Fermentation equipment for fermentation process of small-leaf pickled Chinese cabbages
By designing an automated fermentation equipment for pickled mustard greens, the problems of floating and environmental control in large-scale fermentation were solved. The automated control of anaerobic and constant temperature conditions was achieved, reducing material loss caused by human error and improving fermentation efficiency and product quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520254030.9
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-18
AI Technical Summary
Existing technologies for fermenting small-leaf sauerkraut have several drawbacks: they are unsuitable for large-scale fermentation, require controlled floating and anaerobic environments, constant temperature environments, and lack linkage between stirring and fermentation triggering equipment. This makes them prone to human error leading to process errors and results in high material loss.
A fermentation device for the fermentation process of pickled mustard greens was designed, including a fermentation kettle shell, a cage-type storage rack, a supporting main shaft, a rotating gear, a vacuum pump, a heat insulation and regulating layer, and an intelligent control box. By rotating the handle, the rotating gear drives the sliding plate to move, which in turn links the electric control valve and the vacuum pump to realize the automated control of the fermentation process, forming an anaerobic environment and constant temperature conditions, and reducing human error.
The system enables automated fermentation of large quantities of pickled mustard greens, ensuring anaerobic and constant temperature conditions, reducing material loss due to human error, and improving fermentation efficiency and product quality.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of pickled Chinese cabbage fermentation, in particular to a fermentation equipment for small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage fermentation process. BACKGROUND
[0002] Small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage, also known as small leaf mustard, is crisp, tender, sour, and fragrant, with no sinew and a strong old pot flavor, and is yellow and bright in color, and is often used in large-scale pickled fish chain brand and other pickled Chinese cabbage flavor dishes.
[0003] The pickling process of small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage is similar to the existing ordinary pickled Chinese cabbage pickling process except that the fermentation time is shorter.
[0004] Reference CN202121911715.4 Fermented Pickled Cabbage Barrel, by the vegetable height stacked in the barrel can be connected with different height magnetic block assembly magnetic attraction, realize the fixed fan leaf type blocking structure, the initial state fixed plate and several rotating plates are in the same straight line, when the vegetables are stacked in the barrel, evenly spread several rotating plates, play a blocking role, avoid the vegetables floating during fermentation.
[0005] In the prior art, firstly, it is not suitable for large-scale fermentation. In addition to controlling the floating of pickled Chinese cabbage, it is also necessary to control the formation of an anaerobic environment and ensure a constant temperature environment. Even household pottery jars also need to be filled with water at the sealing port to form a seal and placed in a cool place for fermentation. Secondly, the existing technology lacks a device that links the stirring and triggering of the fermentation equipment to reduce the loss of pickling materials caused by human error.
[0006] Therefore, we provide a fermentation equipment for small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage fermentation process to solve the above problems. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0007] The utility model aims at making up for the deficiency of the prior art, providing a fermentation equipment for small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage fermentation process to solve the technical problem of large-scale small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage pickling and linkage of stirring and triggering of the fermentation equipment to reduce the influence of human error.
[0008] The utility model provides the following technical scheme to solve the above technical problems.
[0009] A fermentation equipment for small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage fermentation process, comprising a fermentation kettle shell, a cage type storage rack is installed in the fermentation kettle shell; a support main shaft and a plurality of support plates are arranged in the cage type storage rack; small leaf pickled Chinese cabbage is placed on the plurality of support plates.
[0010] The top of the fermentation kettle shell is provided with a closing cover, and a guide groove is arranged on the closing cover, a sliding plate and a limiting trigger are arranged in the guide groove, a notch is arranged on the sliding plate, and the notch is suitable for triggering the limiting trigger;
[0011] The top of the supporting spindle extends to the closing cover and is provided with a rotating handle, and a rotating gear is arranged on the supporting spindle, and a transmission rack is arranged on the side of the sliding plate opposite to the rotating gear, and the transmission rack is engaged with the rotating gear;
[0012] A vacuum pump is arranged outside the fermentation kettle shell, and the vacuum pump is communicated with the fermentation kettle shell through a pipeline;
[0013] A heat preservation adjusting layer is arranged in the fermentation kettle shell, and the heat preservation adjusting layer controls the temperature in the fermentation kettle shell to be 5-35℃;
[0014] An inlet pipeline is arranged on one side of the fermentation kettle shell, and an electric control cut-off valve one is arranged on the inlet pipeline, and a pressure detection member is arranged on the closing cover, and the pressure detection member is suitable for detecting the pressure in the fermentation kettle shell.
[0015] In a further technical scheme, the cage type storage rack comprises a long strip cage shell, the top of the long strip cage shell is detachably connected with the bottom of the closing cover, a plurality of groups of supporting plates are arranged in the long strip cage shell, a fixing plate is arranged on the supporting plate located at the top, and the fixing plate is arranged in a downwardly bent manner.
[0016] In a further technical scheme, a fixing seat is arranged on the closing cover, and a lifting lug is hingedly arranged on the fixing seat, an opening is arranged at the top of the fermentation kettle shell, and an external thread is arranged on the edge line, an internal thread is arranged on the bottom of the closing cover, and the closing cover is threadedly connected with the fermentation kettle shell.
[0017] In a further technical scheme, the guide groove comprises a main groove, a first sub-groove and a second sub-groove, a guide strip is arranged in the main groove, and a groove is arranged on the sliding plate, the first sub-groove is arranged in two groups and is symmetrically distributed about the center of the main groove, and the second sub-groove is arranged in two groups and is located at two ends of the main groove.
[0018] In a further technical scheme, a limiting trigger is arranged in the first sub-groove, the limiting trigger comprises a limiting strip, a limiting groove is arranged in the limiting strip, a sliding block is arranged in the limiting groove, a protruding block is arranged on one end of the sliding block opposite to the main groove, and the protruding block is matched with the notch, a connecting spring is arranged on the end of the sliding block opposite to the protruding block, one end of the connecting spring is fixedly connected with the sliding block, and the other end of the connecting spring is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the first sub-groove.
[0019] In a further technical scheme, the end of the protruding block is in an arc shape, and the notch is an arc notch.
[0020] In a further technical solution, the sub-groove two is provided with a travel switch, and the two sets of travel switch levers are oppositely arranged; the end of the sliding plate is provided with an abutting lever, and the abutting lever is adapted to abut against the travel switch lever when the sliding plate moves to the state that the protruding block is clamped in the notch portion.
[0021] In a further technical solution, the intelligent control box is further included, one set of travel switches is connected to the intelligent control box through a signal line and controls the opening and closing of the electric control cut-off valve one through the signal line; the other set of travel switches is connected to the intelligent control box through a signal line and controls the opening and closing of the vacuum pump through a PLC control board, and the PLC control board includes a time delay module;
[0022] The intelligent control box is further adapted to control the temperature and pressure detection data input of the heat preservation adjusting layer;
[0023] The closed cover is further provided with an upper edge pipe, a one-way exhaust valve and an electric cut-off valve two are installed on the upper edge pipe, and a liquid outlet is arranged at the bottom of the fermentation kettle shell and is provided with a manual gate valve.
[0024] Compared with the prior art, the following beneficial effects are achieved:
[0025] After the small leafy cabbages are cleaned, dried, salted and rubbed, and then are laid flat on the support plates, the closed cover is installed on the long cage shell through hoisting; the multi-layer support plates and the fixed plate at the top are used to limit the problem of floating of the small leafy cabbages after soaking; the top is rotated by rotating the rotating handle to drive the rotating gear to rotate and engage to drive the two sets of sliding plates to move horizontally along the guide strips; the sliding plates move to the sub-groove one, the notch portion is clamped with the protruding block, and the abutting lever is abutted on the travel switch lever at the same time, signal transmission is completed, and when the rotating main shaft rotates, the multiple sets of support plates and the small leafy cabbages laid on them are shaken to keep flat, and two sets of signals are synchronously transmitted when the transmission reaches the limit position. One set of signals makes the electric cut-off valve one open, and the fermentation mixed solution starts to be poured into the fermentation kettle shell, and the other set of signals is transmitted to the intelligent control box, and timing is performed through the time delay module, the volume of the mixed solution is obtained through the external flow meter, after a fixed time, the intelligent control box controls the vacuum pump to be opened, and the pressure in the fermentation kettle shell is controlled. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0026] Figure 1 It is a front structure diagram of the fermentation equipment of the utility model Figure 1 ;
[0027] Figure 2 It is a top view diagram of the closed cover of the utility model
[0028] Figure 3 It is a top view diagram of the closed cover of the utility model without installation of the sliding plate, the rotating gear, the limiting trigger and the travel switch
[0029] Figure 4 is an enlarged schematic view of part A of figure 1; Figure 2
[0030] Figure 5 is an enlarged schematic view of part B of figure 1; Figure 2
[0031] Figure 6 is a schematic view of the front structure of the fermentation equipment of the utility model; Figure 2
[0032] Figure 7 is a schematic view of the front section of the fermentation equipment of the utility model.
[0033] In the figure:
[0034] 1, fermentation kettle shell; 2, cage type storage rack; 3, intelligent control box; 4, upper edge pipe; 5, closure cover; 6, guide groove; 7, sliding plate; 8, limit trigger; 9, rotating handle; 10, rotating gear; 11, transmission rack; 12, vacuum pump; 13, heat preservation adjusting layer; 14, liquid inlet pipeline; 15, electric control cut-off valve one; 16, pressure detection piece; 17, lifting lug; 18, travel switch; 19, liquid outlet; 110, manual gate valve;
[0035] 21, support main shaft; 22, support plate; 23, long cage shell; 24, fixed plate;
[0036] 41, one-way exhaust valve;
[0037] 61, main groove; 62, sub groove one; 63, sub groove two; 64, guide bar;
[0038] 71, notch part; 72, abutting rod;
[0039] 81, limit strip; 82, sliding block; 83, protruding block; 84, connecting spring; 181, touch rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0040] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.
[0041] EMBODIMENT
[0042] Please refer to Figures 1-7 The utility model provides a technical scheme, a kind of fermentation equipment for small leafy mustard fermentation process, including fermentation kettle shell 1, cage type storage frame 2 is installed in fermentation kettle shell 1;Cage type storage frame 2 is provided with support spindle 21 and multilayer support plate 22 in;Multilayer support plate 22 is placed with small leafy mustard on;
[0043] The top of the fermentation kettle shell 1 is provided with a closure cover 5, and a guide groove 6 is arranged on the closure cover 5. A sliding plate 7 and a limiting trigger 8 are installed in the guide groove 6. A notch portion 71 is installed on the sliding plate 7, and the notch portion 71 is suitable for triggering the limiting trigger 8.
[0044] The top of the support spindle 21 extends to the closure cover 5 and is provided with a rotating handle 9. A rotating gear 10 is installed on the support spindle 21. A transmission rack 11 is arranged on one side of the sliding plate 7 opposite the rotating gear 10, and the transmission rack 11 is engaged with the rotating gear 10.
[0045] A vacuum pump 12 is installed outside the fermentation kettle shell 1, and the vacuum pump 12 is connected to the fermentation kettle shell 1 through an installation pipeline.
[0046] A heat preservation adjusting layer 13 is arranged in the fermentation kettle shell 1, and the heat preservation adjusting layer 13 controls the temperature in the fermentation kettle shell 1 to be 5-35℃.
[0047] An inlet pipeline 14 is installed on one side of the fermentation kettle shell 1, and an electric control shut-off valve one 15 is installed on the inlet pipeline 14. A pressure detection element 16 is installed on the closure cover 5, and the pressure detection element 16 is suitable for detecting the pressure in the fermentation kettle shell 1. An upper edge pipe 4 is further arranged on the closure cover 5, and a one-way exhaust valve 41 and an electric shut-off valve two 42 are installed on the upper edge pipe 4. A liquid outlet 19 is arranged at the bottom of the fermentation kettle shell 1 and is provided with a manual gate valve 110.
[0048] As shown in Figure 7 The cage type storage frame 2 includes a long cage shell 23, and the top of the long cage shell 23 is detachably connected to the bottom of the closure cover 5. A plurality of groups of support plates 22 are arranged in the long cage shell 23. A fixed plate 24 is installed on the support plate 22 at the top, and the fixed plate 24 is downwardly bent.
[0049] As shown in Figure 1 A fixing seat is arranged on the closure cover 5, and a lifting lug 17 is hingedly installed on the fixing seat. The top of the fermentation kettle shell 1 is provided with an opening and an outer thread is arranged on the edge. The bottom of the closure cover 5 is provided with an inner thread, and the closure cover 5 is threadedly connected to the fermentation kettle shell 1.
[0050] In combination Figure 2 And Figure 3As shown, the guide slot 6 includes a main slot 61, a sub-slot one 62 and a sub-slot two 63, the guide strip 64 is arranged in the main slot 61, and the sliding plate 7 is provided with a groove; the sub-slot one 62 is provided with two groups and is symmetrically distributed about the center of the main slot 61, and the sub-slot two 63 is provided with two groups and is located at both ends of the main slot 61.
[0051] The sub-slot one 62 is provided with a limiting trigger 8, such as Figure 4 As shown, the limiting trigger 8 includes a limiting strip 81, a limiting slot is arranged in the limiting strip 81, a sliding block 82 is arranged in the limiting slot, the sliding block 82 is provided with a protruding block 83 at one end of the main slot 61, and the protruding block 83 is matched with the notch part 71; a connecting spring 84 is arranged at one end of the sliding block 82 away from the protruding block 83; one end of the connecting spring 84 is fixedly connected with the sliding block 82, and the other end is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the sub-slot one 62. The end of the protruding block 83 is arc-shaped, and the notch part 71 is an arc-shaped notch. The arc-shaped contact can be continuous, and the displacement of the sliding plate cannot be completely blocked or stuck.
[0052] As shown in the combination Figure 2 And Figure 5 As shown, the sub-slot two 63 is provided with a travel switch 18, and the trigger rods 181 of the two groups of travel switches 18 are oppositely arranged; the end of the sliding plate 7 is provided with an abutting rod 72, and the abutting rod 72 is adapted to abut against the trigger rod 181 of the travel switch 18 when the protruding block 83 is clamped in the notch part 71 with the movement of the sliding plate 7.
[0053] As shown in the combination Figure 6As shown, the intelligent control box 3 is further connected with a group of travel switches 18 through signal lines and controls the opening and closing of the electrically controlled cut-off valve 15 through signal lines; another group of travel switches 18 is connected with the intelligent control box 3 through signal lines and controls the opening and closing of the vacuum pump 12 through a PLC control board, and the PLC control board further comprises a time delay module; the intelligent control box 3 is further adapted to control the temperature and pressure detection data entry of the heat preservation adjusting layer 13; the pressure detection member can be a pressure gauge and / or a pressure sensor, and the detection end of the pressure sensor extends into the fermentation kettle shell; the heat preservation adjusting layer can comprise PTC heating sheets and semiconductor refrigeration sheets, the temperature control range is 5-35 DEG C, and the accuracy is ± 0.5 DEG C; the liquid supplemented in the liquid inlet pipeline can be a mixed solution of lactic acid bacteria and vitamin C, and the specific proportion should be set according to the actual sauerkraut and volume; after the small leaf sauerkraut is washed, dried, and salted, the small leaf sauerkraut is laid on the support plate, and then the long cage shell is installed through hoisting and closing the cover; the multi-layer support plate and the fixed plate at the top are used to form the problem of the small leaf sauerkraut floating after soaking; the top is rotated through a rotating handle, a rotating gear is driven to rotate and engage, two groups of sliding plates are driven to move horizontally along guide bars, and the guide bars are in the shape of a worker; the sliding plate moves to a sub-groove, the notch part is clamped with the protruding block, and a synchronous abutting rod abuts on the trigger rod of the travel switch, and signal transmission is completed. One group of signals makes the electrically controlled cut-off valve one open, and the fermentation mixed solution starts to be poured into the fermentation kettle shell; another group of signals is transmitted to the intelligent control box, and timing is performed through the time delay module; the volume of the mixed solution poured into the fermentation kettle shell is obtained through an external flow meter; after a fixed time, the intelligent control box controls the vacuum pump to be opened, and the pressure in the fermentation kettle shell is controlled; the actual internal pressure is detected by a pressure detection gauge, the control range is (-0.06~ -0.09MPa) gauge pressure, the oxygen in the fermentation equipment is discharged by the vacuum pump to form an anaerobic environment, and food-grade nitrogen can be injected in the subsequent process; a large amount of CO2 generated in the early stage of fermentation is discharged through a one-way exhaust valve, and the fermentation is continued to complete the complete formation.
[0054] It is obvious for those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments, and can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present application. Therefore, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-limiting, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description, and all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be included in the present application.
Claims
1. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leafed cabbage fermentation process, characterized by, Including fermentation kettle shell (1), install the cage type storage frame (2) in fermentation kettle shell (1) inside, be provided with support main shaft (21) and multilayer support plate (22) in cage type storage frame (2) inside, place small leaf mustard in multilayer support plate (22) on,; The top of the fermentation kettle shell (1) is provided with a closing cover (5), and a guide groove (6) is arranged on the closing cover (5), a sliding plate (7) and a limiting trigger (8) are arranged in the guide groove (6), a notch (71) is arranged on the sliding plate (7), and the notch (71) is suitable for triggering the limiting trigger (8). The top of the support main shaft (21) extends to the closing cover (5) and is provided with a rotating handle (9), and a rotating gear (10) is arranged on the support main shaft (21), and a transmission rack (11) is arranged on one side of the sliding plate (7) opposite the rotating gear (10), and the transmission rack (11) is engaged with the rotating gear (10). A vacuum pump (12) is arranged outside the fermentation kettle shell (1), and the vacuum pump (12) is communicated with the fermentation kettle shell (1) through a mounting pipeline. A heat preservation adjusting layer (13) is arranged in the fermentation kettle shell (1), and the heat preservation adjusting layer (13) controls the temperature in the fermentation kettle shell (1) to be 5-35°C. A liquid inlet pipeline (14) is arranged on one side of the fermentation kettle shell (1), and an electric control cut-off valve (15) is arranged on the liquid inlet pipeline (14); a pressure detection member (16) is arranged on the closing cover (5), and the pressure detection member (16) is suitable for detecting the pressure in the fermentation kettle shell (1).
2. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cage type storage frame (2) comprises a long strip cage shell (23), the top of the long strip cage shell (23) is detachably connected with the bottom of the closing cover (5), and a plurality of support plates (22) are arranged in the long strip cage shell (23); a fixed plate (24) is arranged on the support plate (22) at the top, and the fixed plate (24) is arranged downwardly bent.
3. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 2, characterized in that, A fixing seat is arranged on the closing cover (5), and a lifting lug (17) is hingedly arranged on the fixing seat; an opening is arranged at the top of the fermentation kettle shell (1), and an external thread is arranged on the edge line; an internal thread is arranged on the bottom of the closing cover (5), and the closing cover (5) is threadedly connected with the fermentation kettle shell (1).
4. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 3, characterized in that, The guide groove (6) comprises a main groove (61), a first sub-groove (62) and a second sub-groove (63), a guide strip (64) is arranged in the main groove (61), and a groove is arranged on the sliding plate (7); the first sub-groove (62) is arranged in two groups and is symmetrically distributed about the center of the main groove (61), and the second sub-groove (63) is arranged in two groups and is located at both ends of the main groove (61).
5. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 4, characterized in that, The sub-slot one (62) is provided with a limiting trigger (8), the limiting trigger (8) comprises a limiting strip (81), a limiting groove is arranged in the limiting strip (81), a sliding block (82) is arranged in the limiting groove, the sliding block (82) is provided with a protruding block (83) at one end of the sliding block (82) relative to the main groove (61), and the protruding block (83) is matched with the notched portion (71); a connecting spring (84) is arranged at one end of the sliding block (82) away from the protruding block (83); one end of the connecting spring (84) is fixedly connected with the sliding block (82), and the other end is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the sub-slot one (62).
6. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 5, characterized in that, The end of the protruding block (83) is in arc shape, and the notched portion (71) is in arc shape.
7. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 5, characterized in that, The sub-slot two (63) is provided with a travel switch (18), and the trigger rods (181) of the two travel switches (18) are oppositely arranged; an abutting rod (72) is arranged at one end of the sliding plate (7), and the abutting rod (72) is adapted to abut against the trigger rod (181) of the travel switch (18) when the protruding block (83) is clamped in the notched portion (71) during movement of the sliding plate (7).
8. A fermentation apparatus for a small-leaf cabbage fermentation process according to claim 5, characterized in that, The smart control box (3) is further adapted to control temperature and pressure detection data input of the heat preservation adjusting layer (13); the closed cover (5) is further provided with an upper edge pipe (4), and the upper edge pipe (4) is provided with a one-way exhaust valve (41); a liquid outlet (19) is arranged at the bottom of the fermentation kettle shell (1), and a manual gate valve (110) is arranged at the liquid outlet (19). The smart control box (3) is further adapted to control temperature and pressure detection data input of the heat preservation adjusting layer (13); the closed cover (5) is further provided with an upper edge pipe (4), and the upper edge pipe (4) is provided with a one-way exhaust valve (41); a liquid outlet (19) is arranged at the bottom of the fermentation kettle shell (1), and a manual gate valve (110) is arranged at the liquid outlet (19).
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