Fresh fruit whole fruit enzymolysis post-acid treatment mechanism for fruit grain processing

By designing an acid treatment mechanism for fresh whole fruit enzymatic hydrolysis in citrus granule processing, and utilizing the arc transition structure of the transfer box, acid treatment tank, and conveyor mechanism, the problem of low processing efficiency and poor quality of citrus granules in the existing technology is solved, realizing an efficient and non-destructive acid treatment process, and improving production efficiency and product quality.

CN223745718UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02ZHEJIANG KEKEJIA FOOD CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423124503.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-18
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-18

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Technical Problem

Existing citrus fruit processing methods require high peeling standards and manual operation, resulting in low production efficiency, an inability to balance quality and efficiency, and incomplete removal of impurities after enzymatic hydrolysis.

Method used

Design a fresh fruit whole-fruit enzymatic hydrolysis acid treatment mechanism for fruit processing, including a transfer box, an acid treatment tank and a conveying mechanism. Through the arc transition structure and control valve, the acid treatment time and temperature are precisely controlled to avoid the fresh fruit from being bumped. Combined with PLC controller and sensors, the processing flow is optimized.

Benefits of technology

It improved production efficiency, ensured the quality of raw materials and products, achieved efficient post-enzymatic acid treatment, reduced damage to fresh fruit, and improved overall processing efficiency and quality.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a whole fresh fruit enzymolysis post acid treatment mechanism for fruit processing, which comprises a transfer box, an acid treatment tank and a conveying mechanism, the transfer box is provided with a material outlet, the material outlet is positioned at the feeding end of the acid treatment tank, and the conveying mechanism is arranged along the length direction of the acid treatment tank and can circularly rotate relative to the acid treatment tank. A material outlet of the transfer box inclines towards the feeding end of the acid treatment tank and is further provided with a control valve, the included angle between the material outlet and the contact face of the acid treatment tank is an obtuse angle, the contact portion is of an arc transition structure, the conveying mechanism inclines upwards at an acute angle relative to the acid treatment tank from the feeding end to the discharging end, and the acid treatment tank is provided with an adaptive pH sensor. The acid treatment mechanism is reasonable in structural design, is matched with a fresh fruit enzymolysis treatment process, can ensure the quality of raw materials with high quality, and gives consideration to both product quality and effective efficiency.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a kind of fresh fruit whole fruit enzymatic post-acid treatment mechanism for fruit granule processing, belong to fruit granule processing equipment technical field. BACKGROUND

[0002] The prior art citrus fruit granule processing production method is to peel and segment the citrus to obtain orange pieces, and then a series of treatments are performed to obtain fruit granules. For example, a Chinese invention patent with the authorization announcement number CN104366317B and the authorization announcement date of 20170616 discloses a citrus fruit granule processing production method, which is performed according to the following steps: (1) raw material pretreatment: placing the raw material orange pieces in a soaking pool and soaking them for 1-12 hours under acidic conditions;

[0003] (2) raw material cleaning: lifting the orange pieces pretreated in step (1) to an aeration type cleaning machine through a lifting mechanism, the aeration type cleaning machine is provided with a discharge device at the discharge port, the discharge device is composed of a box body and a rotatable wool roller arranged in the box body, the cleaned orange pieces are further removed from the wool roller to remove filamentous impurities;

[0004] (3) raw material flow channel alkali treatment: lifting the orange pieces cleaned in step (2) to an alkali treatment flow channel system by a lifting mechanism for alkali treatment;

[0005] (4) thermal separation: after the alkali-treated orange pieces are filtered to remove water, they are sent to a double-layered pot with stirring for thermal separation. After the orange pieces are put into the double-layered pot, hot water at 90-95°C is injected, and the mass ratio of the orange pieces to water is 1:1. When the water temperature in the double-layered pot reaches 48-50°C, stirring and heating are started, and when the temperature reaches 70-75°C, the heating is stopped. The stirring time for each batch of material is 7-10 minutes. When it is found that the material in the double-layered pot rotates from fast to slow or not, hot water is added. When it is observed that the cysts are orange or the cysts of the orange pieces are completely separated, the stirring is stopped, and the material is discharged into a buffer pool for later use;

[0006] (5) screening: conveying the material in the buffer pool to a vibrating screening machine through a flow channel for screening;

[0007] (6) impurity removal: the fruit granules obtained by screening in step (5) are first sent to a dissolved air flotation fruit impurity separation machine to remove fruit impurities, then sent to a grating and hanging wire mechanism to remove wires, and finally sent to a flow channel water method kernel removal mechanism to further remove fruit kernels;

[0008] (7) lamp inspection, weighing, pre-scalding, filling, sterilization, and warehousing.

[0009] The method of the application has high production efficiency, good controllability of products, uniform quality of produced fruit particles and extremely low impurity content, but still has the following deficiencies: in order to maintain the integrity of orange slices and improve the yield of products, the peeling of citrus is required to be very high, and is manually operated, so that the production efficiency is restricted, and the quality and efficiency cannot be considered, therefore, the applicant proposes a fresh fruit whole fruit enzyme treatment method for fruit particle processing through years of practical research, the method uses biological enzyme treatment technology to pretreat fresh fruit whole fruit by enzyme hydrolysis, replaces the steps of peeling, raw material pretreatment and raw material cleaning in the prior art, has good controllability of enzyme hydrolysis treatment, high production efficiency, and can guarantee quality and efficiency, and an enzyme hydrolysis tank is designed and developed for this purpose. Technical content

[0010] The utility model aims at providing a structure more optimization, fresh fruit whole fruit enzyme hydrolysis post acid treatment mechanism for fruit particle processing, with fresh fruit whole fruit enzyme treatment method for fruit particle processing, the acid treatment mechanism structure design is reasonable, matches fresh fruit enzyme hydrolysis processing procedure, can guarantee raw material quality with high quality, product quality and efficiency are considered.

[0011] The utility model solves technical scheme adopted by its technical problems:

[0012] Fresh fruit whole fruit enzyme hydrolysis post acid treatment mechanism for fruit particle processing, including transfer case, acid treatment groove and conveying mechanism, transfer case is equipped with material outlet, the material outlet is located in the feed end of acid treatment groove, and the conveying mechanism is arranged along the length direction of acid treatment groove and can rotate relative to acid treatment groove, the material outlet of transfer case is inclined to the feed end of acid treatment groove and is equipped with control valve, the included angle between the contact surface of material outlet and acid treatment groove is obtuse, and the contact part is circular arc transition structure, the conveying mechanism is inclined to the acid treatment groove upward with acute angle from the feed end to the discharge end, and the acid treatment groove is equipped with adaptive pH sensor.

[0013] The utility model discloses reasonable structure design, good practicality, and the fresh fruit is poured into the transfer case after the completion of the enzymolysis of the enzymolysis jar, and the fresh fruit is introduced into the acid treatment groove through the material export (the acid treatment liquid is configured in advance in the treatment groove, and the pH and temperature of acid treatment are adjusted), and the fresh fruit is driven through the acid treatment groove through the rotation of the conveying mechanism, and the time of acid treatment is controlled based on the rotating speed of the conveying mechanism, and after the acid treatment, the fresh fruit is separated from the acid treatment liquid through the lifting of the conveying mechanism, the quality is avoided to be influenced by the transition acid treatment, and each contact part is arc transition structure, and the fresh fruit is avoided to be damaged by knocking or scratching.

[0014] Arc transition structure: it is connected between two contact surfaces or contact parts through the component with the arc or processing mode, reduces the resistance of the material, and avoids knocking or scratching the material (fresh fruit).

[0015] Preferably, the transfer case is provided with at least one buffer edge in the width direction, and the surface of the buffer edge is arc-shaped.

[0016] Preferably, the radial height of the buffer edge is 2-4cm. The design of the buffer edge size can meet the processing needs of different fresh fruits.

[0017] Preferably, the inclination angle of the material outlet of the transfer case to the feeding end of the acid treatment groove is 10-20°, so that the fresh fruit material can flow to the material outlet automatically and slowly, and the included angle between the material outlet and the contact surface of the acid treatment groove is 150-155°. The angle cooperates with the rotating speed of the conveying mechanism, so that the acid treatment process can be accurately matched, the acid treatment time can be controlled, and the length direction size of the acid treatment groove can be effectively utilized.

[0018] Preferably, the inclination angle of the material outlet of the transfer case to the feeding end of the acid treatment groove is 15°, and the included angle between the material outlet and the contact surface of the acid treatment groove is 155°.

[0019] Preferably, the control valve adopts the way of opposite doors to control the opening and closing of the material outlet, and the control valve comprises a left rotating shaft, a left control plate, a right rotating shaft and a right control plate, which are rotatably connected to the left and right sides of the material outlet respectively, and the left and right control plates are respectively or between them provided with locking members. The design of the structure is convenient for flexible control of the export of the material.

[0020] Preferably, the conveying mechanism adopts a conveying belt provided with a plurality of draining holes, and the conveying mechanism controls the rotating speed of the conveying belt by a servo motor, thereby controlling the acid treatment time of the fresh fruits.

[0021] Preferably, the rotating speed of the conveying mechanism is 0.3-0.5 m / min.

[0022] Preferably, the acid treatment mechanism is provided with a PLC controller, a temperature sensor and an acid liquid adding pump, and the pH sensor, the servo motor of the conveying mechanism, the temperature sensor and the acid liquid adding pump are electrically connected with the controller.

[0023] Preferably, the transfer box comprises a box body and a bottom plate arranged in the box body, the bottom plate is in circumferential sliding sealing connection with the box body, and is provided with a lifting adjusting mechanism to adjust the inclination angle of the bottom plate, and the buffer edges are arranged on the bottom plate. The transfer box and the buffer edges can meet the processing requirements of different fresh fruits, and can freely adjust and control the discharging speed according to the actual situation, thereby ensuring the production efficiency.

[0024] The present application has the following advantages:

[0025] The enzyme hydrolysis tank is used for completing the enzymolysis of fresh fruits, and the fresh fruits are poured into the transfer box, and then are guided into the acid treatment tank through the material outlet (the acid treatment liquid is prepared in the treatment tank in advance, and the pH and temperature of the acid treatment are adjusted), and the fresh fruits are driven to pass through the acid treatment tank through the rotation of the conveying mechanism, the acid treatment time is controlled based on the rotating speed of the conveying mechanism, and the fresh fruits are separated from the acid treatment liquid through the lifting of the conveying mechanism after the acid treatment, so that the quality is not affected by the excessive acid treatment, and each contact part is in arc transition structure, so that the fresh fruits are not damaged by knocking or scratching of the parts. Therefore, the acid treatment mechanism has reasonable structure, matches the fresh fruit enzymolysis treatment process, can guarantee the quality of raw materials, product quality and production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to these drawings without creating any creative labor.

[0027] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the present application.

[0028] In the figure: 1, transfer box, 11, material outlet, 12, control valve, 13, buffer edge, 2, acid treatment tank, 3, conveying mechanism, 4, lifting adjusting mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The embodiments of the present application are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0030] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that, if the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present application.

[0031] In the description of the present application, if the first and the second are described, they are only used to distinguish technical features for the purpose, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying the relative importance of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the sequence of the indicated technical features.

[0032] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be broadly understood, and the skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application according to the specific content of the technical scheme.

[0033] The fresh fruit whole fruit enzymolysis post-acid treatment mechanism for fruit processing, including transfer box 1, acid treatment tank 2 and conveying mechanism 3, the transfer box 1 is equipped with material outlet 11, the material outlet 11 is located in the feed end of the acid treatment tank 2, the conveying mechanism 3 is arranged along the length direction of the acid treatment tank 2, and can rotate relative to the acid treatment tank 2, the material outlet 11 of the transfer box 1 is inclined to the feed end of the acid treatment tank and is also provided with control valve 12, the included angle between the material outlet 11 and the contact surface of the acid treatment tank 2 is obtuse, and the contact part is a circular arc transition structure, the conveying mechanism 3 is inclined to the acid treatment tank upward at an acute angle from the feed end to the discharge end, the acid treatment tank 2 is provided with a matching pH sensor.

[0034] The utility model discloses a structure design is reasonable, and practicality is good, and the fresh fruit is poured into the transfer case 1 after the completion of the zymolysis of the zymolysis jar, is introduced into the acid treatment groove 2 through material export 11 (the acid treatment liquid of treatment groove has been configured in advance, and the pH, temperature of acid treatment has been adjusted), through the rotation of conveying mechanism 3, drive fresh fruit to pass through acid treatment groove 2, based on the rotating speed of conveying mechanism 3, control the time of acid treatment, the rear end of acid treatment, through the lifting of conveying mechanism 3, separate fresh fruit and acid treatment liquid, avoid the influence of transitional acid treatment to quality, and each contact part is all arc transition structure, avoid fresh fruit to be damaged by knocking or scratching of component.

[0035] Arc transition structure: it is connected between two contact surfaces or contact parts through the component or processing mode with the arc, reduces the resistance of material, also avoids knocking or scratching material (fresh fruit).

[0036] Preferably, the transfer case 1 is provided with at least one buffer edge 13 along the width direction, and the surface of the buffer edge 13 is arc-shaped. It is found in practice that the buffer edge 13 effectively slows down the rolling of fresh fruit, avoids mutual collision, and also avoids the accumulation of material at the material outlet.

[0037] Preferably, the radial height of the buffer edge 13 is 2-4 cm. The design of the buffer edge 13 with such a size can meet the processing needs of different fresh fruits.

[0038] Preferably, the inclination angle of the material outlet 11 of the transfer case 1 to the feeding end of the acid treatment groove 2 is 10-20°, so as to ensure that the fresh fruit material can automatically and slowly flow to the material outlet, and the included angle between the contact surface of the material outlet 11 and the acid treatment groove 2 is 150-155°. The rotation speed of the conveying mechanism 3 can accurately match the acid treatment process, control the acid treatment time, and effectively utilize the length direction size of the acid treatment groove.

[0039] Preferably, the inclination angle of the material outlet 11 of the transfer case 1 to the feeding end of the acid treatment groove 2 is 15°, and the included angle between the contact surface of the material outlet 11 and the acid treatment groove 2 is 155°.

[0040] Preferably, the control valve 12 controls the opening and closing of the material outlet in a double-door manner, and the control valve 12 includes a left rotating shaft, a left control plate, a right rotating shaft and a right control plate, which are respectively rotatably connected to the left and right sides of the material outlet, and the left and right control plates are respectively or jointly provided with locking members. The design of such structure facilitates the flexible control of the export of material.

[0041] Preferably, the conveying mechanism 3 adopts a conveying belt provided with a plurality of draining holes, and the conveying mechanism 3 controls the rotation speed of the conveying belt through a servo motor, thereby controlling the acid treatment time of the fresh fruits.

[0042] Preferably, the rotation speed of the conveying mechanism 3 is 0.3-0.5 m / min.

[0043] Preferably, the acid treatment mechanism is provided with a PLC controller, a temperature sensor and an acid liquid adding pump, and the pH sensor, the servo motor of the conveying mechanism, the temperature sensor and the acid liquid adding pump are electrically connected with the controller.

[0044] Preferably, the transfer box 1 comprises a box body and a bottom plate arranged in the box body, the bottom plate is in circumferential sliding sealing connection with the box body, and is provided with a lifting adjusting mechanism 4 (such as a hydraulic jack) for adjusting the inclination angle of the bottom plate, and the buffer edges 13 are arranged on the bottom plate. The transfer box 1 and the buffer edges 13 can meet the processing requirements of different fresh fruits, and can freely adjust and control the discharging speed according to the actual situation, thereby ensuring the production efficiency.

[0045] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0046] The enzyme hydrolysis tank is used for completing the enzymolysis of fresh fruits, and the fresh fruits are poured into the transfer box, and then are guided into the acid treatment tank through the material outlet (the acid treatment liquid is prepared in the treatment tank in advance, and the pH and temperature of the acid treatment are adjusted), and the fresh fruits are driven to pass through the acid treatment tank through the rotation of the conveying mechanism, the acid treatment time is controlled based on the rotation speed of the conveying mechanism, and the fresh fruits are separated from the acid treatment liquid through the lifting of the conveying mechanism after the acid treatment, so that the quality is not affected by the excessive acid treatment, and each contact part is in the arc transition structure, so that the fresh fruits are not damaged by the knocking or scratching of the parts. Therefore, the acid treatment mechanism has the reasonable structure, matches the fresh fruit enzymolysis treatment process, can guarantee the quality of raw materials, and can guarantee the product quality and the production efficiency.

[0047] In the embodiment, the PLC controller is a conventional technical means, and will not be described herein. The above-described embodiments are only a preferred scheme of the utility model, and do not limit the utility model in any form, and other variants and modifications can be made without exceeding the technical scheme recited in the claims.

Claims

1. A mechanism for post-enzymatic acid treatment of whole fruit of fresh fruit for processing, characterised in that: The acid treatment device comprises a transfer box (1), an acid treatment tank (2) and a conveying mechanism (3), the transfer box (1) is provided with a material outlet (11) located at the feeding end of the acid treatment tank (2), the conveying mechanism (3) is arranged along the length direction of the acid treatment tank (2) and can rotate relative to the acid treatment tank (2), the material outlet (11) of the transfer box (1) is inclined to the feeding end of the acid treatment tank (2) and is further provided with a control valve (12), the included angle between the material outlet (11) and the contact surface of the acid treatment tank (2) is obtuse, and the contact part is a circular arc transition structure, the conveying mechanism (3) is inclined upward relative to the acid treatment tank (2) from the feeding end to the discharging end at an acute angle, and the acid treatment tank (2) is provided with a matched pH sensor.

2. The mechanism for post-enzymatic acid treatment of whole fruit of fresh fruit for processing of fruit pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transfer box (1) is provided with at least one buffer edge (13) in the width direction, and the surface of the buffer edge (13) is circular arc-shaped.

3. The mechanism for post-enzymatic acid treatment of whole fruit of fresh fruit processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The radial height of the buffer edge (13) is 2-4 cm.

4. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis of the fruits for fruit particle processing according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that: The inclination angle of the material outlet (11) of the transfer box (1) to the feeding end of the acid treatment tank (2) is 10-20°, and the included angle between the material outlet (11) and the contact surface of the acid treatment tank (2) is 150-155°.

5. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis of fresh whole fruits for fruit particle processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inclination angle of the material outlet (11) of the transfer box (1) to the feeding end of the acid treatment tank (2) is 15°, and the included angle between the material outlet (11) and the contact surface of the acid treatment tank (2) is 155°.

6. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis of the fruits for fruit particle processing according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that: The control valve (12) controls the opening and closing of the material outlet (11) in a double-door mode, and the control valve (12) comprises a left rotating shaft, a left control plate, a right rotating shaft and a right control plate, which are respectively rotatably connected to the left and right sides of the material outlet (11), and the left and right control plates are respectively or jointly provided with locking members.

7. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis of the fruits for fruit particle processing according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (3) adopts a conveying belt, the conveying belt is provided with a plurality of liquid drainage holes, and the conveying mechanism (3) controls the rotation speed of the conveying belt through a servo motor, so as to control the acid treatment time of the fresh fruits.

8. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis according to claim 7, characterized in that: The rotation speed of the conveying mechanism (3) is 0.3-0.5 m / min.

9. The mechanism for acid treatment of fresh whole fruits after enzymatic hydrolysis according to claim 7, characterized in that: The acid treatment mechanism is provided with a PLC controller, a temperature sensor and an acid liquid adding pump, the pH sensor, the servo motor of the conveying mechanism (3), the temperature sensor and the acid liquid adding pump are electrically connected with the controller.

10. The fresh fruit whole fruit post-enzymatic acid treatment mechanism for fruit particle processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The transfer box (1) comprises a box body and a bottom plate arranged in the box body, the bottom plate is circumferentially slidingly and sealingly connected with the box body, and is provided with a lifting adjusting mechanism (4) for adjusting the inclination angle of the bottom plate, and the buffer edge (13) is arranged on the bottom plate.

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  • Processing and production method of citrus pulp

    CN104366317B