Inoculation and turning machine

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of brewing equipment technology, specifically an integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine. This integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine is used for inoculating and turning materials in a koji tray. It includes a koji planter and a koji turner. The koji planter is connected to the koji, and the koji enters the koji tray and inoculates the materials through the planter. The koji turner has longitudinally formed turning components that turn the materials containing the koji. By simultaneously performing inoculation and turning operations on the materials through the planter and turner, the materials and koji in the koji tray can be mixed more evenly, thus ensuring the quality stability of the final koji culture product. In addition, the integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine can greatly save manpower required for inoculation and turning during koji culture, thereby achieving automated continuous production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of brewing equipment technology, specifically to an integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine. Background Technology

[0002] In the brewing industry, koji making is the core step that determines the quality of fermented products. Koji making refers to the process of inoculating koji seeds onto a koji tray containing processed materials (such as wheat bran), and then allowing the koji seeds to grow and multiply in the koji tray.

[0003] In the existing technology, the process of inoculating the seed koji into the material and expanding the seed koji cultivation is as follows: the seed koji is added to the material, the inoculated seed koji is spread in the koji tray, and after the spreading is completed, it is sent to the cultivation room for the expansion cultivation of the seed koji.

[0004] Based on the above-mentioned seed koji processing process, the staff involved in processing the seed koji need to have multiple direct contacts with it, making them highly susceptible to inhaling dust from the seed koji and materials. Inhalation of this dust can lead to health problems for the staff. Furthermore, due to limitations in manpower or fatigue, manual operation during production may result in difficulty in achieving a relatively uniform mixing of the seed koji with the materials. It may also introduce some contaminating microorganisms or fail to meet standard requirements. Consequently, manual operation makes it difficult to guarantee the stable quality of the seed koji culture product, resulting in a high degree of quality variation in brewing production. Utility Model Content

[0005] To address the above problems, this utility model provides an integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine, which can automatically and conveniently complete the inoculation of materials with koji, and at the same time, can fully turn the inoculated materials. This not only allows the materials to be further thoroughly and evenly mixed with the koji after inoculation, resulting in higher quality stability of the koji after cultivation, but also significantly saves the manpower required for koji inoculation and koji-turning.

[0006] This utility model provides an integrated inoculation and tumbling machine for inoculating and tumbling materials in a tumbling tray. The integrated inoculation and tumbling machine includes a seed koji planter and a tumbling device. The seed koji planter is connected to the seed koji, and the seed koji enters the tumbling tray through the seed koji planter and is inoculated onto the material. The tumbling device has tumbling components formed along the longitudinal direction, and the tumbling components tumble the material containing the seed koji.

[0007] Optionally, the inoculation and curing integrated machine also includes a rotary drive mechanism for fixing and driving the curing disc to rotate.

[0008] Optionally, the rotary drive mechanism is a hollow ring structure.

[0009] Optionally, the turning component includes multiple helical elements and a helical element drive device. The helical elements can move longitudinally in and out of the turning disk, and their travel positions include a first position inside the turning disk and a second position away from the turning disk; the helical element drive device drives the helical element pivot to rotate.

[0010] Optionally, at least a portion of the spiral component has a soft tip facing the end of the crank disk, and when in the first position, the soft tip of the spiral component contacts the bottom surface of the crank disk.

[0011] Optionally, the koji planter includes multiple nozzles that spray koji onto the material in the koji tray. The koji flow rate of the nozzles closer to the center of the koji tray is less than that of the nozzles closer to the periphery of the koji tray.

[0012] Optionally, the inoculation and turning machine also includes: a frame, an inoculation planter and a turning device fixedly mounted on the frame; and a lifting device that pulls the frame up and down longitudinally.

[0013] In the operation of the inoculation and koji-turning integrated machine provided by this utility model, after the koji planter inoculates the material in the koji tray, the koji-turning component in the koji-turning device turns the material, allowing the koji to enter the material more fully and evenly. This ensures that the koji concentration in the material at various locations within the koji tray remains essentially consistent, preventing uneven koji concentration from affecting the stability of the final koji culture quality. Simultaneously, the automated operation of the inoculation and koji-turning integrated machine significantly reduces the manpower required for koji inoculation and koji-turning operations. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an inoculation and folding integrated machine provided by an embodiment of this utility model.

[0015] Figure 2 This is a partial structural schematic diagram of an inoculation and folding integrated machine provided by an embodiment of this utility model.

[0016] Reference numerals: 100-Inoculation and turning machine, 1-Inoculation and turning device, 11-Conveying pipe, 12-Sprayer, 2-Turning device, 21-Turning component, 211-Spiral component, 212-Spiral component drive device, 22-Support rod, 213-Soft head, 3-Turning disc, 31-Rotation drive mechanism, 4-Frame, 5-Lifting device. Detailed Implementation

[0017] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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.

[0018] This embodiment provides an integrated inoculation and koji-turning machine 100 for inoculating and turning the material in the koji tray 3. By more evenly mixing the koji into the material in the koji tray 3, the cultivation efficiency of the koji in the material is further improved, while ensuring the stability of the final koji culture quality. (Reference) Figure 1 The inoculation and tumbling integrated machine 100 includes a seed koji planter 1 and a tumbling device 2. The seed koji planter 1 is connected to the seed koji, and the seed koji enters the koji tray 3 through the seed koji planter 1 and is inoculated onto the material. The tumbling device 2 has a tumbling component 21 formed along the longitudinal direction, which tumbles the material containing the seed koji. "Connected to the seed koji" means that it can receive the seed koji from an external seed koji storage unit. The type of seed koji is not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, liquid seed koji is preferred.

[0019] In order to ensure that the materials at different positions in the vortex tray 3 can fully contact the seed culture fed in by the seed culture planter 1 and complete the turning process through the turning component 21, in this embodiment, the inoculation and turning integrated machine 100 further includes a rotary drive mechanism 31 for fixing and driving the vortex tray 3 to rotate.

[0020] In this embodiment, the rotary drive mechanism 31 is a hollow ring structure. Furthermore, to ensure the structural strength of the rotary drive mechanism 31, reinforcing ribs can be provided inside the hollow ring. The curved disk 3 can be placed on the ring and its position fixed. The rotary drive mechanism 31 rotates, causing the curved disk 3 to rotate. Simultaneously, the hollow ring structure of the rotary drive mechanism 31 facilitates the falling of debris from the bottom of the curved disk 3 through the hollow area. In this embodiment, the curved disk 3 can be fixed using positioning clamps, anti-rotation pins, or other methods. As long as the position of the curved disk 3 can be fixed, allowing it to stably follow the rotation of the rotary drive mechanism 31, the structure is not particularly limited.

[0021] Meanwhile, by setting the shape of the curved disc 3 in this invention to be circular, it can be further ensured that the material on the outer edge of the curved disc 3 can be inoculated and turned over during rotation. Furthermore, due to the arrangement of the rotary drive mechanism 31, the spraying range of the seed planter 1 and the turning range of the turning component 21 only need to cover the radius of the curved disc 3 in the length direction. This allows the material in all positions of the curved disc 3 to be inoculated and turned over once after one rotation. To ensure that the seed is completely mixed with the material in the curved disc 3, in this embodiment, the rotary drive mechanism 31 can rotate the curved disc 3 a set number of times or for a certain preset time until the seed is fully mixed with all the material in different positions within the curved disc 3, thereby ensuring higher seed cultivation efficiency and more stable cultivation quality in the curved disc 3.

[0022] After the pre-set volume of material to be inoculated is laid inside the curved disc 3, the curved disc 3 is placed below the koji planter 1 and the koji turner 2. Preferably, the koji planter 1 inoculates the material and the koji turner 2 turns the material simultaneously. Alternatively, the koji planter 1 can inoculate a portion of the material before the koji turner 2 turns it, or the koji planter 1 can inoculate all the material before the koji turner 2 turns it; there are no restrictions here. In this embodiment, the koji turner 2's turning component 21 includes multiple spiral components 211 and a spiral component driving device 212. The spiral components 211 can move longitudinally in and out of the curved disc 3. The stroke positions of the spiral components 211 include: the first position inside the curved disc 3 (refer to...). Figure 2 ) and the second position away from the 3rd disc (refer to Figure 1 The screw drive device 212 drives the screw 211 to pivot. The screw drive device 212 can be a motor, etc., and has an output shaft connected to the screw 211. Its structure is not particularly limited. (Reference) Figure 1 The tumbling device 2 also includes a support rod 22, with multiple spiral components 211 sequentially installed below the support rod 22 along its length, and a spiral component drive device 212 installed above the support rod 22. To enable the support rod 22 in the inoculation and tumbling integrated machine 100 to conveniently drive the multiple spiral components 211, which are pivoting, to simultaneously perform lifting and lowering movements, thereby tumbling the material in the tumbling disc 3, in this embodiment, the inoculation and tumbling integrated machine 100 also includes a frame 4 and a lifting device 5. The inoculation planter 1 and the tumbling device 2 are both connected to the support rod 22, which is connected to the frame 4. The lifting device 5 is located above the frame 4, pulling the frame 4 vertically, thereby causing the inoculation planter 1 and the tumbling device 2 to move vertically. The lifting device 5 can be a cylinder, electric cylinder, hydraulic cylinder, lead screw nut, wire rope, etc., and is not specifically limited here.

[0023] To ensure the seed koji is evenly distributed onto the material within the koji tray 3, in this embodiment, the seed koji planter 1 includes multiple nozzles 12. Furthermore, to further achieve an integrated and simplified design for the inoculation and koji-turning integrated machine 100, in this embodiment, the seed koji planter 1 is specifically a single conveying pipe 11, which is arranged above the koji tray 3 in a parallel configuration with the support rod 22 of the koji-turning machine. (Reference) Figure 1 and Figure 2 The end of the conveying pipe 11 away from the center of the curved plate 3 is connected to a source of material (not shown). Multiple nozzles 12 are provided on the surface of the conveying pipe 11 above the radius from the center to the edge of the inner side of the curved plate 3. The nozzles 12 are arranged sequentially on the conveying pipe 11, and the spraying direction of the nozzles 12 is all towards the material in the curved plate 3 directly below.

[0024] Since the curved disk 3 in this embodiment is circular, the amount of material near the center of the curved disk 3 is less than the amount of material near the outer edge. When the rotary drive mechanism 31 drives the curved disk 3 to rotate around the center, in order to ensure that the seeding planter 1 sprays the material into the curved disk 3 evenly, the seeding flow rate of the nozzle 12 near the center of the curved disk 3 is less than that of the nozzle 12 near the outer edge of the curved disk 3. In this embodiment, in order to more accurately control the flow rate of the nozzles 12 at different positions on the conveying pipe 11, the seeding planter 1 is also equipped with a flow meter and a frequency converter pump. In other embodiments, the flow rate of the seeding planter 12 can also be controlled by setting a valve at the nozzle 12.

[0025] As the curved disc 3 rotates and the nozzle 12 of the seed planter 1 sprays seed koji onto the material inside the curved disc 3, the spiral component 211 in the tumbling component 21 moves from a second position away from the curved disc 3 to a first position inside the curved disc 3, i.e., the spiral component 211 contacts the material. The rotating blades of the spiral component 211 stir and tumble the material in the curved disc 3, allowing the seed koji sprayed from the nozzle 12 to enter the material and mix thoroughly and evenly. To ensure that the material in the curved disc 3 is tumbled as much as possible by the spiral component 211, the end of the spiral component 211 facing inwards towards the bottom of the curved disc 3 should extend as far as possible. However, considering that both the blades of the spiral component 211 and the curved disc 3 are made of metal, collisions or friction between them could damage the equipment. Therefore, even after the spiral component 211 has fully reached the first position, a certain preset distance is maintained between the blades of the spiral component 211 and the bottom surface of the curved disc 3. In order to ensure that the material in the gap between the blade of the spiral component 211 and the bottom surface of the curved disk 3 can also be turned up, thereby ensuring that the material in the curved disk 3 can be mixed with the starter culture as evenly as possible, in this embodiment, at least a portion of the spiral component 211 is provided with a soft head 213 facing the curved disk 3. (Refer to...) Figure 2 When in the first position, the soft head 213 of the spiral 211 can contact the bottom surface of the curved disk 3.

[0026] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the present utility model. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present utility model should be included within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. An integrated inoculation and tumbling machine for inoculating and tumbling materials in a tumbling pan, characterized in that, include: A seed koji planter is connected to the seed koji, and the seed koji enters the koji tray and is inoculated onto the material via the seed koji planter; A tumbling device having tumbling components formed along the longitudinal direction, the tumbling components tumbling materials containing the aforementioned koji; The frame, the seed planter and the turner are fixedly mounted on the frame.

2. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A rotary drive mechanism is used to fix and drive the crank to rotate.

3. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The rotary drive mechanism is a hollow ring structure.

4. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The bending component includes: Multiple spiral components, which can enter and exit the curved disk longitudinally, and the stroke positions of the spiral components include: a first position entering the interior of the curved disk and a second position away from the curved disk; A screw drive device drives the screw to pivot.

5. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 4, characterized in that, At least a portion of the spiral component has a soft head facing one end of the crank disk, and when in the first position, the soft head of the spiral component is in contact with the bottom surface of the crank disk.

6. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The koji planter includes multiple nozzles that spray koji onto the material in the koji tray. The koji flow rate of the nozzles closer to the center of the koji tray is less than that of the nozzles closer to the periphery of the koji tray.

7. The inoculation and turning integrated machine as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: The lifting device pulls the frame up and down longitudinally.

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