TWI824262B - Viscous food quantitative pouring machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a quantitative pouring machine for viscous food. The advantage of the present invention is that the stroke of the top dead center and bottom dead center of the piston rod movement is fixed by the injection unit, so that when the piston rod presses the pouring unit, the injection volume is fixed. This makes the pouring unit output after being injected by the piston rod to be fixed. Especially, when the number of the piston rods and the number of the pouring units are plural, the present invention can make the pouring quantity output by the pouring units almost the same, and it is not easy to cause deviation.

Description

Sticky food quantitative pouring machine

The invention relates to a food making appliance, in particular to a viscous food quantitative pouring machine.

At present, for the production of viscous food, for example, when pouring chocolate raw materials into a container to shape it, the distribution and pouring are mainly carried out through a multi-port pouring distributor. The pouring process mainly starts from one end of the distributor (usually the top or one side). It accepts flowing viscous food, and at the other end of the dispenser (usually the bottom), there are several openings. The viscous food flows from the several openings to the pouring mold placed below, depending on the back pressure and the length of the action time. within.

The main shortcomings of current multi-port pouring distributors are: the structure of the distributor is simple, but the flow rate of each injection port cannot be controlled, and the deviation between each injection port can reach ±20%, which is very important for precision and expensive food. It is not suitable, and after the operation is completed, the injection port may still leak out thick food ingredients, increasing raw material consumption and adding additional manual processing costs.

In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the inventor of the present invention proposes a solution: This method is related to a viscous food quantitative pouring machine, including:

One container:

The container is used to store sticky food, and an opening is provided at the bottom of the container.

One pouring unit:

The pouring unit has a cavity, the cavity is provided with a piston port at the top, and the bottom of the cavity tapers into an orifice.

One conveying unit:

The conveying unit communicates with the opening, and is capable of conveying the viscous food in the container to the cavity.

One injection unit:

The injection unit has a piston rod. The outer contour of the piston rod corresponds to the edge of the piston port. The piston rod is located above the piston port. The injection unit can drive the piston rod at the top dead center and the bottom dead center. move between to allow the piston rod to go deep into the piston port or move away from the piston port.

One control unit:

The control unit is connected to the injection unit, and the control unit can control the action of the piston rod.

The invention mainly fixes the top dead center and the bottom dead center when the piston rod moves, so that the pouring amount of the viscous food in the pouring unit can be fixed during the pressure pouring process of the fixed piston rod, and errors are not easily caused. Especially when the number of piston rods is plural, since the upper and lower dead centers of each piston rod are fixed, the error in the pouring amounts output by each other is almost zero, thereby solving the shortcomings of the previous technology.

1: Container

11: Open your mouth

12:Tapered plug

2:Conveying unit

21: Conveying unit body

211: Distribution plate body

212:Storage chamber

213: Countersunk hole

214: Clear the leak hole

215: Clear the plug body

216:Heating unit

217: Overflow ditch

218:Guide hole

219:Guide board

22:Connect the base body

23:Flow channel

24:orifice

25: Top opening piece

26: The first sealing ring

3: Pouring unit

31:Cavity

32:Piston port

33:Throttle hole

34: Ring ditch

35: Flexible ring body

4: Pressure injection unit

41:piston rod

42: Integrated board body

43:Drive unit

5: Suppression unit

51:Second sealing ring

52:Room

53: Counterweight block

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the connection of various components created by the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic top view of the distribution plate created by the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic side view of the creation of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of the pouring unit in Figure 1 created by the present invention.

The structure, features and embodiments of the present invention are described below with the aid of drawings, so that the examiner can have a better understanding of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1. The invention relates to a quantitative pouring machine for viscous food. The structure of the invention is first introduced below, and then the action flow of the invention is introduced. First, the structure of the invention includes:

One container 1:

Please refer to Figure 1. The container 1 is used to hold viscous food. All food raw materials that are thick, such as chocolate, are viscous foods referred to in this manual. The bottom of the container 1 is There is an opening 11 for discharging the viscous food.

In order to allow the sticky food to automatically slide out of the opening 11, the peripheral edge of the bottom wall of the container 1 is inclined downward toward the opening 11. In this way, as long as the opening 11 is open, the sticky food in the container 1 is Sexual food will automatically fall out from the opening 11. In order to make the opening 11 appear in a closed state, the opening 11 is preferably tapered from top to bottom to form a cone shape, the bottom of a cone-shaped plug 12 is tapered from top to bottom to form a cone shape, and the cone-shaped plug 12 The bottom contour corresponds to the opening 11, in this way, the tapered plug 12 can operatively plug the opening 11, so that the opening 11 is in an operative open or closed state.

In order to allow the viscous food to have better fluidity during the pouring process of the viscous food quantitative pouring machine, the invention provides a method of applying pressure to the viscous food so that the viscous food can flow and pour easily. , the method is: a pressing unit 5 is provided in the container 1, and a second anti-sealing ring 51 is set along the outer edge of the pressing unit 5, so that the pressing unit 5 and the second anti-sealing ring 51 can cooperate The outer edge is formed to match the inner edge of the container 1. In this way, through the anti-sealing effect of the second anti-sealing ring 51, when the pressing unit 5 presses the sticky food, the sticky food It is difficult to overflow from the gap between the outer edge of the pressing unit 5 and the inner edge of the container 1 . The holding container 1 and the pressing unit 5 together frame a chamber 52, the viscous food is located in the chamber, and the opening 11 communicates with the chamber 52; in addition, in order to improve the pressing effect of the pressing unit 5, A counterweight 53 is optionally provided on the top surface of the pressing unit 5. The counterweight 53 is used as the operating pressure required for the viscous food during the pouring operation to ensure the fluidity and pourability of the viscous food. .

1. Conveying unit 2:

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. The conveying unit 2 is connected to the opening 11, and the conveying unit 2 can convey the viscous food in the container 1. For example, the conveying unit 2 can convey the viscous food in the container 1. Those that transport sexual food to other components are the transport units 2 referred to in this manual. As shown in the figure, the conveying unit 2 referred to in the invention can preferably be implemented as follows: including a conveying unit body 21 and a connecting base 22. The connecting base 22 has a flow channel 23 inside, and the flow channel 23 A hole 24 is formed on the top surface of the connecting seat 22, and a top opening 25 is provided in the flow channel 23, and the top of the top opening 25 is exposed relative to the hole 24.

In this way, when the container 1 is installed on the top surface of the connecting base 22, the opening member 25 will push upward the conical plug 12, which causes the conical plug 12 to move upward so that the conical plug 12 moves upward. Open your mouth 11 is in an open state, then the viscous food in the container 1 will automatically fall into the flow channel 23 . When the container 1 stops supplying the viscous food, just lift the container 1 away from the connecting base 22 , and then the conical plug 12 will be affected by gravity and block the opening 11 downwards. Prevent the sticky food from falling out. In addition, in order to avoid a gap between the container 1 and the connecting base 22 so that the viscous food in the container 1 overflows through the gap, it is preferably connected to the connecting base 22 along the bottom of the container 1 A plurality of first sealing rings 26 are provided at each position, thereby allowing the connection between the container 1 and the connecting base 22 to form a sealed state, thereby preventing the sticky food from overflowing.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 again. The conveying unit body 21 preferably includes a distribution plate 211. The distribution plate 211 is provided with a storage cavity 212 inside. The distribution plate 211 can also be recessed in the center. , a guide plate 219 is provided at the top of the recess to jointly define the storage cavity 212. The storage cavity 212 communicates with the circulation channel 23. Therefore, when the container 1 is placed on the connecting base 22, the viscous food will Follow the opening 11 and flow into the storage chamber 212 through the flow channel 23; a guide hole 218 is provided on the top of the distribution plate 211, and the guide hole 218 communicates with the storage chamber 212. There is a guide hole 218 on the bottom of the distribution plate 211. The countersunk hole 213 , and the guide hole 218 faces the countersunk hole 213 , the countersunk hole 213 communicates with the storage cavity 212 , and a pouring unit 3 is embedded in the countersunk hole 213 , so the distribution plate 211 The viscous food in the container 1 will flow into the pouring unit 3, so that the conveying unit 2 created by the present invention can complete the purpose of transporting the viscous food in the container 1 to the pouring unit 3.

Please refer to Figure 4. The pouring unit 3 has a cavity 31. The cavity 31 is provided with a piston port 32 at the top. The bottom of the cavity 31 tapers into an orifice 33. Through the orifice, 33 makes it difficult for the sticky food to overflow from the orifice 33 without external pressure being applied to the piston port 32 due to its high viscosity. In addition, in order to make the pouring unit 3 easy to remove and replace, the pouring unit 3 is defined with respect to the outside of the bottom of the distribution plate 211 An exposed section has an annular groove 34 along the circumferential direction of the exposed section. Therefore, the relevant staff can insert a Y-shaped or U-shaped puller into the annular groove 34 and use the lever principle to easily remove the pouring unit 3 tear down. Moreover, in order to make the connection between the pouring unit 3 and the countersunk hole 213 tighter and prevent the sticky food from seeping out from the gap between the pouring unit 3 and the countersunk hole 213, the top of the pouring unit 3 The outer ring is provided with a flexible ring body 35, so that the flexible ring body 35 can be deformed by force, so that the top of the pouring unit 3 can be forced into the countersunk hole 213.

Returning to the conveying unit 2, in order to facilitate cleaning of the viscous food in the storage cavity 212, the distribution plate 211 is preferably provided with a cleaning hole 214, and the cleaning hole 214 is connected with the storage cavity 212, and The drain hole 214 is preferably connected to the center of the storage cavity 212; a drain plug body 215 is further provided, and the drain plug body 215 is embedded in the drain hole 214. In this way, when the present invention is usually used, the drain plug body 215 is embedded in the drain hole 214 to prevent the sticky food from overflowing. When the sticky food in the storage cavity 212 is to be cleaned, , as long as the drain plug 215 is pulled out, the storage chamber 212 can be cleaned. In addition, in order to prevent the sticky food from solidifying, the invention is preferably provided with a heating unit 216 on the bottom surface of the distribution plate 211. The heating unit 216 heats the distribution plate 211, which can effectively prevent the sticky food from solidifying. Solidification, and the container 1 can also be provided with another identical heating unit 216, which is also used to prevent the viscous food from solidifying. All those that can be heated are the heating units 216 referred to in this specification. In this specification, For example, the heating unit 216 is preferably a heating wire. In addition, since the viscous food tends to have bubbles inside during the flow process, in order to prevent the bubbles from affecting the final product, the invention is preferably provided with an air overflow groove 217 on the top surface of the storage chamber 212, and the The air overflow groove 217 is connected with the flow channel 23. The air overflow groove 217 gradually slopes upward from one end to the other end adjacent to the flow channel 23. In this way, if there are bubbles inside the viscous food in the storage cavity 212, When the air is released, it can be guided to the flow channel 23 through the overflow groove 217, and finally discharged from the container 1.

One injection unit 4:

Please see Figure 1 together with Figure 3. The injection unit 4 has a piston rod 41. The outer contour of the piston rod 41 corresponds to the edge of the piston port 32. The piston rod 41 is located above the piston port 32. The pressure The pouring unit 4 can drive the piston rod 41 deep into the piston port 32 to the bottom dead center or away from the piston port 32 to the top dead center, so that the viscous food can be pressed out from the orifice 33 to complete the pouring action. . In order to facilitate the introduction of the advantages of the present invention, the above content only focuses on the implementation state when the number of the pouring units 3 is one. When the number of the pouring units 3 is plural, the other corresponding components will be increased accordingly, and therefore the piston rod 41 The number also increased. At this time, in order to avoid errors in the upper and lower dead center positions of each piston rod 41, the pouring amount of each pouring unit 3 is different. Therefore, when the number of piston rods 41 is plural, the injection unit 4 is preferably The configuration is: an integrated plate body 42, one end of the piston rod 41 is installed on the bottom surface of the integrated plate body 42, and the other end faces the guide hole 218; the injection unit 4 includes a drive unit 43, and the output of the drive unit 43 The end is connected to the integrated plate body 42 for controlling the vertical movement of the integrated plate body 42 . In this way, one driving unit 43 can be used to drive multiple piston rods 41 to move at the same time, thereby avoiding problems caused by different upper and lower dead centers. In addition, the driving unit 43 is preferably a servo motor or a stepper motor. Effectively leading the piston rod 41 to move between the upper and lower dead centers.

One control unit:

The control unit is connected to the injection unit 4. The control unit can control the movement of the piston rod 41. The control method mainly controls the movement of the piston rod 41 by controlling the drive unit 43.

After the above introduction of the overall structure of the invention, the operation mode of the invention is introduced next. When the invention is used, the container 1 containing the viscous food is first installed on the top surface of the connecting base 22. Then, the plug body 12 is pushed away from the opening 11 through the opening 25, so that the viscous food inside flows into the flow channel 23 from the opening 11, and then flows into the storage. into the cavity 212 , thereby flowing into the cavity 31 . Next, the control unit sets the upper and lower dead centers of the piston rod 41 in advance, and then controls the driving unit 43 to act to lead the piston rod 41 to move vertically between the preset upper and lower dead centers. When the piston rod moves When 41 gradually moves to the bottom dead center, the viscous food in the cavity 31 will be squeezed and flow out from the orifice 33, thereby completing the pouring action. The biggest feature of the present invention is that when there are multiple pouring units 3, the number of piston rods 41 is also equal to the pouring units 3. At this time, the present invention can pour multiple components at the same time, and each pouring unit 3 The pouring amount is also the same, there will be no obvious error.

The advantages of this invention are: 1. When the container 1 is placed or moved away from the position, the viscous food can automatically flow or stop flowing into the conveying unit 2:

There is no need to pour out the sticky food again and again. The container 1 can be placed directly on the connecting base 22, and the opening part 25 can automatically lift up the plug body 12 to form a passage, so that the sticky food can be released from the container. The container automatically flows into the conveying unit 2. When the container 1 is lifted, the plug body 12 automatically descends under the action of gravity to block the opening 11, thereby automatically blocking the outflow of viscous food.

2. Easy to change the pouring amount:

Here's how to change the pour volume:

a. Control and change the upper and lower dead centers of the piston rod 41.

b. Replace the pouring unit 3 with different cavity space sizes.

3. The consumption of raw materials is small, and sticky foods can be fully utilized:

After pouring, the viscous food in the storage cavity 212 can be removed and recycled by removing the drain plug 215 .

4. It has heating and heat preservation functions and can control the temperature and viscosity of sticky food:

The heating unit 216 can be used to keep and heat the viscous food in the storage cavity 212 to control its temperature and ensure the fluidity of the viscous food to facilitate the pouring operation.

5. Accurate pouring volume:

Because the upper and lower dead centers of the piston rod 41 can be controlled, and the accuracy can reach 0.05mm. Taking 4 grams of chocolate as an example, the difference between the upper and lower dead centers is 19.2mm, and the pouring weight accuracy can reach 1/384≦±0.5%.

6. Avoid pores in poured products:

The invention utilizes the air overflow groove 217 to overflow the air contained in the viscous food to avoid defects caused by bubbles inside the product after it is formed.

7. Easy to clean:

The parts where the container 1 and the conveying unit 2 are in contact with the food have simple and smooth lines, which are not easy to accumulate materials and are easy to clean. They can be disassembled, disassembled, and thoroughly cleaned. They can also be heated by electricity and dried thoroughly.

8. Pressure control:

The invention adjusts the weight of the counterweight 53 to adjust the pressure required for the viscous food during the pouring operation, thereby ensuring the fluidity and pourability of the viscous food during the entire pouring process.

To sum up, this case meets the requirements stipulated in the Patent Law, and a patent application is filed in accordance with the law. The above description only lists the preferred embodiments of the invention, and the scope of rights in this case is still based on the claims.

1: Container

11: Open your mouth

12:Tapered plug

2:Conveying unit

21: Conveying unit body

211: Distribution plate

212:Storage chamber

213: Countersunk hole

216:Heating unit

217: Overflow ditch

218:Guide hole

22:Connect the base body

23:Flow channel

24:orifice

25: Top opening piece

26: The first sealing ring

3: Pouring unit

4: Pressure injection unit

41:piston rod

42: Integrated board body

43:Drive unit

5: Suppression unit

51:Second sealing ring

52:Room

53: Counterweight block

Claims (9)

A viscous food quantitative pouring machine, including: a container: used to hold viscous food, the container is provided with an opening at the bottom; a pouring unit: has a cavity, the cavity is provided with a piston port at the top, the container is provided with an opening at the bottom; The bottom of the cavity tapers into an orifice; a conveying unit: communicated with the opening, the conveying unit can convey the viscous food in the container to the cavity; a pressure injection unit: has a piston rod, the The outer contour of the piston rod corresponds to the edge of the piston port. The piston rod is located above the piston port. The injection unit can drive the piston rod to move between the top dead center and the bottom dead center to allow the piston rod to penetrate deeply. The piston port may be far away from the piston port; a control unit: information is connected to the injection unit, and the control unit can control the movement of the piston rod; wherein, the periphery of the bottom wall of the container forms an inclination downward toward the opening; the opening It tapers from top to bottom to form a cone shape; a cone-shaped plug is provided at the opening, the bottom of the cone-shaped plug tapers from top to bottom to form a cone shape, and the bottom profile of the cone-shaped plug corresponds to the profile of the opening ; The conveying unit includes a conveying unit body and a connecting base body. The connecting base body has a flow channel inside, and the flow channel forms an opening on the top surface of the connecting base body, and a top opening is provided in the flow channel. piece, and the top of the opening piece is exposed relative to the hole, the bottom of the container is connected with the connecting base body, the flow channel faces the opening, and the opening piece pushes upward the conical plug; The flow channel communicates with the interior of the transport unit body. The viscous food quantitative pouring machine as described in claim 1, wherein a plurality of first sealing rings are provided along the connection between the bottom of the container and the connecting base; a pressing unit is provided in the container, and a pressing unit is provided along the pressing unit. A second anti-sealing ring is set on the outer edge so that the pressing unit and the second anti-sealing ring can jointly form an outer edge that matches the inner edge of the container, so that the containing container and the pressing unit can form a common The same frame encloses a chamber, the viscous food is located in the chamber, and the opening communicates with the chamber; a counterweight is selectively provided on the top surface of the pressing unit. The quantitative pouring machine for viscous food as described in claim 2, wherein the conveying unit body includes a distribution plate, and a storage chamber is provided inside the distribution plate, and the storage chamber is in communication with the circulation channel for containing the viscosity. Food; the bottom of the distribution plate is provided with a countersunk hole, and the pouring unit is embedded in the countersunk hole. The countersunk hole communicates with the storage cavity. A guide hole is provided at the top of the distribution plate. The guide hole It is communicated with the storage chamber, and the guide hole faces the countersunk hole. The quantitative pouring machine for viscous food as described in claim 3, wherein a flexible ring is provided along the outer ring of the top of the pouring unit, and the flexible ring is embedded in the countersunk hole. The quantitative pouring machine for viscous food as described in claim 4, wherein the pouring unit defines an exposed section relative to the outside of the bottom of the distribution plate, and an annular groove is set circumferentially along the exposed section. The quantitative pouring machine for viscous food as described in claim 5, wherein the distribution plate is provided with a drain hole, the drain hole is communicated with the storage cavity; a drain plug body is further provided, and the drain plug body is embedded Clear the leakage hole. The viscous food quantitative pouring machine according to claim 6, wherein a heating unit is provided on the bottom surface of the distribution plate. The quantitative pouring machine for viscous food as described in claim 7, wherein the top surface of the storage cavity is provided with an air overflow groove, and the air overflow groove is connected with the circulation channel, and the air overflow groove is directed from one end to adjacent to the circulation channel. The other end of the tunnel gradually slopes upward. The viscous food quantitative pouring machine according to claim 8, wherein the pressure pouring unit includes an integrated plate body, one end of the piston rod is located on the bottom surface of the integrated plate body, and the other end faces the guide hole; the pressure pouring unit includes an A driving unit, the output end of which is connected to the integrated board, is used to control the vertical movement of the integrated board.