Vinegar production fermentation tank with self-cleaning function and cleaning method
By designing a self-cleaning functional vinegar fermentation tank, and utilizing a motor-driven connecting rod and cleaning roller system, the problems of material adhesion and clumping are solved, achieving uniformity and cleanliness in vinegar fermentation, and ensuring the quality and taste of the vinegar.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202511574972.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-31
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-03
AI Technical Summary
During the stirring process, materials in vinegar fermentation tanks tend to adhere to the inner wall of the tank, causing clumping, increasing cleaning costs, and potentially introducing unwanted bacteria that affect vinegar quality.
A self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank was designed. The tank's inner wall is cleaned and uniformly stirred by a motor-driven connecting rod and cleaning roller system. The distance between the cleaning roller and the inner wall of the tank is adjusted by a sliding sleeve and a hinge rod, and the material is scraped and mixed by stirring claws.
It effectively prevents material adhesion and clumping, keeps the inner wall of the tank clean, prevents the growth of miscellaneous bacteria, ensures uniform vinegar fermentation and taste, and reduces cleaning costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of vinegar fermentation technology, specifically to a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method. Background Technology
[0002] Vinegar fermentation tanks are specialized industrial equipment used to realize the alcoholic and acetic acid fermentation processes of vinegar. Their core function is to provide a suitable growth environment for microorganisms such as yeast and acetic acid bacteria, while facilitating the control of fermentation conditions. Ultimately, raw materials such as grains and fruits are transformed into vinegar products. By adjusting and stabilizing the temperature required for fermentation, liquid fermentation tanks with stirring devices or solid fermentation tanks with turning structures ensure uniform contact between the raw material saccharification mash, wine mash and microorganisms, while promoting the transfer of nutrients, sugars, alcohol and oxygen, thus enabling successful vinegar fermentation.
[0003] During vinegar fermentation, a saccharifying agent is usually added to the raw materials first, and then the mixture is kept at a specific temperature for the required number of days to eventually convert the starch into fermentable sugar. Because the sugar is highly viscous, it tends to adhere to the inner wall of the tank during stirring and fermentation, and then hardens and clumps, which increases the cost of cleaning later.
[0004] In view of this, the present invention solves the above-mentioned technical problems by proposing a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method. Summary of the Invention
[0005] To address the shortcomings of the aforementioned background technology, this invention provides a technical solution for a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method, thus solving the problems mentioned in the background technology.
[0006] The present invention provides the following technical solution: a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method, comprising a tank body, a motor mounted on the top of the tank body via a fixed frame, a connecting rod rotatably arranged inside the tank body, the top of the connecting rod being located outside the tank body and slidably connected to a sliding sleeve I via a sliding groove I, the sliding sleeve I being installed on the drive end of the motor; The connecting rod is secured to a sliding sleeve II by a locking block. A connecting frame is fixed in the middle of the connecting rod. The sliding sleeve II is located below the sliding sleeve I. A filter plate is fixed to the bottom of the tank. A fixed seat is fixed to the top of the filter plate. The bottom of the connecting rod is fitted onto the fixed seat and rotates up and down. The end of the connecting frame is provided with a slider via a slide groove II. The slider is stuck at the end of the connecting frame and cannot be separated. A cleaning roller that is in contact but not connected passes through the middle of the slider. A rotating rod is fixed to the top of the cleaning roller.
[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the sliding sleeve II is located outside the connecting rod and slides up and down through the hinge rod to adjust the distance between the cleaning roller and the inner wall of the tank. The sliding sleeve II is engaged with the outside of the connecting rod to fix the adjusted distance of the cleaning roller.
[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a hinge rod is hinged to one side of the slider, and the other end of the hinge rod is hinged to the outer wall of the sliding sleeve II. The upper and lower ends of the cleaning roller are both fixed with semi-circular rods by fixing rods.
[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall of the semi-circular rod is fixed with a plurality of stirring claws for stirring. During stirring, the semi-circular rod and the cleaning roller are rotated by the rotating rod so that the stirring claws come into contact with the material and stir it.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the outer wall of the fixed base is provided with a partially herringbone-shaped limiting groove, and a fixing block is fixed inside the bottom of the connecting rod. The fixing block is located inside the limiting groove and rotates with the connecting rod to drive the connecting rod to slide up and down outside the fixed base. The connecting rod moves up and down while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and fully mix it with the yeast powder to ensure the taste during vinegar fermentation.
[0011] A cleaning method for a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank includes the following steps: Step 1: First, the raw materials are pre-treated and saccharified, and then yeast is added to ferment them. When adding the yeast, the entire connecting frame needs to be rotated by the motor-driven sliding sleeve I and connecting rod to stir the material inside the tank so that it is fully mixed with the yeast. Step 2: Before stirring, rotate the rotating rod to drive the semi-circular rod and the cleaning roller to rotate so that the stirring claws face the middle of the tank and the cleaning roller faces the inner wall of the tank. Then, slide it down through the sliding sleeve II on the connecting rod, and push the slider and rotating rod to move closer to the inner wall of the tank through the hinge rod. Step 3: Make the cleaning roller stick tightly to the inner wall of the tank. When rotating, the stirring claws will evenly stir the material. The stirring claws can scrape off the material adhering to the inner wall of the tank, preventing the material from sticking to the inner wall of the tank for a long time and breeding bacteria that will mix into the vinegar and cause it to deteriorate. At the same time, the material will harden and clump due to biological metabolism, which will increase the cleaning cost. Step 4: By engaging the sliding sleeve II with the outside of the connecting rod, the cleaning roller can effectively scrape off the clumps of raw materials that have adhered to the inner wall of the tank after saccharification when it rotates, thus preventing the clumps from hardening and affecting subsequent cleaning. Step 5: The bottom of the connecting rod slides up and down on the outside of the fixed base. When the connecting rod rotates, the fixed block rotates along the inside of the limiting groove. When the fixed block rotates to the top of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove, the connecting rod and the connecting frame move upward. Step Six: When the fixed block rotates to the bottom of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove, the connecting rod and the connecting frame move downwards and reciprocate in this way. This allows the connecting rod and the connecting frame to move up and down simultaneously while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and mix it thoroughly with the yeast powder. This makes the vinegar ferment more evenly and ensures a better taste.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects: 1. The hinged rod pushes and rotates the rod to a position close to the inner wall of the tank, so that the cleaning roller is in close contact with the inner wall of the tank. When rotating, the stirring claws evenly stir the material. The stirring claws, which are in close contact with the inner wall of the tank, can scrape off the material adhering to the inner wall of the tank, preventing the material from adhering to the inner wall of the tank for a long time, which would breed bacteria and mix into the vinegar, causing it to deteriorate. At the same time, the adhesion and hardening caused by biological metabolism would increase the cleaning cost.
[0013] 2. When the fixed block rotates to the bottom of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove, the connecting rod and the connecting frame move downwards and reciprocate in this way. This allows the connecting rod and the connecting frame to move up and down simultaneously while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and make it fully mixed with the yeast powder. This makes the vinegar ferment more evenly and ensures a better taste. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention; Figure 2 For the present invention Figure 1 Internal structure diagram; Figure 3 For the present invention Figure 2 Local structural diagram; Figure 4 For the present invention Figure 2 Structural diagram of the central fixed base.
[0015] In the diagram: 1. Tank body; 2. Motor; 3. Sliding sleeve I; 4. Connecting rod; 401. Slide groove I; 402. Fixing block; 5. Connecting frame; 501. Semi-circular rod; 502. Rotating rod; 503. Stirring claw; 504. Cleaning roller; 505. Fixing seat; 506. Sliding sleeve II; 507. Hinge rod; 508. Sliding block; 509. Fixing rod; 510. Limiting groove. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.
[0017] Please see Figure 1-4 As shown, a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method includes a tank body 1. A motor 2 is installed on the top of the tank body 1 via a fixed frame. The characteristic is that a connecting rod 4 is rotatably arranged inside the tank body 1. The top of the connecting rod 4 is located outside the tank body 1 and is slidably connected to a sliding sleeve 13 via a sliding groove 1401. The sliding sleeve 13 is installed on the drive end of the motor. The outside of the connecting rod 4 is secured with a sliding sleeve II 506 by a locking block. A connecting frame 5 is fixed in the middle of the connecting rod 4. The sliding sleeve II 506 is located below the sliding sleeve I 3. A filter plate is fixed at the bottom of the inside of the tank 1. A fixed seat 505 is fixed at the top of the filter plate. The bottom of the connecting rod 4 is fitted around the fixed seat 505 and rotates up and down. The end of the connecting frame 5 is provided with a slider 508 via the slide groove II. The slider 508 is stuck at the end of the connecting frame 5 and cannot be separated. A cleaning roller 504 is connected but not in contact with the middle position of the slider 508. A rotating rod 502 is fixed on the top of the cleaning roller 504.
[0018] In one specific embodiment of the present invention, the sliding sleeve II 506 is located outside the connecting rod 4 and slides up and down through the hinge rod 507 to adjust the distance between the cleaning roller 504 and the inner wall of the tank 1. The sliding sleeve II 506 is engaged with the outside of the connecting rod 4 to fix the adjusted distance of the cleaning roller 504.
[0019] In one specific embodiment of the present invention, a hinge rod 507 is hinged to one side of the slider 508, and the other end of the hinge rod 507 is hinged to the outer wall of the sliding sleeve II 506. The upper and lower ends of the cleaning roller 504 are both fixed with semi-circular rods 501 by fixing rods 509.
[0020] In one specific embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of stirring claws 503 for stirring are fixed on the outer wall of the semi-circular rod 501. During stirring, the semi-circular rod 501 and the cleaning roller 504 are rotated by the rotating rod 502 so that the stirring claws 503 come into contact with the material and stir it.
[0021] As a specific embodiment of the present invention, the outer wall of the fixed base 505 is provided with a partially herringbone-shaped limiting groove 510, and a fixing block 402 is fixed inside the bottom of the connecting rod 4. The fixing block 402 is located inside the limiting groove 510 and rotates with the connecting rod 4 to drive the connecting rod 4 to slide up and down outside the fixed base 505. The connecting rod 4 moves up and down while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and make it fully mixed with the yeast powder to ensure the taste during vinegar fermentation.
[0022] During operation, the raw materials are first pre-treated and saccharified, and then yeast is added for fermentation. When adding the yeast, the motor 2 drives the sliding sleeve I 3 and connecting rod 4 to rotate the entire connecting frame 5, stirring the material inside the tank 1 to ensure thorough mixing with the yeast. Before stirring, the rotating rod 502 can be rotated to drive the semi-circular rod 501 and cleaning roller 504 to rotate, so that the stirring claw 503 faces the center of the tank 1 and the cleaning roller 504 faces the inner wall of the tank 1. Then, the sliding sleeve II 506 is located at... The connecting rod 4 slides down, and the hinge rod 507 pushes the 50 and the rotating rod 502 to move closer to the inner wall of the tank 1, so that the cleaning roller 504 is in close contact with the inner wall of the tank 1. When rotating, the stirring claw 503 stirs the material evenly. The stirring claw 503 rotates in close contact with the inner wall of the tank 1 and can scrape off the material adhering to the inner wall of the tank 1, so as to prevent the material from adhering to the inner wall of the tank 1 for a long time and breeding of miscellaneous bacteria, which will mix into the vinegar and cause it to deteriorate. At the same time, the adhesion and hardening of the material due to biological metabolism will increase the cleaning cost. By engaging the sliding sleeve II 506 with the outside of the connecting rod 4, the cleaning roller 504 can effectively scrape off the clumps that have formed on the inner wall of the tank 1 after saccharification when it rotates while closely adhering to the inner wall of the tank 1, thus preventing the clumps from hardening and affecting subsequent cleaning. Furthermore, the bottom of the connecting rod 4 slides up and down outside the fixed base 505. When the connecting rod 4 rotates, the fixed block 402 rotates along the inside of the limiting groove 510. When the fixed block 402 rotates to the top of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove 510, the connecting rod 4 and the connecting frame 5 move upward. When the fixed block 402 rotates to the bottom of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove 510, the connecting rod 4 and the connecting frame 5 move downward. This reciprocating motion allows the connecting rod 4 and the connecting frame 5 to move up and down simultaneously while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and mix it thoroughly with the yeast powder. This makes the vinegar ferment more evenly to ensure the taste.
[0023] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Additionally, in the accompanying drawings of this invention, the fill patterns are merely for distinguishing layers and do not constitute any other limitation.
[0024] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A self-cleaning vinegar production fermentation tank, comprising a tank body (1), wherein a motor (2) is mounted on the top of the tank body (1) via a fixing frame, characterized in that: The tank (1) is rotatably provided with a connecting rod (4), and the top of the connecting rod (4) is located outside the tank (1) and is slidably connected to a sliding sleeve (3) via a sliding groove (401). The sliding sleeve (3) is installed on the drive end of the motor. The connecting rod (4) is secured to the outside by a locking block with a sliding sleeve II (506). A connecting frame (5) is fixed in the middle of the connecting rod (4). The sliding sleeve II (506) is located below the sliding sleeve I (3). A filter plate is fixed at the bottom of the tank (1). A fixing seat (505) is fixed at the top of the filter plate. The bottom of the connecting rod (4) is fitted around the fixing seat (505) and rotates up and down. The end of the connecting frame (5) is provided with a slider (508) through the slide groove II. The slider (508) is stuck at the end of the connecting frame (5) and cannot be separated. A cleaning roller (504) is connected but not connected through the middle position of the slider (508). A rotating rod (502) is fixed on the top of the cleaning roller (504).
2. The self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank and cleaning method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sliding sleeve II (506) is located outside the connecting rod (4) and slides up and down through the hinge rod (507) to adjust the distance between the cleaning roller (504) and the inner wall of the tank (1). The sliding sleeve II (506) is locked outside the connecting rod (4) to fix the adjusted distance of the cleaning roller (504).
3. The self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank according to claim 2, characterized in that: The slider (508) is hinged to one side with a hinge rod (507), and the other end of the hinge rod (507) is hinged to the outer wall of the sliding sleeve II (506). The cleaning roller (504) has a semi-circular rod (501) fixed to both the upper and lower ends by a fixing rod (509).
4. The self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the semi-circular rod (501) is fixed with a plurality of stirring claws (503) for stirring. During stirring, the semi-circular rod (501) and the cleaning roller (504) are rotated by the rotating rod (502) so that the stirring claws (503) come into contact with the material and stir it.
5. A self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank according to claim 4, characterized in that: The outer wall of the fixed seat (505) is provided with a partially herringbone-shaped limiting groove (510). A fixing block (402) is fixed inside the bottom of the connecting rod (4). The fixing block (402) is located inside the limiting groove (510) and rotates with the connecting rod (4) to drive the connecting rod (4) to slide up and down outside the fixed seat (505). The connecting rod (4) can move up and down while rotating to evenly stir the material so that it is fully mixed with the yeast powder to ensure the taste during vinegar fermentation.
6. A self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank according to claim 5, characterized in that: The connecting rod (4) moves up and down while rotating, which can evenly stir the material and mix it with the yeast powder to ensure the taste of vinegar fermentation.
7. A cleaning method for a self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank, based on the self-cleaning functional vinegar production fermentation tank according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: Includes the following steps: Step 1: First, the raw materials are pre-treated and saccharified, and then yeast is added to ferment them. When adding yeast, the motor (2) is used to drive the sliding sleeve I (3) and the connecting rod (4) to rotate the entire connecting frame (5) to stir the material inside the tank (1) so that it is fully mixed with the yeast. Step 2: Before stirring, the rotating rod (502) can be rotated to drive the semi-circular rod (501) and the cleaning roller (504) to rotate so that the stirring claw (503) faces the middle of the tank (1) and the cleaning roller (504) faces the inner wall of the tank (1). Then, the sliding sleeve II (506) is located on the connecting rod (4) and it slides down. The hinge rod (507) pushes the slider (508) and the rotating rod (502) to move closer to the inner wall of the tank (1). Step 3: Make the cleaning roller (504) stick tightly to the inner wall of the tank (1). When rotating, the material is evenly stirred by the stirring claw (503). The stirring claw (503) sticks tightly to the inner wall of the tank (1) and rotates to scrape off the material adhering to the inner wall of the tank (1), so as to avoid the material from sticking to the inner wall of the tank (1) for a long time and breeding bacteria that mix into the vinegar and cause it to deteriorate. At the same time, the adhesion caused by biological metabolism will harden and clump, increasing the cleaning cost. Step 4: By engaging the sliding sleeve II (506) with the outside of the connecting rod (4), the cleaning roller (504) can effectively scrape off the clumps that have formed on the inner wall of the tank (1) after saccharification when it rotates, thus avoiding the hardening of the clumps from affecting the subsequent cleaning. Step 5: The bottom of the connecting rod (4) slides up and down outside the fixed seat (505). When the connecting rod (4) rotates, the fixed block (402) rotates inside the limiting groove (510). When the fixed block (402) rotates to the top of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove (510), the connecting rod (4) and the connecting frame (5) move upward. Step 6: When the fixed block (402) rotates to the bottom of the herringbone structure of the limiting groove (510), the connecting rod (4) and the connecting frame (5) move downwards and reciprocate in this way, so that the connecting rod (4) and the connecting frame (5) move up and down at the same time when rotating, which can evenly stir the material and make it fully mixed with the yeast powder, so that the vinegar is more evenly fermented to ensure the taste.