A protein processing flocculation device

By designing a cleaning component for a protein processing flocculation device, and utilizing scrapers and a universal ball structure to clean the through holes of the water distribution plate, the problem of flocculent blockage was solved, achieving automated anti-clogging, improving the solid-liquid separation efficiency of pea protein and reducing cleaning difficulty.

CN224394794UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-23NINGAN CEREALS OILS & STARCH MACHINERY MFG
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NINGAN CEREALS OILS & STARCH MACHINERY MFG
Filing Date
2025-06-04
Publication Date
2026-06-23

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Technical Problem

Flocculent material can easily cause blockage when passing through the water distribution plate holes, affecting the solid-liquid separation efficiency of pea protein and increasing the difficulty of cleaning.

Method used

A protein processing flocculation device was designed, which includes a cleaning component. It uses a scraper and a universal ball joint with a spring structure to clean the through holes, and combines a rubber ring and an electric push rod drive to achieve automated anti-clogging.

Benefits of technology

It effectively prevents flocculent material from clogging the pores, improves solid-liquid separation efficiency, reduces the difficulty of manual cleaning, and increases production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a protein processing flocculation device, including flocculation jar body, the top of flocculation jar body assembly has the jar top cover, and the inside bottom of flocculation jar body assembly is assembled with the water distribution board, the top center of jar top cover is equipped with the driving hole, and is provided with the pivot in the driving hole, the top center of water distribution board assembly has the fixed base, and the bottom of pivot installs in fixed base, and the top of water distribution board is evenly equipped with the through -hole, the outside of pivot is installed with the axle cylinder close to fixed base, both sides of axle cylinder all are installed with the scraper, and the bottom of scraper is installed with the cleaning assembly from left to right equidistance, the setting of this protein processing flocculation device, the structure design is reasonable, through setting cleaning assembly, because the upside of sliding plate is inclined and sets, after the rotation of stirring blade and the resistance of sliding plate, force sliding plate to move downward, make the cleaning rod export the blockage in the through -hole, thereby reach the prevention flocculating material and cause the blockage to the through -hole, thereby influence processing efficiency.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of protein processing technology, specifically to a protein processing flocculation device. Background Technology

[0002] Flocculation refers to the process by which suspended particles in water or liquid aggregate and become larger, or form flocs, thereby accelerating particle sedimentation and achieving solid-liquid separation. This phenomenon or operation is called flocculation. Flocculation is usually carried out by adding appropriate flocculants, which adsorb particles and "bridge" between particles, thereby promoting aggregation.

[0003] The volume of the raw material increases after flocculation, which causes the flocs to clog the holes on the water distribution plate when passing through it. This affects the efficiency of solid-liquid separation of pea protein. Furthermore, the water distribution plate needs to be cleaned by staff after it becomes clogged, which increases the difficulty of the work. Therefore, the existing technology needs to be improved. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a protein processing flocculation device to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that the volume of raw materials increases after flocculation, which causes these flocs to block the through holes on the water distribution plate when passing through it, thus affecting the efficiency of solid-liquid separation of pea protein. Furthermore, the blockage of the water distribution plate requires cleaning by workers, which increases the difficulty of the work.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a protein processing flocculation device, comprising a flocculation tank, wherein a tank top cover is fitted at the top of the flocculation tank and a water distribution plate is fitted at the bottom of the inner side of the flocculation tank;

[0006] A drive hole is provided at the center of the top of the tank cover, and a rotating shaft is provided inside the drive hole;

[0007] A fixed base is fitted at the top center of the water distribution plate, the bottom end of the rotating shaft is installed in the fixed base, and through holes are evenly opened at the top of the water distribution plate.

[0008] A shaft cylinder is installed on the outside of the rotating shaft near the fixed seat. Scrapers are installed on both sides of the shaft cylinder, and cleaning components are installed at equal intervals from left to right on the bottom of the scraper.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, the cleaning component includes a fixed plate installed at the bottom of the scraper, a telescopic rod installed at the bottom of the fixed plate, a universal seat installed at the end of the telescopic rod, and a universal ball installed inside the universal seat, which can be disposed in a through hole.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, a spring is fitted around the telescopic rod between the universal joint and the fixed plate.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, the inner wall of the universal seat is provided with rotating cavities evenly spaced along its axis, and ball bearings are installed inside the rotating cavities, with the ball bearings fitting snugly against the universal ball bearings.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, a rubber ring is fitted on the outer wall of the water distribution plate, and the outer wall of the rubber ring is fitted to the inner wall of the flocculation tank.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, the rubber ring has a filling cavity inside, the filling cavity is provided with a filling pad layer, and the outer wall of the rubber ring is provided with an adhesive surface.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, the outer wall of the flocculation tank is equipped with a support frame, the top of the support frame is equipped with an electric push rod, the drive end of the electric push rod is equipped with a motor frame, the motor frame is equipped with a motor, and the top of the rotating shaft is connected to the drive end of the motor.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, an inlet pipe is installed at the top of the tank top cover, a mixing pipe is installed at the top of the inlet pipe, a fixing frame is installed at the top of the mixing pipe, and a feeding pipe is installed inside the fixing frame.

[0016] As a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, a discharge pipe is installed at the bottom of the side wall of the flocculation tank, and a valve is installed on the discharge pipe.

[0017] As a preferred embodiment of the protein processing flocculation device of this utility model, a base is installed at the bottom of the flocculation tank.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: the structure of this protein processing flocculation device is reasonably designed;

[0019] By setting up a cleaning component, since the upper side of the slide plate is inclined, the rotating agitator blades collide with the slide plate, forcing the slide plate to move downwards. This allows the cleaning rod to discharge the blockage in the through hole, thereby preventing flocculent material from clogging the through hole and affecting processing efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the water distribution plate of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rubber ring of this utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Enlarged schematic diagram of point P in the diagram.

[0025] In the diagram: 1. Flocculation tank; 2. Base; 3. Feed pipe; 4. Mixing pipe; 5. Fixing frame; 6. Feeding pipe; 7. Support frame; 8. Tank top cover; 9. Discharge pipe; 10. Valve; 11. Motor; 12. Shaft; 13. Through hole; 14. Water distribution plate; 15. Rubber ring; 16. Fixing seat; 17. Scraper; 18. Shaft cylinder; 19. Motor frame; 20. Electric push rod; 211. Fixing plate; 212. Telescopic rod; 213. Universal seat; 214. Universal ball; 215. Rotating cavity; 216. Ball bearing; 217. Spring; 22. Filling pad; 23. Filling cavity; 24. Viscous surface. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0027] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides a technical solution:

[0028] In this technical solution, a protein processing flocculation device includes a flocculation tank 1. The top of the flocculation tank 1 is equipped with a tank top cover 8, and the bottom of the flocculation tank 1 is equipped with a water distribution plate 14. A drive hole is opened at the center of the top of the tank top cover 8, and a rotating shaft 12 is installed in the drive hole. A fixed seat 16 is installed at the center of the top of the water distribution plate 14, and the bottom of the rotating shaft 12 is installed in the fixed seat 16. Through holes 13 are evenly opened at the top of the water distribution plate 14. A shaft cylinder 18 is installed on the outside of the rotating shaft 12 near the fixed seat 16. Scrapers 17 are installed on both sides of the shaft cylinder 18, and cleaning components are installed at equal intervals from left to right at the bottom of the scraper 17.

[0029] In this technical solution, the top of the flocculation tank 1 can be closed by the tank top cover 8, and it is connected to the water distribution plate 14 by the fixed seat 16 through the rotating shaft 12, so that it can be stirred. A scraper 17 is installed on the outside of the rotating shaft 12 through the shaft cylinder 18 to clean the top of the water distribution plate 14, and the cleaning component can clean the through hole 13 on the water distribution plate 14.

[0030] In some technical solutions, the cleaning component includes a fixed plate 211 installed at the bottom of the scraper 17, a telescopic rod 212 installed at the bottom of the fixed plate 211, a universal seat 213 installed at the end of the telescopic rod 212, a universal ball 214 installed inside the universal seat 213, and the universal ball 214 can be set in the through hole 13; a spring 217 is fitted on the outside of the telescopic rod 212 between the universal seat 213 and the fixed plate 211.

[0031] In this technical solution, the universal ball 214 in the universal seat 213 can be cleaned by the telescopic rod 211 and the spring 217, thus preventing blockage.

[0032] In some technical solutions, the inner wall of the universal seat 213 is provided with rotating cavities 215 evenly spaced along its axis, and ball bearings 216 are installed inside the rotating cavities 215, which are fitted together with the universal ball 214.

[0033] In this technical solution, the ball bearing 216 rolls within the rotating cavity 215 and rolls in conjunction with the universal ball 214, which can improve the rotation efficiency of the universal ball 214.

[0034] In some technical solutions, the outer wall of the water distribution plate 14 is fitted with a rubber ring 15, and the outer wall of the rubber ring 15 is fitted to the inner wall of the flocculation tank 1.

[0035] In this technical solution, the water distribution plate 14 can be fitted to the inner wall of the flocculation tank 1 by means of the rubber ring 15.

[0036] In some technical solutions, the rubber ring 15 has a filling cavity 23 inside, the filling cavity 23 is provided with a filling pad 22, and the outer wall of the rubber ring 15 is provided with an adhesive surface 24.

[0037] In this technical solution, the elasticity of the rubber ring 15 can be improved by filling the pad 22, while the adhesion between the rubber ring 15 and the inner wall of the flocculation tank 1 can be improved by the adhesive surface 24.

[0038] In some technical solutions, the outer wall of the flocculation tank 1 is equipped with a support frame 7, the top of the support frame 7 is equipped with an electric push rod 20, the drive end of the electric push rod 20 is equipped with a motor frame 19, the motor frame 19 is equipped with a motor 11, and the top of the rotating shaft 12 is connected to the drive end of the motor 11.

[0039] In this technical solution, the tank top cover 8 can be raised and lowered by the extension and retraction of the electric push rod 20, and the rotating shaft 12 can be rotated by the motor 11.

[0040] In some technical solutions, a feed pipe 3 is installed at the top of the tank top cover 8, a mixing pipe 4 is installed at the top of the feed pipe 3, a fixing frame 5 is installed at the top of the mixing pipe 4, and a feeding pipe 6 is installed inside the fixing frame 5.

[0041] In this technical solution, there are multiple feeding pipes 6, which can add different protein raw materials into the mixing pipe 4, and then into the flocculation tank 1 through the feed pipe 3.

[0042] In some technical solutions, a discharge pipe 9 is installed at the bottom of the side wall of the flocculation tank 1, and a valve 10 is installed on the discharge pipe 9.

[0043] In this technical solution, the flocculated protein raw material can be discharged through the discharge pipe 9.

[0044] In some technical solutions, a base 2 is installed at the bottom of the flocculation tank 1.

[0045] In this technical solution, the flocculation tank 1 can be supported by the base 2.

[0046] Working principle:

[0047] In use, firstly, the protein raw material is added into the mixing pipe 4 through the feeding pipe 6, and then into the flocculation tank 1. Then, the motor 11 is started to drive the rotating shaft 12 to rotate. At this time, the scraper 17 can rotate on the water distribution plate 14 for cleaning. Under the action of the telescopic rod 212 and the spring 217, the universal ball 214 in the cleaning component can be made to repeatedly enter and exit the through hole 13, thereby cleaning and preventing blockage.

[0048] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0049] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to embodiments, various modifications can be made and components can be replaced with equivalents without departing from the scope of the present invention. In particular, as long as there is no structural conflict, the features in the embodiments disclosed in this invention can be combined with each other in any way. The lack of an exhaustive description of these combinations in this specification is merely for the sake of brevity and resource conservation. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A protein processing flocculator comprising a flocculator tank (1) characterised in that: The top of the flocculation tank (1) is fitted with a tank top cover (8), and the bottom of the interior of the flocculation tank (1) is fitted with a water distribution plate (14). A drive hole is provided at the center of the top of the tank cover (8), and a rotating shaft (12) is provided in the drive hole; A fixed seat (16) is fitted at the center of the top of the water distribution plate (14), and the bottom end of the rotating shaft (12) is installed in the fixed seat (16). Through holes (13) are evenly opened at the top of the water distribution plate (14). A shaft cylinder (18) is installed on the outside of the rotating shaft (12) near the fixed seat (16). Scrapers (17) are installed on both sides of the shaft cylinder (18). Cleaning components are installed at equal intervals from left to right on the bottom of the scraper (17).

2. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, The cleaning assembly includes a fixed plate (211) installed at the bottom of the scraper (17), a telescopic rod (212) installed at the bottom of the fixed plate (211), a universal seat (213) installed at the end of the telescopic rod (212), and a universal ball (214) installed inside the universal seat (213). The universal ball (214) can be disposed in the through hole (13).

3. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 2, wherein A spring (217) is fitted on the outside of the telescopic rod (212) between the universal joint (213) and the fixed plate (211).

4. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 2, wherein The inner wall of the universal joint (213) is provided with rotating cavities (215) evenly spaced along its axis. The rotating cavities (215) are equipped with ball bearings (216), which are fitted together with the universal ball bearings (214).

5. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, The outer wall of the water distribution plate (14) is fitted with a rubber ring (15), and the outer wall of the rubber ring (15) is fitted to the inner wall of the flocculation tank (1).

6. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 5 wherein, The rubber ring (15) has a filling cavity (23) inside, and a filling pad (22) is provided inside the filling cavity (23). The outer wall of the rubber ring (15) is provided with an adhesive surface (24).

7. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, The outer wall of the flocculation tank (1) is equipped with a support frame (7), an electric push rod (20) is installed at the top of the support frame (7), a motor frame (19) is installed at the drive end of the electric push rod (20), a motor (11) is installed on the motor frame (19), and the top of the rotating shaft (12) is connected to the drive end of the motor (11).

8. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, The top of the tank cover (8) is equipped with a feed pipe (3), the top of the feed pipe (3) is equipped with a mixing pipe (4), the top of the mixing pipe (4) is equipped with a fixing frame (5), and the inside of the fixing frame (5) is equipped with a feeding pipe (6).

9. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, A discharge pipe (9) is installed at the bottom of the side wall of the flocculation tank (1), and a valve (10) is installed on the discharge pipe (9).

10. A protein processing flocculator according to claim 1 wherein, The bottom end of the flocculation tank (1) is equipped with a base (2).