Vacuum concentration device for fruit juice

By using auxiliary heating and heat recovery technology in a vacuum concentration device, the problem of low heating efficiency in juice concentrators has been solved, achieving efficient juice concentration and energy saving.

CN223774312UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-09DECHEN FOOD INGREDIENTS (WUHAN) CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520203432.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-10
Publication Date
2026-01-09
Estimated Expiration
2035-02-10

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Technical Problem

Existing juice concentrators have low heating and evaporation efficiency, high energy consumption, and are prone to energy waste.

Method used

A vacuum concentration device is used, which assists in heating and reduces gas pressure through an auxiliary box, and combined with a heat recovery box to reduce energy waste and improve heating efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It improves the heating efficiency of juice concentration, lowers the evaporation temperature, and reduces energy consumption.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a fruit juice vacuum concentration device which comprises an evaporation box, a stirring structure is arranged in the evaporation box in a running fit mode, an auxiliary box is arranged on the peripheral side of the evaporation box, a heat recovery box is arranged on the peripheral side of the auxiliary box, a vacuum condenser is arranged on one side of the evaporation box, and the vacuum condenser corresponds to the heat recovery box. The auxiliary box is communicated with the evaporation box, a plurality of first partition plates are fixed in the auxiliary box, a heating gap is formed between every two adjacent first partition plates, the heat recovery box is communicated with the evaporation box, and a water cavity is formed in the heat recovery box. The auxiliary box is installed on the peripheral side of the evaporation box, auxiliary heating can be conducted through the auxiliary box, so that the heating efficiency is improved, the vacuum condenser is installed on one side of the evaporation box, air pressure can be reduced, the boiling point can be reduced, namely the evaporation temperature can be reduced, and the heat recycling box is installed on the peripheral side of the auxiliary box, so that heat can be recycled. And the energy waste is reduced.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a vacuum concentration technical field, concretely is a kind of fruit juice vacuum concentration device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Most fruits contain rich nutrients and moisture, fruits can not only be eaten directly, but also can be processed into fruit juice, fruit juice processing generally needs to go through filtering, sterilization, concentration and subpackaging etc. steps. Among them, the concentration step is to separate the moisture in the fruit juice from the fruit juice to obtain concentrated fruit juice. Fruit juice concentration generally uses fruit juice concentrator, fruit juice concentrator makes the moisture in fruit juice evaporate into water vapor, water vapor is separated from fruit juice, and finally concentrated fruit juice is obtained, which is used for fruit juice concentration. Fruit juice concentrator generally includes concentration tank, heating cylinder, motor, rotating shaft and stirring blade. The motor is located outside the concentration tank, one end of the rotating shaft penetrates the concentration tank and is rotationally connected with the motor, the other end of the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the stirring blade and located in the inner cavity of the concentration tank. The heating cylinder is located in the inner cavity of the concentration tank. The lower end of the heating cylinder is fixedly connected with the concentration tank and located between the stirring blade and the inner tank wall of the concentration tank. The fruit juice to be processed enters the concentration tank, the heating cylinder heats the fruit juice, and the evaporation of the moisture in the fruit juice is accelerated after heating. The motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate, and the rotating shaft drives the stirring blade to rotate. The rotating stirring blade makes the fruit juice in the concentration tank rotate, so that the fruit juice is uniformly heated. The concentrated fruit juice is obtained after the moisture in the fruit juice is evaporated. However, direct heating has low evaporation efficiency and requires high temperature, which can easily lead to energy waste.

[0003] Therefore, the utility model provides a fruit juice vacuum concentration device. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0004] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model aims to provide a fruit juice vacuum concentration device to solve the problems in the background art. The utility model can assist in heating through the auxiliary box, thereby improving the heating efficiency. The gas pressure can be reduced, thereby reducing the boiling point and the evaporation temperature. The heat can be recycled to reduce energy waste.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model is realized by the following technical scheme: a fruit juice vacuum concentration device, comprising an evaporation tank, a stirring structure is rotationally fitted in the evaporation tank, an auxiliary tank is arranged on the side of the evaporation tank, a heat recovery tank is arranged on the side of the auxiliary tank, a vacuum condenser is arranged on one side of the evaporation tank, the vacuum condenser corresponds to the heat recovery tank, the auxiliary tank is in communication with the evaporation tank, a plurality of first partition plates are fixedly arranged in the auxiliary tank, a heating gap is arranged between two adjacent first partition plates, the heat recovery tank is in communication with the evaporation tank, and a water cavity is formed in the heat recovery tank.

[0006] Further, the evaporation box is fixed with a motor, the stirring structure comprises a stirring rod in the evaporation box, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with the stirring rod.

[0007] Further, a plurality of heating pipes are fixed in the evaporation box, a feeding port is formed in the top of the evaporation box, and a discharging port is formed in the bottom of the evaporation box.

[0008] Further, a plurality of first communication ports and a plurality of second communication ports are formed between the auxiliary box and the evaporation box.

[0009] Further, the first partition plate is fixed with a heating resistance wire.

[0010] Further, a communication pipe is arranged between the heat recovery box and the evaporation box, and a second partition plate is fixed in the heat recovery box.

[0011] Further, the heat recovery box is fixed with a recovery pipe, the recovery pipe is communicated with the heat recovery box, a gas outlet pipe is fixed on one side of the heat recovery box, and the gas outlet pipe corresponds to the vacuum condenser.

[0012] Further, the water cavity is fixed with a water outlet pipe at the top and a water inlet pipe at the bottom.

[0013] The fruit juice vacuum concentration device has the advantages that the fruit juice vacuum concentration device comprises an evaporation box, an auxiliary box, a vacuum condenser and a heat recovery box.

[0014] The auxiliary box is installed on the side of the evaporation box, auxiliary heating can be realized through the auxiliary box, the heating efficiency is improved, the vacuum condenser is installed on one side of the evaporation box, the air pressure is reduced, the boiling point is reduced, the evaporation temperature is reduced, the heat recovery box is installed on the side of the auxiliary box, heat can be recovered, and energy waste is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Fig. 1 It is a whole assembly perspective structural schematic view of the fruit juice vacuum concentration device.

[0016] Fig. 2 It is a whole assembly sectional structure schematic view of the fruit juice vacuum concentration device.

[0017] Fig. 3 It is an assembly sectional structure schematic view of the evaporation box and the auxiliary box in the fruit juice vacuum concentration device.

[0018] In the figure: 1, evaporation tank; 2, feed inlet; 3, discharge outlet; 4, motor; 5, stirring rod; 6, heating pipe; 7, auxiliary tank; 8, first partition; 9, first communication port; 10, second communication port; 11, heating gap; 12, communication pipe; 13, heat recovery tank; 14, second partition; 15, water cavity; 16, water inlet pipe; 17, water outlet pipe; 18, gas outlet pipe; 19, recovery pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] 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.

[0020] Please refer to Figs. 1 to 3 The utility model provides a technical scheme: a fruit juice vacuum concentration device, including evaporation tank 1, stirring structure is rotationally fitted in the evaporation tank 1, and the evaporation tank 1 is equipped with auxiliary tank 7 on the circumference, and the auxiliary tank 7 is equipped with heat recovery tank 13 on the circumference, and the evaporation tank 1 is equipped with vacuum condenser on one side, and the vacuum condenser corresponds with heat recovery tank 13, and the auxiliary tank 7 is communicated with the evaporation tank 1, and a plurality of first partitions 8 are fixed in the auxiliary tank 7, and heating gap 11 is equipped between two adjacent first partitions 8, and the heat recovery tank 13 is communicated with the evaporation tank 1, and water cavity 15 is set up in the heat recovery tank 13.

[0021] In this embodiment, the motor 4 is fixed on the evaporation tank 1, and the stirring structure includes the stirring rod 5 in the evaporation tank 1, and the output end of the motor 4 is fixedly connected with the stirring rod 5.

[0022] Specifically, the motor 4 is started, so that the motor 4 drives the stirring rod 5 to rotate, and the fruit juice can be stirred, so that the uniform heating is guaranteed.

[0023] A plurality of heating pipes 6 are fixed in the evaporation tank 1, the evaporation tank 1 is provided with the feed inlet 2 on the top, and the evaporation tank 1 is provided with the discharge outlet 3 on the bottom.

[0024] The heating pipe 6 can be heated by being electrified, the fruit juice can be added into the evaporation tank 1 through the feed inlet 2, and the concentrated fruit juice can be sent out through the discharge outlet 3.

[0025] A plurality of first communication ports 9 and a plurality of second communication ports 10 are formed between the auxiliary tank 7 and the evaporation tank 1, and the first partition 8 is fixed with heating resistance wire.

[0026] Specifically, the auxiliary tank 7 is communicated with the evaporation tank 1 through the first communication port 9, a part of the fruit juice enters the heating gap 11 and is heated by the heating resistance wire, so that the fruit juice liquid level rises, and the fruit juice can flow back into the evaporation tank 1 through the second communication port 10, so that the better heating effect is achieved, and the heating area in the heating gap 11 is larger, and the heating efficiency is higher.

[0027] A communication pipe 12 is arranged between the heat recovery tank 13 and the evaporation tank 1, a second partition plate 14 is fixed in the heat recovery tank 13, a recovery pipe 19 is fixed at the bottom of the heat recovery tank 13, the recovery pipe 19 is in communication with the heat recovery tank 13, an air outlet pipe 18 is fixed at one side of the heat recovery tank 13, the air outlet pipe 18 corresponds to the vacuum condenser, a water outlet pipe 17 is fixed at the top of a water cavity 15, and a water inlet pipe 16 is fixed at the bottom of the water cavity 15.

[0028] Specifically, steam is extracted by the vacuum condenser, the steam passes through the heat recovery tank 13 to heat the auxiliary tank 7 and the water cavity 15 for heat recovery, thereby reducing energy waste.

[0029] Water can be supplied to the water cavity 15 through the water inlet pipe 16, and part of the condensed water in the heat recovery tank 13 can be recovered through the recovery pipe 19.

[0030] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the description of the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that those skilled in the art can understand.

Claims

1. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus comprising an evaporation tank (1), characterized in that, The evaporation box (1) is rotationally fitted with a stirring structure, the evaporation box (1) is provided with an auxiliary box (7) on the periphery, the auxiliary box (7) is provided with a heat recovery box (13) on the periphery, the evaporation box (1) is provided with a vacuum condenser on one side, the vacuum condenser corresponds to the heat recovery box (13), the auxiliary box (7) is in communication with the evaporation box (1), a plurality of first partitions (8) are fixed in the auxiliary box (7), a heating gap (11) is arranged between adjacent two first partitions (8), the heat recovery box (13) is in communication with the evaporation box (1), and the heat recovery box (13) is provided with a water cavity (15).

2. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The evaporation box (1) is fixed with a motor (4), the stirring structure comprises a stirring rod (5) in the evaporation box (1), and the output end of the motor (4) is fixedly connected with the stirring rod (5).

3. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of heating pipes (6) are fixed in the evaporation box (1), the evaporation box (1) is provided with a feeding port (2) at the top, and the evaporation box (1) is provided with a discharging port (3) at the bottom.

4. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of first communication openings (9) and a plurality of second communication openings (10) are arranged between the auxiliary box (7) and the evaporation box (1).

5. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first partition (8) is fixed with a heating resistance wire.

6. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat recovery box (13) and the evaporation box (1) are provided with a communication pipe (12), and the heat recovery box (13) is fixed with a second partition (14).

7. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat recovery box (13) is fixed with a recovery pipe (19) at the bottom, the recovery pipe (19) is in communication with the heat recovery box (13), the heat recovery box (13) is fixed with an air outlet pipe (18) on one side, and the air outlet pipe (18) corresponds to the vacuum condenser.

8. A fruit juice vacuum concentration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water cavity (15) is fixed with a water outlet pipe (17) at the top, and the water cavity (15) is fixed with a water inlet pipe (16) at the bottom.