Automatic material pressing system for brewing koji

By combining the material support platform, movable pressing block, and material frame, the problems of low efficiency and poor adaptability of the existing pressing system are solved, achieving efficient pressing and automatic cleaning of the sticky koji material, thus improving the production efficiency of brewing and koji making.

CN224374989UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-19SUZHOUFENGDA AUTOMATION EQUIP TECH CO LTD

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SUZHOUFENGDA AUTOMATION EQUIP TECH CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-06-30
Publication Date
2026-06-19

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing pressing system has low pressing efficiency, cannot effectively adapt to different tightness and moisture content of koji material piles, and is prone to sticking together after long-term use, affecting production efficiency.

Method used

An automatic pressing system is composed of a material support platform, a pressing block that can move up and down, and a material frame that can move back and forth. The pressing block is spliced ​​together from multiple individual blocks that can move up and down independently. The material frame has front and back working positions. Pressing and shaping are carried out through the cooperation of the cavity, the material cavity, and the material support platform. The lifting and moving of the material frame improves the pressing efficiency, and the position and force of the individual blocks can be adjusted to adapt to different material characteristics.

Benefits of technology

It improves pressing efficiency, has a wide range of applications, can effectively reduce material adhesion, achieve automatic cleaning, and improve production efficiency.

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Abstract

The automatic material pressing system for brewing wine provided by the utility model, comprising: a material support table, a pressing block, a material frame, the lower surface of the pressing block is provided with an upwardly recessed cavity, the material frame has a material cavity capable of accommodating the material and the pressing block, the material cavity is divided into a front material cavity and a rear material cavity, the pressing block comprises a front pressing block and a rear pressing block, the front pressing block is formed by splicing a plurality of front single blocks capable of moving independently up and down, the rear pressing block is formed by splicing a plurality of rear single blocks capable of moving independently up and down, when the pressing block moves downward into the material cavity, the material can be pressed and shaped through the cooperation of the cavity, the material cavity and the upper surface of the material support table, meanwhile, the front pressing block can also realize local downward pressing through the up-and-down movement of each front single block, the front pressing block can simulate foot pressing to press the material, the material pressing efficiency is high, the pressure and displacement of local downward pressing of the front pressing block can be adjusted by adjusting the position and strength of each front single block, so that the pressing of different characteristic material piles can be adapted, and the application range is wide.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of brewing and koji-making technology, specifically relating to an automatic pressing system for brewing and koji-making. Background Technology

[0002] Making koji is an important step in the brewing process. It requires pressing powdered koji into koji blocks that are tight on the outside and loose on the inside, with a turtle-back shape in the middle. The traditional method of making koji is to tread on it manually by foot. This method is inefficient and requires a lot of manpower. At the same time, some consumers find the method of making koji by foot unhygienic and are not easy to accept. Inappropriate selection of koji treaders can also bring negative publicity to the winery. Therefore, it is imperative to adopt an automatic pressing system for making koji.

[0003] Most existing pressing systems adopt a method of first shaping and pressing the material, and then pressing the material to form koji. Moreover, the shaping pressing block used for shaping is an integral structure. For example, Chinese patent CN119459008 discloses such a pressing system. In actual use, the shaping pressing block can only press down as a whole to form the koji pile into a general shape with low sides and a turtle-back shape in the middle. It cannot cross-express the powdery koji inside the koji pile, resulting in low pressing efficiency. Pressure, displacement, etc. can only be adjusted as a whole, and the adaptability to koji piles with different tightness and moisture content is poor. After long-term use, when the shaping pressing block is lifted, a lot of koji sticks to it, requiring the machine to be stopped for cleaning, which reduces production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide an automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making with high pressing efficiency and wide applicability.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is an automatic pressing system for brewing koji making, comprising:

[0006] Material tray;

[0007] A pressure block that can be moved up and down above the material support platform, the lower surface of the pressure block having an upwardly recessed cavity;

[0008] A material frame that can be moved back and forth and fits against the upper surface of the material support platform is used to feed the material to the bottom of the pressing block. The material frame has a material cavity that can accommodate the material and the pressing block. When the pressing block moves downward into the material cavity, the material can be pressed and shaped by the cooperation of the cavity, the material cavity and the upper surface of the material support platform.

[0009] The pressing block includes a front pressing block and a rear pressing block. The front pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable front single blocks, and the rear pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable rear single blocks. The material cavity is divided into a front material cavity and a rear material cavity. The material frame has a front working position and a rear working position. When the material frame is in the front working position, the front material cavity is located in front of the front pressing block and exposed, and the rear material cavity is located directly below the front pressing block. When the material frame is in the rear working position, the front material cavity is located directly below the front pressing block, and the rear material cavity is located directly below the rear pressing block.

[0010] Preferably, the splicing seams of the front single-unit blocks on the front pressure block and the splicing seams of the rear single-unit blocks on the rear pressure block are staggered.

[0011] Preferably, the number of the preceding monomer blocks is less than the number of the following monomer blocks.

[0012] More preferably, the number of the subsequent individual blocks is 4, 6, or 8.

[0013] Preferably, the number of both the front and rear individual blocks is even.

[0014] Preferably, there are multiple sets of pressing blocks, which are spaced apart in the left-right direction, and there are multiple material frames, each corresponding to one of the pressing blocks.

[0015] Preferably, the material frame is vertically movable, and the material frame cyclically changes between the front working position and the rear working position through the coordination of lifting and moving back and forth.

[0016] More preferably, the automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making further includes a first driving mechanism for driving the material frame to move back and forth, a second driving mechanism for driving the material frame to rise and fall, and a third driving mechanism for driving the pressing block to move up and down. The first driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism and the third driving mechanism all include servo electric cylinders.

[0017] Preferably, the automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making further includes a gantry-type bracket for setting the third drive mechanism, the gantry-type bracket being mounted above the material support platform and kept relatively fixed to the material support platform.

[0018] Preferably, the material support platform is a lightweight support platform, which includes a receiving plate for receiving materials and reinforcing ribs arranged in a crisscross pattern at the bottom of the receiving plate.

[0019] Due to the application of the above technical solution, this utility model has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0020] This utility model provides an automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making, comprising: a material support platform, a pressing block that can be moved up and down above the material support platform, and a material frame that can be moved back and forth and adhered to the upper surface of the material support platform. The lower surface of the pressing block has an upwardly recessed cavity. The material frame is used to feed the material to the bottom of the pressing block. The material frame has a cavity that can accommodate the material and the pressing block. The cavity is divided into a front cavity and a rear cavity. By making the pressing block include a front pressing block and a rear pressing block, the front pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable front single blocks, and the rear pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable rear single blocks. The material frame has a front working position and a rear working position. When the material frame is in the front working position, the front cavity is located in front of the front pressing block and exposed, and the rear cavity is located directly below the front pressing block. In the rear working position, the front material chamber is located directly below the front pressure block, and the rear material chamber is located directly below the rear pressure block. When the pressure block moves downward into the material chamber, the material can be pressed and shaped through the cooperation of the mold cavity, the material chamber, and the upper surface of the material support platform. At the same time, since the front pressure block can also achieve local downward pressure by the up and down movement of each front unit block, it can simulate foot pressing at the front pressure block, resulting in high pressing efficiency. Furthermore, by adjusting the position and force of each front unit block, the pressure and displacement of the local downward pressure of the front pressure block can be adjusted, thereby adapting to the pressing of material piles with different characteristics. It has a wide range of applications. The up and down movement of each front unit block can also break the material that is stuck in the mold cavity, reducing its adhesion effect and achieving automatic cleaning of the stuck material to a certain extent. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a front view schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the AA direction.

[0023] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Cross-sectional view along the BB direction.

[0024] Figure 4 , Figure 5 yes Figure 1 A 3D schematic diagram with the single side panel of the door frame bracket hidden.

[0025] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the material frame.

[0026] Figure 7 This is a magnified 3D schematic diagram of the front pressure block.

[0027] Figure 8 This is a magnified 3D diagram of the rear pressing block, in which, Figure 8 , Figure 7 The view angles are consistent.

[0028] Among them: 10. Material support platform; 11. Receiving plate; 12. Reinforcing rib plate; 21. Front pressure block; 211. Front single block; 212. Splice seam; 22. Rear pressure block; 221. Rear single block; 222. Splice seam; 23. Cavity; 30. Material frame; 31. Front material cavity; 32. Rear material cavity; 41. First servo electric cylinder; 42. Guide rail; 43. Support narrow plate; 51. Second servo electric cylinder; 61. Third servo electric cylinder; 70. Door frame bracket; 71. Side plate; 72. Horizontal plate. Detailed Implementation

[0029] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, the automatic pressing system for brewing koji making provided by this utility model includes: a material support platform 10, a pressing block that can be moved up and down above the material support platform 10, and a material frame 30 that can be moved back and forth and attached to the upper surface of the material support platform 10. The material support platform 10 is a lightweight platform, and includes a receiving plate 11 for receiving materials (koji material) and reinforcing ribs 12 arranged in a crisscross pattern at the bottom of the receiving plate 11. The lower surface of the pressing block has an upwardly recessed cavity 23, and the pressing block includes a front pressing block 21. The front pressing block 21 is composed of multiple independently movable front single blocks 211, and the rear pressing block 22 is composed of multiple independently movable rear single blocks 221. The material frame 30 is used to feed the material (cured material) to the bottom of the pressing block. The material frame 30 has a material cavity that can accommodate the material (cured material) and the pressing block. The material cavity is divided into a front material cavity 31 and a rear material cavity 32. The material frame 30 has a front working position and a rear working position. When the material frame 30 is in the front working position, the front material cavity 31 is located in front of the front pressing block 21. The front material chamber 32 is located directly below the front pressing block 21. When the material frame 30 is in the rear working position, the front material chamber 31 is directly below the front pressing block 21, and the rear material chamber 32 is directly below the rear pressing block 22. When the front pressing block 21 and the rear pressing block 22 move downward into the front material chamber 31 and the rear material chamber 32, the material (curved material) can be pressed and shaped through the cooperation of the cavity 23, the front material chamber 31, the rear material chamber 32 and the upper surface of the material support platform 10. Since the front pressing block 21 can also be pressed through each front single block 21, the material (curved material) can be pressed and shaped. The vertical movement of 11 achieves localized downward pressure, simulating foot pressure at the front pressure block 21, resulting in high pressing efficiency. Furthermore, by adjusting the position and force of each front single block 211, the pressure and displacement of the front pressure block 21 can be adjusted to adapt to the pressing of material piles with different characteristics, making it widely applicable. The vertical movement of each front single block 211 can also break up the material that is stuck in the cavity 23, reducing its adhesion effect and achieving automatic cleaning of the stuck material to a certain extent.

[0031] In this embodiment, the material frame 30 is vertically adjustable. The material frame 30 cycles between the front working position and the rear working position through a combination of lifting and moving forward and backward. Specifically, when the material frame 30 is in the front working position and the front pressing block 21 has finished pressing the material, the material frame 30 can be moved backward to the rear working position. When the rear pressing block 22 has finished pressing the material, the material frame 30 can be raised and then moved forward until it is directly above the front working position, and then lowered back to the front working position. This achieves the change from the rear working position to the front working position. Repeating the above steps can achieve the cyclical change of the material frame 30 between the front working position and the rear working position. It should be noted that the lifting range of the material frame 30 needs to be higher than its own height to avoid touching the pressed material pile.

[0032] Furthermore, the automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making also includes a first drive mechanism for driving the material frame 30 to move back and forth, a second drive mechanism for driving the material frame 30 to rise and fall, and a third drive mechanism for driving the pressing block to move up and down. The first, second, and third drive mechanisms all include servo cylinders. Specifically, the first drive mechanism includes a first servo cylinder 41 and a guide rail 42, which are mounted on narrow support plates 43 located on the left and right sides of the material support platform 10. The second drive mechanism includes four second servo cylinders 51, with each pair of second servo cylinders 51 corresponding to one narrow support plate 43, and each cylinder is located on the narrow support plate 43. The bottom front and rear sides are designed to achieve synchronous lifting and lowering of the front and rear ends of the supporting narrow plate 43. The automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making also includes a gantry-type bracket 70 for setting the third drive mechanism. The gantry-type bracket 70 is mounted above the material support platform 10 and is relatively fixed to the material support platform 10. Specifically, the gantry-type bracket 70 includes side plates 71 located on both sides and a horizontal plate 72 connected to the top of the two side plates 71. The two side plates 71 are located outside the two supporting narrow plates 43, and the horizontal plate 72 is located above the material support platform 10. The third drive mechanism includes a third servo electric cylinder 61, which is mounted on the horizontal plate 72, and the pressing block is suspended below the horizontal plate 72.

[0033] In this embodiment, the number of front single blocks 211 is less than the number of rear single blocks 221, and the number of both front single blocks 211 and rear single blocks 221 is even. Specifically, there are 6 front single blocks 211 and 8 rear single blocks 221. This arrangement facilitates the setting of the third servo electric cylinder 61 and ensures that the third servo electric cylinder 61 has sufficient thrust. Furthermore, the splicing seam 212 of the front single blocks 211 on the front pressing block 21 and the splicing seam 222 of the rear single blocks 221 on the rear pressing block 22 are staggered to remove the edge formed on the curved block by the splicing seam 212 after the front pressing block 21 is pressed.

[0034] To further improve pressing efficiency, in this embodiment, there are two sets of pressing blocks, which are spaced apart in the left and right direction. There are two material frames 30, which are set one-to-one with the two pressing blocks, and the two material frames 30 are connected as one unit.

[0035] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of this utility model, and are intended to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of this utility model and implement it accordingly. They should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this utility model. All equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit and essence of this utility model should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. An automatic pressing system for brewing koji making, comprising: Material tray; A pressure block that can be moved up and down above the material support platform, the lower surface of the pressure block having an upwardly recessed cavity; A material frame that can be moved back and forth and fits against the upper surface of the material support platform is used to feed the material to the bottom of the pressing block. The material frame has a material cavity that can accommodate the material and the pressing block. When the pressing block moves downward into the material cavity, the material can be pressed and shaped by the cooperation of the cavity, the material cavity and the upper surface of the material support platform. Its features are: The pressing block includes a front pressing block and a rear pressing block. The front pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable front single blocks, and the rear pressing block is composed of multiple independently movable rear single blocks. The material cavity is divided into a front material cavity and a rear material cavity. The material frame has a front working position and a rear working position. When the material frame is in the front working position, the front material cavity is located in front of the front pressing block and exposed, and the rear material cavity is located directly below the front pressing block. When the material frame is in the rear working position, the front material cavity is located directly below the front pressing block, and the rear material cavity is located directly below the rear pressing block.

2. The automatic material pressing system for brewing koji according to claim 1, wherein: The splicing seams of the front single-unit blocks on the front pressure block and the splicing seams of the rear single-unit blocks on the rear pressure block are staggered.

3. The automatic material pressing system for brewing koji according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the preceding unit blocks is less than the number of the following unit blocks.

4. The automatic material pressing system for brewing koji according to claim 3, characterized in that: The number of subsequent individual blocks is 4, 6, or 8.

5. The automatic material pressing system for brewing koji according to claim 1, wherein: The number of both the front and rear individual blocks is even.

6. The automatic pressing system for brewing koji making according to claim 1, characterized in that: There are multiple sets of pressure blocks, which are spaced apart in the left-right direction. There are multiple material frames, which are arranged one-to-one with the pressure blocks.

7. The automatic pressing system for brewing koji making according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material frame is vertically adjustable and can be cyclically changed between the front working position and the rear working position through a combination of lifting and moving forward and backward.

8. The automatic pressing system for brewing koji making according to claim 7, characterized in that: The automatic pressing system for brewing and koji making also includes a first driving mechanism for driving the material frame to move back and forth, a second driving mechanism for driving the material frame to rise and fall, and a third driving mechanism for driving the pressing block to move up and down. The first driving mechanism, the second driving mechanism and the third driving mechanism all include servo electric cylinders.

9. The automatic pressing system for brewing koji making according to claim 8, characterized in that: The automatic material pressing system for brewing and koji making also includes a gantry-type bracket for setting the third drive mechanism. The gantry-type bracket is mounted above the material support platform and is relatively fixed to the material support platform.

10. The automatic pressing system for brewing koji making according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material support platform is a lightweight platform, which includes a receiving plate for receiving materials and crisscrossing reinforcing ribs located at the bottom of the receiving plate.