Energy-saving drying device for food production

By designing a dual-drying-cylinder structure and drive mechanism, waste heat is used for pre-drying and the position of the drying cylinders is changed, which solves the problems of energy waste and low efficiency of existing drying devices and achieves energy-saving and efficient drying production.

CN223925289UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-17芜湖经济技术开发区综合行政执法大队
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Application Number
CN202520570454.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-28
Publication Date
2026-02-17
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-28

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Technical Problem

Existing food production drying equipment suffers from energy waste and low efficiency during use, especially during material changeovers when the equipment needs to be shut down for extended periods.

Method used

A dual-drying-cylinder structure was designed, and the position of the drying cylinders was changed through a drive mechanism. Hot air with residual heat was used to pre-dry the lower drying cylinder, and the device continued to work when the material in the upper drying cylinder was changed. Staggered inlet and outlet pipes and electric telescopic rods were used to avoid interfering with the material change of the lower cylinder.

Benefits of technology

This achieved energy savings and improved the working efficiency of the drying equipment, avoiding prolonged shutdowns during material changes and enhancing production continuity.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an energy-saving drying device for food production, which comprises a base, and supports are symmetrically and fixedly connected to the tops of two sides of the base. According to the drying device, the positions of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder can be exchanged through the arranged driving mechanism, hot air can be controlled to enter the upper drying cylinder through the electric control valve, the hot air enters the upper drying cylinder to dry materials, and hot air with waste heat enters the lower drying cylinder through the second U-shaped pipe to dry the materials. According to the drying device, the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are arranged, materials in the lower drying cylinder are pre-dried, the waste heat can be utilized, the energy-saving effect is achieved, meanwhile, the materials in the lower drying cylinder can be replaced, and after the positions of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are changed, the drying device can directly work and continuously work. The energy-saving effect can be achieved, meanwhile, the situation that the device stops working for a long time when materials are replaced is avoided, and the working efficiency of the drying device is effectively improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to food production technical field, concretely is a kind of energy-saving drying device for food production. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the food production process, part of food needs to be dried before subsequent production and processing work, so food production drying device needs to be used.

[0003] The current food production drying device, for example, the drying device for food production disclosed in publication No. CN220304091U includes a device body, a heating and stirring mechanism, the device body includes a drying cylinder, the bottom end inner wall of the drying cylinder is provided with a movable baffle, the heating and stirring mechanism includes a rotating shaft, the outer side of the rotating shaft is provided with stirring blades, a plurality of air outlets are formed on the outer side of the stirring blades, and a blower is arranged at one end of the rotating shaft. The utility model can deliver hot air into the rotating shaft through the work of the blower, so that the hot air can come into contact with the food through the air outlets. The stirring blades can stir the food under the action of the servo motor. The continuous rotation of the air outlets can make the hot air fully contact with the food, so that the food can be completely dried without over-heating. The movable baffle can quickly discharge the dried food, and the efficiency of food drying can be improved.

[0004] Although the existing drying device for food production can improve the efficiency of food drying, it is found that the hot air contains a large amount of residual heat after drying the material, which causes waste of energy. In addition, the material needs to be dried in batches, and the material needs to be replaced after drying a batch. During the replacement of the material, the equipment stops working, which makes the equipment need to be shut down for a long time, so that the working efficiency of the drying device is low, and the use is not convenient. Therefore, we propose an energy-saving drying device for food production to solve the problems mentioned above. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims to provide an energy-saving drying device for food production to solve the problems in the market mentioned in the background.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: an energy-saving drying device for food production, including base, the both sides top of base is fixedly connected with support symmetrically, first drying cylinder and second drying cylinder are respectively arranged between support, wherein,

[0007] The first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are symmetrically communicated with the inlet and outlet pipes on the upper and lower sides, the opening of the inlet and outlet pipe is sealed by a sealing cover, the two ends of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are communicated by a first U-shaped pipe and a second U-shaped pipe, the middle part of the first U-shaped pipe is communicated with an air inlet pipe, the middle part of the second U-shaped pipe close to the bracket is fixedly connected with a supporting shaft, the air inlet pipe and the supporting shaft are rotationally connected with the bracket, and the supporting shaft is driven to rotate by a driving mechanism.

[0008] The first U-shaped pipe is provided with an electric control valve corresponding to the outer side of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder, the outer side of the bracket close to the worm wheel is provided with a second motor, the end of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder away from the first U-shaped pipe is fixedly connected with a ring gear, the shaft end of the second motor corresponding to the ring gear is provided with a driving gear, the end of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder corresponding to the outer side of the driving gear is equidistantly provided with a slot, the inner side of the bracket close to the lower side is provided with an electric telescopic rod, and the end of the electric telescopic rod corresponding to the slot is fixedly connected with a plug rod.

[0009] Preferably, the inlet and outlet pipes on the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are distributed in a staggered manner, and the inner walls of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are inclinedly arranged towards the inlet and outlet pipes.

[0010] Preferably, the two ends of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are rotationally connected with the air inlet pipe, the supporting shaft and the bracket, and the two ends of the first drying cylinder and the second drying cylinder are rotationally connected with the first U-shaped pipe and the second U-shaped pipe.

[0011] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a first motor, the outer side of the bracket corresponding to the supporting shaft is provided with the first motor, the end of the supporting shaft away from the second U-shaped pipe is fixedly connected with a worm wheel, and the shaft end of the worm wheel corresponding to the first motor is provided with a worm.

[0012] Preferably, the pitch of the worm wheel and the worm is equal, and the worm wheel and the worm are meshed.

[0013] Preferably, the ring gear is located on the outer side of the second U-shaped pipe, and the pitch of the ring gear and the driving gear is equal.

[0014] Preferably, the outer diameter of the plug rod is consistent with the inner diameter of the slot, and the end of the plug rod gradually reduces in outer diameter.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the advantages that:

[0016] The utility model discloses, drying device is provided with first drying cylinder and second drying cylinder, through the position of first drying cylinder and second drying cylinder can be exchanged with the drive mechanism that sets up, can control hot -blast into the drying cylinder in the upper portion through electric control valve, hot -blast enters the drying cylinder in the upper portion, and material is dried, and the hot -blast with waste heat enters the drying cylinder in the lower portion through second U -shaped pipe, and material in the drying cylinder in the lower portion is pre -dried, not only can utilize waste heat, reach the effect of energy -conserving, can when the material in the drying cylinder in the upper portion is dried, the material in the drying cylinder in the lower portion is replaced, after the position of first drying cylinder and second drying cylinder is exchanged, makes drying device can work directly, makes drying device can work continuously, through the drying device, not only can reach energy -conserving effect, when the device stops working for a long time, improves the work efficiency of drying device effectively, avoids replacing material.

[0017] The utility model discloses, when needing to replace the material in the drying cylinder in the lower portion, first open the sealing cover of drying cylinder lower inlet and outlet pipe, through the slanting inner wall of drying cylinder, material is smoothly discharged, then reseal lower inlet and outlet pipe, open the inlet and outlet pipe in the upper portion, and material is added in the drying cylinder, and through the inlet and outlet pipe of dislocation setting, avoid the drying cylinder in the upper portion when rotating, disturb to replace the material in the drying cylinder in the lower portion.

[0018] The utility model discloses, when the material in the drying cylinder in the upper portion is dried, through second motor drive driving gear rotates, and driving gear is engaged with the ring gear of drying cylinder end portion in the upper portion, makes driving gear through ring gear drive the drying cylinder in the upper portion and rotate, makes the material in the drying cylinder roll, so as to uniformly dry the material, and the drying cylinder in the lower portion, and the slot of drying cylinder is aligned with the insertion rod, through electric telescopic link drive insertion rod and insert the inside of slot, avoid the drying cylinder in the lower portion and automatically rotate, and then conveniently replace the material in the drying cylinder in the lower portion. ACCURACY OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the structure schematic diagram of the utility model Figure 1 It is the structure schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0022] In the figure: 1, base; 2, support; 3, first drying cylinder; 4, second drying cylinder; 5, inlet and outlet pipe; 6, sealing cover; 7, first U-shaped pipe; 8, second U-shaped pipe; 9, air inlet pipe; 10, support shaft; 11, first motor; 12, worm gear; 13, worm; 14, electric control valve; 15, second motor; 16, ring gear; 17, driving gear; 18, insertion slot; 19, electric telescopic rod; 20, insertion rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 The utility model provides a kind of technical scheme: an energy-saving drying device for food production, including base 1, base 1 both sides top symmetry fixedly connected with support 2, support 2 between respectively be provided with first drying cylinder 3 with second drying cylinder 4, wherein,

[0025] First drying cylinder 3 and second drying cylinder 4 upper and lower sides are symmetrically connected with inlet and outlet pipe 5, the opening of inlet and outlet pipe 5 is sealed by sealing cover 6, the both ends of first drying cylinder 3, second drying cylinder 4 are connected by first U-shaped pipe 7, second U-shaped pipe 8 respectively, the middle part of first U-shaped pipe 7 is connected with air inlet pipe 9, second U-shaped pipe 8 is fixedly connected with support shaft 10 near the middle part of one side of support 2, air inlet pipe 9 and support shaft 10 are rotationally connected with support 2, support shaft 10 is driven to rotate by driving mechanism;

[0026] First U-shaped pipe 7 is installed with electric control valve 14 corresponding to the outside of first drying cylinder 3, second drying cylinder 4, support 2 is installed with second motor 15 near the outside above worm gear 12, first drying cylinder 3, second drying cylinder 4 are fixedly connected with ring gear 16 away from one end of first U-shaped pipe 7, second motor 15 is installed with driving gear 17 corresponding to the shaft end of ring gear 16, first drying cylinder 3, second drying cylinder 4 are equidistantly provided with insertion slot 18 corresponding to the end of the outside of driving gear 17, support 2 is installed with electric telescopic rod 19 near the inside below, electric telescopic rod 19 is fixedly connected with insertion rod 20 corresponding to the end of insertion slot 18;

[0027] The drying device is provided with a first drying cylinder 3 and a second drying cylinder 4, the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 can be exchanged by a driving mechanism, the hot air can enter the upper drying cylinder through the electric control valve 14, the hot air enters the upper drying cylinder to dry the material, the hot air with residual heat enters the lower drying cylinder through the second U-shaped pipe 8 to pre-dry the material in the lower drying cylinder, not only the residual heat can be utilized to achieve the energy-saving effect, but also the material in the lower drying cylinder can be replaced when the material in the upper drying cylinder is dried, the drying device can work directly after the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are exchanged, the drying device can work continuously, by the drying device, the energy-saving effect can be achieved, and the working efficiency of the drying device is effectively improved.

[0028] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the inlet and outlet pipes 5 on the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are distributed in a staggered manner, and the inner walls of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are inclined towards the inlet and outlet pipes 5, the two ends of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are rotationally connected with the support 2 through the air inlet pipe 9 and the support shaft 10, and the two ends of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are rotationally connected with the first U-shaped pipe 7 and the second U-shaped pipe 8, when it is needed to replace the material in the lower drying cylinder, the sealing cover 6 of the inlet and outlet pipe 5 below the drying cylinder is opened first, the material is smoothly discharged through the inclined inner wall of the drying cylinder, and then the inlet and outlet pipe 5 below is resealed, the inlet and outlet pipe 5 above is opened, and the material is added into the drying cylinder, and through the staggered arrangement of the inlet and outlet pipes 5, the replacement of the material in the lower drying cylinder is not disturbed when the upper drying cylinder rotates.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , the driving mechanism comprises a first motor 11, the first motor 11 is installed on the outer side of the support 2 corresponding to the support shaft 10, one end of the support shaft 10 away from the second U-shaped pipe 8 is fixedly connected with a worm gear 12, the first motor 11 is installed with a worm shaft 13 corresponding to the shaft end of the worm gear 12, the pitch of the worm gear 12 and the worm shaft 13 is equal, and the worm gear 12 and the worm shaft 13 are engaged, when it is needed to exchange the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4, the worm shaft 13 is driven to rotate by the first motor 11, the worm shaft 13 drives the worm gear 12 to rotate through engagement, the support shaft 10 is driven to rotate by the worm gear 12, the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are exchanged in position by the support shaft 10 through the second U-shaped pipe 8, and the other end of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 is rotationally connected with the support 2 through the air inlet pipe 9, so as to drive the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 to be exchanged by the driving mechanism.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, the ring gear 16 is located outside the second U-shaped tube 8, and the ring gear 16 is equal to the pitch of the driving gear 17, the outer diameter of the plug rod 20 matches the inner diameter of the plug groove 18, and the end of the plug rod 20 gradually reduces in diameter, when the material in the upper drying cylinder is dried, the driving gear 17 is driven to rotate by the second motor 15, the driving gear 17 is engaged with the ring gear 16 at the end of the upper drying cylinder, the driving gear 17 drives the upper drying cylinder to rotate through the ring gear 16, and the material in the drying cylinder rolls to uniformly dry the material, and the lower drying cylinder, the plug groove 18 of the drying cylinder is aligned with the plug rod 20, the plug rod 20 is inserted into the inside of the plug groove 18 by the electric telescopic rod 19, to avoid the lower drying cylinder from rotating automatically, thereby facilitating the replacement of the material in the lower drying cylinder.

[0031] Working principle: the energy-saving drying device for food production, the drying device is provided with a first drying cylinder 3 and a second drying cylinder 4, the driving mechanism is arranged to exchange the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4, the electric control valve 14 can control the hot air into the upper drying cylinder, the hot air into the upper drying cylinder, the material is dried, the hot air with residual heat enters the lower drying cylinder through the second U-shaped tube 8, and the material in the lower drying cylinder is pre-dried, which not only utilizes the waste heat to achieve the effect of energy saving, but also can replace the material in the lower drying cylinder when the material in the upper drying cylinder is dried, after the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 are exchanged, the drying device can work directly, so that the drying device can work continuously, through the drying device, not only the energy-saving effect can be achieved, but also the device can work for a long time when replacing the material, effectively improving the working efficiency of the drying device, and the top inlet and outlet pipe 5 of the lower drying cylinder is opened, so that the waste heat and water vapor are discharged through the upper inlet and outlet pipe 5;

[0032] When the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 need to be exchanged, the first motor 11 drives the worm 13 to rotate, the worm 13 drives the worm wheel 12 to rotate through engagement, the worm wheel 12 drives the support shaft 10 to rotate, the support shaft 10 drives the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 to exchange positions through the second U-shaped pipe 8, and the other end of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 is rotatably connected with the support 2 through the air inlet pipe 9, so as to drive the positions of the first drying cylinder 3 and the second drying cylinder 4 to be exchanged by the driving mechanism, and when the materials in the upper drying cylinder are dried, the second motor 15 drives the driving gear 17 to rotate, the driving gear 17 is engaged with the ring gear 16 at the end of the upper drying cylinder, the driving gear 17 drives the upper drying cylinder to rotate through the ring gear 16, the materials in the drying cylinder roll, and the materials are uniformly dried, the insertion slot 18 of the lower drying cylinder is aligned with the insertion rod 20, the electric telescopic rod 19 drives the insertion rod 20 to be inserted into the inside of the insertion slot 18, and the lower drying cylinder is prevented from rotating automatically, and the materials in the lower drying cylinder are conveniently replaced.

[0033] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An energy-saving drying device for food production, comprising a base (1), characterized in that: The base (1) has symmetrically fixed brackets (2) on both sides of its top. A first drying cylinder (3) and a second drying cylinder (4) are respectively arranged between the brackets (2). The first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are symmetrically connected to the upper and lower sides by inlet and outlet pipes (5). The opening of the inlet and outlet pipes (5) is sealed by a sealing cap (6). The two ends of the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are connected by a first U-shaped pipe (7) and a second U-shaped pipe (8) respectively. The middle part of the first U-shaped pipe (7) is connected to an air inlet pipe (9). The middle part of the second U-shaped pipe (8) near the support (2) is fixedly connected to a support shaft (10). The air inlet pipe (9), the support shaft (10) and the support (2) are rotatably connected. The support shaft (10) is driven to rotate by a drive mechanism. An electric control valve (14) is installed on the outer side of the first U-shaped tube (7) corresponding to the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4). A second motor (15) is installed on the outer side of the bracket (2) near the worm gear (12). A ring gear (16) is fixedly connected to the end of the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) away from the first U-shaped tube (7). A drive gear (17) is installed on the shaft end of the second motor (15) corresponding to the ring gear (16). Slots (18) are equidistantly opened on the outer side of the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) corresponding to the drive gear (17). An electric telescopic rod (19) is installed on the inner side of the bracket (2) near the bottom. A plug rod (20) is fixedly connected to the end of the electric telescopic rod (19) corresponding to the slot (18).

2. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inlet and outlet pipes (5) on the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are staggered, and the inner walls of the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are inclined towards the inlet and outlet pipes (5).

3. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are rotatably connected to the bracket (2) through the air inlet pipe (9) and the support shaft (10), and both ends of the first drying cylinder (3) and the second drying cylinder (4) are rotatably connected to the first U-shaped pipe (7) and the second U-shaped pipe (8).

4. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive mechanism includes a first motor (11), the bracket (2) is mounted on the outside of the support shaft (10), the support shaft (10) is fixedly connected to a worm gear (12) at the end away from the second U-shaped tube (8), and the first motor (11) is mounted on the shaft end of the worm gear (12) with a worm (13).

5. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 4, characterized in that: The tooth pitch of the worm wheel (12) and the worm (13) is equal, and the worm wheel (12) and the worm (13) mesh with each other.

6. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The ring gear (16) is located outside the second U-shaped tube (8), and the tooth pitch of the ring gear (16) is equal to that of the driving gear (17).

7. The energy-saving drying device for food production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer diameter of the insertion rod (20) matches the inner diameter of the slot (18), and the outer diameter of the end of the insertion rod (20) gradually decreases.

Citation Information

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  • Drying device for food production

    CN220304091U