Batching tank for probiotic beverage processing

By combining the inner and outer cylinders and designing the scraper, the problems of uneven mixing and adhesion to the inner wall of the beverage ingredient tank are solved, resulting in a more efficient mixing effect and improved beverage quality.

CN224024838UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-24HUBEI ONLYLONG FOOD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-02-13
Publication Date
2026-03-24

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Technical Problem

In existing beverage ingredient tanks, raw materials tend to stick to the inner wall of the tank during the mixing process, resulting in uneven mixing and low efficiency.

Method used

The system adopts a combination structure of inner and outer cylinders. The inner cylinder is driven to rotate in the opposite direction by gears, racks and pinions and transmission components. Combined with the scraper, the inner wall is scraped to ensure uniform mixing of raw materials, and the sediment is filtered by the discharge component.

Benefits of technology

It improves the uniformity and efficiency of raw material mixing, reduces adhesion to the inner wall, and enhances the quality of beverage production.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a batching tank for probiotic beverage processing, which comprises a bottom plate, the bottom plate is fixedly connected with a plurality of supporting legs, the upper end parts of the supporting legs are fixedly connected with an outer cylinder, the inner side of the outer cylinder is rotatably connected with an inner cylinder, and the upper surface of the outer cylinder is communicated with a plurality of feeding ports; mixing pieces for batching are arranged on the bottom plate and the inner cylinder; the mixing part comprises a driving motor fixedly connected to the bottom plate, an output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft, one end of the rotating shaft penetrates through and extends to the inner side of the inner cylinder, and the rotating shaft is fixedly connected with a plurality of stirring rods. According to the utility model, the inner cylinder can rotate in the outer cylinder, so that when the started driving motor drives the rotating shaft and the stirring rod to rotate, the inner cylinder can be driven to rotate towards the opposite direction of the stirring rod through the matching of the gear, the rack and the transmission assembly, and raw materials are stirred in multiple directions, so that the mixing uniformity of the raw materials is improved; therefore, the mixing effect and the mixing efficiency are improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to beverage processing technical field especially, relates to a kind of ingredients tank for probiotic beverage processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] Beverage ingredients tank refers to the container for storing and preparing beverage, its main function is to prepare beverage, for example, water, milk and other ingredients are added in probiotic, lactic acid bacteria, fruit juice and other beverages, in addition, ingredients tank can also store beverage to ensure the freshness and quality of beverage.

[0003] In the current ingredients tank, since one or more ingredients need to be added, the ingredients tank needs to uniformly mix the added raw materials, however, although the existing beverage ingredients tank can mix and stir the raw materials of beverage, since the stirring direction is single, after continuous stirring for a period of time, the raw materials will rotate with the stirring rod and liquid, and part of the raw materials will adhere to the inner wall of the tank body, thereby affecting the uniformity and stirring efficiency of the raw materials, therefore, a kind of ingredients tank for probiotic beverage processing is proposed to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0004] (I) Utility model purposes

[0005] To solve the technical problems existing in the background art, the utility model provides an ingredients tank for probiotic beverage processing, which uniformly mixes the added ingredients of raw materials and reduces the raw materials adhered to the inner wall of the tank body by the mixing element on the inner cylinder and the scraping element on the outer cylinder, and has the advantages of improving the mixing effect and efficiency of raw materials.

[0006] (II) Technical solutions

[0007] The utility model provides an ingredients tank for probiotic beverage processing, which comprises a bottom plate, a plurality of supporting legs are fixedly connected to the bottom plate, the upper end of the supporting leg is fixedly connected with an outer cylinder, the inner side of the outer cylinder is rotatably connected with an inner cylinder, and a plurality of feeding ports are communicated with the upper surface of the outer cylinder.

[0008] A mixing element for ingredients is arranged on the bottom plate and the inner cylinder.

[0009] The mixing element comprises a driving motor fixedly connected to the bottom plate, the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft penetrating through one end and extending to the inner side of the inner cylinder, a plurality of stirring rods are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft, the lower surface of the inner cylinder is fixedly connected with a mounting ring located outside the rotating shaft, the outer side of the mounting ring is fixedly connected with a rack, a supporting shaft is rotatably connected to the bottom plate, the upper end of the supporting shaft is fixedly connected with a gear engaged with the rack at one end, and a transmission assembly for transmitting the supporting shaft is arranged on the supporting shaft and the rotating shaft.

[0010] The bottom plate is provided with a discharging element for discharging raw materials, and the inner top wall of the outer cylinder is provided with a scraping element for scraping raw materials on the inner wall of the inner cylinder.

[0011] Preferably, the cross sections of the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are both U-shaped, the gap of the inner cylinder is in close contact with the inner top wall of the outer cylinder, the outer wall of the upper end of the inner cylinder is fixedly connected with a limiting ring extending into the inner part of the outer cylinder, and the inner bottom wall of the outer cylinder is provided with an annular groove matched with the limiting ring.

[0012] Preferably, the transmission assembly is composed of two belt pulleys and a transmission belt, the two belt pulleys are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft and the supporting shaft respectively, and the transmission belt is sleeved on the two belt pulleys.

[0013] Preferably, the discharging element comprises a pump body fixedly installed on the bottom plate, the output end of the pump body is communicated with a conveying pipe, the input end of the pump body is communicated with a pumping pipe extending into the inner cylinder through the outer cylinder, the lower end of the pumping pipe is communicated with a discharging pipe, the inner wall of the pumping pipe is fixedly connected with a filter screen below the connection position of the discharging pipe and the pumping pipe, and a valve is installed at the connection position of the discharging pipe and the pumping pipe.

[0014] Preferably, the scraping element comprises a scraping rod penetrating through the outer cylinder and being in sliding connection with the outer cylinder, the upper end of the scraping rod is fixedly connected with a blocking ring, the upper surface of the outer cylinder is fixedly connected with a supporting block, the supporting block is in sliding connection with a inserting rod penetrating through the scraping rod, the inserting rod is fixedly connected with a connecting ring, and the connecting ring and the supporting block are fixedly connected with a spring.

[0015] Preferably, one end of the scraping rod on the inner side of the inner cylinder is in close contact with the inner wall of the inner cylinder, the upper end of the scraping rod is provided with a circular hole for the inserting rod to pass through, and the circular hole is above the blocking ring.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the above technical scheme of the utility model has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0017] 1. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank, since the inner cylinder can rotate in the outer cylinder, when the driving motor is started to drive the rotating shaft and the stirring rod to rotate, the inner cylinder can be driven to rotate in the opposite direction of the stirring rod through the cooperation of the gear, the rack and the transmission assembly, so as to stir the raw materials in multiple directions, thereby improving the uniformity of the raw materials and improving the mixing effect and efficiency.

[0018] 2. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank, the scraping rod slidingly inserted into the outer cylinder can scrape the inner wall of the rotating inner cylinder, thereby reducing the raw materials adhered to the inner wall of the inner cylinder and further improving the mixing effect. Since the scraping rod is supported and limited by the inserting rod, the inserting rod can be pulled to facilitate the operator to clean and replace the scraping rod, so as to maintain the scraping effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the overall structure perspective view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is the overall structure perspective view of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is the structure connection section view of the utility model pump and discharge pipe;

[0022] Figure 4 It is the utility model Figure 2 The enlarged view of A in the middle.

[0023] The drawings show that: 1, bottom plate;2, support leg;3, outer cylinder;4, inner cylinder;5, discharge part;51, pump body;52, discharge pipe;53, pumping pipe;54, discharge pipe;55, filter screen;6, mixing part;61, rotating shaft;62, stirring rod;63, driving motor;64, mounting ring;65, rack;66, support shaft;67, transmission assembly;68, gear;69, limit ring;7, feeding port;8, scraping part;81, scraping rod;82, baffle ring;83, insertion rod;84, support block;85, connecting ring;86, spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantage of the utility model more clear and obvious, the utility model is further described in detail below in combination with specific implementation manners and with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that these descriptions are only exemplary, and are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model. In addition, in the following description, the description of known structures and technologies is omitted to avoid unnecessary confusion of the concept of the utility model.

[0025] In the description of the utility model, it should be pointed out that the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "two ends", "one end", "the other end" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model. In addition, the terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0026] In the description of the utility model, it needs to be explained that, unless there is explicit provision and limitation, the terms "mounting", "provided with", "connection" and the like should be understood broadly, for example, "connection" can be fixed connection, welding, riveting, bonding and the like, or detachable connection, threaded connection, key connection, pin connection and the like, or integrally connected; can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or the communication inside two elements. For ordinary skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the utility model can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] As Figures 1-4 The utility model provides a kind of ingredient tank for probiotic beverage processing, including bottom plate 1, several support legs 2 are fixedly connected on bottom plate 1, the upper end portion of support leg 2 is fixedly connected with outer cylinder 3, the inner side of outer cylinder 3 is rotatably connected with inner cylinder 4, and the upper surface of outer cylinder 3 is communicated with several feeding ports 7;

[0028] Bottom plate 1 is provided with mixing element 6 for ingredient on inner cylinder 4.

[0029] In the utility model, after the corresponding raw materials required for ingredient are input through several feeding ports 7 on outer cylinder 3, the input raw materials can be uniformly mixed by mixing element 6.

[0030] It needs to be explained that the number of feeding port 7 can be set according to the type of raw material to be fed.

[0031] In an alternative embodiment, mixing element 6 includes a drive motor 63 fixedly connected to the bottom plate 1, the output shaft of the drive motor 63 is fixedly connected to a shaft 61 that extends through one end and extends to the inner side of the inner cylinder 4, the shaft 61 is fixedly connected to several stirring rods 62, the lower surface of the inner cylinder 4 is fixedly connected to a mounting ring 64 located outside the shaft 61, the outside of the mounting ring 64 is fixedly connected to a rack 65, the bottom plate 1 is rotatably connected to a support shaft 66, the upper end of the support shaft 66 is fixedly connected to a gear 68 engaged with one end of the rack 65, and the support shaft 66 and the shaft 61 are provided with a transmission assembly 67 for driving the support shaft 66.

[0032] In this embodiment, since the inner cylinder 4 can rotate in the outer cylinder 3, the drive motor 63 is started to drive the shaft 61 and the stirring rod 62 to rotate, which can drive the inner cylinder 4 to rotate in the opposite direction of the stirring rod 62 through the cooperation of the gear 68, the rack 65 and the transmission assembly 67, to stir the raw materials in multiple directions, thereby improving the uniformity of the raw materials, to improve the mixing effect and efficiency.

[0033] It should be noted that the cross section of the outer cylinder 3 and the inner cylinder 4 is U-shaped, the gap of the inner cylinder 4 is attached to the inner top wall of the outer cylinder 3, the outer wall of the upper end of the inner cylinder 4 is fixedly connected with a limiting ring 69 extending into the inner cylinder 3, and the inner bottom wall of the outer cylinder 3 is provided with an annular groove matched with the limiting ring 69, so that the inner cylinder 4 can be stably rotated in the outer cylinder 3 through the support and limiting of the limiting ring 69.

[0034] The transmission assembly 67 is composed of two belt pulleys and a transmission belt, the two belt pulleys are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 61 and the supporting shaft 66 respectively, and the transmission belt is sleeved on the two belt pulleys, so that the rotating rotating shaft 61 can drive the supporting shaft 66 to rotate synchronously through the belt pulley and the transmission belt.

[0035] In an optional embodiment, the bottom plate 1 is provided with a discharging device 5 for discharging raw materials, the discharging device 5 includes a pump body 51 fixedly installed on the bottom plate 1, the output end of the pump body 51 is communicated with a conveying pipe 52, the input end of the pump body 51 is communicated with a suction pipe 53 extending into the inner cylinder 4 through the outer cylinder 3, the lower end of the suction pipe 53 is communicated with a discharging pipe 54, the inner wall of the suction pipe 53 is fixedly connected with a filter screen 55 below the connection between the discharging pipe 54 and the suction pipe 53, and a valve is installed at the connection between the discharging pipe 54 and the suction pipe 53.

[0036] In this embodiment, the started pump body 51 sucks and discharges the beverage stored in the inner cylinder 4 through the suction pipe 53, and then the beverage is conveyed and discharged to the next process through the conveying pipe 52. When the beverage is conveyed and discharged, the precipitates in the storage process can be filtered by the filter screen 55 in the suction pipe 53, and the filtered precipitates can be discharged by opening the valve on the discharging pipe 54.

[0037] It should be noted that the discharging pipe 54 and the filter screen 55 are inclined, and the inclined discharging pipe 54 and the filter screen 55 also facilitate the operator to extend to the filter screen 55 to clean the filter screen 55 by a soft brush.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, the inner top wall of the outer cylinder 3 is provided with a scraping device 8 for scraping the raw materials on the inner wall of the inner cylinder 4, the scraping device 8 includes a scraping rod 81 extending through the outer cylinder 3 and being in sliding connection with the outer cylinder 3, the upper end of the scraping rod 81 is fixedly connected with a blocking ring 82, the upper surface of the outer cylinder 3 is fixedly connected with a supporting block 84, the supporting block 84 is in sliding connection with a plug rod 83 extending through the scraping rod 81, the plug rod 83 is fixedly connected with a connecting ring 85, and the connecting ring 85 and the supporting block 84 are fixedly connected with a spring 86.

[0039] It should be noted that one end of the scraping rod 81 inside the inner cylinder 4 is attached to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 4, the upper end of the scraping rod 81 is provided with a circular hole for the plug rod 83 to pass through, and the circular hole is above the blocking ring 82.

[0040] In the embodiment, the scraping rod 81 slidingly inserted on the outer cylinder 3 can scrape the inner wall of the rotating inner cylinder 4, thereby reducing the raw materials adhered to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 4 and further improving the mixing effect. Since the scraping rod 81 is supported and limited by the inserting rod 83, the inserting rod 83 is pulled to facilitate the operator to clean and replace the scraping rod 81, so as to maintain the scraping effect.

[0041] The control mode of the utility model is automatically controlled through the controller, and the control circuit of the controller can be realized through simple programming by the person skilled in the art, which belongs to the common knowledge in the art. The utility model is mainly used for protecting the mechanical structure, so the control mode and circuit connection and other technical means of the utility model will not be described in detail.

[0042] The working principle in the above embodiment is as follows:

[0043] After the corresponding types of raw materials required for the ingredients are put into the several feeding openings 7 on the outer cylinder 3, the driving motor 63 is started to drive the rotating shaft 61 and the stirring rod 62 located on the rotating shaft 61 to rotate. The rotating rotating shaft 61 can also drive the support shaft 66 to rotate synchronously through the transmission assembly 67, so that the rotating support shaft 66 drives the mounting ring 64 and the inner cylinder 4 to rotate in the opposite direction of the stirring rod 62 through the cooperation of the gear 68 and the rack 65, so as to stir the raw materials put into the ingredients in the forward and reverse directions. In the stirring process, the raw materials adhered to the inner wall of the inner cylinder 4 can be scraped off by the scraping rod 81, thereby improving the uniformity of the raw material ingredient mixing;

[0044] Since the scraping rod 81 slidingly inserted on the outer cylinder 3 is supported and limited by the inserting rod 83 passing through the inserting rod 83 of the scraping rod 81, the inserting rod 83 can be pulled to facilitate the operator to pull out the scraping rod 81 from the inner cylinder 4 for cleaning and replacement, so as to maintain the scraping effect.

[0045] For the beverage whose ingredient mixing is completed and stored, the pump body 51 is started to pump the beverage stored in the inner cylinder 4 through the pumping pipe 53, and then the beverage is conveyed and discharged to the next process through the conveying pipe 52. When the beverage is conveyed and discharged, the precipitates in the storage process can be filtered by the filter screen 55 in the pumping pipe 53, and the filtered precipitates can be discharged by opening the valve on the discharging pipe 54, so as to improve the production quality of the beverage.

[0046] Although the embodiments of the utility model have been shown and described, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, replacements and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, and the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank comprising a floor (1), characterised in that: The bottom plate (1) is fixedly connected with a plurality of supporting legs (2), the upper end of the supporting leg (2) is fixedly connected with an outer cylinder (3), the inner side of the outer cylinder (3) is rotatably connected with an inner cylinder (4), and the upper surface of the outer cylinder (3) is communicated with a plurality of feeding openings (7); The bottom plate (1) and the inner cylinder (4) are provided with a mixing element (6) for batching; The mixing element (6) comprises a driving motor (63) fixedly connected to the bottom plate (1), the output shaft of the driving motor (63) is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft (61) penetrating through one end and extending to the inner side of the inner cylinder (4), a plurality of stirring rods (62) are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (61), the lower surface of the inner cylinder (4) is fixedly connected with a mounting ring (64) located outside the rotating shaft (61), the outer side of the mounting ring (64) is fixedly connected with a rack (65), the bottom plate (1) is rotatably connected with a supporting shaft (66), the upper end of the supporting shaft (66) is fixedly connected with a gear (68) engaged with the rack (65) at one end, and the supporting shaft (66) and the rotating shaft (61) are provided with a transmission assembly (67) for transmitting the supporting shaft (66). The bottom plate (1) is provided with a discharging element (5) for discharging raw materials, and the inner top wall of the outer cylinder (3) is provided with a scraping element (8) for scraping the inner wall of the inner cylinder (4).

2. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cross sections of the outer cylinder (3) and the inner cylinder (4) are both U-shaped, the gap of the inner cylinder (4) is in close contact with the inner top wall of the outer cylinder (3), the outer wall of the upper end of the inner cylinder (4) is fixedly connected with a limiting ring (69) extending into the inner part of the outer cylinder (3), and the inner bottom wall of the outer cylinder (3) is provided with an annular groove matched with the limiting ring (69).

3. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transmission assembly (67) is composed of two belt pulleys and a transmission belt, the two belt pulleys are fixedly connected to the rotating shaft (61) and the supporting shaft (66) respectively, and the transmission belt is sleeved on the two belt pulleys.

4. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The discharging element (5) comprises a pump body (51) fixedly installed on the bottom plate (1), the output end of the pump body (51) is communicated with a conveying pipe (52), the input end of the pump body (51) is communicated with a pumping pipe (53) penetrating through the outer cylinder (3) and extending to the inner side of the inner cylinder (4), the lower end of the pumping pipe (53) is communicated with a discharging pipe (54), the inner wall of the pumping pipe (53) is fixedly connected with a filter screen (55) located below the connection between the discharging pipe (54) and the pumping pipe (53), and a valve is installed at the connection between the discharging pipe (54) and the pumping pipe (53).

5. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The scraping element (8) comprises a scraping rod (81) penetrating through the outer cylinder (3) and slidably connected with the outer cylinder (3), the upper end of the scraping rod (81) is fixedly connected with a blocking ring (82), the upper surface of the outer cylinder (3) is fixedly connected with a supporting block (84), the supporting block (84) is slidably connected with a plug rod (83) penetrating through the scraping rod (81) at one end, the plug rod (83) is fixedly connected with a connecting ring (85), and the connecting ring (85) and the supporting block (84) are fixedly connected with a spring (86).

6. The probiotic beverage processing ingredient tank according to claim 5, characterized in that The scraping rod (81) is attached to the inner wall of the inner cylinder (4) at one end inside the inner cylinder (4), and a circular hole is formed in the upper end of the scraping rod (81) for the insertion rod (83) to pass through, and the circular hole is above the blocking ring (82).