Pipeline refrigeration mechanism of milk tea machine

By designing a pipeline refrigeration mechanism in a milk tea machine and using circulating air conditioning to keep the slurry pipeline refrigerated, the problem of slurry deterioration in the room temperature pipeline is solved, and the taste and taste stability of milk tea is improved.

CN222799384UActive Publication Date: 2025-04-25DONGGUAN ZEEWAY-TECHNOLOGY LTD
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Application Number
CN202421211956.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-30
Publication Date
2025-04-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-30

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Technical Problem

In existing milk tea machines, the slurry stays in the room temperature pipeline, which is prone to deterioration, affecting the taste and taste of the milk tea.

Method used

Design a pipeline refrigeration mechanism for a milk tea machine, including an air-conditioning interactive box, ventilation structure, air intake structure and ventilation structure, and keep the slurry pipeline refrigerated by circulating air-conditioning to prevent deterioration.

Benefits of technology

Effectively prevent the slurry from deteriorating in the pipeline, ensure the stable taste and taste of milk tea, and improve the quality of beverage production.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a pipeline refrigeration mechanism of milk tea machine, including cool air interaction box, ventilation structure, intake structure and ventilation structure, intake structure and ventilation structure are installed in the refrigeration box, cool air interaction box is installed at the upper end of refrigeration box, cool air interaction box is communicated with intake structure and ventilation structure, and ventilation structure is installed in the refrigeration box. The ventilation structure is installed in the installation box and communicates with the cold air interaction box. According to the pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the milk tea machine, cold air can be conveyed into the cold air interaction box through the air inlet structure, the cold air is circulated in the installation box through the ventilation structure, finally the circulated cold air is conveyed back into the refrigeration box through the ventilation structure, the process is continuously circulated, and therefore the temperature in the installation box is reduced, and the refrigeration efficiency is improved. The mounting box is kept in a refrigeration state, so that the slurry pipeline is refrigerated, and the slurry in the slurry pipeline is prevented from deteriorating to influence the taste of the beverage.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of milk tea machines, in particular to a pipeline refrigeration mechanism of a milk tea machine. Background Art

[0002] With the improvement of living standards, the demand and consumption level of beverages are also increasing, making freshly made beverage shops one of the fast-growing industries. Freshly made beverage shops can be found everywhere, and you can often see long queues.

[0003] Currently, most of the ready-made beverage shops use pure manual preparation, and there are many varieties of beverages to meet the needs of different consumers. However, there are still problems such as low beverage preparation efficiency and unstable taste of the prepared liquids. Especially for viscous liquid beverages, such as yogurt, it is still difficult to automatically dispense accurate amounts of such viscous liquids.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, a Chinese patent discloses an automatic milk tea machine (application number 201810140651.9), including a low-temperature fresh-keeping box, an ice-making box and a normal temperature box. A guide rail box is provided in front of the box body. A sauce output device, a large fruit particle output device, a cover material output device and a juice pump are provided in the upper part of the low-temperature fresh-keeping box. A juice bucket is provided in the middle of the low-temperature fresh-keeping box. A fully automatic ice-making machine is provided in the ice-making box. A cup dropper, a fructose output device, a powder output device and a stirring device are provided in the upper part of the normal temperature box. Tea and pure water outlets are provided in the middle of the normal temperature box. The lower part of the normal temperature box is a water bucket placement area. A milk tea cup conveying platform is provided in the guide rail box. However, among the above milk tea machines, only the low-temperature fresh-keeping box has a refrigeration function. After the sauce output device, the large fruit particle output device, the cover material output device and the juice pump complete the output, the slurry therein stays in the pipe at normal temperature, which is prone to deterioration, affecting the taste and flavor of the milk tea. Utility Model Content

[0005] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a pipeline refrigeration mechanism for a milk tea machine to solve the above technical problems and to be able to refrigerate the slurry pipeline.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A pipeline refrigeration mechanism for a milk tea machine includes a cold air interaction box, a ventilation structure, an air intake structure and a ventilation structure, wherein the air intake structure and the ventilation structure are installed in a cold storage box, the cold air interaction box is installed at the upper end of the cold storage box, a ventilation channel is provided on the cold storage box, the cold air interaction box is connected with the air intake structure and the ventilation structure through the ventilation channel, and the ventilation structure is installed in an installation box and connected with the cold air interaction box.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the air intake structure includes a cold air intake fan and an air intake chamber, the air intake chamber is installed in the refrigerator, the cold air intake fan is installed in the air intake chamber, and the air intake chamber is connected to the cold air interaction box through the ventilation channel.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the ventilation structure includes a cold air exchange fan and a ventilation chamber, the ventilation chamber is installed in the refrigerator, the cold air exchange fan is installed in the ventilation chamber, and the ventilation chamber is connected to the cold air interaction box through the ventilation channel.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution, the ventilation structure includes a ventilation duct, an air intake fan and an exhaust fan, and the air intake fan and the exhaust fan are respectively installed at two ends of the ventilation duct.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution, the ventilation duct includes a transverse duct and two longitudinal ducts, both ends of the transverse duct are respectively connected to the two longitudinal ducts, and the air intake fan and the exhaust fan are respectively installed in the ends of the two longitudinal ducts.

[0012] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that the pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the above-mentioned milk tea machine can transport cold air to the cold air interaction box through the air intake structure, circulate the cold air in the installation box through the ventilation structure, and finally transport the circulated cold air back to the refrigerated box through the ventilation structure. This process is continuously repeated, thereby reducing the temperature in the installation box and maintaining the installation box in a refrigerated state, so as to realize refrigeration of the slurry pipeline and prevent the slurry in the slurry pipeline from deteriorating and affecting the taste of the beverage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] Figure 1 The utility model relates to a three-dimensional automatic milk tea machine Figure 1 ;

[0014] Figure 2 The utility model relates to a three-dimensional automatic milk tea machine Figure 2 ;

[0015] Figure 3 This is a right side view of the automatic milk tea machine involved in the utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 This is a left view of the automatic milk tea machine involved in the utility model;

[0017] Figure 5 This is a rear view of the automatic milk tea machine involved in the utility model;

[0018] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional cross-sectional view of the automatic milk tea machine involved in the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0020] Please combine Figure 1-Figure 6 As shown, an automatic milk tea machine includes a frame 1, a refrigerator 2, an installation box 3, a slurry distribution mechanism 4, a pipeline refrigeration mechanism 5, a syrup distribution mechanism 7, a discharging mechanism 8 and a pipeline cleaning system 6. The refrigerator 2 is installed at the lower end of the frame 1, the installation box 3 is installed at the upper end of the refrigerator 2, the discharging mechanism 8 is installed on the outside of the frame 1, the slurry distribution mechanism 4, the pipeline refrigeration mechanism 5 and the pipeline cleaning system 6 are installed on the installation box 3, the syrup distribution mechanism 7 is arranged above the discharging mechanism 8, the slurry distribution mechanism 4 and the syrup distribution mechanism 7 are respectively connected to the discharging mechanism 8, the refrigerator 2 is used to store the slurry that needs to be refrigerated, In the present embodiment, a plurality of slurry distribution mechanisms 4 are provided, and the plurality of slurry distribution mechanisms 4 are used to store different slurries for preparing beverages of different flavors. The slurry distribution mechanisms 4 can convey different slurries to the discharging mechanism 8 according to the ratio. In particular, seventeen are provided in the present embodiment, which can meet the ratio of beverages of different flavors on the market. The discharging mechanism 8 is used to output slurry to form beverages, the pipeline refrigeration mechanism 5 is used to keep the slurry pipeline of the slurry distribution mechanism 4 refrigerated, and the syrup distribution mechanism 7 conveys syrup to the discharging mechanism 8. A control panel 11 is provided on the frame 1 for inputting the material-liquid ratio of the beverage to be prepared.

[0021] The slurry distribution mechanism 4 includes a silo 41, a liquid pump 42 and a slurry pipeline (not shown in the figure). The silo 41 is installed in the refrigerator 2, and the liquid pump 42 is installed in the installation box 3. The slurry pipeline connects the liquid pump 42 with the silo 41, and connects the liquid pump 42 with the discharging mechanism 8. The silo 41 is used to store slurry, and the liquid pump 42 is used to pump the slurry stored in the silo 41 to the discharging mechanism 8 through the slurry pipeline. The discharging mechanism 8 receives the slurry to form a beverage.

[0022] The pipeline refrigeration mechanism 5 includes a cold air interaction box 53, a ventilation structure 54, an air intake structure 51 and a ventilation structure 52. The air intake structure 51 and the ventilation structure 52 are installed in the refrigerator 2. The cold air interaction box 53 is installed at the upper end of the refrigerator 2. The refrigerator 2 is provided with a ventilation channel 23. The cold air interaction box 53 is connected with the air intake structure 51 and the ventilation structure 52 through the ventilation channel 23. The ventilation structure 54 is installed in the installation box 3 and is connected with the cold air interaction box 53. The air intake structure 51 includes a cold air intake fan 511 and an air intake chamber 512. The air intake chamber 512 is installed in the refrigerator 2. The cold air intake fan 511 is installed in the air intake chamber 512. The air intake chamber 511 is connected with the cold air interaction box 53 through the ventilation channel 23. The ventilation structure 52 includes a cooling fan 521 and a ventilation chamber 522. The ventilation chamber 522 is installed in the cold storage box 2. The cooling fan 521 is installed in the ventilation chamber 522. The ventilation chamber 521 is connected to the cold air exchange box 53 through the ventilation channel 23. The ventilation structure 54 includes a ventilation duct 541, an intake fan 542 and an exhaust fan 543. The intake fan 542 and the exhaust fan 543 are respectively installed at both ends of the ventilation duct 541. The ventilation duct 541 includes a transverse duct 544 and two longitudinal ducts 545. The two ends of the transverse duct 544 are respectively connected to the two longitudinal ducts 545. The intake fan 542 and the exhaust fan 543 are respectively installed in the ends of the two longitudinal ducts 545, which can increase the contact area between the ventilation duct 541 and the air. The ventilation duct 541 is a metal component. A refrigerator 22 is provided in the cold storage room 2. The refrigerator 22 discharges cold air to cool the cold storage room 2. The cold air inlet fan 511 is started to draw the cold air in the cold storage room 2 into the cold air interaction box 53. The air inlet fan 542 is started to draw the cold air in the cold air interaction box 53 into the ventilation duct 541. The cold air lowers the temperature of the ventilation duct 541, and then the ventilation duct 541 absorbs the temperature in the installation box 3, so that the temperature in the installation box 3 is lowered, thereby realizing refrigeration of the slurry pipeline, preventing the slurry from deteriorating at room temperature and affecting the taste of the beverage.

[0023] The discharging mechanism 8 includes a discharging port 81, a weighing sensor 82, a measuring cup 84 and an overflow groove 83. The discharging port 81 and the weighing sensor 82 are installed on the frame 1, and the discharging port 81 is aligned with the weighing sensor 82. The overflow groove 83 is arranged around the weighing sensor 82. The measuring cup 84 is placed on the weighing sensor 82 and aligned with the discharging port 81. The discharging port 81 is respectively connected to the slurry dispensing mechanism 4 and the syrup dispensing mechanism 7, and is used to output the slurry and syrup to the measuring cup 84 for proportioning. The weighing sensor 82 is used to identify the output amount of each slurry or syrup to ensure that each beverage is configured according to the set component weight.

[0024] The pipeline cleaning system 6 includes a cleaning pipeline 67, a cleaning structure, a disinfection structure and a descaling structure. A support frame 21 is provided in the cold storage chamber 2. The cleaning pipeline 67 is provided in the support frame 21. The cleaning structure, the disinfection structure and the descaling structure are respectively connected to the cleaning pipeline 67, and the cleaning pipeline 67 and the slurry pipeline are cleaned, disinfected and descaled in turn. The cleaning structure includes a cleaning water pump 61, a cleaning joint 62 and a cleaning pipe (not shown in the figure). The cleaning joint 62 is connected to the cleaning water pump 61 through the cleaning pipe, and the cleaning water pump 61 is connected to the cleaning pipeline 67 through the cleaning pipe. The cleaning joint 62 is used for an external faucet so that clean water can enter the milk tea machine. The disinfection structure includes a disinfection valve 63, a disinfection joint 64 and a disinfection pipe (not shown in the figure). The disinfection joint 64 is connected to the disinfection valve 63 through the disinfection pipe, and the disinfection valve 63 is connected to the disinfection pipeline through the disinfection pipe. The disinfection joint 64 is externally connected to a disinfection barrel so that the disinfectant can enter the milk tea machine. The descaling structure includes a descaling valve 65, a descaling connector 66 and a descaling pipe (not shown in the figure). The descaling connector 66 is connected to the descaling valve 65 through the descaling pipe, and the descaling valve 65 is connected to the descaling pipeline through the descaling pipe. The descaling connector 66 is externally connected to the descaling barrel so that the descaling liquid can enter the milk tea machine.

[0025] When the milk tea machine needs to be cleaned, the slurry pipeline is removed from the silo 41, and the slurry pipeline is connected to the cleaning pipeline 67, and the faucet, disinfection bucket and descaling bucket are connected in turn, and the discharge port 81 is connected to the sink through the external pipeline, and the control panel 11 is operated to start cleaning, the cleaning water pump 61 is started and connected, and the liquid pump 42 is started to discharge the slurry in the slurry pipeline through the discharge port 81 into the sink with clean water, and then the disinfection valve 63 is started and connected, and the liquid pump 42 is started to pump the disinfectant in the disinfection bucket into the slurry pipeline to disinfect the slurry road, and the descaling valve 65 is started and connected, and the liquid pump 42 is started to pump the descaling liquid in the descaling bucket into the slurry pipeline to descale the slurry road, and finally the cleaning water pump 61 is started again to remove the descaling liquid and descaling liquid.

[0026] The above-described embodiments are only preferred examples of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of implementation of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent changes or modifications made based on the structures, features and principles described in the patent application scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Claims

1. A pipeline refrigeration mechanism for a milk tea machine, characterized in that: It includes a cold air interaction box, a ventilation structure, an air intake structure and a ventilation structure. The air intake structure and the ventilation structure are installed in a cold storage box. The cold air interaction box is installed at the upper end of the cold storage box. The cold storage box is provided with a ventilation channel. The cold air interaction box is connected with the air intake structure and the ventilation structure through the ventilation channel. The ventilation structure is installed in an installation box and connected with the cold air interaction box.

2. The pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the milk tea machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air intake structure includes a cold air intake fan and an air intake chamber. The air intake chamber is installed in the cold storage box. The cold air intake fan is installed in the air intake chamber. The air intake chamber is connected to the cold air exchange box through the ventilation channel.

3. The pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the milk tea machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ventilation structure includes a cold air exchange fan and a ventilation chamber. The ventilation chamber is installed in the cold storage box. The cold air exchange fan is installed in the ventilation chamber. The ventilation chamber is connected to the cold air exchange box through the ventilation channel.

4. The pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the milk tea machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ventilation structure comprises a ventilation duct, an air intake fan and an exhaust fan, wherein the air intake fan and the exhaust fan are respectively installed at two ends of the ventilation duct.

5. The pipeline refrigeration mechanism of the milk tea machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The ventilation duct includes a transverse duct and two longitudinal ducts. Both ends of the transverse duct are respectively connected to the two longitudinal ducts. The air intake fan and the exhaust fan are respectively installed in the ends of the two longitudinal ducts.

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