High-temperature sterilization device for food processing

Abstract

The utility model relates to a food processing high-temperature sterilization device which comprises a box body (10), water is contained in the box body (10), a heating wire (11) is arranged in the water, a supporting disc (12) is arranged in the middle of the box body (10) and used for bearing food, and vent holes (13) are formed in the supporting disc (12); a gear ring (21) and a main gear (22); a hot air duct (23); after the food is subjected to high-temperature sterilization treatment, the main gear (22) is meshed with the gear ring (21) to drive the supporting disc (12) and the food on the supporting disc (12) to rotate, meanwhile, the reciprocating assembly (30) and the main gear (22) drive the hot air pipe (23) to slide in the box body (10) in a reciprocating mode so as to evenly dry the food on the supporting disc (12), and therefore manual drying of water on the surface of a food package is replaced. The production efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of food processing, in particular to a high-temperature sterilization device for food processing. Background Art

[0002] High-temperature food sterilization is a technology widely used in the food processing industry. It aims to kill microorganisms in food through high-temperature treatment, extend the shelf life of food, and maintain the nutrition and flavor of food as much as possible. This technology is critical to ensuring food safety, reducing food spoilage and disease transmission. High-temperature sterilization mainly relies on heat energy to destroy the cell structure and metabolic function of microorganisms, thereby achieving the purpose of sterilization. High-temperature sterilization methods include moist heat sterilization, dry heat sterilization and ultra-high temperature (UHT) treatment. In actual production, moist heat sterilization is often used to sterilize packaged food. Its working principle is to sterilize through heated steam. After the existing moist heat sterilization device is completed, moisture remains on the surface of the food packaging, which needs to be manually wiped before the next production procedure, resulting in low production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is that after the existing moist heat sterilization device has completed its work, moisture remains on the surface of the food packaging, which needs to be manually wiped before the next production procedure can be carried out, resulting in low production efficiency.

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the utility model provides a high-temperature sterilization device for food processing, including a box body, which contains water and is provided with a heating wire in the water, a support plate is provided in the middle of the box body for carrying food, a vent hole is opened on the support plate, the support plate and the box body are rotatably sealed, the outer edge of the support plate passes through the box body and is fixed with a gear ring, and a main gear meshing with the gear ring is provided outside the box body for rotation; it also includes a hot air pipe, a reciprocating component is provided between the main gear and the hot air pipe, which is used to make the hot air pipe slide back and forth in the box body to dry the food on the support plate.

[0005] The food processing high temperature sterilization device provided by the utility model also has the following technical features:

[0006] A support plate is fixed outside the box, a motor is fixed on the support plate, and the output shaft of the motor is fixed to the main gear; the reciprocating assembly includes a slave gear and a lower gear, the main gear is meshed with the slave gear, and a shifting rod is fixed on the upper surface of the main gear and the slave gear, and a plurality of shifting rods are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the main gear or the slave gear;

[0007] A rotating shaft is rotatably provided on the support plate, and the rotating shaft is fixed to the lower gear and the upper gear. The lever on the main gear or the slave gear can be inserted between the adjacent teeth of the lower gear to rotate the lower gear and the upper gear. A rack is fixed on the hot air pipe along its length direction, and the upper gear is meshed with the rack.

[0008] The number of shifting rods on the master gear is equal to the number of shifting rods on the slave gear.

[0009] A sliding hole is provided on the side wall of the box body, and the hot air pipe sealing sleeve is arranged in the sliding hole and slides along the sliding hole.

[0010] A head is fixed at one end of the hot air pipe, the head is arranged toward the support plate, a plurality of air ducts are opened in the head, and the air ducts are all connected to the hot air pipe; the other end of the hot air pipe is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic pipe, and the other end of the telescopic pipe is fixedly connected to the output end of the air supply device.

[0011] The top of the box body is provided with an opening, a cover body is sealed in the opening, a handle is fixed outside the cover body, a vent hole is opened on the cover body, and a plug is arranged in the vent hole.

[0012] The utility model has the following beneficial effects: after the food is sterilized at high temperature, the main gear is meshed with the gear ring to drive the support plate and the food thereon to rotate, and at the same time, through the reciprocating assembly, the main gear drives the hot air pipe to slide back and forth in the box to evenly dry the food on the support plate, thereby replacing manual drying of moisture on the surface of the food packaging and improving production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 It is a sectional view of the main view of the utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the reciprocating component;

[0015] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure of the lever. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with embodiments. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of the present invention can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0017] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the food processing high-temperature sterilization device of the utility model includes a box body 10, which contains water and is provided with a heating wire 11 in the water. A support plate 12 is provided in the middle of the box body 10 for carrying food. A vent hole 13 is provided on the support plate 12. The support plate 12 is rotatably sealed with the box body 10. The outer edge of the support plate 12 passes through the box body 10 and is fixed with a gear ring 21. A main gear 22 meshing with the gear ring 21 is rotatably provided outside the box body 10; a hot air pipe 23 is also included, and a reciprocating component 30 is provided between the main gear 22 and the hot air pipe 23 for making the hot air pipe 23 slide back and forth in the box body 10 to dry the food on the support plate 12.

[0018] After the food is sterilized at high temperature, the main gear 22 meshes with the ring gear 21 to drive the support plate 12 and the food thereon to rotate. At the same time, through the reciprocating assembly 30, the main gear 22 drives the hot air duct 23 to slide back and forth in the box body 10 to evenly dry the food on the support plate 12, thereby replacing manual drying of the moisture on the surface of the food packaging and improving production efficiency.

[0019] Among them, the bottom side wall of the box body 10 is connected to a water pipe 14 for injecting water into the box body 10 or discharging water from the box body 10, and a valve is provided on the water pipe 14; the box body 10 is provided with wires, power supplies, and control modules corresponding to the heating wire 11 to facilitate controlling the working state of the heating wire 11; the structure and working principle of the water pipe 14 and the heating wire 11 are all existing technologies and are not repeated here.

[0020] Among them, the overall shape of the box body 10 is a truncated cone, which includes an upper part and a lower part. The diameter of the support plate 12 is larger than the diameter of the connection between the upper part and the lower part, so that the outer edge of the support plate 12 passes through the box body 10; the upper and lower surfaces of the support plate 12 and the upper part and the lower part are respectively provided with bearing rings and sealing rings to realize the rotating seal between the support plate 12 and the upper part and the lower part; the structure of the box body 10 and the connection method with the support plate 12 are both existing technologies and are not repeated here.

[0021] Preferably, a support plate 24 is fixed outside the box body 10, a motor 25 is fixed on the support plate 24, and the output shaft of the motor 25 is fixed to the main gear 22; the reciprocating assembly 30 includes a slave gear 31 and a lower gear 32, the main gear 22 is meshed with the slave gear 31, and a lever 33 is fixed on the upper surface of the main gear 22 and the slave gear 31, and a plurality of levers 33 are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the main gear 22 or the slave gear 31;

[0022] A rotating shaft 34 is rotatably provided on the support plate 24, and the rotating shaft 34 is fixed to the lower gear 32 and the upper gear 35. The lever 33 on the main gear 22 or the slave gear 31 can be inserted between adjacent teeth of the lower gear 32 to rotate the lower gear 32 and the upper gear 35. A rack 36 is fixed on the hot air pipe 23 along its length direction, and the upper gear 35 meshes with the rack 36.

[0023] The main gear 22 is driven to rotate by the output shaft of the motor 25, and the slave gear 31 is driven to rotate accordingly. The lever 33 on the main gear 22 and the lever 33 on the slave gear 31 are successively inserted between the adjacent teeth of the lower gear 32, so that the lower gear 32 rotates forward and reversely, driving the rotating shaft 34 and the upper gear 35 to rotate forward and reversely, and under the action of the rack 36, the hot air pipe 23 is driven to slide back and forth in the box body 10 to evenly dry the food on the support plate 12.

[0024] Of course, the reciprocating assembly 30 may also be other structures, for example, the main gear 22 drives the hot air pipe 23 to slide back and forth in the box body 10 through the crank and connecting rod structure; for another example, a bayonet is eccentrically fixed on the main gear 22, and a horizontal rail is vertically fixed on the hot air pipe 23, and the bayonet slides along the horizontal rail, which can also drive the hot air pipe 23 to slide back and forth in the box body 10. The structure of the reciprocating assembly 30 is not limited here, and it is only preferably a structure of a slave gear 31, a lower gear 32 and a lever 33, so that the hot air pipe 23 can slide back and forth at a more uniform speed and a longer distance.

[0025] Preferably, see Figure 2 , 3 The number of the levers 33 on the main gear 22 is equal to the number of the levers 33 on the slave gear 31, so that the reciprocating sliding strokes of the hot air pipe 23 are the same.

[0026] Among them, the number of levers 33 on the main gear 22 is equal to the number of levers 33 on the slave gear 31, and the central angle corresponding to the first and last levers 33 is less than 180°, that is, the central angle corresponding to the sum of the number of levers 33 on the main gear 22 and the slave gear 31 is equal to 360°, so that the lower gear 32 reverses immediately after the forward rotation ends.

[0027] Among them, those skilled in the art can adjust the component sizes of the reciprocating assembly 30, such as the corresponding gear parameters of the main gear 22 and the slave gear 31, the corresponding parameters of the lower gear 32 and the lever 33, and the corresponding parameters of the upper gear 35 and the rack 36, so as to realize the reciprocating sliding of the end of the hot air duct 23 between the edge and the center of the box 10.

[0028] Preferably, a sliding hole 26 is opened on the side wall of the box body 10, and the hot air pipe 23 is sealed and sleeved in the sliding hole 26 and slides along the sliding hole 26.

[0029] A sealing tube is provided in the sliding hole 26 , the outer ring of the sealing tube is fixed to the sliding hole 26 , and the inner ring of the sealing tube slides with the hot air pipe 23 in a sealed manner.

[0030] Preferably, a head 27 is fixed at one end of the hot air pipe 23, and the head 27 is arranged toward the support plate 12. A plurality of air ducts 28 are opened in the head 27, and the air ducts 28 are all connected to the hot air pipe 23; the other end of the hot air pipe 23 is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic tube 29, and the other end of the telescopic tube 29 is fixedly connected to the output end of the air supply device.

[0031] Among them, the air supply device can continuously output high-temperature air to the hot air pipe, and its working method and connection method are both existing technologies and will not be repeated here.

[0032] Preferably, the box body 10 is provided with an opening at the top, a cover body 15 is sealed in the opening, a handle 16 is fixed outside the cover body 15 , a vent hole 17 is opened on the cover body 15 , and a plug 18 is provided in the vent hole 17 .

[0033] The working principle of the utility model is as follows:

[0034] The packaged food is placed on the support plate 12, and the opening at the top of the box body 10 is sealed by the cover body 15, water is added to the box body 10 through the water pipe 14, and the electric heating wire 11 is turned on to heat the water into steam, so as to perform high-temperature sterilization on the food; after the sterilization treatment is completed, the air supply device and the motor 25 are started, and the output shaft of the motor 25 drives the main gear 22 to rotate, and the main gear 22 is meshed with the gear ring 21 to drive the support plate 12 and the food thereon to rotate; at the same time, the slave gear 31 is driven to rotate accordingly, and the lever 33 on the main gear 22 and the lever 33 on the slave gear 31 are successively inserted between the adjacent teeth of the lower gear 32, so that the lower gear 32 rotates forward and reversely, driving the rotating shaft 34 and the upper gear 35 to rotate forward and reversely, and under the action of the rack 36, the hot air pipe 23 is driven to slide back and forth in the box body 10 to evenly dry the food on the support plate 12, thereby replacing manual drying of the moisture on the surface of the food packaging, thereby improving production efficiency.

[0035] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, rather than to limit it. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or make equivalent replacements for some of the technical features therein. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the utility model.

Claims

1. A food processing high temperature sterilization device, comprising a box (10) containing water and provided with a heating wire (11) in the water, a support plate (12) provided in the middle of the box (10) for carrying food, and a vent hole (13) provided on the support plate (12), characterized in that: The support plate (12) and the housing (10) are rotatably sealed, the outer edge of the support plate (12) passes through the housing (10) and is fixed with a gear ring (21), and a main gear (22) meshing with the gear ring (21) is rotatably provided outside the housing (10); a hot air pipe (23) is also included, and a reciprocating component (30) is provided between the main gear (22) and the hot air pipe (23) for making the hot air pipe (23) slide back and forth in the housing (10) to dry the food on the support plate (12).

2. The food processing high temperature sterilization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support plate (24) is fixed outside the box body (10), a motor (25) is fixed on the support plate (24), and an output shaft of the motor (25) is fixed to the main gear (22); the reciprocating assembly (30) comprises a slave gear (31) and a lower gear (32), the main gear (22) meshes with the slave gear (31), and levers (33) are fixed on the upper surfaces of the main gear (22) and the slave gear (31), and a plurality of levers (33) are arranged at intervals along the circumference of the main gear (22) or the slave gear (31); A rotating shaft (34) is rotatably provided on the support plate (24), and the rotating shaft (34) is fixed to the lower gear (32) and the upper gear (35). A lever (33) on the main gear (22) or the slave gear (31) can be inserted between adjacent teeth of the lower gear (32) to rotate the lower gear (32) and the upper gear (35). A rack (36) is fixed to the hot air pipe (23) along its length direction, and the upper gear (35) meshes with the rack (36).

3. The food processing high temperature sterilization device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The number of the shifting rods (33) on the master gear (22) is equal to the number of the shifting rods (33) on the slave gear (31).

4. The food processing high temperature sterilization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sliding hole (26) is provided on the side wall of the box body (10), and the sealing sleeve of the hot air pipe (23) is arranged in the sliding hole (26) and slides along the sliding hole (26).

5. The food processing high temperature sterilization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A head (27) is fixed to one end of the hot air pipe (23), the head (27) is arranged toward the support plate (12), a plurality of air ducts (28) are provided in the head (27), and the air ducts (28) are all connected to the hot air pipe (23); the other end of the hot air pipe (23) is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic pipe (29), and the other end of the telescopic pipe (29) is fixedly connected to the output end of the air supply device.

6. The food processing high temperature sterilization device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The box body (10) is provided with an opening at the top, a cover body (15) is sealed in the opening, a handle (16) is fixed outside the cover body (15), a vent hole (17) is opened on the cover body (15), and a plug (18) is provided in the vent hole (17).

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