Industrialized processing equipment for momordica grosvenori
By designing a movable tray and a pushing unit, the problem of uneven heating during the drying process of monk fruit was solved, achieving uniform drying of the fruit and improving drying quality and production efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HUAIHUA YELIN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-08-04
AI Technical Summary
In existing monk fruit drying equipment, uneven heating of the fruit leads to some fruits being over-dried or under-dried, affecting the drying quality.
Design an industrial processing device for monk fruit, in which a loading tray moves under the drive of a transverse drive mechanism, and combined with a pusher and guide wheel, ensures that the fruit moves evenly within the placement hole, thus achieving uniform heating.
This method improves the uniformity of monk fruit drying, avoids localized over-drying or under-drying, enhances drying quality, shortens drying time, and increases production efficiency.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of drying equipment, specifically a processing equipment for monk fruit. Background Technology
[0002] Monk fruit is a spherical or oblong fruit that can be used for both medicinal and edible purposes. Its fresh fruit needs to be dried to extend its shelf life and increase its commercial value.
[0003] Current industrial drying methods typically involve placing fresh fruit on a tray in a drying device and using heating elements such as electric heating tubes or hot air as the drying source. However, in existing technologies, the monk fruit remains stationary during the drying process, resulting in insufficient or uneven contact with the heat source and significant differences in heating at different locations. For example, fruit near the heating tubes is prone to over-drying or even scorching, while fruit further away from the hot air inlet may be under-dried with excessive moisture retention. These problems severely affect the dried quality of the monk fruit. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the above problems by providing an industrial processing equipment for monk fruit, which can ensure that monk fruit is heated as evenly as possible, thereby improving the drying quality of monk fruit.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention employs a technical solution of an industrial processing device for monk fruit, comprising a shell and a carrying tray. A drying source is disposed within the shell, and an opening with a door is located on the side wall of the shell. A carrying mechanism is disposed within the shell, and the carrying tray is placed on the carrying mechanism. The carrying tray moves laterally under the drive of a transverse drive mechanism. A placement hole is provided at the upper end of the carrying tray. A crossbeam is disposed above the carrying tray within the shell, and a pushing part for pushing the material in the placement hole is provided at the lower end of the crossbeam. The pushing part is movably disposed so that its lower end can rotate upwards and automatically reset after passing through the placement hole. During the movement of the carrying tray, the material on the tray moves relative to the pushing part, thus pushing the spherical or oblong fruits such as monk fruit into the placement hole, thereby ensuring that the monk fruit is heated as evenly as possible and improving the drying quality of the monk fruit.
[0006] Furthermore, the loading mechanism includes two supports, which are arranged opposite each other along the width of the box opening and are respectively fixed to the inner side wall of the shell. The left and right ends of the loading tray are supported on the supports to improve the stability of the loading tray.
[0007] Furthermore, rollers are rotatably mounted on the upper end of the support, and these rollers are spaced apart along the direction of movement of the pallet. The rollers change the sliding friction between the pallet and the support into rolling friction, significantly reducing frictional resistance. This allows the lateral drive mechanism to more easily move the pallet, improving equipment operating efficiency and reducing energy consumption.
[0008] Furthermore, the inner sidewall of the housing is provided with guide wheels that contact the outer sidewall of the tray. The guide wheels are spaced apart along the moving direction of the tray, and the moving path of the tray is defined by the guide wheels to ensure that the tray moves along the predetermined line and to avoid the tray from deviating or shaking during the movement.
[0009] Furthermore, a through hole is provided at the bottom of the placement hole, so that heat can come into direct contact with the fruit from below the tray, thereby improving the uniformity of heating of the fruit and facilitating the cleaning of the placement hole.
[0010] Furthermore, limiting plates are provided at both ends of the placement hole along the moving path of the tray. This ensures that the fruit will not be pushed out of the placement hole by the pushing part without increasing the thickness of the tray.
[0011] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: During the lateral movement of the tray, the pushing part forces spherical or oblong materials such as monk fruit to roll within the placement holes, ensuring uniform heating. This effectively solves the problem of uneven heating caused by monk fruit remaining stationary in existing technologies, significantly improving drying uniformity and preventing nutrient loss or denaturation due to localized over-drying or under-drying, thus enhancing drying quality. Simultaneously, the continuous movement of materials like monk fruit during the drying process improves drying efficiency and shortens drying time, thereby increasing production efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front view of the internal structure of the shell.
[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal side view of the shell structure.
[0014] The text labels in the figure represent: 1. Shell; 2. Carrying tray; 3. Drying source; 4. Door; 5. Placement hole; 6. Crossbeam; 7. Pushing part; 8. Support; 9. Roller; 10. Guide wheel; 11. Through hole; 12. Limiting plate; 13. Linear drive mechanism; 14. Push plate; 15. Reset plate. Detailed Implementation
[0015] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of this utility model, the present utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description in this part is only exemplary and explanatory, and should not be used to limit the scope of protection of this utility model in any way.
[0016] Example 1, as Figures 1-2 As shown, the specific structure of this embodiment is an industrial processing device for monk fruit, which includes a shell 1 and a carrying tray 2. A drying source 3 is provided inside the shell 1. The drying source 3 can adopt heating mechanisms such as electric heating tubes, steam pipes, or hot air pipes connected to a hot air source, which are common in the prior art. A box opening is provided on the side wall of the shell 1, and the box opening is connected to a box door 4 by a hinge or the like. In this application, the box opening side is the front end. An exhaust pipe is also provided on the side wall of the shell 1 to discharge the water vapor generated during drying. The housing 1 is equipped with a loading mechanism. In this embodiment, the loading mechanism includes two supports 8, which are arranged along the depth direction of the housing 1 and opposite to each other along the width direction of the opening, and are respectively fixed to the inner sidewall of the housing 1. Rollers 9 are rotatably mounted on the upper end of each support 8, with their axes along the width direction of the housing 1 and spaced apart along the length direction of the support 8. Guide wheels 10 are provided on the inner sidewall of the housing 1, contacting the outer sidewall of the loading tray 2. The axes of the guide wheels 10 are arranged along the height direction of the housing 1 and spaced apart along the moving direction of the loading tray 2. During the drying process, the left and right ends of the loading tray 2 are placed on the two supports 8 respectively.
[0017] The loading tray 2 moves along the length direction of the support 8 (i.e., the depth direction of the housing 1) under the drive of the transverse drive mechanism. Figure 2 The middle arrow indicates the direction of movement of the tray 2. To drive the tray 2 to move, a linear drive mechanism 13, such as a hydraulic cylinder, can be installed on the housing 1. The piston rod of the linear drive mechanism 13 extends into the housing 1 along the length of the support 8 and is fixedly connected to the push plate 14. The push plate 14 and the tray 2 can be connected magnetically or otherwise, so that the push plate 14 can drive the tray 2 to move along the length of the support 8. In this embodiment, the linear drive mechanism 13 is installed on the door 4. At the same time, a spring is provided on the inner wall opposite the opening of the box along the length of the support 8. The spring is connected to the reset plate 15. To prevent the spring from tilting, the inner wall of the housing and the reset plate 15 are connected by a telescopic rod, and the spring is sleeved on the telescopic rod. Alternatively, the inner wall of the housing and the reset plate 15 can be directly connected by an elastic telescopic rod. In this way, when the push plate 14 drives the tray 2 to move into the housing 1, the spring contracts. When the push plate 14 moves away from the outside of the housing 1, the spring resets, thereby driving the tray 2 to reset.
[0018] The upper end of the loading tray 2 is provided with placement holes 5, which are spaced apart. The placement holes 5 are countersunk holes. The bottom of the placement hole 5 is provided with a through hole 11, which is coaxial with the placement hole 5 and the inner diameter of the through hole 11 is smaller than that of the placement hole 5. Limiting plates 12 are provided on both ends of the placement hole 5 along the moving path of the loading tray 2. The upper surface of the limiting plate 12 is lower than the upper surface of the material in the placement hole 5.
[0019] Inside the housing 1, above the loading tray 2, there is a crossbeam 6. The lower end of the crossbeam 6 is provided with a pushing part 7 for pushing the material in the placement hole 5. The pushing part 7 is movably arranged so that the lower end of the pushing part 7 can rotate upward and automatically reset after passing through the placement hole 5. Therefore, the pushing part 7 can be made of hard materials such as metal. The upper end of the pushing part 7 is mounted on the crossbeam 6 through a torsion spring, elastic hinge, etc. In normal condition, the pushing part 7 is vertically set, and at this time, the lower end surface of the pushing part 7 is lower than the upper end surface of the material in the placement hole 5. The friction between the material and the placement hole 5 is less than the force that makes the torsion spring work. In this way, the pushing part 7 can push the material in the placement hole 5 to move or roll. When the material moves to the edge of the placement hole 5, the material is blocked by the side of the placement hole 5 and the limiting plate 12 and cannot move. At this time, the lower end of the pushing part 7 is subjected to force and rotates upward until the pushing part 7 separates from the material and returns to its original position. When the carrying tray 2 moves to its original position, the material can be pushed from one end of the placement hole 5 to the other end. Alternatively, the pushing part 7 can be made of elastic materials such as thermoplastic polyester elastomer. The friction between the material and the placement hole 5 is less than the force that makes the pushing part 7 bend, so that the pushing part 7 can drive the material to move or roll in the placement hole 5.
[0020] Specific implementation process: The operator first neatly arranges the fresh monk fruit on the tray 2, ensuring that each monk fruit is positioned within the placement hole 5. After the monk fruit is placed, the operator pushes the tray 2 horizontally into the housing 1 through the opening. During the pushing process, the fruits that first enter the housing 1 are pushed by the pushing part 7. Figure 2 The right end of the middle.
[0021] After the tray 2 is placed, the door 4 is closed. After closing the door 4, the drying source 3 is activated to provide heat for drying the monk fruit. The operator selects a suitable drying heating mechanism and sets the parameters of the drying source appropriately based on factors such as the variety, size, and initial moisture content of the monk fruit, as well as the actual conditions of the factory. During drying, the tray 2 reciprocates linearly along the depth direction of the shell 1. When the pushing part 7 completely passes the maximum diameter of the monk fruit, it automatically returns to its drooping position under the drive of elastic hinges, etc. With the reciprocating linear movement of the tray 2, the pushing part 7 pushes the monk fruit to continuously rotate and move within the placement hole 5 along the depth direction of the shell 1.
[0022] After drying is complete, stop the operation of the drying source, and then the operator opens the door 4 and removes the tray 2 from the housing 1.
[0023] The present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the embodiments. However, the content described is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be considered as limiting the scope of implementation of the present invention. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in the present invention, based on the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, should be covered within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. An industrial processing device for monk fruit, comprising a shell (1) and a loading tray (2), wherein a drying source (3) is provided inside the shell (1), a box opening is provided on the side wall of the shell (1), a box door (4) is provided at the box opening, a loading mechanism is provided inside the shell (1), and the loading tray (2) is placed on the loading mechanism, characterized in that, The loading tray (2) moves laterally under the drive of the lateral drive mechanism. The upper end of the loading tray (2) is provided with a placement hole (5). A crossbeam (6) is provided above the loading tray (2) inside the housing (1). The lower end of the crossbeam (6) is provided with a pushing part (7) for pushing the material in the placement hole (5). The pushing part (7) is movably arranged so that the lower end of the pushing part (7) can rotate upward and automatically reset after passing through the placement hole (5).
2. The industrial processing equipment for monk fruit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The loading mechanism includes two supports (8), which are arranged opposite each other along the width of the box opening and are respectively fixed to the inner wall of the shell (1).
3. The industrial processing equipment for monk fruit according to claim 2, characterized in that, The support (8) is rotatably provided with rollers (9), which are spaced apart along the moving direction of the loading plate (2).
4. The industrial processing equipment for monk fruit according to claim 2, characterized in that, The inner wall of the housing (1) is provided with guide wheels (10) that contact the outer wall of the tray (2), and the guide wheels (10) are spaced apart along the moving direction of the tray (2).
5. The industrial processing equipment for monk fruit according to claim 1, characterized in that, The placement hole (5) has a through hole (11) at its bottom.
6. The industrial processing equipment for monk fruit according to claim 1, characterized in that, Limiting plates (12) are provided at both ends of the placement hole (5) along the moving path of the tray (2).