CN209489435U - A kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink - Google Patents

A kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink Download PDF

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CN209489435U
CN209489435U CN201822051631.2U CN201822051631U CN209489435U CN 209489435 U CN209489435 U CN 209489435U CN 201822051631 U CN201822051631 U CN 201822051631U CN 209489435 U CN209489435 U CN 209489435U
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The utility model discloses a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink, including disinfection tank, disinfection tank includes sterilization tank body and disinfection tank rotating cylinder, disinfection tank rotating cylinder excircle is equipped with multiple stirring rod, stirring rod inner hollow, excircle is equipped with stirring rod through-hole, and communicates with high temperature pressure gas source pipeline, for carrying out heat exchange to slurries, the sterilization that is rapidly heated is realized.The purpose of this utility model is, a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink is provided, the slurries after which can be broken to grape carry out the sterilization processing that is rapidly heated, and sterilization is completely, thoroughly, energy consumption bottom required for simultaneously is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses.

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A kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink
Technical field
The utility model belongs to Grape processing technical field, specially a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink.
Background technique
Grape is Vitaceae Vitis bejuco, and sprig is cylindrical, there is a vertical rib line, hairless or by sparse pubescence, Leaf oval, panicle is intensive or evacuates, and base portion branch is flourishing, and fruit is spherical or oval, the month at florescence 4-5, fruiting period 8-9 Month.Grape is famous fruit, can be eaten raw, can raisins processed, can be used to make wine, the wine foot after wine brewing can mention food and drink acid, root and rattan Medicinal energy preventing or arresting vomiting, miscarriage prevention, grape are rich in nutrition, " fruit queen " are known as, except free water and colloid containing 60% or more Outside in conjunction with water, water of constitution (life water), also containing carbohydrate, sugar (glucose, fructose, pentose), organic acid (tartaric acid, Malic acid, citric acid, tannic acid), minerals, nitrogen substance, amino acid and multivitamin etc. it is beneficial to human body and necessary Ingredient.In addition, grape institute's heat content is high more than apple, pear and other fruits, more valuable is that most of benefit materials can in grape To be directly absorbed by the body, good action can be played to a series of activities such as human metabolism.Grape pip is grape wine factory Leftover bits and pieces separates products therefrom after Grape Skin, grape pedicel after drying, and grape seed oil is because having the effect of health care, beauty, price It is very expensive.Grape pip also contains choline: 279mg/kg, hydrochloric acid: 20 mg/kg, pantothenic acid: 34 mg/kg, vitamin B1: 0.17 Mg/kg, vitamin B2: 2.5 mg/kg.
However, when processing to grape drink, generally involve quick high-temp sterilization treatment, existing equipment to sterilizing at The less effective of reason causes product apt to deteriorate or fails to meet production requirements, and the equipment cost that most of factories use is high, Operation cost is higher, difficult in maintenance, uneconomical, and return rate is low equal, and these problems are urgently to be resolved.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is in view of the above problems, providing a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink, this is killed Slurries after bacterium tank can be broken to grape carry out the sterilization processing that is rapidly heated, and sterilization is complete, thorough, while required energy Bottom is consumed, is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses.
In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted in the utility model is: a kind of sterilized handle of grape drink sets It is standby, including disinfection tank, the disinfection tank include the disinfection tank rotating cylinder for sterilizing tank body and the setting of its inner vertical, the sterilization tank body Upper end is equipped with disinfection tank feed inlet, and lower end is equipped with disinfection tank discharge port;The disinfection tank rotating cylinder inner hollow is right on excircle Claim to be equipped with multiple stirring rod, the stirring rod inner hollow, and be connected to disinfection tank rotating cylinder inner hollow chamber, on excircle It is even it is opposite be equipped with it is multiple with the internal stirring rod through-hole communicated;The output end of disinfection tank rotating cylinder upper end and disinfection tank motor passes Dynamic connection;Disinfection tank rotating cylinder upper end also passes through disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint and communicates with high temperature pressure gas source pipeline.
Further, disinfection tank gas outlet is additionally provided with above the disinfection tank, the disinfection tank gas outlet passes through high temperature wind The outlet side piping connection of machine and heat exchanger, the outlet side of the heat exchanger by after air boost pump with disinfection tank rotating cylinder The connection of rotary joint pipeline.
Further, the drain tap communicated with inside is additionally provided with above the disinfection tank.
Further, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod being vertically movable, the disinfection tank are equipped with inside the disinfection tank rotating cylinder It is equipped with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel communicated with disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint pipeline inside rotating cylinder push rod, it is opposite on circumference Equipped with disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through hole is additionally provided with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface, described Stirring rod through-hole is uniformly provided on stirring rod excircle, being internally provided with can push away along the stirring rod that disinfection tank rotating cylinder moves radially Bar, be equipped with inside the stirring rod push rod with the stirring rod push rod channel that is communicated inside disinfection tank rotating cylinder, with disinfection tank rotating cylinder One end of push rod taper-face contact is equipped with the stirring rod push rod conical surface matched, and the other end is equipped with the stirring rod push rod for being close to close therewith Spring is additionally provided with the stirring rod push rod through-hole with the selection conducting of stirring rod through-hole on the stirring rod push rod circumference.
Further, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint also passes through disinfection tank rotating cylinder valve and connect with water supply line.
Further, the high temperature pressure gas source is provided by steam boiler.
The utility model has the beneficial effects that the slurries after the disinfection tank can be broken to grape be rapidly heated at sterilization Reason, sterilization is complete, thorough, while required energy consumption bottom, is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses;
The utility model from grape slurries exchanged heat after air-flow appoint with significant portion heat, be expelled directly out and cause wave Take, after the air-flow after the heat exchange passes through disinfection tank gas outlet, is entered in heat exchanger by high-temperature blower, heat exchanger passes through It after being reheated to required temperature, is pressurized by air boost pump, is given in disinfection tank again by disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint Slurries carry out heat exchange, reduce a large amount of energy loss;
When the pressure of the utility model pressure gas source is smaller, the lower compression stirring rod of stirring rod push rod spring elastic force effect is pushed away Bar, makes the stirring rod push rod conical surface and disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod taper-face contact, and disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod is located inside disinfection tank rotating cylinder Upper end is not connected at this point, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole and stirring rod push rod channel misplace;Stirring rod push rod through-hole and stirring The dislocation of stick through-hole, is not connected to, grape slurries is effectively prevent to be back in disinfection tank rotating cylinder, long time sedimentation, especially bottom blind hole Section, cannot effectively be cleaned up, and gone bad, influenced different batches of product quality;When the pressure of pressure gas source is larger, disinfection tank is pushed Rotating cylinder push rod is mobile, meanwhile, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface and stirring rod push rod cone match push stirring rod push rod mobile, Disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole and stirring rod push rod channel are connected, and stirring rod push rod through-hole and stirring rod through-hole are connected, high pressure gas Stream is by disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole, stirring rod push rod through-hole, stirring rod through-hole to disinfection tank Interior offer high-temperature high-pressure air flow;
Since mechanical structure arrangement is complex inside the utility model disinfection tank, it has not been convenient to which it is cleaned, when it sterilizes work It completes, when needing to clean, high temperature pressure gas source can be cut off, disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint is accessed into a level pressure by pipeline The water source end of power makes disinfection tank motor drive disinfection tank drum rotation, and pressure wash water is sprayed from stirring rod through-hole, realizes to killing Comprehensive, Rapid Cleaning on bacterium top tank structure, cleaning effect is fabulous, does not have to dismounting sterilization tank body, operates with extremely convenient;
The utility model disinfection tank rotating cylinder upper end is communicated by disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint with steam boiler internal duct, Cost is relatively low for steam generation, reduces energy consumption;
The utility model device is rationally distributed, compact, occupies little space, and is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the utility model schematic view of the front view.
Fig. 2 is the utility model disinfection tank rotating cylinder schematic diagram of internal structure.
Label character described in figure indicates are as follows: 6, disinfection tank;61, tank body is sterilized;611, disinfection tank feed inlet;612, it sterilizes Tank discharge port;613, disinfection tank gas outlet;614, high-temperature blower;615, heat exchanger;616, air boost pump;62, disinfection tank Rotating cylinder;621, stirring rod;6211, stirring rod through-hole;622, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod;6221, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel; 6222, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole;6223, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface;623, stirring rod push rod;6231, stirring rod pushes away Bar channel;6232, the stirring rod push rod conical surface;6233, stirring rod push rod through-hole;624, stirring rod push rod spring;63, disinfection tank electricity Machine;64, disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint;65, disinfection tank rotating cylinder valve;66, high temperature pressure gas source;7, steam boiler.
Specific embodiment
In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawing to this reality Be described in detail with novel, the description of this part be only it is exemplary and explanatory, should not be to the protection scope of the utility model There is any restriction effect.
As shown in Figs. 1-2, the specific structure of the utility model are as follows: a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink, including Disinfection tank 6, the disinfection tank 6 include the disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62 of sterilization tank body 61 and the setting of its inner vertical, the sterilization tank body 61 upper ends are equipped with disinfection tank feed inlet 611, and the mixed serum of the Grape Skin and meat of being completed separation by this mouthful imports, and lower end is set There is disinfection tank discharge port 612;62 inner hollow of disinfection tank rotating cylinder is symmetrically arranged with multiple stirring rod 621, institute on excircle 621 inner hollow of stirring rod is stated, and is connected to 62 inner hollow chamber of disinfection tank rotating cylinder, homogeneous phase is multiple to being equipped on excircle The stirring rod through-hole 6211 communicated with inside;The output end of 62 upper end of disinfection tank rotating cylinder and disinfection tank motor 63, which is driven, to be connected It connects;62 upper end of disinfection tank rotating cylinder also passes through disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint 64 and communicates with 66 pipeline of high temperature pressure gas source.
Preferably, disinfection tank gas outlet 613 is additionally provided with above the disinfection tank 6, the disinfection tank gas outlet 613 passes through height The outlet side piping connection of warm blower 614 and heat exchanger 615, the outlet side of the heat exchanger 615 passes through air boost pump After 616 with 64 piping connection of disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint.From grape slurries exchanged heat after air-flow appoint with significant portion Heat is expelled directly out and causes to waste, and after the air-flow after the heat exchange passes through disinfection tank gas outlet, enters to hot friendship by high-temperature blower It in parallel operation, after heat exchanger is by being reheated to required temperature, is pressurized by air boost pump, is rotated by disinfection tank rotating cylinder Connector gives the slurries in disinfection tank to carry out heat exchange again, reduces a large amount of energy loss.
Preferably, the drain tap communicated with inside is additionally provided with above the disinfection tank 6.For will be extra in disinfection tank 6 Gas discharge, carries out release.
Preferably, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod 622 being vertically movable, the sterilization are equipped with inside the disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62 The disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel 6221 communicated with 64 pipeline of disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint is equipped with inside tank rotating cylinder push rod 622, It is opposite on its circumference to be equipped with disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole 6222, sterilization is additionally provided at the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole 6222 The tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface 6223 is uniformly provided with stirring rod through-hole 6211 on 621 excircle of stirring rod, and being internally provided with can edge The stirring rod push rod 623 that disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62 moves radially, be equipped with inside the stirring rod push rod 623 in disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62 The stirring rod push rod channel 6231 of portion's selection conducting, the one end contacted with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface 6223 is equipped with and matches The stirring rod push rod conical surface 6232, the other end be equipped be close to therewith close stirring rod push rod spring 624, the stirring rod push rod The stirring rod push rod through-hole 6233 with the selection conducting of stirring rod through-hole 6211 is additionally provided on 623 circumference.The pressure of pressure gas source compared with Hour, the effect of stirring rod push rod spring elastic force is lower to compress stirring rod push rod, makes the stirring rod push rod conical surface and disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod Taper-face contact, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod are located at disinfection tank rotating cylinder inner upper end, at this point, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole and stirring rod The dislocation of push rod channel, is not connected to;Stirring rod push rod through-hole and stirring rod through-hole misplace, and are not connected to, and grape slurries is effectively prevent to return It flow in disinfection tank rotating cylinder, long time sedimentation, especially bottom blind hole section, cannot effectively be cleaned up, go bad, influence different batches Product quality;When the pressure of pressure gas source is larger, promotion disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod is mobile, meanwhile, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface With stirring rod push rod cone match, push stirring rod push rod mobile, disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole connects with stirring rod push rod channel Logical, stirring rod push rod through-hole and stirring rod through-hole are connected, and high pressure draught is pushed away by disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel, disinfection tank rotating cylinder Rod through-hole, stirring rod push rod through-hole, stirring rod through-hole are to providing high-temperature high-pressure air flow in disinfection tank.
Preferably, the disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint 64 is also connect by disinfection tank rotating cylinder valve 65 with water supply line. Since mechanical structure arrangement is complex inside disinfection tank, it has not been convenient to it is cleaned, when its sterilization operation is completed, when needing to clean, High temperature pressure gas source can be cut off, disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint is accessed to the water source end of certain pressure by pipeline, makes to sterilize Tank motor drive disinfection tank drum rotation, pressure wash water from stirring rod through-hole spray, realize to sterilization top tank structure on it is comprehensive, Rapid Cleaning, cleaning effect is fabulous, does not have to dismounting sterilization tank body, operates with extremely convenient.
Preferably, the high temperature pressure gas source 66 is provided by steam boiler 7.I.e. disinfection tank rotating cylinder upper end is turned by disinfection tank Cylinder rotary joint is communicated with steam boiler internal duct, and cost is relatively low for steam generation, reduces energy consumption.
When specifically used:
When the disinfection tank 6 works, grape mixed serum is evacuated in sterilization tank body 61, and high temperature pressure gas source 66 passes through disinfection tank In rotating cylinder rotary joint 64, disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62, after stirring rod 621, it is discharged from stirring rod through-hole 6211, high temperature pressure gas source 66 with slurries heat exchange, grape mixed serum is quickly heated to 75 ~ 85 DEG C, carries out sterilization processing, while disinfection tank motor 63 It drives disinfection tank rotating cylinder 62 to rotate, realizes that the exhaust of 621 side of stirring rod carries out heat exchange, make slurries heating more evenly, quickly, kill Bacterium is complete, thorough, while required energy consumption bottom, is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses;
The synthesis production equipment, it is rationally distributed, compact, it occupies little space, is suitable for factory's large-scale promotion and uses.
It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "include", "comprise" or its any other variant are intended to non-row His property includes, so that the process, method, article or equipment for including a series of elements not only includes those elements, and And further include other elements that are not explicitly listed, or further include for this process, method, article or equipment institute it is intrinsic Element.
Specific case used herein is expounded the principles of the present invention and embodiment, above example Illustrate the method and its core concept for being merely used to help understand the utility model.The above is only the preferred of the utility model Embodiment, it is noted that due to the finiteness of literal expression, and objectively there is unlimited specific structure, for this technology For the those of ordinary skill in field, without departing from the principle of this utility model, several improvement, retouching can also be made Or variation, above-mentioned technical characteristic can also be combined in the right way;These improve retouching, variation or combination, or not It is improved that the conception and technical scheme of utility model are directly applied into other occasions, it is regarded as the protection of the utility model Range.

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1. a kind of sterilized processing equipment of grape drink, which is characterized in that including disinfection tank (6), the disinfection tank (6) includes Sterilize tank body (61) and its inner vertical setting disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62), the sterilization tank body (61) upper end equipped with disinfection tank into Material mouth (611), lower end are equipped with disinfection tank discharge port (612);Disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62) inner hollow, it is symmetrical on excircle Equipped with multiple stirring rod (621), stirring rod (621) inner hollow, and be connected to disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62) inner hollow chamber, Homogeneous phase is multiple with the internal stirring rod through-hole (6211) communicated to being equipped on its excircle;Disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62) upper end It is sequentially connected with the output end of disinfection tank motor (63);Disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62) upper end also passes through the rotation of disinfection tank rotating cylinder and connects Head (64) is communicated with high temperature pressure gas source (66) pipeline.
2. the sterilized processing equipment of a kind of grape drink according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the disinfection tank (6) top is additionally provided with disinfection tank gas outlet (613), and the disinfection tank gas outlet (613) passes through high-temperature blower (614) and heat exchange The outlet side piping connection of device (615), the outlet side of the heat exchanger (615) by air boost pump (616) afterwards with sterilization Tank rotating cylinder rotary joint (64) piping connection.
3. the sterilized processing equipment of a kind of grape drink according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the disinfection tank (6) top is additionally provided with the drain tap communicated with inside.
4. the sterilized processing equipment of a kind of grape drink according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the disinfection tank turns It is equipped with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod (622) being vertically movable inside cylinder (62), is equipped with inside the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod (622) The disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod channel (6221) communicated with disinfection tank rotating cylinder rotary joint (64) pipeline, opposite be equipped with is killed on circumference Bacterium tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole (6222) is additionally provided with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface at the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod through-hole (6222) (6223), stirring rod through-hole (6211) are uniformly provided on stirring rod (621) excircle, being internally provided with can turn along disinfection tank The stirring rod push rod (623) that cylinder (62) moves radially, the stirring rod push rod (623) are internal equipped with interior with disinfection tank rotating cylinder (62) The stirring rod push rod channel (6231) of portion's selection conducting, the one end contacted with the disinfection tank rotating cylinder push rod conical surface (6223) is equipped with phase The stirring rod push rod conical surface (6232) of cooperation, the other end are equipped with the stirring rod push rod spring (624) for being close to close therewith, the stirring The stirring rod push rod through-hole (6233) with stirring rod through-hole (6211) selection conducting is additionally provided on stick push rod (623) circumference.
5. the sterilized processing equipment of a kind of grape drink according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the disinfection tank turns Cylinder rotary joint (64) is also connect by disinfection tank rotating cylinder valve (65) with water supply line.
6. the sterilized processing equipment of a kind of grape drink according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the high temperature pressure Gas source (66) is provided by steam boiler (7).
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