Large aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of spore bottle cleaning and filling, and provides a large aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling device which comprises a cleaning unit and a filling unit, the filling unit comprises a sterile cover, a conveying assembly, an environment sterilization assembly, a flow guide pipe installation assembly and a filling assembly, the sterile cover is arranged on the conveying assembly in a covering mode, and the environment sterilization assembly is arranged on the conveying assembly. An inlet and an outlet are formed in the two sides of the sterile cover, the two ends of the conveying assembly are located on the outer side of the sterile cover, the environment sterilization assembly and the flow guide pipe installation assembly are both arranged on the inner side of the sterile cover, the cleaning unit is arranged on one side of the inlet of the filling unit, and a first mechanical arm is arranged between the cleaning unit and the filling unit. The utility model can solve the problems of inconvenient operation, troublesome cleaning, complete manual filling, easy contamination and the like caused by large weight and volume of a large spore bottle, realizes the automatic operation of the cleaning and filling process, and improves the production efficiency and economical efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of spore bottle cleaning and filling, in particular to large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment. Background Art

[0002] In the process of fermenting citric acid with Aspergillus niger, the Aspergillus niger species are first cultured in a triangular flask to obtain seed spores, and then a certain number of seed spores are transferred and concentrated into a large spore bottle for standby use. A large spore bottle has a capacity of about 45L and can accommodate up to 400 triangular flasks of seed spores. This centralized process currently relies entirely on manual operation, which has a complex operation process, high repetition frequency, and high sterility requirements. In addition, the inoculated spore bottle needs to be cleaned and sterilized. A large spore bottle weighs about 30kg, and this process is currently also completed entirely by manpower.

[0003] Although the use of large spore bottles can reduce the number of inoculations in the fermentation workshop and ensure that the seed tank is inoculated in one go, there are many problems such as large weight and volume, inconvenient operation, troublesome cleaning, filling is completely manual, and easy to be contaminated with bacteria.

[0004] Therefore, in view of the above problems, a large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment is proposed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] The utility model aims at the deficiencies in the prior art and develops a large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment. The utility model can solve the problems of the large-scale spore bottles, such as inconvenient operation, troublesome cleaning, manual filling, easy contamination, etc., caused by their own weight and large volume, and realizes the automated operation of the cleaning and filling processes, thereby improving the production efficiency and economy.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model is implemented through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment, comprising:

[0008] The cleaning unit and the filling unit, the filling unit includes a sterile cover, a conveying component, an environmental sterilization component, a guide tube installation component and a filling component. The sterile cover is arranged on the conveying component, an inlet and an outlet are arranged on both sides of the sterile cover, and the two end parts of the conveying component are located on the outside of the sterile cover, the environmental sterilization component and the guide tube installation component are both arranged on the inside of the sterile cover, the cleaning unit is arranged on the inlet side of the filling unit, and is used for cleaning the large spore bottle, and a robotic arm is arranged between the cleaning unit and the filling unit, and is used for moving the cleaned large spore bottle to the conveying component.

[0009] Preferably, the cleaning unit includes a water inlet pipeline, a drying pipeline, a first three-way valve, a cleaning rack and a high-pressure cleaning pipe. The water inlet pipeline, the drying pipeline and one end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe are connected through a three-way valve, the other end of the water inlet pipeline is connected to a water tank, the other end of the drying pipeline is connected to a fan, and the other end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe is arranged on the cleaning rack, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0010] Preferably, the conveying assembly includes a front conveyor belt, a filling turntable and a rear conveyor belt. The filling turntable is located in the sterile cover and is arranged between the front conveyor belt and the rear conveyor belt. A waste liquid tank is pre-placed on the filling turntable to collect waste liquid. A front end portion of the front conveyor belt is located outside the inlet of the sterile cover, and a rear end portion of the rear conveyor belt is located outside the outlet of the sterile cover, thereby improving the efficiency of the device.

[0011] Preferably, the environmental sterilization component includes a UV sterilization lamp and a sterile fan. There are several UV sterilization lamps arranged on the hood wall inside the sterile hood. The sterile fan is arranged at the inlet and outlet of the sterile hood. The air outlet of the sterile fan is directed toward the conveying component away from the sterile hood, thereby improving the filling quality of the device.

[0012] Preferably, the filling assembly includes a filling tank, which is connected to a feed pipe. A metering valve is arranged on the feed pipe. The feed pipe on the side of the metering valve away from the filling tank is connected to a cleaning pipeline. The outlet of the feed pipe is arranged in a sterile cover and connected to one end of a hose. The other end of the hose is connected to one end of the filling pipe. An anti-fouling cover is arranged at the other end of the filling pipe, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0013] Preferably, the cleaning pipeline includes a connecting pipe, a steam pipe, a blowing pipe and a second three-way valve. One end of the connecting pipe, the steam pipe and the blowing pipe are connected through the second three-way valve, the other end of the connecting pipe is connected to the feed pipe, the other end of the steam pipe is connected to high-temperature steam, and the other end of the blowing pipe is connected to the fan, thereby improving the canning quality of the device.

[0014] Preferably, the guide pipe installation assembly includes a guide pipe placement box, a guide pipe outlet is opened on the guide pipe placement box, an ejection piece is arranged at the bottom of the guide pipe placement box, and an ejection piece is arranged on the side wall of the guide pipe placement box corresponding to the guide pipe outlet. A plurality of guide pipes are placed in the guide pipe placement box, thereby improving the efficiency and economy of the device.

[0015] Preferably, a second mechanical arm is provided between the filling rotating table and the guide tube installation assembly for moving the large spore bottle and installing the guide tube on the large spore bottle, thereby improving the filling efficiency of the device.

[0016] The effects provided in the utility model content are only the effects of the embodiments, not all the effects of the utility model. The above technical solution has the following advantages:

[0017] 1. The utility model provides a cleaning unit to clean large spore bottles, and uses a mechanical arm to move the spore bottles, replacing traditional manual handling, reducing the labor intensity of the staff, and improving the efficiency and safety of production;

[0018] 2. The utility model provides a sterile cover and an environmental sterilization component to maintain continuous sterile conditions when filling large spore bottles, thereby improving the quality and economy of production;

[0019] 3. The utility model provides a filling assembly, and inserts the filling tube into the large spore bottle for filling through a mechanical arm. An anti-fouling cover is provided to prevent debris from entering the spore bottle during filling. The hose has a certain flexibility, which makes it more convenient for the mechanical arm to drive the filling tube to move. A quantitative valve is provided to ensure that the amount filled into each spore bottle is consistent, thereby improving the practicality of filling.

[0020] 4. The utility model provides a cleaning pipeline and a waste liquid tank to clean and sterilize the materials remaining in the hose and the filling tube during the last filling, thereby improving the filling quality;

[0021] 5. The utility model provides a guide tube installation assembly, and cooperates with a mechanical arm to automatically install the guide tube to the bottle mouth of a filled large spore bottle, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the staff and improving the production efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation to the present invention.

[0023] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall system of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the system of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a partial schematic diagram of a cleaning unit of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 It is a partial schematic diagram of a filling unit of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the interior of the sterile cover according to an embodiment of the utility model;

[0028] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the guide tube installation assembly of an embodiment of the utility model.

[0029] In the figure, 1, cleaning unit; 2, filling unit; 3, robot arm 1; 4, robot arm 2; 5, guide pipe; 6, waste liquid tank; 21, sterile cover; 22, transmission component; 23, environmental sterilization component; 24, guide pipe installation component; 25, filling component; 101, water inlet pipeline; 102, drying pipeline; 103, first three-way valve; 104, cleaning rack; 105, high-pressure cleaning pipe; 211, inlet; 212, outlet; 221 , front conveyor belt; 222, filling turntable; 223, rear conveyor belt; 231, ultraviolet sterilization lamp; 232, sterile fan; 241, placement box; 242, guide pipe outlet; 243, ejector; 244, ejector; 251, filling tank; 252, feed pipe; 253, metering valve; 254, hose; 255, filling pipe; 256, anti-fouling cover; 257, steam pipe; 258, blow pipe; 259, second three-way valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0031] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the utility model provides a technical solution:

[0032] A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment, comprising:

[0033] A cleaning unit 1 and a filling unit 2, the filling unit 2 comprises a sterile cover 21, a conveying assembly 22, an environmental sterilization assembly 23, a guide tube installation assembly 24 and a filling assembly 25, the sterile cover 21 is arranged on the conveying assembly 22, an inlet 211 and an outlet 212 are arranged on both sides of the sterile cover 21, a part of both ends of the conveying assembly 22 are located outside the sterile cover 21, so as to facilitate the placement and removal of spore bottles on the conveying assembly 22, the environmental sterilization assembly 23 and the guide tube installation assembly 24 are both arranged on the inner side of the sterile cover 21, the cleaning unit 1 is arranged on the inlet 211 side of the filling unit 2, and is used for cleaning large spore bottles, and a robot arm 3 is arranged between the cleaning unit 1 and the filling unit 2, which is used for moving the cleaned large spore bottles to the conveying assembly 22.

[0034] In this embodiment, the cleaning unit 1 includes a water inlet pipeline 101, a drying pipeline 102, a first three-way valve 103, a cleaning rack 104 and a high-pressure cleaning pipe 105. The water inlet pipeline 101, the drying pipeline 102 and one end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 are connected through the three-way valve 103. The other end of the water inlet pipeline 101 is connected to a water tank to provide cleaning water to the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105. The other end of the drying pipeline 102 is connected to a fan to provide high-temperature sterile air to the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105. The other end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 is arranged on the cleaning rack 104. When a large spore bottle is placed on the cleaning rack 104, the water outlet end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 can be inserted into the large spore bottle, and the spore bottle mouth is placed on the cleaning rack 104 downward, so that no water will remain in the spore bottle, thereby improving the practicality of the device.

[0035] In this embodiment, the conveying component 22 includes a front conveyor belt 221, a filling turntable 222 and a rear conveyor belt 223. The filling turntable 222 is located in the sterile cover 21 and is arranged between the front conveyor belt 221 and the rear conveyor belt 223. A waste liquid tank 6 is pre-placed on the filling turntable 222 for collecting waste liquid. A front end portion of the front conveyor belt 221 is located outside the inlet of the sterile cover 21, and a rear end portion of the rear conveyor belt 223 is located outside the outlet of the sterile cover 21. The conveying component 22 replaces manual movement of large spore bottles, thereby improving efficiency.

[0036] In this embodiment, the environmental sterilization component 23 includes an ultraviolet sterilization lamp 231 and a sterile fan 232. The ultraviolet sterilization lamps 231 include a plurality of them, which are evenly arranged on the cover wall inside the sterile cover 21. The sterile fan 232 is arranged at the inlet and outlet of the sterile cover 21. The air outlet of the sterile fan 232 is directed toward the conveying component 22 away from the sterile cover 21, so as to blow the air on the conveyor belt outside the sterile cover 21 away from the inlet 211 and the outlet 212, thereby preventing air with debris or dust from entering the sterile cover 21, thereby improving the filling quality of the device; in another embodiment, the blowing direction of the sterile fan 232 can be rotated and changed to facilitate blowing at different positions of the conveyor belt, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0037] In this embodiment, the filling assembly 25 includes a filling tank 251, which can be arranged outside the sterile cover 21. The seed spores are pre-stored in the filling tank 251. The filling tank 251 is connected to the feeding pipe 252. A quantitative valve 253 is arranged on the feeding pipe 252. The feeding pipe 252 on the side of the quantitative valve 253 away from the filling tank 251 is connected to the cleaning pipeline. The discharge port of the feeding pipe 252 is arranged in the sterile cover 21 and connected to one end of the hose 254. The other end of the hose 254 is connected to one end of the filling pipe 255. The other end of the filling pipe 255 is provided with an anti-fouling cover 256. The filling pipe 255 can be inserted into the spore bottle. The hose 254 provides a flexible connection during the movement of the filling pipe 255. The anti-fouling cover 256 can cover the bottle mouth of the spore bottle to prevent debris or dust from entering the spore bottle when the filling pipe 255 is filled, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0038] In this embodiment, the cleaning pipeline includes a connecting pipe, a steam pipe 257, a blowing pipe 258 and a second three-way valve 259. The connecting pipe, the steam pipe 257 and one end of the blowing pipe 258 are connected through the second three-way valve 259, and the other end of the connecting pipe is connected to the feed pipe 252, the other end of the steam pipe 257 is connected to high-temperature steam, and the other end of the blowing pipe 258 is connected to the fan. After one filling is completed, the steam pipe 257 and the blowing pipe 258 are used to clean and sterilize the seed spores remaining in the feed pipe 252, the hose 254 and the filling pipe 255 to ensure the quality of the canning during the next filling, thereby improving the stability of the device.

[0039] In this embodiment, the guide tube installation assembly 24 includes a guide tube placement box 241, a guide tube outlet 242 is provided on the guide tube placement box 241, a push-out piece 243 is provided at the bottom of the guide tube placement box 241, and a push-out piece 244 is provided on the side wall of the guide tube placement box 241 corresponding to the guide tube outlet 242. A plurality of guide tubes 5 are placed in the guide tube placement box 241. The guide tubes 5 are installed at the bottle mouth of the spore bottle after the spore bottle is filled. Therefore, the guide tubes 5 are placed in the guide tube placement box 241 in advance. Multiple ejection members 243 and 244 are arranged to improve installation efficiency, and only one guide tube 5 is taken out at a time through the ejection member 243 and the push-out member 244, thereby improving the economy of the device. Further preferably, the ejection member 243 and the push-out member 244 both include a retractable spring, and the guide tube 5 is ejected and pushed out through the extension of the retractable spring; further preferably, a plurality of ultraviolet sterilization lamps 231 are also arranged in the guide tube placement box 241, so that the guide tube 5 remains in a sterile state, thereby improving the practicability of the device.

[0040] In this embodiment, a robotic arm 24 is provided between the filling rotating table 222 and the guide tube installation assembly 24, which is used to move the large spore bottles and install the guide tube 5 on the large spore bottles, replacing manual transportation of the spore bottles and installation of the guide tube 5, thereby improving the efficiency and economy of the filling production.

[0041] In this embodiment, a control component is also included. The control component is computer controlled. The control component connects the first three-way valve 103, the second three-way valve 259, the quantitative valve 253, the robot arm 1 3, the robot arm 2 4 and the power parts of each component to control the stable operation of the equipment, realize automation, reduce the labor intensity of the staff and improve efficiency.

[0042] Working principle: First, the spore bottle to be cleaned is placed on the cleaning rack 104 through the mechanical arm 3, so that the water outlet end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 is inserted into the spore bottle to be cleaned, and the first three-way valve 103 is controlled to be opened, so that the cleaning water enters the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 through the water inlet pipe 101 and performs high-pressure cleaning on the inside of the spore bottle to be cleaned. After the cleaning is completed, the first three-way valve 103 is controlled to open the high-temperature sterile wind, and the high-temperature sterile wind enters the high-pressure cleaning pipe 105 through the drying pipe 102 to achieve drying and Pre-sterilization; then control the robot arm 13 to move the dried spore bottle on the cleaning rack 104 to the front conveyor belt 221, the front conveyor belt 221 moves the spore bottle through the inlet 211 to the sterile cover 21, and then control the robot arm 24 to transfer the spore bottle to the filling rotary table 222, and then insert the filling tube 255 into the spore bottle through the robot arm 24, and make the anti-fouling cover 256 completely cover the spore bottle mouth, open the quantitative valve 253, and quantitatively fill the spore bottle. After the filling is completed, close the quantitative valve 253 and control the robot arm 24 The filling tube 255 is taken out and inserted into the waste liquid tank 6; then the ejector 243 and the ejector 244 are controlled to push the guide tube 5 out from the guide tube outlet 242, the guide tube 5 is clamped by the robot arm 24 and installed on the mouth of the filled spore bottle, the filling rotary table 222 is rotated 180°, the robot arm 24 is controlled to transfer the spore bottle to the rear conveyor belt 223, and the rear conveyor belt 223 moves the spore bottle out of the sterile cover 21 through the outlet 212; then the second three-way valve 259 is controlled to open the steam pipe 257, and the high-temperature steam is used to sterilize the spore bottle. The feed pipe 252, the hose 254 and the filling pipe 255 are sterilized and the residual liquid in the tube is removed, and then the second three-way valve 259 is controlled to open the blowing pipe 258, and the blowing pipe 258 emits high-temperature sterile air. The high-temperature sterile air dries the feed pipe 252, the hose 254 and the filling pipe 255, and then the filling turntable 222 is rotated 180° again to prepare for the next working cycle. During the whole process, the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 231 and the sterile fan 232 are always kept in the turned-on state to ensure that the inside of the sterile cover 21 continues to maintain a sterile state.

[0043] The parts not described in detail in the present invention are all conventional technical means known to those skilled in the art.

[0044] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0045] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or suggesting relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present utility model, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0046] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

[0047] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment, characterized in that: include: A cleaning unit (1) and a filling unit (2), wherein the filling unit (2) comprises a sterile cover (21), a conveying assembly (22), an environmental sterilization assembly (23), a guide tube installation assembly (24) and a filling assembly (25), wherein the sterile cover (21) is arranged on the conveying assembly (22), an inlet (211) and an outlet (212) are provided on both sides of the sterile cover (21), both ends of the conveying assembly (22) are located outside the sterile cover (21), and the environmental sterilization assembly (23) and the guide tube installation assembly (24) are both arranged inside the sterile cover (21). A cleaning unit (1) is arranged on one side of the inlet (211) of the filling unit (2) for cleaning the large spore bottle, and a robotic arm (3) is arranged between the cleaning unit (1) and the filling unit (2) for moving the cleaned large spore bottle to the conveying assembly (22).

2. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning unit (1) comprises a water inlet pipeline (101), a drying pipeline (102), a first three-way valve (103), a cleaning rack (104) and a high-pressure cleaning pipe (105); one end of the water inlet pipeline (101), the drying pipeline (102) and the high-pressure cleaning pipe (105) are connected via the three-way valve (103); the other end of the water inlet pipeline (101) is connected to a water tank; the other end of the drying pipeline (102) is connected to a fan; and the other end of the high-pressure cleaning pipe (105) is arranged on the cleaning rack (104).

3. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying assembly (22) comprises a front conveyor belt (221), a filling rotary table (222) and a rear conveyor belt (223); the filling rotary table (222) is located in the sterile cover (21) and is arranged between the front conveyor belt (221) and the rear conveyor belt (223); a waste liquid tank (6) is arranged on the filling rotary table (222); a front end portion of the front conveyor belt (221) is located outside the inlet (211) of the sterile cover (21); and a rear end portion of the rear conveyor belt (223) is located outside the outlet (212) of the sterile cover (21).

4. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The environmental sterilization component (23) comprises an ultraviolet sterilization lamp (231) and a sterile fan (232). The ultraviolet sterilization lamp (231) comprises a plurality of ultraviolet sterilization lamps (231) which are arranged on the inner wall of the sterile cover (21). The sterile fan (232) is arranged at the inlet (211) and the outlet (212) of the sterile cover (21). The air outlet of the sterile fan (232) is oriented toward the conveying component (22) in a direction away from the sterile cover (21).

5. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The filling assembly (25) comprises a filling tank (251), the filling tank (251) being connected to a feed pipe (252), a quantitative valve (253) being arranged on the feed pipe (252), the feed pipe (252) being connected to a cleaning pipeline at a side of the quantitative valve (253) away from the filling tank (251), the discharge port of the feed pipe (252) being arranged in the sterile cover (21) and connected to one end of a hose (254), the other end of the hose (254) being connected to one end of a filling pipe (255), and an anti-fouling cover (256) being arranged at the other end of the filling pipe (255).

6. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cleaning pipeline comprises a connecting pipe, a steam pipe (257), a blowing pipe (258) and a second three-way valve (259); one end of the connecting pipe, the steam pipe (257) and the blowing pipe (258) are connected via the second three-way valve (259); the other end of the connecting pipe is connected to the feed pipe (252); the other end of the steam pipe (257) is connected to high-temperature steam; and the other end of the blowing pipe (258) is connected to a fan.

7. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The guide tube installation assembly (24) comprises a guide tube placement box (241), a guide tube outlet (242) is provided on the guide tube placement box (241), a ejector (243) is provided at the bottom of the guide tube placement box (241), a push-out member (244) is provided on the side wall of the guide tube placement box (241) corresponding to the guide tube outlet (242), and a plurality of guide tubes (5) are placed in the guide tube placement box (241).

8. A large-scale Aspergillus niger spore bottle cleaning and filling equipment according to claim 7, characterized in that: A second mechanical arm (4) is arranged between the filling rotary table (222) and the guide tube mounting assembly (24).

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