A low-energy-consumption efficient forming device for soft capsules

Abstract

This application relates to the field of capsule filling, and in particular to a low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule forming equipment, including a filling assembly. The filling assembly has skin-making components at both ends. The filling assembly includes a main unit, and two guide hopper assemblies are fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main unit. The two guide hopper assemblies have a gap between them. Each guide hopper assembly includes a guide hopper, and a guide plate is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner side of the guide hopper. Two cooling fans are fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide plate, with the output ends of the cooling fans facing the guide hopper. Several exhaust grooves are opened at the bottom of the guide hopper. This utility model accelerates the cooling and forming of soft capsules, reduces the working time of subsequent cooling equipment, and thus achieves high efficiency and energy saving, possessing high practical value.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of capsule filling, and in particular to a low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule forming equipment. Background Technology

[0002] Capsule filling refers to the process of precisely filling drugs, health products, or other substances into empty capsules. This technology is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry and nutritional supplement manufacturing because it ensures accurate dosage, ease of use, and the ability to mask unpleasant tastes or odors of certain ingredients. Soft capsules consist of a continuous, soft outer shell and may contain liquids, semi-solids, or suspensions.

[0003] The newly formed soft capsules are released from the mold and immediately enter the cooling zone for cooling and molding. However, there is still a distance between the molding equipment and the cooling equipment. Soft capsules that are not cooled in time are prone to deformation and sticking together, which affects product quality, reduces molding efficiency, and makes them inconvenient to use. Utility Model Content

[0004] In order to solve the problems mentioned in the background art, this application provides a low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule molding equipment.

[0005] The above-mentioned technical objective of this application is achieved through the following technical solution: A low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule forming device includes a filling assembly. The filling assembly has skin-making assemblies at both ends. The filling assembly includes a main unit. Two guide hopper assemblies are fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main unit. The two guide hopper assemblies are separated by a gap. Each guide hopper assembly includes a guide hopper. A guide plate is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner side of the guide hopper. Two cooling fans are fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide plate. The output end of the cooling fans faces the guide hopper. Several exhaust grooves are opened at the bottom of the guide hopper.

[0006] By adopting the above scheme, the skin-making component facilitates the production of gelatin into a skin, which is then used by the filling component for drug filling. The guide hopper component guides the newly made soft capsules onto the conveying component, facilitating subsequent processing. The gap between the two guide hopper components allows residual gelatin mesh waste to be discharged after soft capsule formation, facilitating recycling. A guide plate is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner side of the guide hopper, guiding the newly made soft capsules to roll along the guide hopper. The cooling fan output is directed towards the guide hopper, allowing airflow to pass over the surface of the soft capsules, accelerating cooling and improving forming efficiency. Several exhaust slots are provided at the bottom of the guide hopper, allowing air carrying away heat from the soft capsules to escape, further accelerating cooling and reducing the operating time of subsequent cooling equipment, thus achieving high efficiency and energy saving.

[0007] Furthermore, a number of heat sinks are fixedly installed on the bottom of the guide plate, and the heat sinks are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the exhaust groove.

[0008] By adopting the above solution, the heat sink allows airflow through the exhaust groove to pass over the surface of the heat sink, enabling the heat sink to carry away the heat from the guide bucket and prevent the guide bucket from becoming too hot and sticking to the newly made soft capsule.

[0009] Furthermore, an injection system is fixedly installed on one top side of the main unit, and forming rollers are provided on both sides of the bottom of the injection system.

[0010] By adopting the above scheme and setting the injection system, it is easy to accurately inject the medicine between the two rubber sheets, which facilitates the formation of soft capsules.

[0011] Furthermore, the forming roller is rotatably connected to the main machine, and a forming groove is formed on the surface of the forming roller.

[0012] By adopting the above scheme, a forming groove is opened on the surface of the forming roller, which facilitates the pressing of the rubber into soft capsules and the cutting and separation of the soft capsules from the rubber.

[0013] Furthermore, two extension rollers are provided on both sides of the main unit, and guide rollers are provided on both sides of the middle part of the injection system. Both the extension rollers and the guide rollers are rotatably connected to the main unit.

[0014] By adopting the above scheme, the setting of the stretching roller and the guide roller facilitates the stretching of the rubber sheet by the stretching roller, and the guide roller guides the stretched rubber sheet between the two forming rollers for pressing and forming.

[0015] Furthermore, a brush roller is provided on one side of the bottom of the forming roller, and two discharge rollers are provided at the bottom between the two forming rollers. Both the brush roller and the discharge roller are rotatably connected to the main unit.

[0016] By adopting the above scheme, the brush roller and discharge roller are designed to facilitate the brush roller to sweep the soft capsules inside the forming tank, and the discharge roller to sweep the soft capsules remaining on the rubber mesh waste.

[0017] Furthermore, the main unit is internally equipped with several motors and transmission mechanisms, the output ends of which are fixedly connected to the forming roller, the stretching roller, the brush roller, and the discharge roller, respectively.

[0018] By adopting the above scheme, the setting of the motor and transmission mechanism facilitates the operation of the motor to enable the transmission mechanism to control the rotation of the forming roller, the stretching roller, the brush roller and the discharge roller.

[0019] Furthermore, the leather-making assembly includes a rubber wheel with a feeder on top.

[0020] By adopting the above scheme, a feeder is provided on the top of the rubber wheel, which facilitates the feeder to evenly coat the surface of the rubber wheel with molten gelatin, making it easier for the gelatin to solidify and form a rubber sheet.

[0021] In summary, this application has the following technical effects: The design of the skinning component facilitates the production of gelatin into a skin, which is then used by the filling component for drug filling. The guide hopper component guides the newly formed soft capsules onto the conveying component, facilitating subsequent processing. A gap between the two guide hopper components allows residual gelatin mesh waste to drain after soft capsule formation, enabling recycling. A guide plate is fixedly installed in the center of the inner side of the guide hopper, guiding the newly formed soft capsules as they roll along the hopper. The cooling fan output is directed towards the guide hopper, allowing airflow to pass over the surface of the soft capsules, accelerating cooling and improving forming efficiency. Several exhaust slots at the bottom of the guide hopper allow air carrying away heat from the soft capsules to escape, further accelerating cooling and reducing the operating time of subsequent cooling equipment, thus achieving high efficiency and energy saving. This invention accelerates soft capsule cooling and reduces the operating time of subsequent cooling equipment, demonstrating high practical value. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule molding equipment according to this application; Figure 2This is a front view of the filling component of this application; Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the feed hopper assembly of this application; Figure 4 This is a cross-sectional view of the feed hopper assembly of this application.

[0023] In the diagram, 1. Filling assembly; 11. Main unit; 12. Injection system; 13. Forming roller; 14. Extension roller; 15. Guide roller; 16. Brush roller; 17. Discharge roller; 2. Leather making assembly; 21. Rubber wheel; 22. Feeder; 3. Guide hopper assembly; 31. Guide hopper; 32. Guide plate; 33. Exhaust trough; 34. Cooling fan; 35. Heat sink. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Example: As attached Figure 1 To be continued Figure 4 As shown: This utility model provides a low-energy-consumption and high-efficiency soft capsule molding equipment, including a filling component 1. The filling component 1 has skin-making components 2 at both ends. The skin-making components 2 facilitate the forming of gelatin into a gel shell, making it convenient for the filling component 1 to fill the drug. The filling component 1 includes a main unit 11. Two guide hopper components 3 are fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main unit 11. The guide hopper components 3 facilitate guiding the newly made soft capsules onto the conveying component, facilitating subsequent processing of the soft capsules. The two guide hopper components 3 have a gap, which allows the remaining gelatin mesh waste after soft capsule molding to be discharged through the gap, facilitating the recycling of the gelatin mesh waste. The guide hopper component 3 includes a guide hopper 31, with a fixed inner center... A guide plate 32 is fixedly installed on the inner center of the guide hopper 31, which facilitates the guidance of the newly made soft capsules, allowing them to roll along the guide hopper 31. Two cooling fans 34 are fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide plate 32, with their output ends facing the guide hopper 31. This allows the cooling fans 34 to blow air over the surface of the newly made soft capsules, accelerating their cooling and improving molding efficiency. Several exhaust grooves 33 are provided at the bottom of the guide hopper 31, allowing air carrying away heat from the soft capsules to be discharged, further accelerating the cooling and molding of the soft capsules. This reduces the operating time of subsequent cooling equipment, resulting in high efficiency and energy saving.

[0026] The bottom of the guide plate 32 is fixedly equipped with several heat sinks 35. The heat sinks 35 are set on both sides of the bottom of the exhaust groove 33. The heat sinks 35 facilitate the airflow through the exhaust groove 33 to flow over the surface of the heat sinks 35, so that the heat sinks 35 can carry away the heat of the guide bucket 31 and prevent the guide bucket 31 from getting too hot and sticking to the newly made soft capsule.

[0027] The main unit 11 has an injection system 12 fixedly installed on one side of the top. The injection system 12 has forming rollers 13 on both sides of the bottom. The injection system 12 is designed to accurately inject the medicine between the two rubber sheets, which facilitates the forming of soft capsules.

[0028] The forming roller 13 is rotatably connected to the main unit 11. A forming groove is formed on the surface of the forming roller 13. The forming groove facilitates the pressing of the rubber into soft capsules and the cutting and separation of the soft capsules from the rubber.

[0029] The main unit 11 has two stretching rollers 14 on both sides, and the injection system 12 has guide rollers 15 on both sides in the middle. The stretching rollers 14 and guide rollers 15 are rotatably connected to the main unit 11. The stretching rollers 14 and guide rollers 15 facilitate the stretching of the rubber by the stretching rollers 14 and the guide rollers 15 guide the stretched rubber to the two forming rollers 13 for pressing and forming.

[0030] Among them, a brush roller 16 is provided on one side of the bottom of the forming roller 13, and two discharge rollers 17 are provided at the bottom between the two forming rollers 13. Both the brush roller 16 and the discharge roller 17 are rotatably connected to the main unit 11. The arrangement of the brush roller 16 and the discharge roller 17 makes it easy for the brush roller 16 to rotate and sweep off the soft capsules inside the forming groove, and for the discharge roller 17 to rotate and sweep off the soft capsules remaining on the rubber mesh waste.

[0031] The main unit 11 has several motors and transmission mechanisms fixedly installed inside. The output end of the transmission mechanism is fixedly connected to the forming roller 13, the extending roller 14, the brush roller 16 and the discharge roller 17 respectively. The motors and transmission mechanisms facilitate the operation of the motors to control the rotation of the forming roller 13, the extending roller 14, the brush roller 16 and the discharge roller 17.

[0032] The leather-making assembly 2 includes a rubber wheel 21, and a feeder 22 is provided on the top of the rubber wheel 21. The feeder 22 on the top of the rubber wheel 21 facilitates the feeder 22 to evenly coat the surface of the rubber wheel 21 with molten gelatin, so that the gelatin can solidify to form a rubber sheet.

[0033] Specifically, a feeder 22 is provided on the top of the rubber roller 21, which facilitates the uniform coating of molten gelatin onto the surface of the rubber roller 21, allowing the gelatin to solidify and form a rubber sheet. The motor and transmission mechanism allow the motor to control the rotation of the forming roller 13, stretching roller 14, brush roller 16, and discharge roller 17. The stretching roller 14 and guide roller 15 facilitate the stretching of the rubber sheet, and the guide roller 15 guides the stretched rubber sheet to two forming rollers. The forming rollers 13 are used for pressing and molding. The injection system 12 facilitates the precise injection of medicine between the two rubber sheets, which is conducive to the formation of soft capsules. The forming rollers 13 have forming grooves on their surfaces to facilitate the pressing of the rubber sheets into soft capsules and to cut and separate the soft capsules from the rubber sheets. The brush rollers 16 and 17 are used to sweep the soft capsules inside the forming grooves by rotating the brush rollers 16, and to sweep the soft capsules remaining on the rubber mesh waste by rotating the 17. The two guide hopper assemblies 3 are used for the final step. The gap between the two guide hopper assemblies 3 allows residual rubber mesh waste to be discharged after soft capsule molding, facilitating recycling. A guide plate 32 is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner side of the guide hopper 31, guiding the newly made soft capsules and causing them to roll along the guide hopper 31. The output end of the cooling fan 34 faces the guide hopper 31, allowing airflow to be blown over the surface of the newly made soft capsules, accelerating cooling and improving molding efficiency. Several exhaust grooves 33 are provided at the bottom of the guide hopper 31, allowing air carrying away heat from the soft capsules to be discharged, accelerating cooling and molding and reducing the working time of subsequent cooling equipment, thus achieving high efficiency and energy saving. The heat sink 35 allows airflow passing through the exhaust grooves 33 to flow over the surface of the heat sink 35, allowing the heat sink 35 to carry away heat from the guide hopper 31, preventing the guide hopper 31 from becoming too hot and sticking to the newly made soft capsules.

[0034] This specific embodiment is merely an explanation of this application and is not intended to limit it. After reading this specification, those skilled in the art can make modifications to this embodiment without contributing any inventive step, but such modifications are protected by patent law as long as they fall within the scope of the claims of this application.

Claims

1. A soft capsule low energy high efficiency forming apparatus, characterized by, The filling component includes a filling assembly (1), which has a leather-making assembly (2) at both ends. The filling assembly (1) includes a main unit (11). Two guide hopper assemblies (3) are fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the main unit (11). The two guide hopper assemblies (3) have a gap. The guide hopper assembly (3) includes a guide hopper (31). A guide plate (32) is fixedly installed in the middle of the inner side of the guide hopper (31). Two cooling fans (34) are fixedly installed at the bottom of the guide plate (32). The output end of the cooling fan (34) faces the guide hopper (31). Several exhaust grooves (33) are opened at the bottom of the guide hopper (31).

2. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The bottom of the guide plate (32) is fixedly equipped with several heat sinks (35), which are arranged on both sides of the bottom of the exhaust groove (33).

3. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The main unit (11) is fixedly installed with a material injection system (12) on one side top, and the bottom sides of the material injection system (12) are provided with forming rollers (13).

4. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein, The forming roller (13) is rotatably connected to the main unit (11), and a forming groove is provided on the surface of the forming roller (13).

5. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein, The main unit (11) has two extension rollers (14) on both sides, and the injection system (12) has guide rollers (15) on both sides in the middle. The extension rollers (14) and guide rollers (15) are rotatably connected to the main unit (11).

6. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein, A brush roller (16) is provided on one side of the bottom of the forming roller (13), and two discharge rollers (17) are provided at the bottom between the two forming rollers (13). The brush roller (16) and the discharge roller (17) are rotatably connected to the host (11).

7. A low energy consumption high efficiency soft capsule forming apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein, The host (11) has several motors and transmission mechanisms fixedly installed inside. The output end of the transmission mechanism is fixedly connected to the forming roller (13), the stretching roller (14), the brush roller (16), and the discharge roller (17), respectively.

8. A low energy consumption high efficiency forming apparatus for soft gelatin capsules as defined in claim 1, wherein, The leather-making assembly (2) includes a rubber wheel (21) with a feeder (22) on top of the rubber wheel (21).

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