Butter Making Device with Segmented Flow Control for Multi-Type Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing butter making machines require separate units for producing different butter types, leading to increased costs due to the need for additional space and energy for each machine.
Innovation Solution
A butter making device with a separating section and two working sections, equipped with pumps and valves to allow for the separation and processing of basic butter products into multiple lines, enabling the production of multiple butter types from a single machine by adjusting running parameters and adding additives in separate dosing units.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If separate butter making machines are used for different butter types, then each butter type can be produced with dedicated equipment, but the cost, space requirements, and energy consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The butter making machine is designed with a universal working section that can process different cream types (sweet cream, cultured cream, whey cream) and produce various butter types using the same basic equipment. The machine frame and core processing components serve multiple functions, eliminating the need for separate dedicated machines for each butter type.
Solution Approach 2:
The butter making machine is divided into three functional sections: churning section, separating section, and working section. This segmentation allows each section to be optimized for its specific function while enabling the entire system to produce different butter types by adjusting parameters in the working section, such as additive dosing and processing conditions.
2Adaptability or versatility
If separate butter making machines are used for different butter types, then each machine can be optimized for its specific product, but the space and energy requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple butter making functions are merged into a single integrated machine. The churning section, separating section, and working section operate together as one system, sharing common infrastructure such as the machine frame, drive systems, and control mechanisms. This consolidation reduces total energy consumption compared to running multiple separate machines.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate butter making machines are used for different butter types, then each machine can operate independently, but the overall production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The working section is designed with dynamic adjustment capabilities, allowing operators to change processing parameters, additive dosing rates, and operating conditions to produce different butter types. This dynamic flexibility enables a single machine to replace multiple static machines, reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining product variety.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution allows for the production of multiple butter types using a single machine, reducing costs, space requirements, and maintenance needs, while maintaining high-quality butter production.
Implementation Method 1
at least one of the flow restricting and generating devices can comprise a pump, preferably a butter pump
Implementation Method 2
a very efficient vacuum treatment is provided which makes it possible to reduce the air content in the butter below 0.5% volume
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a butter making device comprising a butter containing section containing a basic butter product to be processed futher, a dosing unit for adding additives to the basic butter product, and a flow restricting and generating device diposed at the butter containing section for passing butter from the butter containing section for further processing the basic butter product to the dosing unit, wherein at least one further dosing unit and at least one further flow restricting and generating device disposed at the butter containing portion for passing basic butter containing section to the at least one further dosing unit.