KR200324241Y1 - Apparatus for extracting Oriental medicine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a Chinese herbal medicine extractor capable of automatically filling the container, opening and closing of the lid, pressing, automatic discharge of the extract, cleaning and the like and extracting a large amount. The herbal extractor is a cylindrical body with an outlet formed in the center of the bottom, a mandrel that can be inserted into and removed from the body, rotatably installed at one top to open and close the body, and connected to a water supply pipe to receive water from the outside. Two containers each having a lid provided with a water supply port, and a discharge pipe connected to a discharge port of the main body for delivering an extract; A heater installed at the bottom of the vessel to heat the contents of each vessel; It is installed between each container, the compress for extracting the herbal medicine by compressing the steamed herbal medicine in the manure container; An operating device for opening and closing the lid, operating the compactor, and discharging the herbal medicine extracted from the container; And a controller for controlling the operating device.

Description

Chinese medicine extractor {Apparatus for extracting Oriental medicine}

The present invention relates to an automatic herbal extractor, and more particularly, to an automatic herbal extractor capable of automatically supplying water, heating, steaming, pressing, and cleaning.

In general, both medicines are taken in tablet or powder form, but most Chinese medicines are taken in a liquid state by steaming or boiling water, and recently, a large amount of Chinese medicines are manufactured using pouches and are conveniently used by various people.

As such, in order to manufacture a large amount of Chinese medicine using a pouch or a pack of Chinese medicine, an extractor that needs to extract the Chinese medicine from a large amount of Chinese medicine is required. Most of these herbal extractors are decocted by steam heat and then compressed and extracted, and is configured to allow steaming and extraction to be performed in a single device.

However, the conventional herbal medicine extractor has the inconvenience of putting water directly according to the amount after adding a certain amount of the herbal medicine in the container, it is cumbersome and time-consuming because it must be sealed by hand after adding the herbal medicine and water There is this.

In addition, foreign substances may occur due to the use of a strainer formed of a fiber, non-woven fabric or textile material of the Chinese medicine, and hydraulic oil may leak during pressurization, which is unsanitary, delayed extraction of drugs, and complicated cleaning.

In addition, there is a problem in that the pressure is excessively applied during compression by using a strainer made of a non-woven material is destroyed the drug component.

In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to extract a large amount of Chinese medicine by using a single medicine cabinet.

Therefore, the present invention is designed to solve the problems and problems described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a herbal medicine extractor that can automatically perform filling, opening and closing of the lid, pressing, automatic discharge of the extract, cleaning, etc. It is.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a herbal extractor that can be extracted hygienically.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a herbal extractor using a metal mesh instead of a nonwoven sieve.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a herbal extractor which does not deteriorate or destroy the components of the herbal medicine and can extract a large amount of Chinese medicine in a short time.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic herbal extractor according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state before the herbal medicine injection or compression of the automatic herbal extractor of Figure 1;

3 is a perspective view showing a heating and steaming step of the automatic herbal extractor of FIG.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state of collecting the herbal medicine extracted from the automatic herbal extractor of Figure 1;

♣ Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawing ♣

10: container 20: water supply pipe

30: heater 40: support

50: hydraulic cylinder 60: solenoid valve

These objects include a cylindrical body having a discharge port formed at the center of the bottom, a mandrel which can be inserted into and removed from the body, and rotatably installed at one upper end to open and close the body, and connected to a water supply pipe to receive water from the outside. Two containers each having a lid provided with a water supply port and a discharge pipe connected to an outlet of the main body for discharging the extract; A heater installed at the bottom of the vessel to heat the contents of each vessel; It is installed between each container, the compress for extracting the herbal medicine by compressing the steamed herbal medicine in the manure container; An operating device for opening and closing the lid, operating the compactor, and discharging the herbal medicine extracted from the container; And a controller for controlling the actuator.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4, the herbal extractor according to the present invention is basically provided with a container that can hold the herbal medicine and water. In particular, according to one feature of the invention, it is preferred to have two vessels 10 for mass production. On the other hand, the present embodiment has two containers, but for the sake of clarity, the same reference numerals are used for the same components, and some components are omitted. Each container 10 has a cylindrical body 12, the bottom of the body 12 is formed with an outlet 14 so that the extracted medicine can be moved to the collection container as will be described later.

In particular, the metallic strainer 16 is inserted into the main body 12 of each container 10. Each strainer 16 is a cylindrical body 16a made of, for example, an internal Excalibur coated stainless steel approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and integrally formed at the bottom of the body and having a 200 # stainless steel net or 200 # is preferably composed of a strainer 16b formed of a material mesh.

In addition, each container 10 is rotatably provided with a lid 18 that can automatically open and close the inside thereof. The inside of each lid 18 is provided with a water supply port 22 connected to the water supply pipe 20 to supply water into the container 10. In addition, it is connected to the main body 12 of the container 10 by a hinge 24 to rotate the lid, the hinge 24 is operated up and down by hydraulic pressure, as will be described later to actually rotate the lid to open and close The support rod 26 for connecting is connected. The water supply pipe 20 and the support rod 26 are preferably protected from the outside by the cover 28.

Of course, a heater 30 is provided at the bottom of each container 10 or its main body 12, or generally at the periphery thereof, for heating the container to heat its contents. The heater 30 is, of course, preferably powered by a power source.

On the other hand, between each container 10 is provided with a compress 32 for extracting the extract after each herbal medicine in the container 10 is completely steamed or bathed. Compressor 32 is provided at the end of the drive rod 34 and the end of the drive rod 34 that can be reciprocated up and down as well as rotate left and right by the actuator described later, and is actually inserted into the sieve 16 in the container 10 It is provided with a pressure plate 36 for pressing the herbal medicine. On the other hand, the vertical portion of the drive rod 34 is preferably provided with a corrugated pipe 34a for easy driving up and down. In addition, the drive rod 34 is preferably shielded by the cover 38 to avoid interference from the outside.

Each container 10 and compactor 32 are supported by a support box 40 provided thereunder. Support box 40 is preferably formed in a rectangular cube, it is preferable to have a door 42 in front for the installation, repair, replacement, etc. of each actuator as described below.

Inside the support box 40 is installed an actuator 44 consisting of a plurality of actuators or actuators for automatically operating each component or device as described above. In more detail, the actuator 44 first has a finite actuator 46 for driving the support rod 26 connected to the lid up and down for opening and closing the lid 18 of each container 10. The actuator 46 may be composed of a hydraulic actuator, a motor, a pneumatic actuator, or the like capable of reciprocating the support rod up and down. The actuator 44 also includes a drive 48 for driving the compactor 32 up and down as well as for rotating it from side to side. The driving device 48 includes a hydraulic cylinder 50 into which the driving rod 34 is inserted to move the driving rod 34 of the compactor 32 up and down, and an actuator 52 for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure. A drive for driving the circular helical gear set 54 and its gear set 54 in the forward and reverse directions provided at the end of the hydraulic cylinder 50 to rotate the drive rod 34 or the hydraulic cylinder 50. The motor 56 is provided.

In addition, an outlet 14 provided at the bottom of each container 10 is connected to an outlet pipe 58 for discharging the extract liquid discharged therefrom to an extract liquid collection container which will be described later. In particular, each delivery pipe 58 is provided with a sole valve 60 for controlling the passage and blocking of the extraction liquid or water, and in addition, a pump for delivering the extraction liquid or water to the collecting container through the delivery pipe 58 ( 62) is installed. The pump 62 is, for example, a pump made in France, and is preferably a pump harmless to a human body formed entirely of stainless 304 material. Of course, the pump 62 is connected to a drive motor 64 for driving it. Of course, although not shown in the drawings, a gauge may be installed to inspect or measure the state of hydraulic pressure of each of the discharge pipe, the hydraulic cylinder, the actuator, and the like.

On the other hand, each component and drive of the actuator as described above is connected with a controller 66 to control their operation as well as the overall operation of the extractor. The controller 66 may automatically drive the extractor according to a pre-memored program or input, or the operator may directly control the entire operation in real time.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 4, the above-mentioned extract delivery pipe is preferably connected to an extract collection container 68 for collecting the extract delivered from it.

Hereinafter, the operation of the herbal extractor according to the present invention configured as described above and its operation mode will be described in detail.

First, the operator first puts the prescribed herbal medicine into the strainer 16 inserted into one or two containers 10 and then operates the controller 66, the support rod 26 is operated upwards to close the lid 18. . Thereafter, the controller 66 fills the appropriate amount of water into the main body 12 of the container 10 through the water supply pipe 20 and the water supply port 22. As such, after the herbal medicine and water are filled and the lid is closed, the heater 30 is operated to start steaming or bathing the herbal medicine in each container 10.

When the herbal medicine in each container 10 is completely steamed and bathed, the support rod 26 is moved downward and the lid 18 is opened. When the lid 18 of the container 10 of one side is opened, the driving motor 56 of the operating device 44 is operated to rotate the driving rod 34 or the hydraulic cylinder 50 of the compactor 32 to press the plate ( 36) is left on the container 10 on one side.

In this state, the extraction liquid is started to be sent to the extraction tube collection container 68 through the delivery tube 58 connected to the container 10. That is, the sole valve 60 and the pump 62 are operated by the controller 66 so that the extract liquid is sent through the discharge pipe 58 through the discharge port 14 formed at the bottom of the main body 12 of the container 10. do. After that, that is, after a certain amount of the extraction liquid is sent, the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the upper portion of the inlet cylinder 50 is moved to the drive rod 34 and downward while at the same time the pressure plate 36 is lowered steamed in the strainer 16 Chinese medicine is pressed. As such, when the herbal medicine is compressed, the extract is filtered through the strainer 16b of the strainer 16 and collected through the discharge port 14 and the discharge pipe 58 to the collection container 68.

Then, when all the extraction liquid of the container 10 of one side is sent to the collection container 68, the extraction liquid in the other container 10 is collected. That is, the sole valve 60 and the pump 62 are operated by the controller 66 to pass through the discharge pipe 58 through the discharge port 14 formed at the bottom of the main body 12 of the container 10 on the other side. Is sent out. After that, that is, after a certain amount of the extraction liquid is sent out, by supplying the hydraulic pressure to the lower portion of the inlet cylinder 50 of the operating device 44 to move the drive rod 34 to the upper side, the drive motor 56 is operated By rotating the driving rod 34 or the hydraulic cylinder 50 of the compactor 32 to the opposite side, the pressure plate 36 is left on the container 10 on the other side.

In such a state, when the hydraulic pressure is supplied to the upper portion of the inflow cylinder 50 again, the driving rod 34 moves downward and the pressure plate 36 is lowered, and the steam in the filter barrel 16 of the container 10 of the other side is lowered. Chinese medicine is pressed. As such, when the herbal medicine is compressed, the extract is filtered through the strainer 16b of the strainer 16, and is continuously collected as described above through the outlet 14 and the discharge pipe 58 to the collection container 68.

As described above, in the state where the extract is completely collected, the extract collection container 68 is filled in a pouch or a pack in a general manner and supplied to the patient or consumer.

On the other hand, when the extraction of the herbal medicine is completed, the interior of the container can be automatically washed or cleaned after removing the strainer. That is, water can be supplied to the container through a water supply pipe, and each container or the extract liquid collection container can be cleaned using the above-described dispensing or reverse feeding method of the extract.

Accordingly, a large amount of herbal medicines can be automatically extracted and extracted, as well as automatically cleaned.

As a result, according to the herbal extractor according to the present invention, the filling of the water in the container, opening and closing of the lid, pressing, automatic discharge of the extract, cleaning, etc. can be performed automatically and the mass can be extracted to improve the productability and workability It works.

In addition, by using a stainless steel strainer and pump, by preventing the pressure oil is introduced into the container, there is an advantage that can be extracted hygienically. To provide a herbal extractor.

Moreover, since the non-woven fabric is not used, the herbal ingredients are not deteriorated or destroyed, and a large amount of herbal medicines can be automatically extracted in a short time, and the efficiency of space is maximized compared to the extraction amount.

Although a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been described above, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

Cylindrical main body having a discharge port is formed in the center of the bottom, and a filter barrel that can be inserted into and removed from the main body, and a water supply port rotatably installed at one top to open and close the main body and connected to a water supply pipe to receive water from the outside Two containers each having a lid provided with a discharge pipe connected to a discharge port of the main body for delivering an extract; A heater installed at the bottom of the vessel to heat the contents of each vessel; It is installed between each container, the compress for extracting the herbal medicine by compressing the steamed herbal medicine in the manure container; An operating device for opening and closing the lid, operating the compactor, and discharging the herbal medicine extracted from the container; And Herbal medicine extractor comprising a controller for controlling the operating device. The metallic strainer of claim 1, wherein the metallic strainer is formed of a cylindrical body made of stainless steel coated with Excalibur and a sieve formed integrally with a lower portion of the body and formed of 200 # stainless steel mesh or 200 # silver mesh. Chinese herbal medicine extractor. According to claim 1, The lid of the container is connected to the body of the container by a hinge, Herbal medicine extractor, characterized in that supported by the support rod operated up and down by the operating device. According to claim 1, wherein the presser is driven by the operating device to reciprocate up and down, and to rotate in a forward and reverse direction, and a pressing plate for compressing the herbal medicines provided in the end of the drive rod and inserted into the sieve in the container Herbal medicine extractor characterized in that it comprises integrally. The actuator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the actuator includes a finite actuator for driving the support rod up and down for opening and closing the lid of the container, and the drive for moving the drive rod of the compactor up and down. An inlet cylinder into which a rod is inserted and an actuator for supplying and discharging hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic cylinder, a circular gear set installed at an end of the hydraulic cylinder to rotate the driving rod of the compactor, and the gear set in the forward and reverse directions. Herbal medicine extractor comprising a drive motor for driving with. 6. The herb extractor according to claim 5, wherein the operating device is installed and supported by the container and shielded by a rectangular support having a door. According to claim 1, wherein the discharge pipe is a Chinese medicine extractor, characterized in that the sole valve for controlling the passage and blocking of the extract or water, and the pump for transferring the extract or water through the discharge pipe is installed. The herbal extractor of claim 7, wherein the pump is connected to a driving motor for driving the pump, and the pump is made of stainless material. According to claim 1, Herbal medicine extractor characterized in that it further comprises an extractor for collecting the extract liquid connected to the delivery pipe and sent therefrom.