KR200180313Y1 - Granulating device for chinese-crude drug - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a granule manufacturing machine of the herbal medicine that concentrates the herbal medicine obtained from the herbal medicine in the oriental medicine hospital or herbal medicine, etc. into granules. It is to minimize the space for convenience of work and installation of equipment.

To this end, a drying unit 1 serving as a base of the device and drying the granules or round herbal medicines contained in the tray 8 while controlling the flow of hot air and a herbal medicine obtained from a medicine bath installed on one side of the drying unit Concentrating unit 17 for reheating and condensation, the support 38 is provided to be folded on the discharge side of the concentrate, on which the carrier container 39 is placed upon discharge of the concentrate, and the other side of the drying unit is installed on the other side A granulation section 49 for granulating, a mixer section 40 installed at the upper side of the granulation section to uniformly stir the concentrate and the additive obtained from the concentrating section to obtain a solid, and a connection between the center of the mixer section and the granulation section And a connecting pipe 54 serving as a passage when transporting the solids to the granules side, a valve 55 installed on the connecting pipes to control the movement of the solids, and one side of the drying unit. The control unit 63 for controlling the operation of the device, and the coating portion 64 is installed on one side of the controllable to make the granules in a ring state.

Description

Chinese Herb Medicine Granulator {.}

The present invention relates to a granulator manufacturing apparatus of herbal medicine that concentrates the herbal medicines obtained from herbal medicines in oriental medicine hospitals or herbal medicines to make granules. The present invention relates to a granulator of the herbal medicine that can be configured in the device to minimize the convenience of work and the space according to the installation of the granules.

In general, the consumption of herbal medicines is steadily increasing in recognition of the importance of health due to the development of the industry.

Such herbal medicines are usually taken in a pouch for a certain time and then vacuum packed in a pouch.

However, these liquid Chinese medicines have to be warmed up when taken, as well as modern people who are very active to take with them daily.

For reference, briefly describe the process of making the herbal medicine granules as follows.

First, the herbal medicine is put together with water in the medicine bath and decoction for a certain time, and then the herbal medicine is extracted from the herbal medicine.

After the herbal liquid is extracted, it is added to a separate concentrator and heated to obtain a concentrated bamboo concentrate by stirring with heat.

After the concentrate is obtained in this way it is kneaded by adding it together with the additives in a separate mixer.

After the solid is obtained by the mixer, it is put in a separate container and transported to the granulator to obtain a granular solid having a certain size.

After that, to obtain the granular Chinese medicine by drying it as it is, the solids obtained are put into a dryer and dried for a certain time. It must be rounded and then dried.

However, until now, since various devices necessary for manufacturing granules of herbal medicines are produced in a single product, the cost burden is high due to purchase, and because a lot of space is required for installation, many herbal medicines and the like have limited installation space.

In addition, since each device is installed separately, there is a fear that the material may be contaminated between the steps of producing granules that require a thorough management for hygiene due to a large copper wire.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem in the prior art, by configuring a variety of devices necessary for the manufacture of granules in one device to minimize the moving distance of the material during the manufacturing process of granules, The goal is to minimize space.

1 is a front view showing the configuration of the present invention in a partial cross section

2 is a plan view of FIG. 1

3 is a side view of FIG. 1

4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of portion 'A' of FIG. 1;

5 is a plan view of a clamp applied to the present invention

6 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a mixer section;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a portion 'B' of FIG. 1;

8 is a side view of the granulation unit

9 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the 'C' portion of FIG.

10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of the coating unit;

Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: drying unit 2: body

8: tray 9: drying space

17: concentration section 18: heating bath

26 clamp 36 discharge tube

38: pedestal 40: mixing unit

49 granule portion 59 extruded plate

60: cutter 63: control unit

64: coating part

According to a form of the present invention for achieving the above object, a drying unit for acting as a base of the device and drying the granules or ring-shaped Chinese medicine contained in the tray while controlling the flow of hot air, and installed on one side of the drying unit from the medicine bath A concentrated part for reheating and concentrating the obtained herbal medicine, a stand which is foldable on the discharge side of the concentrate, on which a carrier is placed upon discharge of the concentrate, and installed on the other side of the drying part to make the solids granular A mixer section which is installed on the granulation section, the concentrate and the additive obtained from the concentrating section and uniformly agitated to obtain a solid, and is connected between the center of the mixer section and the granulation section to serve as a passage for transporting the solids to the granulation section. A connecting pipe to be installed, a valve installed on the connecting pipe to control the movement of solids, and the drying It is provided on one side of the control unit for controlling the operation of the device, and is provided on one side of the control unit is provided with a granule manufacturing apparatus of the herbal medicine, characterized in that consisting of a coating to make the granules in a ring state.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10 as an embodiment.

1 is a front view showing the configuration of the present invention in a partial cross-sectional view, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1. The configuration is as follows.

A plurality of heaters 3 which generate heat in accordance with the application of power on the air inflow path in the main body 2 serving as a base are installed in a vertical direction from the upper side of the main body and generate suction force on one side of the heater. An impeller 4 for introducing external cool air into the main body is installed to rotate according to the driving of the motor 5, and the first damper 6 for controlling the amount of inlet air is opened and closed at the inlet side of the air. Although the first damper 6 is provided, the amount of opening and closing is variable according to the switching of the adjustment lever 7 exposed to the outside of the main body 2.

And inside the main body 2 is provided with a drying space (9) for drying the granules contained in the tray (8), the plurality of shelves (10) on which the tray is placed is located oppositely.

In addition, through-holes 11 are formed on both side walls of the drying space, and on one side of the through-holes, second and third dampers 13 and 14 having the same size and the through-holes that are coincident with or out of the through-holes are retractable. The front door 12 of the main body 2 is provided with a door 12 for opening and closing the drying space (9).

The second and third dampers 13 and 14 play a role of controlling the amount of hot air and the air flowing out into the drying space 9.

In addition, a pre-filter 15 for filtering foreign matter such as dust contained in the air is installed on the outside air intake side, and pathogens in the air heated by the heater 3 are heated on the inlet side of the drying space 9. Hepa filter 16 to remove is installed, the filter 15, 16 is replaced according to the degree of contamination.

The constitution of the concentrating unit 17 installed on one side of the drying unit 1 and reheating and concentrating the herbal medicine obtained from a medicine bath (not shown) is as follows.

The heating tank 18 in which the herbal liquid is contained has a double structure having a space portion 19, and a solvent such as water is filled in the space portion, and a heater 20 as a heat source is installed in the space portion. The herbal liquid contained in (18) is indirectly heated by a solvent.

And the cover 21 is located in the upper portion of the heating tank 18 so as to be opened and closed, the propeller 22 which stirs the herbal medicine at the time of concentration of the herbal medicine is rotated in accordance with the drive of the motor and the reducer 23 The cover 21 is provided with a see-through window 24 for irradiating light and a see-through window 25 for visually identifying a concentration process in the state of irradiating light with the see-through window.

The lid 21 having such a structure is locked to the heating bath 18 by the clamp 26 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.

The clamp 26 is configured to open or retract about the pin 31 and the inclined surfaces 27a and 28a formed on the flanges 27 and 28 of the heating bath 18 and the cover 21 on the inner circumferential surface thereof. ), The inclined surface 29 of the 'V' shape is formed to be in close contact with each other and is clamped according to the rotation of the butterfly nut 30.

O-rings 32 for retaining airtightness are fitted into the connection surfaces of the heating vessel 18 and the lid 21.

In addition, a condenser 33 for condensing steam generated during the concentration of the herbal medicine on the lid 21 to obtain condensate containing herbal medicine is connected to the connection pipe 34, and at the end of the condenser, the discharge of the condensate is controlled. The valve 35 to be provided is provided.

When concentrating the herbal medicine in the concentration unit 17, the propeller 22 stirs the herbal medicine is to accelerate the evaporation of water to shorten the time due to the concentration.

In addition, a discharge pipe 36 is provided so as to pass through the bottom surface of the heating tank 18, and a valve 37 for controlling the discharge of the concentrate is provided on the discharge pipe.

The bottom of the heating tank 18 has a structure inclined downward toward the discharge tube 36 while having a high center portion and a low edge as in a conventional concentrator, so that the concentrate can be discharged from the heating tank 18 without leaving any residue. .

On the other hand, a pedestal 38 is provided on the discharge side of the concentrate, that is, the main body 2 located directly below the discharge pipe 36 so that the concentrate can be unfolded as shown in Figs. The container 39 to be loaded is put on and the other side is folded as shown in FIG. 1 so that no interference occurs when the worker moves.

The constitution of the mixer part 40 which obtains a solid by stirring the concentrate obtained by the said concentrate part 17 with an additive material is as follows.

In the casing 42 whose upper part is closed by the cover 41, the rotating shaft 43 is rotatably installed in accordance with the driving of the motor and the reduction gear 44. The outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft has a different length as shown in FIG. Rods 45 and 46 are fixed in a zigzag, and pads 47 and 48 for mixing concentrates and additives are fixed at the ends of the rods, and the pads 47 and 48 have a casing. It is fixed to the long rod 45 toward the center with respect to the center of 42, and it is fixed to the short rod 46 inclined so that it may face outward.

This is to ensure that the stirring action is smoothly performed during the stirring of the herbal medicine and additives, and that after the stirring is completed, the solids can be automatically transferred to the granulation section 49, which is the next process, through the central portion of the casing 42.

And it is configured to separate the rotating shaft 43 from the casing 42 to facilitate the cleaning of the mixer portion 40, as shown in Figure 7 the coupling groove in the same direction in the portion mounted to the casing 42 ( 50 is formed and a threaded portion 51 is formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof, and protrusions 52 opposite to the coupling groove 50 are formed at both ends of the rotational shaft 43, and the cap is screwed to the threaded portion ( 53) is inserted.

Therefore, when cleaning the mixer 40, loosen the cap 53 screwed to the threaded portion 51 and pulls the rotary shaft 43 upward from the casing 42 to separate.

In addition, the center of the mixer portion 40 and the granules 49 are connected by a connecting pipe 54, and a valve 55 for controlling the transport of solids is installed on the connecting pipe. The configuration of 49) will be described.

A cylindrical case 56 is installed at one side of the drying unit 1, and a spiral rotating shaft 58 that pushes solids to one side according to the driving of the motor and the reducer 57 is rotatable inside the case. The spiral 58a is formed to have a narrower pitch toward the lead-out side of the solid.

This is to increase the extrusion pressure of the solid.

And the extruded plate 59 having a myriad of fine holes (59a) is detachably installed on the withdrawal side of the rotary shaft 58 to form a granular form, and the end of the rotary shaft 58 is shown in Figs. As described above, the cutter 60 is fixed to be exposed to the outside of the extruded plate 59, and the length of the granules to be drawn out is determined according to the number of installation of the cutter 60 and the rotation speed of the rotary shaft 58.

Therefore, in order to adjust the length of the granules without changing the rotational speed of the rotary shaft 58, the number of cutters 60 fixed to the rotary shaft 58 may be varied.

In addition, the extruded plate 59 in which the minute holes 59a are innumerably bored is configured as shown in FIG. 9 so that it can be easily replaced according to the thickness of the desired granules.

That is, at least one protrusion 59b is formed in the extruded plate 59 and the recess 56 corresponding to the recessed groove 56a is formed in the case 56 so that the protrusion 59b coincides with the recessed groove 56a. Mounting the extrusion plate 59 is completed by screwing the fastening ring 62 to the case 56 while pressing the extrusion plate 59 with a separate pressing plate 61 in the state.

In addition, a control unit 63 for controlling each device is located on one side of the drying unit 1, and a tray 8 containing granules obtained from the granulation unit 49 is located above the control unit 63. It will be put on.

Referring to Figure 10 attached to the configuration of the coating portion 64 is installed in one side of the control unit 63 so as to adjust the angle to make the granules in a ring state as follows.

An inclined plate 65 is rotatably installed around the pin 66 inside the control unit 63. A motor and a reducer 68, which is a driving source of the rotating shaft 67, are installed on the inclined plate. At the tip of the head), a rotating body 69 containing granular solid matter is fixed.

And the worm 70 is fixed to the bottom surface of the inclined plate 65, the worm gear 71 that is engaged with the worm 70 is fixed to the rotary shaft 72 located perpendicular to the worm and the tip of the rotary shaft The handle 73 is fixed to be exposed to the outside of the control unit 63.

Of course, since the inclination angle of the rotation shaft 72 is adjusted on the controller 63, the long hole 74 is formed in the vertical direction.

The caster 75 installed on the bottom of the main body 2 serves to easily move the device of the present invention as needed, and the ladder 76 fixed to one side of the control unit 63 is a mixer unit 40. The convenience of work is provided at the time of cleaning and repair.

In addition, the drying part 1 and the heating tank 18 are wrapped with the heat insulating material (not shown) for blocking external cold air.

Referring to the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, as in the prior art, the herbal medicine is extracted from a well-known medicine bath, and is transported to the concentrating unit 17 side, and when transported, releases the clamp 26 from the heating bath 18 and the cover 21 to separate the cover 21 from the heating bath. Let's do it.

The clamp 26 can be released by loosening the butterfly nut 30 and then spreading the divided clamp 26 to both sides.

After the cover 21 is separated from the heating bath 18 by the operation as described above, the herbal liquid contained in the container is introduced into the heating bath 18, and then the cover 21 separated from the heating bath 18 is closed. The clamp 26 is fastened in the opposite operation as described above.

That is, when the clamp nut 26 is tightened and the butterfly nut 30 is tightened, the inclined surface 29 of the 'V' shape formed on the clamp 26 is the flange 27 of the heating bath 18 and the cover 21. Since they are brought into close contact with each other while moving along the inclined surfaces 27a and 28a formed at 28, the O-rings 32 maintain airtightness between them.

In this state, when the power is applied to the heater 20 submerged in the solvent by the operation of the control unit 63 and the power is applied to the motor and the reducer 23, the solvent in the space becomes hot and the Chinese medicine contained in the heating tank 18 is heated. The liquid is gradually concentrated. In the process as described above, when the propeller 22 stirs the herbal liquid by driving the motor and the reducer 23, the evaporation of the water is promoted, thereby shortening the time due to the concentration.

At this time, the heating temperature of the heater 20 located in the space 19 is adjustable by the controller 63 according to the type of herbal medicine.

When steam generated by heating in the concentration process of the herbal medicine in the heating tank 18, the steam rises and moves to the condenser 33 connected to the cover 21 by the connecting pipe 34, the steam passing through the condenser Is condensed by heat exchange and contained in a separate container as the valve 35 is opened.

The condensed water thus obtained contains the herbal ingredients, and when stored separately, when used as drinking water when taking granules, the effect of taking the herbal medicines is further increased.

After concentrating the herbal medicine in the condenser 17 at a set time to obtain a concentrate having a desired concentration, the motor and the reducer 23 and the power applied to the heater 20 are cut off, and then the main body 2. After unfolding the pedestal 38 folded on the base, the transport container 39 is obtained on the pedestal, and the valve 37 provided in the discharge pipe 36 is opened.

Accordingly, the concentrate in the form of bamboo is discharged through the discharge tube 36 to be contained in the container 39, wherein the bottom surface of the heating tank 18 is inclined downward toward the discharge tube 36 side. All the concentrates in the heating bath 18 come out.

After all of the concentrate in the heating bath 18 is discharged by the above operation, the valve 37 that is opened is closed, and then the transport container 39 is transported to the mixer part 40 to remove the lid 41 from the casing 42. The concentrate is opened and poured into the casing 42 of the mixer section together with the additive.

After that, when the rotary shaft 43 is rotated by applying power to the motor and the reducer 44, the concentrate and the additive are mixed evenly according to the fixed positions of the pads 47 and 48 fixed to the rods 45 and 46. .

That is, the pad 47 is fixed inclined toward the center of the casing 42 to the long rod 45, the concentrate and the additive material is moved to the center of the casing 42 during the stirring operation, the short length The pads 48 fixed to the rods 46 are inclined to the outside of the casing to be inclined so as to push out the casing 42 so that the concentrate and the additive are mixed evenly.

After performing the stirring operation for a predetermined time, the concentrate and the additives are evenly mixed, and power is supplied to the motor and the reducer 57 of the granulation unit 49 while continuously rotating the rotating shaft 43 of the mixer unit 40. Next, when the valve 55 installed on the connecting pipe 54 is opened, the solids are automatically transferred into the case 56 of the granulation part by its own weight.

Thus, when the rotating shaft 58 rotates in the state in which the solid material was conveyed into the case 56 of the granulation part 49, the solid material is pushed to the extrusion plate 59 side by strong pressure by the spiral 58a fixed to the rotating shaft, and is pressed. It exits the hole 59a of the publication 59, and the granules exiting through the hole 59a are cut to a predetermined length by the cutter 60 which rotates together with the rotation shaft 58, and into the tray 8. Will be added.

The drive of the mixer 40 is made until the solids are all pulled out through the connecting pipe 54 toward the granule part 49. When the mixer is stopped, the mixer 40 is installed and opened on the connecting pipe 54. The valve 55 is locked.

After the granules containing moisture are contained in the tray 8 by the continuous driving of the granulation unit 49, the tray 8 is sequentially loaded on the shelf 10 of the drying space 9 to dry the solids. If the granules are not in the granular state, the granules containing the water should be put into the rotating body 69 of the coating part 64 before drying to make them round.

That is, the granules are introduced into the rotating body 69 in a state in which the angle of the inclined plate 65 is adjusted by rotating the handle 73 exposed to the outside of the control unit 63 and then the handle 73 in the opposite direction as described above. Rotate) to the original position.

The operation is made by the worm 70 and the worm gear 71, and since the long hole 74 is formed in the vertical direction in the control unit 63, the rotation of the rotating body 69 is possible.

In this state, when the power is applied to the motor and the reducer 68, the rotating body 69 fixed to the rotary shaft 67 rotates, so that the granules containing moisture gradually change to a rounded state, thereby obtaining a round solid. It becomes possible.

Therefore, in the state that the granules or the solid state in the solid state in the tray (8), open the door 12 of the drying unit 1, loaded in the shelf 10 in turn, close the door and rotate the impeller (4) Is introduced into the inside of the main body 2, foreign matters such as dust contained in the incoming air is filtered by the pre-filter (15) installed at the inlet.

The clean air introduced into the main body of the drying unit 1 is heated while passing through the heater 3 and then into the drying space 9 through the through-hole 11 formed at the inlet side of the drying space 9. As it flows in, the solids placed on the tray 8 are dried.

The drying temperature in the drying unit 1 can be kept constant because the sensor (not shown) senses the temperature of the air to control the heat generation of the heater 3, and the drying time of the solids is controlled by a timer. It is possible.

On the other hand, the outside air introduced into the main body 2 is controlled by the opening and closing amount of the first damper 6 according to the rotation of the control lever 7, and heated to pass through the heater 3, the drying space (9) The amount of air introduced into the inside of the) is controlled by the second damper 13, and the amount of air discharged through the outlet (not shown) by the hot air in the drying space 9 is transferred to the third damper 14. Is controlled by

The space portion 19 is also provided by the heaters 20 and 3 for shortening the time before the medicinal liquid is introduced into the heating tank 18 and before the tray 8 containing the solids is contained in the drying portion 1. Of course, the solvent in the inside and the air in the drying part 1 are kept hot.

As described above, the present invention has several advantages as compared to the related art.

First, it is possible to spread the granulator at a low price because it is possible to reduce the cost of production by configuring a device having a different function as one device.

Second, since the device can be compactized, it can be conveniently installed even in a herb medicine room with a small space.

Third, the copper wire (moving line) is shortened during the manufacturing process of the granules to minimize the risk of contamination during transportation and processing of the herbal medicine.

Claims (6)

A drying unit which acts as a base of the device and dries granules or cyclic herbal medicine contained in a tray while controlling the flow of hot air, and a concentrating unit installed on one side of the drying unit to reheat and concentrate the herbal medicine obtained from the medicine bath; A stand which is foldably installed on the discharge side of the concentrate, on which a transport container is placed upon discharge of the concentrate, a granulation unit installed on the other side of the drying unit to make the solid granules, and a concentration unit installed on the granulation unit A mixer section for uniformly stirring the concentrate obtained from the concentrate and the additive material, a connecting tube connected between the center of the mixer section and the granulating section to serve as a passage for transporting the solids to the granulating section, and installed on the connecting tube. A valve for controlling the movement, and a control unit installed on one side of the drying unit to control the operation of the device And, the granulator of the herbal medicine, characterized in that consisting of a coating that is installed on one side of the controllable angle control to make the granules in a ring state. The method of claim 1, The drying unit includes a main body serving as a base, a heater installed on an air inflow path in the main body to generate heat according to the application of power, an impeller rotatably installed in the main body to generate suction force, and the external air suction. Drying space having a pre-filter installed at the side to filter out foreign substances contained in the air, a first damper installed at the outside air suction side to control the amount of intake air, and a shelf capable of stacking trays sequentially. And a hepa filter installed at an inlet side of the drying space to sterilize pathogens contained in the air, and a second filter configured to be retractable on both side walls of the drying space to control the amount of air flowing into the drying space and the amount of air flowing out. , 3 dampers, granules maker of Chinese medicine, characterized in that consisting of a door for opening and closing the drying space. The method of claim 1, The condenser is installed on the upper side of the main body to contain the herbal medicine extracted from the medicinal herb and the inside of the heating tank having a double structure, the space is formed, the solvent filled in the space portion, and installed in the space portion when concentrated A heater for heating the herbal medicine, a lid installed on the top of the heating tank so as to be openable and closed, a propeller rotatably installed on the lid to stir the herbal medicine during the concentration of the herbal medicine, a motor and a reducer as a driving source of the propeller; And a clamp for locking the heating vessel and the cover, a discharge tube installed through the inside of the heating vessel to discharge the concentrate to the outside, and a valve installed on the discharge tube to control discharge of the concentrate. Chinese medicine granulator. The method of claim 1, The granulation part is a cylindrical case installed on the other side of the drying unit, a spiral rotating shaft rotatably installed in the case to push the solids to one side, a motor and a reducer for driving the rotating shaft, and a detachable side of the rotating shaft. Chinese medicine granules manufacturing apparatus characterized in that consisting of a cutter that is installed to be made possible to thin the solid, and the cutter is fixed to be exposed to the outside of the extrusion plate to the end of the rotating shaft. The method of claim 1, The mixer unit has a casing connected to the granulation unit and a connecting pipe, a rotating shaft rotatably installed in the casing, a motor and a reducer for driving the rotating shaft, rods fixedly zigzag differently on the rotating shaft, and the center of the casing. It is fixed so as to face the center of the long length of the rod, the granules of the herbal medicine characterized in that consisting of a pad fixed to be inclined so as to face outward. The method of claim 1, The coating part includes an inclined plate rotatably installed around the pin, a motor and a reducer fixed on the inclined plate, a rotating body fixed to the tip of a rotating shaft rotating according to the driving of the motor and containing granular solids; A granulator of the herbal medicine, characterized in that consisting of a worm fixed to the bottom of the inclined plate, a rotating shaft fixed to the worm gear meshing with the worm, and a handle fixed to the tip of the rotating shaft exposed to the outside of the control unit.