Traditional Chinese medicine decoction piece drying equipment
By combining the conveyor belt and the leveling lever, the problem of uneven stacking of Chinese herbal medicine slices during microwave drying was solved, achieving uniform drying and efficient transport of the slices and improving the drying quality.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JIANGXI GUANGGUI PHARM CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-02
AI Technical Summary
In existing technologies, Chinese herbal medicine slices are prone to uneven stacking during microwave drying, resulting in uneven drying, and manual leveling is inefficient.
Design a drying equipment for Chinese herbal medicine slices, which uses a conveyor belt and a leveling lever in combination. The leveling lever is driven by a power unit to spread the stacked materials evenly, and then combined with a microwave drying box for drying.
This method achieves uniform drying of Chinese herbal medicine slices, improves drying efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and ensures drying quality.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of drying Chinese herbal medicine slices, and in particular to a Chinese herbal medicine slice drying equipment. Background Technology
[0002] After the raw Chinese medicinal materials are processed, they are sliced and then dried. The previous method of resistance drying can easily cause them to burn, so microwave dryers are now being widely used. However, when using a microwave dryer, the material needs to be spread out evenly to ensure uniform drying. To replace manual spreading, we have designed a Chinese medicinal herb slice drying equipment. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, adapt to practical needs, and provide a drying equipment for Chinese herbal medicine slices, including a microwave drying chamber, a conveyor belt, and a leveling lever; the middle section of the conveyor belt passes through the microwave drying chamber, and a material hopper is provided at the front end of the conveyor belt of the microwave drying chamber, with the material hopper completely penetrating below and leaving a gap between it and the conveyor belt for material conveying; a leveling lever is provided on the surface of the conveyor belt between the microwave drying chamber and the material hopper, the leveling lever is vertically arranged, and the leveling lever is driven by a power device to level the material back and forth, the movement direction of the leveling lever is horizontal and perpendicular to the conveying direction of the conveyor belt.
[0004] Baffles are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the hopper is fixedly installed on the baffles.
[0005] The leveling levers are evenly arranged in two rows, with the two rows of leveling levers staggered. Each of the two rows of leveling levers is fixed to a push-pull plate.
[0006] Two pairs of limiting grooves are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt. Two push-pull plates pass through the limiting grooves on both sides and are limited to move back and forth within the limiting grooves. The limiting grooves on the same side are fixed to the same connecting plate, and the connecting plate is fixed to one side of the baffle.
[0007] Two push-pull plates are connected at one end to the same push plate. A first transmission block is fixedly installed on one side of the push plate, and a turntable is installed on one side of the transmission block. A second transmission block is installed on the eccentric side below the turntable. A rocker arm is installed in the diameter of the first and second transmission blocks. A collar is installed at both ends of the rocker arm, and the collars at both ends are respectively fitted onto the first and second transmission blocks. A rotating motor is installed in the middle of the turntable.
[0008] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:
[0009] This device uses the gap between the hopper and the conveyor belt to transport materials. The materials are spread out by two rows of staggered flattening levers, which disperse materials that are stacked in more than two pieces, so that the materials sent into the electromagnetic drying box are evenly spread and dried. Attached Figure Description
[0010] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0011] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the operation of this utility model.
[0012] Figure 2 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of the silo;
[0013] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the leveling lever and power unit;
[0014] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom of the turntable. Detailed Implementation
[0015] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments:
[0016] See Figure 1-4 .
[0017] This utility model discloses a drying device for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) decoction pieces, including a microwave drying chamber 1, a conveyor belt 2, and a leveling lever 3. The middle section of the conveyor belt passes through the microwave drying chamber, and a material hopper 4 is provided at the front end of the conveyor belt of the microwave drying chamber. The bottom of the material hopper is completely penetrated, and a gap 5 is left between the material hopper and the conveyor belt for material conveying. A leveling lever is provided on the surface of the conveyor belt between the microwave drying chamber and the material hopper. The leveling lever is vertically arranged and is driven by a power device to level the material back and forth. The leveling lever has a plate-like structure, which can provide a larger contact area with the material and better level it. The movement direction of the leveling lever is horizontal and perpendicular to the conveyor belt's transmission direction. The distance between the bottom of the leveling lever and the conveyor belt is greater than the thickness of one TCM decoction piece but less than the thickness of two TCM decoction pieces. The gap 5 should be greater than the maximum length of the TCM decoction piece, not just greater than the square thickness of one TCM decoction piece, because if a large amount of material is piled up, it is very easy to get stuck if it is only greater than the thickness of one piece but less than the thickness of two pieces. Therefore, it needs to be used in conjunction with the leveling lever 3.
[0018] Baffles 6 are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the hopper is fixedly installed on the baffles.
[0019] The leveling levers are evenly arranged in two rows, with the two rows of leveling levers staggered. The top of each of the two rows of leveling levers is fixed to a push-pull plate 7.
[0020] Two pairs of limiting grooves 8 are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt. Two push-pull plates pass through the limiting grooves on both sides and are limited to move back and forth within the limiting grooves. The limiting grooves on the same side are fixed to the same connecting plate 9 below, and the connecting plate is fixed to one side of the baffle by bolts. Since the connecting plate is fixed by bolts, the distance between the leveling lever 3 and the conveyor belt can be adjusted according to the thickness of the Chinese herbal medicine slices.
[0021] Two push-pull plates are connected at one end to the same push plate 10. A first transmission block 11 is fixedly installed on one side of the push plate, and a turntable 12 is installed on one side of the transmission block. A second transmission block 13 is installed on the eccentric side below the turntable. A rocker arm 14 is installed in the diameter of the first and second transmission blocks. A collar 15 is installed at both ends of the rocker arm. The collars at both ends are respectively fitted onto the first and second transmission blocks. A rotating motor 16 is installed in the middle of the turntable.
[0022] Specific usage
[0023] First, based on the thickness of the sliced food, set the position of the connecting plate 9, and then drive in bolts to connect it to the baffle to complete the fixation. After fixing, start the motor to make the leveling lever 3 move back and forth quickly, pour the material into the hopper 4, open the microwave drying box 1 and the conveyor belt 2, and the material is conveyed out along the gap 5. When the material is delivered to the leveling lever 3, it is quickly leveled, conveyed and dried under the rapid action of the two rows of leveling levers 3.
[0024] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent modifications made based on the content of this utility model specification and drawings, or direct or indirect applications in related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A drying device for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, characterized in that: The device includes a microwave drying box (1), a conveyor belt (2), and a leveling lever (3). The middle section of the conveyor belt passes through the microwave drying box, and a hopper (4) is provided at the front end of the conveyor belt of the microwave drying box. The hopper is completely penetrated below and a gap (5) is left between it and the conveyor belt for material conveying. A leveling lever is provided on the surface of the conveyor belt between the microwave drying box and the hopper. The leveling lever is set vertically and is driven by a power device to level the material back and forth. The direction of movement of the leveling lever is horizontal and perpendicular to the direction of conveyor belt transmission. The distance between the bottom of the leveling lever and the conveyor belt is greater than the thickness of one piece of traditional Chinese medicine beverage and less than the thickness of two pieces of traditional Chinese medicine beverage.
2. The drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: Baffles (6) are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the hopper is fixedly installed on the baffles.
3. The drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 2, characterized in that: The leveling levers are evenly arranged in two rows, with the two rows of leveling levers staggered. The top of each row of leveling levers is fixed on a push-pull plate (7).
4. The drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 3, characterized in that: Two pairs of limiting grooves (8) are provided on both sides of the conveyor belt. Two push-pull plates pass through the limiting grooves on both sides and are limited to move back and forth in the limiting grooves. The limiting grooves on the same side are fixed on the same connecting plate (9), and the connecting plate is fixed to one side of the baffle by bolts.
5. The drying equipment for traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 4, characterized in that: Two push-pull plates are connected at one end to the same push plate (10). A first transmission block (11) is fixedly installed on one side of the push plate, and a turntable (12) is installed on one side of the transmission block. A second transmission block (13) is installed on the eccentric side below the turntable. A rocker arm (14) is installed in the diameter of the first and second transmission blocks. A collar (15) is installed at both ends of the rocker arm. The collars at both ends are respectively fitted on the first and second transmission blocks. A rotating motor (16) is installed in the middle of the turntable.