Beer production fermentation equipment
By introducing a CIP cleaning device and atomizing hole design into the beer fermentation tank, the problem of the fermentation tank being difficult to clean thoroughly has been solved, achieving a more efficient cleaning effect and ensuring the high cleanliness of the equipment.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520220161.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-06
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-12
AI Technical Summary
Existing beer fermentation tanks are difficult to clean thoroughly after use, especially the dirt in the dead corners and crevices of the equipment.
A beer production fermentation device was designed, equipped with a CIP cleaning device. The cleaning liquid is atomized into fine droplets by the atomizing holes on the water guide rod and evenly distributed on the surface of the equipment to cover more surface areas. Combined with the use of a rotating shaft and a stirring rack, it is ensured that the cleaning liquid can effectively cover all parts.
It improves the cleaning efficiency of fermentation tanks, can more thoroughly remove hard-to-clean corners and crevices, maintain the high cleanliness of the equipment, and reduce the amount of manual cleaning work.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to beer fermentation technical field, concretely relates to a beer production fermentation equipment BACKGROUND
[0002] Beer is the low alcohol content wine that is made after the sugar is produced by starch hydrolysis, fermentation, is called "liquid bread", is the oldest history, the most extensive range, the biggest sales volume alcohol beverage in the world.
[0003] Beer fermentation main equipment is fermentation tank and seed tank, they each all have raw material preparation, cooking, sterilization and cooling equipment, ventilation adjustment and sterilization equipment, and agitator etc., in prior art, fermentation tank needs manual cleaning after use, so that the cleaner is difficult to clean to each corner of the equipment. UTILITARIAN CONTENT
[0004] The utility model discloses a beer production fermentation equipment to solve the problem that fermentation tank is difficult to clean in prior art fermentation technology.
[0005] In order to achieve the above object, provide a beer production fermentation equipment, including fermentation tank and the CIP cleaning device that is equipped with in the side of fermentation tank, the fermentation tank includes rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is located the center in the inside of fermentation tank, the fixed frame is slidably installed on the outside of rotating shaft, the fixed frame is located the position of rotating shaft near the top of fermentation tank, the fixed frame one side fixed mounting has the opening baffle, the stirring frame is fixedly installed on the position of rotating shaft near the bottom of fermentation tank, the stirring frame is used for stirring the beer raw material in the fermentation tank in the work;
[0006] The inner wall of the fermentation tank is fixedly connected with a plurality of water guide rods, the top end of the water guide rod is threadedly connected with a water guide ring, a plurality of atomizing holes are formed in one side of the water guide rod close to the center of the fermentation tank, the atomizing holes are used for atomizing the cleaning water source to flush and disinfect the inner wall of the fermentation tank and the stirring frame, a cleaning pipeline is threadedly connected on the side of the water guide ring away from the inner wall of the fermentation tank, the cleaning pipeline penetrates through the top of the fermentation tank, and a cleaning valve is threadedly connected on the end of the cleaning pipeline away from the fermentation tank.
[0007] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the rotating shaft penetrates through the top of the fermentation tank and is connected with a driving motor through a pin, the driving motor is used to drive the rotating shaft and the stirring frame to rotate, a conical groove is arranged below the rotating shaft, a drain hole is formed in the center position of the conical groove, the drain hole penetrates through the fermentation tank and is threadedly connected with a beer outlet, the beer outlet is used to take out the fermented beer in the tank, a manhole is formed in one side of the outer wall of the fermentation tank close to the beer outlet, the fermentation tank is symmetrically threadedly installed with a carbon dioxide inlet and a sampling port on the left and right sides of the manhole, and the sampling port is used to take out a beer sample.
[0008] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the sampling port is provided with an exhaust valve, a pressure gauge is fixedly installed at the top end of the exhaust valve, and the exhaust valve and the pressure gauge are connected to the inside of the fermentation tank through a pipeline penetrating the top of the fermentation tank.
[0009] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the fermentation tank is fixedly installed with a support frame at the bottom, a base is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the support frame, and a universal wheel one is fixedly installed at the bottom of the base.
[0010] As a further improvement of the technical solution, a water guide pipe is threadedly connected to the side of the fermentation tank close to the bottom end, and a CIP cleaning device is fixedly connected to the end of the water guide pipe away from the cleaning valve.
[0011] As a further improvement of the technical solution, the CIP cleaning device is a prior art, which comprises a bottom plate, a fresh water tank and an alkali water tank are fixedly installed at the top of the bottom plate, and a universal wheel two is fixedly installed below the bottom plate.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following advantages:
[0013] The beer production fermentation equipment is equipped with a CIP cleaning device, and the cleaning ball in the CIP cleaning device in the prior art is designed as a plurality of atomizing holes of a water guide rod, the atomizing holes can more evenly distribute on the surface of the equipment and cover more surface area by atomizing the cleaning liquid into fine droplets, the atomizing mode can ensure that the cleaning liquid forms a uniform thin layer when contacting the surface of the equipment, effectively removing dirt attached to dead angles, gaps and surfaces, and the spray mode of the atomizing holes enables the cleaning liquid to cover the surface of the entire pipeline and equipment more quickly, improving the cleaning efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present application;
[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the internal cut structure of the fermentation tank of the present application;
[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the cleaning device structure of the present application;
[0017] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of A of the present application;
[0018] The meanings of the various reference signs in the drawing are as follows: 1, fermenter; 10, beer outlet; 11, manhole; 12, perforated baffle; 14, pressure gauge; 15, exhaust valve; 16, sampling port; 17, support frame; 18, base; 19, universal wheel 1; 110, fixing frame; 111, rotating shaft; 112, carbon dioxide inlet; 113, drain hole; 114, conical groove; 115, stirring frame; 116, cooling jacket; 2, CIP cleaning device; 20, clean water tank; 21, lye tank; 22, water guide pipe; 23, cleaning valve; 24, cleaning pipeline; 25, water guide ring; 26, water guide rod; 27, atomizing hole; 28, bottom plate; 29, universal wheel 2; 3, driving motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.
[0020] Embodiment: Please refer to Figures 1-4 The present embodiment aims to provide a beer production fermentation equipment, which comprises a fermenter 1 and a CIP cleaning device 2 arranged on one side of the fermenter 1. The fermenter 1 comprises a rotating shaft 111, which is located at the center of the fermenter 1. A fixing frame 110 is slidably arranged on the outer side of the rotating shaft 111. The fixing frame 110 is located at a position close to the top of the fermenter 1. A perforated baffle 12 is fixedly arranged on one side of the fixing frame 110. A stirring frame 115 is fixedly arranged on the rotating shaft 111 at a position close to the bottom of the fermenter 1. The stirring frame 115 is used for stirring the beer raw materials in the fermenter 1 during work.
[0021] A plurality of water guide rods 26 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fermenter 1. A water guide ring 25 is threadedly connected to the top end of the water guide rod 26. A plurality of atomizing holes 27 are formed in one side of the water guide rod 26 close to the center of the fermenter 1. The atomizing holes 27 are used for atomizing the cleaning water source to flush and disinfect the inner wall of the fermenter 1 and the stirring frame 115. The water guide ring 25 is threadedly connected to a cleaning pipeline 24 on the side away from the inner wall of the fermenter 1. The cleaning pipeline 24 penetrates through the top of the fermenter 1. The cleaning pipeline 24 is threadedly connected to a cleaning valve 23 on the end away from the fermenter 1. After the fermenter 1 is used by the staff, the CIP cleaning device 2 is opened. The cleaning water source is supplied to the multiple atomizing holes 27 formed in the uniformly distributed water guide rods 26 in the fermenter 1 through the water guide ring 25, so that every corner in the fermenter is cleaned and disinfected, thereby maintaining the high cleanliness requirement of the fermenter 1.
[0022] In addition, in order to facilitate the staff to use the beer production fermentation equipment, the rotating shaft 111 is inserted through the top of the fermentation tank 1 and is connected with the driving motor 3, the driving motor 3 is used to drive the rotating shaft 111 and the stirring frame 115 to rotate, the rotating shaft 111 is provided with a conical groove 114 below, the conical groove 114 is provided with a drain hole 113 at the center position, the drain hole 113 penetrates the fermentation tank 1 and is threadedly connected with the beer outlet 10, the beer outlet 10 is used to take out the fermented beer in the tank, the outer wall of the fermentation tank 1 is provided with a manhole 11 on one side close to the beer outlet 10, the fermentation tank 1 is symmetrically provided with the carbon dioxide inlet 112 and the sampling port 16 on the left and right sides of the manhole 11, the sampling port 16 is used to take out the beer sample, and in actual operation, the staff can observe through the manhole 11 on one side of the fermentation tank 1.
[0023] Further, in order to enable the staff to move the equipment quickly and conveniently, the fermentation tank 1 is fixedly installed with the support frame 17 at the bottom, the support frame 17 is fixedly installed with the base 18 at the bottom end, and the base 18 is fixedly installed with the universal wheel one 19 at the bottom.
[0024] The working principle of the device is as follows: first, the staff moves the beer production fermentation equipment and the CIP cleaning device to a fixed position through the universal wheel one 19 and the universal wheel two 29, then the wort to be fermented is placed in the fermentation tank 1 after preparation and cooling, the driving motor 3 is started, the stirring frame 115 on the rotating shaft 111 is driven by the driving motor 3 to stir, the yeast is added, the temperature in the tank is controlled by the cooling jacket 116, the fermentation liquid generates strong natural convection in the fermentation tank 1, the contact between the yeast and the fermentation liquid is enhanced, the metabolism of the yeast is promoted, and thus the fermentation speed of the beer is accelerated.
[0025] In actual operation, the manhole 11 can be observed, the valve of the sampling port 16 can be used for sampling, and when the fermentation is completed, the beer can be packed by the beer outlet 10 through the drain hole 113 under the conical groove 114.
[0026] After use, the cleaning valve 23 is opened by the CIP cleaning device 2, the alkali water is introduced into the atomizing holes 27 of the water guide rods 26 through the water guide pipe 22 to spray out for tank flushing, the atomizing holes can more evenly distribute on the surface of the equipment and cover more surface area by atomizing the cleaning liquid into fine droplets, the atomizing mode can ensure that the cleaning liquid forms a uniform thin layer when contacting the surface of the equipment, effectively removes dirt attached to dead angles, gaps and surfaces, the spray mode of the atomizing holes enables the cleaning liquid to cover the surface of the entire pipeline and equipment more quickly, improves the cleaning efficiency, after cleaning, the alkali water in the fermentation tank 1 is emptied, the cleaning valve 24 is turned to introduce clean water into the fermentation tank 1 to clean the residual alkali water, after circulating flushing with clean water for thirty minutes, hydrogen peroxide is filled in the clean water tank 20, generally, the hydrogen peroxide is filled into the clean fermentation tank 1 the day before the fermentation tank 1 is used, in the slow heating process of the fermentation tank 1, the hydrogen peroxide is automatically decomposed into water and oxygen, thereby maintaining the high cleanliness of the fermentation tank 1, when the fermentation tank 1 is used again, complete cleaning and disinfection can be achieved, manual labor is saved, and the phenomenon that some details are not cleaned completely during manual cleaning is avoided.
[0027] The basic principle, main features and advantages of the present application are shown and described above. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited by the above embodiments, the above embodiments and descriptions in the specification are only preferred examples of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application, various changes and improvements can be made to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and these changes and improvements all fall within the scope of the present application. The scope of protection of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A beer production fermentation apparatus comprising a fermentation tank (1) and a CIP cleaning device (2) arranged on one side of the fermentation tank (1), characterized in that: The fermentation tank (1) includes a rotating shaft (111) located in the center of the fermentation tank (1), a fixed frame (110) slidingly installed outside the rotating shaft (111), the fixed frame (110) being located near the top of the fermentation tank (1), an open baffle (12) fixedly installed on one side of the fixed frame (110), a stirring frame (115) fixedly installed near the bottom of the fermentation tank (1), the stirring frame (115) being used to stir the beer raw materials in the fermentation tank (1) during work; A plurality of water guide rods (26) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the fermentation tank (1), a water guide ring (25) is threadedly connected to the top end of the water guide rod (26), a plurality of atomizing holes (27) are formed in one side of the water guide rod (26) near the center of the fermentation tank (1), the atomizing holes (27) are used to atomize clean water to flush and disinfect the inner wall of the fermentation tank (1) and the stirring frame (115), the water guide ring (25) is threadedly connected with a cleaning pipeline (24) on the side away from the inner wall of the fermentation tank (1), the cleaning pipeline (24) penetrates through the top of the fermentation tank (1), and the cleaning pipeline (24) is threadedly connected with a cleaning valve (23) at the end away from the fermentation tank (1).
2. A beer producing fermentation apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that: The rotating shaft (111) penetrates through the top of the fermentation tank (1) and is connected with a driving motor (3) through a pin, the driving motor (3) is used to drive the rotating shaft (111) and the stirring frame (115) to rotate, a conical groove (114) is arranged below the rotating shaft (111), a drain hole (113) is formed in the center of the conical groove (114), the drain hole (113) penetrates through the fermentation tank (1) and is threadedly connected with a beer outlet (10), and the beer outlet (10) is used to take out the fermented beer in the tank; A manhole (11) is formed in one side of the outer wall of the fermentation tank (1) near the beer outlet (10), the fermentation tank (1) is symmetrically threadedly installed with a carbon dioxide inlet (112) and a sampling port (16) on the left and right sides of the manhole (11), and the sampling port (16) is used to take out a beer sample.
3. A beer producing fermentation apparatus as claimed in claim 2, characterised in that: An exhaust valve (15) is arranged above the sampling port (16), a pressure gauge (14) is fixedly installed at the top end of the exhaust valve (15), and the exhaust valve (15) and the pressure gauge (14) are connected into the fermentation tank (1) through a pipeline penetrating through the top of the fermentation tank (1).
4. A beer producing fermentation apparatus according to claim 1, characterised in that: A cooling jacket (116) is fixedly connected between the inner wall and the outer wall of the fermentation tank (1), a support frame (17) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the fermentation tank (1), a base (18) is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the support frame (17), and a universal wheel one (19) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the base (18).
5. A beer producing fermentation apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that: A water guide pipe (22) is threadedly connected to one side of the cleaning valve (23) near the bottom end of the fermentation tank (1), and a CIP cleaning device (2) is fixedly connected to the end of the water guide pipe (22) away from the cleaning valve (23).
6. A beer producing fermentation apparatus as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that: The CIP cleaning device (2) is prior art, the CIP cleaning device (2) includes bottom plate (28), the left and right sides of the top of bottom plate (28) are fixedly installed with clean water tank (20) and alkali water tank (21) respectively, the bottom of bottom plate (28) is fixedly installed with universal wheel two (29).