Traditional Chinese medicine caching and discharging device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a traditional Chinese medicine caching and discharging device which comprises a conveying line, a feeding device and a discharging device. The temporary storage rack is arranged beside the conveying line and is used for placing the medicine baskets; the discharging device is provided with an input end and an output end, the output end of the discharging device faces the medicine decocting barrel, and the discharging device is used for storing the traditional Chinese medicine and feeding the traditional Chinese medicine into the medicine decocting barrel within preset time; and the manipulator is used for clamping and rotating the medicine baskets so as to pour the traditional Chinese medicines in the medicine baskets towards the input end of the discharging device, and can move the medicine baskets among the conveying line, the temporary storage rack and the discharging device. According to the traditional Chinese medicine caching and post-discharging device, the medicine baskets are automatically conveyed and poured through the conveying line and the mechanical arm, and the medicine baskets which do not need post-discharging temporarily are temporarily stored through the temporary storage rack, so that the purposes of automatic post-discharging and sequential post-discharging of traditional Chinese medicine are achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of automatic Chinese medicine feeding devices, and particularly relates to a device for post-storing and feeding Chinese medicine. Background Art

[0002] Post-adding means a method of adding Chinese medicine decoction pieces into the decoction of a group of medicines a certain time before the end of decoction. Post-added medicines are divided into two categories. One category is Chinese medicines with fragrant smell and rich in volatile oils, such as mint, amomum villosum, etc.; the other category is Chinese medicines whose active ingredients are easily destroyed by long-term decoction, such as rhubarb, uncaria rhynchophylla, etc.

[0003] In traditional manual decoction, it is necessary to manually operate the decocting machine, manually control, time, and put in the post-added decoction pieces. When there are many types of post-added decoction pieces, not only do they need to be put in regularly, but also in sequence. The operation process is cumbersome, complex, time-consuming and laborious, and it is easy to make omissions and mistakes. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a device for post-storing and feeding Chinese medicine, so as to solve the problems of time-consuming, laborious and error-prone work of manually adding post-added decoction pieces.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model specifically provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A device for post-storing and feeding Chinese medicine includes: a conveyor line for conveying a medicine basket storing Chinese medicine; a temporary storage rack arranged beside the conveyor line for placing the medicine basket; a feeding device with an input end and an output end, the output end of the feeding device facing the decocting bucket, the feeding device for storing Chinese medicine and putting the Chinese medicine into the interior of the decocting bucket at a predetermined time; a manipulator for clamping and rotating the medicine basket so as to pour the Chinese medicine inside the medicine basket into the input end of the feeding device, and capable of moving the medicine basket between the conveyor line, the temporary storage rack and the feeding device.

[0007] Further, a retractable blocking member is arranged on the conveyor line. When the medicine basket storing Chinese medicine passes through the working area of the manipulator, the blocking member extends to prevent the medicine basket from moving.

[0008] Further, the manipulator includes a cross driving module and a gripper assembly. The cross driving module is used to drive the gripper assembly to move vertically and horizontally between the conveyor line, the temporary storage rack and the feeding device, and the gripper assembly is used to grip the medicine basket.

[0009] Further, the cross driving module includes a first slide table arranged horizontally and a second slide table arranged vertically. The first slide table is connected to the machine frame, the second slide table is connected to the execution part of the first slide table, and the gripper assembly is connected to the execution part of the second slide table.

[0010] Further, the gripper assembly includes: a cross beam horizontally installed on the execution part of the cross drive module; two linear drivers installed at both ends of the cross beam opposite to each other; a rotary driver installed on the execution part of one of the linear drivers; a damping rotating shaft installed on the execution part of the other linear driver and coaxial with the execution part of the rotary driver; two jaws respectively installed on the execution parts of the rotary driver and the damping rotating shaft, and the two linear drivers are respectively used to drive the rotary driver and the damping rotating shaft to move towards each other.

[0011] Further, the medicine basket includes a basket edge horizontally extending outward from the opening edge of the medicine basket, and a positioning plate extending along the vertical direction is arranged on the basket edge.

[0012] Further, each jaw includes two parallel clamping plates, the gap between the two clamping plates is greater than the thickness of the basket edge, an opening extending along the vertical direction is arranged on the clamping plate, and when the basket edge is located between the two clamping plates, the positioning plate is inserted into the interior of the positioning opening.

[0013] Further, the temporary storage rack includes: a platform horizontally arranged and fixedly connected to the frame; a positioning frame fixedly connected to the platform and having a shape matching the bottom of the medicine basket.

[0014] Further, the blanking device includes: a tipping bucket having an upward opening so that it can temporarily store traditional Chinese medicine; a tipping driver having an execution part connected to the tipping bucket and used to drive the tipping bucket to rotate.

[0015] Further, the tipping bucket includes: a first chute rotatably connected to the frame through a first hinge, the first hinge is eccentrically arranged on one side of the first chute, so that the first chute always flips towards the other side of itself when there is no external force; a second chute rotatably connected to the frame through a second hinge and connected to the execution part of the tipping driver, and the tipping driver is used to drive the second chute to actively flip; wherein, the axes of the first hinge and the second hinge are both horizontal and parallel to each other, one side in the flipping direction of the first chute abuts against the inner wall of the second chute, and the inner wall of the second chute fits with the outer wall of the first chute, so that it is difficult for traditional Chinese medicine to pass through the gap between the first chute and the second chute.

[0016] The present application has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0017] Provided is a device for caching and post-adding traditional Chinese medicine. It automatically transports and dumps medicine baskets through a conveyor line and a manipulator, and temporarily stores the medicine baskets that do not need to be post-added immediately through a temporary storage rack, thereby achieving the purpose of automatic post-adding and sequential post-adding of traditional Chinese medicine. Description of the Drawings

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are only exemplary. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other implementation drawings can also be obtained based on the provided drawings.

[0019] Figure 1 Stereogram of the device for caching and post-adding traditional Chinese medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 Stereogram of the gripper assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the action of the gripper assembly grasping the medicine basket according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 Stereogram of the temporary storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 Stereogram of the blanking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 6 Cross-sectional view formed by cutting along the symmetry plane of the blanking device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0025] The reference numerals in the drawings are respectively represented as follows:

[0026] 1 - Frame; 2 - Conveyor line; 3 - Temporary storage rack; 31 - Platform; 32 - Positioning frame; 4 - Medicine basket; 41 - Basket edge; 42 - Positioning plate; 5 - Blanking device; 51 - First chute; 52 - First hinge; 53 - Second chute; 54 - Second hinge; 55 - Second push cylinder; 56 - Lever arm; 6 - Cross drive module; 61 - First slide; 62 - Second slide; 7 - Gripper assembly; 71 - Cross beam; 72 - First push cylinder; 73 - Rotary cylinder; 74 - Damping rotating shaft; 75 - Claw; 76 - Clamping plate; 77 - Positioning opening. Detailed Embodiments

[0027] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present utility model, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0028] For traditional manual decocting, it is necessary to manually operate the decocting machine, manually control, time, and put the later-added Chinese herbal pieces. The operation process is cumbersome, complex, time-consuming and laborious, and it is easy to make omissions and mistakes.

[0029] To solve various problems of manual decocting, a device for caching and later adding Chinese medicine is provided below.

[0030] Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device for caching and later adding Chinese medicine. Referring to Figure 1 , the device for caching and later adding Chinese medicine includes:

[0031] A conveyor line 2 for conveying a medicine basket 4 storing Chinese herbal pieces;

[0032] A temporary storage rack 3 is arranged beside the conveyor line 2 for placing the medicine basket 4;

[0033] A blanking device 5 has an input end and an output end. The output end of the blanking device 5 is arranged directly above the decocting barrel (not shown in the figure) of the decocting machine. The blanking device 5 is used to store Chinese herbal pieces and put the Chinese herbal pieces into the interior of the decocting barrel at a predetermined time;

[0034] A manipulator is used to clamp and rotate the medicine basket 4 so as to pour the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 into the input end of the blanking device 5, and has the power to move the medicine basket 4 between the conveyor line 2, the temporary storage rack 3 and the blanking device 5.

[0035] The working principle of the device for caching and later adding Chinese medicine is as follows:

[0036] Put the Chinese herbal pieces waiting to be added later into the interior of the medicine basket 4. The medicine basket 4 is transported to the side of the temporary storage rack 3 through the conveyor line 2. There is a blocking member (not shown in the figure) pushed by a cylinder on the conveyor line 2. When the medicine basket 4 passes by the side of the temporary storage rack 3, the blocking member extends to prevent the medicine basket 4 from moving. At this time, the controller, according to the category of the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 and the later-adding sequence, executes the following steps:

[0037] If the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 belong to the next later-adding process and the interior of the blanking device 5 is empty, the manipulator grabs the medicine basket 4 from the conveyor line 2, moves it to the input end of the blanking device 5, and then rotates the medicine basket 4 to pour the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 into the interior of the blanking device 5;

[0038] If the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 belong to the next post-adding process, and the inside of the blanking device 5 is full, the manipulator grabs the medicine basket 4 from the conveyor line 2 and moves it to the temporary storage rack 3 for standby;

[0039] If the Chinese herbal pieces inside the medicine basket 4 do not belong to the next post-adding process, the manipulator grabs the medicine basket 4 from the conveyor line 2 and moves it to the temporary storage rack 3 for standby.

[0040] The empty medicine basket 4 is moved to the conveyor line 2 by the manipulator, and the medicine basket 4 continues to be transported along the conveyor line 2.

[0041] Figure 1 The manipulator is shown. The manipulator includes a cross driving module 6 and a gripper assembly 7. The cross driving module 6 includes a horizontally arranged first slide 61 and a vertically arranged second slide 62. The cross driving module 6 is used to drive the gripper assembly 7 to move vertically and horizontally between the conveyor line 2, the temporary storage rack 3 and the blanking device 5.

[0042] The first slide 61 and the second slide 62 can adopt devices such as a servo lead screw slide, a servo timing belt slide, and a cylinder slide that can drive an object to move linearly.

[0043] Figure 2 is a perspective view of the gripper assembly 7. Refer to Figure 2 , the gripper assembly 7 includes:

[0044] A cross beam 71, horizontally installed on the actuator of the cross driving module 6;

[0045] Two first push air cylinders 72, installed at both ends of the cross beam 71 opposite to each other;

[0046] A rotary air cylinder 73, installed on the actuator of one first push air cylinder 72;

[0047] A damping rotating shaft 74, installed on the actuator of the other first push air cylinder 72 and coaxial with the actuator of the rotary air cylinder 73;

[0048] Two grippers 75, respectively installed on the actuator of the rotary air cylinder 73 and the damping rotating shaft 74. The first push air cylinder 72 is used to drive the two grippers 75 to move towards each other.

[0049] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the action of the gripper assembly 7 grasping the medicine basket 4. Refer to Figure 3 , the working principle of the gripper assembly 7 is:

[0050] The gripper assembly 7 moves horizontally and vertically through the cross-drive module 6, so that the two jaws 75 move to the two sides of the medicine basket 4. The two first thrust cylinders 72 drive the two jaws 75 to grip the two sides of the medicine basket 4, so that the medicine basket 4 can move synchronously with the actuator of the cross-drive module 6. When the medicine basket 4 needs to be dumped, the rotating cylinder 73 drives one jaw 75 to rotate, and the other jaw 75 rotates synchronously through the torque transmitted by the medicine basket 4. The two jaws 75 are always symmetrical.

[0051] Further, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3 .

[0052] The medicine basket 4 includes a basket edge 41, which is an annular flange extending horizontally outward from the opening edge of the medicine basket 4. The clamp 75 includes two clamping plates 76 parallel to each other, and the gap between the two clamping plates 76 is greater than the thickness of the basket edge 41. A positioning plate 42 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the basket edge 41, and a positioning opening 77 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the clamping plate 76. When the basket edge 41 is located between the two clamping plates 76, the positioning plate 42 is inserted into the interior of the positioning opening 77.

[0053] The basket edge 41 and the positioning plate 42 can be regarded as T-shaped male connectors, and the gap between the two clamping plates 76 and the positioning opening 77 can be regarded as T-shaped female connectors. This design makes it difficult for the medicine basket 4 and the clamping jaws 75 to separate when the gripper assembly 7 drives the medicine basket 4 to rotate. At the same time, the connection between the clamping jaws 75 and the basket edge 41 is loose, and when the clamping jaws 75 are separated from the medicine basket 4, they will not drive the medicine basket 4 to be misplaced.

[0054] Figure 4 is a three-dimensional diagram of the temporary storage rack 3, referring to Figure 4 , the temporary storage rack 3 comprises:

[0055] The platform 31 is horizontally arranged and fixedly connected to the frame 1;

[0056] The positioning frame 32 is fixedly connected to the platform 31 and has a shape that matches the bottom of the medicine basket 4 .

[0057] Figure 5 is a three-dimensional diagram of the unloading device 5, Figure 6 It is a cross-sectional view formed by cutting along the symmetric plane of the blanking device 5, referring to Figure 5 , Figure 6 , the feeding device 5 comprises:

[0058] The tipping bucket has an upward opening so as to temporarily store Chinese herbal medicine pieces;

[0059] The driver has an actuator connected to the tipping bucket and is used for driving the tipping bucket to rotate.

[0060] The tipping bucket of this embodiment is different from common tipping buckets and includes two different chutes. Refer to Figure 6 , the tipping bucket includes:

[0061] The first chute 51 is rotatably connected to the frame 1 through the first hinge 52. The first hinge 52 is eccentrically arranged on one side of the first chute 51, so that the first chute 51 always flips towards the other side of itself without external force.

[0062] The second chute 53 is rotatably connected to the frame 1 through the second hinge 54 and is connected to the execution part of the driver. The driver is used to drive the second chute 53 to actively flip.

[0063] Wherein, the axes of the first hinge 52 and the second hinge 54 are both horizontal and parallel to each other. One side in the flipping direction of the first chute 51 abuts against the inner wall of the second chute 53, and the inner wall of the second chute 53 fits with the outer wall of the first chute 51, making it difficult for the Chinese herbal medicine pieces to pass through the gap between the first chute 51 and the second chute 53.

[0064] The working principle of the tipping bucket is:

[0065] The second push cylinder 55 is used as the driver. A lever arm 56 fixedly connecting the second chute 53 is arranged on the side of the second hinge 54 away from the second push cylinder 55. The lever arm 56 is hinged to the second push cylinder 55. The two ends of the second push cylinder 55 are respectively hinged to the lever arm 56 and the frame 1. When the cylinder extends, the side of the second chute 53 away from the first chute 51 tilts upward. At this time, the first chute 51 and the second chute 53 form a tipping bucket with an upward opening. When the cylinder retracts, the side of the second chute 53 away from the first chute 51 droops downward. At this time, the first chute 51 and the second chute 53 form a chute for pouring Chinese herbal medicine pieces towards the decocting bucket.

[0066] Refer to Figure 6 , when the second chute 53 flips, the top edge of the second chute 53 will hit the bottom of the outer wall of the first chute 51, and the bottom edge of the first chute 51 will bounce upward, and then fall under the action of gravity and hit the top edge of the second chute 53. The impact between the two generates multiple vibrations, making the Chinese herbal medicine pieces adhering to the inner walls of the first chute 51 or the second chute 53 slide down smoothly.

[0067] The above embodiments are only exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims. Those skilled in the art can make various modifications or equivalent replacements within the essence and protection scope of the present invention. Such modifications or equivalent replacements should also be regarded as falling within the protection scope of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-discharging device, characterized in that: include: A conveying line (2) for conveying a medicine basket (4) storing traditional Chinese medicine; A temporary storage stand (3), arranged beside the conveyor line (2), and used for placing the medicine basket (4); A feeding device (5) having an input end and an output end, wherein the output end of the feeding device (5) faces the medicine decoction barrel, and the feeding device (5) is used to store Chinese medicine and to feed the Chinese medicine into the medicine decoction barrel at a predetermined time; The robot is used to clamp and rotate the medicine basket (4) so ​​as to pour the Chinese medicine in the medicine basket (4) into the input end of the unloading device (5), and is capable of moving the medicine basket (4) between the conveying line (2), the temporary storage stand (3) and the unloading device (5).

2. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor line (2) is provided with a retractable blocking member, and when the medicine basket (4) storing the traditional Chinese medicine passes through the working area of ​​the manipulator, the blocking member is extended to prevent the medicine basket (4) from moving.

3. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The robot comprises a cross drive module (6) and a gripper assembly (7), wherein the cross drive module (6) is used to drive the gripper assembly (7) to move vertically and to move horizontally between the conveyor line (2), the temporary storage stand (3) and the unloading device (5), and the gripper assembly (7) is used to grip the medicine basket (4).

4. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The cross drive module (6) comprises a first slide (61) arranged horizontally and a second slide (62) arranged vertically, the first slide (61) being connected to a frame, the second slide (62) being connected to an actuator of the first slide (61), and the gripper assembly (7) being connected to an actuator of the second slide (62).

5. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The gripper assembly (7) comprises: A crossbeam (71) horizontally mounted on the execution part of the cross drive module (6); Two linear actuators are installed opposite to each other at both ends of the beam (71); A rotary drive mounted on an actuator of the linear drive; A damping shaft (74) is mounted on the actuator of another linear drive and is coaxial with the actuator of the rotary drive; The clamping jaws (75) have two and are respectively mounted on the actuator of the rotary drive and the damping shaft (74); the two linear drives are respectively used to drive the rotary drive and the damping shaft (74) to move towards each other.

6. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The medicine basket (4) comprises a basket edge (41) extending horizontally outward from an opening edge of the medicine basket (4), and a positioning plate (42) extending in a vertical direction is provided on the basket edge (41).

7. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The clamping claw (75) comprises two clamping plates (76) parallel to each other, the gap between the two clamping plates (76) being greater than the thickness of the basket edge (41), and a positioning opening (77) extending in a vertical direction is provided on the clamping plate (76), and when the basket edge (41) is located between the two clamping plates (76), the positioning plate (42) is inserted into the interior of the positioning opening (77).

8. The Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The temporary storage rack (3) comprises: A platform (31) is horizontally arranged and fixedly connected to the frame (1); A positioning frame (32) is fixedly connected to the platform (31) and has a shape that matches the bottom of the medicine basket (4).

9. The Chinese medicine buffering and post-loading device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The unloading device (5) comprises: A tipping bucket having an upward opening so as to temporarily store Chinese medicine; The tilting drive has an execution part connected with the tipping bucket and is used for driving the tipping bucket to rotate.

10. A Chinese medicine buffering and post-discharging device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The tipping bucket includes: A first slide groove (51) is rotatably connected to the frame (1) via a first hinge (52), wherein the first hinge (52) is eccentrically arranged on one side of the first slide groove (51), so that the first slide groove (51) always flips toward the other side thereof when no external force is applied; A second slide groove (53) is rotatably connected to the frame (1) via a second hinge (54), and is connected to an actuator of the flipping drive, wherein the flipping drive is used to drive the second slide groove (53) to actively flip; The axes of the first hinge (52) and the second hinge (54) are both horizontal and parallel to each other, one side of the first slide groove (51) in the flipping direction abuts against the inner wall of the second slide groove (53), and the inner wall of the second slide groove (53) matches the outer wall of the first slide groove (51), so that it is difficult for Chinese medicine to pass through the gap between the first slide groove (51) and the second slide groove (53).

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