Simple microbial bacterium fermentation device for aquatic products
By using a shared drive mechanism for multiple tanks, the problems of uneven temperature and high cost of independent stirring devices in aquaculture fermentation tanks are solved, resulting in reduced costs, convenient maintenance, and improved fermentation efficiency.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Uneven temperature distribution and varying bacterial density in traditional aquaculture fermentation tanks lead to low fermentation efficiency, and independent stirring devices are expensive and inconvenient to maintain.
Multiple tanks share a single drive mechanism, achieving synchronous rotation and stirring of the tanks through gear meshing and shaft connection between adjacent tanks. Combined with baffle and pressure relief valve design, temperature distribution and microbial mixing are optimized.
It reduces equipment costs, simplifies maintenance, improves fermentation efficiency and safety, and enhances mixing effect and ease of operation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of microbial fermentation, specifically a simple microbial fermentation device for aquaculture. Background Technology
[0002] In aquaculture, the fermentation of microbial agents is a crucial step in improving water quality and promoting the health of farmed organisms. However, in traditional fermentation processes, uneven temperature distribution and significant differences in colony density occur in different areas of the fermentation tank, leading to low local fermentation efficiency and even the accumulation of microbial metabolites that inhibit the overall fermentation process. To address this issue, existing technologies generally employ stirring devices to promote uniform mixing of materials within the tank, thereby optimizing microbial distribution and improving heat transfer efficiency.
[0003] Currently, most fermentation mixing devices on the market adopt an independent design, meaning each fermentation tank is equipped with its own mixing structure consisting of a drive motor, mixing shaft, and blades. This design has the following drawbacks: 1. High cost: Each tank requires independent procurement and installation of the drive motor, transmission components, and control system, leading to a significant increase in equipment investment costs, especially placing a substantial economic burden on small and medium-sized aquaculture enterprises. 2. Inconvenient maintenance: Multiple independent mixing structures require separate daily inspections and troubleshooting, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the redundancy of components can increase the failure rate. Summary of the Invention
[0004] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms. This device can connect multiple tanks together and share a single drive mechanism, which can greatly reduce costs and facilitate maintenance, effectively solving the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms, comprising several horizontally spaced tanks, each tank being spherical, with meshing gear discs fixed at the vertical maximum diameter of adjacent tanks, and horizontal rotating shafts fixed at the center of the left and right sides of the tanks, the rotating shafts being rotatably connected to bearings on a rectangular frame surrounding all the tanks, with support members spaced apart on the bottom surface of the rectangular frame, the bottom of the support members being fixed to a base plate, and the gear disc on the leftmost tank being connected to a drive mechanism on the left, the drive mechanism being fixed to the base plate;
[0006] The tank body on one side of the gear disk is provided with a filling port, and the filling port is threadedly sealed with a cap.
[0007] A pressure relief valve is also provided on the tank body on the sealed side.
[0008] As a preferred technical solution, baffles are also fixedly provided circumferentially at intervals inside the tank on the inner side of the gear disk.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution, the driving mechanism includes a gear that meshes with the leftmost gear disk, the gear is fixed to the drive motor, the drive motor is fixed to the fixing block on the base plate, and the bottom of the fixing block is fixed to the base plate.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution, the support includes an L-shaped support plate, the top surface of which is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the rectangular frame, and the bottom horizontal portion of the L-shaped support plate is fixedly connected to the base plate by a first bolt.
[0011] As a preferred technical solution, the bottom of the front and rear sides of the fixing block is provided with horizontal plates, and the horizontal plates are fixedly connected to the base plate by the second bolts.
[0012] As a preferred technical solution, a cylindrical tube is connected to the center of the outer surface of the cover, and an end cap is threaded to the outer end of the cylindrical tube.
[0013] As a preferred technical solution, the bottom edge of the base plate is also provided with omnidirectional wheels that have a limiting function.
[0014] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0015] 1. This utility model features intermeshing gear discs fixed at the vertical maximum diameter of adjacent tanks. Horizontal rotating shafts are fixed at the center of the left and right sides of each tank, and these shafts are rotatably connected to bearings on the upper side of a rectangular frame surrounding all the tanks. Support members are spaced apart on the bottom surface of the rectangular frame, with their bottoms fixed to a base plate. The gear disc on the leftmost tank is connected to a drive mechanism on the left. In use, fermenting microorganisms can be stored inside the tanks. The drive mechanism on the left can simultaneously drive multiple tanks to rotate, thus achieving a stirring effect. This significantly reduces costs and facilitates maintenance. The rotating shafts and rectangular frame facilitate circumferential rotation of the tanks, and the rectangular frame provides a protective enclosure around all the tanks, preventing collisions with pedestrians or vehicles.
[0016] 2. This utility model has a filling port on one side of the tank body of the gear disk, and a sealing cap is connected to the filling port by a threaded seal. A pressure relief valve is also provided on the side of the tank body of the sealing cap. In use, the filling port facilitates the filling of bamboo material into the tank and the subsequent discharge of material. The pressure relief valve can play a pressure relief role, which is conducive to the safety of microbial fermentation.
[0017] 3. In this utility model, baffles are also fixedly installed circumferentially inside the tank on the inner side of the gear disk. When in use, three-quarters of the microorganisms can be stored in the tank. When the tank rotates, the baffles can turbulent the flow of microorganisms, which is beneficial to the stirring of microorganisms.
[0018] 4. This utility model has a cylindrical tube connected to the center of the outer surface of the cap. The outer end of the cylindrical tube is threaded with an end cap. In use, by controlling the drive mechanism to make the filling port of the tank face downward, the end cap can be opened to take out a small amount of microorganisms, which can be used for sampling.
[0019] 5. This utility model is equipped with universal wheels with limiting function at intervals along the bottom edge of the base plate. During use, the universal wheels can be used to easily move the tank to the required position, which facilitates filling and unloading, and improves the convenience of use. Attached Figure Description
[0020] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the present invention, form part of this application:
[0021] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the first embodiment of the present utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 This is an enlarged structural diagram of a single tank.
[0023] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure;
[0024] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the second embodiment of the present invention;
[0025] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the third embodiment of the present utility model.
[0026] The diagram shows: 1. Tank body; 11. Inlet; 12. Cover; 13. Pressure relief valve; 14. Shaft; 15. Baffle; 2. Gear disc; 3. Rectangular frame; 31. Bearing; 4. L-shaped plate; 41. First bolt; 5. Base plate; 6. Drive mechanism; 61. Gear; 62. Drive motor; 63. Fixing block; 64. Horizontal plate; 65. Second bolt; 7. Cylindrical tube; 71. End cap; 8. Caster wheel. Detailed Implementation
[0027] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model. Example 1
[0028] like Figures 1 to 3As shown, a simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms includes several tanks 1 arranged horizontally at intervals. Each tank 1 is spherical. Gear discs 2 are fixedly installed at the maximum vertical diameter of adjacent tanks 1, engaging with each other. Horizontal rotating shafts 14 are fixedly installed at the center of the left and right sides of each tank 1. The rotating shafts 14 are rotatably connected to bearings 31 (embedded in the left and right side plates of the rectangular frame) on a rectangular frame 3 surrounding all tanks 1. Support members are spaced apart on the bottom surface of the rectangular frame 3, with their bottoms fixed to a base plate 5. The gear disc 2 on the leftmost tank 1 is connected to a drive mechanism 6 on the left side, which is fixed to the base plate 5. A filling port 11 is provided on one side of the tank 1 containing the gear disc 2, and a sealing cap 12 is threadedly connected to the filling port 11 (the sealing caps 12 do not affect each other when the tanks 1 rotate). A pressure relief valve 13 is also provided on one side of the sealing cap 12.
[0029] Inside the tank 1 on the inner side of the gear disk 2, baffles 15 are also fixedly installed at intervals around the circumference (the outer side of the baffle 15 is perpendicular to the inner surface of the tank 1).
[0030] The drive mechanism 6 includes a gear 61 that meshes with the leftmost gear disk 2. The gear 61 is fixed to the drive motor 62, which is fixed to the fixing block 63 on the base plate. The bottom of the fixing block 63 is fixed to the base plate 5.
[0031] The support includes an L-shaped support plate 4, the top surface of which is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the rectangular frame 3, and the bottom horizontal part of the L-shaped support plate 4 is fixedly connected to the base plate 5 by the first bolt 41.
[0032] The bottom of the front and rear sides of the fixing block 63 is provided with a horizontal plate 64, which is fixedly connected to the base plate 5 by the second bolt 65.
[0033] In use, fermenting microorganisms are stored in tank 1. The drive mechanism 6 on the left side can simultaneously drive multiple tanks 1 to rotate, thus achieving a stirring effect, significantly reducing costs and facilitating maintenance. The rotating shaft 14, in conjunction with the rectangular frame 3, facilitates the circumferential rotation of the tanks 1. The rectangular frame 3 also acts as a protective barrier around all tanks 1, preventing collisions with pedestrians or vehicles. The filling port facilitates the filling of materials into the tanks 1 and subsequent discharge. The pressure relief valve 13 provides pressure relief, ensuring the safety of microbial fermentation. When three-quarters of the microorganisms are stored in the tank 1, the baffle 15 can turbulent the flow of microorganisms during rotation, promoting stirring. Example 2
[0034] like Figure 4 As shown, a cylindrical tube 7 is connected to the center of the outer surface of the cover 12, and an end cap 71 is threadedly connected to the outer end of the cylindrical tube 7.
[0035] When in use, by controlling the drive mechanism 6 to make the filling port of the tank 1 face downwards, the end cap 71 can be opened to take out a small amount of microorganisms, which serves as a sampling function. Example 3
[0036] like Figure 5 As shown, the bottom edge of the base plate 5 is also provided with casters 8 with limiting function at intervals.
[0037] When in use, the universal wheels 8 can be used to easily move the tank 1 to the desired position, which facilitates filling and unloading and improves the convenience of use.
[0038] The components used in this utility model are all general standard parts or components known to those skilled in the art, and their structures and principles are well known to those skilled in the art.
[0039] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "first," "second," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer," etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0040] The structures, proportions, sizes, etc. shown in the accompanying drawings of this specification are only used to complement the content disclosed in the specification, so that those skilled in the art can understand and read them, and are not intended to limit the conditions under which this utility model can be implemented. Any modification of the structure, change of the proportions, or adjustment of the size, without affecting the effects and purposes that this utility model can produce, should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed in this utility model.
[0041] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms, characterized in that: It includes several horizontally spaced tanks, each of which is spherical. A meshing gear disk is fixed at the vertical maximum diameter of adjacent tanks. A horizontal rotating shaft is fixed at the center of the left and right sides of the tanks. The rotating shaft is rotatably connected to a bearing on a rectangular frame surrounding all the tanks. Support members are spaced apart on the bottom surface of the rectangular frame. The bottom of the support members is fixed to the base plate. The gear disk on the leftmost tank is connected to the drive mechanism on the left. The drive mechanism is fixed to the base plate. The tank body on one side of the gear disk is provided with a filling port, and the filling port is threadedly sealed with a cap. A pressure relief valve is also provided on the tank body on the sealed side.
2. The simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The tank inside the gear disk is also circumferentially spaced with baffles.
3. The simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drive mechanism includes a gear that meshes with the leftmost gear disk. The gear is fixed to the drive motor, which is fixed to a fixing block on the base plate. The bottom of the fixing block is fixed to the base plate.
4. The simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support includes an L-shaped support plate, the top surface of which is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the rectangular frame, and the bottom horizontal portion of the L-shaped support plate is fixedly connected to the base plate by a first bolt.
5. A simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottom of the front and rear sides of the fixing block is provided with horizontal plates, which are fixedly connected to the base plate by the second bolt.
6. The simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cylindrical tube is connected to the center of the outer surface of the cover, and an end cap is threaded to the outer end of the cylindrical tube.
7. A simple fermentation device for aquatic microorganisms according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom edge of the base plate is also provided with omnidirectional wheels that have a limiting function.