Fermentation equipment for beverage production

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of fermentation equipment, and particularly relates to fermentation equipment for beverage production, which comprises a cylindrical tank body, a feeding pipe is arranged on the upper side of the tank body, a discharging pipe is arranged at the bottom of the tank body, a stirring mechanism is arranged in the tank body, the stirring mechanism comprises a hollow pipe rotationally assembled in the middle of the tank body, and the hollow pipe is provided with a rotating assembly. A first magnet is slidably arranged in the hollow pipe, the magnet is provided with a lifting assembly, a circular ring is slidably arranged on the outer side of the hollow pipe, a second magnet attracted to the first magnet is arranged on the inner side of the circular ring, connecting rods are fixed to the left side and the right side of the circular ring, and stirring assemblies are arranged in the connecting rods; the stirring assembly can be automatically adjusted to a horizontal state and ascends during fermentation, long-time soaking of the stirring assembly is avoided, meanwhile, the inner wall of the tank body can be thoroughly cleaned by automatically spraying cleaning liquid and rotating and scraping the stirring assembly, and the trouble and cost of manual cleaning are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of fermentation equipment, and in particular relates to a fermentation equipment for beverage production. Background Art

[0002] The beverage industry has made due contributions to the national economic construction and the improvement of people's quality of life. Today's beverages have bid farewell to the era of single quality. Juice drinks, yogurt drinks, milk tea drinks, etc. are very popular among consumers. Among them, juice drinks need to use fermentation tanks to ferment the raw materials during the production process to improve the taste of the drinks. During the fermentation process, the raw materials are easily adsorbed on the inner wall, causing bacteria to grow in the tank, affecting the fermentation quality of milk drinks. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fermentation device for beverage production to solve the problems raised in the background technology.

[0004] In order to achieve the above technical objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0005] A fermentation device for beverage production, comprising a tank body, the tank body is cylindrical, a feed pipe is arranged on the upper side of the tank body, a discharge pipe is arranged at the bottom of the tank body, a stirring mechanism is arranged inside the tank body, the stirring mechanism comprises a hollow tube rotatably mounted in the middle of the tank body, the hollow tube is provided with a rotating assembly, a first magnet is slidably arranged inside the hollow tube, the magnet is provided with a lifting assembly, a circular ring is slidably arranged outside the hollow tube, a second magnetic block attracted to the first magnet is arranged inside the circular ring, connecting rods are fixed on both left and right sides of the circular ring, and a stirring assembly is arranged inside the connecting rod;

[0006] The stirring assembly includes a circular groove opened in the middle of the connecting rod, a sliding block is slidably provided in the circular groove, a first spring is provided between the sliding block close to the hollow tube side and the side wall of the circular groove, a circular rod is rotatably installed on the other side of the sliding rod, an arc-shaped stirring rod is connected to the end of the annular rod, the curvature of the arc-shaped stirring rod is the same as the curvature of the side wall of the tank body, a spiral groove is opened on the side wall of the circular groove, a guide block matching the spiral groove is fixed to the circular rod, a pushing member is installed on the sliding block close to the hollow tube side, a boss matching the pushing member is fixed to the middle of the hollow tube, and inclined surfaces are processed on the upper and lower sides of the boss.

[0007] The rotating assembly includes a first gear connected to the tank body through the upper end of the hollow tube, a second gear meshing with the first gear is rotatably mounted on the upper side of the tank body, a first motor is mounted on the tank body, and an output shaft of the first motor is drivingly connected to the second gear.

[0008] The lifting assembly includes a mounting frame arranged on the upper side of the tank body, a winding wheel is rotatably mounted in the middle of the mounting frame, a second motor is installed on the mounting frame, the output shaft of the second motor is drivingly connected to the winding wheel, a pull wire is wound around the winding wheel, the lower end of the pull wire extends into the hollow tube and is connected to a mounting block, a second spring is arranged between the upper side of the mounting block and the hollow tube, and the first magnetic block is rotatably arranged on the lower side of the mounting block.

[0009] The pushing member includes an installation groove provided on the connecting rod, a third gear is rotatably installed in the installation groove, a push rod is connected to the side of the sliding block close to the hollow tube, a first rack meshing with the third gear is fixed to the push rod, a top block matching the boss is slidably provided in the installation groove, a second rack meshing with the third gear is fixed to the top block, and the first rack and the second rack are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the third gear.

[0010] A through groove is provided at the bottom of the tank body, a circular seat is rotatably installed in the through groove, the bottom of the hollow tube is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular seat, a liquid inlet through groove connected to the hollow tube is provided in the middle of the circular seat, two liquid storage tanks are fixed at the bottom of the tank body, the liquid storage tanks are connected to liquid inlet pipes matching the liquid inlet through groove, the side wall of the liquid inlet through groove is connected to a liquid outlet through groove, the end of the liquid outlet through groove is connected to a one-way nozzle, a piston block is installed at the bottom of the first magnetic block, and a positioning assembly is provided between the circular seat and the through groove.

[0011] The positioning assembly includes a strip-shaped cavity at the bottom of the tank body, a positioning block is slidably arranged in the strip-shaped cavity, the end of the positioning block is hemispherical, a third spring is arranged between the positioning block and the side wall of the strip-shaped cavity, and a positioning groove matching the positioning block is arranged on the side wall of the circular seat.

[0012] The bottom of the circular seat is connected with a rotating handle.

[0013] The stirring assembly of the present invention can automatically adjust to a horizontal state and rise during fermentation, thereby avoiding long-term immersion of the stirring parts. At the same time, the inner wall of the tank can be thoroughly cleaned by automatically spraying cleaning liquid and rotating scraping of the stirring assembly, thereby reducing the trouble and cost of manual cleaning.

[0014] The present invention realizes the full automation of the process from raw material mixing, fermentation agent addition, stirring and mixing to cleaning through the stirring, lifting and liquid inlet system driven by the motor, reduces manual operation, and improves production efficiency and product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The present invention is further illustrated by means of the non-limiting examples given in the accompanying drawings.

[0016] Figure 1It is a structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a fermentation device for beverage production of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of an embodiment of a fermentation device for beverage production of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure enlargement at the center A;

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure enlarged at B in the middle;

[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure enlarged at C in the middle;

[0021] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the ring of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 7 It is a partial cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of an embodiment of a fermentation device for beverage production of the present invention.

[0023] The main component symbols are described as follows:

[0024] Tank body 1, feed pipe 11, discharge pipe 12, first gear 13, first motor 14, hollow tube 2, first magnet 21, circular ring 22, second magnetic block 23, connecting rod 24, mounting groove 241, third gear 242, push rod 243, first rack 244, top block 245, second rack 246, circular groove 3, slider 31, first spring 32, circular rod 33, arc stirring rod 34, spiral groove 35, guide block 36, boss 37, mounting frame 4, winding wheel 41, second motor 42, pull wire 43, mounting block 44, second spring 45, circular seat 5, rotating handle 501, liquid inlet groove 51, liquid storage tank 52, liquid inlet pipe 53, liquid outlet groove 54, one-way nozzle 55, piston block 56, strip cavity 6, positioning block 61, third spring 62, positioning groove 63. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the present invention, the technical solution of the present invention is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0026] like Figure 1-7As shown, a beverage production fermentation device of the present invention comprises a tank body 1, which is cylindrical, a feed pipe 11 is arranged on the upper side of the tank body 1, a discharge pipe 12 is arranged at the bottom of the tank body 1, a stirring mechanism is arranged inside the tank body 1, and the stirring mechanism comprises a hollow tube 2 rotatably assembled in the middle of the tank body 1, the hollow tube 2 is provided with a rotating assembly, a first magnet 21 is slidably arranged inside the hollow tube 2, the magnet 21 is provided with a lifting assembly, a circular ring 22 is slidably arranged outside the hollow tube 2, a second magnetic block 23 attracted to the first magnet 21 is arranged inside the circular ring 22, connecting rods 24 are fixed on both sides of the circular ring 22, and a stirring assembly is arranged inside the connecting rod 24;

[0027] The stirring assembly includes a circular groove 3 opened in the middle of the connecting rod 24, a slider 31 is slidably provided in the circular groove 3, a first spring 32 is provided between the slider 31 near the hollow tube 2 and the side wall of the circular groove 3, a circular rod 33 is rotatably installed on the other side of the slide rod 31, an arc-shaped stirring rod 34 is connected to the end of the annular rod 33, the curvature of the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 is the same as the curvature of the side wall of the tank body 1, a spiral groove 35 is opened on the side wall of the circular groove 3, a guide block 36 matching the spiral groove 35 is fixed to the circular rod 33, a pushing member is installed on the slider 31 near the hollow tube 2, a boss 37 matching the pushing member is fixed in the middle of the hollow tube 2, and the boss 37 is processed with inclined surfaces on both the upper and lower sides.

[0028] When in use, open the feed pipe 1 on the upper side of the tank body 1, put the fermentation raw materials into the tank body 1, and randomly stir and mix the raw materials in the tank body 1 through the stirring component;

[0029] In the initial state, the first magnetic block 21 is located in the middle of the hollow tube 2, and the second magnetic block 23 attracted thereto will also be located in the middle of the hollow tube 2, then the ring 22 is located in the middle of the hollow tube 2 as a whole, and at this time the boss 37 is located at the pushing member of the connecting rod 24, as shown in the figure, the two arc-shaped stirring rods 34 are in a vertical state and away from the side wall of the tank body 1, forming a stirring state, and the hollow tube 2 can be driven to rotate by the rotating assembly, so that the two arc-shaped stirring rods 34 rotate rapidly inside the tank body 1, and the distance is fully mixed;

[0030] After the raw materials are mixed, the raw materials are fermented. The first magnetic block 21 is driven upward by the lifting assembly, and the second magnetic block 23 drives the ring 22 to move upward as a whole. Therefore, the pushing member will leave the boss 37, and the elastic force of the first spring 32 will push the slider 31 to move away from the hollow tube 2. The slider 31 drives the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 to move synchronously through the circular rod 33. At the same time, the guide block 36 fixed to the circular rod 33 slides in the spiral groove 35, so that the circular rod 33 itself rotates. In this way, when the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 abuts against the side wall of the tank body 1, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 will rotate to a horizontal state. Therefore, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 will move upward to the upper side of the tank body 1 in a horizontal state. During the fermentation of the raw materials, the stirring assembly can be moved above the raw materials to avoid the stirring assembly being immersed in the raw materials for a long time, thereby protecting the components.

[0031] After the fermentation of the raw materials is completed, the raw materials are discharged from the tank body 1 through the discharge pipe 12, and then the lifting assembly is started to drive the first magnetic block 21 to move downward, driving the ring 22 to move downward as a whole, and at the same time, the rotating assembly also drives the hollow tube 2 to rotate, and because the curvature of the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 is the same as the curvature of the side wall of the tank body 1, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 can be completely fitted with the side wall of the tank body 1, so the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 moves downward horizontally, and the impurities attached to the side wall of the tank body 1 can be scraped downward, thereby realizing automatic cleaning of the side wall of the tank body 1;

[0032] When the ring 22 moves to the boss 37, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 cannot contact the side wall of the tank body 1 for a short distance. Since the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 has a certain thickness as a whole, when the ring 22 leaves the boss 37, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 contacts the side wall of the tank body 1 again, and the previously uncontacted part can be cleaned;

[0033] The bottom of the connecting rod 24, the bottom of the ring 22 and the bottom of the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 are in the same plane. When the ring 22 moves to the bottom of the tank body 1, the bottom of the tank body 1 can be cleaned by the connecting rod 34 and the arc-shaped stirring rod 34, without the need to manually clean the side wall of the tank body 1. The structure is simple and the design is reasonable.

[0034] The rotating assembly includes a first gear 13 connected to the upper end of the hollow tube 2 passing through the tank body 1, a second gear meshing with the first gear 13 is rotatably installed on the upper side of the tank body 1, and a first motor 14 is installed on the tank body 1, and the output shaft of the first motor 14 is connected to the second gear in a transmission manner; the first motor 14 is started to drive the second gear to rotate, and the first gear 13 is meshed with the second gear to drive the first gear 13 to rotate, so that the hollow tube 2 can be rotated, and the stirring assembly can be driven to mix the raw materials inside the tank body 1.

[0035] The lifting assembly includes a mounting frame 4 arranged on the upper side of the tank body 1, a winding wheel 41 is rotatably installed in the middle of the mounting frame 4, a second motor 42 is installed on the mounting frame 4, the output shaft of the second motor 42 is transmission-connected to the winding wheel 41, a pull wire 43 is wound around the winding wheel 41, the lower end of the pull wire 43 extends into the hollow tube 2 and is connected to a mounting block 44, a second spring 45 is arranged between the upper side of the mounting block 44 and the hollow tube 2, and the first magnetic block 21 is rotatably arranged on the lower side of the mounting block 44; by starting the second motor 42 to drive the winding wheel 41 to rotate and reeling the pull wire 43, the first magnetic block 21 can be pulled upward, the second motor 42 drives the winding wheel 41 to rotate in the opposite direction, unreeling the pull wire 43, and the first magnetic block 21 is pushed downward by the elastic force of the second spring 45, so that the first magnetic block 21 can be lifted up and down;

[0036] The first magnetic block 21 is rotatably mounted on the lower side of the mounting block 44. When the hollow tube 2 rotates, the first magnetic block 21 can rotate synchronously therewith, ensuring that the first magnetic block 21 and the second magnetic block 22 are always adsorbed.

[0037] The pushing member includes a mounting groove 241 provided on the connecting rod 24, a third gear 242 is rotatably mounted in the mounting groove 241, a push rod 243 is connected to the side of the slider 31 close to the hollow tube 2, a first rack 244 meshing with the third gear 242 is fixed to the push rod 243, a top block 245 matching the boss 37 is slidably provided in the mounting groove 241, a second rack 246 meshing with the third gear 243 is fixed to the top block 245, the first rack 244 and the second rack 246 are respectively located at the upper and lower sides of the third gear 243; the boss 37 and the top block 245 When abutting, the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 is in a vertical state. When the top block 245 is out of contact with the boss 37, the elastic force of the first spring 32 will push the slider 31 to move away from the hollow tube 2, and the first rack 244 will be driven to move through the push rod 243, so that the third gear 242 rotates, which drives the second rack 246 to move in the opposite direction, pushing the top block 245 to move out toward the hollow tube 2. When the ring 22 moves to the position of the boss 37 next time, the boss 37 can push the top block 245 to move away from the hollow tube 2, thereby realizing the state change of the arc-shaped stirring rod 34.

[0038] A through groove is provided at the bottom of the tank body 1, a circular seat 5 is rotatably installed in the through groove, the bottom of the hollow tube 2 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular seat 5, a liquid inlet through groove 51 connected to the hollow tube 2 is provided in the middle of the circular seat 5, two liquid storage tanks 52 are fixed at the bottom of the tank body 1, the liquid storage tanks 52 are connected to a liquid inlet pipe 53 matching the liquid inlet through groove 51, the side wall of the liquid inlet through groove 51 is connected to a liquid outlet through groove 54, the end of the liquid outlet through groove 54 is connected to a one-way nozzle 55, a one-way liquid inlet valve is provided at the lower side of the liquid inlet through groove 51, a piston block 56 is installed at the bottom of the first magnetic block 21, and a positioning component is provided between the circular seat 5 and the through groove;

[0039] The positioning assembly includes a strip-shaped cavity 6 at the bottom of the tank body 1, a positioning block 61 is slidably arranged in the strip-shaped cavity 6, the end of the positioning block 61 is hemispherical, a third spring 62 is arranged between the positioning block 61 and the side wall of the strip-shaped cavity 6, and a positioning groove 63 matching the positioning block 61 is arranged on the side wall of the circular seat 5;

[0040] A rotating handle 501 is connected to the bottom of the circular seat 5;

[0041] The two liquid storage tanks 52 store fermentation agents and cleaning agents respectively. In the initial state, the liquid inlet groove 51 is aligned with the liquid inlet pipe 53 storing the fermentation agent. At this time, the positioning block 61 is located in one of the positioning grooves 63 to limit the position of the circular seat 5 to prevent the hollow tube 2 from rotating synchronously with it.

[0042] When adding fermentation agent to the tank body 1, the ring 22 is at the bottom of the tank body 1. After the raw material is processed inside the tank body 1, the first magnetic block 21 is driven to move upward by the lifting assembly. The upward movement of the first magnetic block 21 generates negative pressure suction through the piston block 56, and the fermentation agent inside the liquid storage tank 52 is drawn into the hollow tube 2 through the liquid inlet pipe 53 and the liquid inlet groove 53. According to the amount of raw material added, the height of the first magnetic block 21 is controlled, and then the first magnetic block 21 is driven to move downward by the lifting assembly to push the fermentation agent inside the hollow tube 2 into the liquid outlet groove 54, and finally sprayed into the raw material from the one-way nozzle 55, so as to realize the quantitative addition of fermentation agent to the bottom of the raw material. During the downward movement of the ring 22, the hollow tube 2 can be driven to rotate by the rotating assembly, so that the raw material can be in better contact with the fermentation agent.

[0043] The ring 22 is now located at the bottom of the tank 1. The staff turns the handle 501 to overcome the elastic force of the third spring 62, so that the circular seat 5 enters the next positioning groove 63. At this time, the liquid inlet groove 54 is connected to the outside world, so the first magnetic block 21 moves upward, and the outside air is sucked into the hollow tube 2, so that the ring 22 is located at the boss 37 in the middle of the hollow tube 2, and the stirring assembly is used to fully stir and mix the raw materials;

[0044] When cleaning the inside of the tank body 1, the staff turns the handle 501 forcefully to overcome the elastic force of the third spring 62, so that the circular seat 5 enters another positioning groove 63. At this time, the liquid inlet groove 54 is connected to the liquid inlet pipe 53 of the tank body 52 storing the cleaning liquid, so that when the first magnetic block 21 moves up and down in the hollow tube 2, the cleaning liquid can be sprayed into the inside of the tank body 1 through the one-way nozzle 55 to rinse the inner wall of the tank body 1, and the arc-shaped stirring rod 34 has a better cleaning effect on the side wall of the tank body 34.

[0045] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the technology may modify or change the above embodiments without violating the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes made by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field without departing from the spirit and technical ideas disclosed by the present invention should still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fermentation device for beverage production, comprising a tank body, the tank body is cylindrical, a feed pipe is provided on the upper side of the tank body, and a discharge pipe is provided at the bottom of the tank body, characterized in that: The tank body is provided with a stirring mechanism inside, the stirring mechanism comprises a hollow tube rotatably mounted in the middle of the tank body, the hollow tube is provided with a rotating assembly, a first magnet is slidably provided inside the hollow tube, the magnet is provided with a lifting assembly, a circular ring is slidably provided outside the hollow tube, a second magnetic block attracted to the first magnet is provided inside the circular ring, connecting rods are fixed on both sides of the circular ring, and a stirring assembly is provided inside the connecting rod; The stirring assembly includes a circular groove opened in the middle of the connecting rod, a sliding block is slidably provided in the circular groove, a first spring is provided between the sliding block close to the hollow tube side and the side wall of the circular groove, a circular rod is rotatably installed on the other side of the sliding rod, an arc-shaped stirring rod is connected to the end of the annular rod, the curvature of the arc-shaped stirring rod is the same as the curvature of the side wall of the tank body, a spiral groove is opened on the side wall of the circular groove, a guide block matching the spiral groove is fixed to the circular rod, a pushing member is installed on the sliding block close to the hollow tube side, a boss matching the pushing member is fixed to the middle of the hollow tube, and inclined surfaces are processed on the upper and lower sides of the boss.

2. A beverage production fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a first gear connected to the tank body through the upper end of the hollow tube, a second gear meshing with the first gear is rotatably mounted on the upper side of the tank body, a first motor is mounted on the tank body, and an output shaft of the first motor is drivingly connected to the second gear.

3. A beverage production fermentation device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lifting assembly includes a mounting frame arranged on the upper side of the tank body, a winding wheel is rotatably mounted in the middle of the mounting frame, a second motor is installed on the mounting frame, the output shaft of the second motor is drivingly connected to the winding wheel, a pull wire is wound around the winding wheel, the lower end of the pull wire extends into the hollow tube and is connected to a mounting block, a second spring is arranged between the upper side of the mounting block and the hollow tube, and the first magnetic block is rotatably arranged on the lower side of the mounting block.

4. The beverage production fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pushing member includes an installation groove provided on the connecting rod, a third gear is rotatably installed in the installation groove, a push rod is connected to the side of the sliding block close to the hollow tube, a first rack meshing with the third gear is fixed to the push rod, a top block matching the boss is slidably provided in the installation groove, a second rack meshing with the third gear is fixed to the top block, and the first rack and the second rack are respectively located on the upper and lower sides of the third gear.

5. The beverage production fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A through groove is provided at the bottom of the tank body, a circular seat is rotatably installed in the through groove, the bottom of the hollow tube is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular seat, a liquid inlet through groove connected to the hollow tube is provided in the middle of the circular seat, two liquid storage tanks are fixed at the bottom of the tank body, the liquid storage tanks are connected to liquid inlet pipes matching the liquid inlet through groove, the side wall of the liquid inlet through groove is connected to a liquid outlet through groove, the end of the liquid outlet through groove is connected to a one-way nozzle, a piston block is installed at the bottom of the first magnetic block, and a positioning assembly is provided between the circular seat and the through groove.

6. A beverage production fermentation device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The positioning assembly includes a strip-shaped cavity at the bottom of the tank body, a positioning block is slidably arranged in the strip-shaped cavity, the end of the positioning block is hemispherical, a third spring is arranged between the positioning block and the side wall of the strip-shaped cavity, and a positioning groove matching the positioning block is arranged on the side wall of the circular seat.

7. The beverage production fermentation equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottom of the circular seat is connected with a rotating handle.

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