Biological fermentation tank capable of automatically controlling temperature

By introducing an automatic temperature control system and simplified locking components into the bio-fermentation tank, the challenges of temperature control and tank lid operation were solved, thereby improving fermentation efficiency and quality.

CN224047388UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27YIFAN PHARMACEUTICAL (SHANGHAI) CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
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Filing Date
2025-04-10
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

Existing bioreactors have difficulty maintaining a suitable temperature during microbial fermentation, and the traditional tank lid sealing installation is cumbersome.

Method used

It adopts an automatic temperature control system, including a temperature sensor, heating jacket and cooling coil, combined with a locking component design, to achieve rapid sealing and opening of the can lid.

Benefits of technology

It enables precise temperature control inside the fermenter, improves fermentation efficiency and quality, and simplifies the operation of the tank lid.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automatic temperature control biological fermentation tank which comprises a tank body, a tank cover mounted at the top of the tank body, a locking component mounted on the side wall of the top of the tank body and used for fixing the tank cover, a temperature sensor mounted at the bottom end of the tank cover, a cooling coil mounted on the inner wall of the tank body, and a heating interlayer arranged inside the tank body, a heating device is installed on the side face of the tank body, the first water inlet pipe and the first water drainage pipe are communicated with the heating interlayer, the second water inlet pipe and the second water drainage pipe are communicated with the cooling coil, a heating medium in the heating interlayer can be heated through the heating device, and the temperature in the tank body is detected through a temperature sensor; when the temperature in the tank body exceeds the preset temperature, the heating device is controlled to stop working through an external controller, an external water pump is started to pump an external water source into the cooling coil, and cooling is performed under the action of circulating water, so that the temperature in the tank body is controlled to be a proper fermentation temperature; therefore, the fermentation quality and the fermentation efficiency can be effectively improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to fermentation tank technical field, concretely relates to a biological fermentation tank of automatic temperature control. BACKGROUND

[0002] Biological fermentation tank refers to the container that provides good environment for the operation of a specific biochemistry process of microorganism, and industrial fermentation tank generally refers to the equipment for deep culture of microorganism, and microorganism can effectively improve fermentation efficiency under suitable temperature, but high temperature can cause the spatial structure of enzyme to be destroyed, resulting in enzyme activity reduction or even loss, and low temperature can reduce enzyme reaction rate, resulting in fermentation efficiency reduction, through the search, it is found that the biological fermentation tank of automatic temperature control disclosed in Chinese patent application No. UTILITARY MODEL CONTENT

[0003] The utility model discloses a biological fermentation tank of automatic temperature control, which aims at solving the problems in the background art.

[0004] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical scheme: a biological fermentation tank of automatic temperature control, including the jar body, the top of jar body is installed with the jar cover, the top lateral wall of jar body is installed with the locking assembly that fixes jar cover, the top of jar cover is installed with automatic pressure relief valve, the bottom of jar cover is installed with temperature sensor, the inner wall of jar body is installed with cooling coil, the inside of jar body is provided with heating sandwich, the side of jar body is installed with heating device, and the heating rod of heating device extends to heating sandwich.

[0005] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the locking assembly comprises a rotating seat mounted on the side wall of the top of the tank body, the rotating seat is rotationally connected with one end of a screw rod, the other end of the screw rod is fixedly connected with a limiting block, a limiting ring is sleeved on the screw rod, a spring is sleeved on the outer portion of the screw rod, the two ends of the spring are connected with the limiting block and the limiting ring respectively, a compression nut is threadedly mounted on the surface of the screw rod, the compression nut is located at the bottom of the limiting ring, a side of the tank cover is provided with a slot, and the screw rod is correspondingly arranged with the slot.

[0006] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the width of the slot is greater than the diameter of the screw rod, and the diameter of the compression nut is greater than the width of the slot.

[0007] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a wrench is mounted on the side of the compression nut.

[0008] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, a sealing groove is formed in the bottom end of the tank cover, a sealing rubber ring is mounted in the sealing groove, and a sealing ring is arranged on the top end of the tank body, the size of the sealing ring is matched with the size of the sealing groove.

[0009] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, first and second drainage valves are respectively mounted on the first and second drainage pipes.

[0010] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, support legs are mounted on the outer wall of the tank body.

[0011] As a preferred technical scheme of the utility model, the temperature sensor, the external water pump and the heating device are electrically connected with an external controller.

[0012] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that the heating device can heat the heat medium in the heating interlayer, the temperature sensor detects the temperature in the tank body, when the temperature in the tank body exceeds the preset temperature, the external controller controls the heating device to stop working, and the external water pump is started to pump the external water source into the cooling coil, so that the temperature is lowered through the circulation of water, thereby controlling the temperature in the tank body at a suitable fermentation temperature, so that the fermentation quality and the fermentation efficiency are effectively improved, and the locking assembly is arranged, the wrench can be used to quickly rotate the compression nut to make the compression nut separate from the surface of the tank cover, then the screw rod is rotated to make the screw rod separate from the slot, and the tank cover can be quickly opened, and the method has the advantage of convenient operation compared with the traditional bolt and nut method. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] The accompanying drawings are used to provide further understanding of the present application, and form a part of the specification, and are used to explain the present application together with embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation on the present application. In the drawings:

[0014] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic view of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic view of the tank body in the present application;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the tank cover in the present application;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic view of the locking assembly in the present application;

[0018] Figure 5 It is a sectional structural schematic view of the tank body in the present application;

[0019] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic view of the present application Figure 5 The enlarged structural schematic view at A.

[0020] In the figure: 1, tank body; 2, tank cover; 3, locking assembly; 31, rotating seat; 32, screw rod; 33, limiting block; 34, limiting ring; 35, spring; 36, compression nut; 37, wrench; 4, automatic pressure relief valve; 5, temperature sensor; 6, cooling coil; 7, heating interlayer; 8, heating device; 9, first water inlet pipe; 10, first drain pipe; 11, second water inlet pipe; 12, second drain pipe; 13, discharge pipe; 14, discharge valve; 15, accommodation groove; 16, sealing groove; 17, sealing rubber ring; 18, sealing ring; 19, first drain valve; 20, second drain valve; 21, supporting leg. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying 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 of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0022] Please refer to Figures 1-6The utility model provides the following technical scheme: An automatic temperature control's biological fermentation tank, including jar body 1, the top of jar body 1 is equipped with jar cover 2, the lateral wall of the top of jar body 1 is equipped with the locking assembly 3 of fixed jar cover 2, the top of jar cover 2 is equipped with automatic pressure relief valve 4, the bottom of jar cover 2 is equipped with temperature sensor 5, the inner wall of jar body 1 is equipped with cooling coil 6, jar body 1 is provided with heating sandwich 7 in the inside, jar body 1's side is equipped with heating device 8, heating device 8's heating rod extends to heating sandwich 7, the top and bottom of one side of jar body 1 are equipped with first water inlet pipe 9 and first drain pipe 10 respectively, the top and bottom of the other side of jar body 1 are equipped with second water inlet pipe 11 and second drain pipe 12 respectively, first water inlet pipe 9 and first drain pipe 10 are communicated with heating sandwich 7 respectively, second water inlet pipe 11 and second drain pipe 12 are communicated with cooling coil 6 respectively, the bottom of jar body 1 is equipped with discharge pipe 13, the surface of discharge pipe 13 is equipped with discharge valve 14, second water inlet pipe 11 is connected with external water pump, second drain pipe 12 is connected with external water source through pipeline, the outer wall of jar body 1 is equipped with support leg 21.

[0023] In the embodiment, the locking assembly 3 comprises a rotating seat 31 installed on the top lateral wall of the jar body 1, the rotating seat 31 is rotationally connected with one end of a screw rod 32, the other end of the screw rod 32 is fixedly connected with a limiting block 33, a limiting ring 34 is sleeved on the screw rod 32, a spring 35 is sleeved on the outside of the screw rod 32, the two ends of the spring 35 are respectively connected with the limiting block 33 and the limiting ring 34, a compression nut 36 is threadedly installed on the surface of the screw rod 32, the compression nut 36 is located at the bottom of the limiting ring 34, a side of the jar cover 2 is provided with a gap slot 15, and the screw rod 32 is correspondingly arranged in the gap slot 15.

[0024] Specifically, after the jar cover 2 is installed on the top of the jar body 1, the screw rod 32 is aligned with the gap slot 15, then the screw rod 32 is rotated to be located in the gap slot 15, and then the compression nut 36 is rotated to be tightly pressed on the surface of the jar cover 2, so that the jar cover 2 can be tightly installed and sealed, and the spring 35 and the limiting ring 34 can tightly press on the surface of the compression nut 36, so that the compression nut 36 is prevented from loosening due to vibration and the like, and the sealing performance between the jar cover 2 and the jar body 1 is further improved.

[0025] In the embodiment, the width of the gap slot 15 is greater than the diameter of the screw rod 32, and the diameter of the compression nut 36 is greater than the width of the gap slot 15.

[0026] Specifically, since the width of the gap slot 15 is greater than the diameter of the screw rod 32, the screw rod 32 can smoothly enter the gap slot 15 by rotating the screw rod 32, and since the diameter of the compression nut 36 is greater than the width of the gap slot 15, the compression nut 36 is tightly pressed on the surface of the jar cover 2 when the compression nut 36 is tightened, so that the jar cover 2 can be tightly installed and sealed.

[0027] In the embodiment, the side of the compression nut 36 is provided with a wrench 37.

[0028] Specifically, the wrench 37 is provided to facilitate the staff to quickly rotate the compression nut 36, and thus the tool is not needed to rotate the compression nut 36, and the efficiency of the installation and removal of the tank cover 2 is improved.

[0029] In the embodiment, the bottom end of the tank cover 2 is provided with a sealing groove 16, and the sealing groove 16 is provided with a sealing rubber ring 17. The top end of the tank body 1 is provided with a sealing ring 18, and the size of the sealing ring 18 matches the size of the sealing groove 16.

[0030] Specifically, when the tank cover 2 is installed on the top of the tank body 1, the sealing ring 18 is buckled into the sealing groove 16, and the sealing rubber ring 17 cooperates with the sealing ring 18 to improve the sealing between the tank cover 2 and the tank body 1.

[0031] In the embodiment, the first drain pipe 10 and the second drain pipe 12 are respectively provided with a first drain valve 19 and a second drain valve 20.

[0032] Specifically, the first drain valve 19 and the second drain valve 20 are provided to facilitate the water in the heating interlayer 7 and the cooling coil 6 to be drained.

[0033] In the embodiment, the temperature sensor 5, the external water pump and the heating device 8 are electrically connected with an external controller.

[0034] Specifically, the external controller receives the signal of the temperature sensor 5 and controls the operation of the external water pump and the heating device 8, so as to realize the temperature control effect of the biological fermentation tank.

[0035] Working principle: after the tank cover 2 is installed on the top of the tank body 1, the locking assembly 3 is provided to seal and install the tank cover 2, and the locking assembly 3 is simple in structure and convenient to operate, so that the staff can quickly open the tank cover 2. The automatic pressure relief valve 4 is provided to facilitate the pressure relief of the tank body 1, so as to avoid the influence of excessive pressure on the fermentation effect. The first water inlet pipe 9 is provided to facilitate the injection of heat medium into the heating interlayer 7, and the heating device 8 is provided to heat the heat medium, so as to heat the tank body 1 through the heating interlayer 7, thereby avoiding the influence of low temperature in the tank body 1 on the fermentation efficiency. The temperature sensor 5 is provided to monitor the temperature in the tank body 1. When the temperature sensor 5 detects that the temperature in the tank body 1 exceeds the preset temperature, the external controller stops the operation of the heating device 8 and starts the external water pump. At this time, the circulating water in the cooling coil 6 is used to cool the tank body 1, so as to avoid the influence of high temperature on the fermentation effect. The biological fermentation tank can realize automatic temperature control, effectively improve the fermentation efficiency and fermentation quality.

[0036] Finally, it should be noted that: the above only for the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, although the foregoing embodiments of the present application have been described in detail, for the skilled in the art, it still can be modified, or for the equivalent replacement of part of the technical features of the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application, shall be included within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic temperature-controlled bioreactor, comprising a tank body (1), characterized in that: The top of the tank body (1) is provided with a tank cover (2), the top side wall of the tank body (1) is provided with a locking assembly (3) for fixing the tank cover (2), the top end of the tank cover (2) is provided with an automatic pressure relief valve (4), the bottom end of the tank cover (2) is provided with a temperature sensor (5), the inner wall of the tank body (1) is provided with a cooling coil (6), the inside of the tank body (1) is provided with a heating sandwich (7), the side of the tank body (1) is provided with a heating device (8), the heating rod of the heating device (8) extends into the heating sandwich (7), the top and bottom of one side of the tank body (1) are respectively provided with a first water inlet pipe (9) and a first drain pipe (10), the top and bottom of the other side of the tank body (1) are respectively provided with a second water inlet pipe (11) and a second drain pipe (12), the first water inlet pipe (9) and the first drain pipe (10) are respectively communicated with the heating sandwich (7), the second water inlet pipe (11) and the second drain pipe (12) are respectively communicated with the cooling coil (6), the bottom end of the tank body (1) is provided with a discharge pipe (13), the surface of the discharge pipe (13) is provided with a discharge valve (14), the second water inlet pipe (11) is connected with an external water pump, and the second drain pipe (12) is connected with an external water source through a pipeline.

2. The automatic temperature-controlled bio-fermentor according to claim 1, wherein: The locking assembly (3) comprises a rotating seat (31) mounted on the top side wall of the tank body (1), one end of the rotating seat (31) is rotationally connected with a screw rod (32), the other end of the screw rod (32) is fixedly connected with a limiting block (33), the screw rod (32) is sleeved with a limiting ring (34), the outside of the screw rod (32) is sleeved with a spring (35), the two ends of the spring (35) are respectively connected with the limiting block (33) and the limiting ring (34), and the surface of the screw rod (32) is also threadedly provided with a pressing nut (36), the pressing nut (36) is located at the bottom of the limiting ring (34), and the side of the tank cover (2) is provided with a gap slot (15) corresponding to the screw rod (32).

3. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 2, wherein: The width of the gap slot (15) is greater than the diameter of the screw rod (32), and the diameter of the pressing nut (36) is greater than the width of the gap slot (15).

4. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 2, wherein: The side of the pressing nut (36) is provided with a wrench (37).

5. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 1, wherein: The bottom end of the tank cover (2) is provided with a sealing groove (16), the sealing groove (16) is provided with a sealing rubber ring (17), and the top end of the tank body (1) is provided with a sealing ring (18), the size of the sealing ring (18) matches the size of the sealing groove (16).

6. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 1, wherein: The first drain pipe (10) and the second drain pipe (12) are respectively provided with a first drain valve (19) and a second drain valve (20).

7. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 1, wherein: The outer wall of the tank body (1) is provided with a supporting leg (21).

8. The self-regulated temperature bio-fermentor according to claim 1, wherein: The temperature sensor (5), the external water pump and the heating device (8) are electrically connected with an external controller.

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