Automatic soaking machine

By designing an automatic soaking machine, the vegetable soaking process has been automated and made intelligent, solving the problems of manual operation and residue in existing technologies and reducing production costs.

CN223979397UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-10SHANGHAI HAPPY ORIGIN FOOD TECH CO LTD
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-09
Publication Date
2026-03-10

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Technical Problem

Existing vegetable soaking equipment requires manual operation and suffers from problems such as excessive residue inside the machine and inconvenient cleaning, making it impossible to achieve automation and intelligence.

Method used

Design an automatic soaking machine, including a soaking tank mechanism, a water supply system, an automatic switching machine, and a discharge mechanism, to realize automatic material receiving, switching of soaking tanks, automatic soaking, and automatic material discharge. The soaking process is controlled by pressure detection and door drive components.

Benefits of technology

The process of soaking vegetables has been automated and made intelligent, reducing labor costs, improving the automation and intelligence level of the production line, and reducing human intervention.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic soaking machine which comprises a soaking pool mechanism which comprises a plurality of cylinder bodies installed on a main machine base, and each cylinder body is provided with a pressure detection device and a discharge port. The water supply system comprises a water pump, a water conveying pipeline, a water supply electromagnetic valve and a water collecting tank; the automatic switching machine is arranged above the soaking pool mechanism, and the automatic switching machine comprises at least two automatic switching conveyors; each automatic switching conveyor comprises a driving roller, a driven roller, a conveying frame and a conveying belt; the discharging mechanism comprises a discharging door arranged on the discharging opening, and the discharging door is connected with a door body driving piece. And the water channel groove is arranged below the discharge door and is communicated with the water collecting tank. The automatic soaking machine disclosed by the utility model can realize automatic material receiving, automatic switching of different soaking pools, automatic soaking and automatic material discharging.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of vegetable washing equipment, and in particular to an automatic soaking machine. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, there are no online vegetable soaking machines on the market. To achieve the soaking function, each machine is a single soaking unit, requiring manual loading and unloading. Furthermore, there is often a lot of residue inside the machine, making cleaning inconvenient. However, as production lines become increasingly automated and intelligent, there is a need to design an automatic vegetable soaking machine that can automatically receive materials, switch between different soaking tanks, soak, and discharge. This would integrate the automatic soaking machine into the automated production line, rather than relying on manual operation offline, thereby improving the production efficiency of the assembly line and further realizing the automation and intelligence of the entire machine. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the shortcomings of the prior art described above, the purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic soaking machine that can realize automatic material receiving, automatic switching of different soaking tanks, automatic soaking, and automatic material discharge, so as to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides an automatic soaking machine, comprising:

[0005] The soaking tank mechanism includes multiple cylinders mounted on the base of the main unit. Each cylinder is equipped with a pressure detection device and a discharge port. All the cylinders are arranged sequentially along the horizontal direction.

[0006] A water supply system includes a water pump, a water delivery pipeline, a water supply solenoid valve, and a water collection tank. The water collection tank is connected to the water pump, and the water delivery pipeline connects the water pump to all the cylinders. The water supply solenoid valve is installed on the water delivery pipeline.

[0007] An automatic switching machine is disposed above the soaking tank mechanism. The automatic switching machine includes at least two automatic switching conveyors. Each automatic switching conveyor includes a drive roller, a driven roller, a conveying frame, and a conveyor belt. The drive roller and the driven roller are respectively disposed at both ends of the conveying frame, and the conveyor belt is sleeved on the drive roller and the driven roller. The conveying direction of the automatic switching conveyor is inclined relative to the horizontal direction, and the two ends of the automatic switching conveyor are respectively a high-end conveyor and a low-end conveyor. Along the direction in which all the cylinders are arranged sequentially, all the automatic switching conveyors are arranged in an overlapping manner. The high-end conveyor and the low-end conveyor of any one automatic switching conveyor are respectively located above two adjacent cylinders. Among two adjacent automatic switching conveyors, the low-end conveyor of one automatic switching conveyor is located below the high-end conveyor of the other automatic switching conveyor.

[0008] The unloading mechanism includes an unloading gate disposed on the unloading port, and a gate drive component is connected to the unloading gate;

[0009] A water channel is provided below the unloading gate and is connected to the water collection tank.

[0010] Preferably, the door drive component includes: a door seat, two supports, two cylinder seats, a discharge cylinder, a rotating shaft, a receiving frame, and two auxiliary plates; the door seat is mounted on the cylinder body; the two supports are arranged opposite to each other and are mounted on the door seat; both ends of the rotating shaft pass through the two supports respectively, and the rotating shaft is rotatable relative to the supports; the upper ends of the two auxiliary plates are connected to the rotating shaft; the two cylinder seats are located between the two auxiliary plates and are mounted on the door seat; both auxiliary plates are connected to the discharge door; the discharge cylinder is located between the two cylinder seats, and both sides of the discharge cylinder are movably connected to the two cylinder seats, and the discharge cylinder is rotatable relative to the cylinder seats; the receiving frame includes a receiving plate and two extension plates, both ends of the receiving plate are connected to the two extension plates respectively, the two extension plates are connected to the two auxiliary plates respectively, and the piston rod of the discharge cylinder is connected to the receiving plate.

[0011] Preferably, the drive roller is an electric roller.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom surface of the cylinder is provided with an opening, the opening is connected to a discharge channel, a filter screen is provided on the opening, and a valve is provided on the discharge channel.

[0013] Preferably, the filter is also provided on the water supply pipeline.

[0014] Preferably, the water channel is connected to the main unit base via a support member.

[0015] Preferably, the water collection tank is provided with an overflow outlet and a drain outlet.

[0016] The automatic soaking machine of this utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] In this automatic soaking machine, the incoming material from the previous process passes through an automatic switching machine. By controlling the rotation direction of the drive roller of the automatic switching conveyor, the conveying direction of the automatic switching conveyor can be changed, allowing the incoming material on the automatic switching machine to move into the corresponding cylinder. Before the automatic switching machine supplies material to the cylinder, the unloading gate of the unloading mechanism is closed to prevent water or food from leaking out. When the food is placed inside the cylinder, the water supply system supplies water to the cylinder of the soaking tank mechanism. The water supply process is as follows: the water pump starts, the water supply solenoid valve opens, the water pump draws water from the collection tank, and the water is transported through the conveyor... Water enters the tank. When the water level in the tank reaches the preset height, the pressure detection device sends a signal, at which point the water pump stops working, ensuring that there is a suitable amount of water in the tank of the soaking mechanism to achieve the soaking function. When the vegetables in the tank have reached the preset soaking requirements, the door drive mechanism drives the unloading door to open, realizing the discharge. At the same time, the water pump restarts, and the water supply system flushes water into the tank of the soaking mechanism, so that the tailings in the tank are completely discharged. The discharged tailings are sent to the next workstation through the water channel, and the water finally flows to the collection tank for the next water recycling.

[0018] This utility model is an automatic soaking machine that can automatically receive materials, automatically switch between different soaking tanks, automatically soak, and automatically discharge materials. This automatic soaking machine realizes automation and intelligence, so no manual intervention is required, thereby reducing labor costs and production costs.

[0019] Automatic soaking machines can improve the automation and intelligence level of production lines: these machines can be integrated into the entire production line and can automatically connect with upstream and downstream processes. The internal preservation and disinfection processes of these machines can be automatically controlled without human intervention, thus achieving automation and unmanned operation of this functional module. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a top-view perspective of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0021] Figure 2 The diagram shown is a front perspective view of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0022] Figure 3 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional view of the rear side of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0023] Figure 4 Displayed as Figure 3 An enlarged structural diagram of point A.

[0024] Figure 5 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of the automatic switching conveyor of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0025] Figure 6The diagram shows a three-dimensional structure of a filter screen plate installed in the tank of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0026] Figure 7 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional view of the bottom structure of the automatic soaking machine in this embodiment.

[0027] Explanation of icon numbers

[0028] 100 Immersion Pool Mechanism

[0029] 110 Main Unit Dock

[0030] 120 cylinder block

[0031] 121 Discharge Channel

[0032] 130 Pressure Detection Device

[0033] 140 Discharge Port

[0034] 150 filter screen

[0035] 160 Mesh Panel Lifting Mechanism

[0036] 200 Water Supply System

[0037] 210 water pump

[0038] 220 water supply pipeline

[0039] 230 Water Supply Solenoid Valve

[0040] 240 Catchment Pool

[0041] 241 Overflow outlet

[0042] 242 Drain outlet

[0043] 243 Water Inlet

[0044] 300 Automatic Switching Machine

[0045] 310 Automatic Switching Conveyor

[0046] 311 Drive Roller

[0047] 312 Passive Roller

[0048] 313 Conveyor Frame

[0049] 314 Conveyor Belt

[0050] 315 High-end Conveyor

[0051] 316 Low-end conveyor

[0052] 317 Tensioner

[0053] 400 Unloading Gate

[0054] 500 Door drive components

[0055] 510 Doorway

[0056] 520 support

[0057] 530 Cylinder Mount

[0058] 540 Unloading Cylinder

[0059] 550 swivel

[0060] 560 receiving frame

[0061] 561 Receiving Plate

[0062] 562 Extension Board

[0063] 570 Auxiliary Board

[0064] 600 waterway Detailed Implementation

[0065] The following specific embodiments illustrate the implementation of this utility model. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this utility model from the content disclosed in this specification.

[0066] Please refer to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc., depicted in the accompanying drawings are merely for illustrative purposes to aid those skilled in the art and are not intended to limit the scope of this invention. Therefore, they have no substantial technical significance. Any modifications to the structure, changes in proportions, or adjustments to size, without affecting the effectiveness and purpose of this invention, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this invention. Furthermore, the terms such as "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "middle," and "one" used in this specification are merely for clarity and are not intended to limit the scope of this invention. Changes or adjustments to their relative relationships, without substantially altering the technical content, should also be considered within the scope of this invention.

[0067] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the automatic soaking machine of this embodiment includes:

[0068] The soaking tank mechanism 100 includes multiple cylinders 120 mounted on the main unit base 110. Each cylinder 120 is equipped with a pressure detection device 130 and a discharge port 140. All cylinders 120 are arranged sequentially along the horizontal direction.

[0069] The water supply system 200 includes a water pump 210, a water supply pipeline 220, a water supply solenoid valve 230, and a water collection tank 240. The water inlet 243 of the water collection tank 240 is connected to the water pump 210, and the water supply pipeline 220 connects the water pump 210 to all the cylinders 120. The water supply pipeline 220 is equipped with the water supply solenoid valve 230.

[0070] An automatic switching machine 300 is positioned above the soaking tank mechanism 100. The automatic switching machine 300 includes at least two automatic switching conveyors 310. Each automatic switching conveyor 310 includes a drive roller 311, a driven roller 312, a conveying frame 313, and a conveyor belt 314. The drive roller 311 and driven roller 312 are respectively installed at both ends of the conveying frame 313, and the conveyor belt 314 is fitted onto the drive roller 311 and driven roller 312. The conveying direction of the automatic switching conveyor 310 is inclined relative to the horizontal direction, and the two ends of the automatic switching conveyor 310 are respectively inclined at the conveying height... The high-end conveyor 315 and the low-end conveyor 316 are arranged in a series of interconnected structures. The horizontal height of the high-end conveyor 315 is greater than that of the low-end conveyor 316. All automatic switching conveyors 310 are arranged in an overlapping manner along the direction in which all cylinders 120 are arranged in sequence. The high-end conveyor 315 and the low-end conveyor 316 of any one automatic switching conveyor 310 are respectively located above two adjacent cylinders 120. Among two adjacent automatic switching conveyors 310, the low-end conveyor 316 of one automatic switching conveyor 310 is located below the high-end conveyor 315 of the other automatic switching conveyor 310.

[0071] The unloading mechanism includes an unloading gate 400 installed on the unloading port 140, and a gate drive component 500 connected to the unloading gate 400;

[0072] Water channel 600 is located below unloading gate 400 and is connected to water collection tank 240.

[0073] In the automatic soaking machine of this utility model, the incoming material from the previous process passes through the automatic switching machine 300. By controlling the rotation direction of the drive roller 311 of the automatic switching conveyor 310, the conveying direction of the automatic switching conveyor 310 can be changed, and the incoming material on the automatic switching machine 300 can move into the corresponding cylinder 120. Before the automatic switching machine 300 supplies material to the cylinder 120, the unloading gate 400 of the unloading mechanism is closed to prevent water or food from leaking out. When the food is placed inside the cylinder 120, the water supply system 200 supplies water to the cylinder 120 of the soaking tank mechanism 100. The water supply process is as follows: the water pump 210 starts, the water supply solenoid valve 230 opens, the water pump 210 draws water from the water collection tank 240, and the water is transported through the conveyor. Water pipe 220 enters the tank 120. When the water level in the tank 120 reaches the preset height, the pressure detection device 130 sends a signal, at which point the water pump 210 stops working, ensuring that there is a suitable amount of water in the tank 120 of the soaking pool mechanism 100 to achieve the soaking function. When the soaked vegetables in the tank 120 reach the preset soaking requirements, the door drive 500 drives the unloading door 400 to open, realizing the discharge. At the same time, the water pump 210 starts again, and the water supply system 200 flushes water into the tank 120 of the soaking pool mechanism 100, so that the tailings in the tank 120 are completely discharged. The discharged tailings are sent to the next workstation through the water channel 600, and the water finally flows to the collection tank 240 for the next water recycling.

[0074] This invention relates to an automatic soaking machine capable of automatically receiving materials, automatically switching between different soaking tanks, automatically soaking, and automatically discharging materials. This automatic soaking machine achieves automation and intelligence, thus eliminating the need for manual intervention and reducing labor costs, thereby lowering production costs. This automatic soaking machine can be placed within a production line, and one or more sets can be configured depending on the equipment's production capacity.

[0075] Automatic soaking machines can improve the automation and intelligence level of production lines: these machines can be integrated into the entire production line and can automatically connect with upstream and downstream processes. The internal preservation and disinfection processes of these machines can be automatically controlled without human intervention, thus achieving automation and unmanned operation of this functional module.

[0076] In this embodiment, the automatic switching machine 300 includes two automatic switching conveyors 310 and three cylinders 120. The incoming material from the previous process passes through the first automatic switching conveyor 310. When the conveyor belt 314 of the first automatic switching conveyor 310 reverses, the food is sent to the first cylinder 120. Conversely, when the conveyor belt 314 of the first automatic switching conveyor 310 rotates forward, the incoming material is sent to the conveyor belt 314 of the second automatic switching conveyor 310. At this time, when the conveyor belt 314 of the second automatic switching conveyor 310 reverses, the food is sent to the second cylinder 120. When the conveyor belt 314 of the second automatic switching conveyor 310 rotates forward, the food is sent to the third cylinder 120.

[0077] Depending on the actual output, multiple cylinders 120 and automatic switching conveyors 310 can be arranged consecutively. Before the automatic switching machine 300 supplies material to the cylinder 120, the unloading mechanism is closed. Its closing action is controlled by the unloading section solenoid valve to close the unloading gate 400 and the cylinder 120, preventing water or food leakage.

[0078] The gate drive component 500 includes: a gate seat 510, two supports 520, two cylinder seats 530, a discharge cylinder 540, a rotating shaft 550, a receiving frame 560, and two auxiliary plates 570. The gate seat 510 is mounted on the cylinder body 120. The two supports 520 are arranged opposite to each other and are mounted on the gate seat 510. Both ends of the rotating shaft 550 are inserted into the two supports 520 respectively, and the rotating shaft 550 can rotate relative to the supports 520. The upper ends of the two auxiliary plates 570 are connected to the rotating shaft 550. The two cylinder seats 530 are located between the two auxiliary plates 570. A cylinder seat 530 is mounted on a door seat 510; two auxiliary plates 570 are connected to the unloading door 400; an unloading cylinder 540 is disposed between the two cylinder seats 530, and the two sides of the unloading cylinder 540 are movably connected to the two cylinder seats 530, and the unloading cylinder 540 can rotate relative to the cylinder seats 530; the receiving frame 560 includes a receiving plate 561 and two extension plates 562, the two ends of the receiving plate 561 are respectively connected to the two extension plates 562, the two extension plates 562 are respectively connected to the two auxiliary plates 570, and the piston rod of the unloading cylinder 540 is connected to the receiving plate 561.

[0079] When the unloading cylinder 540 rotates relative to the cylinder seat 530 and the piston rod of the unloading cylinder 540 extends, the receiving frame 560 rotates, and the receiving frame 560 drives the two auxiliary plates 570 to rotate, rotating in the forward direction around the rotating shaft 550. The two auxiliary plates 570 drive the unloading gate 400 to rotate, and at this time the unloading gate 400 can be opened.

[0080] When the unloading cylinder 540 rotates relative to the cylinder seat 530 and the piston rod of the unloading cylinder 540 retracts, the receiving frame 560 rotates, and the receiving frame 560 drives the two auxiliary plates 570 to rotate in the opposite direction around the rotating shaft 550. The two auxiliary plates 570 drive the unloading gate 400 to rotate, and at this time the unloading gate 400 can be closed.

[0081] The drive roller 311 is an electric roller. The rotation of the electric roller drives the conveyor belt 314 to move, and the electric roller also drives the driven roller 312 to rotate. The driven roller 312 is connected to the tensioner 317, which drives the driven roller 312, thus enabling the conveyor belt 314 to be tensioned.

[0082] The bottom surface of the cylinder body 120 has an opening, which is connected to a discharge channel 121. A filter screen 150 is installed on the opening, and a valve is installed on the discharge channel 121. The filter screen 150 is used to discharge a small amount of water and filter out sediment and impurities. When the valve is opened, the discharge channel 121 discharges sediment and a small amount of water. A screen lifting mechanism 160 is also connected to the bottom of the filter screen 150.

[0083] A filter 250 is also installed on the water supply pipeline 220, which is used to filter impurities.

[0084] To ensure a stable connection between the water channel 600 and the main unit base 110, the water channel 600 is connected to the main unit base 110 via a support member. The water channel 600 and the support member together constitute a water conveying mechanism.

[0085] The water collection tank 240 is also equipped with an overflow outlet 241 and a drain outlet 242. The overflow outlet 241 is used to discharge overflowing water, and the drain outlet 242 is used to discharge wastewater.

[0086] The soaking tank mechanism 100 primarily receives vegetables from the previous process into this tank 120, where they undergo preservation or disinfection. The water supply system 200 mainly supplies water to the tank 120 to enable the vegetables to soak, and after soaking, uses a kinetic water flow to carry the vegetables out to the next process. The automatic transfer machine 300 primarily transfers the vegetables from the previous process to different tanks 120. When the vegetables in the tank 120 reach the discharge standard, the discharge door 400 opens, and circulating water carries the vegetables out of the tank 120.

[0087] This utility model is a special equipment designed for fully automatic soaking of products in vegetable washing production lines, and can achieve preservation and disinfection functions by adding preservatives or disinfectants according to actual needs.

[0088] In summary, this utility model effectively overcomes the various shortcomings of the prior art and has high industrial application value.

[0089] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of this utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Any person skilled in the art can modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concept disclosed in this utility model should still be covered by the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic infusion machine characterized in that, The utility model relates to a kind of automatic tea production line, including: Soaking pool mechanism (100), including multiple cylinders (120) installed on mainframe base (110), each described cylinder (120) is equipped with pressure detection device (130) and discharge port (140), all described cylinder (120) is sequentially arranged along horizontal direction; Water supply system (200), including water pump (210), water delivery pipeline (220), water supply solenoid valve (230) and water collecting pool (240), the water collecting pool (240) is connected with the water pump (210), the water delivery pipeline (220) connects the water pump (210) with all described cylinder (120);Water supply solenoid valve (230) is equipped on the water delivery pipeline (220); Automatic switching machine (300) is arranged above the soaking pool mechanism (100), and the automatic switching machine (300) includes at least two automatic switching conveyors (310);Each described automatic switching conveyor (310) includes driving roller (311), passive roller (312), conveying frame (313) and conveying belt (314);Driving roller (311) and passive roller (312) are respectively arranged on both ends of the conveying frame (313), and the conveying belt (314) is sleeved on the driving roller (311) and the passive roller (312);The conveying direction of the automatic switching conveyor (310) is obliquely arranged relative to horizontal direction, and the two ends of the automatic switching conveyor (310) are conveying high end (315) and conveying low end (316) respectively;All described automatic switching conveyors (310) are sequentially overlapped and arranged along the direction of sequentially arranging all described cylinder (120);The conveying high end (315) and the conveying low end (316) of any one described automatic switching conveyor (310) are respectively above two adjacent described cylinder (120);Two adjacent described automatic switching conveyors (310), the conveying low end (316) of one described automatic switching conveyor (310) is below the conveying high end (315) of another described automatic switching conveyor (310); Discharge mechanism, including discharge door (400) arranged on the discharge port (140), door body driving element (500) is connected on the discharge door (400); Water channel groove (600), the water channel groove (600) is arranged below the discharge door (400), and the water channel groove (600) is communicated with the water collecting pool (240).

2. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: The door driving part (500) comprises a door seat (510), two supports (520), two cylinder seats (530), a discharging cylinder (540), a rotating shaft (550), a receiving frame (560) and two auxiliary plates (570); the door seat (510) is installed on the cylinder body (120); the two supports (520) are oppositely arranged and are installed on the door seat (510); the rotating shaft (550) penetrates into the two supports (520) at two ends respectively, and the rotating shaft (550) can rotate relative to the supports (520); the upper ends of the two auxiliary plates (570) are connected with the rotating shaft (550); the two cylinder seats (530) are between the two auxiliary plates (570), and the two cylinder seats (530) are installed on the door seat (510); the two auxiliary plates (570) are connected with the discharging door (400); the discharging cylinder (540) is arranged between the two cylinder seats (530), and the two sides of the discharging cylinder (540) are movably connected with the two cylinder seats (530), and the discharging cylinder (540) can rotate relative to the cylinder seats (530); the receiving frame (560) comprises a receiving plate (561) and two extension plates (562), the two ends of the receiving plate (561) are connected with the two extension plates (562) respectively, the two extension plates (562) are connected with the two auxiliary plates (570) respectively, and the piston rod of the discharging cylinder (540) is connected with the receiving plate (561).

3. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: The active roller (311) is an electric roller.

4. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: The bottom surface of the cylinder body (120) is provided with an opening part, the bottom of the opening part is connected with a discharge channel (121), the upper part of the opening part is provided with a filter screen plate (150), and the discharge channel (121) is provided with a valve.

5. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: A filter (250) is further arranged on the water conveying pipeline (220).

6. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: The water channel groove (600) is connected with the main machine base (110) through a support.

7. The automatic infusion machine of claim 1, wherein: The water collecting pool (240) is provided with an overflow port (241) and a drainage port (242).