Instilling device for sodium alginate hydrogel production

Abstract

The utility model provides an instillation device for sodium alginate hydrogel production, which comprises a supporting platform, an L-shaped frame is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the supporting platform, a liquid storage tank is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame, two air cylinders are fixedly mounted in the L-shaped frame, the bottom ends of output shafts of the air cylinders extend to the lower part of the L-shaped frame, and the bottom ends of the output shafts of the air cylinders extend to the lower part of the L-shaped frame. A moving plate is fixedly installed at the bottom end of an output shaft of the air cylinder, a micro pump is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame and located on the rear side of the liquid storage tank, a motor is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the moving plate, and a transmission shaft is fixedly installed at the bottom end of an output shaft of the motor; through the arrangement of the air cylinder, the moving plate, the motor, the stirring rod, the instillation pipe, the U-shaped pipe, the L-shaped telescopic pipe, the controller, the electromagnetic valve and the micro pump, a sodium alginate solution can be conveniently instilled in a timing and quantitative mode, stirring operation is carried out while instillation is carried out, and instillation uniformity is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a dripping device, in particular to a dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel, belonging to the technical field of hydrogel production equipment. Background Art

[0002] Sodium alginate hydrogel is a natural high molecular polymer extracted from the cell wall of algae. Sodium alginate hydrogel has good biocompatibility and biodegradability and can be safely used in situations in contact with human tissue. In the production process of sodium alginate hydrogel, a pre-gel solution needs to be slowly dripped into a cross-linking environment through a dripping device. Most of the existing methods are dripped manually, and the dripping efficiency is low. It is also inconvenient to stir and mix the pre-gel solution while dripping. Therefore, a dripping device for sodium alginate hydrogel production is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of this, the utility model provides a dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel to solve or alleviate the technical problems existing in the prior art and at least provide a beneficial choice.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is implemented as follows: a dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel, comprising a supporting platform, an L-shaped frame is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the supporting platform, a liquid storage tank is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame, two cylinders are fixedly installed inside the L-shaped frame, the bottom end of the cylinder output shaft extends to the bottom of the L-shaped frame, a moving plate is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the cylinder output shaft, a micro pump is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame, and the micro pump is located on the rear side of the liquid storage tank.

[0005] Further preferably, a motor is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate, a transmission shaft is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the motor output shaft, a plurality of stirring rods are fixedly mounted in a ring shape on the outer side of the transmission shaft, two drip tubes are fixedly mounted inside the movable plate, a U-shaped tube is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate, the U-shaped tube is connected to the two drip tubes, an L-shaped telescopic tube is fixedly mounted on the output end of the micro pump, an end of the L-shaped telescopic tube away from the micro pump is connected to the interior of the U-shaped tube, and the input end of the micro pump is connected to the interior of the liquid storage tank.

[0006] Further preferably, two mounting holes are provided on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame, and the inner walls of the mounting holes are fixedly connected to the outer sides of the cylinder.

[0007] Further preferably, two T-shaped guide rods are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support platform, and the movable plate is movably sleeved on the outer sides of the two T-shaped guide rods.

[0008] Further preferably, two guide holes are provided on the upper surface of the movable plate, and the inner walls of the guide holes are in movably contact with the outer sides of the T-shaped guide rods.

[0009] Further preferably, a solenoid valve is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the L-shaped telescopic tube, a controller is fixedly mounted on the front side of the L-shaped frame, and an electrical output end of the controller is electrically connected to the electrical input end of the solenoid valve and the micro pump.

[0010] The embodiment of the utility model has the following advantages due to the adoption of the above technical solution:

[0011] The utility model is provided with a cylinder, a movable plate, a motor, a stirring rod, a dripping tube, a U-shaped tube, an L-shaped telescopic tube, a controller, a solenoid valve and a micro pump. The cylinder drives the stirring rod to move down into the barrel body, and the controller controls the solenoid valve and the micro pump to start at the same time, so that the sodium alginate solution is introduced into the dripping tube through the U-shaped tube and the L-shaped telescopic tube for dripping. Subsequently, the motor is started to drive the transmission rod and the stirring rod to rotate. After a certain period of time, the controller controls the solenoid valve and the micro pump to be closed, and the stirring rod still performs a stirring operation at this time, so that the sodium alginate solution is dripped at a fixed time and quantity, and the stirring operation is performed while dripping, thereby improving the dripping uniformity.

[0012] The above summary is for the purpose of description only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. In addition to the illustrative aspects, embodiments and features described above, further aspects, embodiments and features of the utility model will be readily apparent by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0014] Figure 1 This is the main axonometric structural diagram of the utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 It is a rear axonometric structural diagram of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a bottom-up axonometric structural diagram of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a main axonometric structural diagram of the drip tube, U-shaped tube, L-shaped telescopic tube and solenoid valve connecting piece of the utility model.

[0018] Figure numerals: 1. Support platform; 2. L-shaped frame; 3. Liquid storage tank; 4. Cylinder; 5. Moving plate; 6. T-shaped guide rod; 7. Guide hole; 8. Motor; 9. Micro pump; 10. Mounting hole; 11. Transmission shaft; 12. Stirring rod; 13. Drip tube; 14. U-shaped tube; 15. L-shaped telescopic tube; 16. Solenoid valve; 17. Controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] In the following, only some exemplary embodiments are briefly described. As those skilled in the art will appreciate, the described embodiments may be modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the drawings and descriptions are considered to be exemplary and non-restrictive in nature.

[0020] The embodiments of the present utility model are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0021] like Figure 1-4 As shown, an embodiment of the utility model provides a dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel, comprising a supporting platform 1, an L-shaped frame 2 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the supporting platform 1, a liquid storage tank 3 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame 2, two cylinders 4 are fixedly installed inside the L-shaped frame 2, the bottom end of the output shaft of the cylinder 4 extends to the bottom of the L-shaped frame 2, a moving plate 5 is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the output shaft of the cylinder 4, a micro pump 9 is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame 2, and the micro pump 9 is located on the rear side of the liquid storage tank 3.

[0022] In one embodiment, a motor 8 is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate 5, a transmission shaft 11 is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the output shaft of the motor 8, a plurality of stirring rods 12 are fixedly mounted in a ring shape on the outer side of the transmission shaft 11, two drip tubes 13 are fixedly mounted inside the movable plate 5, a U-shaped tube 14 is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate 5, the U-shaped tube 14 is connected with the two drip tubes 13, an L-shaped telescopic tube 15 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the micro pump 9, the end of the L-shaped telescopic tube 15 away from the micro pump 9 is connected with the inside of the U-shaped tube 14, the input end of the micro pump 9 is connected with the inside of the liquid storage tank 3, the micro pump 9 and the solenoid valve 16 are turned on, the sodium alginate solution inside the liquid storage tank 3 is dripped through the L-shaped telescopic tube 15, the L-shaped telescopic tube 15 and the drip tube 13, and at the same time, the motor 8 drives the transmission shaft 11 and the plurality of stirring rods 12 to rotate, so as to stir and mix the cross-linking agent and the sodium alginate solution in the barrel.

[0023] In one embodiment, two mounting holes 10 are opened on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame 2, and the inner wall of the mounting hole 10 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the cylinder 4, so that the cylinder 4 is fixedly installed inside the L-shaped frame 2 through the opened mounting holes 10.

[0024] In one embodiment, two T-shaped guide rods 6 are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support platform 1, and the movable plate 5 is movably sleeved on the outer sides of the two T-shaped guide rods 6. Two guide holes 7 are provided on the upper surface of the movable plate 5, and the inner walls of the guide holes 7 are movably contacted with the outer sides of the T-shaped guide rods 6. The T-shaped guide rods 6 cooperate with the guide holes 7 to guide the movement of the movable plate 5.

[0025] In one embodiment, a solenoid valve 16 is fixedly installed on the outer side of the L-shaped telescopic tube 15, and a controller 17 is fixedly installed on the front side of the L-shaped frame 2. The electrical output end of the controller 17 is electrically connected to the electrical input end of the solenoid valve 16 and the micro pump 9. The opening and closing of the solenoid valve 16 and the micro pump 9 are automatically controlled by the controller 17 to realize the timed and quantitative instillation of the sodium alginate solution.

[0026] When the utility model is working, the dissolved sodium alginate solution is added into the liquid storage tank 3, the barrel containing the cross-linking agent is placed on the upper surface of the supporting platform 1, and then the two cylinders 4 are started, and the two cylinders 4 push the moving plate 5 to move downward, and the moving plate 5 drives the motor 8, the transmission shaft 11 and the stirring rod 12 to move downward. The moving plate 5 moves downward and also drives the two drip tubes 13 and the U-shaped tube 14 to move downward. At the same time, the L-shaped telescopic tube 15 is stretched until the multiple stirring rods 12 enter the interior of the barrel body, and at the same time, the lower surface of the moving plate 5 contacts the upper surface of the barrel body, and then the solenoid valve 16 and the micro pump 9 are started by the controller 17. Under the action of the input end of the micro pump 9, the sodium alginate solution in the liquid storage tank 3 is guided through the L-shaped telescopic tube 15. The sodium alginate solution is introduced into the U-shaped tube 14 and then introduced into the two drip tubes 13 through the U-shaped tube 14. After a certain period of time, the controller 17 controls the electromagnetic valve 16 and the micro pump 9 to be closed to complete a dripping of the sodium alginate solution. The motor 8 is started while dripping, so that the motor 8 drives the transmission shaft 11 to rotate, and the transmission shaft 11 rotates and drives the multiple stirring rods 12 to rotate, so as to stir and mix the cross-linking agent in the barrel and the dripped sodium alginate solution. After a certain period of time, the controller 17 opens the electromagnetic valve 16 and the micro pump 9 again to perform another dripping operation. At the same time, the motor 8 continues to drive the multiple stirring rods 12 to rotate, so as to facilitate the regular and quantitative dripping of the sodium alginate solution, and the stirring operation is performed while dripping, thereby improving the uniformity of the dripping.

[0027] The above is only a specific implementation of the utility model, but the protection scope of the utility model is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can easily think of various changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the utility model, which should be included in the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel, characterized in that: The invention comprises a support platform (1), an L-shaped frame (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support platform (1), a liquid storage tank (3) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame (2), two cylinders (4) are fixedly mounted inside the L-shaped frame (2), the bottom ends of the output shafts of the cylinders (4) extend below the L-shaped frame (2), a movable plate (5) is fixedly mounted on the bottom ends of the output shafts of the cylinders (4), a micro pump (9) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame (2), and the micro pump (9) is located at the rear side of the liquid storage tank (3).

2. A dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel according to claim 1, characterized in that: A motor (8) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate (5); a transmission shaft (11) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the output shaft of the motor (8); a plurality of stirring rods (12) are fixedly mounted in a ring shape on the outer side of the transmission shaft (11); two drip tubes (13) are fixedly mounted inside the movable plate (5); a U-shaped tube (14) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the movable plate (5); the U-shaped tube (14) is connected to the two drip tubes (13); an L-shaped telescopic tube (15) is fixedly mounted on the output end of the micro pump (9); an end of the L-shaped telescopic tube (15) away from the micro pump (9) is connected to the inside of the U-shaped tube (14); and an input end of the micro pump (9) is connected to the inside of the liquid storage tank (3).

3. The instillation device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two mounting holes (10) are provided on the upper surface of the L-shaped frame (2), and the inner walls of the mounting holes (10) are fixedly connected to the outer sides of the cylinder (4).

4. The instillation device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two T-shaped guide rods (6) are fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support platform (1), and the movable plate (5) is movably sleeved on the outer sides of the two T-shaped guide rods (6).

5. A dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two guide holes (7) are provided on the upper surface of the movable plate (5), and the inner walls of the guide holes (7) are in movable contact with the outer sides of the T-shaped guide rods (6).

6. A dripping device for producing sodium alginate hydrogel according to claim 2, characterized in that: A solenoid valve (16) is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the L-shaped telescopic tube (15), and a controller (17) is fixedly mounted on the front side of the L-shaped frame (2). The electrical output end of the controller (17) is electrically connected to the electrical input end of the solenoid valve (16) and the micro pump (9).

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