KR102371536B1 - Agitated extractor for food contatining starch - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stirred extractor, and includes an upper casing (113) in which pulverized plants and a solvent are stirred, and a starch detachably coupled to a lower portion of the upper casing (113) and separated during a reaction between the pulverized plants and the solvent. a casing 110 having a lower casing 111 in which particles are separated from the pulverized plants and settling; a lid 120 coupled to the upper part of the upper casing 113 to be opened and closed so that the crushed plant and solvent are introduced into the upper casing 113; A plurality of stirring shafts 151 provided in the lid 120 , disposed in a vertical direction on the upper casing 113 and moving and rotating up and down, and a plurality of stirring shafts coupled along the height direction of the stirring shaft 151 . A stirring unit 150 including a blade 153 and stirring the crushed plant and the solvent; a settling net 140 coupled to the boundary region between the upper casing 113 and the lower casing 111 in the horizontal direction and guiding the starch particles to move in only one direction toward the lower casing 111; and a temperature controller 130 coupled to the outer wall surface of the upper casing 113 to control the temperature inside the upper casing 113 to promote a reaction between the pulverized plant and the solvent, and the settling network ( The edge area of 140) is fixed to the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111, the central area is located in contact with the lower end of the stirring shaft 151, and the settling net 140 is the stirring shaft 151. It vibrates up and down in linkage with the up-and-down movement, and applies an impact so that the starch particles discharged in the reaction process of the crushed plant and the solvent settle into the lower casing 111, and the dietary fiber of the plant from which the starch particles are separated is placed on the upper surface. It is characterized in that it supports stacking.

Description

Stirred extractor for starch-containing food

The present invention relates to a stirred extractor, and more particularly, to a stirred extractor for starch-containing foods that can easily separate and recover an extract and starch from foods containing a large amount of starch.

The stirring extractor is a device that stirs the pulverized food and separates specific substances contained in the pulverized food by using a specific gravity difference.

For example, isoflavones extracted from arrowroot from Vietnam are known as active ingredients to help women with menopause. However, when extracting the active ingredient from Vietnamese arrowroot using a stirring extractor, the starch contained in the Vietnamese arrowroot adhered to the active ingredient and there was a problem in interfering with or interfering with extracting the active ingredient.

Registered Patent No. 10-1894087 "Microwave Stirring Extractor"

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, and to provide a stirred extractor capable of reducing the interference of starch when extracting functional substances from pulverized food containing starch.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a stirred extractor capable of easily separating the extract solution after the extraction reaction and the fibers remaining after the reaction.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from preferred embodiments of the present invention by those skilled in the art.

The object of the present invention can be achieved by a stirred extractor. In the stirring extractor of the present invention, the upper casing 113 in which the pulverized plant and the solvent are stirred, and the starch particles detachably coupled to the lower part of the upper casing 113 and separated during the reaction between the pulverized plant and the solvent a casing 110 having a lower casing 111 that is separated from the pulverized plants and is settling; a lid 120 coupled to the upper part of the upper casing 113 to be opened and closed so that the crushed plant and solvent are introduced into the upper casing 113; A plurality of stirring shafts 151 provided in the lid 120 , disposed in a vertical direction on the upper casing 113 and moving and rotating up and down, and a plurality of stirring shafts coupled along the height direction of the stirring shaft 151 . A stirring unit 150 including a blade 153 and stirring the crushed plant and the solvent; a settling net 140 coupled to the boundary region between the upper casing 113 and the lower casing 111 in the horizontal direction and guiding the starch particles to move in only one direction toward the lower casing 111; and a temperature controller 130 coupled to the outer wall surface of the upper casing 113 to control the temperature inside the upper casing 113 to promote a reaction between the pulverized plant and the solvent, and the settling network ( The edge area of 140) is fixed to the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111, the central area is located in contact with the lower end of the stirring shaft 151, and the settling net 140 is the stirring shaft 151. It vibrates up and down in linkage with the up-and-down movement, and applies an impact so that the starch particles discharged in the reaction process of the crushed plant and the solvent settle into the lower casing 111, and the dietary fiber of the plant from which the starch particles are separated is placed on the upper surface. It is characterized in that it supports stacking.

According to an embodiment, the lower casing 111 is formed in a hemispherical shape, and a starch discharge pipe 111b for discharging the settled starch particles to the outside is provided in the central region of the bottom surface, and the lower casing 111 and A side discharge pipe 112 may be provided on the side of the coupling region of the upper casing 113 to discharge the extract generated through the reaction between the crushed plant and the solvent to the outside.

According to one embodiment, a plurality of sieve fixing frames 117 are provided on the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111 , and the settling net 140 is a mesh frame that is seated on the upper end of the sieve fixing frame 117 . (141) and; It is provided inside the mesh frame 141 and includes a mesh 143 having particle discharge holes 145 for discharging the starch particles downward, and the mesh 143 is convexly formed to the upper portion of the starch particles. Only lower movement is possible.

Stirring extractor is used to extract active ingredients from foods containing a large amount of starch. The stirring extractor reacts with the solvent through a vibrating sedimentation network in conjunction with the vertical movement of the stirring shaft to forcibly move the starch particles contained in the extract separated from the food to the lower part.

At this time, due to the physical structure of the settling network, the starch particles are moved only to the bottom and are limited not to be mixed with the extract again.

As a result, starch particles are sedimented and separated in the lower part of the sedimentation net, and on the upper surface of the sedimentation net, the extract and the fibers in which the starch particles are separated are laminated, and the extract in which the starch particles are separated is present inside the upper casing.

After the extract from which the starch particles are separated is separated to the outside, it is subjected to an additional process for extracting the active ingredient. Since the starch particles are in a separated state, it is possible to extract the active ingredient in a simpler process than when separating the active ingredient from the extract containing the conventional starch particles.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a stirred extractor according to the present invention;
2 is a cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional configuration of the stirring extractor according to the present invention;
3 is a plan view showing the planar configuration of the stirring extractor according to the present invention;
4 is an exemplary view showing the operation of the settling net of the stirred extractor according to the present invention;
5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the enlarged cross-sectional configuration of the settling net of the stirring extractor according to the present invention.

In order to fully understand the present invention, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present invention may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described in detail below. This example is provided to more completely explain the present invention to those of ordinary skill in the art. Accordingly, the shape of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated to emphasize a clearer description. It should be noted that in each drawing, the same member is shown with the same reference numerals in some cases. Detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations determined to unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the stirred extractor 100 according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the cross-sectional configuration of the stirred extractor (100).

As shown, the stirring extractor 100 according to the present invention includes a casing 110 forming a stirring space, and food (A) and a solvent (D) that are pulverized into the casing 110 by opening and closing the upper portion of the casing 110 . ) and the lid 120 to be put. A settling net 140 that is horizontally coupled to the lower part of the casing 110 and vibrates up and down to separate the pulverized food A and the starch contained therein, and the pulverized food while rotating on the upper portion of the casing 110 ( A stirring unit 150 is included to separate the starch particles (B) and the extract from the pulverized food (A) by stirring A).

The stirring extractor 100 according to the present invention is provided with a settling net 140 in the horizontal direction at the lower portion of the casing 110, and the settling net 140 vibrates up and down in conjunction with the operation of the stirring unit 150 and pulverizes When the cooked food (A) and the solvent (D) react, the starch particles (B) are separated into the lower part of the casing (110). Thereby, when the starch particles (B) are separated from the pulverized food (A) and the extract or active ingredient is separated from the pulverized food (A), the problem that the starch particles (B) are mixed together and interference occurs can be solved.

In addition, the fibers (C) from which the starch particles (B) and the extract are separated from the pulverized food (A) are laminated on the upper surface of the settling net 140, so that only the fibers (C) can be separated and collected separately.

Here, the food from which the active ingredient is extracted through the stirring extractor 100 of the present invention may be a variety of food containing a large amount of starch, such as Vietnamese arrowroot, potato, or sweet potato. The stirring extractor 100 is supplied in the form of easy reaction with the solvent by pulverizing these foods into small pieces.

The casing 110 stirs the pulverized food (A) and the solvent (D) to cause a reaction to separate the starch particles (B), the extract, and the fibers (C). The casing 110 is a lower casing 111 in which the starch particles (B) that have been separated from the food (A) that have been stirred and reacted are accommodated, and the lower casing (111) is detachably coupled to the pulverized food (A). ) includes an upper casing 113 that provides a space to be stirred.

The upper casing 113 and the lower casing 111 are detachably provided for washing and separation of the starch particles (B) and fibers (C). A first coupling protrusion 111a is provided at an upper end of the lower casing 111 , and a second coupling protrusion 113a is provided at a lower end of the upper casing 113 . The first coupling protrusion 111a and the second coupling protrusion 113a may be screw-coupled or coupled by other known methods.

The lower casing 111 is formed in a hemispherical bottom so that the settled starch particles (B) are gathered in the center. A starch discharge pipe 111b for discharging the settled starch particles B to the outside is provided in the middle region of the bottom surface of the lower casing 111 . A first valve 111c is provided in the starch discharge pipe 111b to open and close the starch discharge pipe 111b.

The upper casing 113 is formed in the form of an open cylindrical tube. A lower casing 111 is detachably coupled to a lower portion of the upper casing 113 , and a lid 120 is coupled to an upper portion of the upper casing 113 . To this end, a second coupling protrusion 113a is formed to protrude from the lower portion of the upper casing 113 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , a plurality of baffles 114 protrude from the inner wall surface of the upper casing 113 at regular angular intervals. The plurality of baffles 114 causes a vortex to form when the stirring shaft 151 and the stirring blades 153 are rotated so that the crushed food (A) and the solvent (D) are stirred and reacted more smoothly. .

A side discharge pipe 112 is provided on the lower side wall of the upper casing 113 . The side discharge pipe 112 is used to discharge the extract present inside the upper casing 113 to the outside when the starch is separated by sedimentation into the lower casing 111 after the food (A) and the solvent (D) react. The active ingredient is extracted from the extract discharged to the outside through an additional extraction process.

Meanwhile, a plurality of sieve fixing frames 117 are provided on the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111 as shown in FIG. 4 . The sieve fixing frame 117 allows the settling net 140 to be seated on the upper portion so that the position of the settling net 140 is fixed.

The lid 120 is opened and closed on the upper portion of the upper casing 113 to supply an extraction target to extract the active ingredient into the casing 110, that is, the pulverized food (A) and the solvent (D). For example, when extracting isoflavones from arrowroot from Vietnam, ethanol is supplied as a solvent with crushed arrowroot from Vietnam.

The lid 120 accommodates the stirring unit 150 . To this end, the stirring motor 155, the stirring shaft 151, the bearing 152, etc. are provided on the lid base 121 formed under the lid 120.

The temperature controller 130 is formed to surround the outer wall surface of the upper casing (113). The temperature controller 130 controls the temperature of the upper casing 113 so that the pulverized food (A) and the solvent (D) react quickly. For example, Vietnamese arrowroot and ethanol react smoothly at a temperature of 40 to 50 °C.

The temperature controller 130 is provided outside the upper casing 113 in the form of a heater or a jacket.

The settling net 140 is disposed in the horizontal direction in the boundary region between the upper casing 113 and the lower casing 111 so that starch particles exiting from the food A during the reaction between the food A and the solvent D are lowered. to move in only one direction.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the settling net 140 includes a circular mesh frame 141 and a mesh 143 formed in a grid shape inside the mesh frame 141 . Particle discharge holes 145 for moving the starch particles (B) to the lower casing 111 are formed between the meshes 143 . At this time, the size (W) of the particle discharge hole 145 may be formed differently depending on the type of the pulverized food (A).

The mesh frame 141 is seated on the plurality of sieve fixing frames 117 as shown in FIG. 4 , and the lower end of the stirring shaft 151 is in contact with the middle region of the mesh 143 . When the stirring shaft 151 is rotated and moved up and down, the mesh 143 moves up and down and vibrates as shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 4 .

When the settling net 140 is vibrated up and down, the food (A) stirred inside the upper casing 113 comes into contact with the settling net 140 and receives an impact, so that the starch particles (B) contained in the food (A) are transferred to the settling net (140) is moved to the lower part.

Here, the mesh 143 is formed in a semicircular shape with a cross-section convex upwards. As a result, the starch particles B, which have moved downward through the particle discharge hole 145, are moved upward again and are blocked from moving toward the upper casing 113. That is, the starch particles B are caught on the convex inner wall surface of each mesh 143 and are blocked from moving upward.

In this way, since the starch particles (B) are blocked from moving in the upward direction, the starch particles (B) are all removed from the extract remaining in the upper casing 113, so that it can be easier to extract the active ingredient from the extract thereafter.

The stirring unit 150 is coupled to the lid 120 and stirred so that the food (A) and the solvent (D) inside the upper casing 113 react. The stirring unit 150 is coupled to the stirring shaft 151, the stirring motor 155 forming a driving force so that the stirring shaft 151 rotates, and the stirring shaft 151 as shown in FIG. ) and a stirring blade 153 for stirring the solvent (D).

The stirring shaft 151 is formed to extend downward through the lid base 121 of the lid 120 . The stirring shaft 151 is inserted into the upper casing 113 when the lid 120 is closed on the upper portion of the upper casing 113 as shown in FIG. At this time, the length of the stirring shaft 151 is provided so that the lower end can come into contact with the settling net 140 disposed inside the casing 110 .

At the upper portion of the stirring shaft 151 , a gear groove 151a is formed in a spiral shape with a predetermined length on the outer periphery to engage the electric gear 157 .

A plurality of stirring blades 153 are coupled at different heights in the longitudinal direction of the stirring shaft 151 . The stirring blades 153 are rotated together in conjunction with the rotation of the stirring shaft 151, and the food (A) and the solvent (D) inside the casing 110 are mixed to facilitate the reaction.

The stirring motor 155 is driven forward and backward and causes the stirring shaft 151 to rotate. At this time, an electric gear 157 is provided on the drive shaft 155a of the stirring motor 155 . A ball bearing is provided on the outer periphery of the electric gear 157, and the ball bearing is inserted into the gear groove 151a of the stirring shaft 151 according to the rotation of the electric gear 157 so that the stirring shaft 151 is rotated and moved up and down. do.

That is, when the stirring motor 155 rotates in the forward direction, the stirring shaft 151 descends and rotates, and when the stirring motor 155 rotates in the reverse direction, the stirring shaft 151 rises and rotates.

At this time, a bearing 152 is provided under the lid base 121 to assist the rotation of the stirring shaft 151 .

Here, according to the vertical movement of the stirring shaft 151, the settling net 140 in contact with the lower end of the stirring shaft 151 moves up and down and vibrates.

The stirring extraction process of the food (A) using the stirring extractor 100 according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 .

The user assembles the separated lower casing 111 and the upper casing 113 with each other. After disposing the first coupling protrusion 111a of the lower casing 111 and the second coupling protrusion 113a of the upper casing 113 in contact with each other, they are screwed together to complete the assembly.

Then, the settling net 140 is disposed inside the assembled lower casing 111 . The settling net 140 is seated on top of the plurality of sieve fixing frames 117 .

When the assembly of the casing 110 is completed, the user inputs the food (A) and the solvent (D) to be extracted into the inside of the casing 110 . The food (A) is put in a pulverized state, and the solvent (D) is input in a different type and capacity depending on the kind of the food (A).

For example, when extracting arrowroot from Vietnam with stirring, the user grinds the arrowroot from Vietnam into a small size using a mixer or the like, and then puts it in the casing 110 . Then, ethanol is added as a solvent (D).

When the input of the food (A) and the solvent (D) is completed, the user closes the open upper portion of the upper casing 113 by coupling the lid 120 to the upper casing 113 .

When the lid 120 is coupled, in the initial state, the stirring shaft 151 is positioned in a raised state, and as shown in FIG. 2 , the settling net 140 with the lower end of the stirring shaft 151 horizontally arranged. comes into contact with the upper surface of

At this time, both the first valve 111c of the starch discharge pipe 111b and the second valve 112a of the side discharge pipe 112 maintain a locked state.

When the user applies a driving signal to the stirring motor 155, the stirring motor 155 is driven. The stirring motor 155 repeats forward rotation and reverse rotation. When the stirring motor 155 rotates forward, the stirring shaft 151 is rotated and the crushed Vietnamese arrowroot and ethanol are stirred and reacted.

At this time, the temperature controller 130 is operated to promote the reaction to increase the temperature inside the upper casing 113 .

When the Vietnamese arrowroot and ethanol react, the extract and starch particles (B) are separated from the Vietnamese arrowroot.

According to the forward and reverse rotation of the stirring motor 155, the driving shaft 155a moves up and down by the action of the electric gear 157 and the gear groove 151a coupled to the driving shaft 155a. As shown in (a) and (b) of Figure 4, when the stirring shaft 151 is moved up and down, the mesh frame 141 of the settling net 140 is fixed on the sieve fixing frame 117 in a state The central mesh 143 region of the settling net 140 vibrates up and down.

The starch particles (B) present inside the upper casing 113 by the impact generated by the vertical vibration of the mesh 143 are transferred to the lower casing 111 through the particle discharge holes 145 as shown in FIG. 5 . Move.

When the starch particles (B) are moved to the lower casing 111 in this way, only one-way movement is possible due to the semicircular cross-sectional shape of the mesh 143 , so the movement to the upper casing 113 side is restricted again.

As a result, starch particles (B) are separated from the extract produced by the reaction and sedimented in the lower casing 111. (140) is laminated on the top surface. Since the particle discharge hole 145 of the settling net 140 is smaller than the fiber (C), the fibers (C) are loaded on the upper surface of the settling net (140).

Accordingly, upon completion of the stirring and reaction, the starch particles (B) are deposited and disposed in the lower casing (111), the fibers (C) are disposed on the upper surface of the settling network (140) of the upper casing (113), and the solvent is in the remaining space. There is an extract mixed with

At this time, the user opens the second valve 112a of the side discharge pipe 112 to discharge the extract to the outside. Since the extract solution discharged in this way is in a state in which starch has been removed, the user can extract only the active ingredient desired for extraction through a simpler process.

On the other hand, the starch particles B settling in the lower casing 111 may be discharged to the outside through the starch discharge pipe 111b by opening the first valve 111c.

As described above, the stirring extractor according to the present invention is used to extract active ingredients from foods containing a large amount of starch. The stirring extractor reacts with the solvent through a vibrating sedimentation network in conjunction with the vertical movement of the stirring shaft to forcibly move the starch particles contained in the extract separated from the food to the lower part.

At this time, due to the physical structure of the settling network, the starch particles are moved only to the bottom and are limited not to be mixed with the extract again.

As a result, starch particles are sedimented and separated in the lower part of the sedimentation net, and on the upper surface of the sedimentation net, the extract solution and the fibers in which the starch particles are separated are stacked, and the extract solution in which the starch particles are separated is present inside the upper casing.

After the extract from which the starch particles are separated is separated to the outside, it is subjected to an additional process for extracting the active ingredient. Since the starch particles are in a separated state, it is possible to extract the active ingredient in a simpler process than when separating the active ingredient from the extract containing the conventional starch particles.

The embodiment of the stirring extractor of the present invention described above is merely exemplary, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. There will be. Therefore, it will be well understood that the present invention is not limited to the form mentioned in the above detailed description. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended claims. Moreover, it is to be understood that the present invention covers all modifications, equivalents and substitutions falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: stirred extractor 110: casing
111: lower casing 111a: first coupling projection
111b: starch discharge pipe 111c: first valve
112: side discharge pipe 112a: second valve
113: upper casing 113a: second coupling projection
114: baffle 117: body fixing frame
120: lid 121: lid base
130: temperature controller 140: settling net
141: mesh frame 143: mesh
145: particle discharge hole 150: stirring unit
151: stirring shaft 151a: gear groove
152: bearing 153: stirring blade
155: stirring motor 155a: drive shaft
157: electric gear
A: Pulverized food
B: starch particles
C: fibrous
D: solvent

Claims (4)

The upper casing 113 in which the pulverized plant and the solvent are stirred, and the starch particles detachably coupled to the lower part of the upper casing 113 and separated during the reaction between the pulverized plant and the solvent are separated from the pulverized plant and settling A casing 110 having a lower casing 111 and;
a lid 120 coupled to the upper part of the upper casing 113 to be opened and closed so that the crushed plant and solvent are introduced into the upper casing 113;
A plurality of stirring shafts 151 provided in the lid 120 , disposed in a vertical direction on the upper casing 113 and moving and rotating up and down, and a plurality of stirring shafts coupled along the height direction of the stirring shaft 151 . A stirring unit 150 including a blade 153 and stirring the crushed plant and the solvent;
a settling net 140 coupled to the boundary region between the upper casing 113 and the lower casing 111 in the horizontal direction and guiding the starch particles to move in only one direction toward the lower casing 111;
A temperature controller 130 coupled to the outer wall surface of the upper casing 113 to control the temperature inside the upper casing 113 to promote a reaction between the pulverized plant and the solvent,
The edge area of the settling net 140 is fixed to the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111, and the central area is located in contact with the lower end of the stirring shaft 151,
The settling network 140 vibrates up and down in conjunction with the vertical movement of the stirring shaft 151, and shocks so that the starch particles discharged in the process of the reaction between the crushed plant and the solvent are settling into the lower casing 111. and support so that the dietary fiber of the plant from which the starch particles are separated is piled up on the top surface,
The lower casing 111 is formed so that the settled starch particles are gathered in the center, and a starch discharge pipe 111b for discharging the settled starch particles to the outside is provided in the central region of the bottom surface,
A side discharge pipe 112 is provided on the side of the coupling area of the lower casing 111 and the upper casing 113 to discharge the extract generated through the reaction of the crushed plant and the solvent to the outside, characterized in that it is provided. Stirring extractor for starch-containing food.
The method of claim 1,
The lower casing 111 is a stirred extractor for starch-containing food, characterized in that it is formed in a hemispherical shape.
3. The method of claim 2,
A plurality of sieve fixing frames 117 are provided on the inner wall surface of the lower casing 111,
The settling network 140 is
a mesh frame 141 mounted on the upper end of the body fixing frame 117;
It is provided on the inside of the mesh frame 141 and includes a mesh 143 having particle discharge holes 145 for discharging starch particles to the lower side,
The mesh 143 is formed convex upwards, and the stirring extractor for starch-containing food, characterized in that only the lower movement of the starch particles is possible.
4. The method of claim 3,
Stirring extractor for starch-containing food, characterized in that a plurality of baffles 114 are provided on the inner wall surface of the upper casing 113 to protrude inward in the radial direction to form a turbulent flow when the stirring blade 153 rotates. .

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