Animal oil melting kettle

By combining the movement of the cutting component and the driving component, the problem of uneven heating of animal fats in the melting kettle is solved, and efficient animal fat melting is achieved.

CN120242878BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-03LINYI HENGXIANG AGRI DEV CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202510469633.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-15
Publication Date
2026-02-03
Estimated Expiration
2045-04-15

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Technical Problem

The existing melting kettles suffer from uneven heating when animal fats are solid at low temperatures, resulting in long melting times and excessively high local temperatures, which affects product quality.

Method used

The combination of a cutting component and a drive component is used to cut and stir animal oil through radial and circumferential motion, combined with a heating mechanism for uniform heating.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency and quality of animal oil refining, shortens the refining time, and ensures uniform heating.

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Abstract

The application provides an animal oil melting kettle, and belongs to the technical field of melting kettles. The animal oil melting kettle comprises a kettle body, a cutting assembly, a driving assembly and a limiting assembly. The cutting assembly is movably arranged in the kettle body. The driving assembly is installed on the top of the kettle body. The limiting assembly is arranged on the driving assembly. When the driving assembly is positively operated, the cutting assembly can be driven to move along the radial direction of the kettle body, so as to cut the large solid animal oil in the kettle body. When the driving assembly is reversely operated, the limiting assembly limits the cutting assembly and the driving assembly as a whole. Compared with the prior art, the animal oil melting kettle can cut the large solid animal oil into small pieces during the melting of the animal oil, so as to improve the melting speed of the animal oil, and further improve the melting efficiency of the animal oil and the processing quality of the animal oil.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of melting kettle technology, specifically an animal oil melting kettle. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, animal fats need to be melted in a melting kettle during processing. Existing melting kettles use a heating mechanism to heat the kettle body, and the heat is transferred to the animal fats inside the kettle body to achieve the melting of the animal fats.

[0003] However, at lower temperatures, animal fats are mostly in solid form. When solid animal fats are placed inside the melting kettle, their large volume usually leads to uneven heating, resulting in a longer melting time. Furthermore, large pieces of solid animal fats are prone to localized overheating when heated, which can affect product quality. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is to provide an animal oil melting and refining kettle.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0006] An animal oil melting and refining kettle includes a kettle body, a cutting assembly, a driving assembly, and a limiting assembly.

[0007] The slitting component is movably disposed inside the reactor body.

[0008] The drive assembly is mounted on the top of the vessel body, and the limiting assembly is disposed on the drive assembly.

[0009] When the drive assembly is running in the forward direction, it can drive the cutting assembly to move radially along the vessel body to cut large pieces of solid animal oil inside the vessel body.

[0010] When the drive component runs in reverse, the limiting component limits the cutting component and the drive component to one unit, so that the drive component can drive the cutting component to move in a circular motion inside the kettle body to stir the animal oil.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention: the drive assembly includes a motor, a rotating shaft, a turntable, and an arc-shaped protrusion.

[0012] The motor is fixedly mounted on the top of the vessel body. One end of the rotating shaft is connected to the output end of the motor, and the other end extends into the interior of the vessel body and is fixedly connected to the turntable. Several sets of arc-shaped protrusions are provided, and these arc-shaped protrusions are arranged in a ring at intervals and fixedly disposed on the circumferential sidewall of the turntable.

[0013] The slitting assembly includes a multi-section telescopic rod, a ring plate, slitting vertical rods, and slitting horizontal rods.

[0014] The ring plate is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the vessel. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod has a set of cutting vertical rods fixedly mounted at its bottom. Several cutting horizontal rods are fixedly mounted on the side wall of each set of cutting vertical rods. One end of the multi-section telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ring plate, and the other end extends toward the center of the vessel and abuts against the circumferential side wall of the turntable. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod is provided with a first elastic element.

[0015] As a further improvement of the present invention: a damping component is also provided inside the vessel body.

[0016] When the motor drives the rotating shaft, turntable, and several arc-shaped protrusions to rotate in the forward direction, the damping element is used to provide damping for the ring plate to overcome the frictional force applied to the end of the multi-section telescopic rod by the turntable and the arc-shaped protrusions, so that the turntable and the arc-shaped protrusions cannot drive the multi-section telescopic rod and the ring plate to rotate when rotating in the forward direction.

[0017] As a further improvement of the present invention: the damping element includes a support base and a damping rod.

[0018] The support base is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the vessel. The support base is located above the ring plate. The upper end of the damping rod is hinged to the bottom of the support base, and the lower end extends obliquely to the upper surface of the ring plate.

[0019] As a further improvement of the present invention: an annular damping sheet is provided on the upper surface of the ring plate.

[0020] As a further improvement of the present invention: an annular guide rail is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the vessel, and an annular groove is formed on the circular outer wall of the annular plate, and the annular plate slides in conjunction with the annular guide rail through the annular groove.

[0021] The turntable has insertion holes on its circumferential sidewall, and these insertion holes are located between two adjacent sets of arc-shaped protrusions.

[0022] The limiting component includes a second elastic element and a limiting rod.

[0023] One end of the limiting rod extends into the socket and is movably engaged with the socket, while the other end extends to the outside of the turntable and is provided with an inclined surface. The second elastic element is disposed inside the socket to provide elastic support for the limiting rod.

[0024] As a further improvement of the present invention: the multi-section telescopic rods corresponding to the cutting component are arranged in several groups at intervals on the inner wall of the ring plate, and a group of cutting vertical rods are installed at the bottom of each rod body corresponding to each group of multi-section telescopic rods, and a number of cutting horizontal rods are installed on the side wall of each cutting vertical rod.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0026] In this embodiment of the invention, when animal oil needs to be melted, solid animal oil can be placed inside a kettle, and then the heating mechanism on the kettle is activated. The kettle is heated, and the kettle transfers heat to the solid animal oil inside, thus melting the solid animal oil. Simultaneously, the drive assembly is activated, causing it to run forward. The drive assembly drives the cutting assembly to move radially along the kettle, thereby cutting large pieces of solid animal oil into several smaller pieces. This allows the animal oil to be heated more effectively and improves its melting process. In terms of refining efficiency, after the cutting component has finished cutting large solid animal oil pieces, the drive component is driven to run in reverse. At this time, the limiting component limits the cutting component and the drive component to one unit, so that the drive component drives the cutting component to move along the circumference inside the kettle. At this time, the cutting component acts as a stirring mechanism to stir the animal oil, thereby further improving the refining efficiency of the animal oil. Compared with the existing technology, when refining animal oil, large solid animal oil pieces can be cut into several small pieces, thereby increasing the refining speed of animal oil, thus improving the refining efficiency and the processing quality of animal oil. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an animal oil melting kettle. Figure 1 ;

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of an animal oil melting kettle. Figure 2 ;

[0029] Figure 3 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of region A in the middle;

[0030] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Enlarged view of region B in the middle;

[0031] Figure 5 for Figure 2 Enlarged diagram of region C in the middle;

[0032] Figure 6 for Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of region D in the middle;

[0033] In the diagram: 10-Cup body, 101-Annular guide rail, 20-Slitting assembly, 201-Multi-section telescopic rod, 202-Ring plate, 203-Slitting vertical rod, 204-Slitting horizontal rod, 205-Annular groove, 206-Annular damping plate, 207-First elastic element, 30-Drive assembly, 301-Motor, 302-Rotating shaft, 303-Turntable, 304-Arc-shaped protrusion, 305-Insertion hole, 40-Limiting assembly, 401-Second elastic element, 402-Limiting rod, 403-Inclined surface, 50-Damping element, 501-Support base, 502-Damping rod. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.

[0035] Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

[0036] Please see Figure 1 as well as Figure 2 This embodiment provides an animal oil refining kettle, including a kettle body 10, a cutting component 20, a driving component 30, and a limiting component 40. The cutting component 20 is movably disposed inside the kettle body 10, the driving component 30 is installed on the top of the kettle body 10, and the limiting component 40 is disposed on the driving component 30. When the driving component 30 runs in the forward direction, it can drive the cutting component 20 to move radially along the kettle body 10 to cut large solid animal oil pieces inside the kettle body 10. When the driving component 30 runs in the reverse direction, the limiting component 40 limits the cutting component 20 and the driving component 30 to be integrated, so that the driving component 30 can drive the cutting component 20 to move in a circular motion inside the kettle body 10 to stir the animal oil.

[0037] When animal fat needs to be melted, the solid animal fat can be placed inside the vessel 10, and then the heating mechanism on the vessel 10 (not shown in the figure) is activated to heat the vessel 10. The vessel transfers heat to the solid animal fat inside, thus melting the solid animal fat. At the same time, the drive component 30 is activated, causing the drive component 30 to run in the forward direction. The drive component 30 drives the cutting component 20 to move radially along the vessel 10, thereby cutting large pieces of solid animal fat into several smaller pieces, so that the animal fat is heated better and the melting efficiency of the animal fat is improved. After the cutting component 20 has finished cutting the large pieces of solid animal fat, the drive component 30 is driven to run in the reverse direction. At this time, the limiting component 40 limits the cutting component 20 and the drive component 30 to be integrated, so that the drive component 30 drives the cutting component 20 to move circumferentially inside the vessel 10. At this time, the cutting component 20 acts as a stirring mechanism to stir the animal fat, thereby further improving the melting efficiency of the animal fat.

[0038] Please see Figure 1 as well as Figure 4 In one embodiment, the drive assembly 30 includes a motor 301, a rotating shaft 302, a turntable 303, and arc-shaped protrusions 304. The motor 301 is fixedly mounted on the top of the vessel body 10. One end of the rotating shaft 302 is connected to the output end of the motor 301, and the other end extends into the interior of the vessel body 10 and is fixedly connected to the turntable 303. Several groups of arc-shaped protrusions 304 are provided, and the arc-shaped protrusions 304 are arranged in a ring-shaped interval and fixedly disposed on the circumferential sidewall of the turntable 303. The slitting assembly 20 includes a multi-section telescopic rod 201, a ring plate 202, and a slitting mechanism. The multi-section telescopic rod 201 has a cutting vertical rod 203 and a cutting horizontal rod 204. The ring plate 202 is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the vessel body 10. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 has a set of cutting vertical rods 203 fixedly mounted at its bottom. Each set of cutting vertical rods 203 has several cutting horizontal rods 204 fixedly mounted on its side wall. One end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the ring plate 202, and the other end extends toward the center of the vessel body 10 and abuts against the circumferential side wall of the turntable 303. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 has a first elastic element 207.

[0039] After the solid animal oil is placed inside the vessel 10, the motor 301 is started, which drives the rotating shaft 302 to rotate forward, thereby driving the turntable 303 and several arc-shaped protrusions 304 to rotate forward. When the turntable 303 rotates forward, its circumferential sidewall can slide relative to the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201. When the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 acts on a certain group of arc-shaped protrusions 304, the group of arc-shaped protrusions 304 can push the multi-section telescopic rod 201, causing the multi-section telescopic rod 201 to retract, thereby driving several cutting vertical rods 203 to move along the diameter direction of the vessel 10 towards the inner wall of the vessel 10, thereby driving several cutting horizontal rods 204 to move synchronously. During this process, each section of the multi-section telescopic rod 201... The first elastic element 207 inside the section rod is compressed. When the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 passes the middle position of the group of arc-shaped protrusions 304, the first elastic element 207 can push each section of the multi-section telescopic rod 201, causing the multi-section telescopic rod 201 to extend. This, in turn, drives several cutting vertical rods 203 and several cutting horizontal rods 204 to move along the diameter direction of the vessel body 10 toward the center of the vessel body 10. When the aforementioned cutting vertical rods 203 and several cutting horizontal rods 204 move radially along the vessel body 10, they can act on large pieces of solid animal oil, thereby cutting the large pieces of solid animal oil into several small pieces. This allows the animal oil to be heated quickly and melted quickly during the refining process, thereby improving the refining efficiency of the animal oil.

[0040] Please see Figure 2 In one embodiment, the reactor body 10 is further provided with a damping element 50. When the motor 301 drives the rotating shaft 302, the turntable 303 and several arc-shaped protrusions 304 to rotate in the forward direction, the damping element 50 is used to provide damping for the ring plate 202 to overcome the frictional force applied by the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusions 304 to the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201. This prevents the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusions 304 from driving the multi-section telescopic rod 201 and the ring plate 202 to rotate in the forward direction, thereby enabling the multi-section telescopic rod 201 to extend and retract smoothly, and thus smoothly cut large pieces of solid animal oil.

[0041] Please see Figure 5 In one embodiment, the damping element 50 includes a support base 501 and a damping rod 502. The support base 501 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the vessel body 10 and is located above the ring plate 202. The upper end of the damping rod 502 is hinged to the bottom of the support base 501, and the lower end extends obliquely to the upper surface of the ring plate 202.

[0042] When the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 rotate in the forward direction, the lower end of the damping rod 502 supports the ring plate 202, which applies a damping effect to the ring plate 202. This damping effect overcomes the frictional force applied by the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 to the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201, preventing the turntable 202 from rotating through the multi-section telescopic rod 201 when the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 act on the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201, thereby ensuring that the multi-section telescopic rod 201 can extend and retract smoothly.

[0043] Please see Figure 5 In one embodiment, an annular damping plate 206 is provided on the upper surface of the ring plate 202. By providing the annular damping plate 206, the friction between the ring plate 202 and the damping rod 502 can be increased, thereby improving the damping effect of the damping rod 502 on the ring plate 202.

[0044] In one embodiment, the annular damping sheet 206 can be a rubber sheet or a plastic sheet, and there is no limitation on this.

[0045] Please see Figure 3 as well as Figure 6 In one embodiment, an annular guide rail 101 is fixedly provided on the inner wall of the vessel body 10, and an annular groove 205 is provided on the circular outer wall of the annular plate 202. The annular plate 202 slides with the annular guide rail 101 through the annular groove 205. An insertion hole 305 is provided on the circumferential side wall of the turntable 303. The insertion hole 305 is located between two adjacent sets of arc-shaped protrusions 304. The limiting component 40 includes a second elastic element 401 and a limiting rod 402. One end of the limiting rod 402 extends into the insertion hole 305 and is movably engaged with the insertion hole 305. The other end extends to the outside of the turntable 303 and is provided with a slope 403. The second elastic element 401 is provided inside the insertion hole 305 to provide elastic support for the limiting rod 402.

[0046] When the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 rotate in the forward direction, the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 slides along the outer wall of the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304. When the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 slides to the outer wall of the turntable 303, it can act on the inclined surface 403, thereby pushing the limiting rod 402 to move into the insertion hole 305, causing the second elastic element 401 to compress until the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 passes the limiting rod 402. The second elastic element 401 then pushes the limiting rod 402 to move out of the insertion hole 305. At this time, the limiting rod 402 will not restrict the sliding of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 along the outer wall of the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304. After the large solid animal oil is cut, the motor 301 drives the rotating shaft 302 to rotate in the reverse direction, thereby driving the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 to rotate. When the protrusion 304 rotates in the opposite direction, the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 slides in the opposite direction along the outer wall of the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304. When the end of the multi-section telescopic rod 201 slides in the opposite direction to the outer wall of the turntable 303, it can act on the side wall of the limiting rod 402. At this time, the limiting rod 402 can restrict the subsequent sliding of the multi-section telescopic rod 201, so that the turntable 303 can push the multi-section telescopic rod 201 with the help of the limiting rod 402 during the subsequent reverse rotation, thereby driving the ring plate 202 to slide along the annular guide rail 101, thereby driving several cutting vertical rods 203 and several cutting horizontal rods 204 to perform circumferential motion inside the kettle body 10, thereby acting as stirring rods to stir the animal oil, so that the animal oil is heated evenly, improving the melting effect and melting efficiency of the animal oil.

[0047] In one embodiment, the first elastic element 207 and the second elastic element 401 can be springs or metal sheets, and there is no limitation here.

[0048] In one embodiment, the heating mechanism may be an electric heating plate or other mechanism for heating the vessel body 10, and there is no limitation herein.

[0049] In one embodiment, the multi-section telescopic rods 201 corresponding to the slitting assembly 20 can be arranged in several groups at intervals on the inner wall of the ring plate 202. Each group of multi-section telescopic rods 201 has a set of slitting vertical rods 203 installed at the bottom of each rod body. Each slitting vertical rod 203 has a set of slitting horizontal rods 204 installed on its side wall. This allows the multi-section telescopic rods 201 to move radially along the reactor body 10 at different positions when the turntable 303 and the arc-shaped protrusion 304 rotate in the forward direction. This enables the large solid animal oil pieces at different positions inside the reactor body 10 to be slit and processed, thereby further improving the melting and refining efficiency of the animal oil.

[0050] In this embodiment of the invention, when animal oil needs to be melted, solid animal oil can be placed inside the vessel 10, and then the heating mechanism (not shown in the figure) on the vessel 10 is activated. The heating mechanism heats the vessel 10, and the vessel transfers heat to the solid animal oil inside, thereby heating and melting the solid animal oil. At the same time, the drive assembly 30 is activated, causing the drive assembly 30 to run forward. The drive assembly 30 drives the cutting assembly 20 to move radially along the vessel 10, thereby cutting large pieces of solid animal oil into several smaller pieces, so that the animal oil is heated better and the quality of the animal oil is improved. The melting efficiency is improved by the following: after the cutting component 20 has finished cutting large solid animal oil pieces, the drive component 30 is driven to run in the opposite direction. At this time, the limiting component 40 limits the cutting component 20 and the drive component 30 to be integrated, so that the drive component 30 drives the cutting component 20 to move along the inner circumference of the kettle body 10. At this time, the cutting component 20 acts as a stirring mechanism to stir the animal oil, thereby further improving the melting efficiency of the animal oil. Compared with the prior art, when melting animal oil, large solid animal oil pieces can be cut into several small pieces, thereby increasing the melting speed of animal oil, thus improving the melting efficiency of animal oil and improving the processing quality of animal oil.

[0051] The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

Claims

1. An animal oil melting and refining kettle, characterized in that, Includes the vessel body, cutting assembly, drive assembly, and limiting assembly. The slitting component is movably disposed inside the reactor body. The drive assembly is mounted on the top of the vessel body, and the limiting assembly is disposed on the drive assembly. When the drive assembly is running in the forward direction, it can drive the cutting assembly to move radially along the vessel body to cut large pieces of solid animal oil inside the vessel body. When the drive assembly runs in reverse, the limiting assembly confines the cutting assembly and the drive assembly as one unit, enabling the drive assembly to drive the cutting assembly to move in a circular motion inside the vessel body to agitate the animal oil. The drive assembly includes a motor, a rotating shaft, a turntable, and an arc-shaped protrusion. The motor is fixedly mounted on the top of the vessel body. One end of the rotating shaft is connected to the output end of the motor, and the other end extends into the interior of the vessel body and is fixedly connected to the turntable. Several sets of arc-shaped protrusions are provided, and these arc-shaped protrusions are arranged in a ring at intervals and fixedly disposed on the circumferential sidewall of the turntable. The slitting assembly includes a multi-section telescopic rod, a ring plate, slitting vertical rods, and slitting horizontal rods. The annular plate is rotatably mounted on the inner wall of the vessel. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod has a set of slitting vertical bars fixedly mounted at its bottom. Several slitting horizontal bars are fixedly mounted on the sidewalls of each set of slitting vertical bars. One end of the multi-section telescopic rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the annular plate, and the other end extends towards the center of the vessel and abuts against the circumferential sidewall of the turntable. Each section of the multi-section telescopic rod contains a first elastic element. An annular guide rail is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the vessel, and an annular groove is formed on the circular outer wall of the annular plate. The annular plate slides in conjunction with the annular guide rail through the annular groove. The turntable has insertion holes on its circumferential sidewall, and these insertion holes are located between two adjacent sets of arc-shaped protrusions. The limiting component includes a second elastic element and a limiting rod. One end of the limiting rod extends into the socket and is movably engaged with the socket, while the other end extends to the outside of the turntable and is provided with an inclined surface. The second elastic element is disposed inside the socket to provide elastic support for the limiting rod.

2. The animal oil melting kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vessel body is also equipped with damping components. When the motor drives the rotating shaft, turntable, and several arc-shaped protrusions to rotate in the forward direction, the damping element is used to provide damping for the ring plate to overcome the frictional force applied to the end of the multi-section telescopic rod by the turntable and the arc-shaped protrusions, so that the turntable and the arc-shaped protrusions cannot drive the multi-section telescopic rod and the ring plate to rotate when rotating in the forward direction.

3. The animal oil melting kettle according to claim 2, characterized in that, The damping element includes a support base and a damping rod. The support base is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the vessel. The support base is located above the ring plate. The upper end of the damping rod is hinged to the bottom of the support base, and the lower end extends obliquely to the upper surface of the ring plate.

4. The animal oil melting kettle according to claim 3, characterized in that, An annular damping plate is provided on the upper surface of the ring plate.

5. The animal oil melting kettle according to claim 1, characterized in that, The multi-section telescopic rods corresponding to the slitting assembly are arranged in several groups at intervals on the inner wall of the ring plate. Each group of multi-section telescopic rods has a set of slitting vertical rods installed at the bottom of each rod body, and several slitting horizontal rods are installed on the side wall of each slitting vertical rod.

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