CN-121986808-A - Automatic demolding and cleaning integrated device for cake blank and working method of automatic demolding and cleaning integrated device

CN121986808ACN 121986808 ACN121986808 ACN 121986808ACN-121986808-A

Abstract

The invention provides an integrated device for automatically demolding and cleaning cake blanks and a working method thereof, wherein the integrated device comprises a chain plate conveyor, a cleaning tank, and a heating mechanism, a demolding mechanism and a pushing mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the chain plate conveyor. The heating mechanism can enable a cake blank body to be separated from a die ring of the die without adhesion, the demolding mechanism enables the clamping piece to accurately complete clamping, pulling-down demolding, loosening and resetting actions of the die ring through linkage of all parts, the pushing mechanism achieves ordered transfer of the cake blank body, ultrasonic cleaning of the cleaning tank can effectively remove cake scraps attached to the inner wall of the die ring, cleanliness of the die ring is guaranteed, and automatic separation of the die ring is achieved. The chain plate conveyor continuously runs to realize the cyclic reciprocation of the whole operation flow, so that the smooth connection of each working procedure is ensured, the action is accurate and reliable, the whole process does not need manual intervention, and the automatic operation level is greatly improved, thereby meeting the requirements of large-scale cake production on efficient and continuous operation.

Inventors

HUANG QIUPING
Che Wenzhi
CAI YANHONG

Assignees

卡尔顿(集团)有限公司

Dates

Publication Date: 20260508
Application Date: 20260324

Claims (10)

1. The integrated device for automatically demolding and cleaning the cake blank is characterized by comprising a chain plate conveyor, a cleaning tank, and a heating mechanism, a demolding mechanism and a pushing mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the chain plate conveyor; The link plate conveyor is provided with connecting shafts on the spaced link plates, the connecting shafts are connected with trays, the trays are limited to be capable of moving only relative to the connecting shafts in the axial direction relative to the connecting shafts, and the upper surfaces of the trays are used for placing moulds for containing cake blanks; The heating mechanism comprises heating pieces, the heating pieces are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the chain plate conveyor, high temperature is generated by the heating pieces, one surface of the heating piece, which faces the middle of the chain plate conveyor, is a heating groove which is matched with the side surface of the die, and the two heating pieces synchronously move towards the middle of the chain plate conveyor to form a package on the side surface of the die; the demolding mechanism comprises clamping pieces, wherein the clamping pieces are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the chain plate conveyor, and the two clamping pieces synchronously move horizontally and vertically to the chain plate conveyor; the pushing mechanism comprises a pushing piece, wherein the pushing piece is arranged on one side of the chain plate conveyor, and the pushing piece moves linearly relative to the middle of the chain plate conveyor; the cleaning tank is internally provided with cleaning liquid, an ultrasonic vibration unit is arranged, the cleaning tank is arranged below the inside of the chain plate conveyor, and when the chain plate conveyor drives the connecting shaft and the tray to overturn downwards, the die ring of the die is hung on the connecting shaft and the tray and enters the cleaning tank.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cleaning tank is provided with a ramp plate near one end of the chain conveyor, the ramp plate being disposed from inside the cleaning tank to outside the cleaning tank and obliquely upward.
3. The device of claim 2, wherein limiting plates are fixed on both sides of one end of the cleaning tank, the distance between the two limiting plates is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the die ring, the limiting plates are located above the slope plate and extend upwards along with the slope plate in an inclined manner, and the lower ends of the two limiting plates are bent outwards to form bent parts on both sides of the cleaning tank, so that the two bent parts form a conical opening.
4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein said cleaning tank engages a second conveyor at one end where said ramp is disposed and the other end of said second conveyor extends beyond said flight conveyor and the conveying plane of said second conveyor is below the upper edge of said cleaning tank.
5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a gantry is fixed to a frame of the chain conveyor, the demolding mechanism is disposed in the gantry, and the demolding mechanism further comprises a transverse guide post, a vertical guide post, a transmission member, a first spring, and a rotation shaft that are coupled to the clamping member; both ends of the transverse guide post are fixed to the portal frame through connecting seats, the transverse guide post is parallel to the width direction of the chain plate conveyor, and the transverse guide post is used for fixing two blocking parts; The two ends of the vertical guide post are respectively provided with a first shaft sleeve and a limiting ring, the first shaft sleeve is sleeved outside the transverse guide post in a matching way and slides, the first shaft sleeve is limited between the connecting seat and the blocking part, one surface of the clamping piece, which faces the outer side of the chain plate conveyor, is provided with a limiting hole, the vertical guide post vertically passes through the limiting hole, and the clamping piece is limited to slide between the first shaft sleeve and the limiting ring relative to the axial direction of the vertical guide post; The transmission piece comprises a connecting plate and a transmission pin, the transmission pin is fixed at one end of the connecting plate, the transmission pin is perpendicular to the connecting plate, and one end of the connecting plate is pivoted with the clamping piece; The first spring is sleeved outside the transmission pin; One end of the rotating shaft is a second sleeve, the rotating shaft is limited to rotate in the portal frame, the axial direction of the rotating shaft is parallel to the conveying direction of the chain plate conveyor, the transmission pin penetrates through the second sleeve, and the transmission pin is vertical to the rotating shaft, so that two ends of the first spring are respectively propped against the connecting plate and the second sleeve.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the demolding mechanism further comprises a driving cylinder, a lifting member, a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, wherein the driving cylinder is fixed on the portal frame, the lifting member is fixed on a piston rod of the driving cylinder, both sides of the lifting member are pivoted with the second connecting rod, one end of the rotating shaft, which is far away from the second shaft sleeve, is fixed with the first connecting rod, and the first connecting rods on both sides of the portal frame are pivoted with one ends, which are far away from the lifting member, of the two second connecting rods respectively.
7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pusher mechanism further comprises a first conveyor located on the other side of the flight conveyor relative to the pusher, and wherein a conveying plane of the first conveyor is level with a height of the tray above the flight conveyor.
8. The device of claim 1, wherein a connecting cylinder is fixed on one surface of the tray, a strip-shaped hole is formed in the side wall of the connecting cylinder, the length direction of the strip-shaped hole is parallel to the axial direction of the connecting cylinder, a limiting pin is fixed on the side surface of one end of the connecting shaft, and the connecting shaft penetrates into the connecting cylinder, so that the limiting pin is limited in the strip-shaped hole.
9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a gantry is fixed to a frame of the link plate conveyor, a positioning rod is fixed under the gantry, positioning grooves are formed in both ends of a same diameter line of a die ring of the die, the positioning grooves are blocked outside the positioning rod in a clearance fit manner when the die moves to the positioning rod, a bearing seat is fixed to the link plate, the connecting shaft penetrates through and is fixed to a bearing seat of the link plate, one end of the connecting shaft away from the tray extends to an inner fixed transmission gear of the link plate conveyor, a rack is fixed in the link plate conveyor at a position corresponding to a position between the heating piece and the clamping piece, and the rack is meshed with the transmission gear when the link plate moves to the rack position.
10. A method of operating an apparatus as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein after a mould for holding cake blanks is placed on the upper surface of the tray, the link conveyor moves the connecting shaft and the tray in synchronism, so that the mould is moved in the conveying direction of the link conveyor, the method of operating the apparatus is as follows: When the chain plate conveyor drives the tray and the die to move to the position corresponding to the heating mechanism, the heating parts on two sides of the chain plate conveyor move to the middle, so that the heating grooves of the heating parts wrap the side surfaces of the die, and the heating parts generate Wen Duimo high to heat so as to separate a cake blank from a die ring of the die; When the chain plate conveyor drives the tray and the die to continue to move to the position corresponding to the demolding mechanism, the clamping piece moves towards the middle of the chain plate conveyor to be attached to the die ring to complete clamping, then the clamping piece slides downwards to drive the die ring to move downwards to be separated from a movable plate of the die to complete demolding, then the clamping piece moves towards the outer side of the chain plate conveyor to release the clamping, and finally the clamping piece upwards completes resetting; When the chain plate conveyor drives the tray to continuously move to the position corresponding to the pushing mechanism, the pushing piece linearly moves towards the middle of the chain plate conveyor, and cake blanks on the tray are pushed away from the tray to the next procedure; The chain plate conveyor continuously drives the tray and the connecting shaft to overturn downwards and move, the tray falls downwards under the action of gravity, the die ring is hung on the tray along with the overturning of the connecting shaft and descends synchronously along with the falling of the tray, the die ring enters the cleaning tank and moves continuously, the cleaning tank performs ultrasonic cleaning operation on the die ring to enable cake scraps attached to the inner wall of the die ring to fall off, and then the connecting shaft and the tray move to drive the die ring to move upwards synchronously and separate from the cleaning tank; The chain plate conveyor continuously runs to drive the tray and the connecting shaft to continuously move, returns to the initial position and enters the next working cycle.

Description

Automatic demolding and cleaning integrated device for cake blank and working method of automatic demolding and cleaning integrated device Technical Field The invention relates to the technical field of cake production, in particular to an integrated device for automatically demolding and cleaning cake blanks and a working method thereof. Background In the field of cake mass production, demolding of cake blanks and cleaning of mold rings of molds are core links for guaranteeing product quality and production continuity, a step-by-step operation mode is generally adopted in the industry, separation of cake blanks and molds is completed by means of a special demolding tool, impurity removal treatment is carried out on the used mold rings by means of independent cleaning equipment, all process equipment are sequentially distributed along a production line, and transportation of the mold rings among different processes is completed by means of manual or basic conveying devices, so that a basic flow of cake processing and mold recovery is realized. Under the existing working procedure operation mode, demolding and mold ring cleaning links are mutually split, a coherent automatic working procedure cannot be formed, and material transfer and connection among the working procedures depend on manual intervention, so that the overall production automation degree is low, the whole procedure integrated automatic operation from cake blank demolding to mold ring cleaning is difficult to realize, the automation level of cake production is greatly limited, and the requirements of large-scale production on efficient and continuous operation are difficult to adapt. Disclosure of Invention Aiming at the defects of the background technology, the invention provides an integrated device for automatically demolding and cleaning cake blanks and a working method thereof. The invention adopts the following technical scheme: In a first aspect, the invention discloses an integrated device for automatically demolding and cleaning cake blanks, which comprises a chain plate conveyor, a cleaning tank, and a heating mechanism, a demolding mechanism and a pushing mechanism which are sequentially arranged along the conveying direction of the chain plate conveyor: A connecting shaft is arranged on the chain plate at intervals of the chain plate conveyor, a tray is connected to the connecting shaft, the tray is limited to be capable of moving only relative to the connecting shaft in the axial direction relative to the connecting shaft, and the upper surface of the tray is used for placing a die for containing cake blanks; The heating mechanism comprises heating pieces, the heating pieces are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the chain plate conveyor, high temperature is generated by the heating pieces, one surface of the heating piece, which faces the middle of the chain plate conveyor, is a heating groove which is matched with the side surface of the die, and the two heating pieces synchronously move towards the middle of the chain plate conveyor to form a package on the side surface of the die; the demolding mechanism comprises clamping pieces, wherein the clamping pieces are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the chain plate conveyor, and the two clamping pieces synchronously move horizontally and vertically to the chain plate conveyor; the pushing mechanism comprises a pushing piece, wherein the pushing piece is arranged on one side of the chain plate conveyor, and the pushing piece moves linearly relative to the middle of the chain plate conveyor; the cleaning tank is internally provided with cleaning liquid, an ultrasonic vibration unit is arranged, the cleaning tank is arranged below the inside of the chain plate conveyor, and when the chain plate conveyor drives the connecting shaft and the tray to overturn downwards, the die ring of the die is hung on the connecting shaft and the tray and enters the cleaning tank. As a further improvement of the first aspect, the cleaning tank is provided with a slope plate near one end of the link plate conveyor, and the slope plate is arranged from inside the cleaning tank to outside the cleaning tank and obliquely upward. As a further improvement of the first aspect, the cleaning tank is provided with two sides at one end of the slope plate, the spacing between the two limiting plates is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the die ring, the limiting plates are located above the slope plate and extend upwards along with the slope plate in an inclined manner, and the lower ends of the two limiting plates are bent outwards to form bending parts at the two sides of the cleaning tank, so that the two bending parts form conical openings. As a further improvement of the first aspect, the cleaning tank is joined to a second conveyor at one end where the ramp plate is provided, and the other end of the second conveyor extends out of the chain conveyor, and a conveying plane of the second con