Thawing device for concentrated milk

Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of concentrated milk thawing, and discloses a concentrated milk thawing device, which comprises: a thawing box body, the inner side of the thawing box body is slidably provided with heating plates for heating along the long edge, and a placing groove for placing concentrated milk blocks is arranged between every two heating plates; the reset spring is arranged on the edge of the inner side of the placement groove, and the two ends of the reset spring are fixed to the two heating plates respectively; the filter plate is fixed at the lower end of the inner side of the thawing box body and corresponds to the bottom of the heating plate; the at least two air cylinders are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the thawing box body; by arranging a heating plate, a filtering plate, an air cylinder and a hot air assembly, the device can enable frozen concentrated milk to be in better contact with a heat source through extrusion, meanwhile, the heating area of the concentrated milk during unfreezing is effectively increased through multiple heat sources, the unfreezing efficiency is improved, the device is simple in structure, heat of the heat sources is uniformly distributed, and the practicability of the device is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of concentrated milk thawing, and in particular to a concentrated milk thawing device. Background Art

[0002] Concentrated milk is a product that is made by removing some of the water content of milk. In order to facilitate transportation and long-term storage, it is usually frozen and then thawed when used.

[0003] When thawing the existing frozen concentrated milk, a large volume of concentrated milk is cut into small blocks or crumbs, which are then heated to improve the thawing efficiency. However, the stacked blocks or crumbs of concentrated milk cannot be in close contact with the heating plate, and there is still a gap between the concentrated milk and the heating plate, resulting in poor heat conduction efficiency from the heating plate to the concentrated milk, unsatisfactory thawing effect, and inconvenience in rapid thawing to improve subsequent processing and reproduction. For this reason, we propose a thawing device for concentrated milk. Summary of the invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide a concentrated milk thawing device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a concentrated milk thawing device, comprising:

[0006] A thawing box, wherein a heating plate for heating is slidably mounted along the long side of the inner side of the thawing box, and a placement groove for placing concentrated milk blocks is provided between every two heating plates;

[0007] A return spring is arranged at the inner edge of the placement groove, and two ends of the return spring are respectively fixed to the two heating plates;

[0008] The filter plate is fixed at the lower end of the inner side of the thawing box and corresponds to the bottom of the heating plate;

[0009] At least two cylinders are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the thawing box, and the output ends of the cylinders are in conflict with the heating plate;

[0010] The hot air component is arranged on the lower surface of the filter plate to fill the inner side of the thawing box with hot air to improve the heating effect.

[0011] Preferably, the hot air assembly includes a hot air blower, a first air duct, a second air duct and an air inlet, the hot air blower is fixed to a side wall of a thawing box, the lower surface of the hot air blower is connected to the first air duct through a pipe, one side of the hot air blower has an air inlet, a side wall of the first air duct is provided with a second air duct extending into the interior of the thawing box, and the lower surface of the second air duct is provided with an air outlet.

[0012] Preferably, two second air ducts are provided, and the two second air ducts are arranged side by side.

[0013] Preferably, a guide rail is fixed to the inner surface of the thawing box, and the upper and lower ends of the side wall of the heating plate are provided with sliding blocks that cooperate with the guide rail.

[0014] Preferably, a mounting plate is fixed to the upper end of the inner side of the thawing box, a cable is arranged on the inner side of the mounting plate, and one end of the cable passes through a side wall of the thawing box and is formed with a terminal, a heating component is provided on the inner side of the heating plate, and a spring wire electrically connected to the cable is arranged on one end face of the heating component.

[0015] Preferably, the heating component includes a power connection plate, a thermally conductive copper strip, a heating wire and thermally conductive ceramics. The heating wire is fixed to the inner side of the heating plate, and one end of the heating wire has a power connection plate. A thermally conductive copper strip is provided on the side wall of the heating wire, and a thermally conductive ceramic is provided on one side of the thermally conductive copper strip.

[0016] Preferably, a through hole is formed inside the thermally conductive ceramic.

[0017] Preferably, the thermally conductive copper strip is rectangular, and the thermally conductive copper strip is perpendicular to the heating wire.

[0018] Preferably, a drain port is provided at the lower end of one side wall of the thawing box.

[0019] Preferably, the lower inner end of the thawing box has an inclined surface, and the lowest end of the inclined surface corresponds to the drain port.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] By providing a heating plate, a filter plate, a cylinder and a hot air component, the traditional block or crumb frozen concentrated milk can avoid being unable to contact the heat source well, resulting in slow thawing efficiency. The device can make the frozen concentrated milk better contact with the heat source through extrusion, and at the same time use a variety of heat sources to effectively increase the heating area of ​​the concentrated milk during thawing, thereby improving the thawing efficiency. The device has a simple structure and a uniform heat source distribution, which improves the practicability of the device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the first air duct of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the thawing box of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the heating component of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the thermal conductive ceramic of the present invention.

[0027] In the figure: 1. thawing box; 101. drain port; 102. inclined surface; 2. cylinder; 3. heating plate; 301. slider; 4. placement slot; 401. reset spring; 5. hot air blower; 501. air inlet; 6. first air duct; 7. second air duct; 8. filter plate; 9. mounting plate; 10. cable; 11. spring wire; 12. guide rail; 14. heating component; 141. power board; 142. thermal conductive copper strip; 143. heating wire; 144. thermal conductive ceramic. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] 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.

[0029] See also Figure 1-Figure 5 The present invention provides a technical solution: a concentrated milk thawing device, comprising:

[0030] A thawing box 1, a heating plate 3 for heating is slidably installed along the long side of the inner side of the thawing box 1, and a placement groove 4 for placing concentrated milk blocks is provided between every two heating plates 3;

[0031] The return spring 401 is arranged at the inner edge of the placement groove 4, and the two ends of the return spring 401 are respectively fixed to the two heating plates 3, so that the two heating plates 3 can be separated to form the placement groove 4, and the frozen concentrated milk is placed through the placement groove 4;

[0032] The filter plate 8 is fixed to the lower end of the inner side of the thawing box 1 and corresponds to the bottom of the heating plate 3, so as to facilitate the melted concentrated emulsion to flow downward;

[0033] At least two cylinders 2 are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the thawing box 1, and the output ends of the cylinders 2 are in conflict with the heating plate 3, so as to facilitate squeezing the heated concentrated milk blocks so that the concentrated milk blocks can better contact with the heating plate 3 to improve the heat conduction efficiency;

[0034] The hot air component is arranged on the lower surface of the filter plate 8 to inject hot air into the inner side of the thawing box 1 to improve the heating effect, so as to provide a variety of heat sources to improve the thawing effect of the concentrated milk block.

[0035] Preferably, the hot air component includes a hot air blower 5, a first air duct 6, a second air duct 7 and an air inlet 501. The hot air blower 5 is fixed to a side wall of the thawing box 1. The lower surface of the hot air blower 5 is connected to the first air duct 6 through a pipeline. One side of the hot air blower 5 has an air inlet 501. A second air duct 7 extending into the interior of the thawing box 1 is provided on a side wall of the first air duct 6. An air outlet is provided on the lower surface of the second air duct 7 to facilitate the hot air to flow to the inside of the thawing box 1.

[0036] Preferably, two second air ducts 7 are provided, and the two second air ducts 7 are arranged side by side to facilitate uniform heat distribution.

[0037] Preferably, a guide rail 12 is fixed to the inner surface of the thawing box 1, and the upper and lower ends of the side wall of the heating plate 3 are provided with sliders 301 that cooperate with the guide rail 12 to facilitate the horizontal movement of the heating plate 3.

[0038] Preferably, a mounting plate 9 is fixed to the upper end of the inner side of the thawing box 1, a cable 10 is arranged on the inner side of the mounting plate 9, and one end of the cable 10 passes through a side wall of the thawing box 1 to form a wiring terminal, a heating component 14 is provided on the inner side of the heating plate 3, and a spring wire 11 electrically connected to the cable 10 is provided on one end face of the heating component 14, so that heat can be transferred through the expansion and contraction of the spring wire 11 when the heating plate 3 moves.

[0039] Preferably, the heating component 14 includes a power connection plate 141, a heat-conducting copper strip 142, a heating wire 143 and a heat-conducting ceramic 144. The heating wire 143 is fixed to the inner side of the heating plate 3, and one end of the heating wire 143 has a power connection plate 141, a heat-conducting copper strip 142 is provided on the side wall of the heating wire 143, and a heat-conducting ceramic 144 is provided on one side of the heat-conducting copper strip 142, so as to make the heat distribution more uniform and reduce the concentration of heat.

[0040] Preferably, a through hole is formed inside the thermal conductive ceramic 144 .

[0041] Preferably, the heat-conducting copper strip 142 is rectangular, and the heat-conducting copper strip 142 is perpendicular to the heating wire 143, so as to better distribute the heat evenly.

[0042] Preferably, a drain port 101 is provided at the lower end of one side wall of the thawing box 1 .

[0043] Preferably, the lower inner end of the thawing box 1 has an inclined surface 102 , and the lowest end of the inclined surface 102 corresponds to the drain port 101 , so that the thawed concentrated emulsion can flow toward the drain port 101 better.

[0044] The working principle and use process of the present invention are as follows: when in use, the concentrated milk is cut into blocks and placed inside the placement groove 4. The heating component 14 inside the heating plate 3 is connected to an external power supply through a cable 10. The heat generated by the heating wire 143 is transferred to the heat-conducting copper strip 142. The heat-conducting copper strip 142 transfers the heat to the heat-conducting ceramic 144, so that the overall heat distribution of the heating plate 3 is uniform to heat the block concentrated milk. At the same time, the cylinder 2 pushes the multiple heating plates 3 to move toward the center of the inner side of the thawing box 1 to reduce the space inside the placement groove 4 and squeeze the concentrated milk to improve the heat transfer effect of the heating plate 3 to the concentrated milk. Further, the hot air generated by the hot air blower 5 is transferred to the inner side of the thawing box 1 through the first air duct 6 and the second air duct 7 to accelerate the thawing of the concentrated milk and improve the thawing efficiency.

[0045] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A thawing device for concentrated milk, characterized in that: include: A thawing box (1), wherein a heating plate (3) for heating is slidably mounted on the inner side of the thawing box (1) along its long side, and a placement groove (4) for placing concentrated milk blocks is provided between every two heating plates (3); A return spring (401) is arranged on the inner edge of the placement groove (4), and two ends of the return spring (401) are respectively fixed to the two heating plates (3); A filter plate (8) is fixed to the lower end of the inner side of the thawing box (1) and corresponds to the bottom of the heating plate (3); At least two cylinders (2) are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the thawing box (1), and the output ends of the cylinders (2) are in conflict with the heating plate (3); A hot air component is arranged on the lower surface of the filter plate (8) to inject hot air into the inside of the thawing box (1) to improve the heating effect.

2. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hot air component comprises a hot air blower (5), a first air duct (6), a second air duct (7) and an air inlet (501); the hot air blower (5) is fixed to a side wall of the thawing box (1); the lower surface of the hot air blower (5) is connected to the first air duct (6) via a pipeline; one side of the hot air blower (5) has an air inlet (501); a side wall of the first air duct (6) is provided with a second air duct (7) extending into the interior of the thawing box (1); and the lower surface of the second air duct (7) is provided with an air outlet.

3. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Two second air guide pipes (7) are provided, and the two second air guide pipes (7) are arranged side by side.

4. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide rail (12) is fixed on the inner surface of the thawing box (1), and the upper and lower ends of the side wall of the heating plate (3) are provided with sliding blocks (301) that cooperate with the guide rail (12).

5. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting plate (9) is fixed to the upper end of the inner side of the thawing box (1), a cable (10) is arranged on the inner side of the mounting plate (9), and one end of the cable (10) passes through a side wall of the thawing box (1) and is formed with a terminal, a heating component (14) is provided on the inner side of the heating plate (3), and a spring wire (11) electrically connected to the cable (10) is arranged on one end surface of the heating component (14).

6. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The heating component (14) comprises a power connection plate (141), a heat-conducting copper strip (142), a heating wire (143) and a heat-conducting ceramic (144); the heating wire (143) is fixed to the inner side of the heating plate (3); one end of the heating wire (143) has a power connection plate (141); a heat-conducting copper strip (142) is arranged on a side wall of the heating wire (143); and a heat-conducting ceramic (144) is arranged on one side of the heat-conducting copper strip (142).

7. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A through hole is provided inside the thermal conductive ceramic (144).

8. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The heat-conducting copper strip (142) is rectangular, and the heat-conducting copper strip (142) is perpendicular to the heating wire (143).

9. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A liquid discharge port (101) is provided at the lower end of one side wall of the thawing box (1).

10. The concentrated milk thawing device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The inner lower end of the thawing box (1) has an inclined surface (102), and the lowest end of the inclined surface (102) corresponds to the liquid discharge port (101).

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