A material pushing structure of a fermentation tank
By designing the material pushing mechanism and support mechanism in the fermentation tank, the problem of inconvenient discharge of existing fermentation tanks is solved, and the rapid and convenient discharge and height adjustment of fermented materials are achieved, and the operation efficiency is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421347335.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-13
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-08
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-13
AI Technical Summary
When discharging materials, existing fermentation tanks need to stuff the container into the discharge pipe in the center of the lower end of the fermentation tank, which is inconvenient to operate.
A fermenter pushing structure is designed, including a pushing mechanism and a support mechanism. The material pushing mechanism realizes the rapid launch and discharge of fermented materials by installing components such as shell, material pushing head, material pushing spiral blade and drive motor. The support mechanism adjusts the height of the fermentor through the cylinder and the support frame to accommodate the discharge ports of different containers.
It realizes the rapid and convenient discharge of fermented materials, reduces operational complexity, improves work efficiency, and can adjust the discharge port according to the height of the container to meet different usage needs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of fermentation tanks, and particularly relates to a material pushing structure of a fermentation tank. Background Art
[0002] A fermentation tank refers to an industrial device used for microbial fermentation. Its main body is generally a main cylinder made of stainless steel plates. With the continuous improvement of living standards, people's demand for healthy living has also increased. Therefore, the use of fermentation tanks is widely used in various industries.
[0003] A Chinese patent with publication number CN213835290U discloses a fermentation tank with anti-blocking function, including a tank body, both sides of the top of the tank body are connected with a feed pipe, a stirring motor is fixedly connected to the center of the top of the tank body, the output end of the stirring motor is fixedly connected to a stirring shaft, the bottom of the stirring shaft penetrates into the inner cavity of the tank body, stirring blades are fixedly connected to both sides of the surface of the stirring shaft, a thermocouple is fixedly connected to the right side of the inner wall of the tank body, a heating wire is fixedly connected to the surface of the thermocouple, the bottom of the tank body is connected with a discharge pipe, and a solenoid valve is installed at the bottom of the surface of the discharge pipe.
[0004] The fermentation tank in the above-mentioned prior art still has certain shortcomings in actual use. For example, although the fermentation tank uses the lower end servo motor to drive the rotating shaft in the discharge pipe to rotate during discharge, so that the push plate outside the rotating shaft can discharge the material, each time the material is discharged, the container needs to be inserted into the discharge pipe at the center of the lower end of the fermentation tank to collect the fermented material, which is very inconvenient to use in actual operation. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of the problems mentioned in the background technology, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a material pushing structure of a fermentation tank to solve the problems mentioned in the background technology.
[0006] The above technical objectives of the utility model are achieved through the following technical solutions:
[0007] A pushing structure of a fermentation tank comprises a fermentation tank body, a tank cover is fixedly installed on the upper end of the fermentation tank body, a feeding pipe and a stirring motor are respectively arranged on the upper end of the tank cover, a discharge pipe is fixedly installed on the lower end of the fermentation tank body, a solenoid valve is arranged on the outer side of the discharge pipe, a pushing mechanism is fixedly installed on the lower end of the discharge pipe, and a supporting mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the fermentation tank body;
[0008] The pushing mechanism includes a mounting shell, the upper end of the mounting shell is provided with a feed port, the lower end of the mounting shell is provided with a discharge port, the upper end of the mounting shell is fixedly mounted through the feed port and the lower end of the discharge pipe, the inner side of the discharge pipe is rotatably connected with a first connecting shaft, the outer side of the first connecting shaft is fixedly mounted with a pushing head, one end of the first connecting shaft is rotatably penetrates the wall of the discharge pipe, the inner side of the mounting shell is rotatably connected with a second connecting shaft, the outer side of the second connecting shaft is fixedly connected with a pushing spiral blade, the outer side of the mounting shell is fixedly mounted with a driving motor, the output end of the driving motor and one end of the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are fixedly mounted with sprockets, the sprocket at the output end of the driving motor and the outer sides of the sprockets at the ends of the first connecting shaft and the second connecting shaft are meshed and connected with the same chain, and the pushing mechanism can be used to conveniently discharge the fermentation tank;
[0009] The supporting mechanism includes a supporting column, which is fixedly connected to the outside of the fermentation tank body at an equal angle. The lower end of the supporting column body is slidably connected to a supporting frame. A cylinder is fixedly installed on the inner side of the lower end of the supporting column. The output end of the cylinder and the supporting frame are fixedly installed. Through the supporting mechanism, the discharge pushing height of the pushing mechanism can be conveniently and adaptively adjusted according to the height of the collecting container.
[0010] As an optimal technical solution, a mounting frame is fixedly connected to the outer side of the mounting shell, and the drive motor is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the upper end of the mounting frame. The shape of the chain is triangular, and the lower end of the fermentation tank body is truncated. The drive motor can be easily installed through the mounting frame on the mounting shell.
[0011] As a preferred technical solution, a push plate is fixedly connected to the outer side of the push head, a tooth groove is opened on the outer edge of the push plate, the lower end of the discharge pipe is fixedly connected to the first connecting flange, and the upper end of the feed port is fixedly connected to the second connecting flange. The first connecting flange and the second connecting flange are fixedly installed by screws. The push plate with the tooth groove can facilitate the pushing and discharge of materials in the fermentation tank, and the first connecting flange and the second connecting flange can facilitate the connection and installation of the discharge pipe and the feed port.
[0012] As a preferred technical solution, a fixing plate is fixedly connected to the lower end of the support frame, and a fixing hole is opened on the inner side of the fixing plate, so that the support frame can be easily installed through the fixing plate.
[0013] In summary, the utility model mainly has the following beneficial effects:
[0014] First, during the discharging process, the solenoid valve is opened, and the sprocket at the output end of the driving motor synchronously drives the sprocket at the discharge pipe and the sprocket at the mounting shell through the chain, and at the same time, the first connecting shaft connected to the sprocket at the discharge pipe and the second sprocket connected to the sprocket at the mounting shell run synchronously. First, the pushing head rotates at the blocked narrow opening at the lower end of the fermentation tank body, which can quickly push out the material in the fermentation tank body. At the same time, the fermented material enters the mounting shell through the discharge pipe, and the pushing spiral blade outside the second connecting shaft in the mounting shell can discharge the fermented material from the discharge port at the other end of the mounting shell. Therefore, the staff only needs to place the container directly at the discharge port outside the fermentation tank body, so that the staff does not need to place the container directly below the discharge pipe of the fermentation tank body during discharging, which greatly facilitates the staff to collect the fermented material.
[0015] Second, the height of the fermenter body can be adjusted by utilizing the cylinder output end on the fermenter body to push the support frame to slide on the support column, so that when a higher container is used to receive the discharged fermentation material, the height of the discharge port of the mounting shell can be conveniently and adaptively adjusted. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a left view of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the material pushing mechanism of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 4 The utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.
[0020] Figure numerals: 1. fermentation tank body, 2. tank cover, 3. stirring motor, 4. feed pipe, 5. support mechanism, 501. support column, 502. support frame, 503. cylinder, 6. discharge pipe, 7. solenoid valve, 8. pushing mechanism, 801. mounting shell, 802. discharge port, 803. pushing head, 804. first connecting shaft, 805. driving motor, 806. sprocket, 807. chain, 808. pushing spiral blade, 809. feed port, 8010. second connecting shaft, 9. fixing plate, 10. fixing hole, 11. mounting frame, 12. pushing plate, 13. tooth groove, 14. first connecting flange, 15. second connecting flange. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] refer to Figures 1 to 4, a pushing structure of a fermentation tank described in this embodiment includes a fermentation tank body 1, a tank cover 2 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the fermentation tank body 1, a feeding pipe 4 and a stirring motor 3 are respectively arranged on the upper end of the tank cover 2, a discharge pipe 6 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the fermentation tank body 1, a solenoid valve 7 is arranged on the outer side of the discharge pipe 6, a pushing mechanism 8 is fixedly installed on the lower end of the discharge pipe 6, a supporting mechanism 5 is arranged on the outer side of the fermentation tank body 1, and an air inlet and an exhaust port are also arranged on the tank cover 2, wherein the air inlet is used for the microorganisms to need oxygen for respiration during the fermentation process to maintain their normal growth and metabolic activities, and the exhaust is used for the fermentation process. Carbon dioxide and other waste gases will also be generated. If they are not discharged in time, it will affect the growth and fermentation effect of the microorganisms. An electric heating pipe is also installed inside the fermentation tank body 1 for heating the material, which are all existing technologies and will not be described in detail here;
[0022] The pushing mechanism 8 includes a mounting shell 801, the upper end of the mounting shell 801 is provided with a feed port 809, the lower end of the mounting shell 801 is provided with a discharge port 802, the upper end of the mounting shell 801 is fixedly mounted through the feed port 809 and the lower end of the discharge pipe 6, the inner side of the discharge pipe 6 is rotatably connected with a first connecting shaft 804, the outer side of the first connecting shaft 804 is fixedly mounted with a pushing head 803, one end of the first connecting shaft 804 is rotatably penetrates the wall of the discharge pipe 6, the inner side of the mounting shell 801 is rotatably connected with a second connecting shaft 8010, the outer side of the second connecting shaft 8010 is fixedly connected with a pushing spiral blade 808, the outer side of the mounting shell 801 is fixedly mounted with a driving motor 805, the output end of the driving motor 805 and one end of the first connecting shaft 804 and the second connecting shaft 8010 are fixedly mounted with a sprocket 806, the sprocket 806 at the output end of the driving motor 805 and the ends of the first connecting shaft 804 and the second connecting shaft 8010 The outer side of the sprocket 806 of the fermenter body 1 is meshed with the same chain 807. During the discharging process, the solenoid valve 7 is opened, and the sprocket 806 at the output end of the driving motor 805 synchronously drives the sprocket 806 at the discharge pipe 6 and the sprocket 806 at the mounting shell 801 through the chain 807, and at the same time, the first connecting shaft 804 connected to the sprocket 806 at the discharge pipe 6 and the second sprocket 806 connected to the sprocket 806 at the mounting shell 801 are synchronously operated. First, the pushing head 803 rotates at the blocked narrow mouth at the lower end of the fermenter body 1, which can quickly push out the material in the fermenter body 1. At the same time, the fermented material enters the mounting shell 801 through the discharge pipe 6, and the pushing spiral blade 808 on the outer side of the second connecting shaft 8010 in the mounting shell 801 can discharge the fermented material from the discharge port 802 at the other end of the mounting shell 801. Therefore, the staff only needs to directly place the container at the discharge port 802 outside the fermenter body.
[0023] The supporting mechanism 5 includes a supporting column 501, which is fixedly connected to the outside of the fermentation tank body 1 at an equal angle. The lower end of the supporting column 501 body is slidably connected to a supporting frame 502. A cylinder 503 is fixedly installed on the inner side of the lower end of the supporting column 501. The output end of the cylinder 503 and the supporting frame 502 are fixedly installed. The output end of the cylinder 503 on the fermentation tank body 1 is telescopically pushed to push the supporting frame 502 to slide on the supporting column 501, so that the height of the fermentation tank body 1 can be adjusted.
[0024] refer to Figure 2 The outer side of the mounting shell 801 is fixedly connected with a mounting frame 11, and the driving motor 805 is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the upper end of the mounting frame 11. The chain 807 is in a triangular shape, and the lower end of the fermentation tank body 1 is in a truncated cone shape. The mounting frame 11 on the mounting shell 801 can be used to conveniently install the driving motor 805. The sprocket 806 at the output end of the driving motor 805 cooperates with the sprocket 806 at the first connecting shaft 804 and the second connecting shaft 8010 to make the chain 807 in a triangular shape, which can facilitate the synchronous transmission of the first connecting shaft 804 and the second connecting shaft 8010.
[0025] refer to Figure 3 A pushing plate 12 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the pushing head 803, and a tooth groove 13 is opened on the outer edge of the pushing plate 12. A first connecting flange 14 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the discharge pipe 6, and a second connecting flange 15 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the feed port 809. The first connecting flange 14 and the second connecting flange 15 are fixedly installed by screws. By using the pushing plate 12 with the tooth groove 13 on the pushing head 803, the fermentation material can be pushed and discharged conveniently by flipping. By using the first connecting flange 14 at the lower end of the discharge pipe 6 and the second connecting flange 15 at the feed port 809, the mounting shell 801 and the discharge pipe 6 can be conveniently connected and installed.
[0026] refer to Figure 2 The lower end of the support frame 502 is fixedly connected with a fixing plate 9, and a fixing hole 10 is opened on the inner side of the fixing plate 9. By using the fixing plate 9 with the fixing hole 10, the support frame 502 can be easily installed and fixed.
[0027] Principle and advantages of use: During use, when it is necessary to discharge the material, first, according to the height of the collection container, the output end of the cylinder 503 on the fermentation tank body 1 can be extended to push the support frame 502 to slide on the support column 501, so as to adjust the height of the fermentation tank body 1, and then the container can be placed at the discharge port 802;
[0028] During discharging, the solenoid valve 7 opens the sprocket 806 at the output end of the driving motor 805 to synchronously drive the sprocket 806 at the discharge pipe 6 and the sprocket 806 at the mounting shell 801 through the chain 807, and at the same time, the first connecting shaft 804 connected to the sprocket 806 at the discharge pipe 6 and the second sprocket 806 connected to the sprocket 806 at the mounting shell 801 run synchronously. First, the pushing head 803 rotates at the blocked narrow mouth at the lower end of the fermentation tank body 1, which can quickly push out the material in the fermentation tank body 1. At the same time, the fermented material enters the mounting shell 801 through the discharge pipe 6, and the pushing spiral blade 808 on the outside of the second connecting shaft 8010 in the mounting shell 801 can discharge the fermented material from the discharge port 802 at the other end of the mounting shell 801.
Claims
1. A material pushing structure of a fermentation tank, comprising a fermentation tank body (1), characterized in that: A tank cover (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper end of the fermentation tank body (1), a feed pipe (4) and a stirring motor (3) are respectively arranged on the upper end of the tank cover (2), a discharge pipe (6) is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the fermentation tank body (1), a solenoid valve (7) is arranged on the outer side of the discharge pipe (6), a pushing mechanism (8) is fixedly mounted on the lower end of the discharge pipe (6), and a supporting mechanism (5) is arranged on the outer side of the fermentation tank body (1); The pushing mechanism (8) comprises a mounting shell (801), the upper end of the mounting shell (801) is provided with a feed port (809), the lower end of the mounting shell (801) is provided with a discharge port (802), the upper end of the mounting shell (801) is fixedly mounted via the feed port (809) and the lower end of the discharge pipe (6), the inner side of the discharge pipe (6) is rotatably connected with a first connecting shaft (804), the outer side of the first connecting shaft (804) is fixedly mounted with a pushing head (803), one end of the first connecting shaft (804) is rotatably penetrates the wall of the discharge pipe (6), the inner side of the mounting shell (801) is fixedly mounted with a pushing head (803), A second connecting shaft (8010) is rotatably connected, and a pusher spiral blade (808) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the second connecting shaft (8010), and a driving motor (805) is fixedly installed on the outer side of the mounting shell (801), and a sprocket (806) is fixedly installed on the output end of the driving motor (805) and one end of the first connecting shaft (804) and the second connecting shaft (8010), and the sprocket (806) at the output end of the driving motor (805) and the outer side of the sprocket (806) at the end of the first connecting shaft (804) and the second connecting shaft (8010) are meshed and connected with the same chain (807).
2. A pushing structure for a fermentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the mounting shell (801) is fixedly connected to a mounting frame (11), and the driving motor (805) is fixedly mounted on the inner side of the upper end of the mounting frame (11).
3. The pushing structure of a fermentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: A pushing plate (12) is fixedly connected to the outer side of the pushing head (803), and a tooth groove (13) is formed on the outer edge of the pushing plate (12).
4. The pushing structure of a fermentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the discharge pipe (6) is fixedly connected to a first connecting flange (14), and the upper end of the feed port (809) is fixedly connected to a second connecting flange (15), and the first connecting flange (14) and the second connecting flange (15) are fixedly installed by screws.
5. The pushing structure of a fermentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The chain (807) is triangular in shape, and the lower end of the fermentation tank body (1) is truncated cone-shaped.
6. The pushing structure of a fermentation tank according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support mechanism (5) comprises a support column (501), wherein the support column (501) is fixedly connected to the outside of the fermentation tank body (1) at an equal angle, the lower end of the support column (501) body is slidably connected to a support frame (502), a cylinder (503) is fixedly installed on the inner side of the lower end of the support column (501), and the output end of the cylinder (503) and the support frame (502) are fixedly installed.
7. A pushing structure for a fermentation tank according to claim 6, characterized in that: A fixing plate (9) is fixedly connected to the lower end of the support frame (502), and a fixing hole (10) is provided on the inner side of the fixing plate (9).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Fermentation tank with anti-blocking function
CN213835290U