Full-automatic traditional Chinese medicine processing device with full-process data monitoring function

Abstract

The invention discloses a full-automatic traditional Chinese medicine processing device with a full-process data monitoring function, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine processing, the full-automatic traditional Chinese medicine processing device comprises a machine shell, a side door is fixedly installed on the outer side of the machine shell, a drying area, a medicine bin and a water bin are arranged in the machine shell, and the drying area, the medicine bin and the water bin are sequentially arranged from top to bottom; an outer groove is formed in the outer side of the machine shell, and a bin door is installed in the outer groove through a hinge. According to the invention, parameters are set by one key through the intelligent control system, the cooking / drying state is automatically switched, manual tedding and carrying are replaced, the labor intensity and the time cost are obviously reduced, the equipment gets rid of the dependence of traditional airing on weather, and the process stability is ensured. Temperature and humidity intelligent regulation and control: a sensor and a dynamic feedback system are integrated, the temperature and humidity of each bin are accurately controlled, the phenomenon that the quality of medicinal materials is uneven due to personal errors or environmental fluctuation in the traditional process is avoided, and the whole-process data monitoring and recording function ensures that the nine-steaming and nine-drying parameters are traceable and replicable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine processing, and particularly relates to a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring. Background Art

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine processing refers to the pharmaceutical technology adopted according to traditional Chinese medicine theory, in accordance with the needs of syndrome differentiation and treatment-based medication, the nature of the medicine itself, and different requirements for dispensing and preparation. In ancient times, it was also called "roasting", "processing", and "treatment". Nowadays, when processing traditional Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine processing equipment is required.

[0003] Chinese Patent (CN118902859A) discloses a multi-functional traditional Chinese medicine processing device, including a stirring cylinder. A support base is connected below the stirring cylinder. The stirring cylinder is inclined and supported by the support base. A rotary sealing connector sleeved inside the support base is connected to both ends of the stirring cylinder. A linkage assembly is fixedly sleeved inside the rotary sealing connector. The adjacent ends of the two rotary sealing connectors are respectively communicated with the left and right ends of the stirring cylinder. The remote ends of the two rotary sealing connectors are respectively connected with an air inlet pipe and an air outlet pipe. The linkage assembly includes a linkage shaft passing through the rotary sealing connector. The outer diameter of the linkage shaft is smaller than the inner diameter of the rotary sealing connector. A spiral linkage blade is fixedly connected between the linkage shaft and the rotary sealing connector. Due to the setting of the spiral linkage blade, the continuously injected air flow can continuously flow in the processing and stirring cavity under the cooperation of the air inlet pipe and the air outlet pipe. That is, the flowing air flow can drive the spiral linkage blade to rotate under the cooperation of the fixed connecting pipe, so that the stirring cylinder rotates continuously, thereby achieving stirring and improving the drying effect. Although the current traditional Chinese medicine processing equipment can also realize the processing of traditional Chinese medicine, the traditional circular device has poor sealing performance and uneven hot air circulation, making it difficult to achieve independent operation of separate bins. And although there are some automated devices, there are still problems such as redundant transmission, poor scalability, and insufficient safety protection, which cannot meet the needs of industrial production and the actual application effect is not good. Therefore, a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring is proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems that although the current traditional Chinese medicine processing equipment can also realize the processing of traditional Chinese medicine, the traditional circular device has poor sealing performance, uneven hot air circulation, making it difficult to achieve independent operation of separate bins, and although there are some automated devices, there are still problems such as redundant transmission, poor scalability, and insufficient safety protection, which cannot meet the needs of industrial production and the actual application effect is not good, and to propose a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: A fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring, including a machine shell, a side door is fixedly installed on the outside of the machine shell, a drying area, a medicine bin and a water bin are arranged inside the machine shell, the drying area, the medicine bin and the water bin are arranged in sequence from top to bottom, an outer groove is arranged on the outside of the machine shell, a bin door is installed in the outer groove through a hinge, a drying bin cover is arranged on the top surface of the drying area, and several air inlet grooves are arranged inside the drying bin cover, a back shell is fixedly installed on the rear outer wall of the machine shell, an isolation mechanism is arranged inside the back shell, a back plate is arranged on the side surface of the back shell, a water tank cover is installed on the top surface of the back shell through a hinge, a base is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the machine shell, a movable wheel is rotatably installed on the bottom surface of the base through a rotating shaft, and a plurality of electric heating tubes are fixedly installed on the inner wall of the bottom surface of the machine shell, and the plurality of electric heating tubes are arranged in parallel with each other; A flow disturbance component is arranged on the inner wall of the top surface of the machine shell, a plurality of thermal resistors are horizontally and fixedly installed on one inner wall of the machine shell, a first louver fan component is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell below the thermal resistor, an installation component is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell below the first louver fan component, a medicinal material tray is arranged on the installation component, and a second louver fan component is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell below the installation component.

[0006] By adopting the above technical solution, by setting parameters with one key through an intelligent control system and automatically switching the steaming / drying state, replacing manual turning and handling, the labor intensity and time cost are significantly reduced. This device gets rid of the dependence on the weather in traditional sun drying and ensures the process stability. Intelligent temperature and humidity control: integrating sensors and a dynamic feedback system to accurately control the temperature and humidity in each bin, avoiding uneven quality of medicinal materials caused by human errors or environmental fluctuations in traditional processes. The full-process data monitoring and recording function ensures that the parameters of "nine steaming and nine sun drying" are traceable and replicable.

[0007] As a further description of the above technical solution: Nine groups of the flow disturbance component, the first louver fan component, the installation component, the medicinal material tray and the second louver fan component are provided, and each group of the flow disturbance component, the first louver fan component, the installation component, the medicinal material tray and the second louver fan component is located on the vertical center line. A stainless steel heating tube is arranged in the water bin for heating tap water to generate water vapor. A Pt100 armored temperature sensor and a capacitive humidity sensor are embedded in the water bin to monitor the temperature and humidity environment in the bin in real time, and the power of the stainless steel heating tube is adjusted in real time through a feedback mechanism. The water vapor generation bin is connected to each medicine bin through an isolation mechanism, and the supply state of water vapor to each medicinal material bin is controlled by the isolation mechanism.

[0008] As a further description of the above technical solution: The spoiler assembly includes a mounting top shell and an air flow guide shell. The mounting top shell is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the top surface of the casing. A driving motor is fixedly installed inside the mounting top shell, and one end of the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly installed with a mounting shaft.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution: A plurality of spoiler fans are fixedly installed on the outer surface of the mounting shaft. The air flow guide shell is horizontally fixedly installed on the inner wall of the casing. A plurality of wind tunnels are arranged inside the air flow guide shell, and annular air flow grooves are arranged inside the plurality of wind tunnels. The plurality of wind tunnels are respectively located directly below the plurality of spoiler assemblies.

[0010] As a further description of the above technical solution: The first louver fan assembly includes a first louver fan group. The first louver fan group is horizontally fixedly installed on the inner wall of the casing. A water guide pipe is arranged on the bottom surface of the first louver fan group, and a liquid spraying head is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the water guide pipe. The plurality of first louver fan assemblies are respectively located directly below the plurality of thermal resistors.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution: The mounting assembly includes a mounting frame. The mounting frame is horizontally fixedly installed on the inner wall of the casing. A travel groove is arranged on the top surface of the mounting frame, and a plurality of air flow holes are arranged on the bottom surface of the mounting frame.

[0012] As a further description of the above technical solution: A travel groove is arranged on the top surface of the mounting frame. A moving slider is slidably installed inside the travel groove. A positioning side plate is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the moving slider. An operation side bar is fixedly installed at one end of the positioning side plate. A plurality of positioning springs are fixedly installed on the outer wall of one side of the positioning side plate, and one ends of the plurality of positioning springs are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the mounting frame.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution: The bottom surface of the positioning side plate is slidably connected to the top surface of the mounting frame. The side wall of the positioning side plate is in close contact with and presses against the side wall of the medicinal material tray. The plurality of medicinal material trays are respectively located below the liquid spraying heads. The medicinal material trays are used to carry the medicinal materials that have been moistened with artificial auxiliary materials and wrapped with gauze. The medicinal material trays are high-temperature-resistant stainless steel mesh trays, which are welded into a cuboid by five stainless steel sheets, and the size is adapted to the modular medicinal material bin body. The single tray capacity is small. Taking the polygonatum odoratum medicinal materials as an example, they can be stacked to meet the volume requirements of different medicinal materials. Each iron sheet of the medicinal material tray is provided with multiple rows of holes to facilitate the circulation of water vapor and hot air. The diameter of the bottom holes is smaller than that of the surrounding areas.

[0014] As a further description of the above technical solution: The second louver fan assembly includes an air flow partition plate and two air guiding inclined plates. The air flow partition plate and the two air guiding inclined plates are both horizontally and fixedly installed on the inner wall of the casing. The two air guiding inclined plates are respectively located on both sides of the air flow partition plate. Multiple groups of second louver fan assemblies are respectively located directly below multiple installation assemblies. The thermal resistor uses nickel-chromium alloy resistance wire, which is externally wrapped with a stainless steel sheath and is uniformly distributed at the air inlet in a parallel arrangement or a spiral arrangement. The driving motor is a variable-frequency speed-regulating fan, and the air volume can be adjusted to meet the requirements of different drying stages. A safety protection device is arranged inside the drying area. The safety protection device includes a bimetallic sheet overheat protector, a fuse, a ground protection and a leakage circuit breaker to ensure the safe operation of the equipment. The drying area is connected to the medicine bin through an isolation mechanism. When it is necessary to dry the medicinal materials, the isolation mechanism switches to connect the drying area and the medicine bin, and the hot air is evenly sent into the medicine bin. The medicine bin has a structure with nine arranged in parallel. The inner wall of the medicine bin is embedded with a Pt100 armored temperature sensor and a capacitive humidity sensor to collect the environmental data in the bin in real time and transmit it to the central control system. The bottom of the medicine bin is connected to a food-grade stainless steel pipe, which is linked with a high-pressure atomizing nozzle and a pump. Each medicine bin is equipped with six isolation plates, three in a group, which are driven by a gear and a rack. A servo motor, a rack and three gears control a group of isolation plates. The isolation plates are made of 316L stainless steel, which can withstand -200~800 °C, and are sprayed with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coating on the surface or nested with a silicone rubber sealing strip to achieve double sealing.

[0015] The present invention also discloses a usage method of a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring, including the following steps: S1. Wrap the artificially moistened medicinal materials with gauze, place them on the medicinal material tray, and the operator holds the fixture to clamp the tray and put it into the installation assembly of the medicinal material bin. When placing, pull the positioning side plates to both sides respectively through the operation side bars. At this time, the medicinal material tray is placed on the installation frame. Release the operation side bars, and the positioning side plates can reset under the action of the positioning springs. The two positioning side plates can achieve clamping and positioning of the medicinal material tray. After positioning, close the bin door; S2. Start the processing device, set the steaming and drying parameters through the central control system. The parameters include temperature, humidity, and duration. The water tank starts to heat tap water to generate steam, and the isolation mechanism opens the steam channel of the corresponding medicinal material bin for the first steaming; S3. After steaming is completed, the isolation mechanism closes the steam channel and switches to the drying area; the thermal resistor starts, the driving motor starts, drives the turbulence fan to rotate, and evenly sends the hot air into the medicine bin through the air inlet plate to start the first drying; the temperature and humidity sensor monitors the environmental conditions in the bin in real time and dynamically adjusts the heating power and air volume. During this process, after the air flow enters the air duct of the air flow guide shell, the air flow can be accelerated through the annular air flow groove on the inner wall of the air duct; S4. After the single steaming-drying cycle is completed, the high-pressure atomizing nozzle sprays the auxiliary material mixture onto the medicinal materials according to the program for moistening, preparing for the next steaming process, and the whole process requires no manual intervention. S5. Repeat steps S2 - S4 to complete the "nine-steaming and nine-sunning" cycle; in each cycle, the medicinal materials are always fixed in the tray to avoid quality differences caused by handling. S6. After all cycles are completed, turn off the power of the equipment, open the door of the medicinal material bin, and the operator uses a fixture to take out the tray, separate the gauze from the medicinal materials, and perform finished product packaging. S7. Clean the equipment, disassemble the medicinal material tray and the isolation mechanism, clean the residual auxiliary materials and water scale, check the status of the sealing strip and the sensor to ensure the stability of the next batch of production. S8. When changing the batch of medicinal materials, repeat steps S1 - S7 to achieve a continuous and automated processing flow.

[0016] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: 1. In the present invention, the equipment can set parameters with one key through the intelligent control system and automatically switch the steaming / drying state, replacing manual turning and handling, significantly reducing labor intensity and time cost. This equipment gets rid of the dependence on the weather in traditional drying, ensuring process stability. Intelligent temperature and humidity control: integrating sensors and a dynamic feedback system to accurately control the temperature and humidity in each bin, avoiding uneven quality of medicinal materials caused by human errors or environmental fluctuations in traditional processes. The whole-process data monitoring and recording function ensures that the "nine-steaming and nine-sunning" parameters are traceable and replicable.

[0017] 2. In the present invention, the equipment adopts a parallel design of square bins and a hot air circulation system, effectively solving the problem of uneven heating in traditional steaming / drying. The equipment changes the original circular device to a parallel square bin design, simplifies the processing flow, improves the sealing performance and safety. Intelligent isolation mechanism: adopting a structure similar to a louvered fan blade (three-piece adjustable width), and realizing the opening and closing of multiple bins through the motor-driven gear shaft, reducing the redundant transmission system.

[0018] 3. In the present invention, the equipment adopts a nine-bin independent control technology and an isolation mechanism (similar to a louver / flat door) to achieve precise operation of each bin, avoiding energy waste caused by repeated handling of the whole batch of medicinal materials in traditional processes. Designs such as overheat protection, leakage protection, and emergency stop buttons reduce the operation risk, and the safety is better than that of traditional open processes. The square bin structure of the equipment is easy to expand or adjust to adapt to different production scale requirements, which is difficult to achieve in traditional processes. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0020] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring from another angle.

[0021] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring after the side door is disassembled.

[0022] Figure 4 Combined three-dimensional structure diagram of the flow disturbance component, the first louver fan component and the installation component in a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0023] Figure 5 Exploded three-dimensional structure diagram of the flow disturbance component, the first louver fan component and the installation component in a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0024] Figure 6 Exploded three-dimensional structure diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine tray and the installation component in a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0025] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the thermal resistor and the first louver fan component in a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0026] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the second louver fan component in a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring.

[0027] Legend: 1. Drying bin cover; 2. Air inlet groove; 3. Bin door; 4. Base; 5. Movable wheel; 6. Water tank cover; 7. Rear shell; 8. Drying area; 9. Medicine bin; 10. Water bin; 11. Machine shell; 12. Back panel; 13. Flow disturbance component; 131. Installation top shell; 132. Installation shaft; 133. Flow disturbance fan; 134. Wind tunnel; 135. Airflow guide shell; 14. Thermal resistor; 15. First louver fan component; 151. First louver fan group; 152. Water guide pipe; 153. Liquid spraying head; 16. Chinese herbal medicine tray; 17. Installation component; 171. Positioning side plate; 172. Positioning spring; 173. Operation side bar; 174. Airflow hole; 175. Installation frame; 176. Stroke groove; 177. Moving slider; 18. Second louver fan component; 181. Air guiding inclined plate; 182. Airflow partition plate; 19. Side door; 20. Electric heating tube. Detailed implementation

[0028] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1-8 , the present invention provides a technical solution: a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring, including a machine shell 11, a side door 19 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the machine shell 11, a drying area 8, a medicine bin 9 and a water bin 10 are arranged inside the machine shell 11, the drying area 8, the medicine bin 9 and the water bin 10 are arranged in sequence from top to bottom, an outer groove is arranged on the outer side of the machine shell 11, and a bin door 3 is installed in the outer groove through a hinge. A drying bin cover 1 is arranged on the top surface of the drying area 8, and a plurality of air inlet grooves 2 are arranged inside the drying bin cover 1. A back shell 7 is fixedly installed on the rear outer wall of the machine shell 11, an isolation mechanism is arranged inside the back shell 7, a back plate 12 is arranged on the side surface of the back shell 7, a water tank cover 6 is installed on the top surface of the back shell 7 through a hinge, a base 4 is fixedly installed on the bottom surface of the machine shell 11, and a movable wheel 5 is rotatably installed on the bottom surface of the base 4 through a rotating shaft. A plurality of electric heating tubes 20 are fixedly installed on the inner bottom wall of the machine shell 11, and the plurality of electric heating tubes 20 are arranged in parallel with each other; A flow disturbing component 13 is arranged on the inner top wall of the machine shell 11, a plurality of thermal resistors 14 are horizontally and fixedly installed on one inner wall of the machine shell 11, a first louver fan component 15 is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell 11 below the thermal resistor 14, an installation component 17 is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell 11 below the first louver fan component 15, a medicine tray 16 is arranged on the installation component 17, and a second louver fan component 18 is arranged on the inner wall of the machine shell 11 below the installation component 17.

[0030] The flow disturbing component 13, the first louver fan component 15, the installation component 17, the medicine tray 16 and the second louver fan component 18 are all provided with nine groups. Each group of the flow disturbing component 13, the first louver fan component 15, the installation component 17, the medicine tray 16 and the second louver fan component 18 is located on the vertical center line. A stainless steel heating tube is arranged in the water bin 10 for heating tap water to generate water vapor. A Pt100 armored temperature sensor and a capacitive humidity sensor are embedded in the water bin 10 to monitor the temperature and humidity environment in the bin in real time, and the power of the stainless steel heating tube is adjusted in real time through a feedback mechanism. The water vapor generation bin is connected to each medicine bin 9 through an isolation mechanism, and the supply state of water vapor to each medicine bin is controlled by the isolation mechanism.

[0031] The spoiler assembly 13 includes a mounting top shell 131 and an air flow guide shell 135. The mounting top shell 131 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the top surface of the casing 11. A driving motor is fixedly installed inside the mounting top shell 131. One end of the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly installed with a mounting shaft 132. A plurality of spoiler fans 133 are fixedly installed on the outer surface of the mounting shaft 132. The air flow guide shell 135 is horizontally fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the casing 11. A plurality of wind tunnels 134 are arranged inside the air flow guide shell 135. Annular air flow grooves are arranged inside the plurality of wind tunnels 134. The plurality of wind tunnels 134 are respectively located directly below the plurality of spoiler assemblies 13.

[0032] The specific implementation method is as follows: Wrap the artificially moistened medicinal materials with gauze, place them on the medicinal material tray 16, and the operator holds the fixture to clamp the tray and put it into the installation component 17 of the medicinal material bin.

[0033] The first louver fan assembly 15 includes a first louver fan group 151. The first louver fan group 151 is horizontally fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the casing 11. A water guide pipe 152 is arranged on the bottom surface of the first louver fan group 151. The bottom end of the water guide pipe 152 is fixedly installed with a liquid spraying head 153. The plurality of first louver fan assemblies 15 are respectively located directly below the plurality of thermal resistors 14.

[0034] The installation component 17 includes an installation frame 175. The installation frame 175 is horizontally fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the casing 11. A travel groove 176 is arranged on the top surface of the installation frame 175. A plurality of air flow holes 174 are arranged on the bottom surface of the installation frame 175. A travel groove 176 is arranged on the top surface of the installation frame 175. A moving slider 177 is slidably installed inside the travel groove 176. The bottom end of the moving slider 177 is fixedly installed with a positioning side plate 171. One end of the positioning side plate 171 is fixedly installed with an operation side bar 173. A plurality of positioning springs 172 are fixedly installed on the outer wall of one side of the positioning side plate 171. One ends of the plurality of positioning springs 172 are fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the installation frame 175. The bottom surface of the positioning side plate 171 is slidably connected to the top surface of the installation frame 175. The side wall of the positioning side plate 171 is in close contact with and presses the side wall of the medicinal material tray 16. The plurality of medicinal material trays 16 are respectively located below the liquid spraying head 153. The medicinal material tray 16 is used to carry the medicinal materials that have been moistened with artificial auxiliary materials and wrapped with gauze. The medicinal material tray 16 is a high-temperature resistant stainless steel mesh hole tray, which is welded into a cuboid by five stainless steel sheets, and its size is adapted to the modular medicinal material bin body. The single tray capacity is small. Taking the polygonatum medicinal materials as an example, it can be designed in a stacked manner to meet the volume requirements of different medicinal materials. Each iron sheet of the medicinal material tray 16 is provided with multiple rows of holes to facilitate the circulation of water vapor and hot air. The diameter of the holes at the bottom is smaller than that of the surrounding areas.

[0035] The specific implementation method is as follows: When placing, the positioning side plates 171 are pulled to both sides respectively by operating the side bars 173. At this time, the medicinal material tray 16 is placed on the installation frame 175. After releasing the operating side bars 173, the positioning side plates 171 can be reset under the action of the positioning springs 172. The two positioning side plates 171 can clamp and position the medicinal material tray 16. After positioning, the chamber door is closed, and the processing device is started. The steaming and drying parameters, including temperature, humidity, and duration, are set through the central control system. The water tank 10 starts to heat tap water to generate steam, and the isolation mechanism opens the steam channels of the corresponding medicinal material chambers for the first steaming.

[0036] The second louver fan assembly 18 includes an air flow partition plate 182 and two air guiding inclined plates 181. The air flow partition plate 182 and the two air guiding inclined plates 181 are both horizontally and fixedly installed on the inner wall of the machine shell 11. The two air guiding inclined plates 181 are respectively located on both sides of the air flow partition plate 182. Multiple groups of the second louver fan assemblies 18 are respectively located directly below multiple installation assemblies 17. The thermal resistor 14 uses nickel-chromium alloy resistance wire, which is wrapped with a stainless steel sheath and is uniformly distributed at the air inlet in a parallel arrangement or a spiral arrangement. The driving motor is a variable-frequency speed-regulating fan, and the air volume can be adjusted to meet the requirements of different drying stages. A safety protection device is arranged inside the drying area 8. The safety protection device includes a bimetallic overheat protector, a fuse, ground protection, and a leakage circuit breaker to ensure the safe operation of the equipment. The drying area 8 is connected to the medicine chamber 9 through an isolation mechanism. When it is necessary to dry the medicinal materials, the isolation mechanism switches to connect the drying area 8 and the medicine chamber 9, and hot air is evenly sent into the medicine chamber 9. The medicine chamber 9 has a structure with nine arranged in parallel. The inner wall of the medicine chamber 9 is embedded with Pt100 armored temperature sensors and capacitive humidity sensors to collect the environmental data inside the chamber in real time and transmit it to the central control system. The bottom of the medicine chamber 9 is connected to a food-grade stainless steel pipe, which is linked with a high-pressure atomizing nozzle and a pump. Each medicine chamber 9 is equipped with six isolation plates, three in a group. The isolation plates are driven by gears and racks, and a servo motor, a rack, and three gears control a group of isolation plates. The isolation plates are made of 316L stainless steel, which can withstand -200~800 °C, and are sprayed with a polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE coating on the surface or nested with a silicone rubber sealing strip to achieve double sealing.

[0037] The specific implementation method is as follows: After the steaming is completed, the isolation mechanism closes the steam channel and switches to the drying area 8; the thermal resistor 14 is started, the drive motor is started, driving the spoiler fan 133 to rotate, and the hot air is evenly sent into the medicine bin 9 through the air inlet plate to start the first drying; the temperature and humidity sensor monitors the internal environment of the bin in real time and dynamically adjusts the heating power and air volume. During this process, after the air flow enters the air tunnel 134 of the air flow guide shell 135, the air flow can be accelerated through the annular air flow groove on the inner wall of the air tunnel 134. After a single steaming-drying cycle is completed, the high-pressure atomizing nozzle sprays the auxiliary material mixture onto the medicinal materials according to the program for moistening to prepare for the next steaming, and the whole process does not require manual intervention.

[0038] The present invention also discloses a usage method of a fully automated device for traditional Chinese medicine processing with full-process data monitoring, including the following steps: S1. Wrap the artificially moistened medicinal materials with gauze, place them on the medicinal material tray 16, the operator holds the fixture to clamp the tray, and puts it into the installation component 17 of the medicinal material bin. When placing, pull the positioning side plates 171 to both sides respectively through the operation side bar 173. At this time, the medicinal material tray 16 is placed on the installation frame 175. Release the operation side bar 173, and the positioning side plates 171 can be reset under the action of the positioning spring 172. The two positioning side plates 171 can clamp and position the medicinal material tray 16. After positioning, close the bin door; S2. Start the processing device, set the steaming and drying parameters through the central control system, the parameters include temperature, humidity, duration, the water bin 10 starts to heat tap water to generate steam, and the isolation mechanism opens the steam channel of the corresponding medicinal material bin for the first steaming; S3. After the steaming is completed, the isolation mechanism closes the steam channel and switches to the drying area 8; the thermal resistor 14 is started, the drive motor is started, driving the spoiler fan 133 to rotate, and the hot air is evenly sent into the medicine bin 9 through the air inlet plate to start the first drying; the temperature and humidity sensor monitors the internal environment of the bin in real time and dynamically adjusts the heating power and air volume. During this process, after the air flow enters the air tunnel 134 of the air flow guide shell 135, the air flow can be accelerated through the annular air flow groove on the inner wall of the air tunnel 134; S4. After a single steaming-drying cycle is completed, the high-pressure atomizing nozzle sprays the auxiliary material mixture onto the medicinal materials according to the program for moistening to prepare for the next steaming, and the whole process does not require manual intervention; S5. Repeat steps S2 - S4 to complete the "nine steaming and nine drying" cycle; in each cycle, the medicinal materials are always fixed in the tray to avoid quality differences caused by handling; S6. After all cycles are completed, turn off the power of the equipment, open the medicinal material bin door, the operator uses the fixture to take out the tray, separate the gauze from the medicinal materials, and perform finished product packaging; S7. Clean the equipment, disassemble the medicinal material tray and the isolation mechanism, clean the residual auxiliary materials and water scale, check the status of the sealing strip and the sensor to ensure the production stability of the next batch; S8. When changing the batch of medicinal materials, repeat steps S1 - S7 to achieve a continuous and automated processing flow.

[0039] Working principle: The artificially moistened medicinal materials are wrapped with gauze and placed on the medicinal material tray 16. The operator holds the fixture to clamp the tray and places it into the installation component 17 in the medicinal material bin. When placing, by operating the side bar 173, the positioning side plates 171 are pulled to both sides respectively. At this time, the medicinal material tray 16 is placed on the installation frame 175. After releasing the operation side bar 173, the positioning side plates 171 can reset under the action of the positioning spring 172. The two positioning side plates 171 can clamp and position the medicinal material tray 16. After positioning, the bin door will be closed. Start the processing device. Set the steaming and drying parameters through the central control system. The parameters include temperature, humidity, and duration. The water bin 10 starts to heat tap water to generate steam. The isolation mechanism opens the steam channel of the corresponding medicinal material bin for the first steaming. After the steaming is completed, the isolation mechanism closes the steam channel and switches to the drying area 8. The thermal resistor 14 starts, the drive motor starts, driving the turbulence fan 133 to rotate, and the hot air is evenly sent into the medicine bin 9 through the air inlet plate to start the first drying. The temperature and humidity sensor monitors the internal environment of the bin in real time and dynamically adjusts the heating power and air volume. During this process, after the air flow enters the air tunnel 134 of the air flow guide shell 135, the air flow can be accelerated through the annular air flow groove on the inner wall of the air tunnel 134. After the end of a single steaming - drying cycle, the high - pressure atomizing nozzle sprays the auxiliary material mixture onto the medicinal materials according to the program for moistening, preparing for the next steaming. The whole process requires no manual intervention. Repeat steps S2 - S4 to complete the "nine - steaming and nine - sunning" cycle. In each cycle, the medicinal materials are always fixed in the tray, avoiding quality differences caused by handling. After all cycles are completed, turn off the power of the equipment, open the medicinal material bin door. The operator uses the fixture to take out the tray, separates the gauze from the medicinal materials, and conducts finished product packaging. Clean the equipment, disassemble the medicinal material tray and the isolation mechanism, clean the residual auxiliary materials and water scale, check the status of the sealing strip and the sensor to ensure the stability of the next batch of production. When changing the batch of medicinal materials, repeat steps S1 - S7 to achieve a continuous and automated processing flow.

[0040] The above is only a preferred specific embodiment of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, according to the technical solution and inventive concept of the present invention, makes equivalent substitutions or changes, and all should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring, comprising a housing (11), characterized in that: A side door (19) is fixedly installed on the outside of the casing (11), and a drying area (8), a medicine bin (9) and a water bin (10) are arranged inside the casing (11). The drying area (8), the medicine bin (9) and the water bin (10) are arranged in sequence from top to bottom. An outer groove is arranged on the outside of the casing (11), and a bin door (3) is installed in the outer groove via a hinge. A drying bin cover (1) is arranged on the top surface of the drying area (8), and a plurality of air inlet slots (2) are arranged inside the drying bin cover (1). A back shell (7) is fixedly mounted on the rear outer wall, an isolation mechanism is provided inside the back shell (7), a back plate (12) is provided on the side of the back shell (7), a water tank cover (6) is mounted on the top surface of the back shell (7) via a hinge, a base (4) is fixedly mounted on the bottom surface of the casing (11), a movable wheel (5) is rotatably mounted on the bottom surface of the base (4) via a rotating shaft, and a plurality of electric heating tubes (20) are fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the bottom surface of the casing (11), and the plurality of electric heating tubes (20) are arranged parallel to each other; A spoiler assembly (13) is arranged on the inner wall of the top surface of the casing (11); a plurality of thermal resistors (14) are transversely fixedly mounted on the inner wall of one side of the casing (11); a first louver assembly (15) is arranged on the inner wall of the casing (11) below the thermal resistor (14); a mounting assembly (17) is arranged on the inner wall of the casing (11) below the first louver assembly (15); a medicinal material tray (16) is arranged on the mounting assembly (17); and a second louver assembly (18) is arranged on the inner wall of the casing (11) below the mounting assembly (17).

2. According to claim 1, a fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring is characterized in that: The spoiler assembly (13), the first louver assembly (15), the mounting assembly (17), the medicinal material tray (16) and the second louver assembly (18) are provided in nine groups, and each group of the spoiler assembly (13), the first louver assembly (15), the mounting assembly (17), the medicinal material tray (16) and the second louver assembly (18) is located on a vertical center line. A stainless steel heating pipe is provided in the water tank (10) for heating tap water to generate water vapor. A Pt100 armored temperature sensor and a capacitive humidity sensor are embedded in the water tank (10) to monitor the temperature and humidity environment in the tank in real time, and adjust the power of the stainless steel heating pipe in real time through a feedback mechanism. The water vapor generation tank is connected to each medicine tank (9) through an isolation mechanism, and the isolation mechanism controls the supply state of water vapor to each medicine tank.

3. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The spoiler assembly (13) comprises a mounting top shell (131) and an airflow guide shell (135); the mounting top shell (131) is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the top surface of the housing (11); a driving motor is fixedly mounted inside the mounting top shell (131); and a mounting shaft (132) is fixedly mounted on one end of an output shaft of the driving motor.

4. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 3 is characterized in that: A plurality of spoiler fans (133) are fixedly mounted on the outer surface of the mounting shaft (132); the airflow guide housing (135) is fixedly mounted laterally on the inner wall of the housing (11); a plurality of wind tunnels (134) are arranged inside the airflow guide housing (135); an annular airflow groove is arranged inside the plurality of wind tunnels (134); and the plurality of wind tunnels (134) are respectively located directly below the plurality of spoiler assemblies (13).

5. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 4 is characterized in that: The first louver fan assembly (15) comprises a first louver fan group (151), the first louver fan group (151) being fixedly mounted laterally on the inner wall of the housing (11), a water guide pipe (152) being arranged on the bottom surface of the first louver fan group (151), a liquid spray head (153) being fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the water guide pipe (152), and a plurality of first louver fan assemblies (15) being respectively located directly below a plurality of thermal resistors (14).

6. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mounting assembly (17) comprises a mounting frame (175), the mounting frame (175) being fixedly mounted transversely on the inner wall of the housing (11), a travel groove (176) being provided on the top surface of the mounting frame (175), and a plurality of air flow holes (174) being provided on the bottom surface of the mounting frame (175).

7. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 6 is characterized in that: A travel groove (176) is provided on the top surface of the installation frame (175), a movable slider (177) is slidably installed inside the travel groove (176), a positioning side plate (171) is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the movable slider (177), an operating side strip (173) is fixedly installed at one end of the positioning side plate (171), a plurality of positioning springs (172) are fixedly installed on an outer wall of one side of the positioning side plate (171), and one end of the plurality of positioning springs (172) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation frame (175).

8. The fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the positioning side plate (171) is slidably connected to the top surface of the mounting frame (175), and the side wall of the positioning side plate (171) is in close contact with and squeezed against the side wall of the medicinal material tray (16). The plurality of medicinal material trays (16) are respectively located below the spray head (153). The medicinal material tray (16) is used to carry medicinal materials that have been moistened with artificial excipients and wrapped with gauze. The medicinal material tray (16) is a high-temperature resistant stainless steel mesh tray, which is welded into a rectangular body by five stainless steel sheets. The size is adapted to the modular medicinal material warehouse. The capacity of a single tray is relatively small. Taking Polygonatum odoratum as an example, the stacking design can meet the volume requirements of different medicinal materials. Each iron sheet of the medicinal material tray (16) is provided with multiple rows of holes to facilitate the circulation of water vapor and hot air. The diameter of the bottom hole is smaller than that of the surrounding holes.

9. A fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to claim 8, characterized in that: The second louver fan assembly (18) comprises an airflow separation plate (182) and two wind guide oblique plates (181), the airflow separation plate (182) and the two wind guide oblique plates (181) are both transversely fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the housing (11), the two wind guide oblique plates (181) are respectively located on both sides of the airflow separation plate (182), and the plurality of second louver fan assemblies (18) are respectively located directly below the plurality of mounting assemblies (17). The thermal resistors (14) are made of nickel-chromium alloy resistance wires, which are covered with stainless steel sheaths and are evenly distributed at the air inlet in a parallel or spiral arrangement. The driving motor is a variable frequency speed regulating fan, and the air volume can be adjusted to meet the requirements of different drying stages. A safety protection device is arranged inside the drying area (8), and the safety protection device comprises a bimetallic overheating protector, a fuse, a grounding protection and a leakage circuit breaker to ensure the safe operation of the equipment. The drying area (8) is connected to the medicine bin (9) through an isolation mechanism. When the medicinal materials need to be dried, the isolation mechanism is switched to connect the drying area (8) to the medicine bin (9), and hot air is uniformly fed into the medicine bin (9). The medicine bin (9) is a structure of nine parallel arranged medicine bins. The walls of the medicine bins (9) are embedded with Pt100 armored temperature sensors and capacitive humidity sensors to collect environmental data in the bins in real time and transmit them to a central control system. The bottom of the medicine bin (9) is connected to a food-grade stainless steel pipe and is linked to a high-pressure atomizing nozzle and a pump. Each medicine bin (9) is equipped with six isolation plates, three in a group, which are driven by gears and racks. A servo motor, a rack and three gears control a group of isolation plates. The isolation plates are made of 316L stainless steel and can withstand high and low temperatures. The surfaces are sprayed with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings or are nested with silicone rubber sealing strips to achieve double sealing.

10. A method for using a fully automated device for Chinese medicine preparation with full-process data monitoring according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The steps include: S1. Wrap the artificially moistened medicinal materials with gauze and place them on the medicinal material tray (16). The operator holds the tray with a clamp and places it into the installation assembly (17) of the medicinal material bin. When placing the tray, the positioning side plates (171) are pulled to both sides by operating the side strips (173). At this time, the medicinal material tray (16) is placed on the installation frame (175). The operating side strips (173) are released, and the positioning side plates (171) can be reset under the action of the positioning springs (172). The two positioning side plates (171) can achieve clamping and positioning of the medicinal material tray (16). After positioning, the bin door is closed. S2, start the processing device, set the steaming and drying parameters through the central control system, the parameters include temperature, humidity, and duration, the water tank (10) starts to heat the tap water to generate steam, and the isolation mechanism opens the steam channel corresponding to the medicinal material tank to perform the first steaming; S3, after the steaming is completed, the isolation mechanism closes the steam passage and switches to the drying area (8); the thermal resistor (14) is started, the drive motor is started, and the spoiler fan (133) is driven to rotate, and the hot air is evenly sent into the medicine bin (9) through the air inlet plate, and the first drying begins; the temperature and humidity sensor monitors the environment in the bin in real time, and dynamically adjusts the heating power and air volume. During this process, after the airflow enters the wind tunnel (134) of the airflow guide shell (135), the airflow can be accelerated through the annular airflow groove on the inner wall of the wind tunnel (134); S4. After a single steaming-drying cycle, the high-pressure atomizing nozzle sprays the auxiliary material mixture on the medicinal materials according to the program to moisten them in preparation for the next steaming, without manual intervention in the whole process; S5. Repeat steps S2-S4 to complete the "nine steaming and nine drying" cycle; in each cycle, the medicinal materials are always fixed in the tray to avoid quality differences caused by transportation; S6. After all cycles are completed, turn off the power of the equipment, open the door of the medicinal material bin, and the operator uses a clamp to take out the tray, separate the gauze and medicinal materials, and package the finished products; S7. Clean the equipment, disassemble the medicinal material tray and isolation mechanism, clean the residual auxiliary materials and scale, check the sealing strip and sensor status, and ensure the stability of the next batch of production; S8. When changing the batch of medicinal materials, repeat steps S1-S7 to realize a continuous and automated preparation process.

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