Traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment

By introducing an installation shaft and mesh plate structure into the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece steaming and cooking equipment, the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces move evenly and are repeatedly squeezed in the steaming and cooking cylinder, which solves the problem of low extraction efficiency caused by the accumulation of traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces and achieves more efficient extraction of traditional Chinese medicine components.

CN224099690UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIV
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
WEIFANG MEDICAL UNIV
Filing Date
2025-01-13
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

In existing Chinese herbal medicine processing equipment, the herbs tend to accumulate, resulting in insufficient contact with water, low extraction efficiency, and prolonged processing time.

Method used

A traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece steaming and cooking device was designed, comprising a steaming cylinder, a mounting shaft, a mounting plate, a turntable, a swing rod, and a transmission gear. The traditional Chinese medicine moves inside the steaming cylinder through the mesh plate on the mounting shaft, and the uniform heating and repeated squeezing are achieved through the extrusion between the mesh plates, thereby improving the extraction efficiency.

Benefits of technology

This method achieves uniform heating and full compression of Chinese herbal medicine slices, thereby improving the extraction efficiency of Chinese herbal medicine components.

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Abstract

The utility model is suitable for the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine, and provides traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment which comprises a cooking cylinder, and an electric heating piece is installed in the side wall of the cooking cylinder and used for providing heat. The mounting shaft is coaxially and rotatably mounted in the cooking barrel, a plurality of first screen plates are fixed to the second shaft body at intervals in the annular direction, a plurality of second screen plates are fixed to the first shaft body at intervals in the annular direction, and a mounting disc is fixed to the end, located outside the cooking barrel, of the second rotating shaft; the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment comprises a cooking barrel, a mounting shaft, a mounting disc, a rotary disc, a swing rod, a transmission gear and an outer gear ring, a power mechanism used for driving the mounting disc to rotate is mounted on one end wall of the cooking barrel, and the traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment further comprises a swing rod, a rotary disc, a transmission gear and an inner gear ring. The traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment can drive traditional Chinese medicine to move in the cooking barrel through the arrangement of the cooking barrel, the mounting shaft, the mounting disc, the rotary disc, the swing rod, the transmission gear and the outer gear ring; and the traditional Chinese medicine can be repeatedly extruded, so that the extraction efficiency is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to traditional Chinese medicine technical field, especially relate to a traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces cooking equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are traditional Chinese medicinal materials which are processed according to traditional Chinese medicine theory and traditional Chinese medicine processing methods, and can be directly used in traditional Chinese medicine clinical treatment, and part of traditional Chinese medicine needs to be cooked, so that effective components in traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are dissolved in water through high-temperature cooking.

[0003] The existing equipment is a medicine pot, and then traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are added into the medicine pot, an appropriate amount of water is added, and effective components are extracted, the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are easy to accumulate in the medicine pot, which is not conducive to the full contact of the decoction pieces with water and the full and uniform heating, and the traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces are not extruded during the extraction process, so that the extraction time is prolonged. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] The utility model provides a traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces cooking equipment, aims at solving the above problems.

[0005] The utility model is realized in this way, a traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces cooking equipment, including:

[0006] A cooking cylinder, an electric heating element is installed in the side wall of the cooking cylinder, and is used for providing heat;

[0007] A mounting shaft is coaxially and rotationally installed in the cooking cylinder, the mounting shaft includes a first shaft body and a second shaft body which are coaxially arranged and have the same diameter, one end of the second shaft body away from the first shaft body extends to the outside of the cooking cylinder, a connecting shaft is fixed to one end of the first shaft body close to the second shaft body, and the connecting shaft is coaxially arranged with the second shaft body and penetrates the second shaft body;

[0008] A plurality of first mesh plates are fixed on the second shaft body in a ring direction, the length of the first mesh plate is the same as the length of the cooking cylinder, and the first mesh plate is attached to the outer side wall of the first shaft body and the inner side wall of the cooking cylinder respectively;

[0009] A plurality of second mesh plates are fixed on the first shaft body in a ring direction, there is one second mesh plate between adjacent first mesh plates, the length of the second mesh plate is the same as the length of the cooking cylinder, and the second mesh plate is attached to the outer side wall of the second shaft body and the inner side wall of the cooking cylinder respectively;

[0010] The second shaft body is fixed with a mounting disc at one end outside the cooking cylinder, a power mechanism for driving the mounting disc to rotate is installed on one end wall of the cooking cylinder, a swing lever is fixed at one end of the connecting shaft outside the second shaft body, a turntable is arranged on the side of the swing lever close to the mounting disc, a pin shaft is fixed eccentrically on the disc surface of the turntable close to the swing lever, an active slot is formed on the swing lever along the length direction of the swing lever for the pin shaft to pass through and move, a rotating shaft is fixed coaxially on the turntable, the rotating shaft penetrates through the mounting disc and is in rotation connection with the mounting shaft, a transmission gear is fixed coaxially at one end of the rotating shaft away from the turntable, and an external gear ring meshing with the transmission gear is fixed coaxially on the end wall of the cooking cylinder.

[0011] Preferably, the power mechanism comprises:

[0012] A first stepping motor fixed on the end wall of the cooking cylinder;

[0013] A driving gear fixed on the output shaft of the first stepping motor, and engagement teeth meshing with the driving gear are arranged on the circumferential wall of the mounting disc.

[0014] Preferably, a bottom plate is arranged below the cooking cylinder, a plurality of mounting plates are fixed on the bottom plate, and the mounting plates are fixedly connected with the lower surface of the cooking cylinder.

[0015] Preferably, a discharge pipe is connected to the bottom of the cooking cylinder, a valve is installed on the discharge pipe, and a filter screen is installed at the pipe opening of the discharge pipe.

[0016] Preferably, a cylinder door is installed on one side end wall of the cooking cylinder.

[0017] Preferably, microwave heads are fixedly installed on the lower parts of the two side walls of the cooking cylinder, respectively, for generating microwaves in the cooking cylinder, and the microwave heads are connected with external microwave equipment.

[0018] Preferably, a feeding auger is fixed above the cooking cylinder, a second stepping motor for driving the auger blades to rotate is fixed at one end of the feeding auger, the discharge opening of the feeding auger is in communication with the feeding opening at the top of the cooking cylinder, a feeding hopper is fixed at the end of the feeding auger, and the feeding hopper is in communication with the inner cavity of the feeding auger.

[0019] Preferably, a water inlet pipe is connected to the top of one side end wall of the cooking cylinder, and a valve is installed on the water inlet pipe.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the embodiment of the application has the following beneficial effects:

[0021] The herbal medicine steaming and cooking equipment provided by this utility model includes a steaming and cooking cylinder, a mounting shaft, a mounting plate, a turntable, a swing rod, a transmission gear, and an external gear ring. The mounting shaft includes a first shaft and a second shaft arranged coaxially and having the same diameter. Multiple first mesh plates are fixed circumferentially on the second shaft, and multiple second mesh plates are fixed circumferentially on the first shaft. This allows the herbal medicine to move within the steaming and cooking cylinder, ensuring that the herbal medicine is heated fully and evenly. It also allows for repeated compression of the herbal medicine, improving extraction efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Fig. 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece steaming and cooking device provided by this utility model.

[0023] Fig. 2 This is a side view of a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece steaming and cooking device provided by this utility model.

[0024] Fig. 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the positions of the mounting plate, swing rod, drive gear, and turntable in a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece steaming and cooking device provided by this utility model.

[0025] Figure label annotations: 1. Cooking drum; 2. Second mesh plate; 3. First mesh plate; 4. Feed auger; 5. Second stepper motor; 6. Feed hopper; 7. Feed inlet; 8. Mounting shaft; 81. First shaft; 82. Second shaft; 83. Connecting shaft; 9. Microwave head; 10. Heating shear; 11. Filter screen; 12. Discharge pipe; 13. Base plate; 14. Mounting plate; 15. Drum door; 16. First stepper motor; 17. External gear ring; 18. Drive gear; 19. Mounting plate; 20. Swing rod; 21. Pin; 22. Turntable; 23. Transmission gear; 24. Water inlet pipe. Detailed Implementation

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein in the specification of the application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having," and any variations thereof, in the specification, claims, and foregoing drawings of this application are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion. The terms "first," "second," etc., in the specification, claims, or foregoing drawings of this application are used to distinguish different objects, not to describe a particular order.

[0027] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment. The appearances of the phrase "in an embodiment" in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily all directed to the same embodiment, or to a single alternative embodiment. One of skill in the art will understand that embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments in various ways.

[0028] The utility model embodiment provides a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment, as shown in Figs. 1-3 The utility model discloses a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece cooking equipment, as shown in

[0029] The cooking barrel 1 is internally provided with an electric heating element in the side wall, which is used for providing heat, and the heating temperature can be set and adjusted through the temperature sensor, the temperature controller and the electric heating element in the prior art.

[0030] The mounting shaft 8 is coaxially rotatably mounted in the cooking barrel 1, and the mounting shaft 8 comprises a first shaft body 81 and a second shaft body 82 which are coaxially arranged and have the same diameter, one end of the second shaft body 82 away from the first shaft body 81 extends to the outside of the cooking barrel 1, and the first shaft body 81 is fixedly provided with a connecting shaft 83 at one end close to the second shaft body 82, and the connecting shaft 83 is coaxially arranged with the second shaft body 82 and penetrates through the second shaft body 82.

[0031] A plurality of first mesh plates 3 are fixedly arranged on the second shaft body 82 in a ring shape and at intervals, and the first mesh plates 3 can be fixed by welding, the length of the first mesh plate 3 is the same as the length of the cooking barrel 1, and the first mesh plate 3 is respectively attached to the outer side wall of the first shaft body 81 and the inner side wall of the cooking barrel 1.

[0032] A plurality of second mesh plates 2 are fixedly arranged on the first shaft body 81 in a ring shape and at intervals, and the second mesh plates 2 can be fixed by welding, there is one second mesh plate 2 between adjacent first mesh plates 3, the length of the second mesh plate 2 is the same as the length of the cooking barrel 1, and the second mesh plate 2 is respectively attached to the outer side wall of the second shaft body 82 and the inner side wall of the cooking barrel 1.

[0033] The second shaft body 82 is fixed with a mounting disc 19 at one end outside the cooking cylinder 1, which can be fixed by welding, and a power mechanism for driving the mounting disc 19 to rotate is installed on one end wall of the cooking cylinder 1. The connecting shaft 83 is fixed with a swing lever 20 at one end outside the second shaft body 82. The swing lever 20 is provided with a rotating disc 22 on the side close to the mounting disc 19. The rotating disc 22 is fixed with a pin shaft 21 eccentrically on the disc surface close to the swing lever 20. The swing lever 20 is provided with a movable slot for the pin shaft 21 to pass through and move along the length direction of the swing lever 20. The rotating disc 22 is fixed with a rotating shaft coaxially. The rotating shaft penetrates the mounting disc 19 and is connected with the mounting shaft 8 in rotation, which can be connected in rotation through a bearing. The rotating shaft is fixed with a transmission gear 23 coaxially at one end away from the rotating disc 22. The end wall of the cooking cylinder 1 is fixed with an external gear ring 17 coaxially meshing with the transmission gear 23.

[0034] In work, an appropriate amount of traditional Chinese medicine is added between the adjacent second mesh plate 2 and the first mesh plate 3, and then an appropriate amount of water is added. The electric heating element is started to heat. The power mechanism is started to drive the mounting disc 19 to rotate. The mounting disc 19 drives the second shaft body 82 to rotate. The second shaft body 82 drives the first mesh plate 3 to rotate. The first mesh plate 3 drives the traditional Chinese medicine to move in the cooking cylinder 1, preventing the traditional Chinese medicine from accumulating, so that the traditional Chinese medicine is heated sufficiently and uniformly. When the mounting disc 19 rotates, the rotating shaft and the rotating disc 22 and the transmission gear 23 at both ends thereof revolve. The transmission gear 23 moves relative to the external gear ring 17 to rotate, so that the rotating disc 22 rotates. The rotating disc 22 drives the pin shaft 21 to revolve. The pin shaft 21 drives the swing lever 20 to reciprocate. The swing lever 20 drives the first shaft body 81 to reciprocate relative to the second shaft body 82 through the connecting shaft 83, so that the second mesh plate 2 reciprocates between the two first mesh plates 3. The second mesh plate 2 repeatedly extrudes the traditional Chinese medicine between the second mesh plate 2 and the first mesh plate 3, thereby improving the extraction efficiency of the traditional Chinese medicine ingredients.

[0035] The power mechanism comprises:

[0036] The first stepping motor 16 is fixed on the end wall of the cooking cylinder 1 and can be fixed by bolts.

[0037] The driving gear 18 is fixed on the output shaft of the first stepping motor 16 and can be fixed by screws. The circumferential wall of the mounting disc 19 is provided with meshing teeth meshing with the driving gear 18.

[0038] The driving gear 18 is driven by the first stepping motor 16 to rotate, and the mounting disc 19 is driven by the meshing teeth to rotate.

[0039] In this embodiment, the bottom plate 13 is arranged below the cooking cylinder 1. A plurality of mounting plates 14 are fixed on the bottom plate 13 and are fixedly connected with the lower surface of the cooking cylinder 1, which can be fixed by welding. Self-locking rollers can be uniformly and symmetrically arranged on the bottom of the bottom plate 13, which facilitates movement.

[0040] Further, the bottom of the cooking cylinder 1 is connected with a discharge pipe 12, which can be connected through a pipe joint, a valve is installed on the discharge pipe 12, a filter screen 11 is installed at the pipe opening of the discharge pipe 12, after the cooking is completed, the valve on the discharge pipe 12 is opened, and the medicinal liquid is discharged from the discharge pipe 12 to an external collecting container.

[0041] Further, a cylinder door 15 is installed on one side end wall of the cooking cylinder 1, the cylinder door 15 can be opened after the cooking is completed, and the traditional Chinese medicine residues are taken out, preferably one end of the cylinder door 15 is connected with the cooking cylinder 1 through a hinge, the other end of the cylinder door 15 is connected with the cooking cylinder 1 through a buckle, a sealing strip can be installed between the cylinder door 15 and the cooking cylinder 1, and the sealing effect is achieved.

[0042] In the embodiment, microwave heads 9 are fixedly installed on the lower parts of the two side walls of the cooking cylinder 1, and are used for generating microwaves in the cooking cylinder 1, the microwave heads 9 are connected with external microwave equipment, and the wall breaking of the microwave is matched during the cooking, and the extraction efficiency is further improved.

[0043] In the specific implementation, a feeding auger 4 is fixedly arranged above the cooking cylinder 1, one end of the feeding auger 4 is fixedly connected with a second stepping motor 5 for driving the rotation of the auger blade, the feeding auger 4 is fixedly connected with the second stepping motor 5 through bolts, the discharge opening of the feeding auger 4 is in communication with the feeding opening 7 at the top of the cooking cylinder 1, and a feeding hopper 6 is fixedly arranged at the end of the feeding auger 4 and is in communication with the inner cavity of the feeding auger 4, preferably the feeding auger 4 is a bidirectional auger, and the discharge opening is arranged at the middle position, so that the traditional Chinese medicine can be conveyed from both ends to the middle discharge opening.

[0044] The traditional Chinese medicine is added into the feeding hopper 6, the second stepping motor 5 is started to drive the rotation of the auger blade, the traditional Chinese medicine is gradually conveyed to the discharge opening, meanwhile, the first stepping motor 16 is started to drive the rotation of the mounting shaft 8, the first mesh plate 3 and the second mesh plate 2 are driven to rotate by the mounting shaft 8, the traditional Chinese medicine falls into the space between the first mesh plate 3 and the second mesh plate 2 from the feeding opening 7, and the feeding is automatically performed, of course, the manual feeding can also be performed by opening the cylinder door 15, and there is no excessive limitation.

[0045] Preferably, a water inlet pipe 24 is connected with the top of one side end wall of the cooking cylinder 1, a valve is installed on the water inlet pipe 24, and water can be added into the cooking cylinder 1 through the water inlet pipe 24.

[0046] In summary, the traditional Chinese medicine decoction equipment is provided, and the working principle is as follows:

[0047] The second mesh plate 2 and the first mesh plate 3 are adjacent to each other, and then a proper amount of water is added, and the heating element is started to heat, and the external microwave device is started to emit microwaves through the microwave head 9, and the power mechanism is started to drive the mounting disc 19 to rotate, the mounting disc 19 drives the second shaft body 82 to rotate, the second shaft body 82 drives the first mesh plate 3 to rotate, and the first mesh plate 3 drives the traditional Chinese medicine to move in the steaming cylinder 1, so that the traditional Chinese medicine is prevented from being accumulated and is heated uniformly, when the mounting disc 19 rotates, the rotating shaft and the two end rotating discs 22 and the transmission gears 23 are driven to revolve, the transmission gears 23 move relative to the outer gear ring 17 to rotate, so that the rotating disc 22 rotates, the pin shaft 21 is driven to revolve by the rotating disc 22, the swing rod 20 is driven to reciprocate by the pin shaft 21, the first shaft body 81 is driven to reciprocate relative to the second shaft body 82 by the swing rod 20 through the connecting shaft 83, so that the second mesh plate 2 reciprocates between the two first mesh plates 3, and the second mesh plate 2 repeatedly extrudes the traditional Chinese medicine between the second mesh plate 2 and the first mesh plate 3, so that the extraction efficiency of the traditional Chinese medicine ingredients is improved.

[0048] It should be noted that, for the foregoing embodiments, in order to simply describe, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should know that the utility model is not limited by the described action sequence, because according to the utility model, some steps can adopt other sequences or be carried out simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should know that the embodiments described in the specification all belong to preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily necessary for the utility model.

[0049] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the utility model, and not to limit the protection scope of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the utility model, not all the embodiments. Based on these embodiments, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor belong to the scope to be protected by the utility model.

Claims

1. A traditional Chinese medicine decocting device, comprising: a decocting cylinder, an electric heating element being installed in the sidewall of the decocting cylinder for providing heat; characterized in that further comprising: a mounting shaft being coaxially and rotatably installed in the decocting cylinder, the mounting shaft comprising a first shaft body and a second shaft body which are coaxially arranged and have the same diameter, the second shaft body extending to the outside of the decocting cylinder at the end away from the first shaft body, the first shaft body being fixed with a connecting shaft at the end close to the second shaft body, the connecting shaft being coaxially arranged with the second shaft body and penetrating the second shaft body; a plurality of first mesh plates being fixed on the second shaft body in a ring direction, the first mesh plates having the same length as the length of the decocting cylinder, the first mesh plates being respectively attached to the outer sidewall of the first shaft body and the inner sidewall of the decocting cylinder; a plurality of second mesh plates being fixed on the first shaft body in a ring direction, there being one second mesh plate between adjacent first mesh plates, the second mesh plates having the same length as the length of the decocting cylinder, the second mesh plates being respectively attached to the outer sidewall of the second shaft body and the inner sidewall of the decocting cylinder; the second shaft body being fixed with a mounting disc at the end outside the decocting cylinder, the end wall of the decocting cylinder being installed with a power mechanism for driving the mounting disc to rotate, the connecting shaft being fixed with a swing lever at the end outside the second shaft body, the swing lever being provided with a turntable at the side close to the mounting disc, the turntable being eccentrically fixed with a pin shaft at the disc surface close to the swing lever, the swing lever being provided with a movable slot along the length direction of the swing lever for the pin shaft to pass through and move, the turntable being coaxially fixed with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft penetrating the mounting disc and being rotatably connected with the mounting shaft, the rotating shaft being coaxially fixed with a transmission gear at the end away from the turntable, the end wall of the decocting cylinder being coaxially fixed with an external gear ring engaged with the transmission gear.

2. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, the power mechanism comprising: a first stepping motor fixed on the end wall of the decocting cylinder; a driving gear fixed on the output shaft of the first stepping motor, the circumferential wall of the mounting disc being provided with engagement teeth engaged with the driving gear.

3. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, a bottom plate being provided below the decocting cylinder, a plurality of mounting plates being fixed on the bottom plate and fixedly connected with the lower surface of the decocting cylinder.

4. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, a discharge pipe being connected to the bottom of the decocting cylinder, a valve being installed on the discharge pipe, and a filter screen being installed at the pipe opening of the discharge pipe.

5. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, a cylinder door being installed on the end wall of the decocting cylinder.

6. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, microwave heads being fixedly installed on the lower portions of the two sidewalls of the decocting cylinder for generating microwaves in the decocting cylinder, the microwave heads being connected with external microwave equipment.

7. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, an inlet auger being fixed above the decocting cylinder, the inlet auger being fixed at one end with a second stepping motor for driving the auger blades to rotate, the outlet of the inlet auger being communicated with the inlet of the top of the decocting cylinder, the inlet auger being fixed at the end with an inlet hopper communicated with the inner cavity of the inlet auger.

8. The traditional Chinese medicine decocting device of claim 1, wherein, a water inlet pipe being connected to the top of the end wall of the decocting cylinder, a valve being installed on the water inlet pipe.