Fermentation tank cleaning equipment
By designing an automated fermentation tank cleaning equipment, the extended pipe delivery boom and turntable mechanism is used to achieve accurate delivery of high-pressure clean water, solving the problem of high-risk cleaning of manual tanks, and improving the safety and efficiency of cleaning.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421525255.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-28
AI Technical Summary
During the cleaning of the fermentation tank, manual cleaning of the tank is at high risk, especially in the dark and high humidity conditions in the tank, safety accidents are prone to occur.
A fermentation tank cleaning equipment is designed, which adopts automated operation. Through the extendable pipe feeding boom and turntable mechanism, the high-pressure clean water provided by the high-pressure pump is directly sent to all parts in the fermentation tank that need to be washed, realizing remote control and precise cleaning.
It effectively avoids high-risk operations of manual tank cleaning, improves operation safety, and realizes rapid and efficient fermentation tank cleaning through automated operations, ensuring thorough cleaning of the inner wall of the tank.
Smart Images

Figure CN222790090U_ABST
Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to a fermentation tank cleaning device, belonging to the technical field of fermentation tank cleaning. Background Art
[0002] Fermentation tanks are widely used in beverage, chemical, food, dairy, condiments, brewing, pharmaceutical and other industries. They mainly play the role of cultivating microorganisms and have the characteristics of rapid heating, high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. In the fermentation process, in order to make the fermentation reaction proceed quickly and evenly and maintain it within a certain range of optimal conditions, the reaction material fluid needs to be heated, monitored, stirred or cooled. These operations are key steps to ensure the smooth progress of the fermentation process and achieve the expected output and quality. The cleaning of the fermenter is also a very important link. After each use, the fermenter needs to be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to prevent microbial residues and contamination. The cleaning process should use a suitable cleaning agent and be carried out in accordance with the prescribed procedures to ensure that the cleanliness and sanitary conditions of the fermenter meet production requirements.
[0003] In the process of implementing the technical solution of this application, the inventor discovered that there are at least the following technical problems in the prior art:
[0004] In the fermentation workshop, the original tank body is cleaned by manual tank lowering and high-pressure water cleaning. Manual tank lowering cleaning, the tank environment is dark and high humidity, and the production operation has a high risk factor. Utility Model Content
[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is: to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art and provide a fermentation tank cleaning device, which can send a flushing head to the part of the large tank that needs flushing, thereby avoiding manual cleaning of the tank.
[0006] The fermentation tank cleaning equipment described in the utility model comprises a frame, a rotatable pipe reel is installed inside the frame, a high-pressure pump is installed on the frame corresponding to one end of the pipe reel, a pipe delivery mechanism is installed on the side opposite to the high-pressure pump, an extendable pipe delivery arm is correspondingly provided on the frame at one end of the pipe delivery mechanism, a turntable mechanism and a lifting mechanism are provided corresponding to the pipe delivery arm, the turntable mechanism is used to control the rotation of the pipe delivery arm, and the lifting mechanism is used to control the lifting or lowering of the end of the pipe delivery arm.
[0007] Furthermore, a supporting end is provided on the frame corresponding to the front end, a turntable mechanism is arranged on the supporting end, and a lifting mechanism is correspondingly installed on the turntable mechanism.
[0008] Furthermore, a water pipe positioning sleeve is correspondingly installed at the output end of the pipe delivery mechanism.
[0009] Furthermore, the pipe delivery boom includes a plurality of sections of telescopic sleeves, the cross section of the telescopic sleeves is arranged in a non-circular manner, a plurality of groups of telescopic rod assemblies are installed inside the telescopic sleeves, and the ends of the telescopic rod assemblies are connected to drive motors I;
[0010] The outermost telescopic sleeve is hinged to the turntable mechanism;
[0011] A pipe supporting wheel set is correspondingly installed at the lower end of the telescopic sleeve.
[0012] Furthermore, the turntable mechanism includes a rotating gear horizontally mounted to the support end, a matching driving gear is mounted on one side of the support end corresponding to the rotating gear, and a driving motor II is mounted on the driving gear correspondingly;
[0013] A pipe delivery arm is hingedly installed corresponding to the lower end of the rotating gear.
[0014] Furthermore, a lifting mechanism is correspondingly installed on the upper end of the transmission gear, and the lifting mechanism includes a lifting telescopic cylinder, and a telescopic rod of the lifting telescopic cylinder is connected to the telescopic sleeve.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0016] The utility model avoids the high-risk operation of manual tank cleaning through automated operation. The environment inside the tank is dark and humid, and manual operation is prone to safety accidents. However, this device greatly improves the safety of the operation through remote control.
[0017] The pipe delivery arm can be extended and extended. Combined with the turntable mechanism and the lifting mechanism, it can accurately deliver the flushing head to each part of the fermentation tank that needs to be flushed, thereby achieving fast and efficient cleaning.
[0018] The high-pressure clean water provided by the high-pressure pump is directly delivered to the flushing head through the pipe delivery mechanism, ensuring the pressure and flow during the cleaning process, thereby achieving thorough cleaning of the inner wall of the fermentation tank. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of Embodiment 1 of the present utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 It is a top view of embodiment 1 of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 It is a full cross-sectional view of Example 1 of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 yes Figure 3 A partial enlarged view of the middle part;
[0023] Figure 5 This is a front view of the pipe delivery arm of Example 1 of the utility model after being extended;
[0024] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the internal structure at B in the middle;
[0025] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pipe delivery mechanism, the lifting mechanism and the turntable mechanism of Example 1 of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 8 yes Figure 7 A partial enlarged view of point C in the middle;
[0027] Fig. 9 It is a front view of the pipe delivery mechanism, lifting mechanism and turntable mechanism of Example 1 of the utility model;
[0028] Fig.10 It is a top view of the pipe delivery mechanism, lifting mechanism and turntable mechanism of Example 1 of the utility model;
[0029] In the figure:
[0030] 1. High-pressure pump; 2. Hose reel; 3. Frame; 31. Support end; 4. Tube delivery mechanism; 41. Lower pressure plate; 42. Compression spring; 43. Guide plate; 431. Guide rod; 44. Mounting seat II; 45. Mounting seat I; 46. Support frame; 461. Adjustment slot; 47. Guide wheel; 48. Locking wheel set; 481. Upper rotating wheel; 482. Lower rotating wheel; 49. Driving wheel; 491. Driving motor III; 492. Transmission gear set; 5. Lifting mechanism; 51. Telescopic cylinder; 52. Telescopic rod; 6. Turntable mechanism; 61. Driving motor II; 62. Driving gear; 63. Rotating gear; 7. Tube delivery arm; 71. Driving motor I; 72. Telescopic sleeve; 73. Telescopic rod assembly; 74. Tube support wheel set; 8. Water pipe positioning sleeve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] Example 1
[0032] like Figures 1 to 10 As shown, the fermentation tank cleaning equipment described in the utility model includes a frame 3, a rotatable pipe reel 2 is installed inside the frame 3, a high-pressure pump 1 is installed on the frame 3 corresponding to one end of the pipe reel 2, and a pipe delivery mechanism 4 is installed on the side opposite to the high-pressure pump 1. An extendable pipe delivery arm 7 is correspondingly provided on the frame 3 at one end of the pipe delivery mechanism 4, and a turntable mechanism 6 and a lifting mechanism 5 are provided corresponding to the pipe delivery arm 7. The turntable mechanism 6 is used to control the rotation of the pipe delivery arm 7, and the lifting mechanism 5 is used to control the lifting or lowering of the end of the pipe delivery arm 7.
[0033] A supporting end 31 is provided at the corresponding front end of the frame 3 , a turntable mechanism 6 is arranged on the supporting end 31 , and a lifting mechanism 5 is correspondingly installed on the turntable mechanism 6 .
[0034] A water pipe positioning sleeve 8 is correspondingly installed at the output end of the pipe delivery mechanism 4 .
[0035] The pipe delivery arm 7 includes a plurality of sections of telescopic sleeves 72, the cross section of the telescopic sleeves 72 is a non-circular arrangement, a plurality of groups of telescopic rod assemblies 73 are installed inside the telescopic sleeves 72, and the ends of the telescopic rod assemblies 73 are connected to drive motors I 71; the cross section of the telescopic sleeve 72 is a rectangular arrangement, and the telescopic rod assembly 73 is a screw rod end nut that rotates to drive the screw rod to move linearly, which is a conventional extension technology in the field of telescopic rods and will not be introduced in detail here.
[0036] The outermost telescopic sleeve 72 is hinged to the turntable mechanism 6;
[0037] A tube supporting wheel set 74 is correspondingly mounted on the lower end of the telescopic sleeve 72 .
[0038] The turntable mechanism 6 includes a rotating gear 63 horizontally mounted on the support end 31, and a matching driving gear 62 is mounted on one side of the support end 31 corresponding to the rotating gear 63, and a driving motor II 61 is mounted on the driving gear 62;
[0039] A pipe delivery arm 7 is hingedly mounted on the lower end of the rotating gear 63 .
[0040] A lifting mechanism 5 is correspondingly installed at the upper end of the transmission gear. The lifting mechanism 5 includes a lifting telescopic cylinder 51. The telescopic rod 52 of the lifting telescopic cylinder 51 is connected to the telescopic sleeve 72, specifically, it is hinged to the connecting rod through the telescopic rod 52, and is hinged to the telescopic sleeve 72 through the connecting rod.
[0041] The pipe delivery mechanism 4 for the fermentation tank cleaning equipment includes a support frame 46, in which an angle-adjustable mounting seat I45 is installed. The support frame 46 can be installed correspondingly to the frame 3. An adjustment groove 461 is provided on the support frame 46. The adjustment groove 461 fixes the mounting seat I45 by screws. A plurality of driving wheels 49 are installed correspondingly on the mounting seat I45. A mounting seat II44 is elastically installed at the upper end of the mounting seat I45 corresponding to the sliding movement. A plurality of guide wheels 47 are provided on the mounting seat II44 corresponding to the driving wheels 49; there are also separately arranged locking wheel groups 48 at the front and rear ends of the mounting seat II44.
[0042] The locking wheel group 48 is divided into a lower rotating wheel 482 rotatably connected to the mounting seat II 44 and an upper rotating wheel 481 mounted above the corresponding lower rotating wheel 482. The center distance between the upper rotating wheel 481 and the lower rotating wheel 482 is adjustable. The locking wheel group 48 prevents the flushing pipe from slipping when rotating to avoid the hard water pipe from causing inaccurate pipe delivery size.
[0043] One, two, three or four drive wheels 49 may be arranged accordingly.
[0044] A driving motor III 491 is installed on one side of the mounting seat II 44 corresponding to the driving wheel 49, and the output end of the driving motor III 491 is connected to the driving wheel 49. A transmission gear set 492 is installed on the side of the mounting seat II 44 facing away from the driving motor III 491, and the transmission gear set 492 connects a plurality of driving wheels 49 together.
[0045] A guide plate 43 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the mounting seat II 44, and a lower pressure plate 41 is provided on the upper end of the guide plate 43. A compression spring 42 is installed between the guide plate 43 and the lower pressure plate 41. A plurality of guide columns are provided on the lower pressure plate 41. The guide columns slide through the guide plate 43 and are connected to the mounting seat I 45. The lower ends of the guide columns can be connected through nuts. The guide columns are pulled down by the nuts to move the lower pressure plate 41 downward. The guide plate 43 is pressed down by the compression spring 42, so that the guide wheel 47 cooperates with the driving wheel 49 to tighten the flushing pipe.
[0046] A guide rod 431 is provided on the guide plate 43 , and the guide rod 431 is slidably fitted on the lower pressing plate 41 . A compression spring 42 is sleeved on the guide rod 431 located between the guide plate 43 and the lower pressing plate 41 .
[0047] The driving motor I 71 , the driving motor II 61 and the driving motor III 491 may be servo motors.
[0048] Working process or working principle:
[0049] Push the device to a suitable position on the large tank, connect the clean tap water pipe to the water inlet of the high-pressure pump 1, and turn on the power supply;
[0050] Lift the device to the manhole of the large tank, align it to the position, and tighten it with the locking nut;
[0051] The flushing water is sucked out from the high-pressure pump 1, passes through the pipe delivery mechanism 4 through the flushing pipe, and then passes through the water pipe positioning sleeve 8, and finally enters the pipe support wheel set 74 of the pipe delivery arm 7;
[0052] The flushing pipe is extended into the large tank through the pipe delivery arm 7;
[0053] Turn on the power, rotate the large tank to be cleaned through the touch screen, and retract the pipe delivery arm 7 after cleaning is completed.
[0054] The description of the direction and relative position relationship of the structure in the present invention, such as the description of front, back, left, right, up, and down, does not constitute a limitation of the present invention, but is only for the convenience of description.
Claims
1. A fermentation tank cleaning device, characterized in that: The invention comprises a frame (3), a rotatable hose reel (2) is installed inside the frame (3), a high-pressure pump (1) is installed on the frame (3) at one end of the hose reel (2), a hose delivery mechanism (4) is installed on the side opposite to the high-pressure pump (1), a hose delivery arm (7) that can be extended and extended is correspondingly provided on the frame (3) at one end of the hose delivery mechanism (4), a turntable mechanism (6) and a lifting mechanism (5) are provided corresponding to the hose delivery arm (7), the turntable mechanism (6) is used to control the rotation of the hose delivery arm (7), and the lifting mechanism (5) is used to control the lifting or lowering of the end of the hose delivery arm (7).
2. The fermentation tank cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support end (31) is provided on the frame (3) corresponding to the front end, a turntable mechanism (6) is arranged on the support end (31), and a lifting mechanism (5) is correspondingly installed on the turntable mechanism (6).
3. The fermentation tank cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water pipe positioning sleeve (8) is correspondingly installed at the output end of the pipe delivery mechanism (4).
4. The fermentation tank cleaning equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The pipe delivery arm (7) comprises a plurality of sections of telescopic sleeves (72), the cross section of the telescopic sleeves (72) is arranged in a non-circular manner, a plurality of groups of telescopic rod assemblies (73) are installed inside the telescopic sleeves (72), and the ends of the telescopic rod assemblies (73) are connected to driving motors I (71); The outermost telescopic sleeve (72) is hinged to the turntable mechanism (6); A tube supporting wheel set (74) is correspondingly mounted on the lower end of the telescopic sleeve (72).
5. The fermentation tank cleaning equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: The turntable mechanism (6) comprises a rotating gear (63) horizontally mounted on the support end (31); a driving gear (62) matching the rotating gear (63) is mounted on one side of the support end (31); and a driving motor II (61) is mounted on the driving gear (62); A pipe delivery arm (7) is hingedly mounted correspondingly to the lower end of the rotating gear (63).
6. The fermentation tank cleaning equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A lifting mechanism (5) is correspondingly installed on the upper end of the transmission gear. The lifting mechanism (5) comprises a lifting telescopic cylinder (51). The telescopic rod (52) of the lifting telescopic cylinder (51) is connected to the telescopic sleeve (72).