Automatic cellar entering system used in brewing process

Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic cellar entering system used in a brewing process, and belongs to the technical field of white spirit brewing. Comprising a plurality of cellars which are linearly arranged side by side along the X axis, a first mounting frame is arranged above the cellars in a sliding mode along the X axis, a first driving part used for driving the cellars to slide is arranged on the first mounting frame, a second mounting frame is arranged on the first mounting frame, a discharging conveyor is arranged on the second mounting frame, and the discharging end of the discharging conveyor is parallel to the Y axis; a material receiving hopper is fixedly arranged on the second mounting frame and located above the discharging conveyor, the upper end and the lower end of the material receiving hopper are open, and a discharging gap allowing vinasse to pass through is formed between the bottom end of the material receiving hopper and the discharging conveyor. The first mounting frame reciprocates above the cellar, then the discharging conveyor is started, vinasse in the receiving hopper is spread out and then pushed out, the vinasse is evenly spread into the cellar, a wine retort does not need to be manually spread, and the effects that the automation of the vinasse brewing process is improved, and the workload of workers is reduced are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of liquor brewing, in particular to an automatic cellar-entry system used in a brewing process. Background Technique

[0002] Liquor is a common type of alcoholic beverage on people's dinner tables. The liquor people drink has a compound fragrance mainly composed of esters. Using koji and yeast as saccharifying and fermenting agents, various liquors are brewed from starchy (sugary) raw materials through processes such as cooking, saccharification, fermentation, distillation, aging, and blending.

[0003] Currently, in liquor production enterprises, after the distiller's grains have been distilled repeatedly, there are still some available substances remaining in the distiller's grains. The distiller's grains are mixed with koji powder, and then the mixed distiller's grains are put into the cellar pool by manual labor or a traveling crane grab. After laying a heat-insulating blanket for heat preservation, they are stored and fermented for a period of time, and can be used continuously for liquor production.

[0004] When the distiller's grains are spread into the cellar pool manually, although the distiller's grains can be evenly spread over the corners of the cellar pool, the workload of workers is large and the spreading efficiency is slow, which is not suitable for the current automated liquor production environment. When the distiller's grains are put into the cellar pool by a traveling crane grab, although the efficiency is improved, workers still need to manually level the pointed pile on the top of the distiller's grains in the cellar pool, and there is still room for improvement. Content of the Utility Model

[0005] In view of the above problems, the utility model provides an automatic cellar-entry system used in a brewing process.

[0006] In order to achieve the above invention purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows:

[0007] Provide an automatic cellar-entry system used in a brewing process, including a plurality of cellar pools arranged side by side in a straight line along the X-axis. A first mounting frame is slidably arranged above the cellar pools along the X-axis. A first driving member for driving its own sliding is arranged on the first mounting frame. A second mounting frame is arranged on the first mounting frame. A discharge conveyor is arranged on the second mounting frame. The discharge end of the discharge conveyor is parallel to the Y-axis, and the width of the discharge conveyor is not greater than the width of the upper opening of the cellar pool in the Y-axis direction. A receiving hopper for receiving distiller's grains is fixedly arranged above the discharge conveyor on the second mounting frame. The upper and lower ends of the receiving hopper are open, and a discharge gap for the distiller's grains to pass through is formed between the bottom end of the receiving hopper and the discharge conveyor.

[0008] Further, the first driving member includes a first driving motor. First sliding rails are fixedly arranged along the X-axis on the ground on both sides of the cellar pool. A plurality of first pulleys are rotatably arranged at the bottom of the first mounting frame. The first mounting frame is slidably connected to the first sliding rails through the first pulleys. The first driving motor is fixedly arranged on the first mounting frame and is used to drive the first pulleys to rotate.

[0009] Furthermore, an adjustment component for adjusting the height of the discharge gap is provided on the receiving hopper, and the adjustment component includes an adjustment plate and an adjustment bolt. A strip hole is opened on the adjustment plate along the Z axis, and a plurality of strip holes are arranged at intervals along the Y axis in parallel. The adjustment plate is arranged above the discharge gap in contact with the outer wall of the receiving hopper, and the adjustment bolt passes through the strip hole and is threadedly connected to the receiving hopper.

[0010] Furthermore, multiple rows of cellars are arranged in parallel and at intervals along the Y-axis direction, a second slide rail is fixedly arranged on the first mounting frame along the Y-axis, a plurality of second pulleys are rotatably arranged on the second mounting frame, the second mounting frame is slidably connected to the second slide rail through the second pulley, and a second drive motor is arranged on the second mounting frame, and the second drive motor is used to drive the second pulley to rotate.

[0011] Furthermore, the discharging conveyor includes a chain conveyor belt and a third driving motor. Two rotating shafts are arranged on the second mounting frame for parallel rotation. Sprocket groups are fixedly arranged on the two rotating shafts. The chain conveyor belt is wound around the sprocket groups of the two transmission shafts through the sprockets. The two ends of the chain conveyor belt extend out of the two sides of the first mounting frame along the X-axis respectively. The third driving motor is arranged on the second mounting frame. The third driving motor is used to drive any one of the rotating shafts to rotate. The receiving hopper is located directly above the middle of the chain conveyor belt, and a discharging gap is formed between the two sides of the bottom of the receiving hopper and the chain conveyor belt.

[0012] Furthermore, a water tank is fixedly installed on the side wall of the receiving hopper, and a spray pipe is arranged along the Y-axis on the outside of the receiving hopper above the discharging conveyor. The spray pipe is provided with a plurality of spray heads facing the discharging conveyor. The spray pipe is connected to the water tank through a water pump, and an electronic valve is provided on the spray pipe.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the first mounting frame reciprocates above the cellar, and then the discharging conveyor is started to flatten the lees in the receiving hopper and push them out, and the lees are evenly spread in the cellar, without the need for manual flattening of the wine retort, thereby improving the automation of the lees brewing process and saving manual operation. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the automatic cellaring system according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cellar entry device according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0016] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of part A.

[0017] Among them, 1. Pit; 11. First slide rail; 2. First mounting frame; 21. First driving motor; 22. First pulley; 23. Second slide rail; 3. Second mounting frame; 31. Second pulley; 4. Discharge conveyor; 41. Chain plate conveyor belt; 42. Third driving motor; 5. Receiving hopper; 6. Discharge gap; 61. Adjusting plate; 62. Adjusting bolt; 63. Strip hole; 7. Water tank; 71. Spray pipe; 72. Spray head; 73. Electric valve. Specific implementation mode

[0018] In order to better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the specification drawings and specific implementation modes.

[0019] The embodiment of the present application discloses an automatic cellar-entry system used in a brewing process. Referring to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 , it includes a plurality of pits 1 arranged linearly along the X-axis. The top of the pit 1 is open, and the opening of the pit 1 is rectangular. An cellar-entry device is slidably installed above the pit 1 along the X-axis direction. On the ground on both sides of the pit 1, a first slide rail 11 is fixedly installed along the X-axis by means of bolt connection or the like. The cellar-entry device includes a first mounting frame 2. The first mounting frame 2 is slidably installed on the first slide rail 11 along the X-axis direction. A second mounting frame 3 is provided above the first mounting frame 2. A discharge conveyor 4 is installed on the second mounting frame 3. The discharge end of the discharge conveyor 4 is parallel to the Y-axis and is located directly above the pit 1, and its width should not be greater than the width of the pit 1 in the Y-axis direction of the upper opening. A receiving hopper 5 is also fixedly installed above the discharge conveyor 4 on the second mounting frame 3. The receiving hopper 5 is used to receive distillers' grains. Both the upper and lower ends of the receiving hopper 5 are open. The fermented grains are directly put into the receiving hopper 5 through the top opening by means of equipment such as a traveling grab bucket. A discharge gap 6 for the distillers' grains to pass through is formed by arranging a space between the lower opening of the receiving hopper 5 and the discharge conveyor 4.

[0020] The first mounting frame 2 is provided with a first driving member for driving itself to slide on the first slide rail 11. In the embodiment of the present application, the first driving member includes a first driving motor 21. A plurality of first pulleys 22 are rotatably arranged at the bottom of the first mounting frame 2. The first mounting frame 2 is slidably connected to the first slide rail 11 through the first pulleys 22. The first driving motor 21 is fixedly arranged on the first mounting frame 2, and its output shaft is coaxially fixedly connected to any one of the first pulleys 22 to drive the first pulley 22 to rotate. In the embodiment of the present application, two first driving motors 21 are provided on the first mounting frame 2. The two first driving motors are respectively fixed on both sides of the moving direction of the first mounting frame 2, so as to simultaneously drive the two first pulleys 22 that are respectively in rolling contact with the two first slide rails 11 to rotate, so that the first mounting frame 2 moves stably.

[0021] The first driving motor 21 can be a servo motor. By controlling the forward and reverse rotation of the output shaft of the first driving motor 21, the first mounting bracket 2 can be reciprocally moved above the cellar 1. During the movement of the first mounting bracket 2, the discharging conveyor 4 operates to send out the distillers' grains in the receiving hopper 5 that contacts the discharging conveyor 4 from the discharging gap 6. The sent distillers' grains are limited by the discharging gap 6 to maintain a uniform thickness and then fall into the cellar 1 from the discharging end of the discharging conveyor 4. Through the reciprocating movement, the first mounting bracket 2 can evenly lay the distillers' grains in multiple layers in the cellar 1. The first driving motor 21 can be controlled to move through a wired control switch, and the staff can control the operation while following. The first driving motor 21 can also control the movement track through PLC programming, so that after the first mounting bracket 2 reciprocally moves a certain number of times above each cellar 1, it moves above another cellar 1 to repeat the operation.

[0022] Furthermore, an adjusting assembly can be arranged on the receiving hopper 5 to control the thickness of the distillers' grains sent out on the discharging conveyor 4. In the embodiment of the present application, the adjusting assembly can be an adjusting plate 61 and an adjusting bolt 62. The adjusting plate 61 is attached to the outer wall of the receiving hopper 5 and is located above the discharging gap 6. The lower edge of the adjusting plate 61 extends between the lower opening of the receiving hopper 5 and the discharging conveyor 4. The length of the adjusting plate 61 in the Y-axis direction should not be less than the length of the discharging gap 6 in the Y-axis. A strip-shaped hole 63 is opened along the Z-axis on the adjusting plate 61, and multiple strip-shaped holes 63 are arranged at intervals parallel to the Y-axis. The adjusting plate 61 is attached to the outer wall of the receiving hopper 5 and is arranged above the discharging gap 6. The adjusting bolt 62 passes through the strip-shaped hole 63 and is threadedly connected to the receiving hopper 5. After moving the adjusting plate 61 to a suitable height, tighten the adjusting bolt 62 to press the adjusting plate 61 against the outer wall of the receiving hopper 5 through the adjusting bolt 62, that is, complete the adjustment of the height of the discharging gap 6.

[0023] Furthermore, multiple rows of cellars 1 can be arranged at intervals parallel to the Y-axis direction, and the first mounting bracket 2 straddles above multiple rows of cellars 1 at the same time. A second slide rail 23 is fixedly installed on the first mounting bracket 2 along the Y-axis direction. Multiple second pulleys 31 are rotatably arranged on the second mounting bracket 3. The second mounting bracket 3 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 23 through the second pulleys 31. A second driving motor is arranged on the second mounting bracket 3, and the second driving motor is used to drive the second pulleys 31 to rotate. By driving the second mounting bracket 3 to move on the first mounting bracket 2, the discharging conveyor 4 on the second mounting bracket 3 can be aligned with any row of cellars 1, and the charging operation can be performed on each row of cellars 1, improving the utilization rate of the device.

[0024] In other embodiments, the movement and positioning of the first mounting bracket 2 and the second mounting bracket 3 can also be achieved through the meshing transmission mode of a gear and a rack. In this embodiment, the rack is laid along the direction of the slide rail, and the driving motor is used to drive the gear to rotate.

[0025] In the embodiment of the present application, the discharge conveyor 4 includes a chain plate conveyor belt 41 and a third drive motor 42 (not shown in the figure). Two rotating shafts are rotatably arranged in parallel on the second mounting bracket 3. Sprocket groups are fixedly arranged on both rotating shafts. The chain plate conveyor belt 41 is wound around the sprocket groups of the two transmission shafts through sprockets. The third drive motor 42 is arranged on the second mounting bracket 3, and the third drive motor 42 is used to drive any one of the rotating shafts to rotate. The distillers' grains in the receiving hopper 5 are in contact with the upper surface of the chain plate conveyor belt 41. When the third drive motor 42 drives the rotating shaft to rotate, it meshes with the chain on the chain plate conveyor belt 41 through the sprocket group, drives the chain plate conveyor belt 41 to move, and conveys the distillers' grains out of the discharge gap 6 through the friction force between the distillers' grains and the upper surface of the chain plate conveyor belt 41.

[0026] Further, both ends of the chain plate conveyor belt 41 extend out of both sides of the first mounting bracket 2 along the X-axis. The receiving hopper 5 is located directly above the middle of the chain plate conveyor belt 41. Discharge gaps 6 are formed between both sides of the bottom of the receiving hopper 5 and the chain plate conveyor belt 41. The third drive motor 42 is a forward and reverse motor. By controlling the forward and reverse rotation of the output shaft of the third drive motor 42, the distillers' grains in the receiving hopper 5 can be sent out from the discharge gap 6 on either side of the bottom of the receiving hopper 5, and after passing through the end of the chain plate conveyor belt 41 along the sending direction, they fall into the cellar 1. In order to improve the layout rate of the cellars 1 in the production site, usually the cellars 1 are arranged throughout the site along the X-axis, making the space reserved at both ends of the cellar 1 area in the X-axis direction of the room relatively narrow. With a unidirectional output discharge conveyor 4, it is impossible to evenly spread the distillers' grains on the cellar 1 at one end of the cellar 1 area. Therefore, a discharge conveyor 4 capable of bidirectional output is designed. The length of the first slide rail 11 on the ground is the same as the length of the cellar 1 area in the X-axis direction, which improves the utilization rate of the site and the layout rate of the cellars 1, and can evenly spread the distillers' grains on any cellar 1 at either end in the X-axis direction of the cellar 1 area.

[0027] Further, a water tank 7 is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the receiving hopper 5. A spray pipe 71 is arranged along the Y-axis outside the receiving hopper 5 above the discharge conveyor 4. A number of spray heads 72 facing the discharge conveyor 4 are arranged on the spray pipe 71. The spray pipe 71 is connected to the water tank 7 through a water pump (not shown in the figure), and an electronic valve 73 is arranged on the spray pipe 71. During the process of the distillers' grains being output from the receiving hopper 5, the water pump is started to spray water into the discharge conveyor 4, which can moisten the distillers' grains conveyed by the discharge conveyor 4 and play a role in moistening the distillers' grains.

[0028] Those skilled in the art should understand that although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, once those skilled in the art know the basic creative concept, additional changes and modifications can be made to these embodiments. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be construed as including the preferred embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention. Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and variations to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and its equivalent technologies, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An automatic cellaring system for brewing technology, characterized in that: The invention comprises a plurality of cellars (1) arranged in parallel along an X-axis straight line, a first mounting frame (2) being slidably arranged above the cellar (1) along the X-axis, a first driving member for driving the first mounting frame (2) being arranged on the first mounting frame (2), a discharging conveyor (4) being arranged on the second mounting frame (3), a discharging end of the discharging conveyor (4) being parallel to the Y-axis, a width of the discharging conveyor (4) being not greater than a width of an opening on the cellar (1) in the Y-axis direction, a receiving hopper (5) for receiving distiller's grains being fixedly arranged on the second mounting frame (3) above the discharging conveyor (4), the upper and lower ends of the receiving hopper (5) being open, and a discharging gap (6) for distiller's grains to pass through being formed between the bottom end of the receiving hopper (5) and the discharging conveyor (4).

2. The automatic cellaring system for brewing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving member comprises a first driving motor (21); first slide rails (11) are fixedly arranged on the ground at both sides of the cellar (1) along the X-axis; a plurality of first pulleys (22) are rotatably arranged at the bottom of the first mounting frame (2); the first mounting frame (2) is slidably connected to the first slide rails (11) via the first pulleys (22); the first driving motor (21) is fixedly arranged on the first mounting frame (2) and is used to drive the first pulleys (22) to rotate.

3. The automatic cellaring system for brewing process according to claim 2, characterized in that: The receiving hopper (5) is provided with an adjustment component for adjusting the height of the discharge gap (6), and the adjustment component comprises an adjustment plate (61) and an adjustment bolt (62). The adjustment plate (61) is provided with a strip hole (63) along the Z axis, and a plurality of strip holes (63) are provided along the Y axis in parallel and at intervals. The adjustment plate (61) is arranged above the discharge gap (6) in contact with the outer wall of the receiving hopper (5), and the adjustment bolt (62) is threadedly connected to the receiving hopper (5) after passing through the strip hole (63).

4. The automatic cellaring system for brewing process according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cellars (1) are arranged in a plurality of rows in parallel and at intervals along the Y-axis direction; a second slide rail (23) is fixedly arranged on the first mounting frame (2) along the Y-axis; a plurality of second pulleys (31) are rotatably arranged on the second mounting frame (3); the second mounting frame (3) is slidably connected to the second slide rail (23) via the second pulleys (31); a second drive motor is arranged on the second mounting frame (3); and the second drive motor is used to drive the second pulleys (31) to rotate.

5. The automatic cellaring system for brewing process according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The discharging conveyor (4) comprises a chain conveyor belt (41) and a third driving motor (42); two rotating shafts are arranged on the second mounting frame (3) for parallel rotation; sprocket groups are fixedly arranged on the two rotating shafts; the chain conveyor belt (41) is wound around the sprocket groups of the two transmission shafts through the sprockets; the two ends of the chain conveyor belt (41) extend out of the two sides of the first mounting frame (2) along the X-axis respectively; the third driving motor (42) is arranged on the second mounting frame (3); the third driving motor (42) is used to drive any one of the rotating shafts to rotate; the receiving hopper (5) is located directly above the middle of the chain conveyor belt (41); and a discharging gap (6) is formed between the two sides of the bottom of the receiving hopper (5) and the chain conveyor belt (41).

6. The automatic cellaring system for brewing process according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that: A water tank (7) is fixedly arranged on the side wall of the receiving hopper (5); a spray pipe (71) is arranged on the outer side of the receiving hopper (5) above the discharging conveyor (4) along the Y-axis; the spray pipe (71) is provided with a plurality of spray heads (72) facing the discharging conveyor (4); the spray pipe (71) is connected to the water tank (7) via a water pump; and an electronic valve (73) is arranged on the spray pipe (71).

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