A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions

Abstract

The present invention discloses a hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions, which relates to cheese processing equipment. The technical problem to be solved is that the materials will present an overall swirling motion, which cannot promote the full contact of various materials, resulting in low mixing efficiency. The key points of the technical solution are as follows: A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions includes a frame and a hot melt pot body. The top of the hot melt pot body has a feeding port, and a pot cover is hinged to the feeding port. The pot cover is provided with a top stirring mechanism; the conical surface of the hot melt pot body is provided with an inclined shaft hole, and the outer wall of the conical surface of the hot melt pot is provided with an inclined shaft stirring mechanism, and the inclined shaft stirring mechanism extends into the interior of the hot melt pot body through the inclined shaft hole; the bottom of the hot melt pot body is provided with a discharging port, the discharging port flange is connected to a discharging pipe seat, and the discharging pipe seat is provided with a discharging stirring mechanism. A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions of the present invention prevents the occurrence of an overall regular swirling motion, effectively promotes the full contact of various materials, and improves the mixing uniformity and efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to cheese processing equipment, and more specifically, it relates to a hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions. Background Art

[0002] Cheese, also known as dry cheese, can be classified into two categories: natural cheese and processed cheese according to different processing methods. Processed cheese is a type of cheese variety that takes natural cheese as the main raw material and is reprocessed by adding other ingredients such as milk powder, fruit ingredients, fat, and emulsifying salts. The hot melt pot is the main and key equipment for processing processed cheese.

[0003] The steam injection heating device of the cheese melting pot announced in the Chinese patent with the announcement number CN216726718U has the following technical key points: It includes the cheese melting pot body. Inside the cheese melting pot body, a cutting frame is arranged through a connecting rod. Inside the inner cavity of the outer wall of the cutting frame, a second leakage hole is opened at the bottom end of the cutting frame.

[0004] Regarding the stirring of materials, the above technical solution also discloses: Stirring rods are arranged below the surface of the main shaft, and one end of the main shaft penetrates through the surface of the sealing cover and is connected to the driving motor; It can be seen from the above technical solution that the stirring of materials is achieved by arranging multiple stirring blades on one main shaft. However, since the stirring directions of the multiple stirring blades are the same, the materials will show an overall swirling motion, which cannot promote the full contact of various materials, and there is a problem of low mixing efficiency; Therefore, a new solution needs to be proposed to solve this problem. Summary of the Invention

[0005] Aiming at the deficiencies of the existing technology, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions, which prevents the occurrence of an overall regular swirling motion, effectively promotes the full contact of various materials, and improves the mixing uniformity and efficiency.

[0006] The above technical purpose of the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions: A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions includes a frame and a hot melt pot body installed on the frame. The top of the hot melt pot body has a feeding port, and a pot cover is hinged to the feeding port. The pot cover is provided with a top stirring mechanism; The hot melt pot body is in a funnel shape, and an inclined shaft hole is provided on its conical surface. An inclined shaft stirring mechanism is arranged on the outer wall of the conical surface of the hot melt pot, and the inclined shaft stirring mechanism extends into the interior of the hot melt pot body through the inclined shaft hole; A discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the hot melt pot body, and a discharge pipe seat is connected to the discharge port by a flange. The discharge pipe seat is provided with a discharge stirring mechanism.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, during the actual operation of the present application, after the materials are put into the feeding port, they are located inside the hot-melt pot body and are forced to be hot-melted by steam heating. At the same time, the top stirring mechanism, the inclined-axis stirring mechanism, and the discharging stirring mechanism work synchronously, so as to achieve multiple stirring with three central axes as the rotation centers. Compared with the prior art, the occurrence of the overall regular vortex motion is prevented, the full contact of various materials is effectively promoted, and the mixing uniformity and efficiency are improved.

[0008] The present invention is further configured as: the frame is provided with a manual operation platform for workers to stand on, and the manual operation platform is provided with a ladder extending towards the ground.

[0009] The present invention is further configured as: the hot-melt pot body is provided with a flushing system, and the flushing system includes a water inlet pipe communicated with the upper part of the hot-melt pot body and a plurality of water outlet pipes communicated with the lower part of the hot-melt pot body. Valves are provided on both the water inlet pipe and the water outlet pipe.

[0010] The present invention is further configured as: the pot cover is provided with a flip seat hinged to the feeding port of the hot-melt pot body, a servo electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the rear part of the flip seat, and the bottom end of the servo electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the frame.

[0011] The present invention is further configured as: a motor seat is fixed on the upper surface of the connection end of the flip seat to the pot cover. The top stirring mechanism includes a speed reducer fixed to the motor seat, a top motor drivingly connected to the input end of the speed reducer, a top stirring shaft connected to the output end of the speed reducer, and top stirring blades fixed to the top stirring shaft. The top stirring shaft penetrates through the pot cover along the central axis of the hot-melt pot body and extends into the interior of the hot-melt pot body.

[0012] The present invention is further configured as: the top stirring blades include scraping wall stirring blades and vertical stirring blades, and the scraping wall stirring blades are attached to the inner wall of the hot-melt pot body.

[0013] The present invention is further configured as: the inclined-axis stirring mechanism includes an inclined-axis motor seat embedded and sealed and welded to the inclined-axis hole, an inclined-axis motor fixedly installed on the inclined-axis motor seat, and a plurality of inclined-axis stirring blades fixed to the output shaft of the inclined-axis motor. A rotary seal ring is provided between the output shaft of the inclined-axis motor and the inclined-axis hole.

[0014] The present invention is further configured as: the discharging stirring mechanism includes a central axis rotatably connected coaxially to the discharging pipe seat, cutting stirring blades arranged on the central axis, pumping stirring blades arranged on the central axis, and a discharging motor for driving the central axis. A rotary seal ring is provided between the central axis and the inner circumferential surface of the bottom end of the discharging pipe seat.

[0015] The present invention is further configured as: the discharging pipe seat is provided with a filter sieve plate, and the filter sieve plate is located between the cutting stirring blades and the pumping stirring blades.

[0016] The present invention is further configured such that: the hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions further includes a reflux pipeline, the reflux pipeline includes a discharge pipe connected to the side discharge port of the discharge pipe seat, a lower layer reflux pipe communicated with the lower part of the hot melt pot body, and an upper layer reflux pipe communicated with the upper part of the hot melt pot body. A three-way ball valve is provided between the lower layer reflux pipe and the discharge pipe for connection, a three-way pipe is provided between the upper layer reflux pipe and the discharge pipe for connection, and electromagnetic valves are provided on the lower layer reflux pipe, the upper layer reflux pipe, and the discharge pipe.

[0017] In summary, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: realizing multiple stirring with three central axes as the rotation centers, preventing the occurrence of overall regular vortex motion, effectively promoting the full contact of various materials, and improving the mixing uniformity and efficiency; realizing self-cleaning of the present application by setting a flushing system, effectively improving the cleaning convenience; applying a pulling force or a pushing force to the flip cover seat by a servo electric cylinder to control the opening or closing of the hot melt pot body, having the technical effects of simple structure and convenient control; performing outer layer stirring of the upper layer materials and scraping off the materials adhered to the inner wall of the hot melt pot body by the scraping wall stirring blades, and performing inner layer stirring of the upper layer materials by the vertical stirring blades, effectively preventing the materials from adhering to the inner wall of the hot melt pot while further improving the stirring effect; directly driving multiple inclined shaft stirring blades to rotate by an inclined shaft motor, so as to cut and disperse the middle and lower layer materials inside the hot melt pot body by the multiple inclined shaft stirring blades; completing the cutting of viscous fluid and the dispersion of block-shaped materials by the cutting stirring blades, on the one hand, improving the hot melt efficiency of the materials, on the other hand, further promoting the mixing of the materials. At the same time, the pumping stirring blades rotate synchronously, and not only stir the materials during the rotation process, but also generate a hydraulic thrust to push the materials out of the discharge pipe seat, so that the present application does not need to be equipped with a liquid pump; blocking block-shaped materials by the filter sieve plate, on the one hand, reducing the hidden danger of block-shaped materials damaging the pumping stirring blades, on the other hand, fully cutting and dispersing the block-shaped materials staying on the upper surface of the filter sieve plate by the cutting stirring blades; guiding the materials discharged from the discharge pipe seat through the setting of the reflux pipeline, so as to realize the sequential mixing of various ingredients and mixtures, and effectively ensuring the taste of the final product. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is the overall structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is the overall structural schematic diagram of another perspective of the present application, and for the convenience of showing, partial cross-sectional treatment is performed on the hot melt pot body in this drawing;

[0020] Figure 3 is the structural schematic diagram of the pot cover and the top stirring mechanism of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the inclined shaft stirring mechanism of the present application;

[0022] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of the discharging and stirring mechanism of the present application. For the convenience of showing the discharging pipe seat in this drawing, a partial cross-section is made.

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic overall structure diagram of another perspective of the present application, mainly showing the connection path of the reflux pipeline.

[0024] Description of the drawings: 1. Frame; 11. Manual operation platform; 12. Ladder; 2. Hot melt pot body; 21. Water inlet pipe; 22. Water outlet pipe; 23. Valve; 24. Steam injection pump; 25. Hose; 31. Feeding port; 32. Pot lid; 33. Flip seat; 34. Servo electric cylinder; 35. Motor seat; 36. Reducer; 37. Top motor; 38. Top stirring shaft; 39. Top stirring blade; 391. Wall scraping stirring blade; 392. Vertical stirring blade; 41. Oblique shaft hole; 42. Oblique shaft motor seat; 43. Oblique shaft motor; 44. Oblique shaft stirring blade; 45. Rotary sealing ring; 51. Discharging port; 52. Discharging pipe seat; 53. Central shaft; 54. Cutting stirring blade; 55. Pumping stirring blade; 56. Discharging motor; 57. Filter sieve plate; 61. Discharging pipe; 62. Lower layer reflux pipe; 63. Upper layer reflux pipe; 64. Three-way ball valve; 65. Three-way pipe; 66. Solenoid valve. Detailed implementation manners

[0025] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0026] A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions, as Figure 1 , Figure 2 shown, includes a frame 1 and a hot melt pot body 2 installed on the frame 1. The top of the hot melt pot body 2 has a feeding port 31, and a pot lid 32 is hinged to the feeding port 31. The pot lid 32 is provided with a top stirring mechanism; the hot melt pot body 2 is funnel-shaped, and an oblique shaft hole 41 is opened on its conical surface. An oblique shaft stirring mechanism is arranged on the outer wall of the conical surface of the hot melt pot body 2, and the oblique shaft stirring mechanism extends into the interior of the hot melt pot body 2 through the oblique shaft hole 41; a discharging port 51 is reserved at the bottom of the hot melt pot body 2, and the discharging port 51 is flange-connected to a discharging pipe seat 52, and the discharging pipe seat 52 is provided with a discharging and stirring mechanism.

[0027] During the actual operation of the present application, after the materials are put in through the feeding port 31, they are inside the hot melt pot body 2, and the materials are forced to melt by steam heating. At the same time, the top stirring mechanism, the oblique shaft stirring mechanism, and the discharging and stirring mechanism work synchronously, so as to realize multiple stirring with three central shafts as the rotation centers. Compared with the prior art, it prevents the occurrence of the overall regular vortex movement, effectively promotes the full contact of various materials, and improves the mixing uniformity and efficiency.

[0028] For the convenience of workers' operation, asFigure 1 As shown in the figure, a manual operation platform 11 for workers to stand on is installed on the frame 1, and a ladder 12 is installed on the manual operation platform 11 and extends towards the ground, thereby providing a standing position for manual feeding and effectively improving the convenience of manual operation.

[0029] To facilitate the cleaning of the inside of the hot melt pot body 2, as Figure 6 shown, the hot melt pot body 2 is provided with a flushing system. The flushing system includes a water inlet pipe 21 connected to the upper part of the hot melt pot body 2 and a plurality of water outlet pipes 22 connected to the lower part of the hot melt pot body 2. Valves 23 are provided on both the water inlet pipe 21 and the water outlet pipes 22; when it is necessary to clean the inside of the hot melt pot body 2, open the valve 23 of the water inlet pipe 21, introduce clean water through the water inlet pipe 21, fully stir, and then open the valves 23 of each water outlet pipe 22 to discharge the turbid sewage. In summary, the self-cleaning of this application is realized by setting the flushing system, effectively improving the cleaning convenience.

[0030] The hot melt pot body 2 is heated in the following manner, as Figure 1 、 Figure 3 shown, a steam injection pump 24 is installed on the pot cover 32, and a hose 25 is installed on the steam injection pump 24 for connecting to a steam generator, so that this application realizes heating by introducing high-temperature steam into the hot melt pot body 2.

[0031] To facilitate the control of the opening and closing of the pot cover 32, as Figure 1 shown, the pot cover 32 is provided with a flip seat 33 hinged to the feeding port 31 of the hot melt pot body 2. The rear part of the flip seat 33 is rotatably connected to a servo electric cylinder 34, and the bottom end of the servo electric cylinder 34 is rotatably connected to the frame 1; when it is necessary to control the opening and closing of the pot cover 32, the servo electric cylinder 34 applies a pulling force or a pushing force to the flip seat 33, and then the opening or closing of the hot melt pot body 2 can be controlled, which has the technical effects of simple structure and convenient control.

[0032] The specific structure of the top stirring mechanism is as follows, as Figure 2 、 Figure 3 shown, a motor seat 35 is fixed on the upper surface of the connection end of the flip seat 33 and the pot cover 32, thereby providing a stable installation position by the flip seat 33 to ensure the stable installation of the top stirring mechanism; the top stirring mechanism includes a reducer 36 fixed to the motor seat 35, a top motor 37 drivingly connected to the input end of the reducer 36, a top stirring shaft 38 connected to the output end of the reducer 36, and a top stirring blade 39 fixed to the top stirring shaft 38. The top stirring shaft 38 penetrates through the pot cover 32 along the central axis of the hot melt pot body 2 and extends into the inside of the hot melt pot body 2; when the top stirring mechanism is working normally, the top motor 37 outputs torque, and after being transmitted by the reducer 36, it drives the top stirring shaft 38 and the top stirring blade 39 to rotate, so that the top stirring blade 39 realizes the upper layer stirring of the materials in the hot melt pot body 2.

[0033] The specific structure of the top stirring blade 39 is as follows: Figure 2 , Figure 3 As shown, the top stirring blade 39 includes a wall-scraping stirring blade 391 and a vertical stirring blade 392. The wall-scraping stirring blade 391 is in contact with the inner wall of the hot melt pot body 2; thereby, the wall-scraping stirring blade 391 stirs the outer layer of the upper material and scrapes off the material adhering to the inner wall of the hot melt pot body 2, and the vertical stirring blade 392 stirs the inner layer of the upper material. Combining the above two points, while further improving the stirring effect, it is effectively prevented that the material adheres to the inner wall of the hot melt pot body 2.

[0034] The specific structure of the oblique axis stirring mechanism is as follows: Figure 2 , Figure 4 As shown, the bevel-axis stirring mechanism includes a bevel-axis motor seat 42 embedded and sealed and welded to the bevel-axis hole 41, a bevel-axis motor 43 fixedly installed on the bevel-axis motor seat 42, and a plurality of bevel-axis stirring blades 44 fixed to the output shaft of the bevel-axis motor 43, and a rotating sealing ring 45 is arranged between the output shaft of the bevel-axis motor 43 and the bevel-axis hole 41; when the bevel-axis stirring mechanism is working normally, the bevel-axis motor 43 directly drives the plurality of bevel-axis stirring blades 44 to rotate, so that the plurality of bevel-axis stirring blades 44 cut and break up the middle and lower layers of materials inside the hot melt pot body 2. It should be noted that the bevel-axis stirring blades 44 are short blades, so as to reduce the hidden danger of their breakage, and a rotating sealing ring 45 is arranged to prevent the bevel-axis hole 41 from leaking.

[0035] The specific structure of the discharging and stirring mechanism is as follows: Figure 2 , Figure 5 As shown, the discharging and stirring mechanism includes a central shaft 53 coaxially connected to the discharging pipe seat 52, a cutting stirring blade 54 arranged on the central shaft 53, a pumping stirring blade 55 fixed to the central shaft 53 by a keyway, and a discharging motor 56 for driving the central shaft 53. A rotating sealing ring 45 is arranged between the central shaft 53 and the inner circumferential surface of the bottom end of the discharging pipe seat 52. When the discharging and stirring mechanism is working, the central shaft 53 is driven to rotate by the discharging motor 56. During the rotation of the central shaft 53, the cutting stirring blade 54 is driven to rotate, so that the cutting stirring blade 54 completes the cutting of the viscous fluid and the breaking up of the block material, which improves the hot melting efficiency of the material on the one hand and further promotes the mixing of the material on the other hand. At the same time, the pumping stirring blade 55 rotates synchronously, which not only realizes the stirring of the material during the rotation process, but also generates a hydraulic thrust to push the material out of the discharging pipe seat 52, so that the present application does not need to install a liquid pump.

[0036] The pumping stirring blade 55 is an inclined plate-like structure, which will receive greater resistance during the rotation process. If it acts on the material that has not yet melted or the material that has re-agglomerated, it may be bent and damaged. Figure 5As shown, the discharge pipe seat 52 is snap-fitted with a filter sieve plate 57. The filter sieve plate 57 is located between the cutting stirring blade 54 and the pumping stirring blade 55. Thus, the filter sieve plate 57 blocks the bulk materials. On the one hand, it reduces the hidden danger of the bulk materials damaging the pumping stirring blade 55. On the other hand, the cutting stirring blade 54 fully cuts and disperses the bulk materials staying on the upper surface of the filter sieve plate 57.

[0037] In current production requirements, cheese has various flavors, so it needs to be mixed with different ingredients. However, different ingredients have different temperature requirements during mixing. If the ingredients and cheese are put in at one time for unified mixing, it may affect the taste of the product. Therefore, as Figure 6 shown, the hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions further includes a reflux pipeline. The reflux pipeline includes a discharge pipe 61 connected to the side discharge port of the discharge pipe seat 52, a lower-layer reflux pipe 62 communicating with the lower part of the hot melt pot body 2, and an upper-layer reflux pipe 63 communicating with the upper part of the hot melt pot body 2. A three-way ball valve 64 is provided for connection between the lower-layer reflux pipe 62 and the discharge pipe 61, and a three-way pipe 65 is provided for connection between the upper-layer reflux pipe 63 and the discharge pipe 61. Solenoid valves 66 are provided on the lower-layer reflux pipe 62, the upper-layer reflux pipe 63, and the discharge pipe 61; after mixing the materials with the same mixing temperature requirement is completed, the user can choose to guide the mixed materials back to the hot melt pot body 2 through the lower-layer reflux pipe 62 or the upper-layer reflux pipe 63. After meeting the temperature requirement, then put in the corresponding ingredients and the mixed materials for secondary mixing. It should be noted here that the mixing that requires sufficient stirring is guided back to the upper part of the hot melt pot body 2 through the upper-layer reflux pipe 63, and the mixing that does not require sufficient stirring can be guided back to the lower part of the hot melt pot body 2 through the lower-layer reflux pipe 62; in summary, the present application guides the materials discharged from the discharge pipe seat 52 through the setting of the reflux pipeline, so as to realize the sequential mixing of various ingredients and the mixed materials, effectively ensuring the taste of the final product.

[0038] The specific embodiments are only explanations of the present invention, and they are not limitations to the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make modifications without creative contributions to the embodiments after reading this specification, but as long as they are within the scope of the claims of the present invention, they are protected by the patent law.

Claims

1. A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions, comprising a frame (1) and a hot melt pot body (2) installed on the frame (1). It is characterized in that: The hot melt pot body (2) is provided with a flushing system, and the flushing system includes a water inlet pipe (21) connected to the upper part of the hot melt pot body (2), and a plurality of water outlet pipes (22) connected to the lower part of the hot melt pot body (2). Valves (23) are provided on both the water inlet pipe (21) and the water outlet pipe (22). The top of the hot melt pot body (2) has a feeding port (31), and a pot cover (32) is hinged to the feeding port (31). A top stirring mechanism is provided on the pot cover (32). The hot melt pot body (2) is in a funnel shape, and an inclined shaft hole (41) is provided on its conical surface. An inclined shaft stirring mechanism is provided on the outer wall of the conical surface of the hot melt pot body (2), and the inclined shaft stirring mechanism extends into the interior of the hot melt pot body (2) through the inclined shaft hole (41). The inclined shaft stirring mechanism includes an inclined shaft motor seat (42) embedded and sealed and welded to the inclined shaft hole (41), an inclined shaft motor (43) fixedly installed on the inclined shaft motor seat (42), and a plurality of inclined shaft stirring blades (44) fixed to the output shaft of the inclined shaft motor (43). A rotary seal ring (45) is provided between the output shaft of the inclined shaft motor (43) and the inclined shaft hole (41). A discharge port (51) is provided at the bottom of the hot melt pot body (2), and a discharge pipe seat (52) is connected to the discharge port (51) by a flange. A discharge stirring mechanism is provided on the discharge pipe seat (52). The discharge stirring mechanism includes a central shaft (53) coaxially and rotatably connected to the discharge pipe seat (52), cutting and stirring blades (54) provided on the central shaft (53), pumping and stirring blades (55) provided on the central shaft (53), and a discharge motor (56) for driving the central shaft (53). A rotary seal ring (45) is provided between the central shaft (53) and the inner circumferential surface of the bottom end of the discharge pipe seat (52). A filter sieve plate (57) is provided on the discharge pipe seat (52), and the filter sieve plate (57) is located between the cutting and stirring blades (54) and the pumping and stirring blades (55). The hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions further includes a reflux pipeline, and the reflux pipeline includes a discharge pipe (61) connected to the side discharge port of the discharge pipe seat (52), a lower layer reflux pipe (62) communicated with the lower part of the hot melt pot body (2), and an upper layer reflux pipe (63) communicated with the upper part of the hot melt pot body (2). A three-way ball valve (64) is provided for connecting the lower layer reflux pipe (62) and the discharge pipe (61), a three-way pipe (65) is provided for connecting the upper layer reflux pipe (63) and the discharge pipe (61), and solenoid valves (66) are provided on both the lower layer reflux pipe (62), the upper layer reflux pipe (63) and the discharge pipe (61).

2. A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions according to claim 1, It is characterized in that: The frame (1) is provided with a manual operation platform (11) for workers to stand on, and a ladder (12) is provided on the manual operation platform (11) extending towards the ground.

3. A hot melt pot with multiple stirring functions according to claim 1, It is characterized in that: The pot cover (32) is provided with a flip seat (33) hinged to the feeding port (31) of the hot-melt pot body (2). A servo electric cylinder (34) is rotatably connected to the rear part of the flip seat (33), and the bottom end of the servo electric cylinder (34) is rotatably connected to the frame (1).

4. A hot-melt pot with multiple stirring functions according to claim 3, It is characterized in that: A motor seat (35) is fixed on the upper surface of the connection end of the flip seat (33) and the pot cover (32). The top stirring mechanism includes a reducer (36) fixed to the motor seat (35), a top motor (37) drivingly connected to the input end of the reducer (36), a top stirring shaft (38) connected to the output end of the reducer (36), and a top stirring blade (39) fixed to the top stirring shaft (38). The top stirring shaft (38) penetrates through the pot cover (32) along the central axis of the hot-melt pot body (2) and extends into the interior of the hot-melt pot body (2).

5. A hot-melt pot with multiple stirring functions according to claim 4, It is characterized in that: The top stirring blade (39) includes a wall-scraping stirring blade (391) and a vertical stirring blade (392), and the wall-scraping stirring blade (391) is attached to the inner wall of the hot-melt pot body (2).

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