Novel medicine rubbing device for traditional Chinese medicinal material processing

By incorporating angular rolling rollers and a transmission system into the rolling device, the problem of insufficient friction in the rolling machine is solved, achieving efficient rolling and safe operation while reducing labor intensity.

CN223504545UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-04LANZHOU FENGNONG AGRI MASCH SERVICE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202422404772.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-10-01
Publication Date
2025-11-04
Estimated Expiration
2034-10-01

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Technical Problem

The rollers of existing Chinese herbal medicine kneading machines have excessively smooth surfaces or lack sufficient surface roughness, resulting in insufficient friction and reduced kneading effect. Furthermore, manual kneading is labor-intensive and inefficient.

Method used

A novel rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials has been designed. The device features a rubbing roller with sharp edges and a rubbing belt on its outer wall. The roller is driven to rotate by a drive belt pulley and a driven belt pulley transmission system. The meshing of the drive gear, large gear, and small gear increases friction and improves rubbing efficiency. A protective cover is provided to prevent clothing from getting caught in the gears.

Benefits of technology

It improves the kneading effect of medicinal materials, reduces labor intensity, increases production efficiency, and ensures safety through a protective cover.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine rubbing processing, and discloses a novel traditional Chinese medicine rubbing device for traditional Chinese medicine processing, which comprises a cabinet body, a cover plate, a medicine rubbing roller and a medicine rubbing belt, the top of the rear end of the cabinet body is rotatably connected with the cover plate, the bottom of the right side of the cabinet body is fixedly connected with a motor, and the output end of the motor is fixedly connected with a driving belt pulley. Medicine rubbing rollers are arranged in the front end and the rear end of the cabinet body, medicine rubbing belts are arranged on the outer walls of the medicine rubbing rollers, lower pressing rollers are arranged at the tops of the medicine rubbing belts, and rotating rods are arranged on the left sides of the medicine rubbing rollers. Medicinal materials are filled in the inner side of the medicinal material rubbing belt between the two medicinal material rubbing rollers, the medicinal materials are rubbed and gathered together through edges and corners of the medicinal material rubbing rollers, friction force between the medicinal materials and the medicinal material rubbing belt is increased through contact between one faces of the medicinal material rubbing rollers and the edges and corners, the medicinal material rubbing effect is further improved, and the medicinal material rubbing effect is improved. The anti-skid effect can be better through the edges and corners of the medicine rubbing roller during rubbing, the contact area is larger, and rubbing is sufficient.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine processing technology, specifically a novel medicine processing device for traditional Chinese medicine. Background Technology

[0002] After root and rhizome medicinal herbs are dug up, they are dried until semi-dry. Rubbing the herbs accelerates the drying process, improves their quality, and extends their shelf life. Traditionally, the herbs are rubbed manually, which is labor-intensive and has low production efficiency.

[0003] A few also use herbal medicine rolling machines, but the effect of rolling herbs with existing herbal medicine rolling machines is not as good as manual rolling. They are generally used for herbs of average quality that are going to pharmaceutical factories for processing.

[0004] When the surface of the roller is too smooth or lacks sufficient surface roughness, it will not provide enough friction to knead the medicinal materials, thus reducing the friction when in contact with the medicinal materials and reducing the kneading effect.

[0005] To address the aforementioned issues, a novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide a novel rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials, which solves the problem in the prior art that when the surface of the roller is too smooth or does not have enough surface roughness, it cannot provide enough friction to rub the medicinal materials, thereby reducing the friction when in contact with the medicinal materials and thus reducing the rubbing effect.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: A novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials, comprising a cabinet, a cover plate, a herb-rubbing roller, and a herb-rubbing belt. The cover plate is rotatably connected to the top rear end of the cabinet. A motor is fixedly connected to the bottom right side of the cabinet. A drive pulley is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor. Herb-rubbing rollers are provided inside both the front and rear ends of the cabinet. A herb-rubbing belt is provided on the outer wall of the herb-rubbing roller. A pressure roller is provided on the top of the herb-rubbing belt. A rotating rod is provided on the left side of the herb-rubbing roller. Evenly distributed protrusions are fixedly connected to the outer ring of the rotating rod. A driven pulley is provided on the outer ring of the right side of the front end of the rotating rod. A belt is provided between the drive pulley and the driven pulley. The outer wall of the herb-rubbing roller has multiple edges. A disassembly assembly is provided on the left side of the rotating rod.

[0008] By adopting the above technical solution, the active pulley and belt drive the driven pulley to rotate, which in turn drives the rotating rod to rotate, and then drives the rubbing roller to rotate, thus rubbing the medicinal materials.

[0009] As a further description of the above technical solution: the disassembly assembly includes a rotating column, which is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the left side of the rotating rod, and a threaded groove is provided inside the outer wall of the left side of the rotating rod.

[0010] By adopting the above technical solution, the rotating column and the rotating rod are fixed together and move together.

[0011] As a further description of the above technical solution: the outer ring of the front rotating rod is slidably connected to a drive gear, and the outer wall of the drive gear is meshed with a large gear, and the large gear is slidably connected to the rotating rod.

[0012] By adopting the above technical solution, the large gear is driven to rotate by the drive gear.

[0013] As a further description of the above technical solution: a top plate is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate, and an end cap is fixedly connected to the top of the front end of the cover plate.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the top plate and the end cover are fixed to the cover plate.

[0015] As a further description of the above technical solution: a first protective cover is installed on the left side of the cabinet near the large gear.

[0016] By adopting the above technical solution, the first protective cover prevents workers' clothes from getting caught in the gears.

[0017] As a further description of the above technical solution: a second protective cover is installed on the top side of the right side of the cabinet near the driven pulley, and a third protective cover is installed on the outside of the bottom driving pulley on the left side of the cabinet.

[0018] By adopting the above technical solution, the driving pulley, belt, and driven pulley are protected.

[0019] As a further description of the above technical solution: a bolt is provided on the left side of the rotating rod, and the bolt is threadedly connected to the threaded groove.

[0020] By adopting the above technical solution, the limit control is achieved by rotating the bolt into the thread groove.

[0021] As a further description of the above technical solution: a small gear is meshed with the outer wall of the large gear, and the small gear is slidably connected to the rotating rod.

[0022] By adopting the above technical solution, the large gear drives the small gear to rotate.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0024] 1. This utility model provides a novel herbal medicine processing device. First, the herbal medicine is filled into the inner side of the herbal medicine strip between two herbal medicine rollers. The herbal medicine is then rubbed by the edges of the herbal medicine rollers, causing the herbal medicine to be kneaded together. The friction between the herbal medicine and the herbal medicine strip is increased by one side of the herbal medicine roller contacting the edges, further improving the kneading effect of the herbal medicine. The edges of the herbal medicine rollers also provide better anti-slip effect during kneading, and the larger contact area ensures thorough kneading.

[0025] 2. The present invention provides a novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials. By aligning the protrusions and grooves on the drive gear, the large gear, and the small gear, the drive gear, the large gear, and the small gear are respectively sleeved on the outside of the rotating rod and the herb-rubbing roller. Bolts and threaded grooves are installed on the right end of the herb-rubbing roller and the rotating rod to limit the drive gear, the large gear, and the small gear respectively, so as to facilitate subsequent maintenance and treatment of the drive gear, the large gear, and the small gear. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the driven pulley of this utility model;

[0028] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the drive pulley of this utility model;

[0029] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the unfolded structure of the cover plate of this utility model;

[0030] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the lower pressure roller of this utility model;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine-rubbing roller of this utility model;

[0032] Figure 7 for Figure 4 Enlarged view of point A in the middle.

[0033] In the diagram: 1. Cabinet; 2. Cover plate; 3. Motor; 4. Drive gear; 5. Large gear; 6. Small gear; 7. Driven pulley; 8. Rubbing roller; 9. Lower pressure roller; 10. Drive pulley; 11. Belt; 12. Rotating column; 13. Top plate; 14. End cap; 15. Rubbing belt; 16. Edge; 17. Bolt; 18. Protrusion; 19. Rotating rod; 20. Threaded groove. Detailed Implementation

[0034] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0035] To further understand the contents of this utility model, a detailed description of this utility model will be provided with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0036] Reference Figure 1 This utility model discloses a novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials, comprising a cabinet 1, a cover plate 2, a rubbing roller 8, and a rubbing belt 15. The cover plate 2 is rotatably connected to the top rear end of the cabinet 1. The cover plate 2 can rotate via a hinge and is guided by a limiting rod of the cabinet 1 and arc-shaped grooves on both sides of the cover plate 2, causing the cover plate 2 to flip. A herb-rubbing machine is disclosed in Chinese Patent Publication No. CN221731622U. The rubbing roller 8 in this utility model is slightly longer than the rubbing roller in that document, which is convenient for rubbing long strip-shaped root and rhizome Chinese medicinal materials, thereby improving work efficiency and increasing the workload per batch.

[0037] Reference Figure 2 - Figure 6A motor 3 is fixedly connected to the bottom right side of the cabinet 1. A drive pulley 10 is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor 3. The motor 3 drives the drive pulley 10, which in turn drives the driven pulley 7 via a belt 11. This drives a rotating rod 19, which in turn drives the front-end rubbing roller 8. Rubbing rollers 8 are installed inside both the front and rear ends of the cabinet 1. The two rubbing rollers 8 are parallel and octagonal in shape for easy rubbing. One side and one corner 16 contact the rubbing belt 15 to rub the herbs. The rubbing belt 15 is located on the outer wall of the rubbing roller 8. The two rubbing rollers 8 rub the herbs against the rubbing belt 15. A pressure roller 9 is located at the top of the rubbing belt 15. The pressure roller 9 is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the left and right sides of the end cap 14. The pressure roller 9 contacts the outer wall of the rubbing belt 15 to squeeze it. A rotating rod 19 is provided on the left side. Inside the rubbing roller 8, there is a rotating column 12, and the rotating column 12 is fixed to the rotating rod 19. The driven pulley 7 is fixedly connected to the outer ring of the right side of the front rotating rod 19. A belt 11 is provided between the driving pulley 10 and the driven pulley 7. The outer wall of the rubbing roller 8 is provided with multiple edges 16. The driven pulley 7 is driven to rotate by the driving pulley 10 and the belt 11. The driving rotating column 12 rotates first. The rotating column 12 is fixed to the rotating rod 19, so that the rotating rod 19 rotates. The rotating rod 19 drives the driving gear 4 to rotate. The driving gear 4, the large gear 5 and the small gear 6 mesh, which drives the rubbing roller 8 at the rear end to rotate, and drives the rubbing belt 15 to rotate. The eight sides and edges 16 of the rubbing roller 8 contact the rubbing belt 15 to rub. The rubbing rollers 8 on both sides and the lower pressure roller 9 make the medicine have a certain weight, so that the rubbing belt 15 is downward.

[0038] Reference Figure 4 and Figure 7A disassembly assembly is located on the left side of the rotating rod 19. This assembly includes a rotating column 12, which is fixedly connected to the outer left wall of the rotating rod 19. A threaded groove 20 is formed inside the outer left wall of the rotating rod 19. The large gear 5, small gear 6, and driving gear 4 slide against the rotating rod 19, causing their concave parts to slide into the protrusion 18 of the rotating rod 19. The driving gear 4 is slidably connected to the outer ring of the front rotating rod 19. The outer wall of the driving gear 4 is meshed with the large gear 5, which is also slidably connected to the rotating rod 19. A top plate 13 is fixedly connected to the top of the cover plate 2, and an end cap 14 is fixedly connected to the top front end of the cover plate 2. The overall structure is a stepped increase in height, with the cover plate 2 facing the operator higher and the side facing the rotating cabinet 1 lower, making it easier for the operator to open the cover plate 2 and reducing the operator's workload. A first protective cover is installed on the left side of the cabinet 1 near the large gear 5. The first protective cover protects the large gear 5, small gear 6 and driving gear 4, effectively preventing the operator's clothing from getting caught in them. A second protective cover is installed on the right side of the cabinet 1 near the top of the driven pulley 7. A third protective cover is installed on the outside of the driving pulley 10 at the bottom left side of the cabinet 1. The second protective cover protects the driven pulley 7, and the third protective cover protects the driving pulley 10 and belt 11. A bolt 17 is provided on the left side of the rotating rod 19, and the bolt 17 is threadedly connected to the threaded groove 20. The concave blocks of the large gear 5, small gear 6 and driving gear 4 are inserted into the protrusion 18 of the rotating rod 19, and then the bolt 17 is rotated into the threaded groove 20 of the rotating rod 19 for limit control. The small gear 6 is meshed with the outer wall of the large gear 5, and the small gear 6 is slidably connected to the rotating rod 19.

[0039] Working principle: The hinge rotates, and the limit rod of the cabinet 1 and the arc grooves on both sides of the cover plate 2 guide the cover plate 2 to flip, placing the medicine into the top of the medicine-rubbing belt 15. The motor 3 drives the drive pulley 10, which in turn drives the driven pulley 7 to rotate through the belt 11. The first rotating column 12 rotates, and the rotating column 12 is fixed to the rotating rod 19, causing the rotating rod 19 to rotate. The rotating rod 19 drives the drive gear 4 to rotate, and the drive gear 4, the large gear 5 and the small gear 6 mesh, driving the medicine-rubbing roller 8 at the rear end to rotate, which in turn drives the medicine-rubbing belt 15 to rotate. The eight sides and edges 16 of the medicine-rubbing roller 8 contact the medicine-rubbing belt 15 for rubbing. When installing the large gear 5, the small gear 6 and the drive gear 4, the concave blocks of the large gear 5, the small gear 6 and the drive gear 4 are inserted into the protrusions 18 of the rotating rod 19, and then the bolt 17 is rotated into the threaded groove 20 of the rotating rod 19 for limit control.

[0040] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0041] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials, comprising a cabinet (1), a cover plate (2), a herb-rubbing roller (8), and a herb-rubbing belt (15), characterized in that: The cabinet (1) is rotatably connected to the top of the rear end of the cabinet (1). The bottom right side of the cabinet (1) is fixedly connected to the motor (3). The output end of the motor (3) is fixedly connected to the drive pulley (10). The cabinet (1) is equipped with a rubbing roller (8) inside both the front and rear ends. The outer wall of the rubbing roller (8) is equipped with a rubbing belt (15). The top of the rubbing belt (15) is equipped with a pressure roller (9). The left side of the rubbing roller (8) is equipped with a rotating rod (19). The outer ring of the rotating rod (19) is fixedly connected with evenly distributed protrusions (18). The right outer ring of the rotating rod (19) at the front end is equipped with a driven pulley (7). A belt (11) is provided between the drive pulley (10) and the driven pulley (7). The outer wall of the rubbing roller (8) is equipped with multiple edges (16). The cross-sectional shape of the rubbing roller (8) is polygonal. The left side of the rotating rod (19) is equipped with a disassembly assembly.

2. The novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disassembly assembly includes a rotating column (12), which is fixedly connected to the outer left side of the rotating rod (19). The outer left side of the rotating rod (19) has a threaded groove (20) inside. The longer rubbing roller (8) facilitates the rubbing operation of long strip-shaped root and rhizome Chinese medicinal materials.

3. The novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer ring of the front rotating rod (19) is slidably connected to a drive gear (4), and the outer wall of the drive gear (4) is meshed with a large gear (5), and the large gear (5) is slidably connected to the rotating rod (19).

4. The novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the cover plate (2) is fixedly connected to a top plate (13), and the top of the front end of the cover plate (2) is fixedly connected to an end cap (14).

5. The novel herb-rubbing device for processing Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first protective cover is installed on the left side of the cabinet (1) near the large gear (5).

6. The novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, characterized in that: A second protective cover is installed on the top side of the right side of the cabinet (1) near the driven pulley (7), and a third protective cover is installed on the outside of the driving pulley (10) at the bottom left side of the cabinet (1).

7. A novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 2, characterized in that: A bolt (17) is provided on the left side of the rotating rod (19), and the bolt (17) is threadedly connected to the threaded groove (20).

8. A novel herb-rubbing device for processing traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 3, characterized in that: The outer wall of the large gear (5) is meshed with a small gear (6), and the small gear (6) is slidably connected to the rotating rod (19).

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