RU208509U1 - Container for the production of encapsulated products - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to the chemical and food industries, in particular to equipment for the production of encapsulated products from fast gelling agents, oils, etc., to obtain seamless filled capsules with a diameter of 1-10 mm. The device for filling with gelatin consists of a container equipped with a neck. The container is equipped with wheels, a heating jacket, an oil sump, and a conical impeller. The neck is equipped with a funnel and a branch pipe. The heating jacket is equipped with a tubular electric heater. The oil sump consists of an oil separator and an oil accumulator. The technical result of the proposed utility model is to improve the performance of the device.

Description

The utility model relates to the chemical and food industries, in particular to equipment for the production of encapsulated products from quick-gelling substances, oils, etc., with the receipt of seamless filled capsules with a diameter of 1-10 mm. The device provides for the production of products in the form of seamless capsules with fatty or oily substances and / or substances in the colloidal state of emulsions, inverse emulsions, dispersions or suspensions to be encapsulated in gelatin.

A container (patent EA 018556 B1) with a function of preventing loss and free rotation of the lid is known from the prior art, including a lid adapted to be connected to the container body by means of a thread. The container body has an annular stop protrusion made under the threaded portion of the neck so as to prevent the cover from separating, a support step made under the annular stop protrusion at a distance from it, and a support ring socket made between the annular stop protrusion and the support step. The lid includes a supporting ring, a lid body and a pivotally connecting portion, which are integral with each other.

The disadvantages of this device are the complexity of the design, high energy consumption, the complexity of operation, the need to balance the flows of the internal component, the shell material and oil, the need to cool the transport system and heat the shell component, losses in the form of capsule rejects when setting up the system, and loss of working time.

The task of the utility model is to improve the device for the production of encapsulated products, which allows to improve its operational characteristics.

The technical result of the utility model is to increase its operational characteristics, and, as a consequence, to improve the technological qualities of the manufacture of encapsulated products.

The device for filling gelatin consists of a container equipped with a neck, a heating jacket, an oil sump and a conical impeller. The container is made with the possibility of movement on wheels attached to it. The volume of the container is 35-70 liters, the operating mode is at a temperature of 50-52 ° С.

The neck is equipped with a funnel and a branch pipe, while the neck is attached to the container using a clamp connection.

The heating jacket is made in the form of a cavity filled with water and is equipped with a tubular electric heater (TEN).

The cone impeller creates a turbulent flow of the gelatinous mass in the mobile container due to the entry of liquid through the wide part of the cone and exit through its narrow part. The cone impeller operates at a blade speed of 10-12 rpm.

The oil sump consists of an oil separator and an oil accumulator.

The container elements can be connected to each other in any manner known in the art, for example by means of a welded connection or by means of a riveted connection.

At the same time, the design of the container makes it possible to connect it with the supply pipelines, the encapsulation unit, as well as with the cooling system and transport oil supply. The encapsulation unit contains a capsule head, a transparent sleeve with an axial channel for capsules and a cooling column with a receiving funnel.

The technical result is achieved using the functional and constructive implementation of the device, namely.

In a container at a temperature of 50-52 ° C, the dynamic viscosity of the solution of the gelatinous mass is 900 cP. In the head of the capsulator, the temperature of encapsulating the gelatinous mass is increased to 70-72 ° C and the dynamic viscosity at this temperature is 400 cP. When this temperature is reached, the viscosity changes sharply and remains for no more than 4 hours. When using a mobile container, there is no need to stop the process and load it with gelatin every 4 hours, as a result, the time for setting up the encapsulation process is reduced, which increases the operational characteristics of the device and improves the technological quality of manufacturing encapsulated products. The connection of the neck with the container by means of a clamp connection allows to improve the technology of filling the container with a gelatinous solution. The heating jacket maintains the set temperature in the container, ensuring the manufacturability of the capsule manufacturing process. The oil collector allows to separate them from the oil during the manufacturing process of the capsules, while the oil is collected separately in a special compartment. The cone impeller does not foam the product being mixed and, due to the turbulence of the flow, sedimentation and stagnation of substances is prevented. The operation of the container at a temperature of 50-52 ° C provides the required viscosity of the gelatinous mass and helps to improve the operational functions of the claimed device. At temperatures below 50 ° C and above 52 ° C, the dynamic viscosity of the gelatinous mass becomes technologically unsuitable for the manufacture of capsules. Structurally, the device is made with the possibility of connecting the container with pipelines, an encapsulation unit and a cooling / transport oil supply system. All of the above-mentioned structural and functional features of the utility model provide an increase in the operational functions of the device and increase the technological quality of the manufacture of encapsulated products.

The capacity of a complete production line for the production of gelatin capsules works as follows.

The prepared gelatinous solution with a temperature of 50-52 ° C is poured into a mobile container through the neck and the branch pipe. The container is moved to the encapsulator. The heating elements are turned on to maintain the temperature, the impeller is started, the capsulator head is connected to the gelatinous mass supply pipeline. A hot water circulation pump is turned on to heat the capsulation head of the gelatin supply hose. Gelatin from a mobile container is fed into the capsulator head with an air pressure of P = 0.5-1.0 atm. When fed into the capsulating head, the gelatin is heated to an encapsulation temperature of 70-75 ° C. The pump for feeding the filler solution is turned on. The streams of gelatinous mass and filler enter the capsule former. Adjust the angle of inclination of the capsule separator.

Claims (1)

A device for the manufacture of gelatin capsules, characterized in that it consists of a container equipped with a neck, characterized in that the container is equipped with wheels, a heating jacket, an oil collector, a conical impeller, while the neck has a funnel and a branch pipe, the heating jacket is equipped with a tubular electric heater, and the oil collector consists of an oil separator and an accumulator for oil, and the container is designed to operate at a temperature of 50-52 ° C, and the neck is attached to the container using a clamp connection, in addition, the container is made to be connected to the supply pipelines, the encapsulation unit and the cooling system, and supply of transport oil.