Traditional Chinese medicine material sterilization and drying device
The Chinese herbal medicine sterilization and drying device, which uses a rotating base and ultraviolet lamps moving in sync, solves the problem of uneven heating of Chinese herbal medicines in traditional equipment, and achieves uniform drying and efficient sterilization of Chinese herbal medicines, thereby improving their medicinal value and quality stability.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HENAN ZHOUFUTANG PHARM CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-03
AI Technical Summary
Traditional Chinese medicine drying equipment cannot guarantee that all parts of the medicinal materials are heated evenly, resulting in some areas being over-dehydrated or over-dried, which affects the medicinal value and quality stability.
A sterilization and drying device for Chinese medicinal materials was designed. The device uses a rotating base to drive the placement rack to rotate slowly, and combines the synchronous movement of ultraviolet lamps and diversion air outlets to achieve multi-directional uniform drying and sterilization of Chinese medicinal materials.
This method achieves uniform drying of Chinese medicinal herbs and improves sterilization, avoiding the uneven heating problem present in traditional equipment, and enhancing the medicinal value and quality stability of Chinese medicinal herbs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine processing technology, specifically a sterilization and drying device for traditional Chinese medicine. Background Technology
[0002] In the processing of Chinese medicinal materials, the drying process plays a crucial role. However, traditional Chinese medicinal material drying equipment generally adopts fixed drying devices. This design has revealed significant limitations in practice. Chinese medicinal materials vary in shape, size and thickness, which directly leads to the difficulty in ensuring that every part of the Chinese medicinal materials is heated evenly during the heating process by fixed drying equipment. Uneven heating causes a series of chain reactions.
[0003] In some areas, excessive drying leads to over-dehydration, resulting in the loss of valuable moisture and potentially damaging the effective components of medicinal herbs, thus significantly reducing their medicinal value. In other areas, insufficient drying may leave excessive moisture residue, affecting the quality stability of the herbs and potentially posing risks to their subsequent storage and use. More seriously, localized overheating can directly damage the effective components of medicinal herbs, further reducing their medicinal value. Therefore, a sterilization and drying device for medicinal herbs is needed. Utility Model Content
[0004] (a) Technical problems to be solved
[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides a sterilization and drying device for Chinese medicinal materials. This solves the problem that most traditional drying equipment only processes Chinese medicinal materials through a single, fixed drying and sterilization device, which fails to effectively guarantee the uniformity of drying.
[0006] (II) Technical Solution
[0007] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a sterilization and drying device for Chinese medicinal materials, including a drying chamber, a transparent cabinet door hinged to the drying chamber, an exhaust port on the top of the drying chamber, and a drying and sterilization component on the drying chamber, which is used to uniformly dry and sterilize the Chinese medicinal materials.
[0008] The drying and sterilization assembly includes a rotating base, a placement rack, a drying hot air blower, a diversion outlet, an air supply pipe, a first motor, a rotating column, an annular inclined groove, a rotating shaft, and a sliding sleeve;
[0009] The rotating base in the drying and sterilization component is set inside the drying chamber, and the placement rack is fixedly connected to the rotating base. The placement rack is equipped with multiple trays.
[0010] A geared motor is installed inside the rotating base, which drives the placement rack to rotate slowly. A fixed frame is fixedly connected inside the drying chamber, and multiple ultraviolet lamps are installed inside the fixed frame.
[0011] Preferably, each of the ultraviolet lamps has two fixed plates fixedly connected to the side facing away from the placement frame, and each fixed plate has a fixed post fixedly connected to it. The fixed posts are rotatably connected to the side wall of the fixed frame.
[0012] Preferably, gears are fixedly sleeved at the opposite ends of the two fixed columns, and multiple sliding sleeves are respectively fixedly connected to the side plates of the C-shaped sliding frame.
[0013] Preferably, a C-shaped sliding frame is slidably connected within the plurality of sliding sleeves, and the side of the C-shaped sliding frame near the gear has a toothed groove, which meshes with the plurality of gears.
[0014] Preferably, the rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the horizontal plate of the C-shaped sliding frame, the first motor is fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the drying chamber, the rotating column is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the output shaft of the first motor, and the annular inclined groove is opened on the outer surface of the rotating column.
[0015] Preferably, the annular inclined groove is arranged in an inclined shape with the ends connected, the rotating shaft is slidably connected to the inner wall of the annular inclined groove, the diversion outlet is fixedly connected to the ultraviolet lamp, and the side of the diversion outlet away from the ultraviolet lamp is fixedly connected to a telescopic hose.
[0016] Preferably, the drying hot air blower is fixedly installed on the back surface of the drying chamber, the air supply pipe is fixedly connected to the back plate of the drying chamber, the air outlet of the drying hot air blower is connected to the air supply pipe, and the telescopic hose is fixedly connected to the air supply pipe.
[0017] (III) Beneficial Effects
[0018] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a sterilization and drying device for Chinese medicinal materials, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0019] 1. This Chinese herbal medicine sterilization and drying device uses a fixed plate to drive the ultraviolet lamp and the diversion air outlet to continuously oscillate around the fixed column. This allows the ultraviolet light emitted by the ultraviolet lamp to sterilize the Chinese herbal medicine on the tray, and at the same time, the oscillation of the diversion air outlet can also dry the Chinese herbal medicine evenly. This continuously moving drying and sterilization method can ensure that Chinese herbal medicine is treated evenly from multiple directions. This avoids the problem that most traditional drying equipment only uses a single fixed drying and sterilization device to process Chinese herbal medicine, which makes it difficult to effectively guarantee the uniformity of drying.
[0020] 2. This Chinese herbal medicine sterilization and drying device, through the synchronous movement of the ultraviolet lamp and the diversion air outlet in the drying and sterilization component, can further ensure that the ultraviolet light of the ultraviolet lamp can work continuously while the air is being vented from the diversion air outlet. This allows the sterilization work to be carried out simultaneously when the Chinese herbal medicine is being dried by the airflow sprayed from the diversion air outlet, which can further improve the sterilization effect and make the sterilization effect of the Chinese herbal medicine more outstanding. Attached Figure Description
[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the first motor structure of this utility model;
[0023] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 2 Enlarged view of point A in the middle;
[0024] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the telescopic hose structure of this utility model.
[0025] In the diagram: 1. Drying chamber; 2. Rotating base; 3. Placement rack; 4. Tray; 5. Drying hot air blower; 6. Fixing frame; 7. Ultraviolet lamp; 8. Fixing plate; 9. Fixing column; 10. Gear; 11. C-shaped sliding frame; 12. Diverting air outlet; 13. Telescopic hose; 14. Air supply pipe; 15. First motor; 16. Rotating column; 17. Annular inclined groove; 18. Rotating shaft; 19. Sliding sleeve. Detailed Implementation
[0026] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0027] Please see Figure 1-4 This utility model provides a new technical solution: a sterilization and drying device for Chinese medicinal materials, including a drying chamber 1, a transparent cabinet door hinged to the drying chamber 1, an exhaust port on the top of the drying chamber 1, and a drying and sterilization component on the drying chamber 1, which is used to uniformly dry and sterilize the Chinese medicinal materials.
[0028] The drying and sterilization assembly includes a rotating base 2, a placement rack 3, a drying hot air blower 5, a diversion outlet 12, an air supply pipe 14, a first motor 15, a rotating column 16, an annular inclined groove 17, a rotating shaft 18, and a sliding sleeve 19.
[0029] The rotating base 2 in the drying and sterilization component is set inside the drying chamber 1, and the placement rack 3 is fixedly connected to the rotating base 2. Multiple trays 4 are set on the placement rack 3.
[0030] A geared motor is installed inside the rotating base 2, which drives the placement rack 3 to rotate slowly. A fixed frame 6 is fixedly connected inside the drying chamber 1, and multiple ultraviolet lamps 7 are installed inside the fixed frame 6.
[0031] Furthermore, two fixing plates 8 are fixedly connected to the side of the ultraviolet lamp 7 facing away from the placement rack 3, and fixing posts 9 are fixedly connected to the fixing plates 8. The fixing posts 9 are rotatably connected to the side wall of the fixing frame 6.
[0032] Furthermore, gears 10 are fixedly sleeved at opposite ends of the two fixed columns 9, and multiple sliding sleeves 19 are respectively fixedly connected to the side plates of the C-shaped sliding frame 11.
[0033] Furthermore, a C-shaped sliding bracket 11 is slidably connected within the multiple sliding sleeves 19. The C-shaped sliding bracket 11 has a toothed groove on the side near the gear 10, and the toothed groove meshes with the multiple gears 10.
[0034] Furthermore, the rotating shaft 18 is rotatably connected to the horizontal plate of the C-shaped sliding frame 11, the first motor 15 is fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the drying chamber 1, the rotating column 16 is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the output shaft of the first motor 15, and the annular inclined groove 17 is opened on the outer surface of the rotating column 16.
[0035] Furthermore, the annular inclined groove 17 is inclined with its ends connected. The rotating shaft 18 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the annular inclined groove 17. The diversion outlet 12 is fixedly connected to the ultraviolet lamp 7. The side of the diversion outlet 12 away from the ultraviolet lamp 7 is fixedly connected with a telescopic hose 13.
[0036] Furthermore, the drying hot air blower 5 is fixedly installed on the back surface of the drying chamber 1, the air supply pipe 14 is fixedly connected to the back plate of the drying chamber 1, the air outlet of the drying hot air blower 5 is connected to the air supply pipe 14, and the telescopic hose 13 is fixedly connected to the air supply pipe 14.
[0037] Furthermore, during use, by activating the drying hot air blower 5, hot air for drying Chinese medicinal herbs is delivered to multiple telescopic hoses 13 through the air supply pipe 14. The hot air flows from the telescopic hoses 13 through the fixed frame 6, and then splits into two streams at the split outlet 12, spraying onto the tray 4 until it diffuses around the Chinese medicinal herbs, allowing the moisture in the herbs to evaporate slowly. Simultaneously, by activating the reduction motor in the rotating base 2, the reduction motor drives the placement rack 3 on the rotating tray to rotate, causing the tray containing the Chinese medicinal herbs to rotate. This ensures that the Chinese medicinal herbs on the tray 4 are dried evenly. At the same time, the first motor 15 is activated, driving the rotating column 16 to rotate. When the rotating column 16 rotates, it applies force to the rotating shaft 18 through the annular inclined groove 17. This allows the rotating shaft 18 to drive the C-shaped sliding frame 11 to move up and down within the sliding sleeve 19. As the C-shaped sliding frame 11 moves, it meshes with the gear 10 through its own upper tooth groove, allowing it to rotate together with the fixed column 9 and the fixed plate 8. This causes the fixed plate 8 to drive the ultraviolet lamp 7 and the diversion air outlet 12 to continuously oscillate around the fixed column 9 as the axis. This allows the ultraviolet light emitted by the ultraviolet lamp 7 to sterilize the Chinese medicinal materials on the tray 4, and at the same time, the oscillation of the diversion air outlet 12 can also dry the Chinese medicinal materials evenly. This continuously moving drying and sterilization method allows the Chinese medicinal materials to be treated evenly from multiple directions. This avoids the problem that most drying equipment in traditional methods only uses a single fixed drying and sterilization device to treat Chinese medicinal materials, which makes it difficult to effectively guarantee the uniformity of drying of Chinese medicinal materials.
[0038] Furthermore, by synchronously moving the ultraviolet lamp 7 and the diversion air outlet 12 in the drying and sterilization component, the ultraviolet light from the ultraviolet lamp 7 can continue to work even when the air outlet 12 is blowing air. This allows the sterilization process to be carried out simultaneously when the Chinese medicinal materials are dried by the airflow sprayed from the diversion air outlet 12, which can further improve the sterilization effect and make the sterilization effect of the Chinese medicinal materials more outstanding.
[0039] Structural Description:
[0040] Drying Chamber 1: This is the main structure of the entire Chinese herbal medicine sterilization and drying device, used to hold the Chinese herbal medicines to be dried and sterilized. It is equipped with a transparent cabinet door for easy observation and operation, and an exhaust vent is set at the top to remove the moisture generated during the drying process.
[0041] Rotating base 2: The rotating base 2 includes a geared motor and a rotating tray on the output shaft of the geared motor. The placement rack 3 is installed on the rotating tray. The geared motor can drive the placement rack 3 on the rotating tray 2 to rotate together. It is installed inside the drying chamber 1 to support and rotate the placement rack 3. The rotating base 2 is equipped with a geared motor, which can slowly and stably drive the placement rack 3 to rotate, ensuring that the Chinese medicinal materials are heated and irradiated by ultraviolet rays evenly.
[0042] Placement rack 3: Fixedly connected to the rotating base 2, used to place tray 4 and Chinese medicinal materials on the tray.
[0043] Tray 4: Set on rack 3, used to directly support Chinese medicinal materials to be dried and sterilized.
[0044] Drying hot air blower 5: Fixedly installed on the back surface of the drying chamber 1, it is the main equipment for generating hot air. It delivers hot air to the area around the Chinese medicinal materials through the air supply pipe 14 for drying.
[0045] Fixed frame 6: Fixedly connected inside the drying chamber 1, used to install and support multiple ultraviolet lamps 7.
[0046] Ultraviolet lamp 7: Installed within the fixed frame 6, used for sterilizing Chinese medicinal materials. Two fixing plates 8 are fixedly connected to the side of the ultraviolet lamp 7 facing away from the placement rack 3.
[0047] Fixing plate 8: Used to connect the ultraviolet lamp 7 and the fixing post 9, ensuring that the ultraviolet lamp 7 can rotate around the fixing post 9.
[0048] Fixed column 9: Rotatably connected to the side wall of fixed frame 6, providing a rotation axis for ultraviolet lamp 7 and fixed plate 8.
[0049] Gear 10: It is fixedly sleeved at one end of the two fixed columns 9 and meshes with the tooth groove on the C-shaped sliding frame 11 to achieve synchronous movement.
[0050] C-shaped sliding bracket 11: Multiple sliding sleeves 19 are fixedly connected to its side plate, allowing the C-shaped sliding bracket 11 to slide up and down within the sliding sleeves 19. The side of the C-shaped sliding bracket 11 near the gear 10 has a toothed groove that meshes with the gear 10.
[0051] The air outlet 12 is fixedly connected to the ultraviolet lamp 7 and is used to evenly distribute hot air around the Chinese medicinal materials. It swings with the ultraviolet lamp 7 to ensure uniform drying effect.
[0052] Telescopic flexible hose 13: connects the diversion outlet 12 and the air supply pipe 14, allowing the diversion outlet 12 to maintain connection with hot air while moving.
[0053] Air supply pipe 14: It is fixedly connected to the back plate of the drying chamber 1 and is connected to the air outlet of the drying hot air blower 5. It is used to supply hot air to the telescopic hose 13.
[0054] First motor 15: Fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the drying chamber 1, used to drive the rotating column 16 to rotate.
[0055] Rotating column 16: It is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the output shaft of the first motor 15. The outer surface is provided with an annular inclined groove 17 for sliding connection with the rotating shaft 18 and applying force.
[0056] Annular inclined groove 17: It is formed on the outer surface of the rotating column 16 and is inclined in a connected manner. When the rotating column 16 rotates, the annular inclined groove 17 can push the rotating shaft 18 to move up and down.
[0057] Rotating shaft 18: Rotatably connected to the horizontal plate of C-shaped sliding frame 11, and driven by annular inclined groove 17 to realize the up and down movement of C-shaped sliding frame 11.
[0058] Sliding sleeve 19: Fixedly connected to the side plate of the C-shaped sliding frame 11, providing a sliding track for the C-shaped sliding frame 11.
[0059] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A sterilization and drying device for traditional Chinese medicinal materials, characterized in that: The drying chamber (1) is hinged with a transparent cabinet door. The top of the drying chamber (1) is equipped with an exhaust port. The drying chamber (1) is equipped with a drying and sterilization component, which is used to uniformly dry and sterilize Chinese herbal medicines. The drying and sterilization assembly includes a rotating base (2), a placement rack (3), a drying hot air blower (5), a diversion outlet (12), an air supply pipe (14), a first motor (15), a rotating column (16), an annular inclined groove (17), a rotating shaft (18), and a sliding sleeve (19). The rotating base (2) in the drying and sterilization assembly is set inside the drying chamber (1), and the placement rack (3) is fixedly connected to the rotating base (2). Multiple trays (4) are set on the placement rack (3). A geared motor is installed inside the rotating base (2). The rotating base (2) is used to drive the placement rack (3) to rotate slowly. A fixed frame (6) is fixedly connected inside the drying box (1). Multiple ultraviolet lamps (7) are installed inside the fixed frame (6).
2. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two fixing plates (8) are fixedly connected to the side of the ultraviolet lamp (7) away from the placement frame (3). Fixing posts (9) are fixedly connected to the fixing plates (8). The fixing posts (9) are rotatably connected to the side wall of the fixing frame (6).
3. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: Gears (10) are fixedly sleeved at opposite ends of the two fixed columns (9), and multiple sliding sleeves (19) are fixedly connected to the side plates of the C-shaped sliding frame (11).
4. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A C-shaped sliding frame (11) is slidably connected inside the multiple sliding sleeves (19). The C-shaped sliding frame (11) has a toothed groove on the side near the gear (10), and the toothed groove meshes with the multiple gears (10).
5. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating shaft (18) is rotatably connected to the horizontal plate of the C-shaped sliding frame (11), the first motor (15) is fixedly installed on the bottom wall of the drying box (1), the rotating column (16) is fixedly sleeved on the outer surface of the output shaft of the first motor (15), and the annular inclined groove (17) is opened on the outer surface of the rotating column (16).
6. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The annular inclined groove (17) is set in an inclined shape with the ends connected. The rotating shaft (18) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the annular inclined groove (17). The diversion outlet (12) is fixedly connected to the ultraviolet lamp (7). The side of the diversion outlet (12) away from the ultraviolet lamp (7) is fixedly connected to a telescopic hose (13).
7. The traditional Chinese medicinal material sterilization and drying device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drying hot air blower (5) is fixedly installed on the back surface of the drying box (1), the air supply pipe (14) is fixedly connected to the back plate of the drying box (1), the air outlet of the drying hot air blower (5) is connected to the air supply pipe (14), and the telescopic hose (13) is fixedly connected to the air supply pipe (14).