A precise dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine

Abstract

A kind of viscous traditional Chinese medicine precision dispensing machine, including rack and storage bin, movement module, cutting module, lifting module, rough delivery module, precision delivery module, weighing module, movement module is the module for making cutting module and storage bin between along a movement locus reciprocating relative motion, the rough delivery module is located in the rough passage side of the cutting module, the precision delivery module is located in the precision passage side of the cutting module.The present scheme can be automatically cut, transported, weighed and dispensed for large block of viscous traditional Chinese medicine, utilize rough operation, carry out fast mass dispensing, utilize precision operation, carry out small amount of precision dispensing, so as to save the manual labor of manual operation, and dispensing efficiency, dispensing accuracy can be greatly improved.

Description

A precise dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of automated dispensing technology for traditional Chinese medicine, specifically to a precision dispensing machine for adding traditional Chinese medicine to a viscous liquid. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) refers to drugs used for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, or regulation of bodily functions under the guidance of TCM theories. It includes both raw medicinal herbs and prepared Chinese medicines. TCM encompasses a vast array of herbs; the earliest known medical text, the *Shennong Bencao Jing*, records as many as 365 medicinal herbs, most of which are still in use today. Currently, according to surveys and statistics conducted by scholars both domestically and internationally, approximately 500 medicinal herbs are commonly used in clinical practice, with about 250 being the most frequently used.

[0003] During the storage of some traditional Chinese medicines, due to their inherent properties, such as the presence of fatty oils, volatile oils, mucilage, or sugars, they may exhibit oiliness or sugar reversion. Additionally, some herbs containing sugar gums, resins, or waxes, such as raw and processed Rehmannia root, may soften under elevated temperatures or moisture, leading to adhesion and clumping. When dispensing, the original bulk herbs often transform into large clumps, weighing 1-10 kilograms and irregularly shaped. Dispensing these clumps typically requires pharmacists to manually break them apart or cut them with a knife, resulting in low efficiency and difficulty in achieving accurate weight distribution, especially for herbs requiring high precision. This makes it impossible to balance rapid and accurate dispensing.

[0004] In view of this, how to address the problems of difficulty in dispensing viscous Chinese medicine after it has formed into clumps, such as low efficiency and poor precision, and thus the inability to achieve both rapid and accurate dispensing, has become the research topic to be solved in this invention. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a precision dispensing machine for viscous Chinese medicine, so as to solve the problems of difficulty in dispensing and low efficiency after viscous Chinese medicine is formed into clumps.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this invention proposes a precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine, used for the rapid and precise cutting and dispensing of viscous traditional Chinese medicine. The dispensing machine includes a frame and, mounted on the frame, a medicine storage bin, a motion module, a cutting module, a lifting module, a coarse dispensing module, a fine dispensing module, and a weighing module; wherein,

[0007] The medicine storage chamber is a container for storing medicines. The medicine storage chamber has a medicine inlet and a medicine outlet, and a scraper is provided on the medicine storage chamber.

[0008] The motion module is used to enable the cutting module and the drug storage chamber to reciprocate relative to each other along a motion trajectory; the motion module includes a motion drive unit and a motion action end, the motion drive unit is mounted on the frame, the motion drive unit is connected to the motion action end, and the motion action end is connected in cooperation with the cutting module and / or the drug storage chamber; the motion drive unit drives the motion action end to make the cutting module and / or the drug storage chamber reciprocate along the motion path;

[0009] The cutting module includes blades and a tray; multiple blades are spaced apart on the movement path of the medicine storage chamber, and the blades cooperate with scrapers; the tray is installed below the blades in a liftable manner, and multiple compartments for storing the cut viscous Chinese medicine are formed by adjacent blades and trays; the cutting module has a coarse hair channel at one end of the movement path and a fine hair channel at the other end.

[0010] The lifting module is a module used to drive the pallet to rise and fall, and the lifting module includes a lifting drive mechanism connected to the pallet;

[0011] The coarse hair delivery module and the fine hair delivery module are modules used to receive and deliver the viscous Chinese medicine that has been cut and scraped out. The coarse hair delivery module is located on one side of the coarse hair channel of the cutting module, and the fine hair delivery module is located on one side of the fine hair channel of the cutting module. Both the coarse hair delivery module and the fine hair delivery module have a drug output end.

[0012] The weighing module is used to weigh the viscous Chinese medicine conveyed by the conveying module. The weighing module is located on the side of the medicine output end of the coarse hair conveying module and the fine hair conveying module.

[0013] The relevant content of this invention is explained as follows:

[0014] 1. In the above technical solution of the present invention, the working process can be as follows: large clumps of viscous Chinese medicine are placed into the storage chamber through the feeding port. The viscous Chinese medicine comes into contact with the cutting module from the dispensing port. When dispensing is required, the motion module drives the cutting module and / or the storage chamber to reciprocate along the motion path. The viscous Chinese medicine in contact with the blade of the cutting module will be cut off by the tangential cooperation between the blade and the storage chamber as it moves along the motion path. The cut-off parts will be left in the compartments. The storage chamber is moved to one end near the fine dispensing channel. The lifting mechanism moves the tray and the slit viscous Chinese medicine on it up a certain distance. The storage chamber is then moved to the coarse dispensing channel. At this time, the scraper and blade on the storage chamber cooperate. The sticky Chinese medicine extending from the compartment is cut and pushed into the coarse dispensing channel, then falls into the coarse dispensing conveyor module, and is then conveyed from the coarse dispensing conveyor module to the weighing mechanism for weighing. This completes the coarse dispensing operation of the sticky Chinese medicine, which is mainly aimed at achieving rapid dispensing. After the coarse dispensing is completed, the weighing data from the weighing mechanism can determine how much Chinese medicine is still missing from the target weight of the Chinese medicine prescription. The lifting mechanism is then controlled to raise the pallet a small distance, driving the medicine storage bin from the coarse dispensing channel to the fine dispensing channel. At the same time, the sticky Chinese medicine extending out is cut and scraped into the fine dispensing channel and falls into the fine dispensing conveyor module, which is then conveyed from the fine dispensing conveyor module to the weighing mechanism for weighing. This completes the fine dispensing operation of the sticky Chinese medicine, which is mainly aimed at achieving precise dispensing. With the above settings, large clumps of sticky Chinese medicine can be automatically cut, conveyed, weighed and dispensed. Coarse dispensing can be used for rapid dispensing of large quantities of medicine, while fine dispensing can be used for small and precise dispensing of medicine. This saves manual labor and greatly improves dispensing efficiency and accuracy.

[0015] 2. In the above technical solution, the motion path is a straight line or an arc, and the corresponding motion driving unit in the motion module is a straight motion driving unit or an arc motion driving unit; whether the path is a straight line or an arc, the drug delivery of the present invention can be achieved, and the solution is more complete.

[0016] 3. In the above technical solution, a track is provided on the frame, and the drug storage bin slides or rolls on the track; by setting the track, the drug storage bin can perform reciprocating motion with stable guidance more stably and reliably on the track, which is a reasonable setting.

[0017] 4. In the above technical solution, a scraper is provided on at least one of the inner and outer sides of the bottom of the medicine storage chamber. The scraper is a single-edged or double-edged blade, which facilitates the separation of the viscous medicine in the medicine storage chamber after it has fallen into the compartment, and avoids the medicine storage chamber from getting stuck between the medicine storage chamber and the compartment due to the viscous Chinese medicine sticking to it.

[0018] 5. In the above technical solution, two sensing units are provided on the track. Two sensing units are respectively positioned when the medicine storage bin is close to the coarse dispensing channel and the fine dispensing channel, and another sensing unit is respectively positioned when the medicine storage bin is far away from the coarse dispensing channel and the fine dispensing channel. The sensing units sense the position of the medicine storage bin, thereby enabling it to operate in conjunction with the motion module, the lifting module and the conveying module, providing further technical support for the automated operation of this viscous Chinese medicine precision dispensing machine.

[0019] 6. In the above technical solution, the motion drive unit is a rotary motor, and the motion module further includes a belt drive pair and a connecting plate. The rotating shaft of the rotary motor is connected to the belt drive pair, the belt drive pair is connected to the connecting plate, and the medicine storage chamber is positioned connected to the connecting plate. This drives the medicine storage chamber to perform stable and reliable reciprocating motion, and provides sufficient cutting force when the scraper and the blade move relative to each other to cut sticky Chinese medicine, avoiding lag.

[0020] 7. In the above technical solution, the blade is placed obliquely on the movement path; so that the cutting of viscous Chinese medicine is oblique cutting, thereby making the cutting blade sharper and dispensing medicine faster.

[0021] 8. In the above technical solution, the conveying module is a conveyor belt module, a vibratory feeder module, or a screw module, which is used to quickly dispense the cut viscous Chinese medicine.

[0022] 9. In the above technical solution, a cutter is provided on the path of the conveying module conveying the viscous Chinese medicine to the weighing module. The cutter further cuts the viscous Chinese medicine before it enters the weighing module for accurate weighing.

[0023] 10. In the above technical solution, the medicine inlet is open facing upwards, the medicine outlet is open facing downwards, and the scraper is located at the lower end of the medicine storage chamber, so that large clumps of sticky Chinese medicine can be pressed down by their own weight and can be smoothly cut when the scraper and the blade are in contact. The structure is reasonable and the cutting efficiency is improved.

[0024] 11. In the above technical solution, the tray is arranged such that the entire tray is located below all the blades, and the lifting mechanism drives the entire tray to move up and down; or the tray is arranged as multiple independent trays, each located below its respective compartment, and each lifting mechanism individually drives its own tray to move up and down. The first solution can involve overall lifting, which controls the weight of the viscous Chinese medicine being cut and pushed out of the coarse and fine hair channels. The second solution allows for selective lifting and lowering of each tray individually, thus enabling more precise control of the dispensing amount.

[0025] 12. In the above technical solution, the coarse hair conveying module is located on the left side of the frame, and the fine hair conveying module is located on the right side of the frame; the present invention is not limited thereto, and the coarse hair conveying module may also be located on the right side of the frame, and the fine hair conveying module may be located on the left side of the frame.

[0026] 13. In this invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, a direct connection, or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise expressly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] 14. In this invention, the terms “center,” “upper,” “lower,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional assembly relationship shown in the drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0028] 15. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0029] Due to the application of the above-mentioned solution, the present invention has the following advantages and effects compared with the prior art:

[0030] In the above-described scheme of the present invention, large clumps of viscous traditional Chinese medicine are placed into the storage chamber through the feeding port. The viscous medicine comes into contact with the cutting module from the dispensing port. When dispensing is required, the motion module drives the cutting module and / or the storage chamber to reciprocate along the motion path. The viscous medicine in contact with the blade of the cutting module is cut off during this movement along the motion path by the tangential cooperation between the blade and the storage chamber. The cut-off portions are left in the compartments. The storage chamber is moved to one end near the fine dispensing channel. The lifting mechanism moves the tray and the already cut viscous medicine on it up a certain distance. The storage chamber is then moved to the coarse dispensing channel. At this time, the scraper and blade on the storage chamber cooperate to extend the contents of the compartments. The viscous Chinese medicinal herbs are then cut and pushed into the coarse dispensing channel, falling into the coarse dispensing conveyor module. From there, they are conveyed to the weighing mechanism for weighing, thus completing the coarse dispensing operation of the viscous herbs. The primary goal of coarse dispensing is to achieve rapid dispensing. After coarse dispensing, the weighing data from the weighing mechanism determines how much weight of Chinese medicinal herbs is still needed to reach the target weight in the prescription. The lifting mechanism is then controlled to raise the pallet a short distance, driving the medicine storage bin from the coarse dispensing channel to the fine dispensing channel. Simultaneously, the protruding viscous herbs are cut and scraped into the fine dispensing channel, falling into the fine dispensing conveyor module. From there, they are conveyed to the weighing mechanism for weighing, thus completing the fine dispensing operation of the viscous herbs. The primary goal of fine dispensing is to achieve precise dispensing. Through this setup, large clumps of viscous Chinese medicinal herbs can be automatically cut, conveyed, weighed, and dispensed. The coarse dispensing operation enables rapid, large-volume dispensing, while the fine dispensing operation enables small-volume, precise dispensing, thereby saving manual labor and significantly improving dispensing efficiency and accuracy. Attached Figure Description

[0031] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the medicine storage bin approaching the coarse conveying module in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the drug storage compartment near the hair delivery module in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0033] Figure 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the cutting module in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] The parts shown in the above attached diagram are illustrated below:

[0036] 1. Frame; 11. Rail;

[0037] 2. Medicine storage warehouse;

[0038] 21. Inlet for applying medicine; 22. Outlet for dispensing medicine; 23. Scraper;

[0039] 3. Motion module;

[0040] 31. Motion drive unit; 32. Motion action end; 33. Transmission pair;

[0041] 4. Cutting module;

[0042] 41. Blade; 42. Support plate; 43. Compartment; 44. Coarse hair channel; 45. Fine hair channel;

[0043] 5. Lifting module; 51. Lifting drive mechanism;

[0044] 61. Coarse hair delivery module; 62. Fine hair delivery module; 60. Drug output end;

[0045] 7. Weighing module;

[0046] 8. Sensing unit. Detailed Implementation

[0047] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0048] Example 1, as shown in Figure 1, presents a precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine, used for rapid and precise dispensing of viscous traditional Chinese medicine. The dispensing machine includes a frame 1 and a medicine storage chamber 2, a motion module 3, a cutting module 4, a lifting module 5, a coarse hair conveying module 61, a fine hair conveying module 62, and a weighing module 7 installed on the frame 1. The medicine storage chamber 2 is a container for storing medicine, and has a medicine inlet 21 and a medicine outlet 22. A scraper 23 is provided on the medicine storage chamber 2.

[0049] In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the motion module 3 is a module for causing the drug storage chamber 2 to reciprocate along a motion trajectory; the motion module 3 includes a motion drive unit 31 and a motion action end 32. The motion drive unit 31 is mounted on the frame 1 and connected to the motion action end 32. The motion action end 32 is connected to the drug storage chamber 2; the motion drive unit 31 drives the motion action end 32 to cause the drug storage chamber 2 to reciprocate along the motion path.

[0050] In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the cutting module 4 includes a blade 41 and a tray 42; multiple blades 41 are arranged at intervals on the movement path of the medicine storage chamber 2, and the blades 41 cooperate with the scraper 23; the tray 42 is installed below the blades 41 in a height-adjustable manner, and multiple compartments 43 for storing the cut viscous Chinese medicine are formed by adjacent blades 41 and trays 42; the cutting module 4 is provided with a coarse hair channel 44 at one end of the movement path and a fine hair channel 45 at the other end.

[0051] In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the lifting module 5 is a module for driving the pallet 42 to rise and fall, and the lifting module 5 includes a lifting drive mechanism 51 connected to the pallet 42.

[0052] In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the coarse hair conveying module 61 and the fine hair conveying module 62 are modules for receiving and conveying the viscous Chinese medicine that has been cut and scraped out. The coarse hair conveying module 61 is located on one side of the coarse hair channel 44 of the cutting module 4, and the fine hair conveying module 62 is located on one side of the fine hair channel 45 of the cutting module 4. Both the coarse hair conveying module 61 and the fine hair conveying module 62 have a medicine output end 60. The coarse hair conveying module 61 is located on the left side of the frame 1, and the fine hair conveying module 62 is located on the right side of the frame 1.

[0053] In Embodiment 1 of the present invention, the weighing module 7 is a module used to weigh the viscous Chinese medicine conveyed by the conveying module. The weighing module 7 is located on the side of the drug output end 60 of the coarse hair conveying module 61 and the fine hair conveying module 62.

[0054] By implementing the above embodiments of the present invention, large clumps of sticky Chinese medicine can be automatically cut, transported, weighed and dispensed. Coarse dispensing can be used for rapid dispensing of large quantities of medicine, while fine dispensing can be used for small-quantity and precise dispensing of medicine. This saves manual labor and greatly improves dispensing efficiency and accuracy.

[0055] The workflow of Embodiment 1 of the present invention can be referred to as follows:

[0056] 1. Large, clump-like pieces of sticky Chinese medicine are placed into the medicine storage chamber 2 through the medicine inlet 21, and the sticky Chinese medicine comes into contact with the cutting module 4 through the medicine outlet 22.

[0057] 2. When medication needs to be dispensed, the motion module 3 drives the cutting module 4 and / or the medicine storage chamber 2 to reciprocate along the motion path. The sticky Chinese medicine that comes into contact with the blade 41 of the cutting module 4 will be cut off as it moves along the motion path, under the tangential cooperation of the blade 41 and the medicine storage chamber 2. The cut-off part will be left in each compartment 43.

[0058] 3. During the coarse dispensing operation, the medicine storage bin 2 is located at one end near the fine dispensing channel 45. The lifting mechanism drives the pallet 42 and the slit viscous Chinese medicine on it to rise a certain distance. The medicine storage bin 2 is then moved closer to the coarse dispensing channel 44. At this time, the scraper and blade 41 on the medicine storage bin 2 work together to cut and push the viscous Chinese medicine extending from the compartment 43 to the coarse dispensing channel 44 and fall into the coarse dispensing conveying module 61. It is then conveyed from the coarse dispensing conveying module 61 to the weighing mechanism for weighing, thus completing the coarse dispensing operation of the viscous Chinese medicine. The main purpose of the coarse dispensing operation is to achieve rapid dispensing of medicine.

[0059] 4. During the fine dispensing operation, the weight of the Chinese medicine prescription is determined based on the weighing data from the weighing mechanism. The lifting mechanism is then controlled to raise the pallet 42 a small distance, driving the medicine storage bin 2 from the coarse dispensing channel 44 to the fine dispensing channel 45. At the same time, the protruding sticky Chinese medicine is cut and scraped into the fine dispensing channel 45 and falls into the fine dispensing conveying module 62. From the fine dispensing conveying module 62, it is then conveyed to the weighing mechanism for weighing, thus completing the fine dispensing operation of the sticky Chinese medicine. The main purpose of the fine dispensing operation is to achieve accurate dispensing.

[0060] In Embodiment 2, the structure of the viscous traditional Chinese medicine precision dispensing machine proposed in Embodiment 2 of the present invention is mostly the same as that in Embodiment 1. The difference is that the motion module 3 is a module for reciprocating relative motion of the cutting module 4 along a motion trajectory. The motion action end 32 of the motion drive unit 31 is connected to the cutting module 4. The motion drive unit 31 drives the motion action end 32 to make the cutting module 4 reciprocate along the motion path. In Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the coarse hair conveying module 61 is located on the right side of the frame 1, and the fine hair conveying module 62 is located on the left side of the frame 1.

[0061] In Example 3, the structure of the viscous Chinese medicine precision dispensing machine proposed in Example 2 of the present invention is mostly the same as that in Example 1. The difference is that the motion module 3 is a module used to make both the cutting module 4 and the medicine storage bin 2 reciprocate along a motion trajectory, and the motion action end 32 of the motion drive unit 31 is connected to the cutting module 4 and the medicine storage bin 2 respectively.

[0062] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the motion path is a straight line or an arc, and the corresponding motion driving unit 31 in the motion module 3 is a straight motion driving unit 31 or an arc motion driving unit 31; whether the path is a straight line or an arc, the drug delivery of the present invention can be achieved, and the solution is more complete.

[0063] Furthermore, the frame 1 is provided with a track 11, the shape of which matches the shape of the aforementioned motion path. The medicine storage chamber 2 slides or rolls on the track 11. By setting the track 11, the medicine storage chamber 2 can perform reciprocating motion with stable guidance on the track 11 more stably and reliably, which is a reasonable setting.

[0064] Specifically, two sensing units 8 are provided on the track 11. The two sensing units 8 are respectively located at the positions of the medicine storage chamber 2 when it is close to the coarse hair channel and the fine hair channel. The sensing units 8 sense the position of the medicine storage chamber 2, so that it can be linked with the motion module 3, the lifting module 5 and the conveying module 6 to provide further technical support for the automated operation of the viscous Chinese medicine dispensing machine.

[0065] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the motion drive unit 31 is a rotary motor, and the motion module 3 further includes a belt drive pair 33 and a connecting plate. The rotating shaft of the rotary motor is connected to the belt drive pair 33, the belt drive pair 33 is connected to the connecting plate, and the medicine storage chamber 2 is positioned connected to the connecting plate. This drives the medicine storage chamber 2 to perform stable and reliable reciprocating motion, and ensures sufficient cutting force when the scraper 23 and the blade 41 move relative to each other to cut sticky Chinese medicine, avoiding lag.

[0066] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the blade 41 is placed obliquely on the movement path; so that the cutting of viscous Chinese medicine is oblique, thereby making the cutting blade sharper and dispensing medicine faster.

[0067] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the conveying module 6 is a conveyor belt module, a vibratory feeder module, or a screw module, which is used to quickly dispense the cut viscous Chinese medicine.

[0068] In the above embodiments of the present invention, a cutter is provided along the path from the conveying module 6 to the weighing module 7 for conveying viscous Chinese medicine. The cutter further cuts the viscous Chinese medicine before it enters the weighing module 7 for accurate weighing.

[0069] In the above embodiments of the present invention, the medicine inlet 21 is open facing upwards, the medicine outlet 22 is open facing downwards, and the scraper 23 is located at the lower end of the medicine storage chamber 2, so that large clumps of sticky Chinese medicine can be pressed down by their own weight, and can be smoothly cut when the scraper 23 and the blade 41 are in contact. The structure is reasonable and the cutting efficiency is improved.

[0070] In the above embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG4, the tray 42 is arranged such that the entire tray 42 is located below all the blades 41, and the lifting mechanism drives the entire tray 42 to move up and down; or the tray 42 is arranged such that multiple independent trays 42 are each located below each of the compartments 43, and each of the lifting mechanisms drives its own tray 42 to move up and down individually. The first solution can be a whole-body lifting mechanism, which controls the weight of the viscous Chinese medicine being cut and pushed out of the coarse hair channel and fine hair channel. The second solution is to selectively lift and lower each tray 42 individually, thereby allowing for more precise control of the dispensing amount.

[0071] The possible variations of the present invention in relation to the above embodiments are described below:

[0072] 1. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the motion module 3 drives the cutting module 4 and the drug storage chamber 2 to reciprocate relative to each other along a motion trajectory in one of the following ways:

[0073] The motion module 3's motion action end 32 acts on one of the drug storage chambers 2, and the motion module 3 drives the drug storage chambers 2 to reciprocate along a motion trajectory.

[0074] The motion module 3's motion action end 32 acts on one of the cutting modules 4, and the motion module 3 drives the cutting module 4 to reciprocate along a motion trajectory.

[0075] The motion module 3's motion action end 32 acts on both the cutting module 4 and the drug storage chamber 2, and the motion module 3 drives the relative motion between the cutting module 4 and the drug storage chamber 2 along a motion trajectory parameter.

[0076] 2. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the motion drive unit 31 may be a rotary motor and a belt drive pair 33, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the motion drive unit 31 may also be:

[0077] (a) Cylinder, the piston rod of the cylinder serves as the working end of the linear drive mechanism;

[0078] (b) A linear motor, wherein the rotor of the linear motor serves as the working end of the linear drive mechanism;

[0079] (c) The combination of control motor and lead screw mechanism, wherein the control motor is a stepper motor or servo motor, the lead screw and nut mechanism is a screw pair formed by the lead screw and nut, the control motor is connected to the lead screw transmission, and the nut is the working end of the linear drive mechanism.

[0080] 3. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the motion path is a straight line or an arc, and the corresponding motion drive unit 31 in the motion module 3 is a straight motion drive unit 31 or an arc motion drive unit 31.

[0081] 4. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the pallet 42 may be a whole pallet or a single pallet that can be raised and lowered independently.

[0082] 5. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the lifting drive mechanism adopts a cylinder, a linear motor or other mechanism that can play the same role.

[0083] 6. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the conveying module adopts belt conveying, screw conveying, vibratory feeder conveying or other mechanisms that can play the same role.

[0084] 7. In the above embodiments of the present invention, the coarse hair conveying module is disposed on the left side of the frame and the fine hair conveying module is disposed on the right side of the frame; the present invention is not limited thereto, and the coarse hair conveying module may also be disposed on the right side of the frame and the fine hair conveying module is disposed on the left side of the frame.

[0085] The above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical concept and features of the present invention, and are intended to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention and implement it accordingly. They should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the present invention. All equivalent changes or modifications made in accordance with the spirit and essence of the present invention should be covered within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine, used for the rapid and precise cutting and dispensing of viscous traditional Chinese medicine, characterized in that: The dispensing machine includes a frame (1) and a medicine storage bin (2), a motion module (3), a cutting module (4), a lifting module (5), a coarse hair conveying module (61), a fine hair conveying module (62), and a weighing module (7) installed on the frame (1); wherein, the medicine storage bin (2) is a container for storing medicine, the medicine storage bin (2) has a medicine inlet (21) and a medicine outlet (22), and a scraper (23) is provided on the medicine storage bin (2); the motion module (3) is a module for causing the cutting module (4) and the medicine storage bin (2) to reciprocate relative to each other along a motion trajectory; the motion module (3) includes a motion A drive unit (31) and a motion action end (32) are provided. The drive unit (31) is mounted on the frame (1) and connected to the motion action end (32). The motion action end (32) is connected to the cutting module (4) and / or the medicine storage chamber (2). The drive unit (31) drives the motion action end (32) to make the cutting module (4) and / or the medicine storage chamber (2) reciprocate along the motion path. The cutting module (4) includes a blade (41) and a support plate (42). Multiple blades (41) are spaced apart on the motion path of the medicine storage chamber (2). The blade (41) cooperates with the scraper (23); the tray (42) is vertically mounted below the blade (41), and multiple compartments (43) for storing the cut viscous Chinese medicine are formed between adjacent blades (41) and trays (42); the cutting module (4) is provided with a coarse hair channel (44) at one end of the movement path and a fine hair channel (45) at the other end; the lifting module (5) is a module for driving the tray (42) to rise and fall, and the lifting module (5) includes a lifting drive mechanism (51) connected to the tray (42); the coarse hair conveying module (61) and the fine hair conveying module (62) are also mentioned. 2) For receiving and conveying the viscous Chinese medicine that has been cut and scraped out, the coarse hair conveying module (61) is located on one side of the coarse hair channel (44) of the cutting module (4), and the fine hair conveying module (62) is located on one side of the fine hair channel (45) of the cutting module (4). Both the coarse hair conveying module (61) and the fine hair conveying module (62) have a drug output end (60). The weighing module (7) is a module for weighing the viscous Chinese medicine conveyed by the conveying module. The weighing module (7) is located on one side of the drug output end (60) of the coarse hair conveying module (61) and the fine hair conveying module (62).

2. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motion path is a straight line or an arc, and the corresponding motion drive unit (31) in the motion module (3) is a straight motion drive unit (31) or an arc motion drive unit (31).

3. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (1) is provided with a track (11), and the medicine storage chamber (2) slides or rolls on the track (11).

4. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 3, characterized in that: Between the inner and outer sides of the bottom of the medicine storage chamber (2), a scraper (23) is provided on at least one of them, the scraper (23) being a single-edged or double-edged blade.

5. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motion drive unit (31) is a rotary motor, the motion action end (32) is a connecting plate, the motion module (3) also includes a transmission pair (33), the rotating shaft of the rotary motor is connected to the transmission pair (33), the transmission pair (33) is connected to the connecting plate in a transmission manner, and the medicine storage chamber (2) is connected to the connecting plate in a positioning manner.

6. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blade (41) is placed obliquely on the movement path.

7. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coarse hair conveying module (61) and the fine hair conveying module (62) are conveyor belt modules, vibratory feeder modules, or screw modules. The amount of viscous Chinese medicine conveyed by the coarse hair conveying module (61) is greater than that conveyed by the fine hair conveying module (62) per unit time.

8. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A cutter is provided along the path of the coarse hair conveying module (61) and fine hair conveying module (62) to convey viscous Chinese medicine to the weighing module (7).

9. The precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine inlet (21) is open facing upwards, the medicine outlet (22) is open facing downwards, and the two scrapers (23) are respectively located on both sides of the lower end of the medicine storage chamber (2).

10. A precision dispensing machine for viscous traditional Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pallet (42) is arranged such that the entire pallet (42) is located below all the blades (41), and the entire pallet (42) is driven up and down by the lifting drive mechanism (51); or the pallet (42) is arranged such that multiple independent pallets (42) are each located below each of the compartments (43), and each of the lifting drive mechanisms (51) drives its own pallet (42) up and down individually.

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