Integrated equipment for packaging traditional Chinese medicine soft capsules

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of medicine packaging, and particularly discloses traditional Chinese medicine soft capsule packaging integrated equipment which comprises a material box, a sterilizing device, a screening device and a bottling device, soft capsules to be packaged are contained in the material box, the sterilizing device comprises a box body, a dehumidifier, an inclined channel and a sterilizing lamp, the inclined channel is obliquely arranged in the box body, and the sterilizing lamp is arranged in the box body. A plurality of sterilizing lamps are arranged on the two sides of the inclined channel, an outlet in the lower end of the inclined channel is narrowed, a partition plate assembly is arranged at the outlet, the outlet of the inclined channel communicates with the screening device, the screening device comprises a transverse plate, two conveying belts and a separation channel, the transverse plate is made of transparent materials and is horizontally arranged, and the two conveying belts are vertically installed on the two sides of the transverse plate; the tail position of the transverse plate is inclined downwards, the separation channel is arranged at the tail position of the transverse plate, the separation channel is provided with two channels, a swingable separation plate is arranged at the intersection of the two channels, a color-adjustable light source is arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate, a camera is arranged at the top of the transverse plate, and the separation channel is communicated with a bottling device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medicine packaging, in particular to integrated equipment for packaging traditional Chinese medicine soft capsules. Background Art

[0002] Soft capsules are a type of capsule packaging, commonly seen in medicines or health foods. They are a type of capsule made by sealing liquid drugs or liquid-solid drugs in soft capsule materials after processing. Soft capsule materials are made of gelatin, glycerin or other suitable pharmaceutical excipients for capsules, either alone or in combination. They have the characteristics of good sealing and high safety, can isolate air and light, effectively avoid oxidation of effective substances, ensure the efficacy of drugs, and are particularly suitable for the packaging of traditional Chinese medicine preparations. Soft capsules are usually spherical in shape, and the soft capsule material on the surface is a colored translucent shape made of a mixture of multiple materials. After the existing soft capsules are made, they are usually stored in bags, blister packs and bottles. During the packaging process, soft capsules will inevitably be damaged, and the drugs in the damaged soft capsules will leak out, and they cannot be mixed with normal soft capsules. The traditional method of manual visual inspection is inefficient and prone to errors, and the existing packaging equipment cannot well screen out damaged soft capsules. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide an integrated device for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules, thereby solving the problem that the existing packaging equipment cannot well screen damaged soft capsules.

[0004] In order to solve the above problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an integrated device for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules, including a material box, a sterilizing device, a screening device, and a bottling device. The material box contains soft capsules to be packaged, and the bottom of the material box is connected to the sterilizing device. The sterilizing device includes a box body, a dehumidifier, an inclined channel and a sterilizing lamp. The dehumidifier is arranged in the box body, and a humidity sensor is also arranged in the box body. The inclined channel is inclinedly arranged in the box body, and a plurality of sterilizing lamps are arranged on both sides of the inclined channel. The outlet at the lower end of the inclined channel is narrowed and can only accommodate one soft capsule to pass through. A partition assembly is arranged at the outlet to control the interval of the soft capsules entering the screening device. The outlet of the inclined channel The outlet is connected with the screening device, which includes a transverse plate, a conveyor belt and a separation channel. The transverse plate is made of transparent material and is arranged horizontally. There are two conveyor belts and they are vertically installed on both sides of the transverse plate. The tail of the transverse plate is inclined downward. The separation channel is arranged at the tail of the transverse plate. The separation channel is provided with two channels. A swingable separation plate is arranged at the intersection of the two channels. The distance between the two conveyor belts is adjustable. A color-adjustable light source is arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate. A camera is arranged at the top of the transverse plate. The camera takes photos of the soft capsules for multiple times for identification. The identification results are used to control the swinging of the separation plate. Infrared sensors are arranged in the two channels of the separation channel to control the opening of the partition assembly in the box. The separation channel is connected with the bottling device.

[0005] The beneficial effects of the present scheme are as follows: compared with the prior art, the integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules of the present invention disinfects and sterilizes the soft capsules by providing a sterilization device, and provides a screening device to screen out damaged soft capsules to prevent the damaged soft capsules from mixing with normal soft capsules into the packaging bottle, and uses a light source in combination with visual recognition technology to screen the soft capsules, the screening is accurate and efficient, and the phenomenon that manual visual inspection is prone to errors is avoided.

[0006] Furthermore, the bottling device comprises a pipeline, packaging bottles are arranged under the pipeline, and the packaging bottles are arranged at intervals on the conveyor belt. An infrared sensor is provided at the pipeline outlet for counting. Qualified soft capsules enter the pipeline of the bottling device and fall into the packaging bottles. When the number reaches the preset capacity of the packaging bottle, the conveyor belt rotates to allow the next empty bottle to enter the pipeline and wait. The packaging bottles filled with soft capsules can be packaged after sealing and capping.

[0007] Furthermore, the partition assembly includes two vertical plates and two electric telescopic rods. The two vertical plates are slidably installed at the exit of the inclined channel along the vertical direction. The electric telescopic rods are connected to the vertical plates. The electric telescopic rods are extended and retracted to drive the vertical plates to slide up and down. When one vertical plate slides up, the other vertical plate slides down. The space between the two vertical plates can just accommodate a soft capsule, so the soft capsules in the channel mouth can be controlled to enter the screening device one by one.

[0008] Furthermore, the bottom of the vertical plate is rounded to prevent the soft capsule from being damaged when the vertical plate contacts the soft capsule.

[0009] Furthermore, the conveyor belt is made of food-grade silicone material, which will not damage the soft capsules and will not affect the components of the surface layer of the soft capsules when conveying the soft capsules.

[0010] Furthermore, the separation plate is controlled by a servo motor, has a fast response speed and can accurately control its swing angle.

[0011] Furthermore, the light source is an LED light strip, and its luminous color can be adjusted according to the color of the soft capsule. When irradiating the soft capsule, the damaged part can be made more obvious, thereby improving the recognition efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the sterilization device of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the screening device of the present invention;

[0015] In the figure: 1- material box, 2- sterilization device, 21- box body, 22- inclined channel, 23- sterilization lamp, 24- vertical plate, 25- electric telescopic rod, 3- screening device, 31- horizontal plate, 32- conveyor belt, 33- separation channel, 34- separation plate, 35- light source, 36- camera, 4- bottling device, 41- pipeline, 42- packaging bottle, 43- conveyor belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] 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.

[0017] Implementation example Figures 1 to 3As shown: an integrated device for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules, including a material box 1, a sterilizing device 2, a screening device 3, and a bottling device 4. The material box 1 contains soft capsules to be packaged, and the bottom of the material box 1 is connected to the sterilizing device 2. The sterilizing device 2 includes a box body 21, a dehumidifier, an inclined channel 22, and a sterilizing lamp 23. The dehumidifier is arranged in the box body 21. The dehumidifier dehumidifies the box body 21 to ensure that the box body 21 is dry so that bacteria cannot survive. The box body 21 is also provided with a humidity sensor for detecting the humidity in the box body 21. The inclined channel 22 is inclinedly arranged in the box body 21. A plurality of sterilizing lamps 23 are arranged on both sides of the inclined channel 22. The soft capsules enter the box body 21 from the material box 1 and roll on the inclined channel 22. During the rolling process, the sterilizing lamp 23 can sterilize the soft capsules. The capsule is sterilized in all directions to ensure the sterilization effect. The outlet at the lower end of the inclined channel 22 is narrowed and can only accommodate one soft capsule to pass through. A partition assembly is provided at the outlet to control the interval of the soft capsules entering the screening device 3. The outlet of the inclined channel 22 is connected with the screening device 3. The screening device 3 includes a transverse plate 31, a conveyor belt 32 and a separation channel 33. The transverse plate 31 is made of transparent material and is arranged horizontally. There are two conveyor belts 32 and they are vertically installed on both sides of the transverse plate 31. The tail position of the transverse plate 31 is inclined downward. The separation channel 33 is arranged at the tail position of the transverse plate 31. The separation channel 33 is provided with two channels. A swingable separation plate 34 is provided at the intersection of the two channels. The distance between the two conveyor belts 32 can be adjusted to make it close to the size of the soft capsule, so as to facilitate the driving of the soft capsule The soft capsule rolls on the horizontal board 31, a light source 35 is provided at the bottom of the horizontal board 31, a camera 36 is provided at the top of the horizontal board 31, and a conveyor belt 32 drives the soft capsule to roll on the horizontal board 31. The horizontal board 31 is transparent, and the light of the light source 35 can pass through the horizontal board 31. The soft capsule is irradiated by the light source 35 during rolling, and the camera 36 on the top takes multiple photos to identify the soft capsule. The color of the drug and the soft capsule material of the soft capsule can be collected in the first photo. The luminous color of the light source 35 can be automatically adjusted according to the collected soft capsule material color. For example, if the capsule material of the soft capsule is red and translucent, and the luminous color of the light source is red or a color close to red, when the same or similar light is irradiated on the damaged part of the capsule material, the reflected light is more obvious, and the image collected by the camera is easier to identify; multiple photos are taken during rolling Images of multiple positions of the soft capsule can be collected to ensure the accuracy of screening. Visual recognition technology is now relatively mature and will not be elaborated here. The surface of a normal soft capsule is smooth, and there is no obvious color spot or color stripe after irradiation by the light source 35. If the surface of the soft capsule is damaged, the photo taken under the irradiation of the light source 35 will have obvious color spots or color stripes for easy identification. The recognition result is used to control the swing of the separation plate 34 to screen out the damaged soft capsule for collection. Infrared sensors are provided in the two channels of the separation channel 33. After detecting that the soft capsule has passed, the partition assembly in the control box 21 is opened to release a soft capsule into the screening device 3. The separation channel 33 is connected to the bottling device 4, and the qualified soft capsules pass through the separation channel 33 into the bottling device 4 for packaging.

[0018] The bottling device 4 includes a pipeline 41, and packaging bottles 42 are arranged below the pipeline 41. The packaging bottles 42 are arranged at intervals on the conveyor belt 43. An infrared sensor is provided at the outlet of the pipeline 41 for counting. The qualified soft capsules enter the pipeline 41 of the bottling device 4 and fall into the packaging bottles 42. When the number reaches the preset capacity of the packaging bottles 42, the conveyor belt 43 rotates to allow the next empty bottle to enter the pipeline 41 and wait. The packaging bottles 42 filled with soft capsules can be packaged after sealing and capping. The partition assembly includes two vertical plates 24 and two electric telescopic rods 25. The two vertical plates 24 are slidably installed at the outlet of the inclined channel 22 in the vertical direction. The electric telescopic rod 25 is connected to the vertical plates 24. The electric telescopic rod 25 is extended to drive The vertical plates 24 slide up and down, and when one vertical plate 24 slides up, the other vertical plate 24 slides down. The space between the two vertical plates 24 can just accommodate a soft capsule, and the soft capsules in the channel mouth can be controlled to enter the screening device 3 one by one; the bottom of the vertical plate 24 is rounded to avoid damaging the soft capsule when the vertical plate 24 contacts the soft capsule; the conveyor belt 32 is made of food-grade silicone material, which will not damage the soft capsule when conveying the soft capsule and will not affect the composition of the surface of the soft capsule; the separation plate 34 is controlled by a servo motor, with a fast response speed and accurate control of its swing angle; the light source 35 is an LED light strip, and its luminous color can be adjusted according to the color of the soft capsule. When irradiating the soft capsule, the damaged part can be made more obvious, thereby improving the recognition efficiency.

[0019] The specific implementation process is as follows:

[0020] The soft capsules in the material box 1 enter the inclined channel 22 in the box body 21 for disinfection and sterilization. When the soft capsules roll to the partition assembly at the outlet of the lower end of the inclined channel 22, the two vertical plates 24 of the partition assembly slide up and down under the action of the two electric telescopic rods 25, so that only one soft capsule can always enter between the two vertical plates 24. The vertical plate 24 close to the side of the screening device 3 slides upward, and the soft capsules between the two vertical plates 24 enter the upper surface of the cross plate 31 of the screening device 3, and roll along the cross plate 31 under the conveying action of the conveyor belts 32 on both sides of the cross plate 31. In this process, the soft capsules are irradiated by the light source 35 under the cross plate 31 and photographed by the camera 36. The photos taken by the camera 36 are identified by visual recognition technology to determine whether they are damaged. According to the recognition result, the separation plate 34 on the separation channel 33 is controlled to swing open or close, so that the damaged soft capsules are screened out, and the normal soft capsules enter the pipeline 41 of the bottling device 4 through the separation channel 33 and fall into the packaging bottle 42 for packaging. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules of the present invention can realize the disinfection and sterilization of soft capsules, screening and packaging of damaged soft capsules, has good screening effect, and can effectively prevent the damaged soft capsules from being mixed with normal soft capsules during the production process.

[0021] The above is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the common knowledge such as the known specific structure and characteristics in the scheme is not described in detail here. It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, several deformations and improvements can be made without departing from the structure of the present invention, which should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention, and these will not affect the effect of the implementation of the present invention and the practicality of the patent. The scope of protection required by this application shall be based on the content of its claims, and the specific implementation methods and other records in the specification can be used to interpret the content of the claims.

Claims

1. An integrated device for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules, comprising a material box, a sterilizing device, a screening device, and a bottling device, wherein the material box contains soft capsules to be packaged, and the bottom of the material box is connected to the sterilizing device, characterized in that: The sterilization device comprises a box, a dehumidifier, an inclined channel and a sterilization lamp. The dehumidifier is arranged in the box. A humidity sensor is also arranged in the box. The inclined channel is inclined in the box. A plurality of sterilization lamps are arranged on both sides of the inclined channel. The outlet at the lower end of the inclined channel is narrowed and can only accommodate one soft capsule to pass through. A partition assembly is arranged at the outlet to control the interval of the soft capsules entering the screening device. The outlet of the inclined channel is connected with the screening device. The screening device comprises a transverse plate, a conveyor belt and a separation channel. The transverse plate is made of transparent material and is arranged horizontally. There are two conveyor belts and they are vertically installed on both sides of the transverse plate. The tail of the transverse plate is inclined downward. The separation channel is arranged at the tail of the transverse plate. The separation channel is provided with two channels. A swingable separation plate is arranged at the intersection of the two channels. The distance between the two conveyor belts is adjustable. A color-adjustable light source is arranged at the bottom of the transverse plate. A camera is arranged at the top of the transverse plate. The camera takes photos and identifies the soft capsules multiple times. The identification results are used to control the swing of the separation plate. Infrared sensors are arranged in the two channels of the separation channel to control the opening of the partition assembly in the box. The separation channel is connected with the bottling device.

2. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottling device comprises a pipeline, packaging bottles are arranged below the pipeline, the packaging bottles are arranged on the conveyor belt at intervals, and an infrared sensor is arranged at the outlet of the pipeline for counting.

3. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The partition assembly includes two vertical plates and two electric telescopic rods. The two vertical plates are slidably installed at the exit of the inclined channel along the vertical direction. The electric telescopic rods are connected to the vertical plates. The electric telescopic rods are extended and retracted to drive the vertical plates to slide up and down. When one vertical plate slides up, the other vertical plate slides down. The space between the two vertical plates can just accommodate a soft capsule.

4. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 3, characterized in that: The lower side of the vertical plate is rounded.

5. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt is made of food-grade silicone.

6. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The separation plate is controlled by a servo motor.

7. The integrated equipment for packaging Chinese medicine soft capsules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The light source is an LED light strip.

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