Material removal equipment and pharmaceutical processing system

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a material taking-out device and a medicine processing system. The material taking-out device comprises: a frame; a rotating cage mechanism, which is rotatably arranged on the frame and has a receiving slot for receiving a material bottle; and a pre-discharging processing mechanism, which is arranged on the outer side of the rotating cage mechanism; wherein the rotating stroke of the rotating cage mechanism comprises a plurality of processing stations, and the plurality of processing stations comprise: a bottle feeding station, a pre-discharging processing station and a discharging station arranged in sequence along the rotating direction of the rotating cage mechanism, the rotating cage mechanism is configured to receive the material bottle entering at the bottle feeding station, and the pre-discharging processing mechanism is configured to process the material bottle in the rotating cage mechanism at the pre-discharging processing station, so that the material in the material bottle can be separated from the material bottle under the action of gravity after the rotating cage mechanism rotates to the discharging station. The present disclosure can facilitate the taking-out of materials from a material container with a smaller volume.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a material taking-out device and a medicine processing system. Background Art

[0002] In the field of pharmaceutical processing, some processes require that pharmaceutical raw materials be filled into a fermentation container and sent to a fermentation room for fermentation. After the pharmaceutical raw materials have been fermented for a period of time, the fermented pharmaceutical raw materials are taken out from the fermentation container for subsequent processes. At present, the removal of the fermented pharmaceutical raw materials is usually done manually by the operator using handheld tools. For some larger fermentation containers, the relevant technology is to insert a stirring paddle downward from the top of the container to stir the material and then dump the fermentation container as a whole to achieve the removal of the fermented pharmaceutical raw materials. Summary of the invention

[0003] After research, the inventor found that the manual material removal method used in the related art is time-consuming and labor-intensive, while the method of inserting a stirring paddle above the container and then pouring is more suitable for larger fermentation containers. However, it is difficult to remove the fermented pharmaceutical raw materials in small-sized fermentation containers. On the one hand, small-sized fermentation containers are prone to material accumulation and are difficult to pour out cleanly. On the other hand, the storage capacity is small and the material removal efficiency is relatively low.

[0004] In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a material removal device and a drug processing system, which can facilitate the removal of materials from material containers with smaller volumes.

[0005] In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a material taking-out device, comprising:

[0006] frame;

[0007] A rotating cage mechanism is rotatably disposed on the frame and has a receiving slot for receiving a material bottle; and

[0008] A pre-discharging processing mechanism is arranged outside the rotating cage mechanism;

[0009] Among them, the rotation stroke of the rotating cage mechanism includes multiple processing stations, and the multiple processing stations include: a bottle feeding station, a pre-discharging processing station and a discharging station arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism. The rotating cage mechanism is configured to receive the incoming material bottles at the bottle feeding station, and the pre-discharging processing mechanism is configured to process the material bottles in the rotating cage mechanism at the pre-discharging processing station, so that the materials in the material bottles can be separated from the material bottles under the action of gravity after the rotating cage mechanism rotates to the discharging station.

[0010] In some embodiments, the plurality of processing stations further comprises:

[0011] The bottle discharging station is located behind the discharging station along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism and shares the same spatial position with the bottle feeding station.

[0012] In some embodiments, the plurality of processing stations further comprises:

[0013] A cleaning station, located between the discharging station and the bottle discharging station along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism;

[0014] The material removal equipment also includes:

[0015] The cleaning mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the rotating cage mechanism and is configured to clean the material bottles after the material is discharged.

[0016] In some embodiments, the cleaning mechanism comprises:

[0017] The gas nozzle is connected to the high-pressure gas source and is configured to blow high-pressure gas into the interior of the material bottle to clean the interior of the material bottle.

[0018] In some embodiments, the bottle feeding station is located above the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism, the pre-discharging treatment station and the cleaning station are located on both sides of the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism in the horizontal direction, and the discharging station is located at at least one angular position below the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0019] In some embodiments, the rotating cage mechanism includes a plurality of receiving slots, each receiving slot receiving at least one material bottle, and the plurality of receiving slots are circumferentially distributed at positions corresponding to different angles of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0020] In some embodiments, the plurality of receiving slots include four receiving slots distributed at positions corresponding to four angles of the rotating cage mechanism, and the angle difference between two adjacent receiving slots in the four receiving slots is 90 degrees.

[0021] In some embodiments, the cage mechanism comprises:

[0022] Multiple side panels; and

[0023] A plurality of connecting rods passing through and fixed on at least two side panels among the plurality of side panels;

[0024] Wherein, at least part of the plurality of connecting rods forms a slot wall of the accommodating slot.

[0025] In some embodiments, the plurality of side panels are all perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism, and the plurality of connecting rods are all parallel to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0026] In some embodiments, the rotating cage mechanism includes a plurality of accommodating slots, the plurality of connecting rods include a plurality of groups of connecting rods having the same number as the plurality of accommodating slots, each group of connecting rods includes two rows of connecting rods, and the two rows of connecting rods respectively form two side slot walls of the accommodating slots.

[0027] In some embodiments, the radial position and adjacent gaps of each connecting rod in each row of connecting rods are configured to constrain the outer wall of the material bottle in the radial direction of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0028] In some embodiments, it also includes:

[0029] The bottle blocking mechanism is arranged on the radial outer side of the containing groove and is configured to block the material bottle in the containing groove from escaping from the containing groove in the radial direction.

[0030] In some embodiments, the bottle blocking mechanism includes:

[0031] A plurality of annular retaining rings are fixed on the frame and distributed along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism;

[0032] At least one of the plurality of annular retaining rings has a notch in the circumferential direction, and the notch is located radially outside the pre-discharging processing station of the rotating cage mechanism so that the pre-discharging processing mechanism can enter and exit the notch.

[0033] In some embodiments, the distance between two adjacent annular retaining rings among the plurality of annular retaining rings is smaller than the maximum projection length of the mouth of the material bottle in the axial direction of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0034] In some embodiments, the pre-discharging processing station is a stirring mechanism.

[0035] In some embodiments, the stirring mechanism comprises:

[0036] stirring paddle;

[0037] a stirring paddle driving mechanism connected to the stirring paddle and configured to drive the stirring paddle to enter and leave the material bottle located at the pre-discharging processing station, and to drive the stirring paddle to rotate; and

[0038] The clamping mechanism is located on one side of the rotating cage mechanism adjacent to the stirring paddle, and is configured to clamp and fix the outer wall of the material bottle before the stirring paddle enters the material bottle, and release the clamping and fixation of the material bottle after the stirring paddle leaves the material bottle.

[0039] In some embodiments, the clamping mechanism comprises:

[0040] A plurality of clamping rods parallel to each other are located on one side of the rotating cage mechanism adjacent to the stirring paddle and respectively point to each gap of a plurality of material bottles located at the pre-discharging processing station.

[0041] In some embodiments, the material bottle has a bottle cap and contains liquid material therein, and the pre-discharging processing mechanism is a cap opening mechanism configured to open the bottle cap of the material bottle.

[0042] In some embodiments, the material removal equipment further comprises:

[0043] The bottle shaking mechanism is at least partially disposed in the rotating cage mechanism and is configured to perform a bottle shaking operation on the material bottles located at the discharging station.

[0044] In some embodiments, the bottle shaking mechanism includes at least one pair of bottle shaking cylinders, which are located on both sides of all material bottles in the discharging station along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism, and are configured to extend and retract at different times to push all material bottles in the discharging station to reciprocate along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism.

[0045] In some embodiments, the material removal equipment further comprises:

[0046] The conveying mechanism is located at least on one side of the bottle feeding station of the rotating cage mechanism along the extension direction of the axis of the rotating cage mechanism, and is configured to input the material bottle containing the material into the rotating cage mechanism or to convey the material bottle after the material is taken out from the rotating cage mechanism.

[0047] In some embodiments, the delivery mechanism comprises:

[0048] A first conveyor belt having a movable supporting surface, wherein the supporting surface is flush with the bottom surface of the bottle feeding station;

[0049] A second conveyor belt located on at least one side of the first conveyor belt in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt; and

[0050] A blocking mechanism connected to the second conveyor belt and capable of translationally moving under the drive of the second conveyor belt;

[0051] The blocking mechanism is configured to switch between a blocking state for blocking the material bottle and a non-blocking state for leaving the position for blocking the material bottle.

[0052] In one aspect of the present disclosure, a drug processing system is provided, comprising: the aforementioned material removal device.

[0053] Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, smaller-sized material bottles are accommodated by a rotatable cage mechanism, and a plurality of processing stations for the material bottles are arranged in the rotation stroke of the cage mechanism so that the material bottles can be received, processed before discharging, and discharged as the cage mechanism rotates, thereby making it more convenient to take out materials from smaller-volume material containers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0054] The accompanying drawings, which constitute a part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0055] The present disclosure may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0056] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of some embodiments of the material removal device according to the present disclosure;

[0057] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the embodiment from the left side perspective;

[0058] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of some embodiments of the material removal device according to the present disclosure from a top view;

[0059] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of some embodiments of the material removal device according to the present disclosure at a front view angle;

[0060] Figure 5 and Figure 6 They are schematic diagrams of the structure of the conveying mechanism in some embodiments of the material removal device according to the present disclosure at a front view angle and a top view angle respectively.

[0061] It should be understood that the size of each part shown in the accompanying drawings is not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship. In addition, the same or similar reference numerals represent the same or similar components. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0062] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The description of the exemplary embodiments is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present disclosure and its application or use. The present disclosure can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. These embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure thorough and complete and to fully express the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. It should be noted that unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the composition of the materials, the numerical expressions and the numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments should be interpreted as being merely exemplary and not as limiting.

[0063] The words "first", "second" and similar words used in this disclosure do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different parts. The words "include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements before the word include the elements listed after the word, and do not exclude the possibility of including other elements. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0064] In the present disclosure, when a specific device is described as being located between a first device and a second device, there may or may not be an intermediate device between the specific device and the first device or the second device. When a specific device is described as being connected to other devices, the specific device may be directly connected to the other device without an intermediate device, or may not be directly connected to the other device but have an intermediate device.

[0065] All terms (including technical terms or scientific terms) used in the present disclosure have the same meanings as those understood by ordinary technicians in the field to which the present disclosure belongs, unless otherwise specifically defined. It should also be understood that terms defined in general dictionaries, such as general dictionaries, should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with their meanings in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an idealized or extremely formal sense, unless explicitly defined herein.

[0066] Technologies, methods, and equipment known to ordinary technicians in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the technologies, methods, and equipment should be considered as part of the specification.

[0067] like Figure 1 , which is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of some embodiments of the material removal device according to the present disclosure. Figure 1 , and combined with Figure 2-Figure 6 In some embodiments, the material removal device includes: a frame, a rotating cage mechanism 100 and a pre-discharging processing mechanism. The frame can be a platform fixedly or movably arranged at the production site, which can be independent of other processes or shared with other processes. The rotating cage mechanism 100 is rotatably arranged on the frame and has a receiving slot 150 for receiving the material bottle 300.

[0068] In some embodiments, the rotating cage mechanism 100 includes a plurality of receiving slots 150, each receiving slot 150 receiving at least one material bottle 300, and the plurality of receiving slots 150 are circumferentially distributed at positions corresponding to different angles of the rotating cage mechanism 100. Figure 1 Each receiving tank can accommodate more than two material bottles 300, for example Figure 1The rotating cage mechanism 100 can accommodate 8 material bottles 300. The multiple accommodating slots 150 included in the rotating cage mechanism 100 can continuously process more material bottles 300 to take out materials.

[0069] refer to Figure 1 In some embodiments, the rotating cage mechanism 100 includes: a plurality of side panels 110 and a plurality of connecting rods 120. The plurality of connecting rods 120 are passed through and fixed on at least two of the plurality of side panels 110. At least part of the plurality of connecting rods 120 can form the groove wall of the accommodating groove 150.

[0070] Figure 1 A rotating shaft can be arranged at the axis position of the middle transfer cage mechanism 100 so as to form a rotatable connection with the frame through the rotating shaft. Figure 2 In the embodiment, the center of the side plate 110 can be provided with an axis hole 140 for the rotation shaft to pass through. The side plates 110 are connected and fixed by a plurality of connecting rods 120 to form a groove wall of the receiving groove 150, which is more concise in structure, lighter in weight, easy to observe the working conditions, and can be adjusted as needed. In addition, this rotating cage structure is also easier to clean.

[0071] In some embodiments, the plurality of side plates 110 are perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100, and the plurality of connecting rods 120 are parallel to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100. In this way, the occupied axial space is more compact, and a receiving groove 150 with a uniform width can be formed. For the embodiment in which the rotating cage mechanism 100 includes a plurality of receiving grooves 150, the plurality of connecting rods 120 may include a plurality of groups of connecting rods 120 having the same number as the plurality of receiving grooves 150, each group of connecting rods 120 includes two rows of connecting rods 120, and the two rows of connecting rods 120 respectively form the two side groove walls of the receiving groove 150.

[0072] In order to make the material removal device of the present disclosure applicable to material bottles with more complex outer contours, in some embodiments, the radial position and adjacent gaps of each connecting rod 120 in each row of connecting rods 120 can be configured to constrain the outer wall of the material bottle 300 in the radial direction of the rotating cage mechanism 100. For example, if there is a concave structure in the height direction of the bottle body of the material bottle, each row of connecting rods may include a connecting rod that is directly opposite to the concave structure and can be embedded in the concave structure, and if there is a convex structure in the bottle body of the material bottle, a connecting rod that can block the convex structure can be provided on the side of the convex structure away from the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100. In this way, when the material bottle 300 receives an axial push along the rotating cage mechanism 100, the material bottle 300 can be prevented from tipping over during translation under the constraint of the connecting rod 120 on the outer wall of the bottle body.

[0073] refer to Figure 2In some embodiments, the rotation stroke of the rotating cage mechanism 100 includes multiple processing stations. The multiple processing stations include: a bottle feeding station WP1, a pre-discharging processing station WP2, and a discharging station WP3 arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism 100. Among them, the rotating cage mechanism 100 is configured to receive the incoming material bottle 300 at the bottle feeding station WP1. The material bottle 300 can be put in from the radial side of the bottle feeding station WP1, or from the axial side of the bottle feeding station WP1.

[0074] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment, the pre-discharging processing mechanism is a stirring mechanism 400, and the stirring mechanism 400 can be configured to stir the material in the material bottle 300 in the rotating cage mechanism 100 at the pre-discharging processing station WP2, so that the material in the material bottle 300 is separated from the material bottle 300 under the action of gravity after the rotating cage mechanism 100 rotates to the discharging station WP3. In some embodiments, the stirring mechanism 400 is arranged outside the rotating cage mechanism 100. When the material bottle does not rotate to the pre-discharging processing station WP2 with the rotating cage mechanism 100, the stirring mechanism 400 is outside the rotating cage mechanism 100 as a whole, and does not interfere with the operation of the rotating cage mechanism 100. When the material bottle rotates to the pre-discharging processing station WP2 with the rotating cage mechanism 100, the stirring mechanism 400 enters the rotating cage mechanism 100 again to stir the material in the material bottle 300.

[0075] refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 In some embodiments, the stirring mechanism 400 includes: a stirring paddle 410, a stirring paddle driving mechanism and a clamping mechanism 420. The stirring paddle 410 may include a rotating shaft 411 and a stirring paddle 412 disposed on the rotating shaft 411, and the stirring paddle 412 may include a spiral blade, a straight blade or an inclined blade, etc. The stirring paddle driving mechanism is connected to the stirring paddle 410, and is configured to drive the stirring paddle 410 to enter and leave the material bottle 300 located at the pre-discharging processing station WP2, and drive the stirring paddle 410 to rotate. The stirring paddle driving mechanism may include a motor, a hydraulic motor or a starter motor, and the output end of the motor, the hydraulic motor or the starter motor may be directly fixedly connected to the rotating shaft 411 or connected to the rotating shaft 411 through a rotating mechanism (such as a gear set, a transmission belt, a chain, etc.) so as to output torque to the rotating shaft 411. The stirring paddle 412 is driven to rotate the material in the material bottle 300 by the rotation of the rotating shaft 411 to loosen the material in the bottle and make it easier to leave the material bottle 300.

[0076] The clamping mechanism 420 is located on one side of the rotating cage mechanism 100 adjacent to the stirring paddle 410, and is configured to clamp and fix the outer wall of the material bottle 300 before the stirring paddle 410 enters the material bottle 300, and release the clamping and fixing of the material bottle 300 after the stirring paddle 410 leaves the material bottle 300. By clamping and fixing the material bottle, the stirring paddle can be aligned with the center of the material bottle as much as possible, so as to enter the bottle mouth of the material bottle more accurately, avoiding the stirring paddle from scratching the bottle wall during stirring. On the other hand, by clamping and fixing the material bottle, the material bottle is also prevented from rotating with the rotation of the stirring paddle 410, thereby affecting the effect of loosening the material.

[0077] exist Figure 3 In the embodiment, the clamping mechanism 420 may specifically include a plurality of clamping rods parallel to each other. The plurality of clamping rods are located on one side of the rotating cage mechanism 100 adjacent to the stirring paddle 410, and are respectively directed to the respective gaps of the plurality of material bottles 300 located at the pre-discharging processing station WP2. When the material bottles rotate to the pre-discharging processing station WP2 along with the rotating cage mechanism 100, at least part of the plurality of clamping rods extend between adjacent material bottles, and part of the clamping rods may extend to the axial outer sides of the plurality of material bottles, so as to clamp and fix the adjacent material bottles, and then perform the stirring operation of the material bottles.

[0078] In other embodiments, the material bottle 300 has a bottle cap and contains liquid material. Accordingly, the pre-discharging processing mechanism can be a cover-opening mechanism configured to open the bottle cap of the material bottle. In this way, when the rotating cage mechanism 100 rotates to the pre-discharging processing station WP2, the cover-opening mechanism can remove the platform of the material bottle 300, so that after the rotating cage mechanism 100 continues to rotate, the liquid material inside can flow out of the material bottle 300 under the action of gravity.

[0079] Since the rotating cage mechanism 100 needs to rotate during operation, in order to prevent the material bottle 300 from escaping from the receiving groove 150, in some embodiments, the material removal device further includes: a bottle blocking mechanism disposed radially outside the receiving groove 150. The bottle blocking mechanism can prevent the material bottle 300 in the receiving groove from escaping from the receiving groove 150 in the radial direction. Figure 1-Figure 4 In some embodiments, the bottle retaining mechanism includes: a plurality of annular retaining rings 130 fixed to the frame. The plurality of annular retaining rings 130 are distributed along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100. When the rotating cage mechanism 100 rotates, the plurality of annular retaining rings 130 do not rotate with the rotating cage mechanism 100. In order to ensure that the material bottle 300 does not escape from the receiving groove 150 or get stuck between the annular retaining rings 130, it is preferred that the distance between two adjacent annular retaining rings 130 in the plurality of annular retaining rings 130 is smaller than the maximum projection length of the bottle mouth of the material bottle 300 in the axial direction of the rotating cage mechanism 100.

[0080] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 In order to prevent the annular retaining ring 130 from affecting the pre-discharge processing mechanism entering and exiting the rotating cage mechanism 100, such as the clamping mechanism 420 and the stirring paddle 410 in the stirring mechanism 400 entering and exiting the rotating cage mechanism 100, at least one of the multiple annular retaining rings 130 has a notch in the circumferential direction, and the notch is located radially outside the pre-discharge processing station WP2 of the rotating cage mechanism 100, so that the pre-discharge processing mechanism can enter and exit the rotating cage mechanism 100 through the notch.

[0081] In some embodiments, the unloading station WP3 is not limited to a specific rotation angle of the rotating cage mechanism 100, and multiple positions where the material in the material bottle 300 can be separated from the material bottle 300 under the action of gravity can be used as the unloading station WP3. Figure 2 At least part of the lower half of the circumference of the middle rotating cage mechanism 100 can be used as the unloading station WP3. Accordingly, a box or a conveyor belt for receiving materials can be arranged below the rotating cage mechanism 100.

[0082] In this way, as smaller-sized material bottles enter the rotating cage mechanism, the internal materials are gradually stirred and loosened as the rotating cage mechanism rotates, and fall downward under the action of gravity to be discharged, making it more convenient to take out materials from smaller-volume material containers, and the rotating cage mechanism can achieve a faster and continuous material bottle discharge processing flow with less space occupation.

[0083] The material bottles that have been taken out need to be taken out from the rotating cage mechanism 100 in a timely manner so as to leave space in the rotating cage mechanism 100 for accommodating other material bottles that need to be taken out. Figure 2 In some embodiments, the plurality of processing stations further include: a bottle discharging station WP4. The bottle discharging station WP4 can be located behind the discharging station WP3 along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism 100, and shares the same spatial position with the bottle feeding station WP1. In this way, the bottle feeding and bottle discharging processes can be linked, for example, when the incoming material bottle enters the receiving tank, the empty bottle from which the material has been taken out is pushed laterally by the material bottle to leave the receiving tank, which can effectively improve the processing efficiency.

[0084] In some embodiments, the plurality of processing stations further include: a cleaning station WP5, which is located between the discharging station WP3 and the bottle discharging station WP4 along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism 100. Correspondingly, the material removal device further includes: a cleaning mechanism 600, which is arranged on the outside of the rotating cage mechanism 100 and is configured to clean the material bottle after discharging. In some embodiments, the cleaning mechanism 600 specifically includes an air nozzle. The air nozzle is connected to a high-pressure gas source and is configured to blow high-pressure gas into the interior of the material bottle to clean the interior of the material bottle. In other embodiments, the cleaning mechanism can also use a cleaning liquid to clean the inside of the bottle.

[0085] exist Figure 2 In the embodiment, the bottle feeding station WP1 is located above the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism 100, so that the material bottle 300 can remain stable when entering the rotating cage mechanism 100. The pre-discharging treatment station WP2 and the cleaning station WP3 are located on both sides of the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism 100 in the horizontal direction. The discharging station WP3 is located at least at an angle position below the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism 100. The discharging station WP4 can be located at the same position as the bottle feeding station WP1.

[0086] For the rotating cage mechanism 100, the angle difference between two adjacent receiving grooves 150 of the plurality of receiving grooves 150 is at least substantially the same as the angle difference between the bottle inlet station WP1 and the pre-discharging processing station WP2, and may also be substantially the same as the angle difference between the pre-discharging processing station WP2 and the discharging station WP3. Figure 2 In the embodiment, the angle difference between the bottle feeding station WP1, the discharging pre-treatment station WP2, the discharging station WP3 and the cleaning station WP4 is 90 degrees, and the multiple receiving slots 150 may include four receiving slots 150 distributed at positions corresponding to the four angles of the rotating cage mechanism 100, and the angle difference between two adjacent receiving slots 150 in the four receiving slots 150 is 90 degrees. The rotating cage mechanism of this structure can not only improve the bottle washing efficiency, but also occupy a relatively small space. In other embodiments, the rotating cage mechanism 100 may include more receiving slots 150 to further increase the bottle washing efficiency, and accordingly, the angle difference between adjacent receiving slots in the circumferential direction may also be 45 degrees or 60 degrees.

[0087] Based on the arrangement structure of the receiving slot, when the rotating cage mechanism is working, it rotates 90 degrees each time, then stops rotating for a preset time, then continues to rotate 90 degrees, then stops rotating for a preset time, and repeats this process. The preset time can be determined according to the maximum value of the processing events of each station, for example, according to the bottle in and out time of the bottle in station WP1 and the bottle out station WP4, the overall time of clamping, bottle in and out stirring, bottle leaving, and unclamping of the pre-discharging processing station WP2, and the time of the material leaving the bottle body of the discharging station WP3.

[0088] refer to Figure 1-Figure 4In some embodiments, the material removal device further includes a bottle shaking mechanism 500. The bottle shaking mechanism 500 is at least partially disposed in the rotating cage mechanism 100, and is configured to perform a bottle shaking operation on the material bottle 300 located at the discharging station WP3. When the material bottle 300 rotates to the discharging station WP3 along with the rotating cage mechanism 100, the bottle shaking mechanism 500 can make it easier for the material in the bottle to be separated from the bottle body by shaking the material bottle 300. In particular, for materials that are easily adhered to the inside of the bottle body, the vibration of the bottle body makes it easier for them to fall out of the bottle body. This not only reduces the waste of materials due to failure to be removed, but also makes the subsequent bottle washing process more convenient.

[0089] exist Figure 2-Figure 4 In the embodiment, the bottle shaking mechanism 500 may specifically include at least one pair of bottle shaking cylinders 510. The at least one pair of bottle shaking cylinders 510 may be respectively located on both sides of all the material bottles 300 in the discharging station WP3 along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100, and are configured to extend and retract at different times, respectively, to push all the material bottles 300 in the discharging station WP3 to reciprocate along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100.

[0090] For example, Figure 4 The bottle shaking cylinder 510 on the left and right sides can first squeeze the left and right ends of a row of material bottles 300 located at the discharge station WP3 through the extrusion part 520 at the end of its cylinder rod, and then, the cylinder rod of the left bottle shaking cylinder 510 extends to the right, while the cylinder rod of the right bottle shaking cylinder 510 retracts to the left, and the extrusion part 520 connected to the cylinder rod end of the left bottle shaking cylinder 510 can apply an extrusion force to the right on the leftmost material bottle 300 in a row of material bottles 300 located at the discharge station WP3, thereby making the row of material bottles 300 move to the right as a whole, and the extrusion part 520 connected to the cylinder rod end of the right bottle shaking cylinder 510 maintains the extrusion effect on the rightmost material bottle 300 during the process of retracting the cylinder rod, to ensure that the material bottle 300 does not tip over. After reaching the farthest position on the right side, the entire row of material bottles 300 can be moved to the left by switching the extension and retraction directions of the cylinder rods of the bottle shaking cylinders 510 on the left and right sides, so that the material in the bottle can be shaken back and forth at least once to separate the material from the bottle wall as much as possible. The number of back and forth shakes can be determined according to the sticking of the material to the bottle. For example, if the material is easy to stick to the bottle, three to five back and forth shakes can be set, while if the material is loose and not easy to stick to the bottle, only one back and forth shake can be set.

[0091] The bottle shaking cylinder 510 can also realize the bottle shaking operation by impacting the bottle body. For example, the cylinder rod of the left bottle shaking cylinder 510 is first extended to the right quickly, while the right bottle shaking cylinder 510 is in a retracted state. In this way, the bottle body moves to the right as a whole under the impact to a position closer to the right bottle shaking cylinder. Then the left bottle shaking cylinder 510 retracts and remains in the retracted state, while the cylinder rod of the right bottle shaking cylinder 510 is extended to the left quickly, impacting the bottle body to a position closer to the left bottle shaking cylinder. In this way, the back and forth shaking of the material bottle is realized by alternating the extension and retraction of the left and right bottle shaking cylinders 510.

[0092] refer to Figure 1 and Figure 5-Figure 6 In some embodiments, the material removal device further includes: a conveying mechanism 200. The conveying mechanism 200 is located at least on one side of the bottle feeding station WP1 of the rotating cage mechanism 100 along the extension direction of the axis of the rotating cage mechanism 100. In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism 200 can be connected to an upstream device (such as a stirring device, a bottle cap removal device, etc.) so as to input the material bottle 300 containing the material from the upstream device into the rotating cage mechanism 100. In other embodiments, the conveying mechanism 200 can be connected to a downstream device (such as a bottle washing device, etc.) to transport the material bottle 300 after the material is taken out from the rotating cage mechanism 100. The conveying mechanism 200 can effectively reduce the manpower occupied by moving the material bottle into or out of the rotating cage mechanism 100, improve the discharging efficiency, and thus improve the operation efficiency of the entire production line.

[0093] refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 In some embodiments, the conveying mechanism 200 includes: a first conveyor belt 210, a second conveyor belt 240 and a blocking mechanism 260. The first conveyor belt 210 has a movable support surface, and the support surface is flush with the bottom surface of the bottle feeding station WP1. The support surface can support the material bottle 300 entering or leaving the rotating cage mechanism 100, and drive the movement of the material bottle 300 through the friction force of the support surface on the bottom of the material bottle 300. The second conveyor belt 240 is located on at least one side of the first conveyor belt 210 in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt 210. The blocking mechanism 260 is connected to the second conveyor belt 240 and can be translated under the drive of the second conveyor belt 240. The blocking mechanism 260 is configured to switch between a blocking state for blocking the material bottle 300 and a non-blocking state away from the position of blocking the material bottle 300. The blocking mechanism 260 can move to a side of a preset number of material bottles away from the rotating cage mechanism 100, and push these material bottles to move toward the receiving slot of the rotating cage mechanism 100. Furthermore, after a group of material bottles 210 enters the rotating cage mechanism 100 , the blocking mechanism 260 can block other material bottles from continuing to enter the rotating cage mechanism 100 .

[0094] When the turret mechanism 100 rotates, the blocking mechanism 260 blocks the material bottles 300 on the first conveyor belt 210, so that the material bottles 300 on the first conveyor belt 210 are separated from the material bottles 300 in the turret mechanism 100, thereby preventing the material bottles 300 on the first conveyor belt 210 from interfering with the operation of the turret mechanism 100. When the turret mechanism 100 moves to a station, during the time interval of stopping the rotation, the blocking mechanism 260 can release the blocking effect, so that the material bottles 300 on the first conveyor belt 210 can enter the turret mechanism 100.

[0095] When the bottle discharging station WP4 and the bottle inlet station WP1 are at the same position, the material bottles from the first conveyor belt 210 enter the bottle inlet station WP1 of the rotating cage mechanism 100 under the pushing action of the blocking mechanism 260, and the material bottles entering the rotating cage mechanism 100 squeeze out the empty material bottles located at this station (which is also the bottle discharging station WP4), and the squeezed empty material bottles can be transported downstream through another conveying mechanism.

[0096] exist Figure 6 In the embodiment, the second conveyor belt 240 can be arranged on a bracket 220 located on one side of the first conveyor belt 210, and driving wheels 230 can be arranged at both ends of the bracket 220. The second conveyor belt 240 is sleeved on the driving wheels 230, and the second conveyor belt 240 is driven to move by the rotation of the driving wheels 230. A guide rod 250 parallel to the conveying direction of the second conveyor belt can also be arranged on the bracket 220, and the blocking mechanism 260 can include a slide 262 sleeved on the guide rod 250, and the slide 262 can also be connected to the second conveyor belt 240, and translate along the guide rod 250 as the second conveyor belt 240 moves.

[0097] A blocking cylinder 263 may be provided on the slide 262, and its cylinder rod may be connected to the blocking rod 261. The blocking rod 261 blocks the material bottle 300 on the first conveyor belt 210 by extending the blocking cylinder 263, and the blocking rod 261 blocks the material bottle 300 on the first conveyor belt 210 by retracting the blocking cylinder 263. The blocking rod 261 can be driven to move by the rotation of the driving wheel 230 to push the material bottle.

[0098] The material removal device is suitable for various production processes that carry materials through bottles and need to remove the materials from the bottles, and is particularly suitable for pharmaceutical processing systems involving material fermentation processes, such as food or drug fermentation. Therefore, the present disclosure also provides a pharmaceutical processing system, including an embodiment of any of the above-mentioned material removal devices. Accordingly, the material bottle includes a fermentation reaction bottle containing a fermented pharmaceutical raw material.

[0099] So far, various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail. In order to avoid obscuring the concept of the present disclosure, some details known in the art are not described. Based on the above description, those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solution disclosed here.

[0100] Although some specific embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail by way of examples, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be modified or some technical features may be replaced by equivalents without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A material removal device, characterized in that: include: frame; A rotating cage mechanism (100) is rotatably disposed on the frame and has a receiving groove (150) for receiving a material bottle (300); and A pre-discharging processing mechanism, arranged outside the rotating cage mechanism (100); The rotation stroke of the rotating cage mechanism (100) includes a plurality of processing stations, and the plurality of processing stations include: a bottle feeding station (WP1), a pre-discharging processing station (WP2) and a discharging station (WP3) arranged in sequence along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism (100); the rotating cage mechanism (100) is configured to receive a material bottle (300) entering at the bottle feeding station (WP1); and the pre-discharging processing mechanism is configured to process the material bottle (300) in the rotating cage mechanism (100) at the pre-discharging processing station (WP2), so that the material in the material bottle (300) can be separated from the material bottle (300) under the action of gravity after the rotating cage mechanism (100) rotates to the discharging station (WP3).

2. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of processing stations also include: The bottle discharging station (WP4) is located behind the discharging station (WP3) along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism (100), and shares the same spatial position with the bottle loading station (WP1).

3. The material removal equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The plurality of processing stations also include: A cleaning station (WP5) located between the material discharging station (WP3) and the bottle discharging station (WP4) along the rotation direction of the rotating cage mechanism (100); The material removal equipment also includes: The cleaning mechanism (600) is arranged outside the rotating cage mechanism (100) and is configured to clean the material bottle (300) after discharge.

4. The material removal equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cleaning mechanism (600) comprises: The gas nozzle is connected to the high-pressure gas source and is configured to blow high-pressure gas into the interior of the material bottle (300) to achieve cleaning of the interior of the material bottle (300).

5. The material removal equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: The bottle feeding station (WP1) is located above the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism (100), the material discharging pre-treatment station (WP2) and the cleaning station (WP5) are located on both sides of the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism (100) in the horizontal direction, and the material discharging station (WP3) is located at least one angular position below the rotating shaft of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

6. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating cage mechanism (100) comprises a plurality of accommodating grooves (150), each accommodating groove (150) accommodating at least one material bottle (300), and the plurality of accommodating grooves (150) are distributed along the circumference at positions corresponding to different angles of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

7. The material removal equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: The plurality of accommodating grooves (150) include four accommodating grooves (150) distributed at positions corresponding to four angles of the rotating cage mechanism (100), and the angle difference between two adjacent accommodating grooves (150) in the four accommodating grooves (150) is 90 degrees.

8. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating cage mechanism (100) comprises: a plurality of side panels (110); and a plurality of connecting rods (120) passing through and fixed on at least two side panels (110) among the plurality of side panels (110); Wherein, at least a portion of the plurality of connecting rods (120) forms a groove wall of the accommodating groove (150).

9. The material removal device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The plurality of side panels (110) are all perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100), and the plurality of connecting rods (120) are all parallel to the axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

10. The material removal equipment according to claim 8, characterized in that: The rotating cage mechanism (100) comprises a plurality of accommodating slots (150), the plurality of connecting rods (120) comprising a plurality of groups of connecting rods (120) having the same number as the plurality of accommodating slots (150), each group of connecting rods (120) comprising two rows of connecting rods (120), the two rows of connecting rods (120) respectively forming two side slot walls of the accommodating slots (150).

11. The material removal device according to claim 10, characterized in that: The radial position and adjacent gaps of each connecting rod (120) in each row of connecting rods (120) are configured to constrain the outer wall of the material bottle (300) in the radial direction of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

12. The material removal device according to claim 8, characterized in that: Also includes: The bottle blocking mechanism is arranged on the radial outer side of the containing groove (150) and is configured to block the material bottle (300) in the containing groove from escaping from the containing groove (150) in the radial direction.

13. The material removal device according to claim 12, characterized in that: The bottle blocking mechanism comprises: A plurality of annular retaining rings (130) fixed on the frame and distributed along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100); At least one of the plurality of annular retaining rings (130) has a notch in the circumferential direction, and the notch is located radially outside the pre-discharging processing station (WP2) of the rotating cage mechanism (100) so that the pre-discharging processing mechanism can enter and exit the notch.

14. The material removal device according to claim 13, characterized in that: The distance between two adjacent annular retaining rings (130) in the plurality of annular retaining rings (130) is smaller than the maximum projection length of the mouth of the material bottle (300) in the axial direction of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

15. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pre-discharging processing mechanism is a stirring mechanism (400).

16. The material removal device according to claim 15, characterized in that: The stirring mechanism (400) comprises: Agitator paddle (410); a stirring paddle driving mechanism connected to the stirring paddle (410) and configured to drive the stirring paddle (410) to enter and leave the material bottle (300) located at the pre-discharging processing station (WP2), and to drive the stirring paddle (410) to rotate; and The clamping mechanism (420) is located on a side of the rotating cage mechanism (100) adjacent to the stirring paddle (410), and is configured to clamp and fix the outer wall of the material bottle (300) before the stirring paddle (410) enters the material bottle (300), and to release the clamping and fixation of the material bottle (300) after the stirring paddle (410) is separated from the material bottle (300).

17. The material removal device according to claim 16, characterized in that: The clamping mechanism (420) comprises: A plurality of mutually parallel clamping rods are located on a side of the rotating cage mechanism (100) adjacent to the stirring paddle (410), and are respectively directed toward respective gaps between a plurality of material bottles (300) located at the pre-discharging processing station (WP2).

18. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material bottle (300) has a bottle cap and contains liquid material therein; the pre-discharging processing mechanism is a cap opening mechanism configured to open the bottle cap of the material bottle.

19. The material removal equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: Also includes: The bottle shaking mechanism (500) is at least partially disposed in the rotating cage mechanism (100) and is configured to perform a bottle shaking operation on the material bottle (300) located at the discharge station (WP3).

20. The material removal device according to claim 19, characterized in that: The bottle shaking mechanism (500) comprises at least one pair of bottle shaking cylinders (510), which are respectively located on both sides of all the material bottles (300) in the discharge station (WP3) along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100), and are configured to extend and retract at different times, so as to push all the material bottles (300) in the discharge station (WP3) to reciprocate along the axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100).

21. The material removal equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: Also includes: A conveying mechanism (200) is located on at least one side of a bottle feeding station (WP1) of the rotating cage mechanism (100) along an extension direction of an axis of the rotating cage mechanism (100), and is configured to feed a material bottle (300) containing a material into the rotating cage mechanism (100) or to convey the material bottle (300) after taking out the material from the rotating cage mechanism (100).

22. The material removal device according to claim 21, characterized in that: The conveying mechanism (200) comprises: A first conveyor belt (210) having a movable supporting surface, wherein the supporting surface is flush with the bottom surface of the bottle feeding station (WP1); a second conveyor belt (240) located on at least one side of the first conveyor belt (210) in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the first conveyor belt (210); and a blocking mechanism (260) connected to the second conveyor belt (240) and capable of translationally moving under the drive of the second conveyor belt (240); The blocking mechanism (260) is configured to switch between a blocking state for blocking the material bottle (300) and a non-blocking state away from a position for blocking the material bottle (300).

23. A drug processing system, characterized in that: include: The material removal device according to any one of claims 1 to 22.

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