Commercial germination machine

Abstract

The utility model provides a commercial germination machine. The commercial germination machine comprises a main machine with a germination chamber, the main machine comprises a machine body and a machine door, the front side wall of the machine body is provided with an opening for taking and placing a germination barrel into and out of the germination chamber, and the machine door covers the opening in an openable and closable manner. Wherein the machine body is internally provided with a supporting seat for placing the germination barrel, a sliding rail mechanism is arranged between the supporting seat and the machine body, and the sliding rail mechanism is configured to allow the supporting seat to slide in the front-back direction of the machine body; and the driving device is used for driving the germination barrel placed on the supporting seat to enter and exit from the germination chamber in a horizontal moving manner. In order to solve the problems that a commercial germination machine is large in one-time germinatable material amount, heavy in weight and difficult to take and place, according to the scheme, a germination barrel is pushed in and pulled out through a sliding rail mechanism, and the germination barrel can be conveniently put into a germination cavity and taken out of the germination cavity.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of cereal germination, and particularly relates to a commercial germination machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] The germination machine is a device capable of promoting the germination of cereal and other germination materials, which provides suitable humidity and temperature for the germination materials to promote germination. At present, the germination machines on the market are mainly small-capacity household germination machines, which can usually germinate about 2-3L of rice at a time, and a complete germination cycle requires more than 10 hours, thus only meeting the single-family food demand. In order to meet the commercial selling, large-scale germination equipment needs to be used to increase the amount of germination at a time. At present, the existing technology uses a large fermentation tank for germination, which has a feeding port at the top and a discharging port at the bottom. The material to be germinated is directly added into the fermentation tank through the feeding port during germination, and the material is subjected to operations such as water addition, temperature control and stirring to reach a temperature and humidity suitable for germination, and then germination is carried out. After the germination is completed, the material can be discharged through the discharging port. For this existing technology, the material needs to be poured into the fermentation tank through the feeding port, which is not convenient for manual addition of the material, and the material may not be completely discharged, which may cause the material to remain in the fermentation tank and rot.

[0003] In view of this, it is necessary to propose a new technical scheme to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art. SUMMARY

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art, and to provide a germination machine which facilitates the placement and removal of a heavy germination barrel into and from a germination chamber.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a commercial germination machine, comprising a host with a germination chamber, the host comprising a machine body and a machine door, an opening for placing and removing a germination barrel into and from the germination chamber is formed in the front side wall of the machine body, and the machine door is openably and closably arranged on the opening, wherein a supporting seat for placing the germination barrel is arranged in the machine body, a slide rail mechanism is arranged between the supporting seat and the machine body, and the slide rail mechanism is configured to allow the supporting seat to slide in the front-rear direction of the machine body to drive the germination barrel placed on the supporting seat to enter and exit the germination chamber in a horizontal moving manner.

[0006] Optionally, the slide rail mechanism comprises a sliding groove arranged on the machine body and a roller connected to the supporting seat, the roller is accommodated in the sliding groove to be in rolling contact with the bottom wall of the sliding groove; or the slide rail mechanism comprises a sliding groove arranged on the machine body and a plurality of rollers, the plurality of rollers protrude from the bottom wall of the sliding groove to be in rolling contact with the supporting seat.

[0007] Optionally, the support seat comprises a roller support slidable in the sliding groove, and a plurality of support ribs arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, the left and right ends of the plurality of support ribs being supported on the roller support.

[0008] Optionally, the sliding rail mechanism further comprises a limiting piece configured to limit the outward sliding distance of the support seat, the limiting piece being configured to limit the maximum outward sliding distance of the support seat to not more than 2 / 3 of the size of the support seat in the front-rear direction.

[0009] Optionally, the support seat is configured to be completely detached from the machine body.

[0010] Optionally, the bottom wall of the germination barrel is provided with a drainage port, and the support ribs are in the shape of a triangular prism or a trapezoidal column with a narrow upper part and a wide lower part, so as to reduce the obstruction to the drainage port.

[0011] Optionally, there is a gap through the upper and lower portions between two adjacent support ribs.

[0012] Optionally, the germination barrel comprises an outer barrel and an inner barrel arranged in the outer barrel, the inner barrel being configured as a water filtering barrel with a plurality of water filtering holes, and the outer barrel being configured as a water storage barrel capable of storing liquid.

[0013] Optionally, a plurality of support feet are arranged between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel, the plurality of support feet supporting the inner barrel to form a draining space between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel.

[0014] Optionally, a handle is arranged on the circumferential wall of the outer barrel to facilitate the extraction of the germination barrel.

[0015] The germination machine is provided in a side opening door manner, the machine body is provided with a support seat for placing a germination barrel, a sliding rail mechanism is arranged between the support seat and the machine body, the sliding rail mechanism is configured to allow the support seat to slide in the front-rear direction of the machine body, so as to drive the germination barrel placed on the support seat to enter and exit the germination chamber in a horizontal moving manner, thereby realizing the pushing in and pulling out of the germination barrel, facilitating the placing and taking out of the germination barrel into and from the germination chamber, and reducing the labor cost for moving the germination barrel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described in the following description only relate to some embodiments of the present application, and are not a limitation on the present application.

[0017] Figure 1 is a perspective assembly view of an embodiment of the germination machine of the present application, in which the machine door is in an open state.

[0018] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the sprouting machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0019] Figure 3 is a sectional view of the sprouting barrel in the sprouting machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0020] Figure 4 is a perspective view of the supporting seat in the sprouting machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 is a perspective view of the supporting seat in the sprouting machine according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0022] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] 100, commercial sprouting machine; 10, main machine; 1, machine body; 101, sprouting chamber; 11, chute; 2, machine door; 3, sprouting barrel; 301, surrounding flow cavity; 302, draining space; 31, outer barrel; 311, handle; 32, inner barrel; 321, supporting leg; 4, supporting seat; 41, supporting rib; 42, roller support; 5, roller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] To make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings herein can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0025] It should be noted that: similar labels and letters represent similar items in the following drawings, therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, technical terms or scientific terms used in the present patent document shall have the meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which the present patent belongs. The terms "first", "second", and similar terms as used in the patent specification and claims of the present patent do not denote any order, quantity, or importance, but are used to distinguish different components. Similarly, the terms "one", "a", or "the" do not denote a quantity of one, but are used to denote the presence of at least one. The terms "comprising" or "including" or similar terms mean that the elements or objects before the "comprising" or "including" are inclusive of the elements or objects listed after the "comprising" or "including" and equivalents thereof, and do not exclude other elements or objects. The terms "central", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", "far", "near", and the like are used only to indicate relative positional relationships, which may change when the absolute positions of the described objects change, and are only used to facilitate the description of the present patent and simplify the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present patent.

[0027] In the description of the present patent, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "mounting", "connection", and "connecting" should be understood broadly, for example, can be fixedly connected, or separably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically connected, or electrically connected; can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or can be connected internally between two elements. Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the present patent according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] Some embodiments of the present patent will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The features in the following embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 As shown in the drawings, the present patent provides a commercial germinator 100, which can germinate a large amount of material at one time, and facilitates the overall taking and placing of the material. The commercial germinator 100 includes a main machine 10 having a germination chamber 101, the main machine 10 includes a machine body 1 and a machine door 2, an opening is formed in the front side wall of the machine body 1 for taking and placing a germination barrel 3 into the germination chamber 101, and the machine door 2 is coverably arranged at the opening. Wherein, a supporting seat 4 for placing the germination barrel 3 is arranged in the machine body 1, and a sliding rail mechanism is arranged between the supporting seat 4 and the machine body 1. The sliding rail mechanism is configured to allow the supporting seat 4 to slide in the front-rear direction of the machine body 1, so as to drive the germination barrel 3 placed on the supporting seat 4 to enter and exit the germination chamber 101 in a horizontal moving manner.

[0030] The commercial germinator 100 is provided with a side opening door, and the germination barrel 3 placed on the supporting seat 4 is driven by the slide rail mechanism to horizontally move in and out of the germination chamber 101, so that the germination barrel 3 is pushed in and pulled out. Compared with the prior art, the large fermentation tank needs to pour the material from the top opening of the fermentation tank, and the material is discharged from the lower opening of the fermentation tank. The utility model scheme is convenient for putting the germination barrel 3 into the germination chamber 101 and taking the germination barrel 3 out of the germination chamber 101, reduces the labor cost of moving the germination barrel 3, and the germination material is always in the germination barrel 3 and will not be left in the main machine 10 of the commercial germinator 100, thereby reducing the risk of material remaining and rotting in the main machine 10.

[0031] Please refer to Figure 1 , in the embodiment, the commercial germinator 100 is a cabinet body, and the front-to-back and left-to-right directions are indicated by arrows. Figure 1 The opening of the germination chamber 101 is arranged on the front side wall of the machine body 1. Since the space of the germination chamber 101 is limited, if the germination barrel 3 filled with material is directly moved into the germination chamber 101 or the germination barrel 3 filled with material is directly moved out of the germination chamber 101, the arms of the operator cannot exert force in the germination chamber 101, and there is a problem of inconvenience in taking and placing. The utility model scheme can pull the germination barrel 3 out of the germination chamber 101 for taking and placing operation, so that the operator has a large force exertion space, and the taking and placing of the germination barrel 3 are facilitated.

[0032] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , in the embodiment, the slide rail mechanism includes a sliding groove 11 arranged on the machine body 1 and a roller 5 connected to the supporting seat 4, and the roller 5 is accommodated in the sliding groove 11 to be in rolling contact with the bottom wall of the sliding groove 11. Specifically, the sliding groove 11 is shaped like a Chinese character, has an upper wall, a side wall and a bottom wall, and the sliding groove 11 can be formed by a convex plate integrally formed on the machine body 1 or assembled on the machine body 1 by independent components. The roller 5 is in contact with at least the bottom wall of the sliding groove 11, and in some embodiments, the roller 5 can also be arranged in contact with the upper wall and the side wall of the sliding groove 11, that is, the roller 5 is arranged on the bottom wall, the upper wall and the side wall, so that the movement of the supporting seat 4 is smoother. In the embodiment, the roller 5 is rotatably connected to the supporting seat 4 by a pivot shaft.

[0033] In other embodiments, the sliding rail mechanism can also be configured to include a sliding groove 11 arranged on the machine body 1 and a plurality of rollers 5 protruding from the bottom wall of the sliding groove 11 to be in rolling contact with the support seat 4. That is, the plurality of rollers 5 are rotatably assembled on the machine body 1 through pivoting shafts, and when the support seat 4 contacts the rollers 5 and pushes or pulls inwardly or outwardly, the rollers 5 rotate around their pivoting shafts to facilitate the translational movement of the support seat 4.

[0034] Further, the support seat 4 includes a roller bracket 42 that can slide in the sliding groove 11, and a plurality of support ribs 41 arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, the left and right ends of the plurality of support ribs 41 being supported on the roller bracket 42. In this embodiment, the rollers 5 are mounted on the roller bracket 42, that is, the roller bracket 42 is a bracket for mounting the rollers 5, and in this embodiment, the roller bracket 42 can be made of a section steel. For the embodiment in which the rollers 5 are rotatably assembled on the machine body 1 through pivoting shafts, the roller bracket 42 is a bracket that slides in contact with the rollers 5. In some embodiments of the present application, the support seat 4 is supported on the roller bracket 42 by the plurality of support ribs 41, which can reduce the weight of the support seat 4 while ensuring the structural strength, and also allows the weight of the germination barrel 3 to be dispersed to the roller brackets 42 at both ends through the plurality of parallel support ribs 41, so that the rollers 5 can better support and roll to reduce the pulling force.

[0035] In some embodiments, the support seat 4 is configured to be completely detached from the machine body 1. In this way, when the support seat 4 is pulled out of the sliding groove 11, the support seat 4 and the germination barrel 3 thereon can be received by a receiving table, a receiving slope or other device arranged outside the commercial germination machine 100, so that the support seat 4 and the germination barrel 3 thereon can be smoothly and stably taken out. In other embodiments, the support seat 4 can also be configured to be unable to be completely detached from the machine body 1. Specifically, the sliding rail mechanism includes a limiting piece configured to limit the outward sliding distance of the support seat 4. When the support seat 4 is pulled out to be blocked by the limiting piece, the support seat 4 cannot be pulled out further. Further, in order to reduce the torque that causes the commercial germination machine 100 to have a risk of tilting forward due to the outward movement of the germination barrel 3, the limiting piece is configured to limit the maximum outward sliding distance of the support seat 4 to be less than 2 / 3 of the size of the support seat 4 in the front-rear direction. Preferably, the maximum outward sliding distance of the support seat 4 is about 1 / 2 of the size of the support seat 4 in the front-rear direction. In this way, about half of the germination barrel 3 is exposed outside the germination chamber 101, and the other half is located inside the germination chamber 101. The center of gravity of the germination barrel 3 is still located inside the machine body 1, so as to shorten the arm and reduce the torque that causes the risk of tilting. Moreover, the half of the germination barrel 3 exposed outside the germination chamber 101 facilitates the operator to exert force to take out the germination barrel 3. Further, in order to facilitate the operator to take out the germination barrel 3, a handle 311 for facilitating the extraction of the germination barrel 3 is arranged on the peripheral side wall of the germination barrel 3.

[0036] Referring to Figures 3 to 5 In the present embodiment, the germination barrel 3 includes an outer barrel 31 and an inner barrel 32 arranged in the outer barrel 31. The inner barrel 32 is configured as a water filtering barrel having a plurality of water filtering holes, and the outer barrel 31 is configured as a water storage barrel capable of accumulating liquid. A handle 311 for facilitating the extraction of the germination barrel 3 is arranged on the peripheral side wall of the outer barrel 31. A plurality of support feet 321 are arranged between the bottom wall of the inner barrel 32 and the bottom wall of the outer barrel 31, and the plurality of support feet 321 support the inner barrel 32 to form a draining space 302 between the bottom wall of the inner barrel 32 and the bottom wall of the outer barrel 31.

[0037] In the embodiment, the inner barrel 32 and the outer barrel 31 are both cylindrical, the diameter of the circumferential side wall of the inner barrel is smaller than that of the circumferential side wall of the outer barrel, so that when the inner barrel 32 is placed in the outer barrel 31, the circumferential side wall of the inner barrel is not in close contact with the circumferential side wall of the outer barrel. The arrangement of the surrounding flow cavity 301 can make the liquid quickly distribute to the periphery of the inner barrel 32 and uniformly enter the inner barrel 32 to soak the germination material therein, can reduce the flow resistance, accelerate the liquid flow, and make the germination material in the inner barrel 32 be soaked more uniformly. A plurality of supporting feet 321 are arranged between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel, and after the inner barrel 32 is placed in the outer barrel 31, the plurality of supporting feet 321 support the inner barrel 32 to form a draining space 302 between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel. In the embodiment, the supporting feet 321 are arranged on the bottom wall of the inner barrel, and the supporting feet 321 can be assembled on the inner barrel 32 by welding, screws, buckles or other connection methods, which can support the inner barrel 32 compared with the outer barrel 31, so that the bottom wall of the inner barrel has a spacing with the bottom wall of the outer barrel. The arrangement of the draining space 302 can avoid the direct contact between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel, which can avoid that the draining port is blocked due to the close contact between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel, the liquid flow speed is too slow during draining, or the draining port is blocked and cannot drain liquid. On the other hand, the arrangement of the draining space 302 can avoid that part of the liquid is left in the narrow space between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel due to the surface tension of the liquid after the draining is completed, which can cause the germination material at the bottom to be prone to rot and deterioration due to poor ventilation.

[0038] The bottom wall of the germination barrel 3 is provided with a draining port, and the supporting ribs 41 are in the shape of a triangular prism or a trapezoidal column to reduce the obstruction of the draining port. The gap between the adjacent two supporting ribs 41 is vertically through, so as to facilitate the smooth discharge of the liquid for soaking the material in the germination barrel 3. In the embodiment, the supporting ribs 41 are arranged in the shape of a triangular prism. The top of the triangular prism is a circular arc contact surface, which can provide stable support for the germination barrel 3, and the top of the triangular prism is not easy to be damaged and not easy to scratch the bottom surface of the germination barrel 3. In other embodiments, the supporting ribs 41 can also be arranged in the shape of a trapezoidal column. In other embodiments, the supporting ribs 41 can also be in the shape of a plurality of convex columns, convex blocks, a net-shaped cross supporting rib 41, a curved extending supporting rib 41, etc.

[0039] In the embodiment, the support seat 4 is substantially similar to a sewer grate in that the support seat 4 is provided with through holes between two adjacent support ribs 41. Water discharged from the drain outlet can flow downward through the through holes between the two adjacent support ribs 41. Further, the commercial germinator 100 includes a water tank arranged below the support seat 4. Water discharged from the drain outlet can flow downward through the through holes between the two adjacent support ribs 41 and flow into the water tank. Water in the water tank can be provided to the germination barrel 3 by a liquid supply device. The liquid supply device includes a water pump, a pipeline and other components for liquid flow. The liquid supply device is configured to provide a flow rate of liquid to the germination barrel greater than a flow rate of liquid discharged from the drain outlet, so that the germination barrel accumulates liquid. The water tank can further be provided with a liquid heating device for heating water in the water tank to maintain a set water temperature. Soaking the germination material in water at the set water temperature can maintain the germination material at a temperature suitable for germination, thereby accelerating the germination process.

[0040] When the commercial germinator 100 is used, first, the inner barrel 32 is placed in the outer barrel 31 outside the machine body 1, and germination material is added to the inner barrel 32 of the germination barrel 3. After the germination material is added, the germination barrel 3 containing the germination material is placed on the support seat 4 pulled out of the germination chamber 101, and then the support seat 4 is pushed to drive the germination barrel 3 to translate into the germination chamber 101. Then, the machine door 2 is closed, the commercial germinator 100 is started, and the germination process is performed. After the germination is completed, the support seat 4 and the germination barrel 3 are pulled out, the germination barrel 3 is taken out outside the germination chamber 101, and the germination material in the germination barrel 3 is taken out.

[0041] As can be seen from the above description of the specific embodiments, the germinator provided by the present application is provided with a side-opening door, the machine body 1 is provided with a support seat 4 for placing the germination barrel 3, a sliding rail mechanism is arranged between the support seat 4 and the machine body 1, and the sliding rail mechanism is configured to allow the support seat 4 to slide in the front-rear direction of the machine body 1 to drive the germination barrel 3 placed on the support seat 4 to horizontally move in and out of the germination chamber 101, thereby realizing the pushing in and pulling out of the germination barrel 3, facilitating the placing of the germination barrel 3 into the germination chamber 101 and the taking out of the germination barrel 3 from the germination chamber 101, and reducing the labor cost for taking out the germination barrel 3.

[0042] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto. Any changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application can be easily thought of by those skilled in the art, and should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A commercial malting machine comprising a main machine having a malting chamber, the main machine comprising a machine body and a machine door, a front side wall of the machine body being provided with an opening for taking out and putting in a malting vat into the malting chamber, the machine door being openably and closably provided on the opening, characterized in that, The machine body is provided with a supporting seat for placing the germination barrel, and a sliding rail mechanism is arranged between the supporting seat and the machine body, which is configured to allow the supporting seat to slide in the front-rear direction of the machine body to drive the germination barrel placed on the supporting seat to enter and exit the germination chamber in a horizontal moving manner.

2. The commercial malting machine of claim 1, wherein The sliding rail mechanism includes a sliding groove arranged on the machine body and a roller connected to the supporting seat, which is accommodated in the sliding groove to be in rolling contact with the bottom wall of the sliding groove; or the sliding rail mechanism includes a sliding groove arranged on the machine body and a plurality of rollers, which protrude from the bottom wall of the sliding groove to be in rolling contact with the supporting seat.

3. The commercial malting machine of claim 2, wherein The supporting seat includes a roller support that can slide in the sliding groove, and a plurality of support ribs arranged in parallel in the front-rear direction, the left and right ends of which are supported on the roller support.

4. The commercial malting machine of claim 1, wherein The supporting seat is arranged to be completely separated from the machine body.

5. The commercial malting machine of claim 1, wherein The sliding rail mechanism includes a limiting piece to limit the outward sliding distance of the supporting seat, which is configured to limit the maximum outward sliding distance of the supporting seat to not more than 2 / 3 of the size of the supporting seat in the front-rear direction.

6. The commercial malting machine of claim 3, wherein The bottom wall of the germination barrel is provided with a drainage port, and the support ribs are in the shape of a triangular prism or a trapezoidal column with a narrow upper part and a wide lower part to reduce the obstruction of the drainage port.

7. The commercial malting machine of claim 6, wherein Adjacent two support ribs have a gap through the upper and lower parts.

8. A commercial malting machine as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that, The germination barrel includes an outer barrel and an inner barrel arranged in the outer barrel, the inner barrel is configured as a water filtering barrel with a plurality of water filtering holes, and the outer barrel is configured as a water storage barrel that can accumulate liquid.

9. The commercial malting machine of claim 8, wherein A plurality of supporting feet are arranged between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel, which support the inner barrel to form a drainage space between the bottom wall of the inner barrel and the bottom wall of the outer barrel.

10. The commercial malting machine of claim 8, wherein A handle is arranged on the circumferential wall of the outer barrel to facilitate the extraction of the germination barrel.

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