Grinding equipment special for food coloring

By designing special grinding equipment for food coloring with motor drive and filter, the existing equipment is not fully polished and secondary screening is required, and the full grinding and efficient collection of pigments are achieved, and the quality and appearance of food is improved. .

CN222240424UActive Publication Date: 2024-12-27上海元欢纳米科技有限公司
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Application Number
CN202420867761.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-25
Publication Date
2024-12-27
Estimated Expiration
2034-04-25

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Technical Problem

The existing special grinding equipment for food coloring is difficult to be fully meticulous during the grinding process, resulting in low pigment purity and requiring operators to perform secondary screening, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, affecting the quality and appearance of food.

Method used

A special grinding equipment for food coloring including a grinding cylinder, grinding disc, filter mesh and gear set is designed. The grinding disc is driven by a motor drive shaft to drive the grinding disc to rotate. The interaction between the grinding disc and the grinding plate is used for grinding, and the inclined filter mesh and reciprocating. The screw collects large particles of pigments into a collection box and performs secondary grinding.

Benefits of technology

The full grinding of pigments is achieved, which reduces the workload of operators, avoids the color spots and color difference caused by uneven grinding of pigments, and improves the quality and appearance of food.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses special grinding equipment for food coloring, which belongs to the technical field of coloring and comprises a grinding cylinder, the bottom of the grinding cylinder is slidably connected with a bottom plate, the top of the grinding cylinder is fixedly connected with a motor, an output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft, and the other end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the top of the grinding cylinder. A grinding disc is fixedly connected to the outer side of the circumference of the grinding disc, a grinding plate is arranged on the outer side of the circumference of the grinding disc, the outer side of the circumference of the grinding plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the grinding cylinder, a plurality of grooves are formed in the outer side of the circumference of the grinding disc at equal intervals, a filter screen is slidably connected to an inner cavity of the grinding cylinder, and the filter screen is inclined relative to the horizontal plane. By means of the device, food coloring can be ground repeatedly, the situation that coloring spots and chromatic aberration appear in food and the quality and appearance of the food are affected due to uneven grinding of the coloring is avoided, and the problems that when the coloring is ground, large-particle coloring is mixed in the coloring, an operator needs to conduct secondary grinding, and time and labor are wasted are solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pigments, in particular to a special grinding device for edible pigments. Background Art

[0002] Food coloring is an additive used for food coloring, the purpose of which is to improve the color and appearance of food and increase consumers' desire to buy. Grinding is the process of evenly mixing food coloring and other additives in food so that they are better dispersed in the food to improve the color and appearance of the food. During use, the existing food coloring special grinding equipment is not conducive to adjusting the width of the grinding channel, resulting in insufficient grinding and insufficient fineness, which in turn leads to low purity of the pigment extracted later.

[0003] To solve the above problems, a Chinese patent now discloses a high-purity separation and extraction device for natural food pigments (Announcement No.: CN218132221U). In the public document, a baffle and a return spring are set to make the baffle fit with the first crushing roller and the second crushing roller. The operator drives the two crushing rollers to rotate relative to each other externally to perform preliminary grinding of the pigment. Then the servo motor drives the movable grinding part to rotate, and the interaction between the movable grinding part and the fixed grinding part is used to grind the raw materials. The operator can drive the movable grinding part to rise and fall through the cylinder, and then adjust the spacing between the grinding convex particles, thereby adjusting the width of the grinding channel to make the grinding sufficient and fine.

[0004] The existing patents provide solutions to the above problems, but some large pigment particles will fall into the inner cavity of the grinding chamber from the gap between the movable grinding part and the fixed grinding part, requiring the operator to conduct secondary screening to avoid uneven grinding of the pigment, which will cause color spots and color differences in the food, affecting the quality and appearance of the food. Summary of the invention

[0005] The utility model aims to provide a special grinding device for edible pigments, which can solve the problem that when the pigments are ground, large particles of pigments are mixed in, and the operator needs to grind them again, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a special grinding device for edible coloring, comprising a grinding cylinder, the bottom of which is slidably connected to a bottom plate, the top of which is fixedly connected to a motor, the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft, the other end of the rotating shaft passes through the top of the grinding cylinder and is fixedly connected to a grinding disc, a grinding plate is provided on the circumferential outer side of the grinding disc, the circumferential outer side of the grinding plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the grinding cylinder, a plurality of grooves are equidistantly provided on the circumferential outer side of the grinding disc, a filter screen is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder, and the filter screen is inclined to the horizontal plane.

[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the grinding disc is fixedly connected to a reciprocating screw, the middle outer surface of the reciprocating screw is provided with a reciprocating thread, the outer surface of the reciprocating screw is movably connected to a moving block, the circumferential outer side of the moving block is fixedly connected to a filter screen, the moving block is slidably connected to the outer surface of the sliding rod, and the bottom of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder.

[0008] Preferably, the rotating shaft drives the gear set and the screw rod to rotate, the bottom of the screw rod is rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the collecting box, a fixed rod is sleeved on the outer circumference of the screw rod, the collecting box is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder, and the filter is slidably connected to the outer surface of the fixed rod.

[0009] Preferably, the gear set includes a first gear, which is rotatably connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft, the outer edge of the first gear is meshed with a second gear, one side of the second gear is fixedly connected to an auxiliary shaft, the other side of the auxiliary shaft is fixedly connected to a third gear, the outer edge of the third gear is meshed with a fourth gear, and the bottom of the fourth gear is fixedly connected to a spiral rod.

[0010] Preferably, the fixed rod is provided with a feed port at the same height as the reciprocating thread, the bottom of the fixed rod is provided with an inlet and outlet for convenient pigment feeding, and the top of the fixed rod is provided with a discharge port.

[0011] Preferably, the fixing rod is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the grinding plate, the inner cavity of the grinding plate is provided with a drainage groove, and a plurality of protrusions are fixedly connected to the circumferential bottom of the grinding plate at equal intervals.

[0012] Preferably, an opening is provided at the top of the grinding cylinder, a cover plate is hingedly connected to the top of the grinding cylinder, and a handle is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate.

[0013] Preferably, a plurality of cleaning rods are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft at equal intervals, and a guide plate is fixedly connected to the bottom of the grinding plate.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0015] 1. The present application sets a motor. When the operator puts the food coloring into the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder through the feed port and the food coloring falls on the top of the grinding disc, the operator turns on the motor, so that the motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the rotating shaft drives the grinding disc to rotate, so that when the coloring falls from the gap between the grinding disc and the grinding plate, the interaction between the rotating grinding disc and the grinding plate grinds the coloring, so that the coloring is fully ground;

[0016] 2. The present application sets a filter screen. When the grinding disc rotates, it drives the reciprocating screw to rotate. The moving block slides on the outer surface of the reciprocating screw as the reciprocating screw rotates. The moving block drives the filter screen to slide up and down in the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder, and the fully ground pigment falls to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder, and the large particles of pigment that fall in the gap between the grinding disc and the grinding plate are left on the top of the filter screen, and enter the inner cavity of the fixed rod through the feed port, and then slide from the fixed rod to the collection box for collection, waiting for secondary grinding. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific implementation methods of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the specific implementation methods or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some implementation methods of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 This is the overall structural view of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the grinding cylinder of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a cross-sectional view of the fixing rod of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a structural view of the gear set of the present utility model.

[0022] Description of reference numerals:

[0023] 1. Grinding cylinder; 2. Cover plate; 3. Handle; 4. Opening; 5. Motor; 6. Rotating shaft; 7. Cleaning rod; 8. Drainage groove; 9. Bump; 10. Grinding disc; 11. Grinding plate; 12. Guide plate; 13. Reciprocating screw; 14. Sliding rod; 15. Filter; 16. Bottom plate; 17. Collecting box; 18. Moving block; 19. Fixed rod; 20. Screw rod; 21. Feeding port; 22. First gear; 23. Second gear; 24. Auxiliary shaft; 25. Third gear; 26. Fourth gear; 27. Groove; 28. Discharging port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with 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 of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0025] See also Figures 1 to 4 , the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0026] A special grinding device for edible pigments comprises a grinding cylinder 1, wherein an opening 4 is provided at the top of the grinding cylinder 1, a cover plate 2 is hingedly connected to the top of the grinding cylinder 1, a handle 3 is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate 2, a bottom plate 16 is slidably connected to the bottom of the grinding cylinder 1, a motor 5 is fixedly connected to the top of the grinding cylinder 1, a rotating shaft 6 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the motor 5, the other end of the rotating shaft 6 passes through the top of the grinding cylinder 1 and is fixedly connected to a grinding disc 10, a plurality of cleaning rods 7 are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 6 at equal intervals, a grinding plate 11 is provided on the circumferential outer side of the grinding disc 10, the circumferential outer side of the grinding plate 11 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the grinding cylinder 1, a guide plate 12 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the grinding plate 11, a plurality of convex points 9 are fixedly connected to the circumferential bottom of the grinding plate 11 at equal intervals, a plurality of grooves 27 are provided on the circumferential outer side of the grinding disc 10, and a filter screen 15 is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1.

[0027] By adopting the above technical solution, the operator holds the handle 3 with his hand and rotates the handle 3, so that the handle 3 drives the cover plate 2 to rotate, and opens the grinding cylinder 1, so that the operator can put the edible coloring into the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1 through the opening 4. After the edible coloring falls on the top of the grinding disc 10, the operator turns on the motor 5, so that the motor 5 drives the rotating shaft 6 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 6 rotates to clean the coloring on the top of the grinding disc 10 into the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, and the rotating shaft 6 drives the grinding disc 10 to rotate, so that the coloring When the pigment falls from the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, it is ground by the interaction between the rotating grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, so that the pigment is fully ground. The grooves 27 on the outer side of the circumference of the grinding disc 10 and the protrusions 9 on the bottom of the circumference of the grinding plate 11 can further improve the grinding effect. The ground pigment falls to the top of the filter 15 through the guide plate 12, so that the fully ground pigment then falls to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1, and the large particles of pigment that fall from the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11 are left on the top of the filter 15.

[0028] Specifically, Figure 1As shown, a reciprocating screw rod 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the grinding disc 10, a reciprocating thread is provided on the middle outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod 13, a moving block 18 is movably connected to the outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod 13, a filter screen 15 is fixedly connected to the circumferential outer side of the moving block 18, the filter screen 15 is inclined with the horizontal plane, the moving block 18 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the slide rod 14, the bottom of the slide rod 14 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1, a first gear 22 is fixedly connected to the top of the inner cavity of the rotating shaft 6, the first gear 22 is rotatably connected to the top of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1, the outer edge of the first gear 22 is meshed with a second gear 23, one side of the second gear 23 is fixedly connected to an auxiliary shaft 24, and the other side of the auxiliary shaft 24 is fixedly connected to A third gear 25 is connected, and the outer edge of the third gear 25 is meshed with the fourth gear 26. The bottom of the fourth gear 26 is fixedly connected with a spiral rod 20, and the bottom of the spiral rod 20 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the collecting box 17. A fixed rod 19 is sleeved on the circumferential outer side of the spiral rod 20, and the fixed rod 19 is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the grinding plate 11. The inner cavity of the grinding plate 11 is provided with a drainage groove 8. The collecting box 17 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1, and the filter 15 is slidably connected to the outer surface of the fixed rod 19. The fixed rod 19 is provided with a feed port 21 at the same height as the reciprocating thread, the bottom of the fixed rod 19 is provided with an inlet and outlet for convenient pigment feeding, and the top of the fixed rod 19 is provided with a discharge port 28.

[0029] By adopting the above technical solution, when the grinding disc 10 rotates, the reciprocating screw rod 13 is driven to rotate. A reciprocating thread is provided on the middle outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod 13, so that the moving block 18 slides at the middle position of the outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod 13 as the reciprocating screw rod 13 rotates. The moving block 18 drives the filter screen 15 to slide up and down in the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1. Since the filter screen 15 is inclined with the horizontal plane, the large particles of pigment on the top of the filter screen 15 slide up and down with the filter screen 15, gradually enter the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 through the feed port 21, and then slide from the fixed rod 19 to the collection box 17 for collection, waiting for secondary grinding, and the rotating shaft 6 drives the first gear 22 to rotate, the first gear 22 drives the meshed second gear 23 to rotate, and the second gear 23 drives the meshed second gear 23 to rotate. The auxiliary shaft 24 is driven to rotate, the auxiliary shaft 24 drives the third gear 25 to rotate, the third gear 25 drives the fourth gear 26 to rotate, and the fourth gear 26 drives the screw rod 20 at the bottom to rotate. The screw rod 20 rotates in the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19, so that the large particles of pigment in the collecting box 17 are sucked into the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 from the inlet and outlet at the bottom of the fixed rod 19, and at the same time, the large particles of pigment entering the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 from the feed inlet 21 are synchronously driven and discharged from the discharge port 28 at the top, and discharged along the guide groove to the top of the grinding disc 10 for secondary grinding, which can make the pigment fully ground, save the time and energy of the operator, and prevent the pigment from being unevenly ground, resulting in color spots and color differences in food, affecting the quality and appearance of the food.

[0030] Working principle: The operator holds the handle 3 with his hand and rotates the handle 3, so that the handle 3 drives the cover plate 2 to rotate, opens the grinding cylinder 1, and allows the operator to put the food coloring into the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1 through the opening 4. After the food coloring falls on the top of the grinding disc 10, the operator turns on the motor 5, so that the motor 5 drives the rotating shaft 6 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 6 rotates to clean the coloring on the top of the grinding disc 10 into the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, and the rotating shaft 6 drives the grinding disc 10 to rotate, so that the coloring is removed from the grinding disc 10. When the pigment falls through the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, the pigment is ground by the interaction between the rotating grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11, and the ground pigment falls to the top of the filter 15 through the guide plate 12, so that the fully ground pigment then falls to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1, and the large particles of pigment falling from the gap between the grinding disc 10 and the grinding plate 11 are left on the top of the filter 15. When the grinding disc 10 rotates, it drives the reciprocating screw rod 13 to rotate. The middle outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod 13 is provided with a reciprocating thread, so that the moving block 18 rotates with the reciprocating screw rod 13. The moving block 18 slides in the middle position of the outer surface of the reciprocating screw 13, and drives the filter 15 to slide up and down in the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder 1. Since the filter 15 is inclined with the horizontal plane, the large particles of pigment on the top of the filter 15 gradually enter the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 through the feed port 21 as the filter 15 slides up and down, and then slides from the fixed rod 19 to the collection box 17 for collection, waiting for secondary grinding, and the rotating shaft 6 drives the first gear 22 to rotate, the first gear 22 drives the meshed second gear 23 to rotate, and the second gear 23 drives the auxiliary shaft 24 rotates, the auxiliary shaft 24 drives the third gear 25 to rotate, the third gear 25 drives the fourth gear 26 to rotate, the fourth gear 26 drives the screw rod 20 at the bottom to rotate, the screw rod 20 rotates in the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19, so that the large particles of pigment in the collecting box 17 are sucked into the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 from the inlet and outlet at the bottom of the fixed rod 19, and at the same time, the large particles of pigment entering the inner cavity of the fixed rod 19 from the feed port 21 are synchronously driven, discharged from the discharge port 28 at the top, and discharged along the guide groove to the top of the grinding disc 10 for secondary grinding.

[0031] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solution deviate from the scope of the technical solution of the embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A special grinding device for edible pigments, comprising a grinding cylinder (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the grinding cylinder (1) is slidably connected to a bottom plate (16), the top of the grinding cylinder (1) is fixedly connected to a motor (5), the output shaft of the motor (5) is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft (6), the other end of the rotating shaft (6) passes through the top of the grinding cylinder (1) and is fixedly connected to a grinding disc (10), a grinding plate (11) is provided on the outer circumference of the grinding disc (10), the outer circumference of the grinding plate (11) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the grinding cylinder (1), a plurality of grooves (27) are equidistantly provided on the outer circumference of the grinding disc (10), and a filter screen (15) is slidably connected to the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder (1), and the filter screen (15) is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane.

2. A special grinding device for edible pigments according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the grinding disc (10) is fixedly connected to a reciprocating screw rod (13), the middle outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod (13) is provided with a reciprocating thread, the outer surface of the reciprocating screw rod (13) is movably connected to a moving block (18), the outer circumferential side of the moving block (18) is fixedly connected to a filter screen (15), the moving block (18) is slidably connected to the outer surface of a sliding rod (14), and the bottom of the sliding rod (14) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder (1).

3. The special grinding equipment for edible pigments according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (6) drives the gear set and the screw rod (20) to rotate, the bottom of the screw rod (20) is rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the collection box (17), a fixed rod (19) is sleeved on the outer circumference of the screw rod (20), the collection box (17) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the inner cavity of the grinding cylinder (1), and the filter screen (15) is slidably connected to the outer surface of the fixed rod (19).

4. A special grinding device for edible pigments according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gear set comprises a first gear (22), the first gear (22) being rotatably connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (6), the outer edge of the first gear (22) being meshed with a second gear (23), one side of the second gear (23) being fixedly connected to an auxiliary shaft (24), the other side of the auxiliary shaft (24) being fixedly connected to a third gear (25), the outer edge of the third gear (25) being meshed with a fourth gear (26), and the bottom of the fourth gear (26) being fixedly connected to a spiral rod (20).

5. The special grinding equipment for edible pigments according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixed rod (19) is provided with a feed port (21) at the same height as the reciprocating thread, the bottom of the fixed rod (19) is provided with an inlet and outlet for convenient pigment feeding, and the top of the fixed rod (19) is provided with a discharge port (28).

6. A special grinding device for edible pigments according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixing rod (19) is fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the grinding plate (11), the inner cavity of the grinding plate (11) is provided with a drainage groove (8), and the circumferential bottom of the grinding plate (11) is fixedly connected with a plurality of convex points (9) at equal intervals.

7. The special grinding equipment for edible pigments according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the grinding cylinder (1) is provided with an opening (4), the top of the grinding cylinder (1) is hinged with a cover plate (2), and the top of the cover plate (2) is fixedly connected with a handle (3).

8. The special grinding equipment for edible pigments according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of cleaning rods (7) are fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (6) at equal intervals, and a guide plate (12) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the grinding plate (11).