KR20120134858A

KR20120134858A - Apparatus for filtering extracted solution

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Publication number: KR20120134858A
Application number: KR1020110054055A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 노한래
Original assignee: 노한래
Priority date: 2011-06-03
Filing date: 2011-06-03
Publication date: 2012-12-12

Abstract

The present invention relates to an extract liquid filtering device, and more particularly, to an extract liquid filtering device for filtering a solution extracted by heating or pulverizing from a herbal, fruit or agricultural product with high water content. The filtration device comprises a receiving housing 11; A cover 13 on which a motor is installed and coupled to the receiving housing 11; And a centrifugal filter 12 which is coupled to the shaft of the motor and is formed such that the extract therein can be discharged through the filtering means formed on the outer surface thereof.

Description

Apparatus for Filtering Extracted Solution

The present invention relates to an extract liquid filtering device, and more particularly, to an extract liquid filtering device for filtering a solution extracted by heating or pulverizing from a herbal, fruit or agricultural product with high water content.

In general, the medicine is made by applying heat to the decoction of the extracted ingredients in a certain amount of packaging. In addition, agricultural products such as fruits or radishes may be crushed while being heated, and then packaged in a certain amount to produce a product. Herbal medicines or agricultural products extracted through such a process may contain impurities. Therefore, it needs to be filtered through a suitable method or apparatus.

The present invention is to provide a device for filtration of medicines or agricultural products extracted as an active ingredient has the following object.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an extract liquid filtration device for filtration of liquids extracted from medicinal herbs or agricultural products.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a filtration device for filtering extracts comprises a receiving housing; A cover in which the motor is installed and coupled to the receiving housing; And a centrifugal filter which is coupled to the shaft of the motor and rotated so that the extract can be discharged through the filtering means formed on the outer surface.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises heating means provided in the accommodating housing 11.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the filtration means is a filter consisting of fibers or nonwovens.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, it further comprises a sensor capable of detecting the inflow of the extract.

According to another suitable embodiment of the present invention, the centrifugal filter is a hollow cylindrical shape provided with a replaceable fiber or nonwoven filter on an inner surface thereof.

Filtration device according to the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to remove the fine impurities to increase the safety according to the intake of the medicine or agricultural extracts. In addition, the filtration device according to the invention has the advantage that can be sterilized as needed so that no separate sterilization process is required. In addition, the filtration device according to the invention has the advantage that it can be easily connected and used with other devices.

Figure 1 schematically shows the overall structure of an embodiment of a filtration device according to the present invention.
2 schematically shows an embodiment of a receiving housing of a filtration device according to the invention.
Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment of a centrifugal filter applied to the filtration apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 4 shows an embodiment in which the centrifugal filter applied to the filtration device according to the present invention is fixed to the lid.
5 is an exemplary view for explaining a process in which the extract is filtered in the embodiment of the filtering device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Figure 1 schematically shows the overall structure of an embodiment of a filtration device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the filtration device 10 of the extract liquid becomes a support frame and at the same time a housing 13 having an accommodating space formed therein, a lid 13 for opening and closing an inlet of the housing 11, and a lid 13. And a centrifugal filter 12 that is rotatably fixed thereto.

The accommodating housing 11 may function as a frame in which a device necessary for driving the filtration device 10 is installed while a centrifugal filter 12 through which the extract is filtered is received and fixed. The accommodating housing 11 can be made of any material known in the art, such as stainless steel, plastic or glass and can be for example hexahedral or cylindrical. If necessary, at least some side of the accommodating housing 11 may be made of a transparent material such as glass. Alternatively, the accommodating housing 11 may have a transparent window (not shown) in which the filtration process proceeding from the inside can be observed from the outside.

The accommodating housing 11 may have a body 111, a control means 115 installed at one side of the body 111, a handle 117 for movement, and an extract liquid inlet device. In addition, an inlet is formed on the upper surface of the accommodating housing 11 so that the centrifugal filter 12 may be fixed to the inside of the body 111.

The control means 115 may include an adjustment button 115a for adjusting the process of filtration and a display window 115b for displaying the process of filtration. The adjustment button 115a may be installed, for example, to adjust the rotation speed, rotation time, inflow of the extract or discharge of the extract from the centrifugal filter 12. Display window 115b may display such things as filtration time, amount remaining inside centrifugal filter 12 or temperature.

Filtration device 10 according to the present invention may comprise any device known in the art required to control the filtration process and the present invention is not limited by the installation of such a device.

The extract liquid inlet device may comprise external connection tubes 114a and 114b and inlet tubes 116a and 116b. The external connection tubes 114a, 114b may be connected to an extractor for the extraction of the medicine, for example, and may be a plurality. Extraction requiring filtration flowing from the outside of the filtration apparatus 10 through the connection tubes 114a and 114b may be introduced into the centrifuge 12 via the inflow tubes 116a and 116b. Various types of pumps or transfer means may be provided for the transfer of the extract via the external connection tubes 114a and 114b or the inlet tubes 116a and 116b and the invention is not limited by such pumps or transfer means.

The centrifugal filter 12 is rotatably fixed to the bottom of the cover 13 and can be located inside the receiving housing 11 through the inlet. The centrifugal filter 12 may have a hollow cylinder shape with the upper side open, but the present invention is not limited to the particular shape of the centrifugal filter 12.

The centrifugal filter 12 may consist of a receiving portion 121 and a filtration portion 122. The receiving portion 121 refers to a space in which the extract to be filtered is accommodated, and the filtering portion 122 may include a filter and may be, for example, a mesh-shaped plate formed of a mesh or an open structure having a bottom and an upper edge. However, it may be of any shape capable of fixing the filtration means described below. The centrifugal filter 12 is described again below.

The centrifugal filter 12 may be fixed to the bottom of the cover 13 by the rotation axis 133.

A motor (not shown) for rotation of the rotating shaft 133 may be installed inside the protruding portion 132 formed in the cover 13, but the installation position of the motor is not particularly limited. The centrifugal filter 12 is fixed to the rotation shaft 133 may be rotated by the rotation of the motor. The rotating shaft 133 may extend through the interior of the centrifugal filter 12 to the bottom surface and the centrifugal filter 12 may be detachably coupled to the rotating shaft 133.

The cover 13 may consist of an extending portion 131 and a protruding portion 132, the extending portion 131 is formed to seal an inlet formed in the receiving housing 11 and the protruding portion 132 is a device such as a motor. It can be formed to accommodate. The lid 13 can be made in any shape that seals the inlet and the invention is not particularly limited by the shape of the lid.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the inlet tubes 116a and 116b are connected to the outer connecting tubes 114a and 114b and connected to the protruding portions 132, but these are exemplary and the inlet tubes 116a and 116b are variously formed. The extract can be delivered to the inside of the centrifugal filter 12.

Hereinafter, each component of the filtration device 10 according to the present invention will be described.

2 schematically shows an embodiment of a receiving housing of a filtration device according to the invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the accommodating housing 11 includes a body 111, an accommodating space 112 formed at a central portion of the body 111, a heating means 22 provided on the bottom surface of the accommodating space 112, and an extract liquid. It may include a discharge hole 21 for the discharge. The heating means 22 is for heating the extracted liquid discharged from the centrifuge 12 and does not have to be installed. The heating means 22 can be various types of heaters, such as band heaters, nichrome wire or infrared heaters, and can be installed on the bottom or side. The discharge hole 21 may have a structure penetrating the bottom surface of the accommodation space 112. The discharge hole 21 may be made in various forms and connected with a conduit for transferring the filtered extract liquid to, for example, a packaging machine.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, the housing 11 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the control means 115 is installed on the front surface is provided, but the housing 11 may have various shapes and various devices as necessary. .

Figure 3 schematically shows an embodiment of a centrifugal filter applied to the filtration apparatus according to the present invention.

3A illustrates an embodiment of the lid 13 to which the centrifugal filter 12 is fixed, and FIG. 3B illustrates an embodiment of the centrifugal filter 12.

Referring to FIG. 3, the rotation shaft 133 may be fixed to the lower side of the cover 13 to extend downward. In the case of the cover 13 which consists of the extension part 131 and the protrusion part 132, a motor can be installed in the protrusion part 132, and the protrusion part 132 is upper part of the cover 13 by the fixing hole 31. Can be fixed to the part. The bolt hole 32 may be formed at the end of the rotation shaft 133. The bolt hole 32 is for fixing the centrifugal filter 12.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 3, the centrifugal filter 12 may have an open upper surface and become a hollow cylindrical shape, and a fixing portion 35 may be formed therein. An extract to be filtered may be accommodated in the hollow and the rotating shaft 133 may be fixed to the fixed portion 35. For example, the end of the rotary shaft 133 is exposed to the outside through the through hole 36 and the centrifugal filter 12 is coupled to the rotary shaft 133 by coupling a fixing means such as a bolt to the bolt hole 32. It can be fixed to. In addition, the centrifugal filter 12 may be rotated by the rotation of the rotation shaft 133. The peripheral face of the centrifugal filter 12 may be in the form of a meshed net or an open structure. The filtration means 33 is installed on the inner circumferential surface of the centrifugal filter 12 and can be fixed by a fixed wing 34 formed along the circumference above the centrifugal filter 12.

The filtering means 33 may be a filter made of any material, for example an activated carbon filter or a carbon filter, but preferably a fiber filter or a nonwoven filter. The nonwoven filter can be, for example, but not limited to, a nonwoven fabric made from polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). As shown in Fig. 3, the filtering means 33 may be band-shaped and may be of a separable or replaceable structure. Specifically, the band-shaped filtration means 33 may be made to have a length corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the filtration portion 122 and attached to the filtration portion 122 and may be fixed by the fixing blade 34. If desired, fixing vanes 34 may be formed on the lower circumferential surface of the filtering portion 122. When the filtration of the extract is advanced and the filtration function of the filtration means 33 is weakened, the centrifugal filter 12 is separated from the rotating shaft 133. And the filtration means 33 installed in the filtration part 122 can be replaced, and the centrifugal filter 12 can be fixed to the rotating shaft 133 again. In this way, the filtration means 33 may be installed in the centrifugal filter 12 so as to be exchangeable.

The fixing method or detachable structure of the filtering means 33 shown in FIG. 3 is exemplary and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the filtering means 33 has a strip shape of a predetermined length and a structure made of one layer is shown. This is exemplary and the filtration means 33 can be multilayered and have additional functions such as antibacterial function or absorption of certain harmful components. In addition, the filtration portion 122 may be in the form of a frame, open or partially open and is not limited to a constant shape. Specifically, the filtration portion 122 can be of any structure such that the filtration means 33 can be fixed and the extract can be discharged out of the centrifugal filter 12 with the rotation of the centrifugal filter 12.

The rotation shaft 133 is rotated by the rotation of a motor (not shown) installed in the cover 13, and thus the centrifugal filter 12 fixed to the rotation shaft 133 is rotated. The extract liquid contained in the centrifugal filter 12 may be discharged to the outside of the centrifugal filter 12 through the filtering means 33 installed in the filtration portion 122 with the rotation of the centrifugal filter 12. Filtering means 33 may be formed in a portion of filtration portion 122 as needed. The filtered extract discharged to the outside of the centrifugal filter 12 may be collected in the receiving space 112 of the accommodating housing 11 and transferred to the packing machine through the discharge hole 21. If necessary, it can be sterilized while being heated to a predetermined temperature and collected in the accommodation space 112.

Figure 4 shows an embodiment in which the centrifugal filter applied to the filtration device according to the present invention is fixed to the lid.

Referring to FIG. 4, the centrifugal filter may be rotatably fixed to the bottom of the cover. A fixing portion 35 is formed in the center portion of the bottom face 41 of the centrifugal filter so that the centrifugal filter can be made to be fixed to the rotational axis (see FIG. 3) by the shaft fixing means 42. The shaft fixing means 42 can be, for example, but not limited to the bolt described above. The shaft fixing means 42 advantageously allows the centrifugal filter to be a structure which can be separated from the rotating shaft (see FIG. 3). This is for the exchange of filtration means (see FIG. 3) installed in the filtration section 122, as already described above. If the filtration means is fixed outside of the filtration section 122, the centrifugal filter does not necessarily have to be detachable. However, even in such a case, it is obvious that it is advantageous to have a detachable structure for cleaning or repairing the centrifugal filter. The centrifugal filter can be secured to the lid in a variety of ways and the extension portion 131 of the lid can have various shapes to open and close the receiving housing. The shape of the cover or the shape of the extension part can be determined in various ways depending on the structure in which the motor is installed in the cover or the structure in which the centrifugal filter is fixed to the cover.

Hereinafter, a process of filtering the extract liquid in the filtration apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

5 is an exemplary view for explaining a process in which the extract is filtered in the embodiment of the filtering device according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the external connection tubes 114a and 114b may be connected to the storage space of the extractor for extracting the active ingredient of the medicine. Different chemical liquids may be introduced through different external connection tubes 114a and 114b, and the chemical liquids may be controlled by an on / off valve. The opening and closing of the outer connecting tubes 114a and 114b can be controlled by the control means 115. When the external connection tubes 114a and 114b are open, the chemical liquid may be transferred into the centrifuge via the inlet tube 116 by means such as a pump. With the inflow of the chemical liquid or when a certain amount of the chemical liquid is introduced into the centrifugal filter, the rotation speed or rotation time of the motor installed in the protruding portion 132 may be determined by the control means 115. When the operation of the centrifugal separator is started by the control means 115, the chemical liquid may be filtered and collected inside the accommodation space formed in the body 111 via the filtering means installed in the centrifugal filter. The filtered extract collected in the receiving space can be delivered by means of a discharge means 52 to a device such as a packaging machine, for example. The discharge means 52 is for discharging the filtered extract liquid through the discharge ports 51a and 51b, and may be, for example, a device such as a pump, and the operation may be controlled by the control means 115. Likewise, whether the outlets 51a and 51b are opened or closed may be controlled by the control means 115. The filtered extract discharged through the outlets 51a and 51b may be immediately taken up or transferred to a packing machine and accommodated in a wrapping paper such as a retort pouch.

The filtering device 10 may be transferred using a handle 117 or moved by a transfer wheel (not shown) installed on the bottom surface, and cover fixing means for fixing the cover may be installed as necessary.

A sensor may be installed in the inflow tube 116 to detect whether the extract is introduced into the centrifugal filter, and the inflow amount may be determined by measuring the inflow time. When such a sensor is installed, the extract may be introduced into the centrifugal filter or may be made to operate the motor automatically when a certain amount of extract is introduced. On the other hand, the centrifugal filter can be made to operate simultaneously with the inlet or after a certain amount has been introduced. The centrifugal filter may be formed along the lower circumferential surface of the filtration section so that the centrifugal filter can be made to operate after a certain amount has been introduced. As such, the centrifugal filter may have various structures and may be operated in various ways.

Although described in detail above with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to make various modifications and modifications to the invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention with reference to the embodiments presented. . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is only limited by the scope of the appended claims.

10: Filtration device 11: accommodating housing
12: centrifugal filter 13: cover
111: body 112: accommodation space
114a, 114b: external connection tube 115: control means
115a: control button 115b: display window
116, 116a, 116b: inlet tube 117: handle
121: receiving portion 122: filtration portion
131: extension portion 132: protrusion portion
133: axis of rotation
21: discharge hole 22: heating means
31: fixing hole 32: bolt hole
33: filter means 34: fixed wing
35: fixing part 36: through hole
41: bottom surface 42: shaft fixing means
51a, 51b: outlet 52: discharge control means

Claims

A filtration apparatus for filtering an extract,
A receiving housing 11;
A cover 13 on which a motor is installed and coupled to the receiving housing 11; And
Filtration device for filtering the extract, including a centrifugal filter (12) formed so as to be coupled to the shaft of the motor to be discharged through the filtering means formed on the outer surface of the extract.

The filtration device according to claim 1, further comprising heating means installed in the accommodating housing (11).

The device of claim 1, wherein the filtering means comprises a filter made of fiber or nonwoven.

The filtering device according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor capable of detecting the inflow of the extract.

The filtration apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the centrifugal filter has a hollow cylindrical shape in which an exchangeable fiber or nonwoven filter is provided on an inner surface thereof.