Heat exchange device for sterilizing fruit juice

By designing a heat exchange device for juice sterilization, the problem of bacteria accumulation in traditional equipment after long-term use is solved, and efficient and automated sterilization effect is achieved, ensuring the cleanliness and safety of the equipment.

CN222926031UActive Publication Date: 2025-05-30HOFMANN (BEIJING) ENG TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421564357.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-07-03
Publication Date
2025-05-30
Estimated Expiration
2034-07-03

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Technical Problem

Traditional juice heat exchange equipment is prone to accumulating bacteria after long-term use, and the existing disinfection methods are inefficient and not comprehensive enough.

Method used

A heat exchange device for sterilization of juice is designed, including a main body part, a heat exchange part and a disinfection part. The main body part reduces bacterial entry through sealing the top plate and bottom plate. The heat exchanger adopts a plate heat exchanger and liftable design. The disinfection part uses high-temperature airflow and automated control to achieve comprehensive disinfection.

Benefits of technology

It realizes efficient and automated sterilization of juice heat exchange equipment, reduces the possibility of artificial participation and bacterial reproduction, and ensures the cleanliness and safety of the equipment.

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Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of sterilization and heat exchange equipment, and provides a heat exchange device for sterilizing fruit juice. The main body part comprises a main box body and a sealing top plate; the main box body is provided with an upper opening, a lower opening, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; the heat exchange part is mounted in the main body part, is positioned at the lower opening and extends into the main box body; the heat exchange part comprises a sealing bottom plate, a bottom pipe and a plate heat exchanger, and the disinfecting and killing part is installed below the heat exchange part and is close to the lower opening; the disinfecting and killing part comprises a control cylinder and a disinfecting and killing part, an output shaft of the control cylinder is connected with the sealing bottom plate, and the plate heat exchanger is separated from the interior of the main box body through the control cylinder; the disinfection part is arranged on the outer side of the control cylinder; and the sterilizing piece is communicated with an external high-temperature air source and is used for sterilizing the plate heat exchanger. The device can effectively sterilize the heat exchange equipment.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sterilization and heat exchange equipment, in particular to a heat exchange device for fruit juice sterilization. Background Art

[0002] After traditional fruit juice is extracted, a heat exchange device is required to cool it down through heat exchange. However, when the device is frequently used, a large number of bacteria often exist, so it is necessary to disinfect and kill the relevant equipment; and the existing disinfection and killing methods mostly adopt manual operation, which is not only inefficient but also not comprehensive enough in sterilization.

[0003] Therefore, we propose a heat exchange device for fruit juice sterilization, which can effectively disinfect and kill the heat exchange equipment. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] Aiming at the defects in the prior art, the utility model provides a heat exchange device for fruit juice sterilization to effectively disinfect and kill the heat exchange equipment.

[0005] A heat exchange device for fruit juice sterilization provided by the utility model includes: a main body part, the main body part includes a main box body and a sealing top plate; the main box body is provided with an upper opening, a lower opening, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; the sealing top plate is detachably installed at the upper opening of the main box body, and the sealing top plate is hermetically connected with the main box body; wherein the fruit juice enters from the liquid inlet and flows out from the liquid outlet; a heat exchange part, the heat exchange part is installed inside the main body part and is located at the lower opening and extends into the main box body; the heat exchange part includes a sealing bottom plate and a plate heat exchanger, the plate heat exchanger is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate, the sealing bottom plate is slidably installed at the lower opening of the main box body, and the sealing bottom plate can be hermetically connected with the lower opening; the bottom pipe is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate and one end is communicated with the inlet of the plate heat exchanger; and a disinfection and killing part, the disinfection and killing part is installed below the heat exchange part and is close to the lower opening; the disinfection and killing part includes a control cylinder and a disinfection and killing member, the output shaft of the control cylinder is connected with the sealing bottom plate, and the plate heat exchanger is separated from the main box body through the control cylinder; the disinfection and killing member is arranged outside the control cylinder; and the disinfection and killing member is communicated with an external high-temperature gas source and is used for disinfecting and killing the plate heat exchanger.

[0006] Furthermore, it further includes: two sealing rings, which are respectively installed on the sealing top plate and the sealing bottom plate. In actual application, the sealing rings can effectively ensure the sealing performance, and in this way, the intrusion of bacteria can be effectively reduced.

[0007] Furthermore, the heat exchange part further includes a connecting pipe and a sealing sleeve. The connecting pipe is installed at the liquid outlet and penetrates through the liquid outlet; and the sealing sleeve is fixed on the connecting pipe, and the connecting pipe is hermetically connected to the liquid outlet through the sealing sleeve. In practical applications, the purpose of this design is to enable the microfluidics to communicate with the plate heat exchanger, ensure that the juice liquid passes through the plate heat exchanger, so that an effective heat exchange effect can be achieved, and the sealing sleeve can prevent the juice liquid from overflowing and other situations.

[0008] Furthermore, the connecting pipe is made of an elastic material. In practical applications, this design is to achieve a stretching effect, so that when the sealing bottom plate moves down, the connecting pipe always maintains a connected state with the plate heat exchanger.

[0009] Furthermore, the heat exchange part further includes a liquid suction pump. One end of the connecting pipe is connected to the outlet of the plate heat exchanger, and the other end of the connecting pipe communicates with the liquid suction pump. In practical applications, the purpose of this design is to facilitate the extraction of juice from the plate heat exchanger.

[0010] Furthermore, the heat exchange part further includes a mounting frame. One end of the mounting frame is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate, and the other end of the mounting frame is fixedly connected to the plate heat exchanger. In practical applications, the purpose of this design is to facilitate the installation of the plate heat exchanger.

[0011] Furthermore, there are multiple disinfection components, which are evenly distributed along the periphery of the sealing bottom plate. In practical applications, this design can maintain comprehensive disinfection of the plate heat exchanger on the sealing bottom plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the disinfection component includes a high-pressure nozzle. In practical applications, the high-pressure nozzle in this design communicates with an external high-temperature gas source. In this way, when the above-mentioned plate heat exchanger drops with the sealing bottom plate, sustainable disinfection can be achieved, so that the surface of the plate heat exchanger can be impacted by multiple high-temperature airflows, thus realizing automatic comprehensive disinfection and sterilization, which greatly ensures stability.

[0013] As can be seen from the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of a heat exchange device for juice sterilization provided by the present invention are:

[0014] (1) In practical applications, this design realizes the liftable design of the plate heat exchanger in the main box body, so that the manual participation can be reduced, and at the same time, the design of the sealing top plate and the sealing bottom plate is adopted. Through the sealing of the sealing performance, the possibility of bacteria entering is reduced;

[0015] (2) Meanwhile, on the other hand, the bottom pipe installed at the inlet of the plate heat exchanger in this design can effectively introduce the juice from the main box into the plate heat exchanger, so that effective heat exchange can be achieved.

[0016] (3) Moreover, the control cylinder, that is, the electric cylinder, adopted in the above device realizes the abutting seal and disengagement between the sealing bottom plate and the main box, which facilitates the subsequent disinfection component to effectively sterilize through high-temperature steam flow. It lowers the plate heat exchanger to the position of the disinfection component through the control cylinder, and then starts the disinfection component to carry out sterilization. In this way, efficient and automatic sterilization can be ensured. Description of the Drawings

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the specific embodiments or the description of the prior art. In all the drawings, the elements or parts are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[0018] Figure 1 It is the front view structure diagram of a heat exchange device for juice sterilization provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 It is the working schematic diagram of a heat exchange device for juice sterilization provided by an embodiment of the present invention during the disinfection operation, that is, the schematic diagram of the disengagement between the sealing bottom plate and the main box;

[0020] Reference Numerals:

[0021] Main body part 1, main box, 11 sealing top plate 12, upper opening 101, lower opening 102, liquid inlet 103, liquid outlet 104, heat exchange part 2, sealing bottom plate 21, bottom pipe 22, plate heat exchanger 23, connecting pipe 24, sealing sleeve 25, liquid suction pump 26, mounting rack 27, disinfection part 3, control cylinder 31, disinfection component 32, high-pressure nozzle 321, external high-temperature gas source 100, sealing ring 4. Detailed Description of the Embodiments

[0022] The following will describe in detail the embodiments of the technical solutions of the present invention with reference to the drawings. The following embodiments are only used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, so they are only examples and cannot be used to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0023] The embodiment is basically as shown in the Figures 1 to 2 drawings:

[0024] As Figures 1-2 shown, a heat exchange device for juice sterilization provided by this embodiment can effectively disinfect the heat exchange equipment.

[0025] A heat exchange device for juice sterilization provided by the utility model includes: a main body part 1, and the main body part 1 includes a main box body 11 and a sealed top plate 12; the main box body 11 is provided with an upper opening 101, a lower opening 102, a liquid inlet 103 and a liquid outlet 104; the 11 sealed top plate 12 is detachably installed at the upper opening 101 of the main box body 11, and the 11 sealed top plate 12 is hermetically connected to the main box body 11; wherein the juice enters from the liquid inlet 103 and flows out from the liquid outlet 104; a heat exchange part 2, the heat exchange part 2 is installed inside the main body part 1 and is located at the lower opening 102 and extends into the main box body 11; the heat exchange part 2 includes a sealed bottom plate 21 and a plate heat exchanger 23, the plate heat exchanger 23 is fixedly installed on the sealed bottom plate 21, the sealed bottom plate 21 is slidably installed at the lower opening 102 of the main box body 11, and the sealed bottom plate 21 can be hermetically connected to the lower opening 102; a bottom pipe 22 is fixedly installed on the sealed bottom plate 21 and one end thereof communicates with the inlet of the plate heat exchanger 23; and a sterilization part 3, the sterilization part 3 is installed below the heat exchange part 2 and is close to the lower opening 102; the sterilization part 3 includes a control cylinder 31 and a sterilization member 32, the output shaft of the control cylinder 31 is connected to the sealed bottom plate 21, and the plate heat exchanger 23 is disengaged from the main box body 11 through the control cylinder 31; the sterilization member 32 is arranged outside the control cylinder 31; and the sterilization member 32 communicates with an external high-temperature gas source 100 and is used for sterilizing the plate heat exchanger 23. In actual use, this design realizes the liftable design of the plate heat exchanger 23 in the main box body 11, so that the manual participation can be reduced. At the same time, the design of the 11 sealed top plate 12 and the sealed bottom plate 21 is adopted, and through the sealing of the tightness, the possibility of bacteria entering is reduced; at the same time, on the other hand, a bottom pipe 22 installed at the inlet of the plate heat exchanger 23 in this design can effectively introduce the juice from the main box body 11 into the plate heat exchanger 23, so that effective heat exchange can be realized; moreover, the control cylinder 31 adopted in the above device, that is, an electric cylinder, realizes the abutting seal and disengagement of the sealed bottom plate 21 and the main box body 11, so that it is convenient for the subsequent sterilization member 32 to perform effective sterilization through high-temperature steam flow. It lowers the plate heat exchanger 23 to the position of the sterilization member 32 through the control cylinder 31, and then starts the sterilization member 32 to perform sterilization; in this way, efficient and automatic sterilization can be ensured.

[0026] In this embodiment, it further includes: a sealing ring 4, and there are two sealing rings 4, which are respectively installed on the 11 sealed top plate 12 and the sealed bottom plate 21. In actual use, the sealing ring 4 can effectively ensure the tightness, so that the intrusion of bacteria can be effectively reduced.

[0027] In this embodiment, the heat exchange part 2 further includes a connecting pipe 24 and a sealing sleeve 25. The connecting pipe 24 is installed at the liquid outlet 104 and penetrates through the liquid outlet 104; and the sealing sleeve 25 is fixed on the connecting pipe 24, wherein the connecting pipe 24 is hermetically connected to the liquid outlet 104 through the sealing sleeve 25. In actual use, the purpose of this design is to enable the microfluidics to communicate with the plate heat exchanger 23, ensure that the juice liquid passes through the plate heat exchanger 23, so that an effective heat exchange effect can be achieved, and the sealing sleeve 25 can prevent the juice liquid from overflowing and other situations.

[0028] In this embodiment, the connecting pipe 24 is made of an elastic material. In actual use, this design is for the purpose of achieving a stretching effect, so that when the sealing bottom plate 21 moves downward, the connecting pipe 24 always maintains a connected communication with the plate heat exchanger 23.

[0029] In this embodiment, the heat exchange part 2 further includes a liquid suction pump 26. One end of the connecting pipe 24 is connected to the outlet of the plate heat exchanger 23, and the other end of the connecting pipe 24 communicates with the liquid suction pump 26. In actual use, the purpose of this design is to facilitate the extraction of juice from the plate heat exchanger 23.

[0030] In this embodiment, the heat exchange part 2 further includes a mounting bracket 27. One end of the mounting bracket 27 is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate 21, and the other end of the mounting bracket 27 is fixedly connected to the plate heat exchanger 23. In actual use, the purpose of this design is to facilitate the installation of the plate heat exchanger 23.

[0031] In this embodiment, there are multiple disinfection components 32, which are evenly distributed along the periphery of the sealing bottom plate 21. In actual use, this design can maintain comprehensive disinfection of the plate heat exchanger 23 on the sealing bottom plate 21.

[0032] In this embodiment, the disinfection component 32 includes a high-pressure nozzle 321. In actual use, the high-pressure nozzle 321 in this design communicates with the external high-temperature gas source 100. In this way, when the above-mentioned plate heat exchanger 23 drops with the sealing bottom plate 21, sustainable disinfection can be achieved, so that the surface of the plate heat exchanger 23 can be impacted by multiple high-temperature airflows, thus realizing automatic comprehensive disinfection and sterilization, which greatly ensures stability.

[0033] In summary, this heat exchange device for juice sterilization not only has a reasonable design but also is easy to operate. It reduces bacterial reproduction through sealed installation, and at the same time, through a liftable method, it is convenient to sterilize the plate heat exchanger 23; therefore, this device is suitable for industry promotion.

[0034] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: they can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and they should all be covered by the scope of the claims and the specification of the present invention.

Claims

1. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice, characterized in that: include: A main body, the main body comprising a main box body and a sealing top plate; The main box body is provided with an upper opening, a lower opening, a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet; the sealing top plate is detachably mounted on the upper opening of the main box body, and the sealing top plate is sealed and connected to the main box body; the juice enters from the liquid inlet and flows out from the liquid outlet; a heat exchange part, the heat exchange part is installed in the main body, located at the lower opening, and extends into the main box; the heat exchange part includes a sealing bottom plate, a bottom pipe and a plate heat exchanger, the plate heat exchanger is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate, the sealing bottom plate is slidably installed at the lower opening of the main box, and the sealing bottom plate and the lower opening can be sealed and connected; the bottom pipe is fixedly installed on the sealing bottom plate, and one end of the bottom pipe is communicated with the inlet of the plate heat exchanger; and The disinfection part is installed below the heat exchange part and close to the lower opening; the disinfection part includes a control cylinder and a disinfection component, the output shaft of the control cylinder is connected to the sealing bottom plate, and the plate heat exchanger is detached from the main box body through the control cylinder; the disinfection component is arranged on the outside of the control cylinder; and the disinfection component is connected to an external high-temperature gas source and is used to disinfect the plate heat exchanger.

2. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a sealing ring, which is provided at two locations and is respectively installed on the sealing top plate and the sealing bottom plate.

3. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat exchange part also includes a connecting pipe and a sealing sleeve, wherein the connecting pipe is installed at the liquid outlet and passes through the liquid outlet; and the sealing sleeve is fixed on the connecting pipe, wherein the connecting pipe is sealed and connected to the liquid outlet through the sealing sleeve.

4. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 3, characterized in that: The connecting pipe is made of elastic material.

5. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 3, characterized in that: The heat exchange part further includes a liquid suction pump. One end of the connecting pipe is connected to the outlet of the plate heat exchanger, and the other end of the connecting pipe is in communication with the liquid suction pump.

6. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 5, characterized in that: The heat exchange part further comprises a mounting frame, one end of which is fixedly mounted on the sealing bottom plate, and the other end of which is fixedly connected to the plate heat exchanger.

7. A heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disinfection parts are arranged in multiple locations and are evenly distributed around the sealing bottom plate.

8. The heat exchange device for sterilizing juice according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disinfection component includes a high-pressure nozzle.