Rheum palmatum rhizome treatment device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a rheum palmatum rhizome treatment device, and relates to the technical field of medicinal material treatment. The device comprises a treatment box, a box cover is correspondingly mounted at the upper end of the treatment box; one side of the box cover is hinged with the treatment box, and the other side is connected with the treatment box through a lock pin; a bearing and cutting mechanism is arranged on the upper side in the treatment box; a pressing cutting mechanism is arranged on the upper side in the box cover; a material taking opening is formed in one side of the lower part of the treatment box; the bearing and cutting mechanism comprises sliding grooves formed in the left side and the right side of the inner wall of the treatment box correspondingly. The sliding groove is formed in the front-back direction. Adjusting lead screws are arranged in the sliding grooves in the two sides in the front-back direction. The end part of the adjusting screw rod is rotationally connected with the treatment box; a plurality of bearing cutters with upward cutting edges are uniformly distributed in the treatment box from front to back; the bearing cutter is arranged in the left-right direction. The rhizome cutting device has the advantages that the rhizome cutting efficiency can be improved, and the cutting thickness can be more uniform.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medicinal material processing technology, and in particular to a device for processing the rhizomes of Rheum palmatum. Background Technology

[0002] Rheum palmatum is a plant belonging to the genus Rheum in the Polygonaceae family. Its rhizome, after processing, becomes the well-known Chinese medicinal herb, rhubarb. The processing of Rheum palmatum rhizome involves removing fine roots, scraping off the outer skin, cutting into sections, and drying. Currently, experienced operators typically use a herb-cutting knife to manually cut the rhizome into sections one by one. The thickness of the sections depends entirely on the operator's skill, inevitably resulting in uneven thickness, affecting the appearance and even the efficacy of the processed medicine. Furthermore, manual operation is inefficient and inconvenient for processing large quantities of Rheum palmatum. Utility Model Content

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to provide a rhubarb root and stem processing device that can improve the efficiency of cutting root and stem segments and make the segment thickness more uniform, in order to address the above-mentioned technical deficiencies.

[0004] The technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a rhizome processing device for palmate rhubarb is provided, including a processing box; a box cover is installed on the upper end of the processing box; one side of the box cover is hinged to the processing box, and the other side is connected to the processing box through a locking pin; a bearing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the processing box; a pressing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the box cover; and a material outlet is opened on one side of the lower part of the processing box.

[0005] The load-bearing cutting mechanism includes sliding grooves on the left and right sides of the inner wall of the processing box; the sliding grooves are arranged in the front-to-back direction; adjusting screws are arranged in the front-to-back direction inside the sliding grooves on both sides; the ends of the adjusting screws are rotatably connected to the processing box; multiple load-bearing cutters with upward blades are evenly distributed from front to back inside the processing box; the load-bearing cutters are arranged in the left-to-right direction; sliding strips are slidably connected in the sliding grooves; the left and right sides of the load-bearing cutters are fixed to the sliding strips on the same side; the sliding strips are threadedly connected to the adjusting screws on the same side; the front end of the adjusting screw passes through the front end of the processing box and is sleeved and fixed to a driven pulley; a driving pulley is rotatably connected to the front end of the processing box; the driven pulleys are all connected to the driving pulleys through a transmission belt.

[0006] The aforementioned pressure-cutting mechanism includes a support plate horizontally positioned below the box cover; a telescopic device for driving the support plate to move up and down is fixed on the box cover; multiple downward-facing pressure cutters are evenly fixed from front to back at the lower end of the support plate; the pressure cutters correspond one-to-one with the load-bearing cutters.

[0007] To further optimize this technical solution, a tray is horizontally arranged inside the processing box of a rhubarb root and stem processing device; the tray slides through the left and right outer walls of the processing box in the left and right direction; the tray is in corresponding contact with the lower end of the supporting cutter.

[0008] Further optimizing this technical solution, in a rhubarb root and stem processing device, when the rear end of the slide bar abuts against the rear end of the slide groove, the downward cutting blade and the bearing cutting blade are aligned vertically; when the front end of the slide bar abuts against the front end of the slide groove, the distance between the downward cutting blade and the adjacent bearing cutting blade is equal to half the distance between two adjacent bearing cutting blades.

[0009] To further optimize this technical solution, a receiving box is slidably inserted into the feeding port of a rhubarb root and stem processing device.

[0010] To further optimize this technical solution, a baffle strip is fixed on the left and right sides of the processing box of a rhubarb root and stem processing device, respectively, and is arranged in the front-to-back direction. The baffle strip covers the slide strip. The upper end of the baffle strip is inclined. The end of the upper end of the baffle strip near the side wall of the processing box is higher than the end away from the side wall of the processing box.

[0011] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0012] The processing box allows multiple rhizomes of Rheum palmatum to be cut into segments. The telescopic mechanism drives the support plate to press down, enabling the pressing cutter and the supporting cutter to work together to cut the rhizomes. The multiple evenly arranged pressing cutters and supporting cutters can divide the rhizomes into even segments, improving the uniformity and efficiency of cutting the Rheum palmatum rhizomes.

[0013] The left and right sides of the bearing cutter are fixed to the slide bars on the same side respectively; the slide bars are threaded to the adjusting screw on the same side. By adjusting the screw, the slide bars can be moved back and forth, thereby changing the position of the bearing cutter in the front and back direction, so that it is staggered from the downward cutting cutter on the upper side in the front and back direction. This allows the rhizomes of palmate rhubarb to be cut into two different thicknesses to meet the different requirements for the thickness of rhubarb slices under different medication methods. Attached Figure Description

[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the processing box;

[0016] Figure 3 A partial structural exploded view of the structure supporting the cutting mechanism.

[0017] In the diagram, 1. Processing box; 2. Box cover; 3. Material inlet; 4. Slide groove; 5. Adjusting screw; 6. Bearing cutter; 7. Slide bar; 8. Driven pulley; 9. Drive pulley; 10. Transmission belt; 11. Support plate; 12. Expansion joint; 13. Downward cutter; 14. Pallet; 15. Receiving box; 16. Stop bar. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0019] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a rhizome processing device for palmate rhubarb includes a processing box 1; a box cover 2 is installed on the upper end of the processing box 1; one side of the box cover 2 is hinged to the processing box 1, and the other side is connected to the processing box 1 by a locking pin; a bearing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the processing box 1; a pressing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the box cover 2; a material outlet 3 is opened on one side of the lower part of the processing box 1 to facilitate the removal of the processed rhizomes;

[0020] like Figure 2-3 As shown, the load-bearing cutting mechanism includes sliding grooves 4 respectively opened on the left and right sides of the inner wall of the processing box 1; the sliding grooves 4 are arranged in the front-to-back direction; adjusting screws 5 are arranged in the front-to-back direction inside the sliding grooves 4 on both sides; the ends of the adjusting screws 5 are rotatably connected to the processing box 1; multiple load-bearing cutters 6 with their blades facing upwards are evenly distributed from front to back inside the processing box 1; the load-bearing cutters 6 are arranged in the left-to-right direction; sliding strips 7 are slidably connected in the sliding grooves 4; the left and right sides of the load-bearing cutters 6 are respectively fixed to the sliding strips 7 on the same side; the sliding strips 7 are threadedly connected to the adjusting screws 5 on the same side; the front end of the adjusting screw 5 passes through the front end of the processing box 1 and is sleeved and fixed to a driven pulley 8; a driving pulley 9 is rotatably connected to the front end of the processing box 1; the driven pulleys 8 are all connected to the driving pulleys 9 through a transmission belt 10;

[0021] like Figure 1-2 As shown, the pressing and cutting mechanism includes a support plate 11 horizontally arranged below the box cover 2; a telescopic device 12 for driving the support plate 11 to move up and down is fixed on the box cover 2; a plurality of pressing cutters 13 with downward blades are evenly fixed from front to back at the lower end of the support plate 11; the pressing cutters 13 correspond one-to-one with the carrying cutters 6.

[0022] When it is necessary to cut all the rhizomes of Rheum palmatum into uniform segments, open the box cover 2, place multiple rhizomes on top of the supporting cutter 6 for support, then close the box cover 2, activate the telescopic device 12, which pushes the support plate 11 downward, causing the pressing cutter 13 to move closer to the supporting cutter 6. Each pressing cutter 13 cooperates with its corresponding supporting cutter 6, ultimately achieving the segmentation of the rhizomes. Due to the uniform distribution of the pressing cutter 13 and the supporting cutter 6, the uniformity of the thickness of each segment is ensured. In this technical solution, the telescopic distance of the telescopic device 12 is controllable, ensuring that the pressing cutter 13 and the supporting cutter 6 can cut the rhizomes while avoiding collision between their blades.

[0023] In the above process, the position of the downward cutting blade 13 corresponds one-to-one with the support cutting blade 6, so the thickness of each section of the rhizome is consistent with the spacing between adjacent support cutting blades 6, and the rhubarb with uniformly cut sections is easier to transport, preserve and trade.

[0024] Of course, the spacing of the bearing cutter 6 in this device can be selected according to different specifications as required, but the method of only using the downward cutter 13 and the bearing cutter 6 to cut is not flexible enough. In some cases, the segmentation requirements of rhubarb products may be different. For example, the rhubarb slices required for decoction and those used for brewing have different thickness requirements, with the latter requiring thinner slices. Therefore, in this technical solution, the driving pulley 9 can be rotated, and the transmission belt 10 will drive the driven pulley 8 to drive the adjusting screws 5 on both sides to rotate synchronously. This will cause the slide bar 7 to drive the bearing cutter 6 to move back and forth, so that the bearing cutter 6 and the downward cutter 13 are staggered by a certain distance. The spacing between adjacent bearing cutters 6 is divided into two specifications, one large and one small. In this way, rhubarb slices of two different thicknesses can be cut at one time, improving the flexibility of rhubarb root and stem segmentation.

[0025] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a tray 14 is horizontally arranged inside the processing box 1; the tray 14 slides through the left and right outer walls of the processing box 1 in the left and right directions; the tray 14 is in corresponding contact with the lower end of the carrying cutter 6.

[0026] With the supporting cutter 6 and the pressing cutter 13 staggered, ensure that the rootstock is supported from below when the pressing cutter 13 cuts downwards, ensuring a smoother cut. It should be noted that the height of both the supporting cutter 6 and the pressing cutter 13 is greater than the diameter of the rootstock itself, to avoid the phenomenon that the rootstock is not completely cut when supported by the support plate 14.

[0027] When the rear end of the slide bar 7 abuts against the rear end of the slide groove 4, the downward cutting blade 13 and the bearing cutting blade 6 are aligned vertically; when the front end of the slide bar 7 abuts against the front end of the slide groove 4, the distance between the downward cutting blade 13 and the adjacent bearing cutting blade 6 is equal to half the distance between the two adjacent bearing cutting blades 6.

[0028] The movement distance of the slide bar 7 limits the forward and backward movement distance of the bearing cutter 6, which helps the operator control the degree to which the pressing cutter 13 separates the spacing between adjacent bearing cutters 6. When the rear end of the slide bar 7 abuts against the rear end of the slide groove 4, the pressing cutter 13 does not separate the spacing between adjacent bearing cutters 6; as the slide bar 7 gradually moves forward, it can separate the spacing between adjacent bearing cutters 6 into two specifications, one large and one small. As it moves forward, the gap of the smaller specification gradually increases and the gap of the larger specification gradually decreases until the front end of the slide bar 7 is blocked by the front end of the slide groove 4. At this point, the two specifications achieve a consistent gap, realizing perfect control over the two gap specifications.

[0029] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a receiving box 15 is slidably inserted into the material inlet 3. The receiving box 15 can hold the cut rhubarb slices, and the rhubarb slices can be easily removed from the processing box 1 by pulling out the receiving box 15.

[0030] like Figure 2 As shown, baffles 16 are fixed on the left and right sides of the inside of the processing box 1, respectively, and are arranged in the front-to-back direction. The baffles 16 cover the slide bar 7. The upper surface of the baffles 16 is inclined. The end of the upper surface of the baffles 16 that is close to the side wall of the processing box 1 is higher than the end that is far away from the side wall of the processing box 1.

[0031] The baffle 16 prevents the rhubarb root from falling onto the sliding strips 7 at both ends of the cutter, thus preventing it from being completely cut off; the sloping structure on the upper surface of the baffle 16 helps the root slide onto the supporting cutter 6.

[0032] It is understood that this utility model has been described through some embodiments, and those skilled in the art will recognize that various changes or equivalent substitutions can be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. Furthermore, under the teachings of this utility model, these features and embodiments can be modified to adapt to specific situations and materials without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. Therefore, this utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, and all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A device for processing the rhizomes of Rheum palmatum, characterized in that: Includes a processing box (1); a box cover (2) is installed on the upper end of the processing box (1); one side of the box cover (2) is hinged to the processing box (1), and the other side is connected to the processing box (1) by a locking pin; a load-bearing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the processing box (1); a pressing cutting mechanism is provided on the upper side inside the box cover (2); a material outlet (3) is opened on one side of the lower part of the processing box (1); The load-bearing cutting mechanism includes sliding grooves (4) respectively opened on the left and right sides of the inner wall of the processing box (1); the sliding grooves (4) are arranged in the front-back direction; the sliding grooves (4) on both sides are provided with adjusting screws (5) in the front-back direction; the ends of the adjusting screws (5) are rotatably connected to the processing box (1); multiple load-bearing cutters (6) with their blades facing upwards are evenly distributed from front to back inside the processing box (1); the load-bearing cutters (6) are arranged in the left-right direction; sliding strips (7) are slidably connected in the sliding grooves (4); the left and right sides of the load-bearing cutters (6) are fixed to the sliding strips (7) on the same side respectively; the sliding strips (7) are threadedly connected to the adjusting screws (5) on the same side; the front end of the adjusting screws (5) passes through the front end of the processing box (1) and is sleeved and fixed with a driven pulley (8); the front end of the processing box (1) is rotatably connected with a driving pulley (9); the driven pulleys (8) are all connected to the driving pulleys (9) through a transmission belt (10); The pressing and cutting mechanism includes a support plate (11) horizontally arranged below the box cover (2); a telescopic device (12) for driving the support plate (11) to move up and down is fixed on the box cover (2); multiple pressing cutters (13) with downward blades are evenly fixed from front to back at the lower end of the support plate (11); the pressing cutter (13) corresponds one-to-one with the carrying cutter (6).

2. The rhizome processing device for Rheum palmatum according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processing box (1) is horizontally provided with a tray (14); the tray (14) slides through the left and right outer walls of the processing box (1) in the left and right direction; the tray (14) is in corresponding contact with the lower end of the carrying cutter (6).

3. The rhizome processing device for Rheum palmatum according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the rear end of the slide bar (7) abuts against the rear end of the slide groove (4), the pressing cutter (13) and the bearing cutter (6) are aligned vertically; when the front end of the slide bar (7) abuts against the front end of the slide groove (4), the distance between the pressing cutter (13) and the adjacent bearing cutter (6) is equal to half the distance between the two adjacent bearing cutters (6).

4. The rhizome processing device for Rheum palmatum according to claim 1, characterized in that: A receiving box (15) is slidably inserted into the material receiving port (3).

5. The rhizome processing device for Rheum palmatum according to claim 1, characterized in that: Inside the processing box (1), there are baffles (16) fixed on the left and right sides respectively, which are arranged in the front and back direction; the baffles (16) cover the slide bar (7); the upper surface of the baffles (16) is a slope; the end of the upper surface of the baffles (16) near the side wall of the processing box (1) is higher than the end away from the side wall of the processing box (1).

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