High-resolution dynamic capturing and color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces

By designing an automated color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, the problems of manual handling and tilting feeding were solved, realizing automated conveying and efficient color sorting of Chinese herbal medicine slices.

CN224208600UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-08DIANBAI COUNTY QINGYUAN PREPARED HERBAL MEDICINE CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
DIANBAI COUNTY QINGYUAN PREPARED HERBAL MEDICINE CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-05-08
Publication Date
2026-05-08

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Technical Problem

Existing color sorting machines for Chinese herbal medicine slices require manual handling and tilting before color sorting, resulting in wasted labor and low efficiency.

Method used

A high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices was designed, comprising a conveyor, a hopper, a rotating rod, a connecting plate, a vertical plate, and a drive mechanism. The rotating rod and connecting plate are driven by a drive motor to rotate, causing the support box to flip, thereby realizing the automatic feeding of bagged Chinese herbal medicine slices and reducing manual operation.

Benefits of technology

It has enabled automated conveying of Chinese herbal medicine slices, reduced manual labor costs, and improved color sorting efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device, which relates to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece color sorting, and comprises a color sorter and a conveyor, the conveyor is fixedly arranged outside the color sorter, the upper end of the conveyor is communicated with a plurality of material pipes, the lower ends of the material pipes extend into the color sorter, and the lower end of the conveyor is fixedly sleeved with a hopper; a vertical plate is arranged on the side portion of the hopper, a bearing box is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the vertical plate, rotating rods are rotationally arranged on the two sides of the outer wall of the hopper, the rod walls of the two rotating rods are fixedly sleeved with connecting plates, the two connecting plates are fixedly arranged on the two sides of the vertical plate respectively, and a driving mechanism is arranged on the rod walls of the rotating rods and used for driving the bearing box to rotate. According to the device, bagged traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces can be automatically discharged, manual intervention is reduced, and the color sorting efficiency is improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of color sorting technology for Chinese herbal medicine slices, specifically to a high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices. Background Technology

[0002] During the preparation of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) beverages, some of the medicinal slices may be damaged or broken. In order to pick out these damaged slices, a color sorter is needed. The color sorter can capture TCM beverages at high resolution and dynamically and stably, thereby completing the stable screening.

[0003] A search revealed that patent document CN219187791U discloses a color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices. This color sorting device, through the installation of a thickness control module, can ensure that Chinese herbal medicine slices do not stack, thus avoiding color sorting deviations caused by stacking of Chinese herbal medicine slices and greatly avoiding the waste of manpower and resources caused by secondary color sorting.

[0004] However, before color sorting, the aforementioned color sorters and existing color sorting equipment require manual filling of materials into the conveying equipment. When traditional Chinese medicine beverages are packaged in bags, operators need to move the entire bag and maintain a tilted feeding state for a long time, which consumes a lot of labor and has low color sorting efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, this utility model is proposed.

[0006] Therefore, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices, which solves the problem that existing Chinese herbal medicine slices require operators to handle and transport the materials to the conveying equipment before color sorting, which increases the loss of manual labor.

[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0008] A high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices includes a color sorter and a conveyor. The conveyor is fixedly installed outside the color sorter and has multiple material pipes connected to its upper end. The lower ends of the material pipes extend into the color sorter, and a hopper is fixedly fitted onto the lower end of the conveyor.

[0009] The hopper is provided with a vertical plate on its side, and a support box is fixedly provided at the lower end of the vertical plate. Rotating rods are rotatably provided on both sides of the outer wall of the hopper. Connecting plates are fixedly sleeved on the rod walls of the two rotating rods, and the two connecting plates are respectively fixed on both sides of the vertical plate.

[0010] The rotating rod has a drive mechanism on its wall, which is used to drive the support box to rotate.

[0011] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a drive motor, an mounting plate is fixedly provided on the upper end of the outer wall of the hopper, a worm gear is rotatably provided inside the mounting plate, the drive motor is fixedly provided on the inner side of the hopper and its output end is fixedly connected to the worm gear, and a worm wheel is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod, and the worm gear and the worm wheel are configured to cooperate.

[0012] Preferably, a reinforcing plate is rotatably fitted onto the end of the worm gear away from the drive motor, and the reinforcing plate is fixedly connected to the hopper.

[0013] Preferably, the longitudinal section of the support box is U-shaped.

[0014] Furthermore, the bottom of the inner wall of the support box is provided with two symmetrically arranged adjusting screws, the rod wall of the adjusting screws is threaded with a pressure plate, and the top of the adjusting screws is fixedly provided with a rotating block.

[0015] Preferably, the lower ends of both sides of the inner wall of the support box are provided with limiting grooves, and the end of the pressure plate is slidably disposed in the limiting groove.

[0016] The technical effects and advantages provided by this utility model in the above technical solution are as follows:

[0017] 1. This utility model, through the provided conveyor, hopper, rotating rod, connecting plate, vertical plate, support box and drive mechanism, can place bagged Chinese herbal medicine slices into the support box and rotate the support box so that the Chinese herbal medicine slices in the bag can fall into the hopper quickly to complete the conveying, reduce the labor loss caused by manual feeding and improve the color sorting efficiency of Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0018] 2. This utility model, through the provided support box, adjusting screw and pressure plate, can clamp and limit the bottom of the material belt after the bagged Chinese herbal medicine slices are placed in the support box, so that the Chinese herbal medicine drink inside can fall stably after the support box is flipped. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 2 For the present utility model Figure 1 Enlarged schematic diagram of part A;

[0022] Figure 3This is a side sectional view of the support box of this utility model.

[0023] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures:

[0024] 1. Color sorter; 2. Conveyor; 3. Material pipe; 4. Limiting groove; 5. Hopper; 6. Vertical plate; 7. Support box; 8. Rotating rod; 9. Connecting plate; 10. Drive motor; 11. Mounting plate; 12. Worm gear; 13. Worm wheel; 14. Reinforcing plate; 15. Adjusting screw; 16. Pressure plate; 17. Rotating block. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of this utility model, the present utility model will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0026] This utility model discloses a high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces.

[0027] This utility model provides, for example Figure 1-3 The high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for Chinese herbal medicine slices shown includes a color sorter 1 and a conveyor 2. The conveyor 2 is fixedly installed outside the color sorter 1, and its upper end is connected to a plurality of material pipes 3. The lower end of the material pipes 3 extends into the color sorter 1, and a hopper 5 is fixedly fitted on the lower end of the conveyor 2.

[0028] The side of the hopper 5 is provided with a vertical plate 6, and the lower end of the vertical plate 6 is fixedly provided with a support box 7. The longitudinal section of the support box 7 is U-shaped. Both sides of the outer wall of the hopper 5 are rotatably provided with rotating rods 8. The rod walls of the two rotating rods 8 are fixedly fitted with connecting plates 9. The two connecting plates 9 are respectively fixed on both sides of the vertical plate 6.

[0029] The rod wall of the rotating rod 8 is provided with a driving mechanism, which is used to drive the support box 7 to rotate. The driving mechanism includes a driving motor 10. The upper end of the outer wall of the hopper 5 is fixedly provided with a mounting plate 11. A worm gear 12 is rotatably provided inside the mounting plate 11. The driving motor 10 is fixedly provided on the inner side of the hopper 5, and its output end is fixedly connected to the worm gear 12. A reinforcing plate 14 is rotatably sleeved on the end of the worm gear 12 away from the driving motor 10. The reinforcing plate 14 is fixedly connected to the hopper 5. A worm wheel 13 is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod 8. The worm gear 12 and the worm wheel 13 are configured to cooperate.

[0030] When using this color sorting device, first place the bagged Chinese herbal medicine slices in the support box 7 and fix the bottom corner of the packaging bag. Then start the drive motor 10. The output shaft of the drive motor 10 drives the worm gear 12 to rotate. The worm gear 12 and the worm wheel 13 cooperate with each other, so that the worm wheel 13 drives the rotating rod 8 to rotate. The connecting plate 9 fixedly sleeved on the rotating rod 8 will rotate together with the rotating rod 8. The connecting plate 9 is fixedly connected to the vertical plate 6, which in turn drives the vertical plate 6 and the support box 7 fixed at the lower end of the vertical plate 6 to rotate. After the support box 7 rotates, the Chinese herbal medicine slices in the bag will fall quickly into the hopper 5 under the action of gravity. After the Chinese herbal medicine slices enter the hopper 5, they will fall onto the conveyor 2. The conveyor 2 will transport the Chinese herbal medicine slices to the material pipe 3, and then enter the color sorter 1 through the material pipe 3 for high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting.

[0031] To ensure that the bottom corners of the packaged herbal beverage are clamped and secured when placed inside the support box 7, and to guarantee that the herbal beverage falls stably when the support box 7 rotates, such as... Figure 3 As shown, the bottom of the inner wall of the support box 7 is provided with two symmetrically arranged adjusting screws 15. The wall of the adjusting screw 15 is threaded with a pressure plate 16. The top of the adjusting screw 15 is fixed with a rotating block 17. Limiting grooves 4 are opened at the lower ends of both sides of the inner wall of the support box 7. The end of the pressure plate 16 is slidably disposed in the limiting groove 4.

[0032] After the bagged Chinese herbal beverage is placed in the support box 7, rotate the rotating block 17 to adjust the position of the pressure plate 16. Rotating the rotating block 17 will drive the adjusting screw 15 to rotate. Since the pressure plate 16 is threadedly connected to the adjusting screw 15 and the end of the pressure plate 16 slides in the limiting groove 4, the pressure plate 16 will move up and down along the adjusting screw 15, thereby clamping the bottom corner of the packaging bag and limiting and fixing it.

[0033] The foregoing description only illustrates certain exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Undoubtedly, those skilled in the art can modify the described embodiments in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the above drawings and descriptions are illustrative in nature and should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, comprising a color sorter (1) and a conveyor (2), characterized in that, The conveyor (2) is fixedly installed outside the color sorter (1), and multiple material pipes (3) are connected to the upper end. The lower end of the material pipes (3) extends into the color sorter (1), and a hopper (5) is fixedly fitted at the lower end of the conveyor (2). The hopper (5) has a vertical plate (6) on its side. The lower end of the vertical plate (6) is fixedly provided with a support box (7). Rotating rods (8) are rotatably provided on both sides of the outer wall of the hopper (5). Connecting plates (9) are fixedly sleeved on the rod walls of the two rotating rods (8). The two connecting plates (9) are respectively fixed on both sides of the vertical plate (6). The rotating rod (8) has a driving mechanism on its rod wall, which is used to drive the support box (7) to rotate.

2. The high-resolution dynamic capture color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The driving mechanism includes a drive motor (10), an mounting plate (11) is fixedly provided on the upper end of the outer wall of the hopper (5), a worm gear (12) is rotatably provided inside the mounting plate (11), the drive motor (10) is fixedly provided on the inner side of the hopper (5), and its output end is fixedly connected to the worm gear (12), and a worm wheel (13) is fixedly sleeved on the rod wall of the rotating rod (8), and the worm gear (12) and the worm wheel (13) are configured to cooperate.

3. The high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 2, characterized in that, The end of the worm gear (12) away from the drive motor (10) is rotatably fitted with a reinforcing plate (14), and the reinforcing plate (14) is fixedly connected to the hopper (5).

4. The high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The longitudinal section of the support box (7) is U-shaped.

5. The high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the inner wall of the support box (7) is provided with two symmetrically arranged adjusting screws (15), the rod wall of the adjusting screw (15) is threaded with a pressure plate (16), and the top of the adjusting screw (15) is fixedly provided with a rotating block (17).

6. The high-resolution dynamic capture and color sorting device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 5, characterized in that, The lower ends of both sides of the inner wall of the support box (7) are provided with limiting grooves (4), and the end of the pressure plate (16) is slidably disposed in the limiting grooves (4).

Citation Information

Patent Citations

  • Color sorting equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces

    CN219187791U