TWI791253B - Viscous food temperature adjustment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a viscous food temperature adjusting machine. It is mainly connected to a plurality of conveying pipe groups through a container, and each conveying pipe group is exclusively used for a kind of viscous food. In this way, when adjusting the temperature of different viscous foods, there is no need to spend a lot of time to remove all the components for cleaning, just remove the container and the selector valve for cleaning and then install them back to their original positions.

Description

Viscous Food Tempering Machine

This creation is about a food making utensil, especially a viscous food tempering machine.

At present, the commonly used viscous food tempering machine mainly includes a melting pot, a stirring pressurizer and a tubular screw conveyor in the radial direction. The conveyor is surrounded by heating coils and cooling pipes for temperature regulation in the tubular For the viscous food conveyed in the screw conveyor, there is an elbow at the upper end of the conveyor that is first horizontal and then downward at 90 degrees. The viscous food flows back into the melting and stirring pot through the inner pipe of the elbow.

However, this kind of viscous food has only one set of reflux system, so after producing one type of viscous food, if you want to produce another type of food, you must first remove the residual amount in the melting and stirring pot, and then remove the screw conveyor Clean the mandrel separately, scrape off part of the residual material in the conveying pipe, put it back into the mandrel, start the machine tool to circulate the cleaning liquid, and use it to clean the residual material in the screw conveyor and return pipe until it is clean, and then collect Pour off the cleaning liquid in the melting and stirring pot, and clean the stirring pot, screw conveyor, 90-degree elbow and all the conveying pipes before adding another type of food into the melting and stirring pot for subsequent temperature adjustment operations.

Also therefore, conventional viscous food tempering machines must pass through when heating different viscous foods. The complicated cleaning process makes it inconvenient to use. If a dedicated viscous food tempering machine is required for each viscous food, it will not only take up space, but also consume a lot of cost. Therefore, this creator thinks that this kind of conventional viscous food tempering machine really needs to be improved, and begins to think about its solution.

In view of the deficiencies described in the prior art, the author proposes a solution, which is related to a viscous food tempering machine, including:

One container:

The container has a chamber for containing thick food, a stirring assembly is arranged in the chamber, an opening is formed in the top surface of the container, and a first perforation and a second perforation are provided at the bottom of the container Communicating with the chamber respectively, a first plug body is operatively provided at the first perforation, a second plug body is operatively provided at the second perforation; a first heating unit is provided outside the container.

A first conveying pipe group and a second conveying pipe group:

The first conveying pipe group and the second conveying pipe group respectively form an upright arrangement, one end of the first conveying pipe group communicates with the first perforation, one end of the second conveying pipe group communicates with the second perforation, and the first conveying pipe group communicates with the second perforation. The conveying pipe group and the second conveying pipe group are respectively used for conveying the thick food from the bottom end to the top end.

One selector valve:

The selector valve is located above the container and includes a first input valve port, a second input valve port, and an output valve port, the first input valve port is operatively connected to the other end of the first delivery pipe set , the second input valve port is operatively connected to the other end of the second delivery pipe set, and the output valve port is connected to the downward towards the chamber; the selector valve can selectively make the first input valve port communicate with the output valve port, or make the second input valve port communicate with the output valve port.

This creation mainly uses a viscous food to correspond to a delivery tube set. For example, when the viscous food is white chocolate, the first delivery tube set is used, and when the viscous food is dark chocolate, the second delivery tube set is used; After warming, if you want to adjust the temperature of the dark chocolate, you don’t need to disassemble and clean all the components through this creation. You only need to remove the container and the selection valve to clean the internal space, and then connect with the delivery pipes after cleaning. Combining, then the communication path between the first delivery tube set and the container is closed by installing the first plug, and the communication path between the second delivery tube set and the container is opened, so that You can switch to dark chocolate for tempering. Therefore, when the present invention adjusts the temperature of different kinds of thick foods, it can easily adjust the temperature of different kinds of thick foods without spending a lot of time dismantling and cleaning the components, so as to solve the shortcomings of the prior art.

1: container

11: Containment room

12: First piercing

13: Second piercing

14: The first plug body

15: Second plug body

2: Stirring components

21: rod body

22: The first blade group

23: The second fan blade group

3: The first heating unit

5: Temperature sensor

6: Temperature control unit

7: The first conveying pipe group

71: tube body

72: screw rod

73: Second heating unit

74: Second cooling unit

8: The second conveying pipe group

81: tube body

82: screw rod

83: The third heating unit

84: The third cooling unit

9: Select valve

91: The first input valve port

92: Second input valve port

93: output valve port

94: Knob

941: channel

942: direction indicator

0: Uninterruptible power supply system

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of this creation

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the selection valve of this creation

Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the connection of each component of this creation

The implementation of the present invention is described below through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made to the details in this specification based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1, this creation is related to a viscous food tempering machine, including:

One container 1:

The container 1 has a chamber 11 for containing thick food. A stirring assembly 2 is arranged in the chamber 11. The chamber 11 forms an opening on the top surface of the container 1. The bottom of the container 1 is provided with a A first through hole 12 and a second through hole 13 communicate with the chamber 11 respectively, a first plug body 14 is operatively provided at the first through hole 12 , and a second plug body 15 is operatively provided at the second through hole 13 ; A first heating unit 3 is arranged outside the container 1 .

Please cooperate with that shown in Figure 2, in order to improve the temperature adjustment efficiency, the stirring assembly 2 that cooperates with the temperature adjustment operation preferably includes a rod body 21, and a first fan blade group 22 and a second fan blade set 22 arranged on the rod body 21. Blade group 23; the first fan blade group 22 is located below the second fan blade group 23, and each fan blade of the first fan blade group 22 is inclined downward, and each fan blade of the second fan blade group 23 is upward form a slope. When the rod body 21 starts to rotate, since the blades of the second fan blade group 23 are inclined upward, the second fan blade group 23 will generate an upward flow force for the viscous food in the container 1, so that The viscous food in the lower layer can flow upwards, while the viscous food in the upper layer flows downwards to generate a convection effect, so that the viscous food can be heated evenly without solidification. Simultaneously, also because each fan blade of this first fan blade group 22 is inclined downward, so can provide more downward thrust, make this viscous food move toward each perforation 12,13 direction, and this first fan blade group The blades of the blades 22 and the blades of the second blade group 23 are preferably staggered, and when the blades rotate, they will disturb the viscous food between the two and contribute to temperature uniformity. In addition, in order to prevent the viscous food from solidifying on the bottom wall of the container 1, the bottom end of the rod body 21 is preferably provided with a scraping plate, and the scraping plate is adjacent to the inner bottom wall of the container 1, so that when When the rod body 21 starts to rotate, the scraping plate will start to scrape the viscous food located on the inner bottom wall of the container 1 .

Since various viscous foods have better heating curves, in order to provide the best temperature adjustment effect for viscous foods, this invention further sets a temperature sensor 5 in the container 1, and the temperature sensor The device 5 is connected to a temperature control unit 6, and the temperature control unit 6 controls the operation of the first heating unit 3 according to a temperature-time curve and the detection result of the temperature sensor 5. Therefore, when the viscous food is in the temperature adjustment process, the temperature sensor 5 will continuously sense its temperature, and when the temperature at a point in time is lower than the temperature-time curve, the temperature control unit 6 will control the second A heating unit 3 is activated to increase the temperature of the viscous food to meet the time-temperature curve. This makes the invention have a better temperature regulating effect on the viscous food.

In addition, in addition to making the viscous food heating process meet the temperature-time curve, the temperature of the viscous food can also be maintained within a certain range through automatic temperature adjustment. A temperature setting value is set, and the temperature control unit 6 will obtain a heat source upper limit temperature control value based on the temperature setting value plus a control margin temperature value, and then subtract a restart heating margin based on the temperature setting value degree temperature value to obtain a restart heating operation value, which is the lower limit temperature control value of the heat source; Unit 6 will control the first heating unit 3 to stop working. When the first heating unit 3 stops working, the temperature in the container 1 will gradually drop. value (i.e. the lower limit temperature value of the heat source), at this time the temperature control unit 6 will control the first heating unit 3 to restart the heating operation. In this way, the viscous food in the container 1 can be maintained at within a preset temperature range.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2, the viscous food tempering machine of this creation also includes:

A first delivery tube set 7 and a second delivery tube set 8:

The first conveying pipe group 7 and the second conveying pipe group 8 respectively form an upright arrangement, one end of the first conveying pipe group 7 communicates with the first perforation 12, and one end of the second conveying pipe group 8 communicates with the second perforation. In communication with 23, the first conveying pipe set 7 and the second conveying pipe set 8 are respectively used for conveying the thick food from the bottom end to the top end. In addition, this creation can be added according to different needs during actual use. Assume a third conveying pipe group and a fourth conveying pipe group of the same unit. This manual first takes the first conveying pipe group 7 and the second conveying pipe group 8 as examples to illustrate the advantages, characteristics and implementation of this creation example.

Regardless of the embodiment of the first conveying tube set 7 and the second conveying tube set 8 , as long as they can transport the viscous food, it is within the scope of this specification. Taking this specification as an example, the preferred embodiments of the first conveying pipe set 7 and the second conveying pipe set 8 are: respectively comprising a pipe body 71, 81, a screw rod 72, 82, and a power unit, the screw A rod 72 is disposed in the tube body 71 , and the power output end of the power unit is connected to the screw rod 72 . In this way, through the rotation of the screw rod 72 , the first conveying pipe set 7 and the second conveying pipe set 8 can drive the viscous food to move from the bottom end to the top end. In order to ensure that the temperature of the viscous food can be maintained in the best condition during the moving process, a second heating unit 73 and a second cooling unit 74 are preferably provided on the outside of the first conveying pipe group 7; 8 is preferably provided with a third heating unit 83 and a third cooling unit 84 . The second heating unit 73 and the third heating unit 83 are mainly used for keeping warm or heating up viscous food, and the second cooling unit 74 and the third cooling unit 84 are mainly used for cooling down the viscous food. Adjust the temperature of viscous food to maintain it within a range of values to complete the temperature adjustment operation. In addition, the cooling effect provided by each cooling unit 74, 84 can be derived from the circulating refrigerant provided by the refrigeration compressor, or from the circulating cold water provided by the ice water machine. Those are the cooling units 74, 84 referred to in this specification

Please refer to Figure 1 in conjunction with Figure 2, the viscous food tempering machine of this creation also includes:

A selector valve 9:

The selection valve 9 is located above the container 1 and includes a first input valve port 91, a second input valve port 92, and an output valve port 93. The first input valve port 91 is operatively connected to the first The other end of the delivery tube set 7, the second input valve port 92 is operatively connected to the other end of the second delivery tube set 8, and the output valve port 93 faces the chamber 11; the selector valve 9 can selectively make the The first input valve port 91 is connected with the output valve port 93, or the second input valve port 92 is connected with the output valve port. The valve port 93 forms communication. In this way, the viscous food will fall into the chamber 11 from above the container 1 when it is transported by the first conveying pipe set 7 or the second conveying pipe set 8. In order to prevent the viscous food from falling In the process of entering the container 1, it is in contact with the air, which will affect the overall temperature adjustment effect and quality. An output pipe is preferably connected to the output valve port 93. One end of the output pipe is located in the chamber 11, so the viscous The food will not directly fall into the container 1 from top to bottom, but slide down into the container 1 along the output pipe, so that the viscous food can reduce the chance of contacting with air.

In addition, in order to let the user clearly know that the output valve port 93 communicates with the first conveying pipe set 7 or communicates with the second conveying pipe set 8, the selector valve 9 is preferably provided with a knob 94, and the inside of the knob 94 is A channel 941 is provided, one end of the channel 941 is connected to the output valve port 93, and the other end of the channel 941 can be operatively connected to the first input valve port 91 or the second input valve port 92; at the top of the knob 94 A direction indicator 942 is provided on the surface, and the direction of the direction indicator 942 is the same as that of the port at the other end of the channel 941 . In addition, the direction indicator 942 can be a pattern, or a protrusion with an arrow outline. In any case, it can provide users with a clear understanding of the relationship between the output valve port 93 and the first delivery tube group 7, or the second delivery tube group 7. Whether the conveying pipe group 8 communicates or not is the direction indicating part 942 indicated in this specification sheet.

In addition, since the viscous food must maintain its overall state during the temperature adjustment process, in order to avoid the interruption of the temperature adjustment process due to problems with the power supply system, this creation also has an uninterruptible power supply system 0, the uninterruptible power supply system 0 are respectively electrically connected to each power unit, the stirring assembly 2, the first to third heating units 3, 73, 83, the second to third cooling units 74, 84, and a commercial power supply. In this way, when the uninterruptible power supply system 0 judges that the mains power supply stops, it will automatically supply the internally stored power to each unit of the invention.

Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 3 below to illustrate the use of this creation: when the viscous food is firstly used as a white chocolate raw material to adjust the temperature of this creation, first remove the first plug Body 14, so that the inside of the container 1 communicates with the first delivery tube set 7 and isolates the second delivery tube set 8, and at the same time, turn the knob 94 to make the first input valve port 91 communicate with the output valve port 93. Then the viscous food is poured into the container 1, and then the stirring assembly 2 is started to operate. As mentioned above, each fan blade of the second fan blade group 23 is used to tilt upwards, so that the viscous food is placed in the container 1 The inside will continuously move from top to bottom to form the effect of convection, which makes the viscous food evenly heated, and at the same time, the viscous food will also be affected by the downward inclination of the fan blades of the first fan blade group 22, when the viscous food When the first perforation 12 is open, the viscous food will enter the first perforation 12; the viscous food entering the first perforation 12 will be driven by the first conveying tube group 7 and gradually move towards the direction of the selection valve 9 , during the upward conveying period, the temperature is uniformly adjusted, and finally enters the selection valve 9, and the viscous food that enters the selection valve 9 will eventually pass through the output valve port 93 and slide down into the container 1, so Once it is carried out repeatedly, the viscous food can be fully and evenly heated. In addition, as mentioned above, the blades of the first fan blade group 22 and the fan blades of the second fan blade group 23 are preferably staggered, and when the blades rotate, they will have a disturbing effect on the viscous food between them. And help to even temperature.

When the white chocolate raw material has been tempered and the dark chocolate raw material is to be replaced, it is not necessary to dismantle all components and clean them one by one, only the container 1 and the selection valve 9 are required. After dismantling, it can be cleaned, and then installed to the original position after cleaning. At this time, the first through hole 12 needs to be blocked by the first plug body 14, and the second plug body 15 should be removed. The second delivery pipe body 8 communicates to block the first delivery pipe body 7, and then it is important to remember to turn the knob 94 so that the output valve port 93 is changed to communicate with the second input valve port 92, and then the After the dark chocolate raw material is poured into the container 1 as the viscous food, the temperature of the viscous food can be adjusted according to the aforementioned action process.

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

1: container

11: Containment room

12: First piercing

13: Second piercing

14: The first plug body

15: Second plug body

2: Stirring components

21: rod body

22: The first blade group

23: The second fan blade group

3: The first heating unit

7: The first conveying pipe group

71: tube body

72: screw rod

73: Second heating unit

74: Second cooling unit

8: The second conveying pipe group

81: tube body

82: screw rod

83: The third heating unit

84: The third cooling unit

9: Select valve

91: The first input valve port

92: Second input valve port

93: output valve port

Claims (10)

A viscous food tempering machine, comprising: a container: a container with a chamber for containing thick food, a stirring component for promoting the uniformity of temperature adjustment is arranged in the container, and the container is formed on the top surface of the container One opening, the bottom of the container is provided with a first perforation and a second perforation respectively communicated with the chamber, the first perforation is operatively provided with a first plug, and the second perforation is operatively provided with a second plug body; a first heating unit is provided on the outside of the container; a first conveying pipe group and a second conveying pipe group: the first conveying pipe group and the second conveying pipe group respectively form an upright arrangement, and the first One end of the conveying pipe group communicates with the first perforation, and one end of the second conveying pipe group communicates with the second perforation. The first conveying pipe group and the second conveying pipe group are respectively used to transfer thick food from the bottom end to the top end. Directional delivery; a selection valve: located above the container, and includes a first input valve port, a second input valve port, and an output valve port, the first input valve port is operatively connected to the first delivery pipe The other end of the group, the second input valve port is operatively connected to the other end of the second delivery pipe group, the output valve port faces downward toward the chamber; the selection valve can selectively make the first input valve port and the first input valve port The output valve port is communicated, or the second input valve port is communicated with the output valve port. The viscous food tempering machine as described in Claim 1, wherein the selection valve is provided with a knob, and a channel is provided inside the knob, one end of the channel is connected to the output valve port, and the other end of the channel is operatively connected to the second An input valve port or the second input valve port; a direction indicator is provided on the top surface of the knob, and the direction of the direction indicator is the same as that of the port at the other end of the channel. The viscous food tempering machine as described in claim 2, wherein the stirring component that promotes the uniformity of tempering, It includes a rod body, and a first fan blade group and a second fan blade group arranged on the rod body; the first fan blade group is located below the second fan blade group, and each fan of the first fan blade group The blades are inclined downwards, and the blades of the second blade group are inclined upwards. The viscous food tempering machine as described in claim 3, wherein a scraping plate is provided at the bottom of the rod body, and the scraping plate is adjacent to the inner bottom wall of the container. The viscous food tempering machine as described in claim 4, wherein a second heating unit and a second cooling unit are arranged outside the first conveying pipe group; a third heating unit and a second cooling unit are arranged outside the second conveying pipe group a third cooling unit. The viscous food tempering machine as described in Claim 5, wherein the output valve port is connected to an output pipe, and one end of the output pipe is located in the chamber. The viscous food tempering machine as described in Claim 6, wherein the first conveying pipe group and the second conveying pipe group respectively include a pipe body, a screw rod, and a power unit, and the screw rod is arranged in the pipe body , and the power output end of the power unit is connected to the screw rod. The viscous food tempering machine as described in claim item 7 is further equipped with an uninterruptible power supply system, and the uninterruptible power supply system is electrically connected to each power unit, the stirring assembly, the first to third heating units, the Second to third cooling units, and a mains power supply. In the viscous food tempering machine as described in claim 8, a temperature sensor is installed in the container, and the temperature sensor is connected to a temperature control unit, and the temperature control unit is based on a temperature-time curve and the temperature The detection result of the sensor controls the operation of the first heating unit. In the viscous food tempering machine as described in claim 8, a temperature sensor is installed in the container, and the temperature sensor is connected to a temperature control unit, and the temperature control unit is provided with a temperature setting value. When the container is in the heating state, the temperature control unit obtains an upper limit temperature control value of the heat source based on the temperature setting value plus a control margin temperature value. When the temperature of the container is higher than the upper limit temperature control value of the heat source, then The first heating unit is controlled to stop operating, and the temperature control unit subtracts a restart heating margin temperature value from the temperature setting value to obtain a restart heating operation value, that is, a lower limit temperature value of the heat source, when the temperature of the container When it is lower than the lower limit temperature value of the heat source, that is, when the restart heating margin temperature value is reached, the first heating unit is controlled to restart the heating operation.

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