Sugar dissolving tank for processing flavor syrup

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of flavor syrup dissolving equipment, in particular to a sugar dissolving tank for processing flavor syrup, which is characterized in that a feed pipe is vertically arranged at the top of a tank body, and a discharge pipe is horizontally arranged on one side of the bottom of the tank body; the flow divider is arranged below the feeding pipe and is used for dividing syrup into the tank body; the vibration assembly is connected with the flow divider and used for driving the flow divider to vibrate in the vertical direction. The vibrating assembly comprises a lifting rod vertically arranged in the tank body, the upper end of the lifting rod is connected with a flow divider, a disc is arranged on one side of the lifting rod and is driven by a first motor to rotate, a long slotted hole is horizontally formed in the lower end of the lifting rod, a shifting rod eccentrically arranged on the disc is in sliding connection with the long slotted hole, and two stirring shafts are vertically arranged in the tank body; a plurality of groups of stirring blades are arranged on each stirring shaft, and the two stirring shafts are driven by the driving assembly to synchronously and reversely rotate. The sugar dissolving tank solves the problems that the flow plate is easy to block and the stirring range of the sugar dissolving tank is small in the prior art.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of flavor syrup sugar dissolving equipment, in particular to a sugar dissolving tank for processing flavor syrup. Background Technique

[0002] A sugar dissolving tank is a common piece of equipment in the food processing industry, especially in the beverage manufacturing industry. Its main function is to dissolve solid sugar in water, and sometimes directly add ingredients such as essence, pigment, and acidulant to prepare a syrup with a certain concentration and specific flavor.

[0003] A patent published a sugar dissolving tank for producing flavor - flavored syrup (Patent Authorization Publication No.: CN220003695U), which includes a sugar dissolving tank body with a hollow interior. One end of the top of the sugar dissolving tank body is provided with a feeding port, and also includes a flow - dividing plate. The flow - dividing plate is provided with through - holes and is inclinedly arranged in the sugar dissolving tank body. The higher end of the flow - dividing plate is located directly below the feeding port, and its lower end is located at the other end of the sugar dissolving tank body. By setting an inclined flow - dividing plate, when the syrup raw material is poured from the feeding port, at this time, the syrup raw material passes through the flow - dividing plate. Due to the flow - dividing effect of the flow - dividing plate, the syrup raw material is divided into several portions along the inclined direction of the flow - dividing plate and falls into the sugar dissolving tank body. Although such a design speeds up the dissolution rate of the syrup raw material in the sugar dissolving tank, especially when making high - concentration flavored syrup, it improves the dissolution efficiency of the syrup raw material.

[0004] However, during the use of this sugar dissolving tank, there may be some problems. Since the syrup has high viscosity, after using it for a period of time, a certain amount of syrup may adhere to the flow - dividing plate, easily causing the problem of blockage of the flow - dividing plate. In the long run, it may affect the flow rate of the syrup. Secondly, this equipment adopts a single - shaft central - type stirring structure, with a small stirring range and low processing efficiency. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] In view of this, the utility model provides a sugar dissolving tank for processing flavor syrup, which solves the problems of easy blockage of the flow - dividing plate in the existing sugar dissolving tank and the small stirring range of this sugar dissolving tank.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model is realized through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavor syrup includes:

[0008] A tank body, with a feed pipe vertically arranged at its top, and a discharge pipe horizontally arranged at one side of the bottom of the tank body;

[0009] A flow - divider, arranged below the feed pipe, for diverting the syrup into the tank body;

[0010] A vibration assembly, connected to the diverter, is used to drive the diverter to vibrate in the vertical direction;

[0011] The vibration assembly includes,

[0012] A lifting rod, vertically arranged in the tank, with the upper end of the lifting rod connected to the diverter,

[0013] A disc, arranged on one side of the lifting rod, the disc rotates driven by a first motor, a long slot hole is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the lifting rod, and a dial rod eccentrically arranged on the disc is slidably connected to the long slot hole,

[0014] Two stirring shafts, vertically arranged in the tank, multiple groups of stirring blades are arranged on each stirring shaft, and the two stirring shafts rotate synchronously and reversely driven by a driving assembly.

[0015] A further improvement of the present utility model is that the diverter includes a collecting cylinder arranged below the feed pipe, and a plurality of diversion pipes communicating with the collecting cylinder are arranged in the circumferential direction of the collecting cylinder.

[0016] A further improvement of the present utility model is that the collecting cylinder is conical, with a larger diameter at the upper end and a smaller diameter at the lower end of the collecting cylinder.

[0017] A further improvement of the present utility model is that the sugar dissolving tank further includes a partition plate horizontally arranged below the diverter, the top end of the partition plate is an inclined surface, the lower part of the inclined surface is located at the discharge pipe, and the upper ends of the two stirring shafts are respectively rotationally connected to the partition plate and penetrate through it.

[0018] A further improvement of the present utility model is that the driving assembly includes:

[0019] Two worm wheels, respectively arranged at the lower ends of the two stirring shafts, and the lower ends of the stirring shafts are rotationally connected to the lower surface of the partition plate and penetrate through it;

[0020] A worm, horizontally arranged between the two worm wheels, and meshed with the two worm wheels respectively, and the worm rotates driven by a second motor.

[0021] A further improvement of the present utility model is that two connecting ear plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the diverter, two guiding rods are vertically arranged at the top end of the tank body, the two guiding rods are respectively slidably connected to the two connecting ear plates and penetrate through them, and two limiting plates are arranged, and springs are arranged on the guiding rods between the connecting ear plates and the limiting plates.

[0022] A further improvement of the present utility model lies in that a heating jacket layer and a controller are provided outside the tank body. An electric heating wire is arranged in the gap between the tank body and the heating jacket layer. A temperature sensor is arranged at the top of the tank body. The temperature sensor, the electric heating wire and the controller are electrically connected.

[0023] A further improvement of the present utility model lies in that a transparent observation window is provided on the tank body.

[0024] Due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the technical progress achieved by the present utility model is:

[0025] Under the action of the first motor, the disc rotates, driving the dial rod to reciprocate in the long slot hole, and causing the lifting rod to reciprocate up and down. The reciprocating lifting of the lifting rod drives the diverter to vibrate reciprocally in the tank body, accelerating the flow rate of the syrup in the diverter and reducing the accumulation and adhesion of the syrup in the diverter.

[0026] Turn on the second motor. The second motor drives the worm wheel at its output end to rotate. Since two worm wheels meshing with it are respectively arranged on both sides of the worm wheel, when the worm wheel rotates, it will drive the two worm wheels to rotate in the opposite direction simultaneously. And because these two worm wheels are respectively arranged at the lower ends of the two stirring shafts, when the two worm wheels rotate synchronously in the opposite direction, the two stirring shafts will rotate synchronously in the opposite direction. This increases the stirring range and reduces dead corners. Description of the Drawings

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the sugar dissolving tank of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic structural diagram of the diverter of the present utility model;

[0030] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the vibration assembly of the present utility model;

[0031] Figure 4 It is a schematic position structure diagram of the guide rod and the spring of the present utility model;

[0032] Figure 5 It is a schematic structural diagram of the drive assembly of the present utility model;

[0033] Description of the Reference Numerals:

[0034] 10 - Tank body, 11 - Feed pipe, 12 - Discharge pipe, 13 - Divider, 131 - Collection cylinder, 132 - Diverter pipe, 133 - Connecting ear plate, 14 - Stirring shaft, 15 - Stirring blade, 16 - Partition board, 17 - Heating jacket layer, 18 - Controller, 19 - Temperature sensor, 20 - Vibration assembly, 21 - Lifting rod, 22 - Disk, 23 - First motor, 24 - Long slot hole, 25 - Guide rod, 26 - Spring, 27 - Limiting plate, 28 - Poking rod, 30 - Driving assembly, 31 - Worm gear, 32 - Worm, 33 - Second motor. Detailed implementation manner

[0035] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, in the following description, specific details such as specific system structures and technologies are put forward for the purpose of illustration rather than limitation, so as to thoroughly understand the embodiments of the present invention. However, those skilled in the art should clearly understand that the present invention can also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted to avoid unnecessary details from interfering with the description of the present invention.

[0036] The present invention provides a sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup. According to the attached Figure 1 - attached Figure 5 drawings, it includes: a tank body 10, a diverter 13, a vibration assembly 20, a stirring shaft 14, and a driving assembly 30. A feed pipe 11 is vertically arranged at the top of the tank body 10, and a discharge pipe 12 is horizontally arranged on one side of the bottom of the tank body 10; the diverter 13 is arranged below the feed pipe 11 and is used to divert the syrup into the tank body 10; the vibration assembly 20 is connected to the diverter 13 and is used to drive the diverter 13 to vibrate in the vertical direction; the vibration assembly 20 includes a lifting rod 21 vertically arranged in the tank body 10, the upper end of the lifting rod 21 is connected to the diverter 13, a disk 22 is arranged on one side of the lifting rod 21, the disk 22 rotates under the drive of a first motor 23, a long slot hole 24 is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the lifting pipe, a poking rod 28 eccentrically arranged on the disk 22 is slidably connected to the long slot hole 24, two stirring shafts 14 are vertically arranged in the tank body 10, multiple groups of stirring blades 15 are arranged on each stirring shaft 14, and the two stirring shafts 14 rotate synchronously and in opposite directions under the drive of the driving assembly 30.

[0037] During operation, the syrup and additives first enter the diverter 13 from the feed pipe 11. Under the action of the diverter 13, the syrup is evenly scattered inside the tank body 10. And in order to accelerate the flow rate of the syrup in the diverter 13 and reduce the accumulation and adhesion of the syrup in the diverter 13, the vibration assembly 20 can be activated to drive the diverter 13 to reciprocate vertically inside the tank body 10. The syrup and additives inside the tank body 10 are stirred evenly under the action of the stirring shaft 14 and the stirring blades 15. The stirring blades 15 are arranged at intervals, and the driving assembly 30 drives the two stirring shafts 14 to rotate synchronously and in opposite directions, increasing the stirring range, so that the syrup at the center and edge of the tank body 10 is always in a flowing state, reducing the dead zone and improving the mixing uniformity. And the stirring blades 15 can be spiral-shaped, so as to drive the syrup to flow in the vertical direction. Under the action of the first motor 23, the disc 22 rotates, driving the lever 28 to reciprocate in the long slot hole 24, and causing the lifting rod 21 to reciprocate up and down. The lifting of the lifting rod 21 drives the diverter 13 to reciprocate inside the tank body 10. This vibration assembly 20 has a simple structure and is convenient for maintenance. A transparent observation window is provided on the tank body 10, which is convenient for the staff to observe the syrup liquid level and the working condition inside the tank body 10.

[0038] In this embodiment, according to the appended drawings of the specification Figure 2 to Figure 3 it can be seen that the diverter 13 includes a collecting cylinder 131 arranged below the feed pipe 11, and a plurality of diversion pipes 132 communicating with the collecting cylinder 131 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the collecting cylinder 131. The collecting cylinder 131 is conical, and the diameter of the upper end of the collecting cylinder 131 is large, while the diameter of the lower end of the collecting cylinder 131 is small.

[0039] The diverter 13 is located below the feed pipe 11 to ensure that the syrup directly and continuously flows into the collecting cylinder 131. The collecting cylinder 131 adopts a conical design with a larger diameter at the upper end and a smaller diameter at the lower end. And a plurality of diversion pipes 132 are arranged in the circumferential direction of the collecting cylinder 131. This layout ensures that the fluid can be evenly distributed from the collecting cylinder 131 to the surroundings.

[0040] In this embodiment, according to the appended drawings of the specification Figure 4 to Figure 5 it can be seen that two connecting ear plates 133 are respectively arranged on both sides of the diverter 13, and two guide rods 25 are vertically arranged at the top end of the tank body 10. The two guide rods 25 are respectively slidably connected with the two connecting ear plates 133 and penetrate through them, and two limit plates 27 are arranged. Springs 26 are arranged on the guide rods 25 between the connecting ear plates 133 and the limit plates 27.

[0041] To ensure that the diverter 13 can vibrate vertically under the action of the vibration assembly 20, two guide rods 25 are vertically arranged at the top of the tank body 10. The two guide rods 25 are respectively slidably connected to and penetrate through two connecting lugs 133 on both sides of the diverter 13. And to avoid the direct collision between the connecting lugs 133 and the bottom limiting plate 27 of the guide rod 25, a spring 26 is arranged between the connecting lugs 133 and the limiting plate 27.

[0042] In this embodiment, according to the attached drawings of the specification Figure 1 to Figure 5 it can be seen that the sugar dissolving tank further includes a partition plate 16 horizontally arranged below the diverter 13. The top of the partition plate 16 is an inclined surface, and the lower part of the inclined surface is located at the discharge pipe 12. And the upper ends of the two stirring shafts 14 are respectively rotationally connected to and penetrate through the partition plate 16.

[0043] To prevent the syrup from dripping into the drive assembly 30 during stirring, a partition plate 16 is arranged in the tank body 10. The two stirring shafts 14 are respectively rotationally connected to and penetrate through the partition plate 16, so the partition plate 16 will not affect the mixing work of the two stirring shafts 14. In addition, the top of the partition plate 16 is an inclined surface, and the lower part of the inclined surface is located below the discharge pipe 12, which is convenient for the syrup in the tank body 10 to be discharged.

[0044] In this embodiment, according to the attached drawings of the specification Figure 5 it can be seen that the drive assembly 30 includes: a second motor 33, a worm 32 and two worm wheels 31. The two worm wheels 31 are respectively arranged at the lower ends of the two stirring shafts 14, and the lower ends of the stirring shafts 14 are rotationally connected to and penetrate through the lower surface of the partition plate 16; the worm 32 is horizontally arranged between the two worm wheels 31 and meshes with the two worm wheels 31 respectively, and the worm 32 rotates under the drive of the second motor 33.

[0045] To increase the mixing efficiency of the sugar dissolving tank, two stirring shafts 14 are arranged in the mixing tank, and the stirring shafts 14 move in opposite directions under the action of the drive assembly 30. The second motor 33 is turned on, and the second motor 33 drives the worm 32 at its output end to rotate. Since two worm wheels 31 meshing with the worm 32 are respectively arranged on both sides of the worm 32, when the worm 32 rotates, it will drive the two worm wheels 31 to rotate simultaneously. And because these two worm wheels 31 are respectively arranged at the lower ends of the two stirring shafts 14, when the two worm wheels 31 rotate synchronously in opposite directions, the two stirring shafts 14 will rotate synchronously in opposite directions.

[0046] In this embodiment, according to the attached drawings of the specification Figure 1 - Figure 4 it can be seen that a heating jacket layer 17 and a controller 18 are arranged outside the tank body 10. There is an electric heating wire in the gap between the tank body 10 and the heating jacket layer 17. A temperature sensor 19 is arranged at the top of the tank body 10, and the temperature sensor 19, the electric heating wire and the controller 18 are electrically connected.

[0047] The heating jacket layer 17 can be made of stainless steel or other compliant materials. The heating jacket layer 17 is sleeved outside the tank body 10. Its main function is to wrap the heat generated by the electric heating wire and transfer it to the tank body 10 efficiently, while preventing heat dissipation and improving the heating efficiency. And in order to keep the syrup in good taste, a temperature sensor 19 is provided at the top of the tank body 10. When the temperature sensor 19 detects that the temperature in the tank body 10 is too high, it transmits a signal to the controller 18, and the controller 18 makes the electric heating wire stop working. When the temperature sensor 19 detects that the temperature of the tank body 10 is too low, it transmits a signal to the controller 18, and the controller 18 makes the electric heating wire start working.

[0048] It should be noted that in this patent application, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the term "comprising", "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "comprising a..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the said element.

[0049] 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 recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup, characterized in that: include: A tank body, a feed pipe is vertically arranged on the top of the tank body, and a discharge pipe is horizontally arranged on one side of the bottom of the tank body; A flow divider, arranged below the feed pipe, for diverting the syrup into the tank; A vibration component, connected to the diverter, and used to drive the diverter to vibrate in a vertical direction; The vibration component comprises: A lifting rod is vertically arranged in the tank body, and the upper end of the lifting rod is connected to the diverter. A disc is arranged on one side of the lifting rod, and the disc rotates under the driving of the first motor. A long slot hole is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the lifting rod, and an eccentrically arranged lever on the disc is slidably connected with the long slot hole. Two stirring shafts are vertically arranged in the tank body, each stirring shaft is provided with a plurality of stirring blades, and the two stirring shafts are synchronously rotated in opposite directions under the drive of the driving component.

2. A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow divider comprises a collecting cylinder arranged below the feeding pipe, and a plurality of flow divider pipes in communication with the collecting cylinder are arranged in the circumferential direction of the collecting cylinder.

3. A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The collecting tube is conical, and the upper end of the collecting tube has a large diameter, while the lower end of the collecting tube has a small diameter.

4. The sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 2, characterized in that: The sugar dissolving tank also includes a partition horizontally arranged below the diverter, the top of the partition is an inclined surface, the lower part of the inclined surface is located at the discharge pipe, and the upper ends of the two stirring shafts are respectively connected to and penetrate the partition shaft.

5. The sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drive assembly comprises: Two worm gears are respectively arranged at the lower ends of the two stirring shafts, and the lower ends of the stirring shafts are connected to and penetrate the rotating shafts on the lower surface of the partition; The worm is horizontally arranged between the two worm wheels and meshes with the two worm wheels respectively, and the worm rotates under the driving of the second motor.

6. The sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two connecting ear plates are respectively arranged on both sides of the diverter, and two guide rods are vertically arranged on the top of the tank body. After the two guide rods are slidably connected with and penetrate the two connecting ear plates respectively, two limit plates are arranged, and a spring is arranged on the guide rod between the connecting ear plate and the limit plate.

7. A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to claim 6, characterized in that: A heating jacket and a controller are arranged outside the tank body, an electric heating wire is arranged in the gap between the tank body and the heating jacket, a temperature sensor is arranged on the top of the tank body, and the temperature sensor, the electric heating wire and the controller are electrically connected.

8. A sugar dissolving tank for processing flavored syrup according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The tank body is provided with a transparent observation window.

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