Integrated filling method and device for fruit juice and fruit grains

Abstract

The invention discloses a fruit juice and fruit grain integrated filling method and device, and relates to the technical field of filling. The filling device comprises a valve body with a valve cavity, one side of the valve body communicates with a fast juice filling channel, a slow juice filling channel and a pulp filling channel, the pulp filling channel communicates with a plunger, and the plunger is connected with a servo electric cylinder; the plunger is communicated with a pulp feeding channel; a first valve and a second valve are respectively arranged on the pulp feeding channel and the pulp filling channel; the fast juice filling channel and the slow juice filling channel are both communicated with a flow meter. According to the integrated filling device, a pulp filling system and a gravy filling system are integrated, the filling action of pulp and juice is completed step by step in situ in a system environment, meanwhile, the fast and slow filling technology meeting the quantitative filling requirement is integrated, the material contact time and space are shortened, and the occupied area of the device is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of filling, and in particular relates to a method and device for integrally filling juice and fruit particles. Background Art

[0002] The biggest feature of fruit juice drinks is their rich taste, because they use fresh fruits, which are rich in pulp fiber, have a chewy taste and are slightly sweet and sour, giving people a delicate, smooth and refreshing taste experience. Under the health trend, the market also prefers fresh fruit juices made from fresh fruits. Fresh fruits are rich in vitamins and minerals, and juices containing pulp and fruit particles are more likely to be recognized as "fresh, high-quality" products.

[0003] The traditional method of filling pulp and juice separately greatly increases the contact time and space of the materials, and also places a large demand on the floor space of the equipment. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an integrated juice and fruit pulp filling device, which integrates the pulp and gravy filling system, so that the pulp and juice filling actions can be completed in situ and step by step under a system environment. At the same time, the fast and slow filling technologies required for quantitative filling are integrated, which reduces the material contact time and space, reduces the equipment's footprint, and solves the problems raised by the background technology.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention discloses a fruit juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device, comprising a valve body with a valve cavity, wherein one side of the valve body is connected with a juice fast filling channel, a juice slow filling channel and a pulp filling channel, the pulp filling channel is connected with a plunger, and the plunger is connected with a servo electric cylinder; the plunger is connected with a pulp feeding channel; a first valve and a second valve are respectively arranged on the pulp feeding channel and the pulp filling channel; the juice fast filling channel and the juice slow filling channel are both connected with a flow meter.

[0007] Furthermore, an inner valve stem extending to the outside is provided in the valve cavity, and the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem is fixedly connected to an outer rod through a connecting seat; one side of the connecting seat is connected to a lower bellows section of the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem, and the other side of the connecting seat is connected to an upper bellows section of the outer peripheral side wall of the outer rod; the end of the lower bellows section is provided with a plug that seals the valve cavity outlet, and the inner wall of the valve cavity is provided with a contraction portion that cooperates with the connecting seat.

[0008] Furthermore, a sealing ring is provided at the top of the upper bellows section, the top of the valve body is connected to a piston seat A, the top of the piston seat A is connected to a piston seat B, and the top of the piston seat B is provided with a cover.

[0009] Furthermore, a step portion for installing a sealing ring is provided on the top of the valve body; concave cavities A and B are respectively provided on the upper and lower end surfaces of the piston seat B, and concave cavity C is provided on the upper end surface of the piston seat A; the cover is connected to a piston A that moves up and down along concave cavity A through a spring A, and the inner top side surface of the concave cavity B is connected to a piston B that moves up and down along concave cavity C through a spring B.

[0010] Furthermore, the top end of the inner valve stem passes through the piston seat A, the piston B, the piston seat B and the piston A and is connected to the piston A; the outer sleeve rod passes through the piston seat A, the piston B and is connected to the bottom side of the concave cavity B.

[0011] Furthermore, the valve cavities located at the upper and lower sides of the contraction portion are divided into an upper valve cavity and a lower valve cavity; the lower bellows section and the plug are both located in the lower valve cavity; the connecting seat, the upper bellows section and the sealing ring are all located in the upper valve cavity.

[0012] Furthermore, it also includes a CIP cleaning cup arranged at the discharge end of the bottom of the valve body;

[0013] When in use, the CIP cleaning cup is used to close the valve port of the filling valve during CIP cleaning.

[0014] Furthermore, an intake and exhaust joint A is connected to the piston seat B located between the piston A and the bottom side of the concave cavity A; an intake and exhaust joint B is connected to the piston seat A located between the piston B and the bottom side of the concave cavity C.

[0015] A filling method of a juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device, comprising:

[0016] Step 1, bottle loading stage:

[0017] The first valve is opened, the second valve is closed, and the servo electric cylinder controls the plunger to move upward, increasing the capacity of the pulp channel and allowing the pulp to fill the feed channel;

[0018] The juice feed fills the juice fast filling channel and the juice slow filling channel, and the juice fast filling channel and the juice slow filling channel are both closed;

[0019] Step 2, pulp filling stage:

[0020] The first valve opens, the second valve opens, and the servo electric cylinder controls the plunger to move downward, compressing the capacity of the pulp channel and squeezing the pulp out for filling;

[0021] Step 3, pulp supplementation stage and juice quick filling stage:

[0022] The pulp channel is prepared synchronously, and step 1 of bottling is repeated;

[0023] The upper bellows section is controlled to move upward to drive the connecting seat to separate from the contraction part, thereby opening the juice fast filling channel; at the same time, the inner valve stem 10 is controlled to move upward to drive the plug of the lower bellows section to separate from the valve cavity outlet, and at this time, the filling valve is opened to start juice filling;

[0024] Step 4, juice slow filling stage:

[0025] When the flow meter records that the fast filling reaches a certain flow rate, the outer valve stem is controlled to move downward, driving the connecting seat of the upper bellows section to seal on the contraction part, closing the juice fast filling channel and starting slow filling;

[0026] Step 5: Filling is finished and the next filling begins:

[0027] When the flow meter measures the set volume, it gives a signal to control the inner valve stem to move downward, driving the plug of the lower bellows section to seal at the valve cavity outlet, completing the juice filling.

[0028] Furthermore, it also includes a controller, which is connected to the first valve, the second valve, the flow meter, the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B; the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B are respectively connected to the inlet and exhaust joints A and the inlet and exhaust joints B; one end of the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B is connected to the air source, and the other end is connected to the environment.

[0029] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0030] The present invention integrates a pulp and juice filling system, allowing the pulp and juice filling action to be completed in situ and step by step under a system environment, while integrating fast and slow filling technologies required for quantitative filling, reducing material contact time and space, and reducing the floor space of the equipment.

[0031] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0033] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the fruit juice and fruit particle integrated filling device of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0034] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0035] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inside", "all around" and the like indicating orientation or positional relationship are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as limiting the present invention.

[0036] See also Figure 1 As shown, the present invention is a juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device, comprising a valve body 13 with a valve cavity, one side of the valve body 13 is connected with a juice fast filling channel 3, a juice slow filling channel 4 and a pulp filling channel 2, the pulp filling channel 2 is connected with a plunger 7, and the plunger 7 is connected with a servo electric cylinder 8; the plunger 7 is connected with a pulp feeding channel 1; the pulp feeding channel 1 and the pulp filling channel 2 are respectively provided with a first valve 5 and a second valve 6; the juice fast filling channel 3 and the juice slow filling channel 4 are both connected with a flow meter 9; the inner wall of the valve cavity is provided with a contraction portion 130, and the valve cavities located at the upper and lower sides of the contraction portion 130 are separated to form an upper valve cavity 131 and a lower valve cavity 132;

[0037] An inner valve stem 10 extending to the outside is arranged in the valve cavity, and the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem 10 is fixedly connected to an outer sleeve rod 11 through a connecting seat 12; one side of the connecting seat 12 is connected to a lower bellows section 122 sleeved on the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem 10, and the other side of the connecting seat 12 is sleeved on an upper bellows section 121 on the outer peripheral side wall of the outer sleeve rod 11; the end of the lower bellows section 122 is provided with a plug 123 sealing the valve cavity outlet, and the inner wall of the valve cavity is provided with a contraction portion 130 cooperating with the connecting seat 12; the lower bellows section 122 and the plug 123 are both located in the lower valve cavity 132; the connecting seat 12, the upper bellows section 121 and the sealing ring 124 are all located in the upper valve cavity 131.

[0038] In order to control the inner valve stem 10 and the outer sleeve stem 11 to move up and down during use, the on and off of the juice quick filling channel 3 can be conveniently controlled during use; and whether filling is to be performed can be conveniently controlled.

[0039] Specifically, a piston seat A140 is connected to the top of the valve body 13, a piston seat B150 is connected to the top of the piston seat A140, a cover 170 is arranged on the top of the piston seat B150, and a sealing ring 124 is arranged on the top of the upper bellows section 121, and a step portion for installing the sealing ring 124 is arranged on the top of the valve body 13; the upper and lower end surfaces of the piston seat B150 are respectively provided with concave cavities A and concave cavities B, and the upper end surface of the piston seat A140 is provided with a concave cavity C; the cover 170 is connected to a piston A15 that moves up and down along the concave cavity A through a spring A17, and the inner top side surface of the concave cavity B is connected to a piston B14 that moves up and down along the concave cavity C through a spring B16; and then, when in use, the up and down movement of the inner valve stem 10 is controlled to drive the lower bellows section 122 and the plug 123 to move up and down, thereby controlling the juice switch valve; the up and down movement of the outer valve stem 11 is controlled to drive the upper bellows section 121 and the connecting seat 12 to move up and down, thereby controlling the speed of juice filling.

[0040] An inlet and exhaust joint A151 is connected to the piston seat B150 located between the piston A15 and the bottom side of the cavity A; an inlet and exhaust joint B141 is connected to the piston seat A140 located between the piston B14 and the bottom side of the cavity C, and the inlet and exhaust joint A151 and the inlet and exhaust joint B141 are respectively connected to the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B, so that when in use, the inlet and exhaust joint A151 and the inlet and exhaust joint B141 are used to perform inlet and exhaust operations into the corresponding space, thereby controlling the up and down movements of the inner valve stem 10 and the outer valve stem 11.

[0041] Specifically, the top end of the inner valve stem 10 passes through the piston seat A140, the piston B14, the piston seat B150 and the piston A15 and is connected to the piston A15; the outer sleeve rod 11 passes through the piston seat A140, the piston B14 and is connected to the bottom side of the concave cavity B.

[0042] A filling method of a juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device, comprising:

[0043] Step 1, bottle loading stage:

[0044] The first valve 5 is opened, the second valve 6 is closed, and the servo electric cylinder 8 controls the plunger 7 to move upward, thereby increasing the capacity of the pulp channel and allowing the pulp to fill the feed channel 1;

[0045] The juice feed fills the juice fast filling channel 3 and the juice slow filling channel 4, and the juice fast filling channel 3 and the juice slow filling channel 4 are both closed;

[0046] Step 2, pulp filling stage:

[0047] The first valve 5 is opened, the second valve 6 is opened, and the servo electric cylinder 8 controls the plunger 7 to move downward, compressing the capacity of the pulp channel and squeezing the pulp out for filling;

[0048] Step 3, pulp supplementation stage and juice quick filling stage:

[0049] The pulp channel is prepared synchronously, and step 1 of bottling is repeated;

[0050] The upper bellows section 121 is controlled to move upward to drive the connecting seat 12 to separate from the contraction portion 130, thereby opening the juice fast filling channel 3; at the same time, the inner valve stem 10 is controlled to move upward to drive the plug 123 of the lower bellows section 122 to separate from the valve cavity outlet, and at this time, the filling valve is opened to start juice filling;

[0051] Step 4, juice slow filling stage:

[0052] When the flow meter 9 records that the fast filling reaches a certain flow rate, the outer valve stem 11 is controlled to move downward, driving the connecting seat 12 of the upper bellows section 121 to seal against the contraction portion 130, closing the juice fast filling channel 3, and starting slow filling;

[0053] Step 5: Filling is finished and the next filling begins:

[0054] When the flow meter 9 measures the set volume, it gives a signal to control the inner valve stem 10 to move downward, driving the plug 123 of the lower bellows section 122 to seal at the valve cavity outlet, thus completing the juice filling.

[0055] In order to realize the above functions and realize automated filling, a controller is also included, which connects the first valve 5, the second valve 6, the flow meter 9, the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B; one end of the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B is connected to the air source and the other end is connected to the environment.

[0056] Based on the above, it also includes a CIP cleaning cup 18 arranged at the discharge end at the bottom of the valve body 13. When in use, the CIP cleaning cup 18 is used to close the valve port of the filling valve during CIP cleaning, so that each material channel and the CIP channel form a cleaning cycle.

[0057] The servo electric cylinder 7 mentioned in the present invention is only a way to provide power. Other forms such as the servo motor 7 plus a screw combined with the servo electric cylinder 7 and the bellows mentioned in the present invention are only for the purpose of design expression to adapt to the structure of the present invention. Other equivalent changes or modifications made based on this form should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0058] The filling valve, juice feed, pulp feed and other structural forms mentioned in the present invention are only for reflecting the integrity of the invention device and cannot be used as conditions to limit the present invention. Other equivalent changes or modifications made using the principles of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

[0059] The plunger structure of the servo electric cylinder 7 and the bellows mentioned in the present invention is only a design expression for the purpose of adapting the structure of the present invention. Other equivalent changes or modifications based on this form should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

[0060] The sealing structures shown in the present invention, such as the plug 123, the piston A15, etc., are only used to show that they can be applied to a higher sanitary environment, and cannot be used as conditions to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. The conditions of providing power, the adjustable stroke cylinder providing power, etc. should be considered as equivalent changes or modifications made based on the present invention, and should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0061] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0062] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device, characterized in that: It comprises a valve body (13) having a valve cavity, one side of the valve body (13) being connected with a juice fast filling channel (3), a juice slow filling channel (4) and a pulp filling channel (2), the pulp filling channel (2) being connected with a plunger (7), and the plunger (7) being connected with a servo electric cylinder (8); The plunger (7) is connected to a pulp feeding channel (1); The pulp feeding channel (1) and the pulp infusion channel (2) are respectively provided with a first valve (5) and a second valve (6); The juice fast filling channel (3) and the juice slow filling channel (4) are both connected to a flow meter (9).

2. The juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inner valve stem (10) extending to the outside of the valve cavity is arranged in the valve cavity, and an outer valve stem (11) is fixedly connected to the outer valve stem (11) via a connecting seat (12) on the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem (10); One side of the connection seat (12) is connected to a lower bellows section (122) sleeved on the outer peripheral side wall of the inner valve stem (10), and the other side of the connection seat (12) is sleeved on an upper bellows section (121) on the outer peripheral side wall of the outer valve stem (11); The end of the lower bellows section (122) is provided with a plug (123) for sealing the valve cavity outlet, and the inner wall of the valve cavity is provided with a contraction portion (130) that cooperates with the connecting seat (12).

3. The juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A sealing ring (124) is provided at the top of the upper bellows section (121), a piston seat A (140) is connected to the top of the valve body (13), a piston seat B (150) is connected to the top of the piston seat A (140), and a cover (170) is provided at the top of the piston seat B (150).

4. The juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The top of the valve body (13) is provided with a step portion for mounting a sealing ring (124); The upper and lower end surfaces of the piston seat B (150) are respectively provided with concave cavities A and B, and the upper end surface of the piston seat A (140) is provided with concave cavity C; the cover (170) is connected to a piston A (15) movable up and down along concave cavity A via a spring A (17), and the inner top side surface of the concave cavity B is connected to a piston B (14) movable up and down along concave cavity C via a spring B (16).

5. The juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top end of the inner valve stem (10) passes through the piston seat A (140), the piston B (14), the piston seat B (150) and the piston A (15) and is connected to the piston A (15); The outer sleeve rod (11) passes through the piston seat A (140) and the piston B (14) and is connected to the bottom side of the concave cavity B.

6. The juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The valve chambers located at the upper and lower sides of the contraction portion (130) are divided into an upper valve chamber (131) and a lower valve chamber (132); the lower bellows section (122) and the plug (123) are both located in the lower valve chamber (132); and the connecting seat (12), the upper bellows section (121) and the sealing ring (124) are all located in the upper valve chamber (131).

7. The juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a CIP cleaning cup (18) arranged at the discharge end of the bottom of the valve body (13); When in use, the CIP cleaning cup (18) is used to close the valve port of the filling valve during CIP cleaning.

8. The juice and fruit pulp integrated filling device according to claim 7, characterized in that: An inlet and exhaust joint A (151) is provided on the piston seat B (150) located between the piston A (15) and the bottom side of the concave cavity A; an inlet and exhaust joint B (141) is provided on the piston seat A (140) located between the piston B (14) and the bottom side of the concave cavity C.

9. A filling method based on the juice and fruit-grain integrated filling device according to claim 7, characterized in that: include: Step 1, bottle loading stage: The first valve (5) is opened, the second valve (6) is closed, and the servo electric cylinder (8) controls the plunger (7) to move upward, thereby increasing the capacity of the pulp channel and allowing the pulp to fill the feed channel (1); The juice feed fills the juice fast filling channel (3) and the juice slow filling channel (4), and the juice fast filling channel (3) and the juice slow filling channel (4) are both closed; Step 2, pulp filling stage: The first valve (5) is opened, the second valve (6) is opened, and the servo electric cylinder (8) controls the plunger (7) to move downward, compressing the capacity of the pulp channel and squeezing out the pulp for filling; Step 3, pulp supplementation stage and juice quick filling stage: The pulp channel is prepared synchronously, and step 1 of bottling is repeated; The upper bellows section (121) is controlled to move upward to drive the connecting seat (12) to separate from the contraction portion (130), thereby opening the juice quick filling channel (3); at the same time, the inner valve stem 10 is controlled to move upward to drive the plug (123) of the lower bellows section (122) to separate from the valve cavity outlet, thereby opening the filling valve and starting juice filling; Step 4, juice slow filling stage: When the flow meter (9) records that the fast filling reaches a certain flow rate, the outer valve stem (11) is controlled to move downward, driving the connecting seat (12) of the upper bellows section (121) to seal against the contraction portion (130), closing the juice fast filling channel (3) and starting slow filling; Step 5: Filling is finished and the next filling begins: When the flow meter (9) measures the set volume, it gives a signal to control the inner valve stem (10) to move downward, driving the plug (123) of the lower bellows section (122) to seal at the valve cavity outlet, thus completing the juice filling.

10. A filling method according to claim 9, characterized in that: The invention also comprises a controller, wherein the controller is connected to the first valve (5), the second valve (6), the flow meter (9), the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B; the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B are respectively connected to the inlet and exhaust joint A (151) and the inlet and exhaust joint B (141); one end of the three-way valve A and the three-way valve B is connected to the air source, and the other end is connected to the environment.

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