A kind of moistening and softening device for pulse high pressure pretreatment and drying of caulis sargentodoxae slice

Abstract

The application relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine production and processing, and particularly relates to a moistening and softening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of morindae officinalis decoction pieces. The moistening and softening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of morindae officinalis decoction pieces comprises a tank body, a sealing cover movably connected to the tank body through a rotating shaft, a plurality of spring buckles jointly connected between the sealing cover and the tank body, a sealing assembly installed in the tank body, a liquid infusion and air extraction assembly installed on the tank body, and a liquid discharge assembly connected with the tank body and the sealing assembly. The application utilizes the morindae officinalis catheter system as a water delivery network and a pressure difference to make the moistening liquid quickly enter the morindae officinalis, realizes rapid and uniform moistening, greatly shortens the moistening time, avoids the traditional soaking method, and solves the problems of loss of external effective components due to long soaking time of the morindae officinalis, dry hardness of the core, and easy breakage during slicing.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine production and processing, and in particular to a softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices. Background Technology

[0002] In existing technologies, before slicing and drying, chicken blood vine needs to be moistened and softened with a moistening solution to prevent breakage during slicing. Traditional processes typically involve piling or soaking the chicken blood vine, allowing it to naturally permeate. Water diffuses based on concentration differences, resulting in very weak diffusion and a long softening time. Furthermore, the outer layer is prone to over-soaking, leading to component loss and affecting the color of the chicken blood vine slices. The core remains dry and hard, making it easy to break during slicing, resulting in poor quality chicken blood vine slices. This is especially problematic for premium chicken blood vine slices, which require higher quality and appearance. The issues arising during the moistening and softening process severely impact the sales of premium chicken blood vine slices. Summary of the Invention

[0003] To overcome the shortcomings of traditional softening processes, such as long processing time, excessive soaking leading to component loss and affecting the color of chicken blood vine slices, and the core remaining dry and hard, making them prone to breakage during slicing and resulting in poor quality chicken blood vine slices, this invention provides a softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment drying of chicken blood vine slices.

[0004] Technical solution: A softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices, comprising: a tank body with a sealing cover movably connected to it via a rotating shaft, wherein the sealing cover and the tank body are connected by a plurality of spring buckles; a sealing assembly installed in the tank body; a liquid infusion and air extraction assembly installed on the tank body; and a liquid drainage assembly connected to the tank body and the sealing assembly; wherein the sealing assembly is used to wrap and seal the outer ring surface of the chicken blood vine, and works in conjunction with the liquid infusion and air extraction assembly to accelerate the softening speed of the chicken blood vine.

[0005] Furthermore, the sealing assembly includes: a plurality of hollow discs, all of which have their outer circumference fixed to the inner wall of the tank; a plurality of sealing units, each connected to a plurality of the hollow discs; and a plurality of gas supply pipes, each penetrating the tank and communicating with one of the hollow discs; wherein each gas supply pipe is provided with a control valve.

[0006] Furthermore, the sealing unit includes a mounting cylinder fixedly connected to several hollow discs, several sealing rings fixedly connected to the mounting cylinder, several connecting pipes fixedly connected to the several sealing rings respectively, an electric rotating ring connected to the uppermost hollow disc, and an annular airbags connected to the several connecting pipes respectively; wherein, each sealing ring is rotatably connected to a corresponding hollow disc, the outer ring surface of all the annular airbags is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the mounting cylinder, and the rotating part of the electric rotating ring is fixedly connected to the outer ring surface of the mounting cylinder.

[0007] Furthermore, the sealing unit also includes a support mesh disposed at the bottom of the mounting cylinder.

[0008] Furthermore, it also includes a plurality of connecting valves connected to each of the mounting cylinders and an external pipe connected to the tank body; wherein the external pipe and the plurality of connecting valves are connected to the same space within the tank body.

[0009] Furthermore, each of the annular airbags has an inner ring surface with a wrapping part, the elastic coefficient of which is less than that of other parts of the annular airbag.

[0010] Furthermore, the infusion and degassing assembly includes a first degassing pipe connected to the sealing cap, a first infusion pipe connected to the first degassing pipe, a second infusion pipe connected to the lower part of the tank body, and a second degassing pipe connected to the lower part of the tank body; wherein, control valves are provided on the first degassing pipe, the first infusion pipe, the second infusion pipe, and the second degassing pipe, and the second infusion pipe and the second degassing pipe are located below the lowest hollow plate.

[0011] Furthermore, the drainage assembly includes a drainage cylinder that runs through all the hollow discs, a first drainage valve communicating with the top of the drainage cylinder, and a plurality of second drainage valves communicating with the lower part of the drainage cylinder; wherein, the openings of the plurality of second drainage valves are flush with the bottom surface of the tank body, and the openings of the first drainage valves are lower than the upper side of the uppermost hollow disc.

[0012] Furthermore, the drainage assembly also includes a plurality of third drainage valves disposed through each of the hollow discs, with the openings of all the third drainage valves being lower than the upper side of the corresponding hollow disc.

[0013] Furthermore, the upper side of the hollow disc at the top and the bottom surface of the tank are both designed to be concave.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this invention are: 1. By utilizing the chicken blood vine conduit system as a water delivery network and pressure difference, the soaking solution can quickly enter the interior of the chicken blood vine, achieving rapid and uniform soaking. This greatly shortens the soaking time and avoids the problems of excessive soaking time in traditional soaking methods, which leads to the loss of external effective components and the core remaining dry and hard, making it easy to break when slicing. This ensures the quality of premium chicken blood vine slices and avoids the problems of softening caused by traditional soaking processes, which would affect the sales of premium chicken blood vine.

[0015] 2. During the moistening process, the electric rotating ring starts and drives the installation cylinder and the chicken blood vine inside to rotate. Centrifugal force is used to diffuse the water inside the chicken blood vine, thereby ensuring the uniformity of the moistening process. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the first three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the second three-dimensional structure of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the tank of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the mounting cylinder, annular airbag, connecting pipe and sealing ring of the present invention. Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the combined structure of the annular airbag, connecting tube, and sealing ring of the present invention; Figure 6 This is an enlarged view of area A of the present invention.

[0017] Reference numerals: 1-Tank body, 2-Sealing cover, 3-Spring buckle, 4-First suction pipe, 5-First infusion pipe, 6-Drain cylinder, 601-First drain valve, 602-Second drain valve, 7-Hollow disc, 8-Installation cylinder, 801-Annular airbag, 8011-Wrapping part, 802-Connecting pipe, 803-Sealing ring, 804-Support net, 9-Electric rotating ring, 10-Gas infusion pipe, 11-Connecting valve, 12-Third drain valve, 13-Second infusion pipe, 14-Second suction pipe, 15-External pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] Example according to Figures 1-6 As shown, this embodiment provides a softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices, including a tank body 1, a sealing assembly, a liquid infusion and air extraction assembly, and a liquid drainage assembly: wherein, the tank body 1 has a sealing cover 2 movably connected to it via a rotating shaft, and the sealing cover 2 and the tank body 1 are connected together by a plurality of spring buckles 3; the sealing assembly is installed inside the tank body 1; the liquid infusion and air extraction assembly is installed on the tank body 1; and the liquid drainage assembly is connected to the tank body 1 and the sealing assembly; The sealing assembly is used to wrap and seal the outer ring surface of the chicken blood vine, and works in conjunction with the infusion and air extraction assembly to accelerate the wetting speed of the chicken blood vine. The sealing cap 2 is fixed by the spring buckle 3 to ensure the airtightness between the sealing cap 2 and the tank body 1.

[0020] The sealing assembly includes a hollow disc 7, a sealing unit, and a gas supply pipe 10: wherein, a plurality of hollow discs 7 are provided, and the outer circumference of all hollow discs 7 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the tank body 1; a plurality of sealing units are provided, each connected to a plurality of hollow discs 7; a plurality of gas supply pipes 10 are provided, each penetrating the tank body 1 and each communicating with one of the hollow discs 7; Each of the gas delivery pipes 10 is equipped with a control valve. An external air pump connected to the gas delivery pipe 10 works in conjunction with a sealing unit to wrap and seal the surface of the chicken blood vine.

[0021] The sealing unit includes an installation cylinder 8 fixedly connected to several hollow discs 7, several sealing rings 803 fixedly connected to the installation cylinder 8, several connecting pipes 802 fixedly connected to several sealing rings 803 respectively, an electric rotating ring 9 connected to the uppermost hollow disc 7, and an annular airbag 801 connected to several connecting pipes 802 respectively. Each sealing ring 803 is rotatably connected to a corresponding hollow disc 7, and the outer ring surface of all annular airbags 801 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the mounting cylinder 8. The rotating part of the electric rotating ring 9 is fixedly connected to the outer ring surface of the mounting cylinder 8. During the moistening process, the electric rotating ring 9 drives the mounting cylinder 8 and the chicken blood vine inside to rotate, using centrifugal force to diffuse water inside the chicken blood vine, thereby ensuring the uniformity of the moistening process.

[0022] The sealing unit also includes a support net 804 disposed at the bottom of the mounting cylinder 8. The support net 804 supports the chicken blood vine placed in the mounting cylinder 8, and the wetting liquid can pass through the support net 804 to immerse the end of the chicken blood vine.

[0023] It also includes a plurality of connecting valves 11 connected to each of the mounting cylinders 8 and an external connecting pipe 15 connected to the tank body 1; The external pipe 15 and several of the connecting valves 11 are connected to the same space inside the tank body 1.

[0024] Each of the annular airbags 801 has a wrapping portion 8011 on its inner ring surface. The elastic coefficient of the wrapping portion 8011 is smaller than that of other parts of the annular airbag 801. When the annular airbag 801 is inflated, the wrapping portion 8011 deforms preferentially and to a greater extent to wrap and seal the outer surface of the chicken blood vine.

[0025] The infusion and air extraction assembly includes a first air extraction pipe 4 connected to the sealing cap 2, a first infusion pipe 5 connected to the first air extraction pipe 4, a second infusion pipe 13 connected to the lower part of the tank body 1, and a second air extraction pipe 14 connected to the lower part of the tank body 1. Control valves are provided on the first suction pipe 4, the first infusion pipe 5, the second infusion pipe 13, and the second suction pipe 14. The second infusion pipe 13 and the second suction pipe 14 are located below the lowest hollow plate 7.

[0026] The drainage assembly includes a drainage cylinder 6 that runs through all the hollow discs 7, a first drainage valve 601 that communicates with the top of the drainage cylinder 6, and a plurality of second drainage valves 602 that communicate with the lower part of the drainage cylinder 6. Among them, the openings of several second drain valves 602 are flush with the bottom surface of the tank body 1, and the openings of the first drain valves 601 are lower than the upper side of the uppermost hollow disc 7.

[0027] The drainage assembly also includes several third drainage valves 12 disposed through each of the hollow discs 7, with the openings of all the third drainage valves 12 lower than the upper side of the corresponding hollow disc 7. This facilitates the drainage of water from the hollow disc 7 through the third drainage valves 12.

[0028] The upper side of the hollow disc 7 at the top and the bottom surface of the tank 1 are both designed as concave surfaces to facilitate the collection of lubricating liquid and its discharge through the drain assembly.

[0029] Before use, connect a vacuum pump to the first suction pipe 4 and the second suction pipe 14, connect the first infusion pipe 5 and the second infusion pipe 13 to a lubricating liquid conveying device, connect the external pipe 15 to a lubricating liquid steam conveying device, connect the drain cylinder 6 to a waste liquid collection device, and connect the two air supply pipes 10 to an air pump. When using, open the sealing cap 2 and place the selected, pre-cut sections of premium chicken blood vine into the mounting cylinder 8 one by one. Support the lower end of the chicken blood vine with the support net 804. The upper and lower parts of the chicken blood vine should be directly opposite the two annular air bags 801, with the upper end of the chicken blood vine higher than the upper side of its corresponding annular air bag 801 but lower than the upper side of the mounting cylinder 8. After placing the chicken blood vine, close the sealing cap 2. The sealing cap 2 is secured by spring clip 3 to ensure a tight seal between the sealing cap 2 and the tank body 1. Then, the lubricating liquid steam delivery device connected to the external pipe 15 is activated, supplying lubricating liquid steam at a preset temperature into the tank body 1 through the external pipe 15. Simultaneously, all connecting valves 11 are opened, allowing the lubricating liquid steam to enter the mounting cylinder 8 through the connecting valves 11. This softens the resin in the internal conduit system of the chicken blood vine, facilitating the subsequent extraction of water into the chicken blood vine through the internal conduit system using negative pressure, thus rapidly lubricating the inside of the chicken blood vine. Simultaneously, the surface of the chicken blood vine absorbs water through the lubricating liquid steam, completing the lubrication process. After a preset time, the supply of lubricating liquid steam is stopped, and all connecting valves 11 are closed. The control valve on the external pipe 15 is closed, and the external air pumps connected to the two air supply pipes 10 are started. Air is introduced into the annular airbag 801 through the air supply pipes 10, hollow disc 7, and connecting pipe 802, causing the annular airbag 801 to inflate and seal the surface of the chicken blood vine with the wrapping part 8011. At the same time, the lubricating liquid delivery device connected to the second liquid supply pipe 13 is started, and a preset amount of lubricating liquid is delivered into the tank 1 through the second liquid supply pipe 13, so that the lubricating liquid submerges the lower end of the chicken blood vine. Then, the control valve on the second liquid supply pipe 13 is closed, and then the control valve on the first suction pipe 4 is opened, and the external vacuum device is started. The vacuum device is used to vacuum the surface of the mounting cylinder 8 sealed by the annular airbag 801 through the first suction pipe 4. Vacuuming is applied to the surface of the chicken blood vine, allowing the wetting solution at the lower end to enter the interior through the vine's conduit system. This pushes out loose resin secretions or air from the other end of the conduit. Compared to traditional soaking methods, where water diffuses due to concentration difference with very weak force, the chicken blood vine conduit system acts as a water transport network and pressure difference, allowing the wetting solution to quickly enter the interior of the chicken blood vine. This achieves rapid and uniform wetting, significantly shortening the wetting time. It avoids the problems of excessive soaking time in traditional methods, which leads to the loss of external effective components and the core remaining dry and hard, making it easy to break when slicing. This ensures the quality of premium chicken blood vine slices and avoids the softening problems associated with traditional wetting processes that could affect the sales of premium chicken blood vine.

[0030] After a preset vacuuming time, the external air pump connected to the first vacuum pipe 4 is shut off, and its control valve is closed. The second drain valve 602 is opened, and the moistening liquid is discharged through the drain cylinder 6. After the second drain valve 602 is closed, the moistening liquid is then introduced into the tank 1 through the first infusion pipe 5, immersing the upper part of the chicken blood vine in the moistening liquid. Then, the external air pump connected to the second vacuum pipe 14 is started, and its control valve is opened. Vacuuming is then performed on the chicken blood vine in the reverse direction, using the same principle as above, so that the moistening liquid enters the chicken blood vine from the other end, ensuring uniform moistening inside the chicken blood vine, thus ensuring the quality of subsequent slicing and the quality of the medicinal slices after high-pressure pretreatment and drying. After moistening is completed, the external air pump connected to the second vacuum pipe 14... The vacuum equipment is shut down, the first drain valve 601 is opened, the air pump connected to the gas supply pipe 10 is shut down, the control valve on it is opened, the annular air bladder 801 is deflated and restored to its original state, so that the lubricating liquid on the hollow plate 7 is discharged through the first drain valve 601 and the drain cylinder 6. The lubricating liquid in the mounting cylinder 8 flows to the lower part of the tank body 1 when the annular air bladder 801 is deflated and restored to its original state, and can be used for the lubrication of the next batch of chicken blood vine. Then, the spring buckle 3 is opened, the sealing cover 2 is opened, the lubricated chicken blood vine is taken out, and the next batch of chicken blood vine is lubricated. After all the work is completed, the third drain valve 12 and the second drain valve 602 are opened so that the water condensed from the lubricating liquid vapor is discharged through the drain cylinder 6.

[0031] It should be understood that the above description is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to limit the invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that variations of the invention are included within the scope of the claims herein.

Claims

1. A softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices, characterized in that, include: A tank body, on which a sealing cover is movably connected via a pivot, and the sealing cover and the tank body are connected by several spring buckles; A sealing assembly is installed inside the tank. An infusion degassing assembly is installed on the tank body; and A drain assembly is connected to the tank body and the sealing assembly; The sealing component is used to wrap and seal the outer ring surface of the chicken blood vine, and works in conjunction with the infusion and air extraction component to accelerate the wetting speed of the chicken blood vine.

2. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sealing assembly includes: Hollow discs are provided in several forms, and the outer circumference of all the hollow discs is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the tank. A plurality of sealing units are provided, each connected to a plurality of the hollow discs; and Several gas pipelines are provided, each penetrating the tank body and connected to one of the hollow discs; Each of the gas pipelines is equipped with a control valve.

3. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 2, characterized in that, The sealing unit includes a mounting cylinder fixedly connected to several hollow discs, several sealing rings fixedly connected to the mounting cylinder, several connecting pipes fixedly connected to the several sealing rings respectively, an electric rotating ring connected to the uppermost hollow disc, and an annular airbag connected to the several connecting pipes respectively. Each of the sealing rings is rotatably connected to a corresponding hollow disc, all the outer ring surfaces of the annular airbags are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the mounting cylinder, and the electric rotating ring is fixedly connected to the outer ring surface of the mounting cylinder.

4. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 3, characterized in that, The sealing unit also includes a support mesh disposed at the bottom of the mounting cylinder.

5. A softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to any one of claims 3-4, characterized in that, It also includes several connecting valves connected to each of the mounting cylinders and an external pipe connected to the tank body; The external pipe and several of the connecting valves are connected to the same space inside the tank.

6. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 3, characterized in that, Each of the annular airbags has a wrapping part on its inner circumference, and the elastic coefficient of the wrapping part is smaller than that of other parts of the annular airbag.

7. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 1, characterized in that, The infusion pumping assembly includes a first pumping pipe connected to the sealing cap, a first infusion pipe connected to the first pumping pipe, a second infusion pipe connected to the lower part of the tank body, and a second pumping pipe connected to the lower part of the tank body. Control valves are provided on the first suction pipe, the first infusion pipe, the second infusion pipe, and the second suction pipe. The second infusion pipe and the second suction pipe are located below the lowest hollow disc.

8. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 7, characterized in that, The drainage assembly includes a drainage cylinder that runs through all the hollow discs, a first drainage valve communicating with the top of the drainage cylinder, and a plurality of second drainage valves communicating with the lower part of the drainage cylinder; wherein, the openings of the plurality of second drainage valves are flush with the bottom surface of the tank body, and the openings of the first drainage valves are lower than the upper side of the uppermost hollow disc.

9. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 8, characterized in that, The drainage assembly also includes several third drainage valves that are disposed through each of the hollow discs, and the openings of all the third drainage valves are lower than the upper side of the corresponding hollow disc.

10. The softening and moistening device for pulse high-pressure pretreatment and drying of chicken blood vine slices according to claim 9, characterized in that, The uppermost hollow disc and the bottom of the tank are both concave.

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