CN210782781U - candy forming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a candy bar forming machine, which is used for the preparation of candy bars, which solves the problem that the existing candy bar forming machine is not easy to clean and affects the appearance of the candy bar. The wall is provided with a number of mold cavities, and the outer mouth of the mold cavity faces the feeding position and the discharging position; there is a forming box, and the candy bar forming mechanism is arranged in the forming box; the driving mechanism is connected with the forming mold to drive the The forming die rotates in the circumferential direction; the driving mechanism includes a driving rod, one end of the driving rod is connected and fixed with one end of the forming die, and the driving rod and the forming die are coaxially arranged. The support body supports the drive rod, and the drive rod is rotatably and detachably connected to the support body; the wall of the forming box body is provided with through holes for entering and exiting the forming die.

Description

candy forming machine

technical field

The utility model relates to a machine for preparing shaped sugar cubes, belonging to the field of sugar making equipment.

Background technique

Before preparing candy or chocolate pieces, it is necessary to mix the hot syrup with auxiliary materials such as nuts, stir to form a viscous and loose sugar, and then roll the roller to form flakes. Under the existing technical conditions, in most cases, these flake materials are divided into multiple strips by a hob, and then these strip materials are transported to the position of the transverse cutter through a conveyor belt, so that these strip materials can be cut transversely into pieces. shape.

Chinese Patent Document (Publication No.: CN105941783A) discloses a candy block forming machine with convenient sugar processing and high production efficiency. The structure includes a pressing device, a suction device and a feeding device arranged on the frame. The pressing device includes Two mutually parallel rollers arranged on the frame, there are several forming openings on the outer peripheral surface of the main roller, and the two rollers rotate in opposite directions; the suction device includes: a suction head, a filter tank, an air pump and a connecting pipeline, The material head is arranged at the lower position of the drum, the suction head is a hollow pipe with several suction ports on the surface, the suction head is connected with the filter tank through the connecting pipe, and the filter tank is connected with the air pump through the connecting pipe; feeding; The device includes: a conveyor belt, a traction roller, a driven roller and a tension roller. The conveyor belt is between the roller and the suction head. The two ends of the traction roller and the tension roller are arranged on two parallel panels on the frame. In the installation hole of the tension roller, the tension roller is in contact with the conveyor belt, and the two ends of the tension roller are equipped with adjustment devices.

In this candy bar forming machine, the main drum is rotatably arranged on the frame, and the main drum is driven by means of a commutator and gear meshing through a drive motor arranged on the side of the frame. After the main roller briquetting and molding the sugar material, some sugar chips will inevitably adhere to the molding mouth, and these sugar chips will not be easily removed. The presence of sugar chips will affect the appearance of the sugar block, making the Defects on the surface of the sugar cubes. Therefore, it is often necessary to clean the inside of the forming opening on the main drum. However, in the existing sugar making machine, it is not easy to disassemble the main drum from the frame, which is very inconvenient to clean the main drum. To accommodate this, it is usually necessary to adopt an open structure to the main drum, which allows foreign impurities to contaminate the sugar mass.

Utility model content

A technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a candy bar forming machine, the candy bar forming mechanism on the candy bar forming machine is easy to clean and can effectively ensure the appearance quality of the formed candy bar.

In order to solve the technical problem, the technical scheme adopted by the present utility model: a candy bar forming machine, comprising:

The sugar cube forming mechanism has a feeding position for feeding sugar material and a discharging position for feeding sugar cubes, and the structure includes a cylindrical molding die. The outer mouth faces the feeding position and the discharging position;

The rack has a molding box body, and the sugar cube molding mechanism is arranged in the molding box body;

The driving mechanism is connected with the forming die and is used to drive the forming die to rotate in the circumferential direction;

The driving mechanism includes a driving rod, one end of the driving rod is connected and fixed with one end of the forming die, and the driving rod and the forming die are coaxially arranged. The support body supports the drive rod, and the drive rod is rotatably and detachably connected to the support body; the wall of the forming box is provided with a through hole for entering and exiting the forming mold, so that when the forming mold is cleaned, the The forming die is drawn out from the through hole to the outside of the forming box.

The feeding position is usually located on the upper side of the sugar cube forming mechanism, and the sugar material enters the cavity of the forming mold from the feeding position to form the sugar cube. The discharge position is located on the lower side of the candy bar forming mechanism, and the formed candy bar is demolded from the discharge position. The demoulding of the sugar cubes can be achieved by suction or by setting push blocks, but this requires the cavity to penetrate through the wall of the forming mold.

In addition to providing power for the rotation of the forming die, the assembled drive rod also provides axial and radial support to the forming die, and the forming die is cantilevered on the end of the drive rod. When it is necessary to clean the forming mold, the connection between the driving rod and the support body is disassembled, and the driving rod and the forming mold are displaced axially as a whole, so that the forming mold is separated from the forming box, and the forming can be formed on the outside of the forming box. The mold is cleaned, and the sealing of the molding box can be relatively good.

Further, the driving box and the forming box are arranged side by side, the driving rod is inserted into the driving box, the wall of the driving box is detachably connected with a coupling ring, and the wall of the driving box serves as the support structure, The driving rod is inserted into the coupling ring, and a bearing is provided between the coupling ring and the driving rod. A drive box is provided for setting the drive mechanism, and the structure is compact. The coupling ring is detachably provided on the wall of the driving box, which facilitates the disassembly between the driving rod and the supporting structure, and can provide good support for the driving rod, so that the rotation stability of the driving rod is good.

Further, the driving box is arranged on the supporting box, so that a space is formed between the outer side of the supporting box and the lower part of the forming box; the refrigerator communicates with the inside of the forming box through an air outlet, and the air outlet passes through the driving box. body. The space is formed by arranging the support box, which facilitates the arrangement of the conveying device, and makes the overall structure compact. The refrigerator is generally set in the support box, and the cold air is sent into the molding box through the refrigerator, which can accelerate the solidification and molding of the sugar material. Further improve the working efficiency of the sugar machine.

Further, an exhaust fan is arranged in the support box, the exhaust fan communicates with the inside of the forming box through a return air duct, and the return air duct passes through the drive box. By setting the exhaust fan, the flow direction of the airflow can be effectively controlled, which can ensure the smooth progress of the heat exchange.

Further, the mold cavity penetrates the wall of the forming mold, the connecting shaft extends into the forming mold, and a plurality of push blocks are connected to the connecting shaft through the cylinder, and the push block is located at the position of the forming mold, and is used to drive the cylinder to exit the mold. The formed sugar cubes are pushed out from the inner mouth of the mold cavity to the outside of the mold cavity at the material position. By pushing the shaped sugar cubes out to the outside of the mold cavity, the demoulding rate of the sugar cubes can be effectively ensured, and the working stability of the sugar making machine is ensured.

Further, a number of pressing blocks are also arranged on the connecting shaft, and the pressing blocks are connected with the connecting shaft through the air cylinder, and the pressing blocks are located at the position of the forming die, and are used to move from the inside of the mold cavity upstream of the discharge position under the driving of the air cylinder. The mouth is inserted into the cavity, and the sugar in the cavity is compacted. A support wall covering the outer mouth of the cavity is provided on the outside of the forming mold, so that the compact can provide the sugar in the cavity when compacted. support. The support wall can also be the following outer support, which is used to support the sugar mass in the mold cavity, so that the press block can compact the sugar mass in the mold cavity. The sugar mass is compacted by setting a briquetting block, so that the inner compactness of the formed sugar block is good, which is beneficial to ensure the taste of the sugar block. It can be connected to a cylinder through a briquetting block, all cylinders use the same gas source as the power source, and all briquetting blocks have the same force on the sugar material in the corresponding mold cavity, which can ensure that the prepared candy block is dense inside. The consistency is consistent, and the taste consistency of the sugar cubes is good.

Further, the mold cavities are arranged in a row along the axial direction of the forming die, the pressing blocks and the pushing blocks are respectively arranged in a row in the axial direction of the coupling shaft, the pushing blocks and the pressing blocks are staggered in the circumferential direction of the coupling shaft, and these coupling blocks are The number of , push block and a row of cavities corresponds to the position along the axial direction of the coupling shaft. This facilitates the arrangement of the corresponding structures, facilitates the control of the work of these functional components, and can well meet the work requirements of the sugar making machine.

Further, the driving rod is hollow, the coupling shaft is rotatably inserted into the driving rod, the outer end of the coupling shaft protrudes to the outside of the driving rod, and the swing mechanism and the outer end of the coupling shaft are drive-connected, driven by the swing mechanism. The coupling shaft rotates adapted to the action of the forming die. The coupling shaft can be adapted to the rotation of the driving rod, so that during the working process, the molding die will not stop rotating due to the action of the push block or pressing block, and the molding die can keep moving, which can effectively ensure the candy bar molding machine. work efficiency.

Further, the swing mechanism includes a swing motor, the swing motor is connected to the commutator in a transmission, the commutator is eccentrically provided with a swing wheel, the outer end of the coupling shaft is fixed with a swing rod, and one end of the pull rod is sleeved on the swing wheel with a gap. The other end of the pull rod is movably connected with the outer end of the pendulum rod. A tachometer for measuring the rotational speed of the drive rod can be provided, and the operation of the swing motor can be controlled by the tachometer to control the rotational speed of the coupling shaft. The swing mechanism has a simple structure and high working reliability.

Further, the candy bar forming mechanism also includes an outer support and an inner support, the outer support is located on the outer side of the molding die, and the inner support is inserted into the molding die with a gap; at the feeding position, the inner support has an inner opening that covers the mold cavity. The cover part of the outer support has an empty port for feeding; at the discharge position, the outer support has an empty port for discharging, and the inner support has a through port for feeding and discharging; at the discharge position and the feeding position In between, the outer support is provided with a cover part covering the outer opening of the mold cavity, and the inner support is provided with an empty opening communicated with the mold cavity. The inner and outer supports are arranged to adapt to the situation that the mold cavity penetrates the wall of the forming mold, which is beneficial to the preparation of the candy cubes by the forming mold. The candy bar forming mechanism has the above-mentioned structure, and it is also convenient to set a pressing block and a pushing block in the forming mold, so that the candy bar forming machine can produce high-quality candy bars.

Therefore, the beneficial effect of the present invention is: by arranging the candy bar forming mechanism in the forming box, a relatively closed environment can be created on the outside of the candy bar forming mechanism, so as to facilitate cold air transportation for the candy bar forming mechanism, and can The solidification speed of the candy cane is accelerated, the structure of the candy cane forming mechanism is compact, and the working efficiency of the candy cane forming machine is high. In addition to providing power for the rotation of the forming die, the driving rod also supports the forming die axially and radially, which facilitates the connection and fixing of the forming die. Due to the detachable connection between the driving rod and the supporting body, when the forming mold needs to be cleaned, the driving rod can be disassembled from the supporting body, and the forming mold can be pulled out from the forming box, so that the forming mold can be carried out on the outside. Cleaning ensures the cleaning effect of the forming mold, thereby providing a guarantee for preparing sugar cubes with neat appearance. It is also because the forming mold can be pulled out from the forming box body, the forming box body can be set compactly, which is beneficial for the inside of the forming box body to receive cooling gas, and can speed up the solidification speed of the sugar cubes.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional structure diagram of the candy bar forming machine, in which part of the box cover is opened.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the internal structure assembly of the candy bar forming machine.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 2 .

Figure 4 is a transverse cross-sectional view at the position of the forming box.

Figure 5 is a structural diagram on the coupling shaft.

FIG. 6 is a transverse cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 .

Fig. 7 is the disperse structure diagram of the sugar cube forming mechanism.

Figure 8 is a schematic view of the assembly of the candy bar forming mechanism.

In the figure, 1, drive box; 2, support box; 3, refrigerator; 31, air inlet pipe; 4, exhaust fan; 41, air outlet pipe; 5, bracket; 6, molded box body; 61, block plate; 62, cooling cavity; 7, hopper; 71, ratchet roller; 8, sugar cube forming mechanism; 81, outer support; 82, empty port; 83, cavity; 84, forming mold; 85, inner support; 86, cover part; 9, conveying device; 10, coupling shaft; 100, cylinder; 101, push block; 102, pressing block; 103, connecting plate; 104, fixing plate; 11, transmission belt; 12, driving rod; 120, swing motor; 121, commutator; 122, swing wheel; 123, tie rod; 124, swing rod; 125, bearing; 126, coupling ring; 127, output gear; 128, input gear; 129, tachometer; 13, drive motor.

Detailed ways

With reference to the drawings, the candy bar forming machine is used to receive viscous sugar mass, shape and solidify the sugar mass into sugar mass, and then make finished sugar mass and transport it to the outside by the belt conveying device 9 .

As shown in Figure 1, the candy bar forming machine is supported by a frame. The structure of the frame includes three boxes, namely a forming box 6, a driving box 1 and a supporting box 2. The driving box 1 is arranged on the support On the box body 2 , the forming box body 6 and the driving box body 1 are horizontally arranged side by side. This arrangement allows a space to be formed at the position of the rack, which is located on the lower side of the forming box 6 and on the outside of the supporting box 2, the space is used for arranging the conveying device 9, and the sugar cubes fall out of the forming box 6. It falls onto the conveying device 9 and is conveyed by the conveying device 9 to the outside of the candy bar forming machine. For stable support, the support box 2 is provided with a bracket 5 , the bracket 5 extends into the space, and the conveying device 9 is arranged between the two brackets 5 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the candy bar forming mechanism 8 is arranged in the forming box 6 , the upper side of the candy bar forming mechanism 8 is the feeding position, and the lower side of the candy bar forming mechanism 8 is the discharging position. The forming box 6 is provided with a hopper 7 at the feeding position. A pair of ratchet rollers 71 are arranged in the hopper 7. The two ratchet rollers 71 rotate to squeeze the sugar material into the candy bar forming mechanism 8.

The main structure of the candy bar forming mechanism 8 is a cylindrical forming mold 84 , and a plurality of transparent mold cavities 83 are arranged on the wall of the forming mold 84 . Towards the infeed position and the outfeed position. The forming die 84 is connected with the driving mechanism in a transmission. Under the belt of the driving mechanism, the forming die 84 rotates in the circumferential direction, and is used to send the sugar material in the cavity 83 from the feeding position to the discharging position. The solidified candy can be demolded by a suction device, and can also be pushed and demolded by setting a push block 101 as described below.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the driving mechanism includes a driving rod 12 , a circular plate body is connected to one end of the forming die 84 , one end of the driving rod 12 is fixed at the center of the circular plate body, and the driving rod 12 is the same as the forming die 84 . axis settings, they are all set in the horizontal direction. A drive motor 13 is fixed on the bottom wall of the drive box 1 , and the drive motor 13 is coupled to the drive rod 12 through the drive belt 11 .

The positional stability of the drive rod 12 itself is provided by the support body, while the radial and axial stability of the forming die 84 is provided by the drive rod 12 . As shown in the figure, the opposite two side walls of the driving box 1 are used as supporting bodies to support the driving rod 12 . Specifically, annular coupling rings 126 are respectively provided at both ends of the driving rod 12 , the driving rod 12 is inserted into the coupling ring 126 , and a bearing 125 is provided between the driving rod 12 and the coupling ring 126 . The cross-sectional surface of the coupling ring 126 is L-shaped, and the coupling ring 126 is fitted and fixed on the side wall of the driving box 1, and the coupling ring 126 and the side wall are fixed by means of coupling bolts. Of course, the coupling ring 126 can also be removed from the side wall by operating the coupling bolts. There is a common wall between the driving box 1 and the molding box 6 , and a through hole for the molding die 84 to enter and exit is provided on the common wall, and a coupling ring 126 is provided at the position of the through hole. After the coupling ring 126 is disassembled, the forming die 84 can be pulled out from the through hole to the outside of the forming box 6 by driving the rod 12 .

The driving box 1 and the forming box 6 are arranged side by side, the driving rod 12 is inserted into the driving box 1, the wall of the driving box 1 is detachably connected with a coupling ring 126, and the wall of the driving box 1 serves as the In the support structure described above, the driving rod 12 is inserted into the coupling ring 126 , and a bearing 125 is provided between the coupling ring 126 and the driving rod 12 .

Referring to Fig. 4, a cooling cavity 62 is formed between the forming box 6 and the candy block forming mechanism 8, and a refrigerator 3 is arranged in the supporting box 2, and the refrigerator 3 communicates with the inside of the forming box 6 through an air outlet. The air outlet passes through the drive box 1 . An exhaust fan 4 is also arranged in the support box 2 , and the exhaust fan 4 communicates with the inside of the forming box 6 through a return air duct, and the return air duct passes through the drive box 1 . Through the setting of the refrigerator 3 and the exhaust fan 4, as well as the setting of the air outlet and the return air passage, a circulating air passage is formed in the sugar cube forming machine to drive the air to travel according to the set path. A heat insulating plate is vertically fixed on the bottom surface of the support box 2 , and the refrigerator 3 and the exhaust fan 4 are respectively attached and fixed on opposite sides of the heat insulating plate.

As shown in Fig. 2, two air inlet pipes 31 and two air outlet pipes 41 are respectively provided on the common wall of the forming box 6 and the driving box 1. The duct 31 is a part of the air outlet duct, and the air inlet duct 31 is arranged on the upper side of the air outlet duct 41 . An L-shaped baffle 61 is provided in the forming box 6 , the baffle 61 is arranged along the axial direction of the forming die 84 , and the baffle 61 is located between the air inlet pipe 31 and the air outlet pipe 41 . The baffle 61 is fixed on the inner wall surface of the forming box 6 , and there is a flow gap between the baffle 61 and the sugar cube forming mechanism 8 , so that the air flows in the cooling cavity 62 .

2 , the driving rod 12 is hollow, and the inner peripheral shaft of the driving rod 12 is provided with a coupling shaft 10 . The coupling shaft 10 extends into the forming die 84 from the driving rod 12 , and several push blocks 101 are coupled with the coupling shaft 10 through the air cylinder 100 . The push blocks 101 are located at the position of the forming mold 84 . Driven by the air cylinder 100 , these push blocks 101 push the molded sugar blocks out of the mold cavity 83 from the inner opening of the mold cavity 83 at the discharge position. These push blocks 101 are connected and fixed on a connecting plate 103 , two separate cylinders 100 are arranged on the connecting shaft 10 , and the connecting plate 103 is connected and fixed on the piston rods in the two cylinders 100 . After the two air cylinders 100 act together, all the pushing blocks 101 push the corresponding sugar cubes together.

5 and 6 , a number of pressing blocks 102 are also provided on the coupling shaft 10 . The pressing blocks 102 are connected to the coupling shaft 10 through other cylinders 100 , and the pressing blocks 102 are located at the position of the forming die 84 . Driven to insert into the mold cavity 83 from the inner opening of the mold cavity 83 upstream of the discharge position, and compact the sugar material in the mold cavity 83 . A support wall with an arc surface covering the outer opening of the mold cavity 83 is provided on the outer side of the forming mold 84 , so that the pressing block 102 provides support when the sugar material in the mold cavity 83 is compacted. A pressure block 102 is connected and fixed on a piston rod in a cylinder 100. These cylinders 100 communicate with the same gas source, so that each pressure block 102 is pressed to the mold cavity 83 with the same force during operation. Sugar mass, so that the inner compactness of the formed candy cubes is consistent. A coupling port is provided on the coupling shaft 10, and an L-shaped fixing plate 104 is arranged in the coupling port.

The mold cavities 83 on the forming die 84 are arranged in a row along the axial direction of the forming die 84, the pressing blocks 102 and the pushing blocks 101 are respectively arranged in a row in the axial direction of the coupling shaft 10, and the pushing blocks 101 and the pressing blocks 102 are connected in a row. The shaft 10 is staggered in the circumferential direction, and the numbers of the pressing blocks 102 , the pushing blocks 101 and the row of mold cavities 83 correspond to the positions along the axial direction of the coupling shaft 10 . When working, all pressing blocks 102 compact the sugar mass in one row of mold cavities 83 , and all push blocks 101 push the sugar mass in one row of mold cavities 83 .

The coupling shaft 10 can be fixed. In order to meet the work requirements, the forming die 84 is required to rotate in a gap type, that is, after the forming die 84 rotates by an angle corresponding to a row of the cavities 83, it stops rotating. After the block 101 works, the forming die 84 performs the next rotation. This makes the work continuity of the candy bar forming machine poor, the work control of the candy bar forming machine is complicated, and the work efficiency is low. In order to ensure the working efficiency of the candy bar forming machine, the coupling shaft 10 needs to be adapted to the rotation of the forming die 84, so that when the pressing block 102 and the pushing block 101 are working, they can rotate synchronously with the forming die 84 to ensure that the pressing block 102 and the The action time of the push block 101 on the sugar material and the sugar block ensures the effect. The outer end of the coupling shaft 10 protrudes to the outside of the driving rod 12 , and the swing mechanism is drivingly connected with the outer end of the coupling shaft 10 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the swing mechanism includes a swing motor 120 , and the swing motor 120 is fixed on the wall of the drive box 1 . The oscillating motor 120 is coupled to the commutator 121 in a driving manner. The power output shaft on the commutator 121 protrudes to the outside of the drive box 1 , and the oscillating wheel 122 is eccentrically arranged on the power output shaft. The outer end of the coupling shaft 10 protrudes to the outside of the drive box 1, and a swing rod 124 is vertically fixed on the outer end of the coupling shaft 10. The other end is movably coupled with the outer end of the swing rod 124 . A tachometer 129 is fixed on the inner wall surface of the drive box 1, an input gear 128 is arranged on the tachometer 129, an output gear 127 is sleeved and fixed on the outer circumference of the drive rod 12, and the output gear 127 is meshed with the input gear 128, and The speed measuring device 129 can sense the rotation speed of the forming die 84 in real time. The tachometer 129 is used to control the operation of the oscillating motor 120, thereby controlling the rotational speed of the coupling shaft 10, so that both the coupling shaft 10 and the forming die 84 rotate at the same speed. Moreover, a push block 101 or a pressing block 102 with a small difference in size from the cavity 83 can be selected, and the effect of the pushing block 101 and the pressing block 102 on the sugar mass or sugar block can be guaranteed.

7 and 8, in addition to the above-mentioned forming mold 84, the sugar cube forming mechanism 8 also includes an outer support 81 and an inner support 85, and the outer support 81 and the inner support 85 are both cylindrical. The outer support 81 is sleeved on the outer side of the molding die 84, and the two ends of the outer support 81 are respectively fixed on the opposite two side walls of the molding box 6. The outer support 81 can also be connected and fixed at one end. The inner support 85 is inserted into the molding die 84 with a gap. In order to adapt the molding die 84 to enter and exit the molding box 6, the end of the inner support 85 away from the driving rod 12 is fixed on the corresponding side wall of the molding box 6. The inside of the forming box 6 is a single-end connection.

At the feeding position, the inner support 85 has a cover 86 covering the inner mouth of the mold cavity 83, so that the mold can be filled with sugar material during feeding. The outer support 81 has an opening 82 for feeding, so that the sugar can enter the cavity 83 through the opening 82 . At the discharging position, the outer support 81 has an opening 82 for feeding and discharging, so that the sugar cubes can be dropped to the lower side of the forming box 6 . At the discharging position, the inner support 85 has a through opening for feeding and discharging, so that the pushing block 101 can be inserted into the mold cavity 83 through the through opening to push and demold the sugar block. Between the discharging position and the feeding position, the outer support 81 has a cover 86 covering the outer opening of the mold cavity 83 , and the inner support 85 has an opening communicating with the mold cavity 83 , and the cover 86 constitutes the aforementioned support wall.

Claims (10)

1. A candy mass-forming machine comprising:

the sugar block forming mechanism is provided with a feeding position for feeding sugar and a discharging position for discharging the sugar block, and structurally comprises a cylindrical forming die, wherein a plurality of die cavities are formed in the wall body of the forming die, and the outer opening parts of the die cavities face the feeding position and the discharging position;

the sugar cube forming mechanism is arranged in the forming box body;

the driving mechanism is in transmission connection with the forming die and is used for driving the forming die to rotate circumferentially;

the device is characterized in that the driving mechanism comprises a driving rod, one end of the driving rod is connected and fixed with one end of the forming die, and the driving rod and the forming die are coaxially arranged;

the support body supports the driving rod, and the driving rod is rotatably and detachably connected to the support body; the wall body of the forming box body is provided with a through hole for the forming mould to go in and out.

2. A candy moulding machine according to claim 1 wherein the drive housing is juxtaposed with the moulding housing, the drive rod is inserted in the drive housing, the wall of the drive housing is detachably connected with the coupling ring, the wall of the drive housing serves as said support, the drive rod is inserted in the coupling ring, and a bearing is provided between the coupling ring and the drive rod.

3. A candy maker as set forth in claim 2 wherein the drive housing is disposed on the support housing such that a space is formed between an outside of the support housing and a lower portion of the forming housing; the refrigerator is communicated with the inside of the forming box body through an air outlet channel.

4. A sugar cube forming machine according to claim 3 wherein an exhaust fan is provided in the support housing, the exhaust fan communicating with the interior of the forming housing through an air return duct which passes through the drive housing.

5. The candy molding machine as claimed in claim 1 wherein the cavity penetrates the wall of the mold, the connecting shaft extends into the mold, the plurality of pushers are connected to the connecting shaft by cylinders, the pushers are located at the mold for pushing the molded candy from the inner opening of the cavity to the outside of the cavity at the discharge position under the drive of the cylinders.

6. A sugar cube forming machine as claimed in claim 5 wherein the connecting shaft is provided with a plurality of press blocks which are connected to the connecting shaft by means of cylinders, the press blocks are located at the forming die for being inserted into the die cavity from the inner mouth of the die cavity upstream of the discharge position by the cylinders for compacting the sugar mass in the die cavity, and the outer side of the forming die is provided with a support wall covering the outer mouth of the die cavity for supporting the pressing of the sugar mass in the die cavity in real time by the press blocks.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the cavities are arranged in rows in the axial direction of the mold, the press blocks and the push blocks are arranged in a row in the axial direction of the coupling shaft, the push blocks and the press blocks are staggered in the circumferential direction of the coupling shaft, and the number and the position of the coupling blocks, the number of the push blocks and the number of the cavities in a row correspond to the position in the axial direction of the coupling shaft.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the drive rod is hollow, the coupling shaft is rotatably inserted into the drive rod, the outer end of the coupling shaft extends outside the drive rod, the swing mechanism is drivingly coupled to the outer end of the coupling shaft, and the coupling shaft is driven by the swing mechanism to rotate in response to movement of the mold.

9. The sugar cube forming machine according to claim 8, wherein the swing mechanism comprises a swing motor, the swing motor is in transmission connection with a commutator, a swing wheel is eccentrically arranged on the commutator, a swing rod is fixed at the outer end of the connecting shaft, one end of a pull rod is sleeved at the outer end of the swing wheel with a gap, and the other end of the pull rod is movably connected with the outer end of the swing rod.

10. The candy forming machine of claim 1 wherein the candy forming mechanism further comprises an outer support and an inner support, the outer support being located outside the forming die and the inner support being inserted into the forming die with a gap; at the feeding position, the inner support is provided with a covering part for covering the inner opening part of the die cavity, and the outer support is provided with an empty opening for feeding; at the discharging position, an air opening for discharging is arranged on the outer support, and a through opening for discharging is arranged on the inner support; between the discharging position and the feeding position, the outer support is provided with a covering part for covering the outer opening part of the die cavity, and the inner support is provided with an empty port communicated with the die cavity.

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