Extraction tank for preventing traditional Chinese medicine from floating

Abstract

An extraction tank for preventing traditional Chinese medicine from floating effectively solves the problem that part of medicinal materials float on the liquid level, so that the medicinal materials are not extracted thoroughly. Comprising a tank body and a feeding pipe arranged at the top of the tank body, a cylinder is coaxially arranged in the tank body, a semicircular first screen is coaxially fixed to the bottom of the cylinder, the first screen is located in the tank body, a rotating shaft is coaxially arranged in the cylinder, a semicircular second screen is fixed to the bottom of the rotating shaft, and the second screen is located in the tank body. The second screen is located below the first screen, the rotating shaft is rotationally connected with the cylinder, and the diameter of the first screen and the diameter of the second screen are the same and are consistent with the inner diameter of the tank body; the medicine screening device is ingenious in structure and convenient to use, through the arrangement of the scraper, the sliding groove, the conical plate and the like, medicinal materials adhering to the bottom face of the second screen are cleaned, in the rotating process of the second screen, the conical strip can also clean the bottom face of the first screen, and the problem that the screen is inconvenient to clean, and consequently the extraction effect of liquid medicine of the next batch is affected is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of Chinese medicine preparation equipment, in particular to an extraction tank capable of preventing Chinese medicine from floating. Background Art

[0002] Drugs that are collected, processed, and prepared under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory, explain the mechanism of action, and guide clinical application are collectively referred to as Chinese medicine. In short, Chinese medicine refers to substances that are used to prevent, treat, diagnose diseases and have rehabilitation and health care effects under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory. Chinese medicine mainly comes from natural medicines and their processed products, including herbal medicines, animal medicines, mineral medicines, and some chemical and biological products. Since most Chinese medicines are herbal medicines, there is a saying that "all medicines are based on herbs." Extracting its active ingredients and further separating and purifying them to obtain effective monomers is an important content in the field of Chinese medicine research.

[0003] The Chinese patent application number CN202223529820.9 discloses a Chinese medicine extraction tank for preventing medicinal materials from floating, comprising a tank body, a connecting cover, the connecting cover is fixedly connected to the upper end of the tank body, and the upper end of the tank body is rotatably connected to a cover plate via a rotating shaft; and an anti-floating mechanism, the anti-floating mechanism comprises an anti-floating plate, a connecting plate, a connecting seat and a connecting rod, the anti-floating plate is fixedly connected to the circumferential inner wall of the tank body, and the connecting plate is rotatably connected to the anti-floating plate via a hinge shaft. The anti-floating mechanism is provided to facilitate operators to pour medicinal materials into the tank body and connect the medicinal materials to an external device by adding a water source so that the medicinal materials are lower than the water source, so that the device can prevent the medicinal materials from floating when stirring and mixing.

[0004] However, the existing equipment or components for preventing medicinal materials from floating still have the following problems:

[0005] 1. When the screen in the anti-floating mechanism presses the medicinal materials to prevent them from floating up, although it can block the medicinal materials to a certain extent, when the medicinal materials are extracted, the medicinal liquid is drawn out from the bottom of the extraction tank. During the process of extracting the medicinal liquid, some medicinal material fragments will remain on the bottom of the screen, which is not only inconvenient to clean, but may even cause different batches of medicinal materials to mix, affecting the effect of the prepared medicinal liquid.

[0006] 2. Most anti-floating mechanisms are fixed to the extraction tank and cannot be adjusted up and down according to different medicinal materials, which reduces the versatility of the floating mechanism. Utility Model Content

[0007] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an extraction tank that prevents Chinese medicine from floating, which effectively solves the problems mentioned in the background technology.

[0008] The technical solution is that the utility model comprises a tank body and a feeding pipe placed on the top of the tank body, characterized in that a cylinder is coaxially arranged in the tank body, a semicircular first screen is coaxially fixed to the bottom of the cylinder, the first screen is located in the tank body, a rotating shaft is coaxially arranged in the cylinder, a semicircular second screen is fixed to the bottom of the rotating shaft, the second screen is located below the first screen, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the cylinder, the first screen and the second screen have the same diameter and are consistent with the inner diameter of the tank body;

[0009] A vertical slide groove is provided on the inner wall of the tank body, a center rod is fixed in the slide groove, a scraper that slides up and down is provided on the center rod, the scraper is connected to the bottom end of the slide groove by a spring, a conical plate is fixed on the scraper, the conical plate contacts the bottom surface of the second screen, the scraper is located at the joint of the first screen and the second screen, the bottom surface of the scraper is an arc surface, a conical bar is fixed on the top of the straight edge of the second screen, the conical bar contacts the bottom surface of the first screen;

[0010] The scraper is provided with an accordion cover located inside the slide groove on both the upper and lower sides.

[0011] Preferably, the outer wall of the cylinder is provided with a plurality of equally spaced limit grooves, the bottom ends of the limit grooves are arc surfaces, a limit plate is fixed on the top of the tank body, a plurality of circumferentially evenly distributed through grooves are provided on the limit plate, a limit block is slidably connected in the through groove, both sides of the through groove are penetrated by card slots, both sides of the limit block are fixed with card blocks matching the card slots, the limit block is inserted in the limit groove, the bottom surface of the limit block is an arc surface, an L-shaped plate is fixed in the through groove, the end of the limit block away from the limit groove is threadedly connected to a threaded rod, the threaded rod is rotatably connected to the L-shaped plate, and one end of the threaded rod penetrating the L-shaped plate is externally connected to a driving source.

[0012] Preferably, a transmission gear is fixed to one end of the threaded rod passing through the L-shaped plate, a mounting plate is coaxially fixed to the top of the tank body, a gear ring is slidably connected to the mounting plate, the transmission gear meshes with the gear ring, a motor is fixed to one side of the mounting plate, a transmission gear is coaxially fixed to the output end of the motor, and the transmission gear meshes with the gear ring.

[0013] Preferably, the cylinder and the rotating shaft are both made of stainless steel.

[0014] Preferably, a handle is fixed to the top of the rotating shaft.

[0015] Preferably, a positioning block is fixed on one side of the top of the second screen, and a positioning hole matching the positioning block is opened on one side of the bottom of the first screen.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of supporting legs evenly distributed around the circumference are fixed to the outer wall of the tank body, a control panel is fixed to the outer wall of the tank body, a control module is arranged in the control panel, and the motor is electrically connected to the control panel.

[0017] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0018] 1. By setting the first screen, the second screen and the cylinder, the rotating shaft can make the first screen and the second screen overlap in a semicircle or a full circle. When the second screen overlaps with the first screen, the medicinal materials enter the tank through the feeding pipe, and the second screen will not block the medicinal materials. After the feeding is completed, the rotating shaft drives the second screen to form a full circle with the first screen. At this time, water is added to the tank until the liquid level exceeds the two screens. Some lighter medicinal materials are completely immersed in the liquid under the obstruction of the two screens, and then the medicinal materials are extracted to achieve the maximum extraction effect.

[0019] 2. Through the arrangement of scrapers, chutes and conical plates, when the second screen rotates to form overlapping semicircles directly below the first screen, the conical plate will scrape the bottom surface of the second screen during the rotation to clean the medicinal materials adhering to the bottom surface of the second screen. When the second screen is rotating, the conical bar can also clean the bottom surface of the first screen to avoid the problem of the screen being difficult to clean, thereby affecting the extraction effect of the next batch of medicinal liquid.

[0020] 3. Through the settings of limit grooves, limit blocks and threaded rods, the user can adjust the cylinder up and down according to the needs of different medicinal materials. Before adjustment, it is only necessary to manually turn the handle to disengage the limit block from the limit groove, and then adjust the cylinder. After the adjustment, turn the handle in the opposite direction to insert the limit block into the limit groove, thereby improving the versatility of the anti-floating mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a stereogram of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a cross-sectional view of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the scraper in the utility model.

[0024] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the positioning block in the utility model.

[0025] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the limiting groove in the utility model.

[0026] Figure 6 This utility model Figure 1A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure at point A in the middle.

[0027] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the threaded rod in the utility model.

[0028] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the positioning hole in the utility model.

[0029] Explanation of the symbols in the schematic diagram:

[0030] 10. Tank body; 101. Slide; 102. Center rod; 103. Limit plate; 104. L-shaped plate; 11. Feed pipe; 12. Mounting plate; 13. Support leg; 14. Control panel; 20. Cylinder; 201. Limit groove; 21. First screen; 211. Positioning hole; 30. Rotating shaft; 301. Positioning block; 31. Second screen; 32. Conical bar; 33. Handle; 40. Scraper; 41. Conical plate; 50. Limit block; 501. Block; 51. Threaded rod; 52. Transmission gear; 53. Gear ring; 54. Motor; 55. Transmission gear. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0032] Depend on Figures 1 to 4The invention provides a method of preparing a medicine container, comprising a tank body 10, a feeding pipe 11 disposed on the top of the tank body 10, wherein the medicinal material enters the tank body 10 through the feeding pipe 11, wherein a cylinder 20 is coaxially arranged in the tank body 10, wherein a semicircular first screen 21 is coaxially fixed to the bottom of the cylinder 20, wherein the first screen 21 is located in the tank body 10, wherein a rotating shaft 30 is coaxially arranged in the cylinder 20, wherein a semicircular second screen 31 is fixed to the bottom of the rotating shaft 30, wherein the second screen 31 is located below the first screen 21, wherein the rotating shaft 30 is rotatably connected to the cylinder 20, wherein the feeding pipe 11 is located above the second screen 31, wherein the first screen 21 has the same diameter as the second screen 31 and ... and wherein the first screen 21 has the same diameter as the second screen 31 and is rotatably connected to the cylinder 20, wherein the feeding pipe 11 is located above the second screen 31 and wherein the first screen 21 has the same diameter as the second screen 31 and is rotatably connected to the cylinder 20, wherein the feeding pipe 11 is located above the second screen 31 and wherein the first The inner diameter is consistent, and the first screen 21, the second screen 31 and the cylinder 20 are arranged. The rotating shaft 30 can make the first screen 21 and the second screen 31 overlap in a semicircle or a full circle. When the second screen 31 overlaps with the first screen 21, the medicinal material enters the tank body 10 through the feeding pipe 11, and the second screen 31 does not block the medicinal material. After the feeding is completed, the rotating shaft 30 drives the second screen 31 to form a full circle with the first screen 21. At this time, water is added to the tank body 10 until the liquid level exceeds the two screens. Some medicinal materials with lighter texture are completely immersed in the liquid under the obstruction of the two screens, and then the medicinal materials are extracted to achieve the maximum extraction effect;

[0033] A vertical chute 101 is provided on the inner wall of the tank body 10, a center rod 102 is fixed in the chute 101, a scraper 40 that slides up and down is provided on the center rod 102, the scraper 40 is connected to the bottom end of the chute 101 by a spring, a conical plate 41 is fixed on the scraper 40, the conical plate 41 contacts the bottom surface of the second screen 31, the scraper 40 is located at the joint of the first screen 21 and the second screen 31, and through the scraper 40, the chute 101 and the conical plate 41, when the second screen 31 rotates to the right below the first screen 21 to form a heavy When the second screen 31 is stacked in a semicircle, the conical plate 41 will scrape the bottom surface of the second screen 31 during the rotation process to clean the medicinal materials adhering to the bottom surface of the second screen 31, so as to avoid the problem that the screen is inconvenient to clean, thereby affecting the extraction effect of the next batch of liquid medicine. The bottom surface of the scraper 40 is an arc surface to prevent part of the medicinal materials from being adsorbed on the back of the scraper 40. A conical bar 32 is fixed on the top of the straight edge of the second screen 31, and the conical bar 32 is in contact with the bottom surface of the first screen 21. When the second screen 31 is rotating, the bottom surface of the first screen 21 can also be cleaned.

[0034] In order to prevent some fine medicinal powder from entering the chute 101 and making it inconvenient to clean, accordion covers located inside the chute 101 are provided on the upper and lower sides of the scraper 40 .

[0035] refer to Figures 5 to 7As shown, considering that the existing anti-floating mechanism is in a fixed state and is not convenient for up and down adjustment, which limits the versatility of the anti-floating mechanism, a plurality of equally spaced limiting grooves 201 are provided on the outer wall of the cylinder 20, and the bottom ends of the limiting grooves 201 are arc surfaces. A limiting plate 103 is fixed to the top of the tank body 10, and a plurality of circumferentially evenly distributed through grooves are provided on the limiting plate 103, and a limiting block 50 is slidably connected in the through grooves. A card slot is provided on both sides of the through groove, and a card block 501 is fixed on both sides of the limiting block 50, and the card block 501 is carded in the inside of the card slot. The limiting block 50 is inserted in the limiting groove 201, and the bottom surface of the limiting block 50 is an arc surface. An L-shaped plate 104 is fixed in the through groove. One end of the limit block 50 away from the limit groove 201 is threadedly connected to a threaded rod 51, and the threaded rod 51 is rotatably connected to the L-shaped plate 104. One end of the threaded rod 51 that passes through the L-shaped plate 104 is externally connected to a driving source, and the driving source can be a handle, which drives the limit block 50 to disengage from the limit groove 201 by manual rotation. Through the settings of the limit groove 201, the limit block 50 and the threaded rod 51, the user can adjust the cylinder 20 up and down according to the needs of different medicinal materials. Before adjustment, it is only necessary to manually rotate the handle to disengage the limit block 50 from the limit groove 201, and then adjust the cylinder 20. After the adjustment is completed, the handle is rotated in the opposite direction to insert the limit block 50 into the inside of the limit groove 201, thereby improving the versatility of the anti-floating mechanism.

[0036] refer to Figure 6 to Figure 7 As shown, considering that it is too troublesome to turn the handles one by one, a transmission gear 52 is fixed to one end of the threaded rod 51 that passes through the L-shaped plate 104, a mounting plate 12 is coaxially fixed to the top of the tank body 10, a gear ring 53 is slidably connected to the mounting plate 12, the transmission gear 52 meshes with the gear ring 53, a motor 54 is fixed to one side of the mounting plate 12, a transmission gear 55 is coaxially fixed to the output end of the motor 54, the transmission gear 55 meshes with the gear ring 53, through the motor 54, the transmission gear 52 and the gear ring 53, when the user adjusts the cylinder 20, he first holds the cylinder 20, and then starts the motor 54 to drive the gear ring 53 and the transmission gear 52 to rotate, and a plurality of limit blocks 50 slide on the threaded rod 51, so that the limit blocks 50 synchronously disengage from the limit groove 201, and vice versa, they are inserted into the limit groove 201 in cooperation.

[0037] In order to prevent the cylinder 20 and the rotating shaft 30 from rusting due to the corrosion of the liquid medicine, the cylinder 20 and the rotating shaft 30 are both made of stainless steel.

[0038] refer to Figure 4 As shown, in order to facilitate the rotation of the rotating shaft 30 , a handle 33 is fixed on the top of the rotating shaft 30 .

[0039] refer to Figure 4and Figure 8 As shown, in order to facilitate the user to clearly know the relative positions of the first sieve 21 and the second sieve 31, whether they are completely overlapped or form a full circle, a positioning block 301 is fixed to the top side of the second sieve 31, and a positioning hole 211 matching the positioning block 301 is opened on the bottom side of the first sieve 21.

[0040] refer to Figure 1 As shown, a plurality of circumferentially evenly distributed supporting legs 13 are fixed on the outer wall of the tank body 10, a control panel 14 is fixed on the outer wall of the tank body 10, a control module is arranged in the control panel 14, the motor 54 is electrically connected to the control panel 14, and the user can directly start the motor 54 through the control panel 14.

[0041] When the utility model is used:

[0042] First, rotate the second screen 31 to the bottom of the first screen 21 to form a semicircle, and then pour the medicinal materials into the tank body 10 through the feeding pipe 11. After the medicinal materials are poured, rotate the second screen 31 in the opposite direction to form a full circle with the first screen 21, and then add water into the tank body 10.

[0043] Then, when the extraction of medicinal materials is completed, the medicinal liquid is released from the bottom of the tank body 10. When the medicinal liquid is completely released, the second screen 31 is rotated. At this time, the scraper 40 and the conical plate 41 are always in close contact with the bottom surface of the second screen 31 under the action of the spring. As the second screen 31 rotates, the medicinal materials adsorbed on the bottom surface are scraped off. At the same time, the conical strip 32 on the top of the second screen 31 cleans the bottom surface of the first screen 21.

[0044] Finally, when adjusting the cylinder 20 according to the needs of different medicinal materials, first hold the cylinder 20, then start the motor 54 to drive the gear ring 53 and the transmission gear 52 to rotate, and multiple limit blocks 50 slide on the threaded rod 51, causing the limit blocks 50 to synchronously disengage from the limit groove 201, and vice versa, cooperate with the limit groove 201 to be inserted.

[0045] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating, comprising a tank body (10) and a feed pipe (11) disposed on the top of the tank body (10), characterized in that: A cylinder (20) is coaxially arranged in the tank body (10), a semicircular first screen (21) is coaxially fixed to the bottom of the cylinder (20), the first screen (21) is located in the tank body (10), a rotating shaft (30) is coaxially arranged in the cylinder (20), a semicircular second screen (31) is fixed to the bottom of the rotating shaft (30), the second screen (31) is located below the first screen (21), the rotating shaft (30) is rotatably connected to the cylinder (20), the first screen (21) and the second screen (31) have the same diameter and are consistent with the inner diameter of the tank body (10); A vertical slide groove (101) is provided on the inner wall of the tank body (10), a center rod (102) is fixed in the slide groove (101), a scraper (40) that slides up and down is provided on the center rod (102), the scraper (40) is connected to the bottom end of the slide groove (101) by a spring, a conical plate (41) is fixed on the scraper (40), the conical plate (41) contacts the bottom surface of the second screen (31), the scraper (40) is located at the joint of the first screen (21) and the second screen (31), the bottom surface of the scraper (40) is an arc surface, a conical strip (32) is fixed on the top of the straight edge of the second screen (31), the conical strip (32) contacts the bottom surface of the first screen (21); The scraper (40) is provided with an accordion cover located inside the slide groove (101) on both the upper and lower sides.

2. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the cylinder (20) is provided with a plurality of equally spaced limiting grooves (201), the bottom end of the limiting groove (201) is an arc surface, a limiting plate (103) is fixed on the top of the tank body (10), a plurality of circumferentially evenly distributed through grooves are provided on the limiting plate (103), a limiting block (50) is slidably connected in the through grooves, a clamping groove is provided on both sides of the through groove, and a clamping block (50) matching the clamping groove is fixed on both sides of the limiting block (50). The limiting block (501) is inserted into the limiting groove (201), the bottom surface of the limiting block (50) is an arc surface, an L-shaped plate (104) is fixed in the through groove, one end of the limiting block (50) away from the limiting groove (201) is threadedly connected to a threaded rod (51), the threaded rod (51) is rotatably connected to the L-shaped plate (104), and one end of the threaded rod (51) that passes through the L-shaped plate (104) is externally connected to a driving source.

3. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 2 is characterized in that: A transmission gear (52) is fixed to one end of the threaded rod (51) passing through the L-shaped plate (104); a mounting plate (12) is coaxially fixed to the top of the tank body (10); a gear ring (53) is slidably connected to the mounting plate (12); the transmission gear (52) meshes with the gear ring (53); a motor (54) is fixed to one side of the mounting plate (12); a transmission gear (55) is coaxially fixed to the output end of the motor (54); and the transmission gear (55) meshes with the gear ring (53).

4. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cylinder (20) and the rotating shaft (30) are both made of stainless steel.

5. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle (33) is fixed on the top of the rotating shaft (30).

6. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 1, characterized in that: A positioning block (301) is fixed on one side of the top of the second screen (31), and a positioning hole (211) matching the positioning block (301) is provided on one side of the bottom of the first screen (21).

7. The extraction tank for preventing Chinese medicine from floating according to claim 3 is characterized in that: A plurality of circumferentially evenly distributed supporting legs (13) are fixed on the outer wall of the tank body (10), a control panel (14) is fixed on the outer wall of the tank body (10), a control module is arranged in the control panel (14), and the motor (54) is electrically connected to the control panel (14).

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