Kelp salting and mixing device
By using an adjustable-angle stirring drum and baffle design driven by a motor, combined with a solenoid valve to control the addition of salt, the problems of uneven salt distribution and complex operation in kelp salting equipment have been solved, achieving a highly efficient and uniform kelp salting process.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520530541.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-25
AI Technical Summary
Existing kelp salting equipment relies on manual salting, resulting in uneven salt distribution. Furthermore, the fixed design of the mixing drum makes it difficult to adapt to different production process requirements, leading to poor mixing results and increased workload for operators.
The stirring drum, driven by a motor, features an adjustable angle and baffle design, and is equipped with a solenoid valve to control the addition of salt, achieving dynamic mixing and uniform stirring.
This method achieves thorough mixing of kelp and salt, avoids uneven salt concentration, improves mixing efficiency and automation, and reduces the risks associated with manual operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of food processing equipment, specifically to a kelp salting and mixing device. Background Technology
[0002] With the development and utilization of marine resources, kelp, as an important marine resource, is widely used in the food processing industry due to its rich content of iodine, dietary fiber, and other nutrients. In food processing, kelp typically undergoes salting to extend shelf life and improve flavor. Thoroughly mixing the kelp with an appropriate amount of salt is a crucial step in this process, directly affecting the quality and taste of the final product.
[0003] Existing traditional equipment still relies on manual salting, which leads to uneven salt distribution. Pouring a spoonful of salt in one place results in excessively high salt concentration in some areas while other areas are insufficient, affecting the mixing effect. Manual salting also increases the workload of operators and increases the risk of human error. Furthermore, the mixing drums of most mixing equipment are designed with a fixed angle, and the position and angle of the baffles inside the mixing drum remain unchanged, which cannot be dynamically adjusted according to the material characteristics and process requirements. This limitation makes the equipment inflexible and difficult to adapt to different production process requirements. Therefore, to solve the above problems, we propose a kelp salting mixing device. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a kelp salting and mixing device.
[0005] The technical implementation scheme is as follows: A kelp salting and mixing device includes a base and a mixing drum. The base is the supporting carrier of the mixing device. A bracket is fixedly installed on one side of the top surface of the base. An installation ring is rotatably connected to the bracket. The mixing drum is rotatably installed inside the installation ring. The mixing drum is a cylinder with open ends and serves as a container for kelp salting. It also includes electric push rods, guide rail plates, drive rings, gear rings, a motor, and gears. Two electric push rods are symmetrically fixedly installed on the other side of the top surface of the base. Guide rail plates are fixedly connected to the push rods of both electric push rods. Horizontal sliding grooves are opened inside the guide rail plates. A drive ring is rotatably installed on the outer wall of the mixing drum on the side away from the bracket. The drive ring of the mixing drum is slidably connected to the guide rail plate through a connecting rod. The connecting rod is located in the sliding groove of the guide rail plate on the same side. A gear ring is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mixing drum. A motor is fixedly installed on the outer side of the drive ring. A gear is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor. The gear and the gear ring mesh with each other.
[0006] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the mixing drum has multiple baffles spaced circumferentially on its wall. The baffles slide through the interior of the mixing drum wall and are used to change the flow path of the materials inside the mixing drum, so that the kelp and salt are continuously lifted, turned and fallen during the mixing process, increasing the collision and mixing between the materials.
[0007] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the baffle is a plate with protruding ends. The supporting portions at both ends of the baffle are "L"-shaped and slide through the wall of the mixing cylinder. Limiting plates are fixed at both ends of the baffle and are limited on the outer wall of the mixing cylinder. The mixing cylinder is provided with an adjusting member for adjusting the amount of obstruction of the baffle inside the cylinder.
[0008] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, the adjusting component includes a sleeve plate, a sliding plate, and a second motor. The outer wall of the stirring cylinder is circumferentially fixed with sleeve plates of the same number as the baffles. The sleeve plates are slidably connected to the sleeve plates. The sliding plates are U-shaped and slidably fitted inside the sleeve plates at both ends. The second motor is fixedly installed on each of the sliding plates. A lead screw is fixed on the output shaft of the second motor. The lead screw is threaded through the wall of the stirring cylinder and rotatably connected to the baffle at the corresponding position.
[0009] In a preferred embodiment of this utility model, a mounting frame is fixedly connected to the drive ring, and a hopper is mounted on the mounting frame. The hopper is used to store salt. Multiple feed pipes extend from the outlet of the hopper into the mixing drum. The hopper adds salt from the feed pipes at any time during the mixing process.
[0010] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a solenoid valve is also included. A solenoid valve is provided at the connection between the feed pipe and the hopper. The solenoid valve is used to control the opening and closing of the feed pipe so that the hopper can be evenly added to the mixing drum for mixing.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:
[0012] 1. This utility model uses a motor to drive a gear and a gear ring to make the mixing drum rotate. At the same time, an electric push rod drives a guide rail plate to make the mixing drum rise and fall synchronously. This allows the mixing drum to rotate around the mounting ring and continuously adjust its angle. Through dynamic mixing, it ensures that the kelp and salt are fully in contact and mixed inside the mixing drum, thus improving the uniformity of mixing.
[0013] 2. The mixing drum of this utility model is equipped with multiple baffles. The baffles can not only change the flow path of the materials and increase the collision and mixing between the materials, but also flexibly adjust their blocking amount in the drum through the adjusting component, thereby dynamically changing the mixing efficiency of kelp and salt according to actual needs.
[0014] 3. This utility model is equipped with a hopper and a feeding pipe. A solenoid valve is installed at the connection between the feeding pipe and the hopper, which can accurately control the amount and speed of salt addition, ensuring that the salt can be evenly distributed and avoiding the problem of local salt concentration being too high or too low due to traditional manual salt addition. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the present invention.
[0016] Figure 2 This diagram shows the connection relationship between the mixing drum, baffle, lead screw, sliding plate, and motor 2 of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the cooperation relationship between the baffle, lead screw, and motor of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the hopper, mounting frame, discharge pipe, and solenoid valve of this utility model.
[0019] The components in the attached diagram are labeled as follows: 1. Base, 2. Mounting ring, 21. Bracket, 3. Mixing drum, 4. Electric push rod, 5. Guide rail plate, 51. Drive ring, 6. Gear ring, 7. Motor 1, 8. Gear, 9. Baffle, 91. Limiting plate, 10. Lead screw, 11. Sleeve plate, 12. Sliding plate, 13. Motor 2, 14. Hopper, 141. Mounting bracket, 15. Discharge pipe, 16. Solenoid valve. Detailed Implementation
[0020] First, it should be noted that in different described embodiments, the same components are given the same reference numerals or the same component names. The disclosure contained throughout this specification can be applied semantically to the same components having the same reference numerals or the same component names. The location descriptions selected in the specification, such as upper, lower, lateral, etc., also refer to the directly described and illustrated figures and are semantically applied to the new location when the location changes.
[0021] A kelp salting and mixing device, such as Figures 1-4As shown, the apparatus includes a base 1 and a mixing drum 3. The base 1 serves as the supporting carrier for this mixing device. A bracket 21 is fixedly mounted on one side of the top surface of the base 1, and a mounting ring 2 is rotatably connected to the bracket 21. The mixing drum 3 is rotatably mounted inside the mounting ring 2. The mixing drum 3 is a cylinder with openings at both ends and serves as a container for salting kelp. The apparatus also includes electric push rods 4, guide rails 5, a drive ring 51, a gear ring 6, a motor 7, and gears 8. Two electric push rods 4 are symmetrically fixedly mounted on the other side of the top surface of the base 1. Guide rails 5 are fixedly connected to the push rods of both electric push rods 4. Horizontal grooves are formed inside the guide rails 5. A drive ring 51 is rotatably mounted on the outer wall of the mixing drum 3 on the side away from the bracket 21. The drive ring 51 is slidably connected to the guide rail plate 5 via a connecting rod. The connecting rod is located in the groove of the guide rail plate 5 on the same side. A toothed ring 6 is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mixing drum 3. A motor 7 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the drive ring 51. A gear 8 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor 7. The gear 8 and the toothed ring 6 mesh with each other. Kelp and salt are added to the middle of the mixing drum 3. The motor 7 drives the mixing drum 3 to roll through the gear 8 meshing with the toothed ring 6. In conjunction with the electric push rod 4, the mixing drum 3 inside the drive ring 51 is driven to move up and down synchronously through the guide rail plate 5, so that the mixing drum 3 rotates around the spiral center of the mounting ring 2 and the mixing angle is continuously adjusted to achieve the effect of fully mixing the kelp and salt inside the mixing drum 3.
[0022] like Figures 1-3 As shown, multiple baffles 9 are arranged circumferentially on the wall of the mixing drum 3. The baffles 9 slide through the interior of the mixing drum 3. The baffles 9 are used to change the flow path of the materials in the mixing drum 3, so that the kelp and salt are continuously lifted, turned and fallen during the mixing process, increasing the collision and mixing between the materials. The baffles 9 are plates with protruding ends. The supporting parts at both ends of the baffles 9 are "L" shaped and slide through the wall of the mixing drum 3. Limiting plates 91 are fixed at both ends of the baffles 9. The limiting plates 91 are limited on the outer wall of the mixing drum 3. The mixing drum 3 is provided with adjusting components for adjusting the amount of obstruction of the baffles 9 in the drum.
[0023] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the adjusting components include a sleeve plate 11, a sliding plate 12, and a second motor 13. The outer wall of the mixing drum 3 is circumferentially fixed with sleeve plates 11 of the same number as the baffles 9. Sliding plates 12 are slidably connected to the sleeve plates 11. The sliding plates 12 are U-shaped and their two ends are slidably fitted inside the sleeve plates 11. A second motor 13 is fixedly installed on each sliding plate 12. A lead screw 10 is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the second motor. The lead screw 10 is threaded through the wall of the mixing drum 3 and rotatably connected to the baffles 9 at the corresponding positions. The second motor 13 drives the lead screw 10 to adjust its position on the mixing drum 3. The sliding plate 12 where the second motor 13 is located moves synchronously on the sleeve plate 11, so that the lead screw 10 can drive the baffles 9 to adjust the mixing depth on the inner wall of the mixing drum 3, thereby flexibly changing the mixing efficiency of kelp and salt.
[0024] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, a mounting bracket 141 is fixedly connected to the drive ring 51, and a hopper 14 is mounted on the mounting bracket 141. The hopper 14 is used to store salt. Multiple feeding pipes 15 extend from the outlet of the hopper 14 into the mixing drum 3. The hopper 14 adds salt from the feeding pipes 15 at any time during the mixing process.
[0025] like Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, it also includes a solenoid valve 16. A solenoid valve 16 is provided at the connection between the feed pipe 15 and the hopper 14. The solenoid valve 16 is used to control the opening and closing of the feed pipe 15 so that the hopper 14 can be evenly added into the mixing drum 3 for mixing.
[0026] When using this mixing device to mix kelp and salt, first add the materials into the mixing drum 3, then start the motor 7. The motor 7 drives the mixing drum 3 to rotate at a constant speed around its own axis through the meshing of the gear 8 and the gear ring 6. This causes the materials inside the drum to tumble as the drum rotates. At the same time, the symmetrically arranged electric push rods 4 lift the guide rail plate 5, driving the drive ring 51 to rise and fall along the slide track. This causes the mixing drum 3 to periodically change its tilt angle with the mounting ring 2 at the support 21 as the fulcrum. Through this combined motion, the materials form a three-dimensional throwing trajectory under the alternating action of centrifugal force and gravity. This, combined with the sliding baffles 9 arranged circumferentially on the drum wall, further enhances the material's properties. The baffle 9 acts as an interceptor. When the cylinder rotates to a high position, the baffle 9 lifts the material in the mixing drum 3 and accelerates the material's slide when the tilt angle changes, causing the material to surge in a wave-like manner within the mixing drum 3. Depending on the material characteristics, the operator can activate motor 13, which drives the lead screw 10 to push the baffle 9 to slide within the sleeve plate 11, adjusting the depth of the baffle 9 protruding into the cylinder. When inserted deeply, the material's lifting height and dispersion force are enhanced, while when inserted shallowly, the mixing intensity is reduced. Throughout the mixing process, the hopper 14 precisely controls the salt supply through the solenoid valve 16, allowing the salt to be added into the mixing drum 3 from the feed pipe 15, ensuring that the salt particles are evenly distributed into the dynamic material flow.
[0027] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Within the scope of knowledge possessed by those skilled in the art, various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Claims
1. A kelp salting and mixing device, comprising a base (1) and a mixing cylinder (3), wherein a bracket (21) is fixedly provided on one side of the top surface of the base (1), and an mounting ring (2) is rotatably connected to the bracket (21), and the mixing cylinder (3) is rotatably installed inside the mounting ring (2). Its features are, The package also includes an electric push rod (4), a guide rail plate (5), a drive ring (51), a gear ring (6), a motor (7), and a gear (8). Two electric push rods (4) are symmetrically fixed on the other side of the top surface of the base (1). A guide rail plate (5) is fixedly connected to the push rod of each of the two electric push rods (4). A horizontal sliding groove is opened inside the guide rail plate (5). A drive ring (51) is rotatably installed on the outer wall of the mixing cylinder (3) on the side away from the support (21). The drive ring (51) of the mixing cylinder (3) is slidably connected to the guide rail plate (5) through a connecting rod. The connecting rod is located in the sliding groove of the guide rail plate (5) on the same side. A gear ring (6) is fixedly installed on the outer wall of the mixing cylinder (3). A motor (7) is fixedly installed on the outer side of the ring of the drive ring (51). A gear (8) is fixedly installed on the output shaft of the motor (7). The gear (8) and the gear ring (6) mesh with each other.
2. The kelp salting and mixing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mixing drum (3) has multiple baffles (9) spaced circumferentially on its wall. The baffles (9) slide through the interior of the mixing drum (3) and are used to change the flow path of the material inside the mixing drum (3).
3. The kelp salting and mixing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The baffle (9) is a plate with protruding ends. The supporting parts at both ends of the baffle (9) are "L" shaped and slide through the cylinder wall of the stirring cylinder (3). Limiting plates (91) are fixed at both ends of the baffle (9). The limiting plates (91) are limited on the outer wall of the stirring cylinder (3). The stirring cylinder (3) is provided with an adjusting component for adjusting the amount of obstruction of the baffle (9) in the cylinder.
4. A kelp salting and mixing device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The adjusting components include a sleeve plate (11), a sliding plate (12), and a second motor (13). The outer wall of the stirring drum (3) is circumferentially fixed with sleeve plates (11) of the same number as the baffles (9). The sleeve plates (12) are slidably connected to the sleeve plates (11). The sliding plates (12) are U-shaped and are slidably fitted inside the sleeve plates (11) at both ends. The second motor (13) is fixedly installed on each sliding plate (12). The output shaft of the second motor is fixedly provided with a lead screw (10). The lead screw (10) is threaded through the wall of the stirring drum (3) and rotatably connected to the baffles (9) at the corresponding position.
5. A kelp salting and mixing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, A mounting bracket (141) is fixedly connected to the drive ring (51), and a hopper (14) is mounted on the mounting bracket (141). The hopper (14) is used to store salt. The outlet of the hopper (14) extends into the mixing drum (3) through multiple feed pipes (15).
6. A kelp salting and mixing device according to claim 5, characterized in that, It also includes a solenoid valve (16), which is provided at the connection between the feed pipe (15) and the hopper (14).