Crocus sativus drying device
By designing a saffron drying device with an annular support net and multiple sets of drying components, the problems of uneven drying of saffron and untimely water dispersion in the prior art are solved, and uniform drying and efficient drying efficiency of saffron are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421630784.1
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-11
AI Technical Summary
The existing saffron drying device has the problem that moisture cannot be dissipated in time and saffron is unevenly heated.
A saffron drying device is designed including an annular support mesh and multiple sets of drying components. The ring-shaped support mesh swivelly conveys saffron through the drive assembly and is evenly distributed between the upper and lower heaters. The paver is used to prevent saffron from piled up and ensure uniform heating.
Through the design of the ring-shaped support mesh, the heat received by saffron is more uniform during the drying process, and the moisture can be dissipated in time to avoid uneven drying, which improves the drying efficiency and color quality of saffron.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of saffron processing, in particular to a saffron drying device. Background Art
[0002] Crocus saffron, a Chinese medicine name. It is the dried stigma of the crocus plant of the Iridaceae family. It is an introduced cultivar. It is now cultivated in Beijing, Shandong, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other places. It has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, cooling blood and detoxifying, relieving depression and calming the mind. It is used for amenorrhea, postpartum blood stasis, fever and rashes, depression, palpitations and madness.
[0003] When saffron is used for medicine making, its moisture needs to be dried quickly, so saffron rapid drying equipment is needed.
[0004] In the prior art, saffron needs to be dried in an oven during processing, and the current oven places the saffron inside the oven, so that the moisture of the saffron evaporates and remains in the oven. The moisture cannot be quickly dissipated, which affects the drying of the saffron. The processed saffron will be dark red and the color quality is poor.
[0005] In addition, the oven in the prior art cannot evenly dry the saffron, resulting in uneven heating of the saffron.
[0006] Therefore, the saffron drying device in the prior art has technical problems that the moisture cannot be dispersed in time and the saffron is heated unevenly. Summary of the invention
[0007] The utility model provides a saffron drying device, which solves the technical problems in the prior art that moisture in the saffron drying device cannot be dispersed in time and the saffron is heated unevenly.
[0008] Some implementation plans adopted to solve the above technical problems include:
[0009] A saffron drying device comprises a frame, the frame is provided with an annular support net for conveying saffron, and the frame is also provided with a driving component for driving the annular support net to rotate;
[0010] The frame is provided with a drying component for drying saffron on the annular supporting net;
[0011] There are at least two groups of drying components, and the driving component drives the saffron to pass through all the drying components in sequence through the annular support net;
[0012] The drying component includes an upper hot air blower and a lower hot air blower, the annular support net is located between the upper hot air blower and the lower hot air blower, and the drying component also includes a flattener for flattening the saffron on the annular support net, and the saffron flattened by the flattener enters between the upper hot air blower and the lower hot air blower.
[0013] Preferably, a collection box for collecting the dried saffron is provided below the annular support net, and the saffron dried on the annular support net enters the collection box under the action of its own gravity.
[0014] Preferably, the collecting box comprises a box body located at one end of the annular support net, the box body is provided with an inclined plate, and the inclined plate extends toward the middle of the annular support net.
[0015] Preferably, the annular support net comprises a net body, and ridges protruding from the side surfaces of the net body are respectively arranged on both sides of the net body, and the ridges cooperate with the net body to form a trough body for accommodating saffron.
[0016] Preferably, the convex ridges are rubber ridges, and the convex ridges are bonded to the mesh body.
[0017] Preferably, the driving assembly includes an active roller and a driven roller, the active roller and the driven roller are both rotatably connected to the frame, the frame is also provided with a motor for driving the active roller to rotate, and the annular support net is sleeved on the active roller and the driven roller.
[0018] Preferably, the motor drives the active roller to rotate via a gearbox, and the motor is fixed to the frame via studs.
[0019] Preferably, the flattener comprises a cross bar spanning the annular support net, the cross bar is provided with flattening teeth for flattening the saffron on the annular support net, and the flattening teeth are evenly arranged along the width direction of the annular support net.
[0020] Preferably, the paving teeth of two adjacent pavers are staggered, and the cross bar is fixed to the frame via a vertical bar.
[0021] Preferably, the upper hot air blower and the lower hot air blower are both fixed to the frame via vertical plates, and the vertical plates are fixed to the frame via screws.
[0022] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:
[0023] 1. By setting up the annular support net, the saffron is distributed more evenly on the annular support net, thereby preventing the saffron from piling up on the annular support net, making the saffron heated evenly, and since a cover body is not required outside the annular support net, moisture can be dispersed in time.
[0024] 2. By setting up at least two groups of drying components, and the drying components include an upper hot air blower and a lower hot air blower, the drying components can simultaneously dry the saffron from the upper and lower sides of the annular support net, so that the saffron is heated more evenly, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the saffron.
[0025] 3. A leveler is provided to level the saffron on the annular support net to prevent the saffron from piling up on the annular support net, thereby further making the saffron heated evenly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0026] For the purpose of explanation, several embodiments of the present utility model technology are described in the following drawings. The following drawings are incorporated into this text and constitute a part of the specific embodiment. In some cases, well-known structures and components are shown in block diagram form to avoid blurring the concept of the present utility model subject technology.
[0027] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the utility model.
[0028] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram after omitting the drying component and collection box.
[0029] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the ring support network.
[0030] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the first angle after the flattener is omitted for the drying component.
[0031] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the second angle after omitting the flattener of the drying component.
[0032] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the paver.
[0033] In the figure:
[0034] 1. Rack.
[0035] 2. annular support net, 21. net body, 22. convex ridges.
[0036] 3. Driving assembly, 31. Active roller, 32. Driven roller, 33. Motor.
[0037] 4. Drying assembly, 41. Upper hot air blower, 42. Lower hot air blower, 43. Leveler, 431. Cross bar, 432. Leveler teeth.
[0038] 5. Collection box, 51. Inclined plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0039] The specific embodiments shown below are intended to be descriptions of various configurations of the subject technology of the present invention, and are not intended to represent the only configuration in which the subject technology of the present invention can be practiced. The specific embodiments include specific details intended to provide a thorough understanding of the subject technology of the present invention. However, it will be clear and obvious to those skilled in the art that the subject technology of the present invention is not limited to the specific details shown herein, and can be practiced without these specific details.
[0040] It can be understood that, in this document, relational terms such as “first” and “second” are intended to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and are not intended to express or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.
[0041] The terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof are intended to encompass non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that includes a list of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. In the absence of further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element.
[0042] Reference Figures 1 to 6 As shown, a saffron drying device comprises a frame 1, wherein the frame 1 is provided with an annular support net 2 for conveying saffron, and the frame 1 is also provided with a driving component 3 for driving the annular support net 2 to rotate;
[0043] The frame 1 is provided with a drying component 4 for drying the saffron on the annular support net 2;
[0044] There are at least two groups of drying components 4, and the driving component 3 drives the saffron to pass through all the drying components 4 in sequence through the annular support net 2;
[0045] The drying component 4 includes an upper hot air blower 41 and a lower hot air blower 42, and the annular support net 2 is located between the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42. The drying component 4 also includes a flattener 43 for flattening the saffron on the annular support net 2. The saffron flattened by the flattener 43 enters between the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42.
[0046] In some embodiments, the movement mode of the annular support net 2 is similar to that of a conveyor belt. However, since the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 need to heat the saffron from the upper and lower sides, the annular support net 2 should be evenly distributed with through holes so that the hot air output by the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 can be evenly blown toward the saffron.
[0047] In some embodiments, the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 have the same structure, the upper hot air blower 41 blows air from top to bottom, and the lower hot air blower 42 blows air from bottom to top. Usually, the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 both include a shell, a fan and an electric heating wire are installed in the shell, and the fan blows cold air toward the electric heating pipe, and the cold air is heated by the electric heating pipe and blows toward the saffron on the annular support net 2.
[0048] The heating wires can be arranged in a grid shape.
[0049] The heating wire may also be replaced by other structures having heating capabilities.
[0050] Reference Figures 1 to 6 As shown, in some embodiments, a collecting box 5 for collecting the dried saffron is provided below the annular support net 2, and the dried saffron on the annular support net 2 enters the collecting box 5 under the action of its own gravity.
[0051] The collecting box 5 includes a box body located at one end of the annular support net 2 . The box body is provided with an inclined plate 51 . The inclined plate 51 extends toward the middle of the annular support net 2 .
[0052] The collection box 5 can be placed directly on the ground, or it can be fixed on the frame 1. The installation method of the collection box 5 is not limited and can be reasonably selected according to needs.
[0053] The collecting box 5 can be formed by welding steel plates.
[0054] The function of the inclined plate 51 is to guide the saffron that has not been collected and dropped into the collecting box 5 to prevent the saffron from falling out of the collecting box 5.
[0055] In some embodiments, the annular support net 2 includes a net body 21, and ridges 22 protruding from the sides of the net body 21 are respectively provided on both sides of the net body 21, and the ridges 22 cooperate with the net body 21 to form a trough body for accommodating saffron.
[0056] The convex ridges 22 are rubber ridges, and the convex ridges 22 are bonded to the mesh body 21 .
[0057] By providing the convex ridges 22, the convex ridges 22 can prevent the saffron from being blown out of the annular support net 2, thereby avoiding the waste of saffron.
[0058] The rubber edge may also be replaced by other soft and flexible materials that can produce elastic deformation.
[0059] Reference Figures 1 to 6As shown, in some embodiments, the driving assembly 3 includes an active roller 31 and a driven roller 32, and the active roller 31 and the driven roller 32 are both rotatably connected to the frame 1. The frame 1 is also provided with a motor 33 for driving the active roller 31 to rotate, and the annular support net 2 is sleeved on the active roller 31 and the driven roller 32.
[0060] The motor 33 drives the active roller 31 to rotate through a gearbox, and the motor 33 is fixed to the frame 1 through studs.
[0061] The active roller 31 can use friction to drive the annular support net 2 to rotate. The active roller 31 can also be provided with driving teeth, which cooperate with the through holes on the annular support net 2 to prevent the annular support net 2 from slipping relative to the active roller 31.
[0062] The driven roller 32 is used to cooperate with the active roller 31 to support the annular support net 2 .
[0063] Rolling bearings may be provided between the active roller 31 , the driven roller 32 and the frame 1 .
[0064] In some embodiments, the flattener 43 includes a crossbar 431 spanning the annular support net 2 , and the crossbar 431 is provided with flattening teeth 432 for flattening the saffron on the annular support net 2 , and the flattening teeth 432 are evenly arranged along the width direction of the annular support net 2 .
[0065] The paving teeth 432 of two adjacent pavers 43 are staggered, and the cross bar 431 is fixed to the frame 1 through a vertical bar.
[0066] The flattening teeth 432 are not in contact with the annular support net, and there is a gap between the flattening teeth 432 and the annular support net 2, and the gap is smaller than the thickness of saffron.
[0067] The paving teeth 432 may be an integral structure with the crossbar 431 , and the crossbar 431 and the vertical rod may be an integral structure.
[0068] The paving teeth 432 may be a column or a plate.
[0069] In some embodiments, the upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 are both fixed to the frame 1 via vertical plates, and the vertical plates are fixed to the frame 1 via screws.
[0070] The upper hot air blower 41 and the lower hot air blower 42 can be fixed to the vertical plate by screws.
[0071] The above introduces the subject technical solution of the utility model and the corresponding details. It can be understood that the above introduction is only some implementation plans of the subject technical solution of the utility model, and some details can be omitted during the specific implementation.
[0072] In addition, in some embodiments of the above utility model, multiple embodiments may be implemented in combination, and various combination schemes are not listed one by one due to space limitations. Those skilled in the art can freely combine and implement the above embodiments according to needs during specific implementation to obtain a better application experience.
[0073] When implementing the subject technical solution of the utility model, those skilled in the art can obtain other detailed configurations or drawings according to the subject technical solution of the utility model and the drawings. Obviously, these details still fall within the scope covered by the subject technical solution of the utility model without departing from the subject technical solution of the utility model.
Claims
1. A saffron drying device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame (1), the frame (1) being provided with an annular support net (2) for conveying saffron, the frame (1) being further provided with a driving assembly (3) for driving the annular support net (2) to rotate; the frame (1) being provided with a drying assembly (4) for drying the saffron on the annular support net (2); wherein the drying assembly (4) comprises at least two groups, the driving assembly (3) driving the saffron to pass through all the drying assemblies (4) in sequence through the annular support net (2); the drying assembly (4) comprising an upper hot air blower (41) and a lower hot air blower (42), the annular support net (2) being located between the upper hot air blower (41) and the lower hot air blower (42), the drying assembly (4) further comprising a flattener (43) for flattening the saffron on the annular support net (2), the saffron flattened by the flattener (43) entering between the upper hot air blower (41) and the lower hot air blower (42).
2. The saffron drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A collection box (5) for collecting the dried saffron is provided below the annular support net (2); the dried saffron on the annular support net (2) enters the collection box (5) under the action of its own gravity.
3. The saffron drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The collecting box (5) comprises a box body located at one end of the annular support net (2), the box body being provided with an inclined plate (51), the inclined plate (51) extending towards the middle of the annular support net (2).
4. The saffron drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The annular support net (2) comprises a net body (21), and convex ridges (22) protruding from the side surfaces of the net body (21) are respectively arranged on both sides of the net body (21), and the convex ridges (22) cooperate with the net body (21) to form a trough body for accommodating saffron.
5. The saffron drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The convex ridges (22) are rubber ridges, and the convex ridges (22) are bonded to the net body (21).
6. The saffron drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving assembly (3) comprises a driving roller (31) and a driven roller (32), wherein the driving roller (31) and the driven roller (32) are both rotatably connected to the frame (1), and the frame (1) is further provided with a motor (33) for driving the driving roller (31) to rotate, and the annular support net (2) is sleeved on the driving roller (31) and the driven roller (32).
7. The saffron drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The motor (33) drives the active roller (31) to rotate via a gearbox, and the motor (33) is fixed to the frame (1) via studs.
8. The saffron drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flattener (43) comprises a crossbar (431) spanning the annular support net (2), the crossbar (431) being provided with flattening teeth (432) for flattening the saffron on the annular support net (2), the flattening teeth (432) being evenly arranged along the width direction of the annular support net (2).
9. The saffron drying device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The paving teeth (432) of two adjacent pavers (43) are staggered, and the crossbar (431) is fixed to the frame (1) via a vertical rod.
10. The saffron drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper hot air blower (41) and the lower hot air blower (42) are both fixed to the frame (1) via vertical plates, and the vertical plates are fixed to the frame (1) via screws.