Pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-spraying device capable of improving fermentation stability

By introducing a temperature and microbial community monitoring and replenishment mechanism into the fermentation and rinsing device of pickled vegetable tanks, the problems of temperature gradient deviation and microbial community loss during the fermentation process of pickled vegetable tanks were solved, and the stability and efficiency of the fermentation process were improved.

CN223906861UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-13SUZHOU PINGWANG SAUCE CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520349947.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-03
Publication Date
2026-02-13
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-03

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Technical Problem

Traditional fermentation and rinsing devices for pickled vegetables lack a dynamic temperature control mechanism, resulting in large deviations in fermentation temperature gradients and disordered microbial metabolism. During the rinsing process, the microbial community is severely lost, and there is no microbial community monitoring or automatic replenishment device, leading to fluctuations in lactic acid bacteria concentration and excessive nitrite peaks.

Method used

The system employs a backflow assembly that includes a water tank, controller, baffle plate, impedance microbial sensor, temperature sensor, heater, storage tank, and peristaltic pump. The temperature sensor regulates the brine temperature, the heater maintains a suitable temperature, the impedance microbial sensor monitors and replenishes the bacterial community, and the peristaltic pump enables automatic replenishment of bacteria, ensuring a stable bacterial population.

Benefits of technology

It achieves precise control of fermentation temperature and stability of bacterial count, avoids the impact of excessively low temperature on bacterial growth and fluctuations in lactic acid bacteria concentration, prevents excessive nitrite peaks, and improves the stability and efficiency of the fermentation process.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a pickle pool fermentation back-sprinkling device capable of improving fermentation stability, which comprises a back-sprinkling assembly, the back-sprinkling assembly comprises a water tank, a controller, a baffle plate, an impedance microbial sensor, a temperature sensor, a heater, a bacteria storage tank, a feed pipe and a peristaltic pump; a controller is mounted at the top of the water tank, baffle plates are uniformly and fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water tank, and an impedance microorganism sensor and a temperature sensor are mounted on the inner side wall of the water tank. The temperature of extracted saline water is detected through the temperature sensor, the saline water is heated to the temperature suitable for growth of flora through the heater, normal growth of the flora is prevented from being affected by the too low temperature of the saline water, and stable metabolism of the flora is guaranteed. The number of florae is detected through the impedance microbial sensor, when the number of the florae is insufficient, a microbial agent is added into the water tank through the peristaltic pump to ensure that the number of the florae is stable, and meanwhile, violent oscillation of the concentration of lactic acid bacteria can be avoided by timely adding, and the peak value of nitrite is prevented from exceeding the standard.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a back-irrigation device, in particular to a pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation device capable of improving fermentation stability, and belongs to the technical field of pickled vegetable production. BACKGROUND

[0002] The pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation device realizes the recycling of brine by extracting the brine or sauce accumulated at the bottom of the pickled vegetable fermentation pool and then uniformly irrigating it on the surface of the pickled vegetable. The back-irrigation has the advantage of making the salt content in each part of the pickled vegetable more uniform, promoting the uniform fermentation of the pickled vegetable, and in addition, helping to remove the odor produced in the vegetable tissue and preventing spoilage.

[0003] In the traditional pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation system, the brine circulation device usually consists of a plastic or metal pipeline and a centrifugal pump to form a basic closed loop structure. The bottom brine is extracted by the mechanical pump and uniformly sprayed to the surface layer of the pool body. This device has the following problems in use:

[0004] 1. The back-irrigation process lacks a temperature dynamic regulation mechanism. The brine is significantly affected by environmental temperature fluctuations during circulation, resulting in a large temperature gradient deviation at different depths in the pool, which causes metabolic disorder of the bacterial population.

[0005] 2. The back-irrigation leads to continuous loss of the bacterial population. Part of the attached bacteria is trapped by the pipeline filter screen during each cycle, and the shear force generated by the high-speed flowing brine can damage the bacterial biofilm structure, causing the active bacterial population density to decrease week by week. The back-irrigation system has neither a bacterial population monitoring unit nor an automatic bacterial supplement device. The operating personnel need to manually add freeze-dried bacterial powder regularly according to experience. This discrete bacterial supplement method causes the concentration of lactic acid bacteria in the pool to fluctuate dramatically, resulting in a peak value of nitrite exceeding the standard and prolonging the fermentation period.

[0006] Therefore, a pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation device capable of improving fermentation stability is proposed. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0007] In view of the above, the utility model provides a pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation device capable of improving fermentation stability to solve or alleviate one of the technical problems in the prior art, at least providing a beneficial choice.

[0008] The technical scheme of the utility model embodiment is implemented as follows: a pickled vegetable pool fermentation back-irrigation device capable of improving fermentation stability, comprising a back-irrigation assembly, the back-irrigation assembly comprising a water tank, a controller, a baffle, a resistance microbial sensor, a temperature sensor, a heater, a bacterial storage tank, a feed pipe and a peristaltic pump.

[0009] The top of the water tank is provided with a controller, the inner side wall of the water tank is uniformly and fixedly connected with a baffle, the inner side wall of the water tank is provided with a microbial impedance sensor and a temperature sensor, the bottom of the inner side wall of the water tank is provided with a heater, the top of the water tank is fixedly connected with a bacteria storage tank, one side of the bacteria storage tank is communicated with a feeding pipe, one end of the feeding pipe is communicated with the water tank, and a peristaltic pump is installed on the feeding pipe.

[0010] Further preferably, one side of the water tank is communicated with a main liquid return pipe, the outer side wall of the main liquid return pipe is uniformly communicated with branch liquid return pipes, and one end of the branch liquid return pipes is provided with a filter head.

[0011] Further preferably, a first pump is installed on the main liquid return pipe.

[0012] Further preferably, the top of the water tank is communicated with a main liquid outlet pipe.

[0013] Further preferably, a second pump is installed on the main liquid outlet pipe.

[0014] Further preferably, the outer side wall of the main liquid outlet pipe is uniformly provided with branch liquid outlet pipes, and the outer side wall of the branch liquid outlet pipes is provided with back-irrigation nozzles.

[0015] Further preferably, one side of the back-irrigation assembly is provided with a pickled vegetable pool assembly, and the pickled vegetable pool assembly comprises a pickled vegetable pool body, a partition plate and through holes.

[0016] The inner side wall of the pickled vegetable pool body is fixedly connected with the partition plate, and the surface of the partition plate is uniformly provided with through holes.

[0017] Further preferably, the branch liquid return pipes are arranged in the interior of the pickled vegetable pool body, and the branch liquid outlet pipes are arranged above the pickled vegetable pool body.

[0018] The above technical scheme is adopted in the embodiment of the utility model, and the following advantages are achieved.

[0019] Firstly, the temperature sensor detects the temperature of the extracted brine, and the heater heats the brine to a temperature suitable for the growth of the bacterial population, so that the normal growth of the bacterial population is not affected by the low temperature of the brine, and the stable metabolism of the bacterial population is ensured.

[0020] Secondly, the microbial impedance sensor detects the number of the bacterial population, and when the number of the bacterial population is insufficient, the peristaltic pump is used to add a bacterial agent into the water tank, so that the number of the bacterial population is stabilized, and the lactic acid bacteria concentration is prevented from being violently shocked, and the nitrite peak value is prevented from exceeding the standard.

[0021] The impedance microbial sensor is internally provided with an interdigital electrode, the interdigital electrode measures the electrical impedance value of the salt water by applying an alternating current field of a specific frequency in the salt water, when the number of the bacterial colony changes, the ion concentration and the conductivity in the salt water also change accordingly, thereby causing the change of the electrical impedance value.

[0022] The above summary is merely intended to illustrate the present application and is not intended to limit the present application in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features of the present application will be apparent from a study of the drawings and the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings according to these drawings without any creative effort.

[0024] Figure 1 It is a structural diagram of the present application;

[0025] Figure 2 It is an internal structure diagram of the pickle pool main body of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 It is a structure diagram of the back-irrigation assembly of the present application;

[0027] Figure 4 It is an internal structure diagram of the water tank of the present application.

[0028] Reference signs: 10, pickle pool assembly; 11, pickle pool main body; 12, partition; 13, through hole; 20, back-irrigation assembly; 21, water tank; 22, back-liquid main pipe; 23, back-liquid branch pipe; 24, filter head; 25, first pump machine; 26, controller; 27, baffle plate; 28, impedance microbial sensor; 29, temperature sensor; 210, heater; 211, bacteria storage tank; 212, feeding pipe; 213, peristaltic pump; 214, liquid outlet main pipe; 215, second pump machine; 216, liquid outlet branch pipe; 217, back-irrigation spray head. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] In the following, only some exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As will be obvious to those skilled in the art, the embodiments described can be modified in various different ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present application. Accordingly, the drawings and descriptions are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive.

[0030] The embodiments of the utility model will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0031] As Figures 1-4 The utility model discloses a pickling device for pickle pool fermentation can improve fermentation stability, including back wet subassembly 20, back wet subassembly 20 includes water tank 21, controller 26, baffle 27, impedance microorganism sensor 28, temperature sensor 29, heater 210, bacteria storage tank 211, feed pipe 212 and peristaltic pump 213,

[0032] The top of water tank 21 is installed with controller 26, and the inner side wall of water tank 21 is uniformly fixedly connected with baffle 27, the inner side wall of water tank 21 is installed with impedance microorganism sensor 28 and temperature sensor 29, the inner side wall bottom of water tank 21 is installed with heater 210, the top of water tank 21 is fixedly connected with bacteria storage tank 211, one side of bacteria storage tank 211 is communicated with feed pipe 212, one end of feed pipe 212 is communicated with water tank 21, and peristaltic pump 213 is installed on feed pipe 212, impedance microorganism sensor 28 detects the change of brine conductivity by using interdigital electrode, thereby analyzing the number of flora, the inside of bacteria storage tank 211 keeps low-temperature environment, nitrogen pressure maintaining system is installed simultaneously, and the bacteria agent premix liquid in bacteria storage tank 211 contains trehalose protective agent and is used for keeping flora activity, baffle 27 is used for prolonging brine flow path and making brine baffle guarantee that bacteria agent and brine are fully mixed simultaneously.

[0033] In the embodiment, specifically: one side of water tank 21 is communicated with liquid return main pipe 22, the outer side wall of liquid return main pipe 22 is uniformly communicated with liquid return branch pipe 23, and one end of liquid return branch pipe 23 is installed with filter head 24, and filter head 24 is used to prevent the one end of liquid return branch pipe 23 from being blocked.

[0034] In the embodiment, specifically: first pump machine 25 is installed on liquid return main pipe 22, and the brine in pickle pool is extracted by the working of first pump machine 25.

[0035] In the embodiment, specifically: the top of water tank 21 is communicated with liquid outlet main pipe 214, and one end of liquid outlet main pipe 214 extends to the inside through the inner side wall of water tank 21, so as to extract brine from water tank 21.

[0036] In the embodiment, specifically: second pump machine 215 is installed on liquid outlet main pipe 214, and the extracted brine is sent back to pickle pool by second pump machine 215.

[0037] In this embodiment, specifically: the outer side wall of the liquid outlet main pipe 214 is uniformly provided with a liquid outlet branch pipe 216, and the outer side wall of the liquid outlet branch pipe 216 is provided with a back flushing nozzle 217; the back flushing nozzle 217 uses a crystal prevention nozzle to avoid salt blocking the nozzle.

[0038] In this embodiment, specifically: the side of the back flushing assembly 20 is provided with a pickle pool assembly 10, and the pickle pool assembly 10 comprises a pickle pool body 11, a partition plate 12 and a through hole 13.

[0039] The inner side wall of the pickle pool body 11 is fixedly connected with the partition plate 12, and the surface of the partition plate 12 is uniformly provided with the through hole 13; the partition plate 12 is used for separating the pickle and the brine, so as to draw the brine at the bottom and prevent the pipeline from being blocked.

[0040] In this embodiment, specifically: the liquid return branch pipe 23 is arranged in the interior of the pickle pool body 11, and the liquid outlet branch pipe 216 is arranged above the pickle pool body 11; the liquid return branch pipe 23 and the liquid outlet branch pipe 216 are uniformly distributed, so that the brine can be uniformly distributed when being drawn and transported, and the local brine concentration of the pickle pool is prevented from being too high.

[0041] When the utility model works: the first pump 25 works, the brine at the bottom of the pickle pool body 11 is drawn into the water tank 21 through the liquid return pipe, the temperature of the brine in the water tank 21 is detected through the temperature sensor 29, if the brine temperature drops due to the environment temperature being too low, a signal is sent to the controller 26, the heater 210 is controlled by the controller 26 to work, the brine temperature is increased to an appropriate range, the brine temperature is prevented from being too low to affect the normal growth of the bacterial population, the bacterial population metabolism is ensured to be stable, the number of the bacterial population is detected through the impedance microbial sensor 28, when the number of the bacterial population is insufficient, the bacterial agent is added into the water tank 21 through the peristaltic pump 213, the number of the bacterial population is ensured to be stable, and the lactic acid bacteria concentration is prevented from being violently shocked in time, and the nitrite peak value is prevented from exceeding the standard.

[0042] The controller is built-in advanced control algorithm, can receive the detection data that temperature sensor and impedance microbial sensor sent in real time.When the temperature sensor detects that the brine temperature is lower than the preset suitable bacterial population growth temperature range, the controller will control the power of the heater according to the size of temperature deviation, make the brine temperature quickly rise to the appropriate range, the control precision can reach ± 0.5 DEG C, and the response time is not more than 5 minutes.

[0043] During the fermentation of pickles, the water tank needs to be cleaned regularly to ensure the normal operation of the device and the stability of the fermentation effect. It is recommended to clean it once every 10 days to prevent bacteria and impurities in the water tank from affecting the quality of brine. The filter head should be replaced regularly according to the usage, generally once every 15 days, to ensure the smoothness of the liquid return branch pipe. The temperature sensor and the impedance microbial sensor should be calibrated regularly, it is recommended to calibrate once every 30 days, to ensure the accuracy of the detection data.

[0044] The above is only a specific implementation of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited to this. Any skilled person in the art can easily think of various changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which 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 fermentation back-draining device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability, comprising a back-draining assembly (20), characterized in that: The backflow assembly (20) includes a water tank (21), a controller (26), a baffle plate (27), an impedance microbial sensor (28), a temperature sensor (29), a heater (210), a storage tank (211), a feed pipe (212), and a peristaltic pump (213); A controller (26) is installed on the top of the water tank (21). Baffles (27) are uniformly fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the water tank (21). An impedance microbial sensor (28) and a temperature sensor (29) are installed on the inner side wall of the water tank (21). A heater (210) is installed at the bottom of the inner side wall of the water tank (21). A storage tank (211) is fixedly connected to the top of the water tank (21). A feed pipe (212) is connected to one side of the storage tank (211). One end of the feed pipe (212) is connected to the water tank (21). A peristaltic pump (213) is installed on the feed pipe (212).

2. The fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 1, characterized in that: One side of the water tank (21) is connected to a return liquid main pipe (22), and the outer side wall of the return liquid main pipe (22) is uniformly connected to return liquid branch pipes (23), and a filter head (24) is installed at one end of the return liquid branch pipe (23).

3. The fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first pump (25) is installed on the return liquid main (22).

4. The fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the water tank (21) is connected to the liquid outlet manifold (214).

5. A fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 4, characterized in that: A second pump (215) is installed on the main outlet pipe (214).

6. A fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer side wall of the main outlet pipe (214) is uniformly equipped with outlet branch pipes (216), and the outer side wall of the outlet branch pipes (216) is equipped with return spray nozzles (217).

7. A fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 6, characterized in that: A pickle tank assembly (10) is provided on one side of the backflow assembly (20). The pickle tank assembly (10) includes a pickle tank body (11), a partition (12), and a through hole (13). The inner wall of the main body (11) of the pickle tank is fixedly connected to a partition (12), and the surface of the partition (12) is evenly provided with through holes (13).

8. A fermentation back-drainage device for pickled vegetable tanks that can improve fermentation stability according to claim 7, characterized in that: The return branch pipe (23) is located inside the main body (11) of the pickle tank, and the outlet branch pipe (216) is located above the main body (11) of the pickle tank.