Coffee enzyme fermentation reactor

Abstract

This utility model relates to the field of coffee processing technology, specifically to a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor, comprising: a reactor body; a cleaning and sterilization structure for ultraviolet sterilization after cleaning the interior of the reactor body; the cleaning and sterilization structure includes a vertical frame fixed to the reactor body, and a servo motor is fixedly mounted at the top of the vertical frame, with a vertical screw mounted at the output end of the servo motor, and a screw plate frame that is spirally driven and sealed to the reactor body on the outer side of the vertical screw; in this utility model, after the reactor body is processed and cleaned, the servo motor is started to drive the vertical screw to rotate, causing the ultraviolet sterilization lamp on the screw plate frame to move into the reactor body for sterilization. The ultraviolet sterilization lamp can effectively kill residual bacteria and microorganisms in the reactor body, reducing the risk of contamination in the next batch of coffee enzymatic fermentation, ensuring product hygiene and safety, and extending the product's shelf life.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of coffee processing technology, specifically to a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor. Background Technology

[0002] Coffee is one of the world's most popular beverages. Coffee beans are the raw material for making coffee. During the production and processing of coffee, concentration is required. Common modern concentration equipment includes concentration tanks. Coffee is a beverage made from roasted coffee beans and, along with cocoa and tea, is one of the world's most popular drinks. A Chinese patent (authorization announcement number CN209711364U) discloses a coffee active ingredient extraction device, including a reaction vessel body. A feed hopper is inserted into the reaction vessel body, and the lower end of the reaction vessel body is conical. A hollow heating chamber is provided on the outer wall of the lower end of the reaction vessel body. A motor is located above the feed hopper, and a first stirring rod is connected to the lower end of the motor. The end of the first stirring rod away from the motor extends into the reaction vessel body, and a mounting plate is rotatably sleeved at the extended end of the first stirring rod. This coffee active ingredient extraction device features an internal stirring structure that agitates the material, preventing it from settling at the bottom and improving concentration. The rotating stirring structure also drives a scraper to remove material from the inner wall, further enhancing concentration. A crushing plate further breaks down the coffee beans, ensuring complete reaction and increasing efficiency. This patented technology solves the problems of existing technologies where material accumulates at the bottom of the device due to gravity, resulting in poor concentration, material adhering to the inner wall and increasing cleaning difficulty, and poor bean crushing during extraction, leading to incomplete reaction and material waste.

[0003] However, in the existing technology, the reaction vessel after coffee enzymatic fermentation is prone to the growth of fermented bacteria inside after cleaning, which may affect the next coffee enzymatic fermentation process. It is necessary to solve the problem of sterilizing the reaction vessel after cleaning in the existing technology.

[0004] Therefore, those skilled in the art have provided a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor to solve the problems mentioned in the background art. Utility Model Content

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides:

[0006] A coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor includes: a reactor body; the reactor body is equipped with a cleaning and sterilization structure for ultraviolet sterilization after cleaning the interior of the reactor body.

[0007] The cleaning and sterilization structure includes a vertical frame that is fixed to the reactor body as a whole, and a servo motor is fixedly mounted on the top of the vertical frame. A vertical screw is mounted on the output end of the servo motor, and a screw plate frame that is spirally driven on the outside of the vertical screw and is movably and sealed to the reactor body.

[0008] The inner side of the vertical frame is equipped with ultraviolet germicidal lamps arranged in a ring at equal intervals, which are sealed and movable with the reaction vessel body.

[0009] Preferably, the reactor body is equipped with a stirring structure for stirring coffee enzymes.

[0010] Preferably, the transmission stirring structure includes a transmission frame rotatably disposed inside the reactor body, and a sealed bottom shaft frame rotatably disposed at the bottom end of the transmission frame.

[0011] A ring shaft is provided for sealing and rotating between the bottom shaft frame and the reactor body.

[0012] The inner side of the bottom shaft frame has several feeding troughs for coffee enzymatic fermentation.

[0013] Preferably, a stirring rod located at the center of the reactor body is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom shaft frame, and a stirring frame for stirring during the enzymatic fermentation of coffee inside the reactor body is fixed to the outer wall of the stirring rod.

[0014] An inner scraper is fixedly attached to the inside of the reactor body between the bottom shaft frame and the transmission frame.

[0015] Preferably, an inner stirring plate is rotatably provided on the inner side of the outer stirring frame.

[0016] The inner stirring plate is used to rotate inside the outer stirring frame in response to the resistance of the coffee enzymatic fermentation raw materials.

[0017] Preferably, a spur gear ring is fixedly attached to the outer edge of the bottom shaft frame, and the spur gear ring meshes with a spur gear, with a servo motor connected to the center of the spur gear.

[0018] The second servo motor is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the vertical frame;

[0019] The bottom of the reactor body is provided with a feeding hopper fixed to the bottom wall of the vertical frame;

[0020] The hopper and the bottom shaft frame are connected by a rotating and sealed assembly via a ring shaft.

[0021] Preferably, a support frame is fixed to the outside of the vertical frame, and a controller is installed on the front side wall of the reactor body.

[0022] The front side of the reactor body is equipped with a feeding pipe for feeding raw materials for coffee enzymatic fermentation.

[0023] The technical effects and advantages of this utility model are as follows:

[0024] This invention utilizes a servo motor to drive a spur gear and a spur gear ring, which in turn rotates the stirring rod and the outer stirring frame, thus stirring the coffee enzymatic fermentation raw materials inside the reactor. This transmission method ensures stable and efficient operation of the stirring rod, allowing the coffee enzymatic fermentation raw materials to mix thoroughly. This promotes uniform enzymatic fermentation, improving fermentation efficiency and product quality.

[0025] This invention, while the stirring rod rotates, drives the inner scraper to rotate along the inner wall of the reactor, effectively scraping away residual coffee enzyme fermentation materials from the reactor's inner wall. This prevents the accumulation of residual materials from affecting subsequent fermentation processes, avoids cross-contamination between different batches of materials, and ensures the purity of raw materials and the cleanliness of the fermentation environment for each fermentation process.

[0026] In this invention, after the reactor body is processed and cleaned, a servo motor is activated to drive the vertical screw to rotate, causing the ultraviolet germicidal lamp on the screw plate frame to move into the reactor body for sterilization. The ultraviolet germicidal lamp can effectively kill residual bacteria and microorganisms inside the reactor body, reducing the risk of contamination during the next batch of coffee enzymatic fermentation, ensuring product hygiene and safety, and extending the product's shelf life. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor provided in this application;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembled structure in a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor provided in this application;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a cleaning and sterilization structure in a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor provided in this application;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission stirring structure in a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor provided in this application;

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure at point A in a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor provided in this application.

[0032] In the picture:

[0033] 1. Reactor body;

[0034] 2. Cleaning and sterilization structure; 201. Vertical frame; 202. Servo motor one; 203. Screw plate frame; 204. Ultraviolet germicidal lamp; 205. Vertical screw;

[0035] 3. Feed hopper;

[0036] 4. Transmission and stirring structure; 401. Transmission frame; 402. Inner scraper; 403. Bottom shaft frame; 404. Stirring rod; 405. Stirring outer frame; 406. Stirring inner plate; 407. Spur gear ring; 408. Spur gear; 409. Servo motor II;

[0037] 5. Support frame; 6. Controller; 7. Feeding pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0038] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. The examples of the present invention are given for illustrative and descriptive purposes only, and are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the disclosed forms. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The embodiments were chosen and described to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of the present invention, and to enable those skilled in the art to understand the present invention and design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for a particular purpose.

[0039] For examples, please refer to Figures 1-5 In this embodiment, a coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor is provided, including: a reactor body 1; the reactor body 1 is equipped with a cleaning and sterilization structure 2 for ultraviolet sterilization after cleaning the interior of the reactor body 1;

[0040] The cleaning and sterilization structure 2 includes a vertical frame 201 that is integrally fixed to the reactor body 1. A servo motor 202 is fixedly mounted at the top of the vertical frame 201. A vertical screw 205 is mounted at the output end of the servo motor 202. A screw plate frame 203 is provided on the outer side of the vertical screw 205 and is movably and sealed to the reactor body 1. Ultraviolet germicidal lamps 204 are movably and sealed to the reactor body 1 and are arranged in a ring at equal intervals on the inner side of the vertical frame 201.

[0041] The inner side of the reaction vessel body 1 is equipped with a transmission stirring structure 4 for stirring coffee enzymes. The transmission stirring structure 4 includes a transmission frame 401 rotatably disposed inside the reaction vessel body 1, and a bottom shaft frame 403 that is sealed and rotatably located at the bottom end of the transmission frame 401.

[0042] A ring shaft is rotatably and sealed between the bottom shaft frame 403 and the reactor body 1. Several feeding troughs for coffee enzymatic fermentation are opened on the inner side of the bottom shaft frame 403. A stirring rod 404 located at the center of the reactor body 1 is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom shaft frame 403, and a stirring frame 405 for stirring during coffee enzymatic fermentation inside the reactor body 1 is fixed to the outer wall of the stirring rod 404.

[0043] An inner scraper 402, which is tightly attached to the inside of the reactor body 1, is integrally fixed between the bottom shaft frame 403 and the transmission frame 401. An inner stirring plate 406 is rotatably mounted on the inside of the stirring outer frame 405.

[0044] The inner stirring plate 406 is used to rotate inside the outer stirring frame 405 in response to the resistance of the coffee enzymatic fermentation raw materials. A spur gear ring 407 is integrally fixed to the outer edge of the bottom shaft frame 403, and the spur gear ring 407 meshes with a spur gear 408. A servo motor 409 is connected to the center of the spur gear 408.

[0045] The servo motor 409 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the vertical frame 201; the bottom end of the reactor body 1 is provided with a feeding hopper 3 fixed to the bottom wall of the vertical frame 201; the feeding hopper 3 and the bottom shaft frame 403 are connected by a rotating and sealed assembly via a ring shaft.

[0046] A support frame 5 is fixed to the outer side of the vertical frame 201, and a controller 6 is installed on the front side wall of the reactor body 1. A feeding pipe 7 for feeding coffee enzymatic fermentation raw materials is installed through the front side of the reactor body 1.

[0047] According to the above embodiments, the working principle of this invention is as follows:

[0048] When feeding coffee enzyme fermentation raw materials into the reactor body 1, the raw materials are placed into the reactor body 1 through the open feeding pipe 7. When the coffee enzyme fermentation raw materials are stirred and processed inside the reactor body 1, the servo motor 409 is started. After the servo motor 409 is started, it drives the spur gear 408 to rotate. The rotation of the spur gear 408 meshes with the spur gear ring 407, causing the spur gear ring 407 to drive the transmission frame 401 and the stirring rod 404 on the bottom shaft frame 403 to rotate simultaneously. The rotation of the stirring rod 404 can stir and process the coffee enzyme fermentation raw materials inside the reactor body 1 through the stirring outer frame 405. Meanwhile, the rotating transmission frame 401 scrapes and cleans the coffee enzyme fermentation raw materials remaining on the inner wall of the reactor body 1 by the inner scraper 402.

[0049] After the coffee enzyme fermentation process in the reactor body 1 is completed and after water cleaning, the servo motor 202 can be started. After the servo motor 202 is started, it drives the vertical screw 205 to rotate. The rotation of the vertical screw 205 drives the screw plate frame 203 in a spiral motion, causing several ultraviolet germicidal lamps 204 mounted on the screw plate frame 203 to move into the reactor body 1. When the ultraviolet germicidal lamps 204 are turned on, the internal space of the reactor body 1 is sterilized for more than 30 minutes.

[0050] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; it can be a connection within two components or an interaction between two components. Unless otherwise explicitly limited, those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0051] Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this utility model, and not all of them. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art and related fields based on the embodiments of this utility model without creative effort should fall within the protection scope of this utility model. Structures, devices, and operating methods not specifically described and explained in this utility model, unless otherwise specified or limited, shall be implemented according to conventional means in the art.

Claims

1. A coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor, characterized in that, include: Reactor body (1); The reactor body (1) is equipped with a cleaning and sterilization structure (2) that performs ultraviolet sterilization after cleaning the inside of the reactor body (1). The cleaning and sterilization structure (2) includes a vertical frame (201) that is fixed to the reactor body (1) as a whole, and a servo motor (202) is fixedly mounted on the top of the vertical frame (201). A vertical screw (205) is mounted on the output end of the servo motor (202), and a screw plate frame (203) that is spirally driven on the outside of the vertical screw (205) and is sealed and movable with the reactor body (1). The vertical frame (201) is equipped with ultraviolet germicidal lamps (204) arranged in a ring at equal intervals on its inner side, which are sealed and movable with the reaction vessel body (1).

2. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner side of the reactor body (1) is equipped with a transmission stirring structure (4) for stirring coffee enzymes.

3. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 2, characterized in that, The transmission stirring structure (4) includes a transmission frame (401) rotatably disposed inside the reactor body (1), and a bottom shaft frame (403) is fixedly disposed at the bottom end of the transmission frame (401) and is located at the bottom end of the reactor body (1).

4. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 3, characterized in that, A stirring rod (404) located at the center of the reactor body (1) is fixedly installed at the center of the bottom shaft frame (403), and a stirring frame (405) for stirring the coffee enzymatic fermentation inside the reactor body (1) is fixed on the outer wall of the stirring rod (404).

5. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 4, characterized in that, An inner stirring plate (406) is rotatably provided on the inner side of the stirring outer frame (405).

6. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 4, characterized in that, The bottom shaft frame (403) is fixed with a spur gear ring (407) along its outer edge, and the spur gear ring (407) meshes with a spur gear (408). A servo motor (409) is connected to the center of the spur gear (408).

7. The coffee enzymatic fermentation reactor according to claim 1, characterized in that, The vertical frame (201) is fixed with a support frame (5) on its outer side, and a controller (6) is installed on the front side wall of the reactor body (1).

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