A drying device for Chinese medicinal materials

Abstract

This utility model provides a drying device for Chinese medicinal materials, relating to the field of Chinese medicinal material processing. It includes a drying chamber with two rotating shaft supports rotatably connected to the bottom left side of the chamber via a rotating shaft. A base frame is fixedly connected to the lower ends of the two rotating shaft supports. An electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the upper right side of the base frame via a rotating shaft, and the upper end of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the bottom right side of the drying chamber via a rotating shaft. Through the cooperation of the rotating shaft supports and the electric cylinder, after the Chinese medicinal materials are dried, the electric cylinder pushes the drying chamber to tilt counterclockwise, causing the medicinal materials in the mesh cylinder to slide out to the left. This makes the loading and unloading of materials time-saving and labor-saving, thus facilitating efficient production. It solves the problem that existing Chinese medicinal material drying chambers require manual placement of the medicinal materials onto drying trays, followed by placing the drying trays into the chamber for drying, and then manual removal of the drying trays after drying. This makes the loading and unloading of Chinese medicinal materials time-consuming and labor-intensive, hindering efficient production.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine processing technology, and in particular to a drying device for traditional Chinese medicine. Background Technology

[0002] Most Chinese medicinal herbs originate from natural plants, animals, and minerals. They have a high water content and are rich in nutrients and active ingredients, making them highly susceptible to microbial contamination and enzymatic hydrolysis. This can lead to spoilage, loss of active ingredients, and reduced efficacy. Therefore, timely and effective drying is a crucial step in the processing of Chinese medicinal herbs. Existing drying equipment for Chinese medicinal herbs mainly includes natural sun-drying equipment, freeze dryers, microwave dryers, and drying ovens.

[0003] However, existing Chinese medicinal herb drying equipment still has some shortcomings in actual use. For example, when loading and unloading materials in existing Chinese medicinal herb drying boxes, the herbs need to be placed manually on the drying trays, and then the trays are placed inside the drying box for drying. After drying, the trays need to be removed manually from the drying box. This makes the loading and unloading of herbs time-consuming and labor-intensive, which is not conducive to efficient production. In addition, since the air blowing pipes on existing Chinese medicinal herb drying boxes are always in a fixed state, the herbs are not heated evenly, thus reducing the drying effect of the drying box. Utility Model Content

[0004] This disclosure relates to a Chinese herbal medicine drying device. Through the cooperation of a rotating shaft bracket and an electric cylinder, after the Chinese herbal medicine is dried, the electric cylinder pushes the drying chamber to tilt counterclockwise, causing the herbs in the mesh cylinder to slide out to the left. This makes the material handling process time-saving and labor-saving, thus facilitating efficient production. Through the setting of the linkage component, the blowing pipe can move back and forth left and right, thereby improving the uniformity of the Chinese herbal medicine when heated, thus further improving the drying effect of this Chinese herbal medicine drying device.

[0005] In a first aspect, this disclosure provides a drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials, specifically comprising: a drying chamber, wherein two air outlets are provided on the top of the drying chamber and a sealing plate is installed on the front end face of the drying chamber; a hot air mechanism is installed on the drying chamber; a mesh cylinder is rotatably connected inside the drying chamber; a rotating shaft penetrating the right side wall of the drying chamber is fixedly connected to the center of the right end face of the mesh cylinder, and the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the right side wall of the drying chamber; a linkage assembly is installed on the top of the drying chamber; two rotating shaft supports are rotatably connected to the bottom left side of the drying chamber via rotating shafts; a base frame is fixedly connected to the lower end of the two rotating shaft supports; an electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the upper right side of the base frame via rotating shafts, and the upper end of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder is rotatably connected to the bottom right side of the drying chamber via rotating shafts; and a first pulley is fixedly installed on the outside of the rotating shaft.

[0006] In at least some embodiments, two partitions are fixedly installed inside the drying chamber, and a collection box is placed between the two partitions on the bottom surface of the drying chamber; a circular through hole is opened on both partitions and the left end face of the drying chamber, and a mesh cylinder passes through the circular through hole. A sealing cover is rotatably connected to the left end face of the drying chamber behind the circular through hole via a rotating shaft.

[0007] In at least some embodiments, a drive motor is installed on the right end face of the drying chamber, and a worm gear is connected to the shaft of the drive motor via a coupling; a worm wheel that meshes with the worm gear is fixedly installed on the right end of the rotating shaft; a rectangular opening is provided at the lower part of the front end face of the sealing plate, and a baffle is installed on the front end face of the sealing plate below the rectangular opening.

[0008] In at least some embodiments, two annular rolling plates are fixedly connected to the outside of the mesh cylinder; eight positioning rollers are installed on the upper and lower sides inside the drying chamber, and the eight positioning rollers are respectively rolledly connected to the two annular rolling plates, and each positioning roller is provided with a rim.

[0009] In at least some embodiments, the hot air mechanism includes a hot air blower, a flexible air supply hose, a movable plate, a slide cylinder, a blower fitting, a diverter pipe, and a sliding frame. The hot air blower is installed on the top of the drying chamber, and the air outlet of the hot air blower is connected to the flexible air supply hose. The other end of the flexible air supply hose is connected to a diverter pipe. Each of the four air outlets on the front side of the diverter pipe is connected to a blower fitting. A movable plate is fixedly connected to the top of the four blower fittings. Two slide cylinders are fixedly connected to the upper surface of the movable plate, and a transverse guide rod is slidably connected inside each slide cylinder. The two transverse guide rods are fixedly connected to the upper part of the opposite surfaces of two partitions. Each blower fitting has a blower opening evenly on its bottom end face. A sliding frame is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper surface of the movable plate.

[0010] In at least some embodiments, the linkage component includes a transverse rotating shaft, a longitudinal rotating shaft, a second pulley, a drive circular plate, and a deflector column. The transverse and longitudinal rotating shafts are both rotatably connected to the top of the drying chamber, and the longitudinal rotating shaft passes through the top of the drying chamber. A first bevel gear and a second pulley are fixedly installed at the left and right ends of the transverse rotating shaft, respectively, and the second pulley is connected to the first pulley via a belt. A second bevel gear and a drive circular plate are fixedly installed at the upper and lower ends of the longitudinal rotating shaft, respectively, and the second bevel gear meshes with the first bevel gear. A deflector column is fixedly connected to the edge of the bottom surface of the drive circular plate, and the lower end of the deflector column is slidably connected to the inner side of the sliding frame.

[0011] This utility model provides a drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials, which has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] 1. By cooperating with the rotating shaft bracket and the electric cylinder, after the drying process of Chinese medicinal materials is completed, the sealing cover can be opened, and the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder can be extended to rotate the drying chamber counterclockwise. This causes the drying chamber and the left side of the mesh cylinder to tilt downwards. Under the tilting action, the Chinese medicinal materials inside the mesh cylinder automatically slide to the left and are finally discharged from the left end of the mesh cylinder. This greatly improves the convenience of loading and unloading materials in this Chinese medicinal material drying device, making the loading and unloading of Chinese medicinal materials time-saving and labor-saving, thus facilitating efficient production.

[0013] 2. By setting up the linkage components, the first pulley, the second pulley, the horizontal rotating shaft, the vertical rotating shaft and the driving circular plate can rotate during the rotation of the rotating shaft. Then, the driving circular plate drives the rotating column to rotate, thereby moving the sliding frame, the moving plate and the four blowing pipes back and forth, which improves the uniformity of the Chinese medicinal materials when heated, and thus further improves the drying effect of this Chinese medicinal material drying device. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings of the embodiments will be briefly described below.

[0015] The accompanying drawings described below are only related to some embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0016] In the attached diagram:

[0017] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram from a first perspective of this application is shown;

[0018] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram from a second perspective of this application is shown;

[0019] Figure 3 This shows a schematic diagram of the structure of this application after the sealing plate has been removed, from the front view.

[0020] Figure 4 This diagram illustrates the structure of this application in its disassembled state.

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the hot air mechanism of this application is shown;

[0022] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the structure of the mesh tube of this application is shown;

[0023] Figure 7 A schematic diagram of the disassembled sliding frame and toggle post of this application is shown.

[0024] List of reference numerals

[0025] 1. Drying chamber body; 101. Air outlet; 102. Sealing plate; 103. Rotary shaft bracket; 104. Base frame; 105. Collection box; 106. Partition; 107. Drive motor; 108. Worm gear; 109. Electric cylinder; 1010. Positioning roller; 1011. Sealing cover; 1021. Rectangular opening; 1022. Door stop;

[0026] 2. Hot air mechanism; 201. Hot air blower; 202. Air supply hose; 203. Moving plate; 204. Slide cylinder; 205. Air blowing fittings; 206. Diverter pipe; 207. Sliding frame;

[0027] 3. Net cylinder; 301. Rotating shaft; 302. Worm gear; 303. First pulley; 304. Annular rolling plate;

[0028] 4. Linkage components; 401. Horizontal rotating shaft; 402. Vertical rotating shaft; 403. Second pulley; 404. Drive plate; 405. Actuating column. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this utility model clearer, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this utility model. Based on the described embodiments of this utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this utility model.

[0030] Example 1: Please refer to Figures 1 to 7 :

[0031] This utility model proposes a drying device for Chinese medicinal materials, including: a drying chamber 1, with two air outlets 101 on the top of the drying chamber 1, and suction pipes can be connected to the air outlets 101 to cooperate with external suction equipment, which is conducive to the discharge of steam inside the drying chamber 1, and a sealing plate 102 is installed on the front end face of the drying chamber 1; a hot air mechanism 2 is installed on the drying chamber 1, and a mesh cylinder 3 is rotatably connected inside the drying chamber 1. A rotating shaft 301 is fixedly connected to the center of the right end face of the mesh cylinder 3, penetrating the right side wall of the drying chamber 1, and the rotating shaft 301 is rotatably connected to the right side wall of the drying chamber 1; a linkage component 4 is installed on the top of the drying chamber 1; and two rotating shaft supports 103 are rotatably connected to the bottom left side of the drying chamber 1 via rotating shafts, with the lower ends of the two rotating shaft supports 103... A base frame 104 is fixedly connected, and an electric cylinder 109 is rotatably connected to the upper right side of the base frame 104 via a rotating shaft. The upper end of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder 109 is rotatably connected to the bottom right side of the drying chamber 1 via a rotating shaft. A first pulley 303 is fixedly installed on the outside of the rotating shaft 301. Through the cooperation of the rotating shaft bracket 103 and the electric cylinder 109, after the drying process of the Chinese medicinal materials is completed, the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder 109 can be controlled to extend and rotate the drying chamber 1 counterclockwise, thereby causing the left side of the drying chamber 1 and the mesh cylinder 3 to tilt downward. Under the tilting action, the Chinese medicinal materials inside the mesh cylinder 3 automatically slide to the left and are finally discharged from the left end of the mesh cylinder 3, thereby greatly improving the convenience of this Chinese medicinal material drying device when loading and unloading materials.

[0032] Two partitions 106 are fixedly installed inside the drying chamber 1, and a collection box 105 is placed between the two partitions 106 on the bottom surface of the drying chamber 1. A circular through hole is opened on both partitions 106 and the left end face of the drying chamber 1. The mesh cylinder 3 passes through the circular through hole. A sealing cover 1011 is rotatably connected to the left end face of the drying chamber 1 behind the circular through hole on the drying chamber 1 via a rotating shaft, which is used to seal the circular through hole on the drying chamber 1.

[0033] A drive motor 107 is installed on the right end face of the drying chamber 1, and a worm gear 108 is connected to the shaft of the drive motor 107 via a coupling; a worm wheel 302 that meshes with the worm gear 108 is fixedly installed on the right end of the rotating shaft 301, which is used to drive the mesh cylinder 3 to rotate.

[0034] Two annular rolling plates 304 are fixedly connected to the outside of the mesh cylinder 3; eight positioning rollers 1010 are installed on the upper and lower sides of the inside of the drying chamber 1, and the eight positioning rollers 1010 are respectively connected to the two annular rolling plates 304. Each positioning roller 1010 is provided with a rim, which can effectively position the mesh cylinder 3 during rotation and improve the stability of the mesh cylinder 3 during rotation; a rectangular opening 1021 is opened at the lower part of the front end face of the sealing plate 102, and a baffle 1022 is installed on the front end face of the sealing plate 102 below the rectangular opening 1021.

[0035] The hot air mechanism 2 includes a hot air blower 201, a flexible air supply hose 202, a movable plate 203, a slide 204, air blowing fittings 205, a diverter pipe 206, and a sliding frame 207. The hot air blower 201 is installed on the top of the drying chamber 1, and the air outlet of the hot air blower 201 is connected to the flexible air supply hose 202. The other end of the flexible air supply hose 202 is connected to the diverter pipe 206. Each of the four air outlets on the front side of the diverter pipe 206 is connected to an air blowing fitting 205. The top of the four air blowing fittings 205 is fixedly connected to a movable plate 207. The moving plate 203 has two sliding cylinders 204 fixedly connected to its upper end face, and each sliding cylinder 204 has a horizontal guide rod slidably connected inside. The two horizontal guide rods are fixedly connected to the upper part of the opposite surfaces of the two partition plates 106. Each air blowing pipe 205 has air blowing ports evenly opened on its bottom end face. A sliding frame 207 is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper end face of the moving plate 203. The hot air mechanism 2 is used to blow hot air into the mesh cylinder 3 to dry the Chinese medicinal materials.

[0036] Example 2, based on Example 1, such as Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, the linkage assembly 4 includes a transverse rotating shaft 401, a longitudinal rotating shaft 402, a second pulley 403, a drive circular plate 404, and a toggle post 405. Both the transverse rotating shaft 401 and the longitudinal rotating shaft 402 are rotatably connected to the top of the drying chamber 1, with the longitudinal rotating shaft 402 penetrating through the top of the drying chamber 1. A first bevel gear and a second pulley 403 are fixedly installed at the left and right ends of the transverse rotating shaft 401, respectively. The second pulley 403 is connected to the first pulley 403 via a belt. The longitudinal rotating shaft 402 has two... The first bevel gear and the second bevel gear are fixedly installed at the ends respectively. The second bevel gear meshes with the first bevel gear. The bottom edge of the drive plate 404 is fixedly connected to the actuating column 405, and the lower end of the actuating column 405 is slidably connected to the inner side of the sliding frame 207. Through the setting of the linkage component 4, during the rotation of the rotating shaft 301, the sliding frame 207, the moving plate 203 and the four blowing pipes 205 can be moved back and forth left and right, thereby improving the uniformity of the Chinese medicinal materials when heated.

[0037] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: In use, the Chinese medicinal materials to be dried are first put into the mesh cylinder 3, then the sealing cover 1011 is closed, and then the hot air blower 201 is started. The hot air generated by the hot air blower 201 is delivered to the four blower fittings 205 through the air delivery hose 202 and the diverter pipe 206. Then, the hot air is blown downward into the mesh cylinder 3 through the air outlets opened at the bottom end of the blower fittings 205 to dry the Chinese medicinal materials inside the mesh cylinder 3. Then, the drive motor 107 is started, which drives the worm gear 108, worm wheel 302, rotating shaft 301 and mesh cylinder 3 to rotate, thereby turning the Chinese medicinal materials and improving the contact effect between the Chinese medicinal materials and the hot air.

[0038] During the rotation of the rotating shaft 301, the first pulley 303 rotates simultaneously. Then, the first pulley 303 drives the second pulley 403, the transverse rotating shaft 401, the longitudinal rotating shaft 402, and the driving circular plate 404 to rotate. Then, the driving circular plate 404 drives the actuating column 405 to rotate, thereby enabling the sliding frame 207, the moving plate 203, and the four blowing pipes 205 to move back and forth, thus improving the uniformity of the Chinese medicinal materials when heated.

[0039] After the drying process of the Chinese medicinal materials is completed, the sealing cover 1011 is opened, and the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder 109 is extended to rotate the drying chamber 1 counterclockwise. This causes the left side of the drying chamber 1 and the mesh cylinder 3 to tilt downward. Under the tilting action, the Chinese medicinal materials inside the mesh cylinder 3 automatically slide to the left and are finally discharged from the left end of the mesh cylinder 3.

[0040] The following points should be noted in this article:

[0041] 1. The accompanying drawings of the embodiments disclosed herein only relate to the structures involved in the embodiments disclosed herein; other structures can be referred to in general design.

[0042] 2. Where there is no conflict, the embodiments of this disclosure and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other to obtain new embodiments.

[0043] The above are merely specific embodiments of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A traditional Chinese medicine drying device, comprising: Drying box body (1), two air outlets (101) are arranged at the top of the drying box body (1), and a sealing plate (102) is installed on the front end face of the drying box body (1); it is characterized in that a hot air mechanism (2) is installed on the drying box body (1), a mesh cylinder (3) is rotatably connected inside the drying box body (1), the center of the right end face of the mesh cylinder (3) is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft (301) penetrating through the right side wall of the drying box body (1), and the rotating shaft (301) is rotatably connected with the right side wall of the drying box body (1), and a linkage component (4) is installed on the top of the drying box body (1); the left side of the bottom of the drying box body (1) is rotatably connected with two rotating shaft brackets (103) through a rotating shaft, the lower ends of the two rotating shaft brackets (103) are fixedly connected with a bottom frame (104), the upper right side of the bottom frame (104) is rotatably connected with an electric cylinder (109) through a rotating shaft, and the upper end of the telescopic rod of the electric cylinder (109) is rotatably connected with the right side of the bottom of the drying box body (1) through a rotating shaft; a first belt pulley (303) is fixedly installed outside the rotating shaft (301).

2. The Chinese medicinal material drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two partition plates (106) are fixedly installed inside the drying box body (1), and an aggregate box (105) is placed between the two partition plates (106) on the bottom end face inside the drying box body (1); a circular through hole is opened on each of the two partition plates (106) and the left end face of the drying box body (1), the mesh cylinder (3) penetrates through the circular through hole, and a sealing cover (1011) is rotatably connected on the left end face of the drying box body (1) behind the circular through hole on the drying box body (1).

3. The Chinese medicinal material drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A driving motor (107) is installed on the right end face of the drying box body (1), and a worm (108) is connected to the rotating shaft of the driving motor (107) through a coupling; a worm wheel (302) meshing with the worm (108) is fixedly installed at the right end of the rotating shaft (301); a rectangular through port (1021) is opened at the lower part of the front end face of the sealing plate (102), and a blocking door (1022) is installed on the front end face of the sealing plate (102) below the rectangular through port (1021).

4. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 1, wherein: Two annular rolling plates (304) are fixedly connected to the outside of the mesh cylinder (3); eight positioning rollers (1010) are installed on the upper and lower side surfaces inside the drying box body (1), and the eight positioning rollers (1010) are respectively in rolling connection with the two annular rolling plates (304), and a wheel rim is provided on each positioning roller (1010).

5. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 2, characterized in that: The hot air mechanism (2) includes a hot air blower (201), an air delivery hose (202), a moving plate (203), a sliding cylinder (204), a blow air pipe component (205), a shunt pipe (206) and a sliding frame (207). The hot air blower (201) is installed on the top of the drying box body (1), and an air delivery hose (202) is connected to the air outlet of the hot air blower (201). The other end of the air delivery hose (202) is connected to a shunt pipe (206). Each of the four air outlets on the front side of the shunt pipe (206) is connected to a blow air pipe component (205). A moving plate (203) is fixedly connected to the tops of the four blow air pipe components (205). Two sliding cylinders (204) are fixedly connected to the upper end surface of the moving plate (203), and a horizontal guide rod is slidably connected to the inside of each sliding cylinder (204). The two horizontal guide rods are fixedly connected to the upper parts of the opposite surfaces of the two partition plates (106). The bottom end surface of each blow air pipe component (205) is evenly provided with air blowing openings. A sliding frame (207) is fixedly connected to the middle of the upper end surface of the moving plate (203).

6. The drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials according to claim 5, characterized in that: The linkage component (4) includes a horizontal rotating shaft (401), a vertical rotating shaft (402), a second pulley (403), a driving circular plate (404) and a拨动柱 (405). The horizontal rotating shaft (401) and the vertical rotating shaft (402) are both rotatably connected to the top of the drying box body (1), and the vertical rotating shaft (402) penetrates through the top of the drying box body (1). A first bevel gear and a second pulley (403) are respectively fixedly installed at the left and right ends of the horizontal rotating shaft (401). The second pulley (403) is传动连接 to the first pulley (303) through a belt. A second bevel gear and a driving circular plate (404) are respectively fixedly installed at the upper and lower ends of the vertical rotating shaft (402), and the second bevel gear meshes with the first bevel gear. A拨动柱 (405) is fixedly connected to the edge of the bottom end surface of the driving circular plate (404), and the lower end of the拨动柱 (405) is slidably connected to the inside of the sliding frame (207). It should be noted that there is an unclear term "拨动柱" in the original text, and it is directly translated as "拨动柱" here. You may need to check and correct it according to the actual situation. Also, the "传动连接" in the second paragraph should be accurately translated according to the specific context, such as "driven connection" or other appropriate expressions.

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