Intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation

Abstract

This invention relates to an intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation capabilities. When fresh milk is being replenished, its temperature can be reduced from 4°C to 2°C within 60 seconds, achieving rapid cooling and preservation. This is achieved through the synergistic cooling effect created by liquid nitrogen and ethylene glycol coolant within the cooling riser, applied via the compressor piping. Furthermore, the expansion of the cooling fins further extends the cooling effect to the central depth of the cold storage compartment and surrounding areas, ensuring that the fresh milk is kept fresh and cold in every location, thus maintaining the freshness of the raw milk and food hygiene.

Description

Intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation This invention relates to an intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation capabilities. The main feature is that when fresh milk is being replenished, its temperature can be reduced from 4°C to 2°C within 60 seconds, achieving rapid cooling and preservation. The cooling effect is further transferred to the central depth of the cold storage compartment through the combined cooling riser and cooling fins, ensuring that the fresh milk is preserved effectively in every central depth location. Note: As modern people's living standards improve, diet has become significantly more important. Modern people's interest in and consumption of fresh milk has also increased considerably, with fresh milk being a favorite beverage for many. Currently, fresh milk is mainly sold in sealed boxes or cans. However, when users need large quantities of fresh milk for cooking or other purposes, purchasing commercially available fresh milk results in the waste of numerous packaging boxes or bottles, causing inconvenience to consumers and being environmentally unfriendly. This reflects consumers' strong desire and is a goal and direction that related businesses must strive to achieve through research and development. In view of this, the inventor of this case recently created an invention in the Republic of China, with application number "112208486". The "intelligent fresh milk supply station" mainly comprises a machine with an internal control unit. The machine includes at least one refrigeration compartment, with a refrigeration compressor positioned opposite it. A fresh milk beverage storage box containing fresh milk beverages is located within the refrigeration compartment. The storage box is connected to a conduit. A dispensing compartment is positioned relative to the storage box, and the conduit extends to the dispensing compartment. A sales and transaction human-machine interface is embedded in a suitable location on the machine's surface. The central processing unit electrically controls the machine. The fresh milk beverage storage box outputs the quantity of fresh milk beverages to the distribution room through a conduit; however, when fresh milk is stored inside the refrigerator of the conventional structure, the distance between the fresh milk in the central depth position and the cooling compressor is relatively far, so the fresh milk in the central depth position cannot be cooled evenly, which easily leads to spoilage. In order to improve the ability to ensure the overall freshness and guarantee the drinking quality of consumers when there is a large quantity of fresh milk that can be stored at a depth, the inventors of this invention have been constantly developing and improving. After detailed design and careful evaluation, the invention has finally achieved a truly progressive invention. That is, the main objective of this invention is to provide an intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation; the problem it seeks to solve is to overcome the problem that when fresh milk is stored in the refrigerator compartment of a conventional structure, the distance between the fresh milk in the central depth position and the cooling compressor is relatively far, so the central depth position of the fresh milk cannot be fully cooled, which easily leads to the spoilage of the fresh milk. Therefore, this invention utilizes an intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation capabilities. When fresh milk is being replenished, its temperature can be reduced from 4°C to 2°C within 60 seconds, achieving rapid cooling and preservation. This is achieved by using liquid nitrogen and ethylene glycol coolant inside the cooling riser, which are applied to the liquid nitrogen and ethylene glycol coolant through the compressor piping to create a synergistic cooling effect. Furthermore, the expansion cooling fins further transmit the cooling effect to the depth of the interior of the cold storage compartment and the surrounding area, ensuring that the fresh milk can be kept fresh and cold in every space, thus maintaining the freshness of the fresh milk raw materials and food hygiene. Please refer to Figures 1-8, which illustrate preferred embodiments of the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation according to the present invention. However, these embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and are not limited to this structure in the patent application; it includes: A machine 10, which has a control device 16 inside, wherein the machine 10 includes a skimmed fresh milk refrigerator compartment B41 and a whole milk refrigerator compartment A41 arranged adjacent to each other. A refrigeration compressor B42 is located opposite the skim milk refrigerator compartment B41. The refrigeration compressor B42 is equipped with a compressor pipe 60. A skim milk beverage storage box B4 is located inside the skim milk refrigerator compartment B41. The bottom of the skim milk refrigerator compartment B41 has a bottom end face A. The skim milk beverage storage box B4 contains skim milk beverage B7. The refrigeration compressor B42 can maintain the freshness of the skim milk beverage B7 at 0~5℃. The skim milk beverage storage box B4 is connected to a conduit B. 5. The machine 10 has a skim milk dispensing chamber B1 at a predetermined position relative to the skim milk beverage storage box B4. The conduit B5 extends to the skim milk dispensing chamber B1, into which a skim milk beverage container B6 is placed. The skim milk beverage container B6 is provided by the consumer. The conduit B5 outputs skim milk beverage B7 into the skim milk beverage container B6. The skim milk dispensing chamber B1 is provided with a sealing door panel B2 and a handle B3 on the outside. A refrigeration compressor A42 is installed opposite the whole milk refrigerator compartment A41. The refrigeration compressor A42 is equipped with a compressor pipe 60. A whole milk beverage storage box A4 is installed inside the whole milk refrigerator compartment A41. The bottom of the whole milk refrigerator compartment A41 has a bottom end face A. The whole milk beverage storage box A4 contains whole milk beverage A7. The refrigeration compressor A42 can maintain the freshness of the whole milk beverage A7 at 0~5℃. The whole milk beverage storage box A4 is connected to a conduit A5. The machine 10 is positioned opposite the whole milk... A full-fat dispensing chamber A1 is provided at a predetermined position in the beverage storage box A4. The conduit A5 extends to the full-fat dispensing chamber A1, into which a full-fat fresh milk beverage container A6 is placed. The full-fat fresh milk beverage container A6 is provided by the consumer. The conduit A5 outputs full-fat fresh milk beverage A7 into the full-fat fresh milk beverage container A6. The full-fat dispensing chamber A1 is provided with a sealing door A2 and a handle A3 on the outside. The handle A3 is convenient for opening by hand, and the sealing door A2 can improve the hygiene and temperature retention of the machine. Two refrigeration and preservation modules 30 are respectively disposed in the whole milk refrigeration compartment A41 and the skim milk refrigeration compartment B41 of the machine 10, and are fixed to the bottom end surface A of the whole milk refrigeration compartment A41 and the skim milk refrigeration compartment B41. Each refrigeration and preservation module 30 comprises a stainless steel cooling riser 31 and a stainless steel cooling fin 37 arranged opposite to each other. The cooling riser 31 includes an outer tube 32, and an outer space 33 is formed inside the outer tube 32. An inner tube 34 is disposed inside the outer space 33, and an inner space 35 is disposed inside the inner tube 34. A sealing part 321 is provided on the periphery of the outer tube 32 relative to the periphery of the inner tube 34. A second interface 322 is provided on the sealing part 321 opposite to the outer space 33. The top of the inner tube 34 A first interface 341 is provided at the position opposite to the inner layer space 35, so that both the outer layer space 33 and the inner layer space 35 are sealed spaces. The bottom end of the cooling riser 31 is provided with a bottom end 36, which is welded to the bottom end face A of the whole milk refrigerator compartment A41 and the skim milk refrigerator compartment B41 by welding, and connects each compressor pipeline 60 to the inner layer space 35 inside the inner layer pipe 34. The welding position forms a welding point D respectively. In addition, the outer layer space 33 is filled with ethylene glycol coolant 40 (HOCH2—CH2OH) through the second interface 322. Ethylene glycol is a colorless and slightly viscous liquid with a boiling point of 4°C and a freezing point of -11.5°C. And the inner layer space 35 is filled with liquid nitrogen 50 (LN) through the first interface 341. 2), Liquid nitrogen 50 (LN) 2) It is an inert, colorless, odorless, non-corrosive, and non-flammable liquid, and liquid nitrogen 50 (LN) 2) It is a liquid obtained in an environment with extremely low temperatures; The liquid nitrogen 50 and the ethylene glycol coolant 40 are polar cooling substances. When the cooling is applied to the liquid nitrogen 50 and the ethylene glycol coolant 40 through the compressor pipeline 60, a synergistic cooling effect is generated, which can greatly reduce the consumption of electrical energy and keep the central depth position 70 of the fresh milk inside fresh. The cooling fin 37 is generally in the shape of a spiral plate. The center of the cooling fin 37 is longitudinally penetrated by a connecting inner edge 38. The connecting inner edge 38 is welded to the outer edge of the cooling riser 31. The surface of the spiral plate-shaped cooling fin 37 has a continuously extending spiral slope 39. The spiral slope 39 allows the fresh milk to flow down smoothly along the spiral slope 39 when the volume height decreases, without leaving residue on the surface. The cooling fin 37 has the characteristic of expanding the cooling to expand the cooling around the two cooling and preservation modules 30. The refrigeration and preservation module 30 utilizes the cooling effect of the ethylene glycol coolant 40 and the liquid nitrogen 50, and through the cooling fins 37, conducts the low temperature to the central depth position 70 inside the whole milk refrigerator compartment A41 and the skim milk refrigerator compartment B41. Normally, milk in the central depth position 70 inside the refrigerator compartment is less susceptible to cold conduction and thus less likely to achieve a preservation effect. However, this invention further utilizes the cooling fins 37 to conduct the cooling effect to the central depth position 70 inside the refrigerator compartment, ensuring that the milk achieves a preservation effect in every position, thereby reducing the possibility of bacterial growth. Please refer to Figure 7, which is a temperature-time curve for the rapid cooling and preservation of fresh milk according to the present invention. When fresh milk is replenished, the temperature of the fresh milk can be reduced from 4°C to 2°C within 60 seconds, so that the fresh milk achieves the effect of rapid cooling and preservation. The cooling effect is further conducted to the central depth position 70 of the refrigerator compartment by the combined cooling riser 31 and the cooling fins 37, so that the fresh milk can achieve the preservation effect in every position, thereby reducing the possibility of bacterial growth. A sales transaction human-machine interface 12 is embedded in a suitable position on the surface of the machine 10. The sales transaction human-machine interface 12 is internally electrically connected to a central processing unit 13. The central processing unit 13 electrically controls the quantity of fresh milk beverages output from the fresh milk beverage storage box of the machine 10 to the dispensing room through a conduit. The quantity of fresh milk beverages is output according to the transaction data of the sales transaction human-machine interface 12. Preferably, the sales transaction human-machine interface 12 is provided with a coin slot 14 on one side, which allows the machine 10 to conduct coin transactions, and a voice system 15 is provided on the other side of the sales transaction human-machine interface 12, which can provide voice information about the transaction status. Preferably, a cleaning motor C is provided near the refrigeration compartments A41 and B41 of the conduits A5 and B5. The cleaning motor C contains filtered pure water (not shown in the figure). The cleaning motor C is pressurized and is connected to at least one cleaning pipe C1 to the conduits A5 and B5, and cleans the residual fresh milk liquid inside the conduits A5 and B5 to improve food hygiene. Preferably, the sales transaction human-machine interface 12 can be internally connected to the Internet and have a built-in APP program, which is connected to a mobile device 20 via smart network. The mobile device 20 can download and install a corresponding membership APP system 21, so that the mobile device 20 can generate a member login or membership option interface, a points query interface 22, a stored points interface 23, a QR code scanning interface 24, a history information interface 25, and a credit card transaction interface 26. Preferably, an advertising panel 11 may be installed on the outside of the machine 10 to enhance the recognizability of the products sold. Preferably, a credit card transaction sensor interface 17 may be added at an appropriate position on the surface of the machine 10. The credit card transaction sensor interface 17 is also electrically connected to the central processing unit 13. The central processing unit 13 electrically controls the quantity of fresh milk beverages output from the fresh milk beverage storage box of the machine 10 to the distribution room through the conduit. The quantity of fresh milk beverages is output according to the transaction data of the credit card transaction sensor interface 17. Preferably, the sales transaction human-machine interface 12 has various options for the amount of fresh milk. This option can be displayed on the machine screen with numbers and keys and the amount in liters for consumption. All purchase records will be built into the history information interface 25 of the member APP system 21, which can be viewed by the user through the mobile device 20. After consumption, the member APP system 21 will automatically accumulate points to the stored points interface 23. Points can also be given to relatives and friends or transferred to the member APP system 21 of another mobile device 20, or can be used as cash for the next consumption. Therefore, this invention utilizes an intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation capabilities. When fresh milk is being replenished, its temperature can be reduced from 4°C to 2°C within 60 seconds, achieving rapid cooling and preservation. The liquid nitrogen 50 and ethylene glycol coolant 40 inside the cooling riser 31 are applied to the liquid nitrogen 50 and ethylene glycol coolant 40 through the compressor pipeline 60, creating a synergistic cooling effect. The expansion cooling fins 37 further transmit the cooling effect to the depth of the interior of the cold storage compartment and the surrounding area, ensuring that the fresh milk can be kept fresh and cold in every space, thus maintaining the freshness of the fresh milk raw materials and food hygiene. 10: Machine 11: Advertising Panel 12: Sales and Transaction Human-Machine Interface 13: Central Processing Unit 14: Coin Slot 15: Voice System 16: Control Device 17: Credit Card Transaction Sensor Interface A: Bottom Surface A1: Whole Milk Dispensing Chamber A2: Sealed Door A3: Handle A4: Whole Milk Fresh Drink Storage Box A41: Whole Milk Fresh Refrigeration Chamber A42: Refrigeration Compressor A5: Pipeline A6: Whole Milk Fresh Drink Container A7: Whole Milk Fresh Drink B1: Skim Milk Dispensing Chamber B2: Sealed Door B3: Handle B4: Skim Milk Fresh Drink Storage Box B41: Skim Milk Fresh Refrigeration Chamber B42: Refrigeration Compressor B5: Pipeline B6: Skim Milk Fresh Drink Container B7: Skim Milk Fresh Drink C: Cleaning Motor C1: Cleaning Pipeline D: Welded Points 20: Mobile Device 21: Member APP System 22: Points Inquiry Interface 23: Stored Points Interface 24: QR Code 25: Code Scanning Interface; 26: Historical Information Interface; 30: Credit Card Transaction Interface; 31: Cooling Preservation Module; 32: Cooling Vertical Pipe; 321: Outer Pipe; 322: Sealing Part; 33: Second Interface; 34: Outer Layer Space; 341: Inner Pipe; 35: Inner Layer Space; 36: Bottom End; 37: Cooling Fins; 38: Connecting Inner Edge; 39: Spiral Inclined Surface; 40: Ethylene Glycol Coolant; 50: Liquid Nitrogen; 60: Compressor Piping; 70: Central Depth Position. Figure 1: A perspective view of the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation according to the present invention. Figure 2: A perspective view of the cooling and preservation module of the present invention. Figure 3: An exploded perspective view of the cooling and preservation module of the present invention. Figure 4: A cross-sectional view of the cooling and preservation module of the present invention. Figure 5: A schematic diagram of the exterior of the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation according to the present invention. Figure 6: A partial view of the cold storage compartment of the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation according to the present invention. Figure 7: A graph showing the temperature versus time for rapid cooling and preservation of fresh milk according to the present invention. Figure 8: A schematic diagram of the mobile APP system of the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation according to the present invention. 10: Machine 11: Advertising Panel 12: Sales and Trading User Interface 14: Coin slot 15: Voice System 17: Credit Card Transaction Sensor Interface 30: Refrigeration and preservation module A1: Full-fat rationing room A2: Sealed door panel A3: Handle B1: Skim Milk Distribution Room B2: Sealed door panel B3: Handle

Claims

1. A smart fresh milk supply station with rapid refrigeration and preservation features includes: a machine with an internal control unit; the machine includes at least one refrigeration compartment with a bottom surface at the bottom; a refrigeration compressor is positioned opposite the refrigeration compartment; the refrigeration compressor is equipped with a compressor pipeline; a fresh milk beverage storage box is provided inside the refrigeration compartment; the fresh milk beverage storage box contains fresh milk beverage; a conduit connects the fresh milk beverage storage box; and a dispensing chamber is positioned at a predetermined location opposite the fresh milk beverage storage box, with the conduit extending to the dispensing chamber. At least one refrigeration and preservation module is disposed in the refrigerator compartment of the machine and fixed to the bottom surface of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigeration and preservation module comprises a cooling riser made of stainless steel and a cooling fin made of stainless steel. The cooling riser includes an outer tube, which forms an outer space. An inner tube is disposed inside the outer space, and an inner space is disposed inside the inner tube. The periphery of the outer tube is sealed against the periphery of the inner tube. The sealing part has a second interface opposite to the outer layer space, the top of the inner tube has a first interface opposite to the inner layer space, and the bottom end of the cooling riser has a bottom end, which is welded to the bottom end face of the refrigerator compartment, connecting the compressor pipeline to the inner layer space inside the inner tube; the outer layer space is filled with ethylene glycol coolant (HOCH2—CH2OH), and the inner layer space is filled with liquid nitrogen (LN). 2) The cooling fins are generally in the shape of spiral plates, with a connecting inner edge running longitudinally through the center of the cooling fins. The connecting inner edge is welded to the outer edge of the cooling riser. The surface of the spiral cooling fins has a continuous spiral slope. A sales transaction human-machine interface is embedded in an appropriate position on the surface of the machine. The sales transaction human-machine interface is internally electrically connected to a central processing unit. The central processing unit electrically controls the quantity of fresh milk beverages output from the fresh milk beverage storage box of the machine to the dispensing room through the conduit. The quantity of fresh milk beverages is output according to the transaction data of the sales transaction human-machine interface. As described in claim 1, the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid refrigeration and preservation comprises an adjacent skimmed milk refrigerator compartment and a whole milk refrigerator compartment. A refrigeration compressor is located opposite each other in the skimmed milk refrigerator compartment. A skimmed milk beverage storage box is located within the skimmed milk refrigerator compartment, containing skimmed milk beverages. A conduit connects the skimmed milk beverage storage box to the conduit. A skimmed milk dispensing compartment is located at a predetermined position relative to the skimmed milk beverage storage box. The conduit extends to the skimmed milk dispensing compartment, which provides skimmed milk beverages. A container is inserted, allowing a conduit to output skim milk beverage into the container. A refrigeration compressor is located opposite the whole milk refrigeration compartment, which contains a whole milk beverage storage box. The storage box is connected to a conduit. A whole milk dispensing compartment is located at a predetermined position relative to the storage box. The conduit extends to this compartment, where a whole milk beverage container is inserted, allowing the conduit to output whole milk beverage into the container. The intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation as described in claim 1 has a coin slot on one side of the sales transaction human-machine interface for coin-operated transactions, and a voice system on the other side of the sales transaction human-machine interface. As described in claim 1, the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation is provided with a cleaning motor near the refrigeration compartment of the conduit, and the cleaning motor is provided with at least one cleaning pipe connected to the conduit for cleaning the conduit. As described in Request 1, the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation features a sales transaction human-machine interface that can be internally connected to the Internet and has a built-in APP program, which is connected to a mobile device via smart network. The mobile device can download and install a corresponding membership APP system to enable the mobile device to generate a member login or membership option interface, a points query interface, a stored points interface, a QR code scanning interface, a history information interface, and a credit card transaction interface. The intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation as described in claim 1, wherein the distribution room is provided with a sealed door panel and handle relative to the outside. The intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation as described in claim 1, wherein an advertising panel may be installed on the outside of the machine. As described in claim 1, the intelligent fresh milk supply station with rapid cooling and preservation features a credit card transaction sensor interface that can be added to a suitable location on the machine's surface. This credit card transaction sensor interface is also electrically connected to the central processing unit. The central processing unit electrically controls the quantity of fresh milk beverages that are output from the machine's fresh milk beverage storage tank to the distribution room through conduits. The quantity of fresh milk beverages is output based on the transaction data from the credit card transaction sensor interface.

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