A multi-layer drying machine for the production of Chinese herbal medicine slices

Abstract

This invention discloses a multi-layer dryer for the production of Chinese herbal medicine slices, relating to the field of Chinese herbal medicine slice processing technology. It includes a housing, with support legs fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, a filter plate fixedly connected inside the housing, a water outlet pipe and a feed inlet on the housing, a drive mechanism fixedly connected to the housing, a first rotating shell mechanism rotatably connected to the housing, a fixed ring mechanism fixedly connected to the filter plate, a second rotating shell mechanism rotatably connected to the first rotating shell mechanism, an air outlet mechanism fixedly connected to the top of the second rotating shell mechanism, an eccentric block mechanism fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, and a lifting rod mechanism on the housing, which is fixedly connected to a material separation mechanism. This invention, by setting a drive mechanism, can drive the first and second rotating shell mechanisms. The first rotating shell mechanism can lift the Chinese herbal medicine slices, and the second rotating shell mechanism can also lift and store the Chinese herbal medicine slices. The air outlet mechanism can discharge the water vapor generated during drying.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece processing technology, specifically a multi-layer dryer for the production of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoction pieces are TCM raw materials that have undergone processing according to TCM theory and methods, and can be directly used in TCM clinical practice. This concept indicates that there is no absolute boundary between TCM raw materials and TCM decoction pieces. TCM decoction pieces include some sliced ​​TCM raw materials processed at the place of origin, whole TCM raw material decoction pieces, and decoction pieces that have been cut or processed.

[0003] In existing technologies, stirring blades are arranged to rotate along a stirring shaft. More recently, the stirring blades are conical, with their diameter gradually increasing from top to bottom. When the drive motor rotates counterclockwise, the motor shaft drives the stirring shaft and stirring blades to rotate counterclockwise. At this time, the medicinal herbs are lifted upwards by the stirring blades, and fall back down after reaching their highest point, achieving a very good stirring effect. In this embodiment, to avoid the stirring blades cutting and damaging the medicinal herbs, the edges of the stirring blades are blunted. Common blunting treatments include smooth transitions and rolled edges. However, existing technologies cannot prevent water from seeping into the medicinal herbs, and drying them together can easily cause the herbs to stick together. Therefore, there is considerable room for improvement in existing technologies. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention provides a multi-layer dryer for the production of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, which solves the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A multi-layer dryer for producing Chinese herbal medicine slices includes a housing, with support legs fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, a filter plate fixedly connected inside the housing, a water outlet pipe and a feed inlet on the housing, a drive mechanism fixedly connected to the housing, a first rotating shell mechanism rotatably connected to the housing, a fixed ring mechanism fixedly connected to the filter plate, a second rotating shell mechanism rotatably connected to the first rotating shell mechanism, an air outlet mechanism fixedly connected to the top of the second rotating shell mechanism, an eccentric block mechanism fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing, and a lifting rod mechanism on the housing, which is fixedly connected to a material separation mechanism. The drive mechanism drives the first and second rotating shell mechanisms, the eccentric block mechanism drives the lifting rod mechanism, and the lifting rod mechanism drives the material separation mechanism to rise and fall.

[0007] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the driving mechanism includes a first motor fixed to the housing, the output shaft of the first motor being fixedly connected to a drive shaft, and the drive shaft being fixedly connected to a first gear and a second gear.

[0008] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first rotating shell mechanism includes a first rotating shell rotatably connected to the housing, a first spiral blade fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell, a third gear fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell, the third gear meshing with the first gear, a first feed hole provided at the top of the first rotating shell, and the first rotating shell rotatably connected to the filter plate.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the fixing ring mechanism includes a fixing ring fixed to the filter plate, a heating wire on the fixing ring, and a bottom feed port at the bottom of the fixing ring.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the second rotating shell mechanism includes a second rotating shell rotatably connected to the first rotating shell, a fourth gear fixedly connected to the outside of the second rotating shell, the fourth gear meshing with the second gear, a second feed hole and a vent hole provided on the second rotating shell, a discharge port fixedly connected to the bottom of the second rotating shell, and a second spiral blade provided on the outside of the second rotating shell.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the air outlet mechanism includes an air outlet block fixed on the second rotating shell, the air outlet block is provided with a main air outlet groove in a vertical direction, and an air outlet inclined groove is provided on the air outlet block at the position connected to the main air outlet groove.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the eccentric block mechanism includes a second motor base fixed to the bottom of the housing, the second motor base being fixedly connected to a second motor, and the output shaft of the second motor being fixedly connected to the eccentric block.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the lifting rod mechanism includes a spring fixed to the housing, a slip ring fixedly connected to the end of the spring away from the housing, the slip ring being slidably connected to the second rotating housing, a lifting rod fixedly connected to the side of the slip ring near the housing, the lifting rod passing through the housing and the filter plate, and being slidably connected to the lifting rod and the filter plate, with the eccentric block in contact with the slip ring.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material separation mechanism includes a lifting shell fixed to the lifting rod, a plurality of left inclined plates fixedly connected to the lifting shell, a first leakage hole provided on the left inclined plate, a plurality of right inclined plates fixedly connected to the lifting shell, a second leakage hole provided on the right inclined plate, a connecting hole provided at the bottom side of the lifting shell, the connecting hole and the bottom feed inlet being positioned correspondingly, and a bottom inclined plate fixedly connected to the bottom of the lifting shell.

[0015] The present invention has the following advantages: The present invention can drive the first rotating shell mechanism and the second rotating shell mechanism by setting a driving mechanism. The first rotating shell mechanism can lift the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and the second rotating shell mechanism can lift the Chinese herbal medicine pieces and store them at the same time. The air outlet mechanism can discharge the water vapor generated during drying. The eccentric block mechanism can push the lifting rod mechanism, thereby driving the material separation mechanism to rise and fall, so as to realize the slow descent of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. With the help of the fixing ring mechanism, the Chinese herbal medicine pieces can be dried. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of a multi-layer dryer for the production of Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0017] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of region A in the middle.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the air outlet mechanism in a multi-layer dryer used for the production of Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0019] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the lifting rod mechanism in a multi-layer dryer used for the production of Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Housing; 2. Support leg; 3. Filter plate; 4. Water outlet pipe; 5. Drive mechanism; 501. First motor; 502. Drive shaft; 503. First gear; 504. Second gear; 6. First rotating shell mechanism; 601. First rotating shell; 602. First spiral blade; 603. Third gear; 604. First feed hole; 7. Fixing ring mechanism; 701. Fixing ring; 702. Heating wire; 703. Bottom feed port; 8. Second rotating shell mechanism; 801. Second rotating shell; 802. Fourth gear; 803. Second feed hole; 804. Vent hole; 805. 806. Discharge port; 9. Second spiral blade; 10. Air outlet mechanism; 11. Air outlet block; 12. Main air outlet groove; 13. Inclined air outlet groove; 14. Eccentric block mechanism; 15. Second motor base; 16. Second motor; 17. Eccentric block; 18. Lifting rod mechanism; 19. Spring; 10. Slip ring; 11. Lifting rod; 12. Material discharge separation mechanism; 10. Lifting shell; 11. Left inclined plate; 12. First drain hole; 12. Right inclined plate; 12. Second drain hole; 13. Connecting hole; 14. Bottom inclined plate; 15. Inlet. Detailed Implementation

[0021] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention.

[0022] Example 1, please refer to Figures 1-4 A multi-layer dryer for producing Chinese herbal medicine slices includes a housing 1, with support legs 2 fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing 1, a filter plate 3 fixedly connected inside the housing 1, a water outlet pipe 4 and a feed inlet 13 on the housing 1, a drive mechanism 5 fixedly connected to the housing 1, a first rotating shell mechanism 6 rotatably connected to the housing 1, a fixing ring mechanism 7 fixedly connected to the filter plate 3, a second rotating shell mechanism 8 rotatably connected to the first rotating shell mechanism 6, an air outlet mechanism 9 fixedly connected to the top of the second rotating shell mechanism 8, an eccentric block mechanism 10 fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing 1, and a lifting rod mechanism 11 on the housing 1, which is fixedly connected to a material separation mechanism 12. The drive mechanism 5 drives the first rotating shell mechanism 6 and the second rotating shell mechanism 8, the eccentric block mechanism 10 drives the lifting rod mechanism 11, and the lifting rod mechanism 11 drives the material separation mechanism 12 to rise and fall.

[0023] The drive mechanism 5 includes a first motor 501 fixed to the housing 1. The output shaft of the first motor 501 is fixedly connected to a drive shaft 502, and the drive shaft 502 is fixedly connected to a first gear 503 and a second gear 504. The first rotating shell mechanism 6 includes a first rotating shell 601 rotatably connected to the housing 1. A first spiral blade 602 is fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell 601, and a third gear 603 is fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell 601. The third gear 603 meshes with the first gear 503. A first feed hole 604 is provided at the top of the first rotating shell 601, and the first rotating shell 601 is rotatably connected to the filter plate 3. The fixing ring mechanism 7 includes a fixing ring 701 fixed to the filter plate 3. An electric heating wire 702 is provided on the fixing ring 701, and a bottom feed port 703 is provided at the bottom of the fixing ring 701. The second rotating shell mechanism 8 includes a second rotating shell 801 rotatably connected to the first rotating shell 601. A fourth gear 802 is fixedly connected to the outside of the second rotating shell 801. The fourth gear 802 meshes with the second gear 504. The second rotating shell 801 is provided with a second feed hole 803 and a vent hole 804. A discharge port 805 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the second rotating shell 801. A second spiral blade 806 is provided on the outside of the second rotating shell 801. The air outlet mechanism 9 includes an air outlet block 901 fixed to the second rotating shell 801. The air outlet block 901 is provided with a vertically oriented air outlet main groove 902. An air outlet inclined groove 903 is provided on the air outlet block 901 at the position connected to the air outlet main groove 902.

[0024] Specifically, when the first motor 501 is turned on, the output shaft of the first motor 501 rotates, which drives the drive shaft 502 to rotate. The rotation of the drive shaft 502 drives the first gear 503 and the second gear 504 to rotate. The rotation of the first gear 503 drives the third gear 603 to rotate. The rotation of the third gear 603 drives the first rotating shell 601 to rotate, which in turn drives the first spiral blade 602 to rotate, thereby lifting the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. At the same time, the rotation of the second gear 504 drives the fourth gear 802 to rotate. The rotation of the fourth gear 802 drives the second rotating shell 801 to rotate, causing the second spiral blade 806 to rotate, thus completing the lifting of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0025] Example 2, see below. Figures 1-4 In this embodiment of the invention, the eccentric block mechanism 10 includes a second motor base 1001 fixed to the bottom of the housing 1, a second motor 1002 fixedly connected to the second motor base 1001, and an eccentric block 1003 fixedly connected to the output shaft of the second motor 1002. The lifting rod mechanism 11 includes a spring 1101 fixed to the housing 1, a slip ring 1102 fixedly connected to one end of the spring 1101 away from the housing 1, a slidably connected slip ring 1102 to a second rotating shell 801, a lifting rod 1103 fixedly connected to the side of the slip ring 1102 near the housing 1, the lifting rod 1103 passing through the housing 1 and the filter plate 3, and slidably connected to the lifting rod 1103 and the filter plate 3, with the eccentric block 1003 in contact with the slip ring 1102. The material feeding and separating mechanism 12 includes a lifting shell 1201 fixed to the lifting rod 1103. The lifting shell 1201 is fixedly connected to several left inclined plates 1202. The left inclined plates 1202 are provided with a first leakage hole 1203. The lifting shell 1201 is fixedly connected to several right inclined plates 1204. The right inclined plates 1204 are provided with a second leakage hole 1205. The bottom side of the lifting shell 1201 is provided with a connecting hole 1206. The connecting hole 1206 and the bottom feed port 703 are positioned corresponding to each other. The bottom inclined plate 1207 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the lifting shell 1201.

[0026] Specifically, when the second motor 1002 is turned on, the output shaft of the second motor 1002 rotates, which drives the eccentric block 1003 to rotate, thereby pushing the slip ring 1102 to rise and fall. As the slip ring 1102 rises and falls, it drives the lifting rod 1103 to rise and fall, thereby raising and lowering the lifting shell 1201, which in turn raises and lowers the left inclined plate 1202 and the right inclined plate 1204, thus achieving the slow descent of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. Finally, the pieces fall onto the bottom inclined plate 1207 and are discharged through the connecting hole 1206. With the heating of the heating wire 702, the Chinese herbal medicine pieces can be dried.

[0027] In the implementation of this invention, the Chinese herbal medicine slices to be dried are first put into the box 1 through the feed inlet 13. At this time, the water on the Chinese herbal medicine slices will leak into the bottom of the box 1 through the filter plate 3. Then, the drive mechanism 5 is activated, which drives the first rotating shell mechanism 6 and the second rotating shell mechanism 8 to rotate. The first rotating shell mechanism 6 will drive the Chinese herbal medicine slices to rise and enter between the first rotating shell mechanism 6 and the fixed ring mechanism 7. At this time, the fixed ring mechanism 7 is activated to realize the drying of the Chinese herbal medicine slices. At the same time, the Chinese herbal medicine slices will fall into the feeding and separation mechanism 12. At this time, the eccentric block mechanism 10 is activated, which drives the lifting rod mechanism 11 to rise and fall, and then drives the feeding and separation mechanism 12 to rise and fall, so that the Chinese herbal medicine slices are separated and fed. Under the drive of the second rotating shell mechanism 8, they will enter the second rotating shell mechanism 8 to realize the drying of the Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0028] The present invention enables the driving mechanism 5 to drive the first rotating shell mechanism 6 and the second rotating shell mechanism 8. The first rotating shell mechanism 6 can lift the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and the second rotating shell mechanism 8 can lift and store the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. The air outlet mechanism 9 can discharge the water vapor generated during drying. The eccentric block mechanism 10 can push the lifting rod mechanism 11, thereby driving the material separation mechanism 12 to rise and fall, so as to realize the slow descent of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. In conjunction with the fixing ring mechanism 7, the Chinese herbal medicine pieces can be dried.

[0029] Finally, it should be noted that the above descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A multi-layer drying machine for producing Chinese herbal medicine slices, comprising a housing, characterized in that, The bottom of the box is fixedly connected to a support leg, the inside of the box is fixedly connected to a filter plate, the box is provided with a water outlet pipe and a feed inlet, the box is fixedly connected to a drive mechanism, the box is rotatably connected to a first rotating shell mechanism, the filter plate is fixedly connected to a fixed ring mechanism, the first rotating shell mechanism is rotatably connected to a second rotating shell mechanism, the top of the second rotating shell mechanism is fixedly connected to an air outlet mechanism, the bottom of the box is fixedly connected to an eccentric block mechanism, the box is provided with a lifting rod mechanism, and the lifting rod mechanism is fixedly connected to a material discharge separation mechanism. The driving mechanism is used to drive the first rotating shell mechanism and the second rotating shell mechanism, the eccentric block mechanism is used to drive the lifting rod mechanism, and the lifting rod mechanism is used to drive the material feeding and separating mechanism to lift. The drive mechanism includes a first motor fixed to the housing, the output shaft of the first motor being fixedly connected to a drive shaft, and the drive shaft being fixedly connected to a first gear and a second gear. The first rotating shell mechanism includes a first rotating shell rotatably connected to the housing, a first spiral blade fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell, a third gear fixedly connected to the outside of the first rotating shell, the third gear meshing with the first gear, a first feed hole provided at the top of the first rotating shell, and the first rotating shell rotatably connected to the filter plate. The fixing ring mechanism includes a fixing ring fixed to the filter plate, a heating wire on the fixing ring, and a bottom feed port at the bottom of the fixing ring; The second rotating shell mechanism includes a second rotating shell rotatably connected to the first rotating shell, a fourth gear fixedly connected to the outside of the second rotating shell, the fourth gear meshing with the second gear, a second feed hole and a vent hole provided on the second rotating shell, a discharge port fixedly connected to the bottom of the second rotating shell, and a second spiral blade provided on the outside of the second rotating shell. The eccentric block mechanism includes a second motor base fixed to the bottom of the housing, the second motor base being fixedly connected to a second motor, and the output shaft of the second motor being fixedly connected to the eccentric block. The lifting rod mechanism includes a spring fixed on the housing, a slip ring fixedly connected to the end of the spring away from the housing, the slip ring being slidably connected to the second rotating housing, a lifting rod fixedly connected to the side of the slip ring near the housing, the lifting rod passing through the housing and the filter plate and being slidably connected to the housing and the filter plate, and the eccentric block contacting the slip ring; The material feeding and separating mechanism includes a lifting shell fixed to the lifting rod. The lifting shell is fixedly connected to several left inclined plates and several right inclined plates. The left inclined plate is provided with a first leakage hole, and the right inclined plate is provided with a second leakage hole. The bottom side of the lifting shell is provided with a connecting hole, which corresponds to the bottom feed inlet. The bottom of the lifting shell is fixedly connected to a bottom inclined plate.

2. The multi-layer dryer for producing traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air outlet mechanism includes an air outlet block fixed on the second rotating shell, the air outlet block is provided with a main air outlet groove in the vertical direction, and an air outlet inclined groove is provided on the air outlet block at the position connected to the main air outlet groove.

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