67 results about "Milk flow" patented technology

A breast milk flow monitoring system in the form of a milk flow monitoring sensor is described and includes an electrode array and a controller. The electrodes include electrically conductive surfaces arranged to contact a skin surface of a breast. The controller generates a first excitation signal delivered via a first electrode to a first location on the breast and generates a second excitation signal delivered via the first electrode to the first location on the breast. The controller receives a first current response signal and a second current response signal. A bioimpedance spectroscopy analysis of the first current response signal and the second current response signal is performed, where the bioimpedance spectroscopy analysis is calibrated for breast milk flow. A breast milk flow parameter is determined based on the bioimpedance spectroscopy analysis.

The invention relates to the technical field of dairy product processing, in particular to a dairy product capable of controlling carbohydrates and a preparation method thereof, the preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) separating raw milk to obtain skimmed milk and single cream; 2) diverting the skimmed milk into a first skimmed milk stream and a second skimmed milk stream; 3) performing ultrafiltration concentration on the first skimmed milk flow to obtain ultrafiltration concentrated skimmed milk; 4) performing nanofiltration concentration on the second skimmed milk flow to obtain nanofiltration concentrated skimmed milk; and 5) mixing the ultra-filtered and concentrated skimmed milk obtained in the step 3) and the nano-filtered and concentrated skimmed milk obtained in the step 4) to obtain the dairy product for controlling carbohydrates. According to the invention, no processing aid is used, and the low-sodium high-calcium dairy product can be prepared on the premise of controlling carbohydrates only through combined use of processes, so that the health demand and the taste demand of consumers are both considered.

The invention discloses a breast pump, a breast pump milk amount detection method and device, a medium and a product, and relates to the technical field of mother and infant products, the breast pump comprises a breast pumping shield, a milk storage container, at least two sets of ultrasonic sensors and a processing unit, each set of ultrasonic sensors is used for detecting milk flowing through a breast pumping channel and generating corresponding receiving signals, and the processing unit is used for processing the milk flowing through the breast pumping channel; the processing unit is used for determining the milk sucking amount or the milk flow or the milk spraying state of the breast pump based on the receiving signal information of the at least two sets of ultrasonic sensors. According to the breast pump, real-time monitoring of milk injection and milk flow in the lactation process is achieved, and the automation and intelligence level of operation of the breast pump is improved.

A milk frother (1) comprising: a steam fitting (200) associable with a steam flow distributor; a homogenizing element (300) of a frothed milk flow; a hollow longitudinal body (100) having an engagement seat (120) for the steam fitting (200) and cooperatively defining with the steam fitting (200) a steam-air-milk mixing chamber (102), an air access channel (103) to the mixing chamber (102) and a milk access channel (104) to the mixing chamber (102), wherein the steam fitting (200) has a steam access channel (201) to the mixing chamber (102), wherein the hollow longitudinal body (100) further has an outlet channel (110) for the frothed milk flow from the mixing chamber (102), wherein the outlet channel (110) has a dispensing end (111) engaged with the homogenizing element (300), wherein first permanent connection means (140) are provided between the hollow longitudinal body (100) and the steam fitting (200), wherein the first permanent connection means (140) have a configuration changeable between a first engagement configuration and a first disengagement configuration between the steam fitting (200) and its engagement seat (120), and wherein second permanent connection means (150) are provided between the hollow longitudinal body (100) and the homogenizing element (300), wherein the second permanent connection means (150) have a configuration changeable between a second engagement configuration and a second disengagement configuration between the homogenizing element (300) and the dispensing end (111) of the outlet channel (110).

The invention discloses a control method of a breast pump and the breast pump, the method is applied to the breast pump, and the control method of the breast pump comprises the following steps: when a negative pressure mechanism is switched to a first working state to enable a breast pump shield to suck milk, controlling a vibration mechanism to synchronously start vibration; and when the negative pressure mechanism is switched to the second working state to enable the breast sucking shield to stop sucking the milk, the vibration mechanism is controlled to synchronously stop vibrating. When the negative pressure mechanism is switched to the first working state to enable the breast suction shield to suck the milk, the vibration mechanism is controlled to synchronously start vibration; when the negative pressure mechanism is switched to the second working state to enable the breast sucking shield to stop sucking milk, the vibrating mechanism is controlled to synchronously stop vibrating, so that a user can synchronously obtain vibrating massage in a breast sucking stage, further, milk blockage discomfort is relieved, milk discharge is promoted, the coming time of a milk matrix is shortened, and the user can be in a vibration-free relaxed state in a breast sucking stopping stage; and the use comfort of the breast pump is improved.

This invention proposes a baby bottle in which a screen is installed inside the dispensing chamber. When milk flows from the receiving chamber into the dispensing chamber, it passes through the screen, which separates air bubbles from the milk, allowing the milk to flow directly into the dispensing chamber. This prevents air bubbles from entering the dispensing chamber, ensuring that the milk entering the dispensing chamber is bubble-free and thus preventing infants from drinking milk containing air bubbles, avoiding bloating, hiccups, and other issues. A waterproof component covers the pre-reserved groove, preventing external liquids from entering the mounting groove and protecting the internal electronic components. A sealing component further abuts against the waterproof component, further improving waterproof performance. Ultrasonic treatment of the fixing component creates a sealed connection between the bottom shell and the bottle body, further improving sealing. The ultrasonic treatment also ensures that the bottom shell and bottle body are bonded and fixed together as a single unit, enhancing waterproof performance.

The utility model discloses a milk foam pipe, a milk foam assembly and a coffee maker, the milk foam pipe comprises an emulsification pipe, a liquid outlet pipe and a shell, one end of the emulsification pipe is provided with a liquid inlet, and the other end of the emulsification pipe is closed; the liquid outlet pipe is connected with the emulsifying pipe, the liquid outlet pipe is provided with a liquid outlet, the liquid outlet is communicated with the liquid inlet, the inner wall of the liquid outlet pipe is provided with a limiting check block used for reducing the flowing area of milk foams, the shell is arranged on the liquid outlet pipe in a sleeving mode, and the limiting check block is arranged on the inner wall of the liquid outlet pipe, so that the milk foams are blocked by the check block when flowing through the liquid outlet pipe; therefore, the through-flow area of the liquid outlet pipe is reduced, milk which is dispersed and disordered originally flows together and then flows out, the stability of the milk flowing out along the liquid outlet is improved, and the milk foam making effect and the beverage quality are guaranteed.

A milk extracting system and computer-implemented method of adjusting the vacuum pressures applied respectively at different teat cups for milking the teats of an animal during a milk extraction procedure, where a teat-specific milk flow value is determined for each individual teat during the milk extraction, based on measurements received from respective milk flow meters, each determined teat specific milk flow value is compared with a first threshold limit, and when a determination is made that all of the teat specific milk flow values exceed the first threshold limit the vacuum pressure at each teat cup is adjusted to a high flow vacuum pressure level.

The invention discloses a premature infant oral feeding ability multi-modal evaluation method and related equipment, and relates to the field of smart medical treatment, the method comprises the steps of obtaining oral environment data of a target premature infant, the oral data comprising sucking pressure information, sucking temperature information and milk flow rate information; acquiring face image information of the target premature infant; acquiring vital sign monitoring information of the target premature infant; extracting oral environment features, facial image features and vital sign monitoring features based on the oral environment data, the facial image information and the vital sign monitoring information; and inputting the oral environment features, the facial image features and the vital sign monitoring features into an AI analysis module to obtain an evaluation result of the oral feeding ability of the premature infant. Through structure integration optimization, information acquisition linkage, feature modeling enhancement and AI evaluation intelligence, the scientificity, real-time performance, systematicness, clinical availability and other aspects of evaluation means are remarkably improved compared with the prior art.

The invention provides a digital twinning-based soybean milk adding optimization control method and system for a dried beancurd stick production line, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the soybean milk flowing data, temperature distribution data and equipment operation data of the dried beancurd stick production line in the soybean milk adding operation process, and obtaining the soybean milk adding data of the dried beancurd stick production line according to the soybean milk flowing data, the temperature distribution data and the equipment operation data; constructing a real-time production data set; inputting the real-time production data set into a digital twinborn model of the dried beancurd stick production line for virtual-real synchronous mapping processing to generate virtual-real synchronous mapping data; performing slurry adding process optimization analysis based on the virtual-real synchronous mapping data to generate a slurry adding optimization strategy; and generating a pulp adding control instruction according to the pulp adding optimization strategy, and sending the pulp adding control instruction to a pulp adding execution system of the dried beancurd stick production line to trigger a process adjustment operation. Intelligent and dynamic control of pulp adding in the production process of the dried beancurd sticks is realized, and the production efficiency and the quality of dried beancurd stick products are improved.

The application discloses a milk foaming adjusting mechanism, a milk foam making device and a coffee machine. The milk foaming adjusting mechanism comprises a milk inlet channel and a control valve. The milk inlet channel is adapted to communicate with a foaming cavity. The control valve is adapted to change the opening degree of the milk inlet channel to adjust the milk supply amount. According to the technical scheme, the opening degree of the milk inlet channel is changed through the control valve, so that the milk flow rate conveyed through the milk inlet channel can be adjusted. The change of the milk flow rate can affect the foaming rate, so that the foaming effect is adjusted. The milk foam making is adapted to various use conditions through the adjustable foaming effect.

The present disclosure provides a milk bowl for a breast pump and the breast pump, aiming to solve the problems that components of a breast pump in the prior art are relatively scattered and the breast pump occupies a relatively large space. The milk bowl includes a bowl body, a milk storage cavity and a tee joint are disposed in the bowl body, a milk outlet is provided at a front end of the milk storage cavity, and the tee joint is located in the milk storage cavity; three ports of the tee joint are a milk pumping port, a milk flowing port and a negative pressure port respectively, the negative pressure port of the tee joint and the bowl body are integrated, and the negative pressure port of the tee joint is in communication with the outside. The breast pump includes the above milk bowl for a breast pump and a main unit; the main unit includes a shell; the main unit is disposed in a space formed by a rear side of a semicircular mounting plate and an upper side of an upper panel of the bowl body, and the shell of the main unit and the bowl body together form a hemispherical surface. The tee joint and the bowl body are integrated, thus saving space, reducing a volume, achieving a high degree of integration, and implementing a simple, efficient and low-cost solution for a concealed breast pump.

A one-size-fits-all nipple for all age ranges is the nipple designed and developed such that a nipple head has milk flow channels configured as curved lines and defining open-close valves to allow infants and children to control milk flow rate by themselves. The flow will not occur without suction, thereby reducing the chance of choking on milk. The one-size-fits-all nipple can be used from newborns to older children, is easy to use, and gives a natural bottle-feeding experience. The one-size-fits-all nipple for all age ranges reduces the difficulty for parents of infants and children in choosing the suitable nipple sizes for each age range and also reduces parents' expenses in purchasing nipples.

The invention discloses a conveying device for a milk processing process, and particularly relates to the technical field of pneumatic milk conveying equipment, the conveying device comprises a pneumatic conveying tank, a conveying pipe and a connecting pipe, a heating sleeve is jointly installed between the conveying pipe and the connecting pipe, and a conveying assembly is arranged between the conveying pipe and the connecting pipe; the conveying assembly enables flowing milk to form a flow state of radial diffusion and slow flow rolling; the flow slowing ring is attached to the interior of the conveying pipeline and used for slowing down milk flowing along the wall face, then the flow slowing conical column in the middle of the conveying pipeline can shunt and block fluid in a core area, the fluid is forced to diffuse all around and flow around the conical column, and therefore under the synergistic effect of the flow slowing conical column and the conical column, the milk does not flow in the single axial direction any more; the fluid in the middle is guided to the position near the wall surface by the conical column, and the fluid on the wall surface is kept stable under the action of the slow flow ring, so that the milk conveying quality is improved.

The invention discloses a non-contact milk flow meter based on a near-infrared receiver and a flow measuring method, and the flow meter comprises a milk pipeline, an infrared transmitting module, an infrared receiving array, a signal processing unit, a data processing module and a temperature monitoring module which is provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the infrared receiver, each infrared emitter is used for generating an infrared beam with a predetermined wavelength so as to penetrate milk flowing in the pipeline, each infrared receiver is used for correspondingly receiving the infrared beam, and the signal processing unit is used for processing a received optical signal; the data processing module can calculate the instantaneous flow rate and the accumulated flow rate of milk in real time based on the effective cross sectional area of the inner side channel of the pipeline, and adjust temperature compensation parameters in milk flow rate calculation based on the temperature of the infrared receiver. Therefore, the structure is simple and not easy to damage; non-contact metering causes no pollution to milk; only one milk pipeline is simple to clean; a model algorithm is adopted to calculate a more accurate result.

The utility model relates to the field of mother and baby products, and provides a breast pump. The utility model provides a breast pump. The breast pump comprises a milk storage container, a breast pumping shield, a negative pressure system, a milk flow path and an ultrasonic sensor, the milk flow path comprises at least one part of a milk flow path for milk to be discharged into the milk storage container from the milk sucking channel; the ultrasonic sensor is used for detecting the flow rate of the milk passing through the milk flow path in a non-contact manner. According to the breast pump, the ultrasonic sensor is arranged in a mode of being not in contact with the milk to detect the milk flow, so that the milk flow can be accurately measured, the service life of the ultrasonic sensor is prolonged, and the safety and sanitation of the measuring process of the breast pump are ensured.

Disclosed are a teat cup and a flow calming device suitable for such a teat cup, designed to calm the milk flow within the teat cup and reduce backflow.

The invention discloses a breast pump. The breast pump comprises at least one detection module, a processing module, a breast pumping shield, a breast pumping channel part, a negative pressure mechanism and a milk storage container, the breast suction shield comprises a flange used for being attached to the breast of the human body. The breast sucking channel part is in sealed connection with the breast sucking shield and is used for accommodating a nipple and allowing milk to flow; the negative pressure mechanism is used for directly or indirectly applying negative pressure into the milk sucking channel part, and milk flows into the milk storage container through the milk sucking channel part; the detection module is used for detecting brightness change in a milk flowing path and generating detection data; the processing module is used for determining milk related parameters according to the detection data. The brightness change in a milk flowing path can be detected, and detection data can be generated; and the milk related parameters are determined according to the detection data, so that the accuracy of detecting the milk related parameters is improved.

A one-size-fits-all nipple for all age ranges is the nipple designed and developed such that a nipple head has milk flow channels configured as curved lines and defining open-close valves to allow infants and children to control milk flow rate by themselves. The flow will not occur without suction, thereby reducing the chance of choking on milk. The one-size-fits-all nipple can be used from newborns to older children, is easy to use, and gives a natural bottle-feeding experience. The one-size-fits-all nipple for all age ranges reduces the difficulty for parents of infants and children in choosing the suitable nipple sizes for each age range and also reduces parents' expenses in purchasing nipples.

The utility model relates to the technical field of bean product processing, and provides a soybean milk circulating device and bean product processing equipment. The soybean milk circulating device comprises the base, and the liquid storage part, the first pumping part, the buffering part, the forming part, the collecting part and the second pumping part which are arranged on the base, the first pumping part can drive soybean milk in the liquid storage part to flow to the buffering part, and after being buffered by the buffering part, the soybean milk flows into the forming groove of the forming part through the communicating opening to be formed; and the collecting part can collect non-solidified soybean milk at the tail end of the forming groove, and the non-solidified soybean milk is pumped into the liquid storage part through the second pumping part. According to the soybean milk circulating device and the bean product processing equipment, the processing efficiency and the product quality of bean products can be improved.

The invention relates to a milk frother (2) comprising: - a milk channel (4) for guiding milk (10) in a milk flow direction (13) from a milk container (6) towards a milk outlet (8), and - a frothing portion (16) for converting the milk (10) in the milk channel (4) into a milk froth (12) containing air (20), characterised by - an aerator (54) which is inserted into the milk outlet (8) and has, when viewed in the milk flow direction (13), a milk inlet side (96) and a milk outlet side (98) which is opposite the milk inlet side (96), wherein the aerator (54) comprises a diffuser (58) having a plurality of through-openings (82) which are designed to dispense the milk froth entering at the milk inlet side (96) at the milk outlet side (98) into a plurality of partial milk froth flows in a separated manner.

A monitoring system for monitoring milk flow during breastfeeding or milking uses a flow sensor assembly to monitor the level of milk flow from different regions of the breast. A map of the level of milk flow from different regions of the breast is then generated and displayed.

A breast pump device and a controller for operating a pressure source of the breast pump device are provided. During a breast pumping session, a milk flow is monitored. The pressure source is controlled in dependence of the flow, so that during the breast pumping session, a first pressure profile of the pressure source for a low energy mode and a second pressure profile of the pressure source for an expression mode are switched between. The breast pumping session comprises a plurality of time periods with the low energy mode and a plurality of time periods with the expression mode to reduce the electrical power consumption.

Milk extracting system (100) comprising a quarter milking point (500) with four milk meter devices (561, 562, 563, 564) for measuring milk yield and / or time duration and / or milk flow rate from each teat (111, 112) of an animal (101) during a milking session (311a), and an udder milking point (130) with four teat cups (131, 132, 133, 134), each fitting on a teat and comprising a liner (220a, 220b) and a shell (230a, 230b) to create a pulsation space (225). The system includes a pulsator device (210) with independent channels (221, 222) connected to the pulsation spaces, controlled by a controller (180). It also comprises an animal identification device (120a, 120b) and a memory device (190) for storing and utilizing milk data of the quarter milking point (500) to adjust pulsation settings for optimized milking when the animal is milked on the udder milking point.

A breast pump, comprising: a milk extraction tube, a milk guide channel being formed in the milk extraction tube; a milk storage container, a milk storage space being formed in the milk storage container, and the milk storage space being used for receiving milk flowing out through the milk guide channel; and a one-way valve, the one-way valve being provided between the milk guide channel and the milk storage space, and the one-way valve being configured to allow milk to flow unidirectionally from the milk guide channel into the milk storage space. The one-way valve comprises a connecting portion and a valve body connected to the connecting portion, the hardness of the connecting portion being greater than the hardness of the valve body. Thus, the elasticity and usage effect of the one-way valve can be improved while the connection stability of the one-way valve is ensured.

This utility model discloses a novel one-way valve and a breast pump using the same valve, relating to the field of breast pump technology. The novel one-way valve includes a valve seat and a plate-shaped deformable plate. The bottom of the valve seat has a milk inlet communicating with the milk suction channel and an assembly part integrally formed with the valve seat. The milk inlet and the assembly part are arranged adjacent to each other. The plate-shaped deformable plate includes a fixed section and a deformable section connected thereto. The fixed section is connected to the bottom of the milk suction channel, and the deformable section is connected to the assembly part and located below the milk inlet. The deformable section can elastically deform towards or away from the milk inlet to close or open it. The assembly part, integrally formed with the valve seat, reduces cleaning dead zones, making it easier for users to clean and reducing the risk of milk residue and bacterial growth. Furthermore, the adjacent arrangement of the milk inlet and the assembly part makes the deformation of the deformable section more sensitive, improving milk flow.

A breast milk flow monitoring system in the form of a milk flow monitoring sensor is described and includes an array of electrodes and a controller. The electrodes include electrically conductive surfaces that are arranged to contact a skin surface of a breast. The controller generates a first excitation signal that is communicated via the first electrode to a first location on the breast, and generates a second excitation signal that is communicated via the first electrode to the first location on the breast. The controller receives a first current response signal and a second current response signal. A bio-impedance spectroscopic analysis of the first current response signal and the second current response signal is executed, wherein the bio-impedance spectroscopic analysis is calibrated for breast milk flow. A breast milk flow parameter is determined based upon the bio-impedance spectroscopic analysis.

A milking system, a milking parlour with a milking system, and method therefor are provided. The milking system may include: two or more milking devices; a first central milk conduit connected operatively to the two or more milking devices; a second central milk conduit connected operatively to the two or more milking devices; a central liquid supply conduit; at least one milk tank connected to the first and second central milk conduit; a milk flow controller configured to switch between the first and the second central milk conduit as an active milk conduit for discharging milk to the at least one milk tank, wherein the other of the first and second central milk conduit is designated as an inactive milk conduit; and a flushing controller configured to control the flushing of one of the first and / or second central milk conduit which is designated as an inactive milk conduit.

The utility model relates to the field of breast pump, concretely is a kind of breast pump.One kind of breast pump, including milk bowl, detachably connected with the host computer in the upper portion of milk bowl, and with the detachable connection of milk bowl breast shield, wherein the milk bowl and breast shield enclose and form storage milk cavity and pour liquid passage, the pour liquid passage is communicated with storage milk cavity, the pour liquid passage is equipped with recess along the extension of milk flow direction, to make that milk is gathered in recess during flowing out process.This utility model sets up recess along the extension of milk flow direction in pour liquid passage, makes that milk can be gathered in recess during flowing process and flows out along recess, effectively reduces the residue of milk in pour liquid passage corner or junction, to reduce the cleaning difficulty.

Systems that improve the accuracy of measurement using differential pressure measurements, of the flow rate of milk from a nursing mother to an infant, by taking into account the presence of air bubbles, which often accompany the milk flow itself. In addition to the flow rate measurement, the systems are also able to provide a real-time analysis of the viscosity of the mother's supplied milk, the viscosity being a good measure of the fat content of the milk, which reflects the nutrient and calorific content of the milk. In addition, methods and systems are described for maintaining the calibration accuracy of the differential pressure measurements, by comparing their results with those of measurements made using the transit time of air bubbles in the milk flow. Systems for displaying the results on a remote computer or smartphone, and for sending to a database in the cloud, are also described.