Constant-temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production

By introducing a guide sleeve and gear transmission system into the traditional Chinese medicine fermentation equipment, the up-and-down reciprocating movement and rotation of the stirring paddle are realized, which solves the stratification problem in the fermentation process of traditional Chinese medicine and improves the mixing effect and fermentation efficiency.

CN223468384UActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24NINGXIA KANGTAILONG CHINESE HERBAL PIECES CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202422681780.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-11-05
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2034-11-05

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Technical Problem

Existing Chinese medicine fermentation equipment exhibits stratification during the mixing process, affecting the uniform mixing of materials and the fermentation effect.

Method used

A constant temperature fermentation chamber is used, and a guide sleeve driven by a motor drives the sleeve to move up and down and rotate. Combined with a gear transmission system, the stirring paddle moves up and down and rotates to achieve thorough mixing of Chinese medicine.

Benefits of technology

This method achieves thorough mixing of Chinese medicinal materials, improves fermentation efficiency and uniformity, and avoids the adverse effects of stratification on the fermentation effect.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a constant-temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production, and relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine production, in particular to a constant-temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production, which comprises a fermentation tank and a tank cover mounted at the upper end of the fermentation tank, and a mixing mechanism is arranged on the tank cover and used for mixing traditional Chinese medicine in the fermentation tank. The driving assembly comprises a motor mounted at the top of the tank cover, a rotating shaft fixed at the output end of the motor, a guide sleeve fixed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft, and a clockwise spiral groove and an anticlockwise spiral groove which are formed in the guide sleeve; the execution assembly comprises a sleeve rotationally installed on the guide sleeve in a sleeving mode, and an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve which are fixed to the upper end and the lower end of the sleeve correspondingly; the stirring paddle can be controlled to move up and down in a reciprocating manner and rotate only by one motor, so that layering can be broken through the vertical reciprocating movement in the rotating, stirring and mixing process of the traditional Chinese medicines, and the traditional Chinese medicines in each layer can be mixed more sufficiently.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine production, specifically for a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional Chinese medicine production. BACKGROUND

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine fermentation is a method using microecology and bionics, through biological grafting, simulating the digestive decomposition process in the human intestinal environment in vivo, and biologically transforming the extracted effective components of traditional Chinese medicine in vitro. Traditional Chinese medicine fermentation converts the macromolecular substances of traditional Chinese medicine into small molecular amino acid components that can be directly absorbed by the human intestinal tract. Traditional Chinese medicine fermentation makes traditional Chinese medicine a new type of medicine with rapid absorption and quantitative efficacy.

[0003] According to the search of the publication number: CN218666083U, a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece constant temperature fermentation kettle is disclosed, which comprises a fermentation kettle shell and a stirring mechanism. The lower end of the fermentation kettle shell is fixedly connected with evenly distributed supporting legs, and the lower surfaces of the supporting legs are fixedly connected with feet. An inlet pipe is arranged at the inlet opening formed in the upper end of the outer side of the fermentation kettle shell. An outlet pipe is arranged at the outlet opening formed in the middle of the lower surface of the fermentation kettle shell. Ear seats are fixedly connected to the left and right sides of the outer side of the fermentation kettle shell. Connection holes are formed in the middle of the inner bottom end of the ear seats. The technical scheme has the technical effects of "rapid and uniform stirring of the traditional Chinese medicine in the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece fermentation kettle, rapid mixing and fermentation of the traditional Chinese medicine in the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece fermentation kettle, and improvement of the production efficiency of the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece".

[0004] The above-mentioned scheme can promote the mixing of materials to a certain extent through the cooperation of the stirring paddles close to one side of the vertical center of the fermentation kettle shell, the evenly distributed horizontal rods arranged on the left and right sides of the rotating plate, and the stirring paddles. However, the fixed position limits the mixing ability in the vertical direction. Due to the nature of the materials and the fermentation conditions during the fermentation process, the materials in the tank are prone to stratification. This stratification not only affects the uniform mixing of the materials, but also may have an adverse effect on the fermentation effect. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] In view of the deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional Chinese medicine production, which has the characteristics that only one motor is needed to control the up-down reciprocating movement and rotation of the stirring paddles, so that the stratification can be broken during the rotation and stirring mixing of the traditional Chinese medicine, and the traditional Chinese medicine in each layer can be more fully mixed.

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purposes, the utility model is implemented by the following technical scheme: a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional Chinese medicine production, comprising a fermentation tank and a tank cover installed on the upper end of the fermentation tank. The tank cover is provided with a mixing mechanism for mixing the traditional Chinese medicine in the fermentation tank. The mixing mechanism comprises:

[0007] The driving assembly comprises a motor installed on the top of the tank cover, a rotating shaft fixed at the output end of the motor, a guide sleeve fixed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft, a clockwise spiral groove and an anticlockwise spiral groove formed on the guide sleeve;

[0008] The executing assembly comprises a sleeve rotatably installed on the guide sleeve, an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve fixed at the upper end and the lower end of the sleeve respectively, and the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve are rotatably installed on the rotating shaft, three stirring paddles fixed between the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve in a circumferential distribution, a protrusion installed on the inner wall of the sleeve, and three limiting rods fixed on the outer wall of the lower end of the sleeve in a circumferential distribution;

[0009] The transmission assembly comprises a driving gear fixed on the outer wall of the upper end of the rotating shaft.

[0010] Preferably, the transmission assembly further comprises a first thick gear and a second thick gear rotatably installed in the tank cover, a shaft cylinder rotatably installed in the tank cover, the shaft cylinder is rotatably installed on the rotating shaft, the upper end of the shaft cylinder is fixed to the upper end of the sleeve, and a driven gear is fixed on the outer wall of the upper end of the shaft cylinder.

[0011] Preferably, the driving gear is in meshing transmission with the first thick gear, the first thick gear is in meshing transmission with the second thick gear, and the second thick gear is in meshing transmission with the driven gear.

[0012] Preferably, the clockwise spiral groove and the anticlockwise spiral groove on the guide sleeve are staggered with each other, and the upper end and the lower end of the clockwise spiral groove and the anticlockwise spiral groove are connected.

[0013] Preferably, an inner container is fixed in the fermentation tank, and a thermostat is installed on both sides of the lower end of the fermentation tank.

[0014] Preferably, the executing assembly further comprises three limiting grooves fixed on the inner wall of the inner container in a circumferential distribution, and the outer end of the limiting rod is slidably installed in the corresponding limiting groove.

[0015] Beneficial effects

[0016] The utility model provides a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional chinese medicine production compares with prior art has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] (1) the output end of the motor drives the rotating shaft to drive the guide sleeve to rotate, the guide sleeve drives the sleeve to reciprocate up and down through the clockwise spiral groove and the anticlockwise spiral groove and under the cooperation of the protrusion, the sleeve drives the stirring paddle to reciprocate up and down through the cooperation of the upper sleeve and the lower sleeve, thereby breaking the stratification, so that the traditional chinese medicine in each layer is more fully mixed.

[0018] (2) when the rotation axis drives, the driving gear rotates, and the driven gear rotates synchronously through the first thick gear cooperating with the second thick gear, the driven gear rotates through the shaft cylinder to drive the upper sleeve to rotate, the upper sleeve drives the stirring paddle to rotate under the cooperation of the lower sleeve, so as to stir and mix the traditional Chinese medicine; and the up-down reciprocating movement and rotation of the stirring paddle can be controlled by only one motor. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structure schematic view of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a structure schematic view of the inside of the fermentation tank in the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a structure schematic view of the mixing mechanism in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a sectional view of the mixing mechanism in the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a split view of the mixing mechanism in the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a sectional view of the execution assembly in the utility model.

[0025] In the drawing: 1, fermentation tank; 2, tank cover; 3, mixing mechanism; 31, driving assembly; 311, motor; 312, rotation axis; 313, guide sleeve; 314, clockwise spiral groove; 315, counterclockwise spiral groove; 32, execution assembly; 321, sleeve; 322, upper sleeve; 323, lower sleeve; 324, stirring paddle; 325, protruding block; 326, limiting rod; 327, limiting groove; 33, transmission assembly; 331, driving gear; 332, first thick gear; 333, second thick gear; 334, shaft cylinder; 335, driven gear; 4, inner container; 5, thermostat. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the protection scope of the utility model.

[0027] Please refer to Figures 1-6The utility model provides a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional chinese medicine production technical scheme: a constant temperature fermentation room for traditional chinese medicine production, including fermentation tank 1, the tank cover 2 of the upper end installation of fermentation tank 1, be provided with mixing mechanism 3 on the tank cover 2 and be used for mixing traditional chinese medicine in the inside of fermentation tank 1, and mixing mechanism 3 includes:

[0028] Drive assembly 31, including the motor 311 of installation at the top of tank cover 2, the fixed rotating shaft 312 of motor 311 output, the fixed guide sleeve 313 of rotating shaft 312 outer wall, the clockwise helical groove 314 and the counterclockwise helical groove 315 of opening in guide sleeve 313,

[0029] Execution component 32, including the sleeve 321 of rotating installation on guide sleeve 313, the fixed upper sleeve 322 and lower sleeve 323 of two ends of sleeve 321 respectively, and the upper sleeve 322 and lower sleeve 323 are all sleeve rotating installation on rotating shaft 312, the fixed three stirring paddles 324 of circumferential distribution between upper sleeve 322 and lower sleeve 323, the lug 325 of installation in the inner wall of sleeve 321, the fixed three limit rods 326 of circumferential distribution of the outer wall of sleeve 321 lower end,

[0030] Transmission assembly 33, including the driving gear 331 of fixed on the outer wall of rotating shaft 312 upper end.

[0031] In the embodiment, the output end of motor 311 drives rotating shaft 312 to drive guide sleeve 313 to rotate, guide sleeve 313 drives sleeve 321 to reciprocate up and down through clockwise helical groove 314 and clockwise helical groove 314 and under the cooperation of lug 325, sleeve 321 drives stirring paddle 324 to reciprocate up and down through the cooperation of upper sleeve 322 and lower sleeve 323, thereby breaking the stratification, so that each layer of traditional chinese medicine is more fully mixed.

[0032] Specifically, transmission assembly 33 further includes a first thick gear 332 and a second thick gear 333 rotatably mounted inside the tank cover 2, a shaft cylinder 334 rotatably mounted inside the tank cover 2, the shaft cylinder 334 being rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft 312, the lower end of the shaft cylinder 334 being fixed to the upper end of the sleeve 321, and a driven gear 335 being fixed to the outer wall of the upper end of the shaft cylinder 334.

[0033] In the embodiment, when the driven gear 335 rotates, the upper sleeve 322 is driven to rotate by the shaft cylinder 334, and the stirring paddle 324 is driven to rotate by the cooperation of the upper sleeve 322 and the lower sleeve 323, thereby mixing the traditional chinese medicine.

[0034] Specifically, the driving gear 331 is in meshing transmission with the first thick gear 332, the first thick gear 332 is in meshing transmission with the second thick gear 333, and the second thick gear 333 is in meshing transmission with the driven gear 335.

[0035] In the embodiment, when the rotating shaft 312 drives the driving gear 331 to rotate, the driven gear 335 is synchronously rotated by the cooperation of the first thick gear 332 and the second thick gear 333, so that only one motor 311 can control the up-down reciprocating movement and rotation of the stirring paddle 324.

[0036] Specifically, the clockwise spiral groove 314 and the counterclockwise spiral groove 315 on the guide sleeve 313 are staggered with each other, and the upper and lower ends of the clockwise spiral groove 314 and the upper and lower ends of the counterclockwise spiral groove 315 are connected.

[0037] In the embodiment, when the guide sleeve 313 rotates, the protrusion 325 slides along the inside of the clockwise spiral groove 314 or the counterclockwise spiral groove 315, when the protrusion 325 is located at the uppermost end inside the clockwise spiral groove 314, the guide sleeve 313 is continuously rotated, so that the protrusion 325 enters the uppermost end inside the counterclockwise spiral groove 315 from the uppermost end inside the clockwise spiral groove 314; similarly, when the protrusion 325 is located at the lowermost end inside the counterclockwise spiral groove 315, the guide sleeve 313 is continuously rotated, so that the protrusion 325 enters the lowermost end inside the clockwise spiral groove 314 from the lowermost end inside the counterclockwise spiral groove 315, realizing the uninterrupted up-down reciprocating movement of the sleeve 321.

[0038] Specifically, the inside of the fermentation tank 1 is fixed with the inner container 4, and the lower ends of the fermentation tank 1 are both installed with the thermostat 5.

[0039] Specifically, the execution assembly 32 further comprises three limiting grooves 327 fixed on the inner wall of the inner container 4 in a circumferential distribution, and the outer end of the limiting rod 326 is slidably installed inside the corresponding limiting groove 327.

[0040] In the embodiment, the limiting groove 327 cooperates with the limiting rod 326 to limit the rotation of the sleeve 321, and also guides the up-down movement of the sleeve 321.

[0041] The working principle and use process of the utility model are as follows: firstly, the output end of the motor 311 drives the rotating shaft 312 to drive the guide sleeve 313 to rotate, the guide sleeve 313 drives the sleeve 321 to move up and down reciprocatingly through the cooperation of the clockwise spiral groove 314 and the counterclockwise spiral groove 314 and the protrusion 325, the sleeve 321 drives the stirring paddle 324 to move up and down reciprocatingly through the cooperation of the upper sleeve 322 and the lower sleeve 323, so as to break the stratification and make the medicines in each layer more fully mixed; meanwhile, when the rotating shaft 312 rotates, the driving gear 331 also rotates, and the driven gear 335 is synchronously rotated through the cooperation of the first thick gear 332 and the second thick gear 333, the driven gear 335 drives the upper sleeve 322 to rotate through the shaft cylinder 334 when rotating, and the upper sleeve 322 drives the stirring paddle 324 to rotate through the cooperation of the lower sleeve 323, so as to stir and mix the medicines.

[0042] It is to be noted that, in the present document, relational terms such as first and second and the like can be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0043] While the embodiments of the present application have been illustrated and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions, and alterations can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the application, which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production, comprising a fermentation tank (1), a tank cover (2) installed on the upper end of the fermentation tank (1), characterized in that: The tank cover (2) is provided with a mixing mechanism (3) and is used for mixing traditional Chinese medicine in the fermentation tank (1), and the mixing mechanism (3) comprises: A driving assembly (31) comprising a motor (311) mounted on the top of the tank cover (2), a rotating shaft (312) fixed at the output end of the motor (311), a guide sleeve (313) fixed on the outer wall of the rotating shaft (312), a clockwise spiral groove (314) and a counterclockwise spiral groove (315) formed in the guide sleeve (313); An execution assembly (32) comprising a sleeve (321) rotatably mounted on the guide sleeve (313), an upper sleeve (322) and a lower sleeve (323) fixed at the upper and lower ends of the sleeve (321) respectively, and the upper sleeve (322) and the lower sleeve (323) are rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft (312), three stirring paddles (324) fixed between the upper sleeve (322) and the lower sleeve (323) and distributed in a circle, a protrusion (325) mounted on the inner wall of the sleeve (321), and three limiting rods (326) fixed on the outer wall of the lower end of the sleeve (321) and distributed in a circle. A transmission assembly (33) comprising a driving gear (331) fixed on the outer wall of the upper end of the rotating shaft (312).

2. The constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission assembly (33) further comprises a first thick gear (332) and a second thick gear (333) rotatably mounted in the tank cover (2), an axle cylinder (334) rotatably mounted in the tank cover (2), the axle cylinder (334) is rotatably mounted on the rotating shaft (312), the lower end of the axle cylinder (334) is fixed with the upper end of the sleeve (321), and a driven gear (335) is fixed on the outer wall of the upper end of the axle cylinder (334).

3. The constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving gear (331) is in meshing transmission with the first thick gear (332), the first thick gear (332) is in meshing transmission with the second thick gear (333), and the second thick gear (333) is in meshing transmission with the driven gear (335).

4. The constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clockwise spiral groove (314) and the counterclockwise spiral groove (315) on the guide sleeve (313) are interlaced with each other, and the upper and lower ends of the clockwise spiral groove (314) and the counterclockwise spiral groove (315) are connected.

5. The constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inside of the fermentation tank (1) is fixed with an inner container (4), and the lower ends of the fermentation tank (1) are provided with constant temperature devices (5) on both sides.

6. The constant temperature fermentation chamber for traditional Chinese medicine production according to claim 5, characterized in that: The execution assembly (32) further comprises three limiting grooves (327) fixed on the inner wall of the inner container (4) and distributed in a circle, and the outer ends of the limiting rods (326) are slidably installed in the corresponding limiting grooves (327).

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  • Constant-temperature fermentation kettle for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces

    CN218666083U