Traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device

Abstract

The utility model provides a traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device which comprises a storage cabinet and a plurality of storage boxes, and two sets of vertically-arranged drawer cavities are distributed on the side face of the storage cabinet at intervals. The storage boxes are used for storing traditional Chinese medicine slices, and the storage boxes are correspondingly inserted into the drawer cavities respectively; the storage cabinet is provided with an air inlet channel located between the two sets of drawer cavities, and all the drawer cavities communicate with the air inlet channel. The storage cabinet is provided with two air exhaust cavities, the two air exhaust cavities are located on the sides, away from the air inlet channel, of the two sets of drawer cavities correspondingly, and the two air exhaust cavities communicate with the two sets of drawer cavities correspondingly; a drying filter element is arranged in the air inlet channel, a plurality of exhaust fans are arranged on the cavity walls of the two exhaust cavities, and an air hole array is arranged on the side wall and / or the bottom wall of each storage box. According to the traditional Chinese medicine drying and storing device, the traditional Chinese medicine harvesting and storing operation period can be shortened, and dependence of traditional Chinese medicine storage on drying agents is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicinal material storage, and particularly relates to a traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storage device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Radix Astragali and Codonopsis pilosula are usually collected at the mature stage, dried, cut into slices or segments, and stored. After drying and cutting, they are usually packaged into bags, sealed, and stored in a ventilated and dry environment for more than two years. For high-yield areas of traditional Chinese medicinal materials, the traditional harvesting and storage method requires a long time and a large amount of labor, and the stored traditional Chinese medicinal materials are prone to moisture return and mold after a period of storage. Therefore, a large amount of drying agent needs to be placed in the storage space and replaced regularly. If the drying agent is not replaced in time, the traditional Chinese medicinal materials will be affected. Therefore, this storage method is not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also consumes a large amount of drying agent, which is not conducive to cost control. SUMMARY

[0003] The utility model discloses a traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storage device, which aims to shorten the harvesting and storage cycle of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and reduce the dependence of traditional Chinese medicinal material storage on drying agents.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model adopts the technical scheme of providing a traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storage device, which comprises a storage cabinet and a plurality of storage boxes. Two groups of vertically arranged drawer cavities are distributed at intervals on the side surface of the storage cabinet. The storage boxes are used for storing traditional Chinese medicinal material slices, and each storage box is respectively inserted into each drawer cavity. The storage cabinet is provided with an air inlet channel between the two groups of drawer cavities, and each drawer cavity is in communication with the air inlet channel. The storage cabinet has two exhaust cavities, and the two exhaust cavities are respectively located on the side away from the air inlet channel of the two groups of drawer cavities, and the two exhaust cavities are respectively in communication with the two groups of drawer cavities. The air inlet channel is provided with a drying filter element, and a plurality of exhaust fans are arranged on the cavity wall of each exhaust cavity. Each storage box is provided with an array of air holes on the side wall and / or bottom wall thereof.

[0005] In one possible implementation, a partition is vertically arranged in the air inlet channel, and the partition divides the air inlet channel into an air duct and a filter cavity. The air duct penetrates the storage cabinet from top to bottom, and the partition is provided with an air inlet grid hole for communicating the air duct and the filter cavity. The drying filter element is arranged in the filter cavity.

[0006] In some embodiments, an air heating element is arranged in the air duct.

[0007] For example, the cavity wall of the filter cavity and the area corresponding to each drawer cavity are respectively provided with a first perforation array, and the cavity wall of the exhaust cavity and the area corresponding to each drawer cavity are respectively provided with a second perforation array. Each drawer cavity is respectively supplied with air from the filter cavity through the corresponding first perforation array, and is respectively exhausted to the exhaust cavity through each second perforation array.

[0008] For example, the storage box comprises a box body and a sealing plate fixedly connected with the box body, and the box body is slidingly connected with the drawer cavity, and the sealing plate is sealingly attached to the edge of the opening of the drawer cavity.

[0009] In a possible implementation, the two side cavity walls of the drawer cavity are provided with guide ribs, and the two side walls of the box body are provided with convex ribs, and the convex ribs are provided with guide grooves suitable for the guide ribs to form a sliding fit; wherein the side walls of the box body and the cavity walls of the drawer cavity form a lateral air cavity, the bottom wall of the box body and the bottom surface of the drawer cavity form a bottom air cavity, and the bottom air cavity and the lateral air cavity are separated by the guide ribs and the convex ribs in sliding fit; the side walls and the bottom wall of the box body are both provided with an array of air holes.

[0010] In some embodiments, the lateral air cavity and the bottom air cavity are both communicated with the filter cavity through a first array of perforations; and a second array of perforations is located above the guide ribs.

[0011] For example, the side surface of the storage cabinet is provided with a notch around the opening of each drawer cavity, and the notch is provided with a sealing gasket, and the sealing plate is suitable for being embedded in the notch and pressing the sealing gasket.

[0012] For example, a plurality of horizontal plates are distributed in the exhaust cavity in an upper and lower spaced manner, each horizontal plate separates the exhaust cavity into an independent cavity corresponding to each drawer cavity, and the cavity wall of each independent cavity is provided with an exhaust fan.

[0013] In some embodiments, the storage cabinet forms a ground clearance based on the legs.

[0014] The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device has the advantages that: compared with the prior art, the traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device can directly place the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials in the storage box and insert the storage box into the drawer cavity for storage after slicing the traditional Chinese medicinal materials, and during the storage process, the air is ventilated by opening the exhaust fan at a regular time, the air passes through the various drawer cavities through the air inlet channel, enters the exhaust cavity, and is exhausted by the exhaust fan, so that the exhaust cavity is ventilated, the drying filter element arranged in the air inlet channel can dry the air entering the exhaust cavity, the dried air passes through the array of air holes to contact the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials placed in the storage box, so that the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials are dried and ventilated, and the drying and storing of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials can be realized without using a drying agent, the storage dryness of the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials can be ensured by regularly opening the exhaust fan, the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials are prevented from being damp and deteriorated, and the sliced traditional Chinese medicinal materials can be directly placed in the storage cabinet for air drying treatment after being sliced in a semi-dry state, so that the harvesting and storing operation cycle of the traditional Chinese medicinal materials is shortened, and the labor and consumable costs are reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The three-dimensional structure schematic diagram of the traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device provided by the embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0016] Figure 2 The top view structural schematic diagram of the traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device is provided for the embodiments of the present application.

[0017] Figure 3 For along Figure 2 The sectional view structural schematic diagram along the line A-A in the middle;

[0018] Figure 4 For along Figure 2 The sectional view structural schematic diagram along the line B-B in the middle;

[0019] Figure 5 For Figure 3 The local enlarged structural schematic diagram of the middle C;

[0020] Figure 6 For Figure 3 The local enlarged structural schematic diagram of the middle D;

[0021] Figure 7 The three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the storage cabinet adopted by the embodiments of the present application is provided.

[0022] Figure 8 The three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the storage box adopted by the embodiments of the present application is provided.

[0023] In the figure: 10, storage cabinet; 100, drawer cavity; 101, first perforation array; 102, second perforation array; 103, guide rib; 11, air inlet channel; 1101, air duct; 1102, filter cavity; 1103, air inlet grid hole; 111, partition plate; 12, air outlet cavity; 121, independent cavity; 13, notch; 14, horizontal plate; 15, supporting leg; 20, storage box; 200, air hole array; 21, box body; 211, convex rib; 212, lateral air cavity; 213, bottom air cavity; 22, sealing plate; 30, drying filter element; 40, air exhaust fan; 50, air heating element. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present application more clear and explicit, the present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, and are not used to limit the present application.

[0025] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or indirectly on the other element. It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer" and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application. The terms "first", "second" are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features indicated. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can be explicitly or implicitly included one or several features. In the description of the present application, the meaning of "a plurality of" or "several" is two or more, unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0026] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device provided by the present application will be described. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device comprises a storing cabinet 10 and a plurality of storing boxes 20, and two groups of vertically arranged drawer cavities 100 are distributed at intervals on the side surface of the storing cabinet 10; the storing boxes 20 are used for storing traditional Chinese medicinal material slices, and each storing box 20 is correspondingly inserted into each drawer cavity 100; the storing cabinet 10 is provided with an air inlet channel 11 located between the two groups of drawer cavities 100, and each drawer cavity 100 is in communication with the air inlet channel 11; the storing cabinet 10 has two air outlet cavities 12, and the two air outlet cavities 12 are located on the side away from the air inlet channel 11 of the two groups of drawer cavities 100, and the two air outlet cavities 12 are in communication with the two groups of drawer cavities 100, respectively; wherein, a drying filter element 30 is arranged in the air inlet channel 11, and a plurality of air exhaust fans 40 are arranged on the cavity wall of each air outlet cavity 12, and each storing box 20 is provided with an air hole array 200 on the side wall and / or bottom wall thereof.

[0027] It should be noted that the storing cabinet 10 has two vertically arranged drawer cavities 100 in the embodiment, so that the air inlet channel 11 can be arranged between the two vertically arranged drawer cavities 100, and the air inlet channel 11 is used for simultaneously circulating the air dried by the drying filter element 30 to each drawer cavity 100 on the two sides of the air inlet channel 11, and the air exhaust fans 40 installed on the cavity wall of the air outlet cavities 12 on the two sides of the storing cabinet 10 are used to provide the air circulation power.

[0028] Specifically, the above-mentioned drying filter element 30 is also called a desiccant filter element, which is a filter element specially used for removing moisture in air or other gas. When the humid air flows through the drying filter element 30, the desiccant such as silica gel, activated carbon in the drying filter element 30 can absorb the moisture in the air, thereby reducing the humidity of the gas. It should be understood that although the drying filter element 30 also removes the moisture in the air based on the desiccant, the drying filter element 30 only needs to be arranged in the air inlet channel 11 to dry the incoming air. Unlike the way of placing desiccant in each drawer cavity 100, the use of the drying filter element 30 can not only avoid the occupation of the space for placing the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices in the drawer cavity 100 by the desiccant, but also greatly reduce the use amount of the desiccant. Only the drying filter element 30 needs to be replaced regularly, and the drying filter element 30 can also be reused, thereby also reducing the cost of consumables.

[0029] In the embodiment, the storage box 20 can be provided with the air hole array 200 in the side wall, so that the drying air passes through the air hole array 200 to form a horizontal air flow in the storage box 20 to dry the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices. The storage box 20 can also be provided with the air hole array 200 in the bottom wall, so that the drying air passes through the air hole array 200 from bottom to top to enter the storage box 20 to form an upward air flow to dry the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices. The storage box 20 can also be provided with the air hole array 200 in the side wall and the bottom wall, so that the drying air can form a mixed air flow of the horizontal air flow and the upward air flow in the storage box 20 to dry the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices.

[0030] Compared with the prior art, the traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storage device provided in the embodiment can directly place the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices in the storage box 20 after slicing and insert the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices into the drawer cavity 100 for storage. During the storage process, the exhaust fan 40 is opened regularly to make the air pass through each drawer cavity 100 from the air inlet channel 11, enter the exhaust cavity 12, and be exhausted by the exhaust fan 40 to ventilate the exhaust cavity 12. Since the drying filter element 30 arranged in the air inlet channel 11 can dry the air entering the exhaust cavity, the drying air passes through the air hole array 200 to contact the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices placed in the storage box 20, so that the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices obtain the drying and ventilation effect. Therefore, the drying and storage of the traditional Chinese medicinal material can be realized without using desiccant. Only the exhaust fan 40 needs to be opened regularly to ensure the storage and drying of the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices, so that the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices are prevented from being damp and deteriorated. Moreover, the traditional Chinese medicinal material can be directly placed in the storage cabinet 10 for air drying after being sliced in a semi-dry state, so that the harvesting and storage operation cycle of the traditional Chinese medicinal material is shortened, and the labor and consumable costs are reduced.

[0031] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 7The air inlet channel 11 is vertically provided with a partition plate 111, and the partition plate 111 divides the air inlet channel 11 into an air duct 1101 and a filter cavity 1102; wherein the air duct 1101 penetrates the storage cabinet 10 up and down, the partition plate 111 has an air inlet grid hole 1103 for communicating the air duct 1101 and the filter cavity 1102, and the drying filter element 30 is arranged in the filter cavity 1102.

[0032] The air duct 1101 adopts the mode of air inlet from the top and bottom at the same time, so that the external air enters the air duct 1101 from the top and bottom of the storage cabinet 10, improving the air inlet efficiency. The air entering the air duct 1101 passes through the air inlet grid hole 1103 to enter the filter cavity 1102, and the moisture in the filter cavity 1102 is absorbed by the drying filter element 30 to obtain dry air, thereby ensuring the dryness of the air entering the drawer cavity 100.

[0033] In some possible implementation manners, please refer to Figure 4 The air duct 1101 is provided with an air heating element 50. The air heating element 50 can be an electric heating pipe. When the air humidity is large, the air heating element 50 is turned on to heat and dehumidify the air entering the air duct 1101 to form hot air. After the hot air enters the filter cavity 1102, the hot and humid molecules are absorbed by the drying filter element 30 to obtain dry hot air, thereby ensuring the dryness of the air entering the drawer cavity 100. In addition, when the traditional Chinese medicine slices are placed in the storage cabinet 10 in a semi-dry state, the air heating element 50 can also be turned on to form continuous hot and dry air in the drawer cavity 100, thereby improving the drying and dehumidifying speed of the traditional Chinese medicine slices, so as to meet the storage requirement of directly placing the traditional Chinese medicine slices in a semi-dry state into the storage box 20, thereby shortening the harvesting and storage operation cycle of the traditional Chinese medicine.

[0034] Specifically, please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 for a better understanding. The cavity wall of the filter cavity 1102 and the area corresponding to each drawer cavity 100 are respectively provided with a first perforated array 101, and the cavity wall of the air exhaust cavity 12 and the area corresponding to each drawer cavity 100 are respectively provided with a second perforated array 102; wherein each drawer cavity 100 is respectively ventilated by the corresponding first perforated array 101 from the filter cavity 1102, and is respectively ventilated by each second perforated array 102 to the air exhaust cavity 12. The air dried and dehumidified by the drying filter element 30 enters the drawer cavity 100 through the first perforated array 101, and is discharged from the drawer cavity 100 through the second perforated array 102 to enter the air exhaust cavity 12, thereby realizing the air circulation in each drawer cavity 100 and meeting the drying and ventilation storage requirements of the traditional Chinese medicine slices.

[0035] As a specific structural mode of the above-mentioned storage box 20, please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 8The storage box 20 comprises a box body 21 and a sealing plate 22 fixedly connected with the box body 21, the box body 21 is slidingly connected with the drawer cavity 100, and the sealing plate 22 is sealingly attached to the edge of the opening of the drawer cavity 100. The box body 21 can be internally provided with a plurality of transversely extending accommodation grooves for placing the slices of Chinese herbal medicines, so that the dry air in the air-drawing cavity can flow along the accommodation grooves, thereby ensuring that all the slices of Chinese herbal medicines can directly contact the air flow to keep dry, and improving the dryness of the slices of Chinese herbal medicines.

[0036] Further, referring to Figure 3 、 Figure 5 and Figure 6 , the two side walls of the drawer cavity 100 are provided with guide ribs 103, the two side walls of the box body 21 are provided with convex ribs 211, the convex ribs 211 are provided with guide grooves suitable for the sliding fit of the guide ribs 103; wherein the side walls of the box body 21 and the cavity walls of the drawer cavity 100 form a lateral air cavity 212, the bottom wall of the box body 21 and the bottom surface of the drawer cavity 100 form a bottom air cavity 213, and the bottom air cavity 213 is separated from the lateral air cavity 212 by the slidingly fitted guide ribs 103 and convex ribs 211; the side walls and the bottom wall of the box body 21 are both provided with an array of air holes 200.

[0037] It should be noted that in the present embodiment, the lateral air cavity 212 and the bottom air cavity 213 are both communicated with the filter cavity 1102 through the first perforated array 101, and the second perforated array 102 is located above the guide ribs 103.

[0038] The sliding fit of the guide ribs 103 and the guide grooves can facilitate the pulling of the box body 21, thereby improving the convenience of taking and placing the slices of Chinese herbal medicines in the box body 21; on this basis, the guide ribs 103 and the convex ribs 211 form a wind-blocking structure on both sides of the box body 21 based on the sliding fit of the guide grooves, so that the upper part of the convex ribs 211 forms the lateral air cavity 212, and the lower part of the convex ribs 211 forms the bottom air cavity 213; part of the air passing through the drying filter element 30 can enter the lateral air cavity 212 through the first perforated array 101, and then enter the inside of the box body 21 from the lateral air cavity 212, and the other part of the air can enter the bottom air cavity 213 through the first perforated array 101, and then pass through the array of air holes 200 upward in the bottom air cavity 213 to enter the inside of the box body 21, and finally the dry air entering the inside of the box body 21 all enters the air exhaust cavity 12 through the second perforated array 102, so that the slices of Chinese herbal medicines placed in the box body 21 can be dried by the horizontal air flow and the upward air flow at the same time, thereby improving the drying effect of the slices of Chinese herbal medicines.

[0039] Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 7The side of the storage cabinet 10 in the embodiment is provided with a notch 13 surrounding the mouth of each drawer cavity 100, the notch 13 is provided with a sealing gasket, and the sealing plate 22 is adapted to be embedded in the notch 13 and press against the sealing gasket. By setting the notch 13 matched with the sealing gasket, the sealing tightness of the sealing plate 22 to the mouth of the drawer cavity 100 can be improved, so as to avoid the outside humid air from entering the drawer cavity 100 through the mouth of the drawer cavity 100 to cause the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices to be damp and deteriorated.

[0040] In some embodiments, referring to Figure 3 and Figure 7 , a plurality of horizontal plates 14 are distributed in the exhaust cavity 12 in an up-down interval, each horizontal plate 14 separates the exhaust cavity 12 into an independent cavity 121 corresponding to each drawer cavity 100, and the cavity wall of each independent cavity 121 is provided with an exhaust fan 40. By separating the exhaust cavity 12 into a plurality of independent cavities 121 corresponding to each drawer cavity 100, the exhaust fan 40 on each independent cavity 121 can generate suction force on the corresponding drawer cavity 100, so that the exhaust fan 40 corresponding to the storage box 20 placed with traditional Chinese medicinal material slices can be turned on, and when part of the storage box 20 is not placed with traditional Chinese medicinal material slices, the corresponding exhaust fan 40 can not be turned on for ventilation, the ventilation of each drawer cavity 100 will not interfere with each other, so that the corresponding exhaust fan 40 can be turned on according to the amount of traditional Chinese medicinal material slices placed in the storage cabinet 10, which is beneficial to reduce energy consumption.

[0041] It should be noted that, as Figure 1 indicated, the storage cabinet 10 forms a clearance from the ground based on the supporting legs 15. The clearance from the ground formed by the support of the supporting legs 15 can avoid the storage cabinet 10 contacting the ground to increase the risk of dampness, and on the other hand, can meet the synchronous air inlet demand of the air inlet channel 11, so as to improve the air inlet amount and air inlet fluency, and further ensure the ventilation and drying effect of the traditional Chinese medicinal material slices.

[0042] The above only describes the preferred embodiments of the present application, and is not intended to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device, characterized in that, The storage cabinet is provided with an air inlet channel between the two groups of drawer cavities, each of the drawer cavities is communicated with the air inlet channel, and the storage cabinet has two air outlet cavities, each of which is located on the side of the two groups of drawer cavities away from the air inlet channel and is communicated with the two groups of drawer cavities. The air inlet channel is provided with a drying filter element, and the cavity walls of the two air outlet cavities are each provided with a plurality of air exhaust fans. The air inlet channel is vertically provided with a partition plate, which divides the air inlet channel into an air duct and a filter cavity.

2. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The air duct penetrates the storage cabinet from top to bottom, and the partition plate has an air inlet grid hole for communicating the air duct and the filter cavity.

3. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The air duct is provided with an air heating element.

4. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device of claim 2, characterized in that, The cavity walls of the filter cavity and the corresponding regions of each drawer cavity are respectively provided with a first perforated array, and the cavity walls of the air outlet cavity and the corresponding regions of each drawer cavity are respectively provided with a second perforated array.

5. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The storage box comprises a box body and a sealing plate fixedly connected with the box body, the box body is slidingly connected with the drawer cavity, and the sealing plate is sealingly attached to the edge of the mouth of the drawer cavity.

6. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device of claim 5, characterized in that, The two side walls of the box body are provided with convex ribs, and the convex ribs are provided with guide grooves suitable for the embedding of the guide ribs to form a sliding fit.

7. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device of claim 6, characterized in that, The side walls and the bottom wall of the box body are each provided with the air hole array.

8. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device of claim 5, wherein the drying and storing device further comprises a plurality of second air inlets formed on the second air inlet cover. The side wind cavity and the bottom wind cavity are communicated with the filter cavity through the first perforated array.

9. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The side of the storage cabinet is provided with a recess around the mouth of each drawer cavity, the recess is provided with a sealing gasket, and the sealing plate is adapted to be embedded in the recess and press against the sealing gasket.

10. The traditional Chinese medicinal material drying and storing device according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that, The air outlet cavity is vertically provided with a plurality of horizontal plates, each of which divides the air outlet cavity into an independent cavity corresponding to each drawer cavity, and the cavity wall of each independent cavity is provided with an air exhaust fan. The storage cabinet is based on the supporting legs to form a ground clearance.

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