CN218011187U - A plant essential oil extraction device - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the field of plant essential oil extraction technique, especially, relate to a plant essential oil extraction device, it includes main jar, main jar includes ultrasonic chamber and heating chamber, the ultrasonic chamber is located the top of heating chamber. In this application, the setting of ultrasonic chamber through ultrasonic cavitations, can be in the short time with the cell breakage of plant tissue, utilize ultrasonic multiple stage effect to accelerate intracellular active ingredient diffusion dissolution in the extractant, thereby accelerate the extraction process of essential oil, the heating chamber that is located the ultrasonic chamber below can provide heat energy for the ultrasonic chamber, need not to use higher heat can accomplish the extraction, has reduced the decomposition of heat sensitivity composition, thereby improves the extraction efficiency of plant essential oil.

Description

A plant essential oil extraction device

technical field

The present application relates to the field of plant essential oil extraction technology, in particular to a plant essential oil extraction device.

Background technique

Plant essential oil is a volatile oily liquid with fragrance. It belongs to the secondary metabolites of the plant itself. It has the reputation of "liquid gold". It has antibacterial, antioxidative and antiviral properties. It has a wide range of functions in medicine, daily chemical and other fields. Plant essential oils are extracted from the flowers, leaves, and roots of herbal plants by steam distillation, pressing, or solvent extraction. In the production of essential oils, steam distillation has the advantages of simple operation and low extraction cost, and is one of the most commonly used methods for extracting plant essential oils. The extraction devices used in steam distillation generally include heating devices and separation devices.

In view of the related technologies mentioned above, the inventor believes that long-term exposure of plant raw material tissues to high temperature will lead to thermal decomposition of heat-sensitive components in plants, and some components are prone to hydrolysis or coking, which reduces the extraction efficiency of essential oils.

Utility model content

In order to improve the extraction efficiency of essential oil, the present application provides a plant essential oil extraction device.

A plant essential oil extraction device provided by the application adopts the following technical scheme:

A plant essential oil extraction device includes a main tank, the main tank includes an ultrasonic chamber and a heating chamber, the ultrasonic chamber is located above the heating chamber, and a separation tank is arranged on one side of the main tank.

By adopting the above technical scheme, plant raw materials are placed in the ultrasonic chamber, and the cells in the plant tissue can be broken through the cavitation of ultrasonic waves, and the multi-stage action of ultrasonic waves can be used to accelerate the diffusion and dissolution of active ingredients in the cells in the extraction medium, thereby Accelerates the extraction process of essential oils. The heating chamber located below the ultrasonic chamber can provide heat energy for the ultrasonic chamber, and the extraction can be completed without using high heat, which reduces the decomposition of heat-sensitive components, accelerates the extraction progress of plant essential oils, and improves extraction efficiency.

Plant raw material tissues are placed in high temperature for a long time, resulting in thermal decomposition of heat-sensitive components in plants, and some components are prone to hydrolysis or coking, which reduces the extraction efficiency of essential oils.

In a specific implementable manner, the main tank is provided with a sealing cover, the sealing cover is provided with a movable cover, the sealing cover is provided with an ultrasonic vibrator, the ultrasonic vibrator is provided with a bearing, and the ultrasonic vibrator is provided with a bearing. The vibrator is connected to the sealing cover through bearings, the ultrasonic vibrator is provided with several cutting knives, the cutting knives are located in the ultrasonic chamber, and the sealing cover is provided with a driving mechanism for driving the ultrasonic vibrator to rotate.

By adopting the above technical scheme, the sealing cover is provided with a movable cover, and the plant material can be loaded into the main tank through the movable cover. The bearing of the sealing cover is connected with an ultrasonic vibrator, and the ultrasonic vibrator performs ultrasonic treatment on the plant raw materials in the main tank, thereby extracting the plant essential oil. The driving mechanism on the sealing cover can make the ultrasonic vibrator rotate. The ultrasonic vibrator is equipped with a cutting knife, which drives the cutting knife to rotate. The cutting knife cuts and breaks the plant raw materials in the main tank during the rotation, which can accelerate the tissue cells. The crushing progress speeds up the extraction process of cell oily substances.

In a specific implementable manner, the drive mechanism includes a motor, the motor is located on the sealing cover, a drive gear is provided at one end of the output shaft of the motor, and a drive gear that meshes with the drive gear is sleeved on the ultrasonic vibrator. driven gear.

By adopting the above technical scheme, the motor is turned on, the output shaft of the motor drives the driving gear to rotate, and the driving gear drives the driven gear meshed with it to rotate, thereby driving the rotation of the ultrasonic vibrator, and then realizing the function of the ultrasonic vibrator rotating while ultrasonic, which is the ultrasonic vibrator The cutting knife on the top provides kinetic energy for cutting the plant material.

In a specific implementable manner, a separation tank is provided on one side of the main tank, a filter sieve is provided on the wall of the ultrasonic chamber, the filter sieve is located below the ultrasonic vibrator, and a filter sieve is provided on the wall of the ultrasonic chamber. There is a spacer plate, and the spacer plate is located below the filter sieve plate, and the separation tank is provided with a catheter connected to the ultrasonic chamber, and one end of the catheter tube is located between the filter sieve plate and the spacer plate .

By adopting the above technical scheme, after the ultrasonic vibrator and the cutting knife crush the plant material, there will be plant material residue in the ultrasonic chamber, and the filter sieve plate can trap most of the residue, and the water-oil mixture flows into the separation tank through the catheter, The risk of blockage of the diversion tube is reduced, the crude product mixed with water and oil is processed through the separation tank, and the pure essential oil is finally obtained. The spacer plate arranged under the catheter tube can reduce the degree of coking of the plant material because the spacer plate can weaken the heat conducted by the heating chamber.

In a specific implementable manner, a sieve cage is arranged on the inner wall of the ultrasonic chamber, one end of the catheter is located in the sieve cage, and the pore density of the sieve cage is greater than that of the filter sieve plate.

By adopting the above-mentioned technical scheme, one end of the diversion pipe is provided with a sieve cage, and the pore density of the sieve cage is greater than that of the filter sieve plate, and the sieve cage can further filter the mixed liquid flowing into the diversion pipe, so that the liquid entering the separation tank contains Less impurities and better purification of essential oils.

In a specific implementable manner, an air guide tube is provided on the sealing cover, and a condensation tank is provided at one end of the air guide tube, and the condensation tank includes a guide tube and an empty chamber, and the shape of the guide tube is It is helical, and the guide pipe is located in the cavity, and the outside of the cavity is provided with a water inlet and a water outlet.

By adopting the above technical scheme, when the plant material is not easy to break and is stable when exposed to heat, the heating chamber will assist heating and extraction of the plant material in the ultrasonic chamber, and the steam generated in the ultrasonic chamber will enter the guide pipe of the condensation tank through the air guide pipe, and the outside of the cavity will There is a water inlet and a water outlet, through which water is injected into the cavity, and at the same time, the water in the cavity is discharged through the water outlet, so that the water in the cavity is maintained at a lower temperature range, and the steam in the guide tube is accelerated. Condensation, the shape of the guide tube is helical, and the helical setting can increase the contact area between the guide tube and the water in the cavity, thereby improving the extraction efficiency of the essential oil.

In a specific implementable manner, a drying chamber is provided at the bottom of the condensation tank, and a filter box is set in the drying chamber, and the filter box is located at the bottom of the drying chamber.

By adopting the above technical scheme, a desiccant can be placed on the filter box, and the essential oil droplets flowing out from the guide pipe in the condensation tank flow through the drying chamber to remove the moisture of the essential oil droplets.

In a specific implementable manner, a handle is provided on the side wall of the filter box, and the handle is located on the outer wall of the drying chamber.

By adopting the above technical scheme, the setting of the handle can take out and replace the desiccant in the drying chamber, and the operation is convenient, thereby improving the drying effect of the essential oil.

In summary, the present application includes at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

1. In this application, the setting of the ultrasonic chamber can break the cells of the plant tissue in a short time through the cavitation effect of the ultrasonic wave, and utilize the multi-stage action of the ultrasonic wave to accelerate the diffusion and dissolution of the effective components in the cells in the extractant, thereby Accelerate the extraction process of essential oils, the heating chamber located under the ultrasonic chamber can provide heat energy for the ultrasonic chamber, the extraction can be completed without using high heat, reducing the decomposition of heat-sensitive components, thereby improving the extraction efficiency of plant essential oils;

2. In this application, the driving mechanism on the sealing cover can make the ultrasonic vibrator rotate, and the cutting knife set on the ultrasonic vibrator rotates with the ultrasonic vibrator as the axis, and the cutting knife cuts and breaks the plant raw materials in the main tank during the rotation process , to speed up the extraction process of cell oily substances.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a plant essential oil extraction device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the main tank of the embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a filter box according to an embodiment of the present application.

Explanation of reference signs: 1. main tank; 101, ultrasonic chamber; 102, heating chamber; 2, separation tank; 3, condensation tank; 4, driving mechanism; 401, motor; 402, driving gear; 403, driven gear; 5. Sealing cover; 6. Movable cover; 7. Ultrasonic vibrator; 8. Cutting knife; 9. Filter sieve plate; 10. Space plate; 11. Sieve cage; 15. Filter box; 16. Handle; 17. Water inlet; 18. Water outlet; 19. Drying chamber; 20. Valve; 21. Heating pipe; 22. Empty chamber; 23. Bearing.

detailed description

The present application will be described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawings 1-3.

The embodiment of the present application discloses a plant essential oil extraction device. With reference to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, a kind of plant essential oil extracting device comprises main tank 1, and main tank 1 comprises ultrasonic chamber 101 and heating chamber 102, and heating chamber 102 is positioned at the top of ultrasonic chamber 101, is provided with heating tube 21 in heating chamber 102, The heat conduction medium in the heating chamber 102 is heated through the heating tube 21 , so as to heat the material in the ultrasonic chamber 101 . The ultrasonic chamber 101 is provided with a filter sieve 9, and the filter sieve 9 can retain materials with larger particles. The inner wall of the ultrasonic chamber 101 is provided with a spacer 10, and the spacer 10 is located below the filter sieve 9. The setting of the spacer 10 can collect materials that are not intercepted by the filter sieve 9, and reduce the risk of coking of the material due to excessive heating. degree. A sieve cage 11 is provided on the inner wall of the ultrasonic chamber 101, and the sieve cage 11 is located between the filter sieve plate 9 and the spacer plate 10. The pore density of the sieve cage 11 is larger than that of the filter sieve plate 9, and the sieve cage 11 can hold the filter sieve. The mixture below plate 9 is filtered again. One end of the sieve cage 11 is connected with a catheter 12, and the catheter 12 passes through the ultrasonic chamber 101 and is arranged. One side of the main tank 1 is provided with a separation tank 2, and the separation tank 2 is connected with the main tank 1 through the catheter 12. The liquid pipe 12 is provided with a valve 20, the valve 20 is located between the ultrasonic chamber 101 and the separation tank 2, the mixed liquid filtered by the screen cage 11 flows into the separation tank 2 through the catheter 12, and the liquid flow can be flexibly controlled through the valve 20 .

Referring to Fig. 2, the top of main tank 1 is provided with sealing cover 5, and sealing cover 5 is provided with movable cover 6, and sealing cover 5 is provided with driving mechanism 4, and driving mechanism 4 comprises motor 401, and motor 401 is positioned at sealing cover 5, and motor The output shaft of 401 is provided with a driving gear 402, the sealing cover 5 is provided with a driven gear 403 meshing with the driving gear 402, the sealing cover 5 is provided with an ultrasonic vibrator 7, and the driven gear 403 is set on the ultrasonic vibrator 7, The ultrasonic vibrator 7 is connected to the sealing cover 5 through the bearing 23, the motor 401 is turned on, the output shaft of the motor 401 drives the driving gear 402 to rotate, and the driving gear 402 drives the driven gear 403 to rotate, thereby driving the ultrasonic vibrator 7 set on the driven gear 403 Rotation, using the cavitation effect of ultrasonic waves, breaks the material cells, and the multi-stage action of ultrasonic waves can accelerate the diffusion and dissolution of active ingredients in the cells in the extractant, improving the extraction efficiency of essential oils. Several cutting knives 8 are arranged on the ultrasonic vibrator 7, and the cutting knives 8 are located in the ultrasonic chamber 101. The setting of the cutting knives 8 can cut the plant material multiple times, which is beneficial to the crushing of the material cells, thereby improving the progress of material processing and saving time. cost.

Referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, air guide tube 13 is arranged on the sealing cover 5, and one end of air guide tube 13 is connected with condensation tank 3, and condensation tank 3 comprises draft tube 14 and cavity 22, and one end of draft tube 14 is connected with air guide tube 13 connection, the guide pipe 14 is located in the hollow chamber 22, the outside of the hollow chamber 22 is provided with a water inlet 17 and a water outlet 18, the water inlet 17 is located at the lower end of the hollow chamber 22, and the water outlet 18 is located at the upper end of the hollow chamber 22 , the steam flowing into the condensation tank 3 from the ultrasonic chamber 101 enters the guide tube 14, and the steam in the guide tube 14 is condensed into essential oil droplets mixed with oil and water under the action of cold water. The other end of the guide tube 14 is connected with a drying chamber 19, the drying chamber 19 is provided with a filter box 15, the filter box 15 is filled with desiccant, and the essential oil droplets come out from the guide tube 14 and enter the drying chamber 19, which can remove the essential oil droplets. water, so as to obtain higher purity essential oils. The side wall of filter box 15 is provided with handle 16, and handle 16 is positioned on the outer wall of drying chamber 19, and the setting of handle 16 can take out and replace the desiccant in drying chamber 19, easy to operate, thereby improves the drying effect of essential oil.

The implementation principle of a plant essential oil extraction device in the embodiment of the present application is as follows: open the movable cover 6 of the main tank 1, put the plant material into the ultrasonic chamber 101, and the plant tissue cells are broken under the cavitation of the ultrasonic wave, and at the same time, The multi-stage action of ultrasound can accelerate the diffusion and dissolution of oily substances in cells and improve the extraction efficiency of plant essential oils. The drive mechanism 4 provided on the sealing cover 5 can drive the rotation of the ultrasonic vibrator 7, and the cutting knife 8 arranged on the ultrasonic vibrator 7 rotates with the ultrasonic vibrator 7 as the axis, and the cutting knife 8 cuts the plant material to accelerate the decomposition of the plant material. The filter sieve plate 9 and the sieve cage 11 set in the ultrasonic chamber 101 can perform secondary filtration on the extract, thereby reducing the impurity content of the extract flowing from the catheter 12 into the separation tank 2 and improving the extraction quality of the essential oil.

The heating chamber 102 carries out auxiliary heating and extraction of the plant raw materials in the ultrasonic chamber 101, the steam generated in the ultrasonic chamber 101 enters the guide pipe 14 of the condensation tank 3 through the air guide pipe 13, and the water inlet 17 and the water outlet 18 are arranged on the outside of the cavity 22 , inject water into the hollow chamber 22 through the water inlet 17, and at the same time, the water outlet 18 releases the water in the hollow chamber 22, so that the water in the hollow chamber 22 is maintained in a lower temperature range, and the steam in the draft tube 14 is accelerated. Condensation, the essential oil droplets that flow out from the guide tube 14 enter the drying chamber 19, and finally obtain the essential oil with higher purity.

Compared with the related technology, in the embodiment of the present application, the cavitation of the ultrasonic vibrator 7 in the ultrasonic chamber 101 can be used to break the plant cells, and the cutting knife 8 provided on the ultrasonic vibrator 7 can accelerate the crushing process of the plant raw materials, thereby improving Extraction efficiency of plant essential oils.

All of the above are preferred embodiments of the application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the application. Therefore, all equivalent changes made according to the structure, shape, and principle of the application should be covered by the protection scope of the application. Inside.

Claims (7)

1. The utility model provides a plant essential oil extraction device which characterized in that: comprises a main tank (1), wherein the main tank (1) comprises an ultrasonic chamber (101) and a heating chamber (102), and the ultrasonic chamber (101) is positioned above the heating chamber (102);

be equipped with sealed lid (5) on main jar (1), sealed lid (5) are equipped with movable cover (6), sealed lid (5) cover is equipped with ultrasonic vibrator (7), be equipped with the bearing on ultrasonic vibrator (7), ultrasonic vibrator (7) are connected with sealed lid (5) through the bearing, ultrasonic vibrator (7) are equipped with a plurality of cutting knife (8), cutting knife (8) are located ultrasonic chamber (101), be equipped with drive ultrasonic vibrator (7) pivoted actuating mechanism (4) on sealed lid (5).

2. The plant essential oil extraction device of claim 1, characterized in that: the driving mechanism (4) comprises a motor (401), the motor (401) is located on the sealing cover (5), a driving gear (402) is arranged at one end of an output shaft of the motor (401), and a driven gear (403) meshed with the driving gear (402) is sleeved on the ultrasonic vibrator (7).

3. The plant essential oil extraction device of claim 1, characterized in that: main tank (1) one side is equipped with knockout drum (2), be equipped with on ultrasonic chamber (101) inner wall and filter sieve board (9), it is located the below of ultrasonic vibrator (7) to filter sieve board (9), be equipped with on ultrasonic chamber (101) inner wall and separate empty board (10), it is located the below of filtering sieve board (9) to separate empty board (10), knockout drum (2) are equipped with catheter (12) of connecting ultrasonic chamber (101), catheter (12) one end is located and filters sieve board (9) and separates between empty board (10).

4. A plant essential oil extraction apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: be equipped with sieve cage (11) on ultrasonic chamber (101) inner wall, the one end of catheter (12) is located sieve cage (11), the hole density of sieve cage (11) is greater than the hole density of filtering sieve board (9).

5. A plant essential oil extraction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: be equipped with air duct (13) on sealed lid (5), the one end of air duct (13) is equipped with condensate tank (3), condensate tank (3) are including honeycomb duct (14) and plenum chamber (22), the shape of honeycomb duct (14) is the heliciform, honeycomb duct (14) are located plenum chamber (22), the plenum chamber (22) outside is equipped with water inlet (17) and delivery port (18).

6. A plant essential oil extraction device of claim 5, characterized in that: the bottom end of the condensing tank (3) is provided with a drying chamber (19), a filter box (15) is sleeved in the drying chamber (19), and the filter box (15) is located at the bottom end of the drying chamber (19).

7. A plant essential oil extraction device of claim 6, characterized in that: and a handle (16) is arranged on the side wall of the filter box (15), and the handle (16) is positioned on the outer wall of the drying chamber (19).

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