Extraction and separation device for production of traditional Chinese medicine granules

Abstract

The extraction and separation device comprises a tank body, the top of the tank body is sealed through a top cover, the top cover is rotationally connected with a connecting shaft extending into the tank body, the top of the connecting shaft is connected with a driving mechanism, a filtering barrel is coaxially arranged in the tank body, and a screw rod is coaxially and rotationally connected to the inner bottom surface of the filtering barrel; the connecting shaft is inserted into the top of the screw rod; the connecting shaft is in threaded connection with a pressing plate, a plurality of openings are formed in the outer wall of the pressing plate in the circumferential direction, a plurality of strip-shaped blocks are fastened to the inner wall of the filtering barrel in the axial direction, and the pressing plate is in sliding connection with the strip-shaped blocks through the openings; the bottom of the tank body is connected with a heating mechanism, the lower end of the tank body is connected with a conveying pipe, and the other end of the conveying pipe is connected with a filtering mechanism. By controlling the pressing plate to slide downwards, medicinal materials in the filtering barrel can be pressed, sufficient separation of the medicinal materials and liquid medicine is achieved, the interior of the filtering barrel is stirred through the scraping plate rotating synchronously, and bottom pasting of the medicinal materials is effectively avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine production, and particularly to an extraction and separation device for producing traditional Chinese medicine granules. Background Art

[0002] When producing traditional Chinese medicine granules, the effective parts inside the traditional Chinese medicine are extracted by the decoction method. The decoction method is to put the medicinal materials into a container, add water, and then heat the container to decoct the effective components in the medicinal materials to form a medicinal liquid.

[0003] When using the decoction method, since some heavier medicinal materials will sink to the bottom of the container, it will cause the situation of sticking to the pot when heating the container. At this time, the heavier medicinal materials will adhere to the bottom of the container, and under the action of higher temperature, the medicinal materials themselves will be damaged, resulting in the damage of the effect of the extracted medicinal liquid. Moreover, in the existing extraction operation, the medicinal liquid remaining in the medicinal residues is not completely extracted, and at the same time, the medicinal residues and the medicinal liquid are not easily discharged separately and completely. For this reason, we have proposed an extraction and separation device for producing traditional Chinese medicine granules. Summary of the Invention

[0004] Aiming at the deficiencies that when heating the existing container, it will cause sticking to the pot, the medicinal liquid remaining in the medicinal residues is not completely extracted, and at the same time, the medicinal residues and the medicinal liquid are not easily discharged separately and completely, the present invention provides an extraction and separation device for producing traditional Chinese medicine granules, which has the advantages of avoiding the long-term contact between the medicinal materials and the bottom of the filter barrel, realizing the full separation of the medicinal materials and the medicinal liquid, and improving the separation efficiency, and solves the problems raised in the above background art.

[0005] The technical solution of the present invention is realized as follows: an extraction and separation device for producing traditional Chinese medicine granules, including a tank body, the top of the tank body is sealed by a top cover, a connecting shaft extending into the tank body is rotatably connected to the top cover, a driving mechanism is connected to the top of the connecting shaft, a filter barrel is coaxially arranged in the tank body, a screw rod is coaxially and rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel, and the connecting shaft is inserted into the top of the screw rod; a pressing plate is threadedly connected to the connecting shaft, and a plurality of openings are circumferentially formed on the outer wall of the pressing plate, and a plurality of strip-shaped blocks are axially fastened on the inner wall of the filter barrel, and the pressing plate is slidably connected to the strip-shaped blocks through the openings; a heating mechanism is connected to the bottom of the tank body, and a transport pipe is connected to the lower end of the tank body, and the other end of the transport pipe is connected to a filtering mechanism.

[0006] Optionally, the driving mechanism includes a driving motor fastened to the top of the top cover, and pulley wheels are fastened to the output end of the driving motor and the top of the connecting shaft respectively, and the two pulley wheels are connected by a belt.

[0007] Optionally, a limiting groove is formed at the bottom of the connecting shaft, and a limiting block matching the limiting groove is fastened to the top of the screw rod;

[0008] The bottom of the screw is rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel through a rotating seat. An installation seat is fastened to the outer wall of the end of the screw close to the rotating seat, and a plurality of scraping plates are fastened circumferentially on the outer wall of the installation seat.

[0009] A connecting seat is coaxially connected to the pressing plate, and the connecting seat is threadedly connected to the screw.

[0010] Optionally, a first skirt is coaxially connected to the top edge of the filter barrel, and a first annular seat is coaxially connected inside the tank body. The first skirt is seated on the top of the first annular seat.

[0011] The bottom of the filter barrel is coaxially connected with an annular support, and the bottom of the annular support is in contact with the inner bottom surface of the tank body. A plurality of legs are fastened circumferentially at the bottom of the tank body.

[0012] Optionally, the heating mechanism includes a fan. An installation chamber extending inward is provided at the bottom of the tank body, and a heating wire is fastened inside the installation chamber. An installation box is connected to the bottom of the installation chamber. The fan is fixedly connected to the inner top surface of the installation box, and a plurality of heat dissipation holes are opened at the bottom of the installation box.

[0013] Optionally, a connecting skirt is fastened to the outer wall of the installation box, and the connecting skirt is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tank body by bolts.

[0014] Optionally, the filtering mechanism includes a filter tank. A sealing cover is fastened to the top of the filter tank. A pump body is provided on the sealing cover. One end of a transport pipe is connected to the pump body, and the liquid outlet end of the pump body is connected to the top of the sealing cover. A filter hopper is coaxially connected inside the filter tank.

[0015] Optionally, a second annular seat is coaxially connected to the inner wall of the filter tank, and a second skirt is coaxially connected to the top edge of the filter hopper. The second skirt is connected to the top of the second annular seat.

[0016] Optionally, a liquid inlet pipe is fastened to the upper end of the outer wall of the tank body, and a liquid outlet pipe is fastened to the lower end of the outer wall of the filter tank. Solenoid valves are connected to both the liquid inlet pipe and the liquid outlet pipe.

[0017] It further includes a control box. A controller is arranged inside the control box. The solenoid valves, the drive motor, the pump body, the solenoid valves, and the heating wire are all connected to the controller.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, when the screw rotates in the present invention, it drives the pressing plate to slide downward along the screw, so that the pressing plate can press the medicinal materials inside the filter barrel, thereby realizing the full separation of the medicinal materials and the medicinal liquid, improving the separation efficiency. When the screw rotates, it drives the scraping plate to stir the inside of the filter barrel, which can prevent the medicinal materials from contacting the bottom of the filter barrel for a long time, effectively improving the full contact between the medicinal materials and the liquid, and thus ensuring the full decoction of the medicinal materials. Description of the Drawings

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the present invention.

[0023] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the screw rod and the connecting shaft of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1, driving motor; 2, pulley; 3, liquid inlet pipe; 4, tank body; 5, top cover; 6, transportation pipe; 7, pump body; 8, sealing cover; 9, control box; 10, solenoid valve; 11, liquid outlet pipe; 12, limit groove; 13, support leg; 14, filter tank; 15, connecting skirt; 16, installation box; 17, heat dissipation hole; 18, connecting shaft; 19, connecting seat; 20, first skirt; 21, limit block; 22, opening; 23, first annular seat; 24, pressing plate; 25, screw rod; 26, strip-shaped block; 27, heating wire; 28, mounting seat; 29, scraping plate; 30, rotating seat; 31, annular support; 32, installation chamber; 33, fan; 34, filter hopper; 35, second skirt; 36, second annular seat; 37, filter barrel. Specific embodiments

[0026] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions of the present invention in combination with the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, rather than all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] Refer to Figures 1 to 5, the present invention provides a technical solution: an extraction and separation device for the production of traditional Chinese medicine granules, including a tank body 4, and a plurality of legs 13 are circumferentially fastened to the bottom of the tank body 4. The top of the tank body 4 is sealed by a top cover 5, and a connecting shaft 18 extending into the tank body 4 is rotatably connected to the top cover 5. A driving motor 1 is fastened to the top of the top cover 5, and pulley 2 is fastened to the output end of the driving motor 1 and the top of the connecting shaft 18. The two pulleys 2 are connected by a belt. As Figure 1 shown, driven by the driving motor 1, the connecting shaft 18 and the driving motor 1 can rotate synchronously.

[0028] As Figure 3 , 4 shown, a filter barrel 37 is coaxially arranged in the tank body 4. To achieve the stable placement and quick installation and disassembly of the filter barrel 37, and thus facilitate the separation of medicinal residues and liquid medicine, a first skirt 20 is coaxially connected to the top edge of the filter barrel 37, and a first annular seat 23 is coaxially connected inside the tank body 4. The first skirt 20 is seated on the top of the first annular seat 23. And in actual use, an annular support 31 is coaxially connected to the bottom of the filter barrel 37, and the bottom of the annular support 31 contacts the inner bottom surface of the tank body 4, effectively improving the effective support of the bottom of the filter barrel 37, and thus improving the stability of the placement of the filter barrel 37.

[0029] As Figure 3 , 4 , 5 shown, a screw 25 is rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel 37 coaxially. The bottom of the screw 25 is rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel 37 through a rotating seat 30, and the connecting shaft 18 is inserted into the top of the screw 25; a limiting groove 12 is opened at the bottom of the connecting shaft 18, and a limiting block 21 cooperating with the limiting groove 12 is fastened to the top of the screw 25. Through the insertion connection of the limiting groove 12 and the limiting block 21, the screw 25 can be driven by the connecting shaft 18 to rotate synchronously;

[0030] To prevent the medicinal materials from accumulating at the bottom of the filter barrel 37, resulting in bottom sticking, a mounting seat 28 is fastened to the outer wall of the screw 25 near one end of the rotating seat 30, and a plurality of scraping plates 29 are circumferentially fastened to the outer wall of the mounting seat 28. When the screw 25 rotates, the scraping plates 29 are driven to stir the inside of the filter barrel 37, so that the medicinal materials can avoid long-term contact with the bottom of the filter barrel 37 during processing. At the same time, it can also effectively improve the full contact between the medicinal materials and the liquid, and thus ensure the full decoction of the medicinal materials.

[0031] As Figure 3 , 4As shown in the figure, in order to achieve sufficient filtration and separation of the liquid medicine, a pressing plate 24 is threadedly connected to the connecting shaft 18. A connecting seat 19 is coaxially connected to the pressing plate 24, and the connecting seat 19 is threadedly connected to the screw rod 25. A plurality of openings 22 are circumferentially formed on the outer wall of the pressing plate 24, and a plurality of strip-shaped blocks 26 are axially fastened to the inner wall of the filter barrel 37. The pressing plate 24 is slidably connected to the strip-shaped blocks 26 through the openings 22. When the screw rod 25 rotates, it drives the pressing plate 24 to slide downward along the screw rod 25, so that the pressing plate 24 can press the medicinal materials inside the filter barrel 37, thereby realizing the sufficient separation of the medicinal materials and the liquid medicine and improving the separation efficiency.

[0032] As Figure 2 , 3 , as shown in Figure 4, a heating mechanism is connected to the bottom of the tank body 4. The heating mechanism includes a fan 33. An installation chamber 32 extending inward is provided at the bottom of the tank body 4, and a heating wire 27 is fastened in the installation chamber 32. An installation box 16 is connected to the bottom of the installation chamber 32. A connecting skirt 15 is fastened to the outer wall of the installation box 16, and the connecting skirt 15 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tank body 4 through bolts. The fan 33 is fixedly connected to the inner top surface of the installation box 16. To ensure the heat dissipation at the bottom of the device, a plurality of heat dissipation holes 17 are provided at the bottom of the installation box 16. During actual use, a temperature sensor for real-time temperature detection can be fastened to the inner wall of the tank body 4, which is beneficial for the staff to observe the heating temperature in real time.

[0033] As Figure 3 , 4 shown, and a transport pipe 6 is connected to the lower end of the tank body 4, and the other end of the transport pipe 6 is connected to a filtering mechanism. The filtering mechanism includes a filtering tank 14. A sealing cover 8 is fastened to the top of the filtering tank 14. A pump body 7 is provided on the sealing cover 8, one end of the transport pipe 6 is connected to the pump body 7, and the liquid outlet end of the pump body 7 is connected to the top of the sealing cover 8. A filtering hopper 34 is coaxially connected inside the filtering tank 14;

[0034] After the extracted liquid medicine is transported into the filtering tank 14, it flows through the filtering hopper 34. Under the filtration of the filtering hopper 34, the medicinal residues can be filtered for the second time, effectively improving the extraction purity. In order to facilitate the installation and disassembly of the filtering hopper 34 by the staff, a second annular seat 36 is coaxially connected to the inner wall of the filtering tank 14, and a second skirt 35 is coaxially connected to the top edge of the filtering hopper 34. The second skirt 35 is connected to the top of the second annular seat 36.

[0035] In summary, for the extraction and separation device used in the production of traditional Chinese medicine granules, during use, a liquid inlet pipe 3 is fixedly connected to the upper end of the outer wall of the tank body 4, and a liquid outlet pipe 11 is fixedly connected to the lower outer wall of the filter tank 14, which is conducive to realizing automatic liquid transportation and facilitating the transportation of the medicinal liquid after extraction. At the same time, for the convenience of controlling the transportation of the medicinal liquid, electromagnetic valves 10 are connected to both the liquid inlet pipe 3 and the liquid outlet pipe 11; and the present invention further includes a control box 9, in which a controller is provided. The electromagnetic valves 10, the drive motor 1, the pump body 7, the electromagnetic valves 10, and the heating wire 27 are all connected to the controller. A display screen for observation and buttons for adjustment are also provided on the control box 9.

[0036] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules, comprising a tank body (4), characterized in that: The top of the tank body (4) is sealed by a top cover (5), a connecting shaft (18) extending into the tank body (4) is rotatably connected to the top cover (5), the top of the connecting shaft (18) is connected to a driving mechanism, a filter barrel (37) is coaxially arranged in the tank body (4), a screw rod (25) is coaxially rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel (37), and the connecting shaft (18) is inserted into the top of the screw rod (25); A pressing plate (24) is threadedly connected to the connecting shaft (18), and a plurality of openings (22) are circumferentially provided on the outer wall of the pressing plate (24), and a plurality of strip blocks (26) are axially fastened to the inner wall of the filter barrel (37), and the pressing plate (24) is slidably connected to the strip blocks (26) through the openings (22); The bottom of the tank body (4) is connected to a heating mechanism, and the lower end of the tank body (4) is connected to a transport pipe (6), and the other end of the transport pipe (6) is connected to a filtering mechanism.

2. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a driving motor (1) fastened to the top of the top cover (5), a pulley (2) is fastened to the output end of the driving motor (1) and the top of the connecting shaft (18), and the two pulleys (2) are connected by a belt.

3. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 2, characterized in that: A limiting groove (12) is provided at the bottom of the connecting shaft (18), and a limiting block (21) matching the limiting groove (12) is fastened to the top of the screw rod (25); The bottom of the screw rod (25) is rotatably connected to the inner bottom surface of the filter barrel (37) via a rotating seat (30), and a mounting seat (28) is fastened to the outer wall of one end of the screw rod (25) close to the rotating seat (30), and a plurality of scrapers (29) are fastened to the outer wall of the mounting seat (28) along the circumferential direction; A connecting seat (19) is coaxially connected to the pressing plate (24), and the connecting seat (19) is threadedly connected to the screw rod (25).

4. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 3, characterized in that: A first skirt (20) is coaxially connected to the top edge of the filter barrel (37), and a first annular seat (23) is coaxially connected to the inside of the tank body (4), and the first skirt (20) is seated on the top of the first annular seat (23); The bottom of the filter barrel (37) is coaxially connected to an annular support (31), and the bottom of the annular support (31) contacts the inner bottom surface of the tank body (4), and the bottom of the tank body (4) is fastened with a plurality of legs (13) along the circumferential direction.

5. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that: The heating mechanism comprises a fan (33), an inwardly extending installation chamber (32) is arranged at the bottom of the tank body (4), a heating wire (27) is fastened in the installation chamber (32), a installation box (16) is connected to the bottom of the installation chamber (32), the fan (33) is fixedly connected to the top surface of the installation box (16), and a plurality of heat dissipation holes (17) are provided at the bottom of the installation box (16).

6. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 5, characterized in that: A connecting skirt (15) is fastened to the outer wall of the installation box (16), and the connecting skirt (15) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the tank body (4) by bolts.

7. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 6, characterized in that: The filtering mechanism comprises a filtering tank (14), a sealing cover (8) is fastened to the top of the filtering tank (14), a pump body (7) is arranged on the sealing cover (8), one end of a transport pipe (6) is connected to the pump body (7), and a liquid outlet end of the pump body (7) is connected to the top of the sealing cover (8), and a filtering bucket (34) is coaxially connected inside the filtering tank (14).

8. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 7, characterized in that: The inner wall of the filter tank (14) is coaxially connected to a second annular seat (36), and the top edge of the filter bucket (34) is coaxially connected to a second skirt (35), and the second skirt (35) is connected to the top of the second annular seat (36).

9. The extraction and separation device for producing Chinese medicine granules according to claim 8, characterized in that: A liquid inlet pipe (3) is fastened to the upper end of the outer wall of the tank body (4), and a liquid outlet pipe (11) is fastened to the outer wall of the lower end of the filter tank (14), and both the liquid inlet pipe (3) and the liquid outlet pipe (11) are connected to a solenoid valve (10); It also includes a control box (9), in which a controller is arranged, and the solenoid valve (10), the drive motor (1), the pump body (7), the solenoid valve (10), and the heating wire (27) are all connected to the controller.

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