Concentrating and drying mechanism for food additive production

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of food additive processing, and discloses a food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism which comprises a vacuum dryer outer shell, a vacuum dryer inner shell, a sealing cover, a feeding port, an air outlet and a discharging port. The vacuum drier inner shell is located on the inner side of the vacuum drier outer shell, a heating cavity is formed between the vacuum drier outer shell and the vacuum drier inner shell, and the vacuum drier inner shell is made of heat-conducting metal. According to the concentrating and drying mechanism for food additive production, when a stirring plate rotates, food additives located inside and outside the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed through small holes in the two sides, and meanwhile, when a scraping plate rotates, the food additives located below are stirred and mixed into the inner shell of the vacuum dryer; the food additives in the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed more comprehensively and heated more uniformly, so that the concentration and drying rate of the food additives is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food additive processing, and in particular to a food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Food additives are synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve its color, aroma, and flavor, as well as for preservation and processing needs. Currently, there are 23 types of food additives in my country. Additives are a kind of "essence" and require vacuum drying during the production process to remove moisture and improve the purity and precision of the additives.

[0003] When the vacuum dryer is used to concentrate and dry food additives, the food additives located inside and below are not conveniently heated, concentrated and dried, which reduces the processing rate of the food additives.

[0004] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a food additive production concentration and drying mechanism to solve the problem that the food additives located inside and below the vacuum dryer are inconvenient to be heated, concentrated and dried. Utility Model Content

[0005] In response to the shortcomings of the existing technology, the present application provides a food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism, which has the advantage of improving the processing rate and solves the problem that food additives located inside and below the vacuum dryer are inconvenient to heat, concentrate and dry.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned objectives, the present application provides the following technical solutions: a food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism, comprising a vacuum dryer shell, a vacuum dryer inner shell, a sealing cover, a feed port, an air outlet and a discharge port, wherein the vacuum dryer shell and the vacuum dryer inner shell are integrally formed, the vacuum dryer inner shell is located inside the vacuum dryer shell, a heating chamber is formed between the vacuum dryer shell and the vacuum dryer inner shell, the vacuum dryer inner shell is made of a heat-conducting metal, the sealing cover is fixed to the top of the vacuum dryer shell by screws, the feed port and the air outlet are connected to the top of the vacuum dryer shell, the discharge port is connected to the bottom of the vacuum dryer inner shell, a stirring mechanism is provided at the bottom of the sealing cover, and a heating mechanism is provided inside the vacuum dryer shell;

[0007] The stirring mechanism includes a driving motor, a connecting rod, a support sleeve, a stirring plate and a scraper. The driving motor is arranged in the middle position of the top of the sealing cover. One end of the connecting rod is fixed to the output end of the driving motor. Three groups of the support sleeves are fixed to the outer surface of the connecting rod by screws. One end of the stirring plate is fixed to the plate body outside the support sleeve by screws. The three groups of scrapers are welded to the outer surface of the connecting rod.

[0008] The connecting rod can drive the stirring plate and the scraper to rotate. When the stirring plate rotates, the food additives located inside and outside the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed through the small holes on both sides. At the same time, when the scraper rotates, the food additives located below are stirred and mixed into the inner shell of the vacuum dryer, so that the food additives inside the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed more comprehensively and heated more evenly, thereby improving the concentration and drying rate of the food additives.

[0009] Preferably, a plurality of groups of interconnected small holes are provided on the outer side of the stirring plate.

[0010] Preferably, the outer side of the scraper is an arc-shaped plate.

[0011] Preferably, the heating mechanism includes a liquid inlet, an air extraction port, a heating tube and a liquid outlet, the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are connected to the vacuum dryer outer shell, the air extraction port is connected to the vacuum dryer inner shell, and the heating tube is installed in the heating cavity between the vacuum dryer outer shell and the vacuum dryer inner shell.

[0012] Preferably, the heating tube surrounds the outside of the inner shell of the vacuum dryer.

[0013] Preferably, a first temperature detector is provided on the outside of the vacuum dryer housing, and a second temperature detector is provided on the top of the sealing cover.

[0014] In summary, this application has at least one of the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1. The food additive production concentration and drying mechanism, when the food additives are introduced into the inner shell of the vacuum dryer through the feed port for heating and drying, the connecting rod drives the stirring plate and the scraper to rotate. When the stirring plate rotates, the food additives located inside and outside the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed through the small holes on both sides. At the same time, when the scraper rotates, the food additives located below are stirred and mixed into the inner shell of the vacuum dryer, so that the food additives inside the inner shell of the vacuum dryer are mixed more comprehensively and heated more evenly, thereby improving the concentration and drying rate of the food additives.

[0016] 2. The food additive production concentration and drying mechanism, external hot water or hot oil can be introduced into the heating chamber between the vacuum dryer outer shell and the vacuum dryer inner shell through the liquid inlet, and the food additives are fully heated, so that the food additives are heated more evenly. At the same time, the heating tube can heat the hot water or hot oil, so that the hot water or hot oil can be maintained at a certain temperature, so that the hot water or hot oil can continuously heat the food additives inside the vacuum dryer inner shell, thereby improving the drying rate of the food additives. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 This is the overall structure diagram of the vacuum dryer for this application;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing the connection structure between the outer shell and the inner shell of the vacuum dryer for this application;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a bottom-up structural diagram of the vacuum dryer for this application;

[0020] Figure 4 This is the overall structural diagram of the stirring mechanism of this application.

[0021] Among them: 1. Vacuum dryer shell; 111. Drive motor; 112. Connecting rod; 113. Support sleeve; 114. Stirring plate; 115. Scraper; 2. Vacuum dryer inner shell; 211. Liquid inlet; 212. Air extraction port; 213. Heating tube; 214. Liquid outlet; 215. Temperature detector 1; 216. Temperature detector 2; 3. Sealing cover; 4. Feed inlet; 5. Air outlet; 6. Discharge port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0023] See also Figure 1-4 , a food additive production concentration and drying mechanism, including a vacuum dryer shell 1, a vacuum dryer inner shell 2, a sealing cover 3, a feed port 4, an air outlet 5 and a discharge port 6. The vacuum dryer shell 1 and the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 are integrally formed, the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 is located inside the vacuum dryer shell 1, and a heating chamber is formed between the vacuum dryer shell 1 and the vacuum dryer inner shell 2. The food additives inside the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 can be heated by hot water or hot oil in the heating chamber. The vacuum dryer inner shell 2 is made of heat-conducting metal. The sealing cover 3 is fixed to the top of the vacuum dryer shell 1 by screws. The sealing cover 3 seals the top of the vacuum dryer shell 1, the feed port 4 and the air outlet 5 are connected at the top of the vacuum dryer shell 1, the food additives are introduced into the interior of the vacuum dryer shell 1 from the feed port 4, and the hot air is discharged from the air outlet 5. The discharge port 6 is connected to the bottom of the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, and the concentrated and dried food additives are discharged from the discharge port 6. A stirring mechanism is provided at the bottom of the sealing cover 3, and a heating mechanism is provided inside the vacuum dryer shell 1.

[0024] Specifically, the stirring mechanism includes a drive motor 111, a connecting rod 112, a support sleeve 113, a stirring plate 114 and a scraper 115. The drive motor 111 is arranged in the middle position of the top of the sealing cover 3. One end of the connecting rod 112 is fixed to the output end of the drive motor 111. Three groups of support sleeves 113 are fixed to the outer surface of the connecting rod 112 by screws. One end of the stirring plate 114 is fixed to the plate body outside the support sleeve 113 by screws. Several groups of connected small holes are opened on the outside of the stirring plate 114. Three groups of scrapers 115 are welded to the outer surface of the connecting rod 112, and the outer side of the scraper 115 is an arc-shaped plate body.

[0025] Through the above technical solution, when food additives are introduced into the inner shell 2 of the vacuum dryer through the feed port 4 for heating and drying, the drive motor 111 is started, and the drive motor 111 drives the connecting rod 112 to rotate. When the connecting rod 112 rotates, the stirring plate 114 is driven to rotate through the support sleeve 113, and the connecting rod 112 drives the scraper 115 to rotate. When the stirring plate 114 rotates, the food additives located inside and outside the inner shell 2 of the vacuum dryer are mixed through the small holes on both sides. At the same time, when the scraper 115 rotates, the food additives located below are stirred and mixed into the inner shell 2 of the vacuum dryer, so that the food additives inside the inner shell 2 of the vacuum dryer are mixed more comprehensively and heated more evenly, thereby improving the concentration and drying rate of the food additives.

[0026] Specifically, the heating mechanism includes a liquid inlet 211, an air extraction port 212, a heating pipe 213 and a liquid outlet 214. The liquid inlet 211 and the liquid outlet 214 are connected to the vacuum dryer shell 1, the air extraction port 212 is connected to the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, the heating pipe 213 is installed in the heating cavity between the vacuum dryer shell 1 and the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, the heating pipe 213 surrounds the outside of the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, a temperature detector 1 215 is provided on the outside of the vacuum dryer shell 1, and a temperature detector 2 216 is provided on the top of the sealing cover 3.

[0027] Through the above technical solution, the exhaust port 212 can be connected to the exhaust fan on the outside to evacuate the inside of the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, and the external hot water or hot oil can be introduced into the heating chamber between the vacuum dryer outer shell 1 and the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 through the liquid inlet 211 to comprehensively heat the food additives and make the food additives heated more evenly. At the same time, the heating tube 213 can heat the hot water or hot oil to keep the hot water or hot oil at a certain temperature, so that the hot water or hot oil can continuously heat the food additives inside the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, thereby improving the drying rate of the food additives. The used hot water or hot oil can be discharged from the liquid outlet 214, the temperature detector 1 215 can detect the temperature of the hot water or hot oil, and the temperature detector 2 216 can detect the temperature of the food additives inside the vacuum dryer inner shell 2.

[0028] During use, the connecting rod 112 can drive the stirring plate 114 and the scraper 115 to rotate. When the stirring plate 114 rotates, the food additives located inside and outside the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 are mixed through the small holes on both sides. At the same time, when the scraper 115 rotates, the food additives located below are stirred and mixed into the vacuum dryer inner shell 2, so that the food additives inside the vacuum dryer inner shell 2 are mixed more comprehensively and heated more evenly, thereby improving the concentration and drying rate of the food additives.

[0029] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism, comprising a vacuum drying machine housing (1), a vacuum drying machine inner housing (2), a sealing cover (3), a feed inlet (4), an air outlet (5) and a discharge port (6), characterized in that: The vacuum dryer shell (1) and the vacuum dryer inner shell (2) are integrally formed, the vacuum dryer inner shell (2) is located inside the vacuum dryer shell (1), a heating chamber is formed between the vacuum dryer shell (1) and the vacuum dryer inner shell (2), the vacuum dryer inner shell (2) is made of a heat-conducting metal, the sealing cover (3) is fixed to the top of the vacuum dryer shell (1) by screws, the feed port (4) and the air outlet (5) are connected to the top of the vacuum dryer shell (1), the discharge port (6) is connected to the bottom of the vacuum dryer inner shell (2), a stirring mechanism is provided at the bottom of the sealing cover (3), and a heating mechanism is provided inside the vacuum dryer shell (1); The stirring mechanism comprises a driving motor (111), a connecting rod (112), a supporting sleeve (113), a stirring plate (114) and a scraper (115); the driving motor (111) is arranged at the middle position of the top of the sealing cover (3); one end of the connecting rod (112) is fixed to the output end of the driving motor (111); three groups of the supporting sleeves (113) are fixed to the outer surface of the connecting rod (112) by screws; one end of the stirring plate (114) is fixed to the plate body outside the supporting sleeve (113) by screws; and the three groups of the scraper (115) are welded to the outer surface of the connecting rod (112).

2. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the stirring plate (114) is provided with a plurality of groups of communicating small holes.

3. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the scraper (115) is an arc-shaped plate.

4. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating mechanism comprises a liquid inlet (211), an air extraction port (212), a heating pipe (213) and a liquid outlet (214); the liquid inlet (211) and the liquid outlet (214) are in communication with the vacuum dryer outer shell (1); the air extraction port (212) is in communication with the vacuum dryer inner shell (2); and the heating pipe (213) is installed in a heating cavity between the vacuum dryer outer shell (1) and the vacuum dryer inner shell (2).

5. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: The heating tube (213) surrounds the outside of the vacuum drying machine inner shell (2).

6. A food additive production, concentration and drying mechanism according to claim 4, characterized in that: A temperature detector 1 (215) is provided on the outside of the vacuum drying machine housing (1), and a temperature detector 2 (216) is provided on the top of the sealing cover (3).

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