Pick-and-place fork for medicine decocting pot

Abstract

The utility model relates to a medicine decocting pot taking and placing pallet fork which comprises two pallet forks distributed in the left-right direction. The lower supporting rail extends in the front-back direction, the middle supporting rail can move front and back and is supported on the lower supporting rail, the upper hanging frame can move front and back and is supported on the middle supporting rail, the driving structure drives the middle supporting rail and the upper hanging frame to move, and a supporting plate is arranged on the inner side of the upper hanging frame; and the supporting plate is used for supporting a fork lug on the medicine decocting pot. The medicine decocting pot taking and placing fork is small in abrasion and high in speed, and the problem that the fork is prone to abrasion when moving rapidly is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine production technology, and in particular to a fork for picking up and placing goods in a decoction pot. Background Technology

[0002] Decoctions align with the principles of TCM diagnosis and treatment, allowing for adjustments based on individual symptoms. Besides being simple to prepare, having a wide range of solvent sources, and being non-irritating and without side effects, decoctions also possess the advantages of liquid preparations, namely rapid absorption and quick efficacy. Decoctions are the most widely used dosage form in clinical practice.

[0003] In the early stages of the development of traditional Chinese medicine, food utensils were often used for decocting medicine. In ancient times, due to the easy availability of raw materials and low manufacturing costs, pottery was widely used for decocting medicine. At the same time, pottery vessels have stable chemical properties and have always been the main utensil for decocting medicine.

[0004] With the development of the times and the advancement of urbanization, the practice of individuals decocting traditional Chinese medicine at home has gradually become a burden due to various constraints, leading to the development of decoction services for traditional Chinese medicine in various regions. Because traditional Chinese medicine decoctions are based on syndrome differentiation and individualized prescriptions, production relies heavily on manual labor. Current decoction machines mostly use cloth bags for decocting; however, the insoluble nature of the wrapped ingredients, coupled with the squeezing and solid-liquid separation after decoction, causes some insoluble particles to enter the liquid, seriously affecting the quality of the decoction. Furthermore, using cloth bags for soaking and decocting makes it difficult to ensure the effective components of the medicinal materials dissolve, thus affecting efficacy. Large-scale decoction centers urgently need to introduce intelligent decoction equipment that follows traditional decoction processes to meet the growing demand for decoction services and high-quality decoction services, improve decoction quality and management, and promote the high-quality development of the decoction industry.

[0005] The existing decoction method involves transferring the medicine. A base is placed under the decoction pot, and fork lugs are placed on the base. The medicine is transferred by holding the fork lugs with the forks. In order to reduce wear, the existing forks can only be designed to extend and retract at a low speed. Utility Model Content

[0006] The present invention aims to provide a decoction pot loading and unloading fork with low wear and high speed, solving the problem of easy wear of the fork when moving quickly.

[0007] The above technical problems are solved by the following technical solution: a fork for loading and unloading a decoction pot, characterized in that it includes two forks distributed in the left-right direction. Each fork includes a lower support rail extending in the front-back direction, a middle support rail that can move back and forth and is supported on the lower support rail, an upper bracket that can move back and forth and is supported on the middle support rail, and a drive structure for driving the middle support rail and the upper bracket to move. The inner side of the upper bracket is provided with a support plate, which is used to support the fork lugs on the decoction pot. Multiple sections can extend and retract simultaneously to achieve extension and retraction, which allows for slower speeds of individual sections and reduced wear, but results in a faster overall extension and retraction speed.

[0008] Preferably, the drive structure includes a lower support rail gear mounted on the lower support rail, a middle support rail rack mounted on the middle support rail and meshing with the lower support rail gear, a middle support rail gear mounted on the middle support rail, a lower support rail rack mounted on the lower support rail and meshing with the middle support rail gear, an upper bracket rack mounted on the upper bracket and meshing with the middle support rail gear, and a drive motor for driving the lower support rail gear to rotate. The lower support rail rack and the upper bracket rack are distributed on both radial sides of the middle support rail gear. This reliably enables the middle support rail and the upper bracket to move in the same direction, resulting in fast extension and retraction speeds.

[0009] Preferably, the two forks share the same drive motor. This reduces the number of motors required.

[0010] Preferably, the device also includes a drive shaft extending in the left-right direction, with the drive motor connected to the drive shaft to drive its rotation. Gears on the lower support rails of the two forks are connected to both ends of the drive shaft. This ensures good synchronization when the two forks move.

[0011] Preferably, there are at least two central support rail gears distributed along the front-to-back direction. An intermediate gear is provided between adjacent central support rail gears, meshing with both adjacent central support rail gears. The diameter of the intermediate gear is smaller than the diameter of the central support rail gears. This results in good stability during movement and enables a wide range of driving capabilities.

[0012] Preferably, the lower support rail rack is disposed on the upper surface of the lower support rail, the middle support rail rack is disposed on the lower surface of the middle support rail, and the upper bracket rack is disposed on the lower surface of the upper bracket.

[0013] Preferably, the upper hanger is provided with an upper suspension bracket limiting slide bar, the lower support rail is provided with a lower support rail limiting slide bar, and the middle support rail is provided with a first limiting slide groove sleeved on the upper suspension bracket limiting slide bar and a second limiting slide groove sleeved on the lower support rail limiting slide bar. This ensures good accuracy during movement and reduces the likelihood of derailment.

[0014] Preferably, the inner surface of the middle support rail is provided with a support groove, and the upper bracket is provided with a plurality of support rollers supported in the support groove. This makes movement easier.

[0015] Preferably, the decoction pot has two fork lugs on one side, and the tray has two corresponding support blocks that support the two fork lugs. Each support block has a limiting flange at one end in the front-rear direction, and the limiting flanges on the two support blocks are in opposite positions.

[0016] Preferably, the support rail and the upper bracket move in the same direction at the same time.

[0017] The utility model has the following advantages: it has a novel structure, the slow movement speed of a single track section can reduce wear, and the simultaneous and rapid extension and retraction of multiple sections in the same direction. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of one state of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A magnified view of a portion of point A;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 An enlarged diagram of a forklift in the image;

[0021] Figure 4 A three-dimensional structural diagram of another state of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 4 An enlarged diagram of a forklift.

[0023] In the diagram: 1. Lower support rail, 2. Middle support rail, 3. Upper bracket, 4. Pallet, 5. Fork lug, 6. Base support, 7. Support block, 8. Limiting flange, 9. Gear of lower support rail, 10. Gear of middle support rail, 11. Gear of middle support rail, 12. Gear of lower support rail, 13. Gear of upper bracket, 14. Drive motor, 15. Drive shaft, 16. Intermediate gear, 17. Limiting slide of upper suspension bracket, 18. Limiting slide of lower support rail, 19. First limiting slide groove, 20. Second limiting slide groove, 21. Supporting slide groove, 22. Supporting roller. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0025] See Figures 1 to 5A fork for placing and removing medicine decoction pots is characterized by comprising two forks distributed in a left-right direction. Each fork includes a lower support rail 1 extending in a front-back direction, a middle support rail 2 movable back-back and supported on the lower support rail, an upper bracket 3 movable back-back and supported on the middle support rail, and a drive structure for moving the middle support rail and the upper bracket. A support plate 4 is provided on the inner side of the upper bracket, and the support plate is used to support the fork lugs 5 on the decoction pot. The fork lugs are mounted on a base 6, and the decoction pot is fixed to the base 6 during use. Two fork lugs are provided on one side of the decoction pot, and two corresponding support blocks 7 are provided on the support plate. A limiting flange 8 is provided at one end of each support block in the front-back direction, and the limiting flanges on the two support blocks are located in opposite positions (i.e., the limiting flange on one support block is located at the front end of the support block, and the limiting flange on the other support block is located at the rear end of the support block). The drive structure includes a lower support rail gear 9 mounted on the lower support rail, a middle support rail rack 10 mounted on the middle support rail and meshing with the lower support rail gear, a middle support rail gear 11 mounted on the middle support rail, a lower support rail rack 12 mounted on the lower support rail and meshing with the middle support rail gear, an upper bracket rack 13 mounted on the upper bracket and meshing with the middle support rail gear, and a drive motor 14 for driving the lower support rail gear to rotate. The lower support rail rack and the upper bracket rack are distributed on both radial sides of the middle support rail gear. The two forks share the drive motor. It also includes a drive shaft 15 extending in the left-right direction, with the drive motor connected to the drive shaft to drive its rotation. The lower support rail gears on the two forks are connected to both ends of the drive shaft. Specifically, each fork has two meshing lower support rail gears; one lower support rail gear is connected to the drive shaft, and the other lower support rail gear meshes with the middle support rail rack. There are at least two gears in the middle support rail section, distributed along the front-to-back direction. An intermediate gear 16 is provided between adjacent gears, meshing with both adjacent gears. The diameter of the intermediate gear is smaller than that of the gears in the middle support rail section. A rack is located on the upper surface of the lower support rail, a rack is located on the lower surface of the middle support rail, and a rack is located on the lower surface of the upper hanger. The upper hanger has an upper suspension bracket limiting slide 17, a lower support rail has a lower support rail limiting slide 18, and the middle support rail has a first limiting groove 19 fitted onto the upper suspension bracket limiting slide and a second limiting groove 20 fitted onto the lower support rail limiting slide. A support groove 21 is provided on the inner surface of the middle support rail, and the upper hanger has several support rollers 22 supported within the support grooves.

[0026] At the same moment, the support rail and the upper bracket move in the same direction.

[0027] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A decocting pot taking and placing fork, characterized in that, Two forks including left and right direction distribution, the fork includes front and back direction extension lower support rail, the middle support rail supported on the lower support rail can move forward and backward, the upper hanging bracket supported on the middle support rail can move forward and backward, and the drive structure for driving the middle support rail and the upper hanging bracket to move, the inner side of the upper hanging bracket is provided with a supporting plate, and the supporting plate is used for supporting the fork ear on the decoction pot.

2. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive structure includes the lower support rail gear arranged on the lower support rail, the middle support rail gear arranged on the middle support rail and meshed with the lower support rail gear, the middle support rail gear arranged on the middle support rail, the lower support rail gear arranged on the lower support rail and meshed with the middle support rail gear, the upper hanging bracket gear arranged on the upper hanging bracket and meshed with the middle support rail gear, and the drive motor for driving the lower support rail gear to rotate, the lower support rail gear and the upper hanging bracket gear are distributed on the two sides of the middle support rail gear in the radial direction.

3. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 2, characterized in that, The two forks share the drive motor.

4. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 3, characterized in that, It also includes a driving shaft extending in the left and right directions, the drive motor is connected with the driving shaft to drive the driving shaft to rotate, and the lower support rail gears on the two forks are connected to the two ends of the driving shaft.

5. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, The middle support rail gear is at least two, the middle support rail gear is distributed in the front and back direction, the intermediate gear is arranged between the adjacent middle support rail gears, the intermediate gear is meshed with the adjacent two middle support rail gears, and the diameter of the intermediate gear is smaller than the diameter of the middle support rail gear.

6. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, The lower support rail gear is arranged on the upper surface of the lower support rail, the middle support rail gear is arranged on the lower surface of the middle support rail, and the upper hanging bracket gear is arranged on the lower surface of the upper hanging bracket.

7. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, The upper hanging bracket is provided with an upper suspension bracket limiting slide bar, the lower support rail is provided with a lower support rail limiting slide bar, and the middle support rail is provided with a first limiting slide groove sleeved on the upper suspension bracket limiting slide bar and a second limiting slide groove sleeved on the lower support rail limiting slide bar.

8. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, The inner side surface of the middle support rail is provided with a supporting slide groove, and the upper hanging bracket is provided with a plurality of supporting rollers supported in the supporting slide groove.

9. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, One side of the decoction pot is provided with two fork ears, the supporting plate is provided with two supporting blocks corresponding to the two fork ears, the limiting flange is arranged on one end of the supporting block in the front and back direction, and the positions of the limiting flanges on the two supporting blocks are opposite.

10. The medicine pot taking and placing fork according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4, characterized in that, The moving direction of the middle support rail and the upper hanging bracket is the same at the same time.

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