Rapid drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces

By designing a quick drying equipment including drying devices, flip devices and fixing devices, the problems of uneven heat and large energy loss of medicinal materials during drying Chinese herbal medicines are solved, and uniform heat and efficient drying of medicinal materials are achieved, ensuring that Product quality.

CN119103827AInactive Publication Date: 2024-12-10HARBIN UNIV OF COMMERCE
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Application Number
CN202411453826.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-17
Publication Date
2024-12-10
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The existing Chinese herbal medicine drying equipment is unevenly heated during the drying process, resulting in large energy loss and easy deterioration.

Method used

A rapid drying equipment including a drying device, a flip device and a fixing device is designed to realize air circulation and heat recovery by setting up an axial flow fan and an electric heating plate. The flip device and a fixing device are used to ensure that the medicinal materials are heated uniformly and fixed, and avoid deterioration. .

Benefits of technology

It realizes uniform heating of medicinal materials, improves drying efficiency, reduces energy losses, and avoids deterioration of medicinal materials during drying, ensuring product quality.

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Abstract

The invention provides quick drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, and relates to the field of drying equipment. The rapid drying equipment for the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces comprises a drying device, a turnover device and four fixing devices, the turnover device is arranged in the middle of the inner side wall of the drying device, the four fixing devices are arranged on the side wall of the turnover device, the drying device comprises a shell, and four supporting legs are arranged at the bottom end of the shell in a circumferential array mode. Four connecting pipes are arranged on the side wall of the shell in a circumferential array mode, four first motors are arranged at the bottom end of the inner side wall of the shell in a circumferential array mode, a limiting ring is fixedly connected to the position, close to the lower portion, of the inner side wall of the shell, an electric heating plate is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the limiting ring, and a second filter screen is fixedly connected to the top end of the limiting ring. By arranging the drying device, the drying efficiency of the medicinal materials is improved, by arranging the overturning device, deterioration of the medicinal materials in the drying process is avoided, and by arranging the fixing device, deformation of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials after shrinkage in the drying process is effectively avoided.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of drying equipment, in particular to a rapid drying equipment for Chinese herbal medicine slices. Background Art

[0002] After washing, soaking, rinsing, cutting, and roasting, the water content of the medicinal materials is relatively high, generally above 10-15%, and they need to be dried. The purpose of drying Chinese herbal medicine slices is to remove the moisture in the Chinese herbal medicine slices, avoid mold, insect infestation, oil loss, discoloration, or decomposition of active ingredients, and ensure the safety and effectiveness of Chinese herbal medicine slices. It is an important step to ensure the quality of Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0003] Although the prior art uses drying equipment to dry Chinese herbal medicines to prevent them from getting moldy and deteriorating during storage, the problem of uneven heating of the medicinal materials during the drying process can easily lead to deterioration of the medicinal materials during the drying process. Therefore, a person skilled in the art provides a rapid drying equipment for Chinese herbal medicines to solve the problems raised in the above background technology. Summary of the invention

[0004] 1. Technical issues to be solved

[0005] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, which solves the problem that the medicinal materials are heated unevenly during drying and a large amount of energy is lost during the drying process.

[0006] (II) Technical solution

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is implemented through the following technical solutions: a rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, comprising a drying device, a turning device and four fixing devices, the turning device being arranged in the middle of the inner side wall of the drying device, and the four fixing devices being arranged on the side wall of the turning device, the drying device comprising a shell, the bottom end of the shell having four supporting legs in a circumferential array, the side wall of the shell having four connecting pipes in a circumferential array, one end of the inner side wall of the four connecting pipes being fixedly connected to a first filter screen, the middle part of the inner side wall of the four first filter screens being fixedly connected to an axial flow fan, the bottom end of the inner side wall of the shell having four first motors in a circumferential array, one side of the middle part of the bottom end of the inner side wall of the first motor being fixedly connected to a controller, the top ends of the four first motors being rotatably connected to fan blades, the inner side wall of the shell being fixedly connected to a limiting ring at a lower position, the inner side wall of the limiting ring being fixedly connected to an electric heating plate, and the top end of the limiting ring being fixedly connected to a second filter screen.

[0008] Preferably, the flipping device includes a rotating rod and a second motor, the top of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to a fixed plate, the top of the fixed plate is provided with a sliding groove, the inner side wall of the sliding groove is slidably connected to the second rotating shaft, four side walls of the second rotating shaft are respectively fixedly connected to the driven gear, the four side walls of the second rotating shaft at the upper position are respectively fixedly connected to the transmission bevel gear, the four side walls of the second rotating shaft at the lower position are respectively rotatably connected to connecting rods, the other ends of the four connecting rods are respectively rotatably connected to the driven bevel gears, the middle part of the top of the fixed plate is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft, the middle part of the side wall of the first rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the transmission gear, and the top of the second motor is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom end of the shell.

[0009] Preferably, the fixing device includes a fixing block, one side of the fixing block is fixedly connected to the second filter plate, the top of the second filter plate is fixedly connected to a mounting bracket, the inner side wall of the mounting bracket is rotatably connected to a cover plate, the middle part of the top of the cover plate is fixedly connected to a telescopic rod, the movable end of the telescopic rod passes through the cover plate and is fixedly connected to the first filter plate, one side of the second filter plate is rotatably connected to a fixing bolt, both sides of the bottom end of the cover plate are respectively fixedly connected to sleeves, two inner side walls of the sleeves are slidably connected to sliding rods, two side walls of the sliding rods are provided with springs, and the other ends of the four fixing blocks are respectively fixedly connected to the other ends of the driven bevel gears.

[0010] Preferably, the four output ends of the first motors are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the four fan blades, one ends of the four connecting pipes are connected to the upper side walls of the shell, and the other ends of the four connecting pipes are connected to the lower side walls of the shell.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom end of the rotating rod passes through the middle of the upper end surface of the second filter screen, the middle of the upper end surface of the electric heating plate and the middle of the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell and is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor, the driven gear is respectively meshed with four driven gears, the four transmission bevel gears are respectively meshed with four driven bevel gears, and the bottom ends of the four second rotating shafts are respectively slidably connected to the inner wall of the slide groove.

[0012] Preferably, the fixed ends of the four telescopic rods are fixedly connected to the middle of the top of the cover plate, one end of several springs is fixedly connected to the bottom ends of several sleeves, the other ends of several springs are fixedly connected to both sides of the tops of four first filter plates, and the four fixing bolts are respectively threadedly connected to the other side of the first filter plate.

[0013] Preferably, the four first motors, the four axial flow fans, the second motor and the four telescopic rods are all electrically connected to the controller.

[0014] Working principle: first, rotate the cover plate 301 to open the fixing device 3, evenly spread the Chinese medicine slices on the surface of the second filter plate 304, put down the cover plate 301 and rotate the fixing bolt 303 to lock the cover plate 301, open the telescopic rod 307, and the first filter plate 302 moves downward to press the Chinese medicine slices. At the same time, the sliding rods 309 on both sides of the top of the first filter plate 302 clamp the first filter plate 302 under the action of the spring 3010. At this time, turn on the second motor 2011 to drive the rotating rod 203 to rotate. When the transmission gear 205 rotates, the four flip devices 2 will rotate around the transmission gear 204 through the driven gear 204. The moving gear 205 rotates, and the transmission bevel gear 206 will rotate along with it. The transmission bevel gear 206 drives the driven bevel gear 209 to rotate, so that the four flipping devices 2 can rotate by themselves. At the same time, the first motor 1010 and the electric heating plate 106 are turned on. The first motor 1010 drives the fan blades 109 to rotate, and the heat generated by the electric heating plate 106 is blown to the Chinese herbal medicine slices. The axial flow fan 105 in the connecting pipe 104 starts to work, and the air outside the device and the hot air generated in the shell 101 are refluxed to the bottom end of the shell 101 to realize air circulation. After a period of time, the drying work of the Chinese herbal medicine slices is completed.

[0015] (III) Beneficial effects

[0016] The present invention provides a rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices. It has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. By setting up a drying device, turning on the first motor and the electric heating plate at the same time, the first motor drives the fan blades to rotate, blowing the heat generated by the electric heating plate to the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and the axial flow fan in the connecting pipe starts to work, returning the air outside the device and the hot air generated in the shell to the bottom end of the shell to realize air circulation. By setting up the connecting pipe, rapid air circulation is achieved, and part of the hot air is recovered when the hot air is discharged, thereby improving the efficiency of drying the medicinal materials.

[0018] 2. By setting up the flipping device and turning on the second motor, the rotating rod can be driven to rotate. When the transmission gear rotates, the four flipping devices will rotate around the transmission gear through the driven gear, and the transmission bevel gear will follow the rotation. The driven bevel gear is driven to rotate by the transmission bevel gear, so that the four flipping devices can rotate by themselves. By driving the four flipping devices to rotate through the transmission gear, the moisture produced by the medicinal materials can be quickly discharged, and the self-rotation of the fixing device can make the medicinal materials heated evenly, avoiding the deterioration of the medicinal materials during the drying process.

[0019] 3. By setting a fixing device, first rotate the cover to open the fixing device, evenly spread the Chinese herbal medicine pieces on the surface of the second filter plate, lower the cover and rotate the fixing bolts to lock the cover, open the telescopic rod, move the first filter plate downward, press the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and at the same time, the sliding rods on both sides of the top of the first filter plate clamp the first filter plate under the action of the spring. Fixing and locking the Chinese herbal medicine pieces before drying can prevent the product from falling during the drying process. At the same time, using the first filter plate to flatten the pieces can effectively prevent the deformation of the medicinal materials after shrinkage during the drying process, thereby affecting the product quality. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the turning device of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the fixing device of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a front view structural schematic diagram of the fixing device of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0026] Among them, 1. drying device; 101. shell; 102. support leg; 103. first filter; 104. connecting pipe; 105. axial flow fan; 106. electric heating plate; 107. second filter; 108. limit ring; 109. fan blade; 1010. first motor; 1011. controller; 2. turning device; 201. first rotating shaft; 202. fixed plate; 203. rotating rod; 204. driven gear; 205. Transmission gear; 206, transmission bevel gear; 207, second rotating shaft; 208, slide groove; 209, driven bevel gear; 2010, connecting rod; 2011, second motor; 3, fixing device; 301, cover plate; 302, first filter plate; 303, fixing bolt; 304, second filter plate; 305, fixing block; 306, mounting bracket; 307, telescopic rod; 308, sleeve; 309, slide rod; 3010, spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] Embodiment 1:

[0029] like Figure 1-6 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, comprising a drying device 1, a turning device 2 and four fixing devices 3, the turning device 2 is arranged in the middle of the inner wall of the drying device 1, and the four fixing devices 3 are arranged on the side wall of the turning device 2, the drying device 1 comprises a shell 101, the bottom end of the shell 101 has four supporting legs 102 in a circular array, the side wall of the shell 101 has four connecting pipes 104 in a circular array, one end of the inner wall of the four connecting pipes 104 is fixedly connected to a first filter screen 103, the middle part of the inner wall of the four first filter screens 103 is fixedly connected to an axial flow fan 105, the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell 101 has four first motors 1010 in a circular array, one side of the middle part of the bottom end of the inner wall of the first motor 1010 is fixedly connected to a controller 1011, and the four first motors 1010 are fixedly connected to a controller 1011 on one side of the middle part of the bottom end of the inner wall of the four first motors 1010. The top of 1010 is rotatably connected with a fan blade 109, the inner wall of the shell 101 is fixedly connected with a limit ring 108 at a lower position, the inner wall of the limit ring 108 is fixedly connected with an electric heating plate 106, and the top of the limit ring 108 is fixedly connected with a second filter 107. By setting the drying device 1, the first motor 1010 and the electric heating plate 106 are turned on at the same time, the first motor 1010 drives the fan blade 109 to rotate, and the heat generated by the electric heating plate 106 is blown to the Chinese herbal medicine slices, and the axial flow fan 105 in the connecting pipe 104 starts to work, and the air outside the device and the hot air generated in the shell 101 are refluxed to the bottom end of the shell 101 to realize air circulation, and the fast air circulation is realized by setting the connecting pipe 104, and a part of the hot air is recovered when the hot air is discharged, so as to improve the efficiency of drying the medicinal materials.

[0030] The flipping device 2 includes a rotating rod 203 and a second motor 2011. The top of the rotating rod 203 is fixedly connected to a fixed disk 202. A slide groove 208 is provided at the top of the fixed disk 202. A second rotating shaft 207 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the slide groove 208. Four side walls of the second rotating shafts 207 are respectively fixedly connected to driven gears 204. The upper positions of the four side walls of the second rotating shafts 207 are respectively fixedly connected to transmission bevel gears 206. The lower positions of the four side walls of the second rotating shafts 207 are respectively rotatably connected to connecting rods 2010. The other ends of the four connecting rods 2010 are respectively rotatably connected to driven bevel gears 209. The middle of the top of the fixed disk 202 is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 201. The middle of the side wall of the first rotating shaft 201 is fixedly connected to the transmission gear 205. The top of the second motor 2011 is fixedly connected to the middle of the bottom of the shell 101. By setting the flipping device 2, turning on the second motor 2011 can drive the rotating rod 203 to rotate. When the transmission gear 205 rotates, the four flipping devices 2 will rotate around the transmission gear 205 through the driven gear 204, and the transmission bevel gear 206 will follow the rotation. The driven bevel gear 209 is driven to rotate by the transmission bevel gear 206, so that the four flipping devices 2 can rotate by themselves. By driving the four flipping devices 2 to rotate through the transmission gear 205, the moisture generated by the medicinal materials can be quickly discharged, and the self-rotation of the fixing device 3 can make the medicinal materials heated evenly to avoid the deterioration of the medicinal materials during the drying process.

[0031] The fixing device 3 includes a fixing block 305, one side of the fixing block 305 is fixedly connected to the second filter plate 304, the top of the second filter plate 304 is fixedly connected to a mounting frame 306, the inner side wall of the mounting frame 306 is rotatably connected to the cover plate 301, the middle part of the top of the cover plate 301 is fixedly connected to a telescopic rod 307, the movable end of the telescopic rod 307 passes through the cover plate 301 and is fixedly connected to the first filter plate 302, one side of the second filter plate 304 is rotatably connected to a fixing bolt 303, sleeves 308 are respectively fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom end of the cover plate 301, the inner side walls of the two sleeves 308 are slidably connected to sliding rods 309, the side walls of the two sliding rods 309 are sleeved with springs 3010, and the other ends of the four fixing blocks 305 are respectively fixedly connected to the other ends of the driven bevel gears 209 , by setting the fixing device 3, first rotate the cover plate 301, open the fixing device 3, evenly spread the Chinese herbal medicine pieces on the surface of the second filter plate 304, put down the cover plate 301 and rotate the fixing bolt 303, lock the cover plate 301, open the telescopic rod 307, and move the first filter plate 302 downward to press the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. At the same time, the sliding rods 309 on both sides of the top of the first filter plate 302 clamp the first filter plate 302 under the action of the spring 3010. Fixing and locking the Chinese herbal medicine pieces before drying can prevent the product from falling during the drying process. At the same time, using the first filter plate 302 to flatten the pieces can effectively prevent the deformation of the medicinal materials after shrinkage during the drying process, thereby affecting the product quality.

[0032] The output ends of the four first motors 1010 are fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the four fan blades 109, one end of the four connecting pipes 104 is connected to the upper position of the side wall of the shell 101, and the other ends of the four connecting pipes 104 are connected to the lower position of the side wall of the shell 101. The bottom end of the rotating rod 203 passes through the middle of the upper end surface of the second filter 107, the middle of the upper end surface of the electric heating plate 106 and the middle of the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell 101 and is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor 2011. The driven gears 204 are meshed with the four driven gears 204, and the four transmission bevel gears 206 are respectively connected to the four driven bevel gears. 209 is meshedly connected, the bottom ends of the four second rotating shafts 207 are respectively slidably connected to the inner walls of the slide groove 208, the fixed ends of the four telescopic rods 307 are fixedly connected to the middle of the top end of the cover plate 301, one end of a plurality of springs 3010 is fixedly connected to the bottom ends of a plurality of sleeves 308, the other ends of the plurality of springs 3010 are fixedly connected to both sides of the top ends of the four first filter plates 302, the four fixing bolts 303 are respectively threadedly connected to the other sides of the first filter plates 302, and the four first motors 1010, the four axial flow fans 105, the second motor 2011 and the four telescopic rods 307 are all electrically connected to the controller 1011.

[0033] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, comprising a drying device (1), a turning device (2) and four fixing devices (3), wherein the turning device (2) is arranged in the middle of the inner side wall of the drying device (1), and the four fixing devices (3) are arranged on the side wall of the turning device (2), characterized in that: The drying device (1) comprises a shell (101), the bottom end of the shell (101) has four supporting legs (102) in a circumferential array, the side wall of the shell (101) has four connecting pipes (104) in a circumferential array, one end of the inner wall of the four connecting pipes (104) is fixedly connected to a first filter screen (103), the middle part of the inner wall of the four first filter screens (103) is fixedly connected to an axial flow fan (105), the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell (101) has four first filter screens (103) in a circumferential array. A motor (1010), wherein a controller (1011) is fixedly connected to one side of the middle part of the bottom end of the inner wall of the first motor (1010), and four fan blades (109) are rotatably connected to the top of the first motor (1010), and a limit ring (108) is fixedly connected to the lower position of the inner wall of the shell (101), and the inner wall of the limit ring (108) is fixedly connected to the electric heating plate (106), and the top of the limit ring (108) is fixedly connected to the second filter (107).

2. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that: The turning device (2) comprises a rotating rod (203) and a second motor (2011); the top of the rotating rod (203) is fixedly connected to a fixed disk (202); the top of the fixed disk (202) is provided with a slide groove (208); the inner wall of the slide groove (208) is slidably connected to a second rotating shaft (207); the side walls of four second rotating shafts (207) are respectively fixedly connected to driven gears (204); the upper positions of the side walls of the four second rotating shafts (207) are respectively fixedly connected to transmission bevels gear (206), four side walls of the second rotating shaft (207) are rotatably connected to connecting rods (2010) at the lower position, and the other ends of the four connecting rods (2010) are rotatably connected to driven bevel gears (209), the middle part of the top end of the fixed plate (202) is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft (201), the middle part of the side wall of the first rotating shaft (201) is fixedly connected to the transmission gear (205), and the top end of the second motor (2011) is fixedly connected to the middle part of the bottom end of the shell (101).

3. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing device (3) comprises a fixing block (305), one side of which is fixedly connected to a second filter plate (304), a top end of the second filter plate (304) is fixedly connected to a mounting frame (306), an inner side wall of the mounting frame (306) is rotatably connected to a cover plate (301), a telescopic rod (307) is fixedly connected to the middle of the top end of the cover plate (301), a movable end of the telescopic rod (307) passes through the cover plate (301) and is fixedly connected to the first filter plate (302), one side of the second filter plate (304) is rotatably connected to a fixing bolt (303), sleeves (308) are respectively fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom end of the cover plate (301), two inner side walls of the sleeves (308) are slidably connected to sliding rods (309), and the side walls of the two sliding rods (309) are sleeved with springs (3010), and the other ends of the four fixing blocks (305) are respectively fixedly connected to the other ends of the driven bevel gears (209).

4. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that: The output ends of the four first motors (1010) are respectively fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the four fan blades (109); one ends of the four connecting tubes (104) are respectively connected to the upper position of the side wall of the shell (101); and the other ends of the four connecting tubes (104) are respectively connected to the lower position of the side wall of the shell (101).

5. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom end of the rotating rod (203) passes through the middle of the upper end surface of the second filter (107), the middle of the upper end surface of the electric heating plate (106) and the middle of the bottom end of the inner wall of the shell (101) and is fixedly connected to the output end of the second motor (2011); the driven gear (204) is meshedly connected with four driven gears (204) respectively; the four transmission bevel gears (206) are meshedly connected with four driven bevel gears (209) respectively; and the bottom ends of the four second rotating shafts (207) are slidably connected with the inner wall of the slide groove (208) respectively.

6. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 3, characterized in that: The fixed ends of the four telescopic rods (307) are fixedly connected to the middle of the top end of the cover plate (301), one end of the plurality of springs (3010) is fixedly connected to the bottom ends of the plurality of sleeves (308), the other ends of the plurality of springs (3010) are fixedly connected to both sides of the top ends of the four first filter plates (302), and the four fixing bolts (303) are respectively threadedly connected to the other side of the first filter plates (302).

7. The rapid drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that: The four first motors (1010), the four axial flow fans (105), the second motor (2011) and the four telescopic rods (307) are all electrically connected to the controller (1011).

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