A gelatin capsule production tray
By improving the structural design of the pellet drying tray, the soft capsules can be easily grasped using an adjustable motor and rotating threaded column. The side plate and locking frame design ensure stable stacking, solving the problem of inconvenient grasping of existing trays and improving work efficiency and stability.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANDONG LIFESHINE BIOENGINEERING CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-21
AI Technical Summary
The drying trays used in the production and processing of soft capsules are prone to falling into the recesses when picking up capsules, which makes it inconvenient to grasp, increases complexity, and reduces work efficiency.
A pellet drying tray structure was designed, comprising a tray frame, a lower support frame, an adjustment motor, a rotating threaded column, a connecting plate, and a lower push plate. The adjustment motor drives the rotating threaded column to move the connecting plate and the lower push plate, enabling convenient gripping of soft capsules. The structure is stably stacked and moved through the side connecting plate, inner spring, and locking frame.
It improves the gripping speed and efficiency of soft capsules, reduces gripping complexity, and maintains structural stability during batch movement, thereby enhancing overall work efficiency and user experience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of soft capsule production and processing technology, specifically a soft capsule drying tray for soft capsule production. Background Technology
[0002] Soft capsule manufacturing is an industrialized process that encapsulates oily drugs, nutrients, or functional ingredients within a gelatin-based film to create soft capsules of specific shapes, such as elliptical or spherical. This process requires precise coordination across multiple stages. First, raw material pretreatment is performed: shell materials are mixed in a specific ratio, heated in a vacuum cooker to dissolve into a homogeneous gel, and then allowed to stand to remove bubbles before use. The contents, depending on their properties, need to be ground, filtered, or homogenized to ensure uniform dispersion and the absence of impurities. The core forming stage relies on a soft capsule machine. The gel solution is passed through a gelatin box to form two continuous gel films. The contents are injected between the two films using a metering pump. A rotating mold applies pressure to press and cut the films into individual soft capsules, simultaneously sealing them. A drying tray, specifically designed for soft capsule manufacturing, is used for this process.
[0003] An investigation revealed that patent CN222211186U discloses a drying tray for soft capsule production. The tray includes a tray body with two mounting plates fixedly installed on one side. Screws are movably mounted on the inner sides of the two mounting plates via bearings. A threaded clamp is threadedly connected to the outer side of the screw, and a bracket is fixedly mounted on the outer side of the threaded clamp. A motor is fixedly mounted at one end of the screw, and a sliding clamp is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the other end of the bracket. A sliding rod is movably sleeved on the inner side of the sliding clamp. An installation tube is provided at the top of the bracket, and several guide tubes are connected to the bottom of the installation tube. A guide cone is fixedly installed inside the installation tube. During inspection, LED light strips illuminate the oil paper and soft capsules, allowing for uniform illumination to check for oil stains and liquid seepage. This facilitates observation, increases the stability of the inspection, and improves upon the inconvenience of manual lighting.
[0004] However, most of the capsule drying trays currently available on the market are not very convenient to use. When picking up capsules, they tend to fall into the recessed areas, making it inconvenient to grasp them. They do not provide a gripping effect for the structure, thus increasing the complexity of soft capsule grasping, reducing the overall work speed, and affecting the efficiency of subsequent work.
[0005] Therefore, this utility model provides a drying tray for soft capsule production to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0006] (a) Technical problems to be solved: This utility model provides a drying tray for soft capsule production, aiming to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.
[0007] (II) Technical Solution: To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a drying tray for soft capsule production, comprising a tray frame, a lower support frame fixedly connected to the bottom of the tray frame, an adjusting motor fixedly connected to the bottom of the lower support frame, and a rotating threaded column fixedly connected to the output shaft of the adjusting motor via a coupling.
[0008] The outer wall of the rotating threaded column is movably connected to a connecting plate, and a push plate is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting plate. A movable push column is fixedly connected to the top of the push plate. This makes the overall structure easier to use, makes it easier to grasp the soft capsule located in the tray recess, reduces the complexity of grasping and using the soft capsule, improves the overall working speed, speeds up the subsequent work process, and improves the overall work efficiency.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution of this application, a side plate is fixedly connected to one side of the pallet frame, and the height of the side plate is greater than the sum of the height of the pallet frame, the height of the lower support frame and the height of the adjustment motor.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution of this application, an inner spring is fixedly connected inside the side plate, and a locking arc block is fixedly connected to one end of the inner spring.
[0011] As a preferred technical solution of this application, a locking frame is fixedly connected to the top of the side plate, and a rectangular opening is provided on the side of the locking frame, and the length and height of the rectangular opening on the side of the locking frame are equal to the length and height of the locking arc block.
[0012] As a preferred technical solution of this application, one side of the side plate is movably connected with a connecting bolt, and the number of connecting bolts is two.
[0013] As a preferred technical solution of this application, the outer wall of the connecting bolt is movably connected to a movable handle, and the length of the movable handle is equal to the length of the side plate.
[0014] As a preferred technical solution of this application, the outer wall of the rotating threaded column is movably connected to the interior of the connecting plate, and there are two rotating threaded columns and two connecting plates.
[0015] (III) Beneficial Effects: This utility model provides a drying tray for soft capsule production. By setting up a tray frame, lower support frame, adjusting motor, rotating threaded column, connecting plate, lower push plate and movable push column, the overall structure can be used more quickly, and the soft capsules located in the tray recess can be more easily grasped. This reduces the complexity of soft capsule grasping and use, improves the overall working speed, speeds up the subsequent work process, and improves the overall work efficiency. This utility model provides a drying tray for soft capsule production. By setting side connecting plates, inner springs, locking arc blocks and locking frames, the trays can be more stable when stacked in batches, which facilitates the overall batch movement of the trays, reduces the complexity of batch tray movement, and improves the overall user experience of the structure. Attached Figure Description
[0016] The accompanying drawings are provided to further understand the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation thereof.
[0017] In the attached diagram: Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a bottom view of the structure of this utility model; Figure 3 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a side sectional view of the structure of this utility model; Figure 5 This is the utility model Figure 4 Enlarged view of the structure at point A in the middle.
[0018] In the picture: 1. Pallet frame; 2. Lower support frame; 3. Adjustment motor; 4. Rotating threaded column; 5. Connecting plate; 6. Lower push plate; 7. Movable push column; 8. Side plate; 9. Inner spring; 10. Engaging arc block; 11. Engaging frame; 12. Connecting bolt; 13. Moving handle. Detailed Implementation
[0019] 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.
[0020] Please see Figure 1-5 The present invention provides a technical solution: a drying tray for soft capsule production, comprising a tray frame 1, a lower support frame 2 fixedly connected to the bottom of the tray frame 1, an adjusting motor 3 fixedly connected to the bottom of the lower support frame 2, and a rotating threaded column 4 fixedly connected to the output shaft of the adjusting motor 3 via a coupling.
[0021] The outer wall of the rotating threaded column 4 is movably connected to a connecting plate 5. A pusher plate 6 is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting plate 5, and a movable pusher 7 is fixedly connected to the top of the pusher plate 6. This makes the overall structure easier to use, makes it easier to grasp the soft capsule located in the tray recess, reduces the complexity of grasping and using the soft capsule, improves the overall working speed, speeds up the subsequent work process, and improves the overall work efficiency.
[0022] like Figure 1-5 As shown, based on Embodiment 1, this utility model provides a technical solution: a side plate 8 is fixedly connected to one side of the pallet frame 1, and the height of the side plate 8 is greater than the sum of the height of the pallet frame 1, the height of the lower support frame 2, and the height of the adjusting motor 3, so as to facilitate the connection of other working parts. An inner spring 9 is fixedly connected inside the side plate 8, and a locking arc block 10 is fixedly connected to one end of the inner spring 9, so as to be able to lock with other working parts. A locking frame 11 is fixedly connected to the top of the side plate 8, and a rectangular opening is provided on the side of the locking frame 11. The length and height of the rectangular opening on the side of the locking frame 11 are equal to the length and height of the locking arc block 10, so as to be able to dock with other working parts.
[0023] Two connecting bolts 12 are movably connected to one side of the side plate 8, which facilitates locking the positions of the two components. A movable handle 13 is movably connected to the outer wall of the connecting bolt 12, and the length of the movable handle 13 is equal to the length of the side plate 8, which facilitates the handling of the entire structure.
[0024] The outer wall of the rotating threaded column 4 is movably connected to the interior of the connecting plate 5, and there are two rotating threaded columns 4 and two connecting plates 5, which allows the push plate 6 to move in a stable linear motion.
[0025] like Figure 1-5 As shown, when a user needs to use a soft capsule production drying tray, after the top recess of the tray frame 1 is fully loaded, the entire structure can be moved by moving the handle 13. When it is necessary to retrieve the capsules from the top recess of the tray frame 1, the adjustment motor 3 starts to work. The output shaft of the adjustment motor 3 rotates, causing the rotating threaded column 4 to rotate. The rotation of the rotating threaded column 4 causes the connecting plate 5 to drive the lower push plate 6 to move upward. At this time, the movable push column 7 will push the internal capsules out of the recess, making it easier to remove the capsules from the recess. If multiple trays need to be stacked, the side connecting plate 8 of the upper tray is aligned with the top opening of the locking frame 11 of the lower tray and placed down. At this time, the arc surface of the locking arc block 10 is pressed, causing the inner spring 9 to be compressed, thereby causing the locking arc block 10 to retract into the interior of the side connecting plate 8 until the locking arc block 10 pops out at the side opening of the locking frame 11, thus completing the locking of the two trays. After continuing to stack, the top tray can also be prevented from sliding to the side when transporting multiple trays.
[0026] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element 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] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.
Claims
1. A drying tray for soft capsule production, comprising a tray frame (1), characterized in that: The bottom of the pallet frame (1) is fixedly connected to a lower support frame (2), and the bottom of the lower support frame (2) is fixedly connected to an adjustment motor (3). The output shaft of the adjustment motor (3) is fixedly connected to a rotating threaded column (4) through a coupling. The outer wall of the rotating threaded column (4) is movably connected to a connecting plate (5), a push plate (6) is fixedly connected to one side of the connecting plate (5), and a movable push column (7) is fixedly connected to the top of the push plate (6).
2. The pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 1, characterized in that: A side plate (8) is fixedly connected to one side of the pallet frame (1), and the height of the side plate (8) is greater than the sum of the height of the pallet frame (1), the height of the lower support frame (2), and the height of the adjustment motor (3).
3. The pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 2, characterized in that: An inner spring (9) is fixedly connected inside the side plate (8), and a locking arc block (10) is fixedly connected to one end of the inner spring (9).
4. The pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the side plate (8) is fixedly connected to a snap-fit frame (11), and the side of the snap-fit frame (11) is provided with a rectangular opening, and the length and height of the rectangular opening on the side of the snap-fit frame (11) are equal to the length and height of the snap-fit arc block (10).
5. A pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 2, characterized in that: One side of the side plate (8) is movably connected with a connecting bolt (12), and there are two connecting bolts (12).
6. The pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 5, characterized in that: The outer wall of the connecting bolt (12) is movably connected to a movable handle (13), and the length of the movable handle (13) is equal to the length of the side plate (8).
7. The pellet drying tray for soft capsule production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer wall of the rotating threaded column (4) is movably connected to the interior of the connecting plate (5), and there are two rotating threaded columns (4) and two connecting plates (5).