CN111530553A - Grinder of medicine for paediatrics - Google Patents

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CN111530553A
CN111530553A CN202010322304.5A CN202010322304A CN111530553A CN 111530553 A CN111530553 A CN 111530553A CN 202010322304 A CN202010322304 A CN 202010322304A CN 111530553 A CN111530553 A CN 111530553A
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The invention relates to a grinding device, in particular to a grinding device for medicines for pediatrics. The technical problem of the invention is how to provide a grinding device for pediatric medicines, which can grind and evenly grind a large amount of medicines. A grinding device for pediatric medicines comprises: the annular base is used for mounting the whole device; the two support rods are symmetrically arranged on the annular base; a circular frame body installed between the support rods; the placing component is arranged on the supporting rod and placed in a sliding mode; and the grinding assembly is arranged on the circular frame and provides power through a motor. According to the invention, more medicines can be placed through the matching of the first diamond-shaped groove and the first diamond-shaped block, the medicines can be automatically ground through the matching of the lead screw and the disc, the working efficiency is improved, the medicines can be uniformly ground through the matching of the pushing block and the square block, and the quality of the medicine powder is improved.

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Grinder of medicine for paediatrics
Technical Field
The invention relates to a grinding device, in particular to a grinding device for medicines for pediatrics.
Background
Drugs, so-called medicaments, for example. The theory of the pill medicine is that the latter scholars think that there are tangible and qualitative substances, and then adopt mountain Chinese herbal medicines to cooperate with the taking, delving and growing, or adopt wujinyashi, calcined and refined the pill medicine to take, delusive and rise, and know nothing about tangible medicine, only can treat tangible disease, but not intangible disease. If the physician wants to treat an invisible disease, he should not take the first natural qi, and he should not take the second natural qi to do so , and the pediatric drugs should be ground.
Patent publication No. CN208727632U discloses a paediatrics medicine abrasive wheel grinding device, including the box. A sealing cover and a medicine outlet pipe. When the grinding machine works, the sealing cover is opened, paediatric medicines are poured into the box body, the medicines fall into the grinding cavity, the first grinding wheel can be used for grinding along the bottom surface of the grinding cavity in a reciprocating mode under the action of the first motor, the screw rod sliding block, the sliding sleeve, the sliding rod and the spring, the medicines can be automatically proportioned after the medicines are ground, the medicine manufacturing efficiency is improved, the medicines can be ground for the second time under the action of the second motor, the central rotating shaft and the second grinding wheel, the medicines are ground more thoroughly, and the medicines can not be ground more, and the medicines cannot be ground uniformly.
There is a need to develop a grinding device for pediatric drugs that can grind a large amount of drugs, uniformly grind them.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the defects that the existing medicine grinding mode can not grind more medicines and can not grind the medicines uniformly, the invention has the technical problems that: provided is a grinding device for pediatric medicines, which can grind and uniformly grind a large amount of medicines.
The technical implementation scheme of the invention is as follows: a grinding device for pediatric medicines comprises: the annular base is used for mounting the whole device; the two support rods are symmetrically arranged on the annular base; a circular frame body installed between the support rods; the placing component is arranged on the supporting rod and placed in a sliding mode; and the grinding assembly is arranged on the circular frame and provides power through a motor.
Further, the placing component comprises: the two sliding sleeves are arranged on the supporting rod in a sliding manner; two springs are arranged between the sliding sleeve and the supporting rod; the placing rack is arranged between the sliding sleeves; the annular sliding grooves are formed in the placing frame, at least two connecting rods are arranged, and the connecting rods are arranged in the annular sliding grooves in a sliding mode; the first diamond block is arranged between the connecting rods; and the grinding frame is placed on the first diamond block, the first diamond-shaped groove is formed in the grinding frame, and the first diamond-shaped groove is matched with the first diamond block.
Further, the grinding assembly includes: the speed reducing motor is arranged on the circular frame body; the screw rod is arranged on an output shaft of the speed reducing motor; the disc is arranged on the screw rod; at least two bulges are arranged on the disc; the two guide rods are symmetrically arranged on the disc; and the second diamond block is arranged on the screw rod and matched with the second diamond groove.
Further, the method also comprises the following steps: the through hole is formed in the circular frame body, and the first belt pulley is arranged on the screw rod; two fixing sleeves are arranged on the circular frame body; the rotating rod is rotatably arranged in the fixed sleeve; the second belt pulley is arranged on the rotating rod; the flat belt is arranged between the first belt pulley and the second belt pulley; the round block is arranged on the rotating rod; the pushing block is arranged on the circular block; square piece, square piece is two at least, installs on grinding the frame, square piece and promotion piece cooperation.
Further, the method also comprises the following steps: the two clamping blocks are arranged on the sliding sleeve and have elasticity; the cardboard is installed on annular base, fixture block and cardboard cooperation.
The invention has the following advantages: according to the invention, more medicines can be placed through the matching of the first diamond-shaped groove and the first diamond-shaped block, the medicines can be automatically ground through the matching of the lead screw and the disc, the working efficiency is improved, the medicines can be uniformly ground through the matching of the pushing block and the square block, the quality of medicine powder is improved, and the medicines can be placed manually and better without being pulled all the time through the matching of the clamping block and the clamping plate.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional structure of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention a.
Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention B.
Fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention C.
Fig. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention D.
Fig. 8 is a schematic perspective view of the invention E.
In the above drawings: 1: annular base, 2: support rod, 3: circular frame, 4: sliding sleeve, 5: spring, 6: rack, 7: grinding frame, 8: first diamond groove, 9: annular chute, 10: first diamond, 11: connecting rod, 12: gear motor, 13: screw rod, 14: disc, 15: projection, 16: guide bar, 17: second diamond groove, 18: second diamond, 19: through hole, 20: first pulley, 21: a fixing sleeve, 22: turning rod, 23: second pulley, 24: flat belt, 25: circular block, 26: push block, 27: square block, 28: a latch, 29: and (4) clamping the board.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Example 1
The utility model provides a grinder of medicine for paediatrics, as shown in fig. 1-6, including annular base 1, bracing piece 2, circular framework 3, place subassembly and grinding assembly, annular base 1 is used for installing whole device, bracing piece 2 is two, and the symmetrical formula is installed in the 1 top left and right sides of annular base, and circular framework 3 is installed between bracing piece tail end 2, places the unit mount on bracing piece 2, places through the slip mode, and grinding assembly installs at circular framework 3 tops, provides power through the motor.
As shown in fig. 1-5, the placing assembly comprises a sliding sleeve 4, a spring 5, a placing rack 6, a grinding frame 7, first diamond blocks 10 and connecting rods 11, the number of the sliding sleeve 4 is two, the sliding type is installed on the supporting rods 2, the number of the springs 5 is two, the sliding sleeve 4 and the supporting rods 2 are installed between the sliding sleeve 4 and the supporting rods 2, the placing rack 6 is installed between the inner sides of the sliding sleeve 4, an annular sliding groove 9 is formed in the inner side of the placing rack 6, the connecting rods 11 are provided with six connecting rods which are connected in the annular sliding groove 9, the first diamond blocks 10 are installed between the tail ends of the connecting rods 11, the grinding frame 7 is placed at the top of the first diamond blocks 10, a first diamond groove 8 is formed in the bottom of.
As shown in fig. 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, the grinding assembly includes a speed reduction motor 12, a screw rod 13, a disc 14, a protrusion 15, a guide rod 16 and a second diamond block 18, the speed reduction motor 12 is installed on the top of the circular frame 3, the screw rod 13 is installed on an output shaft of the speed reduction motor 12, the disc 14 is connected to the screw rod 13 through threads, the protrusion 15 is in a circle and is installed on the outer side of the bottom of the disc 14, the two guide rods 16 are symmetrically installed on the top of the disc 14, the guide rod 16 is slidably connected with the circular frame 3, the second diamond block 17 is opened at the center of the disc 14, the second diamond block 18 is installed at the bottom end of the screw rod 13, the screw rod 13 penetrates through the second diamond block 17, and the second diamond block 18 is.
The specific operation flow of the above embodiment: when needs grind the medicine, place the medicine earlier in placing the subassembly, then start grinding component and grind the medicine, grind the back that finishes to the medicine, close grinding component, then take out powder from placing the subassembly.
Before needs grind the medicine, pulling sliding sleeve 4 lapse, spring 5 compresses, drives rack 6 lapse, and then drives connecting rod 11 lapse, drives first diamond-shaped block 10 lapse to drive and grind frame 7 lapse, then place right amount of medicine in grinding frame 7, loosen sliding sleeve 4 afterwards, drive sliding sleeve 4 and device rebound reset on it under spring 5's effect, so, can place more medicines.
After the medicine is placed, the speed reducing motor 12 is driven to rotate forwards to drive the screw rod 13 to rotate forwards, further the disc 14 is driven to move downwards to drive the bulge 15 to move downwards, so that the guide rod 16 is driven to slide downwards to drive the second diamond block 18 to rotate forwards, when the second diamond blocks 18 are clamped in the second diamond grooves 17, the guide rods 16 are separated from the top of the circular frame body 3, the movable disc 14 rotates along with the screw rod 13 to grind the medicine, after the medicine is ground and the grinding frame 7 is pulled down, the guide rods 16 are rotated to the initial position, and the disc 14 and the upper device are moved upwards, so that the guide rod 16 is connected with the top of the circular frame 3 in a sliding way again, then the speed reducing motor 12 is driven to rotate reversely, the screw rod 13 is driven to rotate reversely, the disc 14 is driven to move upwards to reset, then the gear motor 12 is turned off, so that the medicine can be automatically ground, and the working efficiency is improved.
Example 2
On the basis of embodiment 1, as shown in fig. 2, 6 and 8, the grinding device further includes a first belt pulley 20, two fixing sleeves 21, a rotating rod 22, a second belt pulley 23, a flat belt 24, a circular block 25, a pushing block 26 and a square block 27, wherein the through hole 19 is formed in the rear portion of the circular frame 3, the first belt pulley 20 is installed on the upper portion of the screw rod 13, the two fixing sleeves 21 are installed on the rear side of the circular frame 3, the rotating rod 22 is rotatably installed between the two fixing sleeves 21, the second belt pulley 23 is installed on the top end of the rotating rod 22, the flat belt 24 is wound between the first belt pulley 20 and the second belt pulley 23, the circular block 25 is installed at the bottom end of the rotating rod 22, the pushing block 26 is installed on the outer side of the circular block 25, the square blocks 27 are arranged in a row and evenly spaced around the grinding.
As shown in fig. 1-4, still including fixture block 28 and cardboard 29, fixture block 28 is two, installs in the sliding sleeve 4 outside, and fixture block 28 has elasticity, and the outer left and right sides of annular base 1 all is connected with cardboard 29, fixture block 28 and cardboard 29 cooperation.
The specific operation flow of the above embodiment: when the screw 13 corotation, drive first belt pulley 20 corotation, drive second belt pulley 23 corotation through flat belt 24, and then drive bull stick 22 corotation, drive circular piece 25 corotation, thereby it rotates to drive promotion piece 26, promote square piece 27 to reverse, it is rotatory to drive grinding frame 7, when the screw 13 reverses, drive first belt pulley 20 and the device on it reverses, promote square piece 27 corotation and reset, first belt pulley 20 and the device on it stall when the screw 13 stall, so, can be to the even grinding of medicine, improve the quality of powder.
When sliding sleeve 4 moves down, drive fixture block 28 and move down, when fixture block 28 card goes into cardboard 29, stop promoting sliding sleeve 4, after finishing placing the medicine, pulling fixture block 28 breaks away from cardboard 29, so, can need not artifical manual pulling always, make artifical better placing the medicine.
While the disclosure has been described with respect to a limited number of embodiments, those skilled in the art, having benefit of this disclosure, will appreciate that various other embodiments can be devised which do not depart from the scope of the invention as disclosed herein. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be limited only by the attached claims.

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1. The utility model provides a grinder of medicine for paediatrics, characterized by, including:
the annular base is used for mounting the whole device;
the two support rods are symmetrically arranged on the annular base;
a circular frame body installed between the support rods;
the placing component is arranged on the supporting rod and placed in a sliding mode;
and the grinding assembly is arranged on the circular frame and provides power through a motor.
2. A pediatric drug milling apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein the placement assembly comprises:
the two sliding sleeves are arranged on the supporting rod in a sliding manner;
two springs are arranged between the sliding sleeve and the supporting rod;
the placing rack is arranged between the sliding sleeves;
the annular sliding grooves are formed in the placing frame, at least two connecting rods are arranged, and the connecting rods are arranged in the annular sliding grooves in a sliding mode;
the first diamond block is arranged between the connecting rods;
and the grinding frame is placed on the first diamond block, the first diamond-shaped groove is formed in the grinding frame, and the first diamond-shaped groove is matched with the first diamond block.
3. A pediatric grinding apparatus as defined in claim 2 wherein the grinding assembly comprises:
the speed reducing motor is arranged on the circular frame body;
the screw rod is arranged on an output shaft of the speed reducing motor;
the disc is arranged on the screw rod;
at least two bulges are arranged on the disc;
the two guide rods are symmetrically arranged on the disc and are connected with the circular frame body in a sliding manner;
and the second diamond block is arranged on the screw rod and matched with the second diamond groove.
4. A pediatric grinding apparatus as defined in claim 3, further comprising:
the through hole is formed in the circular frame body, and the first belt pulley is arranged on the screw rod;
two fixing sleeves are arranged on the circular frame body;
the rotating rod is rotatably arranged in the fixed sleeve;
the second belt pulley is arranged on the rotating rod;
the flat belt is arranged between the first belt pulley and the second belt pulley;
the round block is arranged on the rotating rod;
the pushing block is arranged on the circular block;
square piece, square piece is two at least, installs on grinding the frame, square piece and promotion piece cooperation.
5. A pediatric grinding apparatus as defined in claim 4, further comprising:
the two clamping blocks are arranged on the sliding sleeve and have elasticity;
the cardboard is installed on annular base, fixture block and cardboard cooperation.
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