Hot filling apparatus for fruit and vegetable processing

Abstract

The utility model discloses fruit and vegetable processing hot filling equipment belongs to fruit and vegetable processing technical field. Fruit and vegetable processing hot filling equipment, including unit support plate, filling unit and transfer unit, the top of unit support plate is provided with filling bottle, one side between filling unit and transfer unit is provided with driving motor, and driving motor includes transmission sprocket, wherein, transmission sprocket and filling unit and transfer unit are connected through transmission chain. To solve the existing bottle mouth filling process is sealed state, but the bottle body inside exists trace air, along with the liquid gas will be discharged from the bottle body, at this time, the gas in the interior will be compressed, when the bottle mouth opens, the problem of easy appearance inflation, along with the juice, the air in the bottle body will be discharged through the exhaust groove of the inside of the bottle sleeve, avoid gas to be compressed in the bottle body.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of fruit and vegetable processing technology, specifically to hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing. Background Technology

[0002] Hot filling technology refers to filling liquid foods while they are still hot after sterilization, using the heat of the product to sterilize the inner surface of the container. Hot filling can be divided into two types: high-temperature hot filling and medium-temperature filling followed by pasteurization at 65℃~75℃.

[0003] The existing bottle-filling process is in a sealed state, but there is a small amount of air inside the bottle. As the liquid enters, the gas will be expelled from the bottle. At this time, the gas inside will be compressed, which can easily cause bulging when the bottle opening is opened. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing. As the juice enters, the air inside the bottle is discharged through the exhaust groove on the inside of the bottle sleeve, which prevents the gas from being compressed in the bottle and solves the problems in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing, comprising a unit tray, a filling unit, and a transfer unit. A filling bottle is disposed above the unit tray. A drive motor is disposed on one side between the filling unit and the transfer unit. The drive motor includes a transmission sprocket. The transmission sprocket is connected to the filling unit and the transfer unit via a transmission chain. The filling unit includes a top box, a transfer wheel frame, and a hydraulic assembly. The top box is disposed above the transfer wheel frame, and the hydraulic assembly is located at the bottom of the transfer wheel frame.

[0006] The above method involves placing a unit tray containing filling bottles onto a transfer unit, and using a drive motor to move the unit tray via a sprocket structure inside the transfer unit, thereby transferring the unit tray into the filling unit.

[0007] Preferably, the bottom of the unit tray is provided with pulleys, the unit tray and the transfer wheel frame are slidably connected by a slide groove, and the hydraulic assembly is provided with a hydraulic push rod that extends to the bottom of the unit tray.

[0008] Preferably, the top box is equipped with a sterile storage tank, which includes an output bottom valve and a top valve. Multiple cooling tanks are arranged below the sterile storage tank, and the cooling tanks are connected to the output bottom valve via flanges.

[0009] Preferably, a filling device is provided below the cooling tank, and the filling device extends to the outside of the top box. The filling device is connected to the cooling tank through a valve sleeve, and a conduit is provided inside the cooling tank, extending into the inside of the valve sleeve.

[0010] Preferably, the bottom of the conduit is provided with a valve ball, the bottom of the filling device is provided with a bottle sleeve, the inside of the bottle sleeve is provided with a filling channel, wherein an exhaust groove is provided around one end of the filling channel and extends to the outer surface of the bottle sleeve.

[0011] With the above method, the air inside the bottle will be discharged through the venting groove on the inside of the bottle sleeve, preventing the gas from being compressed inside the bottle.

[0012] Preferably, a spring is provided between the bottle sleeve and the valve sleeve, and the bottle sleeve is telescopically connected to the valve sleeve through the spring. The other end of the filling channel extends to the bottom of the guide tube, wherein an integrally formed ejector pin groove plate is provided inside the filling channel.

[0013] With the above scheme, the spring component contracts inward under pressure, the filling channel overlaps with the conduit, and the ejector pin groove plate pushes open the valve ball at the bottom of the conduit, allowing the juice to flow from the bottom of the conduit into the filling channel, and then into the bottle from the filling channel.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0015] 1. In this utility model, after the filling bottle is lifted, the bottle mouth enters the inside of the bottle sleeve. Under the action of pressure, the spring element contracts inward, the filling channel overlaps with the guide tube, and the ejector pin groove plate opens the valve ball at the bottom of the guide tube, so that the juice flows from the bottom of the guide tube into the filling channel, and then enters the bottle body from the filling channel. As the juice enters, the air inside the bottle body will be discharged through the exhaust groove on the inside of the bottle sleeve, so as to prevent the gas from being compressed in the bottle body.

[0016] 2. In this utility model, the extension length of the conduit is aligned with the waist of the cooling tank. After the heated juice enters, it will first be stored in the bottom area of ​​the cooling tank, allowing the juice temperature inside the cooling tank to cool naturally. During the filling operation, juice continues to be injected into the cooling tank until the juice level exceeds the conduit. In this process, the juice inside the cooling tank mixes with the subsequently injected juice, so that its temperature is neutralized and reaches the filling temperature. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is the overall front view of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the transfer wheel frame structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the top box of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the filling device structure of this utility model.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Filling unit; 2. Transfer unit; 3. Drive motor; 4. Unit support plate; 5. Filling bottle; 101. Top box; 102. Transfer wheel frame; 103. Hydraulic components; 104. Aseptic storage tank; 105. Cooling tank; 106. Filler; 1031. Hydraulic push rod; 1041. Output bottom valve; 1042. Top valve; 1051. Conduit; 1052. Valve ball; 1061. Valve sleeve; 1062. Spring component; 1063. Bottle sleeve; 1064. Exhaust groove; 1065. Filling flow channel; 1066. Push pin groove plate; 301. Drive sprocket; 302. Pulley. Detailed Implementation

[0022] 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.

[0023] To address the issue that while the existing bottle filling process is sealed, a small amount of air remains inside the bottle. As liquid enters, this air is expelled, causing compression and potentially leading to bulging when the bottle is opened; please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 1-4 The present invention provides the following solution:

[0024] Reference Figure 1 The fruit and vegetable processing hot filling equipment includes a unit tray 4, a filling unit 1 and a transfer unit 2. A filling bottle 5 is arranged above the unit tray 4. A drive motor 3 is arranged on one side between the filling unit 1 and the transfer unit 2. The drive motor 3 includes a transmission sprocket 301. The transmission sprocket 301 is connected to the filling unit 1 and the transfer unit 2 through a transmission chain. The filling unit 1 includes a top box 101, a transfer wheel frame 102 and a hydraulic component 103. The top box 101 is arranged above the transfer wheel frame 102 and the hydraulic component 103 is located at the bottom of the transfer wheel frame 102.

[0025] In this embodiment, the unit tray 4 containing the filling bottle 5 is placed on the transfer unit 2, and the unit tray 4 is moved by the sprocket structure inside the transfer unit 2 driven by the drive motor 3, thereby moving the unit tray 4 into the filling unit 1.

[0026] Reference Figure 2The unit tray 4 is provided with a pulley 401 at the bottom. The unit tray 4 and the transfer wheel frame 102 are slidably connected through a slide groove. The hydraulic component 103 is provided with a hydraulic push rod 1031 inside, which extends to the bottom of the unit tray 4.

[0027] In this embodiment, the filling bottles 5 are placed above the unit tray 4 in a matrix arrangement. The pulleys 401 at the bottom of the unit tray 4 can facilitate the movement and transportation of the unit tray 4 after it is removed from the processing equipment. During the filling process, the unit tray 4 moves to the bottom of the hydraulic push rod 1031, and then the hydraulic push rod 1031 pushes upward, so that the filling bottles 5 on the surface of the unit tray 4 come into contact with the filling machine 106.

[0028] Reference Figure 3-4 The top box 101 is equipped with a sterile storage tank 104. The sterile storage tank 104 includes an output bottom valve 1041 and a top valve 1042. Multiple cooling tanks 105 are arranged below the sterile storage tank 104. The cooling tanks 105 are connected to the output bottom valve 1041 through flanges. A filling device 106 is arranged below the cooling tanks 105 and extends to the outside of the top box 101.

[0029] In this embodiment, the juice that has been sterilized by high temperature can be transported through a pipeline to the inside of the aseptic storage tank 104, and then transported to the cooling tank 105 for short-term cooling and sedimentation through the output bottom valve 1041 at the bottom of the aseptic storage tank 104.

[0030] It should be noted that the output bottom valve 1041 is an electrically controlled structure, and a temperature sensing element is installed inside the output bottom valve 1041, which can detect the liquid temperature inside the sterile storage tank 104 and the cooling tank 105 respectively.

[0031] The filling device 106 is connected to the cooling tank 105 via a valve sleeve 1061. The cooling tank 105 has a conduit 1051 inside, which extends into the valve sleeve 1061. A valve ball 1052 is located at the bottom of the conduit 1051. The bottom of the filling device 106 has a bottle sleeve 1063. The bottle sleeve 1063 has a filling channel 1065 inside. One end of the filling channel 1065 has an exhaust groove 1064 around its perimeter, which extends to the outer surface of the bottle sleeve 1063. A spring 1062 is provided between the bottle sleeve 1063 and the valve sleeve 1061. The bottle sleeve 1063 is telescopically connected to the valve sleeve 1061 via the spring 1062. The other end of the filling channel 1065 extends below the conduit 1051. An integrally formed ejector pin groove plate 1066 is provided inside the filling channel 1065.

[0032] In this embodiment, the extension length of the conduit 1051 is aligned with the waist of the cooling tank 105. After the heated juice enters, it will first be stored in the bottom area of ​​the cooling tank 105, allowing the juice temperature inside the cooling tank 105 to cool naturally. During the filling operation, juice continues to be injected into the cooling tank 105 until the juice level exceeds the conduit 1051. During this process, the juice inside the cooling tank 105 mixes with the subsequently injected juice, causing its temperature to neutralize and reach the filling temperature.

[0033] In this embodiment, after the filling bottle 5 is lifted, the bottle mouth enters the interior of the bottle sleeve 1063. Under the action of pressure, the spring member 1062 contracts inward, the filling channel 1065 overlaps with the conduit 1051, and the ejector pin groove plate 1066 pushes open the valve ball 1052 at the bottom of the conduit 1051, so that the juice flows from the bottom of the conduit 1051 into the filling channel 1065, and then enters the bottle body from the filling channel 1065. As the juice enters, the air inside the bottle body will be discharged through the vent groove 1064 on the inner side of the bottle sleeve 1063 to prevent the gas from being compressed in the bottle body.

[0034] Working principle: The filling bottles 5 are placed on top of the unit tray 4 in a matrix arrangement. The pulleys 401 at the bottom of the unit tray 4 facilitate the movement and transportation of the unit tray 4 after it is removed from the processing equipment. During the filling process, the unit tray 4 moves to the bottom of the hydraulic push rod 1031, and then the hydraulic push rod 1031 pushes upward, so that the filling bottles 5 on the surface of the unit tray 4 come into contact with the filler 106. After the filling bottles 5 are lifted, the bottle mouth enters the inside of the bottle sleeve 1063. Under the action of pressure, the spring element 1062 contracts inward, the filling channel 1065 overlaps with the conduit 1051, and the ejector pin groove plate 1066 pushes open the valve ball 1052 at the bottom of the conduit 1051, so that the juice flows from the bottom of the conduit 1051 into the filling channel 1065, and then enters the bottle body from the filling channel 1065. As the juice enters, the air inside the bottle body will be discharged through the exhaust groove 1064 on the inside of the bottle sleeve 1063 to prevent the gas from being compressed in the bottle body.

[0035] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0036] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing, characterized in that, The system includes a unit tray (4), a filling unit (1), and a transfer unit (2). A filling bottle (5) is disposed above the unit tray (4). A drive motor (3) is disposed on one side between the filling unit (1) and the transfer unit (2). The drive motor (3) includes a transmission sprocket (301). The transmission sprocket (301) is connected to the filling unit (1) and the transfer unit (2) via a transmission chain. The filling unit (1) includes a top box (101), a transfer wheel frame (102), and a hydraulic component (103). The top box (101) is disposed above the transfer wheel frame (102), and the hydraulic component (103) is located at the bottom of the transfer wheel frame (102).

2. The fruit and vegetable processing hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unit tray (4) is provided with a pulley (401) at the bottom. The unit tray (4) and the transfer wheel frame (102) are slidably connected by a groove. The hydraulic component (103) is provided with a hydraulic push rod (1031) inside, which extends to the bottom of the unit tray (4).

3. The fruit and vegetable processing hot filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top box (101) is equipped with a sterile storage tank (104). The sterile storage tank (104) includes an output bottom valve (1041) and a top valve (1042). Multiple cooling tanks (105) are arranged below the sterile storage tank (104). The cooling tanks (105) are connected to the output bottom valve (1041) through flanges.

4. The hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: A filling device (106) is provided below the cooling tank (105), and the filling device (106) extends to the outside of the top box (101). The filling device (106) is connected to the cooling tank (105) through a valve sleeve (1061). A conduit (1051) is provided inside the cooling tank (105), and the conduit (1051) extends to the inside of the valve sleeve (1061).

5. The hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing according to claim 4, characterized in that: The bottom of the conduit (1051) is provided with a valve ball (1052), and the bottom of the filling device (106) is provided with a bottle sleeve (1063). The inside of the bottle sleeve (1063) is provided with a filling channel (1065). The filling channel (1065) is provided with an exhaust groove (1064) around one end, and the exhaust groove (1064) extends to the outer surface of the bottle sleeve (1063).

6. The hot filling equipment for fruit and vegetable processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: A spring element (1062) is provided between the bottle sleeve (1063) and the valve sleeve (1061). The bottle sleeve (1063) is telescopically connected to the valve sleeve (1061) through the spring element (1062). The other end of the filling channel (1065) extends to the bottom of the guide tube (1051). The filling channel (1065) is provided with an integrally formed ejector pin groove plate (1066).

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