Degassing and color protecting device for pretreatment of apple processing raw materials
By designing a degassing color protection device for apple processing, the electric control valve and air pump are used to quickly evacuate and pre-cook the apple, combined with the design of the liquid adding port and check valve, the problem of long degassing time during apple processing is solved. Improves the efficiency and taste of apple pretreatment and maintains the flavor of the product.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421147243.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-24
AI Technical Summary
In the existing apple processing technology, the long degassing process time leads to the soft taste, poor flavor, and low efficiency.
A degassing color protection device including a pretreatment box, an electric control valve, an air pump, a liquid filling port and a heater is designed. The electric control valve and an air pump are used to achieve rapid evacuation and pre-cooking of apple raw materials, and the liquid filling port is used. The check valve prevents heat loss and ensures that the mixed solution maintains the appropriate temperature during pre-cooking.
It significantly shortens the pre-processing time of apples, improves processing efficiency, maintains the taste and flavor of apples, and avoids the adverse effects of long-term high-temperature treatment on apples.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a degassing and color-protecting device, in particular to a degassing and color-protecting device used for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing, belonging to the technical field of fruit processing. Background Art
[0002] Apple is the largest fruit in my country and one of the country's advantageous agricultural products. It is rich in nutrition, sweet and sour in taste, and is a fruit suitable for both young and old. There are also many processed products derived from apples, such as apple fruit shops, canned apples, apple cubes, dried apples, fruit and vegetable juices, etc. In the apple processing technology, a degassing and color protection device is required.
[0003] The removal of gas from the apple raw materials can reduce the oxidation and discoloration of ingredients such as apple pieces or fruit and vegetable juices, reduce foaming during later filling and sterilization, increase the density of fruit pieces, maintain the flavor of the product, etc. The existing degassing process mixes hot water with apple materials in a vacuum pot, and then starts vacuum degassing to extract the gas in the apple tissue, and then fill the water in the evacuated pot into the apple tissue to complete the vacuuming. Generally, degassing takes 20-30 minutes. In addition, in order to prevent the apples from changing color, they also need to be pre-cooked to kill phenolic oxidase, and generally they need to be pre-cooked at 96-98°C for 10-12 minutes.
[0004] In the above process, it is difficult to complete the pretreatment process of apple processing raw materials simply and quickly. After being heated for a long time, the apples will become soft in taste and have poor flavor, and the efficiency of apple processing pretreatment is greatly reduced. To this end, we provide a degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of apple processing raw materials to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] 1. Technical issues to be solved
[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a degassing and color-protecting device for pre-processing raw materials for apple processing in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the apple processing time is long and affects the taste of the apples.
[0007] (II) Technical solution
[0008] The utility model is implemented through the following technical scheme: a degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of apple processing raw materials, comprising a pretreatment box, a first chamber is opened inside the pretreatment box, an electric control valve is fixedly connected to the interior of the pretreatment box, a group of slide grooves are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first chamber, a placement plate is slidably connected to the interior of the slide groove, an exhaust pipe is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the first chamber, and the top end of the exhaust pipe is fixedly connected to a first exhaust pump.
[0009] Preferably, the top surface of the first vacuum pump is fixedly connected with an exhaust pipe, a second chamber is opened inside the pretreatment box, and the first vacuum pump can pump the air inside the first chamber to the outside of the device through the exhaust pipe.
[0010] Preferably, the inner top wall of the second chamber is fixedly connected with a liquid adding tube, and the top surface of the liquid adding tube is fixedly connected with a liquid adding port, which facilitates the staff to pour the color protection liquid into the interior of the second chamber.
[0011] Preferably, a check valve is fixedly connected to the interior of the liquid adding pipe, a second air pump is arranged above the pretreatment box, and the check valve can prevent the loss of heat inside the second chamber.
[0012] Preferably, the bottom end of the second vacuum pump passes through the pretreatment box and is fixedly connected to the pretreatment box, and a heater is fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the second chamber, and the heater can heat the mixed solution.
[0013] Preferably, a water inlet pipe and a drain pipe are fixedly connected to the two sides of the pretreatment box respectively. The water inlet pipe is fixedly connected to the second chamber, and the drain pipe is fixedly connected to the first chamber. The arrangement of the water inlet pipe and the drain pipe facilitates the control of the solution inside the pretreatment box.
[0014] Preferably, a sealing door is hingedly connected to the outer surface of the pretreatment box via a pin shaft, and an observation window is provided on the outer surface of the pretreatment box, so that the staff can observe the internal working conditions of the pretreatment box conveniently.
[0015] The utility model provides a degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] 1. The utility model is provided with an electric control valve, a placement plate and a first vacuum pump. The first vacuum pump can evacuate the apple raw material inside the first chamber, thereby reducing the oxidation, discoloration and foaming of components such as apple pieces or fruit and vegetable juice during later filling and sterilization. The mixed solution flows from the second chamber to the inside of the first chamber via the electric control valve, thereby pre-cooking the apples placed on the placement plate. During the pre-cooking, the apples will also absorb the solution to complete the color protection operation, reducing the time required for the apple pretreatment process, improving the processing efficiency of the apple pretreatment, and being beneficial to increasing the tissue density of the fruit pieces and maintaining the taste and flavor of the product.
[0017] 2. The utility model provides a liquid filling port to facilitate the staff to pour the color protection liquid into the second chamber. The check valve can prevent the heat inside the second chamber from being lost to the outside of the device through the liquid filling pipe. The heater can heat the mixed solution so that the mixed solution can be used to pre-cook apples while protecting the color, which greatly reduces the time required for pretreatment, avoids long-term high-temperature treatment affecting the taste and flavor of apples, and improves the processing efficiency of apple pretreatment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the pretreatment box of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the check valve of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 4 For this utility model Figure 2 A-section structure enlarged view.
[0022]
Main component symbol description
[0023] 1. Pretreatment box; 2. First chamber; 3. Second chamber; 4. Electric control valve; 5. Slide; 6. Placement plate; 7. Vacuum pipe; 8. First vacuum pump; 9. Exhaust pipe; 10. Liquid adding pipe; 11. Liquid adding port; 12. Check valve; 13. Second vacuum pump; 14. Heater; 15. Water inlet pipe; 16. Drain pipe; 17. Sealing door; 18. Observation window. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The embodiment of the utility model provides a degassing and color protection device for pre-treating raw materials for apple processing.
[0025] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 , including a pretreatment box 1, the electric control valve 4, the first vacuum pump 8, the second vacuum pump 13 and the valve involved in this application are all existing technologies, and this application will not elaborate on them in detail.
[0026] See also Figure 2 An electric control valve 4 is fixedly connected to the interior of the pretreatment box 1. The inlet end of the electric control valve 4 is arranged in the second chamber 3, and the water outlet end is arranged in the first chamber 2. When the electric control valve 4 is opened, the solution inside the second chamber 3 will flow to the interior of the first chamber 2 through the electric control valve 4, thereby performing a color protection operation on the apple petals inside the first chamber 2.
[0027] See also Figure 1 The outer surface of the pretreatment box 1 is hinged with a sealing door 17 through a pin shaft, and a handle is installed on the sealing door 17 to facilitate the staff to open the sealing door 17 from the pretreatment box 1. The connection method between the sealing door 17 and the pretreatment box 1 is the existing technology and will not be described in detail in this application. The sealing door 17 and the pretreatment box 1 have good airtightness. When the sealing door 17 is closed, the solution inside the pretreatment box 1 will not flow out, and the outside air will not enter the interior of the pretreatment box 1.
[0028] An observation window 18 is provided on the outer surface of the pretreatment box 1 . The observation window 18 is made of hard glass. The staff can observe the solution height inside the second chamber 3 through the observation window 18 , and can also monitor the temperature of the heater 14 through the first vacuum pump 8 .
[0029] See also Figure 2 and Figure 3 A second chamber 3 is provided inside the pretreatment box 1, and a liquid adding tube 10 is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the second chamber 3. A liquid adding port 11 is fixedly connected to the top surface of the liquid adding tube 10. The arrangement of the liquid adding tube 10 and the liquid adding port 11 facilitates the staff to add color protecting liquid into the second chamber 3, thereby mixing the color protecting liquid with the liquid inside the second chamber 3, and facilitating the subsequent color protecting treatment of the apple petals placed on the placement plate 6.
[0030] See also Figure 3 A check valve 12 is fixedly connected to the inside of the liquid adding pipe 10. The setting of the check valve 12 facilitates the color protection liquid to flow into the second chamber 3, and at the same time prevents the heat inside the second chamber 3 from being lost to the outside of the device through the liquid adding pipe 10.
[0031] A second vacuum pump 13 is arranged above the pretreatment box 1. The bottom end of the second vacuum pump 13 passes through the pretreatment box 1 and is fixedly connected to the pretreatment box 1. The second vacuum pump 13 can extract the air inside the second chamber 3 to prevent the air inside the second chamber 3 from dissolving in the liquid and affecting the final degassing effect of the device on the apple slices.
[0032] A heater 14 is fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the second chamber 3. The heater 14 can heat the solution in the second chamber 3 so that the solution can have a temperature suitable for the operation at different processing stages. A thermometer is displayed on the outer surface of the heater 14, which can facilitate the staff to control the temperature of the solution through the first vacuum pump 8.
[0033] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2The two sides of the pretreatment box 1 are fixedly connected with a water inlet pipe 15 and a drain pipe 16, the water inlet pipe 15 is fixedly connected to the second chamber 3, and the drain pipe 16 is fixedly connected to the first chamber 2. Valves are installed inside the water inlet pipe 15 and the drain pipe 16. The staff can control the opening and closing of the water inlet pipe 15 and the drain pipe 16 through the valve, thereby controlling the height of the solution inside the pretreatment box 1.
[0034] Please refer again Figure 2 A first chamber 2 is provided inside the pretreatment box 1, and the inner bottom wall of the first chamber 2 is designed as a groove, which is convenient for gathering the solution inside the first chamber 2 so that the solution can be discharged to the outside of the device through the drain pipe 16, thereby avoiding the solution remaining inside the first chamber 2 and affecting the next use of the device.
[0035] See also Figure 2 and Figure 4 A group of slide grooves 5 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first chamber 2, and a groove is opened on the inner wall of the slide groove 5. One end of the placement plate 6 is a raised column, which can increase the sliding stability between the slide groove 5 and the placement plate 6.
[0036] The interior of the slide 5 is slidably connected to a placement plate 6, and the placement plate 6 has a leakage hole, so that the solution can pass through the placement plate 6 to completely immerse the apple slices placed on the placement plate 6, so that the solution can pre-cook the apple slices, thereby killing the phenolic oxidase carried in the apple and maintaining the product flavor. The height of the placement plate 6 should be lower than the liquid level after the solution enters the first chamber 2 to ensure that the solution can fully pre-cook the apple slices on the placement plate 6.
[0037] Please refer again Figure 1 and Figure 2 The inner top wall of the first chamber 2 is fixedly connected with an exhaust pipe 7, the top of the exhaust pipe 7 is fixedly connected with a first exhaust pump 8, and the top surface of the first exhaust pump 8 is fixedly connected with an exhaust pipe 9. The first exhaust pump 8 can pump the air inside the first chamber 2 into the exhaust pipe 9 through the exhaust pipe 7, thereby pressurizing the inside of the first chamber 2, reducing the gas carried in the apple, avoiding oxidation and discoloration of ingredients such as apple pieces or fruit and vegetable juice, and reducing foaming during later filling and sterilization, which is beneficial to increasing the tissue density of the fruit pieces and maintaining the product flavor.
[0038] When the utility model is in use: the staff first places the apple raw material on the placement plate 6, then closes the sealing door 17, and at the same time pours the color protection liquid into the solution inside the second chamber 3 through the liquid filling port 11, and then starts the first vacuum pump 8 and the second vacuum pump 13. The first vacuum pump 8 can pump the air inside the first chamber 2 to the outside of the device through the vacuum pipe 7, and the second vacuum pump 13 will extract the air inside the second chamber 3, and then start the heater 14. After the heater 14 heats the mixed solution to a certain temperature, open the electric control valve 4, and the solution will flow from the second chamber 3 to the inside of the first chamber 2 through the electric control valve 4, so as to pre-cook the apples placed on the placement plate 6. During the pre-cooking, the apples will also absorb the solution, so as to complete the vacuuming and color protection operations, which greatly reduces the time required for the apple pretreatment process and avoids long-term high-temperature treatment affecting the taste and flavor of the apples.
[0039] The above shows and describes the basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only for explaining the principle of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection claimed by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A degassing and color protection device for pre-treatment of raw materials for apple processing, comprising a pre-treatment box (1), characterized in that: A first chamber (2) is provided inside the pretreatment box (1), an electric control valve (4) is fixedly connected inside the pretreatment box (1), a group of slide grooves (5) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the first chamber (2), a placement plate (6) is slidably connected inside the slide grooves (5), an exhaust pipe (7) is fixedly connected to the inner top wall of the first chamber (2), and the top end of the exhaust pipe (7) is fixedly connected to a first exhaust pump (8).
2. The degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the first vacuum pump (8) is fixedly connected to an exhaust pipe (9), and a second chamber (3) is provided inside the pretreatment box (1).
3. The degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner top wall of the second chamber (3) is fixedly connected to a liquid adding pipe (10), and the top surface of the liquid adding pipe (10) is fixedly connected to a liquid adding port (11).
4. The degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: A check valve (12) is fixedly connected to the interior of the liquid adding pipe (10), and a second air extraction pump (13) is arranged above the pretreatment box (1).
5. The degassing and color-protecting device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom end of the second vacuum pump (13) passes through the pretreatment box (1) and is fixedly connected to the pretreatment box (1), and a heater (14) is fixedly mounted on the inner bottom wall of the second chamber (3).
6. The degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water inlet pipe (15) and a drain pipe (16) are fixedly connected to the two sides of the pretreatment box (1), respectively; the water inlet pipe (15) is fixedly connected to the second chamber (3), and the drain pipe (16) is fixedly connected to the first chamber (2).
7. The degassing and color protection device for pretreatment of raw materials for apple processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer surface of the pretreatment box (1) is hinged with a sealing door (17) via a pin shaft, and the outer surface of the pretreatment box (1) is provided with an observation window (18).