Automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bag

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of equipment cleaning, in particular to an automatic cleaning device for a beverage extraction filter bag, which is provided with a cleaning unit, a driving device and an intelligent control system, so that intelligent operation can be realized, and manual operation is replaced; the spraying pipe unit comprises a plurality of inner spraying pipes which are vertically and uniformly distributed and a plurality of outer spraying pipes which are transversely distributed, the supporting frame unit which is sleeved with the filter bag is arranged on the inner spraying pipes in a sleeving mode and rotates relative to the inner spraying pipes, and at the moment, the inner spraying pipes clean the filter bag from the inner side, the top and the outer spraying pipes from the outer side at the same time, so that the filter bag can be cleaned thoroughly; batch cleaning is carried out, and the working efficiency is high; high-pressure water generated by the high-pressure water pump and hot air generated by the hot-air blower sequentially clean and dry the filter bag through the same pipeline, the design cost is low, finally, the filter bag is sterilized through the ultraviolet sterilization lamp, dynamic cleaning, drying and sterilization of the filter bag are sequentially completed, and efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of equipment cleaning, in particular to an automatic cleaning device for a beverage extraction filter bag. Background Art

[0002] China is the birthplace of tea, with a long history of tea planting, tea making and tea drinking. In recent years, with the accelerated pace of life and people's increasing requirements for the types and quality of beverages, various tea beverages produced with tea as the base have emerged. They are not only convenient to drink, but also have diverse tastes, meeting people's different needs and are very popular with consumers. In the process of beverage production, filter bags are required to be filled with tea leaves and then boiled and extracted. The filter bags are not disposable items and need to be cleaned and reused after use. The current extraction filter bag cleaning is all manual and costly, not only has poor cleaning effect and low cleaning efficiency, but also natural drying without sterilization.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for an automated cleaning equipment that can clean, dry and sterilize several filter bags in sequence at the same time, which not only has high cleaning quality, but also improves efficiency and greatly reduces costs. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model discloses an automatic cleaning device for a beverage extraction filter bag, aiming to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] The utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] An automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags, comprising a cleaning unit, a driving device and a control system; wherein the cleaning unit comprises a support frame unit for supporting an open filter bag, a spray pipe unit provided with an inner spray pipe respectively disposed in the inner cavity of the filter bag and an outer spray pipe disposed outside the filter bag, and a sterilizing lamp installed on the top of the filter bag;

[0007] The driving device is used to drive the support frame unit to drive the filter bag to move;

[0008] The control system is used to intelligently control the drive device to execute instructions.

[0009] In some embodiments, the support frame unit includes a flange with threaded holes therein, and a support rod unit fixed in mounting holes evenly distributed around the flange;

[0010] The threaded hole is screwed together with a lead screw which is sleeved outside the inner spray pipe, and a guide unit is also sleeved on the lead screw. An O-ring seal is installed at the upper end of the guide unit, and a bearing is installed at the lower end, so that when the lead screw rotates, the support frame unit is driven to rotate the filter bag, and the inner spray pipe cleans and dries the filter bag from the inside and the outer spray pipe cleans and dries the filter bag from the outside at the same time.

[0011] In some embodiments, the spray pipe unit is installed in the cleaning box; a spray plate is provided on the top of the inner spray pipe, and N pieces are evenly distributed vertically on the inner spray pipe, and N should satisfy: N≥4;

[0012] The outer spray pipes are evenly distributed with n pieces, horizontally surrounding the inner spray pipe, and n should satisfy: n≥2;

[0013] A plurality of water spray holes are arranged on the inner side of the outer spray pipe facing the filter bag, the outer periphery of the inner spray pipe and the top of the spray plate.

[0014] In some embodiments, the support rod unit includes a plurality of support rods vertically inserted into the mounting holes of the flange from the upper end, the number of the support rods is the same as the number of the mounting holes, and the number m should satisfy: m≥3.

[0015] In some embodiments, the flange plate includes a flange sleeve and a horizontal circular plate mounted on the flange sleeve, the horizontal circular plate is provided with protruding brackets evenly distributed along the outer circumference, the center lines of the protruding brackets are provided with mounting holes located on the same circumference, and the mounting holes are interference fit with the support rod.

[0016] In some embodiments, the filter bag includes a hard inlet end and a soft filter cartridge; the inlet end is provided with an outer curved arc tightly clamped on a circular ring provided on the bagging tool, and the end of the filter cartridge is clamped by a clamp provided on the upper end of the bagging tool. The inlet end is put on the outside of all the support rods on the outer periphery of the inner spray pipe from top to bottom, and the number of the filter bags is the same as the number of the support rod units.

[0017] In some embodiments, the driving device includes a motor for providing power, a high-pressure water pump for providing high-pressure water to clean the filter bag, and a hot air blower for providing hot air to dry the filter bag; wherein,

[0018] The motor drives all the lead screws to rotate simultaneously through a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt arranged at the lower end of the lead screw;

[0019] The high-pressure water output by the high-pressure water pump and the hot air generated by the hot air blower enter the spray pipe unit through the same pipeline in sequence; the initial water pipeline provided at the output end of the high-pressure water pump and the initial hot air pipeline provided at the output end of the hot air blower are both connected to the pipeline.

[0020] In some embodiments, the control system includes a touch screen for inputting instructions to intelligently control the action of the driving device and a solenoid valve connected to the high-pressure water pump, the hot air blower, and the motor respectively according to the instructions.

[0021] In some embodiments, the high-pressure water pump, the hot air blower and the solenoid valve are all installed in a control box, and the solenoid valve is connected to the high-pressure water pump and the hot air blower respectively.

[0022] Beneficial effects:

[0023] The utility model discloses an automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags. Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0024] The utility model can realize intelligent operation and replace manual operation by arranging a cleaning unit, a driving device and an intelligent control system for dynamically cleaning, drying and sterilizing the filter bag; the spray pipe unit comprises a plurality of vertically uniformly distributed inner spray pipes and a plurality of horizontally uniformly distributed outer spray pipes surrounding the plurality of inner spray pipes; the flange plate arranged on the support frame unit is screwed with a lead screw sleeved outside the inner spray pipes, and the outer spray pipe is located at the outer side of the filter bag; when the lead screw rotates, the support frame unit is driven to drive the filter bag to rotate; at this time, the inner spray pipe cleans the filter bag from the inside and the top, and the outer spray pipe cleans the filter bag from the outside at the same time, not only can the filter bag be cleaned, but also batch cleaning can be performed, and the operation efficiency is high; the high-pressure water generated by the high-pressure water pump and the hot air generated by the hot air blower are successively sprayed from the spray hole through the same pipeline to clean and dry the filter bag, the structure is simplified, the design cost is low, and finally the ultraviolet sterilization lamp arranged on the top is sterilized, and the dynamic cleaning, drying and sterilization of the filter bag are completed in sequence, thereby improving the work efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the utility model, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for the description of the embodiment, which constitute a part of the utility model. The schematic embodiments of the utility model and their descriptions explain the utility model and do not constitute an improper limitation on the utility model; in the drawings:

[0026] Figure 1 A three-dimensional diagram of an automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags provided in an embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Rear view of;

[0028] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the technical solution structure when an inner spray pipe is covered with a lead screw and a support frame unit, a guide unit, and a gear sleeve;

[0029] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the technical solution structure of the flange;

[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A top view of

[0031] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the technical solution structure of the guide unit;

[0032] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the technical solution structure of the filter bag;

[0033] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the technical solution structure of the bagging tool;

[0034] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the technical solution structure when the filter bag is mounted on the bagging tool;

[0035] Fig.10 A three-dimensional view of the filter bag inserted into the bagging tool when it is put on the support rod unit.

[0036] In the figure:

[0037] Cleaning unit 1; cleaning box 11; middle bottom plate 111; lower bottom plate 112; sealing strip 113; spray pipe unit 12; outer spray pipe 121; inner spray pipe 122; spray plate 1221; spray hole 1222; support frame unit 13; flange 131; flange sleeve 1311; threaded hole 13111; horizontal disc 1312; extended bracket 13121; mounting hole 13122; support rod unit 132; support rod 1321; screw 14; guide Unit 15; guide sleeve 151; bearing seat 152; bottom plate 153; sealing gasket groove 154; bearing hole 155; O-ring 16; gear sleeve 17; bearing 18; ultraviolet germicidal lamp 19; control system 2; control box 21; touch screen 22; solenoid valve 23; drive device 3; high-pressure water pump 31; hot air blower 32; motor 33; synchronous pulley 34; synchronous belt 35; initial water pipeline 36; initial hot air pipeline 37; pipeline 38; drain outlet 39;

[0038] Filter bag 4; inlet end 41; outer curved arc 411; filter cartridge 42; bagging tool 5; ring 51; bracket 52; clamp 53; suspension rod 54; fastener 6. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] The following is a description of exemplary embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, including various details of the embodiments of the present invention to facilitate understanding, which should be considered as merely exemplary. Therefore, it should be recognized by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes and modifications may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention. Similarly, for the sake of clarity and conciseness, the description of well-known functions and structures is omitted in the following description.

[0040] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "up", "down", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inside", "outside", etc. indicate directions or positional relationships based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction. Therefore, they cannot be understood as limitations on the present invention.

[0041] like Figure 1 - Fig.10 As shown, the technical solution of the utility model:

[0042] An automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags, comprising a cleaning unit 1, a driving device 3 and a control

[0043] The cleaning unit 1 comprises a support frame unit 13 for supporting the filter bag 4, a spray pipe unit 12 provided with an inner spray pipe 122 disposed in the inner cavity of the filter bag 4 and an outer spray pipe 121 disposed outside the filter bag 4, and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 19 installed on the top of the filter bag 4;

[0044] The driving device 3 is used to drive the support frame unit 13 to drive the filter bag 4 to move;

[0045] The control system 2 is used to intelligently control the driving device 3 to execute instructions.

[0046] The first preferred embodiment disclosed in the utility model is as follows: Figure 1-Figure 10 As shown:

[0047] A beverage extraction filter bag automatic cleaning device comprises a cleaning unit 1, a driving device 3 and a control system 2; wherein, the cleaning unit 1 comprises a support frame unit 13 for supporting an open filter bag 4, a spray pipe unit 12 provided with an inner spray pipe 122 respectively disposed in the inner cavity of the filter bag 4 and an outer spray pipe 121 disposed on the outer side of the filter bag 4, and an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 19 installed on the top of the filter bag 4.

[0048] The support frame unit 13 includes a flange 131 and a support rod unit 132 .

[0049] The flange 131 includes a flange sleeve 1311 and a horizontal disc 1312 sleeved on the flange sleeve 1311. The horizontal disc 1312 is provided with protruding brackets 13121 evenly distributed along the outer circumference. Each of the protruding brackets 13121 is provided with a mounting hole 13122. The centers of all the mounting holes 13122 are located on a circumference with the center of the horizontal disc 1312 as the center. In this embodiment, three evenly distributed protruding brackets 13121 are selected. Figure 4 , Figure 5 shown.

[0050] The support rod unit 132 is provided with a plurality of support rods 1321; the support rods 1321 are fastened and inserted into the mounting holes 13122 of the flange 131 from the upper end, the number of the support rods 1321 is the same as the number of the mounting holes 13122, and the number m should satisfy: m≥3, and m=3 is selected in this embodiment; three support rods 1321 are provided around the periphery of one of the inner spray pipes 122, and the support rods 1321 are located at the upper end of the inner spray pipe 122 where the spray hole 1222 is provided.

[0051] The lead screw 14 is fastened and sleeved outside the inner spray pipe 122, and the flange 131 is sleeved outside the lead screw 14 through the threaded hole 13111 and screwed with the lead screw 14, and is located at the lower end of the flange 131. The lead screw 14 is also sleeved with a guide unit 15 and a gear sleeve 17 in sequence; each lead screw 14 drives the support rod 1321 installed on the flange 131 to rotate, thereby driving the filter bag 4 to rotate, such as Figure 3 , Fig.10 shown.

[0052] The guide unit 15 includes a guide sleeve 151 at the upper end, a bearing seat 152 in the middle and a bottom plate 153 at the lower end. The guide sleeve 151 is sleeved on the smooth end of the lower part of the lead screw 14. The upper end of the guide sleeve 151 is provided with a sealing gasket groove 154, which is equipped with an O-ring 16. The bearing hole 155 provided in the bearing seat 152 is equipped with a bearing 18. The upper plane of the bottom plate 153 is attached to the bottom surface of the middle bottom plate 111 of the cleaning box 11. When the lead screw 14 rotates, the guide sleeve 151 does not rotate with the lead screw 14 and remains stationary. The gear sleeve 17 is fastened to the smooth end of the lower part of the lead screw 14 as a whole and is located at the lower end of the middle bottom plate 111. Figure 3 , Figure 6 .

[0053] The spray pipe unit 12 includes a plurality of inner spray pipes 122 and a plurality of outer spray pipes 121. The inner spray pipes 122 are evenly distributed vertically in the cleaning box 11, and the plurality of outer spray pipes 121 are horizontally surrounded by the outer periphery of the plurality of inner spray pipes 122. The outer spray pipes 121 are provided with a plurality of spray holes 1222 on the inner side of the filter bag 4 and on the outer periphery of the inner spray pipes 122. A spray plate 1221 is provided on the top of the inner spray pipe 122, and a plurality of spray holes 1222 are also provided on the top of the spray plate 1221.

[0054] The inner spray pipe 122 is vertically mounted on the lower base plate 112 at the bottom of the cleaning box 11 by means of a fastener 6; the number N of the inner spray pipes 122 should satisfy: N ≥ 4, and the number n of the outer spray pipes 121 should satisfy: n ≥ 2. In this embodiment, N = 4, n = 2. Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Fig.10 shown.

[0055] The bagging tool 5 is provided with a horizontally placed ring 51, a U-shaped bracket 52 is welded to the upper end of the ring 51 along the central axis, a downwardly hanging rod 54 is welded to the top of the bracket 52, i.e., the center of the U-shaped arc, and a clamp 53 is connected to the end of the hanging rod 54. Figure 8 shown.

[0056] The filter bag 4 includes a hard inlet end 41 and a soft filter cartridge 42. The inlet end 41 is provided with an outer curved arc 411. The inlet end 41 of the filter bag 4 is sleeved in a circular ring 51, and the outer curved arc 411 is sleeved on the circular ring 51. The top of the filter cartridge 42 is tightened by a clamp 53. Fig. 9 shown.

[0057] The filter bag 4 is tightly sleeved outside the three support rods 1321 from the upper end, and the filter bag 4 is located in the outer spray pipe 121 . The number of the filter bags 4 is the same as the number of the inner spray pipes 122 .

[0058] The height of the filter bag 4 matches the height of the inner spray pipe 122 and the outer spray pipe 121, so that when the filter bag 4 rotates with the support rod unit 132, the filter bag 4 is always within the spray range of the spray holes 1222 provided in the inner spray pipe 122 and the outer spray pipe 121, which can be set as needed.

[0059] The driving device 3 includes a motor 33 for providing power, a high-pressure water pump 31 for providing high-pressure water to clean the filter bag 4 , and a hot air blower 32 for providing hot air to dry the filter bag 4 .

[0060] The motor 33 is installed in the cleaning box 11, located at the bottom of the middle bottom plate 111, and a synchronous pulley 34 is installed on the top output shaft. The synchronous belt 35 installed on the synchronous pulley 34 and the gear sleeve 17 can make all the lead screws 14 rotate simultaneously. In this embodiment, four lead screws 14 rotate simultaneously, and each lead screw 14 drives the support rod 1321 installed on the flange 131 to rotate, thereby driving the filter bag 4 to rotate.

[0061] The high-pressure water pump 31 and the hot air blower 32 are installed in the control box 21, and the cleaning box 11 and the control box 21 are placed side by side. The output end of the high-pressure water pump 31 is provided with an initial water pipeline 36, which extends from the control box 21 to the cleaning box 11. The output end of the hot air blower 32 is provided with an initial hot air pipeline 37 which extends from the control box 21 to the cleaning box 11. The initial water pipeline 36 and the initial hot air pipeline 37 are connected to the pipeline 38 located in the cleaning box 11 through a three-way pipe (not shown in the figure), that is, the high-pressure water output by the high-pressure water pump 31 and the initial hot air pipeline 37 are connected to the pipeline 38 located in the cleaning box 11. The hot air generated by the hot air blower 32 enters the spray pipe unit 12 through the same pipeline 38 in turn. A drain port 39 for draining waste water is also provided on the rear wall of the cleaning box 11. A sealing strip 113 is also installed in the top cover of the cleaning box 11. The cleaning box 11 is in a sealed state during operation. According to the instructions, the inner spray pipe 122 performs cleaning and drying actions on the filter bag 4 from the inside and the outer spray pipe 121 performs cleaning and drying actions from the outside at the same time. After the drying is completed, the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 19 on the top sterilizes the filter bag 4. After the sterilization action is completed, the cleaning action is completed.

[0062] The control system 2 includes a touch screen 22 for inputting instructions to intelligently control the action of the driving device 3 and a solenoid valve 23 respectively connected to the high-pressure water pump 31, the hot air blower 32, and the motor 33 according to the instructions. The solenoid valve 23 is a three-position two-way solenoid valve installed in the control box 21. The touch screen 22 is placed outside the control box 21. In this example, it is placed on the top of the control box 21. Figure 1 , Figure 2 shown.

[0063] The embodiments of the utility model are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the enlightenment of the utility model, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the scope of protection of the utility model and the claims, all of which are within the protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags, characterized in that: It includes a cleaning unit, a driving device and a control system; wherein, The cleaning unit comprises a support frame unit for supporting the filter bag, a spray pipe unit provided with an inner spray pipe respectively disposed in the inner cavity of the filter bag and an outer spray pipe disposed outside the filter bag, and a germicidal lamp installed on the top of the filter bag; The driving device is used to drive the support frame unit to drive the filter bag to move; The control system is used to intelligently control the drive device to execute instructions.

2. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support frame unit includes a flange with threaded holes, and a support rod unit fixed in mounting holes evenly distributed around the flange; The threaded hole is screwed together with a lead screw which is sleeved outside the inner spray pipe, and a guide unit is also sleeved on the lead screw. An O-ring seal is installed at the upper end of the guide unit, and a bearing is installed at the lower end, so that when the lead screw rotates, the support frame unit is driven to rotate the filter bag, and the inner spray pipe cleans and dries the filter bag from the inside and the outer spray pipe cleans and dries the filter bag from the outside at the same time.

3. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 2, characterized in that: The spray pipe unit is installed in the cleaning box; a spray plate is provided on the top of the inner spray pipe, and N pieces are evenly distributed vertically on the inner spray pipe, and N should satisfy: N≥4; The outer spray pipes are evenly distributed with n pieces, horizontally surrounding the inner spray pipe, and n should satisfy: n≥2; A plurality of water spray holes are arranged on the inner side of the outer spray pipe facing the filter bag, the outer periphery of the inner spray pipe and the top of the spray plate.

4. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support rod unit includes a plurality of support rods vertically inserted into the mounting holes of the flange from the upper end. The number of the support rods is the same as the number of the mounting holes, and the number m should satisfy: m≥3.

5. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 4, characterized in that: The flange plate includes a flange sleeve and a horizontal disc sleeved on the flange sleeve, the horizontal disc is provided with protruding brackets evenly distributed along the outer circumference, the center lines of the protruding brackets are provided with mounting holes located on the same circumference, and the mounting holes are interference fit with the support rod.

6. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 3, characterized in that: The filter bag includes a hard inlet end and a soft filter cartridge; the inlet end is provided with an outer curved arc which is tightly clamped on a circular ring provided on the bagging tool, and the end of the filter cartridge is clamped by a clamp provided on the upper end of the bagging tool. The inlet end is put on the outside of all the support rods on the outer periphery of the inner spray pipe from top to bottom, and the number of the filter bags is the same as the number of the support rod units.

7. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bag according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving device includes a motor for providing power, a high-pressure water pump for providing high-pressure water to clean the filter bag, and a hot air blower for providing hot air to dry the filter bag; wherein, The motor drives all the lead screws to rotate simultaneously through a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt arranged at the lower end of the lead screw; The high-pressure water output by the high-pressure water pump and the hot air generated by the hot air blower enter the spray pipe unit through the same pipeline in sequence; the initial water pipeline provided at the output end of the high-pressure water pump and the initial hot air pipeline provided at the output end of the hot air blower are both connected to the pipeline.

8. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 7, characterized in that: The control system includes a touch screen for inputting instructions to intelligently control the action of the driving device and a solenoid valve respectively connected to the high-pressure water pump, the hot air blower and the motor according to the instructions.

9. The automatic cleaning device for beverage extraction filter bags according to claim 8, characterized in that: The high-pressure water pump, the hot air blower and the solenoid valve are all installed in a control box, and the solenoid valve is connected to the high-pressure water pump and the hot air blower respectively.

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