A constant temperature and humidity storage device for sparkling wine aging process

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of sparkling wine aging process constant temperature and humidity storage device, belong to liquor storage technical field, the storage device, including fermentation tank and the cover body being installed on fermentation tank, the inside of fermentation tank is opened with cavity, and the inside of fermentation tank is arranged with a plurality of liquid guide coil in a plurality of hand screw nut cavities arranged at equal intervals in annularly, a plurality of positioning rods are installed on the inner container of fermentation tank, cleaning mechanism is arranged on the cover body, and the cleaning mechanism includes servo motor being arranged on the cover body, and the lower end of cover body is provided with the fixed rod being connected with the output end of servo motor;Servo motor drives cleaning brush plate and vice brush plate, realizes the omnidirectional cleaning of inner container wall and tank bottom, reduces artificial contact pollution risk, especially suitable for the removal of residual yeast wine mud after aging, after cleaning is finished, cleaning brush plate can be taken down from stirring rod separately, avoid affecting the fermentation of subsequent liquor in fermentation tank, while also facilitate the cleaning brush plate is washed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of wine storage technology, specifically a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine. Background Technology

[0002] Sparkling wine is a type of wine that produces bubbles through a special fermentation process, utilizing secondary fermentation. During its production, the formation and stability of bubbles are crucial factors affecting the quality of sparkling wine. To ensure high quality, strict temperature and humidity control is required during fermentation and aging to maintain suitable temperatures and humidity levels, promoting the fermentation reaction and enhancing the persistence and finesse of the bubbles.

[0003] Currently, many small wineries or home winemakers typically use small fermentation tanks for sparkling wine production. However, during the sparkling fermentation process in these tanks, yeasts and other microorganisms in the wine react with the liquid to form lees. After fermentation, the lees usually settle at the bottom or on the walls of the tank. With each fermentation, the accumulation of lees makes the environment inside the tank unclean, making cleaning difficult. If cleaning is not thorough, subsequent fermentation of the wine will be contaminated.

[0004] Therefore, this application provides a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0005] This application provides a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine, which aims to solve the problem mentioned in the background art that the accumulation of lees during each fermentation makes the internal environment of the fermentation tank unclean, resulting in difficulty in cleaning.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solution: a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine, comprising a fermentation tank and a cover installed on the fermentation tank, wherein the fermentation tank has an internal cavity, and a plurality of hand-tightened nuts are arranged in a ring on the fermentation tank, and a plurality of liquid guiding coils are arranged at equal intervals in the cavity, and a plurality of positioning rods are installed at equal intervals on the inner liner of the fermentation tank.

[0007] The cover is equipped with a cleaning mechanism;

[0008] The cleaning mechanism includes a servo motor mounted on the cover. A fixed rod connected to the output end of the servo motor is provided at the lower end of the cover. Several trays are equidistantly mounted on the fixed rod. Stirring rods are symmetrically mounted on the trays. A cleaning brush for cleaning the inner wall of the fermentation tank is provided on the stirring rod. This forms the basic structure for constant temperature storage and automatic cleaning. The liquid guide coil, together with the temperature control valve, regulates the temperature inside the chamber. The cleaning mechanism achieves cleaning of the inner wall before and after aging.

[0009] Preferably, the lower end of the cleaning brush plate is fixedly installed with a secondary brush plate for cleaning the bottom wall inside the fermentation tank. With the cooperation of the secondary brush plate, dead corners that are difficult to reach by traditional cleaning tools are avoided, thus improving the thoroughness of cleaning.

[0010] Preferably, a plurality of cylindrical seats are equidistantly installed on the side of the cleaning brush plate near the stirring rod. A round hole is opened at the end of the stirring rod near the cylindrical seat. The cylindrical seat is sleeved on the stirring rod and fixedly connected by bolts. The modular design improves the convenience of maintenance, and the bolt connection ensures the stability of the brush plate when rotating at high speed and avoids the risk of falling off.

[0011] Preferably, a temperature sensor is installed at the upper end of the cover, and a feed pipe is provided at the end of the cover away from the temperature sensor.

[0012] Preferably, the fermenter is equipped with a temperature control valve connected to the liquid guide coil on its exterior, and the fermenter is provided with an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe connected to the liquid guide coil, and a drain valve is provided on the fermenter.

[0013] Preferably, the cleaning brush plate is provided with sleeves that fit around the positioning rod at equal intervals.

[0014] This storage device uses a servo motor to drive the cleaning brush and auxiliary brush, achieving all-round cleaning of the inner wall and bottom of the tank, reducing the risk of contamination from manual contact. It is especially suitable for removing residual yeast and lees after aging. After cleaning, the cleaning brush can be removed separately from the stirring rod to avoid affecting the fermentation of the wine in the subsequent fermentation tank, and it is also convenient to rinse the cleaning brush. Attached Figure Description

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a structural diagram of the cleaning brush plate;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the fermenter;

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the secondary brush plate.

[0019] In the picture:

[0020] 1. Fermentation tank; 11. Hand-tightening nut; 12. Drain valve; 13. Temperature control valve; 14. Liquid guide coil; 141. Liquid inlet pipe; 142. Liquid outlet pipe; 15. Cavity; 16. Positioning rod; 2. Cover; 3. Servo motor; 4. Temperature sensor; 5. Feed pipe; 6. Cleaning mechanism; 61. Fixing rod; 62. Stirring rod; 63. Cleaning brush; 631. Cylinder base; 632. Sleeve base; 64. Secondary brush. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0022] This embodiment provides a constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine, such as... Figure 1-4 As shown, the storage device includes a fermenter 1 and a cover 2 installed on the fermenter 1. The fermenter 1 has a cavity 15 inside. Several hand-tightening nuts 11 are arranged in a ring on the fermenter 1. Several liquid guiding coils 14 are arranged at equal intervals inside the cavity 15. Several positioning rods 16 are installed at equal intervals on the inner liner of the fermenter 1.

[0023] A cleaning mechanism 6 is provided on the cover 2;

[0024] The cleaning mechanism 6 includes a servo motor 3 mounted on the cover 2. A fixing rod 61 connected to the output end of the servo motor 3 is provided at the lower end of the cover 2. Several disc seats are equidistantly mounted on the fixing rod 61. Stirring rods 62 are symmetrically mounted on the disc seats. A cleaning brush 63 for cleaning the inner wall of the fermentation tank 1 is provided on the stirring rod 62.

[0025] Specifically, the fermentation tank 1 is sealed by the cover 2. The liquid guide coil 14 in the cavity 15 is used to circulate heat and cold media, such as warm water and ethylene glycol solution, to achieve constant temperature control. The inner tank positioning rod 16 is used to support the sleeve 632 of the cleaning brush 63 to ensure the stability of the cleaning mechanism 6. At the same time, the positioning rod 16 also serves to fix the inner tank. The servo motor 3 drives the fixing rod 61 to rotate, which drives the stirring rod 62 and the cleaning brush 63 to rotate. The brush 63 rubs against the inner tank wall to remove lees, residual impurities, etc., and prevents the growth of microorganisms.

[0026] The liquid guide coil 14, together with the temperature sensor 4 and the temperature control valve 13, forms a closed-loop temperature control system to ensure temperature fluctuations within the cavity and meet the stringent requirements of constant temperature for the aging of sparkling wine. The liquid guide coil 14 is made of food-grade stainless steel and is evenly distributed in a spiral shape within the cavity 15. Both ends are connected to the temperature control valve 13, the inlet pipe 141, and the outlet pipe 142 via quick-release flanges, which facilitates disassembly and cleaning and avoids contamination by residual media.

[0027] Positioning rods 16 are vertically welded to the outer wall of the inner liner of fermenter 1, and are evenly distributed at intervals of 200-300mm.

[0028] A secondary brush plate 64 for cleaning the bottom wall inside the fermenter 1 is fixedly installed at the lower end of the cleaning brush plate 63.

[0029] More specifically, the auxiliary brush plate 64 is vertically installed at the lower end of the cleaning brush plate 63, and contacts the bottom of the tank as the brush plate rotates to remove deposited lees or residual liquid.

[0030] A number of cylindrical supports 631 are equidistantly installed on one side of the cleaning brush plate 63 near the stirring rod 62. A round hole is opened at one end of the stirring rod 62 near the cylindrical support 631. The cylindrical support 631 is sleeved with the stirring rod 62 and fixedly connected by bolts.

[0031] Furthermore, the cylinder base 631 and the stirring rod 62 are connected by a round hole and bolts to form a detachable connection, which facilitates the replacement of the worn cleaning brush plate 63. The modular design improves the convenience of maintenance, and the bolt connection ensures the stability of the brush plate when rotating at high speed and avoids the risk of falling off.

[0032] The cleaning brush 63 uses food-grade nylon bristles, which are tilted at 15° to the inner wall to ensure even pressure during rotation. This effectively removes lees while avoiding scratching the polished inner wall surface.

[0033] A temperature sensor 4 is installed on the upper end of the cover 2, and a feed pipe 5 is provided on the end of the cover 2 away from the temperature sensor 4.

[0034] Furthermore, temperature sensor 4 monitors the temperature inside the chamber in real time, and the data is fed back to the external control system to adjust the opening of temperature control valve 13, thereby achieving closed-loop temperature control and ensuring a constant temperature in the aging environment.

[0035] Temperature sensor 4 uses Pt100 resistance temperature detectors, with one sensor installed on each of the upper, middle, and lower layers of the inner liner. The average temperature is collected in real time through the PLC control system to ensure that there are no blind spots in temperature monitoring. An audible and visual alarm is triggered when there is an abnormality.

[0036] A temperature control valve 13 connected to a liquid guide coil 14 is installed on the outside of the fermenter 1. An inlet pipe 141 and an outlet pipe 142 connected to the liquid guide coil 14 are provided on the fermenter 1. A drain valve 12 is provided on the fermenter 1.

[0037] It should be noted that the temperature control valve 13 controls the flow rate of the medium in the liquid guiding coil 14. The inlet pipe 141 and the outlet pipe 142 are respectively connected to the two ends of the liquid guiding coil 14 to form a heat exchange circuit, which is used to regulate the temperature inside the cavity and adapt to the temperature control requirements of different stages in the aging process. The drain valve 12 is used to discharge clean waste liquid.

[0038] The cleaning brush plate 63 is equidistantly fitted with a sleeve 632 that fits onto the positioning rod 16.

[0039] It is worth mentioning that when the fermentation tank 1 is in the fermentation state, the cleaning brush 63 is removed from the stirring rod 62 and the sleeve 632 is placed on the positioning rod 16. This ensures that the cleaning brush 63 does not affect the foaming and fermentation of the wine inside the fermentation tank 1. The cleaning brush 63 is also suspended, which makes it convenient for staff to clean it and avoids the residue on its surface. At the same time, when the cleaning brush 63 is removed, the stirring rod 62 can rotate to stir the wine inside the fermentation tank 1, promoting the uniform mixing of the wine components.

[0040] When in use, after the fermentation of the wine in fermentation tank 1 is completed, the staff manually rotates the hand-tightening nut 11 to remove the cover 2 from fermentation tank 1. At the same time, the staff manually aligns the cylinder seat 631 on the cleaning brush 63 with the stirring rod 62. Subsequently, the staff pours hot water through the discharge pipe 5, and then the servo motor 3 drives the cleaning brush 63 and the auxiliary brush 64 to achieve all-round cleaning of the inner wall and bottom of the tank, reducing the risk of contamination from manual contact. It is especially suitable for removing residual yeast and lees after aging. Afterwards, the wastewater in fermentation tank 1 is discharged, and the cleaning brush 63 is removed from the stirring rod 62 and put back in its original position.

[0041] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any equivalent substitutions or modifications made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this application, based on the technical solution and concept of this application, should be included within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine, comprising a fermentation tank (1) and a cover (2) installed on the fermentation tank (1), wherein the fermentation tank (1) has a cavity (15) inside, and a plurality of hand-tightening nuts (11) are arranged in a ring on the fermentation tank (1). A plurality of liquid guiding coils (14) are arranged at equal intervals in the cavity (15), and a plurality of positioning rods (16) are installed at equal intervals on the inner liner of the fermentation tank (1). Its features are: The cover (2) is provided with a cleaning mechanism (6); The cleaning mechanism (6) includes a servo motor (3) mounted on the cover (2). The lower end of the cover (2) is provided with a fixed rod (61) connected to the output end of the servo motor (3). Several disc seats are equidistantly mounted on the fixed rod (61). Stirring rods (62) are symmetrically mounted on the disc seats. A cleaning brush (63) for cleaning the inner wall of the fermentation tank (1) is provided on the stirring rod (62).

2. The constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the cleaning brush (63) is fixedly equipped with a secondary brush (64) for cleaning the bottom wall inside the fermenter (1).

3. The constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cleaning brush plate (63) has several cylindrical seats (631) installed at equal intervals on one side near the stirring rod (62). The stirring rod (62) has a round hole at one end near the cylindrical seat (631). The cylindrical seat (631) is sleeved with the stirring rod (62) and fixedly connected by bolts.

4. The constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A temperature sensor (4) is installed on the upper end of the cover (2), and a feed pipe (5) is provided on the end of the cover (2) away from the temperature sensor (4).

5. The constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fermenter (1) is equipped with a temperature control valve (13) connected to the liquid guide coil (14) on the outside. The fermenter (1) is provided with an inlet pipe (141) and an outlet pipe (142) connected to the liquid guide coil (14). The fermenter (1) is also provided with a drain valve (12).

6. The constant temperature and humidity storage device for the aging process of sparkling wine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cleaning brush plate (63) is equidistantly fitted with a sleeve (632) that is fitted with the positioning rod (16).

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