KR101891800B1 - cotton candy producing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The cotton candy manufacturing apparatus of the present invention comprises a cotton candy manufacturing unit having a rotating body heated at a high speed by a heating source, a sugar supplying unit installed adjacent to the cotton candy manufacturing unit for supplying a predetermined amount of sugar for cotton candy production, A cotton candy winding unit for rotating the winding rod to a position where the cotton candy produced by the cotton candy manufacturing unit can be wound and a cotton candy detaching position, a separating unit for separating the cotton candy wrapped around the winding band by the cotton candy winding unit, And a cotton candy filling unit for inserting the cotton candy formed by the molding unit into the container and the cotton candy molded by the molding unit into the container.

Description

{Cotton candy producing machine}

The present invention relates to a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly, to a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus in which cotton candy production, molding, and insertion into a packaging container are sequentially performed to improve productivity.

In general, cotton candy made from sugar is sweet and soft, and it is delicious to eat regardless of sex. The cotton candy is manufactured and sold on the spot by simple cotton candy making machine where most people gather. have. Therefore, there is a restriction that cotton candy can not be easily bought and eaten anywhere, and cotton candy can not be produced in a large amount in a short time. Particularly, since the conventional cotton candy manufacturing method is manufactured by a manual method, it takes a lot of work to manufacture cotton candy, and since the manufacture is simple, the cotton candy particles produced by each worker are irregular.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2016-0168979 discloses an automatic packaging type cotton candy manufacturing apparatus. The disclosed cotton candy manufacturing apparatus comprises a cotton candy maker which melts sugar put into a particle state and centrifugally blows it into a yarn shape to make a sugar candy, collects the sugar candy into a thread shape at a collecting position and forms a cotton candy, And a cotton candy packing machine for containing the cotton candy transferred into the container.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2003-0012209 discloses a method for producing cotton candy and a manufacturing apparatus thereof. Korean Patent Publication No. 1989-0012549 discloses a cotton candy manufacturing method and apparatus thereof.

And US Pat. No. 3,930,043 discloses a cotton candy manufacturing method. The disclosed method comprises the steps of melting the cotton candy raw material (sugar) in a rotary discharge head of a cotton yarn fiber discharger and continuously discharging cotton candy fiber as cotton yarn fibers through a plurality of discharge holes formed on the main surface thereof; Collecting the collected cotton candy fibers from the rotary fan onto a conveyor belt disposed at a side thereof and transferring the collected cotton candy fibers at a constant speed slightly lower than the tangential speed of the rotary fan; (Thickness and width) of the cotton candy fibers gathered on the back side of the cotton yarn and passed through a compactor, a step of cutting the semi-finished product molded by the compact to a predetermined length to complete a product having a predetermined thickness, width and length .

However, in such cotton candy manufacturing method, the cotton candy fiber discharger is installed at the center of the rotary fan installed on the side of the conveyor belt, the cotton candy fiber discharged from the rotary discharge head is once collected in the rotary fan, Must be raked with a rake or the like and transferred onto a conveyor belt, so that a worker is required for each rotating fan. Therefore, not only the cost increase due to the increase in the labor cost but also the productivity deteriorates.

In the apparatus of this patent, the cotton candy raw material is continuously supplied from the raw material tank and melted from the inside, and is continuously supplied as cotton candy fiber through a plurality of discharge holes formed on the main surface thereof. The rotary discharge head of the cotton candy fiber discharger to be discharged is installed in the cotton candy fiber gathering room whose bottom is opened, and the discharged cotton candy fiber is gathered in the gathering room. A conveyor belt made of a mesh network is installed at a lower portion of the lower end opening of the cotton candy fiber collecting chamber. Suction means having a suction port on the upper surface of the cotton candy fiber collecting chamber closely attached to the bottom surface of the conveyor belt, Is adsorbed onto the conveyor belt at the hop input of the suction means. The cotton candy fiber is conveyed by the running of the conveyor belt, and the continuous cotton-rich cotton candy mass product having a predetermined thickness and width is formed into a semi-finished product by a thick forming roller and a width forming roller. And cut to obtain a finished cotton candy mass product of a predetermined size (thickness, width, length).

However, in such a cotton candy manufacturing device, the cotton candy fiber discharged in the cotton candy fiber collection chamber from the rotary discharge head of the cotton candy fiber discharger is adsorbed on the conveyor belt made of a net by the suction force of the suction means and is conveyed by running the conveyor belt The mesh of the conveyor belt is occluded by the cotton candy fiber depending on the use, and the suction force applied to the interior of the impression accumulation chamber gradually decreases. As a result, adsorption of the cotton candy fibers on the conveyor belt is not smooth, which makes it difficult to convey an even amount of the cotton yarn and eventually the thickness of the finished product becomes uneven. Therefore, it is necessary to remove the cotton candy fiber interrupted in the mesh of the conveyor belt periodically, resulting in unnecessary production discontinuance, thereby deteriorating the productivity and removing the cotton candy fiber entangled in the mesh, which is inconvenient for maintenance and maintenance.

Korean Patent Publication No. 2016-0168979 U.S. Patent 4,526,525

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus capable of mass production of cotton candy and manufacturing a cotton candy in a container so as to be circulated.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus which can improve the productivity by continuous processing of molding and packaging operations during the production of cotton candy and enables hygienic production of cotton candy.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus comprising: a cotton candy manufacturing unit having a rotator heated at a high speed and heated by a heating source; A sugar supply unit for supplying sugar,

A cotton swab winding unit for swinging the winding rod to a position where the cotton candy produced by the cotton candy manufacturing unit can be wound and a cotton candy detaching position,

Separating means for separating the cotton candy wrapped around the winding roll by the cotton candy winding unit,

A cotton candy forming unit for forming cotton candy separated from the winding roll by the separating means and a cotton candy filling unit for inserting the cotton candy which has been formed by the molding unit into the container and the cotton candy formed by the molding unit is inserted into the container, .

In the present invention, the sugar supply unit may include a sugar storage hopper installed at an upper portion of a frame adjacent to the cotton candy manufacturing unit and having an outlet at a lower portion thereof, a supply container for advancing sugar discharged through the outlet, A blocking member disposed on a side surface of the supply container to block the discharge port when the supply container is moved; a gas supply container provided on a bottom surface of the supply container to guide the movement of the supply container; And a guide member,

A first discharge pipe installed at an end of the sugar supply container guide member and guiding the sugar discharged from the supply container, and a second discharge pipe slidably installed in the first discharge pipe so as to discharge sugar discharged from the first discharge pipe, And a second cylinder for advancing and retracting the second discharge pipe relative to the first discharge pipe to prevent the second discharge pipe from being heated when the sugar is supplied by the second discharge pipe.

The cotton candy winding unit includes a base plate rotatably mounted on a frame by a hinge shaft, a guide member installed on the base plate, and a motor for rotating the winding bar, A forward and backward cylinder provided on the base plate for forward and backward movement of the conveying member,

And a rotating cylinder installed in the frame and connected to a rotating rod extending to one side of the base plate and installed on the base plate. The rotating cylinder rotates the cotton candy to a cotton candy separating position.

The cotton candy forming unit comprises a guide plate provided on the upper surface of the frame, a first and a second belt conveyor which correspond to each other so that the cotton candy can be formed into a predetermined shape on one side of the guide plate, And a chute for discharging the cotton candy formed by the first and second belt conveyors.

The cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention can continuously mass produce cotton candy, and the process of manufacturing cotton candy and inserting the cotton candy into the packaging can be collectively processed, thereby improving the productivity due to the production of cotton candy.

In the cotton candy manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, when supplying cotton candy, the supply nozzle tube can fundamentally prevent the sugar supplied by heat from being melted and clogged during the supply of sugar, and the cotton candy is continuously formed, .

1 is a plan view schematically showing a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 is a side view showing the sugar supply unit shown in Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a sugar supplying state of the sugar supplying unit shown in FIG. 2; FIG.
Fig. 4 is a front view showing the cotton candy forming unit and the cotton candy filling unit shown in Fig. 1,
Figure 5 is a side view of the cotton candy forming unit,
6 is a perspective view of a cotton candy forming unit,
7 is a plan view of the molding unit and the charging unit,
8 is a side view of the molding unit and the charging unit.
9 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the charging unit.

The cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention can produce cotton candy and put it in a packaging container. One embodiment thereof is shown in Figs. 1 to 6. Fig.

Referring to the drawings, a cotton candy manufacturing apparatus 10 according to the present invention includes a cotton candy manufacturing unit 20 having a rotator 21 heated at a high speed and heated by a heating source, A sugar supply unit 30 provided adjacently to supply a predetermined amount of sugar for producing cotton candy and a winding unit 59 for winding the cotton candy produced by the cotton candy manufacturing unit 20 and a cotton candy separation position And a cotton candy forming unit 70 for primary molding the cotton candy separated from the winding roll 59 so that the cotton candy can be inserted into the packaging container. And a separating unit which is provided between the cotton candy winding unit 50 and the cotton candy forming unit 70 and supplies the cotton candy to the cotton candy forming unit 70 for separating the cotton candy wrapped around the winding roll of the cotton candy winding unit 40, And a lighter (300). And a cotton candy filling unit 100 connected to the chute 71 of the cotton candy forming unit 70 to insert the firstly formed cotton candy into the packaging container 200 while performing secondary molding.

The cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention having the above-described structure will be described in more detail as follows.

The cotton candy manufacturing unit 20 of the cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention has a heating net body which is heated by a heating source on the outer circumferential surface of the spinning machine 21 rotating at a high speed by a motor. The cover 22 is provided with a cover 22 for preventing the cotton candy from scattering due to the rotation of the cover 21. The cover 22 is provided on the side of the cover 22 for feeding sugar, An opening is provided. The cotton candy making unit 20 is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and a conventional cotton candy making unit may be used.

The sugar supplying unit 30 is for supplying a predetermined amount of sugar to the spinning unit 21 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and 3. The sugar supplying unit 30 includes a first frame 31 adjacent to the cotton candy manufacturing unit 20, And a sugar storage hopper 34 having a sugar outlet 33 is installed on the upper side of the first frame 31. A sugar supply container guide member 36 for guiding the sugar supply container 35 is provided on the lower side of the sugar outlet 33. The sugar supply hole 36a is formed at the end of the sugar supply container guide member 36, Respectively.

The sugar supply container moving along the sugar supply container guide member 36 is connected to the rod of the first cylinder 37 provided in the first frame 31 and is inserted between the sugar outlet 33 and the sugar injection hole 36a Respectively. The sugar supply container 35 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and its upper and lower portions are opened. A blocking plate 38 for blocking the sugar outlet 33 when the sugar supply container 35 is detached from the sugar outlet 33 is provided on the side surface of the sugar supply container 35 in the direction opposite to the conveying direction. However, when the valve for interrupting the supply of the sugar to the sugar outlet 33 is installed in the sugar outlet 33, the blocking plate 38 need not be provided.

A first sugar discharge pipe 39 is provided at an end of the sugar supply container guide member 36 to communicate with the sugar injection hole 36a. The first sugar discharge pipe 39 is provided with a supply length, A second sugar discharge pipe 40 for preventing melting of sugar supplied by heat generated from the supply-side rotary shaft 21 of the first frame 31 is slidably installed, and the second sugar discharge pipe 40 is connected to the first frame 31 The end portion of the second sugar discharge pipe 40 is moved forward and backward to the feeding position and the standby position of the rotator 21 by the second cylinder 41 provided in the second rotary cylinder 21. The first and second sugar discharge pipes 40 are installed to have a sufficient inclination so as to be supplied to the rotator 21 by the weight of the sugar.

The cotton candy winding unit 50 is for winding the cotton candy produced by the sugar supplied by the sugar supplying unit 30 into the cotton candy manufacturing unit to the winding roll 59, 2 frame 51 is mounted on the second frame 51. The base plate 52 is rotatably mounted on the second frame 51 by a hinge shaft 52a. The upper surface of the base plate 52 is provided with a pair of guide members 55 having both ends supported by brackets 53. The guide members 55 are provided with guide members 55, A conveying member 56 is provided. The conveying member 56 is provided with a rotary motor 57 and a winding shaft 59 to which a cotton candy is wound is installed on the driving shaft of the rotary motor 75. On the upper surface of the base plate 52, forward and backward cylinders 60 for forward and backward movement of the conveying member 56 are provided on the brackets 53, Is connected to the conveying member (56). A rotating rod 61 extending from the boss portion provided on the hinge shaft 52a is provided on one side of the base plate 52. The rotating rod 61 is rotatably mounted on the second frame 51 And is hingedly connected to the end of the rod 62a of the cylinder 62. [

The rotation of the base plate 52 with respect to the rotary cylinder 62 is controlled by the position at which the cotton candy produced from the spinning cylinder 21 is collected and the position at which the cotton candy is wound around the winding rod 59 In order to be positioned at an angle of 90 degrees. A separate stopper may be provided for this purpose.

The cotton candy winding unit 50 rotates the winding rod 59 at a predetermined rotational speed by the rotating motor 57 and rotates the winding rod 59 supported by the rotary motor 57 by the forward and backward cylinders And the base plate 52 is rotated at a predetermined angle by the rotating cylinder 62 so that the cotton candy can be wound around the winding rod 59 evenly.

The cotton candy forming unit 70 is for molding and compressing the cotton candy separated from the winding rod 59 by the cotton candy winding unit 50. The guide plate 72 provided on the upper surface of the third frame 71 A chute 73 provided on the other side of the guide plate 72 and provided on the upper surface of the guide plate 72 so as to be gradually narrowed toward the chute 73 side to form a cotton candy, Two conveyors 81 and 86 are installed.

The second conveyor 86 includes a first belt 84 engaged with the first and second support rollers 82 and 83 and a second belt 84 rotatably supported by the first and second support rollers 82 and 83 And a 1-roller drive motor 85. The first belt 84 caught by the first and second support rollers 82 and 83 is driven upright in the width direction. The second conveyor 86 has the same structure as the first conveyor 81 and includes a second belt 89 engaged with the third and fourth support rollers 87 and 88 provided on the guide plate 72, And a first roller drive motor 90 for rotating one of the third and fourth support rollers 87 and 88. The second belt 89 caught by the third and fourth support rollers 87 and 88 is raised and rotated so that the first belt 84 can correspond to the rotation of the first and second rollers 87 and 88. In order to form the cotton candy, The conveying speeds of the first and second belts 83 and 89 are driven differently.

The first and second conveyors 81 and 86 are provided with first and second belts 83 corresponding to the first and second covers 75 and 76 so as not to interfere with cotton candy formed by the belt during rotation, (89) is wrapped around. A cotton candy guide member may be further provided on the inlet side of the first and second conveyors 81 and 86.

The cotton candy filling unit is capable of secondarily compressing the molded cotton candy discharged through the chute 73 and inserting the cotton candy into the packaging container 200. The cotton candy filling unit is supported by the fourth frame 101, The hopper 102 is connected to the hopper 102 at the lower side of the hopper 102. The packaging hopper 102 is provided with a hopper 102 for receiving the cotton candy, And a guide member (103).

A vertically upper portion of the forming guide member 103 is provided with a lifting cylinder 104 vertically supported and supported by a support member 104 and a lifting cylinder 104 installed on the rod of the lifting cylinder 104 to feed the hopper And a cotton candy pressing member 105 for pressing the cotton candy with the forming guide member 103 and inserting the cotton candy into the packaging container 200.

In the cotton candy filling unit, as shown in FIG. 9, the forming guide member 103 is lifted and lowered by a guide member 110 which is provided on the support member 104 so as to be movable up and down, Respectively. The guide rod 110 is lifted and lowered by a stepping motor 111. To this end, a rack gear 110a is formed on one side of the guide rod 110. The drive shaft of the stepping motor 111 And a pinion 111a which is coupled with the rack gear 110a is provided.

The lifting and lowering of the forming guide member 103 of the cotton candy filling unit is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it is possible to have a structure capable of lifting and lowering the forming guide member 103. [ For example, a jack screw using a motor, or the like.

The operation for preparing cotton candy by the cotton candy manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention and storing it in a packaging container will now be described in more detail.

First, in order to produce the cotton candy, the rotation unit 21 of the cotton candy manufacturing unit 20 is heated and rotated. In this state, the first cylinder 37 is used to place the sugar supply container 35 on the lower surface of the hopper 34 containing the sugar. In this way, the sugar in the hopper 34 flows into the sugar supply container 35 and is stored. In this state, the first cylinder (37) is actuated to deliver the sugar supply container (35) along the sugar supply container guide member (36). In this process, since the blocking plate 38 is provided on the side surface of the sugar container 35, the blocking plate 38 blocks the sugar outlet 33 of the hopper 34 and the second cylinder 41 So that the second sugar discharge pipe 40 is slid from the first sugar discharge pipe 39 so as to be positioned on the upper side of the rotator 21. [ Therefore, when the sugar container 35 is located in the sugar injection hole 36 formed at the end of the sugar supply container guide member 36, the sugar in the sugar supply container 35 is discharged through the first and second sugar discharge pipes 39 and 40 And is supplied to the rotary kiln 21 through the rotary shaft 21. When the supply of sugar is completed as described above, the second cylinder 41 is operated to retreat the second sugar discharge pipe 40, and the second sugar discharge pipe 40 is heated so that the sugar supplied is not melted and clogged.

When the cotton candy is produced by the sugar supplied to the spinning machine 21 as described above, the rotating cylinder 62 of the cotton spinning reel unit 50 is operated to place the winding rod 59 on the upper portion of the spinning machine 21, The winder 59 is rotated by using the rotary motor 57 and the forward and backward cylinders 60 are operated to move the conveying member 56 provided with the rotary motor 57 forward and backward, Before and after. The cotton candy produced by the cotton candy making unit 20 is wound around the winding roll 59. In this process, the winding rod 59 can be rotated at a predetermined angle by using the rotating cylinder 62.

When the cotton candy is wound on the winding rod 59 as described above, the winding roll 59 wound around the cotton candy is rotated using the rotating cylinder 62 to pull out the cover to the outside of the cover, and the manipulator 300 or the robot The cotton candy is separated from the winding roll 59, and then supplied to the cotton candy forming unit 70. The cotton candy supplied between the first and second conveyors 81 and 86 of the cotton candy forming unit 70 is compression-molded by the first and second belts 84 and 89, which are gradually narrowed. Particularly, since the first and second belts 84 and 89 have different conveying speeds, the cotton candy to be compressed can be rotated and the compression and molding efficiency can be increased.

The cotton candy compressed as described above is introduced into the input hopper 102 through the chute 73 and the lifting cylinder 103 of the cotton candy filling unit 100 is operated to lower the cotton candy pressurizing member 105, Is formed by passing through the forming guide member 103, and is then packed in the packaging container 200.

As described above, the cotton candy manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing the cotton candy can continuously produce the cotton candy, thereby improving the productivity and drastically reducing the number of operations due to the production of cotton candy.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical idea of the appended claims.

Claims (5)

A cotton candy manufacturing unit which is rotated at a high speed and heated by a heating source; a sugar supplying unit installed adjacent to the cotton candy producing unit to supply a predetermined amount of sugar for cotton candy production;
A cotton swab winding unit for swinging the winding rod to a position where the cotton candy produced by the cotton candy manufacturing unit can be wound and a cotton candy detaching position,
Separating means for separating the cotton candy wrapped around the winding roll by the cotton candy winding unit,
A cotton candy forming unit for forming cotton candy separated from the winding roll by the separating means and a cotton candy filling unit for inserting the cotton candy which has been formed by the cotton candy forming unit into the container,
The sugar supply unit includes a sugar storage hopper installed at an upper portion of a frame installed adjacent to the cotton candy manufacturing unit and having an outlet at a lower portion thereof, a sugar supply container for supplying sugar discharged through the outlet, A blocking member disposed on a side surface of the sugar supply container to block the outlet when the sugar supply container is moved; a sugar supply device installed on a lower surface of the sugar supply container to guide movement of the sugar supply container; And a container guide member,
A first discharge pipe installed at an end of the sugar supply container guide member and guiding the sugar discharged from the supply container, and a second discharge pipe slidably installed in the first discharge pipe so as to discharge sugar discharged from the first discharge pipe, And a second cylinder for advancing and retracting the second discharge pipe relative to the first discharge pipe to prevent the second discharge pipe from being heated when the sugar is supplied by the second discharge pipe. Cotton candy manufacturing device. delete The method according to claim 1,
The cotton candy winding unit includes a base plate rotatably installed on a frame by a hinge shaft, a conveyance member installed on the base plate such that the cotton candy can be moved forward and backward by a guide member provided on the base plate, A forward / backward cylinder provided on the base plate for forward / backward movement of the conveying member,
And a rotating cylinder installed in the frame and connected to a pivoting rod extending to one side of the base plate, for rotating the cotton roll formed on the base plate to a winding position and a cotton candy detaching position. The method according to claim 1,
The cotton candy forming unit comprises a guide plate provided on the upper surface of the frame, a first and a second belt conveyor which correspond to each other so that the cotton candy can be formed into a predetermined shape on one side of the guide plate, And a chute for discharging the cotton candy formed by the first and second belt conveyors,
Wherein the first and second belts of the first and second belt conveyors are provided so as to correspond to each other and have different conveying speeds. 5. The method of claim 4,
The cotton candy filling unit includes a guide hopper connected to the chute and installed on a support member, a molding guide member connected to the outlet on the lower side of the guide hopper and guided by molding a cotton candy into a storage container containing cotton candy, And a cotton candy pressurizing member installed on a vertical upper portion of the forming guide member and lifted by an elevating cylinder to press the cotton candy supplied to the guide hopper with a forming guide member to insert the cotton candy into the packaging container.

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