Chocolate multi-angle ball mill

By designing a multi-angle ball mill, the grinding ball trajectory and inner cavity inclination are adjusted using guide plates and hydraulic cylinders, solving the grinding blind spots and material accumulation problems of traditional ball mills, and achieving uniform and efficient grinding of chocolate materials.

CN224057517UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31SUZHOU LEJOY MASCH CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-14
Publication Date
2026-03-31

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Technical Problem

Traditional ball mills have grinding blind spots, which means that some materials are not fully refined. In addition, the high viscosity of chocolate raw materials makes them prone to accumulating on the inner wall of the chamber and the surface of the grinding balls, affecting the grinding effect.

Method used

The ball mill adopts a multi-angle design, including a rotatable guide plate and a hydraulic cylinder to adjust the tilt angle of the inner cavity. Combined with stirring rods, scrapers, and high-efficiency heat-conducting materials, it ensures that the grinding balls cover the entire cavity area and improves the flowability of materials, preventing accumulation.

Benefits of technology

It achieves uniform and refined grinding of materials, improves grinding efficiency, avoids accumulation on the inner wall of the chamber, and ensures product quality and equipment cleanliness.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a chocolate multi-corner ball mill, which relates to the technical field of chocolate processing and comprises a ball mill main body, the ball mill main body is a cylindrical cavity, and a driving motor is arranged at the bottom of the ball mill main body. The output end of the driving motor extends into the ball mill main body and is connected with a rotating shaft, a plurality of stirring rods are symmetrically arranged on the two sides of the rotating shaft, a scraping plate is arranged at the top end of each stirring rod, an inner cavity is formed in the ball mill main body, and a spherical hinge is mounted between the inner cavity and the ball mill main body; a plurality of hydraulic oil cylinders are arranged on the periphery of the spherical hinge, and a plurality of guide plates are rotationally connected to the bottom of the inner cavity. The rotatable guide plate is arranged in the ball mill main body, so that the motion trail of the grinding ball is effectively changed, the grinding ball covers each area in the cavity, the grinding blind area in the traditional ball mill is eliminated, the uniform refining of materials is ensured, and the grinding efficiency is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to chocolate processing technical field especially, relates to a chocolate multi-angle ball mill. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the chocolate production process, the ball mill is important equipment for refining cocoa liquid, sugar powder, milk powder and other ingredients particles, and its target is to make the material particles reach the ideal particle size of 10-20 microns to realize smooth taste and good quality.

[0003] The traditional ball mill mainly completes the crushing and homogenization of particles through the collision and friction of grinding balls, and its design is mostly a simple cylindrical cavity with fixed-size grinding balls inside. With the rapid development of the food processing industry, the traditional ball mill gradually exposes the following problems:

[0004] 1) The grinding balls with single motion trajectory are prone to produce grinding blind area, resulting in insufficient refinement of part of the materials;

[0005] 2) Due to the high viscosity characteristics of chocolate raw materials, they are prone to accumulate on the inner wall of the cavity and the surface of the grinding balls, affecting the grinding effect. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0006] The utility model discloses a chocolate multi-angle ball mill, which solves the problems of the prior art, such as the grinding blind area caused by the grinding balls with single motion trajectory, the insufficient refinement of part of the materials, and the accumulation of chocolate raw materials on the inner wall of the cavity and the surface of the grinding balls, affecting the grinding effect.

[0007] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0008] A chocolate multi-angle ball mill, comprising a ball mill main body, the ball mill main body is a cylindrical cavity, the bottom of the ball mill main body is provided with a driving motor, the output end of the driving motor extends into the ball mill main body and is connected with a rotating shaft, a plurality of stirring rods are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the rotating shaft, a scraper is arranged at the top end of each stirring rod, an inner cavity is installed in the ball mill main body, a ball hinge is installed between the inner cavity and the ball mill main body, a plurality of hydraulic cylinders are arranged around the ball hinge, and a plurality of guide plates are rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner cavity.

[0009] Further, the length of the stirring rod is less than the length of the radius of the inner cavity.

[0010] Further, the height of the guide plate is less than the diameter of the ball mill.

[0011] Further, the stirring rod near the inner cavity does not touch the guide plate.

[0012] Further, the scraper is made of food-grade silica gel material.

[0013] Further, the inclination angle of the inner cavity of the hydraulic cylinder is 1°-30°.

[0014] Further, the high-efficiency heat-conducting material is arranged between the inner wall of the ball mill body and the inner cavity.

[0015] Further, the ball mill body is provided with an operation panel on one side, and a machine cover is arranged at the top end of the ball mill body, and a visual window is arranged on the machine cover.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the ball mill has the advantages that:

[0017] 1. The rotatable guide plate arranged in the ball mill body effectively changes the movement track of the grinding balls, so that the grinding balls cover all areas in the cavity, eliminates the grinding blind area in the traditional ball mill, ensures uniform refinement of the material, and improves the grinding efficiency.

[0018] 2. The ball hinge and the hydraulic cylinder arranged between the inner cavity and the ball mill body can dynamically adjust the inclination angle (1°-30°) of the inner cavity, utilize the gravity to improve the fluidity of the high-viscosity material, effectively prevent the material from accumulating on the inner wall and the surface of the grinding balls, and ensure the stability of the grinding effect.

[0019] 3. The food-grade silica gel scraper arranged at the top end of the stirring rod can scrape the inner wall of the cavity in real time during the stirring process, avoid the high-viscosity chocolate paste from adhering to the inner wall, not only keep the smoothness of the grinding process, but also reduce the cleaning difficulty. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 The ball mill is provided with an operation panel on one side, and a machine cover is arranged at the top end of the ball mill body, and a visual window is arranged on the machine cover.

[0021] Figure 2 The ball mill is provided with an operation panel on one side, and a machine cover is arranged at the top end of the ball mill body, and a visual window is arranged on the machine cover.

[0022] Figure 3 The ball mill is provided with an operation panel on one side, and a machine cover is arranged at the top end of the ball mill body, and a visual window is arranged on the machine cover.

[0023] Figure 4 The ball mill is provided with an operation panel on one side, and a machine cover is arranged at the top end of the ball mill body, and a visual window is arranged on the machine cover.

[0024] Legend: 1, ball mill main body; 101, drive motor; 102, rotating shaft; 103, stirring rod; 104, scraper; 105, inner cavity; 106, ball hinge; 107, hydraulic oil cylinder; 108, guide plate; 109, operation panel; 110, machine cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0026] In order to facilitate the understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the related description of the present application, and several embodiments of the present application are given. However, the present application can be realized in many different forms, and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0027] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixedly attached" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be an intervening element between them. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there can be an intervening element between them. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right", and similar terms used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0028] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present application belongs. The terminology used in the description of the present application herein only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0029] Example 1

[0030] As Figures 1-4The utility model provides a kind of technical solutions shown in the utility model discloses a kind of chocolate multi-angle ball mill, including ball mill main body 1, ball mill main body 1 is cylindrical cavity, ball mill main body 1 bottom is provided with driving motor 101, the output end of driving motor 101 extends and is connected with the rotating shaft 102 to the inside of ball mill main body 1, the two sides of rotating shaft 102 are symmetrically provided with several stirring rods 103, the top of each stirring rod 103 is provided with scraper 104, chocolate slurry has certain viscosity, long time operation is easy to accumulate in inner wall scraper 104 along with the rotation of stirring rod 103 can reduce the problem that chocolate material adheres inner wall, ensure material fluidity, and extend equipment continuous operation time, reduce manual cleaning frequency, ball mill main body 1 inside is installed with inner cavity 105, and ball hinge 106 is installed between inner cavity 105 and ball mill main body 1, ball hinge 106 has the advantages that control is flexible, accurate, torsion angle is big using spherical bearing structure, the hinge installation, adjustment is convenient, safe and reliable, ball hinge 106 is high-strength rotary joint, by adjusting each support point height, realize cavity multi-angle inclination, simultaneously keep the stability of cavity, ball hinge 106 is provided with several hydraulic oil cylinders 107 around, and hydraulic oil cylinder 107 adjusts the support point height of cavity, realizes multi-angle inclination, the bottom of inner cavity 105 is rotatably connected with several guide plates 108, guide plate 108 can adjust trajectory, these trajectory components can adjust position or angle, the grinding ball in guide plate 108 is forced to run along groove path under the centrifugal force of rotating cavity, the angle of guide plate 108 is adjusted, so that grinding ball can run along set trajectory (such as spiral, curve, intersection) in cavity.

[0031] Example 2

[0032] As Figures 1-4As shown, the length of the stirring rod 103 is less than the length of the radius of the inner cavity 105, and the scraper 104 touches the inner wall of the inner cavity 105, and the stirring rod 103 does not damage the inner wall of the inner cavity 105 when rotating, the stirring rod 103 close to the inner cavity 105 does not touch the guide plate 108, and the bottommost stirring rod 103 does not touch the guide plate 108, preventing the guide plate 108 from being damaged; the height of the guide plate 108 is less than the diameter of the ball mill; the scraper 104 is made of food-grade silicone material, which is a kind of environmentally friendly silicone silicone, non-toxic, odorless, biodegradable, soft, elastic, resistant to kinking and deformation; no cracking, long service life, cold and high temperature resistance; higher tear strength and superior electrical performance; no yellowing at room temperature, no frost, no white, no color fading, no water scale in water, no odor, etc., ensuring that the production process meets the food hygiene standards, avoiding pollution of the product or affecting the quality of the finished product. In addition, the cavity design has no dead angle, and cleaning is convenient, further enhancing the sanitary performance of the equipment; the hydraulic cylinder 107 adjusts the inclination angle of the inner cavity 105 to 1°-30°, and the equipment utilizes the dynamic inclination adjustment function of the combination of the ball hinge 106 and the hydraulic cylinder 107. The inclination angle (1°-30°) of the inner cavity 105 can be adjusted in real time, and the high-viscosity material is made to flow more smoothly in the cavity by gravity. This not only effectively avoids the problem of material accumulation on the inner wall of the cavity or the surface of the grinding ball, but also ensures the continuous and efficient grinding process, further improving the delicate taste of the chocolate; high-efficiency heat-conducting material is arranged between the inner wall of the ball mill main body 1 and the inner cavity 105, which can ensure uniform distribution of heat in the cavity, help control the temperature of chocolate processing, prevent temperature from being too high to cause material flavor change or caking problem, and improve product quality; The operation panel 109 is arranged on one side of the ball mill main body 1, and the machine cover 110 is arranged at the top of the ball mill main body 1, and the visual window is arranged on the machine cover 110. The operation panel 109 arranged on one side of the ball mill main body 1 is convenient for users to adjust the grinding parameters (such as speed and inclination angle), and the visual window on the top cover 110 can monitor the grinding state of the material at any time, increasing the intelligence and convenience of the equipment.

[0033] The working process of the chocolate multi-angle ball mill is as follows: when using the chocolate multi-angle ball mill, first, open the machine cover 110 of the ball mill main body 1, and then pour the pretreated chocolate slurry (ingredients such as cocoa liquid, sugar powder, and milk powder) into the cavity, and observe whether the material is correctly poured through the visual window on the machine cover 110.

[0034] The related grinding parameters are set on the operation panel 109, including the rotating speed of the rotating shaft 102, the cavity inclination angle (1°-30°) adjusted by the hydraulic cylinder 107, the running time, etc., the driving motor 101 is started, the rotating shaft 102 starts rotating, with the rotation of the rotating shaft 102, the stirring rod 103 starts stirring the material, at the same time, the food-grade silica gel scraper 104 moves along the inner wall of the inner cavity 105 and scrapes the high-viscosity material adhered to the inner wall, ensuring the material fluidity and cavity cleaning, at the same time, through the adjustment of the hydraulic cylinder 107, the inclination angle of the inner cavity 105 can be dynamically adjusted, so that the material in the cavity realizes more smooth circulation distribution by means of gravity, avoids local accumulation phenomenon, and improves the uniform grinding effect of the material, under the rotation of the cavity and the guiding effect of the guide plate 108, the grinding balls run along the set track under the action of centrifugal force and gravity, the guide plate 108 can adjust its angle to form a spiral, curve or cross track, ensuring that the grinding balls cover every area of the cavity, reducing the grinding blind area and realizing high-efficiency refinement, the efficient heat-conducting material between the inner wall of the ball mill main body 1 and the inner cavity 105 ensures uniform heat distribution, controls the temperature in the cavity, prevents the material from changing in flavor or caking due to overheating, maintains product quality, and the operator can observe the grinding state of the material in the cavity through the visual window on the machine cover 110 at any time and adjust the parameters as necessary to optimize the grinding effect;

[0035] After grinding, the ground chocolate paste is discharged through the discharge port at the bottom of the cavity, the cavity is designed without dead angle, cooperates with the dynamic scraping function of the scraper 104, reduces the residual material, and is convenient, fast and clean, after the equipment is turned off, necessary cleaning and maintenance are carried out, the food-grade silica gel scraper 104, the stirring rod 103 and the guide plate 108 and other components can be easily disassembled and cleaned, ensuring the sanitary performance and prolonging the service life of the equipment.

[0036] 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 these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirits of the utility model, the scope of the utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A chocolate multi-angle ball mill comprising a ball mill body (1), characterized in that: The ball mill body (1) is a cylindrical cavity, the bottom of the ball mill body (1) is provided with a driving motor (101), the output end of the driving motor (101) extends to the inside of the ball mill body (1) and is connected with a rotating shaft (102), a plurality of stirring rods (103) are symmetrically arranged on the rotating shaft (102), the top end of each stirring rod (103) is provided with a scraper (104), an inner cavity (105) is installed in the ball mill body (1), a ball hinge (106) is installed between the inner cavity (105) and the ball mill body (1), a plurality of hydraulic oil cylinders (107) are arranged around the ball hinge (106), and a plurality of guide plates (108) are rotatably connected to the bottom of the inner cavity (105).

2. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: The length of the stirring rod (103) is less than the length of the radius of the inner cavity (105).

3. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the guide plate (108) is less than the diameter of the ball mill.

4. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring rod (103) close to the inner cavity (105) does not touch the guide plate (108).

5. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: The scraper (104) is made of food-grade silica gel material.

6. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inclination angle of the inner cavity (105) is adjusted to be 1°-30° by the hydraulic oil cylinder (107).

7. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: High-efficiency heat-conducting material is arranged between the inner wall of the ball mill body (1) and the inner cavity (105).

8. A chocolate polygonal attritor mill according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the ball mill body (1) is provided with an operation panel (109), the top end of the ball mill body (1) is provided with a machine cover (110), and a visual window is formed in the machine cover (110).