Hot filling equipment

Abstract

The utility model discloses hot filling equipment, which comprises a liquid separator, a liquid outlet and a liquid outlet, the liquid separator comprises a tank body, a heat insulation sleeve, a liquid inlet and a liquid separation port, the heat insulation sleeve is coated on the outer side of the tank body, the liquid inlet is arranged on the tank body, and the liquid separation port is arranged at the bottom of the tank body; the quantitative cylinder is connected with the liquid separation opening through a first heating pipeline, and the quantitative cylinder is provided with a first heating mechanism; and the filling head is connected with the quantitative cylinder through a second heating pipeline, the filling head is provided with a second heating mechanism, and the second heating mechanism is used for heating the to-be-canned materials in the filling head. According to the utility model, the quantitative cylinder, the canning head and the feeding pipeline are respectively and additionally provided with a heating module, so that the to-be-canned materials can be effectively kept in an environment with the temperature of more than 75 DEG C in the filling system, the to-be-canned materials are prevented from being cooled and solidified to block the pipeline, and the filling effect of products is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of filling equipment, and further relates to a hot filling equipment. Background Art

[0002] In chemical production and pharmaceutical production, many products are usually in liquid state. For such liquid products, a filling machine is needed for filling and packaging. The filling machine is connected to a liquid storage tank storing the original liquid through a conveying pipeline, and then the original liquid is conveyed into the filling machine through the conveying pipeline for filling. However, in actual production, our company has a special product which is a paste-like solid at room temperature and needs to be heated to a liquid state before filling. The product needs to be filled at a temperature above 75 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the material will cool and solidify, blocking the pipeline and preventing filling production.

[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to design a hot filling equipment to solve the above problems. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Aiming at the above technical problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a hot filling equipment. The metering cylinder, the filling head, and the feeding pipeline are all added with heating modules, which effectively ensure that the material to be filled can maintain a temperature environment above 75 degrees Celsius in the filling system, avoid the material to be filled from cooling and solidifying and blocking the pipeline, and improve the filling effect of the product.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a hot filling equipment, including:

[0006] A liquid distributor, the liquid distributor includes a tank body, a heat preservation sleeve, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. The heat preservation sleeve is coated on the outer side of the tank body. The liquid inlet is arranged on the tank body for inputting the material to be filled into the tank body, and the liquid outlet is arranged at the bottom of the tank body;

[0007] A metering cylinder, the metering cylinder is connected to the liquid outlet through a first heating pipeline, and the metering cylinder is provided with a first heating mechanism for heating the material to be filled in the metering cylinder;

[0008] A filling head, the filling head is connected to the metering cylinder through a second heating pipeline, and the filling head is provided with a second heating mechanism for heating the material to be filled in the filling head.

[0009] In some embodiments, the liquid distributor further includes a stirring mechanism arranged in the tank body for stirring the material to be filled in the tank body evenly.

[0010] In some embodiments, one end of the tank body is provided with a tank opening, and a detachable tank cover is arranged at the tank opening;

[0011] The stirring mechanism includes a rotating shaft, blades, and a driving motor. The blades are fixed to the peripheral side of the rotating shaft. One end of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to one end of the tank body away from the tank opening, and the other end of the rotating shaft penetrates through the tank cover and is connected to the driving end of the driving motor. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the tank cover, enabling the driving motor to drive the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby driving the blades to stir the material to be canned in the tank body.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first heating mechanism includes a first temperature controller and a plurality of first heating blocks. The plurality of first heating blocks are disposed around the periphery of the metering cylinder, and the first temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of first heating blocks for respectively controlling the heating temperature of the plurality of first heating blocks.

[0013] In some embodiments, the second heating mechanism includes a second temperature controller and a plurality of second heating blocks. The plurality of second heating blocks are disposed around the periphery of the filling head, and the second temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of second heating blocks for respectively controlling the heating temperature of the plurality of second heating blocks.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first heating pipe includes a first electric heating pipe and a third temperature controller. The first electric heating pipe is a medical-grade electric heating pipe, and the third temperature controller is connected to the first electric heating pipe for controlling the temperature of the first electric heating pipe.

[0015] In some embodiments, the second heating pipe includes a second electric heating pipe and a fourth temperature controller. The second electric heating pipe is a medical-grade electric heating pipe, and the fourth temperature controller is connected to the second electric heating pipe for controlling the temperature of the second electric heating pipe.

[0016] In some embodiments, it further includes:

[0017] A ceramic rotary valve, which is disposed at the connection between the first heating pipe and the metering cylinder, and the ceramic rotary valve is used to control the connection or disconnection between the first heating pipe and the metering cylinder.

[0018] In some embodiments, it further includes:

[0019] A feeding system. An outlet is further provided on the tank body. The feeding end of the feeding system is connected to the inlet through a diaphragm pump, and the return end of the feeding system is connected to the outlet. The diaphragm pump can drive the material to be canned to circulate between the feeding system and the tank body.

[0020] In some embodiments, the liquid separation port, the first heating pipeline, the metering cylinder, the second heating pipeline, and the filling head form a filling group. There are multiple filling groups, and multiple liquid separation ports are arranged at intervals at the bottom of the tank body. The liquid separation ports, the first heating pipeline, the metering cylinder, the second heating pipeline, and the filling head in each filling group are connected in sequence.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the hot filling equipment provided by the present utility model has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. In the hot filling equipment provided by the present utility model, heating modules are added to the metering cylinder, the filling head, and the feeding pipeline, effectively ensuring that the material to be filled can maintain a temperature environment above 75 degrees Celsius in the filling system, avoiding the cooling and solidification of the material to be filled and blocking the pipeline, and improving the filling effect of the product;

[0023] 2. In the hot filling equipment provided by the present utility model, by setting a stirring mechanism and a circulating feeding system, the problem of foreign matter precipitation caused by non-flowing heating of the material to be filled in the tank body can be effectively avoided, reducing the loss of raw materials and the generation of defective products;

[0024] 3. In the hot filling equipment provided by the present utility model, each heating component is controlled by an independent temperature controller, improving the accuracy of temperature control, increasing the stability of the temperature during the filling process of the material, reducing the loss of manual machine adjustment, and improving the filling effect of the product; by using a ceramic rotary valve, the filling accuracy can also be effectively improved, and the problem of the rotary valve being stuck due to high-temperature heat expansion can be solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above characteristics, technical features, advantages and their implementation manners of the present utility model will be further described below in a clear and understandable manner in combination with the drawings in the preferred embodiments.

[0026] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the hot filling equipment of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the liquid distributor of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the metering cylinder of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the filling head of the preferred embodiment of the present utility model.

[0030] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings:

[0031] Liquid distributor 1, tank body 11, tank cover 111, heat preservation sleeve 12, liquid inlet 13, liquid separation port 14, liquid outlet 15, stirring mechanism 16, rotating shaft 161, blade 162, driving motor 163, metering cylinder 2, first heating pipeline 21, first heating block 22, heating pipe 221, filling head 3, second heating pipeline 31, second heating block 32. Detailed implementation mode

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the specific implementation modes of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings, and other implementation modes can also be obtained.

[0033] To make the drawings concise, only the parts related to the utility model are schematically shown in each drawing, and they do not represent the actual structure of the product. In addition, for the convenience of understanding and making the drawings concise, in some drawings, components with the same structure or function are only schematically shown for one of them, or only one of them is marked. In this article, "one" not only means "only this one", but also means "more than one" situation.

[0034] It should also be further understood that the term "and / or" used in the description of this application and the appended claims refers to any combination and all possible combinations of one or more of the related listed items, and includes these combinations.

[0035] In this article, it should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0036] In addition, in the description of this application, the terms "first", "second", etc. are only used for distinguishing descriptions, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0037] In one embodiment, refer to the accompanying Figures 1 to 4, A hot filling device provided by the utility model includes: a liquid distributor 1, a metering cylinder 2, and a filling head 3. The liquid distributor 1 includes a tank body 11, a heat preservation sleeve 12, a liquid inlet 13, and a liquid distribution port 14. The heat preservation sleeve 12 is wrapped around the outside of the tank body 11, and the heat preservation sleeve 12 can be a heat preservation product such as heat preservation cotton. The liquid inlet 13 is arranged on the tank body 11 for inputting the material to be filled into the tank body 11, and the liquid distribution port 1 is arranged at the bottom of the tank body 11. The metering cylinder 2 is connected to the liquid distribution port 14 through a first heating pipeline 21, and the metering cylinder 2 is provided with a first heating mechanism for heating the material to be filled in the metering cylinder 2. The filling head 3 is connected to the metering cylinder 2 through a second heating pipeline 31, and the filling head 3 is provided with a second heating mechanism for heating the material to be filled in the filling head 3.

[0038] In this embodiment, heating modules are added to the metering cylinder 2, the filling head 3, and the feeding pipeline, effectively ensuring that the temperature of the material to be filled in the filling system can be maintained above 75 degrees Celsius, avoiding the cooling and solidification of the material to be filled and blocking the pipeline, and improving the filling effect of the product.

[0039] In one embodiment, referring to the attached drawings of the specification Figure 2 , the liquid distributor 1 further includes a stirring mechanism 16, and the stirring mechanism 16 is arranged in the tank body 11 for stirring the material to be filled in the tank body 11 evenly.

[0040] Specifically, one end of the tank body 11 is provided with a tank opening, and a detachable tank cover 111 is arranged at the tank opening. The stirring mechanism 16 includes a rotating shaft 161, blades 162, and a driving motor 163. The blades 162 are fixed on the circumference of the rotating shaft 161, and the blades 162 extend along the length direction of the rotating shaft 161. The blades 162 can be arranged in multiple numbers, and the multiple blades 162 are evenly arranged along the circumference of the rotating shaft 161. One end of the rotating shaft 161 is rotatably connected to the end of the tank body 11 away from the tank opening through a bearing, and the other end of the rotating shaft 161 passes through the tank cover 111 and is detachably connected to the driving end of the driving motor 163. The rotating shaft 161 is rotatably connected to the tank cover 111 through a bearing, so that the driving motor 163 can drive the rotating shaft 161 to rotate, and further drive the blades 162 to stir the material to be filled in the tank body 11.

[0041] Further, referring to the attached drawings of the specification Figure 2, the hot filling device further includes: a feeding system (not shown). There is also a liquid outlet 15 provided on the tank body 11. The feeding end of the feeding system is connected to the liquid inlet 13 through a diaphragm pump, and the return end of the feeding system is connected to the liquid outlet 15. The diaphragm pump can drive the material to be canned to circulate in the feeding system and the tank body 11. The specific structure of the feeding system is not limited, as long as it can achieve the structure of circulating feeding. The diaphragm pump continuously pumps the material to ensure that the material in the liquid distributor 1 circulates in the liquid distributor 1, the stirring paddle inside the liquid distributor 1 rotates and stirs, and then a heat preservation layer is wrapped around the outside of the liquid distributor, so that the temperature and uniformity of the material inside the liquid distributor can be maintained, and the risk of charring and foreign objects appearing can be reduced.

[0042] In this embodiment, by setting the stirring mechanism 16 and the circulating feeding system, the problem that the material to be canned appears foreign object precipitation due to non-flowing during heating in the tank body can be effectively avoided, and the loss of raw materials and the generation of defective products can be reduced.

[0043] It should be noted that the specific structure of the stirring mechanism 16 is described corresponding to the accompanying drawings of the specification. In the actual use process, other structures can also be adopted, as long as the structure or device that can achieve the above functions can be used. Here, it is only for better explaining the present utility model and should not constitute a limitation to the present utility model.

[0044] In one embodiment, referring to the accompanying specification Figures 1 to 4 , the first heating mechanism includes a first temperature controller and a plurality of first heating blocks 22. The plurality of first heating blocks 22 are arranged around the periphery of the metering cylinder 2. The first temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of first heating blocks 22 for respectively controlling the heating temperature of the plurality of first heating blocks 22. For example, two spaced heating tubes 221 are provided in the first heating block 22, and each heating tube 221 can be controlled by a separate temperature controller respectively. The metering cylinder 2 refers to a device that can input the material to be canned into another container in a fixed amount, and its specific structure is not specifically limited here and can be set according to actual needs.

[0045] The second heating mechanism includes a second temperature controller and a plurality of second heating blocks 22. The plurality of second heating blocks 22 are arranged around the periphery of the filling head 3. The second temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of second heating blocks 32 for respectively controlling the heating temperature of the plurality of second heating blocks 32. The structure of the second temperature controller can be set to be similar to that of the first temperature controller and will not be elaborated here.

[0046] The first heating pipeline 21 includes a first electric heating tube and a third temperature controller. The first electric heating tube is a medical-grade electric heating tube, and the third temperature controller is connected to the first electric heating tube for controlling the temperature of the first electric heating tube.

[0047] The second heating pipe 31 includes a second electric heating pipe and a fourth temperature controller. The second electric heating pipe is a medical-grade electric heating pipe, and the fourth temperature controller is connected to the second electric heating pipe to control the temperature of the second electric heating pipe.

[0048] Furthermore, the hot filling device further includes: a ceramic rotary valve. The ceramic rotary valve is arranged at the connection between the first heating pipe 31 and the metering cylinder 2, and is used to control the connection or disconnection between the first heating pipe 31 and the metering cylinder 2. For example, the ceramic rotary valve includes a ceramic valve core, a valve body, and a ceramic valve sleeve. The ceramic valve sleeve is arranged between the ceramic valve core and the valve body and is extruded by the valve body. The ceramic valve sleeve is also sealed with the valve body through an adhesive; the ceramic valve core is arranged to be rotatable relative to the ceramic valve sleeve. By using a ceramic with a low coefficient of thermal expansion to replace the valve core made of an easily expandable material, it effectively prevents the valve core from expanding when transporting high-temperature cleaning media and performing disinfection and cleaning, avoiding the situation of the rotary valve being jammed due to expansion. At the same time, the gap between the valve core and the valve sleeve can be further reduced, enabling the rotary valve to transport low-viscosity aqueous agents and ensuring high-precision control of the flow rate of the aqueous agent medium during the filling process, increasing the qualified rate of products.

[0049] In this embodiment, each heating component is controlled by an independent temperature controller, which improves the accuracy of temperature control, increases the stability of the temperature during the filling process of the material, reduces the loss of manual machine adjustment, and improves the filling effect of the product; by adopting a ceramic rotary valve, the filling accuracy can also be effectively improved, and the problem of the rotary valve being jammed due to high-temperature heat expansion can be solved.

[0050] It should be noted that the specific structures of each heating component and the ceramic rotary valve are described corresponding to the accompanying drawings of the specification. During actual use, other structures can also be adopted, as long as the structures or devices that can achieve the above functions are acceptable. Here, it is only for better explaining the present invention and should not constitute a limitation to the present invention.

[0051] In one embodiment, referring to the accompanying drawings of the specification Figures 1 to 4 , the liquid separation port 14, the first heating pipe 21, the metering cylinder 2, the second heating pipe 31, and the filling head 3 form a filling group. There are multiple filling groups. The multiple liquid separation ports 14 are arranged at intervals at the bottom of the tank body 11. The liquid separation port 14, the first heating pipe 21, the metering cylinder 2, the second heating pipe 31, and the filling head 3 in each filling group are connected in sequence, so that the material to be filled can be quantitatively transported from the tank body 11 into the product bottle to achieve the filling of the product.

[0052] For example, there are six filling groups. Of course, it can also be set to other numbers, such as four groups, five groups, eight groups, etc. By setting the filling groups to multiple groups, multiple product bottles can be filled simultaneously, effectively improving the filling efficiency.

[0053] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have their own focuses. For parts that are not described or recorded in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0054] It should be noted that the above embodiments can be freely combined as needed. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present utility model. It should be pointed out that for those of ordinary skill in the art in this technical field, without departing from the principle of the present utility model, several improvements and refinements can still be made, and these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A hot filling equipment, characterized in that: include: A liquid separator, the liquid separator comprising a tank body, a heat preservation sleeve, a liquid inlet and a liquid separation port, the heat preservation sleeve is covered on the outside of the tank body, the liquid inlet is arranged on the tank body, and is used to input the material to be tanked into the tank body, and the liquid separation port is arranged at the bottom of the tank body; A quantitative cylinder, the quantitative cylinder is connected to the liquid separation port through a first heating pipe, and the quantitative cylinder is provided with a first heating mechanism, and the first heating mechanism is used to heat the material to be tanked in the quantitative cylinder; A filling head, wherein the filling head is connected to the metering cylinder via a second heating pipe, and the filling head is provided with a second heating mechanism, and the second heating mechanism is used to heat the material to be canned in the filling head.

2. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid separator also includes a stirring mechanism, which is disposed in the tank body and is used to stir the material to be tanked in the tank body evenly.

3. The hot filling equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: A tank opening is arranged at one end of the tank body, and a detachably connected tank cover is arranged at the tank opening; The stirring mechanism includes a rotating shaft, blades and a driving motor, the blades are fixed to the circumference of the rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to an end of the tank body away from the tank mouth, the other end of the rotating shaft passes through the tank cover and is connected to the driving end of the driving motor, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the tank cover, so that the driving motor can drive the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby driving the blades to stir the material to be canned in the tank body.

4. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first heating mechanism includes a first temperature controller and a plurality of first heating blocks, wherein the plurality of first heating blocks are arranged around the metering cylinder, and the first temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of first heating blocks for respectively controlling the heating temperatures of the plurality of first heating blocks.

5. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second heating mechanism includes a second temperature controller and a plurality of second heating blocks. The plurality of second heating blocks are arranged around the filling head. The second temperature controller is respectively connected to the plurality of second heating blocks for respectively controlling the heating temperatures of the plurality of second heating blocks.

6. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first heating pipe includes a first electric heating tube and a third thermostat, the first electric heating tube is a medical-grade electric heating tube, and the third thermostat is connected to the first electric heating tube and is used to control the temperature of the first electric heating tube.

7. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second heating pipe includes a second electric heating tube and a fourth thermostat, the second electric heating tube is a medical-grade electric heating tube, and the fourth thermostat is connected to the second electric heating tube for controlling the temperature of the second electric heating tube.

8. The hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: A ceramic rotary valve is provided at the connection between the first heating pipe and the metering cylinder, and is used to control the connection or closing of the first heating pipe and the metering cylinder.

9. The hot filling equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: Also includes: A feeding system is provided on the tank body, wherein a liquid outlet is provided, the feeding end of the feeding system is connected to the liquid inlet through a diaphragm pump, and the return end of the feeding system is connected to the liquid outlet, and the diaphragm pump can drive the material to be tanked to circulate in the feeding system and the tank body.

10. The hot filling equipment according to claim 9, characterized in that The liquid dispensing port, the first heating pipe, the metering cylinder, the second heating pipe and the filling head form a filling group, and the filling group is provided with multiple liquid dispensing ports, which are arranged at intervals at the bottom of the tank body. The liquid dispensing port, the first heating pipe, the metering cylinder, the second heating pipe and the filling head in each filling group are connected in sequence.

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