A raw material thawing device for pet food preparation

Abstract

This utility model discloses a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation, relating to the field of pet food preparation technology. A circulating pump mechanism is installed on one side of the thawing tank. One end of the manifold is connected to a guide pipe, and one end of the branch pipe is connected to a return pipe. The guide pipe and the return pipe are connected via a heater. A circulating water pump is installed in the guide pipe. This design, based on the pump combination of the guide pipe, circulating water pump, and return pipe in the circulating pump mechanism, draws water from the thawing tank through the manifold, heats it with the heater, and then returns it to the thawing tank through the branch pipe. This creates an orderly circulating water flow, rinsing and thawing the pet food raw materials in the feeding frame, improving the overall thawing process. Furthermore, it heats and keeps the circulating water warm, preventing it from becoming too cold and causing low thawing efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pet food preparation, and in particular to a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation. Background Technology

[0002] The selection and formulation of raw materials for pet food are designed based on the nutritional needs and physiological characteristics of pets. The formulation of raw material components aims to provide pets with the necessary nutrients such as protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins to meet their daily needs. Most pet food is meat-based. Since meat usually needs to be frozen for preservation, thawing equipment is required during the pet food preparation process to thaw the raw materials. As shown in the pet food processing raw material thawing equipment disclosed on the China Patent Network (publication announcement number CN216701494U), this type of device uses a rotating rod to rotate with the water source when thawing pet food raw materials in a water bath. This rotation drives the stirring blades on the outside of the rotating rod to quickly agitate the water, accelerate the water flow, and make the water heat up faster, thereby increasing the speed of thawing the raw materials and improving the practicality of the thawing equipment.

[0003] However, the aforementioned patented and existing pet food ingredient thawing devices have some shortcomings: Existing methods that use stirring blades to agitate water flow and accelerate its movement to improve thawing of pet food ingredients have limited agitation range and poor ability to maintain orderly flow, thus limiting the effectiveness of water rinsing and thawing of pet food ingredients. Therefore, those skilled in the art have provided a pet food preparation ingredient thawing device to address the problems mentioned in the background section. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a thawing device for raw materials used in pet food preparation, which solves the problem of poor thawing efficiency of existing pet food raw materials mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution: a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation, comprising a thawing tank;

[0006] A circulation pump is installed on one side of the thawing tank.

[0007] The opening of the thawing tank is symmetrically equipped with a rope traction mechanism, and the traction rope of the rope traction mechanism suspends a material placement frame inside the thawing tank.

[0008] The circulating pump mechanism includes a manifold pipe installed at the bottom of one side of the thawing tank and a branch pipe installed at the middle of the other side of the thawing tank. One end of the manifold pipe is connected to a guide pipe, and one end of the branch pipe is connected to a return pipe. The guide pipe and the return pipe are connected by a heater. A circulating water pump is installed in the guide pipe.

[0009] As a further technical solution of this utility model: the manifold is provided with multiple sets of manifold ports extending into the interior of the thawing tank, and the branch pipe is provided with multiple branches of branch pipe ports extending into the interior of the thawing tank.

[0010] As a further technical solution of this utility model: the heater includes a heating shell and a heating coil built into the heating shell, and the heating coil has a U-shaped coil structure.

[0011] As a further technical solution of this utility model: the rope pulling mechanism includes a winding seat installed in a symmetrical manner at the opening of the thawing pool. The winding seat has a winding wheel rotatably connected inside the support, and the winding wheel has a traction rope connected to the material placement frame wound inside the reel. A traction motor is provided between two adjacent winding seats, and a brake shaft for driving the winding wheel is installed at the output end of the traction motor.

[0012] As a further technical solution of this utility model: the opening of the thawing pool is provided with guide wheels for tensioning traction ropes in a symmetrical manner.

[0013] As a further technical solution of this utility model: the inner wall of the thawing tank is provided with lifting guide rails in a symmetrical manner, and the track of the lifting guide rails is slidably connected to a lifting slide table connected to the material placement frame.

[0014] This utility model provides a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation, which has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0015] 1. The pet food ingredient thawing device designed in this paper is based on the pump combination of the guide pipe, circulating water pump, and return pipe in the circulating pump feeding mechanism. The water in the thawing tank is drawn out through the manifold, heated by the heater, and then returned to the thawing tank through the diversion pipe. On the one hand, it forms an orderly circulating water flow, which circulates and thaws the pet food ingredients in the feeding frame, improving the comprehensiveness of thawing. On the other hand, it can heat and keep the water circulating, avoiding the water from being too cold, which would lead to low thawing efficiency, thus improving the efficiency of thawing pet food ingredients.

[0016] 2. The pet food ingredient thawing device designed in this paper is based on the lifting and lowering traction of the material box by a rope traction mechanism. When thawing pet food ingredients, the pet food ingredients inside the material box are mechanically hoisted into the thawing tank for thawing. After thawing is completed, the material box and pet food ingredients are mechanically lifted out to drain, thus completing the thawing of pet food. It has good mechanical linkage performance, lower manual operation intensity, and faster and more efficient thawing. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation;

[0018] Figure 2 A partial cross-sectional view of a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation;

[0019] Figure 3 A raw material thawing device for pet food preparation Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the circulating pump mechanism in a raw material thawing device for pet food preparation.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Thawing tank; 2. Diversion pipe; 3. Circulating water pump; 4. Heater; 41. Heating shell; 42. Heating coil; 5. Return pipe; 6. Diversion pipe; 7. Diversion pipe inlet; 8. Combination pipe; 9. Combination pipe inlet; 10. Lifting guide rail; 11. Lifting slide; 12. Material placement frame; 13. Traction rope; 14. Guide wheel; 15. Traction motor; 16. Brake shaft; 17. Winding seat; 18. Winding wheel. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0023] Please see Figure 1-4This utility model provides a technical solution for a thawing device for raw materials used in pet food preparation: A thawing device for raw materials used in pet food preparation includes a thawing tank 1. A rope traction mechanism is symmetrically installed at the opening of the thawing tank 1, and the traction rope of the rope traction mechanism suspends a material placement frame 12 inside the thawing tank 1. The rope traction mechanism includes two symmetrically installed take-up seats 17 at the opening of the thawing tank 1. A take-up wheel 18 is rotatably connected inside the support of the take-up seat 17, and a traction rope 13 connected to the material placement frame 12 is wound inside the reel of the take-up wheel 18. A traction motor 15 is provided between two adjacent take-up seats 17. The output end is equipped with a brake shaft 16 that drives the winding wheel 18. The opening of the thawing tank 1 is symmetrically equipped with guide wheels 14 for tensioning traction ropes 13. By controlling the operation of the traction motor 15, the combination of the brake shaft 16 and the winding wheel 18 is rotated to wind up and unwind the traction rope 13. Then, when thawing pet food, the traction rope 13 is released, and the material box 12 is lowered and suspended to be immersed in the water flow in the thawing tank 1 for thawing. After the pet food is thawed, the traction rope 13 is wound up and the material box 12 is raised and suspended to drain the pet food raw materials inside, thus completing the thawing of the pet food.

[0024] The inner wall of the thawing tank 1 is provided with lifting guide rails 10 in a symmetrical manner, and the track of the lifting guide rails 10 is slidably connected to the lifting slide 11 connected to the material placement frame 12. By setting the combination of lifting guide rails 10 and lifting slide 11, the material placement frame 12 can be stably lifted and lowered along the thawing tank 1, thereby improving the stability of equipment operation.

[0025] A circulation pump mechanism is installed on one side of the thawing tank 1. The circulation pump mechanism includes a manifold 8 connected to the bottom of one side of the thawing tank 1 and a branch pipe 6 connected to the middle of the other side of the thawing tank 1. One end of the manifold 8 is connected to a guide pipe 2, and one end of the branch pipe 6 is connected to a return pipe 5. The guide pipe 2 and the return pipe 5 are connected via a heater 4. A circulation pump 3 is installed in the guide pipe 2. The manifold 8 has multiple sets of manifold ports 9 extending into the interior of the thawing tank 1. The branch pipe 6 has... The thawing tank 1 is equipped with multi-component diversion pipes 7 extending into the tank body. By controlling the operation of the circulating water pump 3, the water inside the thawing tank 1 is pumped through the combination of the manifold 8 and the manifold 9 into the guide pipe 2. Under the pumping of the circulating water pump 3, the water is delivered to the heater 4 for heating and temperature rise. Then, it is discharged through the diversion pipe 6 and flows back to the thawing tank 1 under the combination of the diversion pipe 6 and the diversion pipe 7. This makes the water inside the thawing tank 1 circulate in a state of circulating heating and orderly flow, so as to carry out a uniform and comprehensive water flow to thaw the pet food raw materials in the feeding frame 12.

[0026] The heater 4 includes a heating shell 41 and a heating coil 42 built into the heating shell 41. The heating coil 42 has a U-shaped coil structure. By using the heating coil 42 inside the heater 4, the circulating water can be heated to increase its temperature, so as to avoid the water temperature being too low after thawing, which would affect its continuous thawing work and improve the thawing rate of pet food raw materials.

[0027] The working principle of this utility model is as follows: When thawing pet food raw materials, the pet food raw materials to be thawed are placed one by one in the feeding frame 12, and then the traction motor 15 is controlled to work, driving the combination of brake shaft 16 and winding wheel 18 to rotate, and the traction rope 13 is wound up and unwound. By releasing the traction rope 13, the feeding frame 12 is lowered and suspended, and immersed in the water flow in the thawing pool 1 for thawing.

[0028] Further, during the thawing process of pet food, the circulating water pump 3 is controlled to operate, and the water inside the thawing tank 1 is pumped through the combination of the manifold 8 and the manifold port 9 to the guide pipe 2. Under the pumping of the circulating water pump 3, it is delivered to the heater 4 for heating and temperature rise, and then discharged through the diversion pipe 6. Under the combination of the diversion pipe 6 and the diversion port 7, it flows back to the thawing tank 1, so that the water inside the thawing tank 1 circulates in a state of circulating heating and orderly flow, so as to carry out the pet food raw materials in the feeding frame 12 evenly and orderly flushing and thawing work.

[0029] After the pet food has been thawed, the feeding box 12 can be lifted out by winding the leash 13 to drain the pet food ingredients inside, thus completing the thawing process. It has good mechanical drive characteristics, which can improve thawing efficiency and reduce the intensity of manual operation.

[0030] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various improvements and modifications without departing from the principles of this utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of this utility model. Structures, devices, and operating methods not specifically described or explained in this utility model are implemented according to conventional methods in the art, unless otherwise specified or limited.

Claims

1. A raw material thawing device for pet food preparation, characterized in that, Including the thawing tank (1); A circulation pump is installed on one side of the thawing tank (1); The opening of the thawing tank (1) is symmetrically equipped with a rope traction mechanism, and the traction rope of the rope traction mechanism is suspended by a material placement frame (12) inside the thawing tank (1). The circulating pump mechanism includes a manifold (8) installed at the bottom of one side of the thawing tank (1) and a branch pipe (6) installed at the middle of the other side of the thawing tank (1). One end of the manifold (8) is connected to a guide pipe (2), and one end of the branch pipe (6) is connected to a return pipe (5). The guide pipe (2) and the return pipe (5) are connected by a heater (4). A circulating water pump (3) is installed in the pipeline of the guide pipe (2).

2. The raw material thawing device for pet food preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The manifold (8) is equipped with multiple manifold ports (9) extending into the thawing tank (1), and the branch pipe (6) is equipped with multiple branch ports (7) extending into the thawing tank (1).

3. The raw material thawing device for pet food preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heater (4) includes a heating shell (41) and a heating coil (42) built inside the heating shell (41), and the heating coil (42) has a U-shaped coil structure.

4. The raw material thawing device for pet food preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The rope traction mechanism includes a winding seat (17) installed symmetrically in pairs at the opening of the thawing pool (1). The winding seat (17) has a winding wheel (18) rotatably connected inside its support. The winding wheel (18) has a traction rope (13) connected to the material placement frame (12) wound inside its reel. A traction motor (15) is provided between two adjacent winding seats (17), and a brake shaft (16) for driving the winding wheel (18) is installed at the output end of the traction motor (15).

5. The raw material thawing device for pet food preparation according to claim 4, characterized in that, The opening of the thawing pool (1) is symmetrically provided with guide wheels (14) for tensioning traction ropes (13).

6. The raw material thawing device for pet food preparation according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner wall of the thawing pool (1) is provided with lifting guide rails (10) in a symmetrical manner, and the track of the lifting guide rails (10) is slidably connected to the lifting slide (11) connected to the material placement frame (12).

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