Tagetes erecta xanthophyll feed additive production system
By designing an automated marigold lutein production system, the problems of inaccurate saponification time and heat waste were solved, achieving a production process with high energy utilization and low labor intensity.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-10
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
In the current production process of marigold lutein feed additives, inaccurate saponification time and improper temperature control lead to slow degradation or slow speed, resulting in serious heat waste, and the manual transportation of materials is labor-intensive.
An automated production system comprising a heating furnace, saponification tank, curing tank, mixing tank, and packaging machine was designed. It employs a chain conveyor belt and an extract tank fixing mechanism, combined with jackets and temperature sensors for heat management, to achieve automated saponification and efficient energy utilization.
It improves saponification efficiency, reduces energy waste, lowers the labor intensity of workers, and achieves highly efficient automated production.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to marigold lutein feed additive production equipment technical field, concretely relates to a marigold lutein feed additive production system. BACKGROUND
[0002] Marigold lutein is mainly extracted from marigold flowers, is a kind of natural carotenoid colorant extracted from marigold flowers, and the main component is lutein, has bright color and strong coloring power, is widely used in feed additive, is mainly used to improve the color and quality of animal product, can be used for the skin, fat, shank and yolk coloring of poultry and aquatic animals, makes it present more bright color, for example, the skin, shank and yolk color of chicken can be more bright by adding lutein in poultry feed, and the market value of product is improved.Adding lutein in special aquatic feed not only can improve the body color of fish, also has the effect of promoting growth and improving digestive enzyme activity, in addition, lutein can reduce fat accumulation to a certain extent, improves the overall health status of animal.
[0003] In the production process of marigold lutein feed additive, marigold extract will be sequentially subjected to heating melting, saponification, solidification, crushing, mixing, packaging and other processes, and in actual production process, the following problems still exist: first, saponification time is too long, and saponification temperature is not accurate, and too high temperature will cause marigold lutein to degrade, and too low temperature will affect saponification speed and saponification rate;Second, a large amount of heat will be wasted in the process of heating and melting of marigold extract;Third, material needs to be transported and transferred between marigold extract heating melting and saponification process, and more manpower is needed, and the labor intensity of workers is large.Therefore, it is an objective need to develop a marigold lutein feed additive production system with high saponification efficiency, less energy waste and high automation degree. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a marigold lutein feed additive production system with high saponification efficiency, less energy waste and high automation degree.
[0005] The utility model discloses a heating furnace, saponification tank, solidification tank, primary mixing tank, pulverizer, secondary mixing tank and packing machine that connect gradually, be provided with chain type conveyer belt in the top of heating furnace and saponification tank, a plurality of vertical rods are evenly arranged on chain type conveyer belt, and the end of vertical rod is connected with the rotating lever through the pivot, and one end of pivot is connected with the rotating motor, and the rotating lever is fixed with the dip bucket fixed establishment, and the lower belt of chain type conveyrer belt is through the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet of heating furnace, and the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet of heating furnace are all provided with the furnace door that can automatically lift and open and close, and the vertical strip hole is set up on the furnace door, and the lower belt of chain type conveyer belt is located in the strip hole, and the outer wall of heating furnace and saponification tank is all provided with the jacket, and the two jackets are communicated through the conveying pipe, and the temperature regulator is set up on conveying pipe, and the temperature sensor is set up in saponification tank.
[0006] Further, the dip bucket fixing mechanism includes a circular grid and a fence provided on the edge of the circular grid, the fence is fixedly connected with the rotating lever, one side of the fence is provided with an opening, a clamp is arranged at the opening, a fixed ring is arranged on the upper part of the inner side of the fence, and a positioning ring is arranged on the outer wall of the dip bucket below the fixed ring.
[0007] Further, the furnace door includes an upper furnace door and a lower furnace door, the side surfaces of the upper furnace door and the lower furnace door are vertically and slidably connected with the end portions of the heating furnace, vertical racks are arranged on the side surfaces of the upper furnace door and the lower furnace door, a lifting motor is installed on the heating furnace, and a gear meshing with the vertical racks is drivingly connected with the output shaft of the lifting motor.
[0008] Further, a heat accumulator is arranged on the conveying pipe of the water outlet of the temperature regulator.
[0009] Further, a heat preservation channel is arranged on the lower belt of the chain type conveyer belt between the furnace outlet of the heating furnace and the saponification tank.
[0010] Further, spiral guide plates are arranged in the jacket.
[0011] The utility model is used for marigold xanthophyll feed additive's production, in the production process, the infusion barrel containing marigold xanthophyll extract is fixed on infusion barrel fixed mechanism, chain type conveyer belt drives infusion barrel to move forward, the furnace door of heating furnace opens, infusion barrel moves into the inside of heating furnace, closes the furnace door, can start heating furnace to the infusion of infusion barrel and melt, make infusion liquefies into liquid state, then open the furnace door, infusion barrel is under the drive of chain type conveyer belt and moves to the above of saponification tank feeding opening, starts rotary motor, drives infusion barrel to pour, and the infusion in the barrel is constantly poured from infusion barrel, and falls into saponification tank through feeding opening, adds alcohol and potassium hydroxide and carries out saponification treatment, after saponification, material enters solidification tank, primary mixing tank, pulverizer, secondary mixing tank and packaging machine in proper order, carries out solidification, mixing, pulverization, mixing again and packaging in proper order, obtains finished product, in the utility model, the worker only needs to place infusion barrel on infusion barrel fixed mechanism, when the infusion in the barrel pours out, takes out infusion barrel, compared with traditional production system, the way that the worker transports and transfers material between infusion heating and saponification process, the manpower needed is less, the labor intensity of worker is less, the automation degree of production process is higher, can improve work efficiency greatly, secondly, sets up the jacket on heating furnace and saponification tank, when running, cold water is passed into the jacket outside heating furnace, and cold water absorbs the heat lost by heating furnace, can reduce the loss of heat, simultaneously, cold water absorbs the heat lost by heating furnace and forms hot water, passes into temperature regulator, according to the temperature in saponification tank detected by temperature sensor, adjusts water temperature, heats infusion by using the hot water after temperature regulation, improves the utilization rate of heat, reduces the consumption of energy in saponification process, satisfies the saponification temperature need in saponification tank, improves the accuracy of saponification temperature, improves saponification speed and saponification rate, shortens saponification time, guarantees saponification quality, the utility model has the advantages of high saponification efficiency, little energy waste and high automation degree. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0012] Fig. 1 It is whole structure schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0013] Fig. 2 It is main view structure schematic diagram of infusion barrel fixed mechanism 13 in the utility model;
[0014] Fig. 3 It is plan structure schematic diagram of infusion barrel fixed mechanism 13 in the utility model;
[0015] In the figure: 1-heating furnace, 2-saponification tank, 3-solidification tank, 4-first mixing tank, 5-pulverizer, 6-second mixing tank, 7-packaging machine, 8-chain conveyor, 9-vertical rod, 10-rotating shaft, 11-rotating rod, 12-rotary motor, 13-paste bucket fixing mechanism, 14-upper furnace door, 15-jacket, 16-conveying pipe, 17-thermostat, 18-temperature sensor, 19-circular grid, 20-fence, 21-hoop, 22-paste bucket, 23-positioning ring, 24-lower furnace door, 25-rack, 26-gear, 27-heat accumulator, 28-heat preservation channel, 29-spiral guide vane, 30-fixing ring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0016] The utility model will be further explained in connection with the drawings, but in any way to the utility model is limited, based on any change or improvement made by the utility model, all belong to the protection scope of the utility model.
[0017] As Figs. 1-3The utility model discloses a heating furnace 1, saponification tank 2, solidification tank 3, primary mixing tank 4, pulverizer 5, secondary mixing tank 6 and packing machine 7 that connect gradually, heating furnace 1 is used for heating the immersion extract in the immersion extract bucket 22, makes it melt into liquid state, conveniently pour it to saponification tank 2, saponification tank 2 is used for the saponification treatment of liquid state immersion extract, when saponification treatment, add alcohol as solvent, add potassium hydroxide and carry out saponification treatment under stirring, solidification tank 3 is used for the cooling of saponification liquid, makes saponification liquid solidification, primary mixing tank 4 is used for the mixing of solidification, when mixing, add calcium carbonate, and calcium carbonate and solidification are mixed evenly in primary mixing tank 4, and the mixture is fully pulverized in pulverizer 5, makes its granularity reach 20~40 mesh, after the pulverization of powder material is sent into secondary mixing tank 6 and mixes fully, finally, after inspection, packing can transport, the upper portion of heating furnace 1 and saponification tank 2 is provided with chain type conveyer belt 8, and the upper portion of chain type conveyer belt 8 is evenly provided with a plurality of vertical rods 9, and the end of vertical rod 9 is connected with rotating rod 11 through rotating shaft 10, and one end of rotating shaft 10 is drivingly connected with rotary motor 12, and rotary motor 12 drives rotating shaft 10 to rotate, and rotating shaft 10 drives rotating rod 11 to rotate, and rotating rod 11 drives immersion extract bucket fixing mechanism 13 to rotate, and further drives immersion extract bucket 22 to rotate, realizes the pouring of liquid state immersion extract, and immersion extract bucket fixing mechanism 13 is fixed on rotating rod 11, and immersion extract bucket fixing mechanism 13 is used for fixing immersion extract bucket 22, and the pouring of immersion extract in the bucket is convenient, and the lower belt of chain type conveyer belt 8 penetrates the furnace inlet and furnace outlet of heating furnace 1, and the furnace inlet and furnace outlet of heating furnace 1 are all provided with furnace door that can automatically lift and open and close, and the furnace door is the existing structure, and can automatically open and close, and a strip hole is vertically arranged on the furnace door, and the lower belt of chain type conveyer belt 8 is located in the strip hole, and the outer wall of heating furnace 1 and saponification tank 2 is all provided with jacket 15, and the two jackets 15 are communicated through conveying pipe 16, and temperature regulator 17 is arranged on conveying pipe 16, and temperature regulator 17 is the existing equipment, and is used for adjusting water temperature, when water temperature is too low, heats, improves water temperature, on the contrary, when water temperature is too high, adds certain amount of cold water, reduces water temperature, and temperature sensor 18 is arranged in saponification tank 2, and temperature sensor 18 is used for monitoring the temperature of saponification liquid in saponification tank 2, and is convenient for timely adjusting, prevents saponification liquid temperature from being too high or too low.
[0018] The utility model is used for marigold xanthophyll feed additive's production, in the production process, the infusion barrel 22 containing marigold xanthophyll extract is fixed on infusion barrel fixed mechanism 13, chain type conveyer belt 8 drives infusion barrel 22 to move forward, the furnace door of heating furnace 1 is opened, infusion barrel 22 moves into heating furnace 1 inside, closes the furnace door, can start heating furnace 1 to the infusion of infusion barrel 22 and carry out heating melting, make infusion liquefies into liquid state, then open the furnace door, infusion barrel 22 is under the drive of chain type conveyer belt 8 and moves to the top of the feeding opening of saponification tank 2, starts rotary motor 12, drives infusion barrel 22 to pour, the infusion in the barrel keeps pouring out from infusion barrel 22 and falls into saponification tank 2 through the feeding opening, adds alcohol and potassium hydroxide and carries out saponification treatment, after saponification, material enters solidification tank 3, primary mixing tank 4, pulverizer 5, secondary mixing tank 6 and packing machine 7 in proper order, carries out solidification, mixing, pulverization, mixing again and packing in proper order, obtains finished product.
[0019] In the utility model, the worker only needs to place the infusion barrel 22 on the infusion barrel fixing mechanism 13, and the infusion barrel 22 can be taken out after the infusion in the barrel is poured out, compared with the mode that the material needs to be transported and transferred manually between the infusion heating and saponification processes in the traditional production system, less manpower is needed, the labor intensity of the worker is smaller, the automation degree of the production process is higher, and the work efficiency can be greatly improved; secondly, the jacket 15 is arranged on the heating furnace 1 and the saponification tank 2, when running, cold water is introduced into the jacket 15 outside the heating furnace 1, the cold water absorbs the heat lost by the heating furnace 1, the loss of heat can be reduced, at the same time, the cold water absorbs the heat lost by the heating furnace 1 to form hot water, the hot water is introduced into the temperature regulator 17, the water temperature is adjusted according to the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 18 in the saponification tank 2, the infusion is heated by using the hot water after temperature regulation, the heat utilization rate is improved, the energy consumption in the saponification process is reduced, the saponification temperature requirement in the saponification tank 2 is met, the saponification temperature accuracy is improved, the saponification speed and saponification rate are improved, the saponification time is shortened, and the saponification quality is ensured.
[0020] The infusion barrel fixing mechanism 13 comprises a circular grid 19 and a fence 20 arranged on the edge of the circular grid 19, the fence 20 is fixedly connected with the rotating rod 11, one side of the fence 20 is provided with an opening, the opening is provided with a hoop 21, the upper portion of the inner side of the fence 20 is provided with a fixing ring 30, the outer wall of the infusion barrel 22 below the fixing ring 30 is provided with a positioning ring 23, the infusion barrel fixing mechanism 13 is used for fixing the infusion barrel 22, when the infusion barrel 22 is placed, the hoop 21 is opened, the infusion barrel 22 is placed on the circular grid 19 and the hoop 21 is closed, the infusion barrel 22 is fixed, and vice versa, when the infusion is poured out, the hoop 21 is opened again, the empty infusion barrel 22 is taken out, and the hoop 21 is closed.
[0021] The furnace door comprises an upper furnace door 14 and a lower furnace door 24, the side of the upper furnace door 14 and the side of the lower furnace door 24 are vertically slidably connected with the end of the heating furnace 1, a rack 25 is vertically arranged on the side of the upper furnace door 14 and the side of the lower furnace door 24, a lifting motor is installed on the heating furnace 1, a gear 26 engaged with the rack 25 is drivingly connected with the output shaft of the lifting motor. When the furnace door is opened or closed, the lifting motor is started, the lifting motor drives the gear 26 to rotate, the gear 26 drives the rack 25 to move up and down, when the upper furnace door 14 and the lower furnace door 24 move towards each other, the furnace door is closed, the heating of the extract can be carried out, on the contrary, when the upper furnace door 14 and the lower furnace door 24 move reversely, the furnace door is opened, the extract bucket 22 can be moved into or out of the heating furnace 1.
[0022] A heat accumulator 27 is arranged on the conveying pipe 16 of the water outlet of the temperature regulator 17, the heat accumulator 27 is used for storing hot water, insulating the hot water and preventing heat loss. The heat accumulator 27 is arranged mainly because the saponification time is 3-5 hours, in order to maintain the saponification temperature, a large amount of hot water is supplied, therefore, the heat accumulator 27 is used for storing relatively sufficient hot water to meet the heating requirement of the saponification tank 2.
[0023] A heat preservation channel 28 is arranged below the chain conveying belt 8 between the furnace outlet of the heating furnace 1 and the saponification tank 2. The marigold extract is melted into liquid state in the heating furnace 1, but in the process of moving the extract bucket 22 to the saponification tank 2, the temperature of the extract is continuously reduced due to heat loss, a small amount of extract may solidify. In order to solve this problem, the heat preservation channel 28 is arranged, so that the extract bucket 22 is located in a relatively sealed environment, the heat loss is reduced, the heat preservation effect is achieved and the solidification of the extract is avoided.
[0024] A spiral flow guide plate 29 is arranged in the jacket 15. The water flows in the jacket 15, but there are often flow dead angles, the water flow in these flow dead angle areas is in a stagnant state or a slow flow state, the heat exchange efficiency is reduced. After the spiral flow guide plate 29 is arranged, the water flow flows along the spiral channel formed by the spiral flow guide plate 29, on the one hand, the water flow spirally flows, the flow process of the water flow is increased and the heat exchange efficiency is improved, on the other hand, the flow dead angle is eliminated and the problem of water flow stagnation is avoided.
Claims
1. A marigold lutein feed additive production system, comprising a heating furnace (1), a saponification tank (2), a solidification tank (3), a first mixing tank (4), a pulverizer (5), a second mixing tank (6) and a packaging machine (7) connected in sequence, characterized in that: The heating furnace (1) and the saponification tank (2) are provided with a chain type conveying belt (8) above, a plurality of vertical rods (9) are uniformly arranged on the chain type conveying belt (8), the end of the vertical rod (9) is connected with a rotating rod (11) through a rotating shaft (10), one end of the rotating shaft (10) is drivingly connected with a rotating motor (12), the rotating rod (11) is fixed with a crude extract barrel fixing mechanism (13), the lower belt of the chain type conveying belt (8) penetrates the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet of the heating furnace (1), the furnace inlet and the furnace outlet of the heating furnace (1) are provided with furnace doors which can be automatically lifted and opened and closed, a strip-shaped hole is vertically arranged on the furnace door, the lower belt of the chain type conveying belt (8) is located in the strip-shaped hole, the outer walls of the heating furnace (1) and the saponification tank (2) are provided with clamping sleeves (15), the two clamping sleeves (15) are communicated through a conveying pipe (16), the conveying pipe (16) is provided with a temperature regulator (17), and the saponification tank (2) is provided with a temperature sensor (18).
2. The system for producing a marigold lutein feed additive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The crude extract barrel fixing mechanism (13) comprises a circular grid (19) and a fence (20) arranged on the edge of the circular grid (19), the fence (20) is fixedly connected with the rotating rod (11), one side of the fence (20) is provided with an opening, the opening is provided with a hoop (21), the upper part of the inner side of the fence (20) is provided with a fixing ring (30), and the outer wall of the crude extract barrel (22) below the fixing ring (30) is provided with a positioning ring (23).
3. The system for producing a marigold lutein feed additive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The furnace door comprises an upper furnace door (14) and a lower furnace door (24), the side surfaces of the upper furnace door (14) and the lower furnace door (24) are vertically and slidingly connected with the ends of the heating furnace (1), the side surfaces of the upper furnace door (14) and the lower furnace door (24) are vertically provided with a rack (25), the heating furnace (1) is provided with a lifting motor, and the output shaft of the lifting motor is drivingly connected with a gear (26) engaged with the rack (25).
4. The system for producing a marigold lutein feed additive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying pipe (16) of the water outlet of the temperature regulator (17) is provided with a heat accumulator (27).
5. The system for producing a marigold lutein feed additive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower belt of the chain type conveying belt (8) between the furnace outlet of the heating furnace (1) and the saponification tank (2) is provided with a heat preservation channel (28).
6. The system for producing a marigold lutein feed additive according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping sleeve (15) is provided with a spiral guide plate (29).