Volatile oil extraction device

Abstract

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of extraction devices, and provides a volatile oil extraction device which comprises an extraction tank, an oil-water rheometer, a condenser and an oil-water separator, the top of the oil-water separator is communicated with a flow dividing cylinder, and the upper end of the interior of the flow dividing cylinder is fixedly connected with a flow dividing plate; a circular groove is formed in the upper end of the flow dividing plate, guide rods are fixedly connected to the periphery of the lower end of the flow dividing plate, and the four guide rods make contact with the inner wall of the flow dividing barrel. Through the arrangement of the flow dividing barrel, oil-water mixed liquid enters the circular groove and slides into the oil-water separator from a circulation inclined pipe and a dripping groove; the mixed liquid is prevented from being directly injected into the separator to disperse an oil layer, and can flow down along the inner wall of the separator shell to avoid impacting the oil layer when flowing down.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of extraction devices, and in particular relates to a volatile oil extraction device. Background Art

[0002] Volatile oils are a class of volatile aromatic substances found in the flowers, leaves, stems, roots, or fruits of plants. They can be extracted and refined through steam distillation, extrusion, cold soaking, or solvent extraction. Numerous traditional Chinese medicines contain volatile oils, particularly those from the Asteraceae, Apiaceae, Rutaceae, Lamiaceae, and Zingiberaceae families. Volatile oils are primarily composed of small molecules and have a wide range of effects, including aromatic awakening, dehumidification, and upward guidance of medicinal substances. They can act locally or systemically, exhibiting significant pharmacological activity on the cardiovascular, central nervous, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems, as well as in antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. Currently, volatile oils are used in a wide range of fields, with their application becoming increasingly widespread in medicine and healthcare.

[0003] The prior art also has the following deficiencies:

[0004] In the prior art, volatile oil enters the oil-water separator after cooling, and the liquid flowing down from above continuously impacts the oil layer, which easily breaks the oil layer into oil droplets, thereby affecting the effect of oil-water separation. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model provides a volatile oil extraction device, which aims to solve the problem in the prior art that after the volatile oil is cooled, it enters the oil-water separator, and the liquid flowing down from above continuously impacts the oil layer, which easily breaks the oil layer into oil droplets, thereby affecting the effect of oil-water separation.

[0006] The utility model is implemented as follows: a volatile oil extraction device includes: an extraction tank, an oil-water rheometer, a condenser and an oil-water separator; the top of the oil-water separator is connected to a diverter cylinder, and the upper end of the inner part of the diverter cylinder is fixedly connected to a diverter plate; the upper end of the diverter plate is provided with a circular groove, and the lower end of the diverter plate is fixedly connected to guide rods on all four sides, and the four guide rods are respectively in contact with the inner wall of the diverter cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, the inner periphery of the diversion plate is provided with flow inclined tubes respectively; the four guide rods are provided with drip grooves on one side close to the inner periphery of the diversion tube; the lower ends of the four circular grooves are connected to the four flow inclined tubes, and the four flow inclined tubes are connected to the four drip grooves respectively.

[0008] Preferably, the four guide rods extend to the lower ends of the inner side walls of the oil-water separator respectively.

[0009] Preferably, the extraction tank includes a driving motor installed on the top of the extraction tank, an electric heating plate is installed inside the extraction tank, the output end of the driving motor penetrates into the inner top of the extraction tank and is fixedly connected to a stirring rod, one side of the upper end of the extraction tank is connected to a steam inlet pipe, the other side of the steam inlet pipe is connected to the oil-water rheometer, and an electromagnetic valve is installed on the steam inlet pipe.

[0010] Preferably, a connecting pipe is connected between the top of the oil-water rheometer and the condenser, a valve is installed on the connecting pipe, one side of the condenser is connected to a cooling water outlet pipe, and the other side of the condenser is connected to a cooling water inlet pipe.

[0011] Preferably, a diversion pipe is connected between one side of the lower end of the condenser and the top of the diversion cylinder, a valve is installed on the diversion pipe, the bottom of the oil-water separator is connected to a discharge pipe, a valve is installed on the discharge pipe, a return pipe is connected between the oil-water separator and the oil-water rheometer, a valve is installed on the return pipe, and a pipeline sight glass is provided on the diversion pipe.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments of the present application have the following beneficial effects:

[0013] By setting up a diversion tube, the oil-water mixture enters the circular groove and slides down from the circulation inclined pipe and the drip groove into the oil-water separator, avoiding the mixed liquid from being directly injected into the separator to disperse the oil layer. The mixed liquid can flow down along the inner wall of the separator shell to avoid impacting the oil layer when flowing down. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the extraction tank of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the diversion tube of the utility model;

[0017] In the figure: 1. Extraction tank; 2. Oil-water rheometer; 3. Steam inlet pipe; 4. Solenoid valve; 5. Connecting pipe; 6. Condenser; 7. Cooling water inlet pipe; 8. Cooling water outlet pipe; 9. Diverter pipe; 10. Diverter cylinder; 11. Oil-water separator; 12. Discharge pipe; 13. Drive motor; 14. Electric heating plate; 15. Stirring rod; 16. Diverter plate; 17. Circular groove; 18. Guide rod; 19. Circulation inclined pipe; 20. Drip trough; 21. Reflux pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the description herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the use herein of terms such as "comprise", "have" and "include" or variations such as "comprises", "comprising", "including" and "includes", are intended to be inclusive or open-ended and do not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps; the use of terms such as "first", "second" and the like in the description herein is intended to indicate different sequentially or chronologically, and not to denote a particular order of implementation.

[0019] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase that the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive of other embodiments.

[0020] The utility model embodiment provides a volatile oil extraction device, such as Figure 1-3 As shown, comprising: extraction tank 1, oil water rheometer 2, condenser 6 and oil water separator 11, the top of oil water separator 11 is communicated with the shunt cylinder 10, the inside upper end of shunt cylinder 10 is fixedly connected with the shunt plate 16, the upper end of shunt plate 16 is equipped with the round groove 17, and the lower end of shunt plate 16 is fixedly connected with the guide rod 18 around respectively, four guide rods 18 are contacted with the inner wall of shunt cylinder 10 respectively.

[0021] It should be noted that, since the volatile oil in the prior art enters the oil water separator after cooling, the liquid flowing down from above continuously impacts the oil layer, which is easy to break the oil layer into oil droplets, thereby affecting the oil water separation effect, the present scheme sets the shunt cylinder 10, so that the oil water mixture enters the round groove 17 and slides down from the flow-through inclined pipe 19 and the drip groove 20 into the oil water separator 11, avoiding the mixture directly injected into the separator to disperse the oil layer, which can make the mixture flow down along the inner wall of the separator shell to avoid impacting the oil layer when the mixture flows down.

[0022] The utility model further preferable embodiment, such as Figure 1-3 As shown, the inside around of shunt plate 16 is equipped with the flow-through inclined pipe 19 respectively, four guide rods 18 are equipped with the drip groove 20 near the inside one side of shunt cylinder 10, and the lower end around of round groove 17 is communicated with four flow-through inclined pipes 19, and four flow-through inclined pipes 19 are communicated with four drip grooves 20 respectively.

[0023] In the present embodiment, the mixture is directly avoided to drop and destroy the oil layer.

[0024] The further preferred embodiment of the utility model further comprises a driving motor 13 installed on the top of the extraction tank 1, an electric heating plate 14 installed in the extraction tank 1, a stirring rod 15 fixedly connected to the inside top end of the extraction tank 1 and penetrating through the output end of the driving motor 13, a steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with one side of the upper end of the extraction tank 1, the other side of the steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with the oil-water rheometer 2, and an electromagnetic valve 4 installed on the steam inlet pipe 3. Figure 1-3 As shown in the further preferred embodiment of the utility model, the four guide rods 18 extend to the inside side wall lower end of the oil-water separator 11 respectively.

[0025] In the embodiment, the oil layer is further damaged.

[0026] The further preferred embodiment of the utility model further comprises a driving motor 13 installed on the top of the extraction tank 1, an electric heating plate 14 installed in the extraction tank 1, a stirring rod 15 fixedly connected to the inside top end of the extraction tank 1 and penetrating through the output end of the driving motor 13, a steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with one side of the upper end of the extraction tank 1, the other side of the steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with the oil-water rheometer 2, and an electromagnetic valve 4 installed on the steam inlet pipe 3. Figure 1-2

[0027] In the embodiment, the steam valve is convenient to adjust the size of entering.

[0028] The further preferred embodiment of the utility model further comprises a driving motor 13 installed on the top of the extraction tank 1, an electric heating plate 14 installed in the extraction tank 1, a stirring rod 15 fixedly connected to the inside top end of the extraction tank 1 and penetrating through the output end of the driving motor 13, a steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with one side of the upper end of the extraction tank 1, the other side of the steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with the oil-water rheometer 2, and an electromagnetic valve 4 installed on the steam inlet pipe 3. Figure 2-3

[0029] In the embodiment, preferably, the cooling water inlet pipe 7 is provided with a valve, and the valve is convenient to adjust the size of cooling water.

[0030] The further preferred embodiment of the utility model further comprises a driving motor 13 installed on the top of the extraction tank 1, an electric heating plate 14 installed in the extraction tank 1, a stirring rod 15 fixedly connected to the inside top end of the extraction tank 1 and penetrating through the output end of the driving motor 13, a steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with one side of the upper end of the extraction tank 1, the other side of the steam inlet pipe 3 communicated with the oil-water rheometer 2, and an electromagnetic valve 4 installed on the steam inlet pipe 3. Figure 1

[0031] In the embodiment, the backflow pipe 21 is arranged, so that the aromatic water is concentrated by secondary distillation in the oil-water rheometer 2 through the backflow pipe 21, and the volatile oil dissolved in the water is recovered and then discharged.

[0032] ​​​After the feeding and water addition are completed in the extraction tank 1, the feeding hole is closed. Start the electric control cabinet, enter the interface, turn on the electric heating plate 14 for heating, and after the tank boils, turn off the jacket heating, use the bottom heating to keep boiling, and the volatile oil in the medicinal materials evaporates with water through the oil-water rheometer 2 into the condenser 6 to condense into an oil-water mixture. Preferably, the condenser adopts a two-stage series design to improve the heat exchange efficiency, reduce the oil-water mixture stroke, and reduce the loss of volatile oil sticking to the wall. The mixture enters the oil-water separator 11, and the separated aromatic water enters the oil-water rheometer 2 through the reflux pipe 21 for secondary distillation and concentration. The volatile oil dissolved in the water is recovered and then discharged. The separated volatile oil is temporarily stored in the oil-water separator 11 and collected together after the extraction is completed.

[0033] Preferably, the heavy oil is directly collected through the oil-water separator 11 and the bottom valve, and the light oil is first drained through the bottom valve of the oil-water separator 11 to drain excess water, and then the volatile oil is collected. After use, the tank is simply rinsed, the aromatic water in the oil-water separator 11 is drained, the cooling water is turned off, drinking water is added to the extraction tank 1, the electric heating plate 14 is turned on for heating, and the entire oil-water condensation separation system is flushed by steam. The cleaning is completed in about half an hour.

[0034] The connection between the components is made of sanitary stainless steel pipes, the interface is a quick-release chuck, the valve is a manual sanitary ball valve, and the sanitary pipe sight glass is used. Preferably, the cooling water inlet pipe 7, the cooling water outlet pipe 8, the diversion pipe 9 and the bottom connecting stainless steel pipe of the condenser have a diameter of 38, the reflux pipe 21, the discharge pipe 12 and the stainless steel pipe at the bottom of the oil-water rheometer 2 have a diameter of 25, and the steam inlet pipe 3 and the connecting pipe 5 have a diameter of 51.

[0035] The electrical components appearing in the text are all electrically connected to the controller and the power supply. The control method of the present invention is controlled by the controller. The control circuit of the controller can be implemented by simple programming by technicians in this field. The provision of power is also common knowledge in this field. In addition, the present invention is mainly used to protect mechanical devices, so the control method and circuit connection are no longer explained in detail in the present invention.

[0036] It should be noted that for the aforementioned embodiments, for simplicity of description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations. However, those skilled in the art should be aware that the present invention is not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to the present invention, certain steps may be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in this specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by the present invention.

[0037] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed devices can be implemented in other ways. For example, the device embodiments described above are merely illustrative, such as the division of the above-mentioned units. In actual implementation, there may be other division methods, such as multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the coupling or communication connection between each other shown or discussed can be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between devices or units can be in the form of telecommunications or other forms.

[0038] The units described above as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

[0039] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the scope of protection of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making any creative work are within the scope to be protected by the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, ordinary technicians in this field can still combine, add, delete or make other adjustments to the features in the various embodiments of the present invention according to the circumstances without conflict, without making any creative work, so as to obtain different other technical solutions that do not deviate from the concept of the present invention in essence, and these technical solutions also fall within the scope to be protected by the present invention.

Claims

1. A volatile oil extraction device, characterized in that: include: Extraction tank (1), oil-water rheometer (2), condenser (6) and oil-water separator (11); The top of the oil-water separator (11) is connected to a diverter cylinder (10), and the upper end of the inner part of the diverter cylinder (10) is fixedly connected to a diverter plate (16); A circular groove (17) is provided at the upper end of the diverter plate (16), and guide rods (18) are fixedly connected to the four sides of the lower end of the diverter plate (16), and the four guide rods (18) are in contact with the inner wall of the diverter cylinder (10) respectively.

2. A volatile oil extraction device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner periphery of the diverter plate (16) is provided with flow inclined pipes (19); The four guide rods (18) are provided with drip grooves (20) on one side close to the interior of the diversion cylinder (10); The lower ends of the four sides of the circular groove (17) are connected to the four circulation inclined tubes (19), and the four circulation inclined tubes (19) are respectively connected to the four drip grooves (20).

3. A volatile oil extraction device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The four guide rods (18) respectively extend to the lower ends of the inner side walls of the oil-water separator (11).

4. A volatile oil extraction device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The extraction tank (1) includes a driving motor (13) installed on the top of the extraction tank (1), an electric heating plate (14) is installed inside the extraction tank (1), the output end of the driving motor (13) penetrates into the top of the interior of the extraction tank (1) and is fixedly connected to a stirring rod (15), one side of the upper end of the extraction tank (1) is connected to a steam inlet pipe (3), the other side of the steam inlet pipe (3) is connected to the oil-water rheometer (2), and a solenoid valve (4) is installed on the steam inlet pipe (3).

5. A volatile oil extraction device as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: A connecting pipe (5) is connected between the top of the oil-water rheometer (2) and the condenser (6), and a valve is installed on the connecting pipe (5). One side of the condenser (6) is connected to a cooling water outlet pipe (8), and the other side of the condenser (6) is connected to a cooling water inlet pipe (7).

6. A volatile oil extraction device as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: A diversion pipe (9) is connected between one side of the lower end of the condenser (6) and the top of the diversion cylinder (10), and a valve is installed on the diversion pipe (9). The bottom of the oil-water separator (11) is connected to a discharge pipe (12), and a valve is installed on the discharge pipe (12). A return pipe (21) is connected between the oil-water separator (11) and the oil-water rheometer (2), and a valve is installed on the return pipe (21). A pipeline sight glass is provided on the diversion pipe (9).

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