A kind of adding equipment for strain deployment of yogurt production line

Abstract

This utility model discloses an addition device for preparing starter cultures in a yogurt production line, relating to the technical field of yogurt production lines. The utility model includes a main frame mechanism, which includes a mixing chamber. A starter culture storage tank is fixedly connected to the top of the mixing chamber, and a flow control component is installed inside the starter culture storage tank. Specifically, the utility model uses a feeding component where a motor drives a pulley to rotate via a shaft. During the rotation of pulley one, a bevel gear is driven to rotate via a second pulley. The rotation of bevel gear one, in turn, drives several distributing fan blades to rotate at a uniform speed. This uniform and constant-speed dispensing of the starter cultures allows for rapid and thorough mixing between the starter cultures and raw milk, accelerating the start-up speed of subsequent fermentation processes, thereby shortening the entire production cycle and significantly improving work efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the technical field of yogurt production lines, and in particular relates to an additive device for the preparation of starter cultures in yogurt production lines. Background Technology

[0002] Yogurt making is based on the fermentation process of milk, and the core of this process lies in the role of bacteria such as lactic acid bacteria. Under suitable temperature and environment, lactic acid bacteria use lactose in milk to produce lactic acid, which lowers the pH value of milk, causing the protein to coagulate and forming the unique texture and flavor of yogurt. Different combinations and amounts of bacteria will directly affect the taste, acidity, texture and nutritional value of yogurt.

[0003] In early yogurt production, the addition of starter cultures relied heavily on manual operation, such as using a small spoon or cup to add a measured amount of starter cultures to the packaging bag. This method made it difficult to ensure the accuracy and stability of the amount of starter cultures added, because different operators might add different amounts of starter cultures each time due to factors such as experience and technique. This not only affected the consistency of yogurt quality but also increased the difficulty of quality control. Consequently, the starter cultures could not be mixed quickly and thoroughly with the raw milk, slowing down the progress of subsequent fermentation processes, significantly increasing the production cycle, and thus greatly reducing work efficiency. Therefore, a starter culture preparation and addition device for yogurt production lines is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an inoculation device for yogurt production line. By setting up an inoculation assembly, specifically, a motor drives a pulley to rotate via a shaft. During the rotation of pulley one, a bevel gear rotates via a second pulley. The rotation of bevel gear one, in turn, drives several dispensing fan blades to rotate at a uniform speed. During the rotation of these fan blades, the inoculation inside the conical feeding pipe is evenly distributed. This solves the problem that in early yogurt production, inoculation addition relied heavily on manual operation, such as using a small spoon or cup to add a fixed amount of inoculation to the packaging bag. This method makes it difficult to guarantee the accuracy and stability of the inoculation dosage, as different operators may add varying amounts of inoculation each time due to experience and technique. This not only affects the consistency of yogurt quality but also increases the difficulty of quality control, resulting in the inoculation not mixing quickly and thoroughly with the raw milk, slowing down subsequent fermentation processes, significantly increasing the production cycle, and thus greatly reducing work efficiency.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] This utility model relates to an additive device for preparing starter cultures in a yogurt production line. It includes a main frame mechanism, which comprises a mixing chamber. A starter culture storage tank is fixedly connected to the top of the mixing chamber. A flow control component is installed inside the starter culture storage tank. The flow control component includes a support frame, and a feeding component is installed at the bottom of the flow control component. The feeding component includes a motor, with a motor bracket fixedly connected to its outer surface. The bottom of the motor bracket is fixedly connected to the top of the starter culture storage tank. A pulley is installed at the bottom of the motor. A conical discharge pipe is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the mixing chamber. A material distribution hopper is fixedly connected to the main body. The material distribution hopper is equipped with several material distribution fan blades. A bevel gear is provided on the back of the material distribution hopper. A rotating shaft is rotatably connected inside the spawn storage tank. The rotating shaft passes through the spawn storage tank and extends to the top. An agitator is provided at the top inside the spawn storage tank. The agitator is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft. A pulley is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft. During the rotation of the rotating shaft, the agitator will rotate, which will agitate the spawn and prevent the spawn from clogging inside the spawn storage tank, thus improving the stability of the material feeding.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottom output end of the motor is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating shaft via a coupling, a belt is driven to the outer surface of the pulley, and a second pulley is driven to the side of the belt away from the pulley, and a rotating rod is fixedly connected inside the second pulley.

[0008] Furthermore, the outer surface of the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the interior of the mixing chamber, the rotating rod penetrates the mixing chamber and extends into the interior, the outer surface of the bevel gear is meshed with the bevel gear, the interior of the bevel gear is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod, the interior of the bevel gear is fixedly connected to the rotating rod, the outer surface of the rotating rod is rotatably connected to the interior of the distributing hopper, the rotating rod penetrates the distributing hopper and extends into the interior, the outer surface of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to one side of several distributing fan blades, the bottom of the distributing hopper has an opening, and the outer surface of the inoculum storage tank is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame.

[0009] Furthermore, a second motor is fixedly connected to the left side of the support frame, and a worm gear is rotatably connected inside the support frame. The right output end of the second motor is fixedly connected to the left side of the worm gear via a coupling. A conical support block is provided at the bottom of the agitator, and several fixed fan blades are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the conical support block.

[0010] Furthermore, the side of several fixed fan blades away from the conical support block is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the culture storage tank. A rotating rod three is rotatably connected inside the conical support block. The bottom of several fixed fan blades is in contact with rotating fan blades. The corresponding side of several rotating fan blades is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod three. A worm gear is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod three. The outer surface of the worm gear is meshed with the outer surface of the worm.

[0011] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] 1. This utility model, by setting up a feeding component, specifically involves starting a motor that drives a pulley to rotate via a shaft. During the rotation of pulley one, pulley two drives bevel gear one to rotate. When bevel gear one rotates, it drives several distributing fan blades to rotate at a uniform speed via bevel gear two. During the rotation of these distributing fan blades, the inoculum inside the conical feeding pipe is evenly distributed. By distributing the inoculum evenly and at a uniform speed, the inoculum and raw milk can be quickly and thoroughly mixed, accelerating the start-up speed of subsequent fermentation processes, thereby shortening the entire production cycle and significantly improving work efficiency.

[0013] 2. This utility model, by setting up a quantity control component, specifically, starts a motor two that drives a worm gear to rotate. During the rotation of the worm gear, it drives several rotating fan blades to rotate through a rotating rod three. When the several rotating fan blades rotate, they overlap or intersect with several fixed fan blades, thereby adjusting the amount of bacteria added. This allows for the precise addition of an appropriate amount of bacteria to the raw milk, ensuring that the fermentation process proceeds as expected, thus stabilizing the taste and flavor of the yogurt and achieving precise control over product quality.

[0014] Of course, any product implementing this utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the mixing chamber of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the rotating fan blade of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the stirring support of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the conical feed tube of this utility model.

[0021] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0022] 1. Main frame mechanism; 111. Mixing chamber; 112. Microbial culture storage tank; 2. Feeding assembly; 211. Motor 1; 212. Motor bracket; 213. Conical discharge pipe; 214. Distributing hopper; 215. Belt pulley 1; 216. Belt; 217. Belt pulley 2; 218. Rotating rod 1; 219. Bevel gear 1; 220. Bevel gear 2; 221. Rotating rod 2; 222. Stirring bracket; 223. Rotating shaft; 224. Distributing fan blade; 225. Opening; 3. Metering assembly; 311. Support frame; 312. Motor 2; 313. Worm gear; 314. Worm wheel; 315. Rotating rod 3; 316. Rotating fan blade; 317. Fixed fan blade; 318. Conical support block. Detailed Implementation

[0023] 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.

[0024] Please see Figures 1-5As shown, this utility model is an additive device for preparing starter cultures in a yogurt production line. It includes a main frame mechanism 1, which includes a mixing chamber 111. A starter culture storage tank 112 is fixedly connected to the top of the mixing chamber 111. A quantity control component 3 is installed inside the starter culture storage tank 112. The quantity control component 3 includes a support frame 311. A feeding component 2 is installed at the bottom of the quantity control component 3. The feeding component 2 includes a motor 211. A motor bracket 212 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor 211. The bottom of the motor bracket 212 is fixedly connected to the top of the starter culture storage tank 112. A [missing information - likely a device or component] is installed at the bottom of the motor 211. A tapered discharge pipe 213 is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the mixing chamber 111 via a pulley 215. A distribution hopper 214 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tapered discharge pipe 213. Several distribution fan blades 224 are installed inside the distribution hopper 214. A bevel gear 220 is installed on the back of the distribution hopper 214. A rotating shaft 223 is rotatably connected inside the inoculum storage tank 112, penetrating the tank and extending to the top. An agitator 222 is installed at the top inside the inoculum storage tank 112, and its interior is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 223. The pulley 215 contains... The main frame mechanism 1 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 223. The main frame mechanism 1 includes a mixing chamber 111. A microbial storage tank 112 is fixedly connected to the top of the mixing chamber 111. A flow control component 3 is installed inside the microbial storage tank 112. The flow control component 3 includes a support frame 311. A feeding component 2 is installed at the bottom of the flow control component 3. The feeding component 2 includes a motor 211. A motor bracket 212 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor 211. The bottom of the motor bracket 212 is fixedly connected to the top of the microbial storage tank 112. A pulley 215 is installed at the bottom of the motor 211. The mixing chamber 111... A conical feeding pipe 213 is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall, and a distribution hopper 214 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the conical feeding pipe 213. Several distribution fan blades 224 are provided inside the distribution hopper 214, and a bevel gear 220 is provided on the back of the distribution hopper 214. A rotating shaft 223 is rotatably connected inside the inoculum storage tank 112. The rotating shaft 223 passes through the inoculum storage tank 112 and extends to the top. An agitator 222 is provided at the top inside the inoculum storage tank 112. The agitator 222 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 223. A pulley 215 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft 223.

[0025] The bottom output end of motor 211 is fixedly connected to the top of shaft 223 via a coupling. A belt 216 is driven to the outer surface of pulley 215. A second pulley 217 is driven to the side of belt 216 away from pulley 215. A rotating rod 218 is fixedly connected inside pulley 217.

[0026] The outer surface of the rotating rod 218 is rotatably connected to the interior of the mixing chamber 111. The rotating rod 218 passes through the mixing chamber 111 and extends into the interior. The outer surface of the bevel gear 220 is meshed with the bevel gear 219. The interior of the bevel gear 219 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 218. The interior of the bevel gear 220 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 221. The outer surface of the rotating rod 221 is rotatably connected to the interior of the distributing hopper 214. The rotating rod 221 passes through the distributing hopper 214 and extends into the interior. The outer surface of the rotating rod 221 is fixedly connected to one side of several distributing fan blades 224. The bottom of the distributing hopper 214 has an opening 225. The outer surface of the inoculum storage tank 112 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame 311.

[0027] A motor 312 is fixedly connected to the left side of the support frame 311. A worm gear 313 is rotatably connected inside the support frame 311. The output end of the motor 312 on the right side is fixedly connected to the left side of the worm gear 313 via a coupling. A conical support block 318 is provided at the bottom of the agitator bracket 222. Several fixed fan blades 317 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the conical support block 318.

[0028] Several fixed fan blades 317 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inoculum storage tank 112 on the side away from the conical support block 318. A rotating rod 315 is rotatably connected inside the conical support block 318. The bottom of several fixed fan blades 317 is in contact with rotating fan blades 316. The corresponding side of several rotating fan blades 316 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 315. A worm gear 314 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 315. The outer surface of the worm gear 314 meshes with the outer surface of the worm 313.

[0029] The bottom output end of motor 211 is fixedly connected to the top of shaft 223 via a coupling. A belt 216 is driven to the outer surface of pulley 215. A second pulley 217 is driven to the side of belt 216 away from pulley 215. A rotating rod 218 is fixedly connected inside pulley 217.

[0030] The outer surface of the rotating rod 218 is rotatably connected to the interior of the mixing chamber 111. The rotating rod 218 passes through the mixing chamber 111 and extends into the interior. The outer surface of the bevel gear 220 is meshed with the bevel gear 219. The interior of the bevel gear 219 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 218. The interior of the bevel gear 220 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod 221. The outer surface of the rotating rod 221 is rotatably connected to the interior of the distributing hopper 214. The rotating rod 221 passes through the distributing hopper 214 and extends into the interior. The outer surface of the rotating rod 221 is fixedly connected to one side of several distributing fan blades 224. The bottom of the distributing hopper 214 has an opening 225. The outer surface of the inoculum storage tank 112 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame 311.

[0031] A motor 312 is fixedly connected to the left side of the support frame 311. A worm gear 313 is rotatably connected inside the support frame 311. The output end of the motor 312 on the right side is fixedly connected to the left side of the worm gear 313 via a coupling. A conical support block 318 is set at the bottom of the stirring bracket 222. Several fixed fan blades 317 are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the conical support block 318. When the motor 312 is started, it drives the worm wheel 314 to rotate through the worm gear 313. During the rotation of the worm wheel 314, it drives several rotating fan blades 316 to rotate through the rotating rod 315. When the several rotating fan blades 316 rotate, they overlap or intersect with several fixed fan blades 317, thereby adjusting the amount of bacteria added. This allows for precise addition of an appropriate amount of bacteria to the raw milk, ensuring that the fermentation process proceeds as expected, thus stabilizing the taste and flavor of the yogurt and achieving precise control over product quality.

[0032] Several fixed fan blades 317 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inoculum storage tank 112 on the side away from the conical support block 318. A rotating rod 315 is rotatably connected inside the conical support block 318. The bottom of several fixed fan blades 317 is in contact with rotating fan blades 316. The corresponding side of several rotating fan blades 316 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 315. A worm gear 314 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod 315. The outer surface of the worm gear 314 meshes with the outer surface of the worm 313.

[0033] A specific application of this embodiment is as follows: In use, the inoculum is first added to the inoculum storage tank 112, and then the amount of inoculum added is adjusted according to the required amount. Specifically, motor 2 312 is started to drive the worm gear 313 to rotate. The rotation of the worm gear 313 drives the worm wheel 314 to rotate, and the rotation of the worm wheel 314 drives the rotating rod 315 to rotate. When the rotating rod 315 rotates, its top rotates inside the conical support block 318, which provides a certain supporting force. When the rotating rod 315 rotates, it drives several rotating fan blades 3... 16 rotates, and when several rotating fan blades 316 rotate, they overlap or intersect with several fixed fan blades 317, thereby adjusting the amount of inoculum added. This allows for precise addition of the appropriate amount of inoculum to the raw milk, ensuring that the fermentation process proceeds as expected, thus stabilizing the taste and flavor of the yogurt and achieving precise control over product quality. Then, motor 211 is started to drive the rotating shaft 223 to rotate. The motor bracket 212, fixedly connected to the inoculum storage tank 112, provides a certain support for motor 211. During the rotation of the rotating shaft 223, it drives the stirring bracket 2... When shaft 223 rotates, the stirring support 222 agitates the inoculum, preventing blockages inside the inoculum storage tank 112 and improving feeding stability. Simultaneously, the rotation of shaft 223 drives pulley 215 to rotate. Pulley 215, in turn, drives pulley 217 via belt 216. Pulley 217, in turn, drives bevel gear 219 via rotating rod 218. Bevel gear 219, in turn, drives bevel gear 220. Meanwhile, bevel gear 222... When the machine rotates, it drives several distributing fan blades 224 to rotate at a constant speed through the rotating rod 221. During the rotation of the distributing fan blades 224, the bacteria inside the conical feeding pipe 213 are evenly distributed. Then, the bacteria are discharged from the opening 225 through the uniform rotation of the distributing fan blades 224. The discharged bacteria fall into the mixing chamber 111 for mixing and processing. By distributing the bacteria evenly and at a constant speed, the bacteria and raw milk can be quickly and thoroughly mixed, which speeds up the start-up speed of the subsequent fermentation process, thereby shortening the entire production cycle and greatly improving work efficiency.

[0034] In the description of this specification, references to terms such as "an embodiment," "example," "specific example," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0035] The preferred embodiments of this utility model disclosed above are merely illustrative of the present utility model. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the present utility model to the specific implementations described. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present utility model, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize it. This utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An additive device for preparing starter cultures in a yogurt production line, characterized in that: The system includes a main frame mechanism (1), which includes a mixing chamber (111). A microbial storage tank (112) is fixedly connected to the top of the mixing chamber (111). A volume control component (3) is provided inside the microbial storage tank (112). The volume control component (3) includes a support frame (311). A feeding component (2) is provided at the bottom of the volume control component (3). The feeding assembly (2) includes a motor (211), a motor bracket (212) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the motor (211), the bottom of the motor bracket (212) is fixedly connected to the top of the inoculum storage tank (112), a pulley (215) is provided at the bottom of the motor (211), a conical feeding pipe (213) is fixedly connected to the top of the inner wall of the mixing chamber (111), a distributing hopper (214) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the conical feeding pipe (213), a plurality of distributing fan blades (224) are provided inside the distributing hopper (214), and a bevel gear (220) is provided on the back of the distributing hopper (214).

2. The bacteria strain preparation adding apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 1, characterized by The microbial storage tank (112) is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft (223), which passes through the microbial storage tank (112) and extends to the top. A stirring support (222) is provided at the top inside the microbial storage tank (112). The inside of the stirring support (222) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (223), and the inside of the pulley (215) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating shaft (223).

3. The bacteria strain dispensing apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 2, characterized by, The bottom output end of the motor (211) is fixedly connected to the top of the rotating shaft (223) via a coupling. A belt (216) is connected to the outer surface of the pulley (215). A pulley (217) is connected to the side of the belt (216) away from the pulley (215). A rotating rod (218) is fixedly connected inside the pulley (217).

4. The strain preparation adding apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 3, characterized by The outer surface of the rotating rod (218) is rotatably connected to the interior of the mixing chamber (111). The rotating rod (218) passes through the mixing chamber (111) and extends into the interior. The outer surface of the bevel gear (220) is meshed with the bevel gear (219). The interior of the bevel gear (219) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod (218). The interior of the bevel gear (220) is fixedly connected with the rotating rod (221).

5. The strain preparation adding apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 4, characterized by The outer surface of the rotating rod (221) is rotatably connected to the inside of the distributing hopper (214). The rotating rod (221) passes through the distributing hopper (214) and extends into the inside. The outer surface of the rotating rod (221) is fixedly connected to one side of several distributing fan blades (224). An opening (225) is provided at the bottom of the distributing hopper (214). The outer surface of the microbial storage tank (112) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support frame (311).

6. The strain preparation adding apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 5, characterized by A second motor (312) is fixedly connected to the left side of the support frame (311), and a worm gear (313) is rotatably connected inside the support frame (311). The right output end of the second motor (312) is fixedly connected to the left side of the worm gear (313) through a coupling. A conical support block (318) is provided at the bottom of the agitator bracket (222), and several fixed fan blades (317) are fixedly connected to the outer wall of the conical support block (318).

7. The strain preparation adding apparatus for a yogurt production line according to claim 6, characterized by The fixed fan blades (317) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the microbial storage tank (112) on the side away from the conical support block (318). The conical support block (318) is rotatably connected to a rotating rod three (315). The bottom of each of the fixed fan blades (317) is in contact with a rotating fan blade (316). The corresponding side of each of the rotating fan blades (316) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the rotating rod three (315). The outer surface of the rotating rod three (315) is fixedly connected to a worm gear (314). The outer surface of the worm gear (314) meshes with the outer surface of the worm (313).

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