An automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices

Abstract

This utility model belongs to the field of weighing and dispensing technology, specifically an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices. It includes a conveyor, with a fixed seat for placing dispensing bottles fixed on the conveyor belt. It also includes a sieving box fixed to the top of the slice box, with a connecting pipe fixed to one side of the slice box and communicating with the top of the sieving box. An inclined sieving plate is provided inside the sieving box for sieving the slices. A lifting pipe is located below the weighing hopper, and a weighing sensor is provided on the outer wall of the weighing hopper, installed in a mounting groove in a horizontal plate. This utility model can remove debris from the slices and control the discharge height of the slices to prevent the discharge port from being too far from the dispensing bottle, thus avoiding spillage.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of weighing and packaging technology, and more specifically, it relates to an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices. Background Technology

[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces refer to medicines that are made under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory through traditional processes such as cleaning, cutting, and processing. They have specific shapes, specifications, and processing standards and can be directly used in the clinical prescription of traditional Chinese medicine or in the production of prepared Chinese medicines. During the processing and transportation of decoction pieces, fine particles, dust, and other debris are easily generated due to physical actions such as friction and collision. If these debris are mixed into the finished product, it will seriously affect the quality of the product.

[0003] Currently, existing Chinese herbal medicine decoction piece packaging equipment only has basic packaging functions and lacks a screening device for debris. This results in debris not being effectively separated from qualified decoction pieces during the packaging process, often leading to the mixing of debris and decoction pieces. This not only damages the product's appearance and cleanliness but may also cause errors in clinical dispensing dosage due to debris contamination.

[0004] To address the aforementioned issues, this application proposes an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices, which solves the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0007] This utility model relates to an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices, including a conveyor, a fixed seat for placing dispensing bottles fixed on the conveyor belt of the conveyor, a sieving box fixed at the top of the slice box, a connecting pipe fixed on one side of the slice box and communicating with the top of the sieving box, an inclined sieving plate inside the sieving box for sieving slices, a lifting pipe set below the weighing hopper, and a weighing sensor on the outer wall of the weighing hopper, the weighing sensor being installed in a mounting groove opened in the horizontal plate.

[0008] Furthermore, a vibration motor is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the screening plate, a fixed shell is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the screening box, and a spring is installed inside the fixed shell. A sliding plate is installed above the spring, and a smooth rod is fixedly installed at the top end of the sliding plate. The smooth rod passes through the top end of the fixed shell and is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the screening plate.

[0009] Furthermore, a guide plate is fixed at the lower end of the screening plate, and the guide plate is located inside the connecting pipe.

[0010] Furthermore, a gantry frame is fixedly installed at the top of the conveyor, the horizontal plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the gantry frame, the herbal medicine box is fixedly connected to the top of the gantry frame through a fixed column, and the bottom of the herbal medicine box is connected to a discharge pipe II, which passes through the top of the gantry frame.

[0011] Furthermore, the bottom end of the weighing hopper is connected to a discharge pipe, and a corrugated pipe is connected between the discharge pipe and the lifting pipe.

[0012] Furthermore, a fixing plate is fixedly provided on the outer wall of the discharge pipe, and an electric push rod is fixedly provided on the fixing plate. The output end of the electric push rod is fixedly connected to a fixing plate 2 fixedly provided on the outer wall of the lifting pipe.

[0013] Furthermore, a through groove is provided at the lower end of the outer wall of the screening box, and the through groove is slidably connected to the collection drawer, which is located below the screening plate.

[0014] This utility model has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] This invention uses a sieving plate to sieve the medicinal slices before packaging, effectively separating fine particles, dust and other debris generated during processing and transportation, avoiding mixing of debris with qualified medicinal slices, and significantly improving the cleanliness and quality of the product appearance.

[0016] This invention uses a weighing sensor to monitor the weight of Chinese herbal medicine slices in the symmetrical weighing hopper in real time. By adjusting the height of the lifting tube, the discharge port can be adapted to the mouth of dispensing bottles of different heights, avoiding spillage of the herbal medicine slices due to excessive height difference, and improving the accuracy and stability of dispensing.

[0017] Of course, any product implementing this utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0018] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall appearance structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view and partial structural schematic diagram of the gantry frame of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the herbal medicine slice box and screening box of this utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the screening box and the fixed shell of this utility model;

[0023] The attached diagram lists the components represented by each number as follows:

[0024] In the diagram: 1. Conveyor; 2. Fixed base; 3. Filling bottle; 4. Gantry frame; 5. Weighing hopper; 501. Discharge pipe one; 5011. Fixed plate one; 502. Corrugated pipe; 503. Lifting pipe; 5031. Fixed plate two; 6. Weighing sensor; 601. Horizontal plate; 7. Electric push rod; 8. Herbal medicine box; 801. Discharge pipe two; 802. Fixed column; 9. Connecting pipe; 10. Screening box; 1001. Through channel; 11. Screening plate; 1101. Guide plate; 12. Smooth rod; 13. Sliding plate; 14. Spring; 15. Fixed shell; 16. Collection drawer; 17. Vibration motor. Detailed Implementation

[0025] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "opening", "upper", "lower", "thickness", "top", "middle", "length", "inner", "around" and other terms indicating orientation or positional relationship are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0027] Please see Figure 1 - Figure 4 As shown, this utility model is an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices, including a conveyor 1, a fixed seat 2 for placing dispensing bottles 3 fixed on the conveyor belt of the conveyor 1, and a sieving box 10 fixed on the top of the slice box 8. A connecting pipe 9 connected to the top of the sieving box 10 is fixed on one side of the slice box 8. An inclined sieving plate 11 is provided inside the sieving box 10 for sieving slices. A lifting pipe 503 is set below the weighing hopper 5. A weighing sensor 6 is provided on the outer wall of the weighing hopper 5 and is installed in the mounting groove opened in the horizontal plate 601.

[0028] This embodiment provides an automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices. The conveyor 1 is used to transport the dispensing bottles 3. The top of the screening box 10 is connected to a feeding hopper. The slices are fed into the screening box 10 through the feeding hopper and screened by the screening plate 11. The debris falls through the mesh of the screening plate 11 (the mesh diameter of the screening plate is ≤3mm). The slices fall along the screening plate 11 into the connecting pipe 9 and enter the screening box 10 through the connecting pipe 9. The slices in the screening box 10 are sent to the weighing hopper 5. The weighing sensor 6 weighs the weighing hopper 5 and monitors the weight of the slices in the weighing hopper 5 in real time. The weighing hopper 5 can move vertically to adjust the final discharge height of the slices, adapting to dispensing bottles 3 of different heights.

[0029] The bottom end of the screening plate 11 is fixedly equipped with a vibration motor 17, the inner wall of the screening box 10 is fixedly equipped with a fixed shell 15, and a spring 14 is provided inside the fixed shell 15. A sliding plate 13 is provided above the spring 14, and a smoothing rod 12 is fixedly provided at the top end of the sliding plate 13. The smoothing rod 12 passes through the top end of the fixed shell 15 and is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the screening plate 11. The vibration motor 17 drives the screening plate 11 to vibrate, thereby realizing the rapid screening of the medicinal slices. The smoothing rod 12 is set vertically, and the two ends of the spring 14 are fixedly connected to the smoothing rod 12 and the fixed shell 15 respectively.

[0030] The lower end of the screening plate 11 is fixed with a guide plate 1101, and the guide plate 1101 is located inside the connecting pipe 9. The guide plate 1101 is inclined and is used to guide the medicinal slices into the connecting pipe 9.

[0031] The conveyor 1 is equipped with a gantry frame 4 at its top. The horizontal plate 601 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the gantry frame 4. The herbal medicine box 8 is fixedly connected to the top of the gantry frame 4 via a fixed column 802. The bottom of the herbal medicine box 8 is connected to a discharge pipe 801, which extends through the top of the gantry frame 4. An electromagnetic valve is installed on the discharge pipe 801 to control its opening and closing. The bottom of the discharge pipe 801 is located inside the weighing hopper 5. After the electromagnetic valve of the discharge pipe 801 is opened, the herbal medicine falls into the weighing hopper 5 through the discharge pipe 801. A controller is fixedly installed on one side of the gantry frame 4. The controller is used to preset the target weight value.

[0032] The bottom end of the weighing hopper 5 is connected to a discharge pipe 501, and a corrugated pipe 502 is connected between the discharge pipe 501 and the lifting pipe 503. An electromagnetic valve is installed on the discharge pipe 501, and the corrugated pipe 502 expands and contracts during the lifting process of the lifting pipe 503.

[0033] The discharge pipe 501 has a fixed plate 5011 fixed on its outer wall, and the fixed plate 5011 has an electric push rod 7 fixed on it. The output end of the electric push rod 7 is fixedly connected to the fixed plate 5031 fixed on the outer wall of the lifting pipe 503. The electric push rod 7 drives the fixed plate 5031 to move vertically, thereby realizing the lifting of the lifting pipe 503.

[0034] The screening box 10 has a through groove 1001 at the lower end of its outer wall. The through groove 1001 is slidably connected to the collection drawer 16, which is located below the screening plate 11. Debris passing through the holes of the screening plate 11 falls into the collection drawer 16, which is convenient for regular cleaning and prevents debris from accumulating in the screening box 10, thus ensuring the cleanliness of the inside of the screening box 10.

[0035] Understandably, this invention can remove debris from the medicinal slices and control the discharge height of the medicinal slices to prevent the discharge port from being too far from the dispensing bottle 3, which would cause the medicinal slices to spill out.

[0036] A specific application of the operation process of this embodiment is as follows: the medicinal slices are put into the medicinal slice box 8 through the feeding hopper, the vibration motor 17 is started, the sieve plate 11 vibrates, the medicinal slices fall onto the sieve plate 11, the qualified medicinal slices move to the lower end along the inclined direction of the sieve plate 11, fall into the connecting pipe 9 through the guide plate 1101, and then enter the medicinal slice box 8. The debris falls into the collection drawer 16 through the through hole of the sieve plate 11.

[0037] After the solenoid valve of discharge pipe 2 801 is opened, the medicinal slices enter the weighing hopper 5 through discharge pipe 2 801. The weight of the medicinal slices in the weighing hopper 5 is monitored in real time by the weighing sensor 6. When the preset value is reached, the solenoid valve of discharge pipe 2 801 is closed and the solenoid valve of discharge pipe 1 501 is opened. The medicinal slices enter the dispensing bottle 3 through discharge pipe 1 501, lifting pipe 503 and lifting pipe 503. The controller is used to control the opening and closing of discharge pipe 1 501 and discharge pipe 2 801.

[0038] Before opening the solenoid valve of the discharge pipe 501, the user needs to adjust the height of the lifting pipe 503 according to the height of the dispensing bottle 3. During adjustment, the electric push rod 7 is driven, and the electric push rod 7 drives the lifting pipe 503 to rise and fall through the fixing plate 5031.

[0039] In the description of this specification, references to terms such as "an embodiment," "example," and "specific example" indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0040] The preferred embodiments of this utility model disclosed above are merely illustrative of the present utility model. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the utility model to the specific implementations described. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of this utility model, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize it. This utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices, comprising a conveyor (1), wherein a fixed seat (2) for placing dispensing bottles (3) is fixedly provided on the conveyor belt of the conveyor (1), characterized in that, Also includes: A sieving box (10) is fixed at the top of a medicinal slice box (8). A connecting pipe (9) connected to the top of the sieving box (10) is fixed on one side of the medicinal slice box (8). An inclined sieving plate (11) is provided inside the sieving box (10). The sieving plate (11) is used to sieve medicinal slices. A lifting pipe (503) is set below the weighing hopper (5). The outer wall of the weighing hopper (5) is provided with a weighing sensor (6), and the weighing sensor (6) is installed in the mounting groove opened in the horizontal plate (601).

2. The automatic weighing device for packaging traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vibration motor (17) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the screening plate (11). A fixed shell (15) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the screening box (10). A spring (14) is installed inside the fixed shell (15). A sliding plate (13) is installed above the spring (14). A smooth rod (12) is fixedly installed at the top of the sliding plate (13). The smooth rod (12) passes through the top of the fixed shell (15) and is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the screening plate (11).

3. The automatic weighing device for packaging traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lower end of the screening plate (11) is fixed with a guide plate (1101), and the guide plate (1101) is located inside the connecting pipe (9).

4. The automatic weighing device for packaging traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top of the conveyor (1) is fixedly provided with a gantry frame (4), the horizontal plate (601) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the gantry frame (4), the herbal medicine box (8) is fixedly connected to the top of the gantry frame (4) through a fixed column (802), the bottom of the herbal medicine box (8) is connected to a discharge pipe (801), and the discharge pipe (801) passes through the top of the gantry frame (4).

5. The automatic weighing device for packaging traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the weighing hopper (5) is connected to the discharge pipe (501), and a corrugated pipe (502) is connected between the discharge pipe (501) and the lifting pipe (503).

6. The automatic weighing device for packaging Chinese herbal medicine slices according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer wall of the discharge pipe (501) is fixed with a fixing plate (5011), and the fixing plate (5011) is fixed with an electric push rod (7). The output end of the electric push rod (7) is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the lifting pipe (503) with a fixing plate (5031).

7. The automatic weighing device for packaging traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lower end of the outer wall of the screening box (10) is provided with a through groove (1001), the through groove (1001) is slidably connected to the collection drawer (16), and the collection drawer (16) is located below the screening plate (11).

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