Rapid soft capsule shaping and drying device for laboratory

Abstract

The utility model relates to a rapid soft capsule shaping and drying device for a laboratory. The rapid soft capsule shaping and drying device comprises a bracket, a rotating cage, a rotating motor for driving the rotating cage to rotate, a plurality of soft capsule sample balls, a shunting part, a dehumidifier and an air inlet pipeline, an inner cavity is formed in the rotating cage, and a plurality of first ventilation holes are formed in the surface of the rotating cage; the shunting part is arranged on one side of the rotating cage and is provided with an inlet and a plurality of outlets, and each outlet faces the surface of the rotating cage; the first end of the air inlet pipeline communicates with an air outlet of the dehumidifier, and the second end of the air inlet pipeline communicates with an inlet of the flow dividing component. All the soft capsule sample balls are placed in the rotating cage, each soft capsule sample ball is provided with a soft capsule containing cavity, and a plurality of second ventilation holes are formed in the surface of each soft capsule sample ball. According to the utility model, a plurality of soft capsule samples can be quickly shaped and dried, so that the drying time can be shortened, the drying efficiency can be improved, the cost and time of laboratory tests can be greatly saved, and the energy cost during proofing can be greatly reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to drying equipment technical field, concretely relates to a soft capsule fast shaping drying device for laboratory. BACKGROUND

[0002] Soft capsules are mainly divided into two categories of animal gelatin soft capsules and plant gum soft capsules. Among them, the soft capsule process using animal gelatin as capsule skin is relatively mature, and different sizes, different pill shapes, different tastes and various contents of soft capsules can be made by using animal gelatin; the shell of plant gum soft capsule is made of plant-derived components such as carrageenan and modified starch, and the capsule skin formula of different manufacturers differs greatly, and many relatively mature plant gum soft capsule skin formulas have appeared on the market, but they are still inferior to animal gelatin, and further research and exploration are needed.

[0003] At present, in the research process of animal and plant soft capsules, the process of shaping and drying them will be involved. In the process of studying the technology, the shorter the drying time of animal and plant soft capsules, the better, mainly because the gelatinization, pill pressing, bubble cover and bottle filling are greatly affected by the dried soft capsules, and the process parameters need to be adjusted according to the dried soft capsules, such as pill shape, hardness, color and luster of the skin, taste, joint, smoothness and viscosity.

[0004] The soft capsule shaping and drying device in the prior art generally uses a rotating cage drying equipment for production or a simple pill drying tray, but the traditional rotating cage drying equipment takes a long time to dry the sample, generally 24 hours to dry to 10% moisture, and when multiple soft capsule samples need to be dried, multiple rotating cages need to be opened and run, which is high in energy cost and prone to the problem of capsule stringing. The traditional pill drying tray takes even longer to dry the sample, and the drying time is 28 hours under the condition of temperature 25℃ and humidity 30%, and manual pill turning is needed regularly, which is time-consuming and laborious. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a soft capsule fast shaping and drying device for laboratory, which can realize fast shaping and drying of multiple soft capsule samples, shorten the drying time, improve the drying efficiency, greatly save the cost and time of laboratory test, and greatly reduce the energy cost during sample making. The technical scheme adopted is as follows:

[0006] The utility model provides a kind of laboratory soft capsule rapid shaping drying device, it is characterized by including support, rotating cage, rotating motor for driving rotating cage rotation, multiple soft capsule sample balls, shunt component, dehumidifier and air inlet pipeline;Rotating cage can be rotatably installed on support and is driving connection with rotating motor, rotating cage has inner cavity inside, and the surface of rotating cage is equipped with multiple first air vents with its inner cavity communication;Shunt component is arranged at the side of rotating cage, and shunt component has import and multiple outlets, and each outlet is towards the surface of rotating cage;The first end of air inlet pipeline is communicated with the air outlet of dehumidifier, and the second end of air inlet pipeline is communicated with the import of shunt component;Each soft capsule sample ball is placed inside rotating cage, and soft capsule sample ball has soft capsule cavity, and the surface of soft capsule sample ball is equipped with multiple second air vents with soft capsule cavity communication.

[0007] When using, just pressed soft capsule sample is loaded into the soft capsule cavity of soft capsule sample ball (different kinds of soft capsule sample can be loaded into the soft capsule cavity of different soft capsule sample ball), and each soft capsule sample ball is placed inside rotating cage;When drying, rotating cage is continuously rotated under the driving of rotating motor, and each soft capsule sample ball in it is rolled together inside rotating cage;Dehumidifier is opened, and the dry air output by dehumidifier enters the import of shunt component through air inlet pipeline, and then is blown to the surface of rotating cage through each outlet thereof, and is blown to the soft capsule sample in soft capsule sample ball through each first air vent and each second air vent, so as to realize the rapid shaping and drying of soft capsule sample in each soft capsule sample ball, and the drying time is shortened to 1-2 hours, so that the drying time is greatly shortened, and the drying efficiency is improved;After drying, stop rotating and close dehumidifier, and each soft capsule sample ball is taken out from inside rotating cage, and finally the soft capsule sample in each soft capsule sample ball is taken out. Rotating cage In addition, for certain product, different soft capsule sample can be made according to different process parameters, and loaded into different soft capsule sample ball, and then placed inside rotating cage for drying, so that the accurate process parameters can be found out faster, and the cost and time of test are greatly saved.

[0008] As a preferred scheme of the utility model, the soft capsule sample ball comprises a first half-shell and a second half-shell, the opening of the first half-shell is connected with the opening of the second half-shell, the first end of the first half-shell is hinged with the first end of the second half-shell, and the second end of the first half-shell is connected with the second end of the second half-shell through a lock piece; the first half-shell and the second half-shell jointly enclose the soft capsule cavity of the soft capsule sample ball, and the surface of the first half-shell and the second half-shell is provided with a plurality of second air vents. When it is needed to load soft capsule sample into the soft capsule sample ball, the lock piece can be unlocked, the first half-shell is turned open around the hinged place of the first end of the first half-shell and the first end of the second half-shell, and the operation is convenient.

[0009] As the preferred scheme of the utility model, the rotation axis of the rotating cage is arranged along the horizontal direction; the shunt component is arranged directly above the rotating cage, and each outlet of the shunt component faces downward and directly faces the surface of the rotating cage. Thus, the dry air from each outlet of the shunt component can be directly blown downward to the surface of the rotating cage.

[0010] As the preferred scheme of the utility model, the rotating cage is provided with a connecting shaft at each end, the axes of the two connecting shafts coincide, and the two connecting shafts are rotatably installed on the support, wherein one connecting shaft is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the rotary motor. During drying, the rotary motor drives the connecting shaft connected therewith to rotate, thereby driving the rotating cage and each soft capsule sample ball in the rotating cage to overturn; meanwhile, the dry air from each outlet of the shunt component is blown into the inner cavity of the rotating cage through each through hole on the surface of the rotating cage, thereby rapidly drying the soft capsule sample in each soft capsule sample ball.

[0011] As the preferred scheme of the utility model, the surface of the rotating cage is further provided with an inlet and outlet opening and a movable cover plate for closing the inlet and outlet opening. Specifically, one side edge of the movable cover plate is hinged to one edge portion of the inlet and outlet opening, and the other side edge of the movable cover plate is detachably connected to the other edge portion of the inlet and outlet opening through a lock. During use, the lock can be unlocked and the movable cover plate can be opened, the soft capsule sample ball loaded with soft capsule samples is loaded into the inner part of the rotating cage through the inlet and outlet opening, and then the movable cover plate is closed; after drying is completed, the movable cover plate can be opened, and each soft capsule sample ball can be taken out from the inner part of the rotating cage.

[0012] As the preferred scheme of the utility model, the dehumidifier is a constant-temperature dehumidifier. Generally, the humidity of the constant-temperature dry air output by the constant-temperature dehumidifier is controlled to be 20-30% RH, the temperature is controlled to be 28-32 DEG C, the drying time is generally 1-2 hours, and the moisture of the soft capsule sample ball can be controlled to be in the range of 10-15% after drying is completed.

[0013] As the preferred scheme of the utility model, the shunt component comprises a shunt cover and a plurality of shunt partitions, the cross-sectional area of the shunt cover gradually increases from the first end opening to the second end opening of the shunt cover; the first end opening of the shunt cover constitutes the inlet, the inner cavity of the shunt cover is divided into a plurality of air flow channels by the shunt partitions, the first end of the air flow channel is in communication with the inlet, and the second end of the air flow channel constitutes the outlet. During operation, the dry air output by the dehumidifier enters the inlet of the shunt cover through the air inlet pipeline, and then is shunted to the plurality of outlets through the air flow channels, thereby being more uniformly blown to the surface of the rotating rotating cage, and the drying effect is better.

[0014] As the further preferred scheme of the utility model, the cross-sectional area of the air flow channel gradually increases from the first end to the second end.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages:

[0016] The laboratory soft capsule rapid shaping and drying device puts the soft capsule sample balls containing a plurality of soft capsule samples into the inside of the rotating cage, and then blows the drying air output by the dehumidifier to the surface of the continuously rotating rotating cage, and then blows the soft capsule samples in the soft capsule sample balls through the first air vents and the second air vents, so that the soft capsule samples in the soft capsule sample balls are rapidly shaped and dried, the drying time is greatly shortened, the drying efficiency is improved, the energy cost during sample making is greatly reduced, and for some products, different soft capsule samples can be made according to different process parameters, and are placed in different soft capsule sample balls and then placed in the inside of the rotating cage to be dried at the same time, so that the accurate process parameters can be quickly found out, and the test cost and time are greatly saved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a structural schematic view of the preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 is a structural schematic view of the shunt component in the preferred embodiment of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 3 is a structural schematic view of the soft capsule sample ball in the preferred embodiment of the utility model. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0020] As Figures 1-3 shown, the laboratory soft capsule rapid shaping and drying device includes a support 1, a rotating cage 2, a rotating motor 3, a plurality of soft capsule sample balls 4, a shunt component 5, a dehumidifier 6 and an air inlet pipeline 7. The rotating cage 2 is provided with a connecting shaft 21 at each end, the axes of the two connecting shafts 21 coincide, the two connecting shafts 21 are rotatably installed on the support 1 and are arranged in the horizontal direction, one of the connecting shafts 21 is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the rotating motor 3, the rotating cage 2 has an inner cavity 201 in the inside, and the surface of the rotating cage 2 is provided with a plurality of first air vents 202 in communication with the inner cavity 201. The shunt component 5 is arranged directly above the rotating cage 2, the shunt component 5 has an inlet 501 and a plurality of outlets 502, each outlet 502 of the shunt component 5 faces downward and directly faces the surface of the rotating cage 2. The first end of the air inlet pipeline 7 is in communication with the air outlet 601 of the dehumidifier 6, and the second end of the air inlet pipeline 7 is in communication with the inlet 501 of the shunt component 5. Each soft capsule sample ball 4 is placed in the inside of the rotating cage 2, the soft capsule sample ball 4 has a soft capsule cavity 401, and the surface of the soft capsule sample ball 4 is provided with a plurality of second air vents 402 in communication with the soft capsule cavity 401.

[0021] In the embodiment, the soft capsule sample ball 4 comprises a first half-shell 41 and a second half-shell 42, the opening of the first half-shell 41 is in a snap-fit with the opening of the second half-shell 42, the first end of the first half-shell 41 is hinged with the first end of the second half-shell 42, the second end of the first half-shell 41 is connected with the second end of the second half-shell 42 through a lock 43, the first half-shell 41 and the second half-shell 42 jointly enclose a soft capsule cavity 401 of the soft capsule sample ball 4, and a plurality of second air vents 402 are arranged on the surface of the first half-shell 41 and the second half-shell 42. When the soft capsule sample needs to be loaded into the soft capsule sample ball 4, the lock 43 can be unlocked, and the first half-shell 41 is flipped open around the hinged position of the first end of the first half-shell 41 and the second half-shell 42, which is convenient to operate.

[0022] In the embodiment, the dehumidifier 6 is a constant temperature dehumidifier. The constant temperature dehumidifier outputs constant temperature dry air with humidity controlled in the range of 20-30% RH and temperature controlled in the range of 28-32°C, the drying time is generally 1-2 hours, and the moisture of the soft capsule sample ball 4 can be controlled in the range of 10-15% after drying.

[0023] In the embodiment, the flow distribution component 5 comprises a flow distribution cover 51 and a plurality of flow distribution partitions 52, the cross-sectional area of the flow distribution cover 51 gradually increases from the first end opening to the second end opening of the flow distribution cover 51; the first end opening of the flow distribution cover 51 constitutes an inlet 501, the inner cavity 201 of the flow distribution cover 51 is divided into a plurality of air flow channels 503 by the flow distribution partitions 52, the cross-sectional area of the air flow channel 503 gradually increases from the first end to the second end of the air flow channel 503, the first end of the air flow channel 503 is in communication with the inlet 501, and the second end of the air flow channel 503 constitutes an outlet 502.

[0024] The working principle of the soft capsule rapid shaping and drying device for laboratory use will be briefly described as follows:

[0025] In use, the just-pressed soft capsule samples are loaded into the soft capsule cavities 401 of the soft capsule sample balls 4 (different kinds of soft capsule samples can be loaded into the soft capsule cavities 401 of different soft capsule sample balls 4), and then the soft capsule sample balls 4 are placed into the inner cavity 201 of the rotating cage 2. In drying, the rotating motor 3 drives the connecting shaft 21 connected thereto to rotate, thereby driving the rotating cage 2 to continuously rotate, so as to drive the soft capsule sample balls 4 in the rotating cage 2 to roll together in the inner cavity 201 of the rotating cage 2. At the same time, the dry air output by the dehumidifier 6 enters the inlet 501 of the shunt component 5 through the air inlet pipeline 7, and is then shunted to the multiple outlets 502 through the air flow channels 503, so as to be blown to the surface of the rotating rotating cage 2 more uniformly, and then be blown to the soft capsule samples in the soft capsule sample balls 4 through the first air vents 202 and the second air vents 402, so as to realize rapid shaping and drying of the soft capsule samples in the soft capsule sample balls 4, shorten the drying time to 1-2 hours, greatly shorten the drying time, and improve the drying efficiency. After drying, the rotating cage 2 is stopped and the dehumidifier 6 is turned off, the soft capsule sample balls 4 are taken out from the inner cavity 201 of the rotating cage 2, and finally the soft capsule samples in the soft capsule sample balls 4 are taken out.

[0026] In addition, it should be noted that the specific embodiments described in the specification can have different names and the like, and any equivalent or simple changes made according to the structure, features and principles of the utility model patent concept are included in the protection scope of the utility model patent. The skilled in the art of the utility model can make various modifications or supplements or use similar ways to replace the described specific embodiments, as long as they do not deviate from the structure of the utility model or exceed the scope defined by the claims, which should belong to the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft capsules in the laboratory, characterized in that: The application relates to a soft capsule sample ball rotating device which comprises a support, a rotating cage, a rotating motor for driving the rotating cage to rotate, a plurality of soft capsule sample balls, a flow distribution component, a dehumidifier and an air inlet pipeline; the rotating cage is rotatably installed on the support and is in transmission connection with the rotating motor; the rotating cage has an inner cavity; a plurality of first air vents are arranged on the surface of the rotating cage and are in communication with the inner cavity; the flow distribution component is arranged on one side of the rotating cage; the flow distribution component has an inlet and a plurality of outlets; each outlet faces the surface of the rotating cage; the first end of the air inlet pipeline is in communication with the air outlet of the dehumidifier; the second end of the air inlet pipeline is in communication with the inlet of the flow distribution component; each soft capsule sample ball is arranged in the inner cavity of the rotating cage; the soft capsule sample ball has a soft capsule cavity; a plurality of second air vents are arranged on the surface of the soft capsule sample ball and are in communication with the soft capsule cavity.

2. A device for rapid shaping and drying of soft capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The soft capsule sample ball comprises a first half shell and a second half shell; the opening of the first half shell is in snap-fit connection with the opening of the second half shell; the first end of the first half shell is hingedly connected with the first end of the second half shell; the second end of the first half shell is connected with the second end of the second half shell through a lock buckle; the first half shell and the second half shell jointly form the soft capsule cavity of the soft capsule sample ball; a plurality of second air vents are arranged on the surface of the first half shell and the second half shell.

3. A device for rapid shaping and drying of soft capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating axis of the rotating cage is arranged in a horizontal direction; the flow distribution component is arranged directly above the rotating cage; each outlet of the flow distribution component faces downward and directly faces the surface of the rotating cage.

4. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft gelatin capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating cage is provided with a connecting shaft at each end; the axes of the two connecting shafts coincide; the two connecting shafts are rotatably installed on the support; one of the connecting shafts is in transmission connection with the output shaft of the rotating motor.

5. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft gelatin capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the rotating cage is further provided with an inlet and outlet opening and a movable cover plate for sealing the inlet and outlet opening.

6. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft gelatin capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dehumidifier is a constant-temperature dehumidifier.

7. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft gelatin capsules for laboratory use according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flow distribution component comprises a flow distribution cover and a plurality of flow distribution partitions; the cross-sectional area of the flow distribution cover gradually increases from the first end opening to the second end opening; the first end opening of the flow distribution cover constitutes the inlet; the inner cavity of the flow distribution cover is divided into a plurality of air flow channels by the flow distribution partitions; the first end of the air flow channel is in communication with the inlet; the second end of the air flow channel constitutes the outlet.

8. A rapid shaping and drying apparatus for soft gelatin capsules for laboratory use according to claim 7, characterized in that: The cross-sectional area of the air flow channel gradually increases from the first end to the second end.

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