Traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy

By designing a Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for pharmacies, the device automatically cleans the residual medicinal materials from the grinding balls and mortar using lifting and cleaning components, solving the problem of cumbersome cleaning during electric grinding and achieving efficient cleaning of medicinal materials and reducing waste.

CN224405256UActive Publication Date: 2026-06-26LANGFANG PEOPLES HOSPITAL

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
LANGFANG PEOPLES HOSPITAL
Filing Date
2025-07-21
Publication Date
2026-06-26

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Technical Problem

Existing Chinese herbal medicine grinding devices cause waste of medicinal materials during cleaning, especially electric grinding devices, which are troublesome to clean and easy to overlook.

Method used

A traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in pharmacies was designed, comprising a shell, a lifting component, a cleaning component, and a cleaning assembly. A servo motor drives the mortar to rotate and the grinding balls to rise and fall. Combined with an elastic scraper and a striking rod, it can automatically clean the grinding balls and mortar of residual medicinal materials.

Benefits of technology

It achieves automated cleaning of medicinal materials, reduces waste, improves grinding efficiency and cleaning effect, and meets medical requirements.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a traditional chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for traditional chinese medicine shop relates to traditional chinese medicine grinding technical field, including the casing, the upper surface of casing is equipped with the round through slot, the bowl shape's collection shell is fixedly connected in the round through slot, the round hole is equipped with in the center of collection shell, the inner wall rotation connection of collection shell two rotating rods. The utility model discloses through setting up cleaning assembly, when grinding is finished, the mortar overturns, and the arc plate is up, and at this time, the grinding ball drops again, and enters between arc plate, and the elastic scraper of arc plate one side is attached on the grinding ball, and at this time, the grinding ball rotates again, and the elastic scraper is scraped to the grinding ball surface, and the residual residue adhered is scraped down, and the grinding ball is cleaned, and the waste of medicinal materials is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicine grinding technology, and in particular relates to a traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies. Background Technology

[0002] Grinding Chinese medicinal herbs is a crucial step in the processing and use of traditional Chinese medicine, offering numerous benefits. Most medicinal herbs have a certain size and shape, with a tightly packed cellular structure. Grinding and breaking them down reduces the particle size and significantly increases the surface area. For example, grinding a large piece of rhizome into a fine powder can increase its surface area by tens or even hundreds of times. This greatly increases the contact area between the medicine and the solvent (such as water) during decoction or administration, allowing the active ingredients to diffuse more easily from the herb into the solvent, thus improving the dissolution rate of the active ingredients.

[0003] When grinding Chinese medicine, whether using an electric grinder or a manual grinder, objects such as a mortar and pestle are usually used to grind the herbs. During grinding, the herbs come into close contact with the mortar and pestle, causing them to be pressed together. This makes it easy for herb particles to adhere to the mortar and pestle. When grinding manually, these particles can be cleaned directly, but when grinding with an electric grinder, cleaning is troublesome and can easily be overlooked, leading to waste. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the aforementioned problems, this utility model proposes a traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, which can more accurately solve the problems described above.

[0005] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] This utility model proposes a Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in Chinese medicine pharmacies, including a shell. The upper surface of the shell is provided with a circular through groove, and a bowl-shaped collecting shell is fixedly connected in the circular through groove. A circular through hole is provided at the center of the collecting shell. Two rotating rods are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the collecting shell, and a mortar is fixedly connected between the two rotating rods. A lifting assembly is provided above the shell, and a grinding ball is provided on the lifting assembly. A cleaning assembly is provided on the lower arc surface of the mortar, and the cleaning assembly is used to clean the grinding ball.

[0007] In one example, two mounting plates are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing, and two rotating rods pass through the collection housing. The rotating rods are rotatably connected to the mounting plates, and a servo motor is fixedly connected to one side of one of the mounting plates. The main shaft of the servo motor is fixedly connected to one of the rotating rods.

[0008] In one example, the lifting assembly includes a mounting frame, which is fixedly connected to the housing. Each mounting frame has two square through slots, and a sliding plate is slidably connected to the two mounting frames. A drive motor is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sliding plate, and the main shaft of the drive motor is fixedly connected to a grinding ball. Two electric push rods are fixedly connected to the mounting frame, and the telescopic rods of the electric push rods are fixedly connected to the sliding plates.

[0009] In one example, the cleaning component includes multiple arc-shaped plates, all of which are fixedly connected to a mortar and pestle. All of the arc-shaped plates are arranged in a circular array, and the inner arc surfaces of all the arc-shaped plates are fixedly connected to elastic scrapers.

[0010] In one example, the shell has a square notch on one side, which is opposite to the collection shell.

[0011] In one example, a support rod is fixedly connected to one side of all the arc-shaped plates, and a lever is rotatably connected to one end of the support rod. A torsion spring is provided at the connection between the support rod and the lever. A striking rod is fixedly connected to the lower end of the lever. An arc surface is provided at the upper end of the lever. A fixing ring is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the grinding ball. An arc-shaped block is fixedly connected to the outer side of the fixing ring. The lower sides of both the fixing ring and the arc-shaped block are arc-shaped.

[0012] The traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in pharmacies proposed in this utility model can bring the following beneficial effects:

[0013] Firstly, by setting up a cleaning component, after grinding is completed, the mortar is flipped over with the arc-shaped plate facing upwards. At this time, the grinding ball descends again and enters between the arc-shaped plates. The elastic scraper on one side of the arc-shaped plate adheres to the grinding ball. The grinding ball then rotates again, and the elastic scraper scrapes the surface of the grinding ball, scraping off the remaining residue and cleaning the grinding ball, while reducing the waste of medicinal materials.

[0014] Secondly, by setting up a lever and a striking lever, during cleaning, the fixed ring and the arc-shaped block rotate simultaneously. The arc-shaped block contacts the lever, and the lever and striking lever rotate. When the arc-shaped block disengages from the lever, the lever and striking lever return to their original positions under the action of the torsion spring. The striking lever strikes the mortar, which is made of metal and meets medical requirements. After the strike, the mortar vibrates, cleaning the residue on the inner wall of the grinding chamber of the mortar. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are provided to further illustrate the present invention and constitute a part of the present invention, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention and are used to explain the present invention, but do not constitute an undue limitation of the present invention.

[0016] In the attached diagram:

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model.

[0018] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component of this utility model.

[0020] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the use of the cleaning component of this utility model.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Shell; 2. Collection shell; 3. Rotating rod; 4. Mortar; 5. Lifting assembly; 51. Mounting bracket; 52. Sliding plate; 53. Drive motor; 54. Electric push rod; 6. Grinding ball; 7. Cleaning assembly; 71. Arc plate; 72. Elastic scraper; 8. Mounting plate; 9. Servo motor; 10. Support rod; 11. Actuating rod; 12. Striking rod; 13. Fixing ring; 14. Arc block. Detailed Implementation

[0022] To more clearly illustrate the overall concept of this utility model, a detailed description will be provided below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0023] like Figures 1-4 As shown in the figure, this utility model provides a traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy. It includes a housing 1, with a circular groove on the upper surface of the housing 1. A bowl-shaped collecting shell 2 is fixedly connected within the circular groove. A circular through hole is located at the center of the collecting shell 2. Two rotating rods 3 are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the collecting shell 2, and a mortar 4 is fixedly connected between the two rotating rods 3. A lifting assembly 5 is located above the housing 1, and grinding balls 6 are mounted on the lifting assembly 5. A cleaning assembly 7 is located on the lower arc surface of the mortar 4 for cleaning the grinding balls 6. Two mounting plates 8 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing 1. The two rotating rods 3 pass through the collecting shell 2 and are rotatably connected to the mounting plates 8. A servo motor is fixedly connected to one side of one of the mounting plates 8. 9. The main shaft of the servo motor 9 is fixedly connected to one of the rotating rods 3. When in use, the medicinal materials are poured into the mortar 4, which is bowl-shaped. Then, the lifting component 5 drives the grinding ball 6 to rise and fall frequently, grinding and crushing the medicinal materials in the grinding chamber of the mortar 4. After grinding, the servo motor 9 drives the mortar 4 to rotate, so that the cleaning component 7 faces upward and the opening of the mortar 4 faces downward. The medicinal materials in the mortar 4 enter the collection shell 2 under the action of gravity, slide down along the inner wall of the collection shell 2, and are discharged through the circular through hole. The staff only needs to place the collection container under the circular through hole. Then, the lifting component 5 drives the grinding ball 6 to descend and contact the cleaning component 7 to clean the residual medicinal materials on the grinding ball 6, reducing the medicinal material residue on the grinding ball 6.

[0024] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the lifting assembly 5 includes a mounting frame 51, which is fixedly connected to the housing 1. Each mounting frame 51 has two square through slots. Sliding plates 52 are slidably connected to the two mounting frames 51. A drive motor 53 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sliding plate 52. The main shaft of the drive motor 53 is fixedly connected to the grinding ball 6. Two electric push rods 54 are fixedly connected to the mounting frame 51. The telescopic rods of the electric push rods 54 are fixedly connected to the sliding plate 52. The electric push rods 54 control the lifting and lowering of the sliding plate 52, thereby controlling the lifting and lowering of the grinding ball 6, which enters and leaves the mortar 4. When grinding, the grinding ball 6 enters the mortar 4 and squeezes the medicinal material. At the same time, the drive motor 53 starts, causing the grinding ball 6 to rotate slowly. The medicinal material is ground by the friction of rotation, which is more labor-saving and ensures the grinding effect.

[0025] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the cleaning component 7 includes multiple arc-shaped plates 71, all of which are fixedly connected to the mortar 4. All the arc-shaped plates 71 are arranged in a circular array, and the inner arc surface of all the arc-shaped plates 71 is fixedly connected to an elastic scraper 72. After grinding is completed, the mortar 4 is flipped over, with the arc-shaped plates 71 facing upwards. At this time, the grinding ball 6 descends again and enters between the arc-shaped plates 71. The elastic scraper 72 on one side of the arc-shaped plate 71 adheres to the grinding ball 6. At this time, the grinding ball 6 rotates again, and the elastic scraper 72 scrapes the surface of the grinding ball 6, scraping off the residual residue, cleaning the grinding ball 6, and reducing the waste of medicinal materials.

[0026] like Figure 1 As shown, a square notch is provided on one side of the shell 1, which is opposite to the collection shell 2. The square notch allows staff to place the collection container under the collection shell 2 to collect the medicinal materials.

[0027] like Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown, a support rod 10 is fixedly connected to one side of all the arc-shaped plates 71. One end of the support rod 10 is rotatably connected to a lever 11. A torsion spring is provided at the connection between the support rod 10 and the lever 11. A striking rod 12 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the lever 11. An arc surface is provided at the upper end of the lever 11. A fixing ring 13 is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the grinding ball 6. An arc-shaped block 14 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the fixing ring 13. The lower sides of both the fixing ring 13 and the arc-shaped block 14 are arc-shaped. When the grinding ball 6 descends and contacts the elastic scraper 72, the arc-shaped end of the lever 11 moves along the fixed ring 12. The arc-shaped sides of ring 13 and arc-shaped block 14 slide to the sides of fixed ring 13 and arc-shaped block 14. When the grinder rotates for cleaning, fixed ring 13 and arc-shaped block 14 rotate simultaneously. Arc-shaped block 14 contacts actuating rod 11. Actuating rod 11 and striking rod 12 rotate. When arc-shaped block 14 disengages from actuating rod 11, actuating rod 11 and striking rod 12 reset under the action of torsion spring. Striking rod 12 strikes mortar 4. Mortar 4 is made of metal and meets medical requirements. After striking, mortar 4 vibrates, cleaning the residue on the inner wall of the grinding chamber of mortar 4.

[0028] Working principle: The medicinal materials are poured into the mortar 4. The electric push rod 54 controls the raising and lowering of the sliding plate 52, which in turn controls the raising and lowering of the grinding balls 6, allowing them to enter and leave the mortar 4. During grinding, as the grinding balls 6 enter the mortar 4, they compress the medicinal materials. Simultaneously, the drive motor 53 starts, causing the grinding balls 6 to rotate slowly. The friction from the rotation grinds the medicinal materials. After grinding is complete, the servo motor 9 drives the mortar 4 to rotate. The medicinal materials inside the mortar 4 enter the collection shell 2 under gravity, slide down the inner wall of the collection shell 2, and are discharged through the circular through-hole. The operator simply needs to place the collection container under the circular through-hole, and the grinding balls 6 will descend again. The ball enters between the arc-shaped plates 71. The elastic scraper 72 on one side of the arc-shaped plate 71 adheres to the grinding ball 6. At this time, the grinding ball 6 rotates again, and the elastic scraper 72 scrapes the surface of the grinding ball 6. The fixing ring 13 and the arc-shaped block 14 rotate simultaneously. The arc-shaped block 14 contacts the actuating rod 11. The actuating rod 11 and the striking rod 12 rotate. When the arc-shaped block 14 separates from the actuating rod 11, the actuating rod 11 and the striking rod 12 reset under the action of the torsion spring. The striking rod 12 strikes the mortar 4. The mortar 4 is made of metal and meets the requirements of medicine. After the strike, the mortar 4 vibrates, cleaning the residue on the inner wall of the grinding chamber of the mortar 4.

[0029] The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably. Each embodiment focuses on describing the differences from other embodiments. In particular, the system embodiments are basically similar to the method embodiments, so the description is relatively simple; relevant parts can be referred to the descriptions in the method embodiments.

[0030] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the scope of this utility model. Various modifications and variations can be made to this utility model by those skilled in the art. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principle of this utility model should be included within the scope of the claims of this utility model.

Claims

1. A traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, characterized in that, The device includes a housing (1), the upper surface of which is provided with a circular through groove, a bowl-shaped collection shell (2) is fixedly connected in the circular through groove, a circular through hole is provided at the center of the collection shell (2), two rotating rods (3) are rotatably connected to the inner wall of the collection shell (2), and a mortar (4) is fixedly connected between the two rotating rods (3). A lifting assembly (5) is provided above the housing (1), and a grinding ball (6) is provided on the lifting assembly (5). A cleaning assembly (7) is provided on the lower arc surface of the mortar (4), and the cleaning assembly (7) is used to clean the grinding ball (6).

2. The traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 1, characterized in that, Two mounting plates (8) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the housing (1), and two rotating rods (3) pass through the collection housing (2). The rotating rods (3) are rotatably connected to the mounting plates (8). A servo motor (9) is fixedly connected to one side of one of the mounting plates (8), and the main shaft of the servo motor (9) is fixedly connected to one of the rotating rods (3).

3. The traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 1, characterized in that, The lifting assembly (5) includes a mounting frame (51), which is fixedly connected to the housing (1). Each mounting frame (51) has two square through slots. Sliding plates (52) are slidably connected to the two mounting frames (51). A drive motor (53) is fixedly connected to the upper surface of the sliding plate (52). The main shaft of the drive motor (53) is fixedly connected to the grinding ball (6). Two electric push rods (54) are fixedly connected to the mounting frame (51). The telescopic rods of the electric push rods (54) are fixedly connected to the sliding plate (52).

4. A traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 3, characterized in that, The cleaning component (7) includes multiple arc-shaped plates (71), all of which are fixedly connected to the mortar (4). All of the arc-shaped plates (71) are arranged in a ring array, and the inner arc surfaces of all of the arc-shaped plates (71) are fixedly connected to elastic scrapers (72).

5. A traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 1, characterized in that, The shell (1) has a square notch on one side, which is opposite to the collection shell (2).

6. A traditional Chinese medicine grinding and crushing device for use in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 4, characterized in that, One side of all the arc plates (71) is fixedly connected to a support rod (10), one end of the support rod (10) is rotatably connected to a lever (11), a torsion spring is provided at the connection between the support rod (10) and the lever (11), the lower end of the lever (11) is fixedly connected to a striking rod (12), the upper end of the lever (11) is provided with an arc surface, the upper surface of the grinding ball (6) is fixedly connected to a fixing ring (13), the outer side of the fixing ring (13) is fixedly connected to an arc block (14), and the lower sides of the fixing ring (13) and the arc block (14) are both arc-shaped.