Traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece drying device
By designing a drying device for Chinese medicinal herbs that combines a stir-frying component with a hot air box, the problems of uneven drying and low efficiency of Chinese medicinal herbs have been solved, achieving uniform and efficient drying of medicinal materials and improving their quality.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520643321.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-08
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-08
AI Technical Summary
Existing drying equipment for Chinese herbal medicine pieces suffers from low drying efficiency, long drying time, and uneven hot air distribution.
A traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece drying device was designed, which includes a stir-frying component, a moving component, a lid-opening component, and a drying component. The uniform drying of the medicinal materials is achieved through the staggered movement of the stir-frying component and the cooperation of the hot air box.
It improves drying efficiency, ensures uniform drying of medicinal materials, shortens drying time, and enhances the quality of medicinal materials.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of valve body technology, and more specifically, to a drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) processed pieces are TCM herbs that have undergone processing according to TCM theory and methods, and can be directly used in TCM clinical practice. This concept indicates that there is no absolute boundary between raw TCM herbs and processed TCM pieces. Processed TCM pieces include some sliced TCM herbs processed at their place of origin, whole raw medicinal herbs, and processed pieces that have undergone cutting or processing. The first two categories should be considered TCM herbs in terms of management, but are understood as processed pieces in prescriptions and formulations based on TCM theory.
[0003] The existing methods for drying Chinese medicinal herbs involve placing them inside a drying box, which results in low drying efficiency and long drying time. Additionally, existing drying methods can cause uneven heating of the herbs. To address these issues, a new Chinese medicinal herb drying device is proposed. Utility Model Content
[0004] In order to overcome the above-mentioned defects of the prior art, the present invention provides a drying device for Chinese herbal medicine slices to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, comprising a box body, a bottom plate, a baffle bar, a stirring component, a moving component, a lid opening component, and a drying component. The bottom plate is located below the box body, and a baffle bar is installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate. Stirring components are located on both sides of the baffle bar, and a moving component is located on the side of the stirring component away from the baffle bar. A lid opening component is located on the outer wall of the box body, and a drying component is installed on the back side of the box body. The stirring component includes a shell, a limiting groove, a slotted plate, a rotating shaft, a connecting block, a spring, and a medicine hopper. A limiting groove is formed on the outer wall of the shell. A slotted plate is installed on one side of the shell, and a rotating shaft is installed on the side of the shell away from the slotted plate. A connecting block is fixed to the outer wall of the shell, and a spring is connected to the inner wall of the connecting block. A medicine hopper is fitted onto the outer diameter surface of the rotating shaft.
[0006] Preferably, the moving component includes a forward and reverse motor, a lead screw, a slide bar, and a slide strip, wherein the output end of the forward and reverse motor is connected to the lead screw, and slide bars are provided on both sides of the lead screw, and a slide strip is sleeved on the outer diameter surface of the lead screw.
[0007] Preferably, the opening assembly includes a right-angle plate, a hinge, and a handle, with a hinge installed at one end of the right-angle plate and a handle installed at the end of the right-angle plate away from the hinge.
[0008] Preferably, the drying assembly includes a hot air box and an air outlet, and the output end of the hot air box is connected to the air outlet.
[0009] Preferably, the housing, limiting groove, slotted plate, rotating shaft, connecting block, spring, and medicine hopper are each provided in two sets, and the two sets of housing, limiting groove, slotted plate, rotating shaft, connecting block, spring, and medicine hopper are symmetrical about each other around the stop rod.
[0010] Preferably, there are two sets of the forward and reverse motors, lead screws, slide rods, and slide bars, and the two sets of forward and reverse motors, lead screws, slide rods, and slide bars are symmetrical about each other around the stop bar.
[0011] The technical effects and advantages of this utility model are as follows:
[0012] 1. Compared with the existing technology, this Chinese herbal medicine drying device continuously stirs the herbs to be dried at a slow speed during use, so that the herbs are dried very evenly by hot air, which greatly improves the quality of the dried herbs.
[0013] 2. Compared with the existing technology, this Chinese herbal medicine drying device does not have to worry about uneven drying of the herbs because the herbs are stir-fried during use. Therefore, the temperature of the hot air box can be appropriately increased, which greatly speeds up the drying process. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall three-dimensional structure of this utility model.
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the stir-frying component of this utility model.
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the mobile component of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 4 This is a rear view structural diagram of the opening component of this utility model.
[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the base plate of this utility model.
[0019] The attached diagram is labeled as follows: 1. Box body; 2. Base plate; 3. Baffle bar; 4. Shell; 5. Limiting groove; 6. Slotted plate; 7. Rotating shaft; 8. Connecting block; 9. Spring; 10. Medicine hopper; 11. Forward and reverse motor; 12. Lead screw; 13. Slide rod; 14. Slide bar; 15. Right angle plate; 16. Hinge; 17. Handle; 18. Hot air box; 19. Air outlet; 20. Stirring assembly; 21. Moving assembly; 22. Lid opening assembly; 23. Drying assembly. Detailed Implementation
[0020] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 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.
[0021] Example 1
[0022] As attached Figures 1 to 5 The device for drying Chinese herbal medicine slices shown includes a box body 1, a bottom plate 2, a baffle 3, a stirring component 20, a moving component 21, a lid opening component 22, and a drying component 23. The bottom plate 2 is provided below the box body 1, and the baffle 3 is installed on the upper end surface of the bottom plate 2. The stirring component 20 is provided on both sides of the baffle 3, and the moving component 21 is provided on the side of the stirring component 20 away from the baffle 3. The lid opening component 22 is provided on the outer wall of the box body 1, and the drying component 23 is installed on the back side of the box body 1. The stirring component 20 includes a shell 4, a limiting groove 5, a slotted plate 6, a rotating shaft 7, a connecting block 8, a spring 9, and a medicine hopper 10. The limiting groove 5 is provided on the outer wall of the shell 4. The slotted plate 6 is installed on one side of the shell 4, and the rotating shaft 7 is installed on the side of the shell 4 away from the slotted plate 6. The connecting block 8 is fixed on the outer wall of the shell 4, and the spring 9 is connected to the inner wall of the connecting block 8. The medicine hopper 10 is sleeved on the outer diameter surface of the rotating shaft 7.
[0023] Specifically: the slotted plate 6 of the shell 4 will be fitted with a sliding strip 14 for movement. Because the shell 4 has a special limiting groove 5, when the two sets of stirring components 20 move, they will be closest to each other at the highest and lowest points, and furthest apart when they move to the middle, so that the two sets of stirring components 20 will not get stuck together. At the same time, when one set of stirring components 20 moves to the top, the medicine container 10 will be blocked by the stop bar 3. At this time, the spring 9 connected between the connecting block 8 on the shell 4 and the medicine container 10 will be stretched by force. Because the spring 9 is a hard, high-strength metal spring, if a certain amount of medicinal materials are added during drying, the spring will not be violently stretched. The mechanism changes, causing the medicine container 10 to tilt slightly and rotate slightly via the rotating shaft 7, so that all the medicinal materials inside fall into another medicine container 10 due to gravitational potential energy, and undergo a stir-frying process. At the same time, when the shell 4 moves, the sliding strip 14 in the slotted plate 6 will move due to compression. However, because the slot on the slotted plate 6 of the shell 4 has a certain length, it will not be stuck during movement. In addition, the medicine outlet of the medicine container 10 has an inward-curving design, and the shell 4 also has a sloping design near the medicine container 10, so the medicinal materials will be gathered during the falling process until they fall into another stir-frying component 20, preventing the medicinal materials from flying around. Moreover, the entire process of stir-frying the medicinal materials is within the hot air output range of the hot air box 18.
[0024] Example 2
[0025] Based on Example 1, the solution in Example 1 will be further described in detail below with reference to the specific working method, such as... Figures 1 to 5 As shown below, see details:
[0026] In a preferred embodiment, the moving component 21 includes a forward and reverse motor 11, a lead screw 12, a slide bar 13, and a slide strip 14. The output end of the forward and reverse motor 11 is connected to the lead screw 12, and slide bars 13 are provided on both sides of the lead screw 12. The slide strip 14 is slidably connected to the outer diameter surface of the lead screw 12. The two sets of forward and reverse motors 11 cause the two sets of stir-frying components 20 to move alternately, drive the lead screw 12 to rotate, and cause the slide strip 14 on the lead screw 12 to start moving. The two sets of slide bars 13 will limit the slide strip 14.
[0027] In a preferred embodiment, the cover opening assembly 22 includes a right-angle plate 15, a hinge 16, and a handle 17. The hinge 16 is installed at one end of the right-angle plate 15, and the handle 17 is installed at the end of the right-angle plate 15 away from the hinge 16. The right-angle plate 15 can be opened by rotating it through the hinge 16 by pulling the handle 17.
[0028] In a preferred embodiment, the drying assembly 23 includes a hot air box 18 and an air outlet 19, and the output end of the hot air box 18 is connected to the air outlet 19, so that the hot air can be adjusted by adjusting the hot air box 18.
[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the shell 4, the limiting groove 5, the slotted plate 6, the rotating shaft 7, the connecting block 8, the spring 9, and the medicine hopper 10 are all provided in two sets, and the two sets of shell 4, limiting groove 5, slotted plate 6, rotating shaft 7, connecting block 8, spring 9, and medicine hopper 10 are symmetrical about each other around the baffle 3, so that the two sets of stir-frying components 20 can stir-fry the medicinal materials.
[0030] In a preferred embodiment, two sets of forward and reverse motors 11, lead screws 12, slide rods 13 and slide bars 14 are provided, and the two sets of forward and reverse motors 11, lead screws 12, slide rods 13 and slide bars 14 are symmetrical about each other around the stop bar 3, so that the two sets of stir-frying components 20 move alternately.
[0031] The working process of this utility model is as follows: When in use, the worker enters the box 1, pulls the handle 17, and rotates the right-angle plate 15 through the hinge 16 to open it. Then, a certain amount of herbs to be dried is poured into the medicine container 10. Then, the right-angle plate 15 is closed, and the hot air box 18 is adjusted so that the hot air box 18 outputs hot air to the air outlet 19. At the same time, two sets of forward and reverse motors 11 are started, so that the two sets of stir-frying components 20 move alternately, driving the lead screw 12 to rotate, so that the slide bar 14 on the lead screw 12 starts to move. The two sets of slide bars 13 will limit the slide bar 14. Then, the slotted plate 6 of the shell 4 will move with the slide bar 14. Because there is a special limiting groove 5 on the shell 4, when the two sets of stir-frying components 20 move, they will be closest to each other when they reach the highest and lowest points, and when they move to the middle, they will be furthest apart, so that the two sets of stir-frying components 20 will not get stuck on each other when they move.
[0032] Simultaneously, when a set of stir-frying components 20 moves to the top, the medicine container 10 will be blocked by the stop bar 3. At this time, the spring 9 connected between the shell 4 and the connecting block 8 on the medicine container 10 will be stretched by force. Because the spring 9 is a hard, high-strength metal spring, if a certain amount of medicinal materials are put in during drying, the spring will not deform, causing the medicine container 10 to tilt slightly and rotate slightly through the rotating shaft 7, so that all the medicinal materials fall into another set of medicine container 10 due to gravitational potential energy, and a stir-frying process is carried out. At the same time, when the shell 4 moves, the sliding strip in the slotted plate 6 will be squeezed and stretched. The device moves, but because the slots on the slotted plate 6 of the housing 4 are of a certain length, it will not get stuck during movement. At the same time, the outlet of the medicine hopper 10 has an inward-curving design, and the position of the housing 4 near the medicine hopper 10 also has a sloping design, so the medicinal materials will be gathered during the falling process until they fall into another set of stir-frying components 20, and the medicinal materials will not fly around. At the same time, the medicinal materials are within the range of the air outlet 19 throughout the entire process of rising or falling, so the drying efficiency will be very high. This process is repeated until the medicinal materials to be dried are completely dried. The above is the working principle of this kind of Chinese herbal medicine drying device.
Claims
1. A drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, comprising a housing (1), a bottom plate (2), a baffle (3), a stirring assembly (20), a moving assembly (21), a lid opening assembly (22), and a drying assembly (23), characterized in that: A bottom plate (2) is provided below the box body (1), and a baffle (3) is installed on the upper surface of the bottom plate (2). Stirring components (20) are provided on both sides of the baffle (3), and a moving component (21) is provided on the side of the stirring component (20) away from the baffle (3). An opening component (22) is provided on the outer wall of the box body (1), and a drying component (23) is installed on the back side of the box body (1). The stirring component (20) includes a shell (4), a limiting groove (5), and a slot. The housing (4) includes a plate (6), a rotating shaft (7), a connecting block (8), a spring (9), and a medicine container (10). The outer wall of the housing (4) has a limiting groove (5). A slotted plate (6) is installed on one side of the housing (4). A rotating shaft (7) is installed on the side of the housing (4) away from the slotted plate (6). A connecting block (8) is fixed on the outer wall of the housing (4). A spring (9) is connected to the inner wall of the connecting block (8). The medicine container (10) is sleeved on the outer diameter surface of the rotating shaft (7).
2. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The moving component (21) includes a forward and reverse motor (11), a lead screw (12), a slide bar (13), and a slide strip (14). The output end of the forward and reverse motor (11) is connected to the lead screw (12), and slide bars (13) are provided on both sides of the lead screw (12). The outer diameter surface of the lead screw (12) is fitted with a slide strip (14).
3. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opening assembly (22) includes a right-angle plate (15), a hinge (16) and a handle (17), and the hinge (16) is installed at one end of the right-angle plate (15), and the handle (17) is installed at the end of the right-angle plate (15) away from the hinge (16).
4. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying assembly (23) includes a hot air box (18) and an air outlet (19), and the output end of the hot air box (18) is connected to the air outlet (19).
5. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The housing (4), limiting groove (5), slotted plate (6), rotating shaft (7), connecting block (8), spring (9) and medicine hopper (10) are each provided in two sets, and the two sets of housing (4), limiting groove (5), slotted plate (6), rotating shaft (7), connecting block (8), spring (9) and medicine hopper (10) are symmetrical about each other around the stop bar (3).
6. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 2, characterized in that: The forward and reverse motor (11), lead screw (12), slide bar (13) and slide bar (14) are each provided in two sets, and the two sets of forward and reverse motor (11), lead screw (12), slide bar (13) and slide bar (14) are symmetrical about each other around the stop bar (3).