Drying device for traditional Chinese medicine processing

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine processing, in particular to a drying device for traditional Chinese medicine processing, which comprises a box body, a plurality of horizontally arranged partition plates are mounted in the box body at intervals from top to bottom, the partition plates divide the box body into a plurality of drying chambers with the partition plates as bottom walls, and round holes are formed in the partition plates. A plurality of drying holes are formed in the bottom wall of the drying disc, the drying disc is connected with a rotating mechanism for driving the drying disc to rotate, a stirring rod is installed above the drying disc, the lower end of the stirring rod abuts against the bottom wall of the drying disc, and a heating pipe is installed in the box body. The device can continuously stir and turn traditional Chinese medicinal materials, so that the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are dried more uniformly, local wetting or scorching is avoided, and the quality and efficacy of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials are guaranteed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of Chinese medicine processing, in particular to a drying device for Chinese medicine preparation. Background Art

[0002] Drying of traditional Chinese medicine is an important step in the processing of traditional Chinese medicine. Drying can remove moisture from the medicinal materials and reduce their water content, thereby preventing the medicinal materials from mold and deterioration, extending their shelf life, maintaining the effective ingredients in the medicinal materials, and ensuring that the efficacy of the medicine is not lost.

[0003] In the prior art, the Chinese utility model patent with publication number CN213514731U introduces a Chinese medicine drying machine, which includes a box, a box door, a plurality of trays arranged in the box for carrying Chinese medicine, and a hot air assembly for supplying hot air into the box, wherein the top of the box has a steam exhaust port; the drying machine also includes a preheating cylinder vertically fixedly installed on the outside of the box, wherein the upper end of the preheating cylinder is open, the lower end is provided with a discharge port, and the discharge port is provided with a discharge valve; an air flow channel is opened in the cylinder wall of the preheating cylinder, an exhaust pipe connected to one end of the air flow channel is provided on the upper outer wall of the preheating cylinder, and an air inlet pipe connected to the other end of the air flow channel is provided on the lower outer wall of the preheating cylinder, wherein the other end of the air inlet pipe is connected to the steam exhaust port. The Chinese medicine drying machine can preheat the medicinal materials by setting the preheating cylinder, but the Chinese medicinal materials are not stirred and turned during the drying process, resulting in uneven drying of the medicinal materials, and there are problems of local moisture or scorching.

[0004] Based on the above problems, the utility model provides a drying device for preparing Chinese medicine, which can continuously stir and turn the Chinese medicinal materials to make them more evenly dried and avoid local wetting or scorching, thereby ensuring the quality and efficacy of the medicinal materials. Summary of the invention

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to design a drying device for preparing Chinese medicine, which can continuously stir and turn the Chinese medicine to make it dry more evenly and avoid local wetting or scorching, thereby ensuring the quality and efficacy of the medicine.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the drying device for preparing traditional Chinese medicine of the utility model includes a box body, and its structural feature is that a plurality of horizontally arranged partitions are installed at intervals from top to bottom inside the box body, and the plurality of partitions divide the box body into a plurality of drying chambers with the partitions as the bottom walls. Circular holes are opened on the partitions, and a drying plate coaxially arranged with the circular holes is installed in the drying chambers. The bottom wall of the drying plate is opened with a plurality of drying holes, and the drying plate is connected to a rotating mechanism for driving the drying plate to rotate, a stirring rod is installed above the drying plate, and the lower end of the stirring rod abuts against the bottom wall of the drying plate, and a heating tube is installed in the box body.

[0007] With the above structure, the drying plate is driven to rotate by the rotating mechanism. During the rotation of the drying plate, the stirring rod will continuously stir and flip the Chinese medicinal materials placed in the drying plate, and the hot air heated by the heating tube will dry the Chinese medicinal materials.

[0008] Preferably, the rotating mechanism includes a sleeve which is sleeved outside the drying tray and coaxially arranged with the drying tray, the sleeve is connected to a bearing which is coaxially arranged with the circular hole and rotates relative to the partition, the rotating mechanism also includes an outer gear ring fixedly sleeved outside the sleeve and a gear meshing with the outer gear ring, when the gear rotates, it drives the outer gear ring to rotate, and then causes the sleeve and the drying tray to rotate synchronously, the rotation of the gear drives the outer gear ring meshing with the gear to rotate, and the sleeve rotates on the bearing, thereby driving the drying tray arranged in the sleeve to rotate.

[0009] Preferably, a central shaft is installed at the center of the gear, a motor is installed on the box, and the top of the central shaft is connected to the output end of the motor. The central shaft is driven by the motor to rotate, which can drive multiple gears to rotate together, thereby driving multiple drying plates to rotate.

[0010] Preferably, a support rod is provided at the upper end of the stirring rod, and the support rod can rotate relative to the partition. The stirring mechanism is fixed by installing the support rod on the partition, so that the stirring rod is fixed when the drying plate rotates, so that the Chinese medicinal materials can be continuously stirred and turned during the rotation of the drying plate. When the stirring mechanism stops working, the support rod can also be rotated to facilitate the removal and placement of the drying plate.

[0011] Preferably, a cross block is installed at the rear end of the support rod, and a rectangular block is installed on the rear side wall inside the box body. A cross groove matching the cross block is opened on the rectangular block, and the cross block is engaged with the cross groove. A handle is installed at the front end of the support rod, and the support rod can be easily disassembled by engaging the cross block on the support rod and the cross groove on the box body, so that the drying plate can be conveniently taken out and placed.

[0012] Preferably, the stirring rod includes a plurality of first stirring rods and a plurality of second stirring rods of the same number, a center point is arranged on the support rod, and the center point is located directly above the center of the drying plate, the second stirring rod and the first stirring rod are respectively arranged on the front and rear sides of the center point, and the distances from the plurality of first stirring rods and the plurality of second stirring rods to the center point increase alternately in the direction from both ends of the support rod to the center point, that is, the distances from each first stirring rod and the second stirring rod to the center point are all different, and the arrangement of the stirring rods helps to dry the Chinese medicinal materials more evenly.

[0013] Preferably, a vertical plate is provided in the box body and is located on the left side of the drying tray. The left sides of the plurality of partitions are connected to the right side wall of the vertical plate. The heating pipe is provided on the left side wall of the vertical plate. The vertical plate is provided with a plurality of windows connected to the drying chamber. The setting of the vertical plate facilitates the installation of the heating pipe, and the setting of the windows facilitates the air heated by the heating pipe to flow into the drying tray.

[0014] Preferably, a cavity is provided below the partition at the bottom, and a window communicating with the cavity is provided on the vertical plate. The window is provided so that the air heated by the heating tube flows into the drying plate at the bottom.

[0015] Preferably, an air inlet is provided at the lower portion of the box, a blower is installed at the air inlet, an air outlet is provided at the upper portion of the box, an exhaust fan is installed at the air outlet, and by arranging the blower and the exhaust fan, the air inside the box can circulate, thereby accelerating the evaporation of moisture on the surface of the Chinese medicinal materials, improving the drying efficiency, and shortening the drying time.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of grooves are provided along the circumference of the upper edge of the sleeve, and a plurality of protrusions matching the grooves are correspondingly provided on the drying tray. When the drying tray is placed in the sleeve, the protrusions are engaged with the grooves. The protrusions of the drying tray and the grooves on the sleeve are engaged, so that the drying tray can rotate synchronously with the sleeve when the sleeve rotates.

[0017] In summary, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0018] The traditional Chinese medicine drying device provided by the utility model can continuously turn over the traditional Chinese medicine to make the drying more uniform and avoid local wetting or scorching, thereby ensuring the quality and efficacy of the medicine. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The utility model is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments:

[0020] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a drying device for preparing traditional Chinese medicine according to the utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the main structure of a drying device for preparing traditional Chinese medicine according to the utility model;

[0022] Figure 3 for Figure 2 AA cross-sectional structural diagram (door 23 is not shown);

[0023] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the middle BB;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the top view of a drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the CC;

[0026] Figure 7 for Figure 1 The enlarged structural diagram of the middle D part;

[0027] Figure 8 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part E in the middle.

[0028] Figure 4 The dotted line F in FIG. 1 is a line formed by connecting the center points 28 on the plurality of support rods 12 , and is also a line formed by connecting the centers of the plurality of drying plates 4 .

[0029] In the figure: 1, box body, 2, partition, 3, sleeve, 4, drying plate, 5, drying hole, 6, stirring rod, 61, second stirring rod, 62, first stirring rod, 7, heating tube, 8, outer gear ring, 9, gear, 10, center axis, 11, motor, 12, support rod, 13, cross block, 14, rectangular block, 15, cross groove, 16, handle, 17, vertical plate, 18, window, 19, air supply fan, 20, exhaust fan, 21, groove, 22, protrusion, 23, door, 24, drying chamber, 25, bearing, 26, cavity, 27, round hole, 28, center point. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The following is a further detailed description of the specific implementation of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0031] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", etc., indicating orientations or positional relationships, are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0032] The terms "first", "second", etc. are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first", "second", etc. may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the feature. In the description of this application, unless otherwise specified, "plurality" means two or more.

[0033] In the description of this application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "installed", "connected", and "connected" should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in this application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0034] The following is a description of preferred embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0035] Refer to the attached Figure 1 The utility model discloses a drying device for preparing traditional Chinese medicine, which comprises a box body 1, a door 23 is arranged at the front side of the box body 1, and a plurality of horizontal partitions 2 are installed from top to bottom inside, and the plurality of partitions 2 divide the box body 1 into a plurality of drying chambers 24 with the partitions 2 as the bottom walls, such as Figure 4 As shown, the partition 2 is provided with a circular hole 27, and a drying plate 4 coaxially arranged with the circular hole 27 is installed in the drying chamber 24. The outer diameter of the drying plate 4 is larger than the inner diameter of the circular hole 27, so that the drying plate 4 can be placed on the partition 2. A heating tube 7 is installed in the box body 1. Figure 3 As shown, a plurality of drying holes 5 are provided on the bottom wall of the drying tray 4, and the heated air can dry the Chinese medicinal materials upward from the drying holes 5. The drying tray 4 is connected to a rotating mechanism that drives the drying tray 4 to rotate. A stirring rod 6 is installed above the drying tray 4. The stirring rod 6 has a round head at the lower end and abuts against the bottom wall of the drying tray 4. When the Chinese medicinal materials are placed in the drying tray 4, the stirring rod 6 can stir and flip the Chinese medicinal materials under the action of the rotating mechanism. A supporting rod 12 is provided at the upper end of the stirring rod 6. Figure 4 As shown, preferably, the stirring rod 6 includes a plurality of first stirring rods 62 and a plurality of second stirring rods 61 of the same number, a center point 28 is provided on the support rod 12, and the center point 28 is located directly above the center of the drying plate 4, and the second stirring rod 61 and the first stirring rod 62 are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the center point 28, and the distances of the plurality of first stirring rods 62 and the plurality of second stirring rods 61 from the center point 28 are alternately increased in a direction from both ends of the support rod 12 to the center point 28, wherein the distance from the first stirring rod 62 to the center point is first set, the distance from the second stirring rod 61 to the center point is increased relative to the first stirring rod 62, the distance from the first stirring rod 62 to the center point is increased relative to the second stirring rod 61, and the distance from the second stirring rod 61 to the center point is increased relative to the first stirring rod 62, and then the distances are alternately increased in sequence, that is, the distances from the center point 28 of each first stirring rod 62 and the second stirring rod 61 are different, so that the Chinese medicinal materials will not be stirred into a pile, which helps the stirring rod 6 to stir and flip the Chinese medicinal materials more evenly.

[0036] As a further explanation of this embodiment, refer to the attached Figure 2 and 4 The rotating mechanism includes a sleeve 3 which is sleeved outside the drying plate 4 and coaxially arranged with the drying plate 4. The sleeve 3 is connected to a bearing 25 which is coaxially arranged with the circular hole 27 and rotates relative to the partition plate 2. The sleeve 3 is arranged above the bearing 25. The rotating mechanism also includes an outer gear ring 8 which is fixedly sleeved outside the sleeve 3 and a gear 9 which meshes with the outer gear ring 8. When the gear 9 rotates, the outer gear ring 8 is driven to rotate, thereby causing the sleeve 3 and the drying plate 4 to rotate synchronously. A central shaft 10 is installed at the center of the gear 9. A motor 11 is installed on the housing 1. The top end of the central shaft 10 is connected to the output end of the motor 11. Figure 7 As shown, a plurality of grooves 21 are provided along the circumference of the upper edge of the sleeve 3, and a plurality of protrusions 22 adapted to the grooves 21 are correspondingly provided on the drying tray 4. When the drying tray 4 is placed in the sleeve 3, the protrusions 22 are engaged in the grooves 21. When the protrusions 22 are engaged in the grooves 21, they protrude outward away from the side of the drying tray 4 to prevent the protrusions 22 from shaking in the grooves 21.

[0037] As a further explanation of this embodiment, refer to the attached Figure 1 and 6 A mounting seat with a middle opening is installed on the partition 2. Preferably, two mounting seats are provided, and the support rod 12 can rotate relative to the partition 2 through the mounting seat. Figure 8 As shown, a cross block 13 is installed at the rear end of the support rod 12, and a rectangular block 14 is installed on the rear side wall inside the box body 1. A cross groove 15 compatible with the cross block 13 is opened on the rectangular block 14, and the cross block 13 is engaged with the cross groove 15. A handle 16 is installed at the front end of the support rod 12. When the cross block 13 is engaged with the cross groove 15, the stirring rod 6 is vertically arranged to stir the Chinese medicinal materials, and the handle 16 is horizontally arranged; pull the handle 16 outward, at this time, the handle 16 is located on the front side of the partition 2, and the partition 2 will not block the rotation of the handle 16, so that the cross block 13 is no longer engaged with the cross groove 15, and then the handle 16 is rotated counterclockwise by 90°. At this time, the stirring rod 6 is placed horizontally to facilitate the removal and placement of the drying plate 4.

[0038] As a further explanation of this embodiment, refer to the attached Figure 1 and 2 A vertical plate 17 is provided in the box body 1 on the left side of the drying tray 4, the left sides of the plurality of partitions 2 are connected to the right side wall of the vertical plate 17, the heating tube 7 is arranged on the left side wall of the vertical plate 17, and a plurality of windows 18 communicating with the drying chamber 24 are opened on the vertical plate 17.

[0039] As a further explanation of this embodiment, refer to the attached Figure 1 A cavity 26 is provided below the partition 2 at the bottom, and a window 18 communicating with the cavity 26 is provided on the vertical plate 17. A heating pipe 7 is provided at each window 18 for heating.

[0040] As a further explanation of this embodiment, refer to the attached Figure 1 The lower part of the box body 1 is provided with an air inlet, at which a blower 19 is installed, and the upper part of the box body 1 is provided with an air outlet, at which an exhaust fan 20 is installed. The blower 19 sends air into the box body 1, which is then heated by the heating tube 7 and flows into the drying plate 4 through the window 18 to dry the Chinese medicinal materials, and then is discharged from the box body 1 through the exhaust fan 20, thereby accelerating the air circulation in the box body 1.

[0041] The working principle of the utility model is as follows: after the drying tray 4 is placed on the partition 2, the cross block 13 at the rear end of the support rod 12 is engaged with the cross groove 15, the stirring rod 6 is vertically arranged to stir the Chinese medicinal materials, and the handle 16 is horizontally arranged; the motor 11 drives the gear 9 to rotate around the central axis 10, the gear 9 rotates to drive the outer gear ring 8 meshing with the gear 9 to rotate, the outer gear ring 8 rotates to drive the sleeve 3 to rotate, thereby driving the drying tray 4 to rotate, during the rotation of the drying tray 4, the stirring rod 6 will not move, so that the Chinese medicinal materials placed in the drying tray 4 can be stirred and turned, the air supply fan 19 sends air into the box body 1, the air is heated by the heating tube 7 and flows into the drying tray 4 to dry the Chinese medicinal materials, and then discharged from the box body 1 through the exhaust fan 20, thereby accelerating the air circulation in the box body 1, after the Chinese medicinal materials are dried, the handle 16 is pulled outward so that the cross block 13 is no longer engaged with the cross groove 15, and then the handle 16 is rotated 90° counterclockwise, at this time the stirring rod 6 is horizontally arranged, so as to facilitate the removal of the drying tray 4.

[0042] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, multiple improvements and substitutions can be made without departing from the technical principles of the present invention. These improvements and substitutions should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A drying device for preparing Chinese medicine, comprising a housing (1), characterized in that A plurality of horizontally arranged partitions (2) are installed at intervals from top to bottom inside the box body (1), and the plurality of partitions (2) divide the box body (1) into a plurality of drying chambers (24) with the partitions (2) as bottom walls. A circular hole (27) is provided on each of the partitions (2), and a drying tray (4) coaxially arranged with the circular hole (27) is installed in each of the drying chambers (24). A plurality of drying holes (5) are provided on the bottom wall of the drying tray (4), and the drying tray (4) is connected to a rotating mechanism for driving the drying tray (4) to rotate. A stirring rod (6) is installed above the drying tray (4), and the lower end of the stirring rod (6) abuts against the bottom wall of the drying tray (4). A heating tube (7) is installed in the box body (1).

2. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that The rotating mechanism comprises a sleeve (3) sleeved outside the drying plate (4) and coaxially arranged with the drying plate (4); the sleeve (3) is connected to a bearing (25) coaxially arranged with the circular hole (27) and rotatable relative to the partition plate (2); the rotating mechanism also comprises an outer gear ring (8) fixedly sleeved outside the sleeve (3) and a gear (9) meshing with the outer gear ring (8); when the gear (9) rotates, the outer gear ring (8) is driven to rotate, thereby causing the sleeve (3) and the drying plate (4) to rotate synchronously.

3. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 2, characterized in that A central shaft (10) is installed at the center of the gear (9), a motor (11) is installed on the box (1), and the top end of the central shaft (10) is connected to the output end of the motor (11).

4. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that A support rod (12) is provided at the upper end of the stirring rod (6), and the support rod (12) is rotatable relative to the partition plate (2).

5. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 4, characterized in that A cross block (13) is installed at the rear end of the support rod (12); a rectangular block (14) is installed on the rear side wall of the box body (1); a cross slot (15) matching the cross block (13) is formed on the rectangular block (14); the cross block (13) is snap-fitted with the cross slot (15); and a handle (16) is installed at the front end of the support rod (12).

6. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 4, characterized in that The stirring rod (6) comprises a plurality of first stirring rods (62) and a plurality of second stirring rods (61) of the same number. A center point (28) is provided on the support rod (12), and the center point (28) is located directly above the center of the drying plate (4). The second stirring rod (61) and the first stirring rod (62) are respectively provided on the front and rear sides of the center point (28). The distances of the plurality of first stirring rods (62) and the plurality of second stirring rods (61) from the center point (28) increase alternately in a direction from both ends of the support rod (12) to the center point (28), that is, the distances of each first stirring rod (62) and second stirring rod (61) from the center point (28) are different.

7. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that The box body (1) is provided with a vertical plate (17) located on the left side of the drying tray (4); the left sides of the plurality of partitions (2) are connected to the right side wall of the vertical plate (17); the heating pipe (7) is arranged on the left side wall of the vertical plate (17); and the vertical plate (17) is provided with a plurality of windows (18) which are in communication with the drying chamber (24).

8. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 7, characterized in that A cavity (26) is provided below the partition (2) at the bottom, and a window (18) communicating with the cavity (26) is provided on the vertical plate (17).

9. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 1, characterized in that An air inlet is provided at the lower portion of the box body (1), and a blower (19) is installed at the air inlet; an air outlet is provided at the upper portion of the box body (1), and an exhaust fan (20) is installed at the air outlet.

10. The drying device for preparing Chinese medicine according to claim 2, characterized in that The upper edge of the sleeve (3) is provided with a plurality of grooves (21) along the circumference, and the drying tray (4) is correspondingly provided with a plurality of protrusions (22) adapted to the grooves (21); when the drying tray (4) is placed in the sleeve (3), the protrusions (22) are engaged with the grooves (21).

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