CN207567238U - A kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of enzymatic vessels of controllable mixing speed, the support plate being fixedly connected is equipped with including bottom plate described in bottom plate, and the quantity of support plate is two, and the opposite face of two support plates offers sliding slot, sliding block is provided in the sliding slot, and the opposite face of two sliding blocks is fixedly connected respectively with the two sides of housing, and sliding block is fixedly connected by telescopic device with the bottom of sliding slot inner wall, the upper surface of housing is connected with clutch shaft bearing.The enzymatic vessel of the controllable mixing speed, by setting the first transmission device, first bevel gear, second bevel gear, the second transmission device, stirring sheet, telescopic device, second bearing, the second shaft, turntable, cover board, feed inlet, control panel and accumulator, so as to make mixing more uniform, not only enable enzyme preferably and material contacts, and accelerate the speed of enzyme digestion reaction, the usage amount of enzyme is decreased simultaneously, so as to accelerate production efficiency.
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Technical field
The utility model is related to enzymatic vessel technical field, specially a kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed.
Background technology
Enzymolysis:Body by the movement of digest tube and the enzymolysis of glandula digestive secretion, make bulk and point
The food of minor structure complexity, but the interaction of the two also can not be ignored.For example, to act on same target simultaneously thin for nerve and hormone
There is mutual booster action during born of the same parents.
The enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed currently on the market, hybrid mode is single, there is the non-uniform situation of stirring,
So as to influence the transmission of storeroom thermal energy in tank, contact of the enzyme with material is influenced, therefore reduce the speed of enzyme digestion reaction, not only
The usage amount of enzyme is increased, and reduces production efficiency.
Utility model content
In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed, solves
The enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed currently on the market, hybrid mode is single, there is the non-uniform situation of stirring, so as to influence
The transmission of storeroom thermal energy in tank influences contact of the enzyme with material, therefore reduces the speed of enzyme digestion reaction, not only increases enzyme
Usage amount, and the problem of reduce production efficiency.
To achieve the above object, the utility model provides following technical solution：A kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed,
Including bottom plate, the bottom plate is equipped with the support plate that is fixedly connected, and the quantity of support plate is two, and two support plates
Opposite face offers sliding slot, is provided with sliding block in the sliding slot, and the opposite face of two sliding blocks respectively with the two sides of housing
It is fixedly connected, and sliding block is fixedly connected by telescopic device with the bottom of sliding slot inner wall, is connected at the top of the housing
One bearing, and first rotating shaft is socketed in clutch shaft bearing, the top of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected with first bevel gear, and
And first bevel gear is engaged with second bevel gear, the right side of the second bevel gear and the left side of the first transmission device are fixed
Connection, and the bottom end of the first transmission device is fixedly connected with the casing, and the outer surface of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected with stirring
Piece, and stirring sheet is located in housing, and the case top offers feed inlet, and case top corresponds to the position of feed inlet
Cover board is provided with, the bottom of the housing is fixedly connected with one end of traction rope, and the other end and second bearing of traction rope
Outer surface be fixedly connected, the second bearing is socketed in the second shaft, and the left side of the right end of the second shaft and turntable
Face is fixedly connected, and the right side of the turntable is fixedly connected with the left side of the second transmission device, and the second transmission device
Right side is fixedly connected with the left side of Right side support plate, and the front of the housing is provided with discharge port, and discharge port is upper
Side is provided with valve.
Preferably, first transmission device includes the first motor, the output shaft and second bevel gear of first motor
Right side be fixedly connected, and the fuselage of the first motor is fixedly connected by the first fixed plate with the upper surface of housing.
Preferably, second transmission device includes the second motor, the output shaft of second motor and the right side of turntable
Face is fixedly connected, and the fuselage of the second motor is fixedly connected by the second fixed plate with the left side of Right side support plate.
Preferably, the telescopic device includes telescopic rod, and the outer surface of the telescopic rod is socketed with spring, the telescopic rod
Top and the top of spring be fixedly connected with the lower surface of sliding block, and the bottom end of telescopic rod and the bottom end of spring with cunning
The lower surface of slot inner wall is fixedly connected.
Preferably, the upper surface setting accumulator of the bottom plate, and accumulator is located at the right side of Right side support plate, and
The upper surface of accumulator is provided with control panel.
Preferably, the output terminal of the accumulator is electrically connected with the input terminal of control panel, and the output of control panel
The input terminal respectively with the first motor and the second motor is held to be electrically connected.
The utility model provides a kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed, has following advantageous effect：
(1), enzymatic vessel of the controllable mixing speed, when making to need to digest material, by feed inlet by enzyme and
Material is added in housing, and stirring sheet is made to mix the enzyme in housing and material, then housing is allow to move up and down, so as to
Make mixing more uniform, not only enable enzyme preferably and material contacts, but also accelerates the speed of enzyme digestion reaction, decrease simultaneously
The usage amount of enzyme, so as to accelerate production efficiency.
(2), the enzymatic vessel of the controllable mixing speed, by setting telescopic device, the second transmission device, sliding block, second
Shaft, second bearing, housing, traction rope and turntable drive turntable rotation, turntable rotation during so as to make the second transmission operation
When driving the second pivoted downward, the second shaft pulls traction rope that housing is driven to move downward by second bearing, and turntable turns
When the second shaft of dynamic drive moves upwards, traction rope loosens, and telescopic device elongation pushes sliding block to move upwards, and sliding block drives housing
It moves upwards, so as to which housing be allow to move up and down, so as to make mixing more uniform, and the utility model is compact-sized, design
Rationally, it is highly practical.
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Fig. 1 is the cross-sectional view that the utility model is faced；
Fig. 2 is the structure diagram that the utility model is faced.
In figure：1 bottom plate, 2 second shafts, 3 second bearings, 4 turntables, 5 second transmission devices, 51 second motors, 52 second
Fixed plate, 6 control panels, 7 accumulators, 8 housings, 9 first transmission devices, 91 first motors, 92 first fixed plates, 10 second cones
Gear, 11 first bevel gears, 12 first rotating shafts, 13 clutch shaft bearings, 14 cover boards, 15 feed inlets, 16 stirring sheets, 17 support plates, 18
Sliding slot, 19 sliding blocks, 20 telescopic devices, 201 springs, 202 telescopic rods, 21 traction ropes, 22 valves, 23 discharge ports.
Specific embodiment
The following is a combination of the drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model, and the technical scheme in the embodiment of the utility model is carried out
It clearly and completely describes, it is clear that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model rather than whole
Embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skill in the art are without making creative work
All other embodiments obtained shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in Figs. 1-2, the utility model provides a kind of technical solution：A kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed, packet
Bottom plate 1 is included, the bottom plate 1 is equipped with the support plate 17 being fixedly connected, and the quantity of support plate 17 is two, and two supports
The opposite face of plate 17 offers sliding slot 18, is provided with sliding block 19 in sliding slot 18, and the opposite face of two sliding blocks 19 respectively with shell
The two sides of body 8 are fixedly connected, by setting sliding block 19 and sliding slot 18, so as to which sliding block 19 be allow to be slided in sliding slot 18, from
And it can move up and down housing 8, and the lower surface of sliding block 19 is fixed by telescopic device 20 and the bottom of 18 inner wall of sliding slot
Connection, by setting telescopic device 20, when being moved upwards so as to which turntable 4 be made to rotate the second shaft 2 of drive, traction rope 21 loosens,
The elongation of telescopic device 20 pushes sliding block 19 to move upwards, and sliding block 19 drives housing 8 to move upwards, and telescopic device 20 includes telescopic rod
202, the outer surface of telescopic rod 202 is socketed with spring 201, the top of telescopic rod 202 and the top of spring 201 with sliding block 19
Lower surface is fixedly connected, and the bottom end of telescopic rod 202 and the bottom end of spring 201 are fixed with the lower surface of 18 inner wall of sliding slot and connected
It connects, the top of housing 8 is connected with clutch shaft bearing 13, and first rotating shaft 12 is socketed in clutch shaft bearing 13, first rotating shaft 12
Top is fixedly connected with the lower surface of first bevel gear 11, and first bevel gear 11 is engaged with second bevel gear 10, by setting
First bevel gear 11 and second bevel gear 10 are put, so as to which the first transmission device 9 be made second bevel gear 10 to be driven to rotate when working, the
Two bevel gears 10 drive first bevel gear 11 to rotate, and first bevel gear 11 drives first rotating shaft 12 to rotate, and first rotating shaft 12 drives
Stirring sheet 16 rotates, so as to which stirring sheet 16 be made to mix the enzyme in housing 8 and material, the right side of second bevel gear 10 with
The left side of first transmission device 9 is fixedly connected, and the first transmission device 9 includes the first motor 91, the output shaft of the first motor 91
It is fixedly connected with the right side of second bevel gear 10, and the fuselage of the first motor 91 passes through the first fixed plate 92 and housing 8
Upper surface is fixedly connected, by setting the first fixed plate 92, so as to which the fuselage for alloing the first motor 91 is fixed, so as to make the
One motor 91 can work normally, and the bottom end of the first transmission device 9 is fixedly connected with the upper surface of housing 8, first rotating shaft
12 outer surface is fixedly connected with stirring sheet 16, by setting stirring sheet 16, so as to allow stirring sheet 16 to the enzyme in housing 8
Mixed with material, and the shape of stirring sheet 16 be helical form, so as to make the first transmission device 9 rotate forward when 16 band of stirring sheet
Enzyme and materials downward in dynamic housing 8, stirring sheet 16 drives the enzyme and material in housing 8 when the first transmission device 9 inverts
It moves upwards, so as to which enzyme and material be allow preferably to be mixed, and stirring sheet 16 is located in housing 8, and 8 top of housing is opened
Position equipped with feed inlet 15, and the corresponding feed inlet 15 in 8 top of housing is provided with cover board 14, the bottom of housing 8 and traction rope
21 one end is fixedly connected, and the other end of traction rope 21 is fixedly connected with the outer surface of second bearing 3,3 sets of second bearing
It is connected in the second shaft 2, and the right end of the second shaft 2 is fixedly connected with the left side of turntable 4, by setting turntable 4, second
3 and second shaft 2 of bearing, so as to which the second transmission device 5 be made turntable 4 to be driven to rotate when working, the rotation of turntable 4 drives the second shaft
2 when rotating down, and the second shaft 2 pulls traction rope 21 that housing 8 is driven to move downward by second bearing 3, and the rotation of turntable 4 drives
When second shaft 2 moves upwards, traction rope 21 loosens, and the elongation of telescopic device 20 pushes sliding block 19 to move upwards, and sliding block 19 drives
Housing 8 moves upwards, and so as to which housing 8 be allow to move up and down, the right side of turntable 4 and the left side of the second transmission device 5 are consolidated
Fixed connection, the second transmission device 5 include the second motor 51, and the output shaft of the second motor 51 is fixedly connected with the right side of turntable 4,
And the fuselage of the second motor 51 is fixedly connected by the second fixed plate 52 with the left side of Right side support plate 17, passes through setting the
Two fixed plates 52, so as to which the fuselage for alloing the second motor 51 is fixed, so as to work normally the second motor 51, and
The right side of second transmission device 5 is fixedly connected with the left side of Right side support plate 17, the upper surface setting accumulator 7 of bottom plate 1,
And accumulator 7 is located at the right side of Right side support plate 17, and the upper surface of accumulator 7 is provided with control panel 6, passes through setting
Control panel 6 and accumulator 7, accumulator 7 can provide electric power with the first motor 91 and the second motor 51, and control panel 6 can be controlled
It makes the first motor 91 and the second motor 51 works, so as to facilitate people's operation, output terminal and the control panel 6 of accumulator 7
Input terminal is electrically connected, and input terminal of the output terminal of control panel 6 respectively with the first motor 91 and the second motor 51 is electrically connected,
The front of housing 8 is provided with discharge port 23, and the top of discharge port 23 is provided with valve 22.
In use, first opening, cover board 14 adds in enzyme by feed inlet 15 and material is added in housing 8, then controls first to pass
Dynamic device 9, the work of the first transmission device 9 drive second bevel gear 10 to rotate, and second bevel gear 10 drives 11 turns of first bevel gear
Dynamic, first bevel gear 11 drives first rotating shaft 12 to rotate, and first rotating shaft 12 drives the rotation of stirring sheet 16 to make stirring sheet 16 to housing 8
Interior enzyme and material is mixed, and the second transmission device 5 is then controlled to work, and the work of the second transmission device 5 drives 4 turns of turntable
Dynamic, when rotation the second shaft 2 of drive of turntable 4 rotates down, the second shaft 2 passes through second bearing 3 and traction rope 21 is pulled to drive shell
Body 8 moves downward, and when rotation the second shaft 2 of drive of turntable 4 moves upwards, traction rope 21 loosens, and the elongation of telescopic device 20 pushes
Sliding block 19 moves upwards, and sliding block 19 drives housing 8 to move upwards, and so as to preferably mix material and enzyme, waits to mix
After closing uniformly, the first transmission device 9 and the second transmission device 5 is controlled to be stopped, then open the material after valve 22 digests
It can be flowed out from discharge port 23.
It can to sum up obtain, the enzymatic vessel of (1), the controllable mixing speed, by the way that the first transmission device 9, first is set to bore tooth
Wheel 11, second bevel gear 10, the second transmission device 5, stirring sheet 16, telescopic device 20, second bearing 3, the second shaft 2, turntable
4th, cover board 14, feed inlet 15, control panel 6 and accumulator 7 during so as to make to need to digest material, first open cover board 14
Enzyme and material are added in housing 8 by feed inlet 15, then control the first transmission device 9, the work of the first transmission device 9 drives
Second bevel gear 10 rotates, and second bevel gear 10 drives first bevel gear 11 to rotate, and first bevel gear 11 drives first rotating shaft 12
Rotation, first rotating shaft 12 drive stirring sheet 16 to rotate, so as to which stirring sheet 16 be made to mix the enzyme in housing 8 and material, so
After the second transmission device 5 is controlled to work, the second transmission device 5 work drive turntable 4 rotate, turntable 4 rotation drive the second shaft 2
When rotating down, the second shaft 2 pulls traction rope 21 that housing 8 is driven to move downward by second bearing 3, and the rotation of turntable 4 drives
When second shaft 2 moves upwards, traction rope 21 loosens, and the elongation of telescopic device 20 pushes sliding block 19 to move upwards, and sliding block 19 drives
Housing 8 moves upwards, so as to which housing 8 be allow to move up and down, so as to make mixing more uniform, not only enable enzyme preferably and object
Material contact, and accelerate the speed of enzyme digestion reaction, while decrease the usage amount of enzyme, so as to accelerate production efficiency.
(2), enzymatic vessel of the controllable mixing speed, by set telescopic device 20, the second transmission device 5, sliding block 19,
Second shaft 2, second bearing 3, housing 8, traction rope 21 and turntable 4, so as to which the second transmission device 5 be made to drive turntable 4 when working
Rotation, when rotation the second shaft 2 of drive of turntable 4 rotates down, the second shaft 2 pulls traction rope 21 to drive by second bearing 3
Housing 8 moves downward, and when rotation the second shaft 2 of drive of turntable 4 moves upwards, traction rope 21 loosens, and the elongation of telescopic device 20 pushes away
Movable slider 19 moves upwards, and sliding block 19 drives housing 8 to move upwards, so as to which housing 8 be allow to move up and down, so as to make mixing more
Add uniformly, and the utility model which has a compact structure and a reasonable design, it is highly practical.
While there has been shown and described that the embodiment of the utility model, for the ordinary skill in the art,
It is appreciated that can these embodiments be carried out with a variety of variations in the case of the principle and spirit for not departing from the utility model, repaiied
Change, replace and modification, the scope of the utility model are defined by the appended claims and the equivalents thereof.
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1. a kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed, including bottom plate (1), it is characterised in that：The bottom plate (1), which is equipped with, fixes
The support plate (17) of connection, and the quantity of support plate (17) is two, and the opposite face of two support plates (17) offers
Sliding slot (18), is provided with sliding block (19) in the sliding slot (18), and the opposite face of two sliding blocks (19) respectively with housing (8) two
Side is fixedly connected, and sliding block (19) is fixedly connected by telescopic device (20) with the bottom of sliding slot (18) inner wall, the shell
Clutch shaft bearing (13) is connected at the top of body (8), and first rotating shaft (12) is socketed in clutch shaft bearing (13), described first turn
The top of axis (12) is fixedly connected with first bevel gear (11), and first bevel gear (11) is engaged with second bevel gear (10),
The right side of the second bevel gear (10) is fixedly connected, and the first transmission device with the left side of the first transmission device (9)
(9) bottom end is fixedly connected with housing (8), and the outer surface of the first rotating shaft (12) is fixedly connected with stirring sheet (16), and
Stirring sheet (16) offers feed inlet (15) in the housing (8) at the top of the housing (8), and at the top of housing (8) it is corresponding into
The position of material mouth (15) is provided with cover board (14), and the bottom of the housing (8) is fixedly connected with one end of traction rope (21), and
The other end of traction rope (21) is fixedly connected with the outer surface of second bearing (3), and the second bearing (3) is socketed in the second shaft
(2) on, and the right end of the second shaft (2) is fixedly connected with the left side of turntable (4), the right side of the turntable (4) and the
The left side of two transmission devices (5) is fixedly connected, and the right side of the second transmission device (5) and a left side for Right side support plate (17)
Side is fixedly connected, and the front of the housing (8) is provided with discharge port (23), and be provided with valve above discharge port (23)
(22)。
2. the enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：First transmission device
(9) including the first motor (91), the output shaft of first motor (91) is fixedly connected with the right side of second bevel gear (10),
And the fuselage of the first motor (91) is fixedly connected by the first fixed plate (92) with the upper surface of housing (8).
3. the enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：Second transmission device
(5) including the second motor (51), the output shaft of second motor (51) is fixedly connected with the right side of turntable (4), and the
The fuselage of two motors (51) is fixedly connected by the second fixed plate (52) with the left side of Right side support plate (17).
4. a kind of enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed according to claim 1, it is characterised in that：The telescopic device
(20) including telescopic rod (202), the outer surface of the telescopic rod (202) is socketed with spring (201), the telescopic rod (202)
The lower surface of top and the top of spring (201) with sliding block (19) is fixedly connected, and the bottom end of telescopic rod (202) and spring
(201) lower surface of the bottom end with sliding slot (18) inner wall is fixedly connected.
5. the enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed according to any one of claims 1 to 4, it is characterised in that：The bottom plate
(1) upper surface setting accumulator (7), and accumulator (7) is positioned at the right side of Right side support plate (17), and accumulator (7)
Upper surface be provided with control panel (6).
6. the enzymatic vessel of controllable mixing speed according to claim 5, it is characterised in that：The accumulator (7) it is defeated
Outlet is electrically connected with the input terminal of control panel (6), and the output terminal of control panel (6) respectively with the first motor (91) and
The input terminal electrical connection of two motors (51).
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