KR20100010382U - Microorganism cultivation device of conveyance style - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a microbial culture apparatus of the carrier type. The microorganism culture apparatus of the transport type is configured to bind the fork of the special vehicle (fork lift truck) is inserted into the lower side of the culture tank, through which the installation position of the culture tank through the special vehicle can be changed by moving near. On the other hand, during long-distance travel, it is possible to quickly load a culture tank on a transport vehicle (eg, a truck) or to quickly unload the culture tank from a transport vehicle, thereby improving the unloading workability and the automatic cleaning unit. Through automatic washing through the microbial culture was completed to more efficiently manage and maintain the culture tank.

Microbial culture, binding, culture tank

Description

Microorganism cultivation device of conveyance style

The present invention relates to a microbial culture apparatus, and more particularly, a transport type to move the culture tank of the microorganism culture apparatus as needed, or to quickly put or unload the culture tank in a transport vehicle for long-distance movement. It relates to a microbial culture apparatus.

In recent years, environmental pollution is intensifying, and researches for decomposing hardly decomposable substances using microorganisms are being actively conducted.

For example, manure and wastes of livestock pollute soil, air, and water. As a method for decomposing these substances, photosynthetic bacteria can be easily decomposed while preventing side effects such as secondary pollutant discharge. Can be.

Accordingly, the demand for microorganisms including photosynthetic bacteria is increasing rapidly. Recently, research and development of devices and methods for artificially mass production of microorganisms have been actively conducted.

However, since the culture vessel of the conventional apparatus for culturing microorganisms is fixed and immovable, it was necessary to produce another culture vessel when cultivating microorganisms in a third place, which inevitably adds to the economic burden. .

Accordingly, the present invention is to improve the conventional problems as described above, by configuring a binding portion for inserting a fork of a special vehicle (for example, forklift vehicle) in the lower side of the culture tank, moving near the installation position of the culture tank through the special vehicle In addition, it is possible to change the load through the tank, while in the long-distance movement, it is possible to quickly load the culture tank in the transport vehicle (e.g. truck), or to unload the culture tank quickly from the transportation vehicle. It is an object to provide a microbial culture apparatus of a carrier type.

In addition, the present invention has another object to configure the automatic washing unit in the culture tank, to more efficiently manage the culture tank completed for the microorganism.

A microbial culture apparatus of the present invention carrying type for achieving the above object, the culture tank is provided with an inlet and a discharge pipe for discharging the culture medium; And a culture unit coupled to the inlet of the culture tank to be cultured in the culture material in the culture tank and positioned in the culture tank. It includes, and the lower surface of the culture tank is integrally configured with a support frame formed with a binding portion for inserting the fork of a special vehicle (eg forklift).

In addition, the culture unit is coupled to the inlet, the main body of the cover function to form a control panel; Is configured to be coupled to the main body, the stirring unit operating in the culture and automatic washing process of the culture material; A heater coupled to the main body and introduced into the culture tank; A light source unit coupled to the main body and introduced into the culture tank; An oxygen generator configured to be coupled to the main body and supply air through an diffuser into the culture tank; And a control unit having a circuit for controlling each unit of the system. It includes.

The stirring unit may further include a motor configured in the main body; A rotating shaft coupled to the motor and extending into the culture tank; Is coupled to one end of the rotary shaft, the stirring blade to rotate in the culture or automatic washing process of the culture material; It includes.

In addition, the light source unit, the light-transparent glass tube drawn into the culture tank from the main body; A lamp configured in the glass tube and irradiating light to the inside of the culture tank; It includes.

In addition, at the end of the diffuser, an air stone is formed in which micropores are formed so as to generate small bubbles (air bubbles) in the culture tank to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the culture tank.

In addition, the culture tank has an automatic washing unit to enable automatic washing after culturing microorganisms; It further includes.

In addition, the automatic washing unit, the both ends connected to the lower end and the upper surface of the culture tank, the circulation pipe forming a circulation pump for forced circulation of the wash water; A washing water injection unit connected to one end of a circulation tube connected to an upper surface of the culture tank and formed inside the upper side of the culture tank to spray washing water at a high speed; And a connection pipe branching from a circulation pipe positioned on an upper surface of the culture tank to form an opening / closing valve and allowing a pipe body (eg, a water pipe) for supplying washing water to be connected thereto. .

In addition, the washing water injection unit is composed of a rotary blade that is arranged with a plurality of injection nozzles to distribute the washing water evenly in the culture tank, the rotation of the rotary blade is made from the driving of the motor.

In addition, the discharge pipe is configured to be connected to the discharge gun for forcibly discharging the washing water or culture water in the culture tank.

The present invention constituted as described above constitutes a binding portion into which a fork of a special vehicle (for example, a forklift vehicle) is inserted into the lower side of the culture tank, thereby allowing the installation position of the culture tank through the special vehicle to be changed through a short distance movement. On the other hand, during long-distance travel, it is possible to quickly load a culture tank on a transport vehicle (eg, a truck) or to quickly unload the culture tank from a transport vehicle, thereby improving the unloading workability and the automatic cleaning unit. Through automatic washing through the microbial culture can be expected to effectively manage and maintain the culture tank is completed.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention by the accompanying drawings as follows.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a carrier-type microorganism culture apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Figure 1, Figure 3 is a block diagram of a microbial culture apparatus in an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 illustrates an unloading state diagram of the microbial culture apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 4, the carrier-type microbial culture apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a support frame formed with a binding unit 31 on the lower side of the culture tank 10 to which the culture unit 20 is coupled ( 30 and at the same time, the culture vessel 10 further comprises an automatic washing unit 40 and the discharge gun (50).

The culture tank 10 is provided with an opening 11 for the introduction of the culture raw material is formed as well as the opening for the coupling of the culture unit 20, the cover 11a is sealed on the upper surface, The discharge pipe 12 for discharging the culture solution is provided on one surface, the discharge gun 50 is connected to the discharge pipe (12).

The culture unit 20 is to be cultured when the input of the culture raw material in the culture tank 10 is made, the coupling is made in the form of sealing the inlet (11), the body 21, the stirring unit (22), heater (23), light source unit (24), and oxygen generator (25) and control unit (26).

The main body 21 is coupled to an opening formed in the upper surface of the culture tank 10, the inside of the stirring unit 22 and the heater 23, and the operation of the light source unit 24 and the oxygen generator 25 And a power supply circuit unit (not shown) and a control unit 26 for applying and controlling a required power, wherein the power circuit unit and the control unit 26 are formed on the front surface of the main body 21 and have a control panel (not shown). And electrical connection is made.

The stirring unit 22 is configured to be coupled to the main body 21 is operated under the control of the control unit 26 when the culture of the culture material introduced into the culture tank 10 through the inlet 11 is made. To this end, it includes a motor 22a, a rotating shaft 22b, and a stirring blade 22c.

The motor 22a is configured in the main body 21 to be driven under the control of the control unit 26, and the rotary shaft 22b is coupled to one end of the motor 22a and the other end of the culture tank ( 10) It is configured to draw in.

The stirring blade (22c) is coupled to the other end of the rotary shaft (22b), by rotating from a power source transmitted through the rotary shaft (22b) to perform the stirring operation so that the culture of the culture material is easily made.

At this time, the rotary shaft 22b should be rotated at a rotation speed corresponding to the culture conditions of the culture material during the rotational drive of the motor 22a. Accordingly, the driving force of the motor 22a is controlled by the control unit 26. It is preferable to configure to be variable under control.

The heater 23 is introduced into the culture tank 10 in a state in which one end is coupled to the main body 21, the heater 23 performs a heating operation under the control of the control unit 26, In the culture tank 10 from the heating operation of the heater 23 is to be sterilized treatment for the culture material.

The light source unit 24 is introduced into the culture tank 10 in a state where one end is coupled to the main body 21, and irradiates a light for culturing the culture material, and for this purpose, the glass tube 24a and Lamp 24b.

The glass tube 24a is a light-transmitting tempered glass, and is configured to protect the lamp 24b.

The lamp 24b is to irradiate the light required for cultivation of the culture raw material in the culture tank 10, the lighting is controlled by the controller 26 as well as the amount of light is adjusted.

The oxygen generator 25 introduces the diffuser 25a into the culture tank 10 in a state configured in the main body 21, and is driven under the control of the control unit 26. It is configured to supply oxygen, which is necessary for the cultivation of the culture material introduced into the tank 10, into the culture tank 10 through the diffuser 25a.

At this time, when oxygen is supplied to the inside of the culture tank 10 at the end of the diffuser (25a) that is introduced into the culture tank 10, by generating a small bubble (air bubbles) to effectively microbial culture An air stone 25b in which a fine porous is formed to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen for retaining is combined.

The automatic washing unit 40 is configured in the culture tank 10, and automatically sprays the washing water at a high speed through the inside of the culture tank 10 in a state in which microbial culture in the culture tank 10 is completed. The washing is to be made, the connection is made to the pipe for washing water supply, such as a water pipe, and includes a circulation pump 41, the circulation pipe 42, the washing water injection unit 43, and a connection pipe 44. .

The circulation pipe 42 has both ends connected to the lower end and the upper surface of the culture tank 10, the circulation pump 41 is configured in the circulation pipe 42 to forcibly circulate the wash water to the control unit The drive is made under the control of (25).

The washing water injection unit 43 is located inside the upper side of the culture tank 10 in a state connected to one end of the circulation pipe 42 connected to the upper surface of the culture tank 10, the It includes a spray nozzle (43a) for high-speed spraying the washing water for washing the inner wall and the bottom surface over a predetermined water pressure, the spray nozzle (43a) is rotated in accordance with the drive of the motor 43b rotary blade (43c) It is arranged on the.

In this case, the motor 43b is driven by the control unit 26.

The connecting pipe 44 is a pipe for washing water supply, such as a water pipe, can be connected, branched from the circulation pipe 42 located on the upper surface of the culture tank 10, and determines whether to supply the washing water The valve V is configured.

Here, the valve (V1) may be of a manual type or a fully automatic type of opening and closing is determined under the control of the control unit 26, in the present invention to be described as a manual type.

The discharge gun 50 is made to be connected to the discharge pipe 12, it is configured to discharge the wash water or culture water contained in the culture tank 10 forcibly and quantitatively.

Referring to the attached Figures 1 to 4 with respect to the operation of the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the user selects the microorganism culture conditions through the operation unit configured in the control panel formed on the front of the body 21, the control unit 26 in the control panel sterilization temperature, sterilization holding time, culture temperature according to the culture target , After the initial setting step of setting the driving force of the stirring unit 22 as well as the incubation time, open the cover (11a) provided on the upper surface of the culture tank (10) to feed the culture raw material through the inlet (11) do.

Here, the culture raw material includes a culture object such as microorganisms and photosynthetic bacteria and a medium.

Next, after the inlet 11 is sealed with a lid 11a, the main body 21 is sealed by coupling the main body 21 included in the culture unit 20 to the opening of the culture tank 10. The stirring unit 22 and the heater 23 coupled to each other, and the diffuser 25a of the light source unit 24 and the oxygen generator 25 are introduced into the culture tank 10.

In this case, the control unit 26 controls the power circuit unit in the main body 21 to apply power to the stirring unit 22 and the heater 23, the light source unit 24 and the oxygen generator 25, which are the above components. Then, according to this operation of the stirring section 22 including the motor 22a, the rotating shaft 22b and the stirring blade 22c, the stirring blade 22c stirs the culture material in the culture tank 10 To make the rotation.

In addition, the heater 23 included in the culture unit 20 performs a heating operation to sterilize the culture raw material, and the light source unit 24 including the glass tube 24a and the lamp 24b is The light is irradiated in the culture tank 10.

In addition, the oxygen generator 25 performs an operation of supplying oxygen, which is necessary for culturing the culture raw material introduced into the culture tank 10, to the inside of the culture tank 10 through the diffuser 25a. .

At this time, the porous of the air stone (25b) formed at the end of the diffuser (25a) serves to generate a small bubble (air bubbles) when discharging oxygen, accordingly dissolved in the interior of the culture tank (10) As the amount of oxygen is increased, the microbial culture in the culture tank 10 can be made more smoothly.

At this time, in the culturing step by the culture unit 20, the motor 22a and the rotating shaft 22b and the rotating blade 22c included in the stirring unit 22 are continuously operated to mix the culture raw materials. In the case of photosynthetic bacteria, the time is preferably 60 to 80 hours.

Here, in the case where the culture target is a microorganism other than photosynthetic bacteria, it is preferable to be cultured for 30 to 40 hours.

Therefore, when the culture for the culture material is terminated while the operation for the culture of the culture unit 20 is completed, the control unit 26 controls off the operation of the culture unit 20, accordingly the user discharge tube 12 Through the discharge gun 50 is connected to) it is possible to quickly and quantitatively discharge the amount of the culture solution produced from the culture of the culture material from the culture tank (10).

On the other hand, when the culture medium in the culture tank 10 is discharged to the outside, or the culture medium is not discharged, if you want to move near to change the installation position of the culture tank 10, first, a special vehicle The fork 101 of the forklift 100 is inserted into the binding portion 31 of the support frame 30 provided in the lower side of the culture tank 10.

Next, when the driver of the forklift 100 lifts the fork 101, the culture tank 10 is able to move to a desired position by the forklift 100 to the near position.

In addition, in the case where the incubator 10 is to be loaded on the transportation vehicle 200 to move the distance, the fork 101 of the forklift 100 is coupled to the support part 30 of the support frame 30. After the fork 101 is lifted up, the culture tank 10 can be transported to the transport vehicle 200 as shown in FIG. 4, and accordingly, the culture tank 10 can be transported through the transport vehicle 200. ) Can be easily moved to a remote location that needs it.

On the other hand, in the state in which the microbial culture is finished, the inside of the culture tank 10 may be managed by automatic washing through the automatic washing unit 40.

That is, after connecting the washing water supply pipe, such as a water pipe, to the connection pipe 44 included in the automatic washing unit 40, if the user opens the valve (V) of the connection pipe 44, the pipe The washing water flowing through is guided to the washing water injection unit 43 located inside the culture tank 10.

Next, when the user selects the washing course and the washing time through the operation unit provided on the control panel to wash the inside of the culture tank 10, the control unit 26 and the circulation pump 41 according to the information set The washing water injection unit 44 is driven.

That is, the motor 43b included in the washing water spraying unit 44 is driven under the control of the controller 26, and the rotary vane 43c included in the washing water spraying unit 44 is the motor ( 43b) is rotated from the drive, the spray nozzle (43a) disposed on the rotatable wing (43c) is a high-speed spraying the washing water from the upper layer in the culture tank 10 to the lower layer and the side wall surface to the bottom surface Going.

At this time, by opening the cover (11a) is provided on the upper surface of the culture tank (10) through the inlet 11 to the washing solution into the interior of the culture tank (10) and then close the cover (11a).

Then, the washing solution is mixed with the washing water accumulated in the culture tank 10, the washing water mixed with the washing solution from the pumping operation of the circulation pump 41 is driven under the control of the control unit 26 After the circulation is circulated to the upper side of the culture tank 10 through the circulation pipe 42, the high speed injection is repeated from the upper layer in the culture tank 10 to the lower layer and the side wall surface through the injection nozzle 43a. , The interior of the culture tank 10 can be cleaned clean.

On the other hand, when the internal washing of the culture tank 10 by the washing water is completed for the set time as described above, the control unit 26 is a control operation to turn off the drive of the motor 43b as well as the circulation pump 41 Do this.

Then, the wash water maintains a predetermined level in the culture tank 10, and the wash water maintaining the predetermined level is to be discharged to the outside through the discharge gun 50.

Finally, after closing the valve (V) formed in the connecting pipe 44, separating the tubular body from the connecting pipe 44, the process of the automatic washing for the culture tank 10 is finished.

Hereinafter, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific preferred embodiment, and any person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention claimed in the claims may make various modifications. Of course, such changes are within the scope of the claims.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a carrier-type microbial culture apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a cross-sectional schematic view of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is a block diagram of a microbial culture apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is an unloading state diagram of the microbial culture apparatus as an embodiment of the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

10; Culture tank 11; Slot

11a; Cover 12; discharge pipe

20; Culture section 21; main body

22; Agitator 22a, 43b; motor

22b; Axis of rotation 22c; Stirring blade

23; Heater 24; Light source

24a; Glass tube 24b; lamp

25; Oxygen generator 25a; Diffuser

25b; Airstone 30; Support frame

31; Binding portion 40; Automatic cleaning unit

41; Circulating pump 42; Circulatory tube

43; Washing water spray 43a; Spray nozzle

43c; Rotary wing 50; Discharge gun

26; Control unit 100; fork lift

200; Vehicle

Claims (9)

A culture tank in which an inlet for injecting the culture material and an outlet pipe for discharging the culture solution are provided; And a culture unit coupled to the inlet of the culture tank to be cultured in the culture material in the culture tank and positioned in the culture tank. Including, The microorganism culture apparatus of the transport type, characterized in that the lower surface of the culture tank integrally constitutes a support frame having a binding portion into which a fork of a special vehicle is inserted. The method of claim 1, wherein the culture unit, A cover function body coupled to the inlet and forming a control panel; Is configured to be coupled to the main body, the stirring unit operating in the culture and automatic washing process of the culture material; A heater coupled to the main body and introduced into the culture tank; A light source unit coupled to the main body and introduced into the culture tank; An oxygen generator coupled to the main body and configured to supply air through an diffuser into the culture tank; And, A control part having a circuit for controlling each part of the system; Carrier-type microbial culture apparatus, characterized in that comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the stirring unit, A motor configured in the main body; A rotating shaft coupled to the motor and extending into the culture tank; Is coupled to one end of the rotary shaft, the stirring blade to rotate in the culture or automatic washing process of the culture material; Carrier-type microbial culture apparatus, characterized in that comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the light source unit, A light transmissive glass tube drawn into the culture tank from the main body; And, A lamp configured in the glass tube and irradiating light to the inside of the culture tank; Carrier-type microbial culture apparatus, characterized in that comprising a. 3. A transport according to claim 2, wherein at the end of the diffuser, a small bubble (air bubble) is generated in the culture tank so as to combine airstones having fine pores formed therein to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the culture tank. Microbial culture apparatus. The method of claim 1, wherein the culture tank comprises an automatic washing unit to enable automatic washing after culturing microorganisms; Carrier-type microbial culture device, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 6, wherein the automatic washing unit, A circulation pipe having both ends connected to the lower end of the culture tank and an upper surface thereof, the circulation pipe forming a circulation pump for forced circulation of the washing water; A washing water injection unit connected to one end of a circulation tube connected to an upper surface of the culture tank and formed inside the upper side of the culture tank to spray washing water at a high speed; And, A connection pipe branching from a circulation pipe positioned on an upper surface of the culture tank to form an opening / closing valve and allowing a pipe for supplying washing water to be connected; Carrier-type microbial culture apparatus, characterized in that comprising a. According to claim 7, wherein the washing water injection unit is composed of a rotary blades are arranged a plurality of injection nozzles to distribute the washing water evenly in the culture tank, the rotation of the rotary blades is configured to be made from the drive of the motor Carrier-type microbial culture apparatus, characterized in that. [Claim 2] The microorganism cultivation apparatus of claim 1, wherein the discharge pipe is connected to a discharge gun for forcibly discharging the washing water or the culture water in the culture tank.

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