Feeding and discharging barrel and cold drink equipment
By designing the inclined flow guide and inner concave structure in the barrel of the smoothie manufacturing equipment, the problem of difficulty in reflow of ice cream is solved, and the smooth reflow and multifunctional applicability of smoothie and ice cream is achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510073776.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-16
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing smoothie manufacturing equipment cannot effectively produce ice cream products with smaller ice crystal particles and delicate taste. It is mainly due to the lack of a diversion structure at the front end of the barrel, which makes the ice cream difficult to return, resulting in blockage and poor stirring.
A feed inlet and discharge barrel is designed, including a cylinder, a feed assembly, a feed portion and a storage cavity. A flow guide portion is provided in the cylinder. The flow guide portion gradually inclines from the upper part of the cylinder toward the discharge assembly direction, and the inner wall forms an inner concave surface to ensure smooth return of smoothies and ice cream.
The design achieves smooth reflow of smoothies and ice cream, and can be used in smoothies and ice cream products at the same time, improving the versatility of the equipment and mixing efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cold drink equipment, and in particular to a material inlet and outlet barrel and cold drink equipment. Background Art
[0002] As a common cold drink processing equipment, smoothie manufacturing equipment is widely used in cold drink shops, restaurants, home kitchens and other places. Existing smoothie manufacturing equipment can generally only be used to make smoothies. Smoothies are a kind of cold drink with large ice crystals and a rough taste. Existing smoothie manufacturing equipment usually uses a barrel to contain and store raw materials and smoothies. After the raw materials are poured into the barrel, the refrigeration component freezes the raw materials, and the stirring component stirs the freezing raw materials to form smoothies with large ice crystals. During the stirring process, the smoothie continues to move in the barrel, and the smoothie at the front end will be squeezed. Driven by pressure, the smoothie will flow back to the rear end. However, existing smoothie manufacturing equipment cannot produce ice cream products with smaller ice crystals and delicate taste. One reason is that there is no corresponding diversion structure at the front end of the barrel of the smoothie manufacturing equipment. It is difficult for ice cream products with smaller ice crystals to reflux at the front end of the barrel, which causes blockage and affects subsequent stirring. Summary of the invention
[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an inlet and outlet barrel, which can facilitate the reflux of prepared ice drinks and can be suitable for both smoothie products and ice cream products.
[0004] In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides an inlet and outlet barrel, comprising a cylinder and a discharge assembly arranged on the cylinder, the cylinder is provided with a feed portion and a storage cavity, the feed portion is communicated with the storage cavity, the side wall of the storage cavity is provided with a discharge port, and the discharge assembly can be communicated with the storage cavity through the discharge port.
[0005] The cylinder also includes a guide portion, which is arranged at one end of the cylinder close to the discharge assembly. The guide portion gradually inclines from the upper part of the cylinder toward the discharge assembly, and the inner wall of the guide portion forms an inner concave surface.
[0006] As an improvement of the above solution, the inner wall of the guide portion is a concave continuous curved surface.
[0007] As an improvement of the above solution, the feed part is arranged at one end of the cylinder away from the discharge assembly and located at the upper part of the cylinder, and the feed part includes a feed port, and the cross-section of the feed port gradually decreases from top to bottom.
[0008] As an improvement of the above solution, a transition connection portion is provided between the outer wall of the cylinder and the feed portion, and the transition connection portion gradually extends from the outer wall of the cylinder toward the feed portion.
[0009] As an improvement of the above solution, the transition connection portion is an arc-shaped transition or an inclined transition or a smooth curved surface.
[0010] As an improvement of the above solution, the width of the transition connection portion gradually increases from the outer wall of the cylinder toward the feeding portion.
[0011] As an improvement of the above solution, the outer contour of the cross section of the cylinder is at least partially elliptical or quasi-elliptical.
[0012] As an improvement of the above-mentioned scheme, a side end surface is provided at one end of the cylinder close to the discharge assembly, the discharge assembly is arranged on the side end surface, the discharge port is arranged on the side end surface, the upper part of the side end surface is connected with the lower part of the guide part, and the phase connection between the side end surface and the guide part is a first phase connection.
[0013] As an improvement of the above-mentioned scheme, the side wall of the cylinder is provided with a cylinder body surface, and the cylinder body surface is connected to the upper part of the guide part. The phase connection line between the cylinder body surface and the guide part is a second phase connection line. The number of the second phase connection lines is 2 and they are symmetrically inclined and bent from the top of the cylinder toward the two sides of the guide part.
[0014] As an improvement of the above solution, one ends of the two second phase connections intersect each other, and the other ends are bent and extended toward both sides of the guide portion and are respectively connected to the two ends of the first phase connection.
[0015] As an improvement of the above solution, the feed portion further includes a guide plate, which is located below the feed port, with one side of the guide plate connected to the inner wall of the feed port and the other side extending obliquely toward the storage cavity.
[0016] As an improvement of the above solution, a stirring member is provided in the material storage cavity, and an extrusion end is provided at one end of the stirring member close to the discharging assembly, and the minimum distance between the extrusion end and the side end surface is between 3mm and 10mm.
[0017] As an improvement of the above solution, the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner wall of the upper portion of the cylinder is in the range of 2 mm to 38 mm.
[0018] As an improvement of the above solution, the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder is in the range of 1.5 mm to 4 mm.
[0019] The maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder is between 1.5 mm and 6 mm.
[0020] As an improvement of the above-mentioned scheme, the transition connection portion protrudes upward from the surface of the cylinder, the feed portion is arranged on the transition connection portion, a feed cavity is arranged in the transition connection portion, the feed cavity is connected with the storage cavity, and the size range of the longitudinal section of the feed cavity is larger than the size range of the longitudinal section of the storage cavity.
[0021] As an improvement of the above-mentioned scheme, the discharging assembly includes a discharging hopper, a handle and a discharging valve. The discharging hopper is arranged on the side end surface, and the discharging port can be connected with the discharging hopper. One side of one end of the handle is hinged to the discharging hopper, and the other side of one end of the handle is hinged to the discharging valve. The handle can drive the discharging valve to rise or fall to open or close the discharging hopper.
[0022] The present invention also provides a cold drink device, comprising the inlet and outlet barrels as described above.
[0023] The implementation of the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0024] The inlet and outlet barrel of the present invention is provided with a barrel and a discharge assembly arranged on the barrel, and a feed part and a storage cavity are provided on the barrel. Raw materials such as beverages and milk enter the storage cavity from the feed part, and then are frozen and stirred. During the stirring process, the barrel also includes a guide part, and the guide part is arranged at one end of the barrel near the discharge assembly. Since the guide part is gradually inclined from the upper part of the barrel toward the discharge assembly, the inner wall of the guide part forms an inner concave surface, and the smoothie or ice cream formed during stirring moves to one end of the barrel near the discharge assembly, and then the smoothie or ice cream is guided by the inclined guide part so that it can flow back to the middle part of the barrel, and since the inner wall of the guide part is an inner concave surface, the inner concave surface is more conducive to the flow of ice cream with smaller ice crystal particles on the wall surface, so that both the smoothie and ice cream can flow back smoothly, and can be applied to both smoothie products and ice cream products. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0025] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the inlet and outlet barrel of the present invention;
[0026] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the cylinder of the present invention;
[0027] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of middle A;
[0028] Figure 4 It is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the cylinder and the stirring element of the present invention;
[0029] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the distance between the cylinder and the stirring element of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0030] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is hereby stated that the directional terms such as up, down, left, right, front, back, inside, outside, etc. that appear or will appear in the text of the present invention are only based on the accompanying drawings of the present invention, and are not specific limitations of the present invention.
[0031] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 The embodiment of the present invention discloses a material inlet and outlet barrel, comprising a barrel 1 and a material outlet assembly 2 arranged on the barrel 1, wherein the barrel 1 is used to store raw materials and provide space for freezing and stirring the raw materials, and the formed products such as smoothies and ice creams can be stored in the barrel 1, and the undischarged products will circulate in the barrel 1 under the action of the stirring assembly. The barrel 1 is provided with a feed portion 11 and a storage cavity 12, wherein the feed portion 11 is connected with the storage cavity 12, and liquids such as beverages and milk can enter the storage cavity 12 from the feed portion 11, and can be frozen and stirred in the storage cavity 12, and the side wall of the storage cavity 12 is provided with a material outlet 121, and the material outlet assembly 2 can be connected with the storage cavity 12 through the material outlet 121, and the formed products such as smoothies and ice creams can be discharged from the material outlet 2 through the material outlet 121, and the material outlet assembly 2 controls the opening and closing of the material outlet channel. In order to facilitate the formed product to flow at the front end of the cylinder 1, the cylinder 1 also includes a guide portion 13, which is arranged at one end of the cylinder 1 close to the discharge assembly 2, that is, the front end of the cylinder 1, and the guide portion 13 is gradually inclined from the upper part of the cylinder 1 toward the discharge assembly 2. Under the guiding effect of the inclined guide portion 13, the formed product can flow from the side of the discharge assembly 2 to the upper part of the cylinder 1 without affecting the product flowing from the middle part of the cylinder 1 to the discharge assembly 2, and under the continuous extrusion pressure, the product located in the guide portion 13 can continuously flow back from the upper part of the cylinder 1 to the middle part, thereby forming a cycle. Ice cream with smaller particles is easy to be trapped in smaller corners, but because the inner wall of the guide portion 13 forms a concave surface, the connection between the concave surface and the cylinder 1 is less likely to produce a hidden angle than the connection between a flat surface and the cylinder 1, and is therefore more conducive to the smooth flow of ice cream with smaller ice crystal particles. Therefore, the inlet and outlet barrel of the present invention can be used for products such as smoothies and ice cream.
[0032] The beneficial effects of the embodiments of the present invention are as follows:
[0033] The feed and discharge barrel of the embodiment of the present invention is provided with a barrel 1 and a discharge assembly 2 arranged on the barrel 1. The barrel 1 is provided with a feed portion 11 and a storage cavity 12. Beverages, milk and other raw materials enter the storage cavity 12 from the feed portion 11 and are then frozen and stirred. During the stirring process, the cylinder 1 also includes a guide portion 13, and the guide portion 13 is arranged at one end of the cylinder 1 close to the discharge assembly 2. Since the guide portion 13 is gradually inclined from the upper part of the cylinder 1 toward the discharge assembly 2, the inner wall of the guide portion 13 forms an inner concave surface, and the smoothie or ice cream formed during stirring moves to the end of the cylinder 1 close to the discharge assembly 2, and then the inclined guide portion 13 guides the smoothie or ice cream so that it can flow back to the middle part of the cylinder 1. Moreover, since the inner wall of the guide portion 13 is an inner concave surface, the inner concave surface is more conducive to the flow of ice cream with smaller ice crystals on the wall surface, so both the smoothie and ice cream can flow back smoothly, and can be suitable for both smoothie products and ice cream products.
[0034] Specifically, the inner wall of the guide portion 13 is a concave continuous curved surface. The concave continuous curved surface allows the smoothie and ice cream to smoothly flow back toward the upper part of the cylinder 1 at the position of the discharge component 2, which is beneficial to the reflux of the solid-liquid mixture and forms a circulation of the solid-liquid mixture in the cylinder 1.
[0035] See also Figure 1 and Figure 3 The feed portion 11 is arranged at one end of the barrel 1 away from the discharge assembly 2 and located at the upper part of the barrel 1, so that the raw materials can be fully frozen and stirred after entering. The feed portion 11 includes a feed port 111, and the cross-section of the feed port 111 gradually decreases from top to bottom. The larger feed port 111 is convenient for pouring raw materials, and the narrowed feed port 111 is also convenient for concentrating raw materials.
[0036] A transition connection portion 16 is provided between the outer wall of the cylinder 1 and the feed portion 11. The transition connection portion 16 is used to form a transition connection between the feed port 111 and the cylinder 1. The transition connection portion 16 gradually extends from the outer wall of the cylinder 1 toward the feed portion 11. After the raw material is frozen to form a solid-liquid mixture, the solid-liquid mixture can be accommodated in the transition connection portion 16 and gradually stirred and pushed from the transition connection portion 16. The solid-liquid mixture can be pushed to the discharge port 121. The provision of the transition connection portion 16 can increase the accommodating volume on the one hand, and facilitate the reflux of the solid-liquid mixture from the upper part of the cylinder 1 on the other hand.
[0037] In some embodiments, the transition connection portion 16 is an arc transition or an inclined transition. The shape of the arc transition or the inclined transition can enable the solid-liquid mixture to smoothly move from the position of the feed port 111 to the middle of the cylinder 1, and gradually move to the vicinity of the discharge port 121. Furthermore, the surface of the transition connection portion 16 can be a smooth curved surface, which can reduce the friction of the solid-liquid mixture in the transition connection portion 16, thereby facilitating the movement of the solid-liquid mixture in the transition connection portion 16 and facilitating stirring and pushing of the material, and on the other hand, reducing the occurrence of heaping and retention of the solid-liquid mixture in the transition connection portion 16.
[0038] In some embodiments, the width of the transition connection portion 16 gradually increases from the outer wall of the cylinder 1 toward the feed portion 11, and the transition connection portion 16 forms a gradually concentrated channel in the direction away from the feed portion 11 to facilitate the solid-liquid mixture to move to the middle of the cylinder 1.
[0039] In the embodiment of the present invention, the outer contour of the cross section of the cylinder 1 is a closed contour formed by regular or irregular smooth curves. The closed contour formed by smooth curves can reduce the friction of the solid-liquid mixture on the inner wall of the cylinder 1, thereby reducing the occurrence of piles, retention, etc., which is conducive to uniform stirring and improves the stirring effect. Preferably, the outer contour of the cross section of the cylinder 1 is at least partially circular or elliptical or quasi-elliptical. Quasi-ellipse refers to a closed curve figure, a concept of a major axis and a minor axis, but a shape that is different from a standard ellipse in terms of edge curvature, symmetry, etc.
[0040] See also Figure 2 A side end surface 14 is provided at one end of the cylinder 1 close to the discharge component 2, the discharge component 2 is arranged on the side end surface 14, and the discharge port 121 is arranged on the side end surface 14. The squeezed solid-liquid mixture will be concentrated on the side end surface 14, and the upper part of the side end surface 14 is connected to the lower part of the guide portion 13. In this embodiment, the upper part of the side end surface 14 is tangentially connected to the lower part of the guide portion 13, and along the connection between the side end surface 14 and the guide portion 13, the solid-liquid mixture can be smoothly transferred from the side end surface 14 to the upper part of the cylinder 1, wherein the phase connection line between the side end surface 14 and the guide portion 13 is a first phase connection line 141, and the solid-liquid mixture produces a first turn in the first phase connection line 141, so that the solid-liquid mixture can be transferred from the side end surface 14 to the upper part of the cylinder 1.
[0041] The side wall of the cylinder 1 is provided with a cylinder surface 15, and the cylinder surface 15 is the main side wall of the cylinder 1, wherein the cylinder surface 15 is connected to the upper part of the guide part 13. In the present embodiment, the cylinder surface 15 is tangentially connected to the upper part of the guide part 13, and the solid-liquid mixture flows along the guide part 13 and moves smoothly from the upper part of the guide part 13 to the junction of the cylinder surface 15, wherein the phase connection point between the cylinder surface 15 and the guide part 13 is the second phase connection point 151, and the solid-liquid mixture makes a second turn in the second phase connection point 151, so that the solid-liquid mixture can flow back to the middle part of the cylinder 1 to form a circulation.
[0042] See also Figure 2 In the embodiment of the present invention, the number of the second phase wires 151 is two and they are symmetrically inclined and bent from the top of the cylinder 1 to the two sides of the guide portion 13. The two second phase wires 151 are provided to guide the movement of the solid-liquid mixture from the symmetrical two sides of the guide portion 13. At the same time, the inclined and bent arrangement can reduce the space for the solid-liquid mixture with smaller ice crystal particles such as ice cream to be retained in the guide portion 13, thereby improving the smoothness of the reflux of the solid-liquid mixture.
[0043] Furthermore, one end of the two second phase connections 151 intersects with each other, and the other ends bend and extend toward both sides of the guide portion 13 and are respectively connected to the two ends of the first phase connection 141. Along the reflux direction of the solid-liquid mixture, the two second phase connections 151 converge and intersect from both ends of the first phase connection 141 toward the upper part of the cylinder 1, so that when the solid-liquid mixture moves in the guide portion 13, it can be concentrated to the center of the upper part of the cylinder 1 to form a more concentrated reflux route, so that the overall cross-section of the refluxed solid-liquid mixture is smaller, and under the condition of a constant flow rate, the reflux flow rate of the solid-liquid mixture is improved, the reflux speed can be accelerated, and the solid-liquid mixture in a stirred state can be smoothly moved to the side end surface 14, ensuring the reflux efficiency and stirring effect.
[0044] Further, see Figure 3 In order to guide the raw materials into the storage cavity 12, the feed part 11 further includes a guide plate 112, which is located below the feed port 111. One side of the guide plate 112 is connected to the inner wall of the feed port 111, and the other side extends obliquely toward the storage cavity 12. When the raw materials are poured in, the obliquely arranged guide plate 112 can guide the raw materials to quickly flow into one end of the storage cavity 12. One side of the guide plate 112 extends obliquely in a direction away from the discharge assembly 2 to ensure that the distance between the raw materials and the discharge assembly 2 is as far as possible, thereby leaving sufficient freezing space and stirring space.
[0045] See also Figure 1 and Figure 4 , a stirring member 3 is provided in the storage chamber 12, and the stirring member 3 is spiral-shaped and can stir the solid-liquid mixture by rotating. It is a direct driving component for the movement of the solid-liquid mixture, wherein an extrusion end 31 is provided at one end of the stirring member 3 close to the discharging component 2, and the extrusion end 31 is the part of the stirring member 3 closest to the discharging component 2. In the extrusion end 31, the stirring member 3 will be separated from the solid-liquid mixture, and the driving force driving the solid-liquid mixture at this time is converted into the subsequent extrusion force of the solid-liquid mixture forward. Wherein, the minimum distance H1 between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14 is between 3mm-10mm. Exemplarily, the minimum distance H1 between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14 includes 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm, 7.5mm, 8mm, 8.5mm, 9mm, 9.5mm or 10mm, but is not limited thereto. When the minimum distance between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14 is less than 3 mm, the solid-liquid mixture has difficulty in obtaining sufficient space for reflux due to the insufficient distance between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14, which affects the reflux effect. When the minimum distance between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14 is greater than 10 mm, the distance between the extrusion end 31 and the side end face 14 is too large, causing the solid-liquid mixture to reflux slowly and also increasing the volume of the cylinder 1.
[0046] See also Figure 5The spiral portion of the stirring member 3 is a portion for stirring the solid-liquid mixture, and is spiral in shape as a whole, and can stir and push the solid-liquid mixture by rotating. In some embodiments, the maximum distance H2 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the upper portion of the cylinder 1 ranges from 2 mm to 38 mm. Specifically, the maximum distance H2 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the upper portion of the cylinder 1 includes 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm, 3.5mm, 4mm, 4.5mm, 5mm, 5.5mm, 6mm, 6.5mm, 7mm, 7.5mm, 8mm, 8.5mm, 9mm, 9.5mm, 10mm, 10.5mm, 11mm, 11.5mm, 12mm, 12.5mm, 13mm, 13.5mm, 14mm, 14.5mm, 15mm, 15.5mm, 16mm, 16.5mm, 17mm, 17.5mm, 18mm, 18.5mm, 19mm , 19.5mm, 20mm, 20.5mm, 21mm, 21.5mm, 22mm, 22.5mm, 23mm, 23.5mm, 24mm, 24.5mm, 25mm, 25.5mm, 26mm, 26.5mm, 27mm, 27.5mm, 28mm, 28.5mm, 29mm, 29.5mm, 30mm, 30.5mm, 31mm, 31.5mm, 32mm, 32.5mm, 33mm, 33.5mm, 34mm, 34.5mm, 35mm, 35.5mm, 36mm, 36.5mm, 37mm, or 37.5mm, but is not limited to these. When the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the upper part of the cylinder 1 is less than 2 mm, the volume is small, and the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the upper part of the cylinder 1 need to maintain a certain distance to retain as much accommodation space as possible and leave space for the reflux of the solid-liquid mixture. When the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the upper part of the cylinder 1 is greater than 38 mm, the volume is too large, the stirring member 3 cannot thoroughly stir the solid-liquid mixture, and it is easy to cause problems such as material accumulation and retention.
[0047] In some embodiments, the maximum distance H3 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1 ranges from 1.5 mm to 4 mm. Exemplarily, the maximum distance H3 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1 includes 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm or 4 mm, but is not limited thereto. The outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 is close to the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1. Due to the gravity effect, the lower portion of the cylinder 1 is prone to retaining a solid-liquid mixture. Therefore, it is necessary to minimize the distance between the inner wall of the cylinder 1 and the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3, so that the stirring member 3 can scrape off the solid-liquid mixture on the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1 as much as possible to prevent material retention. When the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1 is greater than 4 mm, the stirring member 3 cannot thoroughly stir the solid-liquid mixture in the lower portion of the cylinder 1; and when the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder 1 is less than 1.5 mm, the distance between the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the cylinder 1 is too small, which affects the movement of the solid-liquid mixture and hinders the rotation of the stirring member 3.
[0048] In some embodiments, the maximum distance H4 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 ranges from 1.5 mm to 6 mm. Exemplarily, the maximum distance H4 between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 includes 1.5 mm, 2 mm, 2.5 mm, 3 mm, 3.5 mm, 4 mm, 5 mm, 5.5 mm or 6 mm, but is not limited thereto. Since the solid-liquid mixture on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 will move downward under the action of gravity, the distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 can be kept applicable to accommodate more solid-liquid mixture. When the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 is less than 1.5 mm, the distance between the stirring member 3 and the inner wall of the cylinder 1 is too small, which will affect the movement of the solid-liquid mixture and hinder the rotation of the stirring member 3; when the maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring member 3 and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder 1 is greater than 6 mm, the volume is too large, the stirring member 3 cannot thoroughly stir the solid-liquid mixture, and is prone to problems such as material accumulation and retention.
[0049] In addition, the transition connection part 16 protrudes upward from the surface of the barrel 1, and the feed part 11 is arranged on the transition connection part 16. Since the transition connection part 16 protrudes upward, the position of the feed part 11 is improved, which makes it easier to pour in the raw materials, and also expands the space for accommodating the raw materials. A feed cavity 161 is arranged in the transition connection part 16, and the feed cavity 161 is connected with the storage cavity 12. When the raw materials are poured in, the raw materials first enter the feed cavity 161 and then enter the storage cavity 12. The size range of the longitudinal section of the feed cavity 161 is larger than the size range of the longitudinal section of the storage cavity 12, so that the volume of the raw materials and the solid-liquid mixture that can be accommodated by the barrel 1 is increased.
[0050] See also Figure 1 In the discharging component 2, the discharging component 2 includes a discharging hopper 21, a handle 22 and a discharging valve 23. The discharging hopper 21 is arranged on the side end surface 14, and the discharging port 121 can be communicated with the discharging hopper 21. One side of one end of the handle 22 is hinged to the discharging hopper 21, and the other side of one end of the handle 22 is hinged to the discharging valve 23. The handle 22 can swing relative to the discharging hopper 21. During the swinging process of the handle 22, the handle 22 can drive the discharging valve 23 to rise or fall to open or close the discharging hopper 21, so as to achieve the effect of discharging or closing the discharging hopper 21.
[0051] An embodiment of the present invention also discloses a cold drink device (not shown in the drawings). In the embodiment of the cold drink device of the present invention, the cold drink device includes the inlet and outlet barrels and the stirring assembly as described above, wherein the inlet and outlet barrels include a barrel body 1 and a discharge assembly 2, and the stirring assembly includes a stirring member 3, and the stirring member 3 is arranged in the barrel body 1, and can stir the solid-liquid mixture formed in the barrel body 1. The cylinder 1 also includes a guide portion 13, which is gradually inclined from the upper part of the cylinder 1 toward the direction of the discharge assembly 2, and the inner wall of the guide portion 13 forms an inner concave surface. During the stirring process, the smoothie or ice cream formed during the stirring moves to one end of the cylinder 1 close to the discharge assembly 2, and then the smoothie or ice cream is guided by the inclined guide portion 13 so that it can flow back to the middle part of the cylinder 1. Moreover, since the inner wall of the guide portion 13 is an inner concave surface, the inner concave surface is more conducive to the flow of ice cream with smaller ice crystal particles on the wall surface, so both the smoothie and ice cream can flow back smoothly, and can be suitable for both smoothie products and ice cream products.
[0052] The above are preferred embodiments of the present invention. It should be noted that, for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications are also considered to be within the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. A material inlet and outlet barrel, characterized in that: It comprises a cylinder and a discharging assembly arranged on the cylinder, wherein the cylinder is provided with a feeding part and a storage cavity, the feeding part is communicated with the storage cavity, a side wall of the storage cavity is provided with a discharging port, and the discharging assembly can be communicated with the storage cavity through the discharging port; The cylinder also includes a guide portion, which is arranged at one end of the cylinder close to the discharge assembly. The guide portion gradually inclines from the upper part of the cylinder toward the discharge assembly, and the inner wall of the guide portion forms an inner concave surface.
2. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the guide portion is a concave continuous curved surface.
3. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed portion is arranged at one end of the cylinder away from the discharge assembly and located at the upper part of the cylinder. The feed portion includes a feed port, and the cross section of the feed port gradually decreases from top to bottom.
4. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: A transition connection portion is provided between the outer wall of the cylinder and the feeding portion, and the transition connection portion gradually extends from the outer wall of the cylinder toward the feeding portion.
5. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transition connection portion is an arc-shaped transition or an inclined transition or a smooth curved surface.
6. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 4 or 5, characterized in that: The width of the transition connection portion gradually increases from the outer wall of the cylinder toward the feeding portion.
7. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer contour of the cross section of the cylinder is at least partially elliptical or quasi-elliptical.
8. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 1, characterized in that: A side end surface is provided at one end of the cylinder body close to the discharge assembly, the discharge assembly is arranged on the side end surface, the discharge port is arranged on the side end surface, the upper part of the side end surface is connected to the lower part of the guide part, and the phase connection between the side end surface and the guide part is a first phase connection.
9. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 8, characterized in that: The side wall of the cylinder is provided with a cylinder body surface, and the cylinder body surface is connected to the upper part of the guide part. The phase connection line between the cylinder body surface and the guide part is a second phase connection line. The number of the second phase connection lines is 2 and they are symmetrically inclined and bent from the top of the cylinder toward the two sides of the guide part.
10. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 9, characterized in that: One ends of the two second phase connecting lines intersect each other, and the other ends are bent and extended toward two sides of the guide portion and are respectively connected to two ends of the first phase connecting line.
11. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feed portion further comprises a material guide plate, which is located below the feed port, one side of the material guide plate is connected to the inner wall of the feed port, and the other side of the material guide plate extends obliquely toward the material storage cavity.
12. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 8, characterized in that: A stirring piece is arranged in the material storage cavity, and an extrusion end is arranged at one end of the stirring piece close to the material discharging assembly, and the minimum distance between the extrusion end and the side end surface is between 3mm and 10mm.
13. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 12, characterized in that: The maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner wall of the upper portion of the cylinder is in the range of 2 mm to 38 mm.
14. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 12, characterized in that: The maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner wall of the lower portion of the cylinder is in the range of 1.5 mm to 4 mm.
15. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 12, characterized in that: The maximum distance between the outer edge of the spiral portion of the stirring element and the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cylinder is between 1.5 mm and 6 mm.
16. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 4, characterized in that: The transition connection portion protrudes upward from the surface of the cylinder, the feed portion is arranged on the transition connection portion, a feed cavity is arranged in the transition connection portion, the feed cavity is connected with the storage cavity, and the size range of the longitudinal section of the feed cavity is larger than the size range of the longitudinal section of the storage cavity.
17. The material inlet and outlet barrel according to claim 8, characterized in that: The discharging assembly includes a discharging hopper, a handle and a discharging valve. The discharging hopper is arranged on the side end surface, and the discharging port can be communicated with the discharging hopper. One side of one end of the handle is hinged to the discharging hopper, and the other side of one end of the handle is hinged to the discharging valve. The handle can drive the discharging valve to rise or fall to open or close the discharging hopper.
18. A cold drink device, characterized in that: It comprises the inlet and outlet barrels as described in any one of claims 1-17.