Traditional Chinese medicinal material immersion cleaning and slicing device
By designing an automated dipping and slicing device for Chinese medicinal materials, using a servo electric turntable and agitating motor, efficient dipping and slicing of Chinese medicinal materials is achieved, which solves the problem of low manual operation efficiency and improves the degree of automation and effect.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510695829.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-28
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-01
AI Technical Summary
The process of soaking and slicing of Chinese medicinal materials depends on manual labor, which is inefficient and poor in effect.
A Chinese medicinal material dipping and slicing device including a controller, dipping device and slicing device is designed, and the servo electric turntable drives the dipping cylinder for up and down reciprocating movement, combining the mixing motor and the cutter to slice, so as to realize automatic dipping and slicing.
It improves the efficiency and effect of soaking and slicing of traditional Chinese medicinal materials, realizes automated operations, and simplifies the process.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine processing, in particular to a device and method for soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials. Background Art
[0002] During the processing and preparation of traditional Chinese medicine, it is often necessary to soak, wash and slice traditional Chinese medicine materials. Through soaking and washing, the traditional Chinese medicine materials can be cleaned and softened for slicing. When soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials traditionally, it mostly depends on manual labor, which has the deficiencies of low efficiency and poor effect in soaking, washing and slicing. Therefore, it has become an urgent problem to design a device for soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials with higher efficiency and better effect. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies that when soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials currently, it mostly depends on manual labor, resulting in low efficiency and poor effect in soaking, washing and slicing, and to provide a device for soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials with higher efficiency and better effect.
[0004] The specific technical solution of the present invention is as follows: A device for soaking, washing and slicing traditional Chinese medicine materials includes: a controller, a soaking and washing device, and a slicing device. The soaking and washing device includes: a soaking cylinder provided with a stirring device, a blanking electromagnetic valve and a water outlet electromagnetic valve, a water inlet device arranged above the soaking cylinder, a speed-regulating electric turntable arranged below the soaking cylinder, and a lifting driving device provided with a lifting guiding component between the lower end of the soaking cylinder and the speed-regulating electric turntable. The speed-regulating electric turntable is a servo electric turntable. The speed-regulating electric turntable, the blanking electromagnetic valve and the water outlet electromagnetic valve are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
[0005] Preferably, the lifting driving device includes: a lifting guide ring with a circumferentially distributed wavy concave and convex groove at the lower end and connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder, and a lifting driving rod with a supporting head for supporting the wavy concave and convex groove at the upper end and connected to the side circumference of the seat body of the speed-regulating electric turntable. The lifting guide ring is coaxial with the speed-regulating electric turntable. The lifting guiding component includes: a plurality of guiding columns located inside the lifting guide ring and connected to the upper end of the speed-regulating electric turntable, and guide sleeves with the same number as the guiding columns and connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder. The upper ends of the guiding columns extend into the guide sleeves one by one.
[0006] Preferably, the slicing device includes: a belt conveyor with its rear end opposite to the side enclosure of the speed-regulating electric turntable, two side plates respectively installed at both ends of the belt conveyor in a one-to-one correspondence, a support table arranged on the front side of the belt conveyor and having its upper end flush with the upper end of the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor, an installation table arranged on the front side of the support table and having a stop bar at its rear end, a vertical electric linear slide table with its lower end connected to the installation table, a slide seat having a cross plate at its rear end and its front end connected to the slider of the vertical electric linear slide table, a cutting knife arranged on the front side of the support table and connected to the lower end of the slide seat, a plurality of guide holes arranged on the cross plate, compression springs having the same number as the guide holes and corresponding to the guide holes one by one, guide posts having stop blocks at their upper ends, and a pressing plate located above the support table; the lower ends of the guide posts pass through the guide holes and the compression springs and are connected to the upper end of the pressing plate; a material discharge channel is formed between the front end of the support table and the rear end of the stop bar; the belt conveyor and the vertical electric linear slide table are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
[0007] Preferably, the belt conveyor is a stepping belt conveyor, and the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor is an annular metal flat belt provided with a water filtering hole group.
[0008] Preferably, the stirring device includes: a stirring motor connected to the lower end of the immersion cylinder, a stirring shaft with its lower end pivotally connected to the lower end of the immersion cylinder and connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor, and a plurality of stirring rods arranged vertically and respectively connected to the stirring shaft; the rotation direction of the stirring shaft is opposite to the rotation direction of the speed-regulating electric turntable; the stirring motor is electrically connected to the controller.
[0009] Preferably, the water inlet device includes: a water inlet pipe connected in series with a metering solenoid valve, and a water distribution pipe provided with a plurality of nozzles and communicated with the lower end of the water inlet pipe; the upper end of the immersion cylinder is open; the metering solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.
[0010] Preferably, an electric heater and a temperature control switch electrically connected to the electric heater are installed on the side wall of the immersion cylinder; the electric heater and the temperature control switch are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
[0011] Preferably, an inclined plate is provided at the bottom of the immersion cylinder, the blanking solenoid valve is located on the side enclosure of the immersion cylinder and at the lower end of the inclined plate; the water outlet solenoid valve is located at the lower end of the immersion cylinder and at the lower end of the inclined plate.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: A set amount of water is sprayed from the nozzle through the metering solenoid valve to soak the traditional Chinese medicinal materials placed in the soaking cylinder. The stirring motor drives the stirring rod to rotate through the stirring shaft to stir and wash the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The rotation direction of the stirring shaft is opposite to that of the speed-regulating electric turntable, which is beneficial to improving the washing effect and efficiency. According to the needs of the soaked traditional Chinese medicinal materials, heating is carried out through the electric heater, and the temperature is controlled at a set value through the temperature control switch to improve the soaking effect and medicinal properties of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The speed-regulating electric turntable drives the soaking cylinder and the lifting guide ring to rotate through the guide post and the guide sleeve. Under the cooperation of the wavy concave and convex grooves and the supporting heads that support the wavy concave and convex grooves, the soaking cylinder is driven to make a reciprocating up and down movement, so that the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are turned over, improving the soaking and washing of the adjacent parts between the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, and improving the soaking effect and efficiency. The traditional Chinese medicinal material soaking and slicing device and method have relatively high soaking and slicing efficiency and good effects. By adjusting the rotation speed of the speed-regulating electric turntable, the rotation speed of the soaking cylinder and the frequency of the reciprocating up and down movement can be adjusted, which is beneficial to improving the soaking effect. The vertical electric linear slide drives the slide seat to descend. After the pressing plate presses the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, the vertical electric linear slide drives the slide seat to continue to descend against the resistance of the compression spring, and the cutting knife slices the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The structure is simple and compact. The belt conveyor is a stepping belt conveyor, which is beneficial to the forward stepping transportation of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The side plate is beneficial to preventing the traditional Chinese medicinal materials from falling laterally. The conveyor belt of the belt conveyor is an annular metal flat belt provided with a water filtering hole group, which is beneficial to further filtering the moisture of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The stirring motor, the stirring shaft and the stirring rod of the soaking device are beneficial to stirring and washing the traditional Chinese medicinal materials. The temperature control switch is electrically connected to the electric heater, which is beneficial to controlling the temperature. The metering solenoid valve of the water inlet device is beneficial to controlling the water inflow. The speed-regulating electric turntable is a servo electric turntable, which is beneficial to adjusting the rotation speed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the present invention.
[0014] In the figure: Controller 1, blanking solenoid valve 2, water outlet solenoid valve 3, soaking cylinder 4, speed-regulating electric turntable 5, wavy concave and convex grooves 6, lifting guide ring 7, supporting head 8, seat body 9, lifting drive rod 10, guide post 11, guide sleeve 12, belt conveyor 13, side plate 14, supporting platform 15, retaining strip 16, mounting platform 17, vertical electric linear slide 18, cross plate 19, slide seat 20, cutting knife 21, compression spring 22, stop block 23, guide post 24, pressing plate 25, blanking channel 26, stirring motor 27, stirring shaft 28, stirring rod 29, metering solenoid valve 30, water inlet pipe 31, nozzle 32, water distribution pipe 33, electric heater 34, temperature control switch 35, inclined plate 36, collection basket 37. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0016] As shown in the atta Figure 1As shown: A traditional Chinese medicine soaking and slicing device, comprising: a controller 1, a soaking device, and a slicing device; the soaking device includes: a soaking cylinder 4 provided with a stirring device, a blanking solenoid valve 2, and a water outlet solenoid valve 3, a water inlet device provided above the soaking cylinder 4, a speed-regulating electric turntable 5 provided below the soaking cylinder 4, and a lifting driving device provided with a lifting and guiding assembly located between the lower end of the soaking cylinder 4 and the speed-regulating electric turntable 5; the speed-regulating electric turntable 5 is a servo electric turntable; the speed-regulating electric turntable 5, the blanking solenoid valve 2, and the water outlet solenoid valve 3 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.
[0017] The lifting driving device includes: a lifting guide ring 7 provided with circumferentially distributed wavy concave and convex grooves 6 at the lower end and screwed to the lower end of the soaking cylinder 4, and a lifting driving rod 10 provided with a supporting head 8 supporting the wavy concave and convex grooves 6 at the upper end and screwed to the side circumference of the seat body 9 of the speed-regulating electric turntable 5; the lifting guide ring 7 is coaxial with the speed-regulating electric turntable 5; the lifting and guiding assembly includes: three guide columns 11 located inside the lifting guide ring 7 and screwed to the upper end of the speed-regulating electric turntable 5, and guide sleeves 12 having the same number as the guide columns 11 and screwed to the lower end of the soaking cylinder 4; the upper ends of the guide columns 11 extend into the guide sleeves 12 in a one-to-one correspondence; the three guide columns 11 are circumferentially and evenly distributed along the axis of the speed-regulating electric turntable 5.
[0018] The slicing device includes: a belt conveyor 13 with the rear end opposite to the side circumference of the speed-regulating electric turntable 5, two side plates 14 respectively mounted on both side ends of the belt conveyor 13 in a one-to-one correspondence, a supporting table 15 provided in front of the belt conveyor 13 and having the upper end flush with the upper end of the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor 13, an installation table 17 provided in front of the supporting table 15 and having a stop bar 16 at the rear end, a vertical electric linear slide 18 screwed to the lower end of the installation table 17, a slide seat 20 having a cross plate 19 at the rear end and screwed to the slider of the vertical electric linear slide 18 at the front end, a cutting knife 21 provided in front of the supporting table 15 and screwed to the lower end of the slide seat 20, a plurality of guide holes (not shown) provided on the cross plate 19, compression springs 22 having the same number as the guide holes and corresponding to the guide holes one by one, guide posts 24 having a stop block 23 at the upper end, and a pressing plate 25 located above the supporting table 15; the lower end of the guide post 24 passes through the guide hole and the compression spring 22 and is screwed to the upper end of the pressing plate 25; a blanking channel 26 is formed between the front end of the supporting table 15 and the rear end of the stop bar 16; the belt conveyor 13 and the vertical electric linear slide 18 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.
[0019] The belt conveyor 13 is a stepping belt conveyor, and the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor 13 is an annular metal flat belt provided with a water filtering hole group (not shown).
[0020] The described stirring device includes: a stirring motor 27 screwed to the lower end of the immersion cylinder 4, a stirring shaft 28 with its lower end pivotally connected to the lower end of the immersion cylinder 4 through a bearing and key-connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor 27, and three stirring rods 29 arranged vertically and welded to the stirring shaft 28 respectively; the rotation direction of the stirring shaft 28 is opposite to that of the speed-regulating electric turntable 5; the stirring motor 27 is electrically connected to the controller 1.
[0021] The described water inlet device includes: a water inlet pipe 31 in series with a metering solenoid valve 30, and a water distribution pipe 33 provided with a plurality of nozzles 32 and communicated with the lower end of the water inlet pipe 31; the upper end of the immersion cylinder 4 is open; the metering solenoid valve 30 is electrically connected to the controller 1.
[0022] The side wall of the immersion cylinder 4 is equipped with an electric heater 34 and a temperature control switch 35 electrically connected to the electric heater 34; the electric heater 34 and the temperature control switch 35 are respectively electrically connected to the controller 1.
[0023] The bottom of the immersion cylinder 4 is provided with an inclined plate 36, the blanking solenoid valve 2 is located on the side circumference of the immersion cylinder 4 and at the low end of the inclined plate 36; the water outlet solenoid valve 3 is located at the lower end of the immersion cylinder 4 and at the low end of the inclined plate 36.
[0024] The process of immersing and slicing through the present invention is as follows: (1) Place the Chinese medicinal materials in the immersion cylinder 4, and a set amount of water is sprayed from the nozzles 32 through the metering solenoid valve 30 to soak the Chinese medicinal materials, and the stirring motor 27 drives the stirring rods 29 to rotate through the stirring shaft 28 to stir and wash the Chinese medicinal materials; (2) According to the needs of the immersed Chinese medicinal materials, heat through the electric heater 34, and control the temperature at the set value through the temperature control switch 35 to improve the soaking effect and medicinal properties of the Chinese medicinal materials; (3) The speed-regulating electric turntable 5 drives the immersion cylinder 4 and the lifting guide ring 7 to rotate through the guide post 24 and the guide sleeve 12. Under the cooperation of the wavy concave and convex grooves 6 and the supporting heads 8 supporting the wavy concave and convex grooves 6, the immersion cylinder 4 is driven to make a reciprocating up and down movement, so that the Chinese medicinal materials are turned over, improving the soaking and washing of the adjacent parts between the Chinese medicinal materials, and improving the immersion effect and efficiency; (4) Open the water outlet solenoid valve 3 to drain the water in the immersion cylinder 4 and flow into the sump through the connecting pipe; (5) Open the blanking solenoid valve 2, and the Chinese medicinal materials in the immersion cylinder 4 fall onto the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor 13 to further filter out the moisture, and the belt conveyor 13 conveys the Chinese medicinal materials forward; (6) The vertical electric linear slide 18 drives the slide seat 20 to descend, the pressing plate 25 presses the Chinese medicinal materials, and the vertical electric linear slide 18 drives the slide seat 20 to continue to descend against the resistance of the compression spring 22, and the Chinese medicinal material slices sliced by the cutter 21 fall into the collection basket 37 from the blanking channel 26.
[0025] In addition to the above embodiments, within the scope disclosed in the claims and the specification of the present invention, the technical features or technical data of the present invention can be reselected and combined to form new embodiments, which can be achieved by those skilled in the art without creative work. Therefore, these embodiments not detailedly described in the present invention should also be regarded as specific embodiments of the present invention and fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A device for soaking and slicing Chinese medicinal materials, comprising: A controller, characterized in that the traditional Chinese medicine material soaking and slicing device further comprises: a soaking device and a slicing device; the soaking device includes: a soaking cylinder provided with a stirring device, a blanking solenoid valve and a water outlet solenoid valve, a water inlet device arranged above the soaking cylinder, a speed-regulating electric turntable arranged below the soaking cylinder, and a lifting driving device provided with a lifting guiding component located between the lower end of the soaking cylinder and the speed-regulating electric turntable; the speed-regulating electric turntable, the blanking solenoid valve and the water outlet solenoid valve are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
2. The Chinese medicinal material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting driving device includes: a lifting guide ring with circumferentially distributed wavy concave and convex grooves at the lower end and connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder, and a lifting driving rod with a supporting head for supporting the wavy concave and convex grooves at the upper end and connected to the side circumference of the seat body of the speed-regulating electric turntable; the lifting guiding component includes: a plurality of guide columns located inside the lifting guide ring and connected to the upper end of the speed-regulating electric turntable, and guide sleeves with the same number as the guide columns and connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder; the upper ends of the guide columns extend into the guide sleeves one by one.
3. The Chinese medicinal material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The slicing device includes: a belt conveyor with the rear end opposite to the side circumference of the speed-regulating electric turntable, two side plates respectively mounted on both side ends of the belt conveyor in a one-to-one correspondence, a supporting table arranged in front of the belt conveyor and having the upper end flush with the upper end of the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor, a mounting table arranged in front of the supporting table and having a stop bar at the rear end, a vertical electric linear slide table connected to the lower end of the mounting table, a slide seat with a cross plate at the rear end and connected to the slider of the vertical electric linear slide table at the front end, a cutting knife arranged in front of the supporting table and connected to the lower end of the slide seat, a plurality of guide holes arranged on the cross plate, compression springs with the same number as the guide holes and corresponding to the guide holes one by one, guide posts with a stop block at the upper end, and a pressing plate located above the supporting table; the lower ends of the guide posts pass through the guide holes and the compression springs and are connected to the upper end of the pressing plate; a blanking channel is formed between the front end of the supporting table and the rear end of the stop bar; the belt conveyor and the vertical electric linear slide table are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
4. The Chinese herbal medicine soaking and slicing device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The belt conveyor is a stepping belt conveyor, and the conveyor belt of the belt conveyor is an annular metal flat belt provided with a water filtering hole group.
5. The traditional Chinese medicine material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The stirring device includes: a stirring motor connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder, a stirring shaft pivotally connected to the lower end of the soaking cylinder and connected to the output shaft of the stirring motor, and a plurality of stirring rods arranged vertically and respectively connected to the stirring shaft; the rotation direction of the stirring shaft is opposite to the rotation direction of the speed-regulating electric turntable; the stirring motor is electrically connected to the controller.
6. The Chinese medicinal material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The water inlet device includes: a water inlet pipe connected in series with a metering solenoid valve, and a water distribution pipe provided with a plurality of nozzles and communicated with the lower end of the water inlet pipe; the upper end of the soaking cylinder is open; the metering solenoid valve is electrically connected to the controller.
7. The traditional Chinese medicine material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, An electric heater is installed on the side wall of the soaking cylinder, and a temperature control switch electrically connected to the electric heater; the electric heater and the temperature control switch are respectively electrically connected to the controller.
8. The traditional Chinese medicine material soaking and slicing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, An inclined plate is provided at the bottom of the soaking cylinder, the blanking solenoid valve is located on the side circumference of the soaking cylinder and at the lower end of the inclined plate; the water outlet solenoid valve is located at the lower end of the soaking cylinder and at the lower end of the inclined plate.