Fresh processing intelligent linkage production line in production place of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces and traceability method

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces in a production place and a tracing method, and belongs to the technical field of medicinal material processing. The production line is sequentially composed of an unpacking and primary selecting platform, a three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine, a high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor, a three-layer dynamic medicine steaming and moistening all-in-one machine, a material conveying and distributing conveyor, a slicing and segmenting all-in-one machine, a material receiving conveyor, an automatic material distributing machine and a belt type drying machine. According to the tracing method of the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, the main controller is electrically connected with all the devices, data transmitted by all the devices are acquired and stored, and finally all the data are automatically processed by the main controller to generate two-dimensional codes. Starting from the whole production line of the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, continuous, clean and intelligent production and control of the whole process from cleaning, medicine steaming and moistening, slicing to drying are achieved, quality fluctuation caused by human factors can be reduced, the product quality is effectively improved, the flexibility of the production line is enhanced, the traceability technology of the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces is achieved, and the quality is guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of Chinese medicinal material processing, and in particular to an intelligent linkage production line and a traceability method for processing fresh Chinese medicinal pieces at the production site. Background Art

[0002] The production process of Chinese herbal pieces from the origin of raw materials to finished products or semi-finished products includes at least harvesting, cleaning, dehydration, slicing / segmenting, screening, drying, and subsequent drying treatments. However, most of the conventional Chinese herbal pieces or Chinese herbal medicine production equipment are unit production equipment, or research on the best production process in unit production, etc., and have not developed Chinese herbal pieces production equipment suitable for the production process of the production line from the overall perspective of the Chinese herbal pieces production line, nor have they considered the energy and mass transfer relationships of each unit equipment in the production line to carry out energy-saving and consumption-reduction design and process optimization design.

[0003] Most of the detection of parameters such as water quality, water temperature, and moisture content during the production of fresh medicinal materials at the place of origin is based on laboratory research, and the research and application of equipment is limited to single-machine equipment. In addition, manual observation and offline detection methods are mostly used, and some quality indicators and key process parameters cannot be measured online. In terms of control strategy, simple on-off control and conventional PID control are mostly used, and some sections are manually operated. There is a lack of advanced control strategies, which makes it difficult to meet the requirements of new production processes. There is relatively little research on the overall automatic detection and control scheme for the processing of fresh medicinal materials at the place of origin.

[0004] The present invention will study key technologies such as energy conservation and consumption reduction, automatic detection, and intelligent control in the production process of fresh Chinese medicinal materials, develop Chinese medicinal slice production lines and equipment that meet advanced technologies, and realize the continuous, clean, and intelligent production of fresh medicinal materials from the place of origin, from cleaning, steaming, slicing to drying; introduce advanced technologies such as the Internet and cloud storage into the traditional Chinese medicinal slice processing industry, and realize remote supervision and quality and safety traceability of Chinese medicinal slice production. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicines at the place of origin in view of the defects of the prior art. The production line realizes continuous, clean and intelligent production and control from cleaning, steaming, slicing to drying, which can reduce quality fluctuations caused by human factors, effectively improve product quality, and Chinese herbal medicines have realized traceability technology and quality is guaranteed.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical solution of the present invention is: an intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicines at the place of origin, which is composed of an unpacking preliminary selection platform, a three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine, a high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor, a three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine, a material conveying and diversion conveyor, a slicing and segmenting integrated machine, a material receiving conveyor, an automatic material spreading machine and a belt dryer.

[0007] Preferably, it also includes a cooling production line after the Chinese herbal medicine slices are dried, and the cooling production line is composed of a cooling conveyor, a selection conveyor, a swing-bar screening machine, a bar picking machine, a winnowing machine and a weighing and framing mechanism in sequence.

[0008] More preferably, the unpacking and preliminary selection platform is manually disassembled and preliminarily selected; the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine is used to clean the medicinal materials, and its discharge end is located above the feed end of the high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor, and the high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor is provided with a high-pressure hair dryer for drying the cleaned medicinal materials; the three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine is internally provided with a steaming and moistening mechanism and a conveying mechanism, and the steaming and conveying of medicinal materials can be completed therein, the material conveying and diverting conveyor is used to transport medicinal materials, and a plurality of slicing and segmenting integrated machines are arranged on both sides of the material conveying and diverting conveyor, and the slicing and segmenting integrated machines are manually loaded to complete slicing or segmenting; a material receiving conveyor for conveying the segmented medicinal materials is provided at the end of each row of slicing and segmenting integrated machines; the material receiving conveyor transfers the materials to the automatic material spreading machine, and the discharge end of the automatic material spreading machine is located at the upper end of the belt dryer; the belt dryer is used to dry and transport the medicinal materials.

[0009] Preferably, the three-layer dynamic steaming and lubricating medicine integrated machine is divided into three layers, each layer is provided with a material conveyor belt device and a high-temperature gas pipeline, and the air inlet end of the high-temperature gas pipeline is connected to the high-temperature steam generator.

[0010] The present invention also discloses a method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine slices. The method is based on the above-mentioned intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine slices at the origin, and the main controller is electrically connected with each device to obtain and save the data transmitted by each device. The method specifically includes the following steps:

[0011] S1: Before processing the medicinal materials, input the growth information parameters of the batch of medicinal materials on the touch screen of the main controller in advance;

[0012] S2: During the cleaning phase of the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine, the cleaning parameters are recorded, and the cleaning parameter data are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0013] S3: During the steaming and wetting stage of the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting integrated machine, the steaming and wetting parameters are recorded, and the data of the steaming and wetting parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0014] S4: During the slicing and segmenting machine processing stage, the slice thickness parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0015] S5: During the drying stage of the belt dryer, the drying parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0016] S6: The manual inspection data of medicinal materials after processing, including the water content of the medicinal materials, the color of the finished medicinal pieces, the packaging time and the factory time, are manually input on the touch screen of the main controller. Finally, all the collected data are automatically processed by the main controller to generate a QR code.

[0017] Preferably, the growth information parameters include seed source, planting years, fertilization during planting, and harvesting time.

[0018] Preferably, the cleaning parameters include cleaning time, flushing pressure and water cleanliness.

[0019] Preferably, the steaming drug parameter includes the temperature of the steaming drug.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution of this application has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] 1. The present invention develops Chinese medicine slice production equipment suitable for the production process of the production line based on the overall Chinese medicine slice production line, realizes the whole process from cleaning, steaming, slicing to drying, continuous, clean and intelligent production and control, and can reduce the quality fluctuation caused by human factors;

[0022] 2. All parameters and data of production and processing can be monitored online, and all process parameters and process data can be set on the touch screen. Storage, printing, formula storage, and electronic preservation can form a QR code. Scanning the code can query the source of the seeds of the medicinal materials, the number of years of planting, the fertilization during planting, the time of picking, the time of cleaning, the temperature of moistening the medicine, the thickness of the slices, the temperature of drying, the water content of the medicinal materials, the color of the finished pieces, the time of packaging, and the time of leaving the factory. The traceability technology is realized and the quality is guaranteed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 is a flow chart of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of part of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Bottom view of

[0027] Figure 4 It is a partial stereogram;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a main cross-sectional view of the three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the description of these embodiments is used to help understand the present invention, but does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the technical features involved in the various embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0030] like Figures 1 to 5 As shown, the present invention is an intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicines at the place of origin, which is composed of an unpacking primary selection platform 1, a three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine 2, a high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor 3, a three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine 4, a material conveying and diversion conveyor 5, a slicing and segmenting integrated machine 6, a material receiving conveyor 7, an automatic material spreading machine 8 and a belt dryer 9. Among them, the unpacking preliminary selection platform 1 of the present invention is manually disassembled and preliminarily selected; the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine 2 is used to clean the medicinal materials, and its discharge end is located above the feed end of the high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor 3. The high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor 3 is provided with a high-pressure hair dryer for drying the cleaned medicinal materials; wherein, the structure of the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine 2 and the high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor 3 of the present invention can refer to the patent previously applied for by the company, and its application number is: 2024105279293, a three-layer high-pressure dynamic cleaning machine is used, and dynamic automatic turning over and high-pressure spraying is adopted for cleaning. The first layer is divided into initial washing, and the material falls into the second layer. The material guide is arranged on the joint head, so that the material is automatically turned over and falls into the second layer conveying network chain, which plays the role of automatic reverse cleaning of the material and ensures dynamic and dead-angle cleaning of the medicinal materials. When the second layer falls to the bottom, that is, the third layer, the reverse side of the material is cleaned in the same way as the second layer. In this way, the medicinal materials are cleaned more thoroughly by two automatic turning over and high-pressure spraying cleanings. Cleanliness is determined by monitoring drainage. The time the material stays in the cleaning machine after being cleaned. The water from the second and third layers of cleaning is circulated and filtered before cleaning the first layer, that is, cleaning the first layer of materials. The sewage from the first cleaning is directly discharged into the sedimentation tank outside the workshop. The turbidity detection of the cleaning water is used to indirectly predict the cleaning degree, and the predicted cleaning degree is used to control the optimal number of water washings, time and total water consumption in the cleaning stage, so as to achieve the purpose of water saving and consumption reduction. At the same time, cleaning degree is also one of the important quality indicators. Through the preset cleaning specifications of different varieties of medicinal materials (cleaning times, time and water ratio, etc.), one-click switching and setting on the operation interface can improve the adaptability of the system and the convenience of operation.

[0031] The three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine 4 is provided with a steaming and moistening mechanism and a conveying mechanism, in which the steaming and moistening and conveying of medicinal materials can be completed. Figure 5As shown, the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting medicine integrated machine 4 of the present invention is divided into three layers, and each layer is provided with a material conveyor belt device 41 and a high-temperature gas pipe 42. The air inlet end of the high-temperature gas pipe 42 is connected to a high-temperature steam generator. The material conveyor belt device 41 of the present invention is composed of a driving motor and a transmission belt. When the medicine needs to be steamed and wetting, steam is generated by the high-temperature steam generator, and the high-temperature gas pipe 42 is used to send the steam into the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting medicine integrated machine 4. The door of the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting medicine integrated machine 4 is closed, and the steaming and wetting of the medicine is completed in a closed space. It should be noted that the present invention adds the process flow of steaming and wetting in order to make the production line more diversified and multifunctional for processing medicinal materials from various origins. If steaming and wetting is needed, the process setting of steaming and wetting is started, and if it is not needed, other functions do not need to be started. The three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting medicine integrated machine can be used as a normal conveyor to be responsible for transmitting materials to the next process for processing and production.

[0032] The material transport diversion conveyor 5 is used to transport medicinal materials. A plurality of integrated slicing and segmenting machines 6 are arranged on both sides of the material transport diversion conveyor 5. The integrated slicing and segmenting machines 6 are manually loaded to complete slicing or segmenting. At the end of each row of integrated slicing and segmenting machines 6, a receiving conveyor 7 for transporting the cut medicinal materials is provided. The receiving conveyor 7 transports the materials to the automatic material distributor 8. The discharging end of the automatic material distributor 8 is located at the upper end of the belt dryer 9. The belt dryer 9 is used to dry and transport the medicinal materials. Finally, it should be noted that the integrated slicing and segmenting machine 6, the material transport diversion conveyor 5, the receiving conveyor 7, the automatic material distributor 8 and the belt dryer 9 used in the present invention are all existing equipment, so their structures and functions are not described in detail.

[0033] Since the dried medicinal materials need to be cooled, further cleaned, selected for special-shaped pieces, weighed and framed, etc., the cooling production line after drying of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces is also included. The cooling production line is composed of a cooling conveyor 10, a selecting conveyor 11, a swing bar screening machine 12, a bar picking machine 13, a winnowing machine 14 and a weighing and framing mechanism 15 in sequence. These equipments can be selected from existing equipment.

[0034] The present invention also discloses a method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine slices. The method is implemented based on an intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine slices at the origin of the slices, and the main controller is electrically connected to each device to obtain and save data transmitted by each device. The method specifically includes the following steps:

[0035] S1: Before processing the medicinal materials, the growth information parameters of the batch of medicinal materials are input on the touch screen of the main controller in advance. The growth information parameters include seed source, planting years, fertilization during planting, picking time, etc.;

[0036] S2: During the cleaning phase of the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine, the cleaning parameters are recorded, including cleaning time, flushing pressure, water cleanliness, etc., and the cleaning parameter data are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0037] S3: During the steaming and wetting stage of the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting machine, the steaming and wetting parameters are recorded, including the temperature of the steaming and wetting medicine, and the data of the steaming and wetting parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0038] S4: During the slicing and segmenting machine processing stage, the slice thickness parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0039] S5: During the drying stage of the belt dryer, the drying parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller;

[0040] S6: The manual inspection data after the medicinal materials are processed, including the water content of the medicinal materials, the color of the finished pieces, the packaging time and the factory time, are manually input on the touch screen of the main controller. All the collected data are automatically processed by the main controller to generate a QR code. By scanning, users can query the processing parameters and growth information parameters of this batch of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, including the source of seeds, the number of years of planting, the fertilization during planting, the time of picking, the time of cleaning, the temperature of moistening the medicine, the thickness of the slices, the temperature of drying, the water content of the medicinal materials, the color of the finished pieces, the packaging time, the factory time, etc., realizing the traceability technology and ensuring the quality. Intelligent control on the production line of fresh Chinese medicine pieces can reduce the quality fluctuations caused by human factors, improve product quality, and enhance the flexibility of the production line.

[0041] The above is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments. For those skilled in the art, without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations are made to these embodiments, which still fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. Finally, it should be noted that the contents not described in detail in the specification belong to the prior art known to professional and technical personnel in the field, and those skilled in the art can realize them without creative work, so they will not be repeated here.

Claims

1. An intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces at the production site, characterized in that: The production line is composed of a packing and primary selection platform (1), a three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine (2), a high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor (3), a three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening integrated machine (4), a material conveying and diverting conveyor (5), a slicing and segmenting integrated machine (6), a material receiving conveyor (7), an automatic material spreading machine (8) and a belt dryer (9).

2. According to claim 1, the intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces at the production site is characterized in that: It also comprises a cooling production line after the Chinese herbal medicine slices are dried, and the cooling production line is composed of a cooling conveyor (10), a selection conveyor (11), a swing rod screening machine (12), a rod picking machine (13), a winnowing machine (14) and a weighing and framing mechanism (15) in sequence.

3. According to claim 1 or 2, the intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces at the production site is characterized in that: The unpacking and preliminary selection platform (1) is manually disassembled and preliminarily selected; the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine (2) is used to clean the medicinal materials, and its discharge end is located above the feed end of the high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor (3). The high-pressure air-drying and draining conveyor (3) is provided with a high-pressure blower for drying the cleaned medicinal materials; the three-layer dynamic steaming and moistening medicine integrated machine (4) is provided with a steaming and moistening mechanism and a conveying mechanism inside, and the steaming and moistening and conveying of medicinal materials can be completed inside it. The material conveying and diversion conveyor (5) is used to transport medicinal materials. A plurality of integrated slicing and segmenting machines (6) are arranged on both sides of the material conveying and diverting conveyor (5), and the integrated slicing and segmenting machines (6) are manually loaded to complete slicing or segmenting; a receiving conveyor (7) for conveying the cut medicinal materials is arranged at the end of each row of the integrated slicing and segmenting machines (6); the receiving conveyor (7) transfers the materials to an automatic material distributor (8), and the discharge end of the automatic material distributor (8) is located at the upper end of the belt dryer (9); the belt dryer (9) is used to dry and transport the medicinal materials.

4. According to claim 3, the intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces at the production site is characterized in that: The three-layer dynamic steaming and lubricating medicine integrated machine (4) is divided into three layers, each layer is provided with a material conveying belt device (41) and a high-temperature gas transmission pipe (42), and the air inlet end of the high-temperature gas transmission pipe (42) is connected to a high-temperature steam generator.

5. A method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, characterized in that: The method is implemented based on the intelligent linkage production line for fresh processing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces at the production site as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, and the main controller is electrically connected to each device to obtain and save data transmitted by each device; specifically, the method comprises the following steps: S1: Before processing the medicinal materials, input the growth information parameters of the batch of medicinal materials on the touch screen of the main controller in advance; S2: During the cleaning phase of the three-layer dynamic high-pressure cleaning machine, the cleaning parameters are recorded, and the cleaning parameter data is automatically entered and saved to the main controller; S3: During the steaming and wetting stage of the three-layer dynamic steaming and wetting integrated machine, the steaming and wetting parameters are recorded, and the data of the steaming and wetting parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller; S4: During the slicing and segmenting machine processing stage, the slice thickness parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller; S5: During the drying stage of the belt dryer, the drying parameters are automatically entered and saved to the main controller; S6: The manual inspection data of medicinal materials after processing, including the water content of the medicinal materials, the color of the finished medicinal pieces, the packaging time and the factory time, are manually input on the touch screen of the main controller. Finally, all the collected data are automatically processed by the main controller to generate a QR code.

6. The method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 5, characterized in that: The growth information parameters include seed source, planting years, fertilization during planting, and harvesting time.

7. The method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 5, characterized in that: The cleaning parameters include cleaning time, flushing pressure and water cleanliness.

8. The method for tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 5, characterized in that: The steaming and wetting medicine parameters include the temperature of the steaming and wetting medicine.

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