Citrus fiber heat treatment separation equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of citrus fiber processing, in particular to citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment which comprises an extraction box, a heat treatment cavity with an upward opening is reserved in the extraction box, and a box cover used for sealing the opening of the heat treatment cavity is further arranged on the extraction box. An annular mesh cage is arranged in the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box; a stirring mechanism is arranged on the inner side of the annular net cage, and a plurality of evenly-distributed partition plates are arranged on the outer side of the annular net cage in the axial direction. Orange peel storage sub-cavities are formed between the adjacent partition plates. According to the equipment, efficient and uniform heating of citrus peels in the heat treatment process is realized through the annular mesh cage in the heat treatment chamber and the built-in stirring mechanism. The stirring mechanism is composed of a rotatable rotating disc, a rotating shaft and a plurality of stirring blades, through rotating stirring, it is ensured that peels make full contact with a heat source, the heat treatment efficiency and effect are improved, and the problem that heat treatment of traditional equipment is not uniform is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of citrus fiber processing, and particularly relates to a citrus fiber heat treatment and separation device. Background Art

[0002] As important cash crops, citrus fruits often require the extraction of citrus fibers during the processing process. These fibers have broad application prospects in multiple fields such as food, medicine, and cosmetics. The extraction process of citrus fibers involves multiple steps, among which heat treatment is a key link. The purpose is to soften the fruit peel through high-temperature treatment, promote the separation of fibers from the pulp and pectin, and at the same time kill harmful microorganisms to improve the safety and quality of the product.

[0003] Traditional equipment often has the problem of uneven temperature distribution during the heat treatment process, resulting in insufficient softening of some citrus peels, which affects the extraction efficiency and quality of fibers. Many existing equipment lacks an effective stirring mechanism, or the stirring design is unreasonable, making the citrus peels unable to be evenly heated and turned in the heat treatment chamber, further exacerbating the problem of uneven heat treatment. Summary of the Utility Model

[0004] The utility model aims at the technical problems existing in the prior art, and provides a citrus fiber heat treatment and separation device to solve the problem of uneven temperature distribution that often exists in the above-mentioned traditional equipment during the heat treatment process.

[0005] The technical solution for the utility model to solve the above technical problems is as follows: A citrus fiber heat treatment and separation device includes an extraction box. An upwardly open heat treatment chamber is reserved in the extraction box, and the extraction box is also provided with a box cover for closing the opening of the heat treatment chamber; A circular wire cage is arranged in the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box; A stirring mechanism is arranged inside the circular wire cage, and a plurality of evenly distributed partition plates are arranged on the outside of the circular wire cage along the axial direction; An orange peel storage sub-chamber is formed between adjacent partition plates; A drainage chamber is also arranged in the extraction box below the heat treatment chamber. The drainage chamber is separated from the heat treatment chamber by a mesh plate, and a drainage pipe communicated with the drainage chamber is also arranged outside the extraction box.

[0006] On the basis of the above technical solution, the utility model can be further improved as follows.

[0007] Further, the stirring mechanism includes:

[0008] A rotatable turntable;

[0009] A rotating shaft coaxially arranged on the turntable;

[0010] A plurality of stirring blades evenly distributed outside the rotating shaft.

[0011] Further, the inner wall of the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box is provided with multiple layers of evenly distributed heating wires.

[0012] Further, a number of additive release grooves communicating with the heat treatment chamber are formed in the extraction box; a filling head is arranged in the additive release groove.

[0013] Further, an additive addition box is further arranged outside the extraction box, and the additive addition box is connected to the filling head through a pumping pipeline.

[0014] Further, an independent orange peel placement net box is further arranged in the orange peel storage sub-chamber.

[0015] Further, the orange peel placement net box is a box structure assembled by net plates, and an opening closely attached to the annular cage is formed on one side thereof.

[0016] Moreover, the citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment provided by the present utility model has at least the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0017] 1. Through the annular cage and the built-in stirring mechanism in the heat treatment chamber, the present equipment realizes the efficient and uniform heating of citrus peel during the heat treatment process. The stirring mechanism is composed of a rotatable turntable, a rotating shaft and a plurality of stirring blades. Through rotary stirring, it ensures that the peel fully contacts the heat source, improves the heat treatment efficiency and effect, and overcomes the problem of uneven heat treatment of traditional equipment.

[0018] 2. The equipment adds an independent orange peel placement net box in the orange peel storage sub-chamber, realizing the refined separation and management of orange peels. At the same time, through the design of the additive release groove and the filling head in the heat treatment chamber, combined with the external additive addition box and the pumping pipeline, the automatic and precise addition of additives is realized, further improving the fiber separation effect and protecting the fiber quality, and solving the problems of inconvenient additive addition and low management efficiency of existing equipment. Description of the Drawings

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 is a partial structural cross-sectional view of the present utility model.

[0021] In the drawings, the list of components represented by each reference numeral is as follows:

[0022] 1. Extraction box; 1.1. Additive release groove; 2. Box cover; 3. Annular cage; 4. Stirring mechanism; 4.1. Turntable; 4.2. Rotating shaft; 4.3. Stirring blade; 5. Partition board; 6. Net plate; 7. Drain pipe; 8. Electric heating wire; 9. Filling head; 10. Additive addition box; 11. Orange peel placement net box. Detailed Embodiments

[0023] The principles and features of the present utility model will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The examples given are only used to explain the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model.

[0024] It should be noted that unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installation", "connection", and "coupling" in the terminology should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrally formed structure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of such terms in this patent can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0025] As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the citrus fiber heat treatment separation device of the present utility model design includes an extraction tank 1. An upwardly open heat treatment chamber is reserved inside the extraction tank 1, and a tank cover 2 for closing the opening of the heat treatment chamber is further provided on the extraction tank 1; a ring-shaped wire cage 3 is arranged in the heat treatment chamber of the extraction tank 1; a stirring mechanism 4 is arranged inside the ring-shaped wire cage 3, and a plurality of evenly distributed partition plates 5 are arranged on the outside thereof along the axial direction; an orange peel storage sub-chamber is formed between adjacent partition plates 5; a drainage chamber is further arranged inside the extraction tank 1 below the heat treatment chamber, and the drainage chamber is separated from the heat treatment chamber by a mesh plate 6. A drainage pipe 7 communicated with the drainage chamber is further provided outside the extraction tank 1.

[0026] The main body of the device is the extraction tank 1, and an upwardly open heat treatment chamber is designed inside it to accommodate raw materials such as citrus peels for heat treatment.

[0027] The tank cover 2 is used to close the opening of the heat treatment chamber, ensuring temperature and humidity control during the heat treatment process and preventing external impurities from entering at the same time.

[0028] A ring-shaped wire cage 3 is arranged in the heat treatment chamber. This design not only facilitates the fixation and support of the citrus peels to be treated but also promotes the uniformity of the heat treatment.

[0029] The stirring mechanism 4 inside the ring-shaped wire cage 3 rotates and stirs to make the citrus peels evenly heated during the heat treatment process, improving the heat treatment efficiency and effect.

[0030] A drainage chamber is arranged inside the extraction tank 1 below the heat treatment chamber, and this chamber is separated from the heat treatment chamber by a mesh plate 6. The design of the mesh plate allows the waste liquid to pass through while blocking solid particles, thus realizing the effective separation of the waste liquid and the raw materials.

[0031] A drainage pipe 7 communicated with the drainage chamber is provided outside the drainage chamber, facilitating the timely discharge of the collected waste liquid from the device and avoiding the bacterial growth and obstruction of the subsequent treatment process that may be caused by the long-term retention of the waste liquid in the device.

[0032] As an implementation manner, the stirring mechanism 4 includes:

[0033] Rotatable turntable 4.1;

[0034] Rotating shaft 4.2 coaxially arranged on the turntable 4.1;

[0035] Multiple stirring blades 4.3 evenly distributed outside the rotating shaft 4.2.

[0036] Specifically, the inner wall of the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box 1 is provided with multiple layers of evenly distributed heating wires 8.

[0037] The rotation of the rotatable turntable drives the coaxial rotating shaft and the evenly distributed stirring blades to rotate, realizing the uniform stirring of citrus peel and ensuring its full heating during the heat treatment process. At the same time, the inner wall of the heat treatment chamber is provided with multiple layers of evenly distributed heating wires, providing a stable heat source, which works together with the stirring mechanism to jointly promote the uniform heat treatment of the peel and improve the treatment efficiency and effect.

[0038] As an implementation method, a number of additive release grooves 1.1 communicating with the heat treatment chamber are opened in the extraction box 1; a filling head 9 is arranged in the additive release groove 1.1. In the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box 1, a number of additive release grooves 1.1 communicating with the inside of the chamber are designed. The function of these release grooves is to accurately add specific chemical or biological additives to raw materials such as citrus peel during the heat treatment process to improve the fiber separation effect, protect the fiber quality or meet other process requirements.

[0039] Each additive release groove 1.1 is internally provided with a filling head 9. These filling heads, as the outlets of the additives, can ensure that the additives are evenly and accurately sprayed or dropped onto the raw materials in the heat treatment chamber.

[0040] Specifically, an additive adding box 10 is further arranged outside the extraction box 1, and the additive adding box 10 is connected to the filling head 9 through a pumping pipeline. An additive adding box 10 is also equipped outside the extraction box 1. This adding box is used to store the additives to be added and is connected to the filling head 9 in the release groove through a pumping pipeline. By controlling the working state of the pumping pipeline, the supply amount and supply time of the additives can be accurately adjusted to realize the automatic and accurate addition of the additives.

[0041] As an implementation method, an independent orange peel placement net box 11 is further arranged in the orange peel storage sub-chamber.

[0042] In order to further improve the management efficiency and separation effect of orange peel during the heat treatment separation of citrus fiber, an independent orange peel placement net box 11 is introduced into the orange peel storage sub-chamber. This design enables each sub-chamber to have a dedicated and independently operable orange peel storage space.

[0043] Specifically, the orange peel placement cage 11 is a box structure assembled by net plates, and an opening close to the annular cage 3 is formed on one side thereof.

[0044] The orange peel placement cage 11 is a box structure assembled by net plates. This structure not only ensures sufficient structural strength to support the weight of the orange peel, but also has good air permeability and water permeability, which is beneficial to the penetration and discharge of steam and waste liquid during the heat treatment process. At the same time, an opening close to the annular cage 3 is formed on one side of the cage. This design enables the cage to be stably installed inside the annular cage and be closely integrated with the entire heat treatment system.

[0045] It should be noted that in this article, the terms "including", "comprising" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Unless otherwise clearly specified and defined, the terms "installed", "connected" and "coupled" shall be construed broadly. 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 elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0046] Although the preferred embodiments of the present utility model have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications once they know the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present utility model.

[0047] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present utility model without departing from the spirit and scope of the present utility model. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present utility model fall within the scope of the claims of the present utility model and their equivalent technologies, the present utility model is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A citrus fiber heat treatment and separation device, characterized in that: The invention comprises an extraction box (1), wherein a heat treatment chamber with an upward opening is reserved in the extraction box (1), and the extraction box (1) is also provided with a box cover (2) for closing the opening of the heat treatment chamber; an annular mesh cage (3) is arranged in the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box (1); a stirring mechanism (4) is arranged on the inner side of the annular mesh cage (3), and a plurality of evenly distributed partitions (5) are arranged on the outer side thereof along the axial direction; an orange peel storage sub-chamber is formed between adjacent partitions (5); the extraction box (1) is also provided with a drainage chamber located below the heat treatment chamber, and the drainage chamber is separated from the heat treatment chamber by a mesh plate (6); and the extraction box (1) is also provided with a drainage pipe (7) connected to the drainage chamber.

2. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring mechanism (4) comprises: A rotatable turntable (4.1); A rotating shaft (4.2) coaxially arranged on the rotating disk (4.1); A plurality of stirring blades (4.3) are evenly distributed on the outside of the rotating shaft (4.2).

3. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the heat treatment chamber of the extraction box (1) is provided with multiple layers of evenly distributed electric heating wires (8).

4. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The extraction box (1) is provided with a plurality of additive release grooves (1.1) which are in communication with the heat treatment chamber; and a filling head (9) is arranged in the additive release grooves (1.1).

5. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: An additive adding box (10) is also provided outside the extraction box (1), and the additive adding box (10) is connected to the filling head (9) via a pumping pipeline.

6. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The orange peel storage sub-chamber is also provided with an independent orange peel placement net box (11).

7. The citrus fiber heat treatment and separation equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The orange peel placement net box (11) is a box structure formed by assembling mesh plates, and an opening is formed on one side of the box to be closely attached to the annular net cage (3).

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