Automatic moisture control device for fermented materials of distiller's grains

By setting up a sealing plate and a detection rod on the top of the fermentation tank, the problem of spraying dead corners in the humidification equipment of the fermentation tank is solved, achieving uniformity of the wine humidity and saving water resources, and reducing production costs.

CN223214067UActive Publication Date: 2025-08-12ROAD ENVIRONMENT TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422072836.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-08-23
Publication Date
2025-08-12
Estimated Expiration
2034-08-23

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Technical Problem

The existing fermentation tank humidification equipment has spray blind spots, resulting in inconsistent dry and humidity of the wine, affecting fermentation production.

Method used

Injected fixed-point humidification is adopted, fixed-point humidification is achieved through sealing plates, detection rods and water transport components, and temperature and humidity detectors are used to monitor and replenish water in real time.

Benefits of technology

Ensure uniform humidity of the wine, save water resources, reduce production costs, and ensure the normal progress of fermentation and production.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a white spirit vinasse fermentation material automatic moisture control device which comprises a fermentation tank, a sealing plate is arranged at the top of the fermentation tank, lifting adjusting mechanisms are arranged at the two ends of the sealing plate respectively, a plurality of through holes are further formed in the top face of the sealing plate, and a detection rod is vertically installed in each through hole. The interior of the detection rod is hollow and is provided with a temperature and humidity detector and a water conveying assembly, and the top of the water conveying assembly extends upwards to the exterior of the detection rod and communicates with the water pump; the device is improved based on existing humidifying equipment, fixed-point humidifying treatment is carried out in an injection mode, and compared with original spraying treatment equipment, water can be directly injected into a dry place, so that the situation that part of wine materials cannot participate in mixing during overall humidifying and stirring, the dryness and the humidity are not uniform, and the whole humidifying and stirring process is uniform can be avoided. Water resources can be saved through the fixed-point injection mode, waste is avoided, normal fermentation production of the wine materials is effectively guaranteed, and the production cost is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fermentation tanks, in particular to an automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material. Background Art

[0002] After cooking, the wine needs to be cooled to a suitable temperature, and then koji is added for fermentation. During the fermentation process, the wine needs to maintain a suitable temperature and humidity, and proper stirring and ventilation are also required.

[0003] Since fermentation tanks are generally set up with ventilation structures, the moisture in the wine will dissipate as the fermentation time increases, so the wine needs to be humidified regularly.

[0004] The existing humidification method generally sets a spray structure on the top of the fermentation tank, and then uses some stirring equipment to disturb it up and down to perform humidification treatment. However, the wine has poor fluidity after being wetted and is prone to adhesion and accumulation. Therefore, it is difficult to ensure that all the wine can come into contact with the spray water by relying solely on the stirring structure. These spray blind spots are inconsistent with the dryness and wetness of the wine at other locations, affecting the normal fermentation production of the wine. Utility Model Content

[0005] Based on the above description, the utility model provides an automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material to solve the shortcomings that the existing wine fermentation humidification equipment mostly uses stirring equipment for cooperation, which is very prone to spraying dead corners, thereby affecting the wine fermentation production.

[0006] The utility model is realized through the following technical solutions:

[0007] A device for automatically controlling moisture in liquor lees fermentation material comprises a fermentation tank, a sealing plate is provided on the top of the fermentation tank, lifting and adjusting mechanisms are provided at both ends of the sealing plate, a plurality of through holes are arranged on the top surface of the sealing plate, a detection rod is vertically installed inside each of the through holes, and the interior of the detection rod is hollow and is provided with a temperature and humidity detector and a water supply component, the top of the water supply component extends upward to the outside of the detection rod and is connected to a water pump.

[0008] On the basis of the above technical solution, the present invention can also be improved as follows.

[0009] Furthermore, the lifting and adjusting mechanism includes a support frame vertically arranged on both sides of the fermentation tank, a slide groove is provided on the inner wall of the support frame, a screw rod is vertically arranged inside the slide groove, a drive motor is vertically arranged on the top of the support frame and is transmission-connected to the top end of the screw rod, an adjustment plate is longitudinally arranged on the support frame, one end of the adjustment plate protrudes outward and is slidably inserted into the slide groove, and the screw rod passes through the protruding part on the side wall of the adjustment plate.

[0010] Furthermore, connecting ear plates are respectively provided at both ends of the sealing plate, and the connecting ear plates and the adjustment plate are provided with bolt holes of the same size and are fastened by bolts.

[0011] Furthermore, a sealing groove is arranged around the center of the top surface of the fermentation tank, an insert plate is vertically arranged at the bottom of the sealing plate, and sealing gaskets are provided on both sides of the insert plate. The surface of the sealing end is corrugated and fits tightly with the inner wall of the sealing groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the temperature and humidity detectors are arranged in plurality and spaced apart from top to bottom inside the detection rod.

[0013] Furthermore, the water supply assembly includes a water supply pipe vertically arranged at the center of the detection rod, and a plurality of water valves are provided on the water supply pipe and arranged at intervals up and down, and each of the water valves is arranged above a temperature and humidity detector.

[0014] Furthermore, a plurality of water outlet pipes are arranged on the outer side wall of each water valve, and a plurality of overflow holes are also arranged on the outer side wall of the detection rod, and the plurality of water outlet pipes are connected to the plurality of overflow holes in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0015] Furthermore, filter cotton is fixedly installed on the overflow hole.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0017] 1. This application is based on the improvement of the existing humidification equipment and adopts an injection method for fixed-point humidification treatment. Compared with the original spray treatment equipment, it can directly inject water into the dry place, which can avoid the situation that part of the wine material fails to participate in the mixing during the overall humidification and stirring, resulting in uneven dryness and wetness. It can also save water resources and avoid waste through this fixed-point injection method, effectively ensuring the normal fermentation production of the wine material and reducing production costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the structure of the fermentation tank and the sealing plate in this embodiment;

[0019] Figure 2 1 is a front view of the fermentation tank and the sealing plate in this embodiment;

[0020] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the detection rod in this embodiment;

[0021] Among them: 1. Fermentation tank; 11. Sealing groove; 2. Sealing plate; 21. Through hole; 22. Insert plate; 3. Detection rod; 31. Overflow hole; 4. Temperature and humidity detector; 5. Water supply component; 51. Water supply pipe; 52. Water valve; 6. Lifting and adjusting mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] To facilitate understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings provide embodiments of the present application. However, the present application may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application pertains. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application.

[0024] Combine Figure 1-3 As shown, an automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material comprises:

[0025] Fermentation tank 1 is a rectangular tank for storing fermented materials, and its side walls are provided with ventilation holes that can be opened and closed;

[0026] The sealing plate 2 is placed on the top of the fermentation tank 1 and is sealed with its top surface to seal the fermentation tank 1 and keep its interior sealed;

[0027] There are several detection rods 3 arranged and vertically set on the sealing plate 2, and the bottom ends of the detection rods 3 are inserted into the wine material in the fermentation tank 1 to monitor the temperature and humidity inside the wine material in real time and to inject water appropriately.

[0028] Specifically; the sealing plate 2 is a rectangular square plate, and connecting ear plates are respectively provided on both sides of the top surface, and several bolt holes are provided on the top surface of the connecting ear plates, and an adjustment plate is provided under the connecting ear plates and fixed by bolts. At the same time, support frames are respectively provided on both sides of the fermentation tank 1, and the support frames and the adjustment plates form a lifting and adjusting mechanism 6 (this structure can also be replaced by other existing lifting and adjusting equipment), wherein a slide groove is provided on the inner side wall of the support frame, and the two ends of the adjustment plate are respectively slidably inserted into the inside of the slide groove, and a screw rod is vertically arranged inside the slide groove, which inserts the adjustment plate into the protruding part inside the slide groove, and at the same time, a drive motor is provided on the top of the support frame, which is connected to the screw rod for transmission, so the lifting and adjusting effect of the sealing plate 2 can be achieved by controlling the rotation direction of the drive motor.

[0029] In addition, a sealing groove 11 is arranged around the center of the top surface of the fermentation tank 1, and an insert plate 22 is provided at the bottom of the sealing plate 2. Therefore, when adding wine or cleaning wine, the sealing plate 2 is first separated from the fermentation tank 1 through the above-mentioned lifting and adjusting mechanism 6. During the fermentation process, it is lowered and the insert plate 22 is inserted into the sealing groove 11.

[0030] In order to further improve the sealing effect, sealing gaskets should be arranged on both sides of the sealing plate 2 at the same time. The sealing gasket is a corrugated rubber gasket. When the inserting plate 22 is vertically inserted into the sealing groove 11, the protruding part of the rubber gasket will abut against the side wall of the sealing groove 11 and be squeezed to a certain extent, so that the arc-shaped concave part and the side wall of the sealing groove 11 form several small enclosed spaces, thereby further improving the stability of the connection between the two and ensuring the sealing effect between the two.

[0031] A plurality of through holes 21 are provided on the top surface of the sealing plate 2 , and a detection rod 3 is fixedly installed inside each through hole 21 , and both sides of the through hole 21 are covered with sealing gaskets to prevent air leakage at the connection.

[0032] The inside of the detection rod 3 is hollow, and a temperature and humidity detector 4 and a water supply component 5 are also arranged in the detection rod 3. The temperature and humidity detector 4 can use the OM-EL-WI FI Ser i es wireless temperature and humidity detector 4, or use the OM-HL-SP Ser i es detector, and extend its detection end to the outside of the detection rod 3 to detect the temperature and humidity of the surrounding wine materials. Since the wine materials are piled up, the temperature and humidity of the wine materials at different heights are not the same. Therefore, the temperature and humidity detector 4 should be arranged in multiple intervals up and down to ensure the accuracy of the detection data and further improve the convenience of accurate water replenishment.

[0033] The water supply component 5 consists of a water supply pipe 51 and a water valve 52. The water valve 52 adopts a three-way electronic valve of the SV500 series and is wrapped with a shell on the outside. At the same time, an overflow hole 31 is provided on the outer wall of the detection rod 3. The overflow hole 31 is connected to the water outlet end on the side of the water valve 52 through the outlet pipe. In order to expand the overflow range, the overflow hole 31 should be set to multiple and arranged around the outer wall of the detection rod 3.

[0034] The water pipe 51 is vertically arranged at the center of the detection rod 3, and each water valve 52 is arranged above the temperature and humidity detector 4. The side wall of the shell wrapping the water valve 52 is also fixedly connected to the inner wall of the detection rod 3, thereby indirectly providing support for the water pipe 51. The top of the water pipe 51 extends upward and finally extends to the outside of the detection rod 3 and is connected to the water pump.

[0035] Since the wine particles are very small, when the overflow hole 31 is not working, it is very easy for the wine to penetrate into the overflow hole 31 due to squeezing, causing blockage. Therefore, a filter cotton should be set inside the overflow hole 31. The filter cotton can allow water to pass through freely while isolating the wine from penetrating into the interior.

[0036] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material, characterized in that: The invention comprises a fermentation tank (1), wherein a sealing plate (2) is provided on the top of the fermentation tank (1), and lifting adjustment mechanisms (6) are respectively provided at both ends of the sealing plate (2). A plurality of through holes (21) are also arranged on the top surface of the sealing plate (2), and a detection rod (3) is vertically installed inside each of the through holes (21). The interior of the detection rod (3) is hollow and is provided with a temperature and humidity detector (4) and a water supply component (5). The top of the water supply component (5) extends upward to the outside of the detection rod (3) and is connected to a water pump.

2. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting and adjusting mechanism (6) includes a support frame vertically arranged on both sides of the fermentation tank (1), a slide groove is provided on the inner side wall of the support frame, a screw rod is vertically arranged inside the slide groove, a driving motor is vertically provided on the top of the support frame and is transmission-connected to the top end of the screw rod, an adjustment plate is longitudinally arranged on the support frame, one end of the adjustment plate protrudes outward and is slidably inserted into the slide groove, and the screw rod passes through the protruding part on the side wall of the adjustment plate.

3. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 2, characterized in that: Both ends of the sealing plate (2) are provided with connecting ear plates respectively. The connecting ear plates and the adjustment plate are provided with bolt holes of the same size and are fixed by bolt locking.

4. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sealing groove (11) is arranged around the center of the top surface of the fermentation tank (1), and an inserting plate (22) is vertically arranged at the bottom of the sealing plate (2), and sealing gaskets are provided on both sides of the inserting plate (22). The surface of the sealing end is arranged in a corrugated shape and is tightly fitted with the inner wall of the sealing groove (11).

5. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temperature and humidity detectors (4) are arranged in plurality and are spaced from top to bottom inside the detection rod (3).

6. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water delivery assembly (5) comprises a water delivery pipe (51) vertically arranged at the center of the detection rod (3); a plurality of water valves (52) are provided on the water delivery pipe (51) and are arranged at intervals up and down, and each of the water valves (52) is arranged above a temperature and humidity detector (4).

7. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 6, characterized in that: A plurality of water outlet pipes are arranged on the outer wall of each water valve (52), and a plurality of overflow holes (31) are also arranged on the outer wall of the detection rod (3). The plurality of water outlet pipes are connected to the plurality of overflow holes (31) in a one-to-one correspondence.

8. The automatic moisture control device for white wine lees fermentation material according to claim 7, characterized in that: Filter cotton is fixedly installed on the overflow hole (31).