Plant essential oil distillation device

Abstract

The utility model provides a plant essential oil distillation device. The plant essential oil distillation device comprises a water tank; the condensing tank is fixedly mounted on one side of the water tank; the distillation barrel is fixedly mounted at the top of the water tank; the sealing cover is arranged at the top of the distillation barrel; the screen plate is arranged in the distillation barrel in a sliding manner and is in sliding contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel, and plant tissues required by distillation of the plant essential oil can be placed on the screen plate; the stirring mechanism is arranged in the distillation barrel, and the stirring mechanism is used for stirring the plant tissues on the net plate. The plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model has the advantages that plant residues remaining in the distillation barrel can be cleaned out, and part of residues adhered to the inner wall of the distillation barrel can be cleaned.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of plant essential oil distillation, in particular to a plant essential oil distillation device. Background Art

[0002] Essential oils are plant-specific aromatic substances extracted from the flowers, leaves, roots, bark, fruits, seeds, resins, etc. of herbs through distillation and pressing. Due to the high volatility and small molecules, essential oils are easily absorbed by the human body and can quickly penetrate the organs of the human body and excrete excess ingredients. The whole process only takes a few minutes. The fragrance of the plant itself also directly stimulates the secretion of the pituitary gland, enzymes and hormones, balances the body's functions, and plays a role in beauty and skin care.

[0003] However, after the plant tissue is distilled using a distillation device, a lot of plant residues often remain in the distillation barrel. Due to the high temperature for a long time, some plant tissues sometimes soften, causing the residues to adhere to the inner wall of the distillation barrel, making it difficult to clean up later.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new plant essential oil distillation device to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] In order to solve the technical problem that after the distillation of plant tissue is completed, a lot of plant residues often remain in the distillation barrel, and under the action of high temperature, some plant tissues sometimes adhere to the inner wall of the distillation barrel, making it difficult to clean up later, the utility model provides a plant essential oil distillation device.

[0006] The plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model comprises: a water tank; a condensation tank, which is fixedly installed on one side of the water tank; a distillation barrel, which is fixedly installed on the top of the water tank; a sealing cover, which is arranged on the top of the distillation barrel; a mesh plate, which is slidably arranged in the distillation barrel and in sliding contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel, and plant tissues required for the distillation of plant essential oils can be placed on the mesh plate; a toggle mechanism, which is arranged in the distillation barrel and is used to toggle the plant tissues on the mesh plate; a cleaning mechanism, which is arranged in the distillation barrel and is used to clean plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel; a lifting mechanism, which is arranged in the distillation barrel and is used to drive the mesh plate to move up and down.

[0007] Preferably, the toggle mechanism includes a driving rod rotatably mounted on the sealing cover, a driving plate rotatably mounted on one side of the driving rod, a plurality of toggle plates fixedly mounted on the driving plate, the toggle plates can contact the mesh plate, a driving motor is fixedly mounted on the sealing cover, and an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected to the driving rod.

[0008] Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning plate arranged in the distillation barrel, and bristles are fixedly mounted on the outer side of the cleaning plate, and the bristles are in contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel.

[0009] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting motor fixedly installed on one side of the distillation barrel, threaded rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the mesh plate, the cleaning plate is slidably connected to the threaded rods, threaded sleeves are rotatably installed on both sides of the bottom of the distillation barrel, the threaded rods are threadedly connected to the threaded sleeves, sprockets are fixedly installed on the output shaft of the lifting motor and the two threaded sleeves, and the three sprockets are covered with the same chain.

[0010] Preferably, a motion motor is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mesh plate, a cam is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motion motor, the cam is in sliding contact with the cleaning plate, guide rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the mesh plate, the cleaning plate is slidably connected to the guide rods, a spring is sleeved on the guide rod, and both ends of the spring are fixedly connected to the mesh plate and the cleaning plate respectively.

[0011] Preferably, a gear ring is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the distillation barrel, and a gear is fixedly mounted on one end of the driving plate, and the gear is meshed with the gear ring.

[0012] Preferably, a condensing tube is fixedly installed in the condensing box, an air guide tube is threadedly installed on the air outlet of the sealing cover, the air outlet end of the air guide tube is fixedly connected to the condensing tube, and a heating plate is fixedly installed in the water tank.

[0013] Compared with the related art, the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0014] The utility model provides a plant essential oil distillation device:

[0015] 1. The condensation box can cool the water vapor containing essential oil into liquid, which is convenient for the extraction and collection of essential oil. The mesh plate can carry the plant tissue required for distillation, and can slide upward to push the plant residue out of the distillation barrel, and can remove some of the plant residue adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel. The driving motor can drive the driving rod to rotate, which can drive the driving plate to rotate with the inner wall of the distillation barrel, making it convenient to horizontally move the plant tissue on the mesh plate to avoid a large amount of sticking between the plant tissues, which affects the distillation effect;

[0016] 2. The bristles can be used to clean off some of the plant residues adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel, thereby improving the cleaning effect and preventing impurities from remaining and affecting the purity of the next distillation. The lifting motor can drive the sprocket on the output shaft to rotate, which is convenient for the chain transmission to drive the threaded sleeve to rotate, thereby driving the threaded rod to drive the mesh plate to move upward, which is convenient for pushing the plant residues on the mesh plate out of the distillation barrel. The motion motor can drive the cam to rotate, and the spring is set so that the cleaning plate can always keep in contact with the cam, which is convenient for the cleaning plate to drive the bristles to fully clean the plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel;

[0017] 3. The toothed ring on the inner wall of the distillation barrel is convenient for meshing with the gear on the driving plate, so that when the driving rod drives the driving plate to rotate, the paddle plate can be driven to rotate up and down, so that the plant tissue on the mesh plate can be flipped up and down. The water vapor containing essential oil can be introduced into the condenser through the air guide tube, so that the water vapor can be cooled into liquid and the essential oil can be extracted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the main structure of a preferred embodiment of the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a front cross-sectional structure of a preferred embodiment of the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 An enlarged structural diagram of part A shown in FIG.

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B shown in FIG.

[0022] Numbers in the figure: 1. Water tank; 2. Condensation tank; 3. Distillation barrel; 4. Sealing cover; 5. Screen plate; 6. Driving rod; 7. Driving plate; 8. Paddle plate; 9. Driving motor; 10. Cleaning plate; 11. Brush; 12. Lifting motor; 13. Threaded rod; 14. Threaded sleeve; 15. Sprocket; 16. Chain; 17. Motion motor; 18. Cam; 19. Guide rod; 20. Spring; 21. Gear ring; 22. Gear; 23. Condenser; 24. Air guide tube; 25. Heating plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and implementation modes.

[0024] Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 ,in, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the main structure of a preferred embodiment of the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model; Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a front cross-sectional structure of a preferred embodiment of the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model; Figure 3 for Figure 2 An enlarged structural diagram of part A shown in FIG. Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B shown in FIG.

[0025] The plant essential oil distillation device comprises: a water tank 1; a condensation tank 2, the condensation tank 2 is fixedly installed on one side of the water tank 1; a distillation barrel 3, the distillation barrel 3 is fixedly installed on the top of the water tank 1; a sealing cover 4, the sealing cover 4 is arranged on the top of the distillation barrel 3; a mesh plate 5, the mesh plate 5 is slidably arranged in the distillation barrel 3 and is in sliding contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, and the plant tissue required for the distillation of plant essential oils can be placed on the mesh plate 5; a toggle mechanism, the toggle mechanism is arranged in the distillation barrel 3, and the toggle mechanism is used to toggle the mesh plate 5 Plant tissue; a cleaning mechanism, which is arranged in the distillation barrel 3 and is used to clean the plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3; a lifting mechanism, which is arranged in the distillation barrel 3 and is used to drive the mesh plate 5 to move up and down; the water vapor containing essential oil can be cooled into liquid through the condensation box 2, which is convenient for the extraction and collection of essential oil, the mesh plate 5 can carry the plant tissue required for distillation, and can slide upward to push the plant residues out of the distillation barrel 3, and can hang down some of the plant residues adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3.

[0026] The toggle mechanism includes a driving rod 6 rotatably mounted on the sealing cover 4, a driving plate 7 is rotatably mounted on one side of the driving rod 6, a plurality of toggle plates 8 are fixedly mounted on the driving plate 7, and the toggle plates 8 can contact the mesh plate 5, and a driving motor 9 is fixedly mounted on the sealing cover 4, and the output shaft of the driving motor 9 is fixedly connected to the driving rod 6; the driving motor 9 can drive the driving rod 6 to rotate, and can drive the driving plate 7 to rotate along with the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, so as to facilitate the horizontal toggle of the plant tissue on the mesh plate 5, and avoid a large amount of sticking between the plant tissues, which affects the distillation effect.

[0027] The cleaning mechanism includes a cleaning plate 10 arranged in the distillation barrel 3, and bristles 11 are fixedly installed on the outer side of the cleaning plate 10, and the bristles 11 are in contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3; part of the plant residues adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3 can be cleaned off by the bristles 11, thereby improving the cleaning effect and preventing impurities from remaining and affecting the purity of the next distillation.

[0028] The lifting mechanism includes a lifting motor 12 fixedly installed on one side of the distillation barrel 3, threaded rods 13 are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the mesh plate 5, the cleaning plate 10 is slidably connected to the threaded rods 13, threaded sleeves 14 are rotatably installed on both sides of the bottom of the distillation barrel 3, the threaded rods 13 are threadedly connected to the threaded sleeves 14, sprockets 15 are fixedly installed on the output shaft of the lifting motor 12 and the two threaded sleeves 14, and the three sprockets 15 are sleeved with the same chain 16; the lifting motor 12 can drive the sprocket 15 on the output shaft to rotate, so that the transmission of the chain 16 drives the threaded sleeve 14 to rotate, thereby driving the threaded rods 13 to drive the mesh plate 5 to move upward, so as to facilitate the plant residues on the mesh plate 5 to be pushed out of the distillation barrel 3, and the chains 16 of the three sprockets 15 can be provided with tensioning wheels.

[0029] A motion motor 17 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mesh plate 5, and a cam 18 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motion motor 17. The cam 18 is in sliding contact with the cleaning plate 10. Guide rods 19 are fixedly installed on both sides of the mesh plate 5. The cleaning plate 10 is slidably connected to the guide rods 19. A spring 20 is sleeved on the guide rods 19, and the two ends of the spring 20 are respectively fixedly connected to the mesh plate 5 and the cleaning plate 10; the motion motor 17 can drive the cam 18 to rotate, and the spring 20 is arranged so that the cleaning plate 10 can always keep in contact with the cam 18, so that the cleaning plate 10 can drive the bristles 11 to fully clean the plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3.

[0030] A gear ring 21 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, and a gear 22 is fixedly installed on one end of the driving plate 7, and the gear 22 is meshed with the gear ring 21; the gear ring 21 on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3 is conveniently meshed with the gear 22 on the driving plate 7, so that when the driving rod 6 drives the driving plate 7 to rotate, it is convenient to drive the paddle plate 8 to rotate up and down, so as to facilitate the up and down flipping of the plant tissue on the mesh plate 5.

[0031] A condenser 23 is fixedly installed in the condensation box 2, an air guide pipe 24 is threadedly installed on the air outlet of the sealing cover 4, the air outlet end of the air guide pipe 24 is fixedly connected to the condenser 23, and a heating plate 25 is fixedly installed in the water tank 1; water vapor containing essential oil can be introduced into the condenser 23 through the air guide pipe 24, which is convenient for cooling the water vapor into liquid and facilitating the extraction of the essential oil.

[0032] It is worth noting that the circuits, electronic components and modules involved in the present utility model are all prior art and can be fully implemented by those skilled in the art. Needless to say, the content protected by the present utility model does not involve improvements to software and methods.

[0033] The working principle of the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model is as follows:

[0034] This solution also has an electric control cabinet, which is installed on the equipment. When in use, each electrical device can be started and operated through the electric control cabinet. The power connection method of each electrical device is an existing mature technology, which is a well-known technology for people in this field and will not be described in detail here.

[0035] When in use, the plant tissue to be distilled is first placed on the mesh plate 5, and then the sealing cover 4 is covered on the distillation barrel 3, and the air guide pipe 24 is connected to the sealing cover 4, and then the heating plate 25 is energized, so that the heating plate 25 heats the clean water in the water tank 1, and the heated water vapor can enter the distillation barrel 3, evaporate the essence in the plant tissue on the mesh plate 5, and the water vapor containing essential oil is collected through the air guide pipe 24 and enters the condenser 23. The steam entering the condensation box 2 will gradually cool into liquid. After the liquid is collected, the essential oil is separated according to the density difference between water and essential oil;

[0036] During the essential oil distillation process, the driving motor 9 is started, so that the driving motor 9 drives the driving rod 6 to drive the driving plate 7 to start rotating along the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3. Since the gear 22 on the driving plate 7 is meshed with the gear ring 21 on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, as the driving motor 9 is driven, the driving plate 7 drives the paddle plate 8 to start rotating, and continuously paddles the plant tissue on the mesh plate 5 to prevent a large amount of plant tissue from sticking together and affecting the distillation effect;

[0037] After the distillation is completed, when the plant residues in the distillation barrel 3 need to be cleaned, the sealing cover 4 is first taken out, and then the lifting motor 12 is started, so that the lifting motor 12 drives the sprocket 15 on the output shaft to rotate, and through the transmission of the same chain 16, the threaded sleeve 14 starts to rotate, thereby driving the threaded rod 13 to rotate and gradually drive the mesh plate 5 to move upward, and the plant residues accumulated on the mesh plate 5 are gradually pushed out of the distillation barrel 3;

[0038] During the process of pushing out the mesh plate 5, the motion motor 17 can be started to drive the cam 18 on the output shaft to rotate. Under the support of the elastic force of the spring 20, the cleaning plate 10 can always maintain contact with the cam 18. Therefore, as the cam 18 rotates, the cleaning plate 10 drives the bristles 11 to move up and down, thereby cleaning the plant residues adhered to the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3. The fallen plant residues will fall into the water tank 1, and the impure water can be discharged by opening the drain outlet of the water tank 1.

[0039] Compared with the related art, the plant essential oil distillation device provided by the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0040] The utility model provides a plant essential oil distillation device, which can cool water vapor containing essential oil into liquid through a condensation box 2, so as to facilitate the extraction and collection of essential oil; the mesh plate 5 can carry plant tissues required for distillation, and can slide upward to push plant residues out of the distillation barrel 3, and can remove part of the plant residues adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3; the driving motor 9 can drive the driving rod 6 to rotate, and can drive the driving plate 7 to rotate along with the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, so as to facilitate the horizontal shifting of plant tissues on the mesh plate 5, and avoid a large amount of adhesion between plant tissues, which affects the distillation effect; the bristles 11 can clean part of the plant residues adhering to the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3, so as to improve the cleaning effect and avoid the residual impurities affecting the purity of the next distillation; the lifting motor 12 can drive the sprocket 15 on the output shaft to rotate, The transmission of the chain 16 can conveniently drive the threaded sleeve 14 to rotate, thereby driving the threaded rod 13 to drive the mesh plate 5 to move upward, so as to facilitate the plant residues on the mesh plate 5 to be pushed out of the distillation barrel 3. The motion motor 17 can drive the cam 18 to rotate. The setting of the spring 20 is that the cleaning plate 10 can always keep in contact with the cam 18, so that the cleaning plate 10 can drive the bristles 11 to fully clean the plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3. The toothed ring 21 on the inner wall of the distillation barrel 3 is convenient to engage with the gear 22 on the drive plate 7, so that in the process of the drive rod 6 driving the drive plate 7 to rotate, the paddle plate 8 is driven to rotate up and down, so as to facilitate the up and down flipping of the plant tissue on the mesh plate 5. The water vapor containing essential oil can be introduced into the condenser 23 through the air guide tube 24, so that the water vapor can be cooled into liquid, which is convenient for the extraction of essential oil.

[0041] It should be noted that the equipment structure and drawings of the utility model mainly describe the principle of the utility model. In terms of the technology of the design principle, the settings of the power mechanism, power supply system and control system of the device are not fully described. However, on the premise that technical personnel in this field understand the principle of the above-mentioned utility model, they can clearly know the details of its power mechanism, power supply system and control system.

[0042] The above description is only an embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the contents of the specification and drawings of the present invention, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A plant essential oil distillation device, characterized in that: include: Water tank; A condensation tank, the condensation tank is fixedly installed on one side of the water tank; A distillation barrel, the distillation barrel is fixedly installed on the top of the water tank; A sealing cover, which is arranged on the top of the distillation barrel; A mesh plate, which is slidably disposed in the distillation barrel and in sliding contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel, and plant tissues required for the distillation of plant essential oils can be placed on the mesh plate; A toggling mechanism, the toggling mechanism is arranged in the distillation barrel, and the toggling mechanism is used to toggle the plant tissue on the mesh plate; A cleaning mechanism, the cleaning mechanism is arranged in the distillation barrel, and the cleaning mechanism is used to clean plant residues on the inner wall of the distillation barrel; A lifting mechanism is provided in the distillation barrel and is used for driving the mesh plate to move up and down.

2. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The toggle mechanism includes a driving rod rotatably mounted on the sealing cover, a driving plate rotatably mounted on one side of the driving rod, a plurality of toggle plates fixedly mounted on the driving plate, the toggle plates can contact the mesh plate, a driving motor is fixedly mounted on the sealing cover, and an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected to the driving rod.

3. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism comprises a cleaning plate arranged in the distillation barrel, and bristles are fixedly mounted on the outer side of the cleaning plate, and the bristles are in contact with the inner wall of the distillation barrel.

4. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes a lifting motor fixedly installed on one side of the distillation barrel, threaded rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the bottom of the mesh plate, the cleaning plate is slidably connected to the threaded rods, threaded sleeves are rotatably installed on both sides of the bottom of the distillation barrel, the threaded rods are threadedly connected to the threaded sleeves, sprockets are fixedly installed on the output shaft of the lifting motor and the two threaded sleeves, and the three sprockets are covered with the same chain.

5. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A motion motor is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mesh plate, a cam is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motion motor, the cam is in sliding contact with the cleaning plate, guide rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the mesh plate, the cleaning plate is slidably connected to the guide rods, a spring is sleeved on the guide rod, and both ends of the spring are fixedly connected to the mesh plate and the cleaning plate respectively.

6. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A gear ring is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the distillation barrel, and a gear is fixedly mounted on one end of the driving plate, and the gear is meshed with the gear ring.

7. The plant essential oil distillation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A condensing pipe is fixedly installed in the condensing box, an air guide pipe is threadedly installed on the air outlet of the sealing cover, the air outlet end of the air guide pipe is fixedly connected to the condensing pipe, and a heating plate is fixedly installed in the water tank.

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