A biological feed fermentation device and method

Abstract

This invention relates to the field of microbiological device technology, specifically to a biological feed fermentation device and method. The biological feed fermentation device includes a fermentation tank and a turning assembly. The turning assembly includes a lifting mechanism and multiple turning claw mechanisms. In use, the raw materials are crushed and poured into the fermentation tank, and an appropriate amount of water is added. Microbial inoculum is then inoculated into the fermentation tank. After fermentation for a period of time, the lifting mechanism drives the multiple turning claw mechanisms to move downwards and insert them into the bottom of the fermentation tank. The bottom ends of the multiple turning claw mechanisms are all extended. Then, the lifting mechanism drives the multiple turning claw mechanisms to move upwards. During the upward movement, the multiple turning claw mechanisms turn the raw materials at the bottom upwards. After moving to the top, the bottom ends of the multiple turning claw mechanisms are all retracted. Driven by the lifting mechanism, they are inserted back into the bottom of the fermentation tank. This cycle is repeated several times to complete the turning process, thus solving the problem of the cumbersome and laborious turning of raw materials during fermentation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of microbiology equipment technology, and in particular to a biological feed fermentation device and method. Background Technology

[0002] Biological feed fermentation is a process that uses microorganisms to ferment feed ingredients. The main purpose of this type of feed is to use microorganisms to break down complex macromolecular organic matter in the feed into smaller molecules that are easier for animals to digest and absorb, thereby improving the feed's digestibility and nutritional value.

[0003] In existing bio-feed fermentation technology, the raw materials are first crushed and poured into a fermentation tank, an appropriate amount of water is added to adjust the humidity, and then a suitable strain of bacteria is inoculated and left to ferment. During the fermentation process, the raw materials need to be turned over every once in a while.

[0004] However, currently, when turning over materials, workers usually use tools such as shovels to turn the raw materials, which is quite troublesome and laborious. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a biological feed fermentation device and method, which aims to solve the problem of the troublesome and laborious process of turning the feed during the fermentation of raw materials.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, in a first aspect, the present invention provides a biological feed fermentation device, including a fermentation tank and a turning assembly;

[0007] The material turning assembly includes a lifting mechanism and multiple material turning claw mechanisms;

[0008] The lifting mechanism is located above the fermentation tank; multiple material-turning claw mechanisms are respectively mounted on the lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is used to drive the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms to rise and fall; the material-turning claw mechanisms can be extended or retracted.

[0009] The lifting mechanism includes a gantry frame, a hydraulic cylinder, a mounting plate, and multiple guide rods.

[0010] The gantry frame is located above the fermentation tank; the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly mounted on the gantry frame; the mounting plate is fixedly mounted on the output end of the hydraulic cylinder; the mounting plate is used to fix and mount multiple material-turning claw mechanisms; the hydraulic cylinder is used to drive the mounting plate to rise and fall; multiple guide rods are respectively fixedly connected to the mounting plate and slidably connected to the gantry frame, and are respectively located on the top of the mounting plate.

[0011] The flipping claw mechanism includes a square cylinder, multiple flip plates, and a driving component;

[0012] The square tube is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting plate; multiple flaps are rotatably installed at the bottom of the square tube, and the multiple flaps retract to form a four-sided pyramid; the driving component is installed inside the square tube and is used to drive the multiple flaps to rotate synchronously to unfold or retract.

[0013] The driving component includes a first motor, a lead screw, a slider, two push rods, a connecting block, and multiple connecting rods;

[0014] The first motor is fixedly installed inside the square tube; the lead screw is rotatably installed inside the square tube and fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor; the slider is slidably connected to the square tube and threadedly connected to the lead screw, and is located inside the square tube; the two push rods are slidably connected to the square tube and fixedly connected to the slider, and are located inside the square tube respectively; the connecting block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the two push rods; the plurality of connecting rods are rotatably connected to the connecting block and rotatably connected to the plurality of flaps, and are located at the bottom of the connecting block respectively.

[0015] The biological feed fermentation device also includes a support rotation component;

[0016] The supporting rotation component is located at the bottom of the fermentation tank, supports the fermentation tank, and can drive the fermentation tank to rotate.

[0017] The supporting rotation assembly includes a support frame, a support disk, and a drive mechanism;

[0018] The support frame is located below the fermentation tank; the support plate is rotatably mounted on the top of the support frame and supports the fermentation tank; the drive mechanism is mounted on the support frame and is used to drive the support plate to rotate.

[0019] The drive mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a second motor, a driving sprocket, a driven sprocket, and a transmission chain.

[0020] The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the support frame and fixedly connected to the support plate; the second motor is fixedly mounted on the support frame; the driving sprocket is fixedly mounted on the output end of the second motor; the driven sprocket is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft; and the transmission chain is mounted on the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket.

[0021] Secondly, the present invention also provides a method for fermenting biological feed, comprising:

[0022] After crushing the raw materials, pour them into the fermentation tank;

[0023] Add an appropriate amount of water to the fermenter and inoculate the fermenter with the bacterial culture.

[0024] After a period of fermentation, the lifting mechanism drives multiple turning claw mechanisms to insert into the bottom of the fermentation tank. Then, all the turning claw mechanisms unfold, and the lifting mechanism drives the multiple turning claw mechanisms to move upward, turning the raw materials at the bottom upward. This is done once every certain period of time.

[0025] This invention discloses a biological feed fermentation device and method. The bottom end of the turning claw mechanism, when closed, forms a four-sided pyramid for easy insertion into the fermenting raw materials. When unfolded, it divides into four claw segments. A lifting mechanism is used to move the turning claw mechanism up and down. In normal use, the raw materials are crushed and poured into the fermentation tank, followed by the addition of an appropriate amount of water and inoculation with microorganisms. After fermentation for a period of time, the lifting mechanism moves multiple turning claw mechanisms downwards to the bottom of the fermentation tank. Then, the bottom ends of all the turning claw mechanisms unfold. The lifting mechanism then moves the multiple turning claw mechanisms upwards, turning the raw materials at the bottom upwards during this upward movement. After reaching the top, the bottom ends of all the turning claw mechanisms close, and under the action of the lifting mechanism, they are inserted back into the bottom of the fermentation tank. This cycle is repeated several times to complete the turning process, thus solving the problem of the cumbersome and laborious turning of raw materials during fermentation. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention from another angle.

[0029] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of detail A.

[0030] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the flipping claw mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A magnified view of detail B.

[0032] Figure 6 This is a flowchart of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] 101-Fermentation tank, 102-Tilting assembly, 103-Lifting mechanism, 104-Tilting claw mechanism, 105-Gantry frame, 106-Hydraulic cylinder, 107-Mounting plate, 108-Guide rod, 109-Square cylinder, 110-Tilting plate, 111-Drive component, 112-First motor, 113-Screw screw, 114-Slider, 115-Push rod, 116-Connecting block, 117-Connecting rod, 118-Support rotating assembly, 119-Support frame, 120-Support plate, 121-Drive mechanism, 122-Rotating shaft, 123-Second motor, 124-Drive sprocket, 125-Driven sprocket, 126-Transmission chain, 127-Support rod, 128-Scraper ring. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The first embodiment of this application is as follows:

[0035] Please see Figures 1-5 ,in, Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention from another angle. Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A magnified view of detail A. Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the flipping claw mechanism according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A magnified view of detail B.

[0036] This invention provides a biological feed fermentation device: including a fermentation tank 101; and a turning assembly 102; the turning assembly 102 includes a lifting mechanism 103 and multiple turning claw mechanisms 104; the lifting mechanism 103 includes a gantry frame 105, a hydraulic cylinder 106, a mounting plate 107, and multiple guide rods 108; the turning claw mechanism 104 includes a square cylinder 109, multiple turning plates 110, and a driving component 111; the driving component 111 includes a first motor 112, a lead screw 113, a slider 114, and two push rods 11. 5. Connecting block 116 and multiple connecting rods 117; the biological feed fermentation device also includes a support rotation assembly 118; the support rotation assembly 118 includes a support frame 119, a support plate 120 and a drive mechanism 121; the drive mechanism 121 includes a rotating shaft 122, a second motor 123, a drive sprocket 124, a driven sprocket 125 and a transmission chain 126; the turning assembly 102 also includes multiple support rods 127 and a scraper ring 128; the aforementioned solution solves the problem of the cumbersome and laborious turning of materials during fermentation.

[0037] In this specific embodiment, the fermentation tank 101 is a common tank in the prior art, used to load raw materials for aerobic fermentation.

[0038] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism 103 is located above the fermentation tank 101; multiple material turning claw mechanisms 104 are respectively arranged on the lifting mechanism 103; the lifting mechanism 103 is used to drive the multiple material turning claw mechanisms 104 to rise and fall; the material turning claw mechanisms 104 can be extended or retracted.

[0039] In this embodiment, the bottom end of the turning claw mechanism 104 is a four-sided pyramid when closed, making it easy to insert into the fermentation raw materials. When unfolded, it is divided into four claws. The lifting mechanism 103 is used to drive the turning claw mechanism 104 to move up and down. In normal use, the raw materials are crushed and poured into the fermentation tank 101, then an appropriate amount of water is added to the fermentation tank 101, and the inoculum is inoculated into the fermentation tank 101. After waiting for a period of fermentation, the lifting mechanism 103 drives multiple turning claw mechanisms 104 to move down and insert into the fermentation tank 101. At the bottom of the fermentation tank 101, the bottom ends of multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 are unfolded. Then, the lifting mechanism 103 drives the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 to move upward. During the upward movement, the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 will turn the raw materials at the bottom upward. After moving to the top, the bottom ends of the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 are all retracted. Driven by the lifting mechanism 103, they are inserted back into the bottom of the fermentation tank 101. This cycle is repeated several times to complete the material turning, thereby solving the problem that turning the raw materials during fermentation is troublesome and laborious.

[0040] Furthermore, the gantry frame 105 is located above the fermentation tank 101; the hydraulic cylinder 106 is fixedly mounted on the gantry frame 105; the mounting plate 107 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the hydraulic cylinder 106; the mounting plate 107 is used to fix and mount multiple material turning claw mechanisms 104; the hydraulic cylinder 106 is used to drive the mounting plate 107 to rise and fall; multiple guide rods 108 are respectively fixedly connected to the mounting plate 107 and slidably connected to the gantry frame 105, and are respectively located on the top of the mounting plate 107.

[0041] In this embodiment, the gantry frame 105 is U-shaped and spans above the fermentation tank 101. The gantry frame 105 is used to fix the hydraulic cylinder 106 and slide the multiple guide rods 108. The multiple guide rods 108 are used to guide the lifting and lowering of the mounting plate 107. The mounting plate 107 is used to install multiple material turning claw mechanisms 104. Therefore, the hydraulic cylinder 106 can drive the multiple material turning claw mechanisms 104 to lift and lower.

[0042] Furthermore, the square tube 109 is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate 107; a plurality of flaps 110 are respectively rotatably disposed at the bottom of the square tube 109, and the plurality of flaps 110 are retracted to form a quadrangular pyramid; the driving member 111 is disposed inside the square tube 109 and is used to drive the plurality of flaps 110 to rotate synchronously to unfold or retract.

[0043] In this embodiment, a plurality of flaps 110 are rotatably arranged at the bottom of the square tube 109. The plurality of flaps 110 retract to form a quadrangular pyramid, which is convenient for insertion into the fermentation raw material. The driving component 111 is disposed inside the square tube 109 and is used to synchronously drive the plurality of flaps 110 to rotate, so as to realize the rotation, unfolding or retracting of the plurality of flaps 110. The plurality of flaps 110 retract to form a quadrangular pyramid, which is convenient for insertion into the fermentation raw material. After being inserted to the bottom, under the drive of the driving component 111, the plurality of flaps 110 rotate away from each other and unfold into four claws. At this time, under the drive of the lifting mechanism 103, the plurality of flaps 110 move upward. During the upward movement, the raw material at the bottom will be flipped upward, realizing the material turning action.

[0044] Furthermore, the first motor 112 is fixedly disposed inside the square tube 109; the lead screw 113 is rotatably disposed inside the square tube 109 and fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor 112; the slider 114 is slidably connected to the square tube 109 and threadedly connected to the lead screw 113, and is located inside the square tube 109; the two push rods 115 are slidably connected to the square tube 109 respectively and fixedly connected to the slider 114 respectively, and are located inside the square tube 109 respectively; the connecting block 116 is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the two push rods 115; the plurality of connecting rods 117 are rotatably connected to the connecting block 116 respectively and rotatably connected to the plurality of flaps 110 respectively, and are located at the bottom of the connecting block 116 respectively.

[0045] In this embodiment, the first motor 112 drives the lead screw 113 to rotate, and the rotation of the lead screw 113 drives the slider 114 to slide. The slider 114 drives the connecting block 116 to rise and fall through the two push rods 115. Each flap 110 is connected to the connecting block 116 through a connecting rod 117. When the connecting block 116 moves down, the multiple flaps 110 are driven to unfold through the multiple connecting rods 117. When the connecting block 116 moves up, the multiple flaps 110 are driven to retract through the multiple connecting rods 117.

[0046] Furthermore, the supporting rotation component 118 is disposed at the bottom of the fermentation tank 101, supports the fermentation tank 101, and can drive the fermentation tank 101 to rotate.

[0047] In this embodiment, when the position of the fermentation tank 101 remains unchanged and the positions of the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 cannot be changed, the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 can only move downwards to turn over the raw materials in a fixed number of locations within the fermentation tank 101. Therefore, the support rotation component 118 is provided so that the fermentation tank 101 can rotate. After the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 have finished turning over the raw materials currently below, the fermentation tank 101 is rotated by a certain angle so that the raw materials that have not been turned over are moved below the material-turning claw mechanisms 104 and then turned over by the material-turning claw mechanisms 104.

[0048] Furthermore, the support frame 119 is located below the fermentation tank 101; the support plate 120 is rotatably mounted on the top of the support frame 119 and supports the fermentation tank 101; the drive mechanism 121 is mounted on the support frame 119 and is used to drive the support plate 120 to rotate.

[0049] In this embodiment, the support frame 119 rotatably supports the support plate 120, and the driving mechanism 121 drives the support plate 120 to rotate, which in turn drives the fermentation tank 101 to rotate.

[0050] Furthermore, the rotating shaft 122 is rotatably mounted on the support frame 119 and fixedly connected to the support disk 120; the second motor 123 is fixedly mounted on the support frame 119; the driving sprocket 124 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the second motor 123; the driven sprocket 125 is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft 122; and the transmission chain 126 is mounted on the driving sprocket 124 and the driven sprocket 125.

[0051] In this embodiment, the second motor 123 drives the drive sprocket 124 to rotate, the drive sprocket 124 drives the driven sprocket 125 to rotate through the transmission chain 126, the driven sprocket 125 drives the rotating shaft 122 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 122 drives the support disk 120 to rotate.

[0052] Furthermore, the plurality of support rods 127 are respectively fixedly disposed at the bottom of the mounting plate 107; the scraper ring 128 is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the plurality of support rods 127.

[0053] In this embodiment, the multiple support rods 127 are used to support the installation of the scraper ring 128. During the fermentation process, some raw materials may be firmly stuck to the inner wall of the fermentation tank 101 and cannot be turned over. Therefore, the scraper ring 128 is provided to scrape the raw materials on the inner wall during its downward movement to prevent them from being unable to be turned over. At the same time, it can also be used to clean the inner wall of the fermentation tank 101.

[0054] In this embodiment of the biological feed fermentation device, the bottom end of the turning claw mechanism 104 is a four-sided pyramid when closed, facilitating insertion into the fermentation raw materials. When unfolded, it divides into four claws. The lifting mechanism 103 is used to drive the turning claw mechanism 104 to rise and fall. In normal use, the raw materials are crushed and poured into the fermentation tank 101, then an appropriate amount of water is added to the fermentation tank 101, and the inoculum is inoculated into the fermentation tank 101. After fermentation for a period of time, the lifting mechanism 103 drives multiple turning claw mechanisms 104 to move downwards and insert... The material is placed into the bottom of the fermentation tank 101. Then, the bottom ends of the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 are all extended. Then, the lifting mechanism 103 drives the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 to move upward. During the upward movement, the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 will turn the raw material at the bottom upward. After moving to the top, the bottom ends of the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms 104 are all retracted. Driven by the lifting mechanism 103, they are inserted back into the bottom of the fermentation tank 101. This cycle is repeated several times to complete the material turning, thereby solving the problem that turning the raw material during fermentation is troublesome and laborious.

[0055] The second embodiment of this application is as follows:

[0056] Please see Figure 6 ,in, Figure 6 This is a flowchart of the second embodiment of the present invention.

[0057] The present invention provides a biological feed fermentation method comprising:

[0058] S1 crushes the raw materials and pours them into fermentation tank 101;

[0059] S2 adds an appropriate amount of water to fermenter 101 and inoculates the bacteria into fermenter 101;

[0060] After S3 has been fermenting for a period of time, the lifting mechanism 103 drives multiple turning claw mechanisms 104 to be inserted into the bottom of the fermentation tank 101. Then, the multiple turning claw mechanisms 104 are all unfolded, and the lifting mechanism 103 drives the multiple turning claw mechanisms 104 to move upward, turning the raw materials at the bottom upward, turning them once every once in a while.

[0061] The above-disclosed embodiments are merely one or more preferred embodiments of this application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this application. Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes for implementing the above embodiments and equivalent changes made in accordance with the claims of this application still fall within the scope of this application.

Claims

1. A biological feed fermentation device, comprising a fermentation tank; characterized in that, It also includes a material turning component; The material turning assembly includes a lifting mechanism and multiple material turning claw mechanisms; The lifting mechanism is located above the fermentation tank; multiple material-turning claw mechanisms are respectively mounted on the lifting mechanism; the lifting mechanism is used to drive the multiple material-turning claw mechanisms to rise and fall; the material-turning claw mechanisms can be extended or retracted. The lifting mechanism includes a gantry frame, a hydraulic cylinder, a mounting plate, and multiple guide rods; The gantry frame is located above the fermentation tank; the hydraulic cylinder is fixedly mounted on the gantry frame; the mounting plate is fixedly mounted on the output end of the hydraulic cylinder; the mounting plate is used to fix and mount multiple material-turning claw mechanisms; the hydraulic cylinder is used to drive the mounting plate to rise and fall; multiple guide rods are respectively fixedly connected to the mounting plate and slidably connected to the gantry frame, and are respectively located on the top of the mounting plate; The flipping claw mechanism includes a square cylinder, multiple flip plates, and a driving component; The square tube is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting plate; multiple flaps are rotatably installed at the bottom of the square tube, and the multiple flaps retract to form a square pyramid; the driving component is installed inside the square tube and is used to drive the multiple flaps to rotate synchronously to unfold or retract. The driving component includes a first motor, a lead screw, a slider, two push rods, a connecting block, and multiple connecting rods; The first motor is fixedly installed inside the square tube; the lead screw is rotatably installed inside the square tube and fixedly connected to the output end of the first motor; the slider is slidably connected to the square tube and threadedly connected to the lead screw, and is located inside the square tube; the two push rods are slidably connected to the square tube and fixedly connected to the slider, and are located inside the square tube respectively; the connecting block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the two push rods; the plurality of connecting rods are rotatably connected to the connecting block and rotatably connected to the plurality of flaps, and are located at the bottom of the connecting block respectively. The bottom of the square tube is equipped with multiple flaps that rotate. These flaps can be folded together to form a four-sided pyramid, which is convenient for insertion into the fermentation material. The driving component is located inside the square tube and is used to synchronously drive the multiple flaps to rotate, so as to realize the rotation, unfolding or folding of the multiple flaps. When the multiple flaps are folded together to form a four-sided pyramid, they are convenient for insertion into the fermentation material. After being inserted to the bottom, under the drive of the driving component, the multiple flaps rotate away from each other and unfold into four claw-like petals. At this time, under the drive of the lifting mechanism, the multiple flaps move upward. During the upward movement, the material at the bottom will be flipped upward, realizing the material turning action. The first motor drives the lead screw to rotate, and the rotation of the lead screw drives the slider to slide. The slider drives the connecting block to rise and fall through the two push rods. Each flap is connected to the connecting block through a connecting rod. When the connecting block moves down, multiple flaps are opened through multiple connecting rods. When the connecting block moves up, multiple flaps are closed through multiple connecting rods.

2. The biological feed fermentation device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The biological feed fermentation device also includes a supporting rotation component; The supporting rotation component is located at the bottom of the fermentation tank, supports the fermentation tank, and can drive the fermentation tank to rotate.

3. The biological feed fermentation device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The support rotation assembly includes a support frame, a support disk, and a drive mechanism; The support frame is located below the fermentation tank; the support plate is rotatably mounted on top of the support frame and supports the fermentation tank. The drive mechanism is mounted on the support frame and is used to drive the support disk to rotate.

4. The biological feed fermentation device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The drive mechanism includes a rotating shaft, a second motor, a driving sprocket, a driven sprocket, and a transmission chain; The rotating shaft is rotatably mounted on the support frame and fixedly connected to the support plate; the second motor is fixedly mounted on the support frame; the driving sprocket is fixedly mounted on the output end of the second motor; the driven sprocket is fixedly mounted on the rotating shaft; and the transmission chain is mounted on the driving sprocket and the driven sprocket.

5. A method for fermenting biological feed, applied to a biological feed fermentation apparatus as described in any one of claims 1 to 4; characterized in that, include: After crushing the raw materials, pour them into the fermentation tank; Add an appropriate amount of water to the fermenter and inoculate the fermenter with the bacterial culture. After a period of fermentation, the lifting mechanism drives multiple turning claw mechanisms to insert into the bottom of the fermentation tank. Then, all the turning claw mechanisms unfold, and the lifting mechanism drives the multiple turning claw mechanisms to move upward, turning the raw materials at the bottom upward. This is done once every certain period of time.

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