WO2022052198A1

WO2022052198A1 - Milk foam generator assembly

Info

Publication number: WO2022052198A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/120418
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周峰; 张国际; 吴道玉; 杨序贵; 田志峰
Original assignee: 广州技诺智能设备有限公司; 广州技诺智能装备有限公司
Priority date: 2020-09-11
Filing date: 2020-10-12
Publication date: 2022-03-17
Also published as: CN213821106U

Abstract

A milk foam generator assembly, comprising: an outer sleeve (1) having an inlet (11) and an outlet (12), and a damping flow mixing rod (2) provided in a sleeve cavity of the outer sleeve (1). In the length direction of the damping flow mixing rod (2), a plurality of groups of flow mixing teeth (21) are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the damping flow mixing rod (2); two adjacent groups of flow mixing teeth (21) are arranged in a staggered manner according to a certain angle in the circumferential direction; the flow mixing teeth (21) are fitted to the inner wall of the sleeve cavity of the outer sleeve (1); after assembly, the damping flow mixing rod (2) and the outer sleeve (1) are fitted at the inlet (11) to form a throttling structure. By means of the matching between the outer sleeve (1) and the damping flow mixing rod (2), milk mixed with air is continuously segmented in a labyrinth structure of the milk foam generator assembly and is then mixed to form fine small milk foams, and the milk foam generation effect is better.

Description

A milk froth generator assembly

technical field

The invention is used in the field of milk foam production equipment, and particularly relates to a milk foam generator assembly.

Background technique

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, milk foam is more and more widely used, not only for making snacks, decorating cakes, but also for making beverages or spraying condiments. However, the existing milk foam making equipment produces milk foam effects. Poor and difficult to clean.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art, and to provide a milk foam generator assembly, which, through the cooperation of the outer casing and the damping mixed flow rod, makes the milk mixed with air flow in the milk foam generator. In the labyrinth structure of the component, the components are continuously divided and mixed to form fine small milk foam, and the milk foam generation effect is better.

The technical scheme adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problems is:

A milk froth generator assembly comprising:

an outer casing, having an inlet and an outlet;

The damping mixing rod is arranged in the lumen of the outer casing. Along the length direction of the damping mixing rod, a plurality of groups of mixing teeth are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod, and the adjacent two groups of mixing teeth are on the circumference The flow mixing teeth cooperate with the inner wall of the lumen of the outer sleeve, and the damping mixing rod cooperates with the outer sleeve at the inlet to form a throttling structure.

In some embodiments, the inlet of the outer sleeve is provided with an annular groove, the end of the damping mixing rod is provided with an end cap, the end cap is inserted into the annular groove, the end cap and/or the A throttling gap is provided on the outer sleeve.

In some embodiments, the lumen of the outer sleeve includes a mixed flow section and a transition section, the transition section is located downstream of the mixed flow section along the flow direction of the milk foam, the damping mixed flow rod is provided in the mixed flow section, the The pore diameter of the transition section is smaller than the pore diameter of the mixed flow section.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the outer sleeve is provided with a hand-held structure.

In some embodiments, along the length direction of the damping mixing rod, a plurality of groups of convex rings are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod, and the convex rings form the mixed flow by opening a plurality of circumferentially distributed notches tooth.

In some embodiments, the notch is V-shaped or in-line.

In some embodiments, the mixing teeth are in the shape of a rhombus or a four-pointed star.

One of the above technical solutions has at least one of the following advantages or beneficial effects: when in use, it can be assembled downstream of a gear pump, and the gear pump extracts milk and air and delivers it to the milk foam generator assembly, and flows through the milk foam generator assembly When the milk froth generator assembly becomes smaller, the cross-sectional area of the milk froth generator assembly becomes smaller and the back pressure is generated. The milk and air are compressed and mixed into milk froth in the pressure chamber generated between the milk froth generator assembly and the gear pump, and then flow through the milk froth to generate milk froth. When the generator assembly is installed, through the cooperation of the outer casing and the damping mixing rod, the milk mixed with air is continuously divided and mixed in the labyrinth structure of the milk foam generator assembly to form fine small milk foam. Meanwhile, by arranging a throttling structure at the inlet, the speed of milk flowing through the labyrinth structure is increased, and the effect of milk froth generation is better.

Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be set forth, in part, from the following description, and in part will be apparent from the following description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Description of drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is an axonometric view of an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the overall structure of an embodiment shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the outer casing structure of an embodiment shown in Fig. 1;

4-7 are schematic structural diagrams of four different embodiments of the damping mixed flow rod of the present invention.

detailed description

This part will describe the specific embodiments of the present invention in detail, and the preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown in the accompanying drawings. Each technical feature and overall technical solution of the invention should not be construed as limiting the protection scope of the invention.

In the present invention, if there is a description of a direction (up, down, left, right, front and rear), it is only for the convenience of describing the technical solution of the present invention, rather than indicating or implying that the technical features referred to must have specific characteristics Orientation, construction and operation in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention.

In the present invention, "several" means one or more, "multiple" means two or more, "greater than", "less than", "exceeding", etc. are understood as not including this number; "above", "below" and "within" " etc. are understood to include the original number. In the description of the present invention, if it is described that "first" and "second" are only used for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, it should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implying the number of indicated technical features or Implicitly indicates the order of the indicated technical features.

In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined, words such as "set", "install" and "connect" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it may be a fixed connection or a The detachable connection can also be integrally formed; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection or can communicate with each other; it can be the internal communication between the two elements or the interaction relationship between the two elements. Those skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meanings of the above words in the present invention in combination with the specific content of the technical solutions.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a milk foam generator assembly, including an outer sleeve 1 and a damping mixed flow rod 2 , and the outer sleeve 1 has an inlet 11 and an outlet 12 . The damping mixing rod 2 is arranged in the lumen of the outer casing 1. Along the length direction of the damping mixing rod 2, there are multiple groups of mixing teeth 21 on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod 2. The adjacent two groups of mixing teeth 21 are arranged in the circumferential direction. Displaced at a certain angle, the mixing teeth 21 cooperate with the inner wall of the lumen of the outer casing 1 to form a labyrinth structure, and the damping mixing rod 2 cooperates with the outer casing 1 at the inlet 11 to form a throttling structure.

When in use, the milk froth generator assembly can be assembled downstream of the gear pump, and the gear pump extracts milk and air and delivers it to the milk froth generator assembly. Small enough to generate back pressure, milk and air are compressed and mixed into milk foam in the pressure chamber generated between the milk foam generator assembly and the gear pump, and then flow through the milk foam generator assembly through the outer casing 1 and the damping mixing rod 2, the milk mixed with air is continuously divided and mixed in the labyrinth structure of the milk foam generator assembly to form fine and small milk foam. Meanwhile, by arranging a throttle structure at the inlet 11, the speed of milk flowing through the labyrinth structure is increased, and the effect of milk foam generation is better.

2, 3 and 4, the inlet 11 of the outer sleeve 1 is provided in the annular groove 12, the end of the damping mixing rod 2 is provided with an end cap 22, the end cap 22 is embedded in the annular groove 12, the end cap 22 and/or A throttling notch 23 is provided on the outer casing 1, and a throttling structure is formed by the throttling notch 23. The throttling structure can increase the speed of milk flowing through the labyrinth structure, and the effect of milk foam generation is better. It can be understood that, according to requirements, the throttling structure can also be formed in various forms such as throttling holes provided on the end cap 22 .

In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the lumen of the outer casing 1 includes a mixed flow section 13 and a transition section 14 . Along the flow direction of the milk foam, the transition section 14 is located downstream of the mixed flow section 13 , and the damping mixed flow rod 2 is located at the Mixed flow section 13, the aperture of transition section 14 is smaller than that of mixed flow section 13. Transition section 14 is used to connect with the downstream milk froth conveying pipe, and try to keep it consistent with the downstream milk froth conveying pipe, so as to avoid the formation of milk froth in the flow direction. Broken during downstream flow.

Referring to Figure 2, the damping mixing rod 2 is inserted into the lumen of the outer casing 1. When cleaning, the damping mixing rod 2 is directly pulled out from the outer casing 1, and then the outer casing 1 and the damping mixing rod 2 are cleaned respectively. The lumen of 1 is smooth, and the cleaning work is very convenient.

In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1 , a hand-held structure 16 is provided on the outer surface of the outer sleeve 1 , and the hand-held structure 16 may adopt the structure form of a rib, a groove, a handle, etc. By arranging the hand-held structure 16 on the outer sleeve 1 , Facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the milk froth generator assembly.

The mixing teeth 21 can adopt various structural forms. For example, in some embodiments, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 , along the length direction of the damping mixing rod 2 , a plurality of groups of convex rings are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod 2 . The mixing teeth 21 are formed by opening a plurality of notches distributed along the circumferential direction. Referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 6, the notch is V-shaped or in-line. For another example, in other embodiments, referring to FIGS. 5 and 7 , the mixing teeth 21 are in the shape of a rhombus or a four-pointed star. Of course, the structure of the mixing teeth 21 is not limited to this, and those skilled in the art can adopt the mixing teeth 21 that can achieve the above purpose according to conventional techniques.

In the description of this specification, a description with reference to the terms "example", "embodiment" or "some embodiments" etc. means that a particular feature, structure, material or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one aspect of the present invention in one embodiment or example. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and those skilled in the art can also make equivalent modifications or replacements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and these equivalent modifications or replacements are included in the claims of the present application. within a limited range.

Claims

A milk froth generator assembly, characterized in that it includes:

an outer casing, having an inlet and an outlet;

The damping mixing rod is arranged in the lumen of the outer casing. Along the length direction of the damping mixing rod, a plurality of groups of mixing teeth are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod, and the adjacent two groups of mixing teeth are on the circumference The flow mixing teeth cooperate with the inner wall of the lumen of the outer sleeve, and the damping mixing rod cooperates with the outer sleeve at the inlet to form a throttling structure.
The milk foam generator assembly according to claim 1, wherein the inlet of the outer sleeve is provided with an annular groove, the end of the damping mixing rod is provided with an end cap, and the end cap is embedded in the annular groove. A choke is provided on the end cap and/or the outer sleeve.
The milk foam generator assembly according to claim 1, wherein the lumen of the outer sleeve comprises a mixed flow section and a transition section, and along the flow direction of the milk foam, the transition section is located downstream of the mixed flow section, and the damping section The mixed flow rod is arranged in the mixed flow section, and the diameter of the transition section is smaller than that of the mixed flow section.
The milk foam generator assembly of claim 1, wherein a hand-held structure is provided on the outer surface of the outer sleeve.
The milk foam generator assembly according to claim 1, wherein along the length direction of the damping mixing rod, a plurality of groups of convex rings are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the damping mixing rod, and the convex rings are formed by opening a plurality of convex rings. A number of notches distributed in the circumferential direction form the mixing teeth.
The milk foam generator assembly according to claim 5, wherein the notch is V-shaped or in-line.
The milk foam generator assembly according to claim 1, wherein the mixed-flow teeth are in the shape of a rhombus or a four-pointed star.