Low-GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function

Abstract

The invention discloses low-GI food fermentation equipment with a temperature monitoring function, and relates to the technical field of food fermention.The low-GI food fermentation equipment comprises a fermentation box body, a control panel is arranged on the front side wall of the fermentation box body, a cabinet door is arranged on the front side wall of the fermentation box body through hinges, and an opening and closing assembly is arranged, so that the temperature of the fermentation box body is monitored; when the multiple partition plates need to circulate, an electromagnet is started, a first gear meshed with a first toothed belt rotates, a rotating plate does not seal a ventilation groove any more, when the multiple partition plates need to be sealed, the electromagnet is powered off, a first spring rebounds at the moment, and a second gear meshed with a second toothed belt rotates, so that the ventilation groove is sealed. The other iron plate is driven to pull the first toothed belt back to the original position, so that the ventilation slot is sealed by the rotating plate; according to the utility model, the chambers isolated by the plurality of partition plates can be at the same temperature, or the chambers isolated by the plurality of partition plates can be at different temperatures, so that food needing to be fermented at different temperatures can be simultaneously fermented in the fermentation box body.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food fermentation, in particular to a low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function. BACKGROUND

[0002] The food fermentation cabinet is a device for controlling the temperature of fermentation during food fermentation, which can adjust and monitor the temperature and is applied to the fermentation of multiple types of food.

[0003] After searching, it is found that the prior art with the patent number CN111493109B discloses a constant-temperature food fermentation equipment, which comprises a supporting leg, a heating water tank, a cabinet body, a fermentation tank and a switch. The supporting leg is arranged below the heating water tank. The cabinet body is connected with the fermentation tank by welding. A water scraper can slide left and right through rollers at the lower end of the supporting plate. When the water scraper moves left and right, the scraper blade scrapes water and collects it in the water collector. Then the water in the water storage tank is discharged through the drainage plate into the water collector, preventing water droplets from forming due to condensation and falling onto the surface of the lower layer of dough, which may cause the dough to have too much moisture and fail to ferment smoothly. Then the water is filtered through the filter holes of the horizontal plate on the filter plate and falls on the inclined plate. The inclined plate is installed at an inclination to guide the water to the water pipe. Finally, the water flows through the water pipe to the heating water tank for reuse, preventing the accumulation of water at the bottom of the fermentation cabinet, which may breed bacteria and damage the environment inside the fermentation cabinet.

[0004] However, the prior art cannot realize multi-layer independent temperature control and airflow isolation in a single cabinet, which forces different fermented foods to be processed in batches, resulting in low equipment utilization, high energy consumption and easy cross-contamination, and it is difficult to meet the process requirements of precise temperature field and parallel fermentation for low GI food.

[0005] Therefore, based on the above search and in combination with the prior art, a low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function is proposed to solve the above problems. SUMMARY

[0006] The purpose of the present application is to provide a low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function to solve the problems raised in the background.

[0007] To achieve the above purpose, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0008] The utility model provides a low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function, including: fermentation box body, the front side wall of fermentation box body is provided with control panel, the front side wall of fermentation box body is provided with cabinet door through hinge, the bottom surface of fermentation box body is provided with four universal wheel, the baffle is provided with a plurality of, a plurality of the baffle evenly arranges on the inner wall of fermentation box body, the top surface of a plurality of the baffle is fixedly installed with heat preservation board, the side wall of two heat preservation boards on the same baffle is provided with a temperature sensor, the top surface of a plurality of the baffle all is set up ventilation slot, the top surface of a plurality of the baffle all is set up two rectangular slots, the top surface of a plurality of the baffle all is provided with drive slot, the top surface of a plurality of drive slot all is provided with cover plate, a plurality of ventilation slots all are provided with opening and closing subassembly, the side wall of a plurality of the heat preservation board all is set up opening, the side wall of a plurality of the heat preservation board all is provided with sealing plate through sealing element, temperature control subassembly, temperature control subassembly sets up in the inside of fermentation box body, drive subassembly, drive subassembly sets up in fermentation box body.

[0009] Preferably, the opening and closing assembly comprises: a rotating plate rotatably connected to the inner wall of the ventilation slot through a rotating column, one end of the rotating column extends into the drive slot, the outer surface of the rotating column extending into the drive slot is provided with a gear one, and the opening and closing assembly further comprises a driving member.

[0010] Preferably, the driving member comprises: a toothed belt one slidably installed in the drive slot, the two side walls of the toothed belt one are fixedly installed with iron plates, the side wall of the drive slot is fixedly installed with an electromagnet, the other side wall of the drive slot is fixedly installed with a fixed column, a sliding column is slidably installed in the inside of the fixed column, and a spring one is arranged between the side wall of the sliding column and the inside of the fixed column.

[0011] Preferably, the temperature control assembly comprises: a fixed plate fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fermentation box body, a baffle fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the fixed plate, a heating device fixedly installed on the right side of the baffle, and a cooling device fixedly installed on the left side wall of the baffle.

[0012] Preferably, the driving assembly comprises: a fan arranged on the fixed plate, a sliding slot formed in the top surface of the fixed plate, a threaded rod rotatably connected to the inner wall of the sliding slot, a sliding block connected to the outer surface of the threaded rod, the sliding block sliding in the sliding slot, the top surface of the sliding block connected to the bottom surface of the fan, a driving motor fixedly installed on the fixed plate, the output shaft of the driving motor connected to the side wall of the threaded rod, an installation slot arranged on one side of the sliding slot, and a communication slot formed between the sliding slot and the installation slot.

[0013] Preferably, the driving assembly further comprises: gear two, the gear two is provided with a plurality of, a plurality of gear two is rotatably connected on the inner wall of the mounting groove, the side wall of a plurality of gear two is fixedly installed with a rotating column, the side wall of the sliding block is fixedly installed with a moving column, the moving column slides in the communication groove, the side wall of the moving column is connected with a second toothed belt through a connecting column, and the second toothed belt is engaged with the gear two.

[0014] Preferably, the sealing piece comprises: a connecting block, the connecting block is provided with two and is fixedly installed on the side wall of the heat preservation plate respectively, the adjacent surfaces of the two connecting blocks are provided with a moving groove, the two moving grooves are fixedly installed with a limiting column, the outer surfaces of the two limiting columns are slidably connected with a moving block, the adjacent surfaces of the two moving blocks are connected with the two side walls of the sealing plate, and the bottom surfaces of the two moving blocks are provided with a second spring.

[0015] Preferably, the surfaces of a plurality of gear two and the bottom surfaces of a plurality of sealing plates are provided with steel wires.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present application are:

[0017] 1. In the present application, by setting the opening and closing assembly, the chambers isolated by the plurality of partitions can be circulated or sealed. When it is needed to make the plurality of partitions circulate, the staff controls the panel to make the electromagnet open, makes the gear one engaged with the toothed belt one rotate, and makes the rotating plate no longer seal the ventilation groove. When it is needed to seal the plurality of partitions, the electromagnet is de-energized, at this time, the spring one rebounds to drive the other iron plate to pull back the toothed belt one to the original position, so that the rotating plate seals the ventilation groove. The chambers isolated by the plurality of partitions can be at the same temperature, or the chambers isolated by the plurality of partitions can be at different temperatures, so that the food which needs different temperatures to ferment can be fermented in the fermentation box body at the same time.

[0018] 2. In the present application, by setting the driving assembly, the fan, the threaded rod, the sliding block and the second toothed belt are integrated into an integrated moving unit. The driving motor rotates in one direction to accurately position the target chamber, and the sealing plate is lifted and lowered synchronously through the steel wire to complete the directional injection and sealing of cold and hot air. This structure realizes multi-layer independent temperature control with only one power source. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a right side structure schematic view of the present application.

[0020] Figure 2 It is a cabinet door opening state structure schematic view of the present application.

[0021] Figure 3 It is a front side plane structure schematic view of the present application.

[0022] Figure 4The split structure schematic diagram of the partition plate of the present application;

[0023] Figure 5 The split structure schematic diagram of the cover plate of the present application;

[0024] Figure 6 The split structure schematic diagram of the fixed column and the sliding column of the present application;

[0025] Figure 7 The overall structure schematic diagram of the driving assembly of the present application;

[0026] Figure 8 The split structure schematic diagram of the driving assembly of the present application;

[0027] Figure 9 The split structure schematic diagram of the sealing piece of the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 The present application Figure 5 The enlarged structure schematic diagram of A in the present application;

[0029] Figure 11 The enlarged structure schematic diagram of B in the present application. Figure 5

[0030] In the figure: 1, fermentation box body; 2, control panel; 3, cabinet door; 4, universal wheel; 5, fixed plate; 6, baffle; 7, heating device; 8, cooling device; 9, partition plate; 10, heat preservation plate; 11, temperature sensor; 12, ventilation groove; 13, rectangular groove; 14, rotating column; 15, rotating plate; 16, driving groove; 17, cover plate; 18, gear one; 19, toothed belt one; 20, iron plate; 21, electromagnet; 22, fixed column; 23, sliding column; 24, spring one; 25, fan; 26, sliding groove; 27, threaded rod; 28, sliding block; 29, driving motor; 30, mounting groove; 31, communication groove; 32, gear two; 33, rotating column; 34, sealing plate; 35, connecting block; 36, moving groove; 37, limiting column; 38, moving block; 39, spring two; 40, steel wire rope; 41, moving column; 42, connecting column; 43, toothed belt two; 44, opening. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0032] In a typical embodiment of the present application, please refer to Figures 1-11 ​As shown, a low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function, including: fermentation box body 1, the front side wall of fermentation box body 1 is provided with control panel 2, the front side wall of fermentation box body 1 is provided with cabinet door 3 through hinge, the bottom surface of fermentation box body 1 is provided with four universal wheels 4, universal wheel 4 is used for moving fermentation box body 1;

[0033] Partition 9, the partition 9 is provided with a plurality of, the partition 9 is used for placing the food to be fermented, a plurality of partitions 9 are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation box body 1, a plurality of partitions 9 divide the interior of the fermentation box body 1 into a plurality of chambers, the top surface of the plurality of partitions 9 is fixedly installed with heat preservation plate 10 on both sides, a plurality of heat preservation plates 10 are used to keep the temperature in the corresponding chamber, the side wall of the two heat preservation plates 10 on the same partition 9 is provided with a temperature sensor 11, the temperature sensor 11 is used for detecting the temperature of the corresponding chamber, and the temperature is transmitted to the control panel 2, the top surface of the plurality of partitions 9 is provided with ventilation slot 12, the top surface of the plurality of partitions 9 is provided with two rectangular slots 13, the ventilation slot 12 and the rectangular slot 13 are used to make cold air and hot air flow into the corresponding chamber, the top surface of the plurality of partitions 9 is provided with drive slot 16, the top surface of the plurality of drive slots 16 is provided with cover plate 17, the cover plate 17 is used to cover the drive slot 16, to avoid the fermented food falling into the drive slot 16, affecting the operation of the parts in the drive slot 16, the plurality of ventilation slots 12 are provided with opening and closing assembly, the side wall of the plurality of heat preservation plates 10 is provided with opening 44, the side wall of the plurality of heat preservation plates 10 is provided with sealing plate 34 through sealing element;

[0034] Temperature control assembly, temperature control assembly is arranged in the inside of fermentation box body 1;

[0035] Drive assembly, drive assembly is arranged in the fermentation box body 1.

[0036] Opening and closing assembly includes: rotating plate 15, rotating plate 15 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of ventilation slot 12 through rotating column 14, one end of rotating column 14 extends into drive slot 16, the outer surface of rotating column 14 extending into drive slot 16 is provided with gear one 18, opening and closing assembly further includes driving part.

[0037] Driving part includes: gear belt one 19, gear belt one 19 is slidably installed in drive slot 16, gear belt one 19 is engaged with gear one 18, iron plate 20 is fixedly installed on both side walls of gear belt one 19, electromagnet 21 is fixedly installed on the side wall of drive slot 16, another side wall of drive slot 16 is fixedly installed with fixed column 22, sliding column 23 is slidably installed in the inside of fixed column 22, spring one 24 is arranged between the side wall of sliding column 23 and the inside of fixed column 22.

[0038] Through the above characteristics, the chambers isolated by the plurality of partitions 9 can be circulated or sealed. Specifically, when the plurality of partitions 9 needs to be circulated, the staff controls the control panel 2 to turn on the electromagnet 21 to attract one of the iron plates 20. At this time, the driving motor 29 drives the toothed belt one 19 to move in the driving groove 16. In this process, the spring one 24 between the fixed column 22 and the sliding column 23 is deformed, so that the gear one 18 engaged with the toothed belt one 19 rotates. When the gear one 18 rotates, the rotating plate 15 rotates synchronously, so that the rotating plate 15 no longer seals the ventilation groove 12. When the plurality of partitions 9 needs to be sealed, the electromagnet 21 is powered off. At this time, the spring one 24 in the fixed column 22 and the sliding column 23 rebounds to pull the toothed belt one 19 back to the original position, so that the rotating plate 15 seals the ventilation groove 12.

[0039] Through the above steps, the chambers isolated by the plurality of partitions 9 can be at the same temperature or at different temperatures. Foods that need different temperatures for fermentation can be fermented simultaneously in the fermentation box body 1.

[0040] The temperature control assembly comprises a fixed plate 5 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fermentation box body 1. The bottom surface of the fixed plate 5 is fixedly installed with a baffle 6. The right side of the baffle 6 is fixedly installed with a heating device 7. The left side wall of the baffle 6 is fixedly installed with a cooling device 8.

[0041] The driving assembly comprises a fan 25 arranged on the fixed plate 5. The fan 25 is used to accelerate the circulation of hot air and cold air generated by the heating device 7 or the cooling device 8. The top surface of the fixed plate 5 is provided with a sliding groove 26. The inner wall of the sliding groove 26 is rotatably connected with a threaded rod 27. The outer surface of the threaded rod 27 is connected with a sliding block 28. The sliding block 28 slides in the sliding groove 26. The top surface of the sliding block 28 is connected with the bottom surface of the fan 25. The fixed plate 5 is fixedly installed with a driving motor 29. The output shaft of the driving motor 29 is connected with the side wall of the threaded rod 27. One side of the sliding groove 26 is provided with a mounting groove 30. The sliding groove 26 and the mounting groove 30 are provided with a communication groove 31.

[0042] The driving assembly further comprises a plurality of gear twos 32. The plurality of gear twos 32 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove 30. The side wall of each of the plurality of gear twos 32 is fixedly installed with a rotating column 33. The number of the gear twos 32 and the rotating columns 33 is the same as the number of the sealing plates 34. The side wall of the sliding block 28 is fixedly installed with a moving column 41. The moving column 41 slides in the communication groove 31. The side wall of the moving column 41 is connected with a toothed belt two 43 through a connecting column 42. The toothed belt two 43 is engaged with the gear two 32.

[0043] The sealing piece comprises connecting blocks 35, two of which are fixedly installed on the side walls of the heat preservation plate 10, and each of the two adjacent surfaces of the two connecting blocks 35 is provided with a moving groove 36, and a limiting column 37 is fixedly installed in each of the two moving grooves 36, and the outer surface of each of the two limiting columns 37 is slidably connected with a moving block 38, and the adjacent surfaces of the two moving blocks 38 are connected with the two side walls of the sealing plate 34, and the bottom surface of each of the two moving blocks 38 is provided with a spring 39.

[0044] A steel wire rope 40 is arranged between the surface of each of the plurality of gear wheels 32 and the bottom surface of each of the plurality of sealing plates 34.

[0045] Through the above features, the temperature of different chambers can be adjusted. Specifically, when the temperature of different chambers needs to be cooled down, the driving motor 29 is started to make the threaded rod 27 connected with the output shaft of the driving motor 29 rotate forward, so that the sliding block 28 moves to the left, and in this process, the moving column 41 and the connecting column 42 move synchronously with the gear belt 43, and when the rotating column 33 of the corresponding chamber is reached, the rotating column 33 is rotated to make the steel wire rope 40 contract, and when the steel wire rope 40 contracts, the sealing plate 34 will descend, and the moving block 38 connected with the sealing plate 34 will also descend synchronously, and the spring 39 will be extruded to deform, and the cold air will enter the corresponding chamber through the rectangular groove 13 and the opening 44, and when the temperature of the corresponding chamber decreases to the appropriate range, the driving motor 29 is started to make the connecting column 42 no longer engage with the gear wheel 32, so that the sealing plate 34 seals the opening 44 under the elastic force of the spring 39.

[0046] When the temperature of different chambers needs to be raised, the driving motor 29 is started to make the threaded rod 27 connected with the output shaft of the driving motor 29 rotate reversely, so that the sliding block 28 moves to the right, and the subsequent steps are the same as above.

[0047] Working principle:

[0048] In use, the low GI food to be fermented is placed on each partition 9, the cabinet door 3 is closed, and the target temperature of each chamber is set through the control panel 2; the temperature sensor 11 detects the temperature of the corresponding chamber in real time and feeds back the data to the control panel 2. If the system determines that the temperature of a chamber needs to be raised, the drive motor 29 is started, the threaded rod 27 is reversely rotated, the sliding block 28 drives the fan 25 to move right along the sliding groove 26, and the moving column 41, the connecting column 42 and the second toothed belt 43 move right synchronously. When the second toothed belt 43 engages the corresponding second gear 32, the second gear 32 rotates and pulls the sealing plate 34 downward through the steel wire rope 40, the second spring 39 is compressed, and the opening 44 is opened; the heating device 7 works, and the hot air enters the chamber through the rectangular groove 13 and the opening 44 under the action of the fan 25, until the temperature sensor 11 detects that the temperature reaches the set value. Then the drive motor 29 continues to rotate, the second toothed belt 43 disengages the second gear 32, the sealing plate 34 is reset under the action of the spring return force of the second spring 39, the opening 44 is closed, and the temperature rising is completed. If the system determines that the temperature needs to be lowered, the drive motor 29 is reversely rotated, the sliding block 28 drives the fan 25 to move left, the second toothed belt 43 engages the corresponding second gear 32, the sealing plate 34 moves downward to open the opening 44, and the cold air output by the cooling device 8 enters the chamber under the action of the fan 25, and the sealing plate 34 is reset after the temperature reaches the standard, and the cooling is completed. When multiple chambers need to be at the same temperature, the control panel 2 simultaneously supplies power to all electromagnets 21, the iron plates 20 are attracted, the first toothed belt 19 drives the first gear 18 to rotate, the rotating plate 15 opens the ventilation groove 12, the airflow between the chambers is connected, and the temperature is unified; when independent temperature fields are needed, the electromagnets 21 are powered off, the first spring 24 is reset, the rotating plate 15 closes the ventilation groove 12, and each chamber is restored to be isolated, so that the fermentation of low GI food with different temperature requirements can be completed in parallel.

[0049] The above merely describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can make equivalent replacements or changes to the technical solutions and the inventive concept of the present application within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function, characterized by: include: A fermentation box body (1), wherein a control panel (2) is provided on the front side wall of the fermentation box body (1), a cabinet door (3) is provided on the front side wall of the fermentation box body (1) via a hinge, and four universal wheels (4) are provided on the bottom surface of the fermentation box body (1); Partitions (9), wherein a plurality of partitions (9) are provided, and the plurality of partitions (9) are evenly arranged on the inner wall of the fermentation box body (1), insulation plates (10) are fixedly installed on both sides of the top surfaces of the plurality of partitions (9), and the side walls of the two insulation plates (10) on the same partition (9) are provided with a temperature sensor (11), the top surfaces of the plurality of partitions (9) are provided with ventilation slots (12), the top surfaces of the plurality of partitions (9) are provided with two rectangular slots (13), the top surfaces of the plurality of partitions (9) are provided with drive slots (16), the top surfaces of the plurality of drive slots (16) are provided with cover plates (17), the ventilation slots (12) are provided with openings (44) on the side walls of the plurality of insulation plates (10), and the side walls of the plurality of insulation plates (10) are provided with sealing plates (34) through sealing members; A temperature control component is arranged inside the fermentation box body (1); A drive assembly is provided in the fermentation box body (1).

2. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening and closing components include: A rotating plate (15) is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the ventilation slot (12) via a rotating column (14), one end of the rotating column (14) extends into the driving slot (16), and a gear (18) is provided on the outer surface of the rotating column (14) extending into the driving slot (16). The opening and closing assembly also includes a driving member.

3. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 2, characterized in that: The drive components include: A toothed belt (19) is slidably mounted in a driving groove (16), iron plates (20) are fixedly mounted on both side walls of the toothed belt (19), an electromagnet (21) is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the driving groove (16), a fixed column (22) is fixedly mounted on the other side wall of the driving groove (16), a sliding column (23) is slidably mounted inside the fixed column (22), and a spring (24) is provided between the side wall of the sliding column (23) and the inside of the fixed column (22).

4. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature control components include: A fixed plate (5) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the fermentation box body (1); a baffle (6) is fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the fixed plate (5); a heating device (7) is fixedly mounted on the right side of the baffle (6); and a cooling device (8) is fixedly mounted on the left side wall of the baffle (6).

5. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive components include: A fan (25) is provided on a fixed plate (5), a sliding groove (26) is provided on the top surface of the fixed plate (5), an inner wall of the sliding groove (26) is rotatably connected to a threaded rod (27), an outer surface of the threaded rod (27) is connected to a sliding block (28), the sliding block (28) slides in the sliding groove (26), the top surface of the sliding block (28) is connected to the bottom surface of the fan (25), a driving motor (29) is fixedly installed on the fixed plate (5), an output shaft of the driving motor (29) is connected to the side wall of the threaded rod (27), a mounting groove (30) is provided on one side of the sliding groove (26), and a connecting groove (31) is provided between the sliding groove (26) and the mounting groove (30).

6. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 5, characterized in that: The drive components also include: Gear 2 (32), wherein a plurality of gears 2 (32) are provided, and the plurality of gears 2 (32) are all rotatably connected to the inner wall of the mounting groove (30), and the side walls of the plurality of gears 2 (32) are all fixedly mounted with a rotating column (33), and the side wall of the sliding block (28) is fixedly mounted with a moving column (41), and the moving column (41) slides in the connecting groove (31), and the side wall of the moving column (41) is connected with a toothed belt 2 (43) through a connecting column (42), and the toothed belt 2 (43) is meshed with gear 2 (32).

7. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 1, characterized in that: Seals include: A connecting block (35) is provided with two connecting blocks (35), which are respectively fixedly installed on the side walls of the insulation board (10), and a movable groove (36) is provided on the adjacent surfaces of the two connecting blocks (35), and a limiting column (37) is fixedly installed in the two movable grooves (36), and the outer surfaces of the two limiting columns (37) are slidably connected with a movable block (38), and the adjacent surfaces of the two movable blocks (38) are connected to the two side walls of the sealing plate (34), and the bottom surfaces of the two movable blocks (38) are provided with a spring (39).

8. The low GI food fermentation equipment with temperature monitoring function according to claim 6, characterized in that: Steel wire ropes (40) are provided between the surfaces of the plurality of gears 2 (32) and the bottom surfaces of the plurality of sealing plates (34).

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