Sub-element modular solid-state fermentation device
By using modularly designed stirring components and a gas concentration detection system, the problem of uneven oxygen distribution was solved, achieving uniform stirring of fermentation materials and uniform oxygen distribution, thus improving fermentation efficiency and uniformity.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202521996717.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-12
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-09-17
AI Technical Summary
The uneven distribution of oxygen in existing solid-state fermentation devices leads to significant differences in oxygen concentration in different areas of the fermentation material, which cannot meet the respiration and metabolic needs of microorganisms.
The modularly designed stirring assembly includes a rotating tube, a fixed block, and a stirring rod. A drive motor drives the combined motion of the sliding rod and the lifting block, enabling the stirring rod to rotate and lift at different heights and positions. Combined with a gas concentration detector, the oxygen supply is adjusted in real time to ensure uniform oxygen distribution.
This achieves uniform mixing and oxygen distribution of the fermentation materials, avoiding the problem of local oxygen concentration and ensuring the uniformity and efficiency of the fermentation process.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model belongs to solid state fermentation equipment technical field, concretely, especially relates to a postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device. BACKGROUND
[0002] As the non-active components produced by probiotics metabolism or released after the lysis of the bacteria, postbiotics has important application value in the field of human health, which can directly act on human health without the metabolic process of probiotics in the human intestinal tract. In food processing, it is easier to obtain products with long shelf life and no need for cold chain transportation, and has broad application prospects.
[0003] Referring to the publication number: CN221740241U, specifically relates to a kind of for composite probiotic postbiotic fermentation production device, including fermentation tank, the tank wall of fermentation tank is double-layer structure, including outer wall and inner wall, outer wall and the middle part of inner wall is provided with circulating water tank, in the upper and lower ends of the outer wall of fermentation tank respectively, the water inlet and water outlet of being opened, water inlet and water outlet are connected with external water bath heating device respectively, fermentation tank is provided with the stirring ventilation component for the stirring ventilation of fermentation material in, the outer side wall of fermentation tank is provided with the drive component for driving stirring ventilation component to stir fermentation material, the top of fermentation tank is provided with the pressure relief component for preventing the automatic pressure relief of pressure in fermentation tank, the utility model discloses simple structure, convenient operation, not only can make probiotic in the inside of fermentation tank evenly heated, and make probiotic and oxygen contact fully;
[0004] The above device is by the cooperation of oxygen into stirring ventilation pipe and stirring ventilation pipe rotation to make the stirring of fermentation material more rapid and uniform, and the required oxygen for fermentation material in the fermentation process is realized, and uniform gas distribution is realized, so that the contact of fermentation material and oxygen is more sufficient, thereby the uniformity of material fermentation is improved, but there is a certain distance between adjacent stirring ventilation pipes, when oxygen is discharged from the air outlet of stirring ventilation pipe into the fermentation tank, oxygen will be unevenly distributed in the diffusion process due to the distance difference, the oxygen concentration is relatively high in the area near the stirring ventilation pipe, which can better meet the metabolic demand of microorganisms, and in the gap area between stirring ventilation pipes, oxygen has been consumed when diffusing to the area, and the oxygen concentration is low, which cannot fully meet the breathing and metabolic demand of microorganisms.
[0005] For the problems in the related art, no effective solution has been proposed so far. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0006] In view of the problems in the related art, the utility model proposes a postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device to overcome the above technical problems existing in the prior art.
[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model is realized through the following technical solutions:
[0008] The utility model discloses a postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device, including fermentation outer jar, the inside installation of fermentation inner jar of fermentation outer jar, the top fixed mounting of fermentation outer jar has driven motor, the inside fixed mounting of driven motor output end extension fermentation outer jar has the slide bar, the axial direction of slide bar is longitudinal, the symmetry of the circumferential surface of slide bar is provided with two groups of planes, and two groups of planes are linear extension along the axial direction of slide bar, the top fixed mounting of fermentation outer jar has the sleeve, the inside of sleeve is provided with annular groove, the annular groove presents the inclined state of one side low one side high,
[0009] The lifting mechanism is slidably connected to the slide bar, the lifting mechanism includes a lifting block, a longitudinal sliding groove with the same shape as the axial cross section of the slide bar is formed in the inside of the lifting block, the slide bar penetrates through the longitudinal sliding groove in the inside of the lifting block, and the lifting block is slidably connected to the slide bar, a small ball is installed on the outer wall of the lifting block, the small ball is located in the annular groove, and a connecting rod is fixedly installed at the bottom of the lifting block.
[0010] The bottom of the connecting rod is fixedly installed with a stirring assembly, a ventilation support mechanism is installed at the bottom of the fermentation inner jar, the ventilation support mechanism is slidably connected to the stirring assembly, a gas concentration detector is installed on the outer wall of the fermentation outer jar, and the detection end of the gas concentration detector penetrates through the fermentation outer jar and the fermentation inner jar and extends to the inside of the fermentation inner jar.
[0011] Further, the stirring assembly includes a rotating pipe, a plurality of fixing blocks are communicated with the outer wall of the rotating pipe, a plurality of stirring rods are connected with the outer wall of the fixing blocks, the distance between two adjacent stirring rods in the vertical direction is the height of the annular groove, and a plurality of ventilation holes are formed in the outer wall of the stirring rod.
[0012] Further, the ventilation support mechanism includes a support ring, two support rods are fixedly connected with the outer wall of the support ring, the two support rods are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fermentation inner jar, an air inlet pipe is communicated with the outer wall of the support ring, a valve is installed on the air inlet pipe, and the gas concentration detector is electrically connected with the valve.
[0013] Further, a fixing pipe is communicated with the top of the support ring.
[0014] Further, the sleeve is filled with lubricating grease, and the connecting rod penetrates through the sleeve and the fermentation inner jar and extends to the inner cavity of the fermentation inner jar.
[0015] Further, the rotating pipe is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting rod.
[0016] Further, the fermentation inner tank top is communicated with a feeding pipe.
[0017] Further, the fermentation outer tank bottom is fixedly installed with a plurality of supporting legs.
[0018] The utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0019] 1. When oxygen is introduced into the air inlet pipe, the oxygen inlet pipe enters the supporting ring, then is introduced into the rotating pipe through the fixed pipe, then enters the fixed block from the rotating pipe, and finally is released into the material through the air holes of the stirring rod, because the distance between the two adjacent stirring rods is the height of the annular groove, and the stirring rod rotates synchronously with the rotating pipe and moves up and down by the same distance as the distance between the two adjacent stirring rods, so the air holes can release oxygen at different heights and different positions, avoiding the problem of local oxygen concentration in the traditional device.
[0020] 2. The driving motor drives the slide rod to rotate, the lifting block rotates with the slide rod, the small ball installed on the outer wall of the lifting block is located in the annular groove in the sleeve, the annular groove presents an inclined state with one side low and the other side high, and the small ball slides along the annular groove when rotating, so that the lifting block makes a combined motion of rotation and up-down movement along the slide rod, the lifting height is equal to the height of the annular groove, the lifting block drives the connecting rod to move, the rotating pipe moves with the connecting rod, the rotating pipe drives the plurality of fixed blocks and the plurality of stirring rods on the outer wall of the fixed blocks to rotate and shuttle up and down, the fermentation material in the fermentation inner tank is stirred, different height fermentation materials in the fermentation inner tank are covered, the fermentation raw materials, probiotics and metabolic products are fully contacted, and the difference in fermentation progress of local fermentation materials due to insufficient mixing is avoided.
[0021] Of course, implementing any product of the utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all the advantages mentioned above. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical scheme of the embodiments of the utility model, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description, and obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the utility model, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to these drawings without creating creative labor.
[0023] Figure 1 It is the three-dimensional structure diagram of the utility model;
[0024] Figure 2 It is the back structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0025] Figure 3 It is the fermentation outer tank partial sectional view of the utility model;
[0026] Figure 4 It is the second local structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0027] Figure 5 It is Figure 4 The enlarged view of A in the middle;
[0028] Figure 6 It is the sleeve local sectional view of the utility model;
[0029] Figure 7 It is the third local structure schematic view of the utility model;
[0030] Figure 8 It is the sleeve local sectional view of the utility model;
[0031] Figure 9 It is Figure 6 The enlarged view of B in the middle.
[0032] In the drawings, the component list represented by each sign is as follows:
[0033] 1, fermentation outer tank;101, support leg;2, fermentation inner tank;3, drive motor;4, slide bar;5, sleeve;501, annular groove;6, lifting mechanism;601, lifting block;602, small ball;603, connecting rod;7, stirring assembly;701, rotating pipe;702, fixed block;703, stirring rod;704, vent hole;8, ventilation support mechanism;801, support ring;802, support rod;803, air inlet pipe;804, valve;805, fixed pipe;9, gas concentration detector;10, inlet pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the utility model protection.
[0035] In the description of the utility model, it is understood that the terms "opening", "upper", "lower", "top", "middle", "inner" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship, which is only for the convenience of describing the utility model and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated components or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, therefore it cannot be understood as a limitation on the utility model.
[0036] Please refer to Figures 1-9The utility model discloses a postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device, including fermentation outer jar 1, the inside installation of fermentation outer jar 1 is equipped with fermentation inner jar 2, the top fixed mounting of fermentation outer jar 1 is equipped with drive motor 3, the inside fixed mounting of drive motor 3 output end extension fermentation outer jar 1 is equipped with slide 4, the axial direction of slide 4 is longitudinal, the symmetry of the circumferential surface of slide 4 is equipped with two groups of planes, and two groups of planes are linear extension along the axial direction of slide 4, the inside fixed mounting of fermentation outer jar 1 top is equipped with sleeve 5, the inside of sleeve 5 is equipped with annular groove 501, and the annular groove 501 presents the inclined state of one side low one side high;
[0037] The lifting mechanism 6 is slidably connected to the slide 4, the lifting mechanism 6 comprises a lifting block 601, the inside of the lifting block 601 is provided with a longitudinal sliding groove which is the same as the axial cross-sectional shape of the slide 4, the longitudinal sliding groove is longitudinally penetrated by the slide 4, and the lifting block 601 is slidably connected to the slide 4, a small ball 602 is mounted on the outer wall of the lifting block 601, the small ball 602 is located in the annular groove 501, and a connecting rod 603 is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the lifting block 601.
[0038] The bottom of the connecting rod 603 is fixedly installed with a stirring assembly 7, a ventilation support mechanism 8 is installed at the bottom of the fermentation inner jar 2, the ventilation support mechanism 8 is slidably connected to the stirring assembly 7, a gas concentration detector 9 is installed on the outer wall of the fermentation outer jar 1, and the detection end of the gas concentration detector 9 penetrates the fermentation outer jar 1 and the fermentation inner jar 2 and extends to the inner side of the fermentation inner jar 2.
[0039] The stirring assembly 7 comprises a rotating pipe 701, a plurality of fixing blocks 702 are communicated with the outer wall of the rotating pipe 701, a plurality of stirring rods 703 are connected with the outer wall of the fixing blocks 702, the distance between two adjacent stirring rods 703 is the height of the annular groove 501, and a plurality of ventilation holes 704 are formed in the outer wall of the stirring rods 703.
[0040] The ventilation support mechanism 8 comprises a support ring 801, two support rods 802 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the support ring 801, the two support rods 802 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fermentation inner jar 2, an air inlet pipe 803 is communicated with the outer wall of the support ring 801, a valve 804 is installed on the air inlet pipe 803, the gas concentration detector 9 is electrically connected to the valve 804, and a fixed pipe 805 is communicated with the top of the support ring 801.
[0041] When the driving motor 3 (the driving motor 3 is of Y90S type) at the top of the fermentation outer tank 1 is started, the output end of the driving motor 3 drives the sliding rod 4 to rotate synchronously, the lifting block 601 slidingly connected on the sliding rod 4 rotates together with the sliding rod 4, and the small ball 602 mounted on the outer wall of the lifting block 601 is located in the annular groove 501 in the sleeve 5. Since the annular groove 501 is in an inclined state with one side low and the other side high, the small ball 602 slides along the annular groove 501 when rotating, so that the lifting block 601 performs a combined motion of rotation and up-down lifting along the sliding rod 4, the lifting height is equal to the height of the annular groove 501, the connecting rod 603 at the bottom is driven by the lifting block 601 to move, and the rotating tube 701 also rotates and moves up and down with the connecting rod 603, and the moving distance is consistent with the height of the annular groove 501. The fixed block 702 in communication with the outer wall of the rotating tube 701 and the stirring rod 703 connected to the outer wall of the fixed block 702 rotate and shuttle up and down together, and the fermentation materials in the fermentation inner tank 2 are stirred, the fermentation materials at different heights in the fermentation inner tank 2 are covered, the fermentation raw materials, probiotics and metabolic products are fully contacted, and local fermentation materials are prevented from appearing different fermentation progress due to insufficient mixing;
[0042] The gas concentration detector 9 (the gas concentration detector 9 is of AS-FA type) mounted on the outer wall of the fermentation outer tank 1 penetrates the fermentation outer tank 1 and the fermentation inner tank 2 and extends to the inner side of the fermentation inner tank 2, and monitors the gas concentration in the fermentation inner tank 2 in real time, mainly monitors the concentrations of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The gas concentration detector 9 is electrically connected with the valve 804 mounted on the air inlet pipe 803, and the staff can set the optimal fermentation oxygen content range in the fermentation inner tank 2 through the gas concentration detector 9. When the detector detects that the oxygen concentration is lower than the set range, the valve 804 is controlled to be opened through circuit signal transmission, the external oxygen supply device is communicated with the air inlet pipe 803, and the external oxygen supply device introduces oxygen into the air inlet pipe 803;
[0043] When oxygen is introduced into the air inlet pipe 803, the oxygen enters the support ring 801 through the air inlet pipe 803, the fixed pipe 805 is slidingly connected in the inner cavity of the rotating tube 701, so that the rotating tube 701 does not separate from the air source during lifting and rotating, and then the oxygen is introduced into the rotating tube 701 through the fixed pipe 805, and then enters the fixed block 702 from the rotating tube 701, and finally is released into the material through the plurality of air holes 704 formed in the outer wall of the stirring rod 703;
[0044] More specifically, because the distance between two vertically adjacent stirring rods 703 is the height of the annular groove 501, and the stirring rods 703 rotate synchronously with the rotating tube 701 and move up and down by the same distance as the distance between two vertically adjacent stirring rods 703, the air holes 704 can release oxygen at different heights and different positions, avoiding the problem of local oxygen concentration in the traditional device.
[0045] In one embodiment, for the above-mentioned sleeve 5, the sleeve 5 is filled with lubricating grease, and the connecting rod 603 penetrates the sleeve 5 and the fermentation inner tank 2 and extends into the inner cavity of the fermentation inner tank 2.
[0046] The rotating tube 701 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting rod 603.
[0047] When the lifting block 601 drives the ball 602 to slide along the annular groove 501, the ball 602 will produce contact friction with the inner wall of the annular groove 501, and the lubricating grease can form a lubricating film on the contact surface between the ball 602 and the inner wall of the annular groove 501, thereby reducing the frictional resistance and making the sliding of the ball 602 more smooth, and also reducing the wear of the parts. When the lifting block 601 rotates and moves up and down, it drives the connecting rod 603 to move. Since the connecting rod 603 penetrates the sleeve 5 and the fermentation inner tank 2 and extends into the inner cavity of the fermentation inner tank 2, the bottom of the connecting rod 603 can drive the rotating tube 701 in the inner cavity of the fermentation inner tank 2 to rotate.
[0048] In one embodiment, for the above-mentioned fermentation inner tank 2, the top of the fermentation inner tank 2 is communicated with a feeding pipe 10.
[0049] Before the fermentation is started, the staff can directly send the material to be fermented (such as probiotic culture medium, initial strain, etc.) into the inner cavity of the fermentation inner tank 2 through the feeding pipe 10.
[0050] In one embodiment, for the above-mentioned fermentation outer tank 1, a plurality of supporting legs 101 are fixedly installed at the bottom of the fermentation outer tank 1.
[0051] The plurality of supporting legs 101 support the fermentation outer tank 1 and the entire device.
[0052] Working principle: start the drive motor 3 at the top of the fermentation outer tank 1, the drive motor 3 drives the slide rod 4 to rotate, the lifting block 601 will rotate with the slide rod 4, and the small ball 602 installed on the outer wall of the lifting block 601 is located in the annular groove 501 inside the sleeve 5, the annular groove 501 presents a one side low one side high inclined state, the small ball 602 will slide along the annular groove 501 when rotating, so that the lifting block 601 makes the compound motion of rotation and up and down along the slide rod 4, the lifting height is equal to the height of the annular groove 501, the lifting block 601 drives the connecting rod 603 to move, the rotating pipe 701 moves with the connecting rod 603, the rotating pipe 701 drives a plurality of fixed blocks 702, and a plurality of stirring rods 703 on the outer wall of the fixed block 702, rotates and shuttles up and down together, and stirs the fermentation materials in the fermentation inner tank 2;
[0053] The gas concentration detector 9 monitors the gas concentration inside the fermentation inner tank 2 in real time, and the staff sets the optimal fermentation oxygen content range in the fermentation inner tank 2 through the gas concentration detector 9, when the detector detects that the oxygen concentration is lower than the set range, the valve 804 is opened through the circuit signal transmission, and the external oxygen supply device introduces oxygen into the gas inlet pipe 803;
[0054] When oxygen is introduced into the gas inlet pipe 803, oxygen enters the support ring 801 through the gas inlet pipe 803, and then oxygen is introduced into the rotating pipe 701 through the fixed pipe 805, and then from the rotating pipe 701 into the fixed block 702, and finally released into the material through the plurality of air holes 704 on the outer wall of the stirring rod 703, because the distance between two adjacent vertical stirring rods 703 is the height of the annular groove 501, and the stirring rod 703 rotates synchronously with the rotating pipe 701 and moves up and down with the same distance as the distance between two adjacent vertical stirring rods 703, so the plurality of air holes 704 can release oxygen at different heights and different positions.
[0055] In the description of the present specification, the description of the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example" and the like means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are contained in at least one embodiment or example of the utility model. In the present specification, the illustrative description of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.
[0056] The preferred embodiments of the utility model disclosed above are only used for illustrating the utility model. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details, and the utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments described. Obviously, according to the content of the description, many modifications and changes can be made. The description selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the utility model, so that the persons skilled in the art can well understand and utilize the utility model. The utility model is limited only by the claims and the entire scope and equivalents thereof.
Claims
1. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device, comprising a fermentation outer tank (1), a fermentation inner tank (2) is installed inside the fermentation outer tank (1), a driving motor (3) is fixedly installed at the top of the fermentation outer tank (1), characterized in that: The output end of the driving motor (3) extends to the inside of the fermentation outer tank (1) and is fixedly installed with a sliding rod (4), the axial direction of the sliding rod (4) is longitudinal, two groups of planes are symmetrically arranged on the circumferential surface of the sliding rod (4), and the two groups of planes extend in a straight line along the axial direction of the sliding rod (4), a sleeve (5) is fixedly installed at the top in the fermentation outer tank (1), an annular groove (501) is formed in the inside of the sleeve (5), and the annular groove (501) presents an inclined state with one side being low and the other side being high. A lifting mechanism (6) is slidably connected to the sliding rod (4), the lifting mechanism (6) comprises a lifting block (601), a longitudinal sliding groove with the same shape as the axial cross section of the sliding rod (4) is formed in the inside of the lifting block (601), the sliding rod (4) longitudinally penetrates the longitudinal sliding groove in the inside of the lifting block (601), and the lifting block (601) is slidably connected with the sliding rod (4), a small ball (602) is installed on the outer wall of the lifting block (601), the small ball (602) is located in the annular groove (501), and a connecting rod (603) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the lifting block (601). A stirring assembly (7) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting rod (603), a ventilation supporting mechanism (8) is installed at the bottom in the fermentation inner tank (2), the ventilation supporting mechanism (8) is slidably connected with the stirring assembly (7), a gas concentration detector (9) is installed on the outer wall of the fermentation outer tank (1), and the detection end of the gas concentration detector (9) penetrates the fermentation outer tank (1) and the fermentation inner tank (2) and extends to the inside of the fermentation inner tank (2).
2. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The stirring assembly (7) comprises a rotating pipe (701), a plurality of fixed blocks (702) are communicated with the outer wall of the rotating pipe (701), a plurality of stirring rods (703) are connected with the outer wall of the fixed block (702), the distance between two adjacent stirring rods (703) in the vertical direction is the height of the annular groove (501), and a plurality of ventilation holes (704) are formed in the outer wall of the stirring rod (703).
3. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ventilation supporting mechanism (8) comprises a supporting ring (801), two supporting rods (802) are fixedly connected with the outer wall of the supporting ring (801), the two supporting rods (802) are fixedly connected with the inner wall of the fermentation inner tank (2), an air inlet pipe (803) is communicated with the outer wall of the supporting ring (801), a valve (804) is installed on the air inlet pipe (803), and the gas concentration detector (9) is electrically connected with the valve (804).
4. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device according to claim 3, characterized in that, A fixed pipe (805) is communicated with the top of the supporting ring (801).
5. The postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device of claim 1, wherein, Grease is filled in the sleeve (5), the connecting rod (603) penetrates the sleeve (5) and the fermentation inner tank (2) and extends to the inner cavity of the fermentation inner tank (2).
6. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device according to claim 2, wherein, The rotating pipe (701) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the connecting rod (603).
7. A postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device according to claim 1, wherein, An inlet pipe (10) is communicated with the top of the fermentation inner tank (2).
8. The postbiotic modular solid state fermentation device of claim 1, wherein, A plurality of supporting legs (101) are fixedly installed at the bottom of the fermentation outer tank (1).
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Production device for fermentation of composite probiotic postbiotics
CN221740241U