedly connected with the climbing frame, and a feeding channel is formed between every two adjacent parting strips; and a plurality of stop blocks which are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the climbing conveyer belt and fixed on the climbing conveyer belt are arranged in the feeding channel.

Further, a boxing component is further arranged on the first rack; the boxing component comprises a food belt conveyor, a box supporting belt conveyor and a finished product belt conveyor; the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor, the box supporting belt conveyor and the forming conveying seat are parallel to each other; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveying seat, and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor is arranged right above the box supporting belt conveyor; the finished product belt conveyor is arranged at the discharge end of the box supporting belt conveyor.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: the pumpkin cake forming machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for forming the dough into the pumpkin cake instead of manual operation, so that the production efficiency of the pumpkin cake is improved, and the consistency of the quality of the formed pumpkin cake is ensured.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below; it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present invention, and that other drawings can be obtained from these drawings by a person skilled in the art without inventive effort.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pumpkin pie molding machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of a pumpkin pie molding machine provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the feeding assembly;

FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views of the forming mechanism from two different perspectives;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the male mold guide connected to the male mold via a buffer;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural view of a master mold;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the male mold;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of the construction of the pusher assembly;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural view of a material arranging part;

FIG. 11 is a state diagram when the material arranging component is used for conveying the material blocks;

FIG. 12 is another schematic structural view of the material arranging part;

FIG. 13 is a schematic view of the construction of the cartoning component;

FIG. 14 is a schematic view of the positioning and conveying mechanism;

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A of FIG. 14;

fig. 16 is an enlarged view of a portion a in fig. 13.

The reference numbers in the figures are: 10-a first machine frame, 20-a feeding part, 30-a forming conveying seat, 40-a forming mechanism, 50-a pushing part, 60-a material arranging part, 70-a box packing part, 201-a feeding frame, 202-a feeding conveying belt, 203-a feeding driving part, 204-a baffle, 205-a baffle strip, 206-a notch, 401-a forming frame, 402-a male die guide rod, 403-a female die guide rod, 404-a male die driving part, 405-a female die driving part, 406-a female die, 407-a male die, 408-a forming hole, 409-a feeding section, 410-a forming section, 411-a feeding groove, 412-an air blowing opening, 413-a buffer tube, 414-a compression spring, 415-a first section, 416-a second section and 417-an axial limiting part, 418-male die guide block, 419-female die guide block, 420-preset pattern, 501-material pushing frame, 502-material pushing cylinder, 503-material pushing plate, 504-lifting cylinder, 505-door bar, 601-second frame, 602-material feeding plate, 603-material arranging roller, 604-material arranging motor, 605-material feeding chute, 606-material arranging groove, 607-material arranging frame, 608-material arranging conveyer belt, 609-material arranging driving part, 610-material distributing bar, 611-material distributing channel, 612-slope climbing frame, 613-slope climbing conveyer belt, 614-slope climbing driving part, 615-parting bar, 616-material feeding channel, 617-stop block, 701-food belt conveyer, 702-box supporting belt conveyer, 703-finished product belt conveyer, 704-positioning block, 705-positioning bottom plate, 706-feeding cylinder, 707-positioning groove and 708-guide plate.

Detailed Description

In order that those skilled in the art will better understand the present invention, the following further description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a few embodiments of the invention, and not all embodiments. The embodiments and features of the embodiments of the invention may be combined with each other without conflict.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the pumpkin pie forming machine provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises a first frame 10, a feeding part 20 and a forming part, wherein the feeding part 20 and the forming part are arranged on the first frame 10; the forming part comprises a forming conveying seat 30 arranged on one side of the feeding part 20 and a forming mechanism 40 arranged above the forming conveying seat 30; a material pushing component 50 is arranged between the forming mechanism 40 and the feeding component 20.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the X direction, the Y direction and the Z direction are three mutually perpendicular directions, wherein the X direction and the Y direction are two horizontal directions, and the Z direction is a vertical direction. The first frame 10 plays a supporting role, and the feeding part 20 and the forming part are installed on the first frame 10. The feeding component 20 is used for conveying the prepared material mass, and the conveying direction of the feeding component 20 is parallel to the Y direction. The forming part comprises a forming conveying seat 30 and a forming mechanism 40; the forming conveying seat 30 is a belt conveyor, and is used for temporarily supporting during forming and conveying formed pumpkin cakes; the conveying direction of the forming conveying seat 30 is parallel to the X direction; the forming mechanism 40 is used for forming the material mass into the pumpkin pie on the forming conveying seat 30. The pushing component 50 is used for pushing the material mass on the feeding component 20 to the forming mechanism 40.

The working principle of the pumpkin cake forming machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is as follows: the pumpkin cake forming method comprises the steps of firstly making raw materials into a dough, then conveying the dough through the feeding part 20, when the dough is conveyed to the forming mechanism 40, pushing the dough into the forming mechanism 40 through the pushing part 50, then forming the dough into a pumpkin cake on the forming conveying seat 30 through the forming mechanism 40, and then conveying the formed pumpkin cake through the forming conveying seat 30.

The pumpkin cake forming machine provided by the embodiment of the invention is used for forming the dough into the pumpkin cake instead of manual operation, so that the production efficiency of the pumpkin cake is improved, and the consistency of the quality of the formed pumpkin cake is ensured.

Referring to fig. 3, the feeding component 20 includes a feeding frame 201 mounted on the first frame 10, at least one endless feeding belt 202 arranged on the feeding frame 201 in parallel along the conveying direction of the forming conveyor 30, and a feeding driving component 203 for driving the feeding belt 202 to move; when the number of the feeding conveyor belts 202 is two or more, the discharging ends of the feeding conveyor belts 202 are arranged in a ladder shape, and a forming part is arranged on one side of the discharging end of each feeding conveyor belt 202.

The feeding frame 201 is fixed on the first frame 10, and at least one annular feeding conveyer belt 202 is arranged on the feeding frame 201 in parallel along the X direction. The feeding driving part 203 comprises a driving roller and a direction-changing roller which are arranged on the feeding frame 201 at intervals along the Y direction, and a feeding motor which is in transmission connection with the driving roller; the axial directions of the driving roller and the direction-changing roller are parallel to the X direction. The feeding conveyer belt 202 is sleeved on the corresponding driving rollers and the direction-changing rollers and is tensioned by the driving rollers and the direction-changing rollers. The feeding conveyer belt 202 is used for conveying the material mass along the Y direction, wherein the end of the feeding conveyer belt 202 close to the driving roller is a feeding end, and the end close to the direction-changing roller is a discharging end.

When the number of the feeding conveyer belts 202 is two or more, the direction-changing rollers are arranged at intervals along the Y direction, so that the discharging ends of the feeding conveyer belts 202 are arranged in a step manner in the Y direction. Preferably, all the feeding belts 202 can be sleeved on the same driving roller, so that a feeding motor is connected with the driving roller in a transmission manner to drive all the feeding belts 202 to move, not only is the manufacturing cost saved, but also the synchronous movement of all the feeding belts 202 can be realized.

In order to improve the reliability of the feeding component 20 in conveying the material mass, preferably, a plurality of baffles 204 are uniformly arranged on the feeding conveyor belt 202 along the circumferential direction thereof, and two sides of the feeding conveyor belt 202 are provided with barrier strips 205 which extend along the Y direction and are fixedly connected with the feeding frame 201; wherein, a gap 206 is arranged on the barrier strip 205 arranged between the forming component and the feeding conveyer belt 202 and at the position facing the forming component. When the forming mechanism works, a material mass is conveyed by the feeding conveyor belt 202 and limited by the barrier strips 205 and the baffle plates 204, and when the material mass is conveyed to a position opposite to the forming part, the material pushing part 50 pushes the material mass to the forming mechanism from the notches 206 on the barrier strips 205 for forming.

According to the feeding part 20 provided by the embodiment of the invention, when the feeding part 20 is provided with the feeding conveyer belt 202, the feeding part 20 is matched with a forming part for use, and then the pumpkin cake is formed through the forming part; when the feeding unit 20 has two or more feeding belts 202, the feeding unit 20 can be used with two or more forming units at the same time, so that the pumpkin pie can be formed by using two or more forming units at the same time.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, the molding mechanism 40 includes a molding frame 401 mounted on the first frame 10, a male mold guide 402 and a female mold guide 403 which are disposed on the molding frame 401 and can move up and down, a male mold driving member 404 for driving the male mold guide 402 to move up and down, a female mold driving member 405 for driving the female mold guide 403 to move up and down, a male mold 407 mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide 402, and a female mold 406 mounted at the lower end of the female mold guide 403; a molding hole 408 which penetrates through the female die 406 from top to bottom is formed in the position, opposite to the male die 407, of the female die 406; the male mold 407 may move up and down within its corresponding forming aperture 408.

The forming frame 401 is fixed on the first frame 10 and is used for mounting and supporting other components in the forming mechanism 40. The male die guide rod 402 and the female die guide rod 403 are both vertically arranged on the forming frame 401 and can move up and down on the forming frame 401. In order to ensure the reliability of the up-and-down movement of the male mold guide 402 and the female mold guide 403, it is preferable that the male mold guide 402 is sleeved with a male mold guide 418 in sliding fit with the male mold guide, and the male mold guide 418 is fixed on the molding frame 401. The female die guide rod 403 is sleeved with a female die guide block 419 in sliding fit with the female die guide rod, and the female die guide block 419 is fixed on the forming frame 401.

The male mold driving element 404 and the female mold driving element 405 may be cylinders, hydraulic cylinders, electric push rods, or other driving elements, as long as the male mold guide 402 and the female mold guide 403 can be driven to move up and down. The male mold 407 is mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide 402, and the female mold 406 is disposed below the male mold 407 and is fixedly connected to the lower end of the female mold guide 403. A molding hole 408 is formed in the female mold 406 at a position opposite to the male mold 407, and the molding hole 408 is a through hole vertically penetrating through the female mold 406. The male mold 407 may pass through the corresponding forming hole 408 during the up-and-down movement.

The working principle of the forming mechanism 40 provided by the embodiment of the invention is as follows:

s1, adjusting the female die 406 to be in an initial state to enable the bottom of the female die 406 to be in contact with the conveyor belt of the forming conveyor 30, and adjusting the male die 407 to be in an initial state to enable a feeding space to be formed between the male die 407 and the top of the female die 406;

s2, after the material mass is pushed into the forming hole 408 through the pushing component 50 and supported on the conveyor belt of the forming conveyor seat 30, controlling the male die driving component 404 to drive the male die guide rod 402 to move downwards, driving the male die 407 to move downwards through the male die guide rod 402, and keeping the male die 407 to press for a period of time after moving into the forming hole 408 corresponding to the male die 407 so as to press and form the material mass;

s3, controlling the female die 406 to move upwards to enable the formed pumpkin pie to be discharged from the bottom of the forming hole 408, then controlling the male die 407 to move upwards to enable the male die 407 to be separated from the pumpkin pie, and then controlling the forming conveying seat 30 to convey the formed pumpkin pie forwards for a certain distance;

s4, and then repeating the steps S1-S3.

In order to improve the molding efficiency of the molding mechanism 40, preferably, at least two male mold guides 402 are arranged on the molding frame 401 at intervals along the Y direction; the lower end of each male die guide rod 402 is provided with a male die 407, and the male die driving part 404 is used for driving all the male die guide rods 402 to move synchronously; a molding hole 408 is arranged on the female die 406 at a position opposite to each male die 407; thus, in operation, at least two pumpkin cakes can be formed simultaneously by the forming mechanism 40.

In order to form a three-dimensional pattern on the pumpkin pie to improve the aesthetic appearance of the pumpkin pie, it is preferable that the bottom surface of the male mold 407 has a predetermined pattern 420, see fig. 8. The predetermined pattern 420 includes, but is not limited to, chinese characters, english letters, numbers, etc. The predetermined pattern 420 may be formed by protruding ridges protruding from the bottom surface of the male mold 407, or may be formed by recessed grooves recessed into the bottom surface of the male mold 407.

Referring to fig. 7, the forming hole 408 includes a feeding section 409 and a forming section 410 which are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; a feeding groove 411 with an opening at the upper end is arranged at the side of the male die 407 facing the feeding part 20 and opposite to the feeding section 409; the feeding groove 411 is communicated with the feeding section 409. During operation, pushing component 50 exerts the effort along X to the material group, and the material group moves to the pay-off section 409 of shaping hole 408 under the guide of pay-off recess 411 with spacing effect, then the material group falls in shaping section 410 of shaping hole 408 under the effect of gravity to the shaping is the pumpkin cake in shaping section 410, and specific shaping process is no longer repeated here.

To facilitate discharging the molded food product from the molding hole 408 of the female mold 406, preferably, referring to fig. 6 and 8, the male mold guide 402 has a hollow tubular structure; a plurality of air blowing ports 412 are arranged on the bottom surface of the male die 407; the air blowing port 412 is communicated with the inner cavity of the male die guide rod 402; the molding member further includes an air blower for blowing air into the cavity of the male mold guide 402. In the pumpkin pie molding process, after the step S2 is completed, the male mold 407 and the female mold 406 are controlled to move upward for a certain distance at the same time, then air is blown into the male mold guide rod 402 by the air blowing pump, the air is blown out from the air blowing opening 412 of the male mold 407, and then downward acting force is provided for the pumpkin pie in the molding hole 408 of the female mold 406, so that the pumpkin pie is blown out from the molding hole 408 of the female mold 406, and the discharging is realized.

In order to improve the shaping effect of the pumpkin pie, preferably, referring to fig. 6, the lower end of the male die guide 402 is connected with the male die 407 through a buffer device; the buffer means comprises a buffer tube 413 and a compression spring 414; the buffer tube 413 has an inner cavity comprising, from top to bottom, a first section 415 and a second section 416; the diameter of the first section 415 is smaller than the diameter of the second section 416; the buffer tube 413 is sleeved on the male die guide rod 402, and the first section 415 is in sliding fit with the male die guide rod 402; the lower end of the male mold guide 402 is fitted with an axial stop 417 disposed within the second section 416 of the buffer tube 413; the lower end of the buffer tube 413 is fixedly connected with the male die 407; the compression spring 414 is disposed within the buffer tube 413 and between the male mold 407 and the male mold guide 402.

The axial stop 417 functions to limit the first section 415 of the buffer tube 413 in an axial direction of the buffer tube 413 to prevent the first section 415 of the buffer tube 413 from being disengaged from the male mold guide 402. The axial stopper 417 includes a stopper portion and a connecting portion which are integrally formed; the stop-motion portion is disposed within the second section 416 of the buffer tube 413 and axially stops the first section 415; the connecting portion is disposed in the inner bore of the male die guide 402 and is threadedly connected to the male die guide 402. The axial limiting member 417 has a through hole in the center thereof, which is vertically disposed and is used for communicating the inner cavity of the male mold guide rod 402 with the inner cavity of the buffer tube 413.

When the dough is formed into the pumpkin cake, the male die guide rod 402 drives the male die 407 to move downwards, when the bottom surface of the male die 407 is just in contact with the dough, the male die guide rod 407 continues to move downwards, and the compression spring 414 is compressed, so that the downward movement speed of the male die 407 is smaller than the downward movement speed of the male die guide rod 402, the extrusion force on the dough generated by the male die 407 in the initial forming stage is reduced, meanwhile, air in the dough is gradually released, the dough is prevented from being pressed and exploded, the effect of buffering and forming is achieved, and the forming effect is improved.

Referring to fig. 9, the pushing member 50 includes a pushing frame 501, a pushing cylinder 502, and a pushing plate 503. The material pushing frame 501 is fixed on the forming frame 401; a piston rod of the material pushing cylinder 502 is arranged in parallel to the X direction, and a cylinder body of the material pushing cylinder is fixedly connected with the material pushing frame 501; the material pushing plate 503 is arranged perpendicular to the X direction and is fixedly connected with the piston rod of the material pushing cylinder 502. When the pumpkin cake forming machine works, the piston rod of the pushing cylinder 502 extends or shortens to drive the pushing plate 503 to reciprocate along the X direction, and then the material group on the feeding part 20 is pushed to the forming part through the pushing plate 503 to be formed into a pumpkin cake.

Preferably, the pushing member 50 further includes a lifting cylinder 504 and a stop bar 505. A piston rod of the lifting cylinder 504 is vertically arranged, and a cylinder body of the lifting cylinder is fixedly connected with the material pushing frame 501; the door bar 505 is disposed at the notch 206 of the feeding component 20 and is fixedly connected with the piston rod of the lifting cylinder 504. The door stop strip 505 is an elongated structure extending along the Y-direction and has a shape and size corresponding to the shape and size of the notch 206. The lifting cylinder 504 is used for driving the door bar 505 to move up and down, so that the notch 206 of the feeding component 20 is closed or opened through the door bar 505. Specifically, when the feeding component 20 conveys the material mass, the notch 206 can be closed through the stop door strip 505, so that the reliability of material mass conveying is ensured; when the material mass is conveyed to the position opposite to the forming part through the feeding part 20, the lifting cylinder 504 drives the door bar 505 to move upwards or downwards to open the notch 206, and then the material pushing cylinder 502 controls the material pushing plate 503 to push the material mass from the notch 206 to the forming part for forming.

Referring to fig. 1, 10 and 11, a material arranging component 60 is arranged at the feeding end of the feeding component 20; the material arranging component 60 comprises a second frame 601, a feeding plate 602, a material arranging roller 603 and a material arranging motor 604 which are arranged on the second frame 601; the feeding plate 602 is arranged obliquely from top to bottom, and the upper surface thereof is provided with at least one feeding chute 605 extending from top to bottom; the material arranging roller 603 is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate 602 along the width direction of the feeding plate 602 and can rotate around the axis of the material arranging roller; a material arranging structure is arranged on the outer surface of the material arranging roller 603, which is opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute 605, and the material arranging structure comprises at least two material arranging grooves 606 uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the material arranging roller 603; the material arranging motor 604 is in transmission connection with the material arranging roller 603.

The feeding plate 602 is inclined from top to bottom, so that the upper surface of the feeding plate 602 is an inclined plane. The upper surface of the feeding plate 602 is provided with a feeding chute 605 extending from top to bottom, and the feeding chute 605 has an open structure at the upper end and the lower end. The number of the feeding chutes 605 arranged on the feeding plate 602 is consistent with the number of rows of the material lumps fed by the feeding part 20. For example, when the feeding unit 20 only feeds a row of lumps, the feeding plate 602 is provided with a feeding chute 605; when the feeding component 20 simultaneously feeds N rows of material lumps, N feeding chutes 605 are disposed on the feeding plate 602, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.

The material arranging roller 603 is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate 602 and is rotatably mounted on the second frame 601. The material arranging motor 604 is in transmission connection with the material arranging roller 603 and is used for driving the material arranging roller 603 to rotate around the axis of the material arranging roller 603. The transmission mode between the material arranging motor 604 and the material arranging roller 603 includes, but is not limited to, chain transmission, gear transmission, belt transmission or direct connection transmission.

A material arranging structure is arranged on the outer surface of the material arranging roller 603 opposite to the feeding chute 605; the number of the material arranging structures is consistent with that of the feeding chutes 605, and the material arranging structures correspond to the feeding chutes one to one; that is, each of the material management structures corresponds to one feeder spout 605. The material arranging structure comprises at least two material arranging grooves 606 uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the material arranging roller 603; the material arranging groove 606 is used for accommodating the material lumps, wherein the material lumps can be entirely accommodated in the material arranging groove 606 or partially accommodated in the material arranging groove 606, as long as the material lumps can be conveyed through the material arranging groove 606 in the rotating process of the material arranging roller 603.

Referring to fig. 11, the material arranging component 60 provided in the embodiment of the present invention has the following working principle: the material ball is fed into a feeding chute 605 of a feeding plate 602 to be stacked, a material arranging motor 604 drives a material arranging roller 603 to rotate clockwise, when one material arranging groove 606 on the material arranging roller 603 is communicated with the lower end of the feeding chute 605, the material ball at the lowest end in the feeding chute 605 enters the material arranging groove 606, the material arranging roller 603 continues to rotate, the material ball is conveyed to the other side of the material arranging roller 603 through the material arranging groove 606, when the opening of the material arranging groove 606 faces downwards, the material ball falls on a feeding part 20 under the action of gravity, and then the material ball is conveyed through the feeding part 20.

According to the material arranging component 60 provided by the embodiment of the invention, by arranging the feeding plate 602, the material arranging roller 603 and the material arranging motor 604, in the process that the material arranging motor 604 drives the material arranging roller 603 to rotate, the material groups accumulated in the feeding chute 605 of the feeding plate 602 are conveyed to the feeding component 20 at a constant speed through the material arranging groove 606 on the material arranging roller 603, so that the purpose of conveying the material groups on the feeding component 20 at equal intervals is achieved, and the consistency of the intervals between the adjacent material groups on the feeding component 20 is ensured.

Referring to fig. 12, the material arranging part 60 further includes a material arranging belt conveyor; the upper end of the feeding plate 602 is arranged at the discharge end of the material belt conveyor; the material arranging belt conveyor comprises a material arranging frame 607 arranged on the second frame 601, an annular material arranging conveyer belt 608 arranged on the material arranging frame 607, and a material arranging driving part 609 driving the material arranging conveyer belt 608 to move; at least two material distributing strips 610 arranged at intervals along the width direction of the material arranging and conveying belt 608 are arranged above the material arranging and conveying belt 608; the material distributing strips 610 extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor and are fixedly connected with the material arranging frame 607; the material distributing channels 611 are formed between the adjacent material distributing strips 610.

The material arranging frame 607 is fixed on the second frame 601, and a material arranging conveyer belt 608 is arranged on the material arranging frame 607. The material arranging driving part 609 comprises a driving roller and a direction-changing roller which are arranged on the material arranging frame 607 at intervals along the X direction, and a motor which is in transmission connection with the driving roller; the axial directions of the driving roller and the direction-changing roller are parallel to the X direction. The material arranging conveyer belt 608 is sleeved on the driving roller and the direction-changing roller and is tensioned by the driving roller and the direction-changing roller. The material arranging conveyer belt 608 is used for conveying the material groups along the Y direction, wherein two ends of the material arranging conveyer belt 608 are respectively a feeding end and a discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor.

At least two material distributing strips 610 arranged at intervals along the X direction are arranged above the material arranging conveying belt 608, and the material distributing strips 610 are of long strip-shaped structures and are fixedly connected with the material arranging frame 607. A material distributing channel 611 is formed between two adjacent material distributing strips 610, and each material distributing strip 610 extends from the feeding end to the discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor, so that the material distributing channel 611 can be ensured to extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor. The number of distribution channels 611 corresponds to the number of feeder chutes 605, and each distribution channel 611 corresponds to one feeder chute 605, so as to ensure that the mass in each distribution channel 611 can be transported to the corresponding feeder chute 605.

The working principle of the material arranging belt conveyor provided by the embodiment of the invention is as follows: after the raw materials are made into the material lumps, the disordered material lumps are firstly sent to a material arranging conveying belt 608 of a material arranging belt conveyor, the material lumps enter each material distributing channel 611 through the action of the material distributing strips 610 to form a plurality of rows of material lumps, and then the material lumps are respectively conveyed to a feeding chute 605 of the feeding plate 602 through the material arranging conveying belt 608 to be stacked.

Referring to fig. 12, the material arranging part 60 further comprises a climbing belt conveyor arranged between the material arranging roller 603 and the feeding part 20; the climbing belt conveyor comprises a climbing frame 612 arranged on the second frame 601, an annular climbing conveyer belt 613 obliquely arranged on the climbing frame 612, and a climbing driving element 614 for driving the climbing conveyer belt 613 to move; at least two parting strips 615 which are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the climbing conveyer belt 613 are arranged above the climbing conveyer belt 613; the parting strips 615 extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor and are fixedly connected with the climbing frame 612, and feeding channels 616 are formed between the adjacent parting strips 615; the feeding channel 616 has a plurality of stoppers 617 uniformly distributed and fixed on the climbing conveyer 613 along the circumference of the climbing conveyer 613.

The climbing frame 612 is installed on the second frame 601; the climbing frame 612 is provided with a climbing conveyer belt 613 which is arranged obliquely. The climbing driving component 614 comprises a driving roller and a direction-changing roller which are arranged on the climbing frame 612, and a climbing motor which is in transmission connection with the driving roller; the axial directions of the driving roller and the direction-changing roller are parallel to the X direction. The climbing conveyer belt 613 is sleeved on the driving roller and the direction-changing roller and is tensioned by the driving roller and the direction-changing roller. The lower end of the climbing driving piece 614 is the feeding end of the climbing belt conveyor, and the upper end is the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor.

At least two parting strips 615 which are arranged at intervals along the X direction are arranged above the climbing conveyer belt 613, and the parting strips 615 extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyer and are fixedly connected with a climbing frame 612; feed channels 616 are formed between adjacent spacers 615. The number of the feeding channels 616 is consistent with the number of the material arranging structures on the material arranging roller 603, and the feeding channels are in one-to-one correspondence, so that the material lumps conveyed by each material arranging structure can fall into the corresponding feeding channel 616. The stopper 617 is used for limiting the material mass in the process of conveying the material mass, and preventing the material mass from rolling downwards under the action of gravity.

Referring to fig. 1 and 12, the feeding end of the climbing belt conveyor is arranged below the material collecting roller 603, and the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor is arranged above the feeding end of the feeding part 20, so that the material mass can be conveyed from a low position to a high position by the climbing belt conveyor, in the process of conveying the material mass, the material mass can be prevented from moving along the X direction by the partition bars 615, the material mass is stopped in the conveying direction by the stop blocks 617, the material mass is prevented from rolling downwards under the action of gravity, and the purpose of stably conveying the material mass from the low position to the high position is achieved.

In order to facilitate the pumpkin cakes formed on the forming and conveying seat 30 to be loaded into the holding box, preferably, referring to fig. 1 and 13, a box loading part 70 is further arranged on the first machine frame 10; the boxing component 70 comprises a food belt conveyor 701, a box supporting belt conveyor 702 and a finished product belt conveyor 703; the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor 701, the box supporting belt conveyor 702 and the forming conveying seat 30 are mutually parallel; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor 701 is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveying seat 30, and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor 701 is arranged right above the box supporting belt conveyor 702; the finished product belt conveyor 703 is arranged at the discharge end of the cartridge supporting belt conveyor 702.

The food belt conveyor 701 is used for conveying formed pumpkin cakes, the box supporting belt conveyor 702 is used for conveying empty box supporting, and the finished product belt conveyor 703 is used for conveying box supporting filled with pumpkin cakes. The conveying directions of the food belt conveyor 701 and the box supporting belt conveyor 702 are both parallel to the X direction, and the conveying direction of the finished product belt conveyor 703 is parallel to the Y direction. The food belt conveyor 701, the box supporting belt conveyor 702 and the finished product belt conveyor 703 can all adopt the existing belt conveyors and are directly purchased from the market.

The boxing component 70 provided by the embodiment of the invention has the working principle that:

p1, placing the empty tray on the tray belt conveyor 702, controlling the tray belt conveyor 702 to convey the empty tray to the lower part of the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, and conveying the pumpkin cakes onto the food belt conveyor 701 through the forming conveying seat 30 for continuous conveying;

p2, controlling the box supporting belt conveyor 702 to convey the box forward to a position after the pumpkin cakes fall into the box supporting belt conveyor 701 from the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701;

p3, repeating the step P2 until the position of the pumpkin cake in the box is full, then controlling the box supporting belt conveyor 702 to convey the box filled with the pumpkin cake to the finished product belt conveyor 703, and conveying the box filled with the pumpkin cake away through the finished product belt conveyor 703;

and P4, repeating the steps P1-P3 until all the pumpkin cakes are boxed to the finished position.

Referring to fig. 14 and 15, a positioning conveying mechanism is arranged at the discharging end of the food belt conveyor 701; the positioning conveying mechanism comprises a positioning block 704 arranged close to the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, a positioning bottom plate 705 horizontally arranged below the positioning block 704, and a feeding cylinder 706 driving the positioning bottom plate 705 to reciprocate along the X direction; a positioning groove 707 with an open lower end is arranged on the side of the positioning block 704 facing the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701.

The positioning block 704 is disposed outside the discharge end of the food belt conveyor 701, and has a strip-shaped structure with a length direction parallel to the Y direction. The positioning block 704 may be fixedly connected to the food belt conveyor 701, or may be fixedly connected to the box-supporting belt conveyor 702.

A positioning groove 707 for accommodating the pumpkin pie is arranged on the side of the positioning block 704 facing the discharging end of the food belt conveyor 701. Preferably, the positioning groove 707 has an upper and lower opening structure. The number of the positioning grooves 707 can be the same as the number of the pumpkin cakes simultaneously conveyed by the food belt conveyor 701; for example, when four pumpkin cakes are simultaneously conveyed in each row on the food belt conveyor 701, four positioning grooves 707 are provided on the positioning block 704, and each positioning groove 707 is used for accommodating one pumpkin cake. Of course, only one positioning groove 707 may be provided on the positioning block 704, and all the pumpkin cakes in each row on the food belt conveyor 701 are accommodated in the positioning groove 707.

The positioning bottom plate 705 is horizontally arranged below the positioning block 704, and the feeding cylinder 706 is arranged above the conveying belt of the food belt conveyor 701, so that a space for the pumpkin cakes to pass through is formed between the feeding cylinder 706 and the conveying belt of the food belt conveyor 701; the cylinder body of the feeding cylinder 706 is fixedly connected with the food belt conveyor 701, and the piston rod of the feeding cylinder 706 is arranged in parallel to the X direction and is fixedly connected with the positioning bottom plate 705. In operation, the positioning bottom plate 705 is driven by the feeding cylinder 706 to reciprocate along the X direction, thereby opening and closing the lower end opening of the positioning groove 707.

The working principle of the positioning and conveying mechanism is as follows: referring to fig. 14 and 15, the feeding cylinder 706 is controlled to drive the positioning bottom plate 705 to move rightwards, so that the positioning bottom plate 705 closes the lower end opening of the positioning groove 707, when the pumpkin cake on the food belt conveyor 701 is conveyed into the positioning groove 707 of the positioning block 704 from the discharging end, the pumpkin cake is supported on the positioning bottom plate 705, then the feeding cylinder 706 is controlled to drive the positioning bottom plate 705 to move leftwards, and when the positioning bottom plate 705 completely moves to the left side of the positioning groove 707, the pumpkin cake in the positioning groove 707 falls into the tray box of the food belt conveyor 701 under the action of gravity.

The height of the discharging end of the tray belt conveyor 702 can be equal to the height of the finished product belt conveyor 703, so that the tray filled with the pumpkin cakes can be directly conveyed to the finished product belt conveyor 703 from the discharging end of the tray belt conveyor 702 for conveying. Preferably, referring to fig. 13 and 16, the height of the discharging end of the tray belt conveyor 702 is higher than that of the finished belt conveyor 703; the discharge end of the magazine belt conveyor 702 has a guide plate 708 disposed obliquely downward toward the finished belt conveyor 703. In operation, the tray belt conveyor 702 first conveys the trays filled with the pumpkin cakes to the guide plate 708, and then slides downwards from the guide plate 708 under the action of gravity to fall onto the finished product belt conveyor 703.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The pumpkin pie forming machine is characterized by comprising a first rack (10), a feeding part (20) and a forming part, wherein the feeding part and the forming part are arranged on the first rack (10); the forming part comprises a forming conveying seat (30) arranged on one side of the feeding part (20) and a forming mechanism (40) arranged above the forming conveying seat (30); a material pushing component (50) is arranged between the forming mechanism (40) and the feeding component (20).

2. The pumpkin pie molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the feeding member (20) comprises a feeding frame (201) installed on the first frame (10), at least one endless feeding conveyor belt (202) arranged on the feeding frame (201) in parallel along the conveying direction of the molding conveyor base (30), and a feeding driving member (203) for driving the feeding conveyor belt (202) to move; when the number of the feeding conveyor belts (202) is two or more, the discharge ends of the feeding conveyor belts (202) are arranged in a ladder shape, and one side of the discharge end of each feeding conveyor belt (202) is provided with a forming part.

3. The pumpkin pie molding machine according to claim 1, wherein the molding mechanism (40) comprises a molding frame (401) mounted on the first frame (10), a male mold guide rod (402) and a female mold guide rod (403) which are arranged on the molding frame (401) and can move up and down, a male mold driving member (404) which drives the male mold guide rod (402) to move up and down, a female mold driving member (405) which drives the female mold guide rod (403) to move up and down, a male mold (407) mounted at the lower end of the male mold guide rod (402), and a female mold (406) mounted at the lower end of the female mold guide rod (403); a molding hole (408) which penetrates through the female die (406) up and down is arranged at the position opposite to the male die (407); the male die (407) can move up and down in the forming hole (408) corresponding to the male die.

4. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 3 wherein the molding hole (408) comprises a feeding section (409) and a molding section (410) arranged in sequence from top to bottom; a feeding groove (411) with an opening at the upper end is arranged at the side of the male die (407) facing the feeding part (20) and at the position facing the feeding section (409); the feeding groove (411) is communicated with the feeding section (409).

5. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 3 wherein the male mold guide (402) is a hollow tubular structure; a plurality of air blowing ports (412) are formed in the bottom surface of the male die (407); the air blowing port (412) is communicated with the inner cavity of the male die guide rod (402); the forming member further comprises a blow pump for blowing air into the cavity of the male die guide bar (402).

6. The pumpkin pie molding machine according to claim 3, wherein the lower end of the male mold guide rod (402) is connected with the male mold (407) through a buffer device; the buffer device comprises a buffer tube (413) and a compression spring (414);

the buffer tube (413) has an inner cavity comprising, from top to bottom, a first section (415) and a second section (416); the diameter of the first section (415) is smaller than the diameter of the second section (416); the buffer tube (413) is sleeved on the male die guide rod (402), and the first section (415) is in sliding fit with the male die guide rod (402); the lower end of the male die guide rod (402) is provided with an axial limiting piece (417) arranged in the second section (416) of the buffer tube (413); the lower end of the buffer tube (413) is fixedly connected with a male die (407); the compression spring (414) is disposed within the buffer tube (413) and between the male mold (407) and the male mold guide (402).

7. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 1 wherein the feeding end of the feeding member (20) is provided with a material arranging member (60); the material arranging component (60) comprises a second machine frame (601), and a feeding plate (602), a material arranging roller (603) and a material arranging motor (604) which are arranged on the second machine frame (601);

the feeding plate (602) is arranged obliquely from top to bottom, and the upper surface of the feeding plate is provided with at least one feeding chute (605) extending from top to bottom; the material arranging roller (603) is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the feeding plate (602) along the width direction of the feeding plate (602) and can rotate around the axis of the material arranging roller; a material arranging structure is arranged on the outer surface of the material arranging roller (603) opposite to the lower end of the feeding chute (605), and the material arranging structure comprises at least two material arranging grooves (606) uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the material arranging roller (603); the material arranging motor (604) is in transmission connection with the material arranging roller (603).

8. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 7 wherein the organizing member (60) further comprises an organizing belt conveyor; the upper end of the feeding plate (602) is arranged at the discharge end of the material belt conveyor;

the material arranging belt conveyor comprises a material arranging frame (607) arranged on the second frame (601), an annular material arranging conveying belt (608) arranged on the material arranging frame (607), and a material arranging driving part (609) for driving the material arranging conveying belt (608) to move;

at least two material distributing strips (610) arranged at intervals along the width direction of the material arranging and conveying belt (608) are arranged above the material arranging and conveying belt; the material distributing strip (610) extends from the feeding end to the discharging end of the material arranging belt conveyor and is fixedly connected with the material arranging frame (607); a material distributing channel (611) is formed between the adjacent material distributing strips (610).

9. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 7 wherein the material arranging part (60) further comprises a climbing belt conveyor disposed between the material arranging roller (603) and the feeding part (20);

the climbing belt conveyor comprises a climbing frame (612) arranged on a second frame (601), an annular climbing conveyer belt (613) obliquely arranged on the climbing frame (612), and a climbing driving piece (614) for driving the climbing conveyer belt (613) to move;

at least two parting strips (615) which are arranged at intervals along the width direction of the climbing conveyer belt (613) are arranged above the climbing conveyer belt; the parting strips (615) extend from the feeding end to the discharging end of the climbing belt conveyor and are fixedly connected with the climbing frame (612), and feeding channels (616) are formed between the adjacent parting strips (615); the feeding channel (616) is internally provided with a plurality of stop blocks (617) which are uniformly distributed and fixed on the climbing conveyer belt (613) along the circumferential direction of the climbing conveyer belt (613).

10. The pumpkin pie molding machine of claim 1 wherein the first frame (10) is further provided with a boxing member (70); the boxing component (70) comprises a food belt conveyor (701), a box supporting belt conveyor (702) and a finished product belt conveyor (703); the conveying directions of the food belt conveyor (701), the box supporting belt conveyor (702) and the forming conveying seat (30) are mutually parallel; the feeding end of the food belt conveyor (701) is arranged at the discharging end of the forming conveying seat (30), and the discharging end of the food belt conveyor (701) is arranged right above the box supporting belt conveyor (702); the finished product belt conveyor (703) is arranged at the discharge end of the box supporting belt conveyor (702).