Extraction device for tobacco essence

By designing automated distillation, cooling, and feeding components, the problem of continuous production that existing equipment cannot achieve has been solved, enabling efficient extraction of flavorings and improving production efficiency and automation.

CN121873884APending Publication Date: 2026-04-17U-GREEN BIOLOGICAL TECH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
U-GREEN BIOLOGICAL TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2023-12-05
Publication Date
2026-04-17

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Technical Problem

Existing tobacco flavor extraction equipment cannot achieve continuous production of crushing, distillation and cooling processes, requiring manual operation, resulting in low extraction efficiency.

Method used

A tobacco flavor extraction device was designed, comprising a distillation component, a cooling component, and a feeding component. Through the cooperation of a drive motor, a transmission sleeve, and a stirring rod, the device enables automated and continuous operation of the crushing, distillation, and condensation processes of aromatic plants. The device utilizes a lifting cylinder and a spring to seal the distillation dish, thereby accelerating the distillation rate and improving cooling efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It has enabled continuous production of flavorings, improved work efficiency, reduced manual intervention, and enhanced the automation level and production efficiency of the extraction equipment.

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Abstract

The invention provides a tobacco essence extraction device, which comprises a distillation assembly, and the distillation assembly comprises a base, a sliding plate, two screw rods, two support rails, a driving motor, a distillation vessel, an electric heating wire, a transmission motor, a transmission sleeve, a stirring rod, a cross groove, a tension spring, a cross block, a driving column, a lifting cylinder, four limiting rods, a guide column, a spring, a sealing cover and a pressing plate. Perfume plants are crushed through the discharging assembly, slurry is discharged under the cooperation of an overturning motor and a discharging pipe, then the slurry is distilled through the distillation assembly, steam is condensed through the cooling assembly, continuous production of essence is achieved, the working efficiency is improved, a pressing plate is pushed by a lifting air cylinder to move downwards, and the production efficiency is improved. In the heating distillation process, the driving motor drives the driving column to rotate, the driving column drives the transmission sleeve through the cross block, the transmission sleeve drives the stirring rod to stir in the distillation vessel, and then the distillation rate can be increased.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to an extraction device, specifically an extraction device for tobacco flavorings, belonging to the field of flavoring extraction technology. Background Technology

[0002] In the production process of tobacco products, flavorings are usually added to tobacco to compensate for and enhance the aroma, mask off-flavors, and reduce irritation and spiciness. Adding flavorings can supplement and improve the natural aroma of tobacco, mask off-flavors, and improve the taste. Tobacco products should not only have a rich and fragrant smoke, but also a sweet, smooth, and refreshing taste, as well as a harmonious initial and aftertaste. Tobacco flavorings are usually extracted from aromatic plants, and the extraction processes usually include distillation, cold grinding, pressing, and maceration.

[0003] Currently, the extraction of tobacco flavorings requires crushing the aromatic plants, followed by distillation and cooling to finally extract the flavorings. Existing extraction devices cannot continuously process the crushing, distillation, and cooling steps, requiring manual assistance, resulting in low extraction efficiency. Therefore, an extraction device for tobacco flavorings is proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides an extraction apparatus for tobacco flavoring to solve or alleviate the technical problems existing in the prior art, and at least provides a beneficial alternative.

[0005] The technical solution of this invention is implemented as follows: An extraction device for tobacco flavoring includes a distillation assembly, which includes a base, a sliding plate, two lead screws, two support rails, a drive motor, a distillation dish, a heating wire, a transmission motor, a transmission sleeve, a stirring rod, a cross groove, a tension spring, a cross block, a drive column, a lifting cylinder, four limit rods, a guide column, a spring, a cap, and a pressure plate.

[0006] The distillation dish is embedded inside the base. The drive motor is mounted on the lower surface of the distillation dish. The heating wires are equidistantly embedded in the outer wall of the distillation dish. The drive column is slidably connected to the inner wall of the transmission sleeve. The cross block is symmetrically fixedly connected to the outer wall of the drive column. The cross groove is symmetrically opened on the inner wall of the transmission sleeve. The bottom end of the tension spring is fixedly connected to the top end of the drive column. The sliding plate is slidably connected to the inner walls of the two support rails. One end of the lead screw is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the transmission motor. The lifting cylinder is mounted on the upper surface of the sliding plate. The four limit rods are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the pressure plate. The four guide columns are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cap. The spring is sleeved on the outer wall of the guide column. The stirring rod is equidistantly fixedly connected to the outer wall of the transmission sleeve.

[0007] More preferably, the bottom end of the drive column is rotatably connected to the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish, the outer side wall of the stirring rod is attached to the inner side wall and the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish, the top end of the tension spring is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the transmission sleeve, and the cross block is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the cross groove.

[0008] More preferably, the sliding plate is threaded to the outer wall of the two lead screws, the end of the lead screw away from the drive motor is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the support rail, and the drive motor is installed on one side of the support rail.

[0009] More preferably, the cylinder shaft of the lifting cylinder is fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the pressure plate, the limiting rod is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding plate, the guide post is slidably connected to the inside of the pressure plate, and the bottom end of the spring is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover.

[0010] More preferably, the top end of the spring is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the pressure plate, the lower surface of the cap is attached to the upper surface of the distillation dish, the size of the cap is adapted to the size of the distillation dish, a connecting tube is installed on the upper surface of the cap, and the drive motor is embedded in the interior of the base.

[0011] More preferably, a cooling assembly is installed on the upper surface of the base, the cooling assembly including a cooling box, a discharge pipe, a stirring motor, a stirring plate, and a condenser pipe;

[0012] The cooling tank and the agitator motor are both embedded inside the base. The agitator disk is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the agitator motor. The agitator disk is located inside the cooling tank. One end of the discharge pipe is fixedly connected to and communicates with one end of the condenser pipe.

[0013] More preferably, the condenser pipe is installed inside the cooling box, the other end of the condenser pipe is fixedly connected to and communicates with the connecting pipe, and the other end of the discharge pipe penetrates the front surface of the base.

[0014] More preferably, a feeding assembly is installed on the upper surface of the base, the feeding assembly including a crushing motor, a crushing tank, a tilting motor, a discharge pipe, a solenoid valve, two support frames and a crushing paddle;

[0015] Two support frames are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the base, the crushing tank is rotatably connected to the adjacent surfaces of the two support frames, the tilting motor is mounted on the front surface of one of the support frames, and the output shaft of the tilting motor is fixedly connected to the crushing tank.

[0016] More preferably, the discharge pipe is installed on the outer wall of the crushing tank, the solenoid valve is installed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe, the crushing motor is installed on the upper surface of the crushing tank, and the top end of the crushing paddle is rotatably connected to the inner top wall of the crushing tank and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the crushing motor.

[0017] More preferably, a feed pipe is installed on the upper surface of the crushing tank, the crushing tank is located above the sliding plate, and a switch assembly is installed on the front surface of the base.

[0018] The present invention has the following advantages due to the adoption of the above technical solutions: The present invention crushes the spice plants through the feeding component, feeds the slurry with the cooperation of the flipping motor and the discharge pipe, and then distills the slurry through the distillation component and condenses the steam through the cooling component, thereby realizing the continuous production of fragrance and improving work efficiency. The lifting cylinder pushes the pressure plate to move downward, and the pressure plate pushes the cap downward through the spring to fit with the distillation dish, thereby achieving the sealing of the distillation dish. During the heating and distillation process, the drive motor drives the drive column to rotate, and the drive column drives the transmission sleeve through the cross block. The transmission sleeve drives the stirring rod to stir in the distillation dish, thereby accelerating the distillation rate.

[0019] The above overview is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments, and features described above, further aspects, embodiments, and features of the invention will become readily apparent from the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. Attached Figure Description

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the distillation assembly of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the distillation dish of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the stirring rod of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 This is a structural diagram of the drive column of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 6 This is a structural diagram of the sliding plate of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 7 This is a structural diagram of the cooling assembly of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 8 This is a structural diagram of the crusher impeller of the present invention.

[0029] Reference numerals: 101. Distillation assembly; 11. Base; 12. Sliding plate; 13. Lead screw; 14. Support rail; 15. Drive motor; 16. Distillation dish; 17. Heating wire; 18. Transmission motor; 19. Transmission sleeve; 20. Stirring rod; 21. Cross groove; 22. Tension spring; 23. Cross block; 24. Drive column; 25. Lifting cylinder; 27. Limiting rod; 28. Guide column; 29. ​​Spring; 30. Connecting pipe; 31. Cover; 32. Pressure plate; 401. Cooling assembly; 41. Cooling box; 42. Discharge pipe; 43. Stirring motor; 44. Stirring disc; 45. Condenser; 501. Feeding assembly; 51. Crushing motor; 52. Feed pipe; 53. Crushing tank; 54. Tilting motor; 55. Discharge pipe; 56. Solenoid valve; 57. Support frame; 58. Switch assembly; 59. Crushing paddle. Detailed Implementation

[0030] In the following description, only certain exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will recognize, the described embodiments can be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the drawings and description are considered to be exemplary in nature and not restrictive.

[0031] The embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0032] like Figure 1-8 As shown, this embodiment of the invention provides an extraction device for tobacco flavoring, including a distillation assembly 101. The distillation assembly 101 includes a base 11, a sliding plate 12, two lead screws 13, two support rails 14, a drive motor 15, a distillation dish 16, a heating wire 17, a transmission motor 18, a transmission sleeve 19, a stirring rod 20, a cross groove 21, a tension spring 22, a cross block 23, a drive column 24, a lifting cylinder 25, four limit rods 27, a guide column 28, a spring 29, a cap 31, and a pressure plate 32.

[0033] Distillation dish 16 is embedded inside base 11. Drive motor 15 is installed on the lower surface of distillation dish 16. Heating wire 17 is equidistantly embedded on the outer side wall of distillation dish 16. Drive column 24 is slidably connected to the inner side wall of transmission sleeve 19. Cross block 23 is symmetrically fixedly connected to the outer side wall of drive column 24. Cross groove 21 is symmetrically opened on the inner side wall of transmission sleeve 19. The bottom end of tension spring 22 is fixedly connected to the top end of drive column 24. Sliding plate 12 is slidably connected to the inner side wall of two support rails 14. One end of lead screw 13 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of transmission motor 18. Lifting cylinder 25 is installed on the upper surface of sliding plate 12. Four limit rods 27 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of pressure plate 32. Four guide columns 28 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of cap 31. Spring 29 is sleeved on the outer side wall of guide column 28. Stirring rod 20 is equidistantly fixedly connected to the outer side wall of transmission sleeve 19.

[0034] In one embodiment, the bottom end of the drive column 24 is rotatably connected to the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish 16, the outer side wall of the stirring rod 20 is attached to the inner side wall and the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish 16, the top end of the tension spring 22 is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the transmission sleeve 19, and the cross block 23 is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the cross groove 21.

[0035] In one embodiment, the sliding plate 12 is threaded to the outer wall of two lead screws 13. The end of the lead screw 13 away from the drive motor 18 is rotatably connected to one side of the inner wall of the support rail 14. The drive motor 18 is installed on one side of the support rail 14. The cylinder shaft of the lifting cylinder 25 is fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the pressure plate 32. The limiting rod 27 is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding plate 12. The guide post 28 is slidably connected to the inside of the pressure plate 32. The bottom end of the spring 29 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cap 31. The drive motor 18 drives the lead screw 13 to rotate. The lead screw 13 drives the sliding plate 12 to slide through the thread. The sliding plate 12 drives the cap 31 to move directly above the distillation dish 16. The lifting cylinder 25 pushes the pressure plate 32 downward to achieve sealing of the distillation dish 16.

[0036] In one embodiment, the top end of the spring 29 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the pressure plate 32, the lower surface of the cap 31 is attached to the upper surface of the distillation dish 16, the size of the cap 31 is adapted to the size of the distillation dish 16, a connecting tube 30 is installed on the upper surface of the cap 31, the drive motor 18 is embedded in the interior of the base 11, and the drive motor 15 drives the drive column 24 to rotate. The drive column 24 drives the transmission sleeve 19 through the cross block 23, thereby accelerating the distillation rate.

[0037] In one embodiment, a cooling assembly 401 is mounted on the upper surface of the base 11. The cooling assembly 401 includes a cooling box 41, a discharge pipe 42, a stirring motor 43, a stirring plate 44, and a condenser pipe 45.

[0038] The cooling tank 41 and the stirring motor 43 are both embedded inside the base 11. The stirring disc 44 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor 43 and is located inside the cooling tank 41. One end of the discharge pipe 42 is fixedly connected to one end of the condenser pipe 45 and communicates with it. The condenser pipe 45 is installed inside the cooling tank 41, and the other end of the condenser pipe 45 is fixedly connected to the connecting pipe 30 and communicates with it. The other end of the discharge pipe 42 penetrates the front surface of the base 11. The steam generated during distillation flows into the condenser pipe 45 and is cooled to form a liquid. The stirring motor 43 drives the stirring disc 44, which can improve the cooling efficiency. The cooled fragrance liquid is discharged through the discharge pipe 55, thus realizing the extraction of fragrance. The cooling tank 41 is filled with cooling water.

[0039] In one embodiment, a feeding assembly 501 is installed on the upper surface of the base 11. The feeding assembly 501 includes a crushing motor 51, a crushing tank 53, a tilting motor 54, a discharge pipe 55, a solenoid valve 56, two support frames 57, and a crushing paddle 59.

[0040] Two support frames 57 are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the base 11. The crushing tank 53 is rotatably connected to the adjacent surfaces of the two support frames 57. The tilting motor 54 is installed on the front surface of one of the support frames 57. The output shaft of the tilting motor 54 is fixedly connected to the crushing tank 53. The discharge pipe 55 is installed on the outer wall of the crushing tank 53. The solenoid valve 56 is installed on the outer wall of the discharge pipe 55. The crushing motor 51 is installed on the upper surface of the crushing tank 53. The top of the crushing paddle 59 is rotatably connected to the inner top wall of the crushing tank 53 and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the crushing motor 51. The crushing paddle 59 can crush the spice plants. After crushing, the tilting motor 54 drives the crushing tank 53 to rotate 90 degrees. At this time, the spice slurry in the crushing tank 53 flows into the distillation dish 16.

[0041] In one embodiment, a feed pipe 52 is installed on the upper surface of the crushing tank 53, the crushing tank 53 is located above the sliding plate 12, and a switch group 58 is installed on the front surface of the base 11. The electrical output terminal of the switch group 58 is electrically connected to the electrical input terminals of the drive motor 15, the heating wire 17, the transmission motor 18, the lifting cylinder 25, the stirring motor 43, the crushing motor 51, the tilting motor 54 and the solenoid valve 56 respectively through wires. The electrical input terminal of the switch group 58 is connected to an external power source.

[0042] In operation, the present invention works as follows: Aromatic plants are fed into the crushing tank 53 through the feed pipe 52. The crushing motor 51 drives the crushing paddle 59 to rotate at high speed, crushing the aromatic plants. After crushing, the crushing tank 53 is rotated 90 degrees by the tilting motor 54, aligning the discharge pipe 55 with the distillation dish 16 below. Then, the solenoid valve 56 is opened, allowing the aromatic slurry in the crushing tank 53 to flow into the distillation dish 16. The crushing tank 53 then returns to its original position, and the drive motor 18 drives the lead screw 13 to rotate. The lead screw 13 drives the sliding plate 12 to slide via a thread. The sliding plate 12 moves the sealing cap 31 to directly above the distillation dish 16. The lifting cylinder 25 pushes the pressure plate 32 downwards, and the pressure plate 32, via the spring 29, pushes the sealing cap 31 downwards and... The distillation dish 16 is sealed, and the distillation dish 16 is heated by the heating wire 17, which causes the fragrance liquid to evaporate and flow into the condenser tube 45. During the heating and distillation process, the drive motor 15 drives the drive column 24 to rotate. The drive column 24 drives the transmission sleeve 19 through the cross block 23, and the transmission sleeve 19 drives the stirring rod 20 to stir in the distillation dish 16 to accelerate the distillation rate. Under the pull of the tension spring 22, the stirring rod 20 can be kept in contact with the distillation dish 16. The steam generated during distillation flows into the condenser tube 45 and cools to form a liquid. The stirring motor 43 drives the stirring plate 44 to improve the cooling efficiency. The cooled fragrance liquid is discharged through the discharge pipe 55, thus realizing the extraction of fragrance.

[0043] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of various variations or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention, and these should all be included within the scope of protection of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An extraction apparatus for tobacco flavoring, comprising a distillation assembly (101), characterized in that: The distillation assembly (101) includes a base (11), a sliding plate (12), two lead screws (13), two support rails (14), a drive motor (15), a distillation dish (16), a heating wire (17), a transmission motor (18), a transmission sleeve (19), a stirring rod (20), a cross groove (21), a tension spring (22), a cross block (23), a drive column (24), a lifting cylinder (25), four limit rods (27), a guide column (28), a spring (29), a cap (31), and a pressure plate (32). The distillation dish (16) is embedded inside the base (11), the drive motor (15) is mounted on the lower surface of the distillation dish (16), the heating wire (17) is equidistantly embedded in the outer wall of the distillation dish (16), the drive column (24) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the transmission sleeve (19), the cross block (23) is symmetrically fixedly connected to the outer wall of the drive column (24), the cross groove (21) is symmetrically opened on the inner wall of the transmission sleeve (19), the bottom end of the tension spring (22) is fixedly connected to the top end of the drive column (24), and the sliding plate ( 12) Sliding connection to the inner sidewalls of the two support rails (14), one end of the lead screw (13) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the transmission motor (18), the lifting cylinder (25) is installed on the upper surface of the sliding plate (12), the four limiting rods (27) are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the pressure plate (32), the four guide pillars (28) are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover (31), the spring (29) is sleeved on the outer sidewall of the guide pillar (28), and the stirring rod (20) is equidistantly fixedly connected to the outer sidewall of the transmission sleeve (19).

2. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the drive column (24) is rotatably connected to the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish (16), the outer side wall of the stirring rod (20) is attached to the inner side wall and the inner bottom wall of the distillation dish (16), the top end of the tension spring (22) is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the transmission sleeve (19), and the cross block (23) is slidably connected to the inner side wall of the cross groove (21).

3. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding plate (12) is threaded to the outer wall of the two lead screws (13), and the end of the lead screw (13) away from the drive motor (18) is rotatably connected to one side of the inner wall of the support rail (14). The drive motor (18) is installed on one side of the support rail (14).

4. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cylinder shaft of the lifting cylinder (25) is fixedly connected to the center of the upper surface of the pressure plate (32), the limiting rod (27) is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding plate (12), the guide column (28) is slidably connected to the inside of the pressure plate (32), and the bottom end of the spring (29) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the cover (31).

5. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top end of the spring (29) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the pressure plate (32), the lower surface of the cover (31) is attached to the upper surface of the distillation dish (16), the size of the cover (31) is adapted to the size of the distillation dish (16), a connecting tube (30) is installed on the upper surface of the cover (31), and the drive motor (18) is embedded in the interior of the base (11).

6. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A cooling assembly (401) is installed on the upper surface of the base (11). The cooling assembly (401) includes a cooling box (41), a discharge pipe (42), a stirring motor (43), a stirring plate (44), and a condenser pipe (45). The cooling box (41) and the stirring motor (43) are both embedded inside the base (11). The stirring disk (44) is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor (43). The stirring disk (44) is located inside the cooling box (41). One end of the discharge pipe (42) is fixedly connected to and communicates with one end of the condenser pipe (45).

7. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The condenser tube (45) is installed inside the cooling box (41), and the other end of the condenser tube (45) is fixedly connected to and communicates with the connecting pipe (30). The other end of the discharge pipe (42) passes through the front surface of the base (11).

8. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The upper surface of the base (11) is equipped with a feeding assembly (501), which includes a crushing motor (51), a crushing tank (53), a tilting motor (54), a discharge pipe (55), a solenoid valve (56), two support frames (57) and a crushing paddle (59). Two support frames (57) are symmetrically fixedly connected to the upper surface of the base (11), the crushing tank (53) is rotatably connected to the adjacent surfaces of the two support frames (57), the flipping motor (54) is installed on the front surface of one of the support frames (57), and the output shaft of the flipping motor (54) is fixedly connected to the crushing tank (53).

9. The tobacco flavoring extraction device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The discharge pipe (55) is installed on the outer side wall of the crushing tank (53), the solenoid valve (56) is installed on the outer side wall of the discharge pipe (55), the crushing motor (51) is installed on the upper surface of the crushing tank (53), and the top end of the crushing paddle (59) is rotatably connected to the inner top wall of the crushing tank (53) and fixedly connected to the output shaft of the crushing motor (51).

10. The tobacco flavoring extraction apparatus according to claim 9, characterized in that: The upper surface of the crushing tank (53) is equipped with a feed pipe (52), the crushing tank (53) is located above the sliding plate (12), and the front surface of the base (11) is equipped with a switch assembly (58).