KR102583313B1 - Breaking Apparatus for soft capsule - Google Patents

Abstract

The soft capsule crusher according to the present invention includes an input hopper having an input space for introducing soft capsules containing a liquid material inside the shell, and a falling space in communication with the input space where the soft capsules fall, and the falling space is formed. A hopper unit including a falling pipe with a fixed cutter at the lower end, a driving unit that generates a rotational driving force, and a drum cover formed to surround at least the lower end of the falling pipe, and a drum cover formed to be coupleable on the inside of the drum cover. A mesh drum forming a crushing space inside and having a plurality of passage holes formed on the side walls to allow liquid substances to pass through, a discharge pipe for discharging liquid substances flowing into the drum cover through the passage holes to the outside, and the upper part is It is connected to a mesh drum, the lower part is connected to the driving unit, and a rotary cutter is provided at the upper end. As it rotates by the rotational driving force of the driving unit, the rotary cutter crushes the outer shell of the soft capsule together with the fixed cutter. It includes a crushing unit including a rotating shaft that separates the liquid material.

Description

Soft capsule crusher {Breaking Apparatus for soft capsule}

The present invention relates to a soft capsule crusher, and more specifically, to a soft capsule crusher that crushes soft capsules containing liquid substances inside the shell to separately extract only the liquid substances.

In general, capsule-shaped preparations containing a liquid substance inside are often collected when unused, and the liquid substance contained therein is extracted and reused.

Conventionally, the process for extracting liquid substances from capsule-type preparations was often done manually. In order to improve the inconvenience and inefficiency caused by such manual work, a system was developed to automatically crush the capsules and extract the contents. Development of crushing equipment is underway.

However, the crushing device proposed to date simply crushes the outer shell of the capsule using a blade provided inside, collects the pulverized outer shell and the liquid substance flowing out from the inside of the capsule, and then removes only the outer shell of the capsule. It was often used.

In this conventional method, an additional process must be performed to separate the outer shell of the capsule, so not only does the operation take a long time, but finely crushed fragments may not be recovered in some cases, causing safety problems in the future. It was frequent.

Therefore, a method to solve these problems is required.

Chinese Patent Publication No. 109731658

The present invention is an invention made to solve the problems of the prior art described above, and is a soft capsule that crushes the soft capsule containing the liquid substance inside the shell, completely separates the shell and the liquid substance, and extracts only the liquid substance separately. The purpose is to provide a capsule crusher.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

The soft capsule crusher of the present invention for achieving the above object includes an input hopper formed with an input space into which soft capsules containing liquid substances are placed inside the outer shell, and a falling space in communication with the input space into which the soft capsules fall. A hopper unit is formed, including a falling pipe with a fixed cutter at the lower end of the falling space, a driving unit that generates a rotational driving force, a drum cover formed to surround at least the lower end of the falling pipe, and an inner side of the drum cover. A mesh drum that can be coupled to form a crushing space inside, and has a plurality of passage holes formed on the side walls to allow liquid substances to pass through, and a discharge pipe that discharges liquid substances that pass through the passage holes and flow into the drum cover to the outside. The upper part is connected to the mesh drum, the lower part is connected to the driving unit, and a rotary cutter is provided at the upper end. As the rotary cutter is rotated by the rotational driving force of the driving unit, the rotary cutter is connected to the soft material together with the fixed cutter. It includes a crushing unit including a rotating shaft that crushes the outer shell of the capsule to separate the liquid material.

In addition, the present invention may further include a housing in which an accommodating space is formed so that the driving unit and the crushing unit are accommodated within the accommodating space, and the discharge pipe passes through and an end portion is exposed to the outside.

In addition, the present invention may further include a hopper fixing unit that wraps around the circumference of the falling pipe at the top of the housing and secures it to the upper surface of the housing.

The soft capsule crusher of the present invention for solving the above problems is formed to surround at least the lower end of the falling pipe included in the fixed cutter and the hopper unit and the hopper unit into which the soft capsules are inserted and dropped, so that there is a crushing space therein. Soft capsules are crushed through a rotary cutter provided in the crushing unit, and the crushed outer shell and liquid material can be completely separated in the mesh drum of the crushing unit, so only the liquid material without any residue can be extracted separately. It has advantages.

In particular, the present invention has the advantage that the combination/separation structure between each component is rationally designed, so that it is easy to recover the recovered liquid material and outer shell, and maintenance/repair and internal cleaning can be performed efficiently.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a view showing the appearance of a soft capsule crusher according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of a soft capsule crusher according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 3 is an exploded view showing the internal structure of the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 4 is a view showing the process of crushing soft capsules by inserting them through a soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Figures 5 and 6 are views showing the fixed cutter and the rotating cutter in the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 7 is a view showing the process of recovering liquid material after crushing soft capsules through a soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8 is a view showing the soft capsule crusher according to the second embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 9 is a view showing a soft capsule crusher according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and
Figure 9 is a view showing the soft capsule crusher according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention, in which the object of the present invention can be realized in detail, will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In describing this embodiment, the same names and the same symbols are used for the same components, and additional description accordingly will be omitted.

Figure 1 is a view showing the appearance of a soft capsule crusher according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

And Figure 2 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 3 is an exploded view showing the internal structure of the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a hopper unit 100, a crushing unit 200, and a drive unit 300, and in addition, a housing 400 ) and a hopper fixing unit 500 may be further included.

And the hopper unit 100 includes an input hopper 110 and a drop pipe 120.

The input hopper 110 is formed with an input space 111 having an open top to input the soft capsule containing the liquid material inside the shell. The upper opening of the input space 111 may be opened and closed by a cover (not shown).

The falling pipe 120 is in communication with the input space 111 to form a falling space where the soft capsule falls, and a fixed cutter 130 is provided in a fixed state at the lower end of the falling space.

At this time, in this embodiment, the input hopper 110 further includes an extension portion 112 extending downward so that it can be inserted and coupled into the drop space of the drop pipe 120, so that the input hopper 110 can be connected to the drop pipe 120. It can be freely attached and detached from.

The drive unit 300 is provided to generate a rotational driving force, and in the case of this embodiment, a driving motor 310 that generates a rotational driving force, and a device that transmits the rotational driving force of the driving motor 310 to the shredding unit 200. Includes a power transmission module 320.

In this embodiment, the power transmission module 320 is formed in the form of a circular belt 320 that rotates in an endless orbit to transmit the rotational driving force of the drive motor 310, but the power transmission module 320 can be of other forms. Of course, it can be changed in various ways, or the power transmission module 320 may be omitted and the drive motor 310 directly transmits the rotational driving force to the crushing unit 200.

The crushing unit 200 includes a drum cover 210, a mesh drum 220, a discharge pipe 230, and a rotating shaft 240.

Here, the drum cover 210 is formed to surround at least the lower end of the drop pipe 120 provided in the hopper unit 100.

The mesh drum 220 is formed to be attachable to the inside of the drum cover 210 to form a crushing space therein, and has a plurality of passage holes formed on the side wall to allow liquid substances to pass through. At this time, the through hole can have an appropriate diameter to allow liquid substances to pass through, but not to allow solid substances to pass through.

In addition, the discharge pipe 230 communicates with the inner space of the drum cover 210 to discharge the liquid material flowing into the inside of the drum cover 210 through the passage hole of the mesh drum 220 to the outside. It is extended.

The upper part of the rotation shaft 240 is connected to the mesh drum 220 and the lower part is connected to the drive unit 300, so that it can be formed to be rotatable by the rotational driving force of the drive motor 310.

At this time, a rotary cutter 250 is provided at the upper end of the rotary shaft 240 and can be rotated together with the rotary shaft 240 by the rotary driving force of the drive unit 300. Accordingly, the rotary cutter 250 is fixed as described above. Together with the cutter 130, the outer shell of the soft capsule dropped through the falling space of the falling pipe 120 is crushed to separate the liquid material.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, an accommodating space is formed inside, and the driving unit 300 and the crushing unit 200 are surrounded to be accommodated within the accommodating space, but the housing 400 is exposed to the outside through the discharge pipe 230. It may further include.

In addition, the drum cover 210 may further include a fixed conduit 211 provided to surround the rotating shaft 240, and this fixed conduit 211 may be fixed to the middle plate of the housing 400.

At this time, a bearing may be provided between the fixed pipe 211 and the rotating shaft 240, and thus the rotating shaft 240 can rotate smoothly within the fixed pipe 211.

In addition, this embodiment may further include a hopper fixing unit 500 that wraps around the drop pipe 120 at the top of the housing 400 and fixes it to the upper surface of the housing 400.

In detail, the hopper fixing unit 500 is formed to surround the falling pipe 120, includes a fixing plate 510 extending to both sides around the falling pipe 120, and a housing that penetrates both ends of the fixing plate 510. It includes a fixing member 520 fixed to the upper surface of 400.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing the process of crushing a soft capsule (C) by inserting it through a soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, when soft capsules (C) are input through the upper opening of the input hopper 110, the soft capsules (C) introduced into the input space 111 are sequentially placed in the falling pipe 120. It falls downward through the drop space.

At this time, the soft capsule (C) can be any preparation that contains a liquid substance inside the outer shell.

And the soft capsule (C), which fell downward through the falling space of the falling pipe 120, is provided in a fixed state at the lower end of the falling pipe 120 and rotates by the fixed cutter 130 and the rotating shaft 240. It can be crushed by falling between the rotary cutters 250 that rotate together.

Figures 5 and 6 are views showing the fixed cutter 130 and the rotating cutter 250 in the soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the fixed cutter 130 is provided in a fixed state at the lower end of the falling pipe 120, and the rotary cutter 250 rotates according to the rotational driving force of the drive motor 310. 240) is provided to rotate together with the rotation.

Specifically, in this embodiment, the fixed cutter 130 has a center portion 131 located at the center, extends outward from this center portion 131, and is fixed with the end in contact with the inner surface of the falling pipe 120. It includes a plurality of fixed blade parts 132 forming a predetermined angle with each other.

At this time, a free space through which the soft capsule (C) can pass is formed between the fixed blade parts (132), and the soft capsule (C) that has passed through the fixed blade part (132) is divided into the rotary cutter (250) and the fixed cutter (130). ) can be shredded while sandwiched in between.

And in this embodiment, the rotary cutter 250 includes a rotary plate 251 fixed to the top of the rotary shaft 240, and a plurality of rotary blades 252 radially protruding from the upper surface of the rotary plate 251. Includes. This rotating blade portion 252 rotates according to the rotation of the rotating plate 251 and crushes the outer shell of the soft capsule (C) together with the fixed blade portion 132.

Additionally, an auxiliary blade 253 may be further provided at the center of the rotary cutter 250, which serves to assist in crushing the outer shell of the soft capsule (C) more effectively.

Figure 7 is a diagram showing the process of recovering the liquid material after crushing the soft capsule (C) through a soft capsule crusher according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

As in the above process, the outer shell of the soft capsule (C) that falls downward through the falling space of the falling pipe 120 is pulverized by the fixed cutter 130 and the rotating cutter 250, and thus the pulverized outer shell and the interior are crushed. The liquid material flowing out from is discharged into the crushing space of the mesh drum 220 through the gap formed between the falling pipe 120 and the bottom surface of the mesh drum 220.

And since the crushed outer skin does not pass through the through hole of the mesh drum 220, it remains in the crushing space. On the other hand, the flowing liquid material flows outward from the crushing space by centrifugal force, passes through the passage hole, flows into the inside of the drum cover 210, and is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 230.

Additionally, the liquid material discharged through the discharge pipe 230 can be recovered through a separate recovery tank 10.

As described above, the present invention surrounds at least the lower end of the fixed cutter 130 provided in the hopper unit 100 into which the soft capsule (C) is inserted and dropped, and the falling pipe 120 included in the hopper unit 100. The soft capsule (C) is crushed through the rotary cutter 250 provided in the crushing unit 200, which forms a crushing space inside, and the shell and the shell crushed in the mesh drum 220 of the crushing unit 200 are crushed. Since the liquid material can be completely separated, only the pure liquid material without any residues can be extracted separately.

Below, other embodiments of the present invention will be described. In each embodiment to be described below, most of the components are the same as the first embodiment described above, so description of overlapping components will be omitted.

Figure 8 is a view showing the soft capsule crusher according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8 has the feature that a residue fixing member 221 is further provided on the bottom surface of the mesh drum 220.

The upper surface of this residue fixing member 221 is formed to have adhesive properties, so that the residue of crushed outer shell of the soft capsule discharged from the falling pipe 120 can be adhered.

This is to prevent very finely pulverized residue from passing through the passage hole of the mesh drum 220. In this embodiment, this phenomenon is fundamentally prevented as the shell pulverized residue is adhered to the residue fixing member 221. This can be prevented.

In addition, since the liquid substance flowing out from the soft capsule is in a liquid form, it can flow in the circumferential direction of the mesh drum 220 and pass through the passage hole without being affected by the adhesive residue fixing member 221.

Figure 9 is a view showing the soft capsule crusher according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9, like the above-described second embodiment, has the feature that residue fixing members 221a and 221b are further provided on the bottom surface of the mesh drum 220.

However, in the case of this embodiment, the residue fixing members 221a and 221b are the first residue fixing member 221a located at a first distance from the center point of the bottom surface of the mesh drum 220, and the bottom of the mesh drum 220. It is formed to have a double arrangement form, including a second residue fixing member 221b located at a second distance greater than the first distance from the center point of the surface.

This is to increase the total occupied area of the residue fixing members 221a and 221b so that the pulverized residue generated by pulverizing the soft capsule can be more effectively adhered.

Additionally, in this embodiment, the first residue fixing member 221a and the second residue fixing member 221b may each have a shape divided into a plurality of arcs having a predetermined central angle. In addition, the first residue fixing member 221a and the second residue fixing member 221b can be arranged in an intersecting form so that their central angles do not overlap, and thus the pulverization residue is effectively adhered while the liquid substance is removed. By allowing the residue to flow between the first residue holding member 221a and the second residue holding member 221b, separation between the grinding residue and the liquid material can be performed more efficiently.

Figure 9 is a view showing the soft capsule crusher according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the case of the fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in Figure 9, the air injection module 20 for spraying compressed air on the inside of the mesh drum 220 is installed on the inner wall of the drop pipe 120, and a scent scenting material is inside. It includes a scented material accommodating box 30 in which this is accommodated.

At this time, the air injection module 20 can spray compressed air in an oblique shape toward the center of the bottom surface of the mesh drum 220, thereby preventing the pulverized residue of the soft capsule from moving to the periphery of the mesh drum 220. Minimize. Therefore, it is possible to prevent very finely pulverized residue from passing through the passage hole of the mesh drum 220.

In addition, the fragrant material contained inside the fragrant material accommodating box 30 allows it to be determined whether the soft capsule crusher according to the present invention is operating without a problem.

The fragrant material containing box 30 is automatically opened according to the manager's control command or periodically, allowing a certain amount of the fragrant material inside to fall into the falling space. Accordingly, the fragrant material is stored in the fixed cutter 130 and the rotating material along with the soft capsule. It is pulverized by a cutter (250).

During this process, the scenting gas inside the scenting material leaks out, and this diffuses to the outside of the mesh drum 220, allowing the manager to sense the scent through the sense of smell or sensing it through a separately installed gas sensor.

That is, if the scent gas is diffused to a certain concentration, it can be judged that the soft capsule crusher according to the present invention is operating without abnormality. If the concentration of the scent gas is lower than the standard or no scent is generated, the crushing process is performed properly. If it is determined that the device is not working properly, repairs can be performed on the device.

As described above, the preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been examined, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms in addition to the embodiments described above without departing from the spirit or scope thereof is recognized by those skilled in the art. It is self-evident to them. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive, and thus the present invention is not limited to the above description but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

10: Recovery tank
20: Air injection module
30: Fragrance material receiving box
100: Hopper unit
110: Input hopper
111: Input space
112: extension part
120: Drop pipe
130: Fixed cutter
131: Center part
132: Fixed blade
200: Crushing unit
210: Drum cover
211: Fixed pipe
220: Mesh drum
221: Residue fixing member
221a: First residue fixing member
221b: Second residue fixing member
230: Discharge pipe
240: Rotating shaft
250: Rotating cutter
251: Rotating plate
252: Rotating blade
253: Auxiliary blade
300: Driving unit
310: Drive motor
320: Power transmission module
400: housing
500: Hopper fixing unit
510: Fixing plate
520: Fixing member

Claims (3)

An input hopper is formed with an input space for inputting soft capsules containing a liquid substance inside the outer shell, and a drop space is formed in communication with the input space into which the soft capsules fall, and a fixed cutter is provided at the lower end of the drop space. A hopper unit containing a conduit;
A driving unit that generates a rotational driving force; and
A drum cover formed to surround at least the lower end of the falling pipe, a mesh drum formed to be attachable to the inside of the drum cover to form a crushing space therein, and a plurality of passage holes formed on the side wall to allow liquid substances to pass through; , a discharge pipe that passes through the passage hole and discharges the liquid material flowing into the drum cover to the outside, the upper part is connected to the mesh drum, the lower part is connected to the drive unit, and a rotary cutter is provided at the upper end to drive the It includes a crushing unit including a rotating shaft in which the rotating cutter crushes the outer shell of the soft capsule together with the fixed cutter to separate the liquid material as it is rotated by the rotational driving force of the unit,
Further comprising a residue fixing member having an adhesive upper surface on the bottom surface of the mesh drum,
The residue fixing member includes a first residue fixing member located at a first distance from the center point of the bottom surface of the mesh drum, and a second residue fixing member located at a second distance greater than the first distance from the center point of the bottom surface of the mesh drum. Includes a water fixing member,
The first residue fixing member and the second residue fixing member are each arranged in a circular arc shape with a preset spacing along the circumferential direction and divided into a plurality of pieces,
Soft capsule crusher. According to paragraph 1,
An accommodating space is formed inside to surround the driving unit and the crushing unit to be accommodated within the accommodating space, further comprising a housing through which the discharge pipe penetrates and an end portion of which is exposed to the outside.
Soft capsule crusher. According to paragraph 2,
Further comprising a hopper fixing unit that wraps around the perimeter of the falling pipe at the top of the housing and secures it to the upper surface of the housing,
Soft capsule crusher.