An automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer
By designing an automatic feeding device, a servo motor is used to drive a rotating rod and a rotating disk to achieve automatic feeding of medicinal materials. This solves the problem of low efficiency in manual feeding of Chinese herbal medicine slices, improves the working efficiency of the slicer, and reduces costs.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- XIAOGAN XINFENG TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-26
AI Technical Summary
Existing Chinese herbal medicine slicing machines require manual addition of medicinal materials, resulting in low work efficiency and increased costs.
An automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer was designed. A servo motor drives a rotating rod and a rotating disk to automatically feed the medicinal materials. The rotation of the rotating disk quantitatively transports the medicinal materials in the storage tank to the slicer.
It improves the working efficiency of the slicer, avoids the blockage and inefficiency caused by manual addition, and reduces labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece production, and in particular to an automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece slicing machine. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoction pieces are TCM raw materials that have been processed according to TCM theory and processing methods, and can be directly used in TCM clinical practice. This concept indicates that there is no absolute boundary between TCM raw materials and TCM decoction pieces. TCM decoction pieces include some TCM slices processed at the place of origin, raw medicinal materials decoction pieces, and decoction pieces that have been cut or processed. The first two categories should be regarded as TCM raw materials in management, but they are understood as decoction pieces in prescription and preparation according to TCM theory.
[0003] Currently, traditional Chinese medicine is sliced using a slicer. For example, hawthorn is manually placed into the guide groove of the slicer, and then automatically transported to one side by the slicer's conveyor belt to be sliced. However, manually adding hawthorn leads to decreased work efficiency and increased costs.
[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide an automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer to solve the above-mentioned technical problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] This utility model provides an automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer, which solves the problem of manually adding medicinal materials to the inside of the slicer.
[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model provides an automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer, comprising:
[0007] The slicer body has multiple guide plates fixedly connected inside;
[0008] The housing is located on top of the slicer. A servo motor is fixedly installed on one side of the housing. The output end of the servo motor is connected to a rotating rod via a coupling. Multiple rotating disks are fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod. Multiple storage slots are opened inside the multiple rotating disks.
[0009] Multiple rotating slots are provided inside the box body, and multiple inclined plates are fixedly connected to the bottom of the box body.
[0010] Preferably, one end of each of the plurality of inclined plates is fixedly connected to both sides of one end of each of the plurality of rotating slots.
[0011] Preferably, the top of the box is provided with a sealing cover, and two handles are fixedly connected to the top of the sealing cover.
[0012] Preferably, one end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel, and one side of the rotating wheel is rotatably connected to a connecting rod.
[0013] Preferably, the interior of the housing has a sliding hole, and a sliding rod is slidably connected inside the sliding hole.
[0014] Preferably, one end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a movable rod, and the top of the movable rod is fixedly connected to multiple fixed rods.
[0015] Preferably, the interior of the housing has two movable slots, and each of the two movable slots has multiple movable blocks slidably connected inside.
[0016] Compared with related technologies, the automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] This utility model provides an automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer. After storing hawthorn in a box, a servo motor, in conjunction with a rotating rod, a rotating disk, and a storage trough, causes the rotating disk to rotate to one side. When the storage trough faces upward, the hawthorn inside the box enters the storage trough. When the storage trough rotates downward, the hawthorn inside falls onto the slicer, thus automatically feeding the slicer and increasing its working efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0018] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the first embodiment of the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer provided by this utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows a cross-sectional view of the box.
[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The diagram shows the structure of the rotating disk.
[0021] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the structure of the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer provided by this utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 4 The enlarged schematic diagram of part A is shown.
[0023] The following are the labels in the diagram: 1. Slicer, 2. Guide plate, 3. Box body, 4. Servo motor, 5. Rotating rod, 6. Rotating disk, 7. Storage slot, 8. Rotating slot, 9. Inclined plate, 10. Sealing cover, 11. Handle, 12. Rotating wheel, 13. Connecting rod, 14. Sliding hole, 15. Sliding rod, 16. Moving slot, 17. Moving block, 18. Moving rod, 19. Fixed rod. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0025] First Embodiment
[0026] Please refer to the following: Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 ,in, Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of the first embodiment of the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer provided by this utility model; Figure 2 for Figure 1 The diagram shows a cross-sectional view of the box. Figure 3 for Figure 2 The diagram shows the structure of the rotating disc. An automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer includes:
[0027] The slicer 1 has multiple guide plates 2 fixedly connected inside its body;
[0028] Box 3, the box 3 is set on the top of the slicer 1, a servo motor 4 is fixedly installed on one side of the box 3, the output end of the servo motor 4 is connected to a rotating rod 5 through a coupling, a plurality of rotating disks 6 are fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod 5, and a plurality of storage slots 7 are opened inside the plurality of rotating disks 6;
[0029] Multiple rotating slots 8 are provided inside the housing 3, and multiple inclined plates 9 are fixedly connected to the bottom of the housing 3.
[0030] Multiple rotating slots 8 are each opened into the interior of the housing 3, and multiple rotating disks 6 are respectively set inside the multiple rotating slots 8. When the servo motor 4 drives the rotating rod 5 to rotate, the multiple rotating disks 6 rotate inside the multiple rotating slots 7 respectively, so that the hawthorns inside the housing 3 enter the storage slots 7 inside the multiple rotating disks 6 respectively.
[0031] The storage trough 7 is used to control the amount of hawthorns discharged from the box 3 each time, thereby preventing the discharge of too many hawthorns at once from causing blockage or overflow in the guide troughs between the multiple guide plates 2.
[0032] One end of each of the inclined plates 9 is fixedly connected to both sides of one end of each of the rotating grooves 8.
[0033] Multiple inclined plates 9 are used to guide the hawthorns that fall out of the rotating groove 8 into the guide groove formed between multiple guide plates 3.
[0034] The top of the box 3 is provided with a sealing cover 10, and two handles 11 are fixedly connected to the top of the sealing cover 10.
[0035] The bottom of the sealing cover 10 is fixedly connected to a rectangular frame that is compatible with the box body 3. After the rectangular frame is inserted into the inside of the box body 3, it limits the sealing cover 10.
[0036] The handle 11 is used to facilitate the movement of the sealing cap 10.
[0037] The working principle of the automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer provided by this utility model is as follows:
[0038] In use, after placing the hawthorns inside the box 3, the servo motor 4 is started to rotate to one side, thereby driving the rotating rod 5 to rotate to one side, which is connected to multiple rotating disks 6, and they rotate to one side inside multiple rotating slots 8. When the rotating disk 6 rotates to one side and the storage slot 8 is facing upward, the hawthorns inside the box 3 enter the storage slot 8. When the storage slot 8 rotates downward, the hawthorns inside the storage slot 8 fall into the multiple guide plates 2 on the slicer 1 and are transported by the conveyor belt of the slicer 1.
[0039] Compared with related technologies, the automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0040] This utility model provides an automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer. After the hawthorn is stored in the box 3, the servo motor 4, in conjunction with the rotating rod 5, the rotating disk 6, and the storage trough 8, causes the rotating disk 6 to rotate to one side. When the storage trough 8 is facing upward, the hawthorn inside the box 3 enters the storage trough 8. When the storage trough 8 rotates downward, the hawthorn inside the storage trough 8 falls onto the slicer 1, thereby automatically feeding the slicer 1 and increasing the working efficiency of the slicer 1.
[0041] Second Embodiment
[0042] Please refer to the following: Figure 4 and Figure 5 Based on the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer provided in the first embodiment of this application, the second embodiment of this application proposes another automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer. The second embodiment is merely a preferred embodiment of the first embodiment, and the implementation of the second embodiment will not affect the separate implementation of the first embodiment.
[0043] Specifically, the difference in the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer provided in the second embodiment of this application is that, in the automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer, one end of the rotating rod 5 is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel 12, and one side of the rotating wheel 12 is rotatably connected to a connecting rod 13.
[0044] The box 3 has a sliding hole 14 inside, and a sliding rod 15 is slidably connected inside the sliding hole 14.
[0045] One end of the connecting rod 13 is rotatably connected to the eccentric position of the rotating wheel 12, while the other end is rotatably connected to one end of the sliding rod 15. The rotating wheel 12 drives one end of the connecting rod 13 to move in a circular motion, so that the other end of the connecting rod 13 drives the sliding rod 15 to move back and forth inside the sliding hole 14.
[0046] One end of the sliding rod 15 is fixedly connected to a movable rod 18, and the top of the movable rod 18 is fixedly connected to a plurality of fixed rods 19.
[0047] The box 3 has two movable slots 16 inside, and multiple movable blocks 17 are slidably connected inside each of the two movable slots 16.
[0048] Multiple movable rods 18 are connected by multiple fixed rods 19, and each end of the multiple movable rods 18 is fixedly connected to a movable block 17. The multiple movable blocks 17 are slidably connected inside the two movable slots 16, which are used to clear the inside of the box 3 when the sliding rod 15 drives the movable rods 18 to move.
[0049] The working principle of the automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer provided by this utility model is as follows:
[0050] In use, when the rotating rod 5 rotates to one side, it drives the rotating wheel 12 to rotate to one side, thereby causing one end of the connecting rod 13 to move in a circle. This causes the other end of the connecting rod 13 to drive the sliding rod 15 to move back and forth inside the sliding hole 14, thereby driving the moving rod 18 connected to the fixed rod 19 to drive the other moving rods 18 to move up and down. When the moving rod 18 moves, it drives multiple moving blocks 17 to move inside multiple moving slots 16 respectively.
[0051] Compared with related technologies, the automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer provided by this utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0052] This utility model provides an automatic feeding device for a Chinese herbal medicine slicer. By using a rotating wheel in conjunction with a connecting rod 12, a sliding hole 13, a sliding rod 15, a moving groove 16, and a moving block 17, the moving rod 18 can move up and down inside the housing 3, thereby preventing blockage inside the housing 3.
[0053] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. An automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slice cutting machine, characterized in that, include: The slicer body has multiple guide plates fixedly connected inside; The housing is located on top of the slicer. A servo motor is fixedly installed on one side of the housing. The output end of the servo motor is connected to a rotating rod via a coupling. Multiple rotating disks are fixedly connected to the surface of the rotating rod. Multiple storage slots are opened inside the multiple rotating disks. Multiple rotating slots are provided inside the box body, and multiple inclined plates are fixedly connected to the bottom of the box body.
2. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of each of the inclined plates is fixedly connected to both sides of one end of each of the rotating slots.
3. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The top of the box is equipped with a sealing cover, and two handles are fixedly connected to the top of the sealing cover.
4. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 1, characterized in that, One end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected to a rotating wheel, and a connecting rod is rotatably connected to one side of the rotating wheel.
5. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 3, characterized in that, The box body has a sliding hole inside, and a sliding rod is slidably connected inside the sliding hole.
6. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 5, characterized in that, One end of the sliding rod is fixedly connected to a movable rod, and the top of the movable rod is fixedly connected to multiple fixed rods.
7. The automatic feeding device for a traditional Chinese medicine slicer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The box has two movable slots inside, and multiple movable blocks are slidably connected inside each of the two movable slots.