Dairy product fermentation method and fermentation equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of dairy product fermentation processing, in particular to a dairy product fermentation method and fermentation equipment. The method comprises the following steps: step 1, adding raw materials into a fermentation barrel; 2, adjusting the temperature of the fermented material through a vortex-shaped pipe and two connecting pipes; step 3, driving a mixing plate and two spiral frames to rotate so as to mix the fermented materials; 4, driving the vortex-shaped pipe to ascend and descend so as to adjust the temperature of the fermented materials at different heights; and 5, driving the two side plates to lift to adjust the pressure in the fermentation barrel and the heights of the two spiral frames, and fermenting the fermented material. The fermentation temperature and pressure of dairy products can be quickly adjusted, the dairy products are ensured to quickly enter fermentation conditions, and the fermentation speed of the dairy products is increased.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the field of dairy product fermentation processing, and more specifically to a dairy product fermentation method and fermentation equipment. Background Art

[0002] Fermented dairy products are acidic dairy products made from raw milk through the fermentation of lactic acid bacteria or the co-fermentation of lactic acid bacteria and yeast under the action of specific microorganisms; fermented dairy products is a comprehensive name for a class of dairy products, and there are many types, including yogurt, kefir, fermented buttermilk, sour milk wine, milk wine and cheese; because the milk is contaminated with microorganisms or specific fermenting agents are added, part of the lactose is converted into lactic acid, and carbon dioxide, acetic acid, diacetyl, acetaldehyde and other substances are also formed during the fermentation process. The current technology for fermenting dairy products cannot quickly adjust the fermentation temperature and pressure of dairy products to ensure that the dairy products quickly enter the fermentation conditions and speed up the fermentation of dairy products. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to optimize the deficiencies of the prior art, the present invention provides a dairy product fermentation method and fermentation equipment, which can quickly adjust the fermentation temperature and pressure of the dairy product, ensure that the dairy product quickly enters the fermentation conditions, and accelerate the fermentation speed of the dairy product.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve its technical problem is:

[0005] A dairy product fermentation device comprises a fermentation barrel and a surrounding frame fixedly connected to the upper part of the fermentation barrel, wherein a middle plate is rotatably connected to the surrounding frame, two connecting tubes are slidably connected to the middle plate, the two connecting tubes are fixedly connected to a vortex tube, the two connecting tubes are communicated with the vortex tube, a mixing plate is fixedly connected to the two connecting tubes, a plurality of through holes are arranged on the mixing plate, two side frames are fixedly connected to the middle plate, two cylinders I are fixedly connected to each side frame, each side frame is correspondingly provided with a side plate fixedly connected to the cylinder rods of the corresponding two cylinders I, and each side plate is rotatably connected to a spiral frame.

[0006] Furthermore, the two spiral racks rotate in opposite directions.

[0007] Furthermore, a gear ring is fixedly connected to the middle plate, a plurality of frame frames are fixedly connected to the fermentation barrel, and each frame is rotatably connected to a side wheel for driving the gear ring to rotate.

[0008] Furthermore, each of the side plates is fixedly connected to a vertical plate, and each vertical plate is fixedly connected to a limiting plate.

[0009] Furthermore, according to the above-mentioned method for fermenting dairy products using the dairy product fermentation equipment, the method comprises the following steps:

[0010] Step 1: Add the raw materials into the fermentation tank;

[0011] Step 2: regulating the temperature of the fermentation product through the vortex tube and two connecting tubes;

[0012] Step 3: driving the mixing plate and the two spiral racks to rotate to mix the fermented material;

[0013] Step 4: driving the vortex tube to rise and fall to adjust the temperature of the fermented material at different heights;

[0014] Step 5: Drive the two side plates up and down to adjust the pressure in the fermentation barrel and the height of the two spiral racks to ferment the fermented material.

[0015] The beneficial effects of the dairy product fermentation method and fermentation equipment of the present invention are as follows: the fermentation temperature and pressure of the dairy product can be quickly adjusted to ensure that the dairy product quickly enters the fermentation conditions and accelerates the fermentation speed of the dairy product; the material mixing can be quickly promoted to achieve rapid dispersion of the material; the temperature of the material can be adjusted at different positions by adjusting the height of the vortex tube, thereby achieving rapid adjustment of the material temperature. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] The present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the dairy fermentation equipment;

[0018] Figure 2 for Figure 1 a cross-sectional view of the structure shown;

[0019] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure for regulating the fermentation temperature of dairy products;

[0020] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure for adjusting the height of the vortex tube;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the structure for driving the middle plate to rotate;

[0022] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the position structure of the spiral frame;

[0023] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure for regulating the pressure in the fermentation tank.

[0024] In the figure: fermentation barrel 11; surrounding frame 12; frame 13; middle plate 21; gear ring 22; side frame 23; guide frame 24; side wheel 25; connecting pipe 31; vortex pipe 32; mixing plate 33; adjusting plate 34; screw rod 35; cylinder I 41; side plate 42; vertical plate 43; limit plate 44; spiral frame 45. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] refer to Figure 1 ,2 , 3, 6 and 7, detailed description of the embodiment of dairy fermentation:

[0026] A dairy product fermentation device includes a fermentation barrel 11 for loading materials for fermentation and a surrounding frame 12 fixedly connected to the upper part of the fermentation barrel 11, a circular track is provided on the surrounding frame 12 for limiting other parts from rotating around an axis, a middle plate 21 is rotatably connected to the surrounding frame 12, the middle plate 21 can rotate around an axis to drive the parts installed thereon to rotate, two connecting pipes 31 are slidably connected to the middle plate 21, the two connecting pipes 31 are fixedly connected to a vortex tube 32, the two connecting pipes 31 are connected to the vortex tube 32, and the two connecting pipes 31 are connected to a temperature regulating device arranged externally. Therefore, a high-temperature or low-temperature fluid is supplied to one of the connecting tubes 31 through an externally arranged temperature regulating device, and the fluid flows into the vortex tube 32 to exchange the temperature of the fermented material, thereby realizing the temperature regulation of the material, and then the fluid flows out from the other connecting tube 31 and flows back to the externally arranged temperature regulating device, thereby realizing the circulation of the fluid and the temperature regulation of the fermented material, and driving the two connecting tubes 31 to rise and fall drives the vortex tube 32 to rise and fall to realize the adjustment of the position of the vortex tube 32, thereby realizing the temperature regulation of materials at different heights, which can meet the fermentation temperature requirements of dairy products more quickly, and can also quickly The temperature is lowered to stop the fermentation of the dairy product. The two connecting pipes 31 are fixedly connected with a mixing plate 33, and a plurality of through holes are arranged on the mixing plate 33. When the middle plate 21 rotates, the two connecting pipes 31 are driven to rotate, and the two connecting pipes 31 drive the mixing plate 33 to rotate, and drive the dairy product to move, so as to achieve full mixing of the dairy product and other additives, and to ferment and manufacture the dairy product. Two side frames 23 are fixedly connected to the middle plate 21, and each side frame 23 is fixedly connected with two cylinders Ⅰ41, and each side frame 23 is correspondingly provided with a cylinder rod fixedly connected to the corresponding two cylinders Ⅰ41. The side plates 42 are rotatably connected with a spiral rack 45 on each side plate 42. The two spiral racks 45 are fixedly connected to the output shafts of the two reduction motors I. The two reduction motors I are respectively fixedly connected to the corresponding side plates 42. The two reduction motors I are started, and the two reduction motors I drive the two spiral racks 45 to rotate. The two spiral racks 45 push the material to rotate in the axial direction under the movement. The two spiral racks 45 rotate in opposite directions, so that the material can be pushed to move in the vertical direction from both sides of the middle plate 21. The two spiral racks 45 push the material to move in opposite directions in the vertical direction. Now the material moves upward from the axial direction of one spiral frame 45 and vertically downward from the other spiral frame 45. The two spiral frames 45 guide the material under rotation to achieve rapid circulation of the material, accelerate the movement and mixing of the material, and can also start multiple cylinders Ⅰ41. The cylinder rods of the multiple cylinders Ⅰ41 drive the two side plates 42 to rise and fall. The two side plates 42 rise and fall to change the volume of the fermentation barrel 11, and then adjust the pressure in the fermentation barrel 11, so as to achieve the pressure adjustment of the fermentation environment of the fermented material and meet the pressure requirements of the fermented material. The temperature can also be quickly adjusted in conjunction with the pressure adjustment.

[0027] refer to Figure 5, the embodiment of driving the middle plate 21 to rotate is described in detail:

[0028] A gear ring 22 is fixedly connected to the middle plate 21, and a plurality of frame frames 13 are fixedly connected to the fermentation barrel 11. A side wheel 25 for driving the gear ring 22 to rotate is rotatably connected to each frame 13. Each side wheel 25 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the corresponding reduction motor II. Each reduction motor II is fixedly connected to the corresponding frame 13. When the plurality of reduction motors II are started, the plurality of reduction motors II drive the plurality of side wheels 25 to rotate. The plurality of side wheels 25 mesh with the driving gear ring 22 to rotate. The rotation of the gear ring 22 drives the middle plate 21 to rotate, thereby realizing mixed fermentation of dairy products.

[0029] refer to Figure 1 and 6 , an embodiment of adjusting the volume of the fermentation tank 11 is described in detail:

[0030] Each of the side plates 42 is fixedly connected with a vertical plate 43, and each of the vertical plates 43 is fixedly connected with a limiting plate 44, so that when the side plates 42 slide, the vertical plates 43 are sealed by contacting the middle plate 21, and the volume of the fermentation barrel 11 is adjusted at different heights when the side plates 42 extend into the fermentation barrel 11, thereby also being able to adjust the pressure, and the limiting plate 44 can prevent the vertical plates 43 from being separated from the middle plate 21, causing leakage and pollution of dairy products. The connection between the side plates 42 and the vertical plates 43 and the fermentation barrel 11 and the middle plate 21 is provided with a sliding seal, so as to prevent leakage of materials and affect the fermentation of dairy products.

[0031] refer to Figure 1 , 2 4, detailed description of the embodiment of driving the two connecting pipes 31 to rise and fall:

[0032] The middle plate 21 is fixedly connected with a guide frame 24, and an adjustment plate 34 is slidably connected with the guide frame 24. The adjustment plate 34 is fixedly connected with two connecting tubes 31. A screw rod 35 for driving the adjustment plate 34 to rise and fall is rotatably connected with the guide frame 24. The screw rod 35 is fixedly connected with the output shaft of the reduction motor III, and the reduction motor III is fixedly connected with the guide frame 24. A screw rod sleeve that drives the screw rod 35 is fixedly connected with the adjustment plate 34. When the reduction motor III is started, the reduction motor III drives the screw rod 35 to rotate. The screw rod 35 drives the screw rod sleeve to drive the adjustment plate 34 to rise and fall through the thread, and the adjustment plate 34 drives the two connecting tubes 31 to rise and fall, thereby realizing the rise and fall of the vortex tube 32 to achieve temperature adjustment of materials at different positions.

[0033] refer to Figure 2 and 4 , detailed description of the embodiments to fully promote material mixing:

[0034] The mixing plate 33 is in contact with the inner wall of the fermentation barrel 11, so that when the mixing plate 33 rotates, different positions are pushed to achieve mixing.

[0035] refer to Figure 1 , 2 , 4, 6 and 7, detailed description of the embodiment of dairy fermentation:

[0036] According to the above-mentioned method for fermenting dairy products using a dairy product fermentation device, the method comprises the following steps:

[0037] Step 1: Add the raw materials into the fermentation barrel 11 to fully stack the materials;

[0038] Step 2: The temperature of the fermented product is adjusted through the vortex tube 32 and the two connecting tubes 31 to ensure sufficient fermentation of the dairy product and temperature control at the end of fermentation;

[0039] Step 3: driving the mixing plate 33 and the two spiral racks 45 to rotate to mix the fermented materials, so as to achieve full mixing of the materials for dairy product fermentation;

[0040] Step 4: driving the vortex tube 32 up and down to adjust the temperature of the fermented materials at different heights, thereby meeting the fermentation temperature requirements of the dairy products and controlling the temperature during the fermentation of the dairy products;

[0041] Step 5: Drive the two side plates 42 up and down to adjust the pressure in the fermentation barrel 11 and the height of the two spiral frames 45 to ferment the fermented product.

Claims

1. A dairy product fermentation device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a fermentation barrel (11) and a surrounding frame (12) fixedly connected to the upper part of the fermentation barrel (11); a middle plate (21) is rotatably connected to the surrounding frame (12); two connecting pipes (31) are slidably connected to the middle plate (21); the two connecting pipes (31) are fixedly connected to a vortex tube (32); the two connecting pipes (31) are communicated with the vortex tube (32); a mixing plate (33) is fixedly connected to the two connecting pipes (31); a plurality of through holes are arranged on the mixing plate (33); two side frames (23) are fixedly connected to the middle plate (21); each side frame (23) is fixedly connected to two cylinders I (41); each side frame (23) is correspondingly provided with a side plate (42) fixedly connected to the cylinder rods of the corresponding two cylinders I (41); each side plate (42) is rotatably connected to a spiral frame (45).

2. A dairy product fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two spiral racks (45) rotate in opposite directions.

3. A dairy product fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle plate (21) is fixedly connected with a gear ring (22), the fermentation barrel (11) is fixedly connected with a plurality of frame frames (13), and each frame frame (13) is rotatably connected with a side wheel (25) for driving the gear ring (22) to rotate.

4. The dairy product fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vertical plate (43) is fixedly connected to each of the side plates (42), and a limiting plate (44) is fixedly connected to each of the vertical plates (43).

5. A dairy product fermentation device according to claim 4, characterized in that: Sliding seals are provided at the connection points between the side plates (42) and the vertical plates (43) and the fermentation barrel (11) and the middle plate (21).

6. The dairy product fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The middle plate (21) is fixedly connected with a guide frame (24), an adjusting plate (34) is slidably connected with the guide frame (24), the adjusting plate (34) is fixedly connected with two connecting pipes (31), and a screw rod (35) for driving the adjusting plate (34) to rise and fall is rotatably connected with the guide frame (24).

7. A dairy product fermentation device according to claim 6, characterized in that: A screw rod sleeve for transmission with the screw rod (35) is fixedly connected to the adjusting plate (34).

8. The dairy product fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mixing plate (33) is in contact with the inner wall of the fermentation barrel (11).

9. The dairy product fermentation equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two connecting pipes (31) are in communication with an externally arranged temperature regulating device.

10. A method for fermenting dairy products according to a dairy product fermentation device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The method comprises the following steps: Step 1: Add raw materials into the fermentation tank (11); Step 2: regulating the temperature of the fermented product through the vortex tube (32) and the two connecting tubes (31); Step 3: driving the mixing plate (33) and the two spiral racks (45) to rotate to mix the fermented product; Step 4: driving the vortex tube (32) to rise and fall to adjust the temperature of the fermented material at different heights; Step 5: driving the two side plates (42) to rise and fall to adjust the pressure inside the fermentation barrel (11) and the height of the two spiral racks (45) to ferment the fermented product.

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