Fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing sterilization equipment

Abstract

This invention discloses a sterilization device for processing fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages, comprising a cylindrical shell, a support frame, a steam pipe, and a moving component. The cylindrical shell is movably mounted on a frame plate, and a liner plate is provided on the inner wall of the cylindrical shell. Multiple rollers are rotatably connected to the liner plate. A disc is connected to the support frame, and several limiting rings are evenly distributed on the disc. The limiting rings are used to limit the contact of the filled beverage. The limiting rings are equipped with a guiding component. The steam pipe is connected to a steam pipe for heating the water in the inner cavity of the cylindrical shell. The steam pipe extends vertically and has multiple guide pipes at the top. The guide pipes correspond one-to-one with the limiting rings and are connected to the guiding component. The moving component is used to drive the cylindrical shell to rotate, so that the filled beverage passes through multiple rollers in sequence and moves in the inner cavity of the cylindrical shell to contact the heated water for sterilization. This invention enables the beverage to be uniformly heated and sterilized, with good effect, improved sterilization efficiency, and avoids excessive loss of nutrients contained in fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of beverage sterilization, in particular to a fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In today's pursuit of healthy diet, fruit and vegetable and fermented beverages are becoming more and more popular, such as fruit and vegetable juices made from fruits such as apples, peaches, hawthorn, oranges, etc., and fermented beverages such as wine and yogurt.

[0003] Fruit and vegetable and fermented beverages need to be sterilized during production, and the sterilization of fruit and vegetable and fermented beverages after filling is generally carried out by water bath sterilization, which injects steam to heat the water to achieve the sterilization effect. However, the temperature of the water rises faster near the steam, resulting in low sterilization efficiency of the beverage. Moreover, when the water transfers heat to the beverage, it can only transfer heat from the outside to the inside, resulting in uneven heating of the beverage, which takes a long time to complete the sterilization. Long-term heating of the beverage can result in poor taste and loss of nutrients. In addition, the filled fruit and vegetable and fermented beverages need to be supported in water, which can cause the whole to be unevenly heated. Therefore, the present application provides a fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to provide a fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment to solve the problems raised in the background.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides the following technical scheme: a fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment, comprising:

[0006] A barrel shell is movably arranged on the frame plate, and a lining plate is arranged on the inner wall of the barrel shell. A plurality of roller bodies are rotatably connected to the lining plate.

[0007] A bracket is connected to a disc, and a plurality of limiting rings are uniformly distributed on the disc. The limiting rings are used to limit the sleeving of the filled beverage, and the limiting rings are provided with a dredging assembly.

[0008] A steam pipe is located in the inner cavity of the barrel shell and is centered on the plurality of limiting rings. The steam pipe is connected to a steam pipe for heating the water in the inner cavity of the barrel shell. The steam pipe extends vertically at the top and is provided with a plurality of flow guide pipes. The flow guide pipes correspond one-to-one to the limiting rings and are connected to the dredging assembly.

[0009] A movement assembly is used to drive the barrel shell to rotate, so that the filled beverage moves in the inner cavity of the barrel shell after passing through the plurality of roller bodies in sequence to contact the heated water for sterilization.

[0010] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the lining plate is connected with fins, the fins extend into the inner cavity of the cylinder shell, and the cylinder shell drives the fins to disturb the water when rotating.

[0011] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the motion assembly comprises a power source mounted on the frame plate and a gear ring fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder shell, the power source is connected with a gear, and the gear is engaged with the gear ring.

[0012] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the steam pipe penetrates into the steam pipe and is connected with the steam pipe along the center of the bottom of the cylinder shell, and an elastic sealing ring is arranged on the steam pipe.

[0013] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, a plurality of the roller bodies are arranged in an arc shape and form a continuous first spiral section and a second spiral section on the lining plate, the first spiral section is upward, the second spiral section is downward, and there is a gap between adjacent two roller bodies, the filled beverage moves up and down through the first spiral section and the second spiral section, and reciprocally concaves and protrudes from the gap during the movement.

[0014] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the ends of the first spiral section and the second spiral section away from each other are flush with each other and horizontally butt joint at the bottom of the filled beverage in the limiting sleeve.

[0015] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the limiting ring is sleeved on the holding part of the filled beverage, the holding part is an annular structure concaved inward, an elastic member is arranged on the inner side of the limiting ring, and a limiting ball is connected to each elastic member.

[0016] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, the drainage assembly comprises a flow guide ring arranged in the limiting ring, a plurality of isolation sleeves arranged on the inner side of the limiting ring, and a steam outlet arranged in each isolation sleeve, the flow guide pipe is communicated with the flow guide ring, and the steam outlet is communicated with the flow guide ring.

[0017] As a preferred technical scheme of the present application, a one-way valve is mounted on the flow guide ring, the elastic member is fixed to the opening of the isolation sleeve, when the filled beverage is static, the elastic member drives the limiting ball to abut against the holding part to form limiting through the elastic force, the limiting ball opens the steam outlet, the steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the flow guide pipe, the flow guide ring and the steam outlet to heat the holding part through the residual heat, when the filled beverage moves up and down, the limiting ball contacts the bottle body of the filled beverage to compress the elastic member to close the steam outlet, the steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the flow guide pipe and the flow guide ring and is discharged through the one-way valve to heat the water in the inner cavity of the cylinder shell.

[0018] A fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization method, any of the above technical schemes is adopted, and the method specifically comprises the following steps:

[0019] S1, the fruit and vegetable and fermented drink is placed on the limiting ring of the disc body in turn after quantitative filling, the limiting ring limits the holding part of the filled drink to limit the sleeve connection to keep it stable;

[0020] S2, the bracket drives the filled drink to enter the inside of the cylinder shell and contact with water, the steam pipe continuously supplies steam to the steam pipe, the steam flows from bottom to top along the steam pipe to heat the water in the inside of the cylinder shell, and the water transmits the heat to the filled drink in the circumferential direction;

[0021] S3, the motion assembly drives the cylinder shell to rotate, which plays a spoiler effect on the water, so that the heat conducted by the steam pipe can be quickly distributed in the water, and the filled drink moves up and down in the inside of the cylinder shell through the movement of multiple rollers, so that the heated drink liquid moves in the filled bottle, so that the drink is uniformly heated and sterilized.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the fruit and vegetable and fermented drink processing and sterilizing equipment has the advantages that the motion assembly drives the cylinder shell to rotate, the filled drink moves relative to the water, plays a spoiler effect on the water, and makes the heat conducted by the steam pipe quickly distributed in the water, so that the water is uniformly heated, the filled drink moves in the inside of the cylinder shell after passing through multiple rollers to contact and heat the water, so that the drink liquid moves in the filled bottle, so that the drink is uniformly heated and sterilized, the effect is good, the sterilization efficiency is improved, and the excessive loss of nutrients contained in the fruit and vegetable and fermented drink is avoided.

[0023] When the filled drink keeps static, the elastic member drives the limiting ball to abut against the holding part to form limiting through the elastic force, so that the limiting ball opens the steam passage, the steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the flow guide pipe, the flow guide ring and the steam passage to heat the holding part through the waste heat; when the filled drink moves up and down, the limiting ball contacts the filled drink bottle body, so that the limiting ball compresses the elastic member to close the steam passage, the steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the flow guide pipe and the flow guide ring and is discharged through the one-way valve to heat the inside of the cylinder shell, so that the waste heat of the steam is fully utilized, the holding part blocked and isolated by the limiting ring can also be heated, and the overall heating of the drink is realized. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall external structure of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the cylinder shell of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the motion assembly structure of the present application;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a top view of the cylinder shell of the present application;

[0028] Figure 5The schematic view of the position relationship between the steam conveying pipe and the plurality of limiting rings of the application;

[0029] Figure 6 The schematic view of the limiting ring structure of the application;

[0030] Figure 7 The schematic view of the dredging assembly structure of the application;

[0031] Figure 8 The schematic view of the gap of the first spiral section of the application;

[0032] Figure 9 The schematic view of the distribution of the two groups of carrier rollers in the gap of the application;

[0033] In the figure: 100, barrel shell; 110, lining plate; 120, roller body; 121, gap; 122, carrier roller; 130, fin; 200, frame plate; 300, bracket; 310, disc body; 320, limiting ring; 400, steam conveying pipe; 410, steam pipe; 420, flow guide pipe; 500, movement assembly; 510, power source; 520, gear ring; 530, gear; 600, dredging assembly; 610, flow guide ring; 620, isolation sleeve; 630, steam outlet; 640, limiting ball; 641, elastic member. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the application, rather than all the embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the protection scope of the application. Embodiment 1

[0035] Please refer to Figures 1-9 A fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment, comprising a barrel shell 100, a bracket 300, a steam conveying pipe 400 and a movement assembly 500.

[0036] Please refer to Figure 1 The barrel shell 100 is movably arranged on the frame plate 200, and the barrel shell 100 is rotatably connected to the frame plate 200 through a sleeve ring. The inner wall of the barrel shell 100 is provided with a lining plate 110, and a plurality of roller bodies 120 are rotatably connected to the lining plate 110. The top of the barrel shell 100 is provided with an inlet.

[0037] Please refer to Figure 2The tray 300 is connected with a disc body 310, the disc body 310 is uniformly distributed with a plurality of limiting rings 320, the limiting ring 320 is used for limiting the sleeve connection of the filled beverage, the limiting ring 320 is sleeved on the holding part of the filled beverage, the holding part is a ring structure which is concave inward, a plurality of elastic members 641 are arranged on the inner side of the limiting ring 320, each elastic member 641 is connected with a limiting ball 640, the limiting ring 320 is provided with a dredging assembly 600, the tray 300 can be connected with an external lifting device, the tray 300 is driven into or moved out of the barrel shell 100 through the lifting device, and a cover body is arranged on the tray 300, and the cover body is used for closing the inlet of the barrel shell 100.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 2 The steam pipe 400 is located in the inner cavity of the barrel shell 100 and is at the center of the plurality of limiting rings 320, the steam pipe 400 is connected with a steam pipe 410, and is used for heating the water in the inner cavity of the barrel shell 100, the steam pipe 400 vertically extends and is provided with a plurality of flow guide pipes 420 at the top, the flow guide pipe 420 is a hose, the flow guide pipe 420 corresponds to the limiting ring 320 and is connected with the dredging assembly 600, steam is continuously supplied through the steam pipe 410, flows from bottom to top along the steam pipe 400, and transfers heat to the water in the barrel shell 100 to become heated water during the flowing, and the steam flowing through the steam pipe 400 still has certain residual heat, which is guided to the limiting ring 320 through the flow guide pipe 420, so that the holding part of the filled beverage blocked and isolated by the limiting ring 320 can be heated by the water around the residual heat of the steam, thereby achieving overall heating of the beverage.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 2 The movement assembly 500 is used for driving the barrel shell 100 to rotate, so that the filled beverage sequentially passes through the plurality of roller bodies 120 and moves in the inner cavity of the barrel shell 100 to contact the heated water to sterilize, the filled beverage moves relative to the water, which plays a role of disturbing the flow of the water, and the beverage liquid moves in the filled bottle.

[0040] Steam is continuously supplied to the steam pipe 400 through the steam pipe 410, the steam flows from bottom to top along the steam pipe 400 to heat the water in the inner cavity of the barrel shell 100, the movement assembly 500 drives the barrel shell 100 to rotate, so that the filled beverage sequentially passes through the plurality of roller bodies 120 and moves in the inner cavity of the barrel shell 100 to contact the heated water to sterilize, and the filled beverage moves relative to the water, which plays a role of disturbing the flow of the water, so that the heat conducted by the steam pipe 400 can be quickly distributed in the water to uniformly heat the water, and the beverage liquid moves in the filled bottle, so that the beverage liquid after being heated moves in the filled bottle, thereby uniformly heating and sterilizing the beverage, the effect is good, the sterilization efficiency is improved, and the excessive loss of nutrients contained in fruits, vegetables and fermented beverages is avoided. Embodiment 2

[0041] On the basis of embodiment 1, please refer to Figure 2 ,Figure 8 、 Figure 9 , the plurality of roller bodies 120 are arranged in an arc shape and form a continuous first spiral section and a second spiral section on the backing plate 110, the first spiral section is upward, the second spiral section is downward, and there is a gap 121 between two adjacent roller bodies 120, two groups of idlers 122 are arranged in the gap 121, one group of idlers 122 is lower than the lowest roller body 120 of the two roller bodies 120, and the other group of idlers 122 is located between the two roller bodies 120. The filled beverage moves up and down through the first spiral section and the second spiral section, and reciprocally concaves and protrudes into and out of the gap 121 in the movement. When the cylinder shell 100 rotates, the filled beverage is sequentially contacted by the first spiral section and the second spiral section of the backing plate 110, that is, the filled beverage is contacted by the roller body 120 and rolls on the bottom of the filled beverage, so that the filled beverage moves upward along the first spiral section and moves downward along the second spiral section. In the movement process, the filled beverage contacts the inside of the cylinder shell 100 to absorb heat and kill bacteria, and reciprocally concaves and protrudes into and out of the gap 121 in the movement, so that the filled beverage in the filled bottle moves and exchanges heat under the action of reciprocally concaving and protruding, further ensuring the uniformity of the heated beverage.

[0042] Please refer to Figure 8 、 Figure 9 , the ends of the first spiral section and the second spiral section away from each other are flush with each other and horizontally butt joint at the bottom of the filled beverage in the limiting sleeve, so that the filled beverage can be reset to the initial position state after moving up and down through the first spiral section and the second spiral section, that is, the limiting ring 320 limits and sleeves the filled beverage, so that the filled beverage remains stable and avoids falling directly from the limiting ring 320 after moving to a certain height. Embodiment 3

[0043] Based on embodiment 2, please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7 , the drainage assembly 600 includes a flow guide ring 610 opened in the limiting ring 320, a plurality of isolation sleeves 620 arranged on the inner side of the limiting ring 320, and a steam outlet 630 arranged in each isolation sleeve 620. The flow guide pipe 420 communicates with the flow guide ring 610, and the steam outlet 630 communicates with the flow guide ring 610 correspondingly.

[0044] Please refer to Figure 5 、 Figure 6 、 Figure 7The one-way valve is mounted on the flow guide ring 610, and the elastic member 641 is fixed to the opening of the isolation sleeve 620. When the filled beverage remains static, the elastic member 641 drives the limiting ball 640 to abut against the holding part to form limiting by the elastic force, so that the limiting ball 640 opens the steam passage 630, and the steam flowing through the steam conveying pipe 400 passes through the flow guide pipe 420, the flow guide ring 610 and the steam passage 630 to heat the holding part by the waste heat; when the filled beverage moves up and down, the limiting ball 640 contacts the filled beverage bottle body, so that the limiting ball 640 compresses the elastic member 641 to close the steam passage, and the steam flowing through the steam conveying pipe 400 passes through the flow guide pipe 420 and the flow guide ring 610 and is discharged through the one-way valve to the water in the inner cavity of the heating cylinder shell 100, so that the waste heat of the steam is fully utilized, and the holding part blocked and isolated by the limiting ring 320 can also be heated. Embodiment 4

[0045] On the basis of any one of the above embodiments, please refer to Figure 3 The motion assembly 500 includes a power source 510 mounted on the frame plate 200 and a gear ring 520 fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder shell 100. The output end of the power source 510 is connected with a gear 530, the gear 530 is engaged with the gear ring 520, the lining plate 110 is connected with a fin 130, the fin 130 extends into the inner cavity of the cylinder shell 100, and the fin 130 disturbs the flow of water when the cylinder shell 100 rotates. The power source 510 is preferably a servo motor. The cylinder shell 100 can be driven to rotate on the frame plate 200 through the engagement of the gear 530 and the gear ring 520, and the frame plate 200 can drive the fin 130 to move when the frame plate 200 rotates, so that the fin 130 further disturbs the flow, thereby ensuring the uniformity of water heating in the cylinder shell 100.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 2 The steam pipe 410 penetrates into the cylinder shell 100 along the center of the bottom of the cylinder shell 100 and is connected with the steam conveying pipe 400. The steam pipe 410 is provided with an elastic sealing ring. When the cylinder shell 100 rotates, the steam pipe 410 and the steam conveying pipe remain in a fixed state, and the elastic sealing ring is arranged to seal the position where the steam pipe 410 penetrates into the cylinder shell 100, so that the water in the cylinder shell 100 cannot leak. Embodiment 5

[0047] A fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization method, specifically comprising the following steps:

[0048] S1, after the fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage are quantitatively filled, they are placed on the limiting ring 320 of the disc body 310 in sequence, and the limiting ring 320 limits and sleeves the holding part of the filled beverage to keep it stable;

[0049] S2, the bracket 300 drives the filled beverage into the cylinder shell 100 inside and water contact, through the steam pipe 410 to the steam pipe 400 continuously supply steam, steam along the steam pipe 400 from bottom to top flow heating cylinder shell 100 inside the water, water will heat the circumferential transmission to the filled beverage;

[0050] S3, the motion assembly 500 drives the cylinder shell 100 rotation, to the water play spoiler, make steam pipe 400 conduction heat can be quickly distributed in water, at the same time through multiple roller 120 in the cylinder shell 100 cavity movement makes the filled beverage up and down movement, after the heated beverage liquid in the bottle movement exchange, so that the beverage is evenly heated sterilization.

[0051] Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that various modifications, substitutions, replacements and changes can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, the scope of the present application being defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A sterilization and processing equipment for fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages, characterized in that, include: A cylindrical shell is movably mounted on a frame plate, and a liner plate is provided on the inner wall of the cylindrical shell. Multiple rollers are rotatably connected to the liner plate. A bracket is connected to a tray body, and the tray body is evenly distributed with several limiting rings. The limiting rings are used to limit the connection of the filling beverage and are equipped with a guiding component. A steam pipe is located inside the shell cavity and at the center of several limiting rings. The steam pipe is connected to a steam pipe for heating the water inside the shell cavity. The steam pipe extends vertically and has multiple guide pipes at the top. Each guide pipe corresponds to one of the limiting rings and is connected to the drainage assembly. The motion component is used to drive the cylinder shell to rotate, so that the filled beverage passes through multiple rollers in sequence and then moves in the inner cavity of the cylinder shell to contact the heated water for sterilization. Multiple rollers are arranged in an arc shape and form a continuous first spiral segment and a second spiral segment on the liner. The first spiral segment is ascending and the second spiral segment is descending. There is a gap between two adjacent rollers. Two sets of support rollers are arranged in the gap. One set of support rollers is lower than the lowest roller of the two rollers, and the other set of support rollers is located between the two rollers. The beverage being filled moves up and down through the first spiral segment and the second spiral segment, and reciprocates in and out of the gap during the movement. The ends of the first and second spiral segments that are far apart from each other are flush and horizontally connected to the bottom of the bottled beverage in the limiting sleeve. A limiting ring is fitted onto the grip part of the bottled beverage. The grip part is an inwardly concave annular structure. Multiple elastic elements are provided on the inner side of the limiting ring, and each elastic element is connected to a limiting ball. The diversion component includes a guide ring opened inside the limiting ring, multiple isolation sleeves disposed inside the limiting ring, and a steam outlet channel disposed in each isolation sleeve. The guide pipe is connected to the guide ring, and the steam outlet channel is correspondingly connected to the guide ring. A one-way valve is installed on the flow guide ring, and the elastic element is fixed to the opening of the isolation sleeve.

2. The sterilization equipment for processing fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages according to claim 1, characterized in that, The liner is connected to fins that extend into the inner cavity of the cylinder. When the cylinder rotates, the fins cause the water to turbulent.

3. The sterilization equipment for processing fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages according to claim 1, characterized in that, The motion component includes a power source mounted on the frame plate and a gear ring fixed to the outer wall of the cylinder shell. The output end of the power source is connected to a gear, which meshes with the gear ring.

4. The fruit and vegetable and fermented beverage processing and sterilization equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that, The steam pipe passes through the center of the bottom of the shell and connects to the steam delivery pipe. An elastic sealing ring is provided on the steam pipe.

5. The sterilization equipment for processing fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages according to claim 1, characterized in that, When the bottled beverage remains static, the elastic element, through its elastic force, causes the limiting ball to abut against the gripping part, forming a limit. This allows the limiting ball to open the steam outlet, and the steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the guide pipe, guide ring, and steam outlet to heat the gripping part with residual heat. When the bottled beverage moves up and down, the limiting ball contacts the bottle body, causing the limiting ball to compress the elastic element and close the steam outlet. The steam flowing through the steam pipe passes through the guide pipe and guide ring and is discharged from the water inside the heating cylinder through the one-way valve.

6. A method for sterilizing fruits, vegetables, and fermented beverages, characterized in that, The processing and sterilization equipment described in any one of claims 1-5 specifically includes the following steps: S1. After quantitative filling, fruits, vegetables and fermented beverages are placed on the limiting ring of the tray in sequence. The limiting ring limits and fits the holding part of the filled beverage to keep it stable. S2. The bracket carries the bottled beverage into the inside of the cylinder and into contact with the water. Steam is continuously supplied to the steam pipe through the steam pipe. The steam flows from bottom to top along the steam pipe and heats the water inside the cylinder. The water transfers heat to the bottled beverage in a circumferential manner. S3. The motion component drives the cylinder shell to rotate, which turbulently flows the water, allowing the heat conducted by the steam pipe to be quickly distributed in the water. At the same time, multiple rollers move inside the cylinder shell, causing the filled beverage to move up and down. The heated beverage liquid moves and exchanges within the bottle, thus ensuring that the beverage is heated and sterilized evenly.

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