Rotary cage cleaning device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a rotating cage cleaning device, and relates to the technical field of food and medicine equipment manufacturing, the rotating cage cleaning device comprises a rotating cage and a cleaning device, the rotating cage is of a cylindrical structure, and the two axial ends of the rotating cage are fixedly sleeved with outer gear rings; the cleaning device comprises an equipment body provided with a cleaning bin, and a rotating cage supporting assembly, a flushing assembly and a scrubbing assembly which are arranged on the equipment body. In the using process, the rotating cage is placed in the cleaning bin, the outer gear rings at the two axial ends of the rotating cage are engaged with the gears at the two axial ends of the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft correspondingly, and when the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft rotate around the axes of the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft in the same direction, the rotating cage can be driven to rotate around the axes of the first roller shaft and the second roller shaft; the washing assembly sprays a cleaning agent or water to the rotating cage, and the scrubbing assembly scrubs the inner wall and the outer wall of the rotating cage in the rotating process of the rotating cage, so that manual cleaning of the rotating cage is replaced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of food and pharmaceutical equipment manufacturing, and in particular to a rotating cage cleaning device. Background Art

[0002] Soft capsules are a type of capsule that is made by sealing liquid drugs or liquid solid drugs in soft capsule materials after processing. The soft capsule materials are made of gelatin, water, glycerin or other suitable excipients. In the preparation process of soft capsules, liquid paraffin and the like are often used as lubricants. After the soft capsule molding process is completed, lubricants such as liquid paraffin will adhere to the surface of the soft capsules. In the drying process, the soft capsules enter the rotating cage for dehumidification and drying. The oil, colloid, etc. on the surface of the soft capsules will adhere to the surface of the rotating cage, which is difficult to clean after drying. The traditional cleaning method is to use manual cleaning, in which workers use alcohol, detergents and hot water to clean the rotating cage. The efficiency is low, the time is long, and the water is wasted, and the cleaning effect is not ideal. In actual production, manual cleaning is often used. The rotating cage is disassembled outside the equipment, and the rotating cage is cleaned manually using alcohol, detergents and hot water. At the same time, the efficiency is low and the cleaning effect is not ideal. Utility Model Content

[0003] The main purpose of the present application is to provide a rotating cage cleaning device, aiming to solve or partially solve the above-mentioned technical problems.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, this application provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A rotating cage cleaning device is used for cleaning a rotating cage with a cylindrical structure. An outer gear ring is sleeved on both axial ends of the rotating cage. The rotating cage cleaning device comprises:

[0006] The equipment body is provided with a cleaning chamber and is used to place the rotating cage, the top of the cleaning chamber is open and a cover plate is movably installed;

[0007] The cage support assembly includes a first roller and a second roller which are parallel and arranged in the cleaning chamber, the first roller and the second roller are both located below the cage and have a gear fixedly sleeved at the axial ends, the gears at both ends of the first roller or the second roller are respectively engaged with two external gear rings, the first roller and the second roller respectively rotate in the same direction around their own axes to drive the cage to rotate around its own axis;

[0008] A flushing assembly, comprising a water spray pipe disposed in the cleaning bin;

[0009] The brushing assembly comprises a strip brush arranged in the cleaning bin and a ball brush arranged in the rotating cage.

[0010] As a further improvement of the present invention, one end of the first roller and the second roller in the same direction are respectively rotatably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning bin, and the other ends of the first roller and the second roller in the same direction respectively extend through the cleaning bin, one end of the first roller extending out of the cleaning bin is coaxially connected to a driving wheel, the end surface of the driving wheel away from the first roller is coaxially connected to the working end of a motor, and one end of the second roller extending out of the cleaning bin is coaxially connected to a driven wheel, a transmission belt is tensioned outside the driving wheel and the driven wheel, and the motor drives the first roller and the second roller to rotate in the same direction around their own axes by working.

[0011] As a further improvement of the present invention, the water spray pipe is a straight pipe whose axis is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage, one axial side of the water spray pipe is connected to a side of the cover plate adjacent to the cleaning bin, and at least one nozzle is arranged along the axis of the other axial side of the water spray pipe, one end of the water spray pipe is sealed, and the other end of the water spray pipe is connected to an output end of a pump body through a conduit, and the input end of the pump body is connected to an output end of a three-way valve through a conduit, and the three-way valve is provided with two input ends which are respectively connected to an inner bottom of a storage box and an external water source through a conduit, and the pump body and the storage box are both arranged on the equipment body.

[0012] As a further improvement of the present invention, a strip brush is provided on each inner wall of the cleaning bin on both sides of the axial direction of the rotating cage, and the strip brush is provided with a support rod radially parallel to the axis of the rotating cage, one axial side of the support rod is connected to the inner wall of the cleaning bin, and a brush is provided on one side of the support rod axially adjacent to the rotating cage, and the other axial side of the support rod is connected to the inner wall of the cleaning bin.

[0013] As a further improvement of the present invention, the rotating cage cleaning device also includes an air drying component, which is provided with an air duct whose axis is parallel to the rotating cage axis, one axial side of the air duct is connected to the end face of the cover plate adjacent to the cleaning bin, and the other axial side of the air duct is provided with at least one air outlet along its axis, one axial end of the air duct is sealed, and the other axial end of the air duct is connected to the output end of an air pump through a conduit, and the air pump is arranged in the device body.

[0014] As a further improvement of the present invention, the rotating cage cleaning device also includes a detection component, a water outlet is provided at the bottom of the cleaning bin, the detection component is provided with a drain pipe connected to the water outlet, the other end of the drain pipe is provided in an external collecting container, and a PH sensor is provided in the middle of the drain pipe.

[0015] The technical solution provided by this application may have the following beneficial effects:

[0016] When the present application is in use, the rotating cage is placed in a cleaning chamber so that the outer toothed rings at the axial ends of the rotating cage are respectively meshed with the gears at the axial ends of the first roller and the second roller. When the first roller and the second roller rotate around their own axes and in the same direction respectively, the rotating cage can be driven to rotate around its own axis. The flushing component sprays cleaning agent or water on the rotating cage, and the brushing component brushes the inner and outer walls of the rotating cage respectively during the rotation of the rotating cage, thereby replacing the manual cleaning process of the rotating cage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present application will become more apparent through a more detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein the same reference numerals generally represent the same components in the exemplary embodiments of the present application.

[0018] Figure 1 is a side cross-sectional view of a rotary cage cleaning device;

[0019] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the transfer cage support assembly Figure 1 ;

[0020] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the transfer cage support assembly Figure 2 ;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a rotating cage cleaning device;

[0022] Figure 5 A front view and cross section of a rotary cage cleaning device Figure 1 ;

[0023] Figure 6 yes Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the middle brush;

[0024] Figure 7 A front view and cross section of a rotary cage cleaning device Figure 2 ;

[0025] Reference numerals:

[0026] 100, rotating cage; 101, outer gear ring;

[0027] 1. Equipment body; 11. Cleaning chamber; 12. Cover; 13. Observation window; 14. Drain; 2. Cage support assembly; 21. First roller; 22. Second roller; 23. Gear; 24. Driving wheel; 25. Driven wheel; 26. Motor; 27. Transmission belt; 3. Flushing assembly; 31. Water spray pipe; 32. Spray head; 33. Pump body; 34. Three-way valve; 35. Storage box; 4. Brushing assembly; 41. Strip brush; 411. Support rod; 412. Bristles; 42. Ball brush; 5. Air drying assembly; 51. Air duct; 52. Air outlet; 53. Air pump; 6. Water collection assembly; 61. Drain pipe; 62. PH sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present application clearer, the present application is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. In the absence of conflict, the embodiments in the present application and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in the field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0029] Figure 1 An embodiment of a cleaning device for a rotating cage 100 of the present application is shown, see Figure 1 In this embodiment, the rotating cage 100 cleaning device includes a rotating cage 100 and a cleaning device. The rotating cage 100 is a cylindrical structure and an outer gear ring 101 is fixedly connected at both ends of the axial direction. The cleaning device includes: an equipment body 1, and a rotating cage 100 support component, a flushing component 3 and a brushing component 4 installed on the equipment body 1.

[0030] It should be noted that the rotating cage 100 is a special drying cage for the soft capsule drying equipment. The outer tooth rings 101 at both axial ends of the rotating cage 100 facilitate the drying equipment to drive the rotating cage 100 to rotate around its own axis so that the capsules can roll in the rotating cage 100, which is beneficial to dissipate moisture, speed up the drying speed, and make the dryness of each capsule relatively balanced.

[0031] Among them, see Figure 2The equipment body 1 is provided with a cleaning chamber 11 for placing a rotating cage 100. The top of the cleaning chamber 11 is open and a cover plate 12 is installed. The supporting assembly of the rotating cage 100 includes a first roller 21 and a second roller 22 which are parallel and arranged in the cleaning chamber 11. The first roller 21 and the second roller 22 are both located below the rotating cage 100 and a gear 23 is fixedly sleeved at the axial ends. The gears 23 at both ends of the first roller 21 or the second roller 22 are respectively engaged with two outer gear rings 101. While supporting the rotating cage 100, the rotating cage 100 is limited in the cleaning chamber 11, and the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 are driven to rotate in the same direction around their own axes respectively, which can drive the rotating cage 100 to rotate around its own axis. The flushing assembly 3 and the scrubbing assembly 4 are fixed at specific positions of the cleaning chamber 11, so as to clean the rotating cage 100 rotating around its own axis, thereby replacing manual cleaning of the rotating cage 100.

[0032] Further, see Figure 3 The cage 100 support assembly also includes a driving wheel 24, a driven wheel 25, a motor 26 and a transmission belt 27 arranged on the equipment body 1. The ends of the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 in the same direction are respectively rotatably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 11, and the other ends of the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 in the same direction respectively penetrate and extend out of the cleaning chamber 11. The end of the first roller 21 extending out of the cleaning chamber 11 is coaxially connected to the driving wheel 24, and the end face of the driving wheel 24 away from the first roller 21 is coaxially connected to the working end of a motor 26. The end of the second roller 22 extending out of the cleaning chamber 11 is connected to the driven wheel 24. The wheels 25 are coaxially connected, and a transmission belt 27 is stretched outside the driving wheel 24 and the driven wheel 25. The motor 26 drives the driving wheel 24 and the first roller 21 connected to the driving wheel 24 to rotate around their own axes. Under the action of the transmission belt 27, the driven wheel 25 and the second roller 22 connected to the driven wheel 25 rotate around their own axes in the direction of rotation of the first roller 21. Since the gears 23 at both ends of the first roller 21 or the second roller 22 are respectively engaged with the two outer gear rings 101, the rotating cage 100 can rotate around its own axis without changing its position relative to the cleaning bin 11.

[0033] Furthermore, there is a preset distance between the axes of the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 .

[0034] Optionally, the preset distance is not more than the outer diameter of the cage 100 and is not less than half of the outer diameter of the cage 100, so as to prevent the cage 100 from falling from between the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 due to the large preset distance, and to prevent the cage 100 from being unstable due to a small distance between the support points on both sides of the axial direction.

[0035] Further, see Figure 4 The equipment body 1 is also provided with an observation window 13. The side wall of the equipment body 1 is provided with an observation window 13 which is connected with the cleaning chamber 11. The observation window 13 is provided with a transparent partition so as to observe the cleaning status of the rotating wheel in real time.

[0036] Further, see Figure 4 A drain port 14 communicating with the outside of the equipment body 1 is also provided at the bottom of the cleaning chamber 11 to discharge waste liquid generated during the cleaning process of the rotating cage 100.

[0037] Specifically, see Figure 5 The flushing assembly 3 is provided with a water spray pipe 31 whose axis is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage 100. One axial side of the water spray pipe 31 is connected to the end face of the cover plate 12 adjacent to the cleaning bin 11. The other axial side of the water spray pipe 31 is arranged along its axis with at least one nozzle 32. One end of the water spray pipe 31 is sealed, and the other end of the water spray pipe 31 is connected to the output end of the pump body 33 through a soft conduit. The input end of the pump body 33 is connected to the output port of the three-way valve 34 through a soft conduit. The input port of the three-way valve 34 is connected to the inner bottom of the storage box 35 and the external water source through the soft conduit.

[0038] Preferably, the three-way valve 34 is an electric three-way valve 34, which is controlled by control instructions to connect the storage tank 35 to the pump body 33, or the external water source to the pump body 33, so that the cleaning agent is stored in the storage tank 35, the pump body 33 is controlled to work, and the three-way valve 34 is connected to spray the cleaning agent or water to the rotating cage 100 in the cleaning bin 11.

[0039] Specifically, see Figure 6 The brushing assembly 4 includes strip brushes 41 disposed inside and on both sides of the axial direction of the rotating cage 100. The hair surface of the strip brush 41 contacts the outer wall of the rotating cage 100. The strip brush 41 can remove the residue on the outer wall during the rotation of the rotating cage 100 around its own axis.

[0040] Further, see Figure 6 The strip brush 41 includes support rods 411 disposed on the inner wall of the cleaning chamber 11 and located on both sides of the axial direction of the rotating cage 100. The length direction of each support rod 411 is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage 100. Each support rod 411 is provided with bristles 412 on one side adjacent to the rotating cage 100. When the rotating cage 100 rotates around its own axis, the bristles 412 of each strip brush 41 will sweep across the surface of the rotating cage 100 to brush away foreign matter attached to the outer wall of the rotating cage 100.

[0041] Furthermore, the scrubbing assembly 4 also includes a ball brush 42, which is placed in the cage 100. When the cage 100 rotates around its own axis, the ball brush 42 rolls in the cage 100 and hits the inner wall of the cage 100 to scrub the inner wall of the cage 100.

[0042] Specifically, see Figure 7The cleaning device for the rotating cage 100 further includes an air drying component 5, which is provided with an air duct 51 whose axis is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage 100. One axial side of the air duct 51 is connected to the end surface of the cover plate 12 adjacent to the cleaning chamber 11, and the other axial side of the air duct 51 is arranged along its axis with at least one air outlet 52. One axial end of the air duct 51 is sealed, and the other axial end of the air duct 51 is connected to the output end of an air pump 53 through a conduit, and the air pump 53 is installed on the device body 1. The air pump 53 works to input gas into the air duct 51, and the gas in the air duct 51 enters the cleaning chamber 11 through the air outlet 52, so that air circulation is generated inside and outside the cleaning chamber 11, thereby accelerating the air drying process of the water stains on the surface of the rotating cage 100.

[0043] Specifically, see Figure 7 The rotating cage 100 cleaning device also includes a water collecting component 6, which is provided with a drain pipe 61 with one end connected to the drain port 14, and the other end of the drain pipe 61 is arranged in an external collecting container, and the waste water generated during the cleaning process can be collected through the drain pipe 61.

[0044] Further, see Figure 1 The water collecting assembly 6 is also provided with a pH sensor 62 mounted on the drain pipe 61. The pH sensor 62 is used to detect the concentration of hydrogen ions in the wastewater generated during the cleaning process and convert it into a corresponding usable signal output. By analyzing the signal sent by the pH sensor 62, the pH value of the wastewater output from the drain pipe 61 can be determined, and then the cleanliness of the rotating cage 100 can be understood, and the timing of cleaning the rotating cage 100 can be determined.

[0045] In order to realize automatic cleaning of the rotating cage 100, on the basis of the above embodiment, the cleaning device of the rotating cage 100 also includes a controller electrically connected to the motor 26, the pump body 33, the three-way valve 34, the air pump 53 and the pH sensor 62 respectively, and the controller pre-stores a plurality of control instructions. The controller receives the signal sent by the pH sensor 62, matches the corresponding control instructions to calculate and analyze the signal, and matches the corresponding control instructions to control the work of the motor 26, the pump body 33 and the air pump 53, and the conduction direction of the three-way valve 34 respectively.

[0046] It should be noted that the present embodiment focuses on the control principle of the controller, and the specific structure of the controller is not the focus of the present embodiment and is a prior art, and the present embodiment will not repeat the specific structure of the controller. Similarly, the present embodiment focuses on the working principle of the motor 26, the pump body 33, the three-way valve 34, the air pump 53 and the pH sensor 62, and the specific structure of the motor 26, the pump body 33 and the three-way valve 34 is not the focus of the present embodiment and is a prior art, and the present embodiment will not repeat the specific structure of the motor 26, the pump body 33, the three-way valve 34, the air pump 53 and the pH sensor 62.

[0047] In this embodiment, the rotating cage 100 removed from the original equipment is directly placed in the cleaning bin 11, and a plurality of ball brushes 42 are placed in the rotating cage 100, so that the outer tooth rings 101 at both ends of the rotating cage 100 are respectively meshed with the gears 23 at both ends of the first roller 21 and the second roller 22, and the cover plate 12 is closed; the controller matches the corresponding control instructions according to the cleaning requirements, and controls the motor 26, the pump body 33 and the air pump 53 to work, and the conduction direction of the three-way valve 34 respectively. The motor 26 drives the first roller 21 and the second roller 22 to rotate around their own axes in the same direction, thereby driving the rotating cage 100 to rotate around its own axis; when the three-way valve 34 makes the storage direction to the pump body 33 conductive, the cleaning agent stored in the storage direction is transported to the nozzle 32 and sprayed onto the inner and outer walls of the rotating cage 100, and the rough surface of the strip brush 41 and the rolling The ball brush 42 rolls with the rotating cage 100 and hits the inner wall of the rotating cage 100, prompting the cleaning agent to separate the attachments on the inner and outer walls of the rotating cage 100; when the three-way valve 34 connects the external water source to the pump body 33, the external clean water is sprayed onto the rotating rotating cage 100 through the nozzle 32, thereby washing away the attachments on the inner and outer walls of the rotating cage 100; when the air pump 53 works, it inputs gas into the cleaning chamber 11 through the air duct 51, so that the inside of the cleaning chamber 11 and the outside generate gas circulation, so as to accelerate the air drying process of the water stains on the surface of the rotating cage 100; the output signal of the PH sensor 62 can be used to know the concentration of hydrogen particles in the wastewater output by the drain pipe 61, and then judge the pH value of the wastewater. When the pH value of the output wastewater reaches the preset standard, it means that the cleaning of the rotating cage 100 meets the standard. In this way, the manual cleaning of the rotating cage 100 is replaced, and the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of the rotating cage 100 are improved.

[0048] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present application and is not intended to limit the present application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A rotating cage cleaning device, used for cleaning a rotating cage with a cylindrical structure, wherein an outer gear ring is sleeved at both axial ends of the rotating cage, and characterized in that: The rotating cage cleaning device comprises: The equipment body is provided with a cleaning chamber and is used to place the rotating cage, the top of the cleaning chamber is open and a cover plate is movably installed; The cage support assembly includes a first roller and a second roller which are parallel and arranged in the cleaning chamber, the first roller and the second roller are both located below the cage and have a gear fixedly sleeved at the axial ends, the gears at both ends of the first roller or the second roller are respectively engaged with two external gear rings, the first roller and the second roller respectively rotate in the same direction around their own axes to drive the cage to rotate around its own axis; A flushing assembly, comprising a water spray pipe disposed in the cleaning bin; The brushing assembly comprises a strip brush arranged in the cleaning bin and a ball brush arranged in the rotating cage.

2. The tumbler cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: One end of the first roller and the second roller in the same direction are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the cleaning chamber respectively, and the other ends of the first roller and the second roller in the same direction extend through the cleaning chamber respectively. The end of the first roller extending out of the cleaning chamber is coaxially connected to a driving wheel, and the end surface of the driving wheel away from the first roller is coaxially connected to the working end of a motor. The end of the second roller extending out of the cleaning chamber is coaxially connected to a driven wheel, and a transmission belt is tensioned outside the driving wheel and the driven wheel. The motor works to drive the first roller and the second roller to rotate in the same direction around their own axes.

3. The tumbler cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water spray pipe is a straight pipe whose axis is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage. One axial side of the water spray pipe is connected to the side of the cover plate adjacent to the cleaning bin, and at least one nozzle is arranged along the axis of the other axial side of the water spray pipe. One end of the water spray pipe is sealed, and the other end of the water spray pipe is connected to the output end of a pump body through a conduit. The input end of the pump body is connected to the output end of a three-way valve through a conduit. The three-way valve is provided with two input ends, which are respectively connected to the inner bottom of a storage box and an external water source through a conduit. The pump body and the storage box are both arranged on the equipment body.

4. The tumbler cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner walls of the cleaning bin on both sides of the axial direction of the rotating cage are each provided with a strip brush, and the strip brush is provided with a support rod radially parallel to the axis of the rotating cage, one axial side of the support rod is connected to the inner wall of the cleaning bin, and one axial side of the support rod adjacent to the rotating cage is provided with a brush, and the other axial side of the support rod is connected to the inner wall of the cleaning bin.

5. The tumbler cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes an air-drying component, which is provided with an air duct whose axis is parallel to the axis of the rotating cage, one axial side of the air duct is connected to the end face of the cover plate adjacent to the cleaning bin, and the other axial side of the air duct is provided with at least one air outlet along its axis, one axial end of the air duct is sealed, and the other axial end of the air duct is connected to the output end of an air pump through a conduit, and the air pump is arranged in the device body.

6. The tumbler cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a detection component. The bottom of the cleaning bin is provided with a drain port. The detection component is provided with a drain pipe connected to the drain port. The other end of the drain pipe is provided in an external collecting container. A PH sensor is provided in the middle of the drain pipe.

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