Concentrating unit for milk powder processing

By introducing cleaning, stirring, and discharge mechanisms into the milk powder processing and concentration equipment, combined with vacuum pumps and low-temperature concentration, the problem of solid impurity contamination was solved, achieving high-quality milk concentration.

CN223463588UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24HEILONGJIANG QIMEI BIOLOGY TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422671176.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-04
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-04

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Technical Problem

In existing milk powder processing and concentration equipment, solid impurities can easily be mixed into the milk during the stirring process, affecting the quality of the milk.

Method used

A thickener unit including a cleaning and stirring mechanism and a discharge and impurity removal mechanism was designed. The inner wall of the thickener tank is cleaned by a scraper driven by a servo motor. Combined with vacuum pumping and low-temperature concentration, solid impurities are prevented from entering the milk.

Benefits of technology

It effectively cleans impurities from the inner wall of the concentration tank, prevents solid impurities from entering, ensures milk quality, reduces nutrient loss, and improves concentration efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a concentration unit for milk powder processing, which relates to the field of concentration equipment and comprises a concentration tank, a material and impurity discharging mechanism is mounted at the bottom of the concentration tank, a servo motor is mounted at the top of the concentration tank, and a cleaning and stirring mechanism is mounted in the concentration tank. Spirally arranged heating pipes are mounted in a tank body of the concentration tank, a rectifying column is mounted on one side of the top of the concentration tank, a condenser is connected to the tail end of the rectifying column, a liquid bearing tank is connected to the tail end of the condenser, and the cleaning and stirring mechanism comprises a main shaft fixedly connected with an output shaft of a servo motor; a plurality of stirring paddles are fixedly mounted on the outer ring of the main shaft. By arranging the discharging and impurity discharging mechanism and the cleaning and stirring mechanism, stirring and cleaning work can be independently completed, solid impurities are separated from milk, and the situation that the quality of the milk is affected due to the fact that the solid impurities are doped in the milk and discharged is avoided.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of concentration equipment, especially a concentration unit for milk powder processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] The concentration unit is a kind of equipment that realizes concentration by heating water molecules in solution to evaporate, and high-concentration milk liquid can be obtained by the concentration unit in the process of milk powder processing and production, which is convenient for subsequent spray drying to obtain milk powder particles, and the present application specifically relates to a concentration unit for milk powder processing;

[0003] The patent document with publication number "CN218921474U" discloses "a milk powder vacuum concentration equipment, relating to dairy product processing equipment field, including condenser, gas-liquid separator, liquid receiving barrel, concentration tank, heating assembly and cleaning assembly, cleaning assembly can automatically clean the attachments on the inner wall of concentration tank, so that the inside of concentration tank remains clean, the inner wall of the tank body is abutted by the blade", although "cleaning assembly can automatically clean the attachments on the inner wall of concentration tank, so that the inside of concentration tank remains clean", but stirring is needed when concentrating milk liquid in the process of milk powder processing, and the concentration equipment cleans the inner wall of the concentration tank while stirring, which can cause solid impurities on the inner wall to be mixed into the milk liquid, affecting the quality of milk liquid. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide a concentration unit for milk powder processing, which can effectively solve the problems in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0006] A concentration unit for milk powder processing, comprising a concentration tank, a discharge and impurity removal mechanism is installed at the bottom of the concentration tank, a servo motor is installed at the top of the concentration tank, a cleaning and stirring mechanism is installed inside the concentration tank, heating pipes arranged in a spiral are installed inside the tank body of the concentration tank, a rectifying column is installed at one side of the top of the concentration tank, a condenser is connected to the end of the rectifying column, and a liquid receiving tank is connected to the end of the condenser.

[0007] The cleaning and stirring mechanism comprises a main shaft fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor, a plurality of stirring paddles are fixedly installed on the outer ring of the main shaft, a limiting groove is formed in one side of the stirring paddle, a connecting piece is arranged inside the limiting groove, a scraper for cleaning the inner wall of the concentration tank is fixedly installed on one side of the connecting piece, a rotating shaft is fixedly installed at the top end and the bottom end of the connecting piece, the connecting piece is movably connected with the stirring paddle through the rotating shaft, and the top view cross section of the limiting groove is arranged in "L" shape.

[0008] Specifically, the impurities in the concentrated tank can be cleaned, and the accumulation of the impurities is avoided, so that the concentration quality of the subsequent milk liquid is affected.

[0009] As a further scheme of the utility model, the material discharging and impurity removing mechanism comprises a material discharging pipe penetrating through the bottom of the concentrated tank and fixedly connected with the bottom, an inclined filter screen is fixedly installed at the top of the inside of the material discharging pipe, and a main valve is installed at the lower end of the material discharging pipe.

[0010] Specifically, the solid impurities in the milk liquid can be separated, and the solid impurities are avoided from being mixed in the milk liquid and discharged together.

[0011] As a further scheme of the utility model, the material discharging and impurity removing mechanism further comprises a folding pipe penetrating through one side of the material discharging pipe and fixedly connected with the one side, an impurity removing pipe penetrating through the other side of the material discharging pipe and fixedly connected with the other side, a secondary valve is installed at the lower end of the impurity removing pipe, and the top space of the filter screen is in communication with the inside of the secondary valve.

[0012] Specifically, the solid impurities are avoided from being accumulated on the filter screen and causing the material discharging pipe to be blocked.

[0013] As a further scheme of the utility model, the main shaft is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor through a shaft coupling.

[0014] Specifically, the stirring and cleaning work can be completed by rotating the cleaning and stirring mechanism.

[0015] As a further scheme of the utility model, a feeding pipe is fixedly installed at the top of the concentrated tank.

[0016] Specifically, the feeding can be completed, and the concentrated tank can be cleaned.

[0017] As a further scheme of the utility model, a vacuum pump is arranged at one side of the concentrated tank, and the vacuum pump is in communication with the inside of the concentrated tank through a pipeline.

[0018] Specifically, the water in the milk liquid can be evaporated, the concentration process of the milk liquid can be completed in a low-temperature environment, the loss of the nutrient substances in the milk liquid is reduced, and the nutrient substances in the milk liquid are avoided from being damaged and denatured in a high-temperature environment.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0020] The utility model discloses a set up and clear up stirring mechanism and cleaning of the mechanism of discharging and removing sundries, when the servo motor drives the clockwise rotation of the cleaning stirring mechanism, the scraper folding occurs around the rotation shaft, only the stirring of milk, when the servo motor drives the counterclockwise rotation of the cleaning stirring mechanism, the restriction of the limiting groove, the scraper unfolds and cannot fold, and the impurities adhered on the inner wall of the concentration tank are scraped conveniently, and the impurities after scraping flow into the discharge pipe with clean water, and the clean water is inhaled through the folding pipe, and then the clean water is pushed to the filter screen through the compression folding pipe, so that the solid impurities on the filter screen are discharged with the clean water through the sundries removal pipe, the solid impurities are prevented from piling up on the filter screen and causing the blockage of the discharge pipe, the impurities in the concentration tank are cleaned conveniently, the impurities are prevented from piling up and affecting the concentration quality of the subsequent milk, and the cleaning stirring mechanism can be controlled freely, the milk is prevented from being stirred and the concentration tank being cleaned simultaneously, the solid impurities are prevented from being dispersed into the milk and affecting the quality of the milk. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is the whole structure schematic view of a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 2 It is the inside structure schematic view of concentration tank in a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic view of cleaning stirring mechanism in a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 4 It is the local disassembly enlarged view of cleaning stirring mechanism in a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 5 It is the local structure overhead enlarged view of cleaning stirring mechanism in a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 6 It is the structure schematic view of discharge and removing sundries mechanism in a kind of concentration unit for milk powder processing of the utility model.

[0027] In the drawing:

[0028] Concentration tank;2, vacuum pump;4, feed pipe;5, rectifying column;6, condenser;7, liquid tank;8, heating pipe;10, servo motor;

[0029] 3, discharge and removing sundries mechanism;301, discharge pipe;302, filter screen;303, main valve;304, folding pipe;305, sundries removal pipe;306, auxiliary valve

[0030] 9, cleaning stirring mechanism; 901, main shaft; 902, stirring paddle; 903, connecting piece; 904, scraper; 905, limiting groove; 906, rotating shaft. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] In order to make the technical means, creative features, purposes and effects of the utility model easy to understand, the utility model is further described below in combination with specific embodiments.

[0032] As shown in Figures 1-6 A concentration unit for milk powder processing, comprising a concentration tank 1, a discharge and impurity removal mechanism 3 is installed at the bottom of the concentration tank 1, a servo motor 10 is installed at the top of the concentration tank 1, a cleaning stirring mechanism 9 is installed inside the concentration tank 1, heating pipes 8 arranged in a spiral are installed inside the tank body of the concentration tank 1, a rectifying column 5 is installed at the top of the concentration tank 1, a condenser 6 is connected to the end of the rectifying column 5, and a liquid receiving tank 7 is connected to the end of the condenser 6.

[0033] The cleaning stirring mechanism 9 comprises a main shaft 901 fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor 10, a plurality of stirring paddles 902 are fixedly installed on the outer ring of the main shaft 901, a limiting groove 905 is formed through one side of the stirring paddle 902, a connecting piece 903 is arranged inside the limiting groove 905, a scraper 904 for cleaning the inner wall of the concentration tank 1 is fixedly installed on one side of the connecting piece 903, rotating shafts 906 are fixedly installed at the top and bottom ends of the connecting piece 903, the connecting piece 903 is movably connected with the stirring paddle 902 through the rotating shafts 906, and the top view of the limiting groove 905 is arranged in an "L" shape.

[0034] Specifically, the milk liquid is added to the concentration tank 1, and the milk liquid inside the concentration tank 1 is heated after the heating pipe 8 is started. In the heating process, the water in the milk liquid evaporates, and the milk liquid is concentrated. At the same time, the evaporated water and part of the milk liquid enter the rectifying column 5, and the evaporated milk liquid and a small amount of water return to avoid waste of the milk liquid. A large amount of water vapor enters the condenser 6 to be liquefied again and flows into the liquid tank 7 to be collected. During the concentration process, the servo motor 10 is started to drive the main shaft 901 to rotate clockwise, thereby driving the stirring paddle 902 to rotate clockwise synchronously to stir the milk liquid, which is beneficial to the evaporation of excess water in the milk liquid. At this time, the scraper 904 rotates around the rotating shaft 906 to fold and cannot clean the inner wall of the concentration tank 1. After the concentration is completed, the milk liquid is filtered by the discharge and impurity removal mechanism 3 to remove solid impurities and then discharged. Then, clean water is added to the concentration tank 1, and the servo motor 10 is started to drive the main shaft 901 to rotate counterclockwise, thereby driving the stirring paddle 902 and the scraper 904 to rotate counterclockwise synchronously. At this time, the scraper 904 is unfolded and cannot be folded due to the limitation of the limiting groove 905, so as to facilitate the scraping of the adhered impurities on the inner wall of the concentration tank 1. The scraped impurities are discharged with the clean water through the discharge and impurity removal mechanism 3, so as to facilitate the cleaning of the impurities in the concentration tank 1, avoid the accumulation of impurities, and affect the concentration quality of the subsequent milk liquid.

[0035] The discharge and impurity removal mechanism 3 comprises a discharge pipe 301 penetrating through the bottom of the concentration tank 1 and fixedly connected thereto. An inclined filter screen 302 is fixedly installed at the top end in the discharge pipe 301. A main valve 303 is installed at the lower end of the discharge pipe 301.

[0036] Specifically, after the milk liquid is concentrated, the main valve 303 is opened, and the milk liquid is filtered by the filter screen 302 to remove solid impurities and then discharged through the discharge pipe 301, so as to separate the solid impurities in the milk liquid and avoid the solid impurities being mixed in the milk liquid and discharged together.

[0037] The discharge and impurity removal mechanism 3 further comprises a folding pipe 304 penetrating through one side of the discharge pipe 301 and fixedly connected thereto, and an impurity removal pipe 305 penetrating through the other side of the discharge pipe 301 and fixedly connected thereto. A secondary valve 306 is installed at the lower end of the impurity removal pipe 305, and the top space of the filter screen 302 is in communication with the interior of the secondary valve 306.

[0038] Specifically, after the concentration is completed, clean water is added to the concentration tank 1 to clean the concentration tank 1, and the main valve 303 and the secondary valve 306 are opened. The folding pipe 304 is repeatedly pulled and compressed to suck in the clean water by pulling the folding pipe 304, and then push the clean water to the filter screen 302 by compressing the folding pipe 304, so that the solid impurities on the filter screen 302 are discharged with the clean water through the impurity removal pipe 305, and the discharge pipe 301 is prevented from being blocked due to the accumulation of a large amount of solid impurities on the filter screen 302.

[0039] The main shaft 901 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor 10 through a shaft coupling.

[0040] Specifically, the servo motor 10 drives the main shaft 901 to rotate after starting, and then drives the whole cleaning and stirring mechanism 9, so that the stirring and cleaning work can be completed through the rotating cleaning and stirring mechanism 9.

[0041] The feeding pipe 4 is fixedly installed through the top of the condensation tank 1.

[0042] Specifically, the uncondensed milk is injected into the condensation tank 1 through the feeding pipe 4, and after the condensation is completed, clean water is injected into the condensation tank 1 through the feeding pipe 4, so that the feeding is completed, and the condensation tank 1 is cleaned.

[0043] The condensation tank 1 is provided with a vacuum pump 2 on one side, and the vacuum pump 2 is communicated with the inside of the condensation tank 1 through a pipeline.

[0044] Specifically, the condensation tank 1 is vacuumized by the vacuum pump 2, the pressure inside the condensation tank 1 is reduced, a low-pressure environment is formed, the water in the milk is evaporated, the condensation process of the milk is completed in a low-temperature environment, the loss of nutrients in the milk is reduced, and the nutrients in the milk are prevented from being damaged and denatured in a high-temperature environment.

[0045] It should be noted that the utility model is a condensation unit for milk powder processing, when in use, first, the milk is added to the condensation tank 1 through the feeding pipe 4, the milk in the condensation tank 1 is heated after the heating pipe 8 is started, the water in the milk is evaporated in the heating process, the milk is condensed, and after the evaporated water and part of the milk enter the rectifying column 5, the evaporated milk and a small amount of water return, so that the waste of milk is avoided, a large amount of water vapor enters the condenser 6 to be liquefied again and flows into the liquid tank 7 to be collected;

[0046] During the condensation process, the condensation tank 1 is vacuumized by the vacuum pump 2, the pressure inside the condensation tank 1 is reduced, a low-pressure environment is formed, the temperature inside the condensation tank 1 is reduced, the condensation is completed in a low-temperature environment, the servo motor 10 drives the main shaft 901 to rotate clockwise, and then drives the stirring paddle 902 to rotate clockwise synchronously, so that the milk is stirred, the evaporation of the excess water in the milk is facilitated, after the condensation is completed, the main valve 303 is opened, and the milk is discharged through the discharge pipe 301;

[0047] After the condensed milk is discharged, clean water is added to the condensation tank 1, and the servo motor 10 drives the main shaft 901 to rotate counterclockwise, and then drives the stirring paddle 902 and the scraper 904 to rotate counterclockwise synchronously, at this time, the scraper 904 is unfolded and cannot be folded due to the limitation of the limiting groove 905, so that the impurities adhered to the inner wall of the condensation tank 1 are scraped off.

[0048] The removed sundries flow into the discharge pipe 301 with the clean water, while the main valve 303 and the auxiliary valve 306 are opened, and the folding pipe 304 is repeatedly pulled and compressed, the clean water is sucked by pulling the folding pipe 304, and the clean water is pushed to the filter screen 302 by compressing the folding pipe 304, so that the solid impurities on the filter screen 302 are discharged through the sundry discharge pipe 305 with the clean water, the discharge pipe 301 is prevented from being blocked due to a large amount of solid impurities accumulated on the filter screen 302, the impurities in the inside of the thickening tank 1 are conveniently cleaned, the accumulation of the impurities is avoided, and the subsequent concentration quality of the milk liquid is affected.

[0049] The basic principle and main features of the utility model and the advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. It should be understood by the person skilled in the art that the utility model is not limited by the above-mentioned embodiments, the above-mentioned embodiments and the description in the specification are only for illustrating the principle of the utility model, various changes and improvements of the utility model can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the utility model claimed. The protection scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and the equivalents thereof.

Claims

1. A condensing unit for milk powder processing, characterized by: The application relates to a concentrated tank (1) which is provided with a discharge and impurity removal mechanism (3) at the bottom, a servo motor (10) at the top, a cleaning and stirring mechanism (9) in the inside, spiral arranged heating pipes (8) in the inside of the tank body, a rectifying column (5) at the top of one side, a condenser (6) connected to the end of the rectifying column (5), and a liquid receiving tank (7) connected to the end of the condenser (6). The cleaning and stirring mechanism (9) comprises a main shaft (901) fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor (10), a plurality of stirring paddles (902) fixedly installed on the outer ring of the main shaft (901), a limiting groove (905) formed through one side of the stirring paddle (902), a connecting piece (903) arranged in the limiting groove (905), a scraper (904) fixedly installed on one side of the connecting piece (903) and used for cleaning the inner wall of the concentrated tank (1), and rotating shafts (906) fixedly installed at the top and bottom of the connecting piece (903), wherein the connecting piece (903) is movably connected with the stirring paddle (902) through the rotating shafts (906), and the top view of the limiting groove (905) is in the shape of L.

2. A concentrator unit for processing of milk powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge and impurity removal mechanism (3) comprises a discharge pipe (301) penetrating through the bottom of the concentrated tank (1) and fixedly connected with the concentrated tank (1), an inclined filter screen (302) fixedly installed at the top of the inside of the discharge pipe (301), and a main valve (303) installed at the lower end of the discharge pipe (301).

3. The concentrator unit for processing of milk powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge and impurity removal mechanism (3) further comprises a folding pipe (304) penetrating through one side of the discharge pipe (301) and fixedly connected with the discharge pipe (301), an impurity removal pipe (305) penetrating through the other side of the discharge pipe (301) and fixedly connected with the discharge pipe (301), a secondary valve (306) installed at the lower end of the impurity removal pipe (305), and a top space of the filter screen (302) in communication with the inside of the secondary valve (306).

4. The concentrator unit for processing of milk powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: The main shaft (901) is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the servo motor (10) through a shaft coupling.

5. The concentrator unit for processing of milk powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: An inlet pipe (4) is fixedly installed through the top of the concentrated tank (1) and in front.

6. A concentrator unit for processing of milk powder according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vacuum pump (2) is arranged on one side of the concentrated tank (1) and in communication with the inside of the concentrated tank (1) through a pipeline. A vacuum pump (2) is arranged on one side of the concentrated tank (1) and in communication with the inside of the concentrated tank (1) through a pipeline.

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  • Milk powder vacuum concentration equipment

    CN218921474U