Fermentation device for feed raw materials

By combining a heat exchange jacket on the outer wall of the fermenter with a heat exchange rod on the inner wall, and using a magnetic stirring mechanism, the problems of insufficient sealing and uneven heating in traditional fermenters are solved, achieving uniform heating and efficient stirring of the fermentation raw materials and improving the fermentation effect.

CN223633347UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-05GUANGDONG ZEHECHENG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422997520.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-05
Publication Date
2025-12-05
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-05

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Technical Problem

Traditional mechanically stirred fermenters suffer from insufficient sealing, leading to leaks and uneven heating, which affects the fermentation effect.

Method used

A combined heating method is adopted, which involves setting a heat exchange jacket on the outer wall of the fermenter and setting a heat exchange rod on the inner wall, combined with a magnetic stirring mechanism to achieve uniform heating and stirring. The supply of hot and cold water is controlled by a temperature sensor and a four-way reversing valve.

Benefits of technology

This method achieves uniform heating and efficient stirring of fermentation raw materials, thereby improving the fermentation effect.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a feed raw material fermentation device which comprises a fermentation tank with a fermentation cavity, the top of the fermentation tank is provided with a feed port and a sealing cover for sealing the feed port, and the lower part of the fermentation tank is provided with a discharge port and a discharge valve arranged on the discharge port; a heat exchange jacket is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank, a first heat exchange pipeline spirally distributed around the outer wall of the fermentation tank is arranged in the heat exchange jacket, and a first liquid inlet pipe and a first liquid outlet pipe which are connected with the two ends of the first heat exchange pipeline respectively are arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank; a heat exchange rod vertically extending upwards is arranged at the bottom of the fermentation cavity, a second heat exchange pipeline spirally distributed around the inner wall of the heat exchange rod is arranged in the heat exchange rod, and a second liquid inlet pipe and a second liquid outlet pipe which are connected with the two ends of the second heat exchange pipeline respectively are arranged at the bottom of the fermentation tank. Through cooperation of internal heating and external heating, raw materials in the fermentation tank can be uniformly heated, and the fermentation tank has a better fermentation effect.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to fermentation equipment technical field especially relates to a fermentation device of feed raw material. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of preparation and production of protein or energy feed, the raw materials need to be fermented. The traditional mechanical stirring type fermentation tank has the problems of leakage and pollution due to insufficient sealing of the agitator mounting shaft, and at the same time, since only the outer material of the fermentation tank can be heated, the material in the middle is not evenly heated, resulting in poor fermentation effect. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model discloses a kind of fermentation devices of feed raw material, can the raw material in fermentation tank is uniformly heated, with good fermentation effect, well solve the problem mentioned in above background technology.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0005] A kind of fermentation device of feed raw material, including the fermentation tank with fermentation cavity, the top of the fermentation tank is equipped with feed inlet and the sealing cover of sealing feed inlet, the lower part of the fermentation tank is equipped with discharge port and the discharge valve installed on discharge port;The outer wall of the fermentation tank is equipped with heat exchange jacket, the inside of the heat exchange jacket is equipped with the first heat exchange pipeline that spirally distributes around the outer wall of fermentation tank, the outer wall of the fermentation tank is equipped with the first liquid inlet pipe and the first liquid outlet pipe respectively connected with the two ends of first heat exchange pipeline;The bottom of the fermentation cavity is equipped with the heat exchange rod that extends vertically upwards, the inside of the heat exchange rod is equipped with the second heat exchange pipeline that spirally distributes around the inner wall of heat exchange rod, the bottom of the fermentation tank is equipped with the second liquid inlet pipe and the second liquid outlet pipe respectively connected with the two ends of second heat exchange pipeline.

[0006] Further, the heat exchange rod and the fermentation tank are coaxially distributed.

[0007] Further, the heat exchange rod is hollow cylindrical metal shell with downward opening, the bottom of the heat exchange rod and the bottom of the fermentation tank are welded and fixedly connected.

[0008] Further, the fermentation tank is equipped with magnetic stirring mechanism for stirring mixed feed raw material.

[0009] Further, the magnetic stirring mechanism comprises a stirrer, a driving ring, a gear and a driving motor, the stirrer comprises a rotating base, a driven ring, a connecting rod connected between the rotating base and the driven ring, a plurality of stirring paddles fixed at the lower part of the driven ring, the inner top wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a positioning shaft rotationally connected with the rotating base, the driven ring is embedded with a plurality of first magnet blocks distributed at intervals, the outer wall of the fermentation tank is provided with annularly distributed limiting grooves, the driving ring is rotationally installed on the outer wall of the fermentation tank through the limiting grooves, the inner part of the driving ring is correspondingly embedded with second magnet blocks magnetically attracted with the first magnet blocks, the outer peripheral wall of the driving ring is provided with a rack part engaged with the gear, and the gear is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor.

[0010] Further, the stirring paddles comprise vertically distributed main stirring rods and a plurality of horizontally distributed auxiliary stirring rods, and the end of each auxiliary stirring rod is connected with the side wall of the main stirring rod perpendicularly.

[0011] Further, the extension line of each auxiliary stirring rod intersects with the central axis of the fermentation tank.

[0012] Further, the fermentation device further comprises a hot water conveying pipeline, a cold water conveying pipeline and a four-way reversing valve, the hot water conveying pipeline is connected with the first input end of the four-way reversing valve, the cold water conveying pipeline is connected with the second input end of the four-way reversing valve, the first output end of the four-way reversing valve is connected with the first liquid inlet pipe, and the second output end of the four-way reversing valve is connected with the second liquid inlet pipe.

[0013] Further, the inner wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is connected with a controller, and the controller is connected with the four-way reversing valve.

[0014] Further, the bottom of the fermentation tank is provided with supporting feet.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the fermentation device of the feed raw material has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] The fermentation device of the feed raw material has the following beneficial effects: BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the magnetic stirring mechanism;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the magnetic drive stirrer rotating and stirring the feed raw materials;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the pipeline connection of the four-way reversing valve;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a control principle block diagram of the present application.

[0023] Reference signs: 1, fermentation tank; 11, fermentation cavity; 12, feed inlet; 13, sealing cover; 14, discharge port; 15, discharge valve; 16, positioning shaft; 17, limiting groove; 18, supporting foot; 2, heat exchange jacket; 21, first heat exchange pipeline; 22, first liquid inlet pipe; 23, first liquid outlet pipe; 3, heat exchange rod; 31, second heat exchange pipeline; 32, second liquid inlet pipe; 33, second liquid outlet pipe; 4, magnetic stirring mechanism; 41, stirrer; 411, rotating seat; 412, driven ring; 413, connecting rod; 414, stirring paddle; 415, first magnet block; 42, driving ring; 421, second magnet block; 422, rack part; 43, driving motor; 44, gear; 5, hot water conveying pipeline; 6, cold water conveying pipeline; 7, four-way reversing valve; 71, first input end; 72, second input end; 73, first output end; 74, second output end; 8, temperature sensor; 9, controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below by combining the drawings, and obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, and not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] Please refer to Figures 1-5The embodiment provides a fermentation device for feed raw materials, which comprises a fermentation tank 1 with a fermentation cavity 11, a feed inlet 12 and a sealing cover 13 for sealing the feed inlet 12 are arranged on the top of the fermentation tank 1, a discharge outlet 14 and a discharge valve 15 arranged on the discharge outlet 14 are arranged on the lower part of the fermentation tank 1, a heat exchange jacket 2 is arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1, a first heat exchange pipeline 21 spirally arranged around the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1 is arranged in the heat exchange jacket 2, a first liquid inlet pipe 22 and a first liquid outlet pipe 23 connected with the two ends of the first heat exchange pipeline 21 respectively are arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1, a heat exchange rod 3 extending vertically upwards is arranged on the bottom of the fermentation cavity 11, a second heat exchange pipeline 31 spirally arranged around the inner wall of the heat exchange rod 3 is arranged in the heat exchange rod 3, and a second liquid inlet pipe 32 and a second liquid outlet pipe 33 connected with the two ends of the second heat exchange pipeline 31 respectively are arranged on the bottom of the fermentation tank 1. The heat exchange jacket arranged on the outer wall of the fermentation tank and the heat exchange rod extending vertically upwards into the fermentation cavity arranged on the bottom of the fermentation tank are matched, the heat exchange jacket arranged on the outer wall can heat the raw materials from the outside to the inside, the heat exchange rod arranged on the inside can heat the raw materials from the inside to the outside, thus, the fermentation raw materials can be heated uniformly, the raw materials are heated more uniformly, and high-efficiency fermentation is facilitated.

[0026] In some specific embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 The heat exchange rod 3 and the fermentation tank 1 are coaxially arranged, so that the heat exchange rod and the heat exchange jacket can heat the fermentation raw materials more uniformly.

[0027] For example, the heat exchange rod 3 is a hollow cylindrical metal shell with a downward opening, and the bottom of the heat exchange rod 3 is fixedly connected with the bottom of the fermentation tank 1 by welding.

[0028] In some embodiments, as shown in Figures 1-3 In order to have high fermentation efficiency in the fermentation process, the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a magnetic stirring mechanism 4 for stirring and mixing the feed raw materials.

[0029] Specifically, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the magnetic stirring mechanism 4 comprises a stirrer 41, a driving ring 42, a gear 44 and a driving motor 43, the stirrer 41 comprises a rotating base 411, a driven ring 412, a connecting rod 413 connected between the rotating base 411 and the driven ring 412, a plurality of stirring paddles 414 fixed at the lower part of the driven ring 412, the inner top wall of the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a positioning shaft 16 rotationally connected with the rotating base 411, the driven ring 412 is embedded with a plurality of first magnet blocks 415 distributed at intervals, the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a ring-shaped limiting groove 17, the driving ring 42 is rotationally installed on the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1 through the limiting groove 17, the inner part of the driving ring 42 is correspondingly embedded with second magnet blocks 421 magnetically attracted with the first magnet blocks 415, the outer peripheral wall of the driving ring 42 is provided with a gear rack part 422 engaged with the gear 44, and the gear 44 is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor 43. In this way, through the magnetic driving effect, when the driving motor is started, the driving motor can drive the gear to rotate, so as to drive the driving ring to rotate through the engagement of the gear and the gear rack part, and in the process of rotating the driving ring, the driving ring also drives the stirrer located in the fermentation tank to rotate synchronously due to the magnetic attraction between the driving ring and the driven ring, so as to realize the stirring and mixing of the fermentation raw materials, so as to promote the uniform heating and efficient fermentation of the raw materials.

[0030] In some specific embodiments, as shown in Figure 2 As shown, the stirring paddles 414 comprise vertically distributed main stirring rods and a plurality of horizontally distributed auxiliary stirring rods, and the end of each auxiliary stirring rod is perpendicularly connected with the side wall of the main stirring rod.

[0031] More specifically, as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3 In order to improve the stirring and mixing uniformity and promote uniform heating, the extension line of each auxiliary stirring rod intersects with the central axis of the fermentation tank 1.

[0032] In this embodiment, referring to Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 The fermentation device further comprises a hot water conveying pipeline 5, a cold water conveying pipeline 6 and a four-way reversing valve 7, the hot water conveying pipeline 5 is connected with the first input end 71 of the four-way reversing valve 7, the cold water conveying pipeline 6 is connected with the second input end 72 of the four-way reversing valve 7, the first output end 73 of the four-way reversing valve 7 is connected with the first liquid inlet pipe 22, and the second output end 74 of the four-way reversing valve 7 is connected with the second liquid inlet pipe 32. In this way, the four-way reversing valve can be used to switch the hot water or cold water, so as to realize the temperature adjustment according to the actual needs of fermentation.

[0033] In some specific embodiments, referring toFigure 1 and Figure 5 The inner wall of the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a temperature sensor 8, the temperature sensor 8 is connected with a controller 9, and the controller 9 is connected with the four-way reversing valve 7. In this way, the temperature in the fermentation tank is monitored in real time according to the temperature sensor, so as to control the four-way reversing valve to switch the working state, and then complete the switching of cold and hot water supply. As an example, the controller 9 can adopt a PLC controller with programming.

[0034] In some specific embodiments, as shown in Figure 1 The bottom of the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a plurality of supporting feet 18 for bearing.

[0035] The above embodiments only exemplarily illustrate the concept and technical scheme of the present application, and are not used to limit the present application. Any person skilled in the art can modify or change the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or changes completed by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and technical thought disclosed by the present application should be covered by the claims of the present application.

[0036] In addition, it should be understood that although the present application is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the description manner of the specification is only for the sake of clarity, and those skilled in the art should consider the specification as a whole, and the technical solutions in each embodiment can be properly combined to form other embodiments which can be understood by those skilled in the art.

Claims

1. A fermentation apparatus for a feedstock, comprising a fermentation tank having a fermentation chamber, characterized by, The top of the fermentation tank is provided with a feed inlet and a sealing cover sealing the feed inlet, the lower part of the fermentation tank is provided with a discharge outlet and a discharge valve installed on the discharge outlet; the outer wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a heat exchange jacket, the inside of the heat exchange jacket is provided with a first heat exchange pipeline spirally distributed around the outer wall of the fermentation tank, the outer wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a first liquid inlet and a first liquid outlet connected with the two ends of the first heat exchange pipeline respectively; the bottom of the fermentation cavity is provided with a heat exchange rod extending vertically upward, the inside of the heat exchange rod is provided with a second heat exchange pipeline spirally distributed around the inner wall of the heat exchange rod, and the bottom of the fermentation tank is provided with a second liquid inlet and a second liquid outlet connected with the two ends of the second heat exchange pipeline respectively.

2. The fermentation apparatus for feedstock according to claim 1, characterized by, The heat exchange rod and the fermentation tank are coaxially distributed.

3. The fermentation apparatus for feedstock according to claim 2, characterized by, The heat exchange rod is a hollow cylindrical metal shell with a downward opening, and the bottom of the heat exchange rod is fixedly connected with the bottom of the fermentation tank by welding.

4. The fermenting device of feedstock according to claim 1, characterized in that, The fermentation tank is provided with a magnetic stirring mechanism for stirring and mixing the feed raw materials.

5. The fermenting device of feedstock according to claim 4, characterized in that, The magnetic stirring mechanism comprises a stirrer, a driving ring, a gear and a driving motor, the stirrer comprises a rotating seat, a driven ring, a connecting rod connected between the rotating seat and the driven ring, a plurality of stirring paddles fixed to the lower part of the driven ring, the inner top wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a positioning shaft rotationally connected with the rotating seat, the driven ring is embedded with a plurality of first magnet blocks distributed at intervals, the outer wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a limit groove distributed in a ring shape, the driving ring is rotationally installed on the outer wall of the fermentation tank through the limit groove, the inside of the driving ring is correspondingly embedded with second magnet blocks magnetically attracted to the first magnet blocks, the outer peripheral wall of the driving ring is provided with a rack portion engaged with the gear, and the gear is connected with the output shaft of the driving motor.

6. The fermentation apparatus of feedstock according to claim 5, characterized in that, The stirring paddles comprise vertically distributed main stirring rods and a plurality of horizontally distributed auxiliary stirring rods, and the end of each auxiliary stirring rod is connected with the side wall of the main stirring rod perpendicularly.

7. The fermentation apparatus of feedstock according to claim 6, characterized in that, The extension line of each auxiliary stirring rod intersects with the central axis of the fermentation tank.

8. The fermentation apparatus for feedstock according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized by, Further comprising a hot water conveying pipeline, a cold water conveying pipeline and a four-way reversing valve, the hot water conveying pipeline is connected with the first input end of the four-way reversing valve, the cold water conveying pipeline is connected with the second input end of the four-way reversing valve, the first output end of the four-way reversing valve is connected with the first liquid inlet, and the second output end of the four-way reversing valve is connected with the second liquid inlet.

9. The fermentation apparatus of feedstock according to claim 8, characterized in that, The inner wall of the fermentation tank is provided with a temperature sensor, the temperature sensor is connected with a controller, and the controller is connected with the four-way reversing valve.

10. The fermenting device of feedstock according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the fermentation tank is provided with a supporting leg.