A defoaming ingredient tank for oral liquid production

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of oral liquid mixing tanks, and discloses an antifoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production, including a mixing tank, a stirring mechanism, a mechanical defoamer, and a rotatable telescopic rod. A first hook is connected to the stirring mechanism, and a second hook is connected to the mechanical defoamer. Two elastic support rods are connected to the inner wall of the mixing tank. The first hook is attached to one of the elastic support rods, and the second hook is attached to the other elastic support rod. The elastic support rods are arranged on the rotation path of the extension part. By setting the first hook and the second hook in conjunction with the telescopic rod, a single drive mechanism can flexibly drive either the first hook or the second hook to drive one of the corresponding stirring mechanism or the mechanical defoamer to reciprocate up and down. The stirring mechanism can be selected for stirring operations or the mechanical defoamer can be used to reduce bubbles according to different production processes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of oral liquid mixing tanks, and more particularly to an antifoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production. Background Technology

[0002] Existing oral liquid products typically employ steps such as stirring, mixing, heating, and cooling during formulation to ensure uniform distribution of active ingredients. However, these processes, especially during high-speed stirring or dissolving excipients (such as syrups and viscosity modifiers), easily introduce air, leading to bubble formation. The presence of bubbles not only affects the appearance, transparency, and sensory quality of the oral liquid, reducing market acceptance, but may also affect the uniformity of active ingredients and even the volumetric accuracy during filling. Furthermore, residual bubbles may expand or rupture after sterilization or packaging, further impacting product quality stability and safety.

[0003] The prior art (publication number CN219744606U) discloses an oral liquid preparation tank. Although it uses a mechanical defoamer to disperse bubbles, the mechanical defoamer is integrated with the mixing mechanism, and the mixing mechanism is located below the mechanical defoamer. This means that when the mechanical defoamer is working, the mixing mechanism is in the oral liquid. If the mixing mechanism rotates and stirs at the same time, it is easy to re-enter the liquid with air, generating new bubbles, thereby offsetting part of the defoaming effect of the mechanical defoamer above. If the mixing mechanism is not used, considering that the oral liquid is to be ingested by the human body, it is obviously not appropriate to soak it in the oral liquid. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a defoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production to solve the problem of poor defoaming effect in the existing technology, which uses a mechanical defoamer to disperse air bubbles. Since the mechanical defoamer is integrated with the mixing mechanism, the specific technical solution is as follows:

[0005] An antifoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production includes a mixing tank, a stirring mechanism, a mechanical defoamer, and a rotatable telescopic rod. The telescopic rod extends through the mixing tank into its interior. An extension portion is vertically connected to the bottom side of the telescopic rod. The stirring mechanism and the mechanical defoamer are both disposed inside the mixing tank. A first hook is connected to the stirring mechanism, and a second hook is connected to the mechanical defoamer. The first and second hooks are disposed on opposite sides of the telescopic rod. Two elastic support rods are connected to the inner wall of the mixing tank. The first hook overlaps one of the elastic support rods, and the second hook overlaps the other elastic support rod. The elastic support rods are disposed on the rotation path of the extension portion.

[0006] As an improvement to the above technical solution, it also includes a turntable and a cylinder. The turntable and the cylinder are arranged above the mixing tank. The cylinder is connected to the turntable, and the telescopic rod is connected to the cylinder. The top surface of the mixing tank is provided with an opening, and the telescopic rod is slidably connected to the opening.

[0007] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the top surface of the mixing tank is provided with a feed inlet, and the side surface of the mixing tank is provided with a discharge outlet.

[0008] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the bottom of the first hook hanger is connected to a bracket, the stirring mechanism is connected to the bracket, the bottom of the second hook hanger is connected to an arc-shaped rod, both ends of the arc-shaped rod are equipped with the mechanical defoamer, and the bracket is located on the inner side of the arc-shaped rod.

[0009] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the elastic support rod includes a movable rod and a spring. The movable rod is slidably inserted into the inner wall of the mixing tank. An annular protrusion is provided on the side of the movable rod. The spring is sleeved on the movable rod, and the two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the annular protrusion and the inner wall of the mixing tank.

[0010] As an improvement to the above technical solution, the front end face of the movable rod is rotatably connected with a ball bearing, and the top of the first hook or the second hook is provided with a protrusion.

[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: by setting the first hook and the second hook in conjunction with the telescopic rod, a single drive mechanism can be used to flexibly drive the first hook or the second hook to drive one of the corresponding stirring mechanism or mechanical defoamer to move up and down reciprocally. The stirring mechanism can be selected for stirring operations or the mechanical defoamer can be used to reduce bubbles according to different production processes.

[0012] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Of course, implementing any product or method of this application does not necessarily require achieving all of the advantages described above at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0013] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0014] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the arc-shaped rod of this utility model.

[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the elastic support rod of this utility model.

[0017] In the diagram: 1. Ingredient tank; 2. Mixing mechanism; 3. Mechanical defoamer; 4. Telescopic rod; 5. First hook hanger; 6. Second hook hanger; 7. Elastic support rod; 8. Protrusion; 9. Bracket; 10. Arc rod; 11. Cylinder; 12. Turntable; 71. Movable rod; 72. Spring; 73. Ball bearing. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of this utility model.

[0019] In this document, the term "embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with an embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of this application. The appearance of this phrase in various places throughout the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a mutually exclusive, independent, or alternative embodiment. It will be explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

[0020] Please see Figures 1-3 In this embodiment of the present invention, an antifoaming ingredient tank for oral liquid production includes an ingredient tank 1, a stirring mechanism 2, a mechanical defoamer 3, and a rotatable telescopic rod 4. The ingredient tank 1 is a vertical cylindrical shape; the stirring mechanism 2 adopts propeller blades for material homogenization; the mechanical defoamer 3 is a high-speed rotating sawtooth disc structure that breaks down foam through shearing force.

[0021] The telescopic rod 4 extends through the mixing tank 1 into the interior of the mixing tank 1. The bottom side of the telescopic rod 4 is vertically connected to an extension. The stirring mechanism 2 and the mechanical defoamer 3 are both located inside the mixing tank 1. The stirring mechanism 2 is connected to a first hook hanger 5, and the mechanical defoamer 3 is connected to a second hook hanger 6. The first hook hanger 5 and the second hook hanger 6 are located on opposite sides of the telescopic rod 4. The inner wall of the mixing tank 1 is connected to two elastic support rods 7. The first hook hanger 5 overlaps with one elastic support rod 7, and the second hook hanger 6 overlaps with the other elastic support rod 7. The elastic support rods 7 are located on the rotation path of the extension. Preferably, the first hook hanger 5 and the second hook hanger 6 are both F-shaped.

[0022] In some embodiments, the system further includes a turntable 12 and a cylinder 11. A servo motor-driven horizontal turntable 12 is mounted on the top of the mixing tank 1. Specifically, the turntable 12 and cylinder 11 are positioned above the mixing tank 1. The cylinder 11 is connected to the turntable 12, and the telescopic rod 4 is connected to the cylinder 11. An opening is provided on the top surface of the mixing tank 1, and the telescopic rod 4 is slidably connected to the opening. The cylinder 11 enables the vertical lifting and lowering of the telescopic rod 4 (stroke 0-50cm). The combined motion of the turntable 12 and the cylinder 11 gives the telescopic rod 4 three-dimensional motion capability (rotation + lifting), precisely controlling the stirring depth. Preferably, the top surface of the mixing tank 1 has a feed inlet, and the side surface of the mixing tank 1 has a discharge outlet. The feed inlet and discharge outlet facilitate the delivery of the oral liquid ingredients and the stirred oral liquid.

[0023] Since the mixing tank 1 is not large, it is necessary to make the most of the limited space inside the mixing tank 1. To this end, the present invention also provides some embodiments. Specifically, the bottom of the first hook hanger 5 is connected to the bracket 9, the stirring mechanism 2 is connected to the bracket 9, the bottom of the second hook hanger 6 is connected to the arc rod 10, and both ends of the arc rod 10 are equipped with mechanical defoamers 3. The bracket 9 is set inside the arc rod 10. By setting the arc rod 10 and the bracket 9 to be misaligned, the bracket 9 and the arc rod 10 do not interfere with each other, and the stirring mechanism 2 and the mechanical defoamer 3 do not interfere with each other.

[0024] Regarding the elastic support rod 7, the elastic support rod 7 includes a movable rod 71 and a spring 72. The movable rod 71 is slidably inserted into the inner wall of the mixing tank 1. The side of the movable rod 71 is provided with an annular protrusion. The spring 72 is sleeved on the movable rod 71, and the two ends of the spring 72 are respectively connected to the annular protrusion and the inner wall of the mixing tank 1. By setting the elastic support rod 7, it is ensured that the first hook hanger 5 or the second hook hanger 6 can still remain in the original position when there is no telescopic rod 4 for support. Preferably, the front end face of the movable rod 71 is rotatably connected with a ball bearing 73, and the top of the first hook hanger 5 or the second hook hanger 6 is provided with a protrusion 8.

[0025] The working principle is as follows:

[0026] By default, the elastic support rod 7 is in the extended state. The first hook hanger 5 is attached to one elastic support rod 7, and the second hook hanger 6 is attached to the other elastic support rod 7. The drive cylinder 11 makes the extension part of the telescopic rod 4 flush with the elastic support rod 7. The telescopic rod 4 is driven by the turntable 12 to rotate the extension part. Taking the rotation to the left as an example, the extension part will squeeze the elastic support rod 7 during the rotation, causing the elastic support rod 7 to separate from the first hook hanger 5. After the extension part is completely inside the first hook hanger 5 and the elastic support rod 7 is completely separated from the first hook hanger 5, the cylinder 11 drives the telescopic rod 4 to lower the extension part. The first hook hanger 5 is pushed downward by the extension part or moves downward under the influence of gravity. During the descent of the first hook hanger 5, the ball bearing 73 of the elastic support rod 7 abuts against the protrusion 8. The protrusion 8 drives the ball bearing 73 to rotate during the descent.

[0027] It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," etc., used in this document are for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the stated features.

[0028] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that this invention is not limited to the details of the exemplary embodiments described above, and that it can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of this invention. Therefore, the embodiments should be considered exemplary and non-limiting in all respects, and the scope of this invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. Thus, it is intended that all variations falling within the meaning and scope of equivalents of the claims be included within this invention.

Claims

1. A defoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production, characterized in that, The device includes a mixing tank, a stirring mechanism, a mechanical defoamer, and a rotatable telescopic rod. The telescopic rod extends through the mixing tank into its interior. An extension portion is vertically connected to the bottom side of the telescopic rod. Both the stirring mechanism and the mechanical defoamer are located inside the mixing tank. A first hook is connected to the stirring mechanism, and a second hook is connected to the mechanical defoamer. The first and second hooks are located on opposite sides of the telescopic rod. Two elastic support rods are connected to the inner wall of the mixing tank. The first hook overlaps one of the elastic support rods, and the second hook overlaps the other. The elastic support rods are located on the rotation path of the extension portion. Both the first and second hooks are F-shaped. The bottom of the first hook hanger is connected to a bracket, the stirring mechanism is connected to the bracket, the bottom of the second hook hanger is connected to an arc rod, both ends of the arc rod are equipped with the mechanical defoamer, and the bracket is located on the inner side of the arc rod; The elastic support rod includes a movable rod and a spring. The movable rod is slidably inserted into the inner wall of the mixing tank. An annular protrusion is provided on the side of the movable rod. The spring is sleeved on the movable rod, and the two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the annular protrusion and the inner wall of the mixing tank. The front end face of the movable rod is rotatably connected to a ball bearing, and the top of the first hook or the second hook is provided with a protrusion.

2. The defoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a turntable and a cylinder, which are positioned above the mixing tank. The cylinder is connected to the turntable, and the telescopic rod is connected to the cylinder. The top surface of the mixing tank has an opening, and the telescopic rod is slidably connected to the opening.

3. The defoaming mixing tank for oral liquid production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top surface of the mixing tank is provided with a feed inlet, and the side surface of the mixing tank is provided with a discharge outlet.

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