CN217364560U - Novel tarragon blanching machine - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a novel tarragon blanching machine, its technical scheme main points are: including floating the boiling hot storehouse, the bottom surface fixed mounting who floats the boiling hot storehouse has a plurality of screw ring, float one side fixed mounting who scalds the storehouse and have a PLC controller, the subassembly that soaks sets up float the inside in boiling hot storehouse for make vegetables and fruits soak in water, the subassembly that soaks includes: the second conveyer belt, second conveyer belt fixed mounting be in rinse the inside both sides in boiling hot storehouse, rinse the inside both sides fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse and have first conveyer belt, first conveyer belt with the second conveyer belt all with PLC controller electric connection, the top surface fixed mounting of second conveyer belt has the ramp plate, the ramp plate with rinse the inside one side fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse, through heater, first conveyer belt, rinse the storehouse of scalding, ramp plate, second conveyer belt, first conveyer belt and hold mutually supporting use in groove, can prevent that chinese prickly ash wormwood from floating at the surface of water to floating boiling hot effect has been improved.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a float and scald machine technical field, concretely relates to novel tarragon floats and scalds machine.
Background
The blanching line is suitable for the precooking process of vegetables and fruits, and has the characteristics of good temperature control, high efficiency, labor saving and the like, the blanching machine is ideal blanching treatment equipment which is often required by a color protection process in fruit and vegetable processing, the blanching machine is divided into three types, namely a belt blanching machine, a belt overheating steam blanching machine and a drum blanching machine, the belt steam blanching machine integrates blanching and cools, and is matched with a unique overheating steam generator, no boiler equipment is needed, no pressure operation is needed, safety and reliability are realized, the blanching line has the characteristics of quick fixation, enzyme inhibition and color protection and timely dehydration cooling, the one-step completion is realized, the original natural color of the fruits and the vegetables is kept, the activity of enzyme in the fruits and the vegetables is prevented through the blanching line, the special fresh and live color of the fruits and the vegetables is kept, the green odor of the vegetables is emitted, the fragrance is kept, the flexibility of cells is improved, the moisture evaporation is facilitated, and a good foundation is laid for the process requirement of the next drying and dehydration process.
Among the prior art scheme, when the staff pours vegetables and fruits into the inside of machine of blanching in some machines, vegetables and fruits can float on the surface of water because of the buoyancy of water, lead to blanching effect relatively poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model provides a not enough to prior art, the utility model provides a novel tarragon floats boiling hot machine has solved when the staff pours vegetables and fruits into the inside that floats boiling hot machine in some machines, and vegetables and fruits can float on the surface of water because of the buoyancy of water, leads to floating the relatively poor problem of boiling hot effect.
The above technical purpose of the present invention can be achieved by the following technical solutions:
a novel tarragon blanching machine comprises: float and scald the storehouse, float and scald the bottom surface fixed mounting in storehouse and have a plurality of screw ring, float and scald one side fixed mounting in storehouse and have the PLC controller, the subassembly that soaks sets up float and scald the inside in storehouse for make vegetables and fruits soak in water, the subassembly that soaks includes: the second conveyer belt, second conveyer belt fixed mounting be in rinse the inside both sides in boiling hot storehouse, rinse the inside both sides fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse and have first conveyer belt, first conveyer belt with the second conveyer belt all with PLC controller electric connection, the top surface fixed mounting of second conveyer belt has the ramp, the ramp with rinse the inside one side fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse, rinse one side fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse and have and hold the groove, rinse inside one side fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse and have the heater, the heater with PLC controller electric connection.
In order to float the hydrologic cycle that scalds the inside right side in storehouse and use to the left side, conduct the utility model discloses a novel tarragon floats and scalds machine, the preferred, float one side in boiling hot storehouse and seted up first fixed orifices, the interior round wall of first fixed orifices is fixed and has been cup jointed first water pipe, float one side fixed mounting in boiling hot storehouse and have pressurization circulating water pump, pressurization circulating water pump with PLC controller electric connection, pressurization circulating water pump's water inlet with the fixed cover of the one end of first water pipe connects, pressurization circulating water pump's delivery port is fixed and has been cup jointed the second water pipe, float one side in boiling hot storehouse and seted up the second fixed orifices, the second fixed orifices with the second water pipe is fixed and cup joints.
In order to gather together the discharge in order will rinsing inside most vapor in boiling hot storehouse, as the utility model discloses a novel tarragon blanching machine, the preferred, the top surface that floats hot storehouse is provided with the protection top cap, the steam vent has been seted up to the top surface of protection top cap, the fixed steam exhaust pipe that has cup jointed of interior circle wall in steam vent.
In order to facilitate the staff to take up the protection top cap, as the utility model discloses a novel sweet wormwood blanching machine, the preferred, the top surface fixed mounting of protection top cap has two handles.
In order to reduce the calorific loss that floats and scald the storehouse, conduct the utility model discloses a novel sweet wormwood floats and scalds machine, the preferred, it has first heated board to float one side division fixed mounting who scalds the storehouse, it has the second heated board to float one side fixed mounting who scalds the storehouse, it has the third heated board to float one side division fixed mounting who scalds the storehouse.
Float the inside water in boiling hot storehouse in order to discharge, conduct the utility model discloses a novel tarragon floats boiling hot machine, the preferred, float one side in boiling hot storehouse and seted up the wash port, the fixed drain valve that has cup jointed of interior circle wall of wash port.
In order to adjust the length of screw ring and screw post, conduct the utility model discloses a novel sweet wormwood blanching machine of pepper, the preferred, the interior round wall threaded connection of screw ring has the screw post.
To sum up, the utility model discloses mainly have following beneficial effect:
through the heater that sets up, the power heating that the staff opened the heater floats the inside water in boiling hot storehouse to boiling water, later pour into the inside that floats hot storehouse with the artemisia annua from the left side that floats hot storehouse, later the staff starts second conveyer belt and first conveyer belt, the conveying net of second conveyer belt and first conveyer belt drives the artemisia annua removal and floats and scald, and simultaneously, first conveyer belt will prevent the artemisia annua come-up to the surface of water of second conveyer belt top surface, thereby pass through the heater, first conveyer belt, float hot storehouse, ramp plate, the second conveyer belt, first conveyer belt and the mutually supporting use that holds the groove, can prevent that the artemisia annua from floating at the surface of water, thereby improved and floated boiling hot effect.
Through the arranged pressurized circulating water pump, the tarragon is heated while being scalded, the water temperature on the left side of the blanching bin is lower than that on the right side, a worker starts the pressurized circulating water pump to circulate water on the right side to the left side for use through the first fixing hole, the first water pipe, the second water pipe and the second fixing hole, and further through the pressurized circulating water pump, the blanching bin, the first fixing hole, the first water pipe, the second water pipe and the second fixing hole which are matched with each other, the water on the right side inside the blanching bin can be circulated to the left side for use, then through the use of the protective top cover and the steam exhaust pipe, most of steam inside the blanching bin can be gathered and exhausted, through the mutually matched use of the handle and the protective top cover, the worker can conveniently take the protective top cover, and then through the mutually matched use of the first heat-insulating board, the second heat-insulating board and the third heat-insulating board, the heat loss on three sides of the blanching bin can be reduced, meanwhile, the effect of discharging water inside the blanching bin can be achieved by matching the drain valve with the drain hole, and the effect of adjusting the lengths of the threaded ring and the threaded column can be achieved by matching the threaded column with the threaded ring.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of the blanching bin of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a partial schematic view of A of FIG. 2;
fig. 4 is a partial structural diagram of B in fig. 2.
Reference numerals: 1. a blanching bin; 2. a threaded ring; 3. a PLC controller; 4. a first conveyor belt; 5. a second conveyor belt; 6. a ramp plate; 7. a first fixing hole; 8. a first water pipe; 9. a pressurized circulating water pump; 10. a second water pipe; 11. a second fixing hole; 12. a containing groove; 13. a protective top cover; 14. a steam exhaust hole; 15. a steam exhaust pipe; 16. a handle; 17. a first heat-insulating plate; 18. a second insulation board; 19. a third insulation board; 20. a drain hole; 21. a drain valve; 22. a threaded post; 23. a heater.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative work belong to the protection scope of the present invention.
Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, a novel artemisia annua blanching machine comprises: the fruit and vegetable blanching and scalding device comprises a blanching bin 1, wherein a plurality of threaded rings 2 are fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the blanching bin 1, a PLC (programmable logic controller) 3 is fixedly installed on one side of the blanching bin 1, a water soaking component is arranged inside the blanching bin 1 and used for soaking vegetables and fruits in water, the water soaking component comprises a second conveyor belt 5, the second conveyor belt 5 is fixedly installed on two sides inside the blanching bin 1, first conveyor belts 4 are fixedly installed on two sides inside the blanching bin 1, the first conveyor belts 4 and the second conveyor belts 5 are both electrically connected with the PLC 3, a slope plate 6 is fixedly installed on the top surface of the second conveyor belt 5, the slope plate 6 is fixedly installed on one side inside the blanching bin 1, a containing groove 12 is fixedly installed on one side of the blanching bin 1, a heater 23 is fixedly installed on one side inside the blanching bin 1, the heater 23 is electrically connected with the PLC 3, through the arranged heater 23, a worker can add water to the inside of the blanching bin 1 until the bottom surface of the first conveyor belt 4 does not exist, then the power supply of the heater 23 is turned on to heat the water in the blanching bin 1 until the water is boiled, then the artemisia annua is poured into the blanching bin 1 from the left side of the blanching bin 1, because the slope plate 6 has a certain slope, the artemisia annua falls into the water and falls onto the top surface of the second conveyor belt 5, then the worker starts the second conveyor belt 5 and the first conveyor belt 4, the conveyor nets of the second conveyor belt 5 and the first conveyor belt 4 drive the artemisia annua to move and float, meanwhile, the first conveyor belt 4 can prevent the artemisia annua on the top surface of the second conveyor belt 5 from floating up to the water surface, when the artemisia annua moves to the right side inside the blanching bin 1, the right side of the second conveyor belt 5 has a certain gradient, and the artemisia annua is lifted to the water surface from the water, and then falls into the containing groove 12, so that blanching is completed, and the purposes of immersing the artemisia annua in the water and preventing the artemisia annua from floating on the water surface are achieved.
Referring to fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, one side of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a first fixing hole 7, an inner circular wall surface of the first fixing hole 7 is fixedly sleeved with a first water pipe 8, one side of the blanching bin 1 is fixedly provided with a pressurized circulating water pump 9, the pressurized circulating water pump 9 is electrically connected with the PLC controller 3, a water inlet of the pressurized circulating water pump 9 is fixedly sleeved with one end of the first water pipe 8, a water outlet of the pressurized circulating water pump 9 is fixedly sleeved with a second water pipe 10, one side of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a second fixing hole 11, the second fixing hole 11 is fixedly sleeved with the second water pipe 10, the top surface of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a protective top cover 13, the top surface of the protective top cover 13 is provided with a steam exhaust hole 14, an inner circular wall surface of the steam exhaust hole 14 is fixedly sleeved with a steam exhaust pipe 15, the top surface of the protective top cover 13 is fixedly provided with two handles 16, one side of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a first heat-insulating plate 17, one side of the blanching bin 1 is fixedly provided with a second heat-insulating plate 18, one side of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a third heat-insulating plate 19, one side of the blanching bin 1 is provided with a drain hole 20, the inner circle wall surface of the drain hole 20 is fixedly sleeved with a drain valve 21, the inner circle wall surface of the threaded ring 2 is in threaded connection with a threaded column 22, the artemisia annua just poured into the blanching bin 1 is heated while blanching the artemisia annua through the arranged pressurizing circulating water pump 9, the water temperature on the left side of the blanching bin 1 is often lower than that on the right side, a worker starts the pressurizing circulating water pump 9 to circulate the water on the right side to the left side through the first fixing hole 7, the first water pipe 8, the second water pipe 10 and the second fixing hole 11 for use, meanwhile, the worker pours the artemisia annua into the blanching bin 1, and then accumulates the artemisia annua, the pressurizing circulating water pump 9 can pressurize and spray the internal water to the artemisia annua so as to disperse the artemisia annua, and then passes through the arranged protective top cover 13, protection top cap 13 can gather together the inside vapor that rises in scalding storehouse 1, discharge through exhaust pipe 15, handle 16 through setting up, can be convenient for the staff to take up protection top cap 13, later through the first heated board 17 that sets up, second heated board 18 and third heated board 19, can play certain heat preservation effect to three sides of scalding storehouse 1, meanwhile, through the drain valve 21 that sets up, the staff opens drain valve 21, can be with scalding the inside water discharge in storehouse 1, at last through the screw thread post 22 that sets up, the staff can pass through rotatory screw thread post 22, and then adjust the overall length of screw thread ring 2 and screw thread post 22, thereby make to float and scald storehouse 1 and can be in the stable placing in ground.
The working principle is as follows: referring to fig. 1-4, through the heater 23, the worker adds water to the inside of the blanching bin 1 until the water is submerged below the bottom surface of the first conveyor belt 4, then turns on the power supply of the heater 23 to heat the water in the blanching bin 1 until the water is boiled, then pours the artemisia annua into the blanching bin 1 from the left side of the blanching bin 1, because the slope plate 6 has a certain slope, the artemisia annua falls into the water and falls onto the top surface of the second conveyor belt 5, then the worker starts the second conveyor belt 5 and the first conveyor belt 4, the conveyor nets of the second conveyor belt 5 and the first conveyor belt 4 drive the artemisia annua to move and blanch, meanwhile, the first conveyor belt 4 can prevent the artemisia annua on the top surface of the second conveyor belt 5 from floating to the water surface, when the artemisia annua moves to the right side of the inside of the blanching bin 1, the right side of the second conveyor belt 5 has a certain slope, and then lifts the artemisia annua from the water to the water surface, then the artemisia annua falls into the containing groove 12, so that blanching is completed, and the purposes of soaking the artemisia annua in water and preventing the artemisia annua from floating on the water surface are achieved.
Through the arranged pressurized circulating water pump 9, the artemisia annua just poured into the blanching bin 1 is heated while blanching the artemisia annua, the water temperature on the left side of the blanching bin 1 is often lower than that on the right side, a worker starts the pressurized circulating water pump 9 to circulate water on the right side to the left side through the first fixing hole 7, the first water pipe 8, the second water pipe 10 and the second fixing hole 11 for use, meanwhile, the artemisia annua can be stacked after the worker pours the artemisia annua into the blanching bin 1, the pressurized circulating water pump 9 can pressurize and spray the internal water to the artemisia annua to scatter the artemisia annua, then through the arranged protective top cover 13, the protective top cover 13 can gather water vapor rising inside the blanching bin 1 and discharge the vapor through the steam discharge pipe 15, through the arranged handle 16, the worker can conveniently take up the protective top cover 13, and then through the arranged first heat preservation plate 17, the second heat preservation plate 18 and the third heat preservation plate 19, can play certain heat preservation effect to three sides of scalding storehouse 1, meanwhile, through the drain valve 21 that sets up, the staff opens drain valve 21, can be with rinsing the water discharge of 1 inside in boiling hot storehouse, and the screw thread post 22 through setting up at last, the staff can be through rotatory screw thread post 22, and then adjusts the whole length of screw thread ring 2 and screw thread post 22 to make and float and scald storehouse 1 and can place at ground stability.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.
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1. The utility model provides a novel sweet wormwood blanching machine, its characterized in that includes:
the device comprises a blanching bin (1), wherein a plurality of threaded rings (2) are fixedly arranged on the bottom surface of the blanching bin (1), and a PLC (programmable logic controller) is fixedly arranged on one side of the blanching bin (1);
the subassembly that soaks, the subassembly that soaks sets up in the inside of blanching storehouse (1) for make vegetables and fruits submerge, the subassembly that soaks includes: second conveyer belt (5), second conveyer belt (5) fixed mounting float the inside both sides of scalding storehouse (1), the inside both sides fixed mounting that floats and scalding storehouse (1) has first conveyer belt (4), first conveyer belt (4) with second conveyer belt (5) all with PLC controller (3) electric connection, the top surface fixed mounting of second conveyer belt (5) has ramp plate (6), ramp plate (6) with float inside one side fixed mounting that scalds storehouse (1), float one side fixed mounting that scalds storehouse (1) and hold groove (12), float inside one side fixed mounting that scalds storehouse (1) and have heater (23), heater (23) with PLC controller (3) electric connection.
2. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: it has seted up first fixed orifices (7) to float one side of scalding storehouse (1), first water pipe (8) have been cup jointed to the interior round wall of first fixed orifices (7) fixed, it has pressurization circulating water pump (9) to float one side fixed mounting who scalds storehouse (1), pressurization circulating water pump (9) with PLC controller (3) electric connection, the water inlet of pressurization circulating water pump (9) with the fixed cover of one end of first water pipe (8) connects, second water pipe (10) have been cup jointed to the delivery port of pressurization circulating water pump (9) fixed, float one side of scalding storehouse (1) and seted up second fixed orifices (11), second fixed orifices (11) with second water pipe (10) are fixed cup joints.
3. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: the top surface of the blanching bin (1) is provided with a protective top cover (13), the top surface of the protective top cover (13) is provided with a steam exhaust hole (14), and an inner circle wall surface of the steam exhaust hole (14) is fixedly sleeved with a steam exhaust pipe (15).
4. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: two handles (16) are fixedly arranged on the top surface of the protective top cover (13).
5. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: it has first heated board (17) to float one side of scalding storehouse (1) to open fixed mounting, it has second heated board (18) to float one side fixed mounting who scalds storehouse (1), it has third heated board (19) to float one side division fixed mounting who scalds storehouse (1).
6. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: one side of the blanching bin (1) is provided with a drain hole (20), and the inner circle wall surface of the drain hole (20) is fixedly sleeved with a drain valve (21).
7. The novel artemisia annua blanching machine according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: the inner circle wall surface of the threaded ring (2) is in threaded connection with a threaded column (22).
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