Reaction kettle for extracting essential oil

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of reaction kettles, in particular to a reaction kettle for extracting essential oil. The reaction kettle comprises a kettle body and a crushing chamber, the crushing chamber is assembled at one end of the top of the kettle body, a crushing mechanism is assembled in the crushing chamber, and a stirring and mixing mechanism is assembled in the kettle body. By means of the structural design of the crushing mechanism, rose petals needing to be crushed are contained in the feeding bin, conveyed through rotation of spiral blades and crushed through a crushing cutter, and finally the rose petals are filtered through a filter screen and then enter the kettle body, so that the crushing quality of the rose petals is improved, and the crushing efficiency of the rose petals is improved. The crushing work efficiency is improved; through the structural design of the stirring and mixing mechanism, a third motor is started to rotate to drive two stirring plates and three stirring blades to rotate, so that the crushed rose petals in the kettle body are fully stirred and mixed, and the dissolution of effective components in the rose petals is accelerated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of reactors, in particular to a reactor for extracting essential oils. Background Art

[0002] Reactors used for essential oil extraction play a crucial role in the essential oil production process. With the continuous expansion of the essential oil market and increasing consumer demand for essential oil quality, efficient and stable essential oil extraction technologies have become particularly important. As the core equipment for essential oil extraction, the design and technological level of the reactor directly affect the yield, quality, and production efficiency of the essential oil. Modern reactors for essential oil extraction typically utilize advanced materials and technologies, such as corrosion-resistant materials like stainless steel and titanium alloys, as well as various heating methods such as electric heating and steam heating, to ensure stable temperature and pressure during the extraction process. At the same time, the reactor's internal structure is rationally designed to fully utilize the disturbance and filtering effects of steam to improve the extraction efficiency and quality of the essential oil. With advances in technology, intelligent control systems have also been applied to reactors, enabling precise control of parameters such as temperature, pressure, and stirring speed, further improving the automation level and production efficiency of essential oil extraction.

[0003] For example, patent CN219279826U discloses a rose essential oil distillation reactor, comprising a reactor body, a first placement block fixedly connected to a position near the middle of the upper outer surface of the reactor body, a stirring motor fixedly mounted on the inner surface of the first placement block, a stirring rod fixedly connected to the output end of the stirring motor, a steam pipe fixedly connected to a position near the right side of the upper inner surface of the reactor body, and a crushing tank fixedly connected to a position near the left side of the upper outer surface of the reactor body. This rose essential oil distillation reactor has the advantages of being able to break up the entire structure of rose petals before distillation, solving the problem of a long stirring process, low efficiency in dissolving the active ingredients in the rose petals, and even some active ingredients remaining in the final petal fragments, making it difficult to efficiently extract the active ingredients from the rose petals, which in turn affects production efficiency and raw material utilization.

[0004] When using the above technology, it was found that the following technical problems exist in the existing technology: when crushing rose petals in an existing rose essential oil distillation reactor, the processing amount each time is relatively small, the crushing efficiency is low, and the stirring effect of the stirring rod is not good enough. Therefore, there is room for improvement. To this end, we designed a reactor for essential oil extraction processing to provide another technical solution to the above technical problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a reactor for essential oil extraction processing to solve the technical problems of improving crushing efficiency and stirring and mixing more evenly.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0007] A reactor for extracting essential oils, comprising a reactor body and a crushing chamber, wherein the top end of the reactor body is equipped with the crushing chamber, the interior of the crushing chamber is equipped with a crushing mechanism, and the interior of the reactor body is equipped with a stirring and mixing mechanism;

[0008] The crushing mechanism includes a first motor, a spiral blade, a second motor, a crushing knife, a feeding bin, a connecting pipe and a filter. The first motor is fixed to one end of the crushing chamber, and the power output end of the first motor is fixed to the second motor. The power output end of the second motor is fixed to a plurality of crushing knives. The top end of the crushing chamber is fixed to the feeding bin, and the bottom end of the crushing chamber is fixed to a connecting pipe. One end of the connecting pipe is fixed to the kettle body, and a filter is fixed to the outside of the plurality of crushing knives and one end located inside the crushing chamber.

[0009] Preferably, the stirring and mixing mechanism includes a top cover plate, a protective groove, a third motor, a main transmission rod, a driving gear, a driven gear, a stirring plate, a secondary transmission rod and a stirring blade. The top of the kettle body is fixed with a top cover plate, the top of the top cover plate is fixed with a protective groove, the top of the protective groove is fixed with a third motor, the power output end of the third motor is fixed with a main transmission rod, the outside of the main transmission rod is fixed with a driving gear, the outside of the driving gear is meshed with three driven gears, two stirring plates are fixed inside the main transmission rod, the inside of the driven gear is fixed with a secondary transmission rod, and the bottom of the secondary transmission rod is fixed with a stirring blade.

[0010] Preferably, a cleaning scraper is fixed to the bottom of the main transmission rod, and the cleaning scraper is slidably connected to the kettle body.

[0011] Preferably, a mounting cylinder is fixed on the outside of the kettle body, and a heating coil is fixed on the inside of the mounting cylinder.

[0012] Preferably, a plurality of supporting legs are evenly distributed and fixed on the bottom of the kettle body.

[0013] Preferably, a protective plate is rotatably connected to one end of the top of the feeding bin, a slag outlet is fixed to the bottom of the kettle body, and a control valve is provided inside the slag outlet.

[0014] Preferably, a steam pipe is fixed to one end of the protective groove, and one end of the steam pipe extends to the interior of the kettle body.

[0015] It can be seen without a doubt that the above-mentioned technical solution of this application can definitely solve the technical problem to be solved by this application.

[0016] At the same time, through the above technical solutions, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The utility model adopts the structural design of the crushing mechanism, so that the rose petals to be crushed are placed in the feeding bin, the rose petals are transported by the rotation of the spiral blades, the rose petals are crushed by the crushing knife, and finally enter the kettle body after being filtered through the filter screen, thereby improving the crushing quality of the rose petals and accelerating the efficiency of the crushing work.

[0018] 2. The utility model adopts the structural design of the stirring and mixing mechanism, so that the device can start the third motor to drive the two stirring plates and three stirring blades to rotate, thereby achieving sufficient stirring and mixing of the rose petals after crushing inside the kettle body, and accelerating the dissolution of the effective ingredients inside the rose petals. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the crushing chamber of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 For this utility model Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the local enlarged structure at point A;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the kettle body of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the kettle body and the mounting cylinder of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the charging bin and the protective plate of the utility model.

[0026] In the figure: 1. kettle body; 2. crushing chamber; 3. first motor; 4. spiral blade; 5. second motor; 6. crushing knife; 7. feeding hopper; 8. connecting pipe; 9. filter screen; 10. top cover plate; 11. protective groove; 12. third motor; 13. main transmission rod; 14. driving gear; 15. driven gear; 16. stirring plate; 17. auxiliary transmission rod; 18. stirring blade; 19. cleaning scraper; 20. mounting cylinder; 21. heating coil; 22. supporting leg; 23. protective plate; 24. slag outlet; 25. control valve; 26. steam pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0028] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the solution of the present invention, the technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0029] It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the embodiments of the present invention and the features and technical solutions therein can be combined with each other.

[0030] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters denote similar items in the following drawings, and therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined or explained in subsequent drawings.

[0031] Example 1

[0032] Reference Figure 1 - Figure 6 A reactor for extracting essential oils comprises a reactor body 1 and a crushing chamber 2. The top end of the reactor body 1 is equipped with the crushing chamber 2, the interior of the crushing chamber 2 is equipped with a crushing mechanism, and the interior of the reactor body 1 is equipped with a stirring and mixing mechanism.

[0033] The crushing mechanism includes a first motor 3, a spiral blade 4, a second motor 5, a crushing knife 6, a feeding bin 7, a connecting pipe 8 and a filter 9. The first motor 3 is fixed to one end of the crushing chamber 2, and the spiral blade 4 is fixed to the power output end of the first motor 3. The second motor 5 is fixed to the other end of the crushing chamber 2. A plurality of crushing knives 6 are fixed to the power output end of the second motor 5. The top end of the crushing chamber 2 is fixed to the feeding bin 7, and the bottom end of the crushing chamber 2 is fixed to the connecting pipe 8. One end of the connecting pipe 8 is fixed to the kettle body 1. The outside of the plurality of crushing knives 6 and the end located inside the crushing chamber 2 are fixed with a filter 9. When the rose petals are to be crushed, the handle on the top of the protective plate 23 is held by hand to open the protective plate 23 and the feeding bin 7. After adding rose petals, start the first motor 3. The power output end of the first motor 3 drives the spiral blade 4 to rotate. The rose petals inside the feeding bin 7 can be evenly transported to one end of the inner part of the crushing chamber 2 through the rotation of the spiral blade 4. Start the second motor 5 to rotate. The power output end of the second motor 5 drives multiple crushing knives 6 to rotate, so that the rose petals can be crushed. The crushed rose petals fall into the interior of the connecting pipe 8 through the filter screen 9. Rose petal particles with larger diameters cannot pass through the filter screen 9 and continue to be crushed by the crushing knives 6 inside the filter screen 9 until they meet the requirements and can fall from the internal gap of the filter screen 9. Then, they fall into the interior of the kettle body 1 through the connecting pipe 8, thereby achieving uniform and efficient crushing of the rose petals.

[0034] A cleaning scraper 19 is fixed to the bottom of the main transmission rod 13, and the cleaning scraper 19 is slidably connected to the kettle body 1. Through the setting of the cleaning scraper 19, after the rose petals are stirred and mixed and the active ingredients are fully dissolved, the scraper 19 slides on the bottom inside the kettle body 1 to effectively remove the remaining residue, thereby avoiding sinking to the bottom and clogging.

[0035] A mounting tube 20 is fixed to the outside of the kettle body 1, and a heating coil 21 is fixed to the inside of the mounting tube 20. By setting the mounting tube 20 and the heating coil 21, the kettle body 1 can be heated and the temperature can be controlled, so that the inside of the kettle body 1 maintains a suitable temperature that is conducive to the dissolution of the active ingredients of the rose petals.

[0036] A plurality of support legs 22 are evenly distributed and fixed on the bottom of the kettle body 1; the support legs 22 are provided to effectively support the kettle body 1, so that the kettle body 1 can operate stably and reliably;

[0037] A protective plate 23 is rotatably connected to one end of the top of the feeding bin 7, and a slag outlet 24 is fixed to the bottom of the kettle body 1. A control valve 25 is provided inside the slag outlet 24. Through the setting of the protective plate 23, the feeding bin 7 can be closed after the rose petals are added to prevent impurities from falling into the crushed rose petals and affecting the quality of the rose essential oil extraction.

[0038] A steam pipe 26 is fixed at one end of the protective tank 11, and one end of the steam pipe 26 extends to the interior of the kettle body 1; through the arrangement of the steam pipe 26, the rose essential oil distillate after mixing, stirring and heating flows out through the steam pipe 26 for collection and separation;

[0039] Example 2

[0040] Reference Figure 4 , a reactor for extracting essential oils, a stirring and mixing mechanism includes a top cover plate 10, a protective groove 11, a third motor 12, a main transmission rod 13, a driving gear 14, a driven gear 15, a stirring plate 16, a secondary transmission rod 17 and a stirring blade 18. The top of the kettle body 1 is fixed with a top cover plate 10, the top of the top cover plate 10 is fixed with a protective groove 11, the top of the protective groove 11 is fixed with a third motor 12, the power output end of the third motor 12 is fixed with a main transmission rod 13, the outside of the main transmission rod 13 is fixed with a driving gear 14, the outside of the driving gear 14 is meshed and connected with three driven gears 15, the inside of the main transmission rod 13 is fixed with two stirring plates 16, the inside of the driven gear 15 is fixed with a secondary transmission rod 17, and the bottom of the secondary transmission rod 17 is fixed with a stirring blade. Mixing blades 18; when the crushed rose petals are to be stirred and mixed so that the effective ingredients inside the rose petals are fully dissolved, the third motor 12 is started to rotate, and the power output end of the third motor 12 drives the main transmission rod 13 to rotate, the main transmission rod 13 drives the driving gear 14 to rotate, the driving gear 14 drives the three driven gears 15 to rotate, the main transmission rod 13 drives the two stirring plates 16 to stir and mix the rose petals, and at the same time the driven gear 15 drives the auxiliary transmission rod 17 to rotate, and the auxiliary transmission rod 17 drives the stirring blades 18 to rotate. Through the coordinated stirring of the three stirring blades 18 and the two stirring plates 16, the rose petals inside the kettle body 1 are stirred and mixed more thoroughly, so that the effective ingredients inside the rose petals can be fully dissolved;

[0041] The use process of the reactor for extracting essential oil provided by the utility model is as follows:

[0042] When the rose petals are to be crushed, a first motor 3 is fixed to one end of the crushing chamber 2, a spiral blade 4 is fixed to the power output end of the first motor 3, a second motor 5 is fixed to the other end of the crushing chamber 2, a plurality of crushing knives 6 are fixed to the power output end of the second motor 5, a feeding bin 7 is fixed to the top end of the crushing chamber 2, a connecting pipe 8 is fixed to the bottom end of the crushing chamber 2, one end of the connecting pipe 8 is fixed to the kettle body 1, a filter screen 9 is fixed to the outside of the plurality of crushing knives 6 and the end inside the crushing chamber 2; a protective plate 23 is rotatably connected to the top end of the feeding bin 7, and then the protective plate 23 and the feeding bin 7 are opened by holding the handle on the top of the protective plate 23, and rose petals are added to the feeding bin 7 to start. The first motor 3, the power output end of the first motor 3 drives the spiral blade 4 to rotate, and the rotation of the spiral blade 4 can evenly transport the rose petals inside the feeding bin 7 to one end of the inner part of the crushing chamber 2, and start the second motor 5 to rotate. The power output end of the second motor 5 drives the multiple crushing knives 6 to rotate, and the rose petals can be crushed. The crushed rose petals fall into the interior of the connecting pipe 8 through the filter 9. Rose petals with larger diameters cannot pass through the filter 9 and continue to be crushed by the crushing knives 6 inside the filter 9 until they meet the requirements and fall through the internal gaps of the filter 9. Then, they fall into the interior of the kettle 1 through the connecting pipe 8, thereby achieving uniform and efficient crushing of the rose petals;

[0043] When the crushed rose petals are to be stirred and mixed so that the effective ingredients inside the rose petals are fully dissolved, a top cover plate 10 is fixed to the top of the kettle body 1, a protective groove 11 is fixed to the top of the top cover plate 10, a third motor 12 is fixed to the top of the protective groove 11, a main transmission rod 13 is fixed to the power output end of the third motor 12, a driving gear 14 is fixed to the outside of the main transmission rod 13, three driven gears 15 are meshed and connected to the outside of the driving gear 14, two stirring plates 16 are fixed to the inside of the main transmission rod 13, a sub-transmission rod 17 is fixed to the inside of the driven gear 15, and a stirring blade 1 is fixed to the bottom of the sub-transmission rod 17 8; Then start the third motor 12 to rotate, the power output end of the third motor 12 drives the main transmission rod 13 to rotate, the main transmission rod 13 drives the driving gear 14 to rotate, the driving gear 14 drives the three driven gears 15 to rotate, the main transmission rod 13 drives the two stirring plates 16 to stir and mix the rose petals, and at the same time the driven gear 15 drives the auxiliary transmission rod 17 to rotate, and the auxiliary transmission rod 17 drives the stirring blades 18 to rotate. Through the coordinated stirring of the three stirring blades 18 and the two stirring plates 16, the rose petals inside the kettle body 1 are stirred and mixed more thoroughly, so that the effective ingredients inside the rose petals can be fully dissolved;

[0044] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are intended only to help illustrate the present invention. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the present invention to specific embodiments. Obviously, numerous modifications and variations are possible based on the contents of this specification. These embodiments are selected and described in detail in this specification to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize the present invention. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A reactor for extracting essential oils, characterized in that: It comprises a kettle body (1) and a crushing chamber (2), wherein the top end of the kettle body (1) is equipped with the crushing chamber (2), the interior of the crushing chamber (2) is equipped with a crushing mechanism, and the interior of the kettle body (1) is equipped with a stirring and mixing mechanism; The crushing mechanism comprises a first motor (3), a spiral blade (4), a second motor (5), a crushing knife (6), a feeding bin (7), a connecting pipe (8) and a filter (9); one end of the crushing chamber (2) is fixed with the first motor (3); the power output end of the first motor (3) is fixed with the spiral blade (4); the other end of the crushing chamber (2) is fixed with the second motor (5); the power output end of the second motor (5) is fixed with a plurality of crushing knives (6); the top end of the crushing chamber (2) is fixed with the feeding bin (7); the bottom end of the crushing chamber (2) is fixed with a connecting pipe (8); one end of the connecting pipe (8) is fixed to the kettle body (1); and the filter (9) is fixed to the outside of the plurality of crushing knives (6) and one end located inside the crushing chamber (2).

2. A reactor for extracting essential oil according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring and mixing mechanism comprises a top cover plate (10), a protective groove (11), a third motor (12), a main transmission rod (13), a driving gear (14), a driven gear (15), a stirring plate (16), a secondary transmission rod (17) and a stirring blade (18). The top of the kettle body (1) is fixed with the top cover plate (10), the top of the top cover plate (10) is fixed with the protective groove (11), the top of the protective groove (11) is fixed with the third motor (12), the power output end of the third motor (12) is fixed with the main transmission rod (13), the outside of the main transmission rod (13) is fixed with the driving gear (14), the outside of the driving gear (14) is meshed with three driven gears (15), the inside of the main transmission rod (13) is fixed with two stirring plates (16), the inside of the driven gear (15) is fixed with the secondary transmission rod (17), and the bottom of the secondary transmission rod (17) is fixed with a stirring blade (18).

3. A reactor for extracting essential oil according to claim 2, characterized in that: A cleaning scraper (19) is fixed to the bottom of the main transmission rod (13), and the cleaning scraper (19) is slidably connected to the kettle body (1).

4. A reactor for extracting essential oil according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mounting cylinder (20) is fixed on the outside of the kettle body (1), and a heating coil (21) is fixed on the inside of the mounting cylinder (20).

5. A reactor for extracting essential oil according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of supporting legs (22) are evenly distributed and fixed on the bottom of the kettle body (1).

6. A reactor for extracting essential oils according to claim 1, characterized in that: A protective plate (23) is rotatably connected to one end of the top of the feeding bin (7), a slag outlet (24) is fixed to the bottom of the kettle body (1), and a control valve (25) is provided inside the slag outlet (24).

7. A reactor for extracting essential oils according to claim 2, characterized in that: A steam pipe (26) is fixed to one end of the protection groove (11), and one end of the steam pipe (26) extends to the interior of the kettle body (1).

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