CN208821673U - A kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment - Google Patents
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The utility model provides a kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment, including pressurizing unit and Suction filtration device；Pressurizing unit includes first shell, the first filter core and piston；First shell is open, and is removably connected with lid；First shell peripheral wall is equipped with the first interlayer, is connected with cooling circulating water in the first interlayer；First filter core is fixed on first shell inner wall, and setting is parallel to the horizontal plane in the first filter core；Piston is located above the first filter core, and piston can take out at the top of first shell；Piston can horizontally rotate, and piston can be moved up and down in first shell with separate and close first filter core；First shell is equipped with the first liquid outlet close to the position of bottom.Decompression spinach juice extract equipment described in the utility model, makes clasmatosis obtain homogenate using simple pressing method, is filtered under diminished pressure the equipment that separation quickly obtains high activity chloroplaset later, can reach time saving and energy saving economical purpose.
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Technical field
The utility model belongs to biochemical chemical field, more particularly, to a kind of chlorophyll extract equipment, especially decompression leaf
The extract equipment of green element (such as from spinach juice).The utility model is suitable for simultaneously by radish, kelp, maize leaves and other plants
Middle extraction chlorophyll.
Background technique
Chloroplaset is a kind of organelle particularly important in plant cell, at the same green plants carried out by chloroplaset it is photosynthetic
Effect manufacture oxygen, for human breathing, to the mankind and most important.Chloroplaset has anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, anti-cholesterol, tune
The effects of saving blood sugar concentration is the big health-care good product in modern people's life；Especially to the elderly, infant, pregnant woman, production
Woman and field work, the personnel such as practice that camp have special efficacy.
The cell wall of plant parenchyma cell is relatively thin, generally only has the primary wall comprising cellulose, hemicellulose and pectin,
Therefore, content is discharged and simply squeezing, milling can be easy to destroy cell wall.To the chloroplaset solution extracted
The middle detection that 2,6- dichloroindophenol (2,6-DICP) are added and carry out Hill reaction activity.
Currently, extracting chlorophyll mainly by shredding to spinach, it is put into mortar, the Extraction medium and a little stone of pre-cooling is added
Sand is ground into rapidly screened stock in ice bath, and is layered on funnel and is filtered with gauze, and filtrate is collected into the centrifuge tube of pre-cooling
Middle centrifugation, it is time-consuming and laborious.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the utility model is directed to a kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment, to overcome lacking for the prior art
It falls into, so that clasmatosis is obtained homogenate using simple pressing method, being filtered under diminished pressure separation later, quickly to obtain high activity leaf green
The equipment of body can reach time saving and energy saving economical purpose.
In order to achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of the utility model is achieved in that
A kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment, including pressurizing unit and Suction filtration device；
Pressurizing unit includes first shell, the first filter core and piston；First shell is open, and is removably connected with lid；
First shell peripheral wall is equipped with the first interlayer, is connected with cooling circulating water in the first interlayer；First filter core is fixed on first shell
On inner wall, and setting is parallel to the horizontal plane in the first filter core；Piston is located above the first filter core, and piston can be at the top of first shell
It takes out；Piston can horizontally rotate, and piston can be moved up and down in first shell with separate and close first filter core；First shell
Position close to bottom is equipped with the first liquid outlet；
Suction filtration device includes second shell, the second filter core and conical hopper；Second shell peripheral wall be equipped with the second interlayer, second
Recirculated cooling water is connected in interlayer；Conical hopper is installed in second shell, is installed with the second filter core at the top of conical hopper；Second
Case top is equipped with the first inlet, and the first inlet is connected to the first liquid outlet by pipeline；Second shell is close to bottom
Position is equipped with the second liquid outlet and vacuumizes interface.
Further, the piston is arranged in parallel with the first filter core.
Further, top land is threaded with connecting rod；The through-hole and end that small end stretches out among lid are fixed
Connect handle；Connecting rod diameter is less than the diameter of through-hole.
Further, top land is threaded with connecting rod；Small end stretches out the through-hole among lid and end connects
The output shaft of motor, motor are mounted on the lower surface of the first plate；The upper surface of first plate is fixedly connected with the piston of cylinder
Bar, cylinder are mounted at the top of first support；First support is mounted on outside first shell；Connecting rod diameter is less than the diameter of through-hole.
Further, sieve plate is equipped between piston and the first filter core；The sieve plate can be in one spacing of the first filter core upper surface
It is moved up and down from interior.
Further, at least three dovetails are equipped at intervals on sieve plate side wall, corresponding position is along vertical on first shell inner wall
Direction is equipped with the dovetail groove cooperated with dovetails；Dovetail groove bottom level is lower than the upper level of the first filter core, dovetail groove
Distance of the overhead height away from the first filter core upper surface is the 1/6-1/4 of first shell height.
Further, sieve plate upper surface is equipped at intervals with several first tapered protrusions；Piston lower surface is equipped at intervals with several
Two tapered protrusions；The groove formed between several first tapered protrusions can fasten with several second tapered protrusions；Several second
The groove formed between tapered protrusion can fasten with several first tapered protrusions.
Further, magnet block is equipped with below the first filter core, and there are spacing between the two；Magnet block passes through second support
It is mounted on first shell inner wall.
Further, first shell is equipped with the first cooling water inlet being connected to the first interlayer and the first cooling water goes out
Mouthful；Second shell is equipped with the second cooling water inlet and the second cooling water outlet being connected to the second interlayer；On all pipelines
Equipped with valve；Interface is vacuumized above the second liquid outlet.
Further, lid is threadedly coupled with first shell；First shell is equipped with observation window；At the top of second shell and its
Sidewall thread connection.
Compared with the existing technology, a kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment described in the utility model has the advantage that
A kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment described in the utility model, in the environment body that whole process has cooling circulating water to cool down
In system, by way of squeezing and being filtered by vacuum and combine, can quickly and high productivity obtain high activity chlorophyll, integrally
Operating process is continuously integrated, can avoid the overlong time for preparing chlorophyll, and temperature is excessively high to cause the active reduction of chlorophyll
Problem.
Detailed description of the invention
The attached drawing for constituting a part of the utility model is used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, this is practical new
The illustrative embodiments and their description of type are not constituteed improper limits to the present invention for explaining the utility model.?
In attached drawing:
Fig. 1 is the simple structure schematic diagram that spinach juice extract equipment is depressurized described in the utility model embodiment 1；
Fig. 2 is the simple structure schematic diagram that spinach juice extract equipment is depressurized described in the utility model embodiment 2；
The simple structure signal of extrusion equipment in decompression spinach juice extract equipment described in Fig. 3 the utility model embodiment 3
Figure.
Description of symbols:
1- first shell；The first filter core of 2-；3- piston；The first interlayer of 4-；The first liquid outlet of 5-；6- lid；7- second shell
Body；The second filter core of 8-；9- conical hopper；The second interlayer of 10-；The first inlet of 11-；The second liquid outlet of 12-；13-, which is vacuumized, to be connect
Mouthful；14- handle；15- connecting rod；17- motor；The first plate of 18-；19- cylinder；20- bracket；21- sieve plate；The first taper of 22- is convex
It rises；The second tapered protrusion of 23-；24- magnet block；The first cooling water inlet of 25-；The first cooling water outlet of 26-；27- second is cooling
Water inlet；The second cooling water outlet of 28-；29- second support.
Specific embodiment
It should be noted that in the absence of conflict, the feature in the embodiments of the present invention and embodiment can
To be combined with each other.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that term " center ", " longitudinal direction ", " transverse direction ", "upper", "lower",
The orientation or positional relationship of the instructions such as "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outside" is
It is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, is merely for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicate
Or imply that signified device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, therefore cannot understand
For limitations of the present invention.In addition, term " first ", " second " etc. are used for description purposes only, and should not be understood as indicating
Or it implies relative importance or implicitly indicates the quantity of indicated technical characteristic." first ", " second " etc. are defined as a result,
Feature can explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.It is in the description of the present invention, unless another
It is described, the meaning of " plurality " is two or more.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, term " is pacified
Dress ", " connected ", " connection " shall be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be being fixedly connected, may be a detachable connection, or integrally
Connection；It can be mechanical connection, be also possible to be electrically connected；Can be directly connected, can also indirectly connected through an intermediary,
It can be the connection inside two elements.For the ordinary skill in the art, on being understood by concrete condition
State the concrete meaning of term in the present invention.
The utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Embodiment 1
As shown in Figure 1, a kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment, including pressurizing unit and Suction filtration device；Pressurizing unit includes
First shell 1, the first filter core 2 and piston 3；First shell 1 is open, and is removably connected with lid 6；1 peripheral wall of first shell is set
There is the first interlayer 4, is connected with cooling circulating water in the first interlayer 4；First filter core 2 is fixed on 1 inner wall of first shell, and the first filter
Setting is parallel to the horizontal plane in core 2；Piston 3 is located at 2 top of the first filter core, and piston can take out at the top of first shell；Piston 3 can
Horizontally rotate, and piston 3 can be moved up and down in first shell 1 with separate and close first filter core 2；First shell 1 is the bottom of close to
The position in portion is equipped with the first liquid outlet 5；Suction filtration device includes second shell 7, the second filter core 8 and conical hopper 9；Second shell 7
Peripheral wall is equipped with the second interlayer 10, is connected with recirculated cooling water in the second interlayer 10；Conical hopper 9, taper are installed in second shell 7
The second filter core 8 is installed at the top of funnel 9；The first inlet 11 is equipped at the top of second shell 7, the first inlet 11 and first goes out liquid
Mouth 5 passes through pipeline and is connected to；Second shell 7 is equipped with the second liquid outlet 12 close to the position of bottom and vacuumizes interface 13.This implementation
The first filter core 2 can select then stainless steel filtering net in example, and the second filter core 8 can select then filter paper or nylon cloth, but the first filter core 2 and the
The selection of two filter cores 8 is not limited to above-mentioned the two, as long as guaranteeing that the filtering accuracy of the first filter core 2 is smart less than the filtering of the second filter core 8
Degree.
In order to guarantee that piston 3 can have maximum extruding contact area with the first filter core 2, piston 3 is parallel with the first filter core 2 to be set
It sets, and the projection of the two in the horizontal plane is overlapped.
3 screw top of piston is connected with connecting rod 15；The through-hole and end that 15 upper end of connecting rod is stretched out among lid 6 are fixedly connected
Handle 14；15 diameter of connecting rod is less than the diameter of through-hole.
First shell 1 is equipped with the first cooling water inlet 25 and the first cooling water outlet 26 being connected to the first interlayer 4；The
Two shells 7 are equipped with the second cooling water inlet 27 and the second cooling water outlet 28 being connected to the second interlayer 10；On all pipelines
It is equipped with valve；Interface 13 is vacuumized above the second liquid outlet 12.
Lid 6 is threadedly coupled with first shell 1；First shell 1 is equipped with observation window；7 top of second shell and its side wall
It is threadedly coupled.
The use process of the present embodiment are as follows:
(1) interface 13 that vacuumizes of Suction filtration device is connect with existing vacuum pump, the second liquid outlet 12 and existing spinach
Vegetable juice collector is connected by pipeline, and the cooling circulating water of zero degrees celsius is passed through in the first interlayer 4；
(2) the fresh spinach of certain mass is weighed, is washed with deionized water three times, is protected from light naturally dry in air.
(3) lid 6 is opened, the spinach dried is put into the extrusion equipment for being passed through the cooling circulating water of zero degree, is closed the lid
Body 6, and install piston 3 promotes and reduces piston 3 by (holding handle 14) manually and squeezes spinach 5 minutes, and spinach juice is through the
Enter Suction filtration device after the filtering of one filter core 2.
(4) vacuum pump of connection Suction filtration device is opened, and is passed through the cooling circulating water of zero degrees celsius in the second interlayer 10,
Spinach juice into Suction filtration device enters 7 lower end of second shell through the filtering of the second filter core 8.
(5) valve on connection pressurizing unit and the pipeline of Suction filtration device is opened, connection vacuum pump is then opened and is filtered
Valve and vacuum pump between device on pipeline, filtering several minutes, (the suction filtration time can select as needed, generally select 5-10 points
Clock).
(6) valve, connection vacuum pump and the pumping on the pipeline of vacuum pump, connection pressurizing unit and Suction filtration device are successively closed
The valve between device on pipeline is filtered, the valve between the second liquid outlet 12 and existing spinach juice collector on pipeline is finally opened
Door collects chlorophyll.
Embodiment 2
The decompression spinach juice extract equipment and the decompression spinach juice extract equipment of embodiment 1 of the present embodiment are essentially identical, no
It is with place:
3 screw top of piston is connected with connecting rod 15；The through-hole among lid 6 is stretched out in 15 upper end of connecting rod and end connects motor
17 output shaft, motor 17 are mounted on the lower surface of the first plate 18；The upper surface of first plate 18 is fixedly connected with cylinder 19
Piston rod, cylinder 19 is mounted on the top of first support 20；First support 20 is mounted on outside first shell 1；15 diameter of connecting rod
Less than the diameter of through-hole.
Since in structure, moving up and down for piston 3 can be controlled by cylinder 19, while piston 3 is in the drive of motor 17
Under it is rotatable, therefore when in use, be that with the difference of embodiment 1, piston 3 can carry out automatic rotation to spinach and squeeze
Pressure, without manpower.
Embodiment 3
The decompression spinach juice extract equipment and the decompression spinach juice extract equipment of embodiment 1 of the present embodiment are essentially identical, no
It is with place:
Sieve plate 21 is equipped between piston 3 and the first filter core 2；The sieve plate 21 can be in 2 upper surface certain distance of the first filter core
Inside move up and down.
At least three dovetails are equipped at intervals on 21 side wall of sieve plate, corresponding position is set along the vertical direction on 1 inner wall of first shell
There is the dovetail groove with dovetails cooperation；Dovetail groove bottom level is lower than the upper level of the first filter core 2, and the top of dovetail groove is high
Spend 1/5 that the distance away from 2 upper surface of the first filter core is 1 height of first shell.
In order to be crushed to spinach, 21 upper surface of sieve plate is equipped at intervals with several first tapered protrusions 22；3 following table of piston
Face interval is equipped with several second tapered protrusions 23；The groove formed between several first tapered protrusions 22 can be with several second tapers
Protrusion 23 fastens；The groove formed between several second tapered protrusions 23 can fasten with several first tapered protrusions 22.
Magnet block 24 is equipped with below first filter core 2, and there are spacing between the two；Magnet block 24 is pacified by second support 29
On 1 inner wall of first shell.
When in use, difference from Example 1 is:
The spinach dried will be cleaned to be placed on sieve plate 21, piston 3 can be first passed through and contacted with the extruding of sieve plate 21 to spinach
It squeezes and is crushed in advance, then sieve plate 21 is depressed into the first filter core 2 together with spinach thereon, secondary extrusion, liquid are carried out to spinach
Substance flows through the metal impurities that the removal of 24 surface of magnet block may be remaining after the filtering of the first filter core 2, enters back into Suction filtration device.
During aforesaid operations, since the diameter of connecting rod 15 is less than through-hole diameter, piston 3 is also rotatable, thus
It realizes broken to the rotary squeezing of spinach on sieve plate 21.
The above is only the preferred embodiment of the utility model only, is not intended to limit the utility model, all at this
Within the spirit and principle of utility model, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and so on should be included in the utility model
Protection scope within.
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1. a kind of decompression spinach juice extract equipment, it is characterised in that: including pressurizing unit and Suction filtration device；
Pressurizing unit includes first shell (1), the first filter core (2) and piston (3)；First shell (1) is open, and is detachably connected
There are lid (6)；First shell (1) peripheral wall is equipped with the first interlayer (4), is connected with cooling circulating water in the first interlayer (4)；Described first
Filter core (2) is fixed on first shell (1) inner wall, and setting is parallel to the horizontal plane in the first filter core (2)；Piston (3) is located at first
Above filter core (2), and piston can take out at the top of first shell；Piston (3) can horizontally rotate, and piston (3) can be in first shell
It is moved up and down in body (1) with separate and close first filter core (2)；First shell (1) is equipped with first close to the position of bottom and goes out liquid
Mouth (5)；
Suction filtration device includes second shell (7), the second filter core (8) and conical hopper (9)；Second shell (7) peripheral wall is equipped with second
Interlayer (10), the second interlayer (10) is interior to be connected with recirculated cooling water；Conical hopper (9), conical hopper are installed in second shell (7)
(9) top is installed with the second filter core (8)；The first inlet (11) are equipped at the top of second shell (7), the first inlet (11) and the
One liquid outlet (5) is connected to by pipeline；Second shell (7) is equipped with the second liquid outlet (12) and vacuumizes and connects close to the position of bottom
Mouth (13).
2. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the piston (3) and the first filter core
(2) it is arranged in parallel.
3. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: piston (3) screw top is connected with
Connecting rod (15)；Lid (6) intermediate through-hole is stretched out in connecting rod (15) upper end and end is fixedly connected with handle (14)；Connecting rod (15) diameter
Less than the diameter of through-hole.
4. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: piston (3) screw top is connected with
Connecting rod (15)；The output shaft of lid (6) intermediate through-hole and end connection motor (17), motor (17) are stretched out in connecting rod (15) upper end
It is mounted on the lower surface of the first plate (18)；The upper surface of first plate (18) is fixedly connected with the piston rod of cylinder (19), gas
Cylinder (19) is mounted at the top of first support (20)；It is external that first support (20) is mounted on first shell (1)；Connecting rod (15) diameter is small
In the diameter of through-hole.
5. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: piston (3) and the first filter core (2) it
Between be equipped with sieve plate (21)；The sieve plate (21) can move up and down in the certain distance of the first filter core (2) upper surface.
6. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 5, it is characterised in that: be equipped at intervals on sieve plate (21) side wall
At least three dovetails, corresponding position is equipped with the dovetail groove with dovetails cooperation along the vertical direction on first shell (1) inner wall；Swallow
Stern notch bottom level is lower than the upper level of the first filter core (2), and the overhead height of dovetail groove is away from the first filter core (2) upper surface
Distance is the 1/6-1/4 of first shell (1) height.
7. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 5 or 6, it is characterised in that: sieve plate (21) upper surface interval
Equipped with several first tapered protrusions (22)；Piston (3) lower surface is equipped at intervals with several second tapered protrusions (23)；Several first cones
The groove formed between shape protrusion (22) can fasten with several second tapered protrusions (23)；Several second tapered protrusions (23) it
Between the groove that is formed can fasten with several first tapered protrusions (22).
8. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 7, it is characterised in that: be equipped with magnetic below the first filter core (2)
Iron block (24), and there are spacing between the two；Magnet block (24) is mounted on first shell (1) inner wall by second support (29)
On.
9. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: first shell (1) is equipped with and the
The first cooling water inlet (25) and the first cooling water outlet (26) of one interlayer (4) connection；Second shell (7) is equipped with and second
The second cooling water inlet (27) and the second cooling water outlet (28) of interlayer (10) connection；Valve is equipped on all pipelines；It takes out
Vacuum interface (13) is above the second liquid outlet (12).
10. decompression spinach juice extract equipment according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: lid (6) and first shell (1)
It is threadedly coupled；First shell (1) is equipped with observation window；It is connect at the top of second shell (7) with its sidewall thread.
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