Corn starch milk rotational flow device

By using a corn starch slurry hydrocyclone device for swirling and heating drying, the problem of high starch moisture content is solved, achieving efficient drying, saving time and labor intensity, and improving the practicality of the device.

CN224057658UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-31ZHU CHENG XING MAO CORN DEVELOPING CO LTD
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CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-02
Publication Date
2026-03-31

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Technical Problem

Existing corn starch emulsion hydrocyclones produce starch with high moisture content after solid-liquid separation, requiring further drying in an external drying facility, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Method used

Design a corn starch milk hydrocyclone device including a hydrocyclone, a heating mechanism, a moving mechanism, and a stirring mechanism. After separation by hydrocyclone, the starch is heated and dried inside the device, which directly improves the dryness of the starch and eliminates the need for a secondary drying step.

Benefits of technology

This technology enables efficient drying of starch, saving time, reducing labor intensity, and improving ease of use.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of corn starch production, in particular to a corn starch milk swirling device, which enables separated starch to be high in drying degree by swirling, heating and drying starch milk, does not need to be transferred into other drying mechanisms to be dried again, saves time, and is convenient to use and high in practicability. Comprising a bottom plate, a swirler and a lifting frame, the swirler is fixedly installed on the lifting frame, a feeding port is formed in the upper portion of the swirler, a discharging port is formed in the lower portion of the swirler, and a water discharging port is formed in the upper portion of the swirler; a cavity is formed in the cylinder, an opening is formed in the upper end of the cylinder, the cylinder is located below the cyclone, the heating mechanism is arranged on the cylinder, the heating mechanism has a heating function, the cylinder is installed on the moving mechanism, the moving mechanism is used for moving the cylinder, and the stirring mechanism is installed on the bottom plate. The stirring mechanism has a stirring function.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of corn starch production, and in particular to a corn starch emulsion cyclone device. Background Technology

[0002] In the production and processing of corn starch, corn raw materials are washed, crushed, and soaked to obtain corn starch slurry. The corn starch slurry is then passed through a cyclone separator for preliminary solid-liquid separation, separating the denser starch from the less dense water, protein, and other impurities to obtain primary solid corn starch. In the prior art, utility model patent application number 202121643866.6 discloses a steam-water separator and dehydration-drying system for starch slurry dehydration and drying. It mainly consists of a cylinder and a spiral guide plate. During use, the starch slurry is added to the cylinder for solid-liquid separation, with the denser starch discharged from the lower outlet and the less dense water and other impurities discharged from the upper part. The inventor believes that this system has the following problems: after the starch slurry passes through the cyclone separator in the cylinder, the starch discharged from the lower part of the cylinder still has a high moisture content and is not sufficiently dried. It needs to be transferred by workers to an external drying facility for further drying before it can be used. However, this transfer process is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inconvenient. Utility Model Content

[0003] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides a corn starch milk cyclone device that achieves a high degree of dryness by swirling and heating the starch milk, eliminating the need to transfer it to other drying facilities for further drying, saving time, and is convenient and practical.

[0004] This utility model discloses a corn starch slurry hydrocyclone device, comprising a base plate, a hydrocyclone, and a lifting frame. The hydrocyclone is fixedly mounted on the lifting frame, with an inlet at the top, a outlet at the bottom, and a drain outlet at the top. It also includes a cylinder, a heating mechanism, a moving mechanism, and a stirring mechanism. The cylinder contains a chamber, with an opening at its upper end. The cylinder is located below the hydrocyclone and is equipped with a heating mechanism for heating. The cylinder is mounted on the moving mechanism for moving the cylinder. The stirring mechanism is mounted on the base plate and has a stirring function. During the hydrocyclone process, the corn starch slurry is introduced into the hydrocyclone through the inlet at the top via a delivery pump, causing the corn starch slurry to swirl within the hydrocyclone. The process involves allowing the denser starch in the starch slurry to fall into the cylinder chamber through the discharge port at the lower end of the hydrocyclone, while impurities and water in the starch slurry are discharged through the drain port at the upper end of the hydrocyclone. Simultaneously, the heating mechanism is activated to heat the starch in the cylinder chamber, causing residual moisture to drain out through the cylinder. The cylinder is then moved to the stirring mechanism, where additives are added. The stirring mechanism mixes the starch with the additives, ensuring uniform heating and drying within the cylinder chamber. This method, through the swirling and heating drying of the starch slurry, achieves a high degree of dryness, eliminating the need for further drying in other mechanisms, saving time, and offering convenience and high practicality.

[0005] Preferably, the heating mechanism includes a heating wire, and the cylinder is provided with a terminal block. The heating wire is embedded in the inner wall of the cylinder and is electrically connected to the terminal block. When heating the starch in the cylinder cavity, an external power source is connected to the heating wire through the terminal block to heat the cylinder and dry the starch in the cylinder cavity. This improves convenience.

[0006] Preferably, the moving mechanism includes an electric slide rail A, a sliding plate, and a rotating mechanism. The electric slide rail A is fixedly installed on the base plate, and the sliding plate is installed on the electric slide rail A. The electric slide rail A is used to move the sliding plate left and right. The cylinder is installed on the sliding plate through the rotating mechanism. A collection box is provided on the base plate, which is placed on the right side of the upper part of the base plate, and the upper end of the collection box is open. When moving the cylinder left and right, the electric slide rail A is opened, and the electric slide rail A, through the sliding plate, enables the rotating mechanism to drive the cylinder to move left and right. After the starch is dried in the cavity of the cylinder and mixed evenly with other additives, the cylinder is moved to the right to the left side of the collection box. Then, the rotating mechanism rotates the cylinder to the right, tilting the cylinder and rotating the opening on the cylinder to face the side of the collection box. This allows the starch in the cavity of the cylinder to slide down the cylinder and be collected in the collection box, thus facilitating the movement of the cylinder.

[0007] Preferably, the rotating mechanism includes two sets of rotating shafts, two sets of support plates, and a stepper motor. The two sets of rotating shafts are fixedly installed at the front and rear of the cylinder, respectively, and are coaxial. The two sets of rotating shafts are rotatably mounted on the two sets of support plates, and both sets of support plates are fixedly installed on the upper end of the sliding plate. The stepper motor is fixedly installed on the support plates, and the output end of the stepper motor is connected to one of the sets of rotating shafts. When it is necessary to pour the starch in the cylinder into the collection box, the cylinder is first moved to the right to the left side of the collection box. Then, the stepper motor is turned on, and the stepper motor rotates the cylinder through the rotating shaft, thereby tilting the cylinder and allowing the starch in the cylinder to be poured into the collection box for collection. This facilitates the collection of starch.

[0008] Preferably, the stirring mechanism includes a lifting mechanism, a support block, a drive motor, and a rotating shaft. The support block is mounted on the base plate via the lifting mechanism. The drive motor is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the support block. The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the support block, with its upper end connected to the output end of the drive motor. Multiple sets of stirring blades are provided at the lower part of the rotating shaft. The lifting mechanism is used to lift the support block. When stirring the starch in the cylinder cavity, the lifting mechanism is first activated, causing the support block to lower the rotating shaft into the cylinder cavity. Then, the drive motor is activated, causing the rotating shaft to rotate, thereby stirring the starch in the cylinder cavity. After stirring the starch, the support block is raised to the top of the cylinder, thus facilitating the stirring of the starch in the cylinder cavity.

[0009] Preferably, the lifting mechanism includes a base, an electric slide rail B, a lifting block, and a connecting plate. The electric slide rail B is fixedly mounted on the base plate, and the lifting block is mounted on the electric slide rail B. The electric slide rail B is used to lift the lifting block, and the support block is fixedly mounted on the lifting block via the connecting plate. When adjusting the height of the support block, the electric slide rail B is opened, and the electric slide rail B, through the lifting block, causes the connecting plate to drive the support block to adjust its height. This facilitates the adjustment of the support block's height.

[0010] Preferably, the heating wire is spiral in shape.

[0011] Compared with the prior art, the advantages of this utility model are: by swirling and heating the starch milk to dry it, the separated starch is dried to a high degree, eliminating the need to transfer it to other drying facilities for further drying, saving time, making it convenient to use and highly practical. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first isometric structure of this utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second isometric structure of this utility model;

[0014] Figure 3 This is a structural diagram of the electric slide rail B, the base, and the connecting plate, etc.

[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the heating wire structure;

[0016] Figure 5 It is a structural diagram of the cylinder, terminals, and shaft.

[0017] The following are labels in the attached diagram: 1. Base plate; 2. Hydrocyclone; 3. Lifting frame; 4. Cylinder; 5. Heating wire; 6. Terminal block; 7. Electric slide rail A; 8. Sliding plate; 9. Collection box; 10. Rotating shaft; 11. Support plate; 12. Stepper motor; 13. Support block; 14. Drive motor; 15. Rotating shaft; 16. Base; 17. Electric slide rail B; 18. Lifting block; 19. Connecting plate. Detailed Implementation

[0018] To facilitate understanding of this utility model, a more complete description will be given below with reference to the accompanying drawings. This utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of this utility model more thorough and complete. Example 1

[0019] like Figures 1 to 5 The corn starch slurry cyclone device of this utility model includes a base plate 1, a hydrocyclone 2, a lifting frame 3, a cylinder 4, a heating mechanism, a moving mechanism, and a stirring mechanism. The hydrocyclone 2 is fixedly installed on the lifting frame 3. The upper part of the hydrocyclone 2 has a feed inlet, the lower part has a discharge outlet, and the upper part has a drain outlet. The cylinder 4 has a chamber inside, and the upper end of the cylinder 4 is open. The cylinder 4 is located below the hydrocyclone 2. The heating mechanism is installed on the cylinder 4 and has a heating function. The cylinder 4 is mounted on the moving mechanism, which is used to move the cylinder 4. The stirring mechanism is installed on the base plate 1 and has a stirring function. During the cyclone slurry process, the corn starch slurry is added to the hydrocyclone 2 through the feed inlet at the upper part of the hydrocyclone 2 by a delivery pump, causing the corn starch slurry to swirl. The swirling flow in hydrocyclone 2 causes the denser starch in the starch slurry to fall into the chamber of cylinder 4 through the discharge port at the lower end of hydrocyclone 2. Impurities and water in the starch slurry are discharged through the drain port at the upper part of hydrocyclone 2. At the same time, the heating mechanism is turned on to heat the starch in the chamber of cylinder 4, causing the starch to be heated and the residual water in the starch to be discharged through cylinder 4. Then, the moving mechanism moves cylinder 4 to the stirring mechanism, and then additives are added to cylinder 4. The starch and additives are then mixed by the stirring mechanism. At the same time, the starch is stirred so that it can be evenly heated and dried in the chamber of cylinder 4. By swirling and heating the starch slurry for drying, the separated starch has a high degree of dryness and does not need to be transferred to other drying mechanisms for further drying, saving time, making it convenient to use and highly practical.

[0020] like Figure 4 and Figure 5 The heating mechanism includes a heating wire 5, and a terminal block 6 is provided on the cylinder 4. The heating wire 5 is embedded in the inner wall of the cylinder 4 and is electrically connected to the terminal block 6. When heating the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4, the external power supply is electrically connected to the heating wire 5 through the terminal block 6, thereby heating the cylinder 4 and drying the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4. This improves convenience.

[0021] like Figure 1 The moving mechanism includes an electric slide rail A7, a sliding plate 8, and a rotating mechanism. The electric slide rail A7 is fixedly installed on the base plate 1, and the sliding plate 8 is installed on the electric slide rail A7. The electric slide rail A7 is used to move the sliding plate 8 left and right. The cylinder 4 is installed on the sliding plate 8 through the rotating mechanism. A collection box 9 is provided on the base plate 1, which is located on the upper right side of the base plate 1. The upper end of the collection box 9 is open. When moving the cylinder 4 left and right, the electric slide rail A7 is opened. The electric slide rail A7, through the sliding plate 8, enables the rotating mechanism to move the cylinder 4 left and right. After the starch is dried in the chamber of the cylinder 4 and mixed evenly with other additives, the cylinder 4 is moved to the right to the left side of the collection box 9. Then, the rotating mechanism is used to rotate the cylinder 4 to the right, tilting the cylinder 4 so that the opening on the cylinder 4 rotates to face the side of the collection box 9. This allows the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4 to slide down into the collection box 9 for collection. This facilitates the movement of the cylinder 4.

[0022] like Figure 5 The rotating mechanism includes two sets of rotating shafts 10, two sets of support plates 11, and a stepper motor 12. The two sets of rotating shafts 10 are fixedly installed at the front and rear of the cylinder 4, respectively, and are coaxial. The two sets of rotating shafts 10 are rotatably mounted on the two sets of support plates 11, and both sets of support plates 11 are fixedly mounted on the upper end of the sliding plate 8. The stepper motor 12 is fixedly mounted on the support plate 11, and the output end of the stepper motor 12 is connected to one of the rotating shafts 10. When it is necessary to pour the starch in the cylinder 4 into the collection box 9, the cylinder 4 is first moved to the right to the left side of the collection box 9, and then the stepper motor 12 is turned on. The stepper motor 12 rotates the cylinder 4 through the rotating shafts 10, thereby tilting the cylinder 4 and allowing the starch in the cylinder 4 to be poured into the collection box 9 for collection. This facilitates the collection of starch.

[0023] like Figure 1 and Figure 3The stirring mechanism includes a lifting mechanism, a support block 13, a drive motor 14, and a rotating shaft 15. The support block 13 is mounted on the base plate 1 via the lifting mechanism. The drive motor 14 is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the support block 13. The rotating shaft 15 is rotatably mounted on the support block 13. The upper end of the rotating shaft 15 is connected to the output end of the drive motor 14. Multiple sets of stirring blades are provided on the lower part of the rotating shaft 15. The lifting mechanism is used to lift the support block 13. When stirring the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4, the lifting mechanism is first opened, causing the support block 13 to drive the rotating shaft 15 to descend into the chamber of the cylinder 4. Then, the drive motor 14 is turned on, causing the rotating shaft 15 to rotate, thereby stirring the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4. After the starch is stirred, the support block 13 drives the rotating shaft 15 to rise above the cylinder 4. This facilitates the stirring of the starch in the chamber of the cylinder 4.

[0024] like Figure 3 The lifting mechanism includes a base 16, an electric slide rail B17, a lifting block 18, and a connecting plate 19. The electric slide rail B17 is fixedly mounted on the base plate 1 via the base 16. The lifting block 18 is mounted on the electric slide rail B17 and is used to lift the lifting block 18. The support block 13 is fixedly mounted on the lifting block 18 via the connecting plate 19. When adjusting the height of the support block 13, the electric slide rail B17 is opened, and the electric slide rail B17, through the lifting block 18, causes the connecting plate 19 to move the support block 13 to adjust its height. This facilitates the adjustment of the height of the support block 13. The heating wire 5 is spiral in shape. Example 2

[0025] Based on Example 1, the heating mechanism can also use an electric heating lamp, which can be installed in the cavity of the cylinder 4 to achieve the same heating and drying of starch.

[0026] The heating wire 5, wiring terminal 6, electric slide rail A7, drive motor 14, and electric slide rail B17 of the corn starch milk cyclone device of this utility model are all purchased from the market. Technical personnel in this industry only need to install and operate it according to the accompanying instruction manual, without requiring any creative work from those skilled in the art.

[0027] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A corn starch milk cyclone device, comprising a base plate (1), a cyclone (2) and a lifting frame (3), the cyclone (2) being fixedly installed on the lifting frame (3), an upper portion of the cyclone (2) being provided with a feeding port, a lower portion of the cyclone (2) being provided with a discharging port, and an upper portion of the cyclone (2) being provided with a water discharging port; characterized in that, It also includes a barrel (4), a heating mechanism, a moving mechanism and a stirring mechanism, the barrel (4) is provided with a chamber, the upper end of the barrel (4) is provided as an opening, the barrel (4) is located below the cyclone (2), the barrel (4) is provided with a heating mechanism, the heating mechanism has a heating function, the barrel (4) is installed on the moving mechanism, the moving mechanism is used for moving the barrel (4), the stirring mechanism is installed on the bottom plate (1), and the stirring mechanism has a stirring function.

2. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, The heating mechanism includes an electric heating wire (5), the barrel (4) is provided with a terminal (6), the electric heating wire (5) is embedded in the inner side wall of the barrel (4), and the electric heating wire (5) is electrically connected with the terminal (6).

3. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, The moving mechanism includes an electric sliding rail A (7), a sliding plate (8) and a rotating mechanism, the electric sliding rail A (7) is fixedly installed on the bottom plate (1), the sliding plate (8) is installed on the electric sliding rail A (7), the electric sliding rail A (7) is used for moving the sliding plate (8) left and right, the barrel (4) is installed on the sliding plate (8) through the rotating mechanism, the bottom plate (1) is provided with a collection box (9), the collection box (9) is placed on the right part of the upper end of the bottom plate (1), and the upper end of the collection box (9) is provided as an opening.

4. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 3, wherein, The rotating mechanism includes two groups of rotating shafts (10), two groups of supporting plates (11) and a stepping motor (12), the two groups of rotating shafts (10) are fixedly installed on the front and rear parts of the barrel (4) respectively, the two groups of rotating shafts (10) are coaxial, the two groups of rotating shafts (10) are rotatably installed on the two groups of supporting plates (11) respectively, the two groups of supporting plates (11) are fixedly installed on the upper end of the sliding plate (8), the stepping motor (12) is fixedly installed on the supporting plate (11), and the output end of the stepping motor (12) is connected with one of the rotating shafts (10).

5. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein, The stirring mechanism includes a lifting mechanism, a supporting block (13), a driving motor (14) and a rotating shaft (15), the supporting block (13) is installed on the bottom plate (1) through the lifting mechanism, the driving motor (14) is fixedly installed on the upper end of the supporting block (13), the rotating shaft (15) is rotatably installed on the supporting block (13), the upper end of the rotating shaft (15) is connected with the output end of the driving motor (14), and the lower part of the rotating shaft (15) is provided with a plurality of stirring blades, and the lifting mechanism is used for lifting the supporting block (13).

6. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein, The lifting mechanism includes a base (16), an electric sliding rail B (17), a lifting block (18) and a connecting plate (19), the electric sliding rail B (17) is fixedly installed on the bottom plate (1) through the base (16), the lifting block (18) is installed on the electric sliding rail B (17), the electric sliding rail B (17) is used for lifting the lifting block (18), and the supporting block (13) is fixedly installed on the lifting block (18) through the connecting plate (19).

7. A corn starch milk cyclone apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein, The electric heating wire (5) is in the shape of a spiral.

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