Grain moistening device for white spirit brewing

By designing lifting and stirring devices, the problem of uneven grain mixing in baijiu brewing was solved, achieving uniform mixing of grains and hot water, thus improving the grain moistening effect and the quality of the liquor.

CN223752716UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-02SICHUAN JIANGKOU JIULONGDING LIQUOR CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423150131.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2026-01-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

In existing baijiu brewing equipment, the bottom layer of grains does not absorb enough water during the grain moistening process, resulting in uneven mixing and affecting the quality of the final product. Furthermore, it is difficult to accurately control the water temperature and volume manually.

Method used

A grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing was designed, comprising a lifting device, a stirring device, and a water-adding device. The grain is lifted to the top by a rotating cone and spiral blades, and the grain is evenly mixed with hot water by the stirring component and the water-adding device, while the temperature is maintained by an insulation layer.

Benefits of technology

This improves the uniformity of mixing grains and hot water, ensuring that the grains at the bottom also participate in the mixing, reducing the difficulty of manual operation, and improving the grain moistening effect and the final quality of the wine.

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Abstract

A grain moistening device for white spirit brewing comprises a shell and an end cover, a lifting device and a stirring device are arranged in the shell, the lifting device comprises a rotating cone, a spiral blade and a first motor, the rotating cone is rotatably arranged in the shell, the spiral blade is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the rotating cone, and the stirring device is arranged on the end cover. The first motor is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the shell, the output end of the first motor penetrates through the bottom of the shell and is fixedly connected with the rotating cone, the turning and stirring device comprises two first turning and stirring assemblies and two second turning and stirring assemblies, and the two first turning and stirring assemblies are arranged on the two sides of the lifting device; the two second turning and stirring assemblies are arranged on the two sides of the lifting device, the first turning and stirring assembly is arranged above the second turning and stirring assemblies, a water adding device is arranged at the top in the shell, and a discharging opening is formed in the bottom of the shell. According to the utility model, all grains at the bottom can be lifted to the top to participate in mixing, and water can be heated and stirred at the same time, so that the mixing uniformity is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to liquor brewing equipment technical field, concretely relates to a kind of liquor brewing is used to moisten grain device. BACKGROUND

[0002] The brewing process of liquor is complex and delicate, and the moistening of grain, as the first step of brewing, has a crucial impact on the subsequent fermentation, distillation and final liquor quality. Moistening of grain is a key link to ensure that the grain absorbs water fully and gelatinizes, improving the saccharification, liquefaction and alcoholization capacity. During the water absorption process of grain, the grain particles need to absorb an appropriate amount of water to swell the starch particles, creating conditions for subsequent cooking and gelatinization. However, manual operation is labor-intensive and difficult, and it is difficult for manual operation to accurately control water temperature and water quantity, resulting in inconsistent moistening of grain and affecting the final liquor quality.

[0003] Chinese patent document CN119020124A discloses a moistening machine for liquor brewing, which includes a rack, a moistening hopper, a swing mechanism, an end cover and a stirring mechanism. The moistening hopper is rotatably installed on the top of the rack through a support shaft. The swing mechanism is used to drive the movement of the moistening hopper. The end cover is arranged on the top of the moistening hopper, and the stirring mechanism is arranged in the middle of the end cover to evenly mix the grain in the moistening hopper. The swing motor can drive the support shaft to swing or overturn. When it is necessary to improve the moisture level of the grain, the stirring motor can be started, and the stirring shaft drives the stirring blade to work, thereby stirring the grain and further improving the moisture effect of the grain. However, the above-mentioned device cannot stir the grain at the bottom of the moistening hopper, and the hot water penetrates from top to bottom to moisten the grain, which can cause the water absorption of the bottom layer of grain to be lower than that of the top layer of grain, resulting in poor moistening effect. The utility model provides a moistening device for liquor brewing with other structures. SUMMARY

[0004] The utility model aims at providing a moistening device for liquor brewing, which can lift all the grain at the bottom to the top for mixing, and can stir while heating water, improving the uniformity of mixing.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions:

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of liquor brewing with grain moistening device, including shell and end cap, the end cap is fixedly arranged at shell top, lifting device and turning device are equipped in the shell, the lifting device includes rotating cone, helical blade and first motor, the rotating cone is rotatably arranged in shell, the helical blade is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of rotating cone, the first motor is fixedly arranged at shell bottom, the output end of the first motor is fixedly connected with rotating cone through shell bottom, the turning device includes two first turning assemblies and two second turning assemblies, the two first turning assemblies are arranged at the two sides of lifting device, the two second turning assemblies are arranged at the two sides of lifting device, the first turning assembly is arranged above second turning assembly, water adding device is equipped in the top of shell, and discharge port is equipped at shell bottom.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution, the end cap is provided with a plurality of air holes.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution, the shell outer wall is provided with a heat preservation layer, and the heat preservation layer is provided with an electric heating wire.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the outer wall of the heat preservation layer is provided with a support device, the support device includes a fixing ring and a plurality of supporting legs, the fixing ring is sleeved on the outer wall of the heat preservation layer, and the top of the plurality of supporting legs is fixedly connected with the fixing ring.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution, the shell is provided with a mounting plate, and the bottom of the mounting plate is fixedly connected with the top of the fixing ring.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution, the first turning assembly includes a first rotating shaft, a plurality of first rotating rods, a plurality of first turning plates and a second motor, the two ends of the first rotating shaft are rotatably connected with the side wall of the shell, the first rotating rods are fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the first rotating shaft, the first turning plates are fixedly arranged on the end of the first rotating rods away from the first rotating shaft, the second motor is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, and one end of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the output end of the second motor through the side wall of the shell.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution, the second turning assembly includes a second rotating shaft, a plurality of second rotating rods, a plurality of second turning plates and a third motor, the two ends of the second rotating shaft are rotatably connected with the side wall of the shell, the second rotating rods are fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the second rotating shaft, the second turning plates are fixedly arranged on the end of the second rotating rods away from the second rotating shaft, the third motor is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate, and one end of the second rotating shaft is fixedly connected with the output end of the third motor through the side wall of the shell.

[0013] As a preferred technical scheme, the water adding device comprises a water pipe and a connecting pipe, the water pipe is a grid-shaped structure composed of multiple pipe sections, the bottom of the water pipe is provided with a plurality of water outlets, and the top of the water pipe is provided with the connecting pipe.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1、 The utility model discloses a lifting device is set up, can promote the grain of shell bottom to top mixing, and the bottom spiral blade is attached with the inner wall of shell, has reduced the grain of missing and can not promote.

[0016] 2、 The utility model discloses a turnover device is set up, and the grain of top promotion is mixed with the grain of upper part and is turned over, improves the uniformity of grain and hot water mixing.

[0017] 3、 The utility model discloses a heat insulating layer is set up, and the electric heating wire work in heat insulating layer can keep warm to the grain, reduces the speed of grain temperature drop, is helpful to maintain temperature, has the benefit to subsequent fermentation. DRAWINGS

[0018] The specific embodiments of the utility model will be described in further detail below in combination with the drawings:

[0019] Fig. 1 It is structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Fig. 2 It is plan view of the utility model;

[0021] Among them, the reference signs are as follows:

[0022] 1-shell, 2-end cover, 3-fixing ring, 4-branch, 5-heat insulating layer, 6-rotary cone, 7-spiral blade, 8-first motor, 9-first rotating shaft, 10-first rotating rod, 11-first flap, 12-second rotating shaft, 13-second rotating rod, 14-second flap, 15-water pipe, 16-water outlet, 17-connecting pipe, 18-vent hole, 19-discharge port, 20-mounting plate, 21-second motor, 22-third motor. CONCRETE IMPLEMENTING METHOD

[0023] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be described clearly and completely below in combination with 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 protection scope of the utility model.

[0024] Therefore, the following detailed description of embodiments of the application provided in the accompanying drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the application as claimed, but merely represents selected embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative labor are within the scope of protection of the present application. It should be noted that similar reference numbers and letters in the following drawings represent similar items, so once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0025] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that if the orientation or position relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer" and the like is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or position relationship when the product of the application is normally placed, it is only for the convenience of describing the application and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the indicated device or element must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the application. In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, if the terms "arrangement", "installation", "connection" appear, they should be understood broadly, for example, they can be fixedly connected, or can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically connected, or can be electrically connected; can be directly connected, or can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; can be internal communication of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0026] Embodiments

[0027] As Figs. 1-2 shown, a liquor brewing grain moistening device, comprising a shell 1 and an end cover 2, the end cover 2 is fixedly arranged at the top of the shell 1, the shell 1 is provided with a lifting device and a turning device, the lifting device comprises a rotating cone 6, a spiral blade 7 and a first motor 8, the rotating cone 6 is rotatably arranged in the shell 1, the spiral blade 7 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the rotating cone 6, the first motor 8 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the shell 1, the output end of the first motor 8 penetrates through the bottom of the shell 1 and is fixedly connected with the rotating cone 6, the turning device comprises two first turning assemblies and two second turning assemblies, the two first turning assemblies are arranged on both sides of the lifting device, the two second turning assemblies are arranged on both sides of the lifting device, the first turning assembly is arranged above the second turning assembly, the top of the shell 1 is provided with a water adding device, and the bottom of the shell 1 is provided with a discharge port 19.

[0028] It is worth mentioning that the grain at the bottom of the shell 1 is lifted to the top and mixed with hot water of a specified temperature by the lifting device, the grain is stirred by the stirring device, the uniformity of the mixing of the grain and hot water is improved, the specified amount of hot water is added to the shell 1 by the water adding device connected to the water supply device, and the grain after the grain moistening is discharged from the shell 1 through the discharge port 19 for the next operation. Specifically, the first motor 8 drives the rotating cone 6 to rotate, and the rotating cone 6 rotates to lift the grain at the bottom to the top through the spiral blade 7. The first stirring assembly and the second stirring assembly respectively stir the grain at different heights.

[0029] In particular, the top diameter of the rotating cone 6 is smaller than the bottom diameter, and the side edge of the bottom of the spiral blade 7 is attached to the inner wall of the shell 1, so that the spiral blade 7 can cover the entire area of the bottom of the inner cavity of the shell 1 when rotating, ensuring that the grain at the bottom can be lifted to the top along the spiral blade 7.

[0030] In some possible embodiments, the end cover 2 is provided with a plurality of air holes 18.

[0031] In some possible embodiments, the outer wall of the shell 1 is provided with a heat preservation layer 5, the heat preservation layer 5 is provided with an electric heating wire, the electric heating wire is connected to a power supply, and the grain can be preserved, so that the temperature of the grain does not drop too fast, which is beneficial to subsequent fermentation.

[0032] In some possible embodiments, the outer wall of the heat preservation layer 5 is provided with a supporting device, the supporting device includes a fixing ring 3 and a plurality of supporting legs 4, the fixing ring 3 is sleeved on the outer wall of the heat preservation layer 5, and the top of the supporting leg 4 is fixedly connected with the fixing ring 3.

[0033] In some possible embodiments, the shell 1 is provided with a mounting plate 20, the bottom of the mounting plate 20 is fixedly connected with the top of the fixing ring 3, and the mounting plate 20 provides mounting positions for the second motor 21 and the third motor 22.

[0034] In some possible embodiments, the first stirring assembly includes a first rotating shaft 9, a plurality of first rotating rods 10, a plurality of first stirring plates 11 and a second motor 21, the two ends of the first rotating shaft 9 are rotatably connected with the side wall of the shell 1, the first rotating rod 10 is fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the first rotating shaft 9, the first stirring plate 11 is fixedly arranged on the end of the first rotating rod 10 away from the first rotating shaft 9, the second motor 21 is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate 20, and one end of the first rotating shaft 9 penetrates through the side wall of the shell 1 and is fixedly connected with the output end of the second motor 21. The second motor 21 drives the first rotating shaft 9 to rotate, the first rotating shaft 9 drives the first stirring plate 11 to move through the first rotating rod 10, the grain at the top is stirred, and the mixing of hot water and grain is promoted.

[0035] In some possible embodiments, the second stirring assembly comprises a second rotating shaft 12, a plurality of second rotating rods 13, a plurality of second stirring plates 14 and a third motor 22, the two ends of the second rotating shaft 12 are rotatably connected to the side wall of the shell 1, the second rotating rods 13 are fixedly arranged on the outer surface of the second rotating shaft 12, the second stirring plates 14 are fixedly arranged at the ends of the second rotating rods 13 away from the second rotating shaft 12, the third motor 22 is fixedly arranged on the mounting plate 20, and one end of the second rotating shaft 12 penetrates through the side wall of the shell 1 and is fixedly connected to the output end of the third motor 22. The third motor 22 drives the second rotating shaft 12 to rotate, the second rotating shaft 12 drives the second stirring plates 14 to move through the second rotating rods 13, the middle grain is stirred, and the mixing of the hot water and the grain is promoted.

[0036] In some possible embodiments, the water adding device comprises a water pipe 15 and a connecting pipe 17, the water pipe 15 is a grid-shaped structure composed of multiple pipes, the bottom of the water pipe 15 is provided with a plurality of water outlets 16, the top of the water pipe 15 is provided with the connecting pipe 17, the connecting pipe 17 penetrates through the end cover 2 and is communicated with an external water supply device, hot water at a specified temperature enters the water pipe 15 and is added into the shell 1 through the water outlets 16 to be mixed with the grain. The water adding device can increase the water adding area and continuously and uniformly add hot water into the shell 1, which is beneficial to improve the uniformity of the hot water and the grain and avoid the situation that the one-time addition of the hot water leads to uneven mixing.

[0037] It should be noted that the end cover 2 is provided with a hole matched with the connecting pipe 17, the connecting pipe 17 can pass through the end cover 2 and be connected with the external water supply device, and the connecting pipe 17 can limit the end cover 2 to ensure that the end cover 2 can cover the top opening of the shell 1.

[0038] In addition, it should be understood that although the present specification is described in terms of embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution, and the specification is described in this way 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 appropriately combined to form other embodiments that those skilled in the art can understand. Thus, the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail. In order to avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein according to the above description. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A grain-moistening device for brewing baijiu (Chinese liquor), comprising a housing (1) and an end cap (2), wherein the end cap (2) is fixedly disposed on the top of the housing (1), characterized in that, The housing (1) is provided with a lifting device and a stirring device. The lifting device includes a rotating cone (6), a spiral blade (7) and a first motor (8). The rotating cone (6) is rotatably disposed inside the housing (1). The spiral blade (7) is fixedly disposed on the outer surface of the rotating cone (6). The first motor (8) is fixedly disposed at the bottom of the housing (1). The output end of the first motor (8) passes through the bottom of the housing (1) and is fixedly connected to the rotating cone (6). The stirring device includes two first stirring components and two second stirring components. The two first stirring components are disposed on both sides of the lifting device. The two second stirring components are disposed on both sides of the lifting device. The first stirring components are disposed above the second stirring components. The top of the housing (1) is provided with a water adding device. The bottom of the housing (1) is provided with a discharge port (19).

2. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The end cap (2) is provided with several vent holes (18).

3. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the shell (1) is provided with a heat insulation layer (5), and the heat insulation layer (5) is provided with an electric heating wire.

4. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 3, characterized in that, The outer wall of the insulation layer (5) is provided with a support device, which includes a fixing ring (3) and several legs (4). The fixing ring (3) is sleeved on the outer wall of the insulation layer (5), and the top of the several legs (4) is fixedly connected to the fixing ring (3).

5. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The housing (1) is provided with an installation plate (20), and the bottom of the installation plate (20) is fixedly connected to the top of the fixing ring (3).

6. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first stirring assembly includes a first rotating shaft (9), a plurality of first rotating rods (10), a plurality of first flaps (11) and a second motor (21). The two ends of the first rotating shaft (9) are rotatably connected to the side wall of the housing (1). The first rotating rods (10) are fixedly disposed on the outer surface of the first rotating shaft (9). The first flaps (11) are fixedly disposed at the end of the first rotating rods (10) away from the first rotating shaft (9). The second motor (21) is fixedly disposed on the mounting plate (20). One end of the first rotating shaft (9) passes through the side wall of the housing (1) and is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor (21).

7. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second stirring assembly includes a second rotating shaft (12), a plurality of second rotating rods (13), a plurality of second flaps (14) and a third motor (22). The two ends of the second rotating shaft (12) are rotatably connected to the side wall of the housing (1). The second rotating rods (13) are fixedly disposed on the outer surface of the second rotating shaft (12). The second flaps (14) are fixedly disposed at the end of the second rotating rods (13) away from the second rotating shaft (12). The third motor (22) is fixedly disposed on the mounting plate (20). One end of the second rotating shaft (12) passes through the side wall of the housing (1) and is fixedly connected to the output end of the third motor (22).

8. The grain-moistening device for baijiu brewing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The water supply device includes a water pipe (15) and a connecting pipe (17). The water pipe (15) is a grid structure composed of multiple pipe segments. The bottom of the water pipe (15) is provided with several water outlets (16). The top of the water pipe (15) is provided with a connecting pipe (17). The connecting pipe (17) passes through the end cap (2) and is connected to an external water supply device.

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Patent Citations

  • Grain moistening machine for white spirit brewing

    CN119020124A