Spice blending equipment
By introducing inverted U-shaped channels and sampling channels into the spice blending equipment, combined with a blower and a vacuum pump, the problems of inconvenient sampling and heat volatilization during the stirring process are solved, thus ensuring the quality of spices and making sampling convenient.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGXI HUALONG PLANT FRAGRANCE CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-16
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing spice blending equipment makes it inconvenient to take samples during the mixing process, and the heat generated by mixing accelerates the volatilization of active ingredients, affecting the quality of the spices.
A spice blending device was designed, which uses a stirring rod with an inverted U-shaped channel and a sampling channel. Combined with a blower and a vacuum pump, the device uses the blower to cool the product and the vacuum pump to achieve rapid sampling, thus avoiding heat loss and facilitating sampling.
This technology reduces heat loss during stirring, ensuring the quality of the spices, and allows for convenient sampling via a vacuum pump, improving sampling adaptability and accuracy.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of spice blending technology, specifically to a spice blending device. Background Technology
[0002] The process of preparing natural fragrances from natural plants generally includes pretreatment, extraction, condensation, concentration and separation, and blending. Blending equipment is required during the blending of natural fragrances.
[0003] Current fragrance blending equipment typically includes an internal stirring device to ensure uniform mixing of raw materials. However, during the blending process, it is necessary to sample and analyze the mixture at different liquid levels to ensure product consistency and reliability. Setting up a stirring device would affect the use of the sampler and make sampling inconvenient. Furthermore, the heat generated during stirring would accelerate the volatilization of the active ingredients in the fragrance, affecting the quality of the fragrance. Based on these considerations, this application proposes a fragrance blending device. Utility Model Content
[0004] This invention provides a spice blending device that solves the problems mentioned in the background art, such as the inconvenience of sampling the mixture during the stirring process and the fact that the heat generated during the stirring process will aggravate the volatilization of the active ingredients of the spice and affect the quality of the spice.
[0005] This utility model provides the following technical solution: a spice blending device, including a device body, a sealing cover, a blower, and a sampling structure. The top of the device body is provided with a sealing cover, which has a through hole and a liquid inlet pipe. One side of the bottom of the device body is provided with a liquid outlet pipe. A stirring rod is movably connected to the middle of the bottom of the device body, and the stirring rod is connected to the device body through a lifting and rotating structure. The upper part of the stirring rod is uniformly provided with inverted U-shaped channels, and the middle part of the stirring rod is provided with a sampling channel. The top of the stirring rod is uniformly fixedly connected with sampling blades and stirring blades. The middle part of the sampling blades is provided with a sampling channel, which is in communication with the sampling channel. The side of the sampling channel away from the stirring rod is provided with a liquid inlet, which is sealed by a sealing structure. A connecting block is movably connected to the middle of the bottom of the stirring rod. An air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe are embedded in the connecting block. The air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe are adapted to the inverted U-shaped channels. The other end of the air inlet pipe is connected to the air outlet of the blower.
[0006] The sampling structure includes a vacuum pump and a sampling bottle. The air inlet of the vacuum pump is connected to the inner cavity of the sampling bottle through a vacuum tube, and the sampling bottle is connected to the sampling channel through a connecting tube.
[0007] Preferably, the lifting and rotating structure includes a fixed plate movably sleeved with the bottom end of the stirring rod and a servo motor connected to the bottom of the fixed plate. The stirring rod is driven by the servo motor, and the fixed plate is connected to the bottom of the equipment body via an electric telescopic rod.
[0008] Preferably, the sealing structure includes a sealing plate adapted to the liquid inlet and a second servo motor connected to the sampling blade, wherein the sealing plate is driven by the second servo motor.
[0009] Preferably, the end of the connecting tube away from the stirring rod extends to the bottom of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle, and an electric ball valve is provided at the end of the connecting tube away from the stirring rod.
[0010] Preferably, the end of the vacuum tube furthest from the vacuum pump extends to the top of the sampling bottle's inner cavity.
[0011] Preferably, the blower is connected to a three-way valve at its outlet end. One outlet end of the three-way valve is connected to the inlet pipe, and the other outlet end of the three-way valve is adapted to the end of the connecting pipe away from the stirring rod. The other outlet end of the three-way valve is equipped with an electric ball valve.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0013] 1. This spice blending equipment has a cooling function. A blower forces air into an inverted U-shaped channel, allowing the air to exchange heat with the raw materials during flow, reducing the amount of volatiles caused by the heat from stirring and ensuring the quality of the spice blend. Furthermore, the blower can force air into the sampling channel, squeezing out the mixture within for easier resampling.
[0014] 2. This spice blending equipment has a sampling function during the blending process. It uses a vacuum pump to remove the gas in the sampling bottle. Under negative pressure, the mixed liquid in the equipment can enter the sampling bottle through the opened inlet to achieve rapid sampling. Furthermore, the sampling position can be changed using an electric telescopic rod to achieve sampling at different locations, thus improving adaptability. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a front view of the structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a bottom view of the structure of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the stirring rod structure of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 5This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the stirring rod structure of this utility model.
[0020] In the diagram: 1. Equipment body; 2. Sealing cap; 3. Inlet pipe; 4. Through hole; 5. Outlet pipe; 6. Vacuum pump; 7. Blower; 8. Servo motor one; 9. Connecting pipe; 10. Sampling bottle; 11. Stirring rod; 12. Vacuum tube; 13. Electric telescopic rod; 14. Fixing plate; 15. Gear; 16. Three-way valve; 17. Stirring blade; 18. Sampling blade; 19. Sealing plate; 20. Gear ring; 21. Exhaust pipe; 22. Inlet pipe; 23. Electric ball valve one; 24. Servo motor two; 25. Inverted U-shaped channel; 26. Sampling channel; 27. Sampling passage; 28. Inlet; 29. Connecting block; 30. Electric ball valve two. Detailed Implementation
[0021] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0022] This utility model provides an embodiment: Please refer to Figures 1-5 A spice blending device includes a device body 1, a sealing cover 2, a blower 7, and a sampling structure. The top of the device body 1 is provided with a sealing cover 2, which has a through hole 4 and a liquid inlet pipe 3. The sealing cover 2 can be connected to the device body 1 by bolts. A liquid outlet pipe 5 is provided on one side of the bottom of the device body 1, and a ball valve is provided at one end of the liquid outlet pipe 5. When the device is in use, the spice blending raw materials enter the inner cavity of the device body 1 through the liquid inlet pipe 3, and the blended liquid spice is discharged through the liquid outlet pipe 5.
[0023] To accelerate the mixing speed of raw materials, this application includes a stirring rod 11 movably connected to the middle of the bottom of the inner cavity of the equipment body 1. The stirring rod 11 is connected to the equipment body 1 via a lifting and rotating structure. The lifting and rotating structure includes a fixed plate 14 movably sleeved with the bottom end of the stirring rod 11 and a servo motor 8 connected to the bottom of the fixed plate 14. The fixed plate 14 is connected to the bottom of the equipment body 1 via an electric telescopic rod 13. The extension and retraction of the electric telescopic rod 13 can change the position of the fixed plate 14, and the fixed plate 14 can drive the stirring rod 11 to move, so that the height of the stirring rod 11 can change when the electric telescopic rod 13 extends and retracts. The stirring rod 11 is driven by the servo motor 8. A gear 15 is fixedly connected to the end of the output shaft of the servo motor 8, and a gear ring 20 is fixedly connected to the outer ring at the bottom end of the stirring rod 11. The gear 15 and the gear ring 20 are in a meshing state. When the servo motor 8 rotates, it can drive the gear 15 fixedly connected to it to rotate, and the gear 15 can drive the stirring rod 11 to rotate through the meshing gear ring 20. The top of the stirring rod 11 is uniformly and fixedly connected with sampling blades 18 and stirring blades 17. When the stirring rod 11 rotates, it can drive the sampling blades 18 and stirring blades 17 to rotate. The sampling blades 18 and stirring blades 17 can stir the raw materials and speed up the mixing of the raw materials.
[0024] The stirring rod 11 is evenly provided with inverted U-shaped channels 25, and a sampling channel 26 is provided in the middle of the stirring rod 11. The sampling channel 26 is located in the middle of the two vertical ends of the inverted U-shaped channels 25, such as... Figure 5 As shown. A sampling channel 27 is provided in the middle of the sampling blade 18. The sampling channel 27 is in communication with the sampling hole 26. A liquid inlet 28 is provided on the side of the sampling channel 27 away from the stirring rod 11. The liquid inlet 28 is sealed by a sealing structure. The sealing structure includes a sealing plate 19 adapted to the liquid inlet 28 and a servo motor 24 connected to the sampling blade 18. The sealing plate 19 is driven by the servo motor 24. The output shaft end of the servo motor 24 is connected to the sealing plate 19 through a reducer. When the servo motor 24 rotates, it can drive the sealing plate 19 to rotate. The sealing plate 19 can be separated from the liquid inlet 28 or the sealing plate 19 can block the liquid inlet 28.
[0025] A connecting block 29 is movably connected to the middle of the bottom of the stirring rod 11. An air inlet pipe 22 and an air outlet pipe 21 are embedded in the connecting block 29. The air inlet pipe 22 and the air outlet pipe 21 are adapted to the inverted U-shaped channel 25. When one end of the inverted U-shaped channel 25 overlaps with the air inlet pipe 22, the other end of the inverted U-shaped channel 25 overlaps with the air outlet pipe 21. The other end of the air inlet pipe 22 is connected to the air outlet of the blower 7. Through the setting of the blower 7, when the blower 7 is working, it can blow outside air into the inverted U-shaped channel 25 that overlaps with the air inlet pipe 22. The air can flow in the inverted U-shaped channel 25. During the flow, the air can exchange heat with the raw materials, reducing the amount of raw materials that evaporate due to the heat of stirring. The air after heat exchange is discharged through the other end of the inverted U-shaped channel 25 and the air outlet pipe 21.
[0026] The sampling structure includes a vacuum pump 6 and a sampling bottle 10. The air inlet of the vacuum pump 6 is connected to the inner cavity of the sampling bottle 10 via a vacuum tube 12. The sampling bottle 10 is connected to the sampling channel 27 via a connecting tube 9, with the end of the connecting tube 9 away from the stirring rod 11 extending to the bottom of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle 10. An electric ball valve 23 is located at the end of the connecting tube 9 away from the stirring rod 11. The end of the vacuum tube 12 away from the vacuum pump 6 extends to the top of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle 10. When the vacuum pump 6 is working, it can remove the gas from the sampling bottle 10. Under negative pressure, the mixed liquid in the device can enter the sampling bottle 10 through the opened inlet 28 to achieve sampling. Figures 1 to 3 As shown, the cap of the sampling bottle 10 in this application is provided with insertion holes that are compatible with the connecting tube 9 and the vacuum tube 12.
[0027] A three-way valve 16 is connected to the outlet of the blower 7. One outlet of the three-way valve 16 is connected to the inlet pipe 22, and the other outlet of the three-way valve 16 is adapted to the end of the connecting pipe 9 away from the stirring rod 11. An electric ball valve 30 is also provided at the other outlet of the three-way valve 16. When the connecting pipe 9 is connected to the other outlet of the three-way valve 16, the blower 7 can blow outside air into the sampling orifice 26 and sampling channel 27. The air can displace the mixture within the sampling flow channel formed by the sampling orifice 26, sampling channel 27, and connecting pipe 9, facilitating continued sampling by the device. The connecting pipe 9, inlet pipe 22, and exhaust pipe 21 can all be made of corrugated pipe.
[0028] All electrical components involved in this application are prior art. Those skilled in the art understand their connection methods. With the help of those skilled in the art, all electrical components in this application and their compatible power supplies can be connected by wires. According to the actual situation, a suitable controller can be selected to meet the control requirements. For specific connections and control sequences, please refer to the description below. The electrical connection between each electrical component is completed in the order of operation. The detailed connection methods are well known in the art. The following mainly introduces the working principle and process, and will not describe the electrical control.
[0029] In summary: When using this spice blending equipment, the liquid raw materials used to prepare the spices are injected into the equipment through the liquid inlet pipe 3. During the spice blending process, the servo motor 8 drives the stirring rod 11 to rotate, accelerating the speed of uniform mixing of the raw materials. When sampling is required, the user inserts the other end of the connecting pipe 9 into the bottom of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle 10 and the other end of the vacuum tube 12 into the top of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle 10. The servo motor 24 at the sampling position works, which opens the liquid inlet 28 at the sampling position. The vacuum pump 6 works, which removes the air from the sampling bottle 10. Under negative pressure, the mixture at the sampling position is injected into the sampling bottle 10 through the liquid inlet 28, the sampling channel 27, the sampling hole 26, and the connecting pipe 9.
[0030] During use, the blower 7 blows outside air into the inverted U-shaped channel 25. As the air flows through the inverted U-shaped channel 25, it exchanges heat with the mixture inside the equipment body 1, thereby cooling the mixture.
[0031] All standard parts used in this utility model can be purchased from the market, and irregularly shaped parts can be customized according to the description and drawings. The specific connection methods of each part all adopt conventional means such as bolts that are mature in the prior art. The machinery, parts and equipment all adopt conventional models in the prior art, which will not be described in detail here. The contents not described in detail in this specification belong to the prior art known to those skilled in the art. Although the embodiments of this utility model have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of this utility model. The scope of this utility model is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A spice blending device, comprising a device body (1), a sealing cap (2), a blower (7), and a sampling structure, characterized in that: The top of the device body (1) is provided with a sealing cover (2), the sealing cover (2) is provided with a through hole (4) and a liquid inlet pipe (3), and a liquid outlet pipe (5) is provided on one side of the bottom end of the device body (1). A stirring rod (11) is movably connected to the middle of the bottom of the device body (1), and the stirring rod (11) is connected to the device body (1) through a lifting and rotating structure. The stirring rod (11) is provided with inverted U-shaped channels (25) evenly on its upper part, and a sampling channel (26) is provided in the middle of the stirring rod (11). A sampling blade (18) and a stirring blade (17) are evenly fixedly connected to the top of the stirring rod (11). The sampling blade (18) has a sampling channel (27) in the middle, which is connected to the sampling hole (26). The sampling channel (27) has a liquid inlet (28) on the side away from the stirring rod (11). The liquid inlet (28) is sealed by a sealing structure. The stirring rod (11) has a connecting block (29) movably connected to the middle of its bottom. The connecting block (29) is inlaid with an air inlet pipe (22) and an air outlet pipe (21). The air inlet pipe (22) and the air outlet pipe (21) are adapted to the inverted U-shaped hole (25). The other end of the air inlet pipe (22) is connected to the air outlet of the blower (7). The sampling structure includes a vacuum pump (6) and a sampling bottle (10). The air inlet of the vacuum pump (6) is connected to the inner cavity of the sampling bottle (10) through a vacuum tube (12). The sampling bottle (10) is connected to the sampling channel (27) through a connecting tube (9).
2. The spice blending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting and rotating structure includes a fixed plate (14) that is movably sleeved with the bottom end of the stirring rod (11) and a servo motor (8) connected to the bottom of the fixed plate (14). The stirring rod (11) is driven by the servo motor (8), and the fixed plate (14) is connected to the bottom of the equipment body (1) through an electric telescopic rod (13).
3. The spice blending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sealing structure includes a sealing plate (19) adapted to the liquid inlet (28) and a servo motor (24) connected to the sampling blade (18), wherein the sealing plate (19) is driven by the servo motor (24).
4. The spice blending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the connecting tube (9) away from the stirring rod (11) extends to the bottom of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle (10), and the end of the connecting tube (9) away from the stirring rod (11) is provided with an electric ball valve (23).
5. The spice blending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The end of the vacuum tube (12) away from the vacuum pump (6) extends to the top of the inner cavity of the sampling bottle (10).
6. The spice blending equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blower (7) is connected to a three-way valve (16) at its air outlet. One air outlet of the three-way valve (16) is connected to the air inlet pipe (22), and the other air outlet of the three-way valve (16) is adapted to the end of the connecting pipe (9) away from the stirring rod (11). The other air outlet of the three-way valve (16) is provided with an electric ball valve (30).