Pasteurization konjaku flour sterilization equipment

The konjac flour sterilization device addresses inefficiencies in cooling and drying by using residual heat from the cooling process to enhance both cooling and drying efficiency, reducing costs and improving production processes.

CN222217163UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-24GUIZHOU GUIZHOU ACID KING FOOD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420940083.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-01
Publication Date
2024-12-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-01

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Technical Problem

Existing konjac flour pasteurization equipment suffers from heat loss during the cooling process, inefficient drying, and high production costs due to the need for additional heaters and fans.

Method used

A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device that utilizes the heat generated during the cooling process to dry the packaging bags by directing it to an air outlet, incorporating an air-drying structure that includes an air collecting and heat dissipation system to enhance cooling efficiency and drying effectiveness.

Benefits of technology

Improves cooling efficiency and ensures effective drying of konjac flour packaging bags by utilizing residual heat, reducing the need for additional heating sources and lowering production costs.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses pasteurization konjaku flour sterilization equipment in the technical field of food processing, which comprises a sterilization section, a cooling section and a drying section which are sequentially arranged along the direction of an abortion line, and the cooling section comprises a cooling tank body, a cooling conveying mesh belt and a cooling liquid circulating device. The drying section comprises a drying groove body and a drying conveying mesh belt arranged in the drying groove body, the drying section further comprises an air drying structure installed above the cooling groove body, the air drying structure comprises an air collecting part and an air outlet part which are communicated, the air outlet part is located above the drying conveying mesh belt, and the air collecting part is located at the heat release position of the cooling section; heat generated when konjaku flour enters the cooling section from the sterilization section is utilized, the part of heat is led to the air outlet part, and konjaku flour packaging bags cooled on the drying conveying mesh belt can be dried, so that the cooling efficiency of cooling water in the cooling section can be improved, and the cooling efficiency of the konjaku flour packaging bags is improved. And in addition, the drying effect on the konjaku flour packaging bags on the drying conveying mesh belt can be guaranteed.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device. Background Art

[0002] Konjac is rich in vitamins, potassium, phosphorus, selenium and other mineral elements. Its main component is soluble polysaccharide glucomannan, which has the functions of lowering blood lipids, lowering blood pressure, cleaning the stomach, relieving constipation, and preventing cancer. It has significant effects on digestive tract, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hemorrhoids, weight loss, and beauty. With the improvement of people's food consumption structure, konjac vegetarian food is becoming more and more popular among consumers. In order to better meet people's increasing requirements for various foods, it will be an inevitable trend for the development of konjac industry processing to quickly develop production technologies for a variety of new konjac products and industrialize their production.

[0003] Konjac vermicelli is often packed in vacuum bags. After the packaging is completed, the packaging needs to be sterilized. The prior art, such as patent No. CN214758980U, discloses a high-temperature disinfection equipment for a pasteurization line, which relates to the field of food processing technology. The equipment comprises a sterilization section, a cooling section and a drying section which are sequentially arranged along the direction of the abortion line. The sterilization section is used for sterilizing the food in a high-temperature water bath, the cooling section is used for cooling the sterilized food in a cold water bath, and the drying section is used for drying the sterilized and cooled food.

[0004] The pasteurization equipment in the above patent document has defects: when the food enters the cooling section from the sterilization section, a large amount of heat will be lost. At the same time, it is dried by a high-speed fan in the drying section, and the drying effect is poor. Drying by a drying fan also requires an additional heater, resulting in higher production costs. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this section is to summarize some aspects of the embodiments of the utility model and briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and the abstract of the specification and the name of the utility model to avoid blurring the purpose of this section, the abstract of the specification and the name of the utility model, and such simplifications or omissions cannot be used to limit the scope of the utility model.

[0006] Therefore, the utility model aims to provide a pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device, which utilizes the heat generated when the konjac flour enters the cooling section from the sterilization section, and directs the heat of this part to the air outlet portion, so as to dry the cooled konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveyor mesh belt. Such a design can not only improve the cooling efficiency of the cooling water in the cooling section, but also ensure the drying effect of the konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveyor mesh belt.

[0007] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment, which adopts the following technical scheme: it includes a sterilization section, a cooling section and a drying section which are arranged in sequence along the direction of the abortion line, the cooling section includes a cooling trough body, a cooling conveyor mesh belt and a coolant circulation device, the drying section includes a drying trough body and a drying conveyor mesh belt arranged in the drying trough body, the drying section also includes an air-drying structure installed above the cooling trough body, the air-drying structure includes an air collecting section and an air outlet section which are connected and arranged, the air outlet section is located above the drying conveyor mesh belt, and the air collecting section is located at the heat release position of the cooling section.

[0008] Optionally, the coolant circulation device includes a water pump and a cooler respectively installed on both sides of the cooling tank body, the input end of the water pump is connected to one side of the cooling tank body through a circulation pipe, the output end of the water pump is connected to the input end of the cooler through a circulation pipe, and the output end of the cooler is connected to the other side of the cooling tank body through a circulation pipe.

[0009] Optionally, the air collecting part includes an air collecting hood, the air outlet part includes a heat dissipation hood, a second bracket is fixedly mounted on the drying trough body, the heat dissipation hood is fixedly mounted on the second bracket, the air collecting hood is installed above the cooling trough body, and a draft fan is fixedly mounted on the top of the air collecting hood, the input end of the draft fan is connected to the top of the air collecting hood, and the output end of the draft fan is connected to one end of the heat dissipation hood through an air supply pipe.

[0010] Optionally, the air collecting part further includes an air collecting hopper, which is installed on the heat dissipation side of the cooler, and the air collecting hopper is connected to one end of the heat dissipation cover through an induced draft fan and an air supply pipe.

[0011] Optionally, it also includes an air blowing assembly fixedly mounted on the drying tank body, wherein the air inlet of the air blowing assembly is located below the heat dissipation cover, and the air outlet of the air blowing assembly faces the drying conveyor belt.

[0012] Optionally, the blowing assembly includes a plurality of second brackets fixedly mounted on the drying tank body, the plurality of second brackets are arranged along the production line direction, and a plurality of hair dryers are fixedly mounted on each of the second brackets.

[0013] Optionally, an air outlet hood is fixed to the output end of the hair dryer, an air suction hood is connected to the input end of the hair dryer, and the inlet of the air suction hood is arranged toward the heat dissipation hood.

[0014] Optionally, a dust filter is fixedly installed at the inlet of the air suction hood.

[0015] Optionally, a drying box is fixedly installed on the top of the air collecting hood, and the input end of the induced draft fan is connected to the top of the air collecting hood through the drying box.

[0016] Optionally, the bottom of the drying trough body is a closed structure, a drain port is installed on the drying trough body, the sterilization section includes a sterilization trough body, and the side walls of the sterilization trough body and the cooling trough body are both provided with a plurality of overflow ports.

[0017] In summary, the present invention has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0018] The heat generated when the konjac flour enters the cooling section from the sterilization section is utilized and the heat is passed to the air outlet, so that the cooled konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveyor mesh belt can be dried. Such a design can not only improve the cooling efficiency of the cooling water in the cooling section, but also ensure the drying effect of the konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveyor mesh belt. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 For this utility model Figure 1 A rear view structural diagram of ;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the air outlet portion of the utility model.

[0023] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1. Sterilization section; 101. Sterilization tank body; 102. Overflow port; 2. Cooling section; 201. Cooling tank body; 202. Water pump; 203. Cooler; 204. Circulation pipe; 3. Drying section; 301. Drying tank body; 302. Drying conveyor mesh belt; 303. Heat dissipation hood; 304. Air collecting hood; 305. First bracket; 306. induced draft fan; 307. Air pipe; 308. Air blowing assembly; 308a. Second bracket; 308b. Hair dryer; 308c. Air outlet hood; 308d. Air suction hood; 308e. Dust filter; 309. Drain port; 310. Air collecting hopper; 311. Drying box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will combine the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work based on the embodiments in the utility model belong to the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "top / bottom" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific position, be constructed and operated in a specific position, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0026] In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "set / connected", "connected", etc. should be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0027] Embodiment 1

[0028] Reference Figure 1-Figure 2The utility model discloses a sterilization device for konjac flour sterilization by bus, comprising a sterilization section 1, a cooling section 2 and a drying section 3 arranged in sequence according to the direction of the abortion line, wherein the sterilization section 1 comprises a sterilization tank body and a sterilization conveyor mesh belt, during the sterilization process, the konjac flour packaging bag and the sterilization conveyor mesh belt are completely immersed in the high-temperature sterilization liquid in the sterilization tank body, and the konjac flour packaging bag is sterilized and disinfected by soaking in the high-temperature liquid, and the high-temperature sterilization liquid is preferably high-temperature water of 60 to 99°C. In this specific embodiment, the high-temperature sterilization adopts the existing steam heating method. The cooling section 2 comprises a cooling tank body 201, a cooling conveyor mesh belt and a cooling liquid circulation device, and the konjac flour packaging bag and the cooling conveyor mesh belt are completely immersed in the low-temperature cooling liquid in the cooling tank body 201, and during the cooling process, the konjac flour packaging bag after high-temperature sterilization is cooled by soaking in the low-temperature liquid. The low-temperature liquid is preferably low-temperature water of 2 to 6°C. In this specific embodiment, by the water circulation cooling effect of the cooling liquid circulation device, the water in the cooling cell body 201 can be kept at a low temperature and constant temperature.Wherein, the cooling liquid circulation device comprises a water pump 202 and a cooler 203 which are respectively installed on both sides of the cooling cell body 201, the input end of the water pump 202 is connected with a side of the cooling cell body 201 by a circulation pipeline 204, the output end of the water pump 202 is connected with the input end of the cooler 203 by a circulation pipeline 204, and the output end of the cooler 203 is connected with the other side of the cooling cell body 201 by a circulation pipeline 204. Cooler 203 can adopt a refrigerator, and water pump 202 and cooler 203 are existing products, which will not be repeated here.Drying section 3 comprises drying cell body 301 and a drying conveying mesh belt 302 arranged in the drying cell body 301, wherein, sterilization section 1, cooling section 2 and drying section 3 can be spliced ​​by independent units, and drying section 3 can adopt a vibrating screen for shaking the moisture on the konjac flour packaging bag.

[0029] Different is that drying section 3 also comprises the air-drying structure that is installed on cooling trough body 201 top, and air-drying structure comprises the air collecting part and the air outlet portion that are connected and are provided with, and the air outlet portion is positioned at the heat release place of cooling section 2.The heat that produces when konjak flour enters cooling section 2 from sterilizing section 1 is utilized, the heat of this part is led to the air outlet portion, the konjak flour packaging bag after cooling on the drying conveying mesh belt 302 can be dried and processed, so design, not only can improve the cooling efficiency to the cooling water in the cooling section 2, but also can guarantee the drying effect to the konjak flour packaging bag on the drying conveying mesh belt 302.

[0030] Reference Figure 2In detail, in this embodiment, the air collecting part includes an air collecting cover 304, the air outlet part includes a heat dissipation cover 303, a second bracket 308a is fixedly installed on the drying tank body 301, the heat dissipation cover 303 is fixedly installed on the second bracket 308a, the air collecting cover 304 is installed above the cooling tank body 201, and a draft fan 306 is fixedly installed on the top of the air collecting cover 304, the input end of the draft fan 306 is connected to the top of the air collecting cover 304, and the output end of the draft fan 306 is connected to one end of the heat dissipation cover 303 through an air delivery pipe 307. The air collecting cover 304 and the heat dissipation cover 303 are both in an inverted bucket shape. Under the action of the draft fan 306, the large area of ​​heat above the cooling tank body 201 can be absorbed by the air collecting cover 304, and the absorbed heat is rushed to the konjac flour packaging bag on the drying conveying mesh belt 302 through the heat dissipation cover 303 through the air delivery pipe 307 for drying.

[0031] Detailedly, in the present embodiment, a drying box 311 is fixedly installed on the top of the air collecting hood 304, and the input end of the induced draft fan 306 is connected with the top of the air collecting hood 304 through the drying box 311. The drying box 311 adopts existing products, and can adopt desiccant drying, because the heat absorbed by the air collecting hood 304 contains water vapor, through the setting of the drying box 311, the air that pounces on the konjac flour packaging bag on the drying conveying mesh belt 302 can be made comparatively dry, to ensure the drying effect to the konjac flour packaging bag.

[0032] Reference Figure 2 , in detail, in the present embodiment, the bottom of the drying cell body 301 is a closed structure, and a drain 309 is installed on the drying cell body 301, the moisture on the konjac flour bag surface that enters into the drying section 1 from the cooling section 2 can be collected, and discharged by the drain 309, and the moisture on the konjac flour bag surface is avoided to flow onto the ground. In the present embodiment, the sidewalls of the sterilizing cell body 101 and the cooling cell body 201 are all provided with a plurality of overflow ports 102, and the konjac flour bag that avoids the input in the sterilizing cell body 101 and the cooling cell body 201 is too much, and the water in the sterilizing cell body 101 and the cooling cell body 201 may be caused to overflow the groove along the outward overflow.

[0033] Working principle: put the konjac flour packaging bag to be pasteurized from one end of the sterilization tank body, and convey it through the sterilization conveyor mesh belt, adopt steam heating method to make the konjac flour packaging bag soaked in high-temperature liquid, so as to achieve sterilization and disinfection of the konjac flour packaging bag; the sterilized konjac flour packaging bag is transported to the cooling tank body 201 through the sterilization conveyor mesh belt, and transported through the cooling conveyor mesh belt, and the cooling water in the cooling tank body 201 is kept at a low temperature and constant temperature through a coolant circulation device, and the konjac flour packaging bag is soaked in low-temperature liquid, so as to achieve cooling of the konjac flour packaging bag after high-temperature sterilization; the cooled konjac flour packaging bag is transported to the drying conveyor mesh belt 302 in the drying tank body 301 through the cooling conveyor mesh belt for drying treatment;

[0034] During the drying process, under the effect of the induced draft fan 306, the large-area heat above the cooling trough body 201 can be absorbed by the air collecting hood 304, and the absorbed heat is rushed to the konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveying mesh belt 302 through the heat dissipation hood 303 through the air pipe 307 for drying. Such a design can not only improve the cooling efficiency of the cooling water in the cooling section 2, but also ensure the drying effect of the konjac flour packaging bags on the drying conveying mesh belt 302.

[0035] Embodiment 2

[0036] Reference Figure 2 In order to further realize the utilization of heat in this embodiment, based on the same concept as the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the gas collecting part of the pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment also includes a gas collecting hopper 310, which is installed on the heat dissipation side of the cooler 203, and the gas collecting hopper 310 is connected to one end of the heat dissipation cover 303 through the induced draft fan 306 and the air pipe 307. Since it is necessary to keep the water in the cooling tank body 201 at a low temperature and a constant temperature through the coolant circulation device, the cooler 203 of the coolant circulation device will emit heat when circulating and cooling the water in the cooling tank body 201. Under the action of the induced draft fan 306, the gas collecting hopper 310 will also transport the heat on the heat dissipation side of the cooler 203 to the heat dissipation cover 303 through the air pipe 307, so as to improve the drying temperature of the konjac flour packaging bag on the drying conveying mesh belt 302.

[0037] Embodiment 3

[0038] In order to fully dry the konjac flour packaging bag in this embodiment, based on the same concept as the first embodiment, the pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device further includes a blowing assembly 308 fixedly mounted on the drying tank body 301, the air inlet of the blowing assembly 308 is located below the heat dissipation cover 303, and the air outlet of the blowing assembly 308 faces the drying conveyor mesh belt 302. Figure 1-Figure 3 In detail, in the present embodiment, the blowing assembly 308 comprises a plurality of second brackets 308a fixedly mounted on the drying tank body 301, the plurality of second brackets 308a are arranged along the abortion line direction, and a plurality of hair dryers 308b are fixedly mounted on each second bracket 308a. The plurality of hair dryers 308b can fully absorb the heat in the upper heat dissipation cover 303, and blow the hot air to the surface of the konjac flour packaging bag on the drying conveying mesh belt 302 in a directional manner to ensure that the konjac flour packaging bag is fully dried.

[0039] Reference Figure 3, in detail, in the present embodiment, the output end of the hair dryer 308b is fixed with an air outlet cover 308c, and the input end of the hair dryer 308b is connected with an air suction cover 308d, and the entrance of the air suction cover 308d is arranged towards the heat dissipation cover 303; the entrance of the air suction cover 308d is fixed to the input end of the hair dryer 308b, and one end of the air outlet cover 308c is fixed to the output end of the hair dryer 308b, and the other end of the air outlet cover 308c can be arranged in a gas nozzle shape to improve the drying effect of the konjac flour packaging bag. Wherein, the entrance of the air suction cover 308d is fixedly installed with a dust filter net 308e, and the design of the dust filter net 308e can filter the air blown by the hair dryer 308b to the konjac flour packaging bag, and avoid blowing pollutants to the surface of the konjac flour packaging bag.

[0040] The above are all preferred embodiments of the present utility model, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present utility model. Therefore, any equivalent changes made based on the structure, shape, and principle of the present utility model should be included in the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device, comprising a sterilization section (1), a cooling section (2) and a drying section (3) arranged in sequence along the direction of the abortion line, wherein the cooling section (2) comprises a cooling trough (201), a cooling conveyor mesh belt and a cooling liquid circulation device, and the drying section (3) comprises a drying trough (301) and a drying conveyor mesh belt (302) arranged in the drying trough (301), characterized in that: The drying section (3) further comprises an air drying structure installed above the cooling tank body (201). The air-drying structure comprises an air collecting section and an air outlet section which are connected to each other, wherein the air outlet section is located above the drying conveyor mesh belt (302), and the air collecting section is located at the heat release position of the cooling section (2).

2. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling liquid circulation device comprises a water pump (202) and a cooler (203) respectively installed on both sides of the cooling tank body (201); the input end of the water pump (202) is connected to one side of the cooling tank body (201) through a circulation pipe (204); the output end of the water pump (202) is connected to the input end of the cooler (203) through a circulation pipe (204); and the output end of the cooler (203) is connected to the other side of the cooling tank body (201) through a circulation pipe (204).

3. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air collecting section comprises an air collecting hood (304), the air outlet section comprises a heat dissipation hood (303), a second bracket (308a) is fixedly mounted on the drying trough body (301), the heat dissipation hood (303) is fixedly mounted on the second bracket (308a), the air collecting hood (304) is mounted above the cooling trough body (201), an induced draft fan (306) is fixedly mounted on the top of the air collecting hood (304), an input end of the induced draft fan (306) is connected to the top end of the air collecting hood (304), and an output end of the induced draft fan (306) is connected to one end of the heat dissipation hood (303) via an air supply pipe (307).

4. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air collecting section further comprises an air collecting hopper (310), which is installed on the heat dissipation side of the cooler (203). The air collecting hopper (310) is connected to one end of the heat dissipation cover (303) via an induced draft fan (306) and an air delivery pipe (307).

5. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that: It also includes an air blowing assembly (308) fixedly mounted on the drying tank body (301), wherein the air inlet of the air blowing assembly (308) is located below the heat dissipation cover (303), and the air outlet of the air blowing assembly (308) faces the drying conveyor mesh belt (302).

6. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The blowing assembly (308) comprises a plurality of second brackets (308a) fixedly mounted on the drying tank body (301), the plurality of second brackets (308a) being arranged along the production line direction, and a plurality of blowers (308b) being fixedly mounted on each of the second brackets (308a).

7. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device according to claim 6, characterized in that: An air outlet hood (308c) is fixed to the output end of the hair dryer (308b), an air suction hood (308d) is connected to the input end of the hair dryer (308b), and an inlet of the air suction hood (308d) is arranged toward the heat dissipation hood (303).

8. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A dust filter (308e) is fixedly installed at the inlet of the air suction hood (308d).

9. A pasteurized konjac flour sterilization device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A drying box (311) is fixedly mounted on the top of the air collecting hood (304), and an input end of the induced draft fan (306) is connected to the top of the air collecting hood (304) through the drying box (311).

10. The pasteurized konjac flour sterilization equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the drying trough body (301) is a closed structure, and a drain port (309) is installed on the drying trough body (301). The sterilization section (1) comprises a sterilization trough body (101), and the side walls of the sterilization trough body (101) and the cooling trough body (201) are both provided with a plurality of overflow ports (102).